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Feb 27, 2012A tilt based endless runner that ties in progression, upgrades and social media to create an enjoyable campaign.
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(WBIR-Knoxville) On Monday July 1st a number of new laws will take effect in Tennessee.
Most of the bills are minor changes to existing laws, including tax reform.
The state sales and use tax rate on food and food ingredients will go from 5.25% to 5%.
"I just have one child and I have two grandchildren and one great grandchild and I just want to do everything for them which is why I work a part-time job, to give them more. So being able to save some at the grocery store, that's a help," said Elaine Beeler, who was grocery shopping at Midway IGA in Corryton on Saturday.
Beer tax will go from price-based to volume-based. While setting up for this year's Knoxville BrewFest, Craft Beer Brand Manager Jeremy Walker with Eagle Distributing Company explained the change.
"If a case is $20 it was taxed at 17%, if it goes up to $25 it gets taxed at 17%, $30... 17%. So it was a punitive tax. It was more or less penalizing higher priced beers. Now it evens the playing field and bases it solely on volume," Walker said.
According to the state, beer sales have declined by 5% in Tennessee within the past decade.
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The Perry County Central Lady Commodores took on the Buckhorn Lady Wildcats in the second game of the district tournament. The game was very tight in the opening frame, but the Lady Commodores were then able to pull away for the big win.
The game went back and forth throughout the first period as the Lady Wildcats were able to match the Lady Commodores basket for basket. At the horn, Perry Central held the scant 20-17 lead.
Perry Central's pressure began to take its toll in the second period as Buckhorn began to commit turnovers in the back court. The Lady Commodores were also able to pick up the pace on offense, and went into the locker room with the 44-23 advantage.
In the third quarter, the Lady Wildcats again struggled with the Lady Commodores' pressure. Buckhorn would only muster a single field goal in the frame as Perry Central began to pull away. Going into the final period, the Lady Commodores were on top 62-25.
With the clock in motion, the fourth period came to a quick end. Perry Central was able to move into the championship game with the 67-30 win.
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One of the main internal challenges SMEs often face relates to financing operations and financial management. Because of the perceived higher risks involved, SMEs often have a difficult time obtaining financing for start-up, expansion and working capital. Moreover, many SMEs have primitive financial management that can cause problems.
To rectify the situation, SMEs should take some practical steps to improve their financial management.
1. Befriend your bank managerFirst, management should develop good relationships with banks as lenders are the main source of finance, other than family funds and retained earnings. To this end, SMEs are advised to maintain regular contact with banks and the management could consider socialising with bankers as an opportunity to talk about the company's needs, future plans and get advice from bankers.
2. Prepare a contingency planThe management could also consider contacting banks that they do not presently transact with to identify ways to work with those banks in the future and put in place contingency plans should the relationship with their present banks deteriorate.
3. Establish good credit linesEven though there is an expense to establishing adequate credit lines, establishing them in advance of need is always better than waiting for the need to arise when terms will be tougher. The management should also consider talking to a range of banks, which includes those currently used and at least one other reputable bank, to put credit facilities in place.
4. Negotiate the best termsThe management could also take the opportunity to explain their future needs and plans to the banks and identify why the credit line might be needed. The main objective of this exercise is to negotiate with the banks for the best possible terms on establishing a credit facility.
5. Consider asset-backed financingWhen the need arises, SMEs can also consider using asset-backed financing. Selling account receivables and borrowing against assets like properties, plants and equipment are all potential sources of financing. However this type of financing should be carefully calculated to ensure the interest payable, as well as other costs, are justified versus other financing options that are available.
6. Sort out your cash management Weak cash management is the most common reason that many SMEs fail. The management should know their cash position on a daily basis by checking their cash and bank balance regularly. They should ask accountants to prepare regular cash flow statements and monitor cash inflows and outflows. Cash forecasts should be prepared to identify future cash needs and management must ensure that proper authorisation is sought before cash commitments are made.
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Kim Zolciak's Wedding Dress!
Here comes the bride!
But what's she to do if she gets engaged to the man of her dreams in October and wants to walk down the aisle in a couture gown just a month later? It's essentially impossible to get a designer gown made in that time. Not to mention a truly exquisite one featuring Swarovski crystals, pearl beads and platinum coated thread!
Luckily for Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak, her dream dress was already created, and waiting for her on PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com!
Kim purchased her Baracci Beverly Hills gown within 24 hours of it being posted on PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com.
It's no doubt Kim felt as amazing as she looked when she said her "I Do's" on Friday, November 11. We can't wait to see her in this stunning dress!
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This is lovely ….. An to you who wrote ugly stop hating
Oh I agree very lovely!
No..it really is kinda ugly. Couture…high fashion can be crap. I do like Kim and think she is way too pretty for this dress.
I hope it looked better on Kim than it did on the hanger.
This seems so odd for Kim – so much of her is more modern (boobs, tan, etc) I feel like she's just going to look extremely odd in this. It evokes a sense of an older time. It's very pretty, but something more sleek would look better on Kim (though that's not really her style either is it?…)
UGLY!!!!—Made for TV or someone with really bad taste.
Was she drunk when she order it !!! That dress would be great without the ruffles in the middle!!! She could have done alot better!!!
It surely looks better on then it does on the hanger and as far as the comments on the large roses in the middle, Kim did just recently give birth ya know. I say it's beautiful and she will be in it, all brides are beautiful, even those wearing dresses not to my taste. If we all had the same taste what a boring world this would be. I would remind some that to say rude things about others is often really just revealing how insecure you are about yourself, and just because the internet makes it easy to take a cheap shot at someone you don't know, it's still an ugly thing to do.
Dresses look different on the hanger, obvious. What may he a hideous dress on a hanger, can in some cases look very good on a bride.
It's not my style, but it is a very over the top dress…which fits Kim's personality.
Lovely dress. She is going to be the "Bell of the Ball". I am happy for her.
This dress is too much for me personally, however for kim it is amazing! look at the details. outstanding. humbling.
she appears to have found someone that is putting her first and isn't that what all "chick on the side" wish for?
all the best to the family.
it wouldn't be kim if she didn't show a little cleavage.:)
Dress is beautiful love it.
Although not something I would ever consider, this is a work of art, and while it is totally over the top, it is the perfect sort of dress for Kim. I love the dress!
WOW! I apologize for the rude comments that some have posted. That's how our society has evolved . People say hurtful things without even a second thought! No class!
Clearly, Kim will look and feel like royalty in this amazing dress. I wish her and her new family much love and a wonderful wedding!
It is an amazing dress…..Kudos for shopping online and buying "preowned"!!!!!
I live day to day and will NEVER know what is like to have any of the experiences you do (but am content)….enjoy it all……life is precious.
Kim will all your crazyness I love you on the show. Although your husband is younger than you by just 6 or 7 years, you all make a lovely couple. Love the way your husband laugh. It makes me laugh. Good luck with your girls, new son and husband. Love you girl.
love this dress~~it is not ugly at all!
Well, I love high fashion however, I did not like every part of the dress. I love Sarwarski they are my favorite crystals over Waterford, Laleic and all. I think that the fabric across the middle was too strong for the other materials. Kim's bouquet could have had some silver and crystals to pick up the other material. Everyone has an opinion and because it doesn't agree with all doesn't mean that they are hating. The wedding was lavish Cowin Colin. I looooooved the jumpsuit. Go Kim and Kroy with your love, which is what is really important. Oh, and my boyfriend "KJ" , soooo sweet a baby.
Hi there
I just want to find out the price of this dress in uk size 12


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(Left) Timorous Beasties' London. (Right) A Broadhurst design, Libris Maximus.
It's still possible to go into contemporary homes and find four walls decorated with toile de Jouy pastoral wallpaper, which may even have the sweet pattern repeated in curtains and bed-head fabrics.
More likely, though, is the type found at the other end of the spectrum: wallpaper that looks like an elegant Rorschach test, repeated over and over.
It's only upon closer inspection that one can see The SoonSalon Collection's pattern (by Scandinavian Wallpaper & Decor) is made up of a photograph of a girl coquettishly twirling her pink dress, as if kaleidoscopic choreographer Busby Berkeley were decorating interiors.
Bosquet from Radford Furnishings.
Wallpaper, once a somewhat sedate and old-fashioned decorative option, has become almost unrecognisable.
Through Mr Perswall (www.mrperswall.com.au), for example, one's own photograph can be turned into wallpaper. Photomurals are another alternative: a solar system for a child's space-themed bedroom, or a seascape for a beach house.
Kylie Willaton, owner of online wallpaper store The Elephant Room, explains that these options "are like a piece of artwork". "Once you have it, you can keep the rest of the room quite simple," she says.
"The possibilities are endless. People can choose a favourite poem or inspirational words and get those printed up as wallpaper. If you like a Florence Broadhurst print, because it's Australian, you can have one design but pick your own combination of colours".
One unconventional new wallpaper is Newsworthy by Lori Weitzner (weitznerlimited.com), made from bits of recycled newspaper woven together for a three-dimensional, tactile finish.
Frames, by Graham & Brown, is made up of a series of rectangles and squares that look like picture frames allowing you to stick photos inside the individual "frames," or letting creative types (and kids) paint their own self-portraits inside the black-and-white framework (grahambrown.com.au).
Some home owners cover hallways or stairwells with an interesting wallpaper that can also be wiped down.
For interior designer Charlotte Coote another choice is to wallpaper the unexpected spots.
"I like wallpaper in unusual areas, to create a visual surprise," she says.
"In a library with bookcases, you might like to wallpaper just the back of the bookcase, so if you remove a book, there's suddenly a surprise splash of colour."
It can cover armoire panels, cupboard interiors and other flat sides of furniture. English artisan Bryonie Porter (bryonieporter.com), who specialises in wallpapered furniture, once wallpapered a piano.
According to David Marks, the national sales and marketing manager at Radford Furnishings, the latest trend with wallpaper combines digital and screen prints "to make the image look photographic".
There's also a move away from staid patterns of old, with iconic companies such as Cole & Son producing a Vivienne Westwood range. Its Fornasetti collection takes images from the Fornasetti range and multiplies them on wallpaper.
Swarovski Elements by Karen Beauchamp incorporates Swarovski crystals or metallic feathers into the wallpaper.
And a humorous approach has been adopted by Koziel (koziel.fr), whose designs include realistic images of toilet paper rolls, bookcases and woollen yarn (imagine an extreme close-up of your favourite cable-knit jumper).
One of Timorous Beasties's versions of toile de Jouy, named London, looks like ye olde pastoral landscape from afar but up close reveals street scenes such as people being mugged. And it's clear wallpapers are making fashion statements when musician Lenny Kravitz has collaborated on a collection (Tropicalismo by Flavor Paper).
In the end, The Elephant Room's Kylie Willaton says, choosing the right wallpaper is "about finding something you love because you're going to live with it. People should trust their instincts."
If their instincts prove wrong, Marks adds, "it's not a permanent fixture. Wallpapers usually peel off, so it's not the biggest decision you'll make in your life."


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars receiver Mike Sims-Walker will miss Sunday's game at Tennessee because of a high ankle sprain.
Sims-Walker says he's frustrated with his injured right ankle, but expects the extra time off will help him be healthy down the stretch.
He injured his ankle Nov. 14 against Houston and was inactive the following week against Cleveland. He was limited in practice last week, but returned Friday and started against the New York Giants after getting a painkilling shot. He caught four passes for 48 yards, giving him 36 receptions for 466 yards this season. He also dropped at least two passes.
He says he's "not normal," adding that "I'm trying my hardest to show that I'm not in pain. I'm in pain and it shows. It's hard to hide it."
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NEWCOMB - The president of the railroad company seeking to operate its trains in the southern Adirondacks confirmed Dec. 8 it may also buy a 20-mile stretch of track extending into Hamilton and Essex counties.
Iowa Pacific Holdings is currently seeking to be Warren County's rail operator and has garnered the support of a significant portion of county supervisors.
And Iowa Pacific president Ed Ellis told WNBZ that if the company is granted the Warren County contract it will also look to buy the privately held northern stretch of track that extends as far north as Tahawus.
"We heard that it was available and we have a previous relationship with NL Industries, so I inquired and they offered it to us and we let Warren County know," he said. "Until we're selected as the operator, it really doesn't mean anything because we obviously don't have any interest in it unless we are the operator."
Ellis said the company is interested in preserving the North Creek-Newcomb stretch. He noted it could offer future freight opportunities. It would allow Iowa Pacific to run its freight trains to the doorstep of Barton Mines in North River.
The northern line has been unused for 20 years and is currently owned by a subsidiary of NL Industries - Kronos Worldwide. Iowa Pacific has already confirmed that Kronos would sell the line and is currently negotiating an asking price.
The line is currently leased by the Essex County Industrial Development Authority and off the tax roles.
IDA co-Executive Director Jody Olcott said she is currently unaware of any deal in the works.
Warren County Board of Supervisors Chairman Fred Monroe recently told WNBZ that Iowa Pacific's proposal - which includes commuter service to and from Corinth - is very attractive.
The Warren County board just recently cut all ties with its former sightseeing train operator, the Upper Hudson River Railroad.
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Parents At Windowon October 25, 2008 at 12:00 am
The previous strip about the claw machine may have been a true story, but what brought it to mind was another IM conversation with my friend -=ShoEboX=-. If that didn't put him in the lead for inspiring PartiallyClips strips through IM, then this one did. His son Steve did ask for "2 Supermans" for his birthday. I only briefly considered changing that to "Supermen" but "Supermans" is a lot funnier.


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I have a GeForce GTX 560 Ti which is not used by the X server (it is a secondary card) (it does not touch the card, according to the log file). I installed the GPU SDK, compiled the examples. For some reason, the card is not seen by the CUDA runtime (it is not seen by the OpenCL runtime either), so I get errors:
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Solved, I have to create device nodes (since the X server does not do that for me) using a simple shell script (e.g. http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=171168).
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HAZARD – Full time faculty and staff with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, of which Hazard Community and Technical College belongs, can expect an increase in salary in the new fiscal year, though students can also expect to pay more for tuition.
The KCTCS Board of Regents approved the system's new $928,704,000 budget during its quarterly meeting in June. Students living in Kentucky while attending a KCTCS institution will see a hike in their tuition beginning in the 2013-14 fiscal year. In-state students can expect an increase of 2.86 percent at a rate of $144 per credit hour, up from last year's rate of $140.
Out-of-state students will also see a tuition increase. Students living outside of the state, but in bordering counties, will pay $288 per credit hour, up from $280. All other out-of-state students will pay $504 per credit hour which represents an increase from $490 during the previous year.
Despite the increases, which are in line with recommendations from the Council for Postsecondary Education, officials say students enrolled at KCTCS schools are getting their money's worth.
"KCTCS remains committed to providing Kentuckians with a quality education that is both affordable and convenient," said Peeples. "Our statewide system of 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses continues to be the best postsecondary education value in the state."
Additionally, staff and faculty at KCTCS schools will receive an increase in pay this year based on a recommendation by KCTCS President Michael McCall. Each regular full-time faculty or staff member will receive an increase of two percent or $1,000, whichever is larger, provided that the employee meets or exceeds his or her job requirement on their evaluations, according to a KCTCS release. Officials plan to fund the increases through "existing funding bases."


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What if every workout was graded? Perhaps that might encourage you to train a little harder. That's the idea behind the Armour39, a new digital training tool unveiled by Under Armour.
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What drum mics should I purchase?
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Re: What drum mics should I purchase?
One thing about forums, ask a question and you get many opinions.
So, to add to the confusion, I wish to give my 'take'. Not an opinion or suggestion, because in the end, it's an individual thing. I only give my personal experience.
For the last 6 months I sat on the fence about 'mics', and like you, very budget minded.
I have a Sonor 3007 maple kit, 2 top toms, one mounted floor.
I went with 2 OH condenser mics, MXL 603's. Found a pair new for $159.00
I also found a pair of AKG 170's for $179...both mics got rave reviews from my researches, but went with the MXL's because the retailer is a mile from me, and they offered free shipping. Since I could drive and pick them up, saving them UPS charges, I got them a bit less.
Anyway, picked up 2 boom mic stands from Musicians Friend for $30.00, two Monster cables from local Guitar Center for $50. I have a Yamaha MX102 mixer for $69.00
This is for my basement studio use. They work fine. I have the ability to add up to 2 more mics if desire (snare/bass) and perhaps sometime I will.
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This Friday, the whole campus has a day off. Already, most people have left the campus to go home and visit their families and its only Thursday afternoon. Its going to be a ghost campus for the weekend. For all of us who are staying on campus because we live far away, life this weekend might get a little bit lonely.
I think I'm going to fill my time with finishing some projects I have due at the end of the semester so that I don't have to worry about them over Thanksgiving. Even though it feels like I'm the only one on campus I'm excited because midterms are over and I felt like I did fairly well. It is nice to have survived my first college midterms in one piece.
I hope that I can relax and recuperate this weekend as well as get a lot of homework done. This term feels like it's going by very quickly. Everyone have a great Fall Break!


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Follow the Fleet
|Follow the Fleet
original theatrical poster
|Directed by
|Mark Sandrich
|Produced by
|Pandro S. Berman
|Written by
|Allan Scott
Dwight Taylor
Lew Lipton (add'l dialogue)
|Based on
|Shore Leave
by Hubert Osborne
|Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
|Music by
|Irving Berlin
Max Steiner
|David Abel
|Edited by
|Henry Berman
|Distributed by
|RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
Running time
|110 minutes
|United States
|Box office
Follow the Fleet (RKO) is a 1936 Hollywood musical comedy film with a nautical theme which stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and features Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, and Astrid Allwyn, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Lucille Ball and Betty Grable also appear, in supporting roles. The film was directed by Mark Sandrich with script by Allan Scott and Dwight Taylor based on the 1922 play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne.
Follow the Fleet was extremely successful[2] at the box office, and during 1936, Astaire's recorded versions of "Let Yourself Go", "I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket", and "Let's Face the Music and Dance" reached their highest positions[3] of 3rd, 2nd, 3rd respectively in the US Hit Parade. Harriet Hilliard and Tony Martin made their screen debuts in this film. RKO borrowed Randolph Scott from Paramount and Astrid Allwyn from Fox for the production.[4]
"Bake" Baker (Fred Astaire) and Sherry (Ginger Rogers) are former dance partners, now separated, with Baker in the Navy and Sherry working as a dance hostess in a San Francisco ballroom, Paradise.
Bake visits the ballroom with his Navy buddy "Bilge" (Randolph Scott) during a period of liberty, reuniting with Sherry while Bilge is initially attracted to Sherry's sister Connie (Harriet Hilliard). When Connie begins to talk about marriage, Bilge quickly diverts his attention towards a friend of Sherry's, Iris (Astrid Allwyn), a divorced socialite.
The sailors return to sea while Connie seeks to raise money to salvage her deceased sea-captain father's sailing ship. When the boys return to San Francisco, Bake attempts to get Sherry a job in a Broadway show, but fails amidst a flurry of mistaken identities and misunderstandings. He redeems himself by staging a benefit show which raises the final seven hundred dollars needed to refurbish the ship - although he has to jump ship in order to do so. Bilge, now a Chief Petty Officer, is ordered to locate and arrest him, but allows Bake to complete the show.
After the concert, Bake and Sherry are offered a show on Broadway, which Bake accepts on the proviso that Sherry asks him to marry her. Of course, he first has to be sent to the Brig and take his punishment.
Musical numbers[edit]
Hermes Pan collaborated with Astaire on the choreography. Two songs, "Moonlight Maneuvers" and "With a Smile on My Face" were written for the film but unused.[citation needed]
- "We Saw The Sea": The film introduces Astaire with this song.[5]
- "Let Yourself Go": Backed by a trio which includes Betty Grable, a nautically-attired Ginger sings this Berlin standard, which is followed, after an interlude (which includes the 'Get Thee Behind Me' song from Harriet Hilliard), by a comic tap duet with Astaire. This routine begins as a competitive challenge between Astaire-Rogers and another couple (Bob Cromer and Dorothy Fleischman, who soon withdraw) and develops into an energetic duet with much emphasis on galloping kicks, leg wiggling and scampering moves.[6]
- "Get Thee Behind Me Satan": Sung by Harriet Hilliard, this number was originally intended for Ginger in Top Hat.
- "I'd Rather Lead A Band": After singing this number Astaire embarks on a tap solo in which he dances on, off and around the beat - an ability for which he had long been famous in theatre. After leading the band in the song, he discards the baton and begins the solo part of his routine. After this, he is joined by a chorus of sailors who are alternately led and challenged by him.
- "Let Yourself Go" (solo dance): This is Ginger Rogers' only solo tap dance in her ten films with Astaire.
- "But Where Are You?": Sung by Harriet Hilliard.
- "I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket": As in the "I Won't Dance" number from Roberta, the song is preceded by a solo piano display by Astaire - a playing style he termed his "feelthy piano". Then Astaire and Rogers sing alternate choruses before embarking on a comic dance duet which plays on the notion of both dancers being unable to keep in step with each other. Incidentally, Lucille Ball appears just before this number to put a sailor admirer down with the line "Tell me little boy, did you get a whistle or a baseball bat with that suit".
- "Let's Face the Music and Dance": Astaire sings this to Rogers after which the dance begins slowly and culminates in a static exit pose. The dance is filmed in one continuous shot lasting two minutes and fifty seconds. During the first take, Ginger's dress, which was heavily weighted so as to achieve a controlled swirling action, hit Astaire in the face[7] midway through the routine, though the effect is barely discernible. He nonetheless selected[8] this take out of twenty overall for the final picture. The set - designed by Carroll Clark under the direction of Van Nest Polglase - is frequently cited as a leading example of Art Deco-influenced art direction known as Hollywood Moderne. Film clips of this routine were featured in the 1981 film Pennies from Heaven - detested by Astaire,[9] - where it was also reinterpreted by Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters with revised choreography by Danny Daniels.
Dance commentators Arlene Croce and John Mueller point out that, aside from the obvious weakness[10] a discursive and overlong plot lacking quality specialist comedians[11] the film contains some of the Astaire-Rogers partnership's most prized duets, not least the iconic "Let's Face the Music and Dance". According to Arlene Croce: "One reason the numbers in Follow the Fleet are as great as they are is that Rogers had improved remarkably as a dancer. Under Astaire's coaching she had developed extraordinary range, and the numbers in the film are designed to show it off."[12] That this film's remarkable score [13] was produced immediately after his smash-hit score for Top Hat is perhaps testimony to Berlin's claim that Astaire's abilities inspired him to deliver some of his finest work.[14] As an actor, however, Astaire makes an unconvincing[15] attempt at shedding the wealthy man-about-town image by donning a sailor's uniform, while Rogers, in this her fifth pairing with Astaire, brings her usual comedic and dramatic flair to bear on her role as a nightclub entertainer.
Box Office[edit]
The film earned $1,532,000 in the US and Canada and $1,175,000 elsewhere making a profit of $945,000. This was slightly down on that for Top Hat but was still among RKO's most popular movies of the decade.[1]
- ^ a b c Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p55
- ^ Croce: "with all its flaws Follow the Fleet was a shattering hit", p.84
- ^ Mueller p.412
- ^ TCM.com
- ^ A separate recording exists of Irving Berlin singing this song to his own piano accompaniment, a recording which was featured by Astaire's choreography partner Hermes Pan and rehearsal pianist Hal Borne in the 2004 ARTE documentary l'Art de Fred Astaire.
- ^ Mueller p.92
- ^ Astaire: "I got the flying sleeve smack on the jaw and partly in the eye", p.220
- ^ Astaire: "The No. 1 take was perfect. It was the one we all liked best.", p.220
- ^ Satchell, p.251:"I have never spent two more miserable hours in my life. Every scene was cheap and vulgar. They don't realise that the thirties were a very innocent age, and that should have been set in the eighties — it was just froth; it makes you cry it's so distasteful."
- ^ Croce: "its plot is a dead weight," p. 82; Mueller: "bogged down by a sour, labored plot," p. 89
- ^ Mueller p. 90
- ^ Croce, p. 82
- ^ Astaire: "one of his best" p. 218
- ^ Mueller p. 78
- ^ Mueller: "no one is taken in", p. 89
- Astaire. Fred. Steps in Time, 1959, Heinemann, London
- Croce, Arlene. The Fred and Ginger Book, Galahad Books 1974, ISBN 0-88365-099-1
- Mueller, John. Astaire Dancing - The Musical Films of Fred Astaire, Knopf 1985, ISBN 0-394-51654-0
- Satchell, Tim. Astaire, The Biography. Hutchinson, London. 1987. ISBN 0-09-173736-2
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Follow the Fleet (film).
- Follow the Fleet at the Internet Movie Database
- Follow the Fleet at the TCM Movie Database
- Follow the Fleet at AllMovie
- Follow the Fleet at Reelclassics
- Follow the Fleet at Virtual History


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SWTOR Well Connected Makeb achievement guide
A guide for getting the SWTOR achievement Well Connected under Location –> Makeb –> Makeb Imperial Forces. This achievement is worth 25 points and requires you do complete the various staged weeklies in a specific pattern.
Complete all possible interconnections in the weekly mission Contain and Control for the Makeb Imperial forces.
Note that these sub-achievements probably require you to do the required missions in the same week. You cannot obtain all of the sub-achievements within the same week (it will probably take 2-3 weeks if you are starting from scratch).
Bobby Trapped the Abandoned Drill
- Completed [STAGE 1] Covering Your Tracks (could be bonus objective)
Complete Bonus Objective "Frinn Mesa Followup"
- Do [STAGE 1] Clean Bill of Health first and you will notice a console right beside the shipping terminal you need to click for Slice the Hutt Embassy Archives in [STAGE 1] Twisting the Truth
Create a Dissonance Wave at the Cartel Mining Mesa
- Do [STAGE 2] The Dissonance Wave first and then [STAGE 2] Eviction Notice.
Diverted Mercenaries to the Fingers away from the Cartel Mining Mesa
- Do [STAGE 1] Inciting Incident, STAGE 2][HEROIC 4] Weapons Test and then [STAGE 2] The Dissonance Wave
Diverted Mercenaries to the Volcanic Mesa
- [STAGE 1] Covering Your Tracks –> [STAGE 2] Smuggler's Den –> [STAGE 2] Landing Party
Planted False Data in the Tarlam Hall of Records
- Do [STAGE 1] False History first and then [STAGE 2] Landing Party
Terrified The People of Westwater Settlements
- [STAGE 1] [HEROIC 4] Sharing the Blame –>[STAGE 2] The Dissonance Wave -> [STAGE 2] Local Trouble
Unlocked and Completed the Mission "Local Trouble"
- You must complete [STAGE 2] Dissonance Wave to unlock [STAGE 2] Local Trouble
Unlocked and Completed the Mission " Weapons Test"
- You must complete [STAGE 1] Inciting Incident first and this will unlock [STAGE 2][HEROIC 4] Weapons Test. If you don't see it, it may unlock the following week.
Unlock Bonus Objective "Tracing Guilt" in the Smuggler's Den mission
- You need to do [STAGE 1] A Trace of Guilt first and then you will get this bonus objective during [STAGE 2] Smuggler's Den
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The Dodgers inquired about Cliff Lee
May 27, 2010, 2:24 PM EDT
Yesterday I inferred that the Dodgers had made inquiries about Roy Oswalt. That was confimed by the Los Angeles Times' Bill Shaikin last night. And Shaikin goes one better: The Dodgers asked about Cliff Lee's availability as well. The Mariners, like the Astros, rejected Colletti's overtures.
Either move makes sense for the Dodgers, who really could use a pitcher. It's just too early, methinks, for this kind of deal to happen, because the Astros and Mariners would be silly not to wait a while and see who finds themselves in more dire need of pitching between now and July.
Someone is going to get hurt. Some team is going to go on a skid that makes them panicky. When that happens, Lee and Oswalt will bring higher prices than Ned Colletti is willing to offer right now.
- Bret - May 27, 2010 at 2:46 PM
O's give Dodgers Millwood and Wigginton, agree to pay their salaries in full and get the Dodgers to give back Dee Gordon. That way the McCourt's are happy and the O's fill the long term void at short.
- Bobby - May 27, 2010 at 2:58 PM
Methinks you use the word methinks too much.
- TMW - May 27, 2010 at 3:04 PM
I'm really holding out hope that the Twins and Mariners can agree on something along the lines of 3 months of Cliff Lee and Carlos Triunfel for Wilson Ramos and Delmon Young or Ben Revere.
- Tony - May 27, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Bret, the Dodgers wouldn't give up Dee Gordon in a trade like this, and maybe not for anybody. Furcal's contract expires after next season and Gordon should be ready by then and they are really, really high on him. They think he will be one of the better SS's in the game and they will be able to pay him next to nothing for his first 3 years. And with McCheap as the owner, that is very important.
The only way I think they would consider moving Gordon is if it got them Oswalt, since at least he'd be around for 2 more years after this one. I don't even think they would move Gordon for Cliff Lee, since he'd be just a rental for the rest of this season. If they got Lee signed to an extension, then maybe.
- iceless - May 27, 2010 at 3:12 PM
everything in the shaikin article is fabrication. it's all inference. at no time does he directly quote anyone. he just infers that they said something. check out morgan ensberg's more detailed tear-down of this 'story'.
- Craig Calcaterra - May 27, 2010 at 3:17 PM
I read Ensberg's post this morning. My response: what's wrong with inferring? Reporters are privy to such information all the time and just because they can't quote someone about it doesn't mean it isn't happening. Indeed, if they were to simply make up something like this out of whole cloth, they'd quickly burn their contacts with the teams.
I would be a lot of money on the notion that Shaikin (like Jackson in the ESPN LA story I linked to in the Oswalt piece yesterday) were told about LA making overtures about Oswalt and Lee on background and were told that they could use it, but not attribute it to anyone. Another, possibly more likely scenario: someone with the Dodgers said "Well, we know Oswalt and Lee aren't available" and the reporter reasonably assumed that the Dodgers person knew that for a reason.
I appreciate that reporters can't simply make up stuff. But I also don't believe that they should be limited to on-the-record quotes issued by official team sources, because that would make them mere public relations firms.
- Philip P. - May 27, 2010 at 3:26 PM
At least they finally cut Ramon Ortiz, which may qualify as addition by subtraction.
- Bret - May 27, 2010 at 3:29 PM
You may be right but the Dodgers have shown a propensity to make this kind of deal before. Sherrill for Josh Bell, Carlos Santana for a few years of Casey Blake.
There is no way right now you can tell me Gordon is any further along than Josh Bell was, Bell was one year older last year than Gordon currently is and his OPS was about .200 points higher in AA than Gordon's currently is plus Gordon has already made 13 errors -and they gave him up for a reliever that was slated for a big raise.
To get something you have to give up something, the Dodgers desperately need pitching and don't want to pay anybody money. They aren't going to be able to do this for any available pitcher (Millwood, Guthrie, Oswalt, Lee etc.) if their top prospects are completely off limits. Why would a team pay all the salary on a pitcher for nothing, out of the goodness of their hearts?
- Joey B - May 27, 2010 at 3:32 PM
It seems to me that it's all about disclosure. If a reporter says it's his opinion, or he heard from a 3rd party, or he heard from a reliable source within the LAD organization, it all means something different. Since I think all 30 GMs have their ears open about anyone of Oswalt or Lee's stature, then it's rather meaningless. But as long as the reporter discloses what level it is on the rumor scale, the reader always has the choice to read it or dismiss it.
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KERSHAW Lee Central foiled Andrew Jackson's playoff hopes, edging the Volunteers, 26-23 in the final Region IV-AA regular-season football game for both teams Friday night.
The Stallions' win forced a three-way tie among Eau Claire, Lee Central and AJ. The Vols needed a win, or a loss of one-point to the Stallions to advance to the playoffs. Eau Claire will be seeded fourth, while AJ and Lee Central remain at home.
There's nothing wrong with a good scare this time of year, especially when it's for a good cause.
Halloween is only 16 days away, "witch" means you're probably looking for terrifyingly terrific way to get your scare on.
Beginning tonight, you'll have that chance.
The Lancaster County Rescue Squad Haunted Forest opens at sundown in the woods adjacent to the squad equipment building on Great Falls Highway.
It took more than a quarter of a century for Barbara Bowers to meet Brenda Elam in person, but the wait was worth it.
What started out as a complaint between two textile-based industries 28 years ago turned into a lifelong friendship that defies age, miles, 28 years of phone calls, cards, letters and gifts.
That bond was strengthened in September when Elam came to Lancaster to visit Bowers.
One day in 1981, Bowers, who was a claims manager at Grace Finishing for Springs Industries, fielded a phone call from Elam, who worked for the Haggar Company.
Stories on Col. Elliott White Springs abound.
"So many people can tell tales about the colonel and the kind of man he was," said C.D. "Bubber" Gregory.
But there is one – that few people know – that can be told.
The "camera-doesn't-lie" formal photo taken by the late Lavoy Bauknight, is proof.
But it's the one photograph of Springs that was almost never taken.
A renewal of sorts is under way with the Lancaster Chamber Choir. Having seen a drop in both membership and concert attendance the last two years, they are trying to get the "we're back," word out.
When former director Michael Miller left to pursue a doctorate degree out of state, the choir lost its leader. Margaret Walsh, music director at First United Methodist Church, temporarily took over.
A jack of all lanterns
Versatile artist Jamie Ouzts excels in pumpkin carving
Ron Smart knows a lot about choices.
Smart, an ex-death row inmate, had the opportunity to speak to students at Buford Middle, Andrew Jackson High and Buford High schools about that very thing Thursday.
"I can tell you plenty about making the wrong ones," Smart said during a telephone interview Wednesday. "I spent 46 of the 50-plus year span from March of 1955 to September of 2005 in prison for the bad choices I made. I would say that makes me an authority on what not to do."
Things were looking up in Lancaster in mid-October of 1959.
Fifty years ago, the undefeated Lancaster High School Blue Hurricanes had just beaten the Clinton High School Red Devils on a soggy, rain-soaked Presbyterian College field.
Julian Starr, publisher of The Lancaster News, Dr. J.P. Sims and local attorney D. Glenn "Rock" Yarborough had been named to the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
Despite an employee's strike, the Bowater family announced a $30 million expansion at its paper mill along the Catawba River.
It moves and packages pills in a way you may have never seen before.
A job that takes a person several minutes has now been reduced to 30 seconds – thanks to a device known as an automatic dispensing system, or ADS.
For about a year now, Mobley Drugs Inc. has been using an ADS made by the Raleigh, N.C.-based company Rx Medic. The computer-run machine can store more than 200 different medications and dispense them instantly to fill a prescription.
The scent of freshly baked cookies greets you as you walk through the doors of Mahaffey Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
Those tasty treats are some of the small things Joe Wilson has introduced to make his business friendlier.
Wilson is the new owner of Mahaffey Funeral Home, which is Lancaster County's oldest continually operating funeral establishment. With his purchase in May, the business is now locally owned for the first time since the early 1990s.
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Angry Words Exchanged in Wal-Green's Checkout Line, Then the Stabbing Begins
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|An artist's conception of the line.
This time the mother told bumper to go around her because "people were checking out," and the bumper started screaming at her. The cashier, showing more initiative than any Walgreen's checker I've ever encountered, told the bumper to leave the store.
Bumper then drew an undisclosed weapon and stabbed the mother repeatedly in the arm. Because that's what you do when you've bumped someone a couple times -- it's in the Marquis of McMahon rules (see: Every extreme wrestling match ever.)
Police arrested Stabby Bumpsalot, a 35-year old woman whose real name is being withheld until she's charged.
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FAQ: ASL Content Standards, K-12
Why do we need American Sign Language (ASL) content standards? How will they address the challenges in today's deaf education?
Research has shown that bilingual learners have more advantages in life, and deaf students learn best in a linguistically and visually rich educational environment; this includes ASL and English bilingual education. Currently there are no formally documented ASL content standards in any state. By taking this initiative to have the ASL content standards developed, the Clerc Center hopes to encourage educators to take an intensive look at the linguistic development of their students to ensure that they are developing appropriately and attaining language development benchmarks.
The purpose of the ASL content standards will be to guide instruction from K-12 so that L1 ASL students will progress through their linguistic development at the appropriate time in order to ensure maximum use of L1 language acquisition and experience.
The ASL content standards are necessary to give today's educators realistic benchmarks and grade-level indicators of student development in ASL. This is important because without the standards, each educator has a different evaluation tool. This does not reflect the norm in education today which is focused on standards and evidence-based reporting.
How are the ASL content standards being developed?
The ASL content standards are being developed based on current research combining the latest understanding of ASL linguistics and current trends in standards-based education. The Clerc Center is taking the lead in providing guidance and support to a team of highly qualified experts as they develop, revise, and implement ASL content standards in identified schools for the deaf. There are several steps that the development team will take:
- Stage 1: The ASL Content Standards Development Team will submit a synthesis review and proposed framework in late 2011. A team of reviewers with expertise in the area of ASL linguistics and research and child development will complete their review and validation by January 2012.
- Stage 2: The ASL Content Standards Development Team will complete a first draft of the ASL content standards and benchmarks by June 2012. Once the draft is ready for review in early 2013, a feedback group consisting of select ASL teachers, ASL specialists, and other identified professionals will complete a structured review.
- Stage 3: In mid 2013, the ASL content standards and benchmarks will be available for public review and comment.
- Stage 4: A validation team consisting of experts in the area of ASL linguistics and research will complete a final review and validation of the standards and benchmarks in relation to the research synthesis during the fall of 2013.
Anticipated dissemination of the ASL Content Standards and Benchmarks is late 2013.
Who are the ASL content standards for? How can they be used with students with diverse abilities?
The ASL content standards are being developed for use with deaf students who are L1 and visual learners. With high standards for what all deaf students of diverse abilities should know and do, teachers of deaf students will align instructional plans and assessments to gauge student progress.
What is the difference between an ASL curriculum and ASL content standards?
A curriculum is the set of courses, and their contents, offered at a school. It is prescriptive and is based on a more general syllabus that merely specifies what topics must be understood and to what level to achieve a particular grade or standard. As an idea, "curriculum" refers to the specific courses and experiences through which deaf students grow to become well-adjusted adults who thrive in life after school. It consists of a cumulative sequence of skills at different grade levels and expanded-on benchmarks in detail. It includes subjects taught, or elements of a subject that is taught, at an educational institution or the topics taught within a subject. (Reference: http://www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions.) An ASL curriculum is a set of courses, and their contents, offered at schools that support bilingual education.
The ASL content standards, which can be incorporated into the curriculum, will state clear and expected grade-level goals for students. They will also have established benchmarks that will help teachers ensure that their students have the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in interacting with individuals in postsecondary programs and in the workforce in the future.
After the ASL content standards are disseminated, what is next?
The Clerc Center anticipates disseminating the ASL content standards in 2013. Decisions and plans will need to be made for subsequent work. There will be a need to address targeted curriculum development, materials, and resources according to benchmarks and grade-level indicators with collaborative efforts among educational programs and professional organizations that serve deaf students.
Will there be an ASL version of the ASL content standards?
As of now, there are no plans for an ASL version of the ASL content standards. It is possible that once the final product is completed the content standards may be documented in ASL.
Who is leading the ASL content standards work?
The ASL Content Standards Development Team is being led by Dr. David Geeslin and a group of research and school-based teams. See more information about the group and the ASL content standards action plan here.
The ASL content standards work is supported by the Clerc Center Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives for 2009-2012.
Goal One: Students will reach their full potential linguistically and academically from birth through 21 years of age.
Objective 2: The Clerc Center will lead a collaborative effort with identified experts to develop standards for ASL from kindergarten through twelfth grade by 2012.
Learn more about Clerc Center goals and objectives for 2009-2012.
Will there be resources provided to support implementation of the ASL content standards?
The focus of this work is to develop ASL content standards for grades K-12. However, many schools and programs serving deaf students have been collaborating in developing and sharing ASL activities, materials, and resources. It is our hope that there will be an increased interest in this collaborative effort after the ASL content standards are disseminated.
Are all schools and programs serving deaf students required to incorporate the ASL content standards into their curricula?
The ASL content standards are being established to provide the "best practices" approach to the development of students' language. This resource will be available to schools and programs serving deaf students throughout the nation. While these schools and programs are not required to incorporate the ASL content standards, we do hope that they will be adopted and incorporated into the curriculum of every school that has L1 ASL learners.


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The Canucks have trimmed the training cam roster yet again this morning, reassigning defenceman Kevin Connauton to the Chicago Wolves and releasing forward Steve Begin outright. As usual, PITB is here to break down the cuts, and as usual, these ones are pretty easy to explain.
The morning after scoring the lone Canucks' goal in Saturday night's loss to the Anaheim Ducks, Kevin Connauton finds himself en route to Chicago. He said so himself:
Connauton's an interesting case, especially since, offensively, he's NHL ready. At the Young Stars tournament, Wolves' coach Craig MacTavish raved about him:
You have a kid with that skill set, a highly intelligent kid, a highly determined kid, I'd bet on that, that he's in on the discussion at the end among the Canucks coaches and managers whether he's going to stay or not."
Connauton's been reassigned with four games to go in the preseason. Was MacTavish wrong about him? No, not really. There are plenty of NHL teams on which Connauton might already be a starter, and many more on which he would have been in the discussion for much longer than he was here.
But, as it stands, he isn't making an Alain Vigneault-run team. Vancouver scored a lot of goals last season, but I can tell you that Vigneault was prouder still at the fact that they allowed the fewest. He remains a defense-first coach, the Canucks remains a defense-first team, and when it comes to prospects, the offensive side of their game will always be held against their ability to defend. Please, please, please remember this the next time the Canucks don't call a guy up the moment he scores a hat trick for the Wolves.
Connauton has the tools to be a formidable two-way defenseman at the NHL level, but he has yet to show that he can be an NHL defenseman proper. The good news? He already boasts a skillset you can't teach. He just needs to improve on the stuff that can be learned.
When Steve Begin's tryout contract was announced, we speculated that he might be able to provide some additional depth at the centre position. Unfortunately, he never really got a chance to support the claim.
Begin played in the away portion of the Canucks' split-suqad adventure with the Calgary Flames, but he was sidelined with back problems immediately after. When it became apparent that he wouldn't be able to get into a game this weekend, the Canucks had no choice but to cut him. The veterans return to the lineup next week; the tryout portion of the preseason is effectively over, and Begin missed it.
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Vietnam Cuts 2012 Rice Export Forecast
Vietnam's 2012 rice exports will decline by a quarter from last year to 5.4 million tonnes, the Agriculture Ministry said, basing its forecast on lower first-quarter sales, but added that final volumes could be higher thanks to regional buying demand
The amount was lower than last month's full-year export forecast of 6.1 million tonnes, which in turn was nearly 14 percent less than last year's record exports of 7.2 million tonnes.
Rice exports in the first quarter of the year fell 32 percent to 1.31 million tonnes compared to the same period in 2011, the ministry cited customs data as showing.
Agriculture minister Cao Duc Phat, however, had said on March 15 that Vietnam aimed to match last year's shipments.
A rise of recent import orders from China, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Malaysia would help increase Vietnam's rice export volume in coming months, the ministry said in its monthly report on Thursday.
Vietnam's rice exports to China could climb six-fold this year to 2 million tonnes, a Vietnamese industry official was quoted by state media in late March as saying.
In a particular deal, China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation has bought 22,000 tonnes of Vietnamese 5 percent broken rice from a European trading firm and has sent a ship to take the grain, traders said.
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Marissa walks into Wildwind and Caleb informs her they have a lot of work to do on Erica's case. Marissa is eager to work on it, but tells Caleb about JR's visit with David. She adds JR wants to meet to talk about the holidays. She knows Caleb probably doesn't approve, but she wants to hear what JR has to say. Caleb thinks JR always has something up his sleeve and wants to make sure she knows what she's getting into.
JR and Marissa meet at Krystal's where JR pleads with his ex to help him give AJ a great Christmas while he still believes in Santa.
At Wildwind, Bianca learns Caleb isn't representing Erica anymore. She's upset, but Caleb knows Jack will be reinstated and Erica won't need him. Marissa joins them and she and Bianca drive home the point that people actually count on him in Pine Valley and he's making a life for himself there. Bianca appeals to him again to talk to Asher to tell him the truth about Sonia. Bianca leaves and Marissa returns telling Caleb JR and Annie are in D.C. Neither of them believe the two are there on business and Marissa notes it's hard to believe JR is the same man she first met.
Caleb and Marissa meet at the courthouse. She shares her complicated feelings about David as Erica and Jack arrive. They go into court and Caleb gets Erica released on her own recognizance.
The Martins, Hubbards and Careys gather at Krystal's, as Tad and Jake arrive with a turkey they stole from the Yacht Club. Jesse tells Tad they used to shoot turkey thieves back in the day and instructs him to make it right tomorrow. They all sit down to eat as Tad makes a toast to his family and friends.
Outside the courtroom, Jack and Jesse gang up on Liza, who assures them she will do what she needs to about David. They head inside where Ryan and David have words. Jesse walks up to take David away and Jack asks where Greenlee is. Ryan says she's gone to help Kendall. Bianca declares Kendall will need all of them. Jesse brings David out in handcuffs and they see Marissa. David tells a resistant Marissa that she can still have AJ if she wants him. He knows he let her down, but he can help her now. Marissa doesn't want his help and says she hopes AJ never looks at her the way she's looking at him right now.
Krystal supports Marissa regarding David at Krystal's and tells her she is ten times the person he will ever be. Marissa knows she got that from her.
Krystal goes to her restaurant and tells Marissa David is alive. Angry, Marissa can't understand what is wrong with her father and wants to go see him.
At Krystal's, JR and Marissa argue about Caleb as Bianca looks on. JR tells Marissa Asher accused Caleb of killing his mother and Caleb didn't deny it. Bianca jumps to Caleb's defense and Marissa doesn't believe it either. JR and Marissa argue some more and JR tells her to drop the custody case or else she and Caleb will regret it.
Back at Wildwind, Marissa and Bianca find Caleb who tells Marissa she would be better off with another attorney. He thinks he is too much of a liability, but both Bianca and Marissa believe in him and offer to help him with Asher. He says no thanks, but Bianca says he is stuck with them.
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I love a multi-purpose product. Coconut oil is great as it can be used for cooking and baking as well as for moisturising beauty treatments. Coconut oil is antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and moisturising. The added bonus is that it smells great and reminds me of being in a tropical paradise. You can buy a jar from any local supermarket or health food shop. Here are some beauty uses for coconut oil:
• Face mask: Mix coconut oil with honey and apply to you face for about 15 minutes whilst it soaks in, then wash off.
• Hair mask: Take a spoonful of coconut oil and brush through hair, leave on your hair for about an hour for a deep conditioning treatment. If it just the ends of your hair which are dry just comb through the tips. Shampoo your hair thoroughly afterwards.
• Scalp treatment: If your scalp has become a bit dry and flaky then massage a small amount of coconut oil into your scalp.
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I have never owned a leather/pleather jacket and was wonder what are the pros and cons of both. Obviously, leather is better than pleather but cost 100% more. Im still deciding if i should dish in $300 for a leather bomber at danier or spend $40 for a similar pleather jacket at forever 21. Has anyone survived winter with a leather or pleather jacket??
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I was recently looking to get a new leather jacket to replace that one (sold it because I got bored of the style). I couldn't find one that was exactly what I wanted in leather, but I did find a pleather one that was 99% what I wanted at Zara for only $99, so I bought it. I think that it looks more real than most of the other pleather jackets out there, but it's still no leather jacket. It's pretty lightweight, no comparison to the Danier jacket I had. I think you'll have to layer it up with at least a sweater if you plan to survive winter with a pleather jacket.
Personally, I think a $40 pleather jacket wouldn't even look close to a leather jacket.Reply With Quote LOG IN TO THANK No one has yet thanked CanuckBassist for this post.
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Yep, the leather/pleather jackets definitely look different but im liking the overall look on the $40 one(Comes with an attached hoodie and it fits a bit better than the danier one)
Zara had some nice ones too but is it really worth $99 for a pleather. I know danier has a lot of sales on their jackets that drop from $300 to $150 ish.
Is their a difference between pleather and leather in terms of how warm they are during the winter?
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Im not really sure about leather for true warmth, I mean sure real leather can provide you with some warmth but when it gets really cold as it does in January you'll need to layer up like crazy anyway.Reply With Quote LOG IN TO THANK No one has yet thanked megalison for this post.
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HIGHLY recommend real leather. Anything else will be cold in the wind and make you sweat like a pig because they don't breath. Been there...once...never again._______________
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I have a leather and a pleather.. the leather one is from Japan and the pleather one is made by Cheap Monday..
the Pleather keeps you OK warm.. but not as well as the leather.. but on warmer days, the pleather will make your neck sweatReply With Quote LOG IN TO THANK No one has yet thanked ah_long for this post.
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I was at the Danier store today and there's tons of deals...I wish I had money for a $300 coat right now. Those Bomber jackets are waiting for meReply With Quote LOG IN TO THANK No one has yet thanked DLFB for this post.
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Leather all the way in terms of warmth and quality.
I bought a Mackage bomber jacket about 5 years ago and it is still in great shape, warm and good looking.
Pleather look alikes you will likely freeze in the winter.
I guess to the untrained eye, pleather can look like leather but I've never seen one that didn't look cheap.
It is worth buying a jacket you will wear for many season for a couple hundred more IMO.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)–The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry made a surprise inspection of eleven fire stations after a complaint was received by OSHA.
The inspections comes, as reports about the living conditions at several fire houses came to light. The head of the Richmond Firefighters Association, Keith Andes says, he wants Fire Chief Robert Creecy to step down.
A move Chief Creecy says won't happen for another four years, when mandatory retirement takes affect.
Chief Creecy says, the complaints offered nothing new, that the administration wasn't aware of or working to have repaired.
Andes says the problems have been around, getting worse, before Creecy took over but that Creecy hasn't done enough to correct the problems.
Chief Creecy admits there are problems and that the paper work to get many of the issues resolved was submitted, but a down turn in the economy hurt the city, which has to pay for the repairs.
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Oh, man, next week is going to be a great one for McFarlane Toys collectors who visit spawn.com. Here's the deal: On Friday, Jan. 21, we'll unveil the remainder of McFarlane Toys' 2005 action figure lines here on spawn.com.
Well, there may be a line or two that we have to hold off on for legal reasons, but you're definitely going to get about 99 percent of everything we're offering in 2005.
In some instances you'll get new photos. For some lines, you'll get complete or partial lineups. For others, particularly those later in the year, you may only get a line name that we'll fill in with additional information as it's available. Regardless, you're about to get a huge dose of McFarlane Toys.
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Thanks for the support! I really appreciate it! There are some good news about me found a new job extremely fast, a job that won't interfere with my goals and that's not time consuming - 60 hours a month as a sales consultant. It's not the best paid job, but it's exactly what i need atm. This will bring up my incomes and make it easier for me to increase the quality and quantity of my food. I'll distribute my income around the ancient babylon wisdom - 10% for savings, 70% for food, fuel and home needs and 20% for me. At the end of each month, everything that i didn't spend for food and fun will go to savings, too. My diet, if i can name it that way, because it's more of a lifestyle, is a version ot paleo/lchf type of eating that i design for my body in the past 3 years, using trial and error, exclude and include various types of foods and play around with different types of eating patterns. A typical day of mine consist of 3 meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and usually the foods i consume are:
1. Eggs - free ranged
2. Lamb liver/heart/lungs - they sell it as a set. It's pretty cheap and extremely nutritional.
3. Coconuts
4. Coconut oil
5. Butter - for a long time i try to find grass fed butter, but with no success.
6. Hog meat - i prefer it over beef. It's a lot cheaper (twice) and taste the same.
7. Vegetables - i love cauliflowers, especially with butter and salt and try to stick with them, again because they are cheap and because they are "home grown". I can find organic cauliflowers as cheap as toilet paper here
8. Sea/pink salt - as my carbohydrate intake is low (coconuts and vegetables) i salt every meal with combination of these two salts. Found out that this strategy help big time.
Example of a day :
6am - wake up, prepare triple strength espresso (in love with coffee) with 20-30g coconut oil
7am - get my workout done around that time, if it's training day
9am - breakfast
2-3pm - lunch
6-7pm - dinner
9:30pm - relaxation/meditation
10pm - lights out
Here's a pic of me, that i take yesterday. I did do any other physical activity than 2-3 bodyweight workouts in the past 3 years, and regular walking each day. I truly believe that the way i design my eating (it's 100% tailored for my body) helped me stay lean.
It's very interesting for me, how it'll suit regular and high intensity workout regiment.
I do not track calories, but this time (mostly because i'll stick with a fixed budget and i have defined goals) i will. At the start (first 4 weeks) i'll do LC days on my off days (4 days a week. Note: I do not count my hiking day as training ) and HC days on my training days (3 days a week). Calories will be LC - 1500-1700kcal HC - 3000+kcal.
Few words on my training strategy - i design a program that is 4 day split, distributed over 3 day training week. It looks like that:
Week 1
mon - weight training
tue - off
wed - intervals
thu - off
fri - weight training
sat - mountain hike/long duration sustained state cardio
sun - off
Week 2
mon - intervals
tue - off
wed - weight training
thu - off
fri - intervals
sat - off
sun - mountain hike/long duration sustained state cardio
I'll train outside on a track field. My weight training sessions will consist of :
1. Chin ups/pull ups
2. Dips
3. Push-ups (on pads)
4. Tire flip
5. Kettlebell swings
6. Various lower body plyometric
7. Various core exercises
Every workout will be different. I'll incorporate tut, isometrics, plyometrics.
As for my intervals, they will be either track sprints with different set-ups (25-50-75-100-200-300-400m) or fartleks.
I want to develop every aspect of fitness - strength, power, endurance, agility, flexibility and co-ordination. The only thing, that i'm not very sure about how to put it into my regiment is stretching. Currently i'm using foal rolling, static stretching and posture correction exercises after each workout. Some info here will be very helpful.
Goals for that time period can be broken down into - fitness and life goals. Currently i'm hovering around 70kg reasonably lean, but with very decreased athletic performance. Ultimately at the end of these 12 months i will aim for 75kg, ripped and with very, very high level of athletic performance in every aspect. Of course, staying injury free !
Life goals - here is a bit more complicated. Overall i want to create a very positive image about myself, develop and cultivate the moral values that i stand for and become a better person. Educate myself ! In a nutshell :
1. Make an impact - every day i want to be able to make positive impact on other people's life. Be it a smile on the cashier in the market, or help someone with their diet and fitness.
2. Never complain - learn how to solve problems that are in my reach, accept things that are beyond my reach and learn how to properly separate them.
3. Be a good/honourable/loyal person
4. Educate myself - educate in the fields that i want to be good at - physiology, nutrition, psychology, philosophy, etc)
5. Make strong bonds with people that i love and that loves me
I hope that i wrap things up good enough for you gyus. At the end of the week i'll post info about my training. Wish you great week !
PS: Forgot to mention my current supplements - it's nothing special, just the essentials that potentially are lacking in my diet :
1. Vitamin D3 - 5000 iu with breakfast - balancing my A/D ratio, because of my high liver consumption (i'll stop using it when the summer months arrive)
2. Vitamin K-2 (mk-7) - 90 mcg with breakfast - use in combination with vitamin D.
3. Magnesium (citrate, glycinate, malate) - 400 mg empty stomach before bed.
4. Potassium (gluconate) - 200mg empty stomach before bed with magnesium.
5. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) - 2g non training days and 4g training days -
PS: I'll add a basic pre-workout stack, which will include:
1 lemon juice in warm water with pinch of sea/pink salt - for potassium and sodium.
2g Vitamin C - as far as i know, Vitamin C is crucial for proper synthesis of dopamine and also is a co-factor in the formation of norepinephrine from dopamine. Not sure that i'll be of any benefit, but i'll try it.
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