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A 68-year-old mentally ill woman who had been missing since May 9 has been found, a Cook County Sheriff's Police news release said Friday. Marcella Somerville, originally of South Carolina, was in Maine Township to visit her Glenview-based sister. Police said Somerville, who is diagnosed with schizophrenia, fled the house when told she eventually would need to return to South Carolina. She left with $300 but without a vehicle or a cellphone. After following various leads, police found Somerville Thursday afternoon near a bus terminal at Higgins Road and Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. She was in good health and on her way to Golf Mill Shopping Center where she planned to buy clothes and find a hotel room, police said. Somerville was reunited with two of her sisters and is receiving medication for her condition, police said.
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Dec. 4, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- New Mexico Head Softball Coach Ty Singleton and his coaching staff announced today they will be offering two Saturday skills camps for softball players, and two coaching clinics in January to kick off the 2008 season.
On Saturday, January 5 the Lobos will host a skills camp for players ages 13-21, along with a coaching clinic for coaches of players in this age group. In addition to camp staff covering offense and defense (including pitching & catching), special guest coaches will cover strength & conditioning, nutrition, slap hitting and team-building, among other topics.
And on the following Saturday, January 12, Coach Singleton and staff will host both a skills camp and a coaching clinic for players and coaches of players ages 8-12. This camp will also cover offense, defense, pitching & catching, and will feature special instruction by former All-SEC, professional player and D-1 coach Karrie Rider, now a private instructor specializing in the successful development of the younger softball player.
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I have started a brand-new blog for all my crafty adventures! I would love to see you there!
I will still be posting here about my personal life, when it so takes my fancy!
I have started a brand-new blog for all my crafty adventures! I would love to see you there!
I will still be posting here about my personal life, when it so takes my fancy!
I just wanted to share a few pics of this wall organiser I made for the teachers at Vera Lacaze Kindergarten & Preschool. All 3 of my kids went there, for a total of 5 years of attendance. This was my little way of saying thank you! (Please excuse the shocking photos, I took them very late at night after I had finished making it.)
For this top portion I made up a design using digital scrapbooking elements, printed it onto high-res paper and glued it onto a Kaisercraft wooden hanging album piece.
Here is the front of the top hanger portion as I designed it on the computer:
This is the back of the top hanger portion: a little note of thanks and the years of attendance of each of my three boys.
I love designing things with digital scrapbooking elements! I should make pretties more often and stick them onto wood, it always looks so good. I'll have to come up with some ideas of ways to incorporate this into practical items!
I've been away for quite a while. I needed a break. My blog was becoming a burden as I was trying too hard to make it perfect, have every awesome feature and, most of all, I felt like I was writing for others instead of myself. I can't let my blog become a burden, I want it to be fun and happiness and sunshine and lollypops! I'm going to write when I feel like it, share just what I want to and try really hard NOT to be perfect!
On another note, I've been doing a lot of sewing lately, and I've been really pleased with some of the things I've made. I really want to share what I've been doing and the progress I'm making. It will be interesting to look back in a few years to see my learning to sew journey!
As soon as I take photos of the things I've made I'll be uploading them. That always seems to be the part I miss - the photo of the finished product!
I hope everyone enjoyed my latest 7 Days Series - "7 Days of Silence". Heh. I guess I haven't had the most outstanding week of my life, these darn blue colours keep following me around wanting to swallow me. Bleugh. Today I felt somewhat improved however, and hope those little ne'er-do-well blues will leave me alone for a while.
Today I went with my two sisters to the Stitches and Craft Show at the Toowoomba Showgrounds. There was a lot of eye candy and cuteness to be had, not least of all among some of the smaller members of my extended family!
After my younger sister (Theresa) and I arrived at the show, we met up with my older sister (Maria). Here is her little daughter, Claire, in the most heartbreakingly cute outfit. I cursed my husband then and there for the olympic swimming capabilities of his Y-chromosome carrying sperm!
After meeting up we proceeded to peruse. My favourite stall was the Patchwork Angel stall, with heavenly stitchery and patchwork such as this.
I saw the pattern for the most scrumptious quilt I think I have ever seen, which I posted about in February.
I thought this was a cute little stitchery. Simple and sweet.
Cute, cute, cute! Theresa couldn't take her eyes off this little quilt pattern, and ended up buying it.
After a lot of oohing and ahhing over the patterns and materials, we strolled around the corner, and looked with great curiosity upon this quilting machine. Well, we thought it was a quilting machine. It is actually a quilting frame, which you can use with your own machine! The picture isn't very clear, but it's essentially a frame to hold your fabric, another frame to hold your sewing machine, and a hand throttle mechanism which squeezes the pedal. It has a guiding device at the front which you can fit into the grooves of a template so that you can quilt with perfection. Theresa and I were absolutely instantly in love. We found out it would set us back a cool $2800 (ish), and we both set to dreaming about an occasion which may materialise in which we would have this kind of cash to play with. Fantastic invention.
Next was more perusing. Maria has done some sewing, but not a whole lot. However, once she saw this wall-hanging she decided she loved it too much not to make it. She handed the pattern to the stall attendant and said, "Can you please get me everything on this list?" My knees just about buckled, until I realised this wasn't happening to me, and I was merely a bystander in this dream-like scenario. I won't divulge the final cost of course, but suffice it to say the penny was very pretty indeed.
Maria told me her 9 y.o. son is learning to knit, so he will be able to knit the little pieces the sheep are working on. Isn't that really cool?
While I enjoyed the show, I didn't have two bucks to rub together so I didn't look very hard. The temptation was too painful! I was extremely lucky, however, to have two über cute distractions in the forms of my nephew, Mr. Lincy, and my niece, Miss Claire Bear!
Thanks to my newly jailbroken iPhone I was able to take a couple of videos today (with the Cycorder app) so that I could share the cuteness!
This is Theresa with Claire, who was being very funny and eating Theresa, but who mostly stopped this as soon as I started recording. I was holding Lincoln while I was recording, who is also stunned into shyness by having the camera pointed at him. (This behaviour must be an unwritten code of babies and kids.)
After the show we had lunch at the shopping centre, where Claire was being a gigglepot, and Lincoln was having the best time making as much noise as possible! Lincoln reminded me of a definition I read of boys once:
boys (noun): Noise with dirt on it.
I just love being an aunty with older kids. I have two nephews and one niece. My older nephew was born 10 days after my own first child, so during that time I was too focused on my own baby to really enjoy my nephew. Which is all well and good. But now that I've had three boys of my own, and my youngest is nearly five (eek!), and I've discovered that it's so much fun to be able to enjoy my baby niece and baby nephew without worrying about a baby of my own. This must be almost what grandparent-hood is like - no wonder grandparents rave about it!
I'll be back very soon with my next 7 Days Series. Until then, enjoy the cuteness in your life!
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As a freshman at UT, I lived in a dorm in West Campus. To prank each other, my suitemates and I would scour the Internet to find photos of disgusting sex acts, print them out and tape them up. Of course, pictures included Internet classics like goatse (the dude with the prolapsed, gaping anus), ping pong girl, and that chic in the bathtub squirting who knows what out of her orifices (feel free to google all of those yourself). It also included obese people, midgets, and bestiality. In this way, we established what was sexually "right" and "normal."
The first time I realized that every day folks could be deviant was at a party a couple of years later with a bunch of UT athletes in another apartment in West Campus. The living room was full of guys shooting the shit, drinking, and playing cards. At one point in the evening, the conversation moved to sex.
One of the guys, a track star, started talking about a recent hookup with a chick he'd met at a bar. Naked in bed, things were starting to get a little heavy. His fingers headed south–and so did hers, right to his anus. Startled, he stopped kissing her and then kicked her out. To prove to us how disgusted he was, he went on a rant about how ain't nothing getting near his ass.
"Man, you're really missing out on some fun then." That came from the most athletic guy in the apartment, a UT basketball player. Continuing in his deep voice, he said, "Don't knock it till you try it. My girlfriend loves to lick my hole, and I love when she does it–and if she shoves a couple of fingers up there right before I bust, it makes my orgasm cosmic."
Thinking he was joking, half the room started laughing. The other half of the room stood staring at this dude in disbelief. Although I was firmly planted in the disbelief column, part of me was excited that he was so open about what he liked. That's when it hit me that everyone else was probably more of a closet freak than they led others to believe.
Setting out to prove this theory is FOURPLAY, a movie written directed, and filmed in Austin. Playing at the Alamo Village through February 14th, FOURPLAY shares four stories of deviant sexual intimacy from four American cities: Skokie, Austin, Tampa and San Francisco. Sometimes funny, sometimes over the top, and sometimes hard to watch, FOURPLAY definitely will challenge viewers to rethink eroticism and intimacy.
The first short, Skokie, tells us the story of a closeted Lesbian who dotes on a married female member of her church's choir. While watching her beloved's dog for the weekend, she discovers a beastly way to live out her intimate fantasies.
In Austin, the second short, we meet a heterosexual couple who have to schedule date night to have sex. When the young lady wants a baby, the relationship's status is called into question. She's a dreamer. He's a horny realist. Some how they must meet in the middle.
I was really moved by Austinite Danielle Renee's acting in the Austin short. She really captured the fear that we all feel when challenging our partner to take our relationship to the next level. And the way sex is used to bring a relationship together reminded me of a couple of my own past relationships.
The third short, Tampa, will make you look at public restrooms in a totally different way. Struggling to find a sexual partner while cruising the men's bathroom, this guy starts fantasizing an orgy of comically massive proportions. Joining in on the sexcapade are guys dressed as the Marx Brothers, a Politician, military dudes, and more. Somewhat of a farce, this scene is full of penises and might cause a Southern Baptist to have a heart attack.
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San Francisco, the last short, introduces us to a cross-dressing sex worker and her quadriplegic john. Paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator, he can only communicate by blinking his eyes. Ultimately, the sex worker figures out how to make things work.
Out of all the scenes, this one was the most challenging to me. Romantic music plays, but instead of a man and a woman looking into each others' eyes, it's a cross-dressing escort and an older, paralyzed man sharing an intimate moment. And while the other "deviant" scenes, Skokie and Tampa, have an almost whimsical feel, San Francisco maintains something raw and vulnerable. Most of this is due to Paul Soileau's portrayal of the sex worker, adding a delicate emotion that allows us to connect with the character on a real level.
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We had a chance to talk to director Kyle Henry, writer Carlos Treviño, and actor Paul Soileau this week. After a brief synopsis of the movie, the guys and I play "Never Have I Ever" and then share some sex tips. Am I blushing? Hopefully my mom doesn't watch this video.
Sex Secrets from Kyle Henry, Carlos Treviño, and Paul Soileau from the move FOURPLAY
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STONY CREEK The works of the many artists who reside in Stony Creek will be displayed in an art show that is on display beginning this week in the Stony Creek Library.
The opening reception for the exhibit will take place at the library 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday July 12, and many of the 18 artists represented in the show will be attending.
A wide array of artistic styles and media will by on display, and the works will be available for purchase
Also on display will be a carving crafted by the late Terry Delgato, along with work created by the acclaimed late Elsie Soto — both of Stony Creek. Prints of Elsie's art "The Four Corners in Winter" will be available for just $25 to benefit the library.
The reception features live music from a band headed up by Hadley resident Travis Bartow, an accomplished singer and guitarist. He's backed up by Johnny Newell of Warrensburg and Lyndon Watkins of Lake Luzerne.
The art show will be on display through July.
The library is located at 37 Harrisburg Road. Regular library hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
For details, call the library at 696-5911.
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Swimming Signs Seven
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University swimming and diving coach Vic Riggs has announced the addition of seven student-athletes as part of the 2013-14 incoming recruiting class on Friday.
The Mountaineers inked five new members to the men's squad, including Nate Carr (Charleston, W.Va.) and Austin Green (South Charleston, W.Va.), the top two male swimmers in West Virginia.
"When my staff and I arrived at WVU, I made it a huge priority to keep the in-state talent here," Riggs says. "Both of these young men had the opportunity to go to very strong programs outside the state, yet they are Mountaineers. I believe that says a lot about where we are as a program and where these young men believe they can reach their goals as student-athletes. I'm looking forward to watching them develop and become some of the best swimmers this state has produced."
Rounding out the men's class is Philip Fossee (Nashville, Tenn.), Nathan Howells (Round Rock, Texas) and Max Spencer (Peoria, Ill.). Spencer comes from the junior college ranks at Lincoln College.
The women's squad features the additions of Lindsay Morrow (Katy, Texas) and Emma Skelley (Manassas, Va.), both multi-year state qualifiers at their respective state championships
"The fall signing class for the 2012-13 season is a strong and diverse class that will add great depth to our program," Riggs says. "I'm excited to welcome Emma, Lindsay, Austin, Max, Nate, Nathan and Philip to our Mountaineer family."
Nate Carr, Stroke/IM, 6-2, 160, Charleston, W.Va./Charleston Catholic High
Riggs on Carr: "Nate is one of the most versatile swimmers we have ever recruited. He is coming to Morgantown from Hy-Cat in Charleston, where he is coached by Philipp Davydotchkin and Greg Olson. Nate brings the intangibles to our program that will add much needed depth and will not only make our program better, but also those around him better."
Philip Fossee, Free, 5-11, 170, Nashville, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy
Riggs on Fossee: "Philip is a very talented freestyler from Nashville Aquatic Club and coach John Morse. His freestyle will add the speed we are looking for in the sprint and 200 freestyle events for next season. With a strong character and determination to succeed, Philip brings the qualities that I look for to add to the program, and am I excited to welcome him to the Mountaineer family."
Austin Green, Breast/Fly/Free, 6-0, 170, South Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston High
Riggs on Green: "Austin is a very strong breast/IMer swimmer from in-state with the Tri-County Waves under coach Aaron Settle. As the most decorated high school swimmer in West Virginia, adding Austin to our program was a big goal of ours and I'm excited he's a Mountaineer. His speed and competitive nature makes him another powerful weapon. Austin is a great addition to the Mountaineer family and our program."
Nathan Howells, Free/Fly, 5-10, 170, Round Rock, Texas/Stony Point High
Riggs on Howells: "Nathan is a strong flier who will have an immediate impact on our program out of Nitro Aquatics and coach Tim O'Brien. While getting to know Nathan over the process it became clear that our program is getting a strong student-athlete that will help take us to the next level and reach the goals we have set."
Max Spencer, Free/Breast, 6-2, 185, Peoria, lll./Lincoln College
Riggs on Spencer: "Max comes to the program from Lincoln College and is a very talented breaststroker. Having him come to our program with his experience and goals will only add to what we are doing with our men's program. He will be an integral part of our relays and in raising the level of the program. We are excited about the immediate impact he will have on the program."
Lindsay Morrow, Free, 5-7, Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch High
Riggs on Morrow: "Lindsay is a very talented sprint freestyler and her talent and excitement for racing will give us a 1-2 punch, adding depth to our relays and sprint events. She is coming off a strong fall and we are excited about her contribution to our program in seasons to come."
Emma Skelley, Distance, 5-5, Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park High
Riggs on Skelley: "Emma comes to us from a strong QDD program led by coach Rick Benner. Emma is a talented and young distance swimmer whom I am excited to see develop. I believe Emma will definitely continue the strong distance reputation we have developed here."
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2L Miami Law student Nykeah Cohen recently won the champion title of Best Closer at the Mock Madness 2011 Closing Argument Competition, hosted by the Nova Trial Association at the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. Cohen beat out students from various law schools throughout Florida.
After a full day of presenting their best oral arguments, only 16 students advanced to the Elimination Rounds. During the next day's quarterfinal, semi-final, and final rounds, Cohen presented arguments for both the prosecution and defense, which was determined by a coin flip done moments before each round. Cohen emerged victorious after the final round against a 2L competitor from Nova Southeastern University.
"Being awarded the honor of Best Closer further motivates me to continue in my efforts to improve my craft by sharpening my oral advocacy skills and personal courtroom style," Cohen says. "Most importantly, it reassures me that I have the skill set to reach my ultimate goal of making a difference in the lives of others."
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When you are pregnant or trying to have a baby, there are so many things to learn. Pregnancy will have an effect on everything in your life. It may seem that there is simply too much information to absorb. The following advice can help make sure that your pregnancy goes smoothly.
Make sure your diet reflects the right nutrients and vitamins for your baby and you. If you had a habit of consuming a lot of fatty foods before becoming pregnant, you need to change your lifestyle quickly. Eat more lean proteins, fruits and vegetables as soon as you find out you are pregnant.
When you are pregnant, make sure that you add about 300-500 calories to your daily intake. During this time you will be eating for you and your baby and will need the extra calories. For your extra calories eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables.
If you suffer from a queasy stomach during the early stages of pregnancy, try eating more smaller meals. Always having food in your stomach can ease stomach problems. Eat healthy, light fare as well, like salads. Vegetables and fresh fruits along with lean meats will do you right.
Figure out what the symptoms of premature labor are like and when you should call your doctor. With luck, you will never have to actually use this information. But knowing how to recognize early labor, and what to do about it, could save your baby. Getting help with preterm labor early on will increase your chance for the best outcome.
Use alternative treatments for illnesses. The drugs that you find in over-the-counter remedies may harm your fetus. You can find many natural solutions online that can relieve everything from nausea and heartburn to constipation. Your doctor may also have some suggestions for helping naturally.
Have yourself checked for venereal diseases when you are pregnant. If you have a sexually transmitted disease and do nothing to treat it, you may not only be jeopardizing your health, but also the health of your newborn. There are a lot of tests for diseases that are transmitted sexually. They can be done via blood, urine or a pap smear. If an STD is discovered, it may be necessary to deliver the baby by C-section.
Pregnant and traveling? Ensure there is adequate medical care where you're going. You want to stay close to a doctor throughout your pregnancy in case complications where to come up. For that reason, you should also keep a phone on you all the time too.
When you are pregnant, do not use a hot tubs or saunas. Pregnant women should stay away from places where they'll become overheated. Also, try to avoid oils at spas, as this can cause you to contract. Always try to avoid, clary sage, juniper and rosemary.
As you near the beginning of your 3rd trimester, you should go ahead and get a bag packed for the hospital. If you put this off, there is a chance you may have to go to the hospital without any of your belongings. Your bag should include your birth plan, insurance cards, and your camera and batteries.
Take plenty of pictures and keep track of events that happen during your pregnancy. They will be delighted and amazed to think that they were once in there. Take photos every month and write a note each time.
You don't have to know all information at the same time. Pregnancy does last a few months, after all. You have time to accumulate the knowledge you will need. Now that you have read this article and have a good base of knowledge, learning more information over time should be a little easier. Knowledge aside, you should try your best to keep a calm disposition and cherish your pregnancy.


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The German Club will be having a meeting and taking nominations for officer positions. Afterwards, there will be a German movie night being held on April 9, in Ullrich 112 at 5 p.m. For more information check out the German Club of UW-Platteville Facebook page.
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It is dawning on Europe at last that if a state is to survive, citizenship must mean something more than an aggregate of tribal affiliations. All that "land of the free and home of the brave" stuff is, perhaps, starting to look less like jingoism and more like a sound sense of national identity. With France's occasional Muslim riots morphing into a steady Muslim boil, the French are beginning to wonder about this thing called immigration—why is it becoming the French nightmare if it has been so integral to the American dream?
Isolated in squalid quartiers sensibles or touchy neighborhoods, France's Muslim immigrant communities are becoming an increasingly insular state within a state. Following their homelands' mores and customs, the only needs these homogeneous communities have of larger France are the ample state benefits doled out, no questions asked. In what feels like an emergency measure, France has decided to foster the idea of citizenship in these religious and cultural enclaves: the French government has just launched a program to train its Muslim clerics in Frenchness. The first class of 25 began meeting at the Catholic Institute of Paris in January. The program's director, Olivier Bobineau, says he wants students to better comprehend the values and rules of France, particularly in regard to the relationship between religion and politics. In some cases, foreign-born clerics don't even know how to speak French. (This, too, would presumably be addressed.)
Well, triage is a French word; perhaps they can start there. But then what? What do you do if, at the end of the day, being French means . . . being French? What enduring principle can these instructors point to as an ideological foundation for French citizenship? The French have made indispensable contributions to ideas and art, but how does that translate into a practical vision of statehood? Is there even a consistent direction in which French history moves, so that one can speak of an ideal not yet attained? Since 1776, France has done repeated stints as a monarchy, a republic, an empire, and once, a puppet regime of neighboring fascists. More recently, it has teetered on the brink of fuzzy socialism. (For all the talk about America's youth as a country, it is the oldest existing democracy on the planet.)
Another problem is that citizenship is not a top-down proposal. France cannot redefine by fiat the motives of those who have already taken up residence inside her borders. Having come to France to be paid isolates, these immigrants will not suddenly wish to emulate Pascal or Voltaire because of a government-sponsored class. Any step towards bringing France's Muslims into the fold has to begin much further upstream, with a clear definition of what France hopes to be and with a better understanding of what prospective immigrants expect to contribute to this vision.


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Stocks fall on day 3 of government shutdown
NEW YORK — Investors sold stocks across the board Thursday as a U.S. government shutdown dragged into a third day and the U.S. inched toward a deadline on raising the nation's borrowing limit.
They also got some disappointing economic news. The Institute of Supply Management said that sales fell sharply, new orders dipped and hiring weakened at U.S. service companies. The report covers industries including retail, construction, health care and financial services.
The stock market losses on Thursday marked an acceleration of gradual declines over the last two weeks. Stocks have fallen eight of the last 10 sessions as investors anticipated that negotiations over the federal budget would fail.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 136.66, or 0.9 percent, to 14,996.48, its biggest decline since Sept. 20. It was down as much as 186 earlier.
The S&P 500 index dropped 15.21, or 0.9 percent, to 1,678.66. The Nasdaq fell 40.68, or 1.1 percent, to 3,774.34.
Twitter unseals papers for IPO; $1B is the goal
NEW YORK — Twitter has unsealed the documents for its planned initial public offering of stock and says it hopes to raise up to $1 billion.
The company is also disclosing that it generated $317 million in revenue in 2012 and that it had more than 218 million active users as of the end of June, up 44 percent from a year earlier. That compares with Facebook's nearly 1.2 billion and LinkedIn's 240 million.
The company disclosed last month that it had filed confidential IPO papers to start the process of going public. On Thursday, San Francisco-based Twitter unsealed the papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Twitter booked a larger loss in the first half of this year than a year earlier, but it grew revenue. The company lost $69.3 million in the first six months of 2013, compared with $49.1 million at the same time last year. Revenue more than doubled to $254 million from $122 million.
Twitter did not say which stock exchange it plans to list its shares on, though the company said it intends to use the ticker symbol "TWTR."
Instagram to show ads on photo-sharing app
NEW YORK — Instagram, the mobile photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc., says it will start showing "occasional" photo and video advertisements in the coming months.
It's Instagram's first step toward making money. While users can already follow brands and businesses, part of the app's appeal has been its simplicity and, for some, a lack of advertisements.
To ease users into seeing ads, the company said in a blog post Thursday that it will focus on showing "a small number" of "high-quality photos and videos" from a handful of brands.
Facebook bought Instagram last fall for $715.3 million, $300 million of it in cash and the rest in stock. The app has more than 150 million users and is especially popular with teenagers and young adults.
U.S. 30-year mortgage rate is down to 4.22%
WASHINGTON — Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell for the third straight week to their lowest point in three months, as a decline in consumer confidence and the onset of the government shutdown forced rates down.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan dropped to 4.22 percent from 4.32 percent last week. The average on the 15-year fixed loan declined to 3.29 percent from 3.37 percent.
Both are the lowest averages since early July.
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STEPHANOPOULOS: Madam Leader, thanks very much for your time this morning.
PELOSI: Thank you.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Let's get right to the roundtable now. I am joined, as always, by George Will, Donna Brazile, Matthew Dowd, Laura Ingraham, talk show host, Fox News, also your paperback, "Of Thee I Zing," is not out -- "Of Thee I Zing." I want to make sure I get that right. Also, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, also now hosts a show on Current TV called Gavin Newsom.
NEWSOM: They'll let anyone do a show, George.
STEPHANOPOULOS: I guess so. Let's talk about this fiscal cliff that I just talked about with the speaker and the leader. One thing they both said, George, is that both sides want to address this before the election. That's about the only thing certain not to happen.
WILL: Exactly, which means they'll have about seven weeks to prevent $8 trillion, I guess over a decade, of tax increases and spending cuts from hitting a fragile economy. So everyone realizes it's serious. Now, in discussing this, the word "debacle" is mandatory, because everyone says we don't want to go through the debacle we had last August with the increase of the debt ceiling, to which I say, what debacle? Of course it was untidy. That's what democracy looks like...
STEPHANOPOULOS: America's credit rating was downgraded.
WILL: And what happened? Liquidity from all over the world flooded in to our downgraded Treasuries. Made no difference what ever. And we sailed right on. What the president wanted at that time was what he called a clean extension of the debt ceiling increase, which meant no restraint on spending, no super-committee, nothing.
STEPHANOPOULOS: But does this uncertainty, Gavin Newsom -- are you seeing any of the fallout yet in California as businesses cut back, start to plan for chaos, if you can?
NEWSOM: Well, yeah, I mean -- I love these guys. They're always concerned about uncertainty. And here's the ultimate manifestation of uncertainty, talking about going right back in to a debate that's going to sideline every other legitimate debate for the next few months.
At the same time, though, how could anyone be surprised? I guess, George, to your point, they don't feel it was a debacle. From my perspective, it was a debacle. It was a sideshow and not only cost our bond rating, but a lot of confidence. But it also cost the president. And I think there's pure politics in this. His ratings dropped significantly during that debate, Congress generally speaking. And I think it was very telling to watch Speaker Boehner talk about those 89 frogs. He's looking over his shoulder, particularly after what happened...
STEPHANOPOULOS: But you're also saying out loud what a lot of Democrats have been thinking -- let me bring this Laura Ingraham -- that this is kind of a deliberate strategy to hurt President Obama before the election.
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The twentieth century was a golden age of mapmaking, an era of cartographic boom. Maps proliferated and permeated almost every aspect of daily life, not only chronicling geography and history but also charting and conveying myriad political and social agendas. Here Tim Bryars and Tom Harper select one hundred maps from the millions printed, drawn, or otherwise constructed during the twentieth century and recount through them a narrative of the centuryand#8217;s key events and developments.
As Bryars and Harper reveal, maps make ideal narrators, and the maps in this book tell the story of the 1900sand#151;which saw two world wars, the Great Depression, the Swinging Sixties, the Cold War, feminism, leisure, and the Internet. Several of the maps have already gained recognition for their historical significanceand#151;for example, Harry Beckand#8217;s iconic London Underground mapand#151;but the majority of maps on these pages have rarely, if ever, been seen in print since they first appeared. There are maps that were printed on handkerchiefs and on the endpapers of books; maps that were used in advertising or propaganda; maps that were strictly official and those that were entirely commercial; maps that were printed by the thousand, and highly specialist maps issued in editions of just a few dozen; maps that were envisaged as permanent keepsakes of major events, and maps that were relevant for a matter of hours or days.
As much a pleasure to view as it is to read, A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps celebrates the visual variety of twentieth century maps and the hilarious, shocking, or poignant narratives of the individuals and institutions caught up in their production and use.
Maps are often as much a visual art form as they are a practical tool for navigation. Of particular visual interest are display mapsand#8212;maps that often used size and beauty to convey messages of regional and social status and power. Despite their historical significance, many of these display maps have been lost and destroyed over time. Magnificent Maps brings together the best surviving examples in order to illustrate their role in early modern Europe and describe the settings in which they were displayed.
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Most of the maps collected in Magnificent Maps date from the period 1450 to 1800, the heyday of this approach to mapping. During their time, these maps were displayed in a range of settings, from palaces to schoolrooms to bedchambers, and Peter Barber and Tom Harper here offer vivid descriptions of their original settings and examine their dual roles as propaganda and art.
Drawn from one of the greatest collections in the world at the British Library, many of these maps will be completely new even to experts. The unusual aspect of cartography presented in Magnificent Maps will appeal to collectors, historians, mapmakers and users, as well as anyone curious about the many ways we have come to illustrate and define our world.
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Mary Costello Recycling a house is the ultimate in sustainability, whether you are removing one to build or buying a second-hand building to place on your land.
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Our Titan Arum, named Metis, was donated in 2007 by John Kawamoto at the request of Binghamton University alumnus Werner Stiegler. John won three seeds in 2005 from an auction held in Bali, Indonesia. He grew the young plants for two years prior to donating one plant to BU in 2007. When we received the corm it weighed just over 4 lbs, but after one year of growth it weighed an incredible 40 lbs as it entered dormancy! In the three years Metis was in the Tropical Room prior to 2010 it put up two leaves, the last was 10 foot high and 10 foot wide. Metis put up an inflorescence in September of 2010, opening after four weeks of growth to a crowd of over 2,000 visitors. We collected pollen and sent one vial to Hawaii to another grower in the spring of 2011; the other vial went to Cornell University in the spring of 2012. Currently, the EW Heier Teaching Greenhouse has offspring of both those crosses.
Metis produced a leaf following the first inflorescence and that leaf died down in May 2012. The corm weighed 51.4 lbs in August 2012 while the plant was dormant. Dormancy lasted all the way to May 2013! On May 14, 2013 the tip of growth was seen coming up from the corm and all indications was it was another leaf. No - it is another inflorescence!
Metis put on a big stink last night to a large crowd! Very impressive! This morning it is still gorgeous. We expect the spadix will start to collapse today and the spathe will wilt as the day goes on, so we suggest you visit early! Tonight we will collect the pollen for storage for another Titan.
June 20th - day 38 from first tip of shoot above ground. This is/was our target date for full open. Will it open tonight??? We can't say just yet. Check back this afternoon in case it starts to open. It gained another inch over night and is now 73 inches tall. We are not sure if this means it needs another day to full open or not! It is being very unpredictable.
The inflorescence will not open today (famous last words?) but it might go Thursday or Friday. It is now 71.5 inches tall and much wider in girth. There is more purple on the underside of the spathe today but it is not frilling out yet. Stay tuned! The live web cam is now working and the link is above.
Wow!! It now measures 70.5 inches and is not showing signs of slowing down!! We are stunned. In 2010 it reached a height of nearly 68 inches in 26 days. Now we are at day 36 and it shows no signs of stopping to open yet! Many people are stopping by to check on Metis' progress and we wish we could be more accurate about full open, but we simply can't.
Metis is now officially just as tall (if not a little more) than it was in 2010! Today's official measurement recorded 68 inches to the top of the spadix. The bracts are drying out and soon to drop. How much more will it gain before opening??
Father's Day Sunday. The Titan, Metis, is gaining in height rapidly. Maybe this one will surpass 2010's height!!?? It measures 64 inches this morning but it is hard to measure properly now without another set of eyes to verify. We will get an accurate measure on Monday morning. The projection is still around June 20th....give or take. This is now day 34 since first sight of the emerging shoot. (The tall plant next to it on the left is an unfurling leaf of Amorphophallus paeonifolius, also donated by Werner Steigler). We are running out of bench space where these Amorphophallus' really do well!
I don't know why I thought this opening of the inflorescence wouldn't be as large as the last one! We are still more than four days away from full open, in all likelihood, yet today it measured 60.5 inches tall! In 2010, at full open, the spadix measured 68 inches. This is indeed a super titan! The overnight delivery of frozen pollen from the titan at Ohio State University arrived last night and will be used for pollination on the night that Metis' female flowers are ready.
The stock is clearly seen now from the south side. The inflorescence measures 56.5 inches! Maybe it will make it to last year's total of 68 inches. The bracts are still holding tight so we don't anticipate it opening until sometime next week.
This inflorescence is gaining now! It is 53.5 inches and still some days away from full open. The bracts are showing the first signs of withering but are still tight on the spathe. Some curators report approximately four days to full open from the collapse of the bracts, so we are watching that closely.
Wednesday the inflorescence measures 48 inches, so it has gained 5 inches since yesterday. Not too shabby! There is not much visible difference since yesterday other than an increase in the overall size. The sun is out today, for a change, so the photo is washed out. We are already experiencing many campus visitors. UPDATE: At 3:30pm the spadix tip now measures 50 inches. We are preparing for visitors and contacting the media.
The inflorescence measures 43 inches from top of spadix to the soil. This time the height appears to be behind where it was in 2010 but things are moving along much faster!
The inflorescence measures 38.5 inches from top of spadix to the soil. We were totally surprised this morning
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Any mention of dandified scents and my interest is piqued. This is a new offering from the new niche house Arquiste. (Their Aleksandr, named for the Romantic Russian dandy poet Pushkin, whose life came to end in a duel, is a wonderful leather with neroli/violet and fir.)
The poetic ad copy reads: "During the Operas intermission, a group of seven young men gather at the Grand Foyer in search of new flirtations. Women of all sorts are lured in by the crisp, green scent of the mens gardenia boutonnieres, enlivened with the bergamot and lavender colognes they wear. As they draw closer, the Opera Flower exudes its elegant masculinity, the last breath of a bloom sacrificed on a black-tie lapel."
This men's floral is centred around gardenia, the traditional evening flower in men's buttonholes.
Notes (from The Scented Salamander): Lavender, Bergamot, Italian Mandarin, Gardenia jasminoides/Gardenia citriodora duo, Genet absolute, Vetiver, Oak Moss.
More on wearing a real boutonniere, one of the lost manly arts: http://artofmanliness.com/2010/07/09...re-buttonhole/
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Thanks for the links.
thanks! cant wait
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2. Musc Ravaguer
3. Portrait of a Lady
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I enjoy it when a single notes stands out, such as gardenia here. Richard James EDT had tuberose as its main floral note. Rose d'Homme, of course, had rose.
"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
I love this house. A Gardenia for men really has got my attention. Can't wait to sample.
A gardenia for men has me very interested, too. Although I don't personally care for that name too much...
Nice. I actually like the name. Gardenia is usually pretty feminine. But I can imagine a drier citric treatment. Thanks Primmy
I agree that one has to look on the overall treatment of the gardenia note. The deeper notes are vetiver and oakmoss. I don't think this will come off as a white floral at all.
This I must try for sure.
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The deluxe version comes with a stickpin in the shape of a gardenia and a set of silk knots!
"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
Interesting to note:
Apparently, there is some confusion about the note listed as "genet" in this. The Fragrantica website has a picture of a civet cat for this note, and indeed, a genet is one species of civet. My guess, however, is that "genet" represents the French genêt, which means the broom plant. This note is, like lavender, as herbal as it is floral, and could really contribute a bit of more masculine flavor to the fragrance.
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Great news and wow nice to see you posting JaimeB.
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"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
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You can get samples now:
The blog Bois de Jasmin gave it a review: http://boisdejasmin.com/2012/11/arqu...me-review.html
The price for the bottle, with the stickpin, is slightly higher ($195)
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Did any one else order a sample from my link above to surrendertochance? Yesterday I received a shipped and tracking link for my order. Now this morning I'm receiving a refund to my Paypal account. I see they removed the product from their website now.
I tend to agree with you on this well-educated guess. Personally, I love broom as a note - very classic in fine perfumery. I grew up in a city that had broom of various varieties growing semi-wild in vacant lots, gardens and hillsides. There's a reason that bees clustered so thickly around those shrubs, dive-bombing into the flowers. They knew heaven when they smelled it!
I got an email from Arquiste today, when I inquired about samples thru email last week...
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 11:39 AM
To: Mike Perez
Subject: RE: FW: Boutonneire ?
Dear Mike,
Thank you for your email and our apologies for the late reply!
Boutonniere No. 7 will be available in stores in about two weeks. The numbered launch edition set, which is accompanied by a stickpin and cufflinks created by M. de PHOCAS, is now available for pre-order on www.arquiste.com. You can now access the scent's details and immerse yourself in the story behind it.
Samples will be available through our stockists' locations (including Barneys Las Vegas) once they receive the new fragrance.
Let us know how if you need anything else.
Best regards,
Theodore Tsamados
ARQUISTE Parfumeur
247 Centre Street, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10013
[email protected]
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Received my sample from StC last week. I must say Arquiste Boutonniere No.7 is a lovely fragrance especially when worn lightly. I don't have much experience with gardenias but this feels very natural to my nose. The name is indeed fitting. The best part for me comes after 2 hours when the rich white floral accord simmers down to reveal the greener and arguably more elegant facets. I have blown my fragrance budget to shreds this year but darn it, this is worth a decant at least...esp. if you enjoy clean & green florals.
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(((impatiently waiting for sample to arrive at Barneys)))
"All problems are illusions of the mind."
-- Eckhart Tolle
This house produces some extraordinarily enchanting back stories for its fragrances.
Boutonniere No. 7 sounds very intriguing. Gardenia has always been a favorite flower and scent. Are there any further observations for this new Arquiste?
I own Anima Dulcis and I love the cocoa dry down which lasts incredibly long. Its transition from baroque floral composition to a vanilla and pastry scent to a cocoa drink mixed with water...well, my interpretation - matches in my imagination Arquiste's story line for Anima Dulcis. If Boutonniere No. 7 has a similar progression I would be tempted to splurge for the limited edition.
interpretation is the revenge of the intellect upon art. - Susan Sontag
A beautiful and addictive fragrance. I can't stop wearing it!
Any more discussion on this scent? I understand the gardenia is nice but other nice predominate.
"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
I finally got my sample from Barney's (Raul from Barney's Vegas is such a sweetie).
I like it, but I don't love it. It's initial vivid floral crispness is very debonair and 'dandy'-ish, true to the marketing copy, but I realized today what other scent does this exact same thing, at about 1/3 of the price: Richard James. At the same time I realized I sold my bottle of RJ many years ago because I liked it but it sort of bored me. Those nicely-behaved, conservative, masculine florals (Windsor, Richard James, Insense) they just get me yawning. I really enjoy the florals like gardenia, jasmine & orange blossom when they're supercharged, dirty, indolic, etc.
After a whole day of wearing the Arquiste at the office, I went to the gym to do cardio (for lunch) and when I took a shower I spritzed on a tiny amount of A La Nuit by Serge Lutens (from my dwindling decant) and gosh that stuff just blows the Arquiste away.
However, if you're the kind of guy that likes his florals subdued, well behaved and at a low volume, I could see how this fragrance might appeal to you. Still, before you spring for a bottle of this one, sample Richard James. Trust!
"All problems are illusions of the mind."
-- Eckhart Tolle
Thanks Mike for your review, I was planning in getting a bottle but I have Richard James bottle as well. I'm just gonna save the money for something else. Moving on...
Mike, great review.
I also adore A La Nuit for its unabashed jasmine. You are correct that Boutonniere is indeed a "polite" men's scent.
"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
You're welcome Primrose, I would love to hear from others that have smelled this.
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I smelled this in Italy. I am always skeptical of purported gardenias, but I was pleasantly surprised. This does smell more or less like a gardenia, with an emphasis on the green aspect of the flower. It's a clean one, though, with little or no mushroom. But it smells very pleasant nonetheless. It looses itself a bit as it does, and the drydown is a little uninspiring.


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Yahoo7 is rolling out a semantic publishing platform across the web sites that promote Channel 7's local free to air programs, building its new content systems atop an open source graph database.
Craig Penfold, CTO Yahoo7 was inspired by a similar project undertaken by the BBC, which initially launched semantic web publishing for the channel's 2010 World Cup website to increase viewer engagement.
After conducting research and discussions with BBC and Yahoo, the Yahoo7 team chose to change the datastore from a standard SQL database to a graph database.
Leveraging know-how from Yahoo US, Yahoo7 partnered with an American open source company called Systap for assistance in designing the semantic site. Systap offers consulting services around the Bigdata open-source graph database, which is written entirely in Java.
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The new site resulted in a 30 percent increase in page opens, 65 percent increase in video starts and a 200 percent increase in time spent on the site.
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HUNTINGTON -- A project to ensure the tall tree canopy above 13th Avenue in front of Ritter Park remains for several more decades began Tuesday.
Workers with Kotalic Landscaping planted 20 pin oak and sugar maple trees on the residential side of the busy thoroughfare between 8th and 12th streets. The project is a partnership between the city of Huntington's Urban Forestry Advisory Committee and two local couples.
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The YMCA of the Brandywine Valley and the YMCA of the Upper Main Line are opening the doors of all their branches, free of charge, every Tuesday in August.
On Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 26, Chester County residents can enjoy the pools, cardio and fitness centers, gymnasiums, cycle studios, and group exercise classes. Free entry also includes the 24 tennis courts at the Upper Main Line Y, or the climbing tower and skateboard park at the Kennett Y.
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Burlesque, vintage striptease, is an age old art form with strong emphasis on the tease. Students create characters ranging from pinup glamorous to comedic vaudeville. The Debutante Performance Show will give students a once in a lifetime opportunity to show off what they've learned for a live audience. Friends, family and all supportive fans of burlesque are invited to see these lovelies at their "coming out" party! You may also spot some of your regular Lannie's Clocktower faves sprinkled throughout this evening where anything can happen!
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It tastes and looks so much like real eggs, that I fooled my mom into eating them.
Step 1: Ingredients
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-1 small tomato
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-1/3 cup Mushrooms
-1 tbsp Vegan Margarine
-1very small pinch of Turmeric
-1 small pinch of Cumin
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I served it in Flour Tortillas, but you can eat it alone or with some toast or crakers.
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While the onions are cooking, put the tofu in a bowl with the water and start mahsing it. It should look like the picture below. You can definitely leave the water out of the recipe, but it will make the tofu drier when cooked. When the you have the tofu mash ready, add the already chopped tomatoes, chives and mushrooms.
By this point the onions should be translucent, add them to to the tofu mix. Also, add some salt and pepper. Add the cumin and turmeric and make sure they're well incorporated in the mix.
Don't add too much turmeric because it will get bitter when cooking. I added a very very very small pinch and it turned out perfect. It will keep getting more yellow while cooking.
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