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New headband tutorial
Posted by Cindy on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Here is great new tutorial from The Quilted Fish posted on Cutting Corners College. Jina and I showed how to create this headband (using Amanda's instructions) last fall at schoolhouse in Houston. The headband is reversible and the added crochet flower is a clip on and can be easily removed.
I hope you were able to see our other fantastic tutorials taught the past few weeks. Here is a quick preview
Mother Daughter aprons....taught by Sally of Sally's Angelworks.
A Daydream reversible apron...taught by Emily Ashby of Toads Treasures.
Plus....Quilting tips, tricks and tools taught by Deonn Stott.
Visit Cutting Corners College every Tuesday for a new tutorial.
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Former Washington quarterback Tarn Sublett rejoins the Husky program this season as a graduate assistant coach, a position he most recently held at Cal in 1992 and 1993. While at Cal, Sublett worked with the Cal defense under head coach Keith Gilbertson, now the Huskies' offensive coordinator. In 1993, Gilbertson and Sublett helped lead Cal to 9-4 record and a 31-3 victory over Iowa in the Alamo Bowl. Prior to joining the Cal staff, Sublett was the offensive coordinator at Seattle's Cleveland High School in 1991.
A 1988 graduate of UW's School of Business, Sublett served primarily as a quarterback on the Huskies' scout team and junior varsity squads. After arriving in Seattle as a walk-on, Sublett earned a scholarship and his first letter in 1987, backing up current Atlanta Falcons quarterback Chris Chandler. In his four years at Washington, the Huskies never missed a bowl game, attending the Orange, Freedom, Sun, and Independence Bowls from 1984-87.
In 1994, Sublett earned his MBA from Cal's Haas School of Business. He and his wife Kelly have a son, Ryan (9), and a daughter, Sierra (4).

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We dug deep into the Giant Step vault to find some gems from the past. Here is the first of the bunch, an EPK for the release of Nuyorican Soul on Giant Step Records. Back then it was common to compile an electronic press kit (EPK) to send out a pre-release – this would help with journalists, retail and radio. Although it was more of an industry tool, we thought you might enjoy seeing it. A lot of the footage and interviews are from the actual photo shoot for the album artwork. The video features interviews with Kenny Dope and Little Louie Vega, Roy Ayers, George Benson, La India, Jocelyn Brown and Tito Puente to name a few.
Keep an eye on this site over the holiday break for more videos from the Giant Step vault.


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High school students with college or tech school aspirations now have a program that helps them learn the ropes about college before they ever set foot on campus as students.
A Plus is a college and career program that provides seminars and workshops that helps prepare students for the future.
Johnnie Jones, program coordinator, told Williston Rotary members Tuesday that A Plus is designed to supplement while high school guidance counselors are doing.
Students meet in the Williston High School Cafeteria for eight weeks every Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon.
Congressman Cliff Stearns has nominated the Williston Public Library for the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
A letter from Michele Farrell, Senior Program Officer and Coordinator of the National Medal for Library Services, was received by Michelle Traylor, Williston Public Library Librarian, this past week.
"We are just delighted with the nomination and appreciate the notice that Rep. Stearns has given us," Traylor said. "We plan to fill out the nomination forms to show our library's best features."
Williston city residents told council members Tuesday night they needed relief from what they believe are exorbitant reconnection fees once electric service has been halted.
And because passions were so intense, and numerous, the council agreed to revisit its policy by holding a workshop to bandy ideas about Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m.
The workshop came on the heels of nearly two hours of discussion from city residents about the city's electric service, the power bills that follow and the fees charged to restore service.
An unidentified Hispanic man riding a bicycle was killed Tuesday on Hwy. 41 about four miles north of Williston.
According to the Florida highway Patrol, the cyclist was struck by a 2006 Nissan driven by Marvin Gunn, 26.
The two were both northbound when the Nissan's front struck the bicycle, propelling the cyclist forward.
From staff reports
A K-9 officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has been selected as its North Central Region's candidate for the 2010 Officer of the Year.
Officer Sam Dishman, assigned to Levy County, grew up in Florida, hunting and fishing in Pinellas and Marion counties.
Enough is enough. That's what the residents of Williston and the surrounding area think when it comes to the more than 1.5 million people who will get a cancer diagnosis this year.
Monday night, about 50 of those people representing 15 teams, came together to strategize this year's Relay for Life, slated for April 16-17 at Williston High School. This year's theme is Game On! Join the Fight and centers around board games.
By Mark Scohier
Two keepers of exotic animals in Levy County agreed to a court order Tuesday that requires the couple to remove the animals from their property, according to County Attorney Anne Bast Brown.
A Patas monkey has been spotted in the Williston area in a block of woods between County Road 318 and 217th Court.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking for the public's assistance if the animal is spotted, because the monkey can be dangerous to anyone who might try to handle it.
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Play FLV files using Web Content Display Portlet
By Chetan Chadalavada on Feb 14, 2009
Wanna add your favorite video onto the WebSpace Portal or display a flash video ad... follow these steps to add a simple flash player to play your flv files. For better understanding on using Content Management System, Web Content Display Portlet just skim through KLV's blog
Download and install latest webspace install here.
In this post I am going to use jw flash player for demo. Download the free player and do the following:
1. Upload player.swf(from downloaded jwplayer) to document library and note the url from the file details.
2. Upload your flv file to document library and note the url from the file details.
Create a Structure:
1. Login as email@example.com
2. Go to Control Panel.
3. Select Web Content from left navigation under Content category.
4. Select Structures tab to create a new structure for FLV player user inputs.
5. Click on Add Structure.
6. Check Autogenerate ID, provide Name("FLV Player Structure") and Description.
7. Click on Add Row. Provide Name as "file". Select type from dropdown as "Text".
8. Click on Add Row again. Provide Name as "player". Select type from dropdown as "Text".
9. Click on Save.
Create a Template:
1. Select Templates tab -> Click on Add Template button.
2. In the Template form, check Autogenerate ID, Name("FLV Player"), Description.
3. Click on Select button and select the Structure created above.
4. Click on Launch Editor. Here you can create the vm template.
5. Clear the commented text and copy the following in it.
<embed width="100%" height="300" align="center" flashvars="file=$file.data" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" scalemode="showall"
movie="$player.data" swliveconnect="false" salign="" menu="false" play="false" loop="true"
devicefont="true" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" base="." quality="best" name="player" id="player" style=""
src="$player.data" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"/>
6. Click on Update button which closes the editor and Click Save button in the Template form.
We are ready to Add Content to the template which we have created just now.
Add Web Content:
1. In the same Templates tab Click on Actions button next to the template created above.
2. In the context menu populated select "Add Web Content".
3. In the Web Content form provide Name("My Video"), in File text field enter your flv file context path location, the document library url of flv video uploaded.
4. Provide the player URL with the document library url of player.swf file.
5. Click on Save and Approve button.
We are done with Control Panel part and now we are ready to display the video content onto the portal.
1. Go to your page or create a new page by clicking on Add Page.
2. Go to Menu -> Add Application -> Content Management and add Web Content Display portlet.
3. Click on Configuration on the portlet -> Select the WebContent("My Video") you created above.
4. We just added content to the Web Content Display portlet. Click on Return to full Page.


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Nathan Johnson on creating a sound-based score for Looper
I caught up with Looper's composer Nathan Johnson to talk about the dynamics between his sound-based score, the sound design of the film and between himself and director Rian Johnson. What follows is part of the transcription of our Skype conversation.
Can you talk about the dynamics between your sound-intensive soundtrack and the sound design of the film?
For any movie, I come on board mainly with the predominant thought to serve the director's vision. I think that everyone involved in the movie is hopefully following that same approach. Rian (Johnson, director on Looper) has such a clear direction and such a clear idea of where everything is going…but he's really open to collaboration as well. I think that's probably a testament to Rian because he's the 'master in the middle' pulling everything together and bringing all these disparate elements to the same park to play nicely together.


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What is the link between racers, fans, and businesses potentially involved with sponsorship in racing? That is the link that racers need to determine when looking to secure funds from any business. It may be an obvious user-defined link such as a racing vendor supporting a car or a home improvement center sponsoring a NASCAR team. The sponsor is looking to get its name in front of a specific set of customers and associate the company name with racing. It is an act of associating multiple passions with a need and a name.
At the highest levels of our sport the linkage between the sponsor, the driver, and even the team or organization is inextricable. When you hear the name Jeff Gordon one of the first things you think of is DuPont, or possibly Pepsi, and with Tony Stewart the immediate link is with Home Depot. These businesses have recognized and developed a link between their customers and the racers, so there is a clear and distinct linkage between these teams, drivers, and the sponsors.
This does not happen by accident. It takes work and a long term relationship between the sponsor, the racers, and the team to get this kind of recognition. The value to the business is difficult to place a dollar value on, but it is measured and can be determined right down to the penny. There are numerous businesses that track just how often a product is mentioned and the amount of time the product is seen within the media, including TV, radio, print, and movies, to name a few.
It does not take a rocket scientist to understand that it is difficult to field even a local Saturday night racecar solely out of the pocket of the racer. Even if you were to win every week, the purses at the local dirt track or paved oval just could not support the program. Without some additional funding from friends, family or a sponsor of some type, the show would be much smaller or non-existent.
So, how does the local Saturday night racer get a sponsor and the funds to help run his team? The tried and true way is to develop a sponsorship package-a document that defines the team in a favorable light. This document, along with an impassioned pitch, is supposed to get the potential sponsor to see the light and give the racer a very favorable financial package.
The majority of sponsorship packages are trying to sell the prospective sponsor on the driver and the car. The problem is that most racers are trying to sell something when in reality you are entering into a partnership with the sponsor. For the package to really work where both parties benefit, they need to work together. It is much more than just writing a check. Let's examine the content from a typical sponsorship package and see what many drivers are showing to potential sponsors. The document will often include text and photos that delineate:
• Historical points that revolve around a win/loss record of the driver and/or the team
• A profile of the driver
- Some personal information
- Marital status
- Education
- Likes and dislikes
- Length of driving career
- Experience level and types of cars raced previously and the success in each prior division
• A profile of the team and the members and possibly some team history, often with pictures and a profile of the team members in uniforms.
• Past or current championships that the driver has won or the current points battle and how the driver and team are doing
• The look of the car in its current state.
• Pictures of the tow rig and trailer.
• A cost breakdown for the weekly needs of the team, although rarely a budget of weekly costs are included.
The document may also show pictures of the racecar in the potential sponsor's logo and painted in the sponsor's colors. This is easily done with a digital photo and good photo manipulation software.


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May 3, 2011
TUCSON - For the first time since the 2007 season, the Arizona Wildcat women's tennis team has earned a bid to play in the NCAA Team Championships. In the opening round of play, Arizona (15-6) will face South Carolina (13-10) in Gainesville, Fla. Arizona is one of seven Pac-10 teams to earn a bid to the tournament.
"We are excited to once again be selected to go to the team tournament," said head coach Vicky Maes. "We've played hard all year and worked our way up the rankings steadily, securing our spot for the first time in several years. From the very first day, it was our goal to make it to nationals and we knew it was reachable with this group. I really couldn't be more proud of what they accomplished to get there. We are thrilled to be traveling to Florida to face a solid South Carolina team."
In the 2007 tournament, the Wildcats traveled to Atlanta, Ga. to play Kentucky. Arizona lost the match 4-0 and finished the season with a 9-14 record. Arizona's last team win in the tournament came in the opening round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament where the team upset BYU. Arizona was ranked No. 38 nationally while BYU was ranked at No. 28. The Wildcats won the match 4-1 and went on to play Stanford in the second round. Arizona lost to Stanford, 4-0, and finished the season with a 13-12 overall record.
Overall in the NCAA tournament, Arizona has a record of 11-16 with the team's best finish coming in 1993 when the Wildcats competed in the semifinals.
This season, Arizona earned its winningest record since Maes took the reins of the Wildcat program in 2001. During the postseason, five Wildcats competed in the Pac-10 Championships where freshman Susan Mc Rann competed in the invitational singles finals after defeating teammate Kim Stubbe in the semifinals. The Cats climbed as high as No. 26 in the ITA national rankings and are now ranked at No. 34.
South Carolina is ranked No. 35 nationally by the ITA and has two singles players and one doubles team ranked nationally. The Gamecocks' highest-ranked singles player is Anya Morgina who ranks 44th. Dijana Stojic makes the ITA rankings at 96th and with partner Dominika Kanakova is ranked at No. 84 in doubles.


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How quickly you will find work in today's unstable economy could depend on where you live, the type of work you are seeking, and the level of competition for the available jobs in your area of work.
However, If you are age 50 or older and been out of work for a while, statistics have shown that your chances of finding work will take a bit longer compared to younger job seekers.
The unemployment rate for older job seekers remains high despite the numbers falling down a bit from what they were during the Great Recession. The numbers of older workers that have dropped out of the labor force but say they still want to find work was about 1.7 million in February according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This represents a large percent of people who want to work but numbers are not included in the unemployment rate.
Without question there is some age discrimination against the older job seeker, but still there are many employers who welcome older job seekers, provided that they have the necessary required skills to do the work they are seeking.
Why do some older job seekers struggle to find work, while others seem to have few problems getting hired? According to some recruiters and hiring managers, it has less to do with job seekers grey hairs or wrinkles, and more to do with their work experience and the direction of their career path.
Some hiring managers and recruiters claim they actually prefer older workers. Some say older workers generally come with more experience than younger workers and they are often more reliable and less willing leave the job within a year for other opportunities.
However, many over age 50 job seekers have reported that landing a new position becomes harder after they turn 50. Many believe their difficulty in finding work is due to age discrimination.
Although there is no question that age discrimination does exist at some level in corporate America, despite such form of discrimination being illegal. However, there are still many over age 50 job seekers being recruited and hired by several companies of all sizes.
The key is that older job seekers must have the experience and skills that an organization is seeking; exhibit good interview skills, including the ability to articulate how they can help an employer achieve its objectives; and show that they are motivated and energized to do the job.
The challenges of finding work by older job seekers
According to some recruiters, the most successful older job seekers are those with histories of progressively increasing responsibilities in specific areas. By the time many of these workers reach their 50s, they typically have achieved a long list of significant accomplishments. Such older workers have reached a level of experience in their careers that is commensurate with where they should be.
However, those less successful older workers that have not reach the level of success of their more successful counterpart, are now competing for job openings against younger job seekers in their 30s and 40s who typically earn less and may exude more energy. Many employers are more likely to hire such younger workers who they perceive to be more flexible, technologically savvy and able to grow with the company.
From a financial standpoint for budget cutting conscious hiring managers, the older job seeker would probably cost them more to hire. However, many over age 50 job seekers today are accepting lower salaries than they received from their previously job, especially if they have been out of work for a longer period of time.
However, employers are also less willing to hire older job seekers because they may be overqualified for jobs they are seeking. Also, many employers don't believe highly experience workers would stick around after taking a large pay cut job. They believe once older workers find a job closer to a salary they are accustom to receiving, they would move on quickly to that higher paying opportunity.
According to some recruiters, what also adds to the longer length of time for older job seekers to find work is their unwillingness to be more flexible. Some recruiters say that many older job seekers are reluctant to change industries than their younger counterparts. However, some of this is due in part that they usually tend to have greater financial commitments that make it harder to start over with an entry level job.
Many job seekers over age 50 are also less able to relocate to find work. Some are more likely tied down by a mortgage or a spouse's job, making it less appealing to uproot and move to remote location.
However recent census data have shown that middle-aged and older people are increasingly striking out for greener pastures. According to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, more than 7 million Americans moved between states in 2012. This was the highest number of long-distance moves in four years. However, not all these relocation moves were older job seekers. Some moves were due to relocation for retirement and other non-work seeking reasons.
Older job seeker tactics for getting hired
Recruiter and hiring managers say despite many of the road blocks older job seeker face in the job market, including some age discrimination, there are some approaches and shifts in thinking by older job seekers that may help them find work more quickly. Here are some of their suggestions:
- Be the solution to problems. If you can solve companies' problems and have the valued skills that they are looking for, regardless of your age, you have a good chance of being hired. Most companies don't hire you because of your age, but because of your ability to come up with solutions to their problems. You will have more success as a job seeker if you show how your skills can solve problems. Therefore, go to interviews with a consultant mentality. Talk about how you can solve the hiring manager problems and give examples!
- Let your resume reflect your accomplishments. When describing more recent jobs on your resume, expand on your accomplishment and contributions rather than simply citing your experience. Show employers you are an achiever and you will get their attention!
- Be positive and energized. Employers want to hire people with an upbeat and positive attitude. When interviewing for a job, you need to reflect this type of attitude whether you are being interviewed in person or over the telephone. The more enthusiasm and energy you reflect during your interview, the more likeable you become to the interviewer.
- Continue to educate yourself. Regardless of your age, you should keep learning new skills. Whether it's done formally or informally, learn new skills or enhance the skills you already have. Consider taking a business course or going back to school to get a degree or advance degree. Evaluate your skills and determine what areas that need improvement and then go work them. Many companies place great value on education and training. When interviewing for a job show that you are open to additional education and training opportunities, it could increase your chances of getting hired.
- Search for jobs at websites that cater to older job seekers. There are many websites that post good paying jobs for older job seekers. Consider conducting your job search of these sites in addition to the larger online job boards. Here are a few of the top websites for older job seekers: http://www.seniorjobbank.org/, http://www.workforce50.com/, http://www.seniors4hire.org/ and http://www.theretiredworker.com/
- Consider relocating to find work. Job opportunities vary regionally and from state to state. For example, in North Dakota unemployment is at an all-time low at 2.6 percent. Many willing workers are not where the jobs are. So, if you are having problems finding work in your geographic area and don't mind relocating, consider it as an option.
According to a poll taken by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in 2013, among Americans age 50 and older who have jobs, 82 percent expect to work in some form during retirement. This is an indication that older workers will continue to be in the job market for years to come and therefore must learn to master the skill of getting hired.


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The 31st annual AVN Awards Show was held on January 18, 2014 at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The evenings event was hosted by comedian Rebekah Kochan, adult stars Chanel Preston and Samantha Saint and featured special musical guest Machine Gun Kelly. This years event attracted the best porn stars from around the world to walk the red carpet.
This photo gallery features: Missy Martinez, Mitch and Aleo Valentine, Mr Pete, Natalia Starr, Natasha Starr, Neena Feelmore, Nicole Aniston, Nikita Von James, Nikki Benz, Nikki Ferrari, Sean Michals, Nina Hartley, O.G. Goddess Dani, Odile, Penny Pax, Aiden Starr, Pepper Kester, Percy Jones, Lexy Villa, Prince Yahshua, Misty Stone, Princess, Ramon, Ramone Nomar, Randy Marsh and Cheri Deville.


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Monday, December 19, 2011
Little Details: Persimmons
This beautiful fruit always reminds me of Christmas, and my parents have always been big fans. My mom loves to add fresh persimmon slices to winter salads, and persimmon pudding has always been a favorite dessert of my dad's (Happy 65th Birthday, Dad!!).
Another Nichols family favorite is dehydrated persimmons. My mom insists they taste like "candy" -- not sure I would agree with that description!
Want to try persimmon pudding? Here's a recipe from Martha Stewart for this Christmas classic. And here's another recipe for a persimmon salad from one of my favorite recipe sites, Epicurious.
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High density orchards facilitate harvest
Robert B. Fridley, University of California
California Agriculture 31(7):12-13.
Possible future harvest and thinning operations are considerations in planting and training new orchards. High density orchards with relatively small trees are adaptable to new technology but are also suited to present methods.
Robert B. Fridley, former Professor and Chairman, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, is now Manager of Silvicultural Engineering, Raw Materials Division R&D, Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, Washington.


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Forum Question
If You Had Your Way,
Would There Be A God?
December, 1998
I appeared on the Rick Emerson show, a local radio talk show (is the word "appear" appropriate for radio?), and he asked me a real stumper of a question. I forgot exactly how he worded it, but basically, he wanted to know: If I had my way, would there be a god?
After rehearsing in my mind how many qualifying questions I would have to ask in order to give an understandable reply, I resigned and said, "I don't know." Of course, the first counter-question would have to be: "Which god?" Certainly none that I have ever heard of.
But the main point in approaching this question, for me, is the fact that I seek to find out what is and live with that, rather than wishing that the world would conform to my desires and ideals.
I have since been pondering this question and that led me to wonder if a world where the supernatural existed would be superior to the one that is. Or, is this the best of all possible worlds?
If anyone is still given to pretending, then pretend there was a god (any god; you can create your own, here), and tell us if that world would be better. Please give your make-believe god the benefit of the doubt when making your case; no fair pretending that there exists one of the volcano gods such as Jehovah of Allah.
Cliff Walker
Hello, Cliff
As for your questions about whether a world with the supernatural would be better than the world that is.
We already have that. It's called religion. It's called parapsychology. It's called conspiracy theory. It's called alien abduction, psychic friends and survivalists in the mountains. It's called make your fortune in six months or your money back. Can't get more supernatural than that!
The supernatural exists here and now. Or should I say the belief in the supernatural exists here and now, and it is the world that is.
Is it better to believe in the supernatural? I suppose it might be, if you are willing to resign responsibility for your decisions to færies, angels, gods, aliens, financial planners.
Best regards,
In other words you want me to become a minister. After all what the minister does is how god, the fiction of his imagination will save the world, save you from damnation. He imagines that the bible is the word of god and interprets how it will explain the bad state of the world as it exists today, to justify bible's contradictions, atrocities and obscenities, i.e., if you dare to question him. To be saved all you need to do is to believe me and open your wallets and check books when I pass the platter (so I can go on doing this for the rest of my life to live comfortably until I die of the venereal diseases I got from the beautiful women from my congregation, because my old fat ugly wife does not inspire me sexually anymore). And I will include your address in my database (so I can suck on your gullibility again and again).
Did I get your question right?
I think that one of the issues is that of a personal "GOD." That is, one god that is concerned with our own individual affairs either as a species or individuals. No case can be made for individual god -- that idea is anthropocentric.
It could be said that all matter and energy is god, but then there would be nothing like the concept of a god like any religion has. No revealed religion, just the properties that the scientific method shows matter and energy to have. The major difference between ourselves and others.
Would there be a God? I think what is meant is would there be something we would bow down without question. The answer is no.
Answer should be: Absolutely, not! I have a brain and am able to think for myself. The last thing that I would ever want would be for some divine puppeteer to do my thinking for me or to have any influence or control over me.
If there was a god who would protect me, my loved ones, and everyone else on earth, that would be marvelous. I'd love to see an end to the news stories in the paper and on tv about people who've been murdered or killed in accidents or by diseases. That would all certainly stop if my pretend god existed. And then no one would have to cry when someone died because we would all know that that person was going to heaven -- no loving god would send his/her children to fry ... the children would be forgiven no matter what and end up in heaven.
If a god ended up being someone like the bible said, watching over my every move and making sure I did the right thing or else suffer the consequences, I'd rather remain godless. I moved out of my mother's house for that reason -- I like being independent and I'm proud of the fact that I'm a good, moral person all on my own.
[This] question strikes me as the very reason there have been so many gods in the past, someone had their way and foisted it off on the gullible. Science fiction creates gods today, and does a much better job of it that the ancients with their mystic scribbling. Would the world be a better place? -- how could it be, because Christianity has the ultimate message of love, peace and forgiveness and that has accomplished little in the real world.
Here is a thought to ponder. According to Frijof Capra in The Turning Point the universe consists of energy. There are no itty-bitty particles, only energy. They call this reality the quantum space-time continuum. If this is true, we are necessarily part and parcel of it. So what is consciousness? I wonder if our individual sense of consciousness is our particular slice of the space-time continuum and I further wonder if we can merge with and emerge from the continuum at will. This would explain a lot of otherwise inexplicable phenomena such as the experience which some people claim to have had with a god. Years ago I was taught deep-muscle relaxation by a psychologist as a means of disposing of stress. I have been informed that this strictly secular activity is known to others as meditation. Well, the truth is, some mighty strange things can happen in a person's mind during this activity, like meeting with persons known and unknown, alive and dead, good and evil, which could be called self-induced illusion or could be called something else, heaven, hell, god, whatever, or it could be we are tapping into this energy field which is apparently the foundation of the universe. What do you think?
as ever,
I think it is too much for us to comprehend about god or life after death or anything of the sort. Who really knows what is real and what isn't. For all we know we could be someone's dream or someone's science project. I mean are we really real? Think about it. What if everything you believed in was false? It is really hard for me to think about your question because I don't know what to believe and I don't know. I hear so many different stories and some make sense and some don't. I believe a lot of religious beliefs are false such as the rapture and shit like that. I mean if there was a god and people that weren't saved would be damned to an eternity of hell and not be allowed into heaven wouldn't that make the devil more powerful than god? I mean 99 percent of the world wouldn't go to heaven or when the saved people were suppose to fly away when the rapture came about there would be a hell of a lot more people on earth than in heaven. I mean so much about religion doesn't make sense. I prefer to look at everything from a more open mind and not so close-minded as most religions and their beliefs. What is god really and what is religion? Also I this world is really horrible in certain ways such as poverty and murder and all sorts of sins. Since god is suppose to know everything why would he create and let us corrupt ourselves and why would he create the world and everything in it by destroying his creation with damning most people to hell and stuff like that. I don't know what to believe anymore and god just doesn't seem real to me anymore like he use to because it seems that my prayers are never answered and religious beliefs just don't make sense. Especially ones that tell you how to eat and to dress and crazy stuff like that. Religion is not suppose to be like a dictatorship.
I mean are we really real?
Sorry for rambling.
If we aren't, then to whom did you address your response? The problem with defending solipsism is that you cannot even describe your theory without demonstrating that it is false -- or at least demonstrating that you don't really believe it!
This is really what we (humankind) has done, isn't it? If I now had a choice about it I would much prefer not to have any (God). I would , I am sure, find myself in endless arguments with Him over His decisions, and would constantly be asking "Now why did You do that?" I am not good at just surrendering my own judgement to saying "I guess I just can't fathom your ways, but it must be okay because you're God! I haven't even learned to do that with my wife. I only see it making my life more complex and unhappy.
I think the question needs more parameters: Is this god a creator, or just a supervisor/
I'd want a creator-god to leave out the fleas, Democrats, salmonella, rats, humidity, taxes ... well, I already said Democrats. I'd want that creator-god to create with more foresight: Make his (or her) humans more kindly and innovative and gentle and artistic, and more-frequent readers and less-frequent TV watchers.
And I'd want the creator-god to give me a better metabolism so I could still eat chocolate but not be so fat.
Then this would be the best of all possible worlds.
Hello Cliff!
That was an excellent question. But not the usual. No wonder you were unsure of how to respond. Now I wish someone would ask me, though. My answer:
If I had my way, yes, there would be a god who took care to see that no one ever came to harm, that everyone had enough to eat, and that those who undertook to harm others had their brains rewired so as to make them benevolent people. But, if this were true, we would already live in a very different world than that we see around us.
Best regards,
Tim Gorski, Pastor
Since radio characters do "appear" in your mind (sort of like god), "appear" is indeed an appropriate word for radio. To be strictly literal, "was a guest on," may be more accurate. However, I think I would say "appear."
Now, "If I had my way, would there be a god?" My first thot was, "what a silly question." But then I thot about it some more and decided that it is a silly question. I mean I would like to live forever in The Big Rock Candy Mountain with the people I love (or Hugh Hefner's mansion). I would like to believe in the god that pretty much everybody believes in. But ...
... if wishes were horses ...
PS: In rereading your question I detected a question that I didn't address in my first flippant answer. And it is, "Would an imagined world be better than the natural one?" In other words, "Would a world without pain be better than what we have now?" My still-flip answer is, "sure."
I'll keep this short ... I don't believe in a "GOD"! Why does one being have to be superior than the other?
Maybe we are all one? :)
Have a good day!!
I always want to answer your questions but I never have been good at putting my thoughts onto paper -- but for this one I think it deserves at least a try.
I cannot imagine anything better than our world. We may have troubles and we have no one but ourselves to blame but on the other side of the coin -- we have a world and a universe so wide and full that we can appreciate and marvel at. It is world where we have the power to wonder and explore: our minds, each other's minds, the universe. There are no answers unless we believe them, we find them. I would say that having a God would only make our lives less exciting, unanswerable questions would be automatically answered -- "It is God's will, God created it." We would no longer search for the beauty that is in each atom, each relationship. We are not a species that should be led like lambs in a herd. The greatest thing about an unanswered question, a puzzling prospect is that we hold the power of curiosity, the power to ponder and dig deeper to find the truth. I think that a world where a God would exist would take this away. We would lose what makes us human.
My answer is: NO WAY!
July 31, 2000
Millions before me have designed a "god' and come up sorrowfully lacking and the debris left in their wake has been heartbreaking to multitudes.
"god" has always been mankind's interpretation of his world. What of the lowly ant? Your question might as well be put to his "civilization" as ours.
Ultimate reality is "god" -- the quest goes on.
It seems the more that truth is revealed thru the sciences, the more frightened the religious become -- to the point of suicidal determination to quench the human spirit no matter what the cost.
I do not understand such hatred -- yet that is what religion is...hatred of pleasure, of knowledge, of human kindness , clothed in the loving "word of god" -- and you ask me if I would make up a"god."
I would dare not.
August 22, 2000
Actually You got me to thinking, if a person was left to themself with no one over them, how would they from the time they come to be growing up, act to respond to the things around them if they had no type of training at all and they were responsible for their own upbrining how would they go about living? What choices ould they choose to make etc.
March 14, 2002
Yes. If there was a god this world would be an infinitely better place. A personal god who cared for His or Her creation would be too wonderful to imagine: no war, famine, or disease. Imagine that!
Imagine a god who existed and did not hide Itself from us?
Of course I would reject any god who threatens people with eternal pain and torture.
Ah! At last! Somebody unafraid to utter the classic answer!
March 14, 2002
There will always be an inexhaustible supply of gods with new variants cropping up every day. I suppose that the question could be rephrased as "If god revealed himself to the satisfaction of you and everyone else, would you be pleased?"
I would, simply for the novelty of it, but I'd be scared witless too. I'd be delighted that all these factions of all our current religions would be brought to heel and stop fighting and persecuting. A true god would be undeniable, hard wired into our psyche, and not subject to or tolerant of interpretive analysis.
My primary reservation is "Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?" All powerful is real scary unless there is a benevolent streak or an apathetic streak a mile wide. A benevolent god could not be credible. History would be so much different if there had been a kindly god. An apathetic god, perhaps similar to an 18th century deist's god, would be a bit of a letdown because what would we do different?
I'll bet that some of your readers could pull the name of a truly tolerant and amiable god out of the hat -- there's 5,000 of them to choose from -- but the trend in gods seems to be bloodthirsty and vengeful creatures with no sense of the diversity of their people. Since we are postulating that there is a god, it would be prudent to assume that our god would be a general synopsis of all our previous stabs at describing him and his personality. He'll pick a chosen people, subjugate the rest, rule with an iron and hamfisted hand, and reintroduce sacrificial rituals. Ho Boy!
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Possible tenant abandonment
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Posted 18 January 2013 - 07:54 AM
What do you do when your tenants in Oregon may have abandoned your property, you can't get a hold of them, and you don't have keys to the house since they changed the locks? They also owe two months rent now. Their phone won't even take messages. I went to the house and there was a notice on the door from the gas company trying to collect and gas has been shut off.
Sorry, but any landlord that has to ask those questions shouldn't be a landlord.
I suggest you start by studying up on the Oregon landlord tenant statutes:
If you can't figure it out from the statutes, you'll need to hire a lawyer.
Warning: Legal issues are complicated. Explanations and comments here are simplified and might not fully explain the ramifications of your particular issue. I am not a lawyer. I do not give legal advice. I make comments based on my knowledge and experience. I guarantee nothing. If you act on my comments without the advice of an attorney, you do so at your own risk.
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According to the Oregon Residential Landlord and Tenant Statute:
90.410 Effect of tenant failure to give notice of absence; absence; abandonment.
(1) If the rental agreement requires the tenant to give actual notice to the landlord of an anticipated extended absence in excess of seven days as permitted by ORS 90.340 and the tenant willfully fails to do so, the landlord may recover actual damages from the tenant.
(2) During any absence of the tenant in excess of seven days, the landlord may enter the dwelling unit at times reasonably necessary.
(3) If the tenant abandons the dwelling unit, the landlord shall make reasonable efforts to rent it for a fair rental. If the landlord rents the dwelling unit for a term beginning before the expiration of the rental agreement, the rental agreement terminates as of the date of the new tenancy. If the landlord fails to use reasonable efforts to rent the dwelling unit at a fair rental or if the landlord accepts the abandonment as a surrender, the rental agreement is deemed to be terminated by the landlord as of the date the landlord knows or should know of the abandonment. If the tenancy is from month to month or week to week, the term of the rental agreement for this purpose is deemed to be a month or a week, as the case may be. [Formerly 91.825; 1993 c.369 §13; 1995 c.559 §29; 1999 c.603 §26]
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Miami Dolphins: Tony Sparano has talked with Steve Ross
Tony Sparano met with the local media for 13 minutes this morning and revealed he has spoken with Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross in recent days.
Sparano also said he would appreciate the opportunity to sit down with Ross at the end of the season and discuss the progress (or lack thereof) of his team.
"That will stay between Mr. Ross and I, any of those plans," Sparano said. "I did visit with Mr. Ross on the phone. We did have a conversation. That will stay between us. I look forward to it, yes."
As for how he's handling the speculation about his job status, Sparano — 25-23 (including the playoffs) in his three years as Dolphins head coach — gave a weary smile before answering.
"Getting ready for the New England Patriot game," he said, "so that's the way I'm handling it. I was in here at 2:30 this morning, doing what I do, getting ready for the Patriots."
There has been no dropoff in Sparano's attention to detail.
He shared, for instance, that Lydon Murtha had been injured on the 56th offensive snap and insisted that quarterback Chad Henne "did not play poorly" because he was given only "six minuses" for the whole game, his lowest total in the past two years as Dolphins starter.
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The Writer's Guild Awards are one instance this awards season where "12 Years a Slave" has no chance of winning. Not because of a lack of support for John Ridley's script, but rather because it isn't even eligible. Due to requirements that limit the number of screenplays to WGA members or approved production companies, a number of this year's high-profile contenders couldn't have received any attention, but more on that later. For now, here is the list of the films that were actually nominated.
Best Original Screenplay
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Dallas Buyers Club
Best Adapted Screenplay
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Lone Survivor
The Wolf of Wall Street
Major profile original screenplays that were ineligible included "Fruitvale Station" and "Rush," while adapted titles included "12 Years," "Philomena," "Blue is the Warmest Color" and "Short Term 12." However, this is nothing new. Last year's winner for original screenplay, "Django Unchained," was ineligible here. In fact, of the four major guilds, the WGA has the least conversion from guild nominee to Oscar nom.
Still, it is a feather in the cap for all the films named on Friday. Woody Allen received his 21st nomination from the guild, along with other presumed nominees "American Hustle," "Her," "Nebraska," "Before Midnight," and "The Wolf of Wall Street." And while it's nice for "Lone Survivor" and "August: Osage County" to get mentioned, they will likely be two examples of films that won't make the cross over to the Oscars.
For the second day in the row though, the biggest news is the inclusion of "Dallas Buyers Club" and the snub of "Inside Llewyn Davis." The Coens are big industry favorites and they were eligible for original screenplay. Combine this with missing out on the Producers and Actors guilds, is "Inside Llewyn Davis" falling by the way side? These omissions make it seem more and more like a possibility that the film could miss in the major categories.
"Dallas Buyers Club" is taking all the momentum from "Inside Llewyn Davis" though. Now with nominations from SAG, PGA, and the WGA, it is clear that there is wide spread industry love for the uplifting film. What was once perceived as simply an acting contender has now become a very possible best picture nomination.
Both "Dallas" and "Inside Llewyn Davis," however, are floating around the nine and ten positions; so to say either is a lock to get in or snubbed is near impossible. Out of the two, though, if there's and edge it now has to be given to "Dallas."
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I know, I have mined this particular topic many times before. There is just something about the view from the parking lot at the O'Dell House Museum in Annapolis Royal which keeps drawing my attention. Is it because we have an average 29 foot tide so the scene is constantly changing? Perhaps it is because the village of Granville Ferry makes an absolutely charming scene with the North Mountain rising in the back? Maybe it is the occasional mirror-like reflections of the village in the waters of the Annapolis Basin. Then again, I seem to have taken more than my share of images of astounding sunsets from the very spot where these pictures were taken. I guess I will never know the answer of why I find this scene so appealing.
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On March 15 Jezebel reports Heineken is following suit behind Sam Adams and pulling themselves from the St. Patrick's Day parade celebration in support of LGBT rights.
Parade organizers allowed the LGBT community to march in the parade, but they weren't allowed to use any signs that involved sexual orientation. The community has reached out to several groups and authorities in request to put their foot down on the discrimination and some have. Boston mayor Marty Walsh wasn't in attendance of the parade, and didn't have a comment on the matter.
A spokesperson for Heineken says that they believe in equality for all, therefore, they aren't going to support the parade Monday. GLAAD president, Sarah Kate Ellis, says they think that Heineken and Sam Adams are doing the right thing by showing young LGBT community members that they should be part of the celebration and that there are those that will support them.
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Canadian fashion model, Coco Rocha wowed the crowd at the Noon By Noor show in the front row. Sporting an adorable pixie cut, Coco was seated just two chairs down from her co-host on The Face's, Nigel Barker.
People's Revolution's, Kelly Cutrone was also spotted in the tents calmly giving direction to her team just before the show. With second row seat assignments, it was effortless catching the highlights of the Noon By Noor runway hits.
The Noon By Noor Fall 2014 Collection was inspired by unique markings in crystals and minerals found naturally in the environment. The 1920's garcon look was also part of this look. With hints of balanced, sporty, effortless wear for daytime. The faux fur in beige coat was also a fresh as well as cruelty-free approach to this hint of masculine look.
Houndstooth, has been the big obvious trend on the horizon for Fall/Winter 2014. With precise detail, the pops of yellow, cool mint and mauve flatter any skin tone as well as body type.
Noon By Noor designers, Rashid Khalifa and Haya Mohammed Al Khalifa, designers originally from Bahrain, with countless articles praising their RTW Collections in Elle, New York Magazine, WWD as well as other very prestigious publications, the Noon By Noor Fall/Winter collection will be talked about into early 2015, and worn frequently on the beautiful, Cocha Rocha.
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Alkali Creek Falls Trail
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Alkali Creek Meadows was a popular sheepherders' camp at the turn of the century. Many of the herdsmen came from the central Oregon area where alkali lakes and flats were commonly found. While no alkali (or salt content) areas are known in the Rogue drainages, the name could have been chosen to reflect the herdsmen's home territory.
The trail is a short climb to the lower end of Alkali Falls. Here, Alkali Creek drops 600 vertical feet in a rocky chute. The falls are most spectacular in the late spring when snowmelt is the greatest in the high meadows. The water flow decreases in late summer, and may be dry in drought years.
Note: Due to low volume of use this trail does not get maintained regularly. Expect to encounter logs and brush
Directions: From Prospect: Follow Hwy., 62 north to the junction with Hwy. 230. Continue north on Hwy. 230 for 9.2 miles to Forest road #6540. (Note: Road #6540 is a loop road and has two junctions with Hwy. 230. Heading north on Hwy. 230, you will cross road # 6540 1.5 miles before the first #6540 junction.) Turn left onto road #6540 and go approximately " mile to the junction with road #6540-900. Turn right and follow road #900 for 1.2 miles to the junction with road ##6540-950. Turn left onto road #950 and follow to the end.
Seasonal Access: Normally Accessible: June-October
Facility Type: Trail
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Go inside the art sub-culture of Panama's Los Diablos Rojos. Decide for yourself about the infamous reputation of Los Diablos Rojos. 120pp. Photographs By Andrew Kaufman
Now in his 20th year as a photojournalist, Miami Beach based Andrew Kaufman is an award winning photographer with a unique zeal for life that comes across not only in his photography but in everything he does. Andrew's images are as diverse as his interests. As an avid surfer, diver and swimmer, the ocean and ecology play a big part in Andrew's life and work. In search of new aquatic adventures Andrew has traveled to literally every corner of the world (more than 40 countries on 4 continents) producing fascinating portraits, news, features and travel adventure stories along the way. Andrew's portfolio is much like a portrait of himself and his life's experiences.
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Topping today's list of free apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, is the free app "Squeak 16", according to an article in AppCraver (Jan. 8). This free app for iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch turns any photo into to an animated clip complete with voice, caption, sketch and live zooming, which can then be saved or shared.
Free too today is "Beyond Fighting 2", a popular download in the App Store today. This intense action fighting game includes upgradable characters, melee weapons, tournaments, bosses and real-time injuries. The injuries are so detailed in this free app that it will tell you when your fighter has dirty clothes and skin abrasions.
Red-hot today is "14px – Ultra fast-paced platformer" (Reg. 99 cents), going free today. This fun, fast-paced game, is as addicting as it is challenging. How challenging? This free app is so challenging your aim is to get your character to die the fewest times possible during 70 dopy and addictive levels.
In another app deal, word lovers can get the $2.99 app "Acrostics by Puzzle Barron" for free today. This free app is a cross between a crossword puzzle and a fill-in, but while this crossword game is challenging—there are no ads or distractions to make players cross.
Gobbling up downloads today is the popular "Pac-Man", a 99 cent game going free today. This fun-filled free app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch has eight new mazes for loads of pellet-chomping, fruit-gobbling, ghost-eating, arcade action in two different control modes.
Popular too today is a real swinging game that is usually $4.99, but has been set to free today—and this is a nice deal. This game app is called "Run N Jump HD" and in this free app you help Tarzan run and jump to avoid pits. This game app starts off simple but get progressively harder as you level up.
Another free download running hot today is a water pipe game, "PipeRoll 2 Ages HD" (Reg. 99 cents). In this cool app you connect and rotate pipes so water flows to dinosaurs, gold miners, railroads, alcohol smugglers and many more destinations in a trip through the ages filled with fun, hidden gags.
"TransZilla Translator Pro" (Reg. 99 cents) is free today too. This awesome translator app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch translates words, sentences into more than 50 languages which you can share in SMS or email. Plus, there's Text to Speech, Voice Input, Auto Detect language for translation and no ads.
"Squeak 16" is found in the iPhone-only section of the App Store even though it's compatible with iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. This app requires iOS 7.0 and is rated 12+ for profanity, violence, gambling, mature themes, references to alcohol, drug or tobacco use, horror and nudity.
"Beyond Fighting 2" requires iOS 6.0+, is compatible with iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch and is optimized for iPhone 5. This app is rated 12+ for violence, mature themes and nudity.
"14px – Ultra fast-paced platformer" is rated 9+ for violence and requires iOS 4.3+, is compatible with iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch and is optimized for iPhone 5.
"Acrostics by Puzzle Barron" is rated 12+ for crude humor, mature themes and crude humor. This free app requires iOS 4.3 and is compatible with iPad only.
"Pac-Man" requires iOS 4.3+ is compatible with iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch and is optimized for iPhone 5.
"Run N Jump HD" requires iOS 4.3+ and is compatible with iPad.
"PipeRoll 2 Ages HD" is rated 12+ for references to alcohol, drug and tobacco use, requires iOS 6.0+ and is compatible with iPad. The "PipeRoll 2 Ages" version can be found at the iPhone-only section of the App Store and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
"TransZilla Translator Pro" requires iOS 4.3+ is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and is optimized for iPhone 5.
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Hull Bay
There's fishing off nearby Inner and Outer Brass Cays, and the Atlantic whips up waves off the beach for some of the island's best surfing.
Hull Bay doesn't attract the crowds of nearby Magens Bay, so the vibe is more laid-back and off the beaten path. Trees provide some welcome shade, and there's even a nearby sushi bar for when you get hungry. Better yet, you can bring your dog along to friendly Hull Bay.


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GT Mini/Junior Chromoly Fork
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The GT Mini/Junior race fork is made from heat-treated 4130 chromoly featuring a 1-pc machined steerer tube, tapered and butted fork legs to help shed unnecessary weight, screen-printed GT logos on the right side leg, and CNC machined dropouts with cutouts to further reduce weight.
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The Abdication of Pope Benedict can be seen on EWTN without the tripe and vitriol against the Catholic Church that would be seen on the MSM networks (hat tip MTC ). The EWTN website is exhaustive on this topic and should be visited be everyone.
So, welcome to the interregnum.
We prayed at Orthodox Liturgy last week for a worthy successor to both Pope Benedict and John Paul II.
We will be keeping a permanent Special Report until a new Pontiff is elected.


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Another Great Way to Prove Moon Hoax Conspiracy Theorists Wrong
All thanks to hard, irrefutable, science.
All thanks to hard, irrefutable, science.
Buzz Aldrin had one of the originals on the moon. If that's not a reason to covet one, nothing is.
While they did come back safely, there was a very small chance Armstrong and Aldrin would be stranded, and NASA needed a plan.
Celebrate the Apollo 11 anniversary in high-top style, with these limited edition moon boots.
These amazing photos from NASA's vaults show how they built and launched the Apollo 11 spaceship – enjoy these images of an era long gone.
Standing 5.76 meters (roughly 19 feet) tall and composed of nearly 120,000 bricks this recreation of the Apollo 11 mission's Saturn V rocket is as mammoth as it is detailed.
First, there was Neil. Then it was Buzz. And then there was Futura, which, unlike Neil and Buzz, stayed behind in Mare Tranquillitatis as part of a plaque commemorating humanity's first landing on the Moon:


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Solia Pink Limited Edition Flat Iron (1")
What makes the Solia Pink Limited Edition Ceramic Flat Iron so
A Dynamic Alignment System to ensure perfect contact between your hair and the plates. Constant plate contact with the hair means even heat distribution for true silky sexy straight hair. Ceramic and Tourmaline ionic technology generates gentle far-infrared heat and additional extra negative ions to create perfectly frizz-free hair without heat damage.
For the healthiest and fastest styling; true curling and straightening results the Solia Limited Edition Pink Flat Iron is the future of styling.
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- Plate width size of 1 inch. Ceramic/Tourmaline infused plates
- Tourmaline ions eliminate static electricity and seal the cuticle layer for hair that is smooth, shiny and silky.
- Dynamic Alignment System Self Adjusting Plates provide Perfect contact with
- Generates far-infrared heat penetrating into the hair shaft to lock in moisture and lock in haircolor.
- Stylish design Limited Edition pink color. (Also available in Original Model with Black/Blue design)
- Versatile: This iron will straightens, bend, flips, spirals and curls the hair.
- Ceramic/Tourmaline Ion plates give a shinier, silkier result than regular ceramic flat irons in lesser time.
- Ceramic/Tourmaline Ion plates emits up to 6 times more negative ions.
- Variable Temperature Control (140 F - 450 F): Works with all hair types
- Ceramic heater with autosense (TM) technology provides instant even heat.
- Slim 1 inch plate width, is extremely user friendly for curling, straightening and twisting. (Other sizes in black/blue design also available: mini 3/4 inch, 1-1/4 inch and 1-3/4 inch)
- Heating plates have wrap around edge for easy finishing touches!
- Wet to dry: can be used on damp or dry hair
- Contoured easy grip handles.
- Professional 9 power cord with 360 degree swivel.
- 120V 60Hz for use in US/Canada.
- Two year limited warranty.
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Perfect Results...no Damage!!This is the best! My hair stop breaking and falling out when I started using it 3 years ago. I never write reviews, but this is the 2nd time I'm ordering this flat iron. The first one I had for over 3 years and I used it daily (also shared it with 2 teenage daughters); so you can just imagine the abuse it stood up to as well!! It fell about a year ago and I thought it was done, but even with the little plastic piece on the side broken off - it still worked perfectly!! Finally, a few days ago, it just quit. My hair is thick, course, very curly - with this flat iron my hair stays straight, smooth, and shiny even in the Florida humidity and even through misty foggy mornings. It's a good deal right now, to get the 1 1/4" pink one for free - BOGO AWESOME!!!May 12, 2012Michele / North FloridaHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Pink And Easy To Use- What More Could A Girl Ask For!I LOVE THAT ITS PINK! YOU GET TO CONTROL HOW HOT YOU WANT THE STRAIGHTENER TO GET SO YOU DONT FRY YOUR HAIR. I LOVE THE FACT THAT I CAN CURL MY HAIR WITH IT AND IT TAKES LESS THAN 10 MINUTES TO DO.May 9, 2012Diana / TORONTO, CANADAHAIR TYPEBlonde / Dry Hair / Color Treated Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Love It!I have thick, wavy, frizzy black hair that I have struggled with all my life. I've tried many different straighteners and this is by far THE BEST I HAVE EVER TRIED! My hair is shoulders length and it takes me no more than 15 minutes to straighten it every morning. I love it and it leaves my hair smooth and shiny! I've had this iron for a little over 3 years and it still works great! I know though, that eventually it will die out...and when that day happens, I will gladly buy another one! I highly recommend this iron! See pictures below for before and after straightening by this 1 inch Solia Flat Iron.Apr 22, 2012Tryssa / FloridaHAIR TYPEBlack / Dry Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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What A Waste Of Time & Money!I'm shocked at the good reviews on this iron. Is it possible that some of us are getting a different version???? This iron gets a 1 out of 5 from me. Why?
1) I have naturally curly thick hair. With that being said, I had to turn the iron up towards the higher degree for it to straighten my hair. Even with it being at 400, I was still unimpressed and had to run the iron through my hair 6 or 7 times! Too much heat needed.
2) After flat ironing my hair I expected it to be shiny and full of body. NOT! This iron left my hair dull, dry, and lifeless. Yuck!
3) While flat ironing my hair I had to hold onto the iron extra tight in order to grip my hair. As a result my hand began to cramp up pretty badly (and I still had most of my hair to straighten!)
4) With the iron being at 400, it began to smell like burnt metal. Because of this, my hair smelled like burnt metal! Gross!
5) Finally, this is the big one for me. The iron kept snagging my hair! I couldn't believe that an iron at this price would have this issue. My hair kept getting stuck on the side of the plates causing much damage and breakage! That is an absolute NO NO!
After using this one time, I packed it up quickly and shipped it back! The only good thing about this iron is that it heats up quickly, but that's no biggie! I highly suggest you look elsewhere because this iron is a HUGE waste of time, effort, space, and money!Apr 14, 2012Dominique / OHHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Extremely Dissatisfied!!!!!!!I was really excited about this iron and it had such great reviews so I thought I had finally found the one. The color is pretty, but I was more interested in an iron that would straighten my thick, natural, curly hair. This iron did not deliver. First of all, it kept snagging my hair! I was so ticked! Any flat iron that snags is garbage and causes much damage to the hair. Second, I had to turn the iron up towards 400 degrees to get the straight look that I wanted, but even still I wasn't impressed. I had the Solia 1 3/4 in and I didn't have a problem with snagging and it straightened my hair okay, but this one was garbage. Because of the snagging and the damage it caused to my hair this gets a 1 star! Save your money!Apr 14, 2012Anonymous / USHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Everybody Wants Me Straightener!I love it love it love it! it eliminates frizz and makes my hair so silky, shiny and smooth. I recommend not over straightening or over heating too much because it can grease the hair up. All my friends love my straighter and some even come to me instead of a professional stylist to straight their hair!Apr 5, 2012Mona O. / CanadaHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Normal Hair
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Dissapointed!!!I loved the color but it snags hairs on the side AND it does not feel like ceramic plates AT ALL it DRAGS instead of gliding like a CHI im returning it tmroApr 1, 2012KatyHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Good For The Price....Its a great flat iron for the price. It heats up fast and does a good job smoothing my hair. My complaints are that it grabs and pulls individual hairs between the floating plates and I would prefer a temp dial with the actual number display. Next time I will spend a little more and hopefully get a flat iron I love.Mar 31, 2012LisaHAIR TYPERelaxed Hair
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DisappointmentI'm not sure why this product have such great reviews
because when i used it the plates kept snatching my hair
and it would "break" my hair too..
The only pro about this is that it heats up very fast.Mar 15, 2012TheresaHAIR TYPENormal Hair / Relaxed Hair
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My Daughter Loves This!I purchased this flat iron for my daughters birthday a few weeks back. I purchased it based on the reviews and the sale at the time, plus she loves pink! She says it's the best one she's ever used and makes her hair so soft and shiny. It makes her hair nice and straight or wavy if she chooses to. She also loves the heat proof pouch that came with it.Mar 3, 2012Pam
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) Isn't The Only Cash Hoarder In The Technology Sector
Chris Preston: David Einhorn is suing Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). By now you probably know that. It's been all over the news.
It makes for great headlines. "Einhorn: What Tim Cook Should Do with Apple's Cash", is how Bloomberg wrote it. "Einhorn Sues Apple: Will His Battle Save the Stock?" asked Yahoo! Finance.
Anytime a famed hedge sues the world's largest company, it turns heads. Einhorn's lawsuit also exposes a dirty little secret among large cap technology companies.
Have you ever wondered how billionaires continue to get RICHER, while the rest of the world is struggling?
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The reason Einhorn, who runs the hedge fund Greenlight Capital, is suing Apple has to do with cash hoarding. Einhorn argues that Apple is sitting on an enormous cash pile, and needs to issue more of it to shareholders in the form of a higher-yielding, preferred stock. At present, Apple is considering altering its charter to put a halt on issuing such a stock.
Apple, which is sitting on a cash pile of $137 billion, isn't the only tech company that's notoriously stingy with its money. Here are three other major cash hoarders in the tech sector:
- Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG): Apple's rival doesn't quite have the same amount cash on hand with "only" $48 billion. But unlike Apple, Google doesn't pay a dividend.
- Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO): The world's No. 1 chipmaker has $45 billion in cash yet didn't start paying a dividend until 2011. Its 2.7% yield is almost as pedestrian as Apple's 2.3% yield, though Cisco spends a lot of money on acquisitions. In fact, according to research firm Factset, no company has made more acquisitions over the past 15 years.
- Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT): Microsoft's yield (3.3%) is more generous than Apple's or Cisco's. But the yield isn't that generous when you factor in the company's $68 billion cash balance.
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Today's bible study is Joshua 1:8: Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
In this difficult and extremely dated passage, we have to begin by understanding that Moses had to have died before Joshua and the Israelites could go into the Promised Land since God had already told Moses that Moses would not enter the Promised Land. This was because he had not obeyed God. The Israelites had to enter the Promised Land to know completely the goodness of God. Many Christians are like this. Paul wrote, 'You must not live as you used to live. You must leave behind your old character. It made you live that bad life. The bad things that you did were hurting you. You must have a new mind. You must put on the new character that is like God's holy character. You must only do the things that are good and holy.
The death of Moses brought with it new opportunities for the people of God. Until now, Joshua had only been a helper. He was the assistant to Moses. Now he had new responsibilities. It was important that he accepted these responsibilities. God's work could not continue until Joshua accepted his new responsibilities. God could not bless his people until Joshua led them into the Promised Land. God brought them out to bring them in. So it is with us. We must not expect other people to do all the work. God calls each one of us to work for him. .In verses 1-9 God gave Joshua three very important things to do: Lead the people into the Promised Land, defeat the enemies that lived in the country, and believe that God would do good things for the Israelites
These were heavy burdens to be laid upon Joshua. Not only was he asked by God to lead his people to the Promised Land, but also to defeat enemies that lived in the country and to believe that God would do good things for the Israelites. On top of all that, Joshua was cautioned to keep the Book of the Law always with him and to meditate upon it so that he might be careful to do everything that was written in it. These are extremely difficult things to accomplish. We can all count our blessings that we have not been called upon to do what Joshua had to do.
A bit of history might help to put today's verse into context for a better and more complete understanding, but the words still must be dealt with. The laws that existed in the time of Moses are a part of the Old Testament in the Book of Leviticus. These laws are harsh, ancient, and replaced with far more modern thinking in most circles of our society. We no longer stone people for committing adultery or for partnering with a person of the same sex. Many of us, as good Christians, eat forbidden foods, although some Jewish people still abide by these dietary laws. But there are laws that we can follow and that we can keep with us every moment of our lives and meditate upon in our hearts whenever we have a moment of silence in which to commune with the Almighty.
We are mixing a bit of Old and New Testament law, but it seems only right to do so since Jesus dramatically changed the God of vengeance of the Old Testament to a loving and forgiving God of the New Testament. Jesus taught love above all else – love for God the Father and love for our brothers and sisters on earth.
Shall we be called upon to lead people? Probably we won't. Can we eat barbecue without fear of retribution? Probably we can. But we can never forsake the love and goodness brought to us through the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ, and the greatest commandment of all: to love our neighbors as ourselves. Is this the key to prosperity and success? It may be.
References: The People's New Testament Commentary by M. Eugene Boring and Fred B. Craddock, The MacArthur Bible Commentary by John MacArthur, Concise Bible Commentary, David S. Dockery, General Editor
You might also like to read:
- Broad Brook Bible Study Examiner, Grace Dooley
- Evangelical Examiner, Jake Jones
- Atlanta Christian Living Examiner, Taylor Powell
- Atlanta Bible Study Examiner, Donna Sundblad
- Kentucky Bible Study Examiner, Timothy Edwards
- Bible Verse of the Day
- Daily Bible Guide
- Growing in Christ
- Bible Study Tools Online
- The Jesus Walk Bible Study Series
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE MAC brushes. I can't get enough of them, and I always find a reason to justify getting just one more brush. And just 'cause I can, here's the list of all of the MAC brushes I'm jonesing for!
So … what's on your brush lust list?
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the 187 is amazing!!! makes my studio fix liquid looks flawless!!
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2010 (Fr.): Posted a kill and a dig at Wichita State.
Prep: Four-year lettewinner for the 2008 Texas State Champion Friars... Named All-State in 2009... Awarded 2009 All-District MVP... As a senior, guided team to TAPPS 5A State Championship Game... In 2008, listed on All-District First Team... As a sophomore, led her team in kills.
Club: Played for coach Tony Kille on the Skyline Juniors... Honored as club's MVP in 2008... In 2007 led the 15-and-under squad in kills... 2006 and 2007 NTR National HP Youth Team member.
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Declining e-commerce sales hurt Barnes & Noble in fiscal 2016
Last year's website redesign produces mixed results.
Declining e-commerce sales hurt Barnes & Noble in fiscal 2016
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Redcats has launched BoatingSavings.com under the banner of its catalog and online retail brand The Sportsman's Guide. The new site is aimed at the retailer's fishermen customers.
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Direct marketer and online apparel retailer Redcats USA is acquiring United Retail Group, parent of women's plus-size retail chain Avenue and Avenue.com, for $198.9 million.
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Parent company PPR sells the OneStopPlus Group for $525 million.
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Redcats USA, a division of Redcats Group, which is a business unit of PPR SA, a Paris retail conglomerate with interests in Puma, Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, grew web sales by 11% to $801 million in 2007 from $720 million in 2006.
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An uptick in business from it plus-size women's apparel brands drove web sales higher at Redcats USA in 2009. For the year, e-commerce revenue increased 15.9%.
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ArtSelect Inc., a subsidiary of online digital content marketplace a21 Inc., has signed a joint marketing deal with Redcats USA to integrate its custom-framed art concept and product line into Redcats' catalogs and web sites.
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Redcats USA, a retailer of apparel and sporting goods, has named Catherine Doucet senior vice president of I.T. and chief financial officer. Since 2006, Doucet has been general manager of La Redoute Benelux in Belgium for Redcats Group.
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Redcats USA has appointed Sylvain Desjonquères president and CEO. Desjonquères replaces Eric Faintreny, who left the company early this year.
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Having integrated its acquisition of United Retail Group, Redcats USA will now leverage that group and launch new organic initiatives to continue to grow e-commerce sales, CEO Eric Faintreny tells Internet Retailer.
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LG Volt for Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile revealed in leaked press renders
Sprint is apparently readying yet another LG Android smartphone for its prepaid brands Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. It will be called LG Volt, and it's in fact going to be a rebranded LG F90 – at least that's what we heard back in February.
The F90 was announced by LG at MWC, and it has a 4.7-inch 540×960 IPS touchscreen, an 8 MP rear camera, a VGA front camera, a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB of internal storage space, a microSD card slot, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 3,000 mAh battery. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat.
If the LG Volt for Boost and Virgin is in fact the F90 inside (and it sure looks like that), then obviously you should expect to see it come with the exact specs detailed above.
In the meantime, though, you can feast your eyes upon the leaked press renders showing the upcoming Volt for both Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. Given that these are both prepaid brands, the LG Volt should be pretty affordable, as it will be sold sans contract.
Unfortunately there's no word yet on when the Volt will be out, or for how much. We'll keep you posted though.
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Weather here in Nebraska. [Winter] 2011 - Unbearably long winter. 2012 - At most, 2-3 days of snow. [Summer] 2011 - Still near 50-70 degrees at beginning, not the hottest summer. 2012 - Hasn't fully started, but it's spring, and the high was 97.
May 6th
Agreed. This winter is sucking so far too.
Jan 10th