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With a very simple premise, "Powerless" is about as wacky an episode as A:EMH tends to get. When I first read the slugline before the show aired, I was skeptical at the premise that the Avengers all get stripped of their powers. (It's not all of them, as it turns out, but anyway). How is that possible when all their powers come from different sources? Thor was born a thunder god and has his powers innately; Tony built his armor with advanced technology; Cap's super-soldier skill, if you can even call that a power, comes from chemicals; Hawkeye's a really good archer, Ant-Man and Wasp draw on super-science, and Ms. Marvel got hers from space. But in the wild and wacky world of the Marvel universe, the answer to this conundrum is very simple: a wizard did it.
Or a witch in this case. Enchantress, still in the service of the fire-god Surtur, pays a visit to the imprisoned Loki to make him an offer: she'll use a spell that will strip the Avengers of their powers, while he will use the Destroyer to take them down while they're vulnerable. So as the revitalized Avengers engage the Wrecking Crew in battle (sans Piledriver, who I guess is still in prison), the Big Three are struck with the spell, stranding Tony in his clunky Mk-I armor, turning Thor into a strapping human with a sledgehammer, and reverting Cap to his meek 90-pound body that can barely lift his shield. Only Hawkeye is unaffected, and must work frantically to keep his powerless teammates from getting flattened.
Watching our heroes scramble around with no powers while evading the Wrecking Crew and the Destroyer makes for plenty of delicious suspense. Tony is the most interesting; simply leaving him with no armor wouldn't be enough, as he could just summon another suit from the mansion. Instead, not only is he back in the Mk-I suit, but he has a mental block that keeps him from calling on his super science-y brain, the true source of his power. Cap was my favorite; despite looking like a teenager, he doggedly fights on at every opportunity, deftly dropping an I-beam at the Destroyer before running up and taking a wrench to the mechanoid's face. (Also I believe Brian Bloom plays scrawny Cap with a slightly higher register than normal.) Showing super-heroes suddenly stripped of their powers is well-worn territory, and I appreciated that the writers don't hit us over the head with the theme about powers not making a hero or whatever. Hawkeye doesn't stop every five seconds to whine about how nobody appreciates him because he's human; instead he does his job and protects his teammates.
My only complaint has to do with the conditions of Enchantress's spell. She tells Loki that "if Thor learns humility before you complete your task, the spell will be broken." Loki is sure Thor is far too arrogant for such a thing, except that's not quite the character we've seen on the show, and in fact he appears to show plenty of humility when he laments that his powerless state (and his broken leg) make him a liability. Isn't that what humility is? Admitting you're not perfect? There was also a minor contrivance early on: at the beginning when they're hit by the spell, the guys note that they all lost their Avengers cards in the blast so they can't call for back-up. We wouldn't want to make things too easy for them, right? Except wait--can't they use Hawkeye's card? Nope, he conveniently forgot to bring his today.
Nonetheless, "Powerless" takes a classic concept and runs with it for a deftly suspenseful action yarn.
SIDENOTE: As has been reported already, the current plan over at Marvel Animation is to let Earth's Mightiest Heroes end and replace it with the new series Avengers Assemble, though exactly how Assemble will be different from EMH is still as unclear as whether or not Assemble is a continuation of EMH. One assertion by the guys in charge was that Assemble would follow closer to the popular Avengers films, which always sounded like a headscratcher: How much closer? Wasn't following the films the objective of this show from the start? Case in point, this episode is full of visual references to the movies. Tony's Mk-I armor is a dead ringer for the one from his origin movie; likewise for Thor in his civilian mode and for Cap as a tiny, scrawny civilian (Cap's t-shirt notwithstanding). Even the way the Destroyer's face opens up to fire his energy blast is just like in the film. It's hard to imagine what Marvel hopes to accomplish with Assemble that EMH can't already provide.
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- Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes 2.13 review - "Along Came a Spider"
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(by SB Nation) Brown will be a part of ESPN's college football coverage on ABC this fall. Believe it or not, it's been 16 years since former UT athletic director DeLoss Dodds first introduced Mack Brown as "the new football coach at The University of Texas". Since his firing in 2013, Brown...Read more

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Following the disappointing non-farm payrolls report Stateside released on Friday, the US dollar has been pushed lower, posting losses against most of its peers.
The US economy created a mere 74,000 jobs last month, while analysts were expecting a reading of around 200,000.
There is a lack of Eurozone data to be released this week and, as analysts at Danske Bank note, the market will continue to scrutinise the labour-market report from Friday while some further upside for EUR/USD is likely.
'Note that strong technical resistance in EUR/USD is not seen before 1.3776 – the January 2nd high,' they said.
According to José María Rodríguez, Technical Analyst at fxmania, the weakness seen in the EUR/USD during past weeks is 'part of a consolidation phase inside a mid- to long-term bullish path'.
As a matter of fact, most analysts believe that the mid-term bullish bias hasn't changed for the currency cross.
Karen Jones, Technical Analyst at Commerzbank noted that EUR/USD continues to rebound strongly from cloud support at 1.3564/55. 'This is the third time it has held and we remain unable to rule out a corrective rebound into the 1.3740 area, where we should see the rally fail,' she said.
Kathy Lien, Managing Director at BK Asset management, says to look at the fundamentals to forecast the USD trend for this week: 'With US retail sales, inflation, manufacturing and confidence reports scheduled for release, it should be another busy week for the greenback,' she said.
Lien believes that if consumer spending slows as much as economists expect – they are looking for a 0.1% rise in December versus 0.7% in November – the dollar could extend its losses, driving EUR/USD above 1.3750.
However, she also said it was important to note that when the Fed reduces asset purchases again, the European Central Bank's dovish bias will come back into focus.


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In Willpower, pioneering research psychologist Roy F. Baumeister collaborates with New York Times science writer John Tierney to revolutionize our understanding of the most coveted human virtue: self-control. Drawing on cutting-edge research and the wisdom of real-life experts, Willpower shares lessons for how to focus our strength and redirect our lives. In what became one of the most cited papers in social science literature, Baumeister discovered that willpower in fact has a physical basis and operates like a muscle: it can be strengthened with practice and fatigued by overuse. Willpower is fueled by glucose, and it can be bolstered simply by replenishing the brain's store of fuel. That's why eating and sleeping-and especially failing to do either of those-have such dramatic effects on self-control (and why dieters have such a hard time resisting temptation). Yet while there are natural limits to our self-control, these boundaries can be manipulated. We can build our willpower endurance, and Willpower draws lessons from the lab as well as the lives of entrepreneurs, parents, entertainers, and artists -including David Blaine, Amanda Palmer, Drew Carey, Eric Clapton, Mary Karr, and Oprah Winfrey. Willpower explains how to set realistic goals (there really is a science to the to-list list), how to monitor your progress (so that you can reward yourself often), and how to keep faith even when you falter. Once you establish the right habits, and find the techniques that work for you, willpower gets easier: you'll need less conscious mental energy to avoid temptation. That's neither magic nor empty self-help sloganeering, but rather a solid path to a better life. In today's digital world, where temptation is never more than a click away, it can feel as if self-control is under constant siege. But, as Willpower shows, we also have more knowledge and better tools for taking control of our lives. We can outsource the task to new technologies and social networks that will monitor our money, our weight, and just about anything else that concerns us. By blending practical wisdom with the best of research science, Willpower makes clear that whatever we seek-a close-knit family, a satisfying career, financial security, good health, the freedom to pursue our passions - we won't reach our goals without first learning to harness self-control.
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Because of a mechanical fault that prevented the Chinese Yutu lunar rover to button up for the two week long lunar night, many fear that the plucky space probe named after the pet bunny of the Chinese moon goddess, is doomed. Ground controllers will not know for sure until the start of the next lunar day, about February 8.
According to a January 27, 2014 story in the New Scientist, lunar dust may be the culprit.
"As for what caused the malfunction, abrasive lunar dust is a top suspect. Moon soil gets ground up by micrometeoroid impacts into a glassy dust that can then become charged as it is bombarded by solar particles. During the Apollo program the sharp-edged dust grains wore through astronaut space suits, scratched up mirrors used for laser ranging experiments and caused moon buggies to overheat.
"Rover designers can take measures to avoid getting this damaging dust inside important systems, says Bernard Foing, director of the International Lunar Exploration Working Group. 'However, lunar dust can be electrostatically charged and can stick on sensitive parts,' he says. The abrupt temperature change when the airless moon goes from day to night can also put a huge stress on mechanical systems and could have damaged the rover's moving parts, says Foing."
Dealing with lunar dust is going to be a vexing problem when human beings finally return to the moon. Back during Project Constellation, NASA's Glenn Research Center was conducting studies on how to deal with it, including strategies on how to prevent lunar dust contamination and on how to minimize its effects.


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It's time once again to blow the lid off more gaming-related scam apps for Android. We've called out a fair share of Temple Run scam apps recently, but a game doesn't have to be new in order to attract shady persons. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to GTA San Andreas!!!! which is a free app in Google Play. It claims to be a complete version of GTA: San Andreas made for Android, but it's not. It's a scam.
This app's developer is named LightVirtual. LightVirtual has a number of apps in Google Play. The majority (if not all) of its apps are scams. LightVirtual has apps claiming to be GTA V, Avatar: The Game (LightVirtual used screenshots from IGN for that game) and Football Manager 2012. Non-gaming apps include supposed discographies from popular artists such as Rihanna, Laura Pausini and Emma Marrone.
These apps aren't real. Based on the reviews, the apps tell you to install something, but nothing seemingly happens. These apps don't seem to mind sending some ads your way though.
Avoid everything LightVirtual does, don't download anything from Google Play without reading the reviews first and report developers that prey on innocent people. Follow the link below to report this developer and others to Google.
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For the mid-week ending July 9, 2014, the S&P500 broke a two day losing streak today gaining over 9 points after the FOMC Minutes. Also, Alcoa kicked off earnings season Tuesday and beat estimates.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released its minutes for June. The plan is to end quantitative easing (QE) with a final $15 billion reduction in October of this year. Rate hikes will not start before March 2015; and the rate of interest on excess reserves for overnight deposits will be set below the IOER rate (a negative rate in which the banks will pay the Fed).
Earnings season started with Alcoa posting a quarterly profit of $0.18 per share; this is 50 percent better than expected. This was an important quarter for the company, marking its return to profitability. Wells Fargo will post on Friday.
If this earnings season is solid, then the markets will likely make new highs. But pundits, like market strategist Mike Ingram of BGC Brokers, believe the bull market is living on borrowed time.
The turmoil in Iraq continues with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki accusing the Kurds, in the autonomous northern region, of supporting the ISIS militants, the Baath, and al-Qaeda. In the interim, Kurdish forces were in areas where the jihadists were present. Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani vowed to stay the fight.
In Ukraine, government forces continue to repel the pro-Russian militants as key towns have been recaptured. Moscow has been uncharacteristically silent, while still allowing weapons and fighters across its borders into Ukraine. Privately, Russian officials admit to fearing further sanctions by the U.S. and Europe.
With little economic news this week and the two early down days, we expect the markets to continue its choppiness, and volatility to grow. If earnings from Wells Fargo is good on Friday, then we may see an attempt by the markets to make new highs.
For option traders, place Put credit spreads at 1.75 standard deviations. The expected price of the SPX at the close on Friday will fall within 1940-2005 (or 2 standard deviations).
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Andrew Hozier-Byrne, aka Hozier, is a 24-year-old Irish musician, with humble beginnings in a small town. His love for music and songwriting began in his teenage years, which led him to study music in college in Dublin. But all he wanted to do was write songs, and did not feel college was the place for him to explore that particular side of music. So he dropped out and began to create on his own, for as long as it would take him to succeed. That time has come.
Hozier's first single "Take me to Church" off the four-track 2013 EP of the same name, instantly put him on the map. Already at seven million hits on YouTube, it's a powerful track that fuses blues, rock, gospel and soul together. The video is particularly chilling, depicting how humans treat each other in the name of religion. His concept behind the video was to shed light on what was happening at the time (and currently) in Russia, with the respect to the treatment of the LGBT community. This single alone, enabled him to launch a North American tour, not to mention performances on The Ellen Degeneres Show and David Letterman.
Hozier's influences lie with the likes of Tom Waits and Nina Simone, and has no hesitation in admitting female musicians are the best vocalists out there. His sound is stripped-down folk, rock, and blues all intertwined, and his voice matches each style perfectly. His second EP, entitled From Eden was released earlier this year, and boasted another four fantastic tracks, including the delightful "Work Song." He has admitted some of music to be a bit more on the romantic side than he would like, however credits it to a break up that occurred in his life around that time. His debut album, Hozier, is set to release in September 2014, and will combine most of the tracks from his first two EPs, including "From Eden"; plus six new ones, including "Sedated."
Hozier's North American tour begins at the end of September, with a stop at The Phoenix in Toronto on October 28th. His music is available on iTunes, YouTube and Soundcloud. Give him a listen.


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After spending time mowing the lawn, pulling weeds and planting flower beds in your backyard, you may have found that some of your gardening equipment isn't up to par for your needs. Perhaps your lawn mower is too unwieldy for your yard, or you can't quite grip your pruning shears. Instead of tossing the gardening equipment that no longer works for you, consider selling your gear at your next garage sale by following these tips.
Assess your gear: Before your sale, take a look at the gardening equipment you no longer want. Discard or recycle any equipment that's broken or missing pieces, and clean any equipment that's usable so that it can have an appealing appearance to your shoppers. If the equipment's components need to be sharpened or replaced, then give your shoppers a heads up. Include any relevant instruction manuals, too.
Be upfront regarding your equipment's condition: While you don't need to write a lengthy essay on why you're selling your lawn mower, you should be forthcoming to shoppers as to why it no longer works for you. Is the lawn mower for sale difficult for you to push, or does it have uncomfortable grips? Giving shoppers a heads up on why you are selling your equipment can be greatly appreciated.
Don't allow demonstrations: In most garage sales, it's not unusual to allow shoppers to turn on a TV or other electronic equipment. However, you'll want to put the brakes on allowing any demonstrations of your lawn care equipment during your sale. You don't want someone to get hurt while trying out your lawn mower or trimmer, and you also don't want your other sale items to break. Instead, follow the advice above and be forthcoming about the equipment's condition with buyers.
Advertise your gear: If you want to attract fellow gardeners to your sale, consider upping the ante when it comes to advertising your sale. Placing ads on websites like Craigslist and Gsalr.com can draw more attention to your sale. Don't forget to include pictures of your lawn care equipment.
Sell excess garden accessories, too: Do you have plenty of leftover rocks from the pond you built in your yard, or have more than enough decking boards after building the deck of your dreams? You can sell the materials you no longer need at your garage sale alongside your lawn care equipment, too. Just explain to shoppers at your garage sale why you're selling the excess materials.
Don't forget the plants: Consider selling any extra seeds or plants you just couldn't fit in your garden this year at your garage sale this fall. But before you divide up the unwieldy hosta plants or hedges, take a look at your state's agriculture extension website for tips on which plants can be divided this season.


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Tired of staring at the weed-ridden parking strip across the street? The junk cars on the lawn? The strange, half-finished addition on the house? Or the still standing yard sale signs? Pull out your iPhone and get a bitchin' with Salt Lake City's new shiny app "Salt Lake City 311."
The app, allows you to use the phone's GPS to mark a location, take a photo of the offending weeds, inoperable cars, un-permitted construction or illegal signs and send it out across the internet pipes into the halls of City. No more silly forms, talking to people or anything so mundane. Just a quick, efficient way to tattle on your neighbor.
Way better than scowling passive aggressively when you bring in the garbage, right?
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Traditional IRA - you may contribute to this on a pre-tax basis (i.e. you take the value of your IRA contribution off your income when paying your taxes) if, as a single your income is under $63K (Partial deduction is allowed for income starting at $53K) or under $103K filing joint (Partial deduction is allowed for income starting at $83K). Above these limits, you can make the contribution on an after tax basis. The maximum IRA deposit for 2008 is $5000 if you are 49 or under at year end, or $6000 if you turned 50 this year. You must start to take RMDs (required minimum distributions) the year you turn 70-1/2. With limited exceptions, you may not withdraw any money before age 59-1/2 without a 10% penalty.
Roth IRA - you may contribute to a Roth IRA if, as a single your income is under $116K (Partial deduction is allowed for income starting at $101K) or under $169K filing joint (Partial deduction is allowed for income starting at $159K). The maximum IRA deposit for 2008 is $5000 if you are 49 or under at year end, or $6000 if you turned 50 this year. The beauty of the Roth is that while this money goes in post-tax (i.e. it's money you've already paid taxes on) it will not be taxed at withdrawal. No minimum withdrawals at age 70-1/2 are required. This is an excellent vehicle to pass wealth on to your heirs as they will not have to pay any tax on the withdrawals they will take during their lifetime. (estate taxes may still apply)
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By the end of January, KIPP Delta Public School will have a new roof in place at the Malco Theater. According to Chintan Desai, the school secured a five-year lease on the building in July 2011. It was then that a manager of the property was appointed and "a facilities budget for the building was established." She continued, "These funds were used over the course of the first year to address a number of deferred maintenance items." Work has been on going at the Malco, including "Stabilization and repairs to the marquee were executed, along with interior painting, electrical upgrades and updates to the theatrical sound and lighting systems." The Malco Theater has been the host over the past two years of events including "choral concerts, theatrical performances, community and civic-oriented events, as well as functioning as a classroom for the theatre and vocal departments" said Desai. One of the major challenges for KIPP Delta in maintaining the Malco includes a leaking roof, which gives "our program unnecessary challenges." She continued, "The scope of work for this project involves removing the existing sheet metal roof panels, flashings, gutter, duct housing and associated wood framing, gutter, and the original built-up-roof down to the metal decking." With the help of an $110,000 grant through the USDA and $20,000 from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Malco's renovations should be complete by the end of the month.
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March 25, 2013
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Saluki Invitational has been canceled due to inclement weather. Hickory Ridge was covered in snow and ice, and the low temperatures prevented the precipitation from melting in time to play the final 14 holes.
"I'm disappointed for all the student-athletes and volunteers who gave so much time and effort to the tournament," head coach Alexis Mihelich said. "This is the first time any round of the Saluki Invitational has been canceled in 19 years, so it's unfortunate that the teams who traveled this far couldn't go home with at least one round played."
Mihelich also announced the addition of a a dual tournament with Murray State on Saturday, March 30, at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Murray State approached SIU about a one-round dual tournament after its own home tournament was rained out.


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According to John Ferguson, the former president of the Mark Heffernan Division of the Ancient Order of the Hibernians and Akron native, people get four-leaf clovers and shamrocks confused. The shamrock is not indigenous to the United States, and are often shipped from Ireland, whereas four-leaf clovers are indigenous and are found in the United States. It is good to know that a cultural myth could be clarified, just in time for St Patrick's Day.
Another myth that needs to be clarified is that 1952's The Quiet Man is not the only classic film about and in relation to Ireland that can be seen on this holiday. While it is the standby, here is a list of a few more classic films that need more clarified spotlight:
1. The Irish In Us(1935)- starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and Olivia de Havilland. It is about an Irish American family. Pat O'Brien's character has a "real job" as a policeman, but Cagney's character wants to be a fighter, much to the behest of his mother(Mary Gordon). Olivia de Havilland plays Cagney's girlfriend.
2. Young Cassidy(1965)- starring Rod Taylor, Julie Christie, Maggie Smith, Michael Redgrave, and Edith Evans. It is about the early life of the playwright Sean O'Casey(Taylor). He experiences extreme poverty, has to look after his family, and journeys through the struggles of Irish life in early 20th century, including a tramway strike. In the meantime, he dawdles with a prostitute (Christie) until he falls for a bookshop assistant (Smith), who encourages him to write.
3. Finian's Rainbow (1968)- starring Fred Astaire and Petula Clark. It is about a mysterious Irish man (Astaire) and his daughter (Clark) who come to the fictional state of America called Missintucky to hide a pot of gold that he stole from a leprechaun, and it turns into a fantastical statement on the state of America and civil rights.
4. My Left Foot(1989)- starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Cyril Cusack, and Fiona Shaw. It tells the life story of Christy Brown, who grows up in Dublin with celebral palsey, and whose mother (Fricker) believes the best in him as he deals with life's adversities that in turn, make him a prolific writer. Lewis won his first of three Best Actor Oscars for this performance.
5. In The Name Of The Father (1993)- starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, and Pete Postlewaite. It is about the true story of Gerry Conlon who was accused of and convicted of an IRA bombing he didn't commit and his father, whom he does not get along with, gets convicted with him. The film just turned twenty last year and well worth the look.
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Sailfin in detail : Part 1 app-name
By prasads on Jan 24, 2009
Let me start off by stating the motivation behind this blog. JSR289 has gone through some changes in the way @Resource annotations are used to inject SipFactory, SipSessionsUtil and SipTimer objects into a Sip Servlet or a Java EE components like EJB, HTTP Servlet or an MDB. In the final release , the syntax for doing so has been finalized as
@Resource( name="sip/<app-name>/SipFactory) SipFactory sf;
where app-name is the name of the application whose SipFactory / SipSessionsUtil or SipTimer is to be injected. The app-name is a configuration element which is specified in the deployment descriptor sip.xml.
In case of Sailfin , we also derive the app-name if its not specified in the deployment descriptor. The purpose of this blog is to explain how app-name is treated in Sailfin.
Lets start with the rules first !
• There is an app-name available for each application that is deployed in Sailfin. This is true both for application that correspond to the SIP Servlet v1.1 specification and those which correspond to the SIP Servlet v1.0 specification.
• Case I : There is no app-name specified in the sip.xml ( deployment descriptor)
1. In this case the app-name is the name of the archive without the extension. i.e. if the archive is named as foo.sar , then the app-name is derived as foo .
2. If the SIP Application is bundled within a Java EE Enterprise Application, then the app-name is derived as
• Case II: There is an app-name specified in the sip.xml ( deployment descriptor)
1. In this case the app-name is taken as it is defined in the sip.xml. This is true for both standalone SIP Applications and SIP Applications bundled within an Enterprise Application.
2. A key assumption made here is that the app-name is not duplicated.
• In both these cases the Application Router would use the app-name specified or derived by Sailfin to identify the application.
Now lets look at a simple example to see how these rules are applied in a simple SIP Application !
Sample 1
The first sample is a Converged SIP Application which injects a SipFactory into a Sip Servlet using @Resource annotation. This sample will be used to show both Case I and Case II for a standalone SIP Application.
The sample has a SIP Servlet which listens to SIP REGISTER requests and creates a SipApplicationSession, using SipFactory. The SipFactory is injected using a @Resource annotation, and is available in the JNDI namespace as follows:
Note that to inject the SipFactory in the SIP Servlet in a standalone SIP Application , we do not need to use the name attribute, since there is only one SipFactory instance available per SIP application.
A look at the JNDI tree ( using the Sailfin Admin Console) show how the SipFactory JNDI name is constructed using either a derived app name ( Case I ) or using the app-name specified in the sip.xml ( Case II)
Case I :
• The JNDI tree : Note the JNDI name of the SipFactory, SipSessionsUtil and SipTimer objects, have the app-name as the name of archive in which the SIP Application is packaged. i.e. ConvergedSipApplication
• The sip.xml : Note that the app-name attribute is missing.
Case II :
• The JNDI tree : Note the JNDI name of the SipFactory, SipSessionsUtil and SipTimer objects, have the app-name as the value of the app-name specified in the sip.xml.
• The sip.xml : Note that the app-name attribute is present and specifies the app-name as ConvergedApp
Sample 2
In this sample, we add the SIP Application developed above, to an Enterprise Application. Hence we have a Converged Enterprise Application , with an EJB module and SIP Application within. The use case here is
• A SIP Servlet listens to REGISTER requests, creates a SipApplicationSession and adds the SipURI received from the UAC as an attribute in the SipApplicationSession.
• An HTTP Servlet would then invoke an EJB , which in turn retrieves the same SipApplicationSession using a key, and then get the attribute that was set in the SIP Servlet. The SipApplicationSession is looked up using a SipSessionsUtil object, an instance of which is injected into the EJB using the @Resource annotation.
Hence as you can see we have an EJB and SIP Application co-located within an Enterprise Application archive and sharing a SipFactory and SipSessionsUtil instance. In the next few steps we see how we use the app-name to get hold of the SipFactory or SipSessionsUtil instance within the EJB.
The app-name used will be dependent on the condition that we have specified the app-name in the sip.xml or not.
Case I
The app-name is not specified in the sip.xml. Hence the app-name is derived from the archive name of the EAR file appended with the archive-name of the SIP Application.
• The JNDI Tree show the JNDI name of the SipFactory, SipSessionsUtil and SipTimer objects.
• The @Resource annotation in the EJB used to inject the SipFactory and/or SipSessionsUtil has the name attribute specified, with value of this attribute being
public class TalkBackBeanBean implements TalkBackBeanLocal {
@Resource(name="sip/ConvergedEnterprise/ConvergedSipApplication/SipFactory") SipFactory sf;
@Resource(name="sip/ConvergedEnterprise/ConvergedSipApplication/SipSessionsUtil") SipSessionsUtil ssu;
public String findWho() {
SipApplicationSession sas = ssu.getApplicationSessionByKey("CSA",false);
Case II
In this case , the app-name is specified in the sip.xml ( as in the earlier sample) and the value of the app-name element is ConvergedApplication
• The sip.xml snippet shows the app-name being specified.
• The @Resource annotation in the EJB ( TalkBackBean ) uses the app-name specified in the sip.xml as the name attribute.
public class TalkBackBeanBean implements TalkBackBeanLocal {
@Resource(name="sip/ConvergedApplication/SipFactory") SipFactory sf;
@Resource(name="sip/ConvergedApplication/SipSessionsUtil") SipSessionsUtil ssu;
public String findWho() {
SipApplicationSession sas = ssu.getApplicationSessionByKey("CSA",false);
I am attaching sources for the sample applications that I have used in this blog.
• Converged Enterprise Application (Case I) src | binary
• Converged Enterprise Application (Case II) src | binary
If you try it out, build it using NetBeans and deploy it using the Admin Console of Sailfin.


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In Roll Through The Ages, there are two game-end conditions: all monuments have been built (collectively among all players), or any player has purchased 5 developments. I've played this game about five times, so I'm still pretty new to this. I usually play to build cities first, and then end on monuments and developments more-or-less simultaneously, but I wonder: If you're trying to finish the game very quickly on developments (while your opponents are still building up their cities), is it better to just try to buy a development every turn, or should you aim to build a city or two on the way there?
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If you are trying to rush the game - which is certainly a valid strategy if your early rolls force you in that direction - just buy developments whenever you can. If you have fewer cities, every turn you spend playing catch-up is a turn your opponents with more cities can buy either more-expensive (and more VP) developments or monuments. You're trying to dash across the finish line before they can reap the benefits of their well-developed engines. You won't be able to make much use of your developments, so just get what you can afford and gives you points.
One advantage of this is that if you are threatening the end of the game, say with 4 developments, your opponents will have trouble committing to the big, efficient monuments (that aren't worth anything if incomplete) and will have to settle for the smaller ones that are worth fewer points per worker. This is particularly troublesome for them if you're later in the turn order.
If you or your friends finds that a rush strategy makes the game too short, you may prefer the official Late Bronze Age variant that user1873 alluded to.


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Home Builders' Confidence Up for Fifth Straight Month
By Sarah Portlock and Jeffrey Sparshott
U.S. home-builders' confidence rose to its highest level in more than six years in September, the latest sign of recovery for the long downtrodden housing market.
The National Association of Home Builders said Tuesday that its housing market index rose three points to 40 this month, the fifth consecutive gain. The results were just above expectations. Economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast a reading of 39.
Despite the index's best reading since June 2006, the association cautioned that home builders face obstacles along their long road to recovery.
"In particular, unnecessarily tight credit conditions are preventing many builders from putting crews back to work—which would create needed jobs—and discouraging consumers from pursuing a new-home purchase," said Barry Rutenberg, the group's chairman and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla.
Despite the increase, the index was still below historical levels. A reading above 50 in the NAHB index would mean that more builders view conditions as good rather than poor. But the gauge hasn't been in positive territory since April 2006. At the height of the building bubble, readings were in the high 60s and low 70s.
The housing market was a drag on the economy throughout much of the recovery, but more recently has shown signs of life.
Spending on home construction and home improvements have contributed positively to economic growth in recent quarters and made up 0.20 percentage point of the 1.7% growth rate in the second quarter.
Every component of the index rose in September. Builders' expectations for sales over the next six months were up eight points, current sales conditions rose four points and traffic from potential buyers increased one point.
Regionally, builder confidence was higher across the country in September. The Midwest and South gained four points, the West gained five points, while the index jumped nine points in the Northeast.
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On Sunday, liberal feminists on Twitter issued a number of messages calling for the death of all men using the hashtag "#killallmen," Infowars reported Monday.
"Imagine the outrage if a group of male bigots had descended on the social network to promote the trend #killallwomen – accounts would be deleted and feminists would be up in arms at such a brazen display of misogyny," Paul Joseph Watson wrote.
Watson posted a number of tweets and a video showing some of the messages.
"My housemate changed supermarkets because the security man wouldn't stop asking for her number. #killallmen," one person tweeted.
"A guy I barely know tried to hit on me with Smiths lyrics. Then another guy I barely know basically gave me a friendzone rant. #killallmen," another person said.
One tweet by a male feminist said men's rights activists should "go away and die."
Some even discussed how men should be murdered.
"Stabbing is not my preferred method for #killallmen, TBH. Too messy," one person said.
"Archery early tomorrow morning. Preparing for when it's time to #killallmen," another person tweeted.
Some messages fell short of genocide, but called for a massive reduction in the number of men on the planet.
"Not endorsing that we #killallmen, (some of my best friends, etc), but reducing men to 1 in 4 would solve many of Society's problems," one person said.
"This person isn't well," said Michael McKenna. "There's nothing to be gained here."
The hate-filled rhetoric continued Monday, according to a search of Twitter.
The idea of exterminating men is not new.
In 1967, for example, Valerie Solanas wrote a particularly vile, profane screed called the "SCUM Manifesto." SCUM stands for "Society for Cutting Up Men."
"SCUM will kill all men who are not in the Men's Auxiliary of SCUM," Solanas wrote.
"Of course," Watson wrote, "no one is suggesting that feminists really want to wipe out the male population, that would be silly, but then again some of the tweets actually do call for outright genocide."
One person said the hatred behind the "#killallmen" hashtag is "real enough" and proves that militant feminism is a movement motivated by hate.
Video of the messages can be seen above.
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Are the EU pussies really going to go to war with Russia to protect the Ukraine? The EU is good at covering up their insolvency by creating new debt to pay old debt. They have no balls. They will bluster and issue pronouncements and warnings. Putin will occupy the country and dare them to do anything. Obama will draw red lines and then go play a round of golf. The neo-cons are thrilled. This bullshit dispute that has nothing to do with the U.S. will be used as the excuse to increase Defense spending. It almost seems like it was planned this way.
25 thoughts on "RUSSIA vs UKRAINE: NO CONTEST"
All the so called leaders in the west know Putin is not going to give up their warm water ports.Ukraine is also considered to be the food basket of eastern Europe and it has a large enthic Russian population that is loyal to Moscow.Russia will hold on to the Ukraine even if they have to intervene and.prove it to
The rest of the world.
My fear is that the idiots in Washington that have engineered the Ukrainian coup d'etat (with your tax dollars) have since been stomping their feet and talking about consequences over Russia's involvement.
What does this mean? Are they really willing to risk a hot war with a nuclear power over Ukraine? Really?
When it comes to geopolitics, you don't utter threats unless you're willing to have those threats called. Putin has laid his cards on the table. I suspect Obama will fold like a cheap suit. The alternative is for him to double down and risk a very destructive war to salvage his bruised ego.
Obama is simply out of his league. He is wholly unqualified to be president and needs to resign immediately. He needs to take Biden with him.
All the world has to do is shut the fuck up and duck. I don't think Putin wants to play funny this time
not a good idea to check how far this can take us. I don't give a fuck about Ukraine and I'm not alone
unless our ubermasters already planned everything and want to implement world's population limitation…
I got a buddy who just told me this afternoon at approximately 1PM east coast time, he heard from a friend of his in the Ukraine that the Russians have crossed the border with armor and choppers. He stated the international press was not reporting it at all. I just got a little bit more detail from my buddy. According to his friend (you can take this 2nd-hand RUMINT however you like), the Russians blocked all communications at about 4AM on Thursday morning (I assume local time) and only this afternoon did he get access to the internet.
So if this 2nd-hand RUMINT is correct, while the mainstream media are reporting force is authorized, force has, in fact, already been used.
WWI started 100 years ago on 28 June with one random dude shooting another dude and the "Arab Spring" started with 1 dude lighting himself on fire, so I wonder where this might lead us?
I know one thing-if I were European, right now I would be wondering about where my heating oil and fuel were going to be coming from the rest of this year. I also wonder how this will affect Turkey? Who is ready to stand up for the Ukraine? And I can't help wondering how much military contractors will be paying for mercenaries to go work in the Ukraine? "Yeah, Dude-CACI and Booze Allen are paying 125,000$ a year for contractors to "advise" their military. Russian/Ukrainian language skills are a plus."
Also, the thought occurs, while war in the Ukraine sounds absolutely impossible, we have a limp-dick wussy for a resident who has absolutely no understanding of foreign policy and no real work experience to speak of, so what's to stop him from deciding to do something stupid? We know TPTB think war settles economic problems, so maybe a little war in this "you-crane? place" might be a good thing. Last one in the Dardanelles is a rotten egg!
You are correct about his image. Being from Kenya, (been in the US 17yrs and travels there every now and then) he was much loved and acclaimed upon his election in 2008 (the "one of us" kind of thing, actually, the love is quite tribal over – anyhow) now…Now, not so much!.
Maybe its the web and alternative media. I don't know. Going by the history I know, we humans in general rally after strong leaders, the strong man in the wrestling ring. I don't think that is going to change. And Obama, is like "Ahmed the Terrorist", with Jeff Durhams hand up his ass screaming " I kill you!" What a puppet!
My friend sent me a link to some on-the-ground videos from there. The video of the choppers flying in and the traffic footage of the BTRs along the side of the highway is a little ominous.
Rest assured that those in the US clamouring the most loudly for US "Intervention" will be those best positioned to profit handsomely from such intervention.
It is equally probably that their dependents / relatives will be amongst those least likely to be involved in any semblance of "actual combat" – that delight is left to those with few connections – the traditional "Cannon Fodder".
My, how things (haven't) Changed in today's "Brave New World"!
Yeah, isn't it laughable he didn't even go to his own security meeting? Why have an economic council or national security council or even a cabinet if you never attend their meetings or rely on their advice? Get him a Magic 8Ball to go next to his pen and phone. Maybe the psychic hotline number since, "deh cahdz 'don lie!"
I don't get the whole "France Surrenders" thing. French soldiers have been historically among the best in the world. If I remember correctly, Napoleon took Moscow which was something that even Hitler couldn't pull off. Keep in mind that nearly 15% of the entire French population was either killed or wounded in WWI and they still kept on going. For the USA, 0.3% of our population met that fate in WWI yet we strut around like we actually did something. Furthermore, as a percentage, France suffered 5X the casualties that we did in WWII though US soldiers had the highest rates of Shell Shock – more so than any other combatant.
It is easy to be tough when you've got two oceans to protect you but a lot harder when your next door neighbor is Adolph Hitler. The only reason we are not all speaking German is because we had that nice ocean to protect us. Well, that and the 27 million Russians that died in order to wear out the Germans so we could face 15 year old last minute desperate conscripts in our glorious fight across France.
well, all that sounds so ironic to me right now…
you probably don't give a flying fuck, but I just come back from a village 300 miles from my place where my grandfather was KIA the 12th of June 1940.
It is the conclusion of an investigation that took me several years. I did everything like a police officer would do to find out the truth:
I've read letters from him, from his captain, from the mayor, the teacher and the priest of the village. I've asked my mother for her smallest memories, i've analysed military maps from the time as well as air recon pictures, read military reports. I've been interviewing a local 85 year old, given help from an inhabitant that had a metal detector…
I ended finally in a muddy forrest this morning
we found a trench and the remains of a tunnel. we went underground and it was insanely dangerous with cracks in the rock, water everywhere. I found a spot where my ancestor wrote his name on the ceiling with an acetylene lamp. we found the place outside where he was killed behind his machine-gun by a schraphnel. we dug the ground and found several hundreds of spent MG casings, a dozen of live rounds and 2 ammo box covers. my mother waited 74 years to know precisely where her father was killed.
he was fighting there as a chief-sergeant with the 17 survivors of his unit (180 men from the 1st support company/ 47rd infantry division). this day, they blocked elements of the 7th german army that sent 3 infantry waves and had to step back. this after they walked 80 miles in 2 days, and had no food for 4 days. the same day a French pilot that was out of ammunitions rammed a german bomber with his fighter over the village and died, he did that knowing his wife was pregnant.
the problem France had and still has today is that 80% of its leaders are traitors, cowards or incompetents. only a tiny fraction of the 20% that do their job are true heroes.
as for the individuals, the 90ers, you can't judge them AWD.
the average Joes, they can do miracles like in May 1995 when several dozen of conscripts from the 3rd Rpima attacked the bridge of Vrbanja in Sarajevo under machine-gun fire and took it to the Serbs using their bayonets. conscripts, not professionals. balls of iron
this problem of bad leaders is slowly becoming a curse in the US too.
ask yourself AWD, would you die for Obama?
thanks for the others
Nice story Frenchie. Hope you post more often.
I didn't expected this from you. you proved I'm wrong
believe me or not, it has been a gut wrenching day for me
in the morning he wrote "I don't know how, but I'm still alive and well, so don't worry with the kids"
at 18.00 PM, he was dead.
at 18.05 PM they had the order to leave.
he was a traveller and a motorbike lover like me. 29 years old. It fills me with rage
Frenchie – always enjoyed your stuff. Always has a different view and is insightful.
But that does not mean that the French jokes will stop! That is just a bit of fun, and you give as good as you get.
I don't mind with the jokes.
was just a bit too sad and tired yesterday.
that said, talking about smthg else
there is still paint on the 2 covers I found in the ground. incredible
as for the live rounds, the powder inside still burns after 74 years in the open!
lucky that we didn't dug a mine or an unexploded shell.
4 years ago, a friend of mine told me that he walked in a forrest on the site of the battle of Verdun (1916). he saw there some 155mm shells layed on the ground unprotected, with yellow paint bits on the head (chemicals). he said that with time, the trees with their roots manage to dig out the bigger elements. scary…
This will go over well in Moscow:
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Early peek at rookie camp story. Just a reminder, the Panthers rooks will play the Lightning rooks tomorrow night at 6 p.m. at Saveology.com Iceplex. Fans are welcome and admission is free. Donations will be accepted to go towards the children of the late Wade Belak.
FYI: Goalie Jacob Markstrom was the star of the show today as he stood on his head making saves. Besides the obvious Jonathan Huberdeau and Quinton Howden looking as good as advertised, lesser known LW Garrett Wilson and petite sparkplug Anthony Luciani were flying out there. Shout out to Brooklyn Water Bagel Co., who reopened in Saveology.com Iceplex under new management (original owners). They gave out free bagels and I admit I was a happy recipient!
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CORAL SPRINGS Pucks and smiles were flying all over the Saveology.com Iceplex Saturday morning as the Panthers prospects took the ice in an effort to show the franchise's talent evaluators that they have what it takes to play in the NHL.
One of the Panthers newest evaluators, Cory Stillman, who officially announced his retirement while accepting a player development role under Brian Skrudland, was duly impressed.
"I think there were three guys my size,'' laughed the 6-foot Stillman, who notched eight 20-goal seasons while scoring 278 in 16 years, including two-plus with the Panthers. "They're getting bigger, faster and stronger and they look really good.
"I'm happy with my career and wanted to come to a point where I could step away on my own terms. I had opportunities to play but for family reasons it was the best time.''
Stillman, 37, will be based in his hometown of Peterborough (Toronto) and check in often with the Panthers' AHL franchise in San Antonio as well as monitoring the team's collegiate players.
General Manager Dale Tallon is intent on bringing as many former Panthers back into the fold, especially if they have Stanley Cup experience like Stillman, one of six NHL players to win Cups in consecutive seasons with Tampa Bay and Carolina.
"It's really important for me to build relationships that bridges the past to the future and present,'' Tallon said. "With Cory's experience and incredible credentials, a class guy. who better than Cory Stillman to be mentoring our young guys.
"Champions, champions, that's what it's all about. It's easier to convince a kid and criticize a kid if they're not doing well, hearing it from champions. They'll pay attention to that.''
Panthers coach Kevin Dineen, still trying to figure out who's who among the 27 rookies, only has five days to determine which of the team's prospects will be invited to next week's training camp.
"We're looking for those intangibles,'' said Dineen, who will turn over the coaching duties to Rampage coach Chuck Weber in Sunday night's 6 p.m. game against the Lightning rookies.
"The enthusiasm coming from these guys, they couldn't wait to get on the ice. Their execution, that's a pretty good first day for us.
"The next four days will separate them a little bit. There are decisions to be made and some kids know they'll be going back to juniors … but it's good to get experience and get a feel for how we do our business, then get back to your season and continue your development.''
The Panthers top two draft picks from the last two years, center Jonathan Huberdeau and defenseman Erik Gudbranson, as well as forward Quinton Howden and Swedish goalie Jacob Markstrom are determined to make this year's Panthers' squad.
"I came here with the idea to be prepared to make the team,'' said Huberdeau, 18, who added six pounds to his lanky, 171-pound 6-1 frame. "If I'm playing tomorrow, I want to play hard and just want to wear the Panthers jersey in October.''
Markstrom, 21, is tired of hearing about adjusting to smaller North American rinks and goalie of the future labels while patiently waiting his turn behind veterans Jose Theodore and Scott Clemmensen.
"I'm trying to take advantage of [rookie camp and use it as] a head start to training camp,'' said Markstrom, who has recuperated from last year's knee injury. "I'm here to play for sure. I had that last year, too, but it was tough with [Tomas Vokoun and Clemmensen]. It doesn't matter this year. I'm going to do my best and my goal this year is to be the starting goalie of the Florida Panthers. There's no doubt about it.''


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6.1 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to designate Business Representatives and Shop Stewards who shall be permitted to represent bargaining unit employees. The Union will inform the Office of Labor Relations of the names of Union representatives and Shop Stewards.
6.2 Paid release time for the designated Shop Stewards will be provided for representing employees at grievance meetings (including informal attempts at resolution) attended by both parties, for participating in Joint Labor/Management Committee meetings, for pre-disciplinary/pre-determination meetings, and for collective bargaining meetings. When designated Shop Stewards are granted paid release time they shall experience no loss in pay, however such time shall not be construed as work time and overtime will not be paid when meetings extend beyond the employee's regular work hours. Paid release time shall be granted by supervision following a request but in consideration of any job responsibilities. If permission for time off cannot be immediately granted, the supervisor will arrange for time off at the earliest reasonable time thereafter
6.3 The Union shall prevail upon all employees in the bargaining unit, and especially Shop Stewards, to make a diligent and serious attempt to resolve complaints at the lowest possible level. The Employer, likewise, shall prevail upon its supervisory personnel to cooperate fully with the Union's representatives in the speedy resolution of any grievances that may arise.
6.4 Bulletin Boards.
The Employer shall designate a bulletin board for use by the Union for the posting of notices relating to official Union business and provide space for that purpose. At the Union's option, the Employer provided bulletin board(s) may be replaced by the Employer with a locked, covered bulletin board furnished by the Union. The Union will supply the Employer with a key to the bulletin board. Any costs associated with replacement, upkeep, or installation will be paid for by the Union. Location of bulletin board to be determined by the Employer.
6.5 Union Access.
Union business such as investigating grievances and other legitimate routine matters may be conducted on Police Department premises, provided that such business does not interfere with Police Department operations. The Employer shall provide reasonable access to Department premises to authorized Union representatives for the purpose of handling grievances and other legitimate Union business, provided that such access does not interfere with the work and duties of Union employee representatives or of other on-duty employees. Scheduled Union meetings may be held in Police Department facilities, provided that such meetings do not interfere with Police Department operations and are approved in advance by the Police Chief.
6.6 A Union representative with three (3) day's written notice to the Police Chief or designee may present information prior to start of a shift , up to a maximum of once per month for each shift and may be cancelled by the Employer due to operational necessity The presentation will not exceed ten (10) minutes in length. The Shift Supervisor reserves the right to terminate the presentation in order to complete roll call in a timely fashion.
6.7 All requests for information regarding the bargaining unit by the Union will be submitted in writing to the Office of Labor Relations. Requests will clearly identify what information is being sought and include the reason for the request. Requests will not normally extend more than twenty-four (24) months prior to the date of the request. When the Union submits a request for information that the Employer believes is unclear or unreasonable, or which requires the creation or compilation of a report, the Employer will contact the Union and the parties will discuss the scope and costs associated with the request and the amount the Union will pay for receipt of the information.
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So last month, I took a roadtrip to see a concert. I hung out with Sparker CURVYMAYA for a day. Here's a synopsis of the weekend. This is exactly as I remember it. I'm pretty sure it's close to 100% accurate.
Around Christmas '10, I decided I was going to drive to Milwaukee to see one of my favorite bands, Cheap Trick, perform their Dream Police album with a full orchestra! I was in nerd nirvana at the thought.
Knowing that CURVYMAYA was only a couple hours away, I invited her to go. She immediately insisted she was too poor to get her own room, and could I please get her one. I told her no, but she could crash on my spare bed. She said she would prefer a room with a hot tub. I told her take it or leave it.
The hotel was about 10 minutes from the venue. But I wanted to give myself a good buffer of time to get there, get our seats, etc. I'm late for everything, but I hate to be late for movies and concerts. Well, CURVY shows up at 0:59 seconds before the concert starts, and then we had to hoof it to try to be on time.
We did get to our seats on time, thankfully. I'm not sure that CURVY liked the seats. We were closer to the back of the room. She kept saying stuff like, "It sure would be nice to be sitting up closer to the front. I bet those people are enjoying it."
The seating was table seating, instead of theater seating, and our table sat 6. There were 6 people at our table at the beginning of the concert, but the two people who were sitting closest to CURVY left before the show was even half over. I'm not sure what the problem was. Meanwhile, at my side of the table, there was plenty of laughing and fist-bumping.
When I said I wanted to start a tab, CURVY's eyes lit up like jewels, and she ordered drink after drink. "Put it on this guy's tab!" she demanded.
When the concert ended, CURVY insisted we get something to eat. I suggested a quiet place, but CURVY wanted to eat in the loud, smokey sports bar so she could look at basketball player's legs or something. She ordered a family-sized appetizer, and then she copied what I ordered for an entree. As we ate, she made comments about other ladies' purses.
When we got back to the room, I discovered that CURVY had hidden or gotten rid of my pajamas, so I had to sleep in my smokey clothes. And then, as I was trying to get to sleep, she said she was hearing ghosts, and she wanted to come into my bed for a cuddle. She said she was sure someone was being murdered on the floor above us. I fell asleep. I had a dream that someone kept taking the covers off me to take photos of my sexy legs.
In the morning, there was a note on the nightstand with what she would like for breakfast. I tiptoed down to the coffee shop to place her order. When I got back, she woke up, and wanted to know why I was 'stomping all over the place'. She drank her coffee, ate her muffin, at MY muffin, knocked over MY coffee, and then went back to bed for an hour.
When she woke up, she wanted to know entertainment I had planned for her that day. She insisted I drive around and show her the sights, even though the weather was terrible and the roads were like ice. We stopped at the Fonzie statue, where CURVY gave the thumbs down while Fonzie gave thumbs up. We went to the art museum which CURVY said was full of amateurs and hacks.
Then we ate Thai food. I think she liked it. Before the food came, she said she was going to throw the salt shaker on the floor, but the food must have calmed her down. She didn't break any dishes.
Then we went to a juggling store, and she bought some bacon gum.
Then she said she had to go, but told me that she left me a present back in the hotel room. As she zoomed away, I wondered what it might be. It was her dirty old toothbrush in a damp ziploc bag.
Thanks for hanging out with me, CURVYMAYA! I had a great time!
Before anyone gets the wrong idea, the basic outline of this story is true. And CURVY was totally awesome and fun, as I knew she would be. I made up all the stuff about her being bossy, pushy, greedy and unfun. It's a gag.
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you are still funny as ever
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LMAO, you painted the perfect picture of me AL! FYI, the bacon chapstick totally makes everyone who smells it gag.
Btw, I think this calls for a blog retort!!!! War!!!!
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I'm gonna go read Curvymaya's blog and get some perspective.
Oh, and what exactly is bacon gum?
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