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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is delaying the start of same-sex marriage in Virginia.
The court on Wednesday granted a request from a county clerk in northern Virginia to block same-sex marriages across the state while the issue is being appealed to the Supreme Court. The court provided no explanation for its order.
Without court intervention, same-sex couples would have been allowed to wed as of Thursday. Court clerks around Virginia were given a copy of the new marriage license form at about 9 a.m. Wednesday.
In January, the justices issued an order putting same-sex unions on hold in Utah while the federal appeals court in Denver was hearing the case. That court upheld the decision striking down Utah's gay marriage ban, but delayed its decision from taking effect pending appeal to the Supreme Court.
Most other federal court decisions in favor of same-sex marriage also have been put on hold.


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XW95, TIE95, XvT and XP Service Pack 2
It has come to my attention that X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and the Windows versions of X-Wing and TIE Fighter may not be able to install on some installations of Windows XP Service Pack 2, as the installation will generate the following error:
16 Bit Windows Subsystem
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
The reason for this error is that the AUTOEXEC.NT file appears to be missing. This error affects new systems with XP SP2 as the included operating system as well as retail versions of Windows XP that include SP2. To fix it, you may find the above file in the Windows\Repair folder; just copy it to the Windows\system32 file. Upgrade installations of SP2 left the file alone; those users need not do anything.
I thought I would confirm a few things.
My Compatibility Fix is fully compatible with Windows XP SP2 and has nothing to do with this problem as a few people have asked me about this.
The cause of the 16 Bit Windows Subsystem problem is that the Version of the InstallShield installer used to install X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and the Windows versions of X-Wing and TIE Fighter uses 16-bit code to start the installer then changes to 32-bit code once the installer is loaded. It is the 16-bit code that causes the error if the Autoexec.nt and/or Config.nt files can't be found.
Seeing as this is more than an isolated problem, would people like me to add generic copies of to the fix to help out Windows XP SP2 users?
Any suggestions would be welcome.
I suggest doing what is needed to fix the problem. I haven't upgraded by gaming computer to XP yet so I don't have the problem, but I soon will be. Will there be any problems then?
I think most of it will depend on your hardware and the games you have. XvT should run fine on all XP configurations (w/ the note above about installation) and XW95 and TIE95 need the Compatibility Fix found on LucasFiles.com in order to run w/ hardware 3D acceleration enabled. XWA should run fine on XP, but if you have an nVidia graphics card, you should get the fonts fix that is also posted on LucasFiles.com, especially if you run XWA at high resolutions.
I hadn't played it in a while, but was planning on it. I've played out my other games and was going to revive some others. I was going to upgrade my OS and wanted to make sure it wouldn't ruin my older games. Thanx for the info.
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Understanding the Path of Diabetes Induced Diabetic Nephropathy
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Diabetic Nephropathy (DN), also called intercapillary glomerulonephritis, describes the progressive kidney disease caused by Diabetes. Usually, the disease is caused by capillaries diseases in the kidney glomeruli. The characters of Diabetic Nephropathy are nephritic syndrome and glomerulosclerosis.
How diabetes affects your kidneys?
By affecting the tiny blood vessels in kidneys, Diabetes is able to destroy the kidneys. To be clear, the nephrons thicken and slowly become scarred over time. Consequently, the kidneys are unable to work well and begin to leak protein as well as other substances into urine.
However, the exact reason is still unknown. With poorly controlled Diabetes, people are more prone to get kidney disease; the incidence rate is about 40%. Sometimes family history matters too. There are some people obtaining a higher risk of suffering from Diabetic Nephropathy than others, such as smokers, some certain races of people and so on.
Five stages of Diabetic Nephropathy are:
1. Kidney function changes in this very first stage. The kidney increases in size, normally no less than 25%. What��s more, the high filtration and priming rate are experienced, but no abnormity by doing renal biopsy. This is the very first stage of DN, it can be corrected by strictly controlling the blood sugar and receiving insulin treatment for several weeks or months.
2. The protein in urine increases after intensive physical activity. The GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is almost normal but renal structure changes. It can be reversed too as in the second stage of DN.
3. Renal function begins to decline in this stage. Normally speaking, 5-15 years�� Diabetes leads to Diabetic Nephropathy degree 3. The protein in urine doesn��t occur just after intensive exercise, but persistent proteinuria. If left untreated, 90% of the diabetics would progress to DN in the end.
4. This is also called clinical Diabetic Nephropathy. The characters in this stage present as massive albuminuria. Other symptoms are swelling along with elevated blood pressure. Evidence-based data reveals that patients in stage 4 with a poorly controlled blood pressure are going to develop ESRF (End-stage Renal Failure) within 8 years.
5. Stage 5 of DN is also called uremia or ESRF. Blood pressure increases significantly, and the GFR declines to less than 10ml/min. BUN and creatinine are also elevated with the serious damage kidneys. Other severe complications would develop during this stage.
The five stage is the progression of Diabetes to Diabetic Nephropathy. When patient with Diabetes progresses to ESRF, dialysis or kidney transplantation will be necessary. Hope you can learn something from the article and take timely action if you have the same disease.
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It's a once in a lifetime opportunity for a community like Highland Park to send an ice skater to the Olympics. So on Friday, February 7, the city of Highland Park is rolling out the red carpet for one of its own. Mayor Nancy Rotering has declared February 7 as Jason Brown Day. Students at Highland Park High School and residents will wear red, white and blue as well as tie "Good Luck, Jason" ribbons on trees and doorways.
Jason graduated early from Highland Park High School and went on to train for the Olympic team in Colorado. He earned one of two men's figure skating spots on the U.S. Olympic team with a silver-medal finish at the U.S. Men's Figure Skating Championships in Boston.
Highland Park residents who want to watch Jason in Socchi can join the community at the Centennial Ice Rink from 9 a.m.- noon on Feb. 14, the day Brown is scheduled to go for gold. Well-wishers can tweet their best wishes to Jason at @JasonBSkates. Highland Park also plans to post a new sign at the entrance to its Centennial Ice Rink that says "Home of Jason Brown." Brown started skating at the rink when he was a pre-schooler.
At Highland Park High School, a Team USA Day Feb. 7, will take place, encouraging students to wear red, white and blue. "Good Luck Jason Brown!" stickers will be available with the electronic marquee sign outside the school flashing a "Good Luck" message. Olympic-themed music will be played between class periods and there will be viewing sites throughout the school in which students can watch the performance that earned Brown a spot on the Olympic team. Go Jason!


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Canadian Vintage Tube , guitar amplifier collection and my observation and appreciation of these quality , rare and collectable tube amps.
Some history and specs of the best of vintage Canadian guitar amplifiers that I have acquired over the years.
Many are now in the hands of other collectors who also appreciate the early days of Canadian music history. Afterall, what is an electric guitar without a good Amp? Not much. So enjoy the book and I will do some more in the future to support this endeavor.
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'Sexist' Roxy ad blasted
Surfwear brand Roxy has provoked public outcry with its provocative advert to promote a world tour female surfing event.PT0M0S 620 349
Surfing label Roxy has defended an advertisement for an upcoming professional surfing competition that has been branded sexist and demeaning to women, declaring that women are "complex" and that "it's not wrong to be an athlete and to be sexy".
Critics have lashed out at the official teaser for the Roxy Pro Biarritz 2013, in which a young blonde woman is shown partially naked in bed and then provocatively stripping off for a shower as she prepares to go for a surf.
It looks like a lingerie ad. The focus is very much on her bottom and legs
Despite purportedly being an ad for the competition this week in France, the two-minute clip, which has been described as "soft porn", contains only a few seconds of footage of the woman paddling on her board. She does not actually catch a wave in the clip.
The advert starts with a woman lying in bed. Photo: Screen grab
The woman's face is never shown, and Roxy has urged viewers to guess who the surfer is, with some suggesting it is Australian professional surfer and five-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore or South African professional surfer Rosy Hodge. Roxy will reveal the identity of the surfer on Tuesday.
But the company now is facing an online backlash, where some critics are vowing to boycott the brand because of its sexist attitude.
"This is disgusting. Just another ad for men. Where are the women surfing? Why aren't pro female surfers good enough to promote on their skill alone? Never seen a male surf comp promoted like this. Poor Form Roxy. Redo it!," wrote Alice McClintock.
The woman then gets off the bed and puts a shirt on - before having a shower. Photo: Screen grab
She also questioned why the woman would wake up topless, put on a shirt, before "walking a metre and then letting it fall off her body again to take a shower .. What a significant pre-surf ritual.. i bet it assists with her point scoring."
Another viewer, Karen Cummings, said: "women actually surfing takes up about 5% of the ad? Roxy thinks women surfers spend 95% of their time grooming and the rest surfing?"
Zoe Myers wrote: "I'm at the top of my game, I'm a professional with worldwide acclaim, and you represent me [by] effectively chopping off my head and staring at my bum? Gee. Must be fun to be a woman in the world of pro surfing.. :/"
The woman then gets in a car before arriving at the beach with her surfboard.
Catharine Lumby, a Professor of Media at Macquarie University, said the advertisement really belonged "in the 1970s".
She said she was not a prude about beautiful bodies, but believed the advertisement crossed a line.
For an advertisement spruiking a surfing tournament, there was a remarkable lack of surfing taking place, she said.
The woman then prepares to get into the water.
"When I saw it I thought 'This is bizzare'," she said
"It looks like a lingerie ad. The focus is very much on her bottom and legs.
"Hopefully the reaction will wake them [Roxy] up because it's a brand aimed at young women."
The end: the woman lies on her board in the ocean.
Professor Lumby said it was a step backwards when compared to the overall coverage of female athletes in the media these days.
But Roxy has hit back, saying that "women are complex and multi-dimensional".
"To ignore this fact is to ignore who we truly are," Roxy said in a statement on its Facebook page.
Is it her? Top Aussie surfer Stephanie Gilmore pictured at the Roxy Pro Biarritz event in 2012. Photo: AFP
"Obviously, there's been much conversation around the video we recently released. We believe all athletes are naturally beautiful, in and out of the water. You certainly don't have to be sexy to be an athlete, & we also believe it's not wrong to be an athlete and to be sexy, if you choose to be. We don't judge one to be better than the other & we don't believe in excluding one for the other."
The teaser has also been criticised for its product placement, with the woman repeatedly using a branded mobile phone and laptop.
In response, a new video mocking the clip has been released on YouTube, in which a man in baggy white underpants is shown waking up in bed and scratching his backside before stripping off for a shower.
Roxy responded: "Thank you for the passionate thoughts shared on the video, & for expressing how much you respect women in surfing. Oh yeah, & for the parody, thanks for making us laugh."
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Keeping track of our random brainstorms in the Limited Edition Frame Design Bloc Rhodia N° 16 ($8) feels ultra stylish because the custom sketches of Paul Smith are rubbing off on us. Rhodia's cult-classic grid notebooks have been redecorated with Smith's trademark fashion multi stripe, and his guiding elements give our crazy ideas instant structure. The scatter-brains of the world need a wee bit of help - what can we cay?
So who's Paul Smith anyway? This hip British artist and fashion designer puts our cool-o-meter to shame with his bitchin' collaborations and projects. Apparently he's the guy that first made pinstripes ironic, and he routinely twists our expectations of simple classic items into knots... Take his Sutton Seed packet-inspired shirt as just one example. His Design Museum Retrospective closed this October, but his "no-bullshit clothing" is timeless. Here's hoping our "visual diary" can be as compelling as Smith's.
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While the post-Katrina years have been difficult for everyone on the U.S Gulf Coast, recovery has been particularly painful for the region's poor.
Operation USA has continued to invest in the future of the region's children by funding afterschool programs and mental health initiatives that are designed to bring stability to their fragile lives. The Awesome Girls Mentoring Program, a long-term partner, offers afterschool programming for at-risk girls that gives them a place of safety and shelter, as well as provides a nurturing environment where they have the simple freedom to be children again.


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It all started with "Borderline." It's 1984 in Huntington Beach, Calif., and I'm working at Lamppost Pizza Parlor. I turn on the big screen TV and flip to MTV to watch a few videos before we open for the day. And there she is: Madonna in all her glory –– bleached wild hair, rubber bracelets up her arms, that hat with the bow. She was looking at the camera like, "here I am, world, you'd better get ready for me." That was the first time I'd ever seen her, and I was totally in love.
After that, I watched her videos obsessively. I wasn't blown away by her music, but her style was something I studied and copied. I also resembled her back then so it wasn't long before people were calling me Madonna as a joke (but which I privately loved). That was when I started collecting her magazine covers. I can't remember if I was just being weird and stalkery, or if I thought they'd be valuable someday, but before I knew it, I had a giant box full.
I'm not one to hang on to old stuff, but for the past 20 years, I've lugged this box from apartment to apartment, house to house. I've kept only a handful of items from my past: my turquoise polyester dress that I wore to the junior prom, a small stack of intense love letters from 1982, a few pieces from my creative writing class in high school, and a scrapbook filled with Michael Hutchence photos and INXS concert tickets (that's another story). And those Madonna magazines.
Now here it is, the moment of truth. I don't want these magazines anymore. 'Cause dammit, I don't even like Madonna anymore.
When did I stop caring? I guess about the same time Madonna desperately started to care. I mean, she embarrassed me way back when she started speaking with an English accent. And that Sex book –– that was just unfortunate. But still, she commanded my full attention. Lately, though, I'm seeing her just try way too hard. She's not aging into this wonderful old dame that I'd always imagined and hoped for. Nope, she's got the massive hope that if she exercises within an inch of her life and gets those cheeks plumped to full shiny apples, no one will notice that she's not 26 anymore.
But I think we all notice. Under that rock-hard ass is the hint of skinny granny legs wrapped in fishnet stockings. And I don't care how many 23-year-olds she dates, she's still going to get old like the rest of us. What bothers me most isn't that she's not wearing pants much, or that she's wearing boy-scout uniforms (well, actually, that does bother me), but that she's doing it purely to stay relevant.
So why do I keep these magazines? As I ponder that question while checking their value on eBay, it hits me. I keep them for the same reasons I save the love letters and the prom dress. Because revisiting those old tokens of youth once in awhile reminds me of times I may have otherwise forgotten. Those issues transport me right back to those warm Southern California days when Madonna represented dancing, fashion and a time when I didn't have a care in the world. It takes me to the smell of hair bleach and Aqua Net, red lips, beach cruisers, and dancing all night at Old World Dance Club. It takes me back to youth.
Madonna isn't young anymore, and neither am I. Maybe that's why I wanted to get rid of those magazines. But I think instead I'll just remember her the way she was and pack her away for another visit when we're both really old. We won't break up––just take a little break.


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A collection of my landscape and nature photographs from the past year.
A native Oregonian, John is located in Portland Oregon, which is centrally located to the many beautiful areas of the Pacific Northwest. The Columbia River Gorge and it's many waterfalls, the rugged Pacific Ocean coastline, the lush Willamette Valley, to the snow capped Cascade Mountains, the Pacific Northwest offers limitless photographic opportunities. John frequently travels outside the Northwest for his photography as well, covering many areas along the West Coast, the Southwest, as well as overseas locations.
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Evolution equations of physics, fluids, and geometry: asymptotics and singularities (12w5137)
James Colliander (University of British Columbia)
Stephen Gustafson (University of British Columbia)
Slim Ibrahim (University of Victoria)
Nader Masmoudi (Courant Institute)
Kenji Nakanishi (Kyoto University)
Tai-Peng Tsai (University of British Columbia)
The last decade or so has seen a flowering in the study of nonlinear dispersive PDE, and the field seems to have advanced to the point where our level of understanding of these (comparatively subtle) equations is in some cases approaching that of their (longer-studied) parabolic counterparts. Thus one goal of this workshop is the usual one: an exchange of the latest advances in this fast-moving area - with a particular focus on studies of singularity formation and asymptotics - to keep participants aware of the state-of-the-art, to facilitate new collaborations, and to spur new innovations.
At the same time, however, the perspective is beginning to broaden so that, on one hand, some approaches which might more traditionally be thought of as "parabolic" are being brought to bear on dispersive problems (a great example is the highly influential recent work of C. Kenig and F. Merle, building on ideas of J. Bourgain and others, which develops concentration-compactness-type ideas in the dispersive setting), while on the other hand, experience gained in confronting the subtleties of dispersive problems has been productively applied to parabolic problems, including various geometric flows, and even the formidable Navier-Stokes equations (one example here is intriguing recent work of C. Kenig and G. Koch). Thus, another goal of the proposed workshop is to highlight this seeming 'convergence' in the hope of promoting a significant cross-fertilization of ideas, approaches, and tools. To this end, the program will include discussion of work on some parabolic equations (for example Navier-Stokes, some geometric flows, and reaction-diffusion systems), again focusing on the key issues of singularities and asymptotics, in which the tools have significant overlap with those typically used in dispersive problems.
In parallel with all the recent theoretical progress, there have been significant advances in the numerical computation of solutions of nonlinear evolution problems (especially dispersive ones), and in particular in the numerical study of blow-up phenomena. A third goal of the proposed workshop is to exploit this new numerical insight in order to raise new questions for study, and to stimulate new theoretical work. To this end, we will invite several of the leading experts in such computations.
A final goal of the proposed workshop is to promote the development of junior talent in the field, and facilitate the integration of young scientists into the community. To that end, we anticipate allotting about 10 workshop places for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and new faculty (these are not included on the list below, but would be decided upon before invitations are made).


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President Preckwinkle Attends Forum on Veterans Benefits
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Originally appeared at WTTW.com, July 3, 2013. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has released an initial budget for the next fiscal year, and... Read More
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today released the preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2014 which projected a $152.1 million... Read More
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What else could happen during Friday the 13th and a full moon? X-class solar flares would be the answer to this scenario. Three sun flares on the left side of the sun burst forth at a powerful rate towards the earth. This strong burst has more energy than an erupting volcano and only took two days to travel over 9 million miles to reach our atmosphere.
The two x-class flares shot off the face of the sun on June 10, 2014, and an even larger more powerful flare erupted from the sun on June 11, 2014, sending a "coronal mass ejection" shock wave that could disrupt any electronic communication in its path.
Shock waves like this can easily cause cell phone and GPS disruptions, television and radio disturbances and even electric grid black outs. Airlines diverted traffic that was in the path of the geo-magnetic storm out of precaution on Friday, June 13, 2014, flying in a plane at high altitudes can expose passengers to extreme amounts of radiation. The good news is a beautiful aurora surrounding the North Pole region can be seen as far as Michigan and Maine tonight.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says, "Solar activity is ticking along at minor to moderate levels (R1-R2 radio blackouts) with the potential to throw more significant activity our way. There are several regions contributing to the activity, but most of it is still coming from NOAA Active Region 2087, which produced those 3 strong (R3) radio blackouts in the previous two days."
Electronic particles are raining down on the earth at a high rate of speed but cannot be seen to the invisible eye. Today would be a good day to stay inside and avoid the sun in the United States. These solar storms are part of a cycle that will be around for awhile because they are part of a 11 year cycle the sun is going through and it has been 9 years since a solar flare of this magnitude has reached the earth.


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The S Drive (Shared) will be off-line Tuesday March 27th.
Outage will be for about 10 minutes sometime after 4:30 PM
The Metadata for Shared_Stale will be migrated to Share_Stale in preparation for the migration of Shared, Stale data to the new Volume. The current plan is to begin the data migration Wednesday morning. Migration of the Metadata on Tuesday evening will leave the Shared Volume off-line for up to ten minutes. The migration for Metadata on Users took the Volume offline for three minutes but there is much more data on Shared. Based on experience with the User Volume, there is no concern that there will be any interruption of service for the Shared Volume once data migration begins.


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Intermediate Adult Classical Ballet (Adults 15+)
This course is Classical Ballet for the more advanced! Learn more barre exercises and stretches, center movements of adagio, turns and jumps, as well as pirouettes, petite allegro, waltzes and grande allegro. This is a 6 session course. Wear movement friendly clothing.
Cost $54.
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On Assignment: Caleb Jones
Here's the scene: You're at the shore of a beautiful lake on a summer's evening, with live cello music set against a backdrop of twinkling fireflies.
The ground, alas, is covered in goose crap. And that's where you are — on your belly — because that's where the best shooting angle is.
Such was the case for our HCAC shoot of cellist Caleb Jones.
Caleb was the winner of the 2010 Howard County Rising Stars competition, in which 10 very talented young artists compete live onstage for a $5,000.00 prize. The winner is by audience vote, and the evening is part of a gala which raises money for local arts in all forms.
Suffice to say that our background music for the shoot was very, very good.
We started off near sunset, shooting tight headshots through the quickly changing light. After sunset, it usually takes about 15-20 minutes before the color starts to get really interesting. But at that point it is also changing very quickly, and it can be an advantage to be working with a minimal amount of gear. Typically, you get to spend a decent amount of time preparing but then have to work quickly to make your photos while the light is good.
One Light for Shape; The Other for Detail.
I used to use a single flash in an umbrella against sunset light for an easy, reliable look. But I have since moved to using to flashes, which gives me lots more flexibility.
If you are using one umbrella (or one light in any mod) your key light angle will usually be a compromise between position vs. detail. Frequently, the best position for your key light to define your subject may be one that also leaves too much of the subject in the shadows. Which means that you may have to move your key closer that you want to the camera to preserve more detail.
But with two lights you can choose to light your subject from any angle with your key. And you can use the second light (in this case, a speedlight in an Orbis) to control your level of detail in the shadows.
The two-light combo is such a sweet spot in the curve. It gives you lots of options, in addition to being a backup in the event one of your flashes goes down.
In this case, I wanted to light Caleb soft and from the top, which would have left his face in very dark shadow without the fill. Since he had dark skin (not to mention an awesome-but-dark vintage tux) I used the ring fill and dialed it up a little more than normal. It's probably a stop down from the key, maybe a stop and change.
The key light was from a shoot-through umbrella overhead, courtesy Dave Kile as the voice-activated boom. You can see it at left, and can also see what the fill would have looked like if it were dialed down a bit. This is because I moved back to pop the setup shot, and didn't crank the ring up enough to compensate.
Remember -- when you are working with ring fill in manual you have to compensate the power level if you move closer or further away from your subject. Or, you can not make that adjustment and think of it as an added feature -- an auto-bracketing fill light. Just sayin'.
At first, it almost doesn't look like there is any fill on Caleb at all in the above frame until you realize that there has to be something lighting Dave. It's not until you take the fill away that you see how much it is contributing even at that relatively low level:
See what I mean? The detail goes away completely without the fill.
Also, there is something interesting going on here with the umbrella. See the edge of the umbrella light happening on the other side of Dave and Caleb? That's raw spill going past the shoot-through. Usually, it ruins a shot but here it kinda helps bring up that background area a little. I'll take it.
More and more, I find that if I am gonna use an umbrella as a key I am coming in from high overhead. It just looks a little more atypical and interesting to me. But that's not gonna help me if I totally lose Caleb's face against the background.
But shoot when he is looking up, and it's another story altogether. To me, the top light all by itself works well here. But it's very close to not working, too. IMO, the eyelids catching the light makes it okay for much of his face to be in shadow. Lose the eyelids and I'd have more trouble with it. (Kinda hard to see at 400px -- click the pic for a bigger view.)
Also, the B&W conversion helps, too. Two totally different photos -- one built on shape and texture, the other on pure graphic form.
These finished pics are done with the same key light and two extremes of fill -- a lot and none at all. But there are a lot of different looks to be had between those two extremes, and it gives you an idea of how much control you have by varying the fill intensity.
Goose crap and all, it was a wonderful evening. Caleb played most of the way through the shoot, so people on the hiking path around the lake were surprised by a soundtrack that even included some of his original cello compositions. He'd finish a piece and applause would spread around the lake. Very cool.
Assistant Erik Couse was covertly shooting a video of us with his iPhone, conveniently making himself a felon in the State of Maryland in the process. We are gonna wait until the next time he pisses us off to press charges.
And the fact that it was almost nighttime accounts for the production quality, which is about three notches below that of Faces of Death 6. But still, I am pretty sure the felony charges will stick.
The first couple minutes are from the headshots at the beginning. Then all the light goes away and we shoot the photos seen above. But it does show a that modest amount of strobe can transform a tiny amount of ambient light into something cool:
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STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford has added Michigan and Nebraska to its road schedule, finalizing a 2011 season in which the Cardinal will take on 2010 NCAA qualifying teams at least 11 times.
The Cardinal will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., for a Feb. 13 (10 a.m. PT) tri-meet against Michigan and Nebraska. Each were among the 12 teams that reached the NCAA team preliminaries last season in Gainesville, Fla. Michigan has won the past four Big Ten Conference championships and Nebraska has won eight Big 12 titles since 1997.
Stanford and Michigan finished 1-2 at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Morgantown, W.Va., last fall to advance to the NCAAs. Stanford was the only one of the three teams to advance to the NCAA Super Six finals, and finished fourth.
The Michigan tri-meet is part of a Midwestern trip that begins Feb. 11 with the Chicago Style Invitational on Chicago's Navy Pier. Stanford will take on defending NCAA champion UCLA and NCAA qualifier Oregon State.
In all, Stanford will compete against two 2010 Super Six teams (UCLA and Utah) a total of five times through the Pac-10 Championships, and competes against five 2010 NCAA qualifiers a total of 11 times.
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Stylus 1 Why not a bit wider
I do not unterstand why Olympus made the the lens not a bit wider, say 24 mm.
In the mean time many cameras start at about 24 mm on the wide side, and I think it is usefull quite often.
The Panasonic FZ 200 starts at 25 mm but in my eyes it is to large for a "carry around" camera and I do not need 600 mm at the long end anyway.
The Stylus 1 is quite small and I think with 24 mm at the wide end it would not be much larger.
In my opinion with a 24mm at the wide end the Stylus 1 would be close to perfect as a carry around camera.
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Very strange sound problem. Please help
Okay first of all, I'm sorry that I haven't introduced properly in my first post, but what can I say? I had finally decided to give this game a shot after hearing so much about it, and so far, have been loving it, but now I'm faced with a very serious problem.
I'm not giving any spoilers, just saying that it happened in year two, I was browsing my inventory when all of a sudden this very strange sound comes out of nowhere. It sounds like a helicopiter. The thing is, I can't seem to get rid of it. I already patched the game, ran compatibility mode, everything, but to no avail. Someone please help.
One thing that I'm sure of though, is that the problem seems to come from the sound effects. That's where that annoying sound is coming from. I mute them and the game sounds normally One look at one of my last saves showed that that sound was already present, but in a lower level. I don't know what it is. Please help.
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The Willow Smith investigation is getting further examined over a photo that the 13-year-old was seen in posing with her friend, Moises Arias, 20. RadarOnline reports May 23 that Arias is under no obligation to talk with Child Protective Services, but they would like to interview him just to get an idea of what kind of adult supervision Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith give their children.
A photo of Willow laying on the same bed as Moises a few weeks ago drew a huge outcry of controversy after it was posted on Instagram. The image seemed innocent enough -- and it probably was -- but given the fact Willow is a minor, it doesn't look too good.
Willow and her parents have been questioned two different times by social workers. Willow was interviewed the first time with her parents and the second time alone.
Social workers aren't blaming Arias for anything and he's not under any serious scrutiny. CPS just wants a full account of the story behind the picture. According to the source who spoke with Radar, this is all standard procedure for all parties involved.
This case will remain open another few weeks, the insider added. Child Protective Services is under obligation to fully investigate anything remotely questionable when it comes to celebrity children -- especially due to the public's ever-present glare. If something went awry with Willow Smith or any other Hollywood kids, the department would be in big trouble.
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IMF, Hungary Continue Dialogue; Camdessus Welcomes Measures
Michel Camdessus, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met with Hungary's Prime Minister Horn on Monday, June 5, 1995 to continue the dialogue begun in Budapest last Autumn. The discussions covered worldwide economic and financial developments, the recent economic policy initiatives of the Government of Hungary, and the influences of both global developments and domestic policies on the economic prospects for Hungary.
Camdessus welcomed the measures adopted in March, and now being reflected in the supplementary budget, as courageous and substantive. This package, implemented as envisaged, will arrest an incipient widening of the budget deficit and contain external financing requirements. The March package was seen as the first phase of a government program aimed at achieving a noninflationary growth path with external viability.
In the months ahead--starting with a visit to Budapest later this month--IMF staff will be working closely with the Hungarian authorities on the next phase of this program, to be formulated in the context of the preparation of the 1996 budget. For the period through 1996, the five chief objectives will be as follows:
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Strong winds and heavy rain have hit the South West for much of the weekend, with more bad weather forecast in to next week. Many roads have been affected by fallen trees or power cables. Find out the latest on the roads.
Reporter Tanya Mercer says fallen trees aren't the only problems affecting the region:
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Michael Cox and Galen Clemons served as game captains. Cox played at Michigan for three years before graduation last spring and enrolling in graduate school at UMass. Clemons played a season at Central Michigan before transferring to UMass prior to the 2011 season.
UMass won the coin toss and elected to defer to the second half.
The crowd of 110,708 marked the largest attendance to ever see a UMass football game. The previous mark was 110,187 set in 2010 the last time UMass played at Michigan.
The UMass defense forced an interception marking the third straight game the Minutemen have forced a turnover. For the year, UMass has forced five turnovers (4 INT, 1 FR), while allowing one (INT).
UMass' fumble lost on a punt return marked the first fumble of the season. UMass had an interception in the UConn game and now has two turnovers on the year.
Brendon Levengood hit field goals of 25 and 32 yards. The two made field goals tied his career high of two which he did against Central Connecticut on Oct. 8, 2011.
Deion Walker had 4 receptions for a career-best 63 yards.
Alan Williams had a career-best 6 receptions for 38 yards
Michael Cox had a season-best 76 yards on 18 carries in his return to Michigan.
Right tackle Anthony Dima returned to the starting line-up after missing the UConn and Indiana games; He has started in 12 career games at UMass after transferring prior to 2011 from Hofstra.
Strong safety Christian Birt also returned to the starting line-up after missing the UConn and Indiana games; He has started in 3 career games.
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The study consisted of ten trials involving more than 4,000 children aged one month to 12 years in seven low and middle income countries. Researchers found antibiotics increased height by 0.04 cm per month and weight by 23.8 grams per month. After adjusting for age, effects on height were larger in younger populations and effects on weight were larger in African regions compared with other regions.
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Do you ever find yourself knowing something about a situation or a person--that had come to you in a dream? Perhaps something no one would ever have told you, but it becomes valuable or even crucial to solving a problem or navigating through tricky circumstances. God often graciously gives us those 'missing pieces' just in perfect timing.
Many years ago, I worked for a credit company. I made people's credit cards...entered important information and then babied a moody monster machine to imprint those cards. It was an old machine--and technology wasn't what it is today (I'm not THAT old). That machine was the subject of many nightmares for me because something was always broken. Customers were always screaming for the new cards, always in a time crunch.
On one occasion, the repairman had been stumped for a couple of days, we couldn't get that machine to operate, and work was backing up. That night I had a dream that showed me where the problem was...deep in the recesses of Moody Monster's guts. I didn't even know the names of the parts, but described it to the repairman, and Bingo! MM was fixed, at least until the next breakdown.
Not much later, I dreamed that I was being escorted from that lovely job to another place--in a white limousine. I looked back and didn't recognize the building, but was thankful to be leaving. I heard a voice tell me that a huge upheaval was coming, and it was time for me to move on.
I gave my two weeks' notice and told my boss that I believed a change was coming that would render the company unrecognizable. He seemed to think I was a little off my rocker. Shortly after I quit, however, the company was sold and most of the employees were 'relieved of their duties'.
Because of these dreams and the fact that I valued dream interpretation, I was spared some heartache and stress.
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Verizon Motorola Droid Bionic minimum advertised price leaks, may launch on September 8
Tired of hearing all the speculation regarding the upcoming Motorola Droid Bionic for Verizon? Well, don't be. There's more. And, after all, this isn't an Apple product, so know that it can get even worse, rumor-wise.
Okay. Now that we've cleared that up, it's time to dive into today's Droid Bionic news. Thanks to Android Central, the MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) for the Droid Bionic has leaked. This doesn't mean that the phone absolutely won't be sold for a lower price, it just means that when that's the case, you'll have to do stuff like add it to your cart in order to see the price. It's also pretty clear that this will be how much Verizon will charge for the Bionic when you sign a new two-year contract.
And just how much are we talking about here? $299.99, as you can see. That's quite a lot, but we've unfortunately gotten used to Verizon's attempts to push high-end (and especially 4G) devices past the $199.99 marker which has been the upper standard ever since the original iPhone got unveiled.
Alongside the MAP comes yet another projected release date, and this time it's September 8. That bodes nicely with one previous rumor that mentioned early September as the time frame for the Bionic's launch, but, to be honest, we've heard so many release dates rumored and leaked for the Bionic over the past few months that we don't know what to believe anymore. We sure hope that Motorola's superphone will launch in September and end this rumor frenzy. We'll see.


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Steffel, J; Kobza, R; Namdar, M; Wolber, T; Brunckhorst, C; Lüscher, T F; Jenni, R; Duru, F (2009). Electrophysiological findings in patients with isolated left ventricular non-compaction. Europace, 11(9):1193-1200.
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AIMS: Patients with isolated left ventricular non-compaction (IVNC) are at high risk for developing ventricular tachyarrhythmias. However, no analysis of invasive electrophysiological (EP) findings in these patients has yet been performed. METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a retrospective analysis of EP findings in 24 patients with IVNC. Ventricular tachyarrhythmias were inducible in nine patients; of these, two patients had sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) and two patients had ventricular fibrillation. No specific electrocardiographic or echocardiographic finding was predictive of VT inducibility. Three of the 9 patients with inducible VT experienced ventricular tachyarrhythmias during the follow-up of 61.4+/-50 months, whereas no tachyarrhythmias or sudden deaths were noted in 12 patients without inducible VT during the follow-up of 30+/-19 months (3 patients in the latter group were lost to follow-up). Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias were inducible in seven patients. CONCLUSION: Our present study provides the first comprehensive analysis of EP findings in patients with IVNC. Ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias can readily be induced in these patients, whereas the inducibility of a sustained monomorphic VT is relatively low. Further studies including long-term follow-up are required to investigate the role of EP testing for arrhythmic risk stratification in these patients.
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We all know that kids love to get clothes dirty, but today I learned that my daughter loves to get clothes clean. Now, she doesn't like to do laundry, that would make things too easy for me, but she loved doing a little experiment using Wisk's new Stain Spectrum Technology detergent.
My daughter donned her goggles and lab coat and became my assistant in a fun little assignment. Armed with fabric that was protein stained, just one of the many forms of stains, and a pipette filled with Wisk with Stain Spectrum Technology, we set out to get the stain out, and our findings were spot on (actually the spot came off lol) My daughter was extremely surprised with the way the whole assignment went, not realizing just how laundry detergent worked.
Here is our experiment:
- First we filled a beaker with warm water.
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- Wrote my daughter's name on the fabric
- Swirled it around in the warm water
- And PRESTO! there was no stain where she wrote her name
I can tell you that my daughter learned something new today (something that will count toward her homeschooling credit) and I learned just how amazing Wisk is! I mean look at the beaker in the photos above, it took the green stain right out and it stayed in the water! After I stopped taking pictures my daughter kept cleaning the cloth and at the end the cloth was completely white and the water in the beaker was completely green. I am impressed and will be using Wisk with Stain Spectrum Technology to get my family's clothes clean. Oh and did I mention that it smells good too, that is important to me.
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The Underwear Expert's Top 10 Stories of 2013
Goodbye 2013 and hello 2013! The Underwear Expert had quite a ride this year, thanks to all those celebrities and models out there who gave us ample amounts of material to write about. From pant slips to bulges, this year was filled with exciting celebrity sightings, and much more! We couldn't have finished this year with a bang, without our loyal fans who liked, tweeted, posted and shared our many stories. So cheers to you guys for making this a very successful year for The Underwear Expert. To continue our celebration, we've rounded up our top 10 stories of 2013. The list is complied by taking a close look at how many of you have spread these popular stories around.
Starting from the bottom, we worked our way up to the TOP Underwear Expert post of 2013. Make sure to click on the links to read and see more!
#10 Zac Efron Sneak Peek and More Celebrity Underwear Sightings
Zach Efron had quite a whirlwind of a year. From bulking up to showing off his bulges on various movie sets, this post came in the tenth most viewed this year. Zac wasn't the only one who gave us a show this last April, but so did Shaq, Tom Daley, Booboo Stuart and Taran Killam.
#9 5 Photos: Too Hot For Facebook
Facebook has changed its guidelines around so many time this year, and you know as well as we do, that some of our material is quite scandalous. This special post was a round up of photos too hot for Facebook, but of course, never too risqué for The Underwear Expert. If Facebook can't appreciate great men's underwear, we sure can!
#8 Exclusive: Colby Melvin by Rick Day
We love Colby Melvin! Plain and simple. This go-go dancer, model and Human Rights activist is as big of a fan of us as we are of him. Everything Colby touches turns to gold, and these photos shot by Rick Day exclusively for us turned out amazing. Model of the year in 2012, golden boy of 2013, what will Colby and The Underwear Expert do for 2014? Stay tuned to see.
#7 Gay Country Singer Steve Grand: 15 NSFW Underwear Photos + Video
This year welcomed openly gay country singer, Steve Grand, who took the country music scene and the LGBT world by storm. From his breakout video, 'All American Boy,' Steve quickly became a household name and his hit song was played constantly in the TUX headquarters. If you haven't been following this smouldering singer, he is a huge fan of underwear from the C-IN2 he rocks in his music video to the many photo shoot where he perfectly models off some amazing pairs of undies.
#6 NSFW: Top 5 Celebrity Bulges
By the time April rolled around this year, we caught some celebrities showing their junk off. Once again Zac Efron gave us another glimpse of what he's packing below. David Beckham hiked up his shorts for us during a Galaxy game, John Mayer channeled Borat's one piece swimsuit, Jon Hamm free balled while Mark Wahlberg stepped outside and showed us his sunny side up in boxer briefs and a tank top.
#5 5 TV Star Underwear Sightings
This past winter, television series came back in full force and full frontal. We guessed which top television shows and male leading stars would gives us underwear glimpses. We hoped to see hottie Hugh Dancy in Hannibal, Kevin Bacon in The Following, Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead, Joe McHale in Community, again, and Jon Hamm in Mad Men. Which ones were we right about? Well, we were really only right about Hugh in Hannibal, who sported a pair of boxer shorts. We got enough of John Hamm's ham, Joe McHale gets naked enough on The Soup, why was Kevin Bacon in our original roundup to being with, and we are still dying to see Mr. Andrew Lincoln strip down to his skivvies while killing zombies. We have faith it will happen in season 5.
#4 5 City-Breaking Mark Wahlberg Underwear Photos
In preparation for Mark Wahlberg's big movie in 2013, Broken City, we took some time to round up this Calvin Klein original's all time top 5 underwear moments. Which one is your favorite?
#3 NSFW: Athlete Guys Going Commando
We are still scratching our heads as to why athletes go commando, maybe it's the wind resistance? The freedom? Or maybe they haven't found the right jockstrap yet, but we don't really mind because in the heat of the moment and with all of that adrenaline pumping, things pop out, and boy do they ever.
#2 Top 5 Jon Hamm Commando Pics
Mad man, Jon Hamm continued to make headlines all year long for his lack of appreciation for underwear. We saw bulge after bulge from this hunk of an actor all year, and as underwear experts, the only advice we have for him is to do what makes him most comfortable, if that means stepping out sans undies.
#1 [WATCH] Andrew Christian Twerk Video
What you've all been waiting for, our NUMBER 1 story for the year of 2013 – and of course it was part of the twerk phenomenon. This isn't your average Miley Cyrus twerk, but the boys of Andrew Christian took their own spin on this dance move, and hyped it up even more than Miley ever could. We'd watch this video over and over again before we'd ever have to watch her performance on the VMAs.
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Liberal played the Hays Indians a closer game than the previous two meetings, but the result was the same. Hays won a game against the Redskins for the third time this season. The Indians held off the Redskins 73-64.
The Redskins, who lost to Hays 68-50 and 60-46 in the previous two meetings, trailed by just two in the third quarter and trailed 60-56 in the fourth quarter.
J.J. Lewis scored 22 and William Ross added 18 in their final Redskin games.
Liberal finishes 7-14 while the 14-7 Indians qualify for state for the first time since 2003.
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The "Moral Monday" protest movement which started in North Carolina made its way to the state of Georgia on Tuesday. The protest was led by Dr. Raphael Warnock who serves as the senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. Ebenezer Baptist was made famous because of its roots in the Civil Rights movement under the direction of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Georgia legislature passed several bills on Tuesday despite opposition from hundreds of protesters urging the lawmakers to consider the will of the people.
One of the bills passed by the legislature Wednesday was a bill which mandates that the state of Georgia will not comply with Medicaid expansion as a part of the Affordable Care Act. The lawmakers went even further by removing the authority to comply with the mandates contained in the federal law from the governor and in essence gave the authority to the legislature. This move is viewed my supporters of the expansion as being a safeguard against expansion in the event that Gov. Nathan Deal is defeated in the upcoming election.
Another bill passed by the legislature was a bill allowing guns to be carried into churches, schools, airports and some courtrooms. It would also lower the legal age for buying a firearm from 21 years-of-age to 18. The bill also allows a person not legally able to obtain a firearm the ability to use the state's "Stand Your Ground" law in the event such a person commits a homicide while in the possession of an illegal firearm.
As is customary in Republican led states, voting privileges were curtailed to make it harder for working people to get to the polls on a workday. Hours were cut and early voting was taken away. Deal who is facing a strong challenge from Jason Carter who is the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter is behind in the polls and is desperate to enact his agenda before leaving office.
At least 40 protesters were arrested on Tuesday. The arrests included members of the clergy, activists and several of the elderly community. It is estimated that expanding Medicaid in the state would help 650,000 residents and bring $40.5 billion in revenue to the state. Despite the positive results expanding Medicaid would mean to the state, the governor is expected to sign the bills offered by the legislature which in essence will deny those eligible citizens of much needed benefits.
Raphael Warnock appeared on "All In" with Chris Hayes today and said:
"We have heard the lies about the Affordable Care Act having death panels. Well, the real death panel met on yesterday in the Georgia legislature."
Warnock in his interview with Hayes likened the actions of the Georgia governor to those of George Wallace and Lester Maddox. He did not call these former governors by name but made a clear distinction by referring to governors who would stand at the door of progress and block it.
With the bills heading to the governor's desk for his signature, Jim Crow laws are sweeping their way from Florida to Wisconsin. When Warnock was questioned by Hayes as to why so many governors are willing to sign off on these draconian laws, his response was simply, "Look who's sitting in the White House."
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So another image I'd like to highlight from this week's inspiration board is this dinner scene photographed by Johnny Miller. Sometimes its harder to figure out what to do with a simple indoor space but this image shows us how to take full advantage of blank white walls and turn them into a really moody, elegant, beautiful reception. What makes this image so lovely? Primarily it's the lighting. This look could easily be achieved in a white space if you hire your local lighting company to wash the room in soft rosy, lavender, and blue colors, and then (making sure your venue allows them) warm it up with taper candles. Keep it warm with gold, glass, mix matched chairs, and simple white linens.
A Rosy Reception
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the set-up is definitely classy and lovely! I love that it's classic yet modern. how fun!
Very classy and just simply beautiful. I'd love to have dinner there.
I love these colors! One of my brides had me create a garden rose invitation for her vintage wedding using the colors and it's stuck with me ever since. Hope you're doing well!
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To say that we're SWEET on this adorable "Kendall's Kitchen" Cooking-Inspired Birthday Party designed by Kelly of Eventology Weddings would pretty much be an understatement!
From the chef's hats and cooking themed activities – including pizza dough making and egg & spoon relays – to the candy coated popcorn cones, oven-mitt invitations, and of course the too-cute, pint-sized bakers themselves, this party just looks like an absolute blast for the little ones…
Read on for lots more fabulous images, plus all the creative party details…
PARTY DETAILS, as told by Kelly…
"Since this is such a busy time of year with spring sports, Easter festivities, etc…I handed out quick & easy save-the-dates, made from business card & labels I purchased at PaperSource. I took baker's twine and tied a miniature whisk to each card to get the kids in the cooking spirit.
A couple weeks later, the invitations went out. I fashioned the invite to look & read like a recipe card….and placed each inside an inexpensive red oven mitt (found at Kmart.com) to present to guests.
Since the party was located on the other side of town, I arranged for a trolley to transport the guests from our local area to the cooking school. This was a lot of fun for the kids, as trolleys aren't something you find very often here in Texas.
Upon arrival, the guests located their embroidered apron & matching chef's hat (made by a mom-friend who has an embroidery machine and runs a small business out of her home) and got ready for a guided lesson in pizza making. The kids had a fantastic time kneading their dough and fashioning their pizzas into shapes such as hearts, stars, smiley faces, etc.
Once in the oven, I occupied the kids with a couple of cooking related games. 'Pass the Whisk' (i.e. Hot Potato) was played along to Italian-related tunes such as 'That's Amore' and 'Mambo Italiano'. Then we played an egg & spoon relay (with boiled eggs of course), which concluded right as the pizzas were coming out of the oven. The kids feasted on their personal pizzas then treated themselves to goodies from 'Kendall's Kitchen'.
The 'Kendall's Kitchen' dessert table featured ten different color-coordinated sweet treats including macarons, jelly beans, cooking-themed shortbread cookies (whisks, rolling pins & chef's hats), chocolate covered oreos, red & blue soda (simply using Strawberry Crush and Frostie Cream Soda both purchased at my local grocery store, then affixing the custom labels), glazed popcorn (I used the template I found on HWTM for these!), cake pops, cotton candy, cupcakes, and an adorable 2 tiered cake serving the centerpiece in the center of the table. The guests relished in filling up their mini-gable boxes for a take-home treat.
All of the adorable tags, soda labels and the banner were made by Paiges of Style.
I purchased a large panel of coordinating fabric inexpensively on Fabrics.com to serve as the backdrop.
Other Details:
-The centerpieces were made from small red colanders I found at World Market and had a florist friend pop in a few white spider mums and red carnations. Then, we stuck in a few mini whisks for the finishing touch.
-The week before the party I ordered a small quantity of several coordinating fabrics and had a friend make a matching dress for my daughter to wear at the party. I used the remnants of leftover fabric to cover the base for the cake pops, cotton candy and popcorn cones!
-I commissioned a local elementary school art teacher to make me a wooden chef backdrop which served as a photo op for the kiddos to take a picture behind during the party. I am incorporating these pictures into each kid's thank you note as a final memento of one fantastic party!"
– Party Styling & Event Planning: Kelly Balfour of Eventology Weddings
– Photography: Kimberly Chau Photography & Haute Schott Photography
– Chef's Hats: Amazon
– Merchant: Linen Products by Chefskin
– Children's Aprons: Buyaprons.com
– Centerpieces: Special Arrangements Florist
– Cake: Cakes by Gina
– Macarons: Maison Burdisso
– Chocolate Covered Oreos: Etsy seller Janetcristina
– Custom Shortbread Cookies: Etsy seller Lorisplace
– Cupcakes: Crave Cupcakes
– Cake Pops: Angie's
– Tags, soda labels and banner: Paiges of Style
– Venue: Young Chefs Academy
– Trolley: Jordan Limousine
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- June 14, 2011 by jennifer
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So cute! And such attention to detail. The mini whisks and oven mitt invites are so creative.
2[email protected] SAYS:
This whisk cookies were super cute! And the flowers in the colander were smart too!
3Mindy SAYS:
I love the colander/whisk floral arrangement!
4Lori SAYS:
Absolutely adorable! Food Network lookout!
I love love love the whisk cookies!! And every other creative and SMART aspect of this party!On another note, I'm just starting my blog, it would be great if you guys check it out! :)www.thelaceblog.blogspot.comThank you!
6Karo's Fun Land SAYS:
Love every single detail from this party. Absolutely divine!
7katrina SAYS:
Every detail is accounted for, and those cookies are wonderful.. Who thought a wisk cookie could be so adorable?
8[email protected] SAYS:
I wish I could have a party like this. Its such a fantastic idea for a kids party.
There's so many fantastic details, I love the little whisk cookies!
9Tamra of walkswithBella SAYS:
Precious and fun idea!! SO unique and fresh!
10Lindsey SAYS:
Such a great party! Where is the popcorn from? I used to love buying rainbow popcorn and I haven't seen any in so long! I'd love the source,xo, Lindsey
11etta SAYS:
Just beautiful!! Love it… all the details, the colored macarons… On saturday I will try to do the "UP" birthday party for my little one who turns 4.. I can't wait! All the inspirations for the party is from you! Kisses ETta
12Xio@ Mint Daisy Design Studio SAYS:
This is such an adorable party!! Looks like a lot of fun, specialy loving the save the dates and invtes!
13Sarah @http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com/ SAYS:
I LOVE the whisk cookies.- Sarah http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com/
14[email protected] SAYS:
Great idea. It looks like Kendall and her friends had fun and that is what its all about! Inviting Smiles is always looking for great ideas to pass on to our parents. I will recommend they visit your blog for this one!
15Lisa Lyons SAYS:
Cute party! Love all the attention to detail!


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Hand-crafted is a term that has been abused by wine marketers and copywriters for a long time, but it still means something, and there are still winemakers who live up to its humble promise. There are a lot of small wineries that could qualify for the use of this descriptor, all at varying sizes, but you don't get much closer to hand crafted than a man, his wife, a friend, 5 barrels and 2186 pounds of Pinot Noir.
Nicolette Christopher is a tiny winery started in 2001 by Chris and Nicolette Demetre. Like many small wineries, it represents the realization of a long held dream.
Chris has a degree in geology and worked for the petroleum industry for years before switching to biotech manufacturing. In his last corporate job he ended up managing the production of the number two Aids test line in the world. His wife Nicolette was a foot and ankle specialist. After years of hard work in their respective careers, the Demetres quit their jobs, took a long needed break, and spent some time trying to figure out what they wanted to do with the rest of their lives. Perhaps to give themselves time to think, they decided to circumnavigate France on bicycle, with detours through ever major wine region of the country. Is it any wonder that when they returned they immediately enrolled in courses at Davis and Napa College, and dreamt of making a great Napa Cabernet.
After learning how to make wine, the Demetres both got jobs in the wine industry, and over the last few years have managed to hold down nearly ever production job in the business, all the while biding their time for the opportunity to make their own wine.
It was only a matter of time before the chance came along, in the form of several small opportunities -- an offer of a half a ton of grapes here, a few more there, a friend of a friend who mentioned he had some production capacity in a new winery he was building -- and viola, Nicolette Christopher Winery was born, and the Demetres now produce their very own Napa Cabernet.
So what are they doing with a Pinot Noir?
Well, that is another story entirely, and a heartwrenching one at that. Chris and Nicolette had a good friend who was a professional chef, and who, in her spare time, also enjoyed helping them with the day-to-day production tasks of the winery. She also happened to be a lover of Pinot Noir, and when a block grapes from the Thompson Vineyard across from Saintsbury in Carneros became available, Chris jumped at the chance, with no lack of encouragement, no doubt, from Daniela.
"When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, we thought that involving her in the production of Pinot Noir would be helpful " and she loved it," Chris told me in an e-mail. "She and I chose rows in the least vigorous part of the vineyard and did all pruning, suckering and vine care to give crop level of one and a half tons per acre. She was with me through all the production until the day of bottling. That was the first meeting she missed, and we lost her three months later. Now, it feels really good knowing people are enjoying the fruits of our labor."
Chris and Nicolette released two batches of this wine, a 48 case lot with a black capsule on top, and a 65 case lot with a red capsule on top, which is the wine I am reviewing here.
The wine comes from Pinot Noir vines at least twenty years old. The wine spent 14 months in French Oak barrels and was never racked (sediments weren't removed) until bottling.
Tasting Notes:
Light garnet in color, this wine has a beautiful nose of tobacco, dried cranberries, violets, cedar and a light hint of oak. In the mouth it is very smooth, with classic cool-climate Pinot Noir flavors of cranberry and raspberry with a little tart pomegranate and lovely earthy, black tea flavors that taper into a substantial finish.
Food Pairing:
This would be a perfect accompaniment to this spice rubbed quail.
Overall Score: 8.5/9
How Much?: $20
Amazingly, there is still some of this wine (and the $30-per-bottle black capsule lot) left for purchase. If you are interested please contact Chris at Christopher @nicolettechristopher.com and he will be happy to sell you some.
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Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones, a New Orleans native, will host his sixth annual youth football camp at Joe Brown Park from 9 a.m to noon on Saturday.
New Orleans Saints receiver Robert Meachem is one of several players expected to attend, including San Francisco 49ers receiver Anquan Boldin, Ravens receiver Torrey Smith and New York Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
"At a very young age, children face a lot of challenges in life," Jones said in a statement. "Sports help them learn essential life skills such as patience, hard work, how to take instructions, interacting with others, as well as how to deal with adversity. This camp is my way of joining in and extending a helping hand in making a difference in my community."
The event is sponsored by the Jacoby Jones Foundation free for children ages 8-18.
Jones is also hosting a celebrity basketball game beginning at 7:45 p.m. Friday night at Southern University at New Orleans' gym. Tickets are free for children five and younger, $5 for children six and older, $5 with a student I.D. and $10 for adults.


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Radio has always been about nostalgia, even in its infancy as a new medium of mass communication, its programs of dramas, comedies and music tended to look back in time. An enduring medium to this very day in the age of television and the Internet, radio has an almost magical quality to it — you can hear it, but you can't see it, thus, requiring the use of one's imagination. So it ought to be a hoot to "see" and hear the equally nostalgic sounds of The Grimm Generation's high concept, The Big Fame: A Night of Old Radio & New Songs, at the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut in Windsor this Saturday evening.
The Windsor-based band has made a cottage industry of turning their shows into conceptual dramadies of sorts. Not content to just show up at gigs, the core duo of Jason P. Krug (guitar/vocals) and Carmen Champagne (vocals), along with the expanded band lineup of Lys Guillorn (banjo/lap steel/guitar), Eric Bloomquist (bass), Julie Dreschler (cello) and Kerry Miller (drums) choreograph their shows thematically depending upon the venue. Against the backdrop of the museum's artifacts, Saturday's multimedia show will marry the band's blend of musical and lyrical noir into a perfect union.
Krug and Champagne conceived of the radio revue idea after scouting locations literally in their backyard (of Windsor) for a video shoot at the museum and serendipitously learning of its plans for a live music series. Krug largely wrote the script, based on their song, "Blink, I'm Gone," (from their recent EP, Coming Home) while Champagne wrote its introduction.
Singer-songwriter Julie Beman's new musical vehicle, Girfriend Project, opens the night's program with sort of a Andrews Sisters type set, followed by an intermission complete with live commercials from the show's sponsors, Get Baked and Goldburgers (who naturally will be providing the grub), and Ginger Miller narrates the epic and sprawling set which weaves new and old music by The Grimm Generation into the plotline. The museum will broadcast the show live even though their signal extends only as far as the train tracks in front of the building! Park outside the museum and tune in for the full radio vibe if so inclined. Proceeds from the event benefit the museum.
Depending upon the show's reception, the band is hoping to stage The Big Fame in other unconventional venues for folks who might not want to go to a bar to hear live music but who want to be entertained nonetheless.
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Girlfriend Project and The Grimm Generation, March 23, 7 PM, $10, Vintage Radio and Communication Museum of Connecticut, 115 Pierson Lane, Windsor, CT (860) 673-0518


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GREENVILLE, N.C. --- Maurice Kemp scored 21 points and Robert Sampson pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds in East Carolina's 82-72 win over Appalachian State on Tuesday night.
Sampson, who entered the game averaging 6.7 points and seven rebounds, also added 17 points. Kemp, who scored nine of his points from the free-throw line, grabbed 11 rebounds for the Pirates. Miguel Paul added 14 points and handed out a game-high six assist.
The victory gave the Pirates' their fourth consecutive win to start the season for the first time since the 2002-03 season in which they opened the year with seven straight triumphs.
Appalachian State (1-3) scored the game's first four points and led 6-2 after Nathan Healy hit a jumper. But East Carolina used a 14-4 run to go ahead 16-10 with 14:29 left in the first half.
Appalachian State cut the deficit to 23-22 later in the half but would not get any closer as East Carolina took a 38-33 advantage into halftime and never led by less than two in the second half.
After the Mountaineers pulled within one, ECU went on an 8-2 spurt to push itself out to its largest lead of the half, seven, with 2:56 to play.
Appalachian State pulled within a basket of East Carolina twice in the second half, but each time the Pirates answered with a bucket of their own. The Mountaineers got within 40-38, but Ty Armstrong scored four straight points to extend the lead.
The Mountaineers cut the ECU back to two, 55-53, with 9:36 to play. Paul then raced down the floor to put the Pirates back ahead by four.
ECU then converted three consecutive 3-point plays, two by Kemp and one by Paul, to take its first double digit lead of the game, 68-58, with 6:45 to play.
However, Appalachian State had one final run left in it and outscored ECU 11-4 over the next six minutes to get back within three, 72-69, with 3:17 to play. The Pirates then scored seven unanswered, including the first five of the run by Sampson to push the lead back to back to 10 with 50 seconds to play.
Jay Canty had 25 points and Healy added 24 points and 10 rebounds for Appalachian State.


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