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CAIRO The shooting of Islamist protesters by security forces at a sit-in for ousted President Mohammed Morsi injected new outrage into the standoff over his removal by Egypt's top generals, darkening hopes they might reconcile the forces that have torn at the fabric of the country.
It was by far the deadliest day since the revolt that overthrew former President Hosni Mubarak in January 2011. Within a few hours around dawn, advancing soldiers and police officers killed at least 54 people and wounded more than 400, almost all hit by gunfire, health officials said.
Army and police spokesmen said one soldier and two policemen also had been killed. But witnesses and video footage said one of the policemen appeared to have been shot by soldiers, and the military provided little evidence for its claim that the Islamists had instigated the fighting.
The scale and nature of the killings drove a deeper wedge between Morsi's Islamist backers and their opponents, diminishing the chances that his allies in the Muslim Brotherhood might soon be coaxed back into politics.
At the same time, the bloodshed sharpened a debate about whether a military-led interim government that replaced Morsi last week was moving toward a democracy or away from it. Two and a half years after the overthrow of Mubarak, the institutions, tactics and dynamics of the decades-old secular-authoritarian government seemed, at least for now, to snap back into place.
Some who vehemently denounced Mubarak's use of force to silence critics were far more tepid about criticizing the killings of Morsi's supporters, calling only for an inquiry to determine the root cause. The United States, which has conspicuously not condemned Morsi's ouster, was also mild, calling on security forces to exercise restraint.
By contrast, Essam el-Erian, a senior leader, called the killings "an outright massacre" by "a fascist coup government."
The armed forces, on the other hand, said Morsi's supporters had attacked them first with rocks, gunfire and army-issued tear gas bombs, though dozens of witnesses disputed that.
"Violence begets violence and should be strongly condemned," Mohamed ElBaradei, the former diplomat and liberal leader, said in a statement on Twitter. "Independent investigation is a must."
Al-Nour, the only Islamist party that had backed the military's takeover, suspended its participation in the interim government, accelerating the disintegration of politics toward a culture war between Islamists and their foes.
By mid-afternoon, the shooting site had been cleared, but a Morsi banner remained. On the ground below it, graffiti read: "Where are our votes?"


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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Review: Paperblanks Handstitched Tao Blossoms Blank Journal
From the Paperblanks site:
Handstitched Tao: four masters of stillness
"Traditional Chinese painters aimed to capture the inner essence of the visual form. Their rhythmic brushstrokes on silk or paper were attuned to give form to the invisible forces of the universe — the Tao that pervades the world we inhabit. These paintings by four Chinese Masters of the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries reveal the workings of the Tao through the vitality and expressiveness of their brushstrokes and the harmonious rhythm of composition. "
Ultra — 7″ × 9″ — 128 pages
Midi — 4¾″ × 6¾″ — 128 pages
Handstitched binding — Memento pouch
The way this binding is stitched allows the book to open and lie very flat.
My only issue with this book is that since the cover paper/design is flat on this model, it allows the cover to become easily scratched.
Off white paper makes markers look bright and vibrant.
Fountain pen inks work well on this paper and you can refer to my original Paperblanks review for more fountain pen ink comments. In fact, I've been using a different lined Paperblanks journal for all of my Diamine ink tests.
Doodling with a Pitt Artist Pen and Derwent Inktense pencils. Water was applied with a Niji Waterbrush to the first layer of pencil. Colors came out vibrant on this paper.
Painting with artist grade watercolor paints. As this paper has a high clay content- which allows it to resist inks, (this means no feathering or bleedthrough) it's not the world's greatest paper for painting with watercolor. It seems as though the less water you use, the better.
Image was colored with Neocolor II Water Soluble Crayons and then brushed over with water. See the way it's difficult to get the strokes to blend?
On the above image, I touched the tip of the wet brush against the crayon to pick up the color and then painted with the brush. This method allows you to use less water and apply a thicker layer of color.
All in all, I like Paperblanks products. I like that their paper is fountain pen friendly and that they have about a million cover options. (Except for plain black. LOL) I think this book would make for a pretty decent art journal with its ability to lie flat. Pencils, pens, markers all love this paper - and when you paint with watercolors, I recommend doing it in a way that uses less water than more.
Buy Paperblanks at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon.com, and Vickerery.com.
Product was provided by manufacturer at my request for purposes of review.
5 comments:
- philip said...
I have exactly this version of the PaperBlanks book. It's fantastic!
- October 22, 2009 at 6:07 AM
- inkstained said...
I've seen these notebooks in shops here in Italy but the price kept me from purchasing them so I'm glad you wrote this review :)
- October 22, 2009 at 8:21 AM
- Stephanie said...
I'm a huge Paperblanks fan. I'm glad to see that other people agree with me that they make great journals! I've just started using fountain pens and I'm very happy with they way they hold up in my journal. I don't do much watercolour though so I wouldn't have tried that, myself.
- October 22, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Hi, love your work. The type of binding on this book is called coptic binding. It's very big among bookbinders at the moment. There are heaps of people selling this type of binding on Etsy, with a variety of papers.
- October 25, 2009 at 7:22 PM
- Sarah said...
I use a lot of PaperBlanks notebooks and I love them but I have never tried drawing in them using inks. I am impressed with your images, particularly with the lack of bleed in your designs.
And, I agree with inkstained, I am glad you wrote the review.
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Criterion Games vice president and creative director Alex Ward and studio director Fiona Sperry have left the studio, Polygon reported Friday.
"Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry have decided to leave EA," a spokesperson told Polygon. "We appreciate their many contributions through the years and wish them well in their future endeavors."
The duo formed Criterion Games in 2000 as an off-shoot of Criterion Software, a studio that created RenderWare. The game engine ultimately powered many EA games during the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Gamecube generation, including the studio's own "Burnout" series and "Black." The arcade racing series became an instant hit, spawning numerous sequels, culminating with "Burnout Paradise" in 2008 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. But after the apathetic reception to the downloadable "Burnout Crash" title, the series has been put on ice.
Criterion was then assigned to develop new titles in the "Need for Speed" franchise, beginning with a reboot of the popular "Hot Pursuit" in 2010. The studio followed up that effort in 2012 with a reboot of "Most Wanted." Soon after, EA announced Criterion would be the new steward of the franchise, after the critical and financial failure, "Need for Speed The Run."
Ward didn't appear happy with the move, and spoke out numerous times on Twitter, airing his grievances. It appears the split became apparent last year, when Ward tweeted that 60 to 65 people moved from Criterion to the newly established Ghost Games, which was going to be in charge of the franchise. It released "Need for Speed Rivals" in November. The move left Criterion with about 20 people.
It's unclear how the departure will affect Criterion going into the future. EA remains optimistic, telling Polygon the studio is currently working on a new project for next-gen consoles.
"The incredibly creative and talented team at Criterion are hard at work on a new project for next-gen consoles as new IP continues to be a major priority across EA," the spokesperson said. "Matt Webster is leading development of the new game and the Criterion studio moving forward. Matt has been part of Criterion for years and has an exciting vision for this new game."
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BEREA — All signs point toward Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III starting against the Browns on Sunday afternoon.
The immensely talented rookie took part in most of Washington's practice Wednesday in Ashburn, Va., just three days after suffering a sprained right knee in a game against Baltimore.
"I felt good on Monday morning and I felt better yesterday," Griffin said. "Today, I feel really good about it. Now, it's just about getting confidence back in my knee. I plan on getting that back pretty quick."
Griffin was injured when his right knee hyperextended on a downfield hit by Ravens defensive end Haloti Ngata. Fellow rookie Kirk Cousins relieved and led the Redskins to a 31-28 overtime victory.
Though Cleveland coach Pat Shurmur insisted, "Who plays quarterback will not affect our preparation as we move forward," linebacker D'Qwell Jackson pulled no punches about the Browns' focus.
"We're preparing for Griffin to play," Jackson said.
Provided Griffin does play at Cleveland Browns Stadium, fans will get a look at the proverbial "one that got away" on the eve of the NFL Draft.
The Browns attempted to pry the No. 2 overall pick from St. Louis in order to draft Griffin, but were outbid by Washington's package of three first-round selections and one second-rounder.
Cleveland's counteroffer would have cost it the opportunity to add running back Trent Richardson, quarterback Brandon Weeden, tackle Mitchell Schwartz and another player in the first round of the 2013 draft.
"That's a lot, but they thought he was worth it," Weeden said. "Decisions like that are why I'm not a GM."
Redskins coach Mike Shanahan, who does hold decision-making power in his organization, said he has no regrets about trading up for the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner.
Griffin owns an NFL-best 104.3 passer rating with a spectacular 18-4 touchdown-to-interception ratio. He has thrown for 2,906 yards on a .664 completion percentage while rushing for 748 yards and six scores.
The former Baylor star also leads the league in highlight-reel plays and is on pace (or has already set) four NFL rookie records.
"We felt very strongly about Robert as a quarterback, which is why we gave up what we gave up," Shanahan said on a conference call with Browns beat writers. "In a quarterback, there are so many things you look for and so many intangibles. … He really impressed us with what he brought to the table."
Griffin's rapid recovery also has impressed his peers, including Washington running back Alfred Morris, who is arguably the NFL's third-best rookie behind Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck and his own signal-caller.
"I have no clue if Robert is going to start, but I think he can go because he's just a tough guy and doesn't let anybody keep him down," Morris said, breaking into a chuckle. "Today at practice, he was out there moving fine and everything, so he's either a great actor or that's what's up."
Shanahan said he probably won't reveal his starting quarterback until Sunday for competitive reasons, but it's a safe bet many Browns fans hope it's Griffin. So does Weeden, who befriended Griffin during their college careers and would love to get another chance to beat him.
Under the NFL's scheduling format, Cleveland and Washington aren't lined up to play again until 2016 and won't play in Cleveland until 2020, when both quarterbacks would be in their ninth pro campaigns.
"We became pretty good buddies as we were training for the whole draft process, so I hope he's able to bounce back and play," Weeden said. "It was a lot of fun to go against Andrew (Luck) earlier this season, and I'd love to be able to say I went up against Robert, as well.
"Everybody's going to be watching him and, as a player, you love to be a part of games like that."
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Powell Butte's main entrance, closed since 2012, has finally re-opened this summer. Managed by the Water Bureau, it was closed so that reservoir work could be done on the site. It's based on a Cinder Cone, so it offers spectacular views of the city and surrounding mountain peaks. It has extensive daylight hours from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. throughout the summer. A visitor's center and many nice picnic areas have been added next to the main parking area, located just up the hill on 162nd off of Powell Blvd.
It is a good place to go for a day hike, picnic, or to practice carrying a heavy backpack for a summer backpacking trip (note that this park allows no camping). It is close to the city, but still offers trails with an uphill grade and lots of wildlife. On one trip you might see deer, Northern Harrier, Lazuli Bunting and many goldfinches.
Seasonal wildflowers also populate the hillside along with orchard trees including apples and pears. Earlier in the season the Lupine on the Orchard Loop trail are phenomenal; some are at least five feet tall. There are also Foxgloves, Farewell to Spring, daisies and clover. See slideshow.
The mountain finder is a spot on the trail that originally pointed to all mountains and buttes visible from the area. It has been rebuilt and now contains a large compass point. Looking North, you can see Mt. St. Helens, East is Mt. Hood, and between the two is Mt. Adams. To the right of Mt. Hood several degrees is the very top of Mt. Jefferson.
This is a place that always has something going for it and now it has even more because you can learn about the history of the area and read about the native people as well. The visitor's center is open Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 3 pm according to the sign on the door. Much of the information is available 24/7 on the plaza outside. Make sure to go to the back plaza too, so you see all of it.


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This time of year we are blessed with the showy blooms of the camellia. This evergreen shrub has been a popular landscape plant since it was imported to the US in the late 1700s. Take time to walk through the local nurseries and garden centers to enjoy the various colors and blooms that are available.
There are several types and cultivars of the camellia plant family. The most common species used in the landscape include Camellia japonica, Camellia sasanqua, and Camellia reticulata. Another species, Camellia sinensis, was used as a source of tea by the Chinese as early as 500 BC. It was not until the 1500s that tea came to Europe and then it was so expense that only royalty could afford it and they kept it under lock and key. We now casually drink it and purchase it in convenient steeping bags for pennies!
Before being named the "Camellia" by the botanist/taxonomist Carolus Linnaeus in 1735 the plant was commonly called the Japanese Rose or the Chinese Rose. Linnaeus named the plant in honor of George Joseph Kamel, a botanist working in the Philippines. In 1792 the East India Company brought Camellia plants to England. Camellia plants were imported into New Jersey in 1797 and grown as greenhouse plants. In 1820 a Camellia plant was brought from England to Woodville, Mississippi and was later named the "Woodville Red." In the 1920s the first Camellia societies in America were formed as men's clubs. It was not until the 1970s that Camellia clubs went co-ed. The species Camellia japonica became the state flower of Alabama in 1959 replacing the goldenrod (named state flower in 1927).
According to Dr. Bob Black with the University of Florida, our north Florida climate is well suited to several Camellia varieties - better so than the central and southern parts of the State. His publication, "Camellias in Florida," lists several varieties with notes on which region of the State to which they are best adapted.


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4J Studios recently revealed their plans to release the first skin pack DLC for Minecraft: PS3 Edition which will let fans play the sandbox creation game as a variety of characters from Sony-exclusive franchises. Giving players their first in-game look at the upcoming add-on, the developer revealed a screenshot of the skin pack on March 10 which shows off a few of the licensed avatar skins that will be introduced in the new DLC.
The first screen from Skin Pack 1 for the PS3 version of Minecraft confirms that 4J Studios will be giving fans the ability to play as Nathan Drake from Uncharted fame or Sucker Punch's Sly Cooper. This is similar to how Microsoft fans received skins from Halo on the Xbox 360.
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Ireland Baldwin Defends Dad Alec: 'He Has Kind Heart,' Is 'Not A Homophobe or Racist'
Ireland Baldwin took to Twitter on Saturday to defend her dad Alec in the wake of several confrontations with paparazzi and the media.
As Gossip Cop previously reported, Alec was caught on camera using homophobic slurs and getting violent in multiple incidents last week when photographers and reporters got to close to him and his family.
MSNBC responded by suspending the actor's Friday night talk show for two weeks, and he expressed concern for the future of his program and its employees.
In a series of tweets, Ireland said that while her father's specific comments were unacceptable, she believes photographers goad him into the altercations.
"Sometimes we let our tempers get the best of us. Tempers are like wildfires. Something or someone can easily fuel the fire," she began.
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She continued, "It takes a lot of strength for someone to release their anger. It takes a lot of strength and SUPPORT for someone to grow and become a better person. We all say things we don't mean. We all say things we can't take back."
"For someone who has battled with anger management issues, my dad has grown tremendously," the model went on. "My dad is far from a homophobe or a racist."
Baldwin noted, "From what you've read and from what media has been shoved down your throats, he has a kind heart," and she also spoke of her own personal experience.
"Having paparazzi following my mom and I has not been thrilling. Paparazzi can bring out many confined feelings of anger and spite out of anyone," she said.
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My point being, what my dad said was WRONG. What my dad felt WASN'T. Boundaries have to be made. Paparazzi have jobs to do, but some of them jeopardize people's lives and cross a line. My dad has an INFANT CHILD to protect. All the parents out there should understand. You would do anything to protect your baby. Now, let's all quit acting like children. Let my dad be and let him have his room to learn and enjoy his family. As someone very wise once said, "Be peaceful and love everyone." COME ONNNN EVERYONE. Let's just all be thankful that we are alive!
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Then both sides would have a few weeks to reach an agreement of some kind. Options would include a workout, in which the borrower pays extra each month and catches up on the late payments over time, or a modification, in which the rate or terms of the loan are changed. In rare cases, a modification could even include some debt forgiveness if the borrower owes more than the house is worth.
Band-Aid, not a cure
But none of this is new. The exact same options are available after the borrower is 30 days and then 60 days past due. Mortgage servicers say their biggest problem is that they can't get in touch with delinquent borrowers. In about half of foreclosures, the borrower never communicates with the lender, despite the mortgage company's efforts.
At the 90-day delinquency period, borrowers "probably have gotten multiple letters from the lenders at this point. They've probably gotten multiple phone calls from the banks," says Lisa Breier Urban, a real estate lawyer in New York City. "It's possible that the tone will be softer in the Project Lifeline letter that will be sent out, and perhaps that will enable the consumer to want to respond to it."
Urban says she thinks that any help that the federal government can give to homeowners is beneficial.
"That being said, I'm not really sure a 30-day grace period for people who are in foreclosure is sufficient time to work out the terms of a deal. To me, it sounds more like a Band-Aid than an actual remedy. You're giving people a 30-day grace period, but what if you can't work something out? What then?"
Presumably, the deadlines aren't airtight. Few lenders
are going to hang up on a borrower for calling two weeks after getting
the letter, instead of responding within 10 days. Bottom line, Paulson
says: "These are homeowners on the brink of losing their homes.
The way I look at it is, everyone we save makes a difference."
Consumer help still murky
There are no details on what kinds of mortgage rescue options will be offered. Floyd Robinson, president of Bank of America's consumer real estate division, says, "We'll look at the individual circumstances and what we believe is appropriate."
Urban says: "I would have liked to have seen a structuring or some sort of guidelines in terms of what they were going to offer the consumer."
Jim Carr, chief operating officer of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, calls Project Lifeline "a small step in the right direction" and, like Urban, wishes it were more ambitious. The NCRC proposes that the federal government buy delinquent loans from lenders at a steep discount "and make them available to servicers to actually go in and do what needs to be done to make those loans work."
In some cases where homeowners owe more than their houses are worth, part of the debt should be forgiven and the loan refinanced,
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South Korean citizens are apparently getting nervous about increasing religious polarization in the country after President Lee Myung-bak was photographed on his knees at a prayer breakfast in March.
Footage of the event shocked many in this pluralist country, according to the Reuters FaithWorld blog.
The main Buddhist Jogye Order called the scene "unforgiveable," and even right-leaning media outlets generally supportive of the conservative leader expressed reservations.
Many South Koreans concerned about the country's increasing religious polarisation are haunted by a single image – their president on his knees. While attending a national prayer breakfast in March, President ??Lee Myung-bak knelt to pray at the urging of Christian leaders.
The Joongang Ilbo daily in an editorial urged Lee, a devout Protestant and an elder at Seoul's Somang Church, to keep his beliefs private and avoid provoking public ire.
"Buddhists think Christians are getting too much support (from the government)… so are organising more clearly to express themselves through political action and as a political movement," Yoon Yee-heum, an honorary professor of religious studies and Seoul National University, told Reuters.


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Most people interested in law enforcement are male. To increase gender quality in law enforcement, the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Foundation has recently decided to start offering scholarships for women majoring in criminal justice with intentions on going into the field.
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A career in law enforcement is challenging, but it can be incredibly rewarding. Women are perfect for this field, even though some don't believe they have what it takes to be successful. Women bring back the nurturing qualities that many law enforcers have seemed to lose through the ruggers of the work.
There was a time when police officers and other law enforcers were viewed as people who were the ones who take care of citizens. Nowadays, the perception has changed to their main job is to punish citizens more than help them.
Women can bring back this quality of care, as well as punish citizens breaking the law. It's also a field that has much room for growth and a lucrative salary. The average salary was $52,810 in May for police offers. For correctional officers, it was about $39,020 a year.
To work in law enforcement, you will most likely need a college education to receive the higher paying jobs. While some start with entry-level jobs with a high school diploma, most of them seek college level courses to increase their earnings. With scholarships for women interested in law enforcement, seeking a college education to maximize their success in the field is much more possible.
About the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Foundation
Every May, the foundation awards many women majoring in criminal justice $2,500 to cover tuition and other tuition-related fees. The other two criterions is completing a year of course work and having at least a 3.0 GPA. To apply for this scholarship, simply go to the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Foundation website.
Other Scholarships for Criminal Justice Degrees
Besides the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Foundation, there are two others to apply to for tuition assistance. The David E. Withmire Scholarship Fund is available for students in their junior and senior year.
This includes undergraduate and postgraduates majoring in criminal justice, criminology, or police administration. Students must have at least a 3.5 GPA. They must also be enrolled in an accredited college or university. To apply, visit the David Whitmire website. Application deadline is December 15.
Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship offers students scholarships of $1,000 to $10,000 interested in seeking a career in anti-fraud. To apply, visit www.acfe.com for more information.
Some other scholarships you may be eligible for is the Education-Portal.com Undergraduate Award, Distance Learning Award for Grad Students, and StraightForward Media's Law Enforcement Scholarships.
Join the most heroic people in the world working in the field of law enforcement. It will be your job to protect the citizens of the United States, so everyone can feel safe wherever they are and whatever they are doing. You'll be proud of your work, and you'll be happy with your income to provide what you and your children need to live happy, healthy, and safe.


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Date: November 21 2012
THERE is an argument that reformed poachers make the best gamekeepers and ex-computer hackers best benefit society when they are hired as e-crime gurus.
The Victorian Jockeys' Association on Tuesday emerged as champions of a similar counter-intuitive strategy when it suggested that its highest-profile member, the now discredited champion jockey Damien Oliver, be employed by the racing industry as a mentor to young jockeys.
The 10 months on the sidelines Oliver has received, while welcomed by some as a right and proper punishment, is regarded by many as inadequate for the scale of his offence and the fact that his actions cast an enormous shadow over the Melbourne spring carnival.
VJA chief executive Des O'Keeffe argued the sentence fitted the crime, and called on the racing industry to invest more in jockey education to ensure they knew not just that they couldn't bet, but why.
"The industry now needs to embark on an extensive eduction program to reinforce to jockeys why the rules are as they are and why they cannot bet under the rules of racing," O'Keeffe said.
"It needs to be explained to them why integrity in this industry is everything. We need punter confidence, and punter confidence relies on that rule of jockeys not betting being clearly understood.
"To have a person of [Oliver's] calibre and quality mentoring younger people so they don't make a mistake is a great opportunity for the industry."
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Eugene, Ore. – The University of Arizona Wildcat No. 16 men's and No. 9 women's track and field teams had a dual meet against the Ducks of Oregon on Saturday. The meet was held at Oregon's Hayward Field. The scoring format for individual events was 5-3-1 and for relays 5-0. Oregon's men won by a score of 114-47 while the women of Oregon won with a score of 114-47.
"We had something good things transpire," head coach Fred Harvey. "But I really feel that as a team, today was a sobering moment for us. We found out that they're really good, we're good but we just did not come to compete. We have to be competitive in these types of situations and we just weren't for the most part. I don't' want to take away from a lot of the performances that we had, we had so many personal bests but for a lot of people, the performance level was poor. I really hope we grow from here and we get better. We're going to, it's just who we are and what we do. But, it was a serious wake-up call for a lot of people. They are a great team but they shouldn't have handed it to us in that capacity."
Senior Amber Passalaqua took third place in the long jump with a mark of 18-9 (5.71m), the second-best mark of her career. Passalaqua took sixth place overall in the women's javelin with a toss of 103-11 (31.67m), the No. 3 toss of the heptathlete's career. Passalaqua also threw in the shot put competition and had a personal-best toss of 37-4 (11.38m). Passalaqua had a time of 14.09 (2.4 wind) in the 100-meter hurdles and took third place overall. That is the fastest all-conditions time of her career.
Senior Nick Ross won the men's high jump competition with a clearance of 7-1.5 (2.17m). He went from a short approach on the day but was still able to get first place. Freshman Avery Mickens also high jumped and took third place overall. In his first time ever high jumping as a Wildcat, Mickens cleared 6-4 (1.93m).
Mickens won the long jump competition with a mark of 24-11.25 (7.60m, 3.4 wind). That mark is No. 7 in the country this year, excluding results from around the country. Ross also scored for the UA men, taking third place with a mark of 23-6.25 (7.17m, 2.5 wind). Ross triple jumped as well and took first place overall with a mark of 48-4.5 (14.74m, 1.3 wind). Redshirt sophomore Jovon Cunningham took second place with a jump of 45-10.5 (13.98m, 2.0 wind).
"It was kind of difficult at first," Mickens said of doing four events in one day. "I haven't done the high jump in so long. Then going back and forth between the high jump and long jump wasn't too bad because I went out at such an early height in the high jump so I went straight to long jump. From long jump to the 4x100, it was weird because they told me to hurry over there but they weren't ready, so I was ready early for no reason. (The big long jump) It felt amazing; it came out of nowhere and surprised me. I'm super happy with it and I'm hoping to go 25-0 at the next meet."
Junior Shakayla McEaddy added points to the women's tally, taking three points with a season-best clearance of 5-7.75 (1.72m). In the women's triple jump, sophomore Ali Rodseth had a personal-best jump 38-2.25 (11.64m, 1.9 wind), good for second place. Freshman Savannah Whitehead took second place in the pole vault while freshman Myriah Sujansky took third place. They both cleared 11-9.75 (3.60m) on the day.
In the women's 100-meter hurdles, sophomore Nnenya Hailey had a time of 13.46 (2.4 wind) and took second place overall. That time is No. 19 in the country this year and her fastest all-conditions time. In the men's 110-meter hurdles, redshirt sophomore Harrison Ivie clocked a personal-best time of 15.78 (1.9 wind) for the decathlete. Passalaqua had a time of 14.09 and took third place overall. Hailey won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.53 and sophomore Morgan Struble took second at 60.58. In the men's 100-meter dash, Alhasan had a time of 10.72 (2.4 wind) and took second place overall. Alhasan also had a time of 21.55 in the 200-meter dash, the fastest all-conditions time of his career.
In the women's 400 meters, senior Shapri Romero took second place with a time of 53.60, the No. 9 mark in the country this year. For the men's 400 meters, freshman Miles Parish had a time of 47.78 and took third place overall. Romero ran 24.06 (2.5 wind) in the 200-meter sprint and took second place. Senior Germe Poston had a time of 24.12 for third place.
In the men's 4x100-meter relay, the quartet of Mickens, junior Mohammad Alhasan, freshman Bryce Houston and junior Branden Helms took first place overall with a time of 42.85. The men's team from Oregon was disqualified for an exchange out of the zone. The women's 4x100-meter relay did not have a scoring team; both Arizona and Oregon were disqualified.
In the men's 1,500-meter race, senior Lawi Lalang took second place overall with a time of 3:44.79. That time is No. 7 in the country this year, excluding today's results from around the country. Junior Sam Macaluso took second place in the 5K with a time of 14:12.93, the No. 2 time of his career.
Redshirt Junior Elvin Kibet earned a first-place finish in the women's 5K with a time of 16:25.50. She led the race from start to finish and ran most of the race by herself. Junior Stephanie Bulder took second place overall with a personal-best time of 16:38.42.
Redshirt sophomore Thomas Valente had a personal-best time of 9:13.12 in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, good for third place. In the women's steeplechase, junior Clea Formaz took second place with a time of 10:48.47. Senior Erin Menefee finished in third place overall with a time of 10:54.95.
In the men's discus competition, redshirt freshman Aaron Castle took third place with a toss of 155-2 (47.29m) and added one point to the men's total. Redshirt freshman Jordan Young finished in fourth place overall with a mark of 154-9 (47.16m). Young also threw the hammer and had a toss of 194-5 (59.25m), good for second place overall. Castle took second in men's shot put with a toss of 55-10.25 (17.02m). Junior Daniel Whitham finished in third at 52-0.5 (15.86m). Ivie threw the javelin and took second place with a personal-best toss of 181-6 (55.34m).
Senior Julie Labonté took second place in the discus with a toss of 161-6 (49.24m). She also threw in the shot put competition and had a mark of 49-9.25 (15.17m), good for third place. Labonté did a standing throw in the shot put due to hamstring issue. Senior Omotayo Talabi took second place in the shot put with a mark of 51-3 (15.62m).
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NYPD Police have planted decoy pill bottles equipped with a GPS device around the different pharmacies in the city with hopes of nabbing the criminals robbing the drug stores for narcotic pills. A rash of pharmacy hold-ups prompted police to use this new tracking device in hopes of finding these criminals once they've gotten away from the robbery scene, according to the Gothamist on May 17.
This pill bottle GPS system was put to the test this week after a pharmacy was robbed on the Upper Eastside. Scott Kato, 45, who police believe robbed the same HealthSource Pharmacy five times since 2011 was tracked down using this system. The police consider Kato a serial robber.
The GPS system did its job as it led police to Kato. Cops came upon Kato at a service road near the FDR Drive on 96th Street about 2 p.m., just about 30 minutes after he robbed the pharmacy at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
He was in his vehicle and was surrounded by police when he went to pull a gun. Witnesses said they heard about 10 shots fired on the service road where Kato was shot was near 96th street.
Kato was shot and killed by police. Authorities did find bottles of medications on him, he had various types of pain killers and erectile enhancement pills. They also found the cash he took from the pharmacy during the robbery.
Witnesses said that the guy apparently wasn't thinking very clearly, pulling out a gun when he was surrounded by cops. This is when he was fatally shot by police. Oneil Dixon witnessed the shooting, he told the New York Post:
"Cops surrounded him and he pulled a gun on the cops. The guy was stupid. Where did he think he was going to go?"
Witnesses said that cops approached him while he was in his black jeep. They had their guns drawn. It was when Kato went for his gun that police opened fire and bullets flew through the windshield, killing the suspect.
The suspect went for the same gun that he used in the drug store robbery. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police were able to catch up with the suspect quickly because he was stuck in traffic after he fled the scene of the crime at the pharmacy.
Witnesses said the pharmacist was seen running out of the store and down the street after the suspect, but he got into his jeep and took off. So the pharmacist was able to provide the vehicle description for the jeep that Kato was driving.
Kato was no stranger to law enforcement as he spent two separate long-hauls in prison for several different crimes between 1990 and 2008. Those convictions included robbery and sexual abuse.
The NYPD have been placing these GPS chips in prescription pill bottles since last year, but this is the first time that a decoy was used to track down the criminal.


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Hosted by the Vallarta Yacht Club, Tango in Paradise 2013, a special dance participation and exhibition event to benefit the Yacht Club's Jr. Sailing Program, will take place on Saturday, April 6, starting at 6:30 pm.
Whether you like to dance, or prefer to watch the energy and color on the dance floor, there will be enjoyment for everyone, and you will surely love the tapas and sangria. While sipping your ice-cold drink, you will enjoy Christina and Hugo, accomplished dancers from HBoss Entertainment, as they demonstrate tango for the audience. Group and individual Tango lessons will follow, music playing into the night as participants get to practice, show off and just have fun. In addition, there will be raffle and silent auction items, donated by generous companies around the bay who care and enjoy contributing to the community.
Tickets are $300 pesos per person, including tapas dinner, a welcome sangria, and all the tango you can dance. Tickets for children under 12 are half price. All proceedings from this party benefit the Vallarta Junior Sailing Program, a non-profit Association that teaches Sailing and Life Skills in Nuevo Vallarta.
For more information about the event or the Junior Sailing Program and about Vallarta Yacht Club, please visit www.vallartayachtclub.org or call (322) 297-2222. The Vallarta Yacht Club is located in the Paradise Village Marina, in Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit.


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That's it.®, makers of two ingredient snack bars, has just launched a new flavor in its all natural fruit bar line. The company also announced its recent expansion into national retailers 7-Eleven and Kroger, branching out from the health food store market in which it retains a strong presence.
That's it. uses only real fruits in their bars and limits its ingredient list two ingredients per flavor. With the company's expansion into thousands of new retail outlets, it will gain broader access to a consumer base that is increasingly interested in healthy alternatives to traditional on-the-go snacks.
"We are thrilled to introduce our latest flavor, Apple + Coconut, to the marketplace, particularly given the rise in consumer awareness about the health benefits of coconut," said That's it. founder Dr. Lior Lewensztain. "As we continue to expand our product offerings as well as our national distribution, we remain whole heartedly dedicated to our founding principles of simplicity, integrity, purity and transparency in our products."
That's it. fruit bars come in nine varieties: Apple + Apricot, Apple + Banana, Apple + Blueberry, Apple + Cherry, Apple + Mango, Apple + Pear, Apple + Pineapple, Apple + Strawberry, and Apple + Coconut. They are made without any additives, preservatives, concentrates, purees, juices, added sugars, corn syrup, artificial coloring, or flavoring, and have an 18-month lab-verified shelf life. That's it. fruit bars are gluten-free, non-GMO, vegan, kosher, raw, and diabetic friendly.


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City asked to help save South Laguna Community Garden
LAGUNA BEACH – In spite of passionate testimony from residents working to preserve the South Laguna Community Garden, city officials could not legally make a decision Tuesday on whether to donate a $250,000 windfall to their efforts.
The fate of the community garden at Eagle Rock Way and South Coast Highway has been uncertain since the owner of the formerly vacant lot decided to sell. The two parcels, 11,250 square feet in all, are listed for just under $1 million, and the listing describes the site's potential for retail, offices and apartments.
South Laguna residents are hoping to raise money to buy the land beneath their 53 planters of vegetables, fruits and flowers, and on Tuesday asked the city to kick-start fundraising by donating the proceeds of the sale of another vacant South Laguna lot.
At Tuesday's meeting, the City Council approved a plan to transfer a surplus 5,000-square-foot parcel about one-third of a mile north of the garden from the county to its jurisdiction. Officials then approved the sale of the parcel to an adjacent homeowner for $250,000.
The meeting agenda, however, did not include anything on how to spend the money, prohibiting the council from discussing the issue.
South Laguna Civic Association President Bill Rihn said if the city donated the $250,000, gardeners would raise the remainder. The land would go under the city's ownership, and the group, which is working on nonprofit status, would continue to manage the garden's operations.
"The city gains a $1 million community garden without using one penny of taxpayer money," Rihn said.
The surplus parcel on the agenda at Tuesday's meeting was marked as parkland in a 1927 tract map, long before South Laguna's incorporation into Laguna Beach, which put it under county control. The steep land had never been used as a park, however, and it went into county inventory as surplus property.
The transfer and sale offers a chance for Laguna Beach to double the dollars in its open space fund. Rihn and his neighbors, however, asked that the cash from the sale of land once intended to be a park be dedicated to supporting the garden, a community space that's heavily used.
"We've become an icon in south Orange County," he said.
The council agreed to move the sale proceeds into the park in lieu fund instead, and put the issue on its Oct. 2 agenda to allow all Laguna Beach residents a chance to weigh in on the issue.
"Then we can talk about our policy and how we want to spend that money," Councilwoman Elizabeth Pearson said.
Local gardeners turned out to support the garden, describing its effect in drawing the community closer together, its educational value to local children and its beauty. Ruben Flores of Laguna Nursery said the South Laguna garden inspired others in places as far as Hawaii to start similar projects.
"It takes special people to provide the organization, to orchestrate the work," he said. "It's not one person. It really is a community."
In the three beds of the Children's Sharing Garden, work and produce are divided between the 24 adults and 18 children, and activities have included pumpkin carving, seed starting and potlucks. Carly Andrews spoke to the council surrounded by many of the young gardeners.
"They care that much about their garden," she said.
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The Grammys are only a couple days, and while the ceremony means nothing to me, it does mean a lot to a lot of people. Ultimately, I have more questions than answers about the Grammys. So, if you don't mind, I'll just start firing away.
The Grammys supposedly recognize "artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position."
Question: Are they serious about this? Artistic achievement without regard to album sales or chart position? I suppose that's why Christopher Cross has won more Grammys than Led Zeppelin. I suppose that's why Milli Vanilli won a Grammy when Bob Marley never did.
Question: Why do fans care if their favorite "artist" wins a Grammy? Does this somehow validate your dedication to the artist? I suppose that's one way to look at it. In the end, it just means more money not only for the artist, but also (more so?) for every record executive that helped pimp the artist along the way. So really, why does it matter to fans if record executives make more money?
I know that the Grammys is basically a big parade meant to sell ads. This is the Super Bowl for the music industry and will result in a lot of people making a lot of money. You could say it's momentous to bring all of these artists together in the same place. Maybe that's true, but...
Question: Is this contrived ceremony any more interesting than watching YouTube videos of all the artists that perform? Let's face it. You're not going to get anything different than you get from the album or single. After all, why would the artist (or the producers of the ceremony) do anything other than the formula that got that artist nominated for a Grammy in the first place?
Yeah, I know I probably sound like a hater, but I'm OK with that. I can't be interested in an album just because millions of people think it's good. I guess I'll just close with one more question:
Won't someone wake me when the Grammys ceremony is over?


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Wale's sophomore LP, Ambition, debuted at #2 on the albums chart in November, and the title couldn't have been more appropriate.
The Washington D.C. rapper reinvented himself in 2011, claiming a new space in the hip-hop stratosphere after a sound, but commercially disappointing, debut two years earlier. Wale's tireless work ethic, along with a deal from Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group, were the keys to his success and his #10 slot on MTV News' Hottest MCs in the Game VII list.
After releasing Attention Deficit in 2009, Wale parted ways with Interscope Records and decided to continue on his mixtape grind. In August 2010, he dropped More About Nothing, the second installation of his "Seinfeld"-themed series. And if Wale was putting out feelers for his fanbase, it worked. The mixtape became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter, and pulled in 100,000 downloads in a matter of hours. Fans weren't the only ones paying attention though. Rick Ross, in the midst of constructing his MM Group empire, also took notice.
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By February 2011, Wale was officially signed to MMG under the Warner Bros. umbrella. With the release of Maybach Music's Self Made Vol. 1 compilation last summer, Wale demonstrated his ability to deliver bangers on hits like "600 Benz," and from there his star only continued to rise.
"Wale really touched on a broad scale, when it comes to an audience, it's hard to dispute that," said Yomi Desalu, MTV's senior director of music and talent programming strategy.
Album: Ambition
Selected Mixtapes: The Eleven One Eleven Theory
Singles: "That Way" (featuring Jeremih and Rick Ross), "Lotus Flower Bomb" (featuring Miguel) and "600 Benz" (featuring Jadakiss and Rick Ross)
Street Bangers: "Bait," "Chain Music"
Key Guest Appearances: Waka Flocka Flame's "No Hands," Shawty Lo's "Pocahontas" and Trae Tha Truth's "I'm On."
Meteoric Metrics: Two #1 rap albums with Ambition and MMG's Self Made, vol. 1, #1 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop single "Lotus Flower Bomb."
Business Ventures: N/A
Tours: Dates with Rick Ross
Monumental Moment: Signing to Rick Ross' Maybach Music and notching a #1 Rap Album with his sophomore effort Ambition
Forecast: After his 2009 debut, Attention Deficit, yielded less-than-stellar results, Wale reinvented himself as a member of Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group. After setting himself up properly with appearances on MMG's Self Made, Vol. 1 and his own The Eleven One Eleven Theory mixtape, the D.C. spitter's Ambition should solidify him as a major player in rap for many years to come.
The criteria to be considered a Hottest MC are based on a combination of impact, buzz, sales, lyrics, swag and the intangibles. Mr. Folarin pretty much touched on them all. He performed with the Maybach crew on shows like "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" finally getting his mainstream shine. With the right support system behind him, Wale began to prep his sophomore album, but he teased it with another excellent mixtape, The Eleven One Theory, in August 2011. In addition to proving that he was still a very talented lyricist, singles like "Bait" reinforced the fact that he'd finally found a sound that would appeal to a wider audience.
By the time November 1 rolled around, Wale had built plenty of anticipation for his second album. Thanks in part to Rick Ross — who demonstrated his uncanny talent for branding in 2011 — #Ambition took on a life of its own in the world of social media, with its inspirational undertones. Lead single "Lotus Flower Bomb," plus the Kid Cudi-assisted "Focused" , "Slight Work" (featuring Big Sean) and, of course, the title track "Ambition" (featuring Meek Mill and Ross) struck just the right balance between Wale's sometimes-dense rhymes and radio-friendly numbers.
"Lotus Flower Bomb is a #1 record and Wale's album was very balanced and diverse," MTV Jams' Tuma Basa noted.
In the post-release madness, Wale appeared alongside Rick Ross on the cover of Billboard, dropped verses on the Bawse's Rich Forever mixtape and even recruited Chris Brown to direct the visuals for "Slight Work." After shaking off the disappointment of his debut album and surviving the dreaded sophomore slump, things are only looking up for Wale.
Tune in to MTV2 on Sunday, February 19, at 10 p.m. ET/PT to catch "MTV2 Presents: Yo! MTV Raps Classic Cuts," then watch "Hottest MCs in the Game VII" immediately after at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT before capping the night off with "Sucker Free Certified" at 11 p.m. ET/PT.


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First, the fact: will.i.am's new album is seriously going to be called #willpower. That fact can be unpacked much more than such a dumb stunt deserves. I could finish that intro and write big, long paragraphs, but in the spirit of the stunt, I'll keep it to TwitLonger proportions. #letsgo
- How will.i.am has effectively gone one step beyond everyone who spams Twitter with "retweet my crap!" and gets their fans to dutifully retweet their crap by actually making the hashtag the album title. It's the album-title equivalent of Macy Gray showing up to a premiere– where she knows she'll be photographed a ton because everyone does, and that she'll be photographed even more tons if she looks bizarre because thanks to her off-kilter single and voice, "Macy Gray looks bizarre!" was a really attractive story to get–wearing basically a billboard saying "MY NEW ALBUM DROPS SEPT. 18 2011." As ridiculous self-promotion goes, this is definitely on some next-level shit.
- How the Black Eyed Peas in general–who, as of right now, aren't really on enough of a hiatus not to play shows–and will.i.am in specific are just as much, if not more, about their own creative-director style innovation and/or gimmickry these days as their music. Screwy light shows, robot costumes, hashtag album titles. We use Getty Images for some of our photos, and I'm on the search-results page right now and I can seriously download a close-up of his shoes, which are black and covered with spikes like Bowser's shell. This isn't a new observation. It's probably a large part of why people hate them so much–nobody wants to be accused of liking style over substance. It's probably going to be the case here.
- How, because of that, it's just so inevitable that will.i.am would be the first to the trend. He generally is. "Boom Boom Pow" was the beginning of a lot of songs sounding almost exactly like "Boom Boom Pow." "I Gotta Feeling," which you already know is their collaboration with David Guetta one single later–both got called "a new classic" by would-be highfalutin' sites like Slate and is almost singlehandedly responsible for David Guetta producing 33% of pop music these days. Of course he's the one to hashtag his album title. Who else would do it, except maybe someone like Lil B or Soulja Boy(tell 'em dot com)?
- But then again, how will.i.am is really, really fucking late to the trends on solo single "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)." The acronym title rips off a lot of people, too numerous to list; the telling ones are The Throne ("H.A.M.") and himself (The E.N.D.). But it used to be "Hard," so it's not news that it has Mick Jagger, he of the year's trendiest name and Jennifer Lopez, whose mainstream comeback isn't as current as advertised; it's still pretty much limited to the (admittedly massive, globally too) "On the Floor," Idol and divorce. Oh, and it's co-produced by Dallas Austin, who's so far behind today's trends as to be retro.
- How bizarre, and kind of awesome, it is that everyone's accepted hashtags, a really weird and really, really nerdy punctuation convention. I mean, they started out in IRC chatrooms, which are still around and still defiantly old-school techie. (They're where 4chan types hang.) It's almost always the case that people try to dumb down or smooth over vestiges of the old, geeks-only, design-free Web 1.0 world because it's supposedly offputting to regular folks, but apparently not! This has nothing to do with will.i.am, who probably doesn't give a shit about any of this. It's still interesting.
- How equally bizarre it is that people are mostly fine with hashtag rap now. Like, this shit used to be a punchline–I cite this all the time because really–on Young Money's "BedRock" where Gudda Gudda goes, "And I got her–grocery bag." But now it's more like one of those things that you only criticize if you're going to criticize the artist/song in question. Gimmick of an album title? Sure, snark about hashtags. Hypey song like "Countdown"? Hashtags are A-OK! And if you'd said that a year or so back, people would start complaining about future kids-these-days.
- Whether anyone's really going to pay attention to the hashtag when writing about Willpower or ignore it like they do for lots of brand weirdness (T-Pain's album Revolver, M.I.A.'s album Maya, etc., any time a company like, say, Wal-Mart switches up the symbols in its name) It'll hopefully be the latter, considering my last point:
- How will.i.am seriously named his new album after a hashtag. I mean, really.


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Jul 15, 2011 - Performers: Lorelei Lee and Isis Love
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There can be only one Queen. It will be difficult to win the crown for these competitors are no ordinary mortals, this is Isis Love and Lorelei Lee, two of THE hottest girls in porn.
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Her strength is the Double Penetration and anal fucking which gives her a clear advantage over Isis Love who usually only does it in the ass if we beg. But no way in hell is Isis an underdog to Lorelei.
Isis has the wettest ace in the industry - her squirting, multiple orgasm pussy. Isis has been know to destroy more than one couch while riding the Sybian or getting nailed by the Fucksall and she is sure to be tough competition.
Part 1 includes a full on battle as the girls struggle not to lose in the first 3 events of this 6 round competition. This update was shot LIVE and members voted in round 3 for their favourite girl. If you missed the live show, you can still vote here on the boards. This update is nearly unedited and left raw so you can see every bit that goes into crowning a Queen of the Machines. Part 2 of the competition which includes bondage, double penetration and serious last attempts at the crown, will be posted in the coming weeks.
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Are they as good in horseshoes as they are in shirt tossing? hahaha Loved it, thank you ladies, both of you, VERY MUCH
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Oops! What happened? Labiaplasty is a surgical technique to reduce the size of the labia minora. Next to a clitorectomy, I can think of nothing more barbaric! Imagine Lorelie's magnificent lips cut off! My god! If you go to one of these sites, in every case, I prefer the before pictures.
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this was delightful live, and it will be great to see the further instalments! if anything, the fun they were obviously having was excessive - but great to see!
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Wow! These two are great ones in the industry, having so much fun doing their work after years of experience.
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Always say if you have the best and use the best you get the best and this proves the point two of KINKS finest in a very very good shoot ISIS and LORELIE having fun cant get much better than this thank you both jh/uk.
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Wow! Lorelei's pussy is amazing. And Isis, what can I say? She's so sexy, I'd get turned on watching her drink a cup of coffee. Can't wait to see the next installment. More, please!
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Please....fresh faces.....
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NOW, i have downloaded the two parts of this "battle". FANTASTIC SHOOT, Thank you TOMCAT. I love LORELEI, she is the QUEEN, she is the GODDESS for all her performances on KINK sites.
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Despite surveillance cameras and heavy security, vandals in a small Swedish town have burned down a giant Yuletide straw goat for the 24th time since 1966, the Associated Press reports.
Here at Emergent Chaos, we're deeply concerned that the goat ended up with neither privacy nor even temporary safety.
Photo: AP Photo/Pernilla Wahlman
Is over on the New School blog. "An open Letter to the New Cyber-Security Czar."
Precision blogging gets the scoop:
You're probably talking about this terrible security disaster already: the largest database leak ever. Arweena, a spokes-elf for Santa Claus, admitted a few hours ago that the database posted at WikiLeaks yesterday is indeed the comprehensive 2009 list of which kids have been naughty, and which were nice. The source of the leak is unclear. It may have come from a renegade reindeer, or it could be the work of a clever programmer in the Ukraine. Either way, it's a terrible black eye for Santa. Arweena promised that in the future, access to this database would be restricted on a "need to know" basis. And you know who that means!
Let's see if customers really change their behavior. I know which way I'm betting.
I'll give you a topic, eh, no I won't. Have at it, but not at each other.
Secretly stolen from Joy of Tech.
For some time, I've watched the War on Bottled Water with amusement. I don't disagree with figuring out how to reduce waste, and so on and so forth, but the railing against bottled water per se struck me as not thought out very well.
The major reason for my thinking is that I never heard any of the venomous railing against water extending to any other drinks that come in bottles. To my mind, it seemed that a Coke, hey, that's okay, but if you start with one and take out the sugar, the caffeine, the artificial flavors, and CO2 you end up with water. Coke okay, water evil.
Me, sometimes all I want is a cool drink of water. More often, I want something a little more. I'm very fond of those fizzy waters with a bit of essential oils in them, as well as iced tea. But I don't want the sugar. I want an artificial sweetener even less, and often when faced with decisions, water is what's available. When I'm traveling nearly anywhere, I think I'd rather have it in a bottle, thanks.
The prejudice against water comes from thinking that it's just water. Rarely is there such a thing as just water. The only just water there is is distilled (or in a pinch deionized) water, and that is itself special because it is unusual for something to be just water.
And now, I can't help but think, "Uh huh" as I read, "Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water, Records Show."
The summary is that more than 20% of US water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years. The violations include sewage bacteria, known poisons and carcinogens, parasites, and so on. Mid-level EPA investigators say that the government has been interested in other things and just not enforcing things, and they don't think change will happen.
Security isn't just going after terrorists, it's basic thing. Like water.
So after BNY Melon dropped a tape with my social security number and those of millions of my closest neighbors, they bought me a one year subscription to Experian's "Triple Alert" credit monitoring service. Today, I got email telling me that there was new information, and so I went to login.
Boy, am I glad to know they take my privacy seriously, because otherwise, their failure to fill out fields in their certificate might really worry me.
I mean, I'm not annoyed that BNY Mellon treated my information negligently. Oh, no. I expect that. I am a little annoyed that having done so, they offered me a year of "monitoring" rather than prevention. I'm annoyed that it's a year, when there's no evidence that risk of harm falls after a year. And I'm annoyed that the company offering monitoring doesn't bother to get the little things right.
[Update: This may be a broader issue of all non-EV certs being treated like this. I admit, I rarely check because I rarely care. But when I do care, I reasonably expect it to be done right.]
Next week, I'll be joining a podcast to discuss "top security stories of the year."
I have a couple in mind, but I'd love to hear your nominations. What are the most important things which have happened in information security in the last year?
According to "Campbell's Monkeys Use Affixation to Alter Call Meaning:"
We found that male alarm calls are composed of an acoustically variable stem, which can be followed by an acoustically invariable suffix. Using long-term observations and predator simulation experiments, we show that suffixation in this species functions to broaden the calls' meaning by transforming a highly specific eagle alarm to a general arboreal disturbance call or by transforming a highly specific leopard alarm call to a general alert call. We concluded that, when referring to specific external events, non-human primates can generate meaningful acoustic variation during call production that is functionally equivalent to suffixation in human language.
Sorta via Wired, who, not being monkeys, did not use the invariable suffix "here's a link."
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Between Hurricane Sandy and work, I didn't get around to making Halloween plans. I had a great costume in mind too. My favorite part about dressing up is the hair and makeup, so I'm definitely not going to stick a pair of cat ears on my head, draw on some eyeliner whiskers and call it a night. I go hard or stay home.
Luckily, I'm going to see Lady Gaga in concert again in February, and she's a good excuse to get wild.
I'm comforted by the fact that two years ago, I got to live out one of my Halloween costume dreams by dressing as '80s pop star Adam Ant.
I held onto the various elements of my Ant outfit. I was excited to have the opportunity to wear them again when I got tickets for a concert Adam was scheduled to do in New York this February. However, I wasn't at all surprised when the show was canceled and rescheduled for October 6. Adam has had some serious mental-health problems that have led to hospitalizations. In fact, I was so positive the October concert would be canceled that I decided I wouldn't invest effort in hair and makeup. But Adam made it to the Best Buy theater in Times Square, and so did I, with an Ant-worthy outfit, minus the grooming.
What Wendy Wore
Jacket: Modcloth (2010)
Shirt: Costume website (2010)
Jeggings: J Brand (2010? 2011? I don't know.)
Boots: Michael Kors (pre-2005)
Purse: Prada (purchased on eBay in 2008)
Necklace: My own Memento Mori design
I felt a little peculiar — like I was dressed for Halloween way too early, to be precise — when fellow Ant-person Stacy Lomman and I stumbled out of our cab into the throngs of tourists in Times Square. But once we oriented ourselves, found the theater and got inside, I was the belle of the ball. Well, my jacket was the belle of the ball. I swear, I could have sold that jacket a dozen times for twice what I paid for it. Ant fans were simply in awe of its Ant-ness. Stacy got bodyguard-ish and started protecting me and the jacket: "No more photos, please. The jacket has places to go. Please, no touching!" We were happy when Adam came on and the attention turned to him. We were even happier that he played a two-hour show — with two drummers — in fine voice.
Adam will be 58 this Saturday. Watching him in action, I felt inspired, the way I did at the Madonna concert in September. I kept thinking, "When I'm in my late 50s, if there are people who will pay me cash money to throw on a wig-hat, squeeze myself into a pirate outfit and dance around in front of a screaming crowd, I will do it. I don't care if I need a Duggar-family-size tube of lube and a shoehorn to get me in that slim-fit pirate outfit. I am so there." It pisses me off when people say singers should hang up their wig-hats and retire to their rocking chairs just because they're no longer 20-somethings with concave stomachs. If the artists want to do their thing and I want to see it — and younger people like the 20-ish girl who shrieked directly into my left ear all night want to see it — fuck everyone with a closed mind and nonexistent sense of humor.
Stacy and I definitely had "fuck that" attitudes a few days after the show when we encountered a woman who repeatedly asked us if we were "stalkers" or "groupies" because I knew about Adam's bipolar disorder and we dressed up. I would have screamed, "WTF, MOM!!!!!! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING!" except she wasn't my mom. (BarbaraB is too cool to ask such a question.) Okay, lady, I'll belatedly answer you the way I would have if I hadn't kept pretending I didn't hear you. First, allow me to introduce you to Poodle, which is what I call a very well-known Internet search engine that will tell you all about Adam Ant's health in a matter of seconds. It's the kind of thing a blogger might use to write a long-ass post about the post-Sex Pistols music scene in London. (Don't make me explain what bloggers are!) Secondly, so what if I occasionally like to dress up for a laugh? It's for my health. Laughter is the best medicine. Anyone familiar with Reader's Digest knows that shit. Finally, do you think any professional stalker is going to come right out and answer, "Yeah, I'm a stalker?" No! We say more subtle, ominous things like, "No one knows him like I know him" and "He's my almost-husband." Jebus, lady. GROW UP!
23 Responses to "Adam Ant: From Halloween Costume to Concert Attire"
I'm cracking up so hard over the last few sentences, I'm peeing my pants! What a great concert! Love him still. I mean, not in a stalkerish way, ya know? Dumb ass girl. And you could have sold that jacket off your back for a cool grand that night, I think.
Fabulous costumes! Hope all is well on your side of the world.
Wendy, you always dress so perfectly for concerts – well done! And screw that woman – what a dumb thing to ask.
Rock on, girl! I hope you are still gettin' down with your bad self for another several decades.
I love and agree with your last 2 paragraphs 1 million/10
Love all the outfits
Possibly my fave outfit of yours EVER, Wendy. Adam was sooooo gorgeous though, wasn't he? I would kill for that jacket, so I'm surprised you and Stacy got out alive.
I'm glad you dress up. Your concert attire is very gorgeous, and your make-up is seriously cool. You nailed Adam with your jacket – so glad you got home safely with it.
Dressing up to go to a concert and knowing publicly available facts about the artist is now stalking. Er, uh-oh. I'm canceling my People prescription…
Wendy, every time you bring up Adam I remember this KER-AZY story from when I lived in London. I will have to tell it to you when I see you because it can't be written anywhere, its too KER-AZY, and I respect his right to anonymity. (Well and I suppose it would be considered a bit flattering in a wack-a-doo way! Love that you dress for shows! I think I'll just start dressing like Gwar and scare people away from the stage so I can see! Hahaha! XXX
So glad Sandy didn't get you!!! I had some friends that I was really worried about!
It'll be so much fun to meet up again. I'll let you know well in advance when I'll get to NYC.
At the tender age of 15, I was unfamiliar Adam Ant and when I saw a girl in a pirate costume with a thick white streak across her face, I asked her who she was supposed to be. She brought me to the nearest TV, turned on MTV (it was that long ago) and we have been BFFs ever since. Still love her, still love him, covet your jacket.
I was there 30 years ago in Festival Hall Melbourne with a stripe across my nose but no where near the outfit you own. Love!
How I wish I'd kept my 80s clothes; I had an Ant-ish jacket that i bought at a vintage place and an almost-Stephen Sprouse jumpsuit. Waah. So glad you saw Mr. Ant in concert. His AntMusic was a beloved record of mine back in the day and I loved Adam's dangerously sex-ay vibe.
As for dressing up, I love it. My students and I dressed up in our best baggy ripped jeans and boxers to discuss the evolving hip-hop style from Run DMC onward. Am dreaming up my punk look as I type this . . .
Well aren't you a pretty little monster!! lol
I guess the benefit of being in our 40's is that we can afford to dress like classy concert goers.
Love that dress.
I didn't know Adam Ant had so many issues poor guy it pisses me off when people dismiss mental illness. It's not something you choose just as people with bad thyroid or blood pressure didn't choose either.
Maybe people that think we're too old to be enjoying concerts are in denial that they don't know how to have fun anymore. Too bad for them.
Well, I should maybe see a professional but I don't even need money to squeeze myself into something and dance around, and I only need a few more years to hit that demographic. Now I just need people screaming at me. Love that costume! Especially with the shirt-tail hanging out, the slippage of time… Perfect.
Haha! I loved this post – I love Adam Ant too and am in awe of your Adam Ant costume! I\'d have been pawing your jacket too. Never seen him live though – pretty pathetic since he\'s played London several times. And you wouldn\'t have to be a stalker to know about his health problems – there have been very publicly aired documentaries on it on TV – as far as I\'m aware he speaks out about it to raise awareness of mental health issues.
Be still my '80s girl heart! Keep goin' hard, WendyB!


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By the time the Olympics are over, US bobsledder Johnny Quinn is going to have a fear of anything with a hinge. Just a few days after Quinn made a huge Twitter splash with his pic of his demolished bathroom door, Yahoo! Sports is reporting today that Quinn, once again, got wedged in a confined place.
No one is going to believe this but we just got stuck in an elevator. Ask @BOBSLEDR and @Crippsee who were there... pic.twitter.com/Rwg57CBbUU – Johnny Quinn (@JohnnyQuinnUSA)
At least this time, he wasn't naked, and didn't have to smash through the door to get out. Quinn was with two of his fellow bobsledders, who of course made fun of the situation.
Of course I'm with @JohnnyQuinnUSA when the elevator door breaks and we get stuck! Good thing I'm with him! pic.twitter.com/cnVQlDgQV4 — Nick Cunningham (@BOBSLEDR)
Now we're stuck in the elevator! Can @JohnnyQuinnUSA get us out ? pic.twitter.com/sVbyksEXlc — David Cripps (@Crippsee)
"Doors 2, Johnny Quinn 0," Yahoo! joked.
Quinn, who is a former practice squad player for the NFL's Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills, was a bit of a no name until he jumped into his Olympic Village hotel room shower, and couldn't get out.
His hilarious tweet was retweeted over 25,000 times and favorited over 13,000 times and, suddenly, Quinn was a name we all knew – though not for the notoriety that he had hoped for.
Speaking of the bathroom door incident, Quinn said: "My neighbors are my two other teammates on the bobsled, so I was banging on the wall, trying to get their attention… I was sitting there banging on random parts of the wall to see if I could, you know, catch somebody's attention and, as I'm banging on random parts going around the bathroom, I kind of hit the door and it cracks."
Quinn said his teammates heard the banging, but thought it was only construction work.
"So I go a little bit harder and my fist goes through the door. So I see light and I'm like, 'Okay, time to get out of here now,'" Quinn recounted.
Even celebrities are getting in on the Johnny Quinn news:
@JohnnyQuinnUSA you've certainly made your mark. As I told Mr Cunningham, take a piece of the door to tell your kids. ;-) Bill — William Shatner (@WilliamShatner)
True story. I once crashed through the bathroom door at The Tonight Show. Take that @JohnnyQuinnUSA . #Olympics pic.twitter.com/JO8ZVKX4ma — Gilbert Gottfried (@RealGilbert)
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It was 1846, Texas's first year of statehood, when Louise Chollet was born in faraway Roanne, France. In 1867 she entered the Monastery of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament in nearby Lyons, where she received the habit and the name Sister Marie St. Madeleine of Jesus.
Within months she and two other youthful nuns set sail for the diocese of Texas at the behest of Texas Bishop Claude-Marie Dubuis. She professed her vows to a new order, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, founded by the bishop for the three sisters from Lyons. Fairly soon thereafter he sent them to the frontier village of San Antonio, where a hospital was being built for them, but just as they left, they learned the structure had been destroyed by fire.
Nevertheless, the women persisted through the rough 24-day, 280-mile stagecoach trip, perhaps practicing what Sister Madeleine later required of other nuns, "when traveling not to use mended or torn guimpes…and to be provided with a change.… It is not proper for anyone to see the Religious Habit soiled."
In San Antonio the sisters labored side by side with workmen to build Santa Rosa Infirmary on a muddy street near the town's polluted river. With long hours of work and adequate response from their regular urgent appeals for financial aid sent to the newspaper, they were able to move into their living quarters in October, and on December 3 they opened the first private hospital in the city to have a nursing staff—themselves. Eight of their nine beds were filled the first day.
Serving first as superioress, Mother Madeleine Chollet became a skilled business executive, answering pleas from Fort Worth, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, and Paris, Texas, to establish hospitals and staff them with nuns. By the time of her death in 1906, the order numbered 452 sisters, and they had established 12 hospitals, 34 academies, and four residences for orphans or the aged in five states and Mexico.
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Teeing Off:The No. 15 Arizona women's golf team will tee-off Monday through Wednesday, April 23-25, at the Pac-10 Championships, hosted by the University of Washington.
The Course: The Broadmoor Golf Course stretches 6,196 yards and is a par-72.
The Field: The field includes five teams ranked in the top-15, including No. 1 Arizona State, No. 15 Arizona, California, Oregon, Oregon State, No. 8 Stanford, No. 11 UCLA, No. 6 USC, Washington, and Washington State.
The Schedule: 18 holes will be played on each day with tee times scheduled for 9 a.m. PST on Monday and Tuesday, and a final round tee time scheduled for 8:30 a.m. PST on Wednesday. A practice round for the Wildcats will be played on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. PST.
Coming to You Live: Live scoring for the tournament will be provided on www.golfstat.com.
Wildcat Lineup:
Golfer Year Stroke Avg. Top 10/20 Low Rnd. Events
Alison Walshe Jr. 72.74 5/2 67 9+
Adriana Zwanck So. 74.70 3/0 68 9+
Mary Jacobs Jr. 74.19 3/3 70 9+
Amanda Wilson So. 77.54 1/0 71 8
Emily Mason Fr. 80.33 0/0 78 4
Last Time on the Course:The Arizona women's golf team tied for fourth at the BYU Dixie Classic, held at the Entrada at Snow Canyon Golf Course in St. George, Utah. The Wildcats shot a three day total of 911 (+47). Leading Arizona individually was junior Alison Walshe who garnered her third first place finish after carding a tournament total of 214 (-2). The tournament champion, host Brigham Young University, shot an 878 (+14).
With the highest finish for Arizona, Walshe leads the Wildcat squad with the most top 10/20 finishes, as the Westford, Mass., product now has seven.
Also competing for the Wildcats was junior Mary Jacobs, who finished in a tie for 25th after carding a fifteen-over par 231. Sophomore Adriana Zwanck tied for 18th with a total score of 227 (+11). Sophomore Amanda Wilson finished in a tie for 52nd after carding a 239 (+23). Freshman Brittany Benvenuto finished in 75th place with a score of 255 (+39) after 54 holes of play.
Interesting Notes:Alison Walshe grabbed her third individual victory of the 2006-07 season after matching her season low score of 67 in the final round of the BYU Dixie Classic. In each of her three victories, Walshe has carded one round of 67.
Last Year's Champion: UCLA won the conference championship last year, one stroke ahead of Arizona State. The Bruins have won the last three Pac-10 titles. Arizona won three straight titles from 2000 to 2002, and the Wildcats have won six Pac-10 titles since 1987.
Rankings: Arizona is currently ranked 15th in the Golfweek Performance Index. Individually, junior Alison Walshe ranks No. 9, while fellow classmate Mary Jacobs ranks No. 39. Sophomore Adriana Zwanck is ranked No. 54 to round out the top-trio of Wildcats.
The Competition: Arizona State received the tournament's No. 1 seed based on calculations by the Pac-10 using the average of the Sagarin and Golfstat national women's golf rankings. The seeds determine the order of play for the first round of competition. USC is the No. 2 seed, UCLA is No. 3, No. 4 is Stanford, Arizona is No. 5, Washington State is No. 6, No. 7 is California, No. 8 is Oregon, Washington is No. 9, and Oregon State is No. 10. Arizona will be paired with Washington State during the first round of play. Seeds for the subsequent rounds are determined by the previous round's results.
Many of the nations top individual players will be showcased at the tournament as well, as Arizona State has two players that currently stand in the top-5 according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index. Anna Nordqvist and Jennifer Osborn of Arizona State are ranked No. 2 and No. 5 respectively. Azahara Munoz also of Arizona State is ranked No. 11. Arizona's Alison Walshe is ranked No. 9, USC's Paola Moreno is ranked No. 15, Stanford's Lauren Todd is ranked No. 19, and UCLA's Tiffany Joh and Hannah Jun are ranked No. 23 and No. 25 respectively.
Top Flight: The Wildcats finished in the top 10 at each of the four events that they participated in during the fall. Arizona has also placed an individual in the top 10 six times throughout the fall, with two first-place finishes by Allison Walshe. Through five tournaments in the spring, the Wildcats have continued their streak by adding five more top 10 finishes to their record, three of which were top-5 finishes at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, and the BYU Dixie Classic. Three Wildcats finished in the top-10 at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, with junior Alison Walshe leading the way in fourth. Sophomore Amanda Wilson finished fifth and junior Mary Jacobs tied for ninth. Walshe claimed her seventh top-20 finish and third individual victory of the season at the BYU Dixie Classic. Jacobs claimed her sixth top-20 finish at the PING/ASU Invitational.