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UNIVERSITY PARK - The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team brought out the big hammers Sunday afternoon against Indiana, as the Lions demolished the Hoosiers, 52-0, before a noisy crowd at Rec Hall.
The 52-0 win was the largest margin of victory for Penn State in a Big 10 dual meet. It is the second largest in PSU history, bettered by only a 54-point margin over Millersville in 1983.
As for the margin of victory, PSU head coach Cael Sanderson was quick to point out that falls tend to skew the final score. When you jump out to a 24-0 lead, that makes it tough to come back from and our guys took advantage of the situation."
"We had a lot of falls today and falls will do some damage on the scoreboard," Sanderson said. "Despite the score there were some good matches in there."
With the score already 49-0 in favor of the Lions, the final bout pitted area favorite Jon Gingrich (Bald Eagle Area) against Indiana's eighth-ranked Adam Chalfant.
Trailing 3-1 heading into the third period, Gingrich picked up the pace to score an escape and pair of takedowns to down the nationally-ranked Chalfant, 6-5, to preserve the shutout. As for a win like this one putting his name out there, Gingrich said he never thought much about that.
"I guess you could look at the win in that way, but you still have to wrestle every match the same," Gingrich said. "I definitely had a game plan going in to the match today, but you still have to wrestle hard and try to use things to my strength."
Trailing 3-1, Gingrich escaped and took Chalfant down for his first lead at 4-3. Chalfant escaped to knot the score at 4-4, but the former BEA standout picked up his second takedown of Chalfant to go up 6-4 before Chalfant escaped late in the bout.
For possibly an obvious reason, most of the crowd stayed around with the dual meet already decided, and they were rewarded for their patience.
"It was pretty awesome," said Gingrich. "That (feeling) is something I never felt before, especially at the end of the match when I got my hand raised. When I heard how loud the crowd was, I was so high on energy I felt like I could run through a brick wall."
As for Gingrich coming on strong down the stretch, he felt it was a matter of conditioning.
"I think what helped me there a lot was my conditioning," Gingrich said of his takedowns in the third period. "I felt him getting a lot more tired when we got to the third period and that was my game plan. Wear him down, get him tired and then maybe he'll make sloppy shots."
The Lions came roaring out of the locker room as they recorded four straight falls. Picking up the deck jobs were Nico Megaludis (125), Jordan Conaway (133), Bryan Pearsall (141) and Central Mountain graduate Andrew Alton (149).
Andrew's fall in 52 seconds was the fastest of the meet.
"It was exciting for me," said Alton of his quick deck job. "The kid pretty much put himself in that position so I just decided to go with it and get the fall. I sort of wanted to get a couple more takedowns, but when it was there, I just went with the flow pretty much."
Following his redshirt year, Andrew said it felt good to be back on the mat under the lights.
"It was real exciting seeing the crowd out there," he said. "It was nice to hear the crowd cheering the way they did and it was just nice to get my first match (back in Rec Hall) out of the way."
Dylan Alton slowed things down a little at 157 when he bested Tyler Walsh, 11-6, for a 27-0 Lion lead at intermission.
With Andrew and Dylan now in the lineup back-to-back, Dylan hasn't always been one to watch his brother's match.
"I always have to be prepared before his match because it could be quick and I would be right out there," said Dylan about Andrew's style as a pinner. "I am always prepared just to walk out there because it could be quick whereas with (Frank) Molinaro I at least had a little bit of time (to warm up). I usually watch him because he is the match right before me so I am just bouncing around."
Sanderson was glad to see the quick start to the dual meet.
"The matches started off good for us, and the guys did a nice job, especially in those early matches," Sanderson said. "Nico, Conaway, Pearsall really pursuing and then getting the falls was good to see. When you jump out 24-0, that is tough to come back from."
Following the break, David Taylor turned it on late in his bout with Ryan LeBlanc for a 9-0 major decision before Ed Ruth and Matt Brown returned the Lions to the deck job category.
Brown hammered Cheney Dale for a 14-3 lead before picking up the fall at 6:40 and Ruth wasted little time in disposing of Luke Sheridan with a fall in 1:24.
Quentin Wright was awarded a forfeit win at 197, setting up the showdown between Gingrich and Chalfant.
Not only did the Lions dominate the Hoosiers on the scoreboard, they also dominated their Big Ten foes by a whopping 28-1 margin in takedowns.
Penn State 52, Indiana 0
125 Nico Megaludis, PS, pinned Joe Duca, 4:36. 133 Jordan Conoway, PS, pinned Quin Murphy, 4:43. 141 Bryan Pearsall, PS pinned Eric Roach, 4:32. 149 Andrew Alton, PS, pinned Geno Capezio, :52. 157 Dylan Alton, PS, dec. Tyler Walsh, 11-6. 165 David Taylor, PS, maj. Dec. Ryan LeBlanc, 9-0. 174 Matt Brown, PS, pinned Cheney Dale, 6:40. 184 Ed Ruth, PS, pinned Luke Sheridan, 1:24. 197 Quentin Wright, PS, won by forfeit. 285 Jon Gingrich, PS, dec. Adam Chalfant, 6-5.
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Since so many of us on here have gotten BFP's, can we start a pregnancy thread for updates, concerns, etc.?
I know this is techincally a TTC group, so I understand if we don't want to do that. I just feel bad posting updates inside a TTC post ya know? And I want to stick around!
It says we have 74 members, but I think there may only be about 25 active ones. IDK.
Or we could start another group like Aug. 10 Pregnant Again or something. I like staying on here to support the TTC mamas though.

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Girl, your amfro is fierce! You better tame that beast!
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From Biggest Loser to biggest helper: Alison Sweeney has answered your health and fitness questions! Nearly 150 of you submitted inquiries on everything from exercise and snacking to post-baby bodies and belly bulge, and Sweeney was more than happy to help you out.
Check out her answers to a selection of your questions below, and be sure to pick up her new novel, The Star Attraction, on amazon.com now!
How do you stay motivated and focused on your diet and exercise? –Rachel
For me it's really important to keep up my cardio. I do have a trainer, but I don't see him all the time. I work out on my own a lot: I run, ride my bike (both outside) and I take spin class. I try to get a good cardio workout in at least four times a week. In addition, at least once a week, I do a day of circuit training with weights. It helps me maintain muscle tone. My schedule is so busy all the time, so I can't hold myself to specific times or a firm schedule, but these are my goals and I do the best I can. With my diet, I do try to think ahead – if I know I'll be somewhere only unhealthy foods are available, I try to prep snacks to bring (like on an airplane I bring my own fruit & veggies to munch on). But I also don't beat myself up for a few 'cheats' once in a while.
I am a 40-year-old mother of three, and I feel as though I've hit that 'plateau' that everyone talks about when getting older. I eat right, I exercise moderately, but I see no results. What can you recommend to mix things up? –Carmen
I know all about hitting plateaus and how frustrating they can be. For me, once I started to count every calorie, I realized how much I was eating that I didn't account for. Keep a food journal and make sure to eat as healthy as possible and have a good breakfast. Change up your cardio to push your body in different ways too. Good luck!
What does your diet/exercise plan look like on an average day? –Anonymous
Usually I wake up really early for work on Days of Our Lives. I eat oatmeal with blueberries almost every day for breakfast. Then, after I shoot my scenes, I get a chance to fit in a workout. Either a run outside, or I meet up with my trainer for some strength training.
I work the night shift. What could I bring to eat that I won't gain weight? –Taryn
I suggest cutting bell peppers, cucumbers and also taking cantaloupe or a cup of blueberries with you. A cup of blueberries only has 80 calories plus it gives you fiber and vitamin C. And make sure to drink plenty of water.
Any suggestions of hard, short workouts for someone always on the go? –Maryjane
I've learned that I get a good intense, short workout by running sprints on the treadmill. It's not always about distance – a workout is about the intensity you put into it. So when I don't have a lot of time, I really focus energy and go really hardcore – run 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off for several minutes. Then I do a similar intensity doing burpees (pushup, jump to your feet, and then jump in the air, then back down to pushup). Hope it works for you, too.
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Quarterlife Crisis is the first book to document this phenomenon and offer insightful advice on smoothly navigating the challenging transition from childhood to adulthood, from school to the world beyond. It includes the personal stories of more than one hundred twentysomethings who describe their struggles to carve out personal identities; to cope with their fears of failure; to face making choices rather than avoiding them; and to balance all the demanding aspects of personal and professional life. From "What do all my doubts mean?" to "How do I know if the decisions I'm making are right?" this book compellingly addresses the hardest questions facing young adults today.
Table of Contents
Why Worry About a Quarterlife Crisis?
How Do You Recognize a Quarterlife Crisis?
What Do You Do About the Quarterlife Crisis?
One: How Am I Supposed to Figure Out Who I Really Am?
"So, What Do You Do?"
What Now?
Compromising Positions
Finding a Passion
Keeping the Faith
Trial and Error
Changing Their Minds
Constant Evolution
Two: What If I'm Scared to Stop Being a Kid?
End of the Innocence
Are We There Yet?
The Parent Trap
Inescapable Influence
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Three: What If I Fail?
Ready, Set, Fail
Going After the Dream
Abort Mission
Plan B
Advice from the Pros
Four: What Do All of These Doubts Mean?
Doubts and Questions
Working Problems
Social Adjustments
Overwhelming Factors
Anchors Aweigh
Dashed Expectations
Paradise Lost
Trying Out Therapy
Brushing It Off
Five: How Do I Know If the Decisions I'm Making Are the Right Ones?
Moving Right Along
How Do I Know If I'm Sure About Somebody?
Gut Instinct
Gray Matter
Going with It
Six: How Do I Work Out the Right Balance Among My Career, Friends, Family, and Romance?
Stuff Happens
Work Won't Make You Coffee in the Morning
When Love Comes to Town
Stress Fractures
The Balancing Act
Seven: Can I Carry Any Part of My College Experience into the Real World?
Six Degrees of Separation
Batting for the Majors
Look at All the Lonely People
Lifestyle Changes
Continuing Education
What You Can Take with You
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Wordless Wednesday: O Christmas Tree Part Deux
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I know, I know, do not adjust your screen or rub your eyes. I just thought this "mess up" shot was actually quite lovely.ReplyDelete
i hope to put ours up next weekend... it's that time, isn't it? happy ww!ReplyDelete
I actually thought you took it that way on purpose - it really is pretty! We still need to get our tree up - soon hopefully. Happy WW! :)ReplyDelete
what a great shot! I love it. Just glowing! We have ours up too.ReplyDelete
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Haha, I was about to hit refresh ;-) Happy WW :PReplyDelete
The only good thing about being near-sighted is taking off my glasses and seeing Christmas trees and lights like that. I think it's beautiful.ReplyDelete
what a beautiful tree--puts me in the Christmas spirit!!ReplyDelete
we're putting ours up this weekend!that is just a wonderful shot.happy wwReplyDelete
I really like that mess up shot!ReplyDelete
hooray! you got lights! :)ReplyDelete
Decidedly lovely. Very artsy.ReplyDelete
I think the blur makes it very artsy. Beautiful pix! Happy WW!ReplyDelete
My MIL squints to make sure there are no gaps in the light--your pic does it for her!ReplyDelete
I think ours will be going up on Saturday! We have a christmas concert to go to (Point of Grace)to ring in the holiday spirit on friday so I may just break out all the fun stuff the next day!ReplyDelete
Ha - the white strands went back! :) Now sleep peacefully that it's done!ReplyDelete
Great shot!ReplyDelete
Cool shot. Ours is going up tonight I think.ReplyDelete
I haven't put our tree up yet, which is NOT like me. I'm normally a day after Thanksgiving sorta gal, but this year I worked that day, and well, all the days just keep coming too fast. Tonight. Tonight I will make Monte get my tree out of the attic and it's going up tomorrow. Think there's any chance Carter will keep his hands off it?! Yeah, I don't think so either.ReplyDelete
Very cool picture!! I love it!ReplyDelete
If a "mess up" shot turns out lovely then it is no longer a "mess up" shot but is a fortunate happenstance. You could say you planned it that way. I fact I thought you had a great technique to capture the effect of the tree rather than the actual tree. Try putting on lots of Christmas Carols (the old fashioned kind) and bake Christmas cookies (the unhealthy kind) to get in the Christmas mood. Make sugar cookies and let the boys decorate with colored sugars or "paint" them with evaporated milk. Terry used to love to do that. Messy? Yes! Memorable? Yes!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas! Love the shot!ReplyDelete
You're right -- mess up shots can be strokes of good luckReplyDelete
it's that time huh? I think our is going up Friday. Thankfully we have the prelit variety!ReplyDelete
That's wonderful - happy WW!ReplyDelete
LOL - had to take my glasses off and clean them, but nope, still blurry. hhahahaReplyDelete
Just kidding - it's pretty and makes me want to hurry up and get mine up. Trying to finish another project first. :)
I played over on My Meandering Mind:
I constantly embrace the blur, and I think yours is lovely.ReplyDelete
Reminds me of looking at our Christmas tree late at night with my eyes crossed...fun!ReplyDelete
I'm still trying to find time to drag mine out of the carport! If it's not up before the first it seems I no sooner get it decorated than I have to take it down again!ReplyDelete


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The Lake Tahoe Winter Games Exploratory Committee announced last week that five U.S. Olympians have agreed to join its efforts to develop a bid for the Tahoe region for the Winter Olympics.
The announcement comes just weeks after the committee formed itself with civic leaders from both California and Nevada. The new organization supersedes two organizations that were previously exploring bids, the Sacramento-based California Winter Games Coalition and the Reno-based Reno-Lake Tahoe Winter Games Coalition.
The five Olympians — Andy Gabel, Bret Hedican, Jonny Moseley, Tamara McKinney and Kristi Yamaguchi — represent a diverse group of Winter Olympic sports, including downhill skiing, hockey, women's figure skating, speed skating and freestyle skiing.
"We are delighted to have such an impressive array of Olympians join our effort," said Andy Wirth, CEO of SquawValley/Alpine Resorts and acting chair of the Lake Tahoe Winter Games Exploratory Committee. "The Olympic experience starts with the athletes themselves. We look forward to integrating the influence of these great champions into each and every aspect of our effort."
Moseley, an Olympic gold medalist moguls skier who grew up training at Squaw Valley, touted the area's natural beauty.
"Lake Tahoe is one of the most beautiful places on the planet," said Jonny Moseley, who won his gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Games. "In 1960, the world took a chance on making Squaw Valley its choice for the Olympics. We're proud to invite everyone back."
McKinney, who grew up skiing at Squaw Valley before embarking on a successful career as an alpine racer, agreed.
"It is a magical place with great mountains that would anchor some of the most breathtaking downhill skiing events in history," said McKinney, who won four World Cup season titles in her career. "Standing atop one of our peaks and looking at that beautiful Lake Tahoe will be a memory that everyone — Olympians and spectators alike — will never forget."


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In any way that matters, Nyia Meyers is your average American fifth-grader.
If she could go anywhere in the world, where would she like to visit? "Paris or Tokyo."
What's her favorite place to eat? "Duff's."
Only when you meet her in her Parkside home, with parents Jeff and Donna Meyers, might you suspect she's not originally from around here. Ten years ago, the Meyerses went to Da Nang, Vietnam, adopted Nyia and brought the 3-month-old baby back to Buffalo.
Once a year the family celebrates that fact with a party timed to Tet, or the Vietnamese New Year. "I decorate more than I do for Christmas, and we try for everyone to have an outfit," Donna Meyers said. Everyone gets dolled up, and the ladies don ao dai, the Vietnamese national dress, to welcome their extended family for a lavish feast of Vietnamese delicacies.
This Saturday, they will throw their eighth edition of their celebration of the land that gave them Nyia.
The meal is typically eight dishes, at least, plus desserts. Salads, caramel braised pork, grilled marinated chicken with salty lime dip, and crispy spring rolls are some of the standards that Jeff Meyers cooks for 30 to 40 people. There's so much food he has to use the "Buffalo fridge," coolers in the backyard kept plenty food-safe in the February chill.
These days, Jeff sells paper and promotional products for Notable Corp. in Amherst. But when you see the spread on the table, it's no surprise to learn that he cooked at the former Sequoia for four years, and helped open Fat Bob's Smokehouse. "I learned a lot about organization and prep," he said.
He burned out on restaurants and returned to selling promotional items but never lost his love of cooking for family and friends.
Before Meyers headed to Vietnam to pick up Nyia, he knew nothing about Vietnamese cuisine, he said. "I thought Vietnamese food was Chinese food."
Now, he urges anyone who can make stir-fry to give it a try. Vietnamese food is similar to Chinese food in some ways, but it has more crunchy salads and fresh herbs, he said.
Nyia herself isn't particularly enamored of Vietnamese food. The crispy spring rolls are her favorite dish at the Tet dinner.
Despite her American palate, Jeff has been able to tempt her with fried calamari dunked in Vietnamese dipping sauce. "There isn't a much more satisfying sight than a 5-year-old lauding the taste of squid with tentacles hanging out of her mouth," he said.
Aunt Tam's Pork in Clay Pot
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1½ teaspoons caramel
sauce, recipe below
1 tablespoon sugar
½ pound boneless pork
shoulder or butt, sliced
into thin bite-sized strips
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper
4 sprigs cilantro,
cut into 1-inch pieces
Combine the fish sauce, caramel sauce and sugar in a bowl and stir well to blend. Add the pork and marinate for 30 minutes.
Place the pork and any of the marinating juices in a 1-quart clay pot or heavy-bottomed pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the water and cook, uncovered, until the sauce is slightly thick, about 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the black pepper.
Remove the pot from the heat. Garnish pork with the cilantro and serve right in the clay pot.
Caramel Sauce
½ cup sugar
s cup boiling water
Place the sugar in a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan over moderate heat. The sugar will melt and start to caramelize in about 2-3 minutes.
Stir a few times (the edges will start to brown fast) and let the mixture bubble until it turns dark brown, about another minute or so.
Quickly but carefully remove the pan from the heat and slowly stir in the boiling water. Stand back, as the mixture might splatter. Set aside to cool. Will keep for up to a month at room temperature if stored in a tight-lidded jar.
Note: If a clump develops after the water is added, reduce heat to very low and stir until the clump is dissolved. Makes ½ cup. (From "Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table" by Mai Pham, Harper Collins)
Grilled Chicken
¼ teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoons black pepper
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons canola or
other neutral oil
2¾ pounds chicken thighs,
Dipping sauce:
4 tablespoons fresh lime
juice (about 2 limes)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground
Serrano chili, sliced thin
Salt, pepper and Lime
Dipping Sauce
To make the marinade, in a bowl large enough to accommodate the chicken, combine the sugar, salt, pepper, fish sauce, lime juice and oil; mix well. Add the chicken pieces and use your fingers to massage the marinade into the flesh, distributing the seasonings as evenly as possible. When possible, peel back the skin to get some marinade between the flesh and skin. Marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes, or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours.
If necessary, remove the chicken from the refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling. Prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire (you can hold your hand over the rack for only 3 to 4 seconds) or preheat a gas grill to medium (higher heat on a gas grill tends to burn the chicken skin).
Place the chicken, skin side down, on the grill rack and grill, turning regularly to ensure even cooking, for about 12 minutes total, or until browned, a little singed by fire, and opaque throughout. Transfer to a plate and let rest for about 5 minutes.
To make lime dipping sauce, in a small bowl mix salt, pepper, lime juice and Serrano chili, if using.
Slice the chicken into strips a scant ½-inch thick. Arrange on a plate and serve with the dipping sauce.
Note: For vegetarian version, substitute 2 pounds of summer squash for the chicken. Select zucchini or crookneck squashes between 5 and 6 inches long; trim the ends and halve each squash lengthwise. Or, use pattypan squashes about 3 inches in diameter, trim them, then halve crosswise. Toss in the marinade, grill and serve with or without dipping sauce. (From "Into the Vietnamese Kitchen" by Andrea Nguyen, Ten Speed Press)
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The Rev Dr. Bernard LaFayette is presently a distinguished senior scholar-in-residence at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. A man with an unassuming character and disposition mixed with humility and wit, LaFayette occupies an important seat in the history of the African-American pilgrimage, most notably during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. A foremost authority in the world on non-violence and Kingian philosophy, LaFayette was appointed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be the national program administrator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and national coordinator of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign, which was a watershed for the Civil Rights Movement.
LaFayette cofounded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1960 and directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962. On the 2010 celebration of the Martin Luther King Holiday, LaFayette sat down with Michigan Chronicle senior editor Bankole Thompson at the King Center in Atlanta for an in-depth conversation. Excerpts follow.
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE: With President Obama's election and given the issues we are faced with, what does it mean to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday?
BERNARD LAFAYETTE: The most important thing about what has happened in the recent period of time like last year is that there has been some education that on a subliminal level some basic changes have been made. Because sometimes on an observable level you see certain changes take place, like the desegregation of the lunch counters, restaurants and other public facilities. The question is attitudes, whether there is a change of heart. And I can say that what Martin Luther King was trying to accomplish was actually a change of heart because when people change their heart, they change their behavior. So while we were not quiet sure whether our country had made a change, this is evident, clear evidence that there was a change of heart. What was that change? I don't think the change had anything to do with the fact that America had wanted to vote for a Black president.
MC: Why?
BL: That was not the change. The change was that they were looking for a president, some leadership that could change the direction of the country because we were going down fast. And we had to get some resuscitation and get back on board economically. And inspite of the fact that Barack was a person of color, that did not eviscerate them making a decision to choose him as leader. That is the clear change that is taking place.
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Person 1: Man Look at that kid he hasnt showerd in days
Person 2: yea hes pulling a bottini
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A woman who climbs to the top of the corporate ladder by slobbing knobs; intimidated by intelligence; manipulates others to do work for themselves. Wears only 4 solid color shirts a week ie: purple, blue, brown, and red. Has only 1 pair of pants ie: Navy blue. (see McArdle)
That Bottini got another big raise today while i'm working my ass off. It doesn't make sense to me why a person like her that doesn't know her ass from her elbow gets all of the raises and the praise and I continue to get more and more work but yet my salary is frozen in time.
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just a way to explain how a female moves when she's bouncing or poppin tha booty
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A white male that performs coitus with any, and all females that they can get their hands on. Someone who has no shame in their game, and has plenty of game for those they shame.
Charlie Sheen is a saltshaker.
por snakeyes222 12 de Maio de 2011
This is when a guy is about to ejaculate and his cum comes out like its coming out of a salt shaker. The girl get pelted with little bits of cum. She WILL get angry and walk out because she has lost her craving for your cock.
My boyfriend had the Salt Shaker problem last night when he came on me. I was gross.
por Kniggit88 23 de Setembro de 2010
A method of male masturbation. The hand movement of using the actual salt shaker but on your 8=====D.
Bill: "Hey Jeff, guess what I tried last night!"
Jeff: "I don't wanna know"
Bill: "of course you do! I used the salt shaker method to whack it! It was amazing!"
Jeff: "I don't wanna know"
Bill: "of course you do! I used the salt shaker method to whack it! It was amazing!"
por HowdyDoody 06 de Outubro de 2012
when a girl or boy shakes their butt so fast.I looks like a saltshaker
wo shawty shakin that thang like a saltshaker
por amia 19 de Março de 2005
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your grandapa has a salt shaker!
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While I be minding my bizz, she over there saltshaking on my game.
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Nine-year-old Mitchell Deames of Daniel Island has set a big tennis goal for himself this year.
"I want to get to Belton (the state championship). I just started playing tournaments last year, and I want to get to Belton," Deames said after a recent workout with Jerry Albrikes of LTP Tennis in Mount Pleasant.
To that end, Deames is practicing four times a week and plays in tournaments. He recently lost in the final of a local event but beat the No. 1 seed along the way.
But life isn't all tennis. He also manages to find time to have fun playing other sports.
Doug Pielet, tennis director at LTP (Live To Play), said it's all about learning what a player's goal is and then helping him achieve it.
"Do they want to play college tennis? Do they want to make their high school team?" Pielet said. "We have a program six days a week, and some kids come six days a week. We have some who come one day a week. They come for the love of the sport, the exercise. Some want variety with soccer and baseball."
Pielet, who played the pro circuit after his college days at the University of Texas, said he has that dichotomy in his own household. His younger daughter, Gianna, 10, has won a national tournament, and her primary interest is tennis; his other daughter, Sophia, 12, is more interested in dance and is more of a recreational player.
"We have an element for players who want to really develop, and we still have a nice corps of recreational players," Pielet said. "We're going to put them where their goals are. We don't want to exclude anybody."
Pielet said they have drills and workouts tailored to help players achieve their potentials. But he also noted that fun is foremost for youngsters in tennis. They will learn if the instructor makes it fun. Tell them your goal, he said, and they'll fit that.
LTP tennis director Doug Pielet offers advice to Anna Golding at a recent clinic.×
Tommy Braswell/Staff Camryn Deames (left) and Morgan Mitchell practice during a recent clinic at LTP Tennis in Mount Pleasant.×
Tommy Braswell/Staff Lillian Conant follows through after hitting a shot during a clinic at LTP Tennis in Mount Pleasant.×


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It's just announced on the CBC that Battle of the Blades will return in Sept. I am looking forward to the new line up of skaters!
It's just announced on the CBC that Battle of the Blades will return in Sept. I am looking forward to the new line up of skaters!
How wonderful! I am jealous of all of you in Canada and hoping for YouTube links in the very near future. Who are the contestants this year? And who are the judges?
BOTB is scheduled to begin Sunday September 22 @ 8:00pm EST.
"There is a slightly changed format, with no Monday night skate-off. Instead, audiences will be asked to vote on their favourites at the end of each Sunday night show and will learn the result of the votes the following Sunday. Eight couples will compete."
All my Canuck friends and family watch and vote for @SAVEY49 & Jessica Dube in BOTB4! Savy's my latest NHL figure skating student
6:34 PM - 1 Sep 13 from Ontario, CA
ETA: @SAVEY49 = Brian Savage
Question from an ad hoc thread (but better to keep all BOTB posts together in this one, IMHO):
http://www.cbc.ca/battle/episodes/ [Disclaimer: I have no idea whether they are geo-blocked.]
Thanks so much, Golden! I'll give it a try.
I am currently listening to the Sandra Bezic episode of The Skating Lesson, and this morning I watched Katia and Val Bure skate that sizzling James Bond routine from an earlier season. What amazing contributions Bezic has made to skating, and she's still coming up with marvelous ideas.
First performances were last night. Unfortunately, I can't see the show on the CBC website since it's geo-blocked. I didn't see any recap and only details of a few performances were on the blog. Nothing on youtube. Has anyone in Canada watched it and can give a details? Thanks so much!!!
Here is a recap link from the Calgary Herald blog which Alvyne posted at FSU...
Nothing on YouTube. boooo..... BOTBs, get a YouTube channel!!
Thanks so much for the link.
Spoiler alert:
Here's a recap from last night's (10/6) show: http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2013/...of-the-blades/
Wish there was a little more details on the programs. Not all include the music the teams skated to. The CBC site doesn't have episode recaps or details on the programs.
I may have to try a suggestion someone had on another thread to watch the show: Set my default country to Canada. I will do this on my spare laptop.....
All the performances from week 1 and week 2 are now available on CBC youtube channel


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If Sunday evening's Broadway-heavy Oscar telecast whet your appetite for musical theater, you'll have some fine local options to feed that hunger this week. If you're a newbie to the form, your first destination ought to be the Lancaster Opera House, whose production of "Oklahoma!" opens at 7:30 tonight and runs through March 17. (You can also check out MusicalFare Theater's ongoing production of "Rent," which closes Sunday.)
"Oklahoma!" – the first large-scale collaboration between lyricist Oscar Hammerstein and composer Richard Rodgers, with choreography by Agnes De Mille – is one of the prototypical Broadway musicals. Its construction served as a map for countless subsequent productions and codified a formula from which even modern musical theater writers and producers have trouble deviating. It tells the gauzy, sepia-toned tale of love between a farm girl and her cowboy Prince Charming in language so lofty and melodies so hummable as to seduce all but the most cynical theatergoer.
This production, directed by Lancaster Opera House Artistic Director David Bondrow, stars Michael Niederer and Emily Yancey in the lead roles. Tickets are $20 to $22, with more information at 683-1776 or www.lancopera.org.
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Mr. Thacker recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and director of R360 Environmental Solutions from 2010 until March 2013.  Mr. Thacker was instrumental in arranging private equity capital to buy and build R360 from a regional business into the nation's largest drilling and production waste management provider for the oil and gas industry, completing nine acquisitions and growing revenue and cash flow by over 350% and ultimately selling the company in 2012 to Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN).
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The South Aiken High School boys basketball team expects to be improved this season. Just how much better the Thoroughbreds are will be put to the test even before the 2012-13 campaign begins and it wont be against another high school squad.
The T-Breds will see their first live action tonight, when they play an exhibition game against a team composed of former high school, college and even NBA players. Its part of the 5th Annual Suzanne Messick Memorial Celebrity Basketball Game that will pit the South Aiken boys against the SRCF Old School Ballers. The game will be played at South Aiken High School and is scheduled to tip off at 6:30 p.m.
The team were playing is made up of good local players, said Drew Jernigan, whos entering his third season as T-Breds head coach. We have our work cut out for us. Thats a good, competitive team.
The Ballers roster includes William Avery among other players. Averys an Augusta native who played at Duke University before being selected with the 14th overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he remained for three seasons.
Averys expected to be joined on the Ballers by Brandon Wallace, a former star at Silver Bluff High School. In addition to his time with the Bulldogs, Wallace played at the University of South Carolina and briefly in the NBA with the Boston Celtics. Wallace will be an imposing figure for the T-Breds to face, at 6-foot-9 and 225 pounds. He made the most of his size at USC, where he set the school record for blocked shots, and is ninth all-time in the Southeastern Conference. He also ranks fifth in SEC history in blocks per game and sixth in rebounds.
Other players on the Ballers roster includes USC Aiken assistant coach Carlos Collazo, former college star Tyrone Hayes, as well as Chad Cook, Randy Scott and Daryl Perry among others.
This is an extension of practice, our first scrimmage. Well see how they play and compete, Jernigan said of his squad, which will be led by guards Jordan Dingle and Jordan Scott as well as center Austin Kyles among others. Its a good way to develop as a team.
The Ballers wont be the only high-profile players at South Aiken tonight. The halftime entertainment will be provided by alumni members of the Harlem Globetrotters. Theyll be performing their world-famous routine during an extended intermission, that will likely keep fans and players alike captivated.
When you bring in an attraction like the Globetrotters, its fun for everybody, Jernigan said of the event which will also feature an announcer, a DJ and refreshments. Were going to let them do their thing.
Its the least expensive way to see the Globetrotters, said Carol Mondschein, the Director of Development and Community Relations for Savannah River Cancer Foundation, the group thats responsible for organizing and running the annual Suzanne Messick Memorial Celebrity Basketball Games. This is for the whole basketball community. Its the older generation vs. the younger generation playing for a great cause.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Savannah River Cancer Foundation and the South Aiken basketball program. Tickets are just $5, and only $3 for students. The SRCFs mission is to help anybody in the community affected by cancer especially those with low incomes. So while the evening will offer fun and entertainment, its true purpose is to raise money and raise awareness about cancer. Mondschein said there will be information available about early detection and prevention of cancer provided by SRCF, which is a local organization that will keep all of the money raised for those in need of assistance in the community.
Its an opportunity to get out there and inform the community about what we do, Mondschein said. Its a fund raiser and educational.
The money is going to a good cause, said Jernigan, who will also be focused on the task of evaluating his players performance as South Aiken prepares for its season opener on Monday. We want to put on a good showing, but were there with the purpose of trying to compete. Im looking forward to it.
Noah Feit is the sports editor for the Aiken Standard and has been a professional journalist for more than a dozen years after graduating from Syracuse University.
What: 5th Annual Suzanne Messick Memorial Celebrity Basketball Game
Who: South Aiken boys team vs. SRCF Old School Ballers
Where: South Aiken High School
When: Tonight, 6:30
Tickets: $5, $3 for students
Notable: Proceeds will benefit the Savannah River Cancer Foundation and South Aiken High School basketball program Halftime entertainment will be a performance by alumni of the Harlem Globetrotters


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on February 15, 2013 - 12:01 AM
Sky-high stilettos are a given on fashion runways, but something more down to earth showed up during New York Fashion Week.
Flats! Certainly not in every show – nor with every outfit – but flats (mostly pointy) or lower kitten heels could be found on catwalks during the Fall 2013 collections.
Other trends that emerged during the eight-day previews, which ended Thursday: Peplums, lots of leather, darker colors, some mod looks, trendy materials such as neoprene, longer hemlines (here we go again!) and a focus on cozy coats.
The following are snippets from runway reports by Associated Press fashion writer Samantha Critchell, Amanda Kwan, Jocelyn Noveck and others from the AP.
Fall fashion previews next move to London, Milan and Paris.
– Susan Martin
Anna Sui: The dresses matched the tights, which matched the shoes, which matched the jewelry. It all added up to a real show Wednesday night, with the models performing a little 1960s-style dance before they showed off their outfits. They wore colorful swinging minidresses, including sweater dresses and jumpers, that were fully coordinated with coats and vests.
Nanette Lepore: Stars aligned for Lepore in a collection with a cosmic theme. She said she found herself intrigued by the surfaces and textures beamed back from Mars by the Curiosity rover over the past few months. She was drawn to prints that looked like manipulated images of Earth's land and water from far away.
J. Crew: Most people know J. Crew, and many can afford to buy the clothes. The company's presence shows how New York Fashion Week has become a bit more democratic.
Insiders might place a few advance orders for key pieces, such as the rose-gold camp shirt, metallic floral polo shirt and sweatshirt-style cashmere sweaters and skinny pants that featured silver brocade on a purple background.
Badgley Mischka: Mark Badgley and James Mischka are big movie buffs, and it shows in their clothes as they always seem attracted to silver-screen femme fatales. This time, the inspiration was Alfred Hitchcock movies – their favorite being "Vertigo."
Kim Novak as a muse makes so much sense, Badgley said. "She's confident with a little bit of a dark, sexy side."
She also wears polished silhouettes like pencil skirts, fur stoles, halter-top gowns and tops with peplums very well, which fits the Badgley Mischka aesthetic perfectly.
Ralph Lauren: Lauren didn't just have a muse for the fall collection he debuted on the final day of New York Fashion Week. He had a heroine.
The downtown venue of his runway show Thursday was serene and sophisticated, a very different setting than most, but the models seemed as if they could have stepped out of the pages of a gripping novel set during the Russian Revolution.
Tory Burch: Burch has a confession she shared on the runway: "I love bugs – at least from a design standpoint."
She decorated a chiffon button-down shirt with scarabs and used jeweled ones on a silk skirt. Embellished dragonflies were subtly placed on some of the shoes – remember Burch's roots are in accessories – making them an instant, must-have status symbol.
Vera Wang: For eveningwear, if anyone could start the trend for trousers on the red carpet, it's Wang. Her finale, a rose-printed gray jacquard chiffon blouse and delicate evening robe worn with gray rose-printed pants, would be a strong contender.
Marc by Marc Jacobs: The younger, trendier line of Marc Jacobs was a polished and quiet throwback to the 1960s. He stuck mostly with pantsuits, wool shift or trapeze dresses and coats in solids, accented with a sprinkling of white-and-black stripes and large leaf prints in autumnal red, orange-red, green, purple and a rich deep blue.
Narciso Rodriguez: Rodriguez saw two women – not dressed particularly fancy or fashion forward – who crossed each other on the street one day at just the right moment of a winter solstice. The colors and shapes he saw were inspiring … On the catwalk, the women-on-the-street influence was seen mostly in the orange-tinged outfits, such as a tangerine-colored fleece jacket paired with cognac-colored crepe skinny pants and a high-neck tangerine sheath dress.
The Row: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who won last year's Council of Fashion Designers of America award as the top womenswear designers, elevated what could have been an ordinary (at least for the ordinary Madison Avenue shopper, since their clothes are quite pricey) peplum skirt suit with expert fit and luxe textures. They pulled off the same trick for pantsuits. Some models wore the layers that the designers are best known for, but the tailored ensembles stood out.
Donna Karan: The opening look – one of the best – was a black, draped "bodydress" with a fluid, almost liquidlike, cape on top. It was modern yet timeless, and wearable to the large base Karan appeals to.
3.1 Phillip Lim: A big sartorial theme was embossed neoprene. Lim began with an overcoat in that fabric, in a fresh grapefruit color. Like many of his inventive creations, it had something detachable, in this case a leather bib. Motorcycle jackets were big, too, and Lim showed a peplum version, paired with a gray pullover, a khaki shirt, and shorts – again in grapefruit neoprene.
Betsey Johnson: The collection veered from the high school dance party looks that the tireless 71-year-old has championed for decades, running toward a junior high school gym class with a lot of cheek. It was an explosion of neon pink and yellow, animal prints and plaids on minidresses worn over leggings.
Tommy Hilfiger: "Classics receive an unexpected twist," was Hilfiger's mantra, putting some newness on the catwalk while maintaining a relatable ease that would appeal to his broad audience.
Together on the runway, the collection evoked mod for 2013. The leather argyle pattern shifts and shirt dresses could reintroduce his muses – and fashion icons – Twiggy, Mary Quant and Marianne Faithfull to a new generation.
Thom Browne: He might have caught mainstream attention last month as the designer of Michelle Obama's Inauguration Day outfit, but no one has to worry that Browne is going mainstream.
The refrigerator-box shoulders, tattered lace, melted roses and big bustles certainly haven't been the norm on other designer runways during the previews of next season's styles, but, actually, there were a few commonalities: a patchwork of herringbones and plaids, blown up and shrunken to all different sizes; stiff body-armor dresses; peplums; and a heavy emphasis on outerwear.
Tracy Reese: Perhaps best known for the shimmery pink and silvery-blue dress that Mrs. Obama wore to the Democratic National Convention, Reese and her dresses didn't disappoint, including a sleek, black, knee-length number with huge, red flowers on it, its dainty shape contrasting nicely with the boldness of the print. There also were animal prints all over the collection.
Diane von Furstenberg: The clothes from the "Glam Rock" collection were von Furstenberg from head to toe. One could imagine her wearing any of the wrap dresses, long her calling card, the jumpsuits or metallic jackets. Maybe von Furstenberg, who first came to the fashion industry in the 1970s, won't quite be rocking the high-shine silver leather skinny pants, but one can imagine she once did.
DKNY: Donna Karan's DKNY label features a lot of lipstick-red and hot-pink looks for fall.
Yes, there were tough-girl looks, including a long, quilted bomber jacket and a long, silk-and-jersey dress with sheer panels in black. But it was the brights, and especially the animal-print brights, that lit up the runway.
Christian Siriano: The "Project Runway" alum used the Russian opera as the inspiration for his fall runway show. His vintage-inspired day looks evoke many eras, from the 1940s to the 1960s, and were mostly separates of turtlenecks paired with loose leather trousers and faux fur vests in muted colors such as white, black and camel.
Jason Wu: Wu's collection was all woman. Not girlie. Not mannish. The clothes were full of strength, with exaggerated shoulders and some military touches, but chiffon pleats floated down the runway. Two outfits were long – as in floor-length – pleated, peplum tops over tuxedo pants, the perfect yin and yang.


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Global Electrophysiology (EP) Laboratory Devices sector is projected to reach US$636 million by 2016. The North America accounts for nearly 34% (2015) of the global share while Europe claims approximately 30% (2018). Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region with a CAGR of 9.2% driving a market value of US$150 million by 2015. On a global scale, projections for X-Ray Systems indicate more than 30% market share leaving the rest of the market to the 3D Mapping Systems, EP Recording Systems, Remote Steering Systems, Intracardiac Echocardiography Systems and Radiofequency (RF) Ablation Generators.
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The period considered for the electrophysiology laboratory devices market analysis is 2012-2018. The region wise distribution of the market consists of North America (USA and Canada), Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, Belgium and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (Japan, China, India, New Zealand, South Korea, Australia and Rest of Asia-Pacific)), Latin America (Brazil, Argentina and Rest of Latin America) and Rest of World (South Africa, Middle East and Rest of Rest of World). The market growth rate in the major economies such as the U.S., Japan, China etc. are estimated individually.
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Maryland Real Estate Commission Investigating Complaints against Frederick Property Manager
BALTIMORE, MD (July 7, 2011) The Maryland Real Estate Commission has received numerous consumer complaints from citizens in the Frederick, Maryland area against West Patrick Property Solutions. West Patrick Property Solutions was responsible for locating tenants, preparing leases, collecting security deposits, collecting rent, paying utilities and general property upkeep. Complainants report that problems with the company began in April 2011.
The Maryland Real Estate Commission a commission administered by the Maryland Department of Labor Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing has opened an investigation into the complaints and encourages property owners that have hired West Patrick Property Solutions as a property manager during the last 12 months and have had difficulties with their services to contact the Maryland Real Estate Commission:
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PFBlogger Spotlight: Mrs. Micah, Finance for a Freelance Life
After a long long break, I'm bringing back the PFBlogger Spotlight series with an interview with Mrs. Micah of Mrs. Micah: Finance for a Freelance Life. Mrs. Micah is one of the younger personal finance bloggers out there (writing that just made me realize I'm on the backside of my 20s!), 22 and a recent college graduate and follows her personal finance life. It's very much in the same way I started blogging, I was 23, a recent college graduate, and I too "discovered the personal finance blogging community who have been very supportive." (though three years ago the community was much smaller than it is now) Anyway, via email I had a chance to ask her a few questions and she happy to oblige.
|Hi Mrs. Micah, could you tell us a little about yourself?
|Mrs. Micah:
Let's see. I graduated last May (07) with a BA in English. Everyone says not to major in English, but I found it a very rewarding experience. It helped polish my writing and the major was so comparatively light that I was able to take a lot of other classes and get a well-rounded experience. I even took a personal finance class!
In my free time, I like to read and sew. I particularly like making quilts, whether for myself, for friends, or for charitable groups. I finally gave in to peer pressure and have started reading the Harry Potter series. Lots of fun and it's great not to have to wait until the next one comes out.
|What motivated you to begin blogging and how long have you been doing it?
|Mrs. Micah:
I've had this blog for about 5 months now. Blogging itself—well, I've been doing that off an on for the last 6 years or more. I love to write and engage in conversations with others, which is what first attracted me to blogging itself. This is the first time I've blogged on something other than "life."
I discovered personal finance blogging just after my honeymoon, when I was coming face to face with the realities of life on our own and with our debt load. While my husband's loans are deferred because he's still in school, that $100k+ will be coming due in the future. I began reading blogs and soon started blogging myself. It was a way to keep myself accountable and to converse with others in similar spots. Tricia at Blogging Away Debt was my initial inspiration.
The timing explains the "Mrs. Micah." I was just married and quite twitterpated.
|When you got married, how did you two handle your finances?
|Mrs. Micah:
For the wedding? Our parents paid for it and I worked (with a lot of help from my mom and mom-in-law) to make it beautiful and frugal. I made the dress (no biggie, actually, I'm a seamstress), we had a lunch reception and no limo or videographer. I picked the most inexpensive but beautiful lilies I could for the boutonnières and carried Queen Anne's Lace and Baby's Breath in my bouquet. Micah provided emotional support when I'd become overwhelmed in planning.
If you mean right after we got married: I asked Micah if he was ok with me figuring out budgets, shopping lists, debt repayment, etc. I was just getting into personal finance blogging and had taken a personal finance class my last semester in college. We discuss spending trends and any big-ticket purchases to make sure we're on track. And I tell him a lot of things I'm doing—I try to teach him the new things I'm learning. He says he likes to listen because I get so excited about it.
|What makes your particular perspective unique?
|Mrs. Micah:
|Probably my age. I don't know if I'm the youngest PF blogger out there, but I'm certainly one of them. I've also been told that my writing is very upbeat and optimistic.
|How about your favorite personal finance book?
|Mrs. Micah:
I think Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover made the biggest impression on me. I'm not a Ramseyite, but I think he does a nice job of setting out the basics. I like his idea of attacking debt, though I disagree with the order of his snowball (I'm a math-type and like the idea of highest interest first).
Jean Chatzky's You Don't Have to Be Rich was very encouraging, too. I don't think we'll ever be pulling in 6-figure incomes (which is ok), but it's nice to know that the money management principles were doing really do have a payoff.
And the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella makes me feel better about my debt. At least it's "honest" debt gotten for an education, not for a new pair of shoes. The books also squash my any shopping desires I have. (Though sometimes I wish I could wear the debt, but I tell myself that its benefits will come in long-term financial rewards. Plus, I know Micah's meant to be a professor.)
|Which of your posts do you think all your readers shouldn't miss?
|Mrs. Micah:
|Preparing Financially for a Career Change, Part 1, Preparing Financially for a Career Change, Part 2, Overcoming Impostor Syndrome for Financial Success, Best PF practices of the year! (and they should contribute if they've got ideas!), [and finally], not personal finance, but I think this one is very important: Another PSA: Newborn Hearing Screening.
|What's the biggest financial "mistake" you've ever made? (or regret you have)
|Mrs. Micah:
|My biggest regret is not take my finances as seriously earlier. I've always been a pretty cautious spender, but I'm sure I could have done better.
|What do you mean by "not taking your finances seriously?" What would you have done differently if you could go back in time and warn yourself?
|Mrs. Micah:
I'd like to tell myself when I was first working (14) that there was no rush to spend. Suddenly having a paycheck meant I could finally afford DVDs or books, but I bought a lot of little things I at first that I didn't use.
In my teen years, I did an excellent job saving up for a violin and a trip to Europe. I think in the former case, I would have reminded myself that I didn't need to buy the most expensive violin I could afford (though my violin has a lovely sound!) and maybe spent a bit more time shopping around. I don't think I have any regrets about the trip to Europe.
|What's the best financial decision you've ever made?
|Mrs. Micah:
|Paying off our credit card all at once. When I married Micah, he had a credit card debt of just under $1000 at 29.9% interest. I decided to use my savings to wipe that out.
|What is your favorite personal finance blog and why?
|Mrs. Micah:
|Oh dear. That's like asking me my favorite book. Probably Paid Twice. She's got a very engaging, story-like style so you feel you're going right along with her life. I read and comment there so much I feel like a fan girl.
|What do you hope to accomplish in the next year?
|Mrs. Micah:
I hope to bring my earnings from my jobs and my freelancing up to $2500/month after taxes by the end of the year. That will give us $500 or more (of my income alone) to throw at debt or put into savings. And we can use all of Micah's for it. That would be very exciting.
I also hope to grow my blog and start reaching an even younger audience (college-aged).
And I have a semi-secret project I'm working on, we'll see how that goes.
|If your blog ended today, how would you like people to remember it?
|Mrs. Micah:
|I'd want people to remember the spirit of optimism and possibility.
|To what do you attribute your upbeat personality and optimism?
|Mrs. Micah:
|Counterintuitively, I think part of it comes from my depression. Before the depression, I always had a lot of energy and was naturally, well, talkative is a nice way of putting it. In writing, I'm trying to reclaim some that energy, to encourage myself even as I encourage others. There are days when I feel like I can't take it anymore, and sitting down, figuring out how to take some control over my life, and writing positively about it is very therapeutic. Personal finance is a great way to start feeling some control.
|Lastly, what's something no one else in the blogging world knows about you?
|Mrs. Micah:
|I sleep with a teddy bear named Dashell. If he's not there, I have a really hard time falling asleep….
|Thanks so much for taking the time to answer all my questions, I hope you and Dashell and Mr. Micah have a great weekend 🙂
|Mrs. Micah:
|Thanks, Jim, I'm sure we will. 🙂
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40 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead Release 'Wake of the Flood'
The Grateful Dead went three years between studio albums in the period leading up to 'Wake of the Flood.' Over that time, blues-soaked keyboardist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan had died, and his replacement, Keith Godchaux, would take the group into jazzier territory on the 1973 return.
It should have made for an exhilarating combination of styles — sorta like 1969's 'Aoxomoxoa' mixed with 1970's 'American Beauty,' the breakthrough album that had been the Dead's most recent non-concert offering.
Unfortunately, 'Wake of the Flood' falls somewhat flat because so many of the songs had been shaped and defined through appearances in the group's legendary live sets. Without the reciprocating onstage energy — among both band members and audiences — many of the tracks on 'Wake of the Flood,' mostly written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, feel a little too sterilized in the setting. It didn't help that second drummer Mickey Hart was missing (he'd return in 1974).
Look no further than the R&B-speckled 'Eyes of the World,' which fades out just as the Dead catch one of their legendary grooves. Such were the limitations of the vinyl format. Elsewhere, the opening 'Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo' incorporates the band's penchant for old-timey jug-band sounds, while Godchaux contributes the syncopated 'Let Me Sing Your Blues Away.'
Plus, there's a cool gospel vibe to 'Row Jimmy,' a whisper of the Beatles on 'Here Comes Sunshine' and Garcia at his most touching on 'Stella Blue.' But the closing 'Weather Report Suite,' a progressive masterwork by Bob Weir, merely hints at the dimension it would eventually take in concert.
Still, 'Wake of the Flood' remains a key moment in the Dead's musical narrative, if only because so many of its songs became consistent elements of the group's sets well into the mid '90s, when Garcia passed away, effectively ending the band.
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We can't pretend that the following list is complete or even close. But the books here are high among those that received excellent reviews in The Buffalo News in 2012:
"Selected Letters of William Styron" (Random House): "THE literary letters collection of the year by many miles." – Jeff Simon
"Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens" by Robert Gottlieb (Farrar, Straus and Giroux): "Robert Gottlieb, former editor of The New Yorker, could write a book about bananas and I'd read it." – Michael D. Langan
"Building Stories" by Chris Ware (Pantheon): "Utterly unlike anything else out there." – J.S.
"More than Human" by Tim Flach (Abrams): "These are some of the most amazing photographs of animals you'll ever see." – J.S.
"The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy" by David Nasaw (Penguin Press): "The real Joe Kennedy, the Irish-Catholic fighter, the self-made Wall Street millionaire, the movie mogul, the outspoken critic of presidents and kings, the consummate showman, the 'opinionated, volatile, argumentative, driven' Joe Kennedy … is what David Nasaw brings to life ." – Edward Cuddihy
"The Revolution Was Televised" by Alan Sepinwall (self-published paperback): "Great journalism about television … a book that fulfills in the 21st century that promise made by television criticism in the '70s when Michael Arlen wrote extraordinary essays about television in The New Yorker, James Wolcott was at the Village Voice, ex-Buffalonian Gary Deeb (before his professional self-immolation) was standing TV on its head from Chicago, and such people as Ron Powers and William Henry were given Pulitzer Prizes as a tentative but unsuccessful way for the journalistic establishment to try to represent it all." – J.S.
"Bruce" by Peter Ames Carlin (Touchstone): "If ever again a disbeliever confronts one with the standard, 'Just what exactly is the deal with this Springsteen character you're always babbling on about like a religious zealot,' it will be Carlin's 'Bruce' that I'll thrust forward by way of response." – Jeff Miers
"The Spoiler" by Annalend McAfee (Knopf): "A troubling and uproarious first novel" and "a book made in heaven for old print journalists." – Karen Brady
"Sweet Tooth" by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday): "To read Ian McEwan is to hold one's breath as his intoxicating prose reaches toward some (probably unwanted) unknown … a superb novel … Bravo!" – K.B.
"Do The Movies Have a Future?" by David Denby (Simon and Schuster) and "The Big Screen" by David Thomson (Farrar, Straus and Giroux): "America's finest living film critics … Among the most important books of 2012, both." – J.S.
"The Middlesteins" by Jami Attenberg (Grand Central): "It had me from its very first pages but it wasn't until the final pages that I fully appreciated the range of Attenberg's sympathy and the artistry of her storytelling." – Stefan Fleischer
"The Richard Burton Diaries" (Yale University Press): "One of the great entertainment books of 2012 … the on-again, off-again diary of his era's most fascinating failure, a man almost universally lamented by his peers for never fulfilling his extraordinary gifts, simultaneously a genuinely poetic intellect and just as genuine a vulgarian." – J.S.
"The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton" (BOA Editions): "A great book to be sure." – J.S.
"Who I Am" by Pete Townshend (Harper). "Townshend is perhaps the only man who ever considered a hockey arena or small town civic center to be a suitable venue for a religious experience. It makes sense then that when it finally came time to write his autobiography, Townshend would deliver a book as complex as the man himself and that man's finest music." – J.M.
"No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL" by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer (Dutton): "The story America has been dying to hear … a pulsating, unabashedly patriotic page-turner." – Donn Esmonde
"Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame" by Ty Burr (Pantheon): "The sudden, wildly unexpected attainment of intellectual stardom by a humble movie critic in an era increasingly engaged in prohibiting movie critics from becoming any such thing." – J.S.
"Paris: A Love Story" by Kati Marton (Simon and Schuster): "It could be the antidote to the hype surrounding '50 Shades of Grey.' " – Carol Crissey Nigrelli
"Solo: A Memoir of Hope" by Hope Solo with Ann Killian (HarperCollins): "Chalk up another triumph for Title IX, further proof that female athletes have come a long way the past few years." – Gene Warner
"Wish You Were Here" by Graham Swift (Knopf): "Strong, intelligent and successful from start to finish … If it is dark and terrible, it is also beautiful and moving." – K.B.
"Silver: Return to Treasure Island" by Sir Andrew Motion (Crown): "A wonderful tale well told." – M.D.L.
"This Is How You Lose Her" by Junot Diaz (Riverhead): "Read this. If you care even a whit about the vitality of current American literature." – J.S.
"Telegraph Avenue" by Michael Chabon (Harper): "Chabon has a near effortless ability to reveal the huge human truths that scaffold absurdly specific circumstances and he does so on nearly every page." – Emily Simon
"Mortality" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve): "Here was something no reader was quite used to – dying in public with all of one's literary virtues not only preserved but sharpened to a fine edge." – J.S.
"Hot Pink" by Adam Levin (McSweeney's): "Funny, intensely self-aware and wise." – Ed Taylor
"The Cove" by Ron Rash (Ecco): "A piece of fiction … so fine yet simply put that it seems the stuff of life itself." – K.B.
"The Way the World Works: Essays" by Nicholson Baker (Simon and Schuster): "An authentic culture hero in the current literary age." – J.S.
"Cindy Sherman: The Early Work" (Harje Cantz): "A stunning addition to an already vast literature about Sherman." – Colin Dabkowski
"Gangsters and Organized Crime in Buffalo" by Michael F. Rizzo (History Press): "Much has been written about Buffalo-area mobsters in newspaper articles, magazine articles and, of course, FBI files. But never has anyone put it all together. … until now." – Lee Coppola
"The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire" by Ted Gioia (Oxford University Press): "A valuable reference book that is as much fun to read as it is informative." – J.S.
"Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America" by Christopher Bran (Twelve Books): "A long-overdue discussion bringing post-war gay literature into the light." – C.D.
"Istanbul Passage" by Joseph Kanon (Atria): "A first-rate spy novel whose layers of description remind one of Graham Greene's 1939 novel 'The Confidential Agent' as well as Orhan Pamuk's 'The Museum of Innocence.' " – M.D. L.
"Diary" by Witold Gombrowicz (Yale University Press): "A one-volume edition of a masterwork by a writer often called 'the most unknown of celebrated writers.' " – J.S.
"Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" by Ben Fountain (Ecco): "A mediation on both the 99 percent and the 1 percent." – Ed Taylor
"The Fan Who Knew Too Much" by Anthony Heilbut (Knopf). "A brilliant, one-of-a-kind and immensely challenging book." – J. S.
"America the Philosophical" by Carlin Romano (Knopf): "His news in this book is a head-rocker and a complete contradiction of everything you're likely to believe true." – J.S.
"At Home on the Range" by Margaret Yardley Potter (McSweeney's): "So much, much more than a cookbook. It is a memoir of one woman's life, her marriage and her full and happy years of taking care of a family." – Charity Vogel
"The Passage of Power" by Robert A. Caro (Knopf): "Rivals Machiavelli's 'The Prince.' " – M.D.L.
"Dropped Names" by Frank Langella (Harper). "You never know where the great showbiz memoirs are going to come from." – J.S.
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In 2004, the California Legislature gave foie gras producers seven years to find a humane way to create the duck liver delicacy without forcing food down the birds� throats.
With the law set to take effect the July 1, some of the state�s top chefs on Monday were attempting to overturn it. A hundred have signed a petition saying they want to keep the sale of foie gras legal and establish new regulations for raising the birds. They are visiting with their representatives trying to accomplish an uphill task: finding someone to sponsor a bill to repeal it in time.
Their 11th-hour attempt has ruffled the feathers of the ban�s original sponsor.
�I gave them seven years � seven years, and I shouldn�t have � and now they�re all going, �Oh my God, I just don�t know how we�re going to survive,�� said former president pro tem of the state Senate, John Burton, now the state Democratic Party chairman. �I�m so infuriated with the bad faith going on here that words cannot describe it.�
Burton�s bill banned the �inhumane practice� of force-feeding ducks and geese as well as the sale of foie gras in California. Burton initially agreed to delay implementation of the bill because the state�s sole producer had asked for time to find a more humane way to engorge the birds� livers to keep the dish on menus.
�It�s been a rough couple of years for restaurants because of the economy,� said Nathan Ballard, spokesman for the group who delivered the petition to the office of Assembly Speaker John Perez on Monday. �This is one more blow to the restaurant industry in California. Chefs don�t want to see it go into effect.�
Perez� office had no comment about the issue.
Foie gras, French for �fat liver,� is created by the funnel-forced ingestion of large amounts of feed into the duck�s esophagus. Eventually the liver grows to more than 10 times its normal size.
The chefs who opposed the ban � most from the San Francisco Bay Area � also are using an animal-welfare argument. Calling themselves the Coalition for Humane and Ethical Farming Standards, or CHEFS, they are asking the state to set standards for foie gras production that would include audits by animal welfare experts, cage-free birds, hand feeding by methods that don�t impair breathing, and limits on fattening. They say that if foie gras is outlawed, people will buy it on the black market.
A message and email left with Sonoma Foie Gras, the state�s only producer, was not immediately answered. The company�s website says the ducks live for two months freely roaming a walnut orchard until they are placed in a 33-square-foot pen with a dozen other birds for fattening.


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Who can forget the theme from Goldfinger? or Casino Royale? or any of those highly action-packed movies featuring the fictional James Bond, 007, his bevy of beautiful women. and their adventures?
The Richmond Symphony will perform music from the James Bond movies on Saturday March 12 at the Carpenter Theater of Richmond's CenterStage starting at 8 PM. It's all part of the Symphony Pops series sponsored by Genworth Financial. You'll be "shaken and stirred" by the powerful music that is the signature of the James Bond movies and the leading character 007. Tickets are available on line through Ticketmaster or can be purchased at the box office at 600 E Grace Street. Discounts are available to seniors over 65, patrons under 18, and a special college student at-the-door ticket with a valid college id.
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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
Opera composer Dan Shore, who wrote the music for The Beautiful Bridegroom which will be performed at Saint Vincent College at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, November 12, was a guest instructor at the College on November 8. Mr. Shore is an opera composer and playwright whose works also include An Embarrassing Position, Travel, The Chorus Girl, Lycopene, Downtown Diner, Works of Mercy, Anne Pedersdotter, and the forthcoming Lady Orchid, as well as numerous children's musicals. He has been recognized with numerous honors and awards including first prize in the National Opera Association's Chamber Opera Composition Competition, first prize in the Astoria Performing Arts Center Playwriting Contest, a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and a Composer Assistance Program grant from the American Music Center. His music has been performed in Boston's Jordan Hall, Philadelphia's Annenberg Center, the Gorki Theater in Berlin, St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, and the St. Johnsbury Correctional Facility in Vermont. He is an alumnus of the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop and a Fulbright scholar. He holds a bachelor of music degree and a master of music degree from the New England Conservatory and a Ph.D. from the City University of New York. His principal teachers include Lee Hyla, Malcolm Peyton, Scott Wheeler, Andy Pape, David Del Tredici, and playwright Tina Howe. A former member of the faculty at Baruch College, Emerson College, and the Boston Conservatory, Mr. Shore currently teaches at Xavier University of Louisiana. Presented by students of the Saint Vincent College Music Department in the Performing Arts Center of the Robert S. Carey Student Center, admission is $10. Tickets will be available at the door or by calling 724 805-2229.
Opera composer Dan Shore, left, directs three members of the cast of The Beautiful Bridegroom, from left, Casey Ciocco, a junior psychology major from Latrobe, who has the part of Madam Kirsten; Averie Shaughnessy, a senior English major from Monroeville, Laurentia; and Rona Gehring, a freshman music major from Robinson, who plays Leonora. Thomas Octave, musical director of this third opera to be performed on the Saint Vincent stage, is seated at the piano.


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The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Collection of Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Private Collection/Des Moines, Iowa
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Why were you excited about bringing this exhibition to Cleveland?
It draws wonderful attention to the collection itself. The Cleveland [Museum of Art's] holdings of Indian and Southeast Asian art are some of the best in the country, and we just reopened the galleries [on Jan. 1, 2014] after being closed for eight years. To then feature the art of India as the major summer special exhibition is a great way to draw attention to how proud we are of that segment of our collection … the Cleveland collection is so spectacularly represented throughout ["Yoga: The Art of Transformation"]. Some of the key and linchpin objects throughout this traveling show, which includes objects from 27 different lenders — the main ones are from Cleveland. To see our own collection so spectacularly represented on an international scale is such an honor. And we also are very confident with the scholarship behind this project. I've known the curator [Debra Diamond] for the last 15 years and remember when she initially conceived the idea for this exhibition, and all of us in the field have been very much anticipating its fruition. To have it all come together is something we're very proud to be a part of.
This exhibition covers such a large span of time and different types of art. For someone who sees the name of the exhibition and isn't quite sure what to expect, how would you explain it? What would you tell them to expect?
I would tell them to expect a surprise, because I think the objects they will see here will put yoga in a whole new series of perspectives that they never would anticipate from the yoga mat in the gym today. But the story does unfold over the last 2,000 years, and I think the exhibition presents it very tidily in thematic groupings to give a sense of this wide diversity but also while using objects of the highest quality.
I assume with a number of Cleveland Museum of Art pieces represented in this exhibition, the museum has been involved with this for some time. What does it takes assemble an exhibition like this?
The credit really has to go to the curator at the Sackler [Gallery] and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Debra Diamond is the one who did all the research and traveled to collections all over the world — India, Europe, the U.S., private collections, public institutions — to find the exact object that would illustrate certain key elements of the development of yoga. It's not necessarily a comprehensive history of yoga. … She chose important, specific objects that would talk about austerities; that would talk about meditation and how [yoga] postures were used mostly for those purposes for the first thousand years, basically. … Also, she herself is a practitioner of yoga and has spent a lot of time in India with different teachers and different gurus, and then also she had important partnerships with other interdisciplinary scholars, so scholars who were translators of yoga sutra … and religious studies professors and social historians to understand the social place of yogis throughout Indian society as it changed over time. It's a tremendous enterprise of travel, research and collaboration by the originating curator.
For someone who comes to explore what the exhibition has to offer, what do you hope they take away?
Yoga is a kind of universal practice. It's not very specific to one particular sect or group that it came be used by — in the ancient times in India — by Buddhists by Jains by sects of Hindus even though they had totally different goals or aims for their practice of yoga. It can be used to achieve any of these goals and this is why yoga became so successful in the modern world globally. You don't have to need to achieve oneness with a god like Shiva to find benefit … whatever your goal might be. It could be a goal of physical health or greater flexibility or even some other kind of religious end that uses meditation and physical discipline to achieve. So, it is open to everyone, and because it has had such staying power … there does seem to be some real efficacy to it. … It's very much relevant or can be taken in and become relevant to absolutely anyone.
For more information about "Yoga: The Art of Transformation," visit clevelandart.org.
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adj: so great that any other word employed would be woefully insufficient, and would serve only to limit the sheer magnitude of the greatness intended as a descriptor.
-made famous by Will Ferrell impersonating James Lipton on SNL's skit "Inside the Actor's Studio."
-don't be fooled by other misspellings.
-made famous by Will Ferrell impersonating James Lipton on SNL's skit "Inside the Actor's Studio."
-don't be fooled by other misspellings.
Your performance was simply scrumtrulescent.
ayon kay Jickety ika-17 ng Mayo, 2005
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Used to describe something that is so great, it will temporarily impair your motor skills.
If you haven't seen A Troll Lost in Central Park, get it, watch it, put it in a lock box for one year, then watch it again. It is a performance so scrumtrulescent, I can barely move.
ayon kay James Lipton ika-15 ng Enero, 2004
A word that was created to describe an object, place, or event that is so spectacular it can barely be described
The macaroni i had for breakfast was scrumtrulescent
ayon kay Tubby John ika-21 ng Hunyo, 2006
A goodness that transcends all other levels of goodness.
A pint of Guinness tastes scrumtrulescent.
ayon kay Brandon Abell ika-10 ng Hunyo, 2003
The greatest known adjective ever!
This word is so great, no awesome, no it is such a great word that I will make up a word for its greatness...right now...Scrumtrulescent
ayon kay shizzle makizzle ika-24 ng Oktubre, 2003
A feeling of awe that can not be expressed in words.
The actor's performance was scrumtrulescent.
ayon kay Jared Burton ika-02 ng Agosto, 2003
A combination of words: Scrumtious and Excellent.
ayon kay badasssketcher ika-09 ng Marso, 2009


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More than just a baseball franchise, the Chicago White Sox have helped make Chicago the great city that it is today. Celebrate your White Sox's rich history by wearing this Own This Town T-shirt from Nike. Featuring a team logo and "Own This Town" lettering across the front chest, this tee is guaranteed to let everyone know just who the real kings of Chicago are. Let the rest of the White Sox Nation know who's in control of this city by sporting this shirt!
- Officially licensed MLB product
- Screen print graphics
- 100% Cotton
- Imported
- Tagless
- Short sleeve
- Screen print graphics
- Imported
- Brand: Nike
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