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How do I find business schools?January 20th, 2011 by admin
Finding a great business school is the first step to earning your degree and beginning your dream career. In order to find the business schools that will suit your needs, you should first consider whether you want to attend school at a physical campus or whether you would prefer the possibility of online colleges. Each of these options can help you to earn your degree, though there may be different scheduling options that go along with each. For example, if you're already working a job during the day, you may want to consider a school that will allow you to earn your degree on a campus at night or on the weekends.
You can find business colleges by looking at referrals from surveys that rate the top schools, checking online listings and asking for recommendations. You may find that your employer offers a tuition reimbursement program for earning your business degree, so check to see which schools qualify for the program. As you look for business schools, you should find a school that offers a degree program that can lead you into the type of job you want and in a state near you. Consider whether you'll need to earn an associate's degree, bachelor's degree, or master's degree.
Attending a business school can open many doors in your career and can grant you the education you need to pursue greater opportunities. When you're looking to build a successful future for yourself and your family, finding the business school where you'll earn your degree can put you on the right track.
Doing a college search for business schools or business colleges? Check out popular California business colleges or a college in any other state of your choosing. Looking for online colleges? You can search for online degrees too. For additional information, use US College Search or find us on Facebook and Twitter as well as searching by zip code.


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OLAF FUB SEZ: According to economist John Kenneth Galbraith, born on this date in 1908, "Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable."
Jealous of Nature
The leaves are turning
Red and gold,
Just like me,
They're getting old.
Except I am turning
Gray and white.
How come I don't have
Colors so bright?
– Joyce L. Wilson
PASTA PATROL – The kitchen is cooking again tonight at South Buffalo Post 721, American Legion. From 5 to 7, in the Legion hall at 136 Cazenovia St., they're serving spaghetti and meatball dinners, with bread, butter and salad, for $7. Additional meatballs and Italian sausage can be purchased. For info, call 825-9557.
BACK TO BASICS – "Basic Culture of Gesneriads" is the topic as Paul Kroll gives a presentation at the monthly meeting of the African Violet & Gesneriad Society of Western New York at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the LVAC Building at 40 Embry Place, off Walden Avenue near Central Avenue, Lancaster. Everyone is welcome, and all are invited to bring their plants in for assessment. Refreshments will be served. For info, call Judy Niemira at 636-0934.
GARDEN CZAR WANTED – Speaking of plants and flowers, the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens is looking for someone to serve as interim director of horticulture.
It's a full-time job involving a few evenings and weekends, and it comes with a few requirements – a degree in horticulture, botany or a related field; five years of horticulture-related experience, a state Pesticide Applicators License, a New York State driver's license and an operational knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Resumes and letters of interest can be mailed to David J. Swarts at the Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo, NY 14218, or emailed to email@example.com.
ALUMNI AFFAIR – Seven Western New York colleges and universities will host their biannual Alumni After Hours networking happy hour at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. Former students from the University at Buffalo, Buffalo State College, Brockport State College, Daemen College, Hilbert College, Medaille College and Niagara University are invited.
The evening includes appetizers, dessert, soft drinks and juices, and two tickets for beer or wine. A cash bar also will be open. Admission prices vary according to the school. For info and tickets, contact the alumni office at your college.
COLLEGE CASH – Zonta of the Aurora Area announces that it is accepting applications for two scholarships – one for $500, one for $1,000 – from women over 25 years of age. Awards will be based on financial need. Preference will be given to women living or working in the towns of Aurora, Elma, Marilla, West Seneca, Holland, Arcade and Strykersville, but all are welcome to apply. For info, call scholarship chairwoman Ann Everts at 537-9482.
ANSWERING THE BELL – The Salvation Army Buffalo is going high-tech to line up bell ringers for its Red Kettle Campaign this holiday season. Volunteers can sign up and check for available times and locations on the Internet at www.registertoring.com. Bell ringers will be out at more than 70 Buffalo-area locations every day except Sundays from Nov. 12 to Dec. 24.
HAVE A TASTE – Ten restaurants and caterers, and nine wine and beverage purveyors will be featured in Tour de Vine from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Statler City, 107 Delaware Ave. Proceeds benefit Computers for Children.
The evening also will include live music by Gary Quatrini and a technology auction.
Tickets are $40, $75 per couple, and can be purchased online at www.computersforchildren.com or by calling 823-7248, ext. 568.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY – Sheila Scanlon, Henry Jackie Coon, Grace Flanagan, Sue Rozler, Rose Popper, Cole Lukasavich, Caitlin Kujawa, Herb Kujawski, Sister Ellen O'Keefe, Sister Mary Fidelma Kakol, Joseph M. Beyers, Judy Egner, Leonard Wacienga, Margaret Brown, Mary Beth Friscic, Meagan Blankenship, Judi Ruhl, Michael John Murphy, Lynne Battaglia, Gina Battaglia, Peter Battaglia III, Jovani Zalezquez and Delores Zalezquez.
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That Time Real-Life Astronaut Chris Hadfield Covered David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'
Originally posted 11/26/2013 09:00AM
In the wake of David Bowie's passing this weekend at age 69, tributes have poured in from near and far, in the form of both words and music.
But long before the musician's health declined, a tribute to one of his most memorable works had taken the Internet by storm. The year was 2013, and astronaut Chris Hadfield performed the Bowie classic "Space Oddity" – in space. Watch it below (28 million people already have), and look back on the other videos that had captivated YouTubers that year, too.
Originally published Nov. 26, 2013: 2013 will go down as the year the viral video industrial complex went on steroids. More outlets than ever jumped on the YouTube beat, and with so much competition, the viral video world became a true meritocracy.
No longer could mediocre clips like Obama Girl spread like wildfire among a bored populace. Now, only the best videos could rise to the top, whether they were an unusual exercise trend,a doomed Drake-inspired pickup attempt, or these ten favorites from the past calendar year. What happens next will astound you...
Cleveland Kidnapping Survivor Michelle Knight Got Tattoos for 'Every Abortion' She Had While in Captivity
Originally posted 09/06/2015 03:15PM
Michelle Knight – one of three women who survived a decade-long and torturous imprisonment by Ariel Castro – has five flowers down her left arm: "Every rose is for every abortion that I had in the house," she said in a Newsweek cover story.
Cleveland Kidnapping Survivors Receive Honorary Diploma: 'There Were Lots of Tears'
Originally posted 05/29/2015 10:25AM
Cleveland kidnapping survivors Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus did not have the chance to graduate with their high school classmates when they should have, but school officials changed that on Wednesday when they gave them honorary diplomas and an afternoon filled with pomp and circumstance.
Cleveland Kidnapping Victims Share Their Harrowing Story in New Memoir
Originally posted 01/13/2015 04:00PM
It has been nearly two years since Amanda Berry broke through the boarded front door at 2207 Seymour Ave. where Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were held captive, ending a decade the three had spent in chains enduring sexual torture at the hands of Ariel Castro. Knight's memoir of their experiences came out last May; now the other two women are ready to share their story.
Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus Show Off Their White House Photos
Originally posted 05/14/2014 12:50PM
Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus brought home quite the souvenirs from their whirlwind visit to Washington last week – and are sharing the most special (photographic) ones with PEOPLE.
Amanda Berry & Gina DeJesus: Their 'Coolest Experience' Since Being Free
Originally posted 05/07/2014 03:05PM
Amanda Berry was overcome by tears as she accepted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children HOPE Award Tuesday night.
Michelle Knight: Inside My New Life
Originally posted 05/07/2014 08:00AM
Michelle Knight spent nearly 11 years of her life inside a house of horror where she was chained, tortured, raped and beaten. Despite the nightmarish conditions she endured, she wants everyone to know one thing – she's a survivor.
A Year After Their Rescue, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus Look to the Future
Originally posted 05/06/2014 01:30PM
A year after their rescue from nearly 10 years of captive abuse, two of the three Cleveland kidnapping survivors are marking Tuesday's anniversary with thanks and by joining others in the fight to protect victims.
Michelle Knight: Cleveland Kidnapper Strung Me Up 'Like a Fish'
Originally posted 11/04/2013 10:20PM
"I was tied up like a fish, an ornament on the wall," Michelle Knight told the TV host in a clip released to media. "That's the only way I can describe it."
"I was hanging like this," she said, using her finger to draw a swooping U-shape curve in the air.
Cleveland Kidnapper's Hanging Death May Have Been Accidental
Originally posted 10/10/2013 01:00PM
Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro may have died from auto-erotic asphyxiation, not suicide, and two prison guards falsified logs documenting their observation of him in the hours before he died, the state said Thursday.
Castro's pants and underwear were pulled down to his ankles when he was found, leading the state to forward those facts to the state highway patrol to consider the possibility of auto-erotic asphyxiation, according to the report from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
The report suggests – but does not conclude – that Castro may have died as the result of auto-erotic asphyxiation, whereby individuals achieve sexual satisfaction by briefly choking themselves into unconsciousness.
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Organisers of the first Berwick Literary Festival say they are delighted with the turnout at a supporters' event held at the Guildhall.
The Patrons' Event was held to ask people to become one of the founding supporters of the festival, which takes place on October 17-18 this year.
The weekend will include talks and workshops by nationally-acclaimed, award-winning writers.
They include internationally-renowned author-illustrator couple Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom, whose works have seen them nominated for the Carnegie Medal and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and children's book illustrator Helen Stephens, whose How To Hide a Lion was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Children's writer Bea Davenport, whose novel The Serpent House was published in June and was inspired by local history, is also in the line-up, along with historical novelist Margaret Skea whose Turn of the Tide won this year's Beryl Bainbridge Award for Best First Time Author and Barbara Morris, whose novel One Missed Step was shortlisted for the People's Prize.
The exciting programme has a number of other well-known local names, including football writer Tom Maxwell, Cara Lockhart Smith and Jenny Doherty of Serafina Press.
The Guildhall was packed on Thursday evening with keen readers and writers who heard an address by the Mayor Isabel Hunter. Dozens signed up to become founding patrons of the event, broadening the membership base and providing the extra funding needed.
Chairman of the steering committee Christopher Smith said: "We were overwhelmed by the turn out and delighted by how many people pledged £25 to become our first patrons.
"We are always looking out for more supporters, so anyone who would like to help should contact Catherine Handley on email@example.com .
"Berwick has a wealth of literary and artistic talent and it is right to celebrate this. We hope everyone in the town will back this exciting event."
Initial plans by the Berwick Events Group to hold a book festival were shelved in February but several members of the community and town councillors remained keen on the idea.
It was decided to go ahead with some sort of book festival - however modest - in 2014 and a new 'stand alone' charitable organisation was formed.
It received a grant of £2,500 from Berwick Town Council's events committee last month.


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Maxwell Visits a Classroom for DonorsChoose.org
The Goal: $10,000 by December 15th For What: Public school classrooms around the country What We've Raised So Far: Almost $4,000! Why? Because it's good to give back! And if we make our goal, you'll see a side of the Apartment Therapy Staff you've never seen before.
As a reminder: if we make our goal of $10,000 by December 15th, Maxwell and the Apartment Therapy core team (our managing editors, tech guys, and advertising gurus) are going to bust out a 3-minute dance video. Yes, we are willing to undergo the embarrassment, all for the good of DonorsChoose and for our readers who've helped us by donating. You've already seen some of Maxwell's moves, but if you want to get to know the rest of the core team behind all the blogs (Apartment Therapy, Re-Nest, Unplggd, The Kitchn, and Ohdeedoh), now's your chance. Give $5, $10, $25 - whatever! Just help us get to $10,000 by December 15th!
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Help Us Give Back!This year, Apartment Therapy is celebrating the spirit of giving by partnering with DonorsChoose.org for our 2010 Holiday Giveaway. Just as we're giving away something to you, you can give something back by helping us fund classroom projects around the country. Our goal is $10,000 by December 15th. You don't have to donate to DonorsChoose.org to be eligible to win one of our giveaway prizes; we just think it's a cool thing to do. Need extra incentive? We'll be tracking our fundraising progress every Friday in a special DonorsChoose.org post, where we'll also reveal what things the Apartment Therapy Staff is willing to do if we make our goal!
Special Update: HP has agreed to match all donations given through Apartment Therapy's donation page!


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Marcos reached the title game after years of getting stuck in the semi-finals. Chaparral makes their second straight appearence despite moving up from 4A1. Last year the took a loss to Saguaro but this would be the year for Coach Ragle and the Firebirds as they pulled out a 34-21 win at Sun Devil Stadium.
Early in the game the ball was bouncing Marcos' way. The Padres recovered a muffed punt inside Chaparral territory on their first series but were unable to capitalize. But on their second possession WR Justin Rodriguez recovered their own fumble and advanced it to the 9 yard line. Rodriguez made a sweet catch on a fade route from Zach Schira to give Marcos a 7-0 lead.
Chaparral's offense continued to sputter on their second series as penalties stalled what looked to be a promising drive as they got the ball at the 45 yard line.
But this is where the tide turned for the Firebirds. Punter Victor McBride pinned Marcos at the 2 yard line. A false start moved the ball to the 1 and on the next play Schira and the center had a bad exchange that lead to a fumble that was recovered by Chaparral's Chris Fox in the endzone for a TD. The PAT was no good, 7-6 Marcos.
Marcos couldn't get a drive going and punted the ball back to Chap and two huge runs later, the Firebirds had their first lead of the game. Cole Tyree rumbled 30 yards and Dwayne Garrett scored from 50 yards out for his first of four TDs on the night. 13-7 Chaparral at the end of 1.
Hunter Gregg picked off Schira on the next series and Garrett got in from a yard out to put Chaparral up 20-7.
The last few minutes of the 2nd quarter had huge implications in this game. Marcos looked to gain some momentum back scoring a TD with two minutes left in the half. Dominic Sotelo raced 35 yards to the 4 yard line and scored a few plays later to make it 20-14.
On the next series, it looked like Marcos would get the ball back with a chance to take the lead back but on 3rd and long Chaparral QB Connor Brewer hit Danny Trittler for a 64 yard gain that put the ball inside the 5. Brewer scored on a QB sneak a few plays later and Chaparral took a 27-14 lead with 35 seconds left in the half.
Many thought Marcos would take a knee and regroup and go into half. Nope. Junior RB Anthony Shivers raced 75 yards on the first play to the 5 yard line. CB Brendan Murphy saved the TD for Chaparral. Marcos gained 4 yards on the next three plays and faced a 4th and goal situation at the 1. A false start moved them to the 6 and instead of kicking the field goal, Marcos went for it but it was unsuccessful and they went into halftime down 27-14.
On Chap's first series of the second half Brewer hit Garrett for a 63 yard score that put the Firebirds up 34-14.
Chaparral's defense forced a 3 and out and had clear momentum but on Chap's next drive the center snapped the ball over Brewer's head and Ramon Abreu recovered for Marcos.
Abreu punched the ball in for the Padres and pulled them within two scores. 34-21 Chaparral.
But this was as close as Marcos would get as the Chaparral defense put a ton of pressure on Schira and effectively shut down the Marcos offense.
Final 34-21 Chaparral
Congrats to Chaparral on the win. They took advantage of some Marcos mistakes and got the W. Marcos had chances but penalties really hurt their chances of winning. Not scoring right before the half hurt as well. A score would have given them some momentum.
Chaparral capped a season with high expectations with a solid win over a very good Marcos team.
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Chaparral RB Dwayne Garrett. He had 107 yards rushing and 2 TDs and added a 65 yard scoring reception.


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Farmers Relieved by State of Emergency
Announcement May Mean More Water For Farms
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The state of California is officially in a state of emergency because of our drought conditions, and some farmers are relieved to hear it.
Governor Brown is asking residents to voluntarily reduce their water consumption by 20%.
Farmers how that means there will be more state water available to them.
Here in the county, Santa Maria Valley farmers are less affected because they rely on their own ground water basin.
But in other parts of the Santa Barbara County, reservoir levels are at record lows and the lack of water could force farmers to give up crops and lay off workers.
One farmer tells News Channel 3 the state of emergency will not only reserve water for them, it will spread awareness of our drought's severity and encourage everyone to be conscientious.


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A Tunisia-style uprising is unlikely to take place in Morocco in the medium term, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
In an analysts' call on North Africa, Fitch said heavy investment in infrastructure and progress in alleviating poverty, as well as relative political openness, mitigated the danger of contagion from Tunisia.
Activists trying to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak set fire to buildings in the eastern city of Suez overnight and played cat-and-mouse with police on a third day of protests against his 30-year rule.
Prominent reform campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei said from Vienna shortly before his return to Egypt to join in demonstrations that it was time for Mubarak to step aside.
"He has served the country for 30 years and it is about time for him to retire," ElBaradei, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning former head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, told Reuters.
"Tomorrow is going to be, I think, a major demonstration all over Egypt and I will be there with them."
Egyptians torched a police post in Suez early on Thursday in response to the killing of three demonstrators earlier in the week, a Reuters witness said. Police fled the post before the protesters burned it using petrol bombs.
On Wednesday evening, people in Suez had set a government building and another police post on fire and tried to burn down a local office of Egypt's ruling party.
Those fires were all put out before they engulfed the buildings but dozens more protesters gathered in front of the partially burned police post later on Thursday morning.
ElBaradei's arrival could spur protesters who have no figurehead, although many activists resent his absences in recent months.
The anti-government protests, unprecedented during Mubarak's rule of a state that is a key US ally, have seen police fire rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators throwing rocks and petrol bombs.
One policeman has been killed in Cairo in the clashes, which erupted on Tuesday, inspired by a popular revolt in Tunisia.
Thousands of protesters also took to the streets in Yemen on Thursday to demand a change of government there.
Protesters in all three countries complain about surging prices, a lack of jobs and authoritarian rule that has relied on heavy-handed security to keep dissenting voices quiet.
Al-Arabiya television said on Thursday Egypt's general prosecutor had charged 40 protesters with trying to "overthrow the regime".
And today it was announced that members of Tunisia's former regime ousted by popular street protests are not welcome in Canada.
That's according to the country's Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Rabat on Thursday.


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Man dies from injuries after lawnmower crashJuly 07,2014By Brent Curtis
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A Bristol, Conn., man died Friday afternoon from injuries received in a lawn mower crash in Mount Holly last week, according to Vermont State Police.
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I just watched his SP from JGP Courchevel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to4kYooOlLo
When you compare it to today's performance (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15...-2013-sp_sport) it's amazing how far he's come in a year (13 months to be more precise). It's like night and day. He's got the 3A, the spins are improved and all the movements are more crisp! Plus he's working the program a whole lot more and put a lot more edge into it.
It's so fun to see our favorite skaters grow.
Congrats to Jason on getting the silver medal in his senior debut! Not perfect, but two solid programs to build on for the rest of the season!
Also this: http://web.icenetwork.com/photos/61917946
His flexibility is so amazing. He's thisclose to high fiving his skate!
Jason is ready to roll this season. At Nebelhorn, he bettered his international best SP by about 9 points. His Jr Worlds LP last year was better, but he also got a personal best total score.
In an interview after the SP, he said he was sometimes landing a quad now, but it was not yet competition ready.
Jason's 'dazzling' FS at Nebelhorn tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuBK1qnBdlc
Many many congrats to Jason for winning silver medal there!
Exciting to see him skate so confidently during his early years as a senior international competitor. Hope he can always maintain his sense of joy and freedom when he performs, as the years move ahead and the 'stakes get higher'
And Jason himself seems to have a great attitude regarding his career that will bode well with him in the future.
lovely and adorable Jason!
Someone mentioned earlier in the thread that they wondered if the "happy sunshine" image Jason has will still work when he's 21+. Well, I think we're starting to see some interesting "character development" (for want of a better phrase) in the SP. It's darker, heavier, more sensual, less happy and boppy like Riverdance. The SP really makes you stop and think and go, hang on, this is a man, a man who is not all sweet innocent delights, but has knowledge of sensuality and sexuality. The LP is still happy, bright, bouncy Jason, which fits the music, but that SP, the more I think about it, is very much a step away from that persona.
And I sound like a creeper now, so I'm shutting up.
Can anyone resist Brown's personality? A few short days later, he "adopted" his idol/podium-mate/new friend Oda as a cheerleader for Hubbell/Donohue.
Photos of Brown and Oda hanging out and goofing around together (along with Cain, Davis, and Brubaker):
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Cheering on @MadiHubbell & @ZachTDonohue with the help of Nobunari Oda! He joined in on the fun! They #skatedtogold! pic.twitter.com/3WI3wtcOWE
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Congratulations to all who won Nebelhorn medals and Olympic spots for their countries.


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Director-General condemns assassination of Afghan journalist Abdul Samad Rohani
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the assassination of Abdul Samad Rohani on 7 June in Lashkar Gah, in the south of Afghanistan.
"I condemn the assassination of Abdul Samad Rohani," declared the Director-General. "Using violence to muzzle journalists is an unacceptable breach of the basic human right of freedom of expression and of the right of members of the public to make informed decisions about their lives and their future. Improving the safety of journalists in Afghanistan remains a priority for UNESCO. Freedom of expression is essential for building sustainable democracy," Mr Matsuura concluded.
Mr Rohani worked with the BBC Kabul bureau and was the Pashto service reporter for the BBC World Service in Helmand. He is the fourth journalist killed in Afghanistan in the past year, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
The Director-General has written to the BBC expressing his support for the Corporation which lost another reporter on the same day, Nasteh Dahir Farah, who was killed in Somalia.
UNESCO is the only United Nations agency with a mandate to defend freedom of expression and press freedom. Article 1 of its Constitution requires the Organization to "further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations." To realize this the Organization is requested to "collaborate in the work of advancing the mutual knowledge and understanding of peoples, through all means of mass communication and to that end recommend such international agreements as may be necessary to promote the free flow of ideas by word and image..."
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I like my girls with hairy chests, a beard, a moustache. Oh and a penis. Oh wait.
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View Poll Results: Do you shave your arms/prefer hair-free arms?I am a girl and I shave my arms16518.52%I am a girl and I do not shave my arms43648.93%I am a guy and I prefer girls with hair-free arms17519.64%I am a guy and I prefer girls with hairy arms141.57%I am a guy and I don't mind either way10111.34%
Oh, for some reason I thought you meant legs so I voted hair-free.
With arms I don't really care either way. Not really that smooth arms are a turn on or hairy arms a turn off.
I didn't know people did shave their arms.. lol don't see why its a problem
op has hairier arms than me haha
I don't shave my arms and doubt I ever will. I have light brown hair so the arm hair is noticeable but I don't care. I quite like it. For what it's worth, I don't shave my arm-pits either (I wonder how many negs I'll get for that) but I do shave my legs and trim/wax my pubic hair. I realised that I should have my body how I wanted it instead of bowing down to social pressure.
It's not inhibiting bedroom action, let's put it that way
Interesting to see that the number of men who prefer girls to have hairless arms is twice as many as the number who don't mind it (and hardly any of them actually like hairy arms - yet less than one in four girls actually do anything about the hair on their arms...
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Interesting to see that the number of men who prefer girls to have hairless arms is twice as many as the number who don't mind it (and hardly any of them actually like hairy arms - yet less than one in four girls actually do anything about the hair on their arms...
In reality, most I think guys don't care either way and wouldn't even think about it.
Personally, as a guy, I couldn't care less. I have no preference and rather a girl does whatever makes her feel comfortable.
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I think the reality is the guys would in fact prefer girls not to have noticeable hair on their arms not actually to have them clean shaven. But there isn't an option for that so they're kind of being given the option between (in the way it's portrayed) arms like a gorilla or hairless arms, in which case they will go for the latter.
In reality, most I think guys don't care either way and wouldn't even think about it.
I have hair like yours and tbh as long as you don't care too much others don't either, it's not worth the hassle to shave/wax it just makes it worse. I think most guys prefer just the natural you and if they don't like a girl because of her hairy arms are they really worth it if they are that vain?
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Personally, as a guy, I couldn't care less. I have no preference and rather a girl does whatever makes her feel comfortable.
I agree
Combination of can't be arsed what with shaving my legs etc already/ I have blonde hair which isn't noticable anyway/ noone has ever seemed bothered at all about it.
I could understand if it was uber thick and black, but honestly who cares? I don't, and I wouldn't do it for a guy unless he agreed to get rid of all hair aswell.
my arms are quite noticeably hairy....
and i really want to remove them...
but.... years ago (i must of been 12 or 13) i read that you shouldnt touch the hair on your arms... i cant remember why and dont even know if it was true... but it was enough for me to always just think iv got to live with it
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That's what i've found, after spending time on this thread I actually ran it past several male friends, my brother and boyfriend and they all either looked at me blankly or said something like 'People shave their arms? That's just odd.' And when pressed further they tended to agree that if a girl had arms like some kind of great ape they'd understand why they would but it would never occur to them to have an issue with it or ask their girlfriends to shave them.
For instance, would any of these be excessive:
For me as a girl, if I had that amount of arm hair, it would make me feel uncomfortable and I'd probably remove it..
A girl should shave both her armpits and axewound.
If she doesn't then it's just creepy.
if you are an asian gal like myself you don't really have a choice.. unless you don't mind looking like a gorilla or you are still lucky and don't have that many hair... but seriously ? who shaves their arms :s just wax or use hair removing cream.. shaving it will obviously make it worse!
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That's nice to hear! But now I'm curious as to what constitutes excessively hairy arms to the point where they would notice and dislike it.
For instance, would any of these be excessive:
For me as a girl, if I had that amount of arm hair, it would make me feel uncomfortable and I'd probably remove it..
I have very pale skin so the hairs on my arms are a little noticeable, to me at least - they're not really dark, but because I'm so pale there's more of a contrast. But I would never shave them - I think arms would look a little weird without hair!?! They're just not a body part I would naturally think to remove hair from! Sometimes I get self-conscious about them, but then I think sod it. It's not in the same league as furry armpits or legs!
Shaving my arms had never crossed my mind until recently but I've always been conscious of my arm hair so I shave them now it doesn't grow back too bad anyway so it's not too much effort to keep on top of it
My arms are much worse than yours, and I hate wearing tshirts in public and I find myself trying to bend my arms awkwardly to hide the hair. I am really embarrassed about it, but I know that shaving will only make it worse and I really don't have the time or the effort required. I have been told my arms looked like a mans before, in front of an entire english class of people; that was nice. I have very pale skin and thick, long, dark hair, so it really stands out
Your arms look fine don't worry When looking at the whole of you and not just your arms in a photo no one would even notice the hair. I won't ever shave my arms but to be honest they're not that hairy. I have friends who do but it makes their arms prickly which is not want you want really.
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Only 29 victims of New York City's 334 murders in 2013 did not know their killers.
That's a 45 percent drop from the 53 people killed by strangers in 2012, according to a report from the NY Post.
In 2013, there was a 1-in-275,000 chance that a murder was committed by someone who was not a friend, family member or acquaintance, the report said.
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The 29 victims in 2013 involve only cases in which cops identified the killer, the report said, so the final number could go up as cases are solved.
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Team MRF have had a successful weekend at Rally New Caledonia, the second round of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), with a 1-2 finish. Driving a Race Torque-prepared Skoda Fabia Super 2000, Gaurav Gill, with Australian co-driver Glenn Macneall, won the rally with their team-mates Chris Atkinson and Stephane Prevot finishing second.
The weather conditions made the event a difficult one for crews – hot, sunny conditions then turned to tropical downpours which created several deep water crossings, playing havoc with the electrics of the cars, and punctures caused dramas and time losses, too.
Team MRF's Chris Atkinson went into the final day of the event as leader ahead of team-mate Gill, but he handed that lead over on Stage 15, losing over six minutes as a result of electrical issues sustained in a water crossing.
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The Royal Palace of Caserta
A splendid palace, a gracious garden, and all the opulence you'd expect from a royal residence is found at the Palace of Caserta. It was built by King Charles when he took the throne of the Kingdom of Naples, wanting to establish a prestigious place that would be "fit for a Bourbon king". The magnificent mansion and gorgeous gardens were meant to rival the splendor of Versailles and act as a symbol of the new kingdom.
Charles enlisted the architect Luigi Vanvitelli to design the palazzo; the foundation stone was laid on January 20, 1752, on the king's 36th birthday. He personally oversaw the initial construction with exacting attention, but when the Spanish king died and Charles assumed the kingdom, he let the Caserta project lapse when he hurried off to Madrid. The death of Vinvitelli also stalled the construction until his son, Carlo, took over and completed it. It was completed in 1780, a sprawling residence and court of 1200 rooms with four interior courtyards, a chapel, a hunting lodge, a silk factory and a small, opulent theatre built to mimic the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. A grand, ramped staircase gives a stunning first impression when you enter the building, which boasts a Renaissance-style symmetry on the facade but with Baroque decor inside.
The palace and grounds are so impressive that they were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Self-guided tours allow you to tour the home and see some of the gold and marble splashed rooms, including the Throne Room and the Royal Apartment, which consisted of 25 rooms. A library contains 10,000 volumes. But the highlight is the sprawling garden which stretches out behind the palace for three kilometers and comprises 250 acres (100 hectares). A line of reflecting pools are skirted by sculptures, culminating at a waterfall at the far end of the grounds. The formal gardens are meticulously landscapes, while forests abound at the borders. There are so many fountains that an aqueduct was built to feed them all. There are hidden corners, sculptures scattered about, and exotic plants to enjoy. An artificial lake was used to stage mock naval battles for the entertainment of the court.
The complex includes a bookshop and restaurant, a bicycles can be rented to fully explore the grounds. The Royal Palace of Caserta is just a 45-minute train ride from Naples; you can walk from the Caserta station in five minutes. Formally known as the Reggia di Caserta, it is open from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm daily; the grounds are open until an hour before sunset. Closed January 1, Easter, May 1, and Christmas Day.
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GLOBAL demand for iron ore is expected to reach 2.6-billion tons in the next seven years, with China poised to remain the biggest consumer of the steel-making ingredient, Diedrik Tas, partner at commodities search firm McKinsey & Co, told attendees at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Monday.
Prices were also to remain high, Mr Tas said, but he warned that this would not be due to increased demand, but rather a function of rising operating costs.
Iron-ore prices are closely linked to growth in the steel markets. Over the past year, prices have wavered as the slowdown in China's economic growth led to lower demand for the metal.
In Europe, steel makers were also suffering from a margin squeeze as a result of the higher prices, Mr Tas said.
He added that cost inflation would drive prices. "There's strong growth in iron ore expected in 2020. Thereafter it is expected to sold down," he said.
Current global supply is about 1.8-billion tons, from an installed capacity of 2.2-billion tons.
"Installed capacity is expected to rise to 2.8-billion tons, with 810-million tons of that capacity rehired," Mr Tas said.
Over the past year, iron-ore prices have halved since trading around record levels above $200/ton at the peak of the resources super-cycle of the past decade.
For marginal iron-ore producers, profit margins were, however, expected to be constrained as a result of rising mine inflation, Mr Tas said.
Since 2008, the rolling financial crisis has taken its toll on global growth expectations, Rick Daverell, head of commodities research at Credit Suisse, told the indaba. "What we know is that we have gone back to 2006 level."
Mr Daverell was, however, bullish about the outlook for commodity prices.
"The acute phase of the global financial crisis is more behind us," he said, referring to the negative data coming out of the eurozone and the US. "The key thing is tha over the past nine months nothing has happened."
Mr Daverell said bulk commodities were expected to get support from a recovery in the US construction sector and from China's infrastructure drive.
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This year's MLB trade deadline not only changed the MLB landscape for the remainder of the 2014 season, but it also will have an impact on the upcoming offseason.
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Claims that the Internal Revenue Service has continued to target conservative and Tea Party groups aren't dying down.
Nine months after the IRS admitted the charges were true, the investigation into the matter is at a stand-still, with the White House claiming there's no corruption to be found.
But last year, when the scandal first broke, President Barack Obama vowed to get to the bottom of the matter.
"I will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially in the IRS, given the power that it has and the reach that it has into all our lives," the president said in a May 2013 news conference.
Rather than find the source of the wrongdoing, however, critics said the IRS is trying to legally silence the very groups who were targeted by subjecting them to extreme scrutiny.
"Now the IRS in plain sight is trying to make permanent all the awful things they were doing to Tea Party groups and now extend that to every 501(c)(4) organization in America and to make it permanent. It's really quite dreadful," Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer representing several Tea Party groups, said.
Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, suggested Obama was behaving more like a king than president.
"I think they're confusing a monarchy with a constitutional republic," Sekulow said.
Sekulow, who testified about the IRS abuses on Capitol Hill last week, told CBN News that Congress may not be able to force the agency to come clean.
"It's probably time for a special counsel to look into this because I just don't think the IRS is able to self-correct," he said. "And, frankly, I don't think right now the FBI is able to do a thorough investigation of what's happened."
The Justice Department appointed Barbara Bosserman, a major Obama campaign donor, to investigate the IRS activities -- a move Sekulow said reeks of impropriety.
"She had the obligation to say, 'You know what? I'm probably not the best one to do this. I'm a maximum donor to the Obama campaign," Sekulow said.
While the lawsuits against the IRS go forward, Sekulow said he believes some senators may be hindering or even contributing to pressure on the IRS to target conservatives.
"People are going to have to really get to the ballot box come this coming midterm elections and take a stand," he said. "And if the Senate goes in a different direction, things change drastically."
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From the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; and Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Presented in part at the national meeting of the American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 6–10 May 2000.
Acknowledgments: The authors thank Rachel Bagelman, BS; Luis Seijo, MD; Kate Lindell, MSN, RN; Judy Shea, PhD; Christy Gaughan, MS; and Sandy Masiak, BS, for assistance with data collection and analysis. They also thank Katrina Armstrong, MD, and Ellyn Micco, BS, for helpful suggestions and Brian Strom, MD, MPH, and David Asch, MD, for a critical review of the manuscript.
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Dr. Christie: Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Allergy Section, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, 719 Blockley Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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Dr. Kaiser: Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 6 Silverstein, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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Amarillo Economic Development Corp. intends to sue a contractor to recover $1.6 million in costs it says it will incur to repair a deficient structure at CenterPort Business Park.
AEDC board members voted 5-0 Thursday to hire Underwood Law Firm to file a lawsuit against Commercial Industrial Builders, the Amarillo contractor that in 2010 built a $4.75 million structure that formerly housed Zarges Aluminum Systems.
CIB President Greg Billington expressed surprise at news of a possible lawsuit, but declined comment.
Efforts to resolve the issue with CIB without resorting to a lawsuit had been unsuccessful, AEDC President and CEO Buzz David said.
Billington said the company had responded to the economic development corporation's inquiries "and felt we had satisfied their needs."
CIB was the low bidder answering an AEDC request for proposals to design and build the 68,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 8701 Centerport Blvd. in the city-owned business park, David said.
The structural deficiencies in the structure came to light when AEDC was considering using it as a future home for Coca-Cola operations to be relocated from downtown Amarillo, David said.
"This new information forced us to change our plan with regard to Coke," board member Ginger Nelson said.
Nelson added the problem has been "detrimental to our ability to recruit" other prospects to use the building Zarges left empty last year.
Independent engineering consultants in Lubbock and Austin evaluated the metal building and determined the foundation was inadequate, David said.
Foundations must be strong enough to both support the weight of a building and to withstand "lift" from excess wind, he said.
In the case of the CenterPort building, the foundation's ability to handle wind uplift is the issue, David said, adding that the problem is in the building's design, done by an engineer CIB engaged.
"Do we think it's going to blow away tomorrow? I don't think so," he said. "But, based on design standards, it is not built to standard."
AEDC board member Roy Bara confirmed with David that it will take two to three months to repair the building.
"It's an expensive fix," David said, explaining sections of the floor must be cut out and replaced, progressively, through the building.
AEDC's engineering consultants "agree this is a fix that will work," he said.
The board also voted 5-0 to engage Western Builders to make the repairs for a price not to exceed $1.6 million.
AEDC built the manufacturing facility to lure Zarges to make parts for wind turbines here, bringing about 100 jobs.
The company's rent was to be determined by its performance. But because the company did not meet local spending and hiring standards set by AEDC during the 16 months it operated in Amarillo, it received no benefit and paid $541,000 in rent, David said in May 2012.
The development corporation took over possession of the building in April 2012, after Zarges left.
Zarges suffered from a wind industry slowdown as companies waited for Congress to approve continuation of a federal renewable energy production tax credit that helps to make wind farms profitable. Congress ultimately did extend the credit.
Last month, the Amarillo City Commission approved a deal between AEDC and Coca-Cola that will put the beverage company in a new building at CenterPort, rather than the Zarges building.
The new Coca-Cola distribution center would cover 81,000 square feet on 9.8 acres, according to AEDC information. It could cost as much as $8.5 million and would be paid for with money the AEDC gets from a half-cent sales tax.
Under the deal, Coca-Cola will leave its location on 3.5 city blocks to make way for construction of a proposed ballpark that is part of a large downtown redevelopment project.


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Daniel and Miranda Marquez tell their kids all the time that they're going to Boot Camp.
So when she signed up her three boys for a fitness class this summer at Work Out West, they were excited to be just like mom and dad.
"They told us, 'We get to go to Boot Camp now,'" said Miranda, who works at the fitness center, 5701 20th St., in the salon.
Not quite. But the name Boot Camp is a good description. It's a tough, hour-long torture session that features lunges and hauling heavy weights and other fun-yet-painful ways to stay in shape.
The classes for the kids, which ended in the last week of June but will start up with a new session on July 7, are tough but fun. The instructor, Jeremy Gregory, leads kids 4-12 through exercises and health lessons on, say, how to refuel with water and fruit, not sugar.
Still, pain isn't a part of the description, and Tuesday was a good example of that: The kids ran through an obstacle course, something much tamer than a Warrior Dash but in the same vein, with foamy, wet slip and slide replacing the barb wire and mud.
"I want to make more kids aware of the fact that they are the future," said Gregory, who is the fitness center's head trainer. "I want to keep them away from their phones."
The class is just one way to keep your kids in shape this summer. There are many more, from a triathlon made just for them to a host of activities by the City of Greeley to a running group at Bells Running, 3620 10th St.
All of them hope to encourage kids to get moving, which is a key to the Make TODAY Count! campaign by the Colorado Health Alliance.
The campaign launched in June in an effort to reduce obesity in Weld County kids. The campaign wants to encourage kids to drink water instead of sugary drinks and exercise at least an hour a day.
The goal of the Greeley Kids Triathlon and the other activities is to introduce them to lifelong sports that they can enjoy, which may be the real key. Most adults don't exercise either because they don't enjoy it.
"I do like the idea of teaching them three sports, and these are all lifelong sports," said Cindy Dallow, the race director of the Greeley Kids Triathlon, which will feature swimming, biking and running. "These are good for the kids who may not like team sports or maybe one who wants a change from the traditional ball sports. Many kids also don't like running, so there's two other things for them to do."
Kids may not like running because they're not familiar with it, or they may not know how to do it properly. That's why Doug Bell, a nationally ranked Masters runner who owns Bells Running, wanted to start up a kids running group this year.
Will Smythe and Kim Perales meet with the kids three days a week to go run.
They meet with the Bells Running group on Wednesdays for intervals, go for a longer run on Saturdays and play running games Mondays.
The idea is to show them that running honestly can be fun.
"We played tag just last Monday," said Smythe, who works as a physical education teacher at Maplewood Elementary during the school year. "We're trying to make it fun for them, and you want to give them some life skills and things they will enjoy later in life but, honestly, some of these kids are getting really fast. They're just good on their own now."
They've taken ownership of the running, in other words. Miranda admits she wanted to keep her kids busy in the summer, and that's always the goal of any parent.
But she also wants them to make exercise a part of their lives, just like she and her husband have already done.
"I want them to start young," Miranda said, "so they will keep it forever."


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What a beautiful placemat - love the colours and your free motion looks terrific. Would grace any table.
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Beef Checkoff Represented at the 1st New England Meat Conference
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The beef checkoff, through the Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative was positively represented to over 250 New England packers, restaurant operators, retailers, producers, and meat cutters at the first ever New England Meat Conference held in Concord, New Hampshire on March 22-23, 2013.
Honored as a Porterhouse sponsor, the beef checkoff had a presence at the two-day trade show during the conference where beef educational materials, cut charts, and merchandising materials were distributed. Attendees also had the opportunity to enter the "Best of Beef" raffle basket which included a signed copy of the Art of Beef Cutting by Kari Underly, Founder of Range, Inc. and a 5-piece Beef it's What's for Dinner kitchen steak knife set among other promotional materials.
The conference kicked off with a beef checkoff sponsored 60-minute educational demonstration presented by the James Beard Nominated author, Kari Underly who broke down a square chuck primal for the attendees. Underly demonstrated the beef value cuts from both the beef shoulder clod and chuck roll in an effort to highlight the value potential and variety of cuts available from the beef chuck contrasted to the more traditional cuts fabricated from this primal.
"By having a presence at the first New England Meat Conference, the beef checkoff was able to be reach a large crowd of influencers in the New England meat industry and for some of the attendees, this was their first interaction with the beef checkoff program," notes Christie Brown, Director of Retail and Foodservice for the Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative. "The conference provided attendees with a very unique occasion for producers, packers, chefs, and retailers to all come together and openly discuss the opportunities and challenges throughout the production chain."
For more information about your beef checkoff investment, visit MyBeefCheckoff.com.
Photo Caption: Kari Underly, Range, Inc. demonstrating the beef value cuts from the shoulder clod and chuck roll
The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.


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This is How I Roll on Black FridayIsabel Kallman
This post is part of a 4-part series on how technology fits into my family life, sponsored by Dell. See my other posts, and posts from other writers, at the Dell Family Tech page.
My older sister had to leave our Thanksgiving lunch at 4pm. She needed to be asleep by 5pm tonight. And at work by 2am because, you guessed it, she works for a major retailer and they are opening the doors at 3am this morning. Last year it was midnight, which seems to be standard practice. I hear some retailers are opening up at 10pm TONIGHT for their "Black Friday." Shouldn't that be called "Insane Thursday?" Remember when the door-busting sales really did happen at 7am?
Here's a performance that reminds me of this holiday shopping craziness by the a cappella group Straight No Chaser:
I get it. The Black Friday deals are amazing. My brother-in-law was telling me of a 42″ screen television that will be on sale for around $180. Yes, that's incredible. Barbies for $3.99? Yes, I would be compelled to stock up on 20 (do they even allow for that?). And, I know for many people the physical hunt of deeply-discounted goods on Black Friday is exciting. My sister was telling me that last year she saw a family split up at her store each with their own list of goods they were seeking and communicating with each other on walkie-talkies.
But, I just haven't done it. Maybe, I'll put it on my Life List one day.
For now, this is how I roll:
1) Watch Amazon.com like a hawk. Have you seen their Black Friday deals? Amazon's Black Friday is a week long and they've researched the Black Friday deals other stores are planning so that they can beat their prices. These lightening deals are on a schedule so you can see what's coming up. Better yet, you can do it all from your couch while simultaneously watching the Real Housewives on Bravo.
2) Visit flash sales sites throughout the year. The flash-sale sites like Gilt, One Kings Lane and Fab.com, for example, bring you the door-busting Black Friday experience to your computer everyday.
3) Embrace Cyber Monday, like NOW. Yes, just like Black Friday has now started on Thursday, Cyber Monday starts on Thanksgiving Day. I keep the last promotional email from all my favorite shops and whenever it's time to shop I search my email inbox and hope that I have the latest deal. If not, I go to #4.
4) Never shop online without looking for a promotional code. I never ever shop online without searching Retail Me Not or Google for a promotional code that gives me some sort of discount. Sometimes I don't find anything. But usually, at a minimum I get free shipping and/ or 10% off, sometimes more.
5) Shop for good. Two of my favorite stores, CB2 and Alice & Olivia are giving nice discounts to shoppers if they bring in donated items. In the case of CB2, it's canned goods to benefit Share Our Strength and at Alice & Olivia it's children's goods like diapers to benefit Baby Buggy. Retailers, if you're reading, please do more of this.
6) Shop Small Business Saturday. On Saturday, November 26 I am shopping small businesses. Eighteen months ago my sister closed down her very popular children's shop in Brooklyn which was the manifestation of a childhood dream. And, that just breaks my heart. Her store was a vital part of the community in which we grew up. Besides selling baby and children's gear and clothes she also offered high-quality prenatal classes. I'll be shopping because I know that sometimes these shop are in business because the shop owners love what they do. It's personal, not just business.
May the Force be with you this shopping season.


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Don't let the fact that the recipe for this classic side dish was once served up from the first vending machines in NYC. These beans are made with the simplest ingredients, including bacon, to yield incredibly tasty results. Read More


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Many thanks to Riikka – who runs a website for fellow 'Hitchcock' star Scarlett Johansson – about the heads-up to this interesting Making Of video clip of the afore-mentioned Vanity Fair issue: Watch Marion Cotillard acting out a scene from Psycho.
She also sent in screencaptures. Many thanks! I so can't wait for this issue to hit newsstands!
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I heard that another woman was killed in Staten Island by her husband in New Springville. The newspaper said that the neighbors complained about the domestic violence that they heard in their home. This was the second woman in a few months who was killed.
I just wondered: Where were the police? If the neighbors complained and thepolice were called, why didn't they do anything? I hear that police do not want to be involved with domestic violence. They brush it under the rug. They have more important things to do.
The two husbands are now in custody. If the police were called, what happened? How can they walk away from this and just say, "Don't fight anymore"?
Domestic violence is a horrible thing to live with. The partner who is being abused feels such shame and humiliation, and doesn't want to tell anyone. Plus he/she may need the abuser for financial support, may have young children, and may have no relatives to turn to.
The police should take a more active part in this. They can't just come and say, "There, there. Don't fight. You have a nice home, and you look like good people," and then leave. The police need to take a more active part in this. Look what happened to two women.


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Intel's Paul Otellini says the chip giant has powered more than 85 million netbooks that have been sold since the first Eee PC in 2007.
"PCs in general have become more affordable and more accessible," said Otellini. "The critical element of a netbook is that they're accessible and around half the cost."
Otellini was very keen to talk up Intel's involvement in bringing affordable computing to the developing world during his keynote speech at WCIT 2010 in Amsterdam, attended by TechRadar. WCIT is a conference designed to demonstrate how technology can help overcome key global issues in terms of the environment, finance, education and healthcare.
Power consumption was also high on the agenda. "Compared to the first billion PCs, the next two billion will use half the energy and have 17 times the compute performance," stated Otellini.
Displaying a slide showing that two per cent of global CO2 emissions are down to technology, Otellini talked about Intel's work on making processors more efficient, but then stated: "What's more important is what can technology do for the other 98 per cent? If we work together and use the microprocessor technology that's available, I think we can reduce emissions by 15 per cent by 2020 just by using the technologies we have in place."
In the next five years, 2.5bn users will connect to the internet using 10bn devices, according to Intel. "Data centres, the backbone of the internet, need to improve [in terms of consumption]," said Otellini, saying that by 2016 Intel will offer data centre solutions with 9x the compute ability but using the same energy. "This has the potential to transform industries," he added.
The Classmate PC and universal access
Otellini spoke about Intel's World Ahead Programme, launched at the same conference four years previously, where the Classmate PC was announced – so far two million of those machines have been shipped. 40 million PCs have shipped through government-sponsored programs in emerging markets in the same four years.
We were also shown the latest tablet version of the Classmate, a waterproof convertible notebook that features the latest generation Atom chip as well as an accelerometer. It was demonstrated how a child could draw an object on the screen and then animate it using the accelerometer.
Otellini also announced a new education programme, 100 x 100, designed to reach 100 million students and teachers per year over the next four years (the other 100 is the number of countries).
Universal connectivity
Part of this vision involves connectivity and again Otellini trotted out the same Intel lines about Wimax being the 4G solution of choice. New stats: Intel has so far invested $2.5bn in the technology, which so far has a reach of 630 million people worldwide. This will rise to a quarter of the world's population in two years' time. We remain completely sceptical, however.
"Innovation results when you combine people with investment. Good investments and ideas lead to good ideas and ultimately lead to wealth creation and good ideas throughout the world," continued Otellini. He cited Australia's $43bn dollar investment in a national broadband network, where everybody will be connected (90 per cent fibre, with the remainder using other technologies such as satellite), calling it a "safe bet".
Elsewhere, Otellini announced the 2010 Intel Challenge, a competition that will provide prize money for the best business plans submitted by university students to help turn their ideas into entrepreneurial ventures. It's already been running in the US, but will now take place in the UK, too. "In the next decade, another half billion people will enter the workforce, and we will need to create the conditions to generate meaningful jobs for them and for the existing workforce," said Otellini.
Intel also demonstrated a prototype smart home dashboard device that looked like an iPad, but with software from CapGemini. The device shows you what energy you've used (and where) and also has a master switch so you can 'power-down' your home.
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Marin County for Dogs
Long known as the home of hot tubs, backrubs, and ferny pubs, this comfortable, green county is also a heavenly place for the canines among us.
As you cross over the Golden Gate Bridge into this magical land, look to your left. See those hills overlooking the ocean and the bay? Some of this spectacular turf is open to off-leash dogs. A few magnificent beaches also permit buck-naked (leashless) pooches. Most are run by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), which for the asking hands out a nifty trail guide for dogs.
In addition to those off-leash havens, Marin County operates 25 Open Space District lands. The landscapes include grassy expanses, wooded trails, redwood groves, marshes, and steep mountainsides. The idea is to set aside bits of land so that Marin never ends up looking like the Santa Clara Valley. The Open Space parks are free, completely undeveloped, and open 24 hours. Until 1995, dogs were permitted off leash just about everywhere on these lands. However, now there are restrictions - generally in sensitive wildlife areas. If dogs are not allowed, it is clearly posted. The fire roads are a particularly good deal, since most dogs don't mind the wide berth. For maps (they're $2 when ordered by mail), call (415) 499-6387.
Most dogs are surprised to discover that if they wear a leash, they're permitted to explore a bit of beautiful Mount Tamalpais.
Their mouths also tend to drop open when you mention they can visit parts of the Point Reyes National Seashore . Because it's a delicate ecosystem and a national treasure, dogs are banned from campgrounds, most backcountry trails, and several beaches. Kehoe Beach is Bill's favorite dog-friendly Point Reyes National Seashore beach.
The Marin County ordinance doesn't specifically require dogs to be on leash. It states, "Dogs must be under the control of a responsible person at all times." But most towns—and even the parks within unincorporated areas—have their own leash laws that supersede this laid-back law. Bolinas is a refreshing exception. If dogs could live in any town in Marin, this mellow hamlet would surely be their paws-down pick.
Marin Headlands Trails
From Rodeo Beach, you can circle the lagoon or head up into the hills. You're in for a gorgeous walk—or a gorgeous and challenging walk, depending on the weather. Look at a map of the Bay Area, and it will be obvious why the headlands' trees all grow at an eastward slant. In summer especially, cold ocean air funnels through the Golden Gate, sucked in by the Central Valley's heat—chilling the headlands and the inhabitants of western San Francisco with fog and wind. The Bay Area may be "air-conditioned by God," but the headlands sit right at the air inflow, and it's set on "high." Never come here without at least one jacket.
Your dog will love the wind. The combination of fishy breeze and aromatic brush from the hillsides sends many into olfactory ecstasy. What looks from a distance like green fuzz on these headlands is a profusion of wildflowers and low brush. Indian paintbrush, hemlock, sticky monkeyflower, ferns, dock, morning glory, blackberry, sage, and thousands more species grow here—even some stunted but effective poison oak on the windward sides. (On the lee of the hills, it's not stunted.) Groves of eucalyptus grow on the crests. You hear a lovely low rustle and roar of wind, surf, birds, and insects—and the squeak and groan of eucalyptuses rubbing against each other. Pinch some sage between your fingers and sniff; if you can ever leave California again after that, you're a strong person.
From the beach and lagoon, you can hike the circle formed by the Miwuk Trail starting at the eastern end of the lagoon, meeting the Wolf Ridge Trail, then meeting the Coastal Trail at the Pacific Coast Trail, back to where you started. Or you can pick up the Coastal Trail off Bunker Road near Rodeo Beach. There are trailhead signs.
Sights along these trails include World War II gun emplacements, the Golden Gate Bridge, and San Francisco. As the trail rises and falls, you will discover a blessing: You'll be intermittently sheltered from the wind, and in these pockets, if the sun warms your back, you'll think you've died and gone to heaven. Your dog can run off leash on all these trails.
If you want to hike from Rodeo Beach to Muir Beach, you must put your pooch on leash at the point where the Coastal Trail branches off westward. But the great thing is that you can travel nearly the whole width of the headlands with your dog. This is tick country, so search carefully when you get home.The California Dog Lover's Companion is available from Amazon.com.
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