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The marketer of popular "as-seen-on-TV" products such as Snuggies, Magic Mesh door covers and Perfect Brownie Pans must pay $8 million to resolve federal and state charges it deceived consumers with promises of buy-one-get-one-free promotions and then charged exorbitant fees for processing and handling, nearly doubling the cost of the products. [More]
Marketer Of Snuggies, Perfect Brownie Pans, Others Must Pay $8M For Allegedly Deceiving Consumers
The Snuggie Is Back, Somehow Even Worse Than Before
The Snuggie, a thin fleece blanket with sleeves, reached a special height of pop-culture relevance back in 2009, but they've never really gone away. (Though some may have dissolved into piles of Snuggie lint.) Sleeved blankets have remained on the market all this time, and now they've taken kind of a weird turn into costume territory. If you've dreamed of lounging on the couch while pretending to wear a tux, the new generation of Snuggies are for you. [More]
The Snuggie Macarena Dance Haunts My Dreams
Just because you can write a song about Snuggies and set it to the tune of "Macarena," that doesn't mean that you should. Yet the evil geniuses behind the Snuggie have done so, and inflicted it on the Internet. And the airwaves.
Snob Snuggie Combines Style, Warmth And Smug Self-Satisfaction
There is the Snuggie that you wear while watching American Idol and eating Cheetos. That's the regular, plebeian fleece Snuggie. Then there is the Snuggie that you wear while reading continental philosophy and eating havarti with dill on organic rice crisps. That is the "happiness in bed" sleeved blanket. Or, as Buzzfeed calls it, the Snob Snuggie. [Sleeved Blanket] (via Buzzfeed)
PajamaJeans Help You Pretend You're Wearing Jeans
Sometimes you need to leave the house, for instance to go to the supermarket or to attend a job interview, and let's face it: that's when the Snuggie fails you. Until they make the formal Snuggie, there's at least PajamaJeans. They're like sweatpants, but disguised as jeans. Sadly they're only for the ladies right now, so guys will have to stick to sweatpants when they give up on life.
Bundle Up With The Hoodie Footie Snuggle Suit!
You can't get me, Mr. Blizzard! I've got my new Hoodie Footie Snuggle Suit. It's a voltron of my most comfortable items: my favorite slippers, warmest hoodie and coziest blanket into one giant cushy blanket suit. And it's got thumb holes! Here's the ad:
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This list, compiled by BuzzFeed, features not one but two variations on the snuggie — the "poshAir" sleeping bag, which is sort of a reverse snuggie, and the "saimese slanket," which is a snuggie for two.
Sorry We Missed The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Snuggie
We work hard to bring our readers all Snuggie-related news, and were remiss in not reporting on an exciting product from Hot Topic before it finally disappeared from the market. Shortly before the holidays, Hot Topic introduced the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Snuggie Funky Cozy. They sold out. For obvious reasons.
Another Snuggie Hybrid: The Bathrobe Jumpsuit Blanket Thing
Sometimes I say to myself, "I like to wear a bathrobe and sweatpants around the house, but putting on two different articles of clothing is too much work." Peering into the minds of people like me who are cold, lazy, and have given up entirely on the outside world, JC Penney has introduced the Snuggle Suit.
Snuggie Mates With Snowpants, Evolves Legs
Japan has raised the stakes in the couch potato wars, and is producing a sleeping bag with legs. It's like a snowsuit. For grown-ups. Except you can't use your arms.
The Necky: A Smaller, Stupider Snuggie For Your Neck
The Necky is apparently for the person who keeps strangling himself when he tries to tie his scarf. There's nothing I can write about this that would make it more absurd than it is in real life, so just go watch the video if you haven't already.
White Castle Couch Pouch: For When You've Really Given Up
Sure, there's the Snuggie. If you're the enterprising sort, there's the homemade Snuggie. There's even a Snuggie for your best friend. But when you've truly, truly given up on both physical activity and on life, forget a blanket with sleeves. That's not hardcore enough. What you need is a sleeping bag with sleeves. White Castle is here to help.
The Dreamie: It's Like A Snuggie That You Sleep In
I often tell myself, "Self, I love to travel, but I hate forcing myself to sleep in places that don't have satin sheets." That's where the Dreamie comes in. It's like the secret hybrid of a sleeping bag and a Snuggie. Only in satin. And you, blessedly, can't walk around in it.
28 Cash-Saving Ways To Get Your House Winter-Ready
Brrrr! It's getting cold and it's time to get the ol' homestead ready so Jack Frost isn't picking your pocket through your unsealed windows and faulty furnaces. In the comments section on the popular "9 House Fixes To Save $ Before Winter Starts" post you guys left lots of great ideas on how you're getting prepared this winter, so here's 28 of the best of them so we can all learn and save together.
Sweat Off The Pounds With The Snuggie Sauna
A New York spa is offering clients a Snuggie sweat lodge that allegedly burns 600 calories in fifteen minutes. We're going to be sick.
Snuggie Fashion Show Takes NY Fashion Week By Storm
What's better than a fashion show? A multi-species fashion show. When the makers of the Snuggie decided to introduce new colors, prints, and fabrics, they knew just how to do it. Where else but a Snuggie show during New York's Fashion Week?
Now You Can Crochet Your Own Snuggies At Home
If a Snuggie is just a blanket with sleeves, doesn't it follow that as the crazed hybrid of a blanket and a sweater, it makes an ideal crochet project? One yarn manufacturer thinks so, and has released a free pattern which, coincidentally, requires at least $21 worth of their cheap acrylic yarn.
Peekaru, The Snuggie That Makes Baby And Me Look Like Aliens
The Peekaru is a Snuggie-like fleece ensemble for mommies and daddies to carry their babies in. One version is sleeveless and covers the baby entirely, with just its face sticking out of a portal. Now, the question is, does the Peekaru make wearers look more like: a) Krang b) Quato c) Master Blaster or d) Kane? Photos so you can make an informed judgement inside.


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Beginning in August, students will wear them around their neck or clip it to their clothing. The students will scan their IDs when buying lunch, checking out a library book, or even getting on the bus.
There has been no serious change to the dress code at the middle school; the only recent change made is that no camisoles should be visible. Students should wear a solid polo or T-shirt with no cami showing.
School drop-off areas also have changed. Sixth grade is still in the back circular student driveway, and seventh and eighth are in front of the building with one entrance and two exits.
During registration, Moreno Middle School will hand out updated schedules (schedules via the web are non-official and are still pending), locker assignments and student ID information.
Registration will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 15. Schedule is as follows:
Grade 6: 8:30-10 a.m. in the cafeteria;
Grade 7: 10 a.m.-noon in the cafeteria; and
Grade 8: 1-3 p.m. in the cafeteria.

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Big idea: Reimagining the restaurant experience as entertainment — and pricing it as such. At the Chicago eatery Next, patrons will buy all-inclusive tickets, appear by curtain time (with prime meal times costing more), and enjoy the show. "All fine dining is like theater to a certain extent," says Nick Kokonas, 42, who will launch Next this winter with Grant Achatz, the chef and cofounder of Chicago's famed Alinea. "At Alinea, we pay three people to answer phones and mostly tell people that we're full between 7 and 8 on a Saturday. I started thinking that we're going about this all wrong." So at Next, the same meal would cost less on, say, a Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. than on a Saturday at 8, and there's no tip calculating to sully the meal's afterglow. Next's menu will be transformed quarterly (early-20th-century Parisian, futuristic Hong Kong), and diners can buy annual subscriptions. Kokonas is designing his own software to handle online ticketing — more than 6,500 people have already queued up for reservations.
Next's genesis story: On the day Grant Achatz was diagnosed with tongue cancer, "I drove down from Michigan and got to Alinea around 10 p.m.," Kokonas recalls. "No one else in the whole place knew, and he asked me if I was hungry. He usually never cooks for me — there are 1,800 dishes to make for the customers — but I said yes and he cooked up mussels and it was beautiful. I said we could put up a French restaurant and he raised his eyebrows and said, yes, but in six months we'd be bored with it. Things looked pretty grim, but that was the thing we kept coming back to. As soon as we knew he was in remission and he had a future, we started thinking what else we could do and not get bored."
First job: A bicycle-repair assistant at Schwinn in Northbrook, Illinois, making $2 an hour. "I liked ripping things apart and putting them back together," Kokonas says.
Originally wanted to be: "My dad. He had me at 41 and so was well established and always had time for me. I had no idea what I wanted to do professionally, but I just knew that I wanted to own my situation."
Fatherly words of wisdom: "My dad's dad died when he was young, and so my dad never went to college and was an entrepreneur by necessity. He used to tell me that if you had a good idea, the world would conspire to help make it happen for you."
Past lives: A philosophy major in college, Kokonas fell into the derivatives trade after visiting Chicago's trading floor. He stayed for a decade, starting his own firm. "I really enjoyed it for 8 of the 10 years," he says, "but the exact quote from my wife was, 'You're in danger of becoming an asshole. You should quit.' So I quit."
Hometown pride: "I think Chicagoans feel like they have to prove a little something. It's the Second City — we're in flyover country here — but it's a great, great food city."
Palate cleanser: Kokonas's mom was indifferent to food (he didn't even try pizza until he was 13), and his father liked meat well-done. "It wasn't until I met my wife and married into her family that I was exposed to good food and good wine, and I realized I was eating bad food."
Desert-island food: "Almost every Sunday, I make a big batch of some sort of Italian sauce. My wife tends to worry about the vegetables and the kids getting a balanced diet. I just load in the butter."
False identity of choice: "When people ask me what I do for a living at a cocktail party and I really don't feel like explaining it, I tell them I'm a writer. They ask me what I write and I say, 'About 200 emails a day.' " Kokonas and Achatz exchanged 1,894 emails during the six-month period of Alinea's creation in late 2004 and early 2005.
Last good book he read: Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself, road-trip conversations between David Foster Wallace and Rolling Stone contributing editor David Lipsky. "I don't really dig Wallace's fiction because I found it impenetrable," Kokonas says, "but his nonfiction essays are absolutely hilarious."
Guilty pleasure: Wine. Kokonas imbibes daily, with a particular penchant for American pinot noir. "I'm skinny and my health is fine, but it's really expensive. A coke habit would probably be cheaper."
If I weren't doing this, I'd be ... "Playing music, if I had actual talent. [Laughs] But 10 years from now, I'll be doing something completely different than I'm doing now. Who knows what's next?"
A version of this article appeared in the October 2010 issue of Fast Company magazine.


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The associations of soil fertility and market access with household income: Evidence from rural Uganda
This study attempts to identify the major factors affecting farm and nonfarm income by using panel data of 894 rural households, interviewed in 2003 and 2005 in rural Uganda. We supplement the panel data with household-level soil fertility data and road distance data to the nearest urban center on three road types: tarmac, loose-surface, and dirt roads. The results suggest that soil fertility, measured by the soil organic matter (SOM) content, is positively associated with crop income but not with livestock and nonfarm income. We also find that the total road distance to the nearest urban center and the road quality have strong negative associations with the crop income.
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Windsor DDA looks to spring election for funding
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After a year spent planning and strategizing, the DDA and the member businesses within its boundaries will be anxiously waiting the outcome of a municipal election on that date that will determine whether they get access to the funds they need to begin creating visible change in Windsor's downtown.
Voters will be casting their ballots on a measure that, if passed, would allow tax increment financing collected by a district to be spent by the DDA. The area within the DDA boundaries spins off more than $9,000 in TIF dollars a year.
TIF dollars are generated by taxes collected from enhanced property values. When a TIF district is established, all governmental entities continue to receive the same level of tax revenues they had always collected. But all increases in tax revenue are "captured" by the district to help pay for improvements, typically for a period of 30 years.
A mill levy increase also will be on the ballot this spring, and, if passed, would allow the DDA to collect up to 5 mills.
The odds of passage may be better than, say, a statewide tax increase measure given that only members of the DDA vote on ballot items pertaining to the DDA. DDA members are all those living or doing business within the DDA boundaries.
The Town of Windsor also has a stake in the outcome of the ballot items relating to the DDA.
As part of an inter-governmental agreement, the town board has pledged to give back to the DDA the sales tax revenue it generates for its first five years of existence, amounting to approximately $250,000 per year. These funds will be used to bankroll the DDA while it gets off the ground, according to Windsor Associate Planner Elizabeth Fields.
If voters reject the DDA measure, Fields said, the town will have the right to renegotiate its financial involvement in the DDA.
In the year since the DDA was created, progress has been mostly on the administrative front, said Windsor Town Manager Kelly Arnold.
The board of directors for the authority, which consists of seven downtown business owners, has been busy hammering not only the inter-governmental agreement with the Town of Windsor, but also a strategic plan in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
The DDA's 2012 game plan includes a variety of goals, beginning with the development of a website, which is expected to be live in the first quarter. Other goals include the creation and implementation of a marketing plan and the formation of partnerships with other local entities.
While all of these goals will help, those within the DDA boundaries are most anxious to see visible improvements in 2012, according to Fields.
"The downtown group wants to see something happen," Fields said. "They're ready for something visible."
There are several beautification projects listed on the DDA's plan for 2012, including the installation of additional benches along sidewalks, planting trees and developing a façade renovation program.
Brent Phinney, who serves as a DDA board member and also owns Windsor Eye Care Center, located at 515 Main St., echoed Fields' comment.
"Improving the aesthetic of any downtown will bring people to the area and keep them there," Phinney said. "We've spent a lot of time planning, so now we need to get our hands dirty and make visible change."
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I clearly have chocolate chip cookies on the brain.
We all know I am obsessed with them.
Now that we have accepted that fact, lets move on.
I really loved these chocolate chip cookie pots because they baked up thicker chocolate chip cookies.
The thicker the cookies, the chewier and the gooeyer they are. Yum.
So when I saw a similar idea for Nutella cookie cups on Barbara Bakes , I loved the idea. Like little chocolate chip cookie cupcakes. But instead of icing them, you fill them. With delicious spreads like Nutella and peanut butter. Even more yum.
The cookie bakes up thick, inside a little muffin tin liner. The base and the top and the edges are a little crunchy. Then the inside is soft, gooey, fluffy and chewy.
While the cookies are still hot, you make an indent in the middle, press down to make a little hole. Then you fill it. With Nutella, with peanut butter, with salted caramel, with dulce de leche, with a peanut butter cup, with whatever you like.
Then you bite into the little, gooey cookie cup and the chocolate chips and the filling ooze.
And it makes a mess of your fingers and gets Nutella on your chin but its so delicious that it doesn't matter.
Cookie cups are really, really good. Especially the ones filled with Nutella.
Now. I highly recommend you take your laptop into the kitchen and make these cookie cups.
Did you hear me? Highly recommend.
Inspired by Barbara Bakes.
You can use your favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe to make these if you like. I used this recipe for wholegrain chocolate chip cookies, which was adapted from Hungry Girl Por Vida.
220g cold unsalted butter, cubed (1 cup)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups wholegrain flour
1 cup plain flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
Nutella, peanut butter or your choice of filling
Preheat the oven to 180 C and line two 12-hole muffin tins with small paper liners.
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and both sugars together until just combined. Add the vanilla and the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition.
On a low speed, mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the chocolate chips and mix until well distributed.
Scoop a tablespoon of dough into each lined muffin hole. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are just golden.
While the cookie cups are still hot, use the end of a kitchen utensil that has a thick handle (such as a wooden spoon) to make a deep indent into the centre of each cup.
Using two teaspoons, fill each cookie cup with Nutella or peanut butter (or both!).
Allow to cool a little and then gobble up! Makes 32 cookie cups.


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Retailers' holiday ad spending falls
Retailers shift their ad spending from TV, radio and print ads to digital ads.
Retailers' holiday ad spending falls
Retailers shift their ad spending from TV, radio and print ads to digital ads.
Retailers rack up big holiday gains on online marketplaces
Sellers say they are faring particularly well on the marketplaces of Amazon and Wal-Mart so far this holiday season.
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More than half of consumers in a survey said they completed a big chunk of their holiday season 2011 shopping before Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, at the start of a holiday shopping season that saw online sales far outpace store sales.
Holiday shopping seems to start earlier every year, and that trend continued in 2011. More than half of consumers surveyed by Compete Inc. completed a big chunk of their holiday shopping before Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving so-named because it has traditionally marked the day when many retailers begin to turn a profit for the year.
Black Friday may be losing some of its claim to fame, with 54% of shoppers wrapping up at least a quarter of their 2011 holiday shopping prior to that day, up from 49% a year earlier, Compete says.
The extended holiday shopping season coincided with strong growth in online sales, which rose to nearly $37.2 billion during the 2011 season, up 15% from $32.4 billion a year earlier, according to web measurement firm comScore Inc. By comparison, sales at bricks-and-mortar stores rose about 4% year over year during December, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and investment banking firm Goldman Sachs.
"With bricks-and-mortar holiday retail estimated to have grown about 4% this year, it's clear that e-commerce continues to gain market share from traditional retail due to the attractiveness of the Internet's convenience and lower prices," comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni says. "Consumers were especially attracted to the deals and discounts available through digital channels, particularly free shipping, which occurred on well over half of transactions this season."
That attraction of the online channel resulted in 10 days during the 2011 holiday season with online sales of more than $1 billion, topping off at $1.25 billion on Cyber Monday, the Monday following Thanksgiving.
And small as well as large e-retailers shared in the online wealth. "For the smaller web retailers, the holidays were all about driving traffic and working on the advantage that they had the inventory and product knowledge that the bigger companies didn't," says Jim Okamura, managing director of Chicago retail consulting firm Okamura Consulting.
Fragrance retailer Scentiments.com, No. 446 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, with $15.8 million in 2010 sales, for example, used social media tied to a loyalty program to help boost its holiday sales by double digits.
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Online retail is hard, grocery retail is really hard, so online grocery is, of course, really, really hard."


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A.B. Quintanilla Recovers After Undergoing Surgery! [Photos]
By Jovanny Venegas Follow @JovannyVenegas
A.B. Quintanilla will soon be on his way back to Corpus Christi, TX after undergoing surgery!
Yesterday the Kumbia producer/musician underwent double knee surgery. A.B. posted "SUPRISE!!! Guess who's getting double knee surgery today!! Looks like I won't be dancing Qumbias for a little while. Wont stop me, still gotta be on the grind!!!!"
Prior to the surgery A.B.'s sister Suzette Quintanilla posted "Wishing all goes well with brother… Dble knee surgery this morning! Love u" Also with the following photo with caption "They just took him in! Love u brother!!"
After the surgery A.B.'s wife Rikkie posted "Hey guys.. its A.B.s wife, Rikkie!! Just letting ya'll know he got out of surgery a few hrs ago and in his recovery/resting room. Dr said they had a lot more work to do on his knees than expected. But he is good and resting now. Thank you everybody for your well wishes and prayers!! Its very much appreciated!!
PS, his socks were on the correct way, the white rubber stoppers are on the top and bottom!! Lol"
After the successful knew surgery A.B. thanked all his fans for the well wishes with the following photo + caption "I wanna thank all you guys for keeping me in your prayers!!!! Headed home finally. Corpus Christi bound!!! Love you guys!!!"
We wish A.B. a speedy recovery!
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Body Odour...who got it? Get smelly, no more~!
Its been a while since I post about non-makeup things, I believe. The issue today is going to be about something that will concern a lot of people, whether or not, they're the one who have it, or the people around them.
First, you have to know, what is exactly body odour and how does this phenomena occurs? Body odour is caused from the bacteria growing/accumulated on the skin. A lot of people nowadays, believe that B.O is caused by sweat/perspiration but that is not true at all. Sweat only multiplies (rapidly) the growth of the bacteria that are already there in the first place. The culprit that actually produces these pungent B.O are none other than the bacteria.
There are some very likely places that usually have some kind of unsettling odours such as armpits, feet, the side of your nose, behind your ears, or anywhere else that is not airy. There are various ways to counter these problem, such as:
1) Bath regularly
2) Wash your clothes as often as possible
3) Wear anti perspirant deodorant or any kinds of deodorant at all
4) Scrub or exfoliate your underarms every single day of your life XD
I am very sensitive t0 body odours. Sometimes, there are days that I think the smell is especially provoking (haha) and all I want to do is sit at home and drenched myself with perfumes. Or if I can't do that (since I have to go to class), I always feel the need to be isolated somewhere. It makes me nervous if I could catch a whiff of my own armpit smell because, if I could smell it, I'm sure the person next to me (or probably within 5 meter radius from me) could smell it too. Oh, how embarassing could that be!?
Don't get me wrong. I am as hygienic as the next girl, but for some unknown biological reason, ONLY MY RIGHT ARMPIT SMELLS! You got that right. I am a 21 years old woman with a smelly right armpit. It might sound funny to you but I find it very unlikely. I read from various health websites that the problem might have been caused by some unbalanced hormones in my body. Great.
Up to this date, I've tried every single method that I could think of and found on the internet (that I think were logic enough to follow) but none works for me. The easiest way people choose nowadays are definitely to buy commercial deodorants that could be found easily at the drugstore. They are definitely a much easier alternative but sadly, commercial deodorants only works on my left armpit. The right one just keeps on smelling and making my life miserable no matter what I do. U__U Anyway, I've read that commercial deodorants that we can easily find nowadays only worsen the situation (in case you're the type that perspire like a pig) as it contains various toxic chemical like Aluminum which is a common skin irritant and is also poisonous if accumulated on the skin.
Some of the things I've tried are:
1) Well, bath regularly of course. I'm not really the kind that bath forever and frequently (around 10 minutes per time and twice a day).
2) I Scrub my underarms everyday! (so why are you still smelly?? Damn it!)
3) I wipe my right underarm with surgical spirit (alcohol) every three day to rid of the bacteria there.
4) I used anti bacteria soap from Dettol, Protex, lifebuoy and..you name it, I've tried it.
5) I stopped using commercial deodorant alltogether!
These steps do decrease the smell significantly but lately, its been hot in Malaysia and thanks to the power of my sweaty right underarm, the smell was back to square one. T^T
But last week, or probably two or three days back, I read on a Malaysian beauty blog something that I've never thought of. It was a natural mineral crystal salt deodorant! Maaan, I was happy to know that there is a path that I haven't taken. XD
Here it is:
- Anti bacteria & eliminates odour
- 300% more effective than commercial deodorant
- Hypo-allergenic
- Alcohol free
- Non sticky
There is no sticky, icky feeling at all! =D I will report back after a week. ^^
Here's how the mineral salt deodorant works (incase you're wondering). Mineral salts form a topical layer on the skin, which is inhospitable to bacteria that cause odor.
This just might be the answer to all my questions!^___^ I bought the 'Smelly-No-More' natural mineral crystal salt deodorant at Caring pharmacy for RM14.90.
Sorry for rambling on and on about deodorant..haha..XD
Thanks for dropping by anyway. =)
11 comments :
- Rakhshanda said...
Great review!!!Thanks for sharing:)
- January 25, 2011 at 9:13 PM
- Pepper said...
LOL, I have issue with B.O. too, it's more like psychological issue, it's all in the head.. Imagine that I would go back to my place after hours in the lab just because I forgot to put on deodorant in the morning. I can live w/o perfume, but not w/o deodorant.
Another thing related to BO is the smell that come from down there, you know with the natural discharge. I'm very @nal about that. That's why pantiliner is must for me.
- January 25, 2011 at 9:42 PM
- aisyah De Cullen said...
rakhshanda: =) sure.
pepper: haha..i'd be happy if its just in my head but mine is like..an entity of its own..XD I wear deodorant religiously everyday but right armpit still smells ridiculously horrible so..uhh..good bye commercial deodorant~!
I know what you mean. I used to not care much about pantiliner (lol, how honest am i??XD) because they made no difference to me and I have no problem about odour anywhere near there but lately (due to some hormonal problems again) I'm starting to feel self-concious there too! And a good quality pantiliner does makes a difference! ^__^ Totally out of topic (haha) but what brand are you using? I used Sofy Comfort Slim in the past and it wasn't anything special. Now I'm using Carefree Super Dry (with shower fresh scent). LOVE it! =D
- January 25, 2011 at 10:16 PM
- Pepper said...
OMG!!!! We use the same brand! I use Carefree Super Dry too, but the unscented version. I prefer this one more than all the other brand. It's just perfect. It's even better than Kotex. I used not to worry about pantiliner until one day, I thought "Hey, did I smell something funky down there?" while doing labwork. After that day, I rarely forget to put on panty liner.
I tried Sofy, it's just not nice. Luckily I bought smaller pack. Guardian panty liner, avoid it, damn itchy! Kotex is ok ok.
I agree that BO is mainly hormonal issue, there are days when I stinks like crazy. There are also days when I think I can get away w/o shower.
- January 25, 2011 at 10:43 PM
- aisyah De Cullen said...
Pepper: ooowaahh..XD what a coincidence! That one is truly awesome! I feel like promoting it to everybody! (haha..but isn't it embarrassing promoting pantiliner in the open?? =P) I haven't tried the unscented one but the shower scent smells good..LOL
yeah, I agree with you! I hate how ppl always associate B.O with bad hygiene! >__< I bath and took really good care of myself but I can't help it if sometimes I still smell! Get over it! hahaha..XD Anyway, been reading lots of great review about the salt stick deodorant on the comments section of the 'thebeautybrains' site..^^ I hope it works for me..hehe
- January 25, 2011 at 10:59 PM
- miss syukur said...
have you tried chlorophil soap? with parrots or birds on the packaging.or the one with the big 999 in front of it? people say it's good for body odour.
- January 26, 2011 at 6:17 AM
- Venus In Virgo said...
This post was wonderful! I enjoyed it and I'm not curious how well it holds up as I'm looking form natural products, please let us know how good it really ids! And if you have time Come enter my giveaway XOXO
- January 26, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- D' Cako said...
cant wait for the result!!
seriously,im having d same problem as yours.right armpit!darn.
but im using the spray version of deodorant where it is so much better than stick deodrnt.suda try?
- January 26, 2011 at 3:45 PM
- *~kAy~* said...
nice! :P
please let me know about the results! :P
- January 28, 2011 at 6:31 PM
- durra said...
salaam, i used to be an avid user until Singapore stores discontinued the stock. like, WHY???!!! is there any way i could order from you???
tried to look for it in JB and nothing too.. im really not a fan of using commercial fragranced deodorant / anti perspirant and trying to purchase it online proved futile.
please email me! tks a heap!
- June 8, 2011 at 12:46 PM
- aisyah De Cullen said...
hi durra,
yup, no problem.. =) but I can't seem to email you cz your profile is not available. email me back. ^^
- June 8, 2011 at 7:59 PM


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There's nothing wrong with home security, but if you find your "protection" involves shotguns hidden in cereal boxes and electrocuting microwaves, you've probably crossed a line somewhere. That would be the line between "safety conscious" and "deranged lunatic."
On the plus side, hey, you made a Cracked list!
6Louis Dethy's Death-y House
The Backstory:
Louis Dethy was a Belgian family man. He had a wife and 14 kids and if that seems excessive to you, then holy shit keep reading.
Put yourself in Louis Dethy's position: You had a wife and a bunch of kids, but you cheated on your wife, because you are a cockhammer, and she took all of those kids away in the divorce. You, in turn, refused to forgive them for leaving you, and then your whole family turned on you (and rightfully so). Your mother (who paid for the house in which you live), is cutting you out of her will and leaving the house to your daughter. What do you, Louis Dethy, with your proud history of total dickishness, do? (Please just stop trying to think of what Louis Dethy would do, there's no way you're quite as street-rat-crazy as he is. You're never gonna get it.)
The Execution:
Dethy decided that, in the event that he got evicted from his house, whoever moved in was in for a festival of firearms. As a last-ditch revenge plot against his family, he rigged more than a dozen shotguns all over his house: a crate of beer that would trigger a shotgun when enough bottles were removed, a trunk full of money in the attic rigged to blow your head off, the television had a shotgun rigged to it and even the water tank had more shotgun.
"This'll teach them to get cheated on by me! Haw!"
He wrote out a series of codes and riddles to help him remember where the shotguns were hidden, because he was clever; but he forgot to consult them and eventually shot himself in the head, because he's retarded.
The traps were so well-hidden and elaborate that it took a military anti-mining team three weeks to disarm 19 of them, which involved taking the entire three-story house apart. By the way, there were supposed be 20 traps, according to Dethy's notes. The anti-mining team couldn't find the 20th, so they just assumed he hadn't built it, the kind of "eh, fuck it" attitude we look for in the Belgian military. Want to drive yourself crazy for a few hours? The final clue was "The 12 Apostles are ready to work on the pebbles." Our best guesses so far: 1) A shotgun wedged between a Bible and a DVD of Flintstones episodes or 2) A statue of some religious figure aiming a shotgun at your junk.
5Jumer Selimovski's Electrified Roof
The Backstory:
In 2004, a man tried to stab Jumer Selimovski, who retaliated by shooting the man in the hand. Since then, Jumer hasn't felt safe, so he picked up his family and moved elsewhere. Even in the new house he didn't feel safe, believing he heard footsteps on his roof and swearing to cops that he was the victim of "disturbing events." We couldn't find any details, but this is Australia, where they wake up and have to kill five of the most deadly insects on Earth to go to the crapper, so we're guessing this was a bit more intense than your usual drunken shenanigans. So, with a family to protect, he did what any sane man would do.
The Execution:
Namely, he electrified the living shit out of his roof. Selimovski screwed two exposed wires into his gutters, carrying a 254-volt punch. If that doesn't sound like much to you, it's because you don't know much about roofs, or electricity--or if you do, you certainly don't know anything about combining the two. It was more than enough to give anybody hanging off his gutters burns, painful shocks, cardiac arrest and death.
Unfortunately, area fires that were astonishingly unrelated to the electrified death trap that was Jumer's roof ended up destroying the house entirely. Also, since Jumer was fairly new to the area and not officially a resident of the town, he was not eligible for disaster relief. And since the police had to inspect his house after the damages, he has since been convicted of laying a trap without caring who got hurt by it and will likely face fines. Well, that's what you get for... shooting a stabber and trying to protect your family? Really? This is the worst story we've ever heard.


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By Anthony Marshall - Newcastle United Managing Editor
Newcastle United go in search of a fourth successive Barclays Premier League victory on Saturday when they entertain West Bromwich Albion at St. James' Park (5.30pm kick-off).
The Magpies have seen off Chelsea, Tottenham and Norwich in recent weeks to break into the division's top ten, while West Brom have drawn their last two matches 2-2, against Chelsea and Aston Villa respectively.
When these sides met last season, United had the upper hand. Alan Pardew's side secured a last-gasp victory on Tyneside thanks to a deflected Papiss Cisse goal, before recording a 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns.
Saturday's match is the 121st meeting between the two clubs and the 115th in the league, with United two league wins ahead of the Baggies
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West Brom (4-4-2): Ben Foster; Billy Jones, Gareth McAuley, Jonas Olsson, Goran Popov; Graham Dorrans, Claudio Yacob (Shane Long 46), James Morrison, Chris Brunt; Marc-Antoine Fortune (Markus Rosenberg 90), Romelu Lukaku (Jerome Thomas 90)
Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Rob Elliot; Mathieu Debuchy, Steven Taylor, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Massadio Haidara (Hatem Ben Arfa 77); James Perch, Yohan Cabaye (Dan Gosling 90); Jonas Gutierrez, Moussa Sissoko, Yoan Gouffran (Shola Ameobi 69); Papiss Cisse
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West Brom (v Aston Villa, Premier League): Boaz Myhill; Steven Reid, Gareth McAuley, Jonas Olsson, Goran Popov (Victor Anichebe 82); Claudio Yacob, Youssuf Mulumbu; Morgan Amalfitano, Stephane Sessegnon (James Morrison 73), Chris Brunt; Shane Long
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Newcastle - Full-back Mathieu Debuchy is back in contention having served a one-game suspension, and manager Alan Pardew has an almost clean bill of health within his squad. Only long-term knee injury victim Ryan Taylor remains on the treatement table.
West Brom - Defender Liam Ridgewell faces a race against time to be fit for Saturday's match as he battles against a calf injury. Also doubtful for the Baggies are full-back Billy Jones (hamstring) and winger Scott Sinclair (hamstring). Goalkeeper Ben Foster (foot) and midfielder Zoltan Gera (hamstring) are both ruled out.
Alan Pardew, Newcastle manager: "We've always had tough games with West Brom; we're very, very close in the squads. They have probably got a bit more experience than us and that bodes them well in this division. I think this will be a really tough game and a very important game because it gives us a big margin over them if we win it. That would be really good for us if we could get that little gap between us and West Brom."
Steve Clarke, West Brom manager: "We played well there last year so we will go to St. James' Park with no fear. We aren't quite getting the three points that we should be getting from some games, but we go with no fear and we look forward to another entertaining afternoon. Newcastle are a team in good form with three fantastic back-to-back wins, which isn't an easy thing to do in the Premier League. We have to go there and make sure they don't get a fourth."
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Upper Arlington swimmer Thomas Trace lives approximately two hours' driving time from the Branin Natatorium in Canton, but in his mind he will already have been to the site of the state swimming and diving championships before the team bus pulls into the parking lot.
The meet begins today with boys and girls Division II diving, and concludes on Saturday.
Trace, who is top-ranked in the 50-yard freestyle and No. 2 in the 100 backstroke, has adopted a tried-and-true method that former Golden Bears golfer Jack Nicklaus used before competition.
"I will be ready to race once I get there because I do a lot of visualization," Trace said. "I go through my races mentally. I try to picture what I've got to do. A lot of people blow off mental preparation. I take it seriously."
Trace, a senior, is not a neophyte when it comes to high-school swimming's biggest stage. In 2013, he placed fourth in the 100 backstroke and swam a leg on the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished fifth.
"I'm a senior and I'm going for it," he said. "The state meet no longer is a nervous time. I won't freak out. I'm embracing this."
That's the same tack that Westerville North junior Mason Miller is taking. As a sophomore, he won the 100 freestyle. This weekend, he will attempt to defend his title in that event as the top seed. He is the No. 2 seed in the 100 butterfly.
Coach Jeff Riegler said Miller is too competitive to get the shakes.
"Mason will be on fire," Riegler said. "We'll race in practice and he wants to win that. Competition brings the best out of him."
Miller often does not take a breath after making the turn home in the 100 freestyle. He won't take a breath the final 15 yards of the butterfly.
"Last year, I got on the block and said, 'Show them what you can do,' " Miller said. "It was a surreal experience, but I was there to work."
Many swimmers go through "tapering" before the state meet, in which they scale back workouts so as to avoid burnout.
For Olentangy Liberty diver Olivia Ball, however, gearing up for the 1-meter championship means doing even more. She began going through her eight-dive program on Monday in a drive for a third straight title.
"I get so nervous that I do 10 more dives than I normally do," she said. "I want to make sure I have everything down. The muscles of a diver don't need rest. I'm also a perfectionist. You mess up one thing and it can hurt you. I don't want to walk away saying I could have practiced more."
Sydney King and the rest of her Granville teammates have done everything but talk swimming. Last year, the Blue Aces finished fourth in Division II and the 200-yard medley relay team that King anchored blew away a state record.
"We're going to get pieces of our hair died blue," King said. "We got massages (on Monday) together. When we get to the hotel, we're just going to relax. Your muscles can't be tense if you want to swim fast. I think everyone is going to be ready."
In the team competition, the Upper Arlington and St. Charles boys and Granville and Upper Arlington girls are believed to have good chances to finish anywhere from fourth to sixth with good swims. St. Charles and the UA girls were Central District champions.
The rising power could be Columbus School for Girls. The Unicorns are coming off their first Division II district championship since 2001.
CSG is led by Rachel Politi in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle, Miranda Donley in the 50 and 100 freestyle, Kirby Boes in the 100 breaststroke, Annie Moosavian in the 200 freestyle and Eleanor Smith in the 100 freestyle. The 200 and 400 freestyle and 200 medley relay teams also have qualified.
Second-year coach Stephanie Donley said the school's commitment to athletics has been a key. There is a new eight-lane pool on campus and Donley was a two-time NCAA champion for Florida and competed in the 1992 U.S. Olympic trials.
"These girls are very hungry," Donley said. "When we won the district championship, the next question was, 'Can we win states?' The district championship was exciting, but I told them it wasn't the end, but the beginning."
Donley improved the schedule last year. The girls started to take the sport more seriously after getting beaten badly by Upper Arlington.
"We told them that they can't miss practices — that is not an option," Donley said. "There has to be a commitment. They have done just that."


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KARA, who has been promoting in Japan as of late, has released their first fragrance, KARA 5 Jewel, a perfume they took great lengths to create because they wanted to strengthen the bond between the members and fans.
The girls had traveled to France last summer to help create their fragrance and choose the notes that would grace said fragrance. In addition to releasing pictures of the fragrance, they also revealed a promotional video that shows the creation process.
I found it quite cute that the girls were like, "WOOOOW" with the perfume notes and Nicole just coolly spoke English with the guy.
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i also wonder what these fragrances are like.. i also wonder how much these would cost..
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I live in Australia and I would like to see us go down a similar path.
If the UK proves it works I really hope it spreads elsewhere and also leads to the end of the massive profits these companies are amassing. I'm sure there profits will still be quite sizable but this should make it a bit more reasonable. I'm not an economist so correct me if I'm wrong here but it seems many countries are not in the best of financial states at the moment and each of these corporations taking $billions each quarter out of economies without realistically contributing back is a contributing factor in this? If this type of taxing spreads globally it could be a big factor (amongst several others) in getting economies back on track?


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My wonderful job has taken me to almost every state of the Union. I don't do much travel abroad, but Rich and Cheryl Cartwright of Gahanna do.
I wrote about the retired Columbus City Schools teachers in 2009 after they had visited 73 countries.
And they haven't slowed down. Earlier this year the couple passed the century mark.
"We visited India and Nepal in February," said Mr. Cartwright, 72.
"Nepal was No. 100, so we celebrated 100 on top of the world."
After hitting the magic number, the couple has been considering joining the Travelers' Century Club, whose members, like the Cartwrights, have visited 100 or more countries.
While doing research, the couple discovered that the club has a looser definition of country than they had been using.
The club considers territories (such as Puerto Rico) and geographically isolated subjurisdictions of a nation (such as Hawaii or Alaska) to be separate "countries." So, to their surprise and delight, the Cartwrights have discovered that instead of 100, they're currently at 109. (And I picked up enough to move into double digits!)
The club lists 324 possible countries or equivalents, including a few I had never heard of such as the Aland Islands, an autonomous region of Finland in the Baltic Sea; and Zil Elwannyen Sesel, the outer islands of the Seychelles.
The club requires only a brief stay — even an airport fueling stop — to qualify as an official " visit." But the Cartwrights have explored almost every one of the 109 countries on their personal list. (A few have been brief port calls on cruises and the like.)
Mr. Cartwright said he and his wife don't visit a place just to check it off but to learn the history, experience the culture and meet the people at their destination.
They do find time to return to favorite destinations, such as Greece, which they've visited four times. And they found out that the club counts the islands of Crete and Rhodes as separate countries, adding two more to their list.
The couple devotes about two months a year to their travels abroad, plus additional touring in the United States.
"We're trying to do all the national parks," said Mrs. Cartwright, 69.
The couple also enjoys golfing together.
Mrs. Cartwright said she especially loves seeing animals in their native habitats. The couple got a thrill spotting a wild Bengal tiger making a kill in a national park on their visit to India.
Next up for the travelers?
"One of the places I really want to visit is Indonesia and the island of Komodo to see the (Komodo) dragons," Mrs. Cartwright said.
"I have Iceland and Greenland on my list," Mr. Cartwright said.
"And Madagascar, too —
it has so many wondrous
sights and animals."
You know, I have the feeling that they'll get there.
To see the list of all the countries and learn about the Travelers' Century Club, visit www.travelerscenturyclub.org.
Steve Stephens is the Dispatch travel writer. He can be reached at 614-461-5201 or by email.


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Great apartment and location! The house is nice and very quiet, located in the center of Budapest. Andy will give you good tips for your stay in the city. Highly recommended!
amazing location!!!!
we enjoyed our stay in Revay Utca. The location is perfect close to the opera, Király Utca and the many nice cafes and restaurants in the old jewish part of town. The apartment is very clean, well equipped and spacious, with a nice balcony towards Revay. We will com again and warmly recommend the place.
My boyfriend and I had a lovely weekend at Andy's place. It was a small cosy appartment but it feels like home. It's right in the center and everything is reachable by foot. Andy was the perfect host, if we go back to Budapest again, we would definitely go back to Andy's appartment.
Great apartment - spacious, clean and very comfortable. Andy welcomed us personally, gave us a handy guide to Budapest including key tips on how to make the most of our stay. We were so well placed to explore the beautiful city, just around the corner from the Opera House, and we were impressed with how well equipped the apartment was. Having 'two bathrooms' plus a handy washroom was a real bonus. Plus, there was free parking just a short metro ride away. Even in blistering temperatures of 40 degrees (thanks for all those fans, Andy) we had a great city break.
Very friendly host, cozy flat, great place !
Thanks a lot, Andy !
One of the best jojourneys of my life.Andys place is a love nest for all age cupplecupples in the heart of budapest in a perfect location near to everything...youwill wiwill love it....Andy is so nice,and in the house he left maps guides and all you neEd for your trip.CHOOSE ANDY!!!
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Loveliest apartment and host ever! Amazingly situated right in the river, completely central. Would definitely return again and would 100% recommend.
A nice and cosy appartment for two people in the middle of the beauty of Budapest. Quiet street and perfect location
Nice apartment, close to the center of Budapest. We were there to visit the Sziget Festival and the apartment is very close to the boat for the festival. Perfect location for it!
Apartment was nice and clean, although the bathroom needs some fixes. But it's nothing to worry about. Had a great time!
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Wood pulp, or cellulose, in processed food report updated with the addition of Pepsi, Kellogg and Weight Watchers International.)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Are you getting what you pay for on your plate?
The recent class-action lawsuit brought against Taco Bell raised questions about the quality of food many Americans eat each day.
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Cellulose is virgin wood pulp that has been processed and manufactured to different lengths for functionality, though use of it and its variant forms (cellulose gum, powdered cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, etc.) is deemed safe for human consumption, according to the FDA, which regulates most food industry products. The government agency sets no limit on the amount of cellulose that can be used in food products meant for human consumption. The USDA, which regulates meats, has set a limit of 3.5% on the use of cellulose, since fiber in meat products cannot be recognized nutritionally.
"As commodity prices continue to rally and the cost of imported materials impacts earnings, we expect to see increasing use of surrogate products within food items. Cellulose is certainly in higher demand and we expect this to continue," Michael A. Yoshikami, chief investment strategist at YCMNet Advisors, told TheStreet.
Manufacturers use cellulose in food as an extender, providing structure and reducing breakage, said Dan Inman, director of research and development at J. Rettenmaier USA, a company that supplies "organic" cellulose fibers for use in a variety of processed foods and meats meant for human and pet consumption, as well as for plastics, cleaning detergents, welding electrodes, pet litter, automotive brake pads, glue and reinforcing compounds, construction materials, roof coating, asphalt and even emulsion paints, among many other products.
Cellulose adds fiber to the food, which is good for people who do not get the recommended daily intake of fiber in their diets, Inman said. It also extends the shelf life of processed foods. Plus, cellulose's water-absorbing properties can mimic fat, he said, allowing consumers to reduce their fat intake.
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By Leonard Lauriault: Religion columnist
While traveling to Albuquerque recently I came to the monuments commemorating those who lost their lives in the Cuervo fire accident in 2002.
You may remember the incident. According to the National Transportation Safety Board report found online, a grass fire from a railroad worksite spewed smoke across Interstate 40.
The accident happened when three drivers drove into the smoke. Eventually, nine others drove into the smoke and collided with the wreckage. There were seven fatalities, three serious and 13 minor injuries.
While the fire was a contributing factor in limiting visibility, the tragedy of the Cuervo fire happened because people drove into the smoke.
Still, a lawsuit was settled in 2004 in which damages were paid by the railroad and the trucking companies whose vehicles were involved. Apparently, truck drivers are supposed to know better than the rest of us to not drive into the smoke.
Similarly to not driving into standing water and that bridges freeze before roadways, not driving into smoke is a basic driver safety tip that should have been learned early in the driver training process.
Not everyone drove into the smoke that day, indicating that some people knew better.
OK, what's the point of all this?
Christians should know the danger signs of sin and to not go there (1 Thessalonians 5: 21, 22). We're barely going to be saved and then only by the grace of God because we've obeyed him (Ephesians 2: 1-5; 2 Timothy 2: 14, 15; 2 Thessalonians 1: 8-10).
Others are traveling down life's road with no clue or maybe no care about the danger that lies ahead and we need to be concerned about their safety (Matthew 7: 13). They (as well as risk-taking Christians) may be able to make it through the smoke, but they also may just lose their way altogether and be consumed. If those first drivers on the scene had stopped before the smoke and blocked the way as a warning to others, they might've prevented the tragedy.
In fact, one of the first three who drove into the smoke pulled her truck-driving partner from the sleeper and out of danger before the fire consumed the truck (Jude : 22, 23).
Christians are to warn others about the dangers of sin in this life and its everlasting effects. Paul told us we should look not only to our own interests but the interests of others as well (Philippians 2: 1-5). That's a matter of Christlikeness that we'd better not take a chance on overlooking.
The Cuervo fire accident was tragic indeed because some people lost their lives simply because they drove into the smoke. It's quite likely we'll enter heaven smelling like smoke, but we won't have been scorched if we become well-grounded in the word and heed its advice (Matthew 13: 3-6, 20, 21; 2 Thessalonians 2: 13-15; Luke 16: 9-31; Revelation 22: 18).
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All these years the people said hes actin like a kid.
He did not know he could not fly, so he did.
- - Guy Clark, "The Cape"
-That's a good set of charactersThe campaign will be launched next summer with Mr. Bill and a gang of "Estuarians" - Salty the Shrimp, Eddy the Eagle, and others - talking about the shrinking coast.
A guy once told me, "Do not have any attachments, do not have anything in your life you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you spot the heat around the corner."
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What would a campaign like this accomplish? If they are trying to tell the children about coastal erosion, what the heck can kids do about a natural shifting of coastlines which has occurred for eons.
I know, they'll use Mr. Bill, Eddy the Eagle, et al to tell kids how to properly fill a sand bag and build an artificial barrier island. :-P
Seems like a waste of money.
I'm sorry. Is my bias showing?
The ends can justify the means.
Originally posted by mendelman
Ahh, but that is a very old environmental tactic. It works extremely well for recycling. The kids learn something is bad, and they nag the parents into compliance. Also, they figure that when these kids grow up, they will have a good base of followers.
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True, but recycling is something kids can do now.Originally posted by giff57
How are they going to nag their parents into preventing/stopping the erosion of the land mass?
as for making future followers, I guess, but only if the kids come to understand whether this erosion is more naturally occurring, or because of increased human impacts/runoff.
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I'm sorry. Is my bias showing?
The ends can justify the means.
Aound these parts, coastal erosion isn't considered an indicator of an impeding environmental disaster.
The Great Lakes are extremely young in geologic terms; maybe about 15,000 years old at the most. There are high bluffs along much of the south shore (or north coast, as it's called here in Ohio) of Lake Erie. Those bluffs are continually eroding, and expensive homes are constantly in danger of falling into the lake. However, erosion is part of the process of beach-building. As the bluffs erode, sand is added to the shoreline. When there is enough sand to absorb the energy of the pounding water, erosion will stop. There isn't much sand in the soil here, though, so Lake Erie still has a ways to go before it's finished, so to speak.
It's not global warming. It's not pollution. It's not George Bush, much as I hate to say it. It's geology, plain and simple. Erosion is a threat to expensive real estate, but bigger threats are pollution, invasive species, and illegal offshore sand dredging.
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By Kevin Shihoten
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo (OPMC) has appointed Russian-born American conductor Yakov Kreizberg as its next music director, reports MusicalAmerica.com.
Kreizberg becomes the orchestra's artistic advisor in January and begins a five-year contract in September 2009. He succeeds Marek Janowski, who announced in 2005 his intention to resign after the 2008-09 season.
The director-designate said he plans to consider a composer-in-residence initiative and to program works by John Adams; OPMC managers admitted that the orchestra is lacking in contemporary repertoire.
Princess Caroline of Monaco, OPMC board president, said Kreizberg's engagement with the orchestra in February resulted in favorable responses from musicians.
Kreizberg is currently the music director of the Netherlands Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestras, and the principal guest conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. He previously led the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra from 1995 to 2000; from 1994 to 2001, he was the Generalmusikdirektor of the Komische Oper Berlin.
The St. Petersburg-born conductor studied with Ilya A. Musin before emigrating in 1976 to the U.S., where he worked with Bernstein, Ozawa and Leinsdorf. He has conducted the Philadelphia, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Staatskapelle Dresden, BBC Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras, among many others.
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Where do I start?
The key word is contacts! Gather names and contact information from every available source. All are bound to have some practical advice and suggestions for further detective work.
Talk to other students who have been on the J1 USA Work & Travel programme in the last couple of years for names and addresses of employers and accommodation sources. They'll also have the best tips on where to live, what the jobs are really like and where to go for the best weekend fun.
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- Kansas (KS)
- Maryland (MD) – Please visit the following link for a full listing of restricted locations - Chester/Easton region:
Annapolis Curtis Bay Glen Burnie Mcdaniel Rosedale Annapolis Junction Davidsonville Glenn Dale Millersville Royal Oak Arnold Deale Grasonville Neavitt Saint Michaels Baltimore Denton Greenbelt Newcomb Secretary Bethlehem Dundalk Gwynn Oak North Beach Severn Bowie Dunkirk Halethorpe Nottingham Severna Park Bozman East New Market Hanover Odenton Shady Side Brooklandville Easton Harmans Oxford Sherwood Brooklyn Edgewater Harwood Parkville Sparrows Point Catonsville Elkridge Hillsboro Pasadena Stevensville Centreville Essex Hurlock Pikesville Tilghman Chester Federalsburg Lanham Preston Towson Chestertown Fort George G Laurel Queen Anne Tracys Landing Churchton Fort Howard Linkwood Queenstown Trappe Claiborne Friendship Linthicum Heights Riderwood Upper Marlboro Cordova Galesville Lothian Ridgely West River Crofton Gambrills Lutherville Timonium Riva Wittman Crownsville Gibson Island Mayo Rock Hall Wye Mills
- North Dakota (ND)
- New Jersey (NJ) – Atlantic City
- New Mexico (NM)
- Pennsylvania (PA) – Please visit the following link for a full listing of restricted locations - Harrisburg/Hershey region:
Annville Elm Jonestown Mount Gretna Rossville Bainbridge Emigsville Landisville Mount Joy Schaefferstown Boiling Springs Enola Lawn Mount Wolf Shermans Dale Camp Hill Etters Lebanon Myerstown Silver Spring Campbelltown Franklintown Lemoyne New Bloomfield Summerdale Carlisle Fredericksburg Lewisberry New Buffalo Tower City Columbia Grantham Manchester New Cumberland Wellsville Cornwall Grantville Manheim New Kingstown Williamstown Dauphin Halifax Marietta Ono York Dillsburg Harrisburg Marysville Palmyra York Haven Dover Hershey Maytown Quentin Duncannon Highspire Mechanicsburg Rexmont Elizabethtown Hummelstown Middletown Rheems
- West Virginia (WV)
Restricted Job Locations Requiring Housing
The following communities are restricted to employer placements that provide suitable employer housing:Maine (ME) – Kittery
New York (NY) – East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Southampton
Wyoming (WY) – Jackson
Massachusetts (MA) – Cape Cod
Second Jobs
As a reminder, all second jobs must be vetted by CIEE before participants start work. You must contact CIEE before starting any second job in order to get approval.
If you locate a potential job in America and are unsure if it is suitable for the Summer J1 USA Work & Travel programme please contact USIT at firstname.lastname@example.com with your job description, etc. If you are already in America on your J1 visa please contact CIEE on 1-888-268-6245 (US FREE Toll Number) with your job description.