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Following this year's regular season and ACC Football Championship Game, the league will be helped as one of the five power conferences in the new College Football Playoff, while also continuing our longtime partnership with the Orange Bowl as a part of the new postseason format.
Personally, I'm very pleased to see us reach this point and to be at a point where the football playoff begins because I can remember for years Mike Slive and I being the lone voices in the BCS room pushing for some type of playoff, so it's really good to see it come to fruition, and I think it'll be a tremendous addition for fans and players alike and a great thing for college football.
In addition, we couldn't be more pleased with the future lineup of our bowl games, including many longtime partners and some new ones, as well. Orlando's New Year's Day game as well as the Russell Athletic Bowl, the Belk Bowl in Charlotte, the Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium, the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl in Nashville, the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman in D.C., the Duck Commander Independence Bowl, the Detroit Lions bowl, and the Bitcoin St.Petersburg Bowl.
Overall these outstanding partners provide more postseason opportunities, better selection flexibility, improved financials, marquee match-ups, and attractive destinations for our teams, fans and alums. As announced during our most recent spring meetings, we have determined our future league scheduling model, which will begin in 2017, that includes maintaining our eight conference game schedule, plus one non-conference game against a team from one of the other four power five conferences or Notre Dame, whose scheduling partnership with our teams begins this year.
Looking ahead, there's not much of an update I have to cover for you today, but I felt it was important to note that we will continue to have our discussions with our partners at ESPN about a potential ACC channel, and I remain pleased with how productive and insightful those discussions have been to this point.
Our focus will remain on making sure ACC content continues to be available any time, any place and anywhere. We know we have the most television households and the highest population in our footprint of any conference nationally, and we think that gives us enormous potential as we look to the future. In addition to the very positive things happening within our own league, there's no overlooking the national discussions during this period of restructuring within college athletics.
I applaud the very effective efforts of Wake Forest president Nathan Hatch, who serves as chair of both the NCAA's steering committee on restructuring as well as its board of directors, as I think most of you know, the steering committee released its report to the membership on Friday, and it will present the report to the full board of directors for approval on August the 7th.
I find the steering committee's report very encouraging, and it is my hope that it will be adopted by the full board in August so that implementation of the new structure and procedures can begin this fall. It largely gives the power five conferences what we have been asking for and keeps the current revenue sharing approach and the NCAA basketball tournament intact, thus keeping us all under what we call the big tent of the NCAA.
The change that continues to be called for is key to ensuring that the model reflects the needs of the 21st century student-athletes, while also recognizing how special the collegiate model is to the educational system within our country and to our culture.
As we look ahead, the ACC, along with the Big Ten, the Big 12, the Pac-12 and the SEC, will continue to prioritize the discussions surrounding the enhancement of the athletics scholarship, ensuring that student-athletes have every opportunity to earn a degree, even if they come back after their eligibility has expired and they're through playing, and ensure that they have their health and safety needs met by the institutions that they represent.
Speaking of health and safety, I think the work done by our membership this past year should be noted. There's always an emphasis on prioritizing player safety, and this year allowed the ACC the opportunity to take a leadership role within the NCAA by taking an active role and officially endorsing the new guidelines that were just recently released from the NCAA office.
We will monitor new research data from the department of defense surrounding its $30 million research project which features Pitt as one of the 16 participating schools in that project. This past March, we convened a meeting of the ACC's institutional medical personnel to update and refine player safety policies which were then shared and discussed with our football coaches, our athletic directors, and our institutional personnel at our spring meetings. And today, we're pleased to announce our endorsement as a conference of the USA Football Heads Up program, which will also entail our coaches participating in a public relations campaign to increase awareness at the youth football level and protect the future players of this great game.
We also put forward three requests to the NCAA rules committee asking for the ability to expand the use of technology in practices and games for player safety data collection purposes. We were approved for usage of player monitoring systems in ACC games this fall, and our other two requests will be discussed by the NCAA football rules committee in February of 2015.
These two requests include experimentation with a helmet camera during competition and the use of a coach-quarterback communication system. Now, let's talk specifically about the 2014 ACC football regular season.
This year we welcome the University of Louisville's Bobby Petrino and Wake Forest's Dave Clawson to a terrific group of coaches that I know all 14 are focused with great anticipation on the opening weekend. In recent years, the ACC arguably has played the toughest non-conference schedules, and looking ahead, this appears to hold true once again.
ACC teams will play more non-conference games against teams in ESPN's Preseason Way Too Early Top 25 with 12, and more games against teams in the final AP Top 25 from last year with nine, the most of any of the power five conferences.
Our teams will also play 24 non-conference games against teams that participated in bowl games in 2013, which ties for the most of any power five conference, so our schools continue to play quality opponents outside of the league, while the league gets better and better internally. None of our teams will face fewer than six opponents that participated in bowl games last year. While 11 of the 14 will play at least eight bowl teams from 2013, and Miami and Virginia will each face 10 teams that were in postseason play a year ago.
Our 2014 college season starts strong with opening weekend, culminating with our annual Labor Day match-up, which will feature Miami at Louisville in the Cardinals' first Atlantic Coast Conference football game. Thursday nights will again serve as a great showcase for our teams with five games nationally televised by ESPN, and three additional Friday nationally televised games, the same as last year.
As has been the case in recent years, we're extremely pleased that every ACC-controlled football game will be available to our fans and available nationwide. Our relationship with ESPN allows us to maximize our reach and bring ACC football and content to fans wherever they are across a multitude of devices, whether traditional television or national digital and mobile platforms like ESPN 3 and Watch ESPN, ACC content is truly available everywhere, and that has been a goal of ours and continues to be a goal.
In addition to ESPN, the ACC Network through Raycom continues to be broader than ever before with a reach of over 90 million potential households, and no geographic parameters on the distribution. The ACC Network is available in each of the top 10 television markets in the United States, and in 21 of the top 25 markets nationally.
In addition to each week's ACC Network game, Raycom will again produce ACC Blitz, a very successful studio show which airs prior to each week's ACC Network game.
The ACC app and vault continue to flourish, while the ACC digital network has made monumental strides since launching less than three years ago to become an industry leader.
We're also extremely pleased that our partners at Fox Sports South will be announcing a new weekly studio show called ACC Gridiron Live that will air each Wednesday night beginning August the 27th. The show will be made available to over 70 million cable and satellite households across the country each week, and it will deliver stories, highlights and interviews from around the ACC along with a weekly breakdown of every regular season matchup.
Now, in closing, I know many of you have questions and I'll be glad to answer as many as we have time for, but let me, again, as I opened, end by thanking each of you for being here, thanking each of you for your coverage of college football, and thanking each of you for your coverage, particularly of the ACC, our schools, our players, and our coaches.
July 10th was the coordinating day and deadline for Maryland and the ACC to meet with the mediator. Was that deadline met, and what can you tell us about where that process stands?
JOHN SWOFFORD: David, I'm really not at liberty to respond to your specific question. We generally will not be commenting on that case. It's still in process, and what I've said before is that we wish Maryland well. They were a quality member of this league for 60 years, and our league feels that it has a responsibility to the Atlantic Coast Conference member institutions to live by our constitution and bylaws as they leave the league. And I'll leave it at that.
Two-part question: The report to the steering committee, is there anything in there that you wanted to see that is not in there? And then where does the ACC stand on four-year scholarships?
JOHN SWOFFORD: There's probably-- you know, with this kind of a process, one of the reasons that I have so much respect for the job that Nathan Hatch and the steering committee has done and is doing, this is difficult stuff, and to have Nathan's steady hand in being the person that he is and the respect that he carries in the educational community and in NCAA circles, he has led and managed this process extraordinarily well.
I would guess there is nobody who will get everything they want at the end of the day, and so it's probably going to be more of-- there may be some things where we would like to have had a few more people on the board or the council, or we might have even liked the board to be a little bit smaller, but the primary things I think are moving along very, very, very well, and I'll be surprised if it doesn't pass on August the 7th.
You know, there's always compromise in these kinds of discussions, and the autonomy was the most important aspect of it, and it looks like that will be forth coming. One of the things that our athletic directors wanted to see that I really wanted to see, having been in that chair for as long as I was and then in this chair, and watching what's happened with NCAA processes over the last decade or slightly more, and the ADs not being engaged to the degree that they need to be because they're the practitioners. They're the ones who live this 24/7.
That is going to be there in this new structure, and that's important. I think it's time for our student-athletes to have a voting voice at the national level. That is going to be in there. You know, so there's some-- the autonomy aspect of it just opens up a lot of opportunities for the five conferences to do some things that we feel are important, and most of those things are initially related to the student-athletes' situation.
Like a lot of things, the devil is in the details, and I can't stand here today and tell you that the five of us are all on the same page as to those details and how the scholarships should be altered exactly, because it gets sort of complicated, but in concept, I don't think there's any question that all five conferences are on the same page.
You know, I think the comment to our group that the good ship status quo has sailed, and it's time for some changes and some significant changes, and it's going to present some challenges, but it's time for that, and those are the right kinds of things to do and to address.
Just as an offshoot, what in your estimation has been the net effect of the efforts by the Northwestern football players to unionize, and do you think that the steering committee addressed some of their concerns that they have had, or is this two different topics here?
JOHN SWOFFORD: Well, I think they're two different topics. I think if you haven't been a part of these discussions for the last two or three years, the average fan out there may look at this and say it's a knee-jerk reaction to the Northwestern situation. It's not. You'd be hard-pressed to find any of us in college athletics that think our student-athletes are employees of the university, and we'll have to wait and see how that plays out with the NLRB as it plays out and then deal with it from that standpoint.
But a lot of the things that-- a lot of the issues that arose out of the Northwestern situation were issues that had already been identified, and this whole effort to restructure and give more autonomy to the schools that have the financial resources to address some of those issues started long before the Northwestern situation arose.
To the best of your recollection, can you remember the NCAA ever reopening a case that has already been ruled on, and as both a graduate of UNC and the Commissioner of the ACC, how great a concern is there over the potential for greater sanctions and how the academic allegations at UNC will affect the perception of both the school and the league?
JOHN SWOFFORD: Well, I can't really comment on the investigation, which again, is our normal position on any investigations that are open. You know, your question about an investigation being reopened, I can't tell you one specifically, but I doubt that this is the first one from an NCAA standpoint.
Brad Hostetter is sitting in the back of the room and was at the NCAA for a while before coming to our staff. Brad, do you recall any of a specific nature? No, okay. So I don't really know, but--
How does the fact that the NCAA is coming back to UNC, does that perception affect the school and the league given the seriousness of the allegation?
JOHN SWOFFORD: You know, I think it's a situation that I'm sure UNC is doing everything that it can do to put it behind them, get to the bottom of it. They've already made a number of changes that I understand. Whether the reopening will lead to anything any different, I have no idea at this point in time. But any time-- I think any commissioner would tell you that any time an institution is having an NCAA issue, you'd like to get it clarified and put to rest and move forward as soon as you can. That's true any time we have any of those kinds of situations.
Regarding an early signing period, has the ACC established a position around early signing for football, and if so, kind of what have you guys put forward?
JOHN SWOFFORD: Well, we're for an early-signing period, and in fact, out of our discussions in May with our coaches and athletic directors, I took forward to the Commissioner's Association about a month ago our conceptual proposal, and the CCA, because of the-- the Conference Commissioner's Association, not the NCAA, handles this type of thing, so that's where it'll be determined, and Jon Steinbrecher, the commissioner of the MAC, is now chairing a committee that we've put together, to see what we can come up with that would be agreeable to enough people to get it passed for an early-signing date.
But we are as a conference strongly in favor of an early-signing date. We're willing to have some flexibility as to when that is, but we feel it's something that would be healthy for the game, healthy for the institutions and healthy for the young men being recruited.
Is there a timeline as to when this will (inaudible)?
JOHN SWOFFORD: Well, whether it'll be put in place depends on whether it passes, obviously. I think the absolute earliest it could be put in place would be next fall. Whether we can get there by then, I don't know. It's been a-- that's been a subject that our league has been supportive of-- a change that our league has been supportive of for a number of years, and we just haven't been able to get enough other people to agree with us on it, so we keep working at it.
I think we're closer. I think we've made some progress. I'm encouraged.
You have background of course as both a quarterback and a defensive back, so I'd like you to evaluate the ACC's returning offenses and defenses, how likely is it that the league can make the playoffs in the first year, and how important is it to get into the top four in the first year?
JOHN SWOFFORD: Well, I think we've got as good a shot as anybody to be in the top four the first year. We certainly have teams that are capable of being there. I think we all know in winning a National Championship or an ACC Championship, or in this case being in the top four in the country and playing for the National Championship, you have to be good, and you have to have some good fortune usually along the way, as well, from an injury standpoint, a lot of different things can happen. But I don't think there's any question that our teams-- we will have teams in the mix to be in the four-team playoff every year, and any time we don't have one, we'll be disappointed.
And I think certainly the other four power five conference commissioners would tell you the same thing. I mean, that's what you play for. Do I think the controversies are going to go away? No. Whoever is fifth is probably going to be unhappy, just like whoever was third was unhappy, in some years. Some years it may be non-controversial and very obvious who the best four teams are, just like at times-- we had years in the BCS where nobody really argued about the two teams that were there. We had other years in the BCS where it seemed to be a little bit controversial now and then.
How important is it the first year?
JOHN SWOFFORD: Well, certainly it's important. You'd like for it to be the first year. You don't want to get in the first year and then not be there again for a decade, so it's not the end of the world if you don't have a team the first year because this is going to go on for at least a dozen years, but you'd certainly like to get out of the blocks with a team in the playoff the first year.
Should the big five be given autonomy the next year, what is the ACC's wish list of what you would like to see enacted and adopted, and then on the scholarship, what does the ACC want to happen in terms of the amount of the stipend, the number of years of scholarship, that type of thing?
JOHN SWOFFORD: Well, I think the first thing on the docket, and appropriately so, will be the scholarship itself, and is that full cost of attendance. That's kind of the code word, so to speak, right now. You know, conceptually I think that is something we support as a league. But there are some different ways to look at full cost of attendance. Some of our schools have an interest in a need factor being a part of that formula in terms of full cost of attendance. Others maybe aren't as strong in terms of the need factor.
And I think certainly in today's environment, as you would expect, anything we do we're going to have to do very carefully from a legal standpoint because it's going to need to pass muster legally in terms of what it is, and you get into the Pell Grant monies and other monies that the NCAA also includes that are beyond the normal cost of a full grant and aid now.
So all those things are going to have to be factored into the definition of full cost of attendance. Is it simply the federal formula on that, which would create some discrepancies from one institution to the next? Or is it altered in some way? Once we have the autonomy-- the autonomy gives us the opportunity to come up with something that enough of us can agree upon that it'll move forward for the five conferences, but there will be some interesting discussions, I think, within the five, and we'll need to immediately begin developing a process for the five conferences and how we operate together in bringing about legislation that would be permissive for the five as well as permissive beyond the five for those who would want to take part in it.
There's going to be a lot of work to be done after August 7th if this passes, as I believe and hope that it will, in order to start the ball rolling and determine how we are going to function.
What else do you want to have happen if you get autonomy? What else is on the wish list?
JOHN SWOFFORD: Well, the scholarship, I think probably the four-year scholarship, probably some changes in regulations related to the elite athletes and how they are able to make determinations as to whether they should go pro or not and who they can talk with during that process and still not lose their eligibility, and student welfare issues, the 20-hour rule. That's being abused; we know that. And what are the best scenarios for student athletes in an educational environment that allows them to excel at the highest level but gives them the freedom to take advantage educationally of the things that they may want to take advantage of educationally. That's important, too. There's some things we need to look at there. I think there's some things we need to look at-- we talked about health and safety issues. Those would be on the table.
So if you notice, that top five or six list is really related to the experience of the athlete.
As it pertains to the elite athlete and autonomy and opening things up, where is player likeness on that? I know USA Today reported that the NCAA got rid of a waiver that gives away the likeness rights to the NCAA. Is there discussion with the power five if Johnny Manziel wants to sign autographs he might be able to do that in the future without punishment?
JOHN SWOFFORD: There's some discussion on that, yes, and we'll have to see the legal process through, obviously, as to where that ends up.


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19:14 The Lord has sent a spirit of foolishness on them, so all their suggestions are wrong. It is so fascinating to me that I never noticed just how sovereign God is until this year, even though I had all these verses underlined from before! They never quite sunk in as deep as they needed to go. What peace!
19:22 The Lord will strike Egypt, and then he will bring healing. For the Egyptians will turn to the Lord, and he will listen to their pleas and heal them. Did you ever notice the "national judgment" that God brings in the OT? He will judge entire countries all at once, with either punishment or healing. It is a noteworthy detail!
19:20 When the people cry to the Lord for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a savior who will rescue them. So many Messianic prophecies in Isaiah. Love it!
19:23-25 In that day Egypt and Assyria will be connected by a highway. The Egyptians and Assyrians will move freely between their lands, and they will both worship God. And Israel will be their ally. The three will be together, and Israel will be a blessing to them. For the Lord of Heaven's Armies will say, "Blessed be Egypt, my people. Blessed be Assyria, the land I have made. Blessed be Israel, my special possession!" As far as I know of, that's never happened! Can you imagine world peace with me for a moment? Seems so impossible!
20:2 The Lord told Isaiah son of Amoz, "Take off the burlap you have been wearing, and remove your sandals." Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot (for three years). Whoa...what a trip! Sounds like one of those nightmares I've had. Sometimes the things God has asked people to do are just so bizarre. I would rank this up there at the top.
21:2 I will make an end to all the groaning Babylon caused. Assuming this is at the end of the age, remember that Revelation is FULL of talk about Babylon, probably in a spiritual sense. Could possibly be a physical Babylon too, but I sort of doubt it these days. I think God is purposely going to keep the blinders on as the end unfolds.
21:2-4 It is frightening when you consider all of the prophets who were given visions of end times are so overcome with fear and dread, they can barely speak. That does not make me feel very comforted about what's ahead!
21:8-10 Then the watchman called out, "Day after day I have stood on the watchtower, my lord. Night after night I have remained at my post. Now at last-look! Here comes a man in a chariot with a pair of horses!" Then the watchman said, "Babylon is fallen, fallen! All the idols of Babylon lie broken on the ground!" O my people, threshed and winnowed, I have told you everything the Lord of Heaven's Armies has said, everything the God of Israel has told me. The first few times I read this, I applied it personally. If we are to break the power of Babylon and its idols in our hearts and lives, we must put a watchman up on the tower day and night. Have you noticed how Satan attacks when your guard is down and you are not practicing vigilance?
On another level, what a wonderful day that will be when our watchman shouts that Babylon is fallen for good! Also notice the reference to the Lord's people being threshed and winnowed in that day (think, "wheat harvest").
23:13-14 Don't fail to discipline your children. They won't die if you spank them. Physical discipline may well save them from death. What kind of death are we talking about?
(NASB) Do not hold back discipline from the child, although you strike him with the rod, he will not die. You shall strike him with the rod and rescue his soul from Sheol. Hey, it's the grave we're talking! Physical death. He won't die from discipline, but he might without it!

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outdoor tile
I am redoing my front porch and I allready replaced all the wood what kind f tile can I use outside in all temps and it would get wet
what type of grout
Porcelain and quarry are fine. Best selections in porcelain. But, there's more to it than simply which tile or grout. You first have to have a slopped surface and an adequate framing structure. Enough plywood subfloor and a CBU made for outdoors and probably a membrane over that too.
You can start by telling us where this porch is located and answering the questions above.
the porch is pitched plenty and is allready water tight i was going to put down durarock then tile I just dont want anything to crack
OK, I don't know what "pitched plenty" equals. You now say it's water tight, yet before you said it's a porch and is subject to all temps and will get wet. That doesn't jive.
Installing Durock isn't going to make it waterproof. You'll need to protect the plywood and the framing from moisture. Speaking of framing, can you describe how it's built and the type and thickness of the subfloor you're planning to install? How high off the ground is it? Is it well ventilated etc.
the structure is very strong i fixed all the beams and put down 3/4" plywood the put down tar paper the pitch is about 1/4" per foot sameas it has been for 80 years it is water tight so no water will hit plywood
can't imagine anyone,,,
installing tile outdoors UNLESS there's no absolute danger of freezing temps,,, we won't even do it in ga/sc,,, unless yours is much different than most others, if its outside when it rains, it'll get wet,,, if it snows, it'll turn white, too.
others may differ but that's my story & i'm stickin' to it.
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2012 (Junior): Started team's first 42 ballgames before missing final 14 due to injury ... batted .284 with 29 runs, three home runs, 28 RBIs and 14 stolen bases ... was team leader in RBIs and stolen bases before injury ... finished second on team in steals and third in batting, slugging (.399), on-base (.340), runs, hits (52), RBIs, total bases (73) ... produced a career-high four hits at Notre Dame (4/13) with one run and two RBIs ... tied single-game career high of two doubles in consecutive games: at Dayton (3/28) and vs. Pitt (3/30) ... tripled for second time in career vs. No. 2 Kentucky (3/21) ... stole a career-best three bases vs. Oakland (3/3) ... recorded career highs in RBIs with five and total bases with seven vs. UMBC (2/26).
2011 Summer: Helped lead the Cincinnati Steam of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League to a 22-20 record ... Perfect Game USA ranked him as the eighth best professional prospect in the Great Lakes League ... finished seventh in the league in batting average (.342) and stolen bases (14) ... was named a mid-season all-star and was named as a postseason first team all-league outfielder ... played in 33 games and had a .342 BA, eight doubles, two triples, one homerun, 18 RBI and was 14-of-15 in stolen base attempts.
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Here I am trying to read the liturgy at Finley's dedication; Finley has other ideas.
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A great picture! Finley, no doubt, has the right idea!
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A few weeks ago – in the midst of the UEFA EURO 2012 Championship and with the Olympic Games almost upon us – I posted a blog entry on the fastest among all fast-track arbitrations. Today I'm staying on the same track to share again a few thoughts on the timing of arbitration – from a distinct, yet not distant, angle. My immediate and current inspiration has come from London, where just a few days ago the BLP law firm released its report entitled "International Arbitration: Research based report on perceived delay in the arbitration process". See also the recent blog entry posted by Dr. W. Wąsowicz on July 3, 2012.
Time efficiency is traditionally listed among the key advantages of arbitration. While we take state court backlogs for granted, it is different for arbitration. Its users expect that arbitration – as with all professional commercial services – should not be tardy.
Sometimes this expectation leads the parties to include in their arbitration clause a provision imposing time limits for completion of the proceedings and/or delivery of an award by the tribunal. Arbitral institutions feel responsible for preventing delays in arbitration as well. This is reflected both in the arbitration rules (such as e.g. Article 30 of the ICC Rules providing that a final award must be rendered within 6 months of the date when Terms of Reference are signed) as well as their everyday operations.
The authors of the report suggest that while all of this is admirable in theory, the reality can be somewhat different. Two out of every three respondents in the survey indicated that they had at some time within the past five years felt dissatisfied with the length of time they had to wait for an award.
Unsurprisingly, the higher the amounts at stake, the greater the tendency for delays in the arbitral process. They tend to arise at all stages of the proceedings: from their very start until the end. As early as at the phase when an arbitral tribunal is constituted, one third of respondents indicated that parties/counsel who use all kinds of dilatory tactics are not solely responsible for the delays, but also that the arbitral courts and arbitrators should be blamed.
The strongest criticism relates to delays in the very last stage of the arbitral process: when the hearing is closed, and the only job for arbitrators is to agree on, draft and sign an arbitral award. The overwhelming majority (86%) of the respondents considered that 3–6 months for the publication of an award was an acceptable target time. The longer period of 6–9 months was still acceptable to a third. No-one considered a delay of more than a year to be appropriate.
Despite the fact that arbitral proceedings inPolandare usually much shorter than the proceedings in state courts (it is thus relatively easier to feel satisfied with them), the results of domestic respondents would probably be similar. Many deficiencies indicated in the report are of a universal nature. Hence it is certainly worth reviewing the report's details.
"Time is money" is a saying first promulgated by Benjamin Franklin. It has been conjugated in all tenses, probably in all languages. In the language of arbitration, it also has an important meaning. While rushing is not good and could lead to the violation of the fundamental principles of arbitration, any tardiness cannot be justified. To decide on third parties' disputes is a most ennobling task. To close the bracket with another famous maxim: Noblesse oblige…


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how do you apply your gel?
How do you apply your gel? Soaking wet? Blot first? Do you rake through? Scrunch? Smooth? I feel like everyone applys gel to soaking wet hair, and every time I do this, I have a bad hair day. I dont know what Im doing wrong. Maybe this just doesnt work for me? I also cannot get hard hold gels, like biosilk rock hard gelee to work for me, and I think that has something to do with the fact that applying gel to soaking wet hair does not work for me .but with this gel and other hard hold gels when I do my normal routine of blotting/scrunching with a towel, and then smoothing and crunching in gel .the hard hold gels get too crispy on me .
So Im just curious as to how other curlies out there apply there gel. Currently Im using angel, and this gel seems to work best on me when I blot first with my microfiber towel, then smooth and scrunch in gel upside down then I diffuse upside down for about 5 minutes and then right side up for 5 minutes.
wow.. sorry i really cant help you there.. i have the exact same problem as you..
Hmmm, the only way I can have a good hair day is if I apply gel to sopping wet hair. I smooth some on first on the back, sides, and front of my hair, then rake through once or twice, then scrunch a lot. Then I plop with the gel in my hair. Everyone's hair is different though.
I've never had much luck applying gel to soaking wet hair and then plopping.
I normally plop in a microfiber towel long enough to keep my hair out of the way while I get dried off and put on my face cream. I then scrunch-in my gel, first while upside down. Then I'll part my hair and scrunch in some more gel while right side up.
soaking wet, smooth and scrunch
I wonder if the gel itself makes a difference on application. I use Paul Mitchell Super Sculpting Gel and Styling Glaze mixed together. They are not hard gels, but I don't use them on soaking wet hair, as I don't like the sensation and feel that more falls off my hair than goes on. It also takes too long to dry if I put gel on soaking wet hair.
My normal routine - I wrap my head in a towel long enough to get out of the shower and dry off. Then I comb through my leave-in conditioner (Abba Nourishing). Then I apply my gel mix in 3 sections - top, middle, ends. I smoosh, scrunch, rake, twist, whatever it takes to get it all through my hair (my hair is thick, so it take a bit of manipulation to get all layers covered). Then I comb through and finish styling.
I'm trying something new this week
I'm brushing the gel through. I wait about 10, 15 minutes after I get out of the shower, rub the gel and a little water between my hands, sort of scrunch/rake through my hair, then brush it in with one long stroke for each section. Then scrunch again. I found I need less gel because the brush distributes it more evenly. The final scrunch brings back the curl. So far this seems to be working.
I think it's the individual hair type. Like for me, 3b, I have to put product on sopping wet hair or else it won't work. As soon as my hair starts to dry, it starts to frizz unless there is something on it.
Also, I don't just put gel on, first I put on some leave-in condish, CCSC and RR or LOOB and then I follow with gel, although some days I can just get away with the leave-in condish and gel.
Either way, I need something under the gel. Then I blot with a towl or plop depending on my mood. I'm not always guranteed a good result with plopping.
I smooth my gel in standing up, and sometimes gently rake. Then, I flip over and scrunch.
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eta: and I do this all on sopping wet hair.
Well, it's been almost 2 months since I last wore any gel, but I would do similar to what others have done - blot out excess water, smooth and/or rake it through then scrunch it in. Oh & over top a leave-in conditioner or styling cream done the same way as the gel.
I scrunch gel (Batia & Aleeza is my current favorite) into soaking wet hair, upside down, while still standing in the shower. I finger comb it through, scrunch in more gel, blot with micro fiber towel, and then scrunch in just a bit more gel, all with my head upside down. Then I diffuser dry, scrunching my hair as I dry, for the first 5 minutes or so, then I stop touching my hair and just move the diffuser around until my hair is about 70% - 80% dry.
I never used to have success applying gel to soaking wet hair, but once I got my technique down (combined with drying, as mentioned above), I've had amazing curl formation.
But like anything else, what works for some, doesn't work for others. (For instance, plopping/plunking does NOT work for me.)
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The Wildcats were beat by Belding 4-0 in a six-inning game, getting no-hit by Redskin pitcher Tyler Strevel.
It also was the first game outdoors for Belding.
"It was great just to get outside," Belding coach Michael Ostrander said. "If we hadn't played today, we would have probably been back in the gym. Our guys were really anxious to get that first game under our belts."
Despite not getting a hit, Lakeview coach Ryan Vellanti found something to like.
"For our first day outside, actually I was quite pleased with our defense," he said. "We swung at a lot of high pitches today. We have to have a better strike zone awareness. That's hard to do inside in a cage."
The Redskins got two runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth inning to get the win.
"Offensively, we hit the ball pretty well, although we would like to see a few more drop in for hits," Ostrander said. "Tyler Daller had a couple of hits and Brian Daller had a big hit in the fifth inning that allowed us to stretch out lead."
Tyler Daller singled twice as part of six Redskin hits.
Meanwhile, Strevel shut down the Wildcats.
"Strevel was tremendous tonight," Ostrander said. "His fastball was sharp and he really attacked the strike zone. He was particularly strong against the middle of their lineup, forcing their 3, 4 and 5 hitters into an 0-for-8 day with eight strikeouts."
Vellanti agreed.
"He (Strevel) threw it by us quite a bit," he said. "When he went offspeed he threw some decent curve balls. He kept us off balance at times. Then we were helping."
Calvin Brackett was the losing pitcher for Lakeview, as he allowed five his in 4 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking four.
Strevel finished with 11 strikeouts and four walks.
"We're trying to take a better two-strike approach, trying to get the ball in play," Vellanti said. "We struggled getting the ball in play. We really struggled at the plate as a team."
Both teams have league doubleheaders today. Lakeview goes to Holton while Belding will try to christen their new ball field with a doubleheader against Grand Rapids Creston.


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So, I just watched IGN's latest Future of Gaming video segment focusing on Oculus Rift and it occurred to me that, while Rift is pretty cool all on its own, things get really exciting when you combine it with one or two other extant or coming devices.
For instance:
Option A: The good old Wii Remote and Nunchuck combo. Sure it's a little dated even with the motionplus add-on, but we would be remiss if we didn't mention the device that brought motion gaming into the mainstream (sorry Powerglove). It's also useful for our discussion as it's the one motion-gaming device that almost all gamers have had a chance to go hands-on with, unlike other more niche devices.
So, how might this play out in combination with the Oculus Rift?
A More Natural Interface-This is all speculation as I haven't gone hands-on with Oculus Rift, but in my mental playthroughs (yes, Barny-style imagination time, lol) it seems to me that using dual analogue in combination with the Rift's free look would feel off in some games. Now, in a game like Hawken it makes sense to use tank controls to pilot your hulking mech,. For all we know mechs of the future will be driven using 360 controllers. Lol. However, for something like Doom BFG Edition, you play as a lone survivor wandering monster-infested hallways, gun-in-hand. I imagine it would feel unnatural to be able to freely look around the environment but to have to push the cross hairs around using with analogue stick. Point and shoot aiming (no iron-sights!), especially combined with an in-game laser sight feels like a better match in my mind, especially with a motionplus enabled remote.
Widely Available-there are millions of Wii remotes in the wild today and folks cleverer than I have long ago discovered how to synch them up to their computers via Bluetooth.
Widely Supported: Even better, Wii emulation on PCs has been nearly perfected, allowing the vast majority of the Wii library to be played with image quality the Wii could only dream of. You might not have been impressed with Skyward Sword, Metroid Prime, or Xenoblade running on Wii, but take a look at those games running on a beefy PC with anti-aliasing out the wazoo and tell me that's not a world you'd like to visit in with 3D VR headset.
Oh, and it's cheap.
For as much as I love the Wii Remote (deeply, passionately...what?) it's still very limited in terms of its VR capabilities. In all honesty the best thing the Wii remote has going for it is its ability to mimic a pointer and it does that none too well without a motionplus or an ideally calibrated living room setup. Among its limitations is the fact that the console has only a very basic idea of where the remote itself is in 3D space. And in terms of force feedback, well, all you've got is rumble, and that only in your main hand.
In the end, the possibilities and the available game library for this setup (once someone works an Oculus Rift extension into Dolphin that is) make this an exciting and practical Rift+ setup, but in terms of VR possibilities I think we can do better.
Option B: The Novint Falcon. I remember this baby being demoed with Half Life 2 back near the launch of the Wii in 2006. The Falcon is, in essence, a 3D mouse with one very advantageous feature when it comes to virtual reality.
Force Feedback-The neat thing about the Falcon compared to other motion-sensing/VR interfaces is that, not only can the user physically interact with the virtual world, but the virtual playspace can also physically interact with the user. The Falcon's grip is suspended by three motorized arms capable of simulating anything from gun recoil to a textured surface. Combine this with pitch perfect motion-sensing thanks to its physical inputs, and you've got a very compelling VR combo IMO.
Low Penetration: The Falcon never really took off (pun!) so finding the necessary hardware and software that supports it is going to be problematic.
Limited Range of Motion: And while the Falcon is very accurate and features force-feedback, you have a very limited range of motion and few motion-based inputs at your disposal. Some would see this as a bonus, but it's not exactly in keeping with the design philosophy behind the Rift, is it?
At the end of the day, while the Falcon's failure to take off really hurts its practicality, force feedback and accuracy still make this a compelling combo concept for desk-bound VR gamers.
Option C: The Razer Hydra. A PC-centric motion controller that takes the Wii Remote and Nunchuck concept and dials it up to 11, the Razer Hydra features a full suite of traditional gaming inputs (dual analogues, four shoulder and eight face buttons, etc.) in addition to accurate motion-sensing in 3D space that would make the Wii Remote and PS Move turn green with envy.
Wii Remote++: Every interface benefit of the Wii Remote and Nunchuck setup is present here, but now you've got more or less perfect motion-sensing to go with it.
Traditional Gamer Friendly: A dual-analogue setup means that folks more accustomed to navigating with the 360 controller will be able to corner with ease while still taking advantage of the precision offered by pointer aiming.
Wii Remote++: While the Hydra does everything the Wii Remote can do better, it also has some of the same drawbacks, chief among them being limited force feedback.
Wii Remote +—: The Hydra also does not have the Wii Remote's existing library of games to pull from. In fact I'm not sure how widely supported it is beyond Portal 2. Also share's the Falcon's problem of low market penetration.
Option D: Leap Motion. Now, you may remember Leap from an earlier blog of mine in which I expressed interest in a kinect-like device that really worked. Though the leap can only sense motions within a few cubic feet of space, its accuracy is unparallelled when compared to similar controller-free input devices.
Nigh Infinite Flexibility: Leap's ability to sense the user's forearms and hands with true one-to-one accuracy allows it to see and interpret a large range of motions. In theory, you can have as many unique inputs as your hands allow. Imagine, if you will hotsigns in place of or in addition to hotkeys. It might not save you much (or any) time over keyboard commands, but imagine a game built around the concept, something like Sony's Sorcery but with spells and summons being performed with the unique motions of one or both hands.
Combo-ability: While the Leap may lack the traditional inputs required to play most games, the neat thing about it is you can combine it with any of the above VR devices or even a traditional controller with ease. Imagine, if you will, that a leap-like device is attached to the underside of your Oculus Rift head-mounted-display. Now, no matter where you are or which input you prefer, the leap can see your hands and add a layer of motion-controls accordingly. Playing with the Wii Remote and Nunchuch, the Rift suddenly knows where your hands are situated in 3D space, bringing the Wii's motion-sensing capabilities up to par with that of the Hydra. With the Falcon, imagine using your left hand to make subtle gestures to change the game-world around you. With the hydra, imagine raising your hand before your face and seeing the gloved hand of your hero raise a badass pistol rather than a plastic peripheral.
Zero Force Feedback: None, nada, zip. And limited inputs as well, though of course these are both mitigated by combining the Leap with one of the above solutions.
Limited Range: As-is the leap can only monitor a few cubic feet of space, and when you turn your head you are changing the position of the field that it can sense.
Will it Work As Well Upside-Down?: It took a lot of work for the leap to be able to track all ten fingers in real time from below. I'd imagine that getting it to the same level of accuracy from the top down would take just as much effort.
Technically, zero market penetration.
Option E ??? There are a vast-array of VR devices from Novint's force-feedback exoskeleton to the PS Eye to Game Gun and everything in between. Any one of them, and indeed any combination of them could change how you play and interact with your games in a meaningful way. So, I ask you, what is option E? What's your favorite VR-applicable device? What game do you most want to play with it? Does it work in combination with Oculus Rift or is it an all-in-one? Do you think it will ever be widespread enough for developers to support it? Are you a developer who is interested in VR? Sound off! Discuss! Let your voice be heard... even if only by me. =P
Whether or not any of these ideas actually make it to the mass market so that we can get our hands on them, we can even now mentally playtest them, together, which is actually of the goal of this post. In many ways imagination is the ultimate virtual reality, no?
*begins singing Barny theme song*
One last thing, before someone starts up the old cry of "But I just want to sit on the couch and relax when playing games," remember, this discussion is specifically about VR gaming. I'm not suggesting this kind of interaction should replace traditional gaming or that it's appealing to the entire community or even the majority of gamers. If you aren't interested in VR, that's cool. I totally get it, but there's no need to be down on the very concept just because it doesn't suit your tastes, right? So please be respectful of one another's opinions on the subject. After all, gaming's not so serious a business that we have to fight about it, right?
And I have a question for you, thou stalwart traditional gamer, what would it take for you to be interested in VR? Does it have to be holodeck/matrix tech, or is there some stage before that at which you find yourself willing to jump in?
Anyway, I think I've said enough (and then some) on the subject for now. Sorry for the long post and the no doubt endless string of typos above. I tend to ramble when something exciting pops into my head (and updated Wii Remote + Oculus Rift + Leap Motion is very exciting to me).
As always, thanks for reading (all two of you ).


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There is considerable confusion both within India and between India and the United States as to the meaning and provisions of the nuclear treaty recently signed by both nations. The Straits Times and The Statesman of India, both report that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh claims the 123 Agreement "does not in any way effect India's right to undertake furture nuclear tests." But, the United States State Department claims any such tests would lead to immediate cancellation of the agreement.
This is merely another example of Bush incompetence. He now runs the risk of antagonizing a friendly nation because he signed an agreement that each side believes has a different meaning. One can only wonder how educated and well trained members of our State Department can't even get correct the meaning of an agreement they are signing with another nation. Who exactly is in charge of American foreign policy?


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A blood-red sky in central Sydney was an angry pointer to infernos raging on the city's outskirts, as unseasonably high temperatures and ferocious winds triggered the worst bushfire emergency in New South Wales for more than a decade.
Hundreds of homes were feared to have been destroyed in 95 separate fires, including 34 burning out of control. With the flames not expected to subside for several days, the state premier, Barry O'Farrell, said that "if we get through that without the loss of life, we should thank God for miracles".
The commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Shane Fitzsimmons, said it had been a "very difficult and dangerous day … [of] extraordinary fire behaviour", with flames travelling vast distances because of the winds. "This is as bad as it gets," he said. "You're talking destructive, damaging, and people losing everything they own."
In Sydney, the air hung heavy with smoke and ash from fires blazing in the Blue Mountains, to the city's west. The plume of smoke even showed up on weather radar. With familiar landmarks such as the Opera House bathed in an ethereal orange hue, health authorities warned people with respiratory problems to stay indoors.
The bushfire season has begun ominously early this year – the temperature reached 34 degrees Celsius, although summer is officially still six weeks off – and follows Australia's warmest 12 months on record. Although today was forecast to be much cooler, the crippling heat is expected to return at the weekend.
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Manolo the Columnist: Park from Stuart Weitzman
Manolo says, here is the Manolo's latest column for the Express of the Washington Post.
Dear Manolo,
Can you please help me? I'm having a hard time deciding on my Halloween costume this year. It's come down to a choice between Morticia Addams (with a very short skirt), a Sexy Librarian, or Sarah Palin. Which do you think would be the best? What sort of shoes should I wear with it?
Manolo says, the Manolo remembers when the Halloween was a holiday for only the little kids, who dressed up like the balleina, or the cowboy, or the Superman, and took delight in the seasonal joys of carving the pumpkins, eating the candy, and "scaring" the neighbors.
But then, sometime around the 1995, the Halloween metamorphosed into the fully adult holiday, in which the little kids are almost the after thought. Now it has become our annual Brazen Festival of Hoochie Unbound, the Dionysian bacchanal in which even the most matronly soccer mom must, for the single evening, put on the micro-mini dress and halter-top and become the Sexy Nurse, or the Sexy Pirate Lady, or the Sexy Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Manolo suggests, this year, tossing out the old, exhausted Sexy Something Halloween template, and going with the more creative costuming. Instead of tarting up the mundane, (such as the Sexy Meter Maid), try to de-tart something naturally alluring, such as the Unsexy Stripper, the Unsexy Scarlet Johansson, or the Unsexy Librarian (which, at this point, would be the radical departure from the new Halloween tradition.)
Here is the Park tall boot from the Stuart Weitzman, something that would look great under the full-length, tweed skirt that is the centerpiece of your Unsexy Victorian Trollop outfit.
Manolo the Columnis: from La Canadienne
Manolo says, here is the Manolo's latest column for the Express of the Washington Post.
Dear Manolo,
Now that Fall is here, I find I need some new boots, something that will keep me warm and dry. Did I mention that I'm a poor working girl? I am, so can you please suggest something reasonably priced?
Manolo says, as always the Manolo's advice is to save up your moneys and purchase the best quality, most super fantasticest shoes possible, as nothing can give as much satisfaction as wearing the pair of beautiful, well-made shoes.
However, the Manolo knows what it is like to be the poor person during the rainy cold season, the poor person who must fashion his own super fantastic winter boots out of plastic soda bottles and bits of home insulation that you have harvested from the abandoned building site near the cave where you keep your Madame Alexander doll collection.
Unfortunately, despite the Manolo's boundless sympathy, when it comes to the weatherproof boots, unless you are the wizard with the duct tape and the fake fur, you will have to spend some money to get something that will both look good, keep out the weather, and last the long time.
This is why the Manolo is especially fond of the La Canadienne boots. They are made in Montreal, by the French Canadians; people who live in igloos but still care about what is appearing on the runways in Paris.
Here is the Mazy from La Canadienne. It is not cheap, but it is the solid long-term investment in comfort, the sort of handsome weatherproof boot that will be wearable for many winters to come.
Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!
From the Archives of the Manolo: Sigerson Morrison for the Monday
N.B. In honor of the Manolo's eight years of shoeblogging, here is one of the Manolo's most favorite posts from the past, from October 20, 2008.
Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back in your office wrestling with the copy machine, and the fax machine, and your computer, and the mail machine, all of which are attempting to sabotage–with persistent paper jams and inexplicable malfunctions–your effort to complete one of the most important projects of your career. .
And now, the stapler on your desk (Swingline, 747 Classic in red) is looking funny at you, and you are wondering "What did I do to deserve this?" And so you call the tech support guys.
"Tech Support."
Oh, gosh darn it, you got Creepy Greg, the one everybody is wary of, not Nice Greg, the one everyone trusts. But, what can you do? You are desperate and need help right now, and so you tell Creepy Greg about the problems, and he replies with something unexpected.
"You have to propitiate the God of Office Machines."
"Photocopicus, he demands an offering."
"Photocopicus, dammit! Photocopicus! He needs a sacrifice. Grab some paperclips and go to the storage closet in the copier room. We've got a small altar there. Bow your head, state your desires, and leave the paperclips as an offering."
"What? Can you have the other Greg call me?"
"He'll tell you the same thing, dammit. Just do it, alright? Just do it. Trust me it'll work." And then he hangs up.
And now you are certain that you are part of the elaborate practical joke, but you are desperate, very, very desperate. And so, even though you are the Methodist, you grab the box of paperclips from your desk drawer and you go to the copier room, and there, in the closet, just as Creepy Greg said, there is the tiny gilded bronze replica of the photocopier, the Canon 330d, with the words "Photocopicus, God of Office Machines" engraved on the base. Around the idol are scattered paper clips, erasers, rollerball pens, and elaborately-folded origami sticky notes, colored in fanciful ways with highlighters.
Following instructions, and feeling more than the little ridiculous, you bow your head and ask Photocopicus to aid you in the completion of your presentation. And then you leave six paperclips, hoping that it is the correct number.
Two hours later, after you have successfully finished your presentation without incident, the phone rings, and it is Nice Greg, the tech guy everyone likes.
"So, did it work?"
"Um, yes, I think so."
"Good." And then he hangs up, leaving you feeling like you're living in the middle of the Charlie Kaufman movie.
You know what you need now to erase that feeling of unheimlichkeit? Shoes, good old dependable, concrete, wonderful, never-let-us-down shoes.
Look, here are the marvelously real, wonderfully pretty Sigerson Morrison suede skimmers.
Whose Shoes Wednesday
Eight Years of Shoeblogging!
Manolo says, on this day eight years ago, October 16th, 2004, the Manolo began his earthly mission of bringing the beauty and magic of the shoes to the internets.
And now, nearly the decade later, the world has changed, and beautiful shoes are everywhere, all over of the internets, the shops, the runways, and the streets. Shoes have been finally and universally recognized as the greatest and bestest fashion accessory of all time.
To put it more plainly: We are living in the Golden Ages of Shoes.
What joy it gives the Manolo to know that he has done his small, tiny part in helping bring to about this apotheosis.
Most of all, however, on this happy day, the anniversary of the shoeblogging, what joy it gives the Manolo to know that he has made so many dear internet friends over the years, friends who have provided him with their attention and affection and support.
The Manolo, who could never fully express the deep gratitude he feels, can only say, dear readers, you are indeed most super fantastic!
Manolo the Columnist: Moscow from Ecco
Manolo says, here is the Manolo's latest column for the Express of the Washington Post.
Dear Manolo
Can you recommend a shoe that's comfortable enough for my half-hour metro ride and fifteen minute walk to work, but still classy enough to wear in the office?
Manolo says, ayyy! It is the eternal working girl question: the shoes in which you will strut around the place of employment in your semi-offical role as the Office Fashion Plate are not comfortable enough for the commuting back and forth from your home on the public transportation.
It is ture, that for as long as the women have gone to the place of work outside the home, this problem has been with us.
Indeed, the Melanie Griffith's hit movie Working Girl, which appeared more than 25 years ago, prominently featured scenes of our heroine commuting back and forth from the Staten Island in tennis shoes, with socks wore over her pantyhose.
But, the Manolo actually suspects that if one looked into the ancient fashion records one would find that the 1920s secretaries complained about not finding shoes that were suitable for both riding on the omnibus and taking stenography from that young Victrola salesman who looked like Rudy Valleé.
Happily, the Manolo can report that shoe technology seems to have advanced moderately from the days of the Thoroughly Modern Millie. Here is the Moscow, the attractive stacked heel pump from Ecco, the company that specializes in making comfortable shoes that do not look as if they were meant for Thoroughly Ancient Millie.
Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!
Whose Shoes Wednesday
Shoes Are Magic
Manolo says, the Manolo's smarty-smart friend the Virginia Postrel has posted at her Deep Glamour blog the interview the Manolo did with her the few months back, talking about the transformative magic inherent in the shoes.
Here is the excerpt to whet your appetite.
Q: Why are people so interested in shoes?
Because shoes have magic in them. Our fairy tales are filled with stories of fantasy shoes: glass slippers, hundred league boots, ruby slippers, shoes in which old women reside, boots for sword fighting cats, shoes made by elvish cobblers at night, red ballet shoes which cause the wearer to dance incessantly, and on, and on.
Every child knows that shoes are magic. It is one of the first things you learn. Shoes are magic.
To be barefeeted in literature and in life is to be the pitiable creature. To have the shoes, even the most humble, is to be the person of some substance. When you put on the pair of the beautiful, well-made shoes that fit, you are filled with satisfaction and contentment; you look better, you stand taller, and you are more confident. Thus shoes work transformative magic. We all know this to be true, because we have all experienced it ourselves.
Even our modern shoes, in which the magic is usually latent, can be frequently beautiful. And when we buy beautiful shoes we believe we can imbue ourselves with some of this beauty. Pants are pants. Dresses are dresses. But it is only with the shoes on our feet that we are fully dressed. The ball gown, no matter how beautiful, is not complete until the dancing shoes have been put on.
Manolo says, it is not the ball gown, no matter how beautiful, nor the pumpkin coach that makes Cinderella the princess, it is the magic shoes.
Shoes are magic.
But, now you must go read the whole interview.
The Diaz Leather Ankle Boot from the Maestro Manolo Blahnik for the Monday
Manolo says, it is Monday, and you are back at your desk doing that thing that you do to make that money that you need to keep the wolves away from the door.
Wolves? Ha!
Would that the rampaging wolf packs were your main concern.
Yes, if you live in the Montana, or the Wyoming, the wolf might occasionally, maybe, snatch up the unguarded toy poodle, or the haughty house cat (who probably had it coming), but even there the danger to your nuclear family and home is negligible. Although, certainly, most 21st century husbands, now reduced to the largely supernumerary functions, such as 3,000 mile oil changes and ordering new aluminum siding, would relish the chance to reassert their Viking bona fides by driving off the pack of wolves while armed with nothing more than the large stick and the AR-15.
Ayyy! Such is the stuff of suburban male fantasy! But, thanks to modern high-powered cartridges and infrared scopes, our ancient and noble canine vermin are easily kept at bay.
Unfortunately, modern vermin are not so easily dissuaded from their depredations. Indeed, between the tax collector, the bank, the politician, and the nice man at the gas station who, where this 18th century, would be standing the the side of the road wearing the mask and holding the brace of pistols, you have never been more beset on all sides.
And this says nothing about the various indignities foisted upon you at the place of the work, where your immediate supervisor, Mr. Potiphar, has earned the well deserved reputation as the slave driver.
But, what can you do? When has life not been the struggle? When have the metaphoric wolves not been at the non-metaphoric door?
Look! Beautiful and sophisticated booties!
This is the Diaz Leather Ankle Boot from Maestro Manolo Blahnik, the sort of shoe that heralds the coming winter with style and seriousness.


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Why did you block my comment? What's wrong with "IQ is so bad it must be North Korean edition...Cuban edition would make you happy? How about IQ is so bad they sent back from Korea back to Nikon...
Because I was a little suspicious of the number of comments you'd left in one fell swoop, and the North Korean comment in particular is not really appropriate. I may be light-hearted but it is ultimately racist and doesn't add anything worthwhile to the 'discussion'.
I was so disappointed with pictures IQ I wrote what I wrote. I am the last person on this planet who would be a racist...that's all. Hope you understand.
Fair enough. One day we'll get a good comments system that means such issues shouldn't be a problem in the future.
I bought this camera a few days before.But i m very much disappointed with the Quality of Image.may better to buy any other camera other than this model.
this is a pos. had it for 2 years & crap from day one. Will not buy a nikon, regardless of reviews, ever, as a protest.
I had this for 3 weeks. I have no idea what quality the pictures are since I didn't get to make any... After 3 weeks sitting in the box I tried to charge the battery and was DEAD. My first and last Nikon ;)
This model is having a problem of recharging battery once it is completely dried out.
i want buy second hand, how can i know when brought this one?
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A Crazy End To A Middle School Basketball Game [Video]
There are few things more exciting than a great basketball game. Especially one that comes down to the final seconds. The crowd counts down along with the clock, and one player goes for broke with a shot that could bring the victory home. And then something ridiculous happens - check out how this middle school basketball game ended at the buzzer:


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I have someone on the job right now. Thank you. Tom
I need the logo on the site to have neon over the Bootz and have it flicker every once in a while or the B to flicker and then a couple second later the Z …
Open to suggestions/ recommendations- open to Freelance bids. Let me know if you are interested. Hoping for $40 quick paypal project.
Thanks. Tom
Still looking for this ….
I know there is a similar thread and they reference my site, above but there has not been any answers on this. Has this been developed yet?
Cordially, Tom
Thanks but that was in flash (at least the logos part) and it is a pain in the a$$ to update, let alone no SEO .
I would love the same thing done in a wordpress format, so for every logo would be a post and be categorized accordingly.
No one has seen anything like this?
I would like a wordpress with lots of thumbnails that click to posts. Is there one similar to this on TF?
Thanks, T
430 purchases. Small time compared some of the top ActiveDen and ThemeForest. Sadly it was downloaded many more thousands of times via the pirated/torrent sites. Bastards.
My template was actually available in April 2010. 10 Months back, when FBML was in it's infancy.
Now Iframe is in its infancy… Custom Tabs, Custom Icons, Custom Tab Order. Power to the People!
Thank you for the compliment Maybe for every compliment I will throw out another suggestion?
- Many users like to pull in RSS feeds, which can be difficult as they are so damn many XML RSS feeds to parse.
Possibly giving a user an area to easily update with a simple blog/update area that would be feed the flash template would be useful…of course that is what Facebook Status updates is for, but this would more permanent.
Just another idea.
Cordially, Tom
A little background… I was the first to get a Facebook Fan Page template up on ActiveDen after so many said, "Who would be so stupid to want a 520 px template?" ......Sigh.
Now that Facebook allows for the iframe app and it can be implemented in less than five minutes with a custom tab, custom icon, and change the tab order. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaLAELfEp6E where will flash designers be able to take it?
From my perspective I am an end user. I have spent as much money on Flashden/ActiveDen as I have made, most likely more. These are some tips to designers who are ridiculously talented, but are not end users. (99% of my sales are to users who have bought 1-9 files, meaning 1.)
From my experience you are selling to the hundreds of marketing companies who are carving out their own piece of Facebook profits as the middleman to their clients.
Here are some tips:
- Many marketing companies are not able to edit the flash in any proficient capacity. - Descriptions that show video tutorials to show of how to implement your products will greatly benefit your sales. - Facebook really built the inner page to be 500 px as they knew the inner scroll bar would be 20px wide. I would really look at building site that are 500px wide to be safe from irritating clients when their content is cutoff at 520px. - At the very least a contact form has to be in there. - If you are able to to build a backend client center where a marketing company can manage multiple sites, you are golden.
I have many other "real world" suggestions, so if interested feel free to email at firstname.lastname@example.com
Lastly – Here is your last "bone"... as someone will make a lot of money from this idea. Create a template that has an MP3 player with downloads. Do you know how many artists are trying to a create a sweet site and often they use the RootMusic app? It sucks because it is only one page, whereas a flash site could do so much more for the artist.
Hope I was able to help, if you have questions, throw them out in this forum, I will be sure to try to answer them.
Cordially, Tom
It would be nice if Envato would kick up for some images of humans to use for team pages. Business cards, 3-D objects, and animals just don't cut it.


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Women's soccer has won over many skeptics at the 2012 Olympics, including members of Britain's footy press who have been smitten by the integrity of on-field effort and what they see as uncompromising play.
And when Canada advanced to the semi-final match Monday against the United States at Manchester United's Old Trafford by beating Great Britain, a player who found herself mentioned in some of the dispatches was 25-year-old Winnipeg native Desiree Scott, known to her teammates and now to readers of The Guardian as The Destroyer. She is 5-foot-1 and it's safe to say there isn't a player in the national program who has blossomed as quickly under coach John Herdman.
The emergence of Scott and the 21-year-old Jonelle Filigno has been one of the stories of the London Games for Canada. They are significant players, because the core of this team will be in its 30s when Canada plays host to the World Cup in 2015. And Herdman is openly concerned about where the next generation of Melissa Tancredis and Christine Sinclairs will come from, given Canadian soccer's tendency to eat its own.
Everyone knows that the United States owns Canada in women's soccer. Herdman doesn't even bother with the actual numbers, saying it's "4-46-5 or something like that," but after tying Sweden 2-2 in a game the Canadians could have won comfortably and muscling Great Britain all over the pitch, there is a sense in the Canadian camp that they are a different team.
Filigno's goal in the 2-0 win over Great Britain was a splendid one-touch shot taken in mid-stride. She has started the past two matches in which Sinclair has played an attacking mid-field role. But it was Scott who set the tone for an uncommonly poised yet aggressive defence. She routinely bundled over Great Britain's mid-fielders and forwards and, in a 24-minute span of the second half, made three strong defensive plays in her own third of the field.
"She's been a find and a half," Herdman said. "When I came into this program, she was pretty much on the outskirts. So we had a tough conversation about breaking out of a performance cage. Every time I saw her play, it looked like the fear of failure and self-belief was caging her into something that wasn't productive. She released herself in the Pan Ams [2011 Pan American Games] and never looked back."
This is basically the same team that was ripped wide open during the 2011 World Cup, yet the addition of Scott to the lineup and the decision to move Sinclair into an attacking mid-fielder's role have given the group a different texture. There is a noticeable decrease in fluster factor. Sinclair credits Herdman for making better use of his depth than his predecessors. It was always there, Sinclair said, just never utilized.Report Typo/Error
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Well, that backfired.
After rain postponed Wednesday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox invoked an obscure rule that gives them (and the Chicago Cubs) the authority to schedule doubleheaders without their opponent's consent. The Rays wanted to wait until their next visit to Fenway Park to make up the rain out because their bullpen was taxed and their team was struggling (so much for Ernie Banks' "Let's play two!" mantra); the Red Sox pushed for the doubleheader for those very same reasons.
Naturally, the Rays proceeded to sweep the Red Sox, taking the day game 2-1 and winning the nightcap 6-5 to drop Boston into a tie for last place in the AL East (with Tampa Bay, of course). Then, to add insult to injury (because sweeping a doubleheader isn't enough), Rays manager Joe Maddon took to Twitter to brag about it:
Proud of our boys . All the convoluted stuff yesterday, then spending all day in Fenway's diminutive clubhouse made it tough to win a split.
— Joe Maddon (@RaysJoeMaddon) May 2, 2014
You stay classy, Joe Maddon!
In Game 1 of the doubleheader, another strong start by Jake Peavy (6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 4 K) was wasted when the Red Sox yet again wound up on the wrong end of a replay review that may have cost them the game. Trailing 2-1 with one out in the seventh inning, Dustin Pedroia attempted to score from first on a double to center by David Ortiz. He was called out on an extremely close play at the plate, a call that was upheld when replays were deemed inconclusive after the Red Sox challenged. It's hard to take my (or John Farrell's, or Pedroia's, or anyone connected to the Red Sox) opinion as objective, but Pedroia really did appear to sneak his left foot past the swipe tag of Jose Molina and graze the back of the plate. Instead of tying the game, though, there were two outs (and a new third base coach, since Brian Butterfield earned himself an ejection — and I do mean earned), and Mike Napoli would strike out to end the threat.
The Red Sox would have one more chance to drive in the equalizer in the bottom of the ninth. With Pedroia on second and Ortiz coming to the plate (again), Rays closer Grant Balfour insisted on pitching to the Red Sox DH despite the open base. The move paid off in the end when Ortiz grounded out to second to end the game.
In the second game, Grant Balfour earned his second save of the day at the expense of Red Sox closer Koji Uehara, who took the loss after giving up the tie-breaking home run to Rays shortstop Yunel Escobar leading off the ninth inning.
The Red Sox took a 5-2 lead when they tagged Rays starter Chris Archer for five runs in the fifth, all with two outs, on a Shane Victorino hit-by-pitch (classic Shane!) with the bases loaded, then three consecutive singles by Ortiz, Napoli, and Grady Sizemore.
Sean Rodriguez pulled the Rays back within one the very next inning on a two-run homer off Felix Doubront, then scored the tying run on a single by James Loney off Junichi Tazawa in the eighth.
The Red Sox again had the tying run in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth when Victorino led off with a single, but Balfour retired Ortiz, Napoli, and Xander Bogaerts (after walking Sizemore) to let Escobar's go-ahead solo shot stand.
Sadly, the Red Sox will have to try to regroup against the Oakland Athletics, who come to Fenway with the best record (18-10) and run differential (+59) in the American League. Clay Buchholz will take the mound Friday night opposite the A's Dan Straily.
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For me the coolest shot was the first time my dad took me shooting. I was probably about 12 and we were shooting a .22 revolver. We went down the the railroad tracks which at the time were in a pretty secluded location. Dad takes a couple of shots at about 30 feet. Asks me if I know how to aim, I say I do because of BB gun practice. He hands me the gun and asks what I'm going to shoot at. I say, see that can on the other side of the tracks? The other side of the tracks was about 35 yards away. Dad asks "where?" just as I'm pulling the trigger.
I hit the can, it was an aerosol can of some sort. When I hit it, it jumped up about 12 feet in the air. Dad just looked at me, nodded and I never got another word of shooting advice from dad again.


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manuelderegil wrote:The true Brazilian rosewood 283's have been discontinued, as of what date I am not sure. I bought a new old stock 2005 br 283 in November 2012 which I had been admiring for 7 years and that had been hanging in a music store in rural florida all that time. You have to be careful because some online vendors are still advertising the current guitars (which are made of santos rosewood, what is referred to a as palo ferro and that also comes from south America - but is not a true rosewood) as being made of "Brazilian rosewood" http://chrisbsmusic.com/blueridgebr283.html is an example. I have emailed this vendor multiple times and not gotten clarification if the guitars the are selling are new/old stock or if they just never updated their listing since the wording is based on the saga catalogue from when this model was actually made from true Brazilian rosewood. In any case if I were currently buying from an online source I would first get the guitar's serial number and find out the exact cutoff date for the Brazilian rosewood model - I started to see a change in the blueridge listings to santos rosewood around 2010-2011, but I would try to get authoritative confirmation of the date when material changes were made from Saga. You can debate endlessly on the sound quality of the santos rosewood guitars vs. Brazilian rosewood guitars ( they are probably very nice guitars); however, true Brazilian rosewood that can be documented as such is bound to hold its value better. I can only tell you that the 2005 guitar that I have is as good, or beats any martin, taylor, or larivee (one of which I own) I have ever played; and to boot, the one I have is visually stunning. So, if you can overcome some guitar snobbery and buy a china built guitar, I highly recommend them
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Sold! Thanks everyone.
Sold! Thanks everyone.
Last edited by Skandinavia; 05-05-2012 at 07:49 PM.
Nice! Would ya sell the shell and interior?
Possibly if the offer is right?
Around 1700 if you are interested. Possibly more. Please text me 484-809-1890
Bump it up. Weekend almost over.
pm me really like it
home sick bump
bump for a car i wish i could buy glws
Maybe we could make a deal?
Would you sell the grille?
Car is most likely sold this weekend. Sorry. Unless you wanna offer 4000 for the grill, and i'll throw in a free car.
Bump, last chance everyone. Buyer is most likely picking this up tomorrow!
You had me until the matte blue paint Hope the buyer picks it up
Sold guys. Thanks for looking.


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such a kawaii maria *__*
Very cute!!!
AND O_O sorry XD
both you are your owl are cute
the plushi is cute~~ < 333 and you too, dear!