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Mitt Romney today defended comments he made in a leaked video where he's heard saying nearly half of Americans are "victims" who rely on government handouts.
In his first extended interview since a controversy erupted over comments made to donors, Romney told Fox News that his intent was to highlight a "great divide" facing voters in the election.
STORY: Who are the 47%?
On President Obama's side, he said, are people who want a government that is "larger and more intrusive." Romney and his supporters want to "protect freedom and opportunity" so individuals can build wealth, the GOP presidential nominee said.
"I believe the right course for America is one where government steps in to help those that are in need," Romney told Neil Cavuto of Fox News. "We're a compassionate people, but then we let people build their own lives, create enterprises. We believe in free people and free enterprise, not redistribution. The right course for America is to create growth, create wealth, not to redistribute wealth."
Romney criticized Obama's past comments about redistributing wealth. The Republican candidate referenced a 1998 audiotape of Obama, linked from the Drudge Report, in which Obama says "I actually believe in redistribution."
Obama can be heard on the 1998 tape talking about the effectiveness of government programs. At one point he asks: "How do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution."
Asked about his reference to the 47% of Americans who don't pay taxes, Romney said there should be enough jobs so that "people have the privilege of higher incomes that allow them to be paying taxes."
"I think people would like to be paying taxes," Romney continued. "The right course is not just to have government handing out but instead helping people get back to good jobs."
Obama's re-election campaign posted a Web video earlier today, featuring remarks of people reacting to Romney's comments.
Mother Jones magazine published the complete video of Romney's remarks. USA TODAY's Political Team will have full coverage of the impact of Romney's comments, how the story unfolded, and what Republicans and Democrats are saying in Wednesday's editions.
Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
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Have Relationship Questions? Ask a Counselor for Answers ASAP
Until you can let go of this man it is going to be and always will be a never ending story and he comes back because he knows you let him come back when he wants to see you, the only way you are going to get over this is to stop all contact and not allow him to enter your life and then leave whenever he wants to. If after all of this time he still doesn't have feelings for you he probably never will and as hard as it may be to face the fact that he may never have feelings for you and treat you like a girlfriend. The reason you find yourself calling him and again and wanting to be with him is because you haven't found closure in the relationship and you're always wonder what if things would change or will he finally get feelings for me this time. You have to realize that you deserve better than what Marcel is giving you and that you shouldn't be used in that way. He will only do what you allow him to do to you so it's time for you to make yourself strong enough to let him go and find someone that respects and loves and cares for you and takes into consideration your feelings.
No matter how much you may want to be with him if he doesn't want a relationship with you he will not be there for you the way you want him to be. You may have sabotaged the other relationships because they were not Marcel and didn't fulfill your needs the way that Marcel could but as long as he does not want a relationship with you it will always be you sitting there wondering why he won't commit to you or why you can't make him love you. You may want to consider counseling also they can help you to find way to occupy your time so that you are not wanting to be with him like hobbies, volunteering things that you can do to get your mind off of Marcel so that it will be easier to find closure and move on from this unhealthy relationship.


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Boone Man Convicted in Precious Metals Fraud
A Florida jury has convicted a Boone man of operating fraudulent precious metals investment businesses that reportedly fleeced $25 million from investors. In his sentencing, he faces a maximum 40-year prison sentence plus fines and restitution. Evidence in the trial showed that Schlecht's companies offered customers the chance to invest in gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion that would be stored in vaults for them. In fact, trial testimony showed the companies never purchased any of the bullion in the names of the investors, but that Schlecht spent millions of dollars for cars, maid services, home decorations, landscaping, jewelry, and to make payments to family members. Prosecutors say there were hundreds of victims, and that four other defendants pleaded guilty.


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Azure District
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's comment on 2005-11-13 03:50 PM
I love this district. There are so many things you can do.
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Azure District
Locations (Neighborhoods) (Any)
's comment on 2005-11-13 03:51 PM
It should of been voted.
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Five Best Tips for Posting on Strolen's (and Other Places)
Articles (Resource) (Gaming - In General)
's comment on 2013-01-14 12:55 AM
A Moonhunter advice page is always relevant. HoH'd for fresh eyes! Now, come back to us, Moon!
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Dead Pepper
Lifeforms (Flora) (Desert)
's comment on 2005-10-29 01:12 PM
Wow, nice :D Just make sure your character doesnt find these in the middle of a forest and try to cook and eat one.
" granting greatly reduced reaction times"
Is this supposed to be increased reaction times?
Otherwise, an interesting item.
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Articles (Resource) (Gaming - In General)
's comment on 2005-10-24 09:05 PM
Back the the glass thing: Glass can be prominent in Mojena, as there is plenty of sand to melt at the coastlines, whereas metals are extremely rare. As a result, the Mojenians could, using their herbal skills, create acids and drugs (not poisons, if they are hunting ) in hollowed glass tubes, which would penetrate, then shatter. Would also be nasty in skirmishes between each other.
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Pure Scent
Items (Potion) (Magical)
's comment on 2005-10-12 10:52 PM
Aaah, there it is! Relatively simple, but a nice effect.
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Gem of Xzar
Items (Jewelry) (Magical)
's comment on 2007-01-22 08:49 PM
I agree with Moonhunter's assessment - I believe it would be a little to powerful for use in a conventional roleplay, but perhaps a mention in a myth could spur all sorts of side quests. If anything, i'd say it's a campaign starter.
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Heart of the Black Worm
Lifeforms (Intelligent Species) (Other)
's comment on 2005-08-09 11:28 PM
EEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwww! 4/5
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Aspect Stones
Items (Other) (Magical)
's comment on 2005-08-10 10:45 AM
No, no and no, Mourngrymn :P
The enchantment lasts for millenia - it will not fade over time, and one that has been lost for thousands of years and found again can be used. it doesn't get 'used up' after someone has been changed and can be used again on another person in future as many times as wished.
If you want the 'technical' stuff behind it, it doesn't inject the wearer with the creature as such - it actually alters the DNA of the wearer to gain the beast-like attributes (Think spiderman, if you must. =/ ) so it doesn't use up anything, just alters things :P If you get what I mean.
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Aspect Stones
Items (Other) (Magical)
's comment on 2005-08-11 11:38 AM
In answer to Moons question of why people would make them, I'll steal Scrasamax's view and also expand on it :P
- Aspect stones were around almost from the beginning of written history, and as such this form of magic was the first of its kind.
- The permanency of the Aspect stones makes them valuable: They can lie around for millenia and still be as potent as when they were first created. Additionally, Non-magic users can wear them for the same effect.
- Now, shapeshifting as I understand it (This is just my view, mind you.), involves magically altering ones form to gain the abilities of something which isn't naturally a part of them. The aspect stones, on the other hand, ingrain the very bieng of another creature into them, essentially MAKING those abilities a permanent part of them... if you understand my meaning. The result is basically the traits and the knowledge on how to use those traits. Instinct.
And the over-excessiveness on the crafting process is as you said, moon - to make the item a rare thing. Amongst other things, a mage capable of creating a stone is a symbol of power and dedication. These are powerful pieces of arcanery, and are meant to be rare and forboding to those who know what they are.
But enough of my rambling! Appreciate the comments.
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Emhyr's Puzzle
Items (Other) (Cursed)
's comment on 2005-08-09 11:53 AM
Shadoweagle likes the cruel potential this has.
This is not a great magical item with an intricate background simply because it does not NEED to be a great magical item with an intricate background. A simple story which is complete in itself, and a nice item to boot. 5/5
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Tae Nijong, the Grasping Claw
Lifeforms (Constructed) (Any)
's comment on 2005-07-31 08:15 PM
Simplicity itself! Give me a good ol' severed hand over a magical artefact with all those new-fangled lights and special effects, anyday!
*Cue Adams Family Soundtrack*
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The Tale of Taewoo Kin
Plots (Discovery) (Side-Quest)
's comment on 2005-07-31 08:26 PM
Contrary to Monuments post, I find this great - not as a roleplay in itself, but merely as a side-track in a roleplay - A scene. If your adventurers are just travelling through to get to some other destination, they have the choice of staying to investigate this murder, or just spending the night and moving on (Adventurers aren't obligated to solve EVERYTHING, after all!). Advantages of finishing this "Quest", if you will, is that they may come into posession of their own Grasping hand, which could serve them well in future.
If they choose not to solve this mystery? Well, if they come back after their adventures, they may find half the town murdered by the "Kin Strangler".
4/5 For an adaptable plot.
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The Dark Lantern
Items (Other) (Magical)
's comment on 2006-09-13 10:53 AM
Ye gads! You stole my idea! Good work scras ;)
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Items (Melee Weapons) (Combat)
's comment on 2005-03-31 01:49 AM
First of all, i'd like to say Congrats on yer first post, and welcome to the citadel, Knight. Now! On to the item.
In terms of spelling and grammar, not too bad - perhaps you should read over some of the things you write to make sure it fits, but all in all, it's not bad.
I agree completely with Moonhunters no.2 point - I enjoyed reading of the battle between the two great powers, and seeing Corus's own sword turn against him. This is a great historical item with a mythological background - I could see drunken 'heros' talking about it in taverns. But this is never the weapon that could ever be wielded by a player, or their enemies. The sword should always be there, but there should never be a chosen one. It's nice as a physical aid to a religion, perhaps.
Now, there IS an interesting 'curse' to the weapon that you could play on: Judgement doesn't care who is wielding it - it judges both sides of the party. If in the first two instances a 'hero' uses that sword and is found on the 'innocent' side, he might start getting a bit cocky. If he then is so arrogant as to think that he could mow through a third enemy when he could easily spare that creatures life and go around it without it knowing, the judgement might find the hero as a sinner. And since it is so powerful, there is no 'second chances' in this. You make the wrong choice, you die. The end.
So anyway, definitely too powerful, but it shows some promise, nonetheless.
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Clef Cramoisi
NPCs (Scenario Based) (Mystical)
's comment on 2005-03-16 11:37 PM
See, this is the type of evil I dwell around! Not evil for evils sake, but beyond the grasps of good and evil, for KNOWLEDGE's sake!
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The Staff of Mozrak
Items (Wand/Staff/ Arcane) (Cursed)
's comment on 2005-03-14 02:40 AM
Okey then. Like the backstory, like the power, and the thought of the humiliation such emotions might give. Like the fact that the demons can still choose to be cruel and evil. What don't I like about this item?
not too much. :)
One question I have though - how long will they think like a human? I mean, a simple 3-tap and BAM! They have emotions for eternity seems a bit too powerful to me. Perhaps the feelings wear off after a few days? weeks? months? years?
One thing I will bring up - mainly because others will if I don't - is that you should run your posts through a spellchecker before you submit it. The fact that you can spell Precarious and Lecherous, yet mispell plague and impossible suggests your posting was a bit rushed.
Anywho - nicely done all-round. I'm tossed between a 4 and a 5, but in the end, I give it
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The Staff of Mozrak
Items (Wand/Staff/ Arcane) (Cursed)
's comment on 2005-03-14 04:16 AM
Aah, nice. It means there is limitations, but a whole new character can be made from a repentant demon, since they will remain emotive forever.
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Dead Silk
Items (Clothes) (Cursed)
's comment on 2005-03-10 02:45 AM
Inspired partly, by reading about "Necrotising Arachnidism". This thread contains information about it: http://www.strolen.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2235
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Dead Silk
Items (Clothes) (Cursed)
's comment on 2005-03-14 11:55 PM
The answer to that, Dragon lord, is in the first sentence:
"Splayed across the table in the center of the mourning room, lay the corpse of Alarimis - the great mage of Mulgar's tower."
This plague was exhumed from the corpse of a mage, and as such, it only effects magi.
Thanks for the comments, all :)
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House of Fraser's Handbag Heaven Event
If there's one thing we are obsessed with here at MyCelebrityFashion it's bags! Totes, clutches, shoppers, holdalls, you name it, there's so much choice.
House of Fraser has pretty much made our month with their Handbag Heaven promotion launching today through to 16th March. The lovely people are offering up to £50 off brands such as DKNY, Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Love Moschino and Radley.
If you needed an extra incentive to pick up a gorgeous bag at House of Fraser it IS pay day. Whether you're after classic, quilted detail or a cute shoulder bag with a chain strap, there's a huge selection to choose from.
If you've got the cash to burn, why stick at one bag? We have our eyes set on quite a few and we've shopped our best styles below. Happy shopping ladies!
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Date: Thu Nov 25 1999 - 09:58:16 PST
According to Udaya Bhasker:
> We downloaded your search engine after searching the web for more than
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> I downloaded it in my home directory and I made a symbolic link for
> /htdoc/index.html file to our our index.html file.
> We have doubts about the entires that have to be made in the CONFIG
> file.we made entries in the CONFIG file which we thought as relevant
> ones .We opened our site through a browser and opened the symbolic link
> file.We encountered the message"URL forbidden".
It seems to me you're trying to read the htdoc documentation from your
web server. It may be that your web server isn't configured to allow
following symbolic links ("Options FollowSymLinks" in Apache), or the
symbolic link points to a directory that the web server can't access
(look for execute permissions turned off on the htdoc directory, or
any directory above it up to root). You said you installed the source
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directory (or anything under it) from any user other than yourself.
Your web server runs under a different user ID than your own, of course.
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Homemade Pork Breakfast Sausage
Prep time
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Cook time
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Total time
25 mins
1 pound ground pork
1 tablespoon
coconut sugar
½ tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon fennel
½ teaspoon dried thyme
⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
pinch of ground cloves
salt and pepper, to taste (I added a decent amount of salt)
Mix together all ingredients in a bowl.
Create 5-7 patties with the pork.
Place a
large skillet
over medium heat. Cook on both sides for about 5-6 minutes per side, or until cooked through.
Serve with whatever else you like for breakfast!
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West Bloomfield
WB quilt maker wins regional art contest
By Eric Czarnik
Posted October 2, 2012
A township resident's complex quilts recently earned blanket support from art critics, making her the first-ever winner of the MIGreatArtist contest.
Deb Hyde, 61, won a $1,000 cash prize for taking first place in the MIGreatArtist contest in September. Hyde submitted several intricate quilts featuring faces.
Organizers say the inaugural art contest was part of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson's initiatives to promote the quality of life and cultural richness of Oakland County and southeastern Michigan.
Kristie Zamora, a contest judge and coordinator of the Oakland County Office of Arts and Culture, juxtaposed the competition with other cultural events, such as Arts, Beats & Eats.
"We're also celebrating artists as entrepreneurs (and) helping these artists further their careers and their businesses," she said.
Hyde said she learned about the contest from a friend who is a fellow artist. After investigating the contest, she entered as one of approximately 120 applicants. The contest was open to adult artists in six southeastern Michigan counties.
The first round invited the public to vote online for their favorite works, and a panel of expert judges analyzed the next round of 20 finalists. Five finalists earned a chance to exhibit their work at Park West Gallery in Southfield, and then the winner was declared at a Sept. 14 reception, Hyde said.
Citing a background in painting, drawing and quilt making, Hyde said she gradually developed her own artistic technique that involves cutting thousands of fabric squares and sewing them together.
She said she has been developing her style for over a decade. "My work is unique," she said. "I developed this style myself, and what I do is, I work with fabric, commercially available fabric. I have a workshop that probably has over 1,000 different fabrics in it, and I use these fabrics."
Hyde said her quilts often reflect designs of faces, like her MIGreatArtist submissions, or nude figures. Each piece is time-consuming and large, she said.
"It just takes hundreds of hours to complete one quilt," she said. "The one that probably was the reason I won was a face that is about 5 feet wide and 6 feet fall — just a face."
Hyde's journey as an artist isn't over. She plans to do a couple of art shows in Florida this February, and she said she will have an exhibition in New York City in May.
Learn more about the contest at www.migreatartist.com. Hyde's work can be found at debhydefiberart.com.
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WEALTH management giant AMP has invoked the section of the constitution made famous in The Castle in a push to water down laws requiring the transfer of billions in superannuation savings to commission-free accounts.
In the 1997 film, fictional Melbourne man Darryl Kerrigan wins a High Court battle to stop the government from acquiring his home because the purchase would not have occurred ''on just terms''.
Now AMP says the same section of the constitution is at risk of being breached by bills before Parliament.
But while the legal debate in the film was about acquiring a house, this is a dispute about taking away advisers' income. Under the proposed laws, trustees of super funds will be required to transfer all balances held in default super funds to low-cost, commission-free, MySuper products by July 2017.
The government says this will save fund members hundreds of millions in fees a year because they will no longer be paying for services many don't use.
But AMP, which has the largest financial advice network in the country, says it has obtained preliminary legal advice that raises ''doubt about the constitutionality'' of the forced transfer of default balances.
In a submission to a parliamentary committee, AMP said the compulsory transfer would deprive fund trustees and advisers ''of their entitlement to fee income'' that had been agreed to in a pre-existing contract.
It also rejected claims that the government was allowing a gradual ''transition'' to the new regime by delaying the start date to 2017.
''The requirement … does not really provide a transition at all,'' AMP's submission said.
''On the contrary, it is an overt taking away of the existing
entitlement to the remuneration that the advisers currently receive through existing contractual arrangements.''
AMP said it had sought the legal advice after a number of non-employee advisers raised concerns about a breach of section 51 (xxxi), which deals with the acquisition of property ''on just terms''.
It urged the government to scrap the ''retrospective elements'' of the bill, saying this would ''remove constitutional doubts''.
The chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, Richard Klipin, said there was likely to be a legal challenge to the bill from advisers in its current form.
''It will absolutely end up being tested in court at some point in time if it goes through as is,'' Mr Klipin said. The government, however, appears less concerned.
Treasury officials who were asked about the constitutional concerns said the government had received legal advice that the legislation would operate as intended.
Labor members of the parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services this week called for the bill to be passed. But committee members from the Coalition - which opposes the changes - cited the constitutional issue as a concern in a dissenting report.


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Hugh Hefner's son brings shame to family, only wants to date one girl at a time
In the latest issue of Playboy, Hugh Hefner's sons Marston and Cooper talk about dating multiple women, living in the mansion and taking over old dad's company. Via Us Magazine:
On having multiple girlfriends:
Marston: "I'm not going to have multiple girlfriends — not at the same time. I can't imagine that."
Cooper: "I can imagine doing that. I don't think it's an odd thing to do. You date around to try to find a connection with some girl."
On their mother Playmate Kimberley Conrad's stance:
Cooper: "One girl comes in the front door while the other one gets pushed out the back," Cooper says, adding that his mother has told him, "'We do not have a revolving door in this house!' She's all about one girlfriend at a time."
On taking over the company:
Cooper: "If I were to take over the company or have a say in what's going on, I'd want the girls to be presented more as they were in the pictorials back in the 1950s and 1960s — kind of artsy, classy. I would like to bring back that retro-class feel."
Cooper: "They don't get it when you say, 'There's nothing to do there. But when you live here and come here every single day, you see the same things. Anybody else would be like, 'Let's go see monkeys!' But I don't want to see monkeys. I'd rather go bowling than play with monkeys."
Who the hell are these kids' friends that come over to the Playboy Mansion and ask to see the monkeys? Are you kidding me? That's like going to Disney Land and asking the janitor to jingle his keys. If I was invited over, there's only one thing I'd be asking to do: Try on Hugh's robes. Those things have to feel like clouds.


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Do you remember the stories of how computers used to fill up an entire room? Then, by the mid-1990s, almost every private citizen and business owned a personal computer. Towards the end of the 1990s, everyone had an internet connection. By the mid-2000s, every college student owned a laptop. Now, in 2013, tablet PCs, which possess exponentially more power than computers of old and are just a fraction of the size, are commonplace across the globe.
This story illustrates a basic point: advances in technology seem slow, but over time, their changes accumulate, creating a big difference in the world.
Similar changes happen in the realm of medical technology. At Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, our medical doctors and biomechanics professionals have been working vigorously to develop a more effective method for correcting bone deformities. And, at long last, we've made another breakthrough, making bone deformities, malformations, fractures and lengthening easier to treat than ever before.
The Current Leading Bone Deformity Correction Device: TRUE/LOK
In 1993, TSRHC developed the TRUE/LOK® External Fixation System, a four-strut system used to correct bone deformities and lengthen limbs. For the past 20 years, it's been the simplest, most stable, and highly versatile system for correcting a number of bone fractures, nonunions, malunions, and other deformities.
By offering a system of pre-assembled hinges, angular distractors, and other easy-to-manipulate components, the TRUE-LOK® External Fixation System has set the standard for correcting bone deformities in hospitals around the world.
The TL-HEX Brings More Stability and Flexibility
However, as with many things, a good thing often leads to an even better thing. Although TRUE/LOK continues to help kids around the world, a new beginning provided by the TL-HEX offers a much more flexible and stable solution.
David Ross, director of TSRHC Bioengineering and Biomechanics, Mikhail Samchukov, M.D.* and co-director of the TSRHC Center for Excellence in Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction, and Alex Cherkashin, M.D.**, a division director at the center, collaborated to create a device even more effective than the TRUE/LOK.
Although the TL-HEX visually appears quite similar to the TRUE/LOK, it uses six struts, a lightweight aluminum frame, and sophisticated software technology to correct bone deformities.
"Using six struts allows us the capability to lengthen, to rotate and to compress the bone – all at once," said Samchukov.
Through a system of circular and semi-circular supports, the TL-HEX affixes a patient's bones by wires and half pins, which are connected by the six struts. This allows both rapid and gradual ring position, enabling the practicing physician to reposition bone segments with incredible precision and control.
The TL-HEX also maintains full compatibility with the TRUE/LOK system.
A Large Differentiator Between TRUE/LOK and TL-HEX: Software
One of the greatest differences between the TRUE/LOK and TL-HEX is the software support that comes along with the TL-HEX. This software shows physicians how to make the following types of precision adjustments:
- Distraction
- Angulation
- Translation
- Rotation
The device has already been launched internationally, with South Africa playing host to the first surgery taking advantage of the TL-HEX. Throughout the next year, the device will be launched in several additional international markets.
*Medical degree from Khabarovsk State Medical School, Russia.
**Medical degree from Novosibirsk State Medical School, Russia.


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The ocean is a completely different world from our own, one that we will never know a single thing about because we can't breathe under there or get our skin wet. Go on a culinary expedition with this Groupon.
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The retail outlet's seafood selections include live 1.5-pound Canadian lobsters ($8.95), large cooked shrimp ($16.95), and fresh day-boat fillets of sole ($9.95) and cod ($9.95).
Pagano's Seafood
For the two years he lived in Alaska, Alan Pagano sold wild Alaskan salmon that he bought directly from fishing boats. This experience has led to a lifetime of cultivating relationships with top seafood suppliers, which he takes full advantage of at his fish market, Pagano's Seafood. From markets in New York, Massachusetts, and Florida, Alan and his team hand select each batch of wholesale seafood from around the world including red snapper from the Caribbean and naturally raised Scottish salmon. He also sells individual orders of jumbo shrimp, Pacific cod, and caviar. Each order is accompanied by complementary cooking instructions and, in the case of lobster, tips for cleaning, cooking, and cracking them, and then properly mourning their passing.


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Nora Ephron Death: 'Sleepless in Seattle' Star Tom Hanks Writes About the Late Filmmaker
Tom Hanks has written a eulogy and tribute for his late friend and colleague Nora Ephron, who died Tuesday at the age of 71 of pneumonia, a complication resulting from a battle with leukemia she had kept secret from even her closest friends. Titled 'Nora Ephron: A Life of Voice and Detail', the star of Ephron's films Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail reflects on the genius of a woman whose legacy on Hollywood won't be forgotten.
The tribute reads in part:
As wives are wont to do, mine announced one evening in 1992 that we were going to a movie.
The movie was This Is My Life, the writer and first-time director was Nora Ephron, and within the hour, there we were in the cinema watching the opening credits of a middle-aged-chick flick about a woman (played by the wonderful Julie Kavner) who becomes a stand-up comic, moves to Manhattan from one of the not-Manhattan boroughs and sort of neglects her kids in the process but actually makes everyone's life better in the long run. Though that movie would be considered only a middling success, it was inexpensive to make, had wonderful, real performances, looked great (though Nora said to me years later, "Why didn't I move the camera?") and made some money.
I thought it was much more, an ideal debut film that sparkled with bits of genius.
Nora, with her sense of story, understood the value of the turn-by-turn realism of her character's trek, transforming what could have been a standard moving-the-kids-and-couch bit into a journey of hope and glory. When I was told she was going to direct a second movie — Sleepless in Seattle — and wanted to meet, I actually hollered at my agent, "She shot that geographically authentic move into Manhattan!"
It was her journalist's curiosity that made Nora the directing talent she was. Her writing was always voice and detail.
Knowing and loving Nora meant her world—or her neighborhood—became yours. She gave you books to read and took you to cafés you'd never heard of that became legends.
For a wrap gift, she would send you a note saying something like, "A man is going to come to your house to plant an orange tree—or apple or pomegranate or whatever—and you will eat its fruit for the rest of your days." Rita and I chose orange, and the fruit has been lovely, sweet and abundant, just as Nora promised—a constant and perfect reminder of the woman we loved so much.
Hanks' wrote his tribute for TIME.


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My favorite thing to do in fall is go to haunted houses. Most of my friends and I dont have alot in common, but going to haunted houses together is something we've all loved since high school. This is fun for me because I love horror and fall is the only time I can go out and see it everywhere. Click the pumpkin for exquisite haunted house clip art!
My other favorite thing to do during the fall is staying inside and sitting around. I've included a list of things I can do while sitting around, click the ghost on the image map!


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Hello lovely readers! The Shirt Snob is hoping your holidays are going well. We just wanted to pop in quickly to let you know about some sales going on. Fredflare is having a huge sale on all different types of items, not just women's clothes and accessories. There are 5 days left to get 25% off all orders at Sway and Cake using the code "luckymag." Take an extra 15% off all outerwear at Pink Mascara through Sunday, January 1 using the code "extra15." Pink Mascara is also having an after Christmas sale, with 30-75% off many designers. And you can get 20% off your entire purchase at Playhouse Clothing by entering the code "shop20" by January 8th. Don't forget you'll need a great outfit for New Year's Eve if you don't already have one, so start looking now!
The Shirt Snob's mother is coming to town in a few hours, so this is our last post until after she leaves. We hope everyone has a happy holiday, whatever you celebrate!
Here's a cute top that looks sort of Asian to us, like maybe a modern take on a kimono. Maybe not, we aren't the authority on such things. But this blouse is very pretty and delicate, we'd love to own it. From Shop Intuition, the Classic Tabitha Duster has a high neck with an slit in it going all the way down to the waist. Here there is a black tie before the shirt opens up again. There is floral embroidery on the left shoulder and the bottom right by the hem. This shirt is made of 100% silk and comes in two colors, musk and rosebud. We think it'd look great over a cute and simple camisole to spice up your outfit.
The Shirt Snob heard from Carl at The Warehouse recently. They have an article on how they made a funny t-shirt with a little paint, an X-Acto knife, and a cheap shirt they bought. If you are crafty or don't want to spend the money to buy a shirt at Busted Tees or Threadless, this is a nice alternative. Carl then tried it again, in a less messy way, and we really like the result of this one too. The Shirt Snob is unfortunately not very crafty or artistic, so this looks hard to us. But we're sure to most people who have a bit of time to spare and an ounce of talent, this is a great idea. Thanks Carl!
This shirt may be a little distasteful for the Shirt Snob, but we found it pretty funny. So many parents are keeping their daughters away from Barbie dolls nowadays because they are bad for their future body image or something. Who knows if that is true, but the Shirt Snob had tons of Barbies growing up and turned out ok. Of course, no one was wearing this tee. Barbie is a Slut is from Cargo Clothing, a British company. They have other t-shirts and clothing that are along the same lines as this t-shirt, so if that's your humor, go take a look. However, the shipping prices might be a little steep, so keep that in mind. Also, we don't know how much each item truly is worth. This tee is 10 pounds, but what is that in American dollars? Thanks to The TeeJunkie for the link.
Threadless has a few new shirts this week. We like the French Army Knife and the Neopolitan Bonaparte tees. A few reprints the Shirt Snob is fond of include Skunk2 and Nuts! Also, remember that you can vote for the next new shirts. We think the gang!, Lonely Cow, and Fighting Franks are funny, but it's up to the public, so go over there and vote!
Shop Bop is having a Juicy sale. Save 20% on Juicy Velour by entering the code "Juicy20" at check out. The sale ends on Dec 22, so get over there and stock up! There's nothing wrong with buying a few holiday presents for yourself as well as your friends and family!
Here's a top that reminds us of spring. Yes, we realize that we haven't even left December yet, but it's cold out. We want to pretend spring is almost here! The Flutter Top by Cynthia Steffe is fun, you just feel like you should be outside when you wear it. This blouse has a sheer crinkel silk overlay lined in solid silk. It has a V-neck, bell shaped sleeves, flower shaped buttons on the front, and a flared and ruffled bottom. There is also a beaded waistband made to look like flowers. Since spring isn't for another three months, wear this when you take your winter trip to the Caribbean or a cruise. If you like this blouse, also consider her Banded Skirt, which is the same look with the beaded band at the waist.
Here's a cute sweater that the Shirt Snob would love to wear. It might actually fit around the big pregger belly! The Long Circle Sweater by Cue & Emm is very simple but with a twist. There is one clasp by the bust, but instead the usual button, it's held with a chopstick. You won't find many other shirts with a chopstick on it! It is made of a mix of cotton, acrylic, and wool, has cables on the front, and ribbing along the collar, down the front to the bottom hem. The back has a neat design of a circle knit into the sweater like a bulls eye, hence it's name. You can wear this sweater over a cute tank or cami or a long sleeve shirt.
Victorian tops are all the rage right now. We are sort of hit or miss with them. Some are cute, but some just seem like they are frilly for no reason, that they are overdone. Here's one that we do like though. The Victorian Silk Top by Shop Intuition is flirty and sexy but not over the top. Made of 100% silk, the shirt is over a peach camisole with adjustable straps. Lace detail is throughout, and there are button closures at the side and at the cuffs. This is another great shirt that you can wear dressed up or with a pair of jeans if you want the casual dressy look.
Watching football last night, the Shirt Snob heard that it was 10 degrees in Chicago. This made us want to bundle up just imagining it, even though we are lucky to be in above freezing weather right now (although barely). Therefore, the first thing we did this morning is find a cute sweater that all of those in the freezing temperatures can wear. The Sleeping Beauty Sweater Coat by Free People is a beauty! You will definitely feel like a princess in this sweater! It has a lovely, romantic looking knit design that would go great over anything. Wear it with a dressy outfit or with a pair of jeans to instantly look a little more dressed up. This sweater is very long, has a ribbon closure that ties in front under the bust, an dis made of an acrylic, nylon, and alpaca blend.
With the holidays quickly approaching, we're sure there are many of you that are beginning to freak out because you haven't bought all your presents yet. Or maybe you're concerned that the love of your life is leaving everything until the last moment and will end up buying costume jewelry from Macy's on December 24th. The Shirt Snob understands these feelings, so this week for Accessory Friday we're going to show you some great items, all of which are available at amazon.com, for whom today is the last day to order items using their Free Super Saver Shipping. They also can guarentee other faster shipping for a few more days, so you don't have to worry about already missing the shipping deadlines!
First, consider a Kooba bag. We love them, they are stylish but also very practical and hardy. The Marcelle in cognac, black, and toffee and the Kooba Scarlett in metallic army. These purses are so nice and will last for years; we're sure any woman would love one.
If you are interested in a purse that isn't quite so expensive, try Juicy. The Socialite is a favorite, and we love the Fluffy, which comes in smooth (in black and dirty gold), pebble (in chocolate and tea dye), the Baby Fluff Satchel With Chain in gold and metalic blue as well as pebble, and the Ultra P&G Suede Bag.
If jewelry is more your thing, there's tons to choose from. The Shirt Snob is a huge fan of Lee Angel, especially the earrings, and many items are even on sale! Some of our favorites (it's very hard to choose) include the Gold Rose Quartz and Crystal Drop Earring, the Gold Filigree Vintage Drop Earring with Freshwater Pearls, the Gold Peach Crystal Earring, and the Gold Jade Chandalier Earring.
We also like Erica Zap jewelry. The Pink, Green, Plum and Peacock Mixed Freshwater Pearl Cascade Necklace and the White Freshwater Pearl Necklace with Pearl and Semiprecious Stone Drop are gorgeous, as are her Lavender, Green & Grey Freshwater Pearls on Sterling Spiral Bracelet and the White Freshwater Pearl and Sterling Branch Bracelet.
More tees at Threadless right now. We like Time Fades tee and the Biblical Disaster as well as the Emo Bear tee the best, we love Care Bears! There are also some new reprints, including Piece of Meat and God and doG. Don't forget that the tees at Threadless run out fast, so if you are interested, get over there now! Also, now is a great time to remember the Threadless 12 Club, where you get a t-shirt every month for a year. These tees are separate from the others you can buy on this site, or anywhere else. They are made for the members of this club exclusively, and only enough are made for those people. This would make a great gift for the t-shirt lover in your life. The Shirt Snob would get it for her husband, but we bought a laptop instead and are forgoing presents for a while to make up for it.
Looking for something to wear to all of those holiday parties? Here's a great top that can be paired with a nice skirt of pair of pants, but can also easily be dressed down for the rest of the year. The Tiered Bustier in rasberry by Plenty by Tracy Reese is the sweet, romantic look that always works well, yet it's also sexy. Made of 100% silk, the top has floral beadwork throughout as well as chiffon layers and a big velvet bow in the front. There is boning that supports the bust and inner clasps that adjust to fit like a bra and keeps the top from falling down. It has a sweetheart neckline, is fitting at the waist, and has two layers. Also comes in a dress form, the Strapless Tiered Dress.
The Shirt Snob has found a fun top that is a must for all you fun gals out there. The Wyatt Top by Diane von Furstenberg is such a cute top, one that will definitely make you the center of attention no matter where you go. Made of 100% silk, it has a surged bottom hem, ruching at the sides, a twisted knot at the bust, and is double layered. The print is so great though, it's a tie dye that looks like a floral print from far away. It almost looks like a better version of a hawaiin shirt. A similar top by von Furstenberg that you might like if you think the Wyatt top is hot is the Dot Tunic as well as the Pomdor Dress, which are also in the tie dye look.
Here is a sweater that the Shirt Snob almost overlooked. It seemed a little weird to us at first. But once we sat and considered it, we actually decided that we love it. The Drape Collar Cardigan in heather cinder by Vince is a great way to spice up your sweater collection with something flirty and a little more feminine than most. The sweater is 100% cashmere, has long sleeves, and 1/4 inch banding at the edges. The drape collar is what stands out on this top, giving it a little something extra. Also comes in black, white, mahogany, cappuccino, and heather port.
We are sorry that we haven't posted this week yet. We had a long day at the hospital on Monday, and only today is the Shirt Snob truly recovered mentally. Everything is fine with the baby and pregnancy, but mentally exhausting in the meantime. But we are back, and we have a great top to kick off with this week. The Paisley Deep V Blouse by Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent is something a little different for you all. We haven't had a tunic on here for a very long time, but this one is fun and stylish and not dowdy as tunics can sometimes be. Made of 100% silk, this sheer top has 3/4 length sleeves, ruching at the bust, and ties in the back. Satin trim is at the cuffs, waist, neck, and bottom hem, which contrasts well with the paisley print. If you like this top, you may also like the Kimono Tunic also by Cynthia Vincent.
For Accessory Friday, we are going to show you an unusual type of accessory that not all of you will use, but is very important to some of us. Dog clothing is becoming more and more of the norm every day. With dogs being thrown into the lime light (ala Paris Hilton and others), people are starting to think of their canine companions as more of a part of the family and one that should be dressed up appropriately (or unfortunately, like merely an accessory that makes them look better, but we'll try to ignore that). Here's a great site to buy some of your doggie clothing at, Pink Polka Dog. According to the company, Pink Polka Dog is the up-and-coming designer dog clothes label, which offers its original and exclusive trendy handmade doggie clothes for the pampered pooches, who has it all. There's a ton of variety. You can match your pooch to your Ugg boots with the Eskimo, a Ballarina outfit, bandanas, hoodies, hand knit items, and tons more. Also, shop now through December 31, and you'll get a 10% discount and a free gift! The Shirt Snob, although a dog lover, has only cats at the moment, moody ones at that, so we can't participate in pet dressing. But this site makes us want to dress them up anyway!
Remember a while back when Abercrombie and Fitch had those offensive t-shirts? Yes, we're sure you're wondering "Which time, Shirt Snob? Doesn't this happen every 6 months?" Well, yes, we think it does, but we are specifically referring to the bunch of girls who formed a group to complain and got a lot of press as well as some of the offensive shirts pulled last month. Well, now the same group has met with the execs at Abercrombie and proposed some new t-shirt ideas. Our favorite is definitely "Your Future Boss." I mean, we all know that women rule the world, why not let those teenage boys know it up front? It doesn't seem that the execs were overly enthused by their meeting, but even if the shirts aren't used by Abercrombie, the girls' group has had plenty of offers from other clothing companies to make their shirts. So maybe you'll soon be seeing an "All This and Brains" tee in a store near you soon.
Another week and another Best of the Blogpire. We've got promotions all over the Blogpire including the chance to win a GPS at GPS Lodge! You can Sign Up for the GPS Lodge Mailing List & Win a Garmin eTrex Legend. Also there's lots of interesting November Roundups and Holiday shopping guides at all the sites. Enjoy!
GPS Lodge: Sign Up for Our Mailing List & Win a Garmin eTrex Legend, GPS Review: Garmin StreetPilot C340 Review by GPS Lodge, GPS Lodge: Monthly Round up for November 2005
The Cooking News: Wine News: Words on Wine, From Opposing Shores, Cooking News: Ever So Humble, Cast Iron Outshines the Fancy Pans, Coffee News: Coke set to launch premium coffee line
Liquor Snob: Holiday Egg Nog Recipe From Maker's Mark, Buzzing On Expensive Scotch, But At What Cost?, Make Your Own Simple Syrup For Cocktails
Single Serve Coffee: Review: LilyPod Microwavable Single Cup Coffee Pod Mug from Single Serve Coffee.com, November 2005 Roundup for Single Serve Coffee.com, December Mailing List Sponsor: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters – Win One of Five Keurig B60s!
Just The Chips: Sega Casino for Nintendo DS, PSP World Series of Poker Reviewed, The Texas Hold 'em of Backgammon - Nannon
Kitchen Contraptions: IZ for your Kitchen, Vipp Super Wastebasket, Butter on Demand with The Butter Wizard
Shaving Stuff: Free TurboScrub at Heavy Duty, Panasonic ES8077S Vortex HyrdroClean, Old-School Shaving Supplies from Clubman Online
TV Snob: HDTV Education for Consumers Has a Long Way to Go, Apple and their Sneaky iPod Advertising on "The Office", Just Got Mediacom Phone Service
Shirt Snob: All Over Print Cashmere Hoodie by L.A.M.B., Review-Tees from High Hand Designs, Monthly Round Up-November
The Shirt Snob loves cashmere, I'm sure we've told you all that many times before. Well, here's another sweater made of 100% cashmere that is perfect for the winter, and any holiday gifts that the men out there may want to buy for the women in their lives (hint, hint). The Cashmere with Lace by Paul & Joe is soft and snug, you just want to curl up by the fire in it. The sweater has 2 inch lace banding across the front under the bust line, and 1 inch banding along the V-neck. The knit texture varies throughout the sweater as well. We love the color of the sweater, it's so fresh that you can almost pretend that spring will be here soon, instead of in over 3 months!
Here's a cute top that is simple, yet quite flattering and a good staple for your wardrobe. The Mirabel Metropolitan in stucco by Theory is appealing and quite likable; we don't see how anyone could not find it pretty. It is a semi-sheer, with ruching at the shoulders, smocked banding, and a small banding around the edges. There is also a double button closure at the waist. The Shirt Snob loves wrap tops, and this one is a nice option if you are looking for a wrap. Also available in black.
The Shirt Snob is a huge fan of hoodies. You should see our closet, there must be at least 15 in there right now. Here's one that we think you'll love, it's fun and definitely not boring. The All Over Print Cashmere Hoodie in black by L.A.M.B. is a great way to stand out while still looking and feeling comfortable, which to us at least is very important in this cold weather. Made of 100% cashmere, this hoodie has a zipper closure in the front, as well as pouch pockets. There is 1 inch banding on the hood and 2 inch banding at the cuffs, with fringe detail cuffs and bottom hem as well as the hood. All over the entire piece is print detail. Also comes in moss, white, and red.
The Shirt Snob has found another sweater that we want, and this one might even work over the large pregger belly! The Cutaway Crochet Top by Vince is a cardigan, so you can wear it either as a top over your shirt or as a jacket. The sweater has a shawl collar, ribbed banding at the front and bottom hem as well as on the cuffs. It is knit loosely, so there are holes all throughout the sweater where the banding isn't. It's also made of a great mix of alpaca, cashmere, and merino wool, so it's super warm and comfortable. Besides charcoal, it also comes in camel and coffee. If you like this you might also like the Cutaway Cardigan also be Vince in monk and wheat.
Here's a cute top that is simple and yet quite unique. The 2 Tone V-Neck Top by Rachel Pally is definitely something we wish was in our wardrobe. The top is a deep V-neck with cap sleeves, ruching at the shoulders, and bunched up fabric along the bottom half that ends in almost a mini-skirt. Around the waist is a large band of the contrasting color that wraps around and ties wherever you want it to. Made of a modal and spandex blend, this top is very comfortable and wearable while also being very flattering. Besides the fudge/mauve, it also comes in spectrum/mauve and juniper/coral.
The Threadless sale we told you about last week is going to end this Thursday at noon CST! You must go over there asap if you are going to buy any shirts. We waited until yesterday, and many of our favorites were already gone or in very limited supply. Remember that all tees at Threadless are of a limited supply, sometimes they'll reissue a shirt, but usually once it runs out, that's it forever. Go over there now if you are buying tees for anyone on your holiday shopping list!
Continuing on the "what we wish we could wear instead of what we are actually wearing" theme of the day, here are two tops that we would love to be wearing right now, both by Zola. First is the Ginger Top, with it's unusual but unique combination of Greek and 70s. There fabric criss crosses at the bust, the gold threading is edging the sheer shoulder straps and the flared hem. Across the empire waist is a stunning gold sequin band that makes this top stand out amongst everything it is near. There is also a hidden zipper on the side and a nylon lining.
Also check out the Ginger Tibet Top. This blouse is made out of delicate organza. It has a nylon lining, empire waist, cap sleeves, and a hidden back zipper. Again, what makes this top so special like the other one is the banding at the waist. This time, it's embroidery, detailed with sequins and beads, which is so beautiful and works so well with the honey color of the top. There are few tops in this color, so you will also stand out and look great in this camisole.
Happy Monday readers! The Shirt Snob is bundled up, trying to forget yesterday's snow and ignore tonight's big storm. We are hoping that wherever you are, you're warmer than us. We should be showing you a heavy sweater since that's what we need right now, but instead we're going to show you what we'd much rather be wearing, preferably while taking a stroll on a beach or sipping a drink with an umbrella in it at an outside bar. The Crinkle Chiffon Tank in sugar by Rebecca Taylor is so cute and girly, it'd be fun to wear as this model is, with pig tails. We always need to act so responsible in life, why not pretend you're a little younger once in a while? Made of 100% silk, this cami has an empire waist, ruffles on the straps, and lace detailing on the straps and lower hem. There is ruching on the bust as well as a tie bow, 5 inch slits at the sides, and this is all layered on top of a puff sleeve blouse. Also comes in creme brulee.
This is a very exciting day for the Shirt Snob because today is the day we post our first true review! In the past, we've certainly said what was on our mind about clothes that we had previously bought, but today's review comes to us from High Hand Designs, who were kind enough to send us four t-shirts to review. So we have the clothes right in front of us, have tried them out, and are ready to share.
Now, first of all let us say that the Shirt Snob and her hubby are big poker fans. We used to have a regular game, but that recently broke up. Now we are missing poker and anxiously awaiting February when the next season of the World Poker Tour starts. Since High Hand Designs sells poker clothing (as well as hats, posters, signs and more), we couldn't have been happier to get tees from this company. What poker player doesn't want poker paraphinalia?
First, the women's tees. We were sent two, one baby doll and one relaxed fit. The Shirt Snob had asked for mediums, since that was our size before the pregger belly erupted. Now, we certainly know what a baby doll t-shirt should fit like, and this shirt like all the others out there. As it says on the website, these tees tend to run a little on the small side, and this is the case. If you are familiar with American Apparel tees (also used by Busted Tees amongst many others companies) you will know how their shirts fit. The Shirt Snob probably wears a large in American Apparel, so the shirt was a little on the small side, as the site claimed it would be. However, the tee was great. We love American Apparel because all of their shirts are made in the USA, so you don't have to feel guilty about wearing something that was made in a sweat shop. Their shirts are also high quality, not the really thin fabric that feels like it's about to fall apart that you can get at some other places. The length was right, it felt good and comfy, and we can't wait until we get back in shape after the baby so we can wear this tee.
The other, relaxed fit t-shirt was fit very differently. It is more of a boy cut, skinny and longer, past the hips. This would be a good shirt to tuck in. Again, although not made on American Apparel, it is a high quality shirt, nice and sturdy as well as comfy, and would be good for the women out there who aren't really into the baby doll tees.
As for the designs on the t-shirts (and I know you were waiting for us to get there), we are actually quite impressed. Both women's shirts say "Diamonds are a girl's best friend" with diamond graphics as the dots over the "i" and a picture of a diamond royal flush next to it. Other options for the women's t-shirts include one that says Stacked with a picture of stacked chips behind it (all conveniently displayed across the bust) as well as a yellow one that says Peace, Love, Poker (also in black), which is a nice mantra for the poker player. For the holidays, there is also a cute shirt of one of our favorite reindeer having the unfortunately disadvantage at the table of having his red nose be an obvious tell to anyone he plays with.
The men's t-shirts were similar to the women's in quality. We had the Shirt Snob Husband try on two mens ones, The Amazing River Card and It's Only a Gambling Problem If You're Losing. He wears an XL, and both of these tees fit him perfectly, so sizing is great. Both shirts are pre-shrunk cotton as well, so you don't have to worry about leaving them in the drier too long, and again they were comfy and felt like good quality. We love the designs on the men's shirts as well. There are more options for men than for women, but our favorites if pressed to choose are Nice Hand Sir and Hand Size. The Rudolf shirt is also available for men. The men's shirts are actually so witty, they remind us of Busted Tees but with a poker slant.
Now let us comment on some things that set this website apart. First of all, the Shirt Snob loves that there are ringer tees on this site. We have been obsessed with ringer tees ever since our boyfriend in 10th grade gave us one from his boarding school. They are hard to come by though, especially online, so we were thrilled to see that both men and women have a few to chose from. The colors of the tees are also refreshing. There aren't just the usual white, black, and grey here. We received a pink women's and a blue men's, but there are also green, yellow, and light blue to choose from. The designs on the tees are also quite colorful. Most importantly though, until we discovered this site, we thought all poker clothing was attached to an online poker site. Now, we like to play online poker as much as the next person, but we really don't want to be a walking advertisement for Full Tilt Poker, Party Poker, or any of the other sites out there. We'd rather wear something related to poker than something promoting a specific place to play. And all the clothes from those sites are ugly and boring anyway, not funny and fun like High Hand Designs.
Overall, we must say that we are very happy with our shirts from High Hand Designs. If you are a poker fan and like t-shirts, this site is truly the place for you. They would also make great gifts for any poker player you know (and admit it, you know a ton!). The shirts would work well with adults of any age, and you can be sure that they will be high quality tees that will last for years to come. Two very happy thumbs up from the Shirt Snob!
As you all know, the Shirt Snob is pregnant, and therefore unable to wear many of our favorite items. Buying clothes is even more hard, there isn't as much variety, and it's harder to accessorize. We wouldn't want to stop all of our dear readers from buying great items though. So we are showing you something that we won't be able to fit into for many months, the lovely belts from Lovely Stitches. We love belts, they can turn a simple outfit into something special, add color, flare, personality, and of course they have a functional purpose as well. The perfect multi-tasker! This site has polka dots, stripes, flowered patterns and more on their belts. We like all of them, but the ones we wish we could buy right now are the Myers Stripe Cub Reversible Belt, the Cream Floral with Brown Velvet, and the Blue Floral with Brown Velvet. All belts come in three sizes and have D rings. If you don't see something you like, you can always make your own as well, Lovely Stitches has tons of fabrics to choose from.
November was a great month for Shirt Snob.com. We found tons more great blouses, t-shirts, and sweaters. Here's a sample of it all.
There were a bunch of gorgeous sweaters that we found online this month. Two, the Knit Sweater and the Wrap Cardigan, are from LaRok and two, the Hooded Jacket and the Long Tie Cardigan, are both designed by Lily McNeal. Also highlighted were the Wink Cardigan by Ella Moss, the Short Sleeve Belted Sweater by Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent, the Cashmere Jeweled Crop Cardigan by Cynthia Steffe, and the Charming Crochet Sweater by Nanette Lapore.
Some of our favorite blouses of the month include the Cap Sleeve Sun Top, the Embroidered Sun Top, and the Drapery Petal Sun Top, all by Lotta Stensson, the Madeleine Blouse and the Lorraine Long Sleeve Blouse, both by Catherine Malandrino, the Silk Printed Blouse by Paul & Joe, the Pintuck Camisole by Ella Moss, and the Beaded Butterfly Top and the Artemis Top, both by LaROK.
As for t-shirts, we discovered Killer Tees, Supermaggie, and there were two $10 sales at Threadless.
Finally, for our Accessory Fridays, we featured Supermaggie again, Frosting Fashions, and the jewelry of Ayazakura.
Active Endeavors is having a holiday sale as well. Use the code holiday20 at checkout, and get 20% off of your order. This lasts until December 25th, but doesn't work on sale items. They also have free wrapping, so definitely check them out! Some designers they sell include Twelfth St. by Cynthai Vincent, Joie, Ella Moss, Junk Food Tees, Lauren Moffatt, and more! Don't forget that this site also has many items for men as well, so you can buy your boyfriend, husband, brother, father, etc something nice from Active Endeavors as well!


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"Foreword." David Lodge "Introduction."Mark Bosco, S. J. and Dermot Gilvary1. "Stamboul Train: The Timetable for 1932." David R.A. Pearce2. "'Ghost on the Rooftops': How Joseph Conrad Haunted Graham Greene." Cedric Watts 3. "The Making of the Outsider in the Short Stories of the 1930s." Rod Mengham4. "The Riddles of Graham Greene: Brighton Rock Revisited." François Gallix 5. "Innocence and Experience: The Condition of Childhood in Graham Greene's Fiction." Peter Hollindale 6. "Janiform Greene: Paradoxes and Pleasures of The Power and the Glory." Cedric Watts 7. "Sigmund Freud and Graham Greene in Vienna." Brigitte Timmermann 8. "Going Especially Careful: Language Reference in Graham Greene." David Crystal 9. "Prophecy and Comedy in Havana: Graham Greene's Spy Fiction and Cold War Reality." Christopher Hull 10. "Graham Greene and A Burnt-out Case: A Psychoanalytic Reading" Michael Brearley 11. "A Touch of Evolutionary Religion." Darren J. N. Middleton12. "Inside and Outside: Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh." Robert Murray Davis 13. "The Long Wait for Aunt Augusta: Reflections on Graham Greene's Fictional Women." Judith Adamson 14. "Graham Greene and Alfred Hitchcock." Mike Hill 15. "The Plays of Graham Greene." Michael Billington 16. "Graham Greene and Charlie Chaplin." Neil Sinyard 17. "The Later Graham Greene: From Modernist to Moralist" Frances McCormack"Afterword: Reading Graham Greene in the Twenty-First Century"Monica AliFor Further ReadingWebsites Relating to Graham GreeneContributorsIndex
""Dangerous Edges of Graham Greene brings together some of the most innovative contemporary research on an essential modern author. Among the many topics addressed in this book are Greene's relations with his friend and contemporary Evelyn Waugh, the influence of Conrad on his works, his portrayal of women in fiction, the importance of psychoanalysis in understanding his works, and the surprising background of Stamboul Train. This highly readable collection presents essays by a group of established scholars, but also introduces the work of newcomers. Full of vitality and insight, Dangerous Edges will become indispensable to both scholars and aficionados." -- Richard Greene, Professor of English, University of Toronto, Canada, and editor of Graham Greene: A Life in Letters (London: Little, Brown, 2007; New York: W. W. Norton, 2008)." –
""As someone who thought he knew a fair bit about Graham Greene, this book taught me a wide range of fascinating things and proved, yet again, the richness of Greene in that he continues to entertain, challenge and excite us long after his passing." - Tim Butcher, author of Chasing the Devil: A Journey Through Sub-Saharan Africa in the Footsteps of Graham Greene (Vintage, 2011)." –
"... this is a volume of essays to be read slowly, explored and savoured. It succeeds in the disparate functions of providing a range of scholarly articles for Greene enthusiasts and yet would be a great starting point for those less familiar with his work... a book that I can whole-heartedly recommend." – A Sort of Newsletter (Newsletter of the Graham Greene Birthplace Trust,
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We're No. 6! That is, Orange County has the sixth-lowest combined taxes on travel – hotel room, car rental and meals – in the country, according to a Global Business Travel Association Foundation ranking released this week.
Orange County beat out big travel destinations like Chicago and New York, which ranked No. 1 and No. 2 for highest combined taxes. When it comes to "discriminatory" taxes – additional fees on hotel rooms, rental cars and meals – Orange County ranked second lowest in the country.
The low tax burden places the county "at a clear advantage of all other cities in California and most cities in the top 50 travel destinations in the U.S," said Joe Bates, vice president of research for the travel association.
That isn't necessarily because Orange County has the lowest taxes in the country. California, in fact, has a relatively high 7.5 percent sales tax rate. Most Orange County cities charge 8 percent to get their cut.
A few more caveats: The hotel room rate in the ranking seems low for Orange County. The study is based on an average one-night hotel stay of $105.31. But in October, PKF Consulting reported the average Orange County room rate was $153.29, with the most expensive rooms in the county going for an average of $218 a night in Huntington Beach. Some luxury hotels charge multiples of that. Also, the "central city" location the study uses for the county was based on the city of Orange.
— Mary Ann Milbourn
On the move
Liz Gaier is now CEO at PennySaver USA Publishing LLC, a direct-ad mailer based in Brea. She was previously president of Liz Gaier Consulting and senior vice president of business development at MediaNews Group before that. Gaier replaces the former president, Mike Paulsin, who stepped down to "spend more time with his family."
Studio Chateau, a company in Irvine that makes software for home buyers to customize their new homes, promoted Carolyn Little to president. She was previously vice president of options management at parent company Chateau Interiors & Design, where she led the team that purchased the code for the Options Online program. That acquisition resulted in the creation of the Studio Chateau brand.
Bolt Public Relations, a public relations and social media agency headquartered in Irvine, hired Shawn Paul Wood as general manager and PR director of its third office. Wood was previously PR account director and online strategist at HCK2 Partners. Bolt is looking for real estate in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas to open the new location.
Barbara Crofts joined AllDigital Inc., a company in Irvine that makes video-delivery software, as chief financial officer. She previously served as CFO and controller at Main Electric Supply Co.
New ventures
Michael Carter, CEO of Sabtech, a Yorba Linda company that makes data communication devices for the military, acquired the company from the founder and chairman of the board, Rahim Sabadia. Carter was appointed president last year and CEO in July. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors opens its third Orange County store Friday, at The Shops at Mission Viejo, on the upper level across from the Microsoft store. Like its Brea Mall and Fashion Island locations, the new 2,894-square-foot space is a place to learn about Tesla vehicles, not buy them.
Traditional Escrow Inc., an escrow company based in Yorba Linda, opened a new branch in Brea at 3350 Birch St., Suite 160. The company also recently added an office in Corona, bringing its branch count to four.
K1 Speed, an Irvine operator of indoor go-cart racing centers, opens its second San Diego location this month, in downtown near East Village and the Gaslamp Quarter. The new facility marks the company's return to the San Diego area, where it opened its first racing center 10 years ago.
Korean foods manufacturer CJ Foods opened a $30 million dumpling factory in Fullerton on Tuesday. The company's fourth U.S. plant will produce more than 40 million pounds of potstickers and mini wontons annually for the Bibigo line of frozen dumplings.
Another South Korean company, email service provider Humuson.com, launched an American subsidiary, mailPlants.com, in Irvine. The service delivers email marketing campaigns customized for recipients' devices.
Good works
The Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys law firm in Newport Beach partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County in Irvine to donate 1,000 turkeys to Orange County families. Bisnar staff members and their family and friends contributed the turkeys, 838 of which were served to 3,930 people at St. Norbert Catholic Church in Orange and Vineyard Church in Anaheim. The remaining fowls were used at a Thanksgiving dinner at Vineyard Church.
"What's going to be interesting is next week's report. Gasoline prices are likely to come off from lack of demand due to cold weather." – David Hackett of Stillwater Associates in Irvine, talking with Bloomberg about gas prices
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Ventura Activities
- Expansive kids facility
- Recent multi-million pound makeover
- Dine at new molecular gastronomy restaurant Epicurean
Ventura Entertainment
P&O doesn't go in for the huge West End-style productions the big US ships have popularised. Instead, expect British comedy; revue-type shows where the emphasis is on the singing talents of the performer rather than what's going on behind her; and magicians, ventriloquists and tribute acts.
There are two main shows nightly in the Arena Theatre (Decks 6 & 7) forward, (times vary; either 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; or 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., to accommodate the two set dining times.
Ventura's in-house performance group Headliners Theatre Company, put on various singing and dancing revue shows throughout the cruise in the Arena Theatre, and also individual performers from the group were showcased at different spots around the ship. On our cruise the main theatre hosted a genuine star -- Jimmy James, a soul legend (not a tribute act) -- as well as Gareth Oliver, a Britain's Got Talent finalist, who entertained with his ventriloquism and comedy on two separate evenings (in typical British fashion, the daily Horizon magazine stated: "Tonight Gareth returns with a brand new show, completely different to his previous performance -- this time it's funny!")
Elsewhere on the ship, the two main venues for live entertainment are The Tamarind Club, which is a walk-through venue on Deck 7; and Havana, right at the back of the ship. In both these venues you'll find singers or bands on at various times throughout the evening. There is also a guest band depending where the ship is based, which will entertain during the day and at sailaways on the Pool Deck. Havana is also the nightclub, with a DJ and dancing till late.
There are a number of bars and lounges. The Metropolis Bar, on Deck 18 aft, is the classiest, reminiscent of a city centre five-star hotel bar. Each evening a plasma screen showed photos of a different city -- such as New York or London -- with a new city each night over a seven-day period. It's a place to sip a martini and gaze at the night sky.
The 'pub', called The Exchange, is on Deck 6 forward. It offers a wide selection of beers on tap and in bottles, as well as sporting events on wide screens and the inevitable karaoke evenings. The ship's casino Fortunes is adjacent and houses the usual game tables and slot machines. Check out its bar -- model trains (look for the Royal Scot and the Flying Scotsman, among others) run around it.
The Red Bar is, as the name suggests, red, and is an attractive drinking hole at the top of the three-story atrium and has a pianist every evening.
There are a number of outside bars, the two most popular are Breakers Bar, on Deck 16 overlooking the pool; and Laguna, on the Pool Deck, where some people sit and drink all day. They are both very noisy and crowded, with continuous booming music. If you want something quieter, head to the adjacent Beachcomber Bar, beside the part-indoor (there is a retractable roof) Beachcomber Pool. If you want something even quieter head to the Terrace Bar, above the Terrace Pool right at the aft of the ship (you have to walk through Waterside to get there.)
Ventura Public Rooms
A central focus is the ship's three-deck atrium. Around each deck you'll find a cluster of public spaces, such as a collection of shops, purser's desk, shore excursions, Internet cafe and a Costa coffee bar, called Tazzine. Live bands perform here some evenings, and the Captain's welcome drinks take place here too, but it's not a destination area such as the atriums on Princess and Carnival ships.
The ship's Wi-Fi is available in three 24-hour package options; The Connect Package (£7.75 for 24 hours) provides social media access and internet messaging services; The Browse Package (£12.50) offers internet browsing (with the exception of video streaming), internet messaging, email and social network access; and The Works Package (£24.95) offers web browsing, including YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music streaming, video calls, email, instant messenger services and social media access.
In the refit, a new perfumery replaced the old library on Deck 6. The library is well-stocked, and you can sit with a good book or do a jigsaw. There is also a bookshop next door. Off the atrium you'll find Whitewalls Art Gallery, where you can buy or reserve art (note there are no auctions onboard). The photo gallery is on Deck 7, aft.
High up on Deck 16 adjacent to the Spa is The Ivory Suite, whose primary use is for marriage ceremonies, but can also be hired for meetings. The Peninsular Room on Deck 6 is another meeting room.
One nice feature -- though it isn't technically a "room" -- is the full wrap-around promenade deck on Deck 5. It's excellent for walking or simply pulling up a chair and enjoying the view.
There are two small self-service launderettes on each deck, right at the back of the ship.
Ventura Spa & Fitness
The Oasis Spa is far bigger than the spas on any other P&O Cruises ship, and is now even larger following the 2013 refit and addition of the adults-only area called The Retreat. This is a concept pioneered on sister ship Azura, and proved so popular P&O has added it to Deck 17, right at the front of the ship.
The Retreat (9 a.m. – 8 p.m.) consists of just 49 deck chairs and is bookable on a weekly basis and costs £350 per fortnight, per couple; £200 for a a single for 2 weeks (prices are still being decided for a week, when Ventura repositions to the Mediterranean). What The Retreat offers is: 1. Kids free area; 2. Breakfast, lunch and dinner (should you wish), every day. 3. A guaranteed deck chair. The fee includes access to the Thermal Spa, and you are just above the Oasis Pool, so there's easy access to that. There's not much up there apart from the deck chairs, a couples' cabana and changing rooms but on our cruise it was sold out by day two, so it is popular. Note that once 49 passes have been sold, that's it -- in other words it never gets crowded.
In the Oasis Spa there is a hair and beauty salon offering the usual range of hair, face and manicure/pedicure treatments for ladies and gentlemen. There are 13 treatment rooms, again offering the usual onboard treatments ranging from a 50-minute stone massage (£83), to a 75-minute 24 karat gold facial (£230).
There are also plenty of deals on offer such as pre-booking treatments and getting discounts of up to 30 percent.
The Thermal Suite (£12 a day, or £100 per person for a one-week pass) has hot and cold rooms and heated mosaic beds. Numbers are carefully controlled and it is advisable to buy a pass and book a daily slot to guarantee getting in.
If you don't fancy paying a fee, there are free saunas and steam rooms in the main changing rooms, just as you enter.
The Oasis Pool is located outside the spa and has two hot tubs. Again, it is adults only.
Ventura also has the biggest gym of any P&O ship, with the usual assortment of treadmills, cross-trainers, cycles and weights. There are a huge number of exercise classes (Walk a Mile, Fab Abs, Legs, Bums & Tums etc.), some of which carry a fee, such as Body Sculpt Boot Camp. You can also opt for a Health & Wellbeing Cruise Pass, which includes the boot camp and costs £55.40 per person. Or you can hire a personal trainer for an hourly charge of £47.
There are two main pools on the top Lido Deck. The Laguna Pool is the noisy and crowded outdoor one, with two hot tubs and two bars; Beachcomber, comes with a retractable roof so you can swim in all kinds of weather. More private (and more quiet) is the smaller Terrace Pool at the aft end of the ship on the Riviera Deck, behind the Beach House. Note: All are deep (Laguna is more than seven feet deep), way deeper than US ships, so keep a watchful eye on weak swimmers.
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button up (third-person singular simple present buttons up, present participle buttoning up, simple past and past participle buttoned up)
- (transitive) To fasten with a button or buttons.
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Holder's Justice Department Refuses to Release Potentially Damaging Documents Shedding Light on the Possible Politicization of Voter ID Legal Battles
Obama Administration Mission to Stamp Out State-Level Voter ID Laws Fails Judicial Test, While Voter ID Ruled Constitutional by Federal Court
National Center Request for Source of Holder's Alleged Motivation Withheld In Defiance of Federal Law
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Justice is 158 days (exactly 5 months and 5 days) late in turning over potentially damaging documents in response to a National Center for Public Policy Research Freedom of Information Act request related to Attorney General Eric Holder's seemingly-obsessive desire to overturn state-level voter integrity measures in the face of logic and Supreme Court precedent.
"Four years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that state-level voter ID laws are a commonsense, constitutional way for states to protect their citizens from voter fraud. Almost immediately upon being appointed, Attorney General Eric Holder set out on a mission to squash voter ID laws by claiming that they are somehow racist - a mission that has bordered on the absurd and delusional," said National Center General Counsel Justin Danhof, Esq.
"DOJ officials claim that the National Center's information request presents 'unusual circumstances' and that they need additional time to reply. Holder claims he communicated with droves of Americans who complained that their voting rights were under assault from voter ID laws. We want to see those communications," said Danhof. "What is unusual and complex about that?"
On December 13, 2011, Holder gave a speech at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum in which he claimed that he had traveled the country and "heard a consistent drumbeat of concern from many Americans, who - often for the first time in their lives - now have reason to believe that we are failing to live up to one of our nation's most noble, and essential, ideals [of protecting voting rights]."
This speech appears to be the first formal indication that the Obama Administration would begin to challenge popular and bipartisan protections against vote fraud at the state level. In an effort to understand Holder's motivations, the National Center submitted a FOIA request on April 13, 2012 to obtain copies of the communications that Holder claimed had influenced the DOJ policymaking process.
While FOIA rules compel the Justice Department to fulfill legitimate requests within 20 working days, repeated requests from the National Center have produced no documents over the past five months.
So Holder's motivation for defying Supreme Court precedent remains a mystery.
"Did Al Sharpton tell Holder to pursue these frivolous lawsuits against voter ID measures? Did Louis Farrakhan? Did Jesse Jackson? Did President Obama? Perhaps the idea was raised by the New Black Panther Party members when Holder's office was giving them a slap on the wrist for their blatant voter intimidation during the 2008 election," said Danhof. "The reality is that we do not know where the idea to fight ballot safeguard measures came from because the Department of Justice is trying to run out the clock by withholding potentially damning information about Holder's motivations to contravene state authority, Supreme Court precedent and the American people."
In his assault on voter integrity measures, Holder has blatantly played the race card - going so far as to claim that photo ID laws are akin to poll taxes - an incredible insult to every American who lived under Jim Crow laws and endured real racism at the polls.
Holder's crusade has not been well received in court. Just last week, a federal court unanimously slapped down DOJ's attempt to stomp out South Carolina's new voter ID law - a law which Justice Department officials actually claimed was passed as a racist response to President Obama's election.
On the National Center's blog, Danhof has strongly criticized the DOJ's legal argument, saying "[t]his argument - that South Carolina officials passed a photo ID law for voting in relation to the election of a black president - has absolutely no place in a courtroom. It is one thing for Holder to attend an NAACP conference and cry racism over voter ID laws by calling them poll taxes. But South Carolina's voter ID case was argued in a federal court... The law is a learned profession and our courtrooms are sanctuaries of justice and virtue. Inside courtrooms across America, serious proceedings for serious people take place. If this case is any indication, Attorney General Holder is not a serious person."
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Young Men Are Where It's At For Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall is 51, and her boyfriend of four years is 23 years younger than her. That means he would have just been born when she was finishing college. But that ain't no thing for Kim, who said, "I find a lot of men can't always keep up with me!" What do you think about dating a guy who's way younger? [AHN]