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Was Kristen Stewart Edged out of 'Dragon Tattoo' Lead?
Sorry, Kristen Stewart fans; your dreams of seeing the Twilight beauty kicking butt as hacker Lisbeth Salander in a The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo remake probably won't be fulfilled.
Sony Pictures has issued a December 21, 2011, release date for Dragon Tattoo, and a short list of potential actresses for the lead role is rumored to be circulating. Unfortunately, while K-Stew was reported to be in contention for the part, her name is apparently no longer included in the mix.
Based on the 2009 Swedish hit (which, in turn, was based on the first book of author Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy), Dragon Tattoo has become the source of rabid casting speculation, with everyone from Stewart to Natalie Portman to Carey Mulligan said to be in contention for the part of Salander. Though Mulligan has now confirmed that she won't be pursuing the part, other actresses currently said to be in the running include Ellen Page, Alice in Wonderland lead Mia Wasikowska, Sucker Punch's Emily Browning, and The Social Network's Rooney Mara.
The role of publisher Mikael Blomkvist is also yet to be cast. Daniel Craig is in talks to play the part, a possibility that seems increasingly likely following the recent decision to put the James Bond movie franchise on indefinite hiatus.
Don't worry too much about Stewart, though; in addition to the two-part Breaking Dawn finale of the Twilight series, which will begin filming in the fall, K-Stew is currently preparing to film the big-screen adaptation of the classic Jack Kerouac Beat Generation novel On the Road, in which she'll play Marylou.
With K-Stew out of the running for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, who would you like to see in the lead role? Share your thoughts in the comments section, and watch the trailer for the original Swedish version — featuring Noomi Rapace as Salander — below:
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We've filled out the form a couple of weeks ago too and wondering when the campaign will be started. Is there anyone who had their campaign run? How did it effect their sales?
We've just submitted one
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Thank you for your interest. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.
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RubenBristian said
purethemes saidI feel the exact same way!
After almost month after price increase I can say that I have less sales, less support, more money so for me it's great.
Our thoughts exactly!
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Same as March which sucked as well.
The thing is it takes around 5-7 days for 30 new WordPress themes to be approved, which is 3 times faster then few months ago. There's no time to make sales.I hope it won't get even faster, that would be seriously bad for business.
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I agree that the prices need to be reviewed and increased.
Not only has the quality of the themes gone waaaaay up meaning authors are putting more time into their work, but the cost of living has gone up also. Because of inflation (different for each country/currency) this means that year on year, the amount our earnings is worth has actual gone down by several % per year.
- So the standards have gone up (increasing the value for the buyer)
- The prices have stayed the same (decreasing the value for the author)
- Inflation means our earnings don't stretch as far as the previous year.
Not good, not good at all. Envato has probably the best theme portfolio of any online marketplace, so the buyers will still come. They also understand that each year everything must rise its price to at least keep pace with inflation. Heck they have probably already raised their freelance rates for this same reason. So there is only one loser in this situation and guess what, it's the Authors. Hurrrrray!DOK
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I have moved through many different types of phones over the past many years. The Android OS is by far the best that I have worked with. I have played with an IPhone a few times, but never was impressed with it. Reading the various sources that I do I ran into this very interesting piece. Check it out and then tell me what you think. I smell the eventual downfall of the IPhone.
I never thought I would hear the day when an Apple exec would ever say anything of the sort. It just goes to show that executives actually do have a mind of their own.
The co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak said in an interview this week with The Daily Beast that his main phone is an iPhone, but also said the Android does more!
"My primary phone is the iPhone," Woz says. "I love the beauty of it. But I wish it did all the things my Android does, I really do."
Wozniak said that while the iPhone is simpler to use, the Siri system has problems with tasks the Android's voice command system has no problem handling. He points out these Android advantages: "Getting directions to a restaurant; placing phone calls; getting more life out of a battery charge." Says Woz; "if you're willing to do the work to understand it a little bit, well I hate to say it, but there's more available in some ways."
Wozniak says he's been a user of Apple's voice-recognition software, Siri, for a long time, before it was a built in app in the iPhone. He said in the Daily Beast article that he used to love it when it was an independent application. But ever since Apple bought Siri and built the software into the iPhone 4S, it doesn't work as well as it used to.


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Mayor Rob Ford began the two-year anniversary of his election with words of contrition.
To John Oakley, on AM640, he vowed to "clean up" his act and stop falling prey to "minor stuff, stupid stuff" like reading while driving on the Gardiner Expressway.
But by the afternoon, with the smell of an undefeated football season in the air as the high school squad he coaches warmed up, the mayor turned combative in the face of criticism from the city's integrity commissioner, who found he breached the code of conduct. This violation centres around remarks he and his brother Councillor Doug Ford made in April on their radio program in which they criticized the Medical Officer of Health personally for having suggested the city lower its speed limit.
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Old Innerbelt bridge comes falling down after almost 55 years
(Cleveland)--A huge blast was heard throughout downtown Cleveland Saturday morning as demolition crews brought down 5 of the remaining 9 spans of the Old Innerbelt bridge.
Jocelyn Clemings with the Ohio Department of Transportation says lots of steel came safely crashing to the ground.
It will take about a month to clear out the fallen steel.
The old bridge, which opened August 15, 1959, was torn down to make way for the rest of the new Innerbelt Bridge span, which is partially opened.
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In a move that Tony Stark would surely approve of, Sergio Oliveira used Iron Man's arm to create a table lamp. The repulsor feature isn't just for blasting enemies anymore, it's for keeping the lights on. One can only assume it's energy efficient.
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Built in 1910 for Margaret O'Gorman to house students from Westminster University, Margaret and her mother came to town from Ridgeway, Colorado, because they had formerly lived in a college town in Missouri and liked the atmosphere. The house was built with a bathroom, which was unusual as there was no water system at the time. Almost immediately after the first nine students moved in, one came down with smallpox. The other eight were moved to the president's home (Pattison Bungalow) while her house was quarantined. However, the president's home was not finished and had no windows. One of the boys there caught a sore throat, and after moving back into O'Gorman's house, caught diphtheria. Everyone had to move back out again. Finally, Dr. Russell hung sheets all over the house and it was disinfected with formaldehyde, and the boarding house was again open for business. Margaret and her mother carried water from the university to the boarding house each day. In 1911 she was one of the signers of the petition to incorporate Harris. She believed that incorporation would lead to a water system that would serve her house.
The house is significant in the area of education for its role in providing housing for the newly opened Westminster University. Housing was extremely scarce at this time, due to its distance from Denver and as the Village of Harris was extremely small. A women's dormitory was planned, but the male students were responsible for finding their own housing. O'Gorman's boarding house was the primary source of housing for male students at Westminster University. In the area of architecture, it is significant as a rare (for Westminster) example of a Princess Anne house, with its steeply pitched roof, modified corner tower, and full width front porch. These simple details reflect the economic status of its owner and its role as a boarding house. The house was built from a predesigned kit ordered from the Sears Catalog
The O'Gorman House was found to be field-eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 and would also contribute to a local or national historic district in the neighborhood if one were established.


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Federal Liberal leadership hopeful Justin Trudeau talks with reporters after addressing students at Citadel High School in Halifax on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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HALIFAX -- Liberal leadership hopeful Justin Trudeau says he would welcome the entrance of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty into the race to lead the federal party.
The perceived front-runner said today in Halifax that he didn't want to speculate on McGuinty's plans, one day after the Ontario leader announced his resignation.
Trudeau says McGuinty has served his province and country well and would add to what he insisted will be "a strong and robust leadership race."
Trudeau, who addressed students at a packed high school auditorium, says he hasn't spoken to McGuinty but added that there will be strong candidates running even if he decides not to enter the race.
McGuinty, who was first elected premier in 2003, has left the door open to the leadership bid and sources say a campaign road map has already been sketched out.
A movement to draft McGuinty has been fuelled by a sense that the race needs a heavyweight contender to challenge Trudeau, the eldest son of former prime minister and Liberal icon Pierre Trudeau.
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Johnson's XI win by six wickets
Skipper Leon Johnson scored a half century to inspire his side record a six-wicket win over Christopher Barnwell's XI yesterday in the first practice match at the Everest ground.
The match was organized by the selection committee of the Guyana Cricket Board to help the cricketers prepare for this month's Regional Super50 tournament.
The stylish left-hander struck three boundaries and a six in his score of 58. He was supported by fellow West Indies 'A' batsman Assad Fudadin who scored 24 at the top of the order and ex West Indies all-rounder Royston Crandon who chipped in with a valuable 25 as they comfortably chased down the target of 150 set by Barnwell's XI.
Opposing skipper Barnwell top scored for his team with an aggressive 54 off 64 deliveries decorated with four fours and three huge sixes.
He failed to get the necessary support as only Robin Bacchus (16), Vishal Singh (13) and Chanderpaul Hemraj (12) reached double figures.
Crandon (3-28), Rajiv Ivan (1-4), Andre Stoll (1-27) and Shaquille Williams (1-27) were the wicket-takers.
Batting first Barnwell's XI mustered 149 for 8 after a ridiculously slow start which was a result of a seemingly lifeless Everest track. The tough batting conditions proved a challenged for batters the likes of opener Trevon Griffith (1) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (5) who was ironically caught by his father Shivnarine Chanderpaul at mid-wicket.
Ramnaresh Sarwan (8) and Anthony Bramble (6) too found it difficult to cut loose as Barnwell's side brought up their team's 50 and 100 runs in the 29th and 39th overs respectively.
The first boundary was struck in the 11th over and the second some 15.2 overs later compliments of Barnwell who got a Veerasammy Permaul delivery to the ropes.
After eventually bringing up his 50 from 62 balls, an unfortunate mix-up occurred featuring all-rounder Zaheer Mohamed resulting in the skipper being run out.
After the lunch interval openers Fudadin and Rajendra Chandrika (16) led a positive chase picking up the singles and two's in easy fashion. Mohamed had Chandrika stunningly caught by Barnwell and Fudadin succumbed to fast-bowler Keon Joseph leaving Johnson and Crandon responsible for steering their team to safety.
The two eventually raised the team's 100-run mark in 27 overs and the skipper brought up his 50 from 85 balls.
After the departure of Crandon, West Indies icon, batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul (6) came to the middle but his stay was short-lived after he popped a return catch back to Hemraj. The all-rounded Ivan (14) not out, then played a sensible hand as the eventual winners cruised to their target with wickets and overs in hand. Joseph (1-30) and Hemraj (2-28) were the most successful bowlers for their team. The next match is set for Friday at the same venue while the players will continue their training camp today and tomorrow.
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Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle) (edition 2012)
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This is the last book of the Inheritance Cycle. In this book, Eragon is at Doru Areaba, the island at the northwest of the mainland.They are at first lost and discover strange creatures along the way. Many years ago when the Dragon Riders were still the peacekeepers, a great battle occurred. Galbatorix had invaded the island and was about to win. In the last days of the battle, Galbatorix saw how obvious it was that he was going to win. He left and in the last attempt to keep the island free from the grasp of Galbatorix, a dragon rider accidentally sliced an atom, thus the explosion (we can do this, it's called an atomic bomb) that resulted. He successfully killed a lot of the Forsworn (Galbatorix's group of terrorists). No one lived on the island since then because of the radiation. The animals that did, however, mutated horrifically. Eragon then found the great city of ruins and discovered to go inside of the tower he wanted to, he had to discover his true name and say it to its walls. Saphira (Eragon's dragon who was very wise) achieved it very easily. Eragon took 2 days. When they got inside they discovered a robot with a dragon's head. He was the guardian of the dragon eggs. Eragon and Saphira gained access and found many eggs. They also found many of the dragon's heart of hearts, which contains the dragon's soul and magical energy, and even if the die, they still live on in the heart of hearts.Glaedr was reduced to that when he died. He is Eragon and Saphira's guide along the journey.They take back with them a bunch of heart of hearts and use them in the battle against Galbatorix. After a long and vicious battle, Eragon kills Galbatorix and the Varden takes over, and peace and prosperity reigns. Eragon then leaves Alagaesia all together, to set up another headquarters on an island off the coast. The book ends here. I would recommend this book to anyone because I think anyone would get emotionally attached to this series. This book was not a disappointment. I would be able to read it over and over again without ever getting tired of it.
Review to come later this week when I have more time. But I can tell you, it won't be nice...
Ok. This book was several hundred pages too long. I enjoyed the ending, and the final battle was pretty good, but everything leading up to it was horrifically detailed so as to bore me out of my mind.
Paolini's writing has not changed from when he wrote [b:Eragon|113436|Eragon (Inheritance, #1)|Christopher Paolini|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1293505063s/113436.jpg|3178011]. His youth saved him from many scathing comments from me. But now, he is a published author with 3 huge books under his belt, and Inheritance felt as poorly written as Eragon was.
There is NO excuse for this. He is no longer a 15 year old ripping off Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. He is a twenty something who SHOULD have matured, but this book does not reflect that in any way that I could tell.
Long winded descriptions that go on for pages. Awkward emotional scenes that just didn't really seem real. Characters who are still as 2D as they were in the first books.
This took me over a month to finish. Not because of it's size, but because I simply lost interest in the labyrinth of Paolini's love of his own words.
IF he does publish any more books, I know he is now on my Do Not Waste Time Reading list.
As the last book in the series I felt a slight relief in the fact that I had made it to the end. This isn't the sort of reaction I want to have at the end of a series but I feel this one deserved it. I wouldn't say this was an amazing book but I feel like Paolini has definitely grown up and matured throughout the series and this is most evident in this novel.
Plot: 4/5
This is the strongest part of the book as the plot amazingly actually managed to keep me engrossed throughout. There was much more action to keep you on your toes and another great use of the split narrative through chapters. This helped to add a different dimension and appeal to the story and definitely added another star out of 5 for me. The twists in the story were very predictable, the two biggest ones I had guessed from the frontcover of the book and so didn't give the emphasis they were meant to. I think if Paolini had tried a little harder he could have made his twists less obvious but maybe that was just me?
Characters: 3/5
In my opinion this is a part that Paolini really needs to improve. There is barely any character development with any of the major characters, with them all seeming a little stale in this last novel. The split narration allowed for some character development with Nasuada and also a relationship to develop but he quickly ended this and found a cheap and easy way of not having to write any more of that. Some of the questions I had from the last book weren't even answered by the end of this novel and that left me feeling unsatissfied and disappointed.
Overall: 3/5
This was probably my favourite book of the series but that isn't saying much considering how much I hated the others. I felt quite proud of myself for making it to the end of this series, which, I thought was frankly mind numbing. If you have made it to this novel you are rewarded with a slightly better read but not spectacular. This is a series I shall not be picking up again.
I'm sorry to see this series end. My son and I have listened to all four books together and enjoyed each one.
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Tomorrow is my daughter's big day!! Her Bat Mitzvah — the big Jewish coming-of-age ceremony — which it seems we've been planning forever. I'm not sure who's most nervous around here. (Even the cat's been kind of jumpy.)
In accordance with Jewish tradition, my going-on-13-year-old will be up on the pulpit with the rabbi, leading the whole darn Shabbat (Sabbath) service, mostly in Hebrew. And for those who aren't familiar, the celebrations that follow are akin to weddings — with catered meals at festive venues, fancy dresses, music and dancing, entertainment and party favors.
Since my wedding was a small private affair in Germany, this is the first time I've played "party planner" and whew — is that a job and a half!
* flowers? - check
* three-tiered cake? - check
* hotels & travel arrangements for out-of-town guests? - check
* menu selection, including vegetarian and gluten-free choices? - check
* multiple meetings with rabbis and Hebrew tutor? - check, check
* finding & hiring photographer, DJ, airbrush T-shirt maker for entertainment, and lady to create and deliver table centerpieces? - check, check, check, and check!
* shop with 3 daughters for dresses, shoes, bolero sweaters, leggings and matching accessories? - check some more (read: the Mall = our second home)
* discuss meaning of actual Bat Mitzvah ceremony with lavished-upon child? - CHECK!
So you'll excuse me if I'm not talking about diabetes today, for once.
Although I do have one more item to add to my list:
* pack extra D-supplies, including insulin, and be sure to take them along for tomorrow's festivities (wouldn't it just be Murphy's Law to my have pump poop out right in the middle of the Hava Nagila?) - packing supplies for the car just as soon as I finish this post...
Hopefully I'm now ready for all of tomorrow's Mazel Tov's. Wish me us luck.


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Shōtai (昌泰) was a Japanese era name (年号 nengō, "year name") after Kanpyō and before Engi. This period spanned the years from April 898 through July 901.[1] The reigning emperor was Daigo-tennō (醍醐天皇).[2]
Change of era[edit]
- January 26, 898 Shōtai gannen (昌泰元年): The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Ninna 5, on the 16th day of the 4th month of 898.[3]
Events of the Shōtai era[edit]
- December 7, 899 (Shōtai 2, 1st day of the 11th month): The sun entered into the winter solstice, and all the great officials of the empire presented themselves in Daigo's court.[4]
- February 6, 900 (Shōtai 3, 3rd day of the 1st month): Daigo went to visit his father in the place Uda had chosen to live after the abdication.[5]
- 900 (Shōtai 3, 10th month): The former-Emperor Uda traveled to Mount Kōya (高野山 , Kōya-san) in what is now Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka. He visited the temples on the slopes of the mountain.[6]
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shōtai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 887, p. 887, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 129–134; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gokanshō, pp. 291–293; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 179–181.
- ^ Brown, p. 292.
- ^ Titsingh, p. 130.
- ^ Titsingh, pp. 130–131.
- ^ Titsingh, p. 131.
- Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-03460-0; OCLC 251325323
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Ōdai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
- Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231049405; OCLC 6042764
External links[edit]
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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text: Like many other places in Italy, the tourist tax finally arrives in Lucca! From 1st April 2013 the city Council of Lucca will impose a tax for overnight stays ranging from 1 to 3 euros per person per night (children under 14 years are exempt) based on the nightly charge of the accommodation. According to the comune.lucca.it website the tax is charged as follows: "From 1.00 euro to 29.99 euros tax is 1 euro; from 30.00 euros to 69.99 euros the tax is 1.50 euro; from 70 euros to 99.99 euros tax is 2 euros; from100.00 euros to129.99 euros tax is 2.50 euros and from 130.00 euros upwards the tax is 3.00 euros."


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With summer fiercely approaching, now it's a good time to plan your travels for the year. 2011 has been an eventful one so far, with massive global events taking the world by storm. Although it might not be safe to travel to certain parts of the world at the moment, there are still plenty of interesting spots to uncover. Thanks to recommendations from people in the know, we've come up with these 5 destinations that are perfect to explore this summer! Cool off from the sizzling heat and let your wanderlust take over – enjoy!
1. Doha, Qatar
Doha is a tranquil alternative to Dubai, with beaches that are arguably more beautiful. It is gearing up for more intensive tourism with its 2016 Olympic and 2022 Fifa World Cup bids. The annual Doha Tribeca film festival has recently placed it on the map alongside other popular tourism spots in the Middle East. When in Doha, don't forget to check out the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) that boasts a magificent collection of Islamic artwork dating from 7th to 19th century.
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2. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro is a rising star in South America as it's fast becoming Brazil's most popular tourism spot. The city is becoming increasingly sophisticated and glamorous, shedding its reputation as a riotous city and taking on a brand new image surrounding the sun, sea and samba. Again much of the development is associated with hosting the 2014 Soccer World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.
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3. Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden is a city of unconventional surprises and discoveries. With tourists deterred mainly due to high prices, Stockholm has stayed clear of the tourist trail and managed to take on a personality of its own. Stockholm boasts winding, cobbled medieval streets and stunning Royal Palace as its central attractions. You can also see the city from above on a guided rooftop walk, but the undiscovered creeks and marshlands are the real jewel; hop on the 1900 steamboat to find these hidden treasures.
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4. Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta's historical attractions and Civil War Museum at Kennesaw Mountain are the main draw for visitors, but unknown to many, there is a lot more on offer here in Georgia's largest city. Atlanta boasts the world's largest aquarium, a world–class zoo and stunning botanical gardens. There's also the World of Coca-Cola Museum. With quality shopping, dining and nightlife in the city districts, all easy to get to on foot, Atlanta might just be the next big thing in the United States' tourism industry.
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5. Tallinn, Estonia
Having been designated as European Capital of Culture in 2011, Tallinn – the capital of Estonia – will be undergoing a major facelift in the coming year. Several art projects and festivals are in the pipeline: the Tallinn Theater Treff Festival will be held in the Old Town, while the Open Spaces Living Art Festival and Tallinn Marathon will be held in conjunction with the new title. Estonia is just a short flight away from London and most European cities.
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Wherever you decide to go this summer, make sure you have adequate travel insurance that is tailor-made to your trip. You need to take account of where you are going, what you will be doing and anything else that might be considered 'out of the ordinary' or an 'increased risk' for your insurer, such as a pre-existing medical condition.
If you are a frequent traveler then a cheap annual travel insurance policy could be for you. It will be one less thing to worry as you get a last minute deal. And if you pick an exotic destination or any other circumstances change you can amend your policy at any time before you depart to ensure you have adequate cover.


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The Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society, is celebrating its 80th anniversary at Paris Junior College and recently inducted new members.
PTK began in 1918, and the PJC chapter started in 1934. A gold PTK seal is placed on a student's diploma to demonstrate their academic accomplishments.
PTK President Aaron Sturgess, Vice President Destiny Mullens, Treasurer Stuart Edris, and Historian/Secretary Paula Vaughan led the ceremony.
Students who are in PTK have opportunities to develop qualities of scholarship, leadership, fellowship and service.
PTK offers $37 million in transfer scholarships to more than 700 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and online. Members are also eligible to apply for scholarships and award programs to assist them with costs of attending two-year schools.
Students from the area inducted include:
Sulphur Bluff: Ryan J. Watts
Sulphur Springs: Aleya Biggers, Stephanie Bradford, Velda E. Claxton, Leydie S. Franco, Valorie Nell Frazier, Alonso Gallegos, Rick McCann, Madison Millsap, Andrea D. Rodriguez, Jarrett Thornton, Sean E. Vance and Sheena R. Wright.
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It was in the old part of the city and enjoyed close access to gold souq and spice souq. And just enjoying a fresh juice on the sidewalk watching people. Breakfast was very basic
Staff amazingly helpful and friendly in organizing tours for sightseeing. Location excellent for walking to gold and spice souks. Tasty breakfasts with much variety.
Location Cleanliness and smell
Location is great. To an extent the workings of the hotel carries an ambience from old traveller movies. SOME of the staff is quite helpful. Bathroom: - cochroaches - no hot water - exposed electrical wire on the wall of shower cabin!!! - no shower curtain Main room; - balcony opened to back yard, facing directly the nearby loud speaker of a mosque. Thus every morning around 5:30am a loud prayer would wake us up - no light switch near the beds - remnants of large killed bugs on walls - wifi sometimes works, sometimes doesn't - remote controls lack battery Other - worst breakfasts ever; the sausage they serve is not simply uneatable, but outright horrifying - beware that they take your passport upon arrival and want to keep it unless you pay the whole sum upfront. Also, the total they forced me to payfor the three day stay was 71aed more than displayed on my booking as "total". I had no choice but to agree in writing to that upfront (or leave in the middle of the night)
the people at the reception where very friendly No safety box although this was mentioned. The breakfast at the African Restaurant is terrible
The staff were helpful & friendly & were always on call especially with assistance with luggage, lifts were effecient & working. A good selection of breakfast, hot & well prepared. Hot water was quickly available in the bathroom. Suitable for two to three nights stay. Quite room. Stayed 3# nights. The tv in the room had to be operated manually remote not functioning. Bedside lights did not work. No windows in the room. Extract fan noisy. Entrance to hotel in side street for pedestrian access only, difficulty in moving heavy luggage to & from hotel to taxi area, Very busy road to cross.
convinience,friendly service, staff helpfull with shopping no tea facilities, having to pay for snakes in the room


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Organization development
The race for the customer-focused best-performance-organization
There are many triggers, forcing companies to profound changes or transformations. Strategic repositioning, restructuring, post-merger integrations, or productivity programs are representatives for it. The ability to adapt and change every institution constantly has grown to the major and vital success factor. As a winner in this race organizations will emerge, which are able to unconditionally align their structures with their customers at best and thereby motivate their employees to deliver best performances.
Change is a marathon - a long breath and a clear vision are essential
We believe that sustainable transformation of organizations requires all a lot of experience, assertiveness and intuition. The change is complex since it often impacts several factors simultaneously: strategy, leadership, culture, environment, structure, staff, and increasingly also to the value systems. We can assist in various areas, however, we are convinced that credible change has to be exemplified and driven by the management of the organization itself. We ensure that, for example, with our 4C Project Governance approach, such programs are adequately controlled and driven. Beyond that, we help in sharpening the management tools and the operationalization of the strategy.
Change is a balancing act between strategy and identity
In our experience, all major changes affect the company's identity. Change programs can only succeed if they do not bring the company's identity out of balance or if accompanying measures have an impact on identity-forming factors, so that they are able to develop or stabilize them gradually. Identifying these factors and to manage them adequately ensures the success of business-critical change processes regarding often complex stakeholder structures.
Contact persons for organization development
Hans-Martin Schneider
Master of Business Administration
Senior Partner
The ultimate will to change things for the better is part of a 4C consultant's essential makeup. Anyone who can prove this talent in challenging circumstances can go far with the 4C GROUP. This applies in particular for Hans-Martin Schneider, whose assertiveness and talent to lead and motivate people is combined with a good sense of humor.
His consulting expertise lies in corporate strategy, restructuring, IT strategy, organization development and business process improvement as well as project governance.
Dr. Heiko Mauterer
Master of Engineering and Business Administration
Senior Partner
In consulting creating benefit for a customer is considered to be a given. In practice, this is not necessarily the case. At least according to Dr. Heiko Mauterer's experience in several management positions in banking. For him creating value for his clients is a key concept, that determines his thinking and actions as well as aligns his consulting work together with the customer. If reasonable, benefits - in his eyes - are to be quantified and made measurable. And that's also not self evident.
Heiko Mauterers consulting expertise lies in restructuring, cost management, organization development and business process improvement as well as project governance.
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Advice From Natasha Janina Valdez on How to Communicate What You Want in Bed
How to Communicate What You Want in Bed
We're excited to welcome clinical sexologist and author of A Little Bit Kinky Dr. Natasha Janina Valdez for a week of guest blogging.
A man's idea of communication may be quite different than a woman's. So the trick is to communicate what you want and need clearly without hurting your significant other's feelings and keeping the sex drive alive. Here are several effective communication techniques:
Be direct and ask for what you want in a simple way. Here's an example. "Honey, touch me right here. I like the way that feels" or "Honey, I love it when you do __________!"
Make lists and leave notes. Make a top five list of what you are dying to try in bed. Be as explicit as possible, exchange lists and then do what you feel comfortable doing to each other. You can also leave notes or send emails that make sexual suggestions. Be specific so you get exactly what you want.
Get her other tips after the jump.
Use a third-party source for suggestions. Men and women's magazines have catchy cover headlines all the time spouting things like "the longest orgasm you'll ever have" or "learn how to have a male multiple orgasm" etc . . . etc . . . Buy these types of magazines, and talk about what caught your eye and then ask your partner if they would be willing to experiment.
Let the pros do it for you. Admit to your significant other that you are lost when it comes to communicating sexually, but you really want to learn to please them and you really want to learn some new things. Then go out and buy some self-help sex books that have all the fun stuff you'd like to try. Read them together and all you have to do is point and say "here's one I'd like to try, what do you think?" I suggest that everyone out there who desires to have fun in bed and endless nights of great sex do this last one for the rest of your lives!
Dr. Natasha Janina Valdez is one of the nation's leading sex experts and a certified clinical sexologist with a doctorate in human sexuality. Her new book A Little Bit Kinky is an imaginative and open-minded guide to exploring new possibilities in the bedroom and healthier relationships. Visit her online at drnatasha.com.


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Parallels, a provider of cloud services automation and virtualization software, recently concluded its Parallels Summit event in Miami. The company made a number of big announcements during its show, including the launch of a bare-metal hypervisor virtualization platform for Apple's Xserve hardware.
Parallels had yet another announcement hidden up its sleeve for the Mac virtualization market, but chose to break the news after the conclusion of the Summit. The company recently announced that it has added support for Google Chrome OS as a guest operating system for Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac.
[ Read the InfoWorld review of running Windows on a Mac with Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac, VMware Fusion 3, and Sun VirtualBox 3.1. | Make sure to keep up with the latest virtualization news with InfoWorld's virtualization newsletter. ]
Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac was launched in November of last year, and the company billed it as the fastest desktop virtualization platform available on the Mac, reportedly running the 64-bit version of Windows 7 with speeds up to 22 percent faster than on VMware Fusion.
Running Windows, Linux, and even Mac OS X in a virtual machine on a Mac computer makes a lot of sense, but this announcement of support for such an early version of Google Chrome can certainly be categorized as unexpected. Unexpected, not because of any disrespect to Google's Chrome OS, but because it seems pretty uncommon to have a major vendor make such a bold announcement of support for a guest operating system that is still in the early stages of beta and hasn't yet made it to a 1.0 release. Considering the long beta cycles of Google applications in the past and the possible number of beta builds that Parallels will need to support along the way to a final release, that could take a large amount of effort by team Parallels to keep up with support. A publicly available stable release of Google Chrome OS isn't expected until sometime in the second half of 2010.
So why the announcement?And why the support of Google Chrome as a guest operating system?
Kim Johnston, vice president of marketing for consumer, business, and online at Parallels, said, "There is already a huge amount of interest in Google's new OS, even though it's still just in beta, so we want to make sure our customers can try it out on their Macs without impacting their primary work environment on Mac OS X."
Johnston added, "It's important to us that we continue to innovate to meet our customers' needs, giving them the ability to use the broadest range of applications possible, whether on Mac, Windows, Linux, or Chrome operating systems."
From a marketing perspective, I suppose it's always nice to announce support for something first, whether people are really beating down the door to get it or not.
To be sure, the Google name will ensure quite a few people attempting to at least "try" the new operating system out. And what better place to try something than within a virtual machine where it can do little harm? So I say good for Parallels.
This story, "Parallels Desktop for Mac adds Google Chrome OS support," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Follow the latest developments in virtualization at InfoWorld.com.


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-The London Super Comic Convention will have an exclusive Witchblade #164 variant cover available.
Witchblade #164: L.S.C.C. Variant
- Cover Artist: Bill Sienkiewicz
- Variant Print Run: Limited to only 500 copies
- Available at the L.S.C.C. Merchandise stall (next to the information desk)
- Bill Sienkiewicz will be available to sign these at the show.
-Larry (from Larry's Comics) revealed the next two REVIVAL Phantom Variants (#2 and #7) on the CGC Forums with art by Jenny Frison. Look for them at participating retailers on February 20th. See PhantomVariant.com for more details and participating stores.


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Global commodity producer Glencore International, which is seeking to buy and merge with Xstrata for $US33 billion, has reported a 25 per cent drop in net earnings to $US3.06 billion for the year.
Analysts were reportedly forecasting net income of US$3.14 billion. Revenue rose 15 per cent to $US214 billion. Adjusted earnings before interest and tax was down 17 per cent to $US4.5 billion.
Glencore, which has its headquarters in Switzerland, is one of the world's leading suppliers of commodities, including zinc, copper, iron ore and lead.
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A final dividend of 10.35¢ (US) per share was announced, bringing the total dividend of 15.75¢ (US) per share – up 5 per cent on the prior year.
Xstrata takes 37pc hit to profit
Meanwhile, Xstrata, which also reported full-year earnings, recorded a 37 per cent drop net profit to $3.65 billion for the full year to December, excluding exceptional items, to beat analyst forecasts of $3.49 billion.
Revenue for the period also fell 7 per cent to $31.6 billion. A final dividend of 31.5¢ a share was announced, bringing dividends for the year to 45.5¢ – a 14 per cent increase on 2011.
Xstrata is a global producer of seven commodities, including copper, thermal coal, coking coal, nickel and zinc.
Group chief executive Mick Davis said the business had faced difficult operating conditions during the year as commodity prices fell and inflationary pressures on operating costs persisted.
"I am nonetheless pleased with the operating performances delivered by our team," he said.
He said a gradual global recovery appears to be under way, particularly in China and the United States.
"Chinese fiscal policy easing and clear statements by the US Federal Reserve regarding their intention to continue stimulating the US economy have boosted confidence in these economies and are supportive of a marginally improved environment for commodity demand in 2013," he said.
Analyst's expectations met
Liberum Capital said the Glencore result was in line with its expectations, while Xstrata beat their forecasts by 10 per cent.
"Overall the results were positive with robust cash flow generation. All eyes remain on merger completion to get the ball rolling on cost cuts and capex reviews, where we feel there's scope for material upgrades to our forecast earnings and cash flow," Liberum analyst Ash Lazenby said.
Despite capital expenditure of $10.3 billion in 2012, Xstrata's balance sheet remains "robust", said Mr Davis, with net debt at year end at $14.7 billion and gearing at 24 per cent.
Xstrata shareholders approved its merger with Glencore International in November 2012. Glencore is Xstrata's biggest shareholder, with a 34 per cent equity stake, followed by second largest shareholder, Qatar Holdings.
According to earlier reports, Glencore had delayed the completion of its merger with miner Xstrata for the third time, citing ongoing regulatory process and the Xstrata court timetable.
Glencore said it will not now be possible to complete the deal by March 15, which it had said in January was its "long stop date" for finalising the $US33 billion deal, according to Reuters.
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A rich devil's food cake containing a center of raspberry jam. Just place
the jam on top of the cupcakes batter. As it bakes the batter will rise and the jam
will sink until it comes to rest in the very center of the chocolate raspberry cupcake.
I used this recipe for making our Halloween Cupcakes, the raspberry jam on the inside made quite an impression when bitten into.
1/4 pound (1 stick) Unsalted butter
2 oz. Unsweetened chocolate, broken into large pieces
1 cup Dark brown sugar
1 tsp Instant coffee powder
1 tsp Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 tsp Baking soda
1 1/2 cups Flour
2/3 cup Water
1/4 cup Seedless raspberry preserves
Oven Temp ~ 350°
Baking Time ~
Pan Type ~ 12-cup cupcake pan
Melt the butter in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. When it's half melted add in the chocolate, remove from heat when the chocolate is half melted. Stir until the butter and chocolate are completely melted. Mix in the brown sugar, coffee powder, and vanilla. Mix in the eggs.Add the baking soda, breaking up any lumps with your fingers, stir well. Stir in the flour, beat until well incorporated and the batter is thick. Stir in the water.
Did you say you're on a diet?
No desserts for 20 years?
Do you pass the cake and candy sections
With some heartfelt sighs and tears?
Go ahead !! Bake those gooey
Sticky sweet forbidden things.
But first put on your jogging outfit.
Your tennis shoes and exercise fling.
Run in place while stirring;
Time your cakes with jumping jacks.
Ten deep knee bends between ingredients.
Use that kitchen for a workout track.
And when you're out of breath and panting.
Pot holders around your prize.
Jog to the nearest 90 pound neighbor
And leave her your 1000 calorie surprise!
Room temperature butter in the cake batter is one of the biggest cake baking mistakes. In fact, butter must be below 68° to trap air molecules and build structure. Otherwise, the fat will liquefy and the cake will be flat. To get cool butter, cut the chilled butter into chunks and let it sit in a bowl for 5 minutes before beating.
You cannot over beat the eggs, sugar and butter, but you can over beat the flour. If you do, gluten will form and you will be making a quick bread instead of layer cake. Beat the flour just until there are no visible signs of dry flour, but not until the batter is completely smooth.
Cake flour is milled from soft wheat that has a lower gluten content and higher starch content than all-purpose flour. It helps to ensure a fluffy texture in cakes and pastries. A substitute for cake flour is to use all-purpose flour, but reduce the amount by 2 tablespoons per cup.
The food choices that we make every day have a profound effect on the environment. From farm to spoon, growing our food, processing it and transporting it all use tremendous amounts of energy, water and chemicals. By making just a few small changes in our eating and buying habits, we can greatly reduce this impact. When we eat green, we help the environment by reducing global warming pollution and help ourselves by eating fresh and healthy food. Eat local from farmers in your own neighborhood!


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The blueprint for change, released by president Jean Ping, follows lengthy consultation with member governments.
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31 Days to a Stress-Free Holiday : Plan Devotional or Advent Activities
The whole purpose in planning ahead for the Holidays is not simply just to remove some elements of stress and cross a few things off of our to-do list. The purpose is to realign our focus into the right direction. The purpose is to make more room for what Thanksgiving and Christmas are really about (which surprisingly is not actually about food and presents).
Today I want to you take few minutes to think about what you really want you and your family to be focused on this Holiday season. Now, brainstorm a few ideas on how you want to approach this; either individually, as a couple, or as an entire family.
There are so many wonderful ways and ideas to shift our focus from our own busyness and onto Jesus, joy, peace, love, family, giving, gratitude, and helping others. That, my friends, is what this time of year is all about.
How you choose to reflect and celebrate is totally up to you. You may have a tradition already that you would like to carry out again. My family has always made a birthday cake for Jesus and then read the story of His birth out of Luke on Christmas Eve.
This year, I'm planning on putting together a Jesse Tree. I really want to set my attention not only on the birth of Jesus, but the whole picture, starting from the beginning. There are an endless amount of ways to put together a Jesse Tree. My hope is to find a good amount of the ornaments (for each symbol) at Hobby Lobby during one of their 50% off sales. They have so many off the wall ornaments, I should be able to come up with something. For the others, I think I will use felt or clay to make them. I'll try to keep you posted on how it all works out.
My plan is to also go back and listen to some Christmas sermon series from other churches, like this one on Advent from The Austin Stone. I just figure, if my eyes are on Jesus – the bringer of joy and peace – then all of the other stuff really doesn't matter as much. Living with joy and a giving heart should come more naturally.
I want to hear what you're going to do this Holiday season to shift your focus! Is there a special way you typically celebrate Advent? Or do you want to try something new this year? We can't forget Thanksgiving either! Poor Thanksgiving…it's kinda become the forgotten stepchild of holidays, hasn't it? {Santa comes in on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and then BOOM – Christmas.} What activities are you planning to keep a heart of gratitude? I hope you will share your ideas in the comments. I know you are all a bunch of really creative people!
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When your mixed drink of choice is the melonball, and it seems to be made differently (and usually poorly) at every bar in the Valley, you start to feel like maybe you should just order a friggin' screwdriver. Most of the time, when you do ask for a melonball, you get a drink made of mostly orange juice, a smidge of vodka, and a tiny, microscopic drop of Midori melon liqueur, anyway. Or you just get a glass of tequila with a thimbleful of sweet-and-sour mix tossed into it. Nobody seems to know what's really in a melonball, or how to mix one. So when the bartenders at Stray Cat Bar and Grill say, "You want a melonball? I'll make you a kick-ass melonball," and then they bring the tastiest blend of Sauza tequila, Midori, sweet-and-sour mix, and (secret ingredient) Captain Morgan coconut rum topped with a fresh maraschino cherry, you just want to kiss the bartenders and yell, "Ding, ding, ding, ding!" We have a winner.
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Even if you ain't got big chips, there are places -- especially in Scottsdale -- where it will behoove you to act as if you do, and the J Bar is one of them. This super-slinky waterin' hole packs in the booful people on peak nights Thursdays through Saturdays, and the high-class chicas therein can smell a scrub coming from a mile away. So let us school you on how to act like you're a playa, even if your ride is a Hyundai. First, the swagger. You gotta be cocky, and a little snooty. Turn up your nose at the finest-lookin' ho's in the room; after all, it's their job to get next to you. As far as garb goes, tinted glasses are mandatory, and shabby chic always works. Wear your best shiny shirt right out of the package with a pair of your most raggedy jeans. This tells the ladies that you're rockin' so much dolo that you can afford to be lazy. Don't wash your hair for a day, then mousse it all up into spikes. And stop by the men's counter at a department store to spray on a sample of its most expensive cologne. Finally, if you don't have a gold card to throw out at the bartender, prepare a thick cash roll of mostly ones with two C-notes on top. You'll only break the first one, but the bitches' eyes will pop when they see you break out that wad. Then nurse one, maybe two martinis with your wing man and wait for the honeys to beat a path to your studliness. Yeah, baby, there's nothing like the life of a $30,000-a-year millionaire at the J Bar.
Okay, so you're no Marilyn Monroe. Neither are we. But that doesn't mean you don't deserve a little wind up your skirt once in a while, honey. Casino Arizona -- and we're not talking about that big tent off Indian Bend Road, we mean the nice building farther south on the 101 -- has six lounges, three restaurants, keno, 50 blackjack tables and almost 1,000 slots (and we hear pai gow poker could be on the way). The thing we like best about Casino Arizona is the air-conditioning system that blows from the ground up, dispersing cigarette smoke and, as a side bonus, sending a breeze your way, if you know what we mean.
Settle down, big spender. Just because the bank account is down for the count (and the casino has already cut up your Visa), don't go home just yet. You need cash in a flash -- but wanna avoid turning tricks in the parking lot -- so head for one of ZLB's two locations. Presuming you're drug- and disease-free, have strong veins in each arm, lack any recent tattoos or piercings, and can keep quiet about all your illicit trysts, you'll be getting some blood money. In exchange for a few hours -- where you can watch movies or converse with other hard-up homies -- and 880 milliliters of plasma (the protein-rich liquid part of your blood), ZLB's phlebotomists will cough up $25 for your very first visit, and $40 for your second (you'll get $20 and $30 for following weeks thereafter, respectively). Forget about a repeat bloodletting feat, though, as every plasma bank in the Valley has a 24-hour recovery period, cross-donating is verboten, and you can only get pricked twice in a seven-day period. It's not a fistful of C-notes, but at least you can get a couple more go-rounds at the $5 blackjack tables.
Everyone worships the good Lord in his or her own way. On Fridays, Muslims hit the mosque, and on Saturdays, Jews go a-synagoguing. Christians of many denominations make Sunday their day of prayer, and we fall into this category, although our chapel, if you will, is Shepherd's Nite Club, where communion is in the form of a Jack 'n' Coke, and baptism is referred to as "Super Soak-Her," a wet-tee-shirt contest like no other in our Valley of the Sin, uh, we mean, Sun. Here hot amateur gals and some off-duty pros get nearly nekkid for Jehovah, allowing gallons of very cold H2O to be poured all over their skimpy tops and thongs. That's when the Holy Ghost takes control, inspiring these heavenly honeys to crawl all over the men in the congregation, and minister to them in a religious fervor known to perform miracles such as raising the dead and making the blind see! Indeed, we like to think if Jesus comes again, he'll mosey on over to Shepherd's for a cocktail and gander at all this piety on display. After all, there's no cover, and it beats Bible study, that's for damn sure.


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Many programs are simply not properly oriented toward the end users, Mr Siebert says from experience. The software industry claims that it has of late put the highest emphasis on usability, though, claims Hansjoerg Zimmermann, a usability expert at the Multimedia Association (dmmv) in Duesseldorf. Manufacturers are all too aware that if a user finds a given piece of software hard to use, the result could be reduced sales.
Tim Bosenick, business director at Sirvaluse, a European IT Consulting Firm, has had similar experiences.
"Shockingly few" programs are put though even one usability test before being sent on to the market, Mr Bosenick says.
Mr Siebert sees the main cause of poor usability as tunnel vision on the part of the programmers. Because they too often approach things from the "technical corner", they are unable to imagine what type of difficulties end users will face.
Mr Bosenick shares this suspicion: "To some extent, they have lost touch with the practical world so much that they have no overview of users' needs."
Mr Siebert advises users who encounter non-user-friendly software to contact the software manufacturers. Although many people are reluctant to contact a software manufacturer, Microsoft's Thomas Baumgaertner sees this step as important in helping software makers to create better products.
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I can't sleep unless I shower. I've never understood how people can go through a whole day of work and then come home and go to bed and not shower until the next morning. I know guys who do landscaping that will work all day outside and then go home and go to bed without showering, shit's gross.
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No workout day? I shower once in the morning. I need to shower anytime I'm going out in public. So once guaranteed for work. But I dont' sweat or get dirty at work so usually I just hit the bed. If I'm going out...bar, lounge, club... I gotta shower. If I just finished grappling, I'm DEF taking a shower cuz now I got my sweat and my opponent's sweat all over me.
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