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Does it bother anyone else to be asked to addressed the envelope for the shower gift thank you at the shower? Done it twice, I will refuse to do it the next time,even if it means getting no thank you. How don;t care how busy the bride is!!!
ARA: As a guest, should I address my own 'thank you' envelope?
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@39 eyes rollin – I do see it as different because I am saving her time, and ensuring the proper addresses since I sent out the invitations as well. And, aside from me telling you, the guests often don't know. I do not believe in asking guests to work when they are invited somehwere – I will feed you, provide beverages, and not ask you to address correspondence to yourself! Are we now going to ask wedding guests to address their own thank you notes?
I don't think Emily Post would like this idea one little bit.
This is tacky! The point is not about the time it takes for someone to write their own address versus the bride and groom doing them all.
It is about the meaning of the thank you note. It is supposed to be meaningful and felt from the heart.
And wedding guests are guests.
Pick up a pen and say thankyou!!
God forbid you save her time. I mean really. Part of the appeal of the thank you note is the blood and sweat that goes into it.
Oh. Wait.
Personally, I like the idea of a guestbook instead, which can be used as a starter for a nice address book later (orrrr, as part of the gift from Mom or the BMs, a nice address book that you have people fill out while you're there). But as for guests addressing their envelopes? Nope, sorry, I really don't see why people find this so offensive. I think it's clever, actually.
Right. Because we all know the thank you note is not as meaningful if we saved the guest of honor some time by addressing the envelope first. The more blood and sweat that goes into it, the more meaningful it is.
Oh, wait.
Are we really getting worked up over this? I can see being offended by not receiving a thank you note in a timely manner (or at all), but this is ridiculous.
As was mentioned above, it's possible the bride wouldn't have all of the addresses (unlikely, because of wedding invites), and actually quite likely in the case of a baby shower, but regardless of that, I think it's something silly to get worked up over. I don't think it's tacky.
A nicer alternative to making sure everyone's address is correct: BMs or Mom gets the guest of honor a nice address book (as opposed to a guestbook) and has guests fill it out, so she has it for future mailings, etc. I actually wish I had thought of this for my wedding, but it just came to me now. :) By the way, not everyone fills out the guestbook. Less than a third of my guests did, and I'm sorry I wasted the money.
I feel this practice reflects a lack of common courtesy. The guests took time to rsvp, shop for a gift, wrap it, bring it to the shower, and spend the afternoon with the bride. Having the guests fill out envelopes for the brides convenience to be very tacky. Besides, in today's computer age, anyone mailing invitations should just make labels on the computer. Then, they can present the bride with her own set up labels for thank you notes, instead of insulting the guests.
As others have stated, my issue with this is that if they HAD your address to send the invite — and get the gift (God knows that probably the only reason some were invited. If this tacky measure is any indication) — didn't they have it to send the thank you? A simple list, as the gifts are opened, or to write on the gift card, who gave it should be enough to let the bride know who to address to send the thank you.
I can only imagine what the wedding will be like. Should be a warning.
I think everyone defending this beyond tacky practice had their guests do at their own shower. Let me guess, you also think it is ok to put gift requests in the invite.
I can see where some would find this annoying. What I cannot see is why people would get SO upset about it, and find it important enough to e-mail Kristi (or anyone else) about it. Yes, maybe you think it's rude or obnoxious, but in the grand scheme of things, it's a VERY minor annoyance. Take 30 seconds, address the envelope, and move on with your life. If you're going to let it ruin your enjoyment of the event, that's your problem, not the bride's. If little things like this are enough to get you upset, then maybe you need to take a look at your own attitude and priorities.
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Carrying it one step further – I attended one shower where along with addressing your own envelope, we were asked to write what our gift was on the inside of the envelope flap. I…….didn't
Ticky Tacky Lazy
Taking it one step further – I attended one shower where they requested we address the envelopes AND write what gift we had given on the inside flap of the envelope.
I'm sure that bride and her court were sent scrambling trying to figure out what I had given her because it took 6 weeks to receive the thank you note anyway!
I don't imagine I'd be horribly offended if someone asked me to address an envelope at a shower, but clearly I'm in the minority.
Coming back to shower gripes, I was at a shower (one where we addressed our own envelopes)and felt sad when the mom-to-be never even got to see the wrapped gift I had spent so much time wrapping and making cute. There were so many gifts and guests there that her "mommy mafia" made an assembly line and just tore open all of the gifts before handing them to mommy-to-be with the card on top.
That really stung! That girl I don't even know just ripped open my gift in one second and threw away the paper I lovingly picked out for my friend. Now I just go to the dollar store and buy the ugly solid color paper. That'll teach 'em.
Asking shower guests to address their own thank-you card envelope is in poor taste. It flies in the face of what a thank you card is all about. At bridal shower I attended today, there was a box of envelopes as you entered the shower room, with a sign that said "To make it easier for the bride, please write your name and address on an envelope. Thank you." I did not do so. It's not my place to "make it easier for the bride." That's the bridesmaids' job. At the end of the shower, one of the bridesmaids circulated through the room asking everyone if she had filled out an envelope. When she got to me, I smiled sweetly at the bridesmaid and said "No thank you!" Bad etiqutte, I hope it goes out of style.
Now I remember why I eloped.
Ok. What if, as a guest, you spend the absolute bare minimum (in both time and money) of what you feel is required because otherwise your family would be offended and outraged that you didn't show up? And you'd have to listen to your mom complain about how Aunt Sue was so disappointed that you didn't make it to cousin #15's wedding; don't you care about this family? Does that person deserve the same time and effort put into their thank you as say Aunt Sally who tracked down the registry, (cause you know, it's rude for any direct knowledge of it) poured over it deciding on the perfect gift, took 3 hours of time to shop for it, and then made sure to be on time for the shower, and stay the entire time? I certainly don't.
I think the more appropriate thing is for guests to put their total time & money spent beside their signature in the guest book, so that the bride (not her bridesmaid; tsk tsk) can then spend an appropriate amount of time on each thank you card fairly.
Or, you know, do the smart thing and elope. It's a wedding; not the second coming. I think there are just as many (if not more) guestzillas out there as there are bridezillas.
That happened to me once, and I was so shocked by it that I wrote the wrong address on the envelope! Then I had to scribble it out and write the correct address next to the scribbled out address. Needless to say, the envelope looked like SH*T, but it was the very same envelope that arrived in my mailbox one day THREE months later!
Next time (now that I'm prepared for this bull), I'll just say NO THANK YOU and hand the envelope back to whomever hands it to me!
p.s. And to all of you who say it only takes a few seconds to address your envelope, you're missing the point! Even if it took ONE second, it is still grossly tacky to ask someone who is spending their time on money on you to address their own thank you card's envelope!! Smarten up!!
WOW I didn't realize how many rude people there are! Really you don't care about someone enough to help them out and write your own address down. OMG I suppose you expect them to call all 20 or 40 guest and ask them thier addresses????? That could take days alone to get in touch with all of them! Ya'll are ridiculous!
Huh??? THIS is really what bothers some people?
Although I would certainly NOT do this, (Only because I would print pretty labels corresponding to the shower invites. It would drive me crazy if they didn't look nice) But this is not a big deal. Really. I wouldn't be mad if I was at a shower and was asked to take 2 seconds to jot down my address. I would think, "Oh, gladly. I would love to save the bride some time." Because that bride… is probably someone I care about. What's written on the note IN the envelope is what counts.
I guess to me, some things are just not worth the energy to complain about.
It is incomprehensible to me that my, what I thought was unique as well as a neat idea to give away the centerpieces at the baby shower I'm planning for my sister in law, is being so hotly discussed and largely and rather vehemently declared a crime against humanity. I hear the "point" discussions and also hear the "we're all busy, make some time bride or mother" debates but I'm still at a loss to understand how this practice is so tragically detrimental? Big deal. Everyone's standards are different and maybe you should become more accepting to that fact. Stop with all of your but it's the point, my times valuable too. It's an envelope. Take pride in your name and write it down. Ask your husband to bring in the mail for weeks after the shower so you don't panic when you receive a piece of mail with your own writing on it! While this topic matter in ten minutes? How about tomorrow? Next week? Please live a bigger and better life.
Bernadette, please note that this blog only concerns "fashion, trends and relationships." For crimes against humanity and other topics along those lines, there are more serious blogs. You can find them on the main TU blog page.
I asked my bridesmaids not to provide envelopes for the shower guests to write their addresses on because I saw how offended everyone on here got about it. Simply put, I'd rather everyone had a good time instead of taking something so minor personally.
I spent at least four hours writing out a personal heartfelt note to everyone who attended the shower, thanking them for their presence and gift, and letting them know I'm excited to celebrate with them at the wedding. My fiance addressed all the envelopes because his handwriting is better than mine. They were sent out three days after the shower and a lot of people commented they were surprised they got them so quickly and how nice they were.
Would the notes have meant any less to people if they had had to pre-address their own envelopes? Does it really matter what's written on the envelope? I would think the note inside would be what counts.
"While this topic matter in ten minutes? How about tomorrow? Next week?"
Maybe. It has lasted almost a year.
It seems we live in a society where there is constant complaining about everything. In the time of when communicating with each other is mostly done by using email, twitter, facebook, and texting; I don't see the problem or the tackiness in asking someone to write down their address so you can make sure they get a personalized thank you note.
Ahhh, I get it. You spent your money on a gift and your time coming to the event. However, what about the time and money that was spent on the food, prizes, game planning, and keepsakes that were done in consideration of you for your gift and your attendance of their friend or love one bridal or baby shower? I know some will say, that is done for the person in which the shower is thrown for. However, it is also for the ones that attend. If it is strictly for the bride or mother-to-be, then she would be the only one eating, receiving the gifts, keepsakes, etc.
I was going to do this for my sister baby shower because I have invited a lot of people. Some who I do know, but majority are friends of hers that I do not know well. It would have made it easy for her to remember and not mix up who all attended since some of the people I invited for the baby shower wasn't on her list for the bridal shower. I was going to make it a grand prize drawing with 2 participants receiving a $50 dollar gift card a piece. However, I have changed my mind after reading some comments. I would much rather keep my money instead of letting someone win the prizes that considers writing their address on the thank you ENVELOPE as being tacky.
My daughter is having twins. I was thinking of doing this at her baby shower because I feel she might be overwhelmed once the babies have arrived. Would people still consider this tacky ?
@ #78 – if she had the addresses to give you to send the invite then she surely has them in order to send the thank you note.
If I spend the time and money to come and give you a gift – the recipient can take the 3 minutes and 44cents it costs to address and mail me a thank you note.
What a sad world we live in where people are not interested in spending time with the special person whose shower they are at! They do not care about the months of time, effort and money spent by the hostesses. All they care about is that they spent money on a gift and had to waste their precious weekend at a shower they didn't want to attend.
I'm throwing a beautiful baby shower for my sister-in-law, and I hope that anyone who has such pathetic issues with their own selfish opinions – does NOT attend! This shower is about spending time and sharing the excitement of a new baby in our family. Anyone who is not interested in that should not waste their time at my shower.
My wedding was a very simple affair and focused on my precious family and dear friends from all over the world, and plenty of the guests who attended could not afford an extravagant gift – they simply sent a thoughtful card of kind wishes. And I sent a thank you card to each one! I thanked them for sharing our special day, and for their kind words and support.
If the only reason you are attending is because you had to bring your gift and endure a nightmare event, please don't go. It's an insult to the hostess(es) and especially the guest(s) of honor.
I'm not sure yet, whether or not we will ask people for their address at this baby shower. Wherever possible, most of the invitations were personally handed to the guest by me or my co-hostess. We thought it was important to greet the person with a smile and express our genuine hope that they will be able to attend. And so, if we ask the guests for their current mailing address, it will not be because of laziness on our part or anyone else's. It would be a kind gesture to the new mother, so that every single one of her genuinely thankful hand-written notes will reach its recipient without delay.
I think everyone needs to take a step back and remember what a shower used to be. A gathering of friends and family, a special day to share with someone you care about. A delightful afternoon of happiness and excitement about a special event in your family or circle of friends.
Shame on anyone who thinks a shower is a demand for material things and a waste of time. Anyone who believes this, should never attend another shower. Stay home! No-one wants to share their special day with self-centered people like you. SHAME ON YOU!!
"I think everyone needs to take a step back and remember what a shower used to be. A gathering of friends and family, a special day to share with someone you care about"
I agree with the above. Thing is I've been invited to way too many showers where I bet the guest of honor wouldn't be able to tell you my name. I don't care if I'm married to your fiance's cousin or your my cousin's fiancee or if you're finace works with my husband… if you don't know me from Adam then why am I on your list???!! And I would love to stay home with my uncharitable thoughts on that topic but I know it would be whispered about family members for YEARS to come!
So, while I think the envelope thing is tacky, when you compound it with a bride or mom to be who doesn't even know me, it's just kind of gross.
Wouldn't it be nice if the hostess did that for the person the shower is for? I know I did that the last time I hosted a shower. It wasn't a big deal since I used a computer. I don't think shower envelops need to be addressed by hand like wedding invitations.
(Plus the file can be used again for Holiday cards.)
I never heard of this and I would think since the guests received an invitation that the host already has the address. How lazy can one be? I think it's tacky.
Tacky and sad that showers have become greedy self centered parties. Bring me gifts, fill out the envelope and maybe you will get a pre printed thank-you. Now it is the envelope showers – give me money so I can spend it on whatever I want. Gosh I don't even care if you show up. Need to have someone pay for my honeymoon . yuk. Not that I don't give money but resent not being given an option.
I think this is a great idea, especially for baby showers. The envelopes are put into a jar and one is drawn for a prize. This is one way to ensure the mother/bride has correct addresses and name spellings. Besides, the mother/bride is still writing a personal note inside the card along with the thank you for gift.
I think it's super and can't believe anyone would or should be offended, after all, it's the shower organizers that do this and not the individual at the centre of the party.
That's just my opinion.
Don't sweat the small stuff!!! It's not about you…..it's about the BRIDE! If it's there and you are asked to write you name and address on it….DO IT! My goodness!
well my goodness, i saw this at a shower once and thought it was a great idea and while I did not have it at my own bridal shower I am really thinking about it for my baby shower. I am 6 mos pregnant and my shower will be at 8 mos. I was going to give this idea to my mother but certainly don't want to offend anyone. My thoughts are do you get a pass if you're expecting haha? My shower will be an open house with friends and family coming from out of town (obviously i will have their addresses). but i was going to invite people from work and church (to avoid three separate showers) and it was going to be pretty free for all and casual, therefore I will NOT have everyone's address. I am keeping it broad to not offend anyone and b/c I am excited about the birth of our first child. I want to celebrate with whomever is happy for us! It upsets me to think people would be that offended. Maybe I will just do a sheet or forget it. but i realize you could be offended by any number of things. I was not planning on opening the gifts in front of everyone one b/c i get nervous with everyone looking at me and i don't want people to feel they have to bring one. if i did this i could thank them for coming…. These complaints are awful and have me rethinking every thing now lol! thank you for the people who point out the point of a shower is to have fun and not criticize and complain. When an envelope was presented to me at my husband's co-workers shower I was happy to fill it out, and I barely knew her geeze louise.
I just had my baby shower and didnt even think about doing that. Taking the time to write a personal note and address each thank you card my self was not a big deal.
Only one baby shower I attended in my years had the guests had this. I was not offended, but for me, I thought it was a more personal touch.
I have no problem with this (as long as they don't ask my to supply the stamps as well). Anything to make things easier and faster. It'll take you less than a minute to write your name and address.
A while back, an elderly aunt of mine asked each of us to send her one of those mailing address labels we use. She's going to just attach them to her new address book. I thought it was a great idea!


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One deputy who witnessed the October slayings of dozens of exotic animals spoke Sunday about his worries surrounding the return of five surviving animals to Muskingum County.
Law enforcement officers had to kill dozens of animals when owner Terry Thompson released the animals before killing himself in October, 10TV's Ashleigh Barry reported. Thompson's widow, Marian Thompson, fought for months for the animal's return. Two leopards, two primates and a bear were returned to the farm on Friday.
Muskingum County Sheriff's Deputy Jonathan Merry was on scene the day the animals were released. He said that he still had concerns for the welfare of the surviving animals.
"They were innocent. These animals were totally innocent," Merry said. "I never dreamed it could be at the magnitude that it was actually at that day."
Merry said that he was forced to kill nine of the animals, orders he said he never wants to get again.
"They went from unbelievable care at the Columbus Zoo, to conditions that I don't have knowledge of whether they're ample or not. I hope so for the animals' sake, but there's no way of knowing that," Merry said. "I don't think we will ever face what we faced that night, but my main concern is just how well the animals are taken care of."
Merry said the sheriff's office will keep a close eye on the Thompson farm.
"Just me personally, this is something I never wanted to do, and I never want to do again," Merry said.
Now that Marian Thompson has retrieved the animals, there is nothing in Ohio law that allows state officials to check on their welfare or require improvements to their current conditions, Barry reported.
Thompson was not available for comment.
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April 25, 2012: Ohio Senate Approves Exotic Animal Bill
April 24, 2012: Panel Accepts Changes To Exotic Animal Rules
April 23, 2012: Zanesville Exotic Animals Given 'All Clear' During Preliminary Evaluation
March 22, 2012: Exotic Animals Tested, Fate To Be Decided Soon
February 7, 2012: Wife Of Man Who Released Animals, Killed Self Wants Animals Back
January 30, 2012: Leopard Released In Zanesville Euthanized After Spinal Cord Injury At Zoo
January 18, 2012: Report: Zanesville Man 'Distraught' Before Releasing Exotic Animals
December 22, 2011: Final Autopsy Released For Zanesville Man Who Freed Exotic Animals
November 10, 2011: Muskingum Co. Exotic Animal Owner's Weapon Inventory Brought Federal Charges
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Asteroid 2005 YU55
November 3, 2011 by staff
Asteroid 2005 YU55, A close encounter of the harmless type comes next Tuesday, when an asteroid racing aircraft carrier-sized Earth's past.
The asteroid, called 2005 YU55, come inside 202.000 miles from Earth, closer than the Moon, before compressing more space. Carbon and dark color, the asteroid is about 1,300 meters wide. Will visit the nearest space rock of this size in more than three decades.
"This is a potentially hazardous asteroid, just a good opportunity to study a" National Science Foundation astronomer Thomas Statler says. NASA and NSF plan a series of telescopes, radar and other observations from Friday, aimed at mapping the asteroid's surface and chemistry.
"The radar measurements should be pretty spectacular," says Statler.
"Many of the asteroids are out there, so the more we know about them the better," says astronomer Phil Plait of Discover magazine blog BadAstronomer. "This is a less clean, but we will learn much about the science of what happens."
In July, NASA's Dawn mission went into orbit around the asteroid Vesta 330 km in diameter in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. "Now is a great time to be an asteroid science," says Braid.
An asteroid similar in size to 2005 YU55 not come this close to Earth again until 2028. Some 1262 "potentially hazardous" asteroids, over 500 meters in diameter, orbiting the Sun in the neighborhood of Earth, NASA said. The asteroid 2005 YU55 (its name implies was discovered in late December 2005) is one of them, but has no chance of hitting Earth, at least for this century. It is close, within about 167,000 kilometers in 2094, according to where they are likely to cross paths with the Earth in its long, from 446 days in orbit around the sun.
"We want to study asteroids so if one looks like we can hit one day, we know what to do about it," said Statler.
An asteroid the size of 2005 YU55 landing in the ocean would cause an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 and 70 meters high tsunami waves some 60 miles away, says Jay Melosh of Purdue University in Indiana. These impacts are believed to arise once every 100,000 years.
The asteroid 2005 YU55 is in common, but poorly understood "C" class asteroid, highly porous carbon-colored objects, said Don Yeomans, NASA's expert asteroid.
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National Network Urges Supreme Court to Follow Clear Law that Keeps Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Violence Abusers
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Washington DC - The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) urges the Supreme Court to uphold federal laws—and those state laws like Tennessee's—that were enacted to ensure that domestic violence abusers are prohibited from possessing guns.
"The only appropriate action in U.S. v. Castleman is to follow the clear and common sense language that prohibits domestic violence abusers from possessing firearms," said Kim Gandy, President and CEO of NNEDV. "Approving the lower court's strained linguistic gymnastics would ignore both the letter and intent of the law, as well as the unimaginable consequence of re-arming the very people who are most likely to murder their intimate partners."
NNEDV cares deeply about both gun violence and violence against women. As Gandy says, "The incidence of domestic violence homicide sits squarely at the intersection of these two important policy priorities." Women in the United States are 11 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than women in other high-income countries. Even more telling, women in the US are murdered by their husbands and intimate partners with guns three times more than women are murdered by strangers using any combination of strangers' guns, knives or other weapons.
It is undisputed that firearms in the hands of domestic violence abusers play a large role in the lethality of domestic assaults—and handguns are most problematic. A 2010 study revealed that handguns were used in 70% of the cases where men used firearms to kill women. Another study shows that homes with guns have a 3-fold increase in homicide risk as compared to homes without guns, and this risk increases to 8-fold when the perpetrator is an intimate partner or relative of the victim. "The harrowing reality," said Gandy, "is that when previous domestic violence exists, the risk of homicide is 20 times higher. That is why we have these life-saving laws and that is why the Supreme Court must deny Mr. Castleman the opportunity to become re-armed."
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February 9, 2012
Valentine's Day…my personal most hated day of the year. For eighteen years of my life it has come without fail. As a child it was a glorious day, filled with Valentine's Day cards from my classmates and sweet candies from my parents. Growing up opened my eyes and lead me to the opinion I have reached and hold onto today: Valentine's day sucks.
Now, you may not believe me when I say this, but I don't only hate Valentine's Day because I'm forever alone. I also hate it because nothing disgusts me more than nasty sessions of public displays of affection, which are sure to be seen in the hallways on that fateful day. Kissing, hand holding and making out are just a few affections Valentine's Day holds true to. When I was in second grade, it was a fun, enjoyable day. Everybody made cute mail boxes to have goodies dropped into. We were each given a list of all the students in the class and were to bring a card or candy for each. Well, bringing one for everyone was suggested. It didn't always happen, especially when you were the new girl and had more lice than you did friends. Yes, this girl was me. And even with these troubles, I continued to look forward to Valentine's Day. It was a generally good day, until I reached intermediate school.
Fifth grade was the age when boyfriends actually became boyfriends and girlfriends were really girlfriends. No more cooties and no more throwing rocks at the boy you thought was cute. Instead of throwing rocks, you threw notes written with gel pen, two boxes stating yes or no and a question you were too nervous to say out loud. Hand holding was the latest gossip. Valentine's Day would come around, and instead of everyone getting something, only a person's special someone got it instead. Giant teddy bears, whole boxes of chocolate and the school wide Val-o-gram fundraiser. "Buy a carnation for your special someone and have it delivered during last block." Worst idea ever.
For some reason, the Val-o-gram remained a yearly event through middle school and has been taken over by a match-maker quiz in high school. In high school, each student wants to out-do the other. Cars are tagged with window marker, dozens of roses are delivered rather than the modest single carnation and for some, Valentine's Day holds a popular place as the day to ask someone to prom.
For my eighteenth year I'll be single on Valentine's Day. I will do this, not with my head down and looking at the tile moving underneath my feet, but with my head up and a proud smile on my face. I'm independent and can wait, though sometimes impatiently, for that "special someone" to come around. I'll give disgusted looks to those displaying their affections in the hallway, and congratulate those who were asked to prom. I'll help friends with gift ideas for their significant other and be happy for those who love the special meaning behind Valentine's Day. And finally, I'll look forward to the Valentine's Day I will get to share with someone special one day, and I will reassure myself that no matter how lovey-dovey I become, I'll keep my public affections to a minimum.


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It weakened my nailsI bought this hand cream after seeing it in a magazine (I think it was Real Simple), and at first I loved it. It absorbed so quickly that I never had to worry about not being able to open a door right after applying it. It moisturized well and was fragrance free. And then I realized that the urea in the product was weakening my nails, so I returned to my previous favorite hand cream--Aveeno Intens...read moree Relief. Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Urea, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Sodium Lactate, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben. — 9 years, 8 months agozernelle | 130 reviews
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Sara Franks-Allen lives in Lexington, Massachusetts with two dogs, two rabbits and one amazing husband. She writes for the Ladies of Comicazi blog and watches a lot of cartoons.
Had he not sadly passed away in 1990, Jim Henson would be 77 today. But his work lives on, and with a new movie due out next year, The Muppets are continuing to entertain new generations. Today we're celebrating Jim Henson by sharing some amazing facts about his most famous creation: Kermit the Frog.
Voice actors: the unsung heroes of our childhood. People all over the world know the characters they help to create, but very few people know the faces behind the voices. Today, we want to give some of the great cartoon voices their due. Plus, we love watching them work, talk, or just goof around.
We like to think of the Disney parks as places where we can always find all of our favorite Disney characters, from the biggest stars to the most obscure bit players. But there's only so much room in the magical kingdoms, and characters who don't drawn a crowd often disappear to make way for characters promoting the latest movie or TV show from the Mouse House.
Do you enjoy dancing your cares away? Do you find yourself singing at the slightest provocation? Do the sounds of construction get your mouth watering...
50 years ago, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room first opened to the public. While Disneyland was already entertaining guests with top quality attractions, the Tiki Room was unlike anything seen before.
If you grew up in the late '80s and early '90s, chances are you remember 'DuckTales.' The animated adventures of the ridiculously wealthy Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie were Disney's first big TV hit in decades, and they made sure the show and its characters were everywhere...
Making an animated film is a long and sometimes tedious process. So it's no wonder that the artists who make these movies slip little in-jokes into their work to amuse themselves and sharp-eyed viewers...
A Disney animated feature goes through several edits and re-writes before it ever makes it to the big screen. Sometimes for the better -- without cuts, we would've seen a comical turkey voiced by John Candy in 'Pocahontas.' Here are 10 Disney characters who join Redfeather in the league of those who didn't quite make the cut.
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Sarlacc83 (111) Portland, Oregon | July 13, 2014
Wine and bottle shop in Seaside. NOTE: They have moved from their previous location on the north side of the strip mall to the middle between the Book Warehouse and Oshkoskh B'Gosh. So don't fret. Really good beer selection here, with a number of bottles that have gone the way of the dodo in Portland. Space was laid out and relaxed, and I found the employees to be generally knowledgeable about beer. Definitely a worth place to stop in, if you're in the area.
poisoneddwarf (26) Coeur d' Alene, Idaho | June 18, 2012
Good selection of beers that I can't get in my area. There's not many here, 300+, but what they do have is very good. It's in a factory outlet mall, and the ambiance is pretty plain, but the staff is knowledgable and passionate about beer. I thought it was going to be more of a wine shop with a bit of beer tucked away in the corner, but that wasn't the case. The majority of the place *is* devoted to wine, but the beer is nicely represented.
Dogbrick (858) Columbus, Ohio | April 4, 2011
(Visited 02/2010): This beer store is located in a strip mall right off the 101 in Seaside. Parking is plentiful in the lot. The store sign evokes more of a child's store than a wine/beer store, but aside from that minor distraction the inside is stocked with beer on the left side, with the rest of the store devoted to wine and other adult beverages. Some meads were in stock as well. Behind the counter there is also a cooler with a couple taps in it. As for the beer selection, it is not huge but it is well thought-out. Beers from the Pacific NW like Caldera, Rogue and Deschutes are all present. Some singles are available as well. Going back to the taps, those are reserved for "beer club" members who complete their tour. Service was friendly on a slow weekday. The woman behind the counter was helpful with beer recommendations and also gave travel tips for the area. Overall this stop is easy to make and worthwhile on a trip to this small city on the coast.
DuffMan (339) the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta | May 13, 2010| Updated June 21, 2010
Parksy and I returned to this place twice to stock up before returning to Alberta. Beautiful selection of top-quality brews. Reasonable prices. I cannot recall the proprietor's name, but he really knew his stuff and was keen to chat. When he realized we were serious about good beer, he threw in a complimetary bottle of 2008 Goose Island Bourbon Barrel Stout. A must-stop if you are in the area.
beercollector (18) Astoria, Oregon | December 27, 2009| Updated July 28, 2010
In the last month or so they've added 17 new beers. They keep trying to bring in interesting beers from all over the world. If you live on the north Oregon Coast this is the place to go for bottled beer. No food but next door is a Japanese, Chinese, Korean place that will bring the food over to your table at the Wine Haus. Or pick up tacos from the stand or elsewhere and order your beer. Works great.
Admin (1) San Francisco , California | June 3, 2006
Great beer store find along the coast in Oregon. A great stop with a good coverage of beers. 300+ and all in coolers they have a great selection and some hard to finds. A must stop if in Seaside. They do give out samples and are very friendly.


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Studies of places around the world where chronic diseases are rare reveal some surprisingly simple habits that can help you live an unusually long, healthy life. Here's a look at some intriguing discoveries about the world's healthiest people, made by integrative medicine physician Daphne Miller, MD, author of "The Jungle Effect."
Copper Canyon, Mexico: A Cold Spot for Diabetes
Although rates of type 2 diabetes are soaring at an alarming rate in Mexico—and the U.S.—this lifestyle-related disease is almost unknown among the more than 50,000 Tarahumara Indians who live in Copper Canyon. Yet the Tarahumara Indians are close genetic relatives of the Pima Indians of the US, who have the highest rates of type 2 in the world.
Surprisingly, the Tarahumara Indians eat a high-carb diet, but it's based on unrefined carbs, such as hand-ground tortillas, beans, and corn. Dr. Miller reports that this combination of foods appears to lower the glycemic index of the carbs, while herbs and spices in the tribe's diet—including cinnamon, cloves, parsley, garlic, and mustard greens—also have beneficial effects on blood sugar. In addition, the Tarahumara lead a traditional lifestyle, which includes plenty of exercise, also helping explain their resistance to diabetes, despite genes that predispose them to develop it.
Cameroon, West Africa: A Cold Spot for Cancer
In the West African village of Ntui, both colon cancer and other bowel disorders are rare. One key reason is that the villagers' diet is high in fiber and low in meat, the most protective eating plan. A recent study by the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research reported that if we ate more fiber—and less red meat—more than 64,000 cases of cancer cases would be prevented each year.
As I recently reported, a study of more than 400,000 people linked a high-fiber diet to longer life, as well as reduced risk for fatal cardiovascular disease, infections, and respiratory disorders. The researchers found that fiber from whole grains, such as barley, buckwheat, oats, whole wheat, quinoa, rye, brown or wild rice, and amaranth, was the most beneficial.
West African villagers, like Icelanders, also eat fermented foods, which provide "good" bacteria (probiotics) that improve bowel health and improve immune system functioning. Fermented foods in the African diet include relishes, pickled foods, fermented corn and millet, and yogurt.
Iceland: A Cold Spot for Depression
Despite long hours of darkness for much of the year—thought to be a contributing factor to high rates of depression in some Nordic countries—people in Iceland reportedly have the world's lowest rate of depression. Among the factors that protect them is a diet that's extremely high in omege-3 fatty acids.
Icelanders eat large amounts of fish (one of the best sources of Omega-3), along with lamb that grazes on moss rich in Omega-3, wild game, such as birds that feed on fish. One of the largest randomized clinical studies of Omega-3 supplements ever conducted reported that they are effective at improving symptoms of major depression in people who do not have anxiety disorders, compared to a placebo.
Some of the more unusual foods of Iceland include:
• Harkl—putrified shark that is buried for months before being served
• Sklyr—a fermented form of yogurt
• Svio—halved singed sheep's head
• Hrutspungar—pressed and pickled lamb testicles
• Lamb ofel—a mix of internal organs including liver, kidney, brains and intestines
Crete: A Cold Spot for Heart Disease
A landmark 40-year study launched in 1958 found that of the seven European countries studied, men who enjoyed the best bealth and longevity lived in 11 villages in the island of Crete, which is the birthplace of the heart-protective Mediterranean diet.
But which foods make this diet so beneficial? Extra virgin olive oil contains powerful antioxidants that combat free radical damage, while Omega-3 rich seafood has an anti-clotting effect. Most people don't realize that blood clots (not just blockages in the arteries) are the cause of heart attacks.
Cretans also eat rusks—a type of high-fiber stone-ground bread, often dipped in wine or olive oil and vinegar—wild greens packed with micronutrients, legumes, and for dessert, yogurt drizzled with honey. Dr. Miller believes that it's the combination of all of these healthy foods, and very limited amounts of red meat, that explain why the Mediterranean diet is so good for the heart.
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Jordan Farmar Twitter:Brandon Jennings and Jordan Farmar have exchanged some heated 'Tweets' on their respective Twitter accounts.
The Lakers beat the Bucks 95-77 on Sunday night and Jennings posted on Twitter to one of his contacts "hit my phone I'll tell you the real on that Farmar thing."
It is not sure what Jennings was referring to, but Farmar quickly replied, "What you gonna say Buck (Jennings' nickname)? Heard there is some ish talking on here…"
From there, the conversation started to escalate.
Jennings (YUNGBUCK3) tweeted: "nah i was just telling the homie how thirsty you are. That's all. But I'm not going to make this a big thing."
Farmar (JFarmar1) tweeted: "Am not here to start nothing. You were talking smack on here wanted to clear some air. Look at the bling, done proved myself"
Farmar: "You started with the smack talking, and I ended it with the 2 threes. We even? Cool."
Jennings: "but I'm not going to beef with you. See you should be worried about your spot. Shannon Brown??? That's all imma say."
Shannon Brown scored 19 points against Milwaukee on 8 of 12 shooting. Farmar posted 17 points in 22 minutes on 5 of 8 shooting. And Jennings connected on just 4 of 17 field goals for 10 points.
Farmar later Tweeted to his fans, "People need to realize that I am not here to beef with Buck or extend it. Here to simply communicate with the Laker fans. Repeat!"
He then tweeted, "On a side note, Tyreke Evans really doing his thing. My pick for Rookie of the Year, no doubt. No one comes close."
Jennings was fined $7,500 earlier in the season by the NBA for using his Twitter account in the team's locker room following a game. The Lakers and Bucks will not face each other again in the regular season.
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RAL and Petroleum Services to face prosecution
Horizons Regional Council has completed its investigations into the diesel spill which contaminated the Makotuku River in October last year. Given the findings of the investigation, significant public interest and the impact of the spill on the Raetihi community, Horizons has decided to initiate a prosecution against Ruapehu Alpine Lifts and Petroleum Services Limited.
Up to 19,000 litres of diesel leaked from a tank at the base of Turoa Ski Field into the Makotuku Stream, resulting in the shut down of water supply to Raetihi town ship for a number of weeks.
"It is has been a lengthy and thorough investigation and it is now up to the Environment Court to decide on the timeframes for the next steps'" said Nic Peet, Horizons group manager strategy and regulation.
In early March, Raetihi residents returned to drawing their drinking water from the Makotuku River after taking from the Makara Stream in the interim period.


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DETROIT - Pope Francis sent shockwaves through the world this week with an interview in which he criticized the church for putting dogma before love and claiming the church has grown obsessed with abortion, gay marriage and contraception.
His words are resonating here in Metro Detroit with local Catholics.
What the Pope said doesn't break with any church doctrine but it sure signifies a shift in attitude and sends the message that all are welcome.
Pope Francis has been the Pontiff for all of six months and he is shaking up the establishment. It started almost immediately when he showed how uninterested he was in the trappings of the job.
People in Metro Detroit sat up and took notice.
"I think he wants to make contact with normal people regular people," said Bob Stuckey of Royal Oak.
This week a bombshell interview was released and in it Francis makes it clear he has more on his agenda than abortion, gay marriage and contraception.
He said, "It is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time. The dogmatic and moral teachings of the church are not all equivalent."
"He's accepting of people of being human if John Paul II. could forgive the man who shot him should we not accept everybody, we don't have to agree with them but they're still God's children," said Marilyn Spurlock from St. Clair Shores.
Francis, the first Jesuit to become Pope, granted the interview to an Italian Jesuit journal. Its content was approved by the Vatican.
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Greensburg signs up for Westmoreland County land bank
Greensburg is joining the list of municipalities taking part in the Westmoreland County Land Bank.
In a 5-0 vote on Monday, city council agreed to participate in the program, which seeks to find new uses for dilapidated properties.
Meeting with council last week, April Kopas, executive director of the county redevelopment authority, called the program a "proactive way to tackle slum and blight in the county."
She wanted Greensburg, the county seat, to be among the first 10 municipalities to agree to take part in the multi-phase endeavor.
Greensburg Salem school directors agreed last week to take part, a requirement for Greensburg to be involved.
Member communities must contribute a $5,000 participation fee. The redevelopment group has added another $50,000.
Properties can be obtained through donation, mortgage foreclosure, tax sales and other means. They then will be razed, rehabilitated, leased or sold for development.
Federal and state grants, communities and foundations fund the land bank.
Participants must be willing to waive initial tax and municipal liens and realty transfer taxes. They must also share future tax revenue at 50 percent for five years with the land bank after the property is redeveloped and is taxable, according to a handout given to council.
Dilapidated properties lower neighboring property values and can pose safety hazards, Kopas said.
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ITE Group plc is today publishing its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 October 2011 to the date of this announcement, incorporating the Group's first quarter trading period from 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2011. This coincides with the Group's AGM which is being held at 12 noon today. Other than the information contained in this Interim Management Statement there have been no material events or transactions in the period from 31 December 2011 to 26 January 2012.
Trading Update
The Group's trading has been in line with management expectations for the first three months of the financial year. Revenue for the three month period to 31 December 2011 was £31.0m, (three months to 31 December 2010: £20.5m). This period includes revenues from events acquired during the previous 12 months and on a like-for-like basis revenues for the quarter are ahead of the comparative period by 17%.
The Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Exhibition & Conference was the only one of the Group's ten most profitable events to take place during the three month trading period to 31 December 2011, achieving sales of 8,500 sqm an increase of 9% over the prior year. The Group acquired the licence to run the Kazenergy Forum in Astana this year and this has contributed to an overall increase in conference revenues of 30%.
The Group benefitted from the first editions under its ownership of the Autumn portfolio of events acquired with MVK, Krasnodar and Yapi during 2011. All events performed in line with or ahead of the Group's initial expectations. Other significant exhibitions to have taken place during the period included the Pharmtech, Bakubuild, Bakutel and Public Health, all of which performed well, showing good growth.
The Group's balance sheet remains strong with net cash at 22 January 2012 of approximately £12m. This is after making full payment of $6m for Autoexpo acquired in November 2011, a further £1.2m of contingent consideration relating to FY 2011 transactions and £4.6m in prepaid rentals to the owners of the newly constructed exhibition venue in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Corporate development in the period
As announced on 28 November 2011, the Group purchased the exhibition assets of Autoexpo, a Ukrainian organising business for a total consideration for $6 million paid in cash on completion. The portfolio of 10 exhibitions acquired includes SIA - the Kyiv International Autosalon, which is the leading motor show in Ukraine, as well as other exhibitions operating in ITE's core sectors of travel & tourism, building & construction and oil & gas.
Trading conditions in our core markets remain positive, and overall bookings for the remainder of the year are progressing in line with management expectations. As at 24 January 2012 the Group had contracted £113m of revenues for the current financial year, 8% ahead of the prior year on a like-for-like basis. This represents circa 67% of current market expectations which is consistent with our long-term average of bookings at this stage of the Group's financial year.
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'Sin City: A Dame To Kill For' Has A Jessica Alba Being A Stripper Trailer
There are exactly four Sin City books worth reading: The Hard Goodbye (Originally titled Sin City), A Dame To Kill For, The Big Fat Kill, and That Yellow Bastard. After that begins the frothing, batshit descent into insanity of the once great comic legend known as Frank Miller. Three of those four were already covered in the first Sin City movie, and after almost 10 years (Feel old as balls yet?), here's the trailer for Sin City: A Dame To Kill For which involves one of the good, and my favorite, story, so goddammit, I'm in. However, it also features an all-new story written by modern-day Frank Miller and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, so I look forward to a hard-boiled noir tale about a man who just wants to shoots Muslims and hippies with his double-fisted whore guns that fire naked hooker rounds. It's what Will Eisner would do.


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An explanation of his part in bringing about Henry Ford's apology was given by Joseph A. Palma, head of the United States Secret Service in New York, in a statement to the press.
In his statement Mr. Palma said that it was he who gave Mr. Ford the first intimation that misstatements of fact were appearing in "The Dearborn Independent". The Secret Service man went to Ford to complain about errors that had appeared in an other article, and during the conference mention was made of the anti-Jewish articles. The retraction of last week, the Palma statement says, was made "without thought of personal gain, politics or anything else except to right a wrong to the very best of his ability."
The statement in part read:
"Several months ago 'The Dearborn Independent' published an article in which my department was interested. At my first opportunity I took this up with Harry Bennett, chief of the Ford sercret service, whom I have known for a number of years, and called his attention to a number of inaccuracies. When I questioned him as to where he got such information, he made it very plain indeed that his department had had nothing to do with gathering it; that it had been handled entirely by the organization of 'The Independent'.
"I then asked him if the same thing was true in regard to the Jewish articles, and he said that it was; that the Ford secret service had had nothing to do with them. Then he further surprised me by saying that Mr. Ford was really an admirer of the Jews.
"He regards them as an essential people,' he said.
"Subsequent to my talk with Bennett we called on Mr. Ford and took up with him the article in which I was interested. He promptly called in one of the editors of the magazine–he seemed to be much put out that more misinformation had been published and told him that in the future nothing was to be printed unless the paper had full proof in its possession. 'You know my policy is to print only the truth; that this paper is to be a medium of instruction and not of destruction,' he said.
"After some further conversation, mention was made of the articles on the Jews. Mr. Ford said that for several months he had been making a quiet investigation and was really surprised at some of the statements that had been made in 'The Independent'. He said that he was for the Jew; that he had thousands of Jews in his employ, and that he would employ thousands of others if men of the right type and character could be found.
"'The Jew is essential not only to America but to the world in general,' he said.
"'I wish this thing could be stopped and the wrong righted,' he exclaimed.
"I was so pleased that I really was stunned, so cannot say whether Bennett or I made the suggestion that he take steps to stop it. I remember I promised to help him all I could.
"'Go to it,' he said. 'I know you can do it. It's a fair and honorable thing to do. When my real views are explained to the proper people they will know that I'm prepared to act honorably in this matter, and that so far as I am able to repair any damage that has been done.'
"With Mr. Ford's permission, we got in touch with Earl J. Davis. Mr. Davis was United States District Attorney in Detroit when I was stationed there; he was former Assistant Attorney General of the United States. Mr. Bennett and I called on Mr. Davis, and we had another meeting with Mr. Ford, wherein Mr. Ford expressed his sentiments and his wishes as he had to me.
"Mr. Davis and I came to New York. Knowing that George Nordinger, deputy field chief of the Internal Revenue Department, had a large acquaintance with influential Jewish people, we took the matter up with him, and with him met Nathan D. Perlman, former Representative, who is connected with numerous influential Jewish organizations. He arranged a meeting with Louis Marshall, which was held a few days later, and the negotiations started. Several days later Mr. Ford's statement was prepared and signed and sent by air mail to Mr. Marshall after advising him by telephone that it had been mailed.
"There has been some comment on the fact that this retraction did not come until so late. Most people look on Mr. Ford merely as a builder of automobiles. But he has hundreds of other interests in addition to the motor cars; he is on the sea, in the air, he's a miner, a glass manufacturer and at heart he's an inventor. He detaches himself from the world in his inventions. Therefore it is reasonable to believe that he did not give attention to what was going on in his paper. But when he did find out he acted characteristically. I might say that he went all the way.
"I want to make it clear that the action he took was entirely of his own free will and accord. He did it without thought of personal gain, politics or anything else except to right a wrong to the very best of his ability.
"I want to say also that my part in this matter was merely that of a private citizen and a personal friend. I was in a position to be of service and I availed myself of the opportunity."
"The American Hebrew" will publish an article in its issue of July 15th, by E. G. Pipp of Detroit, former editor of Ford's paper, which declares without equivocation that Ford knew of the articles and that they were printed to further his ambition to become President of the United States.
The alien population of the United States increased by 29,592 persons in May, the Immigration Service announced, this being a balance left by the departure of 23,126 alien residents and the admission of 52,718 as newcomers.
Mexico furnished 6,856 immigrants during May and Canada 5,259. Germany accounted for 4,934 the Irish Free State 3,534, Great Britain 2,659 and Italy 2,507.