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20 Epic Celebrity Parties That You Wish You Were Invited To
Jay Dawson
September 15th 2016
Every now and again we get the urge to let our hair down. Friday and Saturday night can be a big night, but there's always something holding us back. Whether it's money, or having to go to work, or just a natural sense of pride, it can be hard to really let loose. Not for these celebs, though. These guys and gals have more money than shame and more free time than they know what to do with. Their insane parties make your night out look like a knitting circle. And worst of all, they never even invited you.
Miley Cyruss Bare-All Birthday
Let's face it, there's a lot of men (and women) out there who would do anything for a night out with the new Miley Cyrus. Forget grinding on Robin Thicke – the singer's transition from dewy-eyed innocence to atomic sex bomb had been on the cards for a very long time. Now everybody wants a piece of her and her rock n' roll lifestyle. They know she can both twerk hard and play hard.
Her 21st birthday was the stuff of legend, especially if you're a pubescent teenage boy. There were strippers, of course, and blow up dolls in every corner of the party. The guest list included – more or less – everyone in the music and film industry who didn't hate her (and probably a few who did, but were curious anyway). The centerpiece was a cake shaped in the image of herself. Nude. Scattered with marijuana leaves. Now go have a cold shower.
Yves Saint Laurents Opium Launch Party
The late seventies were a time of great release and killer parties. The Vietnam War was finally over, and an optimistic and reckless spirit had taken to the air. No-one would think twice about throwing a million-dollar yacht party, complete with Chinese pagodas, a 1000 pound Buddha statue, fireworks, and a guest list featuring 800 of the richest and wildest.
Despite controversy over the branding of his fragrance, Yves Saint Laurent certainly did not think twice. When Opium launched in 1978, he threw a yacht party so epic that those who couldn't make it had regrets for years afterwards. Sadly, we weren't invited (or born, if you want to get technical) either, but we do keep a bottle of La Nuit De L'Homme on the bedside table, just to remind us of the good times.
Michelle Obamas Hush-Hush Rager
When you've got a setting as grand as the White House, occasionally you want to shake off the politics and hold a big-ass party. Which is exactly what the First Lady, Michelle Obama, decided to do for her 50th birthday. Given the media and social media lockdown – guests were even required to turn their phones in at the door - we can only assume it was epic.
Just look at the guest list: Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, and pretty much every other celebrity in town. The rest is a mystery, so we'll just have to make it up. Like 5,000 bottles of gold flake Luxor champagne, George W. Bush impersonators, strip Twister, and a herd of drug-addled pygmy elephants. Allegedly.
Playboys Roller Disco and Pajama Party
Here's a party you still have a chance of being invited to. True, it's a very slim chance, but the Playboy mansion is still technically open for business. Just imagine the hordes of luscious women, ridiculously wealthy actors and bachelors throwing money around, the moonlit grotto, the endless champagne, the dirty old wrinkled prune himself. Okay, stop drooling.
There's a wild party pretty much every week at the Hef's sprawling house, but we can't name them all. So we'll just pull a highlight out of the archives – his 1979 Playboy Roller Disco and Pajama Party. We're not sure who came up with the combination, but it was a stroke of inspiration. True, the pajamas were more like bikinis, and yes, the roller skates were just an easy way to get drunken guests into the pool, but add a bit of Bee Gees and saxophone and you've got our kind of fiesta.
Justins Unbeliebably Debaucherous Night
Baby-faced Biebs is a man now, and he's not going to let you forget it. He's not going to let you forget that he has a lot of money, too. If you want to make a quick buck, try snagging an invite to Bieber's next one. You could come out on top – in so many ways.
His house party, which it seems didn't even need an occasion, featured three open bars, crazy amounts of pot, every huge personality from the music industry, multiple visits from the police, and a couple of dozen naked women. If that doesn't entice you, how about this: Bieber was making it rain all night, doling out a very generous $10,000 in small bills like it weren't no thang. I suppose to him it ain't.
Charlie Sheens Gut Buster
"Sometimes, the only measure of a good night is whether you wake up in hospital." We made this entire quote up, but it could have been lifted straight from The Bible According to Charlie Sheen. Loud and (mostly) proud of his animal-like partying, the ex-Two and a Half Men star has seen his fair share of party injuries.
But being rushed to hospital? Not all that often. It happened recently, though, after an outrageous two-day binge. The guest list was small – just a few Charlie-sized handfuls of women – but the cocaine consumption was not. At one point, one source reported a briefcase full of bricks of the stuff arriving, only for Charlie to immediately tear it open and send it flying. After 36 hours of hoovering, at 7a.m. in the morning, an ambulance was called to cart him off. He was suffering from intense stomach pains and ended up having a hiatal hernia. From partying. We're kinda appalled and kinda proud at the same time.
Suri Cruises Outrageous 2nd Birthday
It's a sad kind of life when you realize that even toddlers throw better parties than you. No way, you say? My parties are crazy good, you say? Well, how about a quick comparison between a typical house party and Suri Cruise's 2nd Birthday.
You've filled the snack bowls with Doritos and Jelly Babies. Suri had $45,000 worth of catering by none other than Wolfgang Puck. You've put up some Rolling Stones posters and switched the light bulbs to red ones. Suri had a room filled with a thousand actual butterflies. You're playing Mario Kart and beer pong. Suri's playing with a real giraffe. We could go on, but we don't want to make you too sad.
Truman Capotes Black and White Ball
Truman Capote was an irrepressible socialite, unable to turn down an invitation. He also held some magnificent parties. In 1966, the author, screenwriter, and actor had just published his classic "In Cold Blood", and needed a way to celebrate. It was not a spontaneous event, though – it took three months and $16,000 to plan.
Over five hundred guests (including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and a couple of the Kennedys) showed up in black and white, with masks to conceal their identity. The theme was My Fair Lady, but the guests were anything but. The highly charged mix of artists, actors, authors, and musicians led to more than a few altercations, including insults being thrown, Lauren Bacall giving partner after partner the flick, and Capote himself hassling Sinatra when he attempted to leave. I'm not sure why you would want to, Frank.
Kris Jenners Totally Great Gatsby Party
Despite F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel being a warning about the excesses of American society, there was not a hint of irony when Kris Jenner took up the theme and threw a lavish Great Gatsby party. The matriarch of the Kardashian brood, and super-celebrity by association, celebrated her 60th in 1920s style – two million dollars' worth of it. Among the 250 guests in attendance were Kanye West, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Tyga, Boy George, Melanie Griffith, Olivier Rousteing, Lisa Rinna and Corey Gamble.
All the party mainstays were in attendance for another long night of gossip, dancing, and spilling expensive champagne on expensive gowns. Kourtney got confused and came dressed as a gangster. Money was thrown around. And Fitzgerald flipped in his grave.
Bill Murrays Party Crashing
There's no man in showbiz quite like Bill Murray. The Saturday Night Live funnyman and tremendous actor can, at times, be so quirky that there's even a website dedicated to rumors about him. One particular rumor, that surfaced a year or two ago, was that he no longer held his own parties – he just crashed others.
But not celebrity parties. No, Murray would turn up uninvited to parties being held by regular folk. If it was our grandpa doing it, they would have been concerned and possibly arrested. But when Bill Murray turns up unannounced to your house party, all you get is good times. The rumors were true, by the way – a Charleston man named Marvin Larry Reynolds has the videos to prove it. Bill Murray dancing to Lil John's "Turn Down for What" - now that's epic.
Kate Mosss Frantic Festival
By the time she reached 40 years old, Kate Moss must have been running out of party ideas. The English model and wild party animal - way back when even Lindsay Lohan was innocent – is no stranger to drugs scandal and endless binges. And with reported annual earnings of $9m plus, why wouldn't you let loose every now and again?
So when you run out of party ideas, it's always good to look back at history's famous debaucheries. For her 40th, Kate Moss went with a Glastonbury theme – England's famous music festival and carnival that's been running since 1970. Think one hundred guests and four endless days and nights of fire eaters, live bands, raves, tarot readings, mud, booze, and a pharmaceutical company worth of drugs. The younger set could learn a thing or two about style.
Kylie Jenners Trip Down the Rabbit Hole
It looks like it runs in the family, this party thing. Even though she was nowhere near the legal drinking age, and only barely able to drive, Kylie Jenner's raucous 16th birthday proved that you don't need to drink to have fun (although the other celebrities on this list might disagree). Either way, getting a take-home goodie bag with $1000 worth of stuff does make the sobriety easier.
The theme was Alice in Wonderland, and though not a single guest bothered to dress up, the entertainment came thick and fast. Drake performed a few birthday numbers and when Kris Jenner walked in with a tiny pig on a leash, the party got a little bit strange. But we like that in a party. We don't want to sound old and creepy, but we'd totally want to go to this one.
Amy Winehouses Life
Dear Amy Winehouse, we miss you. You were the heart and soul of our mixed up times. We know that you had your difficult moments. We know that you had some doomed relationships. We heard about the time you head-butted a stranger and broke into your own house, and we saw the videos of you half naked, and of you and Pete Doherty and the mice. We know that your entire life was one frightening party.
Please, Amy, I hope you'll forgive us for saying this, but we wanted to get an invite to your insane life. We didn't really want to get drunk with you, or smoke crack, or punch people in the nuts. But we wanted in. We waited for your call. We wanted to be a part of your life, and help you and hold you and make everything better. We miss you, and we hope at least up there you're drinking God under the table.
Sir Philip Greens Spending Spree
The owner of the British Topshop fashion and retail brand, Sir Philip Green is one of those quiet multi-billionaires who rarely makes the news. It wasn't until his 60th birthday party that he decided to let his remaining hair down and do something completely wild. Since he shared his birthday month with his daughter – who was turning 21 – he did something small for the both of them and built an entire nightclub.
The resulting celebrations lasted four days and cost the man an unbelievable $6 million to host. The celebrations were divided between the nightclub, which was built up on a cliff, and the private beach below, and featured every single thing that $6 million dollars of pocket money can buy (a lot of ice cream, we're guessing). Celebrities flocked like ants to sugar. Our invitation was somehow lost in the mail.
Harry Styless Margarita Madness
The One Direction golden boy may not have a great deal of musical talent, but sure does have a pretty face. And, of course, he can host a mean party. His 19th was the stuff of every young man's dreams, and by that we mean booze, women, and buddies. And a cake fight thrown in for good measure.
While not an entirely original concept, where Styles's big bash shone was in sheer volume. During the course of the night, he and his pals racked up a $8000 bar bill, including endless Jägerbombs, a fountain of champagne, 10 bottles of wine, and a praiseworthy 99 frozen margaritas. Hopefully next time he can squeeze in one more. We'd be happy to help.
Andy Warhols Non-Stop Factory Party
Sometimes in the middle of an incredible party, you take a look around and think "I wish this would never end." Andy Warhol must have had the same idea. From 1963, when he got his studio on East 47th Street in New York, to 1984, the party just went on. And on. And on.
The Factory, as it was called, was decked out in silver paint, fractured mirrors, and foil everywhere, and it attracted artists, writers, musicians, socialites, drag queens, and free thinkers. There was screen printing, movies being filmed, orgies, and an endless supply of amphetamines. Some people came and simply never left. Other hardened partiers stopped by for a while but couldn't hack the frenetic energy. We know which camp we'd be in.
Paris Hiltons World Tour
Before she became a criminal then dropped off the celebrity radar, Paris Hilton was a simple, stinking rich girl who just wanted to live life to the fullest. Endless social reports and an illicit video or two can testify to the fact that she really knew how to party in (varying degrees of) style. So when faced with her 21st birthday, she didn't want to do something as mundane as boring old Kate Moss.
Her ingenious solution, which is actually the solution to most party problems, was to go for longer, to go harder, and to host her party in FIVE different time zones. Over five days, her exclusive jet-setting guest list traveled to Las Vegas, New York, Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo, getting wild in each city. We don't know what would be worse at the end of it – the hangover or the jet lag.
Leonardo DiCaprios Pumping Yacht Party
We all know that after an intense shoot, actors can often come to resemble their roles. No-one has taken it quite as far as Leonardo DiCaprio, though. After shooting on "The Wolf of Wall Street" wrapped, the star did exactly what Jordan Belfort would do: grab his wingman and throw a crazy part on a yacht.
The yacht launched on a sunny Friday afternoon in Sydney, Australia. As DiCaprio and co-star Jonah Hill cruised the harbor and took in the iconic skyline, they partied up a storm with a heaving crowd of barely-dressed women. While Hill looked at times genuinely uncomfortable, it was no sweat to DiCaprio, who could easily be part of this generation's Rat Pack. It's unknown when, if ever, the yacht returned to port. We'd definitely keep sailing.
Tiscis Insane Ibiza Weekend
If you want a place where even the tamest of us can have massive nights, then Ibiza's your island. From day club to nightclub then back again, in a heady procession of lavish drinks, VIP areas, and superstar DJs, the party only ends when your credit card does. Unlike us, though, the mega celebrities of today have quite a few cards.
Ricardo Tisci may not be a household name, but his brand, Givenchy, is draped all over the rich and famous. So when he gave the shout out on his 40th birthday, who could refuse? For a few mind- and possibly (we're not judging, really) drug-blowing nights, the designer was joined by the crème de la crème: Diddy, Kim Kardashian, Kanye, Paris Hilton, Zac Efron, and many more. Naturally, there was no expense spared.
VMAs Unreal After Parties
We'd like to finish off this list with an easy-to-follow recipe for party greatness. Step 1: Gather together a couple of hundred people with a lot of money, who have been furiously feuding, sleeping together, and destroying each other on Twitter over the last year. Step 2: Make some of them deliriously happy with an award or two, and the rest of them sad and resentful with a big thumbs-down. Step 3: Give them a lot of alcohol and drugs, then slip quietly away.
Here's one we prepared earlier: the MTV Video Music Awards after party, which have become renowned for their wild abandon and all kinds of off-stage mayhem. Some of our highlights (or lowlights) include a scuffle between Diddy and J. Cole, a shooting, a lot of groping, and anything involving Miley Cyrus. If you're amongst the seven billion lowlifes who, like us, haven't got an invite yet again, maybe it's time to try this at home.
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50 Extraordinary Women You Won't Believe Actually Exist
Luke Chase
May 25th 2016
It's likely that the women in your day to day life are pretty "normal" in appearance. So when you see someone whose appearance differs from what you expect it to be, it can be kind of a shock. The ladies in the following slideshow are definitely far from average. Some of these women spent thousands of dollars on plastic surgery, tattoos, or body piercings. Others are born with strange birth defects such as excessive facial hair, a gigantic butt or even an 8 inch tongue. See for yourself!
Lauren Williams: 4 Foot Long Legs
Lauren Williams has the longest-known legs in the United States, with her eye-catching limbs measuring an incredible 49 inches from hip to heel. Lauren's height and long-legged genes can be attributed to her family as her father, mother and twin sisters are all 6ft or taller. She has US size 11 feet (UK size 10), and revealed that she can find it tricky to buy clothes that fit. When modelling, single Lauren - who has worked on campaigns for global brands such as Nike - does everything from sports and fitness to high fashion and swimwear.
Having played volleyball in college, as well as being extremely active, Lauren also enjoys shooting sporty campaigns. As well as modelling, Lauren works as an educator at a children's museum in Houston and enjoys travelling. When out and about, her striking looks and long limbs mean she gets comments about her legs on a daily basis.
Pixee Fox: Dangerously Small Waist
Swedish born Pixee Fox had already spent more than $80,000 on plastic surgery attempting to sculpt the perfect hourglass figure. But now she has taken her obsession even further by having 6 of her lower ribs removed - so she can shrink her waist to a record-breaking 14 inches. Pixee, from Sweden, said: "People often come up to me and say, "don't take this the wrong way, but you look like a cartoon" - but for me that's a compliment, that's what I want to achieve.
With 6 of her lower ribs removed, Pixee's lower internal organs, including the liver, have lost some of their natural protection - but she isn't worried. She said: "Before if I was in a car crash I would normally break my ribs. If that happened now I'm probably going to break my spleen instead. In total she has had four rhinoplasties costing $14,000; four breast augmentations of 200cc, 525cc, 800cc and 1400cc costing $28,500; two rounds of liposuction at $5,000; two upper eyelid surgeries at $6,000; a labiaplasty costing $4,000; a Brazilian butt lift at $9,000 and cool-sculpting, cheek injections, and lip injections at about $12,000.
Bethany Hamilton: One Armed Pro Surfer
Bethany Meilani Hamilton-Dirks is an American professional surfer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off, but ultimately returned to-and was victorious in-professional surfing. On October 31, 2003 Hamilton, aged 13 at the time, went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai, with best friend Alana Blanchard, Alana's father, Holt, and brother Byron. Around 7:30 a.m., with numerous turtles in the area, she was lying on her surfboard with her left arm dangling in the water, when a 14-foot tiger shark attacked her, severing her left arm just below the shoulder.
Despite the trauma of the incident, Hamilton was determined to return to surfing. Three weeks after the incident, she returned to her board. Initially, she adopted a custom-made board that was longer and slightly thicker than standard and had a handle for her right arm, making it easier to paddle, and she learned to kick more to make up for the loss of her left arm. After teaching herself to surf with one arm, on January 10, 2004, she entered a major competition. She now uses standard competitive performance short-boards. The broken surfboard that Hamilton was riding during the attack is on display at the California Surf Museum
Mayra Hills: World's Largest Fake Breasts
Mayra Hills - also known as Beshine - measures at 59-28-36 and says she's the proud owner of the world's largest fake breasts. And it's not hard to believe her claim to fame, considering each of her breasts have 10,000 cc of saline implants and weigh 20 pounds a piece! As you can imagine, it's difficult for Beshine, who wears a size 32Z bra, to find clothes that fit, so the German-born woman has a lot of her items custom-made.
But bra shopping isn't her only woe. She can no longer tie her own shoes and has run into trouble when she's knocked things over with her chest - but it appears she's satisfied with her body, troubles and all. "Some people maybe think the sheer size of my t-ts bring too many handicaps in my everyday life, but hey, having big boob problems is amazing," she wrote on her blog.
Anastasiya Shpagina: Real Life Anime Girl
It's official, this real-life anime trend has gotten completely out of hand. Hardly a day goes by that we don't stumble upon some photos of girls going to any lengths in order to look like real live anime characters. Today's example, Anastasiya Shpagina, an Ukrainian girl who has even taken a Japanese name - Fukkacumi. 19-year-old Anastasiya (Nastya) Shpagina has been called "the new Barbie" by national news outlets, but she later revealed she's striving to become a real-life Japanese anime character, not a doll. She even posted "I am not like a doll, a doll is like me."
Apparently, Nastya has been passionate about makeup even as a young child, always experimenting with it in the mirror. Over time she also developed a thing for Japanese cartoons and it was only a matter of time before she started using her make-up artist skills to transform herself into a real-life anime girl. But just putting on makeup wasn't enough to attain that coveted look, so she decided to lose weight in order to seem more genuine. At 1.58-meters-tall, Anastasiya weighs just 39 kilos and is trying to lose one more in order to look just right.
Chanel Tapper: World's Longest Tongue
The longest female tongue measures 9.75 cm (3.8 in) from the tip to the middle of lip and was achieved by Chanel Tappe on 29 September 2010. Chanel, from Houston, US, shot to fame aged 13 when she was spotted sticking out her monster tongue in a YouTube video. In September Guinness invited Chanel to Los Angeles where they measured her tongue and she narrowly beat two other female contenders to the record.
She said: "I have always been silly and goofy. I love sticking my tongue out at people. I started doing that back in school. I've never had a problem with having a long tongue, it's just fun." Chanel now has set her sights set on Hollywood after finishing her studies. She said: "I'd love to be in a movie. I'm certainly pretty dramatic, so I think I could have the acting gift. "Really, I'd love to meet Adam Sandler, he's my favorite."
Sarah Massey: World's Largest Butt
Sarah Massey would be just another 33-year-old mother-of-two from Chicago - if it weren't for the fact that she also happens to have the world's biggest butt. Though not officially recognized by the prudes at Guinness, Massey's massive 7-foot wide keister requires a pair of 10XL trousers that would comfortably fit all of the Kardashian sisters combined.
Massey insists the condition that resulted in her museum-sized bubble butt is hereditary - "there's nothing I can do about it," she says - but that her love of ice cream certainly contributed to its maintenance. Massey would still like to lose some weight, but says she now has a new-found appreciation for her natural assets, and fervently defends them against anyone who calls them fake. "Some people can't believe one person can have this much butt," she told Barcroft. "Because I've got a relatively small frame on top they say, 'that can't be real.' I carry this weight with me all the time, everywhere I go, it's definitely not fake. Big booties are just in my blood."
Zlata: Extreme Flexibility
Russian-born former gymnast Zlata, 29, posed in leather and lingerie to adopt a series of poses that seem to defy every law of biology. Zlata, who now lives in Germany, is able to create astounding shapes with her body and is so flexible she can cram herself into a 50cm square box. One of her favorite acts is to bend backwards at a 90 degree angle, so the back half of her hands touch her feet and she can also peer through her own legs from behind.
Zlata's gift of flexibility was discovered when she was four years old and by six she was training as a contortionist at a circus school. She has a rare condition which makes all her tendons extremely pliable, which helps in her profession. The former gymnast now spends most of her day working out and training for shows around the world. In 2011 she set the Guinness World Record for the most beer bottles opened in a minute using only your feet.
Kim Goodman: Eyeball Protrusion
Kim Goodman is a woman who is able to pop her eyes out of her eye sockets by 12 millimeters (0.47 inches). She holds the world record for the farthest eyeball protrusion. She lives in Chicago, Illinois. She discovered her eyeball popping talent one day when she was hit on the head with a hockey mask. Her eyeballs popped out much further than usual and ever since that day she could pop them out on cue, as well as when she yawns.
She has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. In 2004, Goodman was included by Guinness World Records in their 50th anniversary list of top ten "feats" of all time. Kim originally had the record for being able to extend her eye balls beyond her eye sockets by 10mm. This was matched a few years by a new contender, but when Kim was re-measured she found she could now reach 12mm - breaking her own record and keeping the title.
Natalia Partyka: One Armed Table Tennis Champ
Natalia Partyka (born 27 July 1989) is a Polish table tennis player. Born without a right hand and forearm, she participates in competitions for able-bodied athletes as well as in competitions for athletes with disabilities. Partyka reached the last 32 of the London 2012 Olympic women's table tennis. Partyka began playing table tennis at the age of seven. She won her first international table tennis medal in 1999 at the disabled World Championships. At the age of 11, she competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, becoming the world's youngest ever Paralympian. In 2004, she won a gold medal in the singles event and silver in the team event at the Athens Paralympics.
Partyka competed for Poland both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing - one of only two athletes to do so, the other being Natalie du Toit in swimming. They were her third Paralympic Games, and her first Olympics. Competing in class 10 at the Beijing Paralympics, she won gold by defeating China's Fan Lei by three sets to nil. In 2008, she won a gold medal in the singles event and a silver in the team event at the Beijing Paralympics, repeating her Athens Paralympics result.
Supatra Sasuphan: World's Hairiest Girl
Her nicknames may include "wolf girl" and "monkey face". But 11-year-old Thai girl Supatra Sasuphan today insisted that she was after being officially recognised as the world's hairiest girl. Although the schoolgirl from Bangkok has faced merciless teasing at school, Supatra says being given a Guinness World Record for her hair has helped her become extremely popular. "I'm very happy to be in the Guinness World Records! A lot of people have to do a lot to get in," she said. "All I did was answer a few questions and then they gave it to me."
Supatra is one of just 50 known sufferers of Ambras Syndrome - caused by a faulty chromosome - to be documented since the Middle Ages. Before the disease was understood, sufferers were branded "werewolves." She has thick hair growing over her face, ears, arms, legs and back. Even laser treatment has failed to stop the hair growth. But while most sufferers have been shunned, Supatra has gradually been embraced by her community, and became a popular and outgoing child.
Jasmine Tridevil: Woman With 3 Breasts
There's really no other way to put this so we're just going to dive in: Meet Jasmine Tridevil. She has three breasts. Tridevil (no that's not her real name, but that's what she wants to go by) is a 21-year-old licensed massage therapist and die-hard Criss Angel fan from Florida who decided to undergo a shocking and controversial $20,000 surgery to add a third breast to her chest.
Tridevil also stated that she's hoping to bank a reality show from this, and has already put the wheels in motion to make something happen. "I was making really good money [being a licensed massage therapist] but now I'm trying to star in a reality show instead. I don't like that job," she shared, and later added, "My whole dream is to get this show on MTV. I hired a camera crew individually, so I'm the producer of this show right now."
Lyudmila Titchenkova: World's Longest Neck
Lyudmila Titchenkova is a 16-year-old living in the city of Nikolaev, Ukraine. After she turned 10, Lyudmila's parents noticed that their daughter's body began developing at an accelerated growth rate. She was taller and had longer arms than other children her age, but of particular concern was the length of her neck and abnormal curvature of her spine.
As it got to the point where Lyudmila began feeling embarrassed to go out because of her appearance, her parents took her to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder of the connective tissue that can affect many parts of the body, most often the heart, blood vessels, bones, joints and eyes. In Lyudmila's case, the disorder affected the connective tissue in her spine, causing it to curve at an angle of 30 degrees. This seems to be a rather uncommon symptom of the disorder, which usually affect people's arms, legs and fingers. After undergoing corrective surgery and extensive rehabilitation to straighten her spine, Lyudmila can now live normally and says she wants to study for her future without letting herself be affected by her disorder.
Abigail and Brittany Hensel: Girl With Two Heads
Abigail Loraine "Abby" Hensel and Brittany Lee Hensel (born March 7, 1990) are dicephalic parapagus twins, meaning that they are conjoined twins, each of whom has a separate head, but whose bodies are joined. They are highly symmetric for conjoined twins, giving the appearance of having just a single body without marked variation from normal proportion. In fact, several vital organs are doubled up; each twin has a separate heart, stomach, spine, lungs, and spinal cord.
In conversation, the twins are clearly distinct persons, with distinct likes and dislikes. Their preferences in food, clothing color, etc., differ. Some of their clothes are altered by their seamstress so that they have two separate necklines in order to emphasize their individuality. They will usually have separate meals, but sometimes will share a single meal for the sake of convenience (e.g. each taking a bite of the same hamburger). Abby is better at mathematics, and Brittany is better at writing. For tasks such as responding to email, they type and respond as one, anticipating each other's feelings with little verbal communication between them.
Natasha Veruschka: Sword Swallower
Natasha Veruschka has the world record for most swords swallowed simultaneously by a female. She swallowed 13 swords, each at least 38.1 cm (15 in) long, at the 3rd Annual Sideshow Gathering and Sword Swallowers Convention in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA, on 3 September 2004. Natasha was born in India of white russian and british heritage. She has lived, studied, and performed her art around the world and also speaks several different languages.
Natasha now lives in New York City. She is an amazing performer who uses many different types of swords in her act or as she likes to say "Swords On The Menu." The swords on the menu are - "The Red devil" 29 inches long, "The Big Sword" 27 1/2 inches long, "The Bradshaw Sword" 25 inches long, "The Sai Weapons" two 24 inch long eight-sided weapons of steel. Natasha trained with a "Sai Master" in order to use them in her act. Also on the menu is the unbelieveable "Sword Sandwich" where she swallows 13-22 inch long swords simultaneously.
Elaine Davidson: Most Body Piercings
Elaine Davidson is the "Most Pierced Woman" according to the Guinness World Records. Since first receiving a skin piercing in January 1997, Elaine Davidson has been pierced a total of 4,225 times as of 8 June 2006. The former restaurant owner is constantly adding and replacing jewelery, mostly in her face. She enhances her exotic looks with tattoos and brightly coloured make-up, and often wears feathers and streamers in her hair.
She has more piercings in her genitalia than in any other part of the body - 500 in all, externally and internally. The total weight of her internal piercings is estimated to be about 3 kilograms. As of May 2008, Davidson's piercings total 5,920. As of Feb. 2009 her piercings total 6,005. In March 2010, Davidson reported a total of 6,725 piercings. As of March 2012, she has over 9,000. As of may 2016, she has 9,800. She was born in Brazil and is a former nurse. She does not drink or use drugs. She now resides in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Jyoti Amge (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actress notable for being the world's smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records. Jyoti Amg hails from Nagpur, India. She weighs 11 pounds and stands at 23 inches, according to Guinness World Records. Jyoti Amg has a "form of dwarfism called achondroplasia," Guinness says.
On her fame, Jyoti Amg says, "I don't like it if I am being held like a baby," but that she will let some people and fans pick her up. She also gets "mad when someone annoys me by touching my hair or keeps touching me without permission." "I love acting in this show," she says. "My biggest dream is that I go to Hollywood and become an actress."
Cara Anaya: Chronic Orgasms Disorder
The 30-year-old Arizona mother lives with Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD), a condition that can leave her feeling sexually aroused for up to six hours a day. "The one day that I decided to count how many orgasms I had in one sitting, I counted 180 in two hours," she told Barcroft TV. "Pretty much, with that type of number, you're having two or three in a minute." Anaya has seen a number of health specialists but has not been able to find treatment.
The condition has created difficulties in her relationship with husband Tony Carlisi, who initially thought she was crazy when he first learned about it. "I would say the most difficult thing is seeing my wife in pain and knowing there's nothing I can do to help her," he said. As a result of the condition, Cara has to avoid being out in public or open spaces like parks. She said: "It is ruining my life, because it messes with your head. Your body is running on a high, on an up and down, so it really affects your moods."
Aevin Dugas: World's Largest Afro
The largest afro measures 18.5 cm (7.3 in) high, 19.6 cm (7.7 in) wide and 132.1 cm (4 ft 4 in) in circumference and was achieved by Aevin Dugas, in New Orleans, USA on 4 October 2010. Proud of her record-breaking afro, Aevin Dugas says her hair is inspiring legions of women to ditch chemical straighteners and "go natural". The 37-year-old, whose hair entered the Guinness Book of Records at 4ft 4ins around, says everyone from toddlers to grandmothers are following in her footsteps.
Aevin said: "At one time I strived to get hair that was bone straight and now all I want is it big and poofy". She believes her voluminous hair may have grown even bigger, but she cannot reveal its size until Guinness take an official measurement. "When my hair is stretched out to its complete length and pressed, it goes down to my butt. But I don't wear it like that because it looks weird."
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Having lived in the UK I know that things are expensive over there, but £22.00 is a lot, about $40 Canadian.
The guys at breadtopia.com sell them for $22 if I remember correctly. I understand that for our British baking friends the postage from the US will most probably eat up any saving.
You can also make your own proofing baskets for much less money - possibly the only cost will be your time spent making the basket because you probably already have the necessary materials. Susan (Wild Yeast) wrote a great post about how to make a proofing basket:
In the event that anyone is looking to buy proving baskets our web is http://www.thebertinetkitchen.com (not .co.uk)
We can also ship worldwide.
I know proving baskets are very expensive to buy but sadly that is because they are very expensive to have made - the lining being hand-stiched into the basket. They will however last you many years. If anyone requires substantial numbers then we are able to offer a wholesale price for proving baskets, couche and other bits of equipment.
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I know proving baskets are very expensive to buy but sadly that is because they are very expensive to have made - the lining being hand-stiched into the basket.
While the linen does look nice sewn into the basket, Susan (Wild Yeast) does make a good point that if the linen is not sewn in, it can be washed easily. I know that one doesn't want to wash the linen after every use, but it might be nice to be able to wash it from time to time.
I see that The Bertinet Kitchen sells linen pastry cloths as well (they're sold out right now but assume that they will be restocked soon) for people to make their own proofing baskets.
(thebertinetkitchen.co.uk also works and appears to go to the same site)
Le Pain Quotidien by the Royal Festival Hall sells them for a lot less, certainly under a tenner. (It's six months since I bought some, and I've lost my receipt.) I haven't seen one from the Bertinet Kitchen to compare quality, but the lining material in these cheaper baskets performs like linen (and maybe is linen - I'm no expert).
Address is at http://www.lepainquotidien.co.uk/stores/rfh/. I presume other branches also have them.
Whilst looking for another source in the UK, I came across the following company in San Francisco looks to be a good price and the genuine article.
I've sent my daughter an email to look into the Le Pain Quotidien shops which are only in London. If she finds a reasonably priced source I'll report back.
Currently there are a set of 3 plus "free" scrapers on sale on UK eBay for £30, but I want 2 the same size.
I just found this listing
Being a price comparrison site I couldn't guarantee that you will always get the same result I did, but the dearest basket seems to be about £13 and there are much cheaper ones. I haven't followed the links yet.
Manufactum, a German company with a UK presence - local shipping - sells cane bannetons for £16.00.
Link: http://www.manufactum.co.uk/Produkt/193685/838298/CaneBreadRisingBasketBanneton.html
They are the cane version, not linen lined and again not exactly cheap. Having said that, I own two and would not bake without them so you might decide it's worth the expense.


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My colleague often calls our US office from China and joins a conference call for hours. This is expensive, especially as he calls from a cell phone. Looking for a trustworthy DID service that can provide a local Chinese phone number, for my colleague to dial, and then my company can pay for this DID (Direct Inward Dial) service.
Jun 21, 2012 at 10:16 UTC
Could you set your remote employee up with a VPN and a softphone on your existing phone system?
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Jun 20, 2012 at 2:58 UTC
How are the rates from China to Hong Kong? When having international conference calls, I've used join.me, which for pro users has international access numbers. However, they don't have a China number. There is a Hong Kong number.
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:24 UTC
Is the conference call bridged from the phone or are you using a conferencing service ?
Jun 21, 2012 at 10:02 UTC
We have an Avaya IP Office telephony system. Our conference bridges are setup on Avaya IP Office along with their respective phone numbers.
Jun 21, 2012 at 10:16 UTC
Could you set your remote employee up with a VPN and a softphone on your existing phone system?
Jun 21, 2012 at 10:21 UTC
If the colleague can call from a landline, it may be cheaper to use a conferencing service that has an 800 number in China. We would want to compare the cost per minute on the cell to the cpm on the 800 service.
Jun 21, 2012 at 4:57 UTC
BizDPS Avaya technician (consultant) informed me that our version of the system is too old to support the VPN option. We could still achieve this by purchasing some add-ons.
I am now however looking at services by Koala Calling https:/
Jun 21, 2012 at 4:59 UTC
Do they have Skype in China? You could hook them up with a US number? I'm not sure how good the call quality would be, but it's got to be less than calling via cell.
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General Accounting Office, Solving Social Security Computer Problems: Solving Social Security's Computer Problems: Comprehensive Corrective Action Plan and Better Management Needed (HRD-82-19) (Dec. 10, 1981) (full-text).
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Serious problems continue to plague the Social Security Administration's (SSA) automatic data processing (ADP) operations. SSA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agreed in May of 1981 that inefficient computer software, inadequate hardware capacity, and systems personnel deficiencies have created an ADP systems crisis at the agency. Major problems have combined to create an ADP environment in which the SSA ADP systems managers react to crises rather than use planned approaches for solving ADP problems.
The GAO found that the current multifaceted ADP crisis at SSA has resulted from long-standing weaknesses in agency ADP planning and management. Since 1974, the GAO has issued 32 reports discussing ADP-related planning; improper development and modification of systems and software; deficiencies in equipment acquisition and operation, including the acquisition of telecommunication resources; and the failure to provide adequate privacy protection and security components. A comprehensive, agencywide, long-term plan is an essential prerequisite to effective long-range ADP planning. SSA has not developed such a plan. Without such a plan, the ongoing efforts by SSA to develop a long-range solution to its current ADP problems are unlikely to respond adequately to its emerging long-term program and systems needs.
If properly developed and implemented, this plan should go a long way toward putting the SSA systems on the road to recovery. Developing effective plans and making them work are tasks which will require much better overall ADP planning and management than SSA has demonstrated.
The GAOrecommends that Congress periodically review the Social Security Administration's efforts to develop and [[implement its automatic data processing systems' corrective action plan.
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The October meeting of the SOSNA Zoning Committee will take place Wedneday October 13th at the St. Charles Senior Community Center, 1941 Christian Street. Time 7-9 PM.
- 755 South 22nd Street (Kennedy Grocery) - Erection of a wrap sign and a projecting sign, and preparing and serving cold food for take-out
- 2116 Carpenter Street - Erection of a single-family home with a front garage.
- 1417-21 Fitzwater Street - Erection of three single-family homes with front-loading garages.
- 1610 Webster Street - Erection of a single-family home.
- 2301 Montrose Street - Erection of a single-family home.
- *** 2400 South Street *** (Toll Brothers) - 2nd Presentation - LARGE PROJECT - Demolition of existing garage and erection of condo tower along 24th street with two-over-two town houses behind between Brinabridge and South Streets.
To secure a place on the agenda, you must submit design documentation by Thursday October 6th at 5 PM to the SOSNA Office, 1901 Christian Street. Call 215-732-8446 for questions or more information.
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The Tablet
iPads, Andriod, and Microsoft
What is it?
A tablet is a portable device that works like, and functions like a laptop. Tablets have touch screens to enable a person to navigate through apps, music, movies, internet, and much more. External devices such as bluetooth, keyboards, mice, and external hard drives can be added to enhance the productivity of the tablet device. All tablets connect through a wireless network, while some can connect through the wireless network and cellphone networks provided by wireless phone providers.
How can it be used in the classroom?
Tablets can be used in a variety of ways across all grades and abilities. In a K-3 classroom, as an example, a tablet can be used during station time to enhance a students learning while giving them the chance to play educational games like they would on their leisure time. ELL students can use tablets as a method to learn and develop their vocabulary. Like ELL, students with sever disabilities can also use tablets to increase their vocabulary, use as an electronic talker, and also use educational apps to aid in learning. Higher grades can use tablets to enhance their learning by using apps that are directed towards Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Math, etc.


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Best Cyber Monday Deals
November 26, 2011 by staff
Best Cyber Monday Deals, Last year, Cyber Monday was the most popular online shopping day of the year, and this year it's predicted that sales will reach $1.2 billion, as eager shoppers take advantage of steals and deals offered by various online retailers.
So how can you get the most bang for your buck?
On "The Early Show on Saturday Morning," CBS News contributor and personal finance expert Regina Lewis shared some of her best bets for this year's Cyber Monday shopping celebrations.
Amazon and Zappos
Amazon really pioneered online-only shopping and they continue to do so. We connected with the company and they'll have a range of offers throughout the day along with "Lightning Deals." They show you the percentage off, which is a nice way to really get your head around how good a deal something is. Amazon Prime makes checking out incredibly fast, because you'll have a one-click buying option and free shipping on most items. Once people join Amazon Prime, Amazon tends to become their shopping default, meaning they'll check there before trying anywhere else.
You've got to hand it to Zappos. They offer free shipping both ways 365 days a year. I've never had an issue with them, and that includes returning several big boot boxes this fall. I should point out, they're known for shoes, but they now sell apparel, too, and offer free two-way shipping offer holds.
Best Electronics:
Walmart and Best Buy
Walmart's whole mantra is "everyday low prices" and that holds true online. This year they're reporting they'll have 250 online-only Cyber Week specials. Walmart.com actually has tons of items you won't find in their stores.
Best Buy is pulling out all the stops online this year. Their stores are known for having really helpful guys and girls in blue shirts to answer all your tech questions, and this year online, the site is pretty well organized to give gift giving suggestions. Electronics is such a hot category, so it's an area where people really do want to know what's hot for men, women, teens and kids. They've even got a tech gifts section for sports fans – win-win.
Best Jewelry Deal:
LivingSocial with Blue Nile
Living Social and Groupon are known for providing local deals. Watch for Living Social to really break out with some national deals. For instance, it's already been announced that BlueNile – the online jeweler – will be partnering with Living Social to offer $200 worth of merchandise for $100. So, right off the bat, you'd DOUBLE your buying power if you go this route. Then, using the $200 voucher on Blue Nile means you'll get more bling – and we're talking the real thing – for your buck. This is a Cyber Monday power move!
Best Creative Gift:
GetMaineLobster and Restoration Hardware
What's the point of having millions of items to select from online, if you don't get a little creative. This idea will really get the recipients attention! You can deliver live lobsters or give a gift certificate to order live lobsters – and to be clear – they arrive moving in the box. The only issue is you need to be sure the recipient is around to receive the order and that the dog – having learned from experience – doesn't discover the package first. I like the idea of giving this gift and then enjoying it on New Year's. If you order on Cyber Monday, they're offering 40 percent off their Surf & Turf special. Good stuff.
Every year the Restoration Hardware stocking stuffers get better and better. They're not always cheap, but they're really unique – and there are hundreds of them – everything from Slinkys to survival kits in sardine cans.
Best Free Gift Wrapping:
Neiman Marcus
This is one of the best-kept secrets, especially if there's someone on your list you're trying to impress – a boss or an in-law perhaps – you can order an item on NeimanMarcus.com and they'll gift wrap it for free. They don't even offer that in the store. And, trust me, the gift will look like a million bucks. So, if you purchase an ornament that's $25, by the time Neiman's does their thing and it arrives, it'll look like the Royal Family sent it.
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Report summaryDespite Turkey's GDP contracting 4.8% in 2009 during the Great Recession, the country is one of the fastest growing European economies. Economic growth slowed in 2012 as consumption and investment contracted but growth is forecast to accelerate in 2013 to 3.8% and again to 4.9% in 2014. This will be driven by a rebound in consumption and investment, buoyed by interest rate loosening
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I know that that 1860is the family, the childen are found on the1880 census in Camden Co., MissouriKenyon and his wife Martha J. are a few farms away from his father and mother and the rest of the siblings.(James & Sarah)Do you have the 1880? Thank you for all your posts.
I just came from the National Archives, copied a Civil War Pension Record.I couldn't believe how much paperwork was involved in receiving a pension, good for genealogy though.
This was for another family name.The Long Family.I copied for approx 2 1/2 hours.I'm glad that you are thinking about Sarah, too.I'll happily share my information.Thanks for working on this, I think there are only a handful of people who are trying to find the source.I wish someone would let us know where the previous information was found. Please don't give up on her!


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Meet the FMIG Network Student Leaders
Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) Network Regional Coordinators play a crucial role in connecting students with local FMIGs and helping FMIGs around the nation connect with and learn from each other.
Learn more about the Regional Coordinators and their unique experiences with FMIGs and family medicine.
FMIG Regional Coordinators and SNMA Student Liaison
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|Regional Coordinator: Victoria Boggiano
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About Victoria
What is your favorite thing about family medicine?
My favorite thing about family medicine is that it is so diverse. When I was going through my clinical rotations during my third year of medical school, I enjoyed everything, from OB/GYN to psychiatry to pediatrics and everything in between. Within the field of family medicine, we have the chance to see a wide range of patients with a range of health care needs. It is incredibly exciting!
What do you hope to accomplish in your position this year?
When I was chair of the Stanford FMIG during my second year of medical school, I remember what a wonderful resource our FMIG Network regional coordinator was. I hope to be able to be a similarly helpful resource for the chapters I work with this year. I want to help them stay up to date on the resources that the AAFP can provide, and to be able to help them plan events and campaigns that promote family medicine at their institutions.
About Margaret
What is your favorite thing about family medicine?
I love family medicine because of the emphasis it places on not only the health of individuals, but also population health through advocacy and social justice in medicine. Family medicine doctors are truly integral parts of our communities and have the ability to be a part of a variety of teams that are working to make our country have better health outcomes. I love hearing the passion family medicine doctors have for progress and change.
Why is family medicine so important to health care in the United States (and the world)?
As healthcare evolves, family medicine doctors are well suited to be important figures in coordinating care and building interprofessional teams to help our patients get the help they need to get better!
About Joe
What is your favorite thing about family medicine?
Family medicine offers a path that is uniquely your own. Family docs are well trained to manage the primary care of any patient, but you get to determine your own expertise, your own patient population, your own practice setting. In the exciting and rapidly changing world of medicine, you will always have the opportunity to be on the edge of innovation while staying connected to the values that led you to become a doctor and maintaining the most crucial element at the center of your practice: the relationship with patients and their families in the communities you serve.
Why is family medicine so important to health care in the United States (and the world)?
Family medicine doctors are not only outstanding healers to their patients; they are a force in the U.S. health care system who advocate for their patients beyond the four walls of the exam room. Family medicine doctors can serve their patients in so many ways. Whether they are the sole doctor for a small rural town, the leader of a PCMH in an underserved urban neighborhood, a change agent in a health care system, or an activist speaking to Congress, a family physician enjoys the broadest scope of service in all of medicine. Our individual patients and our many communities collectively need a strong voice to champion their health needs and few are better positioned to provide the credible and expert leadership than those in family medicine.
About Ranjani
What is your favorite thing about family medicine?
Family medicine providers hold the unique position as serving as patient advocates within their communities. Even before starting medical school, I knew I had to pursue a career in primary care due to my previous experiences as a teacher. I saw how both limited access to health care and the primary care physician shortage impacted the lives of my students and their families. Parallel to the teacher-student relationship, family medicine physicians are entrusted with the unique responsibility of integrating each patient's socioeconomic status, education, language abilities, and family support in order to help a patient meet his/her health goal, whether it be academic or health-related. In underserved areas, primary care physicians must take these factors into consideration just as teachers in similar communities do in order to provide preventive health measures.
What do you hope to accomplish in your position this year?
As regional coordinator, I am especially excited to support FMIGs in my region by helping to implement new programs and supporting FMIGs to overcome challenges they may face. I also hope to promote collaboration across our FMIG network to help strengthen collaboration and involvement across the network while promoting the opportunities available to family medicine physicians.
About Chandler
What is your favorite thing about family medicine?
One of my favorite things about family medicine is the opportunity to build lasting relationships with patients that allow you to treat the whole person, throughout any stage of life. This gives family physicians a unique breadth of practice that I consider to be most rewarding. As medicine continues to advance, I am excited to see what the future holds for family medicine!
What do you hope to accomplish in your position this year?
Through my position as a regional coordinator, I want to help bring together FMIGs from across the country to share stories of how they are spreading excitement for family medicine throughout their medical schools. In addition, by working with the other coordinators and FMIGs, I would like to see student choice of family medicine increase nationwide! As our health care system evolves, I think family physicians will be needed more than ever before, and I want to help students realize the potential difference they can make by choosing a career in family medicine!
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What is your favorite thing about family medicine?
Family medicine is great for someone like me who gets great pleasure from developing relationships over time. I like the idea of being able to treat entire families and having the opportunity to ingratiate myself with them and build a bond over the years. I love interacting with people of all ages and family medicine allows me to have exposure to pediatrics, geriatrics and everything in between. Also, I believe that family medicine puts physicians in the best position to impact the health of communities directly. I look forward to the opportunity to serve patients who are disadvantaged and are in the most need of health care.
Why is family medicine so important to health care in the United States (and the world)?
One way to lower the expense of health care is to reduce the need for life-saving interventions provided in emergency rooms. Preventative care is the best way for patients to maintain good health and reduce the need for expensive tests and procedures. Primary care can help promote healthy lifestyles that are sustainable throughout a patient's life. In this way, family medicine doctors are able to have a more permanent and lasting impact on the quality of life of their patients.
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To warn us puny humans that they are nearby.
People eat them and put the in soup and stuff. Don't eat it though, they cut the fins off and throw the Sharks back in the ocean to drown.
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Feminism and the Politics of Reading (Hodder Arnold Publication)
"Feminism and the Politics of Reading" is the first major work to theorize the processes and practices of reading within a gendered context. Looking at what it is to be a self-conscious "feminist reader," and at what happens when that feminism is "off-duty," Lynne Pearce engages with a wide range of literary and visual texts to explore the complex personal and political implications of what we do every time we read.
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In January 2011, I moved to Paris from the UK. I religiously documented my discoveries (both good and bad) on a blog known as Burnt Cream. It started out as Liberté, Egalité, Crème Brûlée – but that was just far too long… especially after a couple of glasses of wine. I lapped up everything this city could offer with the enthusiasm of someone who has not yet been worn down by the daily grind of métro-boulot-dodo nor with the pains and procedures of bureaucracy at its finest. (Read more about me.)
Life in Paris is not all that it's made out to be. It can be really difficult. We don't tell you this because it's not what you want to hear. The Parisian dream is what sells. It's what brings hundreds upon thousands of tourists to this city every day. Living here as an expat is much harder. Here's an example:
"You don't know it yet, but you will have done something wrong. Your concierge scolds you for leaving the building without a scarf… the lady in the café too because you didn't put your umbrella in the right place… the boulanger as well because you didn't realise it would just so happen that he would be having his coffee break at 11am when you popped by to get your daily pain au chocolat…
Really, after just a few months, it's enough to make you quite paranoid." (Read "What I Wish I Knew When I Moved To Paris.")
Despite all this, there is a reason why we stay. Our "return on investment" if you like. It's for the lifestyle: the food, the wine, the cheese, the bread, the salted butter… and for that fleeting moment as you cross over the river Seine when you get hit by the breath-taking beauty of this fine city. That makes it all worth it.
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I have a really close friend (we're mid 20s). We first started off by dating when we met but it flamed out after a month. We kissed at one point but she stated she wasn't feeling a 'spark'. We use to be affectionate during that time (locking arms, her putting her head on my shoulder, etc). She even would talk to her friends & family about me. Well, when she told me she no longer had feelings for me and gave me the "we're just friends" speech I left. A week later we resumed talking but were not dating anymore. However, since then we have grown much closer together. We have hung out numerous times (which may have well been considered dates - drinks, movies, comedy show, etc.). Now we are even more affectionate with one another. We have slept with one another in the same bed (cuddled/spooning), held hands, messed around (haven't had sex though), rub noses together, and even kiss sometimes now. I know I am special to her and she likes me but why are we not dating when we are closer than before? She knows I like her (I've told her when she asked). How do I light a major flame under her to decide what she wants?
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Your question really breaks my heart because I've been here before. You need to have an honest talk with her. Frankly it sounds like she is stringing you along because it benefits her ego, but she doesn't have to make it official. You sound like a caring, insightful person so please don't pour your heart into someone who will not treat you with dignity and respect. If you're OK with just being friends with benefits that's fine, but if you're romantically invested and she's not then you may end up getting hurt. Ask her honestly what is going on and then if she won't put a 'relationship' label on it- you'll know where you stand with her. Best of luck!00|00|0
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The hlyX gene of the swine pathogen Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is homologous to FNR, an anaerobic transcriptional regulator of Escherichia coli. It endows a haemolytic phenotype upon E. coli, and will complement the anaerobic respiratory deficiencies of fnr mutants of E. coli. The coding region of the hlyX gene was expressed in E. coli and the HlyX protein was purified by using an assay based on its immunological cross-reactivity with anti-FNR antibodies. The HlyX protein had the predicted N-terminal sequence, and resembled the isolated FNR protein in size (M$\text{r}$ 29 000) and monomeric organization. It had no detectable haemolysin activity per se, and is therefore presumed to confer a haemolytic phenotype by activating a latent haemolysin gene in E. coli. Studies with gene fusions showed that HlyX, like FNR, can function as an anaerobic activator and repressor of FNR-regulated genes in vivo. Plasmids that express hybrid HlyX:FNR proteins in which the 189/190-residue N-terminal segments and the remaining 50/60-residue C-terminal segments are exchanged, retained their FNR-specific functions but failed to confer a haemolytic phenotype. This suggests that the specificity for activating the haemolytic response requires the participation of unique features in both the N- and C-terminal segments of HlyX.
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Nickelodeon to Premiere IF ONLY I WERE AN ONLY CHILD, 12/17
Brothers and Sisters can be your best friends, but they can also drive you nuts. Kids across America rank the top ten ways siblings get under your skin in the half-hour Nick News with Linda Ellerbee special, IF ONLY I WERE AN ONLY CHILD, premiering Monday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Some of the frustrating things discussed include not sharing, copying, picking, tattling, and embarrassing them in front of friends.
"I fell asleep on the couch," says 12-year-old Nikki from Lynwood, Calif. "And (my sister) got all her makeup and painted me."
"At school, every time he sees me....he's always got to run beside me and go, 'Brother! Brother! Brother!'" says 14-year-old Austin from Lexington, S.C.
The special also features celebrities discussing sibling rivalries.
"My brother went and took this IQ test and he scored 149," says child actor Nolan Gould of Modern Family. "Then a couple days later, I went and took the IQ test and I scored 150. And so, my brother, not to be outdone...he went and took the IQ test again, and he got 151."
"I've taken a bite of every sandwich my brother's ever made," says Seth Meyers of Saturday Night Live. "We call it the sandwich tax."
"Sure, siblings can be annoying," Ellerbee says. "But (as an only child), I envy you. You had and have each other. Even at those times when all you want to do is wring each other's neck."
Nick News, produced by Lucky Duck Productions, is now in its 21st year and is the longest-running kids' news show in television history. It has built its reputation on the respectful and direct way it speaks to kids about the important issues of the day. Over the years, Nick News has received more than 21 Emmy nominations and recently won its ninth Emmy Award for Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics in the category of Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program. Additional Emmy wins for outstanding children's programming include: The Face of Courage: Kids Living with Cancer (2010); Coming Home: When Parents Return from War (2009); The Untouchable Kids of India (2008); Private Worlds: Kids and Autism (2007); Never Again: From the Holocaust to the Sudan (2005); Faces of Hope: The Kids of Afghanistan (2002) and What Are You Staring At? (1998). In addition, in 1995, the entire series won the Emmy. In 2009, Nick News was honored with the Edward R. Murrow Award for best Network News Documentary for Coming Home: When Parents Return from War - the first-ever kids' television program to receive this prestigious award. Nick News has also received three Peabody Awards, including a personal award given to Ellerbee for explaining the impeachment of President Clinton to kids, as well as a Columbia duPont Award and more than a dozen Parents' Choice Awards.
Nickelodeon, now in its 33rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 17 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).


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As the holidays approach and people's spirits are lifted by the thought of taking time off work to spend with their friends and families during the summer months, it is important to stop and think about your plans for the social calendar that lays ahead and make sure you take steps to avoid finding yourself in a position of drinking and driving. This article seeks to remind us of the disastrous effects of drinking and driving, how to drink and stay within the legal limits, and what the penalties of being caught driving while over the legal limit of alcohol are.
So what are we legally allowed to drink and still be 'safe' to drive? Current law states that we should not consume more than 80mg of alcohol for every 100ml of blood in our body. In real terms, this roughly equates to one large glass of wine for women (equivalent to 3 units of alcohol) and 2 pints of lager for men (equivalent to 4 units of alcohol). However, these guidelines should be treated with caution as the amount of time it takes for alcohol to be released from the bloodstream varies from person to person depending on factors such as their age, height, weight and build. The only way you can guarantee that you are not going to fall foul of the legal driving limits is by abstaining from alcohol altogether if you are planning to drive.
The effect of alcohol on our ability to drive can be extremely significant and, as we are all aware, the results can often be catastrophic. Even one glass of wine can affect our ability to make snap decisions which may avoid a collision. In addition, alcohol effects our reaction times (meaning our ability to brake in time to avoid a collision may be impaired) and our co-ordination and vision can also be effected. People that have had even a small amount of alcohol before getting behind the wheel are more likely to take unnecessary risks which may result in a collision.
If you are caught driving whilst over the legal limit of alcohol you can expect to receive a punishment which is severe. You are likely to have your licence taken away for at least 12 months, you may face a fine of up to £5000, you may face a prison sentence of up to 6 months and your insurance premiums are likely to increase.
The best approach to staying safe this summer is to plan, plan, plan. Make sure you either designate a driver within your group of friends who will agree to drink soft drinks all evening, or alternatively book a taxi in advance so that you do not have to make a decision about how to get home at the end of the evening. Too many people in the UK are still having their lives devastated by drink drivers – make sure you to your bit to reduce the risk of people being harmed or even killed in this way.


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Cantaloupe Sherbet
Recipe by PaulaG
Cool and refreshing summer treat. The recipe calls for freezing in the freezer overnight. I used my ice cream freezer and the results were wonderful. This recipe comes from an advertising insert.
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This recipe does NOT have 35 calories per serving! FF Sweet. Cond. Milk only has 10 less calories than the regular. The actual calorie breakdown is: 1 - 14oz can FF Sw.Cond. Milk 1200 1 - medium cantaloupe 188 2T honey 128 For a grand total of 1516 If this is 9 servings then this is 168.44 calories per servings. That is almost 5 times the amount listed! Not a low calorie snack, in fact it is more than some low cal ice cream recipes, but it is a fat free one.
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- 1 medium ripe cantaloupe
- 1 (14 ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons honey
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- Cut the cantaloupe in half, scoop out and discard seeds.
- Peel and slice the melon; cut into large pieces.
- Place in a blender container along with milk and honey.
- Cover and blend until smooth.
- Pour into a freezer-proof container and freeze overnight or until firm.
- Or my method, pour into ice-cream freezer and freeze according to manufactuers recommendations.
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Slow electron velocity-map imaging photoelectron spectra of the methoxide anion
High resoln. anion photodetachment spectra are presented for the methoxide anion and its fully deuterated counterpart. The spectra were obtained with slow electron velocity-map imaging. Improved electron affinities are detd. for CH3O as 1.5690 +- 0.0019 eV and for CD3O as 1.5546 +- 0.0019 eV. The spectra resolve many features assocd. with spin-orbit and vibronic coupling that were not seen in previous photodetachment studies. Photoelectron angular distributions taken as a function of detachment wavelength for the ground vibronic state transitions are recorded and are consistent with the removal of a nonbonding, p-type electron localized on the oxygen atom. Several hot bands and sequence bands are obsd. for the first time, providing insight into the vibrational structure of the methoxide anion. The results are compared to recent calcns. of the anion photoelectron spectra that incorporate bilinear coupling terms among the methoxy vibrational modes and are found to be in reasonable agreement. [on SciFinder (R)]
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Keywords: Isotope effect (deuterium; slow electron velocity-map imaging photoelectron spectra of methoxide anion); Electron affinity; Electron photodetachment; Jahn-Teller effect; Molecular vibration; Photoelectron spectra; Spin-orbit coupling; Vibrational frequency; Vibronic coupling; Vibronic transition (slow electron velocity-map imaging photoelectron spectra of methoxide anion) ; slow electron velocity map imaging photoelectron spectrum methoxide anion
Optical, Electron, and Mass Spectroscopy and Other Related Properties
Department of Chemistry,University of California,Berkeley,CA,USA.
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2143-68-2 (Methoxy radical); 7263-60-7 (Methoxy-d3) Role: PRP (Properties) (electron affinity of; slow electron velocity-map imaging photoelectron spectra of methoxide anion); 3315-60-4 (Methoxide); 51679-31-3 (Perdeuteriomethoxide) Role: CPS (Chemical process), PEP (Physical, engineering or chemical process), PRP (Properties), PROC (Process) (slow electron velocity-map imaging photoelectron spectra of methoxide anion)
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