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Becoming trendy, the beard gives character to the face. Still as for a haircut, it is necessary to choose the right shape and the right length according to its morphology. So how to find your beard style? Here are tips for carving a beard adapted to the shape of your face.
When the beard grew a little anarchic, you must go to a barber at least once. They have a real expertise, that will determine the good beard to adopt according to the morphology of your face, but also according to the type of hair and its implantation, the beard can turn into a real asset that sublimates and embellishes the face.
Read Also: Men Should Use Face Cream.
Different styles of beard.
Before going to the barber or letting your beard grow, it's good to know what you want.
The very popular beard of 3 days which under its neglected airs require maintenance.
The goat is also widespread, is it a goatee and a mustache that surround the mouth?
The beard is a small beard under the chin which is often accompanied by a mustache, unlike the goat, it does not go around the mouth.
The beard provided or long, is the beard of the hipsters par excellence.
The short beard halfway between the beard of three days and the long beard, it is generally necessary to let grow 10 days to obtain a suitable density and length.
The beard collar is much appreciated by the younger, it is a band of hair more or less thin at the base of the face connecting the two ears passing through the chin.
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What kind of beard for a round face?
The style: A beard lying on the chin and shorter on the sides or a goatee with longer hair on the chin or a goat, in short something localized on the chin.
The goal: Refine the face, give it a little oval to lengthen it and avoid a feeling of being overweight.
To avoid: A beard must not be too broad, too thick on the cheeks and jaws, it must be longer than wide. It will also avoid anything that is too thick on the neck.
The inspiring stars: Leonardo di Caprio.
What style of beard for a long face?
The style: A long beard on the bottom and wider on the sides. A mustache can also restore balance to the face.
The goal: With a well-proportioned beard on the sides, the face is restored.
To avoid: Avoid pulling the mass down but rather on the cheeks. With the long faces, it is better to avoid everything that is very long and very short on the sides.
Inspiring stars: Hugh Laurie, Ryan Gosling.
What kind of beard for an oval face?
Style: This type of face can afford everything, from the beard of three days to the mustache through the goat, length, thickness, everything is allowed!
The inspiring stars: Jack Gyllenhaal, Justin Timberlake.
What kind of beard for a square face?
The style: A three-day beard, a nascent beard, a goat or a mustache, but nothing square or anything too long.
The goal: Give a little softness to the features, soften the jaw by attenuating the right angles.
To avoid: On this type of face, avoid the big beards.
The inspiring stars: Brad Pitt, David Beckham.
Beard: the 4 mistakes not to commit.
The morphologies in round skull, round cheeks and narrowed face at the ears – will avoid short hair and short beards on the sides.
Men with thin lips will avoid large mustaches under pain of seeing their mouth disappear completely behind all these hairs.
Never touch the fly, this small area of hair in the hollow below the lower lip. leave it natural, to let it grow without degrading it.
As per experts, the limit not to be exceeded and no hair under the apple of Adam.
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New York accused of inflating Medicaid charges by $15B
A House subcommittee has charged New York state with over billing the Medicaid program by $15 billion over the past two decades.
The report by the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform said the state-operated developmental centers, which house and treat individuals with developmental disabilities, were receiving Medicaid payments in excess of $5,000 per patient per day, a rate ten times greater than similar privately operated facilities. And the federal government will act immediately to correct the matter.
"The payments for New York's developmental centers are excessive and unacceptable," said Penny Thompson, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services's Deputy Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services. "Once we have agreed upon a finalized payment methodology with New York, CMS will review past overpayments, and determine if there are additional funds that need to be returned to the U.S. Treasury."
CMS is responsible for overseeing Medicare and Medicaid and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in both programs. The agency also comes under fire with the report stating, "CMS's failure to specifically address the New York developmental center overpayments resulted in taxpayers continuing to overpay by nearly $1 billion per year without even asking New York officials to answer any questions about the overpayments. CMS acted only after an in-depth story regarding the developmental center overpayments appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal on June 20, 2010."
In July of this year, the committee sent a letter to state Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah asking for detailed information regarding overpayments received by state-operated developmental centers. Despite initial assurances from state officials that New York would respond to the Committee's request for information, the state decided not to comply.
A spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, however, told the Wall Street Journal the report's conclusions were "wrong and totally misleading" and that a threatened "precipitous reduction" in funding would jeopardize administration efforts to modernize and restructure its Medicaid program.
The release and full report can be found here.

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Today at the gym, some guy asked how old I was and he was clearly shocked I was 24. He turned out to be 15. I really hate this about myself. I was born with really nice smooth skin for a guy, not to mention I dont have that kind of baby face going on. Im not even clean shaved today! I've got some stubble, but it still clearly doesn't help. Anyone with any ideas on what I should do to make myself look older? I always have to adjust my personality so I dont come off as a 16 year old, which in turn makes me more reserved. Ideas?
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"About week enders, I'll give you snippets of the highs and lows of my week."
09.19.2011 monday
– Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down…Another manic one as well, but wait, there's this Hugh Jackman look-alike sitting right in front of me at the train while we're heading to Geneva. It's a good morning view, how pleasing for my eyes.
– I'm not going to eat kafta anymore. I'm not going to eat kafta anymore. Not anymore, not anymore. (Repeat)
– The geeks from the heavens above heard my plea. At last, we found the culprit! It's up and running now. *woot*
09.20.2011 tuesday
– Summer must have been over. It should've been autumn first, but the weather's like winter. Ayayay. I guess I should start reshuffling my clothes in my cabinet. Out with the summer, in with the autumn/winter clothes. I'll enjoy wearing scarves and boots once more.
– That's bizarre. I'm not that interested anymore. I don't care, care bear! Hehe.
– I'm wondering if I have a chance to get a post-graduate or MBA scholarship. Hmm, why not? How to start? Where to go?
– @perkyperps: "I'm a little nutty. Chicken satay and kare-kare for lunch.
#lunchtime". And when my period is over, I crave for sweets. Mövenpick's Gruyère double cream cheese and meringues is my current favorite.
– That was quick to finish, A Glimpse of Annecy.
09.21.2011 wednesday
– It's amusing to see how people react to change. I'd silently snicker again once we do another big change and it's my job to appease most of them, if not all. The best statement I would ever say: Blame Bill.
– @perkyperps: "Kinikilig sa office. Not only once, but many times!
#secretcrush" He's another brunette. *drop dead* [I wonder now, what is in English the Tagalog word, "kilig"?]
– So many things to do over the weekend, big changes in my blog will happen anytime soon. And I'm almost about to complete the freelance project I'm working on. I've gotta get that extra dough.
– I had Cheese Appreciation 101 over dinner. Lesson number 1, serve cheeses with grapes and/or wine (walnuts are good, too). Number 2, the most traditional way of enjoying cheese is from a platter that contains different kinds of cheese (combinations of hard, soft, strong, or mild cheeses). Number 3, if there are leftovers, store them separately; don't combine them together in a single container.
09.22.2011 thursday
– At last, Google+ has opened its doors (and Windows).
– How gullible are you? I got 80. I'm a free thinker.
Free Thinker
Welcome to the top 5%. You're a true free thinker and a person who is well informed about the reality in which you live. Although you may have been easily manipulated earlier in life, you eventually gained lucidity and developed a healthy sense of skepticism that you now automatically apply to your observations and experiences. You are endlessly curious about human behavior and the nature of the universe, and you have one or more lifestyle habits that most people would consider odd or unusual. You are not only of very high intelligence, you are also extremely creative in one or more areas (music, art, software development, inventing, etc.)
If you were in The Matrix, you would have taken the red pill, completed the combat training, and started fighting (and beating) agents from day one.
Your architects: You have cast off reality distortions taught to you by your parents, schooling, corporate advertising and government propaganda. You create your own beliefs based on what serves you best, without much regard for what the rest of the crowd is doing. You are guided by your own internal code of ethics (which may or may not agree with politically-correct ethical codes) rather than any pre-set system of ethics (such as from any one religion).
I'm being duped by this gullible factor test. Well, nice marketing it is. If you want to try, go here.
– There's a second wave. The first change was just a teaser. Prepare ourselves, Facebook to be profoundly changed.
– I really don't understand why most people don't like the changes made in Facebook. So far for me, it's all good! Maybe it depends on how you use Facebook or I'm just a quick learner that I adapted well with the change and appreciated it.
09.23.2011 friday
– @perkyperps: "Continue this quietness, please? I want to keep my sanity intact. It's Friday, duh!
When you're single, people ask about boyfriend. When you have a fiance, they ask about wedding? When you get married, they ask when will you have baby? When you already have one, they ask when is little brother or sister coming? When you get divorced, they ask why? If you move on, they ask why so quickly? People will never stop asking. Well it is your life and you should decide how to LIVE YOUR LIFE.. ♥
– Again, Friday's been busy. Good thing, JR came to the rescue. JP's down, over. I repeat, JP's down! Copy that.
Dear Wife,
I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you forever. I've been a good man to you for 7 years & I have nothing to show for it.
These last 2 weeks have been hell.
Your boss called to tell me that you quit your job today & that was the last straw. Last week, you came home & didn't even notice I had a new haircut, had cooked your favorite meal & even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers. You ate in 2 minutes, & went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps. You don't tell me you love me anymore; you don't want sex or anything that connects us as wife. Either you're cheating on me or you don't love me anymore; whatever the case, I'm gone.
… … … Your EX-Husband
P.S. don't try to find me. Your SISTER & I are moving away to West Virginia together! Have a great life!
Dear Ex-Husband
Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter.
It's true you & I have been married for 7 years, although a good man is a far cry from what you've been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out your constant whining & griping Too bad that doesn't work. I DID notice when you got a hair cut last week, but the 1st thing that came to mind was 'You look just like a girl!' Since my mother raised me not to say anything if you can't say something nice, I didn't comment. And when you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork 7 years ago. About those new silk boxers: I turned away from you because the $49.99 price tag was still on them, & I prayed it was a coincidence that my sister had just borrowed $50 from me that morning.
After all of this, I still loved you & felt we could work it out. So when I hit the lotto for 10 million dollars, I quit my job & bought us 2 tickets to Jamaica But when I got home you were gone.. Everything happens for a reason, I guess.
I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. My lawyer said that the letter you wrote ensures you won't get a dime from me.
So take care.
Your Ex-Wife, Rich As Hell & Free!
P.S. I don't know if I ever told you this, but my sister Carla was born Carlos. I hope that's not a problem.
– I'm recently getting hooked on Koh-Lanta, a Survivor-like reality TV series produced by TF1 in France. Since I understand a little bit of their French, I'd just stay around only to watch the challenges and leave after the immunity game. Whatever their issues to each other are, it's a good thing that I don't know!
Reality competitions or reality game shows, as they term it, have always been my favorite. I've always enjoyed Survivor, Amazing Race, Fear Factor, The Biggest Loser; and talent-based shows like The Apprentice, Iron Chef, Rockstar: Inxs, American Idol. Channeling my Martha Stewart side, I also like reality shows for home makeovers.
09.24.2011 saturday
– I was able to sleep longer than usual so I had a nice morning jog, bringing a pocket-full of walnuts on my way home.
– L is totally gifted when it comes to cooking, I swear. Waging-wagi ang kanyang pancit (Her pancit is a big hit). It has rice noodles typically used for palabok, ginger and saffron. Ibang-iba! (Totally different!) For dessert, I had coupe Denmark. I found out something new, and again, I can't say no to great-tasting food.
– I like my ME time today. It's just me, my laptop and cups of coffee and tea.
– The old folks can say whatever they can say. What is it for me to comment back? It'd just fall on their deaf ears because they've been there and that and the smell of teen spirit is gone. So there's no point to explain myself. Because, on this day, God wants me to know…
… that you are commanded to love everyone, not condemn those who don't agree with you. Your opinions are just that, – opinions, regardless of where you got them from. They are tiny, a speck compared to the immensity of God. You cannot possibly have even the faintest idea of what God commands to other people, to other lifeforms. Your only possible intelligent choice is to continuously open in love and acceptance. Today more than yesterday.
– After jejemon, what's new? It's the super dooper long hashtag conversations!
The world is changing, my dearest, and apparently, technology is taking a huge part of it.
09.25.2011 sunday
– I, L and her sister-in-law went to Divonne to buy some nice food stuff and goodies. I always enjoy shopping at the Sunday market in Divonne, cozy and easy. I bought a bottle of bee pollen (8.30 euros), a quilt-designed duvet for a double-sized bed with 2 pieces of pillow covers (50 euros), spicy green olives (5 euros), and a shabby chic tin decor (8 euros). It's a shopping Sunday indeed.
– There's this gelato store that's pretty popular for visitors in Nyon. The place is jam-packed as we went inside to have our share. It's my first try and I ordered chocolat noir sans sucre. I'm not impressed. The Belgian cone wasn't even yummy. Sorry.
– We passed by an old kiddie horse ride machine and I remember when I was young, I wanted to bring this home. So was the Barbie doll house, I recall I cried over it. Now I remember why I'm not buying them yet. I'm waiting for the right time. It's gonna be for my kiddo.
– On the side, I found series of She-ra and of The Adventures of Tintin. Uhm, they're just in French. So the question here is, to buy or not to buy?
– @perkyperps: "I've got the best buys at the grand market in Nyon on a sunny Sunday. An old Swiss cow bell pegged at 80chf, but haggled at 70chf. A new one can cost you hundreds. And, an Italian-made leather bag for only freaking 10chf! Such a happy shopper I was."


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I'm sorry guys, you're not gonna find the usual game description here.. I have had no chance to test this wonderful korean game called "God of Highschool" (original name "갓 오브 하이스쿨"). I tested this game on my devices but unfortunately it wasn't compatible and crashed at startup.. so.. what can I say? Well, it's an online RPG game with almost 5 million downloads so it's for sure quite popular in korea :P
You will find a hacked version below but.. it's untested. The reason? I just explained it above! So do not get angry if it doesn't work as expected: I'm not a magician and I cannot guarantee it will work because the game isn't compatible with my device, but I decided to try my best to provide you a cool MOD for this Android game!
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On Track for Charity Walk; Inaugural NASCAR Foundation Event at New Hampshire Int'l. Speedway CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 14, 2006) -- The NASCAR Foundation will host a Track Walk at New Hampshire International Speedway on Sept. 16 to raise awareness...
On Track for Charity Walk; Inaugural NASCAR Foundation Event at New Hampshire Int'l. Speedway
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 14, 2006) -- The NASCAR Foundation will host a Track Walk at New Hampshire International Speedway on Sept. 16 to raise awareness and funds for two special causes. The Track Walk will benefit the charitable initiatives supported by the Victory Junction Gang Camp and the Kenny Irwin Jr. Foundation.
The Victory Junction Gang Camp, located in Randleman, N.C., was established by Kyle and Pattie Petty, and the Dare to Dream Camp, located in New Castle, Ind., was founded by Kenny Irwin Jr. and Reva Irwin. The Track Walk celebrates the memory of Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin Jr., and to honor those drivers, the families have established the two camps for children with special needs.
The Victory Junction Gang Camp, a member of the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, is a year-round camp for children who suffer from chronic and serious medical conditions; it serves 21 different disease groups. The camp provides a retreat from the reality of coping with an illness, and allows children to have a life changing camping experience.
"We created the Victory Junction Gang Camp in loving memory of Adam, and the outpouring of support from fans and the NASCAR family has been truly overwhelming," said Kyle Petty, co-founder of the Victory Junction Gang Camp. "The Track Walk is a great tribute to Adam, and the camp's commitment to providing a haven for some very special children."
The Dare to Dream Camp opened in 2004, and provides the opportunity for kids who are less fortunate to discover their true potential. It also allows them to pursue their dreams in a fun and spiritual atmosphere. The camp teaches self-determination and that nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself, a mantra Kenny Irwin Jr., firmly believed.
"Kenny's passion for kids lives on through his 'Dare to Dream Camp' and this walk goes a long way to fulfilling the dreams of disadvantaged and at-risk children," said Kenny Irwin Sr. "Please, bring your family and friends. Enjoy your walk around the track and know that your contribution makes a difference."
The NASCAR Foundation's Track Walk is scheduled for Sept. 16, immediately following the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, at New Hampshire International Speedway. Fans can register online by visiting www.nascar.com/foundation.
Registration fees are $25 per individual (children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult and can participate for free). New this year, participants also can recruit family and friends to walk with them and form teams, and fans can choose to create their own webpage and encourage family and friends to support them in their fundraising efforts.
Proceeds from this track walk will benefit Victory Junction Gang Camp, the Kenny Irwin Jr. Foundation, and The NASCAR Foundation.
About The NASCAR Foundation
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc., (NASCAR) launched the NASCAR Foundation in January 2006. The Foundation is a 501 © (3) non-profit entity that embodies the compassion of the NASCAR Family and its commitment to serving communities. The Foundation supports a wide range of charitable initiatives that reflect the core values of the entire NASCAR Family. The NASCAR Foundation will use strength of the sport and its people to make a difference in the lives of those who need it most. For more information on the NASCAR Foundation, please visit the website: www.nascar.com/foundation.
About Victory Junction Gang Camp
The mission of the Victory Junction Gang Camp is to enrich the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun, and empowering, in a safe and medically sound environment. Founded by NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and his wife Pattie in honor of their late son Adam, the Victory Junction Gang Camp is a year-round facility serving children, age 7 to 15. Each summer, children suffering from similar medical conditions including heart, lung and kidney disease, spina bifida, HIV, cancer, burn survivors, neurological disorders, and a host of others, gather to kick back, relax and have some fun. The camp offers traditional activities, including horseback riding, boating and fishing, arts and crafts and others, as well as NASCAR related program areas.
The Victory Junction Gang Camp is a member of the Association of Hole in the Wall Gang Camps and is free to children and their families. The camp operates solely on the generous donations of individuals, corporations and foundation. For more information, visit www.victoryjunction.org.
About the Kenny Irwin Jr. Foundation The Dare to Dream Camp enriches the lives of underprivileged and at-risk children, providing leadership and team building skills that assist these kids in becoming positive contributors in their community. The one-of-a-kind camp is designed to provide an unforgettable and empowering experience that these children may never otherwise have an opportunity for.


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On the 19th August, 14 CE, 767 years after the founding of Rome, nearly exactly 2001 years ago, the first Emperor of Rome, Augustus, finally died, at 75 years of age. His great-uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, the most brilliant and successful general in Rome's history, had been assassinated aged 56 after being the dictator of Rome for only 5 years. Augustus, on the other hand, thrust into the limelight at age 18, with no military or political experience, ruled Rome either as one-third of a triumvirate or by himself for 58 years and died, probably of natural causes, while still in power. His reign laid the foundations of a regime that lasted, in one form or another, for nearly fifteen hundred years through the ultimate decline of the Western Roman Empire and until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. He was one of the most influential figures in all of Western history - and yet I bet most of you hardly know anything about him.

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Woman Dies After Watford House Fire
Fatal Fire "Accidental"
A drug dealer who was handed an eight and a half year jail sentence complained to the Judge that he was being treated more harshly than a rapist.
Leon Browne made his protest from the dock at Luton Crown Court on Thursday (June 2nd): "So I get more than a rapist then?"
But he was informed by Judge John Bevan QC that the last person he had sentenced for rape was jailed for almost twice that long.
Browne, 24, of Gladstone Road, Watford, had pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply and two charges of possessing CS gas canisters as weapons.
He was jailed for seven and a half years for the cocaine charge and a further year for the weapons offences.
George Heimler, prosecuting, said police raided the Gladstone Road property on January 20th this year and under some floorboards they found 193 grammes of cocaine, some of it at high purity, skunk cannabis, cannabis resin, two CS gas canisters, scales and a dealer's list, which showed £56,000 of unpaid debts.
Also at the house they found 9 kgs of a powder used as a cutting agent for cocaine, £1,380 in cash, a money counter, and another CS gas canister.
David Batcup, defending, said Browne admitted he had been dealing drugs for about nine months, having taken over 'the business' from two brothers who had lodged at the house.
He said he was only storing the cutting agent for one of the brothers, and many of the debts on the list were money owed to them.
The barrister also said: "When police entered the house they went straight to the hiding place."
Judge Bevan told Browne: "It seems to me you were running a factory. It was a reasonably sophisticated commercial operation.
"Dealing cocaine to those who are addicted is a very serious criminal offence. Possessing CS gas as part of your trade is also a matter of some seriousness."
Fatal Fire "Accidental"
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I like to write poetry, take long naps, or boil some tea in a pot preferably something Asian and take my pipe or a cigar out out to the back porch with my tea and watch the rain and smoke. Or take a walk out in the rain with no umbrella, feels so refreshing like my soul is being purged.33|00|1
Is smoking pipe like hookah? I mean a nice hookah is cool but I hate cigarette they are like heavy lol
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Yours looks amazing , my uncle smokes pip and it smells freaking fantastic it was with grapes and cherry flavour
@Omar5881 Yeah it's custom made only one of it's kind in the entire world, looks better in person it's also darker wood in person to, the light makes it look a bit lighter then it is.
And o yeah? awesome, huh grapes, odd flavor it might be the Perique leaf, it's a very strong tobacco used for seasoning I guess you could say used in very small amounts. Has kind of a prune, grape, heavy fruity aroma. If that's what it is interesting that he mixed it with a cherry blend.
Blending is so much fun by the way, can't create some awesome blends that way.
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3D Peppa Pig Style Cake But Princess Holly, Any Help Please?
Decorating By jennifercullen Updated 2 Sep 2011 , 3:10pm by JamAndButtercream
Hello wonderful helpful people
I've been asked to make a princess holly cake from Ben and Holly's little kingdom, in case you don't know the character she's here:
I think I would like to try and make her 3d, I think it would be quite similar to the peppa pig cakes I've seen like this one:
I'll make and carve the body of the cake, and thought about doing the head with rkt, but I hate working with it, it never seems to go right, I can't get it to stay how its supposed to, and I would really like to avoid it if I can. Is there anything else you think I could make if out of? For support I'm thinking of making up a board with a pipe going up from the middle to keep it sturdy. Also, what could I make the wings out of?
Thanks in advance for any help. The cake isn't due until October 1st so I've got a bit of time!
Hi Jennifer!
So a 3d fairy cake, Is she going to be sitting down, like in the peppa pig picture?
Yeah you definately need a good inside structure, with the boards, the pipes and a board for the head to rest on. So you don't want to use RKT for the head, to be honest I'm not fussy on those either, I can't imagine what they taste like covered in buttercream and fondant, but thats just me. Polystrene could be an idea, or you could use cake, a CC member made an incredible "Despicable Me" cake and the head was cake! here's the link,
With the wings, you could use gumpaste, rolled out cut into shape and left to dry, you could have two pieces of gumpaste and sandwich some scewers or wire inside, so you can attach them to the cake or you could make non-edible ones, like the fairy wings little girls wear.
Hope this helps! can't wait to see how this one turns out! Your hulk one was great!
With the wings, you could use gumpaste, rolled out cut into shape and left to dry, you could have two pieces of gumpaste and sandwich some scewers or wire inside, so you can attach them to the cake or you could make non-edible ones, like the fairy wings little girls wear.
This is the part I'm most worried about. The more I think about it actually I'm thinking maybe I should do the image on a flat cake... I was thinking if I did the.body big enough I could use a ball pan for the head, but then i don't think I could attach a big pointy nose on the side without it sagging or falling off. I can't decide what to do lol. I'd really like to do the fairy but I really don't know if I could pull it off this time! Will have to draw up a plan and see how I can do it I think.
Hi jennifer,
How did you do your owl cake in the tree trunk? Did you use a pipe and board structure for that?
Yeah I can see your worries about the nose and wings, maybe for this cake you could make it as a 3d carved cake, but laying down? were you asked to make it standing up?
The owl was just on a board supported by dowels, then a dowel going through the tree trunk and I plopped the owl on top with a little hole in the board for the dowel to go through. I'm not that up on support systems at the moment. I think I could probably manage that body and the head, but the wings and nose might end up looking terrible. It's for my friend and I'm not a business so people tend to let me do what I feel like most of the time. I only charge them the cost I incur, I just like 3d cakes to be honest. If I did it really well a 3d fairy would be great but if I messed it up the carved flat cake would be easier. I think if I used polystyrene for the nose I might be able to anchor it in well enough to stay up. And for the wings maybe sugar/rice paper or whatever it is? Luckily the little girl is only going to be 4 so I think she would be pleased with it anyway lol
I've just had a thought, Could you use edible wafer paper for the wings? Her wings are just basic white shapes aren't they? could you cut the wafer paper into shape and "glue" them to her back, big enough so they stick out the sides, so they can be seen if you are looking at her from the front, like this pic,
This could be a lot easier than trying to get them to be 3d and standing up.
Dr Oetker do it,
You could find it in a supermarket!
Yes that's what I was thinking! Although I didn't know where I would get it from so thanks for the link. It's looking up a little now. I think I'll go and try to find a pipe and board later on today!
Ha! we both had the same idea!
It's up to you, but I'd say have a go at the sitting 3d cake, if you really want to start making them you have to start somewhere haven't you? and at least your first attempt will be for a friend and not a paying customer.
Good luck!
Edit: I looked on Mysupermarket.com and it says they sell edible wafer paper in tesco, although I haven't seem it in my local tesco, I get it from a local cake decorating shop.
If you can't get it in the shops, they sell it on this uk website,
The postage is £3.99 though, bit expensive so probably best if you can find it in a shop, unless you wanted to buy anything else from the website.
Good luck!
Yeah I will have a look in Tesco, thanks a lot for your help. As usual


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Dingle is a Brit with wit (and, judging by that little rhyme, he has far more of it than we do). He came to China specifically to find love, but instead wound up working. Or the other way around. Or both. Either way, the result is a fine blog on life in China, Dingle Speaks. Check it out for plenty of lolz, and fine insight into China...and read on for more Dingle on China >>> ChinaTravel.net: Tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to be in China, Dingle. Dingle: Well, I blog as Dingle, and I'm from Northwest England, kind of close to Manchester (in Chinese terms I'm pretty much in the same neighbourhood; in the UK it's the kind of "long" journey which would need planning days in advance). My arrival in China was well timed, really. Around 7 years ago, I was stuck in a rut and desperate to get away from the dreary Northwest town where I was living. I knew a couple of people who had the most amazing travel stories and was seriously thinking about taking a year out of work to travel around Australia. I think my boss realised how I was feeling and gave me this amazing opportunity to travel to China on business (which at the time was somewhere so far off my radar for potential travel destinations that I couldn't have pointed to Shanghai or even Hong Kong on a map). The trip went extremely well and as soon as I returned to the UK I was being invited to go out again. One thing led to another and within six months I was living in Xujiahui on a semi-permanent contract. ChinaTravel.net: Did you blog back home or was it something you started here? Dingle: Not really; it started here. I think it was the combination of being away from family and friends in the UK and being based somewhere like Shanghai where so many wonderful and bizarre things were happening which I wanted to tell them about. I started with emails and videos, but after posting humorous personal ads on a local forum here a couple of my friends who had blogs (ISpyShanghai and I Love China) convinced me to start a blog, and some of the ads made up the first few posts of the blog. ChinaTravel.net: Have you had the chance to travel much in China? Tell us about your best experience so far. Dingle: Not as much as I'd like. I travel all round Asia with my job (at peak, I can be making 3 or 4 trips a month) so when there's a break more often than not I like to spend some serious sofa time at home. I'd say that my best experience travelling in China so far would be the trip I made to Yangshuo with my wife "H" a couple of years ago. Yangshuo itself wasn't so interesting, and we actually stopped 7 or 8 km (4 to 5 mi) away for some peace and quiet. We rented bicycles and rode around finding small real villages (including the likes of Longtang (Lóngtáng, 龙堂) and Liugong which are more well known and don't strictly meet my criteria for a real village*) which were off the main tourist drag and infinitely more interesting than Yangshuo itself (which is basically just a glorified Xiangyang market). We spent the days chatting to smiling locals washing their clothes in streams or farming the land, discussing the local superstitions (e.g., people turning to stone in Longtang) and just generally riding through the unique lush, hilly environment... It was an amazing trip. *Definition of a real village: • you don't have to pay to get in • nobody offers to be your guide • no gift shops or restaurants ChinaTravel.net: And your worst? Dingle: I've been on a number of local group bus tours to various destinations which I find absolute torture. The worst was probably a trip to Anji (Ānjí Xiàn, 安吉县) the other year. Anyway, they're all the same. You basically spend an entire weekend on a bus, getting dragged round from one fake tourist site to the next with a constant, deafening megaphone voice-over. Often you'll find yourself walking for an hour just to see something like "the largest (clay) teapot (with a loop handle) in the world." There's always at least one cultural show purporting to show the history of a local ethnic minority (typically just locals in loin cloths doing a dance routine) and ALWAYS some source of water with magical powers which you need to drink/bathe in. In the case of the teapot mentioned above, if you washed your hands in the water flowing from the spout (then quickly rub the loop handle before your hands dry) you would be granted eternal good luck in gambling.... Mind you, one return trip from Shenzhen is also a key competitor for my worst travel experience, but it loses out to group bus tours on the basis that it only lasted 24 hours.. ChinaTravel.net: You're currently based in Shanghai. What are your top 5 recommendations for a first time visitor to get a real feel for the city? Dingle: Well...
- Everyone knows about the touristy stuff in Shanghai: the Bund, Xintiandi, YuYuan, Tianzifang, going up a tall building in Pudong etc.... And they're fine if you want to see lots of other tourists and buy some tat, but they don't really tell you anything about China. Get them over and done with on your first day or so.
- Get out to one of the old neighbourhoods while they're still standing. My favourite place to take visitors used to be the old town around Fangbang Lu, but most of that's gone now. These days we tend to head over towards the fabric market and walk north through the old town from there. Here you'll meet some real smiling locals who sometimes live in pretty dreadful conditions (a real eye-opener for first time visitors) but they are more than happy to see laowai walking around their neighbourhood and will often try to chat with you.
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My Nan went into hospital for an operation which then ended up being delayed because of the lack of bed they had free! When going to pick my Nan up after she was discharged at 11:30am, but left on her bed, my Nan didn't get to leave the hospital until 3pm because no nurses came to change her dressing or sign the paperwork (I wonder why they had a lack of free beds!?). Not only this but while we were collecting her an elderly lady opposite was ringing her buzzer for around 20 minutes for assistants and no nurses came, ending up with the lady wetting herself in front of a ward of patients and visitors! Absolutely disgraceful! My elderly Nan even had to run and find a nurse after a young lady was crying in pain and not one nurse came to assist! Hospitals aren't nice at the best of times but this was absolutely appalling! To think one of my loved one could possibly be treated this way is a disgrace
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People love to eat these. You really can't make enough of them. I make these for hors d'oeuvre.
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- 2 racks lamb rib chops
- 3⁄4 cup apricot jam
- 3⁄4 cup ketchup
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder (start with 1/4 tsp of garlic powder)
- 1⁄4 cup Worcestershire sauce
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- Add Jam, ketchup, worcester sauce in a bowl and pur over riblets.
- Drain riblets during cooking time.
- 350 degrees for approximately 1 hours and 15 minutes.
- (you want to see carmelization of the riblets, if you don't see this bake until you do) Drain and cut ribs.
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If Feynriel was sent to the Dalish...
To Hawke,
Life with the Dalish hasn't been easy. Keeper Marethari tries her best, but I don't know what else she can do for me. The younger elves won't accept me, and I often hear them whispering behind my back. The elders have more discretion, but I can see it in their eyes—they're afraid of me.
I don't know why I'm telling you this. Sometimes it feels like you're the only person I can trust.
Your friend,
If Feynriel was sent to the Circle...
To Hawke,
It's been years, and the Circle has yet to find a way to help me. I've seen the way the templars look at me. I know they want me to undergo the Rite of Tranquility. If something doesn't change soon, they will force it upon me.
I try to keep myself under control, but it's difficult. The nightmares are coming more frequently. They seem so real. I can't help thinking that the Dalish would've had an answer for this.


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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — K.J. Choi and Tiger Woods did most of their work before the wind arrived Thursday at the Chevron World Challenge.
Choi birdied his opening five holes at Sherwood Country Club, then held on in gusts up to 30 mph for 6-under-par 66 that gave him a three-shot lead over Woods and Steve Stricker.
Perhaps it's no surprise that the top three players all dealt with the wind at the Presidents Cup in Australia. For Choi, he has become used to such conditions after moving to Dallas.
Only three other players managed to break par.
Woods, the tournament host, birdied four of his first five holes and looked as good as he did during a two-week swing Down Under.
NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE: In Sun City, South Africa, defending champion Lee Westwood birdied the last hole to shoot 4-under-par 68 and share the first-round lead with Masters Tournament winner Charl Schwartzel.
The third-ranked Westwood holed a putt from nearly 20 feet on No. 18 for his fourth birdie. The Englishman also had an eagle three on No. 9 and two bogeys.
Schwartzel unleashed a birdie blitz on the back nine at Gary Player Country Club, picking up five shots over seven holes after reaching the turn at 1-over.
Top-ranked Luke Donald was the early leader on his return to competition after a five-week break, but a double-bogey 6 on No. 17 gave him 70 and a tie for fourth alongside five other players. Robert Karlsson is alone in third after shooting 69.
Simon Dyson, fourth-ranked Martin Kaymer, Kyung-tae Kim, Graeme McDowell and Jason Dufner are tied with Donald at 2-under.
British Open champion Darren Clarke was the only player over par with 74.
HONG KONG OPEN: In Hong Kong, U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy shot 6-under-par 64 in blustery conditions to share the lead with Alvaro Quiros and David Horsey after the opening round at Hong Kong Golf Club .
The Northern Irishman had the worst of the early morning conditions as most of the top players in the field, including defending champion Ian Poulter (71), struggled in the swirling winds at the Fanling course).
Quiros and Horsey shot their 64s when conditions improved later in the day.
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Severna Park, MD, USA, August 17, 2016 -- Inc. magazine ranked CallTrackingMetrics NO. 228 on its 35th annual Inc. 5000, the ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a look at the most successful companies within the American economy's most dynamic segment— its independent small businesses.
CallTrackingMetrics is also featured in the September issue of Inc., which unveiled the top 500 companies (on newsstands August 23). In the article, husband and wife founders Laure and Todd Fisher discuss creating a thriving software company from their basement and how their past experiences and complementary personalities have helped them to successfully scale and innovate.
"Fifteen to twenty years ago, people assumed phone calls would diminish in importance- businesses focused so much on online activity that they forgot their most qualified leads are still coming in by phone", states Todd, adding "We thought, there has to be an easy way to fix this.
Laure added: "It's an honor to be among such a prestigious group of companies. To break the top 500 in our first year on the list is really exciting and is a testament to our hard working team."
"The Inc. 5000 list stands out where it really counts," says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. "It honors real achievement by a founder or a team of them. No one makes the Inc. 5000 without building something great – usually from scratch. That's one of the hardest things to do in business, as every company founder knows. But without it, free enterprise fails."
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3. David Marcus
Death By: Triple-bladed Klingon knife to the chest
Chances of Resurrection: None
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan introduced a few new younger characters to the Enterprise in much the same way that The Motion Picture had, though this time it seemed as though writer-director Nicholas Meyer just might've planned on keeping these characters around for future adventures -- Kirstie Alley's Saavik, Merritt Butrick's David Marcus, Ike Eisenmann's Midshipman Peter Preston… well, maybe not that last one.
But by the time the third Trek film was made, Meyer was gone. And so was any notion of evolving the crew of the Enterprise in some kind of natural, realistic way. Saavik would go the way of the Vulcan dodo bird soon enough, but Search for Spock's main mission in erasing Meyer's legacy -- aside from the resurrection of the title character, of course -- was to remove Marcus from the fold. Permanently.
As the son Kirk never knew he had until one movie ago, David Marcus certainly possessed the courage of his dad. Held prisoner on the Genesis planet by a bunch of Klingons, Marcus jumps one of his captors in order to save Saavik. Alas, the kid was a scientist and not a fighter like his old man, and after a quick scuffle he receives a triple-bladed knife to the chest -- tastefully depicted offscreen, of course. But that gurgling death scream Marcus makes in his final moments? That is not the sound one makes when they live long and prosper. His passing would continue to inform the character of Kirk, however, in interesting ways, particularly in the Meyer-helmed The Undiscovered Country when the captain must face his hatred of the Klingon race.
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Kirk: "You Klingon bastard, you've killed my son…"
2. Enterprise
Death By: Auto-destruct
Chances of Resurrection: Technically none, though other Enterprises would of course replace the original vessel
On the original Star Trek series, Captain Kirk had more than once threatened to use the ship's auto-destruct system or otherwise destroy his precious Enterprise. He was big on bluffing, faking his way through confrontations with these "corbomite maneuvers," but he never had to actually make good on his word until Star Trek III: The Search for Spock where the death of the Enterprise was the only way that he could save his crew.
It was certainly hard for Kirk, who loved his ship beyond almost anything else. But continuing the themes of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which painted Kirk as a guy who had never truly faced a no-win scenario before, this film put the Admiral in that exact situation. In orbit around the Genesis planet, the Enterprise is crippled during a battle with the Klingons. It seems that surrender is Kirk's only option, but of course he has another plan. He activates the ship's auto-destruct sequence, and then tricks the Klingon boarding party into beaming aboard just after he and his crew have beamed to Genesis. As the Enterprise goes up in a ball of beautiful flames and fury, Kirk and company stand on the surface of Genesis and watch the remains of the vessel plummet to the planet below it.
Interestingly, Search for Spock, with its introduction of the new class of Excelsior starships, had briefly touched upon the notion that the Enterprise was perhaps showing her age -- much like her crew. The destruction of the original Enterprise, however, opened up the door for updated versions of the classic ship to continue to be introduced throughout the run of the movies and, eventually, the TV shows.
Best Death-Related Line:
Kirk: "My god, Bones, what have I done?"
McCoy: "What you had to do. What you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live."


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The Southern Railway dispute has dramatically flared up after members of the drivers' union rejected a deal aimed at resolving a long-running row over driver-only trains.
Aslef said a proposed resolution to the dispute was rejected by 54.1 per cent in a turnout of 72 per cent.
General secretary Mick Whelan said: "We understand and support the decision arrived at democratically by our members and will now work to deliver a resolution in line with their expectations."
Southern Rail strike: Why are they striking?
Aslef said 953 ballot papers were sent out, with 693 returned. There were 317 votes in favour (45.9 per cent) of the proposed deal, and 374 against (54.1 per cent), with two invalid papers.
The union's leaders had agreed the deal during 11 days of talks held at the headquarters of the TUC, which ended earlier this month.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union are also embroiled in a bitter row with Southern over staffing and are set to stage a 24-hour strike on February 22.
Nick Brown, Chief Operating Officer of Southern's owners, Govia Thameslink Railway, said: "Naturally we're saddened and hugely disappointed, as will be our passengers, with today's decision by drivers, particularly as the agreement carried the full support and recommendation of the Aslef leadership.
"We now need to understand the issues which led to this outcome and we'll be seeking to meet with the union as soon as possible to see how we can agree a way forward."
The RMT attacked the proposed agreement worked out between Aslef's leaders and the company, describing it as a "shocking betrayal" of workers and passengers.
Aslef's leaders said the deal had been misunderstood, insisting it would lead to safety improvements.
The two unions have been in dispute with Southern for almost a year over staffing issues, including whether a second, safety critical member of staff should be guaranteed on trains.
A series of strikes have been held, causing chaos for Southern's 300,000 passengers, who now face the prospect of further disruption.
Ian Hislop explains why government is at fault for Southern rail situation
RMT leader Mick Cash said: "This ballot was entirely a matter for Aslef and their Southern members. RMT has remained focused on the industrial and public campaign to protect the safety of the travelling public and to put access and safe operation before profits.
"RMT will now look to take that campaign into its next phase working with our sister rail unions, the wider trade union movement and the passengers who use the railway.
"RMT repeats the call to Southern to give the guarantee of a second, safety critical member of staff on their trains and to sit down with the unions in new talks around the issue of safe train despatch."
David Sidebottom, of independent watchdog Transport Focus, said: "The hope that services would improve on Southern has now been dashed for their passengers.
"They have had enough of the on-going industrial action. They have faced months of lost time, lost money and deep frustration at not being able to rely on the trains.
"It is vital that all parties in this dispute get back around the table to bring the services back to normal as soon as possible."
Andy McDonald, shadow transport secretary, said: "Southern services are abysmal even without strike action, but the failure to resolve this industrial dispute is bad news for both staff and passengers.
"The Government and Govia Thameslink Railway have failed to guarantee passenger safety or accessibility for disabled passengers who face a loss of independence with the expansion of driver-only operation services.
"For the sake of long suffering passengers, all parties need to get back around the negotiation table and thrash out a deal that delivers a safe, reliable and accessible service."
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The Magic of the Cities.
Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer
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On domestic policy, the Republican candidates in last week's primary debate seemed to speak with one voice: Cut taxes, cut spending, repeal Obamacare, declare victory.
On foreign policy, though, they sounded a more uncertain trumpet. There were flashes of the old post-9/11 confidence — as in Tim Pawlenty's declaration that post-Saddam Iraq represents a "shining example" to the Middle East. But there was also pessimism about Afghanistan, skepticism about the Libyan intervention, and a general sense that the United States is bearing too many burdens overseas, and paying too high a price.
For the first time in a decade, it seems, the Republican Party doesn't know where it stands on foreign policy. Instead of being united around George W. Bush's vision of democratic revolution, conservatives are increasingly divided over what lessons to draw from America's post-9/11 interventions.
But while this division shows up in the current presidential field, it's distilled to its essence in two high-profile Republicans who aren't running (not in 2012, at least): Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky.
As The American Spectator's Jim Antle pointed out last month, Rubio and Paul have followed similar paths to prominence. Both were discouraged from running for the Senate by party leaders. Both rode Tea Party support to unexpected primary victories. In Washington, both have defined themselves as stringent government-cutters.Continue reading the main story
But on foreign policy, the similarities disappear. Rubio is the great neoconservative hope, the champion of a foreign policy that boldly goes abroad in search of monsters to destroy. In the Senate, he's constantly pressed for a more hawkish line against the Mideast's bad actors. His maiden Senate speech was a paean to national greatness, whose peroration invoked John F. Kennedy and insisted that America remain the "watchman on the wall of world freedom."
Paul, on the other hand, has smoothed the crankish edges off his famous father's antiwar conservatism, reframing it in the language of constitutionalism, the national interest and the budget deficit. (As Matt Continetti noted in The Weekly Standard, "Whereas Ron Paul criticizes U.S. interventionism in tropes familiar to the left — anti-imperial blowback, manipulation by neocons, moral equivalence — Rand Paul merely says America doesn't have the money.")
In a recent address at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Paul presented himself as the real foreign-policy "moderate" — neither an isolationist nor a Wilsonian idealist, but someone who believes we should be "somewhere some of the time" without trying to be "everything to everyone."
But even this measured critique of interventionism makes a striking contrast with Marco Rubio's worldview. Where Rubio talks sweepingly about America's mission in the world, Paul expresses skepticism about nation-building and democracy promotion. Where Rubio invokes World War II and the cold war, Paul invokes the founding fathers' fears about executive power and overseas entanglements. Where Rubio borrows Ronald Reagan's expansive rhetoric, Paul praises Reagan's caution in committing American troops to foreign wars.
They do share some common ground. Both emphasize peace through strength. Both are skeptical of international institutions. And Paul has been at pains to express support for operations like the one that killed Osama bin Laden.
But the right's two rising stars would ultimately take the Republican Party in very different directions. This has been apparent in the debate over the Libyan quasi war. Both senators have criticized President Obama's handling of the intervention. But Rubio has argued that we should be striking harder against Qaddafi, while Paul has dismissed the war as both unwise and unconstitutional.
Among conservatism's foreign policy elite, Rubio's worldview commands more support. But in the grass roots, it's a different story. A recent Pew poll found that the share of conservative Republicans agreeing that the U.S. should "pay less attention to problems overseas" has risen from 36 percent in 2004 to 55 percent today. In the debate over Libya, Tea Party icons like Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin have sounded more like Paul than Rubio, and a large group of House Republican backbenchers recently voted for a resolution that would have brought the intervention screeching to a halt.
This doesn't mean that Paul's vision is destined to win out. The country is weary of war, but the story Rubio tells, with eloquence and passion, is still tremendously appealing — the story of a great republic armed and righteous, with no limits on what it can accomplish in the world.
This is a story that many conservatives — and many Americans — want to believe. Once, I believed it myself.
But that was many years and many wars ago, and now I think Rand Paul is right.Continue reading the main story