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Loren Roberts of America completed a wire-to-wire victory in The Senior British Open Championship, presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, by beating Argentine Eduardo Romero at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off.
After an absorbing final day tussle over the Ailsa Course at The Westin Turnberry Resort, during which Romero came from five behind to tie Roberts on six under par 274, the Californian eventually shook off his pursuer with a par four on the pair's return to the 18th.
Appropriately for a man nicknamed 'Boss of the Moss' for his ability on the greens, Roberts struck the decisive blow with a 13 foot putt while Romero three-putted from 40 feet after holding the upper hand.
"This is the ultimate achievement for me," commented a delighted Roberts after collecting the Claret Jug and a winner's cheque for £157,800 (€231,225).
"Obviously I was able to play The Ryder Cup and some President's Cups, and to win on Tour, but I had a chance at the 1994 US Open and didn't get it done. After I got in my mid 40s, it was left to the Seniors Tour to win a Major. And of all the Majors, I am happy to get this one. This gives me great fulfillment."
Roberts had started the final round with a four shot lead and when Romero bogeyed the opening hole, the thoughts of some observers started turning to the record books and the biggest margin of victory in the event's illustrious history.
However, Romero had other ideas and started a brilliant comeback with a birdie to Roberts' bogey at the fifth. That two-stroke swing cut the American's lead to three and it was now a match play contest.
The 52 year old from Cordoba holed for a birdie four at the seventh and continued to ride the wave of momentum around the lighthouse, birdieing the ninth to tie Roberts at the turn and then picking up a further shot at the tenth to move into the lead.
The redoubtable Roberts struck back immediately with a two at the 11th and the pair dropped shots at the next to stay locked at the top.
At this stage, Romero's momentum had evaporated and when he really needed his putting to rescue him after some disappointing approaches, the club he has described as "the bad one", failed.
Bogeys followed at the 13th and 14th – making it three in a row – but the damage was lessened by Roberts contriving to make a double bogey six out of nothing at the 14th.
The American now led by one.
The long par three 15th brought a pair of pars but it could not mask the fact that, with the wind howling and the pressure on, both men were struggling.
This was born out at the treacherous par four 16th, a hole that will reveal any flaw in a golfer's game. One score of nine and another of eight had earlier been made at the hole and Romero found that a bogey five was enough to move him into a share of the lead.
Having found the middle of the fairway off the tee, Roberts pulled his hybrid approach way left and needed two more attempts to find the green. From there this great controller of putting speed left his effort short and could only make six.
Romero, who had now had four bogeys in five holes, found himself tied for the lead at six under. For the first time all day this brought another player into the frame, American Dick Mast.
Mast eagled the 17th to jump to five under, just one off the pace.
With Romero and Roberts both only managing par at the 17th, Mast, a journeyman professional from Orlando whose only wins to date have come on the Nationwide Tour in the US, found himself with a 25 putt on the 18th hole for the clubhouse lead.
Mast produced a fine effort that finished on the edge of the cup and he closed with a 67, the lowest round of the day, to finish in sole position of third place on five under par 275.
It was by some margin the biggest result in the 55 year old's career. "I have always felt like I can play well over here. I have been playing for 30 years and I always stayed at home. This is my first trip over to Europe and this was a lot of fun," he said.
The two main protagonists both made four at the 18th to finish the 72 holes locked on six under, forcing a return trip to the last tee. Romero had closed with a round of one over par 71, while Roberts had carded a 75.
Romero's drive found the fairway at the first play-off hole before Roberts pushed his into the right rough. The American, winner of the first three events on this season's US Champions Tour, went for broke with a five wood but could only move the ball to 77 yards short of the hole.
Romero played next and sent his four iron approach to the back of the green. The Argentine looked in charge of proceedings but Roberts is a master in and around the greens, a fact he underlined by getting up and down for a four.
Romero three putted for a five and was left ruing his earlier club selection. "The first putt was unlucky because there's a big mountain to the left of the green. I think the mistake was a wrong club. I hit a four iron and should have hit five iron. It was probably one less club. I knew it was a difficult putt from the back but that's golf. I'm still happy."
Roberts felt for his opponent. "I am disappointed for Eduardo, because he looked like he had it after the tee shots. But I have leaned on my putter for 25 years and I figured as long as I could get a look at a par putt, I would have a chance. And that's the way it worked out."
A shot behind Mast in fourth spot, on two under par, was Craig Stadler (70) while fellow American Tim Simpson finished with a 74 to take fifth place on one under.
English former Ryder Cup player Gordon J Brand, runner-up to Greg Norman in the Australian's Open success at Turnberry in 1986, carded a 69 to finish as the leading European in tenth place on four over.
Hale Irwin of the United States collected the £3,000 Fred Daly Award for the leading player aged 60 and over, thanks to his score of five over par 285, while Englishman Bob Larratt left Scotland with 171 bottles of Hardys wine for his hole-in-one at the fourth hole.
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As the song says, "Breaking up is hard to do." This is especially true when it comes to dumping a playdate pal — you aren't just breaking up with a fellow mom, but her kiddo too.
Extricating yourself from a standing playgroup is a very sensitive situation. It's kind of like removing your sleeping tot from his car seat and transferring him to his crib — it could get ugly at any second.
When a Breakup Is Necessary: We've all been there. You're at a friend's house, your little ones are playing together, and suddenly something off happens. I'm not talking about trouble sharing. It's more like walking in on your preschooler being bullied into putting her hands in a dirty toilet.
The situation makes you feel uncomfortable. You have a sinking realization this playdate is not a match made in building block heaven.
Admit it, you've had a sneaking suspicion this family wasn't a good fit for yours. There have been signs, like differences in how you discipline your little darlings or the other kiddo's behavior often escalating past the point of what you deem acceptable. Maybe the mom has made comments that don't sit right with you.
You know in your heart this other tot is a bad influence on yours. It's time to sever ties.
How to Do It: Unlike the breakup of a high school relationship, you can't say to the other mama, "It's not you, it's me." So, you have two options. If you feel the relationship can be salvaged by talking about the issue, work up the courage to have an uncomfortable conversation. You might say, "Something happened when our kids were playing recently that I didn't like."
Or, make the decision to move on. While this advice may be controversial, I recommend not saying anything by way of an explanation to the other mom.
Most likely nothing will change if you address the problems that exist. Sometimes there are simply differences between what two people feel is appropriate. For instance, a child who repeatedly bites yours with little or no discipline from the parent is not a good playmate.
Remember, you don't owe the other mom an explanation. You're doing what is best for your child.
The key is not to initiate plans anymore. When you are asked for plans, explain you aren't available. Hopefully in time the offending mom will get the hint.
How to Avoid Getting Back Together: It's time to enter the Playdate Protection Program. Stick to your guns about your decision. Remember, as a parent of a young child you have the opportunity to choose your tot's friends. Eventually, you won't have this luxury — in high school your honey will bring home at least one unsavory character.
The worst case scenario is that the disgruntled mama confronts you. If you are brave enough, tell her the truth... gently. Otherwise, say you've been busy and keep things cordial. Then run!
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September 9th, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
Remember when the Nike Flyknit category first made its debut and there were all those limited HTM pairs up for grabs via various avenues? It seems like the same treatment has been applied to the new Nike Free Hyperfeel Run, their super minimal barefoot style sneaker. Shown here is a black and white colorway that skips out on the volt sole, one that was said to be available exclusively in the US at Nike's recent Nature Amplified exhibit in NYC. As of today it looks like they'll be a bit more available than that-21 Mercer is stocking them now. Continue reading to see this limited colorway and head to SoHo to try to grab a pair before they're gone if you like what you see. Or, you could always try your luck on eBay.
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A Huntington landlord pleaded guilty in federal court to distribution of a quantity oxycodone, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin.
Jerry A. Lowe, 46, admitted to selling oxycodone tablets in exchange for $90 in March 2012, court documents shows.
Lowe also admitted to accepting heroin and prescription painkillers in exchange for rent payments from some of his tenants.
Lowe faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
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Calling all dino-adventurers! Explore a lush prehistoric island with 6 adorable baby dinos. Play games, dig for fossils, discover thousands of facts, and ask all-knowing Darwin all your dinosaur questions!
You can be both adventurer and storyteller as the game captures each play session and turns it into an enchanting Storybook to be read with family and friends!
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- Discover an island teeming with prehistoric wildlife
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ES4: Oblivion - Main Quest Walkthrough @ GameBanshee
GameBanshee has added to their Oblivion walkthrough with coverage of the main quest to complement their exisiting Factions info.
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Strange, I thought Oblivion contained its own inbuilt walkthru!! :rolleyes:
Going back in eh? Me too - but not without OBSCURO!!! Did you install it? Do try.
I thought the main quest was just fine. Sure - repetitive but enough to keep going. I also like that island part quite a bit.
The closing of the gates made me stop playing - talk about boring repetition. But the main quest wasn't too bad.
You have my deepest condolences; I find the vanilla unplayable!!
The main quest itself is actually decent, but it doesn't fit in the kind of game Oblivion is: "The demons are invading! You must save the world! .. Or, you can walk around and enjoy the view for as long as you want.. ". All in all I still think the main quest is a step up from Morrowind though.
MW had a main quest? After playing it for 100+ hours, I never really found it!! :)
The game-as-shipped is certainly completely playable and works fine. Some people find it not to their tastes and for some weird reason feel they must tell everything that it is therefore unplayable, broken, etc. This anti-fanboyism puzzles me just as much as those who go the opposite and fanboy gloss over real flaws in games.
The beautiful thing about something like Oblivion is that people CAN tweak it to their liking as evidenced by all the mods out there. Compare this to Gothic3 where you are stuck with what they provide whether you like it or not.
It is reasonable for PC gamers to pick at the obvious console roots, in my opinion - imagine if a game came out now that had a first-person action view that only allowed you to move with the arrow keys? It would get eviscerated. When you enter a PC game and go to configure the controls and are shows items about the 'right stick' and 'left stick' … that is not good, and deserves criticism. Deus Ex Invisible War got nailed for having ini files with 'change this to 1 if on PC' left in there - which was a problem since those things were left at the XBOX settings when shipped. Oblivion gets extra attention since most of the gaming media are drooling all over the thing as the picture of perfection.
Isn't a walkthrough for Oblivion sort of an oxymoron? After all, I mean how much more help would ahm, certain types of people, need other than the 10 trillion popups, quest gps, fast travel, etc. ?
BillSeurer well I guess it good you are such a forgiving PC (console?) gamer.
Calling bad game design decisions bad is not anitfanboyism, not sure where your getting your analogy from since most people talk about specific issues.
Most of these issues are based in substandard console features which you seem perfectly happy with, unless I misunderstand you.
So honesty you seem like your really just making ad homein attacks since you haven't given examples.
If you are confortable with the giant menus, constant popup windows and the ablity to complete all quest and master all guilds at level 1, could you please let me know where you get this standard from, I mean what games have you been playing? :)
How is a walkthrough notable enough to be "in the news", unless it's perhaps the first one out? There are loads of great walkthroughs on GameFAQs, but they are never in the news. =\
There's a standard for CRPGs? Please, do tell.
Sheesh. Do I have to show my PC Gamer Union Card to participate without having my credentials called into question? I have played almost every major (and many minor) CRPG that has come out since 1982 when I bought my first PC and played some before that on Apples.
Hey, let's not get into any flame wars here. We can agree to disagree on some issues. As I've said many times, once modded to get rid of things which annoy ME, (mainly the console leftovers), I enjoyed the game for what it was, but quickly grew bored with it. I have never said it was broken, just unplayable in its original state as I couldn't stand the font, controls, etc, etc which have already been mentioned. If it's an rpg at all (different debate), it's an rpg SUPER-lite!!
Hahaha, well, yes, that's the only flame wars I enjoy too!! :biggrin:
Hey, aren't there plans to recreate Morrowind with the Oblivion CS? That would be cool, i think…
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Dr. Lam is married and has a pet dog named Buddy. He enjoys construction work, home improvement, collecting paintings, travel and going on mission trips.
Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, CA
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery from Columbia University/Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY
"As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, I take great pride in what I do. I plan to make your visit with me as informative, pleasant and most importantly, as painless as possible. I'm dedicated to excellence in patient care, and I will provide you with the safest and most effective oral surgical procedures available."
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Movies: "Face Off," "Happy Feet" and "Kung Fu Panda" ; TV Shows: "House" and "ESPN" ; Sport: Golf
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Chris (Adam Brody) is a low-level stooge at a design firm who desperately wants to leap up the corporate ladder. The enemy of progress is Phil (Rob Huebel), a dumb, arrogant co-worker who has the eye of CEO Mr. Crawford(Dennis Haysbert), and a loyal lapdog in Troy (Aaron Takahashi) to agree with every one of his dumb decisions. Chris really gets angry when Phil steals one of Chris' designs and lands a big client with it, but before he can raise a real stink over it, Mr. Crawford introduces everyone to Storm Rothchild (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a former military man who will lead the entire office on a mandatory wilderness retreat, designed to encourage teamwork and help the staff develop intestinal fortitude.
Frankly, this is a fine premise for a comedy, potentially even a semi-great one. The cast, which also includes Kristen Schaal as the rabbit-loving Brenda, Eric Edelstein as Chris' best friend / Brenda's ex-boyfriend Jared, and Megan Boone as Lisa, the girl of Chris' dreams, is more than capable, and of course Van Damme is the big draw, having proven over the years that he's more than willing to poke fun at himself, and even pretty good at it. Yet Welcome to the Jungle is insistently formless, meandering along without any drive or reason. The story makes semi-logical sense, but none of the film's rivalries or plot mechanics ever grab hold. Developments occur without any sense of build or rhythm. Exposition is dropped so casually I found myself remembering up to ten minutes after the fact that certain developments were actually set up. It's a strangely nebulous film, occurring more than unfolding.
The film's core problem is tone, stemming from Huebel's performance. Anyone who's seen "Childrens Hospital" knows that Huebel can be very funny with the right material, but director Rob Meltzer refuses to reign him in, and the screenplay by Jeff Kauffman gives him nothing but one single grating note to play over and over. His villainy depends on a cartoon logic, but Brody, Boone, and Edelstein play their roles like normal human beings; there's no real way to reconcile scenes of Chris and Jared trying to repair a radio with the reveal that Phil has used hallucinogenic plants to regress everyone back to a caveman state, wielding spears and speaking in broken English. Chris and Phil's conflict is never less than painfully contrived, driven by necessity rather than character.
Thankfully, even as stunt casting, Van Damme is entertaining following a rocky start, almost in spite of Meltzer and Kauffman's efforts. It's a smaller role, offering the Muscles from Brussels the same amount of screen time as some of the less-important office mates, but his oddball charm shines through when, say, Schaal's character is rubbing his ears, comforting him exactly like one of her pet rabbits, or when he breaks into a moment between Chris and Lisa to offer some incredibly familiar words of advice. Every minute he's on screen hints at the bizarre pleasures that Welcome to the Jungle ought to capitalize on, but doesn't. It's hard to say exactly what it is Welcome to the Jungle is doing wrong, because it doesn't seem to know what it's doing in the first place.
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The president would like to see public school teachers' jobs retained, having earmarked nearly all of the money for that purpose alone. And woe to those who don't use it as dictated. Acting like the Grand Poobah of public (read: government) education, Duncan has threatened that if the money is not used as directed, he will "come down like a ton of bricks" on those who defy the administration's plans. Anyone attempting to do so will be denied a chance at funds in the second round of stimulus money grabbing, says Duncan, despite the fact that Congress has allowed states and school districts to use the money for things other than avoiding teacher layoffs.
In fact, in the stimulus bill passed by Congress, $39.5 billion was to be allotted for "backfilling" of state budget cuts and facilities modernization, with an additional $8.8 billion for governors to award for "high priority" educational needs.
The present regime in Washington wants to do more than just save teachers' jobs, though. It views the stimulus money as an excellent way in which to enlarge the scope of the federal government's influence and control in various school programs, much as the administration is already doing to nationalize the financial and automotive sectors. "This is a historic opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, to lay the groundwork for a generation of education reforms," Duncan said.
In order to receive money, states have to actually apply for it, and must show improvement in things like teacher quality and academic standards through testing. However, the meeting of this criteria seems to be missing in the case Duncan's home state of Illinois, which is among the first to begin receiving the $3 billion promised to it, out of the $44 billion.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is refusing to accept part of stimulus money designated for his state because the Obama administration won't let him use it to pay down debt. The administration has not yet figured out a way to force the states to take the money, and Sanford has no intentions of expanding the role of the federal government in the educational system or its price tag and then be left holding the bag when the money runs out.
There's an additional $5 billion fund that states can compete to get their hands on, also through an application process.
But mostly there is confusion as to just exactly how the system is supposed to work, who gets the money, who gives it to whom and for what, and who has the authority to really decide how it is to be spent.
Take a look at the mess in Ohio. The schools in one county there say that they realized after looking over the state budget that they won't see any of the promised money because it will go into the general revenue fund where there is less accountability and more opportunity for it to be plundered and spent elsewhere.
But what can be expected when the money is plundered from the taxpayers in the first place, and redistributed by personal design of the president?
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ORLANDO, Fla. Sonus Networks Inc. will acquire Zynetix Ltd. for $13 million in cash and stock, giving the soft-switching specialist a new software base in GSM infrastructure products.
Sonus (Westford, Mass.), which has been moving its OEM and carrier customers from first-generation softswitch architectures over to IP multimedia subsystems, will use U.K.-based Zynetix's software to develop all-IP mobile switching systems.
Zynetix has been particularly active in building femtocellular basestation products for the edge of public networks. Andy Odgers, a managing director of Zynetix, will become a vice president and chief technology officer for Sonus' wireless technology group.


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It's been a WHILE since I've done one of these. Fitness fashion is refreshing and every girl should dress up to sweat it out! Trust me, when you look hotter you workout harder.
My latest fitness fashion obsession is with Lorna Jane from Australia! They are like the Lululemon from down under! Great quality, bright fashion. All fabrics are sweat wicking, color fast, and shrink and fade resistant. I'm wearing the Antonia crop in teal (S), Molly Excel Singlet (XS), and Jezzabel 7/8 tight (XS). Crazy Zips gym bag from oGorgeous.
I am so in love with the LJ Workout wristband! You can keep your keys in there while you workout…PLUS it looks like a Wonder Woman cuff! I'm all about this right now.
The length of the 7/8 pant is well, 7/8 of the way down my leg. A lot of capris hit a little below the knee and can sometimes create a bulky calf effect. By having your pants come closer to the ankle, you're able to create the illusion of a longer leg.
Check out that stripe down the back of my shirt! It's stretchy too. I like how the front of the shirt is plain but the back has some unexpected pizazz. Also, the teal and purple combo is like candy for the eye!
I stripped down to just the bra and some booty shorts for outfit #2. I was FREEZING but I faked it to make it :) This is something I'd wear running outside in the summer for sure. I'm wearing the Alina Short Tight (XS) and Antonia Crop (S). The shorts are very comfy and the EXTRA wide waist band is a nice touch.
The bra stays on securely because the straps connect in the back! You can even unhook that part in the middle where it clips to have a regular spaghetti strap look. Each bra strap is adjustable too.
The front detailing is feminine and funky – also literally feels pretty cool too. The best part of this sports bra is that it is padded (aka it comes with boob cups). Nice. So you won't have to worry about having any inappropriate moments.
Here I am sipping on my water in my Bamboo Bottle as we move along with the photoshoot. If any of you have seen me lately at the gym, it's the only thing I'm drinking out of now. I ditched the plastic bottles and the metal canisters for good. This bottle actually has a removable glass inside and a bamboo outside which helps keep everything within insulated and yummy. Now I don't wanna sound like a commercial…but you guys trust me right? I never tell you anything I don't believe in. So let me tell you this…water tastes better when you're drinking out of glass! I never really believed it until I started using this. It's the weirdest thing ever! You must begin to use glass water bottles! Trust me, the water tastes sweeter, and I don't know why!
There are glass bottles available at your local stores but if you want the one I have, Bamboo Bottle is giving us POPsters 20% off if we type in the code "YOGA" at checkout. It's only $20 and really lasts you a long time. I also found that having the sippy straw thing makes me drink more water throughout the day for some reason. It's just more fun I guess!
Hope you enjoyed my fitness fashion photos! I'm using the Canon 60D to shoot. I was also very cold at the end of the session. Sure there's no snow but there was some MIGHTY FIERCE wind. I immediately bundled up in my puff jacket from Boston right after this picture.
POPsters, what's your fave activewear brand right now? Aussies! I am so proud to say that I have finally experienced the greatness that is Lorna Jane!
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Saying that some members of the Senate Majority "continue to cast undocumented aliens in a very poor light," State Senator Kevin S. Parker (D-Brooklyn) today criticized the passage of Senate Bill 407, legislation that would require applicants for a driver's license to submit proof that he or she is a legal resident of the United States.
"The Senate Majority for some reason continues to pass bills that try to single out immigrants, individuals whose sole purpose is to make better lives for themselves," Senator Parker said.
The Brooklyn lawmaker, who chairs the SenateMinority Task Force on New Americans, added that the presence of undocumented aliens in this country has been far from detrimental.
"Despite what some of my colleagues would have you believe, these individuals have played important roles in the economies of cities, towns and villages, by driving trucks, caring for our children and working on farms. Those are three of a countless number of examples of what undocumented aliens do to keep our economy running on a daily basis," Senator Parker noted.
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Sasquatch! Festival – Saturday 5/28/11 – The Gorge Amphitheatre
Review, pictures and video from thenaturalstoner and Phishbeard
Waking up on a Saturday at the Gorge Campground is about as great of a feeling as one can possibly imagine. If it weren't for the hangover from the night before and a tent in shambles, I would have been feeling great! So of course as soon as I got up it was time for the Gorge breakfast of champions AKA whiskey and coke! Drinks were plentiful and everyone was having a blast all day in anticipation of the full day ahead (compared to the night before where there were many less bands).
I will be honest, I think Saturday was my least favorite day of the four. Mechanical problems and mellow vibes (when I wanted to party) brought an interesting atmosphere to this day. Of course there were some awesome points as well, and we will touch on those, but as a whole Saturday fell a little short in my opinion.
We made it into the Gorge in time to catch the Trailer Park Boys up in the Banana Shack, a tent that doubled as a comedy stage during the day and a dance tent at night. The Boys weren't performing a standup act though, it was more of a performance of a Trailer Park Boys episode. From where we were in the tent the sound was pretty terrible, so we bailed in time to check out souvenirs and get some $9 beers.
We headed over to the Yeti Stage to see J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. at 4:35. This was a set that I was extremely looking forward to, and we got to about 4th row in the crowd. As mentioned above there were mechanical problems on Saturday during a couple sets, and this one had a few. The music was great, but there were some big pauses and tunings between songs and some loudness/feedback that wasn't supposed to be there. Also during this set, the kid on the rail three people in front of me was hunched over, apparently asleep/way too wasted on whatever drugs he was on. Security came over a few times, doing nothing of course, and then eventually they got the kid to wake up and head off to the side. It was an interesting and funny sight watching these big security guards confused.
After Mascis we went over to the huge lawn of the Gorge and watched Pink Martini. This was one of the surprises of my weekend, as they were unexpectedly excellent! I really enjoyed what they played and wished I could have seen more of their set-I think we got about half of it.
Phishbeard and I then took the long walk down to the floor and got close for Iron and Wine. Sam Beam and backup crew played for an hour and brought a cool vibe to the crowd. I like Iron and Wine a lot and thought they played great. They opened with Boy with a Coin and closed with Tree by the River, a fitting song as we watched the Columbia River flow behind the stage. Walking Far From Home and Summer in Savannah seem like highlights, memory is a little foggy here. After Iron and Wine we walked up to the Bigfoot stage and caught a few songs from Matt and Kim. I liked these two a lot and this is another band that I wish I could have seen more of. Instead we made a bad decision and went over to the hill and watched the start of Bright Eyes, which I absolutely could not get into at all, and then went over to see Robyn party it up.
Robyn cancelled her fan meet and greet earlier in the day and came out over 25 minutes late for her set. I am not sure what the deal was, but she was the artist I would consider the least timely of the weekend. We watched a few songs and then went to watch Death Cab for Cutie. This is where the possible worst decision of the weekend was made.
Instead of going to see Sleigh Bells we decided to give Death Cab a shot for about 30 minutes. Like Bright Eyes, Death Cab was another band I just couldn't find an appreciation for. It was too quiet of set for what I wanted. Eventually we went over to see the end of Sleigh Bells and that was possibly my favorite part of the day. We only got 3 songs but they were a freaking blast and I really wish I could've seen more. I will definitely put Sleigh Bells on my concert watch list.
The night ended when we went over to see the late night set of Bassnectar. Another party I was looking forward to for a long time had an up and down go of it. The power went out three separate times, including immediately after announcing "We are back!" and Bassnectar could only keep going (even though no one could hear anything) and pray to the Bass Gods (which he actually did) and hope the power would stay on for the remainder. The glowstick war I was promised was nice, but I have seen better; see Phish performing Loving Cup on 10/31/09 in Indio. The last hour of Bassnectars set went off without a hitch and I can see why the kids these days like to dance. I had a pretty good amount of fun standing near the back of the crowd watching the crazies get their groove on.
The concerts ended at 12:30, but of course there is the long trek back to the Campground and then the party that awaits there. Like I said, there were some great moments Saturday, but if I had to throw one of the days back in the water it would have been this one. Maybe if I had seen all of Sleigh Bells I would think differently??
Random Notes:
Getting four people from the stage at J. Mascis was the closest we got all weekend, except for future ConcertConfessions contributor Mr. Sparkly who got two people from Death From Above 1979 and the Foo Fighters the night before.
Choosing Death Cab for Cutie over Sleigh Bells goes down as the weekends most epic fail. Unlike Sunday with Major Lazer and Wilco (which I feel I managed almost perfect), I should have balanced Death Cab and Sleigh Bells much better.
Pink Martini goes down as possible surprise of the weekend. A really fun set that seemed to come out of nowhere!
Shoulda saw more Matt and Kim.
Saturday Video of the Day:
Saturday Video list:
Bassnectar – Intro, glowstick war, and Mix
Bassnectar – Intro 2nd version
Death Cab for Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart
Iron and Wine – Freedom Hangs Like Heaven
Iron and Wine – Walking Far From Home
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LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Laila Ali and partner Maksim Chmerkovsky placed third Tuesday in the final night of competition on the Los Angeles ballroom floor of "Dancing With The Stars."
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The prime minister of Taiwan, Vincent Siew, has returned from an unannounced visit to Indonesia, where he's reported to have discussed the financial crisis in the region with President Suharto.
Mr Siew refused to confirm the meeting but said the outcome of his visit had been better than expected.
The trip -- one of a number of similar diplomatic forays by Taiwan -- was made despite objections from China, which opposes any official contact between Taiwan and foreign governments.
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By Amanda Durish Cook
Talib Hameen has a lone regret as he locks up his business, Talib the Tailor, for the final time today: He won't see his friends as often.
"I've been blessed that I can easily say more than 90 percent of my customers are my friends," Hameen said. "That's no exaggeration. Very few of them come in and out. They have a seat."
For Hameen, a tailor in business at Jacksonville Beach for more than three decades, maintaining his shop at 603 Third St. South has been a "huge part" of his social life. While most of the population sees friends after their working hours, Hameen has been helping dress his friends for 31 years. Today marks his final day of sewing and alterations in his shop and the first day of his retirement.
"What really attracted me to tailoring was the making of clothes," Hameen said.
Before attending what was then called the Stanton Vocational School, Hameen — who moved to Jacksonville Beach from Savannah as a teenager in 1969 — remembered having an interest in sewing as early as age 11.
"I used to take clothes apart to study their construction," said Hameen, 62, who said that in his early years, sewing was simply a hobby, even as he sewed traditional African garments.
"To be perfectly honest, I thought [sewing] might get me some girls. When I got serious about doing it as an occupation, I realized I needed formal training. I knew you can't teach yourself everything. You have limitations."
Hameen began attending night school twice a week for four months until his mentor and teacher Samuel Sapp agreed that there was nothing left to teach him. From there, Hameen went to the Ed Ball Building to work as an apprentice under Jacksonville master tailor Charles Martin.
"I volunteered to work for free. In less than a month, he decided to pay me," Hameen said.
After his apprenticeship, Hameen put together a delivery service from his home, working for department stores and country clubs, including Hidden Hills and TPC Sawgrass. When Hameen lost a major source of business after the closing of Thatches men's store in the Regency Square Mall, it sealed the decision to not rely on other businesses and go into business for himself.
On May 10, 1983, Hameen opened his own shop at 746 Third St. South, where he would stay for the next 26 years. More than four years ago, he moved a block down the road to his current shop, 400 square feet of space that was converted from former motel rooms.
For the opening of his first shop, his friend and former teacher Sapp arrived to purchase Hameen's first custom-made suit.
"He was extremely proud of me," Hameen said of Sapp. "And I remember not understanding that early on."
"It had always been my goal," Hameen said of opening his own tailoring business. "Even my friends thought it was an extraordinary move, but it was a natural process to get my own shop. I hadn't come from farming to tailoring."
The shop became a gathering spot for friends. Last week, it was business as usual. The two leather armchairs were still in place for friends to relax, an antique sewing machine stood in the corner and classical music played over a sound system.
In his more than 30 years of business at the Beaches, Hameen has witnessed both the population boom — "It used to be easy to cross the street" — and the effects of a recession — "When people were in danger of losing their house or their job, hemming their pants wasn't a priority."
As Hameen arranged final garment pickups last week, he stressed that he's going into "semi-retirement" to make his health a priority.
As the only employee of Talib the Tailor, the father of four and the grandfather of five is either at the business or the business is closed. Although he did have employees in the past, they usually left to pursue their own tailoring businesses. While he cut back working hours, he was still in the shop six days a week. The workload slowly shifted from making custom clothing to performing alterations.
"I needed to set some boundaries," he said. "I'm not going home to die; I'm going home to get better. I may work again."
Hameen admitted that competing with modern retail has posed a challenge.
"I remember every time you bought a suit, the first place you would go is a tailor. It's not like that now."
For Ponte Vedra resident Patrick Foster, who's been frequenting Hameen's shop for a few years, it's the personal feel that makes the difference.
"It goes back to that old school way of thinking," said Foster, after a final suit fitting. "You can get it fitted at the store, but it's a production line. If you want to look good, you go to two people: your tailor and your barber."
This week, Hameen has plans to sell what he can and put the rest of his equipment in storage. He said that he's decided against working out of his home, calling it his "last sanctuary."
"I started when I was 31, and I've stayed 31 years. I've doubled my age here."
Asked if Hameen is finally going to spend some time making clothes for himself, he smiled and quoted something his mentor Charles Martin said a long time ago: "'Any tailor making his own clothes isn't making any money.' I'd much rather make clothes for other people."
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What momentum?
The Boston Bruins might have won three games in a row in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal, but they're not sounding too comfortable heading into Game 6 at the Bell Centre Tuesday night with a chance to close out the Montreal Canadiens.
"I think all five games have been great games by both teams and could have gone either way, all five games. I don't know if you can say we're over a hump," Bruins forward Chris Kelly said.
"We just happen to be on the right end of the last three games. You look at the other series and there have been some games where a team has dominated the other team. That has not been the case in this series. Every game has been close and a hard-fought battle right to the end of the game.
"We don't expect anything different (Tuesday) night and I don't think they would either."
"We have it in our hands," said Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara, who was named a finalist Monday for the Norris Trophy.
"When they're in that situation they are playing our of desperation, fighting for their lives," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "We've got to play that game with determination. That's the difference for us. You have to hope that our determination is better than their desperation. It's as simple as that."


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Known by industry peers and friends as a "Business Yogi", Shawn Ullman is the co-founder and CEO of Feel Rich, Inc., the current leading multicultural health and wellness media company. Co-founded with his business partner and mentor Quincy D. Jones III, the company is leading a movement to remix health and wellness content into empowering media, products and events -- promoting "health" as the ultimate status symbol. The company owns and operates multi-media platforms and manages a vast network of health influencers and role models, including celebrities, fitness trainers, single mothers and entrepreneurs. These influencers act as change agents in their communities to empower people to make better food choices and lead healthier lifestyles. In the Spring of 2014, Feel Rich will be releasing its first feature-length documentary about the state of health and wellness in the urban and Latino community.
Ullman serves on the board of the Consumer Health and Quality Coordinating Committee for the American Heart Association and was awarded the African American Capital City of Commerce's "Black Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2013. In 2011, Shawn and Jones were invited to speak at the White House and The World Congress of Healthcare regarding health disparities in the urban community.
Shawn has been an avid vegan for over 4 years and is currently pursuing his yoga teaching certification in Vinyasa yoga. Shawn graduated with a B.A. in Radio-Television-Film from The University of Texas at Austin. Ullman resides in Austin, Texas.
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Internal auditors are going to be asked to take on much harder tasks in the years ahead, according to a new study by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). They won't just be looking for fraud or compliance problems. Now they are going to be examining corporate governance, keeping an eye on top executives' behavior and evaluating enterprise risk management processes. "Over the last decade, internal audit was focusing on complying with Sarbanes-Oxley," says Richard Chambers, the IIA's CEO. "Then, as we wound out of the initial phase of SOX, and into the financial crisis, the concern was with very fundamental risks--the financial performance of companies, and business and strategic risks. But two years ago, we started to see a dramatic shift to looking at the significant risk that inadequate corporate governance poses to the enterprise, and to the effectiveness of the risk management function."
Initial findings from a five-part survey show that over the next five years, internal auditors will focus more on corporate governance, ERM, strategic reviews, ethics audits and the migration to international financial reporting standards, and put much less emphasis on operational and compliance audits, auditing of financial risks, fraud investigations and internal controls evaluation.
"SOX has been kind of commodified, financial reporting changes have been learned, and so what the survey is telling us is that the real value-added function of internal audit now is playing more of an advisory role on governance," says Paul Sobel, recently hired to head internal audit at Georgia-Pacific, a privately held manufacturer of paper products. "As for risk management, it's been on radar screens for 15 years, but now it's really in the limelight. It's going to become a top responsibility for internal audit for years going forward."
Glenn Sumners, director of the Center for Internal Auditing at Louisiana State University, hails the evolution of internal audit. "Look back at the 50 top corporate frauds and it's the CEO and/or the CFO in every case, so you really need to monitor those functions," Sumners says. "They are the ones who can override your controls."
At the same time, he warns, fraud isn't going away, "so internal audit cannot avoid fraud detection and prevention, either."
"Internal audit is realigning to handle the most complex issues I've ever seen," says the IIA's Chambers. This may explain why the survey found that half of companies are adding more internal audit staff, and that an increasing number of corporate internal auditors hold graduate degrees, including Ph.D.s.
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Task Series?
Posted: Aug 12, 2011
I am trying to create a task series where each task has a number at the end (incremented by 1 for each task) with a daily due date.
What I'm trying to create is a reading schedule. Each book has a different number of chapters, and I was hoping to have 1 chapter per day, and my tasks would tell me what book / chapter is due for that day.
Obviously I would need to specify the book and # of chapters, but is there a way to create a series of, say, 25 tasks easily?
Does anyone have any suggetions?
Thank you in advance for your help.
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1) type something like "task 1" in a cell.
2) point to the fill handle (bottom right corner - cursor changes to a plus sign).
3) Drag down to make as many items as you need (eg 1 - 25). Excel will increment the number for you, as long as it's at the end of the text in the cell)
4) Highlight and copy.
In Toodledo
1) Click "add task" and then "add multiple tasks"
2) Paste the stuff from Excel in the empty box (it should get inserted on separate lines)
3) Click Save.
That should do it.
If you want more complex task names (eg Book 1, Chapter 1) you could write a formula or put book 1 in the first col and chap 1 in the next. You would end up with:
Col A Col B
Book 1 Chap 1
Book 1 Chap 2
Book 1 Chap 3
Book 1 Chap 4
Copy and paste that into the multiple task window.
Posted: Aug 21, 2011
I do something like this for a few tasks--if I'm teaching myself something out of a book, say, and want to complete a lesson once a week. Honestly the cleanest way I know of is just to make a repeating task, check off, say, "lesson 3/15," manually change the task name to "lesson 4/15," and let it repeat to next week under that name.
Making tasks for all the lessons/chapters/etc. at once would work fine too, obviously, but personally I would worry about getting behind and having a bunch of them pile up that I'd then have to manually change due dates for.
Posted: Sep 10, 2011
I also need to do a task series, but a little different. I'm an entertainer, and for each booking, I have follow-up tasks before the event and after the event. These are based on dates. I plan to use tasks/subtasks for this, I think. Is there a fast way to tell it which dates to make each task due in relation to the booking date?
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Fashion Phobia – The Worst Night Mare
Fashion Phobia:
The idea of fashion came into being when media was promoted. Those were the times when media persons and celebrities used to bring frequent changes in their style, appearance and choices so that they could attract better audiences. But as the time passed, the designers started working on this as a profession. And then, fashion was considered to be the item of top notch upper segment of the society. Soon, media started to expand and then there was a plethora of designers with the most attractive advertising. And so the fashion concept gradually started to get in reach of masses at large making it their needs. But there is something that's known as Fashion phobia– read ahead to identify if you have one.
Fashion Phobia – The worst night mare:
From the time fashion was made common, there has been a never ending demand of fashion. Now a days we are so fashion conscious that it has taken on our nerves. Whether it's a school going boy or a 40 year old man everyone is taken into this fashion phobia. And the worst part is, that we do not actually realize that how far we have gone into this mess.
When we sleep, we are possessed by this thought, when we are at work we are surrounded by these thoughts and even when we wake up in the morning we have those style thoughts in our mind. Remember, fashion is no doubt a nice activity. It gives us chance to show ourselves in the most presentable manner. It keeps our hygiene, it gives us awareness about the life trends of the world. But only to this extent fashion is pretty cool and desired but when we cross the limits it becomes a liability.
It is very saddening to know that people have lost their moral values because of fashion. The quest of looking the best has developed jealously among people, it has degraded those who can't afford to carry those expensive designer wears and most importantly it has taken away people's contentment.
We have taken this fashion on our nerves. A recent research revealed that this fashion myth is the cause of stress and depression among people. In this time of recession where it is hard to make both ends meet, the fashion race has created more problems. People are so much society conscious that they are ready to sleep empty stomach but they cannot stop spending on these trendy clothes. And those who are not able to run this race are often left out and rejected.
The worst thing is that even at work place the style and outlook is preferred over education and competency. No matter how educated you are, how experienced you may be if you are not presentable and trendy then you don't stand a chance for a good job. Disgusting! Isn't it?
You see this is our fault that we are this much burdened. You and I make the society. What if you prefer looks over designer clothes? What if you prefer knowledge over style for a job and what if we stand out against this fashion phobia?
I am not at all against the fashion idea, but my point is keeping everything in its place. The marketing stunts, the media and these designers are all making their own profits without giving a damn to what repercussions it is putting on general public.


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Oct. 9, 2009
Six Days on the Road
When I was young and searching for my life,
I climbed into the cab of a semi.
The Aussie trucker pointed with his thumb
to the compartment behind him.
Get some sleep. I don't remember
if he was old or young.
His face was so plain
it left no impression.
I climbed into the narrow space,
closed my eyes, my body vibrating
to the hum of eighteen rolling tires.
Hours later, when I woke, the dashboard
glowed like a field of lightning bugs.
I flipped through his eight-tracks,
surprised to find familiar songs - Johnny Cash,
Willie and Waylon.
We sang Six Days on the Road,
over and over.
He taught me what it's like to keep moving.
Towns flew by our windows,
stoplights, billboards, traffic signs
became a blur. On the open road,
miles of white line and fence
separated gravel from the grass.
It's the birthday of historian Bruce Catton, (books by this author) born in Petoskey, Michigan (1899). He served in the Navy during WWI, then became a reporter, and in 1943 he became information director for the War Production Board in D.C. He wrote a book about his experience, The War Lords of Washington (1948), and even though no one paid any attention to it, it inspired him to become a writer. He started researching the Civil War and writing about it, but he had trouble getting his first book published. Instead of writing history as a straightforward account of facts, he wrote it like a story, and publishers thought that no one would be interested in reading history that way. But finally he published Mr. Lincoln's Army (1951), the first book in a trilogy he wrote about the Army of the Potomac, which was followed by Glory Road(1952), and then his most famous book, A Stillness at Appomattox (1953), which won the Pulitzer Prize for history and the National Book Award.
It was on this day in 1872 that the first mail-order catalog was delivered. It was sent out by Aaron Montgomery Ward, and it was just one page long, listing 162 items. By the mid-1880s, the catalog was more than 200 pages long and sold 10,000 items, allowing people in rural areas to get their hands on anything that city people could buy — jewelry, furniture, musical instruments, books, clothes, and much more.
It was on this day in 1967 that guerilla leader Che Guevara was executed by Bolivian military forces. A few years earlier, the Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took a photo of Guevara during a rally for Fidel Castro, a photo of the young revolutionary frowning slightly and gazing off into the distance. After Che's death, the photo was reprinted over and over, on posters, T-shirts, banners, and buttons.
It's the birthday of John Lennon, born on this day in Liverpool (1940). His parents separated when he was one. His mother came in and out of his life, and he was raised by his aunt and uncle. But his mom taught him to play the banjo and they listened to rock 'n' roll records together.
Sixteen-year-old John started a band called the Quarrymen, and when they were playing at a church fundraiser, Paul McCartney heard them and came up to introduce himself. Soon, McCartney was part of the band, and the two teenagers started writing songs together. When John's mother died in a car crash a year later, he and Paul McCartney became even closer, because Paul's mother had died from cancer less than two years earlier.
In 1960, the group became the Silver Beatles, and soon, just the Beatles, but it wasn't until 1962 that they ended up with the four band members who would become the band as we know them: Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
The Beatles became a sensation; "Beatlemania" swept across Europe and the United States.
When his son Sean was born in 1975, Lennon retired from public life and spent five years staying home with his family. In November of 1980, he and his wife, Yoko, released an album called Double Fantasy, gave interviews, and considered touring again. But on December 8th, he was shot outside his apartment by a 25-year-old man named Mark David Chapman. Chapman was obsessed with J.D. Salinger's novel Catcher in the Rye, and claimed that he thought of himself as Holden Caulfield, and that this would explain his actions — although he later admitted that Holden Caulfield would probably not have shot someone.
A few days after her husband's murder, Yoko Ono asked for 10 minutes of silence to honor him, and people all over the world observed the silence, including a crowd of more than 100,000 people in Central Park. The area of Central Park between 71st and 74th streets was designated "Strawberry Fields," a green space and peace garden in memory of John Lennon.
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Jarred Zeise pleaded no contest to an armed robbery count for the Dec. 23 robbery at an Allouez gas station. Later that day, officers noticed a car, with items inside, matching the description from the robbery. Zeise was then arrested inside the jail while visiting someone else.
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Unbeaten Nanooks top Vuls in their season-opener
By MATT GERHART
Tribune-Herald sports writer
With nine first-year players, University of Hawaii at Hilo women's basketball unveiled a look much different than the team that reached the playoffs last season.
There was old: Kamie Imai showed she was still the face of the program; and new: Alexa Jacobs came through with a productive debut.
But ultimately, the Vulcans fell short on opening night.
Jordan Wilson scored 16 points Monday night as Alaska-Fairbanks came back for a 62-61 victory at UHH gym. Victoria Milton hit a go-ahead jumper with 2:17 remaining as the Nanooks finished the game on a 9-3 run.
"Those are great games to play in," Fairbanks coach Cody Bench said. "We wanted to take advantage of every opportunity."
Imai scored 22 points with 10 rebounds and four assists, but the Vulcans (0-1) managed only one point during the final 3:50, a free throw by Jacobs.
On the last possession of the game after a timeout, Imai took an inbounds pass near half-court with 9.8 seconds left and drove the lane and passed to Jacobs, who missed a 3.
"Kamie was aggressive. I thought she bobbled the ball a little bit, but she regained it," UHH coach David Kaneshiro said. "It was an open shot.
"It certainly didn't come down to that."
The 5-foot-9 Imai took the opening tip, and UHH's best offense often came when it's only senior got out in the open floor and ran from coast to coast. Imai made 9 of 14 from the field.
Jacobs, a true freshman point guard, finished with 13 points, including two free throws that gave UHH the lead with 5:09 left. Imai grabbed a rebound on the ensuing possession and fed Jordan Kealoha for a 3-pointer that put the Vulcans up 58-53.
But after Imai hit a jumper to restore the lead to five, UHH bogged down offensively, missing its final five shots
"It was a struggle all night, espescially offensively," Kaneshiro said. "We had a number of breakdowns. Fairbanks had a lot to do with that, denying the ball. We didn't respond to that pressure every well.
"We had some success driving the ball to the basket, but that was kind of the offense. You can't rely on that. In the half-court, we need to execute much better."
Fairbanks (4-0) pulled ahead despite 33.3 percent shooting, improving to 5-1 all-time against UHH. The Nanooks dominated the offensive glass with 21 rebounds and held a 47-40 advantage overall.
Kaillee Skjold, a 5-11 forward, added 14 points, including a key 3-pointer that cut the Vulcans' lead to 60-58. A pair of free throws by Wilson, a 5-11 forward, tied the game. Milton had seven points and eight rebounds.
The teams, who combined for 53 fouls, will play again at 4 p.m. today.
Danielle Kooyman scored eight points for the Vulcans and Kealoha added seven.
Featuring a new-look lineup, Kaneshiro got 11 players into the game, including nine in the first six-plus minutes.
UHH made only 9 of 27 shots in the second half and finished at 41.8 percent for the game.
"The good thing is that all of our mistakes are correctable," Kaneshiro said. "I just wish we had been more consistent."
UHH committed 12 first-half turnovers but shot 50 percent from the floor, taking a 33-31 lead at the break on Jacobs' acrobatic jumper at the buzzer.
Hayley Reynolds' layup gave UHH it largest lead at 20-13. As the Vulcans started to turn the ball over, the Nanooks answered by scoring the next eight points. Candace Prestwich (seven points) capped the spurt with a 3.
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Often people look even more aged and obese if they have a sagging jawline and double chin. The overall body weight may belong to the plump category but the bulgy face makes you look virtually obese. These tips should help.
It will be shocking for you to know that many celebs get cosmetic surgery to obtain a sharp jawline. Our tips may be slow but they are free from side effect. With patience you can definitely achieve the look.
1. Just jawline exercises won't help as you also need to keep your food intake at minimum. Also, there is a technique to apply creams and lotions on face. The massaging direction needs to be from bottom to top (chin to cheeks) as that prevents skin from sagging.
2. Massaging the jawline with ice cubes or hot napkin towels, patting or smacking the chin area for 30 seconds a day will maintain the skin intact.
3. Facial exercises are the easiest ways to get sharp jawline. Workouts stimulate blood circulation, thus providing firmness and better tone to the skin. Place your hand tightly on the neck and try to stretch the jawline skin by looking at the ceiling. Do this atleast 10 to 12 times daily will tone your chin muscles.
4. Using a stress ball, try to tuck the double chin by placing the ball below chin. Do chin push-ups using the ball and you will gradually find your jawline being just the way you wanted.
Give a hot oil massage to your jawline and stretch the skin upwards and sidewards. This will sharpen your jawline as well as help you feel relaxed.


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Pala di Mesdì is a lonely and panoramic summit placed in the Larséc Group. It belongs, with other rugged and sharpen peaks, to the so called Dirupi di Larséc (Crags of Larséc): this is the most important and famous part of the Larséc group, a fascinating castle rich in rocky towers.
This mountain presents an aerial and peaky top, with a short jagged ridge running from west (saddle splitting by Palaccia summit) to east (saddle splitting by Torre Gardeccia summit). It drops on west, over Gardeccia bowl, with an amphitheater of gravelly and rocky slopes, edges and gullies. On the east it goes down on Larséc valley with short rocky faces.
Despite its not so high elevation (2758m), from its isolated summit there's one of the best view of the whole Catinaccio range: in particular, the sight on Cima Catinaccio/Rosengartenspitze and Vajolet Towers are unusual and breathtaking, but also the panorama toward Mugoni-Coronelle-Cigolade, Antermoja/Kesselkogel and the rest of Larsèc are very beautiful and interesting.
This very nice summit, in spite of these attractives, is rarely climbed: most of the hikers prefer the more celebrated mountains or the athletic and acrobatic Via Ferratas, avoiding the wild trails and the crumbling rocks where chamoises are more frequent than mountaineers. All the better for the lovers of the "true" mountain: on Pala di Mesdì they can still find silence and wilderness, in the heart of the more celebrated Dolomites...
First time climbed by L. Bernard, H Stabeler, L. Darmstaedter the 7th of july 1887, from the south west gorge.
Getting There
The best starting point to climb Pala di Mesdì is Gardeccia Hut.
You can easily reach Gardeccia Hut from Pera di Fassa, with a taxi service starting from the parking of the chair lift "Vajolet". Click to download the timetables (PDF format)
As alternative, from Pera di Fassa you can take the 3 chair lifts leading to Ciampedìe (Vajolet1, Vajolet2, Ciampedìe) and, from there, in about 45' (trail 540) to Gardeccia Hut.
Ciampedìe is also reacheable with a cablecar from Vigo di Fassa.
You can reach Vigo and Pera di Fassa by car:
- From North: taking A22 motorway until "Bolzano Nord" exit. From there, follow the route SS241 "Grande Strada delle Dolomiti" via Passo Costalunga - Val di Fassa (distance 37km to Vigo, 40Km to Pera)
- From South: taking A22 motorway until "Ora/Egna" exit. From there, follow the route SS48 delle Dolomiti via Passo San Lugano - Val di Fiemme - Val di Fassa (distance 52km to Vigo, 55Km to Pera).
You can reach Vigo and Pera di Fassa by bus:
- From Bolzano/Bozen: click here to see timetable of bus service SAD
- From Ora/Auer: click here to see timetable of bus service SAD
- From Trento: click here to see timetable of bus service Trentino Trasporti
Closest railway stations: Bolzano/Bozen, Ora/Auer, Trento. See the Ferrovie dello Stato website for informations and timetables.
Routes Overview
- Normal route from Conca del Larséc:
From Conca del Larséc and the west ridge, diff: EE: you can reach Conca del Larséc (Larséc bowl) from Gardeccia (1950m), taking path 583 (Sentiero Attrezzato delle Scalette, EEA) to Passo delle Scalette (Scalette pass, 2359m, 1 h 30 min).
From there, proceed few minutes along the trail until the junction with the path for Passo delle Pope (Pope pass); follow this trail, crossing Conca del Larséc to its western border; when you meet on your left (west) a marked trail descending from a col on the Pala di Mesdì ridge, follow it; when you reach the small saddle take, on your left (south-east), the Sentiero Attrezzato Bepo de Medìl trail and climb the easy and panoramic west ridge to the summit (1 h 15 min from Passo delle Scalette, 2 h 45 min from gardeccia)
- From the west side, by Sentiero Attrezzato Bepo de Medìl
From Gardeccia through the west flank, Diff.: EEA , pp I UIAA, iced snow until early summer
In addition to these two, there are other two routes, nowadays disused (cfr. Antonio Bernard, La nuova guida del Catinaccio, ed. Mediterranee, 2008):
- Gola sud-ovest (South-west gorge): it's the route of the first climbers, I/II UIAA
- Via Versante sud (South side route): 160m, IV UIAA, poor rock
Red TapeIn all the area free camping is not allowed, except the alpinistic bivouac: you can pitch a tent just before sunset, and remove it at sunrise. Conca del Larséc is a nice place for a bivouac, but in late season (from late july to september) there's no water around.
No fees and permits required.
When to climbUsually from late June to early October. In early season (June and July) crampon and ice-axe are necessary in the narrow gully of Sentiero Bepo de Medìl, due to the iced snow usually present in that steep couloir
Panorama from the summit
Guides, Maps, Weather forecast links
- Antonio Bernard, La nuova guida del Catinaccio, Edizioni Mediterranee, 2008
- Luca Visentini, Gruppo del Catinaccio, Athesia, 1982, also in german language with the title "Rosengarten" (out of catalogue)
- Arturo Tanesini, Guida ai Monti d'Italia: Sassolungo, Catinaccio, Latemar, CAI-TCI 1953 (out of catalogue)
- Tabacco, foglio 06, Val di Fassa e Dolomiti fassane, 1:25.000 (the best)
- Kompass, Rosengarten/Catinaccio Latemar, 1:25.000
- LagirAlpina, Carta Escursionistica-Mountainbike Val di Fassa, 1:25.000
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Tomorrow night's episode of Revenge is looking like it'll be a good one, as it should give us some insight into how Emily got on track to exact vengeance on the people who wronged her father. We know the highlights of that story, more or less, but there's apparently more to the story, which takes us back a decade to to a New Years Eve party. Spoilers and videos ahead!
We know that when Emily (still "Amanda" then) left the detention center and was greeted by Nolan, who handed over the information about her father. But what happened after that? Did Emily immediately dive head first into vengeance scheming? Apparently not. This week's episode, titled "Legacy" takes us back ten years to 2002 to show us where everyone was at that time. Check out ABC's official episode description below:
"Legacy" - The year is 2002 in the Hamptons... Emily, who is still Amanda Clarke, is wayward and reckless until Nolan convinces her to read her father's journals. It is then that it all starts sinking in, and Amanda starts staking out the Grayson home, identifying all the Grayson Global players her father described, and piecing together the truth. Her anger builds into determination and focus; this is where it all begins - the genesis of Amanda's ultimate plan to bring justice to her father -- on Revenge, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
We're used to seeing Emily poised, alert and focused. This clip gives us some indication that this wasn't always the case. Apparently, there was a time when Nolan was trying to reel her in and get her to see just how messed up the situation with her father was…
I know I'm somewhat obsessed with the food that's displayed but never gets eaten on this series, but I'm secretly gleeful to see Emily eating in this scene. that said, she does seem to push the food around her plate more than she actually eats it, but it's still food consumption nonetheless!
This clip may reveal something that's either news or else, I somehow missed before. Do Jack and Declan have a sister?
Jack says "Dad" instead of "My dad…" Between that and her response, not to mention the fact that this girl looks similar to Jack, I'm thinking she's a Porter. If so, interesting! Where did she go?
In addition to revealing how Emily manages to crash the New Year's Eve party, the clip also reveals that ten years ago, Jack looked like he fell out of the cast of Dazed and Confused.
It's going to be very interesting to see what happens with this party. Some other spoilers worth mention: Expect to see the return of Lydia and the dearly departed Frank!
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" Genre: Religion / Spirituality / Author: Timothy Keller / Paperback / 160 Pages / Book is published 2009-10-15 by Hodder & Stoughton "
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Timothy Keller is one of the prominent Evangelical thinkers and writers of our time. His first book 'The Reason For God' made him a firm advocate of apologetics, and also branded him 'a C.S Lewis for the twenty-first century'. Keller's writing is clear and inspiring, and his pioneering of new urban Christianity is thoroughly Biblical. The Prodigal God is a little different in that it focuses on one parable told by Jesus in the New Testament, and simply expounds it in short sections.
Keller explains in his introduction that he was led to the view that the Parable of the Prodigal Son contains the heart of the Christian message by a sermon he heard on the subject by Dr. Edmund P. Clowney. Keller has come to the belief that it is one of the most misunderstood of Jesus' parables, and that it contains the doctrines of grace and repentance more clearly than any other.
Firstly, it is important to understand that although this book is written for Christians, those who are interested in finding out about Christianity should read it too, because it explains, using just one story in the Bible, the lostness of humanity, and the need for God's forgiveness. The first misapprehension that Keller addresses, therefore, is the meaning of 'prodigal'. Even if you're not a Christian, you'll probably know the story of the Prodigal Son, or at least will have heard that turn of phrase, to describe someone who has returned after a long time. Prodigal actually means 'recklessly extravagant/ having spent everything', therefore it describes the lost son's going away, rather than his coming back. This is the reason for Keller's striking title. 'The Prodigal God' describes God's outstanding gift when he recklessly saved mankind on the cross, and this is the message that Keller intends to get across.
The second misapprehension that Keller addresses is that one of the father's sons is lost, and the other is a good son. In fact, Jesus told the parable to both kinds of son: 'tax collectors and sinners' (the outcasts of society who looked about as wild as they could be) and 'pharisees' (religious leaders, who looked good, but were in fact just as bad, if not worse). One of the central themes of the book, therefore, is that churches are full of 'older brothers': those who think they are justified by their religious excellence, and their 'goodness', and that great humility is required by Christians to realise that they are in fact older brothers at heart.
Keller therefore explains how Jesus redefined lostness and redefined sin in his parable. The second half of the book is application of these key doctrines, in seeing Jesus as the true elder brother, in redefining hope and in understanding God, the reckless father. I will not go into any more detail about this section, as it is something to be understood in the context of the first half. The chapters of the book are:
1) The people around Jesus - explains Jesus' audience and why he told this parable
2) The two lost sons - explains how when we dig deep, we see that both sons are 'lost', like the sheep and coins of the two previous parables
3) Redefining sin - explains the two ways of finding happiness described in the parable, and how they are both wrong.
4) Redefining lostness - what it means to be spiritually lost.
5) The true elder brother - explains Jesus' saving grace in 'finding' us.
6) Redefining hope
7) The feast of the Father
Apart from the already explained doctrinal excellence of this book, there are other significant strengths of it. Firstly, it's very easy to read, and doesn't use any long words, but rather explains everything very fully. Secondly, it's very short and well-divided so that it reads well and doesn't meander whatsoever.
Keller does refer back to the passage often, in order to back up his argument, however I do believe that occasionally, he stretches the text too far. For example, his chapter on Jesus as the true elder brother does not, I believe have any grounding from the text, although it is certainly true and relevant. I personally believe that he should have kept to expounding the text instead of drawing his own conclusions about parallels we can draw and thus stretching the metaphor too far. I also wonder if he went too far with describing the heavenly feast, since this doesn't bear too much relation to the passage, but I'm nit-picking really; the rest of the book is wholly convincing.
In conclusion, The Prodigal God is suitable particularly for growing Christians, who need to have the gospel message described to them freshly, and it really can be life-changing, as it suggests on the back cover. If Tim Keller does succeed in recovering the heart of the Christian faith by this book, then he has chosen his parable well. I do believe that the Prodigal Son has much more relevance than Christians usually admit, and I am a firm advocate of clearly defining sin, as Keller insists. That's why this book is also suitable for those interested in finding out what Christianity is, since Keller writes incredibly clearly and uses Jesus' own gospel explanation, instead of one he has fabricated himself. Because of Keller's occasionally stretching the metaphor too far, in my opinion, I would give it 4.5/5 stars if I could, but since I can't, I'm rounding!
You can buy The Prodigal God in paperback for £4.99 (reduced) from Amazon, and in hardback for £10.98.


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Joris Minne: Macau
How the rumour mill got it all wrong when the gossip spread that standards had slipped at one of Belfast's finest Oriental restaurants
There's nothing to warm the shrivelled heart of a food critic like news of the downfall of a restaurant renowned for its smugness. We see this happen occasionally in places like London and Dublin. It's called the Curse of the Seven Stations of the Restaurant: 1. restaurant opens; 2. restaurant does everything in its power to attract customers; 3. restaurant holds on to them by being extra nice to them; 4. restaurant gets cocky and picks and chooses bookings; 5. restaurant enters the GFY (check with your texting offspring for meaning) stage in which shifts are implemented and you have 25 minutes to eat your three courses and drink your wine; 6. restaurant matches the smug service with indifferent food; 7. nobody goes any more and restaurant closes. As Rafiki might say, it's the circle of life.
In Belfast, no such curse has been inflicted on any restaurant I know of. What happens here instead is the curse of the vicious little whispering campaigns.
How many times have I heard that Cayenne had gone downhill only to find that the renowned restaurant still serves some of the most spectacular food in Ireland?
Similar things have been said on and off about other excellent restaurants forever. Even the sainted Robbie Millar and his fabulous Shanks restaurant didn't escape the occasional poisoned whispers.
Restaurant standards in Northern Ireland are generally excellent and if there's an occasional wobble because somebody was off sick that day, then you have to make allowances.
It would be unforgiveable for a Michelin-starred restaurant to be anything less than perfect all of the time. But for everyone else, a bit of flexibility and open-minded generosity of spirit should be applied.
Take Macau on the Ormeau Road. Shortly after opening three or four years ago, the cognoscenti raved about the place. It was authentic, unusually friendly, simple, unpretentious, excellent and inexpensive. Just what all the media luvvies and precious civil servants around Rosetta had aspired to. A proper local Chinese you could bring your cousins from Manchester, Birmingham and Leicester to when they came over for the weekend and not be embarrassed. For three years Macau was the darling of the equality impact assessment set.
But the guns turned on Macau without warning. A few months ago, reports started to filter through from behind the Rosetta front garden magnolias that the restaurant had lost its edge. At first sign it looked like the Seven Stations had been completed and Macau was already at station 6 (service too smug and food indifferent).
Naturally, the adviser and I (we had never been) plus two Chinese food experts went down to determine the truth. How mistaken the rumour mill was.
Within minutes of the starters arriving we knew the Macau magic, of which so much had been made in its early days, was very much still alive.
Quantities of fried squid, sweet and sour monkfish and soft-shell crabs with cumin in their dainty Chinese serving dishes were
equally brilliant, full of tangy Asian flavours and deep ocean saltiness and crispy light|batters.
Accompanied by generous little mounds of finely chopped scallions and chillies with rich soy sauces, the starters filled the mouth with almost masochistic overloads of spiciness and sting.
Tidy piles of mini spring rolls tried to make an impact among all these culinary fireworks but failed because they were overdone. The dumplings, on the other hand, made their presence felt through their homely, cuddly, squelchy softness, offering a kind of escape, a temporary break from all the excitement and providing enough fortitude to return to the delicious but fiery challenges.
The most memorable and lingering flavour was that of the deep-fried mackerel fillet served with 'double hot' chilli sauce. It's not that the sauce was very hot, it's just that a bit of chilli with such a potent fish as mackerel provides the kind of flavour to make a committed 60-a-day man with his tongue cut out scream in ecstasy at the sensory explosion.
After the fire-starter openers, the bring-your-own bottle (corkage: £4 for four pops of the opener) started disappearing at an alarming rate. In no time, however, the duck with pak choi, prawns in chilli honey sauce and a small mountain of pan-fried bean sprouts was tucked around the centre of the table for us all to fight over. And then the rice and noodles arrived.
For the next two hours we dipped in and out of this feast, long after it had gone cold, making it last forever. The drink had long been drained by the time we got the bill.
At which point I noticed for the first time a giant oil painting — it must have been 12ft by 4ft — that had hung before us the entire night. An early 20th century Chinese urban scene oddly featuring the Duomo of Milan. Was this some tribute to Italy's Marco Polo, the first European to bring back a Chinese take away?
Or was it a representation of Macau which lies across the mouth of the Zhiujang River from Hong Kong? Whatever it was, it provided exactly the right kind of quirk to an untypical Chinese restaurant where staff are smart and knowledgeable and in which there is little else to distract the diner from his company or from the delights in front of him.
The Bill
Four meals £89
Corkage £4
Mineral water £2.80
Coffee £2.80
Total £98.60
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3446 Germantown Pike • Collegeville (near Philadelphia), PA 19426 • 1-800-330-GOWN (4696)
You'll be given a bridal consultant to help you and there is no charge for her services.
Bridaltown 3446 Germantown Pike, (Near Philadelphia), Collegeville, PA 19426
Lots of free parking in a country atmosphere.
SAVE 40% to 70%!
Call or come to Bridaltown. We are a full service bridal gown shop founded in 1955. We take full responsibility and get it right. We have GREAT seamstresses!
If you live in South Eastern Pennsylvania, we are with 45 minutes driving time.
Wilmington, Delaware - 45 minutes
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