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New Orleans
New Orleans, is the largest city (some 480,000 in the city, 1 million in the metropolitan area) in Louisiana, as well as the state's top visitor destination. The city has a reputation for historical roots, hot and muggy weather, good food, good music, and over-the-top debauchery.
New Orleans is known for a host of attributes like its famous Creole food, abundant alcohol, music of many styles, nearby swamps and plantations, liquor, 18th & 19th century architecture, antiques, booze, gay pride, streetcars, museums, drinking, drunks, and Alcoholics Anonymous. Nicknamed the Big Easy, sometimes the Big Sleazy, New Orleans has long had a reputation as a city of vice. However, the city also offers many attractions for families with children and those interested in culture and the arts.
Famous festivals like Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest bring in tourists by the millions, and are the two times of the year when one needs to be sure to book well in advance to be sure of a room. The city also hosts numerous smaller festivals and gatherings like the French Quarter Festival, Tomato Festival, and Satchmo Summer Festival, the Essence Festival hosted by the magazine, Halloween parading and costume balling, Saint Patrick's Day and Saint Joseph's Day parading, and so many more. The city takes almost any occasion for an excuse for a parade, a party, and live music, and in New Orleans most events often have a touch of Mardi Gras year round. Like they say, New Orleanians are either planning a party, enjoying one or recovering from one.
Cajun? Or what?
Despite what many visitors expect, the population, food, music, and traditions of New Orleans are not Cajun. The Acadian or Cajun people developed their rich culture in Southwest Louisiana, a different part of the state. There are some good places for Cajun food and music in the Central Business District-- these are branches of famous Southwest Louisiana Cajun places that opened up locations here in the city.
The older style of culinary tradition in New Orleans is Creole - which here just means anything and anybody that was already here when Louisiana was purchased by the United States in the early 19th century. Creole has a mixture of influences, including French (not Cajun) and Spanish, as well as African-Caribbean. Since the Louisiana Purchase, major other immigrant groups and influences on local cuisine and culture have included Italian (mostly Southern and Sicilian), Irish, and Latin American. In the late 20th century a sizable Vietnamese community was added to the New Orleans gumbo.
Parts of town
Nearby communities and suburbs:
Get in
By air
The city's main airport is Louis Armstrong International Airport, located in the suburb town of Kenner, Louisiana, a fair distance from the city. To get into town a taxi ($25) is quickest. Many major hotels have shuttle buses from the airport. Even if you're not staying at one of those hotels, the shuttles can often be a value for those getting in to town if their destination is near one of the hotels. There is a public transit bus from the airport to Loyola Avenue in the New Orleans Central Business District; the stop is a fair walk from the luggage pick up, and you'll probably have to ask at an information desk to find it.
By car
The main artery into and out of town is Interstate 10, going to the east and west.
By bus or train
Bus and train stations are next to each other at the edge of the Central Business District
Get around
With a car
Be alert that the streets of much of the city was laid out before the automobile, especially in the older parts of town of most interest to visitors. There are many one way streets, and in some neighborhoods two-way side streets may be so narrow that cars going one way may need to pull to the side to let vehicles going the other way pass when someone has parked on the street.
Potholes are common.
Street signage is sometimes unclear or missing, although the city has improved this situation significantly in recent years.
Parking is often hard to find around many areas of interest to tourists, but there are generally pay lots in the area.
Those who don't know how to parallel park may wish to just leave their car in a pay lot when visiting much of the city.
Without a car
Public transit varies from good to poor depending on what part of the city one is in, but the good news is that many of the prime areas of interest to visitors are on the better end of this scale.
The streetcar lines are generally more reliable than the buses, but after midnight usually cut back to just one an hour.
Public transit is by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority ("RTA"). RTA website: http://www.norta.com/index.php
Fares for buses or streetcars are $1.25, 25 cents extra for a transfer (good only on another line, not for a return trip on the same line). Express buses are $1.50. Have exact change ready, please.
Visitors who expect to take more than one or two rides on public transit while in town can get a transit pass, available at most Whitney or Hibernia Banks and many other locations around town, as detailed on the RTA site.
Those staying in or near the French Quarter can easily get around by foot, with optional occasional trips by streetcar or cab if they wish to visit other parts of town.
Knowing which way is up
The older neighborhoods of the city, the ones of most interest to visitors, were laid out along the banks of the Mississippi River. Except for the grid of the French Quarter, streets were laid out either following to the river's curves or perpendicular to them, not according to compass directions or a grid.
For this reason, locals in these parts of town often don't give directions according to "north, south, east, and west". The four directions, instead, are "up" (or "up river" or "up town"), "down" (or "down river" or "down town"), "river" (or "towards the river" or sometimes "in"), and "lake" (or "towards the lake" or "back" or sometimes "out"). Don't be daunted, this makes sense when you take a moment to understand it.
Look at a map of the city. If, for example, you are taking the streetcar that runs along Saint Charles Avenue from the French Quarter to Carrollton, you see that the route starts off going south, then over some miles gradually turns west, and winds up running northwest. This is because Saint Charles reflects a bend in the river. From the local perspective, the entire route goes one way: up (or on the return trip from Carrollton to the Quarter, down).
Know that Canal Street is the up river boundary of the French Quarter. (Keep going further "up" away from the Quarter and you'll be in "Uptown".)
Some streets are labeled "North" and "South", this reflects which side of Canal Street they are on (despite the fact that Canal Street runs from southeast to northwest). The part of Rampart Street on the French Quarter side is North Rampart Street; the part on the Central Business District side is South Rampart.
Detailed listings of attractions are mentioned in the "Parts of Town" sections listed above. Highlights include:
Day trips outside of town
In addition to year-round attractions, a series of celebrations and festivals provide additional interest:
New Orleans is justly famous for the music it produced. There are usually several good performers somewhere in town even on a slow night. Understand that most of the good stuff is not along the tourist strip of Bourbon Street.
The best ways to keep informed about who is playing where and when:
OK, So You're Hungry.
You've come to the right place. New Orleans is a culinary delight, but don't look too hard for healthy food; some would say don't look at all (although those demanding, say, vegetarian, vegan, or kosher food can with effort find it). You're on vacation, so take advantage of what they prepare best here. New Orleans has good food for people on any type of budget.
The seafood is fresh and relatively cheap compared to many places. Some think it is often best fried, but you can try seafood of a wide variety cooked many different ways here.
Oysters are a popular specialty, gulped down raw, battered and fried, in a po' boy sandwich, or elegant Rockefeller style.
There may on occasion be some exotic items on the menu. Yes, you can have alligator if you'd like - it mostly tastes like chicken! (but chewier). Try nutria only if you're very adventurous; many who've tried it say there's good reason eating nutria has never caught on. The softshell crab, on the other hand, can be excellent.
Crawfish (don't say "cray" fish) is a popular dish here, usually boiled in a huge pot of very spicy water and served in a pile with corn and potatos. If cracking open the shells and sucking the heads isn't your thing, try them with pasta or in sushi or any other way they're prepared.
Po' boys or Po-boys are the distinctive New Orleans variation of the sandwich. Unless you request your sandwich put on something else like sliced white bread (while you're in New Orleans, don't bother), it will be served on a po-boy loaf, similar to French bread; bread pedants debate whether the New Orleans po-boy bread is the same thing as the baguette of France or qualifies as its own unique type of bread. Either way, it's good, but only part of what makes the sandwich tasty. The rest is what is put on it, of course. Roast beef with "debris" gravy, fried shrimp, oysters, etc... You'll probably be asked if you want it "dressed". No, this has nothing to do with clothing being optional. In New Orleans, "dressed" means with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise. Every neighborhood in New Orleans has its favorite po-boy places; the better ones butcher, slow cook, and season their own meats. The po-boy is a great and filling taste of New Orleans at a reasonable price.
One distinctive local sandwich not served on po-boy bread is the muffallata a rich creation of the local Italian-American community, with a variety of sliced meats and cheeses topped with olive salad on a big round Italian roll. Unless you have a very big appetite, half of one will probably be plenty for a filling meal.
Gumbo is a tasty Louisiana traditional stew, which comes in various varieties. The vegetable base can be okra or filé. Seafood is the most common meat; there is also chicken, duck, sausage, and other types of gumbo. It is usually served with rice.
Red beans and rice sounds bland, but is a tasty comforting treat prepared in the New Orleans way. The beans are slow cooked until they reach a creamy texture, with a mix of onions, bell pepper, celery, and spices. Especially traditional on Mondays. It can be vegetarian but may not be; ask. It is often served with spicy sausage.
Local fresh produce: Have you heard of Louisiana strawberries and creole tomatoes? If not, it's probably because they're so good that locals eat most of them right here! The strawberries come in around Jazz Fest time, and the creole tomatos in early summer. You may spot "mirliton" on the menu, a vegetable not common in most of the United States, though travelers to Guatemala may recognize it as the same thing that's called "hisquil" down there. Of course, when the crop comes in there are parties, festivals, and parades commemorating the strawberries, creole tomatos, or mirlitons.
Every restaurant will have Tabasco sauce (which, of course, is made in Avery Island, Louisiana) or a similar pepper sauce as a condiment on the table (even Chinese and fast-food restaurants). It is not true that New Orleans food will all be very spicy hot. Many locals do like to add hot sauce to many dishes, and say it helps keep them cool in the summer. If you can take it, give it a try.
In many of the fine restaurants around town, people take their clothes as seriously as their food. Despite the obnoxious heat and humidity in the summertime, don't go to these restaurants dressed in shorts/jeans; they won't let you in. This applies only to the nicest (and some say best) restaurants in town but there are plenty of places that you can wear shorts to (many of which are great too). This is what you've been saving your pennies for.
Snow balls or sno-balls are the New Orleans take on the northern "snow cone" or flavored ice done with more finesse. Ice is not crushed but shaved into microscopically fine snow in special machines, and flavored with syrups, fresh made at the better places. The flavors need not be overly sweet, and can come in a wide variety ranging from striking to subtle, including such treats as wild cherry, lemonade, chocolate cream, coffee, orchid vanilla, and dozens of others. Locals almost worship the better neighborhood sno-ball stands during the city's long hot summer; try the refreshing treat as a snack or desert and find out why.
Did we mention drinking? New Orleans has no "blue laws" or mandatory closing times; there is always somewhere to get alcohol any hour of day or night every day of the year.
You can head out the door with an open container of alcohol-- but not in a bottle or can; to try to keep broken glass and jagged metal from filling the street, local laws mandate you use a plastic cup while on city streets and sidewalks. These are known locally as "go cups", and every local bar provides them, and usually has a stack of them by the door. Use them.
However, drinking does not have to be about quantity. Beer lovers should try local brews like "Abita" on tap, from light Wheat to dark "Turbodog" to the quirky "Purple Haze", a raspberry beer loved by some. Local cocktails include the "sazerac" and the tourist favorite "hurricane". New Orleanians also love wine.
Those not accustomed to the Southern heat and humidity should be sure to drink more water or other drinks without alcohol than they usually do during the day to avoid dehydration.
Listings of some top choices of the city's famous bars can be found in the neighborhood articles.
The telephone area code for New Orleans and the nearer suburbs is 504.
New Orleans Public Libraries has branches around the city. Out of towners can get 1 hour of internet access on library computors for $3; try to go at a time when school is in session to minimize risk of long waits.
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I don't very often purchase a store's own brand of toiletries but every now and again I do try to budget just a little and then I add some of these cheaper items to my shopping trolley.
And sometimes a product will just catch my eye or it is on sale at too good a price for me to simply pass by.
In the case of Sainsbury's White Shower Cream I was feeling fed up with having to keep buying expensive shower products that only have a small amount in the container.
This shower cream was packaged in a large 500ml plastic container and it was very reasonably priced too.
I try to mainly choose the milder type toiletry products for the family and I thought that this shower product would probably fit the bill as the packaging states that it is paraben free as well as being pH balanced.
I thought that this shower cream had a good lather.
It felt nice upon the skin and smelt nice but not at all strong.
After using this shower cream for several showers I found that it treated my skin kindly and I didn't have any problems at all with dry or irritated skin.
No-on else in the family complained either.
This shower cream is made up of the following ingredients:
Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Glycerin, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Benzophenone-4, Amyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Coumarin, Linalool, Sodium Hydroxide, Hexylene Glycol.
Sainsbury's White shower Cream is available from Sainsbury's stores at the evry cheap price of ninety pence for a 500ml container
I decided to give this shower creme a go as it was so reasonably priced and is under a pound for a 500ml bottle. I suffer from sensitive skin so often pay the extra few pounds for a higher end product, which is meant to help when I have eczema breakouts. Unfortunately I found the other more expensive products didn't last very long, regardless of the size of the bottle and were sometimes making my skin worse, not better. Also, as my husband is a mechanic he often comes home dirty and needs to use quite a lot of soap to get clean, so I bought this product a few months ago to what it was like and have been buying it ever since!
The shower creme is thick and creamy and not really runny like other supermarket own brand products. It smells just like a high end soap brand, is soft against your skin and is especially good for sensitive skin.
I would definitely recommend this product, especially if you're on a budget or no longer want to pay for the more expensive brands of shower gels and creams.
I buy this bath creme mainly due to the price and for something that is basically to add bubbles to the bath to amuse the children; I am not going to pay a huge amount for that. This 1 litre bottle of bath Creme cost 79p from Sainsbury's and that is a price I am happy to pay. The bubble bath itself is a white cream that is slightly pearlescent, it says on the back that it is kind to the skin, my daughter has eczema and we don't use it anymore for her as it does seem to aggravate her skin a little. The front lets you know that it is ph balanced and Paraben free, whatever that is! There are a few green teardrop shapes on the front which are in the same colour as the green writing.
The instructions tell you to pour this under running water for a relaxing bubble bath, you don't need a huge amount of this to ensure many bubbles are present, they last a while as well, and it is nice to be able to get into the bath before they all vanish. The smell of this is not unpleasant; it is hard to describe the scent as it is very cheap bath wash smell. It isn't the worst I have smelt or I wouldn't keep buying it, but after you have used body wash the smell of the bubble bath doesn't linger anyway. The bottle last a long time as previously informed you do not need much of this at a time, this makes it a great value product.
I am sorry, I should have posted this review in the bath creme section, the picture on here looks exactly like the bath creme I have so I posted it on the wrong one, sorry :(
Shower gel is one of those things that seems to go quite quickly, if you ask me! Already, in about a two week period have I finished a bottle of Morrisons Shower Scrub, which was good but hardly lasted long at all. As a plus I did want to cut back a little on toiletries as I seemed to be spending WAY too much on this kind of stuff! In the past I have tried many shower gels including Carex Moisture Plus which is the exact equivalent of this but is some what 15-20p cheaper & as of course this is a family shower gel so if you wanted to cut back aswell as me then I say this is the way.
==About the Product==
This 500ml bottle of white Sainsbury's Shower Creme is available in most Sainsbury's stores across the UK. You can find it in the toiletries aisle where you will find in the same range white shower creme / bubble bath / handwash & soap, aswell as a blue range that's a gel & not creme. This 500ml bottle of Shower Creme costs a mere 83p, but that isnt bad considering the Carex one is about £1.10 for the same amount. This product is one of the few hundred items from the _by_ Sainsbury's range where I have purchased quite a few products from & found them to be exceptional quality. The design of the bottle is easy on the eye I think. It's a clear bottle so you're able to see when it's near enough enpty which is a good thing. The bottle is slightly curved & is easy to grip too. The product name is displayed in blue followed by the brand name & has a couple of water droplets on the bottle with a couple of circles stating that this product is '''pH balanced''' & '''paraben free''' which are always nice things to know. The back states that the bottle is receycable & that this Shower Creme is BUAV approved.
The bottle is really easy to grip with wet hands but the cap uses quite a bit of force before it opens but again this is not a big deal. I use mine with a sponge & the consistency is quite thick similar to that of Tomato Ketchup but slightly thicker than that. The smell is really nice as it smells really fresh & not to putrid, feminine nor masculine, so overall it smells like a family sort of thing. But then again it is a Shower Creme for the whole family to use so it has to smell just OK. Rubbing over the skin the Shower Creme immediately starts to bubble up & it feels really smooth when applied to skin. Rinsing off is easy & it leaves the skin feeling nice & soft when it's dry.
To be honest my skin has never felt it's softest! This Shower Creme ticks all of the boxes for me, it cleans, smells nice, is pH ballanced, paraben free, comes in a big bottle, is really thick & to top it all off costs a mere 83p for a big 500ml bottle! Thanks to Sainsbury's I can still have quality Shower product at a great price!
As my last shower gel seemed to be making my skin a little rough, I decided that I would try a shower crème over a gel to see if that had any effect on soothing the rough skin. As I am on a tight budget, I opted for Sainsbury's own branded white shower crème that costs around 80p.
--- The Bottle ---
The White Shower crème comes in a translucent white bottle that is made of plastic. It is 21cm x 8cm x 3cm in size and has a slightly wavey shape to it which makes it quite easy to hold. On the top there is a flip cap that is easy to open that allows you to squirt the crème out.
--- The Crème ---
The shower crème is white in colour and has quite a thick but smooth texture that is very nice to work with. I find that it flows out the bottle with ease and is easy to get the right amount that you need. The crème has quite a nice scent that is quite plain but does not smell horrible at all. Once dispensed, I find that a small amount of the crème can cover a large area quite easily and lathers up quite nicely to provide a good even clean over a large area. The crème cleans really well and I find it leaves my skin feeling a lot smoother and cleaner than before.
I have found that my skin does not get as dry any more since I have started to use this which is much better for me as it saves using as much moisturiser after showering. The crème is meant to be formulated to be kind to skin, be pH balanced and be free of paraben (preservative).
--- Where to Buy? ---
This product can only be bought at Sainsbury's stores as it is from there own brand. It costs only 75p for a 500ml bottle of the crème. It can also be bought in Lilac for the same price.
--- Overall Verdict ---
This is one of the better shower products that I have used as it cleans really well and keeps my skin nice and smooth without drying it out. Due to this and the great price, I am going to give it 5/5 as it is very good value for money and a great product from the Sainsbury's range.
Thanks for reading.
This review may also appear on my Blog and on Ciao under the same username.


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Two Fingers
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|Two Fingers
|Background information
|Montreal, Quebec & Brighton, England
|Grime, Hip hop, Electronic
|Years active
|Big Dada
Paper Bag Records
|Amon Tobin
|Past members
|Joe 'Doubleclick' Chapman
Two Fingers is the musical alter-ego of electronic musician Amon Tobin.[1] The first Two Fingers album was a collaboration with fellow electronic producer Doubleclick. The eponymous release came out in 2009 on Paper Bag Records in North America and Big Dada in the United Kingdom. The second album, Stunt Rhythms, was a solo effort by Amon Tobin and was designed by Inventory Studio and released worldwide by Big Dada Recordings in 2012.The two producers, who first met when Tobin was living in Brighton, U.K., got together in Montreal in 2007 over a series of tracks that were partially an extension of their previous collaborations — exemplified by the dense, pummeling 2003 track "Ownage" — but in general a fundamentally new and dynamic direction incorporating visceral elements of dancehall, dubstep, and grime. Following the singles "That Girl" and "What You Know," the group's self-titled debut was released in spring 2009, featuring vocals from dancehall star Ce'Cile, Ms. Jade, and, on seven of the album's 12 tracks, British rapper Sway.
In 2013, Two Fingers composed the theme music for the BBC America/Space original series Orphan Black.[2]
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- ^ "'Black'-Listed: Cosima's Playlist". 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
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- Amon Tobin official website
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Diving and Equipment, 3rd ed.
This publication is Lesson 5 of Unit 5 of the Rotary Drilling Series (RDS)
Introduces nondiving personnel to the procedures and equipment used in deep-sea diving operations. Updated by diving masters John Herren and Gene Lo Conte from Epic Divers & Marine, this edition provides a visual adventure into the undersea world of the commercial diver who services offshore rigs, platforms, and pipelines. Includes vibrant photos and illustrations, and review questions. ISBN 978-0-88698-238-6. 2010, 160 pp.
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Erin Strecker / PopWatch: Justin Bieber talks Kim Kardashian and drinking beer in new 'GQ' interview
Lindsey DiMattina / Hollywood.com: Justin Bieber: 'I've Had a Beer' Before
Jenna Rubenstein / MTV Buzzworthy Blog: Justin Bieber Looks Like A Grown-Ass Man In GQ & Steamy Shirtless Video
Miu von Furstenberg / Socialite Life: Justin Bieber Tells GQ He's A Beer Drinker, Doesn't Trust Anyone [PHOTOS]
Sophie / Hollyscoop: Justin Bieber 'Man's Up' For GQ
GossipCenter / Celebrity Scandals: Justin Bieber: "I'm 18 and I'm a Swaggy Adult"
Us Weekly:
Justin Bieber, 18: "I've Had a Beer"
Justin Bieber, 18: "I've Had a Beer"
Discussion: In Case You Didn't Know
Jen Heger / RADAR:
New John Travolta Sex Accuser: Gym Employee Accuses Him Of Groping — A new man has come forward accusing John Travolta of sexual misconduct, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. — The new accuser, making a total of four to date, is a gym employee who accuses the Grease star of groping and fondling him against his will.
Discussion: Dlisted, PerezHilton and The Blemish
Ken Lee / People.com:
John Travolta Accuser No. 1 Hires Gloria Allred
John Travolta Accuser No. 1 Hires Gloria Allred
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip, Hollywood.com, Oh No They Didn't! and Gawker
Free Britney / The Hollywood Gossip: John Travolta Accuser Hires Gloria Allred
Lindsey DiMattina / Hollywood.com: John Travolta Sexual Assault Accuser Number One Drops Lawsuit
Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker: One Down: First Travolta Accuser Quits Lawsuit as Second Wants to Settle
Elisabetta Canalis was 'killed' at Cannes today — Sacha Baron Cohen and Elisabetta Canalis on a yacht anchored in front of the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc in Antibes, France (5/16) — As part of a publicity stunt to promote his new movie The Dictator, Sasha Baron Cohen dressed up as General Aladeen today …
Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
Sacha Baron Cohen's Dictator "Kills" Elisabetta Canalis in Bizarre Cannes Stunt
Sacha Baron Cohen's Dictator "Kills" Elisabetta Canalis in Bizarre Cannes Stunt
Discussion: PerezHilton and Crushable
Molly Goodson / PopSugar:
Video: Kristen Stewart Talks "Mind-Blowing" SWATH and Twilight Similarities — We had a chance to sit down with Kristen Stewart for an interview outside of London over the weekend. She stars in the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman and has been busy promoting the film all week with stops in France and Germany.
Taryn Ryder / Celebuzz:
Kristen Stewart on Doing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' With Robert Pattinson: I Think We're a Good Team (EXCLUSIVE)
Kristen Stewart on Doing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' With Robert Pattinson: I Think We're a Good Team (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Gossip Cop and The Hollywood Gossip
Joey Lawrence — Whoa, I'm a Stripper! — Whoa, I'm a Stripper! — EXCLUSIVE — Joey Lawrence is taking it all off ... or most of it at least ... because the 90s heartthrob just inked a deal with the man-stripper crew at Chippendales in Vegas. — A rep for the beefcake brigade tells TMZ …
Discussion: Hollywood Rag and Hollywood.com
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel Moolah: Robert Downey Jr. 'Avengers' Pay Set to Hit $50 Million — A deal incorporating box office bonuses and back-end compensation for the man who plays Iron Man blows away the salaries of his superhero co-stars. — A version of this story appeared in The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
Discussion: PopWatch and What Would Tyler Durden Do
Adam B. Vary / PopWatch: What is the cast of 'The Avengers' really worth?
Badge Dale joins 'Iron Man 3' as Eric Savin
Badge Dale joins 'Iron Man 3' as Eric Savin
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics! Lourdes Leon Supports Gay Marriage On Her T-Shirt! — Lourdes Leon made her feelings about gay marriage perfectly clear on her way to school this morning in New York City. Madonna's 15-year-old daughter wore a t-shirt emblazoned with the message "Legalize Gay, Repeal Prop 8 Now."
Discussion: TMZ.com and DrunkenStepfather
Floyd Mayweather / TMZ.com: I Support Gay Marriage ... Unlike Pacquiao
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather: Madonna's Daughter's Hipster Tits of the Day
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Aniston's latest Smart Water ads: ridiculously Photoshopped or just cute? — Jennifer Aniston is still the face of SmartWater. Us Weekly says that this is her "second" year as the face of the Glaceau brand, but I seem to remember her getting the contract... maybe back in 2009?
Discussion: Celebs.com and Us Weekly
Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly: First Look: See Jennifer Aniston's Sexy New SmartWater Ads
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hot Slut Of The Day! — FINALLY, fashion has given us what we really, really want in this life: PEEEEEEEEEEEN! These peen leggings are the perfect pants for you or the dick worshiper in your life who want to scream their love of cock from their legs while keeping it cute.
Discussion: Queerty and Best Week Ever
Rachel Uchitel Welcomes Baby Girl — Rachel Uchitel, the alleged former mistress of Tiger Woods, has given birth to a baby girl. — According to Celebuzz, the 36-year-old - who also appeared on "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" - and husband Matt Hahn welcomed their first child on Tuesday evening a 5:04 PM.
Discussion: X17 Online
Shari Weiss / Gossip Cop:
Rachel Uchitel Welcomes Baby Girl!
Rachel Uchitel Welcomes Baby Girl!
Discussion: Dailyfill
Michelle Manetti / The Huffington Post:
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Bing announced on their search blog a new portal for tracking the US Presidential Elections at bing.com/elections.
The portal has some nice search features, such as the ability to filter news sources by your political views. The downside of this news filter is that only specific news outlets are included, such as Politico, Real Clear Politics, The Cook Political Report, Huffington Post and Associated Press. But nevertheless, it is nice to be able to filter your news sources and stories by political view.
Bing has this slider that lets you change the stories to be more left or right wing focused:
Besides for the real-time algorithmic news and slider from specific hand-picked sources, the portal also offers several more features.
(1) There is a real-time interactive map with national, state and local election results from two sources including The Cook Political Report and Real Clear Politics.
(2) There is a social section that pulls out select social interactions in real time from Twitter and Facebook.
(3) There is a polling place finder for people to learn where they should vote.
(4) General information about the candidates and additional videos, stories and images.
Google also has an elections portal, which they launched in January of this year.
Here is a pull size image of the portal as I see it right now (with broken images):
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Contest Details
If you are planning to attend one of Kix Brooks' 2016 tour dates, you can sign up for a chance to win a Meet & Greet at the show of your choice. All Meet & Greet Contest periods will begin 50 days before each show date and end 25 days before the show date. More details as to the exact start date and time can be found on the tour page of the show of your choice. See step-by-step entry instructions below. Everyone who enters the contest (whether selected or not) will now be notified a week before the show date to avoid any confusion.
You MUST have an active fan club membership and have tickets to the show in order to enter a Meet and Greet contest. Winners may be asked to provide specific ticket information. With limited space, only a select number of Brooks Bayou members will be selected at random for each show to meet Kix Brooks.
Good luck everyone!
Contest Rules Rules and Guidelines
Each member is responsible for purchasing their own admittance to the concert. You must have tickets to the show to go to the Meet & Greet. Meet & Greet passes do not give the member any special privileges towards parking, merchandise, etc.
No one is allowed to attend the Meet and Greet unless they have been selected as a Meet and Greet winner and are above the age of 13 years of age.
Each member is allowed one (1) Meet & Greet per membership year (not calendar year, we've gotta give everyone a chance). If you would like a friend/parent/spouse/child to attend the meet & greet with you, he or she will have to have their own fan club membership and will have to submit a separate meet & greet request AND must also have been selected as a Meet & Greet winner. For members selected who are between 13 and 17 years old, ONE parent or legal guardian is permitted to accompany that chosen member.
Certain shows may not allow Meet & Greet opportunities.
You must bring a picture I.D. with you in order to gain access to the Meet & Greet, unless you are a child who does not have a picture I.D.
Meet & Greets are non-transferable. Any member caught trying to sell their Meet & Greet pass will be permanently banned from the club.
If you receive a Meet & Greet, but are unable to attend the show, you must notify the fan club at least 3 days prior to the show date at firstname.lastname@example.com. If the fan club is not notified at least three days prior to the show date, not only have you forfeited your meet & greet pass for your membership year, but we will be unable to award it to someone else.
Although it rarely happens, if someone forfeits their Meet & Greet or is unable to attend, the next randomly selected person on the Meet & Greet list will be notified by the fan club. Please DO NOT email the fan club asking where you are on the list.
Winners will be required to confirm via email that they are attending the M&G. If you do not confirm your Meet & Greet, you will not be added to the Meet & Greet guest list.
Please note Meet and Greets will take place prior to the show. Winners will be picked at random for each show date and notified via email and/or telephone shortly before the day of the event. Information regarding details of the Meet and Greet event will be provided at this time.
All Meet and Greets are subject to change and or cancellation. We reserve the right to deny entrance to the Official Kix Brooks Meet and Greets at any time.


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Los Angeles, March 22 (IANS) French star Omar Sy of "The Intouchables" fame has joined the cast of Colin Trevorrow's "Jurassic World" – reboot of the blockbuster dinosaur action franchise.
Hollywoodreporter.com reports THAT Sy shared the news on Twitter saying: "Fan of the saga from the beginning, I'm very proud to be part of the cast."
Sy did not reveal details about his role in the 3D feature, which also stars Chris Pratt, Idris Elba, Irrfan Khan, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio and Jake Johnson.
Steven Spielberg, who directed the first "Jurassic Park" film in 1993, is producing "Jurassic World" along with Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley.


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Channel: Fox Business
Date: 02/09/2010
Brian Sullivan: Congressman Ron Paul says that it's time to rain on the parade of government interventions. The Texas Republican and former presidential candidate is joining us now by phone.
Congressman Paul, thank you very much for joining us. Brian Sullivan in for Neil. What do you make of the news that European officials are mulling bailing out Greece?
Ron Paul: Well, I think it gives everybody a reprieve maybe for a day. You know, the dollar goes down, the stocks go up, the euro improves. I think it's temporary. It is such an overwhelming problem. But we ought to learn a lesson about what's going on. And when you look at Greece, it's a country that's 1/3 the size of California, they have 600,000 public employees who are on strike and then they wonder why they have problems.
But even though they're in bad trouble and they make us look good in comparison, we're facing the same type of problem. California is in desperate shape. Our country isn't far behind. But the other European countries are so bad, that it sort of gives us a false sense of security that we can bail out everybody.
But it will end. It's going to all end, I think, in a tragedy for the whole world because we've all lived beyond our means and we're all trying to bail out everybody. I wouldn't be surprised if the Fed is very much involved behind the scenes, even with what's going on over there with Greece right now because they're allowed to. That's the reason they don't want any transparency because they can be involved in all these kinds of bailouts.
Brian Sullivan: How would the Fed be involved, Congressman?
Ron Paul: Well, they're allowed to make loans and guarantee loans to foreign central banks and foreign governments. So if the euro is having a little trouble and the Fed wants to act behind the scenes, they can literally do that. And they don't have to be responsible. It doesn't have to be on the budget. We don't have to know about it. And with this movement to audit the Fed, that is one of the things that has made them most concerned, is that we would find out what kind of international agreements that they're making. Under the Monetary Control Act of 1980, literally, our Federal Reserve is allowed to buy foreign debt. You know, they buy these housing securities. But they're allowed to buy foreign debt as well, but they can do it in secret.
Brian Sullivan: I know that might sound insane to a lot of our viewers hearing about the U.S. Fed possibly being involved in the Greece situation. But let's not forget, right, we're already had essentially a U.S taxpayer backed bailout of European banks through some of the AIG transactions.
Ron Paul: Yeah, that's right. And we have a lot of trouble getting transparency of that as well. So yes, they're very much involved. That's why, as bad as Greece looks, I think there is a worldwide phenomenon, this is something I've been arguing since 1971, that we have embarked on a very flawed system of money, that the dollar was the reserve of the entire world that we had license to print, and the trust overwhelming because we are the economic powerhouse and a military powerhouse. So we were able to do what other nations couldn't do. Other countries would have been called to pass, but we have literally been able to inflate at will, spend at will, and export our inflation to other countries who then would monetize our debt for us.
Brian Sullivan: Well, is the term bailout, maybe, a misnomer, Congressman? Isn't it just kicking the can down the road? I mean, even if they help them out with their debt, they restructure some of their debt, these problems, you mentioned all the government employees, the big pension, the early retirement: those problems are not going away.
Ron Paul: I think you're absolutely right. And that's where the real problem is. As you know, even domestically here we so-called bailed out Goldman Sachs and these other companies. But all we did was we took some bad assets and dumped them on the American taxpayer. Treasury got involved, the Federal Reserve brought them. So the victims might have changed, but the problems have just been continued. And we have not resolved it because it requires cutting spending.
And that's what Greece is facing right now. You know, their Prime Minister wants to cut, or at least he's proposing to cut. But that's why the 600,000 thousands are on strike saying, "We won't have any part of this cutting". You know, it's insanity. And some day the world will wake up and say, "It's unbelievable what the world has done". And actually we had led the charge because we run the reserve currency and we have literally been printing the gold for these 30 some years.
Brian Sullivan: Congressman Ron Paul, sir, thank you very much for joining us.


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AUSTIN — Texas business leaders, softening their previous stance on school testing, called Wednesday for rolling back the number of course exams students must pass to graduate.
The Texas Association of Business, the Texas Institute for Education Reform and the Texas Business Leadership Council endorsed initiatives expected to come up in the new Legislature that convenes next month.
The changes would alter a 2009 law that established the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR tests, and tied those scores and end-of-course exams to graduation readiness.
Bill Hammond, head of the Texas Association of Business, said the initial bill "overdid it a bit" and that "modification…gets us where we need to be."
Some legislators and educators are pushing to overhaul high-stakes testing after recent STAAR test results indicated that many students may not have the scores to graduate.
But backers say the state should not retreat on the requirements, arguing that the tests help prepare students for college.
Under the proposals pushed by the business groups, the number of tests students would need to take would be reduced from 15 exams to six for some students and eight to 10 exams for others, depending on the diploma path they are on.
The groups also want to give school districts flexibility on the use of grading. Current law states that end-of-course exams must account for 15 percent of the final grade.


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I have a Mac mini and a Hackintosh with Leopard and working bluetooth. I want to configure Internet sharing via Bluetooth on my Mac mini and access it via the Hackintosh.
How do I configure Internet sharing via Bluetooth and access it on the hackintosh ?
Internet Sharing via Bluetooth
Started by Jash Sayani, Feb 24 2009 03:41 PM
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Posted 21 August 2009 - 08:53 PM
I am not sure if it is possible, And if it is, You would get 20<Kb Speeds.
20KBs are about the maximum speed over bluetooth.
20KBs are about the maximum speed over bluetooth.
Posted 20 January 2010 - 06:48 AM
Hey mate i have no idea about this.
Posted 02 May 2010 - 01:38 PM
Yes it is possible. I succeeded with Bluetooth Internet sharing between my MacBook running snow leopard and my acer aspire one a150 hackintosh running the ideneb v6 with no wifi card yet. I had to try a bunch of things but i did get it working. I had to set both computers to "share Internet with other Bluetooth devices". Pair the computers via bluetooth. From the Mac go to the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and select the hackintosh and select "connect to network". On the hackintosh go to system pref, network, and select the Bluetooth pan. On the right select "configure using DHCP". In the "DNS Server" window enter the IP address of the computer that's sharing it's Internet connection (Mac) Apply, close, launch browser, watch slow Internet. Ok until I buy a replacement wifi card. I'm no expert and made my first hackintosh this week! Lots of fun. Hope this helps.
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|16 Oct 2007
|Filing date
|16 Jun 2005
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|11 Jan 2003
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|Ian C D Care
|Original Assignee
|Rolls-Royce Plc
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (9), Classifications (21), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This is a Continuation of International Appln. No. PCT/GB2003/005433 filed Dec. 12, 2003 Which designated the U.S.
The present invention relates to sensor arrangements and in particular, arrangements for sensing various properties of films of material.
Measurement of a property of a film, such as film thickness, may be required in a variety of situations, such as measurement of the thickness of an oil film within an engine or machine. This measurement can be used to ensure that a lubricating film is adequately thick, or to measure leakage, in the event that the film is formed by leaking fluid. In other situations, measurement may not be required, but merely detection, such as threshold detection when the thickness passes a predetermined value.
Previous proposals for film thickness measurement have included electrodes spaced apart on a substrate. A film of material formed on the substrate therefore bridges the gap between the electrodes. Voltages applied to the electrodes allow measurements of resistance and capacitance across the gap. These values will change with changes in film thickness. However, previous proposals have been found prone to saturation in their response characteristics as film thickness increases, and have thus been limited in their usefulness.
According to the present invention, there is provided a sensor for sensing a property of a film of material, the sensor comprising first and second electrodes spaced to define a gap therebetween, the film of material being located within the gap, during use, wherein the width of the gap is different at different positions on the electrode members whereby the sensing characteristics of the sensor are different at different positions on the electrode members.
Preferably the width of the gap varies substantially continuously. Alternatively, the width of the gap may change in step fashion at one or more discontinuities. The width of the gap preferably varies to create a substantially linear output characteristic for the sensor, in response to changes in the property being sensed.
The electrodes may be generally elongate. The electrodes may be interdigitated fingers, the gap width being different at different positions along each finger. The interdigitated fingers may form a repeating pattern.
Alternatively, the electrodes may be generally curved to define a curved gap therebetween. The electrodes may form inner and outer closed curves, the gap forming a continuous curve therebetween.
The thickness of one electrode may be different at different positions on the electrode.
The electrodes may be mounted to be adjustably positioned relative to one another, to allow the gap widths to be changed.
Preferably, the sensor further comprises a voltage source operable to apply a voltage to the electrodes, across the gap, and control means operable to sense the response to the applied voltage and to deduce the film property therefrom. Preferably the voltage source is operable at a plurality of frequencies, and the control means is operable to sense the response at each frequency. Preferably the or one of the operating frequencies of the voltage source is DC. The control means is preferably operable to combine sensed responses to eliminate at least one frequency-dependent component of the property being sensed. The control means may be operable to sense one or more of the resistance, reactance, capacitance, conductance or impedance between the electrodes.
In another aspect, the invention provides a machine incorporating a sensor as aforesaid.
The sensor may be formed at a surface of the machine, the film of material being on the surface, during use of the machine, whereby the sensor is covered by the film, which spans the gap.
Examples of the present invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
In use, a film of material, such as oil, covers the sensor 10. It is found that electrical properties measured between the electrodes 12 will vary in dependence on the thickness of the film on the sensor 10. Various electrical properties can be measured by application of voltages between the electrodes 12, and therefore across the gap, such as resistance, reactance, capacitance or impedance.
Characteristics of this general form, in particular exhibiting saturation, are typical of sensor geometries which, like
Unlike the sensor 10 of
In more detail, the electrodes 32 each have fingers 36A, 36B which are interdigitated. Unlike the fingers 16 of
The separation of each tip 38 from the root region 40 of the next neighbouring finger 36 on the other electrode 32 is much greater, as indicated at 44 and indeed, in the geometry of
It can be seen that the geometry of the electrodes 32 forms a repeating pattern along the sensor 30, which contrasts with the pattern of the electrodes 52, which does not precisely repeat along the sensor 50, there being a narrower gap at some positions than at others.
Electrodes 32 of the form shown in
In use, the sensor 30 is covered by a film of material, such as an oil. Measurement may take place by applying voltages across the electrodes. The response of the sensor 30 is more complex than shown in
Further consideration of
In addition to the castellated forms of
As film thickness increases, each of the gap portions 54 will saturate in turn, beginning with the narrowest gap portion 54C. Each gap has an equivalent circuit of a parallel resistor and capacitor pair, and each gap is in parallel with the others. Consequently, the output characteristic of the sensor will exhibit a discontinuity whenever one of the gap portions 54 saturates. Detecting these discontinuities in the output characteristic readily allows a determination to be made as to the range within which the film thickness is currently lying, even without precise calibration and measurement. Thus, by detecting discontinuities, the film thickness can be detected as being between the thickness at which one gap portion 54 saturates, and the thickness at which the next-to-saturate cap portion will saturate.
The electrode geometries described above are all of a generally planar form, and do not make use of the dimension perpendicular to the plane, when setting gap widths.
It is to be understood that the illustration of two different levels 39A, 39B on
The output characteristic of a sensor constructed in accordance with
In an alternative arrangement shown in
Features of the arrangements of
The electrode geometries described above all use generally elongate electrodes, being described as having fingers, for example. Furthermore, a row of interdigitated fingers will extend over a significant area of the substrate, so that the sensor output will provide, in effect, an averaged value over the whole area. In some circumstances, it is desirable to be able to take spot measurements at relatively well defined and small locations.
Various alternative shapes could be used instead of those shown in
In a further alternative, particularly intended for detection, such as threshold detection, generally curved electrodes could be used to define a gap which has discontinuities, as shown in
In the examples of
The examples illustrated above have all used geometries in which the sensing gap is a space geometrically located between the electrodes and into which the film material is introduced. However, there is a larger volume within which film material can electrically influence the electrodes and it is the properties of this electrical gap which are relevant to the present invention. Thus, the film material could be provided at a location which is electrically within the gap between the electrodes (i.e. is having an electrical influence on the electrodes), but is outside the gap when defined from strict geometry. Thus, it is envisaged that a sensor could be built with electrodes embedded wholly within a sensor surface, so that film material formed on the surface does not penetrate the surface to be geometrically located between the electrodes, but nevertheless can be sensed by virtue of its electrical influence. Thus, film material can be considered to be located within the electrical gap between the electrodes, even if not within the geometric gap. Many alternative arrangements could be devised for making use of this further possibility.
The above examples have all made reference to film thickness as the property being sensed. Other properties can be sensed in similar manner. For example, using a film thickness which is beyond the saturation point of the sensor, so that the sensor remains fully saturated regardless of film thickness, allows other properties of the film to be measured, such as the presence of contaminants, rust particles etc. in the lubricant. Alternatively, film properties may be measured by measuring capacitance and resistance from the same sensor. Appropriate processing of the results allows the effect of film thickness to be removed from the results, to derive information about film properties, such as the condition of a lubricant. A sensor could be used as a fluid leak detector, particularly when designed with discontinuities, for threshold detection, as described above. For example, the sensor could be located to be covered by a film in the event of a leak, and then used for threshold detection to determine whether or not a film is present, and thus to indicate a leak. The sensor could also be used to provide feedback, for example for controlling position within a lubricated bearing.
The examples above have made reference to liquid films, particularly oil or other lubricants. Other films could be measured, such as films formed by material deposition, such as wall lacquer and coking within an engine. Sensors could be used in manufacture, such as to detect the presence of, or measure, a film of material such as a plastics film in an extrusion or moulding process.
Whilst endeavouring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features of the invention believed to be of particular importance it should be understood that the Applicant claims protection in respect of any patentable feature or combination of features hereinbefore referred to and/or shown in the drawings whether or not particular emphasis has been placed thereon.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|27 Apr 1999
|6 Mar 2001
|Reliance Electric Technologies, Llc
|Integrated multi-element lubrication sensor and lubricant health assessment
|29 May 1997
|20 Mar 2001
|Reid Asset Management Company
|Miniature sensor for lubricant analysis
|20 Oct 2000
|25 Feb 2003
|Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
|Liquid crystal display unit
|12 Jun 2001
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Utah's Natural Bridges National Monument offers a unique opportunity to 'saunter' inside a Cedar Mesa sandstone canyon.
After National Geographic Magazine publicized the Bridges in 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt approved the area as Utah's first National Monument.
In 2007, Natural Bridges became the first "International Dark-Sky Park" for some of the darkest and clearest skies in the U.S.
There is also an Ancestral Puebloan ruin abandoned more than 700 years ago visible from an overlook a short hike from Bridge View Drive. The ruin is named Horsecollar Ruin after two granaries with unusual oval shaped doors.
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Hello dear friend
your the first in gallery now
with an impressive wild landscape
it looks fantastic like reflection
thanks for sharing it with us
serp2000 (46526) 2014-03-17 10:28
Hi, Ray,
This photo is great! Can you walk on this bridge or you could see this impressive architecture from a distance only? Thanks for this presentation of Utah, very interesting landscape, good red&green colors combination.
Best wishes from Russia!
janneman (3301) 2014-03-17 10:40
The light underneath the bridge is magnificent.
Beautiful shot!
Regards, Jan
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-03-17 23:11
Hi Ray,
Nice view of the Owachomo Bridge.Excellent image quality with good colors and sharpness.Very well done. TFS.
jurek1951 (42198) 2014-03-17 23:30
Hi Ray,
Wonderful landscape.POV,colors,lighting,large DOF and composition are excellent.
emka (114805) 2014-03-17 23:55
Hello Ray, This bridge I like most of these three you showed us. The inner part of it is so beautifully lit. Would be fun to go on this bridge, I am joking :). Wonderful place away of the usual route. Would be fun to hike around.
WArm regrads MAlgo
193 cm, not bad :)
saxo042 (37974) 2014-03-18 2:06
Hi Ray,
A very fantastic natural bridge! A very fine picture with these colours. What is the length of this interesting rock formation?
Kind regards
kato (11630) 2014-03-18 5:20
Hello Ray,
You're capturing well this architecture by a good angle and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see the stone bridge with an unique shape and the surrounding nature inside a Cedar Mesa sandstone canyon. The light is managed well, and it's also impressive in a lot of green trees in canyon.
Kind regards,
Kamilutka (8107) 2014-03-18 14:43
Hello Ray,
amazing wonder of the nature and lovely presented on your picture. If it wasn't for a tiny line I would have a problem to notice the arch - it is so well composed with the rest of the surroundings. Great POV to capture this place and good framing.
Very attractive colors!
Thanks for sharing
fritzi007 (13552) 2014-04-02 15:21
Hello Ray,
a natural sensation of the first rank; Utah istist really very interesting, very good photo and comment, congratulate you very much!
Many greetings
elenimavrandoni (0) 2014-06-05 20:25
Ray, total desert!! and the colors as well as the scenery indicate hot temps..a nice view from a higher point and an interesting note!!
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If there was only dry humping and no penetration then there can be no pregnancy. The delay in periods can also be due to emotional stress and because of the sexual stimulation that you indulged in. This can delay the periods by a week or 10 days too. You can take a pregnancy test to put you out of misery. It will be negative. As I said earlier, to become pregnant there has to be penetration of semen into the vagina. Hope this helps. Take care!
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