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Avon's Lady: Eighties Cover Girl Paulina Porizkova Sounds Off
Czech stunner Paulina Porizkova is used to making headlines. The Sports Illustrated cover star and supermodel garnered her fair share of attention as an editorial fixture and runway queen in the eighties—not to mention landing a starring role in the video for the Cars hit "Drive" and then later wedding the band's former front man, Ric Ocasek. But these days, Porizkova is more likely to send tongues wagging about her abrupt dismissal from America's Next Top Model in 2008 and her candid comments about fading beauty in the wake of the supermodel era. "Nothing ages as poorly as a beautiful woman's ego," she recently told the New York Post before lamenting her peers' need and desire for plastic surgery. "I don't have anything in my face," Porizkova insisted last night at the 20th anniversary of Avon Anew, for which she serves spokesperson duty, scrunching her skin in every which way to illustrate its impressive, Botox-free mobility. She may have sworn off injectables, but the 46-year-old has some other secrets for preserving eternal youth. Here, Porizkova talks skincare regimens and the good old days while offering up some advice for navigating the modeling industry almost 30 years after the original supermodels hung up their stilettos.—Celia Ellenberg
Avon is fêting the nineties this year, when its original Anew Perfecting Complex first hit shelves and introduced the mass beauty world to alpha-hydroxy acids. What do you remember from those days—or what are you trying to forget?
It was grunge, flannel shirts, and a very plain, Calvin Klein thing with girls with no makeup on who looked like they did too many drugs. That's the nineties for me. It wasn't the best fashion period. Actually, in retrospect, it really sucked. I'm glad I wasn't a model in the nineties! I do want all of those high-waisted jeans back. I think they're overall more flattering for women who have a stomach—they hold you in! It's more flattering for a woman in general. I'm really sick of hipster jeans.
I've gotta ask, because I'm a big Cars fan: How did you score your starring role in the video for "Drive?"
It was a total accident. I had actually never heard of the Cars because I was from Europe. There was a booker at my agency who said, "Oh, the Cars are doing a casting for their video. They're my favorite band—you have to go and audition!" I was like, "Whatever, I'll pass," because I didn't like her taste in music. But then she told me that Timothy Hutton was directing it—and I had heard of Timothy Hutton. This was right after Ordinary People and I was like, "Ooh—I want to be a famous person!" So I went to audition and I was obviously the best one.
My husband went through the auditions and he basically picked his wife—like a Russian mail order bride!
You've been very outspoken about aging, going as far as to say that "once you're over 40, you become invisible," but you look amazing. What's your secret?
I'm a total makeup and product whore—big time. You should see my sink—it's pathetic. I've tried everything and a combination of ten things…I just love products because I'm always under the impression that they will work. I'm a believer. Honestly, when [Avon] asked me if I would do commercials for its [Genics Treatment Cream], I said, send me the cream first so I can try it out. And that's not something most models would do. But I'm not most models! I've been on it ever since. I've been using it for over a year now as well as the Clarisonic brush. It's an awesome combination. I highly recommend it.
What about makeup? Are you as dedicated to foundations and primers?
Here's the deal with makeup. I love it—I would sell it if I could.
You could be an Avon lady!
Yes! I would have to have them let me make my own makeup, though, because I have all these ideas. But the older you get, the less you can use—you look better the less you put on. That doesn't mean the older you get you shouldn't wear makeup, of course. Lashes for me are always important. I really like Diorshow—it works really well. And then you always want nice skin. I like foundations but they have to be super-light and light-diffusing.
You've been primped by some industry legends. Do you have any tips that you've managed to glean while sitting in the makeup artist's chair?
In the eighties, there was a guy name Wayne Bandy. He was one of the best superstar makeup artists of the era. He used to take a teaspoon and heat it over a lighter—because we all smoked then—and then he would put it up against the lashes to curl them.
Do you still do that?
Not very much because I'm a fucking klutz and I'd probably poke my eye out and fry it at the same time. He also used to do another thing that I do all the time. He used to use a graphite pencil—an actual pencil that you draw with—to fill in your brows. For people whose brows are really dark, it's easier to find pencils, but for me, if you put on something that's too brown you can see that it's too reddish and it looks ugly. But the ash of the graphite pencil looks really good for blondes and light brunettes.
Looking at the modeling business at this stage in the game, what are your thoughts on how it has evolved over the years?
Whenever I really look at it, I think: I am so grateful that I got to be a supermodel when I did because it seemed like it was so much more fun then. I was incredibly lucky. My years of modeling, and then Cindy after me and then the "holy trio"…
That's Naomi, Linda…
…and Christy. We kind of absorbed the best part of it. The girls today are just left with…the leftovers. All the campaigns, all the covers are going to actors because with the advent of Photoshop you can make my grandmother look like a 20-year-old! So why would you pay gazillions to a girl when you can just get Scarlett Johansson—she'll sell better. In the old days you couldn't do it because retouching cost a fortune. You actually had to look the way you looked. You couldn't alter your entire face. If you look at prints from the 1980′s, its freaky how imperfect we are. There are chubby legs, fat knees, pimples. But we looked human.
Do you have any advice for models hoping to make a name for themselves in the industry today?
Acquire a good sense of humor. If you have one, you'll survive better.
Photo: Brian Ach/Getty Images for Avon


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Mike Brooks, one of the two original hosts of "Better Mornings," is leaving for personal reasons, said CBS Atlanta news director Steve Schwaid.
Mitch Leff, who tracks Atlanta media comings and goings, said Brooks is leaving at the end of May to be closer to family. Schwaid said his family is in Florida.
"We desperately wanted him to stay," Schwaid said.
I'll update this when I hear from Brooks, who arrived in 2007.
"Better Mornings" began that year with an emphasis on features stories, mostly national, with no hard news. It was an unusual gambit. Ratings were abysmal. They eventually moved to a more traditional format with regular news mixed with light features. Ratings are better but still far behind Fox 5, WXIA and WSB.
He is being replaced by Brandon Rudat, who arrives after a very short stint with KTLA-TV in Los Angeles. Before that, he was a weekend anchor in Boston.
Schwaid said he worked with Rudat during the Torino Olympics and liked his work. "I don't have Mike Brooks. He's the next best thing for 'Better Mornings.' "
Here's a sampling of Brooks:
And here's some Rudat:
Tracye Hutchins remains as co-host while Jennifer Valdez is the meteorologist. (Dagmar Midcap started in the early mornings in 2007 but was soon moved to evenings.)
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May 10th, 2010
7:47 pm
I'll miss you Mike!
May 10th, 2010
7:56 pm
No one watches this show.
May 10th, 2010
8:03 pm
14th word in……WHAT'S WRONG?
He is being replaced by Brandon Rudat, who arrives after a very short sting with KTLA-TV in Los Angeles. Before that, he was a weekend anchor in Boston.
May 10th, 2010
8:04 pm
I watch it sometimes. Those guys wake up at 3 am everyday. It's a grind.
May 10th, 2010
8:08 pm
Mike probably got tired of getting sent to Clayton county for the "cool schools" segment. Looking at the "students" flashing gang signs behind him while he was trying to talk, I can't blame him.
May 10th, 2010
8:17 pm
Who cares? And that Jennifer Valdez is the most annoying person I have ever seen on TV.
May 10th, 2010
8:26 pm
LOL Biff, you hit it.
May 10th, 2010
8:36 pm
WGCL has a morning show? Huh. I forgot they had a news department. I do watch CBS but then I switch over to WSB or WAGA.
May 10th, 2010
8:44 pm
John and Biff are hilarious!
May 10th, 2010
8:47 pm
I liked it when they had Helen Neil. I'm glad they got rid of Laura Huckabee, and I like Jennifer.
I only watch WGCL for local news. That could change, depending on personnel.
May 10th, 2010
9:02 pm
Good Ridence. Now lets start the line out the door for Dagmar>>Jennifer>>definitely Kim Fettig with her fake smile. Everyone else is safe for time being…oops forgot the guy that hired Dagmar…Bring back Laura Huckabee..
May 10th, 2010
9:05 pm
Laura Huckabee and Dagmar are fine as hell.
May 10th, 2010
9:10 pm
Bring back Tom Sullivan.
May 10th, 2010
9:12 pm
I also like Wendy Saltzman. She is the best. The best.
Wendy really is courageous. If you haven't seen her in action, you're missing something.
May 10th, 2010
9:44 pm
I ONLY watch because of jennifer valdez! The rest of the show sucks
May 10th, 2010
9:48 pm
love jennifer. not too crazy about her dog, but she's a cutie.
May 10th, 2010
9:54 pm
All of these morning shows are the same. Weather, traffic, weather, traffic, weather and more weather and then traffic. Enough with the weather already!! I like 46 in the morning because along with all the weather and traffic (by the way, I'm not in my car yet!!) at least 46 gives a little more news and some interesting features. Where is Randy Waters on 11? I guess they needed his few minutes for sports for more freakin weather. Enough already with the weather!!
May 10th, 2010
9:59 pm
Wendy is the best! Pretty, dedicated, smart and very bold!
I'm so sick of that Tough Question slogan! Give it a rest!
Jennifer is a pain in the butt. Over opinionated of people in the news; judges others too harshly. And what's with her hair. It's awful.
I'll miss you Mike!
May 10th, 2010
10:03 pm
Oh yeah I forgot . . .I can't stand Danielle Knox the weekend anchor either. Who puts her make-up on, an undertaker? Way too much!
May 10th, 2010
10:20 pm
This show is sucks. I never watch it…so bad…get it off the air…
May 10th, 2010
10:33 pm
one more thing about the station. those snippets where they show the interviewee stumbling for a response. Hilarious! The one with the lawyer representing the gay bar public sex perverts is hysterical!
May 10th, 2010
10:39 pm
John (8:17 p.m.) must either be blind or of the other persuasion… Jennifer Valdez is the ONLY reason I watch Better Mornings! She is AMAZING! The classic funny, smart, cute, sexy, adorable girl next door… I'd watch her read the phone book.
If they could just clone her and make 3 of her as co-hosts, they would be doing great.
I cannot FATHOM why they are 4th in the ratings… the hacks at Fox 5 are stiff as a board, and over at 11 Alive, Jill Becker is 60 years old and wearing sleeveless sweaters (ick!) and Chesley is some Buffalo transplant who thinks that he's hilarious but isn't. And over at WSB, they are pretty decent with their morning stuff, but it gets VERY repetitive every day… weather and traffic every 30 seconds, surrounded by this shooting or that shooting or this random house fire. Their show gets old after 10 minutes.
So, for my money, I LOVE the Better Mornings format… it's fun, it's interesting, it's informative and Jennifer Valdez is the sexiest thing on Atlanta TV in quite a while… keep it up CBS 46, you're doing great!
May 10th, 2010
10:57 pm
Best of luck, Mike.
May 10th, 2010
11:43 pm
SO LONG MIKE, You will be missed. Can you do all of us a big favor? As you head down to Florida, can you dump that JENNIFER VALDEZ and her fake smile into the Gulf of Mexico, so it can remove all that oil? Thanks a fan
May 10th, 2010
11:47 pm
Both of their viewers are devastated…DEV-A-STATED!
May 11th, 2010
12:14 am
Jeff you don't get out much if you think Jennifer is sexy. I have to agree with you about 11 Alive though, Jill Becker sleeveless is pretty bad, and Chesley is flat.
May 11th, 2010
1:13 am
The new guy they are bringing in COULDN'T HOLD MY JOCK.
May 11th, 2010
3:19 am
Tracy is the reason I watch the show.
May 11th, 2010
3:22 am
Who ever said Jennifer Valdez is hot definitely needs to get out more. She's as average as 90 degree days in the summer.
May 11th, 2010
4:52 am
I actually watch this show and it is pretty good. I don't know what happened to Corinna Allen. She was very easy on the eyes.
May 11th, 2010
6:08 am
This show seems to be based on the idea that what we need in the morning is light banter between airheads. "Mornings don't have to be sooo stupid!"
May 11th, 2010
6:16 am
Wendy Saltzman is what gave Hitler some of his out of the box thinking
May 11th, 2010
6:36 am
mike is the # 1 reason I watched this show, which i really enjoy. He is funny, great looking, and a good sport
May 11th, 2010
7:02 am
Mike had a great gig sitting next to Tracye Hutchins, who in my opinion is the most beautiful woman on Atlanta TV.
May 11th, 2010
7:02 am
Laura Huckabee looks like Skeletor's grandmother and Dagmar is fine but to robotic. I would leave Atlanta too, good luck Mike.
May 11th, 2010
7:21 am
Mike Brooks we will miss you, the guy who replaces you had better not be a stiff, he'd better have a sense of humor, of course no will ever replace you, you are one of the best. We wish you well !!!!!!!!!
May 11th, 2010
7:27 am
They should bring in George Lopez to replace Mike Brooks, the new replacement for Mike is too serious for the morning show, he will bring the ratings down.
May 11th, 2010
7:32 am
As Tim mentioned, what happened to Corinna Allen as I just checked the Better Mornings web page and her bio is no longer listed..only Mike, Jennifer and Tracye bios are there?
Please enlighten us Rodney or anyone else on her status? Thx!
May 11th, 2010
7:48 am
Who? Leaving what?
May 11th, 2010
8:16 am
Sad to see Mike go. Those 3 worked great together!!
May 11th, 2010
9:07 am
I'm surprised that CBS has kept WGCL as an affiliate for this long, as poor a showing as they've had since 1994 (when they became a CBS affiliate). WWJ in Detroit does better and that's on channel 62.
May 11th, 2010
9:49 am
Apparently you have to be a complete douchebag tool to anchor "Better Mornings". C'mon Schwaid. Can't you start hiring better talent??
May 11th, 2010
11:41 am
Every time I see Jennifer Valdez talk out of the side of her mouth or do her "It's My ANIMAL House!!!!" promo, I throw up a little. We lost Laura Huckabee for this???
May 11th, 2010
12:54 pm
I gave up waking up to Robin Meade for Jennifer! She's the best! Love ya Jen!
May 11th, 2010
1:10 pm
tracye is the reason i watch she is beautiful
May 11th, 2010
1:21 pm
Ditto Brett and corey. Tracye is a catch
May 11th, 2010
1:23 pm
WGLC is the worst local news in the City. They are also the worst offender of interrupting programming to report something that's just not an emergency. I wish CBS would yank the station from them and give it to someone else.
May 11th, 2010
1:29 pm
I went on their show to do a couple of segments and let me tell you, "they all as fake as they come". The only people Iiked were the camera people. Jennifer isn't organzied at all, it's crazy she's lasted this long. I could tell Mike was almost of there because he didn't smile until the camera came on.
May 11th, 2010
5:51 pm
hmm, i don't get up till noon, and even then i wouldn't b watching cbs atlanta, but i stopped liking jennifer valdez when she stuffed that dollar bill down the shirt of the calendar fireman, then they turned it into a promo. if a man had done that to a woman model, he would've been fired, i'm sure
May 11th, 2010
10:17 pm
What channel is this on my cable? Never heard of it.


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With a mere 10 days till the holidays, we've got two more ladies from Miss KL who are dying to share what's on their humble wishlists. Today we're focusing on Ashley, our Miss KL copywriter, and if you read the Miss KL blog daily, then you'd also recognize her as one of the lovely editors. Her holiday wishlist is filled with all kinds of snazzy goodness, making me feel even more eager to shop (which isn't necessarily a good thing). Statement making pieces like the UNIF Donna coat, and the new BOTB Stellar dress make for the ultimate punk-chic wardrobe boost for any 2013 closet make-over. Check out what's on her wishlist below:
Name: Ashley
Job at Miss KL? Copywriter and Co-editor of the Miss KL blog
Describe your personal style. Anything that I can throw on in under five minutes without looking like I threw it on in under five minutes.
Favorite part of the holiday season? Tamales, Trader Joe's Gingerbread coffee, Christmas lights, flying home to see family, and holiday parties
Wishlist details: 1.UNIF "Donna coat"// 2. Backstage "Jessica dress" // 3. Hunt No More "I See Red dress" // 4. UNIF "Grim Creepers" // 5. Harlett "Spiked Beanie" // 6. Doc Marten x Pendleton "1460 boot" // 7. RVCA "Got The Love tunic" // 8. Butter London "La Moss lacquer" // 9.Stylestalker "Panther leggings" // 10. LA Boutique "Barely Bare Coat" // 11. Shown To Scale "Hire Up Maxi Dress" // 12. BOTB "Stellar dress"


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Dear Ann, Hey, it's a busy day. I'm going for a ten-minute lightning round here. Speaking of lightning, wonderful Wendy has made it rain! She blogged about her Cornerstone Blanket-in-progress, resulting in a renewed ka-ching sound from donations over at Citymeals-on-Wheels. Go look; I'll even give you the link. Here you go. (And hot off the presses, more pictures here. ) It's a beautiful blue-based version, in Noro...Read More


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Toyota is the inaugural advertising sponsor
The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc. (TWCI), today announced the launch of weather.com/fishing. With a combination of detailed weather data and local fish activity, the 28 million freshwater fishermen(and women) in the U.S. now have an easy way to plan their fishing for exactly when and where the fish will be biting at 7,300 lakes across the U.S. The new section, located at www.weather.com/fishing is sponsored exclusively by Toyota.
The new section resides in the Outdoor Recreation section on weather.com and features an interactive graph that charts hourly fish activity for a selected location for the next 10 days, presented along with the hourly and day-part weather forecast. The graph is based on the solar and lunar events, as well as other factors that influence fish activity. Sunrise, sunset and moon phases are also available – all critical information for the active angler. Other features include "Today's Catch," a photo gallery for anglers to submit photographic proof of their best and biggest catch.
"We deliver content on weather.com that empowers our users with the information they need to plan their lives, at work or at play," said Deslie Quinby, vice president weather.com and marketing, The Weather Channel Interactive. "Tracking weather is such an integral part of planning a fishing trip and fishing is so popular that we wanted to bring these new tools to our site."
Toyota will be the official launch sponsor of this new fishing section on weather.com. The advertising campaign began on Feb. 5 and will be specifically focused on the Toyota Tundra. Freshwater fishing is the most popular type of fishing with more than 28 million people devoting nearly 467 million days to the sport. The new fishing section is available now and can be found at www.weather.com/fishing.
About The Weather Channel Companies
The Weather Channel companies (TWCC) are made up of The Weather Channel® television network, The Weather Channel digital properties, and WSI. The Weather Channel is based in Atlanta and is seen in more than 100 million U.S. households. TWCC also operates Weatherscan®, a 24-hour all-local weather network; The Weather Channel Radio Network; and The Weather Channel HD. The most popular source of weather news and information, TWCC properties reach 60 million monthly Web consumers (weather.com and Desktop) and 32 million monthly mobile users (mobile Web and applications) and offers the second most popular mobile app on all smartphones. WSI, headquartered in Andover, MA, primarily provides business-to-business weather services, particularly for the media, aviation, marine and energy sectors. TWCC is owned by a consortium made up of NBC Universal and the private equity firms The Blackstone Group and Bain Capital. For more information, visit www.weather.com/press.


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New Strain Gauge Enables 'Soft Machines'
Friday, 20 June 2014
Purdue University researchers have developed a technique to embed a liquid-alloy pattern inside a rubber-like polymer to form a network of sensors. The approach may be used to produce "soft machines" made of elastic materials and liquid metals.Such an elastic technology could be used to create robots with sensory skin, as well as develop stretchable garments that interact with computers."What's exciting about the soft strain gauge is that it can detect very high strains and can deform with almost any material," said Rebecca Kramer, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. "The skin around your joints undergoes about 50 percent strain when you bend a limb, so if you wanted to have sensory skin and wearable technology that tracks your movement you need to employ soft, stretchable materials that won't restrict your natural range of motion."SourceAlso: Learn about Thermal Properties of Microstrain Gauges.
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New Algorithms Enable Self-Assembling, Printable Robots
Friday, 30 May 2014
In two new papers, MIT researchers demonstrate the promise of printable robotic components that, when heated, automatically fold into prescribed three-dimensional configurations.One paper describes a system that takes a digital specification of a 3-D shape — such as a computer-aided design, or CAD, file — and generates the 2-D patterns that would enable a piece of plastic to reproduce it through self-folding.The other paper explains how to build electrical components from self-folding laser-cut materials. The researchers present designs for resistors, inductors, and capacitors, as well as sensors and actuators — the electromechanical "muscles" that enable robots' movements."We have this big dream of the hardware compiler, where you can specify, 'I want a robot that will play with my cat,' or 'I want a robot that will clean the floor,' and from this high-level specification, you actually generate a working device," said Daniela Rus, the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT.SourceAlso: Learn about Self-Assembling, Flexible, Pre-Ceramic Composite Preforms.
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Robotic Modules Transform into Configurable Furniture
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
EPFL scientists from the Biorobotics Laboratory (BIOROB) have developed small robotic modules that can change their shape to create reconfigurable furniture. Like Lego bricks, Roombots pieces can be stacked upon each other to create various structures. Each 22 cm-long piece, which looks like two large dice joined together, has a wireless connection. Inside are a battery and three motors that allow the module to pivot with three degrees of freedom. The modules have retractable "claws" that they use to attach to other pieces and form larger structures. With a series of rotations and connections, the modules can change shape and become any of a variety of objects and pieces of furniture. In order to metamorphose and to attach to passive elements, the Roombots need to anchor themselves to something, so the researchers developed a special surface with holes adapted to the Roombots' mechanical claws. Fixed to the walls, floor, and already existing pieces of furniture, these surfaces act as interfaces between the modules and their environment. The little robots can then climb the walls of a room, or attach themselves to "passive" elements on the furniture to form mobile tables or lamps that follow users around the room. "It could be very useful for disabled individuals to be able to ask objects to come closer to them, or to move out of the way," says Auke Ijspeert, head of the BIOROB.SourceAlso: Learn about a Kinetic Calibration Process for Flight Robotic Arms.
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3D-Printing Aerial Robot Mimics Tiny Bird
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Scientists from Imperial College London have developed a 3D-printing Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) that mimics the way that swiftlets build their nests.The MAV is a quad-copter, with four blades that enable it to fly and hover. The vehicle, made from off-the-shelf components, carries in its underbelly two chemicals that create polyurethane foam when mixed, and a printing module to deliver the foam. The foam can then be used to build simple structures or repair components.The texture of the polymer exuded from the 3D printer can also be used to create 'grippers,' which stick onto and transport objects to different locations. The MAV could therefore pick up and remove bombs, or dispose of hazardous materials without exposing humans to danger. The next step for the team is to enable the vehicle to fly autonomously in any environment. The scientists plan to incorporate high-speed cameras and sensors on board the MAV, which will act like a satellite navigation system for tracking and controlling of the flight trajectory.SourceAlso: Learn more about NASA's Robonaut 2.
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With New Sensors, NASA's Morpheus Preps to Land on its Own
Friday, 02 May 2014
A test flight will challenge a set of sensors to map out a 65-yard square of boulder-sized hazards and pick out a safe place to land. Mounted to an uncrewed prototype lander called Morpheus that flies autonomously several hundred feet above the ground, the sensor system will have 10 seconds to do its work. The sensor system is a 400-pound set of computers and three instruments called ALHAT (Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology).
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Robonaut 2 Gets its Space Legs
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Thanks to a successful launch of the SpaceX-3 flight of the Falcon 9/Dragon capsule on Friday, April 18, the lower limbs for Robonaut 2 (R2) are aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Safely tucked inside the Dragon resupply vehicle, R2's legs are to be attached by a station crew member to Robonaut's torso already on the orbiting outpost.Jointly developed by NASA's Human Exploration and Operations and Space Technology mission directorates in cooperation with General Motors, R2 showcases how a robotic assistant can work alongside humans, whether tasks are done in space or on Earth in a manufacturing facility.The R2 now consists of a head and a torso with two arms and two hands. With the addition of the newly developed climbing legs, the robot can augment its chief role: to help astronauts by taking over some of their duties on the space station.Making use of toe-like fixtures—called "end effectors" that take the place of feet—R2 can use sockets and handrails to move about. With legs, the robot can lend a hand, or two, to the crew while secured to the station by at least one leg."We'll go from being the first humanoid robot in space to being the first mobile humanoid robot in space," said Ron Diftler, Robonaut Project Manager within the Robotic Systems Technology Branch at the NASA Johnson Space Center. "Being mobile significantly adds to our capability."SourceAlso: Read a "Who's Who at NASA" Q&A with a Robonaut 2 robotics engineer.
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Engineers Develop 'Simple' Robotic Swarms
Friday, 18 April 2014
University of Sheffield engineers have developed a way of making hundreds — or even thousands — of tiny robots cluster to carry out tasks. The robots do not require memory or processing power. Each robot uses just one sensor that indicates the presence of another nearby robot. Based on the sensor's findings, the robots will either rotate on the spot, or move around in a circle until one can be seen.Until now, robotic swarms have required complex programming, complicating the development of miniaturized, individual robots. With the programming created by the Sheffield team, however, nanoscale machines are possible.SourceAlso: Learn about a Kinematic Calibration Process for Flight Robotic Arms.
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Blood and HoneyLilly. Mid twenties. British. Queer. Radical intersectional feminist. Woman. Writer. Physically and mentally chronically ill. Slytherclaw. Darkling Antiquarian.
Does that mean he believes in angels?"
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"'Fear not!' That gives you an idea of what they must have looked like.
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Dear Alicia Keys: You're Pregnant -- Please Sit Down!
Kimberly Seals Allers: I love me some Alicia Keys.
On any given Saturday, you'll find my children and me closing out our usual Saturday morning dance party with a stirring a cappella rendition of "If I Ain't Got You," wherein we substitute each other's names in the chorus. My kid-friendly traveling CD features Alicia's live-out-your-dreams anthem, "Unbreakable." And when I'm feeling overwhelmed, Alicia's lyrics from "Superwoman" -- "Still when I'm a mess, I still put on a vest, with an S on my chest. Oh yes, I'm a Superwoman" -- really speak to me. Oh, and please don't get me all riled up about "Empire State of Mind."
But I've got a growing problem with (or real concern about) Alicia Keys -- and many black women like her -- when it comes to pregnancy. A few weeks ago, I held my breath as I watched Alicia Keys climb her preggers self on top of a piano at the BET Awards, albeit during an incredible tribute to Prince. But still. And then last weekend, she fell off her 4-inch heels and landed on her backside while performing at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.
I'm concerned because for over five years now, I've been on a personal mission to help black women have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies. When my first book, "The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy," came out, it was the first of its kind -- a hip and funny book that really talked to a new audience of savvy black women about the lifestyle issues and unique stressors that are affecting our birth outcomes.
Studies show that even successful, college-educated black women are still twice as likely to have a low-birth-weight or pre-term baby than their white peers, and they're nearly three times more likely to die during childbirth. Nobody knows the exact root cause of these disparities, or why education and class don't protect black women from poor birth outcomes (as they do white women).
But one of the biggest self-destructive behaviors among black women is what I call the "Strong Black Woman" syndrome -- the exact problem Alicia sings about in her "Superwoman" song. We notoriously carry our communities, our families and our pain, but put an "S" on our chests and project a "strong" image, regardless of how broken we are inside. In our culture, we are raised to view "weakness" as a character flaw. We must be strong. Period.
Having that conditioning is helpful in so many scenarios. But it can be damaging during pregnancy. After my many years of talking to black women about pregnancy and championing the black female's parenting experience at www.MochaManual.com, I am still struck by the number of black women who don't see pregnancy as any deviation from their normal state of being. They expect to be able to continue to work just as hard, to continue to carry others and to not take special care of themselves. We work and work and work because that's what we do. Even while taking on the most phenomenal journey known to womankind, we act like indestructible machines that can just keep going and going -- not as fragile humans charged with shepherding new life into the world.
Alicia, we love you! But as one hardworking black woman to another, I'm personally begging you to ease up on work and the piano-climbing and allow yourself to be still.
Respect the journey of pregnancy. We know you are a "Superwoman," but your baby needs you to be super careful, super mindful and super stress free. We've got plenty of your great music to hold us over ... I just want you to focus on the most important production of your life.
Perhaps we should also be talking to the managers and such, who expect our pregnant stars to go on as usual. Are there no health and safety standards to comply with? High heels and tight clothes are ridiculous in pregnancy. What are they trying to prove? You have the rest of your life to "prove it." Just take a break, for baby's sake! It isn't hip, it's stupid!
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Join us for a Polar Party Library Night! Thursday, January 23, 6:30 – 8 pm in the Ashlawn Library! We'll be featuring stories and crafts that celebrate polar animals!
Have some extra travel-sized toiletries just gathering dust? Or new, clean, adult socks that you don't need? We'll be collecting these items at Library Night and for the next week for A-SPAN. These supplies can help our neighbors experiencing homelessness! Bring to Library Night and drop them in the Helping Hands bin!
See you at Library Night!
Borrowing the idea from a great teacher, check out these book trailers for some of our newest and most exciting titles!
The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppet by Tom Angleberger
Journey by Aaron Becker
Rump: The True Story of Rumplestiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff
House of Secrets by Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini
That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems
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Another benefit to Engineering is that it has far and away the best benefits for PvP. That glove attachment is good for burst, grenades are nice for BGs, but what really puts it over the top is the Gnomish Lightning Generator and the Rocket Boots, both great for arena (though the GLG did get nerfed...). Makes me wish I'd realized it was such a good choice when I was picking professions.


text: Flashlight: Mounties join APSCUF to lobby state legislators Photo courtesy of Jason A. White Photo Caption:Named in no particular order: Rose Boone, Ariel Faber, Halie Gandee, Danielle Gilbert, Erica Henry, Sara Huffman, Marc Kiessling, Amelia Lieberknect, Kourtney Lomax, Bryan Mahosky, Thomas Maro, Victoria McNamee, Sandra Nelson, Kelly Raleigh, Zech Rossetti, Chelsea Simmers, Rachel Sterling, Amanda Tanner, Brad Veach, Nicole Welsh, Jared Wiest, Kori Williams, Jason White, Colton Long, Alex Farley, and Travis Hume. Not pictured is Santos Feliciano. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mounties join APSCUF to lobby state legislators By Bryan Mahosky, Editor-in-Chief of The Flashlight 85 Mounties traveled to Harrisburg to support the Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties (APSCUF) in restoring funding for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) on Wednesday, Oct. 16. "Increased class sizes, reduced course offerings, 130 academic programs slashed, sweeping faculty cuts at the end of every year. This sounds like a preview for a horror movie," PA Representative Ronald Walters said at a press conference in Harrisburg. "But this is the reality of the state system of higher education." Students Jason White, Colton Long, Travis Hume, and Alex Farley drove to Harrisburg on Tuesday, Oct. 15, for a legislative reception. They met with PA state legislators, members of APSCUF, and faculty from the 14 schools in the PASSHE system at Ceoltas Irish Pub. 25 students boarded a bus at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16 to travel to the capital. 55 Mansfield University Choir Concert members boarded a separate bus and left shortly thereafter. The 25 students met with Mansfield University student and APSCUF intern Alex Bock. Bock split the students into groups, which joined with White, Long, Hume, and Farley, as well as faculty members from other schools in the state system and members of APSCUF to lobby state legislators. Among the representatives and senators met was Representative Gregory Lucas (Republican). Representative Lucas opposed any increase in appropriations to the PASSHE system, and instead supports an increase in tuition. "I have a son who works three jobs while doing his classes," Representative Lucas said. "He doesn't see a dime from me. If he can make it work, then so can you." According to Edinboro University English professor Elizabeth Joyce, Lucas's son lives at home and pays no rent, so room and board costs are therefore not factored into what he must pay. Lucas's son's three jobs and full-time classes also take up any free time that could otherwise be used for extracurricular activities and getting involved with organizations on campus. "What [the state] is doing is cutting the quality of education," APSCUF Vice President Ken Mash said. "This is not a logical path. It may be penny-wise but it is pound-foolish. How are you able to have high retention rates when you announce to the world that you're cutting all of these academic programs?" "We are all, or mostly all, touched by the [PASSHE] school system and understand the value of higher education," Representative Brian Ellis (Republican) said. "I would jump on the chance to provide more appropriations, but where would we get it? We're all hoping for the exact same thing—a better economy." 22 lobbyists met with Senator Gene Yaw's chief of staff. The majority of the conversation consisted of the students and staff expressing their lack of faith in an online form of education, which is one suggested route, or fix, for Mansfield University's future. Mansfield University has faced a 6% enrollment average decrease over the last three years. According to instructor Jason Roscoe, the creation of the retrenchment list did not take into account the loss of students that will result from certain professors or majors being cut. "I've been keeping track," Roscoe said. "I've had about 40 students, so far, express interest in transferring out if their professors or majors are cut." Following the lobbying session, a press conference was held in the rotunda of the capital building. Representatives Madeleine Dean, Ronald Walters, Steve McCarter, and Mike Hanna, Senator Mike Stack, and Mansfield University student Jason White spoke. "Education is not the place to cut state funding, especially while allowing multi-million dollar corporations to avoid paying their fair share in taxes," Representative Mike Hanna said. "That's money that could be used to restore the cuts made to PASSHE universities, and we would still have enough left over to help school districts throughout PA that have also faced Governor Corbett's budget tax axe." In the state school system, 90% of the students are from Pennsylvania, and 80% of those students stay in the state and find employment upon graduation, according to Senator Mike Stack. "By choking out the state system of higher education," he said, "we are choking out the future of our workforce, of our inventors, of our creators, and of new products. How can we say that we care about the future of this commonwealth when we slash, cut, and burn education every chance we get?" There are more than 500,000 alumni living in Pennsylvania that generate an annual income of over $7 billion, according to Representative Madeleine Dean. "I am demanding the full restoration of the state system funding," Senator Stack said. "The leaders of tomorrow deserve nothing less." "Pennsylvania ranks 45th for state support of full-time students," Representative Dean said. "While Pennsylvania continues its cuts of higher education, 37 states have increased their funding for higher education—their commitment to their young people." "Article 3, section 14 of the PA constitution states: 'the general assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public education to serve the needs of our commonwealth,'" Representative Dean said. "I believe that statement is not exclusive to kindergarten through 12th grade. We are not living up to our constitutional obligation for the 14 PASSHE schools." Representative Dean will be exploring solutions that have little to no effect on the individual taxpayers, the most important of which being a tax on the Marcellus Shale extraction, not unlike the other states that do so. "Budgetary cuts also increase student costs such that an affordable education is becoming a thing of the past," White said in his address. "State funded education used to mean that education was affordable and accessible for nearly everyone. With rising costs, education is being placed further out of reach for an increasing number of Pennsylvanians." "We need Pennsylvanians to stand together to ask for sustainable funding solutions and a restoration of funding to our state's system of higher education," White said. "Restoring our funding is about more than making an investment in education, it is about making an investment in the future of Pennsylvania." Following the press conference, Peggy Dettwiler, Mansfield University's Director of Choral Activities, lead the 55 choral members in five songs in the rotunda. Mansfield University's music department has four (of 15) faculty on the retrenchment list. Each of the 55 choral members has learned from these four faculty members in some way. Mansfield University is currently facing a $6 million deficit, and is facing a $14 million deficit in following years. Because of this, 29 faculty and 25 staff positions are in jeopardy of being cut. "It's disappointing to see a society of people who want to be educated but can't afford it," Mansfield University student Nicole Welsh said. "Despite the fact that I feel most of the legislators we talked to were Democratic and thus in favor of higher education, and that most of the legislators that we talked to that were opposed were of the Republican persuasion, I hope we were able to bring state wide attention to the plight of the PASSHE system," Long said. "Regardless of the eventual outcome, it was a phenomenal opportunity for the students involved because at the end of the day, we fought for the education we believe in so strongly." Mansfield University's Student Government Association (SGA) is planning a second trip to Harrisburg on Dec. 4. "Our goal is to have all 14 PASSHE presidents, faculty, staff, student governments, and their respective state representatives on board with us," SGA Director of Public Relations Cole Black said. There will also be a "pre-rally" on Dec. 3 to "get everyone fired up on our campus and then drive down to Harrisburg [the next day]," according to Black. Look for more information on the Facebook pages: "Mansfield University Rally" for Dec. 3, and "PASSHE Rally to Harrisburg" for Dec. 4. This article was originally published in The Flashlight, Mansfield University's student newspaper.


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New UAE antitrust legislation in force from February 2013
On 23 October 2012, the United Arab Emirates enacted its Federal Competition Law (Federal Law No. (4) of 2012), which laid down new rules on anti-competitive agreements, merger control and abuse of dominance. The UAE currently partially addresses competition regulation by means of the Commercial Code and the Consumer Protection Law, although it does not have merger control regulation. The FCL represents the UAE's first attempt to comprehensively regulate anti-competitive behaviour, and implementing regulations are expected to provide further detail on the provisions of the FCL.
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From the Beijing Spring of 1979 until the student uprisings of 1989 a new generation of poets flourished in China. Influenced by Western Modernism and increasingly daring in their challenges to state control of their art, these poets disguised political protest and social commentary in shadowy images and metaphors, earning them the name "Misty Poets." Rejecting the Social Realism prescribed by Maoist doctrine, they celebrated subjective experience and individuality, ushering in a new era of artistic expression that has been dampened but not extinguished by the Tiananmen Square massacre. This new anthology is the most comprehensive English sampling available of the work of the Misty Poets and their even younger proteges, many of whom now live in exile in the West, where they continue to reshape Chinese poetry and Literature. Editor Tony Barnstone offers a generous and representative sample of the work of more than a dozen poets. From more familiar writers such as Bei Dao and Duo Duo to such emerging figures as Zhang Zhen, Bei Ling, and Chou Ping (who composes many of his poems in English), these poets characterize the vibrant reawakening of Chinese poetry. Barnstone's substantial critical introduction places the poets in their cultural, historical, and political context.
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Our main man Laidback Luke has resurfaced with another dutch house banger. This time he teamed up with Indonesia's finest, Angger Dimas, to provide some bleepy madness. Polina is also featured on the track with some vocals that are absolutely shoegazey and dreamy. The single comes hot off the press from Laidback Luke's Club FG set. We're loving this jam over here at...
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Jan 31, 2013 11:51 AM
25% yikes! I was thinking 1-2%, it should be based on what the poorest can afford, no exemptions for anyone. Anything over 10% is immoral. This is why we conservatives always loose we propose something we think is reasonable and then have it compromised. What's the compromise for a 25% tax, 30%? At that rate people will say it's too much of a burden on the poor and then the debate begins on income thresholds and here we go again. Before you know it we will have deductions, credits, refunds and the whole ugly mess we have now.


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Chalabi says he holds embarrassing documents about King Abdullah relations with Saddam
Iraqi National Congress (INC) leader Ahmad Chalabi has taken possession of 25 tons of documents from Saddam Hussein's secret police, some of them onerous for the Jordanian royal family, Newsweek reported in its latest edition.
"It's a huge thing. Some of the files are very damning," Chalabi told Newsweek in an interview, implying that some of the most incriminating material concerned Jordan's King Abdullah.
The monarch, who has ruled Jordan since 1999, "is worried about his relationship with Saddam. He's worried about what might come out," Chalabi told Newsweek.
Chalabi built and lost a banking empire in Jordan in the 1980s. After he was forced to flee the kingdom, he was convicted in absentia of fraud and embezzlement.
King Abdullah has recently said Ahmad Chalabi should not be in Iraq's new leadership because of embezzlement charges against him in Jordan and because of his long absence from Iraq. "What contacts does he have with the people on the street?" King Abdullah asked. (Albawaba.com)
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TIMELINE: NRA repeatedly responds to massacres by lobbying for weaker gun safety
How the NRA has responded to mass shootings (and it's already started pushback post-Newtown):
5 Dead. Minneapolis, MN, 9/27/12
The NRA stayed silent. A month and a half later, an NRA-backed bill wasintroduced in the Texas Legislature for 2013 that would reduce the training required to get a concealed carry permit to just 4 hours. The NRA pushed hard for a similar bill but were defeated in Ohio the day before the elementary school shooting in Connecticut.
12 Dead. Aurora, CO, 7/20/12
NRA sent out a letter to supporters asking for donations to protect the future of Second Amendment rights. Twenty days later, the NRA lobbiedfor a 2013 Florida bill to legalize carrying exposed firearms in public.
5 Dead. Seattle, WA, 5/29/12
One month later, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) signed a law repealing restrictions on certain kinds of gun sales and relaxing licensing requirements for gun dealers. The NRA celebrated the legislation as "an end to South Carolina's experiment with radical anti-gun policies."
5 Dead. Tulsa, OK, 4/6/12
The NRA ignored the tragedy, but published a blog post the very next day discussing the Tulsa Arms Show. One month later, Oklahoma passed a law allowing people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit if they live in a state that does not require a concealed-carry permit. Reciprocity of permit laws is one of the NRA's pet issues.
3 Dead. Chardon, OH, 2/27/12
An NRA spokesman assured Ohio their "thoughts and prayers are with the entire family and the Chardon community." Twenty two days later, the NRA successfully pushes for an Indiana law, the first of its kind, allowingcivilians to open fire on public servants — including police officers — if they feel they are the victims of an "unlawful intrusion." According to thebill's author, the specific targeting of "public servants" was added after the state Supreme Court ruled there was no right to resist unlawful entry by police officers. That case involved a man who had assaulted an officer answering a domestic-violence call.


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Sometimes, the best horror filmmakers are the ones who never wanted to be horror filmmakers. A filmmaker who wants to make great drama, thrilling suspense, or penetrating comedy can often bring elements of those genres to a horror film that elevate it above the expected entry in the genre. Jack Sholder always said that he didn't set out to be Wes Craven; he wanted to be Jean Renoir. And although neither of those is true, because he is very much his own filmmaker, there are elements of both within his work.
This week we discuss alchemy, camera technology, a first time guest host joins the show, and we review "As Above, So Below".


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(DEAD) Panasonic LX7 white drops to $407 again
As of a 10/22/12 at 12:05pm ET recheck, the price is $450. This price is very volatile, so YMMV depending on when you check...
The price yo-yo for the white Panasonic LX7 continues. As of the time of writing, the price of the white LX7 is down to $407 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. The black goes for $450.
Please note the prices of these go up and down, so the prices may be different by the time you read this. Camera prices are not stocks, but if there were stocks, one could perhaps speculate that they are trying to test/find a bottom at $400.
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hello there ! I bumped into your fashionpirate page today and I find that you keep very organized blogs. I am a fashion lover and I want to start a fashion blog , writing about my opinions and posting photos. Do you have any suggestion on how I can get started ? I am a little confused. WHERE DO ALL THE INSPIRATIONS OF YOUR BLOG COME FROM ?? and how do you management your time to do that ?
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I'm pretty constantly researching and accumulating inspiration from everywhere so I have a lot of things to talk about and blog about and so I make time. I also don't force myself into a schedule because I'm not blogging for other people or my readers (I luv ya'll but you're not the #1 priority of my life), I blog when I feel like I have something important to say and want to have something to look back on and understand myself a little more. So it's not like blogging is a time consuming thing that gets in the way of my life at school or work or whatever. And actually, my work deals with blogging and the internet so it all pretty much ties in together nicely.
I did a thing for Teen Vogue on Fashion Blogging Tips you might find useful (http://www.teenvogue.com/careers/fashion-careers/2011-07/blogger-tips) . IFB (http://heartifb.com) has a lot of useful information for people who are getting started at blogging too. But I don't think blogging is very hard. You write about things you like, and you make it pretty to look at. The end.


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We made a lot of changes in the last 24 hours. We've added a community section with a new forum and a chatbox. We've updated the candidate section to improve organization. We are waiting for the approval of content for those pages. We understand the website has a few technical issues, and appreciate your patients as we get everything up to date.
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The Reform Party has posted a petition on fiscal reform on IPetiton. This is the first of a series created to showcase our values. If you click the button below, it will take you straight to our petition.
On Tuesday the 19th, the Communications Committee voted to reorganize the online forums. This morning the proposed plan was executed. The forums now include an entire off topic discussion area, a political discussion area and an area for state activists to organize. We've more then doubled the size and functionality of the orginal forum.
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The Reform Party is beginning to push its forums. It's a one of our tools that isn't being used as well as it should. It can be used to discuss the party, issues, running for office, party building and every other organization issue that you come accross. Many members of leadership use it and freely partake in discussion and answer questions. In fact members of leadership regulary use forums to discuss party business and coordinate projects.
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"On a Mission" by Katy B
Brash and brazen, Katy B's sassy song is all about the bold moves. Sometimes Laurel Hardware and Harvard & Stone are a little too loud to make a verbal move — and, yelling "What?" a million times into some guy's ear isn't exactly attractive! If you spot a dapper dude across the club, or bump into a particularly beautiful boy, take a page from Katy B's playbook: "He blocks my way/ I try to push past but he wants to play/ So I sip his drink as I hold his gaze." This song is all about making an impression!
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Funky, body-moving beats help make "Call Me" an easy flirting song. This tune is for those long-term flirtations that haven't turned into anything ... yet. Maybe it's the hottie in the office who always makes you laugh, or the man you make small talk with every day in the elevator — either way, Kimbra's singing your song.


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Brazilian Blowout -- the company behind the hair procedure Octomom dropped hundreds of dollars on while on welfare -- is MORTIFIED by Octo's reckless spending ... and now, it's hatched a plan to make things right with taxpayers.
BB CEO Mike Brady tells TMZ, "We want to make sure that California taxpayers' money is not going to anything other than taking care of [Nadya Suleman's] children. We don't want to see those kids miss out on anything at the cost of a Brazilian Blowout."
So, a rep for the company tells us, BB is offering to reimburse Octomom the entire cost of her recent Brazilian Blowouts -- plus other hair treatments -- totaling $520.
But that's not it -- BB also wants to give Octomom free blowouts in the future at the company's salon in West Hollywood ... so she's not squandering her limited cash supply on luxury goods. BB will even cover the cost of a sitter while the mother of 14 is getting primped.
To top it all off, BB is offering to pay to fix Octo's toilet -- which might finally allow her kids to poop inside. One can only dream.
Lighten up commentators! We don't know this woman's story...certainly not a day in the life of her and her 14 children- don't pretend like we do. That is awesome of the BB people! No doubt she needs a break once in a blue moon to wash her hair! Get over yourselves, judgmental people- be glad the whole story isn't YOU.
BB is just using this opportunity to promote their company,They're not really concerned about those kids. If they were, why give her the money? Give it to the kids in some way.It's obvious Octo wont spend the money right.Then, to offer her free services? She has 8 kids that don't get what they're due. If anything provide the free service to the kids.
WTF? Are you kidding me? People have to go out and work their butts off to pay their bills and she not only gets her money back, but free hair services and supplies! Yeah...getting her hair done is that important right? This broad makes me sick
This is a despicable publicity stunt by Brazilian Blowout. How is this woman ever going to be accountable for her actions if she's constantly being bailed out. My wife has been out of work for over a year. I work two jobs to get the bills paid. If it means getting out hair cut at Walmart then so be it. I suggest that people get on Brazilian Blowouts website and let them know how you feel.
BB is just using this opportunity to promote their company,They're not really concerned about those kids. If they were, why give her the money? Give it to the kids in some way.It's obvious Octo wont spend the money right.Then, to offer her free services? She has 8 kids that don't get what they're due. If anything provide the free service to the kids.
So let's get this straight: she p**ses away money for her kids on her hair, and now she's going to be REWARDED for it?
Only in America
Wow I am shocked at everyone's negative response to her. I feel sorry for her. We ALL make mistakes her mistake created 14 kids that did not ask to be here. She has issues but she deserves all the help she can get even if it is a blowout so what. Yet politicians are blatantly robbing every American blind and people are complaining about "OctoMom" Come on America we have bigger problems then a blow out and her food stamp allowance.
i think this lady has bad mental problems. but the people who talk so horrible about her have greater mental problems! the dr. who impregnated her, knew she was mental and used her. why is he not having to support her and the children since it is most likly his sperm? he created this mess and he should pay. iam not a dr. but anyone can tell she is a sick person. i do not wish her any ill will, feel sorry for her and the children. if you have disgust for anyone it should be the dr. (without him this would not have happened) who used a woman who has bad mental problems. make him pay for the children he created!!!!
OK then BB you have just asked for a HUGE boycott of your product! Hope this freeloading wench is worth it.
This is beyond ridiculous. I will NEVER buy from this company for what they are doing. They are enabling this woman to be irresponsible and its sickening. Why are they rewarding her for spending 500 bucks on hair **** when it should have been spent on her 14 kids. She has her hair blown out nice close and the kids are in old tshirts and diapers? Tell me whats wrong with that picture!?
On GMA today according to octo morons words herself she hates the title octomom and more importantly she claims next month is the last month is her last on food stamps. If you believe that i will sell you the empire state building to the highest bidder.
Let Brazilian Blowout know this is BULLSHI~TE!!!
How about maybe a mother of 14 on f'ing welfare doesn't need to get blow outs. Maybe she should get a job or take care of her kids. I think the company should not send that money to her but back to the state or something. This is absurd!
OH GREAT! she needed some encouragement... let's see her pop out another 10 babies, why not
every one loves to pick on octamom,get a life people


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'The Hobbit': Take the journey
By Glenn Kenny, Special to MSN Movies
When an ostensibly adult film reviewer is called into the realm of what was once called "fan-boy culture" and is now called "nerd culture" (apparently more acceptable to fan boys or nerds), there are all sorts of extra-cinematic factors that one must take into account. This year has already seen two near-sacraments of nerd culture enter theaters and clean up with the box office popular vote. But the noise around "The Avengers" and "The Dark Knight Rises" had a more fraught quality than most pre-release hype. Never mind the post-release defensiveness. Given their frequent proclamations of triumphalism, nerd-culture champions are a neurotic, tetchy bunch. You can't really blame them, either, as they've staked their troth on superhero movies. Think about it.
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My point is that it's nearly impossible to enter a theater showing "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" as an innocent. The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson and adapted from a highly beloved and largely respected piece of fantasy literature by J.R.R. Tolkien, is in a sense the rock upon which nerd culture, movie division, has built its church, so this first installment in a new trilogy that takes on Tolkien's prelude to the "Rings" trilogy enters theaters with a lot of baggage. Part of this includes an intriguing production history that at one point had fantasy movie maestro Guillermo Del Toro taking over Jackson's directorial duties (didn't happen, although Del Toro does get a script credit here). And then there's the very controversial 48 fps 3-D.
What, you say? Well, um, yes, the explanation of this technology is likely quite unengaging for lay people, so, quickly: The movie was shot with digital video, using a technology that effectively doubles the frame rate of conventional film, that is, movie film in normal motion shoots and is projected at 24 frames per second. This technology doubles that speed. Now, since what constitutes a "frame" in digital technology is materially different from what constitutes a frame in film technology ... OK, don't nod off; I'll stop now. Point is, 48 fps, and particularly 48 fps in 3-D, is reputed to deliver an image of such stellar clarity that the viewer is apt to feel as if he or she can step into the action. Although why you'd want to is beyond me; man, those orcs look NASTY. In any event, this tech is meeting with mixed reviews on account of the ostensible qualitative similarity it has to high-definition video you'd see in home theater.
But let me not get ahead of things. With the weight of all this stuff weighing on the future assessor of the movie before the lights have even gone down, how does "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" finally play? I'd have to say pretty well, if you like this sort of thing.
The movie kicks off with appearances from beloved "Rings" stalwarts Ian Holm and Elijah Wood, setting up a frame story for the flashback where we're introduced to the young Bilbo Baggins, who's played by Martin Freeman of much British television fame, and is a very excellent choice to portray the homey but ultimately intrepid Hobbit. Given that my own sole experience of Tolkien involved having my copy of "The Hobbit" stolen and tossed down the hole of an outhouse before I could finish the first chapter when I was in summer camp after fifth grade, I can't really vouch for the fidelity of the adaptation. I gather that the basic plot, in which Bilbo is enlisted by Middle-earth wizard Gandalf the Grey to assist a group of dwarves in reclaiming a castle that's now the residence of a surly dragon, has been beefed up by adding a long-standing grudge between a dwarf king and a terribly fearsome albino orc.
It's been almost a decade since "The Return of the King," the final picture in the "Rings" trilogy, and I'm really not up on my Middle Earth lore. Which is frustrating for the first hour of this nearly three-hour picture, as said first hour, in which old Bilbo and Frodo talk of this and that, and young Bilbo and Gandalf and varied dwarves get acquainted, is what the director Quentin Tarantino calls a "hangout movie." Only the people hanging out are short, have hairy feet, et cetera.
Things do pick up as elves enter the picture (Cate Blanchett has the movie's only female speaking role as one of their number), plot thickens, lots of nutty action sequences unfold (the encounter in the goblin kingdom is an inspired mashup of Hieronymus Bosch and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"), and Bilbo meets a (relatively) young and vigorous Gollum in a sequence that's just classic. No, really, it's great.
And I liked how the 48 fps 3-D presentation looked. It's highly variable: Depending on lighting, backgrounds and other factors, it can deliver that sheen that one associates with bizarrely calibrated HD displays in big-box stores. But for most of the movie's running time, I found that it provided a pretty convincingly immersive experience, and I look forward to the technology's evolution/refinement. Which I guess also means I look forward to the next two installments of the trilogy, even if Led Zeppelin remains my preferred platform for Tolkien-mythos consumption.
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By Brian Ring Hartford, CT, February 7, 2012 - The Connecticut Whale defeated the Syracuse Crunch, 3-1, Tuesday night at the XL Center in Hartford. Mats Zuccarello, Blake Parlett and Scott Tanski all scored for Connecticut, with defenseman Jeff Woywitka adding two assists. Goaltender Chad Johnson made 23 saves in winning his third straight start in the month of February. The Whale's victory put them two points ahead of idle Bridgeport for first place in the AHL's Northeast Division with 53 points. "We're all playing together and playing well right now," said Johnson. "We're more conscious of the score and of what we want to do, which is to get the two points." The Whale struck first midway through the opening period, taking a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal from Zuccarello 7:31 into the frame. Zuccarello tipped Tim Erixon's shot from the right point past Syracuse goaltender Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (25 saves) for his tenth goal of the season, with the secondary assist going to Bren...
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