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The Dallas Cowboys' victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday was a total team effort. But some of your favorite Dallas' players made monster contributions towards that win. So in my new weekly series, Earning Their Stars, I'll honor the best of those Cowboy players and grade their performances.
After a disastrous performance in the Week One loss to the New York Jets, Tony Romo rebounded with a stellar game against the 49ers. Despite nursing a fractured rib, Romo was 22 of 33 for 345 passing yards and 2 touchdowns. His toughness and clutch play in the waning moments of the game was the stuff of true legends.
With Dez Bryant on the bench, Miles Austin proved why he is Dallas' number one wide receiver. He caught a career high three touchdown receptions and was the Cowboy's biggest offensive weapon. Austin's ability to produce yards after the catch was a key factor in the victory.
Jason Witten again proved his worth making clutch catches at key moments of the game. Without his seven receptions for 102 yards, Dallas simply does not win the game. He is the Cowboys' most reliable offensive weapon and Tony Romo's security blanket.
Jesse Holley had never recorded a catch in the NFL until Sunday's game against the 49ers. He started by making two key catches late in the fourth quarter to help tie the game and send it into overtime. Holley ended it with a 77 yard catch in overtime that lead to the game winning field goal. Holley proved he is more than just the winner of a reality show.
Despite missing two of their key backfield pieces, the Dallas Defense came up big on Sunday. Although they gave up some big plays, they also made some at key times. The Defense sacked San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith six times and forced a key interception. What's not on the stat sheet are the numerous three and outs they caused and the critical times in which they caused them. Fans can't wait to see what this defense will do once it's back to full strength.
After missing a 21 yard field goal on Dallas' opening drive, things were looking bleak for the rookie kicker. But Dan Bailey redeemed himself, not once, but twice. Bailey hit a long 48 yard field goal to send the game into overtime. Then he hit the 19 yard game winning field goal in overtime. Bailey's actions helped to solidify his place on the team and the coaches' faith in him.
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sorry for the lack of posts the last couple of days, been super busy with the end of the semester almost here! i'm thinking maybe water marbling tomorrow? i don't know!
ideas? requests?
sorry for the lack of posts the last couple of days, been super busy with the end of the semester almost here! i'm thinking maybe water marbling tomorrow? i don't know!
ideas? requests?
someone-told-me-lately asked:Hola! I'm a budding nail varnish freak, and I've been wondering:
1. How do you get such straight, precise lines when you paint your designs? I've tried, and it always ends up looking like a mess. Do you use a specific tool?
2. Also, how do you keep your nail polish from chipping? I can make my nails looks super pretty and be really proud of the results, but then by the end of the day parts of it have chipped off and it's ruined.
hi there! :)
1. i use REEEALLY tiny paint brushes. i get them from my local craft store. i find they work a lot better than regular nail art brushes. and also instead of doing one long stroke when i paint lines, i do smaller little dashes and then connect them. it's much easier that way!
2. i use duri which is a nail strengthener, so my nails have been really strong lately which prevents them from bending and chipping. sometimes though, certain nail polishes just have a tendency to chip more easily than others. for this i would suggest using a good top coat, like INM out the door or seche vite. and i always sweep the top coat along the top of my nail to lock everything in. play around with different nail products and routines to see what works best for you! thanks for your questions and hope i helped! :) xo
shellyess asked:heyy i think that your designs are gorgeous! what kind/size brush do you use most? and where can you buy color club nail polish?
thank you so much! i go to my local craft store (either ac moore or michaels) and literally just get the tiniest paint brushes they have. they are much easier to use than nail art brushes. the two places i get color club nail polish is from harmon and b&m cosmetics. i'm not sure if you have either of those two stores around you but you can also buy online! i don't usually buy nail polish online so i'm not sure where you can find the best deals for it, maybe check out amazon to see if they have any good deals? hope this helps you! xo
teesh-oh asked:ohmy. I just stumbled upon your tumblr and found all your cute nail designs! Can't say how much I love your blog. I wish I had as much patience and talent with my nails as you do. *envy* hahahaha!
haha thanks girl youre too sweet! :) xoxo
mynailsaredope asked:http://mynailsaredope.tumblr.com/post/4769545389/using-my-prizes-from-thenailpros-marbling
There's the manicure I did with the products you sent! :)
okay, your marbling without water is RIDICULOUS!!! crrraaazy good! i want to try to do this pattern soon! lovelovelove it, awesome job! :D
jackbunnie asked:you must be SO patient! lol.
but your nail art is really pretty, && unique! (:
uhm… could you do a sponge bob design? pretty please (:
oh && when did you start doing your nails like this?
thank you so much! i've already done a spongebob design! (click here) they are super old though.. and they weren't my original idea, i coped the daily nail's design! i will probably do another one again soon!
Can you do a tutorial for tribal nail art like
Thanks (=
added to my list! i'll try to get it done. i haven't been doing as many tutorials as i'd like to but that's definitely one that i want to do! thank you for the request! xo
—————————————————————-onlytheyoungcanbreakaway asked:
What's the best place to buy konad/stamping plates? I saw a deal on amazon.. 21 plates for $18. They weren't konad though, they were Bundle Monster. Any good?
Also, where can you find crackle polish/matte topcoat in stores?
i only have one konad kit which i got from their website (http://www.konadnailart.com/) they are super expensive though compared to the bundle monster ones.. i don't have any of those though because i like painting on my nails more than stamping, but i've only heard good things about them! definitely get them! the only place i have found crackle polish around me is in a random beauty store.. i think it was called b&m cosmetics.. i'm not sure if it's a chain or not. they also have essie-matte about you there and i've also seen it in ulta! if you can't find it anywhere by you, try looking online! you might be able to find a good deal! :)
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just did a mani with the fimo's u sent me. look here look here : http://lilgreenheart.tumblr.com/post/4827757374/day-6-why-i-like-nail-polish :D
OMGGG I'M FREAKING OUT THEY CAME OUT SO GOOD!!!!! lovelovelovelovelove it!!!! hope you're enjoying! thanks for showing me!!! :D xo
strangerocknroller asked:http://strangerocknroller.tumblr.com/post/4756207878/2nd-place
YAYYY so happy you got it!
pastelblurnails asked:Thank you so much for the brush! I got it in the mail yesterday :3 Can't wait to use it! Although I am a little scared to, because it looks so cute & fragile! I'm kind of scared of breaking it :P How do you maintain it? Do you just soak it in some acteone/polish remover once you're done using it? Again, thank you Lauren! :)
no problem! happy it got to you safe! if you be careful with it it won't break! it's not as fragile as you think! all i do is clean it with a cotton ball and acetone before and after i use it. sometimes when it dries from after a manicure it will dry stiff so that's why i also clean it before. good luck! :)
whatmeloves asked:hey love! got my prize in the mail this morning! thankies!! :D http://lilgreenheart.tumblr.com/post/4776056086/just-got-it-this-morning-won-3rd-place-in
hi! yayyyy so glad it got all the way to you! use it well :) xoxo
answer to a previous question! thank you :)
new nail designs up soon! haven't done my nails in a couple days, been super busy!
awesomenails asked:Hey is the method for this design similar to the fishtail one?
yes it is! but instead of doing one line on one side and then one going the other way i did 3 on one side and then 3 on the other! thanks for your question!
everybody-hates-nicole asked:Do you know how to thin out nail polish? And what do you recommend for a good white? Also, my nail polish all keeps bubbling up when I put it on. At first I thought had something to do with my base coat and top coat, so I waited till they were both dry to add then next layer, and it still happened… So I'm just wondering if you have any suggestions.
Sorry for the mound of questions, but I appreciate your help (:
you can buy nail polish thinner at beauty stores! you just put a couple drops in and it should get much thinner. my white that i'm using right now is color club-french tip. i also really like the white from orly.. but i ran out and i don't know the name off the top of my head! not positive about the bubbling thing.. sometimes my nail polish bubbles too but i never really have figured out why. i think it might be certain types of nail polish. there actually still could be a possibility that it's your base and top coat.. maybe try a manicure without them and see what happens? don't worry about it! i love answering questions! let me know if you have any more :) xoxo
mynailsaredope asked:I received the package today! :) Thanks I love em! I'll be posting a pictures as soon as I can.
YAYYY so excited you got it!!! :D xoxo
alyssaspiering asked:yeah! i think the ones i have are called like love letter and french kiss? something like that. one is pink and one is purple with really tiny cute little glitters (i assume french kiss is pink but what do i know)
okay awesome, thank you so much! xo
almighty-flow asked:OMGGGG, I just realized that I missed your contest deadline T^T *fail*
Will you make another one sometime in the future? *hoping*
for sure!! stay tuned! :)
crystal-interrupted asked:What color did you use for your nude color? I love it! I don't like the one I have now because it's too light and looks wrong with my skin tone, but I think yours would look better.
it is orly-deja vu! i love how it comes out but it takes like 5 coats to get it opaque..which then results in it taking a little while to dry. i think it's worth it though! thanks for your question :)
honorable mention-will get my favorite nail art brush (a new one of course) is pastelblur!
3rd place-will win THIS prize… goes to whatmeloves!
2nd place-will win THIS prize… goes to strangerocknroller!
and 1st place-will win THIS prize… goes to mynailsaredope!
winners - either inbox or email me mailing info so i can send out your prizes!
congrats to all 4 of you and thank you to the rest of you all that sent me entries! i loved them all and it was so hard choosing winners! shout out to all of you! another giveaway soon for sure! xoxo
today is the last day to enter my contest! CLICK HERE to go to the page with the rules and what you have to do! i'm closing the contest tonight at 9:00pm eastern time and i will be picking winners shortly after that.. (if you're in a different time zone and don't know what time that is where you live, you have 7 1/2 hours left from the time i post this) GOOD LUCK EVERYONE :)
cutencheeky asked:Hey I'm from Brazil and I'd like to enter your contest… Can I?
yes you can! it's open internationally!
any other questions?
OMGOMGOMG I LOVE IT!!!!!! that color combo is adorable!!!! eeeee i'm obsessed. so glad you tried it out, it came out AMAZING! :)
DOOOOOO IT!!!! :) thank you! xo
i got it girl! it's all good :)
everybody-hates-nicole asked:HI! So I watched your marbling tutorial, and I tried it out, and I'm ashamed to say that I failed, pretty miserably. I'm just not good at this kind of stuff, so I was hoping you'd make a tutorial of like… THE simplest design you've ever done. Something for newbies with not tools. If you could do that, I'd really really appreciate it. Thanks!
just keep trying! the marbling one is pretty simple, i promise you if you practice more you will get so much better! but yeah actually that's a good idea, i will get on that! :) xoxo
saysheneverbeen asked:Are those your real nails?
yes they are! :)
chules asked:are you willing to sell or give away your konad plates?
no sorry! i don't use them too often but i want to keep them because i probably will use them in the future
you guys have one more week to enter my contest! CLICK HERE to view the rules and what you have to do. i have not received very many entries so far, but i love all of them that i've gotten! if i keep loving all of the entries, i might consider having a few honorable mention prizes. make sure you enter, you don't wanna miss out!
any requests for designs?
CLICK HERE to enter my contest/giveaway!

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W Ogden Ave & W Taylor St has a Walk Score of 77 out of 100. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot.
W Ogden Ave & W Taylor St is a 12 minute walk from the Blue Line at the Illinois Medical District stop.
This location is in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood in Chicago. Nearby parks include Campbell Park, Claremont Park and Altgeld Park.
Nearby schools include Chicago Hope Academy, Jefferson N Elementary Alternative School and Irving Elementary School.
The closest grocery stores are WIC Food Center, Mega Food Mart Inc and Food Science Co.
Nearby coffee shops include Original Ferrara, Inc., Rick's Bar and Talon Coffee. Nearby restaurants include Lu - Lu's, Conte Di Savoia and Taylor St Kitchen.
W Ogden Ave & W Taylor St is near Rush University, University of Illinois - Chicago and Lexington College.
There are excellent bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. W Ogden Ave & W Taylor St is very bikeable, biking is convenient for most trips.


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Should Animal Welfare Count?
AbstractThis paper discusses the standard welfare economics assumption anthropocentric welfarism, i.e. that only human well-being counts intrinsically. New survey evidence from a representative sample in Sweden is presented, indicating that anthropocentrism is strongly rejected, on average. However, most people appear to have a consequentialistic ethics, in line with conventional welfare economics. The moral philosophical literature is also briefly reviewed, and here too anthropocentrism receives little support. Indirect evidence from environmental valuation studies seems also to imply that a non-negligible fraction of people has non-welfaristic and/or non-anthropocentric ethical preferences.
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Date of creation: 03 Mar 2006
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Powertech Uranium Corp.
Uranium-radium-vanadium Ores Canada
| OTC Markets: PWURF | Toronto Stock Exchange: PWE
Similar to: Energy Fuels Inc.
Powertech Uranium Corp. is a Canada based mineral exploration company. It engages in the evaluation, exploration, mining and development of uranium properties. The company operates through its wholly owned subsidiary Powertech (USA), Inc., which focused on the exploration and development of uranium properties in the United States. Its projects include Dewey-Burdock, Aladdin Prospect, the Plum Creek Prospect, the Centennial Project, the Dewey Terrace Prospect, the Colony Prospect and the Powder River Basin Prospect. The company was founded on February 10, 1984 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.


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1952 Rodney Dr has a Walk Score of 86 out of 100. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot.
1952 Rodney Dr is a 16 minute walk from the Metro Red Line (802) at the Vermont / Sunset Station stop.
This location is in the Los Feliz neighborhood in Los Angeles. Nearby parks include Barnsdall Park, Barnsdall Park and Griffith-Vermont Canyon Tennis Courts.
Nearby schools include Franklin Avenue Elementary School, Our Mother Of Good Counsel School and Los Feliz Elementary School.
The closest grocery stores are Albertsons, SIS Deli & Groceries and Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins.
Nearby coffee shops include Froyo Life, Gelato Bar & Espresso Cafe and Bru Coffeebar. There are 64 restaurants within a 15 minute walk including Alcove Cafe & Bakery, Mustard Seed Cafe and Lucifers.
1952 Rodney Dr is near Otis College of Art and Design, Reliance Steel & Aluminum Headquarters and AECOM Technology Headquarters.
There are minimal bike lanes and the terrain is mostly flat. 1952 Rodney Dr is bikeable, there is some bike infrastructure.


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Mere Dil Me Aaj Kya he Sourabh
Lyrics & Chords
mere dil mein aaj kyaa hai, too kahe to main bataa doo
teree julf fir sawaaru, teree maang fir sajaa doo
muze dewataa banaakar, teree chaahatonne poojaa
meraa pyaar kah rahaa hai, main tuze khudaa banaa doo
koee dhoodhanne bhee aaye, to humei naa dhoondh paaye
too muze kahee chhupaa de, main tuze kahee chhupaa doo
mere baajooon mein aa ke, teraa dard chain paaye
tere gesuon mein chhup kar, main jahaan ke gam bhoolaa doo
Shashank Gokhale said
I must say you are improving day by day……this is definately better than your arlier ones….But don't make listener feel easily that you are not confident in throwing the Notes….
Few Mistakes in ANTERA….but u were on track fast….good….but still more practise….
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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance
Black and Red0 Reviews
Random oneshot
The Devil's colors. At least, that's what I thought for the longest time. Up until I met them.
My junior year of high school. Everything was going great. I had straight As, my best friends Gee and Mikey sat with me every day at lunch and nobody messed with us like they had the years before.
The first time we'd seen them....I'll never forget it. We were sitting at our usual table against the wall, Gee and I on one side and Mikey on the other.
And then they walked in. The twins. One with blazing red hair, the other with black. Their outfits were opposit from the other's.
The black haired on wore a red shirt and black pants. Her sister wore a black shirt and red pants. As they made their way to the line, Mikey had turned to see what Gee and I were staring at.
They'd silenced the whole crowded room. My heart was racing. I couldn't tell if it was in fear or excitement.
Those girls were...different. A good different. Trays in hand, they looked around the room.
Their eyes seemed to land directly on us. Mikey spun back around, his mouth hanging open. "Ohmigod they're coming over here." He breathed.
I felt like I was about to pass out. He was right, of course. Gee was silent, his face as pale and calm as usual. "Guys, chill. They'e just girls." He whispered.
"Hi." We looked up at the twin greeting. "Mind of we sit with you?" Mikey shook his head and scooted over. They sat next to.him.
"Hi. I'm Gerard. This is Frank and Mikey, my best friend and brother." We let Gee talk for us.
"I'm Carol." The red haired twin said.
"I'm Cynthia. But everyone calls me Cat." The blacked haired twin murmured softly.
I was staring at their eyes. The only part of them that wasn't black or red.
They were both a hazy, icy blue. Nearly a silvery white. "Pretty." I breathed. The eyes set on me.
My face burned as I looked away quickly. From the corner of my eye, their deep red mouths spread in grins. "So are yours." A hand curled under my cjin, lifting my face back up. "Really pretty, actually." Carol smiled at me.
Gid kill me now! I bit my lip as her fingers slipped away, leaving my skin tingling. "T-thanks." I stuttered. Cat whispered something to Carol, making her laugh.
"Oh like how before you-ow!" She laughed as Cat punched her in the arm. "I was just gonna say before you cut your hair." She rubbed her arm and punched her sister back.
"Ow! I'm telling Dad!" Cat whined.
"No I'm telling Dad!" Carol shot back.
"You tell one I tell the other!"
"Oh yeah!" They settled down. We were staring in confusion. "We have two dads." Carol explained softly.
"That's cool." Mikey said a bit too quickly. I heard Gee kick him under the table.
"So, any other siblings?" Gee asked, looking at the girls. They shook their heads, Carol stabbing sat her brown salad.
"Nope. Dad accepted his gayness after us and married our other dad. We still see our mom every now and then. She remarried and moved to Nebraska. So dad and dad decided to move too." Cat said sweetly.
"We're from Kansas, actually. Our grandma lives just outside of town here, so dad decided to be close to her just in case..." Sje dropped her fork. "I hate school food. Remember when I found a roach in my salad in Kansas? At least there the leafs were green."
"Told ya you should have gotten this." Cat smiled and handed her sister the rest of her yogurt cup. "At least here you don't have to buy fruit for two dollars."
"I know right? I thing Kansas just hates vegetarians." Carol smiled softly and tasted the yogurt. "Better then this." She glared at her choice.
Gee poked my side, making me gasp and wiggle. "Dude, Carol is like you with boobs!" He breathed into my ear. I elbowed him away.
"So is there any good music shops in town? We haven't explored much yet." Carol asked as Cat peeled an orange.
"Depends on what you're looking for." Mikey sighed. "Nobody around here has any really good amps. And if they are, they're either really expensive or they blow out in like a week."
"I just need to restring my guitar. One snapped the other day." Carol held up her hand. A long cut stood red and swollen on her palm.
"Ouch." I held up my scarred hands. "If you hold ice for a minute it takes down the swelling. Then ya just gotta keep it clean." Mikey nodded.
"That's what he told me when a string on my bass snapped. Diwdn't cut as deep though." He turned Carol's hand over. "But Jimmy's is only about six blocks away. They're like heaven for strings. Jimmy even restrings for free if you have the strings already."
"Thanks." Carol smiled. "I'll try the ice thing when we go home." I watched Gee look back and.forth between me and Carol. Cat was doing the same, her blue eyes bright.
"I-" I tried to ask Carol if she wanted to hang out and have a jam session some time, but the bell ringing cut me off.
"Bye guys! We gotta go. See ya later." They said at the same time and left, tossing their trash on the way out.
I groaned and stood, throwing my trash away. Gee and I made our.way to choir slowly. Mikey ran up the stairs to English to go drool over his - truthfully sexy - teacher.
We picked up our music at the door and set our bags under our chairs. Mr. Davis was no where in sight, so Gee leaned closer to me. "Dude, she likes you!" He smiled brightly.
"Shut up." I murmured, my face burning.
"She does! She was looking at you like Mikey looks at coffee."
"Well, that's not comforting. Mikey looks at coffee like he wants to rape it." I rolled my eyes.
"You know what I mean." He shoved me slightly. "It's perfect! You both play guitar, you're both into that veggie thing, and you both have." He snickered. "Pretty eyes." I slapped his hand.
Mr. Davis came in theough his office, Cat behind him. "Everyone, this is Cat. She'll be joining our class."
Everyone greeted her and Mr. Davis showed her where the sopranos sat. "Well, look at that." Hee said matter-of-factly.
We ran through warm ups and our contest songs, only stopping a few times. A new record for Mr. Davis, actually. Ten times. Usually it's about eighteen to twenty.
Cat came over to us when he let us break for the last ten minutes of the period. "Is he always like that?" She asked, fear in her eyes.
"Usually. It gets worse when we have a concert or something coming up." Gee smiled. I leaned against the wall, digging in my pocket for my music.
I put the buds in my ears, too bored to care about what Gee would say when I couldn't hear him. Blasting my music, I relaxed and watched the clock.
It took weeks for me to get the balls to ask Carol out, no matter howbhard Gee and Cat pushed us together. They'd ended up dating, once Carol and I got together.
And Mikey.....well, Mikey had his coffee. I just hope he never got a burnt dick....
Randomness. School starts tomorrow! Can't wait! And, for the Hetalia Day update, we are doing it at OJ Watson Park here in the South side next month. We DO NOT have a date set yet, however.
We still need more people to get together on fb to get a group discussion on it and a majority on the date. It will most likely be a Saturday though.
Anyway, I gotta go. Stuffs to do and all that.
Hugs and Ducks,


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Campaigning in Las Vegas, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Friday gave President Barack Obama an "F" on the economy and proposed a five-point plan to revive the housing market in hard-hit Nevada on the day the unemployment rate ticked up to 12.1 percent.
"We have to reignite the housing economy here so home values will start going up again," Romney said at a rally before more than 3,000 cheering supporters, a capacity crowd packed inside the Cox Pavilion on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
Romney said he would reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to protect taxpayers from more risk and to provide a long-term, sustainable future for housing finance.
He also said he wanted the government to sell the more than 200,000 vacant, foreclosed homes it owns in neighborhoods where values have dropped as houses have emptied and fallen into disrepair.
"I'll make sure we have them sold so we'll have those homes occupied," Romney said.
The other three measures laid out in his new housing plan would:
Make it easier for homeowners facing foreclosure to conduct short sales, deed-in-lieu-of-foreclosure and other options. No details were provided.
Replace the Dodd-Frank Act with "sensible regulation" that could make it easier for banks to approve mortgage loans to families with good credit.
Improve the job market, which Romney called "the best way to help the housing market" by getting people back to work and raising incomes.
Romney said the Dodd-Frank law, which drew boos from the audience, makes it harder for people to get home loans because it requires banks to give out only "qualified" mortgages or face penalties. But he said the "qualified" term isn't defined, making banks stingy and unwilling to give out new loans.
"Bankers don't know if they're going to get in trouble," Romney said. "I will get credit flowing to people who are qualified so we can start moving more homes and raise values."
Romney's visit coincided with a new Nevada jobs report that showed the unemployment rate ticking up to 12.1 percent statewide, the highest in the nation. The report said 165,900 Nevadans are looking for work, which gave Romney fresh fodder to argue that he could do a better job of leading the nation out of the recession.
"We have a president who says he can't fix Washington," Romney said. "I can. I will lead. I will get the job done."
The former Massachusetts governor's visit drew a slap from U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who attacked Romney for seeming to dismiss 47 percent of Americans who pay no federal income tax, saying they wouldn't vote for him. The videotaped remarks made in May during a private fundraiser leaked this week.
"I take offense to him coming here and thinking the people of Nevada are clueless as to what he has talked about," Reid said in a telephone conference call with reporters arranged by the Obama campaign.
The 47 percent include the "valiant airmen" at Creech Air Force Base, senior citizens and those without jobs, Reid said, adding it was "rich" that Romney would complain about people not paying taxes when he won't make public his filings from years past as other presidential candidates have done.
On Friday, Romney released his 2011 return with a summary of his tax liability for a 20-year period from 1990 to 2009. He previously had disclosed his 2010 return. Romney paid an effective tax rate of about 14 percent last year and more than 20 percent during the two decades, according to his campaign.
The Senate majority leader also repeated complaints that Romney opposed assisting Nevada homeowners, saying last year that the market should be allowed to "hit bottom."
Romney's housing plan seemed aimed at repairing any damage one month before early voting starts Oct. 20 in Nevada. Nevada is among a dozen states the candidates are focused on as key to victory.
At the lively rally, Romney called job creation "the ultimate way to get home prices" rising again.
Romney said his economic plan would create 12 million jobs over four years by encouraging energy development and small-business entrepreneurs and by shifting federal dollars for job training to the states so each one could create tailor-made programs to suit their communities.
Now, about 60 percent of Nevada homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth, and tens of thousands have lost their homes and life savings to foreclosures.
The Romney campaign and Republicans argue Obama failed to act quickly enough to deal with the housing crisis when he took office in 2009. Also, critics say the programs he has launched to help people stay in their homes and get lower interest rates and payments have been inadequate.
In a nod to the local economy and a dig at Obama, Romney drew loud cheers when he said as president he would urge people to come to Las Vegas, which relies on tourist and gaming spending. Obama once said companies shouldn't waste money by holding conventions in Las Vegas.
"You're going to have a president that encourages people to come to Las Vegas for company meetings and not to stay home or go somewhere else," Romney said during his 20-minute speech.
Romney said he is counting on his supporters to turn out the vote come Election Day so that he can return America to its entrepreneurial ways and stop the expansion of government.
"We're going to make it happen," he said to loud cries and foot- stomping from the crowd, which waved Romney campaign signs. "I need you to get me elected in November."
The rally came after Romney met privately with contributors, seeking their financial help to win. During the meeting, he made the case that Obama has failed the leadership test. Recently, the president said he would give himself an "incomplete" grade on the economy, Romney said.
"I give him an F instead," Romney added, speaking at the private lunch to a well-heeled crowd. "I don't see how you can look at his record and give him anything but an F."
At the rally and at the fundraiser, Romney said Obama had given up, referring to comments the president made on Thursday that "you can't fix Washington from inside."
Romney said Obama "raised the white flag of surrender."
"That's great because he's going to get that chance in a moment," Romney said, delivering the biggest applause line to the pricey crowd at Red Rock Resort.
Romney said he would do a better job leading the country than Obama.
"To have Democrats and Republicans come together requires leadership from the top," he said. "When I go to Washington, I will lead and we will finally get America back on top."
Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson was in the front row of the fundraiser inside TBones Chophouse. Also there: the Fertittas, Frank and Lorenzo, who own Station Casinos.
The 250 donors gave from $2,500 to $25,000 each for Romney's campaign.
Obama, campaigning in Virginia, on Friday mocked Romney and tried to turn the tables on the inside vs. outside debate. He said Romney declared he would "get the job done from the inside."
"What kind of inside job is he talking about?" Obama said. "Is it the job of rubber-stamping the top-down, you're-on-your-own agenda of this Republican Congress? Because if it is, we don't want it. ... We don't want an inside job in Washington. We want change in Washington."
Friday's stop was Romney's sixth visit to Nevada since April, when he became the presumptive GOP nominee. In all, Romney has come to Nevada 16 times in the past two years.
Obama has visited Nevada seven times this year and 14 times as president, a White House record.
The race in Nevada and nationwide is considered too close to call, although most state and national polls show Obama leading Romney, who is struggling to gain traction.
A new CNN poll of likely voters in the Silver State released Thursday showed the president edging the former Massachusetts governor, 49 percent to 46 percent. The survey had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
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Campaigning in Las Vegas, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Friday gave President Barack Obama an "F" on the economy and proposed a five-point plan to revive the housing market in hard-hit Nevada on the day the unemployment rate ticked up to 12.1 percent.


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A Guide to EReaders: Which Is the Best One for You?
I've been going through ereaders like a fiend these past few months - it seems that either Amazon or Barnes & Noble release a new one every few weeks - so I think it's time we talked a bit about which one of the latest crop is best for various users.
First, a little background. Right now there are really only four ereaders you should be thinking about. From the tablet family - meaning devices that are like iPads - Amazon makes the Kindle Fire and B&N makes the Nook HD. In the e-ink camp - the devices with black and white, high-contrast screens - you have the Kindle Paperwhite and the Nook Simple Touch With Glowlight.
Your first question is simple: Do I want a color device that will let me watch movies and television shows or a basic device designed only for reading?
As an avid reader, I've found that dedicated e-ink devices that are devoid of games and other frippery allow me to read with more concentration and control. E-ink readers mimic the printed page almost perfectly and they're visible in direct sunlight. They're also considerably lighter than LCD devices with color screens.
The Nook HD and Kindle Fire, however, are essentially tablets with special software that reduces the overall complexity of the device and allows quick and easy access to books and media with one click. You can also download apps and games - Angry Birds! - onto your LCD devices and browse the web.
Amazon and B&N are selling both 7- and 9-inch color ereaders, but the functionality is the same. The larger-sized readers are for users who might have problems seeing a smaller screen (although you can change the font size on any e-reader we mention here).
Could you use an iPad or Android tablet as an ereader? Sure, but you're looking at a slightly more expensive device that offers content creation apps as well as reader, music, and video apps. If you're so inclined, however, the Google Nexus 7 and iPad Mini make excellent readers.
Best E-Ink Device - Amazon Paperwhite - $119 - The Amazon Paperwhite is a wonder to behold. The screen is almost paper white (hence the name) and it is backlit, which means it lights up when you turn it on. This allows you to read it at night without a nightlight and, more importantly, makes the text much more readable. It is my favorite e-ink reader this year and it's an excellent choice, even over the arguably capable Nook Simple Touch With Glowlight.
Best Color Device - Nook HD - $269 - The Nook HD beats the Kindle Fire HD by a hair. Both devices are quite capable and they work seamlessly when browsing books, magazines, and movies. However, the Nook HD has a very cool catalog-browsing service and a good magazine interface. The system allows you to "rip" pages from the catalog for future reference and you can even order right from the device. It's a boon for those who might not want to thumb through a glossy catalog.
The Nook HD is priced right, too. At less than $300, you get a very capable device and a sturdy ereader for travel and home. Add in a free charger and you're getting a pretty good deal.
Best Cheap E-Ink Device - Nook Simple Touch - $99 - You've never seen a simpler or more attractive non-glowing e-ink device. At $99, the Nook Simple Touch is about as low as you can go in terms of price, and you'll be amazed that this thing actually turns on - it looks like a case wrapped around a piece of paper. The technology is cool and the price is right.
Do you have an ereader? What's your favorite? Do you plan on buying one for the holidays this year?
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The original Kindle is $59, and the Kindle Fire HD is $199 while the original Kindle Fire is $159. For the price difference, I think Kindle wins over Nook every time.
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BlushNovember 23, 2012 at 12:38 PMMy suggestion to anyone looking at e-readers and tablets is to check out the price of ebooks and apps. Yes there are free ebooks but to get the latest titles you are looking at around $10. If you are looking to use apps some favorites that are free on Android are not on iPads and although the Nook HD uses and Android Os you have to get Apps through B&N and you will find the same issues. Also if you have Amazon prime you can rent movies for free, B&N doesn't offer anything similar.
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AkashaGermaineNovember 23, 2012 at 4:39 PMI love my nexus 7. You can use the Google play store, or kindle store since they have a kindle app. I have some books from each. I can also read magazines which you can't do on the eink readers
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EdNovember 27, 2012 at 12:03 PMI have the original Kindle. The r eason I purchased it -- for my elderly mother-in-law -- was that it not only permitted her to enlarge the font, it also has text-to-speech, which permitted her to use it like a book on tape (although with a robotic voice). I'm not sure that the Kindles still have that faeture, but I don't believe any of the competitors do.
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And if you look closely…Gober steps in to shake Stoic's hand…I bet that's when Gober looked over his shoulder and saw the whole silent exchange as Hiccup's self worth began to crumble!
WHERE ARE THESE FROM?! People are posting gifs of new HTTYD things and I can't find them?!


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Why are kingfishers making a comeback?
A new wildlife survey shows sightings of these iridescent water birds have trebled in the UK. Why?
Quick. Look. That darting speck of blue-green and rust-red - a kingfisher dipping into a river to catch a minnow. A fleeting flash of colour is all many people will see of a fast-flying kingfisher.
In an annual survey of wildlife spotted around rivers and canals for British Waterways, the number of kingfishers seen by members of the public between March and September has risen 217% to 596, despite fears many of the birds might not survive last winter's icy spell.
British Waterways says this shows the UK's freshwater courses - slow-flowing streams, canals and lakes are the kingfisher's natural habitat - are cleaner and better able to support a thriving ecosystem.
The Answer
- Kingfishers need clean water in which to hunt small fish and aquatic insects
- So they benefit from moves to clean up waterways and create wetlands
- They reproduce fast
Water quality is a key factor in the kingfisher's survival. It feeds on tadpoles, aquatic insects and small fish such as minnows and sticklebacks - so the water needs to be clean enough for the bird to see its tiny prey as it skims across the surface, or peers from an overhanging branch. Once it dives into the water, a kingfisher is effectively hunting blind, its eyes protected by a third eyelid.
A kingfisher needs to eat its body weight in fish and insects each day. And with chicks to feed, a breeding pair must hunt during every moment of daylight - in a family with seven chicks, the adults must catch about 5,000 fish throughout the summer.
The RSPB estimates there are between 4,800 and 8,000 breeding pairs thinly, but widely, spread across the UK. Their scarcity mean kingfishers are protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is illegal to take, kill or injure a kingfisher or its nest, eggs or young, or to intentionally disturb the birds during breeding season.
The kingfisher is not the only British waterbird to suffer from centuries of polluted waterways and wetlands drained for agriculture. Herons, cranes and avocets have also declined.
Find out more
- BBC Four's four-part series Birds Britannia starts Wednesday at 2100 GMT from 3 November
- It traces our relationship with garden, sea and countryside birds, and water birds like kingfishers
But the tide is now turning. Efforts are underway to clean up waterways and preserve, or make anew, places for these birds to live. This is in part thanks to special grants being made available, and farmers returning land to its former use.
The RSPB is surprised but heartened by the reported bounce in kingfisher sightings. Conservation spokesman Grahame Madge had feared a population drop of up to a third after last winter, the coldest in 30 years.
"In the hard winter of 1963, there was 85% mortality in some areas, and local extinction in others. Kingfishers are one of the worst affected by cold winters because they feed in shallow waters that ice over, leaving them at risk of starvation."
But they are also well placed to recover after such a catastrophe - they reproduce fast and a breeding pair can raise three broods of chicks in a single season.
"They have also adapted very well to the habitat we provide for them, with the canal network and old gravel pits made over into wetland recreation areas," says Mr Madge. "They even can be seen in the centre of cities such as Manchester, Birmingham and Exeter."
Not only have polluted waters and icy weather done for kingfishers in the past, the little birds have been a victim of their own striking beauty.
Far more colourful than the average British bird, their electric blue plumage was sought after in Victorian times. "Their feathers were used in the production of fishing flies, and egg collecting was a popular pastime," says Mr Madge.
This was also an era when feathers, wings, even whole birds adorned the hats, stoles and dresses of society women, and taxidermists preserved stuffed birds under glass for those keen to bring a little piece of the countryside into their homes.
Not all well-to-do ladies of the time were so keen on these trends. A group in Manchester so objected to this needless slaughter, they took a stand against the plumage trade.
A part of BBC News Magazine, Who, What, Why? aims to answer questions behind the headlines
"They went to church and noted down the names the ladies wearing these hats, and the next day these ladies would receive a hectoring letter pointing out the suffering of the bird that adorned their hat," says environmental historian Dr Rob Lambert, of Nottingham University, in BBC Four's Birds Britannia.
By 1889, they had enough supporters to form their own society, which 15 years later became the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
While the British are no less keen on birds today, today's collectors gather sightings and photographs, rather than plumage and stuffed specimens.
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I have seen them when fishing from the beach near Brighton Marina, they seem to nest in the natural rock groynes that were put in place some 10 years back, surprisingly they go for the white bait. Has anyone ever heard of them hunting in salt water before?
I was surprised to see a kingfisher fishing in the sea whilst on a recent holiday to Kas, Turkey. There was definitely no freshwater river or lake nearby and it was darting out into the bay where there are abundant small fry. It was a surprise to me as I have always thought of them as freshwater birds, living around rivers or lakes.
The increase in small fisheries for pleasure anglers in recent years has provided these beautiful birds with ideal nesting grounds (most dug out lakes have deep soft banks) and an abundant supply of easy to find food - small coarse fish like roach multiply rapidly once stocked in even very small ponds. I have seen kingfishers at three different fisheries I have visited. More fisheries means less distance between water for young kingfishers to risk flying in the search for new nest sites.
As a member of the BTO ringing scheme we have had a very good year for kingfishers in our local patch. They do seem to be doing well. People often criticise the EU, but the simple fact is that the focus on water quality and cleanliness was inspired by EU regulations and potential sanctions.
We have a kingfisher that visits our garden pond regularly throughout the year. You hear the shrill shriek first as he flies in and then he will perch before diving for a fish. One year we had two viciously fighting each other. It's an amazing sight. In freezing weather they disappear - I guess to the three local rivers in the area.
It is a 'halcyon day' when you see a kingfisher - I am lucky to see them flash by most bright days. I have an empty nest 20ft from my back door - not used at the moment because our kingfishers lost their family the day they fledged last summer and one of the adults died trying to defend their brood against the magpies. But I believe that another kingfisher has joined our lonely one. Is it legal to shoot magpies? I couldn't go through all that again.
We saw three kingfishers whilst doing conservation work on the Welland in Stamford, Lincs. Better water quality is a product of better regulation of dischargers and abstractors, better land management, better management of the river channel, and huge investment by the water companies, much of these coordinated by the Environment Agency and partners. Last week we were celebrating the return of otters to our waterways; this week it's kingfishers. A healthy environment benefits everyone.
Would love to know what locals could do to help them during the winter to help them in hard times especially when the snow is out. Don't think they would appreciate canned pilchards. By far one of the most stunning birds native to these lands, their iridescent plumage is a wonder to behold. I am fortunate enough to see one fairly regularly as I live by a stream and occasionally see some on the Thames. They are so quick you have to get your eye in, to fully appreciate their beauty, rather than a speeding blur of blue.
I saw a brief flash of a kingfisher whilst walking round Ruislip lido a few months ago. There does also seem to be a lot of herons around - maybe a sign of plenty of fish.
I saw a kingfisher in the Dominican Republic take a small piece of bread from the dining room, place it in the water in a fresh water lagoon and then perch nearby. When a small fish came up to eat the bread, the kingfisher grabbed him. It's a rare example of a non-primate using a tool.
I see kingfishers regularly on the River Foss in Strensall, just north of York. There are at least two pairs on the section of river close to my house and they are a magnificent sight as they fly low over the water, though you only see them for a very short time.
I work as head gardener on a 32-acre estate with two lakes and we have two nesting pairs of kingfishers. Their non-stop up and down, it's good to see.
Just yesterday I caught the flash of blue green in the willows overlooking an old papermill, the water runs very clearly except when the 4xwheel townfolk drive through the ford just for the sake of right of way. Further through the fields by a river, I also caught sight of an impressive heron and his mate and they were watching me and the dogs pass on the other side of the river. Fortunately the farmers/landowners in our village are pro-environment as a result there is lush greenery and wildlife.
As a regular canal and river kayaker this years has definitely been a great year for kingfisher sightings. Long may it continue.
I fish every weekend and have seen so many kingfishers this year compared to last, and on ponds and waterways that you wouldn't normally expect. I've also seen a lot of pairs and noticed that they don't seem to be as shy as in the past.
As I regularly go fishing I see these birds a lot. This season alone I have managed to get very close views as they sit in the trees at my peg. Shame I didn't have a camera. I have even seen them surprisingly close to the city centre.
My garden backs on to the River Lark and I see kingfishers fairly regularly. I was down my garden a few months ago and one darted right across in front of me, the blue flash made me jump out of my skin as I was handling some cabling at the time. I do hope they continue to thrive, it would be a sad day if we lose them.
I live in suburbia - Finchley, North London - and am always fascinated seeing the bright flashes of fast-moving kingfishers around Dollis Brook that runs near my house. Not seen many in the last couple of years, but hopefully they are increasing in numbers.
I saw a Kingfisher on the Tiverton Canal. First time I've ever seen one and I was very pleased.
We are lucky enough to spend a lot of time on the Thames, training for the Devizes to Westminster canoe race or just having "river time" sitting by the river with my 4 year old daughter. I never tire of seeing this beautiful bird and hope the numbers keep growing. A "kingfisher day" is always a good day.
I work in an industrial estate in Wimbledon that backs on to the River Wandle. I have been seeing kingfishers all summer - a fantastic sight and always a surprising contrast with the shopping trolleys and other waste in the canal at present.
We were on a short break with friends on the Shropshire Union Canal after a particularly bad period in our lives (loved ones and a beloved dog dying). I was up early and the canal was glowing with sunrise. I walked through the barge and as I passed a large window, a kingfisher flew past - it seemed to be flying slowly so I could see it. Its beautiful blue was highlighted by the rays of the sun. It then landed on the tiller and remained there for a minute or so. That is why we birders seek out birds. My grief disappeared for a few moments.
Not sure about kingfishers, but in my unscientific survey, I've noticed far more herons this year than ever before.
We were amazed to see a kingfisher whilst staying in Twickenham last week. I can't remember the last one I saw.


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Good Byes4 Reviews
Saying good bye is so hard to say, isn't it? Who's saying good bye? And yes, the girl in the black cloak is basicly my character, Mayhem in my story "Hello." Sorry if the story sucks.
I gasped. It was the girl in the black cloak.
"Julius..." She said in an annoyed tone.
"Ma'am, I'm so sorr..."
But I was cut off.
"I said I was sorry...what?!?"
"You heard me," the woman said. "You passed."
"Passed what?"
"The test, silly. The test to see what happens to your soul. You listened to your soul, Julius, when it told you to disobey me to help your loved one."
I paused, not knowing what to say.
"...and for that, for passing your test...you get to go back into your body."
Tears of joys were in my eyes. Will I get to go home? Will I be alright?
"Sweetheart, I'm so sorry that I had to be so tough on you. I had to. It was necassary for the test, and to save you. I hated every little part of it."
I didn't recanized that girl anymore. What happened to the cold hearted lady? Now her heart and voice was warm and sweet. Was this really all a test?
"...Now I must put my soul to ease." She continued.
"Honey, will you help me put my soul to ease?"
"By listening."
The lady took a deep breath. "Sweetheart...I'm your mother."
I gasped. "WHAT? No way..."
My so called "mother" took off her cloak. I gasped again. She was without a doubt my mother. I was like a male version of her. We both had blonde hair, but hers is longer, and we both had the same blue eyes.
"Mom?!?" I cried out.
She shook her head yes, with tears in her eyes.
My mom came up to me and held me into a hug. "Oh, my sweet, sweet, Julius...so nice to see you all grown up."
She paused for a moment before she continued to speak.
"It troubled me that you didn't know who your mother was. I had to tell you, to ease my soul."
"I'm so glad I finally got to meet you, mom," I said, with tears also in my eyes. "What about Dad?"
"He's around, honey," She told me in a soft voice, playing with my hair as if I was a little kid. "And let me tell you...he's more than proud of you. He always did say you looked like me and had his personality. He badly wants to meet you, but he can't."
"Why not?"
"You see, there's the angel of death, who of course, is encharage of the souls of the ones who passed away. She knew it was my time to put my soul to rest. Your dad has to do the same thing as me in order to put his soul to rest...but now wasn't the time. I think this is a good enough shock for now."
"Yeah." I said, laughing.
"I bet you have a lot of questions to ask."
"So many that I lost count."
"I'm sorry, my son, but I can't answer those. You see, you've just been through a near death experiance. Most people don't get a near death experiance. And you see, when a person dies, everything goes with them. What happened to them, their thoughts...everything. But it'll all make sense when you one day join your father and myself in heaven."
"Mom...all my life I wanted a family. And...now that I finally see you here...I don't want to go back into my body..."
"Julius, I know you're lying to me. I know you want to go back. For your loved one, Delilah."
Delilah...oh, I missed her so much. I could NEVER leave her. Not ever.
"Yeah, I guess your right. I guess I'm so glad to finally meet my mom."
"Son, you knew me all along."
"What about Al and Scarlett? Didn't you see them as your mother and father?"
"...Yes. But they aren't."
"I know. But you still saw a mother and father in them. So in a way...you did know me. Julius, I'm so proud of you. I watched your twenty-four seven, and thought of you twenty four seven."
"I thought about you lots too, mom."
My mother put me into another hug. "I must go now, Hon. But I'll leave you with one more thing."
She backed up a bit, and cupped her hands on my shoulders.
"In this near death experiance of yours, you realized if you ever died and Delilah didn't know your feelings, you won't know what to do with yourself. I'm glad you two finally are together. When you went into her dream, it was a dream...yet it was real."
I continued to listen.
"Never take life for granted. Always let your loved ones know how you feel."
I shook my head yes. "Do I really have to say good bye to you, now?"
She pulled me into another hug, wiping a tear from her eye. "Yes, Sweetheart, but it's never good bye. As long as you remember me, it's never good bye. I love you, my son."
"I love you too, mom."
My mom gave me a kiss on the forhead, and rubbed my cheek. "So glad to be able to hold my own son one more time."
I smiled. "I'm so glad for this near death experiance."
"Me too, son, even though I hated being so mean to you."
"I understand, mom. I really do."
"Bye, Honey."
"Bye, mom."
And just like that, my mother was gone, leaving me speechless and confused. I actually met my mother...I had tears of joy in my eyes. Now would I be able to see the love of my life, Delilah?
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Following a distinguished career in local government Sir Michael Lyons now acts as a strategic adviser to a range of organisations in the public and private sectors.
Sir Michael completed a four year term as chairman of the BBC in 2011 and is a former chief executive of Birmingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and Wolverhampton Borough Council.
He is chairman of the English Cities Fund, which aims to bring together the public and private sectors to promote sustainable urban regeneration and a strategic adviser to CB Richard Ellis.
He was formerly a non-executive director of Mouchel Group plc, acting chairman of the Audit Commission, professor of Public Policy at Birmingham University and chairman of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. He completed a ten year term as a governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2011.
Sir Michael Lyons led a major government sponsored enquiry on the Role and Funding of Local Government (pub spring 2007) and was responsible for the 2004 Lyons Review of Public Sector relocation for the Treasury. He is currently leading a review of housing supply for Ed Milliband.
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He worked for English Property Corporation plc for 13 years, initially as general manager of overseas operations in Australia, Brussels and Paris and subsequently as a main board director with responsibility for the Group's overseas properties, the UK industrial portfolio and trading subsidiaries.
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Nick Cross and Ian Laing have previously been founding shareholders and non-executive directors of Oxford Asymmetry International plc (chiral and combinatorial chemistry – resigned 2000), Oxford Semiconductor Ltd (semiconductor design - resigned 2005), Oxagen Ltd (genomics – resigned 2001) and Doctors.net.uk Ltd (internet provider for the medical profession – resigned 2011). Ian Laing was also a shareholder and non-executive director of Stanhope plc, which creates major commercial and mixed-use developments in London and the south east.
Ian Laing was a non-executive director of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust between 1993 and 1998 and a Governor and Deputy Chairman of London Business School between 1996 and 2005. He is currently a Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company and an Honorary Fellow of Green Templeton College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
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Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George was one of my favorite children's books back in elementary school. I remember picking out from the "free book" bin during our school's Book Week. For anyone who doesn't know what it is about (which should be no one, in my opinion) it is the story of Miyat, an Inuit girl, who runs away into the Alaskan tundra after an unhappy child marriage and survives thanks to her learned Inuit survival skills and the generosity of a pack of wolves she befriends. She is able to find peas, lemming meat, and caribou meat and uses her traditional Inuit tools to fashion warm clothing and a shelter. This book is half My Side of the Mountain (another George book) and half Animal Planet in Alaska. Every time I read it, I want to run outside and start eating forest mushrooms and build a little fire to cook squirrel meat. In other words, it makes me wish I was more attuned to nature than I ever will be.
So I was adding the book to my "favorites" list for college apps, when I felt the urge to reread it. Here's my impressions:
1. Way darker than I remembered. I know I subconsciously recognized the attempted rape and threat of death by starvation, but the constant miseries that befell poor Miyat were more upsetting than I remembered.
2. This book perpetrates the "Noble Savage" stereotype a lot.
Miyat is understandably proud of her Inuit heritage, but is any racial group, American Native or not, really so connected with nature that wolves willingly tend to them when they are lost and hungry? Is George putting Inuit culture on a pedestal to admire instead of objectively analyzing it? Why am I getting worked up over the sociological implications of a children's book?
I think it all goes back to the Garden of Eden.
In Judeo-Christian culture, man inherited the planet, but then as punishment was forced to cultivate the earth. That doesn't sound like the Bible praises the origins of agriculture that much. Judaism is an agrarian religion, meaning that nature throughout the Torah is treated as either the place where food grows or where, after a year of agriculture, food will grow. And there is nothing wrong with that. (Anyone who has read Ishmael knows what's going to happen)
But fast-forward to the present, and agriculture is now ruining the planet. Slash-and-burn tactics are destroying Mother Nature and its ALL YOUR FAULT.
Why couldn't we be more attuned to nature, like *insert ethic background*?
All my life, I've wished I was part of an ethnic group with a history of worshiping nature as the giver of life, like the Hawaiian Natives, the Shintoist Japanese, the Laplanders of Finland, and the American Inuit. Western civilization destroyed the Earth, so now we need to undo centuries of agriculture-centric culture to become more eco-friendly.
Except that won't work either. It turns out everyone is crap at being attuned to nature, even the above mentioned groups. They hunted the large mammals to extinction and messed up their ecosystems through depletion because humans are just too awesome at getting food.
So now what do we do?
International Uniformly Geormorphic Extraterrestrial Space Station (IUGES) or bust.
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The minutes from the September 2009 meeting of the Lawrence committee have been posted. The next meeting is scheduled for October 21, 2009 at 8:30PM in the community room at 1 Lawrence Drive.
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A standoff in Harvey ended with the arrest of a man Thursday night.
Officials with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said 28-year-old Jude Killian is being held by police after a standoff in the 1900 block of Southern Oaks Drive that lasted more than an hour.
Deputies said a man called the sheriff's office shortly before 8 p.m. to report that he had killed a family member. The man also threatened to harm officers who may come to investigate, deputies said.
A SWAT unit was called to the home, and officers were able to get Killian out of the home.
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Killian lived in the home with his grandparents, deputies said.
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Since finding this recipe, it has been the standard at my house for Thanksgiving. The great thing about this recipe is the outstanding gravy it makes. I have thought about trying other recipes over the years, but I look forward to this one so much I haven't deviated.
Apple Brandy Turkey
Yield: Makes 10 to 12 servings
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- 1 (12-pound) whole turkey
- 5 cups apple juice
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- Cheesecloth
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup apple brandy
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Remove giblets and neck from turkey, and discard. Rinse turkey with cold water; pat dry. Set aside.
- Stir together 1/2 cup apple juice and brown sugar in a large saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, and add cider vinegar and remaining 4 1/2 cups apple juice.
- Place turkey in a large roasting pan. Cover turkey with cheesecloth. Pour juice mixture over cheesecloth, coating completely. Cover and chill at least 8 hours, spooning marinade over turkey occasionally.
- Remove turkey from pan, discarding cheesecloth and reserving 3 1/4 cups marinade.
- Place turkey on a rack in a large roasting pan. Pour 2 1/2 cups reserved apple cider marinade over turkey.
- Bake at 325° for 3 hours and 15 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thigh registers 172°, basting every 30 minutes with pan juices. Shield with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Let stand 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 180°.
- Remove turkey to a serving platter, reserving 2 cups pan drippings. Pour reserved drippings through a wire-mesh strainer into a saucepan, discarding solids. Add 1/4 cup reserved marinade, chicken broth, brandy, and honey to saucepan, whisking until mixture is smooth.
- Stir together flour and remaining 1/2 cup reserved marinade; add broth mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or until thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with turkey.
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Apple Brandy Turkey Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- COOKING METHOD: Roast
- OCCASION: Christmas, Thanksgiving
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URL: http://www.musicandmeaning.net/issues/showArticle.php?artID=1.4
Language(s): English
Convolution as a timbre blending tool is exemplified in the context of the creation of an electroacoustic piece of music. The characteristics of the fusion of ensemble timbres are related to the fusion obtained with convolution for tonal, continuous brass sounds. Examples of different convolved sounds used in the electroacoustic piece Constellations 1 are provided. The whole piece with the overall structure of the evolution of different pairs of fused convolved sounds is also shown.
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(English)Otondo, Felipe (2005). Some Considerations for Spatial Design and Concert Projection with Surround 5.1
Otondo, Felipe (2006). Shaping sounds in York Minster
Otondo, Felipe (2007). Creating Sonic Spaces: An Interview with Natasha Barrett
Otondo, Felipe (2008). Contemporary trends in the use of space in electroacoustic music