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WR35MP Willall Racing Mid-Pipes replace the stock heavy centre resonator and pipe section on the R35 GTR which make it sound muted and quiet, most unlike a performance car. Crafted from Super Light and tough Titanium Willall's Mid-Pipes have the utmost craftsmanship and engineering put into their production. Each WR35MP is tested for fitment on a GTR before shipping so you can have a perfectly aligned production piece anywhere in the world.
Long section flex pipes are used to ensure the interface between the engine and exhaust is not stressed or broken even in severe motorsport applications. Pipe sizes are generous with 78mm at the front and 90mm discharge to ensure optimum gas glow. Gains are significant over stock, with the actual horsepower number dependant on the tune in place. An important bonus is the weight saving from installing WR35MP. Not only is there less exhaust back pressure for more flow and performance, but there is also a 75% (24lb or 13kg approx.) reduction in overall weight.
The best part of WR35MP though is the sound. Gone is the quiet and low hum of the stock GTR replaced instead by a glorious engine note reminiscent of the high powered early GTR models that helped forge the legend. There is no cabin drone, no loud noise at cruising speed, just a genuine powerful voice for your GTR.


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NORMAN — Oklahoma picked up its 22nd commitment in the 2014 recruiting class Sunday evening, when longtime Northwestern commit Jordan Thomas flipped to the Sooners.
Thomas (6-foot-1, 180 pounds), a three-star safety prospect from Klein, Texas, had been committed to the Wildcats since December 2012, but made the switch after visiting OU this weekend.
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On the GVSU Career Center Website and GVSU Counseling and Career Development Website -- students can now look up possible career choices aligned with different majors. "Click" the links below to check out Psychology Major Careers
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Nonacademic Careers in Psychology
Today's Careers for Research Trained Psychologists (APA).
Graduate School and Careers in Psychology
Information for undergraduate students (Rider University).
Social Psychology Network
The largest social psychology database on the Internet with more than 5,000 links to psychology-related resources, including all sub-disciplines of Psychology. (Wesleyan University).
Career Planning for Psychology Majors
Information on career paths, employers, and graduate programs (Hope College).
Psych Web
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The Willie Method ™ for testing a microwave oven magnetron tube
Willie method microwave magnetron
One of the outstanding Master Appliantologists at Appliantology.org, Budget Appliance Repair (a.k.a., Willie) offered the following procedure for assessing the operational state of the magnetron:
Disconnect the two wires going to the magtube and set it for 20-30 seconds and run it. If no abnormal noises and no smell with magtube disconnected, (MAKE SURE BOTH WIRES THAT ARE DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAGTUBE ARE SAFELY AWAY FROM EVERYTHING AND MAKE SURE NOT TO GET NEAR THEM!!!!!!!), the most likely problem is a bad magtube.
If you short the capacitor, carefully with an insulated screwdriver after doing the above test and it sparks you can be pretty sure
the magtube is bad also.
If everything else checks OK and the smell is kind of a sweet plastic burning smell, (I don't know how else to explain it but once you've smell it once you will know for sure the next time), then it's for sure a bad magtube.
Source: Advantium 220 microwave electrical burning smell
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Do you also notice what seems to be a louder then normal buzzing/vibrating noise.
If so, take an amp reading and see how many amps the unit is drawing, (the one I worked on only came up to around 2.4 - 2.6 amps), and you could smell that burning magtube smell after a minute or so of running.
Then pull the two wires of the magtube and make sure the are away from everything and start it up again and see what the amp reading is, (I got around 5.6 amps and the heavy vibration noise wasn't there any more).
A good working microwave will draw about 2 - 3 amps when first started and in about 3 seconds, (after the filament is warmed up), you will see the amp draw come up the the full 11 - 12 amps that a microwave will pull. If you listen carefully when a magtube ramps up power, (you will here a real light buzz noise after the filament warms up), you will see how that corresponds to the amp raise.
Source: GE OTR Microwave JVM1871SH001
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Business Class: Setting goals no laughing matter
Chances are the average American worker is not ever going to be subject to a chorus of "boos" forcing him or her out of the conference room.
However, early in his career, former "Saturday Night Live" mainstay Darrell Hammond was occasionally the target of the aforementioned public disapproval for a job not well done. Yet he persevered.
Much has already been published about the intense competition between cast members of the iconic television sweatshop known as "Saturday Night Live." Though many of us work in businesses that provide a product or service to the public, Hammond's less tangible product was "laughter" and his considerable tools included the ability to impersonate some of the most powerful and recognized men in the world: President Bill Clinton, Vice Presidents Al Gore and Dick Cheney, Sen. John McCain, Donald Trump, and an Alex Trebek-loathing Sean Connery.
With Hammond's laying claim to the longest tenure of any SNL performer (1995-2009), one might expect him to preach the gospel of maintaining a healthy sense of humor in the workplace, but Hammond ultimately sermonizes the value of hard work, determination, and goal setting.
Crediting the work of Edwards Demming, an American statistician, professor, and consultant best known for his work in post-World War II Japan, a young Hammond adopted the practice of setting reasonable weekly goals. His expectation? By year's end he would achieve "exponential improvement" through 52 subtle-yet-discernible enhancements in his comedic skill set.
This Demming-inspired process continued for 12 years and countless stages until, at age 39, Hammond found his way to New York's fabled Rockefeller Center and "Saturday Night Live."
The veteran comic's survival technique revolved around a goal of providing something for everyone — attempting to make both Republicans and Democrats laugh. His mantra: "Never get personal and don't play to half the house."
In addition, Hammond's benchmark for joke selection was for each on-air remark to represent no more than the comedy equivalent of, in his words, "a locker room towel snap."
Hammond also recognized the importance of understanding his audience. For example, if a person or topic warranted two or more mentions in The New York Times, he intuitively knew additional study was in order. And though his well-honed craft would ultimately bring laughter to millions, Hammond maintains, "You can have a sense of humor only if you're confident in your strategy."
His time-tested methods have certainly worked well. Hammond also recently added the title of "New York Times Bestselling Author" to his resume with his 2011 book "God, If You're Not Up There…."
Though the Melbourne native may chide himself for his University of Florida cumulative 2.1 GPA, the self-deprecating funnyman was certainly clever enough to successfully navigate turbulent political waters and ever-changing public attitudes — all while having the eyes of the world on him for 14 high-profile years on SNL.
As former President Bill Clinton once said to him, "I make the headlines, you turn them into gold."
Set goals, persevere, provide something for everyone, and, when appropriate, confidently snap the towel.
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A. If there's one thing cats hate, it's going places. Flying is usually less stressful (for them, anyways) than driving, especially during the hot summer months. Hopefully, your cat will be able to travel in the aircraft cabin with you on your trip. Pets may also travel in the cargo area of the plane, as there is typically a weight limit on pets that travel in the cabin. Be sure to check with your airline first. Each airline has different rules. Southwest Airlines, for example, doesn't allow pets at all, either in the cabin or in cargo, except for service animals. Airlines will often charge extra and have specific requirements about the size of the pet carrier, the size of the animal, and the need for a health certificate and current vaccinations. You want to be fully prepared so you don't have any problems once you arrive for the flight. Leaving your cat behind will not be an option once you are at the airport!
Once you decide on your pet carrier for the trip, leave it lying around open for your cat to investigate. You don't want the first time she sees the pet carrier to be the day you are flying, so do this as much ahead of time as you can. She will sniff at it and maybe even walk in on her own, particularly if you leave a few treats in there for her to discover. A small towel or T-shirt with her scent on it will also make the carrier more comfortable for her while you're traveling
At the airport, be sure you have your cat's health certificate and vaccination records handy in case the check-in agent asks for them. The last time I flew with my cat in the cabin, I was required to take him out and carry him through the metal detector while the carrier went through the X-ray machine. At that point, I was really wishing I had fitted him with a harness, just to be able to snap on a leash for extra security in case he tried to jump out of my arms. So be forewarned - in addition to taking off your shoes and taking out your ziplock baggie of toiletries, you may be wrangling the cat as well.
In the aircraft cabin it's probably safer and less stressful to leave your cat in the carrier. It might also be required by the flight crew. Bring a bowl in which to put water during the flight, such as a small ceramic bowl that doesn't tip. (If your pet is going by cargo, the airlines will have strict guidelines as to what can and can't be included in the carrier.) I don't usually recommend sedating pets during travel, for safety reasons, but your veterinarian may have a different recommendation.
Once you arrive at your new home, it's best to keep kitty confined to one room while you're getting the house settled. Set up a room with food, water and a litter box, and let the cat get acclimated for a short period of time. Getting familiar with the sounds and smells of the new space will give her comfort when she does have full access to the house. If you allow your cat outside, wait at least six weeks for her to get used to the inside of the house first, before exposing her to the new outdoors. And be sure to have her microchipped before you go, just in case!
--Dr. Heidi Strand is a veterinarian for the East Bay SPCA in Dublin. She has lived in the Tri-Valley for 10 years with her family and an assortment of four-legged friends. Questions can be mailed to 315 Diablo Road, Suite 100, Danville 94526; or e-mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com. Her column runs every other week.


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Won't you please take a vacation?
Kai Ryssdal
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Aug 19, 2014 At least one company will actually pay you to get away for a while.
Going unplugged for family vacation
Janell Burley Hofmann
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Aug 1, 2013 What do you do when a family member has their face buried in a gadget during vacation?
In Europe, vacation days stay
Sarah Gardner
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May 27, 2013 One in four Americans get no vacation days while the average European gets 25 days off.
Chinese group seeks out Club Med of France for $700 million
David Brancaccio
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May 27, 2013 Chinese conglomerate Fosun International and Paris private equity firm AXA are offering to buy Club Med for $700 million.
How to get a vacation for 'free'
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Feb 8, 2013 You don't have spend big to earn enough reward points for a free trip. But there are risks to getting credit cards just for their bonus points.
Where do Americans want to go on vacation?
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Jan 18, 2013 Hawaii, Australia and Italy top the list of America's dream destinations.
Has the U.S. become a no-vacation nation?
Tony Cox
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Dec 14, 2012 More Americans are using less vacation time. Are people too stressed and too cash-strapped to coordinate a getaway or are employers making it more difficult to take time off?
Americans not taking vacation, and it hurts
David Weinberg
Nov 27, 2012 A survey finds people will leave an average of nine days of paid vacation unused this year. The stress that comes from not taking a break can affect their health.
Squaw Valley hopes for boost after early storm
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Oct 25, 2012 Ski resorts are opening today in some parts of California after an early storm dumped several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Today's open at Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe is the earliest open in 51 years.
Mandatory, extended vacation is good for the economy
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Aug 7, 2012 Congress is off on vacation until Labor Day. Robert Reich says a mandatory three weeks off would be good for all of us -- and the economy, too.


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Nearly 350 Bank Associates Participate in Day of Volunteer Work for Salvation Army and YMCA [AUDIO]
A couple of area nonprofits are getting major facelifts today, thanks to the collaboration of volunteers from ING Direct. It's their 5th annual "Orange Days of Giving" event. Folks who normally spend the 9 to 5 workday in banking are swinging hammers, landscaping, painting walls and more at the St. Cloud Salvation Army and the YMCA.


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In Utah, largest known aspen grove in decline
Sevier • Scientists are warning of the decline of the world's largest known organism a grove of thousands of aspen trees connected by the same root system in Utah's Fishlake National Forest.
The grove covers 106 acres across the flanks of mountains near Fish Lake, but many of the trees are dying from drought or beetles and are not being replaced by saplings.
The lack of new growth is the most disturbing part for Utah State University scientists.
They say deer and elk may be nibbling the aspen sprouts as soon as they come up.
Scientists have tried to guess the age of the aspen grove with estimated 47,000 quaking aspens of identical DNA but haven't nailed it down. They say it ranges from a few thousand to possibly a million years old.
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Barnard Griffin 2007 Fume Blanc Columbia Valley
The text under the name on the label describes as "dry sauvignon blanc." That's quite accurate. The first thing I noticed about the wine was the incredibly fragrant and complex aroma. It is slightly floral, with a hint of citrus. The taste is delicate without being watery or weak. I noticed the citrus again, but also, something else that's elusive and lovely—that's a bit like the mineral quality of artesian well water—I suppose this may be the "mineral" quality that people who know what they're doing write about.
I think Barnard Griffin 2007 Fume Blanc Columbia Valley may be my perfect summer wine. I've had a chance to try a second bottle, and was just as good as the first. It's quite a bit like summer in a bottle. This is one of those wine I'm happy to drink on its own, but that very much changes and is changed by food. I think this may be the perfect wine for crab or lobster. I note from the Bernard Griffin Website that's it's 82.8% Sauvignon Blanc, 16.5% Semillon, using grapes from Sagemoor Vineyard (Columbia Valley), Gunkel Vineyard (Columbia Valley, Eastern Columbia River Gorge), Aldercreek Vineyard (Horse Heaven Hills), and Caroway Vineyard (Columbia Valley). The ABV is a mere 12.6%. I'm definitely going to be buying more of this wine, as well as trying other Sauvignon blanc, but this particular wine has also made me curious about Semillon—a wine that I've been previously underwhelmed by in its California forms.
The first bottle of Barnard Griffin 2007 Fume Blanc Columbia Valley was a spontaneous-spur-of-the-moment purchase at the Washington state liquor store, where right now the wine is selling at a bargain $5.99 a bottle, with a 10% discount on six or more bottles—I suspect it's a price designed to make room for the 2009 vintage. My initial purchase was serendipity in its purest form—my first Barnard Griffin wine, and my first Sauvignon Blanc. It's not only made me go back for more, I'm planning on looking more closely at Barnard Griffin winery.


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Co-written by James Bourne, of the bestselling pop-rock bands Busted and Son of Dork, "Loserville" focuses on teenage classmates in an American high school who are ready to take the world by storm -- until life intervenes. The ensemble cast includes Lil' Chris from Channel 4's "Rock School" and the musical features the UK top 10 hit "Ticket Outta Loserville".
This offer for stalls or dress circle tickets at the Garrick Theatre is available on 10-27 October and 5-15 November, when the regular price is up to £52.
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Sailor's Creek Battlefield Visitor Center receives environmental certification
RICHMOND - A new visitor center at Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park has received LEED Silver certification for its use of environmental sensitive practices and materials during its construction. This is the second visitor center constructed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to receive the coveted LEED certification and the first to reach the Silver level.
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The U.S. Green Building Council, a nationwide non profit organization "committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings," developed and coordinates the LEED rating system.
"Our LEED buildings, such as the visitor center at Sailor's Creek, highlight the Commonwealth's commitment to conserving our natural resources," said DCR Director Joseph H. Maroon. "Building them in our state parks also allows us to share the important conservation message with our visitors."
The LEED Silver certification cites 34 distinct actions. They fall under five broad categories: sustainable site design and development, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources and indoor environmental quality. These included:
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The Wilderness Road State Park visitor center in Lee County, which opened in 2004, was the first Virginia State Park building to receive LEED certification. The visitor center at Smith Mountain Lake State Park in Bedford County recently completed the certification process. Visitor centers at Westmoreland (Montross), James River (Buckingham County), Andy Guest Shenandoah River (Warren County) and First Landing (Virginia Beach) state parks are under construction using LEED techniques and DCR will seek certification for them.
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Locations: National Security Test Range, Trace Explosives Detection Facility, Bulk Explosives Detection Facility, Specific Manufacturing Capability
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has extensive expertise and facilities that support the development, testing, and evaluation of technologies for detecting explosives, for modeling, predicting, and measuring blast and ballistic effects, and for designing materials and structures to protect against blast and ballistic threats. The laboratory's focus in these areas began more than 20 years ago, when the lab began manufacturing the heavy armor for the M1 Abrams tank. INL's heritage in armor development and testing continues with ongoing production supporting the Abrams program, and advanced research, development and prototyping of lightweight higher-performance armor, including transparent armor and cladding materials for protecting buildings and critical infrastructure. The INL explosives program encompasses several areas of research, including detection of trace and bulk explosives, mine/minefield detection, and detection of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The INL explosives detection team currently works with several organizations, government agencies and industrial partners to not only develop new technologies but test and analyze systems already in use.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
A Feminist Wedding: The Budget
I think I also assumed that if I went into the wedding planning process not demanding the most expensive things and not buying into the idea that I had to buy all the things (customized hangars! garters! sparklers! mustache props!) that my wedding wouldn't cost that much. But the problem is, no matter how much you don't want the most expensive things or think it shouldn't cost too much, the people in the wedding industry think that it should cost an absolute ton. Around $27,000 to be exact.
According to USA Today, the Knot.com, and the Wedding Channel, the average couple spends around $27,000 on their wedding. $27,000! That is the average. And that is a ton of money! Here is where they say that money goes:
Brett and I knew from the beginning that we didn't want to spend a ton of money on our wedding. And that we absolutely would not accrue any credit card debt to pay for the wedding. One of the first things we did after getting engaged - before I looked at a single dress or venue - was think about what we wanted our wedding budget to look like. For us, that meant not just thinking about what we could afford, but also what we thought was an ethical amount to spend on what is essentially one night and one party (albeit a very meaningful and special party). For us, $27,000 just seemed to high. And to be honest, for Brett, almost any amount was too high. We had a few difficult conversations about what seemed ethical and right for both of us and struggled with the fact that what seemed "reasonable" to us was still probably considered a waste of money to people all over the world. We both felt guilty that we were spending money on a party when other people lack food, shelter, and clothing.
But ultimately, we want a wedding. We want to be able to invite our closest family and friends, feed them yummy food, give them a space and some music to dance their little hearts out, and dress up a little. And that costs money. So we came up with a number much lower than $27,000 that we felt comfortable with and that, luckily, our parents felt comfortable contributing. Because let's be honest, Brett and I have no money and quite a bit of student loans. If our parents weren't contributing to our wedding, this wedding blog series would go something like: "I bought a little white dress. Brett put on a blazer. I picked up a bouquet of flowers. We went to the courthouse and got married. We celebrated by drinking margaritas and eating lots of cake." And while that actually sounds quite awesome, it wouldn't involve all the people, yummy food, and dancing that we'd like to have.
So, thanks to our parents, we can still have the wedding we want without going into debt. I'm happy that we're resisting the idea that we have to spend $30,000 on a wedding and hope that our wedding can be an example to others that you can have a wedding for less than that (if everybody refuses to spend a ton, i have a small flicker of hope that the wedding industry might change). I enjoy the process of thinking creatively about how to spend less, prioritizing what is important to us, and have been overwhelmed by the amazingly crafty and generous things friends and family have offered to do and make for the wedding. I'm ridiculously excited about getting married, about crafting a meaningful ceremony, and about throwing a fun and pretty party. Whenever I get sad that I can't afford something (which does happen from time to time) or think that it wouldn't be that big of a deal if I go way over budget on something, I remind myself that this does not have to be the wedding to end all weddings, that this is not the only time in our lives we'll host a party, that we are not planning a photo shoot but a wedding (they're not the same!), and that this doesn't have to be the most magical, wonderful, happiest, and most perfect day of our lives. Because if, at the end of the day, we end up married, I know we'll have a magical, wonderful, and happy life together. And that's what really matters.
P.S. If you were hoping that this post would actually include some helpful tips about budgeting, I recommend downloading the budget template from Google's wedding spreadsheets. I've found it really useful (although I totally ignored all the recommended percentages/amounts). I also highly recommend an idea that I picked up in the book A Practical Wedding: make a list of things you care about and things you don't care about before you do any wedding planning. When you start thinking that you have to have letterpress stationery or get bummed that you can't afford to have flowers absolutely everywhere, it is nice to look back at that list and remind yourself that a few months ago you didn't care that much about paper or flowers.
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Yes! We got married while we were still in graduate school and paid for everything ourselves, so a $30,000 wedding was absolutely out of the question.ReplyDelete
I think the thing that made me the most crazy was when I went to my hair appointment the morning of the wedding. I had my hair put into an up-do and when I went to pay, I saw a list of their prices on the counter. An up-do was $40. Then the clerk told me my total was $65. I pointed to the price list and she said, "Oh, but you got a WEDDING up-do. Those are more." Oh really? Did they sprinkle magic wedding dust on my hair? The wedding industry is a giant scam. You can often find the exact same decorations, stationary, etc. for less if you just look for it without the word "wedding" attached to it.Replies
Yes! I was at Publix looking at their wedding cakes. And they had a 12-inch round cake that was $20.00. I wanted the 12-inch round with a 10-inch round on top of it. The cost? $150. I was like, "this cake is $20! A smaller cake on top should be max another $20. How did we get to $150?!" I even wanted to have less decoration than the $20 cake. But the woman from Publix just kept saying "but you want a wedding cake!"Delete
I feel you on the flowers. I was able to spend less than $500 on what probably would have be $2000ish worth of flowers by ordering them through a wholesaler (using my former boss's florist friend's information). My boss (who owned a flower shop for 22 years) did the bouquets, boutonnieres, and arrangements with the help of myself and friends. We also picked a lot of wild flowers and grasses (fo' free, but my friend did risk injury by climbing down a steep, muddy hill in flip flops and I lost my green covered cell phone in a green field - where no one had reception - for 20 minutes).ReplyDelete
Anyhow, if possible, I highly recommend trying to order flowers wholesale or buying them at a local flower market and having a creatively inclined friend, ideally who isn't in the wedding party, be in charge of the flowers along with some helpers.
Or maybe you can find a florist with a lower (or no) minimum outside of the city?
I also regret not hiring a wedding planner, even just for the day of or week before. I resisted mostly because of how they are depicted in movies. I also hate the word "wedding" and tried to avoid it at all costs. Our "venue" was out in the middle of nowhere and it would have been nice to have someone else coordinate everything. As an extreme introvert, I slow down when things get very stressful. Fortunately, friend who risked injury stepped in, carried a clipboard around all week, made phone calls, told people what to do, and helped things run smoothly. Wedding planners can also order flowers through a wholesaler and help save money in various ways.
I designed my own invitations, but if you are still in the market, I highly recommend carolinemcgahdesign.com for any custom paper things.
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Hunting for flowers with your friends, even in the mud, sounds fun!Delete
I had a family friend offer to do my flowers and was so excited because I really think that is the best route to go. Since then, she has offered to host my rehearsal/welcome dinner and I just think it would be too stressful to do both. Since we're doing a lot of DIY projects and will be setting up the day of the wedding, I felt like it was too much to do flowers too. Thankfully, I found a florist who doesn't cost too much and who I really like (and who didn't roll her eyes when I asked her to think of a creative way to get the cost of my bouquet down). We'll spend more than what we would have if we'd done the flowers ourselves, but sometimes you just can't do it all. I'm glad yours worked out so well though!
Thanks for the advice about the wedding planner. Fortunately, one of my bridesmaids has done some event planning and can be very bossy (hi Gaux!), so she will be stage managing our wedding. I'm looking forward to letting her tell everyone what to do so I don't have to. :-)
And thanks for the tip re: paper design!
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2012 at 5:28 PM
you are a hipster bridezillaReplyDeleteReplies
I've never been called a hipster before!Delete
- AnonymousNovember 28, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Yeah, sounds like you want a traditional lavish wedding, can't afford it, so you go the alternate "hipster" route make your own flowers etc... just wear a wedding dress and dont pick up used clothes and combat boots at a thrift store to try to fit inReplyDeleteReplies
I don't want a traditional or excessively lavish wedding at all.Delete
And people have been doing their own flowers for hundreds of years (if they chose to use them, like for some type of flower crown). That isn't necessarily "hipster." And it isn't "hipster" to try and be conservative with your wedding budget.
Also, I'm not sure what world you live in where wearing a wedding dress is considered "standing out" and wearing combat boots is considered "trying to fit in." But thank you for the advice on my attire!
- AnonymousNovember 28, 2012 at 2:58 PM
I don't understand why this post is getting so many controversial comments... is it really "unconventional" and "hipster" to resist being ripped off? My super Republican military family would be all about this!! -BKReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousNovember 29, 2012 at 10:06 AM
your super republican military family probably hates gays though so that's thatDelete
My super republican family also enjoys saving money. :-)Delete
And anonymous, while gay rights are always important, your comment is an unnecessary attack on a family you don't even know and really has nothing to do with this comment thread.
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2012 at 3:33 PM
are you a republican?Delete
Wow...we spent just over 1000 pounds on our wedding. It was half food/reception venue, a quarter clothes and a quarter other random costs like actually marrying. We bought flower bouquets from the supermarket.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousDecember 4, 2013 at 7:01 PM
My whole wedding was around $4000 - including unlimited food and drinks for over 100 guests at a neighborhood bar. Not sure how people come away having spent over $20,000.ReplyDelete
The thing that mattered most to us was music; we picked our favorite local band and paid them $1,000. The rest was pretty easy and cheap.


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|ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell got off to a fast start and rode the momentum all the way through the game in earning a 16-6 win over Harvard on Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. In all, 12 different Big Red players reached the scoring column as Cornell improved to 5-2 (3-0 Ivy), while harvard slipped to 4-3 (1-1 Ivy) with the defeat.
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SALVATORE stood outside the small family-owned jeweler's, feeling a wholly unfamiliar wariness.
It wasn't normal for him to hang back from a confrontation. He thrived on the head-to-head combat in the world of big business or the hand-to-hand combat sometimes necessary in his line of work, but this was something entirely different.
It would be a confrontation all right, but it wouldn't be related to business.
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He pushed open the door to Adamo Jewelers and frowned when he did not hear the faint buzz that should have accompanied his entry into the store. It was a minimum security measure to alert store employees to a customer's presence.
He took two steps inside and stopped.
She was bending over one of the cases with a young couple. Her soft voice floated toward him even though he could not distinguish her words. Glossy brown hair he remembered best spread across white silk sheets had been pulled into a neat French twist. The conservative style exposed the delicate line of her neck and the faint pulse there that became very visible when she was sexually excited.
She was dressed with her usual flair in a sleeveless button-up blouse, the color of her moss-green eyes. Her straight skirt in a darker shade outlined her slender hips and small waist without showing more than a couple of inches of skin above the ankle. However, if she moved just a little bit, the slit in the back would give him a delicious view of legs he longed to have wrapped around his body in the throes of passion once again.
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He wanted her. Still. He doubted the physical compulsion to merge his flesh with hers would ever diminish. It hadn't in a year of absence. A year in which he had not even been tempted to touch another woman. Such physical desire could make up for a lot…even marriage.
The only course left open to him. The one way he could make reparation for his sins.
She said something to the couple and walked around to the back of the case to pull out a tray of diamond rings.
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All the color drained from her face and her eyes, leaving them a bleak winter gray. It was opposite to the reaction she'd once had to his presence, when her eyes had lit up with affection and welcome. There was no welcome now.
No. Horror described her expression best.
The tray tumbled from her hand and landed with a dull thud on the top of the glass case.
"Are you all right?"
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Elisa forced her gaze to focus on the man who had just spoken instead of the phantom standing just inside the jewelry store's doorway. She managed to bare her teeth in a semblance of a smile. "Yes. I'm fine."
She straightened the ring tray. "You wanted to look at the marquis-cut solitaire?"
The young woman's eyes lit up and she nodded, turning to her new fiancé with such a look of love, it hurt Elisa to see it. She'd felt that way once.
But Salvatore had destroyed her love as surely as misfortune had destroyed their baby.
Pulling the ring under discussion out of its slot, she made herself smile more genuinely at the couple. It was a good thing to love and be loved in return. The fact that her own life had little hope of such an outcome was no reason to diminish the joy these two were so obviously feeling.
"Why don't you try this on?"
The young man, named David, took the ring and slid it onto his fiancée's finger, his expression tender.
"It fits perfectly," she breathed.
Elisa's smile was not nearly so hard to come by now. That would be another sale. Adamo Jewelers needed it. Desperately.
"It looks beautiful."
She'd almost convinced herself he wasn't there. That he'd been a figment of her imagination—a waking dream…or, rather, a nightmare.
The girl's head came up and she beamed at Salvatore as if he was some sort of benevolent benefactor, when Elisa knew he was anything but.
"Thank you, signor."
"From the look of the ring, congratulations are in order, are they not?"
It was David's turn to smile. "Oh, yes. We're going to be married as soon as we get back home."
"Isn't that romantic?" gushed the girl. She looked warmly at her soon-to-be husband. "We met while we were on a European tour. We loved Italy so much, we decided to stay an extra couple of weeks."
"And then we decided to get married." David sounded very satisfied by that state of affairs, his Texas drawl putting emphasis on the word "married."
"Congratulations. I'm sure you'll be very happy," said the man for whom the word "commitment" was considered equivalent to a four-letter word of the worst order.
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Long story short, my kid let some random kid try out his bike, random kid ended up crashing the bike on the side where the derailleur is (Murphys law ), and the hanger is hell-bent beyond repairusually aluminum will break if re-bent the other direction. Anyone know of a manufacturer/part number? I emailed the Ibex bikes website in late November, never heard back from them. Any information greatly appreciated.
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Rental - Villa in Como surrounded by six thousand sq meter of garden, located near a forest on the hills overlooking the mountains
Gorgeous villa in Cernobbio by Como lake, immersed in nature!
6000 square meters (2.316613 square miles) garden, indoor heated swimming pool, gym, pool table, projection room, 5 bedrooms, living rooms, veranda, ping pong, barbecue, piano, stereo hifi sound system, cable tv.
+ Attic for 4 people including kitchen and restroom.
In total: 12 beds accommodation
It's the perfect place for those who like spending holidays immersed in nature.
The villa is a stone's throw away from Como Lake, also very close to Switzerland (it's in Como North, so you can actually easily walk there).
Airports: MILANO MALPENSA (Italy) and LUGANO (Switzerland)
€500,00 per day
€3000,00 per week
On the ground floor there is a large covered swimming pool, a ping pong and a billiard table together with changing rooms and bathrooms
First Floor comprises of three bedrooms, a triple living room with dining, kitchen and single room for guests. Two bathrooms.
The attic has a large studio perfectly equipped with bathroom and kitchen.
Large laundry room with washing machine and dryer. Cellar and garage for two cars
The house is perfectly located twenty minutes from the Milan Exhibition Centre and a few minutes from the Swiss border.
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SDA spreading up to 10 election videos wirelessly from today till Thursday
The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) will be using the Internet, Bluetooth and quick scan barcodes to spread its campaign videos for the Punggol East by-election on Monday.
The party's chief and candidate Desmond Lim said that at least two videos will be ready by 6pm today. Punggol East voters can view them by scanning barcodes on his campaign flyers.
His green-shirted volunteers will also use Bluetooth and wireless technology to invite residents to view the videos on their mobile devices during door-to-door visits. Residents can choose to accept or reject the video invitation.
Mr Lim says that the videos will cover national issues such as costs of living, healthcare costs and population issues. Each clip is seven to ten minutes long.
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The Canadian Culinary Tourists: How Well Do We Know Them?
Ignatov, Elena
Subject Keywords:
Leisure, Recreation & Tourism, culinary, cuisine, cultural, tourism
2003 (submitted on: 2003)
Culinary tourism is emerging as an important component of the rapidly growing cultural tourism market. It introduces tourists to new flavours and different traditions associated with the preparation, serving, and consuming of foods and beverages. Although food has been strongly linked to tourism in some European and Asian destinations for years, culinary tourism is a relatively new phenomenon in North America. Current research tends to focus on only one aspect of culinary tourism, wine, with most research done in Australia and New Zealand. Although growing, there is still little research in Canada, and it has also concentrated on the wine component of culinary tourism. However, those who engage in wine tourism may not necessarily be the same people who would engage in other culinary practices such as visiting farmer?s fairs and markets, browsing food stores featuring local and gourmet ingredients, or who seek out authentic cuisine in restaurants. This study examines the characteristics and composition of the Canadian culinary tourism market and also explores the relationship between food and wine tourism. The study is based on the Travel Activities and Motivations Survey (TAMS) dataset. The survey was carried out between September 1999 and April 2000 and involved a telephone interview followed by a mail questionnaire. The total number of completed mail questionnaires received was 5,740, generating a response rate of 23. 2%. The objectives of the study were to understand the similarities and differences between 1) Canadian culinary travellers and the rest of the Canadian traveling population; 2) culinary tourists engaging in food-related activities, those who participate in wine, and those who participate in both; and 3) to identify segments of culinary tourists with respect to cross-participation in each of the culinary related activities. The segments were compared in terms of demographics, psychographics, vacation and getaway trip characteristics, and media consumption habits. To accomplish the first two objectives, culinary-related activities were arranged in three groups:
Group One
: farmer?s fairs/markets; shop/browse gourmet foods in retail stores or farms; pick-your-own farms/harvesting;
Group Two
: restaurant dining featuring regional or local cooking; restaurant dining at internationally acclaimed restaurants; staying at a cooking school; staying at a gourmet restaurant with accommodation on premises;
Group Three
: touring a region?s wineries where one stays one or more nights; going to wineries for day visits and tasting; staying at a wine tasting school. ?Culinary travellers? were conceptually defined as those who had taken trips in Canada in the past two years preceding the survey, and had participated in at least one activity from both group one
had participated in at least one activity from group three. ?Food travellers? were defined as those who had traveled in Canada in the past two years preceding the survey and had participated in at least one activity from Group One
Two and had not engaged in any activities in Group Three; ?wine travellers? were those who had participated in at least one activity in Group Three and did not qualify as ?food travellers?; and ?food and wine travellers? were those who met the criteria of both ?food? and ?wine? travellers. A factor analysis was performed in order to establish which cuisine-related variables were closely related and what underlying dimensions might exist in culinary tourism activities. The next step was to perform a k-means cluster analysis of the factors in order to identify distinct groups of cuisine travellers. The resulting four clusters were labeled: ?rural?, ?sophisticated?, ?indifferent?, and ?true cuisine?. The results show that the Canadian culinary tourism market represents nearly 45% of Canadian travellers and exhibits characteristics and behaviours that clearly distinguish them from other tourists. Canadian culinary tourists tend to be females in their mid-forties, highly educated with above average incomes; they are highly diverse in their travel motivations, interests, and activities pursuits (both at home and while traveling); travel mainly in the summer months but also take trips in the other seasons; they are accompanied by a spouse/partner (no children) while traveling and stay at hotels/resorts/country inns or at the homes of friends and relatives. They exhibit high readership preferences for newspapers (daily and weekend) and travel publications, and are more likely to use the Internet as an information source. In all instances, the culinary segment represented the large majority compared to the non-culinary travellers. Two segments emerged as relatively consistent across the analyses involving the ?food?, ?wine?, ?food and wine?, and the ?rural?, ?sophisticated?, ?indifferent?, and ?true cuisine? segments. These segments were the ?food/rural? and the ?food and wine/true cuisine? groups. The ?food/rural? group are highly interested in the local, traditional country-style forms of cuisine associated with rural regions; they seem to enjoy being in rural areas and close to the sources of their daily food. They tend to be females, in their mid-forties, with secondary education and middle incomes; travel to strengthen family ties, and seek simpler holiday experiences associated with rural regions. In contrast, the ?food and wine/true cuisine? group is very diverse in their travel motivations and activities pursuits; they are highly involved in all aspects of culinary tourism and exhibit high cultural orientation and exquisite tastes; these are females, in their mid-forties, university graduates with incomes well above average. Another interesting finding is that wine tourists appear mostly interested in the wine itself; they are not really as active and diverse in their activities and interests as the food and food and wine enthusiasts. This may indicate that food and not wine is what motivates culinary tourists; rather, wine is only a supplement. The findings of the study led to a consideration of possible marketing implications and areas for future research have been provided.
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Aired 07/06/2010: Jim and Jeff banter about new DVDs and chat with TJ Walker about Mel Gibson's most recent screw up. We also learn about MSU's Community Music School, Smoke at LCC, a Big Barn Jazz Party, and talk about Acting Up. And, as always, we chat out the latest entertainment happenings and news of the weird!
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Thank You Moscow!
July 18, 2007
Moscow was an excellent place to end the Sick of the Studio '07 tour! Crowd was really great and gave as much energy back to Metallica, if not more than received! Setlist and cool new pics up. Check em out...
Setlist Update
July 18, 2007
After Sanitarium, we had Justice, Memory, Disposable, and Orion just ended. Up now, Fade To Black!
16 Years...
July 18, 2007
"16 years is too long to be away from Moscow, right?" screamed James, and the crowd roared back. Right now, the band is playing Sanitarium. Before that, we had Creep, Fuel, Roam, and Bellz.
Busy Day!
July 18, 2007
So far, the band has done a press conference, lots of interviews, the meet and greet, and just did a quick photo shoot. HIM are on stage now, and then Metallica will be performing the last concert of the tour.
Vid and Pics
July 18, 2007
Video from Aarhus is up, along with pics from around Moscow. Enjoy!
Welcome to Moscow!
July 18, 2007
Crew is here at Luzhniki Stadium working frantically setting everything up since the trucks did not arrive here 'til late last night/early this morning. The Aarhus video will be up shortly, and I am working on the Helsinki video now. Also coming up, some pics from around Moscow... stay tuned!
Show is done!
July 15, 2007
Another loud crowd tonight! If you noticed Lars playing with different colored drumsticks, the sticks were not a new model. They were colored by very cool new artist, Myles Ulrich! Setlist and pics are up!
July 15, 2007
"Robert Trujillo on bass guitar! And God bless Cliff Burton" - James Hetfield (after another great performance of Orion) Before that, we had Jusitce, Memory, and Clover. Right now, Fade To Black!
Setlist so far
July 15, 2007
The boys opened with Creep, then went into The Four Horsemen, Ride, and Disposable. Right now James is strumming the acoustic for The Unforgiven.
New Vid
July 15, 2007
Here is the video from Stockholm! James is talking with a fan about the first Metallica song he heard, some funny antics in the Tuning Room with Ride, and No Leaf Clover from the show. Enjoy!


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Cardinal Martini, leading liberal papabile, dead at 85
Catholic World News - August 31, 2012
Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, the retired Archbishop of Milan, died on August 31 of complications from Parkinson's disease, at the age of 85.
An acclaimed Scripture scholar and urbane Catholic thinker, Cardinal Martini was the most influential liberal leader in the College of Cardinals, and for years was considered a possible successor to Pope John Paul II. That possibility faded in 1996 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Although the Italian cardinal's statements on controversial issues occasionally caused consternation at the Vatican, he was personally close to Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict was receiving frequent updates on Cardinal Martini's condition in recent days, after the cardinal's doctor announced that his patient's disease had entered its terminal phase. In mid-August the cardinal lost the ability to take food, and declined aggressive treatment that could only have prolonged his suffering.
Born in Turin, Carlo Maria Martini was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1952. In 1979 he was appointed Archbishop of Milan, the largest see in Europe, where he remained until his retirement in 2002. He was raised to the College of Cardinals by Pope John Paul II in 1983. After his retirement he moved to Jerusalem, where he worked at the Pontifical Biblical Institute until 2008, when he returned to Europe for medical treatment.
With the death of Cardinal Martini there are now 206 living members of the College of Cardinals, of whom 118 are under the age of 80 and thus eligible to vote in a papal election.
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