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Anybody experience this? It is not fun. At all. I'm thinking of wearing an extra sock to keep this very important area warm tomorrow. Any thoughts?
Anybody experience this? It is not fun. At all. I'm thinking of wearing an extra sock to keep this very important area warm tomorrow. Any thoughts?
living every week like it's shark week.
For me it's the thighs. Worthless leg warmers ride down so they only cover my knees and legs, which rarely have a problem. Frozen thighs are not cool!
"Of course, like every other man of intelligence and education I do believe in organic evolution. It surprises me that at this late date such questions should be raised."
- Woodrow Wilson (29 August 1922)
The "store" area is particularily vulnerable to the cold breeze. They make undergarments with a windproof barrier in the front for this very reason. My brother in law gave me a pair as a gift a few years ago (he's an avid outdoor sports guy). At first I was like, yeah right. But they really do help.
find somebody to knit you one of these.
I just about fell out of my chair when I saw that picture.
Craft briefs with windstopper gore
or this: http://www.ibexwear.com/shop/ProductDetail.php?GID=1151 pricey but Ibex makes some nice stuff (if I were indep wealthy I would outfit myself entirely in Ibex and Icebreaker clothing)
or a less expensive alternative:
an inexpensive and not breathable wind/rain pant........
a common problem in the winter and some sort of wind protection works wonders.........
When the earth is covered with 2/3's beer, then I'll buy bottled water!
Foxwear's Power Shield Pants. Lou will custom make you a pair at: http://www.foxwear.net/products_pants.html
These are super wind resistant and are increadibly comfy. They breath very well yet keep you warm. So far the coldest its been is around 15F and they keep my legs comfy... and no over-cooled privates either.
Happy warm riding,
No kidding, I was just looking at an old cycling book I found on my shelf. It recommends two jerseys with a layer of newspaper in between for cold weather riding. The book is "Bill Walton's Total Book of Bicycling," published 1985.
Don't see why it wouldn't work for the lower half, cut or tear to fit (the paper, of course). Nothing to lose by trying and you can use it tomorrow morning.
An even cheaper solution to that problem is to put a plastic bread bag (empty...) between lower layers. I found that sweat, combined with strong winds especially going downhill, froze things up in a painful way. The plastic bag stops that from happening, and it's cheap!
I often use a third sock this time of year....as with everything else, wool works best.
The OP's joking, right?
I've ridden plenty in below zero F and this has never been an issue. Maybe I'm just lucky.
"Without music, life would be a mistake."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
This honestly is no joke. I was riding with my medium weight tights last year in 15F and I was definitely over chilled in the man parts area. Now that I have tights from Foxwear made from Polar Shield... no more cold man parts.
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I always wore rain pants to block the wind, but at moderate temps (say, between 20-40 deg F) this would make my legs too hot. I wanted something to protect just... what needed protection. For Christmas my wife got me a Jewel Warmer, which has been excellent so far in this temp range.
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Is the problem cotton briefs?
Well! Thank goodness I don't have THAT problem!
"Without music, life would be a mistake."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
i found a pair of cycling shorts with some extra fabric in the front panel to keep the wind out...by sugoi they work really well
I wear Assos Airprotec in the cold and Airblock in the very cold, and have no problem at all with the bits and pieces. Good bib tights will keep those comfortable.
Ouch. I've experienced this problem in a severe way while xc ski racing in those one piece suits. A layer of that public washroom paper towel between layers seemed to help if it didn't shift mid-race. If forgotten on a day below -20C, it was sorely missed.
I've had this problem a couple of times, but only because I forgot to wear my bike shorts underneath my capilene long johns and outer pants. That Brookes saddle sure is seductive, until three miles into the ride, your butt's fine but the front door is in pain.... The padding of the bike shorts seems to make all the difference for me in terms of keeping it warm. I wonder if a jock strap might do something similar? You might even get one of those they put the cups in (for contact sports) and fill it with a swatch of polar fleece!


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What is wrong with the people who publish the race results, you guys keep indicating that Esteban Gutierrez is an Spanish, no he is Mexican from Monterrey, Mexico.
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Omfg. I got stung by something BIG (I never actually saw it, but I sure felt it) on the ride home. It hit me right in the lip. Luckily, I was only about a mile from home. I rode most of that mile with my left hand over my mouth. I couldn't believe how bad it hurt for the first five minutes or so. Then it almost didn't hurt at all, but my mouth swelled up pretty big. Now (a little over an hour later) it hurts again, but the gin and tonics have taken the edge off
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Also, I would say outside of having shadow blades up, I think I RARELY use a full 5 CP finisher as mutilate. 3-4 is most common tbh, 5 more common with kidney shots, but a 3-4 point rupture/envenom is plenty of damage & time to get at least one mutilate in with poison proc buff. Using mutilate at 3-4 CP's feels like it's almost a waste because I could be wasting one or two CP's.
Oh, I know shiv does't apply the poison it applies an alternate version of it. I was just stating that they totally changed it.
I think the 3-4 combo point dump is part of the problem in my opinion; most of your damage as mutilate is passive so kidney is the only reason to have 5 combos and rupture and envenom exist as "fillers" as in the fill out your rotation. Hell, envenom used to help you stack deadly up but now its just a moot finisher that crits for 60k if you lucky. Most of the damage is based off Venomous wounds and deadly.
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Leon Walker, 33, of Rochester Hills, Mich., is accused under a state hacking law of reading then-wife Clara Walker's e-mail on a laptop in their home in 2009.
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If Buchholz is healthy, the Iggy trade never happens, imo.
But if you're going to trade a glove like that , at least trade for someone healthy. Peavy's injury history is extensive. Injuries in 4 of the past 5 years with significant time missed.
I'd never swap Iggy for that, but i don't have a seat in the office.
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Anti-Americanism fuels Imran's political rise
Karachi: Imran Khan once won glory for his country as its most successful cricket captain. After making an unspectacular debut in Pakistani politics as leader of the Tehreek-e-Insaaf (Movement for Justice) party 15 years ago, he positioned himself as a maverick outsider calling for sweeping reform within Islamabad's murky corridors of power.
Now, it looks as though he might be about to make a comeback on the wave of anti-American sentiment that's sweeping the country.
Khan's political life appears to be experiencing a new high thanks in part to his unique brand of anti-Americanism, which finds support among Pakistan's professional classes, youth, and women.
According to research carried out by Pew polling in Pakistan, he enjoys a 68 per cent approval rating, making him Pakistan's most popular politician, up from 52 per cent last year. The relationship between the US and Pakistan, meanwhile, has sunk to new lows in recent months, following the Osama Bin Laden raid and the release of a CIA agent who killed two Pakistani citizens.
Long derided as a non-serious candidate in an electoral system dominated by two major parties, Khan surprised political pundits last month by attracting thousands of supporters to a major protest in the northwestern city of Peshawar against US drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas, before going on to stage a sit-in to "symbolically block" Nato supply lines for Afghanistan that pass through the port city of Karachi.
With his good looks and seeming willingness to speak plainly, Khan is to Pakistan what Sarah Palin is to the US: controversial, an antidote to current administration, and, some say, a force to be reckoned with.
Playing to the gallery
American officials in Islamabad concede they are watching him closely, and Khan's antics often dominate local news coverage. But while Khan's rising stature may be indicative of rising anti-American sentiment among Pakistan's educated classes, analysts still aren't convinced of how seriously to take him.
"The whole world knows that an accused is innocent until a court says you are guilty. He who takes the law into his own hand and kills is himself a terrorist," he said at the Peshawar rally, referring to US forces.
Such rhetoric is common among Islamist hardliners and religious party leaders, but Khan's urbane appeal as a former cricketer who won international acclaim means he can reach a wider, less religious audience and position himself as the acceptable face of anti-Americanism, says Badar Alam, editor of Pakistan's Herald magazine.
When clerics talk, people don't stop to listen. "But when a western-educated clean-shaven man does the same, it does suit them," Alam says of Khan, who was educated at Oxford and maintained a reputation as a playboy throughout his cricketing career, before his nine-year marriage with British heiress Jemima Goldsmith.
Khan's support base of Pakistan's middle class, women, and the youth (who make up 70 per cent of the country) are exactly the groups the US has targeted in its battle to win hearts and minds.
The country's youth are particularly rapt by Khan, who appeals to their sense of national pride, says columnist Fasi Zaka.
"The youth of this country think politics is entirely rubbish," he says. Therefore, Khan's message of bringing about a "revolution" appeals to young people turned off by traditional politics.
Clean image
Another part of Khan's appeal is his squeaky-clean reputation in a country where allegations of corruption are rampant. His Shaukat Khanum hospital, established in memory of his mother, is regarded as one of the best in the country.
Last year, he was active in fundraising after the worst flooding to hit the country. And in 2008 he set up a college in his home district of Mianwali. "When compared to the other personalities in Pakistani politics, he is a saint," says Zaka.
According to a US embassy cable leaked by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, Khan made "often pointed and critical statements on US policy, which he characterised as dangerous and in need of change" in a meeting with former US Ambassador Anne Patterson last year.
That's in stark contrast to other leaders like Nawaz Sharif, the country's main opposition leader, and Maulana Fazlur Rehman, its most powerful Islamist party leader — both known for their hostile stances toward the US in public. Leaked US embassy cables showed their tone in private meetings to be far more conciliatory, to the point of fawning.
Though his party has never won more than one seat (his own) in previous elections, Khan is treated by the media as one of a handful of top political leaders, and was offered the position of prime minister in 2002 by Pervez Musharraf, according to his former wife.
From cricket to public service
- Imran Khan Niazi was born on November 25, 1952, in Lahore.
- He was educated at Aitchison College, the Cathedral School in Lahore and the Royal Grammar School Worcester in England.
- Khan is chairman of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf political party, in addition to being a cricket commentator and Chancellor of the University of Bradford.
- He played cricket for Pakistan from 1971 to 1992 and served as its captain intermittently through 1982-1992.
- Khan helped establish the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in 1996 and the Namal College in Mianwali in 2008.
- On May 16, 1995, Khan married English Socialite Jemima Marcelle Goldsmith, later known as Jemima Khan. They had two sons — Sulaiman Eisa and Qasim. They divorced in 2004.
What critics say
Imran Khan oft-stated desire for the Pakistani state to cut deals with, rather than fight, the Pakistani Taliban, resulted in Khan being out of touch with the public after it began to back the Army in its fight against the Taliban after 2009.
Critics say that Khan's penchant for citing the US as the only major factor behind terrorism in Pakistan is flawed, if ridiculous. Khan has also been accused of being simple-minded — he has long been a vociferous supporter of Pakistan's Chief Justice Ifthikar Chauhdry, while at the same time advocating for the Pashtun jirga courts, which often push for harsh and collective punishments.
Badar Alam, editor of Pakistan's Herald magazine says, "historically, those who comprise Imran's support base are the people who never bother to vote."


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1. Andrews accepts head football coaching position, returns to Elkhart roots
Nate Andrews, whose father Jim was a Hall of Fame coach at NorthWood High School before his untimely death in 1992, will return to the area to coach the Panthers next year.
Andrews also played for NorthWood and was an Indiana North-South All-Star in 1996, reports the Kokomo Tribune. He also was a state champion in wrestling and went on to play football at Ball State.
Andrews will be leaving his current coaching position at Western High School in Russiaville after two season there.
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One boy was shot in the hip. The other was hit by two bullets -- one in the abdomen and one in the leg. Both were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police did not report a suspect description as of Saturday evening.
3. 6-year-old Plymouth girl gets seizure-sensing service dog
A Plymouth couple hopes a four-legged friend can bring some peace of mind to their 6-year-old daughter who suffers from a rare seizure disorder.
WNDU reportsthat Ally Krupp got a service dog from 4 Paws For Ability about two months ago that is trained to sense when a seizure is coming on. The dog, named Periwinkle, also calms Ally down when her disorder makes her frightened or upset.
Click here to see WNDU's video about Ally and her dog.4. Apples aplenty in Michigan cause growers to search for ripening 'snooze button'
After dry weather last season, apple growers in Michigan are happy to see a bumper crop this year.
But now growers, packers and processors are looking for ways to store the apples to "avoid flooding stores with the fruit, thus crashing the market and lowering growers' profits," reports an Associated Press story.5. Goodwill investigates sale of personal documents to customers
An in-depth investigation done by WTHR 13 in Indianapolis unearthed evidence that Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana was unintentionally allowing customers to buy various documents containing donors' personal information, including Social Security numbers, medical records and tax returns.
A Goodwill worker and shopper notified WTHR of the issue after she found 39 pounds of personal paperwork in a donated box of items.
The investigation caused Goodwill Industries to hire an outside law firm to review the matter and help it develop better policies for disposing of such items.


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Dancing With the Stars Pro Mark Ballas Calls New Season 17 Format "Better" — Exclusive
When Dancing With the Stars Season 17 premieres September 16, it will do so without its Tuesday night Results Show. ABC recently cancelled the elimination hour in favor of a action-packed two-hour block on Monday nights. While it's still unclear how DWTS will adjust to the new format, it looks like the dance pros are in favor of the change!
Wetpaint Entertainment caught up with Mark Ballas at the 3rd Annual Dizzy Feet Foundation's Celebration of Dance Gala in Los Angeles over the weekend, and it looks like this pro doesn't mind the network's decision to cut the Results Show. "Why do you want to watch to see who gets kicked off?" Mark told Wetpaint. Plus, what did the pro have to say about his "first summer off in eight years"? (Hint: He gained 10 pounds!)
Wetpaint Entertainment: You're performing tonight! Are you excited?
Mark Ballas: Yes, I'm doing one dance tonight, so I'm really excited to that, I was glad Adam hit me up and said he wanted me to dance and I said anything for him! So I just really support this whole thing, keeping dance in schools and for kids to be active and keep creative. You know get off the video games, keep it moving. I just think it's a really good program, whether it's in schools or whether they're going to dance after school, that's all I knew my whole life. School Monday, after school it was guitar on Monday, after school on Tuesday it was dance, so it was guitar, dance, guitar, dance, guitar, dance since I was like 8. That kept me in shape, kept me motivated so I really have my parents to thank for that. I'm just excited to be here and being able to dance with Peta will be fun.
When Adam gives you the call, do you then choreograph it?
Yeah, I choreographed it tonight.
How long did it take you and Peta to rehearse?
We rehearsed, I think, for two hours.
That's it? That must be a world of difference from your partners on DWTS!
Well, when you're on a professional level it's different. The dance is kind of something we've all done before. It's actually the Jive I did with Katherine Jenkins on our season. I had to go back to the archive, I re-learned it and taught it to Peta. She's one of the best so she picked it up really quick.
Can you say anything at all about this upcoming season?
I wish I could, but we are all still in the dark.
When do they usually let you guys in on the secret?
The announcement is usually two days after we find out if we're on. That's how tight they keep it. And we're doing just the Monday show now, and there's no more Tuesday show. The whole format is going to be completely different. We know nothing as of now.
Are you a fan of the change?
I don't know yet because I haven't experienced it, but on paper it actually sounds better to me because, for instance, I watch The Voice for my viewing pleasure, but sometimes I don't watch the Results Show. Why do you want to watch to see who gets kicked off, you know what I mean? It's like, I think the demo will stay stronger, the fans will stay stronger on a Monday because you get all the action all in the same day. It's action-packed. I think that it will keep the show around a lot longer and keep people interested, so it could be a cool move.
I know when you're in the middle of the season it's very intense and non-stop, so what do you do when it ends?
This is my first summer off in, I think, eight years. I ate pizza, drank beer, I went out and partied with my friends, I didn't lift a weight. I put on ten pounds! It was awesome! I just started training back at the gym two weeks ago, and I'm already down five pounds. I have another five to go. I started doing the spa ice treatments for my body and getting back in the grind now but I enjoyed myself. I'm also working on a solo record right now, so it was all about music and taking some time off.
Are you excited for the Season 17 premiere of Dancing With the Stars? Who would you like to see Mark paired with? Sound off in the comments!


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Any chance you folks might want to installhttp://www.tapatalk.com/ Tapatalk for us mobile users?
So no interest I guess eh?
Does it really help anything? I use my android G1 all the time
and it works fine using the standard forum skins. I just turn off
sigs and avatars for faster page loading. I never use mobile skins
for most sites I visit. Never heard of it until now.
I use it to browse ppc geeks. It is a very sleek mobile browser app. It is very fast and cuts out all of the avatars, sigs and crap. The only reason I'd actually buy it is if wackbag was available.
ill give a bump to some tapatalk love. i can put the little widget on my homescreen and just log in that way.
+1 taptalk!
I just use the iphone skin on my Droid... Works just fine.
+2 taptalk!
It only takes a minute to add the Taptalk skin so that it works with the Android/iPhone app. I prefer it on my Droid to the web version but Taptalk costs $5 unless you just want to view in which case it's free.
Does Taptalk allow you to still see embedded Youtube links? Does it open the external Youtube app or play it in the browser on the phone?
Good question. Not sure.
*edit* Okay I posted a link but the site doesn't have embedding enabled for youtube.
When you post a Youtube link using the {yt]
It did open the youtube player.
Ok... I'm onboard.
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Woohoo! Thank you thank you thank you!
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I can't tell yet - but it may be adding a bit of load to the server. I am also not that thrilled about the auto-sig it inserts. :/
has anyone tried the vBulletin app on an iphone?
You can disable sigs under the settings menu from the Android, but people don't usually do it. Sent from mine with the sigs turned off.
You can turn the sig off or change it. I just left it the way it was.
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I don't think they have a native app yet.
I can't use Tapatalk but im digging the new mobile skin
Yes I just disabled mine.
x2 minus the first part.
Mobile skin is nice...
anyway you could add that old iPhone skin back or something like that if the original one isn't compatible.
First time traveling using Tapatalk and Wackbag. This really does make the forum experience way better. Thanks again.


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Letter on Muslim split hits the mark
Peter Schultz's letter to the editor on Iraq (July 11) is a superb summary of the history of the situation there. My family and I spent three years living in Iran in a mixed but mostly Shiite neighborhood in Tehran, and can attest to the bitterness among Muslims. What most Americans fail to appreciate is the depth and permanence of the Sunni-Shiite split. It will never be healed unless Allah himself were to choose a side in some undeniable form, like in a public appearance.
Some might think that this split works in our favor, because it keeps the Muslim extremists fighting each other and not us. I don't know. But such extremism and volatility in the Middle East puts so much at risk, like a major source of our oil. I believe it will be helpful if we recognize that the majority of Muslims of all sects are not extremist, but moderate. But then it only took a small minority of extremist Germans in the 30s to launch Nazism and World War II!
Our involvement in Iraq was an awful mistake as Peter pointed out. Joe Biden's suggestion to recognize the reality of distinctly different religious and cultural boundaries looks better and better.
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It started out bad, got worse, and didn't end good. It made my popcorn stale and my soda go flat.
You might be think that "The Cabin in the Woods" is just another horror movie. If you're thinking that, you got another thing coming. The plot is this, a group of kids go out to the cabin for the weekend. I'll stop it there and let you watch the movie. There are so many surprises that I can't reveal the end. I want you to be surprise just as much as I am. Believe me, "The Cabin in the Woods" is more than just a horror movie.
I was surprised in only good ways. Well written.
One of the most interesting horror movies to come out in years. A movie that subverts the genre, while at the same time still telling an interesting story. It is not a typical, teens go into the woods, get attacked and die, horror movie. It is something much different, and much better.
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Casher crews in other countries were busy doing the same, pulling some $40 million from Bank of Muscat to add to the $5 million they stole from RAKBANK in December, according to the indictment. In total, cashers made some 40,500 withdrawals in 27 countries during the two coordinated incidents.
Prosecutors said the method of attack was known as "Unlimited Operations" in the cyber underworld.
Representatives for the two banks could not be reached for comment outside of regular business hours.
In a statement, Mastercard said it had cooperated with law enforcement in the investigation and stressed that its systems were not involved or compromised in the attacks.
In late February, Bank Muscat disclosed that it would take an impairment charge of up to 15 million rials because it had been defrauded overseas by 12 prepaid debit cards used for travel. That charge was equal to more than half of the 25 million rials profit it posted in its first quarter ended March 31.
Cyber experts said they believe the operation likely required the work of several hundred people, at least several of whom were highly skilled hackers capable of devising ways to penetrate well-protected financial systems.
"Hackers only need to find one vulnerability to cause millions of dollars of damage," said Mark Rasch, a former federal cyber crimes prosecutor, based in Bethesda, Maryland.
The group may have targeted Middle Eastern banks because they tend to allow customers to put much larger sums on cards and do not monitor them as closely as banks in other regions, said Shane Shook, global vice president of consulting for the security firm Cylance Inc.
"It's a target-rich environment in terms of soft electronic security," said Shook, an Arabic speaker who has spent more than a decade investigating cyber crimes.
The case is similar to one in 2009 that targeted the prepaid debit-card unit of Royal Bank of Scotland, which lost more than $9 million in less than 12 hours, said Jason Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor who supervised the Justice Department's handling of that case.
That case was considered a watershed moment in cyber crime prosecutions at the time. "This dwarfs that case," he said.
It is not clear if banks can seek to recover losses from card processors, legal experts said. Contracts usually have specific language governing the security protocols that must be in place, said Frederick Rivera, an attorney with Perkins Coie who specializes in financial services litigation.
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Montreal's LightSpeed App Wins Innovative Solutions Award
Montreal's LightSpeed, a software company that helps retailers reinvent in-store shopping, was named the winner of the 5th Annual Innovative Solutions Award in the Software Application category for its LightSpeed for iPad product.
The awards were announced at the RSPA Awards Dinner at RetailNOW 2012, which took place in Las Vegas this week.
"We are extremely excited to win this award recognizing our LightSpeed for iPad product," said Dax Dasilva, founder and CEO of LightSpeed. "It is a product that is changing the industry, uniquely designed to arm retailers with tools to cross-sell more products and close more sales. Borrowing from the ecommerce playbook, LightSpeed for iPad helps retailers bring the access, value and speed of the online shopping experience into the store through engagingcustomer interactions."
LightSpeed for iPad is retail's first interactive point-of-sale platform that gives stores a personalized sellingtool that scans inventory, details products not shown on the selling floor, and eliminates long checkout lines. Its "Show & Tell" feature enables sales associates to turn their iPad towards the customer to share expanded product details and up to five zoomed images on a stylish curtained backdrop. Further, it provides the ability to easily invoice the product with a single tap. Retailers can process credit card payments anywhere the iPad takes them, accept signatures on-screen, and email or wirelessly print receipts.
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First, I believe the continents are different and the mountains are higher than they were before the flood. This is the obvious conclusion we come to based on Psalm 104: 5-9. If the floor of the ocean was pushed up to sea level today, I am told that all the water in the oceans would reach an average depth of 12,000 feet all over the world. That would leave a lot of mountains still uncovered! There are many mountains today that are much higher than 12,000 feet! There are even mountain ranges on the ocean floor that are taller than that! But David specifically said, "The mountains rose and the valleys sank down..." (Psalm 104:8).
There are many mountains in the world that are taller than 12,000 ft. Greater Mount Ararat today is a little over 17,000 feet in elevation. "The ark rested upon the mountains (plural) of Ararat". The ark, if it still exists, is somewhere in that range of mountains. When it rested, the tops of the mountains were not yet seen. The mountains of Ararat are undoubtedly higher than they were before the flood waters began to recede. The entire Ararat range apparently rose, even as other mountain ranges around the globe rose! Even evolutionary scientists admit that at least what they call "younger mountains" were thrust upward at some time in the past. Mount Moran, which we just spoke of is just one of numerous examples we could cite.
The Oceans Deepen
The biblical chronology of events during the time of Noah's flood makes it very clear that the water went down very quickly! According to the biblical chronology, there were only 29 days from the time that the dove finally found a place to build a nest until not only had the waters all rushed into the oceans and lakes in the world, but the "earth was dry!!" (Genesis 8:6-13). The flood waters were not just dropping vertically; they were rushing in torrents off the mountains, which had been suddenly thrust up into high ranges, into the valleys that had just as suddenly sunk down! So, if the flood waters were only 6,000 feet deep covering the pre-flood world, and if it took 6 days for all that water to drop to its present level, with the conditions described in the Scriptures, that would be 1,000 vertical feel of water dropping worldwide, swirling and rushing somewhere each of those 6 days!
I personally believe that the flood waters were actually deeper than 6,000 feet because there are places where the ocean today, into which most of that water rushed, are over six miles (32,000 feet) deep! The Marianna Trench near the Philippine Islands is much deeper than Mount Everest is high above sea level! What tremendous force that water would have had under those conditions; cutting deep canyons and forming river valleys all over the globe! Every mountain range in the world has run-off canyons. They are clearly visible from an airplane!
Remember though, that the ark ran aground and rested on the mountains of Ararat about 2 1/2 months before the tops of the mountains were seen! During that time the water level receded no more than 15 cubits or about 23 feet. That's an average of only 2.25 inches per day! And it was another 2 months before the dove found a place to nest. At that rate of 2.25 inches per day, 6,000 feet of water worldwide would take 32,000 days (nearly 88 years) for all that water to drop to today's sea level! God made sure that the ark was secured and that the water level had slowly moved down away from the ark before the traumatic events took place in the earth's crust to provide the present day continents, oceans, and mountain ranges.
A Sudden Drop in Water Level
With the ark safely positioned above the water line, suddenly the ocean beds must have dropped, and at least some of the mountain ranges were abruptly uplifted, causing the water to rush in frightful torrents on its way to the oceans. The Bible does not tell us, but I wonder if Noah and the animals in the ark had a wild ride when all that happened? I suppose that God kept that part of the earth stable for their sake during those traumatic events. Just viewing the aftermath of a local flood, or of a dam that has broken, gives us a very miniaturized picture of the devastation that would have been caused by these events! The uplifted layers of sedimentary rock formed by the flood deposits that are seen in road cuts, especially in the mountains today, are mute testimony of the mountains rising sometime in the past! Even evolutionary scientists speak of "up thrusts" in the earth's crust.
The Inland Lakes Also Form
The oceans today undoubtedly are deeper and larger than they were before the flood, in order to accommodate all that extra water that fell from the heavens and that gushed up from the fountains of the great deep which caused the flood. Remember that it was calculated that today there are 326 million cubic miles of water in our present oceans. But the present large inland lakes were also apparently formed at that time as well; lakes such as the Caspian Sea, Great Salt Lake, etc. The Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea are in a huge depression that covers 100,000 square miles along the southwestern border of Russia and north of Iran. The Caspian Sea is 83.5 feet below sea level, and is very slowly shrinking in size from evaporation. None of these great inland seas could be formed under the conditions that exist in our world today.
There had to have been a massive amount of water to fill them to their present levels which have largely been maintained throughout recorded history. Geologists proved in the 1970's that the Colorado River could not have carved out the Grand Canyon! Much greater forces than just one river were required to cut such a massive canyon with all of its tributary canyons! But until then, evolutionary scientists insisted the the Colorado River had cut the canyon through solid rock. If that were so, why is the Platte River in Nebraska not a canyon? More recently, these evolutionists now say there was a massive natural dam east of the canyon that broke, and the water behind that dam cut the Grand Canyon. But where did all that water that formed that supposed lake behind that earthen dam come from?? It would have had to have been an enormous lake, yes, a world-wide lake to cut that mile deep canyon through what is now multiple layers of solid rock!
The Climate Was Changed
Second, the climate has been drastically changed as well after the flood. After the flood, God said that now there would be "seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night" as long as the earth remains! (Genesis 8:22). Genesis 1:14 said the two lights created by God in the beginning were for "signs and seasons, days and years." There are "seasons" in the tropics, but they are not differentiated by "seedtime and harvest" "cold and heat", and even "summer and winter" blend together. Apparently even "day and night" must have been different when the entire globe was blanketed with water in some form above our atmosphere.
Before the flood, there does not seem to have been much variation in temperature and climate anywhere on earth. Even the fossil record substantiates that conclusion! One could plant any time of the year, and harvest it whenever it got ripe. There was no summer or winter, cold or heat, etc. But, after the flood had taken place, there were winds, mentioned for the first time. (Genesis 8:1) This implies great differences in temperature between the equator and the Polar Regions. With the "green- house" or "terrarium" effect suddenly removed, the water that flooded the earth at the Polar Regions then quickly froze creating massive ice caps on the two poles, the remains of which still exist today. Ice at one time covered much of Canada and parts of the northern United States during what has been called "the ice age", but has been receding ever since the flood.
After the waters quit "increasing", and the ark rested on the mountains of Ararat, the flood waters continued to cover the earth for another 135 days (4 1/2 months) before it very rapidly dropped in depth as the mountains rose and the valleys sank down! Those 4 1/2 months, plus the 3 1/2 months (110 days) between the time the rains stopped and the waters began to decrease, provided plenty of time for that water to freeze to great depths in the frigid cold at the poles as a result of the absence of the water above the expanse.
Before There Was Global Warming
At the end of that 8 month period when the mountains rose and the valleys sank down, the water rushed into the deeper ocean basins, and the ice on both poles, even if not frozen clear through, would have dropped with the water level until it hit bottom. Then, as the water continued to rapidly rush into the enlarged oceans, undoubtedly glaciers would begin to break off and slide away into the areas where the water had disappeared.. Glaciers are still receding,...and it's not from the so-called "global warming".
I believe these glaciers are the remnants of that ice that has been receding every since the flood of Noah's day. This would also explain at least some aspects of what has been called the "ice ages". But, still today, thousands of years after the flood, it is calculated that 3/4 of all of the earth's fresh water is still trapped in the polar ice caps and glaciers! And until that ice slowly melted and receded toward the polar regions, adding enormous qualitities of water to the oceans raising the level of the oceans, most if not all of the earth's land masses could easily have been connected, either by land bridges or by glacial ice, enabling many animals that were on the ark, or at least their offspring to migrate to every part of the globe.
Undoubtedly, some of the descendents of Noah may have also crossed on these "land bridges" repopulating all the continents of the earth before the level of the oceans rose from the melting ice to cover those causeways. Before all that ice melted, no part of of the globe would have been isolated from Mount Ararat by large expanses of ocean. Studies of the depths of the ocean floor show that there are great ridges on the ocean floor between the continents and other land masses. The water level would not have to drop very much today to expose many of these "land bridges". The best known of these "land bridges" that undoubtedly once existed is between Alaska and Russia in the Bering Sea. It is known as the "Bering Strait".
Now that the "waters above the expanse" are gone, and the flood waters have rushed into the ocean basins, there would be rainstorms and droughts. Can you imagine the uneasiness that Ham, Shem, and Japheth may have felt, after having spent a year and ten days in the ark, and now just a short time after disembarking from the ark, it began to rain again! We know that when Noah sacrificed offerings to God that it began to rain, because they saw a rainbow in the sky! Now, the only living creatures on earth were the pairs of animals and the eight people who just go off the ark!
Life Becomes Shorter
After the flood, man's lifespan also dropped off dramatically! Here is a chart that illustrates the change in the lifespan of humans after the flood:
Shem lived 600 years. That's only 2/3 as long as the lifespan of nearly every one who had lived before him. When the flood came, he was 98 years old and apparently just a newlywed. His son, Arpacshad, lived only 438 years. And eight generations after Arpacshad, Abraham died at the age of 175 years! The Bible describes him as of a "ripe old age" at the time of his death! (Genesis 25:7,8). When Noah was 175 years old, he probably wasn't even interested in girls yet! When he was 600 years old, he still was not a grandfather!! His first grandchild was not born until after the flood!
Overlapping Life Spans
It is interesting to note that according to the Genesis chronologies, Noah was still living when Abraham was born! A very detailed geneology of everyone from Adam to Noah's son Shem, documents that the flood came 1,656 years after the creation of Adam! (Genesis 5:1-32). And Genesis 11:10-26 also provides another very detailed geneology from Shem to Abram (Abraham)! An interesting fact is that Noah's father Lamech was 56 years old when Adam died!! And Methuselah, Noah's grandfather, died the same year that the flood came! Furthermore, Methuselah was a contemporary of Adam for 243 years!! And the geneology recorded in Genesis 11 reveals that Abram was already 48 years old before Noah died!! And Jacob was 38 years old when Noah's son Shem died! So there is almost a direct link from Adam to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob! Here is a chart with the geneological timeline from Adam to Noah and his family:
Here is the genealogical time line from Noah to Jacob:
Conclusion: Facts Require a Universal Flood
If you take the Bible seriously at all, then you must believe in a universal flood, after carefully studying the Bible's own account of it! It also conclusively demonstrates that the creation of Adam and Eve on the sixth day of the creation week was a mere 1,656 years before the flood! It also clearly proves that it was only 302 years from the flood to the birth of Abraham! And it was only 462 years from the flood to Jacob's birth!
Before the flood came, our world was much different than it is today. In our next message, we will see the archaeological evidence that supports this fact. Then the flood came, which the Bible clearly describes as a world-wide flood destroying all air-breathing life on the face of the earth except those few in the ark. And now we live in a vastly different world! When the flood of Noah is spoken of in the New Testament Scriptures, it generally is compared with the final destruction of the earth by fire at the end of time when Christ returns.
Coming: A Universal Fire
The verses following our text (2 Peter 3:10-13) go into detail explaining that the heavens and earth as they exist now after the flood, are going to be burned up; even the "elements will be destroyed with intense heat." (vs. 10). There will be absolutely nothing left of it! It certainly will not be refurbished into a "paradise"! There will be nothing left after the very elements are destroyed, to be refurbished! "But according to His promise, we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells." (2 Peter 3:13).
Are you ready for that day to come? We are more certain that Christ is going to come again than we are that tomorrow will come! In I Peter 3, Peter reminds us that Christ had preached through Noah to those who were later destroyed in the flood, but they were disobedient! (vs. 20a). Finally, "a few, that is, eight persons were brought safely through the water" in the ark! (vs. 20b).
Water was definitely involved in Noah's physical salvation, when eight souls were saved by water" (KJV). And Peter says there is something that corresponds to that today that is involved in your salvation and mine...the salvation of our souls! Read it in 1 Peter 3:21: "And corresponding to that (eight people saved through water), baptism now saves you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience -- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ." How many believed God in the days of Noah? Those who were obedient and entered the ark! How many of you really believe God today? All of you who are obedient to Him in baptism, appealing to God for a good conscience, and then live faithfully for Him.
God's Avoidance Plan
If you are not a Christian, and are not in God's spiritual ark (the church) today, we urge you to be saved like Peter, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said you must be! It involves a heartfelt appeal to God for a good conscience as you are baptized in water! This clearly demonstrates that we do not have a good conscience, nor are we saved, before we are baptized! It also demonstrates that we knew we were not saved before we were baptized, and that we were baptized because we desperately wanted a good conscience. That can only happen if we know we have done what God asked of us in order to have a good conscience; be baptized in order to have a good conscience.
It is obedience to God's command so that you may be saved as you "appeal to God for a good conscience". This is not "baptismal regeneration", where baptism alone saves you! I do not know of anyone who actually believes that. I certainly don't! Neither do I believe in salvation by "grace alone", or by "faith alone"! This confirms the fact that we must understand the reason why we are being baptized! It is not just whether you were put under the water! You can have a good conscience only when you know your sins are forgiven and saved from the penalty of your sins, based on what the Bible clearly teaches about baptism. Don't be disobedient, like those in the days of Noah! Their spirits are still in "prison" ("Hades") and in torment because of their unbelief and disobedience, and will be for all eternity!


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The Work of Kaneko TomiyukiOctober 28, 2014
Japanese artist Kaneko Tomiyuki was born in Saitama prefecture, 1978. Since childhood, he has been particularly interested in Japanese folklore and the spiritual world. His interest has led him to study in the Tohoku prefecture, which was the birthplace of "Legends of Tono". As an undergraduate student he studied Japanese style painting in Tohoku University of Art & Design and graduated the postgraduate of the same university in 2009. Even after he finished studying, he continues to "substantiate" mythological creatures such as: yokai, spirits and the gods by painting. In this first exhibition at Mizuma Action, as well as his representative work, his most recent works will be exhibited. Varying from drawings to the many detailed paintings that visualize his personal visions of the Yokai world will cover and fill the walls.


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What an amazing week it's been. Ramadan has started, all of the excitement and anticipation for the blessed month is even sweeter because of a few very exciting things going on, one of them involving my friend Raana Smith of Silver Envelope, the Islamic Stationary Company. She invited me to collaborate on a piece with her last year to make the Sweet Dawah Cookie and Cupcake Kits that are now have very special piece of my heart since it's something that I began doing as a project to share the meaning of Ramadan, Islam and our two Eid with my neighbors, family and friends and Raana loved it. Take a look here in the MHK Shop to see what the kits are all about.
Now Raana has some amazing news over in Qatar where she lives- Silver Envelope products are now available at WH Smith stores in Qatar AND they've teamed up with I Spy Bookshop, along with the Tribe Bookstores in Qatar Foundation and Qatar University to offer their stationery and party supplies for the upcoming Ramadan and Eid season and throughout the year.
You can now go to SIX retail stores and purchase Silver Envelope products! In fact, WH Smith stores are located in Ezdan Mall, Hyatt Plaza, and Nuaija. I Spy Bookshop is located in City Center Doha, and the Tribe Bookstores are located on their respective campuses. My cookbook, Summer Ramadan Cooking, is now available in the WH Smith stores only in Qatar.
Alhamdulillah, Allah swt has been so good to us. We'll be sharing more of the Silver Envelope story soon, so stay tuned!
Special thanks to Raana for working tirelessly to help make get Summer Ramadan Cooking overseas- I still have to pinch myself that the books are there.
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Last weekend we helped a dear friend pack up her 3000 sq.ft. house, 3 car garage and two sheds so she could move back to KC, after she moved out here in '01 to resume a relationship with her high school sweetheart. Said sweetheart was cgallagh's best friend; they spent hours hang gliding and we wimmens drove the vehicles that tracked their cross-country routes.
The last weekend of Oct. '06 Steve died in a horrible accident (flying an ultralight to pull the hang gliders up to soaring altitude). Our world, and our friend's, were shattered. (Sidebar: Get a will! Better yet, get a living trust. But get a will!)
Two years later and she's decided to sell the hang gliding business her fiance' had, and move back to be closer to her family and his. He was an electrical engineer and never threw away anything. Seriously. He was a genius and holds 3 patents that we know of, took excellent care of all his toys. We found his books and plats from his masters program. We filled a 20 cu. yd. dumpster with "stuff."
Sunday night and all the other help left, so the 3 of us were winding down and made a last trip into the garage. We found a cardboard box with the name of a bike shop on it. We opened it to find a bike box. We opened that to find a gorgeous Simonetti that had been in that box for about 10 years. While I was exclaiming (all I could say was "Oh. My. Gawd. Look at this!" about 1/2 dozen times), she gave it to me. I was rendered virtuallly speechless.
So we finally got time to deal with it on Thursday. I took pictures, and here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...3&id=522282597
I rode it briefly. It's a tad big for me. It fits cgallagh perfectly. With a new seatpost I'll be able to ride it but it won't be the fit that the Diva is...but for short rides it'll be fine. It's so pretty. The pictures don't do it justice.
Steve and I used to have spirited debates regarding the superiority of Campy v. Shimano. I can only imagine the groan from the other side when we put Ultegra pedals on the Simonetti.


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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Dear Muhajababe
" I know it winter time, but it's such a faux pas to wear knee length skirt & over the knee boots.
Trust me it's not stylish nor does it look flattering. "
Note: As I've mentioned when I first started my blog Dear Muhajababe gonna be a weekly post dedicated to Muhajaba's fashion Faux Pas, working my best to revive it
Monday, November 28, 2011
Bloggers Who Cook !
Cooking isn't my forte', decided to give it a rest a year ago even though I enjoyed it a lot but I enjoy eating more so I guess it's the thought that counts, right? Aside from the occasional desserts or simple sandwiches and that's it!
However, I couldn't refuse a cooking class at Chef Boutique along with fellow bloggers, italian night was the theme co-ordinated by the lovely Basma from 13 cups.
Greeted by the owners Olga & Victor along with Chef Ismail and fellow bloggers, we were set to preview the recipes which was Eggplant & goat cheese salad and creamy chicken and mushroom pesto penne !
Overall the whole place was neat, the cooking stations was perfect for teaching purposes everything was layed out and clear , the recipes was infront of each blogger in specific instructions and how to follow each step.
We started of with the eggplant and goat cheese salad, salting the veggies and making pesto from scratch which was soo tasty and very easy .
Doesn't look like a piece of art? its equally tasty as well and could be a meal by itself
I so wanna do it soon once again, but this time won't resort to buying ready made pesto from Marks & Spencer.
Moving on to the next course, after polishing off the salad to make the creamy pesto pasta equally easy as well . And my pasta was super bright green, well I'm not objecting no one sez no to lil' bit of colour right? :P
& Voila ?
Let's dig in shall we? I managed to eat half of it before feeling extremely full, but I know my sister would be happy to have the recipe since pasta seems to be her thing !
And ofcourse, what's a perfect meal without a happy ending?
Courtsey of Empress, Basma treated us to Marquesa cake flour-less chocolate cake which requires 24 hours of preparing!
Super moist and super chocolatey, even if you're full to the brim who woud say know to desserts?
I almost took a bite while I was slicing the cake for the others, its soo tempting and I can't help it infront of chocolate?
Want a bite?
All in all, thanks Olga, Victor, Chef Ismail & Basma for planning this I really enjoyed my time.
Far related from fashion, but who says no to cooking with style? I know I don't !
Very nice experience, the place is very welcoming to enjoy it as couples or for females only as a birthday party or for a bridal shower to kill the routine !
Good meeting my fellow bloggers once again as well, and to my readers if anyone is interested in the recipe I'd be more than happy to share just send me an e-mail !
Chef Boutique
Friday, November 25, 2011
Pretty Pleats : Take Two !
Everyday B kills me with her outfit of the day tweets, I can't help but to ask her permisson for a quick shoot of her super cute outfit and I guess due to popular demand as well we might make this segment a part of a weekly posts on my blog!
What do you say folks, Yay or nay?
If only I can find a male fashionisto as well to feature weekly * wish*
Well, well she happens to be pretty in pleats for the second time!
Notice her the cute pleats on her shift dress <3
Lovely Autumn/ Fall color pallete that simply fits the season , no?
Coat: Mango
Dress: Asos
Tights: Topshop
Booties: Dorothy Perkins
Handbag: Fendi Peekabo
Rings : YSL arty ring & random booth in Bahrain
Pretty in Pleats
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Weekly Sugar OD
The family got excited the minute they saw me carrying a bag from November Bakery, but soon the excitment was replaced by disappointmet as they figured its not their beloved Heart Breaker Cake.
To be honest I've had enough Heart Breaker so decided to grab something else for a change, and trust me it was a success !
Dali chocolate cake with thin layers of white chocolate & chocolate bits adorned with an assortment of cake bites !
After I had my first slice I went to finish praying, then came back to find it almost gone !
Surprise surprise they loved it after all !
So fancy a bite?
Have a great long weekend everyone !
November Bakery
Tel: 97313310
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Beary Cute !
Passed by Al-Thuraya complex the other day searching for a birthday gift, so went to Moschino to check out if they have something worth buying.
Most of the winter items were incredibly quircky and un-expected , adorned by cute teddy bears and funny words.
Cute cotton tshirt with a mini teddy teddy bear attached to it next to the collar.
"To Bear or Not to Bear ! "
And this super chic coat with a dozen teddy bears around the collar, the coat is super warm and heavy feels like being wrapped in a big nice bear hug *cute*
And on a non Beary note, Found this really nice coat with a chain bag attached to it to do the job of a heavy warm coat / handbag at the same time ? Is isn't it super adorable?
I was hoping to find the classic Moschino belt from the old days, but only found this thin version in those three colours above!
I think I'll hunt the old school belt online sometime soon, since the one we used to own is no where to be found !
Al-Thuraya Complex
Tel: 2572 9224 / 8
Tel: 2572 9224 / 8
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Food for Thought : Encore Valentine
|By Adriana Trigiani
" I am no master craftsman when it comes to love, strictly an apprentice in training"
" I am best self, the most alive I can be, when I'm creating in the shop. I would never admit this to a man I was interested in, but it's the truth. ( That sounds like me :P )Love is not the main course in the banquet of my life. It's dessert. My mother would say that's why I'm still single. And my sisters would say that I'm lying. But I know this to be true, that love is my treat, my tiramisu, because I'm living it. I know about women who drop the lives they lead in one place to go and be with a man in another. I'm fascinated by their impulse to choose the possibility of love over the certainty of work. I would never leave my work behind for a man, no matter how scrumptious he might be. I am, however interested in romance on my own terms, and in my own time." Page 100
Valentine Roncalli from New York carrying her familly legacy the "Angelini Shoe Company" for excuisite wedding shoes discovers a business opportunity in a long burried family ties in Buenos Aires ..
A mix of love, family, and perfect handmade shoes Valentina finds herself torn between carrying her family bussiness after her Grandmother gets married and balancing her love life..
I really loved the way the story started at Teodora wedding in Italy, back to New York, then in Buenos Aires, the second book I read for the same author and ofcourse revolving around a family bussiness of handmade shoes , filled with un-expected twists and turns..
& a Happy Ending ofcourse !
Next on my list, Lucia Lucia for the same author !
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Versace for H&M !
I guess you all heard, it was a MESS ! I was there by 7,30 and it was packed ! 3 times more than it was last year for Lanvin ! I thought Lanvin was mild in comparison to Versace, too bad for me I thought I was safe since I had VIP invitaion ! Boy I was wrong !
At least last year I managed to get everything I wanted !
Anyways after lots of fighting I got most of the stuff on my list except for the Fur gilet *cries* and did I mention I got a nice painful elbow to knockout the scarf outta my hand but I survived !
I laughed alot, lots of items tossing from staff members and some of the stuff I didn't want eventually I managed to toss into the waiting crowd in the fitting room !
Enough talking already, let me show you what I managed to grab !
First place I headed to was the accessories , I wanted the gold choker that matches the bracelet as well but no luck !
Two scarves that I loved from the lookbook and got smacked for the pink one *giggles*
Two handbags, the colorful one is velvet they're both simillar in style but those are not for me I got them for my cousin since she asked me a few weeks back to get them for her if possible !
And finally this T-shirt from the men section, which was terribly quite and organized unlike the was zone downstairs I ran quickly after I got the accessories and the employees were more than helpful getting me the right sizes cuz I need another one for my couzin along with the matching jacket !
I loved it since I saw Kanye West wearing one it would look awesome under a nice black blazer , well so far I have endless choices to style it so wait and see!
I was done by around 9 am , which allowed me sometime to grab some coffee and breakfast before heading to work ! Thank you cousin for joining me , and dear Her you've been missed !
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
New by Melissa
Spotted those funky Melissa heels during my visit to Dubai, the pom poms looks fun and quirky good enough to dance no ?
Its apparent that I'm a big fan of Melissa footwear doesn't my header say it all? well anyways I own over 6 pairs of those shoes its light, summery and smells like bubble gum who would say no to such thing ?
But I promised myself to stop buying them, I have more than enough already so it doesn't hurt that I got my sister those pom pom shoes in black :P
Afterall, sharing is caring !
Cute flowery clutch, rubbery, light and have the same smell infamous Melissa products carries!
I decided to give it a skip suits teenagers more, no?
Its cool that Melissa is making more products within the same concept, I spotted boots as well the other day !
So are you a fan of Melissa shoes as well?
Dubai Mall
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
I Got a Pocket, Got a Pocketful of Sunshine !
Woke up super early today with a growling stomache !
Me & early doesn't go well together, but what the heck I don't mind a pleasant change so decided to take an advantage of the early start and make myself some breakfast !
The sight of the fresh berries in the fridge, so french toast it was !
I usually like my french toast made out of thick cut toast like the ones sold from Fudruckers or Breadtalk but I had to make do today with regular brown toast, fresh berries & a cuppa white tea <3
Nothing better than a hearty meal at the begging of the day to give a girl an excellent kick start !
Have a pleasant morning everyone and an a good day !
Monday, November 14, 2011
Studded Nails
Inspired by Michael Kors
I thought I have seen it all when it came to nails trend, but thats something I sure wanna try !
Now the question is which one from the nail spas is welling to take the risk and apply this bad-ass nail manicure ?
I *Heart *
Photo Courtsey Nailsauraus
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Versace for H&M ! Are You Ready ?
The countdown has begun until the official launch on November 17th, & finally I recieved my VIP invitation of Versace for H&M collection
along with a cute notebook & a file embossed with the collection logo !
This Thursday Morning I spotted the collection gleaming on The Avenues display, quite exquisite I must say !
This Thursday Morning I spotted the collection gleaming on The Avenues display, quite exquisite I must say !
I'm so excited for this collaboration !
Last year the collaboration with Lanvin was phenomenal and it was a fun experience queuing along with other fashionista's sipping coffee and nibbling on Dean & Deluca macaroons until openning time !
Picture Courtsey 20 Minuten Friday magazine
On another note, my fellow blogger FroyoNation is holding a fashion contest affiliated with collection in specific, for more details kindly check her blog !
Best of luck peeps !
Thank you Fajer Al-Matrouk
Friday, November 11, 2011
Pretty in Pleats !
The other day I was chatting on Twitter with a fellow blogger as she described what she's wearing I felt really inriqued and asked her if its possible to snap a picture of her outfit !
For my surprise she accepted instantly, the coincidence was that both of us were sporting the same colors !
Green & black !
I might share what I was wearing later though !
What I loved the most the rings, the mini bag & B's Gorgeous ombre' hair <3
Mashallah !
Outfit Details:
Top: H&M
Maxi Skirt: American Apparel
Belt: Topshop
Bag: Prada
Rings: Ysl, Cavalli, Kiston
Shoes: Peacoks
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The mayor of Dixon, Ill., says Walgreen Co. would be wrong to move its corporate headquarters to Europe.
Okay, but what does this have to do with Dixon?
"Charles Walgreen grew up in Dixon," says mayor Jim Burke, "when he was 20 years old, which was in 1893, he moved to Chicago; he bought his first drugstore in 1901."
The company is considering, essentially, selling itself to a foreign firm and then moving its headquarters there from Deerfield.
Yes, but it's legal – and cities and states are engaged in whatever it takes to lure business from somewhere else, right? The mayor agrees but also decries "this cannibalism" between the states, which ought to, he says, work as a group to pitch the Midwest as a destination.
Burke says he has been in contact with representatives of the Walgreen Co. He made his announcement Wednesday outside a Walgreens in Dixon.


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Eva Longoria's fat love'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria admits she has gained weight since falling in love.
The gorgeous 30-year-old actress admits she has piled on a few pounds since she first landed a role on the hit show because she is in the comfort zone with boyfriend basketball star Tony Parker.
Eva, who plays Gabrielle Solis in the series, first realised she had plumped up after she struggled to fit into her character's dresses.
She told Britain's Now magazine: "I'm in love and I don't need to try anymore. I was getting upset that nothing would fit. I thought the costume designers were doing it because they wanted Gabrielle to be sexier."
Eva was then re-measured by the show's stylists and was told she was gaining weight.
But despite being aware of her increasing size, the brunette beauty insists she has no plans to change her eating habits.
She added: "I'm always eating. I'm really hungry right now."
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Language students enjoy a field trip
Sewanhaka students from Mrs. Bascetta's Spanish classes went to LIU Tilles Center of the Performing Arts to see "Tales of Spain." The students were introduced to the art of Spanish dance presented through a panorama of Spain from folklore through flamenco dance, complete with costumes and music. The students furthered their appreciation of Hispanic culture by having lunch at "La Casa Latina" in Westbury, where students tasted a variety of Central and South American dishes, taking advantage of the opportunity to use their language skills.
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From what we know P. J. Brown is single.
Collier "P. J." Brown, Jr. (born October 14, 1969) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 239 lb (108 kg; 17.1 st) center/po...wer forward was selected out of Louisiana Tech University by the New Jersey Nets with the 29th overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft, but began his NBA career only in the 1993-94 season. He has been voted into the NBA All-Defensive Second Team three times, in 1997, 1999 and 2001, and won the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 2004. He attended Winnfield Senior High School in Winnfield, Louisiana, where he played for the Winnfield Tigers, and has played professionally for the New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, Charlotte/New Orleans(/OKC) Hornets, Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics.
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I pattern tested my friend Michelle / I Like Orange Too's new Molly Market Tote pattern and it's FABULOUS and soooo easy to make! I finished this last night around 1 a.m. because I had to wait out my family first...once they all fell asleep I was able to sneak off and sew in a semi-lit room like Gollum, lol.
I used a bee print from Echino's new spring line, a teal Echino dot, and a yellow dash print from Michael Miller than reminded me of bees flying :) I am absolutely in love with the main Echino print...easily my favorite since the other bee print they released back in 2006. Back then I didn't realize fabric had a short shelf life, so I thought I had all the time in the world to buy the yardage I wanted. WRONG. Trust me, not making that mistake this time around!
Can't wait for her to finalize the pattern and share it with the world :)
OH...and here's a picture of our favorite furry friend laying on it this morning. *sigh* I had it sitting on the back of the couch so I could switch out my purse contents, walked away for 2 seconds to grab something for the baby, and when I came back he was laying on it. I get no respect....lol! When I tried to shoo him off he just turned around and looked at me like "ummm...excuse me...but were you actually attempting to take something out of the house without some of my fur on it? I.don't.think.so"
March 20, 2014
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So cute! My Jacque and, especially, Pippen love sitting on the top of the couch cushion like that. They also have no problem just plopping down on whatever might already be lying around. I mean, why do WE keep putting stuff in THEIR way?? Who do WE think is in charge here anyway?!ReplyDelete
Very cute bag! Love how it expands!
Oh, that bag is so much fun! Thanks for sharing it!ReplyDelete
I was wondering how Whiskers was doing. Thanks for the picture. It reminds me of how my Scottie used to act!
Sandy A
PS...I don't think I ever congratulated you on the new arrival! So happy to hear she arrived safely, even though she was a little early!
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