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Drunk Bro Comes to His Senses Mid Hook Up to Realize He's With a Fat Chick, Plus More Unsung Heroism
One of my greatest moments of my single life happened to me one month after turning the oh so golden age of 21. Before I get into that a little background on me; I go to a school where there is an abundance of slams but they are either taken or already slammed out, whatever. Being one of the first in my class to turn 21 I was given the best opportunity in the world (backup college quarterback non-withstanding), I could either go to the bar and try to pick up girls with questionable morals or go to a house party and definitely pick up a girl with questionable morals. This faithful night, I decided to go the route of the bar, as the threat of snow deterred anyone from venturing to house parties.
I began pre-gaming with a few of my bros and once I had enough vodka in my system to down a small communist army, I Irish-exited my house with my wallet, my phones, and a pocketful of dreams. Making my way to the bar I burned through a few cancer sticks and sipped from a flask of schnapps (not my first choice) to starve off the cold, the threat of snow was imminent. I made my way inside the bar and met up with some older friends I knew through sports and the like. There were a few girls with them that I knew, none of which I would touch with Reggie Noble's dick. Regardless of their looks, they were quality sidepieces I could use to pick up women. We headed upstairs to the other bar and began taking shots. Around my fifth shot I saw a girl giving me the eyes that I like and I decided to talk to her, against the better judgement of my bros (you'll see why later). Going up to her I made small talk until one of my (now hammered) side pieces came up to her, grabbed her face and said, "You have pretty hair, you should hook up with him." She laughed, I laughed and the sidepiece vanished for the rest of the night. The girl put her number in my phone and told me to call her later.
Fast-forward a few hours, as bros are to do, we were asked to peacefully remove ourselves from the bar for being awesome. This was around 1 and snow began to fall. I called the girl from before telling her my roommate locked me out of the house and I needed a place to crash, she told me her address and I ran faster than I ever had (partially due to alcohol and the need to not get a public urination charge) there. She invites me inside and said her roommate was with another guy, which made sense by the sounds in the house. Knowing I was "locked out" she asked if I wanted to go outside. We went outside and within seconds our clothes are flying everywhere. She goes down on me like a champ, after a while I sober up and realize I'm getting head from a fat chick. My bro's warning me against talking to her made sense now, but I wasn't going to waste this opportunity. I promptly finish, and fake a call from my roommate to escape.
Long story short, if girls think kissing in the rain is romantic, they should try giving head in a snowstorm.
It would not — I repeat, WOULD NOT — be a Hook Up Heroes story if the story teller didn't work in at least one "Fast-Forward" into his heroic tale.
Also, thanks for not using Reggie's dick as a sacrificial lamb. I'm sure his wife appreciates it.
It was the summer of 2009, and it was between my sophomore and junior year of college. My dad was going to marrying his girlfriend of 3 years, and I was in town to attend the reception. I had recently started to date a girl a few months prior, so she came to town to be my date (I know, not a random hook-up but still quite a night). A bunch of my family members would be coming to town for the reception. My cousin and her boyfriend would be staying in my old room at my dad's house. So my uncle offered his house to us to stay in, on the condition that we didn't mess it up. He would be selling it a few weeks later, so there was no furniture or decoration of any kind. Just a couch and a bed. I agree to the stipulation.
I asked my dad if it was okay that I had some of my best friends come, and being the cool dad he is, he said bring whoever I wanted. So on the night of the reception, my group consisted of me, my girlfriend and 6 of my closest friends. We arrive at the reception which is being held at this big restaurant in downtown. Now, we had been going to this restaurant since I was a kid, so everyone who worked there (even the owners) were family friends. Also, every guest in attendance knew me since I was a kid. I was supposed to give a speech towards the peak of the evening, along with my cousin.
My group is seated along with some of the younger family members. We are at the table next to my dad's. There are about 10-11 full tables of guests all around us. We are the center of attention. As the night begins, I talk to the son of the owner. I asked him for a couple bottles of liquor. He asks me if I'm 21. Of course…I am. Now break out that liquor!
So before dinner is even served, my table is about 1.5 bottles of hard liquor in. Straight. By the time dinner is served, we are all hammered. Not to mention that my dad loves to drink too, so we do toast after toast. I'd say my table has consumed about 5 assorted bottles of alcohol between the 10 of us.
So, it comes time to do my speech, and I stumble up to meet my cousin. We deliver a hilarious speech, which everyone seems to enjoy. After this, I am really ready to unwind. We get a few more bottles to the table (on dad's wedding tab, of course). The reception really hits its peak. There's games, toasts, speeches and entertainment. I notice my friend and his girlfriend have slipped out unnoticed. I mention to my girlfriend, and she think that it's a great idea. We slip out while everyone's distracted. I take her out into the hallway of the restaurant (the restaurant is in a larger shopping complex) and we start to go at it. I don't mean that we found a dark corner and had a quickie. I mean I had her pressed up against the outer window on the restaurant, legs in the air, and was blackout pounding it. The problem is, she's a screamer, and the echo in the hallway was insane. So we head to my car, and I pull it around back of the complex. We go at it in my car for a while, but there's no way that I'm going to finish. So we get out, fix ourselves up as best we can(there's sex fluid stains all over my black dress shirt), and head back into the reception. My family rushes up to me frantically. They ask me where I've been. I told them to chill, we just went for a walk. They said that our car was gone, and that we were gone for almost 45 minutes. Whoops, I guess time flies.
After the reception, I get to my uncle's house somehow. This part is hazy, I think my cousin drove us and my other friend. I have no idea what happened to my friends, family or dad and his wife. So here we are at my uncle's house, and my friend starts to puke int the drive way. He tells us to leave him there. So we do, and head to the bed. We go at it ALL around the house for hours. This is some awesome blackout sex. We had to deal with the mess the next morning. I head outside, and see that my friend is gone. I guess he hitched a ride from our other friend. I am supremely hungover, but I call my dad to see how his night was. The best part, my dad blacked out during my speech and didn't remember a thing after that.
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French metallers HEAVENLY have parted ways with guitarist Frédéric Leclercq, bassist Pierre-Emmanuel Pelisson and drummer Maxence Pilo. The split, which leaves vocalist Benjamin Sotto and guitarist Charley Corbiaux as the sole remaining members of the group, is being attributed to "musical and professional" differences.According to a posting on the band's official web site, three new musicians (whose names will be revealed "soon") are already working with the band on the material for their next studio album, which they will record before the end of the year. Several live appearances in the fall are planned as well. HEAVENLY's third album, "Dust To Dust", was released in January through Sanctuary/Noise Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Sign Of The Winner" was mixed by Sascha Paeth (ANGRA, RHAPSODY, KAMELOT) and was described by the group as "more heavy metal and more symphonic" than the band's previous efforts.
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Mortal Kombat
Review by Ryan Harrison
"Stick to the Mega Drive version."
The game Mortal Kombat, which first appeared in arcades in 1992, proved to be such a massive hit with its controversial levels of violence and blood, impressive digitised real-life character models and gruesome fatality moves to add to a number of decent looking special moves, a few home console ports were never going to be too far away; and with fighting games fuelling some fierce competition between the two big-name 16-bit consoles (the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo), the game duly made the transition the next year. Unfortunately, these particular qualities that had made the game so popular, when dumbed down and very much butchered in the process of making the transition to the SNES, sadly make this one of the less enjoyable ports.
Now, just about everyone who knows the story, knows that the Super Nintendo port of Mortal Kombat is most notorious for the bad rap it got for removing all traces of blood and violence, and thereby taking away one of the game's signature trademarks, turning the end product into little more than a standard, mediocre fighter. I myself have never really gone by the measure of the level of blood, gore and violence determining how awesome it makes a game, as I have played more than my fair share of fighters and know there are a good number that despite lacking blood and gore can still be incredibly fun and addicting to play. Where I think the problem lies with the very first MK game (in general, not just for this version), is that it is one of the classic examples of how being the very first in a major gaming series, it gets merited and heralded on that fact alone.
On the face of it, Mortal Kombat for the Super Nintendo is as faithful a home console transition as any in terms of the characters, moves (mostly) and structure of the game. It is set in the realms of the 'Outworld', in which seven competitors, each with their own unique character backgrounds and motives for entering into the tournament, aim on conquering all other challengers before testing their endurance in a set of handicap battles, before finally challenging Goro and Shang Tsung to claim the Mortal Kombat tournament title. It is pretty basic and while seven characters is by most standards a rather small selection, it's still good to try every one out and get through for each individual ending story.
The controls of the game are rather slack, with notably delayed response, particularly in pulling off special moves or fatalities, which require a combination of D-Pad buttons and action buttons being pressed in a sequence to perform. Character movement is unusually slow and quite slack, and until getting the hang of the timing and speed with which one presses each button in succession, I'd often see my fighter moving back and forth and simply punching or kicking into thin air.
The gameplay style itself, for a single-player playthrough, will see you start at the bottom of a table of characters, gradually advancing upward for each battle you win. The last of the seven regular characters you challenge is always a 'mirror match' against a palette-swapped doppelganger, then you fight three 'endurance' rounds, which are basically one-on-two gauntlet-style battles where you have to fight two fighters in succession, all on one life bar of your own. Following this you then proceed to take on Goro , the four-armed beast and champion of the MK tournament, before taking on the shape-shifting final boss Shang Tsung to win the game.
Each battle in the game is fought in a 'Best-2-out-of-3 rounds' style match; to win a round you have to pummel away at the other guy until their health bar is completely depleted, and one of the signature touches is how you can 'FINISH THEM' with one final blow when their health bar is emptied at the end of the decisive round. If you know the button combination, you can therefore execute a fatality, which sees you cap them off (though not quite in as brutal a style as you would in most other versions).
The graphics of the game are rather dull; backgrounds seem to use a lot of grey, and backdrops look rather grainy and not at all good on the eyes. The stage designs are okay and character designs are by no means too shabby, though they still could have potentially looked much smoother, as a good deal of other fighter games on the same console, even including the MK sequels, do a much better job with the graphics. It's possible to make characters out without too much trouble, yet the models do look pretty grainy and rough. The animation is rather choppy and there is some lag and the occasional glitching with the graphics, so these could definitely have been done better.
The music of the game is tolerable, though not so memorable. The game seems to go with some rather generic music that complements the martial arts and action style, as well as the dark feel of Mortal Kombat, though many of the trademark themes from the arcade version that were also in the Genesis port appear to be lacking here. The Genesis port also had music that was much deeper and richer in composition, and was much more memorable. Whereas is one were to listen to the music of the Genesis version of the game you would be able to recall it, with this version, you probably wouldn't.
The sound effects are good, yet rather basic. Simple sounds of punching and kicking when you attack, and various clobbering sounds when you make contact with an opponent. There are some nice sound effects for special moves too, yet voice acting is quite muffled and at times not nice to listen to. At times I even noticed that various actions seem to lack sound effects altogether.
When it comes to the characters at your disposal, as I said before you have a selection of seven selectable fighters - a rather small figure by today's standards, though still enough to see you play through the game enough times with each one to get some good replay value. You have Johnny Cage, Kano, Raiden, Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Sonya. The good thing about the characters is that they are all designed well; many with their own distinct strengths and weaknesses, and their own set of special moves and fatality moves. I did pretty much find the general fighting style not to differ too drastically between fighters as it perhaps would have done in a Street Fighter game, though I still enjoyed trying each one out and coming to grips with, and knowing how best to fight with them.
As for modes, there's only the standard Tournament mode outlines before that sees you climb the tower and picking off all the other fighters one by one before the endurance rounds and the boss characters. Other than this there's also the option of trying yourself out against a second player, though the game would really have benefitted from some extra multiplayer offerings; like a gauntlet match where you can pick more than one character, or even a tag match seen from other fighting games. Besides this, the only other kind of gameplay comes in a very brief 'Test Your Might' mini-game where you try to win some extra points by repeatedly mashing buttons to build the character's strength meter, then destroying an object by hitting it once the strength meter goes past a certain level. It's a decent little test and something different between every few matches, though nothing to really enhance the experience.
The fighting action itself, however, seems to pan out pretty slowly and can soon start to feel rather mundane after a short while. Again, with some rather sloppy control and the game playing at a frustratingly slow pace, the game does not feel as enjoyable as it could potentially have been, and there really does not seem to be anything that would make you want to keep coming back several times over, especially given how future games in the series very much deliver everything this one has to offer, plus a whole lot more.
The challenge of the game is also flawed; not least due to the control and mechanics that are rather difficult to work with, yet even on easier settings the later battles are too darn hard. The game is beatable, but will take a good deal of time, and having a good grasp of the move sets of each fighter will prove pivotal. It seems the only way I was able to find a way past the later battles in the Tournament mode with certain characters was by taking advantage of a glitch in the game engine concerning the use of projectiles. Having to resort to this didn't really make the challenge seem fair, so this really could have been worked on.
Overall, Mortal Kombat for the Super Nintendo is not as bad as it could have been, and it really can't be criticised simply for lacking the violence levels from the arcade version, but this is not a very enjoyable game as a result of some glaring flaws, and dumbed-down and at times dull visuals. Only devout MK fans and collectors would be advised to go for this one, and I will still maintain that the best way of enjoying the original MK is to stick with the arcade one, or failing that, the Genesis/Mega Drive port. This is a sadly rather butchered port and not a good first outing for the series on the Super Nintendo, though luckily the follow-up corrected many of the issues and delivered a much better experience, so don't let this put you off other MK games on Nintendo systems!
Reviewer's Rating: 1.5 - Bad
Originally Posted: 12/03/13
Game Release: Mortal Kombat (EU, 10/28/93)
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i am working as 3D Modeler/Animator..now a days i am studding iphone & OpenGL ES. so i am just exploring the OpenGL ES combination with 3DS Max Animations. i have already read alot about OPENGL ES.. like its a very powerful platform regarding 3D Graphics.. currently i am little bit confuse regarding Animation Formats which are supported by OpenGL ES..i searched alot but i didn't got any satisfying answers regrading the 3D Animation in OpenGL ES.. i would like to ask Which are the Animation Formats supported by OpenGL ES...?... like if i want to use Character for walk or run by using 3ds Max (Biped/ Motion Capturing).
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Amerson Exudes Toughness, ConfidencePosted by on May 31, 2013 – 7:41 am
Redskins second-round pick cornerback David Amerson stepped into the spotlight yesterday and into a gauntlet of Redskins fans that were ready to grill the rookie on his experience over the first few weeks in the burgundy and gold.
The 51st overall pick in the 2013 draft willingly accepted the challenge and intercepted every question thrown his way from the other end of the computer screen – participants ranged from Germany to right down the road in Ashburn, Va.
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Google+ Hangout With Jarvis JenkinsPosted by on June 8, 2012 – 1:38 pm
Five lucky Redskins fans on Thursday evening were able to hang out with Redskins' defensive end Jarvis Jenkins – via the internet.
Thursday's Google+ Hangout With Jarvis Jenkins gave those fans an opportunity to talk with Jenkins via webcam, asking the second-year defensive end a variety of questions about his life in the NFL.
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HOCKEY; Clarkson and Brown Gain ECAC Final
By WILLIAM N. WALLACE,
Published: March 20, 1993
LAKE PLACID, N.Y., March 19— Brown, overlooked as the fourth-seeded team in the tournament, upset Harvard tonight, 3-1, and moved within one victory of what would be a first for the Bears, the championship of the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
Brown will play Clarkson for that title here Saturday night in the Olympic Arena. The Golden Knights defeated Rensselaer, 5-3, in the first semifinal game tonight before a crowd of 6,292.
Brown played an almost perfect game, steady and persistent in staying with the Crimson, the team that dominated the E.C.A.C. regular season and finished in first place. Harvard had beaten Brown (16-10-3) twice last November, 3-2 and 4-2.
Harvard had averaged four goals a game; had won 21 of 28 prior contests; had been held to one goal only once before, by St. Lawrence on March 6, and featured Ted Drury, a candidate for this sport's player of the year prize, the Hobey Baker award.
But Drury and his teammates were brought up short by the tenacious Bears. The key moments for Harvard came in a power-play situation in the second period when two strong shots by the Crimson, one right after the other, at a somewhat empty cage hit the posts of the goal and bounced away.
The rest of the time the Brown goalie, Geoff Finch, was paying attention. The only shot that went by Finch was by Peter McLaughlin, a defensemen who had scored only one other goal this season. Drury and the other Crimson aces were shut out.
Chris Kaban, a second-line forward, scored two goals for Brown, both in the second period, which ended with the Bears ahead, 2-1. Harvard (21-5-3) will play Rensselaer in a consolation game Saturday.
Two goals by Craig Conroy, his team's first and third, and two outstanding saves by goalie Chris Rogles in the last period helped Clarkson beat Rensselaer in tonight's opener.
The Golden Knights' record over the past 15 games is 13-1-1.
Rensselaer, which finished in second place behind Harvard after 30 regular-season games, could not stay even with the Golden Knights. Buddy Powers, the Engineers' coach, said: "We just didn't play with any authority. They were bigger, stronger, and won all the battles around the goal."
-------------------- Maine 7, UMass-Lowell 5
BOSTON, March 19 (Special to The New York Times) -- The University of Maine survived a stiff semifinal challenge from UMass-Lowell and advanced to the Hockey East final with a victory at Boston Garden. Maine will play Boston University, the only team to beat the Black Bears this season, for the Hockey East title on Saturday night. B.U. defeated New Hampshire, 2-0, in tonight's second game.
The top-ranked Black Bears (36-1-2) could not rest easy until Mike Latendresse scored on the power play with 48 seconds to go. The Chiefs had rallied from a two-goal deficit and were carrying the play late in the game after Dave Stevens deflected home a Keith Carney pass from the crease with 4 minutes 50 seconds to play, narrowing the score to 6-5.


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Worst Cities For Online Dating
Revealed: The Worst Cities For Online Dating
Whether you're happily single or frustratedly single, there is one question all single guys ask themselves at some point: Why am I single? There are countless reasons (fear, insecurity, not knowing how to approach women), and in our attempts to navigate through the fog we've undoubtedly tried online dating (or at least considered it). The results have varied, and now there's some interesting data that looks at the satisfaction of online daters in relation to the city they live in.
A study by dating website WhatsYourPrice.com revealed the worst cities for online dating. It polled 1,000 singles from U.S. cities with populations over 5,000 people and considered things like number of new messages per week and wait times for message responses to measure satisfaction. Drumroll, please: According to their results, the worst city for online dating is St. Louis, Mo.
St. Louis was followed on the list by Washington, D.C., Columbus, Ohio, Scottsdale, Ariz., Philadelphia, Pa., Milwaukee, Wis., Newark, N.J., San Bernardino, Calif., San Antonio, Texas, and Saint Paul, Minn.
The study in and of itself is interesting. It sort of begs the question: "What would my (online) dating life look like if I lived in another city?"


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During "New Rules" on Friday's Real Time, Bill Maher spoke at length about his belief that liberals have won the culture war and should therefore ease off their apparent over-reliance on 'political correctness'
In his speech, Maher singled out Miami Dolphins defensive back Don Jones, who was suspended and fined after tweeting "OMG" and "Horrible" in reaction to Michael Sam's kiss with his boyfriend on ESPN.
Said Maher:
Folks, we had a televised, celebrated interracial gay kiss during the NFL draft. The culture war is over and we won…Which is why it was so unnecessary for so many to type what a jerk Don Jones was…give this kid a minute to get enlightened. He's 24. Think how stupid you were at 24. Okay now add football.
He added:
"A few weeks ago the CEO of Mozilla was forced to resign because it was revealed that in 2008 he supported Proposition 8 - California's ban on gay marriage. A bad law yes, but 52% of Californians supported it. Do they all have to resign? Obama was against gay marriage in 2008. Does he have to resign? Hillary came around just last year. Can she be president? You can't purge everybody who doesn't' evolve exactly on the timetable you did"
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" Brand: Stella McCartney / Type: Body Milk "
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Stella McCartney is the fashion designer, daughter of Paul McCartney. Her brand is part of Gucci and offers clothes, shoes, bags, accessories and fragrance.
*~*~*Fragrance and Stella*~*~*
There are currently 4 fragrances available from Stella which are exclusively for women. The original is aptly named Stella and further fragrance releases include Stella In Two, Stella Nude and Stella Rose Absolute.
The original Stella was her first release and is available in the form of an Eau de Parfum, body cream, body milk, pure parfum and also a shower gel cleanser. The scent is said to capture both strength and fragility. The traditional notes used are given a modern edge bringing Stella right up to date.
*~*~*Stella Body Milk*~*~*
A body milk offers a light and hydrating alternative to a cream or lotion. The Stella Body Milk promotes itself as being a melting emulsion which softens, hydrates, uplifts and refreshes the skin whilst leaving the Stella scent lingering. It also should give a glow to the skin.
The bottle housing the body milk is made of white, thick plastic. It slants down at the sides and the dispensing hole is based at the bottom and covered by a small, white flip lid. The bottle is very much like the perfume bottle. The writing is minimal and black which sits nicely against the pure white plastic.
Stella is based around a feminine and sensual rose but with a modern approach. The body milk takes the following notes on board and transfers them onto the skin.
*Top notes - an opening blend of rose essence, peony flower and mandarin essence.
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For Christmas, my sister made up a huge box of pampering goodies and presented it to me from my son. I was so thrilled as it contained lots of travel sized expensive stuff! In this box, I had 2 x 75ml Stella Soft Body Milk bottles and although I have never sampled any of her fragrances before, I was eager to try this out. I love pampering my skin but need to be careful has lotions with too high concentration of perfume can irritate my sensitive skin.
The bottle is quite unique and although it doesn't boast any fancy designs or colours, it is quite elegant and stylish. The dispensing hole is tiny on my little bottle but don't be fully as the body milk almost gushes out when the bottle is lightly squeezed. The consistency of this true to its name as it is milky. It is thick milk like full fat, creamy milk and is a luminous, white colour. It is ultra cool on my skin and spreads incredibly well.
As I spread the milk over my arms (my roughest and dryest area of my body), it feels soothing and relaxing. The coolness allows it to be fresh on my skin but the scent relaxes my mind so its very versatile. The milk developes from a creamy, white consistency to a fairly oily, transparent texture and takes quite a bit of provoking from my fingers to sink into my skin. I wouldn't say it melts in as some milks do but it is soft and delicate and feels incredibly light as it soaks in. The oily texture stays for a good 5minutes and makes my hands feel icky from rubbing it in so I always need to wash them with a good handwash to get rid of this feeling.
Once the milk has fully soaked into my skin, it feels relieved with light moisturisation and hydration taking hold. The surface of my skin and more so my arms, is softened out to a degree but there is an icky feel still there and it doesn't seem to go away no matter how much I try to rub it in. The milk doesn't perform as well as other designer names in terms of providing me for extra soft and silky skin. The light moisturisation takes effect for only a few hours which I feel disappointed about. There was no glow just an oily shine!
I feel the important factor of a perfumed body product is the scent as if you are wishing to buy it, you want it to smell like the perfume. This way you can build a layer on the skin allowing longer lasting and stronger results. Stella isn't a scent I would have bought for myself. Due to personal tastes, a scent which is almost floral dominated doesn't sit well with me as I love fruity and sweet scents more. A rose can be taken in many ways and I have always considered it to be a more mature scent rather than light and delicate.
Stella captures a rose in a lighter and sweeter form. The scent once on my skin is floral and heavy to begin with. The rose from the top notes is most apparent leaving the remaining top notes lacking. Despite the heart being absolute, I find it to be a bit more subtle in the floral department. It is sweeter and less cloying and offers a striking resemblence to Lancomes Magnifique which is another rose based scent. The lightness of the rose is feminine and suits my young skin better than I thought it would.
The rose essence sits smoothly on my skin for a good 6-7hours and is only noticeable when I get up close to my skin. The base comes through after this time and deepens the scent to reveal a sensual aroma with a dark and woody edge. Amber is a note which I love in perfume and it is warming and romantic in this scent. It combines with the woody notes smoothly and provides a long lasting base on my skin for a further 4-5hours.
Stell Soft Body Milk would suit someone who adores the scent itself. Its deep base allows it to be ideal for evening and special occasion wear and also for romantic occasions.
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Whilst I quite liked the scent of this body milk, I was fairly disappointed with how it made my skin feel. It is certainly not worth the price but if you could get it cheap, I would advise applying a layer of unscented body lotion to your skin and then this over the top for the scent only. I will use up my 2 bottles but won't be buying this for myself.
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beers 2038 º places 14 º 09:25 Fri 8/17/2012
Hey Gang,
beers 2052 º places 169 º 09:28 Fri 8/17/2012
I am relatively new to this site and craft beer as a serious hobby/obsession in general. However, my job allows me a lot of freedom in terms of time so if you need my help in anyway, let me know. I live in Bloomington, work in Minnetonka and I love driving during rush hour traffic.
beers 1476 º places 32 º 09:31 Fri 8/17/2012
I will make a point to try and attend if the TC area is successful.
I'd definitely help out when I can. A little busy at the moment, but should have a better chance late next week for some free time.
beers 6240 º places 413 º 10:52 Fri 8/17/2012
I did a lot of work, along with Dan and Ben and other guys, for the last time and i am willing to help again.
beers 1476 º places 32 º 10:56 Fri 8/17/2012
Originally posted by JK
Though it seems like the bus option has been used since...I think it is a nice and safe option, even if a bit pricy.
beers 2038 º places 14 º 11:14 Fri 8/17/2012
Originally posted by tennisjoel
Grand tasting on a bus while going to and from Fitgers? (Kidding...)
beers 1476 º places 32 º 11:47 Fri 8/17/2012
Originally posted by DalzAle
Road trip up to Fitgers was discussed as a pre-gathering event back in '07.
beers 2052 º places 169 º 11:53 Fri 8/17/2012
Getting growlers/bottles from as many out-state places as possible and bring them down would be fun (I think). I go to Duluth once a month so I could bring some back...
beers 1476 º places 32 º 12:03 Fri 8/17/2012
Originally posted by khoffman43
Based on past experience, with the sheer volume of beer brought to summer gatherings, most of the out state growlers opened would get less than half finished. Unless you do not mind drinking multiple day old growler beer. Honestly it would be better to seek out bottles, although I know that many places (like Fitgers) do not bottle.
In case you're not familiar, people from all over the U.S. and a few from overseas attend the summer gathering.
That said, I do recall a few growlers being brought to the last summer gathering. One that stood out for many was a Berlinner Weise from Fitgers.
beers 6240 º places 413 º 20:09 Fri 8/17/2012
Originally posted by khoffman43
That is small scale. Challenges are finding a place that will let lots of people bring in outside alcohol and drink it on their premises. Aside from that, it is planning a fun, beery weekend filled with activities and industry people that want to consider special accommodation for the Ratebeer people.
5 years ago, we had stops at Town Hall, Surly, Happy Gnome, and a lot of other places with smaller groups. Locals drove out of towners to events, and we determined that even if people had to use cabs, it would be less expensive than a bus. There are a lot more options now.
I strongly suggest we have a venue in mind that we know will let us come in with our own beer for the Grand Tasting, assuming people want to have a tasting, before we have a bid or commit to doing it.


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Big Wreck: Friday, May 4 at Edmonton Event Centre
Ah yes, another reunion. Canadian bed-headed rocker Ian Thornley and one of his Berklee buddies — guitarist Brian Doherty — have teamed up to release their first Big Wreck album in 11 years, Albatross. Double-neck guitar madness!
The crew — minus the band's original rhythm section — will perform Friday, May 4 at Edmonton Event Centre. Tickets are $25 plus service charges at Ticketmaster. On sale: Friday, March 9.
The members of Big Wreck met at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass., and released two albums, In Loving Memory of … and The Pleasure and The Greed, before the guys went their separate ways in 2001. Nine years later, Thornley decided to reconnect with Doherty … and voila!


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NEW YORK, N.Y.(June 11, 2007) — Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, who are expecting twins by a surrogate mother, know the sex of the babies — a boy and a girl.
The couple are the biological parents of the twins, due later this year, Quaid publicist Cara Tripicchio said Monday. The pregnancy was announced last month.
Quaid has a 15-year-old son, Jack Henry Quaid, from his marriage to Meg Ryan.
Screen credits for the 53-year-old actor include "Far From Heaven," "The Rookie," "The Right Stuff," "Great Balls of Fire!" and 1998's "The Parent Trap," co-starring Lindsay Lohan.
Quaid and Kimberly Buffington were married in 2004.


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Because sports appeal to both macro and craft beer fans alike, many of the latter are familiar with the following scenario. You're headed to Petco Park to take in a Padres game with a friend. Before the first pitch, you want to hit up a watering hole or restaurant to knock back a few brewskies at a price that's far more reasonable than those within the ballpark. There's just one problem — your friend doesn't like craft beer because it's so much bolder in flavor than the American adjunct lagers they are used to. But you want all of that vivid flavor, and preferably from a local brewing company. What to do?
My suggestion is to visit Mission Brewery. Bordering Petco Park's tailgate lot, this local operation sports a roomy tasting room with TVs for pre-game viewing and shuffleboard for those who prefer getting in game mode with their own form of friendly competition. But flat-screens and recreational options can be found all over the place. The reason this is an ideal stop for you and your craft-averse friend is Mission Cortez Gold, a Belgian-style blonde ale coming in at just 5% alcohol-by-volume. Whereas some Belgian ales smell and taste like a flower shop (which can be absolutely delightful), this beer has just a kiss of Belgian yeast esters to it. In many ways, it comes across with the refreshing drinkability of a low-hopped pilsner or Kölsch, making it a spectacular craft option for that buddy of yours (who, let's be honest…is just in need of the right beer to help usher them to the Finer Things Club).
A seasonal brew, Cortez Gold is available on draft and in monstrous 32-ounce cans. Of course, you as the craft-savvy half of this duo will likely be looking for something with a little more depth. For that, one needs look no further than Mission's other seasonals. A Belgian-style wit is just as refreshing with more traditional Belgian flavors and a nice bit of coriander spice, and a raspberry wheat and milk stout bring nice variety to the beer board.


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Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard gave his State of the Big Piece address this afternoon down in Clearwater, Florida, and shared his thoughts on everything baseball. Yes, the Phillies may be aging, but he's not going to go out and call them old. You can if you want though. He also spoke poetically about the Phillies window of opportunity potentially closing in the not-too-distant future.
understand the window talk," Howard said. "Yeah, there is a window of opportunity, but
if you focus on the window closing, then you never let that cool breeze
come in. For us, the window closes when the window closes, but right now
the window is still open, so we have to go out and take advantage of
this nice breeze while we can."
There's plenty of time to enjoy the summer breeze down at Citizens Bank Park, people. Let's not fret just yet.
And we can all be glad he got rid of that hat he wore last spring. Phew. Surely his swing and pitch selection will be equally improved this season.
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Syria Attacks Evidence as U.N. Case Turns More Bizarre
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN; Souad Mekhennet contributed reporting from Beirut for this article, and Katherine Zoepf from Damascus.
Published: December 7, 2005
The United Nations investigation into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri, is beginning to show some cracks: one witness is dead, another is in jail and still another has recanted his testimony with a fantastic story of abduction, drugging and bribery.
In a case that has begun to sound more and more like a fictional spy thriller, with charges of Soviet-style intimidation tactics and a witness who died when his car ran off a road, the issue of witness credibility has risen to the forefront. While it is too soon to draw any firm conclusions on how the new developments will affect the investigation, they have at least raised questions about the validity of crucial evidence supporting the charge that the Syrian state was responsible for Mr. Hariri's assassination, according to Western diplomats based in Syria and a draft of an interim report by the United Nations investigator, Detlev Mehlis.
A month ago, Syrian officials were reeling, accused by investigators of complicity in the killing and fearful that the Security Council would demand that they hand over some of Syria's most powerful people or face crushing economic sanctions and international isolation. But now, it is Syrian on the offensive, undercutting credibility of witnesses and diluting charges that Syria has refused to cooperate by sending officials to Vienna for questioning.
And more troubling news seems to be on the way, as Mr. Mehlis prepares to make his final presentation to the Security Council by Dec. 15. Two people who work for a Syrian government agency said Tuesday that another witness would soon recant his testimony, claiming he was bribed with half a million dollars by Lebanese officials to level charges against Syrian officials.
The two people who said they had heard the new claims from the witness -- who they said called himself Abu George -- insisted on anonymity out of fear of retribution for undermining official plans to spring this development at a time most embarrassing to the investigation.
At the moment, Syrians are enjoying the spectacle of Hussam Taher Hussam, the rail-thin 30-year-old known as ''the masked witness,'' who outed himself recently with outlandish claims to have given false testimony after being kidnapped, tortured and offered $1.3 million in bribes by Lebanese officials -- charges that even critics of the investigation say are hard to believe.
Security agents escorted Mr. Hussam into a hotel room on Monday to recount for a reporter a tale that exonerates him and Syrian officials of all wrongdoing while implicating Syria's chief enemies in the killing and subsequent conspiracy to frame Damascus. He repeatedly boasted about his ability to mislead people.
''No, they are not dumb,'' Mr. Hussam said of the investigators, who he said never doubted his account of events even after questioning him dozens of times. ''I am smarter. I penetrated through all of them. I am proud of it. I penetrated through all of them, and I acted well.''
Regardless of which of his versions -- if either one -- of his accounts are true, his change of tune presents a complication for the investigation. He is the witness who implicated the president's brother-in-law, Asef Shawkut, in planning the murder, and reported seeing the van packed with explosives that was used in the assassination, according to Western diplomats based in Syria and a draft of the report that officials said was inadvertently released by the United Nations.
He is also the witness who apparently told the commission that an officer told him ''there soon would be an earthquake that would rewrite the history of Lebanon.''
A European diplomat based in Damascus, who asked for anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, said: ''He definitely has a credibility problem. You cannot trust this guy. How did Mehlis trust this guy?''
A senior State Department official said the United States had no evidence that Mr. Mehlis's investigation was encountering problems and warned that Syria was waging a ''concerted effort to cast doubt on the Mehlis investigation.'' He said allegations about the recanting of one witness's testimony and other problems did not constitute anything like evidence that the Mehlis inquiry was running into trouble, as Syria says.
Mr. Mehlis, who said Monday he is leaving the investigation after his final report, said many of the setbacks were to be expected in such a complex investigation. Ultimately, he said, it will all have to be sorted out by a tribunal that will weigh the evidence and the contradictory statements given by individual witnesses.
Mr. Mehlis also said Mr. Hussam was an important witness, and said he expected that he would be summoned to Lebanon for follow-up questioning.
''That is why we put on paper what people tell us,'' Mr. Mehlis said in a discussion of the case in his Beirut office on Monday. ''That is why we let them read what we put on paper. That is why after reading it, we let them sign it. That's why we have asked them: 'Have you been threatened? Have you been given promises? Have you been offered or given money?' And we let them read it and let them sign it, because it unfortunately happens that people die, that people get killed, that people get sick, or change their minds on what they have told us.''
He also said he continued to believe Mr. Hussam's initial testimony.


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For the bustling restaurant scene that Oak Cliff has become, Bob Stimson still remembers a time when it was tough to get a hamburger.
Now, this area south of downtown Dallas, particularly the Bishop Arts District, is packed with shops and restaurants that appeal to foodies. And it came out of residents' work in the neighborhood, Stimson said, whom he called "urban pioneers."
"The way the transformation in Oak Cliff has occurred and will continue to occur is the people coming into it," said Stimson, former Dallas City Council member and now president of the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce.
Oak Cliff received special attention as part of The Dallas Morning News' Best Neighborhoods project, with food critic Leslie Brenner highlighting three favorites in the area.
Her picks: Bolsa Mercado and Driftwood on Davis Street and Mesa Veracruz Coastal Cuisine on Jefferson Boulevard.
Bolsa Mercado opened in late 2011, down the block from sister restaurant Bolsa. Chris Zielke, who co-owns the two with business partner Chris Jeffers, said he felt there was a need for local, organic, ready-to-serve food.
"People aren't looking for chain restaurants," said Zielke, who also lives in Oak Cliff. "They want something that's locally owned and chef-driven, and they're willing to support it."
The dearth of chains and corporate owners was more of a happy accident than a conscious effort from the community to block them, Stimson said. Typically chains pay attention to two things for location, he said: highways and wealth. Oak Cliff, including the Bishop Arts District, doesn't fit those demographics.
"It just has worked out serendipitously and to our benefit," Stimson said. "It's not a made-up situation. It's not like walking into a community full of cookie-cutter homes and cookie-cutter restaurants."
Stimson said he bought his first house in Oak Cliff 40 years ago for about $10,000. Homes in the area needed a lot of work, he said.
The turnaround, at least food-wise, began about 25 years ago, Stimson said, with unique restaurants like the Left Bank. The bistro didn't make it three years, but he said it cooked with hot plates and required reservations, which was unheard of at the time in Oak Cliff.
Those early restaurants helped to attract talent to the area, Stimson said.
"People are very real. People are not putting on airs," he said. "You can relax, you can be yourself and you can create."
That unique feel southwest of downtown doesn't end at the Dallas city limits. Brenner also highlighted the Grand Prairie Farmer's Market in the downtown area of that city.
The market, open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays from March through December, began about four years ago as part of an overall vision to revitalize downtown Grand Prairie.
Doug Voet, who runs the market as well as Uptown Theater, said the market has seemingly attracted people and businesses back to the area.
"I look at the market really as a community gathering place," Voet said. "You gotta get people back downtown. It kind of does the whole full-circle."
The market only allows local fare, Voet said, and he tends to discourage too many of the same kinds of vendors. The 300 to 600 people who he said show up each Saturday tend to make a beeline for certain stands, including the Country Store Bakery, owned by Leah and Edwin Miller, a Mennonite couple who live in Grandview.
"The thing that I love about Edwin and Leah, their bread is like bread that grandma used to make," Voet said. "It's yeast-y. You can tell this is the real stuff."
The Millers bought their shop shortly after they moved to Grandview in 2009, Leah Miller said. They make everything by hand, she said, making roughly 1,100 to 1,200 fried pies a week. That's the store's other big hit.
"If you make good food, people will come back and they want more," Leah Miller said. "I'm not just looking at the dollar. I'm looking at making people happy."
That food-driven happiness keeps people coming back in Oak Cliff, too. But Stimson said the neighborhood must work to build its profile, to keep itself from becoming "passe."
"The concern I've got is making this last," Stimson said. "I've been around Dallas long enough to see areas get hot, get cool and go stagnant."
Neighborsgo reporter Andrew Scoggin can be reached at 214-977-8730.


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Here are some new sites I have discovered this past month.
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text: DiSalvo Fast at Road America Henny Ray Abrams | June 3, 2011ELKHART LAKE, WI, JUNE 3 – Latus Motors Racing's Jason DiSalvo (Duc) continued his run at the top of the charts by earning the provisional Daytona SportBike pole on a cool, blustery day at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.The DSB championship leader laid down an early marker and let the others come at him. They came, but not in numbers and not sufficiently quickly to deny DiSalvo the overnight pole and the front-runner status for the "actual" pole for the weekend's two races.Asked why he did so many laps, he said the team was "just trying to keep the mileage low on our race motors."He continued. "I feel pretty comfortable for tomorrow. We've got a little bit more speed. We can hopefully dip down into the 19's if the weather cooperates in the morning and secure the actual pole position instead of just provisional."Last weekend at Miller Motorsports Park, DiSalvo said he was looking forward to Road America. He thought the Ducati 848EVO would be a good fit for the track, especially on the ramp leading to start-finish and down the long front straight."It seems like we've got really good power, obviously," he said after setting the fast lap of 2:20.356 mins., "so everything's going to plan, so far."DiSalvo missed last year's Road America race. At the time, he was having a miserable year in World Supersport and was contemplating his imminent withdrawal from the World Supersport championship. DiSalvo rode a Triumph for part of last year's WSS series, but the Ducati is a much more competitive motorcycle in its various iterations. DiSalvo rode the 2011 848EVO today and "if things go according to plan I'll be on that bike for the remainder of the weekend."DiSalvo holds the track record of 2:20.138 mins. from 2009, the last year he raced here, and he thinks the record's vulnerable."This is, I think, one of the only places where the guys didn't go faster last year, so that was cool to see," he said. Of the 2009 race, he added, "Yeah we were pushing each other really hard that weekend. I want to beat it tomorrow though."Monster Energy Graves Yamaha's Josh Herrin chipped away at DiSalvo's cushion to finish behind by .187 sec.Danny Eslick rode the Geico Powersports/Richie Morris Racing Suzuki to the third fastest time, just short of a second slower than DiSalvo. Celtic Racing/Fast by Ferracci Ducati's PJ Jacobsen, who came second to Herrin in an epic battle at MMP, is a very close fourth and a little over a second off the pace.Daytona SportBike Qualifying:1. Jason DiSalvo (Ducati) 2:20.3562. Josh Herrin (Yamaha) 2:20.5433. Danny Eslick (Suzuki) 2:21.3464. PJ Jacobsen (Ducati) 2:21.3815. Dane Westby (Suzuki) 2:21.5556. Tommy Aquino (Yamaha) 2:21.9207. Cory West (Suzuki) 2:21.9538. Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha) 2:21.9599. Jake Holden (Ducati) 2:22.01010. Taylor Knapp (Suzuki) 2:22.277 Henny Ray Abrams | Contributing EditorAbrams is the longest-serving contributor at Cycle News. Over the course of his 35-some years of writing and shooting photos, he's covered events from MotoGP to the Motocross World Championship - and everything in between. Comments


text: Born and raised in Sweden, Greta Magnusson Grossman represents a literal link between European design and California modernism. In 1940, after already establishing herself as a renowned designer in Sweden, she and her husband, jazz bandleader Billy Grossman, immigrated to Los Angeles. Although Grossman's work was well known and in demand through the 1950s and '60s her work was photographed by Julius Shulman, she appeared frequently in John Entenza's Art & Architecture magazine and she received two prestigious Good Design Awards from MoMA–she faded into relative obscurity. Recently, renewed interest in this pioneering modernist has resulted in some of her pieces being brought back into production.


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Itano's bringing the water to take the heat down!
Name: Tomomi Itano
Birthdate: July 3, 1991
Hometown: Kanagawa, Japan
Measurements: 76/56/79 cm
Hiroko's busy with some unexpected business, so she has left me in charge of Idol of the Week again. In a random occurrence of fate, my privilege has given me the chance to post another gallery of a person that was involved in tokusatsu as well. Most folks know her from AKB48, but the first time that I heard of Itano was when I saw her play the role of Queen in Kamen Rider W. That said, I only heard two AKB48 songs in my entire life, with one of them being the song from Wreck it Ralph.
Before I start talking about another irrelevant topic, Itano does her best to look cute in her pictures, and she even brings some of her colleagues from AKB48 to pose with her. On top of that, she's also bringing out the glasses in one of her shoots! Hopefully, your weekend will be a refreshing one after getting hit by Itano's wave.
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Mariah Carey Debuts Her Gorgeous Twins [PHOTOS]
On Friday's episode of 20/20, journalist Barbara Walters talked with singer Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon about marriage, pregnancy and about being the new parents of now six-month-old twins Moroccan and Monroe.
PHOTOS: Mariah Carey Does Disney With Baby Bump
During the interview Carey reveals that she went through a miscarriage before becoming pregnant with the twins. This was also the first time the couple's babies faces have been seen, and they are just as adorable as you thought they would be.
Carey talked about the difficulties of having twins. "I don't think I understood the enormity and the magnitude of what it really does to your body," Carey said. "Carrying two babies. Unless somebody's been through it, it's difficult to understand what I went through, because my pregnancy was very unique in terms of what happened to me."
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Mariah reveled that she had long periods of bed rest, false labors and several emergency trips to the hospital. "I had serious back problems," she said. "I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to walk properly again. It was a huge strain."
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Nine years ago, things were perfect. Lacey and Karson had found their happily ever after in each other... or so they thought. How do two people who were meant to be move on from that once-in-a-lifetime love?
Lacey has a strength inside her that comes alive with the things she's most passionate about. She's a fighter and a survivor, and she has everything she's ever wanted except the one thing that matters most - love.
Karson is doing the one thing he loves most - playing hockey for the Assassins - yet he knows regret. He knows his life has been missing the one thing he walked away from so many years ago: Lacey.
Nine years later, and neither has been able to succeed in moving on from what was, what could have been, and who each of their hearts still beats for. When a chance encounter during a fateful night has their paths crossing again, will the tether still attaching their souls allow them to face the past, present, and a possible future?
Contains mature themes.
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"Not my favourite in the series"
I have to say I didn't enjoy this book as much as the other books in this series I just felt that Karson was a bit soft for my liking but it was still a good listen.
"Karson and Lacey"
I loved the book and I love the audio. Lucy Malone does a great job in bringing this book to life. I wish there were more guys like Karson. It took a while, but I'm glad Lacey finally got the courage to live without the ones who were trying to run her life. Great read and a great listen!
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Taste bulb
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One of a number of flask-shaped cell nests located in the epithelium of vallate, fungiform, and foliate papillae of the tongue and also in the soft palate, epiglottis, and posterior wall of the pharynx; it consists of sustentacular, gustatory, and basal cells between which the intragemmal sensory nerve fibres terminate.
Synonym: caliculus gustatorius, gustatory bud, schwalbe's corpuscle, taste bulb, taste corpuscle.
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Cambridge-Isanti 2012 graduate Andrew Pflipsen represented the CIHS Industrial Trades programs at the June 23-27 National SkillsUSA Conference hosted once again in Kansas City, Mo.
Pflipsen made the trip with CIHS Carpentry teacher Tom Smith. He was one of the over 5,900 high school and college students competing at the national leadership and skills conference.
Pflipsen ended up earning a Skill Point Certificate in Carpentry which meant he met the industry standards on his work where he finished in 24th place out of 47 contestants. The projects Pflipsen worked on at Nationals included steel stud and 2 x 4 framing, sheetrocking, window and exterior siding placement, deck work, and constructing stairs and rails.
CIHS grad Scott Holland also competed at National SkillsUSA, placing 17th out of 37 in Welding for St. Cloud Technical College.
Smith said that $35 million was donated to the National SkillsUSA gathering by business and industries which went toward the components needed to hold the competitions, along with awarding equipment prizes and scholarships.
Contests assess hands-on, employability and academic skills. Over 1,700 industry judges and technical committee members participated this year.
SkillsUSA helps students discover and grow their career passions. As a nationwide partnership of students, instructors and industry working together, SkillsUSA works to ensure America has a skilled workforce. It helps every student excel.


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Interview with Professor Phillip Sharp by Joanna Rose, science writer, 4 December 2001. Professor Sharp talks about pleasant places in his life; how curiosity has directed his life (1:55); the Nobel Prize and the work behind it (4:23); the Human Genome Project and split genes (5:10); the next big challenge in biology (8:05); the work with his company Biogen (10:34); and his thoughts about genomics research (13:45).
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1993
On 27 November 1895 Alfred Nobel signed his last will in Paris.
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38-year old Linn County murder charge is dismissed
Man is already serving life sentence
CEDAR RAPIDS - A man convicted in the murder and rape of a 17-year-old Cedar Rapids woman in Jones County found out last month, 38 years after the fact, that he won't be tried in Linn County for another murder stemming from the same crime in 1974.
Atwell Conner, 67, who is serving life sentence for the murder of Maureen Connolly, asked the court to dismiss the Linn County first-degree murder charge in the death of Michael Servey, 18, also of Cedar Rapids, who was with Connolly March 9, 1974, based on speedy trial and double jeopardy grounds. Conner filed a previous motion to dismiss the charge in 2004 but a hearing was never set or a judge never ruled on the motion.
Conner, along with George Nowlin, who died in prison in 1989, was convicted in 1974 of shooting and killing Connolly. Conner and Nowlin picked up Connolly and Servey that night when they ran out of gas and were walking along Sixth Street SW in Cedar Rapids. Nowlin was found guilty of raping Connolly and killing her in Jones County and killing Servey, near Palisades State Park in Linn County.
According to trial testimony, Nowlin shot both Connolly and Servey but Connor was found guilty for his part in the underlying crime of robbery. Servey was robbed of $42.
Assistant Linn County Attorney Nic Scott asked the court to dismiss the case for "judicial and executive" efficiency, according to the motion.
"Certainly, another consideration is the extremely difficult evidentiary issues in trying Conner's 38-year-old case," Scott said. "But most importantly, Atwell Conner is serving a life sentence without parole at the Anamosa State Penitentiary where he will remain until his death."
Sixth Judicial District Nancy Baumgartner in her order Dec. 27, said she was dismissing the charge with prejudice after reviewing the state's motion and ordered the state to pay the court costs.
Scott and others said Thursday they can't give a definitive answer as to why this wasn't addressed in 2004 or before but based on court records the case was continued until it made its way through the appeals process.
Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden speculated that Conner's defense attorney at the time may not have followed up the motion requesting a hearing.
Former Linn County Attorney Harold Denton, who was the county attorney in 2004, said he also didn't know what happened but it's not unusual for the charge to remain open years later based on the lengthy appeals process and post-conviction relief possibilities. It wouldn't be reasonable or cost effective for Linn County to prosecute Conner since he was already convicted and serving a mandatory life sentence.
After Conner's appeals were denied, former Gov. Tom Vilsack denied Connor's commutation request in 2004, which followed a 5-0 recommendation by the Iowa Board of Parole to reject Conner's application.
Vilsack in denying Conner's application said he failed to disassociate himself from Nowlin or to stop the robbery, failed to protect either victim and failed to alleviate the suffering of the victims' families by notifying authorities after the murders occurred. The teens' bodies were found about a week later.
Former Linn County Attorney William Faches, who died in 1999, wrote a letter to former Gov. Tom Vilsack in 1999, saying Conner was wrongly convicted and he wouldn't prosecute Conner for Servey's murder, according to court records.
Vander Sanden said he had no knowledge about Faches' comments regarding Conner.
Conner at the commutation hearing in 2004 maintained his innocence, claiming he was forced to participate in the crime at gunpoint by Nowlin and feared for his life. He also said Nowlin threatened to kill his family if he didn't participate in the robbery.
Parole board members at the hearing said there were inconsistencies in Conner's testimony and it was difficult to accept his account of not being able to intercede and help the victims.Patrick Servey, Michael's brother, asked the board at the hearing not to commute Conner's life sentence. He told them not to forget how Connolly was raped and killed and how his brother was killed after being robbed.
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Alma "Jean†Updyke, 90, of Zanesville, passed away at 9:53 p.m. Thursday, November 1, 2012 at The Helen Purcell Home. She was born June 25, 1922, in Gratiot, a daughter of the late Perley and Ethel P. Campbell Boyer. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in McConnelsville.
Surviving are her husband, Jerry Updyke; a son, Gerald Bruce (Karel) Updyke of Indianapolis, IN; a daughter, Linda Jerry) Carroll of St. Helena Island, SC; 8 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; a brother, James B. (Carol) Boyer; and a sister, Billie Boyer (Harold) Bowman.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Lorraine Butler, Ihle Clark and Janet Browning.
Calling hours will be held from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2012 at THE SNOUFFER FUNERAL HOME, 1150 W MILITARY RD., ZANESVILLE with Pastor Bracken Foster officiating. Jean will be laid to rest in Zanesville Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star aparthotel near the beach
Popular property highlights
This family-friendly Mazatlan aparthotel is located by the ocean, within 3 mi (5 km) of Galerias Mazatlan, Mazagua Aquatic Park and Mazatlan International Center. Witches Beach is 2.6 mi (4.1 km) away.
Property Features
Guests of this beach aparthotel will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as a spa tub and a fitness center.
Room Amenities
All 30 individually decorated apartments feature free WiFi and memory foam beds. Kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves are standard, and guests will also find TVs with satellite channels and balconies.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Property Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool and an outdoor pool, Torrenza Boutique Resorts provides a spa tub and a steam room. The aparthotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the aparthotel's bars, which include a swim-up bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This beach aparthotel also offers a children's pool, a fitness center, and spa services. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Torrenza Boutique Resorts has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 30
- Number of floors - 3
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Concierge services
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Designated smoking areas
- Free WiFi
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Spa treatment room(s)
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Year Built 2000
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 5
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Swim-up bar
- Children's pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Indoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Microwave
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Ceiling fan
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Access via exterior corridors
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Kitchen
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Rainfall showerhead
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- iPod docking station
- Room service (limited hours)
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Memory foam mattress
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 11 AM.
Torrenza Boutique Resorts has a restaurant serving breakfast and lunch.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a steam room and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
Spa Services
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Property Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 23 years old.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 5 and USD 100 per person (approximately)
Property Name
- Torrenza
- Torrenza Boutique
- Torrenza Boutique Resorts
- Torrenza Boutique Resorts Hotel
- Torrenza Boutique Resorts Hotel Mazatlan
- Torrenza Boutique Resorts Mazatlan
- Torrenza Boutique Resorts Aparthotel Mazatlan
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the aparthotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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If you're like most people who need support after purchasing a new gadget, you'll call the manufacturer before Net searching for answers. Retrevo.com, the brainchild of tech guru Vipin Jain, may make you think twice. The site is an answer to the difficulty of sifting through consumer electronics help on the Web, says Jain.
Retrevo's searchable site is divided into channels corresponding to different kinds of content, including manufacturer's documentation, reviews, and information from forums and blogs. A search on "iPod nano" produces pages from Apple's nano manual and a PDF link to the entire manual, and you can flip through and expand preview panes that show the documentation. Beneath a set of reviews, you can find posts from blogs about current problems other users have with their nanos. It beats those long telephone hold times.


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Tagged: gallery, not working, shortcode, Youtube
Hi ! I have a problem on this page : http://www.rnfvg.com/produit/1960-gibson-lg2
I put a youtube shortcode in the product description, and since I did that, the gallery above the content doesn't display anymore. The pictures are uploaded correctly, they are here, but they don't display.
When I remove the video, it works…
I used the WordPress default YouTube shortcode, no plugin. What am I doing wrong ? Is there a way to put the video in the gallery, or is there a specific shortcode for YouTube videos in Flashlight ?
Here is the text in the administration :
Hey ADGWS,
Try using the iframe code directly instead of inserting it with a shortcode. I'm not actually getting that shortcode to work on my end but I didn't have any issues using this iframe code when I used it in place of the shortcode.
So in the product description area, switch over to the HTML tab and then replace your shortcode with:
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SwG21JmMrIg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
You can get this from the youtube page after hitting embed below the video.
The gallery still doesn't show up
I tried to use the iframe, and tried to reupload the whole gallery, but still it won't come up…
I had to delete the product and re-create it from scratch. But thanks, now I have both ^^
Glad you were able to find a solution :)
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Police are investigating an armed robbery which took place in Main Street, Menston, yesterday.
A man and a woman were heading to the post office to deposit money, shortly before 12.30pm, when they were approached by two suspects who had concealed their faces.
They threatened the complainants with weapons before making off in a dark coloured vehicle, with a large quantity of cash.
No-one was hurt during the incident.
Police, including the force helicopter, conducted searches of the area and inquiries are ongoing.
Witnesses are asked to contact Airedale and North Bradford CID, on 101.


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BWW Reviews: ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL 2014: CLASS OF CABARET 2014 Amazes Audiences With the Amount of Young Talent in Adelaide
Reviewed Sunday 15th June, 2014
Each year, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival includes the Class of Cabaret, a chance for students from a number of secondary schools from around South Australia to engage in a Master Class and perform to a large audience in a real world setting. This year the performers came from Adelaide High School, Blackwood High School, Brighton Secondary School, Charles Campbell College, Craigmore High School, Emmaus Christian College, Henley High School, Immanuel College, Marryatville High School, Mt Gambier High School, Nurioopta High School, Pembroke School, Scotch College, Seaview High School, St Aloysius College, St Ignatius College, Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Valley View High School, Westminster School, and Woodville High School.
Before we get to see them on stage they have already spent a lot of time studying with, and being mentored by directors Matt Carey and Kim Spargo, and have attended a master class with the Festival's Artistic Director, Kate Ceberano. They would all have gained so much from this process.
There were so many students good enough to be involved this year that, once again, it was necessary to divide them and have two full performances, each with a different group. Once again the standard of the performances was very high, and the packed Space Theatre showed that it was not just friends and families that come along to see the rising stars. One never knows who might be the next big thing, and any one of these young people has the potential to go on to succeed in a performance career. These are the cream of this year's hopefuls and, no doubt, there are more who almost made it. Adelaide seems to be a breeding ground for great talent.
Every one deserves a mention, but time and space do not permit individual criticism, unfortunately. The lists of these great new talents are shown below and I suspect we'll be hearing more from a good number of them. There was an impressive diversity in the performances, and a few standouts, as well as a few personal favourites in the songs performed. This is a great family show, of course, and people of all ages were there to enjoy the performances, every one of which drew enormous applause.
A great help to these young people, too, was the wonderful piano accompaniment provided by Logan Watt, who supported each of them so well with his sensational technique and sensitivity.
I must give mention to one outstanding performance, though, and that was from Kyle Hall, who closed the second performance with Ladies' Choice, and brought the house down. His immense stage presence, confidence, dancing, spinning, and singing up a storm was enormously impressive. So much so that he will be appearing to perform a number with Mark Nadler in his Broadway Hootenanny on Friday evening.
Cast of the 6pm performance.
Mellie Tantalos, Adelaide High, That's Life
Mikayla Andrew, Valley View High, Pictures of You
Denise Gascon, Seaview High, At 17
Marina Deller-Evans, Blackwood High, Perfect
Ashlee Giles-Swinton, Immanuel College, Cactus that found the Beat
Rachel Rattus, Seaview High, Feel Again
Neil Sorianos, Woodville High, True Colours
Jordan Asbroek, Nurioopta, Valerie
Ruby Tarras, Immanuel College, Laura
Keshia Reyes, Valley View High, For You I Will
Caitlyn Hearne, Urrbrae Agricultural High, Testing the Water
Leah Harford, Brighton Secondary School, Gift of a Friend
Jack Parker, Charles Campbell Secondary, My Way
Roan Johnson, Brighton Secondary School, Change is Gonna Come
Kate Lewis, St Alyisious College, I Was Here
Ayril Borce, Woodville High, Brave
Cast of the 8:30pm performance.
Lauren McGargill, Westminster, Feelin' Alright
Sarah Thorpe, Scotch College, Home
Rachel Michael, Emmaus Secondary College, No Sure Thing
Corey Boys (piano and vocals), and Alannah Howden (vocals), Craigmore High, On Our Way
Lucy Lockwood, Mt Gambier High, Lighthouse
Abi Dibb, Pembroke, Here's Where I Stand
Lilly Wicks, Emmaus, Manhattan
Nic Munday, St Ignatius, Corner of the Sky
Ruby Nicholson, Mt Gambier High, God Bless the Child
Esther Fong, St Ignatius, I Look to You
Jess Gibbons, Henley High, Right to Be Wrong
Kyle Hall, Scotch College, Ladies' Choice