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Unknown Jewell doesn't have a lot of items at Unknown Boutique, but the items are well done. Colorful multi-packs of basic shirts and pants, and this nicely made tweed coat, available in both dark (shown) and a lighter grey version. Each unisex coat comes with two inner shirts, in white and wine. My one complaint is that the shirt sleeves are only 3/4 length and not able to be made longer, so when I loosen the shirt sleeves to thus loosen the coat sleeves, it gives an odd effect. I'll live with it, but I would prefer a long, loose coat sleeve.
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Keishii Roo has entered the hair market with Kyo, a long, anime-inspired hairstyle at Zona Cero. After a few adjustments to remedy a stubborn strand of hair that kept showing up in my eyeball, I was pretty happy with it. I don't usually wear hair this long, so it took a while to get used to. I like the color selection, ranging from natural black and browns to vivid red and blue. Maybe some flexi elements could help the overall impression.
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Dug into my inventory and found some high-top light purple kickers I hadn't worn in a while, wooly skull gloves from Civvies, and glasses from Primcrafters (I think I bought these my first week on SL!). With scriptable lens and rim color, and opacity, they're still one of my favorite items on SL.
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@ Unknown Boutique [Designer, Address & SLURL]
• Echarpe / Scarf:
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• Chaussures de sport / Sneakers:
Hi-Top Kool Kicks (200 Lindens, Perms: NM/C/NT),
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FNKY! Antonio Medium - Emo (1850 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ FNKY! [Designer, Address & SLURL]
• Coiffure / Hair:
Kyo, Black (150 Lindens/color, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ Zona Cero [Designer, Address & SLURL]
• Gloves:
Wooly Gloves - Skulls (50L, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ Civvies [Designer, Address & SLURL]
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Wire Glasses (100L for scripted, 50L for non-scripted, Perms: NM/C/NT),
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THE DUP has voted for a former spokesman for the UDA to become deputy mayor of Newtownabbey, prompting accusations of self-interest because the party secured the mayor's position.
Tommy Kirkham, who was a DUP councillor between 1989 and 1993, was a representative of the UDA's political wing, the Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG) until being expelled in 2007.
The loyalist, who sits on Newtownabbey Borough Council as an independent, was elected deputy mayor after receiving the backing of the DUP after the Ulster Unionists abstained.
The DUP and Mr Kirkham have a majority on the council if they vote together.
DUP Alderman Paula Bradley was elected mayor at Monday night's meeting, having previously held the position in 2005 and been deputy mayor during the last year.
Alliance Party group leader councillor Tom Campbell condemned the DUP for "doing a deal to secure Tommy Kirkham's vote".
"There will be many who will view this opportunistic voting arrangement with dismay and concern," he said.
"I suspect that the DUP will come to bitterly regret this association.
"The DUP selfishly used its majority to seek almost all positions for themselves and the remainder for other unionists."
But DUP Alderman Nigel Hamilton said that the criticism was misplaced and pointed out that Mr Kirkham had previously been deputy mayor, on the basis of support from the Ulster Unionists, in 1999.
"Tommy was deputy mayor before my time on council, when the DUP had two members, and the UUP elevated him to the position," he said.
The DUP man said that Mr Kirkham was now "recognised within the peace process".
And, referring to loyalist decommissioning, he added: "It would be fair to say that organisations that Tommy has been involved in have committed to a process."


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Kampung Bharu is living the irony of its name – in Malaya, it translates to the new village, but in fact, it is a 117-year-old bustling enclave right under the nose of colossal skyscrapers of Kuala Lumpur. This piece of land which was given to the displaced Malay farmers, when Kuala Lumpur was transfiguring itself into the capital city, has now become a symbol of Malay heritage. The urban encroachment suggests its days are numbered and exactly why you should be visiting it now before it is gone.
In the 1900s, the land, which was the property of the Sultan of Selangor, was opened to anybody who met the requisites – 1. Owned livestock 2. Married 3. Spoke Malay or similar dialect and 4. Practised Islam. Soon it was inundated with people came as far as from Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. Today, only 30% of the houses are occupied by locals, and the rest are leased out to foreigners mostly from Indonesia. The decrepit houses, by no means, have hindered the owners to charge high rents, owing to its strategic location.
Masjid Jamek in the neighbourhood illuminates in blue and green every evening and is known for feeding 40,000 people with rice porridge every day during Ramadan. With majestic twin towers chasing on all sides, Kampong Bharu is more than it meets the eye.
Crumbling Traditional Houses
For years, the residents have resisted the modern construction to preserve the traditional living, but at the same time have ignored the maintenance of the existing structures.
"You will see houses are left in the sad state as the ownership pattern is so complex that nobody wants to take responsibility. Each property may have as many as 120 people to claim for it."; said Razak, my local Malay guide.
He points out to an abandoned home, which later burnt in the fire, but is still upright.
"It is in the same condition for many years. Nobody wants to sell it also because the land is worth million dollars"; said Razak with disappointment.
Notwithstanding, some inside lanes of the locality do boast of old-style houses in fair condition. And these remain the last resort for the tourists or locals alike seeking to relive the Malay past.
The Malay Food
Kampung Bharu is the treasure trove of Malay food. Until now, I kept myself away from the delectable food on Jalan Raja Muda Musa, the Malay food street of the city.
Here is where I found my sweet spot for Nasi Lemak, the national dish of the country. Before this, I just couldn't make peace with the recipe, either due to the strong stench of anchovies or too fiery for my palate.!
What is Nasi Lemak?
Nasi Lemak is a simple dish that can easily go wrong. An original version of it consists of rice
cooked steamed in coconut milk and served with a spoonful of sambal (which is a chilli paste with onion or anchovies), fried anchovies, peanuts and cucumber are served on the side for crunchiness. Most people, including me, are happy to eat it this way, but many like to complement it with a gravy available at the shop.
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Some shops here have legend of their own such as Nasi Lemak Antarbangsa.
"The name of this shop means Nasi Lemak International; it is because an British pilot, religiously used to get his Nasi Lemak packed from here. With him, Nasi Lemak also travelled around the world."; said Razak.
A stroll down will acquaint you with the street food viz. savoury curry puff, laksa sotong, durian/pandan Kueh, Bamboo Putu and Pulut Udang to name a few. The point is if you want to sample the Malay food in Kuala Lumpur you head to Kampong Bharu.Photo Credits: Aditi Mittal
Kampung Bharu is a little speck in the urban jungle of Kuala Lumpur where you can still find the traces of Malay heritage. The streets of Kampung Bharu bring freshness to the otherwise overwhelming metropolis.
Oh! Did I tell you about the tailors here who only stitch Malay cultural outfit? Or the barbershop where you can get a haircut in RM 7 (~US$1.60).
How to best experience Kampung Bharu
Indeed you can visit this on your own, but the best way to experience Kampung Bharu is walking with a local Malay guide. I accidentally found the free guided tour – Jalan Jalan for Kampung Bharu offered by Visit KL and it was beyond my expectations. I can highly recommend the walking tour of Kampung Bharu which runs every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 4.30 pm and lasts for 2.5 hours.
It was a long walk but worth it!
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I have no
idea as to why, but I never had Irish soda bread until last year when I picked
up a loaf from a local bakery to take to my friend's house on my way to her St.
Patrick's Day dinner.
It was sitting on the seat next to me, and because of the wonderful aroma it filled my car with, I had a very difficult time leaving it alone until I reached her home. Not only did it smell like fresh-baked bread, but there was a definite sweetness to it, and a wonderfully rich smell. For some reason, I always thought that Irish soda bread was dry, tough and chewy. But when we sliced into it at dinner and I had my first bite, I could not have been more wrong.I was met with one of the most moist, creamy, buttery and rich breads I'd ever encountered. Even the little raisins in the bread had plumped up with moisture and turned into soft little bursts of sweetness loaded into the loaf. The key to all the moisture is the thick buttermilk, whose high protein and moisture content keeps the bread from drying out when baking.
So if you aren't sure what to make for St. Patrick's Day, forget the stews, forget the beer cupcakes and go straight for the fresh-baked soda bread. It can be enjoyed alongside dishes both sweet and savory, but in my opinion it's best enjoyed standing on its own, smeared with a soft dollop of butter, so you can truly appreciate the depth of its traditional flavor.
About the Author
A native Oregonian, Eva Marie Kosmas currently resides in Los Angeles, Calif. Her love of cooking can be credited to being raised in her parents' Greek deli in Portland, which they owned and operated for more than 30 years. When she is not developing recipes or shooting and styling in the field, she enjoys tending to her garden, curling up with a good book, and traveling. She can be found online at Adventures in Cooking.
Eva is one of our food bloggers for The Opener, an exclusive, invite-only contributor network that will bring the best food, culture and innovation writing to the pages of Coca-Cola Journey.
- 3.75 Cup bread flour
- 0.25 Cup sugar
- 1 Teaspoon baking soda
- 0.75 Teaspoon salt
- 0.33 Cup raisins
- 0.33 Cup dates, chopped
- 0.25 Cup butter, cold
- 1 egg
- 1.33 Cup buttermilk
- 1 Teaspoon orange zest, finely grated
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- Total Time: 2 hr 5 min
- Prep Time: 1 hr 20 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, raisins, and dates until combined and the raisins and dates are coated in the flour mixture. Grate the butter over the bowl on the largest hole setting, pausing and stirring the mixture every 10 seconds or so to coat the butter pieces in the flour mixture. Set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk, orange zest, and honey until the honey has dissolved into the liquid. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and knead it together with your hands until a dough forms. Take the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead it for 3-4 turns, or until it comes together and has smoothed out a bit. Shape the dough into a ball, cover it, and place it in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove the dough from the refrigerator, uncover it, and place it on a lightly greased 9-inch baking pan, patting it a couple times so it is slightly flattened on top. Use a sharp knife to score a 1-inch deep cross in the top of the dough right before placing it in the oven. Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until it's golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted into the dough comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature before slicing and serving.


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How do you deal with conflict? Are you a person who holds onto everything or do you let your anger out?
Conflict affects our attitude, which impacts our ability to be productive. Conflict is destructive if not positively handled. It damages peace and orderliness within us as relationships are broken. Our ability to trust people is hindered, and we pull away rather than build relationships.
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As a user of the Windows version of Configuration Assistant, what do I have to do to migrate to V2R1 Communications Server?
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Starting in z/OS V2R1, IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server is no longer offered as a stand-alone application that runs on the Windows operating system. IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server is available as a fully supported task in the z/OSMF product. Use the task available in z/OSMF.
Steps to take: To use the IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server task, you need to take the following steps:
Configure z/OSMF.
Transfer your existing backing store files into the z/OSMF environment if desired.
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It has been a long term goal and I am finally making it happen in 2018. The goal? Make a donation to a charity in the name of every couple that books a wedding with me. The charity I've chosen? Project Woman. Project Woman has helped me, my friend, and many others and I know they have so much to offer this community.
Some of you may not be aware of this, but I am a domestic abuse survivor. To be real, I'm always unsure of how to phrase that. I don't want to say I'm a victim and in a way I hate to label myself as a survivor. I guess what I've come to understand is that those aren't labels that define me, but rather just a title of a chapter in the book of me. Does that make sense?
(This is me in 2012 below.)
Let's say it does and go with it. 😉
Another chapter title I believe God wanted me to have is advocate and giving to this charity is just one way that I can be an advocate. It is a way to spread the word about this organization and help those in need.
Helping women and children of domestic violence is a weighs heavy on my heart and I want to thank each couple that books their wedding with me. It is you that is helping these women and children. It is because of you that they are receiving help whether emotional or legal or even financial. Thank you.


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Green Oslo: Visions, Planning and Discourse
Edited by Mark Luccarelli and Per Gunnar Røe this volume offers a critical assessment of the urban environmental policy making approach to the development of Oslo. It describes the limitations and opportunities inherent in 'green Oslo' and suggests the need for much broader integrative approaches.
You can read more about the book at ashgate.com
As urban regions face the demand to decrease fossil fuel dependency, many cities in the developing world are undertaking initiatives designed to create a greener city by aiming for a more sustainable form of urban development and, to do so, they need to evaluate existing modes of transportation and patterns of land use.
Focusing on Oslo, an early leader in urban environmental policy making and a European 'green city' award winner, it argues that this evaluation must adopt and integrate two approaches: firstly, as a process of ecological modernization based on a combination of transit, densification, and mixed use development and secondly, as an opportunity to reconsider the character and substance of the built environment as a reflection of natural values, landscapes and natural resources of the wider region.
Environmental debate and concern is widespread in Oslo, and this is reflected in its earlier planning decisions to leave intact large forest reserves, its successful ecological restoration of the Oslo fjord, the importance of outdoor culture among its residents, the relatively progressive political agenda of Norway, This book provides an opportunity for a critical assessment of the limitations and opportunities inherent in 'green Oslo' and suggests the need for much broader integrative approaches.
Introduction: nature, urbanism and liveability, Mark Luccarelli and Per Gunnar Røe;
Part I Visions, Metaphors and Patterns: Biophilic Oslo, Timothy Beatley; Oslo: a city framed by forest, Karen V. Lykke Syse; Recollections of an urban green: the Frogner Park, Frederick Chr. Brøgger; Oslo's Ullevål garden city: an experiment in urbanism and landscape design, Mark Brown and Mark Luccarelli.
Part II Policies, Discourses and Dilemmas: Can cities be green?, Peter Hemmersam; Shifts in planning ideology and consequences for residential green areas: a historical survey of planning concepts and attitudes towards green areas in housing estates in Oslo, Jon Guttu; Green suburbanisms: differentiating the greenness of suburbs, Per Gunnar Røe; Driving spaces and the dilemma of the green city, Even Smith Wergeland; Design with nature: the gardener's view, Per Hedfors and Clas Florgård.
Part III Plans, Politics and Outcomes: How green is Oslo? Urban development, environmental policies and the making of a green capital city, Guttorm Grundt; Planning for a green Oslo, Karsten Jøgensen and Kine Halvorsen Thorén; Planning a compact Oslo, Eva Falleth and Inger-Lise Saglie; Index.
About the Editor: Mark Luccarelli is an Associate Professor of North American Studies at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages, University of Oslo, Norway and Per Gunnar Roe, Associate Professor of Human Geography, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway.


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Atletico Madrid's French forward Antoine Griezmann finished third in the vote.
Ronaldo helped Real Madrid win last season's Champions League and scored three goals as Portugal won Euro 2016.
He has now won the Ballon d'Or in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016, with Messi the only other recipient of the award since winning it for the first time in 2009.
"I never thought in my mind that I would win the Golden Ball four times. I am pleased. I feel so proud and happy," said Ronaldo.
"I have the opportunity to thank all of my team-mates, the national team, Real Madrid, all of the people and players who helped me to win this individual award."
The former Manchester United forward has scored 19 goals in 20 games for club and country this term, to add to the 54 he got last season.
Ronaldo's Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale finished sixth in the vote, while Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy - the only Englishman included on the 30-player shortlist - was eighth.
The Ballon d'Or is voted for by 173 journalists from around the world.
It has been awarded by France Football every year since 1956, but for the past six years it became the Fifa Ballon d'Or in association with world football's governing body and was awarded to the world's best player.
However, Fifa ended its association with the award in September.
Fifa will hand out its own prize for the world's best men's player, along with the best women's player and team of the year, at the Best Fifa Football Awards ceremony in Zurich on 9 January.
Ronaldo's 2016 in numbers
42 games, 38 goals, 14 assists
Third best minutes-per-goal rate - 83.68 - of anyone scoring a minimum of 10 goals across Europe's top five leagues during 2016, behind Luis Suarez (82.57) and Falcao (59.6)
Directly involved in 39 La Liga goals in 30 games - 31 scored and nine assists.
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What is life outside of work?
Steph lives in Glasgow with her husband and two guinea pigs, Clive & Henry. Most of her time outside of work is spent weight training and running (including establishing the Bolt running club, sometimes seen in a park in Paisley after work), and she can often be found on a weekend doing races, particularly training towards ridiculous trail ultramarathons. There's also some occasional hill walking and she used to climb mountains in the Alps. She tries to challenge herself by learning new things the rest of the time, from University courses to teaching herself to knit, make clothes and decorating cakes – making models of Clive and Henry out of icing to go on the top of her wedding cake. Steph is also well known for her love of The Archers, Neighbours, Eurovision, and 80s music.


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Una Healy has slammed the 'keyboard warriors' who judged her for allowing her young daughter to wear make-up.
'I didn't mean to offend anyone,' said Una, 'it's for fun!'
The 36-year-old welcomed her daughter Aoife Belle in 2012, and has admitted she has been 'taken aback by the negativity'.
'It doesn't do any harm,' she said of her decision to allow five-year-old Aoife to experiment with her mother's make-up, something she argues we all did as children with our own mothers.
The young girl had recently broken her arm, and Una said that dolling her daughter up helped to cheer her up during an upsetting time.
The former Saturdays singer is the mother of two children, Aoife and three-year-old Tadhg, and is launching a limited edition Mother's Day card with Royal Mail, the proceeds of which are going to Action For Children.
Una looked back at her passions as a child for inspiration, focusing on the guitar which her mother passed down to her, as well as the more traditional Mother's Day gifts such as flowers.
'I love being a mother,' she said, admitting that she never feels pressure – 'I hate that word' – and doesn't believe mothers today have any more on their plates than our own mothers did.
'It's life.'
Since the Saturdays went on their hiatus, Una has branched out on her own, taking a step into the world of TV presenting – she helped to judge The Voice Of Ireland in 2015 and 2016 – and in 2017 she released her debut solo album.
She is preparing to release her sophomore album later in 2018 and teased to Metro.co.uk that she had just finished filming the music video for the debut single from the new record.
'It's very different,' she revealed, 'more feisty and with more attitude' than the first record but still the similar singer-songwriter vibe that she so brilliantly captured in the first album, The Waiting Game.
Named after the years she spent waiting to release her own music, Una honestly revealed that entering the studio on her own and without the girls was an 'exciting process'.
'I was more hands on,' she revealed, admitting that although she learnt a lot about the music business during her time with the Saturdays, she was not able to express the 'creative side' as much as she can now.
But with pals Mollie King and Frankie Bridge both having taken part in Strictly Come Dancing, will we ever see Una in a sparkly number and lacing up her dance shoes?
'I would explore it,' she said of being offered the opportunity although it doesn't seem to be a big concern of Una's these days, as she sayss that although 'it was so lovely to watch', music is her 'true passion' and that she is 'happy to be back out on the road'.
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Given consumer interest in ethically sourced, organic, raw ingredients, it's no surprise that Harmless Harvest is a huge success. The company's raw coconut water is just the first step toward developing markets for wild-harvested products that bring economical value to developing communities, says cofounder Justin Guilbert.
newhope360: What does Harmless Harvest's tagline—"Positive feedback loops between people and plants"—mean?
Justin Guilbert: From the get-go, we wanted to develop a business that was a catalyst, a business that would not hide behind the black box of the corporation or brand name. We wanted to create transparency throughout the supply chain. What we are doing is harnessing individual consumer power and using that consumer power combined with other forces to bring tangible economic value to areas that do not traditionally have an immediate economic value.
[My business partner and I] flew hundreds of thousands of miles all around the world for three years before we came out with a product. As we were doing this, we actually hung out with the people of the regions [where we source ingredients] and saw what it was like and realized: Wow, it's great that [the landscape] is so beautiful, but all the people care about is figuring out how to make money from the land—and that is because they're basically starving. Our mission at Harmless Harvest is to give these communities actual value for that wilderness.
newhope360: Those are strong ideals. Has your perspective changed since launching Harmless Harvest?
JG: Before we began, my business partner and I were working in conventional consumer goods. I was spending 90 percent of my waking hours working for these huge companies, doing my best, overachieving, and making great money. And then I would turn around and give money to Greenpeace or other organizations I believed in. There was a big split between my day job and my personal values. The idealism that a lot of people adhere to looks like this:
I'll buy a bottle of something, and it'll give something to this poor kid or to this organization.
newhope360: How long did it take to get your raw coconut water launched?
JG: It took us three years, in large part because you run into as many crooks as you do mosquitoes—whether in the jungles of New York City or in Borneo. We were new to this food business, and we chose it for a very specific reason: because food is an essential part of living. Our honesty and ingenuity served us well over time, but in the first year or two we got taken along for a ride by everyone.
newhope360: There are many coconut waters on the market, but Harmless Harvest's is the only raw option. What else differentiates it?
JG: Consumers are sophisticated. They've been exposed to more and more segmented product offerings that address more and more segmented or complex needs. Beverage companies have done a great job making niche SKUs [to match these]. It's a pretty well-defined market, but there's no longer incredible differentiation. We saw a mature SKU lineup from a functional perspective. Coconut water was a way to get immediate brand appeal.
newhope360: Do you see coconut as a gateway ingredient?
JG: Coconut water is probably the most poorly understood and most mainstream product right now in terms of media excitement. Everybody is excited about it the way they were about powdered orange juice in the 1950s. Back then, people didn't know the difference between powdered and the real thing because, unless they lived in Florida, they hadn't tasted real OJ. People now are drinking coconut water that's been boiled or cooked. [Our] raw coconut water is tricky and delicate: It has low acid, and it was the perfect ingredient to experiment with high-pressure processing.
newhope360: What is high-pressure processing?
JG: HHP has been used for decades. It works well on deli meats, to keep guacamole from going brown and on other foods, but it had been poorly tested on beverages. I think it's going to be as mainstream as aseptic [processing] in the next 10 years. It is not expensive, and it allows you to preserve volatile compounds, which are 80 percent of the flavor experience you have in any beverage. [In terms of taste,] boiling coconut water is like boiling fine red wine.
newhope360: How do you finance the business?
JG: We started by using up the credit cards, and I guess we had a good concept going beyond agriculture. People were interested in our approach. A big strategic food-bev investor now has a small minority stake. It gave us the comfort to launch something that wasn't half-baked.
newhope360: What's your strategy to get into natural retail stores?
JG: We are data driven. Yes, we're soft and friendly; but at the end of the day, we're all about maximizing velocities on shelf, bringing value to the category, not cannibalizing the category, widening the category, and understanding how retailers work and affect the landscape. I think we bring the right tools and express a real growth opportunity. How many coconut waters can a shelf have? So why is it that we're the number-one selling coconut water right now in Whole Foods' Northeast region? The reason is that we are data-driven. You build the data, express your differentiation, and have tangible examples of how you're a better houseguest. [Regarding shelf space,] I really feel like someone got kicked off the couch so that I'd have a place to sit. I see retailers as people who are opening their houses to us, and we'd better be good guests.
newhope360: Are you targeting conventional stores?
JG: I believe natural is mainstream. We don't segregate. I want to work with the buyer who understands the value [of our product] and where we're heading, who wants to work on a long-term partnership with differentiation of SKUs and consumer education. We're working on developing the right partnerships.
Even Whole Foods is more than we need right now. Whole Foods has come through for us. The buyers have been behind us all the way. There were fits and starts and quality issues and challenges, but they never dropped us. They never said, "I don't have time for you." They said, "That's how great companies are built, by guys like you who are clueless but have a great idea that no one else has."
newhope360: What's been the biggest lesson?
JG: Be ready before you start dealing. Everyone does it—there's always artificial excitement about speed to market. You want it all done fast. We obviously didn't do that because it took us so long to figure out what we wanted to do. So the lesson is: No rush, no rush, no rush. If you look at Guayaki or Sambazon, they all say the same thing: It takes a long time to establish. Don't worry about the ups and downs.


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OAKLAND — An 18-year-old Oakland man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison for being one of three gunman who fired into a crowd of people and killed a toddler in West Oakland in 2011.
Authorities say Frederick Coleman Jr. was a 16-year-old junior gang member when on Nov. 28, 2011 he and veteran gang member Dionte Houff, 33, and Houston Nathaniel III, 24, opened fire on a large group of adults and children as part of a decades-old feud between rival gangs out of two Oakland housing projects.
Hiram Lawrence Jr., 23 months old, died from a gunshot wound to the head that he suffered while he was in his father's arms, huddled behind a taco truck. His father and five other people were wounded in the shooting and subsequent gunbattle.
Coleman was charged as an adult in state court and pleaded guilty in January to first-degree murder. Houff and Nathaniel are pending trial in federal court for Hiram's death, racketeering and numerous other felony charges.
The people fired upon were gathered for the filming of a rap video that disrespected the housing project claimed by the defendants' gang, according to testimony at a preliminary hearing last year.
Defense attorney Richard Foxall said it is unclear who fired the fatal shot. He characterized his client as a child who participated in the shooting under duress by elder gang members but wanted to take responsibility for his actions to spare Hiram's family the pain of a trial.
Coleman personally apologized to Hiram's family in court Thursday.
Annette Jointer, the slain baby's great-aunt, took offense when Foxall suggested in court that the child's family might be feeling vengeful over the attack. She said she submitted to the court a victim impact statement expressing her family's pain over Hiram's death, but she was forbidden from reading at the sentencing by Judge Paul Delucchi.
"I don't feel vengeance. I feel sorry for the defendant and his family," Jointer said. "A child was murdered, and I don't think we should make excuses."
Jointer said Hiram's parents are still really hurting over the boy's death and didn't want to come to court Thursday since they knew their presence would have no impact on Coleman's sentence.
"They can't move with their lives because when everything happens it opens up old wounds," she said.
Jointer said that federal prosecutors have yet to tell her family whether they are going to seek the death penalty against Houff and Nathaniel. The U.S. Attorney's Office did not respond for a request for comment Thursday.
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Lighting a candle for a better way
Why do I feel like everything is wrong, from all angles, seems like everyone is missing the truth here, but I can´t put my finger on it? Yet, I feel it is light moving. We need to be uniting not dividing, to be healing not blaming, to move with the spirit of the beloved and not the divisiveness of the norm.
My spirit weeps for thee, soon….soon shall we rejoice. Until then do greater works, do not blame, do not condemn….be a bearer of good tidings, not a bringer of doom.
I light a candle for a better day, truthfully the spirit moves, look upward and inward, connections are made quickly at this time.
Good day!
What is your Passion?
My grandmother passed away last year and her favorite thing to do when she first met someone was to ask, "What is your passion?"
"What is your passion?"
Mine is the search, reveal yourselves, what is your passion?
Everything is backward
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"And the white knight is talking backwards and the red queen has lost her head, remember what the door mouse said, feed your head."
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Backmasking (not to be confused with backward masking) is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward on to a track that is meant to be played forward. Backmasking is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal may be unintentional.
Backmasking was popularised by The Beatles who used backward instrumentation on their 1966 album Revolver.[1] Artists have since used backmasking for artistic, comedic and satiric effect, on both analogue and digital recordings. The technique has also been used to censor words or phrases for "clean" releases of rap songs.
Backmasking has been a controversial topic in the United States since the 1980s, when allegations from Christian groups of its use for Satanic purposes were made against prominent rock musicians, leading to record-burning protests and proposed anti-backmasking legislation by state and federal governments.[2]
Have you ever felt like you could read someones mind.
I once fasted for 24 days and when I returned to food a remarkable change occurred. I found that when I looked at people on the street that each individual with their body language was giving off a message. The thoughts came into my head and I wonder if I was hearing what they were thinking. Most I saw turmoil from daily life situation and I did all I could. I sent them blessings.
Now I wonder as all humans are different. Some psychic, some telepathic, etc. Perhaps they have a built-in ability to read and translate these waves.
There was a study done in South America that showed those with psychic ability had a higher number of crystals in the pineal gland then the average person.
Perhaps we all have this ability and are minds cluttered. The cleansing of fasting may purify the system and open this ability.
Ever felt a vibe from someone. Perhaps that vibe is more than a feeling and is indeed a process of communication of the body yet known. Perhaps your thoughts do matter.
Thinking for Yourself
—Terence MckennaTapping the stream…
America, you are afraid to be unsafe, thereby you have given your very soul to darkness.
Why? There is nothing to fear.
Have you become unplugged yet?
Have you started to realize what is happening? Have you felt those moments of crazy energy as the dowload begins? We are now outside the box and things are becommig clear. Go in grace, and be blessed. It´s a state of mind we seek inside that we should be in pursuit of.
The glory of God is everywhere.
The light of the word is coming into this world.
It´s quite simple when you put things together. The light expels the dark. Call upon the light to expel the darkness from this world. The sun shines so bright. The human creature becomes transfigured. Dig deep and call with will and you will begin to see how.


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Town Hall's mission is to enhance the quality of life in Oklahoma by providing a forum for nationally recognized speakers who enrich, entertain, stimulate, inform and educate our citizenry.
In 1933, the Junior League of Oklahoma City decided to sponsor a cultural lecture series called Town Hall. The chairman of the Town Hall Series was Mrs. Harry Schafer, (Billie), and the professional producer was Florence King, who obtained the speakers.
Since they wished it to be a city-wide artistic venture, they asked 20 local women to be on the Board of Advisors. This board was responsible for the selection of the speakers. 370 women joined and the series was enthusiastically received by the group.
Town Hall closed the 1933-34 season at Oklahoma City University with the presentation of Kreutzberg and Page. Additional seats were sold for this performance to the members who brought guests. Town Hall was not a financial enterprise of the Junior League, being solely an expansion of the Arts and Interests Committee.
The lecture series was so successful that the Advisory Board voted to continue the series the next year and more members were added. All concerned felt that Town Hall had accomplished its purpose of setting a new standard in the cultural development of Oklahoma City.
As was the custom with all projects, after 3 years the Junior League turned over the entire supervision of this project to the community-wide Board of Advisers who were then fully responsible for its direction.
Having been privileged to be president of the Junior League in 1933 when Town Hall was started, I am delighted to know in 1991 that Town Hall is still bringing in informative speakers and adding to the cultural development of Oklahoma City under the present excellent leadership.
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St Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, half church, half mausoleum to the Barons Ros and the Earls of Rutland. The entire chancel is filled with monuments that cover a period of nearly four centuries starting with Robert Ros, died 1285, considered by some to be the 1st Baron Ros, to John Manners 8th Earl Rutland, died 1679.
Tomb of Thomas Manners 1st Earl Rutland and his wife Eleanor Paston 1st Countess Rutland
He depicted wearing his Knight of the Gater robes over full plate armour, wearing his now damaged coronet of an Earl, head resting on a tournament helmet complete the Manner's peacock crest and a cap of maintenance.
The tomb was created by Richard Parker of Burton on Trent.
Detail showing the Knight of the Garter garter below the knee on the left leg.
Tomb of Henry Manners 2nd Earl Rutland and his wife Margaret Neville
Both alabaster effigies appear to have originally had a coronet of an Earl that has since been damaged. His head on a tournament helm, hers on a scroll. He holding a prayer book, she, possibly, a book of hours. An alter table tomb with scultures of the children on the top. His left leg has the garter of a Knight of the Garter.
Henry's tenure as Earl spanned the reigns of Henry VIII King England and Ireland and his three children: Edward VI King England and Ireland, Mary I Queen England and Ireland, and Elizabeth I Queen England and Ireland.
The Earl's heraldic achievement including:
Top Right and Bottom Left Quarter
Manners with Royal augmentation top left corner and bottom right corner: Or [gold], two bars azure [blue] a chief [top half] quarterly azure [blue] and gules [red]; in the 1st and 4th quarters two fleurs-de-lis and in the 2nd and 3rd a lion passant guardant or), being the Royal arms halved with the original Manners arms.
Top Left Quarter:
Ros: Gules [red], three water bougets [white]; the Earl's grand-mother Eleanor Ros,
Roet: Gules [red], three Katherine-wheels argent [white]; Katherine Roet was the Earl's great great great grand-mother,
Belvoir: Azure [Blue], a Katherine-wheel,
Daubeney: Or [gold] two chevron gules [red],
Badlesmere: Argent [white], a fess [horizontal line] between two bars gemeles [thin horizontal lines] gules [red], (simplified),
Bottom Left Quarter
Tiptoft: Argent [white], a saltire [diagonal cross] engrailed gules [red]; great grand-mother Philippa Tiptoft,
Holland: England within a bordure [border] or [gold]; Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, whose daughter Eleanor was the Earl's great great great grand-mother on both paternal and maternal side,
Powys/Charleton: Gules [red], lion rampant or [gold]; great great grand-mother Joyce Charleton,
The heraldic achievement of Margaret Neville, 2nd Countess of Rutland:
Neville: Gules [red], a saltire [diagonal cross] argent [white],
Holland: England within a bordure [border] or [gold]; Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, whose daughter Eleanor was the Earl's great great great grand-mother on bopth paternal and maternal side,
The bottom left corner is unrecognised.
George Manners 4th Earl Rutland and his wife Elizabeth Charlton
Sculpted by Gerard Johanssen [Janssen] around 1591.
His armour has cuisses on this thighs over trunk-hose, with no back plates to the thighs. Peascod breastplate, ruff and developed form of coronet made of metal fixed to the alabaster.
William 6th Baron Ros
South of the alter a very fine alabaster tomb with the effigy of the camail-jupon period of armour [the camail being the chain mail attached the helmet] 1350-1420.
Probably the Chellaston (Derbyshire) school of sculptors; the angels spiky quills are indicative.
The finely carved effigy armour is transition from chain mail to plate. Conical bascinet with jewelled orle resting on tournament helmet with Roos crest; peacock with spread tail.
Lancastrian collar "Souvenir Sovereign".
Garter on the left leg below the knee. William was the 108th Knight of the Garter.
John Ros, 7th Baron Ros Helmsley
North side of the alter of equally fine craftman-ship as that of his father's described above. Also, probably, the Challaston Derbyshire) school given the spiky angel's wings.
Conical bascinet with orle resting on a tournament helmet; the original Ros peacock damaged with only the feet remaining.
Although only seven later that his father's there are noticeable developments in armour:
a gorget [from the French gorge meaning throat] plate over the camail now protects the neck,
small plates over the armpits and insteps,
taces, a skirrt of plates, attached to the breastplate, replace the mail skirt,
John Ros was killed at the Battle of Baugé in 1421.


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Really awesome live performance…obviously Ye kills it:
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Because my opinions are better than yours
Really awesome live performance…obviously Ye kills it:
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My homie Chance the Rapper made his late-night debut last night on The Arsenio Hall Show, performing "Chain Smoker" off of his "Acid Rap" mixtape, check it out, it's almost as good as playing video games with services from Elitist gaming!
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What happened at Drake's 4th Annual OVOFest that took place near the new stroller-center is the kind of stuff that dreams are made of:
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Jimmy Fallon just continues to get the best music acts to perform, this time featuring Ice Cube doing his classic "It was a Good Day" while, of course, backed by the Legendary Roots Crew:
And here's the original video for the hell of it/because this song still never gets old:
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So the above
album free mixtape is exactly why I get so excited about where hip-hop is going right now; add 20-year-old Chicago-MC Chance the Rapper to the constantly-growing list of hip-hop artists under 25 that have begun to consistently put out great, original stuff on a consistent basis (see: Kdot, A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$, etc.), and the result is an influx of great talent that makes the future of hip-hop that much more exciting.
That being said, there's no reason Chance can't blow up just like the rest of those previously mentioned; fine, this is a little different, but there's no denying that it's just outrageously awesome…and bumps. (Plus when someone says "Lean all on the square/That's a fuckin' rhombus" you listen):
"Smoke Again" (feat. Ab-Soul)
And that's just one song on the tape…
Here's another one for good measure:
"So Good (Good Ass Intro)"
And, finally, one that dropped a few months ago but is still hot:
And if you haven't yet then download his new tape "Acid Rap" by clicking right here, and do it this very second – you will thank me later.
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In a segment that I don't believe aired on national TV, here is Method Man and Black Thought performing the Wu-Tang Clan's classic "Protect Ya Neck" backed by the Legendary Roots Crew in an amazingly candid (and dope) performance (please note Meth stepping up and telling Black Thought "I got this" right before spitting ODB's verse…):
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The video to the title track off of Harlem-bred A$AP Rocky's debut album "LONG.LIVE.A$AP:"
He also performed on national TV for the first time last week on the David Letterman Show; watch said epic performance below:
In what could simply be the most "Blogbdon" thing to ever grace the interwebs, below DMX sings "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"…and it's absolutely glorious:
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Really liking (and understanding, albeit from the complete opposite perspective…) this Rap Genius post on Rappers' Obsession with Jewish Culture:
*[Rick Ross] is the self-proclaimed "only fat nigga in the sauna with jews"
*Hov had a black Bar Mitzvah
And he's also "That Martha Stewart that's far from Jewish"
*Kanye isn't worried about going to court over samples, because if he gets sued, his lawyers jews and being Eric J. Parker an expert criminal lawyer, he doesn't have to worry too much."
*Nas defends the Jews and is disgusted by anti-semitism
*DOOM refers to himself as the black jew and Jay Electronica can also be known as Jay Elec-Chanukah
*The Black Eyed Peas use Hebrew expressions when they're getting fucked up
*Shit, Shyne even decided to convert to Judaism
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Some of my videos from the MSG-stop of the "Watch the Throne" tour on November 8, 2011, featuring two of the best in the game:
"The Throne" performs their "encore" of "Ni**as in Paris"…for the first of three times in a row. Place goes nuts…
Kanye does his verse from "Get Em High" followed by the intro to "Lucifer" and then Jay going in just over the piano. Just sick.
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John Oliver Tries to Woo Back Scotland With Rom-Com Magic
When it comes to Scottish independence, John Oliver is a big softie.
As Scotland prepares for a referendum on Thursday on a potential split from the United Kingdom, England native Oliver pulled out all the the stops to woo the country back.
Can a few Notting Hill references, a band of bagpipe players and a steaming plate of haggis change a nation's mind? Guess we'll find out in a few days.


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I'm back to my 20 Days of WoW Blogging Challenge! I know, I know.. SLACKER. Today I'm gonna show you my pathetic bags and bank inventories.
I am not a gold-maker. I suck at simply buying stuff on the Auction House. I typically vendor all the grey crap and keep some of the white or better quality items. Until I realize they're also crap and vendor them. You'll see I'm broke as well — Just spent a week buying/gathering mats to level my Engineering, make about 4 epics and gem/enchant all of that stuff. The gemming and enchanting is really awful (except for Jewelcrafters/Enchanters ;D)
What's in my bags?
My Backpack is my consumables, toys (like Jeeves and MOLL-E), fishing gear, and other stuff I need to keep on-hand 24/7. I don't know if anyone else is like this, but my hearthstone MUST stay in that upper left slot of the Backpack. On all of my characters.
The next bag above my Backpack usually holds my Sexylayg outfit plus some additional "soon-to-be-needed" items like recipes, schematics/patterns, and profession things that don't fit in my profession bag.
The third bag is my quest item/stuff to keep for a short amount of time bag. Yeah, I manually sort things, but I actually know what I have better than if I were to use an inventory addon like ArkInventory. I keep miscellaneous stuff here.
The fourth bag is my profession bag. On my shaman as seen above, it's a giant Elementium Toolbox that I made while leveling and have YET to fill to the brim. Which is both annoying and amusing at the same time.
My fifth and final bag usually holds crap to sell or auction. Putting all of my sellables into one bag makes disposing of them really quick — I don't use a grey item selling addon (See, I have this thing. And apparently, it's a thing.)
And that bank. Holy crap Liz.
Yeah, yeah.. I know what you're saying. "What the hell is all of that stuff?!" Welp… It's tabards, holiday clothes, my T10ish gear, some more holiday stuff, trinkets and other knick-knacks I can't part with.
See, I don't horde things in my bags/bank. This is why I'm broke, too. I dunno… I've never felt I needed to hold onto anything. I wish I could, though, because I'd like to be able to afford nice things in-game. I just have no economic discipline.
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So the challenge seems to be going well. Ellen and I used the same approach, plan a weeks worth of menu and grocery shop within the budget for it. Erica and her husband, as well as Christina are looking at the cost of each meal daily. Considering that SNAP or EBT in Virginia, benefits are available at the beginning of each month, either method would work, as long as you are staying within your allotted budget.
I have realized in the course of this that menu planning was key for my household. Steve and I have very different diets, he eats low carb, I don't eat meat, with the exception of fish, so making sure we both had a protein at dinner and breakfast options involved planning. Also, I didn't take into account that Steve is a snacker, so he has been eating black beans on a low carb tortilla when he wants a snack. Veggies were not a problem, salad, frozen veggies are a staple in our house. I will write a more indepth wrap up over the weekend when this is over.
Now onto recipes! Ellen M's Baked Ziti
Baked Ziti
1 lb Ziti
28 oz can whole peeled tomatoes (1/4 c liquid removed, squished)
2 red peppers, sliced
1 tsp salt
2 8 oz bags shredded monterey jack and cheddar
1 pint heavy cream
Fine dry breadcrumbs
Mix cheeses, peppers, tomatoes and salt in a VERY large bowl. Boil ziti
and drain according to package directions. Mix in with cheeses, peppers
and tomatoes. Spray 13×9 baking dish with cooking spray. Pour pasta
combination into prepared dish. Pour cream over top. Cover with foil,
bake at 350 for half hour. Remove foil. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs bake
additional half hour.
I am not quite as exciting; baked a chicken for Steve ( rub with olive oil, season of your choice inside and out, place chicken on roasting rack, stuff cavity with carrots and celery, put more carrots and celery in the bottom of the pan, bake at 375 for about an hour and 1/2 or until the internal temp is 165) I had Cajun baked tofu ( 1lb extra firm tofu, sliced lengthwise into 4 pieces, press to remove extra liquid, mix 1/4 cup olive or grapeseed oil with Cajun seasoning, spread over both side of tofu, bake on a cookie sheet with a rack at 375 for 45 minutes, flip 1 time). I had steamed brown rice and we both had steamed broccoli.
I was home not feeling well yesterday and skipped lunch, I did make a cheese and black been "quesadilla" around 2p. Today, it's oatmeal with almond milk for breakfast and leftover chili and cornbread for lunch.


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Date of Birth 6-1-07
She's a beautiful cat with grey and orange fur. She has a chattering sound she makes that is very cute. Though a bit shy at first, she comes out of her shell at lunchtime to sit up on her hind legs to beg for her meal. She enjoys human attention and will make a good companion once she has adjusted to a new forever home.


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Gone are the days when parents have to run shop by shop to buy the school books. In fact, in many of the cases, the books which were available at one book depot were not available at others. In that case, the hassle that was to be done was real...Read More..
Gone are the days when parents have to run shop by shop to buy the school books. In fact, in many of the cases, the books which were available at one book depot were not available at others. In that case, the hassle that was to be done was really impeccable.
And the worst case scenario, in this case, there used to be a strict punishment to kids, which would not use to be their fault at all. Therefore, the hassle is made easy by us at My School Depot. We have listed all the online school books which include the books for the daily curriculum and much more.
The need of finding all the books under one roof is made possible
As discussed the issues of not finding all the books at a common book depot, we have actually made it possible. We have a list of all the books that would be important in the school curriculum. The broad categories we have listed in here are
- Book Sets- This includes the books for the school curriculum for all the subjects. This category includes the textbooks for all the subjects including Hindi, English, Chemistry, Physics, Math, Science, Social Science, etc.
- Pre-School Books- This category is dedicated to the kids of pre-school and play groups. In here, the books for early learning for kids are available. Parents can as much variety as they would desire.
- NCERT Books- As we know that in CBSE schools, the books which are mandatory, are NCERT books. But as there are very less offline shops which have proper access to these books, sometimes, delay in purchasing the books happens. Therefore, we have made these books available too. This category lists the NCERT books for all the subjects.
- Guides & Samples Papers- When the kid reaches the secondary and higher secondary classes, parents learn the value of guides and reference books. Well, we have these also listed in our sub-category. You will find everything under a common roof.
- Reference Books- Now comes the reference books. These books are one of the dear friends of scholars who want to learn a little extra than the school textbooks. Some of the name includes R.D. Sharma for Math, S. Chand Books for science, etc. The parents, as well as kids both, can buy these online books for school without any hassle.
We have tie-ups with different schools
When you come to My School Depot to online books for school, you find that we have listed almost all the prominent schools of India. We have tie-ups with these schools and hence, we keep on updating the categories and products accordingly.
We want that we provide best of the product listing in the books category when someone is looking forward to buy online school books with us.
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2006-04-01 :: Me and The Bean
This week The Doctor checks in, we announce the winner to our first contest, GabberJaw and MATB face off on Beatles trivia, Evan tries to get hugs in his birthday suit and the Natalie Portman effect.…
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2005-08-26 :: Me and The Bean
Just another guy and girl podcast going on about their lives that no one cares about. Enjoy.…
Me and The Bean
Me and The Bean is a girl/boy podcast featuring me and my wife. We discuss a plethora of topics ranging from our life, Mayberry loonies and whatever comes to mind.


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In this short video of a TEDx talk at the University of North Carolina, researcher Kate Gallagher talks about the ground-breaking Abecedarian Project in which low-income children received quality early childhood education. Now, 35 years later, we continue to see how high-quality early care and education changed the life trajectories of the children who participated. Read More
Did you know that numerous studies point specifically to the long-term benefits children receive when their fathers are actively engaged in their care? Research shows that involved fathers relate to their children in ways that produce specific developmental benefits. Read More
The Nebraska Department of Education held a hearing on June 2 to take comments on its revisions to Rule 11. The most significant changes to the Rule related to requirements for prekindergarten programs that provide parent education. Read More
Balancing a wide variety of public interests and with great bipartisan support, the Nebraska Legislature again recognized the critical importance of children's early years prior to adjourning the 2015 legislative session on May 29. Of preeminent importance to First Five Nebraska is public policy that recognizes the development of the brain in the early years literally shapes the learning capacity for the rest of a child's life. Here's a summary of our highest priority bills from the 2015 legislative session. Read More


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Dilimon, VS and Sampath, S (2011) Electrochemical preparation of few layer-graphene nanosheets via reduction of oriented exfoliated graphene oxide thin films in acetamide-urea-ammonium nitrate melt under ambient conditions. In: Thin Solid Films, 519 (7). pp. 2323-2327.
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Electrochemical reduction of exfoliated graphene oxide, prepared from pre-exfoliated graphite, in acetamide-urea-ammonium nitrate ternary eutectic melt results in few layer-graphene thin films. Negatively charged exfoliated graphene oxide is attached to positively charged cystamine monolyer self-assembled on a gold surface. Electrochemical reduction of the oriented graphene oxide film is carried out in a room temperature, ternary molten electrolyte. The reduced film is characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), conductive AFM, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Ternary eutectic melt is found to be a suitable medium for the regulated reduction of graphene oxide to reduced graphene oxide-based sheets on conducting surfaces. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Get two Jean-Claude Van Dammes for the price of one! Twenty-five years after their parents were killed by a business partner in league with a crime lord, long-separated identical twins Chad and Alex Wagner return to Hong Kong to settle the score. Playing two different characters, Van Damme gets to flex his acting muscles as well as his biceps, but rest assured, DOUBLE IMPACT has plenty of martial arts mayhem (including a climactic battle with BLOODSPORT antagonist Bolo Yeung).
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Dion Lee returned this year to the Sydney Opera House to debut SS13/14 collection, Windmap over an intimate dinner presentation. Held on Tuesday 9th April, this tailored, classy and very Dion Lee collection was inspired by modern nautical, wind patterns, abstract sail shapes and clashing textures of matte and gloss.
Hair: KMS California. Hair Director, Sophie Roberts, on the look: "The concept for the hair was based around arching linear shapes, created using a jewellery piece by Sarah and Sebastian, which floated around the back of the head and contoured the silhouette."
Makeup: Napoleon Perdis told media, "I love this look! It's a bit moodier and sexier than what we've done in the past, but still very clean, very Dion. I love how there's a bit of dimension in the eye, a touch of Navy definition but it's very fused and subtle. Skin and lips are a high gloss to complement the gel elements in the hair but for balance, I've kept the eyes very matte."
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Most people know how fireflies got their name, but additional information about the insects often gets lost in the shadow of their impressive glow. According to National Geographic, there are approximately 2,000 species of firefly -- which aren't flies at all actually, but rather beetles -- who produce their characteristic luminescence through a unique chemical process:
Fireflies have dedicated light organs that are located under their abdomens. The insects take in oxygen and, inside special cells, combine it with a substance called luciferin to produce light with almost no heat. Firefly light is usually intermittent, and flashes in patterns that are unique to each species.
In this incredible time-lapse, countless fireflies are caught lighting up at once, brightening a summer night and making the woods a bit more beautiful.


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This Fire Burns: ARGCS Championship Top 16 Fire Kings
For those of you who do not know me, my name is Scott Sheahan, within the past year alone I have top 8'd YCS Chicago after not having a top to my name since I came back to the..
Taking Artifact/Traptrix to the ARGCS Championship
Hi everyone, today I'm going to talk about my experience at the ARG 20K this past weekend. I started my week off by Skyping with Tahmid and Marcus Carisse about what deck to..
First Glance at the Battle Pack
Hey duelists, Kiley Davis here with a first-glance analysis of some important cards in Battle Pack 3. In this analysis, I'll be looking at ten of the most tactile, intriguing or..
Taming the K.A.T.: Top 32 ARGCS Tournament Report
Hello everyone! My name is Dan Carton and today I will be telling you all about my experiences at the recent ARG $20,000 championship. Before this weekend I had three premier..
A Glimpse of the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship
Hello Duelists! Galo Orbea here again! Since the closest I've been to qualifying to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship has been Top 16, I've been curious to know the thought..
Preparing for the Meta: An Analysis of Our Current Pendulum Monsters
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Yu-gi-oh Debates: What Constitutes as a Vendor?
Jonathan Moore here, back with a topic that's personal to me and so many Yu-Gi-Oh! players out there: What really constitutes as a vendor in the YGO scene?
I hear so many terms..
When Archetypes Collide: Introducing Geargia-Artifacts
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Worlds 2014 Part 1: Pre-Tournament Decisions
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Making a Splash: 4th Place WCQ Dragon Duelist
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First or Second? Maintaining Advantage with the New Rules
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Making the Cut: How to Prepare for the Big Yu-Gi-Oh! Day
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Hermitree for the Win: Performing with Sylvans
Hello all! This week I will be writing about the Sylvan deck that has risen in popularity since ARGCS MilWaukee and the NAWCQ. One reason to play the Sylvan deck is it is..
Yu-Gi-Oh! Eternal Debates: Luck vs Skill
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Top 32 Nationals Deck Anaylsis
Hello everyone! This past weekend, I was able to finish in the Top 32 for the NAWCQ in Detroit! I finished 45th after swiss with an X-2-1 record, so I was one of the highest..
Do you know what you're playing?
The new format has just become and there are many deck choices to choose from, as the new forbidden and limited list hasn't changed much to the format except for making gears a..
North American WCQ Dragon Duel Champion Tournament Report: Hand Artifact Traptrix
I was planning on playing Lightsworn Rulers until about a week before the event when a friend said he was going to play H.A.T at the North American WCQ. I didn't think H.A.T was..
A Whole New Yu-Gi-Oh! World: What does winning the dice roll mean now?
Hello to readers one and all! I'm Jonathan Moore, here to talk to you about some new Yu-Gi-Oh! things to expect now that we can catch a breath and realize we've stepped into a..
Lightsworn Ruler: A Force to be Reckoned With
Hello everyone! Today, I will be talking to you guys about the new Lightsworn Ruler deck that has made quite the impact on the meta. To put it simply, the new Lightsworn Ruler..
Tribute Stun: Top 4 in South American WCQ
Hello! I'm Galo Orbea and I'm a duelist… For those of you who don't know me, I am from Ecuador and have been playing competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! since 2007. I moved to Boston in 2011..
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Hi, my name is Chris LeBlanc and today I will be going in depth about the different decks people will be playing at the World Championship Qualifier this year and what cards..
The Lightsworn Influence
Hi fellow Duelists. My name is Aaron Furman and I'm going to talk about the new Lightsworn cards and the different card choices you can play. With North American World..
Tech Choices: The End of Anubis
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If you've been keeping with the metagame this format, you know that Geargia is one of the top decks this format. This lies in the deck's sheer ability to constantly generate..
A Spellbook ARG Wisconsin Report
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LINES ON PAPER Artist Bio - Phoebe Gloeckner
Born in Philadelphia in 1960. She studied art at San Francisco State University and received an M.A. in Biomedical Communications from the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center at Dallas. Her work appeared in Weirdo, Young Lust, Wimmen's Comix, Real Girl, and CHOICES, as well as in the Twisted Sisters anthologies. She has illustrated several books, including The Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. Ballard. She has exhibited her art in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City, among other cities, and received an NEA Regional Fellowship. She lives in Oakland, California.
This image and sub-text is from an 8-04-04 LA Times article called: Time to Shout
Graphic Arts: Artist traveled to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to document the killings of young women there. This illustration will carry the explanation: "Identity unknown. The body of a woman, approximately 16 years old, was discovered on the 21st of March, 1997 at 19:00 hours, near the labor camps in the El Sauz Nuevo population."
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