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Braces food
22 comments:
- Amie Kaufman said...
Oh, I have been there, done that. Boy, does it hurt. I remember through the haze of ouch being amazed that teeth, that have no nerves, can actually hurt. It wasn't my gums or my mouth, it was my *teeth* that hurt. I still don't understand it, but I winced just thinking about it. I was all about jello, creamy soup and yoghurt. Things I could swallow without moving my mouth. My sympathies to your daughter!
- October 24, 2010 at 10:49 AM
- Katerina said...
I am sorry about this. I have never worn braces but I can imagine the pain. But she has her sweet mother to comfort her with nice smoothies and perhaps soups!
- October 24, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- Valerie Gamine said...
I remember braces only all too well! Smoothies have a way of 'smoothing' things out in a soothing way. :-)
p.s. Make sure she uses her retainer once the braces come off. She may fight you on that, but trust me...
- October 24, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- My Little Space said...
I have never put on braces before but my friend told me that it's pretty painful. I'm sure your kid will love this smoothie. Hope you're having a wonderful weekend.
- October 24, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
Braces. Been there, done that AND my two kids suffered through them too. :o) This is very similar to a smoothie recipe I make. I also use frozen bananas (I cut them up before I freeze them, make it easier). If you haven't tried using frozen bananas, try it, it makes the smoothie super thick. Yum!
- October 24, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- Angela Ackerman said...
My 12 yr old is about to get braces. Thanks for the smoothie recipe!
Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse
- October 24, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Jess said...
I feel for you (two kids with braces)! Thanks for the smoothie recipe~ I'll try it out next time someone gets them tightened.
- October 24, 2010 at 4:40 PM
- Faith said...
Oh.. your poor daughter. The smoothie sounds great though. Try lots of puddings!
- October 24, 2010 at 5:00 PM
- Julie said...
I love smoothies!! I remember those braces, long, long ago!
- October 24, 2010 at 5:27 PM
- Ruth said...
My Dad used to make his special eggnog. One egg, a big glass of milk, a healthy glug of vanilla, and a big spoon of brown sugar. Whisked together by hand (no silly electric contraptions for him), poured back into the glass with flare (i.e. by lifting up the bowl so that the liquid poured from way up high, creating lots of bubbles), and topped with nutmeg.
Lots of people would cringe at the raw egg, but I never had a problem, and it still remains a favourite of mine.
- October 24, 2010 at 6:54 PM
- Needful Things said...
Ouch! I've never had braces but I can imagine how uncomfortable they must be. I hope your daughter enjoys this delicious smoothie!
- October 24, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Jencrafted said...
Never had braces but had a series of rather unpleasant dental procedures; horrifying actually. Jello sounds comforting and so does smoothie. Thanks for sharing.
- October 24, 2010 at 9:11 PM
- Reeni said...
I remember getting braces - it really was painful. I bet this delicious smoothie really hit the spot!
- October 24, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- Cakelaw said...
I have never had to wear braces, but I feel for your daughter. This smoothie seems the perfect way to get some nutrition without pain.
- October 24, 2010 at 10:02 PM
- Kristen said...
It was just a few years ago that my oldest got his braces. He was miserable for about a week. He thought it was all worth it when they finally came off and he had straight teeth, though. You are so good to make your daughter smoothies.
- October 24, 2010 at 10:47 PM
- Victoria said...
Oooh, I had braces, and I absolutely recall the discomfort! I hope her pain doesn't last, and good luck creating more chewing-free dishes for her to enjoy, haha. It will get better, but even after the pain goes away, I still don't recommend eating ribs, haha :)
- October 25, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- Barbara Bakes said...
My twins have their first orthodontist appointment on Friday. I'll have to remember this recipe for them.
- October 25, 2010 at 9:43 PM
- shaz said...
Ow! I remember having plates, I was lucky enough not to have to go the whole shebang with braces. Great food ideas and hope your 13 year old's teeth stop hurting soon.
Loved your last post about the hotel too but I couldn't leave a comment for some reason.
- October 25, 2010 at 11:58 PM
- Sweet And Crumby said...
My son is just out of them (braces) and my daughter will be going into them in a couple of months. All I can say is OUCH and milkshakes and smoothies are cure-all. :) A banana smoothie sounds nice right about now. I am having insomnia.
- October 27, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- Sue said...
All three of my kids had braces, and then I got them as an adult after they were all done with their braces routine. A smoothie is a great idea!
- October 27, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...
Awww, i have braces at the moment and my mom feels the same but honestly i love the colors, they are always pink but at Christmas they are red and green,lol!!
Bdw, i eat well too!
- October 27, 2010 at 11:27 AM
- Hanaâ said...
Aaaah braces. Been there, done that. To this day, I don't chew gum because I couldn't have any while I had braces.
- November 4, 2010 at 10:20 AM


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Many Connecticut hotels booked as travelers take refuge from storm
MILFORD -- Shawn Garrison of Shelton and his girlfriend Renee Bailey of Torrington stayed at Milford's Howard Johnson hotel Friday night so Shawn could easily get to work Saturday.
But the historic blizzard closed his workplace and much to the delight of Bailey, there would be more time for romance.
"I'm not sad about the blizzard because we don't get a lot of time together," said Bailey, who works two jobs, goes to school and has two kids.
"We're making the best of it," Garrison said, turning his gaze and smile to Renee who he's been dating for a few months. He squeezed her hand and she squeezed back.
The Howard Johnson hotel of 89 rooms was booked to capacity, as were many other hotels and motels in the state.
Managers say rooms fill up fast with those who want to be near work and those who pull off the road because they feel driving conditions are becoming dangerous.
At the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, where there are restaurants, a fitness area, lounge, dogs welcome and other amenities, bad weather also brings reservations from people wanting a mini-getaway , said Jill Flynn, the hotel's director of sales and marketing.
Some people who came during power outages had such a good time they now make it a tradition to check-in when there's even a threat of the lights going out.
"We have a proud tradition at this point of being storm central," Flynn said. "It's like a little oasis when you're expecting a storm."
Lauren Kras, manager of Branford Holiday Inn Express, said people check in to get off the road in weather much less threatening than what the state saw Friday and Saturday.
"A lot of times people are proactive and don't want to put themselves out there," to drive, she said. Power outages also bring the crowds, she said.
Milford Howard Johnson manager Larry Yergeau said while the storms are good for bookings, they're stressful in other ways.
On Saturday morning some who wanted to leave couldn't because there was so much snow.
However, one determined couple, Scott and Cindy, spent hours digging their car out.
They were driving from a funeral in Boston back home to Manhattan Friday when they pulled into the Howard Johnson about 8 p.m.
"It was extremely dangerous," Scott said of driving in the blinding snow. "If we could have made it we would have made it."
With two young children, ages 4 and 2, they were running low on diapers and Cindy said she didn't get any sleep trying to make sure the kids didn't fall out of bed.
"You can only live on snack food for so long," she said.
Others found themselves stuck for another night, including a couple from East Haven who had a snowboarding trip to Vermont planned, but couldn't get there.
"Everyone is stressed because no one can get anywhere,"
Yergeau said.
The Howard Johnson hotel is located at 1052 Boston Post Road near the Connecticut Post Mall and ShopRite, where many are employed.
Yergeau said in 25 years this is the most snow he's ever seen in one storm.
"I can't remember the diner ever closing," even during Superstorm Sandy, he said referring to the popular "silver" diner next door that closed about 6 p.m. Friday.

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Have you all checked out Trendiki yet? It's rapidly becoming one of my favorite places to play online. One of the features that I enjoy the most is their "rate the runway" feature which allows you to vote on what everyone is submitting. Here on my humble little journal, I present you with a mini-runway where you can check out my taste in shoes. Enjoy - and rate them for me!
Have you all checked out Trendiki yet? It's rapidly becoming one of my favorite places to play online. One of the features that I enjoy the most is their "rate the runway" feature which allows you to vote on what everyone is submitting. Here on my humble little journal, I present you with a mini-runway where you can check out my taste in shoes. Enjoy - and rate them for me!
Franco Sarto Magia (Slate Suede) - Women's
I was so excited to see these at Zappos - I picked up a pair of these when they were on clearance at Nordstrom. Seriously, these boots are fierce. Amazingly comfortable, regardless of the 3 1/2 inch heel, and the gray color meshes perfectly with the gray/black/blue thing that I seem to have going on this fall/winter. One of the best shoe purchases I have ever made.
Franco Sarto Miss (Bordo Suede) - Women's
I have a thing for both red ankle boots and Franco Sarto boots. These combine the two together perfectly. I only wish that I could wear them year round, as I know I'll be sad when the time comes to put them away for the summer.
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If you're a fan of Benefit cosmetics, you might want to check out their latest value offering. This set includes eyecon, eye bright, and lyin' eyes in a totally cute purse shaped box. Eyecon has long been my eye cream of choice, and eye bright is a wonderful product that can be used a number of ways to brighten up my sleepy eyes. I will sometimes line the inner rims of my eyes with this as well as touch up the corners of my eyes to give me that wide-awake look. But all of these things are worth $64 when purchased seperately, however, you can get the set for $58. Not bad, considering Benefit never discounts their items!
Post Holiday Shopping: Smart Bargains
Everything is an additional 20% off at Smart Bargains, today only. Be sure to use this link to get your extra 20%!
Chanel Quad Eyeshadow in Bleu Celestes
This compact is everything you would expect from the house of Chanel. Gorgeous shades, incredible pigmentation, long wear, perfect amount of shimmer vs. matte, shades that work perfectly together, and a price that is out of this world expensive. If paying $55 for an eyeshadow quad isn't out of your price range, then this is one that you won't want to pass up. I purchased mine at Nordstrom, but you can find it online (with a video!) on Chanel's website.
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A nice selection of bronzes and greens. I picked this up because I was wanting a more neutral selection, and the colors seemed to go well together. Watch for glitter, however. Most of the colors do have a glitter element to them, and the rest have a shimmer. There are no mattes here at all. But the colors can all be mixed and matched, have a great staying power, and as always, Sephora gives you a very good product for a reasonable price.
$26 at Sephora.com.
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Thanks to Lauren over at Ask Fashion Kitty for bringing this site to my attention! I love adding new blogs to my Reader.
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Diddy Posts 10 Ways to Keep NYE Sexy
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Photo galleries: Commuters use Highway 38 for first full day since Sunday tragedy | More Yucaipa bus crash galleries
Related stories: Tour bus company failed more than a third of safety inspections | Trip to snow was nightmare for victims of deadly bus crash | First responders can turn to peers, counselors, chaplains after disturbing incidences
PDF: U.S. Department of Transportation report on bus company Scapadas Magicas, LLC
Previous coverage:
Sunday — Bus overturns near Yucaipa
Monday — Crews clear scene of fatal bus crash on Hwy 38; six victims identified
The federal investigation into Sunday's deadly bus crash near Yucaipa has only just begun, the lead investigator said Tuesday, describing a process that authorities say could take months.
Robert Accetta, the National Transportation Safety Board's investigator-in-charge, held a news conference Tuesday afternoon at Certified Towing in Ontario, where the vehicles involved in Sunday's crash were taken.
"Keep in mind this is just day two of this investigation. We so far have weighed the vehicles involved in the accident and are in process of taking overhead photographs of the accident vehicles," he said.
A Tijuana tour bus carrying 38 people crashed on Highway 38 on Sunday evening after the group spent the day at Big Bear Lake.
Seven people were killed and more than 30 were injured. The bus went out of control about 6:30 p.m. and rear-ended a Saturn before it toppled onto its side and collided head-on with a pickup truck.
When the bus hit a boulder on the roadside, it rolled back onto its wheels and stopped, partially hanging over the edge of a ravine. Some passengers were thrown off the bus.
San Bernardino County coroner's officials identified a seventh and victim Tuesday: Liliana Camerina Sanchez Sauceda, 24, of Tijuana.
All passengers had been picked up in Tijuana, but not all were Mexican nationals. Three of the seven killed passengers were San Diego residents. They were Guadalupe Olivas, 61, Elvira Garcia Jimenez, 40, and Victor Cabrera Jimenez, 13. The Tijuana residents who died were Aleida Adriana Arce Hernandez, 38, Rubicelia Escobedo Flores, 34, Mario Garcia Santoyo, 32, and Sauceda.
Behind Accetta, investigators used a fire truck ladder to photograph the vehicles from above.
"Now the California Highway Patrol is working on the motor coach. Eventually, they will take out the other vehicles and take overhead photographs of those. The photographs will be used in the reconstruction as they proceed with the investigation."
That investigation will include a thorough analysis of the brakes, steering and suspension systems and other major components of the bus, CHP Officer Mario Lopez said.
After the photographs are finished, investigators will conduct a 3-D scan of the vehicles, for use in creating computer simulations of the crash. Only after the photographs and 3-D scan are complete, possibly by today, can the mechanical inspection begin.
The 1996 VanHool bus used an air-brake system, similar to one used on a semi- truck. If the vehicle lost all air pressure, a spring brake system built into all commercial vehicles should have been applied, Accetta said.
"It's designed to be foolproof, to stop the vehicle if it loses air pressure," he said.
In addition to the brakes, other parts of the bus will be inspected. The bus had an Engine Control Module, comparable to a plane's "black box" flight cockpit recorder, but he warned that it was an older model, and would likely not have as much information available as a newer one. Inspectors hadn't examined the ECM yet, as of Tuesday afternoon.
A second NTSB team is in San Diego, he said. The team is interviewing the owner of Scapadas Magicas, the busing company that provided the bus used by Interbus Tours, and one of the company's mechanics, as well as collecting paperwork on the company, operating procedures and driver qualification file.
Bus driver Norberto Perez of San Ysidro did not make any radio calls for help or report any mechanical issues prior to the crash, as far as Accetta knew. He did say the California High Patrol had taken a blood sample from the driver and conducted a follow-up interviewTuesday.
"We are talking weeks, if not months" for the investigation to be completed, Lopez said.
Inspection records
Federal transportation records show that Scapadas Magicas, the busing company that provided the bus used by Interbus Tours, has three buses registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation, but the 21 random safety inspections recorded over the last two years logged seven California license plate numbers and one Mexican plate number.
"Why are they only telling the government three, but they're getting tickets on eight? That needs to be explained right off the bat," said Wayne Schooling, the president and CEO of the North American Transportation Association.
It is not uncommon for charter bus companies to lease buses from other companies if the number of bookings they have exceeds the number of buses available, said Duane DeBruyne, spokesman for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
"It's very typical in the busing industry," DeBruyne said.
The federal government has begun cracking down on commercial bus and truck companies with unsafe track records.
In January, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Canadian bus company Mi Joo Tour & Travel to cease operations in the U.S. following a Dec. 30, 2012 crash in Oregon involving one of its buses in which nine passengers were killed and 39 injured. Investigators learned that Mi Joo allowed the driver of the bus to continue driving after having already exceeded the weekly maximum of 70 hours allowed under federal regulations.
In December, the federal government shuttered Illinois-based busing company LEX ExpressInc. after finding numerous safety violations including false reporting of records, failure to properly inspect buses and failure to maintain vehicle parts and accessories.
The federal government also ordered shut in December Atlanta-based charter bus company Aglemoarge Services due to a pattern of "serious safety violations that pose an imminent hazard to public safety," according to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration news release.
"In the last year alone we've shut down almost 50 bus and truck companies on the spot for severe violations of federal safety regulations, and we won't hesitate to put a company out of service that is flagrantly not complying with the federal safety regulations," DeBruyne said.
The federal government has ramped up its oversight of commercial trucks and buses with safety and compliance issues. In December, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration beefed up its safety measurement system so the agency could better identify and take action against commercial truck and bus operators with a history of repeated safety violations.
Despite all that, commercial vehicle transport is still one of the safest modes of transportation, DeBruyne said.
"The number of crashes involving large commercial trucks and buses has been declining," he said.
The scene
Spray-paint markings from the accident investigation dotted the roadway Tuesday, along with leftover fragments of glass and vehicles.
A single bouquet of flowers had been placed in a mound of dirt on the roadside Monday where the bus had stopped.
Nam Nguyen, 58, of Yucaipa stopped by the scene after he read about the crash on the Internet.
"It's terrible – very bad accident," he said.
Nguyen says he takes Highway 38 to Big Bear Lake frequently, and knows it can be dangerous for people who aren't used to it.
"I use the road all the time, so it's not dangerous for me," he said.
Witnesses to the crash can call the CHP at 909-806-2400.
Staff Writer Jim Steinberg contributed to this story.
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ANYWAY, I've been thinking some about silence lately. I started to say this at my last talk at the Hill Street Center. But I wasn't in the mood that day to get too deep and "spiritual" so I don't think I conveyed the idea very well.
Simply put, my feeling is that the silence that underlies zazen practice is always available. In fact, this profound and mighty silence underlies all of our experiences -- from a long day of zen practice in a noble temple, to a KISS concert at Cobo Hall in Detroit circa 1977 (Love Gun tour, my favorite era), to a torrid night on the windswept dunes with the object of your affection bathed in silver-blue moonlight, to an afternoon cleaning up shit off the bathroom floor when the toilet has overflowed. Every experience rides atop an ocean of deep, deep silence. So deep and so silent you could never touch bottom. It makes the little bubbles and flotsam floating on its surface seem so insignificant they hardly matter at all. And yet though they (we) are just temporary shapes thrown up out of that endless silence, they (we) are made of nothing but silence. As silence we are endless, without boundaries, without names.
A lot of times people approach Zazen practice as if they have to forcibly generate silence into being. I've followed that rewardless path a hundred thousand times. But there is no need to try and create silence. It's always there, always flowing through you, creating you and creating the world that surrounds you. All you have to do is to allow it to be what it is.
Silence is never apart from you. It supports you through every experience. It carries you like a mother carries her child, protecting you from all harm. Silence is the strongest thing there is.
When you sit, don't worry if inner thoughts intrude or if outer disturbances interrupt your futile attempts to overcome them. Just allow the silence that manifests as every distraction to be what it is. Including your distraction at being distracted. It's all nothing but silence forming itself into temporary shapes. No matter what comes up, just return your attention to the silence that underlies everything.
I gotta go stop being a pretentious fuck. Later, dudes.


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Peep Inside Taylor Swift's $17 Million Rhode Island Mansion [Pics]
Everyone can stop boo-hooing Taylor Swift and her much-maligned love life once they get a peek at her newly acquired, palatial Rhode Island estate, on which she plunked down $17 million in cash! She doesn't need a to cry a river over a future ex when she can just sit by the ocean and write a song about him, thanks to this crib.
It's more than a manse – it's a freakin' beachfront property that towers over the surf. If this is a bachelorette pad or where she'll summer, sign us up for membership in the Lonely Girls Club, which we thought was weak sauce until we got a look at this shack! We'd hang out here and bemoan single status or boyfriendlessness any day of the week.
The house, full of fireplaces, bedrooms and bathrooms, is a swanky pad to say the least.
Playing the role of Peeping Tom and get a look at the interior of T. Swizzle's abode. The inside photos, which are likely staged or the property of the seller, look like how she would decorate things, even though she hasn't done that yet. Overall, no matter what the decor, this mansion is pretty breathtaking.
Peep the pool! Look at the view of the ocean from those massive windows! Who needs boys when you have this crib?
How long until an obsessed fan is nabbed outside, trying to break in so he can say "hi," since that happens to celebs on the regular?
This all could've been yours, Harry Styles!
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UNECE as a multilateral platform facilitates greater economic integration and cooperation among its fifty-six member States and promotes sustainable development and economic prosperity through:
- policy dialogue,
- negotiation of international legal instruments,
- development of regulations and norms,
- exchange and application of best practices as well as economic and technical expertise,
- technical cooperation for countries with economies in transition.
The UNECE contributes to enhancing the effectiveness of the UN through the regional implementation of outcomes of global UN Conferences and Summits. Its terms of reference have been defined by ECOSOC.
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Hesitation Marks (also known as Halo 28) is the ninth studio album from Nine Inch Nails. It was released on September 3, 2013 in a total of five formats: CD, Deluxe Edition CD, vinyl, digital and iTunes Deluxe Edition. The album was recorded secretly over the course of a year and came as a complete surprise to fans. On August 26th, 2013, the full album was leaked on the internet, and was made available for streaming on iTunes the following day.
The album was made available in three different masters for digital download: a "standard" version, an "Audiophile Mastered Version" and a master specific to the high resolution HDtracks service (the latter two having extended dynamic range, not meant to be competitive in the loudness war.)[1]
Track List
Deluxe Edition CD
The Deluxe Edition CD includes the following remixes on a second disc:
It also comes in a 28 page hardcover ecolbook. This is the only packaging that includes lyrics and the booklet contains significantly more artwork than that of the standard CD.
iTunes/HDtracks Deluxe Edition
The iTunes and HDtracks Deluxe Edition includes the above remixes as tracks 15-17 plus an interview as track 18:
The self-conducted interview also includes several demos from the album:
Japanese CD
The Japanese standard CD includes an exclusive bonus remix as track 15:
The double vinyl release splits sides between "Find My Way" and "All Time Low", "Everything" and "Satellite", and "Running" and "I Would For You". It also contains the album on CD, as was the case with How To Destroy Angels' Welcome Oblivion.
The album was first acknowledged by Trent Reznor on May 28, 2013 in a post on nin.com:
"I've been less than honest about what I've really been up to lately. For the last year I've been secretly working non-stop with Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder on a new, full-length Nine Inch Nails record, which I am happy to say is finished and frankly fucking great. This is the real impetus and motivation behind the decision to assemble a new band and tour again. My forays into film, HTDA and other projects really stimulated me creatively and I decided to focus that energy on taking Nine Inch Nails to a new place. Here we go!"
It was then officially announced via Twitter on June 5, 2013, the day before the release of its first single, Came Back Haunted. Nine Inch Nails signed with Columbia Records in 2013, making this the first album on a major label since Year Zero.
During the month of August, the tracks "Copy Of A", "Everything" and "Find My Way" were also made available through various online sources. "Copy Of A" and "Everything" were then released as commercial digital singles via Amazon and iTunes on August 20th. A teaser trailer featuring "The Eater Of Dreams" and a look at the album's packaging was posted on August 26th.
Inspiration and recording
The album began as a couple of tracks that were meant to be included in a forthcoming greatest hits package for Interscope Records. The sessions gave way to more songs and ended up yielding an entire album.[2] At one point during the album's creation, producer Markus Dravs was brought in to add a different perspective from Reznor's long-term team of Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder. The collaboration didn't feel right, however, and was terminated.[3]
In an interview with The Guardian[4], Reznor revealed that the two songs originally written and recorded for the hits package were "Everything" and "Satellite". He also explained what inspired, in his view, a more minimal and sparse treatment of the music:
"What I found the most inspiring was sitting with just a drum machine in my bedroom, in my office. Not having a keyboard or a guitar and playing everything on pads. Me sitting alone with literally one piece of gear just messing around, I found it exciting. It lent to the minimal edge, because it didn't feel like it needed more."
The album title is a term for wounds that are sometimes made when a person is contemplating suicide by wrist cutting. Fans have speculated that this is either a reference to Reznor being not quite ready to put NIN to rest, or a reference to the fact that the album is conceptually an "upward spiral" and a reflection of the fact that Reznor did not end up killing himself when he was at his lowest point.
Relation to The Downward Spiral
In interviews with The New York Times and SPIN, Reznor stated that he had The Downward Spiral in mind as he worked on Hesitation Marks:
"I felt very aware that it's 20 years later, and I'm still that guy. I know that guy, and I feel for him. I don't resent him, I don't miss him. But how would things feel on the other side of that now, in a much more stable life place, mentally and physically, and with a new family? The incentive has changed. It's not about, 'I'm going to kill myself if I don't get this out of my head.' But the excavation and the architecture behind it, the motivation behind it, is similar."[5]
"For some reason, when I started working more on Hesitation Marks, I started thinking back romantically about who I was when I was writing The Downward Spiral. I was looking back on who I was then and who I am now and how things have turned out, for better or worse. That was the air the new record was born in. I was looking at the other side of how I was not always honest about who I was in the '90s — and I knew I wasn't being honest — and if you sprinkle those negative feelings with some drugs and alcohol, it's usually not a recipe for success."[6]
In the self-interview included with the iTunes Deluxe Edition of Hesitation Marks, Reznor spoke of the intentional link that was made between the artwork of the two albums:
"Now in terms of making that connection more literal to Downward Spiral, the choice of reaching out to Russell Mills, later in the process, to actually provide the artwork was certainly a conscious trail of breadcrumbs. The choice of using the same font — we were making the connection here."[7]
This album marks a return to the artwork of Russell Mills, whose work was previously used for March Of The Pigs, The Downward Spiral, Further Down The Spiral and Closure. There is a different cover for each of the five editions. Reznor stated in a radio interview[8] that he couldn't choose between the various covers and decided to use them all. He also stated that Mills had suggested the album title. The typeface used is DINEngschrift in lowercase (the same typeface was used on the previous Russell Mills designs and in all caps on The Perfect Drug.)
Some of the alternate covers are used within the packaging of the other editions, i.e. the cover of the standard CD is inside the gatefold of the vinyl, the cover of the iTunes Deluxe Edition is on the booklet of the standard CD, etc. The covers of the international and Japanese standard CDs are a variation on the cover of the US standard CD, with the painting oriented sideways and, in the case of the Japanese cover, photographed from a slightly different vantage point and lighter in hue. The digital Audiophile Mastered Version cover is a variation on the standard digital cover, with the painting again oriented sideways.
In a post on the official NIN Tumblr account[9], the various artwork was elaborated on by Mills:
"The artworks, (30 mixed media pieces) that I eventually produced towards uses in the Hesitation Marks releases, evolved out of lengthy exchanges between myself and Trent and in response to the conceptual ideas that thread through the tracks and to the sonic territory that the album explores. I've tried to lock into the album's prevailing mood and echo the album's essence. The ideas are not communicated in a literal or easily digested form, as this would be boring for me and would insult the intelligence of a potential audience. I've tried to make works that obliquely allude to the essence of the subject matter, to its emotional core.
The titles and materials for the five paintings are as follows:[10],[11]
Cargo In The Blood
A limited edition art book/multiple containing Mills' art for Hesitation Marks was released in December 2015. It was priced at $300 and the following information was given on the site set up at cargointheblood.com:
"Nine Inch Nails and long-time collaborator and artist Russell Mills present Cargo In The Blood, a deluxe, limited edition 320-page book collecting all of the works the artist created for Nine Inch Nails' Hesitation Marks album. Each volume also includes an original mixed media painting created by Russell Mills specifically for the project. Available exclusively on NIN.com, Cargo In The Blood is limited to 2000 copies and will be available to order 12/16/15 10am PT."
A 10 minute film about the inspiration and process for the artwork of Cargo In The Blood as well as Mills' work for The Downward Spiral was also made available for viewing.
For more information, see NIN 2013-2014
The album was supported by a major tour that visited festivals and arenas around the world. For the Tension 2013 Tour, the touring lineup was expanded to eight members (the largest in the history of the band and the first to utilize backup singers) and the visual elements were a logical continuation of those from the Lights In The Sky Tour. The tour also included two co-headlining legs, one with Queens Of The Stone Age and one with Soundgarden. Several shows were filmed for inclusion in a DVD and Blu-ray package, though the current status of the project is unknown.
All Hesitation Marks songs have been played live except "Everything", though it has been played at rehearsals for the Tension 2013 tour.
Album Credits
Deluxe Edition Remix Credits
"Find My Way" (Oneohtrix Point Never Remix)
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What does the Bible say about blood donation and organ transplants?
These practices are not directly addressed in the Bible, primarily because medical technology had not advanced to this point during the times Scripture was written. However, as Presbyterians, we believe the 6th Commandment ("Thou shalt not kill") commands us to do whatever is lawful and within our power to preserve the lives of others. You can read about this in our Larger Catechism #134-136. (You can find the Larger Catechism, with Scripture proofs, online here.)
Consider Matthew 25:35-36, where Jesus says, "... for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in; naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me." He will praise Christians who go out of their way to show mercy to others.
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Alternative investments continue to be a key driver of consultant searches this year, according to the 2012 Consultant Search Forecast conducted by eVestment Alliance and Casey, Quirk & Associates.
The survey, released Wednesday, found that consultants expect hedge funds, private equity and real estate to drive 20% of all search activity and 26% of new or expanded mandates. Defined benefit pension plans seem to favor funds of hedge funds, while nonprofit plans prefer direct investing.
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For the survey, conducted in December and January, eVestment Alliance and Casey, Quirk polled 30 investment consultants representing nearly $10 trillion in assets under advisement. In 2011, the respondents conducted some 5,000 searches and placed a total of $370 billion in mandates.
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If there is even just a little bit of nerd in you, you're going to love this. Microsoft's research team is working on a street mapping view called "Street Slide" and by the looks of it, will eventually provide you a whole new experience and some serious visual perspective in comparison to the way you currently navigate through Street View on Google or Bing.
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Upon his return he completed the work for his theological doctorate and became a professor at Wittenberg. This period was the beginning of the intimacy between Luther and John von Staupitz, whose influence led Luther to say in 1531, "I have received everything from Staupitz."
For Luther these years were times of profound spiritual and physical torment. Obsessed with anxieties about his own salvation, he sought relief in frequent confession and extreme asceticism. His search for peace of mind led him, under the guidance of Staupitz, to further study of the Scriptures.
In preparation for his university lectures in 1513, especially on the letters of Paul, Luther resolved his turmoil. In the Scriptures Luther found a loving God who bestowed upon sinful humans the free gift of salvation, to be received through faith, against which all good works were as nothing. Luther devoted himself with increasing vigor to the work of the church, and in 1515 he became district vicar.
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Standard & Poor's downgrades U.S. credit rating
WASHINGTON -- Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's Friday downgraded the United States' credit rating for the first time in the history of the ratings.
The credit rating agency said that it is cutting the country's top AAA rating by one notch to AA+. The credit agency said it made the move because the deficit reduction plan passed by Congress Tuesday did not go far enough to stabilize the country's debt situation.
A source familiar with the discussions said the Obama administration feels S&P's analysis contained "deep and fundamental flaws."
S&P said that, in addition to the downgrade, it is issuing a negative outlook, meaning that there was a chance it will lower the rating further within the next two years. It said such a downgrade to AA would occur if the agency sees less reductions in spending than Congress and the administration have agreed to make, higher interest rates or new fiscal pressures during this period.
S&P first put the government on notice in April that a downgrade was possible unless Congress and the administration came up with a credible long-term deficit reduction plan and avoided a default on the country's debt.
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Series I: Biographical
One file of biographical summary sheets and profiles, multiple copies of California Living, April 30, 1967, cover article "Jack Shelley: The Mayor and the Man", and a file from the Eagles convention of 1967 at which Shelley was awarded that organization's "Mayor of the Year."
Series II: Scrapbooks 1938-1952 (oversize)
1938 - campaign for state senator; 1939 - labor and political
Shelley campaign buttons
AFL Political League controlled by Vandeleur of the State Federation of Labor and Buzzell, LA Central Labor Council czar does not endorse Shelley because of his "Unity" approach toward the AFL v. CIO issue and Shelley's involvement with the CIO's Labor Non-Partisan League.
Pamphlet "Tom Mooney's message on the 1938 California Elections"
Biography of Shelley, San Francisco Chronicle, 7/26/1938.
1939 State Labor Convention - Vandeleur v. Kidwell/Watchman factions
1939 & 1941 Legislative Session
SF State College campus appropriation.
Lake Merced District site from Haight and Buchanan Streets
WPA funds available
Bill to allow city to assume control of the Port of SF
Health insurance bill
Cow Palace appropriations bill
"Salute the Flag" bill which Shelley opposes
Anti-Loan shark bill
Shelley support of the bill to outlaw the Communist Party (1940)
J. Vernon Burke v. Shelley for head of Labor Council
Additional Note
Thank you letters from Henry Wallace and Eleanor Roosevelt
Hot Cargo Labor Bill
4/23/41 re: Harry Bridges Deportation hearings (p. 136-7)
1941 Machinist Shipyard strike
1941 Legislative Session
SF Labor Council elections: Shelley v. J. Vernon Burke
City control of SF Harbor
Relief agency battles. State v. county control
Little Wagner Act Bill
Household employees. Maximum hours bill introduced by Shelley
Eight hour day, 48 hour week bill
Hot Cargo and Secondary Boycott bills -- Senate override of Olson veto
Loan shark bill
SF State College appropriation
Labor management issues around defense industries (machinists)
Cow Palace appropriations
American Union Labor Committee for Tom Rolph for Congress in opposition of re-election of Frank R. Havenner, a strong Harry Bridges defender. (Last three pages of scrapbook)
1942 Campaign for State Senate
Campaign material including bumper sticker and button
Shelley on Republican, Democrat, and Union Labor Party tickets
Civilian defense
Buy war bonds
1941-1942 Publicity
State relief agency crisis
AFL v. CIO
Shelley involvement in Restaurant workers strike and Hotel workers strike (AFL v. CIO)
Eleanor Roosevelt column en route from SF to Portland
Additional Note
Obituary of Shelley's uncle, John Casey, SF Police Captain (May 27, 1942)
Shelley as member of Gov. Olson Kitchen cabinet
Golden Gater, SF State College photo of Shelley breaking ground of new campus at Lake Merced on November 1939 (last page)
1943 Publicity
SF Mayors race - Roger Lapham, Angelo Rossi, George Reilly, Chester McPhee
United Labor Committee for George Reilly
SF Trolley merger
Information bulletin issued by Piledrivers Union #34, 22 Apr 1943.
Textbook banning issue
1943-1945 Publicity
Additional Note
Food shortage results in productivity decline in shipbuilding industry in Bay Area
1949. Shelley's election to U.S. Congress. In this race, he defeats Republican Cosgrove and Democrat, Charles R. Gary.
1950. San Francisco shipbuilding industry in doldrums.
1951. Shelley on committee investigating Military/Big Business fraud conspiracies. Major company accused, Tank Arsenal
1951. San Francisco Internal Revenue Bureau scandal
1952. Shelley sub-committee investigating ship subsidies. Focus on the S.S. U.S. Bay Southern Crossing. Location: Candlestick to Oakland Airport. A solid fill Bay Crossing is advocated because, for one, it is safer in air attack
1952. Issue: importation of South Korean Laborers for the farm fields of California.
1952. Adlai Stevenson visits the Bay Area
1952. Anton Refregier's post office murals debated as subversive art. Shelley supports free speech.
1946 Primary Campaign for Lieutenant Governor
Robert Kenny v. Earl Warren for Governor results in Warren landslide in Primary as non-partisan and cross party candidate.
General tenor critical of CIO Political Action Committee activities
June 26-Oct 2, 1946; 1946 Campaign for Lieutenant Governor
Additional Note
Shelley v. Goodwin Knight
Red baiting evident
James Roosevelt, Franklin's and Eleanor's son, is head of CA State Democratic Party
1946 Campaign for Lieutenant Governor
Additional Note
Political Action Committees generally and Shelley's ties to the Labor PAC specifically receive negative press publicity during the campaign as Shelley loses to Goodwin Knight.
1938-1946 Shelley as State Senator
a) Disability Bill
b) Loan Shark Bill
c) Loans to Veterans
d) Apprentice Training Act
e) Education - Shelley shepherds through State Legislature a 5 million dollar appropriation for State Teachers College relocation to Lake Merced campus from Haight and Buchannan site.
Series III. Mayor, 1963-1968. (17 cubic ft. and oversize)
1963 Publicity
Mostly coverage of mayoral race
September-November 1963 Publicity
Includes some biographical overview material of Shelley up through 1963.
1967 Publicity
State Senator Eugene McAteer v. Shelley
Issues include Stadium, Freeway, Mass Transit (BART), Jobs programs for the poor, the war on Hippies, Model (Demonstration) Cities Program
Bridge District scandal. Painters Local 18 accused of racism. Local 18 leader at the time of the scandal is Harry Bigarani.
Nov. 7, 1963-July 1964 (mostly SF Examiner)
Civil Rights hiring pact agitated for and won at Mel's Drive-In. Union demands hiring role.
Firemen stoned at Hunters Point.
Mayoral inaugural--January 8-9, 1964
Civil rights articles including auto row picketing, Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) activities
Shelley veto of birth control funds. Accused of vetoing legislation because of being Catholic; the Mayor claims his veto is based upon the necessities of fiscal responsibility.
July 13, 1964-June 1965 ( SF Examiner)
7/25/64. San Francisco Human Rights Ordinance signed
Typographical Union Strike mediated by Shelley
Navy departing from Hunters Point--Job loss
A young Willie Brown, prominent as attorney representing Sheraton Palace and Auto Row Sit-in demonstrators.
Johnson v. Goldberg campaign. Republican convention takes place at the Cow Palace.
June 1965-September 1965 ( SF Examiner)
Article analyses industrial flight. Reasons given include: inventory tax, wages, union practices, land availability
The Great Society
Racism in the SF Fire Dept.
Preservation of the Bay
UN Celebration --20th anniversary
Civil Service sex discrimination
the anti-poverty program $3.1 mil.
Build up of the VietNam War
Funds for the War on Poverty
Enactment of the SF Human Rights Commission
anti-poverty program and the EOC (Economic Opportunity Council)
Freeway building controversy with Gov. Brown
San Francisco city and county assessor, Russ Wolden, indicted on bribery counts
September 13, 1965-March 1986 ( SF Examiner and News-Call)
Economic Opportunity Council
South of Market Development
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Freeway funds
Hunters Pt. Housing (p. 84)
Ronald Reagan enters politics via Television running against George Christopher, former mayor of San Francisco
Demonstration Cities Program--Urban Renewal and anti-poverty
Threat to close the Hunters Pt. Shipyard
McAteers prominence as likely Mayoral Candidate
Freeway plans disputed
Diamond Heights Renewal
SF Human Rights commission's Research Committee report of 2/25/66 presented by it's chair, Earl Raab
Nov. 7, 1963-Dec. 12, 1964 ( SF Chronicle)
Picketing at Mel's Drive Inn over discriminatory hiring practices including Union involvement
John Kennedy assassination
possible closure of Hunters Pt. Navy Yard.
Freeway wars
Mayoral appointments
Danger signs for the city, a report issued by Arthur D. Little
Building height limitation (16 to 1 floor area ratio)
Police brutality
Civil rights pickets at: Sheraton Palace Hotel and Cadillac Agency with Shelley mediating
Birth Control appropriation in city budget is vetoed by Shelley. The amount vetoed is later bequeathed by a wealthy donor.
Building low rent units
Study on the impact of Civil Rights movement in SF to be sponsored by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in cooperation with SF State College. Research to be lead by Louis S. Levine, Professor of Psychology. This study is to observe activities of various partisan groups and interviews with key individuals. The study is to be partially financed by the Irving Luacks Fund. SF Chronicle, 5/10/1964.
Opposition to freeway through the Golden Gate Park.
Congress on Racial Equality v. Bank of America results in a Fair Employment Practices Commission agreement.
James P. Mitchell, former Sec. of Labor for 8 years under Eisenhower is to chair the SF Human Relations Committee
Settlement of the 11 month long International Typographical Union strike
Beatle fans protest refusal of City to present Fab Four with the Key to City
Report by the Interim committee on Human Relations mentions role of Unions. SF Chronicle, 10/19/1964.
Dec. 8, 1964-Dec. 14, 1965 ( SF Chronicle)
Freeway wars
End of the Actors' Workshop
Joe Mazzola, as chair of the Housing Authority is accused of racism (p. 83) Mazzola eventually resigns later in the year
Bay fill issues
Arrests at topless nightclubs and eventual acquittals.
Feud develops within the anti-poverty plan
U.N. 20th anniversary celebration and session
Vietnam protest as President Johnson arrives in city
Fighting over highway construction and anti-poverty program
Dec. 17, 1965-March 9, 1966 ( SF Chronicle)
Hunters Point Housing
Actors Workshop
City employees, change in residence requirement
Highway v. Crystal Springs Reservoir and watershed
"Shelley's irate union 'friends'" p. 22
Freeway wars
Nov. 1963-March 1965 ( SF News-Call Bulletin)
Shelley's mayoral inauguration
Bay Area Rapid Transit planning
Freeway wars
Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) pickets Luckys, Cadillac Dealership, Bank of America, the Republican Convention
Birth Control in the city budget
Appointment of Terrence Francois as first Black Supervisor
Water Quality
San Francisco Bay environmental quality
March 15, 1965-Sept. 8, 1965 ( SF News-Call Bulletin)
Police "moonlighting" scandal
Joe Mazzola resigns from SF Housing Commission position p. 39
Anti-Poverty program
August 7, 1964-Sept. 22, 1965 ( SF News-Call Bulletin)
Additional Note
Appointment of Terrence Francois as first Black Supervisor
Typographical Union strike settlement
The Republican Convention in SF
Files: Mayor's newspaper clippings --1965-1967
Additional Note
Aging, Office of
Air Pollution
Art Commission
Bay Conservation, Study Committee
Board of Permit Appeals
Board of Supervisors
Board of Education
Bond Issues
Brundage Art Collection
Business - local
Caen, Herb
CA State (month by month)
CA Palace Legion of Honor
Celebrations and Campaigns - Local
Chamber of Commerce
Chief Administrative Officer
City Planning Commission
Civil Service Commission
Civil Rights
Community Renewal
Conventions and Tourism
DeYoung Memorial Museum
Disaster Council
District Attorney
Federal - misc.
Finance and Records
Grand Jury
Health Service Commission
Hetch Hetchy
Housing Authority
Human Rights Commission
Labor (multiple folders)
Legislative Representative
Market Street
Mayor - personal
Municipal Railway
Parking Authority
Police Commissions (multiple folders) including Political hippies/drugs/politics/Dow Wilson murder
Public Health
Rapid Transit
Redevelopment Agency
Youth Guidance
A - District Attorney
EOC - Market Street
Misc. - Police Commission
Presidio - UN
California - Culture
Department of Public Works - Judiciary
Labor - Police Commission
Parking - Political
Presidio - Youth Guidance
Alcatraz - Civil Rights
Civil Service - Police Commission
Police Commission - Youth Guidance
Mayor Shelley's Speeches, 1964-1967
Index - Mayor's Speeches
Speech file - Background Material
Copies of letters requesting speeches
Speeches "A"-"XYZ" (24 folders)
Speeches - Personal
Speeches - Inaugural Address
Series III: U.S. Congressional Representative serving the 5th District. 1950-1963
Private bills seek constituency relief measures, mostly regarding immigration matters for families of World War II veterans.
Public bills sponsored by Shelley include legislation affecting veteran and pension benefits, retiree pay, seamen's rights, water resource rights, highway construction, mass transit, wilderness protection and labor, human and civil rights.
Shelley's Voting Record: 1950-1963
Index 1950-1963
Voting record, session by session (7 folders)
Voting record of the 81st Congress
Shelley's voting record of the 81st Congress
Shelley's voting record of the 82d Congress
Speeches from the Congressional Record
Shelley sponsored bills: 1950-1963
1957-1958 (2 folders)
1959-1960 (2 folders)
1961-1962 (2 folders)
1963 (2 folders)
Series IV: Audio-visual material
Series V: Posters
Campaign poster for SF Mayor, 1963 (oversize)


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There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help.
Here are a few questions about computers I've received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. This week my mailbox contained questions about waiting for the new Mac OS, using an iPod with an old version of Windows and getting broadband in rural areas.
I am planning to replace my aging Dell desktop with one of Apple's iMac machines. Now that Apple has announced that the new OS X Leopard will be released next spring, is it advisable to wait for Leopard's release to buy a new iMac? Or will the current iMac be able to run Leopard when it is released?
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Even if you can't wait until spring (you said your Dell was "aging"), consider waiting a few months to see if Apple brings out a new iMac with Intel's latest processor, the Core 2 Duo, which is faster and more efficient than the Core Duo in current iMacs. I have no information that this will happen, but you should know by November or so.
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Ok so I found out within in the last few months that Im a seerer. I can usually understand my premonitions, visions, visual images, physical impressions and dreams. But, this one I am really struggling with. So we had this wonderful Nana and she had a black poodle named Hika. She died like 7years ago or so. Well, a few weeks ago Hika shows up late at night in my back yard. Me and my service dog Socks went outside so I could smoke. We start going out and socks just stops and stars towards the grill. Didnt bark or anything just started and stood there. I pushed her along because I didnt know what was going on. We get computable on the patio socks is still staring over towards the grill. So I looked over and I see Hika walking into the backyard. Turned anround and faced us then laid down. I did a double take because I couldnt believe that I was looking at Hika. So Im sitting there watching her. she did this pattern of laying down and sitting up. Hika does this the whole time we are outside. I tried to call her to come to me but, she wouldnt. After a while I gave up and we went inside. But, ever since then she has been roaming the house and entering my bedroom. Hika comes down the hallway and runs to the side of my bed. So Hika comes to me on my left side and Socks sleeps on the Right side of me. what could this possibly mean. Hika has never visited me before. I really want to understand can anybody help me please.
Just found out that my life Ive been a seerer. My Nanas dead dog is visiting me need help explaining it.
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