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The innovative ChiliPad Mattress Pad that HEATS and COOLS with no electricity in your bed and New PLS Technology!
Your best night's sleep is a few degrees away! ChiliPad™ CUBE 1.1 is an electric mattress pad that heats and cools. The heating and cooling mattress pad regulates the surface temperature of your mattress so that you sleep comfortably all night long.
The ChiliPad CUBE 1.1 electric mattress pad regulates the surface temperature of your mattress by actively circulating water through a network of micro tubes. The mattress pad comes in Single and Dual Zone. The Single Zone has one Cube and cools or warms the bedding surface for one person. The Dual Zone Cube has Dual Temperature Zones on larger beds with 2 Cubes, so the two sides can have different sleep temperatures. The result is the perfect temperature to doze off and get the rest you need to tackle the rest of your day.
The heating and cooling mattress pad is designed to fit all standard and extra thick mattresses, this unique 150 thread count, poly-cotton cooling mattress pad uses soft medical grade silicone tubing to circulate regular water through the pad. A built in connection tube (48" in length) connects the heating and cooling pad to the Cube. Dual-zone, dual temperature ChiliPads™ have separate tubing and independent control units for each side creating a dual temperature zone.
Control the temperature with the touch of a button, either directly on the control unit or conveniently in bed with the wireless remote control. The Cube cools or warms the water to your set temperature and circulates it through the pad, generally achieving temperatures well below a cool 60 F and easily above a very warm 100 F. A thermostat maintains the set temperature, letting you sleep at your ideal temperature throughout the night.
End battles over the thermostat and save money on your energy bill by cooling or heating your bed instead of your entire house! The control unit averages 80W of energy use, and dual-zone ChiliPad Cubes let you set each side of the bed independently. Fall asleep faster and achieve deeper, restorative sleep longer by controlling your sleep temperature!
What's the value of a good night's sleep? When you look at the actual cost, you can enjoy the benefits of sleeping at your ideal temperature for only 18 cents a night. Plus, the EPA confirms simply adjusting your thermostat 1 degree saves 7% off your cooling or heating costs. Use ChiliPad™ to cool or heat your bed, and save enough in energy to pay for your purchase in less than a year! Keep your pet cool with this Dog House Air Conditioner.
ChiliPad 90-Day Comfort Guarantee
We understand that selecting your mattress and sleep products is one of the most important decisions you can make. With that in mind, we want to help you in making sure that decision is the right one for you. Therefore, we offer a 90-Day Comfort Guarantee with any ChiliPad™.
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Sleep is as important to your health as food and water. When you sleep well, you feel refreshed, alert and ready to face daily challenges. When you don't, your job, relationships, productivity, health, and your and others safety may all be put at risk. Chili Technology can help you sleep better.
A National Sleep Foundation (NSF) poll found that 74% of American adults are having difficulty sleeping a few nights a week or more, 39% get less than seven hours of sleep each weeknight, and more than one in three (37%) are so sleepy during the day that it interferes with daily activities. In the past century, we have reduced our average time in sleep. Though our society has changed, our brains and bodies have not. Sleep deprivation is affecting us all and we are paying the price.
The body's internal temperature drops during the night, reaching its lowest level about four hours after you begin sleeping. Most sleep scientists believe the ideal sleep temperature is between 60° 68°F. In general, temperatures above 75°F and below 54°F will disrupt sleep, but achieving the ideal room temperature isn't always simple or affordable. Chili Technology will help you in your battle to achieve restful sleep. Regulating your sleep temperature will help you to wake up feeling refreshed and ready to start the day.
Stages of Sleep
When continuous sleep is experienced you pass through phases and stages of sleep. There are 2 distinct phases of sleep NREM (Non-Rapid Eye Movement) and REM (Rapid Eye Movement) experienced throughout a typical 8 hour period. Both of these phases alternate every 90 minutes. Getting the right mix and enough of both NREM and REM sleep will help you maintain your natural sleep pattern and have restful and restorative sleep. As you begin to fall asleep your body enters NREM. As you approach the end of each NREM set, your body enters REM sleep. NREM takes place approximately 75% of the night and REM accounts for the remaining 25%. REM sleep is necessary to provide energy to the brain and body. During REM you dream, your eyes dart back and fourth, your body becomes relaxed, muscles shut down and your breathing and heart rate may become irregular. This deep sleep is important to daytime performance and may contribute to memory consolidation.
- Stage 1: Light sleep; between being awake and falling asleep
- Stage 2: Onset of sleep; becoming disengaged with the environment; breathing and heart rate are regular and body temperature decreases
- Stage 3 & 4: Deepest and most restorative sleep; blood pressure drops; breathing becomes slower; energy is regained; and hormones are released for growth development
*All information obtained from National Sleep Foundation.
Tips for Restful Sleep
Answer these few questions with a "yes" or "no".
- Does it often take you more than 30 minutes to fall asleep at night?
- Do you wake up frequently during the night or too early in the morning and have a hard time going back to sleep?
- When you awaken, do you feel groggy and lethargic?
- Do you feel drowsy during the day particularly during monotonous situations?
Choose the right sleep environment. If you answered "yes" to any one of these questions, you may have a "sleep debt" that is affecting you in ways you don't even realize. And, you aren't alone. A recent NSF Sleep in America poll found that a majority of American adults experience sleep problems. However, few recognize the importance of adequate rest, or are aware that effective methods of preventing and managing sleep problems now exist. The below are tips that may help you find the restful sleep you have been looking for.
- Create a cool and comfortable environment
- Avoid caffeine and nicotine close to bedtime
- Avoid Alcohol
- Workout at least 3 hours before going to bed
- Establish a regular relaxing time before bed
- Take any distractions out of the room
- Don't nap during the day
- If you can't go to sleep after 30 minutes get up and involve yourself in a relaxing activity, such as listening to soothing music or reading, until you feel sleepy.
Remember: Try to clear your mind; don't use this time to solve your daily problems.
* All information obtained from National Sleep Foundation.
Who is at Risk for Poor Sleep
Are you having trouble sleeping? Virtually everyone suffers at least an occasional night of poor sleep. However, as the list of "sleep stealers," below, implies certain individuals may be particularly vulnerable. These include students, shift workers, travelers, and persons suffering from acute stress, depression, or chronic pain. Employees working long hours or multiple jobs may find their sleep less refreshing. Older adults also have frequent difficulty with sleep problems, but inadequate sleep is not an inevitable part of the aging process. The total amount of sleep needed isn't reduced. However, many of the issues are combined in the experience of elderly people with impaired health, pain and increased use of medications. Teenagers can have difficulty falling asleep until late at night and awakening early in the morning. Many young adults keep relatively irregular hours and as a group they report higher rates of dissatisfaction with the sleep they are getting. Being overweight increases the risk for sleep apnea.
- Environmental Interferences: A distracting sleep environment such as a room that's too hot or cold, too noisy or too brightly lit can disrupt your ability to get a restful sleep. According to researchers the ideal temperature for sleep should range between 60 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Psychological Factors: Stress is considered by most sleep experts to be the No. 1 cause of short-term sleeping difficulties. Common triggers include school or job-related pressures, a family or marriage problem, and a serious illness or death in the family. Usually the sleep problem disappears when the stressful situation passes. However, if short-term sleep problems such as insomnia aren't managed properly from the beginning, they can persist long after the original stress has passed. That's why it's a good idea to talk to a physician about any sleeping problem that recurs or persists for longer than one week. Your doctor can help you take steps early to control or prevent poor sleep. Since insomnia can also be brought on by depression, evaluation by a healthcare professional is essential.
- Lifestyle Stressors: Without realizing it, you may be doing things during the day or night that can work against getting a good night's sleep. These include drinking alcohol or beverages containing caffeine in the afternoon or evening, exercising close to bedtime, following an irregular morning and nighttime schedule, and working or doing other mentally intense activities right before or after getting into bed.
- Shift Work: If you are among the 17 percent of employees in the United States who are shift workers, sleep may be particularly elusive. Shift work forces you to try to sleep when activities around you and your own "biological rhythms" signal you to be awake. One study shows that shift workers are two to five times more likely than employees with regular, daytime hours to fall asleep on the job.
- Jet Lag: Still another sleep stealer is jet lag, an inability to sleep caused when you travel across several time zones and your biological rhythms get "out of sync."
- Physical Factors: A number of physical problems can interfere with your ability to fall or stay asleep. For example, arthritis and other conditions that cause pain, backache, or discomfort can make it difficult to sleep well. Sleep apnea, which is recognized by snoring and interrupted breathing, causes brief awakenings (often unnoticed) and excessive daytime sleepiness. If suspected, a person having signs of sleep apnea should see a doctor. Disorders that cause involuntary limb movements during sleep, such as Restless Legs Syndrome, break up the normal sleep pattern and are also likely to make sleep less refreshing and result in daytime sleepiness. For women, pregnancy and hormonal shifts including those that cause premenstrual syndrome (PMS) or menopause and its accompanying hot flashes can also intrude on sleep.
- Medications: In addition, certain medications such as decongestants, steroids and some medicines for high blood pressure, asthma, or depression can cause sleeping difficulties as a side effect.
* All information provided from the National Sleep Foundation
Revolution in Sleep!
If you have not yet achieved your perfect night's sleep or if you do not get enough of it, Chili Technology has the solution. With the ChiliPad™ your best night's sleep is a few degrees away!
Sleep Cooler, Sleep Better
Sleep cooler on the ChiliPad. Millions of people suffer from night sweats, hot flashes, or just being too hot to sleep. The Chili Technology solution adjusts the temperature of your bed between 60°F and 110°F; depending upon several variables as noted in the FAQ; so you can achieve restful sleep. This safe, innovative system creates a balanced temperature to consistently keep you at your desired temperature throughout the night.
The ChiliPad™ use a water circulation system to regulate the temperature of your sleeping surface. The ChiliPad™ fits any size mattress and is available in both single and dual zone control. It is machine washable in a front load washing machine.
Sleep Cooler, Sleep Together: Independent Temperature Control for Couples
ChiliPad offers independent temperature control for couples. Even sleep researchers fail to agree on an exact temperature for sleep. The point at which sleep is interrupted due to temperature or climate conditions varies from person to person and can be affected by bed clothes and bedding materials selected by the sleeper. Even in winter, people who sleep too hot want the bedroom cooler while their partner wants to bundle up. Often a medical condition, like menopause or fibromyalgia, which know no season, can cause one person to sleep hotter than their sleep partner.
The dual zone ChiliPad™ have independent controls, allowing you and your partner to set your individual sleep temperature. Put an end to fans, extra blankets, and battles over the thermostat by controlling the temperature of your side of the bed. With the ChiliPad™ you can adjust the temperature easily with a wireless remote control.
* Information obtained from the National Sleep Foundation.
Energy SavingsSave energy using the ChiliPad vs. your Air Conditioner
Why cool your whole house when you can cool just your bed? According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, air conditioning accounts for 45% of the annual average home energy budget in America. The most effective way to reduce your A/C bill is to raise your thermostat, typically in the evening or at night. This makes it very difficult if not impossible for anyone to get a good night's sleep and save energy.
Because Chili Technology lets you change the microclimate of your bed, it can be used 12 months out of the year. So whether you are turning your thermostat down in the winter or up in the summer, you don't have to sacrifice comfortable sleep for your budget.
The control unit averages less than 80W of energy use, and dual-zone ChiliPad Cubes let you set each side of the bed independently, which conserves energy so much more efficiently than turning the thermostat on the entire night. When you look at the actual cost, you can enjoy the benefits of sleeping at your ideal temperature for only 18 cents a night. Plus, the EPA confirms that adjusting your thermostat by 1 degree saves 7% off your cooling or heating costs. Use the ChiliPad CUBE to sleep to your preferred temperature, and save enough in energy to pay for your purchase in less than a year!
|Single, 30" X 75"
|Single Zone - Single Control
|Twin XL, 38" X 80"
|Single Zone - Single Control
|Full, 53" X 75"
|Single Zone - Single Control
|Half California King, 36" X 84"
|Single Zone - Single Control
|Queen, 60" X 80"
|Dual Zone - Dual Controls
|King, 76" X 80"
|Dual Zone - Dual Controls
|California King, 72" X 84"
|Dual Zone - Dual Controls
Looking for a split Queen/King unit for half of the bed?
In the event that a couple or partners own a larger size of mattress, but only one member would like the benefits of temperature control, we do offer single zone sizes that will accommodate this in the following sizes:
- Single 30 x 75 (for a Split or 1/2 Queen)
- Twin XL 38 x 80 (for a Split or 1/2 King)
- Half Cal King 36 x 84 (for a Split or 1/2 California King)
Chili Technology Routine Maintenance
Recommendations for keeping your Chili Technology system running efficiently for years of great sleep:Cleaning Tips
- Periodically remove and clean dust screen at the intake vent under the handle.
- Use can of compressed air (or similar) to blow through the intake vent under the handle removing dust and debris.
- Periodically add one cap full of hydrogen peroxide into the reservoir to keep the circulation system clean. Procedure: Set temperature to 75 degrees F. Remove the reservoir cap and add the Hydrogen Peroxide. LEAVE THE RESERVIOR CAP OFF. The HP will react with the dirt or other foreign particles to clean the system. Once the reaction has stopped (bubbles no longer form), replace the cap, reset the temperature to your desired sleep temperature and enjoy.
- IMPORTANT: If you have added any other substance to your water reservoir previously (such as vinegar), please flush they system before adding hydrogen peroxide.
- Insure there is ample space around the control unit for ventilation. The Control unit utilizes fresh air to cool the electronics, so sufficient fresh air is necessary for optimal performance and long life of your system. Clearance of 24 inches on all sides is recommended.
- Frequently inspect the connection tubes to insure there are no kinks or restrictions that may prevent free flow of the water through your system.


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Here is the third part of our translation of a popular post from Tianya, a major Chinese online discussion forum. In Part 1, he discussed the differences between Chinese and foreign men that result in foreign men having more success when it comes to picking up girls. In Part 2, he shared several anecdotes and conversations he had with his foreign male friends about their love lives.
From Tianya:
Below I'll talk a bit about some of the false notions/myths our countrymen have about laowai.
@Myths Among [email protected]
Myth #1: I am free, I am proud.
This is a myth that exists among many Chinese girls, thinking "I'm just enjoying my sexual freedom. I, one, am not taking any money and two, am not receiving gifts. I'm not after any material benefit, so my having sex [with laowai] is noble, elegant, and dignified. It is Sister [referring to oneself] who played the laowai, not the laowai who played Sister."
This happens to be the biggest mistake/myth, because for many poor laowai, there are only two types of women in China: 1) Prostitutes; 2) Free women. However, do they respect free women more? Negative. The women that laowai look down on more are not the prostitutes, but the women they can get without spending any money, because this kind of women wants nothing but laowai dick [The original Chinese expression can be literally interpreted as "the seven inches below a laowai's crotch"]. In men's eyes, this kind of women is slutty, depraved, without self-respect, cheap, and stupid. So when laowai say that Chinese girls are "easy girls", they're referring to those girls [who have sex with laowai] without asking for money.
Another kind of laowai in China are not poor, but they are shrewd. These laowai are adept at picking up girls. In their eyes, there are also two kinds of Chinese women: 1) Smart girls; 2) SB girls. While it takes a lot of energy and money to attain the first kind of girls, it's very convenient to get the second kind of girls who come fast and easy just like a buffet. When a man really likes a girl, he is actually not afraid of spending money to pursue her. What he fears is that the girl is so cheap that anyone can get her.
There are some shrewd laowai who will tell you during the first few dates: I feel that in China there are many girls who just want my money and a green card, but don't really love me. I want to find someone that loves me for who I am.
The unspoken words: Let me fuck you for free. It will show that you are noble and dignified. Free girls are good girls. (17-yuan brother [mentioned in the post title] confessed to me that this is precisely the goal when he says Chinese girls are gold-diggers, to make these girls ashamed to ask for money [lest they be seen as gold-diggers].)
Many girls fall into this trap. They think: I didn't ask for money, so why do you still look down on me? I am free, [so] I am noble. You laowai should of course respect me. However, the reality is, that 17-yuan Brother and other laowai in China call these girls "SLUTS", "bitches" and "easy girls" behind their backs.
The only reason why they don't call these girls prostitutes is because prostitutes cost money. In laowai's eyes, these kind of girls are idiots or female nymphomaniacs, and are less deserving of respect than prostitutes.
If a woman is unable to make a man spend energy and money in pursuing her, then to this man, she is without value, to be dumped like a napkin at any time. (I feel this statement could also be applied to Chinese men.)
Myth #2: Chinese men are more practical, laowai are more romantic.
It's actually the complete opposite. Many Chinese men are really innocent and pure, dull on the surface but romantic on the inside, able to save a lifetime's worth of money just to buy a house to marry you.
Whereas laowai are very selfish and self-interested, spending all their money on themselves, only considering how to live a carefree, comfortable, and pleasurable life, and will never spend all his savings just to marry a woman. Especially the poor laowai in China, they often hope to get financial support from women.
Chinese men, in their bones, are simple and gullible. You only need act cute or use some small tricks and they will fall in love with you.
Laowai in China are all misers. Playing tricks on them is useless. Laowai are very cool-headed and savvy, always calculating what they can get. Many laowai are passionate when dating Chinese girls, but as soon as you bring up the topic of getting married, they slip away, because they are very clear that what the Chinese girl wants is a long-term meal ticket [commitment], whereas the laowai just wants a long-term free sex partner.
The reason why laowai in China don't want to marry Chinese girls: Money.
Chinese men are usually very practical at the early stages of a relationship, but they become very romantic after you are together. When they first meet you, they will ask about your job, educational level, and family background. Many girls become uncomfortable at that moment, and then just "pass" on this dumb guy.
Laowai are the complete opposite. They are very romantic at the very beginning, but become very practical once you are together. When a laowai starts dating a girl, he follows his feelings only, because either way, when it comes to picking up girls, he has nothing to lose. He won't pay attention to or ask about your personal matters, but when you want to talk about marriage with him, or officially become his girlfriend, that laowai will start calculating: Will marrying this girl be worthwhile, practical, beneficial?
So when many girls who have been with laowai for many years eventually broach the topic of marriage, it becomes a tragedy. The laowai starts calculating.
Myth #3: Laowai men like open-minded and forward girls. Just be proactive and you can win laowai's heart.
No, men's nature is to hunt, they don't like the food that comes easily. Those excessively open and forward girls, any man will enjoy them for a little bit, and then dump them. They will never be serious with those girls. In this regard, laowai and Chinese men are the same.
Some of my laowai friends always have some brain-damaged [stupid or crazy] girls constantly calling them or sending them text messages, asking about them every day, even when they are ignored and don't get replies. To be pestered like this, laowai despise these girls a lot, thinking it is strange that they have so little self-respect, that they must have mental problems.
An American friend even begged me to answer a call and tell the girl that he changed his phone number and that the number is now mine.
Laowai also often complain that many Chinese girls, on the first meeting, say they love them and want to marry them, or after a one-night stand, cling to them refusing to let them go, demanding to be their girlfriends.
When mentioning those girls, my laowai friends always use a contemptuous, helpless, amused, and mocking tone.
A laowai told me, "I don't understand why it is so easy for the Chinese girls to fall in love. If I like her, I will take the initiative to pursue her; even if she didn't like me, I would still pursue her. I can't stand those narcissistic women who assume that I love them and demand to be my girlfriends as long as I say something nice about them. Those who say they want to marry me are even more annoying. Proposing is a man's business. It's really weird when a woman proposes.
Myth #4: Chinese men seek mistresses, while laowai are even more loyal after marriage.
Sorry, girls, the laowai men who become even more loyal and devoted after marriage refers to the normal laowai abroad [living in their home countries]. They indeed don't go out looking for mistresses [don't cheat on their wives].
When it comes to laowai in China, after they marry you, there is a 95% probability that they will have extramarital affairs.
Why? First, laowai feel Chinese girls have a unique sexual appeal to them. This kind of appeal is not something that only you have, but rather something that every Chinese girl they see — whether beautiful or ugly, tall or short — has.
Second, China has many girls with no self-respect that will "climb on the stick", regardless of whether or not you're married or already have eight kids. If they want to interfere with your marriage, you wouldn't be able to stop them. After marriage, the amount of temptations for laowai [in China] is the same as before marriage.
Third, if Chinese men have extramarital affairs for sexual pleasure, they won't divorce you, but many laowai will want a divorce after having an extramarital affair, because they only care about their own happiness. If you can't bring him the happiness their lover does, then he will want to divorce you.
And [after divorcing you], it will always be another woman sleeping on their bed.
There's also a British friend, who pursued a girl for a long time and finally got her, only to dump her two weeks later. I asked him why. He said, "This girl is very pretty, but is very boring in bed, unable to accept anal sex or oral sex, nor does she know how to be on top. Too conservative. I wasn't happy when I was with her."
Most laowai are very practical when looking for girlfriends. You must be able to satisfy their various sexual peculiarities.
Laowai have many advantages and tricks that Chinese men don't have when it comes to picking up girls. Chinese men pick up girls using instincts, whereas laowai use intellect.
When it comes to Chinese men meeting girls, there are usually two types: One type is the totally serious and earnest type, asking about the other person's state of affairs, their family, their work, etc. Your purpose in doing so is to develop a relationship, but the girl will think you are a boring and annoying person. The second type is the obscene type, who is immediately touchy-feely upon meeting the girl, or tries to kiss the girl by force, or bring up sex topics. This type of men is usually despised and loathed by girls.
In contrast, when laowai meet girls, they, one, don't ask about family and, two, don't talk about work; they only talk about light-hearted and romantic topics, such as "I went to Vienna last week", "I'm learning the piano this month", "I'm very interested in Chinese history and culture", etc. first creating a very relaxing and comfortable environment to make you let your guard down. This is the first step in picking up a girl. If you cannot make a girl relax, then you'll have to forget about picking her up. When a girl feel relaxed, without pressure, and begins yearning for this sort of laowai high-end lifestyle, that's when their belts start getting loose.
Next, laowai begin using their skills in complimenting and flattery, which is shamelessly praising the girl to the extreme. Even if this girl is plain-looking, he will flatter her as rare goddess, or he would compliment your intelligence, saying that you are the smartest and wisest girl he has ever met, that you will definitely have a bright future. Another trick is to make the girl feel that she is very special, very unique. He would adulate you: You are different from other girls; I think you are very special; you are like from another planet; your opinions and ideas are all very special, and I really admire you. With this kind of ploy, girls will very easily get carried away and forget themselves. This is the so-called killing with flattery, and now the belt gets even looser. (Damn it, any woman of a normal sexual orientation [heterosexual] would be unable to resist this method of pursuing someone. Who doesn't like listening to nice words? How come Chinese men are so stingy when it comes to saying these things??)
Next, the laowai makes a move, but not like obscene Chinese men who suddenly start kissing by force or grabbing the boobs, scaring the girl away. Every laowai man is adept at flirting. He will first gaze at the girl, first seducing with his eyes, and this gazing will be one of infatuation and admiration, making you feel as if you've suddenly become the most beautiful woman. Then he will gently touch your arm, whisper flattering words in your ears, and at the same time blow in your ear, arousing a girl's lust. Here, many girls will find it difficult to control themselves. Facing a romantic, wealthy, tasteful, deep, sweet man, who wouldn't be moved/tempted?
Then the laowai who knows how to read women will evaluate the situation. If this woman has been aroused by his seduction, then he can passionately kiss her or caress her back and waist. If not, then he will wait patiently for while, say even more flattering sweet words, gaze at her a little longer, etc.
Under this circumstance, those girls who are used to the obscene and stupid Chinese men will usually be unable to control themselves, and their belts will be mostly loosened.
Finally, the laowai will make an invitation, but not like some of the SB men in China who ask: Do you want to come to my place?
Laowai will ask indirectly: I have some good movies. Would you like to go to my place to have some red wine, watch some DVDs, and listen to some music?
Here, the belts of quite a lot of Chinese girls will have completely fallen off, blindly going home with the laowai, totally manipulated.
The pickup techniques of laowai include many other advanced techniques, techniques that Chinese men wouldn't be able to learn quickly, and even if you were to spend the time to learn them, it'd still take longer to master them. But you guys need to know where the difference in level is between you guys and laowai. Don't just close your eyes and YY [delude yourselves] that the only reason women fall for them is because laowai have big JJ.
After all is said, some girls still don't get it. Don't pay for the laowai, don't be free, don't "climb on the stick", don't use them to satisfy your physiological needs. Do you think doing so and giving laowai the impression of being a free female animal is honorable and glorious?
China's international image is currently on the rise. Foreigners all very much envy us, knowing that China will become the number 1 world power, so some girls need to stop bringing shame upon our motherland.
Actually, I used to think that no matter how bad Chinese girls are, they still have a better reputation than Thai girls. However, several days ago, a laowai friend of mine living in China said he was going to take a trip to Thailand, so I asked him casually: "Do you like going to Thailand because there are more easy girls there?"
He said, "There are a lot of easy girls in China too."
I asked him another question, "Then between Thailand and China, which country's girls are easier?"
This laowai didn't even think before firmly answering, "They're about the same."
Many Chinese people think laowai are relatively kind and simple, that love is love, without any other goals or intentions, and since they don't care about appearances or age, nor do they ask about the woman's job or family background, laowai's love is even more pure and simple.
Even many celebrities hold this belief when marrying laowai, but the truth is, many laowai in China are vain and avaricious, doing whatever they can to pursue any women they see who seem to be from a rich or connected family. What more, laowai love going after female stars, whereas Chinese feel intimidated when facing a female celebrity, not daring to pursue them. However, laowai aren't afraid, racking their brains to chase stars who have fame and fortune.
This kind of pursuit is different from when they pursue and trick girls from poor families, not just using flattery and text messages. When laowai really want to get a woman, they will use persistence/clingy-ness, passion/foolishness, and bravery. Those are things many Chinese men do not posses.
He will call the girl more than a dozen times a day, "clinging to her like a fool" for years as if just one day, courageously chasing her without regard to all else. I know a laowai who pursued the daughter of a local entrepreneur. The third time they saw each other, he knelt down to propose, the girl moved beyond words...
If it's a girl from a poor family, the laowai will say: I don't understand why Chinese girls are in such a hurry to get married. Marriage is for life. We should spend several years dating, learning more about each other before deciding [to get married]. How can we rush into such a decision? (The unspoken words: Cohabitate with me for free. Brother [referring to self] doesn't want to get married yet…)
However, when it comes to female stars or women of a certain wealth, laowai will suddenly become very romantic, taking you to meet his friends and family, demanding to meet your family, or kneeling down to propose after just a few dates, hoping to immediately capture you.
Because the laowai sees benefits involved in this marriage, he can't wait to register for marriage.
But if the daughter of a poor family wants to marry one of those laowai fooling around in China, it would be very difficult. If you don't believe me, go ahead and try. The Laowai will find all kinds of excuses and reasons to explain why after one or two years of being together is still not enough to marry you. All kinds of apprehensions and hesitations. He might promise to marry you in a few years, but after stalling a few years later, he still won't marry you, procrastinating until you can't take it anymore and break up with him.
I know a girl who cohabited with a laowai for over seven years, but the laowai refused to marry her, and they finally broke up…
Another female friend told me, "Laowai are so romantic, falling in love with a friend of mine at first sight, and then proposing to her with a roses in his hands the second time they met. This friend of mine is neither pretty, doesn't dress up, doesn't have a lot of education, but that laowai fell in love with her immediately." I asked her, "What does your friend do?" She answered, "She opened a coffee shop all by herself…"
Regarding that set of photos often seen online, of an ugly Chinese woman showing off her laowai husband, many people sigh: Laowai men sure have strange tastes when it comes to women. Actually, it's said that the woman's family is extremely, extremely rich.
Myth #5: Laowai are very easygoing, don't care about trivial matters, and are very easy to get along with.
Many Chinese girls think laowai are easy-going, easy to get along with, and don't care about formalities and manners. The truth is, based on my observation of laowai friends around me, a portion of them are quite vain and materialistic.
This type of laowai usually belongs to the middle class. Their incomes are okay or pretty good, but they don't have any property, no savings, yet they are covered in top clothing brands and visit all kinds of upscale places.
Of these laowai, some demand that their girlfriends have the same level of spending and tastes. For example, they like it when women wear famous brands, accessorized with jewelry. Of course they won't tell you directly about their preferences, but they will observe your living standards.
When it comes to Chinese men, the poor ones don't have any demands about what brands women wear, while the rich ones will buy you everything if they see you not dressing well enough. In China, only homosexuals pay attention to things like women's clothing brands.
But when it comes to having a girlfriend, some laowai in China pay a lot of attention to your clothes and living standards, even what brand of perfume you use. If they think you are not stylish or classy enough, if you're not a woman with tastes, even if you two get along well, you two will break up eventually.
There's this laowai I know, who has never brought his girlfriend out to meet his colleagues. While other people brought their girlfriends to parties, he never did. He told me he was very dissatisfied with this girlfriend, that this girl didn't dress classy enough, that she gave him a watch for his birthday, but it was an imitation of a famous brand… He felt this girlfriend wasn't good enough to be shown to others. I don't know what happened to them later, but once this laowai meets a so-called "classy" girl, this girl will definitely be dumped…
Chinese guys usually don't pay attention to what women wear. When girls dress more childish, they think it's cute. But some laowai pay a great deal of attention. They are especially disgusted with adult women dressing like little girls, such as wearing Hello Kitty or whatever. Those laowai will laugh at those girls behind their backs, thinking that those girls behave inappropriately.
"The vanity of some laowai in China is actually beyond your imagination. Take my friend P as an example: Every time before and after a date, he will Google the girl, for instance her name and email address, to searching for more information about her on the internet.
Of course not all laowai are like this, but some middle-class laowai are especially vain, focused on pursuing famous brands and so-called "classy" women.
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jon Hamm says he's "fine" despite an upcoming procedure to remove a polyp on his vocal cord.
"It's a simple injury," said a raspy sounding Hamm in an interview Thursday. "Something that develops on your vocal cord from overuse because I talk a lot."
"Other than that, believe it or not, I'm healthy as a horse. Hoarse, get it?" he joked.
Hamm's publicist Erica Gray said he will undergo a routine outpatient procedure.
The condition hasn't slowed down the 42-year-old "Mad Men" star who was nominated for best actor at Sunday's Emmy Awards. Hamm lost to Jeff Daniels of the HBO drama "Newsroom."
"I'm OK with the results. I'm superhappy that Jeff won. I think his work is phenomenal," Hamm said.
"I'm unabashed in my fandom for television so I had a great Emmys. I like going there and seeing a bunch of people and seeing my friends and it was fun. I got to present with Alec Baldwin. How fun is that?"
Ever the good sport, Hamm and actress Amy Poehler decided to throw a party for Emmy losers. To gain entry, winners were required to leave their trophies at the door and make a $1,000 donation to charity.
Much to Hamm's surprise, it was his new facial hair that made headlines the following day.
"I was out of the country and out of town for like four and a half months working and I was tired and so I came home and I was like, 'I'm not going to do anything. I'm not going to even shave,'" he said of his new full-bearded look. "I guess that constitutes news."
Part of his time abroad included filming the second season of "A Young Doctor's Notebook" in the U.K.
The miniseries, which also stars Daniel Radcliffe, is based on a collection of short stories by Russian playwright Mikhail Bulgakov.
"The show itself is very dark, but darkly comic and gory and fun," Hamm said. "It's not going to get the audience that watches 'Honey Boo-Boo,' which is fine."
The first season of "A Young Doctor's Notebook" premieres Oct. 2 on Ovation.
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Dean Debbie Mercer invites all alumni and friends of the College of Education to Kansas State University's 150th anniversary celebration.
The Sesquicentennial Kickoff and Grand Exhibition is Thursday, Feb. 14th from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ahearn Field House. Spend Valentine's Day with people who share your love of K-State!
Judy Hughey will host the College of Education display from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., David Griffin from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Dean Mercer from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
As part of the celebration, the College is creating an electronic anthology – a dynamic collaboration using inspiring interviews, interactive activities and historical research – that will contain at least four areas such as the History of the College, Circles of Influence, Slates to iPADS, the History of Technology in Education, and interviews with key figures in education.
In addition, Dean Mercer and literacy researcher Lotta Larson have written a children's alphabet book tentatively titled "K-State: An Alphabet Journey Across Campus." There will also be themed brown bag luncheons throughout the anniversary celebration.


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Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Jerry Springer rebel grabs Gramophone accolade
But Antony Pitts didn't disappear as a footnote in history. He has a flourishing career as a contemporary composer, and the new Hyperion recording of his choral work Seven Letters has been selected as Editor's Choice in the August edition of the prestigious Gramophone magazine. And the story doesn't end there. The chamber choir, Tonus Peregrinus, that he founded and directs is gaining quite a reputation with its recordings of both new and medieval music.
Antony Pitts (see photo) was born in 1969, sang as a boy in the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, and was an Academic Scholar at New College, Oxford. His recent commissions include works for the Berlin Radio Choir, Cambridge Voices, the Clerks' Group, the Choir of Westminster Cathedral, the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music, Oxford Camerata, Schola Cantorum of Oxford, and the Swingle Singers.
His choral music is jazz influenced (note the Swingle Singers connection), but retains strong links to traditional musical forms, and reflects his own personal beliefs. Antony Pitts seems to be having the last laugh on the Jerry Springer – The Opera affair as his highly acclaimed new work Seven Letters is a choral setting of St John's damning indictment of the depravity of the first-century church in Asia Minor from the Book of Revelations. It was composed in 1998, and is scored for SSAATTBB. The writing is both contemporary and accessible, and all credit to Hyperion for investing in new choral music. The complete sleeve notes are available through this link.
Find out more about Seven Letters by listening to four minutes from the new recording using these buttons. Let us know what you think of Antony Pitts' music based on this short sample by adding a comment through this link. And why not share this exciting new music with a friend or colleague by emailing them a link to this post including the music by clicking here?
Seven Letters is sung by Antony Pitts' own group Tonus Peregrinus shown in the adjacent photo. (The name is from a form of plainchant). The group's repertoire spans 800 years, and they created a classical best seller with their Naxos recording of Arvo Part's iconic Passio. But the recording I want to share with you is their new Naxos release of medieval sacred music from Notre-Dame Cathedral, including works by Leonin and Perotin. This budget priced CD is one of the most rewarding I've heard for years. It was recorded in Chancelade Abbey, outside Perigeux in France. The sound is atmospheric (including the distant sound of rain falling in some takes) and vivid, and the singing is both technically excellent and really moving. Try it, even if, like me, you may have found these medieval composers a little 'hair shirt' in the past. The opening track with Rebecca Hickey singing Perotin's Beata viscera contains six minutes of the most ravishing sounds you will ever hear. I can't link to the Naxos audio clip of this recording because registration is required. But take my word, for around £5 ($9) you just can't go wrong.
If you enjoyed this post take An Overgrown Path to Hildegard comes to Norwich via IRCAM and Darmstadt
15 comments:
- philosophia said...
Very intriguing music; I enjoyed the sound-clip.
I must say that I'm neither an early music scholar or buff, but I do enjoy both...Currently, my favorite choral composer is Erik Whitaker.
Thanks for sharing this new music!
- 6:48 pm
- Pliable said...
Re the previous helpful comment. I hadn't heard of the composer Sophia mentioned. So I am indebted to a US source for the following information.
The correct spelling is Eric Whitacre. He is an American choral composer and conductor who was Juilliard-educated and somewhat commercially successful.
His a cappella music is particularly popular with some audiences. He also wrote an "electronic" opera on Paradise Lost.
One of his most popular CDs is with the Brigham Young University chorus, of Utah, and he may have connections with the Mormon Church there.
see also
- 9:18 pm
hey, pliable, that last link you give also contains a MP3 to Eric Whitacre's song "With a Lily in Your Hand" from his Three Flower Songs. So your readers will have two chances to sample younger composers takes on new sacred music.
- 10:02 pm
- philosophia said...
Oh, I am VERY embarrassed at my egregious spelling error. I do apologize; I was running out the door while writing my comment...
- 4:35 am
- Pliable said...
Sophia, DON'T be embarrassed. Your post achieved exactly what I started this blog for. As the post before your one above highlights, your comment has cleared an overgrown path to a contemporary composer many of us have never heard of. And now, thanks to my anonymous source quoted above, all of us can sample Eric Whitacre's work. That is ALL that matters on this blog.
The many errors I have made on this blog include converting UK pounds to US dollars at 1.8 to 1 instead of 1 to 1.8! And my constant corrections and refinements drive RSS users mad as they get mutiple versions of the same post.
But despite all this madness it seems to work.
More comments on Seven Letters, and more steers to other worthwhile contemporary composers (however spelt) very welcome here.
And anyone that has got this far down these comments (for which you deserve a medal), you MUST visit Sophia's exquisite blog Philosophia, one of those rare blogs that combine form and function.
- 8:31 am
Sophia, don't feel bad about your spelling-- last night I heard live Eric Whitacre's beautiful four minute motet "Lux aurumque (2000)", which is on the choral CD that you probably heard, and the short program note spelled his name BOTH Whitaker and Whitacre!!
And you do have an interesting blog -- I think your analysis of Beethoven and U2 is fantastic! You probably can appreciate that Eric gives his musical influences as Monteverdi, Debussy, Prokofiev, Bernstein, Pärt, the Beatles, Queen, Madonna, Sting and Peter Gabriel. Gotta run ...
- 2:22 pm
- Pliable said...
Some useful information from Seven Letter's composers Anthony Pitts following my post.
Particularly interesting in Tallis anniversary year is his choral work XL commmissioned as a companion piece to Spem. it is scored for eight choirs, SATBarB, BBarTAS,BBarTAS, SATBarB, BBarTAS, SATBarB, SATBarB abd BBarTAS. The Faber published score gives three alternative layouts for the choir. A recording on Harmonia Mundi (HMC801873) has just been released. An interesting new option for programme planners who are scheduling the Tallis 40 part motet?
The next Tonus Peregrinus release on Naxos is a CD of works by John Dunstable - look out for that!
And Antony is currently working on a commission for an Advent motet for King's College, London.
Keep the information coming in!
- 3:36 pm
- philosophia said...
Thank you for your forgiving comments and for your support of my little blog! I just started it here at a music festival I'm playing in, and it's been a fun little hobby so far.
I'm glad that you enjoyed the post on Beethoven and U2, and thanks for sharing about Eric's influences as well! I'm looking forward to blogging more about music, however, I am currently away from my trusty grad school and undergrad notes, which I'd like to consult for future entries! Right now, I'm trying to focus on learning Crumb's "Voice of the Whale"...
With my undergraduate choir, I performed Eric's "I Thank You God For Most This Amazing Day" and worked on "Water Night". I've heard "Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine" performed as well...This is how I was first exposed to his work. What I love most about his music is the sonorities he creates from layering and clustering pitch.
- 6:02 pm
pliable, thank you for giving the info on Anthony Pitt's Thomas Tallis Commemoration piece (XL). I recall that my latest Harmonie Mundi sampler had an excerpt from that CD -- a choral work excerpt by Jonathan Harvey, not by Anthony Pitt. You remedied that yesterday in your post.
Sophia, its interesting that you're currently involved with learning a work by George Crumb. Did you know that Crumb is the composer in residence at this year's Salzburg Mozarteum Sommerakademie (part of the famous Salzburg Summer Festival)?
Philadelphia's Orchestra 2001, conducted by James Freeman, will be giving the European premiere of Crumb's "The River of Life: Songs of Joy and Sorrow, A Cycle of Hymns, Spirituals and Revival Tunes" (American Songbook, Volume I) and the European premiere of Crumb's "The Winds of Destiny: Songs of Strife, Love,
Mystery and Exultation. A Cycle of American Civil War Songs, Folk Songs, and Spirituals.
(American Songbook, Volume IV).
Ann Crumb will be the soprano soloist in Volume I and Barbara Ann Martin will be the soprano soloist in Volume IV. This Philadelphia ensemble is this year's only American participant in the Festival. Their concert will be, in Salzburg, on August 4 -- next week. All four volumes of Crumb's American Songbook are scored for soprano, amplified piano, and percussion quartet. More than 100 different percussion instruments are required for the two works! (Tell your percussion friends!) You should be on the lookout for all of Eric Bruskin's expert program notes to the works of George Crumb -- including I imagine, Voice of a Whale.
- 7:11 pm
- philosophia said...
That's very exciting news about George Crumb! I do indeed enjoy his works, although sometimes they are a bit creepy (Makrokosmos and parts of "Voice of the Whale"). :)Last year, he was the guest composer at the festival I'm currently at...This year's composer is Bright Sheng.
One of my coaches right now - Simone Fontanelli, is a contemporary chamber music professor at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg! What a small musical world we live in.
Thanks for letting me know about Crumb in Salzburg; I'll be on the lookout for the Mozarteum Sommerakademie!
- 11:38 pm
- Pliable said...
You can listen to a sample of Antony Pitt's XL by opening this link.
- 11:29 am
thanks, pliable, I was curious about Antony Pitt's 40 voice XL but wasn't ready to spring for the full CD that has several works that I already know and have.
- 2:24 pm
- Pliable said...
You can listen to a sample of Antony Pitt's XL by opening this link.
No you can't. After posting the comment I realised the audio sample was from the Knut Nystedt work, not XL. Bit daft of Harmonia Mundi as everyone is interested in XL.
- 5:10 pm
- Garth Trinkl said...
Sophie and Pliable, for the next five days, Aug 2 to 7, readers here can listen to American composer Eric Whitacre's choral song "Sleep", over at NewMusicBox:
This song is the last of 17 songs on the new album "Through the Green Fuse" by the choral group Conspirare. The other 16 tracks of new choral music are:
1. Spirit Seeking Light and Beauty (Gaelic Hymn)
2. There Will Be Rest (Frank Ticheli)
3. Alchemy: Living Gold (Donald M. Skirvin)
4. Alchemy: Cups of Fire (Donald M. Skirvin)
5. Alchemy: Jewelled Blaze (Donald M. Skirvin)
6. Alchemy: O Beauty (Donald M. Skirvin)
7. With Joy We Go Dancing (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
8. Ruth (Paul Ayres)
9. Afro American Fragments: Song for Billie Holiday (William Averitt)
10. Afro American Fragments: Feet O' Jesus (William Averitt)
11. Afro American Fragments: Fire (William Averitt)
12. Hard Times Come Again No More (Stephen Foster, arr. Craig Hella Johnson)
13. Deep River (arr. Anders Paulsson)
14. This Is My Song - Finlandia (Jean Sibelius)
15. Autumn Flowers (Gordon Binkerd)
16. Smávinir Fagrir (Jon Nordal)
17. Sleep (Eric Whitacre)
The album is a hybrid SACD, and at
Amazon.com there is only one copy now left in stock!!
I'm curious about several of the, unknown to me, composers on this new album. (I have CDs of choral songs by Einojuhani Rautavaara and Jon Nordal, and last Friday, we heard a beautiful [but soft and largely restrained] evening of African American spirituals sung by the National Spiritual Ensemble at Washington's National Cathedral. [This Ensemble is not comprised only of African-American musicians.])
- 2:49 pm
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For the "CHAt" part see this bug: https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19369 -fro -----Original Message----- From: Doug May [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Donnerstag, 28. März 2013 22:29 To: Julee Cc: email@example.com Subject: Re: chat links Take a closer look Julee. That link points to the wrong channel for the call. For the small T, think small-caps. On the top nav bar, the T is smaller than the CHA (hence my CHAt). On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Julee <email@example.com> wrote: > Hi, DougM: > > The link to the community meetings is in the Ed_Guide, after we give the > host and channel, we say: > > Log in using a browser and ask the team questions > <http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#webplatform> or use an irc client > <http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/WPD:Editors_Guide/step_2_communicate_with > _the_online_community/irc_clients>. Log in to the IRC channel during > scheduled meetings > <http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/WPD:Community/Meetings> or anytime you > want to share ideas or ask questions. > > But if you think it needs to be elsewhere, go for it! > > As far as the lower-case "t", I didn't see to what you were referring. But > it looks like Lea is updating the global nav, so you may have caught a > glimpse in mid-stream. > > Thanks much for removing any barriers to communication! > > Regards. > > Julee > ---------------------------- > firstname.lastname@example.com > @adobejulee > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug May <firstname.lastname@example.com> > Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013 2:12 PM > To: "email@example.com" <email@example.com> > Subject: chat links > >>We have beaucoup chat links, but almost none mention that the Friday >>calls use a different channel. I upgraded the page for the call >>agenda last week, but we need to propagate that to the editor's guide >>step 2 and other places where we link to the chat. I tried to >>consistently offer both a direct webchat link, and a direct irc link, >>and I think we should steer anyone not already using an irc client to >>start with the webchat (since selecting, downloading, installing, >>configuring, and learning an IRC client not only adds to the start-up >>delay, but in many cases will start you on a side track of trying to >>pick an IRC provider, and none of that is needed to get started, and >>in most cases it offers no incremental value over webchat for a new >>volunteer). >> >>I was lucky on my first call, because Chris Mills was on the main irc >>channel as well as the one for the call, so he spotted my mis-landing >>and redirected me, but when I came back a couple of weeks later, I >>couldn't find anyone on the main channel who even knew what I was >>asking about. >> >>For the styling nitpickers, what's causing the little T in CHAt on the >>nav bar? >> >>DougM > >
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Not only hot water systems are at risk of getting infected with microbacteria.
Especially in large and tall buildings cold water often heats up to a level where a wide selection of bacteria can breed. Where the water main enters the building the cold water has a temperature of 8-15 °C. After that point the water temperature starts to increase.
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Like other microorganisms legionellae live and feed in biofilm which is found inside pipes and tanks.
Many cold water systems are at risk getting infected but there is an increased risk of growth in systems where:
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• Roof top tanks and break tanks are used. Tanks should be located inside the building and should be sized with low retention time.
• Water tank in organic material. The tank itself will serve as food source for bacteria.
• Pipes are oversized. Stagnant water increases risk of bacteria growth.
• Pipe material can rust. Rust is a good food source for bacteria.
Cold water systems in buildings with a risk of scaling during low consumption periods should be provided with effective water disinfection system. Such systems should be able to remove both biofilm and kill free bacteria and other microorganisms without affecting taste and smell of the water.
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Seraphim (Sigrist) of Sendai
His Grace, the Right Reverend Bishop Seraphim (Sigrist) of Sendai is a retired bishop of the Church of Japan. He was born in Nyack, New York. He was educated at Nyack College and later attended St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, New York, graduating in 1967. After graduation he traveled to Japan to teach English within the Japanese Church, establishing his residence in September 1967. He was ordained deacon then priest and later took monastic vows before Archbishop Vladimir on October 18, 1969, receiving the monastic name of Seraphim. The following Sunday he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite. Subsequently, on December 18, 1971, he was consecrated Bishop of Sendai and East Japan. Sendai is a city in northern Japan on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
Although retired, Bishop Seraphim often participates in the liturgy at various parishes throughout the metropolitan New York area and also frequently travels to assist the ministry of the Hosanna Community in Russia, the legacy of Father Alexander Men. He also taught for a time at Drew University. Bishop Seraphim maintains a very active online journal.
- Milky Way Railroad Translation from Japanese with D. M. Stroud (1996, Stone Bridge Press)
- Theology of Wonder (1999, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press)
- The Rainbow Sermon (2001, Light & Life Publishing)
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My client sent me a picture of the cake that she wanted for her son's 4th Birthday, but asked me to make it into a 2 tier cake.
I always change cakes that i get sent pictures of, as I do not want to be accused of copying another bakers design.
I loved loved this cake. Super cute.
Two tiers of Vanilla with Vanilla Buttercream frosting complete with ladders and a couple of smurfs. Simple again with just a number four and some grass and flower detail around the edges.
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EDITORIAL: 26 reasons to act: Josephine Gay
Josephine Gay was looking forward to celebrating her 7th birthday party on Saturday, Dec. 15.
"Joey" loved the color purple, eating peanut butter from the jar and playing with Barbies.
She was murdered the day before her birthday party. So were many of the children who were planning to attend.
The New York Daily News described Joey as "among the most vulnerable" of the 20 children and six adults who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School Dec. 14.
She couldn't speak, suffering from autism and "apraxia," a neurological disorder.
Joey died wrapped in the arms of her behavioral therapist, Rachel D'Avino.
"She protected them and provided them with comfort and love when they really needed it," her mother, Michele Gay, told the Associated Press. "I can't say enough about the people that worked with Joey. They were amazing."
So many beautiful children and amazing educators died at Sandy Hook because the gun that was used worked as designed ... efficiently killing as many people as possible in as short a time as possible. Twenty-six human beings in 6 minutes. Horror beyond the fastest police response's ability to stop. Horror that measures as extreme as armed guards in elementary schools would be little match to stop.
A big part of the conversation about how to prevent the next Sandy Hook has to be a conversation about restricting access to guns designed to commit mass murder.


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The $670 Volcano has been the undisputed king of vaporizers for a long time. But it hasn't evolved much, and its ultra-high price hasn't come down much, either. Can the Arizer Extreme Q fill in for the Cadillac on a Chevy budget?
What Is It?
A super versatile vaporizer used for "aromatherapy." Some people use it for the "aroma" of cannabis vapor in their lungs, as it's a much healthier alternative to smoking said greenery.
Who's it For?
Smokers tired of burning their throats and lungs.
Actually rather handsome: a tapered cylinder that sits on a glowing plate. Up front, a digital display shows the desired and actual temperatures. There's a bag attachment, a piece of tubing (aka a whip), and a large bowl (for herbs).
Using It
Add your herbals to the main bowl and put that onto the ceramic heating element. Then you put the put the bag attachment on top of that, attach the bag and turn it on. When the element reaches your desired temp, turn on the fan, inflate the bag, and you're off and running.
The Best Part
Versatility. Inflating a bag will get you the lowest-temperature vapor, and it's great for sharing. But sometimes you don't want to deal with the hassle of inflating a big bag—then, you can use the whip.
Tragic Flaw
A hell of a lot of little glass pieces. They're pretty easy to break, they make the device complicated, and you have to wedge the bag's glass piece into a plastic tube—a very tight fit.
This Is Weird...
There's a remote control you can use to set the temperature and fan speed without leaving the couch. But you still need to get up to inhale.
Test Notes
- It gets up to temp quickly then maintains it very steadily.
- Two of the glass pieces broke early on. However it comes with a 3-year warranty and Arizer replaced the parts extremely quickly.
- While the Volcano has a very convenient valve that lets you easily pass a bag around, the Extreme Q requires you to hold your finger over the hole on the glass piece. Not a deal-breaker, but decidedly less user-friendly.
- This thing has a heavy power brick that goes to a three-prong plug. Serious business.
- It comes with a ton of accessories and attachments: Remote control, two balloons, a three foot whip, two mouthpieces, a potpourri dish, two cyclone bowls, a very classy glass stirring tool, and extra screens.
- You can get a battery pack for this thing, in case you want to take it camping. (It costs $100.)
- The fan is crazy quiet. Even on the highest setting, you can barely hear it.
- The ability to precisely tweak the temperature a little at a time will get you the exact consistency you're looking for in your vapor. If used correctly, it can also make what you're burning last longer per bowl.
- Reaches your set temperature much faster than the Volcano (roughly 30 seconds vs. 3 minutes). However, the Volcano fills the bag much faster than the Extreme Q (roughly 30 seconds to 90 seconds). It generally evens out.
Should You Buy It?
Yes. While it lacks some of the polish of the Volcano, it has way more features and it delivers the same, high-quality vapor. And it's less than 1/3 the price of the entry-level Volcano (and almost 1/4 the price of the one with the digital read-out). At $160, it's cheap enough to get a lot more people on the healthier, high-techier vaporizer train. [$160 on Amazon]
UPDATE: It appears that Amazon isn't selling this vape (or any vapes?) anymore. You can still find it for $160 if you do a Google Search, or you can get it from the company for $240.
Arizer Extreme Q Vaporizer Specs
• Dimensions: aprox. 6 x 6 x 7.5 inches
• Weight: 13 ounces
• Power:Wall outlet
• Operational Temp: 122 - 500 F
• Attachments: Bag and whip
• Price: $160-240
• Giz Rank: 4.0 stars


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Smith v. Bayer Corp.
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|Op. Below
|8th Cir.
Jan 18, 2011
|Jun 16, 2011
Holding: A federal district court exceeded its authority under the core litigation exception of the Anti-Injunction Act when it enjoined a state court from considering a request for class certification; the district court's denial of a similar class-certification request by a different plaintiff did not preclude other plaintiffs from proceeding in state court when it is unclear whether the certification issues in the same court were the same and the state plaintiffs were neither a party to the federal suit nor covered by any exceptions to the rule against nonparty preclusion.
Judgment: Eighth Circuit reversed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Elena Kagan on June 16, 2011. Justice Thomas joins only Parts I and II-A of the Court's opinion.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- This week at the Court in Plain English (Lisa McElroy)
- Argument preview: Can a federal court that has denied class certification prohibit certification of a similar state-court class? (Amy Howe)
- Academic round-up (Amanda Frost)
- A review of "state secrets" (Lyle Denniston)
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Merits briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Keith Smith and Shirley Sperlazza
- Brief for Respondent Bayer Corporation
- Supplemental Brief for Respondent Bayer Corporation
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Keith Smith and Shirley Sperlazza
Amicus briefs
- Brief for Steven J. Thorogood and Martin Murray in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America as in Support of Respondent


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Yesterday, defending Premier League champions Manchester United faced the league's last place team, Sunderland, in the first leg of the League Cup semifinal. After losing the first two matches of 2014 (at home to Tottenham and to Swansea), United were fighting to not lose three straight for the first time since 2001. But–let's not bury the lede here–United lost.
This was an important match for United, for the same reason it was an important one for Sunderland. Halfway through the season, both sides are already out of the Premier League title race. Barring a barrage of miracles, United will also be ousted from the Champions League before it's all said and done. The League Cup remains the last viable chance either club has at lifting silverware this year. Though the League Cup is all but disregarded by most of England's top clubs as little more than an opportunity to rest their starters and showcase their youth, the victors are rewarded with an automatic berth to the Europa League. A League Cup win would be a coup for Sunderland. For United, 11 points behind first-place Arsenal and five behind fourth-place Liverpool, it would serve as a consolation prize for what many are calling the worst title defense in the history of the league.
This is ridiculous. This is United. This shit doesn't happen. A lot of the blame has been placed on David Moyes, who took over for legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson at the start of the season. But he was Fergie's handpicked heir; he's not going anywhere. So the question then is how United's profound, sad badness can be fixed, or even if it can be fixed.
The biggest problem United have is that this side, once one of the best in the world, is now old and slow and worn down as fuck. Ferguson will go down, deservedly so, as the best manager in the history of the sport, but his biggest failure at United was failing to adequately replenish the side ahead of his retirement. Paradoxically, it might've also showed Fergie's greatest stroke of genius, and last big gamble. In his final year last season, Ferguson bought striker Robin van Persie from Arsenal, who led the Red Devils to the title with 26 goals and eight assists in 35 Premier League games. RVP did whatever he wanted on the pitch, and his excellence papered over a lot of cracks.
Van Persie has spent much of his career on the training table, and after an almost injury-free campaign last year, is injured again. United hero Wayne Rooney has killed this season, with nine goals and assists each in 16 Premier League matches. But his style means he always picks up knocks throughout the season, and was unavailable for the League Cup match. Those are United's two playmakers. Outside of 18-year-old Belgian starlet Adnan Januzaj, who sliced Sunderland up yesterday, they don't have much else going forward.
In the back, United's defense has always been staunch; a few years ago, it was arguably the best in the world. In 2008, when United won the Champions League, Nemanja Vidic was arguably the best center back in the world, and he and Rio Ferdinand formed the sport's best partnership. Frenchman Patrice Evra was one of the best left backs in the world. Those days are behind us, though. Vidic is always injured. Ferdinand has had his struggle staying on the pitch, and even when he's on, he's but a shadow of himself. Evra is diminished, as well. Yesterday, we saw a perfect example of this trio's regression on the squad.
United are stuck between two worlds. They're largely a side of fossils, guys like quadragenarian Ryan Giggs, whose experience and ability has been calcified by age, and youngsters like Tom Cleverley, Johnny Evans, who have developed into decent squad players, but aren't good enough to be counted upon. The mixture of age and inexperience first burned them in the 45th minute yesterday, when Sunderland scored in injury time to take the early lead.
Ex-United project John O'Shea played a poor ball into United's half, which was deflected into the air by United midfielder Michael Carrick. There was no danger, but center back Evans, deputizing for Ferdinand, jumped through the back of Sunderland's Steven Fletcher about 45 yards from goal.
It wasn't a particularly bad foul, and it wasn't in a particularly dangerous place. It was, however, committed during a dangerous time. The problem with fouling at the end of halves is that there's not much time for teams to get to get back down the pitch if they clear. With no fear of a counter, Sunderland could throw their whole squad forward, and had seven players waiting for the incoming free kick. More players in the box means more players to track, more chaos, and more opportunities to make a mistake.
Seb Larsson whipped a ball into the back post, where most of Sunderland's players were lurking. Sunderland and ex-United defender Wes Brown seemed to be marked by United winger Antonio Valencia at the top of the box, but made a curling run around the back. Valencia never even noticed. Brown had acres of space to compose himself and knock the pass back across the face of goal to another ex-Red Devil, Phil Bardsley, who looked to be marked by Evra. Evra had turned and stopped to watch the ball when it sailed over his head. When Brown passed with his first touch, Bardsley was free to tap it in.
It was terrible defending, but luckily, Sunderland are also terrible, which is why just seven minutes after halftime, Cleverley guided a corner kick onto Vidic's head for the equalizer. But 12 minutes later, United lost the lead again after conceding a penalty.
Cleverley was labeled the next Paul Scholes early in his career; it's since become obvious that he is not. He's not a great player, or really that good of a player, and he'll never win his side a match. On his worst days, though, he can lose them. Whether or not you think Cleverley's foul was worthy of a penalty (it was a soft foul, and Sunderland substitute Adam Johnson went down easily, but Cleverley both pulled the winger and then hip-checked him. It would've been called anywhere else on the field, though it's also unclear if the foul took place inside or right on the edge of the box.), his real sin was allowing Johnson, one of the fastest players in the league, to run right past him and then turn inside toward goal. Johnson's run looked exciting, but he had no help, and it was ultimately supposed to be no more than a fishing expedition. United had men back in the box, and Cleverley should've shepherded Johnson toward an awaiting Evra. But he defended the faster player poorly, got turned, and ended up conceding the game-winning penalty. United went on to lose the first leg, 2-1.
Both of these goals were off mental errors by Moyes's players, but the manager's at fault for United's woes, as well. On paper, Moyes was and is the perfect replacement for Ferguson. Like Fergie, Moyes made his career on creating and managing overachieving sides whose sum was more than its whole. But where Ferguson's genius was in his tactical adjustments and inventive attacking play, Moyes's squads are willing and able to grind out points by defending for 90 minutes, frustrating teams, and executing when an opportunity showed itself. That worked at Everton, who have long had a dope back four and one of the top goalkeepers in the league in Tim Howard, and not a whole lot going forward. United don't have the wherewithal to defend anymore, and Moyes hasn't adjusted to the hand he's been dealt.
United have always had transcendent wingers, from George Best to Ryan Giggs to David Beckham to Cristiano Ronaldo. Ferguson's tactics were often tailored to these stars. United under Ferguson were always among the league leaders in crosses per contest. United's contingent of wingers today, though, are pretty meh. Januzaj is far and away their most dangerous player when van Persie and Rooney are out. But Valencia? Ashley Young? Giggsy? Nani? These guys are various degrees of disappointing, and they're all wasteful. That's why, as Sky Sports pointed out in a great piece, United have recorded more failed crosses than any team in the league. And yet, they still attempt over 26 crosses a match, also more than any other team in the league.
Moyes needs to change his side's tactical approach, because they're largely giving the ball away when they get in wide positions. It's obvious that they have to play through the middle. Unfortunately they have no one there. Carrick is a great holding midfielder, and RVP and Rooney are still one of the best central attacking combinations in the world. But there isn't anyone to link the two to create a spine. Cleverley can't. Neither can Darren Fletcher. And through half a season, it would appear that Marouane Fellaini, whom Moyes brought over from Everton for £28.5 million, isn't the guy, either.
To right this wrong, Moyes needs to bring in a central midfielder who can dictate play and link defense with attack, in the mold of United greats like Scholes or <strike>Robbie</strike> Roy Keane. He needs a strong, creative midfielder who can win points through his influence. Unfortunately, this is another area where Ferguson let Moyes and United down, with the (now) inexplicable, reprehensible sale of young French superstar Paul Pogba to Juventus. With Pogba gone, most options will be, like Fellaini, expensive risks.
But they need one. They also need a proven center back, like one of either Neven Subotic or Mats Hummels from Borussia Dortmund, who presumably can always be coaxed into selling. They need to think about replacing Evra, and if they're going to cross the ball, they need someone who can, you know, cross a ball.
Because otherwise, United will keep trotting out lineups like yesterday. With de Gea starting in goal, the defending champions started Evra, Evans, Vidic, and Rafael. In the midfield with Januzaj were Giggs, Cleverley, Carrick, and Valencia. Danny Welbeck started up top. That lineup doesn't scare anyone. Teams like Spurs, Swansea, and even Sunderland truly believe they can beat United home or away a mere five months after the champions launched their title defense. People aren't afraid of United anymore, who have already lost four matches at Old Trafford. During Ferguson's reign, teams knew United would find a goal in the 75th, 85th, 95th minute, before United even scored. Fear gave way to mistakes which led to goals, and dread turned into self-prophecy. The fear past United teams instilled in opponents was arguably their greatest advantage. Unfortunately, until they fix their flaws on the pitch, the storied United mystique will be the hardest thing to recover.


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once again confirm:And it does not matter - web app or native packaged app.The main thing that Ext.device.Connection will works without native (with less features) and without any errors.
once again confirm:And it does not matter - web app or native packaged app.The main thing that Ext.device.Connection will works without native (with less features) and without any errors.
If Ext.device wasn't undefined when I ran my web-app I wouldn't be commenting about this. Do you include the device library any other ways?
I just created simple demo for my OnlimeManager http://mindsaur.com/demo/online/
This is not native app - just web app and all works fine
Upd: code of the demo app already on GitHub
Yes, but how did you create that demo? Did you use Sencha Command? How did you include Ext.device?...
Yes, demo app created with sencha command. You can see on GitHub repository now
Look inside OnlineManager.jsHow did you include Ext.device?...Code:requires: [ 'Ext.device.Connection', ... ],
When I try including that code in my web app, it doesn't work.
This is what I've been trying to get at. Sorry.Code:Uncaught Error: [Ext.Loader] Failed loading './device/Connection.js', please verify that the file exists sencha-touch-all-debug.js:7889 Ext.apply.onFileLoadError sencha-touch-all-debug.js:7889 (anonymous function) sencha-touch-all-debug.js:3167 Ext.apply.loadScriptFile.onScriptError sencha-touch-all-debug.js:7613 Ext.apply.injectScriptElement.onErrorFn sencha-touch-all-debug.js:7543
I don't use Sencha Command to create my web-apps.
No thanks.. I really have no use for Ext.device. If I did, I would use Sencha commands. I don't like how the commands create the app structure and everything and my company follows a certain structure that would be hard to rearrange. I figured it was the reason once you told me you did use commands to create your app.
Anyway, it is a great plugin
Of course you can create app structure (etc) without sencha command. But, if you uses - your apps will be more lighter. Microloader - is a super feature of Sencha Touch SDK
I use custom bootstraps instead of the microloader. I understand what it all does. It doesn't really make a difference when you have a web-app that is 40,000 lines of code with tons of enhancements. I would definitely use sencha command if I was working on my own app and it wasn't such a big one.


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A former Boy Scout who grew up in a quiet suburban Long Island town turned his back on the country his parents brought him to for a better life and became an al-Qaida fighter who joined terrorists in the plot to destroy America, the feds said.
Bryant Neal Vinas, 26, lived in New York as the son of South American immigrants who came to the U.S. to find a better life for their son, who joined the Boy Scouts and grew up in a suburban community with an all-American childhood, the New York Post reported.
"He broke my heart," Vinas' mother, Maria Vinas, told the Post through tears. "This is not my son. I hope I never see him again."
The jihadist gave "expert advice and assistance" about how to explode the New York City mass transit system, according to court papers filed in Brooklyn federal court.
Federal officials said today that he had trained to become a suicde bomber. Vinas also learned how to use a suicide vest, the officials said.
His revelations have given counterterrorism investigators a rare look at the day-to-day operations of al-Qaida — from meetings of top terror officials to training with explosives — in the lawless region bordering Pakistan, which the U.S. military has struggled to penetrate, people familiar with the case said.
Court papers unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn identified the defendant as Bryant Neal Vinas, nicknamed "Ibrahim" or "Bashir al-Ameriki."
"A wonderful boy, my sweetheart," Vinas' mother told The Post. "I called him my teddy bear."
The heartbroken mother said her son was a devout Catholic before she gave up custody of him when she and Vinas' father split nearly a decade ago.
"My husband was very religious," she said. "He destroyed my son, obviously."
Prosecutors charged Vinas in a rocket attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in September 2008. Court papers allege he also gave "expert advice and assistance ... on the New York transit system and Long Island Railroad."
People familiar with the case say Vinas told counterterrorism investigators that he met senior al-Qaida members while staying at a network of hideouts on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where he trained from about March 2008 to August 2008.
Vinas named several of the terror group's officials and described their activities, including rocket and mortar strikes against U.S. forces in the area, said the people, who spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to disclose details of his statements. Vinas also revealed discussions among terrorists about potential civilian targets in Europe and described training in weapons and explosives, they said.
Vinas received "military-style training" from al-Qaida, according to court papers.
Vinas' attorney, Len Kamdang, wouldn't comment, other than requesting "the public withhold judgment in this case until all of the facts become available."
Vinas' Peruvian-born father, Juan Vinas, told Newsday in a recent interview that federal agents had interviewed him. He said he didn't know where his son was.
"The FBI asked me all kinds of questions about him, but they don't tell me nothing," he said.
The president of the Islamic Association of Long Island, a mosque in nearby Selden, said he recalled a "very quiet, polite, smiley" young Hispanic man called Ibrahim, who was a frequent but unassuming presence at the mosque for about a year, starting roughly 2 1/2 years ago.
He turned up four to five times a week for services but never participated in any social activities at the mosque, said president Nayyar Imam. He said Ibrahim apparently converted to Islam and changed his name before he began coming to the mosque.
"He's the last person in the mosque you would think about" getting involved in terrorism, Imam said.


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The American comic book industry wants you to buy comics! Head to your local comic book store tomorrow to celebrate the ninth annual Free Comic Book Day, and pickup free comics featuring everyone from Sonic the Hedgehog to Iron Man.
The second Iron Man movies hits theaters next week, making this Saturday for Free Comic Book Day, the annual event in which comic book publishers from all over the country offer free comic books in order to raise awareness of the industry. There'll be plenty of comics on hand, including an Iron Man / Thor team-up, Kevin Smith's Green Hornet number one (it picks up by the third issue), a classic G.I. Joe reprint, and many, many more.
Head over to the official Free Comic Book Day website for a full list of free comic books, along with a store locator to help guide you on your way.
And should you see a large, tattooed man at Great Escape Comics & Games in Marietta, Georgia, be sure to wish him happy Comic Book Birthday.


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A new development of commercial condos is stirring investors interest but also questions. Jemima Codrington investigates whether the concept makes good business sense.
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Jemima Codrington: Recently plans were announced for a development of condos in Toronto that would add exclusively for commercial use. So could this be the answer to Toronto's glut of inventory? Hi, I'm Jemima Codrington and welcome to this week's episode of Investor Insight on Crew TV.
Already in Vancouver, commercial condos have yet to take flight in Toronto. So should investors consider a condo instead of a traditional business space?
Cindy Wennerstrom, President, Oro Properties
Cindy Wennerstrom: If you are buying a condominium especially pre-construction, you don't know when that development will be finished and if you need for a commercial space, you usually need it sooner rather than later. Things do change in business as they do in life. Also maintenance fees and the fact that you are buying a piece of air versus a piece of land, I think it's not as beneficial as buying a building for your business.
Nick Karadza, Co-Founder, Rock Star Real Estate Inc.
Nick Karadza: It can be beneficial from an investment perspective. So when I mean beneficial I think it to be beneficial from the demand for people actually looking for that type of office space, because so many more entrepreneur small businesses are starting that type of office space and scenario is, can be good but from an investment perspective, commercial is a whole different world.
So you have to look at the difference in taxes and the difference in insurance and the differences in financing and mortgages and a lot of people don't take those types of things into account, when they are just looking at the investment perspective, they will just look at the numbers without realising there is a lot of different challenges that you have to overcome with commercial investing as opposed to residential. So that would be the big red flag that I would mention to anyone. It could be great but just be aware of the entire picture.
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Devin P. McComb has joined the firm's Seattle office as a partner in the Real Estate & Land Use practice
Grimsby skyline to be reshaped by tallest buildings in city: two-tower residential complex
Connect Asset Management Challenges the Financial Community to Invest in Downtown Toronto Real Estate for a Good Cause