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Design freaks, home goods addicts, and lifestyle product lovers unite! I want to tell you about a brand new subscription box that is launching this month that looks AMAZING. It's called Decoterie; it's quarterly and consists of high-end, limited edition products that are hand-curated by the beautiful Letitia Elizabeth. Seriously, just take one look at her personal design site and tell me you don't want a box of goodies that she picked out! Oh, and don't miss out on a special discount (read on for details).
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This Bright Cellars Shipment = THIRTEEN Bottles of Wine
It's been a bit since I've posted anything here – life takes over sometimes! But, I just had to post about this because it's too awesome not to share. Thanks to all of our lovely readers who have subscribed to Bright Cellars using my referral link, this month's shipment had 13 bottles! Continue reading
Review| CardNest Greeting Card Subscription (pt 2!)
Last month, JoAnna and Ariel posted their reviews of the CardNest Greeting Card Subscription. Unfortunately, I was not able to participate in this review because my cards never arrived in the mail 😦 My CardNest got sent back to UK because apparently my post office in New Orleans didn't like me. However, the folks at CardNest were kind enough to send me a whole new set of cards from their March collection. I was so excited when they finally arrived, and I am equally excited to share them with you all! Continue reading
My No-Poo Journey
For the past month or so, I have had this ongoing internal debate about whether or not I should stop washing my hair with traditional shampoo. It seems like the most logical next step in my re-wilding journey. I have read so many positive testimonials from people who have stopped shampooing their hair. Women talk about how their hair is the most luscious, healthy, and beautiful it has ever been since they stopped shampooing. But is it really worth having to pin my hair back when it gets so greasy that it sticks to my forehead? Is it worth the dirty looks when I'm that woman in the super market with hairy pits (GASP) and oily hair (GASP)?
As you can see, my hair is pretty healthy. However, I do have a lot of frizz and some parts of my hair are a little dry and brittle. A lot of my hair falls out in the shower and when I brush it (my boyfriend says it looks like Chewbacca just used our shower when I get out), but over all it is much healthier than it was two years ago.
My routine until now has been to wash my hair every 2-4 days with whatever inexpensive shampoo I had at the time, to brush it daily, and to style it every once in a while with some gel (like the one pictured above, which I received in my Birchbox).
This is a ridiculous photo of me, so of course I had to include it! Two years ago my hair was totally fried from all the beaching and straightening I did to it. Shortly after this photo was taken, I realized I was in need of clean slate… so I decided to chop off my hair.
Getting a pixie cut was probably the best decision I have ever made for my hair! In the year following this hair cut I didn't style my hair with heat or products at all, I didn't cut my hair, and I only washed it every 2-4 days. My hair greatly benefited from that dramatic hair cut and I am so glad I did it! But, there is definitely room for improvement.
So, I decided to go for it! I went one week without shampoo! Honestly, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Here is what my hair looked like after one week of no-pooing:
Instead of shampooing, while I was in the shower, I rinsed my hair with very warm water and massaged my scalp to stimulate oil secretion. Then, when I got out of the shower, I combed my hair and towel dried it. I realized half-way through my no-poo week that I probably should have been using separate towels for my hair and body to prevent breakouts.
I have to say, I did break out quite a bit this past week, mostly just on the back of my neck, behind my ears, along my hair line, and under my chin. This is to be expected if you go an extended period of time without washing your hair, but it still sucks a lot!
After going a week without shampoo, I definitely felt a little grody and wanted to wash my hair with some thing, so I used some apple cider vinegar and baking soda.
First, I put baking soda along my hair line and in the part of my hair. I made sure to massage the baking soda into all of my scalp. Next, I mixed one part ACV and two parts water in the bottle pictured above. Then, I stood in the tub and rinsed the ACV through my hair. Of course, I got some in my eyes 😦 But other than that, it felt pretty nice! Finally, I rinsed my hair out with cool water and blow dried it with a diffuser.
After blow drying my hair, it was much less frizzy than it was last week. It also looks a lot less greasy… but it did feel kind of oily. It also had this kind of weird grittiness to it. I'm not sure if that is from the baking soda? As of today it has been three days since my baking soda/ACV wash and my hair feels pretty normal.
I haven't decided yet how long I will go without washing my hair again. I'm going to try really hard not to use shampoo, but it will be there if I can't stand the greasiness any more! Since my hair didn't get that greasy at all, I'm kind of hoping that my oil production regulates itself pretty quickly. We shall see!
In the mean time, I need to find some cute updos to keep my hair off my skin! I've just been using a head band and throwing my hair in a clip or bun. But, tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I'd like to do something cute with my hair!
I would really appreciate it if our readers could suggest some updos for me 🙂 Please head over to our Facebook page and share with us a photo of your cutest updo and a brief description of how it's done. I will share the updos I like in my next no-poo post!
Review | CardNest Greeting Card Subscription & 50% Off!
We're so excited to finally be sharing CardNest with all of you! This has been in the making for a few months now, but between recent moves, the holidays, work, and two mishaps with the post office, it's been put on hold. Well, today's the day! Everyone – meet CardNest, a UK-based greeting card subscription service that helps you keep in touch with your loved ones in an extra special way. Continue reading
Review | Ariel's January '15 Birchbox
Yes, that's right! It's the special time of year when I get to review my first Birchbox. The New Year brings great resolutions and you know that many people are choosing to get healthier! That is one reason why I chose the Tone It Up box. Continue reading
Review | Subscript Decor (New Subscription Service!)
I'm a huge fan of all things beautiful, especially as it relates to home goods. Seriously. If I had it my way, my life would look like a Pinterest board! For the last few months, I've been putting a lot of effort into beautifying my living room (and MAN, did it need it). So, you can only imagine how happy I was when I found out about Subscript Decor! Continue reading
Review | Blueberry Cove Beads & a Giveaway!
There have been a lot of new subscription box companies popping up lately and I've been having so much fun learning about them! Blueberry Cove Beads was no exception. This unique subscription box is perfect for the crafters and jewelry-makers – sending you an assortment of themed beads each month (along with a design challenge)! Read on to learn more about BCB and find out how you can win a free 3-month subscription!
Review | ScentBird Perfume Subscription
I've been on the prowl for a new scent for some time now, so I was excited to learn about ScentBird, a perfume subscription company that allows you to test out high-end perfumes for just $15/month! Read on to find out which scent I picked and learn how you can find your new signature scent! Continue reading
Review | December '14 SquareHue
First thing's first – Happy New Year! My apologies for reviewing a December box in January, but I went on a long trip to visit family for the holidays and I'm still catching up! There will be more where this comes from. Anyway, I had the opportunity to test out SquareHue (a nail polish subscription) last month. Check out what they sent out in their December box! Continue reading


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Dealing with the Cash for House Buyers: A Homeowners Ready Solution to the Need to Have a Speedy Disposal of their Property of House for Cash
The times come when you are faced with the decision to sell your house fast for one reason or another. In such scenarios and times, your needs will be greatly served perfectly when you find a buyer who will be able to settle for the purchase of the house in the limited timeframe for cash to help you address your particular financial fixes or whatever needs. As a matter of fact, in such times one will not be quite comfortable dealing with the real estate agents since they always have a procedure which is often too lengthy and will not quite well serve your rather urgent needs. You have no need for despair with your condition for there is an option which you can still pursue for the disposal of your home through the dealing with the cash house buying companies.
The facts about the cash for house companies is that they are an operation which seeks to solve your needs for the speedy disposal of the property of home in such a short notice and do it all for cash. They are in the business to buy houses quickly for cash usually for investments, rentals, flipping and other profiteering needs. The one overrunning fact about these entities is the fact they have enough cash reserves for the purchase of the homes for disposals without much hassle. With the cash house buyers, you will be sure to have a really fast sale of the house you want to sell and all this will be for cash of course. Nevertheless, there are some points that you will need to factor as you go for the dealing with the cash for house buyers.
The first factor you have to bear in mind is that which is that these companies are actually investors in the real estate market. As such their purpose for the purchase of your house to sell is to add them to their inventory for the sake of transact ting them for further sales, renting or flipping and other modes for gaining profit out of them. This is I essence a pointer to the fact that the cash house buying firms will be in business all out of the sourcing for the houses that are available for sale as yours. This as such gets to be a very good deal for you as a seller of property as they will be of course ever ready to get you a fast settlement of the sale and transfer of the house ownership so as to get along in business and as such allow you move on a lot faster with your needs for the fast and ready cash from their offers.
The next point that will be well considering as you deal with these companies is that they will take away the associated needs for doing renovations to your house prior to a sale to them for they buy it in an "As is" condition.
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According to Under the Gun director Stephanie Soechtig in a February interview first unearthed by the website Ammoland, a producer who resided in Colorado was sent to Arizona to purchase a rifle and three handguns from private sellers in the state.
"We sent a producer out and he was from Colorado, he went to Arizona and he was able to buy a Bushmaster and then three other pistols without a background check in a matter of four hours," Soechtig told The Lip TV. "And that's perfectly legal."
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The wit & wisdom of Mitt Romney
by Sam Kriss
I support Mitt Romney for President, I really do. Obama's been an unmitigated disaster; all the excesses of the Bush era with none of the entertainment value. If the President must be a painted whore for moneyed elites, he should at least be one that's easy to hate. That said, it's hard to shake off the feeling that, when it comes down to it, Romney is basically just another boring liberal who's not going to attack Iran (let alone China) or ban women from wearing trousers or forcibly baptise Muslim immigrants in the Potomac – or, in short, do anything interesting. If that weren't enough, the guy is just plain embarrassing, a one-man all-singing all-dancing globe-trotting gaffe machine. It's as if he were possessed by the demon of maladroitness that formed, gibbering and cackling, out of the air of sexual tension that wafted through Joe Biden and Sarah Palin's 2008 vice-presidential debate. It is my sad duty to add to the litany of indiscretions that dog Romney's name. In publishing these genuine quotes, recorded in secret during his campaign, I know I may well be permanently scuppering his chances at the White House. I hope he can recover, but as ever my first duty is to the truth.
State-run healthcare will only ever sap the vigour and lust for life of the American people, leaving them feeble and emaciated, desiccated wretches capable only of grasping pitifully for the engorged teat of Momma Government, and dying gratefully when their life is deemed to no longer be of any utility. That's why I did what I did.
– Mitt Romney, on his decision to institute a single-payer healthcare system while governor of Massachusetts
The lamentations of the weak will be a pleasing sound unto God.
– Mitt Romney, on his promise to repeal Obamacare
You want our children properly educated? You would show our young daughters photographs of an old man's grotesquely distended scrotum? No, no. A new wife's disappointment is a sacred thing.
– Mitt Romney, on abstinence-only sex education
You do get the feeling that they're not really putting the effort in. Instead of whining about racism, why don't they just turn white? It can't be that hard. Obama managed it, for Christ's sake.
– Mitt Romney, on African-Americans
Swamp Germans. Utterly degenerate.
– Mitt Romney, on the Dutch
The bastard sons of Turkish dogs and Slavic whores.
– Mitt Romney, on the Albanians
What? Where? No, I don't see anyone. You must be mistaken.
– Mitt Romney, on the Palestinians
Oh, don't be ridiculous. There's no such thing. A story for children.
– Mitt Romney, on the Welsh
What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk… Have at you!
– Mitt Romney, on warrantless wiretapping
He's a great kid. Nice ass, too.
– Mitt Romney, on his running mate Paul Ryan
We are the guardians and keepers of all suffering.
– Mitt Romney, on the LDS Church's policy of posthumously baptising Holocaust victims
We are the guardians and keepers of all suffering.
– Mitt Romney, on the LDS Church's practice of polygamy
We are the guardians and keepers of all suffering.
– Mitt Romney, on the LDS Church's tendency to build enormous tacky temples in major cities
Feast! Feast, my brethren, feast! This world is given unto you!
– Mitt Romney, on the deregulation of the financial services sector
Like cattle, really. Not as tasty, though.
– Mitt Romney, on the human race


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Arguing that mobile phones caused distraction in studies, a village in Mehsana district of Gujarat has banned minor girls from using or owning the gadgets.
Acoording to a PTI report, the ban was implemented by the panchayat of Suraj village in Kadi taluka of Mehsana recently.
Those refusing to conform with the Panchayat diktat will be slapped a fine of Rs 2100.
The girls can use mobile phones inside their house as ling as their parents are around.
The village sarpanch Devshi Vankar said that the decision was unanimous because majority of villagers agreed that mobile phones were creating problems for girls and their parents.
The village panchayat also held mobile phones responsible for increasing number of lovestruck youngsters eloping from homes.
"All the villagers have agreed to ban mobile phones for school girls who are under 18 years. Members of all the communities, be it Dalit, Patel, Thakor or Rabari, have agreed on it. We have imposed a fine of Rs 2100 on those who violate this rule," Vankar was quoted by PTI.
"Girls are allowed to use mobile phone of their parents inside their house and under their supervision. But they cannot move around in the village carrying mobiles," said Vankar.
Venkar said that the ban didn't apply to 'matured girls' going to college.
He said, "College girls are mature enough to differentiate between good and bad. Further, they also need mobile phone to stay connected with their parents as colleges are located in nearby cities not in our village.
"Everyone knows what happens in today's world due to mobile phones. This is Kalyug. This is an era of Whatsapp, where people secretly talk with each other. We have to save girls from those who acquire their number and harass them or try to lure these innocent girls," Vankar said.


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1 January 2006
Fired up
The winds hit 45 mph on a regular basis this afternoon, and the temperature was an amazing (and a record) 75 degrees. Perfect weather for grass fires, and they got bad enough on the northeast side of town that an evacuation order was issued for an area centered on NE 63rd between Coltrane and Sooner, an area largely rural, but only about two to three miles from I-35. Farther north, fires near Guthrie forced the closure of the highway for an hour or so.
Winds are slowing down now, but relative humidities are still low and won't climb much tonight. Monday will be cooler; however, temperatures will rise sharply again on Tuesday.Posted at 8:19 PM to Weather or Not
We can smell the smoke all the way over here in Tulsa.Posted by: Steven Roemerman at 9:54 PM on 1 January 2006
Wasn't sure on which side of town you lived, so glad to hear you're ok. Isn't this weather crazy? I seriously considered wearing shorts yesterday.Posted by: rita at 3:13 AM on 2 January 2006
Absurd. The NWS reported this morning that the temperature had actually touched 77 yesterday afternoon.
Lower 60s today, maybe, but the winds will still be up, and tomorrow looks like a repeat of yesterday.
Charles, I think we should give a big thank you to all the fire departments especially the volunteers, they have been working their tails off to try to keep the state from going up in smoke. Last report I heard on it over 900 departments have been involved and a lot of the volunteers have used up their yearly fuel allotments, but they keep fighting. So once again cheers and thank you to all our brave firefighters.
We've had a few imported from non-adjacent states, in fact, to help out with this scary business.
If I could send this rain that's nagging over Brooklyn right now, your way...Posted by: Tat at 4:57 PM on 2 January 2006
I'll take it. We've had a bit less than a third of an inch since Halloween; there are other parts of the state and in Texas which haven't come close to that.


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MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A New Jersey police officer accused of firebombing his own captain's home pleaded not guilty Friday to five counts of attempted murder and aggravated arson.
Edison Police Officer Michael Dotro, 35, is accused of setting fire to his boss' Monroe Township home early Monday morning.
Edison Police Capt. Mark Anderko, his wife, two children and 92-year-old mother were asleep inside in the two-story colonial-style home on Arlene Drive at the time of the alleged incident.
No one was injured in the fire.
The fire was brought under control within 10 to 15 minutes, but caused substantial damage to the home, which now stands charred and empty.


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v2.9.0 - 23.05.2017
- Changed: Actions in vacation mode:
1) Enabled the following actions in vacation mode: Messages (list, read, write, folders etc); viewing player profiles; game rules; memo
2) Disabled the following drag&drop actions in vacation mode: taking packages; buying & selling from / to vendor; consuming items (i.e. drop on avatar or guild library) >> [normally those actions were already disabled in v-mode however it was still possible to still undertake them in some circumstances]
- Added: Player autocomplete in search field if player search selected
- Improved expedition-points/dungeon-points calculation - this change should also fix those "activated centurio but didn't get expedition points filled up" - bugs
- Improved "on that page" actions in packages - before that change it was possible that other packages were deleted than the ones a player could see (e.g. if new packages arrived between loading the page and the use of the option). Now only packages which can be seen (on the page) are affected
- Feature: Added warnings regarding Dis Pater costume:
1) added a warning when entering the Underworld that says "you already have the costume for this difficulty. Defeating Dis Pater again will not give you another costume until you use the one you already have."
2) Altered the confirmation dialog when removing the Dis Pater costume to include a highlighted warning explaining that the costume will disintegrate once removed.
- Shortened name of the first underworld opponent (mirror) if the nickname is too long
- Added shortening also on package-page (e.g. for sender names)
- If a text is shortened by "…" e.g. nicknames now a cursor with "?" is shown when hovered.
- Clicking next to a information pop-up window now cancels the pop-up instead of "OK" it
v2.9.1 - 14.06.2017
- Some backend changes
- Fixed drop of non-droppable affixes on smeltery >> There are still items in game with old affixes which should not be dropped anymore. If such an item was put to smeltery there was a low chance to get those no-use-anymore affixes as a forge recipe.
- [Fixed]Expedition cooldown cancelled >> if the expedition- or dungeonpoints got full a running cooldown was cancelled after 1 minute
- [Fixed] Expedition/dungeon: time for next point displayed incorrectly >> in time zones other than DE, the time stamp for the next expedition / dungeon point was displayed incorrectly. They were shown in DE timezone.
v2.9.2 - 22.06.2017
- Fixed: Several layout issues (buttons, texts, etc.).
- Improvement: Some more push notifications (e.g. automatic update on level-up)
- Fixed: Forge tools are not stackable in forge anymore; was possible under certain circumstances before (with no effect).
- Improvement: Nicer progression bars in reconstruction event
- Fixed: Serverquest did not start properly on some servers
- Fixed: Dungeon points regeneration micro-event was broken
- Fixed: Expedition buffs like Centurio's reduced waiting time do not apply anymore to the Underworld.
v2.9.3 - 28.06.2017
- Fix for user lags: Under certain circumstances accounts could get stuck in loading (=not playable anymore)


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Giant UK mobile company Vodafone has fallen out with brand director Clare Sheikh (who says she's consulting her lawyers) and replaced her with Barbara Haase from German consultancy Brand Plantation. Haase is a former brand director of BMW-owned Mini and was brand boss at Vodafone Germany between 2003 and 2008.
Vodafone CCO Morten Lundal, to whom Vodafone's marketers report, says: "Barbara is a highly accomplished brand and marketing professional, and I'm delighted to welcome her back to Vodafone."
So far so normal then, Vodafone has had a succession of brand bosses, ad veteran David Wheldon holding the job until he was displaced by Sheikh about a year ago.
Sheikh (left) gets about a bit herself. According to her Linkedin entry she read English at Cambridge (good start then), worked for Boston Consulting for four years then did seven at the Prudential, two at Centrica, five at AA, just the one at ITV, four at RSA (insurance) and then Vodafone. What does this show? Some companies you get on with, others you don't. In Sheikh's case it seems as though the financial sector is her bag. She also enjoys boxing in her spare time (at least we assume it's in her spare time).
And what does all this say about Vodafone? We're remarked before that Vodafone is bloody awful at advertising (for all its huge success), failing to extract a decent campaign from either JWT or Bartle Bogle Hegarty (quite a feat). With Sheikh as brand director it moved its business to WPP, conducting a pitch in which it cherry-picked its WPP agency of choice.
This turned out to be RKCR/Y&R which produced a campaign featuring an annoying little gremlin, 'Yoda,' from Star Wars. The point being, presumably, that Vodafone is user-friendly unlike annoying little gremlins/Vodafone's competitors.
I don't like this very much either but then I'm wholly resistant to anything Star Wars. It beats me why agencies think it still has resonance with UK buyers.
Has the campaign failed to achieve what Sheikh and Vodafone hoped it would? That would seem to be an obvious reason for their falling out. Sheikh implies it's more deep-rooted than that.
Or is Vodafone just one of those companies where marketers feels they're up against a brick wall, that the company's happy with what it is and therefore isn't that interested in moving things on? British Airways has often seemed like that under Willie Walsh although it did produce the 'To Fly To Serve' campaign and then some decent Olympics stuff from BBH after years of virtually no ads.
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DETROIT–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Monday, January 9, 2017 Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation
will be accepting a donation for $5,000 from the North American Car and
Truck of the Year organization in honor of retired General Motors Design
Vice President Ed Welburn for his design of a bold new trophy. On
December 6, 2017 the North American Car of the Year jury revealed the
all-new trophy created by Welburn to honor the most outstanding car,
truck and utility vehicle of the year. In lieu of receiving a fee, he
asked them to make a donation to the Children's Hospital of Michigan
"I did it for my love of design, the opportunity to make a lasting
contribution to the North American Car of the Year, and most important,
to make a contribution to the Children's Hospital Foundation, an
organization which means so much to Jessie and me," said Welburn.
"We are thankful to be the recipient of this donation. Ed Welburn is an
international leader and pioneer in the automotive design field. His
story is an inspiration to children and adults alike. We are grateful
that he has chosen the Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation to
receive this generous donation," said Lawrence J. Burns, President and
CEO of Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation.
Mark Phelan, President of NACTOY and Auto Critic and Columnist for the
Detroit Free Press added, "NACTOY was delighted when Ed asked for a
donation to be made to Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation. We
are proud to help the Foundation and its mission."
The presentation will be made during the announcement of the Car & Truck
and Utility Vehicle of the Year at the North American International Auto
Show in Detroit Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 at 7am ET.
Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation
Established in 2003, the Foundation is dedicated to advancing the health
and healthcare of the children of Michigan. This is accomplished through
philanthropic support for pediatric medical education, research, and
community benefit programs. The Foundation granted $6.6 million in 2016
for 131 vital pediatric health initiatives. The Foundation is an
independent public charity governed by a community board and is a 501(c)
(3) charitable organization. Learn more at www.chmfoundation.org.
Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation
Leslie Fleming, Director
of Communications


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Which rock decade is your favorite?
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Which of these bands would you like to be a member of?
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Motley Crue.
Dashboard Confessional.
New York Dolls.
How is your tour bus decorated?
Please answer this question.
Not decorated at all really...it is just a place to sleep and hold our stuff.
We have a few posters, but mainly it's decorated with ashtrays and old potato chip bags.
I see a tour bus and I want to paint it black.
Bold colors, metallics, wild prints.
Liquor bottle-chic.
What does your latest album cover look like?
Please answer this question.
There's a kid with a Mohawk on the cover.
It has a broken, bleeding heart set against a black background.
I am on the cover against a sparkly night sky.
It has a really hot chick on it with our band name tattooed onto her lower back.
It's a grainy black and white photo of our band.
True or false: Women can't be rockers because they are too busy being groupies.
Please answer this question.
True. It's so disgusting! As a girl, I really don't know how the wives of some of those musicians put up with the groupies.
True. I'm a man who would kill to be on some of those tour buses.
False. I'm a woman and I resent that statement! Joan Jett rocks harder than most of the fellas!
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Acoustic guitar.
Electric guitar.
Bass guitar.
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Dark jeans, t-shirt, flannel over shirt, and boots.
Really just whatever I have on that day.
Black pants...and I put on a shirt if I get around to it...maybe a leather jacket.
The costumes are the best...skin tight jump suit, painted face, and lots of hairspray.
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How does my garden grow?May 24th, 2008
I've been busy working in the garden for the last few days. I've planted a lot of transplants and seeds. Here's a list of the transplants I've planted so far:
I bought 6 tomato transplants from a local CSA to which my husband and I used to subscribe. The varieties are:
Brandywine (an heirloom)
Early Girl (a hybrid that fruits early)
Sun Gold (a pretty orange cherry tomato)
Debaro Plum (a rare Russian purple tomato)
Unknown Plum (the label says "BL Plum")
Unknown (the label says "Yellow Perfect")
I planted 3 pepper plants.
Jalepeno (a hybrid from a nursery)
Emerald Giant Bell (a hybrid from a nursery)
Purple Beauty Bell (a hybrid)
I planted 7 herb plants.
Lemon Thyme (2)
Minette Basil
Purple Sage
Tricolor Sage
Genovese Basil (2)
Two market packs of marigolds to protect the tomatoes from pests
1 "silver falls" dichondra
I've also planted quite a few seeds. Including the seeds I planted last week, I have so far planted the following (asterisks indicate crops that I am succession planting, so I'll be planting even more of these over the next few weeks):
Early White Vienna Kholrabi* (2)
Bull's Blood Beets* (4)
Cosmic Purple Carrots* (4) — I have a soft spot for purple veggies
Nutri-red carrots (8)
Cherry Bell Radishes* (8)
French Breakfast Radishes* (8)
Oriole Chard (2)
Vulcan Chard (2)
Lemon Squash (1)
Catnip (several)
Chives (several)
Nasturtiums (2)
And still to come Tomorrow I will finish planting a few more seeds.
Cylindra Beets* (4)
Early Purple Vienna Kohlrabi* (2)
New Zealand Spinach (1)
And finally, I'm still trying to get my hands on some purple bush bean seeds — those are the last seeds I need for my summer planting. But I may have to settle for green ones.


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My Favorite Things : Lipsticks
This is the second Favorite Things series and so far I have really loved planning this series. Have you guys ever been to a Favorite Things party with your girlfriends? My friends in New York and also here in Arizona do them a lot and they are really fun. It is actually what inspired this series. At the party each girl brings their favorite thing – sometimes there is a theme like bring your favorite beauty item but most of the time it can be anything. At these parties I have seen people bring their favorite kitchen utensil, favorite candle, lipsticks, a book, a travel accessory – pretty much anything and everything.
So today's Favorite Thing is lipsticks!!! I have had lipsticks on my mind because I just went through and cleaned out my make up drawer and got rid of any lipsticks I am not crazy about or any that I don't wear. I wanted to share some of my favorites with you guys today. I have been really into nudes and light pinks lately so these are all in that category!
Mac Lipstick
Color : Shy Girl
First up is Shy Girl! This is the perfect nude color for a girl who wants a tiiiny bit of color with your nude. It is the perfect nude shade in my opinion because it still gives some color to your face so you don't look washed out. This is one I have bought again and again and again. It is also a cream finish which I like with nude colors – I don't really love matte nudes on me.
Lancôme Lip Gloss
Color : 213
Lancôme actually just randomly gifted me a bunch of their glosses to try and I immediately tried this one on (213) and loved it so much! I have worn it a bunch since then. I love the consistency of it and it is the prettiest light pink. It adds just a tiny bit of pink to your nude lip!
Mac Lipstick
Color : Snob
Not sure if you can tell from the photo but this one is almost gone! I actually don't think that these pics of me do the color justice – it is really really pretty and it is such a fun color to mix with other lipstick shades. It has some light purple/pink tones that I love.
Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss
Color : Candy Queen
Hands down my favorite gloss ever!!! I have used this since high school – I love the plumping effect and also love that it is just kind of a clear gloss so it doesn't add color but just makes it look shiny and pretty! Although they do have shades that are more pink and give some color.
Mac Lipstick
Color : Velvet Teddy
This is such a great every day color! It seems to go with any look. It is just darker than most natural lip colors and gives a pretty sheen to your lips. I always get asked what color I am wearing when I wear this one! And it also looks really pretty mixed with Creme d' nude or any other nude color. It is a fun one to mix.
BareMinerals Lipstick
Color : TuTu
I love this color tutu!! It has orangey tones and is really really creamy! I used to only be into liquid mattes but I am mostly using creamy colors and glosses lately. This one looks really pretty paired with an orange/salmony blush!
Mac Lipstick
Color : Crème D' Nude
This is a classic nude color – I think it is too light for me on its own and I feel too washed out with it by itself but I lovvve to add it on top of a color to tone a color down or to add dimension and kind of highlight and contour my lips (when I have the time to get that into my make up ha).
Laura Mercier Lipstick
Color : Ruthless
This color is a lot like snob but a touch more pink and less purple! It is a really really pretty color especially mixed with a gloss. It is a matte finish but still feels creamy on your lips.
BareMinerals Lipstick
Color : Boss
I have worn this about a billion times on the blog! I love bareMinerals liquid cream mattes!!!! Ah they are so soft and go on so nicely. This color is a color you can wear everyday – like Velvet Teddy it is pretty close to natural lip color so especially if you just add a tiny bit it looks good with a natural no make up – make up look.
Mac Lipstick
Color : Creme Cup
This is another really pretty nude color that has the perfect amount of pink in it! I love this color and compared to Shy Girl this one is more pink where Shy Girl's tones are maybe more warm?! I don't know if I am good at describing colors but that is what I would say ha hope that helps!
Mac Lip Liner
Color : Whirl
When I need to fill in my lips I use Whirl most often! It works with so many different colors so I especially always take this one when I am traveling because it is so versatile.
Huda Beauty Lip Liner
Color : Muse
Whenever I want just a tiny bit of color or I want to even my lips out without looking like I am wearing anything on my lips – I use this! I lovvve Huda Beauty liners especially how they just glide on. This color works perfect with nude and light pinks!
Vestige Lipstick Holder
I got this lipstick holder a long time ago and always love how pretty it looks on my vanity or in my bathroom. Such a pretty way to display lipstick.
Lipstick Holder
I don't have this lipstick holder but I want to order it! I came across it on Amazon and love that it holds sooo many lipsticks!!
Clear Acrylic Lipstick Caps
A bunch of my readers actually told me about these! I was saying how I hate having to open each lipstick to see what color it is and so many people sent me the link for these. I had never even heard of them but ordered the 24 pack and they came in the mail today! I was hoping to have them for this shoot so I could show you guys but didn't get them in time, so I will show you guys on insta stories today!
These are all the lipsticks I have been wearing lately!! Let me know your favorites or any I need to try in the comments below! Especially plumping glosses you love because I love that tingly feeling ha! Plus I really do feel like they work. Okay have a great day everyone! xo


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Professional Issues Volume 8
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Teachers prepared to wait for QLD senior assessment changes
Teachers will be given a reprieve from introducing senior school assessment changes after the Queensland government postponed implementation until 2019 >>read more
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Northern Territory education students burdened by literacy and numeracy testing
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text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20636378758431511922020-10-13T00:45:30.700-07:00Rebel Science NewsI rebel, therefore I amLouis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-40963699381130130302018-10-01T09:38:00.003-07:002018-10-01T21:42:24.283-07:00MoratoriumTemporary Stop I have decided to stop writing artificial intelligence and physics articles based on my interpretation of occult Biblical texts. At least for the time being. The reason is that I am not wise enough to judge the potential consequences. This moratorium will continue unless I somehow become wiser or someone wiser than me convinces me to end it. I may publish a demo AI application butLouis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-8950526755252608512018-08-24T13:49:00.002-07:002018-08-25T13:36:06.577-07:00Temporal Correlations and Predictions in the CortexUsing Minicolumns for Predictions and Temporal Correlations This is another short post. I have written previously about cortical columns. I claimed that the minicolumns that comprise cortical columns are highly predictive event detectors. That is to say, the firing of a minicolumn is predictive of the firing of a minicolumn residing in another cortical column. Minicolumns owe their predictive Louis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-3175106245133786692018-08-23T11:55:00.004-07:002018-08-23T12:05:49.042-07:00How Would the World React? A Question to Readers How would people from different countries, cultures and religions react if artificial general intelligence suddenly arrives on the world scene (say, in the form of a human-level intelligent robot) and it is clearly demonstrated that the science behind it was written down thousands of years ago in metaphorical texts of the Old and New Testaments? In my opinion, the Louis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-68385520599523740792018-07-25T20:12:00.001-07:002018-07-25T20:23:40.723-07:00AI Hot PotatoThis AI thing is a hot potato. It's getting so hot, I'm on the verge of dropping it. I don't need the hassle. In a different world, I would be all for it. This world is not moving in the right direction. True AI can only hasten its demise. The remorse would kill me long before it happens.Louis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-71973029748731916612018-07-07T15:30:00.001-07:002018-07-07T15:54:48.196-07:00No Pattern Hierarchy in the ThalamusI Make Mistakes All the Time I was wrong about the need for a pattern hierarchy in the thalamus. There is no 10-level binary tree. The only memory hierarchy is in the cortex and it is a hierarchy of minicolumns. I was wrong because I trusted my own flawed assumptions over the occult texts that I use in my AI research. I should know better by now. The texts are never wrong. I have no excuse. TheLouis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-16601319264149090632018-06-29T23:08:00.000-07:002018-06-29T23:09:48.122-07:00Sparse Pattern Recognition on Cheap HardwareJust a quick note. Pattern recognition in spiking neural networks is almost magical. Once the network is properly trained, good recognition performance requires amazingly little information and is strongly immune to noise and distortion. This is what allows us to see shapes in the clouds and recognize a huge variety of typefaces and handwriting styles. It is all due to the magic of timing. The Louis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-20925415598513533222018-06-26T12:36:00.003-07:002018-06-26T21:57:30.821-07:00I May Have Been Wrong About the Organization of Pattern MemoryThe Two Olive Trees Special Note: This is for believers only. After going over my current interpretation of the occult texts regarding pattern learning (I retrace my steps all the time), it is quickly dawning on me that I may be wrong. Pattern memory and pattern learning may be even simpler than I thought. I had long assumed that pattern memory had to be organized hierarchically, like a tree. ILouis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-85978788433607524832018-06-25T22:05:00.001-07:002018-06-25T22:05:21.049-07:00The Many Functions of Cortical ColumnsThis is a short post. I don't know when but, when the time comes, I will post a multipart article on the many functions of cortical columns. They are responsible for or participate in the following: Short and long term memory. Knowledge acquisition. Common sense understanding of the world. Predictions. Language understanding. Reasoning. Attention and focusing. Motor learning and goal oriented Louis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-46427760768031798702018-06-24T13:23:00.000-07:002018-06-25T11:41:57.899-07:00True Free Market Capitalism Is the Solution Intelligent Machines Will Eliminate Human Labor Within Our Lifetimes Many people are beginning to worry that automation will take their jobs. There is no question that intelligent machines will eventually do pretty much everything for us. In any just system, workers would welcome this with open arms. We are afraid of losing our jobs because we live in a slave system created by thieving Louis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-17681807124275477042018-06-13T01:03:00.001-07:002018-06-14T12:37:52.346-07:00Robotics, Automation and the Cerebellum (Drake et al. 2010. Gray's Anatomy for Students 2nd edn) Abstract The cerebellum can learn complex sensorimotor tasks using a simple technique called imitation. If you are a roboticist or an automation expert, you will find the powerful supervised learning technique I describe below of special interest because it could potentially simplify your work. What makes this technique so powerful isLouis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-71890459839335318132018-06-07T09:40:00.000-07:002018-06-07T09:40:21.655-07:00I'm Rather Busy But Cerebellum Post Is Coming Soon"Behold, I stand at the door and knock" "If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with me." Believe it or not, this metaphor from the Book of Revelation is the essence of supervised sensorimotor learning in the cerebellum. It is as simple as it is powerful. If you are into robotics, you will not want to miss this. Stay tuned.Louis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-80354731235126594512018-05-28T23:54:00.002-07:002018-06-02T12:01:33.005-07:00"I Will Spew Thee Out of My Mouth" or Why the Cerebellum Cannot SpeakAbstract I changed my mind about writing an article on the purpose of cortical columns. Too risky in my opinion. Instead, I decided to write about the cerebellum, an important but a much less disruptive part of the brain. In this article, I argue against the hypothesis promoted by some in the neuroscience community that the cerebellum contributes to speech generation. Caveat: This article is forLouis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-9139240865952908282018-05-21T19:06:00.002-07:002018-05-22T22:50:12.564-07:00The Yin-Yang Brain: Even Faster Learning Using Spike TimingThe First and the Last In September of last year, I wrote an article to describe a fast method used by the brain to learn elementary patterns using spike timing. I just want to show in this quick post that pattern learning can be much faster if we take advantage of the Yin-Yang or complementary nature of the brain. The reason is that, if everything in the brain comes in complementary-opposite Louis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-60640038994362800262018-05-12T17:14:00.000-07:002018-09-13T11:41:12.347-07:00The Yin-Yang Brain Revisited: Stephen Grossberg's WorkA Funny Thing Happened this Morning In December of last year, I wrote a two-part article on how I came to understand the Yin-Yang organization of the brain. I have known for a long time that the Yin-Yang principle was the basis of reality and I came to understand that complementarity was absolutely essential to the organization of the brain. Thanks to my research in deciphering the meaning of Louis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-5118571166426323532018-04-25T19:18:00.003-07:002018-04-27T16:30:41.814-07:00Occult Knowledge: Thalamo-Cortical Error Correction During REM SleepI Know Many Things About the Brain That Brain Experts Do Not Know In a recent article on cortico-thalamic feedback, I wrote the following regarding the method used by the brain to eliminate bad connections: The error correction method is straightforward. Every time a minicolumn receives a feedback signal, it strengthens every input connection that just received a strong enough signal. Bad inputLouis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-16927934233133660582018-04-24T15:45:00.001-07:002018-04-24T20:51:09.673-07:00Thou Sufferest that Woman Jezebel, Which Calleth Herself a ProphetessBattling Vampires Quoting symbolic Biblical scriptures is my way of keeping the enemy at bay. It does wonders, like pouring holy water on a vampire, laughing out loud. I have been using this method successfully for years. The Secret of Motor Learning Hidden in Plain Sight for Centuries Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth Louis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-64765710245862550602018-04-21T01:12:00.001-07:002018-04-24T20:54:42.639-07:00The Simple Principles of Motor LearningFuture roboticists will one day marvel at how simple goal-orientated motor learning is. This short post is intended to give readers a taste of things to come. Only two simple rules are needed in motor learning for brains and robots: A motor command must achieve a goal. A motor command must not conflict with another command on the same effector. A few definitions: An effector is a neural Louis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-40921479372960649482018-04-18T16:07:00.002-07:002018-04-18T20:59:05.452-07:00We Must Not Accept Handouts From the Plutocratic Cartel We Must Insist on Our Share of the Pie Universal basic income (UBI) is a handout. It is a trick by the thieves that rule the world to pretend to be giving us something, something that does not belong to them in the first place. We don't want any handouts from the plutocratic cartel. We want what belongs to us by right, justice and fairness. We want our share of the wealth of the earth.Louis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-19173341443757164542018-04-12T19:54:00.000-07:002018-04-12T22:00:43.081-07:00Wars and Rumors of WarThe Sociopaths Are in Charge Western nations are being ruled by an evil and invisible cartel of robber baron plutocrats who control most of the wealth of the world and the armed forces of the USA and other nations. They use the US military as their own private army to do evil. Western leaders, with a couple of possible exceptions, have zero compassion for their own people, let alone foreigners. Louis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-57762081808069583992018-04-05T19:06:00.001-07:002018-04-05T22:33:52.321-07:00Motor Learning in the Brain?Goal Oriented Motor Learning I have been thinking about writing a couple of articles to explain how the brain learns goal-oriented motor skills, the holy grail of robotics. Motor learning starts with sensory learning. In fact, the two are complementary in the strict Yin-Yang sense of that word. Motor actions are tightly controlled by pattern detection in the cortical columns. In fact, if you areLouis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-73589758415159624572018-03-22T13:53:00.000-07:002018-03-22T13:53:04.120-07:00Sitting on a Mountain of Crap, Wasting Time (Repost)Note: Below is a repost of an April 14, 2010 article that is sure to ruffle a few feathers but you know me. As always, I make no apologies to anyone. Theater of the Absurd I love physics but I cannot stand physicists. No other field of science has more ass kissers and more blatant, in-your-face crackpottery. Just a couple of days ago, some crackpot physicist by the name of Nikodem Poplawski Louis Savainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-19241859723041435322018-03-19T17:05:00.001-07:002018-03-19T17:07:18.546-07:00Thinking of Moving to a New PlatformJust a quick note to announce that I am considering moving this blog to a new platform, possibly Minds.com. If anyone has an alternative suggestion, please comment below. Thanks.Louis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-81445350618071370842018-03-14T18:56:00.000-07:002018-03-14T18:57:43.567-07:00There Is Only One Speed in the Universe, the Speed of Light. Nothing Can Move Faster or SlowerNote: This is a repost of a previous article. I thought I'd point out that Stephen Hawking, in spite of all his supposed brilliance, never noticed something about the universe that should be glaringly obvious to every physicist, especially one with his supposed high intelligence: There can only be one speed in the universe, the speed of light. Quantum Jumps at the Speed of Light The truth aboutLouis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-64223075877125547732018-03-14T07:13:00.003-07:002018-03-14T08:59:56.994-07:00I Am No Fan of Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking Was in Serious Denial I know this is not a popular opinion but I was no fan of Hawking. I am no fan of materialists who believe and teach others to believe that they have no souls and are just machines. I am no fan of people who believe that the universe created itself and that life sprung from inert dirt by chance. I am certainly no fan of any so-called physicist who believes Louis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063637875843151192.post-63359720512846672072018-03-08T22:23:00.000-08:002018-03-11T00:39:51.798-08:00My Crazy Predictions About the Cerebral CortexI Did Not Get My knowledge of the Cortex from Neurobiology This is a quick post for the benefit of the agnostics and believers among my readers. In my last few articles, I made highly specific predictions about the functional organization and the architecture or design of the cerebral cortex. Note that, although some of my predictions and explanations could be wrong (I am a researcher and I do Louis Savainhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Virgin Lands was the sixth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Zodiac. It was written by Sarah Groenewegen. It featured the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield.
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The Doctor, Ace and Bernice have come to the house of LaMort in Sydney. Ace waits in the car, listening to the news about a recent massacre, while the Doctor goes inside. Bernice explores outside, scouting for a back way in, and meets LaMort's elderly neighbour, who tells her the LaMort house is haunted.
Inside the house LaMort observes her party guests. She notices them talking about her. She sees the Doctor standing nearby, staring at her in contempt. She knows he wasn't on the guest list.
Bernice returns to Ace. Ace goes to the house by the front door while Bernice sneaks in through the back by way of the neighbour's back yard. Inside, Ace is greeted by LaMort, even though she wasn't invited to the party. Bernice has made it to LaMort's back yard, which is full of decaying plants and maggots. When she nears the house, she notices its run-down condition.
The Doctor is feeling pain, the kind he feels when one of his companions leaves him. LaMort has left the room, and the Doctor goes in search of her. Upstairs, she gets some pills. The Doctor appears and tells her she cannot die, that he won't let her leave her work. He realises she wants something different, something new.
Ace sees LaMort head upstairs, then the Doctor following. Bernice appears from outside. Ace notices Bernice acting strangely. She realises that Bernice can't see the people in the house. They discuss what they see, and Ace learns Bernice sees the luxurious house as a run-down ruin. Bernice realises that LaMort means "the Dead". They go upstairs where the Doctor is confronting LaMort.
LaMort can't see Bernice, and Bernice can't see LaMort, but they can hear each other. The Doctor has Bernice tell LaMort about herself, hoping LaMort will see that humanity will soon explore the stars and LaMort will be able to experience new worlds. LaMort drops the pills on the floor.
Characters Edit
References Edit
- The Doctor borrowed a Jeep Cherokee.
- LaMort's house has a view of the Harbour Bridge and the Pacific Ocean.
- Ace mentions a hog, or Harley Davidson motorbike, to Bernice.
Notes Edit
- The stories in Short Trips: Zodiac are inspired by the signs of the zodiac. This story's theme is Virgo.
Continuity Edit
- Ace says the Doctor can't help dragging her into "old houses full of ghosts." (TV: Ghost Light)


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