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That's me on one of my most favorite days this past year. (A rare moment away from the kitchen). Looking forward to lots more like that (with or without the wig).
Savory Rosemary & Chevre Muffins
Ingredients1 small red onion, minced
1 tablespoon butter, plus more for buttering tins
1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder2 large eggs1 cup whole milk2 tablespoons sour cream or plain yogurt1 teaspoon kosher salt2/3 cup fresh chevre goat cheese (plain or herbed), broken into small 1/2" chunks4 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary, plus 24 small sprigs for garnishing (garnish optional)
Begin by melting the butter in a small saucepan and sauteing the onion in it for about 5 - 8 minutes, or until soft and just slightly caramelized. Allow onions to cool.Pre-heat the oven to 400°F. Grease your mini muffin pan well with oil or pan spray, or line with mini muffin liners.Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Beat one egg, then whisk it together with the milk and sour cream or yogurt. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir gently just until combined (don't mind if there are a few small lumps).Gently fold in the cooked onion, goat cheese, and chopped rosemary into the muffin batter. (Reserve the sprigs).Spoon the mixture straight into greased mini muffin tins until it just about reaches the top (you can also use mini muffin tin liners, if you'd like).Beat the second egg with a tablespoon of water and brush each of the muffin surfaces, then insert a small sprig of rosemary in the center of each one. (this step is totally optional; sometimes I skip it)Bake about 20 minutes or until risen and just slightly golden and a tester inserted into the largest muffin comes out clean (a bit of melted goat cheese may stick to the tester, but no batter)Let cool for two minutes before gently removing to a rack to continue cooling.Serve warm or room temperature. If you want to store, freeze the muffins and then let defrost at room temperature for two hours before serving. You may also reheat briefly in a 350 degree oven.
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Lexus Williams hit a 3-pointer from half-court at the buzzer to lift Boise State to a 73-70 victory over Oregon on Friday night and snap the nation's longest home winning streak.
Payton Pritchard's driving layup tied the score for the Ducks at 70 with 3.2 seconds to play before Williams let fly from the midcourt line at Matthew Knight Arena, where Oregon had won 46 games in a row.
Chandler Hutchison led the Broncos (7-1) with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Zach Haney added 17 points and seven rebounds, and Justinian Jessup scored 15.
Pritchard topped the Ducks (5-3) with 28 points, one off his career high, and Elijah Brown scored 17.
Boise State had a 33-30 edge in rebounds. Keith Smith had five to lead Oregon, which was without its leading rebounder, freshman Troy Brown, because of concussion protocol.
The Broncos shot 7 of 11 from 3-point range in the second half, with Jessup making 5 of 7. Williams' winning shot broke the last of 14 ties as neither team led by more than eight points.
Oregon: The Ducks not only had their home winning streak end, but lost for the third time in four games. The last team to beat the Ducks at home was Arizona on Jan. 8, 2015.
Boise State: The Broncos'only true road game among its first 11 was against Oregon in the rubber match of the three-game series. The Broncos are just the third nonconference team to win at Matthew Knight Arena, which opened in 2011, against 55 losses.
Boise State: Starts a three-game homestand against Portland on Sunday.
Oregon: Continues a four-game homestand against Colorado State on Dec. 8. The Ducks' lone game outside Oregon before January is at Fresno State on Dec. 16.
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Zeeland Public Schools recently announced Brandi-Lyn Mendham as the new director of curriculum and technology.
Currently, Mendham works for the West Shore Education Services District, covering Mason, Oceana and Lake counties and serving eight school districts. She has experience in curriculum revision, data analysis and school improvement processes. Mendham also has been an elementary teacher and the director for the Great Start Readiness Program in 11 school districts.
During the next few months, she will complete her doctorate in the developmental appropriateness of technology in early childhood from Eastern Michigan University.
The role of director of curriculum and technology is a blend of two vacated positions. Steve Braunius, previous director of technology for the district, took a position with his church in December. The curriculum director position has been vacated for four years after a retirement and remained vacant because of budget cuts.
Beginning May 1, Mendham will oversee both avenues for the district.
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Zeeland Public Schools recently announced Brandi-Lyn Mendham as the new director of curriculum and technology.


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A simple question, but often difficult to answer. At Aeon Laboratories, we use radiocarbon dating to answer this question for materials as old as 40,000 years, and in some cases, even older. Plant remains, charcoal, shells, bone, and other materials that contain carbon are all potentially suitable for radiocarbon dating.
The ratio of radiocarbon to stable carbon in an organism depends on the environment until death, then decreases predictably over time. By measuring this ratio, we can calculate the age of a sample.
Sounds easy, doesn't it? But radiocarbon comprises only about one trillionth of the carbon in living organisms. In most samples there is even less! Painstaking work is required to isolate and measure only the original sample carbon and produce a reliable radiocarbon date, one that is scientifically accurate and numerically precise.
Such reliability is uncommon. At Aeon Laboratories, we pursue this goal with innovative proprietary technology, the skill and discipline required to execute exacting procedures, and a thorough understanding of chemical and biological principles.
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If you have been a member for some time, you know we are always looking to bring added value to our site. As I write this summary of Chapter 112, we want you to know that we are excited more than ever for our next chapter! Now that I've teased you a bit, let's back it up and tell you what is in store for this month.
We start off our Ice Pick section this month with Shae. Shae came into to our studio a few months back where, at the time, we had limited shooting space. As always, no excuses, with a big window for the main light source, and some foam board for reflection, beautiful portraits were created. Watch as Jerry progressed throughout the session using different sources of light including the Ice Light and refined poses until he was able to create this beautiful set of portraits.
Sometimes when I watch Jerry shoot I feel like he's on a scavenger hunt for objects to use and create unique images. Our Posing and Lighting section this month is another example of just that. Watch as Jerry uses available objects around him to create completely different looks in shots, straight out of camera.
Our Advice section this month features some of you, our valued "Pro" members and the images you have submitted to us for critique. Jerry reviews several images and offers suggestions for improvement and also positive reinforcement of what he likes. We hope this truly helps you grow as an artist.
Have you photographed senior sessions or had a request for them? Want to make them fun and stylish? This month's Ice Queen Kellie, is perfect for inspiration. Watch as Jerry created a variety of looks in a short period of time which are great for similar scenarios you may come across.
Great lighting, very small location, you can still create something great. Follow our Practice section as Jerry works with just a few feet of space. Though limited in where he could move the model, Jerry still poses many different ways creating a variety of different looks.
Melissa is taking over.....this month's Tip of the Iceberg section. She's covering a topic that is a sore spot with many small business owners, finances. Take the time to read the information she provides and how keeping organized is the better solution even though it might take a little more time each day.
To close things out we continue the scenario we hear about often, finding the perfect location but the lighting is just not right. Jerry uses the Ice Light indoors to create some great examples of creating window light when it doesn't exist. He also talks process of posing and how not every pose works for every person. Don't miss out on this Icing on the Cake.


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I didn't take a single photo this week.
OK, I took one, it was a photo of the moon, but that was it and I took a photo of my dinner but it was awful so I deleted it. Let's just say I took no photos.
I did edit a lot of photos from Disneyland though and found some bird photos that I wanted to share, so I'm sharing them instead.
I'm just going to pop in some dates, a photo that has absolutely nothing to do with that day and then try to remember something to write underneath it. Or maybe I'll just whittle on about anything I can think of.
Let's get going.
The only photo that has anything worth reading is probably the last one, where I tell you that this is the last blog post of December and wish you a Happy New Year and Happy Holidays.
December 9th
OK, Friday, what did I do today? I don't really remember. I lost a huge chunk of my time last week to sorting out all the things we were selling and arranging collections for the weekend. I think by Friday I was so tired of people that I spent the whole day on the sofa reading my book, doing the tidying in the house and catching up on learning Dutch. Nothing too exciting.
December 10th
Saturday we lugged a bunch of stuff from the garage into the apartment to be sold on Sunday, then we walked into town to buy cheese and mayo. We then attempted to make a fake tuna-mayo kind of thing – chickpea of the sea, the internet calls it – and it didn't turn out all that great. We put far too much onion in it and didn't chop it small enough. It had the potential to be great, it just wasn't.
The rest of the evening was spent watching Grimm and trying to organise what time all the people are coming on Sunday to collect stuff.
December 11th
Sunday: the day of moolah.
We were up at 7 and the first person was at the house by 7:40. I have never spent so much time on Facebook as I did this day. All day, Facebook was on my laptop screen and I was checking messages, replying and reorganising people. My soul still feels dirty and I never want to be wished good afternoon by Facebook again.
In between taking people's money and sending people map links, I managed to read half of A Court of Mist and Fury, whilst sitting in a very uncomfortable desk chair.
It was a long old day.
December 12th
Monday: the start of a very slow week and not being able to sleep.
I was feeling a bit run down on Monday morning so I slept for for another hour or so and then just caught up on different things, mostly internet or household related. Just one of those days where time just goes by, you've done fifteen different things but nothing to show for it.
They are my least favourite days now that I don't work.
December 13th
Tuesday: editing, editing and editing. The whole entire day. And listening to my audiobook too. That's everything. I was quite productive given that I didn't fall asleep until 4am.
I started going through my Disney photos at around 10am and was still editing them at 6pm. At least they are all sorted and planned into blog posts, I just have to write them up. That's Friday's plan.
December 14th
Another 4am bedtime. Sigh. I did get through another audiobook though, so it's not too boring not being able to sleep.
I decided to dedicate a lot of time to the blog this week. Sorting out all my posts for this month, editing photos and then planning and drafting posts for January. So far so good now that the time-suck that is selling stuff on FB is out of the way.
Once this post is finished and scheduled, that's everything for December done and I can start on January. I can't wait to get ahead of myself again!
I really have nothing to say about Thursday so just look at that cute guy flashing his feathers in the photo.
December 15th
It's the end of another Project 365 week! It's so close to the end of the year and I'm looking forward to it. I still haven't decided if I'm going to continue this project into 2017 yet, but I still have two more weeks.
As I mentioned in yesterday's Wonderful Wednesday, it's blog break time! From Monday, Kris and I are on our Christmas holidays (Holidays holiday just doesn't work), so there'll be nothing going on here. I still have two more weeks of this project to finish, but I'm going to put those together and share the photos on the last day of the month.
And then it'll be 2017 and I have a whole bunch of posts planned for that, starting with our trip to Disneyland Paris!
So, that's it for now. See you all on December 31st and then in January. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all!


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I have configured HTTP Header rewriting to resolve this issue. The solution works and I am able to access the server. But it effectively loses the SLB option since the Host field is translated to only one value either Hostname1 or Hostname2.
This should be common when you are running multiple web sites on a single server i-e IIS uses Host field to identify the web site to be served. How can I configure SI to use the real server name in HTTP Host field instead of the IP Address without using HTTP Header rewrite mechanism.
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Black Forest & Baden-Baden - 4 Days
Tour Overview
European Driving Holiday in the Black Forest, Germany
Our Black Forest & Spa driving holiday includes two days driving through the beautiful villages and fast / sweeping trails of the Black Forest region in Germany, combined with overnight stays in two beautiful spa hotels, allowing you to perfectly combine driving and relaxation.
After an evening in Zurich, you will start your driving tour. You head north from Zurich, across the Rhine, and into the Black Forest, past picture postcard villages and sweeping lower mountain passes. Take lunch on one of the glacial lakes, before continuing to the spa town of Baden Baden on the northern tip of the Black Forest in Germany for an evening. Unwind in the thermal waters in this most revered of spa towns, before making your second driving tour back through the Black Forest to Zurich. This time you will trace the path of the spectacular Hochstrasse, Route 500 - one of the greatest European driving roads, with elevated Panomara views aross the Black Forest and the Rhine valley to the west, making a visit to the Triberg falls, the highest waterfalls in Germany.
Click the Itinerary tab above for full details, or click on the thumbnail images to follow the journey.
For some German registred cars an arrival to Lake Constance will be required (appr. 1h from Zurich Airport).
3 Nights / 2 Days Touring
Tour Region
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Driving Distance
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Apéritif, Kurfürstenstraße 14, 10785, Berlin, Germany
Opening 18-21h, 12th October, 2018
13/10/18 - onwards.
Appearing unannounced
Chiangmai, Thailand.
Opening Saturday 17th November, 2018 3pm - 6pm.
PRETEXTO Pasto, Narino, Colombia
March 10th to March 27th 2018.
An urge to convey something one feels, trying to sincerely communicate a lucid thought or emotion.
'Have others done this, I feel something but am I being tricked?'
Then a doubt in the possibility of expression, seeing that true communication is impossible. Everything is misunderstood has to be explained in a literal way but the language breaks down and can't rightly convey the intended meaning.
'I can't to this it's impossible, everything fails.'
But working through this impossibility and frustration of what to do in this situation, with a sense of failure.
'An enduring through the pitiless onslaught of time and making continuous attempts at communication, to each time failing but to failing better.'
Failure is now becoming inherent in my practice, so inherent it becomes woven into the fabric of the works.
This leading to tragic-comic play, toying with a way back into attempts at expression again that will always fail. Between this painful failure and an optimism of getting closer to expression, one may as well or has to resort to telling jokes or play games, gotta do something, keep going, accomplishing little, but going on, endure. Or talking about time, as if there is nothing left to talk about other than the passage of time, where all will decay into chaotic disorder.
Working with doubt comes from misunderstanding or being misunderstood, experiencing this not knowing or being able to know. Then finding art and making art where the misunderstanding is benign. Working with preconceived failure is a way to deal with the feeling I don't understand and can't be understood, possibly this inability could be understood. Through a process of working with objects, their function, material and duration to make sculptures, I am wanting to achieve, not a transcendental magic moment or true connection but some kind of twist or kick, a disturbance that can rupture perception.
Born 1988 in Nottingham, UK
Lives and works in Berlin (de)
nnausea, PRETEXTO, Pasto, Colombia, 10th to 24th March 2018
EBC – East Midlands Today, Two Queens, Leicester, United Kingdom, 22nd to 29th July 2017
INterLandaje, Kiosko Galeria, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 16th November to 28th December 2016
FUNNY THE plants, Husslehof, Frankfurt am Main, 16th to 19th April 2016
Shared Flat, Hospitality, Köln, 16th to 22nd April 2016
Where I was tomorrow is where I am today, where I would be yesterday. Cave3000, Berlin, 20th to 22 November 2015
ÜBERMORGENKÜNSTLER, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, 10th July to 4th October, 2015
Idiotsyncracies, Schau Fenster, Berlin, 23rd May to 14th June 2015
City Museum Hofheim, 9th May to 07th June 2015
Rundgang Städelschule, Frankfurt a.M. 12th to 15th February 2015
Pashmina, MMK, Frankfurt a.M., 9th July to 10th August 2014
Rundgang Städelschule, Frankfurt a.M. 8th to 10th February 2014
Dirt Talk 2, Kenzo, Frankfurt a.M. 11th April to 12th April 2013
Rundgang Städelschule, Frankfurt a.M. 8th to 10th February 2013
?, Solalanotte, Frankfurt a,M, 23rd January to 3rd February 2013
Feuchters Schwämme, Luminale, Nordlicht Licht- und Werbetechnik GmbH, Offenbach, 15th to 20th April 2012
Rundgang Städelschule, Frankfurt a.M. 10th to 12th February 2012
pomp - Charlie Dutton Gallery, London, 3rd to 18th February 2011
Versailles - The Gallery in Redchurch St. London, 9th to 13th February 2011
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2010- A Foundation, Liverpool, 18th September to 13th November 2010 - ICA, London 26th November 2010 to 23rd January 2011
Snakes – Former Alliance Gallery, London – 16th to 18th August 2010
South East Art Feast – Utrophia Project Space, London – 15th to 31st July 2010
Camberwell College of Art Degree Show 2010, London -21st to 27th June 2010
Round 1 Exhibition – The Marlborough, London – 5th March 2010
139/5 – Trinity Buoy Wharf, London – 20th to 23rd May 2009
PanicRoom – The Foundry, London – 26th to 28th February 2009
Painter-Stainers' Award in Easel Painting – 2010
2011- 2014, Class of Tobias Rehberger, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste -
Städelschule, Frankfurt, Germany
2007-10,1st class BA (honours) Painting, Camberwell College of Art, University of the Arts
London, London, UK
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A group of school system planners has begun work on an in-depth plan that Superintendent William Leary said will set the direction for Broward County`s public schools into the next century.
``I think we have to have a blueprint for the future, a vision for the 21st century,`` said Leary.
The plan will encompass five years, but Leary said its impact will reach far beyond that period. The nine-member group, known as the Educational Planning Center, will examine virtually every element of the school system, from finances to facilities and from curriculum to community involvement.
``It will be the most comprehensive plan that`s ever been done for the school system,`` said Bob Boegli, the group`s director.
The planning center was created at the behest of Leary, who said the school system was sorely in need of long-range planning. Salaries and supplies for the group will cost the school system $536,000 a year.
Although the plan received the support of the School Board when it was proposed, some board members balked at the high cost.
``It`s a very expensive program,`` said board member Neil Sterling. ``For me to continue to support it, it will have to have significant results. It will have to produce.``
Although most of the planners won`t begin work until Monday, Boegli and Assistant Director Nancy Kalan already have put together a rough outline of the plan.
The group`s legal assistant is Bernard Shulman, a colleague of the superintendent when Leary directed schools in Boston.
Shulman`s appointment raised a few eyebrows among board members because of his association with Leary. But Leary pointed out that Shulman has a doctorate in education and is also a lawyer; a rare combination.


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In Dec 2008 we took the decision as the venue wanted us to run monthly to alternate main AC's with a smaller stripped down version; AC-LITE. Which basically was AC without stage shows, cutting costs and halving the ticket price. For all intents and purposes this was a spectacular failure!
After 4 AC-LITES we decided AC was AC, it was an event, a spectacle and it was better to have less but larger full AC's rather than to water down our vision. From that point on AC ran bi-monthly and AC-LITE became part of AC history.


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Hispanic and union leaders in Maryland applauded reports Sunday that Thomas E. Perez, a longtime civil rights attorney who led the state's labor department for two years, is poised to be nominated as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor as early as this week.
Perez, an assistant U.S. attorney general for civil rights, has an extensive political history in Maryland that began more than a decade ago when he became the first Latino to win a seat on the Montgomery County Council. The 51-year-old lives in Takoma Park.
If nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate, he would replace Hilda L. Solis, who resigned in January.


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An app on Dr. Roy Jensen's phone counts down the days until the University of Kansas Cancer Center's application to be designated "comprehensive" by the National Cancer Institute is due.
"To some extent, comprehensive status is a good conduct medal for things you're doing," Jensen, director of the center, said of its quest for the designation, which fewer than 70 cancer centers across the country have.
If the KU Cancer Center gets the designation, it'll be the only comprehensive cancer center in Kansas.
In addition to conducting research into basic science and clinical medicine, the cancer center in Kansas City, Kan., must demonstrate it's working with the community on cancer prevention and education.
To that end, Jensen said KU doctors educated state lawmakers on the dangers of melanoma and lobbied for an indoor tanning ban for minors, which passed this session.
"A one-time use before age 35 increases the risk of melanoma by almost 60 percent," Jensen said, adding that many children lack the appropriate level of judgment to make those decisions for themselves. "We felt there was no public policy measure that we could undertake that would have a bigger impact on this disease than this house bill."
When similar legislation was introduced in 2013, Rep. Daniel Hawkins, R-Wichita, said he was one of its most vocal opponents.
"I did almost everything I could (to defeat it) because I didn't think we needed more regulation," Hawkins said.
But after meeting with constituents who survived melanoma, Hawkins had a change of heart. There are about 800 new cases of melanoma in Kansas each year.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network has lobbied for similar legislation across the country. Jensen said the Kansas law is one of the most effective because there's no parental exception. He said it will be highlighted in the KU Cancer Center's National Cancer Institute application, which is due Sept. 26.
"We feel like we're responsible for each and every patient that gets diagnosed with cancer within our catchment area," Jensen said.
— Elle Moxley is a reporter for KCUR.


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I have received multiple awards over the past couple of months and other than The Butterfly Light award which I just blogged, they are all compiled here in a bulk award post. I'm not sure but I think one of these awards went to my Sage Doyle blog, and I also hope I didn't miss any during all this time, so forgive me if I've made these mistakes. My selection process for my awardees was based mostly on the bloggers who liked my posts over a period of a recent few days. I've done it this way because I have lost track of the people I've awarded and haven't awarded and I also have a lot of new readers whom I'd like to recognize. By the way, it may take me a while to make it to all the blogs for notification, but I'll get there.
Please be aware that due to the amount of bloggers I am awarding (over 100 total), it's difficult for me to individually assess each blog in order to figure out if the blogger accepts awards. If you don't accept awards and I'm giving you one, just know it's my way of saying thank you, acknowledging your presence out in the cyber world, and obviously you don't need to accept. I especially apologize if I've given you awards in the past and you declined.
That said, the first collection of awards I give to all my readers. I'm giving them out in this way because that's pretty much how I received them from other bloggers who offered them to their readers. None of the awards come with rules in this process. Take however many you want of the following 6:
I received The Shauny Award from http://artisticlyxpressedthoughts.wordpress.com/
I received the Most Influential Blogger award from http://mytrainofthoughtson.wordpress.com/
Also from http://mytrainofthoughtson.wordpress.com/ the Reader Appreciation award
And again from http://mytrainofthoughtson.wordpress.com/ The Most Creative Blogger Award
Yet again from http://mytrainofthoughtson.wordpress.com/ The Versatile Blogger Award
Lastly, I actually received the Angel Award from http://halfeatenmind.wordpress.com and from http://poemotherapishoppe.com/ I didn't just take this one.
The Angel Award does not come with any rules or need for nominations. Your only requirement is to do an acceptance post too.
Ok, now here are the awards that will each be followed by a list of awardees, and they come with rules. If by any chance you don't accept awards, I apologize, no offense intended. Just know that I appreciate your coming by and your readership.
I received the Dragon's Loyalty Award from http://mytrainofthoughtson.wordpress.com/ and from http://worldofharley.wordpress.com/
Thank you!
1. Display the Award on your Blog.
2. Announce your win with a post and thank the Blogger who awarded you.
3. Write seven interesting things about you
4. Present 15 deserving Bloggers with the Award
5. Link your nominees in the post and let them know of their being awarded.
Seven "interesting" things about me:
Some of these I'm sure I've said before, but there's only so much I can think to say about myself.
1. I've been on a paleontological dig in Mexico.
2. I have big feet and hands for my height.
3. I am blind in one eye.
4. I'm an insomniac.
5. I used to think I was a good cook, since I'm Sicilian, but I've recently come to terms with the fact that I actually suck at cooking, and I'm only able to prepare foods to my own liking, which is why I thought I was so good.
6. I've been a vegetarian since I was 18, with a brief period of time that I ate meat in my early 20s, only because I was travelling and I ate whatever was available at the time.
7. I would never recommend, but would sooner discourage anyone from doing many of the things that I've done in my life, which makes me a hypocrite. That doesn't include digging for dinosaurs or becoming vegetarian.
My awardees are:
I received the Seed of Light award from http://belsbror.wordpress.com/
Thanks so much! This is the first time I've ever received this award.
"All you need to start a forest is one seed"
This award is for blogs that inspire creativity, nature, connection, communications and beauty. Pass it on!
1. Thank the person who nominated you.
2. Nominate at least 5 blogs and provide links to their blogs.
3. Notify each of their nominations.
My awardees are:
I received the Sunshine Award also from http://belsbror.wordpress.com/
Thanks again!
* Use the logo above in the post.
* Link to whoever nominated you.
* Write ten pieces of information about yourself.
* Nominate ten fellow bloggers "who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogsphere."
* Leave a comment on the nominees' blogs to tell them of the award.
More things about me:
1. I'm friendly but shy.
2. I'm polite until you piss me off.
3. I'm a member of PETA and MARC (Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition).
4. I didn't get my driver's license until I was 21, by choice. Good choice because if I had it as a teenager, I probably would have driven drunk and killed myself or other people.
5. I thought vegemite was disgusting until an Australian showed me how to eat it.
6. I ate a poisonous mushroom from the woods once, purposely, and almost died. Fortunately I was hospitalized, but one of my "friends" considered leaving me in the woods to die because he was afraid he'd be in trouble for all the drugs we were on.
7. I am convinced I saw a UFO in North Conway, New Hampshire years and years ago. Twice. Two different occasions, both in North Conway.
8. I once got in-house suspension in high school, because I was caught at lunchtime getting a steak and cheese at a local pizza place. I was caught by the principal, who was also getting a steak and cheese. I told my dad the guy was a hypocrite and my father thought it was funny.
9. I would have been arrested at least four times in high school if my dad didn't know all the cops. I was picked up four times and taken home. Each time the cops called my father after.
10. I used to be an Erulian, which is a reader of the runes. I was extremely accurate. I don't read them anymore.
My awardees are:
I received the Beautiful Blogger award from the incredibly generous http://halfeatenmind.wordpress.com who should be a literary agent, especially mine.
Thank you!
1. Copy the Beautiful Blogger Award logo.
2. Thank the person who nominated you and create a link back.
3. Nominate 7 (yes only seven) other bloggers and say a little something about them.
My awardees are:
http://kevs-domain.net/ – Kev has poured his creative talents into writing the music for Wall Grimm's song to Emma, (which will be featured in an upcoming post). It has been great working with Kev. He was very patient with my ignorance of the song writing process and tolerant of my creative preferences. He's a talented, great guy, and I love the song he wrote for Grimm.
http://polysyllabicprofundities.com/ – Susan has been a great online friend and is definitely one of the sweetest people on the internet. We had a period when we would write "together" as in we'd write at the same time and email now and then throughout the process. She's a talented, insightful writer, and it's been a pleasure to be in the same cyberworld with her.
http://thisoldtoad.com/ – Toad has been an amazing supporter and promoter of Wall Grimm, by reblogging, and even recording narration to the posts. He's done a couple for Amon-Re too. It's really cool to hear my words narrated like that. He's a great guy, and an intriguing presence in the blogging community.
http://fieldofthorns.wordpress.com/ – She has been leaving me the most incredibly analytical comments on my posts, and I absolutely love this. She thinks she's bothering me, but maybe I'm a little vain, I love to read these indepth perspectives on my writing, and discuss these ideas. She's a unique poet, wit a brilliant mind, and no clue about how talented she is.
http://halfeatenmind.wordpress.com/ – Now this one here, I seriously want to be my agent, or press agent or something. This is the blogger who has re-tweeted more of my tweets than anyone else, including myself. He has given me most of the awards that I've posted today. I can tell that in real life, if he's your friend, then you've got the most loyal friend you could ask for. I honestly have no idea how to fully express my appreciation for the support he has given me. So far, this is the best way. Thank you.
http://poemotherapishoppe.com/ – Here's another blogger that has got to be one of the nicest people on line. She's given me many of these awards as well, and she always has something pleasant and kind to say. Seriously, she's a true sweetheart, and I'm literally honored that she not only follows me and reads my stuff, but comments on it. Sometimes I wonder why she continues to read some of the stuff I write because I think it's not appropriate for her, that she's classier than that, so she surprises me. And so I thank her for her loyalty and for being such a positive presence in this community.
http://hastywords.wordpress.com/ -Hasty, Hasty, Hasty, what can I say about Hasty. She has become my best online friend. She is a talented writer and poet who's openness and honesty has always blown me away. She is an endearing person who unfortunately attracts a lot of psychopaths, and is frequently attacked and abused on her blog and other media venues by these people. She has faced a lot of cruelty and abuse in the blogging world. It's a great community, but unfortunately for Hasty, she attracts the worst of it. And yet, she is a kind-hearted soul, hardworking writer, and great person to know. And in fact, I'm going to know her in person this Summer when she comes up to Boston to visit me. She will be the first online person to learn my real life identity. But I keep telling her I'm not that interesting, and in fact I'm kind of boring, so I hope she won't be disappointed.
Also from http://halfeatenmind.wordpress.com I received The Versatile Blogger Award
Thank you!
The rules of the Versatile Blogger Award require me to give away seven interesting facts about myself and to award 7 deserving bloggers.
*Groan* more about me:
1. I lived in Salem, MA when I was Wiccan, in a house on the water, and I worked in a music store. I had a lot of people come in and talk to me, and my manager called them my "fan club" or "groupies" because they only came in to talk to me. He said I was charming, which is a pun when you live in Salem.
2. I bite my nails.
3. I love the ocean, especially in Maine where I can hike the rocky coastline.
4. Lobster use to be a favorite food of mine, but being vegetarian I don't eat it anymore, yet I still can break it apart and get out the meat like a pro whenever I'm with someone who doesn't know how.
5. I graduated high school when I was still 17, and for "beach week" my friend and I went down to the Bahamas instead of Hampton Beach. There we went on the Robinson Crusoe tour, which was three hours on a boat to an island, which didn't help my hangover from all the tequila the night before. I got sick on the boat, and when I tried to vomit over the side, the wind brought it right back up and it landed on the legs of a girl I met there who was joining us for the tour.
6. When I was a kid, I went to Catholic school. When I would give away all my new toys to other kids, my mother would try to discourage me, but then I'd say it's what Jesus would do, and she had a hard time arguing with that.
7. Every morning I bring coffee to my neighbor, and she just texted me, so I'm going over there, where we'll drink coffee while I finish this post.
My awardees are:
I received The Premio Dardo also from http://halfeatenmind.wordpress.com who posted about the award "The Premio Dardo is an honour for bloggers who transmit core human values through their post, pictures and other work. Indeed, this is a very special award because it recognises personal, ethical, cultural and literary values transmitted through writing."
Again, this is a new one for me and I'm very honored to receive it, thanks so much!
The rules of the Dart Award are as follows (translated from Spanish):
1. Place the image of the award (badge) on your blog.
2. Thank the person who nominated you.
3. Nominate 15 other blogs.
My awardees are:
And the final award is the Wonderful Team Member from, yes you guessed it: http://halfeatenmind.wordpress.com
I can't thank you enough!
Award Rules:
1) The nominee shall display the Wonderful Team Member Readership Award logo on his/her blog.
2) The nominee shall nominate 14 bloggers s/he admires, over a period of 7 days, all at once or little by little, by linking to their blogs and informing them about it.
My awardees are:


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"Oxygen is a very important molecule our bodies use to fight infection and to heal wounds," says Matthew B. Schumer, MD, family medicine physician at Saint Francis Medical Center. "When we breathe normal air, we breathe 21 percent oxygen, which is adequate for most people to heal even the most complex wounds. In certain situations, however, our body needs even more oxygen due to serious infections, poor circulation, etc. This is when we consider hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which is the use of 100 percent pure oxygen at higher than normal pressures to treat medical illness."
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is common, comfortable and safe. Patients can rest or watch TV as they recline in a large transparent cylindrical chamber. A nurse, reachable by intercom, is beside the chamber at all times to assist or answer questions. Patients typically spend two hours in the chamber, five days a week, for four to 12 weeks.
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1. Avoid touching your nose, purchase eyes or mouth
This is one of the most common way germs are spread. They get onto your fingers and then you inadvertently touch your fingers to your eyes or nose or mouth and viola! The virus has now entered your body. So before you touch your face (which we do an average of 16 times an hour), page wash your hands.
2. Push the elevator button with your knuckle
Imagine how many people touch an elevator button in an office building, hospital, or shopping mall every day. And how many of those have a runny nose or cough? Cold viruses can last for hours to days on hard surfaces. So instead of getting those germs on the tip of your finger, which you may then promptly use to rub your eye, try pushing the buttons with a knuckle instead.
3. Clean your work space with disinfectant wipes
If you share a desk with someone else, before you get to work, sanitize your keyboard, telephone, computer mouse and any other objects that could harbor germs from other employees.
4. Be wary of the common coffee pot at work
The handle of the office coffee pot is reportedly one of the germ-iest objects at work, so wash your hands after pouring yourself a cup of brew.
5. Sanitize after blowing your kid's nose
Parents of young kids, like myself, are constantly wiping or blowing their children's noses this time of year, but that's a surefire way to get yourself sick. Toss out the dirty tissues, and then quickly wash your hands so you don't end up with a runny nose, too.
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Whether in the comfort of your own home or in a hotel room, remote controls can harbor germs and rarely get cleaned. One of the first things I do when I enter a hotel room is wipe off the remote.
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Selecting the Correct Toy for Your Child's Age
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Selecting the adequate toy for your childs age is not simply a subject of choosing a toy that will occupy, entertain and educate them, it is also a issue of safety. If youâve looked the aisles of any toy store lately you probably experience that choosing the good toy can be a serious undertaking. Not [...]


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Labeled as an herbal supplement that can potentially reduce anxiety and stress, Amantilla is aimed at helping patients achieve a restful and relaxing night of sleep. The product was developed by Nutramedix. The company states that their product is the most effective formulation of the herb valerian root currently available on the market.
Among other claims, this supplement is said to be a good treatment for those suffering from insomnia. Yet we find no information was provided that could point to clinical studies or research that would support their statements. Unfortunately, this is quite a common mistake among food supplement producing companies.
Most of the company's claims are probably based on the new "boom" of the holistic medicine that becomes more and more popular and accepted form of treatment. Based on this information, consumers will focus more on such products, ignoring the fact that many holistic ingredients may not be as effective as the manufacturers claim.
Amantilla Ingredients
Amantilla contains: Valerian Root Extract and Mineral Water.
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Amantilla's key ingredient, or its primary ingredient, is the Valerian Root. This plant has been used in Asia and Europe for over 1000 years as a sleep aid. Some of its other effects include relaxing the nervous system, decrease anxiety, reduce stress and it even acts as a "feel good" drug, promoting a calming feeling. However, the plant is still under research and while some scientists believe that Valerian root somehow interact with neurotransmitter receptors in the brain, its exact mechanism is still unknown.
The downside to Valerian root is the fact that it has been shown to be mildly addictive, which might make Amantilla a habit forming drug as well. It may cause withdrawal symptoms in those who take large quantities and then stop. Even so, the extract is perfectly safe for those who take small doses on regulate basis. Its addictive properties are only visible in those who regularly take significant doses in order to fall asleep.
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While the manufacturer describes Amantilla as the most effective formulation of the herb valerian root, the is little to no reason for believing such a claim, given the fact that the very same company provides no documentation of that would back it up. As we mentioned earlier, the Amantilla key ingredient is still under research, due to the lack of conclusive clinical tests.
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Polka dot Kasia
Added Jul 12, 2010
by bttn
Miskolc, Hungary
My mother sent me a piece of a lovely polka dot print cotton found in a thrift store. I don't really have skirts this summer, so I decided to cut it into a nice one. The BurdaStyle's Kasia was a perfect choice. I've never had any high-waisted garments yet, so I was not sure, whether I'd love it or not, but now I'm happy with it. I asked my husband if he likes it, and he told it is very flattering on me. :)
This skirt has many pieces, but this is what it makes so perfectly adjustable on the proper shape. Since I have a tummy, according to the size chart I cut the waistband one and a half size bigger (42), than the skirt (between 38 and 40), blending the skirt out towards the waist. At the end I had to take in the waist and the top of the skirt a bit, so that the waistband is about one size larger than the skirt. This is why it probably doesn't look so proportional as on the technical drawing.
The instrunctions were easy to follow, the pieces come togheter nice. The only mistake I made was that I sewed the skirt to the waistband at the center back 1 cm lower. At the first trial it seemed that there was a little excess fabric gathered at the top of the skirt, but the final garment misses this 1 cm. However I can live with it.
(I didn't know that this tee and bra combo makes my back look so fat, this is the last time I wear them together)
To avoid the gaping of the top edges of the front yokes I sewed two tiny snaps on. Unfortunately one was so tight that it ripped off the skirt, when I tried to open… but I can fix it, and no one will ever see it.
This is my favourite skirt now, I'm thinking to sew it again, without the front button-up panel and a zipper moved to the back.
Material Notes
b&w polka dot cotton print, zipper, buttons, snaps
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Jul 15, 2010, 06.47 PMby helenadoll
I love it in this fabric!
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Jul 15, 2010, 07.44 PMby bttn
thank you!
Jul 14, 2010, 05.22 AMby smallone
this is a great fabric for this skirt and it is a great fit on you.
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Jul 14, 2010, 08.10 AMby bttn
thank you!
Jul 12, 2010, 06.48 PMby bridlin
I like your Kasia version!
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Jul 14, 2010, 08.10 AMby bttn
thank you!
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This morning, I woke up at 6 am like a 4-year-old. I think Christmas is the one day a year you are allowed to act like a 4-year-old. I went outside on the lanai (my parents live in Florida, so I get to enjoy a warm holiday season free of snow-shoveling) and chatted with my mom for about an hour. We talked about how everyone working at stores and what not this year is saying "Merry Christmas" instead of the usual "Happy Holidays." My thought is that the companies must have done some sort of market research that showed most people would rather be wished a "Merry Christmas." Even those who don't celebrate Christmas must not mind when it is said. Maybe not all, but I would say most. I know plenty of non-Christians that celebrate Christmas. Christmas has become on a non-religious holiday over the years. I won't make any calls as to whether that is right or wrong. It is less about just Jesus' birthday in a religious sense, and is about more getting together as a family. Sadly, it has also become more about gift-giving and commercialization.
Christmas started taking on a new meaning for me when I was 13 years old. My grandma passed away five days before Christmas and my family spent the holiday season driving out to Michigan and going to her funeral. We tried to make the best of it, but Christmas was never the same after that. No one cared about their presents that year. And every year following, presents began to matter less and less. Christmas was about getting together as a family, eating food and making memories. It sounds cliche, but it's true. In fact, while that Christmas was a low point, it has gotten easier every year. The holiday has been cheerier, my sister and I have grown up more, and less presents have popped up under the tree, which I have enjoyed personally. Less presents means less stress each year.
This year I bought my parents one of these Soda Stream machines, so my mom doesn't have to run out and buy my dad Coke Zero all the time, and my dad will never run out, AND it's good for the environment 😉 I got a couple other little things, like some LUSH products for my mom and sister, but that is about it.
[To be perfectly honest, I hadn't bought any presents until about a week ago, when my sister was talking about things she had bought my mom and dad. I told her I thought we weren't exchanging gifts–then I guess I felt a little guilty I hadn't gotten anything to give my parents. Furthermore, already she has found there were a couple things she got for them that they already have and she will have to return. See? Gift-giving and receiving is stressful.]
Anyway, this morning I came across a picture someone had posted online of their Christmas tree, surrounded by about 300 presents. Pretty much their entire living room floor was stacked with presents. The caption of the photo said this person's parents "used to get just one or two presents on Christmas and they didn't want the next generation to ever feel the same heartbreak on Christmas day."
I just find it ironic when people "Thank God" for being so "blessed" with things. Being blessed isn't about things. It's about people. Remember The Gift of the Magi? In the end, both of the gifts that the man and woman get for each other are useless and serve no tangible material value, but they represent how much they love each other, and that is all that matters.
Giving a few gifts that you know will bring happiness to another person is one thing, filling a room with an excessive amount of material objects is unnecessary and in my opinion, really sad. To expect or even appreciate this kind of superficiality is sort of childish. Christmas should be about spending time with the people you love, not spending money on people you love to show them you love them. I feel grateful I have a family that realizes this.
Best wishes to you and yours this holiday season, including all the people who woke up to a boatload of gifts. I hope you're all spending the day with good food, good fun, and most importantly, your family.
I'm off to watch A Christmas Story with mine. =)


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Official Art Weekend: Logos To Go-Gos
Eleven new entries have passed into the Logos section of the Depository's official images and art subsection – including some that may surprise you.
For a start we've a two new subsections on the rejigged Logos page, these include Community Logos and Generic Logos. Community logos are logos you may see in the community, they may be site related for instance but are user created in some way. Generic logos are your standard SEGA/Sonic imagery that cross multiple fields and/or titles.
Our first community logos are the original Summer of Sonic logos in full quality, both the full logo with text and the original "Sonic Sun" based image. There's also the following:
- The Storybook Series seal logo that has only been used on Sonic & The Black Knight to date.
- A large generic Sonic Team logo.
- The generic Sonic franchise logo in english and in Japanese.
- The second generation version of the Sonic City logo.
- The 2011 Sonic Channel logo.
- Two varients of the Sonic Central logo.
- A black and white varient of the 10th Anniversary logo.
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PS: Sonic City and Central are both dead now, thought I'd just clarify that as people were asking about it on SSMB or Retro or somewhere the other day.


text: Can somebody who has/understands how Mobile Hotspots work help me? I have put money away for the next generation iPhone and I am getting a Retina MacBook Pro in March. I go to A LOT of places that have SUCKY wifi and I want to know what the hell a Mobile Hotspot is and how it works. I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan from AT&T. What am I supposed to buy? Is it a freaking device or an add-on? Will it hurt my plan?


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Proclamación del rey Felipe VI, by Joaquín González Dorao
A couple of weeks ago, the Spaniards awoke with the news that king Juan Carlos abdicated; perhaps you remember this post that was written in that time about the spontaneous reaction on the streets of the main cities in the country. Since then, the events have gone incredibly fast, and within the same month his son Felipe has been crowned as the new king of Spain. Given this opportunity, some members of USk Spain submitted sketches showing different points of view, in order to upload a collective post regarding this issue.
The proclamation of Felipe VI took place last 19th of june. As it is usual in old Europe, a parade was held trough the streets of Madrid, following a path that joined the Congress and the royal palace. It included the mounted royal guard, and the new king traveled on the same Rolls-Royce that carried the former one when he was crowned; the scene closely resembled that of 39 years ago. Nevertheless, a fine observer might have noticed a shorter turnout in the recent one, a symptom that the society is less enthusiastic about monarchy than in the optimistic times when Spain had launched its brand new democratic system again, whose simbol for many was the king Juan Carlos.
Proclamación de Felipe VI, by Patrizia Torres
In fact, elder Spaniards have had the chance to experience in their lives the Second Republic -violently interrupted by the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), the subsequent general Franco's dictatorship, and the newborn democracy from 1975 to this date. As was the case of Patrizia Torres's father, that followed the event by TV, as can be seen in the previous sketch..
Since then, much hope has been put on the figure of the king as a symbol of the coexistence of different political options within Spanish society. But lately, an increasing feeling of disappointment has aroused, partly due to the crisis and worsened by the polemic behavior of some members of the royal family, including the king himself... every fairy tale has a dark side.
So the picture would not be complete at all if we did not mention the protests against monarchy that had been held recently, and that have been severely controlled by the police during the crowning event. Its main feature has been the three-colored striped flag from the II Republic, that in this moment hangs from many balconies in private homes all through the country, claiming for a referendum that could allow all citizents to choose between republic and monarchy.
III República en los balcones, by Inma Serrano


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That is one of the findings of "NetSmart VI," a study of consumers' Internet insights to be released tomorrow from Internet researcher NetSmartAmerica.com. NetSmart, which has conducted annual surveys since 1995, surveyed 1,000 people by phone in May who spend at least one hour online a week, excluding time spent on e-mail.
NetSmart found that while broadband is a driving force behind convergence, giving consumers always-on Internet access at speeds 50 times faster than a standard modem dial-up connection, today's broadband penetration is analogous to the early days of the Net in 1995. Only 9% of the survey group have broadband and, surprisingly, only 44% have heard of it.
Twenty-seven percent are willing to pay $39.95 a month -- today's going rate -- to get broadband access; that group plus the 9% that already use broadband have a profile almost identical to that of upper-income males that NetSmart categorized as early Net adopters in 1995. Their median age is 34 and they earn an average $59,700 a year; almost half have high-speed access at work. Women tend to be more price-conscious: Just 27% have broadband access or are willing to spend $39.95 a month for it.
NetSmart classifies Internet users in three groups: newbies, people who've been online less than one year; integrators, one to two years; and trendsetters, three-plus years.
Trendsetters have a proven track record. In 1996, they predicted the 1999 holiday explosion in
e-commerce. In 1997 they predicted the 2000 explosion in online banking and investing. In the latest survey, 40% of today's trendsetters either have or are willing to pay for broadband access. So by 2003, NetSmart forecasts more than one-third of online users will have high-speed access.
The majority of users surveyed, however, were unconvinced of the benefits of high-speed access. When the benefits were explained in detail, only 24% of non-high-speed subscribers said they would pay $39.95 a month for broadband. The price was too high for the other 76%. As one quickly calculated, "That's an extra $250 a year. For what?"
As for e-commerce, the new survey bodes well for shopping online. Seventy percent of respondents said they already make at least one credit-card purchase online a year. That's up 11 percentage points from just last year. And by 2003, 82% of trendsetters said they will make credit-card purchases online.
NetSmart found widespread wireless ownership among both men and women. Some 68% of online users have at least one wireless device. Of those who have a wireless device, for 60% that apparatus is a phone; for 26%, it's a pager; and for 18%, a digital organizer. However, only 6% have wireless Internet access. The U.S. is far behind Europe in consumer adoption of wireless communications. The problem is a lack of wireless standards, something that could be remedied by mid-2001.
The developments bode well for online advertising. As legendary adman David Ogilvy once said, "Wherever there is space there will be advertising." What would he have said about the wireless future? He would have been the first to spot content sponsorship opportunities, e.g. "Brought to you by."
Content sponsorships and location-based marketing are two key wireless advertising opportunities. Early signs of wireless advertising are seen in marketer-sponsored news alerts. Other than e-mail, the most frequent information accessed via wireless devices is: weather forecasts (33%), stock quotes (26%), travel updates (21%), breaking news (19%) and sports scores (7%).
The Federal Communications Commission has mandated that wireless phone service providers be able to identify the location of every user within 160 yards for 911 emergencies by 2001. On the surface, this is a windfall for geographic-based advertising. Discount offers could drive traffic to retail outlets from passersby. Can discounts overcome the potential specter of Big Brother? The good news is that 65% of people surveyed said they are willing to receive opt-in e-mail offers on their wireless devices.
While wireless is opening up new opportunities for marketers, many are losing sight of their primary objective, which is making money rather than winning Web-site design awards. In the new survey, 87% left Web sites "out of frustration," up from 83% in 1999. Some 81% criticized difficult navigation, 60% gave up after three or four clicks, 54% got lost in the site and 53% abandoned shopping carts.
Be ready for the broadband future, but don't be obsessed with it; It's still two to three years away.
Bernadette Tracy ([email protected]) is president of NetSmartAmerica.com, New York, which conducts syndicated surveys for the Internet industry.


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IGN: "The truth about Metacritic's pervasive influence on games development and publishing."
But there have been some pretty questionable game reviews, as of late.
I just can't seem to decide upon this issue.
IGN is trying to nuke metacritic, talking out for their corporate boys. They should also add that many devs also go there to review their own games and give them 10's, thus influencing positively their games. Some devs don't have nothing to fear, as they make good games and people overall positively review them. http://gaminggoreview.blogs... have a look here about the love they're giving us xD
I don't like Devs who take Metacritic to heart/
Bethesda...sacking 30 obsidian members because New Vegas got 84 instead 85 out of 100


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You will recall that in early May, Dr. Kevin Smith, the Provincially-appointed Supervisor of the Niagara Health System (NHS), presented an Interim Report regarding restructuring of the NHS.
Among the 23 recommendations, Dr. Smith suggested that the Province should construct a new general acute care hospital as well as a free standing Urgent Care Centre in "South Niagara" and close the existing facilities in Port Colborne, Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, Welland, and Niagara-on-the-Lake.
He asked the "Mayors of the 'Southern Tier' with input from the Regional Chair" to come to a unanimous recommendation for the locations for the new Hospital and the stand-alone Urgent Care Centre by June 15.
The six southern mayors – Mayor Vance Badawey, Port Colborne; Mayor Jim Diodati, Niagara Falls; Mayor April Jeffs, Wainfleet; Mayor Doug Martin, Fort Erie; Mayor Barry Sharpe, Welland; and myself -- and Regional Chair Gary Burroughs met five times. Regional GIS staff provided objective data and analysis mapping relating to population density, EMS call volumes, drive times, municipal infrastructure, and NHS referrals and ER usage. We made use of the best information we had during the short time we were given.
A unanimous decision was reached, and Chair Burroughs announced the results during our Regional Council meeting on June 14.
We recommended two geographic areas (about 4 square kilometres each) for the new "Southern" hospital -- generally described as the QEW and Lyons Creek area, and the East Main Street and Highway 140 area. These two areas are separated only by approximately 8 km -- about the same distance as between Fonthill's and Fenwick's downtowns.
We also recommended that Urgent Care Centres in Port Colborne and Fort Erie continue to operate.
What other sites did we examine and why didn't we recommend them? After reviewing some preliminary data, the six Mayors and Chair short-listed to six potential sites or areas. We reviewed each site, based on our criteria -- EMS call volumes, municipal servicing, drive-times, population densities -- and found the four other sites deficient in relation to the two recommended areas.
- Highway 406 and Regional Road 20: No water or sewer servicing and expensive to install; too distant for historic EMS call volumes, especially in relation to ambulance return times; too much overlap with coverage of new Northern Hospital;
- Netherby and Montrose Roads: Great coverage of population and drive times to location; however, but no water or sewer servicing and very expensive to install; too distant from historic EMS call volumes, especially in relation to ambulance return times;
- Existing Niagara Falls Hospital Site: Very poor coverage for entire Southern portion of Niagara; no room for a new build;
- Existing Welland Hospital Site: Poor coverage for entire Southern portion of Niagara; not enough room for a new build; Dr. Smith ruled-out this site when suggested by Welland City Council.
Why didn't the six Mayors and Chair recommend just one site / location as was requested? We did this for two main reasons:
- First, we acknowledge that any siting for a new hospital will be subject to detailed consideration by the Niagara Health System, the Local Health Integration Network, and the Provincial government. Inevitably, the Health Ministry will have additional siting criteria about which we are not aware of nor privy to.
- Second, since a new Southern hospital will have a life of at least 50 to 75 years, we also called for a thorough and respectful public consultation about the two locations.
Finally, I spoke to Dr. Smith directly about the impact these two sites may have for Pelham residents. If the Province builds a new hospital near Highway 140 and East Main Street, one could expect that roughly the same proportion of Pelham residents that currently use the Welland site would use the new facility (approximately 70%). If, however, a new facility is built near Lyon's Creek and the QEW, it seems likely that nearly all Pelham residents will travel to the new Northern hospital. Dr. Smith acknowledged the NHS will continue to welcome Pelham residents at any NHS site, now and into the future.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
WOW!!!!! Evan totally rocked her Senior Photoshoot!!! I absolutely LOVE her look!
Evan-I had such a good time getting to know you and your rockstar brother! I really love your images-you really pulled it off girl!!!
Hair and Makeup by: Shana Chounelamany-you can check Shana out on Faceook! She does an awesome job....I know I was there! :)
Monday, June 22, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Jen & Toby
Uhm.......if your looking at the pictures below and your thinking these two are a hot couple.....your so right....they are! Jen, Toby and I had a blast shooting downtown.....as you can tell from the pictures both of them are pretty easy on the eyes! I love both of their looks-and after five years of dating you can tell they are so into each other. Jen looked absoultely perfect in her white dress-i can only imagine what shes going to look like in her wedding dress! Toby....well....what can I say about Toby other than he is soooo adorable! He's that guy in the coke commercials where all the girls turn and look! ha
I am so happy that Im your photographer....you make my job look so easy. ah
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Joe & Kristy
I love Joe and Kristy.....! :)
Long story short: Joe is my old neighbor. Kristy is from NJ. Joe and Kristy met each other on a business trip. Fell in love. Dated long distance for a long time. Kristy just moved to KC. Joe will be married before he's 40! ha ha
I am so happy for both Joe and Kristy...it takes so much to make a relationship work-not to mention one hundreds of miles apart from one another! Thank you both for having me be a part of this very special time in your life. October in NJ is going to be so much fun! ah
Monday, June 15, 2009
Ben, Kari and Carter
It was SUCH a pleasure for my path to cross with Kari, Ben and Carter's! Back in December of 07 Kari bid on and WON a photography package that I donated at a silent auction for our mutual friend Brian Yanda.I could NOT have asked for a better family to photograph! We had so much fun....and we got a lot of great images! The first one is my absolute favorite...only because it took a little while for us to get it down! ha ha
What a beautiful family-and Carter has to be one of the CUTEST little guys I have ever laid eyes on! Smooch.i
Monday, June 8, 2009
My sweet nephew Austin...I love you! Thank you soooo much for putting on happy faces even though I know you had better things to do! ha ha...Aunt Amy thinks you are the bestest! :)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
All I can say is this was one of the FUNNEST photoshoots I've ever done. We've been planning this shoot for such a long time and the day it came to fruition everything went just the way we wanted it to-and better! We found some of the funnest places in historic Kansas City...and we worked it to our advantage! ha
Shonna-one year later you look just as HOT as you did the day you got married. Love you girl.
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UmExcuseMe Imperator Thursday 03/06/2010, 07:42
Their -2 opp. power ability makes it just so powerful... Is there any REAL counter?
Seriously though, are there any decent clans or decks in ELO that have a consistent advantage over All Stars when Marina, Striker and Robb are all available? When you add in Eyrik, that's a massive -3 opp. power, and All Stars have cards with both high power (e.g., Marina, Jessie, Stacey, Robb with ability) and damage (e.g., Striker, Randy), and I'm not even talking about their 5* cards. Sure, there are decks that can compete on an even footing, but are there any that are better?
Barry M All Veteran PowerSURGE Sunday 20/06/2010, 22:11
SOB clans are the most effective against them. Bangers cancel them out making it a fairly even match. I don't think Ulu Watu has the same advantage because they don't cause enough damage. SOA clans are complete booty againt them. I've had the most success with a mixed deck, ie Pussycats and Freaks. Were you're working for a split, causing high to moderate damage and poison with your wins; while blocking and letting the poison work for you in the losses. And I've yet to win a battle if Eyrik is drwn with them. At that point I do believe they're invincible.
MABanator Hero Ramshackle Glory Thursday 24/06/2010, 06:04
Some people when they first start to see or use a clan think its invincible but its not. when i started using rescue i thought they were invincible with some havin high power i could easily defeat montana and piranas never threatened me. But nightmare i would have to dig deep. I have also recently started using all stars. They r powerful and good for dealing with the clan that i have the most trouble with (Ulu Watu). However attack manipulation clans mainly uppers. Nightmar i can deal with with my 7 powered all stars. Sorry but they r not invincible but they r quite good although any clan in the use of an experinced player can beast.
However in ELO i have to say they r at least in the top 3 clans (depending on who is banned) I am a fan of all stars but they r by no means invincible
now it's time for a random face adventure ^______^
MABanator Hero Ramshackle Glory Thursday 24/06/2010, 06:51
I just finished reading the post and when i used rescue sledge and kerry just destroyed trhem and many people r just posting matchups that favor them and after thinking over this for a while i believe we will never come to a conclusion because evryone has they're favorite clan for whatever reason they will defend it till the end of time (or at least the internet)
just wanna throw this in here La Junta r my favorite clan and they r week against all stars unless ur very clever and use emeth and burger and trish if robb come up. I personal dont do well when using piranas and (in my opinion they r a bad clan in T2 but alright in ELO) but a real clever player can make them work all stars r my 3rd favorite clan and they really mess with ur enemy. sorry i got off topic but in my opinion the best piranas r no match for the best nightmare and in the end it all really falls to the players skills. So I think we should just agree to disagree. And shadowcouncil if u were a little less agressive people would listen to u more u make a lot of good points but no one listens if they feel threatened because it's instinct to fight back. If u read this all the way through I thank u for ur patience.
CloudArmy Master GUNSLINGERS OF THE WEST ACADEMY Thursday 24/06/2010, 07:11
Montana and Hugo screws all stars literally its hilarious
williebobo Imperator D-Versified Thursday 24/06/2010, 12:43
Montanas and Rescue are good against All Stars. But once you are above 1300 you hardly see anyone using them. On top of that if they have Eyrik they are quite godly.
Zee Deveel Master Friday 25/06/2010, 15:34
I hate eyrik :/. I think i've played against him lots of times this day with all stars. There shud be a leader or a card that does " Stop opponent's leader's ability".
yugirival Veteran The Cunning Gambit Friday 25/06/2010, 15:43
SoB (Stop Opponent Bonus) is very effective against Rescue, All Stars, Jungo, practically any clan except for Gheist.
Clans that has an SoB Bonus: Nightmare, and Piranas.
You may find some other cards with SoB abilities in other clans.
rogueSleipnir Guru URBAN MADNESS Friday 25/06/2010, 16:45
>>> Montana and Hugo (R) screws All Stars literally its hilarious
If something was invincible, it's probably Hug-Tana.
c'mon i was 16th in a DT once with All Stars Piranas with Striker even.
Last 3 matches were losses to high level players with Hug-Tana.


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KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's interim government has decided to postpone elections scheduled this week after opposition parties refused to participate unless the prime minister resigns.
Communication Minister Raj Kishore Yadav says the Cabinet decided Tuesday to hold the Constituent Assembly elections between mid-April and mid-May next year.
He says the date will be decided after discussions with the major political parties.
The Maoist-led caretaker government had planned to hold elections on Thursday. However, opposition parties demanded that Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai resign first. The Election Commission also said it needed more time to prepare.
The previous Constituent Assembly was elected in 2008. Its two-year term was repeatedly extended because it failed to finish drafting a constitution. Its final term ended in May when parties couldn't agree on another extension, leaving Nepal without a parliament.


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- Edm___JJS
- 4 years ago
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Hi month twins,
As the title states, Fiance and I have been dealing with an unimagine tragedy. One of our groomsmen, and FIs close friend died in an accident two weeks before our wedding (sat the 20th)
i was was wondering how we can still include him in our day, without it feeling like a memorial. Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks Bees


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- New York Knicks have reportedly reached out to Frank Vogel
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- Utah Jazz fan writes letter in hopes the Kings will be at full strength
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Utah Jazz fan writes letter in hopes the Kings will be at full strength
- Updated: April 12, 2016
The Utah Jazz had a chance to control their playoff fate but their 101-92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks took that away. The Jazz now need to win their final game of the year which happens to be on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers which just happens to be his last game of his NBA career.
For Utah to make the playoffs they need to not only win but also have the Sacramento Kings to defeat the Houston Rockets. However, the Kings are not playing nice as they are essentially benching five of their six best players.
The Kings have nothing to play for so their injury report looks like this: DeMarcus Cousins, Rajon Rondo and Darren Collison are listed as out due to rest, and then Marco Belinelli is out with a sore right foot and Omri Casspi is sitting due to right hamstring strain.
This move in not having their best lineup is to make sure that the Kings do not move outside the top-10 for their 2016 first-round draft pick, because they owe the Chicago Bulls that pick but only if it is outside the top-10.
One Utah Jazz fan is not having any of this and emailed the Kings and pleaded with the organization to play its best in a chance to top the Rockets, and help the Jazz make the playoffs.
A Jazz fan's plea to @CoachKarl22 about not resting five of his top six players vs. Houston on Wednesday: pic.twitter.com/TAbnozAsgV
— Jody Genessy (@DJJazzyJody) April 13, 2016
Here is the text of the letter.
Dear George Karl,
I hope this email finds you well. First of all I want to let you [know] how much I respect you as a coach. You have always coached with class, dignity, and success. I am writing you this letter today to ask that you please play all of your players tomorrow night against Houston. I am under no illusion that you have to do such a thing and I know that sitting these guys would most likely help you get a better draft pick but I am asking you as a competitor.
You have always been one of the most competitive coaches in the NBA and I know you can't possibly feel good about letting the Rockets waltz into the playoffs without giving your all, but that would be exactly what you are doing if you allow your best players to sit. Obviously I have a rooting interest in my favorite team (The Jazz) getting into the playoffs, but it's about more than that, it's about the sanctity of the of the sport and making sure that the 8 most deserving teams actually get into the playoffs in the West.
Obliviously this has been a tumultuous season for the Kings, but what better way to end it than by knocking arguably the most hated team in the league out of the playoffs. You can start next season with the confidence and momentum. Do you really want James Harden to flop his way to the playoffs, or for Patrick Beverly to be rewarded for being a punk, or for Dwight Howard to seeming not care the entire season and be rewarded with the playoff?
At the very least, I ask that you give each player a choice whether they want to play or not, I could never imagine a true competitor not savoring at the opportunity to knock a rival out of the playoffs.
Thank you for your time and I hope you do the right thing.
This is a passionate fan but this is not George Karl's call as the decision is being made from the higher ups and to make things more clear the Kings did not bring Cousins, rondo or Collison on this final road trip.


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New York: Researchers have documented the accuracy of three new tests for more rapidly diagnosing drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB) which could ultimately make treatments more effective and reduce mortality.
"Our study shows that TB testing that once took two to three months can now be done in as little as a day," said study co-author Richard Garfein, professor University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in the US.
"This means we can put people on the right medications sooner, spare them the toxic effects of drugs that are ineffective and prevent the development of drug resistant forms of TB that can occur when the wrong medications are given," Garfein noted.
TB remains one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, causing an estimated 1.5 million deaths in 2013, according to the World Health Organisation.
TB is also the leading killer of people who have HIV.
For the study, sputum (a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the lungs) from 1,128 study participants at TB clinics in India, Moldova and South Africa were examined using three rapid tests for detecting drug-resistant forms of TB.
Two of these tests use molecular techniques to look for genetic mutations in the pathogen's DNA that confer resistance to antibiotics.
The third test employs a low-cost and easy-to-use version of the standard bacterial culture technique, making it suitable for resource-limited community clinics and hospitals.
Results from the rapid tests were then compared to the reference standard technique for detecting resistance to seven of the most important anti-TB drugs.
These comparisons showed that all three rapid assays accurately identified resistance to first- and second-line oral antibiotic treatments (isoniazid, rifampin, moxifloxacin and ofloxacin).
They were less accurate but still very good at detecting resistance to injectable antibiotics (amikacin and capreomycin) typically administered to those with multi-drug resistant TB.
The study was published online in the current issue of PLOS ONE.