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I wrote back here about the benefits of using 301 redirects to both pretty-up and more easily manage your affiliate links.
This video goes step-by-step through the process of setting up the new folder and creating the index.php file, complete with the redirect code you need.
The actual redirect code, that you can grab and use, is set out below the video:
Here's the code you need to paste inside the index.php file:
<?php header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently"); header("Location: http://www.Your-Affiliate-Link.com"); ?>
Just replace the
http://www.Your-Affiliate-Link.com link in the code above with your own affiliate link, then save the file as
index.php and upload it to the folder you created, as I described in the video.
Then use the new link (
http://www.yourdomain.com/your-new-folder) wherever you place your affiliate link.
Everyone hitting that link will automatically be redirected to your affiliate link. If you ever need to update your link just change it in the code above and re-save the index.php file. Everyone will then immediately be re-directed to the new affiliate link.
That's it - any questions leave us a comment!


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1958 Gretsch Penguin
Gretsch was the first guitar company to offer an array of colors as standard finishes, and one of the most striking -- and one of the rarest -- was the white finish and gold trim found on the Penguin, the solidbody companion to Gretsch's famous White Falcon hollowbody electric.
This 1958 Penguin (inv. #EG2926) has the early vertical peghead logo, along with thumbprint fingerboard inlay, "Cadillac" tailpiece and patent-applied-for Filtertron pickups. The tuners are replicas of vintage Grover Imperials.
It is in excellent condition with original hard case (SOLD).
This instrument is SOLD
For further enjoyment..
Close of body
Pickguard and pickups
Back of headstock
Full back view
Back of body
Neck heel

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Hollywood veteran Zsa Zsa Gabor is one step closer to losing her leg – her husband has confirmed he has signed paperwork allowing doctors to amputate.
Prince Frederic von Anhalt took the actress to hospital last Sunday after medics told him they could no longer delay treatment on Gabor's leg, which had become gangrenous.
They held off on amputating the limb, hoping that a course of strong antibiotics might give them options, but von Anhalt told TMZ.com on Thursday he had been given 24 hours to decide whether or not to give doctors the go ahead to perform a life-threatening operation on the 93-year-old TV star.
Von Anhalt now tells the website doctors will administer anaesthesia to Gabor on Friday.
TMZ.com reports doctors will attempt to remove a blood clot. If they determine it can't be removed, von Anhalt says medics will then amputate half her leg.


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Facts about Engagement Rings in Nashville, TN
Choosing an engagement ring is one of the biggest decisions that you will make in your lifetime. This also means that you are ready to take another step and share your life with the person that you love. Before you purchase engagement rings in Nashville, TN, you need to consider some factors first. This will help you in choosing the right kind of ring that your girlfriend will love.
The following are some of the things that you need to know about engagement rings in Nashville, TN.
The most well-known diamond shape is the round cut. It shows off the diamond depending on the kind of shank that you choose.
Buying diamond ring online will allow you to save between 20-25% on your budget rather than purchasing a ring on your local jewelry store to find reputable jewelers. There are a lot of online jewelry stores that you can opt for when you are purchasing a ring.
You can opt to purchase engagement rings that are also used as wedding bands. You can still be able to have a separate ring band but some designs incorporate to this.
The white gold or platinum is the most common metal that is used for engagement rings. On the other hand, palladium is also being used due to the high rise in a cost for the two metals.
There are a lot of engagement rings in Nashville, TN that are designed and manufactured. You can choose from a wide array of designs that looks stunning. You can also choose to customize the look of your ring to make it more unique.
You can choose from a wide array of materials that are available. You can also choose from various gems. By shining an ultraviolet light on a real diamond, it will glow in a few seconds. This is an ideal way for you to find out if the diamond is real or not. When you propose to your loved one don't forget to play your favorite music with your wedding DJ.
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Apple's hearing for an injunction blocking the import of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet into the United States is set for June 7, and Samsung has until May 25 to respond to the iPhone and iPad maker's motion.
Samsung had hoped to push the preliminary injunction hearing out so that it would fall after the company's requested Federal Circuit Court appeal on an Apple mobile patent. Judge Lucy Koh, however, disagreed and set a hearing date, according to Foss Patents.
Samsung faces potential U.S. ban on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet
Apple filed a for a preliminary injunction for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet after a Federal court overturned a ruling that called an iPad design-related patent invalid. Florian Mueller from Foss Patents thinks Apple's attempt to ban Samsung's tablet in the U.S. will succeed, and added, "If and when it does, there will be formal U.S. bans in place against all three of the leading Android device makers."
Apple and Samsung have been locked in a legal battle over patent infringement claims for several months. Both companies have alleged that the other's mobile devices use patented technologies without proper licensing, and have filed lawsuits against each other in the U.S. and other countries.
Assuming Apple's injunction request is successful, it won't likely have a major impact on Samsung's bottom line because the electronics make would simply redesign its tablet to work around the related patents — just as it did to avoid an import ban in Germany.
Apple and Samsung's CEOs are currently involved in potential settlement negotiations at the request of Judge Koh. Those talks aren't expected to be successful, but they may help push Samsung into being more flexible in court to try to avoid an injunction.


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Miami, Florida (PressExposure) July 23, 2009 -- Over 60% of Americans in our country are unaware of their blood type. We feel that is a tremendous problem and we are here to try and make Americans more aware and in turn more healthy. If you go to different countries like Japan, Taiwan, or South Korea they are all aware of their blood type. The reason why they are aware is because they focus on their bodies, their health, and their nutrition. We should start this trend as soon as we can in our country.
Health is a major issue when dealing with the youth of our generation. What we are finding out is that too many children have terrible eating habits. We have to get kids to focus on their health at an early age. If we can help students change their eating habits before going to college we can change their lives. Foods have adverse affects on our bodies later on in life. What you put into your body today may affect you when you get much older. If we can control what we eat today then we can control what happens to us tomorrow. We will help students get on a path to living a healthier and longer life as an adult.
One well known fact about people in Japan is that they date according to their blood type. Each blood type has certain characteristics attached to them, i.e. personality, habits, and traits. Our divorce rate here in our country is an alarming 46% to date. The reason why our divorce rate is so high is because we tend to have relationships for looks, wealth, comfort, or superficial reasons. We don't focus on compatibility as the Japanese have done for years. The divorce rate in Japan is less than 5% which is almost non existent. These are just a few things to look into. If you would like to help our cause in any way please contact Wren Chambers at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also check out our website and get yourself educated http://www.whatsmybloodtype.org


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If you have a modern phone, ipod, or mp3 player you can play podcasts on the move. Or you can listen to them on your computer when you're not mobile. It may seem a bit weird explaining what a podcast is... but there are many people who do not know what they are, or haven't tried them. Skip to the bottom for lists of German podcasts.
Situations where you may be able to learn with a podcast:
- sitting at the computer doing an office job (if you don't need to talk lots!)
- on a bus/train, or walking/running (be careful!)
It's always better if you can talk out loud along with the podcasts. Even if the people on the train start to consider you a little strange, or annoying. But not everyone is happy with sounding like a freak... so if that's you, speak the words to yourself in your head. Listening to yourself on a recording later can be a great way of comparing what you said to how it sounds when said on the recording. Often people notice their mistakes much more easily this way.
Not only lesson podcasts are useful for learning German! Any podcast in the language you are learning can be a useful one to listen to. Just so you can get used to hearing how people speak. Choosing a topic you are interested in can help your motivation as well. For example, if you like photography and are learning German, find a photography podcast where the speakers speak German. This gives you a little bit more motivation to try and listen to how people speak.
Going over what you have already learned is a great way to retain that knowledge. Podcasts are a low effort way of refreshing knowledge you learnt through another technique. For example, if you are going to language lessons, then listening to the words you have learnt that day can keep them fresh in your mind.
The Audio Trainer - is a podcast for learning German. It contains 100 German lessons of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation training. It goes over (CEFR) A1 and A2 level content. By going over the standardised A1 and A2 level topics, this podcast useful for directing your learning towards the tests. Whilst learning lots of other esoteric words may be useful for your general knowledge, directed learning towards the syllabus allows you to use other learning materials within your level.
"Deutsche, Warum Nicht" is available in iTunes and as a podcast at http://www.dw.de/learn-german/deutsch-warum-nicht/s-2548
"The course Deutsch – warum nicht?, divided into four parts, tells the story of the journalism student Andreas and his invisible ex. Join the two of them on an adventure and learn German along the way! Each of the four series contains 26 lessons with dialogues, exercises and audios to download. The course covers levels A1 to B1 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages and is geared toward beginners and advanced learners. Deutsch – warum nicht? was produced by Deutsche Welle and the Goethe Institute."The Goethe institut has made some pod casts available here:http://www.goethe.de/frm/pod/enindex.htm. From the seven podcasts they provide, Radio D is sort of fun. Since it contains fifty two short stories, each 15 minutes long, suitable for A1 and A2 level students. Listen to short stories, and learn at the same time! It can be a nice change from more boring learning methods.
One other good example of a non-lesson podcast that many learners will be interested in, is a podcast of the Deutsche Welle News read using simplified language, and spoken slowly. This way you can get some of your daily news, but at the same time be learning something! Brilliant. See: German news spoken slowly podcast
http://german-podcast.blogspot.com/ is a podcast by Stephen Wiesner with many lessons (111 items listed in the podcast at time of writing). Stephen has also made PDF files available to print out so you can read along whilst you listen(Unfortunately a lot of the links to the PDFs are broken). The lessons include a lot of call and response with Stephen asking you to respond to his questions, or repeat phrases. Stephen has also made an Android app available.
Germanpod101.com beware! this one is sort of free (for 7 days), but there are some lessons made available for free if you search on itunes for their podcasts. Otherwise you have to sign up via email, and they try and get you to pay a monthly fee. I found the accent improvement lessons particularly useful. You can see many of their video lessons for free on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/user/germanpod101/videos?flow=grid&view=1 They're not podcasts, but video podcasts or vodcasts. Learn German Vocab with pictures is a youtube playlist from them where you can listen to some nice piano playing whilst a man reads out words for different topics, and you are shown pictures of the word.
"Slow German" is a podcast where Annik Rubens from Munich reads various stories slowly in German. The text is available in the mp3 id3 tag or on the website ( http://www.slowgerman.com/ ). This lets you follow along with the story if you want. This is at approximately simple B1 level, and is sort of good for improving your listening comprehension skills. There is a related iphone/ipad app too.
"German GrammarPod" podcast and the blog that goes along with it covers German grammar lessons. There's about 30 lessons, with some being 11 minutes long, and others being as long as 51 minutes! Some people hate learning grammar, but I don't think it can really be avoided.
"Pukka German!" is a podcast of German slang, idioms, funny sayings, common German words and phrases. This one has real authentic soul - and teaches you funny things to say. Want to know what to say at parties, or to talk about your hangover the next day? Then Pukka German! has you covered.
Forming learning habits can greatly help your progress in learning German. By including a podcast into your daily routine, you make sure you are learning regularly. A little bit of learning every day slowly adds up, and many people can fit some podcasts into their routine easily without having to sacrifice other things.
Podcasts are one of many techniques, and tools available to learn languages. They should not be used alone for learning, but can be a great when used with other methods of learning. I'm blogging various techniques I have used to learn German under the German and Deutsch labels.


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The Dean's office is open weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (8:00-4:00 during the summer).
Converse Hall, Rm 103A
Corner of Route 9 and Route 116
Mailing Address:
Dean of the Faculty
Amherst College
P.O. Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000
Phone: (413) 542-2334
Fax: (413) 542-2621
Dean of the Faculty
Catherine Epstein
Dean of the Faculty
Professor of History
Phone: (413) 542-2334
Office: Converse 103A
The dean of the faculty is the chief academic officer of the college and has primary responsibility for matters of academic policy and for the academic budget. The dean serves as secretary to the Committee of Six, the executive committee of the faculty, and as secretary to the faculty. She oversees the Robert Frost Library, the Mead Art Museum, the Beneski Museum of Natural History, the Emily Dickinson Museum, the Office of Institutional Researach and Registrar Services, the Center for Community Engagement, the Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning, the Center for Humanistic Inquiry, the Center for Russian Culture, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Writing Center, the Moss Quantitative Center, Amherst's international programs (including study abroad), and the Office of Fellowships. The dean of the faculty has joint responsibility for the Department of Physical Education and Athletics. She serves as the college's Five College Deputy. Please contact the dean with any questions or concerns that you may have.
Dean's Staff
John (Jack) T. Cheney
Associate Dean of the Faculty
Samuel A. Hitchcock Professor of Mineralogy and Geology
Phone: (413) 542-2311
Office: Converse 102C
Please contact Jack with inquiries about faculty personnel procedures, the Faculty Research Award Program (FRAP), the science center project, compliance matters, the Moss Quantitative Center, sponsored research in the sciences, compliance committees (IACUC, IRB, IBC), equipping classrooms, faculty offices, the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program, and with general questions. He serves as the office's liaison to the Departments of Information Technology, Facilities, the Faculty Computer Committee, and the Science Faculty Steering Committee.
Austin D. Sarat
Associate Dean of the Faculty
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science
Phone: (413) 542-5368
Office: Converse 102D
Please contact Austin with inquiries about faculty development programs (orientation for new faculty, mentoring programs, the Global Classroom Project, Schupf Scholars Program, sponsored research in the humanities and social sciences, the Coalition for Faculty Diversity, and the Gregory S. Call Undergraduate Research and Academic Internship Program. Austin serves as the office's liaison to the Office of Student Affairs, the Writing Center, the Fellowships Office, the Study Abroad Office, and the First-Year Seminar Committee. Please contact Austin with modest requests for funding for research and travel and for support for field trips.
Janet S. Tobin
Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Phone: (413) 542-8483
Office: Converse 102A
Please contact Janet with inquiries about the Committee of Six, academic policies, faculty hiring procedures (including advertising), funding through the dean's office, faculty personnel procedures, external reviews of departments and programs, dean's office communications (including the website), faculty meetings, new faculty orientation, the Alliance to Advance Liberal Arts Colleges (AALAC), Doshisha faculty and student exchanges, NEASC (reaccreditation), the STINT Program (visiting faculty from Sweden), the faculty/student Thanksgiving-hosting program, and with general questions. Janet serves as the office's liaison to the Office of Communications, the trustee office, and the Manager's Council. She is also the secretary-treasurer of Amherst's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Nancy K. Ratner
Director of Academic Projects
Phone: (413) 542-2089
Office: Converse 102BB
Please contact Nancy Ratner with questions about the Committee on Educational Policy (including proposals for new courses), the Gregory S. Call Student Research Program, the Schupf Scholars Program, the Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship, and faculty meeting minutes.
Steven Hegarty
Director of Academic Finance
Phone: (413) 542-5937
Office: Converse 102E
Please contact Steven with questions about policies and procedures relating to the academic budget, including academic department budgets, and for help with financial reporting.
Marie C. Fowler
Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty/Office Manager
Phone: (413) 542-2334
Office Converse 102B
Please contact Marie with general questions and with inquiries about events and programming organized by the dean's office. Also with questions about reimbursements for expenses funded through the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, research/travel allocation, the Five-College Faculty Exchange "Borrow" Program, submission of requests for leaves, and internal fellowship (Senior Sabbatical Fellowships and Tenure-Track Sabbatical Fellowships) and funding programs, and honoraria/stipends for external reviewers and the First-Year-Seminar Workshop.
Deb Bishop
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (413) 542-2014
Office: Converse 103A
Please contact Deb to schedule an appointment with the dean or with questions about the Gregory S. Call Student Research Program, Alpha Delta Phi funding, the Schupf Scholars Program, the Faculty Research Award Program (FRAP), the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program, proposals made for funding through the Gregory S. Call Academic Intern Program and the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Pamela Korenewsky
Academic Administration/Policy Specialist
Phone: (413) 542-8276
Office: Converse 102BB
Please contact Pam with inquiries about faculty personnel policies, procedures, and records; the faculty handbook; and administration of the Committee of Six.
Joanne Gustafson
Part-time Administrative Assistant
Phone: (413) 542-7903
Office: Converse 102E
Please contact Joanne with questions about reimbursements for expenses funded through the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, research and travel allocations, and honoraria/stipends.


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Digital Photos
Wiseval Photophant is a free software for batch resizing, converting and renaming your digital photos and images from and to JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF and GIF formats. The program will help you to prepare your digital photos to upload and publish them in the Internet or send via e-mail.
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image2mpeg is a tool to convert digital photos (and any other images) into MPEG video streams, with transitions between the images. The photos may be accompanied with music (or any other audio stream). The resulting slideshows may be prepared for VCD, SVCD, or DVD playback in stand-alone...
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Photozeec is a software which lets you to modify digital photos (add date, add borders) depending on models. Principle : Choose a group of photos, set a title to this group, choose a model (modification template) and run the image conversion process. The software works for a few minutes and...
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Anyone with a digital camera should have Digital Photo Finalizer Lite Edition software. It is free software that analyzes your photos and automatically makes them look better. Also, it is easy enough for absolutely anyone to use. This software can make colors look cleaner and crisper, and can...
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With the new PhotoWorks Digital Partner software, it's never been easier to bring your digital photos to life!
Organize your growing digital photo collection
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Photo Frame & Effects Free is a comprehensive application that will enable users to add frames, borders and filter effects to their digital photos. The program's easy-to-use interface allows you to alter your images fast and easy without the need to read trough complicated documents.
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SoftOrbits Digital Photo Suite product line provides data solutions for resizing, convertion, protecting and publishing your digital photos.
This suite contains 7 different applications:
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Except for Gummy Globe (which started out as a 35mm slide), these are all single-exposure digital photos, made by moving the camera. Tiny apertures (and slow ISO speeds) were used to get the right exposure. The haikus on Neon Dragonfly and Golden Afternoon are by Debra Galloway, who later created...
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LiveSlideShow 2.0 is the easiest way to take your digital photos and transform them into dazzling and powerful presentations. LiveSlideShow offers Macintosh and Windows users the most effective presentation tool for digital images available to consumers today. Being a QuickTime based product,...
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Create an Instant Photo Website. Resize, rotate, crop and organize all of your digital photos into albums. Add captions. Email entire photo albums, automatically resized with captions included. Turning your photos into an attractive website is as easy as pushing a button. Capture photos from your...
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Winpix enables you to display a rotating selection of your digital photos and movies from your digital camera as a slide show, screen saver, and wallpaper. It is freeware and includes an uninstaller.
For all three modes, you can nominate an ordered or random display of files in a directory...
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eZPhotoShare's peer-to-peer technology enables private, interactive, sharing of digital images in real-time. eZPhotoShare is the easiest way to share digital photos privately with your friends and family over the internet! With eZPhotoShare's peer-to-peer connection, everyone can see the images...
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Triscape's FxFoto provides a single tool to organize, archive, enhance, scrapbook, print, email, upload, share and create collages, scrap books and slide shows with your digital photos. FxFoto was designed to give the novice to advanced amateur an easy-to-use package to address common photo needs...
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Turn digital photos into your own SlideShow!
Photo SlideShow Maker helps to make SlideShow easily and quickly with accompanied music and various transition effects.
As a result you can get a standalone executable (.exe) file with music, images inside.
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The Framing Station is a combination of digital photo software with 930 pre-illustrated "frames." There is no drawing or assembling of clip-art required with the Framing Station. The user simply selects their photo, selects a frame, and clicks on print or save. The Framing Station...
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Photo Resize Magic is a useful and easy-to-use tool for digital camera owners. This free software allows you to resize and convert your digital photos. You can convert your large "print quality" photos to compact "screen size". Then you can send these compact photos to your friends by e-mail,...
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Photo Gadget Viewer is a free to use program for Windows made for browsing through digital photos. It is fast in opening a photo file and offers standard keyboard shortcuts to look at other photos available in the same folder. Mouse wheel works for navigation, too. Thumbnails view shows all...
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Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) data is stored within JPEG images. Almost all digital cameras record and store the cameras settings, scene information, date/time the photo was taken etc within this EXIF data. This information can be really useful when it comes to sorting and viewing your digital...
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Photo Pos Pro photo editor is the ultimate tool to turn you digital photos into stunning artworks, create eye-catching graphics and take your creativity to next level.
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The word vignetting is used to indicate an unintended darkening of the image corners in a photographic image. It is a common problem due to the use of improper attachments to the camera lens. Vignetting Reducer is a simple tool for reducing vignetting in digital photos.
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AIRFARES TAKING OFF No wonder so many airline passengers are angry. It was bad enough that some unlucky travelers had to sit captive for hours on planes during January storms. Now over the past two weeks, all the major airlines have increased the price of leisure tickets by 4%. Delta and United also announced that most full-fare tickets purchased for the Y2K New Year's holidays will be nonrefundable. Last week though, Senators John McCain (R.-Ariz.) and Ron Wyden (D.-Ore.) said they would introduce a bill to give passengers 48 hours to cancel nonrefundable tickets and require airlines to explain why flights...
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Return on Equity (ROE) Hits Record Low
Speculation In Stocks With interest rates falling, speculation into anything which promises a high return is in vogue. The Trump Trade promised a higher yield environment, but that ended in early March. The 10-year yield has fallen from 2.64% to 2.16%. Even at the recent peak in yields, interest rates…CONTINUE READING


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The DMS wants to know: If you could take a trip to a magical winter wonderland, where would it be?
We told you ours. Now, tell us yours!
A magical winter village well someplace wonderful like Santa's village. A place with cute cottages, lights and trees and warmth, magic and plenty of cookies and peppermint lattes and warm fires....ReplyDelete
Heidi- That sounds so wonderful. Your description makes me want to go there...now! Adorable! ~LDelete
Oops - I gave the game away earlier in the week when I said my favourite winter wonderland was Narnia. I also think though that I would love to go to Hogwarts in winter - it always looked so magical!ReplyDelete
Sharo- Narnia is a wonderful pick and so is Hogwarts during winter. Both places are so magical! ~LDelete
Narnia, just before the White Witch starts losing her power.ReplyDelete
Alex- Great choice! ~LDelete
Heidi likes peppermint lattes like I do too. I adore them! Peppermint Mocha Lattes :)
My wonderland is a place w/pristine, virgin white, crystal snow, not too cold but cold enough, all the trees are Christmas pine trees tipped in snow, fresh holly everywhere, my house is a nice kinda large-ish cottage with a roaring fireplace, comfy fall asleep in furniture, lotsa books, soft christmas/holiday music playing, a glass (or three) of wine, yummy snacks and fresh baked holiday goodies, my 2 dogs and cats by the fireplace snoozing happily, wearing a comfy cashmere "sweat suit" with comfy UGG slippers, christmas lights twinkling on the tree inside thats real and everything smells like pine, fireplace wood, and fresh baked goodies, no one else there but me cuz I need serious peace and quiet. Everyone can come over tomorrow for dinner..maybe..lolz..
I'll have a cross country ski trail going through my property and cool ppl ski through and I offer hot cocoa w/shots of kahlua or regular for the kiddies.
I know its not from a book but its my dream setting :)
This was a fun post!
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Fran- Thanks so much for playing! Your description is fabulous and you have me wanting to come over for dinner. You painted such a beautiful picture in my mind. I love the fresh baked goodies, twinkling lights, white snow, and cozy clothes. :) Happy winter! ~LDelete
I'd want to go to Santa's workshop. Doesn't get more magical than that. :)ReplyDelete
Kelly- Santa's workshop would be sooooo cool! ~LDelete
This is purely easy! Either Aspen, Colorado or Camden, Maine. I want to be in a cozy condo with a fireplace and great view! Lots of walking outside to get coffees and go to dinners! No cars...just boots and gloves and hats and jackets...ice skating should be a part of this, too!ReplyDelete
Patty- Two great choices! Both are such magical winter scenese. I love the way you described everything. :) ~StephanieDelete
I would like to go back and see the Swiss Alps just one more time and let them take my breath away again. No place on earth ever made me so sure there must be a God to have created such fabulous beauty.ReplyDelete
Anna- The Swiss Alps would be amazing to see! I can believe they will take your breath away! I hope you get back there! :) ~LDelete
Narnia. (see in book two - the everlasting winter) Definitely Narnia.ReplyDelete
This Kid Reviews Books- Narnia is awesome! Great choice! ~LDelete
Hogwarts and then Hogsmeade! Yeah, I'm a Harry Potter fanatic. ;)
Petra- For me it is HP all the way! Hogwarts and Hogsmeade, yes please! I would love to see both of them and winter would be so magical! ~LDelete
Mine would be Narnia. I love the way CS Lewis explained winter there.ReplyDelete
Donna- CS Lewis does such a wonderful job explaining winter in Narnia. I have a clear picture in my mind. :) ~LDelete
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I'm all for privacy on the internet.
Which is why I love Tor and other VPN / masking services.
Now I've fallen in love again and I'm going to give it a try as soon as I get home.
It's Pirate Linux.
It's a distribution of Ubuntu with Pirate pack installed. Which provides the user with more encryption features and really does everything possible to protect the users data.
Thumbs up Andrew for creating this wonderful dist!


text: DigitalWhat Really Happened to Daniel Pearl?By Alec Jacobs|January 20, 2011ShareBy Alec Jacobs|January 20, 2011ShareThis afternoon at the National Press Club, the Center for Public Integrity officially released their report, nine years in the making, of what really happened to WSJ reporter Daniel Pearl, kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan in 2002.CPI worked on The Pearl Project in conjunction with former WSJ reporter and Pearl's colleague Asra Nomani(pictured), Georgetown University Journalism Director Barbara Feinman Todd, and more than 30 students. The project was funded by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.Following an introduction from CPI director Bill Buzenberg, a pretty sweet three-course lunch was served: an asparagus and mushroom salad, chicken breast with couscous and vegetables, and a fruit tart.After lunch, Todd and Nomani got down to business: They detailed their findings, identified the men involved in but never convicted of Pearl's murder, and revealed that the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed had actually carried out the murder.Angelina Jolie never showed as was rumored (or did in disguise). Others attended: Bill Kovach, former Washington bureau chief for the New York Times and now the Chairman of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists' Advisory Committee, Connie Lawn, White House correspondent for USA Radio Network, and Mike Freedman, executive producer of the Kalb Report.The Pearl Project's full report, "The Truth Left Behind,"can be read here. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2kFh923 copy Adweek Adweek


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India's cricket chiefs were Monday awaiting a report on the pitch fiasco in New Delhi which led to a match being abandoned, as fears grew for World Cup matches being held in the Indian capital in 2011.
The fifth and final one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka was called off after 23.3 overs on Sunday due to what match referee Alan Hurst said was a "dangerous" wicket at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium.
Hurst, a former Australian fast bowler, will send a confidential report to the International Cricket Council (ICC) that could determine New Delhi's fate as a World Cup venue.
The Kotla, a regular Test venue, is scheduled to host four matches of the showpiece event that is being jointly organised by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in February-April, 2011.
"It's too early to say anything," Indian cricket board spokesman Rajiv Shukla told reporters. "We are waiting to hear from the ICC."
The Kotla's future as an international venue will depend on whether Hurst rates the wicket as "poor" or "unfit" in his report to the ICC.
The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) could escape with a warning or a fine not exceeding 15,000 dollars if Hurst terms the pitch "poor".
But if the verdict is "unfit", ICC rules state that the venue will be suspended from hosting international matches for a period between 12 and 24 months.
Further, the venue will need an ICC inspection before it is granted hosting rights again.
Indian officials said they were hoping Hurst will not stick to his initial statement on Sunday that "the pitch had extremely variable bounce and was too dangerous for further play".
The ICC rules say a pitch will be rated unfit "only if it is dangerous."
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat, in Delhi to give an award to the Indian team for ending the year as the number one Test side, said it was too early to predict the capital's World Cup fate.
"We can't jump to conclusions," Lorgat said. "It would be inappropriate and unfair to say it hangs in the balance because you cannot comment till you know what the facts are."
The four World Cup matches awarded to Delhi are South Africa v West Indies (February 24), West Indies v the Netherlands (Feb 28), Kenya v Canada (March 7) and India v the Netherlands (March 9).
On Sunday, Sri Lanka were 83-5 in the 24th over after being sent in to bat when the match was abandoned.
Two batsmen, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya, were repeatedly hit on the body with deliveries that rose alarmingly, while some others kept low.
It was the second time a one-day international was abandoned in India due to bad pitch conditions. A match between India and Sri Lanka in Indore in 1997 was called off after three overs.
New Delhi's World Cup in balance over unfit pitch
India's cricket chiefs were Monday awaiting a report on the pitch fiasco in New Delhi which led to a match being abandoned, as fears grew for World Cup matches being held in the Indian capital in 2011.


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If anyone's birthday is coming up soon, they might want to think about enjoying the day like this. They can get up late and stay in their pajamas. They can cuddle up in bed with their cat and listen to her purring and being sweet. Then, they can get out their iPad and play awesome mobile blackjack and mobile roulette games. These games offer all of the excitement that anyone would need on a birthday and that anyone would want. The ipad casino games have amazing graphics and great ways to play right in the comfort of the bed, and anyone who is having a birthday will have a great time with this plan. It should be noted that you should ONLY do this in countries in which gambling is NOT illegal, to avoid breaking the law. Such as Canadian Gambling or in some other former UK territories like Australia.
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Peacefully after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Tanya WARSH, beloved wife of Marvin. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Bonnie and Michael FULLER of New York, Judy HUROWITZ, Steven HUROWITZ and Diane OSAK, Beverley BASEN, Douglas, and Robert. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Lionel and Suzanne RUBINOFF, Ronald and Dorothy RUBINOFF, Beverly and Marvin ZARNETT, and the late Rita RITCHIE. Devoted grandmother of Noah, Sofia, Leilah, Sasha, Matthew, Lisa, Samara, Julia, Jennifer, Alexandra, Matthew, and Carolyn. At Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst Street (south of Eglinton) for service on Friday, May 2nd, 2008 at 10: 30 a.m. Interment Holy Blossom Memorial Park. Shiva 21 Hawthorn Avenue, Sunday from 12: 00 then daily from 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Tanya Warsh Memorial Fund for Research in Renal Cell Carcinoma at Sunnybrook Hospital c/o the Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324, or www.benjamins.ca. To her family and Friends she was devoted, inspirational, beautiful, and a pillar of strength, who will be deeply missed.
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In loving memory of Vincent Joseph LAVALLEE, 66 years, Saturday, May 3, 2008 at the Manitoulin Health Centre, Little Current. Former husband of Elizabeth NESHIKIWE.
Loving father of David (Valerie,) Mingo (Bonnie Jo,) Jackie (Darren SHAWANDA,) Monica BISHOP, Mary Elizabeth (Chris), Martina DEBASSIGE and Sonia (Tim PANGOWISH.) Cherished grandfather of 20 grandchildren. Dear son of David and Julia LAVALLEE predeceased. Dear brother of Joseph LAVALLEE (wife Rozina,) Mary LAVALLEE and Archie FRANCIS predeceased, Sylvester OSAWABINE, Thaddeus LAVALLEE (Bonnie,) Thomas WEMIGWANS (Elizabeth,) Wilfred WEMIGWANS (Evelyn,) Veronica WEMIGWANS (Wendy), Rose BEAUPRE (Ron), Henry WEMIGWANS (Corrine). Dear Godfather to Jacob and Patrick. Sadly missed by many loving nieces and nephews and their families. Vincent was a kind, caring and humorous person. He was a hard worker. He had volunteered his time and money to help out fundraising for Our Lady of Grace Church and the South Bay Community Centre. He will be missed for his generosity and helpfulness. Miigwheech to all Family and Friends with your kind words, prayers and helpfulness during our time of sorrow. Thank you to the doctors and nurses for all you did for Vincent. Miigwheech to Wikwemikong Health Centre staff and Amikook staff. Personal Support workers and Meals On Wheels and drivers who helped us care for Vincent in our home for the past 2 ˝ years. And finally thank you to Wikwemikong Housing for all your assistance.
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Emmys: 3 Best Speeches
Viola Davis' history-making win, Uzo Aduba's tearful "thank yous" and 'Transparent's' Jeffrey Tambor and Jill Soloway speaking out about transgender issues all stood out.
Viola Davis, Uzo Aduba and Transparent's Jeffrey Tambor and Jill Soloway all delivered memorable speeches as they accepted their Emmys on Sunday night. Davis spoke proudly and triumphantly after she became the first African-American to win the lead actress in a drama series Emmy. Aduba shared an emotional series of "thank yous" and Tambor and Soloway, celebrating Transparent's two Emmy wins on Sunday night, advocated for the transgender community and the issues they face.
Read on for more on the night's three best speeches.
Viola Davis Makes History: How to Get Away With Murder star Viola Davis became the first African-American to win the lead actress in a drama series Emmy on Sunday night's show, and the significance of her triumph wasn't lost on Davis or the Emmys audience, with many people giving her a standing ovation as she left the stage. In the audience, Kerry Washington, who was up for and lost the same award last year, and Davis' current lead actress competitor Taraji P. Henson were among those who appeared to have emotional responses to Davis' win.
Davis began by quoting Harriet Tubman: "In my mind, I see a line. And over that line I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line. But I can't seem to get there no how. I can't seem to get over that line."
The Emmy winner then talked about how black actresses have begun to "get over that line."
"The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity," Davis said as the audience applauded. "You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there."
She thanked successful black actresses — like Henson, Washington, Halle Berry, Nicole Beharie, Meagan Good and Gabrielle Union — for paving the way and "taking us over that line."
She also praised her ABC and How To Get Away With Murder bosses for changing "what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black."
Uzo Aduba Delivers a Teary, Thankful Speech: Before Davis' big moment, another black actress made history. Uzo Aduba became the first performer since Ed Asner to win both a comedy and drama Emmy for playing the same character, an achievement created by an Emmys rule change that ultimately put Orange Is The New Black, a comedy contender last year, in the drama categories this year. Aduba appeared overcome with emotion, crying or on the verge of tears throughout her speech.
"I really just want to say thank you a thousand times," she said before enthusiastically thanking a number of people, repeating "thank you" several times.
"If I could say thank you a thousand times, it would not be enough to cover the amount of thanks that I feel for you, Jenji Kohan," Aduba told the OITNB showrunner. "I love you so much. I appreciate you for putting belief back in my heart. I love you. Thank you for making this show, for creating this space, for creating a platform."
She also thanked the show's "family at Netflix and Lionsgate," name-checking Netflix executives Ted Sarandos and Cindy Holland, among others. And she offered her gratitude to her manager, agents and lawyers, who collectively "let me be me" and her family, specifically mentioning her sister and "best friend," Chi-Chi, who the Emmy cameras captured proudly watching Aduba from the audience.
"I am humbled to call myself your sister," Aduba told Chi-Chi. "I love you so much."
Jeffrey Tambor and Jill Soloway Speak Out About Transgender Issues: Transparent may not have gotten the big Emmys moment some hoped it would score with a best comedy series win, but star Jeffrey Tambor and creator Jill Soloway made the most of their earlier time in the spotlight, using their acceptance speeches for the Emmys for best comedy actor and best directing for a comedy series to advocate for the transgender community.
Soloway, who based the show on her own experience with a parent who came out as transgender, went first, and after thanking "the Goddess," the team at Amazon and her cast and crew, Soloway thanked her family including her own "Moppa," the show's term for Tambor's transgender character.
Soloway explained that in a number of states landlords can still legally say they won't rent apartments to transpeople, explaining that transgender rights still have to be fought for.
"We don't have a trans tipping point yet," Soloway said. "We have a trans and civil rights problem. So go to transequality.org, and go to vote to pass the Transequality Bill."
Tambor's win was also historic, with the actor becoming the first person to win an Emmy for playing a transgender character.
The actor invoked (and later thanked) his teachers, recalling one who said, "When you act, you have to act as if your life depends on it."
Tambor added, alluding to instances of violence against transgender people, "Now I've been given the opportunity to act because people's lives depend on it."
He concluded by dedicating his performance and award to the transgender community.
Indeed, many in the community, including its most visible member Caitlyn Jenner, have credited Transparent with launching a cultural revolution, with Jenner in particular saying the show helped her make her transition public.
"Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your courage," Tambor said. "Thank you for your stories. Thank you for your inspiration. Thank you for letting us be part of the change. God bless you."


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NORFOLK, Va. — Five Somali men accused of attacking a U.S. Navy ship off Africa's coast were convicted on federal piracy charges Wednesday, in what experts said was the first trial of its kind since the Civil War.
NORFOLK, Va. — Five Somali men accused of attacking a U.S. Navy ship off Africa's coast were convicted on federal piracy charges Wednesday, in what experts said was the first trial of its kind since the Civil War.
The verdict was handed down by a jury in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. The five men stood silently as the verdict was read. They face mandatory life terms at a sentencing hearing set for March 14 in Norfolk.
Prosecutors argued during trial that the five had confessed to attacking the USS Nicholas on April 1 after mistaking it for a merchant ship.
The Nicholas, based in Norfolk, was part of an international flotilla fighting piracy in the seas off Somalia.
Defense lawyers had argued the men were innocent fishermen who had been abducted by pirates and forced to fire their weapons at the ship.
John S. Davis, an assistant U.S. attorney, had argued that three of the men were in a skiff that opened fire on the Nicholas with assault rifles, then fled when sailors returned fire with machine guns.
Davis said all the men later confessed to the attack in a confession to an interpreter aboard the Nicholas. He said they expected to make anywhere from $10,000 to $40,000 from the ransom.
Defense attorneys said it is not uncommon in virtually lawless Somalia for pirates to capture fishermen and essentially enslave them, forcing them to either do their bidding or be killed. They said that's what happened to their clients.
The attorneys argued that the men — Gabul Abdullah Ali, Abdi Wali Dire, Abdi Mohammed Gurewardher, Abdi Mohammed Umar and Mohammed Modin Hasan — had actually hoped to be rescued.
They also questioned the validity of the confessions obtained by the Navy's interpreter. The confessions were not videotaped.
Other countries have recently held piracy trials, but legal and maritime scholars say one of the last in the U.S. was in 1861 when 13 Southern privateers aboard the schooner Savannah were prosecuted in New York City. The jury deadlocked and the men were later exchanged with the South.


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The Orioles have added more depth for the organization, signing left-handed hitting outfielder Xavier Paul to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training, according to a SportsNet Canada report.
The Orioles are expected to announce several minor league signings at some point this week, including infielder Ivan De Jesus Jr. and Paul.
Paul, 28, is a 2003 fourth-round pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers who has hit .254 with a .316 on-base percentage in parts of five seasons with the Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds.


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Derby County midfielder Robbie Savage has taken a pop at Birmingham City defender Roger Johnson after Saturday's FA Cup defeat.
Savage was stunned when the Birmingham centre-half made a beeline for him at the final whistle.
Savage snapped: "I'm disappointed in Roger Johnson. When we were coming off the pitch, he shouted over 'I'll be drinking the champagne tonight, Sav'.
"Well, he can swig his Moet. But he should know I've been drinking Dom Perignon for the past 12 years in the Premier League.
"Actually, I've not been drinking champagne for the past 12 years, which is why I played in the Premier League for that long and I'm still playing at 35.
"He has played but a handful of games in the Premier League and he's saying that. I'm a wind-up merchant but I've more respect.
"I would never have gone up to someone like Roy Keane and said what Johnson said in my first season in the Premier League. He was out of order.
"He should concentrate on what's happening on the pitch. Kris Commons gave him the runaround.
"Once he has played 350 league games at the top, he can go from Moet to the vintage I drink. In fact, I'll buy him a bottle myself."


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Looking for a photocopy of John Wyer book
I am looking for someone that could share a photocopy of John Wyers book: The Certain Sound Thirty Years of Motor Racing,
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Tokyo: Super typhoon Neoguri was barrelling toward Japan`s Okinawa islands today, packing violent winds and torrential rains as officials warned residents to stay indoors, while the biggest US Air Force base in the Pacific evacuated some of its aircraft.
The storm could be one of the worst in decades, with gusts of up to 270 kilometres per hour expected to slam into the southernmost subtropical island chain early tomorrow, and possibly reaching mainland Japan by Wednesday, the national weather agency said.
The typhoon was located some 600 kilometres south of Okinawa`s main island at 0300 GMT and was moving north northwest at 25 kilometres per hour.
"Please be vigilant, stay inside buildings and avoid working outside and making unnecessary trips," a meteorological agency official said at a press briefing.
The official warned that the storm could pack "record level" winds and stir up high waves.
"It is likely to arrive in Okinawa Tuesday morning, generating violent gales and high waves... And, in some areas, violent rains," he said.
"Please be ready to evacuate," the official added.
The meteorological agency forecast Neoguri, whose name means racoon in Korean, would dump up to 80 millimetres of rain an hour on Okinawa as it pounds the archipelago.
The storm, which could affect an area with a 500 kilometre radius, was expected to be downgraded by the time it hit the Japanese mainland.
However, Kyushu region -- next to the main island of Honshu where major cities including Tokyo and Osaka are located -- was already seeing heavy rains and officials warned over possible floods and landslides.
"I`m calling on the heads of municipalities not to hesitate in issuing evacuation warnings and don`t be afraid of being overcautious," Keiji Furuya, the state minister in charge of disaster management, told a government meeting.
The US Kadena Air Force base in Okinawa, the largest US airbase in the Pacific, began evacuating some of its aircraft yesterday in preparation for the typhoon.
"I can`t stress enough how dangerous this typhoon may be when it hits Okinawa," Commander James Hecker of the 18th Wing stationed in Kadena said in a statement posted online.
"This is the most powerful typhoon forecast to hit the island in 15 years; we expect damaging winds to arrive by early Tuesday morning.
"So be prepared!...Tie down your outdoor items and work with your neighbours to help them."
"During the typhoon, do not go outside... Anything not tied down, even small items, could become deadly projectiles," the statement said.
Okinawa is regularly hit by typhoons but islanders were taking no chances with fishermen on Miyako island bringing boats back to port and tying them down with ropes.
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Choose what to focus on and what elements to include in your shot. A great picture will allow the viewer to see a small window that shows one view of your subject. Don't try to crowd too many different things. If you are trying to capture an impression, take as many photos as you can.
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Hi, the time has come to replace a Roksan Caspian M CD player. Roksan gave up the ghost just as the Dyson was switched on.
Current system, stable for the last 8 years or so, has been Roksan Caspian M CD player, with Simaudio Moon i5 amp driving Revel M22 stand mount speakers. Connectors are Crystal Cable Piccolo and Hitachi linear crystal speakers cables that date back to an upgrade journey, going through several components, like Living Voice Auditoriums, Meridian G08, Linn Unidisk, Pathos Classic, Cayin A88T, Red Rose Rosette, Sudgen 21a, Jungson JA88d, Roksan Caspian M integrated amp, Final 300 electrostatics, PMC DB1s and several cables and connectors.
Music taste includes Blues, Rock, Classical, biased towards guitar and the system doubles up for audio on PS3 games and movies.
Whilst thinking about a replacement CD player, also considering if there might be an opportunity for sound quality improvement with digital streaming. Don't have much knowledge about this and the feeling is that ripping CD's to a hard drive may offer a level of convenience but not necessarily sound quality, though the latter may be attained by access to higher quality recordings, not available on CD media.
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Tiggy is my tabby cat companion and best friend
Meet Tiggy
When I first moved to Tenerife I was a tenant in Cindy aka MistyHorizon2003's house in the south of the island and she had two cats - Smudge and Tiggy. The cats became my friends and so when Cindy decided to move back to Guernsey and to put her place on the market I agreed to take the two cats on.
Photos of my cat Tiggy and Smudge too
MistyHorizon2003's hub about her cat friends
- Where Do Your Cats Go When They Leave Your House?
I can't help wondering where on earth cats go when they head "through the cat flap". Quite often they are gone for days at a time, and when they do return they are frequently not hungry and seem pretty...
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Do you have a cat?
More about Tiggy
Smudge was a Siamese tom but he wasn't very much like a tom at all. He liked to stay in and be cuddled and made a fuss of. When he went out though he had an unusual habit of bringing plastic Barbie dolls back with him.
My Little Pony toy
One time he brought back a My Little Pony too. It was never mice or geckos or birds for Smudge just plastic toys and he really used to play with them. I can only assume he stole them from a neighbour's little girl but never found out where they came from so couldn't apologise or give them back.
Tragically Smudge got poisoned when he went out one night. This happens on this island but it really shook me up and I worried every time Tiggy went out after that.
Eventually I found a new place to live up north and it is safe for Tiggy here because there is only a balcony and she is too fat to risk jumping on the railings and then on to the dividing wall to the next balcony, which in many ways is just as well because there are dogs in some of the other apartments and a woman and her daughter further along on this floor lost their tom when he went over the wall from their place.
I used to call Tiggy "Squeaky" because she couldn't miaow properly but used to make little squeaks and a sort of chirping sound when she was doing something like jumping up on some item of furniture. She still makes little squeaks to get my attention and it usually means she wants me to smooth her spotted tummy when she is lying on her back.
I also call her "my little girl," "my baby" and "Little Tigg," although she is now anything but little. As she has grown she has somehow learned how to miaow and also to purr, which is another normal cat sound she hardly made at all when she was younger.Now she purrs a lot if I pet her or cuddle her.
Monarch butterflies in Tenerife
Tiggy loves to hunt, so I feel sad that I don't have a proper garden for her but at least I know she is safe here. She has, however, managed to catch two birds on the balcony. One was a pigeon and I managed to rescue it and it flew off with just a few feathers missing but the other bird was a little Chiffchaff and I was unfortunately too late. She has also caught Monarch butterflies and killed a few.
Because I have reared hundreds to adult stage I have had to think well, a few have lost their lives to Tigg but many many more have flown away.
When I was still in Cindy's old place she caught three shrews, one mouse and three geckos. Again, sadly I was too late. She caught a big gecko one night here too but I was able to rescue this one but I got bitten by the ungrateful reptile although it didn't hurt.
Tiggy also loves to catch moths that come in at night and are out on the balcony. She eats them and she also likes to eat Silverfish.
Cat Grass
Tiggy likes to eat grass to keep her digestive system in good health, and as I discovered on a website for the folic acid it contains. She will pester me if I don't have any grass for her here and so I grow it in flower pots as well as collecting it from the wild.
She is actually very fussy about grass though and will not accept any types of "cat grass" that you can buy and grow easily. I told a friend of mine called Katrina the problem I was having at one point when it was very hot and dry here and it was hard to find grass. Katrina very kindly bought some catgrass in Germany and sent it over thinking it would hopefully do the trick.
It all came up and grew well but Tiggy just ignored it. She only likes certain wild types including Coutch grass. I wondered if she could detect something about the commercially available types and thought maybe they are genetically modified strains or something. Whatever it is she turns her nose up at anything but wild grasses!
Tiggy is very fussy about her toys too. She is simply not interested in many types that I have bought or friends have got for her. However, she will still play with a grubby silver-paper mouse I had from when Cindy had her.
She also used to love a dirty squidgy rubber ball that I would throw and she would fetch and then drop for me to throw again. I used to spend lots of time playing this game but eventually there was hardly any of the ball left. I tried her with other rubber balls but none have had the appeal that old one had.
Cat Toys
I have a pretend furry mouse toy I throw and she jumps after. She also likes a game of chase in which I chase her from one bedroom down the passage all through the apartment to the other room and the balcony. Tiggy likes to hide behind the curtains and expects me to look for her behind them or to throw a toy at the curtain which she will then pounce on.
Tiggy also loves investigating and sleeping in cardboard boxes. The only problem is she soon gets bored with them and I have to get new ones from the supermarket. I use the old ones to fill withpaper and cardboard which I then take to the recycling container.
Tiggy tends to be fussy with her food although she is very greedy. Most of all she likes canned Gourmet tuna paté but she will eat other canned foods but not all. Some she will just sniff and ignore so I have learned what ones she will eat and what she won't touch. I never give her dry food exclusively anymore because she once got constipated after eating it at a very hot time in the year when we had a calima dust storm and I got really worried about her.
Eventually she went after a few days and I was so happy when she did. It seemed strange to he happy about a cat going to the toilet but that was what happened and I remember she had a burst of playful energy right afterwards. I said to myself, to never give her just dry food again and nowadays she gets a mixed diet.
Danish Blue
One food she absolutely loves and so do I, is Danish blue cheese. If am eating this she will come and beg and I give her very tiny lumps of it. She looks like she would happily scoff a whole packet of it though.
Sometimes Tiggy catches other flying insects and I have seen her eat an Antlion and an Ichneumon wasp. I have rescued dragonflies she has caught.
Tiggy is very bossy and tends to boss me about but I don't mind really. Tiggy has become my family here and my companion who I spend most of my time with.
When I go out I know she will be waiting for me when I come home and she comes to the door when I get back. I don't know how she knows it is me at the door. She doesn't like most people though and unless she knows them tends to run and hide under a bed if anyone comes in.
Tiggy doesn't like most other cats and she hates dogs. Keith aka Animal, who is a good friend of mine and Cindy's used to bring his little dog Scampydog around when he visited and Smudge used to be fine about this as you can see in the photo of the two animals sleeping. It was totally different with Tiggy though who was never happy when Scamp was there and went for him on one occasion I can remember.
Tiggy sleeps in the bed with me and she likes to go under the blankets. Sometimes she gets in the bed before me but she also sometimes wakes me up in the night. If I don't respond she will jump on the keyboard by my computer and monitor and fearing the worst that is enough to get me up.
Knowing my lack of luck in life in finding a woman partner, Keith once said to me that you have to be careful what you wish for and you must be very specific when requesting what you need from the universe. "What do you mean, Keith?" I asked.
"Well," he responded, "you have been hoping to find a girlfriend but you never specified what species!"
Hey Bard of Ely, I bet my cat can do more tricks than your cat.
I was always a dog person, but now I'm a cat person. My teenage daughter brought home a little kitty about a year ago. She found it by the side of the road in a box.
So now me and the cat are best buddies. He is absolutely hilarious, and he loves beer. My daughter, incidentally, has yet to feed the cat or change the litter. Well, she does give it a drink of milk sometimes when she is eating cereal.
My daughter named him Boo and I call him Boo Boo, Mr. McBoo, and Booby. I call him some other names when he follows me around the house and keeps jumping on the back of my leg or when I'm sitting in my easy chair concentrating on the newspaper, and he decides to jump up and bite my arm.
Today he was enjoying the snow storm. I came in from outside with snow on my boots, and he played with it in fascination on the floor until it melted. Then he is up on the window sill in the kitchen pawing at the big snow flakes hitting the window like he is going to catch them.
Thank you for the enjoyable hub.
Take care,
Yay For the lovely in up Tiggy. My Puma just has to sample what I am eating!!!! I love to daub his nose in yogurt then watch him lick it off!!! "Blanki" is a good game - toss a throw or a t.shirt over her= ane enjoy the scuttling!! Puma chomps on all my plants and loves swotting at mtself and any two legs!!!
She's gorgeous and I know you know it already, but you're really lucky to have her.
Reminds me of my cat Ginger I had for 17 years while growing up (I was aged 6 to 23) she would sit on my books I was reading or on my homework I was trying to do - does Tiggy sit on your keyboard as you try type, when she wants your attention or food?
aaw, you make me miss my 3 cats (more) I had to leave behind when I left my now ex-husband and moved to my parents, as my mom's allergic. What a lovely story this is of your Tiggy. My cats were Squash, Peaches, and Spitfire. My boys go to their father often, so they tell me a bit about my cats. Peaches died a few months after I left, (about 3 years ago) and Squash and Spit are still doing fine. They were/are gorgeous but never fetched a ball like your Tiggy!
That was such a lovely hub, i like to get to know hubbers better. Somewhere there is a Barbie less child, wonder if she ever suspected the cat, great that you got the photos. They made me laugh when i scrolled down after reading your article. Will be back to read more, Brenda Scully
lovely page! Thank-you for sharing! x
A cat who loves dolls, hmm? That's a new one to me.
One of my cats has a PVC fetish. No, really. Put a new binbag in the kitchen bin, and she'll sit inside the folded-over length of the bag and lick the plastic for hours.
Excellent hub. I was very sad about Smudge, poor kitty.
Tiggy is beautiful.
My cat Boo also sleeps under the covers beside me at night.
Love the names of your cats and the photos. Great hub!:)
Wonderful hub!! We have 4 cats on our farm and they all have their own jobs to do! Without them, we would be overrun with mice! Thank goodness for felines!!! :-)
Aw Bard - you're owned! You're nothing unless you're in cahoots with a cat! I had three. I wanted to bring my youngest moggy with me when I first came to Lisbon. I knew it wasn't the right thing (for him) so he stayed with my ex. And - sorry to hear you lost Smudge. That was bloody awful. I just don't get some people, or their actions.
I have had a cat all my life, this brought back so many memories. My most recent feline love of my life died in December, the same night my husband had his mild heart attack. I miss her terribly, she was "addicted" to me, and we had a most special bond and companionship.
Before that, I had a cat for 27 years, she raised me from the age of 7 (me) - she came into my life when she was 7 weeks. I'm sure she regarded my three sons as her own offspring, and would look at me occasionally telegraphing "Didn't we do a good job?" and then blink twice and look back adoringly at the boys.
I hardly knew how to live when she passed away, I was 34 and could not remember not having her.
I adore your cats.
I love the picture of Smudge and Scampydog! Makes me miss having lots of animals around.
A great Hub on Cats, one of my favorite topics. Tiggy has a great personality pose and seems like a character and what a great face on Smudge. (also the perfect name!)
My daughter wrote a poem which was published in an anthology of kids poems a couple of years ago, about our tortoiseshell cat, Twizzle, which i think is beautiful, and quite emotive for a ten year old, so I post it here for you!
How The Kitten Played (2007)
(Inspired by "Cat Began" by Andrew Matthews)
She stole the emeralds for her eyes,
She took the patterns of the mud for her fur,
She picked up the splinters of the glass for her claws,
She stole the mountains for her ears,
She took the playfulness of the dolphins
And the kitten played.
By Roxanne Mansfield (age 10)
(hugs to you and Tiggy x)
i believe our pets and animals are a part of ur soul group, a connection to the natural world. I totally understand how you feel about Tiggy, and the other cats you have been privelidged to have live with you too. The love they have for us is unconditional, and in return we love them unconditionally too. My cat Twizzle is very affectionate and vocal, and our pup Angel (as bonkers as she is!) absolutely loves the cat. I often have both of them in my bed at night, (under the duvet too!), and sometimes if I am away to my bed late I get "told" to go to bed by the animals, who are patiently waiting to get some sleep, and are waiting for me to retire. Twizzle often comes calling to me to see what I am up to, and sometimes even brings a friend home for some food!
That was a great hub and your love for Twiggy just shines through. I sometimes wonder with pets - were they our soulmates in some previous life? So often, the bonding is beyond definition!
Great hub! Your cats sound like pretty cool crittters. And the girlfriend comment your friend made is too funny. It does seem that way with our pets sometimes..thinking they are people :)
Hey Bard, loved the hub! and your adorable kittyts!! It soo much reminded me of my two kittys, one which is called tiger! and also i lmao at your last few words in hub!! Brilliant and it seems your wish DID come true!!lol You have a very faithfull partners!;)
A cat that likes blue cheese? How perfectly charming! :)
I'm sure Tiggy doesn't let you feel the lack of a woman friend...she seems like a thoroughly engaging companion! And she does have beautiful eyes...
Hi Bard, As you already know from one of my Hubs I am a cat lover, and loved reading this and looking at all the great pictures.
Lovely hub Steve. I really enjoyed looking at all the great pictures of both Smudge and Tiggy and thank you for the plug of my hub about where cats go when they leave your house. I can't believe how big Tiggy has got, she used to be such a tiny little thing:) A bit of advice on the food front. It is okay to feed cats an all 'wet' diet, but later in life they are far more likely to get really bad teeth if solely fed on wet food. It is important they have some dry food in their diet to help clean their teeth as they eat. I would suggest a combination of wet and dry food in each meal to avoid the problems you experienced, and if the problem does ever arise again a little liquid paraffin should easily resolve it. Thanks again for the trip down memory lane :)
Hi, Bard of Ely
Cats truly are fascinating creatures. We have four, which gives new meaning to the phrase "herding cats". I think that they know that we'll do whatever necessary to provide what they want when they want it. What's that saying? Dogs have Masters, Cats have Staff


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Hello Games have been pretty critical of XBLA in the past, but it would appear that their acclaimed stunt hit Joe Danger could well be making the jump across platforms. Eurogamer reports that a listing for Joe Danger: Special Edition has appeared on a Korean Ratings Board, with Microsoft Korea apparently behind the post.
We gave Joe Danger a 9 last year, with Brendan saying 'you'll struggle to find a game as fun as this on PSN. Trying to perfect every event is a task you'll become obsessed with as is trouncing the scores of your online friends. The multiplayer is a bit weak, but when the rest of the game is so accommodating, with its forgiving nature masking the absorbing challenge, you can't deny its brilliance.'
Hello Games are hard at work finishing off a sequel - Joe Danger: The Movie - and you can check out our preview here.


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