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19th July 2017
Kevan Barber, Account Manager with Atomic, the consumer and tech division of Grayling looks to how Mad Men and the era which it depitcts remains relevant today.
This blog is about more than just Mad Men the TV series, it's also about David Ogilvy and his views set out in Ogilvy on Advertising, written in 1983. Both are prime examples of how the best creative ideas and work processes can stand the test of time. They also teach us how the role of PR has grown over recent years and become far more aligned with advertising and the wider marketing remit.
Creative input from PRs is often as, if not more, important to clients as securing a product review in the Weekend section of The Times. Why? Because PR now works across more channels than ever before. From traditional press and online media to social media, paid social, influencer marketing, experiential, SEO, etc. There's no other agency around the table with fingers in so many pies.
This year, a campaign from Mad Men was implemented for Heinz. 'Pass the Heinz' appeared in New York, 50 years after it was pitched to the client, albeit fictionally. However it's the TV series as a whole that is of interest to the modern PR practitioner. Obviously, there are elements to take at fictional value, but the pitches to clients and the creative processes the characters go through definitely resonate. That moment of unveiling a new creative idea, as Don Draper does on numerous occasions to varying degrees of success, remains the same in today's industry.
Likely to have been read carefully by Mad Men's scriptwriters is Ogilvy on Advertising. I picked this up following a recommendation from a colleague and found it as inspiring as anything I've learnt through networking events, training sessions and brainstorms.
It's worth noting that not 100% of the book remains relevant; there are certainly some ways in which society and the industry has (thankfully) progressed, but the principles and theories still strike a chord. Here are seven top quotes that exemplify the relevance of this book and why it remains essential reading:
1. "Most campaigns are too complicated. They reflect a long list of objectives and try to reconcile the divergent views of too many executives."
2. "When I write an advertisement, I don't want you to tell me that you find it 'creative'. I want you to find it so interesting that you buy the product."
3. "First, study the product you are going to advertise. The more you know about it, the more likely you are to come up with a big idea for selling it."
4. "Big ideas come from the unconscious. This is true in art, in science and in advertising. But your unconscious has to be well informed, or your idea will be irrelevant. Stuff your conscious mind with information, then unhook your rational thought process."
5. "It isn't the whiskey they choose, it's the image."
6. "Where people aren't having any fun, they seldom produce good work."
7. "Agencies add new services the way universities add new courses. Nothing wrong with that if you also discontinue services which have outlived their relevance. To keep your boat moving through the water, keep scraping the barnacles off its bottom."
And clients will be pleased that plenty of us really do stick by Ogilvy's adage, "I always use my clients' products".
Kevan Barber
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Stricken Polish tall ship heading to Falmouth
A tall ship with 36 teenagers on board which got into difficulty after losing its masts in gale force winds is being towed into Falmouth in Cornwall.
The Polish-registered training vessel Fryderyk Chopin lost the masts about 100 miles (160km) south west of the Isles of Scilly.
There have been no injuries reported among the 47 crew, which includes 36 sailing trainees, all aged 14.
The ship is expected in Falmouth late on Sunday morning.
The ship is owned by the European School of Law and Administration, a private university based in Poland.
Newlyn-based fishing boat Nova Spiro attached a line to the vessel and began towing it to shore early on Friday evening.

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Everybody look what's goin' down at the Beaverton skatepark. Soon these modular ramps will enjoy the company of some Grindline 'crete. See all the dirty photos after the turn.
Skateboarding and more ….
Everybody look what's goin' down at the Beaverton skatepark. Soon these modular ramps will enjoy the company of some Grindline 'crete. See all the dirty photos after the turn.
Here are three images from yesterday's session at Battle Ground. The weather is improving and hopefully it will hold through the weekend. Check out Britney the Rad, Steve the Wired, and Jack the Tired after the turn.
Airspeed is gettin'er done with respect to the Gabriel Park Skatepark. We are going to venture a guess of 70% complete with respect to concrete pours. You be the judge. Pics of all the progress after the turn.
So what band named after a Messier object played the Doug Fir Lounge on Saturday night? M83, of course. Making the trek from Antibes, France, to saturate the ears of the Portland faithful were lead-man Anthony Gonzalez along with Pierre-Marie Maulini, Morgan Kibby and Loic Maurin. The lighting was minimal and the music exceptional. Check out a few pics from the show after the turn.
Brick banks, flowing walls, parking curbs, multi-level transitions and a rad square corner are just a few of the offerings at the Tigard Skatepark. Put Tigard high on your list when visiting Portland area skateparks. After the turn, check out Catherine and Jen during a recent Tigard session.
The Australian based band, The Presets, played the Doug Fir Lounge on Friday night. The band played to an appreciative crowd that nearly packed the house. We will go on record once again and say, The Doug Fir is one of the best places in Portland to see live music. Come experience the evening through the shutters of Earth Patrol after the turn. Special thanks to DJ JoeeIrwin for allowing us to shoot pics backstage.
Who's that Monday Cover angelic upstart shredding the havens of Battle Ground? Why, it's the hellacious Johnny Turgesen floating a big transfer from the depths of the bowl to the back of the cradle. See a few more pics of Johnny after the turn along with a link to a sequence of this shot.
Congratulations Johnny!
It seems FuelTV needed some 411 on Portland's 19 skatepark plan. So who did they tap for the info? Get the answer and more after the turn.
Portland Parks and Rec. is sponsoring a whole slew of skate camps and activities. The prices are super reasonable and your skater gets access to some of the best skateparks on the planet. Here is the 411 on the camps:
The Southwest has the Old Man Army and the Northwest is full of HOMOS (Hopeless Old Men on Skateboards.) This week's edition of Foto-Friday features the Head of the HOMOS, MC, along with Rick, Grover, and others. What's up with the self-deprecating aged-biased testosterone laced names? Oh well, enjoy the pics.


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CHATHAM, NJ—Rolling Hill area resident Merilee Anderson says there has been a continued lack of communication between Jersey Central Power & Light Co., Chatham Township and residents concerning power outages that have occurred about 30 times since last October.
Christina Lasky, a new resident of the area, noted in her first month in the township she lost power three times and JCP&L always attributes to power losses to "trees or animals."
"We are afraid to go out, because when we come home we don't know if our house will be flooded because our sump pump is not working. We are going to get our own generator," she added.
These were typical of comments from several Chatham Township residents who attended Thursday's Township Committee meeting to voice their displeasure with the area's electrical utility.
Stan Prater, JCP&L area manager for the district that includes the township, appeared at the meeting with Richard King, one of his engineering supervisors, and Vincent Cells, a senior engineer for the utility.
They assured residents progress is being made to address their problems, although it may take a number of years to resolve all the issues.
King noted Chatham is served by three substations—the Green Village Station and the Gillette Station, both in our on the border of the township, and the Trayor Station, in Summit.
Forty-five percent of the outages in the last year, he added, have been due to trees falling on wires, 20 percent to equipment failure, 11 percent were of unknown origin, eight percent were due to line failure and seven percent we caused by animals.
Responding to Deputy Mayor Robert Gallop, he said the percentage of outages for Chatham is "about average" compared to other communities in the area.
Prater added the utility very seldom replaced entire substations, but King noted issues of capacity are evaluated every day and updates are made as needed.
Green Village was updated in 2006 and 2007 to meet increased load demands, the engineering supervisor added.
Cells, who inspects much of the equipment in the area when outages are reported said replacement of "cutouts," a type of fuse on the top of utility poles, is one of the most frequent causes of outages.
To meet this, he added, the utility is replacing porcelain cutouts, which are fragile and wear out during repeated freezing and heating spells, with polymer cutouts that are more resistant to temperature changes.
Areas slated for cutout replacement include Westminster Road, Robert Drive and Dale Drive.
"However, just because equipment is outdated does not mean that it does not function," Prater said in response to a suggestion by Gallop that the utility do a "global" replacement of cutouts.
He noted replacements are made in areas where outages occur and updating in most areas happens every three to five years.
JCP&L also is replacing older "gap" lightning arrestors with more modern "MOV" arrestors to prevent short circuiting and installing new animal guards on transformer bushings in many streets in the township, Cells said.
Tree-trimming also is scheduled this year on Westminster Road, Dale Drive and Robert Drive, he noted.
Prater noted the company sets priorities for work to be done based on the frequency of outages reported in an area.
Vegetation management, last done in 2009 in the area of the Gillette station, will be done again in 2013, with trimming schedule in the areas of the Green Village and Traynor stations this year.
Thermovision inspections, using infrared cameras to measure overheating in wires, will be done this year in the Gillette and Green Village areas.
The process also was done last year in Green Village and in 2010 in the Traynor area.
Overhead visual inspections are on a five-year schedule and wooden pole inspections are on a 10-year schedule, the spokesmen noted.
Responding to a resident who asked why there are short, intermittent power interruptions, King said when a fault is detected in an area a "recloser" mechanism may temporarily shut down power in that area so repairs can be made.
Prater added residents should telephone 1-888-LIGHTSS (544-4877) or go onto the company's website, www.firstenergycorp.com, to report outages in their homes even if they think the utility may already by responding to their neighborhood.
He said an individual resident wire may be down and, if the outage is not reported, it will take the utility longer to make a repair at a particular home.
The website now is compatible with Smartphones, Prater noted, so residents will be able to report outages even when their home computers do not have power, and the utility will work with local AM radio stations to spread the word about future outages and repairs.
On another matter, Police Chief John Paton, reported his department is introducing community policing to Chatham Township to return to the sense of "having a cop on the beat."
Paton noted the department has divided the township into 11 patrol areas, loosely based on election district borders, and a specific officer will be assigned to each of the areas. The department also will include the traffic safety officer in the mix.
The officers, in addition to their normal daily duties, will interact personally with residents and help them with non-emergency matters in order to: Maintain or increase public confidence in the police department, decrease the fear of crime, listen to and address citizen concerns, bring community resources together to help solve problems, help solve specific crime problems, reduce repetitive calls for service and educate the public about the police.
Paton noted the public should still call the police department dispatcher in emergency matters, but their neighborhood officers will be more available to assist in other matters.
He also said he is working with the Morris County Dispatch Service, which now handles Chatham Township police calls, to make it more responsive in handling township calls.
On another matter, Township Engineer John Ruschke reported on a number of measures that could result in an estimated $5 million upgrade to the township's sewer treatment facilities in the next few years.
Ruschke said equipment at both the Tanglewood and Chatham Glen treatment plants would have to be replaced because equipment in both facilities is reaching the end of its useful life.
The Chatham Glen facility, which deals with only 10 percent of the capacity of the Tanglewood plant, would be converted to a pumping station, with sewage treated at Chatham Glen being pumped to Tanglewood for treatment.
In addition, partially to deal more effectively with total dissolved solids, treated township waste would outflow into the Passaic River rather than into the Great Swamp, as it does currently.
Upgrading of the Tanglewood facility and conversion of Chatham Glen to a pumping station also would require installation of new force mains, according to the engineer.
The plan also would increase the capacity of the Tanglewood facility to 1.155 million gallons per day, he added.
State Department of Environmental Protection approval would be needed for the increased capacity and switching of the outflow to the Passaic River, the engineer said.
He will attempt to obtain expedited financing for the project through the State Environmental Infrastructure Trust. If the trust does not accept the project the township may have to bond the cost of the project.
In another matter, committee members met in closed session prior to Thursday's public meeting to interview candidates for the committee seat left vacant by the recent resignation of Committeeman Kevin Tubbs, who has accepted a new business position in Wisconsin.
Mayor Nicole Hagner said Thursday the governing body probably would vote at a special meeting on Wednesday, June 6, on a new committee member to serve until the Dec. 31 expiration of Tubbs' term.


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Posted by Larry Hoover on December 26, 2016, at 23:30:09
In reply to What you think of research on long term SSRI use, posted by Prefect on December 26, 2016, at 19:29:57
> Some research has shown long term SSRI use perturbs receptors and causes untreatable major depressive disorder. Any opinions on this research?
> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21459521
The abstract to this paper included the following: "Depressed patients who ultimately become treatment resistant FREQUENTLY have had a positive initial response to antidepressants and INVARIABLY have received these agents for prolonged time periods at high doses."
I bolded two words to emphasize them. The latter clause may stand on its own, but it has no relevance to the former statement whatsoever. What are the statistics that validate these rhetorical statements?
Can anyone supply me with the full-text of this paper? I call POLITICS not SCIENCE here.
poster:Larry Hoover
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20161215/msgs/1093687.html


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In last week's wrap-up I mentioned that I wasn't sure what I could possibly write about this week, as I only saw two releases I was interested in, both of which belong to stories that I have not fully read. Thankfully for one of them, By Night, there was only one issue to catch up on, which I already owned. The only other series that jumped out was Gideon Falls, a series written by Jeff Lemire – a favorite author/illustrator of mine – of which I haven't read a single issue.
Turns out I'm just blind because checking the new comic release list online yesterday revealed two comic issues I've actually been anticipating for a while now. First, there is Flavor #3, continuing the story of a world where all chefs are celebrities who live and compete among each other in a walled city. Then, totally unbeknownst to me, Royal City #12 hit shelves today. Royal City was one of the first weekly comics I picked up way before I began this whole mess, and it has become an absolute favorite of mine. How I somehow missed it in this week's releases, I'll never know, but I'm excited to jump back into that story.
In order, I will be discussing the following comics:
- By Night #2
- Flavor #3
- Royal City #12
By Night #2 Writing: John Allison, Illustration/Cover Art: Christine Larsen, Coloring: Sarah Stern, Lettering: Jim Campbell. Published by BOOM! Box (of BOOM! Studios)
If By Night #1 took a turn for the weird by introducing an inter-dimensional portal in an abandoned industrial building, By Night #2 took a turn for the Even Weirder (real creative, I know) by showing us a taste of what's inside said portal. The twilight mushroom forest filled with enormous flora is an exciting change of pace and scenery compared to this story's usual North Dakota setting. It's behind this portal where Jane and Heather meet Gardt, a confused, stumpy, green goblin with horns and a – uhhh – skeleton living inside his clothing. This skeleton also talks. Guess what – Gardt is my new favorite character in the story so far. Upon meeting Gardt, there is a glorious set of panels wherein all three characters scream in fear at one another, and I keep going back to this page because of how much I enjoyed this moment. By Night is a story that doesn't want to be heavy handed, and it's moments like those that really cement it as the silly "20-somethings go on an interdimensional romp" story that it's shaping to be.
Of course, you can't have a cake made entirely from icing. There is a possible threat introduced in this issue, and the stakes are raised dramatically by the conclusion of By Night #2. Additionally, some of the softer tones and meanings of this arc are explored briefly in the reasoning behind Jane and Heather's second return to the portal. In just a few pages, more of Jane and Heather's post-college life at home is explored. When facing legitimate, otherworldly danger, both characters decide to risk death in pursuit of a more fulfilling life compared to their humdrum life with which they've settled. Apply this metaphor to whichever huge decision comes up in your life next, 20-somethings who might be reading this!
This is the first time I've written about By Night because, as I mentioned in the conclusion of my last Log's Comic Blog, I slept on that first issue for about a month. I can now say with confidence that I highly recommend picking up this story. Christine Larsen's illustration is a fantastic example of how to be funny through image, and paired with John Allison's writing, these characters come to life in a familiar, friendly way.
Flavor #3 Co-creator/Writing: Joseph Keatinge, Co-creator/Illustration: Wook Jin Clark, Coloring: Tamra Bonvillain, Lettering: Ariana Maher, Culinary Consultant: Ali Bouzari, Flatting Assistant: Fernando Argüello, Logo Design: Rich Tommaso. Published by Image Comics
To my immediate knowledge, this is the first book I've read with an action cooking scene. Listen, I'm not a fan of cooking. I'll go as far as to say I hate cooking. You spend so much time buying, preparing, cooking, and cleaning, just to eat a meal that ends in 30 minutes. Then you have to do it again the next day. Flavor makes cooking look like way more fun than is legal (yes I used that adjective on purpose).
Flavor #3 begins where the last issue left off – the illegal, underground culinary fight club and black market called Fishmongers. Xoo Lim decides that the best way for her to acquire Garuda truffles and help her parents is to fight for them. In these scenes we get to see the humor of Flavor flourish. During the battle cooking scenes there is a wonderful amount of wordplay bait and switch where calls for violence are in turn wholesome and entirely about cooking. For example, a crowd member yells, "Keep 'em bloody!" only for another onlooker to add, "I prefer well done!" This is what I buy comics for.
As the issue develops, we get to see more of the severity behind the culinary arts in the world of Flavor. The "law" arrives at the fight, everybody scatters, and the issue ends on a cliffhanger that just might seriously derail Xoo's current objective. The last two issues of Flavor have done an excellent job setting up the story's world, so a shorter, more action packed issue is very welcome, and the team behind Flavor knocked this one out of the park.
As was the case with By Night, this is my first time reviewing Flavor, so I need to say now how warming and approachable this series is. Flavor quite had me on the first page of issue #1. From there, the series has successfully built up its entertaining world of chefs with an Attack on Titan-esque threat and clever, witty writing all wrapped up with lush illustration and coloring. What sets Flavor aside from quite literally any other comic series I've read is Ali Bouzari, the culinary consultant and food scientist who adds a short essay about food to the end of every issue of Flavor. In this month's issue, Bouzari writes about the concept of "Culinary Time Travel." In brief, Bouzari describes that in order to well-prepare the food we eat, the application of heat, cold, and a combination of the two causes the nature of food to speed up, slow down, or even reverse in time. To have a short essay like this attached to an enjoyable story is themed effort that sometimes goes unappreciated, which is why I recommend picking up Flavor.
Royal City #12 Created, Written, and Illustrated by Jeff Lemire, Lettering: Steve Wands. Published by Image Comics
Royal City #12 is a rather short issue, mostly due to the fact that nearly half of the story is told through pictures. Royal City #11 ended on quite the reveal (which I won't spoil because *everybody* needs to read this series), so in this issue it was really quite calming to sit down and reflect on this reveal and what it means for the Pike family. This story has always belonged to nostalgia. It's visible in the clothing, the music, and of course in Jeff Lemire's always dream-like water colored and thin-pencilled goodness. Royal City will be concluding in just two more issues, so hanging on each full page of art and soaking in the musical journey that the character in question is experiencing is a way of looking towards the conclusion of this story with sadness for its ending, and hope for some closure behind Tommy's death and the Pike family's ails.
I really should just start calling this section "coming up next week" because that's really what this has morphed into.
Uhh, that being said… I just finished scrolling through the list of new releases next week. I don't know how else to say this but I don't know what the hell I'm gonna write about. Looking at Image Comics, they might be my best bet. Unless this is a mistake, it says Royal City #13 is coming out next week. Hey, I'll take it, but we'll see for sure when I walk into the comic book shop if it's on the shelf. Aside from that, there is Shanghai Red #2, a series that I picked up on a whim last month because I listened to too much of The Decemberists the weekend prior and I was craving a story that took place on a boat. I didn't love the first issue, but it's something to read. My third option could be – and I really don't plan on doing this – somehow acquiring and reading the entirety of Descender by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen by next Wednesday because the series finale launches next week. That sounds like something fun to be a part of, but I'm inclined to be lazy (and cheap) and maybe wait for the collected graphic novel… Wow I sure did sell my next post, huh.
As always, thanks for reading!


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Snipe's away in the follow-up to Rebellion's memorable WWII sniping masterpiece
Many gamers won't remember the original Sniper Elite. Originally a PC game that made its way to various consoles including the Nintendo Wii, the Playstation 2, and Xbox, Sniper Elite was a break from the standard-focus WWII shooter, placing heavy emphasis on tactical sniping from long distances, planned approaches, stealth, and most significantly of all, a supremely realistic ballistics system.
Since the original was released way back in 2005 - nearly a whopping ten years ago, which is why many may not remember this gem of an original - it felt like there would never be a follow-up, but Sniper Elite V2 was released in 2012 for the PC on Steam, much to the elation and delight of hardcore Sniper Elite fans who cut their sniping teeth on the original, as well as new fans of the uniquely realistic and surgical approach to war-based sniping situations. An identical time setting, a familiar approach, and highly specific sniping scenarios are juxtaposed with V2's new and improved ballistics, increased emphasis on close-quarters combat, and the all-important and brand new X-ray kill cam to make for a remake/sequel hybrid which no-one will likely forget in the near future.
With around 7 years since the original, big things were of course expected from Sniper Elite V2, though hopes weren't raised too highly since it was made clear that while the game is technically a sequel it is also effectively a remake of the original and not a full departure from it. Thankfully, Rebellion Developments had a substantially impressive original title to build on and add to, essentially guaranteeing fans a second taste of the tactical sniping experience that is at least as entertaining and thrilling as the first. And that's what one gets with V2: an experience that is substantially familiar yet one that is sprinkled generously with some new features to spice the whole thing up a bit.
The gameplay will be hugely familiar to anyone that has experienced the original Sniper Elite, and a far cry from the relatively simple nature of even the best flash-based sniping games such as Tactical Assassin . You assume the role of Lieutenant Karl Fairburne, an OSS officer and highly skilled sniper whose sniping activities centre around the reconnaissance and combat surrounding the V-2 missile. You are inserted into Berlin during the closing stages of the war in 1945 and, with references to several historical operations including Operation Overcast and Operation Paperclip, the latter involving the extrication of scientists from Germany. As is the case in the original Sniper Elite, the action takes place in a third-person perspective with frequent call for arming your sniper rifle and engaging in highly-specific, long-range sniping scenarios that are shaped by the physical environment around you including realistic physics, hyper-realistic ballistics, and biological hindrances such as breathing patterns affecting the accuracy of your shots.
And this is essentially what Sniper Elite V2 is: a game that engineers extremely specific sniping scenarios around a fairly shallow storyline, as opposed to fitting sniping scenarios into a more in-depth plot. Sniper Elite has never been about the intricacies of character or dramatic plot twists anyway: it's a game that excels in the art of allowing you to eject bullets from your sniper rifle in a realistic fashion with more style and satisfaction than any other game has ever managed to achieve, including the mighty Hitman: Sniper Challenge.
The campaign offers ten levels, packed with lengthy missions that all involve engineering specific situations in which you are likely to have the advantage, which is at long-range armed with your sniper rifle. Missions are spent performing reconnaissance and carrying out tasks such as planting bombs which you can detonate later, setting traps for enemies, and trying to figure out the location of enemy snipers. The health system has always been the biggest reprieve, offering regenerative capabilities instead of a finite health bar. This makes is a little too easy to draw out enemy fire by simply running about in the open and ducking for cover however, though this is a minor complaint. One of the major flaws of the game is definitely in its attempt at delivering more close-quarters combat scenarios, a department which the game - unlike the game's long-range combat - doesn't excel in at all. One can only hope that the awkward and overwhelming nature of the close-quarters combat is addressed in the much-anticipated Sniper Elite III which is due for release in June.
Any of these flaws can be ignored almost completely when you consider the merits of the ultra-realistic ballistics however. Realistic physics such as gravity causing bullet drop, wind direction considerations, and distance from the target itself are all factors that make the sniping experience superior to any others; then there's the X-ray camera. A new feature in V2, the X-Ray kill cam turns the already-incredible slow-motion kill shots into a gruesome (yet hugely impressive) first-hand lesson in the effect of projectiles on the internal organs and skeleton of the human body.
To enjoy Sniper Elite V2 therefore, you must be willing to let a shallow plot and lacklustre (also frustrating at times) close-quarters combat scenes slide so that you can focus on what Sniper Elite V2 does best: stylish sniping that satisfies with every single pull of the trigger, and this is the focus of the game; everything else is simply secondary, a means to delivering these sublime tactical sniping scenarios to you on a plate. You can search far and wide for other sniper games that are superior to Sniper Elite V2, but you're unlikely to ever find one, unless you wait for Sniper Elite V3, that is.


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Two story house on lakefront, 3 bedrooms, a half-bedroom (no closet), and a bunk room, 2 1/2 baths. Comfortably sleeps 9, on 7 beds (2x queens, 5x twins). Master bath has double vanity and jacuzzi tub. Front porch on first floor and deck on second floor with lake views. We've done recent renovations inside with fresh paint, new floors, carpet and rug cleaning, and a new mud room (washer and dryer, bench, hooks for jackets, hats, or towels). Lake front with new deck with safety rails, fire pit, a dock, row boat, upright paddle boat, kayak. Huffman Lake is a relatively small spring-fed lake, good for swimming, fishing, and boating (can jet ski, water-ski, pontoon boating, kayaking, paddle boating; there is public boat ramp access). Wi-fi Internet and phone included, flat-screen TV with DVD player. The roads and trails are great for biking and hiking in the forest.
We have a full kitchen with stove, microwave, dish-washer, washing machine and dryer, outdoor propane grill.


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Genre: Erotica
Anna had been going through a lot lately. Work had been overwhelming the last few months and she hadn't had much time for a personal life. As she pulled into her driveway after work one night she quickly realized the power in the entire neighborhood was out. "Great, another hot Friday night-literally" she thought to herself. From the looks of the trees whipping around this was going to be quite a storm and she needed to secure her items outside the house. So she ran inside to change out of her work clothes and pull some candles out just in case the electric was still off come nightfall.
As Anna was putting away her things and struggling with a piece of patio furniture when she heard a truck pull up in the street. She turned around to see a utilities truck and the driver jogging up towards her. "Do you need some help with that ma'am?" the familiar face said to her with a smile. "Hey Steve! What are you doing here?" Anna asked. "Well, I was dispatched out here to fix the power outage in the neighborhood and noticed you struggling with that thing; I didn't know it was you until I got up here. Honestly, I just saw a wet t-shirt and a…." Steve replied with a grin. Anna blushed as she looked down and realized when she changed she took her bra off too. She wasn't expecting to be out there long let alone see anyone even if it was someone she had known for years. Anna wasn't sure what was going on but she was getting a little hot and bothered by Steve be there and his subtle flirting. The wind and the rain started to pick up while they were moving her furniture to the garage and by the end Anna was soaked. Steve just stared at her standing there with her wet clothes clinging to her curves. Steve thought to himself, "How have I never paid attention to her before? She's gorgeous." At that exact uncomfortable moment Steve's radio went off and his attention was snapped back to work. Anna attempted to cover her chest and hoped Steve hadn't noticed how hard her nipples had gotten while they talked. He had but tried not to make it obvious, he could tell she was uncomfortable but he enjoyed seeing her this way too. Anna was feeling some kind of spark between them. Maybe it was because she hadn't gotten laid in a while or maybe it was Steve's tight jeans and oh so muscular legs that she couldn't help but envision herself straddling one day but there was a spark. Just thinking about it was making her wet. Steve snapped her back into reality by saying he had to get back to work. Before thinking, Anna invited Steve to come back by sometime. She was so adorably uncomfortable that Steve couldn't leave it alone. He replied, "sure but only if you promise to wear that same outfit." Anna turned fifteen shades of red, smiled and said "maybe, if you're lucky." And with that Steve left and Anna went back into the house to do some work until the battery in her laptop died anyway.
Steve went back to work but could not get Anna and her clingy wet clothes off of this mind. So when he hit his 18th hour of work and had to legally stop working, regardless of the neighborhood power being off, he was hit with an idea. More of an impulse really. Next thing he knew, Steve had dropped off his work truck and headed to dinner.
The power was still out and Anna's laptop died so she decided to go soak in the bathtub. She lit a few candles since the sun was not setting and was just settling in when there was a knock on her door. "What the hell?" Anna thought. She wrapped a towel around herself and headed for the door. She peered out the peephole to see Steve standing there with a couple of bags. Anna opens the door to let him in out of the rain. The moment he sees her he gets this sexy grin on his face and looks her up and down. At first Anna was confused and then realized she only has a towel on. Embarrassed as she was, Anna managed to ask what Steve was doing there. He replied, "well I had to leave work and knew the power was still off and I just figured you probably wanted dinner and I hoped you wouldn't attempt to drive in this weather to find some food. So I picked up some Chinese takeout and, well, thought we could eat dinner together." This made Anna smile and then she took a moment. look Steve over. Damn, why had she never noticed him before. He was ruggedly handsome, his wet work shirt was clinging to what seemed to be a nice chest, and those muscular legs… Now she was getting wet again. Snapping back to reality, she offered to take the bags from him so he could get out of his wet shoes. Then she asked, "hey there should still be some hot water if you want a shower after work. Unfortunately, I can't dry your clothes though." Steve replied, "actually that would be great. I have a change of clothes in my car." So as Steve ran out in the rain to get his clothes, Anna got some fresh towels out and placed them in the bathroom. Since the power was out and the air not on, Anna suggested leaving the bathroom door open otherwise it would get really hot in the shower so Steve did. Anna's room was across the hall from the bathroom and she needed to put on something more than a towel herself. So while Steve showered, Anna slipped on a pair of thong underwear and a strapless sundress. She couldn't help but glance over into the bathroom as Steve was stripping down and oh my she thought to herself.
Steve took a quick shower and came out dressed in a tank top and gym shorts. Anna smiled to herself when she saw his chest hair curling over the neck of his shirt and damn those muscular legs. She was all sorts of turned on looking at him. They went into the kitchen to get some food and at that moment Anna realized just how hungry she actually was. Anna opened the fridge and realized the only thing she had to drink was beer, so she offered him one and she took one. It actually went perfectly with the Chinese takeout. As they ate they talked. It was a very friendly banter between them and quickly turned into flirtation; the increased amount of beer being consumed also helped ease things. Anna knew she had drank enough that it was time to make a move but before she could Steve made his move. As she was walking by to get more candles, Steve grabbed her wrist and pulled her onto his lap. Anna fell across his lap and grabbed his shoulders as she did. Before either of them could rethink it, Steve leaned down and kissed her. It was a strong, firm, wet kiss that Anna knew would lead to good things. She began to relax under his kiss and was getting so turned on. Steve moved his hand to her thigh and stated caressing it gently as they kissed. Anna moaned, it felt so good to be touched again she couldn't help herself. Now it was her turn. And just as she had imagined earlier, she sat up and straddled Steve's muscular thighs facing him. He could feel the heat coming from between her legs and it just made him get even harder. Anna leaned back in to kiss Steve again, she couldn't get enough of his lips.
As Anna kissed Steve, he put a hand on each thigh to pulled her closer to him reaching his hands up under her skirt so he could feel her skin. Steve started kissing down her neck as he caressed her thighs eventually reaching her ass. Anna loved when a guy grabbed her ass; she was so horny at this point she just started grinding down on Steve's cock. Clearly he was enjoying it too. Steve could tell by the way Anna was moaning and moving that she was up for more so he started kissing his way across her chest. His hands moved up more on her ass and he could feel the band of her thong going down between her cheeks. His mouth made it to her breast but he didn't want to let go of her ass to move her clothes. Anna didn't want him to either so she reached up and pulled her top down and looked Steve in the eye as she did. It was so hot to him but he wanted more. He told her to play with her nipples, make them harder so she did. Anna grabbed both breasts and started pinching and pulling on her nipples. This caused her to grind her hips even more. Steve moved his hands up until he could pull her thong to the side and then started pushing a finger into asshole. This made Anna gasp, she hadn't expected it but it felt so good. Steve told her to relax and started sucking on one of her breasts while she continued to roll the other nipple between her fingers. Anna could hardly contain herself as Steve continued pushing his finger in and out of her ass. Then all of the sudden he stopped and pulled back from her. Anna was a little angry, she was so close to coming and he stopped! With a very wicked grin on his face, Steve said "I want you to touch yourself. Finger yourself and get it all sloppy for me."
Anna lifted her dress up over her head and Steve ripped her thong off of her and tossed it to the side. He went back to sucking on her nipples as she reached down to play with her clit. She was already so wet and had never touched herself in front of anyone before but Steve made it seem so hot and natural. She wanted to please him. So she dipped two fingers into her vagina which was already dripping and moved up to slowly circle her clit. This made her grind her hips down again, all she wanted was to feel his dick inside her right now. Steve reached around and pushed a finger back into her ass again. This time he didn't move it in and out but wriggled it in a circular motion. Anna groaned out loud at every move. Between his mouth suckling her nipple, her fingering herself and him in her asshole she was going to come quickly. Then he bit her nipple! Holy shit, Anna thought, I almost came just from that and it made her laugh. Steve was enjoying watching her but he wanted to see more. So he pushed her away from his lips so he could see her and shoved a second finger in her asshole. Anna cried out. Steve told her to continue playing with herself until she came; he wanted to see her come. So he continued moving his fingers around in her ass as she fingered her pussy and bucked back and forth on his lap. She started panting, he knew she was getting close. Her cheeks got damp with sweat and she was squealing out every time their fingers touched inside her. Anna had never felt anything like it before. She was so close when Steve pulled his fingers out and stopped.
Panting Anna was furious. She was so close to coming and he stopped it! Steve told her to bend over the end of the couch and she jumped up to do it. There she was bent over, bare ass in the air and she was turned around looking at him; begging him to fuck her. Steve took the opportunity to spank her ass a few times to see how she'd react. Anna happened to love being spanked and her eyes lit up when he did it. Anna reached down to finger herself again as he continued to spank her but Steve didn't want her to come without him. So he grabbed her hands and pinned them over her head on the couch so she couldn't touch herself. He plunged into her swiftly and began fucking her. Anna screamed with delight at finally feeling him in her. Steve let go of her hands in order to hold her hips as he jackhammered into her. While doing so he pressed his thumb into her asshole and Anna exploded. She came so loud she hurt her own ears. This was more than Steve could take and soon he came too and collapsed on top of Anna over the couch.
As soon as they caught their breath, Steve climbed off of Anna. She got up and smiled at him with a wicked grin and pushed him back onto the couch. She straddled his lap again and asked if he was up for round two. Now that she knows what he's into she wants to practice a few things. Steve grinned and said "sure, but let me turn the electric back on to your house first so the air conditioner is on and the neighbors won't hear you."
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Something made up by religious extremists trying to justify overturning Roe v Wade and taking away the rights of gay Americans to go about their daily lives just because Bush won the election by the smallest of margins. Even if Bush lost the popular vote and won, they'd say he still has a moral mandate. In fact, less than fifteen percent of all Americans were values voters, and mostly come from the South, which votes values most of the time anyway.
Bush has no mandate. About half the country voted him down. To get a mandate, you need to win in a landslide.
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In lieu of the traditional "I love photography…I got my first camera when I was eight…yada, yada," I am going to share a few random things about myself, because this will be much more fun for us both.
-I strongly believe that no ice cream is better than Blue Bell and that pork should never be considered barbecue.
-I saw Vanilla Ice in concert well after he melted…late 90s.
-I always have duct tape, nail glue and Sharpee markers on hand and I am not afraid to use them.
-I graduated "cum laude" from college, have had tons of student loans, and do absolutely nothing with my precious degree.
-I have a metal rod in my arm and a screw in my head.
-I was attacked by a group of Canadian geese while making out on a beach.
-I have never pierced my ears.
-I grew up in Waco, Texas and no, I am not a Branch Davidian (and have never known anyone that was).
-I went on a two-week bike-trip from Texas to Florida when I was a kid.
-I live in the home where I met my husband, kissed him for the first time, and married him.
-One year is as far as my memory goes back without assistance.
-I believe that actions are far more powerful than words and that the people who shout the loudest are usually the ones whose actions you need to watch the closest.
-I rarely share my opinions and never feel the need to debate anything. Life is just too short…I'd rather go swing on my front porch.
Some of the nice things said about my photography...
If I haven't said it already, or enough, THANK YOU! I had NO idea I'd ever have the opportunity to be a part of pictures like these. I mean I thought I was doing good using Olan Mills. I will never look at photos done by Olan Mills, Walmart, JcPenney, or anywhere the same again. It was truly a dream to be apart of pictures that I thought only existed in the magazines. -Brandy
You are gifted and talented beyond words and I am just in AWE of your work. I can't get over it! The pictures are so beautiful and accomplishing a decent photo of me is astronomical – but you went beyond it. You made it beautiful! How can I begin to thank you for such an amazing gift? Thank you over and over and times ten thousand. -Sandy
If I needed to have photos of my children or of an event done, this would be whom I would choose. This is a passion for Amy and not just a moment's hobby. She has frozen many moments with the click of her power and has captured those times you might forget. Amy McDow is a wonderful mother, artist and teacher. It has been a honor viewing her work. -Stephanie
I can honestly say that everytime I have viewed Amy's work, my breath has been taken away by the artistic beauty! She is truly one talented mom! -Linda
Amy is truly a gifted photographer!!! She has an amazing eye for detail and puts her all into her work! My children LOVE posing for her! I have no doubt in my mind that no matter what you request of her, she can do it! Thanks Amy for all you do!!! -Melissa
Proud member of Professional Photographers of America
Proud member of the American Child Photographers Charity Guild
Proud member of VAAL ~ Visual Artists Alliance of LaGrange (GA)
Proud member of the Valley Arts Council (AL)
Proud supporter of New Horizon Theatre in West Point, GA
Proud member and supporter of the West Point Woman's Club (GA)
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Makeup Used:
BB Cream: Tarte Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer in medium. We are loving all things Tarte. This held up to the test! It has Vitamin A, C, E and is rich in essential oils.
Concealer: Kat Von D Lock-it concealer creme in medium 23. This has relentless staying power.
Eye shadow: NYX Cosmic Metals Palette. Metallic shades are all the rage and using soft tones of purple and taupe really brought out her blue eyes.
Liner: Kat Von D. Tattoo Liner in Trooper– satin black. This is our all time favorite liquid liner. It is easy to use and stays on with out any fading. Just a slight flick on the ends for a subtle cat eye.
Mascara: Bobbi Brown Smokey Eye Mascara. An old classic but a new favorite for Your Basic Beauty.
Blush: RMS blush in Promise. Link to my previous post to discover my RMS obsession!
Lipstick: Nars Satin Lip pencil (in Rikugien) Most universal color they make. We are never without this color in our makeup kit. We followed it up with a swoosh of Huda Beauty Lip Strobe in Enchanting. (A Must Have!)
Eyebrow pencil: Brow Power Waterproof perfector 5 in 1 eyebrow pencil. (Universal Taupe) "Taupe" works very well on every complexion. Check out our eyebrow post for proper eyebrow grooming.
Highlighter: Becca Shimmering Skin perfector liquid highlighter in Champagne Pop. I prefer a liquid highlighter in the summer and it gives such a natural glow!
Setting Powder: Too Faced Primed and Powerless Pressed Powder in Matte Finish. We are testing this for clients being photographed or filmed. It has a high resolution flawless effect. Lightly dust on forehead, chin and nose area. Take a small brush and pat directly under the eye area to prevent any smudging.


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If you were listening to a piece of groovy music and were responsive to it, you wouldn't mind following its vibe, nodding at refrains, enjoying the use of instruments, tempo, rhythm—so why is it audiences get impatient when movies attempt to do the same thing? Jim Jarmusch's The Limits of Control feels both formally rigorous and genuinely spontaneous, the way good musical improvisations allow for freedom within selected confines. And I'd argue it's enough to create a movie about an actor with a very strong presence (in this case, Isaach De Bankolé) moving through spaces (in this case, various locations in Spain) and allowing the images to convey a sense of mood, tension, atmosphere, whatever you want to call that feeling we get from watching moving pictures on the screen. The narrative is pared down to a man purposefully going forward, occasionally stopping for Tai Chi or two separate cups of espresso.
If the pictures are formally interesting, accompanied by a slow-driving score, we're along for a journey. If we were traveling by bus through a foreign city, we might want to look out the window and absorb as much detail as we could. Why, then, can't we do the same within a movie? Instead of looking through the window, we look at cityscapes and landscapes on the screen—and let's not deny that when you have a charismatic actor on the screen, his face, his body, his movements become a landscape. In much the same way the image, if it moves with the actor, has a rhythm, the actor's body also provides a sense of rhythm. But writing about The Limits of Control in this way strikes me as painfully theoretical, and if you were listening to that piece of groovy music I mentioned earlier, you would either respond or not respond. You wouldn't sit there and theorize if the music were any good in the first place; you'd feel something.
While almost two hours of a "vibe movie" can get a little tedious, that's not the problem with The Limits of Control. It's not the music, it's the refrains that got me—involving individual cameo scenes for actors who encounter De Bankolé along his trek. He will sit in a café and an iconic screen actor (such as Tilda Swinton or John Hurt, for example) will approach, ask him if he speaks Spanish, then ramble on about whatever topic seems to interest them. One talks about movies, another about biological cells, a third about bohemians—and so on. Something about these moments rang false for me, as if Jarmusch couldn't resist a little earnest philosophizing about both the world around him and a few of his favorite, most fascinating subjects. The effect isn't really pompous or pretentious so much as it feels like a Jarmusch sound-bite; a use of the monologue when the images were saying so much more, and even the framing feels pedestrian (locked down two-shots, close-ups, and fetishistic overhead shots of cups of coffee). I'd inwardly groan with frustration at the scenes—that is, I did until the final sequence (with Bill Murray) which ties together all of the different monologues, but also validates them. There's a touch of wish-fulfillment fantasy in how Jarmusch's Perfect Man handles an Ugly American with no comprehension of the value of culture, but more than that it feels like Jarmusch says ideas are worth fighting for.
"Wasn't that such bullshit?" a woman asked me in the elevator after a screening of The Limits of Control. I confess, I didn't feel like having an argument while coasting on what I felt was a good movie experience, with arresting visuals that felt very present, very spontaneous, very rich to me. I demurred something about how, yeah, the movie was long. Admittedly, at one point I reached the limits of my control (about 100 minutes into the picture) and felt like saying, "Just do something already, for God's sake!" But I wouldn't change the climax for anything, where our hero reaches the end of his mission, the camera literally shifts off of the cameraman's shoulder and it feels like a break in the reverie. This woman, however, remained unconvinced. "This movie was an excuse for a bunch of movie stars to hang out on vacation in Spain and drink some wine!"
I just responded by raising my eyebrows and saying, "Jarmusch!" But how else are you supposed to respond? She already made up her mind that she didn't want to participate in sitting through a movie that is a vibe, whereas I'd gladly watch The Limits of Control again over most of the movies I've seen this and last year, or most of the films Jarmusch has made since Dead Man. When I interviewed the director a few years ago, he said the crews on his past couple of films were too big for him, with union considerations and an unwieldy crew size of 20-25 people. "On Ghost Dog, there'd be times when just driving to our location I'd see another location and think, 'Ah, I'd like to grab one shot where he's walking along this street.' But I would be prevented from doing that. 'Well, that scene involves a company move. Where do we park the trucks? What about the teamsters?' I felt restricted in a way that wasn't healthy creatively."
On Year of the Horse, the concert film about Neil Young, Jarmusch felt great relief because "it was like having no road map at all. It was like, start driving and see where you end up. That helped me a lot. I hope it will have repercussions on future work somehow." But Broken Flowers and Coffee & Cigarettes still felt too formal for my taste, and it took working with free-form cinematographer and all-around genius Christopher Doyle to get Jarmusch to that place again—not to mention that they were working from a 20-25 page short story that he didn't really adapt into a screenplay. I suspect these things helped Jarmusch, and allowed him to be free somehow, to be able to go wherever he wanted with the camera, and with someone as daring as Doyle, the camera finds itself in odd and unlikely places, from high and low angles or shooting reflections in mirrors or drifting along flat surfaces or doing slow dolly creeps to the back of someone's head. The images are alive in The Limits of Control, they breathe.
In Dead Man, Jarmusch never filmed postcard vistas; instead he'd turn the camera around and shoot a cactus and a pile of rocks. He applies the same unlikely choices, the same sense of a surprise about what the picture will be, to The Limits of Control. But he probably should have called this movie The Perfect Man, since Isaach De Bankolé embodies everything I suspect Jarmusch would love to be in his life—a perfectly attuned, perfectly Zen, perfectly meticulous, awake and aware individual who uses economy in his every look and gesture. He doesn't even smile when he sees a Flamenco dancer, and yet through the slight and subtle movements of De Bankolé's face, he is smiling.
Jeremiah Kipp's writing has appeared in Slant Magazine, Filmmaker, Fangoria and other publications.


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At a recent board of education meeting, officials confirmed several athletic coaching positions for Cromwell High School.
Michael Pitruzzello will continue as athletic director and varsity boys' soccer and varsity baseball coach. William Nemec will return as varsity boys' basketball coach. Maribeth Sarnacki will coach boys' outdoor track and soccer and basketball cheerleading.
Patrick Collet will coach girls' varsity soccer and girls varsity' softball. Dean Mauro will coach girls' varsity basketball. Richard Luke will coach girls' outdoor track, indoor track and cross country. Scott Penney will coach boys' varsity golf with Elizabeth Weaver heading the varsity tennis team.


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Other ventures are more Titanfall, #IDARB, Smash Brothers, Zoo Tycoon and Cyber Defense, which I'll get to next update. Ohh, and Mortal Kombat.
Update: May
This month was the looming dark cloud of all that involves finishing Final Fantasy X2. At 107 hours, I completed fighting every monster in the game, beating the story and replaying a section with different choices, and beat a 100-floor dungeon TWICE. On the night that I finished the story, I had a realization.


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A divided Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-2 to purchase land for a proposed West City elementary school for nearly $1.6 million, with the disagreement primarily over the cost of the 16.5-acre parcel.
"This is a brutal day for the taxpayers of Washington County," Commissioners President Terry Baker said before the vote. He was joined by Commissioner Jeffrey Cline in voting against the acquisition of the land from Hagers Crossing Multifamily LLC.
"Nobody is getting three times the assessed value of a property in Washington County," Baker said.
The assessed value of the property was listed at $496,000, according to real estate records.
"Our job is to return the value of this property to the community ... The real focus is on the children," said Commissioner Ruth Anne Callaham, who was joined by Commissioners William McKinley and John Barr in voting to buy the land on Hagers Crossing Drive.


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Wendel Clark, one of the most popular members of the Toronto Maple Leafs ever to wear the blue and white, is among the sports celebrities coming to the 25th anniversary Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Charity Golf Tournament.
The Leafs will be well represented at the June 1 event as former players Billy Derlago and Tom Fergus will be joining Clark.
Other former and present NHL players will also be playing in the event but their names have not yet been released.
Playing host to the event once again is the former Chippewa Golf Club, which is now known as Southampton Golf and Country Club.
Over the past 24 years the Crime Stoppers Golf Tournament has attracted several stars from the world of sports including Marcel Dionne, Gerry Cheevers, Steve Shutt, Dale Hawerchuk, Brad Park, Pierre Pilote, Les Binkley, Bobby Hull, Paul MacDermid, Pete Mahovlich, Pat Hickey, Gregg Zaun, Justin Peters, Brett MacLean, Curtis Sanford, Larisa Yurkiw, Chris Neil and Adam Oates.
Thanks to the involvement of individuals and members of the business community the tournament has provided a large part of Crime Stoppers operating revenue over the past 24 years, raising just over $458,000.00.
While the tournament is in its 25th year, Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce is also celebrating a milestone of its own with 30 years of service as a locally operated registered charitable program governed by a civilian volunteer board of directors.
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Statistics illustrate the success of the program as it has exceeded $51.9 million in total seized narcotics and stolen property.
It has also received over 13,600 tips since the program's inception in 1987.
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The tournament co-sponsors are Trillium Mutual Insurance and Waterloo Brewing Company.


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I've been feeling the long days that fly by but leave you drained of life and I've put together a routine of sorts when it comes to makeup. I've been going for a glowy base with the Laura Mercier Mineral Powder in Real Sand, standard. After dusting on a bit of bronzer (Bourjois) and blush (NARS), I've been applying a swipe of liquid eyeliner when I'm afforded the extra 5 minutes. The Maybelline Master Precise liquid liner felt tip pen is the bomb diggity- it's inky, not too wet, not too stiff to apply and it lasts. Easy to draw on (though I use cotton buds and a dab of Dr Lewinn's Multi Moisture Balm to help neaten up the line on the days the hand is shaky), doesn't move until you take it off at the end of the day and doesn't irritate the eyes, unlike a Face of Australia liquid liner I tried once that actually stung. I do wear this with eye primer- Etude House Proof 10 eye primer- but it's so easy to use and sticks around for up to 13 hours if I haven't washed it off by then.
Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Pink Blossom
Keeping with the 'dying in the workplace' theme, this tinted lip balm has been a handbag staple all month long- I received it in the Priceline skincare bag and I was so happy to find it was wearable medium pink! I love tinted lip balms for fuss-free lip colour and care so this has replaced the lip balm + lipstick process for me at work. The beeswax base keeps lips happy and the tint gives just enough colour without fear of it smudging onto my teeth or tea mug.
Sanctuary Spa Ultimate Facial Cleansing Oil
Since I started wearing makeup more often (about 5 days a week), I don't want to use harsh cleansers especially after removing makeup with Swisspers wipes so I decided to try this cleansing oil with my Priceline cashback voucher. I'd never tried cleansing oils prior to this but I'm so glad I have now because this dissolves makeup (including very waterproof mascara!) and while the texture is oily, adding some water and massaging it on the face emulsifies the oil to help it rinse off. It leaves skin feeling cleansed and supple, and while I was a bit worried that the jojoba oil content might cause a negative reaction and clog pores, break me out, etc I haven't experienced anything of the sort!
I finished a tube of Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque (standard, I've featured about 5 empty tubes on the blog during the 3 years I've used it) and cracked this little deluxe sample pot open to try it out. I've been leaving it on for the recommended 15 minutes, which I don't normally do these days but I think leaving it to dry and taking the remnants off with a warm damp flannel has worked wonders for my skin. The mask is has no nasty chemical ingredients, it applies easily and dries down to harden slightly but washes off without leaving the skin feeling taut or uncomfortable. I haven't been doing clay masks recently and going from weekly mask sessions to no mask sessions has some repercussions. Going in with this Sukin mask has helped clear up small bumps and some of the nastier spots on my face that have been cropping up and it only takes about 15 minutes before I shower in the evening. Sometimes I even do a hair mask or put my conditioner in to make the most of the wait, while I watch Youtube videos on my phone.
La Roche-Posay Sensi White Cream
I like this- it's in my favourites because I've been especially impressed with the results I've been seeing. I already liked the Sensi White formula after trying the Essence, and this has a lighter gel-cream texture than the essence, which probably absorbs better. It yields visible results ON ME in as little as a week, and makes me happy to see the dark scars of cheek blemishes fading. One cheek's scars are almost completely gone, and the other cheek's still going but it's getting there.
I've been drinking multiple mugs of black/green tea throughout the day and after about 2 days of doing that I knew I had to shake it up and steer clear of it for a while so I now alternate between black tea and herbal tea. I've been liking Twinings Camomile & Spearmint tea, which is calming and feels cleansing, though whether or not it actually does anything for your digestive system remains to be seen. As this is my last packet, which I saved specially for this Monthly Favourites post, I'm all out of tea and I'm eyeing up the Kromland Farm Rooibos Tea for my next tea adventure- the caramel or raspberry flavours look especially enticing!


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General Skill Information
For detailed information about the skills Characters can learn see Category:Skills
How do characters learn skills from gems?
Ex: The Gem Hyper-Attack (One more hit added for the character) has the Critical Blow skill and it work as follow:
Critical Blow: max 5 levels can be earned.
By equipping the Critical Blow Gem you can begin learning the ability by killing enemies:
Skill name (Critical Blow) Current level (0) Points necessary to learn the skill and level up (50)
The above is how you see the learning curve in the Gem equipping menu and the status screen menu, you need to have equipped the Gem to use the skill until you reach at least one level of the skill like this:
Skill name (Critical Blow) Current level (1) Points necessary to learn the skill and level up (100)
Now you don't need the Gem to be equipped to use the skill now since you reached one level of the skill, but since Critical Blow has 5 levels you need the Gem equipped to learn the last 4 levels, note that the points necessary to level up increase with the level of the skill, let's say you reach level 3 Critical Blow:
Skill name (Critical Blow) Current level (3) Points necessary to learn the skill and level up (120)
And so on until you reach level 5.
The Hyper-Attack Gem is a level 6 Gem and is a red colored Gem, now here you need a ring with a level 6 slot to learn points to level up and you need that slot to be a red colored one, otherwise the skill learning is cut by half (or possibly 1/4), here is how works for the Critical Blow Gem:
Critical Blow Gem/Level 6 gem/Red Colored Gem
Ring equipped: Slot A: Level 5 / Green Color Slot B: Level 6 / Yellow Color Slot C: Level 6 / Red Color
Now the Slot A is not viable because the level is too low for the Gem and so you won't learn any points.
The Slot B seems like a good choice, but the color of the Gem is not the same as the Gem and so the points earned are cut by one-half.
The Slot C is the best choice since the level and color of the slot match the Gem and so you will learn points and your learning curve won't be reduced.


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Speakers included Superintendent Tom Rockefeller, School Board Vice-President Carmen Green and teacher Dave Mortlock who began his teaching career at Midway Elementary 37 years ago when it first opened. Former Midway students, who are now members of the Mt. Spokane High School Jazz Choir, came back to perform at this special ceremony.
Special THANKS to all Mead School District patrons who approved a facilities improvement bond in February of 2015 that provided the funds to modernize this 37 year old facility.


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Wanna go out with me?
(For a date)
are you still straight? if so, no
I think so
Are you gay? Can't remember sorry
where would you take me?
up the oxo tower etc
Dude, seriously...
I've seen some of your photos in the 'who the fuck are you' threads. Get those on Tinder / Badoo / Let's Date / one of the myriad of other matchmaking apps available nowadays and you'll be fighting them off with a stick in no time.
^hot4Bamnanblimeycharlie and Antelope this'd this
- ZooKeepersBoy this'd this
- DaddyorChips this'd this
bamnan what are you gonna do if loads of us want a date
Have you thought this through?foppyish and blimeycharlie this'd this
I will take turns
Then make my decision
i already had a date today and i blew it
so, sorry bam, it's just too soon
- Antelope this'd this
But you have to promise me you will never hurt me.
if there was a mirror universe Bamnanette
I would definitely dinner?


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"PERSPECTIVE" What does it mean to have perspective? It means that life happens according to your perspective. Some things happen in life that if I choose a different perspective, they appear to be not as rough as I thought. Well, perspective taken from the Word of God and through the filter of the Holy Spirit can change even the most slanted of perspectives. Next time you react to something try running it through the filter of the Holy Spirit. I can honestly say it has changed my perspective and I think it will change yours too. PD
Toni and I are ready to lead CLC into a new year with passion. In order to do that, we want more of what God has for us. 2018 is filled with promise and we are determined to bring His Word, receive more of God in this house and make this house and our houses a home for Him. Let 2018 be your year to come back home. "Make His house...His home".
We love you and may the blessings of God pursue you in all you do.
With Warmest Regard, Pastor David and Sister Toni.


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Goldman's profit surges 40 percent
Big gains in trading fueled earnings at Goldman Sachs. Citigroup's profit shot higher as well, benefiting mostly from lower costs. Fred Katayama reports.
Goldman Sach's commitment to trading paid off handsomely. Its quarterly profit surged 40 percent, trouncing analysts' estimates. Revenue rose to its highest level in four years. Turbocharging results: big revenue gains in fixed income, currency and commodities. Goldman took advantage of higher volatility and activity in foreign exchange and bonds. Also contributing: investment banking, driven by an increase in mergers and acquisitions. Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein said, "Given more normalized markets and higher levels of client activity, we remain encouraged about the prospects for continued growth." Goldman shares adding to their 4 percent gain this year in early trading. Citigroup's earnings surged as well, benefiting mostly from lower costs. It has been selling retail operations overseas and shrinking its domestic branch network. Like Bank of America, its legal expenses plunged. Citi also managed to boost profit at its consumer and corporate banking unit. But unlike Goldman and JPMorgan, its trading revenue fell. Citi's shares rose in early trading.


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Recipes: Clear Vite & Paleo Recipes
The Paleo Diet
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Gluten-Free Gravy
Source: Nourishing Meals
Making gluten-free gravy is so simple. No need to add butter and make a roux. I have a few tips for creating rich, flavorful pan juices from cooking a bird, whether it be a turkey or chicken. These photos use a local, pastured, organic chicken, but I cook a whole turkey the same way using a slightly larger pan (a 10 x 14-inch glass pyrex pan). I don't have a special roasting pan because for one, I cook smaller turkeys, and two, good quality stainless steel roasters are expensive! And if you want nothing to do with cooking a turkey this year then check out my recipe for this vegetarian main dish: Butternut Squash Casserole with Sage and Shallots.
To create rich pan juices, place your rinsed bird in a glass baking pan (9 x 13-inch for chicken or 10 x 14-inch for turkey). Chop up a large onion and a few stalks of celery. Toss them with a few teaspoons of Herbamare. Fill the cavity of the chicken with the celery and onions. If you are cooking a turkey you can use your favorite gluten-free stuffing recipe. I use my Wild Rice Stuffing.
Place the remainder of the celery and onions around the bird in the bottom of the pan. Add plenty of sprigs of fresh herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, sage, and marjoram. Add a few chopped carrots and a whole head of garlic, cut in half cross-wise.
If you are cooking a turkey, I also like to add chunks of tart apples, such as Granny smith, under the turkey on the bottom of the pan. You can also layer fresh herbs under the turkey as well. Then, drizzle olive oil on top of the bird and generously season with Herbamare and black pepper. Sprinkle a few herbs on top if you wish.
Fill the bottom of the pan with about 2 cups of water for a chicken and closer to 3 cups for a turkey. This will keep the bird moist during the long cooking times.
When you are ready to cook the chicken or turkey, turn the oven to 475 degrees. Place the bird in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes at this temperature to seal in the juices. Then reduce the heat to 325 degrees and cook until done. About 2 hours for a 4 pound chicken. For turkey cooking times you can use this chart. Baste the turkey or chicken a few times throughout the cooking process.
Once the bird is done, remove it from the pan and place onto a board or large plate to carve. Let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes before carving to let the juices go back into the meat.
Place a fine mesh strainer over a 2-quart saucepan. Pour the pan juices, vegetables and all into the strainer. Use a large spoon to press the veggies into the strainer to get all the juices and flavors into the saucepan. Discard the veggies and herbs into your compost.
I usually just eye it and don't measure. So if you don't make gravy that often I would suggest pouring the pan juices into a 2 or 4-cup liquid glass measuring cup to see what you have. Add water or stock until you reach 1, 2, or 3 cups to get an even measurement if needed.
Use 1 tablespoon of sweet rice flour or arrowroot power per 1 cup of pan juices. I prefer using superfine sweet rice flour. This is what was used in the photos here. For a slightly thinner gravy use 1 tablespoon flour per 1.5 cups pan juices.
If you let the pan juices cool to room temp you can simply whisk the flour right in. If the pan juices are hot, then pour the flour into a small bowl and whisk in a little cold water to make a thin paste. Pour the paste into the saucepan with the pan juices and quickly whisk together. If you whisk in dry flour to hot liquid you will have lots of clumps.
Place the saucepan on the stove and turn heat to medium-high. Whisk the flour-paste and juices together until thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes. Season with Herbamare or sea salt if needed. Serve and enjoy!
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Creamy Coconut and Root Vegetable Stew
This variation on classic salmon chowder can be made with salmon, if fish is tolerated, or with tofu. Turnips, rutabaga and sweet potato replace the traditional white potatoes, delivering higher nutritional value and flavor. Serve warm with a loaf of gluten-free bread.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium fennel bulb, halved, cored and diced
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 medium turnip, peeled and diced
- 1 medium rutabaga, peeled and diced
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced
- 1½ cups gluten-free, dairy- free vegetable broth
- 1½ cups unsweetened coconut milk
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 12 ounces wild salmon or tofu, cut into ½-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- ¼ teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, fennel and ½ teaspoon salt. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
Add the turnips, rutabaga, sweet potato, vegetable broth, coconut milk, red pepper flakes and ½ teaspoon salt. Bring liquid to a boil. Then reduce heat to medium low, cover the pot and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Add the salmon or tofu. Cover the pot and cook for 3 minutes. Add the parsley and lemon zest. Stir and adjust seasoning, if needed.
Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Apple adds a bit of tartness to this otherwise sweet soup. Its luscious, smooth texture contrasts with the crunch of parsnip chips and fried sage leaves.
- 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 medium leek, white and tender green parts, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (3-pound) butternut squash, peeled, seeded and diced
- 2 medium golden delicious apples, peeled, cored and diced
- 1 medium russet potato, peeled and diced
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 quart gluten-free, dairy-free chicken stock
- ¾ cup apple juice
- 1¼ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons sage leaves
- 2 large parsnips, peeled and thinly sliced
- Pumpkin oil, optional
In a large pot, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook the leeks and garlic over medium heat until tender but do not let them brown, about 3 minutes.
Add the squash, apples, potato, thyme, chicken stock, apple juice, salt and black pepper. Bring the liquid to a boil. Then reduce heat to medium low, cover the pot and let the soup simmer for 20 minutes or until all vegetables are tender.
Puree the soup. Adjust seasonings, if needed.
Savory Sausage and Pear Stuffing
Italian sausage, fresh herbs and pears form a winning flavor combination in this gluten-free dressing, a must for Thanksgiving. It's also great with roast pork, chicken or wild game. If baked outside the turkey, it's best when made the day before.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 pound gluten-free sausage (mild Italian, chicken apple or turkey), casing removed
- 1 tablespoon fresh sage, finely chopped, or 2 teaspoons dried sage
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
- ¼ cup Italian flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 teaspoons salt, more to taste
- ½ teaspoon pepper, more to taste
- 6-7 cups cubed gluten-free bread
- 1 cup gluten-free low-sodium chicken broth, pear juice or combination
- 2 Bosc pears, cored and chopped
- 1 egg, optional
Over medium heat in a large saucepan or stockpot, sauté olive oil and onions until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add celery and cook for another 5 minutes.
Add sausage, breaking it up into small, bite-size pieces, and cook until it browns. Add sage, thyme, basil, parsley, salt and pepper.
Add bread cubes to the pan. Then add chicken broth, pear juice or combination. Cook uncovered over low heat, stirring often until flavors combine, about 5 minutes.
Add chopped pears to the pan, stirring to combine with bread mixture. Remove from stove and let cool.
Transfer stuffing to a large baking dish, cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
About 2 hours before serving, remove stuffing from refrigerator and stir in egg, if desired, until well combined.
Cover stuffing and bake in 325°F preheated oven for 2 hours (alongside the turkey if there's room). Baste stuffing periodically with turkey drippings. Remove cover for the last hour and let brown.
Curried Root Vegetables
Source: Nourishing Meals
This savory root vegetable dish can be adjusted to the number of people you are serving. If you are cooking only for one, two, or three, I suggest you cut this recipe in half. You can use canned or fresh tomatoes here. Also, make sure to cut all of your vegetables so they are about the same size, otherwise some will turn to mush while others may still be underdone at the end of cooking time. I imagine this recipe would also work in a slow cooker.
- 2 to 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds (optional)
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 teaspoons mild curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- pinch or two cayenne pepper
- 2 to 3 teaspoons sea salt
- 3 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks
- 3 large carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 medium yams, peeled and cut into chunks
- 6 small yellow or red potatoes, cut into chunks
- 4 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
- 2 cups water
In a cast iron dutch oven or 6-quart pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds if using and cook for about 30 to 60 seconds or until fragrant. Add the onions and saute for about 10 minutes until softened and beginning to change color. Add the spices and saute for another 60 seconds.
Next add the root vegetables and saute for a few minutes to coat with the spices and oil. Then add the tomatoes and water, partially cover pot with a lid, and simmer on medium heat, stirring occasionally for 25 to 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Cooking time will vary depending on what size you cut your vegetables.
Serve over quinoa and garnish with chopped cilantro if desired. Store leftovers in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Balsamic Roasted Chicken with Figs and Sweet Onions
Source: Nourishing Meals
I am not a gourmet cook by any means, so please don't think that this recipe is fancy and complicated by the sound of the title. It is super simple and kid-friendly. My kids don't eat the roasted figs or onions but they love the chicken over the rice. It is delicious even as leftovers! Be sure to serve the chicken with a large, raw green salad to help digest the meat proteins.
- 1 whole organic chicken (about 4 pounds)
- Herbamare and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large sweet Walla Walla onion, chopped
- fresh figs
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- fresh rosemary sprigs
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Rinse chicken under cold running water. Place it into a 9 x 13-inch baking dish or other roasting pan. Generously sprinkle with Herbamare and freshly ground black pepper.
Place the chopped onion inside the cavity of the chicken and around it on the bottom of the pan. Place the figs around the chicken.
Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and maple syrup in a small bowl or cup. Pour over the chicken. Place a few fresh rosemary springs on and around the chicken.
Add about ¼ cup of water to the bottom of the pan.
Place in the oven and roast at 475 degrees for about 20 minutes to seal in the juices. Reduce heat to 325 degrees and continue to cook until juices run clear, about another 1 ½ hours.
Pumpkin Custard
Source: Living Without Magazine
This luscious dessert is delicious served warm or chilled. It can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator covered for up to three days.
- 1½ cups unsweetened coconut milk (not lite)
- 1 cup pure pumpkin puree
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup maple syrup or your favorite sweetener
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk together coconut milk, pumpkin puree, eggs, vanilla and maple syrup.
In a smaller bowl, whisk together arrowroot, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Slowly blend dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture, stirring until well combined.
Pour batter into lightly oiled ramekins, about ¾ cup for each ramekin. Place ramekins into a 9×13-inch baking dish and add enough warm water until it reaches halfway up the outsides of the ramekins.
Carefully place baking dish in preheated oven and bake for 50 minutes. When done, custard should be firm with lightly browned tops. Cool on wire rack.


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Miley Cyrus Cocktail Ring
Miley shows off this cool looking ring that she paired with her futuristic dress. The pop star always adds intersting jewelery to her outfit.
Miley Cyrus Metallic Nail Polish
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Dutch Marco, predictably enough, was in the Sonisphere Crew Catering Tent, gazing gloomily at the leaden sky through an open flap. The only chink of sunlight lay in the form of two Red Bull promotional girls, one of whom had extraordinarily orange legs. 'Red Bull has a positive influence on cognitive performance,' read their little … Read moreOperation Grandslam..


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Al Shabaab briefly seize town from Somali military
Al Shabaab fighters have briefly seized a key area in Somalia's southern lower Shabelle region from government troops following a massive gun attack on Saturday afternoon.
Sources told Radio Shabelle, the militants took Lanta Buro district after engaging a fierce gunfight with Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers who later retreated from the area for 'tactical move.'
On Sunday, Somali military soldiers backed by AMISOM have retaken control of the Lanta Buro after Al shabaab pulled out of the area upon the advance of the allied forces, a resident said by phone.
Al Shabaab said it killed several SNA soldiers in the battle, and military equipment, including weapons and ammunition during the takeover, a claim that Somali officials denied.
In a separate incident, suspected Al Shabaab fighters have launched an ambush on a convoy carrying Somali forces as they travel outside Afgoye district in the same province. No casualties reported in the attack.


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RFQ - Southside Corridor/
What is it?
This is the Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") for the Design and Engineering teams that are competing for the contract to design the Southside trail.
Why is it important?
It is the most up to date information about the project's scope.
What will I learn?
Project Definitions and Abbreviations, the Project Overview including the Project Area, Scope of Design Work, Project Description, Project Participants, Evaluation Criteria