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Recently I started installing SharePoint 2013 on a standalone machine without internet connection. The prerequisites installers were already downloaded and available. The prerequisites installation went smoothly till it reached the App Fabric installation stage. App Fabric installation caused an error and the cumulative update package was skipped. When I manually installed App Fabric the cumulative package was not getting installed and was throwing a weird error "Package does not contain compatible update".
I thought as the server had Windows 2008 R2, I will have to install WindowsServerAppFabricSetup_x64_6.1 version of App Fabric. But this didn't solve the issue either. After hours of installing, rebooting, reinstalling and searching the internet I came upon the forum post by Amalaraja Fernando which clearly mentioned the steps to install SharePoint 2013 prerequisites on Windows 2008 R2 machine without internet connection. I followed the steps and ran the prerequisites installer manually with command line arguments and both the App Fabric and the cumulative update (KB 2671763) got installed successfully.


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Amorie Extras W95 Frames Fonts
<link href="//db.onlinewebfonts.com/c/62305651b165070363350f270f58177f?family=AmorieExtrasW95-Frames" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>#2 Using @import CSS directive, put the following line in add to your css file.(http | https)
@import url(//db.onlinewebfonts.com/c/62305651b165070363350f270f58177f?family=AmorieExtrasW95-Frames);#3 Use font-face declaration Fonts.(http | https)
@font-face {font-family: "AmorieExtrasW95-Frames"; src: url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/62305651b165070363350f270f58177f.eot"); src: url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/62305651b165070363350f270f58177f.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/62305651b165070363350f270f58177f.woff2") format("woff2"), url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/62305651b165070363350f270f58177f.woff") format("woff"), url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/62305651b165070363350f270f58177f.ttf") format("truetype"), url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/62305651b165070363350f270f58177f.svg#AmorieExtrasW95-Frames") format("svg"); }
Copyright (c) 2014 by Kimmy Design. All rights reserved.
Amorie Extras Frames is a trademark of Kimmy Design.
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This copy of AMORIE (Font Family) (the Software Product) and accompanying documentation is licensed and not sold. This Software Product is protected by copyright laws and treaties, as well as laws and treaties related to other forms of intellectual property. Kimmy Design or its subsidiaries, affiliates, and suppliers (collectively KD) own intellectual property rights in the Software Product. The Licensee's (you or your) license to download, use, copy, or change the Software Product is subject to these rights and to all the terms and conditions of this End User License Agreement (Agreement). Acceptance YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY SELECTING THE ACCEPT OPTION AND DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR BY INSTALLING, USING, OR COPYING THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT. YOU MUST AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT. 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Marianina XWd FY W01 Black
Marianina XWd FY is a trademark of FONTYOU.Copyright
Copyright (c) 2014 by FONTYOU. All rights reserved. www.fontyou.comDescription
A copy of the END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT to this font software can be found online at shop.fontyou.com/#url=/contents/terms/03072013
Stone Humanist ITC W01 Bd
International Typeface CorporationTrademark
ITC and Stone are trademarks of International Typeface Corporation Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.Copyright
Copyright 2002, 2007 International Typeface Corporation. All rights reserved.License
NOTIFICATION OF LICENSE AGREEMENTThis typeface is the property of International Typeface Corporation (ITC) and its use by you is covered under the terms of a license agreement. You have obtained this typeface software either directly from ITC or together with software distributed by one of the licencees of ITC.This software is a valuable asset of ITC. Unless you have entered into a specific license agreement granting you additional rights, your use of this software is limited to use on up to five (5) workstation for your own publishing use. You may not copy or distribute this software.If you have any questions concerning your rights you should review the license agreement you received with the software or contact ITC for a copy of the license agreement.General information:www.itcfonts.comFor license terms and usage rights, please visit our web site at:www.itcfonts.com/license
heyboy!heygirl! V1
1.00 May 13, 2009, initial releaseCopyright
Typeface (Lars Manenschijn). 2009. All Rights ReservedDescription
This font was created using FontCreator 5.5 from High-Logic.com
Riana W00 Normal
Gert Wiescher, Autographis, Munich, Germany, www.autographis.comAuthor
Gert WiescherTrademark
Riana is a trademark of t Wiescher, Autographis, Munich, Germany, www.autographis.com, All rights reserved.Copyright
Copyright (c) 2008 by t Wiescher, Autographis, Munich, Germany, www.autographis.com, All rights reserved.Description
Copyright (c) 2008 by t Wiescher, Autographis, Munich, Germany, www.autographis.com, All rights reserved.License
AUTOGRAPHIS Standard LicenseBy buying this font you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement, in conjunction with the receipt that accompanies each purchase from Autographis, constitutes the complete agreement between you and Autographis.1. Allowed usesYou may use the licensed fonts to create images on any surface such as computer screens, paper, web pages, photographs, movie credits, printed material, T-shirts, and other surfaces where the image is a fixed size.You may use the licensed fonts to create EPS files or other scalable drawings provided that such files are only used by the household or company licensing the font.2. Number of usersThe maximum number of simultaneous users is specified in the applicable receipt. All users must belong to the same company or household purchasing the font.3. Third partiesYou may provide the font to a graphic designer, printer or other service bureau that is working on your behalf only if they agree to use the font exclusively for your work, agree to the terms of this license, and retain no copies of the font on completion of the work.You may not provide the font or make it accessible to any other third parties.4. EmbeddingYou may embed the licensed fonts into any document you send to third parties provided such embedding is restricted to viewing and printing that document.You may not embed the licensed fonts into software or hardware products in which the fonts will be used by the purchasers of such products. Such use requires a different license (OEM). Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for information on OEM licenses.5. ModificationsYou may import characters from the font as graphical objects into a drawing program and modify such graphical objects.You may not modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works based on the licensed font itself without Autographis' prior written consent.6. CopyrightThe font and the accompanying materials are copyrighted and contain proprietary information and trade secrets belonging to the foundry owning the font. Unauthorized copying of the Product even if modified, merged, or included with other software, or of the written materials, is expressly forbidden. You may be held legally responsible for any infringement of the foundrys intellectual property rights that is caused or encouraged by your failure to abide by the terms of this Agreement.7. TerminationThis Agreement is effective until terminated. This Agreement will terminate automatically without notice from Autographis if you fail to comply with any provision contained herein. Upon termination, you must destroy the written materials, the Product, and all copies of them, in part and in whole, including modified copies, if any.8. Product UpgradesAutographis may, from time to time, update the Product. Product upgrade pricing may apply.9. Disclaimer and Limited WarrantyAutographis warrants the Product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of twenty one (21) days from the date of delivery as shown on your receipt. Autographis' entire liability and your exclusive remedy as to a defective product shall be, at Autographis' option, either return of purchase price or replacement of any such product that is returned to Autographis with a copy of the invoice. Autographis shall have no responsibility to replace the product or refund the purchase price if failure results from accident, abuse or misapplication, or if any product is lost or damaged due to theft, fire, or negligence. Any replacement product will be warranted for twenty one (21) days. This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights, which vary from state to state.EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED ABOVE, THE PRODUCT, IS PROVIDED AS IS. AUTOGRAPHIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Product rests upon you. Autographis does not warrant that the functions contained in the Product will meet your requirements or that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error free.AUTOGRAPHIS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FROM LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT EVEN IF AUTOGRAPHIS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you.10. Governing LawThis agreement is governed by the laws of Germany.
Mosquito Formal W01 Black
Monotype Imaging Inc.Trademark
Mosquito is a trademark of Monotype Imaging, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.Copyright
Copyright 2002 Monotype Imaging, Inc. All rights reserved.License
NOTIFICATION OF LICENSE AGREEMENTThis typeface is the property of Monotype Imaging Inc. and its use by you is covered under the terms of a license agreement. You have obtained this typeface software either directly from Monotype Imaging or together with software distributed by one of the licencees of Monotype Imaging.This software is a valuable asset of Monotype Imaging. Unless you have entered into a specific license agreement granting you additional rights, your use of this software is limited to use on up to five (5) workstation for your own publishing use. You may not copy or distribute this software.If you have any questions concerning your rights you should review the license agreement you received with the software or contact Monotype Imaging for a copy of the license agreement.General information:www.fonts.comFor license terms and usage rights, please visit our web site at:www.monotypeimaging.com/html/type/license.htmlLizenzbedingungen und Nutzungsrechte finden Sie auf unserer Webseite:www.monotypeimaging.com/html/type/license.htmlPour plus d'informations concernant les droits d'utilisation et les questions contractuelles, veuillez consultez notre site:www.monotypeimaging.com/html/type/license.htmlPara obtener informacin acerca de los trminos de licencia y los derechos de uso, visite nuestro sitio en el Web en:www.monotypeimaging.com/html/type/license.htmlPer le condizioni contrattuali ed i diritti d'uso, visitate il nostro sito web all'indirizzo:www.monotypeimaging.com/html/type/license.html
Telidon Hv Italic
Style : ItalicPackages
Telidon HvStyle
2.01 2003Company
Ray LarabieTrademark
Telidon is a trademark of the Typodermic foundry.Copyright
Copyright (c) Typodermic, 2001. All rights reserved. Do not distribute. Report piracy to firstname.lastname@example.com
Copyright (c) Typodermic, 2001. All rights reserved. Do not distribute. Report piracy to firstname.lastname@example.com
MKUltra V2
GarageFonts Designed by Michael Bain. Use of this Typeface is limited by the terms and conditions of purchase. It may not be copied or freely distributed. Additional copies must be purchased for additional usersCopyright
Copyright (c) GarageFonts 1994 Designed by Michael Bain. Use of this Typeface is limited by the terms and conditions of purchase. It may not be copied or freely distributed. Additional copies must be purchased for additional users.License
---------------------GARAGEFONTS---------------------Phil's Fonts/GarageFonts End User License AgreementSoftware means the computer program contained in this package (which may include digitally encoded, machine readable, scalable outline font data as encoded in special format), together with all codes, techniques, software tools, formats, designs, concepts, methods and ideas associated with the computer program and all documentation related thereto.Phil's Fonts, Inc./GarageFonts (Phil's), hereby grants you, and you agree to accept a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license (the License) to use the Software solely for your own customary business or personal purposes. Under the terms of this License Agreement, you have the right to use the software on up to five (5) CPUs.If you need to have access to the Software on more than five (5) CPUs, you must pay Phil's the applicable fees for typefaces used in a multi-system environment. You acknowledge that licensing fees for the Macintosh and PC formats are separate and individual fees.Fonts can be embedded in files such as Adobe Acrobat PDF files for viewing and printing purposes only.No rights are granted to you other than a License to use the Software on the terms expressly set forth in this Agreement.You agree to maintain the Software and other proprietary information in strict confidence and to establish reasonable procedures regulating access to and use of the Software.You will not make or have made, or permit to have made any copies of the Software or portions thereof, except as necessary provided, however, that you may make one copy for back-up purposes for its use with the authorized number of systems hereunder. You agree that any such copies shall contain the same proprietary notices which appear in the Software.Except as stated above, this Agreement does not grant you any right to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks (whether registered or unregistered), or any other rights, franchises or licenses in respect of the Software.You agree that you will not modify, alter, disassemble, decrypt, reverse engineer or decompile the Software.This License shall continue until the last use of the Software, unless sooner terminated. This License may be terminated by Phil's if you fail to comply with the terms of this License and such failure is not remedied within thirty (30) days after notice from Phil's. When this License expires or is terminated, you shall either return to Phil's or destroy all copies of the Software as requested.You agree that you will not export or re-export the Software in any form without the appropriate United States and foreign government licenses.The parties agree that all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability and noninfringement are excluded.Your sole and exclusive remedy and the sole liability of Phil's in connection with the Software is repair or replacement of defective parts, upon their return to Phil's. In no event will Phil's be liable for lost profits, lost data or any other incidental, or consequential damages, or any damages caused by abuse or misapplication of the Software.You shall not sublicense, sell, lease or otherwise transfer the Software without the prior written consent of Phil's.Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013.Maryland, USA law governs this agreement.You acknowledge that you have read this agreement, understand it, and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. Neither party shall be bound by any statement or representation not contained in this agreement. No change in this agreement is effective unless written and signed by properly authorized representatives of each party. By opening this package or downloading these font files from the internet you agree to accept the terms of this agreement.Call Phil's Fonts if you need to purchase additional licensing.In USA and Canada call 1-800-424-2977, all others call 1-301-879-0601.Fax: 1-301-879-0606.Phil's Fonts/GarageFonts License Upgrade ScheduleEach Phil's Fonts/GarageFonts Font package is automatically licensed for use with five (5) computers (CPUs) at a single (1) location(site) in a single format (e.g. Mac PostScript). Licenses for additional CPUs must be purchased. Additional formats and/or platforms may be purchased at the same time as the original purchase for 50% of the price of the first format. Individual sites, persons or business entities must purchase individual licenses beginning with the original price. The following upgrade cost schedule is calculated based on multiples of the original list price of each font or family:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 to 25 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------26 to 50 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------51 to 75 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------76 to 125 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------126 to 175 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------176 to 250 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------251 to 375 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 8.5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------376 to 500 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------501 to 625 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 13.5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------626 to 750 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------751 to 875 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 18.5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------876 to 1000 CPUs, multiply original font or family price by 21 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more than 1,000 CPUs use the following formula to get multiplication factor:CPUs: In increments of 250.(maximum number of CPUs divided by 100) plus 11 (=Multiplier).Example: End user has 1350 CPUs, so the Multiple User License price is to be calculated as follows:(1500 divided by 100) + 11 = 26 (= Multiplier)(c)Phil's Fonts/GarageFonts14605 Sturtevant RoadSilver Spring, MD 20905USA1-301-879-6955
Telidon W00 Condensed Heavy
Ray LarabieAuthor
Ray LarabieTrademark
Telidon is a trademark of Typodermic FontsCopyright
Copyright (c) 2008 Typodermic Fonts. This font is not freely distributable. Visit typodermic.com for more info.Description
Please read the current Typodermic Fonts license agreement at http://www.typodermic.com/license.html

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Eliot Lead Generation
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|The Amazing Singing Feet. Yes, I know my toenails need cutting...
It's been a bad week, but today I am celebrating. "Is she mad?" I hear you asking. No. But I have been listening to my feet.
Okay, yeah, probably I am mad, but whenever I listen to the pain in my feet, I find out what I need to do. Usually it's as simple as: 'Sit down, you idiot, we're hurting because you've been walking around too much!' But this week, they've been shouting through a megaphone pressed right up to my ear: 'LISTEN TO US!!!!!'
I'm celebrating because yesterday I listened to my feet in an active way, and they showed me how to move forward. The pain was really getting to me, and I curled up in bed with my laptop and began to type whatever came into my brain. All the whining, moaning, complaining, the anger and resentment, the 'why me?' stuff came out. As if the pain itself was speaking. And as I was typing, I realised I'm not the only one who feels like this. There are thousands of us in Britain, millions all over the world, all locked inside bodies that are angry with us, bodies that have downed tools and are refusing to cooperate. The difference is that I can write and draw. And maybe, just maybe, there are people who want to hear my pain speak because it is their pain too. A community of people who think they are alone, and who need to know that they are not.
|Lying in bed feeling pale and pastie.
So here is the project. To rifle through my journals from the last 12 years and find passages that relate to the experience of ME, then collate them into a manuscript, together with drawings and cartoons, and a bit about how I got here. And then see if I can find a publisher who is interested in marketing to the ME community. It may come to nothing, but on the other hand, it may motivate me to keep listening, keep moving forward, keep healing. And in the end, it may help other people too, and that would be nice. Really nice.


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Taopix Portfolio 3.3 Makes US Debut at Graph Expo
Friday, September 14, 2012
Press release from the issuing company
Demonstrations of Taopix Portfolio 3.3 live on stand 973
Each solution has been tailored to accommodate specific needs for all business types and sizes. Within each of these solutions, there is a set of five primary modules:
There are many other significant enhancements within these five modules. For example, Taopix Designer module now enables customers to apply page style and background changes to all pages within a photobook. This user-friendly tool dramatically increases the opportunity for creativity and personalization, enabling production of a more valuable and personal product. The Taopix Designer module now also incorporates a dynamic splash screen background. Upon launch of the application, this new background allows users to host customer promotions and advertising, allowing users to further drive valuable new revenue streams.
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So I believe that makeup is fake. I mean, hello, it's called MAKE UP. like, as in you're making it up... ya know? Buttttt.... I also believe that I look terrible without it. And BTW I have nothing against it. It's just that it's fake. Kapish?
Well, I don't like those full-on foundation faces that look like plaster. You literally look like you're wearing a mask, and honestly it's kinda creepy... I believe that makeup is made to enhance your beauty, not create or cover it. I think that a little concealer to cover your under-eye-circles or acne, a little blush to cheer up your face, and some eyeliner and mascara to make you look alive can do a lot, without creating a whole new face. But then again you have to make sure you don't get too carried away.
It's hard. If you're a guy, trust me in this... it's HARD. It's like you start the day thinking, "oh i don't look that bad... maybe i'll not wear makeup today..." then you go downstairs and look in a mirror and notice a few things you'd like to fix... so then you decide, "hmm... i'll just wear a little concealer today." BUT THEN you decide that you want a little more than just concealer... today's the day for a perfect face. So you pull out your foundation and slather it all over, covering up that beautiful skin God gave you. Meh. Now you look like a flat creepy creature from the underworld. Then you give into 'just a little' blush and bronzer. You're good now. But wait, are you good? you take another look in that mortifying thing we call a mirror and decide that while you're at it, why not just do your eyes too? If you didn't you'd look like a weirdo who forgot it! {at least that's what you tell yourself.} So you do your eyeshadow and mascara and then decide that eyeliner would make your eyes pop just a little more. *sigh* you're done now. Thank God. Now you go back down stairs and check the mirror one more time... something's missing. So you run back upstairs and add a little lipstick or whatever. Now that you created a mask, covered up your whole face so not a stitch of pure skin is showing, and wasted an hour of your life, do you feel better? I doubt it. You probably feel worse, actually.
Haha sorry folks, that turned into a story. ;p Anyways you catch my drift? It's always like, "oh, one more thing couldn't hurt! why not?" and you don't always need one more thing. eventually all it does is ruin your beauty. Now, don't think i'm harping at any certain one of you... i'm certainly not. I'm guilty too. All these products of today promise so much and truly give so little. there are lotions and potions that promise to make 80 year olds look like they're 20 again and ones that say they'll make your lips bigger, and ones that say they'll make your eye color look brighter and there are things that promise to make you look like a photoshopped super model. But is that really what you want? What's wrong with smile wrinkles? It shows you've lived a happy life. What's wrong with your lips? Did God make them wrong? I certainly don't think so. I think that you are beautiful, just the way you are. God doesn't make mistakes. He knows His plan for you and he made you to be YOU. Not a clone of somebody else. You're unique, your 'flaws' are what make you different. They aren't flaws, they're beauty marks.
So I found the Naked Face Challenge that Deanna is hosting. I think it's cool, i love what it stands for. So I summoned up the guts and i took that picture. I just woke up, my hair is all natural, no products or heat tools used. My face hasn't been touched since i washed it the night before. I'm me. I'm proud. I don't want to be liked for what i look like, i want people to love me for who i am. Without further adeu... here's my face:
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Alrighty... I'm off to go do something awesome with my day. yeahnomaybenot. i'll probably just clean my room. :D fun-fun, right?!
You in? I challenge you to take the Naked Face Challenge :) K? Let me know if you do!!!
* = {haha i love the "no exceptions!" and then the "here's an exception" sign} ok i kinda sorta waited until my skin got a lot clearer to take that pic. Trust me... that was my lucky day. I usually have big red THINGS all over cuz that's how being a teenager is. So yeah... my only exception is that i waited a month or two just to find a day when my skin looked ok. :P


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After one year fighting, debating, accumulating forces and organization, 15M Movement in all the State of Spain will organize marches and debates spaces to do the point of situation and to launch another time the movement and the fight. In Córdoba (Andalucía, south of Spanish State) too is moving this process – in the days that, one year ago, thousand peoples took the street and camped in central places of the cities all over the State – to remember, to think, to reorganize and to go forward a new time of fight against a system that make to us every day poorer, every days more exploited.
From 12th to 15th of May the 15M Córdoba Movement will organize a Forum "Building Majorities" where will stay neighborhood's general assemblies, work's groups, committees and all of the rest of organizations (alternatives trade-unions and political organizations) that went forward the fight in this year.
A mobilization and debate moment that is building, in Córdoba like in all the State, in a very tense situation for the repressive big wave that is hitting comrades that in this year is working politically for the fight in the movement: creation a black list of activists, formal complaints with a fine till 6 thousand euros, changes in the penal legislation to favor preventive detentions and more. All those things to silence the voice of oppressed and of who fight every day. All this things didn't stop and will not stop our activities, our assemblies, our fights.
15M Córdoba Assembly – North Area
Here you have the link to the manifest of 15M Córdoba Movement (Spanish):


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|05 Apr 2012
Boot problem
Hi, I have a pc that has been running windows 7 pro fine for a couple of years.
Today it wont boot stopping with the message:
Windows failed to start.A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.
To fix the problem:
1.Insert windows installation disc and restart your computer
2.Choose your language settings and then click "next"
3.Click "repair your computer"
If you do not have this disc contact your system admininistartor or computer manufaturer for assistance.
Status: 0xc000000e
Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.
This machine has only one dvd drive and one hdd.
I have checked the boot list in the bios settings and the cd drive is first then the hdd second.
If I insert the windows 7 cd and press any key to boot from cd when prompted I still end up at the "windows failed to start " screen.
At this point I have the option to select "Laucnh startup repair" or "start windows normally" but I cant select them, the machine just counts down and continues to try to launch startup repair and fails with the 0xc000000e error.
I would really appreciate any guidance at all.
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|05 Apr 2012
Windows 10 64 bit
Does it try to boot from the DVD drive or is it ignoring the DVD drive and trying to boot Windows from the hard drive?
If you press F8 BEFORE Windows starts you should get a menu and one item should be recovery console and another last known good configuration. Try one of those.
Doing a google search for that .....e error suggests a potential failing hard drive, too.
|My System Specs
|05 Apr 2012
Hi, Thanks for your reply.
I dont think it is trying to boot from the dvd drive.
While it is starting up I see the message saying "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" but pressing any key seems to have no effect and it just goes straight to the boot manager failure screen.
Also the dvd drive light doesnt flicker at all during boot so I assume its not looking there.
F8 wont do anything for me at all I'm afraid, its like the keyboard is disconnected but I know is is OK as I can press "Delete" and access the bios menus.
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|05 Apr 2012
Well, if you get the press any message then it`s trying to boot from the dvd. You say hitting the keyboard does nothing ? That`s the problem then.
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|05 Apr 2012
If I press delete during startup I can get to the bios setup menu and the keyboard works fine there so I'm sure the keyboard is working OK.
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|05 Apr 2012
Well it could be the disc then.
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|05 Apr 2012
Does the HD show up in BIOS setup? If not it's gone bad or needs reinstalling.
Work through these steps for Troubleshooting Windows 7 Failure to Boot - Windows 7 Forums
Download the latest Win7 installer ISO for your licensed version to burn to DVD or write to flash stick with tool given here, so you can boot to do repairs or reinstall after copying out your data, if it comes to that: Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
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|06 Apr 2012
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Perfomring a startup repair
I suggest you to Rebuild the BCD store manually by using the Bcdedit.exe tool.
To do this, follow these steps:
1. Put the Windows Vista installation disc in the disc drive, and then start the computer.
2. Press a key when you are prompted.
3. Select a language, a time, a currency, and a keyboard or another input method, and then click Next.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. Click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
6. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Command Prompt.
7. Type Bootrec /RebuildBcd , and then press ENTER.
If the Bootrec.exe tool runs successfully, it presents you with an installation path of a Windows directory. To add the entry to the BCD store, type Yes . A confirmation message appears that indicates the entry was added successfully.
If the Bootrec.exe tool cannot locate any missing Windows installations, you must remove the BCD store, and then you must re-create it. To do this, type the following commands in the order in which they are presented. Press ENTER after each command.
Bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
Bootrec /rebuildbcd
8. Restart the computer.
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|06 Apr 2012
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Hi Thud. Have you tried to set BIOS to the default setting?
Is good to fill in your machine spec on your left-lower-corner post. So that we can see it :)
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Mattress Firm Holding (NASDAQ:MFRM) Receives a Downgrade
Citigroup cut the rating for shares of Mattress Firm Holding (NASDAQ:MFRM) to a"Neutral" from a "Buy". The rating change was issued to clients in a comprehensive report earlier today.
From a total of 9 analysts covering Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ:MFRM) stock, 6 rate it a "Buy", 0 a "Sell", and 5 a "Hold". This means that 55% of the ratings are positive. The highest target price is $70 while the lowest target price is $50. The mean of all analyst targets is $59 with a 21.90% above today's ($45.53) stock price. Mattress Firm Holding Corp was the topic of 7 analyst reports since August 14, 2015 according to the firm StockzIntelligence Inc. Piper Jaffray maintained shares on December 1 with "Neutral" rating. UBS maintained MFRM stock in a recent report from September 14 with "Buy" rating. Finally, Zacks upgraded the stock to "Sell" rating in a report issued on an August 14.
Approximately 231,822 shares of stock traded hands. Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ:MFRM) has declined 16.71% since May 11, 2015 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 12.29% the S&P500.
The overall sentiment of institutions has decreased to 1.44 in Q2 2015. Its down 1.00, from 2.44 in 2015Q2. The ratio fall, as 17 institutions have sold all the shares of Mattress Firm Holding Corp that they owned while 26 funds have taken shares off the table. 14 funds have purchased shares for the first time while 48 added to their positions. These institutions now hold 24.45 million shares or 8.33% less than the 26.67 million shares they owned in 2015Q2.
The Fund Echinus Advisors Llc currently is holding shares equating to 11.15% of its total portfolio in Mattress Firm Holding Corp representing a total of 746,018 shares. Another fund,40 North Management Llc, is holding a total of 2.42 million shares equating to 7.15% of their holdings. Additionally, Stockbridge Partners Llc has a 2.58 million share stake in Mattress Firm Holding Corp which represents 6.1% of their total portfolio. The Fund, Pivot Point Capital Partners Llc, based out of California, has also built up a stake in the stock, which represents a total of 5.25% of their total portfolio. Finally Pennant Capital Management Llc, a fund which is based in the state of New Jersey reported a total holdings of 2.74 million shares.
Insider activity is a very important aspect to track on any stock. Going back to March 25, 2015, shareholders of Mattress Firm Holding Corp have witnessed 1 insider purchase, and a total of 6 sales equating to a net activity of approximately $1.45 million . Stagner R. Stephen sold 2,687 shares worth approximately $113,466. Weiss Alexander bought 5,000 shares worth approximately $226,739. Tinsey Iii Frederick C. sold 4,300 shares worth approximately $262,746. Fiorentino David A sold 6,000 shares worth approximately $411,041. The company insider Childs John W sold 1.50M shares worth $99.71 million.
Mattress Firm Holding Corp. is a holding company. The company has a market cap of $1.67 billion. The Company, through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, is a retailer of mattresses and bedding-related products in various metropolitan markets in the United States through company-operated and franchise-owned mattress specialty stores that operate primarily under the name Mattress Firm. It has 27.9 P/E ratio. The Firm operates through two reportable divisions: retail activities and franchise operations.
According to Zacks Investment Research, "Mattress Firm Holding Corp. operates as a mattress retailer in the United States. It offers both traditional and specialty mattresses, bedding accessories and related products. The Company also offers bed frames, pillows, tempurpedic pillows, headboards and footboards, mattress protectors, pillow top, and memory foam mattresses. Mattress Firm Holding Corp. is headquartered in Houston, Texas."


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Legendary psychobilly trio Nekromantix have released their ninth studio album, A Symphony of Wolf Tones & Ghost Notes. The Denmark-born band's latest delivers a timelessly gritty fusion of rock-and-roll, punk, and rockabilly. As the follow-up to 2011's What Happens in Hell, Stays in Hell, A Symphony of Wolf Tones & Ghost Notes also shows a darkly romantic sensibility shaped by their love of monster, zombie, vampire, werewolf, and B-horror fiction.
With his signature coffin bass and chilling baritone, frontman Kim Nekroman founded Nekromantix in Copenhagen in 1989. Nekromantix fast emerged as a feverishly cherished underground act, first unleashing their unstoppable debut Hellbound in 1989 and later turning out such acclaimed albums as 2002's Return of the Loving Dead (the band's subcultural breakthrough).
Now California-based and featuring guitarist Francisco Mesa and drummer Adam Guerrero, Nekromantix builds off a catalog boasting genre classics like "Who Killed the Cheerleader?" and "Gargoyles Over Copenhagen" to boldly expand their legacy on A Symphony of Wolf Tones & Ghost Notes.
What Happens In Hell, Stays In Hell
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- 08 Once we were Lovers
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text: Heidi 0 Posted June 27, 2007 Quiz: What Kind of Bride Are You? - Beliefnet.com The Off-Beat Bride: You are someone who dances to her own beat and wants a wedding to reflect that. You see your wedding and a special and personal creation and intend to put your signature touch on every part of it. Because you are so creative and have so many ideas, you probably are an independent operator and would not enjoy hearing the input of others about what you should do or how you should do it. In fact, you probably want to just surprise them all with the result. Since you will probably be paying for it yourselves, you have some assurance of being able to create what you want on your own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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I guess Oscar and I have that in common. Of this year's nine Academy Award nominees for Best Picture, only one, Her, would qualify as being anything resembling romantic, and its central love story is between a lonely guy and a computerized voice. Thankfully, Hollywood has had a long enough tradition of being in love with love that I did eventually manage to pull out 10 favorite movie moments where red-hot romance reigns supreme, even if they're often painted black.
Richard Gere carries Debra Winger away in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) At age 13, I was as susceptible to the power of love and a classic Hollywood ending as the next future existential angst-ridden adult.
Berlin's "Take My Breath Away" in Top Gun (1985) The perfect marriage of love, movies and '80s pop.
Sean Penn + James Franco in the subway entrance in Milk (2008) Boy meets boy has never seemed so sweet, so erotically charged, so the way it would actually happen when boy meets boy in real life.
The fight club in Women in Love (1969) "Love is a battlefield," Pat Benatar once sang, but if you think about it, sex is the part that looks most like war. Rupert Birkin (Alan Bates) and Gerald Crich (Oliver Reed) may not be engaging in coitus in Women in Love's most famous nude scene (imagine Michael Fassbender and Tom Hardy in a modern remake!), but it looks an awful lot like foreplay, and the aftermath is unmistakably afterglowing. Mmm, yes. True bromance indeed. And the way Reed pinky-fondles Bates shoulder sends a chill down my... (Watch it here.)
Edward declares his love to Elinor in Sense and Sensibility (1995) Someone recently told me the story about how he proposed to his girlfriend while they were climbing Table Mountain in Cape Town. As they neared the top, her fear of heights kicked in, and she couldn't go any higher. No problem. He pulled out the ring and popped the question right there, just a few scary ladders from the summit. High as his new fiancee was (literally) and must have been (figuratively), as stunned, violently happy new brides-to-be go, I imagine that Emma Thompson's Elinor still had her beat.
Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy dance in Pride and Prejudice (2005) I can't say I was so quick to buy into the attraction of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy in the Oscar-nominated remake of the Jane Austen classic (Matthew Macfadyen's wiggy-looking hair and the 11-year age difference between him and Best Actress Oscar nominee Keira Knightley, then 20, was too distracting), but we've all been there, so into loving the one we're with that everything and everyone else in the room just disappears. Poof!
Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas wash each other clean in The English Patient (1996) I didn't care much their epic romance the first and only time I saw Oscar's 1996 Best Picture (it was all about Best Supporting Actress Juliette Binoche), but the one love scene that still stands out in my mind is Fiennes and Scott Thomas in the bathtub. There's something so subtlely sexy in the way they switched expected positions -- woman in back, man in front -- that made the idea of being straddled by your lover while soaking in both of your own watery grime almost appealing for this die-hard shower person.
Meg Ryan's final words to Nicolas Cage in City of Angels (1998) Sometimes in fiction, the best way to achieve romantic immortality is to die before the end of the final act. Look what death did for Romeo and Juliet! If it weren't for what Maggie says to Seth as she lies dying on the side of the road -- "When they ask me what I liked the best, I'll tell them it was you" -- I'm not even sure I'd remember the movie today. (Watch that scene here.)
Daniel Day-Lewis and Juliette Binoche achieve romantic nirvana in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) Speaking of death becoming lovers in the final act, the exchange between Tomas and Tereza in the last frames never fails to kill me. Tereza: "Tomas, what are you thinking?" Tomas: "I'm thinking how happy I am." That's love, the kind that can move mountains, if not quite cheat death. (Watch it here.)
Venice in Summertime (1955) Not to be mistaken for Venice in summertime, which, as I witnessed firsthand for the first time last year, has very little to do with romance.


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Most of the time, I'd argue it's pretty much a scam to pay someone to remove viruses from your PC anyway: if you have a Mac, it's a non-issue, and there's enough free virus scanners out there that there's no real reason to pay.
Still, if you were going to pay someone to remove viruses from your computer, how much would it be worth to you? Fifty bucks? One hundred bucks? But surely no one sane would you pay twenty million bucks, right?
Wrong. Since 2004, composer Roger Davidson has been paying Datalink Computer Products owner Vickram Bedi and employee Helga Ivarsdottir to keep his computer clear of viruses.
How'd he get sucked into paying that amount? Datalink told him that the viruses on his computer were related to a worldwide conspiracy straight out of The Da Vinci Code.
Apparently, these viruses were not only so powerful as to damage machines in the repair shop that were simply in the vicinity of Davidson's PC, but that the virus was born on a hard drive in a remote village of Honduras, created as part of a plot to infiltrate the United States government by Polish priests linked to Opus Dei. Worse? Davidson's life was in danger.
Davidson — obviously both naive and eccentric, if not downright paranoid and stupid — believed the tale, and paid $20 million over the next six years for both virus and personal protection. They've now been arrested and charged with first-degree grand larceny, but you know, you've got to wonder if they were stupid and paranoid enough themselves to believe their own tale.
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Resolution on Ceasefire in Gaza
Along with everyone who has seen the terrible pictures on the news, the members of the Executive Committee of Orpington Labour Party have been horrified by the suffering of ordinary people in Gaza.
At its meeting on Wednesday 14 January 2009, the Orpington CLP Executive Committee carried this resolution.
In congratulating the Labour Government on its work for a complete ceasefire in the Israeli offensive, Orpington CLP calls upon it:
- to redouble its efforts to stop all military action on both sides and also to make it clear that all Israeli troops should be withdrawn from Gaza and other Palestine Territory immediately;
- to make representations to relevant governments and authorities to identify those who may have been responsible for war crimes against civilians and to institute appropriate prosecutions.


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Recently, I blogged about my Staples certificates going through the laundry. I promised an update and I am pleasantly surprised:
Dear John,
We have reissued your rewards. Please allow 7-10 business days to receive the new rewards in the mail.
Rewards can be used like cash at Staples – in store, online, or over the phone. Rewards do expire. Expired rewards cannot be reissued. Staples is not responsible for lost or misdirected postal mail.
If you have any additional questions, please contact us at email@example.com or by calling 1-800-793-3320 Monday through Friday, 8:30AM-8:00PM EST.
Thank you,
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Kudos to Staples for reissuing the certificates. When I replied to the email with a 'Thank you', this was the auto response I got:
Thank you for contacting Staples Rewards.
We are currently experiencing high contact volume; please expect a delay in our response.
The dangers of auto reply emails!! Oh well, now I can get that file cabinet in 7 to 10 days! I won't even bore you with my recent Dell service experience…It was good, but again, 7 to 10 business days before i get my laptop back!
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This is a frustrating, terrifying and insightful look into the propaganda machine that has been built by Rupert Murdoch. The hundreds of news channels, cable channels, papers and magazines that Murdoch owns (and fills with his personal right-wing anti-fact agenda) reaches a STAGGERING 4.7 billion people. Holy. Fucking. Shit. Power corrupts, ultimate power corrupts ultimately and being able to force your biased viewpoints down the throats of more than half of the worlds population is pretty fucking similar to what I would call ultimate power.
As David Brock, the President/CEO of Media Matters for America, says about Murdoch/Faux News:
He doesn't believe in objectivity, he has contempt for journalism I think. They wanted all news to be a matter of opinion because opinion can't be proven false. And I think that's very dangerous because if people don't have a set of facts they can agree on, I think it's difficult to reach a consensus on what's correct public policy.


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Robert Pattinson to play Christian Grey in Fifty Shades film
Robert Pattinson has sparked speculation that he will star in the film version of the raunchy novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
According to the Daily Star, the rumours started doing the rounds after the 'Twilight' hunk, 27, was seen talking with the author of the book, E.L. James, when she came to a party at his house in Los Feliz.
Meanwhile, 'Superman' star, Henry Cavill, is also said to be in the running for the role.


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Dennis Ross tries to school Obama-Kerryschool President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry on the new realities of the Middle East. But will they listen?
Turkey and Qatar share Hamas' goal of having it gain—meaning that the fighting ends, the siege of Gaza is lifted and no safeguards are adopted on materials going into the Strip that would inhibit Hamas' ability to reconstitute its military infrastructure of rockets and tunnels. It is not just Israel that cannot accept that outcome. Neither can the Egyptians, Saudis or their regional allies. And, truth be told, it is still Egypt that matters. Egypt controls the crossing point at Rafah, the southern entrance to Gaza, and it is closed. Today, ironically, the only crossing points into Gaza that function at all are the Israeli ones. So when this conflict ends, Egypt can have a huge impact on what and who can move in and out of Gaza.
That gives Egypt leverage. Its relationship with Israel matters, and Israeli confidence that Egypt shares its interest in not allowing Hamas to reconstitute its military capabilities means that Egypt can influence Israel's position. Ultimately, Egypt can also influence Hamas because, at a minimum, Hamas needs Rafah to be open at the end of the conflict—even if Egypt, as is likely, will insist that the Palestinian Authority is positioned in the Rafah crossing point. To be sure, it is possible that to end the conflict, Egypt may also acquiesce in allowing Qatar to pay the Hamas salaries and to allow that money to pass through Rafah. But Egypt's approach toward Hamas, which it sees as contributing to the threats it faces in Sinai, is to keep it contained and, the Egyptians will have that as a goal in any cease-fire they broker.
The point is that the conflict is going to end. It can end through a negotiated outcome in which we focus on Egypt and not Turkey or Qatar. Or it will end when Israel has destroyed the tunnels and Hamas sees that its arsenal of rockets is running too low and that the price within Gaza has become too high. Kerry, to his credit, envisioned the cease-fire he was trying to arrange as one in which fighting would stop but Israel could finish destroying the tunnels. It has not worked yet, but if the United States works exclusively through the Egyptians, it may yet happen.
There is a larger point for the Obama administration to consider, too. It needs to read the new strategic landscape in the region and act accordingly. That landscape should shape our calculus as we approach the larger questions of Israeli-Palestinian peace, Syria, Iraq and Iran. In its remaining two and half years, the administration needs to approach the Middle East with a broader goal and judge how its day-to-day policies support or detract from that goal: How can it ensure that U.S. friends in the region are stronger in January 2017, and their adversaries (and ours) are weaker? Ultimately, President Obama and Secretary Kerry would be wise to approach the current conflict, and its end, with that objective in mind.
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Here's an extract from a blog post by Bill French (E-mail is where knowledge goes to die, April 22, 2003):
On a daily basis almost every knowledge-worker reads news and other sources of business content and then creates comments and observations that other business associates, colleagues, customers, and vendors consume. The usual and customary method for creating annotations and observations is by e-mail. (…) However, the place where e-mail content comes to rest is problematic - e-mail is where knowledge goes to die.
He makes a good case for blogs, arguing that they allow knowledge to be more easily shared and accessed. The context is business but it could easily be Higher Education.
In the spirit of enabling more convenient access to my blog, I've been having a go at setting up a feed so that users can subscribe to my blog (via email or a feed reader).
Let's hope it works ...


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Colin MacIntyre
- Rob Dabrowski
- 31 January 2008
Gone is the Mull Historical Society pseudonym and in its place is Colin MacIntyre, a couple of choirs and a veteran politician. After three critically acclaimed albums, MacIntyre is back with his latest, The Water, and a set at Celtic Connections.
With the new name comes a new start, for which MacIntyre has even drafted in left-wing politician Tony Benn for a spoken word piece. But he reassures that the new album doesn't depart too far from his power-pop roots.
'There's no difference in how I work creatively,' says MacIntyre. 'But I decided it was time to evolve, because I think it's important for me to reach new people, but I don't think Mull Historical Society fans will be left behind.'
The new album, produced by Lemon Jelly's Nick Franglen, will smack of familiarity for fans, particularly those who snapped up his 2001 debut, Loss. The majority of the 12 tracks are stripped down acoustic numbers, which mark a return to MacIntyre's early work. But there are occasional epic moments that have gone down a storm live, such as album opener, You're a Star, which is all harmonised backing vocals, aching lead guitar lines and whistles.
'I've done a few live dates and the new material has been received really well,' he says. 'I've been looking out over crowds of people bobbing their heads and I can't wait to get back to play Glasgow. If I can't play Mull, it's the nearest I get to a homecoming gig.'


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Friday, 24 June 2011
Patricks Prom
Along with several friends they have booked a stretch limo to take them to the venue.
Afterwards he's off to a party and wont see him until tomorrow. Hope the prom is wonderful for him, and also the party afterwards.
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how cool! I hope he had a good time! :DReplyDelete
Nikki, he is a totally handsome young man. You must be really proud.ReplyDelete
A very handsome young man. I loved watching mine go off their proms. Kids dress up so little these days. It's my last prom this week as my youngest son has finished school ......where have the last 19 years gone since I first dropped my eldest son off for his first day?!ReplyDelete
He looks very handsome Nikki. They grow up so fast. He looks a lot like you as well.ReplyDelete
I hope he has a wonderful time.
We never had proms in England when I was at school but it seems more common now. We were lucky to get a crappy school disco lol
Patrick looks well cool!! Hope he has a wonderful time. My Ellie's prom is next week. Will post some pic's on my blog!!!!! Jain xReplyDelete
Your son is a handsome young man. Congratulations! Certainly he will have much fun in this wonderful party. :)ReplyDelete
Patrick looks so smart Nikki. Hope they all had a wonderful time last night..xxxxReplyDelete


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How cute is this??
These are similar to the idea of Mason Jar Lanterns we used at my sister's wedding. They look gorgeous hanging from tree branches and are very easy to make! You don't even need to drill holes - just wrap the wire tightly around the top of the jar to make a hanger, add a tea light and you're done!


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I have been going through a phase where all I ever wear on my lips are nudes. However, the other day I done my signature gold eye using the NARS Isolde duo and decided to use Infrared lipstick by Topshop. This look was something I wore to death last summer and it really brought back my love for bright lipsticks. The weather has finally warmed up in the UK and I finally feel like it's appropriate to wear bright lipsticks, so today I wanted to share with you some of my favourites.
MAC Lady Danger and NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Red Square are quite possibly my top 2. My mum got me Lady Danger and the first day I wore it out, I lost it in a taxi, we've all been there, but I loved it so much that I bought another one. They're both very similar, a red with a hint of orange in there. Lady Danger is definitely more vibrant, almost like a watermelon shade, whereas Red Square has a bit more orange to it. They both have a matte finish, so they last really well and require little touch-ups throughout the day.
I have to give credit to Topshop makeup, they do some amazing products, their lipsticks being one of them. As you can probably tell by the way I described those lipsticks above, I do love myself an orange lipstick, and Infrared is as orange as it gets. It has a creamy texture and leaves a sheen on your lips, so longevity wise, it doesn't last that long, but the colour is stunning and looks beautiful when paired with a gold smokey eye and loads of bronzer.
Melon Pop by Clinique is a lipstick I reach for when I fancy wearing colour, but nothing too bold. It's a light pinky-peach that really brightens up the face and immediately makes you look more awake and put together. It's one of those that makes you look effortlessly beautiful. And last but not least, Maybelline Hot Plum is a shade that I've loved for the past two years. It's a bright pink with a hint of purple that looks stunning! It demands attention and really adds that element of fun into your makeup.
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Wolfgang Puck delivered the goods to the stars at the 85th Annual Academy Awards.
Unlike host Seth MacFarlane, who did not win over too many people at the 85th Annual Academy Awards, Chef Wolfgang Puck was once again a hit and made cooking a dinner for 1600 people at The Governors Ball seem like a cakewalk. According to latimes.com:"Puck and his kitchen staff of 350 not only have to turn out thousands of appetizers, small dinner plates and desserts in a matter of minutes, but also must please picky Hollywood diners — from hard-core vegans (look for the kale salad with grilled artichokes) to veterans of a certain age who want their lamb chops overcooked to the texture of a baseball mitt.At the same time, the menu needs to include plenty of comfort food to console dejected losers and enough celebratory fare — like the baked-to-order chocolate soufflé cake with shaved espresso ice — for those toting golden statuettes.""For me, it's the biggest party — it's bigger than the inauguration of the president," the 63-year-old said in his catering kitchen adjacent to the Hollywood & Highland ballroom where the ball is held."Shew, talk about the most high pressure cooking stint of the year! Well done Wolfgang Puck and his team. To check out some pictures from the big night have a look at Chef Puck's Instagram account.
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Saturday, October 10, 2015
Short Story Week: The Final Day
I sit here with four stories left unwritten. I've got the night ahead to try and complete them all, though that is not likely. I'm ok with it. I've still got three complete stories that I didn't have last week and I've got three weeks left before NanoWrimo (I'll explain later) so I should be able to complete them and my ambitious sci-fi collection before the end of the year. I hope that we can do short story week again some other time early next year because I love any extra motivation to write. I hope that we can grow this little practice into a national phenomenon that inspires all sort of people to tell their short stories. Well, back to the writing. I'll type a wrap-up post tomorrow!
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In today's integrated BIM projects, where does design end and construction begin?
The Summer BIMForum, July 19-20 at the Swissotel in Chicago, will focus on how BIM is used to find the optimal balance of allowing the best decisions to be made at the most appropriate time without impacting construction costs and schedules and how this is shifting when design ends and construction begins. The conference will address some of the following important questions:
* How does BIM technology affect the cost and schedule implications of late decisions?
* Do late design decisions always adversely affect a project budget and schedule?
* Can all factors that affect design and cost be known early in a project?
* Are legacy project phases applicable in integrated design and construction?
* Are clients willing to pay for additional early design effort by "non-designers"?
* Where does traditional design leave off and spatial coordination begin?
* When does spatial coordination morph into design?
* How can contractors and designers find common ground for design and coordination?
BIM Forum Chicago will take place June 19 and 20th at the Swissotel Chicago. Fees: $425 before 6/16/2011; $550 after 6/16/2011
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Let's Talk About Women (1964) Ettore Scola
Labels : 60's , Comedy , Ettore Scola , Italy , 0 com
Let's Talk About Women (1964)
aka Se permettete parliamo di donne
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy | France | Director: Ettore Scola
Language: Italian | Subtitles: English, French
& Spanish (Optional, embedded in Mkv file)
& Spanish (Optional, embedded in Mkv file)
Aspect ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1 | Length: 94mn
Dvdrip H264 Mkv - 688x416 - 25fps - 996mb
Vittorio Gassman stars as different characters in each of the nine episodes of this unusual Italian comedy. Playing everything from a practical joker to a prisoner, he comments upon romance, love and women in general.
Let's Talk About Women (1964)
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Fathers and Sons
When I first started speaking out against circumcision, some of my friends were taken aback; they hadn't ever really thought about it, and they couldn't understand why I'd devote so much energy and time to this as a cause. It's just a flap of skin, isn't it? Babies don't feel or remember getting it "snipped off," right? So what's the big deal? Men, in particular, rolled their eyes, teased me, and wondered out loud what on earth I was so upset about.
Over the years, as the awareness of circumcision as an issue has grown, many of these same male friends have returned to tell me, upon reflection, that allowing their sons to be circumcised was the worst parenting mistake they'd ever made, the thing they most regret. More men than I can count have told me it's the one thing they can't forgive themselves for, even though they'd had no sense of the magnitude of their decision. It breaks my heart every single time I hear, "I had no idea what circumcision really meant, and I had no idea I would regret it."
Some people, of course, do know, and they make the same terrible mistake. A couple of years ago, columnist Joel Stein wrote an essay for Time magazine in which he questioned whether his son should be circumcised in the Jewish faith. The piece ends with this paragraph:
"So in a few weeks, I'm going to buy some bagels, call a mohel who is also a pediatric surgeon and believes in local anesthetic, and do something that I'm pretty sure is wrong. I have a horrible feeling that all of parenthood is like this."
Well, I don't believe that "all of parenthood is like this." Many mistakes we make as parents are unwitting; they don't involve clear yes-or-no decisions; you just roll with the circumstances and hope for the best. Circumcision, however, is different. It's a clear yes-or-no situation. And its consequences are utterly irreversible. Given that Stein's misgivings were pre-recorded, I can't imagine he will have a lot of credibility with his own son should he one day say, "I'm sorry I allowed this to happen to you."
It takes a great deal of courage to look back as a parent and say, "I was wrong." It also takes courage to resist the pressure from families, faith communities, doctors, and society at large to do something that "everybody does"—and is, at the same time, too embarrassing to talk about. Couple all of this with the fact that many men who regret saying yes are, themselves, victims of parents who were unable to say no.
Bravo to the fathers who have apologized to their sons; and bravo to the fathers who have stopped the cycle of harm, refusing to "consent" to the removal of a part of their sons' beautiful, normal bodies.
Pass this on, share this post, or just simply start talking about it, because the single most effective way to prevent circumcision is to start the conversation—whether you're sharing your own experience/pain/regret, or asking pregnant friends if they've thought about circumcision. You'll find that once people really consider it and find out the facts, they'll realize they are likely to regret it down the road if they allow their sons to be circumcised. (If they're still on the fence, show them this video by Ryan McAllister, a bioethicist and research professor at Georgetown University. FYI, it includes graphic footage of a circumcision—which is the whole point.)
As parents, we're often tasked with having to make tough decisions on behalf of our children—but this isn't one of them. Pass it on.
Georganne Chapin
A.F. permalinkAugust 10, 2013 1:44 am
My father was a doctor who was cut against his will at the age of six and swore he would never do it to me or have it done and I continue to thank him for his gift. Being born in the 80s, I am definitely in the minority as an intact male in the United States and dealt with a great deal of teasing in school but now, it bothers me none. I am proud of and love my penis, foreskin and all as they are and honestly would not entertain the idea of a circumcision for $100 billion dollars. It's worth that much to me.
It pains me to see parents continuing to have their boys circumcised and meaning well but having absolutely no idea what it is that they are removing and the impact it has on sexuality and future relationships. If only they read up on it and if only they were educated and knew what a sublime and beautiful piece of engineering that "little flap of skin" truly is. There is simply no other part of the human body that compares to how it works and what it does. The closest I can relate to it is the finely crafted movement and precision of a Rolex watch.
I find it horrifying that girls and women are protected from genital mutilation in this country (and rightly so) while it is still routine and encouraged that we cut half of the penis from our boys and nobody even questions why. The way I see it, your body is the greatest machine you will ever own and NOBODY, not even your parents has any right to modify or cut off any part of you. It should be left up to the decision of the person themselves and once they are legally an adult, they can do whatever they want with it. You can bet that if I ever have boys, they will be left intact to make the decision for themselves. It's not mine or anybody else's decision to make.
JayTuohey permalinkJuly 2, 2013 7:28 pm
Another excellent post Georganne.
And again we read about babies being mutilated on a daily basis,being robbed of their birth right to have their bodies left intact.Being from the UK where this absurd,disturbing and disgraceful "tradition" isn't even an issue in most births makes me as a man,a father of two perfectly perfect boys and a human being sad beyond knowing.
I think the main reason why the AAP still supports this awful violation of a human being is damage limitation.I imagine the numbers guys have estimated that if the AAP admit that what they have been doing for so long is a terrible mistake,they will open up the floodgates for about 100 million lawsuits against them and the US government for causing actual bodily harm to so many innocent,perfectly formed baby boys….Just a thought!!
Gianluca permalinkJune 24, 2013 12:14 am
Sometimes I get to see little mutilated baby boys. I feel sorry for them. Circumcision makes their winnies look smaller and vulnerable.
June 21, 2013 10:02 am
All I can add is Amen and Amen!! Beautiful message!!
Shteln permalinkJune 19, 2013 1:48 am
Good message, Georganne. My own father, when asked 'why did you sign that consent form' replied with all the usual nonsense of 'trusting the doctor'(without thinking), 'hygene' and 'protecting' me from future 'illness'. I addresses every trope of his and he still has not responded after 7 months. Maybe the wheels are ticking in his head, absorbing some of the anatomical facts and 'circ' procedural facts I've given him. I made it quite clear I was empathetic with his situation of being forcibly cut by the one you love but also that my empathy is limited since he then facilitated my own mutilation.
So I'm still waiting for a show of empathy from the man who signed away my human rights. Until then, though, he's dead to me. I can quite frankly do without both Mother's day AND Father's day.
June 18, 2013 4:14 am
Science has proven no such thing.
There is not a single researcher who can produce a causal link between the circumcision and the reduction of any disease.
There is not a single STD that an intact male can transmit that a circumcised male can't.
This is why even the most avid circumcision promoter cannot overstate condoms enough.
Circumcision FAILS to prevent anything.
And there is not a single doctor, researcher or scientist that can deny this fact.
Go ahead.
Deny it.
June 16, 2013 8:33 pm
Thank you, Georganne, for your powerful voice in defense of the rights of infants and children…and for your encouragement of those fathers who are able to overcome their own experience and to protect their sons from the trauma and mutilation they endured and continue to suffer.
June 16, 2013 8:35 pm
I meant to add, blessing to all those fathers who recognize the harm of circumcision and are willing to protect their sons. You give me hope for the world!
margaret permalinkJune 16, 2013 7:23 pm
I love this beautiful father's day message!
Christy Summerfield permalinkJune 16, 2013 5:32 pm
I will forever be grateful to my son's father who made the decision not to have our son circumcised. It wouldn't have occurred to me. My beautiful, healthy intact son is now 34 and the father of a beautiful intact one-year-old son of his own. I stand firmly with this cause.
Jack permalinkJune 16, 2013 3:28 pm
Thanks Georganne. And thank you to all those cut fathers that have decided to not cut their sons. Cut men, that break the cycle by leaving their sons natural, are Real heroes.
Lo permalinkJune 16, 2013 1:43 pm
if you really want to talk "science" can you explain why is it that ALL human beings are born with a foreskin, indeed ALL mammals? is nature just fucking up here? you talk science but clearly lack a basic understanding of the human anatomy. millions of years of evolution have fashioned the human body into a model of refinement and efficiency with every part having a function and purpose. all mammals have their genitals encased in a protective multipurpose foreskin. in females, the clitoral hood is their foreskin, in males it protects the glans of the penis. the foreskin is an essential part of the human sexual anatomy. ashamed? i don't think so. my 22 year old intact jewish son is very happy to have his foreskin and is thankful and grateful that his mother protected him from the KNIFE and the sadistic cutters who profit from mutilating our newborns. do you know that the sale of foreskins in big business in this country? foreskins are sold and used in many products. if the foreskin is such a maligned, malfunctioning, disease-causing organ, why are they so in demand? go ahead, google sale of foreskins, it's all there for people like you to see. and how is it that the majority of the world's male population, except for jews and muslims, are intact and do just fine with their foreskins, somehow they're not dropping like flies from all these so called health risks. are american penises' inherently defective, that they need surgical correction at birth? or is it due to the fact that genital cutting is a billion dollar industry in this country and that's why this barbaric assault on our precious newborns continues. you sir, are in denial.
Fred Hayward permalinkJune 16, 2013 1:32 pm
Beautiful message, Georganne!