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Schwarzkopf Blonde Toner
8 reviews
75% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
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on 4/30/2014 7:13:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Ive tried using this for five minutes on my hair and it only makes the slightest difference. I'll give ten minutes a go and post my results.
EDIT: Ten minutes and not that impressed! I've also tried the "Nordic" blonde toner and there
is not a great deal of difference. The toning results only last immediately after and no longer
on 11/10/2006 7:05:00 PM
Age: Unknown
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
This is a deep violet conditioner to be applied to hair for 5 minutes after shampooing. I imagine that the deepness of the violet shade would help to remove brassiness but I don�t find this conditioner to be moisturising. I�m going to stick with L�Oreal Shine Blonde shampoo to keep brassiness at bay.
on 8/11/2014 6:16:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
My natural hair colour is dark brown and can only be seen in the sun which explains that my hair pigment is sooo dark that it can be impossible to sometimes achieve blonde hair. Recently I DIY ombred my hair and was looking for a good toner to neutralise the brassiness or simply to brighten the colour and decided to purchase swarzkopf live xxl toner mousse in Mo1 icy platinum. On the packaging it states that the product is used to neutralise yellow tones, however I used this on my asian hair after I ombr�d it and I found that my ombr� became lighter. It does suggest that it should be left for 5-15 minutes but if you have darker hair like mine and your just looking for a toner to bring life back to your hair I would suggest you to leave the toner longer (up to 30-45) minutes since your working with darker hair. Overall I find that this product enhance my ombre and would recommend you to this product for a short term experience.this product can be used more than three times as suggested. For the packaging I would say that it is handy since in comes in a pump bottle and the price is reasonable retailing around �4.00. Overall I would say that this product is great to use for a semi permanent look but I would advice those who are looking for a longer result then invest it a more expensive toner.
on 7/12/2015 5:20:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Nordic blonde toner - AMAZING. Tones out the yellow brassy tones, leaves your hair a beautiful, very natural looking extra light ash blonde. Seriously you must try this!
on 7/9/2015 11:10:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I got balayage (ombre) done in my hair back in Feb 2015, it is now July 2015 and my hair was looking a little.. gross. It had these yucky gold tones, looked like i had done the dye job at home. Was just a mess. SO i went back to the hairdresser i got my hair done at and for them to put a toner through it, it was going to be $90+. I was not going to pay anywhere near that much. On my way home i stopped off at my local discount pharmacy to get some new shampoo and conditioner and other supplies. While i was in the isle, i saw this toner for $7 AUD. I did a quick google search to look at reviews, they were all raving about this toner. I will add to that list! IT IS AMAZING. I put it through my hair, left it for 5min and washed it out. Didn't notice too much of a different until i dried it off. NO MORE GOLD! I was back to the ashy blonde colour I fell in love with! It dried my hair out the tiniest bit, but nothing conditioner couldn't fix. I would buy this product a million times over! Wear gloves when you use it, stains your hands a lovely purple shade. For such a cheap product, AMAZING!
on 4/1/2013 2:45:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I have been buying this product for a long time - it works so well to keep away the yellow and leaves your hair a nice soft toned blonde. I leave it in for 20 minutes if my hair is looking in need of it but usually 10 minutes is enough. Have found that if I do go overboard and leave it in too long the purple tint on your really blonde strands will wash out next time you shampoo. Easily the easiest and best toner I know of (although our product range is pretty limited in NZ). Leaves your hair soft, it has some conditioning properties but you do need to use a conditioner afterwards.
on 4/15/2011 5:26:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Kinky, Fine
Eyes: Green
I love this toner. You just have to remember that it's a toner, not a conditioner - so it has zero conditioning properties (on my hair anyway). You still need to use a conditioner after using this. This is how I use it:- I put some in my hair colour mixing bowl, add some water to make it a creamier consistency, and so it goes further. I then put it on my dry hair with a colouring brush. I then let it sit for 5 minutes. Then I wash it out with purple shampoo and condition with a nice moisturising conditioner. This routine gives me much quicker and more lasting results than using purple shampoo alone. It is a good price, at most supermarkets, and does the job for me.
on 8/27/2008 7:21:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This review is for the Igora ICEFLOWER 9.5-1 toner. This is my favorite toner for my blonde hair. I've used fanci-full, but that toner is temporary and the toner is water-like. However, the Igora Gloss is a mousse you apply for about 10-15 minutes and then rinse off. It's a violet toner and you use it to get a white shade of blonde. This toner will *only* work if your hair is a very, very pale blonde. I used this when my hair was a light golden blonde and I saw no results. But when I was at a light bleach blonde, this toner took it to a white blonde shade. The color lasts fairly long too- about a month or so before I needed to refresh the color. A definite re-buy!
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Author : Manjari M N, 6th sem ISE Date: 9 & 10-04-2016
We had a two day workshop on internet of things (IoT) . We were almost an hour late to the class on the first day, since we ended up in Phase 2 of Bagmane tech park; But we were supposed to go to Phase 1. We finally made it to the texas instruments campus. It was an amusing view through the way to the class. Since we were late, we missed most of the theoretical part of the workshop. However that was not much of a loss, because Arvind Sir (trainer) guided us through the experiments we performed.
We started off with a simple experiment to blink an LED, after which we got a break. We resumed with other experiments right after the much needed break.
We used Launchpad (by Texas instruments) for all the experiments and the programming language we used was "Wiring", which is a mixture of C and C++. Energia is the editor we used for coding.
There were approximately 18 members in the class of which a few were students, a few were employees. We all were divided into teams of two members, of which Mayuri and I were a team. Every team in the class were provided with an experiment kit, using which we all did the experiments.
Arvind sir mentioned the application of each of the experiment we did. Everyone of us got an idea of exactly why we were doing that particular experiment. Arvind sir was very elaborate with whatever he explained. He guided everyone of us throughout the workshop and cleared each of our doubts.
We had a lunch break after a few experiments. Lunch was available in the canteen. We all had good food for lunch. We resumed right after lunch and continued with similar experiments till 6 in the evening.
The next morning we reached at the right time. We performed many more experiments, which were quite interesting. We had a faculty from T John college as a volunteer, who helped us on this day.
By the end of the day, each group was given a different kit to perform vivid experiments and each of the teams were asked to give a demo. Our group – Pallavi, Yashaswini, Mayuri and I got a Node4j board, which was more of a mini-project, but, we were not successful since we lacked a software. We carefully observed the demos which was presented by each of the other teams, of which one team was of my classmates – Srivatsa, Shritha and Vinay Raaj. All the other groups gave the demonstration of the experiments they were asked to.
At the end of second day, we got a picture with arvind sir and left the campus

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Gil [Kongregate Helper's OFFICIAL Review]
Gil is currently in beta testing, you must be a beta tester to access this game. The password is "doublerainbowalltheway" or you can access the game here.
[Play Gil]Game Description: Gil is a nifty, little platformer in which your goal is to retrieve the light-bulbs stolen by the evil robots in order to relight the lighthouse. Take control of your character and travel through treacherous caves and deserts in order to retrieve all of the light-bulbs and save the lighthouse! Move your character with the arrow keys, using the WASD keys will kill you ("d" automatically restarts the level, hence "killing" you.)
Gil is your not-so-average platformer, because of it's heavily influenced puzzler theme, which allowed the game to expand in any direction possible. Every level it seemed, you were introduced to a new item that effected the gameplay, and over time it became a mass a creative levels built upon several items, such as springs, switches, ect. I noticed that Gil used a concept only used by a couple of games, despite its everlasting popularity, which is when two characters are places on a screen in two different rooms, in which you control both characters at the same time, to most of the time, reach two separate exits. Instead Gil adopted the idea that this second character should be a puzzler himself, whereas he would affect your performance in the opposing screen. I'm having a bit of trouble explaining this, but take for example the caves, level six, whereas you had to focus on one room to save the guy in the other room. I really liked that take on the average idea of that focus, Gil took concept that we all new and then added a small spin to it. The enemies were a ig part of the game that influenced your decisions, not to mention that many of them were tough, especially the homing rockets, which made you cower in fear in the nearest corner, until you worked up the courage to pop out and run for it! Overall the difficulty was perfect and kept you on your toes.
The only let down of this game were the controls, users were not allowed to move with the WASD keys, while I am default arrow keys and quite ambidextrous, it just seems to me that there was a major control flaw for the default WASD people out there. The reason why there was this control flaw was because the "restart level" key was "d" which in the game translated to "die", I feel that some other key could easily take the place of the "d" for this scenario and then the developer could add the WASD key option. Another small flaw that I noticed, (which is a flaw in my book, but not necessarily a real flaw) was that if you step and inch off the map you automatically have to restart the level, in my opinion, I want to see it changed up a bit, whereas you would help to step further off the amp, since I'm jumped off the map for a millisecond. Besides the minor control flaw, Gil, was heavily puzzle based, you might want to glance at the level a couple of times before making your first move and check the map to see if there is any duplicates of your character.
The graphics were absolutely beautiful, I loved the pixel art, (like I do all) and the simple designs that were in place that created a truly amazing scene. I really loved how simple everything was portrayed as! The only thing that I would change if I was the developer is making the lava in the caves act like it is flowing, currently, it pretty static and I would like to see some sort of animation going on to make it more lively or animated. Overall, I would have liked to see a more lively scene, but nothing over-dramatic, just things such as rushing lava or clouds; basically little features that make the scene more realistic in my mind, but as of right now the art is fantastic and I love it!
I really enjoyed the music, it reminded me of the good old days of playing Animal Crossing for the GameCube, those were the good days and for those memories to be revisited just by music is an incredible experience, not to mention that the music was simply relaxing, easy-going and was overall beautiful! One thing that I liked best about the music would have to be that the music or song changes and differs based on what location you are currently at and all of the music is beautiful. All in all, the music was alluring and beautiful and I could listen to it forever!
The difficulty ramp seemed jagged at times and was unpredictable. Take, for example, the differentiation between the last level of the forest and the first level of the desert, I personally had a tough time adjusting to the suddenly new gameplay and I would have liked to see the gravity shifts be introduced more slowly into the game to ease players into the idea and then ultimately lead up to that level and more. Either way, the difficulty ramp remained at a good tempo for most of the game, but had a few spikes here and there, but nothing that I couldn't overcome, with a little more effort.
I didn't notice much replay value, besides the length of the game itself. Hopefully, when Gil comes out of beta then we will see advances such as in-game achievement or some sort of leader board (both wouldn't be half bad either!) that would bring users back to play the game again and again, making them want to achieve something besides beating the game itself, but to earn something along the way that will be some sort of incentive to beat the game or go beyond it. I'm hoping to see this game uploaded onto Kongregate, whereas I believe with some many options the developer will add the Kongregate API and hopefully create somewhat of a small community with competing scores. Overall, there is a ton of room for improvement in the field of replay-ability and I hope to see this game grow and evolve in that department to encourage users to come back.
All in all, Gil was a completely amazing, pulchritudinous game that you'll love if you're into puzzles and platformer fun! This was a game that was heavily influenced by a puzzle theme, that'll make you think before you make a move on any level! The best part of this game is that it is still in beta, which I hope to see this game even further its potential to be great. Overall, the difficulty was perfect and you didn't come across a puzzle that was too complex or too difficult, but instead all of the levels were fun, exciting and interesting and got me hooked and hopefully you too! The only major flaw that I noticed in this game was that it wax impossible to use the WASD keys and I'm sure a few people will find the game, then, impossible to play. One of my favorite part about Gil was the art, it was simply beautiful and retro (pixelated) looking, which I always love to see utilized. The sound was magnificent and was relaxing, most of all it reminded me of Animal Crossing, which I absolutely adore. The difficulty ramp seemed a bit off a times, but overall it was fairly good and allowed the user to ease into the game, but there were a few bumps in the road. The replay factor wasn't as strong as I had hoped for, but I can only imagine that the developer will try to fix that in the near future, with incentives such as scoreboards or in-game achievements. All in all, Gil was an amazing game and is currently in beta, but you can get in with the code: "doublerainbowalltheway", so if you have the time, be sure to play Gil and maybe give some feedback to the developers. [Play Gil]
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Human Drama, or community-led development through forum theatre, is the first joint arts for social development programme designed by the British Council and Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Myanmar in 2011. Its aim is to raise awareness of and implement behavioural change in health and social issues focusing on reproductive health, HIV/ AIDS, human trafficking, gender equality, gender based violence among young people and their community members and helping them work out solutions for family, social, justice and health issues.
In communities which struggle with health and social concerns such as human trafficking, drug abuse, gender equality and domestic violence, this 'edutainment' programme, which is based on the theatre-for-development techniques, has proven a powerful tool for communication and awareness. Using short plays that are scripted around these issues, the performers encourage communities to actively participate and create a common ground where they can freely express opinions relating to their real life situation and determine together the best possible solution.
The project is led by a theatre troupe of 12 youth performers and two project supervisors, mentored by John Martin, artistic director of Pan Intercultural Arts (London). Over the past five years, the project has gained a strong reputation in Burma, both within the British Council and among external organisations. Alongside Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Myanmar, 'forum theatre' has been used as a tool to enable affected communities across Myanmar to engage in critical discussion on over thirty social issue and the troupe has developed a methodology for social transformation using Forum Theatre, Creativity and Social Research methods.
To date the troupe has performed to over 380 communities, reaching more than 48,000 community members from Yangon, Mandalay, Tanintharyi and Delta Regions, Kachin, and Mon Karen States. They have also conducted 13 TOT trainings to 299 social and community activists from Mon and Karen States and Yangon. Beneficiaries worked on anti-human trafficking campaigns with World Vision, MTV EXIT, UNIAP and Karen Development Network (KDN).
In 2015 and 2016 the theatre troupe brought their performances into IDP Camps in Kachin State for the first time followed by 60 more plays in rural communities in Mon State and deprived townships in Yangon.
Our funding partners are Sone Sie and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Embassy of Switzerland.
The project has the support from government ministries, NGOs and INGOs, UN agencies and CBOs, including Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), Department of Social Welfare, Department of Health, World Vision, Save the Children, Myanmar Medical Council, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), MTV EXIT, UNIAP, ILO, NLD, BABSEACLE, Justice Centres, MLaw, Legal Clinic Myanmar, Akhaya Women, 88 Generation Peace and Open Society, and Karen Development Network (KDN).
The British Council and partners believe in the arts as an effective tool to promote positive social change across a range of pressing community issues. We are committed to exploring and developing further collaborations in arts and development.


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Almost a year ago, I visited the Седемте рилски езера (Seven Rila Lakes). This past weekend, we went back to share the experience with some volunteers who still hadn't been. Everything I wrote last year still applies. The place is simply magical.
Things didn't look promising on the afternoon of our arrival.
The next morning, things didn't look much better. But, slowly but surely, the sun wrestled away the clouds and we were left with a spectacular day.
Not everyone agreed, but for me "The Eye" stole the show, revealing a different shade of blue with every passing cloud.
The birding was pretty good too. Not surprisingly, most of the birds didn't cooperate and let me photograph them, but a few did. Chaffinches, like this one, were common along the trails leading up to the Seven Lakes.
Common Linnets were abundant around the hut where we stayed.
Fewer numbers of Hedge Accentors were in the same places.
Water Pipits were fairly common throughout the open areas.
And Alpine Accentors were easily found among the rocks at higher elevations.
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Седемте рилски езера (Seven Rila Lakes)
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The first trailer for the Doctor Who spinoff series Class, created by Patrick Ness, was premiered at NYCC 2016 today. The new series takes place st Code Hill Academy, which was first featured on Doctor Who way back in 1963. Now the students must face the unknown without the good Doctor (Peter Capaldi) to save the day. Can these teens save themselves much less the world?The first season of Class will have eight episodes and air on BBC Three starting October 22nd. BBC America will air the series sometime in 2017.
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The Angry Mullet: Poteau's Newest Coffee Shop
Come downtown to visit Poteau's Newest Coffee Shop! Defining the Angry Mullet as just a coffee shop may be a simplification of things though. It can best be described as an uptown, modern destination point set in the heart of historic downtown Poteau.
The Angry Mullet: Business in the front, Party in the back!
The look and feel of The Angry Mullet is unlike anything you've experienced in Poteau. When you walk into the front, you're immersed in a modern, relaxed environment.
In the front, they serve crêpes, soups, sandwiches, and, of course, coffee! Choose from a wide variety of specialty coffees made by some of the most experienced baristas in Poteau. Never had a crêpe? Now's your chance to try one.
If you're looking for a great place to hang out and watch the game with your friends, head to the party in the back. The pub has a very cozy feel while at the same time embellishing both modern and historic elements. The focus is on wines and craft beers.
Plans are in place to open the back patio by summer. This will be located just behind Poteau's Bonnie and Clyde Hideaway.
What makes the Angry Mullet special is their attention to detail and healthy lifestyles, while at the same time providing a fun place where you can sit back, relax, and be yourself.
From The Angry Mullet:
Other things we have opted to do: our employees make a fair wage and therefore there is no tip jar – instead we have a donation jar if you want to help us support a local charity. Additionally, our staff receives a share of our sales quarterly – if you're happy and return then our sales increase and our staff benefits – we're hoping to create a full-circle environment benefiting everyone.
Also, we are trying to do our part for our environment. We've teamed with the Choctaw Nation so that we are able to have a smaller imprint in our local landfill. Plus we hope to work with the community garden (adjacent to the old library) in 2017 so that our produce scraps can be turned into compost for them.
Lastly, we're in the beginning stages of working with a local farmer to purchase fresh produce during the spring and summer. Not only should our food taste better and fresher, but it's keeping the money closer to home.
We still have a long way to go and we certainly want to hear from you if you feel we're missing something – but just know, we really want to be a place you're proud of and that you want to visit us and bring your friends by just to sit back and catch up.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you.


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Los Angeles-based Brit Gary Oldman balances single fatherhood with a perpetually busy movie career, but as he confided to Paul Fischer, the usually publicity shy actor admits that acting is no longer his priority, though he did love re-visiting Lt. Gordon in The Dark Knight.
Question: When you read the script to Dark Knight, how surprised were you that they had given Gordon such an arc?
Oldman: Well, I was, I don't know if I was surprised, but I was just, very happy. And then, when Chris [Nolan] called and said, because, there was talk, there was rumors, it may happen, it might not, it might happen it might not, and then it happened very quickly–it seemed to happen very quickly. It's like, they're making the second one and it starts in two months and they've already been prepping it, and it was all done a bit stealth, I think, when it started. And he called me, and he said, I loved what you did in the first one, and knowing what you can do…because I kind of carried that, that emotional, he's like at the center of it, all this chaos is going on.
Question: He's the moral center.
Oldman: He is the very moral center of it. He's absolutely, when you talk about a good guy, they don't talk better than Jim Gordon. Incorruptible, virtuous, strong, heroic, but understated. So I was thrilled, and Chris said I'd love for you to come back and do it, there's more to do, and I think you'll have a great time.
Question: What are the challenges of playing such a good guy? What do you do to make a good guy interesting, as an actor?
Oldman: You know, that's a hard one, I don't really know. I mean a lot of it is in, a lot of it is already there in the script and I come in and just interpret it. There are roles that you do, that you know when you're working too hard for it. And you go, I'm working much harder than I really need to. Because the writing isn't holding you up. That arc that you talked about is so sort of perfectly structured, that it's a great map. It's like a road that you get on, and then you go, I just really need to follow the road. Chris has built the road. I don't know what you do. It was just a case of really interpreting what was there. With a bad guy, you know, often you can take it places. I mean, the challenge of it is that, you're a little more restrained. You're reigned in. And you've got Batman to one side of you and the Joker to the other side. Doing all this sort of stuff. And they get all the fireworks. So you have to be content with playing the vase. That's the best way I can put it. They are the flowers and you are the vase.
Question: In this movie you are also a centerpiece in a way.
Oldman: And the centerpiece, but you've got to just be very clean and what I call on the line acting, you have to just do it all on the line. You can't give it too much subtext and get clever with it. You have to get out of the way of yourself, that's the best way I can describe it. When you're playing a good guy, don't be too clever with it.
Question: Do you need to be a comic book fan to be a fan of this?
Oldman: No. I don't particularly, I have no, outside of these movies I don't have a great deal of interest in Batman.
Question: Did you deliberately avoid reading the comic books?
Oldman: No, I don't like comic books. I wouldn't know what to do with one, you know what I mean? I'd be bored after five minutes.
Question: What attracts you to doing a big movie like this? Your range of film is extreme, really, you go from one end to the other. What's the fun of doing a big movie like this, to you?
Oldman: Well you feel, when you do a movie like this you feel the money. And I don't mean your bank account.
Question: No, no, the money that's been spent on the production.
Oldman: Yeah. There's more time, there's more days. You don't feel there's a certain panic on the set with a smaller production, because in the old days, they used to make movies in 50, 60 days, and that's just a normal thing to make a movie. Now they want to make them in f***ing 19 days, it's a joke. You're basically making the schedule. You're not making the movie, you're making the day. We gotta do this, we gotta do this, we gotta get this done, we gotta get this done. You got one take. So actually the process is just dull. I'd rather be at home.
Question: Do you miss directing?
Oldman: Yeah.
Question: Are you going to do it again?
Oldman: I'm going to do it again. I've been bringing up two kids.
Question: Really? How have you been able to do it. I looked at your filmography, and according to my information you have five movies coming out.
Oldman: When?
Question: Let me see how many of these are true, you never believe it. The Unborn.
Oldman: Yeah. Right.
Question: You play a rabbi in that.
Oldman: I play a rabbi.
Question: I can see that.
Oldman: [LAUGHS] But you know, it was a three week gig. It was twelve days work. Name another one.
Question: Planet 51.
Oldman: Voice over. Took me a morning.
Question: Christmas Carol.
Oldman: Four days. With Bob Zemeckis.
Question: Who are you in Christmas Carol?
Oldman: Jacob Marley, Tiny Tim, and Bob Crotchet.
Question: You have to completely change your entire persona for all three? Is that tough? How did you find doing all that green screen?
Oldman: This is all different, it's a whole body capture, performance capture thing. It was interesting, it was interesting but they do, and I'm in the trench on the floor and then the eyelines are all up when I'm Tiny Tim. And then I'm floating around on the thing as Jacob Marley. I had a gas. But it was in, out. So we got 12 days on The Unborn, a morning's work on Planet 51–
Question: Rainfall.
Oldman: Yeah, Rainfall, ten days. I'm the head of the CIA substation out in Tokyo.
Question: That's a purely foreign film?
Oldman: It's a Japanese language movie.
Question: But you're doing it in English. You're the American.
Oldman: Guy, yeah. I'm the American guy.
Question: And Legend of Spyro
Oldman: Legend of Spyro, it's a video game.Yeah, I do the voice. Spyro, so these don't take me very long and the rest of the time I've not been doing anything, I've crammed them all in.
Question: How old are your kids?
Oldman: Nine and 11, nearly.
Question: So obviously it's more important for you to spend time with your family than to.
Oldman: Yeah. My circumstances have been a little extreme. I'm a single dad, so they live with me, so I've been bringing 'em up.
Question: How is that?
Oldman: It's challenging, but wonderful.
Question: Do they go to public school or private school.
Oldman: Private school. So I've been busy doing that, really. So this whole thing of Harry Potter and Batman has been perfect for me. Because you have the time off, I can spend seven or eight months at home with the kids, and then I go away. So when we did the first Batman, that was shot, more than half of it was shot in London, the first one. I did 21 round trips from London to LA. I'd shoot for one day, I'd get out the car, walked into a building, flew home, spent four days at home, come back, work three days, fly back, spend a weekend at home, fly back into London, do five days, come back for two weeks, come for a day, go back. And that's how I sort of did it.
Question: Do you miss England?
Oldman: There's things I miss. Yeah.
Question: If they offered you an English movie to do, would you?
Oldman: Yeah, it depends, depends what it is. When things come in. you know, I read most things.
Question: What are your criteria these days for selecting a project?
Oldman: Location. I mean, I would like something that shoots here, or in America. Rather than something that shoots too far away, or even too far away in America, really, even if it was on the East Coast, you know, it's further to get home. Utah's closer. Vegas is closer. Chicago is a doable.
Question: That's like a three and a half hour flight.
Oldman: Yeah, so Chicago is kind of, you don't feel so far away from the kids, and you don't feel that you're on the other side of the world.
Question: Do they accompany you?
Oldman: Sometimes they do, yeah, but so, but where the industry shifted and it moved to, you know, where Europe, Prague and Hungary and all those places were doubling, they've been doubling for Virginia. Czechoslovakia was suddenly doubling for the South or something. I didn't do any of those. Just turned it down. "Where's it shoot?" "Prague." "Pass." "Do you want to look at the role?" No, don't care. "They're paying this." Don't care. Don't care, but it's a great part, who cares, too far away. And the great thing about Chris is that he's so prepped and he knows exactly what he's doing–you're home for dinner and you put the kids to bed. I love that. There's none of this 16, 15, 17 hours days. And like, the schedule's changed, you were working Thursday but now it's Wednesday, or now it's next week, and they're a day behind or they're two weeks behind. You get none of that. He's, [snap, snap] it's impressive. And you start work on it, and you may have a break of a couple months let's say, and you come back it's Day 147 and he still looks as fresh as the day it started. I go, "How are you?" Good. "How's it going?" "Good, got some great stuff. Heath's great. Yeah, flipped a truck the other night. Yeah, so." He doesn't look any different! He doesn't look tired! And I go, "How are you?" And he goes, "I'm pretty good." It's an amazing experience working on these films.
Question: Do you still have that boyish enthusiasm for acting as you once did?
Oldman: No! [LAUGHS] No.
Question: That answers that. Obviously you're taking a break now, right, you're not signed up for anything.
Oldman: Yeah, I'm around. We're doing this for a bit.
Question: I know publicity is your favorite thing.
Oldman: They're good people, and it's a great film and it's nice to promote something that's good, and also Warners, I'm like part of the family now. It's been, with–
Question: With Harry Potter and this.
Oldman: So I mean, I'll come out for these guys.


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Give It To John Moffitt!
That was my first thought when Golden Tate lost the ball at the goal line and big John Moffitt piled on it. But unfortunately, Golden Tate did in fact cross the line, taking away what likely could've been Moffitt's one-and-only career touchdown for the Seattle Seahawks.
Despite an amazing catch radius from Sidney Rice, and some Beast Mode-ing from Marshawn Lynch, Tate gets this week's Touchdown of the Week for showing off his acrobatic display.
The Personnel
The Seahawks lined up in a trips formation, with the three receivers on the right side of the field. Zach Miller was lined up off of the left tackle and would stay home to block.
Marshawn Lynch was lined up next to Russell Wilson in the shotgun. He seemed to fake into the flat and instead got into the line to block anyone coming off the line.
The three receivers involved, from left to right, were Tate, Sidney Rice and Doug Baldwin. And, of course, Moffitt!
The Play
At the snap, Tate runs a swing screen out towards the sideline and turns up field. Since we selected Tate in the second round in 2010, I've always hoped for him to be used in a Harvin roll—Harvin has been known for his hard running style and diversity.
Tate runs like a running back after the catch and stops on a dime.
This play exemplifies both of these things.
Doug Baldwin actually runs an endzone route and takes the corner with him for 5-7 yards before the cornerback figures it out and commits to the screen pass. Sidney Rice engages his defender and drives him back, giving Tate the space he needs.
Tate catches it about five yards behind the line of scrimmage and immediately makes a man miss at the line of scrimmage. He then stops on a dime at the six, making another cornerback miss, and the corner actually cuts off Chad Greenway's angle in the process. At the three, he meets two more defenders.
That's when he decides to take flight.
He jumps over the first defender and gets rocked by the second. The second defender actually knocks the ball loose, but Tate had already gotten the touchdown.
The Aftermath
After the Monday Night Football debacle, Moffitt sent out this tweet:
I stubbed my toe and instantly became furious at @showtimetate, it's just fashionable right now u know.
— John Moffitt (@Moffitt74) September 27, 2012
Maybe now he actually is furious for taking away his first career touchdown?
You can watch the play and other highlights here!


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Outlander's Sexy Wedding Night Has Arrived: Did It Live Up to Your Expectations?
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
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January Unemployment Rate 7.7 Percent
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development Karla Davis announced today Tennessee's unemployment rate for January was 7.7 percent, which increased one tenth of one percentage point from the December revised rate of 7.6 percent. The national unemployment rate for January 2013 was 7.9 percent, and also increased by one tenth of one percent from the previous month.
Economic Summary:
• Tennessee's January unemployment rate is the lowest January rate since 2008.
• Over the past year, Tennessee's unemployment rate declined from 8.2 percent to 7.7 percent.
• The number of employed persons (2,891,100) is the highest since December 2007.
• Total nonfarm employment increased 7,600 jobs from December to January. Increases occurred in administrative/support/waste services, retail trade, and education/health services.
• Total nonfarm employment increased 56,200 jobs from January 2012 to January 2013. Increases occurred in professional/business services, trade/transportation/utilities, leisure/hospitality, and manufacturing.
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The Alliance of Artists Communities, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, compiled this report to examine the application and selection process of artist residency programs, with examples from a range of organizations. What's unique about your program and/or your community that makes it better suited to particular artists? There is no right way to manage selection – decide first who you want to serve and then design a process that will get you there.
The report is part of the Alliance of Artists Communities' "Best Practices At A Glance" series, documenting the management practices of artist residency programs.
This report is available as a free PDF.
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Alliance of Artists Communities
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I'm a relatively Newvian Whovian, but luckily the geek community doesn't judge! My daughters and I were introduced to the Doctor last year and have watched every episode of the new series and are currently working our way through some of the older episodes. We are eagerly awaiting the return of the Doctor this weekend and what better way to celebrate, geek style, than with a painted slice of cheese and a blog hop? The Cyberman I drew on the cheese turned out ok, don't you think? I shared this with some of my bento blogging friends and was invited to join in their blog hop for Edible Geekery. I'm honoured and thrilled! Now we just have to figure out how to watch the 50th when we don't have cable or the BBC....hmmmmm....
Now for the hop and the fun! Click the image below to head on through the universe to Biting the Hand That Feeds You's special post for the 50th Doctor Who! Then click the same image again and you'll go to another blog...and another...until you come full circle. Kind of like a TARDIS? No? Too far?
For more of my Whovian lunches, check out the Guest Post I did over at What's in Our Lunch Bags a few months back, and this post as well.
If you are interested in any of the products I use, click the affiliate links below, please! Anytime you purchase through one of my links, regardless of what you purchase, I get a small percentage of the sale. It's how lunchy gets paid! Thanks!


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day sixty seven, china glaze prize winning mare
this colour is hard for me to describe. it's like a brown gold but not a bronze...it's not caramel...it's a really interesting colour. and it has the standard china glaze glass flecked shimmer which i tried really hard to capture...basically if the light hits it a certain way you get really beautiful light reflections. a unique and gorgeous colour
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If you're interested in buying a house within the next year, you'll want to make sure that you keep up on all of the latest news surrounding Canadian bank mortgage rates. Gathering information on all of the latest mortgage rate trends is just as important as looking at yourself to make sure that you can afford a house. The Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation has strongly recommended that potential home buyers carefully evaluate all of the responsibilities that go into owning a home, including mortgage payments and insurance.
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Celebrating the South Coast's thriving vintage scene, VintageBrighton.com is an essential resource for all vintage-lovers in Brighton and beyond.
As well as a vintage shop directory and vintage events listings, to help you plan shopping trips and fun times, blog posts and features offer inspiration, information and intrigue on the styles of the past.
Want to see your vintage event or business on the site? Get in touch with editor Jo-ann Fortune at email@example.com. And follow us on Twitter and Facebook to be the first to hear about vintage goings on.
Nice things nice people have said about Vintage Brighton:
Nathan Alexander (Freddie C's Drive-in Movies) – advertiser
"Having used every type of media from local papers to radio advertising for a large scale event, not one media avenue gave us more replies and interest than Vintage Brighton. With over 40k clicks over the build up to the event it raised awareness and sales well beyond our expectations. Looking forward to using you again and thank you for all your help."
Daryl Bowen (Vintage & Very Nice Market) – advertiser
I approached Jo as she has one of the few devoted vintage websites for the area. As a small, start up company I found the rates and payment options exceedingly reasonable and decided to go with our first professional advertising.
After the advert went live we had interest from traders and visitors and the first event we held after the advert went live we saw an almost 80% rise in visitors, many stating that they had seen the advert. Visits to our website and social media sites also increased, many as referrals from vintagebrighton.com.
We have found Jo to be professional, quick to reply to emails, interested, knowledgeable and great fun. We will be advertising with vintagebrighton.com again and would recommend others to do so too.
Nicola Smith (Pretty Pout) – advertiser
Vintage Brighton is a fantastic website. It's useful to find out what is going on in & around Brighton & I love reading the blogs. I highly recommend advertising your vintage related business on here, it has helped my business grow.
Emma Collier – reader
I just thought I'd drop you a note to say thank you! A work colleague of mine came across your site and thought of me, and ever since I have been a regular. I always know that if there's something vintage worth a trip that it'd be on your site.
Lou Lou Whithurst (The Vintage Fair) – advertiser
"We received a great service from Vintage Brighton, they knew our audience and what we were about so really helped get news of our event to the right people. The editorial we received was also great coverage of our event – helping the promote to a new audience. We can't wait to use them again for our next fair"
Flo Harman (Silver Screen Dance) – event organiser
"Vintage Brighton is the go-to site for all things vintage in Brighton, so their support for my business through running a feature on my classes really helped me attract new customers. Readers know that the website is the best place for finding vintage events in Brighton, so it is a great place to advertise events and the editorial team are friendly and helpful."
Claire Morgan – reader
It's so nice to have a local generic vintage site (great idea!) – the events section has been so useful. I'm sure it's a labour of life to keep coming up with new things on here, but I love it & check it most days to see what's new, so thank you & please keep up the good work.
Charlotte Wilkins (Brighton Bridal Boot Fayre) – advertiser
We've featured our event – the Brighton Bridal Boot Fayre – on Vintage Brighton twice since we started in 2010. Not only has the site been a great help in getting the word out there amoung Vintage loving Brightonians – but we also had customers travel from London, Worthing and Lewes just to come and take a look. I'd definitely recommend advertising on the site: It's very cheap considering the amount of hits per month and we feel it really did bring in a lot more visitors.
Elif Kose (The Very Vintage Fair) – event organiser
I had amazing support from the Vintage Brighton team for my fairs and shows in Rottingdean and having my event on vintagebrighton.com increased the number of my visitors – many people we asked had found out about the fair from the site. Thank you Vintage Brighton – much appreciated!
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Nothing is the same anymore.
And you would think that with all 33 years of me, that wouldn't be a surprise...
Yet...it is.
Relationships have changed...distanced....some family...some friends, and I find myself at a loss of what to do or say anymore.
I used to blame myself -- this cursed, silent, invisible illness that plagues my days and my nights preventing me from living "normal" in the world. I used to blame that drastic earthquake that not only shook building but also me -- right to the core. I blamed that lonely place of infertility where people fear to tread and eventually walk away. I blamed my inner battle to allow people into these struggles and my blessed pride that pushed people away.
I blamed everyone. I blamed God.
And now ... I just do not know anymore.
Placing blame isn't really fair and it changes nothing
And yet....that ache...that miserable ache won't go, won't stay away.
That longing for what "used" to be, even if just in "feeling."
I am tired of the trying, tired of the questions, tired of the wondering, tired of all the whys, tired of the try-hards and the do-betters.
I cannot.
And maybe THAT is just the point.
This strong little fighter girl in me who just does not want to quit, who never says die, who will not yield or surrender, must learn to trust in Him who takes all the aches and wipes every tear from our eyes.
I couldn't help thinking of this song that I learned as a little girl, "I Cast All My Cares," so I looked it up and found the version with Psalty the Singing Song book that I used to listen to, and it brought tears to my hear it and remember His faithfulness to me my whole life and how as an adult I try to solve things for myself. I hope this "kids' song" will encourage you like it does me.


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Springfield Corners Historic Locations
The following historic locations are located in Springfield Corners, Wisconsin. Please select a historic place in Springfield Corners to view detailed information including address information, historical signifiance, and much more.
Wisconsin Historic Places
|Kohlmann, Friederich, House
W of Springfield Corners off WI 19
Springfield Corners, WI
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
The Brooklyn Optimist
Last week, The Optimist went inside the Kings County Democratic County Committee meeting and exposed it as bad theater. Unfortunately, he didn't know in time about the one-night-only comedy extravaganza that County staged the following evening.
I'm talking, of course, about the Brooklyn Democratic Party's judicial convention, the backroom bonanza where Vito Lopez doles out seats on the bench to his kowtowing cronies. One Optimist reader with intimate knowledge of the event wrote us to say that if only they had had a video camera to record last Tuesday's spectacle then many a Brooklyn jurist would have had to forfeit their seats in shame the next morning when the tape surfaced to the public.
The Daily News wasn't there live, but they did write a damning editorial on Friday, denouncing the event as "a glimpse into the odious nature of how the political bosses make judges in New York". For even more on this sham, check out Oneshirt's post on Room Eight here.
Seriously, people, when is Brooklyn going to get its act together? We have far too many talented artists to keep churning out such drek. Long time Brooklyn reformers had hoped that the U.S. Supreme Court would finally bring an end to this fiasco, but unfortunately the Roberts Court (surprise, surprise) shamelessly sided with corruption as usual. Super scumbag Justice Scalia was brazen in his majority opinion: "Party conventions, with their attendant 'smoke-filled rooms' and domination by party leaders, have long been an accepted manner of selecting party candidates."
Justice Stevens, in a concurring opinion, stated his reasons for upholding Brooklyn's codified cronyism in a slightly less infuriating manner: "I recall my esteemed former colleague, Thurgood Marshall, remarking on numerous occasions: 'The Constitution does not prohibit legislatures from enacting stupid laws.'"
So, that's where we are. I can't fault Vito. The ball is in the court of our State's legislators. As long as they refuse to act on behalf of the people and change our "stupid laws", Brooklynites will continue to suffer injustice.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Brooklyn Dem's Judicial Convention is a Much More Serious Sham
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The Phantom Broadcast is chamber rock group from Chicago, IL.
Phantom aim to create music that pushes the boundaries of Indie Rock and Pop music with the influence of Folk, Jazz, and Classical elements. The result yields instrumentation atypical to rock music, lively improvisation expanding from shorter recorded versions of the songs, and a new approach to the performance of each song every time it is played. Our influences range from Radiohead and Fleet Foxes to Miles Davis and Claude Debussy.
Over the past 5 years they have released two full-lengths (Orphic Hymns, Until Next Time) and two eps (Sublimation Love, The Phantom Broadcast).
Over the last few years, they have performed alongside Tongues Unknown, Marrow, Miss Remember, Imelda Marcos, Matthaus, The Gabriel Construct, Lines In The Sky, The Village Bicycle, Railway Gamblers and more. In Chicago, they have performed at Martyrs', Emporium, The Elbow Room, The Burlington, Quenchers, and The Wire.
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My mom has been type II diabetic for 20+ years now. 7 years ago she began suffering of whole body allergic reactions that cause red dime shaped sores all over her body that are extremely painful, itchy and ultimately release a salt/crystalline substance. Has been taking lots of allergy medication. Recently her blood sugar levels skyrocketed and began using Levemir. 3 weeks later she is covered in the red sores. Lantus has also caused this in the past. How is she supposed to manage her diabetes?
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Ali Alherimi launched the Holy Grill food truck three months ago. In addition to festivals, he works frequently feeding actors and film crews. He's familiar with movie sets. Alherimi, using the screen name Alec Rayme, has appeared in dozens of movies as an actor and stuntman.
In the video above, Alherimi explains his creative Middle Eastern cuisine and how he got into the movie business.
Looking for more New Orleans food trucks? We've got a guide to our city's best street food.
Got a tip? Know some restaurant news? Email Todd A. Price at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 504.826.3445. Follow him on Twitter (@TPrice504) or Facebook (ToddAPriceEatsDrinks).


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If you're looking for the best place to become a paramedic or for paramedic courses, New England is your next destination where NMETC might be the right school for you. We are located in West Bridgewater, Mass., in Plymouth County. Our programs utilize a classroom and lab area that allows students to work hands-on through each training course.
NMETC offers both EMT and paramedic training for those who are interested in entering or advancing their career in the emergency medical services field.
Our paramedic program is designed to utilize industry-related technology, provide a challenging curriculum, provide experienced instructors and offer skills training opportunities. You will be able to take part in both clinical and field internships where you can learn the necessary skills you'll need to be successful in the field.
Our EMT training program is taught at our campus by industry professionals. Students of our EMT training programs may be eligible to pursue a career in public safety and may be utilized in the police, fire or EMS fields. Course curriculum will cover anatomy, physiology, patient assessment survey and triage, bleeding control, treatment of shock, oxygen therapy, and more.
If you're searching for paramedic or EMT training, Massachusetts is where your search ends Contact NMETC today, and learn how to become an EMT and begin your career in emergency medical services in less time than you think!
I highly recommend NMETC's paramedic program to anyone looking to advance their knowledge of medicine and further their careers in the Emergency Medical Services.
It was an honor to be a part of your program. I would not be a licensed paramedic if it were not for NMETC.
I wanted to thank you again for the amazing, online, distance paramedic program that you have put together. I would have never been able to move forward from my intermediate with a full time job and family.


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SprayEZ Ceiling Insulation
Ceiling insulation is one of the most important steps in home construction, and yet 90% of homes are under insulated. That means it falls on you as a homeowner to pick up the slack! Ceiling insulation consists of the layer between your internal and external walls as well as the space between your ceiling and floors. If you can imagine a home as a human body, then picture insulation as the flesh of the home. Insulation is needed to control the air flow in a home – to keep the cold air in during summer, and the hot air in during winter.
It is important to have good ceiling and floor insulation because air will travel up and out if it can. As a homeowner, it is in your best interest to understand the benefits of ceiling and attic insulation and to inspect your ceiling and attic for insulation gaps. Installing or fixing ceiling insulation can be a DIY project, and there are several products on the market to make your life easier. SprayEZ's insulation foam will expand and fill any crack or space that it is applied to. As you look over your ceiling, you will notice a lot of areas where SprayEZ's ceiling insulation products could be useful. Continue reading to better understand the benefits of insulating your ceiling and/or filling the gaps and holes in your ceiling.
Benefits to Ceiling Insulation
Proper insulation in general means a number of improvements for your home. This means an enjoyable home temperature, the prevention of moisture and mold build-up in your walls or between your floors, less opportunity for air leakages, and more efficient use of energy. This translates into long-term financial savings and the prevention of ice dams in winter.
Specific attention is needed on the insulation between your floors because air leakage from your basement through the roof is one of the most common issues in air flow control. SprayEZ understands that air always seeks an equilibrium in temperature. So if you want to keep your home much colder than the outside temperature during the hot summer months, you are going head to head with the forces of nature. The congested cold air in your house will actively seek an escape route to combine with the hot air outside. Your challenge is to prevent it from escaping. That means having proper ceiling insulation, because we know that air will travel up through cracks in your walls and ceilings until it reaches the outside. The better your ceiling insulation, the less air will escape. So the obvious benefit of ceiling insulation is that you save energy and money! For more information about air flow and insulating the various parts of home, read more here.
Effective ceiling insulation will also prevent moisture from building up in between your floors and turning into mold. Insulation that fills the whole space between your ceiling and the above floor makes it impossible for air to get stuck, develop into moisture, and then possibly mold. SprayEZ has effective spray insulation products that act as moisture barriers. The spray foam products fill the gaps, closing off any air holes that represent breeding grounds for mold, and prevent moisture from seeping through. Ask a SprayEz representative to discuss the polyurethane products which prevent moisture seepage. Call us at 1-877-772-9629! We are happy to help you discover the best products to meet your ceiling insulation needs.
You should also note that mold is especially common in older homes with poor insulation, so you need to inspect your home properly for mold or areas where mold could grow. There are a number of different kinds of mold, and while not all of them are toxic, as a responsible home owner you want to avoid any occurrence of having to deal with mold of any variety. Not only can mold be costly to get rid of, but mold can be a health hazard to members of your family or you.
Best Practices for Ceiling Insulation
There are a number of steps involved in ceiling insulation and it is best to receive proper training at one of our sites from an expert before beginning a ceiling insulation project with spray foam.
Once you have access to your ceiling insulation area, make sure you check that you have the right product for the application. Each house plan comes with a different R-Value for interior and exterior renovation work. R-Value is the standard measure for insulation quality: the higher the R-Value, the greater the insulation power. You must consider the thickness standard as well as the type. Each region has a different standard, so make sure you comply with your region. Regions need to apply lesser or greater amounts of foam for ceiling insulation depending on the climate. Direct any questions you may have about the R-values of our polyurethane products or the R-value needed for your region to a SprayEz representative. For expert support and product information call us at 1-877-772-9629!
Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation (SPF) is a super effective way to insulate your home or attic. Spray Polyurethane Foam is a combination of chemicals which form a solid substance when mixed and sprayed. The chemicals expand on contact to fill the required space. SprayEZ makes its own, high quality foam on site.
Like solid state insulation, SPF must also follow the R-Value insulation code. The foam options that professionals use are high pressure or low pressure varieties, available in open-cell or closed-cell types. The climate and part of the home you are insulating will determine whether you use open cell or closed cell foam and how thickly the sprayed will be applied.
The closed-cell type is meant for a higher R-value home (or over 6.0 per inch). The thickness and strength of the closed-cell SPF means there is a low moisture vapor permeability – a major element of effective heating and mold control. The closed-cell will also act as a solid air barrier in your walls, with a high level of strength in its shape. Once it has hardened, it will not move over time. It will also resist water, absorb sound, and is of a medium density in comparison to the open-cell type of foam insulation.
The open-cell type corresponds to a normal R-Value of approximately 3.5 per inch. It allows for a higher moisture permeability, but does a better job of controlling the moisture. When it comes to blocking air movements, the open-cell can act as a barrier if it is applied at the full thickness of the wall. Unlike the closed-cell type it is more malleable, which means it has less strength. It also does not do well if it comes in contact with water, but it does absorb sound quite well and is of a lower density. For more information about open cell and closed cell foam, please click here!
After determining what R-Value your home should be at and the type of foam you need for ceiling insulation, you can conduct the appropriate measurements for the amount of space you need to fill, and then make your purchase.
Helpful Hints for Ceiling Insulation
Now you are ready to insulate your ceiling! Below are some handy tips for DIY ceiling insulation with SprayEZ; however, this list is not exhaustive and it is best to receive training from a SprayEz expert.
- When installing your insulation, make sure to protect yourself with a respirator, protective clothing, goggles, work gloves, and work boots covered with protective clothing. The spray foam is quite toxic and can harm the skin very quickly. Please ask a SprayEz representative about the chemicals used in our products.
- Make sure you have accurate measurements for where you want to spray insulation.
- Protect areas not being sprayed from the foam overspray.
- Discuss with a SprayEz representative how long your family and you must remain outside of your home after spray foam insulation. Pets must remain outside of the home too.
- Check the joints of your floor, because you will be standing on them as you work. The best trick is to place a piece of plywood across a number of planks, moving it around as you move.
- If you are working in your attic, it is important to take note of where your soffit vents are, and to leave them uncovered. The airflow through these vents helps to keep your roof cool, so any blockage would lead to long-term damage on your roof, which is a much costlier fix-up job than insulation! The best trick for this step is to staple plastic baffles on the roof sheathing near the eaves, so ensure the insulation is kept away.
- Always work from the perimeter of the attic or floor, towards the door or hatch. It makes it easier for you to move around without trampling over the fresh insulation you are laying down.
- The ceiling joists need to be covered so that you know how deep your insulation needs to be to match the required R-Value. You want to make sure the depth of the insulation is uniform across the ceiling space. Insulation should be put under electrical cables and under ductwork. Check local requirements or ask a SprayEz expert to determine how far spray foam insulation must be from electrical cables and other fixtures. It is important to keep spray foam away from electrical wires to prevent fires.
- Check pipes, exhaust fans, and ducts: You can fill any gaps around such fixtures with expandable sealant foam. However, you must first check that the materials of spray foam and the materials of the fixture may come into contact with each other.
- Inspect your roof for any leaks. Look out for water stains on the roof, or damp spots on attic joints to see if water may be coming in. If you need to insulate your roof, use SprayEz's Expando Thane Roofing Polyurea.
- Protect light fixtures: Recessed cans or lights from the floor below become fire hazards if they come into contact with insulation material. You could create an air-tight box over the fixture with space between the fixture and box. Seal the box with contractors tape.
- Exhaust fans and vents need to face exterior: sometimes vents have been directed to empty attic space, thus trapping exhaust air within your home. Make sure to correct this if it is the case, so that your work is not done in vain.
As you can see, there are a lot of steps to achieving effective ceiling insulation in your home. One of the best products on the market for ceiling insulation is SprayEZ Expandable Insulation Foam because of its air and moisture barrier qualities. So make SprayEZ one of your home renovation allies, and start getting used to enjoyable home temperatures and lower energy bills. SprayEZ is an investment in your home, and what could be a more reliable investment?


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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
pediped's MFT Collection Offers Comfort and Style For Busy Little Feet
Earlier this Summer, trendy kids shoe company pediped added Memory Foam Technology™ (MFT™ ) to their signature ballet flats and sandals for boys and girls. The responsive and high-density Memory Foam Technology™ (MFT™) insoles mold to your child's foot and spring back when pressed to absorb shock, and minimize impact. The MFT™ insoles also react to body temperature, distribute weight and provide support where needed. This creates a custom fit that is comparable to none.
Because my boys are very active, I knew this collection would be perfect for them. We recently received a pair of Brody sandals to review and they are gorgeous.
Even though these sandals are leather and somewhat formal my oldest son has played in them at the park, while running around in the backyard and walked a whole day at Canada's Wonderland - all without a single blister. This is the first time that he has worn in a new pair of shoes without having any issues.
I believe this is because pediped adds extra padding at the back of the shoe to give your child comfort where others cause wearing. Also, the inside of the shoes are lined with a very soft leather that helps to provide healthy foot development for hard working little feet.
pediped has been a favorite on this site for years because their shoes are made to last. Even though my son has put his Brody Sandals through the paces, as only a little boy can do, they show very little wear. I just wish that my youngest would stop growing so fast so that I could have them for him to wear next Summer.
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"Half Nelson" and "Sugar" writer/directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden have set up the drama "Hate Mail" at Wayfare Entertainment reports Variety.
The film tells interweaving stories about several New Yorkers who encounter various iterations of hate mail and grapple with the subsequent fallout of their relationships.
Jamie Patricof, Paul Mezey, Ben Browning and Jeremy Kipp Walker will produce.


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Sega is to deliver a PC and Xbox Live Arcade game based on the Happy Tree Friends animated series this autumn.
The action-puzzle game, Happy Tree Friends False Alarm, is being developed by Stainless Games and will be released as a digital download for PC.
Happy Tree Friends False Alarm, explains Sega, features the furry woodland creatures in a host of dismembering and ill-fated calamities, and the company promises that it'll play unlike any other action title on the market thanks to its physics-based reactive environment.
You'll be able to control one of three characters - war-torn bear Flippy, dim-witted blue moose Lumpy or beaver Handy - and your goal is to "save the Happy Tree Friends from hilarious disaster situations, and their own bad luck."
The action-puzzle, er, action, occurs in 3D environments and 10 levels ranging from mine shafts and candy factories through to a museum. The levels "are filled with outrageous outcomes and plenty of accidental mayhem!" we're told.
"The Happy Tree Friends have a unique and dark type of humor that has attracted many fans" commented Gary Knight, European Marketing Director, Sega Europe. "We are excited to be working with Mondo Media creating a title that not only captures the essence of this type of comedy, but that will also appeal to gamers and followers of the show alike."
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Have a golden base coat and dotted a dark green onto. I also tried out the free cookies and cream caviar manicure from Marie Claire on my ring fingers. Cheers Marie Claire!
Quite a straightforward and quick design to do on holiday, but looked a bit random :)
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If decorating Easter eggs, do it right!
If decorating Easter eggs, do it right!
How to boil an egg
If you think a recipe for boiled eggs is carrying things a bit too far, try this method just once, and you'll be a convert too. It produces tender, non-rubbery whites, just-cooked-through yolks, and never a trace of that ugly green ring that sometimes forms around the yolk from overcooking.
The cold rinse immediately after cooking helps make peeling easier by shrinking the cooked egg white away from the shell. Begin peeling from the large end, at the air cell. The shell should come off in spiral strips, leaving the cooked egg white perfectly intact. Peeling eggs under a thin stream of cold water may help, if you have difficulties.
Save your freshest eggs for other uses, and choose older eggs for boiling. Older eggs are much easier to peel.
Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg
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Place the desired number of eggs, in a single layer, in a tall saucepan. Add enough cold water so the eggs are covered by about 1-inch.
Cover pan and quickly bring to a boil. Turn off heat and remove pan from burner, if necessary, to prevent further boiling.
Easter eggs any bunny would be proud to deliver
When Easter is near, your commissary has just about every egg coloring kit you could possibly ask for. But you can still get the job done, even if all you have on hand is a box of food coloring. Just follow these tips for eggs any Easter Bunny would be proud to deliver.
Painting eggs with food colors
In a small glass container, combine 10 drops of one color food coloring, 1/2 teaspoon vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon water. Paint hard cooked eggs with paintbrush or cotton swab.
Pastel marbleized eggs
In a shallow bowl, combine 1/4 cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon vinegar, 1/8 teaspoon oil and 4 – 8 drops Food Color. Gently roll each egg in mixture 30 seconds or until egg is the desired shade; transfer egg to second color mixture and repeat the process. Allow egg to dry completely, wipe away excess oil with paper towel.
Make all the colors of the rainbow, plus a few more
Combine 1/2 cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon vinegar and specified number of food color drops, listed below, in a cup to achieve desired colors. Repeat process for each color. Dip hard–cooked eggs in dye for about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon, wire egg holder or tongs to add and remove eggs from dye. Allow to dry thoroughly before storing or handling.
- Lime: 24 yellow, 4 green
- Watermelon: 25 red, 2 blue
- Purple: 15 blue, 5 red
- Teal: 15 green, 5 blue
- Maize: 24 yellow, 1 red
- Grape: 17 blue, 3 red
- Jade: 17 green, 3 blue
- Fuchsia: 18 red, 2 blue
- Plum: 10 red, 4 blue
- Jungle Green: 14 green, 6 yellow
- Cantaloupe: 24 yellow, 2 red
- Spearmint: 12 green, 6 yellow, 2 blue
- Raspberry: 14 red, 6 blue
- Orange Sunset: 17 yellow, 3 red
Refrigerate eggs until ready to hide and hunt!


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We have seen a dramatic increase in traffic in Alexandria this summer–no traffic jams though! So why are people coming to Alexandria Minnesota? In questioning our guests at Cedar Rose Inn, we find that many people have converted their yearly travel plans to short, local discovery, road trips to outer Minnesota and are loving it, we even got a car modification at this site. Not only are they relaxing, but also educational, fun and low cost. So check it out! There are many interesting events, tours, and just plain great escapes just waiting for you, although if you plan to travel all these places by car is necessary to have a good car repair from sites as www.atloceanside.com, for any eventuallity. And while you're at it, come stay with us and maybe take the tour of our vineyards and see the beautiful color change (called verasion) that has just begun which signals the first signs of autumn harvest just around the corner.
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— Guest, 2010.
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China Tech Threat Update
"China appears to be enhancing their technological threat capabilities through various channels ..."
A recent investigation, "Operation Cisco Raider" – a cooperative effort between the U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection, the FBI and U.S. Attorneys Offices - has led to the seizures of counterfeit Cisco Systems products valued at $76 million entering the U.S. market.
Counterfeit Cisco routers, switches, interface cards, and network hardware pose a risk to U.S. companies in terms of infiltration through hacking and malfunction, a point made also by U.S. Attorney –General Alice Fisher:
"Counterfeit network hardware entering the marketplace raises significant public safety concerns, and must be stopped. This initiative shows that through collaboration among law enforcement agencies and prosecutors worldwide, we can achieve dramatic enforcement results and protect public safety … It is critically important that network administrators in both private sector and government perform due diligence in order to prevent counterfeit hardware from being installed on their networks."
Earlier, the FBI's Cyber Investigations Division presented newly unclassified information that illustrated the extent of counterfeit computer and network hardware. The FBI fears Chinese Hackers and/or Government Agents are developing a back door into U.S. Government & Military Computer Networks:
"Some months ago, my contacts in the defense industry had alerted me to a startling development that has escalated to the point of near-panick in nearly all corners of Government security and IT infrastructure. The very-real concern, being investigated by the FBI, is that either the Chinese government or Chinese hackers (or both) have had the benefit of undetectable back-doors into highly secure government and military computer networks for months, perhaps years. The cause: a high-number of counterfeit Cisco routers and switches installed in nearly all government networks that experienced upgrades and/or new units within the past 18 months." more >>
Of greater concern are comments made by Samuel King from the University of Illinois. A computer science expert specializing in Security, Operating systems, Experimental software systems, and Virtual Machines, he recently noted that equipment shipped from Shenzhen City might have been sold to gain access to sensitive U.S. military data and has made a good case for malicious hardware being the next hackers' tool of choice.
"Malicious hardware is more problematic because it is more difficult to detect; China is already using an early, and simple, version of malicious hardware in its massive military and industrial espionage campaign against Western countries and companies. We wrote last week about how Chinese companies, controlled by the Chinese military, have manufactured counterfeit Cisco routers and switches and offered them at exceedingly low prices to U.S. vendors who had contracts to upgrade or replace U.S. government IT systems." more >>
China also poses a growing tech threat through a strategy of using informal spy networks to acquire sensitive technology with commercial and military applications that can eventually erode U.S. economic and military strength.
"China is stepping up its overt and covert efforts to gather intelligence and technology in the United States, and the activities have boosted Beijing's plans to rapidly produce advanced-weapons systems, reports The Washington Times in part two of its two-part series on China's growing threat to US security. China's spies use as many as 3,200 front companies -- many run by groups linked to the Chinese military -- that are set up to covertly obtain information, equipment and technology, US officials say. Additionally, the Chinese use hundreds of thousands of Chinese visitors, students and other nonprofessional spies to gather valuable data, most of it considered "open source," or unclassified information." more >>
We have also seen instances of unauthorized access of the highest order. Just last month, Stephen Brown wrote an interesting piece at FrontPage that detailed the infiltration of computer networks by Chinese hackers on the offices of two Republican Congressman.
"Cyber warfare officially arrived on Capitol Hill last week. Two Republican congressmen, Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia and Rep. Christopher Smith of New Jersey, went public last Wednesday with the news that in 2006 and 2007 their office computer networks had been breached by Chinese hackers. The cyber raiders were not looking for sensitive military or economic data. Instead, they apparently tried to steal political information about Chinese dissidents. "My suspicion is that I was targeted by Chinese sources because of my long history of speaking out about China's abysmal human rights record," Wolf told the Washington Times. Both congressmen said the attacks were made against aides who "…worked specifically on China and human rights issues ... China's largest cyber-raid in the United States occurred in 2004. The assault was so massive that American security authorities gave it a code name, "Titan Rain." Computers in several defense and space installations were targeted and thousands of unclassified documents, both military and industrial, were stolen. Fortunately, classified military information is not directly connected to the internet; but data found in those unclassified networks can also be of a sensitive nature. Equally brazen was a 2007 cyber attack on Pentagon computers. That attack saw Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' computer system compromised. The perpetrator in this case was believed to have been the People's Liberation Army." more >>
Whether the China tech threat constitutes real danger to U.S., security is still a matter for debate. The fear is that the current Presidential race in conjunction with Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran – The War on Terror – is diverting attention away from some very real instances of security breaches. One thing is certain, China appears to be enhancing their technological threat capabilities through various channels; something that should raise eyebrows and make even the most cynical security experts worry.
See also:
Taskforce seizes $76 Million in counterfeit Cisco network hardware
Cyberwarfare: The next challenge


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For children to get the most out of toys they must be safe and the right toy for the child's age and ability. Some toys such as bicycles and skateboards are not easy to manage and children need some help before they can use them safely. Other toys may not be safe because they are for older children, or because they are not well made. Here are some ideas about what to look for.
It is normal for young children to explore, touch and move whatever they see. You cannot teach a young child to play safely. Child safety depends on you.
There are different reasons why children get hurt by toys.
Product Safety Australia (ACCC) 'Toys' https://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/971502
Kidsafe: Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia http://kidsafe.com.au/
Raising Children Network http://raisingchildren.net.au/
The information on this site should not be used as an alternative to professional care. If you have a particular problem, see a doctor, or ring the Parent Helpline on 1300 364 100 (local call cost from anywhere in South Australia).
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The cooler weather sure is a treat. The farmers have had a hard time with springs, and ponds going dry, raising less hay, and hay and grain prices are sky high. The cattle market will go down, it already is. People have sold cattle they did not want to. The the gardner watered them several months, varmits and insects ate them, most gardens sure didn't produce good. Racoons ate our peaches, oh well, it won't hurt them a little on the green side, they may have a tummy ache. As the Bible reads this to shall pass. Seems like it just doesn't pass fast enough.
We had a great service all weekend. People let God lead them in testimony and prayers. Our Sunday school superintendent felt led to have testimonies before we took our classes. Sunday night a woman joined our church. James spoke for a short while. Bro. Brett Stevens led us again in a wonderful testimony meeting. Praising the Lord is what it is all about. I saw where they had 68 on the board. And wonderful news of one last week being saved at our 11 a.m. services. One rededicated and one wanting to get her family and herself in church. Pray for these young ladies and all their needs we pray were met at the altar. Love to worship with you at Garrison Baptist church on Hwy. 125 between Bradleyville and Chadwick.
We know a young woman who had surgery and the news wasn't good, pray for the family. We have lots of sickness.
Valerie Austin visited her grandmother, Iona Maggard Sunday.
Tim and Tracy Stepp and her mother, Sue Rozell, visited in Tennessee with the Stepp's son and family.
James and I stopped by George and Shirley Jones' and Brett and Melany Stevens' before church Sunday night.
David and Glenda Halcomb were planning on attending a family reunion on her side of the family. David and Junior visited Saturday morning. Jolly Johnson stopped by. Thursday James and I visited at Junior and Betty's. Betty and David visited her niece, Sue and husband, Bill Guerin. Junior and Betty visited James and I Saturday evening. Just like old times. Maybe when the weather gets cooler they will make it more often.
A few Sundays ago Junior and Betty Halcomb, Connie Siler, Brad, Patty and Adalynn Siler visited Garrison Church. What a surprise. It is always good to be in church with family.
John and Connie Siler were planning a birthday party for granddaughter, Araina Evans, Sunday evening with family members attending.
Rev. Bill Applegate passed away Sunday evening. My sympathy sent to the family. Bill and Bucker Nelson visited Bucker's sister, Gracie Williams, on Saturday, Ralph Hutchinson went down Sunday evening to Bucker's to visit Bill and he had passed away. Bill loved it down here in the country and God called him away while he was visiting the Nelsons.
Primary election is over and now on to the general election. We had a nice place to work on the election. Several voters came out.
Sorry to hear Phyllis Adam's mother passed away.
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The contract expiration date can be extended through the extension request process after contract ratification/execution. It's the selling agent's responsibility to prevent the contract from expiring. HUD will not accept late extensions.
- Broker and purchaser must sign extension request form.
- Extension fee (certified funds) must accompany the request. Alpine FP will determine if the fee will be charged or refunded.
- A lender letter or current proof of funds must accompany the request and fee.
- All three items are to be delivered to the Alpine FP Regional office and due 5 days prior to expiration of the contract term.
Extensions should be submitted to: Amanda Oglesby and her email is firstname.lastname@example.com
Extensions may be accepted with electronic signatures by buyers and brokers when they are in compliance with the required guidelines. The electronic signatures should be authenticated with a number or statement that it was digitally signed along with the date it was signed. An indication of the electronic signature and date should be clearly visible when viewed electronically and in a paper copy of the electronically signed document.


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|Rep. Joe Sosnowski
"Proponents of House Bill 40 claim it improves access to reproductive health care for women, but the facts tell a different story," Sosnowski said. "The legislation actually diminishes protections for pregnant women by removing basic health care standards, preventing women from being provided basic information and denying all rights to unborn children. We need to reevaluate what it means to protect women and children, because it is clear House Bill 40 is not the answer."
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has stated House Bill 40 will have a direct impact of $1.8 million in costs to taxpayers, with other additional costs that are not quantifiable.
· House Bill 40 removes a provision in state law excluding abortions from the list of services provided under the State's medical assistance program
· House Bill 40 removes language from state law providing for the adoption of rules to prohibit a physician from providing medical assistance to anyone eligible under the Code if the physician has been found guilty of performing an abortion procedure in a willful and wanton manner upon a woman who was not pregnant at the time such abortion procedure was performed
· House Bill 40 removes a provision from state law requiring that a written statement including the required opinion of a physician shall accompany any claim for reimbursement for abortions
· House Bill 40 removes other existing provisions from state law concerning abortion procedures. It amends the Problem Pregnancy Health Services and Care Act; removing language prohibiting the Department of Human Services from making grants to nonprofit agencies and organizations that use such grants to refer or counsel for, or perform, abortions.
House Bill 40 now advances to the State Senate.
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First of all, thank you to everyone who has supported Gitty since its 1.0 release in 2013. Without your support and enthusiam, none of what I am announcing today would have been possible.
With that said, I am excited to announce that Gitty 2 is nearing completion and will be available on the App Store for purchase in the coming weeks.
Gitty 2 has been rebuilt from the ground up to bring you everything you love about GitHub right to your iOS Device. All of the features you love in Gitty are there but they have been dramatically improved. Here are a few features that you can expect in Gitty 2:
With the original release of Gitty, I felt like the bar was set high. Since then there have been some other apps that were released and updated that reset that bar. It is my hope that with Gitty 2, the bar will be set again.
Please take a look at some of the screenshots below and watch a few videos to get an idea of what is to come. Once Gitty 2 is available in the App Store
For updates and release notification, please follow @gittyapp on Twitter.


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Love them, hate them, either way you need them when submitting your manuscript to an agent or editor. And if you're querying your second (or third) manuscript, I bet you're looking forward to never writing another query, right?
See, I know you're going to get that agent. And then you're going to go on submission and sell that book! And then your new editor is going to ask you to come up with the back cover copy—the blurb. And you know what that blurb is disgustingly similar to? That evil little query you thought you'd said goodbye to forever.
But don't fling yourself to that chaise just yet.
Queries, like pitches, only have to do ONE thing: Entice the reader.
*Please note: you can break EVERY rule in the book as long as you do it well—and hook the reader—but you're probably not that special snowflake. Trying to stand out can make you look like an amateur, or gimmicky. There's a format for a reason.*
They may only have one purpose, but they're made up of a few standard things. FOLLOW THE RULES and you increase your chances of getting a partial or a full request.
When I say follow the rules, I'm talking about two things:
Submission guidelines and standard formatting.
If an agent asks for the query pasted into the body of the email, the first five pages, and a one page synopsis attached as a word doc DO EXACTLY THAT. Don't paste it all into the email. Don't paste the synopsis at the end of the pages for their "convenience."
Do. As. You're. Told.
You'd be surprised at how annoying little things like that get to agents and interns. With the sheer odds of publishing you're already up against a stacked deck. Following the submission guidelines shows that you're a serious professional—or at least capable of following simple instructions. Do I want a client who takes the time to DO AS I SAY, or do I want a special snowflake who starts things off by disregarding my requests, giving me a PDF when I wanted a word doc?
The second thing you need to focus on is formatting.
A good rule of thumb for queries is to keep them short and sweet. TRY to make them no longer than 200 words INCLUDING the salutation AND your bio.
That's right. 200 words. That was not a typo. Time is money. Be succinct.
So. The formatting of the query.
1) The email's subject line should always be: Query: TITLE by Name.
This makes it straightforward as to what the email is, and easy for them to find later in a folder.
The only exception to this rule is if they've requested materials from you at a conference or a contest. If they request, ALWAYS state REQUESTED MATERIALS in the subject line so you won't get stuck in the slush.
(and don't try to be sneaky and put 'requested material' in the subject line when they didn't request it.
Agents might be insanely busy, but they're not stupid. You're only shooting yourself in the foot by being unprofessional.)
2) The salutation or greeting. Salutations should be simple. You'll hear people say to personalize your query, and I agree. BUT only if it's relevant.
Eg. Dear Ms. Snucker,
I'm querying you because I read on #MSWL that you're looking for a YA ensemble cast featuring teen girls pursuing careers in STEM.
BAM! THAT'S IT! Move right into the pitch!
Or greeting two:
Dear Ms. Snucker,
I pitched to you at X conference and you invited me to forward my full manuscript, (title).
BAM! Move right into the pitch and include any requested materials with reckless disregard to their standard submission guidelines you unicorn, you!
*If the agent/editor you're querying requested materials, LEAD WITH THAT INFORMATION. You may have a great logline but a lacklustre query and they don't bother reading to the end where you finally remind them that they liked something about this story and actually wanted to see it. Agents are wildly busy people. DON'T BURY THE LEAD!*
You don't need to say WHY you wrote the book or that they're your absolute fave agent on twitter and you'd love for them to read your MS. OF COURSE you'd love them to read it. It goes without saying. Just get to the pitch.
3) The pitch itself. Typically, these are three paragraphs. In dual POV romance, for example, you get ONE paragraph for the first POV, the next paragraph for the second, and the last paragraph to tie their worlds and conflict together. I like adding a final line to sort of sum things up in a punchy way.
With The Best Laid Plans, the final line was:
'Jayne wants the perfect lover. Malcolm wants revenge. But you know what they say about the best laid plans…'
Sure, it's three sentences instead of one, but it sums things up in a quick, punchy way.
(And yes, if your manuscript has more than one POV it NEEDS to be represented in the pitch. A good rule of thumb is that if the character is important enough to get a POV, they need to be in the query as well. It's a little different if you're working with a large ensemble cast, but those are a different beast and able to be summed up with broader strokes.)
So. 1 paragraph PER POV. 1 paragraph to tie those POVs together and show the conflict and stakes.
And one ring to rule them…no…ONE line to sum with a punch.
Let's go a little deeper. Those paragraphs (the pitch) needs three things.
A) Goal: What does the main character want/need to happen.
B) Conflict: What's stopping the main character from achieving that goal.
C) Stakes: What happens if the character doesn't achieve that goal.
You can also have motivation in there—WHY the character wants to achieve their goal, but that's usually self-explanatory.
4) The close. 'TITLE is a YA contemporary romance, complete at 65k words.' (ALWAYS round up/down to the nearest k. It looks neater.)
(You COULD put comps in here, but ONLY do it if they're accurate. A sloppy comp can hurt you if the agent HATED that book or maybe already rep someone with something like it. I'd say it's better to NOT put specific book comps. Instead, go for a higher concept, accurate but more vague ___ meets ___. The Usual Suspects meets Hot Tub Time Machine. And if you have a great line like that, I suggest putting it JUST before the first paragraph as a great hook.
5) The sexy bio. Keep it RELEVANT. Degrees, awards, publishing creds. If it's a book about space and you're an astronaut, STATE THAT. But even if your bio is…less than fresh…you can still make something short, sweet, and spicy.
Here's mine: Tamara Mataya is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, a librarian, and a musician with synesthesia. Armed with a name tag and a thin veneer of credibility, she takes great delight in recommending books and shushing people. She puts the 'she' in TWSS and the B in LGBTQIA+.
You COULD say, thanks for your time, I appreciate your time etc. but don't get too effusive with it or you sound like a politician.
And I don't endorse THAT message.