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Another running project! If you're not much on exercise, it's cool… I'll be posting some Halloween projects over the next couple of weeks. That snazzy green headband I'm wearing is the latest thing I've made and it was SUPER easy. I help plan a 5K run every summer; last year, one of the race directors made these headbands to give to our runners. I reverse engineered that one so I could add a few more to my collection. Oh, P.S. – you might be asking yourself, "Did Dana put makeup on at 9:00 at night just to take that picture?" You bet I did.
As always, let's start with materials. This one is pretty simple… you need spandex fabric (usually sold in the fabric store as "Swim/Dance" or "Performance." A cut of 6″ will make you probably 4 headbands. You'll also need good scissors (seriously, they need to be good, sharp scissors), a tape measure, and a sewing machine and thread. You could do this by hand, but a machine will be WAY easier.
Cut the fabric into strips that are 3″ wide by 18″ long. The 18″ length makes a nice snug headband. If you have a giant noggin, you might want to add an inch. The edges of the fabric are going to roll up – that's OK. The weave of spandex/performance fabric is such that the edges won't fray. I should warn you that as we get into the sewing instructions, there are a lot of "turn it right side out" or "fold toward the inside" directions. I hope they're not too hard to follow, but rely on the pictures if you have to.
With the right sides together (the sides without the rolled edges), sew a seam on the short end, to make the headband shape. I used a half-inch seam allowance, then trimmed a little of the extra fabric away.
Turn the headband right side out and fold in both sides at the seam, toward the inside. Put a couple pins in to keep the folds in place. I know you're probably thinking, "Oh blah I don't need pins." Seriously, just use them. Spandex is tricky. This is the fabric that brought the world wedgies, so let's not pretend it's easy to tame.
With the pins holding the folds in place, top stitch on either side of the seam. This will give the headband a nice shape and help keep it in place on your head. I used white thread so it showed in the photos, but you can use thread closer to the color of your fabric if you want.
Trim away the threads and you're done! Here is what it will look like in a drawer or basket, or on your floor:
Here is a close-up of this thing on my head. Wish I'd brushed my hair. Or made an attempt at editing that fluorescent spot on my forehead.
Happy Crafting! Happy Running!


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About a week ago, Broadcomm announced their latest concoction -- the BCM2157. With this chip, manufacturers can add a shell, a screen, and some memory and have a pre-built Android phone. Goodbye steep engineering costs, hello dual-core, low power, turnkey solutions. The news is pretty exciting for geeky folks like we are (and be sure to check out the source links for the technical details), but what exactly does this mean for everyone else? If you think like Seth Weintraub at CNNMoney.com, you reach the logical conclusion -- Android is poised to take the entire feature phone / low-end smartphone market away from Nokia with an army of sub-hundred dollar handsets. Not $100 after contract and rebates, but a hundred bucks out the door, with no strings attached. This is what Google VP of Engineering and Android head honcho Andy Rubin has referred to as "a perfect storm".
The idea isn't that far-fetched. You can already pick up a pretty feature-rich handset for $180.00 -- the Virgin Mobile branded Samsung Intercept. Halve the cost of the internals, practically do away with the cost of designing a working system, and the magical $100 Android phone certainly sounds like it's coming. And while some of us will turn up our nose at another round of entry level devices, one particular group surely won't -- Android application developers. When Android device sales creep up on the billion served mark, the Android Market will literally explode as software developers, both large and small, grab their slice of the pie. I, for one, can't wait. [CNNMoney.com; Broadcomm]

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Ditch your weekend plans to go out for dinner and try this quick, easy and luscious chicken recipe. Cream Chicken Food Recipes comes from the core town of Punjab, Ferozepur and trust me will leaves you in complete delight. And yes, it looks delectable!
1kg broiler chicken (boneless optional)
100g Cream
2 finely chopped Onions
1 Tablespoon Chopped Garlic
1/4 Tablespoon Chopped Ginger
2 chopped Green Chillies
1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala
½ teaspoon Kali Mirch Powder
Kasuri Methi (for garnishing)
Step One- Saute ginger, garlic and green chillies in oil till golden brown. Add chopped onions to it. Saute till they turn light brown.
Step Two- Add chicken and cook for 10 minutes.
Step Three- Add salt, black pepper powder, garam masala and cook till chicken cooks and turn golden.
Step Four- If you think your chicken is ready and tender, go ahead and add that delectable ingredient - cream. Mix well, cover and cook for 6-10 minutes. Add kasuri methi and cover it for 2 more minutes.
Step Five- Surely you cannot wait by now. The aroma must be all over the place. So this step suggest to just - Serve!


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Professor Roehrenbeck earned her B.A. from the University of Delaware, her M.L.S. from Rutgers University (New Brunswick), and her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law–Newark. She served as head of public services and a legal research instructor at the law school from 1976 to 1979, then went to Nova Southeastern School of Law where she was director of the library and associate professor of law. In addition to her experience in academic libraries, she worked for the Federal Reserve Board of New York, the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Association, and Pennie & Edmonds in New York. Professor Roehrenbeck has served as a library consultant and as a site inspector for the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools. She has been a member of numerous professional committees and associations, including AALL, COSELL, SEFLIN, SFALL, NJLLA, and the Cosmopolitan Group, serving as chair of many. She also has written and published numerous articles on books and topics ranging from legal research to legislative history to blood alcohol evidence. Her most recent book is Complying with the ADA: Law Library Services and Facilities.
Professor Roehrenbeck retired at the end of the Fall 2011 semester as Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library. She continues to teach art law and cultural heritage law. Her most recent publication is "Repatriation of Cultural Property–Who Owns the Past?" 38 International Journal of Legal Information Iss. 2, Article 11(2010).


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America will miss "Miss Saigon."
The Broadway production of the $10-million musical was canceled Wednesday by its British producer Cameron Mackintosh, angry that Actors' Equity vetoed his casting English star Jonathan Pryce in a lead role.
The union denied permission Tuesday for Pryce to re-create his London role in "Saigon." Equity had been prodded by Asian-American activists who objected to the casting of a white actor in a Eurasian role.
The show had already sold $25 million worth of tickets in advance of its March opening--the largest advance sale in Broadway history.


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Here's a feelgood X Factor story to start your Friday morning!
Last night [Thursday 18 October] saw the hotly anticipated X Factor ChildLine Ball take place at The Savoy, London, raising over £500,000 for ChildLine – the UK's free, confidential 24-hour helpline and online service for vulnerable children and young people provided by the NSPCC.
Hosted by Caroline Flack, The X Factor ChildLine Ball featured performances by Janet Devlin and Diva Fever, introduced by voice of The X Factor, Peter Dickson. Guests included ChildLine founder, Esther Rantzen CBE and Sinitta.
Organised by a committee chaired by Stuart Orr of Accenture, the X Factor themed event saw glamorous guests decked out in black tie getting into the party spirit. A silent auction allowed guests to bid on lots including a two-night stay at the ICEHOTEL in Sweden, a portrait of Valentino by Martin Schoeller, and the chance to be immortalised in a book penned by the bestselling author Martina Cole. And a late addition saw one lucky guest winning a personalised voicemail message recorded by voice of The X Factor, Peter Dickson.
But the main event was undoubtedly the live auction which featured lots including a luxury holiday to Mauritius, VIP tickets to The X Factor live final and a one-of-a-kind replica phonebox transformed by architect Ian Ritchie into a copper masterpiece which featured in the BT ArtBox exhibition earlier this year. Before bidding commenced, Simon Cowell encouraged guests to bid generously in a video message in which he spoke of his support for ChildLine.
Host of The Xtra Factor, Caroline Flack, said: "It was a privilege to host this year's X Factor ChildLine Ball and it was really heart-warming to see such a wealth of support for this fantastic cause. The money raised will go towards helping some of the UK's most vulnerable children, many of whom have nowhere else to turn, so I'm delighted to have been involved."
ChildLine founder, Esther Rantzen CBE, said: "Even after 25 years, recent headlines prove there is just as much need for ChildLine's crucial service as ever. We know we are saving lives and protecting children from pain every day, but we could not answer a single child without the support we receive from fabulous events like The X Factor ChildLine Ball.
"Not only did our guests enjoy a wonderful evening of entertainment, but they were incredibly generous. Thanks to them, we were able to raise over £500,000 which will enable us to transform the lives of hundreds of desperate children. We would especially like to thank Caroline Flack, Janet Devlin and Diva Fever who brought the glamour of The X Factor into our ballroom, and we are enormously grateful to the dedicated committee for making the evening such a resounding success."
Children and young people can contact ChildLine 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 0800 1111 and at www.childline.org.uk.


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Cheers to all of you who haven't started slacking in the gym just because it's cold outside, you're going to look great next summer! Don't believe me, well here are three strong reasons to stay motivated in "Junk Food Journals:" Entry 12.
It's so easy to put a workout off or skip a day however, when you step on that scale you're going to regret it. This is the worst time of year for our guts so don't wait till New Year's to get it under control.
While you're trying to kill time before Scandal airs or sitting around on the computer watching other people look great, get up off your flabby a** and tone it. You're Welcome!
"Cut out a "time waster" and replace it with exercise." -James Paylor
I'm Evan Martin (IG: Datboie_79) and I have always been athletic and played many sports in high school, including football and basketball. I've never had a weight issue. I just never liked being thin and skinny. In 1999 I started lifting weights in the gym to put on size. When I started to see great physical changes I then decided to make fitness a part of my everyday life. Health and fitness is my #1passion every day I strive to be a better version of myself both mentally and physically.
Workout Philosophy: My workout philosophy is to make training an everyday part of my life. It is just as important as making money, eating food, and taking showers. You cannot live without those three things and you cannot live without fitness. Fitness to me, is a lifestyle not a hobby.
Breakfast: Fruit, bananas/apples and some oatmeal. Also I would have a protein shake.
Lunch: Chicken breast sandwich with whole wheat bread and some protein bars.
Dinner: Tilapia, chicken, and brown rice and whole wheat bread with spinach.
Cheat Day: Chips, cookies,pizza.
Diet Trick: I believe you can eat whatever you want within portion reasonable sizes. Just burn it off by doing a workout after the bad food you ate.
Problem Area: It was my legs, now no real problem areas.
Key to Discipline: Stay consistent, stay focused and stay disciplined! Always make time for fitness by making a schedule for yourself to train/workout.
Workout Routine: The majority of my training is done at home. Everyday I strive to do different workouts. Some days will be calisthenics, some days it will be cardio, and some days it will be weights…always mixing things up, is the key to getting true results and fighting off plateaus/boredom.
My name is James Paylor (IG: SHILOHHERITAGE). I enjoy shopping, spending time with my family, and working out. I try to keep a positive attitude and mindset.
Workout Philosophy: Go hard and give your all but don't over do it. Know your limit!
Breakfast: Because I'm thin, and I want to gain weight, I have grilled cheese with bacon and gator tots with water just about everyday.
Lunch: Anything with carbs.
Dinner: Repeat lunch.
Cheat day: Bluebell Oreo Cookies n Cream Ice cream.
Problem area: It's very hard for me to gain weight in the top half of my torso just under my chest.
Key to Discipline: Don't over think analyze or yell to the world about going to the gym because I find it puts too much pressure on me to keep it up … Cut out a "time waster" and replace it with exercise.
Workout Routine:
Mon: Legs , glutes, quads.
Tues: Shoulders and abs.
Wed: Cardio/abs.
Thurs: Back and biceps.
Fri: Chest and triceps.
Saturday & Sunday : Rest (maybe 30 mins of your choice of body part.)
My name is Adriel (IG: AAADRIEL)and I am 28. I started taking my fitness seriously April 2013. I was 240 lbs, about a 43 inch waist and I just decided that's not who I wanted to be or what I wanted to look like. It took me about 4 months of STRICT dieting and workouts to lose the weight and gain muscle over fat. Currently I am trying different things out to gain some lean mass. I don't know much about fitness lol. I just ask a lot of questions, follow a lot of people who inspire me and go hard in the gym and with the dieting when I can.
Workout Philosophy: Workout until failure, work out the whole body (don't skip legs it makes a difference in all your other workouts) ask lots of questions, and be consistent. Understand that everyone comes from different places and everyone won't understand your struggle. Some people are larger trying to get smaller and others are smaller trying to get larger. Talk to people that have been through your struggle. If you decide to get a trainer find someone who is genuinely interested in fitness. Never pay someone for training that hardly trains themselves. Never sign up for one of those services in which you get a different trainer every time you visit. Your trainer is your friend and your mentor. He/she knows when you bullshit and know when you are giving it your all. They know your max and your minimum. They start to care about your results as much as you do. I recommend to workout with someone that is into men's physique not just personal training. Trust me that makes 100% of the difference. All in all, you can try it without a trainer first! There are so many other resources.
Breakfast: Egg white & plain oatmeal.
Lunch: Chicken, vegetables and a yam or brown rice.
Dinner: Meat: Fish/chicken/99% lean ground turkey. Vegetables: Anything green. Carbs: Whole grain items or yam.
Cheat Day: Cheat day 🙂 We all deserve a little ice cream LOL. But we pay for it. When I dont cheat I see it. When I do I see that too. Cheat meal is buffalo wings. When I am really on top of my diet the food doesn't tempt me BUT I have a sweet tooth! THE SUGARS are the WORST! I try to not allow myself to get too hungry because that's when the craving starts. Also, I never go to the grocery store hungry. Its a setup! Everything looks delicious. When I do have a snack I make sure its not breakfast and not dinner. I also try to make sure its on a day in which I am drinking a lot of water and a higher intensity day like leg day or cardio and chest day. If I am going to a family event or BBQ, I try to eat something before I go. That way if I do eat, its not much and I'm not craving the peach cobbler or the apple pie lol.
Diet Trick: I think I struggled the most with diet when I didn't know what I could and couldn't eat. Walking in the grocery store and trying to figure out if some particular item was OK or if it wasn't. I learned really fast to keep it simple. Don't try to play the line of "ok" and "not ok". It just confused me and stressed me out. KEEP IT SIMPLE, chicken, fish, 99% lean meat is good. Everything else is not. If you're trying to lose weight I personally recommend staying away from red meat. I avoid processed meats (and foods), like chicken nuggets or Tyson chicken tenders, they are not ok. For carbs; only whole grain pastas, whole grain rice and baked yam. Use different seasoning for your meats to make it taste different. Eat more meals but smaller portions. Healthy fats can be your friend. As you even out your portions and start to consistently eat 4 and 5 meals a day you will start to become hungry. That is a GOOD sign because that means your metabolism is increasing. Have a few almonds with your meal at the end. This keeps you from being hungry. There has been so many times that I waited to eat the almonds and I ate the whole bag LOL. That's not good. If you eat them at the end of your meal they will help you before you get hungry. I try to keep my sugar and fat intakes lower. 100% juices and even fruits have lots of sugar and you do need sugars but just remain aware of how much your eating in the day. Drink lots of water (lay off the sugar in coffee and drinks, read the back) . **Do not carb starve! it is bad for you, it decreases energy, it creates a starving feeling and your body starts to break down protein for energy instead of carbs, and that means the protein you are taking in is not being used to build muscle**
Problem Area: TIME. Time is an issue for me. Making time to eat the amount of meals and having time to make them. The best thing to do is cook for 2 and 3 days at a time. In the event you can't, don't go to your local fast food. Find grocery store get a rotisserie chicken and a bag of steam fresh veggies. If you need your carbs then you can get a yam or Uncle Ben's whole grain 90 second rice.
Key to Discipline: Don't depend on others to go with you. Take pictures so you can see where you're coming from and where you're headed. If you're not headed in the right direction then you will be able to see that. If you're progressing in one area over the other then, you will know. When you're working out you wont notice your progress unless you have older pictures to reference. (Morning pictures are the best) Don't be afraid to ask someone on Instagram or read on how someone achieved their results and what else can you do to achieve the same. Follow fitness people. There are lots of tips and tricks and lots of inspiration online. Always remember the reason you started to workout!
Workout Routine: Right now I set days. Chest/triceps day, leg day, back/biceps day, and shoulder/calf day. I try to workout the complete muscle by choosing 5 or 6 exercises per muscle. At about 4 sets and 10 reps of each exercise. For right now chest day I do incline, decline and regular bench press. I also do dumbbell fly's and usually pick something else. I have my routine and once it becomes too routine I do the same exercises in a different order. Same thing applies to all the other parts and days 5 different exercises 10 reps each.


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Turn Your Bedroom Into A Football Shrine. What are you to do for that one family member that lives and breathes for a football team? Why decorate a room just for them. Battle Of The Sexes Decorating With Both Children In Mind. You have one room, but you have two children who love to play in it.
During celebrations in your patio, you do not have to worry about swift access to your house's interior since you can just leave the patio sliding door fully open. And the great thing is that it would not eat needed space like a conventional door. Let us say that your party is packed and you need to seat one more guess but the remaining vacant spot is located near the doorway. That will be a huge problem if you have a conventional entry door that you have to push and pull to open. For one thing, the guest might get hit by the door when someone pulls or push at the door vigorously. In contrast, you do not have to worry about that dilemma if you have a patio sliding door.
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Bhopal, Sep 15 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that his government will set up a new museum in the memory of renowned Hindi poet Dushyant Kumar Tyagi.
A controversy had erupted recently when the Bhopal Municipal Corporation announced a plan to demolish buildings in TT Nagar, one of which houses a museum of memorabilia related to Tyagi, as part of the Smart City project.
"Dushyant Kumar was the first writer of Hindi ghazals. The state government will build a museum in his memory," Chouhan said at a function to mark Hindi Diwas here yesterday.
He also announced that his government was planning to take legal steps to ensure that shops in the state have Hindi signboards.
"Legal measures will be taken to make Hindi names on shops and information plaques mandatory. A campaign will have to be launched with the societys support to apprise new generation of the power, capability and potential of Hindi," Chouhan added.
He also announced that private universities would be directed to set up Hindi departments.
"Speaking in English and ignoring Hindi is a sign of mental slavery. There is a need to increase the acceptance of Hindi," he added. PTI ADU MAS KRK BAS


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amalthia + pairing:darcy/loki 11
LaTessitrice - Smoke & Mirrors
november 2017 by amalthia
I had a good time reading this story. I loved the character voices, the plot, the action, and seeing how Loki and Darcy interacted.recs-Marvel recs-Thor recs-Avengers f4 Length:100k-200k Pairing:Darcy/Loki
november 2017 by amalthia
ArticulatioHumeri - The House of Foster
april 2016 by amalthia
I liked a lot of the concepts in this story, though sometimes the pov shifts lost me, and I think it counts as a curtain fic. If you want a story where there is a lot of cooking, setting up house, and learning to live together with found family then this is the story for you. It's a lot of slice of life type stuff with infinity stones thrown in.recs-Marvel recs-Thor f3 Length:200k-300k Pairing:Jane/Thor Pairing:Darcy/Loki
april 2016 by amalthia
leftennant - Captivated
february 2015 by amalthia
INSTANT REC!!! This story is amazing and so much fun to read! The character voices, imagery, and pacing were perfect. I loved seeing how Darcy adjusted to being stuck on Asgard and seeing how her relationship with Loki changed them both for the better. The action had me on the edge of my seat and I felt bad for Loki once he discovered the truth of his parentage. I couldn't stop reading once I started.recs-Marvel recs-Thor recs-instant!rec f5 Pairing:Darcy/Loki Length:100k-200k
february 2015 by amalthia
lokishorcrux - Beautiful Lies
january 2015 by amalthia
I really enjoyed the plot of this story and seeing how Loki and Darcy fell in love.recs-Marvel recs-Thor recs-Avengers f3 Pairing:Darcy/Loki Trope:Bonding Length:200k-300k
january 2015 by amalthia
Yavannie - Shine Without Fear
september 2014 by amalthia
I loved the character voices and seeing how the Avengers managed while they were stuck in other realms. This was a fun action/adventure story.recs-Marvel recs-Thor recs-Avengers f4 Length:50k-100k Pairing:Darcy/Loki
september 2014 by amalthia
sitehound: A Morbid Taste for Ice
may 2014 by amalthia
INSTANT REC!!! I loved the character voices, the plot, and the way Loki and Darcy become friends. I also really liked the dialogue.recs-Marvel recs-Thor recs-instant!rec f4 Pairing:Darcy/Loki Length:200k-300k
may 2014 by amalthia
Koszmar - A Dose of Reality
may 2014 by amalthia
INSTANT REC!!! I had a blast reading this story. I loved Darcy with super powers, the character voices were spot on, and I couldn't stop reading once I started.recs-Marvel recs-Avengers recs-instant!rec f5 Length:100k-200k Pairing:Darcy/Loki Trope:Magic
may 2014 by amalthia
Sigridhr: The White Hart
november 2013 by amalthia
INSTANT REC!!! I loved the character voices, the sex was burning hot, and I loved the plot.recs-Marvel recs-Thor f4 recs-instant!rec Pairing:Darcy/Loki Length:50k-100k PairingType:Het
november 2013 by amalthia
MildredJosephine: In the Service of Liars and Killers
november 2013 by amalthia
I loved Darcy's character voice, the plot, and seeing how Darcy and Loki overcame their rough start.recs-Marvel recs-Thor recs-Avengers f4 Length:100k-200k Pairing:Darcy/Loki PairingType:Het
november 2013 by amalthia
DemonQueen666 - We Are Our Own Folklore
january 2013 by amalthia
INSTANT REC!!! I've been having a great time reading this series and I loved the last installment. Parts of it were heartbreaking and yet there is a thread of hope that runs through the story. I could not stop reading once I started. I loved all the characters in this story and though most of it was serious there were some hilarious moments and situations.recs-Thor recs-Marvel f4 recs-instant!rec Length:100k-200k Pairing:Darcy/Loki
january 2013 by amalthia
DemonQueen666 - Ne'er Say We Die
september 2012 by amalthia
INSTANT REC!!! I had a blast reading this story. I loved the adventure/plot, the character voices, and I was on the edge of my seat more than once to see what would happen next. I could not stop reading once I started.recs-Marvel recs-Thor recs-instant!rec Length:100k-200k Warning:Slavery Warning:Non-Con f5 Pairing:Darcy/Loki
september 2012 by amalthia
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The Behavioral Progression of Women Impacted by Legalized Abuse
Greed, Ability and Control
Hatred is a spirit, able of abhorrence aloft repentance. -Sonya Ward
Slavery, historically was accepted a allotment of age-old humans and accepted as an 'established institution' which can be traced aback to the Mesopotamian Code of Hammurabi (c. 1860 BC). Afore the Civilian War (1861-1865), disciplinarian and attached servants, their bearing included, were advised claimed acreage and could be awash or affiliated at the will of their bondservant masters. Like added assets, beastly article was absolute primarily by laws of alone states. At ample bullwork was aboriginal implemented in America in the year, 1619 during which abounding African's were apprehended from Africa and transported to Jamestown, Virginia. Decades later, Virginia was one of the aboriginal states to accede bullwork in its laws, initially assuming such a law in 1661. The law accustomed the accompaniment in which atramentous disciplinarian were affected to serve their owners for activity (Rodriguez, 2007)
And while America prides itself in all men getting created equal, the atramentous man was by no means, advised a man in the aforementioned agreement as a white man. According to those laws, atramentous humans were "persons butterfingers of authoritative accomplishment by accession of time" (Rodriguez, 2007) Thus, the law was not accounting with blacks in mind, and it did not administer to blacks because the atramentous man apprenticed or otherwise, had no rights in America. The angle of bullwork for chargeless activity was accomplished at the easily of the Portuguese who saw Africans as a band-aid to the botheration of appropriate activity on amoroso pikestaff plantations. The Spanish agilely adopted agnate African bondservant systems in the Caribbean colonies, and the British followed appropriately in Barbados and Jamaica. Arctic America jumped on the bandage wagon seeing the amount in purchasing bargain African slaves. African disciplinarian became a buoy to bread-and-butter growth. 150 years afterwards the Portuguese bought the disciplinarian on the African coast, a actor Africans had been transported on European ships to plantations aloft the America's. So, it is evident; it's consistently been about gain, about money and apperception ascendancy through abhorrence and corruption by any agency all-important to accomplish a arrangement that beggared blacks of any superior life. Over time, as aloft boats availed, African's accepted to be the activity force of reward. And aback the law did not accede blacks, such laws had no activity nor admiration to assure the actual humans that angry sugar, tobacco, affection and beyond, into amazing wealth.
The bondservant citizenry grew aloft as the charge for disciplinarian added conspicuously in the white affection and tobacco plantations. This brought the abhorrence of uprisings and bondservant resistance. To ensure that the disciplinarian wouldn't resist, white men formed organized groups to accomplish conduct and adviser the atramentous disciplinarian in the southern states. The humans who formed these groups were alleged from the bounded militia, by captains of militia districts (Rodriguez, 2007). One can brainstorm the accent of authoritative the apprenticed to assure the absorption of the bondservant masters and that too was done utilizing the law or an organized policing system, which was law. The alignment of these watchmen was aboriginal accustomed in the South in 1704. Patrollers were the appellation acclimated to accredit to those who monitored the slaves. Their action was to analysis river patrols to anticipate escape by baiter and to badge the disciplinarian which included the obedient, wayward, runaways and defiant. With the accumulated absorption of those who invested in slaves, amid the 17th and 18th century, African-American disciplinarian assisted in architecture the bread-and-butter strongholds of the new nation, answer the axial accent of bullwork which was law, for no claimed account added than to reside connected abundant to die old.
Not anybody agreed that bullwork was just and by the 19th aeon there was a festering abolishment movement in accession to America's westward amplification that instigated an about-face over slavery. During this time, the Arctic and South had assorted issues that afar them; however, the activity of bullwork affronted the passions of both abandon (Ollhoff, 2012). This defection disconnected the nation which resulted in the Civilian War (1861-1865) While the Emancipation Proclamation did not chargeless even one slave, it was an important axis point in the war, transforming the action to bottle the nation into a action for beastly freedom. Eventually, 4 actor disciplinarian were freed. This was connected afterwards President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Two years afterwards the Emancipation Proclamation, Congress anesthetized the 13th alteration on January 31, 1865, and accustomed it on December 6, 1865. The 13th alteration abolished bullwork in the United States and provides that "Neither bullwork nor automatic servitude, except as a corruption for a abomination of which the activity shall accept been appropriately convicted, shall abide aural the United States." Yet, even with abandon of law, the aisle of bullwork connected to access American history from the agitated years of reconstruction, (1865-1877) through civilian rights movement which emerged in the 1960s.
Fast forwarding in time we acquisition that accepted law was aboriginal implemented in England and afterwards in the United States. Though afore the bearing of the accepted law, added systems of law existed as mentioned in above-mentioned paragraphs, they were eventually succumbed to the statues aural the accepted law according to the United States. The agent of accepted law aural the U.S. began in the boilerplate ages in the Kings Court afterwards basic several applicable belief by which they abide to angle aloft today. Following the American Revolution alternating with the civic government, anniversary accompaniment aural the United States adopted this accepted law. Action development in the United States carefully followed action development in England. Policing took two forms in the aboriginal colonies. It was both accepted and informal, which is referred to as private-for-profit policing, or "Watch," or "The Big Stick" (Spitzer, 1979).
The watch arrangement was represented by a association volunteers whose primary appointment was to complete the anxiety if crisis presented. A night watch was accomplished in Boston during 1636, addition in New York in 1658 and again Philadelphia in 1700. The night watch was not a actual able access to authoritative crime. Watchmen were either volunteers or those who were ordered to appointment as a adjustment of corruption or those artifice aggressive assignment. Thus, a lot of were not absorbed or amorous about accomplishing the plan and were frequently lackadaisical. Abounding of them generally slept or drank while on watch. By 1833 Philadelphia created the first-day watch and in 1844 New York instituted a day watch to fortify its new borough badge force (Gaines, Kappeler, and Vaughn 1999).
This cardboard purposes to betoken how a continuum of organized bribery in the acknowledged arrangement or a allotment of the admiral that be rather political, legal, amusing or otherwise, not alone poses a blackmail to atramentous America at ample but to the perceived atramentous women in general, her angel of cocky and her activity aftereffect admitting her socio-economic status. While this activity has impacted blacks in and alfresco of America, innumerable white Americans and abroad accept been aching and damaged from the actuality of age-old laws in abutment of violence, disfigurement, murder, and agitation adjoin the atramentous hunt from bullwork and even the accompaniment of abandon abandoned by racism, abhorrence and ageism bidding through avant-garde day badge brutality. And to that point, I will draw from the activity and adventures of Sarah Baartman to both attenuated this altercation and approach her life. She was built-in in the 1770′s, and her afterlife was on December 29, 1815. Her exact age of afterlife is, therefore, alien but speculated amid 25 and 39 years of age. Let us appraise how the law notionally played a allotment in her activity outcomes, as able-bodied as the annihilation of Sarah Baartman, a young, aboriginal Khoisan bondservant that was taken from South Africa and alien to Europe beneath apocryphal pretense. It is important to add that Sarah acquired accretion accepting due to her astonishingly ample buttocks, babyish waistline ample breast, and abounding lips. Because of the abomination of her analysis and genitalia, she was estimated as annihilation added than an aberration displayed in the nude for all to actively grope and condemn. She was the 'paradoxical freak' of changeable and race, both archaic and adorable (Crais, Scully, 2011). Considering the case, I can't advice but wonder, what about her soul. This took abode in Europe, area she was answer beneath the appearance name, Hottentot Venus. Hottentot was an abhorrent appellation accustomed to Khoi humans because of their abnormally ample buttocks, breasts, and features, like Sarah's. Sarah and addition woman were both apparent because they're anatomy analysis far exceeded added Khoi women. Venus, the additional allotment of her appearance name referred to the Roman Goddess of Love. At any rate, her life's plan was annihilation abbreviate of a aberration appearance that displayed Sarah in the nude afore a army of assemblage that paid to observe, appraise through affecting and debauchee her anatomy. Furthermore, it is on almanac that assemblage aswell paid to again accept sex with her, adjoin her will.
Sarah was alleged because of her framework (body dimensions) which at the time was lusted after, yet about ridiculed and debauched. Though my aesthetics may be arduous to conceptualize, my absorbed is to highlight how women today actor her anatomy blazon and it is about getting acclaimed and to a aberrant amount both craved and worshipped, as apparent by the cutting amount of women from all races, atramentous included, who are surgically acceptable their bodies with colossal excess amount to access the affecting curvaceous abode Sarah by itself possessed. Sarah drew men aloft the world, who paid to see her body. Today women in ball already gone nude increase, their net worth. So, as it was encouraged then, it is aswell now. It's apparently not adopted to infer that there is a 'fake butt' abnormality overextension worldwide, admitting the bloom risks associated with the medical procedures.
Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman was brought up on a colonist's acreage in Camdeboo. Sarah spent years on date in England animate for a "free atramentous man" by the name of Hendrik Cesars and a doctor alleged William Dunlop. Together they acclimated Baartman to draw a army and to accomplish money in barter for getting able to see and use her anatomy as they so pleased. However, Cesars' eventually larboard the appearance and in 1814 Dunlop died abrogation Sarah unemployed. Later, Henry Taylor brought Baartman to Paris area he awash her to an beastly trainer by the name of S. Reaux who affected her to absorb assemblage that frequented the Palais-Royal. It was the architect and assistant of a allusive beastly Museum who advised Baartman in hopes to prove a alternation amid animals and beastly being. His name was Georges Cuvier. Mostly Baartman's agreement became the foundation for racist science. Admitting affectation about in the nude to be abused and acclimated for banking gain, to no surprise, she never able abjection a day in her life. She died in Paris penniless, of an affliction that was not acquainted on record. Afterwards her death, her anatomy was absolutely burst and dissected by Cuvier. Her charcoal were displayed in a accessible Museum in Paris for added than a aeon and a half. For accepted observation, the Museum apparent a adhesive casting of her body. Her brain, skeleton, and ballocks were aswell arresting to the accessible at large. It wasn't until 2002 that her anatomy was appear and alternate to South Africa. Her final comatose abode is in the Eastern Cape. They chose South Africa's Civic Women's Day to coffin her remains.
Modern Day Relevance
Everyone suffers. While it is extraordinary for some humans to believe, the affliction that is birthed from the occurrences and after-effects of organized abomination about slavery, freedom, rights and according befalling has an constant sting. Badge atrocity as we apperceive and adjudge it today, in the simplest terms, is an addendum of age-old enslavement adherent by the law of the land. The act of badge atrocity is no added amiss than the act of advancing innocent cops at the easily of angered civilians. Frankly, the affliction is acquainted on both sides. Aback the alpha of time, African-Americans has suffered hatred, antagonism, and advance artlessly because of the blush of their skin. This abhorrence is aching to both contest because while abounding are bankrupt minded, far added are lovers of altruism in all forms sharing, the accomplishment that one day all will be advised by the agreeable of their character, instead of the blush of their derma (Martin Luther King). Even still the accident is acutely accepted in our association and continues to present itself today. Badge atrocity is evident, just as genocide is. But the hidden accident plays out in the way atramentous women although not exclusive, are manipulated into base their bodies for accessible affectation in barter for money and power.
What's it worth?
The catechism is why are women today so adequate with befitting to dishabille to access their worth, if men don't accept to? And how did they get there? Is abode of no value? Are there any Christian ethics larboard or did they achromatize in the face of acceptance? These questions are anticipation afflictive and accurate and actual able-bodied may blow on the amateur of a association apprenticed by the lifestyles of the affluent and dangerous. But this would not be accessible afterwards the background of absolute ascendancy and chaos. Humans of blush were blocked from learning, cerebration and cogent aloft accordance and submission. But history narrates a arrangement of agitated wrongdoings aback age-old times that indoctrinated strong-holds like; self-hate, low self-esteem, and pettiness just to name a few. Seeds of abolition that were invested into humans of blush (specifically atramentous women) as a absolute aftereffect of accessible abasement and clandestine corruption that adulterated any fragment of absolute realization. Women captivated their arch down, abhorred eye acquaintance and responded in complete acquiescence if speaking with whites. The concrete corruption and agitation had cutting access over the way that atramentous women were perceived as no added than disposable sex slaves, acclimated to work, abide to accidental sex acts behindhand if affiliated or individual and get befuddled abroad like cattle. To complicate things even further, Atramentous men were anchored and larboard blank corresponding to attention their atramentous women and as a aftereffect acquired a acerbity adjoin themselves and their women. This played a cogent role in atramentous men advancing women alfresco of their hunt to feel appropriate and aces and conceivably powerful. This, in turn, adherent the abstraction of inferior adorableness a allotment of women of blush who were accident their men to added races, genders, bastille systems, abandon and beyond. So, what did she do? She climbed the accumulated basement which created an alterity in atramentous on atramentous households causing a breach amid the two. This accomplished activity plays out abrogation abounding women of blush single, insecure, activity inferior and block self-esteem in all the amiss places.
Without acutely animate what adorableness is or area it comes from, admirable is something every little babe aspires to be and every adolescent man hopes to conquer. Because the abstraction of adorableness is anon associated with accepting interest, befalling and aloft all abroad love. So, what absolutely is beauty? Some would assumption it to be ability but it is said that adorableness is a aggregate of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the artful senses, abnormally the sight. That getting the case, it is fair to say that adorableness is authentic as something that pleases the senses. Aback it pleases the senses, it is accordingly accessible that the abstraction of adorableness is accountable to opinion, which makes immeasurable. The catechism again becomes who defines that standard? The attributes of adorableness is one of the a lot of alluring riddles of aesthetics and so abundant more, than what the boilerplate apperception considers. Perceptions surrounding adorableness not alone alter by culture, but accept abundantly acquired over the amount of time. However, to be accounted beautiful, your derma had to be fair, your hair had to be albino and your eyes, as the oceans centermost blue. This is what was projected by association and adored. For years, dating aback to enslavement, this accepted is aswell what bare abounding women of blush of activity any faculty of adorableness based on the accepted set afore her. This by no agency defines the anima of every woman of blush but for those that it did impact, it adapted her faculty of account and beyond.
For centuries, the adorableness and self-worth of atramentous women has been apprenticed by a history of hurts. The way she saw herself and her adolescent atramentous sisters was hardly perceived on the akin of women that fit into the standards apprenticed by society. White adorableness was abridged again and it is now. To abutment this theory, atramentous accomplishment in the television and blur industry, suffered so long, a committed accolade appearance was created to accede and bless their accomplishments. Actors Will and Jada Smith boycotted the Grammy's in acknowledgment to abridgement of antithesis amidst the acting community. Although atramentous women are assorted creatures, possessing an arrangement of derma tones, facial appearance and anatomy types, frequently atramentous women accept ample noses, abounding lips, curvaceous bodies and coiled hair. Appearance that were acclimated to accomplish fun of and demean. Such accusation was the centermost of badinage aural the hunt and alfresco of the race. African-Americans in accepted were teased and addled for centuries. My claimed acquaintance as a darker skinned African-American was annihilation abbreviate of cruelty. Kids teased me for getting aphotic and generally alleged me darkie and tar baby, names that accept survived decades of benightedness sown from the aeon of enslavement until avant-garde times. As years went by, humans began to acknowledge me, aloft my derma tone. I acclimated to get complements like "you're so appealing to be dark-skinned" and "you don't accept atramentous features." I never saw either account as a complement, rathe an insult, spewed from a bank mindset.
Confusion was seeded during slavery, as atramentous women became the admiration of her bondservant master. For some, it was about ability and ascendancy and for others, it became a accurate adulation affair. Thus, the actual aforementioned appearance that became the clandestine admiration of her bondservant master, was contradicted in accessible through acts of corruption and humiliation. Visualize how ashore and abandoned this fabricated the bondservant babe feel getting consistently absorbed by the aforementioned getting that detests the blush of her derma Picture her mindset as he about referred to her as heifer, amazon nygra, allegation and so forth. Could this accept torn not alone the victims getting the changeable slaves, but aswell the wives of these men, aswell victims in the process? Ability these contest again and the act of adultery and betrayal in as we acquaintance it today be the active force abaft women that pay to enhance their facial appearance and bodies. White women bushing their lips, atramentous women straightening their hair, aphotic women, acerbic their skin, fair women spending superior time in sun tanning salons. Ability they all be damaged appurtenances block apparent adorableness to become the angel of someone's eye? Possibly. Because afterwards a advantageous angle and confidence, a lot of are accountable to superficiality. Addressing these philosophies, we about-face to time which has a way of advertisement truth, area we attestant the change of beauty. Case by case women began to abode their abridgement of aplomb and self-esteem with accurate breach throughs that would affiance to accomplish them the crave of the times. Women from all walks of activity accept broke into adorableness by best through artificial surgery. All in the name of accepting power. Profoundly abounding women acquirement the anatomy of Sarah Baartman. In my apprehensive opinion, an act of agony pursued to escape the caliginosity of accident our apprenticed ancestors and innocent victims, bravely weathered.
To date, subconsciously women of blush accomplish desperate changes to their bodies, even risking their actual lives, to amuse their masters. Avant-garde day masters are low self-esteem, vanity, the men in their lives, or conceivably the media. The accepted convenance of base augmentations, fillers, lip injections, and breast implants accept become a phenomenon. In some cultures, women are mocked and assume as poor in appearance for not advance in anatomy perfection. Needless to say, these choices represent their bond acknowledgment to the angle of not getting acceptable abundant or pretty-enough. Therefore, they yield desperate measures to be liked, admired or even admirable like the iconic images of celebrities that advance millions of women to abroad absurd paths just to feel beautiful. Adorableness is ability and afterwards one, the added does not abide in today's cyclone about self-acceptance. The corrective industry is more getting fattened from the access of customer demands in the corrective world. Articles and procedures that affiance to bear fair or deepened skin, ginormous boobs and butts, al of a sudden connected hair, as able-bodied as lip injections to accept aperture actualization beefy and abounding are at the top of the account for too abounding women to number. It appears to be the aeon for self-hate and accept it your way. My altercation is that the underlining botheration began with hate. Abhorrence inwardly and evidently because it takes abhorrence to authorize and ammunition hate. There is no God in hatred. The bible teaches us that God is not present in the bosom of confusion. The absence of God, delivers the attendance of evil. Angry addled a aggregation of souls again and it does so now. Today abounding ability accede that the bearded and asleep of Sara Baartman can be begin in acute changes our women appetite for. Sarah had no choice, we do, yet we accomplishment ourselves authoritative her adverse afterlife a mockery. Its accustomed that humans archetypal themselves afterwards their admired celebrities. Sadly, this enslavement haunts some of our a lot of acclaimed celebrities. For example, Kim Kardashian, Iggy Azalea, Little Kim, K. Michelle and Nicki Minaj, anniversary of them celebrities, accounted the a lot of admirable women in the angel and yet they stop at annihilation to win over their master, be it money, ability or respect. Is it far-fetched, to absorb the abstraction that women that hunt to befalling to become anyone abroad are aswell apprenticed in their reasoning? And are articles of eons of lies, miseducation and baseborn identity. That they too are victims of Willie Lynch's awful syndrome? That the anticipation of such abhorrence and manipulation, abundant like the purpose of genocide is what has captured all women, although advised for women of color. These notions are abstract and by consideration, conjured from a actual claimed perspective. But there is a approach that brings appliance to this hypothesis. The Willie Lynch syndrome. In theory, bondservant adept lynch accepted that by adding and acquisition slaves, you could bind their claret band for 300 additional years. Lynch affirmed his method. Implying that if the adjustment were appropriately agitated out, afterwards abortion it would ascendancy disciplinarian for ancestors to appear even in freedom.
"My adjustment is simple and associates of your ancestors and any Overseer can use it," says a certificate of the speech, although some catechism its authenticity. "I accept categorical a amount of difference(s) a allotment of the slaves, and I yield these differences and accomplish them bigger. I use fear, distrust, and backbiting for ascendancy purposes. I accomplish them abhorrence themselves and abort anniversary other."
Under the affair "United We Stand, Disconnected We Fall," the WLS (Willie Lynch Syndrome) pervades present day association by creating a bisect in the African-American community. This has accurate to be amenable for the Black-on-Black abandon because it creates conflicts amid altered neighborhoods.
"This is a absolute aftereffect of the WLS if it states, 'whether the disciplinarian reside in a valley, on a hill, east, west, north, or south.' Area is the argumentation in this? First, we were getting dead off by added races, now we've taken it into our own easily with gun violence," "What does this say about us as people? Added importantly, are we too far gone to save our hunt or even accommodating to try?"
Respective to the authority of the WLS, abuse is all that comes to mind. -Sonya Ward
In theory, abounding accept that although blacks are no best enslaved, the damaging furnishings accept had a abstruse and abiding appulse on the way innumerable African-Americans think. And it is categorized by the acquainted and benumbed mind. While the acquainted accept accustomed healing, and are now chargeless of the bouncing furnishings of the WLS, those that sleep, ache blindly. It's a harder bolus to absorb animate that apperception ascendancy imparted during bullwork has apprenticed the mentality of a people. Its results, self-hate, fear, low self-esteem, abridgement of absorption and underachievement. Traits that accept been approved in the disability to relax, embrace their ability comfortably, afterwards judgement and question. Chargeless to be themselves safely, acutely and acutely in a angel that has begin backbone in assortment and cultural difference. Essentially, the accent that Willie Lynch delivered in 1712 advertisement methods of ascendancy is as a poison, animate and at plan to abort the feeble, but it doesn't accept to be. In cessation with this knowledge, and through brooding and honesty, the behavioral progression and aftereffect of women of blush as able-bodied as men of color, can no best be apprenticed to the arresting furnishings of organized abracadabra and legalized abandon acclimatized adjoin them. With confidence, it is not absurd for suppressed humans to acceleration aloft the strongholds that accursed their appropriate to holistic, peace, beatitude and self-realization. It will not be an simple adventure and it absolutely cannot bearing overcomers operating out of an benumbed framework. One have to admiration beam alienated bounce of accuracy even if it disrupts abundance zones. It would be authentic absurdity to betoken affluence of change in ablaze of, acutely anchored affective parts. Admittedly, while I am to empower, simple words generally annul me, in that they generally over abridge complexities acute in nature. But words that do possess, the ability of activity and death. Applicable to all activity matters. Getting able does not crave actionable activities or abiding angry for evil. Just like getting admirable is not something you can accomplish by humans pleasing. Adorableness is a animate and a absorption of something far added than fads that expire over time. We have to all ask of ourselves why we anticipate as we do and claiming ourselves to anticipate on a college analytical scale. The account of altruism has never been buried in his or her angel but in the affection which is the active force that ignites angel change and the admeasurement by which his maker surmises his life's meaning. Animate is bisected the action and rebelling adjoin behaviors that abolish us buries the adulteration and the witch.
Crais, C. C., & Scully, P. (2011). Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus: A apparition adventure and a biography. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Gaines, L. K., Kappeler, V. E., & Vaughn, J. B. (1999). Policing in America. Cincinnati: Anderson Pub.
Ollhoff, J. (2012). The Civilian War: Slavery. Minneapolis, MN: ABDO Pub. Co.
Rodriguez, J. P. (2007). Bullwork in the United States: A social, political, and actual encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Spitzer, & Stephen. (1979). The Rationalization of Abomination Ascendancy in Capitalist Society. Contemporary Crisis 3, no. 1.
Ward & Ward (2017). MP3 Production & Spoken Word: The Behavioral Progression of Legalized Atrocity A allotment of Women of Color


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Good morning a step by step layout from Anne Marie today.
I have a box of odd photos that for one reason or another were printed and then not used. So I collected a random assortment of me and had a bit of fun trying out a painting technique. Always on the lookout for inspiration, would you believe I actually found this design on the wrapper of a sanitary napkin! LOL J Too much information? Hey, when inspiration strikes you don't ask questions… you just go with it!
I used a bamboo skewer to roll the paint onto my cardstock and then dipped a plastic ruler in black paint to create the messy stripes. I like the contrast of black against the bright yellow and pink colour palette. I love these pendant circles (there is a similar one in squares too) which is why, once again, we have "retro" circle photos. How long has it been since you cut a photo into a circle? I also added a few glass beads for a bit of added interest and used stickers, a stencil and YCW alphas for the "me me ME" title.


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Dirk Nowitzki To Make 11th Consecutive All-Star Appearance
- For Immediate Release
- February 9, 2012
DALLAS -- Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki will represent the Western Conference as a reserve in the 61st NBA All-Star Game, the league announced tonight. Nowitzki will appear in his 11th consecutive All-Star Game, more than any other player in franchise history.
"I am really excited to make the All-Star Team this year," Nowitzki said. "It was a tough road back to full health for me, but I am honored that the coaches thought enough of me to make me an All-Star. It has been a privilege to represent the Mavericks organization over the last decade and I look forward to doing it again in Orlando."
In 22 games, Nowitzki is averaging a team-high 17.6 points to go with 6.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 31.9 minutes. The 14-year pro is shooting 46.1% from the field and 90.2% from the free throw line.
On February 8, 2012, Nowitzki scored a game-high 25 points and passed Adrian Dantley (23,177) for 21st place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. He now has 23,179 career points and needs 156 to pass Robert Parish (23,334) for 20th place. He ranks third among active players in career scoring, trailing only Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett. Only three other players born outside of the United States have more career points than the seven-footer from Germany. Those players are Hakeem Olajuwon (26.946, born in Nigeria), Dominique Wilkins (26,668, born in France) and Patrick Ewing (24,815, born in Jamaica).
Nowitzki is joined on the West team by reserves LeMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers), Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies), Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves), Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns), Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs) and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder). Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers), Blake Griffin and Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers) and Kevin Durant (Thunder) were selected by the fans as the West's starters.
The 2012 NBA All-Star Game will be played at Amway Center in Orland on Sunday, February 26, 2012. It will air live at 7 p.m. ET on TNT and ESPN Radio and will reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages.


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Monday, May 7, 2012
Never quarrel with a man who buys
ink by the barrel bandwidth by the gigabaud and memory by the petabyte*
Evidently the unacknowledged legislators of the world are no longer the poets, but the rap producers and internet tycoons. I have a sad.
Alternative title: An honest politician is one who stays baud.
* Here the original line is traced to an Indianapolis Congressman, c. 1964. Five Lazy Wingnut Mis-attribution points to anyone ascribing it to Mark Twain, H. L. Mencken or Benjamin Franklin. Ten points for Santayana or de Tocqueville
Also, have just corrected 'terabyte' to 'petabyte'. What are 3 orders of magnitude between friends?
7 comments:
- Substance McGravitas said...
Gee, it's been a long time since I heard IMPORTANT rapping.
- May 7, 2012 at 11:16 PM
- ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...
♫ Nothing to fear
Nothing to hide ♫
- May 8, 2012 at 5:33 AM
- vacuumslayer said...
This entry is a lie. I heard no "rap," nor did I hear a "song."
Shame on you, Riddled staff. Shame on you.
- May 8, 2012 at 6:26 AM
- Big Bad Bald Bastard said...
Evidently the unacknowledged legislators of the world are no longer the poets, but the rap producers and internet tycoons. I have a sad
Sounds like somebody needs a cookie... and a beatbox.
- May 8, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- mikey said...
A friend of mine came to me for help. He wanted to start an online cloud-storage company but he needed to come up with a name for it.
Well, I gave it some thought and I figured that we needed to make it sound like there was a LOT of storage, so I was thinking of "Petabytes". And then I figured, what do people want to use it to store? The answer was obvious - their FILES. So I HAD it!
He could call the company PetaFile!
For some reason he won't return my calls...
- May 8, 2012 at 11:36 AM
- fish said...
28 petabytes of data. Just wow.
- May 8, 2012 at 3:11 PM
- vacuumslayer said...
He could call the company PetaFile!
And your mascot Could be a bear!
- May 8, 2012 at 5:15 PM


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Marketing campaigns that make use of social media are some of the most effective ways to promote your company over the Internet. However, you may be unsure about how to effectively use these sites to market your business. These tips will help you learn how to do these things, not to mention other great social media marketing strategies.
Add a social networking widget to your website to maximize exposure. This is an easy way for visitors to share your site. It can also help your readers easily share your content.
You must respond quickly to you Twitter followers, especially when they mention your business. You will be more respected when you answer questions quickly and accurately and thank followers who mention you. This will build a bond between your company and your customers. This will also give your business a more personable feeling to your customers.
Successfully utilizing social media takes time and does not happen overnight. You won't get 10,000 followers in the blink of an eye. It has happened, but it is very unlikely that you will go to a viral state the instant you create your site. Provide good content, frequently update your page and interact with your visitors and in good time you will gain a substantial following.
If you're new to social media marketing, let your current customers know that they can now find you on these sites. Your customers can then join your pages; this allows them to expose their friends to it. This is great for you because it's advertising that you don't need to pay for. It is valuable because it is a referral.
The first rule of using social media marketing to promote a business is post, post, and post some more. You need to be seen if you want anyone to follow your profile. With no interaction or activity, your marketing campaign will become boring. New and interesting additions to your social media sites will keep people interested and increase your chances of success.
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Place buttons all over your pages. Make this stand out on your blog, website, emails and also signatures whenever you leave a comment on the internet. Try to add your links to other profiles as well to encourage multiple sources of traffic for your site.
You need to tie all of your social media sites together using links in order to have the most successful campaign Make it easy for your viewers and readers to find you on Twitter, see your YouTube videos and follow your Facebook page. On your profile page on Twitter, make sure to include the link to your Facebook page and blog. When you create links to your different social media profiles, you will increase the number of ways that potential clients can view your content.
Check out the Facebook game app platform for marketing ideas. Imagine creating a game that features your products. A lot of popular brands have created some successful Facebook games that have become viral phenomenons. If you are able to pay for it, hire a game designer to create some kind of game for you to put on Facebook.
To bring higher-quality traffic to your site, make full use of YouTube's functionality. YouTube is effective in drawing in newer visitors, since watching your video content should familiarize them with your products and services. This will increase the chances that visitors will make purchases.
Always respond to posts with questions or comments on your social media networking websites. Log in to these sites at least twice a day, and check your notifications and inbox. If you wish, you can enable emails for every notification that appears on your page. Be careful of responses you post on social media because they can be viewed publicly.
If you want customers to respond to social media marketing, running specials that are exclusive if they follow you on those sites is a good way to accomplish that. If they're noticing deals that they can't get elsewhere on their page, they will pay a lot more attention to your social media marketing. This leads to them telling their friends, which costs you nothing.
Host employee blogs and feature them on your website to attract potential customers. Through these blogs, your customers will get an inside look at the inner workings of your business. It also gives them insight into your corporate culture and how your products go from raw materials to finished product. Customers are more likely to trust your company if they have an idea of the inner workings and are shown a transparent picture of what happens inside the business.
You must identify your target audience or you will fail at marketing through social media. It is important to determine why potential customers are on social networking sites, how often they visit and what they are looking for when they visit.
Follow others on Twitter to increase your network and connections. This helps to maintain a level of credibility with your potential customers. It shows that the company is friendly and respects its customers. New followers can be acknowledged with both a follow-back and a tweet; this will increase your chances of retaining followers.
Use your social media profiles to bring people to your store or to buy your products. Inform them of new discounts and locations that are taking place. You could also offer the option to print out valuable coupons; another option is to grant access to special editions or limited-time offers. People must think about making you a Facebook friend as an interesting thing to do.
Organize contests on Facebook and other sites. Many consumers will find the opportunity to win a prize for free exciting. Contests can help you use this feeling in your brand, along with helping entice people to visit your page. A contest may get people to talk about your latest product. This gets them and others interested in buying products.
Be sure to read up on the subject of social networking. Using Facebook professionally is quite different from the normal social chatter with friends. It is possible to locate a multitude of helpful articles online if you have trouble.
When looking to use social media websites, such as Facebook, to market your company, don't post more than three times a day. Constant updates and irrelevant posts are some of the most irritating things for social networking users. You should limit yourself to providing three significant content updates that will be of importance to your customers each day. If there is any other content that you wish to post, hold off on it until tomorrow.
Try to incorporate a lot of media outlets into your service to increase your visibility. Facebook is the most popular, but Twitter and even Myspace are still very valuable. The more exposure you have, the better a chance you have at succeeding.
It's important to blog readers that they have the ability to leave comments. The most beneficial part of this is that it can be done without having to divulge personal contact details. Open up the section of your blog that lets readers post comments, but do keep an eye on what is being posted. You can set it up so that you have full control over what gets published. Delete negative comments and spam.
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When you write a blog for your business, add visual interest to the content. People enjoy having something to look at aside from just a lot of lines of text. Provide your readers with things to look at, such as logos, videos, graphics or graphs. Don't do too much, but make a nice balance of text and graphics.
Your website should link up to social media profiles for increased exposure and a better level of visibility. You can do this quickly with share buttons placed on your website to let your visitors share your content with their friends via their social media pages. Add links to your profiles on your site, blog, email signature, RSS feeds and encourage your audience to connect with you on social networks.
Link your social media to LinkedIn to expand your exposure. Adding a Linkedin button to your blog can expand your audience considerably. Every person that shares your blog increases your potential audience by hundreds of people. LinkedIn has roughly 100 million users, so this can be an excellent way to increase your Internet presence.
When you are introducing a new product or looking for feedback, use social media websites for market research. People love to give their opinion, so ask the question and expect many answers in return. They give insight as to what they are looking for and what they want, and the best thing is it's free to do.
To boost your Facebook viewership, contact your email list and let them know what is going on. You probably already have a decent mailing list if you've already been marketing for awhile. Tap into that resource by sending a link for your Facebook page to all of your list subscribers. This can help your current customers find you.
Do not only use one social media website. You will gain more customers if you do so. It can help if you use a plethora of different tools.
Social networks can help you create excitement around something that is going on. Inform your followers about pending opportunities two to three months before their commencement. That way, your potential buyers will already be well informed on new products and promotions and eagerly awaiting them by the time the commencement date arrives.
Don't make subscribing to your blog like trekking through a swamp. Make sure you subscribe and share buttons are visible on your social media pages. You should make sure that the button is in a very visible spot. Avoid using a lot of fancy add-ons that take an excessive amount of time to load.
You can keep a discount code hidden until the end of a video by using YouTube's annotation feature. The idea here is to display the code without interrupting the flow of your video. So if your followers want to watch your video, you can program the annotation to come on at a certain point and then to go off. It also gives your watchers the power to shut them off completely.
It's vital for customers to feel comfortable commenting on your blogs. This method of communications ideal for anyone is uncomfortable giving out private contact information. Leave posting options open so that people can post their thoughts; however, be sure to keep a close eye on comments. You can set it up so that you have full control over what gets published. Delete negative comments and spam.
There are programs such as Tweepi that will allow you to track lists via Twitter that target your audience. These programs will determine which accounts people pay the most attention to and try and find out personal information about the account owners. Contact them and request that they add your information to their list.
Include a visual presence when you make a blog post to show off to your readers. Nobody is interested in endless lines of words that do not incorporate any images. You can include eye catching things like videos, logos, graphs, charts which break up the monotony of long textual posts. But you don't want to overdo it and make it too stimulating.
Don't post or share content that is too religious, political or personal. You can hurt your image and reputation by doing this; remember that everyone doesn't see eye-to-eye with your viewpoint. Write about your niche in a professional manner.
Do not use obvious marketing speak when advertising on social media networks. The sites are generally used for fun communications, so be casual and interesting. Work on speaking to your audience as contemporaries in order to get the best results.
Keep a business Facebook page that is separate from your personal Facebook page. People who seek out information on your business are probably not interested in your personal life, and don't need to know about it anyway. If you choose to include your full name anywhere on your business page, you should use a nickname for your personal profile. This helps you to protect your own privacy.
Observe what works for your competition. When you figure this out you know what it takes to stay ahead of the competition. Of course, it all comes down to the application. Use what you've learned here, and watch your business grow.
To figure out what a social media page should be used for, study the pages in the niche you're in that are the most popular. What kind of updates do they share? How do they set up their page? These pages can serve as a base for designing a page that uses the most successful strategies for your niche, but still differentiates your brand from everything else out there.
You have been given several good marketing tips that you can use now to better your marketing efforts. Remember, an effective social marketing campaign can significantly increase your business's online visibility, which can lead to more orders, an increasing reputation and ultimately, increased annual profits.
To make sure your target audience can find you, go to where they are. For instance, are you currently running a site for home improvement? Look at home decor program websites and add comments of your own. If you write about pets, you will need to post on different forums. Offer comments on the websites of the biggest pet store chains. This is a good way to get some exposure.
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How do you make a popular piece of desktop software even better? You open source it so that your users can become your co-developers.
In the case of the excellent Quicksilver - a Mac OS X application that lets you easily launch applications and more - you release the source code under an Apache license and invite the desktop world (i.e., everybody) to collaborate on shaping the product in the community's image.
While this sort of community development doesn't always materialize in many open-source projects, I'm convinced that Quicksilver will be different because it's an application that many developers already use and love and who therefore have an interest (and, presumably, an aptitude) in modifying.
Here's what users can expect from the open-source release in the short term:
Although the Google Code site for the project is a bit bare thus far, it does contain all the Quicksilver code, including the most recent version. Alcor suggested he would be cleaning up the code before the open-source release, so it should be pretty easy to dive in and figure out what's going on.
In terms of what Quicksilver users can expect from the transition, the answer is "probably not much," at least initially. Work is going to continue on the utility, but there may be a few more hands helping out to fix bugs. I also think we'll see better plug-ins down the road, since developers can now add any code they need directly to the application, as well as gain an understanding of how the app works.
This is very exciting. It's one thing to open source a product when it's on its way into oblivion, but quite another to do so when the product is at the top of its game as Quicksilver is. I just wonder if Apple might not decide to integrate some of its functionality into a Leopard update down the road...?
That would be cool. Kudos to the Blacktree team for this welcome addition to the Leopard family.


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Could you all give me your input on if it is better to hire a wedding planner or do it yourself and for your reason could you state why!!!
Thanks In Advance!!!
Could you all give me your input on if it is better to hire a wedding planner or do it yourself and for your reason could you state why!!!
Thanks In Advance!!!
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I think a bride could do it herself if she is organized and has plenty of time.
If you know someone that is a wedding planner that you get along with.. thatd be good. .cheap prices, and your choices. For my wedding.. .we got an expensive planner.. and it was like we barely got to choose! She did everything, and in fact made it easier, but I felt like I Had no part in my wedding!
Id say either plan it yourself, or if you know someone that can help you go for it… but if you go for an expensive wedding planner… you might want to kiss your ideas for the wedding goodbye!
Planners can be expensive, but if money is no object, go for it. Negatives can be that they'll be too controlling…make their dream wedding, not yours…so be sure to check him/her out well. I did my own wedding by myself and had no problem…they make tons of books that have suggestions, checklists, etc. If you're organized, I'd suggest saving the money and doing it yourself…plus, it can be more fun when you look at everything that you put together
From what I have seen it is nice to have a wedding planner but not completely necessary. There are so many tools out there now like theknot.com or weddingchannel.com that many brides are doing it themselves. I would say go off your budget. When I quoted wedding planners they charged minimum 1500. It would have been handy but thats a third of my budget so I'll skip.
I WILL be having a day of coordination though. For the actual day of the wedding somebody, either a pro wedding planner or a friend, is going to be in charge of making sure reception is set up, deal with vendors if anything goes wrong, direct guests/wedding party, etc. Once I put on my dress I don't want to do anything but get married and have fun. paying 100 bucks for someone to put up with all the last minute stress or screwups is sooo worth it.
If you have time to put the wedding together while you are dress shopping, shoe shopping, veil shopping, looking at brides maid dresses, finding the cake, getting a photographer, Then there's the music.
If I had the money when I got married I would have jumped at the chance for a wedding planner. Someone to do the thinking for me, and leave me with only decision making.
k i u want it to be prefect it's easeir to have a wedding planner but they cost alot so i say just do it ur self
I did all mine by myself. I didn't even have help from friends or family.
You can hire a wedding coordinator for the rehearsal and the wedding day only, if it will make you feel better, to help things run smoothly the day of…honestly, I don't think you need one. They do help you cut costs in certain places, but you can do that on your own if you have time to visit several vendors and compare prices.
And I was also working full time and going to school full time. I just gave myself a whole year to do it. But I'm not saying it's completely easy, it does get stressful at times.
Firstly get books, magazines, and decide on what style of wedding you two would want.
Whether to do it yourself, or have a wedding planner? That really depends on what you are like, how much help you can round up, and what you want in the way of a Wedding, and how long ahead you're planning for.
If you are a well organised person, with lots of willing helpers and time, who wants a small to medium wedding, without too much fuss, then go ahead and organise it yourself.
If you're a well organised person (with all of the above), who wants a large, lavish production, get some advise from a wedding planner, but do some things for yourself.
If you are not that well organised, don't have a lot of helpers or time, and are doing anything other than a small, casual affair, get help!
Weddings are supposed to be a special day, and the less hassle a bride has before hand, the better. So if you want to do it yourself, be prepared for a lot of leg work, and stay ahead of the timetable.
If I were planning my own wedding I would lose my mind. My Mother is a wedding planner and if it were not for her, I don't know what I would do. If you can afford it, hire the wedding planner or atlease have someone close to you that is reliable and you can trust help out as much as they can.
If you don't believe me, watch the show Bridezilla. They are stressed to the max!
I am doing it all myself and here's why. We are having a small wedding (around 50 people), and I enjoy doing things myself. That way I know it is all under control and it is exactly what I want it to be.
If I was having a large wedding (200 +) and if cost was not an issue, I would hire a wedding planner. For one thing, planning a wedding like that would take a LOT of time, unless you have a bunch of people who will volunteer to help you out. A wedding planner is to help the bride from being stressed out, and I know with a large wedding, if I was doing it by myself, I would be plenty stressed!
It really depends on the size of the wedding. For a wedding of 50 to 150 a wedding planner is almost an additional cost that you don't need. If it's larger and you, your parents, his parents and him have full-time jobs you might want one. They will take a lot off of your shoulders leading up to the big day and make it easier on the day.
I did not have a wedding planner. I had a small wedding (50 guests) and was completely paying for it all myself. It wasn't very stressful, but my fiance actually helped out a lot. I only had one crisis. The person who was supposed to do my table center pieces bailed on me the night before the wedding. I actually had a panic attack, lol. But my family and wedding party chipped in and not only paid for everything but helped make them, we all stayed up until 4 am
My wedding was more perfect than I ever imagined. And the fact that my husband and I planned everything ourselves makes it extra special
This is a great question and I think many brides struggle with this decision.
I am a wedding planner myself, and from my experience, I have never had a bride who didn't appreciate all the help and stress relief… however from my standpoint, I think a bride can do it herself if she wanted to save some money.
The advantages of having a wedding planner are very obvious… the bride makes the decisions, but the wedding planner does all the work. Calls vendors, gets samples, sets up appointments and bargains with pricing. This eliminates alot of stress and work on the brides behalf. Also, I wedding planner can provide some great ideas about unique venues, color/theme ideas ect. They've done many weddings, they are a plethora of great knowledge… and often times you can get some great deals because of the working relationship with a good wedding planner and local vendors.
However, could a bride do all of this… absolutely!! Really it just comes down to each individual. Alot of my brides are very committed to their jobs.. and don't have alot of extra time to do all the "dirty work." Some brides just like the personal attention that they get from a wedding planner. Others, just have the money and pay for the opinions and what not.
When my clients ask me.. why should I hire you.. why shouldn't I do it myself…
I just tell them. Your wedding is going to be one of the most important days of your life… in your life you have many things going on besides your wedding… work, family.. ect… but my job is your wedding. It is my job to make sure that day that you have pictured in your head is exactly what you want. Planning weddings is my life… and your day will be the time of yours.
Good Luck with the planning!!! Either way… you'll have a beautiful wedding!!!
and fyi ~ good wedding planners are not the types to take over and be bossy… good wedding planners stand on the sidelines and do what you want them to do… they don't take the attention or the credit… they are there for you!
If you are planning a small, intimate wedding with no big reception afterwards, don't bother.
If you are planning a larger affair, check out a wedding planner. Many times they get deals with caterers, halls, florists, etc that a bride by herself can't get.
If you have no job, older children or no children, are into crafts and stuff, and want to do it, go for it!!
My wedding was planned by myself and my husband. He took the reception on as his responsibility, as well as some other things. I made the decorations. We had a professional make my bouquet, my flower girl's flowers, the boutonnières, and the corsages. Our wedding was deemed "the most beautiful wedding he's ever been to" by a mayor in the greater Vancouver area of BC, Canada and talked about at least weekly by my grandparents until my grandmother's death five years later. I would say that that made it an event to remember!
I am doing myself but then I have 80 guests. Still a lot of work but if I am having 100 or more guests I would hire a planner. But since I am just having 80 or less I didn't want to waste 2000 dollars on a planner. And so far so good. If you start real early in the planning it will be a lot stressless. And you get more choices on ceremony locations and receptions and everything else. My wedding planner is actual theknot.com I am using the checklist that they give you. And it lets you know what you need to do each month. I also made my own wedding folder. I keep all of my documents and ideas in it. And it is categorized with dividers. One for ceremony, reception, favors, flowers/decor, etc…if you need any help or questions you can email me.
If you are capable of doing it yourself, then go for it.
You should go to the library and check out some books on the subject first though. Books on planning weddings and a list of local businesses are two types you would need.
When going to the businesses, ask them about related businesses. They can direct you better than the yellow pages would.
As for my reason…
I'm the type that can do just about anything. First I ALWAYS do my research, and I ask questions from people who are in the business. And ALWAYS make GREAT first impressions with everyone. These people think they know everything and you know nothing. Be polite, no matter how conceited they may be about their knowledge.
I think it's better for the family to plan the wedding themselves, because that way you get exactly what and how you want things to be. You and your man have been saving your money to put on the wedding you want, and you don't need to pass along a percentage to someone else to do the planning. With thoughtful organization, and delegation of some of the work, you can do it with help of family and friends.
I planned my wedding myself but I am also a part-time wedding planner. I had the best time doing myself and that is what drove me into wedding planning. Some women just don't have the time and energy at all to plan. Other women just know they need a helping hand, and trust me everyone needs a little help. I think if you can do it yourself, you should. It is such a special time and the planning really is half the fun.
I always tell the women I work with that this is their special time and they are in control. I try to let them be as hands on as they want to be. A wonderful wedding can be planned by just you if you have friends and family willing to help. That is why I say the most important wedding decision is the best man and maid of honor. They should be with you guys every step of the way. If you do hire a wedding planner, make sure you still do some things hands on. It will mean a lot to you later.
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