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A Greener Festival

A Greener Festival has announced its first list of festivals to be awarded a badge for eco-friendliness for their 2012 events. Several fests have been awards ‘Outstanding’ status, including Croissant Neuf Summer Party in the UK and Øya Festival in Norway. A further list of winners will be published next month.

A Greener Festival co-founder Ben Challis told CMU: “It has been a challenging year for festivals – in the UK the number of events applying dropped off slightly, with a number of high profile cancellations including previous Greener Festival Award winners such as Sonisphere and the Big Chill. Other events were seriously affected by the terrible British summer, meaning they felt unable to apply, and poor ticket sales affected other events. But elsewhere there was good news and we had our first South American and first South African entrants, and strong interest in Europe, although the recession again took its toll”.

The list of winners so far is as follows:

The Open’er Festival (Czech Republic, Commended)
The Radio 1 Hackney Weekend (UK, Improving))
Larmer Tree Garden Festival (UK, Improving)
Planet Madrid (Spain, Improving)
Universo Parallelo (Brazil, Commended)
Manchester Christmas Markets (UK, Commended)
Deici Giorni Suonati (Italy, Commended)
Bonnaroo (USA, Highly Commended)
Primavera Sound (Highly Commended, Spain)
Día de la Música (Highly Commended, Spain)
Shambala (Outstanding, UK)
Cambridge Folk Festival (Highly Commended, UK)
Ilosaarirock (Outstanding, Finland)
We Love Green (Outstanding, France)
Welcome To The Future (Highly Commended, Netherlands)
Malmöfestivalen (Highly Commended, Sweden)
SOS 4:8 (Highly Commended, Spain)
Boom (Outstanding, Portugal)
Oya Festival (Outstanding, Norway)
Sunrise Celebration (Outstanding, UK)
Croissant Neuf Summer Party (Outstanding, UK)
Bluesfest (Commended, Australia),
Fairbridge Folk Festival (Improving, Australia),
Woodford Folk Festival (Commended, Australia),
Splendor In The Grass (Highly Commended, Australia),
The Falls Music & Arts Festival (Highly Commended, Australia),
Island Vibe Festival (Highly Commended, Australia)
WOMADelaide (Commended, Australia)

AGF has also announced the shortlist for a new Green Inspiration award, nominated by a team of volunteer green auditors, which are as follows:

Shambala Festival for its Surplus Supper Club food recycling project
Africa Express for their UK tour, on board their own train
Planeta Madrid (Spain) for its on-site bicycle eco-tours
We Love Green in Paris (France) for its ‘immaculate’ and site wide compost toilets
Boom Festival (Portugal) for its on-site STAR waste water recycling scheme
Sunrise Celebration for its multi stream recycling stations
Dieci Giorni Sounati (Italy) for its inspired holistic green planning
Food and farming alliance Sustain’s Good Food Guide for Festivals
Eco Action Partnership for the ‘Love Your Tent’ campaign to reduce campsite waste
Open’er (Czech Republic) for its on-site bio-digesters


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A Day in LA: Modern-Day Ramen Hood Looking For His Honey

Let’s face it, nobody likes to drive to LA. Not even the people who reside in LA like to drive within the city. But sometimes, just sometimes, there are places that make the traffic worthwhile. With thousands of restaurants to choose from in the greater LA area, it only made sense to start somewhere that has been proven time and time again to completely satisfy the palates of not only LA’s biggest foodies and natives, but critics as well.  And being a huge fan of Asian cuisine (the stereotype sticks with this one), we started with well-known street food: Ramen.

Tsukemen (prounounced TSKEH – men) ramen is a style of ramen in which a hot, reduced broth, tonkotsu (pork bone) in this case, is served along side cool noodles in a separate bowl. This was fortunate for us as we went on a Winter day where temperatures hit a nice and mild 88 degrees and were sweating just walking to the venue. Great idea!

Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle is a small restaurant located on the corner of Sawtelle Boulevard and Mississippi, only seating around 20-25 to fill to capacity. Luckily for my photographer (Antonio Espino) and I, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30PM is not the most ideal time for tsukemen ramen cravings to coincide (I have heard horror stories about the wait). Service is fast-paced, even before you sit down, and can be intimidating to the inexperienced and anxious.  While waiting, a server not only notified us that we would be seated shortly but also stated that if we already knew what we wanted, that he would have our order placed so that the food arrived once we sat down. This must be the kind of pressure the president of the USA must face on a daily basis. Luckily, the menu is small with a few choices with the largest portion of the menu being directions on how to eat tsukemen ramen (no follow-up test, thank goodness).

After being seated, we ordered quickly while discreetly looking around to get an idea of how to eat this beautiful noodle dish so that we could look like we had the slightest idea of what we were doing. You know, that whole, “Fake it ‘till you make it,” thing.

As we unified ourselves with the loud, Japanese call-and-response between the servers and the chefs, as well as the perpetual slurping of noodles surrounding us, the moment had arrived for us to be initiated into the world of tsukemen ramen.

At first glance, everything seems normal, except for the fact that the ramen is deconstructed. The “Go big or go home” mentality was implemented in full force as we had both ordered the “Char Siu (barbecued pork) Tsukemen.” The bowl containing the tonkotsu broth, which is reduced for over 48 hours, consists of chopped up pork, a seasoned soft boiled egg (I ordered an extra egg because… I am an adult), green onions, and menma (bamboo shoots). The second bowl consists of the medium hardness noodles, which are in between traditional ramen noodles and udon noodles in size and consistency, four generous pork slices, nori (seaweed) and a lime. Now, this is where it gets important that you read the directions on the menu. Rather than prematurely asking where the nearest margarita bar is, the lime is meant to be squeezed over the noodles after eating a third of the portion to add some acidity as well as more flavor to the broth as it intensifies. Highly recommended.

Within the first bite, we were immediately hooked. As you dip a good amount of noodles into the soup, the warm, thick broth coats the noodles beautifully and instantly gives a full mouthfeel. While alternating bites between the seasoned egg and the pork slices that melt in your mouth, the flavor and intensity will have you promptly reaching back for another helping of noodles. As the combination got more intense, the magic of the lime was used to commence a second wind. This helped introduce some more acidity that was needed toward the end.

It was not long before we were sitting silently with broth all over our faces, empty bowls in front us while staring off into space in a numb fashion while trying to find a comfortable sitting position with our incredibly full stomachs. It was the look of defeat but not regret. As the food was settling in, we slowly waddled out of the front door to take an incredibly long 50-foot walk… to get dessert. After all, we DO live in America, right?

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Known for their true milk soft serve and generous amounts of honey drizzled over the top, as well as folded into the ice cream,  Honey Mee was a great choice to cool down a bit while still diving into our indulgent side. A very small menu made it incredibly easy to choose from and the venue has some great outside seating to make for some people-watching.

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Finally filled to the brim, it was time walk it all off and to end our day as tourists at 3rd Street Promenade. Shopping and entertainment ensued, all until the sun came up over Santa Monica Blvd. Cheers to you, Sheryl Crow.

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Happy Wednesday! Hope you are all well! I’ve had a bit of a nightmare start to the week because Mila caught hand, foot and mouth from nursery. I knew that starting nursery would mean she would get sick but honestly I never ever even heard of this illness. And its AWFUL. My poor little baby is covered in spots and blisters. I thought something was off as we went for a family dinner on Friday evening after nursery to The Ivy and she is usually so well behaved when we go out and she just had one tantrum after another. I always trust my gut and she just wasn’t being herself so we quickly headed home. The next day we had an appointment with our family doctor because she was due to have her chicken pox booster and she fell asleep way before her usual nap time just before the appointment. The doctor quite rightly said there is no way she can give her the booster if she is even a little run down but she had a general check of her and said it seems like something is brewing. So we took it pretty easy during the weekend and on Sunday night she started to feel really unwell. She usually goes to sleep very easily at 7pm but she was awake until midnight and just seemed really agitated and by Monday morning she had what looked like two cold sores on her mouth. I wondered why on earth a toddler would have cold sores and by Monday night she had a really sore rash on her knees and thighs. We called a night doctor who came to our house at around 10pm and he told us he suspects that it is hand foot and mouth. He told us she had blisters on the inside of her mouth and on her tongue and that if it is indeed what he thinks it is then probably in the next day or so she will get blisters all over her hands and feet. And the next morning she woke up and was covered in them.

There is NOTHING worse than seeing your child suffer. I feel so helpless and sad for her although she is a trooper and she is really happy in the day its just the nights when it really bothers her. I am overly emotional anyways at the moment so I cry so easily in the evenings when I see her suffering. But on top of that I have the added stress of catching it myself – generally adults don’t get it as we have immunity to all kinds of children’s diseases from our own childhood but as I am pregnant it is something that does cross my mind and I just have to make sure I am constantly washing my hands. Its easy to forget about the baby in your stomach when you have a toddler but she will be just as important to me so I need to sometimes remind myself to slow down and take care of myself too! But its not like I am not going to hold and cuddle Mila – she is my biggest love and all I want is for her to feel better. Anyways she is on the mend – last night she slept through the night and every day she is stronger. And I guess it is better that she gets it now and she will end up having a very strong immune system (although I am sure she will get sick a few more times from nursery before that happens!)

But being in the house for a few days has actually been great because every time Mila sleeps I have gotten the opportunity to really spend time focusing on the second nursery and sorting out lots of admin. And focusing on my blog too! I have made a list of all the topics you all would like me to write about and I am working through it but one thing that I myself really wanted to blog about is leopard print. Because I am obsessed. And always have been. It has been my favourite print for as long as I can remember and although we talk about it as a print I really do believe its more like a neutral – it goes with everything and every single wardrobe should have some of it.

Above are some of my key picks available now! You can team these pieces with jeans and neutral colours or if you want a real pop then add some red which I love.

Below I have done a round up of all my favourite leopard items – coats, dresses, skirt, jeans and of accessories. And I have split them up into categories to make it easy for you all. I think what is most important about leopard print is finding the right print but once you do the tones usually work for everyone and it adds SO much to a look. Some of my best performing outfit posts on Instagram recently have been ones that contain leopard print so I think a lot of you agree with me too!

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Thats all hope you enjoyed and have a great rest of the week xx

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The Celtics playoff run begins tomorrow vs. the Hawks.  Although there always seem to be doubters about the Celtics ability to win it all, they were, by far, the most consistent and strongest defensive team in the NBA throughout the year.  They have a veteran team and a deep bench.  Down the stretch, their reserves played a lot, giving the starters some rest, and they continued to win.

They won't have an easy path to a championship.  One of the only teams they struggled against was the Wizards, a potential 2nd round opponent.  If they get past them, they will probably face Detroit in the Eastern Conference finals.  And, in a potential run to THE Finals, they would have to face whomever comes out of the West, which is so competitive that almost anyone can win.

The most anticipated Finals matchup would be Celtics-Lakers.  Not since the Showtime Lakers of the 80s vs. the Celtics Original Big Three of Bird, Parish, and McHale has this rivalry had some juice.  I think it would be great for the NBA if this came through.  And, if the Celtics managed to win, it would be so satisfying for their New Big Three of Garnett, Allen, and Pierce.

I've loved watching Paul Pierce this year.  He is getting the recognition that he has probably deserved for the past few years when he toiled for such a bad team.  Now, his defense and all around game is noted throughout the league.  And, although knocked for being immature earlier in his career, he was part of the unselfish team chemistry that has keyed the Celtics success this year.

Enjoy this video of Paul Pierce's Top Ten plays from this season.

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We just received a note about this watch which reads:

It’s elegant, refined and sparkles with 108 brilliant-cut pave diamonds. It’s the stunning Hermès Diamond Kelly watch and will be available to purchase in a special “editor’s pick” luxury online private sale starting at 8 am PST this Friday, January 21 on Billion Dollar Babes.

Retailing for $6,450, this classic Hermès lock watch will be available for just $3,749 on Billion Dollar Babes. 52 diamonds grace each side of this gorgeous stainless steel watch. Totaling nearly half a carat, the diamonds are distinguished by ratings of VVS clarity and rare white colors F and G. The mother-of-pearl face, which has four diamonds on it, is set off beautifully by the black alligator wristband. Presented in a signature Hermès box, the watch comes with instructions, International Guarantee and Certificate of Authenticity.

Just $3,749! What a pittance! I think this is a good idea, but that might just be because I’ve spent the morning hoovering cocaine mixed with diamond dust and defenestrating peasants (interns). So I’m in a great mood.

But, you know, for non-evil oligarchs, does this watch really look like it’s worth $3,749? Some people – poor people – might wonder if the elegance, refinement and overall sparkliness will outweigh the fact that the face is going to keep bumping around awkwardly on your wrist.


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The Most Dangerous Place To Get A Takeaway In Britain

Glasgow’s Paisley Road could be the the most dangerous place in Britain to get a takeaway after 17 fast food joints were hit with food hygiene warnings.

Environmental health chiefs have swooped on a series of Indian, Italian, Chinese and Turkish takeaways on the three- and-a-half mile stretch of road, which is now in the running for the dubious honour of most risky place in Britain to buy a bag of chips.

A dozen of the takeaways were slapped with “improvement required” notices last year and a further five premises have had them issued so far this year.

Public health expert Hugh Pennington of Aberdeen University said: “Every customer has the right to expect safe food.

“They pay money for safe food, food that’s clean and made in clean premises. The public have a right to know businesses are run along safe lines, and it’s the job of the environmental officers to make sure that they are. Clearly, they’ve been busy.”

Paisley Road West is one of the main roads out of Glasgow. The takeaways on the street which have been hit with improvement orders include The Night Palace, The Blue Sky, Super Chef and The Taste of India.

Agnes Kendal, 60, a semi-retired Rolls Royce factory worker has been ordering food from The Blue Sky Chinese takeaway for 15 years.

She said: “I’m honestly so shocked. I had no idea that the Blue Sky was like that, whenever you walk by it’s always so busy.

“It’s such a huge surprise, it’s been there as long as I have been living here and always been the main takeaway I would trust. I would order Singapore Noodles with chicken from it usually but I can’t go back there any more. I’ve trusted Blue Sky for so long but if it is dirty then I can’t see myself trusting any other takeaways again unfortunately. Over the past few years, takeaways seem to be the only real growth industry in the area so it’s upsetting that so many of them are dirty.”

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While the Nexus and Moto line of series will be the first ones to get the updates, LG have announced that LG G3 will be getting the update in December. After the G3, LG G2 will get the update soon after.

Asus have also announced their plans for the Lollipop update. The ZenFone 4, 5, and 6 are all set to receive Lollipop in April 2015, as is the PadFone S. The company’s new PadFone Infinity will also receive the Lollipop treatment come June next year.

Besides these, HTC has also announced its 90 plan where in the HTC flagships will receive the Lollipop update within 90 days. Samsung devices are expected to get the Lollipop update in the first quarter of next year.

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Loews Portofino Bay Hotel Guide

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel Guide

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel Guide

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel
5601 Universal Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32819
Telephone: (407) 503-1234
Fax: (407) 503-1010

Resort Theme On-Site Benefits Rooms Dining Recreation Shopping Transportation Childcare Resort Map

Located at Universal Orlando Resort
Check In: 4:00 p.m. / Check Out: 11:00 a.m.

Portofino Bay Resort Theme

This luxurious resort captures the charm of the seaside village of Portofino, Italy. Guests feel as though they have been transported to Italy through the beautiful theming and special touches. Experience la dolce vita—the sweet life—at this most luxurious of Universal properties.  Use this Loews Portofino Bay Hotel Guide to help you plan your stay.

Portofino Bay is smoke-free. Designated outdoor smoking areas are available.

On-Site Benefits

Guests at this resort receive exclusive on-site hotel benefits.

  • Universal Express Unlimited – Skip the regular lines in both parks. A free benefit valued at $89 per person, per day.
  • Early Park Admission one hour before general entry (with valid theme park admission) to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
  • Complimentary water taxi transportation to Universal CityWalk and buses to CityWalk and the theme parks.
  • Priority seating at select restaurants.
  • Resort-wide charging privleges.

Portofino Bay Resort Rooms

Universal Orlando Portofino Rooms750 Rooms in all
45 suites (including kids suites)
Three room types: standard, premium and suites
All rooms are non-smoking
Standard rooms (garden or bay view) are approximately 460 square feet
Premium rooms (club level available) are approximately 490 square feet
DVD player, in-room movies, and cable television
Complimentary wi-fi internet access
CD clock radio
Three dual-line phones with voicemail and data port
In-room safe
Coffee maker and coffee
Refreshment pantry
Cotton bathrobes
Custom duvet covers with 100% white goose down duvet inserts
Iron / Ironing Boards
Newspaper delivery upon request (New York Times)
Character wake-up call
Cribs available on request
Rollaways available through Star Service hotline for a $25 per day fee. Limited quantity available.
Loews hotels are pet friendly. A $50 per day charge, with a maximum of $150 per stay fee will be charged per room. At Portofino Bay, non-smoking garden and non-smoking pool view only are available for guests with pets.

Laundry, dry cleaning, pressing, and shoe shine services available.

Star Service (concierge) available to help make your stay more comfortable.

Despicable Me Kid’s Suites at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel

Portofino Bay Despicable Me Kid's Suites
Kids Suites let mom and dad have a little privacy, and the kids have some fun! With a standard king bedroom for the adults plus a separate room for the kids, there’s plenty of space for the whole family. Portofino Bay Hotel converted all 18 of its Kid’s Suites to Despicable Me themed kids suites. The newly-renovated, film-inspired kids suites are available for reservations. These one-of-a-kind suites capture the excitement and playfulness of Gru’s house, complete with missile beds and Minions who rappel from the ceiling and surround guests with their unpredictable antics. The adults’ room features a king-sized bed in the hotel’s newly-renovated Italian luxury design. Learn more about the Despicable Me themed kids suites on TMFLT’s blog.

Portofino Bay Resort Dining

Mama Della’s Ristorante
Bice Ristorante
Trattoria del Porto
Sal’s Market Deli
Gelateria – Caffé Espresso
Spendido Pizzaria
Bar American
The Thirsty Fish
24 hour Room Service

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Portofino Bay Recreation

Beach Pool – Family sandy beach pool with watersilde. Cabanas available.
Villa Pool – Cabanas available.
Hillside Pool – Quiet pool
Dive-In Movies
– Movies shown poolside on select nights
Harbor Piazza – Cobblestone streets lined with sidewalk cafes surrpound the Portofino Bay. There are even Italian sports cars and Vespas lining the harbor. At sunset, experience Musica della Notte with strolling musicians followed by a show.
Mandara Spa and Fitness Center – Call 407-503-1244 to book.
Golf Universal Orlando – Preferred tee times and complimentary transportation to Windermere Country Club and Grand Cypress Golf Club
Game Room – open 8a.m.-midnight daily
Bocce Ball Courts
Jogging and walking paths
Poolside Activities

Portofino Bay Hotel Shopping

Universal Store

LeMemories de Portofino

Alta Moda

Portofino Bay Hotel Transportation

Overnight parking available to guests. Self parking $18 plus tax per night. Valet parking $25 plus tax per night.

Complimentary transportation available from the resort to Universal Studios, CityWalk, and Islands of Adventure via water taxi. Hotels are also within walking distance of the parks.

Portofino Bay Hotel Childcare

Campo Portofino provides supervied children’s activities for children ages 4-14. Cost is $15 per hour, per child and $15 per meal. Hours of operation are 5:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday. Open until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Children must be potty trained. Reservations at 407-503-1200.

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Crazy, Sexy, Saturday

Crazy, Sexy, Saturday

Crazy Sexy Saturday
Kris Carr may own the Crazy Sexy franchise, but I don’t think she owns this one……yet. So I did it.

I love Saturday. It is without a doubt, my favorite day of the week.
It has a color: Yellow. Don’t all the days of YOUR week have a color?
And it just has that. special. vibe.
Rain or shine, it really is THE perfect day.

Here’s my reasoning:
It’s the crazy sexy sleep-in day.

It’s the crazy sexy lazy day.

It’s the crazy sexy Nutella French toast day.

It’s the crazy sexy “I have a hot date tonight” day.

You have permission to waste Saturday. You can stay in your pj’s, especially if the weather’s bad, and talk on the phone or watch “You’ve got Mail” for the nine hundredth time. You can sit with the magnifying mirror and pluck your eyebrows….for an hour. You can take a yoga class AND walk the dogs in the park. You can get lost in a good book, or listen to music, all day, guilt free.

Saturday is the day to indulge in all the seemingly mindless things that are vital to our metal health.

Having been in retail most of my life, I worked Saturdays. Even though I was convinced everyone was having the best day EVER while I was working, it still felt special to me. Even then, I always looked forward to Saturday. I know it was because vintage engagement rings were a large part of our inventory and Saturday was “engagement ring” day. I loved selling engagement rings. They actually sold themselves. You can’t talk anyone into an engagement ring. They have to feel it. Still, I loved being involved in the process.

I would even wear a dress and heels. By choice.
Saturday just had that kind of effect on me.

Saturday is perfectly positioned. It’s sandwiched between Friday and Sunday. Friday, (which is green by the way) has its own TGIF energy, but it’s still a workday.

Sunday, (Aqua) although awesome in its own right, has a little of that going back to work vibe.
My husband gets the “Sunday night blues” He has since childhood.
I don’t; but I can relate. I get the “last day of vacation” blues. They’re similar.
You ruin a day, by knowing its has to end. Sad but true. A ton of people do it.
Not the best way to live. Not living in the moment, I know.
Hey, give us a break, it’s our one shared neurosis.

Sundays we ride motorcycles, so we’re up early. If we’re not up for that, there’s the local farmer’s market or flea markets. It’s the day I tackle my list of “to do’s” around the yard and house. And some laundry, so that about shoots the shit out of Sunday.

Our house usually smells amazing on Saturdays. Partly because Maria comes and it smells of Pledge, Windex, wax and lemons. She has the magical ability to rid the house of dog farts for which I am forever amazed and indebted.

The other reason is: that is the night when we have people over for dinner. My husband is a magorific (His word) cook. He shops all morning, returning with overstuffed bags from several different culinary stores around town. (You only have the stamina for that on Saturday.) He chops, he slices, he dices. He buys things like endive and fennel. All his recipes start with onions and garlic sautéed in butter. Heaven.
The house smells like heaven, like crazy sexy heaven, on Saturday.

I’m trying to make an intangible……tangible.
It’s crazy sexy Saturday, because I’ve deemed it so.
Let’s all enjoy our Saturday!

Do you share my love of Saturdays?
What’s your favorite day? Does it have a color? I’d love to know.

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Sometimes it’s a good idea to get out of your comfort zone and just say yes. I was recently contacted by a friend who asked me if I would be able to create a custom skull and crossbones quilling paper piece.

Yikes! Anyone who knows my work, knows me for quilled cupcakes and puppies. Quilling a Jolly Roger was totally foreign to me!

Honestly, my first thoughts went to a negative place. All I could think was “no, I’ve never done anything like that before” and “I have so many other commitments already, I just don’t have the time!”.

Then I snapped out of it.

I put my big girl/business owner/brave crafter pants on, and just said yes. Yes, I can.

And I got to work.

Cutting away some of my sketch

After getting a little more info from my friend about what she had in mind, I did a some research and made my sketch.

Thankfully, she approved that and it was on. I got to work.

I relaxed and began to trust myself. I felt pretty confident about quilling the bones. I had an idea about those from the start. So that’s where I began.

And wouldn’t you know it, after I got started, the quilling paper practically rolled itself. It all happened so quickly that I didn’t get a chance to take any photos of my work in progress!

skull quilling

Just about finished!

The only thing left was to decide if the skull would get mounted on ivory paper first, or go directly on the black backing board.

skull collage

I shot these back to my friend for her decision and I’m glad I didn’t have to decide! I was totally on the fence. On one hand, the ivory paper looked more bone-like, but, without it, the quilling seemed to pop.

Luckily, she was able to make a choice and it was no ivory paper for the win!

I cleaned it up and mounted the finished quilling to the matboard backing. And, whew! Finished!

Skull and Crossbones Quilling

Skull and Crossbones Quilling

Everything turned out great! My friend was happy and I was thrilled!

And I was reminded how much fun custom orders are! They inspire me, push me, and motivate me to keep going. Although it’s important to know your limits so you don’t disappoint your customer later, sometimes it is all about saying yes!

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Tuesday, 6th April 2010

Learn from Warren Buffett’s personal portfolio

Written by George Traganidas Topics: Articles, Stock Investing

I read an article the other day by Robert Miles on the website of Morningstar that talked about the personal portfolio of Warren Buffett. That is the stocks that Warren has in his name and not under Berkshire Hathaway. I include here the major points from this article:

Buffett’s private portfolio represents less than five percent of his net worth, but that five percent is substantial by anyone’s measure–with a recent value of $1.8 billion. Certainly worth paying attention to.

This also answers the question often asked, “How does Warren Buffett live on a salary of $100,000 per year, with one of the lowest CEO compensation packages among the Fortune 500 companies?”[…]

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Robert Kiyosaki

Tuesday, 28th October 2008

“Why We Want You to Be Rich” by Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump

Written by George Traganidas Topics: Books, Habits, Personal Finance

Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump

This is a very interesting book that is written by two great authors. The book is packed with good material about the things you need to focus to get rich. It spends some time in the beginning to tell you why you need to get rich and why depending on a job and the government to look after you is not a wise decision.

I found that Robert is repeating his mantras here, a lot. If you have read some of his other books I do not think you will read anything new here. Maybe some bits here and there, but nothing amazing. Donald is a bit more original than his usual books. His parts in the book are smaller that Robert’s, but I found they contain much more practical steps on how to think big and negotiate. […]

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For each Stand Spotlight we invite some of the best up and coming comedians to shine a light on a different topic, tying in with our charity theme. Be the first to see this brand new material – and your ticket money goes to a good cause!

This show will centre on the topic ‘Sex’. Ticket money will be donated to Children North East's West End Youth Enquiry Service (or WEYES for short) who run drop in sexual health and emotional wellbeing services for young people.

Please join us to support brand new comedy from the stars of tomorrow and raise money for their vital sexual health services!

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A BRADFORD man wanted on recall to prison has been found.

Michael Craggs, 21, from the Apperley Bridge area of Bradford, was released from prison on licence in November after serving a sentence for handling stolen goods.

He was wanted on recall to prison for failing to comply with the terms of his licence.

Sergeant Pete Softley, of the Keighley Neighbourhood Policing Team, tweeted to say Craggs had been arrested.

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The Horrorscope / by Frixos Masouras

I get it. Blazing hot days and passing thoughts of beaches strewn with almost naked people isn't the right time of year to be thinking of horror stories. Or is it? And no, I am not referring to shark week which has been correctly positioned near the end of the summer so as to minimise the "damage" to people who REALLY don't want to run into a shark during their summer swims.

But that's just it, isn't it? There are very few people who actually WISH they find a big hulking ancient marine predator on their vacations while the rest of us are quite terrified with just the idea. Classic fear, this. Which is precisely what stokes the fires of horror burning within us. The idea of 'that' or 'this' happening. That is precisely why horror works the way it does. In horror stories, more often than not, the actual horror itself is the protagonist. We don't always expect the main actor to make it all the way to the end since he/she often find themselves pitted against forces that a mere human rarely has the power to deal with.

Writers caught onto this early and happy endings are generally a rarity in horror films, something which personally I have no qualms with. There's other genres to turn to for that "human touch" and jolly conclusions. That is not why we turn to horror though. We watch horror in order to feel the unease, the tension of "what if that was me" and generally feel shit scared and jarred from the story taking place on the screen.

This entry will be my log, acting as a journal of sorts through the writing of horror material that I have undertaken (almost a pun? yeah, definitely a pun).

Consider this an introduction of sorts as the days to come (help me) unravel the horrors that lurk in my head. They are plentiful and uncomfortable to say the least and sharing, as the famous phrase goes, is caring!

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Postby gupster » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:34 pm

Oh no! we have had two stickleback catfish for two years,we moved house last month and disaster struck during the house move the removal men chipped the side of the bevelled edge of our 340litre fish tank,so the fish are in a temporary tank.Then we discovered 10 tiny stickleback fry,knowing our angelfish is partial to fry we managed to catch 6 of them and put them in a small tank,sadly we have since only seen just one of them,I know sometimes we wouldnt see our older sticklebacks for weeks on end this is the first stickleback fry we have had and im keeping everything crossed for the one we have left, DOES ANYONE have any idea what is best to feed the little one we have left? we have fry food and ive been crushing up minute particles of catfish pellets.
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Hi, what's a Stickleback Catfish?
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Postby Kat_Phish » Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:39 am

Hey guys, not sure if this is the right board to ask, as they're not technically entirely fish, but does anyone else keep Axolotls? A friend of mine has just set up a tank with 2 in and I'm just trying to get the right info for him.

We found some articles that said they don't need heat, and yet my sisters first reaction was that they need a heat lamp; is that only if you're encouraging them to be landfish? (I know that they can choose water or land) He has some neons in there (mostly intended as food admittedly) so we're not sure if it would be worth putting a heater in, but then again we worry that would make the water too warm for the Axolotls :roll:

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NYT: “Should customers be free to sip Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Lattes at their laptop screens while brandishing a gleaming Ruger .357?”

The New York Times’ Op Ed team has weighed-in on the controversy surrounding licensed gun owners bringing their firearm into restaurants. The story hit the headlines when Virginia moved to rescind its ban on concealed carry weapons in eateries, provided the licensed owner doesn’t drink excessively (go figure). Needless to say, The Gray Lady comes […]


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Flamingo Road Church

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68,600 sq ft
(6,373 sq m)
Tallest Panel
55 ft 3 in
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Largest Panel
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Founded in 1986, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) strives to improve the quality and acceptance of site-cast Tilt-Up construction, a method in which concrete wall panels are cast on-site and tilted into place. Tilt-Up construction is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, combining the advantages of reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment. At least 10,000 buildings, enclosing more than 650 million square feet, are constructed each year using this construction method.

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Founded in 1986, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) strives to improve the quality and acceptance of site-cast Tilt-Up construction, a method in which concrete wall panels are cast on-site and tilted into place. Tilt-Up construction is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, combining the advantages of reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment. At least 10,000 buildings, enclosing more than 650 million square feet, are constructed each year using this construction method.

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Shaq, Chattem a winning team

April 11th, 2013 by Mark Wiedmer in Sportlocal

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Shaquille O'Neal lifts Chattem CEO Zan Guerry at the Chattem offices.

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It didn't take long for the supersized, custom-made black truck to draw a crowd outside Chattem's corporate headquarters at the foot of Lookout Mountain on Wednesday afternoon.

Maybe the "SHAQLINER" chrome nameplate on the truck's front grill gave it away.

"So this Shaquille O'Neal's ride," exclaimed one onlooker furiously shooting pictures with his camera phone. "Is Shaq already here?" asked another employee.

"Driving is how I think," said O'Neal a few minutes later from inside the company's boardroom. "It's how I coordinate my time. I work in Atlanta, so it actually a pretty short drive, not much more than an hour or so."

One of basketball's all-time greats has spent the last 10 years steering the public toward a wide range of Chattem products, everything from Icy Hot, to Flexall, to Gold Bond's new line of men's care products.

"Shaq has been very good for us," said Chattem CEO Zan Guerry, who was literally swept off his feet by Shaq just before O'Neal spoke to company employees, the certain Hall of Famer lifting the former tennis great into the air with the ease most of us would hold a loaf of bread.

"He's been with us 10 years, and he's always been wonderful to work with; just a delightful guy."

What's a Shaq Attack look like when waged on the Topical Pain Care Category of Chattem's products? Imagine one of those backboards O'Neal famously shattered at New Jersey and Phoenix during his rookie year in 1993.

"When he came on board we were under $40 million as a brand at retail," said Chattem's Lucas Mininger. "Ben Gay was No. 1, ThermaCare was No. 2. We were still a small player. Now we're No. 1 in the [topical pain] category and we're twice as big as BenGay.

"We're now over $105 million at retail and we're in four countries and entering a fifth [South Africa, later this year]. We're No. 1 in Brand Awareness, Ad Awareness and Brand Used Most Often."

Yet Shaq didn't join Chattem to be a spokesman, but rather a partner.

"I believe in this company and its products," O'Neal said. "I was using Icy Hot, Flexall and Gold Bond before I began a partnership with them. I use ACT mouthwash, too."

O'Neal began to scan the boardroom and point outside toward Chattem's other buildings.

"This is my first time here," he said. "But you can tell a lot about the place from the environment. Is everybody uptight? Is nobody having any fun? I walk around here and you can just feel how friendly and relaxed and happy everybody is. These are just down-home, country folks you want to work with. You really get a sense of teamwork here from the top down."

With the 7-1, 325-pound O'Neal an invaluable member of their teams, the Los Angeles Lakers (three NBA titles) and Miami Heat helped Shaq win four championship rings. He finished his career with averages of 23.7 ppg, 10.9 rebs and 2.3 blocks over 19 NBA seasons, 15 of them as an NBA All-Star.

But he prefers to stay away from stats when analyzing NBA games for TNT.

"A lot of guys want to wow you with facts and research," he said. "My analysis is 60 percent experience, 40 percent humor. If you're watching us late at night I don't want to bore you with stats. I want to make you laugh and giggle."

Hoping to get a laugh out of O'Neal concerning his mighty truck, someone asked if it was a Buick, since he's also a spokesman for that car company.

"No, it's a Freightliner, had it about five years," he said. "But I do own a Buick. Bought one last year. It's a LaCrosse, just like the one in the commercials."

So how many vehicles does O'Neal have?

"I don't answer that anymore," he said with grin. "A few years ago I told somebody for a story they were doing and the next time my mom saw me she gave me a light slap. She said, 'Stop braggin' about your cars.' Let's just say I've got a few."

He's also got a few observations about his old Lakers team, which is unexpectedly struggling to land the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

"Kobe [Bryant] is [almost] 35 and averaging 27 points a game. I don't really know how much more he can be expected to do."

But he doesn't have the same appreciation for the work being done by current Lakers center Dwight Howard, who was supposed to have the kind of overpowering impact O'Neal once did.

"He needs to do more," Shaq said. "If his back's hurting, maybe he should come on down to Chattanooga and get some Flexall and Icy Hot."

Perhaps that's why O'Neal is fast becoming the Gold (Bond) standard for athletes turned pitchmen.

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With great sadness, the family of Mary Sarris Georgiadis of Hopewell Township, Aliquippa, announces her death on January 22, 2014.

Born on January 20, 1932, in Aliquippa, she was the daughter of the late Anestis (Ernie) and Irene (Adams) Sarris. She was a lifetime member of the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church in Aliquippa where she was a member of the Ladies Philoptochos Society and deeply involved in all church related activities. She was also a member of the Pan Rhodian Society. Mary was a graduate of Aliquippa High School and proudly coordinated many reunions.

Mary was the beloved wife of the late Peter G. Georgiadis, whom she married in 1952 and will now join in eternal life. She was a dedicated and incredibly devoted mother to her three sons and three daughters-in-law (whom she thought of as her daughters) and who will cherish her memory: Gus and Penny (Wexford, PA), Steven and Leslie (Mars, PA), and Dr. Mark and Karen (Gibsonia, PA). Mary was Yiayia to eight adoring grandchildren who brought much love and joy to her life: Andrew, Maria, Christian, Christopher, Claire, Michael, Kathryn and Rebecca. Mary's family was the light of her life; her most cherished moments were the times she spent with her family, especially her grandchildren's activities, music, dance and sporting events. She lived every single day of her life for her family and considered each as her greatest accomplishment. Mary will be sadly missed but forever remembered.

Also surviving are her sisters, Katherine Palazzi, Athena Bilotto, Georgia Sarris, and Andrea Passodelis; numerous nieces, nephews and godchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother, George 'Trapper' Sarris.

Friends will be received on Friday, January 24, 2014 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church, 2111 Davidson Street, Aliquippa (724-375-5341). Trisaigon Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The funeral service will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church. Internment will take place immediately following the funeral at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Aliquippa.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions, in honor of Mary Georgiadis, to Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church.

Arrangements were made with the ANTHONY MASTROFRANCESCO FUNERAL HOME INC., 21st and McMinn Streets, Aliquippa, 724-375-0496.


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Historical Memory and the Implicit White Supremacy of American Conservatism

Sometimes racism isn’t about vicious bigotry and hatred towards those with different skin color than your own, let alone a willingness to walk into a church and massacre nine of those others because you think they’re “taking over your country.” Sometimes, racism is manifested in the subtle way a person can dismiss the lived experiences […]

Tim Wise on KCRW/PRI, 6/24/15 – Black Deaths and White Culture: Challenging Racism After Charleston

My appearance on “To the Point” (KCRW/Public Radio International), June 24, 2015 to discuss racism in America in the wake of the Charleston Massacre. An excellent discussion with journalist Jonathan Capehart, author Joshua DuBois, and Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Or, if the above player doesn’t work, you […]

Tim Wise on RT America News, 6/22/15 – The Charleston Massacre and Neo-Confederacy in America

My appearance on RT America News, June 22, 2015 to discuss the Charleston Massacre and the connection between terrorist Dylann Roof and the larger white nationalist and neo-Confederate movement — and specifically the debate over the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the statehouse grounds in South Carolina.

Heritage of Hate: Dylann Roof, White Supremacy and the Truth About the Confederacy

In the wake of the terrorist killings in Charleston by admitted white nationalist and neo-Confederate Dylann Roof, many a voice have called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse, and in general, from American culture. That flag—actually a battle standard of the army of Northern Virginia during […]


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August 15, 2014

I love my Ball Jars...Come win some of your own!

Last year I went wild over the special edition blue Ball jars, remember?

This year I went wild over the new green!
It's a beautiful fresh, crisp green.
Of course I bought several cases.

If you haven't been bitten by the Ball jar bug, this is your chance to win a fantastic
prize package of Special Edition Green pint jars, quart jars and
some wonderful new products to make our lives easier in the kitchen.

Click here  to view them...I promise that you'll love them all.

I was contacted to participate and was provided with these products.
I assure you that these opinions are mine.
Is there anyone who doesn't love Ball jars?
Not in my world.

I not only use them for our every day drinking glasses, but I store so many
things in them because let's face it...they are pretty.

Do I want Magoo to have a bright yellow box on his nightstand?
No, I do not.

Since I do grow a few of my own herbs,
I'm excited about these dried herb containers with shaker tops.
Easy to store and this shaker top isn't going to fall off and ruin your dinner.
That may have happened to me.
Several times.

I'll tell you that I own two different types of herb scissors already.
This pair is so much bigger!
They also come with a blade cover that doubles as a blade cleaner for those five blades.
Safety first, people.
And I have evidently been wasting precious time in the kitchen using a single blade.
These are really great.

I haven't received the other products yet, but I am really looking forward to using them.
Last year while browsing Pinterest, I discovered that you can freeze your herbs in olive oil.
This excited me to no end, seriously.
I cook a lot.
I was loving the idea of having fresh herbs in the freezer ready to throw into my soup pot.
But what was I going to keep them in?
Those big plastic ice trays would be knocked over in a second in this house.
I'd buy a new freezer before I cleaned up that oily mess.
Thank you clever minds at Ball.
I can rest easy knowing that these are on the way.
And they have lids!

Hello fresh Meyer Lemon, butter and thyme.

They'll be ready this winter and so will I.

So, the second reason for this post is this:

On Saturday August 16, Jarden Home Brands will host the first annual
International Can-It-Forward Day with special guest renowned chef and

Bravo’s Top Chef judge, Hugh Acheson!

A day to celebrate home canning, International Can-It-Forward Day allows food enthusiasts to connect via a variety of online and in-person activities.

New and experienced canners can participate in a live webcast on www.freshpreserving.com

taking place on ground in Brooklyn Borough Hall Farmers Market, filled with canning demos where viewer questions will be answered in real-time by Chef Acheson and other experts while they learn the most popular (and delicious) home canning recipes.

Twenty five farmers markets across the country will also be hosting
Can-It-Forward Day celebrations!
In addition to the canning demos, there will also be segments on crafting, herb gardening
 and the brand’s new drinkware line!

We will also be attempting a Guinness World Record for the
World’s Largest Mason Jar Mosaic!

International Can-It-Forward Day

  • Watch the live webcast of canning demonstrations featuring celebrity chef by Hugh Acheson
  • Join us for the taping of the live webcast with Hugh Acheson in New York City at Brooklyn Borough Hall starting at 10a on 8/16/14
  • Schedule of events:
    • 10:00am - Pepper Jelly demonstration by Chef Sara featuring the FreshTECH Automatic Jam & Jelly Maker
    • 10:45am - Tips on urban gardening & herb preservation
    • 11:00am - Peach Siracha Jam demonstration by Marisa McClellan of Food in Jars
    • 11:30am - Crafting in Ball jars with staff from Martha Stewart Living
    • 11:45am - Hugh Acheson Preserving and Mixology demonstrations
    • 1:15pm - Special Mixology demonstration with local mixologists
    • 1:30pm - Salsa Verde demonstration by Chef Sarah featuring the FreshTECH Automatic Home Canning System

You know me...I love my spicy!  I'm looking forward to the Peach Sriracha Jam demo.
The mixologists will be fun to watch, too.  Too bad their is no virtual drink sampling.
Ah, maybe next year.

Now for the giveaway!

Just leave a comment with your favorite new Ball product and you will be entered to win
a box full of goodies from the good people at Ball.

Come back tomorrow for the live webcast here on What We Keep!
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  1. Sign me up, girlfriend. I'm a BIG fan of jars for kitchen storage of all kinds. LOVE the new green jars, the herb cube things look great, too.

  2. I saw the green jars at Target yesterday and I need to get some. Do you think they'll do red? I hope they do. Love me some red. I came across a bunch of the original blue jars with the original lids at this fabulous antique market in San Francisco. Tina, you would LOVE this place!! It is huge and there are so many treasures there. I could have easily spent all day there. Didn't get the jars because glass. ;( Did get a beautiful 1940s Japanese parasol though!

  3. Oh, I'd love to check out those scissors. They look awesome. But then, I'd like to check out those jars too. I'm a big fan of Bell Jars - been using them for my Jelly for years.

  4. I love Ball products! The green jars are pretty and the scissors look very useful! Thanks for the fun give-away:@)

  5. I need those freezie things because the herbs have taken over the yard! (My sister met Hugh A. at a book signing in Georgia. She said he was very nice and gracious, which I never would have guessed, given his persona on the show.)

  6. These look like fun Tina! Now where were you when I had a green kitchen???!! LOL! Herb butter...yum! Spicy peach jam...even better!

  7. Love the jars!!! They always come in handy! Especially around Christmas! Great giveaway!

  8. Oh my, I haven't seen those green jars - I love them! I have lots and lots of vintage blue jars with the zinc lid and I use them in my studio to store/display my supplies.

  9. I am intrigued by the new Ball lids....

  10. Oh my, how did I miss those beautiful green jars at Target. I will check them out this weekend. Thanks for the chance to win!

  11. Love the green jars for storage. The covered ice trays are quite clever. But oh, the jars!

  12. Man! I love all that herb stuff! I've never used herb scissors. Do they work better than a knife?

  13. Wow, the green is pretty! There are so many uses for these jars. Love all the new products too...maybe the herb cube dealies might be my favorite! At the moment, anyway. :)

    Thanks so much for the opportunity to win!

  14. I just saw those beautiful green jars at Joann Fabrics and you could buy them individually. I'd love to win them!!! Love the herb cubes too!

  15. Sign me up girlfriend - my kitchen scissors have mysteriously disappeared ( probably being used by the mister for cutting fabric grrr)

  16. I love the green jars! I store dry goods in the regular jars in my pantry...but I think I'll want to keep these out where I can see them!

  17. i keep finding great uses for these great jars:) thanks for sharing and the chance, tina!

  18. Loving the green jars and need to get a pair of the herb scissors.

  19. I saw the green jars, but forgot to pick some up! I love them! Purple would be a nice color to do, too! How nice that they picked you to share the love!

  20. Those green ball jars are fabulous! I have a green kitchen so they would be just perfect!

  21. I love the herb scissors...I grow and harvest quite a few herbs and these are cool:)

Thanks for taking the time to leave me your thoughts. I appreciate each and every one!


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Important  Please don't confuse this trojan with the back orifice removal tool of the same name, the back orifice removal tool called anti gen is a very good program and has no affiliations with the antigen trojan
Antigen is a trojan program that was made to steal peoples dial up network information (DUN) it then sends the dial up account passwords and logins  to  three email addresses which are :-

The server for this trojan is a file called antigen.exe and is 19456bytes . It doesn't register itself in your registry so all you need to do is to delete antigen .exe to kill the trojan

This trojan mirrors Netbus's features, however adds new commands to freeze/lockup your computer, grab passwords stored in the system, and open an FTP server to your hard drive.
First you need to delete the actual trojan file.
Click Start, go to Shutdown, and select the option 'Restart computer in MSDOS mode'.
This should put you at a C:\windows prompt.
Type dir exp*.*
You should see two files listed. One being 'ExpLorer.exe', and the other being 'ExlIorer.exe'.
Note the difference by one letter, the L (ell) and I (eye).
Explorer.exe, with an L (ell) is the windows kernel itself.
ExpIorer.exe, with an I (eye) is the trojan.
Type del expiorer.exe (EYE, not ell) to remove the trojan.
Last type exit to return to windows.
Next you need to remove the registry lines.
Click Start, and go to Run. In the box, type regedit and click OK.
When regedit starts, you will see a file-like tree on the left hand panel. Open the folders to follow the path:
At the end, click on 'Run', and the right hand panel should change.
Look on the right hand side for the key:
Explorer ="C:\WINDOWS\expiorer.exe"
Right click on that line only and choose delete. Close regedit and reboot your PC.


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Refinance while the house is in foreclosure. Generally, once you are behind on several mortgage payments, to save your home, you will need to act as soon as possible. A lot of people believe that it may be impossible in order to save their home at this point. That is just not the case when you figure out to find a service that is in operation to aid homeowners that are possibly behind on their mortgage payments or even are already in foreclosure.

In an article compiled by Frances Cerra Whittelsey and titled, “Down and Out, inch as well as the question for you is usually asked, Are bankruptcy reconstructs catching deadbeats or Lovato the destitute? ” This post goes on to read, “Since the hardcore new Alabama bankruptcy exemption laws entered effect in 2005, the amount of Americans going to court to eliminate their debt has dropped. ‘It’s difficult to produce an extensive prediction, nonetheless, it looks like the latest law is working because intended, eliminating abusive filings and filings of comfort, ‘ says Laura Fisher from the American Bankers Organization in Washington.

If you’re intending to file for bankruptcy, seek out as many details as you can. The bankruptcy procedure will make a major impact on your daily life and it’s complex. Make sure you employ an experienced Alabama chapter 7 bankruptcy if you want to be successful.

Your Chapter 13 attorney works together to come up with a payback plan. The repayment might cover all of your debts or even only part of your debts. The particular repayment period cannot be lengthier than five years.

One of the first ways that you can take when choosing a personal bankruptcy lawyer is to do your research. You’ve got a want to procrastinate and find the particular closest lawyer to your house. Once you find out that you need to hire the chapter 7 bankruptcy Alabama, start your investigating of lawyers.

The United states Bankers Association reported how the percentage of consumers in default on the credit cards during the second one-fourth of 2005 had increased to 4. 81%. This is actually the highest rate of arrears since they started collecting these details in 1973. Economists think that the defaulting consumer’s issue in an inability to pay their own credit card debt and buy gas simultaneously. If this is true, the proportion of consumers unable to pay everything on their credit cards will within the third and fourth sectors. For those debtors who understand that trying to live off their own plastic isn’t a viable financial strategy, they will buy much less. This is the path to an Economic downturn.

Because of the new bankruptcy legislation, that came out in 2006, the legal fees might be about $1, 500 that individuals cannot afford. The courtroom filing fee is $300 and has to be paid, after that, there is no making your way about, unless you are a vegetable, and so forth

One particular you have made your plan of action, complete it. Make sure that you’ve made these types of payments on time. Perhaps you have even got them to accept to erase the negative indicate from your credit report once the financial debt is paid. More credit scores tips in the next article.


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Another Night, A Birthday Party
G. Miki Hayden

In 1901, when the New York Yacht Club clubhouse opened-on dry land, between Manhattan's Fifth and Sixth Avenues--not much else was along that stretch of 44th Street. The 3,800 square foot Model Room was built to hold and serve 300 people comfortably, about the number of Mystery Writers of America guests attending tonight's birthday bash.

The event was organized by Marianna Heusler and Renee Gardner, two of the "doers" in the organization-people who have done a little of this and a little of that, from editing the chapter newsletter, to putting on the early symposiums, to being on the New York chapter board, to everything else. With both of them now on the national board, each has taken on further duties as well-Marianna, a young adult author (also previously an Edgar nominee for one of her books), is chair of the MWA's Kids Love a Mystery program, which acknowledges children for reading mysteries. And Renee, whose first, very funny book is about to come out, is the national treasurer.

Why do we do it, do all the work? For the same reason so many people convened at the party. We're all trying to stand out in a stand-out crowd. We writers have a mania to hit it bigger. We want to be paid (more) and we want to be read. We want our work to be enjoyed and ourselves loved and appreciated. As hopeless as it sometimes sounds, it's worth a shot.

First off I ran into Society Hill Playhouse (Philadelphia) producer Deen Kogan, who was happy to say that Jeanie Linders' Menopause, the Musical has been running on her main stage (223 seats) for 30 weeks. Deen's husband Jay was a big mystery fan and after his death, Deen took up the cause, running an annual or biannual Mid Atlantic Mystery Fair. Then one year Deen put on a Bouchercon-an international mystery conference-in Philadelphia and was hooked. She recently put one on in Las Vegas and the Chicago conference in September is all her doing. Bouchercon is a fan event, but about one-third of attendees are the authors. Authors who generally spend most of their time alone with their computers love to convene now and again, such as at Bouchercon. Everyone is already talking about September and you can read the list of registered attendees at the website: http://www.bouchercon.net/.

Coming in from about two and a half months of intermittent traveling was Michele Martinez (Campbell), assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of New York for eight years, responsible for prosecuting major drug cases. Her Most Wanted, from Morrow/Avon/Harper Audio, came out in February and was a featured alternate for Doubleday, Mystery Guild, and Literary Guild. (Michele's website is www.michelemartinez.com) . The book is about to come out in Spanish, too, under the title Se Busca (HarperCollins, Rayo). Michele, a genuinely nice person, looked lovely too, and admitted she's a bit nervous of going around giving talks in Spanish, afraid that she'll open her mouth and nothing will come out. Michele's trip included the Sleuthfest mystery writers conference in Ft. Lauderdale and the Texas Library Association annual conference. She named all the bookstores she had been to for signings, such as Remember the Alibi Mystery Bookstore in San Antonio; Murder by the Book in Houston; Book 'Em Mysteries in South Pasadena; and more.

One thing authors have to do these days is to cultivate the mystery booksellers, a relationship that's seen as quite important. If an author can't arrange a signing-they cost the stores money for many incidentals, including advertising-then the authors always see if they can simply drop by in order to sign stock. Sometimes the publisher will pay for a tour and sometimes not. HarperCollins paid for part of Michele's trip, she confided.

I stopped and said hi to Chris Aldrich, the business manager and co-owner of Mystery News, dedicated to book reviews, interviews and such-- www.blackravenpress.com/. I always run into Chris at mystery events and we've done panels together. Mystery News, she said, is going strong.

I spoke to Dr. Doug Lyle's agent, Kimberly Cameron of Reece Halsey North in Tiburon, California, here to lend Doug her moral support as his Forensics for Dummies is up for the Best Fact Crime Edgar. We tried to figure out if we knew one another and, if so, from where. I do see her name around everywhere. If we don't know one another, we nearly do.

Then Twist Phelan, the tall blonde author of the Pinnacle Peak Mystery Series from Poisoned Pen Press came along and shook my hand. We've certainly met a million times online, but this was the first I'd met her in person. Twist who is way too young to be a "retired" trial lawyer, nonetheless, is. She's also an endurance athlete and as part of her research for one book bicycled from the Pacific to Atlantic coast in less than four weeks. Go look at Twist and see if she looks retired to you: http://www.twistphelan.com/.

I did so talk to some men this evening: Eric Pace, a former NYTimes reporter, a published mystery author in the 1970s, who is about to start another novel; author of the Treviscoe of Lloyd's historical mystery stories, James Lincoln Warren; Parnell Hall, who writes the Puzzle Lady and Stanley Hastings mysteries; and process server Robert Hoyden, president of the Northwest chapter. And tomorrow I'll try to find a few others to speak to as well. I will report back.

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Ford: 2,500 jobs to be cut after loss of $14.6B

DETROIT Ford Motor Co. yesterday reported a record $14.6 billion full-year loss but said it would have the cash to survive the worst downturn in auto sales in decades without a U.S. government bailout.

Ford plans to cut 2,500 white-collar jobs and draw down its remaining credit line after burning through $5.5 billion of cash as global auto sales plunged.

The automaker posted a deeper-than-expected $5.9 billion fourth-quarter net loss. Ford has reported net losses totaling nearly $30 billion over the past three years.

For the year, Ford spent $21 billion but said it expected it would be able to better conserve cash in 2009 if U.S. sales stabilize in the second half as it expects.

The No. 2 U.S. automaker also said it would draw down $10.1 billion remaining on its credit line and defer $2 billion in payments pledged to a trust aligned with the United Auto Workers to add to its cash position in the first quarter.

We took this action because of our growing concerns about the instability of the capital markets, Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally said.

He said the company remained determined to finance its operations without the federal aid that was extended to its crosstown rivals, General Motors and Chrysler.

I think there s more awareness than ever that Ford is on a very different path, Mr. Mulally said.

He added that it had become a marketing advantage for Ford with consumers shopping for an American car.

Our dealers have told us that people know that Ford is in a better place, Mr. Mulally said.

Ford joined GM and Chrysler in December in asking Washington for a combined $34 billion in loans, but since has backed away from seeking its portion of the request.

GM and Chrysler, however, needed $17.4 billion in emergency loans from the Treasury Department to avoid filing for bankruptcy.

GM and Chrysler must deliver plans to government officials by Feb. 17 to show they are pursuing the drastic restructuring actions required as a condition of receiving the federal loans.

Analysts lauded Ford under Mr. Mulally with having the foresight to borrow heavily in 2006, before credit markets shut down and auto sales plunged in 2008.

They re doing what they can to take costs out but the other side of the equation sales has got to recover, said Erich Merkle, an independent auto analyst.

Ford s credit arm, Ford Motor Credit, said it would cut 1,200 jobs, or 20 percent of its staff.

For its auto operations, Ford said it had almost completed 1,300 white-collar job cuts that it began in November.

Ford said the UAW had agreed to suspend its jobs bank, dropping a program that had guaranteed nearly full wages and benefits for workers after their jobs were eliminated.

Suspending the jobs bank had been a condition imposed by the federal government for the $17.4 billion bailout of Ford s domestic rivals, General Motors Corp and Chrysler. GM and Chrysler both previously announced an end to the program.

Overall, Ford cut its North American auto work force by 5,000 jobs in the fourth quarter to 75,200, most of that in its hourly work force. The Ford Credit and salaried job cuts will be reflected in 2009 results.

I think it s by far the most volatile period we ve ever seen, Chief Financial Officer Lewis Booth said. We re not seeing any signs of recovery yet.

Still, Mr. Booth said Ford expects some recovery in the U.S. market in the second half of the year and he thinks it would be the first region to show signs of a rebound.

Ford s net loss widened to $5.88 billion, or $2.46 per share, in the quarter, from $2.8 billion, or $1.33 per share, a year earlier.

Ford Motor Credit, traditionally a source of profit, slipped to a $372 million quarterly loss on credit-related charges, derivatives losses, and lower loan volumes.

Volvo, the Swedish luxury brand Ford is looking to sell, posted a fourth-quarter loss of $736 million on a pretax basis, down from a break-even position a year earlier. Ford offered no details on the sale process.

Executives said the Volvo review would take some time and the brand s management is focused on fixing the business.

Ford ended 2008 with $13.4 billion cash. It said it would receive the $10.1 billion from its line of credit on Feb. 3.

Ford has asked for a $9 billion line of credit from the U.S. government as insurance against a worsening in the global economy.

It also expects to receive $5 billion of direct loans from a U.S. program to support improved fuel economy.

Industrywide U.S. auto sales fell 18 percent in 2008 and are expected to fall for a fourth consecutive year in 2009, ratcheting up pressure on automakers in the world s largest and most profitable market.

Ford remains more optimistic than most industry forecasts for 2009, even though it cut its industrywide U.S. sales forecast to a range of 11.5 million to 12.5 million units, including medium and heavy trucks from the range it used in congressional testimony last year.

The automaker trimmed its first-quarter production plan by 30,000 units in North America to 400,000 units, a cut that will add to the considerable pressure on its supply base.

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