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Team Fuest

2012-03-01T21:29:00.001-08:00

Team Fuest

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:02 PM PST

We interrupt these regularly scheduled tile updates for a little day-in-the-life-of.

In case you ever question Andy's ability to constantly keep our life and the lives of others interesting, I present to you this picture:

Mr. Readlotski: a fictional character Andy made up for a school assembly for Parents As Reading Partners. He dressed as a bald Russian scientist with musical talent, and sung a song about his love of reading, all in a Russian accent. His partner in crime (a fellow teacher) also added character to the act. (I'm told Mr. Readlotski was well received, except for a little 5 year-old who took one look at him and ran away crying. Poor thing!) It's moments like these that make me want to be a fly on a wall in Andy's classroom.

P.S. Grouting went stupendously last night! We ran out of grout just at the end, though, so a full grout post will be coming soon - right after we finish the last part up!

Girl and Closet

2012-03-01T21:14:00.001-08:00

Girl and Closet

Look Book: Simple & Classic!!

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:22 AM PST

Last week, I couldn't get enough of bright & bold colours, and this week I'm on a total neutrals kick, but it's always nice to mix it up, right?! Actually, I've been warming up to the idea of experimenting with slightly simpler outfits as of late. This spring I'd love to wear more neutrals, play with textures and invest in some fantastic accessories. What about you guys... any looks you're excited to try?

And speaking of new things, I also spent a bit of last week shopping at one of my fave local boutiques. As a side note, it's walking distance from our condo & next too a fab vegan restaurant - score! I've been making an effort to add more quality staples to my closet, and really, is there anything better than the feel of luxurious fabrics? I think not. The rest of my day was spent picking up packages from the post office (yay!) and buying groceries for the week. Oh, the glamor! ;)

Alright friends, wishing you a super fabulous day. I'm off to deal with my ever growing inbox, make a delicious snack (starving!) and try to get a whole lot of work done today! Any fun plans for the weekend?! xo veronika

Outfit Details:

Cardigan - Covet (similar)

Dress - H&M

Leggings - Jacob (similar)

Beams Boots - c/o Blowfish

Song of The Day

2012-03-01T21:12:00.001-08:00

Song of The Day

Led Zeppelin- I Can't Quit You Baby

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:50 AM PST

Live_CyberDreamsPT

2012-03-01T21:09:00.001-08:00

Live_CyberDreamsPT

Freeware - Games Online - MMORPG / MMO / RPG - The Lord of the Rings Online
Freeware - Trainer - Alan Wake +7 Trainer for 1.01
Freeware - Trainer - Syndicate +8 Trainer

Freeware - Games Online - MMORPG / MMO / RPG - The Lord of the Rings Online

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:13 AM PST

Release - The Lord of the Rings Online - Language - English / Other

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http://letitbit.net/download/31651.3c71a62057936a01b1a4a942db32/lotrostandard.exe.html

+ Game Pics

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http://www.lotro.com

Freeware - Trainer - Alan Wake +7 Trainer for 1.01

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:35 AM PST

Release -Alan Wake +7 Trainer for 1.01- Language - English / Other

Size - About 2 MBY

Format - Zip/Rar/Exec./Other - Scan by a Antivirus Norton - Clean/No Virus

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Readme.Txt/NFO -No Info About

This is a +7 trainer for the game Alan Wake

If you think the Alan Wake game is to hard then is time to try this cheat. It will give you: unlimited health, unlimited flashlight, unlimited ammo, no reload and unlimited batteries, unlimited flares, unlimited grenades and unlimited stamina.

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Freeware - Trainer - Syndicate +8 Trainer

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:19 AM PST

Release - Syndicate +8 Trainer - Language - English / Other

Size - About 1 MBY

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This is a +8 trainer for the game Syndicate

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Robstenation and all things Twilight

2012-03-01T21:06:00.001-08:00

Robstenation and all things Twilight

New Bel Ami Still
Pics of Rob Shopping in NYC- March 1, 2012
HD Fan Vids of Rob Signing for Fans Outside the Bel Ami PressCon
Fan Pics and Vids of Kristen from Paris
Jay Baruchel on Rob: "He's a lovely man, incredibly polite and very disarming"
Few More Cute Edward and Bella Screencaps - BD DVD
Kristen Interview from FrontRow at Balenciaga
Pics of Kristen Out to Lunch in Paris - March 1, 2012
Does Josh Hutcherson Think He is Dreamier than Rob? MyAnna Buring Talks Rob
New Rob 'Bel Ami' on Set Interview
Kristen at the Balenciaga F/W Fashion Show - PFW 2012
Christina Ricci, Directors Ormerod and Donnellan talk about Rob and Bel Ami

New Bel Ami Still

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 07:58 PM PST

Fashion Collection Magazine

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Pics of Rob Shopping in NYC- March 1, 2012

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 07:45 PM PST

popsugar Robert Pattinson stepped out solo carrying a bag as he left a Manhattan clothing boutique today.

Thanks to RPLife pattinsonlife for the hawt HQs

HD Fan Vids of Rob Signing for Fans Outside the Bel Ami PressCon

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:56 PM PST

Watch in 720p

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Fan Pics and Vids of Kristen from Paris

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:48 PM PST

maza75@ "OH MY GOD KRISTEN did you see they showed the twilight kissing scene at the oscar " and kristen with a big smile told me "YES I SAW IT THAT WAS SOO WEIRD" LOl i got it on tape but you can hear just the end still waiting for other videos.
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Jay Baruchel on Rob: "He's a lovely man, incredibly polite and very disarming"

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:48 PM PST

MarcMalkin-E!onLineYou'd think any actor would jump at the chance to work in a film that stars Robert Pattinson.

Think of the exposure they'd get! However, one of Pattinson's Cosmopolis costars says it wasn't the Twilight hunk that drew him to the film...

"Everybody keeps asking me what Pattinson was like," Jay Baruchel told us last night at the premiere if his new film Goon at the Directors Guild in West Hollywood.

"He's a lovely man, incredibly polite and very disarming, but I was just there because [director] David Cronenberg is my idol," he said. "I got to be directed by my hero and I would have just picked up his dry cleaning, so the fact that I'm in it—I don't even remember what I did. I was just kind of there watching the whole time."

In the flick, Baruchel plays a man who starts a tech company alongside Pattinson. And we're surprised to hear none of Baruchel's friends or family begged him to come to set to meet the Breaking Dawn actor.

"I surround myself with girls who keep their stuff on the DL," he grinned. "So I think my sister kept it to herself."

Is Baruchel even a Twilight fan? He laughed, "Not really." Too bad Cronenberg didn't direct one of the Twi-flicks!
via RPLife

Few More Cute Edward and Bella Screencaps - BD DVD

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:34 PM PST

Breaking Dawn Italian DVD BTS

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Kristen Interview from FrontRow at Balenciaga

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:08 AM PST

WWD THE OFFICE: Foggy weather muddled the view from the 27th floor of a Paris office tower, where Balenciaga staged its fall-winter fashion show. But "Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart — among the VIP guests — shrugged it off. "My horizon is very clear," she enthused, noting she's taking a break from shooting after wrapping several movies, including Walter Salles' "On the Road." "I have five days off," she said. "I know a lot of people here now. I'm probably going to hang out with my boys from 'On the Road.'"

via 500DaysofRK kstewartnews

Pics of Kristen Out to Lunch in Paris - March 1, 2012

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:29 PM PST

Balenciaga Motorcycle Jacket - $2,865.00 source via kstewartfans

Paris, March 1st 2012 Kristen Stewart leaves famous seafood's restaurant, Le Duc, before signing autographs for fans at her hotel. splashnews

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Does Josh Hutcherson Think He is Dreamier than Rob? MyAnna Buring Talks Rob

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:46 PM PST

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

EntertainmentIE MyAnna Buring answers Rob questions - again.
Tell me about Robert Pattinson, what's he like to work with?
MyAnna Buring: He's lovely - absolutely lovely - yeah, no they are really sweet people and I think they've done a great job.

More about Pattinson, is he as dreamy in person as he is on the screen?
MB: Ha, well it's weird after a while working him, you stop seeing him like that but yeah, he definitely has a charisma about him.

via spunk_ransom

New Rob 'Bel Ami' on Set Interview

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:40 PM PST

Parts of this interview was posted here and here- dubbed. Rob talks about his character, Georges.

Thanks spunk_ransom

Daily motion version

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Kristen at the Balenciaga F/W Fashion Show - PFW 2012

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:38 PM PST

@courtjustice: Kristen Stewart has on leather leggings, a green foliage top and leather slingbacks, all by Balenciaga, at the Balenciaga F/W fashion show. #PFW.

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Christina Ricci, Directors Ormerod and Donnellan talk about Rob and Bel Ami

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:14 PM PST

Rob mention at 1:20 and 1:45
via via

Christina's Interview with the IrishTimes
"We had movement classes and lessons," she says. "There was a lot about the way women sat and held their hands out. The hardest part was you had to sit without using your hands to steady yourself. I am bit clumsy. So that was tricky."

(...)The fragrant Robert Pattinson plays the cynical accidental journalist whose adventures drive the plot of Bel Ami. They must have had some interesting conversations about the pressures that early success can bring. There are few idols more hotly pursued than the star of the Twilight films.

"He's wonderful," she says. "He's handling everything very well. He never brought any of what he was going through to the set. He was always incredibly well prepared, very professional and a very great actor. I loved working with him. We joked a lot. Made fun of each other and had a great laugh."

Did she have advice for him? "Not really. He seems to be handling it all very well. I can't imagine being as famous as he is." pattinsonladies

Director Declan Donnellan talked about Bel Ami, mentions Rob - The Herald Scotland/Alison Rowat

(...)It's possible to see a certain irony in Pattinson, a young actor largely known up to this point for his good looks, playing a character who has little else to offer but his handsomeness. Donnellan is having none of that. "I've worked with actors for 35 years and some very, very good ones. Rob is unbelievably talented. He is not Georges Duroy." (David Cronenberg, who directs Pattinson in the forthcoming Cosmopolis, also praised the Pattinson acting chops when I interviewed him recently-A.Rowat)

(...)As for the possibility the film will attract the type of audiences not normally drawn to adaptations of 19th-century French novels, their attitude is that everyone is welcome. That said, they acknowledge that when they began working with Pattinson the first Twilight film was just opening. "The whole mania hadn't started yet," says Donnellan.

On set, Pattinson just got on with the work. "He's very much his own man," says Donnellan. "He's very quietly serious. All of that Rob hysteria you see is completely absent from the set. There's no sense of that at all, he's a nice guy from Barnes." Read in full
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Directors Ormerod and Donnellan talk about Casting Rob
At 3.15 Watch HERE

via RPLife
On the cast, Nick Ormerod said: "Rob came very early on. He read the script and absolutely loved it, and really related to the character. We met him, and that was like a marriage immediately. He has always been wonderfully committed, and is a terrifically serious actor."

Declan added: "Very interestingly, he insisted on rehearsing for a whole month in London before we shot one single piece of film, which is very, very unusual for somebody who has as busy a schedule as he has. He was incredibly committed, and couldn't have been a nicer guy or a more talented guy to work with."

Nick also said of the Twilight star's involvement: "I think the reason that Rob was attracted to this role is that it's the complete opposite of everything that he's played so far. The character of Bel Ami is talentless, vacuous and really totally selfish. Rob is very talented, but he completely understood the part, completely understood the character."

"At the risk of sounding po-faced or pretentious, all artists will grapple – I do – with insecurity about your own talent," Declan explained. "It's a very dodgy artist indeed who says 'I know exactly what I'm doing; I'm a genius, I'm talented'. Nobody I know who does good work thinks like that at all. I think that's one of the reasons why this character is so fascinating to us, really, because he gets to the top with nothing, and it's very much a parable for our time."

Wyld About Baseball

2012-03-01T19:38:00.001-08:00

Wyld About Baseball

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Angels Starting to Get Healthy -- Scioscia Downplays Infield Problem -- Ticket Sales Booming
MacGyver, Survivalist, or Stockpiler: The Urban Survival Skills Everyone Should Know
Hey Microsoft, Please Don't Let PC Makers Ruin Windows 8
Why Is George Barris Getting Credit For The Monkeemobile?
Pirates: Surgery for Burnett -- Intrasquad Lineups Revealed -- Unlikely Roster Battle
Rangers Sign Dominican Prospect -- Texas Signs 8 Players -- Napoli Expects to Test FA Waters
A's Targeting Another Cuban OF -- Beane Reveals Cespedes Timetable -- Miggy Eyeing Return to Oakland
The Lakers Are The NBA's Most Valuable Franchise By A Huge Margin
Cheat Sheet - David Frum: Breitbart Changed Conservative Politics Forever
Tribe: Surgery Shelves Sizemore -- Young Righty Turns Heads -- Acta Reacts to Extra Wild Cards
'Total Collapse' In Greece
Senate kills GOP contraception amendment; Palin mourns Breitbart; a federal judge's racist Obama email; and more.
INSTANT MBA: Use Elegance To Achieve Maximum Impact With Minimum Means
Cards: Yadier Reacts to Deal -- Carp's Awkward Spring -- Ozzie Advises Top Pick
REVEALED: This Is The Secret Weapon Jeremy Lin Uses To Make Us Love Him
Politics: Twilight of the Voting Rights Act
Arts: Slavoj ?i?ek and Fredric Jameson on The Wire
Sports Nut: The Phantom of the Hardwood
Brewers: MLB Players Upset at Braun -- Axford Talking Multi-Year Deal -- Marcum's Injury Trend
LA: Kershaw Battles Kemp -- Harang's Lofty Goal -- Gordon Primed for Breakout Season
Nats: Werth Sidetracked -- Bryce's Smart Decision -- Why Nats' Rotation Is Elite
SF: Bochy Mulls New No. 2 -- Freddy Tests Giants' Patience -- Kruk & Kuip Snubbed
Mike Milbury And Jeremy Roenick Nearly Came To Blows On NBC Sports Tonight
Mayweather Calls Pacquaio Dumb -- Chisora Suspended Indefinitely -- Money Stands Behind Lin Tweet

Heck Yes, Windows Is Still Relevant

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:50 PM PST

View this email online | Add newsletter@businessinsider.com to your address book  Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest  Thursday, March 1, 2012 Heck Yes, Windows Is Still Relevant A lot of folks in Silicon

Angels Starting to Get Healthy -- Scioscia Downplays Infield Problem -- Ticket Sales Booming

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:04 PM PST

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Edition

MacGyver, Survivalist, or Stockpiler: The Urban Survival Skills Everyone Should Know

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:03 PM PST

March 1st, 2012Top Story MacGyver, Survivalist, or Stockpiler: The Urban Survival Skills Everyone Should Know By Thorin Klosowski The fantasy of an impending zombie apocalypse may inspire urban survival fantasies in the

Hey Microsoft, Please Don't Let PC Makers Ruin Windows 8

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:02 PM PST

March 1st, 2012Top Story Hey Microsoft, Please Don't Let PC Makers Ruin Windows 8 By Mat Honan The Windows 8 consumer preview is utterly delightful. But I have a huge suspicion that by the time it ships, it could completely

Why Is George Barris Getting Credit For The Monkeemobile?

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:59 PM PST

March 1st, 2012Top Story Why Is George Barris Getting Credit For The Monkeemobile? By Jason Torchinsky With yesterday's unexpected death of the Monkees' onetime-hearthrob Davey Jones, there has naturally been a resurgence

Pirates: Surgery for Burnett -- Intrasquad Lineups Revealed -- Unlikely Roster Battle

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:31 PM PST

Pittsburgh Pirates Edition

Rangers Sign Dominican Prospect -- Texas Signs 8 Players -- Napoli Expects to Test FA Waters

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:20 PM PST

Texas Rangers Edition

A's Targeting Another Cuban OF -- Beane Reveals Cespedes Timetable -- Miggy Eyeing Return to Oakland

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:01 PM PST

Oakland Athletics Edition

The Lakers Are The NBA's Most Valuable Franchise By A Huge Margin

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:00 PM PST

View this email online | Add newsletter@businessinsider.com to your address book  Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest  Thursday, March 1, 2012 The Lakers Are The NBA's Most Valuable Franchise By A Huge

Cheat Sheet - David Frum: Breitbart Changed Conservative Politics Forever

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:59 PM PST

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Tribe: Surgery Shelves Sizemore -- Young Righty Turns Heads -- Acta Reacts to Extra Wild Cards

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:57 PM PST

Cleveland Indians Edition

'Total Collapse' In Greece

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:52 PM PST

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Senate kills GOP contraception amendment; Palin mourns Breitbart; a federal judge's racist Obama email; and more.

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:49 PM PST

INSTANT MBA: Use Elegance To Achieve Maximum Impact With Minimum Means

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:20 PM PST

View this email online | Add newsletter@businessinsider.com to your address book  Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest  Thursday, March 1, 2012 AdvertisementToday's advice comes from author and former consultant for Toyota Matthew

Cards: Yadier Reacts to Deal -- Carp's Awkward Spring -- Ozzie Advises Top Pick

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:16 PM PST

St Louis Cardinals Edition

REVEALED: This Is The Secret Weapon Jeremy Lin Uses To Make Us Love Him

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:13 PM PST

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Politics: Twilight of the Voting Rights Act

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:30 PM PST

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Arts: Slavoj ?i?ek and Fredric Jameson on The Wire

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:30 PM PST

Now playing: Slate V, a video-only site from the world's leading online magazine. Visit Slate V at www.slatev.com. Brow Beat Slavoj Žižek and

Sports Nut: The Phantom of the Hardwood

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:30 PM PST

Now playing: Slate V, a video-only site from the world's leading online magazine. Visit Slate V at www.slatev.com. Sports Nut The Phantom of the

Brewers: MLB Players Upset at Braun -- Axford Talking Multi-Year Deal -- Marcum's Injury Trend

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:57 AM PST

Milwaukee Brewers Edition

LA: Kershaw Battles Kemp -- Harang's Lofty Goal -- Gordon Primed for Breakout Season

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:54 AM PST

Los Angeles Dodgers Edition

Nats: Werth Sidetracked -- Bryce's Smart Decision -- Why Nats' Rotation Is Elite

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:43 AM PST

Washington Nationals Edition

SF: Bochy Mulls New No. 2 -- Freddy Tests Giants' Patience -- Kruk & Kuip Snubbed

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:38 AM PST

San Francisco Giants Edition

Mike Milbury And Jeremy Roenick Nearly Came To Blows On NBC Sports Tonight

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:00 AM PST

March 1st, 2012Top Story Mike Milbury And Jeremy Roenick Nearly Came To Blows On NBC Sports Tonight By Timothy Burke A discussion of rough play in the NHL appeared to approach violence itself as hockey dad Mike Milbury and

Mayweather Calls Pacquaio Dumb -- Chisora Suspended Indefinitely -- Money Stands Behind Lin Tweet

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:43 AM PST

Boxing Edition

Frugal in WV

2012-03-01T19:36:00.001-08:00

Frugal in WV

Food Network Magazine Soda-Bread Biscuits

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:40 PM PST

We are big fans of baked goods in my household and would be horrible on a low-carb diet. My kids have been known to eat an entire loaf of homemade bread in a day and my husband has a soft spot for brownies. As for me I haven't met a scone, muffin, or biscuit that I don't love. Given my family's love of baked goods I am always looking for new recipes to serve as dinner sides. One of our favorite breads is Irish soda bread, so I was intrigued when a recent issue of the Food Network Magazine had a recipe for Soda-Bread Biscuits.

This recipe has 8 ingredients. It takes approximately 30 minutes to prep and bake and makes six biscuits. I had no problems finding any of the ingredients at my local grocery store and made no ingredient modifications. I chose to make larger biscuits, so I had a total of six. I turned my baking sheets halfway through the baking time in order to prevent burning. I followed the remainder of the recipe as written.

The Irish soda bread recipe that I normally use is very traditional, and I love it. However, for biscuits I love experimenting with new flavors and this recipe does a nice job of combining the idea of soda bread with the delicious flavors of caraway and raisins in a biscuit. These were perfect for a side at dinner and they tasted great with melted butter. Overall, an easy biscuit recipe that my whole family enjoyed.

For the recipe go to Soda-Bread Biscuits.

Rusted Mecha

2012-03-01T19:30:00.001-08:00

Rusted Mecha

Earth 2 Wonder Woman & Supergirl Concept Art

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:00 PM PST

Following the recent design reveals of Earth 2's very dynamic duo, DC Comics has also unveiled the concept artwork for Wonder Woman and Supergirl. Supergirl's identity in Earth 2 is actually that of Karen Starr, who is Powergirl in our Earth. Wonder Woman is the last of the Amazons. We'll get more details as both Earth 2 series make their debuts soon. Supergirl was designed by Kevin Maguire and Wonder Woman by Jim Lee.

Images courtesy DC Comics

Super 7 x Star Wars

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:30 AM PST

We've been big fans of Super 7 ever since we bought our Camo Walker t-shirt pictured above, way back when. Thought it was sold out at one point, that particular design is back in stock as well other Star Wars related t-shirts, in a new licensing agreement with Lucasfilm. You can purchase the Camo Walker t-shirt and other designs at Super 7 directly.

Colorado fly fishing

2012-03-01T19:25:00.001-08:00

Colorado fly fishing

Huge Show Going On At Anglers Covey This March 3rd!

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:13 PM PST

Hey everyone if you haven't heard already we are having our annual big spring show this sat. and it will be our official unveiling of our brand new Simms Concept store! There is going to be some pretty insane deals on gear, and events including tying demonstrations, casting, entomology with Robert Younghanz, free giveaways, and more. This is a great opportunity to chat with experienced vendors and guides from all over the country and learn a new trick to add to your arsenal and make new connections. Hope to see you there!

automatism

2012-03-01T19:19:00.000-08:00

automatism

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Sweetness and Light

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:02 AM PST

Minimalist loveliness by photographer Alessandro Dal Buoni for Amica Italy magazine, 04/08 issue.

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Buffet

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:03 PM PST

This week's links. Enjoy.

Night Moves
Early bird or night owl — most modern individuals consider themselves one or the other. People who lived before the Industrial Age were both. Check out this fascinating article on how sleep patterns back then were very different from what we consider the norm today.

Vintage Makeup Video
A short film from the 1930s shows how to properly apply makeup — which apparently involves a good understanding of geometry and a protractor for measuring your facial features, too. Fun, if slightly alarming.

Jane Austen as Moral Philosopher
Great essay that examines why Jane Austen's novels are still being read and enjoyed today, while more popular contemporaries of hers are now long forgotten.

Art in the Streets of Kabul
Interview with the extraordinary Shamsia Hassani, associate professor of sculpture at Kabul University and probably her country's first serious graffiti artist. So admire her.

The Beginning of the Brontës
In her intriguing essay on the Brontës, Margot Livesay writes, "None of the Brontes' work would have seen the light of day had it not been for Charlotte. At the age of twenty she wrote to the Poet Laureate, Robert Southey, sending him some of her poems and professing not merely a desire to write but 'to be for ever known.'"

Old Hollywood's Oscar Style Influence
Fun slide show over at Vanity Fair on how new Hollywood is inspired by old Hollywood when it comes to dressing up, comparing the styles of Audrey Hepburn and Rooney Mara, Katherine Hepburn and Tilda Swinton among others.

John Peel Record Collection Online
Great news for fans of the legendary British DJ John Peel — his huge record collection is going to be made into an interactive online museum, thanks to an Arts Council England and BBC-backed interactive project. Such a brilliant idea.

Giveaway!!
Last chance to participate in the delectable Rose Sugar Scrub giveaway from the lovely GardenApothecary shop! Hand made using 100% organic ingredients (including Rose Absolute Oil, Sugar, Almond Oil and Vitamin E), it's a truly luxurious home spa treat. For a chance to win, leave a comment (with your email address) here before midnight EST on March 1 2012. Good luck!

The Homies
I've just discovered that automatism has been nominated in the Best Home Design Blog category for The Homies, Apartment Therapy's yearly awards for the best design and food blogs on the web! If you'd like to add your own vote, you can do so before midnight on March 2 here (you'll need to sign in to do so).

Preserved Lemon + Chickpea Pasta With Parsley Pesto
Another amazing recipe from the wonderful The Year In Food — perfect for spring.

(lovely photo by jonas ingerstedt)

Meet the Sponsor

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:02 PM PST

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Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:01 PM PST

I'm smitten with this inspired recycling of a vintage WWII air raid siren — it's been retrofitted with a standard 1/8" headphone plug, and works as a speaker for your stereo, computer, iPhone or iPod. Perfect for the industrial modern home! Available from Austin Modern on etsy here.

Daily News Update

2012-03-01T19:12:00.001-08:00

Daily News Update

Ocean acidification may be worst in 300 million years: study
Liquid battery could charge green energy
Apple market value hits $500B, where few have gone
Syrian rebels flee shattered stronghold
More violent weather ahead for damaged communities

Ocean acidification may be worst in 300 million years: study

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:47 PM PST

High levels of pollution may be turning the planet's oceans acidic at a faster rate than at any time in the past 300 million years, with unknown consequences for future sea life, researchers said Thursday.

The acidification may be worse than during four major mass extinctions in history when natural pulses of carbon from asteroid impacts and volcanic eruptions caused global temperatures to soar, said the study in the journal Science.
An international team of researchers from the United States, Britain, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands examined hundreds of paleoceanographic studies, including fossils wedged in seafloor sediment from millions of years ago.

They found only one time in history that came close to what scientists are seeing today in terms of ocean life die-off -- a mysterious period known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum about 56 million years ago.
Though the reason for the carbon upsurge back then remains a source of debate, scientists believe that the doubling of harmful emissions drove up global temperatures by about six degrees Celsius and caused big losses of ocean life.
Oceans are particularly vulnerable because they soak up excess carbon dioxide from the air which turns the waters more acidic, a state that can kill corals, mollusks and other forms of reef and shell organisms.
"We know that life during past ocean acidification events was not wiped out -- new species evolved to replace those that died off," said lead author Barbel Honisch, a paleoceanographer at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
"But if industrial carbon emissions continue at the current pace, we may lose organisms we care about -- coral reefs, oysters, salmon."
Honish and colleagues said the current rate of ocean acidification is at least 10 times faster than it was 56 million years ago.
"The geological record suggests that the current acidification is potentially unparalleled in at least the last 300 million years of Earth history, and raises the possibility that we are entering an unknown territory of marine ecosystem change," said co-author Andy Ridgwell of Bristol University.
The UN Environment Program released a report in 2010 that warned carbon emissions from fossil fuels may bear a greater risk for the marine environment than previously thought.
Rising acidity levels have an impact on calcium-based lifeforms, ranging from tiny organisms called ptetropods that are the primary food source, to crabs, fish, lobsters and coral, it said.
The UN report called for cuts in human-made CO2 emissions to reduce acidification and support for further work to quantify the risk and identify species that could be most in peril.

Liquid battery could charge green energy

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:44 PM PST

Engineering professor Donald Sadoway on Thursday used an old-school chalk board at the prestigious TED gathering to write the formula for a liquid battery that could one day cut the need for new power plants.

"The way things stand, electricity demand must be in constant balance with supply," Sadoway told the tech-savvy audience in southern California.
Inexpensive batteries made from liquid metal could store electricity from solar panels, wind farms, or existing generation facilities and save it for when it is most needed.
That would be a major change from today's consume-it-now-or-lose-it systems.

"The battery is the enabling device here," he said. "With it we could draw electricity from the sun even when the sun doesn't shine."
Sadoway and his team of students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology were so confident in their creation that they started Liquid Metal Battery Corporation and plan to have bistro-table size models out in two years.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is among the company's backers.
The company plans to eventually bring to market a liquid battery the size of a 40-foot shipping container and capable of holding enough electricity to serve the daily needs of 200 typical US households.
"You could have these batteries in the basements of buildings drinking up power in the wee hours," Sadoway said.
"It means we don't have to build more plants, power lines just for peak use," he continued. "The limits are way out there, not only in terms of what it can do for renewables."
The key metals in the battery are common vanadium and magnesium, the professor explained as he chalked a basic chemical equation on the board.
TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a series of conferences designed to present cutting-edge ideas. Speakers are given only 18 minutes to give deliver their pitch.

Apple market value hits $500B, where few have gone

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:40 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple's market capitalization topped $500 billion Wednesday, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured — and none have stayed for long.

Apple was already the world's most valuable company. The gap between it and No. 2 Exxon Mobil Corp. has widened rapidly in the past month, as investors have digested Apple's report of blow-out holiday-season sales of iPhones and iPads. And, more recently, Apple has raised investors' hopes that it might institute a dividend.
The company's market capitalization was near $506 billion in late-morning trading as the shares rose $7, or 1.3 percent, to $542.41.

On Tuesday, the Cupertino, Calif., company sent out invites to reporters for an event in San Francisco next Wednesday, apparently to reveal its next iPad model. The launch of the new model was expected around this time, a year after the launch of the iPad 2.
Apple is in rare company. It is the sixth U.S. corporation to reach the $500 billion milestone, and the only one to be worth that much at current prices.
Exxon, now worth $411 billion, was worth just over $500 billion for two short stretches at the end of 2007.
Apple's arch-nemesis Microsoft Corp. was worth just more than $500 billion briefly at the end of 1999, and again in early 2000. It even shot up above $600 billion for one day. The company is now worth $267 billion.
Cisco Systems Inc., Intel Corp. and General Electric Co. also peaked just above $500 billion in early 2000. Cisco and Intel are now worth a bit more than $100 billion each, while GE is worth $200 billion.
Exxon's ascent to the $500 billion level was propelled by record oil prices. Cisco, Intel, Microsoft and GE were boosted by the general stock mania of 1999 and 2000, and the hunger for technology stocks in particular.
Apple's rise, by contrast, is powered by its mammoth sales and profits, which are growing at rates unheard of for a company its size. And despite its sky-high market capitalization, Apple's shares aren't expensive compared to its earnings. It's worth 15 times its earnings for the last year. That compares to 21 times earnings for Google Inc. and 14 times for the S&P 500 overall. Yet few companies in the index grow their earnings as fast as Apple does: In its latest quarter, its earnings rose 118 percent from a year ago, to $13.06 billion.
Analysts expect the Apple rally to have some legs. The 35 analysts who have reported to FactSet since Apple's latest earnings report have set an average price target of $592 per share, or 8 percent higher than Wednesday's level. That implies a market capitalization of $552 billion.
Apple has been helped by a general recovery in the stock market after the doldrums of the financial crisis and the recession. The S&P 500 index has posted its best February performance in 14 years, and on Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 13,000 for the first time since May 2008.
Apple's stock accounts for 3.8 percent of the value of the S&P 500, according to Standard & Poor's, and it made up 6 percent of the operating income of the 500 companies in the fourth quarter.
Analysts say Apple's sheer size works against its stock price. Apple stock already makes up a large share of the holdings of technology and growth-focused funds, and they have little appetite for more. Meanwhile, value-focused funds are often prevented from buying the shares because the company doesn't pay a dividend.
However, the company has been signaling that a dividend is under consideration, and several analysts now consider it a given that one will be announced this year. Last week, CEO Tim Cook told shareholders at the annual meeting that the company has more money than it needs, and the board and management are thinking "very deeply" about ways to use the cash.
Former CEO Steve Jobs, apparently haunted by the company's lean years in the 90s, had a policy of accumulating cash. The company now sits on $97.6 billion.
China's largest oil company, PetroChina, was briefly worth $1 trillion after it listed on the Shanghai stock exchange in 2007, but only based on its price on that exchange. Its shares also trade in Hong Kong and on the New York Stock Exchange. Based on trading there, its market capitalization has never reached $500 billion.

Syrian rebels flee shattered stronghold

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:35 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Defeated Syrian rebels abandoned their shattered stronghold in Homs, giving way to a 26-day army assault on a city that had become a symbol of the year-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

Activists said Syria's army had begun hunting down and killing insurgents who stayed to cover their comrades' "tactical retreat" from the city's battle-scarred Baba Amro district, although the reports could not be verified independently.

One pro-government figure said troops had "broken the back" of the uprising and the rebel withdrawal heralded impending victory over a Western-backed insurgency.

Soon afterward, the international Red Cross said Syrian authorities had finally given it the "green light" to take aid into Baba Amro on Friday.

As news of the pull-out spread, video footage released on the internet appeared to show the bodies of American journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik being buried in Homs, where they were killed in shelling eight days ago.

French journalists Edith Bouvier, who was wounded in the same bombardment, and William Daniels escaped to Lebanon on Thursday, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy said, of the last of a handful of reporters trapped in the city.

Armed rebels and defecting soldiers have been spearheading the revolt against Assad that began with largely peaceful protests inspired by the Arab Spring, but escalated after a bloody government crackdown.

Reports from Homs, seen as a bastion of rebel resistance, could not be verified immediately due to tight government restrictions on media operations in Syria.

At least 17 rebels were put to death with knives after they were chased into nearby fields, one activist told Reuters.

Scattered gunfire could be heard inside Baba Amro and sporadic shelling hit nearby districts, the activists said. The overall level of combat exchanges seemed to have receded.

Snow blanketed the city, where hundreds have died and residents are short of food, fuel, power, water and telephone links, activists said.

"The Free Syrian Army and all the other fighters have left Baba Amro," one activist said from Homs. "They pulled out."

SCENTING VICTORY

The drama in Homs unfolded without any immediate comment from Syrian officials or the state media, but Taleb Ibrahim, a Syrian analyst close to the government, said the military's operation in Homs had "broken the back of the armed groups."

"It's the beginning of Syria's final victory over the Qatari, Saudi, French, American and Zionist conspiracy against Syria," he told Lebanon's Hezbollah-run al-Manar television.

A Lebanese official close to Damascus said Assad's government was determined to regain control of Homs, Syria's third city, which straddles the main north-south highway.

"They want to take it, whatever happens, without restraint, whatever the cost," the official said, asking not to be named.

He said defeat for the rebels in Homs would leave the opposition without any major stronghold in Syria, easing the crisis for Assad, who remained confident he could survive.

President Assad, a London-trained eye doctor, is increasingly isolated in his struggle to crush an armed insurrection.

He has received significant backing from Russia which, along with China, has shielded Assad from U.N. Security Council action.

But Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appeared to distance himself from Assad in an interview with the London Times newspaper published on Friday, saying he had no special relationship with the president.

"It is up to the Syrians to decide who should run their country ... We need to make sure they stop killing each other," Putin said.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul told Reuters on Thursday that

Russia and Iran would soon realize they had little choice but to join international diplomatic efforts for Assad's removal.

"I think in time Russia will see its support has been abused by the Syrian regime. They will recognize this fact when they see the heavy weapons being used against the people in Syria. That is not very tolerable, not even for Russia," he said.

The United Nations says Syrian security forces have killed more than 7,500 civilians since the revolt began last March. Syria's government said in December that "armed terrorists" had killed more than 2,000 soldiers and police during the unrest.

(Additional reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis in Amman, Mariam Karouny, Dominic Evans, Oliver Holmes and Laila Bassam in Beirut, Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva, Steve Gutterman in Moscow and Nour Merza in Dubai; Writing by Alistair Lyon; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)

More violent weather ahead for damaged communities

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:16 PM PST

HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — Crews cleared splintered plywood and smashed appliances from small-town neighborhoods Thursday, a day after tornadoes killed 13 people in the Midwest and South. But the forecast held a menacing possibility: More twisters may be coming, and they could be even stronger.

Damaged communities tried to take advantage of the brief break in the weather, mindful of one meteorologist's warning that by Friday, both regions would again be "right in the bull's eye."

Skies were sunny in the southern Illinois community of Harrisburg, where Darrell Osman was back in the rubble of his dead mother's home, trying to salvage whatever he could. When he arrived, a neighbor handed him his mother's wallet, which the twister had dropped in a truck near her home.
He couldn't help but think of the pain that would be inflicted if another twister hit Harrisburg, a town of 9,000 where six people died.
"On a personal level, I think I've been hit as hard as I can be hit, but it would be disheartening for this community," Osman said.
Kera Wise searched the ruins of her aunt and uncle's home after the two were hospitalized in neighboring Indiana with injuries they suffered in the storm.
Wise figured she had little time to waste in rounding up her aunt's prized trove of Elvis memorabilia and Beenie Babies. Another line of storms could ruin anything left exposed to the elements.
"You just keep thinking, 'God, please don't let there be another tornado.'"
National Weather Service meteorologist Beverly Poole said severe storms are expected to roll through the region again after midnight Thursday and linger into early Friday, possibly bringing hail and rain.
Then yet another system is expected to arrive Friday afternoon.
Both rounds of violent weather carry the potential of more tornadoes, Poole said.
The weather service planned to bring a severe-weather specialist to the region's command center to provide up-to-the-minute information before and during the storms.
Osman awoke before Wednesday's storm because he was alerted by his special weather radio. He said early warning equipment was essential.
"The peace of mind you get from it sitting on your dresser is well worth the cost," he said.
Authorities warned that the next line of storms was forecast to take a similar path and potentially grow stronger than Wednesday's system.
Ryan Jewell, a meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center, said the Midwest and South will be squarely in the center of the danger zone.
Wednesday's fatalities spanned four states. In addition to the Illinois deaths, one person was killed in the Missouri town of Buffalo, while two more fatalities were reported in the state's Cassville and Puxico areas. All three died in mobile homes.
A Harveyville, Kan., man suffered fatal injuries after his home collapsed on him, and three more people were killed in eastern Tennessee.
Another twister hopscotched down the main thoroughfare of the country music mecca of Branson, Mo., damaging some of the city's famous theaters just days before the start of the town's crucial tourist season.
Local leaders insisted Branson was open for business, but they expected the full cleanup to take weeks.
In Harrisburg, Levi Fogle and Sarah Pearce — parents of three young daughters — were grateful that their entire family survived without a scratch even though two oak trees toppled onto their home.
"God held my house up, there's no doubt about that," Pearce said Thursday as Fogle strummed a guitar, shaking it at times to jingle the glass fragments that got inside after the instrument was left in the backseat of a car.
The Harrisburg tornado was an EF4, the second-highest rating given to twisters based on damage. Scientists said it was 200 yards wide with winds up to 170 mph.
Adding to the danger was the storm's timing: It hit when many people were fast slept.
Meteorologist Harold Brooks called that unusual but "not completely uncommon."
Brooks, with the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla., said perhaps 10 percent of tornadoes strike between midnight and 6 a.m., a time when storms are harder to spot, and it's harder to get the word out.
"If you're asleep, you're less likely going to hear anything, any warning message," Brooks said.
That didn't appear to be the case in Harrisburg, where the mayor credited storm spotters for saving lives.
In Tennessee, donated storage units were to be offered to families whose homes were damaged so they could protect possessions before the next round of storms.
The brother-in-law of a woman who was killed said he found her under some debris and held her hand until paramedics arrived.
George Jones and several relatives gathered Thursday at the shattered mobile home of Melissa Evans Beaty outside the small city of Crossville, about 110 miles east of Nashville.
He said Beaty, whom they called Lisa, was alive and asking about her grandchildren after the twister passed.
The children were all right, but Beaty later died, and her husband, Ricky, was taken to a Knoxville hospital with a fractured pelvis and severe head trauma, Jones said.
"We would give anything, to have Lisa back," he added.
The couple's home was completely destroyed, with pieces wrapped around nearby trees.
Bunny Howe survived with her 9-year-old grandsons by climbing into a bathtub as she watched the wind pick up one of her horses in the back yard, then overturn part of a tractor-trailer in the front yard.
That's when she got on top of the children and held the bathroom door shut with her feet.
The children asked her, "Ma, what are we going to do?'" She told them, "We're going to pray."
The tornado tore off a wall of the Howes' garage and toppled a tree onto the roof.
After all that, Howe said, she's not overly concerned about storms predicted for Friday.
"What's it going to do?" she asked. "Take the rest of the house down?"
___
Associated Press Writer Kristin M. Hall in Crossville, Tenn., contributed to this report.

COMMON CENTS

2012-03-01T19:03:00.001-08:00

COMMON CENTS

Andrew Breitbart: Rest in Peace: (with updates)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:56 PM PST

The Conservative Movement lost one of its true warriors, one of the brave souls who is not afraid to go toe-to-toe with the State Controlled Media. Andrew Breitbart died today of natural causes at the age of only 43. Breitbart had numerous accomplishments, among them being one of the principle causes of the leftist group Acorn being de-funded by Congress, causing Anthony Weiner to resign and more. He teamed with investigative reporters countless times to bring scandal after scandal to light. His friend Matt Drudge of The Drudge Report said it best:

DEAR READER: In the first decade of the DRUDGEREPORT Andrew Breitbart was a constant source of energy, passion and commitment. We shared a love of headlines, a love of the news, an excitement about what's happening. I don't think there was a single day during that time when we did not flash each other or laugh with each other, or challenge each other. I still see him in my mind's eye in Venice Beach, the sunny day I met him. He was in his mid 20's. It was all there. He had a wonderful, loving family and we all feel great sadness for them today... MDRUDGE

Tributes are pouring in from across the blogosphere:

Rush Limbaugh
Andrew Breitbart: A bulldog for the cause

Michelle Malkin

Devastating: Andrew Breitbart RIP (must read for some liberal hatred)

Sean Hannity
Listen: Sean's last interview with Andrew Breitbart

Townhall

Warrior Andrew Breitbart has passed away

National Review

Goodbye Andrew

Washington Times

Conservative 'happy warrior' Breitbart dead at 43

Reason Magazine

Farewell to a Friend: Andrew Breitbart

Wall St Journal

Andrew Breitbart dead at 43

Legal Insurrection

A personal note on the death of Andrew Breitbart

Hugh Hewitt:

Andrew Breitbart RIP - includes Audio Clips of interviews

Hot Air.com
Video: House Republicans pay tribute to Breitbart

The Hollywood Reporter
Exclusive: How Breitbart spent his last hour

Big Government (Andrew's site)
In Memoriam: Andrew Breitbart 1969-2012

Video - "How dare they call us Racists"

Video: Breitbart absolutely destroys MSNBC interviewer:

Jonah Goldberg on Fox "One of the most fearless people I ever knew"

Classic Breitbart - Andrew single single handedly dispenses a Left Wing Mob by himself!! These leftist dopes can't even know what they are protesting!

Andrew recently wrote a new conclusion to his book, Righteous Indignation:

I love my job. I love fighting for what I believe in. I love having fun while doing it. I love reporting stories that the Complex refuses to report. I love fighting back, I love finding allies, and—famously—I enjoy making enemies.
Three years ago, I was mostly a behind-the-scenes guy who linked to stuff on a very popular website. I always wondered what it would be like to enter the public realm to fight for what I believe in. I've lost friends, perhaps dozens. But I've gained hundreds, thousands—who knows?—of allies. At the end of the day, I can look at myself in the mirror, and I sleep very well at night.

President Obama and the Price of Gas:

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:54 AM PST

From the RSC. President Obama has been a disaster on the energy front and on the price of gas - some areas of the country are already seeing $5 a gallon for gasoline. Some quick facts:

Quick Facts on President Obama's Acceleration of Gas Prices

Oil production on federal land fell 11% last year. During the exact same time frame, oil production on private and state-owned land – land beyond the federal government's grip – grew 14%.
Shortly after Steven Chu professed a desire for European-level gas prices, President Obama named him Secretary of Energy. Italians currently pay about $9.00 per gallon.
The Obama administration imposed a moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico followed by a "permitorium" with very few permits issued for new drilling. Data from the Energy Information Agency show production in the Gulf of Mexico dropping by 120 million barrels annually from 2009 to 2012.
The Keystone XL pipeline could bring our economy thousands of new jobs and transport 830,000 barrels a day to American refineries. President Obama rejected it.
Drilling plans have historically been approved 73% of the time. For the start of 2012, President Obama has only approved 23%.

News Bird - Jobs Exams Results: State Bank SBBJ MBA Summer Project Training 2012

2012-03-01T18:06:00.001-08:00

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2012-03-01T17:20:00.001-08:00

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2012-03-01T17:18:00.001-08:00

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