Matt Said, Jay Said...11032013

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8JWMnAEDyje19GCppQ0_Idd7D3lQNqgD_1x3LV5DvYO_T3gmQNXZLi-x0YwfzZzaiDoMJzcZepXjU7eta7yCPGzPVHxC6bFEsuPehLK2CuoW9Z7AnAayS_a0KgRkxxh_Q9h1un1OXFmb/s1600/facebook-evolution-640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8JWMnAEDyje19GCppQ0_Idd7D3lQNqgD_1x3LV5DvYO_T3gmQNXZLi-x0YwfzZzaiDoMJzcZepXjU7eta7yCPGzPVHxC6bFEsuPehLK2CuoW9Z7AnAayS_a0KgRkxxh_Q9h1un1OXFmb/s400/facebook-evolution-640.jpg" width="400" /></a>Matt shames.  Jay seeks.  You say, <i>“That sounds about right.”</i><br /><br />Matt:  How the hell are ya?<br />Jay:  I’m good.  I feel like a new person.<br />Matt:  Really?  In a good way?  Wow, why is that?<br /><br />Jay:  Well, I am branching out socially.  I am seeking out new friends on social media sites.<br />Matt:  Why?<br />Jay:  Because I strongly yearn to meet new and interesting people.<br />Matt:  You?  Seriously?<br />Jay:  Well, yeah…in part…and it helps to pad my friends and follower numbers.<br />Matt:  I see…<br /><br />Jay:  Dude…It’s all about building relationships.<br />Matt:  Relationships are important if not intrusive, whether we want them or not.<br />Jay:  Exactly.  And man…I am building them.  My efforts have garnered us like 20 “likes” on our<span style="color: blue;"> <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/iwsradio" target="_blank">FB page</a></i>.</span><br />Matt: I saw that.<br />Jay:  And I have met a few folks who have thus far pretended to like me for the time being.<br />Matt:  Well Hell…That makes it all worthwhile.<br />Jay:  I know, right?<br /><br />Matt:  Hmmmmmm….<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGbvLY36Q5vbCRDmkoumtfA8_0cx2CZY1K2f4WOZoXS-ziFWKSQgFd0osh607EPdSwCQoebDhCZ4QYS58qwnhJeV6XztW4mtooB9iYW4wNIB2cUBQx-MXpuAkhx8ccIGxQXtJKlqCZfnT/s1600/building+a+relationship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGbvLY36Q5vbCRDmkoumtfA8_0cx2CZY1K2f4WOZoXS-ziFWKSQgFd0osh607EPdSwCQoebDhCZ4QYS58qwnhJeV6XztW4mtooB9iYW4wNIB2cUBQx-MXpuAkhx8ccIGxQXtJKlqCZfnT/s320/building+a+relationship.jpg" width="320" /></a>Jay:  What?  Did you just think of something deep, or are you experiencing an aneurysm?<br />Matt:  Y’know, Jayman…This Sunday we could talk about relationships.  All types of relationships.<br />Jay:  Relationships do come in many different packages.<br />Matt:  Yes they do.<br /><br />Jay:  There are your friend relationships and family relationships.<br />Matt:  Neighbor and co-worker relationships.<br />Jay:  Relationships with your pets and other animals.<br />Matt:  Sexual relationships.<br />Jay:  Mmmmmmmmm…Sexual relati---um, sorry…Facebook relationships.<br />Matt:  Twitter relationships.<br />Jay:  Stumble Upon relationships.<br /><br />Matt:  I don’t have any of those.<br />Jay:  I know…That’s why you never get any Stumble love on your posts.<br />Matt:  It’s so hard though.  I’d have to follow other Stumblers.<br />Jay:  It’s a cross that we must all bear in order to get our stories out.<br />Matt:  Okay…Maybe I’ll work on that.<br />Jay:  Good Boy.<br /><br />Matt:  Sometimes, relationships go bad and it is very sad.<br />Jay:  Oh I know, and sometimes in addition to going bad, they get really funny while doing so.<br />Matt:  We wouldn’t want to talk about how bad relationships can be funny would we?<br />Jay:  Noooooooooooooo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC_NZjLF4cGie2e49N5acgQ3i__tgoAekYVEv8IECD8HosSEELgWmrcmnopwWj2iD-q3PD4APduKxxfZdKyocX3UVkhb1qbAQ7py0mau3jPY75vlctxhPdRWf_Dav6AdKqOTuDLIjEz5u/s1600/relationships.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC_NZjLF4cGie2e49N5acgQ3i__tgoAekYVEv8IECD8HosSEELgWmrcmnopwWj2iD-q3PD4APduKxxfZdKyocX3UVkhb1qbAQ7py0mau3jPY75vlctxhPdRWf_Dav6AdKqOTuDLIjEz5u/s320/relationships.jpg" width="320" /></a>Matt and Jay:  Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!<br /><br />Jay:  Alright then…<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/11/03/what-is-your-relationship-status" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">The Relationship Show</span></i></a> it is.<br />Matt:  We’ll cover every aspect of every type of relationship that exists.<br />Jay:  We can even talk about how some doctors have ended their relationship with us.<br />Matt:  Man, it will be painful to talk about, but…we’re professionals.<br /><br />Jay:  And of course, we’ll be taking phone calls from our diverse and worldwide audience.<br />Matt:  That right there is a hot relationship.<br />Jay:  Damn right.<br /><br />Matt:  I think we’re ready.<br />Jay:  I think so too, but are we ready for a committed relationship?<br />Matt:  I guess we’ll find out this Sunday from Noon-2 PM Eastern STANDARD Time.<br />Jay:  Indeed, can’t have a show relationship with folks if folks don’t set their clocks back!!<br /><br />Matt:  Until Sunday Jayman!!<br />Jay:  Word.<br /><br />To catch all of the IWS Radio hilarity on Blog Talk Radio <i>LIVE</i> this Sunday from Noon-2 PM ET, click <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/11/03/what-is-your-relationship-status" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></a>.</div>

Matt Said, Jay Said...11032013

Matt shames.  Jay seeks.  You say, “That sounds about right.”Matt:  How the hell are ya?Jay:  I’m good.  I feel like a new person.Matt:  Really?  In a good way?  Wow, why is that?Jay:  Well, I am branching out socially.  I am seeking out new friends …

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Photos: Honey Boo Boo Halloween costume

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2684301293992216550" style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 740px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1ZyU2Dq68XjxqwQO6IlLJw5CfkwrNWHOw4UrrMOdLv5COrGFrsWXiWKVm4cqnc9UmKt26MXCEjz5Btc0SQR3FJ1WzGo3U9wMjkl8FnMCoZ8I2MawPrlpl9aTBSRy0jzjjZEBkLqO2bg/s1600/Halloween-Honey-Boo-Boo-Kardashians.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #3399bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1ZyU2Dq68XjxqwQO6IlLJw5CfkwrNWHOw4UrrMOdLv5COrGFrsWXiWKVm4cqnc9UmKt26MXCEjz5Btc0SQR3FJ1WzGo3U9wMjkl8FnMCoZ8I2MawPrlpl9aTBSRy0jzjjZEBkLqO2bg/s640/Halloween-Honey-Boo-Boo-Kardashians.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(240, 240, 240); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><br />Honey Boo Boo and her family are hilarious dressed as the Kardashian family, and Peter Okoye is scary as the transformed Micheal Jackson from Thriller.</div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2684301293992216550" style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 740px;"><br /></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2684301293992216550" style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 740px;">More celebrities Halloween costume Photos after the cut...</div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2684301293992216550" style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 740px;"><a name='more'></a><br /></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2684301293992216550" style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 740px;"><br /></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2684301293992216550" style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 740px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f43blHuUY5BYmzhu06iZzN8U_aUbWUL_NWrOwyDQVc6SQBE2fBsEvgBy23RCH04Sr3Ps-9Cyvf9GZoizYltiqmf7E6rKnKJsN8SRvW4OSICXir0DvPI5gAmcHH-0nvv9AcjrWPIYb0k/s1600/halloween+kerry+washington.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #3399bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f43blHuUY5BYmzhu06iZzN8U_aUbWUL_NWrOwyDQVc6SQBE2fBsEvgBy23RCH04Sr3Ps-9Cyvf9GZoizYltiqmf7E6rKnKJsN8SRvW4OSICXir0DvPI5gAmcHH-0nvv9AcjrWPIYb0k/s640/halloween+kerry+washington.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(240, 240, 240); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><br />There has been a lot of Halloween costume pictures flying about and some of them got me smiling, laughing or flinching in fear, isn't that what halloween costumes are supposed to do? I'm not sure what Kerry Washington dressed at but she is so cute. </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2684301293992216550" style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 740px;"><br /><br /><a href="" name="more"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zAXRWTZeEP5QuJEnKLCjyZx1KBTK7QTOJ1C76G7rQ7MK8iOQ4T5pRLyF0p-NDbcuqVeirhorh4MS46LNtfnA9xPJwRp9ATnj4Y5F0j3Pq_dSIVb1Pp9hT7yNGmUPiLS0zTfiwNKXZOc/s1600/heidi+klum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #3399bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zAXRWTZeEP5QuJEnKLCjyZx1KBTK7QTOJ1C76G7rQ7MK8iOQ4T5pRLyF0p-NDbcuqVeirhorh4MS46LNtfnA9xPJwRp9ATnj4Y5F0j3Pq_dSIVb1Pp9hT7yNGmUPiLS0zTfiwNKXZOc/s1600/heidi+klum.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(240, 240, 240); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><br />Heidi Klum as a 100 year old grandma, made possible with head to toe body make up.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pP4erVyiYHszURD02N3MTMRkv7dafj7fEw8HbhunwR7sRCHVrm927c5PVaMX58KrxsNEOsB0Ji2D9TtMjIeCLucvM6_fi2sdoNUD-rrw9djvhjyZ8tdcwtw0Hh3KTRHeVla9gxArNsE/s1600/Halloween-Beyonce-Angel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #3399bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pP4erVyiYHszURD02N3MTMRkv7dafj7fEw8HbhunwR7sRCHVrm927c5PVaMX58KrxsNEOsB0Ji2D9TtMjIeCLucvM6_fi2sdoNUD-rrw9djvhjyZ8tdcwtw0Hh3KTRHeVla9gxArNsE/s640/Halloween-Beyonce-Angel.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(240, 240, 240); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuK63N-mbriWQjJm1vOK4rij5e4WXBe3XKOtTjC8vcjHr6dBBq3WSSJyb7skJvxu37_SbEt7w510FbdhQ8WUMS7omv3dpbI2ogT_khpHBSyIDhMQdvRnTcQkKa_VqeIsqtD72rKJAy_E/s1600/halloween-blue-ivy-bee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #3399bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuK63N-mbriWQjJm1vOK4rij5e4WXBe3XKOtTjC8vcjHr6dBBq3WSSJyb7skJvxu37_SbEt7w510FbdhQ8WUMS7omv3dpbI2ogT_khpHBSyIDhMQdvRnTcQkKa_VqeIsqtD72rKJAy_E/s1600/halloween-blue-ivy-bee.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(240, 240, 240); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a><span style="text-align: justify;">Beyonce, plus a halo and wings is a mommy angel carrying Blue Ivy as a bee.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>

Photos: Honey Boo Boo Halloween costume

Honey Boo Boo and her family are hilarious dressed as the Kardashian family, and Peter Okoye is scary as the transformed Micheal Jackson from Thriller.More celebrities Halloween costume Photos after the cut...There has been a lot of Halloween costume…

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Ender's Game: Well played

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><i>Ender's Game</i> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span><b>(2013) • <a href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/summit/endersgame/" style="color: #27a9c5; text-decoration: none;">View trailer</a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b> </b><br /><b>Four stars. Rating: PG-13, for violence and dramatic intensity</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>By <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577" style="color: #27a9c5; text-decoration: none;">Derrick Bang</a> • </b></span>Originally published in <i><a href="http://www.davisenterprise.com/" style="color: #27a9c5; text-decoration: none;">The Davis Enterprise</a></i>, 11.1.13</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Celebrated sci-fi author Orson Scott Card was 26 when his first work, a novella titled “Ender’s Game,” was published in the August 1977 issue of <i>Analog</i>. In 1985, with much more ambitious plans for that tale’s young protagonist — and with the security of a rapidly blossoming literary career — Card expanded his debut effort into a novel that won both the Hugo and Nebula awards.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g9X5vhu3pI7JFJlSqdfpLJitdw86oIUB6xgbXYAcLOsjzxjN2LMde4wPgcfeonEV-wkcy2Pc0RyPHWMSAymfryyYf_nUfl0nUHRf7SOOEKLYh89508YkfpGappOJAr6h9VMA-1o30Ho/s1600/Enders+Game+blog.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g9X5vhu3pI7JFJlSqdfpLJitdw86oIUB6xgbXYAcLOsjzxjN2LMde4wPgcfeonEV-wkcy2Pc0RyPHWMSAymfryyYf_nUfl0nUHRf7SOOEKLYh89508YkfpGappOJAr6h9VMA-1o30Ho/s400/Enders+Game+blog.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">While Petra (Hailee Steinfeld) watches warily, the thuggish Bonzo (Moises Arias) angrily<br />warns Ender (Asa Butterfield) to stay out of his way. But Ender isn't one to remain on<br />the sidelines, which Petra senses immediately; things are destined to get quite ugly<br />between these two boys.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, the so-called “Ender series” encompasses — are you sitting down? — a dozen novels, a dozen short stories and roughly four dozen comic books (some adapting existing novels, some with entirely new material).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously, fans can’t get enough.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More significantly, for our purposes, those same fans — and the general public — will thoroughly enjoy director/scripter Gavin Hood’s big-screen adaptation of the novel that started it all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The South African-born filmmaker is an impressively shrewd choice for this material, having burst onto the scene with 2005’s <i>Tsotsi</i>, which traces a week in the life of a young Johannesburg street thug who wrestles with his conscience after finding a baby in the back seat of a car he steals. The grim drama won that year’s Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, and Hood — a USC film school grad — went on to an eclectic career as a director, writer and actor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Ender’s Game</i> also focuses strongly on the warring conscience of a boy, while contemplating several big-ticket philosophical issues that include state-sanctioned child abuse, planetary resource depletion and the novel’s most controversial theme: the notion of meeting a bully’s brutality with a savage response designed to prevent ALL subsequent attacks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The setting is a futuristic Earth, decades after our planet just barely repelled an invasion by an insectoid alien race dubbed the “Formics.” Expecting that these swarming monstrosities have returned to their home world in order to mount an even larger assault fleet, Earth’s united military force has pinned its hopes on a multi-national “Battle School” designed to train our best and brightest military tacticians:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carefully selected children.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Young minds are much more agile and adaptable; we know this in our own real world. It therefore stands to reason that young minds weaned on a diet of strategy-laced computer games might be nurtured into becoming the next Patton, Napoleon or Hannibal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Needless to say, this rather disturbing notion — and the possibility that modern nations might be acting on it — is a helluva lot more timely today, than it was back in 1977. Among his many other talents, Card deserves credit for scary prescience.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We meet young Andrew “Ender” Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) during his early days at Battle School, where he has demonstrated a flair for besting older classmates in computer tablet battles. This does not make Ender popular with some of his more thuggish peers, although it does bring him to the attention of Col. Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and Maj. Gwen Anderson (Viola Davis), always on the lookout for promising students.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, this focus makes Ender even more of a target, leading to a confrontation with one of the school bullies. Ender attempts to talk his way out of the beatdown; when that fails, he surprises everybody by lashing out viciously enough to hospitalize his older, taller tormentor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Naturally, that makes Ender even <i>more</i> interesting to Graff.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the aftermath, recognizing what he has done, troubles Ender deeply. Allowed a brief visit home, believing he has been washed out of the program, Ender takes solace from his older sister, Valentine (Abigail Breslin), who knows full well what he’s going through, having once been a Battle School student herself. (Valentine’s saga is covered elsewhere in Card’s canon.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In great contrast, Ender’s sociopathic older brother Peter (Jimmy Pinchak) delights in this apparent failure; indeed, Peter comes close to killing Ender ... which reveals precisely how the younger boy has learned to deal with bullies. Peter, as well, once was a Battle School student; he was expelled because of his uncontrolled violent rages.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ender’s visible, guilt-ridden remorse has been the final test; it demonstrates the boy’s ability to empathize with an opponent, thus better understanding him. Graff swoops him back into the program, where Ender joins other children in a spaceflight to a huge orbiting military station designed primarily around its huge, zero-gravity “battle room.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The children are divided into squadrons, with opposing teams meeting in the obstacle-laden battle room for a futuristic blend of paintball and quidditch. The hand-held “weapons” are paralyzers that temporarily freeze an opponent’s limb or torso; points are given for various anatomical hits, but a team wins immediately if able to maneuver one player through the enemy’s “goal.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ender quickly excels at this game, displaying a facility for unorthodox strategies that cleverly — but ruthlessly — sacrifice other squad members in order to achieve that ultimate victory. This earns him the growing respect of new friends Bean (Aramis Knight) and Alai (Suraj Partha), while isolating him further from jealous tyrants such as Bonzo (Moises Arias), leader of the Salamander squad.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ender’s effort to stand up to the cruel Bonzo has an upside: the growing respect of Petra (Hailee Steinfeld), also a member of the Salamanders.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The battle room games continue, while — behind the scenes, unknown to the students — Graff nervously eyes a deep-space monitor that counts down the anticipated return of the Formic invaders.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butterfield is perfect in the title role, his sallow complexion, sunken eyes and haunted gaze every inch the angst-ridden lad that Card created on the page. The young actor made a startlingly mature debut in 2008’s <i><a href="http://derrickbang.blogspot.com/2008/11/boy-in-striped-pajamas-grim-bedtime.html">The Boy in the Striped Pajamas</a></i>, and more recently touched our hearts as the title character in 2011’s <i><a href="http://derrickbang.blogspot.com/2011/11/hugo-true-sense-of-wonder.html">Hugo</a></i>. Butterfield is a richly expressive performer, and here he displays just the right blend of stubborn, defiant superiority and aching despair.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ford delivers an equally intriguing performance, on the one hand making Graff a gruff, seasoned proponent of the “tough love” school: the sort of cheerfully grumpy bearing we’ve come to expect from the veteran actor. But Graff also has another side that isn’t nearly as attractive, and Ford is equally persuasive when this hardened commander reveals his increasingly desperate allegiance to the belief that the end justifies <i>any</i> means ... even those that irreparably damage his prize pupils.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Too much is at stake to behave otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Davis is the yin to Graff’s yang; Anderson is a much more compassionate psychologist who worries deeply about what is being done to these impressionable young minds. She’s also greatly concerned about the degree to which Ender’s downtime activity — a solo, puzzle-laden computer challenge — has been “invaded” by images of his sister and Formic opponents. Davis’ increasingly defiant objections to Graff’s methods, however, become a bit too shrill: not the best showcase for an actress better known for the graceful subtlety of her performances.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steinfeld, still coasting on her Oscar-nominated work in the 2010 remake of <i><a href="http://derrickbang.blogspot.com/2010/12/true-grit-larger-than-life.html">True Grit</a></i>, is plucky and sympathetic as Petra, Ender’s staunchest ally. That said, her performance shows little depth; she doesn’t dig deep into her role, the way Butterfield so thoroughly inhabits Ender.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fairness, Hood’s script more correctly deserves the blame for this. In the filmmaker’s desire to focus on the bond between Ender and Valentine — thus granting Breslin a better showcase for <i>her</i> acting chops — he short-shrifts Petra, Bean and Alai, all of whom play a much larger, and more emotionally crucial, role in Card’s novel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s not necessarily a bad artistic choice on Hood’s part; he obviously struggled to compress the massive tapestry of Card’s novel into a 114-minute film. But those who vividly remember the book's handling of Petra, Bean and Alai are apt to be somewhat disappointed here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A heavily tattooed Ben Kingsley is striking as the half-Maori instructor who takes over when Ender graduates to Command School, and Nonso Anozie makes a strong impression in his brief role as a boot camp-style sergeant. Arias, as well, ensures that we’ll not soon forget the petulantly vicious Bonzo: quite a switch from the goofy free spirit this young actor played earlier this year, in <i><a href="http://derrickbang.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-kings-of-summer-this-film-rules.html">The Kings of Summer</a></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Characters and performances aside, however, every fan of this novel will want to know how well the battle room skirmishes have been visualized. The news is good: Visual effects supervisor and his company, Digital Domain, have done a slick job. The zero-gravity environment is cleverly, persuasively constructed, and several of Ender’s best campaigns — most notably his squad’s odds-against battle with <i>two</i>opposing teams — leap faithfully off the page.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the other hand, some quieter scenes — such as Harrison Ford’s zero-g “swim” within a spaceship cabin — suffer slightly when compared to the far superior (and very recent) work in <i><a href="http://derrickbang.blogspot.com/2013/10/gravity-grim-survival-drama.html">Gravity</a></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hood builds his film to an exciting, breathtaking finale, although an epilogue of sorts — also faithful to Card’s novel — gets too philosophically preachy for my taste, and even works against what we’ve seen to this point. Card could better establish the groundwork for this unexpected twist; Hood's film, of necessity short-changing such back-story, sends viewers out on a note that is intended to be upbeat, but instead feels dour and anticlimactic (while clearly setting up a potential sequel).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles></xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]><style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--><br /><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still, the ride is crisp, energetic and well played up to that point. <i>Ender’s Game</i> also raises intriguing questions, as is intended; this is thoughtful sci-fi, designed to encourage debate while entertaining. It succeeds on both counts.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>

2013 Abigail Breslin Asa Butterfield Ben Kingsley Four Star Films Hailee Steinfeld Harrison Ford Moises Arias Sci-Fi Viola Davis Ender's Game: Well played

Ender's Game (2013) • View trailer Four stars. Rating: PG-13, for violence and dramatic intensityBy Derrick Bang • Originally published in The Davis Enterprise, 11.1.13Celebrated sci-fi author Orson Scott Card was 26 when his first work, a novella ti…

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Kim and Kanye is on the new again! This time, they are suing Youtube co-founder over engagement leak

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5123523273707422625" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; position: relative; text-align: start; width: 616px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2awPT20eqGlmYEO-geSVOeUGVdSd1mdtUcW-QLBsbJ3JJ5eIADZa7VMRQNGRb2uBWY1J0745uAGbBF2A4JoWm5klstUdlgiT4DUI1xdmKo3xWB0THGX9WfjFKGbUzABTWG_hraGmxuzOy/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-24+at+2.36.04+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #b41e20; cursor: url(http://webfactory.ng/cursor/bottle2.png), auto; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2awPT20eqGlmYEO-geSVOeUGVdSd1mdtUcW-QLBsbJ3JJ5eIADZa7VMRQNGRb2uBWY1J0745uAGbBF2A4JoWm5klstUdlgiT4DUI1xdmKo3xWB0THGX9WfjFKGbUzABTWG_hraGmxuzOy/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-24+at+2.36.04+PM.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(158, 9, 11); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5123523273707422625" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; position: relative; text-align: start; width: 616px;"><br /></div>Days after Kanye West staged his elaborate proposal to Kim K at San Francisco's AT&T Park in front of family and friends on her 33rd birthday, video footage of the event surfaced online. Kim & Kanye are now suing the person who leaked the video.<br /><br />According to reports, Kim and Kanye have filed a copyright lawsuit against the co-founder of Youtube, Chad Hurley, claiming he crashed their party uninvited and taped and released footage of the proposal after signing an agreement promising not to after he was allowed to stay and witness the proposal. The are seeking unspecified damages. You can watch the engagement video after the cut..<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="" name="more" style="cursor: url(http://webfactory.ng/cursor/bottle2.png), auto;"></a></span><a name='more'></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/watch-engagement-video-kim-kardashian-2486186" style="color: #b41e20; cursor: url(http://webfactory.ng/cursor/bottle2.png), auto; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"></a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://mixbit.com/embed/_37K17ON7MgcLooA1k7a1" style="cursor: url(http://webfactory.ng/cursor/bottle1.png), auto;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="600"></iframe></span><div style="clear: both; font-size: 13px;"></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="post-footer" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 1.5em 0px 0px; text-align: start;"></div></div>

Kim and Kanye is on the new again! This time, they are suing Youtube co-founder over engagement leak

Days after Kanye West staged his elaborate proposal to Kim K at San Francisco's AT&T Park in front of family and friends on her 33rd birthday, video footage of the event surfaced online. Kim & Kanye are now suing the person who leaked the video.Accor…

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Photos: Nigerian First Lady Patience Jonathan's foster mother's funeral service

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President Jonathan, VP Namadi Sambo, Governor Goodswill Akpabio, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Governor Theodore Orji and several prominent Nigerians were at the burial. 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Ozery Bakery Review!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pjk6zm8dNoI/UnQ9GVy5n8I/AAAAAAAAKfI/yaCsq0m6Niw/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pjk6zm8dNoI/UnQ9GVy5n8I/AAAAAAAAKfI/yaCsq0m6Niw/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I was sent an assortment of products for review from <a href="http://us.ozerybakeryinc.com/ozery/index.php">Ozery Bakery</a> and couldn't wait to try them out especially their morning rounds to dress up my sandwiches !</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Above is a photo of the products I received, they all sound delicious!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Morning rounds: </i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h-ey94-L8eQ/UnWnLtbHnaI/AAAAAAAAKiE/sOstvbwwwnk/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h-ey94-L8eQ/UnWnLtbHnaI/AAAAAAAAKiE/sOstvbwwwnk/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></a></div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ditch the doughnuts and unhealthy baked goods we all know and love and have a morning round! I have never tried anything like these before in my life ! It's almost like an English muffin and a scone mixed!! What I love about these rounds is you can make a sandwich out of them, slather on some of your favorite cream cheese or even use butter and jam!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Great for a snack or a quick and easy breakfast for on the go!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cranberry orange morning rounds:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-88fkgc9YDKg/UnQ9GYVzCLI/AAAAAAAAKfE/klNDjEjC25Y/s1600/13+-+2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-88fkgc9YDKg/UnQ9GYVzCLI/AAAAAAAAKfE/klNDjEjC25Y/s320/13+-+2" width="320" /></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Delicious plump cranberries baked right into this flaky bread with the essence of orange makes the perfect Thanksgiving sandwich with all the trimmings such as turkey, stuffing and even some cranberry mayo! So unbelievably good!!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Muesli:</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yol6i0t0eEE/UoGFAoimrTI/AAAAAAAAKrE/BZxXwRABIsg/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yol6i0t0eEE/UoGFAoimrTI/AAAAAAAAKrE/BZxXwRABIsg/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></a></div><i><br /></i><i>I love the plump juicy raisins throughout this bun it's makes it not only healthy but tastes delicious along with the grains and works great with some cinnamon cream cheese!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Apple cinnamon:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Crispy pitas:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cranberry pumpkin seed:</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rVt15k5QGeY/Uo6xtDcx8XI/AAAAAAAAK_U/CBhHoRL17vA/s1600/13+-+2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rVt15k5QGeY/Uo6xtDcx8XI/AAAAAAAAK_U/CBhHoRL17vA/s320/13+-+2" width="320" /></a></div><i><br /></i><i>I absolutely love these pita chips! To me they taste like cranberry bread that's been baked to perfection with pumpkin seeds and a hint of cinnamon! </i><br /><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Rosemary garlic</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Organic wheat:</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Crispy light and airy pita chips make it perfect for dipping!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Organic spelt with flax:</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>To me it has a plain taste but would go great with cheese, salsa or hummus </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Links:</i><br /><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Website:</i><br /><a href="http://us.ozerybakeryinc.com/ozery/index.php"><i>http://us.ozerybakeryinc.com/ozery/index.php</i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Facebook:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ozerybakery.pitabreak?ref=ts&fref=ts"><i>https://www.facebook.com/ozerybakery.pitabreak?ref=ts&fref=ts</i></a><br /><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Twitter:</i><br /><i><a href="https://twitter.com/OzeryBakery">https://twitter.com/OzeryBakery</a></i><br /><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Ozery Bakery Review!

I was sent an assortment of products for review from Ozery Bakery and couldn't wait to try them out especially their morning rounds to dress up my sandwiches !Above is a photo of the products I received, they all sound delicious!Morning rounds: Ditch…

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Toms River Continues To Rebuild A Year Later

I attended Wednesday's Tri County Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Luncheon in Pottstown to hear Paul Shives, Business Administrator for Toms River, NJ, speak on the recovery that Toms River faces from Sandy, even a year later.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Toms River is the ninth largest municipality in New Jersey, numbering over 90,000 residents at this point. Because of its size (41 square miles) and its position along a barrier island, Toms River features the most waterfront property of any New Jersey municipality. Given Sandy's eye moved ashore to their south, the Toms River area was particularly hard hit from the storm. </div><div><br /></div><div>Most of Toms River is west of the back bay; however, two parts of the community are along the barrier island -- Ortley Beach (which we're all aware of the damage) and Dover Beaches.  These are a part of the same barrier island that Mantoloking resides on -- the barrier island that was breached by Sandy's storm surge coming in at high tide during a full moon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shives stated that while there's a lot that needs to be done in Toms River, much has been accomplished through partnership among state and local officials, as well as hard work by locals in numerous capacities. He was particularly kind towards Governor Christie, commending his administration on a couple of occasions for their willingness to partner with local level agencies and for pushing FEMA to get a field office opened in the community when one was not originally planned.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrg3TMZp58zBqFzO2-pwnhbe-qxjQ4niAR_dsT9HJ9UndXxt2AGmPAgBz4bpu9wKQJu587bnTC0chesUp1oFB0hqRuNuKpnMMLqA38crqrajRDdELTQwGBEPU3yspHF9tcP9_YWxFqviq/s1600/103013-ORT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrg3TMZp58zBqFzO2-pwnhbe-qxjQ4niAR_dsT9HJ9UndXxt2AGmPAgBz4bpu9wKQJu587bnTC0chesUp1oFB0hqRuNuKpnMMLqA38crqrajRDdELTQwGBEPU3yspHF9tcP9_YWxFqviq/s400/103013-ORT.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google Maps shot of Ortley Beach from earlier this year.</td></tr></tbody></table>If you weren't aware of the scope of damage in Toms River, here are some statistics to put things in perspective. 9200 structures were significantly damaged or destroyed in the community. 35,750 sixty foot length dumpsters were needed to remove debris from the community. In fact, Shives mentioned that the last debris removal from the barrier islands occurred yesterday on Halloween.<br /><br />Out of Toms River's $10 billion property tax base, 20 percent of that was lost due to the storm. That leaves a significant economic impact in the community for basic government services, <a href="http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/60546-as-sandy-anniversary-nears-group-prepares-report-on-the-storms-costs?linktype=related_articlepage" target="_blank">which forced Toms River to look for loans and financial assistance</a> to ensure government functioned in the community but also to help with rebuilding efforts.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO3fUemAS5tyh3vMs_6B16Q4nCctMem4MdcXlUVIwKN4C36MVEWZ6YC4S-uQDek-5F_Pyz33vVcsD6gmvubh8GY143VUhLgdx_S0YWjDTtPDKkBMQZxgsFQn80q6SPZoo_FzYEzyyaJr1/s1600/103013-ORTb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO3fUemAS5tyh3vMs_6B16Q4nCctMem4MdcXlUVIwKN4C36MVEWZ6YC4S-uQDek-5F_Pyz33vVcsD6gmvubh8GY143VUhLgdx_S0YWjDTtPDKkBMQZxgsFQn80q6SPZoo_FzYEzyyaJr1/s400/103013-ORTb.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google Maps shot of Mantoloking from earlier this year.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>The community has invested $28 million in public works projects -- things from roads to utilities to parks, also has worked on facilitating workshops to help residents navigate the FEMA minefield and new flood zone regulations that were issued late last year.<br /><br />Is there progress? Yes. Is it fast enough? <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/27/nj-sandy-victims-feel-snubbed/3283687/" target="_blank">Arguably not</a> for a number of individuals. Shives admitted to USA Today and also to the Chamber audience that township officials believe rebuilding was a three to five year proposition.<br /><br />That said, things are improving gradually at the Shore. </div>

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I attended Wednesday's Tri County Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Luncheon in Pottstown to hear Paul Shives, Business Administrator for Toms River, NJ, speak on the recovery that Toms River faces from Sandy, even a year later.Toms River is t…

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Tell AAMCO to stop backing Limbaugh

<b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">AAMCO is advertising on The Rush Limbaugh Show. If you haven't already, please sign this.  If you already have, please tweet, facebook, and email to your friends and family.  </span></b><br /><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">#stoprush is driving Limbaugh and his friends nuts.  Let's keep it up.</span></b><br /><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT170"><a href="http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/aamco-stop-supporting-1?mailing_id=16599&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=5390103" target="_blank">http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/aamco-stop-supporting-1?mailing_id=16599&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=5390103</a></span> </span></b><br /><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you for your continued support of civil discourse.</span></b>

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AAMCO is advertising on The Rush Limbaugh Show. If you haven't already, please sign this.  If you already have, please tweet, facebook, and email to your friends and family.  #stoprush is driving Limbaugh and his friends nuts.  Let's keep it up.htt…

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David Tennant And Cat Friends Introduce Virgin's Online Box Sets

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TuZOcACouy_zpVy_J9pvSE9iigGuhiUKutv6aiobHs5M75GYQZTnPQnmJb6bor5ySPVSDylZCbgH_bfbNJxZJQk3XO_J7QGPG7Gret8WcsYroMKrYesM4yaD-lCpkBd4S7P7moeM0dW7/s1600/Cats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TuZOcACouy_zpVy_J9pvSE9iigGuhiUKutv6aiobHs5M75GYQZTnPQnmJb6bor5ySPVSDylZCbgH_bfbNJxZJQk3XO_J7QGPG7Gret8WcsYroMKrYesM4yaD-lCpkBd4S7P7moeM0dW7/s640/Cats.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the second clip from the new Virgin Media campaign, David Tennant joins forces with dozens of cats - and sports a rather fetching Kitten Hat in the process - to introduce the range of TV box sets available via TiVo.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPEL14dwsnL-tS3olT1T4awQQJdXSOxh9yd9RQR1-mkNrXp9F5K13FOFkdogCwdhKm3440Il9SywqUYnB0OwccnZayedLAdsOeTlptHo1rX4DBYqqwgRHUrh3qJTDxiwjg2iLJ4MuLk_P/s1600/CatHat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPEL14dwsnL-tS3olT1T4awQQJdXSOxh9yd9RQR1-mkNrXp9F5K13FOFkdogCwdhKm3440Il9SywqUYnB0OwccnZayedLAdsOeTlptHo1rX4DBYqqwgRHUrh3qJTDxiwjg2iLJ4MuLk_P/s640/CatHat.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The clip comes courtesy of visual effects wizards The Mill. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beam.tv/workspace/viewFolderFile/TvqxGpWfnv?clientWidth=1280&clientHeight=638&fmp=svwwGnWdmS"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Watch the new ad here</b></span></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The new Virgin Media TiVo campaign featuring David with Sir Richard Branson begins on TV and online tomorrow.</span>

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In the second clip from the new Virgin Media campaign, David Tennant joins forces with dozens of cats - and sports a rather fetching Kitten Hat in the process - to introduce the range of TV box sets available via TiVo.The clip comes courtesy of visua…

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Richard II Video Production Diary 10: Stephen Brimson Lewis On Designing The Play

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfX8uovCqOQo7JvC9nRJglJ0ooI2OSZSZp-EmpsDxqjX3EQsnzX8GdCeMFoYx8wZaXZWP4zYGtZnepQ6Nd0OqK3JxgLEEbObFu-jtTpxowNBCTzNpmxOzhBWdo34T-j_XVy9OTMbNTQVn/s1600/RSC06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfX8uovCqOQo7JvC9nRJglJ0ooI2OSZSZp-EmpsDxqjX3EQsnzX8GdCeMFoYx8wZaXZWP4zYGtZnepQ6Nd0OqK3JxgLEEbObFu-jtTpxowNBCTzNpmxOzhBWdo34T-j_XVy9OTMbNTQVn/s1600/RSC06.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Royal Shakespeare Company have posted the tenth in their series of video diaries documenting the process behind bringing their production of <i>Richard II </i>to the stage.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week, designer Stephen Brimson Lewis talks how he came to develop the striking, minimalist set.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The overall concept for the production really grew out of a response to the space as much as anything else," he explains. "It's quite a unique space in that the actors are thrust right into the centre of the building and right amongst the audience." Along with Greg Doran's wish that the height of the building was also exploited, the designer incorporates projections, lighting and mechanics to create the world of <i>Richard II </i> in which the company works.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch the video here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RQ2DrEu69I8" width="640"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Richard II</i> starring David Tennant and directed by Gregory Doran is in residence at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in <st1:place w:st="on">Stratford-upon-Avon</st1:place> until 16th November 2013. It transfers to the Barbican in <st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city> on 9th December where it plays until 25th January 2014.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Both runs are currently sold out but returns may be available: call the RSC on 0844 800 1110 to check availability</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The production will be filmed on November 13th and broadcast into cinemas across the <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> and worldwide. <a href="http://onscreen.rsc.org.uk/richard-ii/default.aspx">More information can be found on the RSC Onscreen site</a>. The recorded play will also be released on DVD.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.david-tennant.com/2009/id194.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read more about the RSC's Richard II on our website</span></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

David Tennant Gregory Doran Richard II Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre Richard II Video Production Diary 10: Stephen Brimson Lewis On Designing The Play

The Royal Shakespeare Company have posted the tenth in their series of video diaries documenting the process behind bringing their production of Richard II to the stage.This week, designer Stephen Brimson Lewis talks how he came to develop the striki…

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US spending on infrastructure nosedives

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy0IZoEcII8uEgUl7_5vsHEMI6cZ-2iXzOSfSdxSNHHBaelgjTXz3V-QC-TtvPAWr3NGeFtlCb6EB9Ektnq8jQySFzOlIabEGfSYq_N0UpWOt3w7P5kcE2L4AsLJL6U9M9qZlWciNxghN/s1600/infrastructure+spending.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy0IZoEcII8uEgUl7_5vsHEMI6cZ-2iXzOSfSdxSNHHBaelgjTXz3V-QC-TtvPAWr3NGeFtlCb6EB9Ektnq8jQySFzOlIabEGfSYq_N0UpWOt3w7P5kcE2L4AsLJL6U9M9qZlWciNxghN/s320/infrastructure+spending.png" width="258" /></a></div><br />The chart tells it all.<br /><br />Next time you blow a tire in a pothole, you'll know why: Government spending has plummeted for American roads, bridges and transit systems. We're well on our way to becoming a third-world country.<br /><br />The naked capitalist writes that this isn't really news:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Anyone who travels at all can see how shoddy America has become. Our airports and train stations are a disgrace by international standards. Decades of underinvestment in the New York City subways has been somewhat reversed, but it will never be pleasant. ... Too many roads across the US are clearly overdue for resurfacing. I saw one road in Maine where the locals had slapped tar on either side of the yellow center line. They apparently didn’t have budget to repaint the road markings, so the resurfaced around them. Aiee!</blockquote>Funding for basic infrastructure is a whopping $75 billion less than it was three years ago due to budget cuts and a gas tax that hasn't been updated since 1993,<br /><br />For the last three years, state, local and federal government groups have dramatically cut spending on roads, bridges and other infrastructure.  We currently spend less than half of what we need for highway repair -- and if we continue to not fix basic issues, it will only get worse.<br /><br />Unfortunately, federal, state, and local governments are only spending $91 billion annually on capital investments, meaning that each year our roads deteriorate further.<br /><br />It is not just highways in need of repair.  Over a tenth of American bridges need significant repair and maintenance.  Every day, 260 million trips are taken across these dangerous bridges.<br /><br />We need to refocus our priorities and start repairing our infrastructure while we can still afford to do so.  In the meantime, try to avoid the potholes.

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The chart tells it all.Next time you blow a tire in a pothole, you'll know why: Government spending has plummeted for American roads, bridges and transit systems. We're well on our way to becoming a third-world country.The naked capitalist writes tha…

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NYC union construction workers twice as likely to be African-American

<span style="font-family: inherit;">A New York City construction worker who is union is twice as likely to be African-American as a New York City construction worker who is nonunion. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">That's the conclusion of the <a href="http://epi.org/" rel="nofollow">Economic Policy Institute</a> in a recent <a href="http://www.epi.org/blog/racial-underrepresentation-construction/" rel="nofollow">study</a> by Larry Mishel. The study shows the pattern is similar for the workforce living in the larger New York City metropolitan area.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Conversely, New York City Latinos are less likely to belong to unions -- and more likely to be killed on the job. The <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2013/10/24/new-york-latino-construction-workers-more-likely-to-die-on-job-report-says/" rel="nofollow">Center for Popular Democracy</a> studied OSHA statistics for New York City and discovered Latinos accounted for three-fourths of construction site deaths from 2003-11. According to <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2013/10/24/new-york-latino-construction-workers-more-likely-to-die-on-job-report-says/" rel="nofollow">Fox News Latino</a>,</span><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Construction safety advocates and a study by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association cited safety violations on job sites run by smaller, non-union contractors and an unwillingness by some undocumented workers to report violations as main reasons for the high number of deaths among Latino workers.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit;">The two studies paint a picture of unions as beneficial to the safety and prosperity of New Yorkers (something we all knew already, right?).</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">An alliance of unions --including <a href="http://www.teamsterslocal282.com/" rel="nofollow">Teamsters Local 282</a> -- called <a href="http://www.buildupnyc.org/about/" rel="nofollow">Build Up NYC</a> is advocating for a stronger and more vibrant middle-class in New York City. Build Up NYC is promoting development that pays workers good wages and maintains safe work sites. EPI's conclusions are welcome news for the alliance and for New York's middle class.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br />

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A New York City construction worker who is union is twice as likely to be African-American as a New York City construction worker who is nonunion. That's the conclusion of the Economic Policy Institute in a recent study by Larry Mishel. The study sho…

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Cuchini Camel Toe Pad

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mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DB3azgj2DWULxNm4MsVNtixmIyB1aP6dR4tqJzmFHhzgujHaaV58D8IV-_gQWCHejnsdGSIvbvBP-RcrhO1gVQJsoh9ZvWq9ptKKMkN1yz7pXoCsosAmsEucOzUJEsbBFRvXeYqFvsY/s1600/Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DB3azgj2DWULxNm4MsVNtixmIyB1aP6dR4tqJzmFHhzgujHaaV58D8IV-_gQWCHejnsdGSIvbvBP-RcrhO1gVQJsoh9ZvWq9ptKKMkN1yz7pXoCsosAmsEucOzUJEsbBFRvXeYqFvsY/s320/Untitled.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span><span class="usercontent"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><span class="usercontent">Holy shitballs! Are you F’ing kidding me? Have you seen this?! One of you is my hero and brought this to my attention. It’s called the Cuchini Camel Toe pad. Let me repeat— Camel. Toe. Pad. As you can imagine, my mi</span><span class="textexposedshow">nd is imploding with thoughts right now. </span><br /><br /><ol><li><span class="textexposedshow">Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!</span><span class="textexposedshow"> </span></li><li><span class="textexposedshow">In case you don’t know what camel toe is, it’s what happens when your pants are too tight and they ride up your hoo-ha so everyone can see your genital crack and it looks like the F’ing toe of a camel. Yes, I got that from Webster’s Dictionary.</span><span class="textexposedshow"> </span></li><li><span class="textexposedshow">Okay, call me cray cray but I always assumed that people who had this camel toe problem didn’t know they had it. I mean who the hell knowingly walks out of their house with their pants going up their vajayjay?</span><span class="textexposedshow"> </span></li><li><span class="textexposedshow">The amazon ad keeps talking about how “a frontal wedgie” is like the most common wardrobe problem. A. Frontal wedgie— milk just came out my nose! And B. Seriously? Because if it were, they’d be selling this shit at Tarjay. Or maybe in Victoria’s Secret but it’d say something on the front like “remove before tapping.”</span><span class="textexposedshow"> </span></li><li><span class="textexposedshow">I gotta wonder about all those women who always look so put together like Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton. Or the people on the red carpet. Do you think they’re all wearing camel toe pads? If so I’d feel a little better about it. Nahhh, that’s bullshit, no I wouldn’t.</span><span class="textexposedshow"> </span></li><li><span class="textexposedshow">Okay, this is the only review that’s up on Amazon so far: “This does work in hiding that embarrassing camel toe, but I wish it was thinner. You can see the outline of it with your swim suit on. Overall it gets the job done and to me it's better to be able to see the cuchini outline rather than a camel toe!”</span><span class="textexposedshow">   No no no no no no no! Seeing the cuchini pad outline IS JUST AS BAD as seeing camel toe. Correction, IT’S WORSE. ‘Cause basically you’re admitting that you KNOW you have camel toe. Please, for the love of God, go to the store and buy a new bathing suit that doesn’t ride up your vajayjay.</span><span class="textexposedshow"> </span></li><li><span class="textexposedshow">Cuchini? Ahhhhhh, it’s like they took the word coochie and said now how to we make it sound classy? I know! Let’s make it sound Italian! Le coochie? No. Il cucchi? No. Cuchini. Yes!</span><span class="textexposedshow"> </span></li><li><span class="textexposedshow">I want to know, if you’re at a club and looking all awesome and shit because your camel toe pad is preventing a frontal wedgie, and you meet this beefy meathead and go back to his crib to hook up, when do you remove your camel toe pad? I mean do you wait until he finds it and he’s like WTF is this, a vagina pad to make your hoo-ha look smoother? Or do you stealthily go to the bathroom and remove it and pray when you walk out of the bathroom that he doesn’t see your frontal wedgie and get turned off? Or is he feeling you down over your panties and is he like where the hell is your crack?</span><span class="textexposedshow"> </span></li><li><span class="textexposedshow">OMG, do you know what this makes you look like?! One of those Barbie dolls who just has a smooth plastic area where her crack should be?! Okay that’s just creepy.</span><span class="textexposedshow"> </span></li><li><span class="textexposedshow">Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Yeah, I know I said this already, but it’s important enough to say twice. </span></li></ol>And we all know I only wish I was this funny. This whole thing was stolen from <span class="textexposedshow">Baby Sideburns on facebook.  I'm not linking directly there so she doesn't accidentally stumble upon this blog, bless her heart. </span></div>

Cuchini Camel Toe Pad

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