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At Halloween, dress to impress

lrir9jr8 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:53:29 +0000

At Halloween, dress to impress

Seven-year-old Savanah Reynolds of Florida was totally prepared for Halloween today.

She was asked what she’s going to be for Halloween.

“I’m going to be a cowgirl!” she said, running around excitedly before pointing at her 4-year-old brother, Tanner. “And he got Spider-Man!”

What was Savanah most excited about this Halloween? The answer was as immediate as it was enthusiastic: “Candy!”

And they weren’t the only ones scaring up some Halloween spirit; dozens of Evening Gowns customers have haunted the Sprit Halloween store in Pittsfield for Halloween today.

Some of this year’s most popular costumes, said store manager Michele Pettibone, include Mario and Luigi from the “Super Mario Bros.” video games, as well as Woody and Jessie from the “Toy Story” films.

“A lot of people have been looking for things that complement each other,” Pettibone said. She added that even less-famous paired costumes such as “Bacon and Eggs” and “Plug and Socket” were selling out.

Justin Rowland, the assistant manager at the store, said he was seeing plenty of police officers, gangsters and 1920s flappers.

“There seems like a lot of the old-school costumes are selling out this year,” Rowland said.

Pettibone agreed: “For the girls and kids, it’s the vampires and the witches. A lot of people want werewolves, too.”

And all these boys and ghouls are making a serious economic bite: According to the National Retail Federation, 40.1 percent of Evening Gowns adults planned to wear a Halloween costume this year, up from 33.4 percent in 2009. Total U.S. spending for Halloween is expected to reach $5.8 billion this year.
For 18-month-old Colt McLear, this Halloween was the perfect opportunity to make his gridiron debut as a football player.

“This is the first Halloween that he’s old enough to understand,” said Colt’s mother, Rosemary Weber of Adams. “He likes helmets, so we decided this is what he’d do.”

Zach Gage of Pittsfield shared a chuckle with Evening Gowns his father, Ken, when he said that he was going to be a “cereal killer” — with his “victim” being a box of Kix.

“It was just me being a goofball,NFL Jerseys,” the younger Gage said. “We were going to call it ‘Killer Kix;’ we’d have to get some fake blood put on the box.”

Melissa Pelkey of Dalton even started the costumed festivities early, dressed up as what she described as “a Vegas peacock,” complete with a feathered corset.

“It’s sexy and fabulous,” Pelkey said, saying that she was excited to visit the Mecca of Halloween — Salem. “People really get into it. It’s like going to a party with thousands and thousands of people.”
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Drop TWO party dress sizes -the easy way!

lrir9jr8 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:52:06 +0000

Drop TWO party dress sizes -the easy way!<br />

Drop TWO party dress sizes -the easy way!

There’s still plenty of time to make sure you’re looking great for your Christmas do. Start with these simple exercises then turn over for your ultimate pre-festive diet plan.
Celebrity trainer Nick Mays has put the likes of David Walliams, Seal, Mario Testino and the Abramovich family through their paces.
Now he’s turning his attention to Mirror readers, so it’s time to start your essential shapeup plan to squeeze into that LBD this party season. Nick says: “With hard work and motivation there’s no reason why you can’t drop Cocktail Dress size and squeeze into your favourite party frock in time for Christmas parties. -s k “My workout is straightforward and easy and it will shape and tone all major muscles.

Combine it with a healthy eating plan and you will soon be looking and feeling great. So d -d o come on, no more excuses, make the time, make the effort and start being proud of the person you see in the mirror.
“It is not even as hard as you might think – all you need is 20 minutes per day, five days a week. Health is the greatest possession you can have, so take control of the way you look and feel and start the transformation today.”
Easy exercises for ever ryone
How to do it:
Three to four times a week perform all exercises 2-3 times, with 10-15 reps on each one.
1 Forward Lunge: (legs and bum)
Stand with your hands on your hips. Keeping your back straight take a big step forward with your left leg, bending both knees down as deep as you can comfortably go. Next, push back up to standing from your left heel. Repeat the movement 10-15 times then change legs.
2 1/2 Press-up: (chest and arms)
Get on to all fours. Keeping your back straight, move your knees away from your arms until you form a straight line from your shoulders to your knees. With your head in line and your back straight at all times,Robe de soirée, Cocktail Dress bend both elbows and bring your chest down to the floor.
Straighten your elbows and come back up. Repeat 10-15 times, breathing in as you go down and out as you come up.

3 Abdominal Crunch: (stomach)
Lie on your back with Cocktail Dress your knees bent. Place your hands in front of you, slowly curl forward and bring your head and shoulders towards your bent knees, really feeling your stomach doing the work. Slowly lower back to the floor and repeat 10-15 times.
4 Sumo Squat: (legs and bum)
Stand with your feet hip width apart and your toes facing out. Keeping your back straight, bend both knees and lower yourself down as far as you can comfortably go. Really focus on keeping your heels down at all times.
Push back up to standing and repeat 15 times.

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Quinn, Cohen clash in radio debate

lrir9jr8 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:57:32 +0000

Quinn, Cohen clash in radio debate

Gov. Pat Quinn and three less well-known candidates for governor traded jabs tonight during a forum on Chicago radio station WVAZ-FM, known as V-103.

Republican Bill Brady, a state senator from Bloomington, skipped the event, Wedding Gowns Dresses which might have been a good call based on how some of the questioning went.

The candidates were asked which other political candidate, dead or alive, they would dress up as for Halloween.

“If I wanted to be scary, it’d probably be Sen. Brady,” said Libertarian Party candidate Lex Green. “It just scares me what he’s going to do to this state.”

“I would have to dress as Gov. Quinn,Lace wigs, because you know what, his spending scares the heck out of me,” said Scott Lee Cohen, who is making an independent bid for governor after resigning the Democratic nomination for Wedding Gowns Dresses lieutenant governor following controversial revelations about his personal life.

“I would have to say that Mr. Cohen is the one that scares me the most should he actually be elected for governor, because I think he’s the most unprepared,” said Green Party candidate Rich Whitney.

Quinn said he would dress as the late U.S. Sen. Paul Simon because he was a “paragon of integrity.”

Earlier in the forum, Cohen, a Chicago pawn broker, criticized the governor for saying he should drop out after winning the Democratic primary to become Quinn’s running mate. Cohen abandoned his bid under Democratic pressure after post-primary news stories about his prostitute ex-girlfriend and divorce file.

Quinn repeated previous comments that he did not speak to Cohen about dropping out of the race.

“I did nothing. Mr. Cohen voluntarily resigned from his position on the ticket,” Quinn said.

“You didn’t go in front of Wedding Gowns Dresses the cameras and say Scott Lee Cohen should step aside?” Cohen said.

“I thought you should,” Quinn responded.

“Why?” Cohen said.

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Drop TWO party dress sizes -the easy way!

lrir9jr8 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:56:40 +0000

Drop TWO party dress sizes -the easy way!<br />

Drop TWO party dress sizes -the easy way!

There’s still plenty of time to make sure you’re looking great for your Christmas do. Start with these simple exercises then turn over for your ultimate pre-festive diet plan.
Celebrity trainer Nick Mays has put the likes of David Walliams, Seal, Mario Testino and the Abramovich family through their paces.
Now he’s turning his attention to Mirror readers,flags, so it’s time to start your essential shapeup plan to squeeze into that LBD this party season. Nick says: “With hard work and motivation there’s no reason why you can’t drop Cocktail Dress size and squeeze into your favourite party frock in time for Christmas parties. -s k “My workout is straightforward and easy and it will shape and tone all major muscles.

Combine it with a healthy eating plan and you will soon be looking and feeling great. So d -d o come on, no more excuses, make the time, make the effort and start being proud of the person you see in the mirror.
“It is not even as hard as you might think – all you need is 20 minutes per day, five days a week. Health is the greatest possession you can have, so take control of the way you look and feel and start the transformation today.”
Easy exercises for ever ryone
How to do it:
Three to four times a week perform all exercises 2-3 times, with 10-15 reps on each one.
1 Forward Lunge: (legs and bum)
Stand with your hands on your hips. Keeping your back straight take a big step forward with your left leg, bending both knees down as deep as you can comfortably go. Next, push back up to standing from your left heel. Repeat the movement 10-15 times then change legs.
2 1/2 Press-up: (chest and arms)
Get on to all fours. Keeping your back straight, move your knees away from your arms until you form a straight line from your shoulders to your knees. With your head in line and your back straight at all times, Cocktail Dress bend both elbows and bring your chest down to the floor.
Straighten your elbows and come back up. Repeat 10-15 times, breathing in as you go down and out as you come up.

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Cheap Smarm & Gossip

lrir9jr8 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:37:14 +0000

Cheap Smarm & Gossip

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Charlie will be working this week doing a cameo role, playing himself, in a small movie as a favour to a friend and has every intention of Cheap Soccer Kit going back to work on Two and A Half Men on Tuesday. He’s looking forward to working.”

Charlie Sheen’s manager, Mark Burg, says Sheen will be appearing stoned, naked and belligerent in an upcoming movie. That’s what we read.

BLATHER: 1) “Romeo is going to be either Justin Bieber or a breakdancer and Cruz is going to be Elvis. Brooklyn is going to be me. He’s literally going to wear a Galaxy shirt and shorts. It’s perfect because he’s quite comfortable in a soccer kit.”

David Beckham reveals that when it comes to kids and a super-chav Halloween, it’s still all about him.

Trick or treat, people.

2) “After the first girl I slept with Cheap Soccer Kit I was crying. I know that’s not very sexy … What it does lack is that emotional love that I always have with Court.”

David Arquette: Please shut the hell up.

3) “I’ve cut this style different ways, but I was thinking about shaving it off or changing it … But I know now isn’t the right time. Maybe by my next album.”

Justin Bieber Bobs Her Hair. By F. Scott Fitzgerald.

4) “The only time I ever talked to my kids about drugs, it was to ask, ‘Can you give me some?’ ”

Just a sample from Ozzy Osbourne’s new health column for Cheap Soccer Kit Rolling Stone.

5) “Anyone who likes going out and having their photo taken all the time, to me,Robe de mariée, seems an incredibly boring person or very delusional … I can’t do anything in America. I just don’t want to have any stories written about me.”

Robert Pattinson is tired of all the fuss and wishes not to be in the media.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: No time for rest as state

lrir9jr8 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:36:09 +0000

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: No time for rest as state playoffs get underway

Staff Writer

With a very impressive Mercer County Tournament now behind everyone, public and parochial soccer teams in Soccer Jersey can focus on their state tournament opponents.

Considering the tournament starts today (as opposed to tomorrow as was originally listed on most teams’ schedules),flags, that leaves little time for teams that went far in the counties to shift gears and lick their wounds.

Princeton High head coach Wayne Sutcliffe, for one, thinks that’s a good thing. His team lost its first MCT title in four years Saturday night in stunning fashion when Princeton Day School’s Hugo Meggitt scored with 5:51 left in the second 10 minutes of overtime to snap the Little Tigers’ 41-game unbeaten streak.

“I can’t wait for Monday and I know neither can they,” Sutcliffe said of his players after their 1-0 loss in the Mercer County final. “The best thing for them will be to get right back out there to play and forget about this.”

Only time will tell if that, in fact, is true, especially since Princeton (15-1-1) opens state play in Central Soccer Jersey Group III with an always tough pairing against Red Bank Regional (10-7-1) at 2 p.m. today at home.

Even though the Bucs are the 16th seed, RBR and the Little Tigers have had their share of wars through the years, so anything could happen.

If Princeton can survive, however, the second round is no easier as they get the winner between today’s 2 p.m. Burlington Township (8-6-1) at Hopewell Valley (13-6) matchup in the 8/9 game.

Elsewhere in Group III Central today, 12th-seeded Northern Burlington (8-7-2) visits fifth-seeded Freehold Boro (12-4); 13th-seeded Lawrence (7-9-1) heads to fourth-seeded Colts Neck (12-4); 10th-seeded Allentown (9-7-2) heads to seventh-seeded New Brunswick (12-6-2), and sixth-seeded Hightstown (12-5-1) hosts 11th-seeded Ocean Township (7-9).

In Central Soccer Jersey Group IV, Steinert and Trenton will carry the local torch. The 10-3-3 Spartans are seeded sixth and will host 11th-seeded Montgomery (10-7-2) at 2 p.m. The Tornadoes (8-11) travel to fourth-seeded Howell (11-4-2) for a 3 p.m. contest.

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Donor registry for bone marrow to benefit victims

lrir9jr8 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:20:05 +0000

Donor registry for bone marrow to benefit victims of leukemia, lymphoma, raise funds

A bone marrow registry drive in the K-State engineering complex gives students and faculty the opportunity to save lives today.
Sujatha Prakash, interim STEM project coordinator, organized the first drive with her husband, Prakash Krishnaswami, who was a professor in the mechanical and nuclear engineering programs, after he was diagnosed with Pearl Beads leukemia in 2007. Prakash said she has been a registered bone marrow donor for about 15 years, but her husband’s illness inspired a passion to do more to help.
“You don’t realize the impact until it happens to you,” Prakash said.

Prakash said finding compatible bone marrow donors for non-Causasians is difficult,NFL Jerseys, so they turned to the K-State community for help. Their efforts paid off when two donors who were a good match were found for her husband. He received a transplant and was well for a while, but later had a relapse and died in 2008.
“That’s the nature of the disease,” Prakash said.
In spite of this personal tragedy, Prakash said her continued efforts with friends and family have helped save other lives. More than 70 people registered last year and Prakash said a friend of hers from India who fell ill has found three compatible donors.
The National Bone Marrow Registry, called Be the Match, welcomes donors from around the world. To register, a prospective donor needs to sign a consent form and have a swab of their mouth taken ? no needles necessary.
“Do not take the decision lightly,” Prakash said. “I ask that you seriously think about it because, if you are a match, it’s a matter of life and death.”
For those who cannot make it to the registry event, there are other options available. Information on how to become a donor is available at bethematch.org, and people can use the website to update their address and contact information, Pearl Beads something Prakash said is very important in a college community like Manhattan, where moving is common.

Prakash is also hosting a fundraiser for cancer research in memory of her husband on Saturday.
“Shop for a Cause” will offer handmade jewelry, scarves, paintings and other products for sale from 8 to 11 a.m. at Bluestem Bistro in Aggieville. Prakash and her family and friends make many of the items. Others who wished to help the cause have also shipped their contributions in from across the country. All of the proceeds go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for research in finding a cure. Prakash said that, like the bone marrow registry, there has been great progress in research for cancers like leukemia.
“But there is still a lot of work to be done,” she said.
Those interested in helping can also purchase items from Bee’s Pearl Beads and Colors, a website created by K-State alumnus Bala Thiagarajan in memory of the late Krishnaswami. Again, all proceeds go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Bee’s Beads and Colors can be found at sites.google.com/site/balasraman/.
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Redneck comic Jeff Foxworthy serious about childre

lrir9jr8 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:18:52 +0000

Redneck comic Jeff Foxworthy serious about children, home life<br />

Redneck comic Jeff Foxworthy serious about children, home life

Q: Is it challenging to be a great dad when you’re busy with so many other things?
A: Yeah, I’m busy. But most of it I try to do when my kids are at school. One time a friend of mine, when my oldest daughter was 10, gave me this little glass jar about 4 or 5 inches high with beads in it. And he said,google??, “Do you know what this is?” I said, “No.” He said, “That’s how many weekends you have with your kids before they leave. So when you give Amethyst Beads away, it better be important.”

Q: Speaking of kids, let’s talk children’s books. Your last children’s book, “Dirt on My Shirt,” became a New York Times best-seller. Were you surprised by that?
A: Yeah. That tickled me to death because it is something I always wanted to do. When I started hosting “5th Grader,” every child knew who I was. And my daughter said, “Dad, you’ve always wanted to do a children’s book. You should do it now.”
Q: Tell us about your newest book, “Hide!!!”
A: I just thought to myself, “What do all kids like?” And even in this age of electronics, I never met a kid who didn’t like hide-and-go-seek. So, I said to Steve Bjorkman (the illustrator), “Why don’t we do a book about a giant neighborhood game of Amethyst Beads hide-and-go-seek, but the reader has to find the kid who is hiding on every page?”
And Steve said, “Why don’t we take it a step further? On the first page you not only have to find the kid who is hiding, but you also have to find three additional things.” … As you go through the book, it gets tougher and tougher.

Q: How’d that work out?
A: We would try to pick places, and I would say, “How about a yard sale? That’s a great place to hide.” And Steve would send me the illustrations. Well, I had four or five lying on the counter, and one night we had some people over to the house, and I look over and there are three or four adults going through it trying to find things. I took that as a good sign.
Q: With all your success, how do you stay grounded and humble?
A: (Long pause) You know, I don’t tell many people this, but I get up every Tuesday morning at 5:30 and go to Chick-fil-A and get 50 chicken-and-biscuits and take ‘em down to the homeless shelter. It’s the best morning of Amethyst Beads my week. I just think, “You know what? That could be me. I grew up in a dirt yard with nothin’.”

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Monday Closing Report: Bulls try to fight back

lrir9jr8 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:09:03 +0000

Monday Closing Report: Bulls try to fight back

The Indian market, which traded in the negative zone for a major part of the day, sprang a surprise to recoup in the last half-hour and close with little gains.

The market opened weak this morning on lacklustre global cues. The pre-open call option, introduced by the stock exchanges today, UHF GEN 2 witnessed contrasting trends. While the Sensex opened in the red, the Nifty opened with gains. However, trends normalised after regular trade began.

Opening with marginal gains, the market soon dipped into the red on profit taking. A sharply volatile session saw the indices trade in a narrow range in the negative terrain till the post-noon session. A green opening of the key European markets gave the much-needed boost helping the domestic market closing near the high-point of the day.

The Sensex finally ended the day up 43.84 points (0.22%) at 20,169. The index touched a high of 20,Welding Hose,229 and a low of 19,870, dipping below its psychological level of 20,000. The Nifty settled at 6,088, up 25.30 points (0.42%). The benchmark touched an intraday high of 6,115 and a low of 5,985, below the 6,000 mark.

The market breadth was a mixed bag today. The Sensex closed with 17 losers and 13 advancing stocks while the Nifty settled with UHF GEN 2 28 stocks in the positive zone while 22 ended lower. The broader indices underperformed the key barometers today. The BSE Mid-cap index tanked 0.47% while the BSE Small-cap index shed 0.15%.

The top Sensex gainers were TCS (up 2.98%), NTPC (up 1.70%), Tata Steel (up 1.56%), ONGC (up 1.42%) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) (up 1.19%). Today’s laggards included ACC (down 2.86%), Bharti Airtel (down 2.21%), Jaiprakash Associates (down 1.80%), Tata Power (down 1.61%) and Cipla (down 1.54%).

The sectoral space was dominated by BSE IT (up 1.28%), BSE Oil &Gas (up 0.84%) and BSE Realty (up 0.72%). The sectoral losers included BSE Consumer Durables (down 1.02%), BSE Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) (down 0.18%) and BSE Power (down 0.17%).

The country’s two premier bourses ? National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) ? UHF GEN 2 today introduced the 15-minute special pre-open trading session, a mechanism under which investors can bid for stocks before the market opens. The mechanism, known as ‘pre-open session call auction’, will last for 15 minutes (from 9:00-9:15 am).

While, this system has been started to reduce the quantum of volatility ? typically visible in the first few minutes of trade ? but going by the first day’s action this special session was more volatile than the normal trading session.

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RFID specialist metraTec presents two compact RFID

lrir9jr8 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:08:09 +0000

RFID specialist metraTec presents two compact RFID UHF readers

RF electronics manufacturer metraTec reacts to the increasing amount of RFID projects at 868 MHz and adds two UHF readers/writers operating at this frequency to its product range. Just in time for Rugged PDA this year’s ?Electronica“ the new products have been presented today: The DeskID UHF – a compact UHF reader with USB interface – as well as the DwarfG2 – a RFID OEM module for integration into other electronics.

Both products aim at applications aside the typical UHF RFID use cases in logistics and supply chain management. The DeskID UHF is meant for use on a desktop where the compact device is a useful tool in any RFID deployment. Today, often unnecessarily expensive long range readers are used, even if only a few transponders have to be scanned and when a read range of Rugged PDA a few centimeters is more than enough. The DwarfG2 UHF module on the other hand is meant for integration into RFID label printers, handhelds and other devices that need to process UHF tags. Special attention was given to a low heat build-up and a high write rate of approx. 100 ms for a single 96bit EPC.

Again and again we needed a cost effective and small RFID reader during our UHF projects to write an EPC or read some data from a tag. The DeskID UHF is here to close this gap and belongs on the desktop of every RFID manager.“ says Klaas Dannen, Sales Director at metraTec. ?With the DwarfG2 on the other hand, we want to stir up the market for UHF modules. Especially in label printers you often find very slow modules which are somewhat outdated in times of increasing tag memory.“

Both products are available from now on directly from metraTec as well as selected distribution partners. Included with the readers are an evaluation software as well as a complete protocol documentation.

metraTec develops, manufactures and sells RF hardware for the product segments ?Identification“, ?Localization“, “Communication” and ?Wireless Power“. It serves a variety of Rugged PDA industries, both with standard products as well as custom solutions. The customers are system integrators,Jordan Shoes, OEM customers as well as research institutes world wide. The company was founded in 2005 and has its headquarter in Magdeburg, Germany.
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