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Re: Some frosty Fall shots from Atlanta... - 11 years ago

Gorgeous, thanks for sharing.

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Re: Diabetes dilemma - 11 years ago

QuoteDennis S I've talked to a few dietitians. All use the ADA guidelines, especially if they are affiliated with a clinic or hospital. I don't know of any who are not. That's why I said nutritionist above. They are totally different than dietitians and actually know what they're doing in terms of organic chemistry, etc. There's been a push lately for doctors to start advising patients on nutri

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Re: [scams] Mederma - 11 years ago

Cocoa butter or Shea butter. Brown folks have been using that stuff for centuries.

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Re: Diabetes dilemma - 11 years ago

Ugh. I'm sorry to hear that, really. It may be time to take this into your own hands and follow your intuition while carefully monitoring the results. Check back in with your doctor over the phone or email every 2 weeks to let him know what's working & what's not.

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Re: OT: Media ? For God's Sake ! Administer a Spelling Test to Applicants ! - 11 years ago

No, he means "Dogs' beds..."

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Re: Diabetes dilemma - 11 years ago

I'm Type II diabetic as well and have read that pretty much the ADA doesn't know what the hell it's talking about in reference to actually treating diabetes. Other people I've read have their doctors telling them to eat 300g of carbs per day which is insane. My nutritionist told me I was only allowed to have max 45g of carbs per meal about about 20g per snack (2x a day). So total for my 150lb 5'-

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Re: Is there a good "Calendar/To-Do List" App? - 11 years ago

You can also try using TeuxDeux . It has a "Someday" section of the calendar where you can just put general reminders. It's a web, and iPhone app. An independent developer also made an Android version of it too, I believe.

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Re: Any Slide Scanning Services Get The MRF Nod? - 11 years ago

I believe a lot of the folks on here have used Costco's services before and loved the quality. They also give high res scans on the cd, not just lower quality jpgs.

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Re: Anybody other FCP users wait till the last minute to crossgrade to Adobe Premiere at 50% off? - 11 years ago

For the most part, Premiere is a pro-sumer product whose competitor is/was FCP Express. It's for when you want or need to move up from iMovie's wonkiness and you actually know how to edit.

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Re: Way OT: Question about a potentially offensive slang term - 11 years ago

QuoteTrouble I've lived in the south my entire life and I've never heard the term until this thread. But I'm sure you are quite the expert about all things "in the south." Good for you, you're privileged then. It's cousin to the term "@#$%&". -- trisho, black person who's had way too many epithets thrown at her (mostly in the south) but has been followed around or been g

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Re: Am I Cursed? - 11 years ago

#FirstWorldProblems.

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Re: Does anyone use TaxACT? - 11 years ago

Quotevolcs0 I used to use them every year. Thrn I paid an accountant and saved a few thousand. Now I just use an accountant. WORD. This is especially important if you're self-employed. Sometimes the $500 bucks is just worth it.

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Re: something is ROTTEN in the state of Denmark [it XTINCTS (something STINKS)]?!.....FREE checking soon to become eXTINCT?!......Citibank announces new checking fees...... - 11 years ago

Credit unions may be okay for most folks, but I tend to travel a lot and it's to not rack up ATM fees that way. I'm currently in Brussels and guess what? There's a major Citibank here (that's my home bank in the U.S.). I'm one of the people they're going to start charging $15 per month for EZ Checking. I may be moving to another bank when I get back to the US. I say "may" because of

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Wow, really? Really & they have the gall to send that message from an iPhone? Steve Jobs' funeral to be picketed by Westboro Baptist Church - 11 years ago

Complete lack of taste. They're publicity seekers. I don't know what the appropriate community reaction is in this case. Invite the public to wear black and have 5000 of them drown out the protesters by humming or singing in unison? I honestly don't know.

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Re: Steve RIP - 11 years ago

I don't normally drink the Kool-Aid even though I have a Mac, but this is like Henry Ford dying.

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Re: VPN Application so I can watch Hulu & Netflix while I'm in Europe? - 11 years ago

Thanks yeo. Do you have the personal VPN for $40/year?

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Re: Doggie Dinner Canceled. Dogs Quite Happy to Skip That Meal... - 11 years ago

Enough already with the racism. And so what if other cultures eat dogs or cats? Europeans eat horse too quite readily and easily, but nobody makes fun of them. Where do Americans think all those downed horses go? Not to glue factories anymore. They're all sold to Europe for horse meat. It's extremely common and I've even bought it in the duty free section in the Florence, Italy airport to bring b

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Re: VPN Application so I can watch Hulu & Netflix while I'm in Europe? - 11 years ago

Nah, I'm already in Europe. No Linuxing over yonder this here way. I could have sworn there were easy ways to do this...

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VPN Application so I can watch Hulu & Netflix while I'm in Europe? - 11 years ago

Hey guys, I'm looking for a VPN app to use on my MBP running 10.5.6 to circumnavigate the restrictions Netflix & Hulu have. Someone I follow on Twitter just recently mentioned using HotSpot Shield: . The latest reviews on CNet are good but two folks from August said they found a bunch of Trojans after uninstalling it. So, what software is safe? I found some other service but it would

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Re: Paper Camera - OK this app really blows me away - 11 years ago

LOL. I miss you guys sometimes. Thanks for the rec volcs0. I'll download for my Android.

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Re: Icky throat, slightly tired/achy-- anyone got this? - 11 years ago

That's so funny, I had exactly the same thing earlier last week, but I was in Paris/Lisbon. Sunday - Wednesday. I had a conference call with a client back in NYC on Tuesday and she said everyone was sick there too. So bizarre. I think it may just be a changing of the weather right now. Our bodies are probably adjusting to the time and season shifts while ramping up for a hectic Fall. I blame mine

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Re: I just killed my lawn. - 11 years ago

Any way to plant food on that lawn? You could plant some edibles closer to the front of the house, but further away from the sidewalk/peeing dogs & college students. For instance, kale, cabbage, dandelion greens, etc. Some cilantro and chili pepper plants would go well there too. You could have a whole salad mix in your front lawn!

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Re: Miles Davis' "Sketches of Spain" for 4 bucks @ Amazon - 11 years ago

Crap. I'm trying to buy this and it won't let me because it's limited to US customers and I'm in France right now. I may need to ask a US friend to sign in and buy it for me. Phooey.

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Re: For the next few months, I'm in a Brand New Somewhere aka Europe. - 11 years ago

Awww shucks. My luggage was packed full to the brim. I only took two pieces (a big and a small one) for the entire 2.5 months. There's also my laptop bag & messenger bag which held my Canon 5D, but that's it.

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Re: Too Personal Tuesday: Would you steal a million dollars? - 11 years ago

Zing!

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For the next few months, I'm in a Brand New Somewhere aka Europe. - 11 years ago

Hi gang, some of you may remember that I was leaving NYC for a bit to try living in Europe for a short while. Well, I'm finally here. I landed in Brussels on Friday 9/9 and that will be my home base until 11/21. For now, I'm in Paris and then will go to Lisbon, Portugal this Sunday until next Saturday. Should be a good time. I'm updating my travels on my blog here, slowly but surely: . I'm

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Re: Big Maria's coming to kick your sorry arse... - 11 years ago

QuoteJimmypoo You heard it here first! (I know her!... she's from Africa - very angry beyatch!!) Ahem. That joke aside, I need it to stop raining up here in New York City. My flight to Europe is tomorrow and it's been raining nonstop for the last 24 hours or so. LaGuardia Airport sucks about shutting down at the hint of bad weather. I don't want to be delayed getting over there or even mis

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Re: Voluntary MacResource Birthday Extravaganza : trisho. !!!! - 11 years ago

Oh I'm sorry, I forgot to answer! I'm going to Brussels, Belgium for a bit to try my hand at living there long term. I've visited (3 or 4 times) and stayed with a friend for 7 - 10 days at a time. My ultimate goal is spend 7/8 months in NYC and 4/5 months in Brussels. For the first part of this trip, I'm traveling with a friend, landing in Brussels for a few days then going on to Paris and Lisbo

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Re: Bacon Fat - 11 years ago

QuotePaul F. Immortality without bacon is no blessing.... I'm just sayin'.... Forrealz.

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Re: Voluntary MacResource Birthday Extravaganza : trisho. !!!! - 11 years ago

Hi everybody!! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, they're so appreciated. I'm taking things easy today as I had a birthday/going away party last night at my place for 8 hours. I'm going to Europe for 2.5 months and wanted to see a bunch of folks before I left. Y'all want to hear a funny birthday story though? Okay, here it goes... My mother was due to have a C-section for my birth

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