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What it takes to be Miss Universe

• Aug 27, 2009 from wordplaypirate(Steven Chad Hedgepeth)
  Hey Sioux Falls! Judging from this OMG! Yahoo! article I really beleive Queen Latifa knows what it takes. Quote from Access Hollywood It's not about losing weight or what you look like Latifah

Running Wild - Background Downloader - PTR

• Sep 19, 2010 from luciferul(Luci) in *
  Worgen Race Mount - Running Wild
  Well, is not actually a mount the Running Wild is going to be a racial ability for worgens that will replace the landmount. So, no racial mount for them, but instead they'll get a racial ability...
  
  Running Wild is indeed the new racial "mount" for worgen. Functionally the ability works exactly like a mount. This does mean the worgen are not bringing faction mounts to the table which other Alliance race can access. This is also of course very different from the original Plainsrunning implemented for taurens. We have no plans to try and bring that ability back in any form.
  
  Ultimately, we feel Running Wild fits very well with the nature of the worgen race. Rather than getting a physical mount, they get down and sprint on all fours. When you're playing a worgen, it just feels awesome.
  
  Background Downloader - Take two
  Three days ago the first part of the 4.0.1 patch was downloaded in the background. Now, the second part, or the second stage of the patch is available. We don't know how many parts we'll get but it will be a BIG patch. The first part was 1.7GB and this one is 4.5GB.
  All we can assume is that the new major patch 4.0.1 gets closer and closer every day.
  
  PTR Characters Deleated
  All those who want to keep playing on PTR after today's maintenance should copy their characters on the PTR once again.
  
  Greetings,
  
  During the maintenance today all PTR characters will be wiped (deleted) off of the servers.
  
  Template copies will be restored to the standard amounts, but you will have to recopy any live or premade characters for the PTR realms to continue playing after the servers come up.
  
  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
  
  This will not impact the beta realms, this is only for the PTR's.
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  The character transfer service is also down for maintenance. Your quantity of premade and normal copies will be reset.
  
  PTR Known Issues List
  
  This is a listing of some of the known issues for World of Warcraft Patch 4.0.0.
  This list is not complete, and will not include all issues.The issues listed here are frequently reported issues that will be addressed at a later date via a client patch.
  
  
  
  General Issues
  Quitting a guild will cause a client crash for all other online guild membersCharacters can become visually stuck in an animation poseSending a whisper to players from different servers will show the wrong name in the chat logsYou are unable to see the corpses of players from other servers inside of an instance or battlegroundYou are unable to party chat with players from other servers inside instances of battlegroundsMounts (both flying and ground) cannot be used in several parts of the world.Some trainers are not functioning properly.Robes do not have durability.Player portraits are incorrectly litTrainers are not displaying portraitsRandom battleground queues do not work for players below level 80Pet health is not being correctly restored after dismountingLaunching your client with your sound card disabled may assert your clientNew battleground level brackets are not yet implemented
  
  User Interface
  Modifying guild news filters that do not apply to current news items causes the news items to swap positions in the listPlayer names show up as Unknown in guild news if they are offlineThere is a LUA error when scrolling through bank tab permissions with over 5 bank tabsThe 7th bank tab cost is incorrectFiltering a profession prevents you from seeing the bottom recipe
  
  Combat
  Rank 2 of Killing Streak is triggering the effect of rank 1Some priest talents can be talented into before fully talenting into their prerequisites.Some Hunter talents can be talented into before fully talenting into their prerequisites.Conflagrate is doing less damage than it should beStrand of the Ancients is not working correctly for the attacking or defending teams.Players are unable to get the Veteran buff when joining a Tol Barad battle after it has started.The spell effect visuals for Healing Rain and Earthquake look awkward when cast on a staircase or a steep incline.Dreamstate is not correctly benefiting InnervateDemon Soul removes MetamorphosisEntangling Roots spell visual is persisting in the ground after it wears off of a targetBurning embers is not functioning correctlyRank 2 of Jinx: Curse of the Elements is drastically reducing damage taken by the targetGlyph of Renew is reducing healing outputGlyph of Holy Nova is not workingRunic Corruption can cause the visual cooldown of runes to become incorrectGlyph of Spirit Tap does not workSpiritual Focus only increases hit rating for spells, not melee attacksThe healing value from Devour Magic by a felhunter is not correctSeveral periodic abilities are not benefiting from hasteGlyph of Shadowburn is not functioningRank 1 of Improved Tracking has a NNF tagThe final heal of Lifebloom does not benefit from Gift of NatureDrain Life is not restoring the correct amount of healthArchangel Wings are incorrectly placed on...

Hiding out on a shawl Couponing to Disney

• Sep 23, 2010 from realpsychic3 in World News
  h1 a:hover {background-color:#888;color:#fff ! important;} div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div ul { list-style-type:square; padding-left:1em; } div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div blockquote { padding-left:6px; border-left: 6px solid #dadada; margin-left:1em; } div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div li { margin-bottom:1em; margin-left:1em; } table#itemcontentlist tr td a:link, table#itemcontentlist tr td a:visited, table#itemcontentlist tr td a:active, ul#summarylist li a { color:#000099; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; } img {border:none;} Hiding out on a shawl Couponing to Disney Hiding out on a shawl Regal Cinemas: Free small drink with purchase of a popcorn Walgreens deals free Oral B toothbrush and Carmex tints This weeks penny item at Publix Groupon: *HOT* 4 Fandango movie tickets for $20 + deals in a city near you Day 22 of No Dining Out September Getting ready for baby checking your babys heart rate at home with a doppler Hiding out on a shawl Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:29 PM PDT I am a knitter and was about halfway through making a shawl when I spotted a special little friend hiding out in the pattern. As far as I can tell this was unintentional and no one else that has/is knitting is hasnt noticed it either. 8) Have you found Mickey hiding out in your everyday life? If so, be sure to send me a picture so I can share it! Regal Cinemas: Free small drink with purchase of a popcorn Posted: 22 Sep 2010 07:47 AM PDT Regal Cinemas is offering a FREE small drink when you purchase any size popcorn. This coupon is valid Monday Thursday until September 30th. Go here to print yours. (Thanks Fun Finds for Families!) Walgreens deals free Oral B toothbrush and Carmex tints Posted: 22 Sep 2010 06:41 AM PDT If you are planning on going to Walgreens this week to get the Crest that is on sale, make sure you look around for the bonus packs. They have over $10 in coupons and one of the coupons gets you a FREE Oral-B toothbrush! Oral-B Indicator Toothbrush $1.99 RR: $1 wyb 1 Use $1 from the bonus packs Pay 99c and get $1 RR Total: Free! Plus there is a new printable coupon for $1 off Carmex Moisture Plus Tints. Its also on sale at Walgreens this week and the coupon makes it free! Carmex Moisture Plus with Tint $2.99 RR: $2 wyb 1 Use $1 printable Pay $1.99 and get $2 RR Total: Free! You can go here to see all of this weeks Walgreens deals. (Thanks Wild for Wags!) This weeks penny item at Publix Posted: 22 Sep 2010 06:17 AM PDT This weeks penny item is 2-Liter Publix Soda. Every Wednesday (or Thursday depending on when your stores ad starts), Publix has an item that they sell for 1c with a $10 purchase. (This is not valid at all stores, be sure to check and see if your store does this first. My stores here in Alabama do.) You can find the penny item coupon in todays newspaper. The $10 purchase is before coupons. ;) (Thanks Passionate Penny Pincher!) Groupon: *HOT* 4 Fandango movie tickets for $20 + deals in a city near you Posted: 22 Sep 2010 06:14 AM PDT Have you started following the Groupons for your area? Ive already bought 5 of them and I am saving a lot of money! You can join Groupon and sign up for them to email your local coupon offer to you everyday. Here are the HOT Groupons you dont want to miss today. Remember that just because it is not in a city near you doesnt mean you cant buy it and use it. $20 Soap.com gift certificate for $10 Look under Queens, Brooklyn, or North Jersey $20 for 4 Fandango movie ticket codes (Ive done this deal before and it works great!) Look under Salt Lake City Here are the Groupons across the country courtesy of Savings and Stewardship! Atlanta - $15 for $35 Worth of Locally Designed Fashion and Gifts at The Beehive Austin $50 for Eyewear and an Eye Exam at Optique Eyewear Baltimore - $7 for a One-Year Subscription to Baltimores "Style" Magazine Birmingham - $25 for $55 Worth of Hair Services at Dianas Salon Boston - $40 for a One-Hour Therapeutic Massage at Republic of Wellness ($80 Value) Brooklyn -*HOT* $10 for $20 Worth of Everyday Essentials from Soap.com (ONLINE) Buffalo - $9 for a Half-Dozen Large Cupcakes at Zillycakes ($18 Value) Charlotte - $25 for Mani-Pedi at Alter Ego Salon & Day Spa ($58 Value) Chicago - $15 for $30 Worth of...

Fun Techniques: Silky Waters

• Sep 08, 2010 from pinkyrichard in *
  By Jack Berglund
  In the third in the series of fun techniques youll learn how to create a beautiful silky water effect. Its easy to do and something fun to try next time youre out in nature.
  By Severine Mary
  The basic idea is simple: hold the camera steady with a long exposure and the constantly moving and splashing water is smoothed out. You can use this approach on rivers, the sea or on lakes.
  
  Shutter Speed
  The photo to the left was taken with a 2s exposure. Longer exposures will smooth the water more but at some point it becomes shapeless. Short exposures will smooth the water less. It just depends how you want the photo to look. Start around 2 seconds and adjust from there. Youre best off in shutter priority mode here but be aware that you may exceed the capabilities of your camera on a very sunny day (see below).
  Hold Steady
  Ideally you need a tripod or at the very least something to rest the camera on. As youve probably hiked somewhere to find a picturesque body of water, you may not want to lug a heavy tripod. The good news is that you can get ok results with a cheap lightweight tripod (with some fiddling) or with a mini tripod. If you want to spend the money a Gorillapod or carbon fiber tripod are good solutions.
  Cheap lightweight tripods kind of do what it says on the tin. They are generally fiddly to adjust and can droop or move once youve positioned the camera. They are not very stable with a full DSLR on top, particularly when its windy so be careful and keep one hand on for safetys sake. When it comes to portability for the price though, they are hard to beat. $25 dollars gets you this offering from Sunpak and it weighs less than 2kg.
  Mini tripods arent generally designed to support a full DSLR so youll need to keep hold of your camera. They can give you enough stability for a decent shot and will take almost no space in your backpack. Check out this Sima mini tripod for 5 bucks. Remember: always keep hold of your camera when using a mini tripod or itll probably fall over. A better solution is a Gorillapod. They make a DSLR version and the flexible legs have the added benefit of letting you wrap them round nearby objects or easily adjusting for uneven ground.
  The ultimate solution is probably a fancy lightweight carbon fiber tripod. My dream tripod from Gitzo will hardly set you back hiking, weighing in at only 2.2 pounds but will set you back over 400 pounds of the variety with the queens head on (700 dollars US). Read about it in my article I got a tripod for my wife it was a fair swap.
  Not Just Dense but Neutrally Dense
  The other big consideration is the sun. Youve picked a nice sunny day for your hike because thats when hiking is nice. However, to get a correctly exposed photo with shutter open for a long time on a sunny day can be impossible.
  To get as long an exposure as possible, make sure you are using the lowest iso setting your camera supports (usually ISO 100) and stop your lens all the way down meaning make the aperture as small as possible (big f numbers).
  No matter how small you make the aperture (most lenses have a limit around f/22), too much light may still be reaching the sensor. Youve a couple of options here: shorten the shutter speed (water will be less silky) or use a neutral density (ND) filter. An ND filter cuts down the amount of light reaching the camera sensor without changing the colour or contrast of the image. With less light, you can keep your long exposure without over exposing the picture. ND filters are rated depending on how much light they cut down: a 0.3 filter reduces light by one stop, 0.6 two stops and 0.9 three stops (a stop is a doubling or halving of the amount of light). For example, if the slowest shutter speed you could get without a filter was 0.5s and you add a 0.6 ND filter, you will now be able to get a 2s shutter speed and have the same overall exposure for your picture.
  
  Flat-er to Deceive
  Use the same technique on lakes and ponds to create a serene, still atmosphere even when there may be some wind kicking up the water. The approach is exactly the same although you can get away with longer shutter speeds (this picture was 6 seconds) .
  In Short
  To get this effect: Start with a shutter speed of around 2 seconds, check your not over exposed, put your camera on something steady (ideally a tripod), take a photo. Adjust shutter speed to get the effect you want.
  
  Thanks to Severine for providing the photographs in this post.
  
  
  Other posts in this series of fun techniques:
  Fun Techniques:Panning
  Fun Techniques: Time to Get Flashy

McQueen's First Collection Without McQueen [Fashion Show]

• Jun 30, 2010 from jezebel(Jezebel) in Entertainment
  Since Gucci named Sarah Burton the new creative director of Alexander McQueen, the world that had so appreciated the late Scottish designer's talents has been waiting to see Burton's first move.
  Burton of course oversaw the production of the brand's fall collection this past March in Paris, just weeks after McQueen's suicide. But this, the Resort 2011 collection, is the first women's wear Burton has designed without McQueen's direct guidance.
  
  And Burton's choices hew very closely to the established McQueen aesthetic a wasp-waisted, broad-shouldered silhouette, with a focus on neat tailoring and a heavy reliance on unique prints.
  
  There are beautiful, wearable day dresses, but also several of the suits for which McQueen (who trained on Savile Row with Gieves & Hawkes, where he once pad-stitched "I am a cunt" into the interlining of a jacket made for Prince Charles) was so well-known.
  
  This tuxedo being a particularly awesome example thereof.
  
  If there is one change Burton has made, it is evident in the collection's exploration of 1960s shapes, a period McQueen himself rarely referenced.
  
  A white coat with bracelet-length bell sleeves strikes me as both drafty and unforgiving of actual wear.
  
  This look, for me, was the collection's one true bum note. Drooping, drop-crotch pants, equally shapeless shirt, topped with a tailored jacket is a look that's already gone through its high-fashion introduction, filtered haltingly down to the mainstream, and been more or less abandoned. Alexander McQueen should set the fashion curve, not follow it.
  
  But, oh my, the dresses!
  
  Burton's sense for material seems almost unerring.
  
  And she cleverly picked up and advanced, without retreading, the golden wings that McQueen himself explored in the last collection he worked on. It's like she turned them from feathers into armor.
  
  You could argue that the collection very, very skilfully evokes the late designer's aesthetic, and that Burton has yet to speak in her own voice.
  
  But Burton worked under McQueen for 14 years, and she was already the director of women's wear at the company when McQueen died. It's likely that we've been seeing the influence of Burton's design aesthetic without even realizing it for a long time.
  
  Burton hasn't exactly demonstrated in this one collection that she has the ability to reconfigure our way of seeing clothes to create something like this, for example. But even if Burton has those plans and those abilities and I hope she does Resort, with its workhorse sell-through rates and ladies-who-cruise connotations, isn't the season in which she'd show it.
  
  And the ball gowns are show-stoppers.
  
  It would be unwise to judge Burton definitively after one between-seasons women's collection. But based on these clothes, the house is in good hands.
  Alexander McQueen Resort 2011 [Style.com]