Tribute to Evelyn Ortner

Filed under: Horses

When I saw the fabulous photos taken by astaryth of the Andalusian stallion Ricoo, featured on her journal, Adventures of an Eclectic Mind, it was love at first sight.

Sired by an award winning stud, astaryth describes him as a horse who “doesn’t want you to forget it. While he is sweet and gentle, he just radiates attitude” and adds “that he can be a handful at times.”

For more information about this breed that are well known for their beauty, versatility and intelligence, visit The Andalusian horse

Do you have a favorite breed? Tell us in a comment.

 

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Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:58:07 GMT

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Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment

Samsung treated us to a few new HDTV lineups just last week, but apparently one of the fresh families managed to slip through the cracks. The all new Series 6 — not to be confused with the widely available 650 Series — consists of the 40-inch LN40A630, 46-inch LN46A630, and the 52-inch LN52A630. Each set provides a 1080p panel, 120Hz technology, the outfit’s Touch of Color bezel design, three HDMI 1.3 ports and a USB socket for accessing digital photos and the like. Expect the trifecta to ship sometime next month for $1,699.99, $2,099.99, and $2,699.99, respectively.

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Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:58:07 GMT

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Filed under: AOL Help, Status Updates, New Features, Community Info

Hey folks,

The Message Boards product team informed me that they will be deploying an update to the Boards product tonight. This will bring significant changes to the layout of the page. Many of you will probably enjoy these changes since it also adds more usability to the product overall.

The new layout will boast a wider 980-pixel wide format. (To get an idea of what that looks like, check out AOL People Connection or AOL Money.) Also, they will move the Message Board Search from the bottom of the page, to the right side of the boards.

On smaller note, for channels that don’t have a newer header, the team will provide a default, “AOL Message Boards” branded one, so it should look nice no matter what board you’re on.

The team anticipates that between midnight (tonight) and 4AM tomorrow, the boards will be updated. Let us know how it goes and what you think of these changes in the comments below.

[Update: 12/5, 10:01AM] At this time it appears that the board servers are not accessible. We’ve notified the board team and they are investigating it and should be back up shortly.

[Update: 12/5, 11:18AM] Board update complete. Took a little bit for all the servers to be updated, but the team and I confirm that the boards are now functioning and have been updated.

~ Joseph

 

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Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:36:21 GMT

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Filed under: Teas, Coffee, Slashfood Ate

This recent post about Starbucks - as with most posts about Starbucks - caused the typical coffee cacophony over price and quality. Although I happen to like Starbucks just fine, I certainly appreciate a good homemade cup. Unfortunately, quality espresso machines are pricey and people rarely use them enough to meet their ROI (’Fess up: How many of you have a schmancy DeLonghi at home, but still go to Starbucks every day?). As a veteran barista (of both indie and corporate coffeehouses), I’ve come up with a stock of supplies to help make gourmet coffee at home.

Espresso drinks:

• Moka pot (like this one from Bialetti): Many Italians still brew their espresso the old-fashioned way — on the stovetop. The pot steeps espresso grounds in boiling water until the bubbles force the creamy coffee into the top of the Moka. Pour it out, and there’s your shot.
• Milk Frother (like this one from Aerolatte): This bad boy has a high-speed whisker that whips any kind of milk into foamy shape. (For a cappuccino, use half steamed milk/half foam; for a latte, use mainly steamed milk, with a layer of foam on top).

Continue reading Slashfood Ate (8): Gourmet coffee at home

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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:22:25 GMT

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Holy freaking shit Vika is one extremely sexy babe with a hot body that'll get ya instantly hard. Her tits are the perfect size with suckable nipples and her pussy is one of the sweetest around. And when Sasha steps up and pulls out his cock she just opens her mouth and let him throat fuck her like crazy. He uses her hair and neck to make sure he spears her throat as hard and as deep as possible. Then he annihilates her ass until it is a steaming cavern of ass plundering pleasure. This is a very hot video!

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All right, so the neat thing is I’m getting hits from allllll across the country! And the world! So I’d love to know who’s from where and what parts of the world is reaching me…and how you found me.

So, if you’d like to win a signed (and caressed!) copy of Tempted, please comment here with where you are in the world (State or Country is fine, you don’t need to give me your address or anything crazy like that…)

And I’ll draw one winner from all the comments by…oh…well, the end of August, 2008!

And thanks for reading my blog!

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Filed under: Odds and ends, iPhone, iPhone 101

Geocaching is a sport / hobby in which you wander about with a GPS and try to find caches, small hidden containers with swag and a logbook inside. One of the first things I looked for in the App Store was a geocaching application that would let me a) look up caches near my present location, b) tell me when I’m getting close, and c) let me log my finds on Geocaching.com.

Well, nothing is available yet. But don’t let that stop you from going out and doing a little cache hunting! See how you can go caching with nothing more than an iPhone 3G in your hand after the break.

Continue reading iPhone 101: Geocaching with an iPhone 3G

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Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:36:21 GMT

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Filed under: Off Topic, Status Updates, AIM Buddy Blog, Community Info, Marvelous Mob

After nine years and three months, today is my last day at AOL. It’s been a wild ride, lots of fun, and a tremendous learning experience. Besides working with such great folks, where else could one have the opportunity to run such a large community operation and get to know some of the most interesting, savvy, and committed community members in the world? I will miss you, more than you know.

But… other opportunities, both personal and professional have been calling and the time is right for me to move on.

My AOL e-mail box will not work after today, so if you want to stay in touch, feel free to write to NYMeng@aol.com. You can also keep track of my daily activities by reading Hummingbird Mind.

Before you ask what I’ll do with myself, I have some plans. Here’s just a short list:

* Sleep
* Exercise
* Read
* Play with my new granddaughter
* Fish with my father
* Walk the beach
* Focus on the youth oriented non profit I started last year with some other parents
* Take many road trips
* Complete a book I’ve been writing

That’s just a start. I plan to take off at least a month before starting some consulting work I’ve been offered.

I’ll also still visit AOL communities, so if you see me online, feel free to ping me.

It’s not goodbye, it’s so long and see you soon.

-Nancie

P.S. Be good!

 

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Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:14:01 EDT

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Filed under: Video

Those of you who want to get to know Shanoa a little better should check out the vid up top, which features her kicking some undead butt. She might not bring too many new things to the Castlevania-verse, but she still looks like a pretty badass character. Besides, she “shall become the sword that clears away evil” — what more do you want?

Order of Ecclesia is currently one of our most anticipated DS games, though, so do we really need another reason to convince you to watch this trailer? Just look at the footage.

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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:22:25 GMT

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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Man, the EU is really not too fond of Intel, is it? Adding to all the other antitrust charges filed against the chipmaker, the friendly grey suits at the European Commission have slapped on an additional three: paying a “leading European retailer” not stock AMD products, giving incentives to PC makers to switch to Intel chips, and paying an unspecified company to delay the launch of an AMD-based product. For its part, Intel is reacting like it always does when the Europeans get prickly: by steadfastly denying everything. Intel has eight weeks to file a formal response, but as with all of these cases, we wouldn’t expect a resolution any time soon.

[Thanks, Ricky]

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Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:58:07 GMT

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Filed under: Newspapers, in sixty seconds

• Campfire cuisine has come a long way since you’re basic franks and beans. The FoodDay editors want to help you make the most of your outdoor cookery. They’ve got a list of the basics, what to cook over the fire, what works best in the pot, and a whole slew of delicious-sounding recipes (Rum-Baked Bananas in Foil, anyone?).
• They also profile experienced backpacker and trail cook Tracie McCall. She dismisses the freeze-dried meals, going for fresh greens and small amounts of high quality meats and cheeses.
• The care and feeding of your pots and pans.
• Check out In The Mix for natural popsicles for the kids, new tasting menus and a study about organic milk.
• In the Fit for Dinner column, Cheryl Swoboda whips up Fusilli With Italian Sausage and Arugula.
• Ivy Manning digs into the produce available in the farmers market this week and comes up with squash and cherry tomatoes. She roasts them and tosses them with pasta for a light meal.
• Traveling abroad this summer? That souvenir parma ham might not make it home with you, if border officials have anything to do with it.

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