Back-to-school Giveaway at Bento USA
22 Jul 2013 by maki
The site renovations are still going on, but I just wanted to alert you to a bento goods giveaway that will help you stock up for the new school year (or the school term, depending on where you are). Back to school already?! Yep, it seems so. The giveaway is going on at Bento USA / All Things For Sale . Whether you’re contemplating getting into bento making for yourself or your kids, and they have a number of prizes of useful and/or cute bento goods.
(Disclaimer: All Things For Sale is a longtime JustBento sponsor and friend.)
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Nasdaq And Nyse Are Courting Twitter Listing
But its margin of victory has been shrinking. Although it bested the NYSE for tech listings in 2010 (28 to 20), the gap narrowed last year (20 to 18), according to Dealogic’s tally. To be sure, the Big Board has scored its own coups. Review site Yelp Inc. , music provider Pandora Media Inc. and professional networker LinkedIn Corp. all chose the NYSE.
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For one, House Republicans were drafting their own plan that Democrats opposed. Also, any deal reached this week might simply set up another showdown a few months down the road. In early afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 32 points at 15,269. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was down three points at 1,708. The Nasdaq composite fell three points to 3,812. Of the 10 industry groups in the S&P 500, only energy stocks rose.
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Shouts Out To The Scientists With The Spooky Names, And I Must Say, Albert Einstein, Your Name Is Not Nearly As Spooky As It Could’ve Been
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What are the haps my friends
October 1st, 2013: Whoah today the URL says ?comic=2500 and that is a lot of comics! CONGRATULATIONS ME, YOU ARE AT THE VERY LEAST PROLIFIC!
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October 2nd, 2013: Are you reading the Galaga comic ? YOU PROBABLY SHOULD BE, I’M PRETTY SURE. It’s by me and Chris Dr. McNinja Hastings and Anthony Nedroid Clark!
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October 3rd, 2013: This weekend I’m in LA for IndieCade ! If you’re going be sure to check out To Be or Not To Be in the reading room because that is where I will be! And if you’re NOT going to IndieCade, me and David ” Wondermark ” Malki are doing a reading / funtimes event on Sunday that you can come to! We’ll have books and it will be SUPER RAD:
You should come!
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haha okay so listen when i said “stalk” i was JUST JOKING
Some things you can do to help others:
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Government Shutdown Forces National Zoo To Turn Off Panda Suicide Cam
Last Thing Government Worker Needed Was Agency Labeling Him ‘Nonessential’ 78 WASHINGTON—Following Tuesday’s government shutdown, which furloughed the jobs of all federal employees not considered to perform essential government functions, National Gallery of Art facilities manager Don Henning confirmed to reporters that the last thing he needed at this point in his life was to be called a nonessential employee. “Well, this is just great. I’m already working 60 hours per week in a low-paying job with horrible hours and zero perks, and now I’m officially being told that I could straight up stop going to work at all and it would not ‘essentially’ change anything,” the 49-year-old husband and father told reporters, noting that after more than two decades living basically paycheck to paycheck with no real chance of upward mobility, the one thing missing from his life was a furlough notice from the government informing him that what he does for a living is essential to absolutely nothing. “Listen, I get that my job could disappear at any minute and it wouldn’t matter to anyone. I can read between the lines.
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Government Shutdown Forces National Zoo To Turn Off Panda Suicide Cam 59 WASHINGTON—Along with a host of other nonessential federal services that were indefinitely shuttered following the government’s Monday night shutdown, the National Zoo’s beloved panda suicide cam went dark Tuesday morning, zoo officials confirmed. “You mean that newborn baby panda might kill herself and I won’t be able to see it live?” said Maryland resident Angela Krest, 39, echoing the sentiment of many Americans who were disappointed to see the temporary interruption of the zoo’s 24-hour live feed monitoring the pandas’ attempts at self-inflicted death. “I was really looking forward to seeing how she’s going to do it. Will she climb up as far as she can on a bamboo shoot and then try to leap to her death?
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Lamborghini Aventador Battles Edo Comp Gallardo
Posted on: Sep 26, 2013 | 2,983 reads
Lamborghini Aventador Battles Edo Comp Gallardo
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Can a tuned Gallardo live with the lightning fast Aventador?
There aren’t many cars on the planet that can out-sprint a Lamborghini Aventador. The Italian carmaker’s flagship boasts a sub-three-second 0-62 mph time and its 700-hp 6.5-liter V12 also helps it to hit a 217 mph top speed. Its baby brother, the soon-to-be-replaced Gallardo , has an enviable powerplant but the supercar’s 5.2-liter V10 needs some fine tuning if it’s give its superior sibling a decent fight.
And that’s exactly what the maestros at Edo Competition have done, turning the LP560-4 up to 600 horsepower to strengthen the fight against the Aventador.
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Apple Actually Only Sold 5.5 Million Iphones During Opening Weekend, Says Gene Munster (aapl)
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Facebook is rolling out a new payments feature that will let you easily charge items to your credit card while shopping on your smartphone, reports AllThingsD’s Mike Isaac.
The feature is reportedly called “Autofill with Facebook” and it’s starting to roll out to a small number of users on Monday evening, Isaac reports (but cites no sources for this information).
Essentially, the feature will allow the mobile app user to automatically fill in credit card information with a drop-down menu.
There’s been a lot of speculation about what Facebook’s new payments product would be and if it would compete with PayPal. It’s being billed as a way to get rid of the difficulty in using a mobile phone to shop online, not as an alternative to using a credit card. Those tiny screens don’t make it easy to enter credit card data.
Even though the feature is supposed to go live in the wild as of tonight, it is expected be a small test, so chances are you won’t see it on your Facebook app, yet.
We’ve reached out to Facebook for comment.
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In our 5-6 million unit sell-through estimate, we had assumed 2.5 million units of the 5S and 3.5 million units of the 5C. The channel fill we are assuming from the 5C was not in our expectations. In terms of 5C channel fill, we note that currently the iPhone 5C is available on the online Apple Store with a 24 hour lead time. We believe this implies that the company has near-full channel inventory of the 5C. Based on the 11 million total iPhones available in channel inventory as of the June quarter, we believe this implies that 5C could be 3-4 million units.
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World Stocks Rise As Fed Wraps Up 2-day Meeting
18, 2013 8:09 AM | A Starbucks’ corporate headquarters is seen in this Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 file photo taken, in Seattle. Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes, though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) Written by CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer Filed Under Indianapolis Business ADVERTISEMENT NEW YORK Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes, though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms. The fine line that the retailer is walking to address the concerns of both gun rights and gun control advocates reflects how heated the issue has become, particularly in light of recent mass shootings. Most states allow people to openly carry licensed guns in some way and many companies do not have policies banning firearms in their stores. But Starbucks has become a target for gun control advocates, in part because of its liberal-leaning corporate image. In turn, gun rights advocates have been galvanized by the company�s decision to defer to local laws.
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/ Richard Drew / AP 2007 file photo Written by Indianapolis Business ADVERTISEMENT BANGKOK — World stock markets rose modestly Wednesday as investor tensions eased before the Federal Reserve winds up a crucial policy meeting later in the day. The Fed is widely expected to announce a reduction in its massive bond-buying program, launched after the 2008 financial crisis to boost the flailing U.S. economy. Stock markets are hoping for a small reduction because the bond-buying has kept interest rates super-low, making it cheaper to borrow money. The low bond yields and flood of money led investors to plow into stock markets, fueling rallies across the globe.
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Geek Kids : Adventure Time Everything Burrito
If not, we’ll fill in some details for you until you’re ready. Your Wish List’s Name A Brief Description of Your Wish List Make this wish list public so friends and family can find it Make this wish list my default wish list Save This New Wish List Additional Images Turn your plants on their heads Most homes and offices have ceilings that are at least 8 feet high. They feature timeless decorating classics such as lights, ceiling fans and air conditioning return vents.
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When most people think of epic everything burritos it’s usually just a few extra ingredients, something to make the burrito unique and huge. But, for Finn and Jake, everything burrito means anything and everything you could ever think to eat. The game is simple: using the 16 pieces of plastic food that come with the game, the 4 tortillas, die, timer, and tons of playing cards, you gather and place as many things into the burrito, even things around your house! First player to successfully wrap everything into the everything burrito wins! It may sound easy, it may sound simple, but it’s not just about putting things in a Jake-face tortilla, it’s about creating the most epic burrito you can, and that’s no basic task! Product Specifications For ages 6 years and up For 2 to 4 players Reading Required Comes with 16 pieces of plastic food, 4 tortillas, die, sand timer, 48 cards, and rules for several ways to play.
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Have Any Tips Or Recipes For Making Meat-and-veggie Burgers? — Good Questions
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Sooz Gordan lives in a little 1920’s apartment in Dundee, Scotland that used to belong to her grandmother. Since she moved in three and a half years ago, she’s transformed it into a wonderfully warm, colorful, personal space. The kitchen is painted a deep purple (“Brinjal” by Farrow & Ball) and has an awesome checkerboard floor, which Sooz spontaneously painted herself one night!
There’s that RÅSKOG cart again! The stool and table are also from IKEA, but they’ve been painted in Farrow & Ball’s Railings.
The small amount of sugar also seems sweeter and fresher with a bit of salt to balance it. I don’t add so much salt that the drink actually tastes salty; just a pinch or half teaspoon for a big pitcher. Do you ever do this? Do you notice a difference in your lemonade?
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While we are most definitely a family of carnivores, I’d like to try to reduce our meat consumption and increase our veggie consumption by making a burger that consists of meat and veggies or beans. If anyone has done this, I’d love some recipes or guidance. Thank you! Sent by Harmony Editor: I’d recommend starting out by mixing a can of black beans into your normal burger mix. Shredded carrots and other vegetables are also easy to mix in. As you get more veggie-heavy, you might want to add an egg to help hold the burgers together.
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Truths Financial Pros Won’t Tell You
The Securities and Exchange Commission did investors a favor in 2011 when it made financial advisers explain their compensation in plain English instead of industry jargon. Now when you request Form ADV Part 2, you can more easily see whether an adviser gets commissions from the investments he sells, charges a flat fee or a percentage, or is paid another way. The form also mentions disciplinary actions, conflicts of interest, and other background information. But Form ADV Part 2 doesn’t tell the whole story. Advisers won’t necessarily volunteer everything about the scope of the services they provide or all that you’ll pay to work with them. Those sins of omission—some inadvertent and some intentional—can cost you. Here’s what might be left unsaid. I’m more expensive than you think Fee-only planners, the kind we generally recommend, often charge an investment-management fee equal to a percentage of your assets. Annual fees for assets of $1 million or less can range from 0.7 percent to more than 2 percent, with 1 percent being average. But we recommend that you ask. Even a seemingly small difference in that fee—say, 1.5 percent a year instead of 1 percent—can cost you substantially.
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