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685 posts and it's time to say goodbye.
I'd like to say that we're all grown up, but I shouldn't lie to you on the final day. Thanks go out to all our contributors - Tony, Justin, Josh, Ann, Jason, Jeremy, Matt, the other Matt, Eric, David and Julie.
Big Head still runs the Mizzourah ship, so keep them on your blogging radar.
I'll still be at InsideSTL for another month or so. And you can catch me at Cardinals Diaspora from here on out. They might even let me write about bacon.
this is it
685 posts and it's time to say goodbye.
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Happy Pitchers and Catchers Day
Hey, it's officially baseball season! As our gift to you...we're quitting. Yeay!
Sure it doesn't make sense, but they didn't call us the "Donaldo Mendez of blogging" for nothin'.
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The One Post With Poetry
If you haven't noticed (or assumed), there aren't any tags on the right bar that say "poetry" or "deep, meaningful thinking." We couldn't jam mindless commentary about baseball or bacon or chicks down your throats the entire time, could we?
So as a farewell gift, the remaining members of Bertflex (sans Annie Fresh, who was unavailable for comment) came up with some Haiku poetry to really make you think about what you learned from
minutes years of reading Bertflex.
We're expecting to hear from Russell Simmons and the Def Poetry Jam crew any minute now. Here is what we came up with:
Makin' movies, songs
Oh my God, it's Russell Crowe!
Fightin' round the world
Big Head:
Biel's ass online
Sandlot Slam up in yo grill
Bacon in my mouth
Chris Black Young mashing
Cheesecake Sabathia sucks
Butley drops F-Bomb
Bert has a goatee
Kansas Shitty here we come
Nintendo failure
Sir has burnt ass hands
World Series Grimace raping
Ice cream cools me down
he steps to the plate
says "iiiiiii'mmmm albert pu-jol-zez...
not. gun. win. dis. game."
krispy kreme plus meat
who wants a donut burger?!
we are fat bastards
ate the entire
wheel of cheese and pooped in the
blood spill on the floor
where is the fucking shamwow?
germans make good stuff
Big Sandwich:
Check out the flex time
Delicious bacon for all
Chicks dig the long ball
R B I baseball
Sir laughs at diabetes
Jah will help you move
The smell of springtime
Fantasy baseball draft time
I'll take Mark Prior
Buffalo Wild Wings
Beer, chicken, big screens with sports
Anything else Sir?
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One Post of Reflexions, That's All
Up until a day or two ago, I wasn't sure how to handle the last couple days of this site. I thought about going through everything and making a giant post of "Best Of" articles, but that would take a big chunk of time to realize we never produced anything good. I thought about taking the day off today just to post a ton of crap for the hell of it.
And I thought of sharing some thoughts; about Bertflex, about me, and about life in general. The old me would have handled it all a little differently. Lucky for you, I'll keep my mouth shut this one time only.
I do a lot of rambling on here anyway, so I'm stepping aside for the Big Sandwich. The one thing I didn't want was a long, drawn out process of sad goodbyes. We're just a dumb little website, after all. But after reading this, I felt BS did an excellent job of summing up our thoughts of what the site was all about. Here is a scripture from the Book of Big Sandwich:
I really did enjoy our little piece of cyber domination with Bertflex. Unless you knew us personally, you probably didn't care about what we wrote about but I think our main motivator was self-absorption and our love of our own perceived awesomeness. For me, Bertflex was a way to keep up with the dorky lifestyles of my friends that I couldn't see regularly. Even though my contributions were few and far between, I believe my anecdotes about autographed Eddie Taubensee bats and hooking up with cougars fit seamlessly into this cyber reality we call our lives. I am proud of the way Hazelwood's Most Wanted continually churned out content to keep our site relevant while the rest of us slacked off. I will never retire my Bertflex jersey, I wear it more often than you would think. Bertflex made our dorky adventures and outings more official: Bertflex night at D & B's, Bertflex 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest, Bertflex trip to K.C., Skanksgiving at Al Hrabosky's, etc. Big ups to Bert Pujols, bacon, wiffleball, Todd Jones baseball cards, B dubs, fantasy sports, and anything else that inspired us. We turn the page on this chapter of our dorky lives but this book is far from being finished.
Phenomenal. Well said, Sammich.
We do have one special treat from the remaining cast of Bertflex coming up later today, so check back sometime this afternoon. Other than that, we'll say 'peace out' tomorrow and turn out the lights.
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Finally I Can Make it Official
I didn't realize the Visa Black Card was out:
Growing up on the North Side made me kind of black, but I never had backup when someone questioned me on it.
Those embarrassing days are over. Now for the annual price of $495, when someone says "Shut up cracka," all I do is say "Wrong! Check out my Black Card! Wonk."
Pretty solid investment if you ask me. Too bad there aren't any stores left at Northwest Plaza to put this card to use.
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If You Weren't Already Thinking About Bacon While Your Woman Gets Undressed...
Yesterday I posted on insideSTL the top crappy gifts to get your special lady for Valentine's Day. Those were all Cardinal-related, and shouldn't be taken too seriously, as they were truly craptastic gifts.
But one thing i can get behind (possibly pun intended) is a bacon strip thong from the fine folks at bacontoday.com. If you're spending a bunch of money on flowers, dinner, jewelry, or any other bullshit gifts for this upcoming "holiday," you might as well toss another 10 bucks into the mix and have a little fun.
The link will take you to Cafe Press, where they apparently have over 400 bacon-related underwear designs for you to pick from. I wasn't creepy enough to look through all of them, but there are some good choices.
I mean, if they had hot models wearing the bacon underwear, I would have glanced at a few
hundred more to see what else was out there.
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Billy Mays: Not Impressed by the Work of the Germans
As if we didn't have enough problems going on in the world, a big big rivalry is about to heat up. This doesn't have to do with Iraqistan or one of dem fightin' countries. And it doesn't even have to do with sports (luckily, since you don't come here for sports news).
Ladies and gentlemen - Billy Mays is pissed...
At Vince - the Sham Fuckin' Wow guy!
Dun dun dunnnn!
Check out this radio clip of Billy Mays, the pitchman for Oxy Clean and Kaboom! or Kapow! or Kablammagam!, whatever it's called. Stick with the entire three or four minutes as Billy drops some Muhammad Ali-esque shit talk towards the end.
Billy is a little salty that Vince pitches the Sham Fuckin' Wow, which is a direct ripoff of something called Zorbeez, which Mays pitched two years ago. He goes on to acknowledge that the original Shammy came out 30 years ago, but the guy who stole the idea from the guy who stole an idea is the one getting called out.
You followin' this camera guy?
So Billy Mays' solution is to have a pitch-off vs. Vince. I'm pretty sure I'll be the only person in attendance for that, so I'll let you know how it goes.
Until then, one thing we can all agree on? You're gonna love Vince's nuts.
Almost Done Attention Whoring...
Today's the last day I get to link this week's insideSTL article to the B-Flex. Click that link for seven of my Cardinal-related Valentine's Day gift ideas.
Some good news that you may or may not care about: we're approaching 30,000 hits; under a thousand away as of press time. Thanks to pervs doing Google Image Searches, we've received a shitload of hits lately from people searching for Jessica Biel's derriere. And who could blame them?
Because of that, this month (all 11 days) has been our most successful month of hits. I think that's kind of funny. And fitting.
Thanks for reading.
Also, thanks to RFT's The Rundown for linking the article. Always love their work.
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On rare occasions, it actually pays off to be living in New York. Okay, I can't say that for sure. I've never been to NYC, but I'm pretty sure I'd have a love/hate relationship with the city. Also I think it would be good in small doses for a polite*, young* Midwestern lad like myself (*notice I didn't say "truthful").
Recently I read that Will Ferrell is doing a Broadway show (trust me, keep reading) titled "You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush."
How awesome would it be to see that?
An MSN article says the 90 minute show is scheduled to run into mid-March and will be on HBO eventually.
If you're clamoring for some footage, I'm here for you baby. Google video has some if you want to stay up-to-the-minute, or play the video below:
And/or this:
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Nope, Still Not Safe to Watch Around the Horn
Today's winner? Lil' Wayne.
And here is the proof. Wayne starts out strong with some football discussion (imagine that, on ESPN):
Midway through the show, Wayne is dominated by Michael Smith and Woody Paige. Jay Mariotti is still in the game, but Weezy needs a big choke-job by Woody. With his intellect, that would never happen, would it?
Oh but it did! Weezy fo' sheezy makes it to the Showdown vs. Michael Smith! This is exciting! What's gonna happen?!
After two basketball topics (insert racism here)...Lil' Wayne is today's champ. He even goes as far as using air quotes in his 20 seconds of face time:
Congrats, I think. Even better, Statboy says "Well said, G" after Wayne's rant on Lawrence Taylor joining Dancing with the Stars. Truly a banner episode in ATH history. Actually it's probably the banner episode.
If you'd like to hear the championship wisdom of Lil' Wayne, head to his blog on espn.com. Nope, that's not a misprint either.
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I Can't Quit You: Rickie Weeks Edition
Dear Rickie Weeks,
Last week I saw that you and the Brewers avoided arbitration with your $2.45 million deal for 2009. It's amazing how you tricked the Brewers into thinking that you'll be that good this season, because I know what you're all about, Rickie Weeks. I know you. And you fucking suck.
Back in 2005 I was led to believe by the guy fittingly known as "Brewers Guy," (a friend of Annie Fresh) that Rickie Weeks would be a fantasy baseball savior. You know, since he was the greatest college second baseman - ever.
Brewers Guy must not have heard of Marshall McDougall, who is not only the greatest college 2B of all of the times, he has a case for greatest college player ever (at least in the mashing-is-everything culture of BertFlex).
And as Sir pointed out back then, good college second basemen are called shortstops.
Sir 2, Brewers Guy 0. Ballgame.
But I saw the numbers Stickie Rickie put up in college and I was intrigued. Towards the middle of '05, Weeks was called up and the hit parade was supposed to begin.
I, being the prospects geek that I am, nabbed Weeks for all my teams. A) He's a rookie B) he can hit (allegedly) and C) he's an infielder. It's the fail-proof recipe of destruction I like to load up on year to year for my fantasy teams. What's not to like about Rickie Weeks?
Years later, we find out the answer to that is: All. The. Sucking.
And here we are today, Rickie will be paid $2.45 Million. According to FanGraphs, the past three years he was worth $1.2, 1.3, and 1.1 million. The past three years he was on a ton of my fantasy teams. The past three years I believed. And the past three years, I ended the season pissed for believing in Rickie Weeks.
As the calendar turns to March, I wonder if this will be the year that I learn? Can I quit Rickie Weeks? The potential is there, guys...it really is.
I don't know if I can have three or four teams without Rickie Weeks on one of them. I would hate to miss out on THE year that he finally blows up. Come on Rickie, I need this, man. Don't let me down. No more .230 batting averages. No more injuries. No more sucking.
You're on a short leash Mr. Weeks. If you're still worthless in mid May, I'm going to Sir's "Rickie Weeks is Shitty" One Step Program and quitting my habit: You.
Until 2010 when he turns 27. Dammit.
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Worst Thing Ever Alert
Being the young, successful, in-the-know businessman that I am, I read an article on Yahoo Finance yesterday about 15 Companies That May Not Survive 2009.
Some no-brainers are on the list, like Six Flags and Blockbuster. Everyone knows they're struggling. But one company on the list is a true heart breaker: Krispy Kreme.
From the write-up on Yahoo:
Krispy Kreme. (KKD; about 4,000 employees; stock down 50%). The donuts might be good, but Krispy Kreme overestimated Americans' appetite - and that's saying something. This chain overexpanded during the donut heyday of the 1990s - taking on a lot of debt - and now requires high volumes to meet expenses and interest payments. The company has cut costs and closed underperforming stores, but still hasn't earned an operating profit in three years. And now that consumers are cutting back on everything, such improvements may fail to offset top-line declines, leading Krispy Kreme to seek some kind of relief from lenders over the next year.
'Mericah has gone through some rough days recently, but could you imagine the countrywide depression we'd all go through if there were no more Krispy Kreme? I'm not talking about "Great Depression" depression...this is cry-yourself-to-sleep levels of sadness.
If I were you, I'd go buy stock in whoever makes Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, etc. Business will increase dramatically from Sir, Big Head, and I alone. In the meantime, we'll continue to be fat bastards with donut glaze all over our keyboards.
Go support Krispy Kreme. 'Mericah is counting on you.
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Chris Jerk-icho
Uh oh. You probably aren't supposed to do this...
More info at Busted Coverage.
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What You Want:: Wrasslin Talk
It's a big wrasslin Sunday here at the 'Flex. A while back I saw a Top 10 Wrestlers of All Time list, and I felt a little hatin' and debatin' was necessary. I chose friend of the site, Hollywood (CEO of The Indy Corner) as my partner, but not in that way.
We skipped past the "why is there a top 10 wrestler list on a real, journalistic newspaper's website?" and got straight to the point. So if you're looking for a riveting wrasslin' conversation, here you go:
HMW: Ignoring the hideous web design and having to navigate through them one at a time, give me some thoughts.
1) Flair
2) Hogan
3) Lou Thesz
4) Bruno Sammartino
5) Steve Austin
6) Bret Hart
7) Gorgeous George
8) George Hackenschmidt
9) Andre the Giant
10) George "The Animal" Steele
Hollywood: Ironically, I actually agree with 90 percent of this list, which is a real first. I say "90 percent," because what the hell is George "The Animal" Steele doing on this list? I mean, I liked him and all, but even dead last on the Top 10 of All Time is a stretch. Seriously, the Rock? Randy Savage? Sting? Hell, even the Ultimate Warrior makes more sense than George!
HMW: I'm not sure how old the author is, but I was mightily impressed with the inclusion of Lou Thesz at #3. Most "all time" lists nowadays (esp. sports...or in this case "sports") covers 1990-2009. There were a few old school guys on there, which gave him some credibility. It seems like Bret Hart should be higher than 6, but I won't complain too much.
The only case i could make for George "The Animal" is his mainstream status. Not saying The Rock and Macho Man don't have it, but people still know who George Steele is (and what he looks like). And I guess the author didn't want to lean to much towards the 80s/90s/00s?
Side note - I could think of some top 10 lists the Ultimate Warrior could be on.
Hollywood: I'm not knocking George at all. He's definitely an important icon of sorts in professional wrestling.
But his impact just can't compare to someone like The Rock. Even if The Rock's career was technically short and even if you want to somehow claim he "sold out" (fun fact: he didn't), his contribution to pro wrestling just makes poor George's look like small potatoes. Many casual fans believe wrestling started going downhill the moment The Rock left, and that's a comment no one's been able to make since the Hulkster took his first hiatus.
(also on that side note: Ultimate Warrior is in a list all his own, really, with his name listed as 1 through 10!)
HMW: I do agree with you on The Rock's part. I think I would have had him 6/7ish on my list.
But theoretically had i wanted to argue full-on for Steele, I would have won that debate, since i would have TYPED LOUDER THAN YOU AND USED ALL KINDS OF EXCLAMATIONS!!! YOU'RE WRONG HOLLYWOOD!!! YOU'RE AN IDIOT!!!!!
Moving on, the more important (and fun) question: who's on your "definite" list for Worst Wrestlers of All Time?
Hollywood: @#$%@ YOU, HAZELWOOD!! @#$%@ YOU AND THE @#$%@ING HORSE YOU RODE IN ON!!! YOUR OPINIONS PALE IN COMPARISON WITH MY OWN!!!
Honestly, I'm not sure where I'd put The Rock. I have a tough time deciding if he should rank higher or lower than Steve Austin. Still, he damn sure deserves to be on that list.
Now, for my "definite" worst...? That's not so easy as some might think, but perhaps...
Khali - he's big...but he's terrible in thing, awful on the mic, and about as charismatic as my dog when she's asleep.
Jackie Gayda (the girl from Tough Enough) - anyone remember that God-awful match with her Chris Nowinksy, Bradshaw, and Trish? (HMW note: youtube video here)
Giant Gonzalez - and he wrestled in a suit that made him look naked!
Mantaur - a description just wouldn't do him justice
Max Moon - he wore a jet pack to the ring...REPEAT...he wore a JET PACK to the ring!
The Gobbledy Gooker - while he never TECHNICALLY wrestled, he still REALLY sucked
It's the best I can come up with so far. Vince Russo definitely deserves an honorable mention for just sucking in general.
HMW: I was going to think of more, but how 'bout I just post this and we'll call it good?
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Oh, and the Fourth Inning is the Beer Inning
I've got some Friday time-killing material for you. Even though we've got a week left of fucking around, this is kind of like your exit interview with us:
The Simpson's Softball Quiz
If you don't ace this, I didn't do my job. Mental Floss has a bunch of other quizzes - the Ralph Wiggum one is good, and the baseball card quiz will make you feel bad because all the expensive rookie cards you used to own have turned into worthless rookie cards in your mom's basement.
I've long contested that this episode of The Simpsons is the best episode of anything on television ever - it probably has something to do with the fact that I was a scrappy ten year old when it aired, thus being a symbol of my childhood. Or the fact that I play softball now and I can relate to the struggles of a minimal effort sport and the role that beer plays in each game. Whether you agree with my TV show ranking system, I don't think I'm that far off.
Thanks to the Asians, full episode is here.
Bonus feature: a new k.u.chebag entry over on Mizzourah last weekend. And the one from today (it's pretty good).
Whatchu Gonna Do?
I've been saving this old WWF ad for probably ten months, having no clue on how to work it into the site. Technically I should have worked it into every single post since it's so awesome, but I still don't have a clue and our clock is ticking.
So I figure I'll use this ultra-intimidating black and white of Hulk Hogan to ultra intimidate our trivia night opponents tomorrow night up in Hazelwood. I already wrote smack about you guys over a year ago. Soon you'll realize your time's up, as my Trivia Ninja Death Squad takes over the universe.
Well, the part of the universe that plays in trivia contests on Saturday nights. It should be a good time, including free booze for Big Sandwich. Memo to the BFHQ couch: you may have some company come midnight Saturday night.
Oh, and by coincidence, Koko B. Ware will appear as the 8th man for our trivia team. He didn't have much else going on.
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Powder Blue Fever
For those of us in the Hardcore League, it is well-known that Sir has a mini stable of young Japanese talent in his minor league system. It is something I referred to earlier today as a "Jap-opoly." Political correctness at its finest.
If that wasn't enough to get Sir pumped up for Japan's pro league, the NPB, one of their teams recently revealed new jerseys. The Tokyo Yakult Swallows have a full array of uni's for you to pick from. I'd like to point out the homes say "Swallows" on the front. I know none of you will snicker at that, but I did. I'm 15 years old, what can I say?
More importantly, the reason this "news" is being posted: included in the Swallows' jersey arsenal are the ever-so-lovable powder blues! Yes!
Thumbs up to the Swallows for going 80s on their throwbacks. Now give us Tuffy Rhodes back.
ps. This kind of reminds me of a column somebody wrote on Poochie last summer.
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The ILL-side: Now with Zombies
Illinois used to be known around here as the hometown of some of our fine contributors. After that, we were only concerned about the topless bartenders. But now the fun is over: zombies are all over the Ill-side!
Zombies, motherfucker. They gon' getcha!
Via ksdk.com, the sign says it all:
Other than the bad spelling of "closures," I know what you're thinking. I consulted with our IT Department on how to hack into construction signs. We wouldn't dare use it for evil, but just for uh, reference.
After a handy Google search, here is the quick and easy way to make any random construction sign your personal zombie warning board. Don't worry, we'll use all that ad revenue we get to bail you out of jail.
Follow Protocol
It's 2/4. It's Wednesday. It's time for you to check insideSTL for this week's column.
It's kind of about Groundhog Day. It's kind of about Bill DeWitt being cheap. It kind of infers that Chris Duncan leaves Roxy's at 8:30am every morning.
Oh, and it's kind of hard to write about stuff when nothing is going on. Come on Cardinals, help a brother out. Even if it's bad business, trade all the OF's and sign Manny, just for me.
As for the Flex, we're approaching the 10-day mark. We'll see if I can get it all out of my system before then.
Have a good day and thanks for reading.
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So you think you had it all figured out? You combined your bacon with vodka. Then you combined bacon with chocolate. Then bacon with turduckens, cheese, and cinnamon rolls. Nothing could stop you.
But the one thing you forgot was the um...the uh, internets.
If you'd like to add bacon to any website, all you need to do is put http://bacolicio.us/ in front of any URL, and this is what you get:
Having a slice of bacon on your computer screen is pretty cool, but it makes me really hungry. And it gets in the way of the porn.
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PILOT pact in place in Brentwood
The developer of the stalled $4 billion Heartland Square project in Brentwood has received a decade-long tax break.
The Islip Town Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to extend the PILOT, or payment in lieu of taxes, on the project, touted as the largest planned development on the East Coast.
Under the agreement, developer Gerald Wolkoff is to pay $1.6 million annually through 2017, when annual payments increase to $1.65 million for the remaining five years of the PILOT. Based on the property's value, that would amount to an $18.5 million tax cut over 10 years.
The vote came after months of negotiations between Wolkoff and the Brentwood Union Free School District, which receives the bulk of property taxes. The town board, which has final approval, tasked the school board with negotiating an agreement.
Luis Ramos, director of the Brentwood Labor Force community group, said the project would bring thousands of jobs to neighborhood residents. "We desperately need the jobs," Ramos told the board.
The town board, which raised town property taxes 28 percent last year, touted the agreement as a way to ensure the school board maintains its funding, amid threats from Wolkoff to challenge his assessment in court.
Supervisor Tom Croci said the plan for Heartland would require 90 percent of the construction materials and workers on the project to be from Suffolk and Nassau counties.
Wolkoff bought the 450-acre parcel for $20 million from the state in 2002, with plans to build a new community, including 9,000 apartments and an entertainment district. But he has received no building permits amid disagreements with town and state officials, including over the use of union workers on construction and traffic mitigation near Sagtikos Parkway.
Absent a PILOT pact, Wolkoff would have paid $3.3 million in property taxes in 2011 based on the property's assessment at the time of $120 million, which Wolkoff said was vastly inflated. That year, he paid $1.6 million under a 10-year PILOT arrangement that expired last year.
The property, the former site of Pilgrim State Hospital, has been assessed by the town at about $109 million, which Wolkoff argues is still too high. He has said the PILOT is not akin to a tax break because the property assessment is inaccurate, but he said he's refrained from pushing the issue because he doesn't want to hurt the school district.
Wolkoff did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Joe Fritz, a former member of the Brentwood school board, suggested the town board reject the PILOT. "You are giving a tax break to a multimillionaire," Fritz said. "This board, in effect, has become Jerry Wolkoff's lobbyist."
Councilman Anthony S. Senft Jr. said the PILOT will help move the project forward.
"I don't care if he's a billionaire or a pauper," Senft said. "I don't look at the pocketbook of a developer when considering PILOTs. It's not on the backs of taxpayers, it's an agreement that's going to benefit the Islip Town taxpayer."

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OMG, I couldn't have said it better myself!!Andreas_90 wrote:Eh, people like that... just no. It's like people saying the birth scene in Breaking Dawn promotes celibacy (overly prudent?)
In my opinion, the pregnancy part was brought in a bit too soon and put way too much emphazis on and then blown over too quickly (had I had it my way, they would've rmeoved the child and out it in some freakish tank with blood... but that's pretty gruesome). What surprised me about it... hmm... I guess it was the vampires-can-reproduce-with-humans thing. Vampires = dead? Or is it Vampires=mutated humans?
a couple hundred pages on the pregnancy... it was annoying...
then SM used endless and meaningless dialogues between Edward and Jacob (or any other character) to fill the boringness of the whole pregnancy period.
Another thing worth pointing out is that according to SM description of the vampire anatomy, female vampires are non-human and male vampires are kind-of-human. I mean, WTF????
So female vampire cannot have babies because their body won't change since they have become stones (stones don't have monthly period, nor can their body change to carry a baby)... ok, I buy that.
And male vampires are stones just like female vampires but their bodies are producing sperms....Hm????
I mean, BD is my favorite book from the saga, but there's just some little annoying details that bug the hell out of me!


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Precession of the equinoxes, motion of the equinoxes along the ecliptic (the plane of Earth's orbit) caused by the cyclic precession of Earth's axis of rotation.
In compiling his famous star catalog (completed in 129 bce), the Greek astronomer Hipparchus noticed that the positions of the stars were shifted in a systematic way from earlier Babylonian (Chaldean) measures. This indicated that it was not the stars that were moving but rather the observing platform—Earth. Such a motion is called precession and consists of a cyclic wobbling in the orientation of Earth's axis of rotation with a period of 25,772 years. Precession was the third-discovered motion of Earth, after the far more obvious daily rotation and annual revolution. Precession is caused by the gravitational influence of the Sun and the Moon acting on Earth's equatorial bulge. To a much lesser extent, the planets exert influence as well.
The projection onto the sky of Earth's axis of rotation results in two notable points at opposite directions: the north and south celestial poles. Because of precession, these points trace out circles on the sky. Today the north celestial pole points to within just 1° of the arc of Polaris. It will point closest to Polaris about 2100 ce. In 12,000 years the north celestial pole will point about 5° from Vega. Presently, the south celestial pole does not point in the vicinity of any bright star.
Also moving with this wobble is the projection onto the sky of Earth's Equator. This projection, a great circle, is called the celestial equator. The celestial equator intersects another useful great circle, the ecliptic. As Earth orbits the Sun, the constantly changing direction from which the Sun is viewed causes it to trace out the ecliptic. The celestial equator is inclined at a 23.44° angle to the ecliptic (the so-called obliquity of the ecliptic). The celestial equator and the ecliptic intersect at two points called the equinoxes (vernal and autumnal). During the course of the year, as Earth orbits the Sun, the latter is seen crossing the Equator twice, in March moving from the Southern Hemisphere into the Northern Hemisphere and in September moving in the opposite direction. The equinoxes drift westward along the ecliptic at the rate of 50.3 arcseconds annually as the celestial equator moves with Earth's precession.


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Get to Windows Startup Settings in PC settings
- Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Hennepin County medical examiner says a baby girl has died after being pulled from her family's submerged sport utility vehicle in Lake Minnetonka last Friday.
The medical examiner says 8-month-old Tabitha Markle of Minnetrista died early Monday at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. Her death was ruled an accidental drowning.
The girl was strapped in the backseat when the SUV went through the ice late Friday afternoon.
Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek says the 41-year-old father was driving his 31-year-old wife, 2-year-old daughter and the baby girl home from a restaurant when he decided to take a shortcut across the ice. Firefighters in protective suits pulled the baby from the SUV.
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This blog covers weight loss a lot. In fact, scatology based fitness is what we are all about, but we don't often cover diet. Well, we have had the baby and so now it is time to reap the rewards.
Eating the placenta is known as placentophagy. It is practiced by most mammals in the animal world, including many primates. In 2004 we ate this:
The recipe I used at the time was of my own devising, but now I have this to deal with:
Now, as an added motivation to produce a culinary delight from this chunk of Jim's guts, I have vegan friends who have expressed an interest in trying it. I am not a doctor, but I rather fancy that this sort of protein is unlikely to have the most advantageous effect on the stomach of a long-term vegan, so I am going to research some recipes.
Roast Placenta
Placenta Cocktail
Placenta Lasagne
Placenta Spaghetti Bolognaise
The placenta weighs about 1lb, once one has cut the meat away from the membranes with a sharp knife and discarded the membrane.
The major stumbling block I have is that my children are all under six and need to go to bed relatively early, but the eldest is going to be at ballet class until sixish and I only finish work at half five. This means I need to stick to either some form of flambé or pan seared creation or go the whole hog and prepare a casserole on the night before for Jim to pop in the oven on the day. Casserole recipes, here I come.
Before we go any further, I think we need a gratuitous goatse shot of the frozen placenta, just to keep the b3tards happy.
First of all I need to get the main ingredient out of the freezer. It's always better to have your meat fresh, but with the newest Manley child being kept in the neonatal special care unit for a while, it was not practicable, so it needs time to defrost.
I eventually settled on making a variation on Mike Taylor's The Best Beef Casserole of All Time, the primary variation being that I would be substituting beef for human tissue. Mmm! Flesh!
There are certain other considerations to be included. Matthewparker is simply not going to eat placenta. There is no point pretending that he will, because he won't. I think I need a nice glass of wine.
Because of this I need to supply an alternate meal for him and also something for Rowan who is a lacto-ovo piscatarian and, for once, is more of an inconvenience than the vegans to cook for. Sausages and the George Foreman grill seem to be the answer. Veggie sausages for Rowan (since he has offered to supply his own) and Impala sausages for Matthewparker.
Now for the vegan side of things. To avoid using butter to grease the casserole dish I use Pure, which comes with a vegan logo, Omega 3 and 6 and a space hopper on the label. What more could anyone want from an edible grease? Well, tasting less revolting would be a start. My sister tells me that it's very nice once one gets used to it, but frankly I am damned if I want to. I'd rather gargle with lard.
We also cannot use most varieties of wine because, inexplicably, producers include animal products in them. I also eschew vegan stock (for much the same reasons as I would not normally buy Pure) in favour of bitter. I am not sure how vegan or not bitter might be, so I take special care to choose something which has ingredients I understand.
That all sorted (there is no problem with the onions, carrots and mushrooms that I can see) it is time to get the defrosted placenta out of the bag. Of course, if you want to look in more detail at these images, they have a click for big functionality, or you can have a perusal of my flickr stream.
As has been pointed out (apologies to Riverghost for behaving like the editor of Zoo or Nuts here), it's looking rather chuffed with itself.
It looks pretty much as it did when I last saw it, although I was somewhat distracted at that time. Remember the nice glass of wine you saw earlier? No you don't, you remember me saying I'd like a nice glass of wine. What you saw was a nice glass of Jim's blood. Lovely stuff!
Anyway, it's time to sort things out, so I drained the blood, as you can see, and rinsed off the placenta, ready to start butchering. That said, it looks fairly palatable just as it is, don't you think?
Either way, it's time to start getting the meat away from the gristle and tubes. The first job is to get the sack turned inside out so the meat can be seen, which, since there is already a large baby sized hole in it, is no problem.
We need to try and work the main body of the placenta away from the membranes of the sack. If you want to make jokes about the G-Spot then now is the time, it never gets old.
Once it is clear I can set about cutting the placenta away. Is it ironic that, having fed her for 9 months, the placenta, through Jim's milk, will be feeding my youngest again. No, I don't think it is. Never mind.
Once this is done I can finally begin to see proper meat. I know from past experience that the toughest bit has yet to come, but I am still excited to get this far. I am struggling with the mixture of photography and bloody hands now, but I can't let you down now.
The actual meat is very much akin to liver (to some extent the placenta serves a similar service, I suppose) but it is attached to the sack in small chunks, almost like pre-cubed meat seared to a pan.
These are soft, again much like liver, and so cutting them leads to waste and they need to be individually torn from the membrane, which takes a lot of time and a surprising amount of effort.
In amongst the meat are blood clots. Much as I enjoy black pudding, I think we have to draw the line somewhere.
Slowly we go from a complete, trimmed placenta
to a slack handful of waste
and a lovely bowlful of prepared meat
I suppose that we have time for one last gratuitous gore shot before I start cooking
Righty-ho. First grab a nice casserole dish. This was a wedding present from one of my wife's friends' mothers. I reckon that it probably came from Taunton.
As you can see, it has been greased, but not with butter, as mentioned previously. To this I added a small layer of carrots.
Then a layer of Onions (cut into eighths)
The main ingredient
another layer of carrots and some button mushrooms
Some more onions, chopped into eighths, and a good handful of herbs, predominantly oregano, parsley and basil
BEER! (this is getting dull now - I was going to make an animated gif of the casserole being produced, but I just couldn't be bothered in the end. Feel fortunate that I have already dropped five or six stages here)
Oh sod it, then I have a picture of the tomato purée on top and then the tomatoes (my 3 year old has grown quite a crop of tomatoes this year, so well done her) and then I added some pepper and called it a casserole.
So now I pop a lid on it, chuck it in the refrigerator to marinade and leave it for 20 hours or so. Lovely.
When I return to it everything is looking about as perfect as it could be. Jim puts it in the oven for 3 hours at about 140°C whilst I am still labouring away over a hot batch of fresh SEO. When I get home I put on some carrots (although not as many as I had hoped - I shall be boycotting the fruit and veg stall outside St George's market from here on in and suggest that you do the same) and cabbage and then our vegans arrive with a simply massive rhubarb crumble and a sackful of potatoes from their allotment. Logistically this is a major achievement since they have arrived on bicycles.
The spuds go in to boil, I top up the casserole with a smidgen of boiling water and I put on some impala and veggie sausages for the queasy. Where's the damned bottle opener?
The casserole is served. I am short of a chair - well the hell has that gone? I have to go next door to the student house to borrow one - they seem to want an invite, but I find myself disinclined to let on what it is I am having for dinner. Given that I am happy to tell the world I cannot explain this and will later make amends by giving them this url.
Please excuse the invisible children, but you can see that it was well received. In fact all we had left was potatoes at the end of the night. You can see Matthewparker here, clearly not eating placenta. I don't know, what sort of weirdo doesn't chow down on his friend's womb excretions, eh?
Here we can see why butter is better than other greases when it comes to being non-stick. There seemed to be a reluctance to suggest that the meal was anything but normal. Indeed there were many compliments on the cooking, where I expected squirming.
Our vegan friends enjoyed the meat and had no noticeable side effects. I had secretly sort of enjoyed the idea that, after nearly a decade without meat, the protein rush would mess with their bowels, but it was not to be.
I leave you with a photograph of the rhubarb crumble and the knowledge that I won't be doing this again for at least 3 years or so.
All in all, an excellent evening. A light liver taste, very palatable, both my children asked for seconds and Kate was almost aggressive in her demands for more of my wife's flesh. There's a video in the making if ever there was one.
Eventually we all wandered off, slightly drunk and full to the gunnels, a good time had by all.
Manley's Patent Spiced Placenta Fricassée
1 placenta (fresh or frozen)
2 large onions, cut into eighths
4 cloves garlic, crushed
4oz plain flour
tspn Thai 7 spice seasoning
tspn paprika
1 cup water
pinch salt
Heat the oil in a flat bottomed pan
Mix the flour, salt and spices well
Cube the placenta, roll the cubes in the spiced flour and set it aside.
Once the oil is smoking hot, fry the onions and garlic for 2 minutes until they begin to brown
Add spiced placenta cubes and sear for a further minute.
Add water, a little at a time, until the placenta and onions are boiling in a placenta gravy.
Add barley if required, depending on number of guests.
simmer for 8 minutes or until done.
I served this with boiled potatoes, carrots and peas.
It was smashing.
Roast Placenta
1-3lb fresh placenta (must be no more than 3 days old)
1 onion
1 green or red pepper (green will add colour)
1 cup tomato sauce
1 sleeve saltine crackers
1 tspn bay leaves
1 tspn black pepper
1 tspn white pepper
1 clove garlic (roasted and minced)
(Preheat oven to 350 degrees)
1. Chop the onion and the pepper & crush the saltines into crumbs.
2. Combine the placenta, onion, pepper, saltines, bay leaves, white and black pepper, garlic and tomato sauce.
3. Place in a loaf pan, cover then bake for one and a half hours, occasionally pouring off excess liquid.
4. Serve and enjoy!
Placenta Cocktail
1/4 cup fresh, raw placenta
8oz V-8 juice
2 ice cubes
1/2 cup carrot
Method: blend at high speed for 10 seconds. Serve. A tasty thirst quencher!
Placenta Lasagne
1 fresh, ground, or minced placenta,
2 tblspns olive oil
2 sliced cloves garlic
1/2 tspn oregano
1/2 diced onion
2 tblspns tomato paste, or 1 whole tomato
Method: use a recipe for lasagne and substitute this mixture for one layer of cheese. Quickly sauté all the ingredients in olive oil. Serve. Enjoy!
Placenta Spaghetti Bolognaise
1 fresh placenta,
1 tblspn butter
1 large can tomato puree
2 cans crushed pear tomatoes
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 tblspn molasses
1 bay leaf
1 tblspn rosemary
1 tspn each of: salt, honey, oregano, basil, and fennel
Method: cut the placenta meat into bite-sized pieces, then brown quickly in the butter and olive oil. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 1-1.5 hours. Serve. Yummy!
It is worth noting that, in the UK, complaints about publishing documentaries about placenta eating have previously been upheld, which I think is worth being amused by.
Oh, and I didn't drink the blood.


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Moroccan meatball tagine with lemon & olives
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Heat the oil in a large flameproof dish, or tagine with a lid, then add the remaining onions, ginger, chilli and saffron. Cook for 5 mins until the onion is softened and starting to colour. Add the lemon juice, stock, tomato purée and olives, then bring to the boil. Add the meatballs, one at a time, then reduce the heat, cover with the lid and cook for 20 mins, turning the meatballs a couple of times.
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Whether you hate the '60s or love them, whether you're dyed-in-the-wool democrat or a committed GOP-er, "Magic Trip" is an essential piece of cinematic archeology that looks at understanding what the hippie/freak movement originally meant and how one of the founders felt about both its triumphs and failures.
Alex Gibney and Allison Ellwood, who have made a number of documentaries together as director and editor, have collaborated as co-directors on a new documentary, "Magic Trip," made almost entirely of footage shot and recordings made by Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters as they set out from Kesey's home in Sonoma, Calif., for the 1964 World's Fair in Queens.
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The Miami Heat vs The New York Knicks
Wed. 10/29 at 7:30pm ET on MSG
Welcome to the MSGKnickz33 Pregame show, Im your host the Gold Mac 10 and its time for a new season to begin. Last year, the Knicks finished with only 23 wins and 59 losses under head coach Isiah Thomas. For those who didn't keep up, the Knicks hired a new head coach.
Mike D'antoni
Mike D'antoni comes to the Knicks after coaching the Phoenix Suns last year, where Mike had a lot of success. He was unable to win a championship with the Suns, despite coming very close. If Amare Stoudamire and Boris Diaw didn't get suspended for a game 6 against the San Antonio Spurs in the 2007 Western Conference Finals, Mike D'antoni might have a championship. The most impressive thing on D'antoni's resume is winning 50+ games for 4 consecutive years, an accomplishment that not too many other coaches have or will reach.
Heres a look at how fast the Phoenix Suns pushed the ball with Mike D'antoni as their head coach:
For those who have missed some/all of the preseason games, heres some highlight videos so you know what to expect from this new uptempo Knicks offense:
The Miami Heat
pg-Mario Chalmers
sg-Dwayne Wade
sf-Michael Beasley
pf-Shawn Marion
C-Udonis Haslem
Backups:Marcus Banks, Shaun Livingston, Daequan Cook, Yakhouba Diawara, Michael Beasley, Jamaal Magloire, Dorell Wright, Chris Quinn, Mark Blount
MSG33 PresEnTs the KeY MatChuP: Dwayne Wade vs Jamal Crawford
Jamal Crawford
Mike D'antoni plans on giving Crawford a lot of minutes. He predicted that Crawford will score between 20 and 24 points per game. If Crawford is going to continue to get a lot of playing time, he needs to improve his shot selection. We know by now that he will not play any defense. Knicks fans have to hope he can match the opposing shooting guard. That will be a tough challenge against Dwayne Wade, one of the best 2 guards in the NBA. Crawford struggled for the first 6 preseason games. In the final game against the Nets Crawford finally played well, at least on offense. He finished the game with 30 points (9-15) and 7 assists. If Crawford was to explode offensively against the Dwayne Wade and the Heat, it wouldn't be the first time.
Dwayne Wade
Wade is coming back after being injured part of last year. Miami was done early last year. It wasn't worth it for Wade to play at the end of the season. Hes back now and hes ready to take on the league with Shawn Marion and rookie Michael Beasley by his side.
The Official MSG33 Pregame Strategy:
- Share the ball: play as a team
- Look to double in the paint
- Don't leave shooters open: We need to see better Perimiter Defense
- Crash the boards: We are the better rebounding team
Player Spotlight
Wilson Chandler is going to have a breakout season. At 6'8, 230 pounds hes got great size, strength, and athleticism at the small forward position. Hes a good defender, rebounder, and scorer. His preseason play has been very impressive. Not only did he posterize Jermaine O'neal, but he also embarrassed and angered Kevin Garnett by rejecting his shot and taking it right at him making a layup And 1. On the next play Garnett was so angered that he traveled, and turned the ball over. The 1st game of the season marks the beginning of the Wilson Chandler era. He will be a valuable player for a long time to come.
Heres some depressing numbers from a year ago, this how November went for the Knicks last year:
November(5-11):Opponents Points per game=101.5
93.1ppg,43.4rpg,17apg,42.9fg%,32.2%3P,70.2FT%, 6.9spg,3.2bpg
We allowed over 100 points per game, our offense was bad. Our free throw shooting was bad...the only thing we did good was rebound. This is a new year with a new system in effect, I doubt that the numbers will be similar to these at the end of November. I think we can win more then 5 games this month.
Gold Mac's Official Player Analysis
Chris Duhon: Has looked solid in preseason. His shooting looks like it has improved. Defensively he will help us out. I think he still needs more time to get comfortable in Mike D'antoni's system. Hes not a very good point guard for the 7 seconds or less offense. Both Stephon Marbury and Nate Robinson get the ball up the court a lot quicker.
Jamal Crawford: Im afraid to see how many minutes D'antoni gives him. His defense is non-existant, and he shoots too much already. Theres no need for anyone to average a certain amount of points on this team. Mike D'antoni needs to take back his statement, and correct it by saying "We'll go with whoever has the mis match, or whoever has the hot hand."
Quentin Richardson: Useless
David Lee: Looks like someone took a lot of jumpshots over the summer. Lee seems to have improved his jumper and his ball handling skills. Hes always been a tenacious rebounder. Lee is an average defender at best, hes understands the concept of team defense but his one on one defense does not impress me. All around Lee is one of the better players on this team.
Zach Randolph: Very talented skilled player. He can also be very selfish. Zach looked to pass more in the preseason. This is encouraging after seeing him go one on three several times last year. Unlike Curry, he does have some value. Like Lee, Z-bo is all over the boards. The 2 of them can easily average 10 rebounds a game, especially in this system. Zachs lack of athleticism hurts him at times. Smart defenders know not to go for his fakes, and easily reject his shots. As far as defense...at times Randolph can do a nice job of deflecting the ball and I see a strong effort from time to time, but overall hes below average.
The Bench
Nate Robinson: Has looked very good offensively. Nate is a very good shooter and while not being a point guard, he is a team player. At only 5'7", Nate works very hard and shows a lot of desire. He wants to be the best he can be.
Stephon Marbury: Should be our starting point guard....or at least shooting guard. He hasn't had the best preseason but hes showed that hes committed to being a team player by looking to pass first, and shoot 2nd. I think hes still trying to find his rhythm and once he does it will be even more clear that hes still our best player.
Eddy Curry: See Quentin Richardson
Wilson Chandler: Hes gonna really help us out alot coming off the bench. It might not be long before he takes Quentin Richardsons spot in the starting lineup.
Malik Rose: >>Curry
Jared Jeffries: >> Curry
Mardy Collins: I like the way he plays. He does some of everything. He contributes on the boards, he'll make some nice passes, and his shot/offense is looking the best it has. Defensively hes very solid. Mardy has good hands (no homo). He often strips the ball from opponents, leading to fast break oppertunities. He deserves minutes off the bench.
Danilo Gallinari: Finally, i get to talk about the Knicks 1st round pick. I'm not sure when we'll get to see him but he appears to have a high basketball iq and a smooth shooting stroke. I look forward to watching him play, I think he'll make us a better team for the same reasons Allan Houston would have had his comeback been successful. We need a shooter. Right now Nate Robinson is the closest thing we have to one. Not only can the Big **** shoot, but he runs the floor very well and hes a good passer. Even with two point guards (Marbury and Duhon), it helps alot to have a point forward in an uptempo offense like the one Mike D'antoni will have the Knicks running.
Anthony Roberson: Known for his ability to shoot, probably wont get much if any playing time
Patrick Ewing Jr: The son of the great Patrick Ewing. Hes about 4 inches shorter then his dad. For a rookie, Ewing Jr. has a nice body (no homo). Hes strong enough to play at the NBA level, just not skilled enough yet. Hes a very hard worker, and maybe if he starts in the D-league and improves his game he'll be ready at some point during this season to contribute off the bench. Probably not, maybe next year. But in case you missed it from my highlights i posted earlier in this thread, you dont want to miss this.
Throwback HipHop Video of the Day:
Title:M.E.T.H.O.D. Man
Album:Enter the Wu-tang (36 Chambers)
Download "M.E.T.H.O.D. Man" Here:
Wu-Tang Clan - M.E.T.H.O.D. Man.mp3 - 6.12MB
Knicks upcoming Schedule:
- Fri, Oct 31 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
- Sun, Nov 2 vs Milwaukee 6:00 PM
- Wed, Nov 5 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
- Fri, Nov 7 @ Washington 7:00 PM
- Sun, Nov 9 vs Utah 3:00 PM
Thanks for joining me for my first pregame show. And remember to watch the Knicks Wednesday night on MSG.


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Ronald and Cretta Ely will celebrate 50 years of marriage. They were united in marriage on Feb. 24, 1962, in Morenci, at the home of Cletus and Dorothy Davis.
The couple has three children, Kristy (and Ron) Witt of Cement City, Mich., Brenda (and Doug) Smelser of Dearborn, Mich., and Mike (and Karen) Ely of Morenci. They also have six grandchildren, Corey, Kylie and Austin Witt and Carmen, Jamie and Tara Ely.
Ronald and Cretta both retired from Sauder Woodworking after 20 years of service, but they continue to operate the family farm.
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The third time's the charm for two of country music's biggest stars.
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley are set to host the Country Music Association Awards for the third year in a row, reports the Associated Press.
By now, the pair have developed a natural rhythm developed over their years anchoring the event, making it easy to prepare.
U.S. & World
"I do feel like we do have our own roles that we fall into and compliment each other," said Underwood.
"At this point three years later, we have each other pretty well figured out, so I think it will go really smooth," Paisley said.
Paisley said that Underwood's recent marriage to NHL star Mike Fisher won't be off limits when it comes to jokes, though.
"We have to bring it up," he said. "It was big news in country music, so if it is that, it is fair game, as well as Nashville or current events. It's worth talking about anything like that that people will relate to."
Underwood's multiple wardrobe changes won't be off limits either.
"I can't change anymore than I did last year," said Underwood, who changed more than 10 times. "I don't think that's a physical possibility, so I'm not going to try to outdo the costumes."
So maybe it's Paisley's turn to change his outfits this year?
"I think that would be awesome," said Underwood. "I'm going to stay in the same thing all night. I'm going to show up in my pajamas, and you're going to do your thing."
The 44th annual edition of the show will air live on ABC November 10. The nominees will be announced August 31 and September 1.


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A Denver airport shuttle bus driver at the center of a massive counterterrorism probe has been indicted in Brooklyn on charges of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, while the Queens imam who allegedly tipped him off to the federal investigation was freed on bail, officials said.|
Najibullah Zazi, an Afghanistan-born immigrant and former resident of Queens, was previously charged with lying to the government during a criminal investigation. The additional charges, which specify Zazi may have been planning to use a bomb in the plot, were unsealed today in New York's Eastern District Court.
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Zazi had been buying chemicals used to make triacetone triperoxide (TATP), the explosive used in the 2005 London train bombings and by foiled shoe bomber Richard Reid in 2001, according to a government detention motion.
While in Colorado, Zazi and unidentified others bought "unusually large quantities" this summer of common household products used to make TATP -- hydrogen peroxide and acetone, an ingredient in nail polish remover, the document said.
At one store a sales clerk told investigators he remembered a man say he needed beauty projects because he had a "lot of girlfriends," the Denver Post reported.
Zazi apparently tried to heat the components inside an Aurora, Colo., hotel room on Aug. 28, the same day he bought a dozen 32-ounce bottles of "Ms K Liquid 40 Volume" a hydrogen peroxide based product, the document suggests.
On Sept. 6 and 7, just days before arriving in New York City, he checked into the same hotel room where FBI tests later found acetone residue in the vent above the hotel room's stove, according to the detention memo.
On those days, he had urgent communications with another person "seeking to correct mixtures of ingredients to make explosives," the document said.
He had also searched on the Internet for home improvement stores in Flushing that sold a third component of TATP -- muriactic acid, prosecutors said.
"The indictment alleges that Najibullah Zazi conspired with others to use explosive devices against persons or property in the United States," said Attorney General Eric Holder. "We are investigating a wide range of leads related to this alleged conspiracy, and we will continue to work around the clock to ensure that anyone involved is brought to justice. We believe any imminent threat arising from this case has been disrupted, but as always, we remind the American public to be vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to law enforcement," he said.
Zazi, 24, has admitted he received weapons training from al Qaida in Pakistan. He is at the center of what federal officials said could be a plot to blow up subways or other targets in New York City. He and his father were arrested last week in Denver. Queens imam Ahmad Wais Afzali, 37, was arrested in New York and also charged with lying to the government during the terror probe.
Afzali was back in court today for a detention hearing, and he was released on a $1.5 million bond secured by his father's home. He will be required to submit to electronic monitoring and he can visit his mosque.
Smiling and holding his wife's hand as he emerged from court, Afzali blurted out a few words seconds after his lawyer Ron Kuby said he had instructed him not to speak.
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"Great feeling, very grateful, thank you so much," said the imam.
"I'm very excited that my husband is going home," said his wife Fatima. "I'm very happy."
Federal officials said Zazi drove from Denver to New York on Sept. 9 and a search found him in possession of a bomb-making manual, batteries, a scale, and other equipment that could be used to make explosives.
A joint terrorism task force is continuing to canvas the New York City area to see if chemicals or bomb making equipment might be stored in our area, the sources told NBC New York.
The FBI and NYPD are downplaying questions about whether the case was jeopardized and a series of raids in Flushing last week were forced to go early because of the alleged double cross by the Queens imam. While some federal officials are angry with the NYPD, sources said that top officials believe the blame rests with the informant.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was careful to praise both sides for their work on the case, noting the seriousness of the threat against the country.
"It was not an accident that FBI and NYPD were devoting a lot of resources," Bloomberg said of the probe. "What happened here is that the cooperation between two agencies resulted in the indictment of people who were planning to kill a lot of people."
"There doesn't seem to be a sense that they made a mistake," Bloomberg added, "but even if they did we won't know until later on."
The New York Police Department has removed a senior official from one of its two sometimes competing antiterrorism units, after it played a role in disrupting a sensitive federal terrorism investigation, current and former police officials told the New York Times.
Federal officials have also issued security bulletins to police around the nation about terrorists' desire to attack stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels -- while the MTA has boosted security on the city's subway system and commuter trains at "key locations."
In two bulletins sent to police departments Monday, officials said they know of no specific plots against such sites, but urged law enforcement and private companies to be vigilant. These two bulletins followed on the heels of a similar warning about the vulnerabilities of mass transit systems.
The bulletin on stadiums notes that an al-Qaida training manual specifically lists "blasting and destroying the places of amusement, immorality, and sin... and attacking vital economic centers" as desired targets of the global terror network.
A joint statement from DHS and FBI said while the agencies "have no information regarding the timing, location or target of any planned attack, we believe it is prudent to raise the security awareness of our local law enforcement partners regarding the targets and tactics of previous terrorist activity."
Officials said during questioning, Zazi at one point claimed that he was acting alone and had thought about targeting a large box-store retailer located outside of New York. But investigators say they strongly believe those statements were lies.
A second, unrelated indictment unsealed Thursday in the same court charged a Brooklyn man with supporting terrorism in what authorities say is an investigation. An indictment alleges Betim Kaziu traveled to Pakistan this year to try to receive training from a militant group linked to al-Qaida, and tried to go to Afghanistan and Iraq to fight against U.S. forces there.
Kaziu was to be arraigned later Thursday. Prosecutors did not have the name of his attorney.


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R&F Pigment Stick - Manganese Blue Hue, 100 ml
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- Color:
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Pigment Information
This color contains the following pigments:
PB35-Cerulean Blue
PB15-Phthalo Blue
PW4-Zinc White
Pigment Name
PB35-Cerulean Blue
Pigment Type
Chemical Name
cobalt(II) stannate
Chemical Formula
CoO n SnO2
Cerulean Blue is the standard cool blue, considered the traditional counterpart to Ultramarine, and is often used for painting atmospheric shades. It is quick drying and retains its color well, better than any other blue, in oil paint form. However, it tends to granulate or become chalky in watercolors. It has limited hiding power, is semi-opaque, and is easy to control. Its tinting capacity is low, so it can become lost when mixing.
Cerulean Blue has excellent permanence. It is very stable and lightfast.
Cerulean Blue is moderately toxic if inhaled or ingested and slightly toxic if it comes into contact with skin.
The name Cerulean Blue comes from the Latin word caelum, meaning sky. This pigment was discovered in 1805 by Andreas Hopfner, but it was not widely available until introduced by Messrs. G. Rowney & Co. in England under the name coeruleum in 1860 for use in aquarelle and oil painting. It was produced by the action of heat on cobalt oxide and other metallic bases.
Pigment Name
PB15-Phthalo Blue
Pigment Type
Chemical Name
copper phthalocyanine
Chemical Formula
Phthalo Blues are pure and clean primary blues with superior covering power. They have a very high tinting strength and tend to overwhelm other pigments, but if color strength can be controlled, they make predictable mixed colors. In oil form, blues are very deep and slow drying. When mixed with other colors or if chlorine is added, Phthalo Blue quickly tends towards green. When using alone, mix with some white, as Phthalo Blue can be semi-transparent and almost black on its own. It is among the most compatible of modern colors with mineral colors and is considered more reliable than Prussian Blue, while sharing the same physical and color properties. Phthalo Blue is a good color for glazing.
Phthalo Blues are completely lightfast and stable and are permanent for all paint uses. They are currently used in inks, coatings, and many plastics due to their stability and are considered a standard pigment in printing ink and the packaging industry.
Phthalo Blues have no significant hazards, although those made before 1982 contained some PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).
Developed by chemists using the trade name Monastral Blue, the organic blue dyestuff now known as Phthalo Blue was presented as a pigment in November 1935 in London. Its discovery was accidental. The dark color was observed in a kettle where a dye was being made from a British dyestuff plant. The demand for such a pigment came from commercial printers who wanted a cyan to replace Prussian Blue.
Pigment Name
PW4-Zinc White
Pigment Type
Chemical Name
Chemical Formula
Zinc White is the coolest white, and it has a cold, clean masstone and a slightly bluish tint. It has less hiding power and is more transparent than other whites. It dries slowly and is good for painting wet into wet and for glazing and scumbling. Zinc White is neither as opaque nor as heavy as Lead White, its covering power is not as good, and it takes much longer to dry. However, it does not blacken when exposed to sulfur in the air as Lead White does. It is very valuable for making tints with other colors. Unmixed Zinc White dries to a brittle and dry paint film that may crack over the years, so it is not good for frescoing. It is more transparent in acrylic form than Titanium White and is the most commonly used white with gouache. Chinese White is a version of Zinc White appropriate for opaque watercolor techniques.
Zinc White has great permanence and lightfastness.
Zinc White is moderately toxic if ingested and slightly toxic if inhaled.
Though historians are divided on who first isolated the element zinc, they agree that it was first suggested as a white pigment in 1782. Zinc White was accepted as a watercolor in 1834 and was called Chinese White due to the popularity of oriental porcelain in Europe at the time. Ten years later, a suitable oil form was produced. By the early 20th century, it had improved to the point where it was an acceptable alternative to Flake White.
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U.S. Senator John Cornyn will speak at SMU's 96th Commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, in Moody Coliseum. SMU expects to award nearly 2,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in the Universitywide ceremony.
Re-elected in 2008 for a second six-year term in the U.S. Senate, Cornyn currently sits on the Senate Armed Services, Finance, Judiciary and Budget committees. He serves as the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee's Immigration Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee.
In addition to his legislative committees, Cornyn is chair of the Senate IndiaCaucus, chairman of the Senate Radio Frequency Identification Caucus and vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference Task Force on Hispanic Affairs. He also serves on the Senate Republican High Tech Task Force, the Congressional Oversight Group on Trade and the President's Export Council.
"Senator Cornyn has been a tremendous leader and public servant for the state of Texas and our nation," said R. Gerald Turner, SMU president. "In the United States Senate, he addresses some of the most critical issues of our time, among them the federal budget, technology, the military, immigration and border security. He has pioneered legislation to make government records more accessible to thepublic. We are honored that he will address our graduates in this special year for SMU, the 100th anniversary of our founding."