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Motorola has announced that it will soon be releasing a watch that looks very similar to an iPod Nano. The MOTOACTV comes out of the box as a watch so you don't need the accessory strap like you would with an iPod nano.
It is 46mm square and powered by Android. It features a GPS system, heart rate monitor and wait for it.... Bluetooth so you can use it with wireless headphones; of course it is an MP3 player too. It can also pair with your phone and you can then read text messages and other alerts as well as answer calls using the 1.6-inch touchscreen.
So, a lot of what TiPb has been asking for in an iPod nano watch,
The MOTOACTV will be available in early November and comes in two flavors, an 8GB version for $249 and a 16GB version at $299. Apple could do so much more with that iPod nano, what a shame!
Source: Android Central
249? I can buy an ipod touch 4th gen with that.
And who cares if it's powered by Android? No apps will work with that.
It looks like a watch, you clueless fanboy. Apple didn't invent them.
Yes! I so AGREE! I am an Apple fan (NOT fan-boy) and think the nano is great for what it is. I am also an avid runner and would totally invest, that's right, INVEST in something like this. It's all about functionality. Loving the features on this and pair with Motorola's Bluetooth headphones, great exercising accessories.
Nice watch. Should Apple legal be preparing a lawsuit? This looks way too much like an iPod Nano, but since Samsung didn't make it and Google is soon to own Motorola, an Apple lawsuit against this product is unlikely to happen. If it were a phone as well as a watch, that would be even cooler. A Rolex costs ten times as much and all it does is tell time and look good.
They did nothing when Sony made a similar product over a year ago, so don't expect them to.
It's a watch you twit. Square face watches have been around forever. Apple didn't invent the damn square design.
They didn't even do the watch strap part, that was a 3rd party that was smart enough to see that!
Pairing with the phone is kinda nice. Like the touchpad and the pre but better because it's right on your wrist.
Oh just what I wanted... something made by Motorola that is twice as expensive as it's Apple counter part... Not to mention watch ran on Android, I wonder how often it will crash.
Apple is missing the boat with a product they started (not the watch, the nano). They know its getting big otherwise they would hae not made the watch faces--CAPITALIZE and make the products we want!!!
Wow, Apple could do so much more? Well they didn't. They wiffed on the I pad, release I pad 2 shortly after to compete with the Xoom. IPhone 4 was way behind Droid x and now iPhone 4s is behind Droid bionic. You really are a fan boy!
They're so much behind that they are the number one mobile
company in the world... Just a fact, but why should you care...
All the websites I went to sold me on the motoactv. I went and bought one thinking this is the altimate tool. I kept seeing how you could pair with phone and receive texts and calls but none of them let u know that it only worked with Motorola smart phones. They all claimed that they would pair with smart phone. Not clear that it had to be Motorola. It's kind of a let down. Other than that it is very interesting tool and I do like it. Just hope they allow the iPhone and other smart phones to use its feature.

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I think you can use WiFi direct. It's under wireless, more settings, then you have to turn it on. Turn WiFi on, on your phone and it should ask you permission to connect. Once it's connected, I'm not sure what all you can share. I haven't really messed around with it.
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Auto correct was HD. Not hdmi.
I have the 4 in 1 connector for the note, figure I can connect the micro usb to my phone and usb to tablet.
Trying to copy the thousands of pictures I have to my tablet since I now have my 64 gb card in it.
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When I connect mine with a cord I couldn't get them to do anything. If they recognize each other and start an app to share files, your going to be set. I just ended up with two expensive electronics with a cord between them. =) So I had to use WiFi direct to see anything.
If it doesn't work, id just take the card out of your phone and put it in your tablet. Or sync pics with pc and take them from pc to tablet, that way they are backed up. - 01-06-2013, 02:34 PM #6
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Dropbox is easy and better imo cause you cn pull up whatever on your phone tablet pc etc
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Players using current football helmets aren't adequately protected against hits to the side of the head, which can lead to sometimes-lethal concussions and brain swelling, researchers said.
Ten helmets tested by researchers reduced the likelihood of traumatic brain injury by an average of 20 percent compared with no helmet in a simulation using crash test dummies. The most effective helmet reduced the risk by only 30 percent, according to data released Monday.
Concussion risks in sports are under increasing scrutiny as some deaths among young football players may have been prevented if those with head injuries had been kept off the field, according to a 2011 study in the journal Pediatrics. Research published in January 2013 found abnormalities in the brains of former National Football League players compared with those who didn't play the game. Current tests of helmets focus on impacts that lead to broken skulls, and don't adequately assess the chances of traumatic brain injury, researchers said.
"None of them are fantastic, sadly, and maybe that's the take-home message," John Lloyd, the study author and the research director at San Antonio, Florida-based Brains Inc., said in a telephone interview. "Maybe if football players realized that their helmet only reduced their concussion risk by 20 to 30 percent, they'd lead with the head less often."
Professional sports leagues, including the NFL and Major League Baseball, have changed their medical protocols for treating players with head injuries in response to concussion data. Football is the deadliest sport among youths, and 12 percent of football deaths are caused by head or neck injuries involving students who returned to the game after a concussion. Helmets may provide another target to make sports safer, Lloyd said.
The researchers used a crash-test dummy head and neck to see how well they'd respond with and without helmets to 12 mile- per-hour impacts. They conducted 300 tests, and also tried to measure how much the brain twists in the head. The tests allowed the neck to flex on impact, to better simulate rotational forces.
"When the head comes to a sudden stop, if it's rotating, the brain material is twisting inside the head," Lloyd said. "That can cause concussion and brain injury, including life- threatening subdural hematomas."
The best helmet reduced the likelihood of concussion by 30 percent, Lloyd said. That may be because it was lighter than the other helmets, causing the head and neck to rotate less. It wasn't as good at providing protection against direct impacts that might shatter the skull, and didn't perform as well on standard tests, he said.
The study also found that football helmets fared better against linear impacts, which lead to bruising and skull fracture. Compared with dummies with no helmets, the football helmets reduced the risk of skull fracture by 60 to 70 percent and reduced the risk of brain bruising by 70 to 80 percent.
The research was released in advance of a presentation at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting starting April 26 in Philadelphia.
Lloyd suggested that taking the facemask off the helmet and switching to a soft helmet may help diffuse the impact, leading to fewer brain injuries. This is how the scalp works to protect the brain, moving to allow force to be spread and absorbed, he said. Helmets made of softer materials and without facemasks were used in football more than 50 years ago.
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As the results came out, you could hear people reacting. There was just a wave of excitement as people started to figure out that DOMA had been overturned, she said, describing the crowd of several hundred people who surrounded her on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Its just one more step toward equality. Were on our way, but theres still a ways to go until our states and our country fully recognizes gay marriage, she said.
Paula Ashe, who is an English instructor at Ivy Tech Community College, said last week that she and her partner, Kim Myers, had considered moving out of state if the Supreme Court decided to uphold DOMA.
The couple were married in Massachusetts and visit the state each summer.
The experience of going to Massachusetts and having our union recognized is such a relief, Ashe said. When we are there, theres a burden thats lifted that we didnt realize was really there.
Huntertown residents Kenny Edholm-Reid and his partner, Josh Reid, have been married for five years. They were married in Toronto.
They met while students at Carroll High School and have been dating for eight years.
Edholm-Reid, who works for Frontier Communications, said he watched for news on his work computer Wednesday.
I was so shocked and proud and finally felt validated, if that makes any sense, he said.
It was just an amazing feeling.
We all struggle
Rev. Jason Freiburger, vice chancellor of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Catholic Diocese, said marriage is a fundamental building block of society and one that plays the important role of binding parents to children.
Men and women are equal, but not interchangeable, he said. Indeed, only from the coming together of one man and one woman are children created and it is in this relationship that a child is given the best opportunity to grow and thrive.
Rev. Peter Gregory, associate pastor at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church, echoed Freiburgers comments about the benefits children receive from having both a mother and father.
Every child benefits from the nurturing of a mother and the leadership of a father, he said. While having one mother is a blessing, having two mothers or two fathers is confusing for the child and detrimental to his or her well-being.
As a father of three children, Gregory said he looks at the question in a different light.
Another way to put it is this, which of us, my wife or I, is it that my children do not need? Their mother? Or their father? We both have unique things that we bring to our children, he said.
Gregory said that in the days to come he expects to have many conversations with members of his congregation about the Supreme Courts decision, as well as Bible studies and teachings to help clear up any confusion about the ruling.
Gregory said although he knows of men and women who struggle with same-sex attraction in his congregation, none are actively homosexual.
We do preach that homosexuality is a sin, he said. We all have sin, we all struggle with sin, but we seek to avoid it.
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Peach and Sage Gravy
This simple gravy is made with peach preserves, so you can enjoy it even when peaches are not in season, making this a year-round dish.
1. Set a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat and add the olive oil. Once the oil is hot, add the shallots and garlic and sauté, stirring often, until the shallots are fragrant and lightly caramelized, about 1 minute. Add the white wine vinegar and cook until it is nearly completely reduced, about 1 minute. Add the stock and preserves, and raise the heat to high.
2. While the stock is coming to a boil, combine the butter and flour in a small bowl, and using the back of a spoon, blend to form a smooth paste.
3. Add the butter-flour paste to the stock, and use a whisk to stir it in, making sure that it is well incorporated. Bring the gravy to a boil, season it with the salt and pepper, and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the gravy has reduced by one quarter, about 20 minutes.
4. Remove the pan from the heat and add the sage leaves to the gravy. Allow the flavors to steep for about 3 minutes, and then strain the gravy. Gravy is delicious served with Turkey Roulade!
Yield: About 3 cups
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup finely minced shallots
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1⁄2 cup white wine vinegar
- 4 cups turkey stock, chicken stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth
- 3⁄4 cup peach preserves
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons salt
- 3⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1⁄3 cup fresh sage leaves


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Recipe by Steve DeGroof
"Almond flavored cheesecake with bittersweet chocolate swirled through for a marbled effect."
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3 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream, room temperature
Made this for Christmas Eve. Delicious and beautiful!! Make sure you bake cheesecake in a waterbath and after it bakes for indicated time, turn oven off and let cheesecake sit for an hour. This way it won't crack! Also, I added a teaspoon of almond extract to a cup of whipped cream and some powdered sugar and whipped for a VERY YUMMY whipped cream garnish!
I had never made a cheesecake before and this was SO easy and came out great both times I made it. My friends were incredibly impressed and amazed that it was my first. I cut back on the almond flavoring a bit the first time as previously suggested but think the amount called for in the recipe is better. I served it with fudge ice cream topping drizzed over it. YUM!
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this is a great cheesecake! I used only half the amount of almond extract and only half the sugar in the crust. it was great. I also didn't do the "marble" thing, I just mixed everything together and it was perfect. the best cheesecake ever.
I thought it had too much almond flavor, very overwhelming of the other flavors. I followed the recipe to a "T", and it still cracked. It is very rich! I would definitly recommend it, but go easy on the almond extract!
Wonderful! Everyone raved about this dessert, especially the crust. The only thing that needed changing is the ratio of melted butter to the crust mixture. If you make the given amount of crust (3 cups of chocolate cookie crumbs, which yields a thicker crust) then you need a full cup of melted butter. If you make a thinner crust of 2 cups of chocolate crumbs, then a half cup should be fine. For the cookie crumbs, I used chocolate animal crackers, but realized after the fact that chocolate graham crackers would have worked great as well. I almost left out the almond pieces in the crust, but they were actually one of the complimented aspects. And for those who don't like nuts--you can't taste it at all. I did use the full teaspoon of almond extract, and although I could really taste it in the batter, didn't think it was too strong in the finished product. I definitely wouldn't use more, but don't feel that less is needed unless you hate the taste of almond. The marble effect turned out well even though the "swirling" method with a knife didn't work for me; I think this method will only work if you pour the smaller amount of chocolate batter on the crust first and then pour the remaining vanilla batter on top. Be sure to follow instructions with baking and cooling. I didn't refrigerate overnight (4 hours before serving was sufficient), but be sure the cake is at room temperature before chilling otherwise it might crack. This will surely be a hit!
This is a really great recipe. I changed the almond for vanilla though, and made mini cheesecakes with it. One fell into a container and broke, and since I didn't have the heart to waste food, I simply kept it in the container and put it in the fridge. The next day there was only 20% left. I overheard it was so yummy, my sis ate it anyway. (despite the not too appealing appearence!) As usual, I didn't add sugar to the base, since the graham cracker crumbs are sweet enough already.
Good and easy to make cheesecake. I didn't have chocolate cookies to make the crust so I used other cookies and added some cocoa. The taste wasn't quite as it should be but there's no way I'm docking a star for something I did to the recipe. I'll be making it again with the chocolate cookies. Served with whipped cream. By the way, I followed the baking instructions - i.e. leaving it in the closed oven for an hour after baking and - NO cracks.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Chocolate Almond Marble Cheesecake
Serving Size: 1/16 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe: 16 Amount Per Serving Calories: 421 Calories from Fat: 258
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I know other t-shirt sites (like uneetee.com and shirt.woot.com) print their designs on American Apparel t-shirts. The fabric is soft, it's made in the USA, and they have transparent and humane production. Why can't teefury.com print their designs on this material rather than the lesser stuff from Mexico they are currently using?
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Jonny277 weeks agothis has been discussed
kizat277 weeks agoalstyle > AA
heartluce277 weeks agoI still agree with this post :D
hkward001277 weeks agoI would love for them to print on AA. Even if it does raise the price a little. The brand they use now runs small in the women's sizing. AA actually fits me.
hkward001277 weeks agoI would love for them to print on AA. Even if it does raise the price a little. The brand they use now runs small in the women's sizing. AA actually fits me.
peppersagooddog277 weeks agoONCE AGAIN i will beg the fury people to NOT be like everyone else and stick with shirts that actually fit me. this place actually has a nice thick shirt that doesnt have to be delicately handled and all you guys can do is cry about them not being like all the other sites.
i thought we had worked past our lack of diversity issues.
icecube277 weeks agoI agree with kizat. Alstyle > AA
WonderBunny277 weeks agoI've grown to like Alstyle. I do wish they printed more sizes for women larger then I am. I normally wear a medium but have to wear a large here (this means I can't buy for other women in my life). I do love the way the navy blue shirt I just got fits - don't know if there is something special to it or not but it's great.
superchico277 weeks agoI just found this site and it looks great, but I absolutely will not buy from you if you use American Apparel. I love the shirt.woot designs but I can't buy them since they use AA. The material is smurf, and their men's shirts are cut weirdly and do not fit me at all. (I've tried three AA shirts bought from different places at different times, so it's not like I got one bad one and gave up on them.)
-- A potential customer -
peppersagooddog277 weeks agoSee? now all you AA shirt freaks just pipe down cause the rest of us LIKE having a place to buy shirts.
peppersagooddog277 weeks agoOh and if we buy stuff from mexico maybe they will have more jobs located there... hmmmm this is bad HOW?
indievik277 weeks agoMy own personal preference is for AA, but lord knows last time there was a thread about it the AA people were vastly outnumbered by the Alstyle folks.
It's not even that I think the Alstyle shirts aren't of good quality, I do, I just wish the men's sizes had more of a vintage cut to them (ie, showed off the physique a little better). Can't comment on the women's sizes, since I've never seen Alstyle women's shirts in person.
I'm still kind of holding out hope that Layne--once a week or month or something--will have an AA shirt just to placate us AA devotees. Or use the blanks DBH uses. -
snarkygal277 weeks agoAGAIN? We are having this discussion AGAIN??? There are many sites that print on AA blanks. If you are soooo intent on AA shirts, go buy your shirts at one of those sites. I am thrilled that there is an affordable t-shirt site that DOESN'T use AA shirts. I LOVE the fit of the Alstyle shirts and I see nothing wrong with the quality of the shirts either.
It's an added bonus if it means more jobs in Mexico. Buy more shirts!!! -
LINK2DPAST277 weeks agoMy only problem with Alstyle is the lack of color options. The price is really good about teefury, so I don't suggest AA, but just find something if at all possible with more options.
matt2kool277 weeks agoalstyle shirts are nice
$9 is sweet
tee fury is awesome
keep up the good work -
hkward001277 weeks agoFine if your not going to get AA shirts find out if they have a XXL in woman's. I hate men's shirts. They are too lose. And this brand has ridiculously small sizes for women.
indievik277 weeks agoI understand that people like their Alstyles. There's no need to be so vehement in your opinions; you guys vastly outnumber the AA folks, so I don't think a change is happening anytime soon, if ever. (though, like I said, throwing us a bone once a week or a month would be awesome!) I really gotta ask, though, why the interest in more jobs based in Mexico? I'm not _against_ more jobs in Mexico, but I'm confused as to the pro-Mexican jobs thing.
Also, @hkward001, do alstyle women's sizes _really_ run smaller than AA? I've gotten my girlfriend a few AA shirts and was shocked by how small they run. I find it really weird that another clothing line would run them even smaller. -
kizat277 weeks agomatt2kool... that was close to a haiku...
alstyle shirts are nice
teefury does a good job
nine dollars is sweet
*scurries off back to work*
snarkygal277 weeks agoindievik...the more jobs in Mexico, the fewer Mexicans pouring over our borders illegally searching for work hopefully.
indievik277 weeks ago@snarkygal, the tide of illegals has already slowed. Unfortunately, the main reason I've found (at least in my own reading on the subject) is that Mexicans see much less opportunity in the economy here than in years prior :(
snarkygal277 weeks agoWell, that is true. There aren't jobs for them here now like in years past. There aren't jobs for Americans either unfortunately.
indievik277 weeks agoOh, yea, snarky, it's bad for all of us right now. I was just bumming that the only thing that really slowed down the tide is an economy that's sucking all 'round.
WonderBunny277 weeks agoIndievik, I wear a WM in AA and here I wear a WL for the same fit. I don't dry my AA shirts but I dry the Alstyle ones to get them to shrink.
hkward001277 weeks agoThe women's xl in teefury brand is 37.5in and the AA is 40-42in. So much better.
hkward001277 weeks agoWait AA is American apparel right? Uneetee uses American Apparel which is 40-42 for xl. I don't know the name of TeeFury's brand but it is 37.5in for the women's xl.


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Grand Tour: Moscow – Tashkent – Moscow
Posted: under Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Travel story, Uzbekistan.
Tags: Aral Sea, Genghis Khan, kazakh, Kazakhstan, road, Silk Road, tashkent, tour, tourist, uzbek
Once in the icy winter time,
When rain and warm in December,
I sat there and slowly thinking about the sea,
On the sun of summer and warmth.
Suddenly, chu, bell rings out,
City Code see a stranger.
And suddenly the carriage accident nabetsya,
In another country, where the climate is different.
Premonition slopes – a special feeling,
Comes with years, and live for ever.
And turning into such an art
Where there is no perfection, where the eternal flight.
Clicking on the mobile, saying "hello",
I received a visit to Tashkent at Christmas.
Two kids, Tekintsi to Moscow to bring,
And what would the way they were not lime.
Feed and drink them on the road especially,
Pass all the customs are not lost the path.
Need to drive carefully, not harshly,
And for Christmas come to take them to Moscow.
Plucked slowly – so many ways,
Scored on the road Kharchev and water.
Spare parts, clothes and medicines in a casket
Blankets, drove, himself last.
His companion – a cheerful driver-trucker,
Did you see the way a lot of everything.
Added slowly he Klyuchikov in a box
Victor Vikulovich are calling it.
Coming on the route Moscow-Astana,
We understood right away – what a misfortune
At small frost – solid ice,
And a lot of cars goes nowhere.
Rode Penza, turning to Samara,
Slept nicely, eaten on the go.
Reaching the Customs and turning off lights,
We saw the snow, and then it's pitch.
The officer boldly out of the booth,
Pulls his cap, he's an officer.
I saw the trailer – beauty, like a fairy tale.
And the two men rasprekrasnyh manners.
After registration, placing print
We went out into the darkness of the country of Kazakhstan.
But the road broke – fell asleep in Uralsk.
We decided to sleep it off, because tomorrow snowstorm.
Morning woke up – around the beauty
Including a full drive, lowering the brakes.
Let's go boldly stepped on the gas,
Desert with a smile greeted us.
Beautiful trail, large interchanges
Gas stations, motels, parking, cafe.
So everything is drawn in an old atlas,
In fact, the road was not everywhere.
The broken asphalt, gravel filled up,
An excellent site for the rally "KAMAZ".
Flying up the mountain, raising the crest,
Again and again pressed on the gas.
Here caravans, one after another,
The route was they were silk, carpets and furs.
They have for months, and we are one day,
We decided to go this route in full.
Oh, people living in this country,
You remember the life of Genghis Khan.
Narrow-eyed devils met me,
He taught me the basics dastarkhan.
Here meat is cheaper potatoes
Gasoline mined everywhere.
Sit on the floor, drinking tea on a mat,
And about the way tell me.
The desert took us to embrace
Blowing out us at minus-seven.
I learned that the black-Kara-curse,
Sand is the "godfather" in the steppe.
Tractor and trailer on the sly,
Wading in salt marshes.
They arrived at the Aral Sea lightly,
Do not tearing anything on the road.
The Aral Sea is the sea, the Aral Sea is the sun,
The Aral Sea is a seagull flying upwards.
Huge waves are visible from the window,
They stand ships not seen the rivers.
That dream was about the sea and sun,
And the cawing of seagulls just outside the window.
Barchans snow just sparkled in the sun,
And we were cold in fact.
After eating and pouring more gasoline,
Check the wheels, sealed the box.
Let's go further into the wilderness of smaller
"Golden Sands" – so her name.
Autobahn "Kizilkum" to Shymkent,
And then Tashkent-light in the darkness.
Oriental Bazaar where huge amounts of money,
Piles of goods, keep only the tenge.
Seeing the funny Tekints in the pen,
Beautiful harness the sun shines.
We explained to the local jargon,
What we have to carry off – the owner asks.
Entering into konevoz, signing documents,
In Russian, Kazakh, a little bit different.
Then a translator at the customs breaks,
But the amount of KZT enough everywhere.
Way back lay through the valley,
With the city its name is Chu.
There all addicts have a "raspberry"
The people are warm, pass entry of need.
We entered the valley, and suddenly the battle chimes,
And remember we – NEW YEAR!
No lights and no clinking of glasses,
Valleys, plains and around the bare ice.
What we wanted – then God knows
Hurry to get there – after all the heat in Moscow.
And then minus twenty – a cursed place,
Drifts, blizzards, Kazakhs everywhere.
The next morning drove the sea Balkhash
Towards the Kazakh capital of the province.
Ate in the Uzbek village of hash,
Hardly him from shurpa differences.
All the meat that we ate on the road,
Once ran somewhere in the steppe.
Bellowed and bleated, even meow,
Neighed and bark, the wings flapped.
Car on the track around,
They stand waiting for customers.
Which road, so is the reception,
But we have avoided the terrible moments.
As we slowly rolled across the ice,
Horses on the will of the dream.
By quietly ate their entire meal
And together on the walls rattled.
On reaching the capital city of Kazakhstan,
Replenish food or water.
Car turned on sverhavtoban,
I boldly went to the border.
The border with Russia, you are so dear to us,
We broke through to you through the drifts.
Customs barely looked at us,
I did not ask unnecessary questions.
Well, hello Russia – accept sons
Our path is to the Urals.
Ural mountains to go faster.
And do not get stuck in the mountain passes.
Gone are the passes and became warmer,
Thawed legs and ears.
We need to get close to Moscow faster
Give the horses, lost sleep, eat.
No adventure travel the whole route,
Great art, guys.
At the same time because the horse riding and neigh,
After all, they have foals.
Towards the capital of Russia – Moscow
Noise meets us special,
Normal traffic jams – they cry out: "Hurray"
Menta smile look cheerful.
The trip took place as usual quiet
Only car wash load carried.
Replacement of the bridge suffered a Jeep with dignity,
I filters in the garbage pail claimed.
Reliable service is not "AVTOLAYTA"
There everything will change, except to say something.
Purchase orders store megabytes
And all take, no matter what.
Unscrew and remove any parts,
Screw on, welded reliably all.
So that we went to where the road was terrible,
And come back without any interference.
Works where the master – receiver, special,
He understands everything about our cars.
Our questions are always responsible,
Badge – Vinogradov on his jacket.
And waiting in the future,
Other road-way.
I think that in the early,
Roads not so find.
Now I'm in the icy winter time,
I sit and do not know what to say to my father.
I hope he will forgive me that's the manner
So paint the track, and this is the end.
(January 2007)
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'Tis The Season: For Makin' Love In Front Of The Fire A Christmas Light Covered Truck?
Iowan (someone from Iowa, that wasn't word wizardry) Kris Marshall covers his truck with around 3,000 Christmas lights and supplies them with power via gas powered generator in the bed. And let me tell you: if you've got a gas-powered generator in your bed, the sex toys are getting out of hand got out of hand a long time ago.
"It's totally illegal and almost all the cops are cool with that. Almost all... some of them don't get it. Last night I met two cops in four minutes and they just smiled. I think I've got most of them trained."
With the exception of a few tickets for illegal use of lights, the only other downside to The Christmas Truck is when one of his sons decides to use it for a date."If you're picking up your girlfriend in the Christmas truck and she's not expecting the Christmas Truck that can be a dealbreaker."
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Duff Goldman on His Favorite Savory Food and the One Cake He Won't Make
The Food Network star, pastry chef and entrepreneur also opens up about his sweet new gig.
Duff Goldman has some sweet gigs: Food Network star, pastry chef behind the bi-coastal bakery Charm City Cakes, and most recently, founder of Cakemix, a decorate-your-own cake shop in L.A. And now, he's teamed up with Godiva on a line of cake-inspired truffles.
Along with Godiva executive chef Thierry Muret, Goldman had the enviable job of spending a year in the Godiva kitchen, creating and taste-testing the handmade delicacies, before emerging with four fantastic flavors: Birthday Cake, Cookie Dough, Pineapple Hummingbird Cake and Butterscotch Walnut (his favorite).
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What has been your favorite cake of all time to make so far?
It's probably either the life-size elephant that we made, or there was the R2D2 that we gave to George Lucas. It had all these moving parts and lights and smoke and noise and stuff that was really cool. We also made a bunch of cakes for the American premieres of Harry Potter. We got to make the one for the last movie, so it was kind of emotional. We had been making those cakes from the very beginning, so to make the last one was very special. We're all really big Harry Potter fans so it was a close of a chapter.
Is there any kind of cake you won't do? I saw the baby cake video.
We don't do those. We tell people, "Listen, you don't want to do that and here's why." And then they get it. "Oh right. That would be awkward." [Watch the video below.]
Your cakes are often too amazing to even think about cutting into, but aside from that, I often find myself wondering about the cake-to-fondant ratio.
It's usually about an eighth to a quarter-inch. We get that question a lot, and it's difficult to answer. One, it's television; and two, the question starts to become philosophical. When we make something, like a life-size R2D2, its got within it 1,500 servings of cake. But its whole head is Styrofoam with wires and lights and batteries mounted on a motor…There's probably 40 pounds of wood in that structure. And so a lot of times people say, "Well, that's not a cake." It just gets tedious because it's a cake, but it's fun.
Are you a cake elitist or are you happy to wolf down a Twinkie?
Oh, I have the palate of a 5-year-old! I love good food and seeing chefs being creative. A good chef can really make people swoon and that's cool. But at the same time, I do really love McDonald's French fries, and to say that you don't is just nonsense because they are delicious.
Since you're around sweets all day, what's your favorite savory meal?
Sushi is a go-to. It's always good. You never really feel bad after eating your weight in sushi. I'm kind of a burger freak. There's a place in Santa Monica called L.A. Buns that's in the gay part of town. You see some pretty colorful characters, and they have a really good burger.
Tell me about your decision to partner with Godiva.
As a pastry chef, Godiva is one of those names that's a cool thing, so when I got to meet people from Godiva, I was just fascinated by what they do, and that they're able to make the chocolates that they make and keep the quality that they do. I make 15 cakes a week, so what they do is just mindboggling.
How did you come up with the truffle flavors?
I gave them a list of 15-20 flavors that I really like and that we make here at the bakery, and we started making truffles and seeing what worked and what didn't work. There was a lot of back and forth, and it took about a year to whittle it down to the four flavors we have now.
Does this mean the cupcake trend is waning?
They've surpassed trend status. It's gone from a trend to a staple. I was on CNN four years ago and they were asking me about cupcakes and I was like, "It will be gone by the time this airs," but it just keeps growing and growing. And now, I've had to learn how to make cupcakes. I used to hate cupcakes. Cupcakes just offended me because they're so easy. They're just this little thing. But I've had to learn how to make and decorate cupcakes, and I'll be honest with you—it's kicking my ass! I didn't realize it would be so difficult. It's not that the skills are difficult, it's coming up with a good cupcake style that's all my own.
Do you watch any of the other cake shows?
No. I never really watch any of them honestly, 'cause you see what's going on, and having done all those competitions, you're like, "Okay, I see what's happening here." Having done everything from our show to the cupcake shows and reality shows, sometimes you see stuff that you know isn't real.
To celebrate the launch of the limited edition cake truffles, Godiva is running it's Cake Bash sweepstakes, where one winner (plus up to six friends) will get a trip to visit Goldman's famed bakery where they will attend a cake bashing party hosted by Goldman himself. Visit Godiva's Facebook page to enter and learn more.
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Payroll-tax cut equals growth. Consumer spending equals growth. Consumer spending is 70 percent of the economy. All growth is equal.
These are the axioms that motivated lawmakers to secure an extension of a payroll-tax cut this month. They felt like heroes for passing and signing a temporary break allowing citizens to skip Social Security payments.
President Barack Obama, too, was pleased. He trumpeted the payroll-tax news when he was visiting a Boeing Co. (BA) plant in Washington. An aim of that trip was to persuade American companies to do more business in America. In fact, by even going to Washington, Obama was highlighting what the administration believes is Boeing's shame: Boeing does business offshore. But Obama took the time to go off message and praise Congress on the payroll-tax issue.
"It is amazing what happens when Congress focuses on doing the right thing," the president said. Heed the axioms, he was saying. Even if doing so costs $93 billion, as the most recent extension does.
Axioms and Evidence
But perhaps the axioms are wrong. Maybe payroll-tax cuts don't equal growth. Perhaps they don't matter to growth. Perhaps other steps generate better growth. Perhaps the evidence is right there before us, even at Boeing. Look at the data, then look at what else the administration is up to this season, and you'll see the case for new axioms.
The Tax Foundation, a Washington-based nonprofit group that focuses on state, federal and international taxes, surveyed the 34 nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for the period from 2000 to 2010. The foundation looked at rates for pension taxes and growth. It found no relationship. None.
The average OECD payroll tax for pensions and health was 27.9 percent, whereas the U.S. levy was 16.3 percent. (The OECD includes unemployment insurance in its basic reckonings of payroll taxes, so the numbers may look slightly different.) By those traditional axioms, that means we should be growing faster than other countries. Instead we grew significantly slower than the OECD average.
Some countries featuring very high or regressive payroll-tax rates, such as the Slovak Republic, with taxes in the mid-40 percent range, grew fast over the decade. The Czech Republic has high payroll taxes and high growth; Chile combined low payroll taxes and high growth. There was no pattern.
A different picture emerged when the Tax Foundation got to a levy that the administration began to talk about after the Boeing trip: corporate income-tax rates. The corporate rates did correlate heavily to increases in gross domestic product. Tax Foundation author William McBride found that if you cut a corporate tax rate by 10 percentage points, you get a cumulative 11 percentage points of GDP over 10 years. The seven fastest-growing countries had below-average corporate-tax rates, whereas the seven countries with the highest tax rates grew at below-average rates.
That means the new administration plan to lower corporate rates really is the right thing. "Corporate rate cuts are good" is a worthy axiom.
Personal income-tax rates also seem to matter, especially top rates. Countries with heavily progressive tax structures have slower long-term growth. The Slovak Republic may have a high pension tax, but its personal income tax is a flat rate of 19 percent, hence the growth. Low tax rates at the bottom of the schedule, by contrast, don't seem to track growth.
Junk Growth
These results -- payroll-tax cut "no," corporate tax "yes" and personal income-tax cut "yes" -- are consistent. The axioms notwithstanding, growth is not equal. There's such a thing as junk growth -- GDP increases that are all about people buying two cars or two phones instead of one. That growth tends to be sporadic. And it doesn't tend to yield productivity gains. Buying a new piece of factory equipment or new software that helps your company make twice as many phones or planes yields more enduring growth.
For better quality growth, it is the availability of capital that matters. So tax changes should be ranked by how much capital they free. By this measure, payroll taxes rate a "C" or a "D": Putting money into consumers' hands means they may -- and may is the word -- buy something that is already invented. By the productivity criterion, corporate-tax and individual-rate cuts at the top perform well. The money from tax cuts on top rates for corporations and individuals tends to flow to new investments, the kind that allow factories to make more jet planes an hour.
"If lawmakers want to have the biggest impact on boosting long-term economic growth in the U.S.," McBride said, "they should turn their attention to cutting tax rates on corporate and individual income." Perhaps soon, since Japan and Canada are both cutting corporate rates, putting the U.S., which features high corporate taxes, at a greater disadvantage.
If corporate taxes were consistently lower here, companies such as Boeing wouldn't spend so much jetting around the world playing the tax-arbitrage game that irritates Obama. One reason the tax status of big companies like Boeing is so complex is that they receive targeted breaks for, say, research and development rather than a simple low basic corporate rate.
The old axioms endure for political convenience. Keynesianism, their basis, provides window dressing for the spending and stimulus that please voters. In a non-election year, the economists who serve the politicians are willing to acknowledge the limits of rebate checks. In an election year, they will pooh-pooh as second-rate economics any idea but spending.
Still, even in 2012, even if it offends, it's worthwhile to say it aloud: Ladies and gents, look at the evidence. And, like President Obama, try out some new axioms.
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CASCADES — Almost exactly eight years after residents closed on the first home, residents of Cascades rallied together to celebrate the completion of their community.
"You could always hear (the construction); you could see the heavy trucks," said Jerry Matisoff said, a member of the Cascades Homeowners Association. "It's done. It's a (comforting) feeling."
More than 300 residents of Cascades gathered Nov. 3, at the community's clubhouse and pool area, for a party celebration. The event was the largest Cascades homeowners' function yet, organizers said.
"For all those years, you live with the sand and dirt and noise," homeowner Will Taylor said as he mingled with friends. "We had a rocky start, at no fault of anybody here. But it's over and done with and it's a nice place to live. We are most happy."
Debby Landes, president of Cascades Homeowners Association, agreed, noting the end of construction gives homeowners a greater feeling of ownership, although they have controlled the homeowners association board for a long time.
"It's important to bring the community together," Landes said. "It's a statement of community. I think that's good and with it comes a sense of responsibility."
Work on Cascades begin in mid-2003, under the direction of builder Levitt & Sons. Work continued through 2007, at which time the company declared bankruptcy. Construction came to a standstill for more than a year, until the remaining lots were purchased by Medallion Home in late 2009, re-starting the development process.
Owners closed on the last of the 453 homes Aug. 29.
"It's awesome (construction is finally over); we waited a long time," said Carole Friedman, who attended the event with her husband, Howie. "We can move forward."
Howie Friedman added: "(Cascades) sells itself; it's a great community."
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2012 Player Capsules: Drew Gooden
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The NBA locker room is a strange place for reporters. For the sake of this exercise, I'm referring to myself as a reporter. Yes, giggle giggle. We head in there, wait around for a few minutes while dudes shower and then get dressed. Most of us crowd around one or two guys. Two or three of us ask a question. Everyone attempts not to look around too much. Some break off from the pack and get interviews with a specific player one on one.
It has all the comfort of showing up at the house of a guy you see occasionally walking his dog on your block immediately after he gets home from work. He wants to unwind, you know each other well enough that you both recognize the other, but by no means do either of you really want to be talking. He certainly doesn't at least. And imagine he had a bad day. And then imagine you had to ask him why he made that day bad and what he learned from it or what he could do different tomorrow. It's all a bit insane, but this is the world we live in.
Anyway, it's not all bad. I've never come across a player that was much of a jerk. The Milwaukee Bucks bring in a professional type, that's for sure. Kudos to them and kudos to the guys for understanding what might be the worst part of their job, talking to us. So it could be a lot worse. And occasionally, it's downright funny.
Last season, I can't recall if it was shortly before or shortly after or the very day that the Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs, but Drew Gooden had a moment that Bucks fans would probably describe as a Drew Gooden moment. Gooden was telling reporters a story about having previously eliminated from the playoffs. Gooden's a great interview – he's very willing to talk, good natured and honest. He gives the impression that he's very good with people and a smart fella in general.
He shared a memory of one season when he finished just a half game out of the final playoff spot while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. That was tough for him to swallow. Now there's a crowd around him, and it would be in poor taste for anyone to point out to Drew that it was mathematically impossible for a team to finish a half game out of the playoffs.
A moment later, the group of reporters move on to their next target and I'm looking back at Gooden when I see Mike Dunleavy laughing. He tells Gooden it's impossible to finish a half game out of the playoffs. Undeterred, Gooden tells him he remembers it and it was a half game. Dunleavy continues to laugh and shake his head. He appears to want to explain teh logistics of the situation, but he stops. Gooden can see his hesitation and insists that he Googles it. Dunleavy says he will, gives one final chuckle and heads out the door.
The whole scene had me recalling a quote from Dunleavy last season after Gooden's triple double:
"Some nights it's tragic, some nights it's magic. Tonight it was magic, with a little tragic sprinkled in."
Gooden's fun. Gooden's maddening. Gooden's a trooper. He was asked to do a lot last season and he did the best he could. Defending Dwight Howard certainly wasn't what he envisioned when he signed with Milwaukee in the summer of 2010. He thought he'd be lined up next to Andrew Bogut and occasionally filling in behind him at the five. Last season, he was pretty much a full time center.
If nothing else, that made the Bucks very aware of how important plenty of front court depth is. With Sam Dalembert and Joel Przybilla, along with a collection of lengthy young bigs, on the roster, we probably won't see too much of Gooden guarding some of the better centers in the league this year. But we'll see him do what he always does: pick and pop, grab some rebounds, make some exciting plays and leave everyone exasperated.
That's the Drew Gooden experience. He said on media day that he was willing to play fewer minutes at this point in his career, as wins are what motivates him now. So long as the Bucks are winning, it sounds like Gooden will be a happy camper in whatever role he plays. The Bucks would surely love him to play a role in giving them a nightly rebounding advantage, as he's often been a terrific rebounder. He didn't rebound quite as much last season, with a career low 13.6% rebound rate, but in fewer minutes against less imposing competition, that could bounce back up to his career rate of 16.2% pretty easily.
His last two seasons have been his worst as far as field goal percentage goes too. He's been shooting more and more long jumpers, including threes. He took 55 threes last season, more than he's ever taken in his career. The Bucks are relying on him to be a threat for Brandon Jennings and the other guards as a pop option in the pick and roll game and that's resulted in a lot of attempts from 16-23 feet for Gooden. He shoots around 42% from that distance, which isn't bad all things considered, but illustrates how difficult and ultimately unrewarding shots from that distance are for 6-10 players who aren't particularly adept at shooting.
Of course, Gooden has really been able to show off his passing skill over the past two seasons, partially because he's operating with the ball in his hands from long range much more often. If he pops after a pick, he can pump fake and drive and defenders have to honor his shot fake. When he drives, he's shown the vision to dump the ball off to cutters. Or he just chucks the pass from deep to a teammate at the basket like in the video above. THIS IS WHAT IS APPEALING ABOUT DREW GOODEN ON OFFENSE AND WHY HE'S SO FRUSTRATING!
The cool and unique things Gooden does derive from the things he does that drive us all crazy.
And that's the most Drew Gooden thing of all time.
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Drew is probably the happiest man on the team right now. The prospect of playing PF again must tickle his fancy. He's been a great sport about doing whatever was asked of him, and he did a decent job of playing to his strengths.
I can't wait to see the first Drew moment of 2012/13. Will I roll my eyes, yell at the TV, stand up and cheer, or fall on the floor laughing.
You just never know…and that's the charm of Drew Gooden.
As much as I've given Drew Gooden a hard time, it's undeniable that he puts in as much effort, if not more, than anyone on the court. He's arguably one of the most frustrating, yet entertaining, players I've ever watched. From getting his yearly triple double, to falling on his butt during the jump ball, he manages to do SOMETHING that either results in a facepalm or laughing until my head hurts.
Rue the Drew, indeed.
I've been thinking about this roster so long now, Drew has got to be the odd man out. Am I wrong, isn't he the logical choice to get little playing time? Dalembert and Illysova will start; Pryz will back up Sam, and Sanders/Udoh will get PT behind Ersan because of their youth, right? And the third line option will be Henson probably at the 4 or 5. Where does Drew fit in? I bet he gets a lot of PT early in the season in an effort to increase his value and ship him out of town. It's really a shame too, considering he gave his heart and soul to the team last year when he was playing as the hobbled 5 after Bogut decided he was going to be injured for a calendar year again. But, the Bucks brought Drew in to be a 4 to the Aussie's 5, now that role doesn't exist, what is Drew's role?


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