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How Social Media Feeds Became The New Soap Operas
With television on the wane and binge watching changing our episodic relationship to programming, where are we to get our daily doses of other people's lives? Look no further than your status feed.
It seemed silly to keep putting things like "must love NPR and Ira Glass" in my online dating profile when I could just go to the source: the KQED studio!
So you don't have a boo. No biggie. You're cute and fun and you should get out there and do cute and fun things! Here are a few ideas of ways to spend your Valentine's Day.
We want to know if our old loves will look good with gray hair, if they'll have babies, if they'll go crazy. And now we can. We Google them.
Let's revel in a small sampling of romantic and sexual tension; a sensation as unquantifiable as it is evocative.
If you don't have a Valentine yet, consider watching this video on repeat and claiming Carlos Andrés Gómez as your imaginary boyfriend. It's difficult to make poetry sexy but, well, just watch.
Since February is upon us and it is Valentine's Day, let's take a moment to reassess some iconic "romantic gestures" for what they really are.
You want to have a driveway moment with someone. Not just Car Talk, but an evening that ends with you sharing tomorrow's Morning Edition over breakfast.
Alone on Valentine's Day? You don't have to be! Come with me, take the day off and put your jammies on, and experience your entire relationship run its course as you live vicariously through these 6 movies.
A love poem is the golden ticket to the beating heart. So let's make your beloved fall to their proverbial knees. Here is some advice as you travel down the road less taken.
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District 118 school Students do not need uniforms. Recently, parents were asked to vote whether the kids should be required to wear uniforms to school. The majority of parents voted against it.
Now the board has voted to require a uniform dress code. That tells me the school board really doesn't care what we, as parents, think. When parents voted on it, board members didn't get the result they wanted, so they decided to vote on it themselves.
I say if the school board wants the kids to wear uniforms, then the school board can pay for them.
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Four finalists for TriMet bridge name unveiled
PORTLAND, Ore. – TriMet on Wednesday released the list of four names for Portland's newest bridge.
Nearly 9,500 names were submitted, TriMet said in a news release. The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge Naming Committee chose four finalists. They are:
- Abigail Scott Duniway Transit Bridge
- Cascadia Crossing Transit Bridge
- Tillicum Crossing Transit Bridge
- Wy'east Transit Bridge
Read more about the names and the naming process
TriMet is asking for public comment about the finalists. You can share your thoughts here
The deadline for public input is March 1.
The new bridge over the Willamette River will only carry transit, bicyclists and pedestrians; no private vehicles will be allowed. TriMet officials say it will be the only bridge of its kind in the United States.
The bridge is scheduled to open on Sept. 12, 2015.


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The UK's Second Largest Building Society will use Correlsense Software to Monitor Performance of Corporate and Branch Office Applications Framingham, Mass. – April 16, 2014 – Correlsense, the leading enterprise Application Performance Management (APM) company, today announced that Yorkshire Building Society … Continue reading
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Homeless benefits resource tool: First Step
Bridge House (Acute Short Term Care) - ADMHN Crisis Line (303) 795-6187
Santa Fe House (Provisional - Longer Term Care) - ADMHN (303) 797-9346
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DOLE bares top job-generating industries and occupation groups
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) bares the top job-generating industries and occupation groups according to the latest report by the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE). The BLE report, published on its biennial publication Job Ads (January 2013 issue), utilized information on job posts during a 6-month period (January to June 2012), from classifieds section of two leading newspapers in the Philippines and the government-maintained online job portal, Phil-JobNet.
Read related: BLES study reveals "Top 10 hot jobs in Metro Manila" this 2013
According to the BLE Job Ads, the top 5 job-generating industries are as follows:
- Construction – 1,185 vacancies (35%)
- Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods – 727 (22%)
- Real Estate, Renting, and Business Activities – 479 (14%)
- Electricity, Gas and Water Suppl – 178 (5%)
- Manufacturing – 147 (4%)
BLE Job Ads also report on the top job-generating occupation groups:
- Trades and Related Workers – 2,552 (30%)
- Technicians and Associate Professionals – 1,881(22%)
- Professionals - 1,546 (18%)
- Clerks – 642 (8%)
- Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers – 544 (6%)
Most of these job postings are largely based overseas with 2,070 vacancies or 62% and 38% or 1,277 vacancies in domestic-based industries or occupation groups.
Read related: DOLE Job Fairs Schedule 2013 (January to March)
In connection with these findings, Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz encourage high school students to give themselves to go out of the box in choosing a college course, and eventually a career path.
"Deciding on a career path may seem daunting at first, but it is a whole lot easier when you give yourself a lot of options. While a lot of people look to others to determine their career paths—teachers, parents, neighbors and peers, I suggest you go out of the box," Baldoz said.
"I advise you to refrain from choosing courses based on what's in vogue or fashionable, or, to use the popular social lingo of the youth, what's 'trending'.Study the labor market demand and, from there, realize your strengths, acquire new skills, muster the courage to step up, and land the career that's right for you," she added.
As the school year ends, the government anticipates the thousands of high school students who are about to graduate, many of whom dream to continue to college or university and join the labor market after.
Read the BLE Job Ads January 2013 issue below (source: www.ble.dole.gov.ph):


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2001 Health Education Workshop Scheduled for June 24-26
Posted: May 15, 2001
When: June 24-26, 2001 (Final deadline for registration is June 4, 2001.)
Where: Charleston Marriott, Charleston, WV
Who: Health Education Teacher Teams (County Superintendents will select a High School Health teacher and a Health teacher from each of that high school's feeder schools.)
What: Teachers will share their ideas, needs, and current practices, while learning about research proven "Programs That Work". Following the workshop participants will be able to: * Use a theoretical framework to link their current curriculum with the Health Education IGO's * Discuss the components of research based effective Health Education programs * Align the middle level Health Education curriculum with the high school Health Education curriculum * Utilize a nationally developed Health Education assessment tool to measure student's learning * Develop and implement a plan to improve student's health knowledge, skills, and behaviors.
Why: Your county will benefit by having a team of teachers that is better prepared to deliver a health education curriculum that meets and exceeds the required state instructional goals and objectives which are based on the state adopted standards for Health Education. Your team will leave with an implementation plan and list of resources that can offer technical assistance throughout the school year and have knowledge of the latest survey results on the behaviors and needs of students.
Cost: All participant expenses will be paid; lodging, meals, and travel (one vehicle per county). A stipend of $ 125.00 will be paid to each participant. Participants will also have the option of enrolling in 3 hours of graduate credit.
How: Contact your county superintendent and ask to be selected as a team member.
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faux news discusses possible cheney resignation
by skippy, Fri Feb 17, 2006 at 04:38:23 PM EST
faux news.com has the temerity to discuss why cheney should resign:
there are at least three reasons why cheney might step down before the end of his term in january of 2009:
1) he is 65 years-old and has well-documented health problems
two more after the jump:
(2) while the administration currently is embarrassed over the way he has handled his most recent problem stemming from the shooting incident, the real embarrassment could come if he is called as a witness in the trial of his former chief of staff, i. lewis (scooter) libby jr.
(3) republican leaders may become so worried about holding on to the presidency in 2008 that they will prevail on cheney to resign in order to position a strong candidate for the nomination by making that person the incumbent vice president.
the 25th amendment, adopted after the kennedy assassination left our country without a vice president for more than a year, authorizes the president to nominate a new vice president when there is a vacancy in the office. this amendment has been invoked twice -- when president nixon nominated gerald ford following spiro agnew's resignation, and when president ford nominated nelson rockefeller following ford's elevation to the presidency on nixon's resignation.
so we would posit that this story is not going away, and is evidenced by the fact that the one organ guaranteed to carry water for awol (no, not his kidney), faux news, dares to discuss cheney's resignation, even after his victim apologized for being shot in the face.


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Boatshoe's always been a breast lover but when National Ass Day falls on a Hump Day, well, the stars just align for me to bring
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They could be hired to manicure your lawn, cook your food, or make beds at local resorts.
An NBC2 Investigation found Florida companies have hired thousands of foreign workers to do those jobs.
Digging through thousands of federal records, we found some positions paying
$12.26 an hour for cooks in Naples and $16.25 an hour for electricians in Tampa.
In all, the federal government has allowed Florida companies to hire at least 45,765 foreign workers since 2008. It's all legal through a government-run program called H-2B, or non-agricultural temporary worker program.
We showed our list to job seekers at Ft. Myers unemployment office.
"I find that hard to believe, because there are so many people out of work here," said Jim DeWitt, who has been out of work for two years.
"I would love to have any of those jobs, just to have a job right now," said Patricia Martin, looking for work for nearly a year.
To hire foreigners, companies have to prove they gave locals first dibs by advertising positions for three days
Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples did that, and didn't find anyone to fill their jobs.
Since 2008, the government approved work for 224 foreign workers making about nine dollars an hour.
"They do recruit through our centers, I believe they make a good faith effort," says Jim Wall, the business development director at Southwest Florida Works.
Not all companies. The Port Royal Beach Club in Naples' request to hire foreigners was denied in 2008. The government says it didn't give two U.S. citizens enough time to accept a job.
The beach club declined on an on-camera interview, but claims the two U.S. workers they offered jobs to, were unavailable.
Wall says most foreign workers fill seasonal, entry level hospitality jobs in SW Florida that no one wants and companies must offer the same pay rate to U.S.. and foreign job candidates.
Nearly all of Carmello Castillo's Lawn Service workers are foreign. It's owner is the only businessman who agreed to go on camera.
NBC2: "Are the foreign workers you're hiring taking away jobs from locals?
Carmello: "No."
NBC2: "Why?"
Carmello: "Because local workers, they don't want to work."
Castillo says he can't find locals willing to work in the heat all day for nine dollars an hour, "They don't work fast enough, or they don't care."
Companies, like Castillo's, take a risk when hiring foreigners. They can pay up to $2,500 bucks in fees to help the worker get a VISA, but if the worker walks off the job, they've lost cash and staff.


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Rusty: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Rusty
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A pet form of Ruston (from Ruston, from Rust's estate), Rusty is also bestowed as an independent given name. It is often bestowed in reference to the vocabulary word rusty, which is often used as a nickname for one with red hair or a ruddy complexion.
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Rusty Cartwright, character in the TV series "Greek".
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Now that Charles is on the shelf for the year, a roster move needs to be made. Obviously there is no single player that can totally replace JC so the standard should be whether the player is an improvement from the current Charlesless roster and/or whether there is the potential to be a significant improvement to the roster now and have the potential to remain on the roster once Charles returns.
Cox or similar is giving up
If that is a standard that is reasonable, potentially bringing back Mike Cox is insulting. What does he add to the roster? A relatively slow, but decent blocking FB, with OK hands. Is that an improvement? No. Especially not when you have on the roster a FB that is better at all of those things and is a credible powerback too.
Does this offset anything we lost when Charles got injured? Not at all.
Does he have any real upside to significantly improve? Not impossible but highly unlikely.
Practice Squad Shopping
RBs that have any potential to really add to a roster now and in the future are not retreads. They are not on the street or toiling away at their post football careers. They are on practice squads. Pioli needs to go PS shopping.
In my opinion that shopping trip begins and ends in Houston with Chris Ogbonnaya.
What does he replace that we lost with the injury to JC? Good speed, good hands, decent blocker and... he has an upside. At best, he immediately gives the Chiefs another credible running back that can run between the tackles and that can keep the chains moving and maybe more. At worst he is a better version of Jackie Battle.
Dex-Factor - he is not the replacement for Charles
To all the McCluster fans, yes Dex needs to be part of the answer with Charles out. PART of the answer. a few more touches per game, absolutely. Taking a significant portion of the carries Charles was getting in addtion to the touches he was already getting, no.
McCluster is an edge runner and homerun threat - let's not kill him by getting him hit by guys twice his weight 15 times a game running up the gut. Yes he was great in the SEC but this is the NFL guys are bigger, stronger and hit harder. My taking into account the laws of physics are not a criticism of Dex. Putting him in situations where he is going to be tackled by guys weighing 190 - 230 is going to keep him healthier and therefore more productive than getting frequently tackled by guys weighing 260 - 360. In my opinion, a ratio of rushes outside the tackles vs. inside needs to be at least 3:1. His strength is making the other guy miss not breaking the tackles.


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Everyone gave their opinion of what their perfect off-season would be right after the cup. Most of them sounded like this: Improve goaltending, try not to change much else, maybe add a winger. There were lots of different variations of that, but now that it's all said and done I figured out my ideal off-season looking back.
-No Meszaros (+4 million in cap space)
-Keep Gaggy (-5.5 million in cap space)
-No Leighton (+1.5 million in cap space)
-No Walker (+1.7 mil in cap space)
-No Zherdev (+2 mil)
-No Carcillo (+1 mil)
-Guerin is a perfect fit in the "ideal" off-season (-.7-1 mil)
That leaves us with : Richards/Carter/Gagne. Briere/Lieno/Harts. G/JVR/Guerin. Betts/Powe/Lappy. Pronger/Carle. Kimmo/Coburn. OD/Bartulis. Boucher/(begin debating). That would be the roster and an additional (I'm not good with capgeek so I'm just using my numbers from above) four million in cap space to get a goalie, 7th defender and 13th forward. Personally, I loved our offseason. I think Carcillo will be gone and Guerin will step in and score another 20 goals. I also have a theory why they stuck with Leighton. First off he's firmilliar. Secondly, if he plays like he did for the most part last year, we will be fine with our boulstered defense. By fine I mean top five defensive teams in the league. Third, we have 3 options if he falters, all with tons to proover. Boosh played admirably every time he was called upon. Backlund was the Phantom's MVP and has a Flyers logo on his helmet. He wants to be in the show and I think that given the opportunity he can flourish. That leaves Bobrovsky as the wild card. Yeah he gave up a week two goals in teh rookie game, but like it was said earlier .933 save percentage is fine by me. We didn't want to lock anyone up long term because we have legitimate long term options (another one being our top prospect in hockeyfutures.com, over Bob, Jokeem Eriksson (horrible spelling, I know)) that we dont want to be blocked by a middle of the road goale (Steve Ellis, Marty Biron, etc.) for next year or the year after.
Most of you guys know I'm the ultimate optimist when it comes to the Flyers but what do you guys think of the off-season as a whole, with Billy Guerin being the cherry on top?


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By Graston
I don't look like the other aliens. The ones who grow bright green, so green it hurts your eyes. The ones with bumpy heads, big black holes for eyes, and six slimy fingers. I guess I was born different, because in the mirror I see tan skin all over. It doesn't glow and it's not hard to look at. Some white kids in my school come back after summer darker than me, but they're not aliens. It must be written on my forehead, or something like that.
I've been an alien since I was seven. I remember running with the hot sun on my neck, running with my thin shoes slapping against the pavement, and my mother's serious face. She would say things like, "We have to hide now, cariño," or "Just close your eyes." I didn't ask questions, I thought we were running from the bad guys, or something like that. That's how I always put it, the good guys and the bad guys. In my seven-year-old mind that's how I divided everything up and it was simple. Running from the bad guys wasn't hard to do. When I became one of them, that's when I didn't know how to divide it up.
I stride down my winding stairs, letting the colors wake me up. Another morning. Each wall in my house is bright as the Mexico sun. But they weren't always like that. One day I asked my mother, "When are we going home? Everything is gray." She furrowed her brow. "This will be our world," she decided, looking around our house. At the time, the walls around us were all white. Blindly white walls. She took my hand and we went outside into the igloo. White snow was everywhere and showed our footsteps as we walked. When we got to the paint store and pulled upon the heavy cracked door, a bell rang out and the paint smell lingered all around us. My mother took my hand again and we walked towards the colors. She smiled, her smile that shows her slightly crooked teeth, with each color she picked up. I haven't seen that smile in a long time. They were all shades of yellow, orange, and red. Afterwards, she dug deep down into her pockets and pulled out that green paper everyone is worried about in this country. That's what I used to call it, green paper. I wondered why green paper was the answer to everything. We walked up to the counter. I couldn't see above it. There was a giant man behind the counter, and I imagined he had a great adventure fitting through the door. He looked down at me, looking at me just like I was green and slimy. My mother saw this and pursed her lips. The giant gave us a wagon that wobbled and titled the whole way home with our colors stacked proudly. My mother pulled it the whole way. Soon we were back in the house, covering the white walls and making them bright and sunny. I remember the smell, my mother putting a painted finger to my nose leaving a dot. We laughed and painted together until our world was bright. It was something she could do for me. It was something.
Now, my mother greets me with the same furrowed brow. She's worried again, but she kisses my forehead and hands me breakfast.
"Did you sleep well?"
"I had a dream we were rich as kings," I tease.
My mother smiles with her lips closed, a faint and tired smile. She never complains, but at night I can hear her awake, creaking back and forth on the wooden floors. The worries of the world woke her up before the sun could, and the worries crawled on her shoulder whispering in her ear. Green whispers.
"Did you pray this morning?" my mother asks.
"Yes," I lied, looking down into the steam rising from my eggs.
She looks at me with her quiet knowingness, twirling her gold cross with her rough fingers and says, "God put you here, hijo. He gets us through."
My mother always talks this way. How could he have put me in a place where I don't belong? I didn't argue, guilty. A loud honk rings out in the driveway. I peer into the foggy window to see my friend E.T. in his tan truck. He always picks me up for school. E.T. with his sandy hair and baggy sweaters and toothy grin and backwards hats. He honks again and I put down my plate that was filled with cracks. I pat my mother on the shoulder and go for the door.
"Aren't you going to eat?"
"I don't have time."
She nods, and I head outside. My boots thump against the concrete like they don't get along. I open the door to the truck and slam it shut with a thud.
"Man, you feel like goin' today?" E.T.'s voice fills the car, always on the edge of slight amusement.
I shake my head no. What had school done for me? The look on my English teacher's face after she found out I had a good vocabulary and was actually polite to her would be more of a banner for surprise than if one of her crazy metaphors actually came true. Maybe even more surprising than if the cow actually jumped over the moon. School was just another opportunity hanging over my head that I couldn't reach. Aliens have short arms, I guess. E.T. makes an abrupt left, and poignant decision to leave the right road. He turns up the music and I look out the window. I knew where we were going.
When we pull up to the train stop, E.T. cuts the engine and along with the sudden silence we step out of the car. The sky is light gray. I tuck my cross in my shirt and put my hood up, and we jump up the tired stairs in excitement. The train station is silent except for distant trains and loud graffiti. The graffiti sprawled from the walls to the floors, bright with messages unknown. The signs are covered, too. The floors are brown and dirty, home to cigarettes and chip bags. The benches are weary; they look like they carry more than just people. We did this a lot. When we didn't feel like going to school, we rode the train to the city. We chose a different stop each time, based on what was happening at the time. Like look at the girl who just got off, or this building looks cool. Always something like that.
We were only waiting a couple minutes when the train came rumbling up. We hop in and sit down, satisfied. That's how it always is at first. You're excited for the journey, but then you look around. You see a bunch of escapers. Everyone is escaping from something. There's the tall businessman holding his briefcase like a trophy and feeling important. He's running all the time thinking he's providing, but his absence leaves a mark like spaghetti on a white rug. There's the middle-aged lady clutching her purse when she seems me. There is always one of them. I look around and spot one right off the bat. There's the lonely people escaping to another chance, and the happy people looking for more.
As the purse clutcher keeps her eye on me, my eye looks down the train. I see a homeless man approaching us. His clothes have been through as much as the wrinkles on his face; he's tattered and tired but still walks with a little light behind his step.
"I'm a poet!" he yells, looking for a reaction. Not a single person looks at him. No one acknowledges him as a person, all of the sudden everyone seems to have gone deaf and blind. This does not fray the invisible man. I look him right in the eyes.
"Do you want to hear my poem?" he asks with a grin.
"Sure I do," I reply.
"It's not raining, it's pouring..." he starts loudly, and then pauses. "What's your name, son?"
"Ezequías," I mumble. Whenever I say my name, if the person who asked wasn't looking at me like an alien already, they sure are now because one: they expected me to say José or two: they have no idea what just came out of my mouth. But the homeless man is different. He nods knowingly.
"Strength from God!" he announces.
My stomach drops. How does he know what my name means? I look at him like he's the alien. My mother carefully chose this name with pride. It was her father's name.
"It's not raining, it's pouring..." he says again.
I look at E.T., confused. He's looking at the purse clutcher who is still looking at me.
"Let's get off," he says.
I agree by standing up, the train comes to a stop, and we're walking again. Almost immediately the sight of two cops hit me in the face. I see the purse clutcher get off the train. She's walking towards them briskly. Something in me tightens. As if I was watching a movie, she points at me, her lips moving. Both cops look at me like seagulls to a crumb in the sand. My mind goes blank and my feet push off the ground. Heavy boots against the concrete, and the cool sun on my neck. I see my mother's face in my mind, and I run for her. I keep running, and running, and running. Running from the bad guys and I don't know why.


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In my world, eggs have three uses; they're good for scrambling, dyeing or throwing. Which is why every Easter I'm faced with same dilemma: what to do with the three-dozen hardboiled eggs I painstakingly dyed with my daughter?
Mom suggested deviled eggs.
You can't eat an egg that's been sitting on freshly fertilized grass, steaming under the Savannah sun for three hours after some runny-nosed kid drops it into a basket that's been collecting dust in an attic for twelve months. I am, after all, the girl who puts liquid hand sanitizer at every entrance into my home (my daughter calls it "magic soap" but my husband calls it "paper cut finder"). Which is why we dye three-dozen eggs, but hide plastic ones for the Easter egg hunt. Let's face it, there's no incentive to find hardboiled eggs. No kid wants to crack open an egg and suck down a warm, pasty ball of yolk. But you fill your yard with hermetically sealed plastic eggs holding individually wrapped Tootsie Rolls and you have yourself a salmonella-free cage fight.
Even if you aren't concerned about the salmonella factor, you may question the old schoolishness of deviled eggs. Like shag carpet and green bean casserole (yes, the one topped with tater tots), deviled eggs are so 1970s. The urbanites who bring crostini and prosciutto-wrapped melon to the cocktail parties snicker at my mom's potlucky deviled eggs. But while their crostini stales and prosciutto dries, Mom's empty egg plate spins like a 45.
So I take Mom's advice and pull up Paula's recipe for Traditional Southern Deviled Eggs, which only calls for six ingredients and takes 15 minutes to prepare. With my eggs already hardboiled, I'm halfway there.
That is, until I realize that Brad and Angelina could buy five more kids in the time it takes me to peel 36 eggs.
One hour and 48 minutes later (I timed it) my hands are so torn up from peeling that I can barely mash the yolks. Then comes my first deviled-egg dilemma: Miracle Whip or mayonnaise? Where you stand on this issue says as much about you as your political affiliation. I converted to Miracle Whip when I got married, but my parents have remained staunch followers of mayonnaise. When they came to visit, they purchased a squeezable off-brand vat of the stuff and it has remained untouched in my fridge ever since. I'm a practical girl, so I opt to make my army of eggs from the cast-off mayo.
Not counting the nearly two-hour Peelapalooza, the recipe comes together quite nicely. I invite my husband—a lover of all things retro, such as Wham! and Carrie Fisher—to take the first bite.
"Holy hell that's hot!" he says.
Surely he's mistaken. I try a bite and my mouth nearly ignites.
But why would Paula do me wrong?
I go back over the ingredients one by one. When I pull the off-brand mayo from the fridge, I discover my error. This mayo is horseradish sauce. Who would buy a 55-gallon drum of horseradish sauce and leave it in my fridge? My parents.
We eat up all 36 eggs with the help of some friends and a big glass of milk to cut the burn. If Paula's eggs are traditionally deviled, mine are downright satanic.


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Thousands of students across the region will be collecting their GCSE results later today.
This could be one of the last school years to take the exams as the government is looking at plans to scrap the qualifications altogether.
It wants to introduce what it says would be tougher tests more geared towards the workplace.


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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls - from the DMV to the DMZ, this Friday night at 8pm your Georgetown Fighting Hoyas take on Oregon in the company of America's Finest stationed at Camp Humphreys, South Korea.
If you are unable to take the ThunderC-17 to the game, fret not, many of your fellow Casualties will gather this Friday at Iron Horse (507 7th St NW) for fun, frolics, and the following delightful drink specials:
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The McWiki meme section needs to be updated and maybe reorganized? Dunno...one thing at a time!
We're not looking for the best or worst memes, just the ones that have had staying power. Some may date back even beyond the 2012 season [I don't see the whole "girls smell like flowers thing on there] and that's okay too.
Of all the things missing from the list my 3 favorites are: updated player nicknames, Albert Pujols and playoff related memes.
It is also helpful, but not necessary, to provide a link to the origination of the meme, or the earliest mention of it you can find.
I had the Pujols one and now can't find it so if you've recently tracked that one down please post the link!
If you have any ideas on how better to organize the page, please share. I mean, it's fine now but eventually the list style is going to be overwhelming.


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Need a Lift? A Better Smelling Workplace
March 29, 2010 at 12:40 pm , by yyang
They say the olfactory sense is the strongest of all, why not use it to your advantage with an awesome scent diffuser that plugs right into your computer? Add one drop of oil onto the "X" and the heat from the USB drive will do the rest. The oil burner comes with lavender essential oil, which is great for de-stressing; I also like mandarin oil for a little pick-me-up.
How to Relax and De-stress After Work (No sofa involved)
January 14, 2010 at 6:36 pm , by Louise Sloan
When I get home from a full day of slumping in an office chair in front of a computer screen, the first thing I want to do is… sprawl on the sofa in front of a TV screen.
This always seems like the absolute best and quickest way to relax—especially if there's a nice glass of pinot noir or a frosty pale ale involved. But recently I was reminded that the opposite is generally true: If you really want to de-stress, get off the sofa and DO something!
There's science behind this advice. Physical activity itself will lower stress significantly (and protect you from a TV-watching-induced death—check out this alarming recent study). But there's another angle, too: New experiences (and we're not talking new sitcom episodes!) give you a shot of dopamine and norepinephrine, which are feel-good, energizing brain chemicals. For that reason, at least one expert recommends novelty as a way of enhancing date night. But why not enhance other nights, too?
Before I became a mom, I'd experience those cool chemicals when I'd drag myself, often unwillingly, to a dance class after work. I'd feel like I didn't have the energy to do anything but collapse, yet an hour later I'd be energized and have forgotten most of my troubles.
As the single parent of a preschooler, I can't do 8 pm dance classes anymore—or even watch a sitcom, for that matter—but this past week I made a point of doing new, shared activities with my son. Check out what we tried… and what happened.
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Making Doctors Listen
September 30, 2009 at 2:11 pm , by Julia Kagan
What really makes me crazy (angry, to be completely truthful) is reading yet another story of a woman who almost died because her doctor refused to check up when she complained something was wrong. I saw the latest one yesterday in a story proposal— she had a melanoma that wasn't biopsied for a year because the professional decided it was nothing. The biopsy only happened because the patient demanded one.
It brought back some other stories that made my blood boil (unprofessional, I know). The University of Arkansas found many women with heart disease were misdiagnosed with stress. "One woman's symptoms went unrecognized until she actually had a heart attack on the exam table in her doctor's office," Jean McSweeney, Ph.D., the study's lead author told us. And the amazing but infuriating true story of how Barbara Goff, M.D., had to use volunteer statisticians and money raised from patients because no traditional funder would pay for the study that eventually documented that women do have early symptoms of ovarian cancer. That's why we gave Dr. Goff one of our Ladies' Home Journal Health Breakthrough Awards.
It's been my pleasure to work with many terrific doctors, but what do you do if yours won't listen? Try the following.
• Document your problem: When did it start, how often do you get it, is it related to something like what you ate or how much sleep you got the night before? Bring your notes with you.
• Tell your story clearly and calmly, with details. As Marianne J Legato, M.D. wrote in LHJ: "'I have a headache,' doesn't say as much as: 'I have a dull throbbing pain in my forehead that began four days ago. Tylenol relieves it only briefly and I find it difficult to sleep because of the pain. I've never had this kind of headache before.'"
• If the first remedy doesn't help, push for another. There could be a number of reasons for your headache or recurring stomach problem. Read up on your problem online and ask for more tests if you think you need them. Mayo.com is my favorite starting place.
• Go for a second opinion. If you should be feeling better, but still aren't, use the web to find a doctor near you who specializes in your problem.
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G2K calls for freeze on hiring of Gov't consultants
GENERATION 2000 (G2K) has stated that in the interest of accountability Prime Minister Simpson Miller must provide the public with a full outline of the job descriptions, salaries and benefits of all of the government's consultants, advisors and assistants.
"The politics of benefits and spoils going to party loyalists continue to plague us in this our 50th year as a nation," declared G2K president Floyd Green.
"In order for us to move forward, transparency and accountability must be our goal. While we acknowledge that governments will, from time to time, need to look outside for scarce expertise to satisfy particular needs, it is unacceptable, given the current economic challenges facing the country, to be paying such high salaries for the wholesale hiring of party functionaries and supporters," he said in a release today.
Green urged the Prime Minister to "impose an immediate freeze on the hiring of all consultants, advisors and assistants until the list is provided and a review is undertaken by each Permanent Secretary to ensure that new personnel are not simply duplicating the roles of other public servants."
G2K is also insisting that the Government indicate how the performance of "these highly-paid consultants and advisors" will be reviewed to ensure that the country receives value for money.
Green warned the Government to be very careful not to betray the trust of the Jamaican people, especially public sector workers who are "presently carrying the burden of the Government's recent wage freeze and punishing tax package".


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It appears we should be dry for the day. A rarity for this past few days, but I will keep a slight mention of an isolated shower in the forecast today. Another system will be diving down the central plains Thursday night into Friday, but the current trajectory may keep this to our west. Highs will move back into the lower or mid-80s this afternoon with north winds this afternoon with some sunshine and a few clouds. Slightly drier air will slide across the Missouri Valley and make an appearance across northeastern OK, southeastern Kansas, northwestern Arkansas, and southwestern Missouri this evening. This air mass will allow our overnight and early morning readings to drop in the lower 60s and upper 50s Thursday through Saturday. Super great!
The surface front is located to our south this morning and will remain near the Red River Valley for the day. Some showers and storms are located across north TX this morning and will move remain to our south. The upper air flow remains from the northwest to the southeast and this may allow for another disturbance to approach the central plains Thursday night into Friday. Operational models indicate more rain and storm activity will be likely across central Kansas during this period and some may slide into the northern part of the Oklahoma Thursday into Friday. The trajectory of this system would more than likely stay northwest of our immediate area, but we'll keep a slight chance of showers and storms in the forecast for Friday.
The weekend will feature morning lows in the lower to mid-60s and highs Saturday in the upper 80s Saturday and near 90 Sunday.
Early next week we anticipate the temperatures to move closer to normal August weather, but the pattern would remain favorable for some additional showers or storms for the middle of next week. The typical mid-level ridge of high pressure common for August will remain west of the state and triple digit weather is nowhere in sight for our area at this juncture in the forecast process.
The official high in Tulsa yesterday was 83 recorded at 12:42pm. Our readings yesterday afternoon were in the 70s for most locations.
The daily normal average is 94 with the low of 72.
Daily records include a high of and a low of
Precipitation for the year is 23.22 which is only -2.53 away from normal! This is a major improvement compared to the past three years.
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You'll hear my forecast on numerous Radio Oklahoma News Network affiliates across the state this morning through the early afternoon.
Thanks for reading the Wednesday Morning Weather Discussion and Blog.
Have a super great day!
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Texas' Comptroller has reached a major milestone when it comes to returning unclaimed property to Texans.
Susan Combs announced today she has returned $1 billion in unclaimed property since she took office in 2007.
That total number was reached as she presented $2,009.64 to an Austin firefighter.
Combs says it is the largest sum of money ever returned by a Texas Comptroller.
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A new year, A new beginning, A time to reflect. Oh wait, a time to Party. What are you doing for New Years? For most of us, there is this hasty search for that very "special" place to see in the New Year. We all want to know the 'Where and the When' of New Year's parties in Cape Town. There is no doubt about the 'When' for this 2012/2013 new year's, but where are all the parties and how do we find them? We aim to encourage as many party organizers in Cape Town and surrounds to LIST THEIR VENUES AND EVENTS. So, Please email us a flier and/or description of Parties happening in Cape Town on the 31'st December 2012. The info, and fliers submitted will be added to this post to make your choice of where to see in the new year,
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Celebrate this New Year's Eve with Moet & Alba Lounge at the V&A. A party you won't forget at a venue in which to make memories with friends for years to come… Tickets Bookings are confirmed once payment is received. Limited tickets are available. R400pp, including canapés a welcome glass of Moët &Chandon On the Night Doors open at 20:00 Tables will be reserved under your party's name and allocated beforehand. Canapés will be served throughout the night One lucky person will receive a bottle of Moёt&Chandon Magnum to the value of R2300 on the night! View the fireworks on our Alba deck at midnight Moët &Chandon
New Year at The Cape Quarter in De Waterkant
The Cape Quarter in de Waterkant does it "twice as nice"! New Year is not only being held on the Piazza, but now also on the Square. 17 on Loader Guest House is sure that many of their guests will party the night away as the hip DJ's set the dance tone with classic and current hits, while the multi-skilled Fire Poi dancers entertain them. With DJ Charlie Brown on The Piazza, DJ Mood Swing on The Square, and DJ Mitzi at Lazari on Jarvis Street, you can be sure


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I have test in garden release some features, such as CTelephony, background/foreground, QListWidget. So far, so good! Thanks to the hard work of Qt team.
But I notice that Qt related application load slowly. Will this be improved? There is a "udeb" in "qt_libs_armv5_udeb.sisx", will it be faster in a "qt_libs_armv5_urel.sisx" lib?


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Muni cuts spark popular backlash
Tomorrow's big showdown over the latest round of Muni service cuts and fare hikes seems to be galvanizing transit supporters and giving birth to a rejuvenated progressive advocacy effort, including a new transit riders union led by noted alternative transportation advocate Dave Snyder. And that hearing is just a prelude to a taxi medallion privatization plan that will be heard in the afternoon and another big Muni budget blowout on Tuesday.
"We are asking everyone to show up and complain about the mayor and the MTA board's failure to prepare for this and find alternatives to the drastic cuts they're proposing," Snyder told us, referring to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's plans to close a $16.9 million mid-year budget deficit (which is what's left after the $11 million from the taxi permit selloff, which the MTA has already figured into the budget) almost entirely on the backs of Muni riders, who have already seen their fares double since Gavin Newsom became mayor in 2004.
The hearing is Friday at 9 a.m. in City Hall Room 400. That afternoon, Snyder will meet with a broad-based advisory board that he's assembled to lead (and to name) the new transit riders union that he's been working on for months, and his tentative plan is to formally launch it on Monday.
For now, those interested in being part of this fledgling organization can sign up here. The new organization is being launched as the MTA board moves from tomorrow's controversial meeting into another one on Tuesday, that one to start grappling with the huge budget deficit the agency will still face in the next fiscal year that begins in June, even if it's successful in closing this year's.
Snyder is probably just the right person to lead this effort, having directed the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition in its formative years before founding Transportation for a Livable City (now known as Livable City) and then becoming the transportation policy director for the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR), a post he left last year during a controversy surrounding Snyder's appointment to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District Board of Directors.
Snyder said Newsom and the MTA board have failed to plan for this foreseeable funding shortfall, saying they should have accelerated plans for extended parking meter hours (particularly ending the free parking on Sundays), a congestion pricing program, a local vehicle license fee, or measures like a gas tax, transit assessment fee, or a parcel tax – all of which the MTA board and mayor could have placed on the ballot for voter approval. Instead, they did nothing and are now pursuing a 10 percent reduction in Muni service, which could start a disastrous downward spiral.
"They need a stable, long-term funding source," Snyder told us. "The charter actually says they're supposed to aggressively seek new sources of funding."
MTA spokesperson Judson True said that neither tax increases nor extended parking meter hours among the proposed solutions for Friday's discussion, but they're likely to be raised as part of a longer term strategy during the meeting on Tuesday: "It's likely that the various tax measures will be part of that discussion."
That could include reviving the extended parking meter hours proposal, which the MTA board heard last year during a rancorous public meeting, directing staff to do more community outreach on it. As True said, "We did a fair amount of outreach on it so we'll see where the discussion goes on the two-year budget."
Snyder is hardly alone in his local advocacy for budget solutions that spare Muni from deep cuts. In fact, the Transit Not Traffic coalition that successfully pushed the 2007 MTA reform measure Prop. A – which includes the Bike Coalition, Livable City, Walk SF, and other progressive groups – has revived itself in advance of tomorrow's meeting and will be flying outside City Hall starting at 8:30 a.m.
There is broad support on the left for seeking more funding from drivers and the general public, but it's not unanimous. The anti-war ANSWER Coalition frustrated many of its usual progressive allies last year by organizing against extended meter hours, claiming it was a hidden tax of low-income motorists. And Newsom has stubbornly resisted supporting new revenue measures, even in the face of unprecedented budget shortfalls, which makes the quest to win the support of two-thirds of voters difficult.
But the popular outrage that's been expressed in recent weeks about how much Muni has been cut, year after year since Newsom became mayor, will likely put pressure on him and the MTA board (all of whom Newsom appointed) to pursue new revenue options.
True sounded weary as we spoke, noting how much anger has been expressed at the recent series of town hall meetings. "We know where people stand on these proposals," True said. "The board is going to have some tough decisions to make, clearly."
The main problem is outrageous and ridiculous benefits for the Muni union (the Transit Workers Union). The TWU is being given the sun and the moon by the Supes (except Sup. Elsbernd, the only whose shown any balls to take on this money-hungry, big pension-hungry, lotsa overtime pay union).
The Supes (besides Elsbernd) are happy to sacrifice low income folks and elderly folks by making them pay more and cutting service so that the TWU is taken care of. My supervisor, Eric Marr, should be thrown out of office for kissing ass to the TWU. He apparently doesn't care for low income and elderly folks who rely on Muni.
Oh, boy, Out come the anti-union trolls. Billions for banks, billions for oil/gas pipeline wars, but heaven help us if a worker gets benefits. There are 100,000 net additional cars on the roads every DAY. Come on people, let's get a grip. Do we really want to spend our lives looking for a parking place? Let those who want to ride the bus do so. They are doing everyone a favor.
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Updated 8:02am Monday 28th April 2014 in News By David Eggboro, Reporter - Epping Forest
Neighbours have described a house catch fire in their street.
It happened in Long Green, Chigwell, at just after 8am yesterday
About 50 percent of the ground floor of the terraced house was damaged, according to the Fire Brigade.
A woman was treated for smoke inhalation, but no one was taken to hospital.
Emma Weaver, 27, lives two doors down from the property and said: "I could see all the smoke coming out of the windows.
"The back of the house has all gone black and I thought it was going to spread into my next door neighbour's house.
"It was lucky no one was hurt."
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Yeah yeah, I know, we're beating the hell out of this one, but that's because we know this is the single most critical issue the Vikes need to fix, and none of the previous posts has reached anything remotely like a consensus for decent options. Came across an article in the Pioneer Press that did the same run-down, only more complete;
Most of names have distinct negatives attached to them and we've covered those, but there's 3 names that seem to stand out as the best possibilities for 2009;
66.5 - Derek Anderson
80.2 - Matt Leinart
79.5 - Sage Rosenfels
What do you think of those three? The Vikes didn't want to spring for Rosenfels last year, maybe they'll change their mind...
On a slightly different note, just a bit of angst of what we could have had if the Vikes had put JDB on the waiver list instead of Thigpen.... Hey, how 'bout that Thigpen?!? He's doing alright for a rook playing 1st string.... So much for Chilly's vaunted QB judgement.


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Louisville, KY (WDRB) -- JCPS parents know how their child's schools scored. Now we'll find out how their students did on the new test. Parents: check your mailbox, the individual test scores will be mailed out this week.
Ben Jackey, the JCPS spokesman, says, "This is actually very parent-friendly. So I don't think people are going to open up and get sticker shock."
We know JCPS didn't score well overall on new statewide tests. This week we'll find out how individual students performed. JCPS says the test results are expected to be mailed by the middle to end of this week. The scores are mailed in batches, so some parents will get them sooner than others.
Jackey says, "Basically what you'll see is a shot of what your student's score is and then where it stands in comparison to the rest of the school, the rest of the state and the rest of the district."
On the two-page score report, parents will see how their 3rd through 8th grade children scored in reading and math. It explains what it means to be novice, apprentice, proficient, or distinguished.
Parent will also learn how their students compared to others across the nation who took what's called the Stanford 10 Test. And students will get yet another score for reading and math to help improve academic achievement.
The district says principals and teachers are looking at the scores and working on ways to improve them. Jackey says, "They've been looking at ways where they can apply maybe new methods, innovate methods to try and improve student achievement both from overall standpoint, but most importantly from an individual standpoint."
JCPS was outperformed by 76 percent of the state's schools under the new testing guidelines. The new learning model holds students to a higher standard than the old one.
Jackey says, "They're an indicator of where your student is, but it's also a good guide of where your student can go."
Kentucky was the first of 46 states to adopt the Common Core standards for reading and math and was the first to get the scores back. The data came from test results from the last school year.
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By Kenneth Jones
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Jesus Christ Superstar will open March 22, under the auspices of Dodger Properties and the Really Useful Group. The Ontario production got rave reviews this summer in Stratford.
"I have wanted to do Jesus Christ Superstar for quite a long time," McAnuff said in a statement. "I'm extremely pleased to be able to stage the piece with the company of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. I am even more pleased to be able to go with them back to La Jolla Playhouse, which I still consider an important home. We will all be very excited to go from there on to New York."
The Festival's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, the pop-rock story of the final days of Jesus, opened in Stratford on June 3 and will run through Nov. 6. Following that, as previously repported, it will play La Jolla Playhouse in California, Nov. 18-Dec. 31.
The pop-rock musical of the last days of Jesus got enthusiastic reviews in Ontario, and earned the approval of lyricist Rice and composer Lloyd Webber. The full Stratford cast is expected to make the move to California.
Jesus Christ Superstar will play La Jolla Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theatre in La Jolla, CA, from Nov. 18 to Dec. 31. It's currently playing in rep at Stratford's proscenium Avon Theatre in Stratford, Ontario, to Oct. 29.
The Stratford revival earned the approval of lyricist Rice and composer Lloyd Webber. The full Stratford cast is expected to make the move to California.
This new staging features Paul Nolan as Jesus, Chilina Kennedy as Mary Magdalene, Josh Young as Judas Iscariot, Tony Award winner Brent Carver (Kiss of the Spider Woman) as Pontius Pilate, Bruce Dow as King Herod and Mike Nadajewski as Peter.
The creative team includes choreographer Lisa Shriver, musical director Rick Fox, set designer Robert Brill, costume designer Paul Tazewell, lighting designer Howell Binkley, sound designer Jim Neil, video designer Sean Nieuwenhuis, dramaturg Chad Sylvain, fight director Daniel Levinson, aerial stunt coordinator Simon Fon.
Before joining the Stratford Shakespeare Festival as artistic director, McAnuff was artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse 1983-1994 and 2001-2007, and is now director emeritus. A two-time Tony Award-winning director, McAnuff received an honorary doctorate in June from his alma mater, Ryerson University in Toronto.
Come May 2012, if the Tony Award gods smile, Jesus Christ Superstar could be competing with a new Broadway production of Rice and Lloyd Webber's Evita in the Best Revival of a Musical category. Ricky Martin stars in Evita, a revival production that originated in London.


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I've read a good number of threads on this site, and something that has stood out are the disparaging comments about wrestlers using their abilities to control opponents. Wrestling seems to receive more disrespet , criticism, and lack of appreciation than any other style.
It's my opinion that being able to use defense and neutralize an opponent's ability to inflict damage is equivalent to an offense that does the same thing.
Not to go off on a tangent, but I've never liked Floyd Mayweather Jr. because he fights almost exclusively in a defensive mode. However, after watching his fight with Shane Mosely, I have a newfound appreciation for his abilities. The guy has superlative boxing skills, and he uses them. Boxing is no longer a competition where two bare knuckled men stand at a line and trade punches until one of them falls down.
It's laughable to me that fans of MMA would call for this type of antiquated contest, but that seems to be what a lot of them are looking for. It's called mixed martial arts because skills in a variety of disciplines are necessary to be a successful fighter. The guys that come from a wrestling background aren't typically going to be the best strikers, nor are the best strikers likely to have the best ground games. In any fight, being able to control an opponent is going to be a huge advantage. Anybody who expects a fighter to give up his leverage is an idiot, and would seemingly have virtually no understanding of combat sports.
I think people need to consider what they themselves would try to do in a fight, rather than armchair evaluate what a fighter who is actually in the cage is doing. I'm personally tired of the nonsense coming from ignorant "fans". Being able to control an opponent and dictate a fight are the true marks of a successful mixed martial artist.


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Sony Entertainment Channel is once again coming up with a new horror show Bhoot Aaya. One of the popular horror serial on Indian television was Aahat which was also aired on Sony Entertainment Channel. The Aahat had then successfully completed its five seasons between the time periods of 1996 to 2010. The incidents or the stories which was the part of Aahat serial were absolutely fictitious but the producers of Bhoot Aaya claims that the stories which are included in the new show are all based on true events happened with real people. The same kind of show which also claims to be based on true events is already being telecasting on Zee TV and its name is Fear Files.
Though, these kind of serial which are based on the horror stories is having the limited audience and the timing slot which gets assigned to the show is also of late night, but then also these kind of show stills are the non-avoidable part of television industry. People enjoy being feared, they wants to believe in some kind of 'out of the world power', they wants the answers of the incidents which sometimes can't be explained with a particular logic; so at that point putting the blame on some evil power is much more easy than finding the answers and that's what these serials do. So be ready to experience the fear again with the new serial Bhoot Aaya only on Sony TV.
The show Bhoot Aaya is produced by actor Akshadeep Sabir and Sheeba through their own production house Cinetek Television Pvt Ltd. The producers are taking the help of Indian Paranormal Society for getting the stories of people throughout the country. Lets see, how it is different from Zee TV's Fear Files? and how much attention this show will get from audience? The promos of the show are already getting aired regularly on Sony TV.
At first, the Sony TV's show Bhoot Aaya was announced to be starting from 29th Sept but now the launching date of the show has now been postponed to 13th October and it will be telecast every Sunday at 11 Pm which was the previously allotted time for popular crime show 'Crime Patrol' and from now onward 'Crime patrol' will be only seen twice a week i.e Friday – Saturday at 11 Pm.
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The Model Pranksters came to the Chasing New Jersey studios to share the video of their latest prank that involved a look-a-like Barack Obama!
The group of jokesters hit up Time Square with a hired actor who looks just like President Obama, a slew of secret service security actors and a stretch Cadillac limousine that only a President would ride.
The group said that NYPD was aware of the prank and that they weren't necessarily doing anything illegal.
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Born in Etables, France, Anne-Thérèse Guerin's life was shattered by her father's murder when she was 15. For several years she cared for her mother and younger sister. She entered the Sisters of Providence in 1823, taking the name Sister St. Theodore. An illness during novitiate left her with lifelong fragile health; that did not keep her from becoming an accomplished teacher.
At the invitation of the bishop of Vincennes, she and five sisters were sent in 1840 to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, to teach and to care for the sick poor. She was to establish a motherhouse and novitiate. Only later did she learn that her French superiors had already decided the sisters in the United States should form a new religious congregation under her leadership.
She and her community persevered despite fires, crop failures, prejudice against Catholic women religious, misunderstandings and separation from their original religious congregation. She once told her sisters, "Have confidence in the Providence that so far has never failed us. The way is not yet clear. Grope along slowly. Do not press matters; be patient, be trustful." Another time, she asked, "With Jesus, what shall we have to fear?"
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This has become my signature dish - the one dish always requested of me when I ask "what can I bring" I leave out the radicchio, just don't like it and sometimes substitute feta for parmesan, but not always. I use white balsamic, just for color purposes. Always easy, always delicious!
This recipe as is excellent! Everyone gives it rave reviews when I make/take to BBQ. Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! No need to change recipe1
I doubled recipe for potluck. I modified recipe per comments from site. I boiled orzo in diluted chicken broth instead of water till al dente (I just used chk boillion cubes to jazz up the water). I added a bit more kalamata olives (costco sells pitted ones) and a bit more sundried tomatoes (drain super well or salad will be too oily). I added less olive oil then called for. I omited radichio. Don`t skimp on pine nuts or parmesan. Enjoy!
I've made this at least a dozen times. Last couple of times I used diced celery, which my husband prefers to radicchio. As other reviewers pointed out, feta seems to go better than parmesan and white balsamic won't turn the orzo a muddy colour. Extra toasted pine nuts won't hurt. They give it the fabulous crunch. I actually found sun-dried tomatoes in julieene strips and pitted, sliced kalamata olives at my supermarket. Now, nothing could be easier. Great as a salad with anything off the barbecue, especially Cornish hens. I think it should be called easy-peasy orzo with anything. I'm sure I'll make it many dozens of more times. I even microwaved it once to warm the leftovers up a little and it was still fantastic.
I have made this numerous times for potlucks and for gatherings at the house. It is always a huge hit, and people always ask for the recipe. I've used white balsamic (keeps the pasta from turning a brown color) and regular balsamic; it comes out perfectly either way. Everyone loves this salad!
This dish has become my "signature dish" at potlucks. I do variations on it, depending on what ingredients I have available. This last time I made it: Raw pepitas instead of pine nuts Green Greek olives instead of Kalamata Garlic powder added to hot pasta/oil/vinegar instead of minced at end (softens the garlic flavor) I like to add some fresh ground black pepper Since I don't grow basil, I chose to used dried this time. It was a huge hit!
I made the recipe as is and it was delicious and quick. Will be a definite repeat dish.
I have been making this recipe for years. Its always a hit and always wonderful. I follow the recipe as directed.


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Albany -- Police are looking for 22-year-old Tavarius West. They say he shot 21-year-old Demetrius Vicks and 26-year-old Travis Vicks on Mulberry Avenue yesterday. Demetrius Vicks died.
Vicks' sister says her brother and uncle were protecting them from a group of men attacking them. "A boy hit me, so I threw a board at the boy," says the victim's sister, Karrie Holton. "When I threw a board and hit that boy, he pulled out a gun and started shooting. Then my brother got in front of me, and then that's when he got shot."
Family members say fights that started Saturday between teenagers and another group lead to last night's shooting on Mulberry Avenue that left Demetrius Vick dead, and his brother Travis Vicks wounded.
The victim's aunt, Sequoyah Covin said, "You just imagine a bunch of men jumping on your sisters, you gonna get involved, because it don't take no men for no girls. But I called the Police twice Saturday and I be damned if Monday my nephew is in the street dead, two days later."
Sixteen-year-old Karrie Holton said the fights Saturday started because of an argument over a girl. Vick's family say they called Police twice Saturday because of the fights, that escalated Monday evening.
Covin said, "They tried to run this girl over, she walking to the store with her baby. And it don't make no sense. Then one of them jumped out at her with a knife, and she's only 14."
Holton said that's when the Vicks brothers ran to help her. "My brother said 'Run!', so we started running. By the time my brother turned around, he had got shot and just fell."
Holton says 22 year old Tavarius West, was the one who shot her brother. Police have now issued murder warrants for him, saying he is a danger to the community.
Demetrius Vicks' family gathered at his home to grieve today, just across the street from where he died after a weekend of violence.
Travis Vicks is hospitalized with a bullet wound to the leg. If you have any information about Tavarius West, call CRIME STOPPERS at 436-TIPS. Albany Police say he should be considered armed and dangerous.
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Media event set for September 9, launch likely ~10 days later.
Apple Preparing to Release Updated AirPort Express Base Station
Although Apple's online store still reflects availability of "AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes," authorized resellers like DataVision report that the same model (MB321LL/A) is discontinued, while Amazon estimates it will have new stock sometime in the next "2 to 5 weeks."Similar references to updated Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme models were discovered in the public release of AirPort Utility 5.5.3 back in June, with the new models debuting a week later.
Additionally, a person familiar with the matter says Apple is wrapping up the release of AirPort Utility 5.6, makes reference to a second-generation 802.11n AirPort Express in its developer notes:
"Adds support for the AirPort Express 802.11n (2nd Generation) base station"
That update brought increased storage capacities for Time Capsule models, as well as improved range and performance. It is unclear exactly what changes Apple has in store for the AirPort Express, but similar wireless performance improvements may be the focus of the update.
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Maybe Apple will unveil it next week at the event.
Tim comes out. Every one is pumped to see the new iPhone 5. Then he pulls a new Airport Express Base Station out of his pocket :D
"Your old Airport works fine except when your Lion-run machine wakes from sleep? Obviously, you need to buy a new Airport."
Keep the price and give it an HDMI out, to wirelessly stream not only Music, but your entire desktop. That would rock, at least imo. Likely not to happen, though...
Isn't that called an AppleTV? :)
How come MacRumors talks about this but not that the MacBook was discontinued in favor of cheap MBPs...or did I miss an article?
MacBook Airs, you mean. And they did. Back when it happened.
Maybe Apple will unveil it next week at the event.What event?
- If you have a printer connected to AE, it needs to be on 24-7 unless you want to reboot AE every time you want to use the printer. Same thing happens when the printer slips into power save mode. Nice environmentally friendly thinking.
- The frequent lost connections that require manual rebooting because the mac can not find the AE.
- Not directly the fault of AE but iTunes crashes every time it tries to connect to an Airplay device that's already in use by another app, for example Airfoil by Rogue Amoeba.
It would be about time.
Maybe Apple will unveil it next week at the event.
What event?
Really? The next expected event is for the iphone/ipod update.
I think the point is the reference to "NEXT WEEK" when nothing has been announced as of yet.
This little fella is one of my favorite pieces of Apple stuff. Although the five that I have throughout my house are tucked away behind furniture or speaker systems, I would like to see a new form factor. As much as I love the AirPort Express, I think it looks rather dated.
Also, if they'd lower the price and offer an AirPlay-only version (drop the router functionality), I'd be even happier, since I only use them for streaming audio.
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Senator Asks Apple About Location-Tracking Issues as Experts Weigh In
With much publicity about yesterday's iOS location-tracking issue, a number of voices have already weighed in to provide additional perspective on exactly what is happening with respect to user privacy.
As noted by Ars Technica, U.S. Senator Al Franken sent a letter (PDF) to Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday asking for more detail on how consumers' information is being used and why it is not encrypted.
Anyone who finds a lost or stolen iPhone or iPad or who has access to any computer used to sync one of these devices could easily download and map out a customer's precise movements for months at a time. It is also entirely conceivable that malicious persons may create viruses to access this data from customers' iPhones, iPads, and desktop and laptop computers. There are numerous ways in which this information could be abused by criminals and bad actors.A number of observers have pointed out that Apple did respond to location-tracking concerns last July, noting that such information could be collected, batched, and sent to Apple to assist with generating and refining its database of cellular and Wi-Fi access points for providing location services. Location tracking is also used to aid in targeting iAds to customers based on their geographic region, although this information is not passed on to advertisers.
We mentioned in our initial report that knowledge of this "consolidated.db" file containing the timestamped location information was not new, having been used by forensic analysts associated with law enforcement seeking to determine the whereabouts of a given device (and presumably the person associated with that device) at a given time. One of the people primarily responsible for developing those forensic tools, Alex Levinson, has weighed in on the developments, specifically taking issue with several of yesterday's claims.
While forensics isn't in the forefront of technology headlines these days, that doesn't mean critical research isn't being done surrounding areas such as mobile devices. I have no problem with what Mr. Warden and Mr. Allan have created or presented on, but I do take issue with them making erroneous claims and not citing previously published work. I'm all for creative development and research, as long as it's honest.For example, while Apple has noted in the past that it does collect information for specific purposes, it does so anonymously. Consequently, Levinson notes that claims that Apple is gathering information about user locations are overblown. Levinson also notes that the database of locations in iOS is neither hidden nor new as presented in yesterday's report, reporting that the file had existed in earlier versions of iOS as "h-cells.plist" but changed names and locations with iOS 4 in order to support background location services employed as part of the new multitasking features of iOS.
Finally, Levinson points to his own work, including contributions to a textbook describing exactly what the various database files are and how they are used. Levinson also developed and is continuing to work in his capacity as lead engineer Katana Forensics on Lantern, software for forensic professionals assisting them with pulling information from such files.
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There is a reason that some of us Jailbreak, outside of the desire to add applications outside of the appstore.
Apple hackers develop better jailbreaks now so they can keep up with the superior system Android has.
There's so much more one can do with Android.
After having every iPhone, I tried Android and I'm so amazed at their great capabilities.
Android is awesome.
That said my Iphone 4 is best as an iPod replacement.
I have the best of both worlds.
If, on the other hand, they steal my phone, they're unlikely to stop me from remotely shredding it so fast their head spins :)
That said, dumping the old cached data is good practice, and Apple really needs to do so. I'd be surprised if they didn't patch it to do just that. So: good catch! (Of course, this was noticed months ago.)
Apple hackers develop better jailbreaks now so they can keep up with the superior system Android has.
There's so much more one can do with Android.
After having every iPhone, I tried Android and I'm so amazed at their great capabilities.
Android is awesome.
That said my Iphone 4 is best as an iPod replacement.
I have the best of both worlds.
YOu sound like an advertiser for Acai Berries Diet.
Once sent to Apple, it should be removed from the phone though, which is not happening right now according to reports. This is wrong. The problem isn't the feature per say, it's the persistence of this database and it's very accurate, low-resolution.
Reports are the file isn't sent to Apple, it doesn't leave the iPhone/iTunes backup. It exists to cache the location of nearby cell towers to provide a rough location in an area with no GPS or data connection. If it wasn't persistent, it would be pointless
This explains it very well: http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=12432603&postcount=16 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=12432603&postcount=16)
Maybe focus on Jobs...
Might want to rephrase that.
I trust Apple a lot more than Al Franken.
Remember, Al Franken voted for legislation that would require, among other privacy violations:
- All your health care information be reported to the government.
- All your health care information be kept in a centrallized location.
- the disclosure of your financial and health care information to the IRS without your notification
- all busiensses that gather any information about you via the internet (including Apple) to disclose this information to the government upon demand and without a warrant.
So, Franken can pretend like he cares about privacy, but he's already clearly on the record in thinking that you don't have any privacy when HE wants to find out things about you.
Al Franken isnt tracking me, my iphone is.
What a lame ass attempt to politicize the issue :rolleyes:
At least he's got a birth certificate.You and Full of Win must be related. Or married. Or both.
Now if your a bad boy or girl, I can see this becoming a Court Evidence Issue in the near future. But until then, remember the NSA scans calls randomly for "our safety" Bigger issues than this in the world of privacy.
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