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ADDISON — A woman ran out of gas and was rear-ended by another car on (I-355) near west suburban Addison Saturday afternoon. The woman and an infant who was in the car that hit her were taken in serious condition to a hospital.
The crash occurred at 12:15 p.m. on southbound I-355 near Army Trail Road, according to an Illinois State Police Elgin District Trooper Maria Navarro.The crash happened near the Army Trail Toll Plaza.
A Bloomingdale woman in her late 20s was behind the wheel of a 2-door 2009 Audi when the car stalled because she had run out of gas. A black 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier being driven by a man from Addison in his 20s "had nowhere to go'' and rear-ended the Audi, said Navarro.
The woman and an infant from the striking car were taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove in serious condition, according to Addison Fire Dept. Battalion Chief Scott Walker. Walker said the woman had to be extricated.
The man driving the Cavalier car got out by himself and declined to be hospitalized, according to Walker. Firefighters were on the scene for about a half an hour.
Walker said the damage to both cars was significant because the Audi was stopped when it was rear-ended and the other car was likely going to speed limit.
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Navarro said the roadway was wet because it had rained and the speed limit is 55 mph in the area. As of 3:15 p.m. no citations had been written and all southbound lanes in the area of the wreck remained closed as investigators work, Navarro said.
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Who makes the best frozen pot pie?
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- Fat Cat Jul 1, 2004 07:21 PM
Got a craving.
re: Win (Boston)
I assume the OP was referring to stuff available in supermarkets around the country, as this is the General Topics board....
re: Karl S.
That is correct.
re: Fat Cat
marie calendars - i grew up on stoffers frozen pot pies - yeech! marie calendars are tasty, lots of flavor inside, flaky crust outside, for frozen grocery store pot pies that is. but watch out - super high calorie, fat and sodium content. i mean really high...
re: Donna - MI
I second pepperidge farm, right out of the micro
it comes out amazingly crispy
If you live near a Whole Foods, you can buy their excellent chicken pot pies in the refrigerated section. Take a few home and freeze them, then cook when the craving hits.
A few years ago, you could get Mrs. Budd's chicken pies from the fresh meat counter, but I haven't been able to find them in a very long time.
Marie Callendar's are okay, but they leave a metallic flavor in my mouth.
Pepperidge Farms aren't bad.
Stouffer's place is in the garbage disposal.
Claim Jumper's puts out a nice, meaty pie, but I'm not sure if they're available in your area.
re: Angie D
I think Mrs. Budds fresh chicken pies are the best. They have the two types of chicken, in two sizes, in my local markets. Right in the chicken section of the meat aisle. I like the chicken with fancy vegetables best.
I did a tasting of a few frozen pies last month. Should have posted. I didn't care for any of the ones I tried.
Marie Callendar's were bitter tasting.
Pepperidge Farms were flavorless and artificial tasting.
Stouffer's were artificial tasting.
I was so disapointed with those three that I still have 3 more types buried in the back of my freezer.
re: The Rogue
Given a previous post - do these fresh pies have a bottom crust?
re: The Rogue
Well, come the apocalypse, you'll be all. set. : )
re: Taralli
I grew up eating Swanson's chicken pot pies (and the other kinds they made). They hold a special place in my heart. I have not looked for them, recently.
I have tried the Marie Callender's variety, as well. They are okay, possibly better than Swanson's, but they don't hold the same sentimental value. :)
I too have strong opinions on this matter. I'm with Taralli on Swanson's. Having been raised on it, I've come to make an unpopular assumption; chicken pot pies MUST have crust on the bottom, as well as the top.
My former roommate also grew up a Swanson's fan so we'd occasionally grab a few, make some mashed potatoes w/garlic & sour cream, grab some heavy winter beers, and commit ourselves to immovably lying on the sofa. Now, we were at Whole Foods (actually Bread & Circus at the time) and saw their Chicken pot pie which cost $7 or so. Wow, we thought. If Swanson, which we love, costs $1-$2, these must be REALLY good. Well, we went to eat it and to our chagrin there was no bottom crust. It was fine, but come on, no bottom crust? We happen to have a friend who works in the PR department of Whole Foods, so at our next party we teamed up on him in a fit of beer-addled rage. Our otherwise gentle friend shot into a tirade stating that the lack of bottom crust is directly related to its freshness and due to it never being frozen. The spittle flying out of his mouth was certainly indicative of someone who has answered this question a millions times in his work day. To keep it in the refrigerated section w/a bottom crust would sogg-ify the crust, apparently.
Moving on, I was watching the Phantom Chef in Boston (basically a show that aspires for the kind of truly anonymous, unbiased reviews that Chowhound has) and they had a commercial for Harrows Chicken Pies, apparently the best chicken pot pies in the universe or some such hyperbole. Well, boy did the then future Mrs. Joypirate get yelled at because this place was literally 3 BLOCKS from her parent's house in the city of Reading. The conversation went something like, "You know I LOVE pot pies, and EVERY WEEK we drive DIRECTLY by THE BEST makers of CHICKEN POT PIES IN THE UNIVERSE and you NEGLECT to tell me!!!!" Well, so I tried them, not the best in the universe, and again, no bottom crust as they are fresh. They do, however, have a function room, and I threatened to throw our upcoming rehearsal dinner there ordering up 40 chicken pot pies, courtesy of the groom's side.
re: joypirate
If you can make a fresh apple, or anything else, pie with a bottom crust, why not a pot pie?
Anyway, a good crust, even soggy, is better than no crust at all.
re: joypirate
Swansons. And I add salt. I need a salt lick.
re: joypirate
The contrast between that baked-but-soggy bottom crust and the crunchy top crust is what totally makes a chicken pot pie.
re: Honeychan
Go for Marie Callendar's or Boston Market, in that order.
1.)Lynn's Bin (Cambria--they might ship). The best I have tasted.
2.)Julienne in San Marino has them in the freezer. Most of their food is great, so they will probably be very tasty (albeit a bit pricey).
Marie Callendar has all sorts of pot pies in your grocer's freezer. I love the chicken, and yes it has a bottom crust. What's the point without?
I've tried the 'gourmet' pot pies from Whole Food and TJs. Disappointing. When you're looking for a pot pie, you want the traditional buttery crust and somewhat salty insides. Don't skimp on the calories!
re: marmite
Agree. Her shepherd's pie is also quite tasty.
I haven't seen them in a while, and will be heartbroken if it's been discontinued, but I always try to keep a few Trader Joe's frozen chicken pot pies on hand.
Crispy crust, even in the microwave, with a touch of black pepper, white meat chicken, and good amount of vegetables. Yum.
And you're killing me here.... I actually had a pot pie craving yesterday that went unanswered and will now be forced to make a stop on the way home =)
re: jessicheese
Hi Jess. No they have not been discontinued. I work for TJs, and the pies continue to be a big seller, which equals them staying in the freezers. We are also carrying a fresh, not frozen chicken pot pie now. It's a bit more gourmet, as it also has sliced mushrooms, and large pieces of chicken that looks as if it was hand pulled off the bones. Oh, and there is no bottom crust..
re: thecelt2
I really like the fresh chicken pot pie at TJ's..a LOT of meat..flakey crust mushrooms and a creamy sauce.....
re: ChowFun_derek
Thanks guys! I'll have to check out the fresh one, too. I've also learned to make my own in the past year or two, but I still like to keep some stocked for "emergencies".
PS- love the name, Derek! ChowFun is on my favorite food list, too:)
re: jessicheese
Just tried Trader Joe's chicken pot pie yesterday. Yuck! It tasted like peas. Nothing but peas. I thought of giving it to my cat since she likes peas. Someone should open a retaurant that makes just pot pies. There was one in Bellflower, CA but it went out of business a few years ago. You could buy 4 pies for $10.00 to take home. Like Marie Callender's but, had a reaction to too much salt, even though it tasted great!
Fairway, at least in Red Hook, has the ultimate: frozen shepherd's pie, in several versions. They're big, very satisfying and well flavored.
Nobody does. Okay, well I never tasted a single one that wasn't too sparing on chicken, or which used the delicious, juicy dark meat. Pot pie is mood food, and needs to be mouth filling, rich, and loaded with thick chickeny sauce. The guys who make those TV ads showing a product you will never see when you bring it home from the grocery freezer. Just like the burgers which only exist in ad agency photos: they ain't real.
I've been a Banquet fan for many years till they absolutely ruined them with the microwavable crust. Currently I am stuck on Great Value, a Walmart brand.
Other brands are a turnoff of either not having a full crust, or not using the right crust. (mash potato crust) Another turnoff is an excessive amount peas in the other brands.
re: RShea78
Has anyone tried the potpies at a Boston Market? (I mean the national chain..chicken place) Can they be taken out frozen???
re: ChowFun_derek
Boston Market does have some meals available in the grocers freezer, however I haven't any MPP.
Now, are you are referring to the Boston Market Restaurant? Those are only a top crust pie of which I feel isn't a full fledge pot pie as it is kind of a cheat. Anyone that can make a pastry crust cookie and slap it on the top of some diced meat, potatoes, and gravy. The all in one, full crusted MPP, is a work of art as long as it comes out right. (Golden brown crust. Inside should have, the gravy at the right consistency, with a good balance of meat and potatoes) ((I hate peas))
re: RShea78
The take-out (made fresh) Boston market pot pies are pretty good. They include fresh chicken meat, fresh carrots and potatoes. The gravy is tasty, although its not homemade, so it has that "manufactured" quality to it. Yes its a "Cheat" with no bottom crust, but I would prefer it over any of the frozen pot pies available.
re: RShea78
I'm glad someone else admitted to liking Banquet, hey it's what I grew up on. I SO TOTALLY AGREE that they absolutely ruined them when they changed the crust and pan to be microwavable. Boo hiss! I've tried taking them, putting them in a foil pan and baking but they just aren't the same, the crust doesn't crisp up right.
It's probably false nostalgic memories but it seems now they are mostly gravy with 3 piece's of chicken, four peas, three potato chunks and twenty little chips of carrot. Oh well, there are better foods to spend my calories on.
re: Alicat24
>>...hey it's what I grew up on.<<
LOL!!! As a youth my dad would phone the local store when they ran their specials to get 2 or 3 cases of them. If his timing was right they would even discount them each a nickel as so he only paid 15 cents a piece.
re: RShea78
Now that's dedication! We didn't get them very often, which made them a treat (we had ebbs and flows when my parent's had to rely on welfare periodically).
Ironically, I found ears of corn for .15 cents a piece at Meijer's today!
re: Alicat24
>>Ironically, I found ears of corn for .15 cents a piece at Meijer's today!<<
Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately) we once grew several acres of sweet corn. Perhaps the most unfortunate part was spoilage due to lack of either canning jars. freezer room, or sheer physical exhaustion of way too much sweet corn to work with.
15 Cents... I consider that to be a rip off as store bought'in corn tastes like that of early field corn. I mean that once you have had home grown sweet corn you would never buy the mystery corn that the local grocery stores carry.
re: RShea78
You're right that grocery corn pales in comparison. Unfortunately it's quite a trek for me to find any roadside stands and I can rarely make it to our farmer's market. I guess I'd rather have mediocre fresh than frozen!
This year is my first stab at growing corn myself, "Honey 'n Pearl" from Gurney's. I'm not getting my hopes up but if I'm sucessful I'll be a happy woman!
I don't know if they would do mail order, but the aussie pies at Tuck Shop in NYC are delish - guinnes steak, aussie beef, thai chicken and lamb shank. They sell them frozen to take home. http://www.tuckshopnyc.com/baking.php
I know the original poster asked for frozen pot pies, but I just had to throw out there that I recently tried the turkey pot pie from KooKooRoo and it was very tasty. They have both chicken pies and turkey pies for take out.
re: meeeee
OMG!!! I loved those!! We used to eat them by the truckload from Costco...but when they stopped carrying them, we couldn't find them anywhere! Has anyone else found them?
re: meeeee
I loved those too. They had them at BJ's in Boston a few years back, but I can't find them at Costco on the west coast. This website lists them as out of stock, don't know if that's permanent:
re: Gingerleen
I was surprised it took this long to hear from a Costco person. Their CPP is so good, very fresh and loaded. I've had them on both sides of the country, so most Costco's should have them. One pie with a couple of sides will feed a small family.
I just had a Marie Calllendar - I didn't think it was that good. Perhaps it was in the microwave too long. The pot pie that I find the best is Boston Market Pot Pie. I only tried the chicken, but I think it's really, really good for a frozen pie.
re: ChrisOC
I believe it was Swanson's who made these tuna pot pies back in the '50s and '60s, So many great products from those days got discontinued, including my favorite Wispride Garlic Cheddar, which was delicious to spread on crackers.
Marie Callendar makes a seasoned turkey pie (also a "regular" one), that I like quite a bit. The small ones, not the two-portion size. And on the regular chicken and turkey, I add some garlic salt and butter to boost the sodium and caloric levels.
I like PF, but good golly! The calorie count is scary (and the "serving size" is only HALF a pie!
My easy make your own is rotisserie chicken plus whatever veggies and chicken gravy (either packaged or make stock from the chicken bones and thicken), then put in the pie pan with a top crust of Trader Joe's puff pastry. Damn good stuff!
re: coney with everything
It's not frozen, but I have friends who rave about the chicken pot pie at KFC. I've never tried it but a colleague had one for lunch this past winter and it had a flaky crust, big chunks of chicken and brightly colored peas and large carrot rounds. it looked good. Maybe I'll try one this winter. It's definitely cold weather comfort food.
re: MysticYoYo
Your colleagues are correct about the KFC pot pie. It really is delicious, the vegetables taste fresh and the chicken pieces look like they are pulled off the bone, not cubed in a machine. The only quibble is that it is too salty but that is probably unavoidable in fast food.
For frozen, Marie Callendar's is probably the best. Never buy Hungry Man... they are almost all sauce on the inside with very little actual chicken.
re: RealMenJulienne
""The only quibble is that it is too salty but that is probably unavoidable in fast food.""
You may ask for the product declaration for sodium content as well as if MSG is used.
According to KFC website the sodium content is 2160mg but how much or if MSG is used should be looked into as I suspect there is lots of it. MSG is IMHO, very hazardous to one's health.
re: MysticYoYo
KFC no longer has the Chicken Pot Pies, at least here in Honolulu.... so sad
I haven't tried them yet, but a friend recommends the ones from Whole Foods (their own brand). They're small (for the price, I expected something the size of a Mrs. Budd's) so I didn't buy them the last time I was there, but she insists they're so rich that a small one is enough. I'd be happy if I could still find the Mrs. Budd's refrigerated gourmet ones (I never liked the peas in other brands, and Budd's substitutes broccoli), but I haven't been able to find them in ages.
re: ducdebrabant
Boston Market pot pies from the freezer are very good, the crust gets flaky in the microwave and LOTS of chicken
Locally (RI, MA) we have Willow Tree Farms frozen chicken pies that are exceptionally good...
My Grandma lived in perfect mental and almost perfect physical health until just 3 months shy of her 100th birthday. She would walk to KFC and buy 4 or 5 of their pot pies once a week in her late 80's. (Miss you grammy!) I have never tried them, but she raved about them. My guess is they are easy to eat if you don't have good teeth.
I purchased frozen Marie Callender's pot pies once when they were practically free after coupons on sale. It was HUGE and kind of sickened me when I read the nutritional info on the box. Husband ate until he had to go lay down.
I'm partial to Mrs. Budd's when I can get them. If I get desperate I can order them on line.
re: bnamoore
Thanks for posting that -- I just bought a package of those slab pies. While high in calories and fat, they look to be much lower in sodium than the chicken pot pies (Marie Callender's, maybe?) that Costco also sells.
re: Vin Moi
Stouffers came in first, Boston Market my favorite was 3rd, and Marie Calender was 6th in this taste test
I adore a good chicken pot pie; I would choose Marie Callendar, as the best supermarket pie, hands down. It kills me that they're not available in Canada. Stouffer's is a dim second-best.
Martha Stewart's slab pies are by far the best pies ever made, bar none. Half the calories are fat so that's why I suspect it to be so good. They are difficult to find though. The only pies that have that "thyme" taste in it. Second place goes to Marie Calendar, especially the portobello mushroom chicken pies. Though I feel they have decreased in quality over the years.
You might try looking in local specialty food shops. In a cheese shop here in CT we found an excellent frozen Turkey PP by Summer Hill Catering that had a better (double) crust than any supermarket brand we've tried. (And if you have to go with the grocery brands, Marie Callender's is acceptable.)
Marie Callanders is a about as good as it gets and it is only average. I buy one a few times a year. Much much better is the chicken pot pie soup served with a biscuit at Sweet Tomatoes buffet restaurant. It is in their soup rotation.
Dark meat chicken or turkey pie is what I really need. With say 25% white meat. Then little pearl onions in it. Those Marie Calendar pies need to be modded at home.
If you want calories and a tasty CPP with fresh carrots and potatoes try the Cheesecake Factory's chicken and biscuits. The portion is enough for about 3 meals but it's damn good.


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Summary: My new Android phone makes my old iPhone feel like a dinosaur. I did not root my phone. Every app you see here is a standard product, available from the Google Play store. This is what you can do right out of the box.
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#3 You can replace the back coverWhile some Android phones don't have this feature, the Samsung S4 has a back that you can easily replace. Even better, unlike my old iPhone 4S, the new Android phone does not have a back made of easily-breakable glass.In fact, you can replace the of the Samsung S4 with hundreds of others, in all sorts of different patterns and colors. These are quite inexpensive, so if you do happen to do some damage to the back of your unit, the replacement cost can be under ten bucks. Now, that's progress!Image courtesy Amazon and "I Need" specialty shop.
#4 It supports wireless inductive charging without a bulky sled
Ever since the ill-fated Palm Pre's Touchstone inductive charger, I've wanted wireless charging for my phone. There are add-ons for the iPhone that provide that capability, but they're large sleds that strap around the iPhone and make it bulkier and uglier than necessary.
Because the Galaxy S4 supports replacing the plastic back, you can simply pop off the stock back that comes with the phone and snap on the new back and you have a phone that supports wireless charging, straight from the manufacturer.
There are a few disadvantages I've discovered. Otterboxes won't fit, because they're built with absolutely no tolerance for "gooshiness" around the frame, and the S4's wireless charger adds about a 1/32 of an inch extra bulk to the back of the unit. Also, if you want a wallet-style case (most of which merge their own back into the phone), you're probably out of luck.
Even so, the few case disadvantages are worth it for integrated wireless charging. My new Android phone has it and the iPhone doesn't. I've always found the lack of iPhone wireless charging rather strange. Wireless charging seems like such an Apple-like thing to do, it's somewhat odd that the company seems to have thusfar ignored this incredibly convenient technology.
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Welcome to the website of the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Gordon.
We do hope you enjoy your visit and find the information and Presbytery News within the site useful to you.
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As Webmaster, I don't necessarily read all the contributions in full however, I did read the following email exchange in full and agree with Reverend Euan Glenn that it is inspiring. A people subjected to such daily horrors and deprivations yet remain strong in their faith and belief. The exchange is reproduced in full below in chronoloical order.
From: Ayong Agokwac
Sent: 13 August 2014 11:08
To: Pres. Gordon
Subject: Greetings from Dolieb Hill Presbytery
Dear leaders of Gordon Presbytery,
We greet you in precious name of our Saviour Jesus Christ, we hope that you are doing well. For your question about us in South Sudan, well, at moment some of members of Presbytery are in hiding places in bushes, others are in UNMISS in Malakal, others lived in some save villages especially in western side of White Nile, northern part of Upper Nile state. Nevertheless, others had run to nieghbours countries for safety.
I just want want to keep you informed about situation on the ground, people are desperate, they need all kind of assistance, whether, moral, physical, mental, financial, and spiritual support, in order to keep them alive.
Apart from people who were murdered, other lives were claimed by Cholera recently in villages in hiding places. In coming days other will die from starvation if no solution is going to be reach between warring parties.
The situation is still unpredictable when will it return to normal. But despite of this uncertainty, the church never shy away to save the people, and few pastors who walked together with people established congregations in hiding places such in Waw, Lul and Kodok. The number of people who fellowship in two centers such as Waw and Kodok ranged between 600 to 900 on Sunday. This is real encouraging news which we need to give praise to God in this critical period that is very difficult to bear.
In Khartoum the refugees from DHP are overwhelming in alarming rate that had forced church leaders who reached here to rethink of opening closed churches which resulted from Independence of South Sudan. Today we have congregations operation in Sudan: two in Khartoum, three in Omdurman, and two in Khartoum north, those congregations are shepherd by DHP pastors although some members of other denominations attend the services on Sunday.
Last month, the National Women Work Department within PCOSS conducted the workshop of Trauma Healing in Khartoum, under theme: women are instruments in God's kingdom. Participants were 69 from different ethnics background especially rivaling communities in the South. In fact that workshop create a new good beginning of restoration of broken relationship between communities as result of baseless war. The attached is the group photo of women who attend the workshop.
Your servant in Christ,
Rev. Daniel Amum
Executive Secretary of DHP( clerk)
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 11:37 AM, Pres. Gordon wrote:
Dear Rev Amum
As Clerk to the Presbytery of Gordon, I have forwarded your email to our world Mission Convener to deal with. However I just wanted to assure you of our prayers and good wishes from one Clerk to another. The story of your faith and those of the others in South Sudan under such circumstances is so moving and worthy to bring the highest praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
I sit in my safe and confortable office and cannot imagine the horrors you have seen and faced and I wish you God's blessing through all this.
May I ask you to tell your members that we have not forgotten them and that we uphold them in prayer.
May God be with you and yours at this time.
Euan Glen
Presbytery Clerk
Gordon Presbytery
From: Ayong Agokwac
Sent: 20 August 2014 21:12
To: Pres. Gordon
Subject: Re: Greetings from Dolieb Hill Presbytery
Dear Glen,
Thanks very much for your respond, I will pass the greetings from Gordon Presbytery to entire Dolieb Hill Presbytery, especial those who are present in Khartoum at moment. Again, thanks for your prayers for us in order to pass this test. Hopeful we will come out victorious because with God all things are possible. Despite of great tribulation and lost of lives and destruction of properties, we still give praise to God, because nothing happened without God approval. Ironically, we are going to learn something as nation. In future we will not repeat that mistake we have committed as nation without exception including the church.
Your servant,
Rev. Amum
To All Presbytery Clerks,
Dear Presbytery Clerks,
I note below advice received today from the Churches Legislation Advisory Service. You may have read of these threats in the media. Our IT Department have confirmed that there is a real risk to computers and in particular PCs running Windows software. The main message seems to be to have effective anti-virus software installed and to keep it up to date.
I would be grateful if you will alert the congregations in your Presbytery to the risks to safeguard not just church computers but also those owned by office bearers which are used for church business.
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Computer safety: GameOver Zeus and CryptoLocker
Criminals are spreading two computer viruses, GameOver Zeus and CryptoLocker. There are so many warnings about viruses that it's easy to become complacent and just ignore them. But these two really are serious – serious enough for the Government's National Crime Agency to issue a warning on 3 June. The two viruses primarily affect Windows PCs, but they can also affect any system which has Windows installed, including Windows running as a virtual machine on an Apple Mac, and any server running Windows and Windows embedded.)
GameOver Zeus, aka GOzeuS and P2PZeus, is an aggressive malware that infects computers, usually when you open an e-mail attachment. Once the malware is installed, the computer can in effect be 'taken over' by the criminals and can be used to view files on your computer, monitor your bank accounts (including getting your passwords and being able to empty your accounts), send e-mails in your name and use your webcam to spy on you.
If GameOver Zeus isn't successful in locating financial information and emptying your bank account, some strains of GameOver Zeus then install CryptoLocker. This is a "ransomware" program that locks the files on your computer by encrypting them, demands a ransom (generally, it appears, $300) for a key to decrypt the files, and installs a clock on your screen that you can watch count down to the deadline. If the ransom is not paid (and maybe even if it is), the decryption key is removed from the computer – leaving your files inaccessible. It may be possible to retrieve them but only if they have been securely backed up.
The FBI, the UK's National Crime Agency and agencies in eight other countries have worked together to stop these threats by blocking servers from which GameOver Zeus was being distributed. But it is reckoned that 250,000 computers worldwide (including 15,000 in the UK) are already infected; and the experts believe that it is only a matter of time before the criminals start using other servers. So it is important to act now to ensure your computers are not already infected, and to protect them against infection if GameOver Zeus and CryptoLocker start being distributed again.
Protecting your computer
The following guidance is adapted from IT Eye and the Government-backed GetSafeOnline website.
The head of the cybersecurity team at the Institution of Engineering and Technology says that by not using the administrator account for browsing the web or accessing emails, computer users can protect themselves from 90% of malware attacks.
11. If you don't have an anti-malware program on your machine, install one and use it regularly. Malwarebytes is effective and you can get a decent free version.
11. If you don't have an anti-malware program on your machine, install one and use it regularly. Malwarebytes is effective and you can get a decent free version.
Further information
The easiest source of information on all aspects of internet, computer, smartphone and tablet security is GetSafeOnline at www.getsafeonline.org.
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The Committee's video, Shaping the Future, is available on Youtube.
Prebytery of Gordon would like to encourage ministers, elders and church members to look at it and consider nominating someone, perhaps themselves, to serve on the Councils and Committees of the General Assembly. And ministers and others might think of ways of sharing the video and its story in worship, on church websites, in newsletters etc.
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Thank you so much for all the lovely knitting. Last week Ritu Jones (and Zoe) helped me sort out the boxes. We made smaller parcels to take to the health centers. On Friday I went with the pharmacy team that checks on the medicines to distribute some of the vests and blankets at Malingundi. The shipment arrived exactly at the right time. The weather is quite cold (to our standards) between 10 and 15 at night. And the moms and infants seemed very grateful to have these warm things.
We are coming to Scotland at the end of August for 6 weeks. We will bring more pictures and reports.
We are sending knitting to Malawi through the charity FROM which is based in Gordon Presbytery. The charity is headed by
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St Andrew is described in the bible as one of the first people to be called by Jesus to be his follower, and the first to invite someone else – his brother Simon Peter - to come and meet Jesus to find out the truth for himself.
Inspired by his example, Members of Barthol Chapel Kirk celebrated St Andrew's legacy last year.
First, just as St Andrew did, we invited others to find out more about Jesus' life and claims for themselves. In the spirit of his example, we gave out copies of John's Gospel, which was written, in its own words, "that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God". We invited those around us to read and see if they agreed!
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While brooding in his study over how to be a more effective crime fighter, Bruce Wayne saw a bat come through his window and perch on the bust of his father.
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Cold Cold HeartEdit
Batman starts out using the Arkham Origins Batsuit, but switches to the XE Suit realizing he will need a more armored Batsuit to take on the likes of Mr. Freeze.It has heating on some of the areas of the suit.
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Following the completion of the game's story mode, an alternate Armored Batsuit can be chosen in the Challenge mode.
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The Batsuit's upgrade menu has 2 sections: the Combat Armor decreasing damage from hand-to-hand combat, and the Ballistic Armor decreasing damage from firearms. Both can be upgraded up to 4 times and the settings for it are both reasonable and plausible. This is the same for Arkham Origins.
Batman: Arkham City LockdownEdit
Alternate Batsuits were available for Batman: Arkham City Lockdown, with each suit possessing a varied balance of Health, Damage and Speed. Players could choose which suit most fitted their combat style.
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- The developers of the game made it so that owners of the PC Batman: Arkham Asylum could alter the colour appearance of the Batsuit, enabling players to create their own varieties of Batsuits to use in the game.
- The Batsuit is an obtainable item at the Xbox Avatar Marketplace. The suit costs 400 Microsoft Points.
- To show the brutality of the environment in Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City the batsuit gets cut, shot, and torn, at various points in both games. In Batman: Arkham City, Catwoman's suit also gets torn, cut, and shot in a similar fashion.
- The Batsuit in in Arkham Origins however will only receive scrape marks due to it's much heavier armor.
- The grey utility belt in Arkham Origins might be a reference to the one in Batman: Year One.
- The Sinestro Corps Batsuit for Batman: Arkham City is free to download when you purchase a copy of Green Lantern on Blu-ray exclusively at Best Buy. This is exclusive for the PS3 version of the game. However, with the release of the Costume Pack for Arkham City downloads, everyone has all suits.
- During Batman: Arkham City's release, a falsified rumor was generated of a Zorro-skin for Batman being available. It was later found to be a hoax.
- The Batsuit in Arkham Knight seems more armored than in previous games.
- If counting only the main suits within the game canon, the Extreme Environment suit is the only Batsuit that has white lenses in the cowl by default, giving Batman the traditional "white eyes" (as opposed to the other suits where the lenses only appear white in Detective Mode).
- In Arkham Knight, players will start with the batsuit from Arkham City and then at some point in the game they will change into the Arkham Knight Batsuit.


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'Gangnam Style' is the New 'Call Me Maybe': How PSY Became the Internet's Latest Hit
Move over Carly Rae Jepsen. There's a new viral sensation ready to knock you off your high horse -- with a silly horse dance, no less.
Forget swag, swaggie and #YOLO, it's all about "Gangnam Style" now. The international hit, from South Korean rapper PSY, is now making waves in the U.S. -- the toughest market to crack for any foreign artist. As of Wednesday afternoon, the wacky video has over 152 million views on YouTube. Just don't forget to recycle all of your old Call Me Maybe business cards.
Is "Gangnam Style" the new "Call Me Maybe?" Looks like it -- so read on to find out everything you need to know about the trend.
1. Psy didn't need Justin Bieber to find internet stardom.
The success of "Call Me Maybe" can be traced back to Bieber. In January 2012, the Biebs and his girlfriend Selena Gomez were in Canada and heard the track on the radio. After they tweeted about it -- and recorded a video of themselves and their famous friends lip synching along to the track -- Jepsen instantly gained international attention.
But PSY didn't have any outside help. Instead, he relied on his silly horse dance and wacky video concept to grab people's attention. Within days of its release in Korea, the video received intensive coverage from various blogs and K-POP news sites, before getting picked up by viral trackers Buzzfeed and Gawker.
PSY even appeared at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in September, showing off his "Gangnam Style" on the VMA stage. Not to mention that this past week on Good Morning America, Times Square was filled with a flash mob learning the video's horse dance. On Friday, PSY is expected to make his Today show debut.
2. Even celebrities are embracing their inner "Gangnam Style."
British pop singer Robbie Williams, rapper T-Pain and singer Josh Groban have all tweeted about their love of PSY's video. Then, superstar Britney Spears got a lesson on how to do PSY's signature "Gangnam Style" dance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday.
Spears tweeted a link to the video, thanking PSY for the lesson. "LOL, thank u
@psy_oppa for the surprise dance lesson yesterday http://youtu.be/QZmkU5Pg1sw @TheEllenShow was going off Gangnam Style!"
3. Viral video parodies of the song are already flooding the web.
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so PSY must be feeling the love after dozens of music video parodies of "Gangnam Style" hit the web. From Korean parodies like "Daegu Style" and "Hongdae Style" to lip-synched tributes created by K-POP fans across the world, "Gangnam Style" has even managed to transcend the pesky language barrier.
San Francisco newlyweds Stephani Nguyen and Jeremy Ueno paid homage the K-POP hit with their own hilarious video, which featured the couple -- and their wedding party -- mimicking PSY's catchy choreography.
4. PSY signed to Scooter Braun's record label, Schoolboy Records.
In September, Braun announced (via video) that he had signed PSY to his label, hoping to make the rapper "the first Korean artist to break a big record in the United States." With PSY at his side, the two toasted, "to Psy, to Korea, to breaking down barriers, to the future."
Did we mention that his fellow labelmates include Bieber and Jepsen? Could there be a possible collaboration in the works? Perhaps it's Braun who's trying to take over the internet.


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Spanish netizens pursue urinating traffic cop
Outraged Spaniards are demanding justice after a fetching snap of a traffic cop taking a roadside piss went viral earlier this week, quickly spreading to inboxes across the land. The uncensored photo is unsuitable for publication on a family website such as this, so we've applied the mosaic tool to the most sensitive areas: …
Can we all please be good Europeans?
In these times of harmony, can we please remember the term is no longer "Spending a penny"
It is to be called "Euronating"
He should have faced the other way or used a bottle like ...
Ha Noi taxi drivers do.
Of course, in France this is de rigueur!.
(Spain: Another country where there is one law for police and another for everyone else)
Lucky this wasn't the US
I remember reading a story in the San Jose Mercury when I was there about 10 years ago of someone who need to relieve himself urgently did this. While he was doing so a police patrol went past stopped and ordered him to turn round with his hands on his head. Duly doing this he found himself faicing two Police who not only booked him for the urination offence but, as one of them was female, added the charge of exposing himself in front of a woman and as a result he got placed on the sex offenders register.
Well, that's the EU for you...
Added bureaucracy and cost. Once it was possible to spend a penny, now you have to euronate.
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Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!
PC Gone Mad!
I can understand the penis pixelation, but doing the same on his face and his car's numberplate is hardly going help identify this piddling plod, is it?
Can you identify foreign police officers??
No? Thought so.
Can you identify foreign police officers??
Clouseau. Columbo. Kojak.
I could go on.
Can you read El Reg in Spain? Thought so.
He's certainly got cojones to do that in public...
Ha! that's nothing.
We have video footage of the police causing the death of a innocent bystander in the street with no charges pressed.
Spain... such pussies!
More importantly....
What exactly is prisoner doing with a camera in their cell?
This rozzer's just taking the piss.
Yep, got it...
grrrr ... :(
Now, I have to scour the intarwebs to find the undoctored photo.
I can send you some photos of me pissing in a public place if you like.
Armed Policing
Let us all have the link when you find it..................
we've applied the mosaic tool to the most sensitive areas
oh I see - you made it FUZZY ............ groan
ps numberplates can be shown on a 'family website' they are not extreme pornography (yet)
I didn't know they had weather that cold in Spain...
But he's a police officer
Everyone knows that the law doesn't apply to police officers.
To be fair on the perp
He really should report in to his line manager soonest, face the appropriate fine and make a public apology.
Alternatively he could wait until his line manager invites him to meeting, slaps and fine on him and probably worse disciplinary proceedings.
It looks like he has been caught with his willy in his hands.
Paris aussi. Possiblement.
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NEW YORK - (Reuters Health) – Metal sensitivities can lead to failure of replacement joints, and patients should be carefully evaluated for a possible reaction after the surgery, according to a new review of past research.
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"We think patients and doctors should be aware of hypersensitivity or allergy reactions to implanted joints and to monitor for signs and symptoms," said Dr. Michelle L. Pinson, one of the authors of the new paper.
"However, a hypersensitivity reaction to a hip or knee replacement is not that common, when you look at all the patients who have had successful and stable joint replacements," added Pinson, of Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
The number of total joint replacements in the U.S. is on the rise, and so is the number of revisions, according to the authors.
Earlier replacement joints were all-metal and prone to shedding as the parts rubbed against each other and surrounding tissue.
Cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, titanium, aluminum, vanadium and nickel are all common metals used in joint replacements.
According to an unrelated 2010 study in Chemical Research in Toxicology, up to 17% of women and 3% of men are allergic to nickel.
"For some patients, an allergic reaction to metal in a joint can be very serious, however many reactions are mild and not too serious," Pinson said.
There is no consensus on how to treat that kind of joint failure, they note, but for minor cases pain may be managed with medications, physical therapy or steroid injections.
If the joint swells or loosens, it may need to be replaced with different components, for example non-nickel components if that's what causing the trouble.
Pinson and her colleagues included randomized controlled trials, case studies, observational studies and previous reviews in their analysis, which was published online June 13 in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Among their conclusions is that it's still not clear whether metal joints increase sensitivity to metal, or if existing metal sensitivity leads to more joint failure after implantation.
Patients who experience new joint pain, rash or hives that don't respond to usual treatment within several weeks to a few years after joint replacement should be considered for an allergy patch test, Pinson said.
Most researchers suggest that patients with a history of metal sensitivity should be tested before undergoing surgery, she said.
"In general, hypersensitivity testing results may guide surgeons to consider implants with no or minimal amounts of the metals to which the patient positively reacted, especially in the case of joint implant revisions," she said.
Even so, it's still not entirely clear what a positive result on a skin or blood metal allergy test means, according to Dr. Jared R.H. Foran of Golden, Colorado, who was not part of the new study.
Foran is the section editor for joint replacement for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
When a joint replacement fails, allergy may be involved, but it is far down on the list of possible reasons, he said.
"Also, there are literally millions of patients that have metal plates or screws in their bodies from other types of orthopedic work, such as fracture care, etc., yet we rarely diagnose metal hypersensitivity in these patients," he told Reuters Health by email.
There are still many questions to be answered, he said.
"There are plenty of patients that will test positive for metal allergy, but be perfectly happy with their joint implant," he said. "There are many more that will be unhappy with their implant, but test negative for allergy."
Total hip replacements tend to be much more successful than knee replacements, which is almost exclusively where there seem to be problems with metal allergies, he said.
"The real question is what do we do with the patients that have a poorly functioning total knee or hip and a positive allergy test, with no other clear explanation of why they hurt," Foran said. "We simply do not have the data in 2014 to make a real strong assessment of the best course of action for those patients."
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Gluten free restaurant options?
Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for restaurants that either have gluten free menus or accomodate gluten free requests. I already know about Legal Seafood, PF Changs, and Outback Steakhouse. I come to Boston often and need to find some alternatives to those three restaurants.
I have met with the sous chef at the Fours Seasons - Eric Caron - and they can definitely do GF at dinner and with advanced notice will even do their High Tea Gluten Free. Also, haven't bee, but read that the Oxford Spa (not a place for facials, but a lunch place) makes their own GF bread for sandwiches. Must try that out soon.
I have been meaning to check on Shabu, Shabu as it looks like it should be GF, but haven't gotten around to that yet.
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Rumor has it that Oxford spa has changed hands, and is "in negotiations" with the baker to continue providing the gluten-free bread.
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checked out the GF High Tea at the Four Season, totally disappointing - esp, considering that you have to reserve it a day in advance. the veg bites included tomato wedge with shrimp salad, cucumber slices with cream cheese (boring and lame), 2 fruit kebabs with a honey yogurt dipping sauce (this is not a tea course - who wants yogurt with tea?). the baked good included a scone and a mini loaf (they were ok, not great) and a dessert. considering all the good reviews that the Four Season has for great food, luxury and attention to detail, this was just sad. GF shouldn't be so difficult for an accomplished chef with some creativity. my friend, a foodie, had the "regular" high tea and loved it, so the chef is clearly talented.
Four Seasons Restaurant
249 Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01604
Four Seasons Hotel
200 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
Elephant Walk has a gluten-free menu on their website (www.elephantwalk.com) - it looks like they have quite a few options.
re: LauraB
They do, and they are absolutely delicious.
Tantawan in Watertown, MA (next that far from the city) handles the gluten free diet well. You need to ask for the "Nancy menu" - there's no printed menu, and there's a long story behind it, but I've eaten there many times over the years without a problem.
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Rialto in the Charles Hotel (Harvard Square) has a gluten-free menu. The Oxford Spa is incredible for lunch sandwiches (also Harvard Square) and has a couple of GF rolls. Wagamama (Quincy Market and Harvard square - but beware of cross-contamination), Blue Ginger in Wellesley might be another option, The Washington Square Tavern is well aware of celiac concerns and has Redbridge beer on their menu, along with GF options. Douzo in the Back Bay/South end uses GF tamari sauce. East Coast Grill in Inman Square Cambridge asks you about any food allergies and offers to help with selections. Uno's might have a new GF menu too. Check out celiac.com - lots of info on Boston and some places pulled from there :) Also Johnnies on the Side (West End) has Bard's Tale Ale - I specifically asked them to carry it on their beer list.
Veggie Planet at Club Passim and Greater Boston Buddhist Cultural Center (Harvard Square Cambridge) have GF options.
Elephant Walk (3 locations, one near Porter Sq Cambridge), Masao's Kitchen (Waltham), Boca Grande (between Harvard Sq & Porter Sq Cambridge),
Martsa's on Elm and Chipotle (Davis Sq), http://www.saburrestaurant.com/ Sabur and House of Tibet Kitchen in Somerville (Teele Sq),
Asmara http://asmararestaurantboston.com/abo... (Central Square Cambridge
If you have the option of exploring further out, Organic Garden in Beverly and Life Alive in Lowell also have GF options.
Dado Tea - the one on Massachusetts Avenue - is offering their famous and very delicious Sesame-Soy-Ginger dressing Gluten Free. Their multi-grain rice meal with that dressing is AMAZING! Their bubble tea is also gluten-free! The owner has been very responsive to learning about celiacs and gluten-intolerance. Go in and thank him for trying out some gluten-free options and encourage him to carry more! I used to go to Oxford Spa for lunch often, but since they no longer have the gluten-free breat, Dado is my new place to go for lunch!
Fresh City is pretty common, especially if you are traveling on the Mass Pike, and they have a GF menu as well.
Since you mentioned a few chains, I hope you won't be offended by another chain that has a GF menu: Not your Average Joe's. There's one in Arlington and in Watertown and my GF friend has been happy with the offerings there.
If you're in the Washington Square area, stop by Athan's Bakery. I have a celiac friend who's in love with these little wheat-free nut tarts they make - they're about 3" in diameter, basically just a handful of nuts (almonds, pistachios, or hazelnuts) embedded in a crunchy caramel base, sort of like high-end individual nut brittles. I have to admit I'm hooked on them myself, especially the pistachio ones, and I have no food allergies, they're just so good!
if you want to go high end, just let any good restaurant know before hand and they will accommodate you. We just had dinner at Craigie Street with a friend who has celiac, and they made sure she could have the tasting menu with us and it was a delight. I've had the same experience dining with her at L'Espalier and at Eastern Standard Kitchen.
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Hamersly's handled my GF needs professionally. Since it was a business dinner, I was very relieved, and felt discreetly taken care of.
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http://www.glutenfreeregistry.com/glu... ?
I'm gf and my husband and I are vegan. We had lunch at Grezzo (raw, vegan restaurant in the N. End today. I had the Bistro Burger (only gf lunch entree), juice of the day, and hemp brownie. A couple weeks ago we ate at Karibu, an Ugandan restaurant in Waltham. All the vegan options were gf.
The Rice Barn at 1037 Great Plain Avenue in downtown Needham has a gluten-free menu. I have not had any of the specially-prepared gluten-free offerings but every time I've eaten there the food has been outstanding. Fresh ingredients, high quality, innovative and traditional recipes with artful presentation from a friendly and accommodating staff.
Tapeo on Newbury Street doesn't have a specific gluten free menu, but they list what tapas are gluten free and the list is quite extensive. Just ask for their gluten-free menu/list.
There's a bakery in Belmont off Belmont St. called Glutenus Minimus and they have awesome cakes, cookies, muffins, cupcakes, etc. that are all gluten free. It's not dinner, but a good option for dessert. http://www.glutenusminimus.com
Red Lentil on Mt Auburn st, Watertown, at the mideastern grocery area, it's vegetarian, with vegan, pretty good, it's new restaurant, good service, not high end.
I gave Myers + Chang a Stuff Magazine Dining Award this year for its gluten-free menu. They usually have seven or eight GF options every night.
re: ecwashere7
Anything for a GF vegan? I don't see the menu on the website.
Burton's Grill has gluten free menus. They can even put burgers on a gluten free bun. It's a chain with three in Mass, the Boston one is near Fenway.
Anello's in Portsmouth NH is gluten-free. I've gotten a few baked goods from there for gf people, and they have been happy. It's a lunch place, though, not a dinner out place.
Davio's has a great gluten free menu, including pasta and several regular menu items without gluten.
Try Stone Hearth Pizza with various locations throughout the suburbs (we're in Needham)
Superfresh ingredients and gluten free menu.
Stone Hearth Pizza
974 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 02492
Just noticed that the Franklin Cafe (South End) has gotten serious about GF, a pretty good subset of the menu there. I understand the same is coming to Citizen Public House, too.


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Phone interviews lack many of the qualities that can make an in-person meeting with a potential employer so stressful. You don't have to make your way to an unfamiliar location and hunt for a parking spot, meet -- and impress --prospective colleagues in the hallways, or figure out an elegant way to hide that spot on your shirt.
As a result, some job seekers approach phone interviews less seriously. That can be a risky move in a job hunt since acing the phone interview is often your ticket to an in-person meeting.
This article outlines a few guideposts to help you walk the line between overpreparing and not being prepared enough. Stay within these lines, and you'll have a better chance of making it to the next round in the hiring process.
Be professional ...
From the beginning, you must present yourself as polished, considerate and professional. That means greeting the hiring manager with, "Hi, Joanna, this is John Douglas. It's a pleasure to speak with you" as opposed to the kind of casual greeting you reserve for close friends. And if your outgoing phone message is casual or goofy, change it in case the employer's call goes to voice mail.
Just before the scheduled interview time, disable call waiting and get set up in a distraction-free environment with a strong cell signal or landline connection. Have your résumé and the job listing in front of you. Smile as you talk to give your voice confidence.
At the end of the call, thank the hiring manager for her time. If she hasn't mentioned the possibility of an in-person interview, ask politely about the next step.
... But be yourself.
Being overly formal can have the opposite of your intended effect. Needlessly officious language can create a barrier between you and the employer. Ideally, you want to find common ground. The same holds true for projecting too much enthusiasm if these feelings don't come naturally for you. It can come across as insincere.
In the likely event that the hiring manager is calling several similarly qualified candidates, he will most remember the one where the conversation was easy and friendly.
Prepare yourself to answer thoroughly ...
Research the company and its current challenges, just as you would for an in-person interview. Swallow your pride and ask a friend to conduct a practice phone interview with you. Ask your friend to prepare standard-issue interview questions as well as a curveball or two.
This dry run can give you invaluable practice talking about yourself while helping to identify weaknesses ranging from the technical ("Your headset sounds terrible") to the substantial ("You seemed evasive about your last job").
Afterward, make a list of key talking points that match up with the position's requirements. Keep it handy during your interview to use as a reminder -- but not as a script.
... But don't overdo it.
During in-person interviews, nonverbal prompts make it easier to carry on a natural conversation. You can generally tell when the interviewer wants you to talk and when to wait for the next question.
That distinction is trickier over the phone; a few seconds of silence can turn you into a radio DJ scrambling to fill dead air. Keep in mind that the interviewer may simply be taking notes, so don't talk just to avoid silence.
Follow the interviewer's lead ...
During the interview, you'll need to pick up on not just the content of the hiring manager's questions but also the tone. Don't be so fixated on your talking points that you miss these cues.
If the interviewer seems relaxed and open, you can take more time answering the questions. If her tone is matter-of-fact and abrupt, focus on getting your points across quickly and economically.
In either case, make sure you're listening, not just waiting for your next turn to speak. Asking a salient question in response to something the interviewer has mentioned can demonstrate your ability to think and talk on your feet.
... But don't lose the thread.
The interviewer may establish the tone and structure of the discussion, but it's your responsibility to tell your story -- however briefly -- within those confines. Make sure your answers don't stray too far from how your skills and experience meet the employer's needs.
These tips may not be black-and-white, but neither are today's phone interviews. In fact, if you take part in several interview calls, you might find that they bear little resemblance to one another. In some cases, you might even be vastly overprepared after the call. If that's the case, consider your preparation a head start on the next round. Just be sure to get that shirt dry-cleaned first.
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In 1763, George Weedon moved to Fredericksburg, transferring his lodge membership from Port Royal. And it was probably in that year that the two men married sisters, the daughters of the widow Gordon, who had run her husband's popular tavern since his death in 1750.
The following year, Weedon obtained a commission as a captain in the Spotsylvania militia. Also, the two men, now brothers-in-law, bought a ticket in Roger Dixon's lottery offering lots in his new development at the lower end of town. They drew lots 240, 250, and 203. (Weedon later built the Sentry Box on lot 250.)
In 1766, Hugh Mercer bought his first home, at the very steep price of 470 pounds, on Lot 50 at the corner of Amelia and Princess Anne streets, next door to Charles Dick. The seller, James Hunter, was one of the leading Scottish entrepreneurs, who had expanded the family business at the public wharf (on Henry Willis' old property). He also owned a foundry across the river and the farm next to Mary Washington where he now lived.
Beginning in 1767, Hugh Mercer became one of the principal doctors reimbursed by the vestry for the care of the indigent sick. (Because of some misinterpretations of the minutes, it has been incorrectly claimed that he was a vestryman.)
By now, Mercer's practice was growing and included a cross section of the population--ranging from John Mercer of Marlborough, who lived 15 miles away--to dozens of townspeople from every walk of life.
After his purchase of James Hunter's residence in 1766, Hugh Mercer settled into a more expensive and expansive lifestyle. In 1769, he acknowledged a debt of 549 pounds to Archibald Ritchie and Co. with interest dating from 1766, which suggests that he had not yet paid for his residence. But he would continue to make land purchases.