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The JV Club #1: Christina Hendricks
By Katie Levine on March 8, 2012
It's the first episode of The JV Club with Janet Varney! Throw on your tunic and Birkenstocks for a chat about small towns, the fierce passion of Celine Dion, and the importance of special effects in high school stage productions of Agnes of God.
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Christina Hendricks?!
Now there's a way to rope people in to your first episode.
Wow !
Christina Hendricks
What a way to start a podcast!!! WOW!
This was awesome!
The last three dollars story made me love Christina Hendricks even more.
Great first one. Congrats! -
I couldn't finish this. It sounds like high school girl banter. No offense and sorry, but I thought I'd give it a shot because of Christina.
This podcast clearly is geared towards girls, which I am not. I gave it a shot because I was hoping for some Firefly discussion, but I realize by the forum of this podcast that was only optimistic hope. I know Hardwick and gang would love to geek out with the girl who played Saffron on Firefly. If she's a friend of yours, please ask if she'd want to be on their podcast.
Keep doing your thing… just not my cup of tea.
Sounds great! So casual & fun-feels like I'm listening in on a chat with girlfriends. Janet has 'it' – whatever 'it' is….
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Love it!! Who knew!
Congratulations on your new podcast, Janet!
I bet you're a really cool guy, Aaron. Keep up the good work with those totally necessary comment posts.
That's that new thing called sarcasm, right. Never heard that before. You're the first. No, really.
The post was a plea to request Christina appear on the Nerdist podcast. So it was, in fact, necessary.
Also "Hi, pot. I'm Kettle" much?
Really great! Loved the show. Really personal and moving stuff.
I might have to agree with Aaron on this one. He gave it a shot, he was direct about it and he did say it wasn't his thing. As supposedly "insulting comments" go, this isn't bad at all. However, this is the first episode of JV Club so anything can happen.
I enjoyed the small stuff that Janet has done in the Nerdcast and the PMC podcast that I heard ages after those nerdcast episodes went up. I'll give this a shot like I did Riki's podcast; chose only the guests that I liked, download the others because I'm OCD (or something) and enjoying those episodes infrequently. I can always stop downloading things if it's not for me.
You go girl!
I didn't finish this podcast either. Too much host and not enough guest to keep my interest. Also, Janet's tendency to toss "Uh huh"s and "Yeah"s over Christina's answers was irritating to the point of distraction. As was her tendency to talk over Christina's answers in general. Just my opinion. YMMV.
I think the difference between Céline and someone like Lady Gaga is that Gaga has a carefully constructed image, while Céline just has fashion sense is so bad that it circles around and seems 'bold' again. She's like George Lucas. No one is going to say *no* to her ideas, which is why there were camels at the renewal of her wedding vows.
She's a walking definition of the word kétaine.
None of which, I should have said, has any bearing on her musical talents. She's got an incredible voice, and exudes sincerity, even if I like to snark about her being schmaltzy.
I just finished listening to this episode and I have to say I really enjoyed it. It was great conversation. I been a fan of Christina's work since Firefly and it was great to get find out that she is a really awesome person too.
The JV Club fits in to the tone of the Nerdist podcast and I look forward to future episodes.
Keep up the good work
I am a boy and I found this podcast to be DELIGHTFUL. I really liked your style, Janet. Christina is so pleasant! I was surprised to find out she was goth. It only made me like her even more. This was great, can't wait to see who some future guests are!
I think I would enjoy more this podcast if it was a video-podcast.
Awesome damn show, would be even better as a videocast. Cannot wait for the next one. You do know that Céline is an alien hybrid right?
I'm not usually into girl-talk stuff, but I found this really enjoyable. If you're looking for a conversation about Firefly, then you're at the wrong podcast, obviously, because the description clearly says the premise is a conversation with someone about their high school years. Anyway, I thought it was a great conversation! Keep it going.
As a fan of both Varney and Hendricks, I enjoyed this, and was amused to learn that Hendricks was a few years "behind" my bother, across town at Robinson HS rather than at Fairfax HS, while I was finishing up my BA down the street at Geo. Mason U. And as someone on the fringe of the punk scene among other musical happenings in DC at the time, it was also amusing to be reminded of the straight-edge kids in uniform, Krsna-conscious or otherwise.
Looking forward to the future episodes.
Janet seems likeable enough but she has to remember this show is supposed to be about the guest, not the host. She kept bringing the story back to her and interjecting Christina. I think you need to work on your listening skills. Listen to some Terry Gross to see how it's done.
I concur a little with how there should be a balance of back-and-forth, with the guest having the majority of the speaking,, but it sounds like you had a lot of fun, and it was enjoyable.
I haven't had a chance to hear it yet, but I know it's going to be great. This is so exciting Janet. I've shared it on my FB Page.
I haven't listened to the show yet, but if you do want some chat from Christina about her being a bit of a geek girl and some talk about Firefly then you might want to check out an old Geekson podcast with her on it. Her brother is one of the founders of the podcast, and in that episode they also had Lisa Lassek on, someone who edits for Joss Whedon often. You can find the pocast here:
you know what, I'm the idiot here. Let me just preface my statement with that. I am insanely attracted to Christina Hendricks and clicked on the podcast for that reason alone. I was very disappointing to find out that the podcast wasnt a 2 hour dialogue about her large breasts. Not that I was expecting that, just dissapointed that it wasnt. weird right?
Fantastic first episode. Keep up the awesome work, Janet and ignore the nay-sayers.
What a lovely, candid, honest conversation. It is such a privilege to be able to "eavesdrop" on a discussion that we'd otherwise never hear. There were several memorable parts that have really stuck with me, such as the lingering goth camaraderie, getting so much negative attention when you're just doing your job, and struggles with big life changes such as moving and starting a new career. It was like spending an hour with two big sisters I never had.
Hey Guys! I don't know if anyone will ever read this, but I wanted to quickly acknowledge all the great comments, as well as the criticisms. Thanks for the encouragement! It was one of the first episodes I ever recorded and I definitely had to learn not to overtalk and throw in so many verbal acknowledgements (a lot of us do this in normal conversation and then discover it's distracting in an audio interview!). And most future episodes have way less of me yakking about my own life. Anyway, hope you'll hang in there with me! I love podcasting!
Great first episode Janet. Don't listen to Terry Gross, don't do anything like her, she's great if you are 65+ years old but horrific for just about anything else – she has the personality of a piece of remoistened stale toast. You are doing great, keep them coming, keep your personality and interests guiding the show.
I was looking through new nerdist industry podcasts do discover to while away the many droll hours at my office job and am very glad I stumbled on to this one. I've listened to this one about twice and the last 10 minutes about 20 odd times. I'm making a big move from PA to Portland and while there's obviously no show biz reason behind it still feel the need to develop the confidence to JUST GO. It's a huge move and there's nothing really wrong with home, I just don't want to feel stuck here just because my parents decided to settle here 20 something years ago. So thank you for that confidence and helping me to see I need to be on my own side.
As far as the way the podcast is laid out with the back and forth: it is one of the things I do like with podcasts like nerdist. It's not just host question, guest answer but more like you're dropping in on a conversation. There are some times where its more like "okay, I get it". But then you've also gotta remember that the guest is a regular person and most regular people dislike going at length about themselves constantly without any feedback from the host. I noticed this in the nerdist David Tennant episode. Okay enough with this. Thank you JV and keep up the good work!
LOVE this podcast. You're a pleasure to listen to and the interview was so much fun to listen to. The creative clothing phase really resonated with me. I used to raid the men's department at the Salvation Army for fashion inspiration – thought I was a genius the day I threaded ribbon through the laces of my men's wingtips to feminize them. Oh, and my goth days included black lipstick and red lipliner as eyeliner. Hot. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Oh the things that happened in high school
Wow. This was incredibly boring. I love Christina Hendricks, but this was painful. The WORST part was listening to Janet's comments more than Christina's. I couldn't finish….
Let me preface this with, I haven't seen Mad Men, and have very little knowledge of Christina Hendricks and her work. Now, I have to say, I really enjoyed this conversation. And I actually liked JV's interjections. But I am probably biased, since I live in Tucson, had no idea she was from here, and was excited to hear Janet reference 4th Ave, which instantly brought two questions to mind- which high school did she attend? And when did she graduate?
Podcast are just (hopefully) informal conversations (the ones I enjoy, anyway), and all conversations have a give and take. So I hope JV shares some of her own background and experiences, when the topics and situation calls for it. I've only listened to 3 episodes so far and as a guy I've not been turned away by the girl talk aspect, if there is any to begin with.Keep 'em coming, JV.
Interesting how Christina omitted the fact that she dated Anthony Kiedis of the REd Hot Chilipeppers.
OK, now I have to hear Janet's impression of Céline Dion. Or Christina Hendricks'…
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It's very weird hearing someone else talk about my high school days. I have, fwiw, used those stage combat rolls… lol
We said it at the time, if any of us was going to make it as an actor, it'd be Christina, so I was only a little surprised the first time I saw her on my tv.


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PUBLISHED: 29 Feb 2012 11:28:00 | UPDATED: 01 Mar 2012 00:31:55PUBLISHED: 29 Feb 2012 PRINT EDITION: 01 Mar 2012Mark Ludlow
Queensland Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman has dismissed new allegations linking him to property developer donations during his time as Brisbane lord mayor.
While Labor premier Anna Bligh claimed she had "paused" her election campaign to focus on the new allegations, Mr Newman said it was just another in a long line of Labor attempts to smear him and his family.
"This is just the same old malarkey from the Labor Party that we've seen for the last 11 months," Mr Newman said on the campaign trail.
"Anna Bligh is clinging on to smear and innuendo like a drunk clinging on to a light pole."
Ms Bligh said Mr Newman had questions to answer over Brisbane developer Philip Usher donating a total of $50,000, via payments of $10,000 under five different company names, to Mr Newman's fund-raising entity, Forward Brisbane Leadership, in January last year.
The donations were made only weeks before the Brisbane City Council's planning committee signed off on a 20-storey and 12-storey building development in Wooloongabba in Brisbane's eastern suburbs.
Mr Newman said he was not aware of the donations, saying the development approval went through the "normal processes".
"It was an open and transparent process," he said.
"The development application was recommended by the independent professional town planning council officers of the BCC [Brisbane City Council].
"I'm not involved in any of these things. Go and ask BCC. I left there a year ago."
The development is now before the Planning and Environment Court after a neighbouring church and school appealed the approval decision, saying they were not consulted.
Following the distraction of the recent federal Labor leadership battle, the Bligh government has increased the scrutiny on Mr Newman's financial interests ahead of the March 24 election.
It has already targeted Mr Newman over his family's financial interests, including a property development in Brisbane.
The ALP launched a new television advertisement and internet campaign, called "Campbell's web", focusing on the former lord mayor's "web" of financial interests.
Ms Bligh said Mr Newman – who quit City Hall in April last year to run for state parliament – needed to explain what meetings he had with the developer and what arrangements he had made with him.
"Whichever way you look at it, today's revelations involve dodgy donations, they involve a dodgy development approval and they add up to a dodgy deal," Ms Bligh said.
"Every one of these questions goes right to the heart of Mr Newman's suitability for high office of premier.
"If Mr Newman believes – and he wants you to believe – that he is up to this job, he has to be up to answering these questions."
The LNP issued at statement on Tuesday night saying Mr Newman was not a member of the Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Committee, but it acknowledged the matter came to full council for a vote.
The new allegations were a distraction from the LNP's first major health policy of the campaign, with an $129 million boost over four years to help improve the state's emergency wards. Mr Newman said the funding would help reduce elective surgery waiting lists by engaging private providers.
"This will reduce pressure on public hospitals, allowing them to focus on delivering access to emergency care for Queenslanders," he said.
The ALP did not release any policies on Wednesday .
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My mom has been sick lately. In fact, she just got out of the hospital Wednesday. Food has not held much appeal to her. I made a pot of soup that seemed to tickle her taste buds and yesterday she said she was in the mood for oatmeal cookies. So, I got out my favorite recipe for cookies that contains oatmeal and I will be baking them tomorrow.
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3/4 cup regular sugar
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2 cups oatmeal
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup shelled sunflower seedsCombine first set of ingredients, set aside. Combine second set of ingredients. Add sets together and add:
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This paper develops a semantical model – theoretic account of (logical) content complementing the syntactically specified account of content developed in "A New Theory of Content I", JPL 23: 596–620, 1994. Proofs of Completeness are given for both propositional and quantificational languages (without identity). Means for handling a quantificational language with identity are also explored. Finally, this new notion of content is compared, in respect of both logical properties and philosophical applications, to alternative partitions of the standard consequence class relation proposed by Stelzner, Schurz and Wiengartner.
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If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action].
(1 John 1:9, Amplified Bible)
How often do we say "I'm sorry" and follow up with a "but" to justify our actions? Is this an authentic apology?
When we commit an offense against someone, we do further damage when a justification follows the apology. It's as good as never saying "I'm sorry" in the first place. Let me give you an example:
You go and tell a lie on someone and it gets back to them. You are confronted by the person you lied on and you respond by saying, "I'm sorry, but I was upset with you." How well would you receive an apology like that; one that is followed by a justification for the offense? (Think about the conversation that will take place later with another person: "Stacy asked my about that little story I told on her the other day. I apologized, but hmph, she shouldn't have made me mad." This is a good indication that the apology was not sincere.)
Let's use our imagination: You are a married woman who suspects that your husband is having an affair. So, you go out and commit adultery, even though the Holy Spirit warned you not to make this mistake. Hours later, the Holy Spirit convicts you of your indiscretion. How do you think the Lord would receive the following apology?
"I'm sorry, Lord. But he cheated first."
Is God going to excuse your actions because of what he did, or when you stand before Him, won't He be more concerned with the sins that you committed? Does the Word not say in Romans 12:19, "Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God's] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord." (Amplified Bible)?
When we offend someone, our apology should be sincere. But if you are still making excuses for your behavior, you have not truly come to realize your wrong and will surely do it again. An alcoholic who refuses to acknowledge that he has a problem with alcohol will surely drink again and get drunk. The first step in any treatment program is to verbally acknowledge that you have a problem. (It is a spiritual trap the enemy leads us to when we fail to acknowledge our error. This denial is a ticket to Repeat Alley.)
Why am I writing about this? I think it is a very important issue that we need to address whether in Church or in Corporate America. This truth could carry us all a very long way in successfully dealing with conflict and ongoing aggravations. We are always quick to advise someone to be the bigger person and forgive. And while that is good advice, we owe it to ourselves to recognize the importance of our responsibility to sincerely apologize when we have offended someone.
Just think of how it would be if everybody picked up this concept. How many "Postal" incidents would we not have to deal with? How many school shooting plots would be dismantled? Has it ever occurred to anyone that many of these instances could have been avoided if someone in authority operated according to this method of dealing with conflict? Have you wondered how that co-worker got to the degree of anger that drove him to arrive at work with enough fire power to eliminate the whole office? What if someone had intervened on his behalf and held the offender(s) responsible instead of looking to him to be the bigger person? What if someone intervened for those students who resorted to violence in order to stop the pain caused by teasing classmates? There is wisdom in recognizing the importance of a sincere apology and how much it assists in the healing process. Telling people to grow up is not always the Godly way of handling things. Let's face it, growing up doesn't happen just because you tell someone to. It is a process. In the process, we all need a little help.
I've been in many situations where someone offended me and where I offended someone else. One thing the Lord taught me through these experiences is the power of a sincere "I'm sorry" in the healing process of the one offended.
A few years ago, I had a friend that did something that really hurt me. For seven years, I had nothing to say to her. I know what you are thinking… aren't we supposed to forgive? Yes, we are. But this article is dealing with the other side of the offense and that is what our responsibilities are as the offender.
While I agree that we are supposed to forgive whether others ask forgiveness or not, let me share this story in order to show you what I learned about the heart of God and why He said "IF" we confess, He is faithful and just…
In this situation, my friend (and I say my friend because we are closer now than we were before the hurt) would call me and I just had nothing to say to her. I was hurting and at that time in my life, I struggled with carrying on with someone who had hurt me and had taken no steps towards atonement. I figured that if you offend someone and you don't acknowledge and apologize for it, you will more than likely do it again. And let's face it, nobody likes getting hurt.
But one night my phone rang and it was her again. (Throughout the seven years, she never stopped calling me – I just didn't have anything to say to her.) She opened the conversation something like this:
"When you did (blah, blah, blah) for me, I mistreated you. I did (blah, blah, blah) and I was wrong. You were a good friend to me and I didn't treat you right. I am sorry that I hurt you and I'm sorry for what I did. I understand if you don't want to forgive me, but I hope that you will."
There was no justification added to her apology and she took full responsibility for what she did without asking for anything in return. At that very moment, the hurt, the anger, the animosity and all that goes with the results of an offense was gone. We resumed our friendship and began to grow in the Lord.
How far do you think this kind of apology took her with the Lord? Do we realize how important this is when it comes to taking Communion? What about when we pray about other things? Do you realize that it pleases God when we take responsibility for our actions and deal in truth when we come to Him and when we deal with each other?
I don't get to talk to my friend as much as I used to but I still, and always will, consider her my best friend. I love her dearly.
NOTE: I was just as wrong in not forgiving her for seven years. I had to ask the Lord to forgive me for holding a grudge. I'm not trying to ignore the fact that we must be willing to forgive no matter what; I'm just emphasizing how important the other side of this is.
As the years have gone by, God began to show me how I've felt about others who have hurt me. I have loved ones who have done things that hurt, but though I still love them, the pain of the offense still remains to some degree. Some hurts I've learned to live with. This should speak to those things we did years ago and think that time should have emancipated us. So what was God showing me in all of this?
He was showing me that as much as we have come to understand the power of forgiveness, we must also embrace the power of a sincere apology.
It is necessary to confess when asking forgiveness and not bring in justification for our actions. While you can't live your life based on what others are responsible for doing, you must live your life based on what you are responsible for doing. Let's talk about confession and repentance with each other and how it compares to our relationship with our Heavenly Father.
Confession: You are aggravated about your wife getting on you about… whatever. Meanwhile, she's spending money at an alarming rate and the pressure of trying to keep up has been slowly dissolving your desire for her.
Here comes Cindy. There goes the affair. Here you are before God and this is what you say to Him:
"Lord, I'm sorry for whatever I did. Will You forgive me?"
Is forgiveness in order? Think about it for a moment. Our God deals only in truth. Does this person not know what he did? Is he innocent because of the pressure, or did his wife's spending make adultery okay?
Now if he went to God and said:
"Lord, I committed adultery. I know it was wrong. Please forgive me."
When he prays for God to help him to restore his marriage, how much more success will he have with this confession, verses the confession filled with excuses for his wrong?
Would you agree that, when a person is willing to admit what they did in saying that they are sorry, they are more likely to not do it again, than a person who is not even willing to admit or acknowledge what they did, or in acknowledging they justify their actions? Think about it.
Confession releases your heart to a place of repentance. If you can't even admit or acknowledge what you did without justifying it, how can you truly be sorry? Isn't it a form of denial?
Admitting what you did and acknowledging it validates the victim's hurt or offense. That is one way that the healing begins. It also tells that person that you are willing to do things differently in the future. It's easier to trust somebody who has hurt you when they are open and honest than it is to trust somebody who is operating in denial. Like that business partner that starts an argument with you because you shouldn't have crossed the line by looking at his emails, instead of admitting his wrong in committing unlawful business practices behind your back that will land the both of you in jail. If he won't admit that he was wrong, will he tell the authorities that you had nothing to do with it; or will he let you go to jail with him?
Confession is a sign of Truth in operation. Truth and Faithfulness work hand in hand. That's why He said He is faithful and just to forgive. Why faithful and just to forgive? If He allows us to come to Him in deceit, He denies Himself. It takes a faithful heart that is willing to operate in truth to confess without excuse. This heart understands what is just.
God requires truth on the inward parts. It would be compromising for Him to accept our dealing in falsehood. You can't go to God looking sideways at your guilt.
Behold, You desire truth in the inner being; make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart.
(Psalm 51:6, Amp.)
We make God this Great Forgiver that forgives no matter how we come to Him. But we cannot come to Him in deceit. He is holy. While He does not expect us to come to Him in perfection, He does require that we come to Him in truth.
Of course, there are those times when we may have offended someone without knowing it, or without it being our intent. So do we not apologize because it was not our intent? YES!
If someone says we offended them, we must legitimize their complaint even if it was not our intent. The fact of the matter is still that they need to be validated. How do you admit and acknowledge something that in your heart you didn't do? Ascertain from the person what it is they feel you have done and respond something like this:
"I'm sorry that you were made to feel that way. It was not my intent to hurt you. But I apologize that I did. Will you please forgive me?"
Our goal is to do all that we can to keep each other whole and unbroken as much as we are able.
If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
(Romans 12:18, Amp.)
In my relationship with the Father, I have learned that He is so loving, and so merciful, and yes, so forgiving; and because I love and care so much for Him, I want to be honest in my confessions both with Him and with others. It is my desire to please Him and that does not come without faithfulness. I cannot be free in His Presence if I'm not open and honest with Him about whatever is going on in my life; that includes how I handle things with my fellow man. While it is okay sometimes to want to explain your side of the story, it is more important to acknowledge when we have done wrong. It doesn't just release the person we have offended, it also releases us.
Settling for apologies without confession hurts the person who is apologizing; and as we have seen on the news, hurts others. That doesn't mean that if they don't confess that you should not forgive them. But it is important to know that when we don't operate according to the Word of God, we will find ourselves circling that mountain over and over again. We should be as quick to get things right with our fellow man as we are with God. After all, in His eyes the two are the same.
But how do we get this word out? Begin talking about it with people who have offended you and to whom you have been an offense. Share this information with your friends. Pray about the scriptures and ask God to show you how to relay this message of truth. If you feel it is necessary, discuss it with a minister or an elder. When involved in an offense, have a minister or an elder sit in to help resolve the issue; not just for yourself, but for the offender/offended also.
Confession is good for the soul. Receiving true forgiveness can be tricky when truth is avoided in the asking. Think about it. Do we expect our children to be honest about taking the cookie from the cookie jar? Why wouldn't our Heavenly Father expect the same?
Tracy J. Lott
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Emotional Goodbyes — Critical Moments
by Simon Majumdar in Shows, December 3rd, 2012The curse of the auction challenge strikes again.
No one who watched The Next Iron Chef Season 4 will ever forget the look on Chef Burrell's face as she realized that her decision to place eventual winner Chef Zakarian in the Secret Ingredient Showdown was going to come back and bite her in the backside. In Season 5, Chef Falkner found herself in the exact same position.
But first, let's give due praise to Chef Vigneron. His stunning dish of braised beef cheeks proved that he had emerged from the shadow of high school shenanigans with his pal, Chef Mendelsohn, to make himself a very serious contender for a place in Kitchen Stadium.
Chef Falkner was not so fortunate. While she managed to cook the Amazonian fish paiche perfectly, her plating was messy and further spoiled by the addition of deep-fried scales. If I was being charitable, I would describe eating the scales as being worse than chewing on dead men's toenails. It meant that, like Chef Burrell before her, she was now going to face one of her toughest challengers to stay in the competition.
Chef Appleman had also produced one of the worst tastes of the competition to date in the form of a mortadella mousse (every bit as unpleasant as it sounds), but that all changed when he was presented with anchovies in the Secret Ingredient Showdown. For me, his choice to produce two Spanish dishes was risky, as it's a cuisine close to my heart, but he managed to produce genuinely delicious food when it mattered the most. Chef Falkner also made ample use of the ingredient, but heavy-handedness with the saffron in a Fregola Sarda produced a bitter taste that I found overpowered everything else on the plate.
It was not a unanimous decision, but this time it was Chef Falkner who was told by Alton Brown, "I am sorry, but you will not be The Next Iron Chef."
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Chef Falkner is the next iron chef in my eyes….as I will no watch the show. Being voted off for taking the most risk? Guarnaschelli getting her Hands slapped. Obvious favoritism by Chef Zakarian. No longer a credible show. Chef Falkner remember you are above this.
I canceled my cable TV earlier this year. The only thing I really watch on TV is Food Network. I have too many other interests to waste time on most of the schlock that is on.
I love this show. I was on the edge of my seat tonight as I watched it, a day later than everyone else because I have to buy the show from iTunes Store. This episode was very stressful, just like the same episode last year. I was very happy that Zakarian won last year and I think he has done a wonderful job as an Iron Chef. He is much more entertaining than Garces or Forgione.
I think all of the remaining contestants could be an Iron Chef, just like Forgione or Garces. Which one is really going to be outpacing the rest? I'd pick Freitag or Guarnaschelli. They are very good.
I'm not really sorry to see Faulkner go but she also could have made a good Iron Chef.
It's time for rotating judges and/or blind tastings. Would love to see Vigneron win, but think that would be considered too politically incorrect imo….another reason for blind tastings. I expect a woman to win.
Also, I thought the Vigneron/Mendelsohn "stunt" was fun. The most enjoyable IC's to watch are Michael Simon and Bobby Flay, for this very reason.
I ALSO vote for Marcel Vigneron ALL THE WAY!!! Yes, blind tastings might be the best answer. While I don't appreciate "the stunt" so much, I'm glad they weren't eliminated due to it. The stunt of Zacharian as a judge and Simon's favoritism of Mehta who cooks alot of flavors Simon is partial to – well, that's even more threatening to the results of the competition!
Not a big fan of Vigneron, but I agree with you about the blind tastings and roatating judges!
Being bored to tears by the overflow of Guy's DDD on your network, I was eagerly awaiting the new episode of NIC redemption. The RISK theme was thoroughly entertaining until the evaluations of the dishes started by the panel of "experts". What were they thinking? Dishes that were rated as bland, poorly executed, underseasoned, and definitely not RISKY, were rewarded and "pet" chefs were passed along to the next round. Chef Falkner however was placed in the showdown, for what reason??? Her food was never negatively rated, but yet there she was. An obvious ploy to put her in a position to be eliminated through the political maneuvers of Chef Z. She should have won last season and she surely is the best of the group this year, but just what do you have against her? Shame on you FN, you've lost yet another viewer.
so true on the DDD
Give me a break – she landed in the bottom 2 on 3 different occasions this season. If anyone thought they had a lock on the title, it was Falkner. Who feeds someone fish scales? Yes, it was risky, it was also stupid and inedible.
THANK YOU!!!! How many DDDs need to run back to back to back to back??? Get some new programming, pls! Looking at all these comments, as much as I love and respect Geoffrey Zacharian, FN should not have put him on the guillotine of NIC judge. How can be he viewed as objective? I think you need to change this for competitions going forward, it's simply a conflict of interest. And he doesn't deserve to be put in that position; neither do the competitors.
My patience is wearing thin with this "contest". Two buddies made a mockery of this profession and this show by plating together only to receive a "patronizing finger wagging" from Alton reminiscent of my high school teacher who scolded me once for returning to class late after lunch one day !!! . – BOTH of these serious Iron Chef contenders should have been eliminated based on principle alone immediately on the spot. Alex pulls another "fast one" by stealing another competitors item to enhance her dish.. come on now. She should be gone as well.
Now Faulkner gets eliminated for what? A little too much saffron????? At least the Iron Chef's could taste the anchovies in HER dishes – Right ?? Didn't Alton say that 2 Iron Chef's could not even taste the secret ingrediant – anchovy, in 2 of Appleman's dishes???
Don't get me wrong, these competitors are all very talented, I just think that "The Chairman" had better re-visit the rule book here regarding this competition as to what is deemed ethical and what is regarded as allowablew tom-foolry.
No he didn't – Alton said one of the judges (Donatello) mentioned the lack of anchovy – this after the world saw Chef Appleman put a lot of anchovy in it. NONE of the other judges was going along with Donatello who was trying to bring down Appleman to save Falkner.
Get your facts straight.
Agreed – I knew before the commercial, by the tease that Falker was going. Donatello put her head down in her hands. That was her gal.
I have watched all season of NIC and never before have I been honestly for lack of better words… PISSED!!
First of all, having Chef Zakarian as a judge is the worst choice the show has ever made, second next to voting off Chef Faulkner. He has too many connections and too many biases towards definately Alex, also Amanda as a fellow judge on chopped, and towards Elizabeth. I cannot say it any more… HE SHOULD NOT BE A JUDGE!! Of course he is rooting for Alex, hello!!! Can you say sous chef plus fellow Chopped judge? duh!
Second of all, never, and I mean ever have I been more upset with the judges of this show. Iron Chef America needs a female chef, and I do not mean Alex. She's had enough of a chance as the sous chef of the "wonderful" Chef Zakarian. Big bummer.
Third, I can guarantee, that if Chef Mehta wins this show, I'll stop watching.
I'm not watching any more. I absolutely hate this decision. HATE. Chef Faulkner should have been the next iron chef.
I can't tell you how disappointed I am at the elimination of Chef Faulkner! She took more risk than any of the other chefs (can you say fish scales?) and she incorporated more anchovy flavor in the final challenge than her competitor. Unfortunately, judges are human too and it's obvious that they have favorites, so the only way to make this a true competition is to judge the dishes WITHOUT knowing who prepared them, then critique each dish in front of all the competitors. On another note – BOTH chefs should have been eliminated last week for making a mockery of the competition.
Amen to both critiques. I couldn't agree more or say it better!
serving that fish scale was culinary malpractice not risk taking.
Appleton WINS 2-1
Play on!
I still cannot figure out what on earth possessed her to try to serve the scales as food!
Yes. I know. Some fish is served with skin on – it can be prepared to be a lovely crispy element in the dish – but as far as I know NEVER without having been de-scaled and inspected to be sure that the scales are ALL gone. And this with fish whose scales are small and fairly pliable
Was watching this series, I didn't know Chef Faulkner, but she was who I was rooting for her. She definitely belonged in the finals. She going home was bogus, it seemed to me Reality TV Drama Over Kill, the previews, geesh over kill … "Kiss of Death" blah blah. I also felt she totally deserved to be crowned Iron Chef last Season, (I went back to watch the last season because I was so impressed by her this season)
Yeah so … I have no interest to watch the rest of the series, erased it off my DVR Record Settings. She'll get back up, shes got balls of steel, still love her. I'm not upset, just disappointed in the lack of integrity … and the Judges CRYING … Novela/Soap Opera Moment of the season, what a farce. She belongs up there, ridiculous ratings fiasco, I'm only one person, but I'm out. Faulkner can cook circles around the"Judges", she's truly inspiring. Oh well … off to Bravos I guess. Mad Love for Chef Faulkner, you won in my book. -
This was an absolute travesty!! Chef Faulkner should have won last season and Zakarian should have been sent home in the episode where he completely ignored the challenge. He won because he was an older chef and they didn't want to offend the culinary world. Chef Faulkner should not have been voted off last night and I am disgusted by the obvious favoritism. Has anyone heard of "conflict of interest'? How can you judge someone who you work with on Chopped? I like Alex but she would not make a good iron chef. If another male wins this year which now it looks like its going to happen with Faulkner gone then the integrity of this show is gone for me. If I hadn't paid for this season on Itunes I wouldn't watch another episode. Faulkner should have been Iron Chef last year and this year. YOu suck Food Network.


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Alrik, the curved blade is probably a Scimitar. Which in the hands of an elf is the second best weapon, tied with Elf/Drow Rapier and Dwarf DA. It falls to third (again tied with the other weapons) without racial enhancements.
The same thing confused me before Peter, well before I starting grouping with everyone here. As I said, it won't be an issue for a casting implement, but low level Clerics will have trouble hitting things when they're stacking a -4 penalty to-hit on top of their lower BaB AND a low STR build to boot. At the very low levels, a mace is perfectly fine. Once you hit 6 and get the burst, you can heal using that, and use Soundburst and Command more than melee; which should cut down on a lot of the necessary healing. Remember that after about level 3 or 4, I should be able to help a bit with the healing, and Jo will be healing as well. So feel free to use Crowd Control while on your Cleric.
I'll still be casting grease at you though.
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A few weeks ago, a brand new AmeriCorps program, FoodCorps, brought together 50 newly-minted members for a week long training. While there, several of the members shared what inspired them to join a program designed to addressing our country's childhood obesity epidemic through school gardens and farm-to-school programs. Here is what they believe:
USDA data shows that only 2% of kids eat enough fruits and vegetables and 1 in 4 young adults are too overweight to qualify for military service. Statistics like these don't exactly paint a hopeful picture for the future. But a new national service organization, FoodCorps, has set out to change that.
This post originally appeared on the USDA blog on July 20, 2011.
Youth Service America and UnitedHealth Group are tackling childhood obesity from a new direction: by asking children and youth across America to take action and address this critical issue. The UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants, launched two years ago to support youth-led programs, have supported the initiatives of more than 360 schools and community organizations.
Childhood obesity is a growing, yet often overlooked issue within Hispanic households. Families, including my own, often dismiss childhood obesity with terms like "gordito" or "llenito," to overlook the fact that a child might be overweight.


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TV Guide Digital uses Google's AdMob to complement direct sales on mobile
Friday, April 15, 2011 | 8:59 AM
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As many online content providers are moving their content to mobile apps and sites, monetizing this new platform provides a new set of challenges. TV Guide Digital was getting their feet wet in mobile before the iPhone even existed. Christy Tanner, GM of TV Guide Digital, shares her insights into building a successful business on mobile.
With nearly 4 million app downloads across Android, iPhone and iPad, Tanner sees mobile as becoming an increasingly important part of TV Guide Digital's business. Christy Tanner points out, "we took our time to get the app right - we have loyal customers with high expectations and made sure the app met those customer needs prior to launch." Additionally, she warns newcomers to mobile that the development cycle is almost as fast as their online business.
To keep users engaged with the apps, TV Guide is constantly providing new content and features to keep users engaged. Therefore an ad-supported business model makes sense to support this ongoing process. Yet, while the company has grown its mobile footprint, training ad sales teams to sell mobile ad space takes time. Tanner notes, "it is great to have the AdMob network to rely on when we have unsold inventory. AdMob is currently giving us the highest eCPMs of any ad network we work with and the customer service has been great."
As Christy Tanner looks ahead, she is bullish on mobile and excited to expand TV Guide's mobile offering to continue to meet user needs. As she sees more users interacting with multiple screens simultaneously, she hopes to see more advertisers leverage this opportunity to reach users in new, creative and engaging ways.
A full case study PDF is available here.
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Read: Numbers 24:1-25:18, Luke 2:1-35, Psalm 59:1-17, Proverbs 11:14
Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest has turned my anger away from the Israelites by being as zealous among them as I was. So I stopped destroying all Israel as I had intended to do in my zealous anger. (Numbers 25:11)
Relate: If you can't beat them, assimilate them. The Slavic people in Russia used this strategy to great effect. Before they rose to be a power in their own right, they were invaded by the Vikings, the Pechings, the Cumans, and then the Mongols. Each time, although they lost the military war, they won the culture war. The
same can be said for the Bretons in Great Britain. They were invaded by the Picts, the Jutes, the Saxons, and the Normans. Yet still today the people are known as British. (Although to be fair, the Scotti did well in the north).
Moab was well on their way to doing the same with Israel. The Hebrew people, new guys on the block could not be stopped. The king heard time and time again prophesies of how Israel would be victorious. So he figured if he can't keep them out, he would invite them in. His women, his gods, his culture were beginning to make inroads when Phineas, in a very dramatic way put a stop to it.
React: H Richard Neibhur wrote a book called Christ and Culture. In it he talks about various views of how Christ can interact with and change culture and for each way he shows how certain Godly leaders in the past used or encouraged that way. One thing only hinted at in the book is how culture infiltrates the church.
I remember reading a while back an old article that used the early Batman TV show as an example of how violent television was becoming. My goodness, we wouldn't even blink at that today. They used "bang", "pow", and "boom" rather than showing the action. The author of that article would have a heart attack regarding the violence on Saturday morning cartoons of our generation. Yet we don't even bat an eyelash.
The Moabite woman who Phineas killed was named Cozbi. Her name can mean, "voluptuous" "deceiver" or "to slide away". I think there is significance in each meaning. Think about it. When we see something desirable, something voluptuous, we are deceived into thinking we can get away with having it. From there we find ourselves sliding away from the Godly foundation we should be building our life on. We are assimilated into a culture of sin. The enemy has no chance in a stand up fight against the One living in us. Not even close. So instead he tried to get us to join him. Perhaps it's time we kill that compromise right on the bed it is lying in.
God, all I want is You. The problem is, I'm a leaky vessel. Over and over again I find the mindset, the culture, even the actions of a culture that has set itself up against You keep creeping into my life. Clean me out and plug the holes. Help me to desire only You. Help me to live for only You. In the area of holiness in thought and action let there never be any compromise.


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You can hop-on and off as many times as you like aboard this open-top double-decker bus. There are 21 stops and the entire route takes approximately 105 minutes. The bus departs every 15 minutes from each stop. Tickets are valid for 1 or 2 consecutive calendar days.
Glasgow is miles better - don't take our word for it, find out for yourself. The most vibrant and exciting of Scottish cities boasts excellent museums and art galleries as well as beautiful parklands and buildings. Treat yourself to a tour of the Jewel of Scotland, the city whose inhabitants work hard and play hard.
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- George Square (City Chambers, Gallery of Modern Art, Tourist Information Center, Queen Street Stations, Trades Hall)
- Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo Museum, Provands Lordship)
- Merchant city (Merchants' Square Ramshorn Theatre)
- Glasgow Green (People's Palace, The 'Barras' Market)
- St. Andrews Square
- St. Enoch
- St. Vincent Place (The Lighthouse, Princes Square Buchanan Galleries)
- City Inn (Rotuna, Campanil Hotel)
- Radisson (SAS Radisson Hotel, Quality Central Hotel)
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- Tall Ship (Glasgow Harbor, Heliport)
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- Glasgow University (Hunterian Art Gallery & Museum, Charles Rennie Mackintosh House)
- Byres Road (Botanical Gardens)
- Museums (Transport Museum, Kelvin Hall Sports Arena)
- Kelvin Park (Kelvingrove Park, Kelvin Park Lorne Hotel, Youth Hostel)
- Charing Cross (Royal Highlands Fusiliers Museum, Mitchell Library, Tenement House)
- Willow Tearooms (Glasgow School of Art, Center of Contemporary Arts, McLennan Galleries)
- Theatres (Piping Center, Theatre Royal, Pavilion Theatre, RS Academy of Music and Drama)
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Reviewed by: Melissa M, March 2015
This tour was totally worth it, had really helpful stops and you basically see and hear about all of Glasgow. I recommend bringing your own headphones. The 2nd day cost us only an extra £2. The 2 day ticket was definitely worth it.
Reviewed by: Gregory D, October 2014
One of the best values in the British Isles. Should have done the 2-day package, although getting around in Glasgow by foot was effortless after our orientation, thanks to the HOHO bus tour. The driver and tour guide were very informative!! It felt like they wanted to treat us like acquaintances, or friends who were visiting their town, and wanted to make sure we were informed of every bit of history, significance of every street, building, site on the route. Young staff workers, and very enthusiastic in their jobs!! For value and quality, this tour gets 5+ stars!


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PUBLISHED: 22 Apr 2013 12:16:00 | UPDATED: 01 May 2013 16:41:35PRINT EDITION: 22 Apr 2013The "Bang and Olufsen House" ... sold for $33 million, the third highest house price ever recorded in Sydney. Photo: Tim Mooney
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A waterfront property in Point Piper, dubbed the "Bang and Olufsen House", has set the third highest house price ever recorded in Sydney after an off-market transaction finalised late last week.
The distinctive black floor-to-ceiling windowed property, named for its resemblance to a stereo made by the eponymous Danish brand, changed hands for $33 million.
It has been the home of Seven Network commercial director Bruce McWilliam and his wife Nicky since 2006, when they bought the house for $24 million.
Bill Bridges of Ballard Property handled the sale, which is reported to have taken a number of months to negotiate.
For some property observers, the sale of the property comes as another sign tides are starting to turn in Sydney's high-end property sector after years of stagnation.
"Its been a while since we could write or talk about these types of sales," Dyson Austen valuer Simon Feilich said.
"We are definitely seeing more movement in the "jumbo" prestige residential market, and seeing levels being transacted that were unprecedented over the past couple of years."
Sydney's high end residential property market peaked in September 2008, with the $44 million sale of 'Coolong', the Vaucluse home of the late businessman David Coe.
However, turnover has remained low following the global financial crisis, and persistent low business and consumer confidence.
"Historically, you would have 40 properties a year that would transact for over $10 million. In the last couple of years, we've seen at best, half to a quarter of that," Mr Felich said.
Mr Feilich puts the renewed interest in the sector down to the sharp rally on the Australian equities market, which has appreciated more than 14 per cent since November 2012.
The introduction of permanent residency visas to high net worth investors has also spurred activity in Sydney's top-end residences, according to Mr Feilich.
The Australian government launched the Significant Investor Visa in late November 2012, which offers permanent residency in exchange for a direct investment of over $5 million into an Australian private company, property or a number of other assets.
Chinese international property portral Juwai.com has reported a 61 per cent increase in the number of property searches for Australian residential property since December 2012.
The market is not yet buoyant, but Mr Feilich said the signs are positive.
"There are properties that are transacting at that are at lesser value than what they were chasing, but the fact there are buyers willing to transact at these levels is encouraging, and there's definitely more competition for property."
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We all know about the impending decision by the city to ban drinking by bar owners/workers/ etc....but looking at the agenda of the 1/20 meeting...I also came accross this
THIRD SUBSTITUTE - Creating 38.07(15) of the Madison General Ordinances
to prohibit the sale of beer or malt liquor in amounts less than the amount
contained in a six pack of bottles or cans, intoxicating liquor in amounts of two
hundred (200) milliliters or less in volume, malt based flavored coolers in less
than a four pack, and the sale of fortified wines for consumption off premises.
So basically...what I am reading is banning any beer not sold in a 6pack.
Am I right?
I can see where they are going (banning 40's of malt liquor)...but do they know anything about the craft beer industry?
All the fun 4packs - gone, all the big belgians - gone, all the short run specialty beers - gone
I am speechless at the absurdity of this...
Tell me I'm confused...and our city ALRC is not this dense.
check the 1/20 meeting...


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Although of fundamental importance in developmental biology, the genetic basis for the symmetry breaking events that polarize the vertebrate oocyte and egg are largely unknown. In vertebrates, the first morphological asymmetry in the oocyte is the Balbiani body, a highly conserved, transient structure found in vertebrates and invertebrates including Drosophila, Xenopus, human, and mouse. We report the identification of the zebrafish magellan (mgn) mutant, which exhibits a novel enlarged Balbiani body phenotype and a disruption of oocyte polarity. To determine the molecular identity of the mgn gene, we positionally cloned the gene, employing a novel DNA capture method to target region-specific genomic DNA of 600 kb for massively parallel sequencing. Using this technique, we were able to enrich for the genomic region linked to our mutation within one week and then identify the mutation in mgn using massively parallel sequencing. This is one of the first successful uses of genomic DNA enrichment combined with massively parallel sequencing to determine the molecular identity of a gene associated with a mutant phenotype. We anticipate that the combination of these technologies will have wide applicability for the efficient identification of mutant genes in all organisms. We identified the mutation in mgn as a deletion in the coding sequence of the zebrafish microtubule actin crosslinking factor 1 (macf1) gene. macf1 is a member of the highly conserved spectraplakin family of cytoskeletal linker proteins, which play diverse roles in polarized cells such as neurons, muscle cells, and epithelial cells. In mgn mutants, the oocyte nucleus is mislocalized; and the Balbiani body, localized mRNAs, and organelles are absent from the periphery of the oocyte, consistent with a function for macf1 in nuclear anchoring and cortical localization. These data provide the first evidence for a role for spectraplakins in polarization of the vertebrate oocyte and egg.
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