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Saturday's high temperatures through much of the state were in the 40s, with rain that was heavy at times. The Androscoggin River in Gorham and the Connecticut River in Dalton were each expected to reach flood stage Saturday night and into this morning, with the Connecticut River expected to stay in flood stage "right into Monday," Schwibs said.
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I want to report to the board on a great means of insulating for mash that I tried out today for the first time. I created an insulating jacket for my kettle out of a 1.5" thick closed cell foam camp mat, mated to the ever popular Reflectix.
I cut the camp mat to the size of my kettle, with cutouts for the handles and the spigot. I then hot glued a sheet of Reflectix to the outside of the foam, also with cutouts for handles and spigot. To the outside of the Reflectix, I hot glued three generic nylon lashing straps. This way, I can place the jacket around the kettle, clip the clips on the lashing straps and cinch them down tight, and I'm good to go. I created a similar two layer insulation for the lid, with another lashing strap that goes through the handle on the lid and through the handles on the side of the kettle to hold everything down nice and secure.
I did a brew day today, placed the jacket on prior to dough in, and tossed a moving blanket over the whole thing after I put the lid on. I had rock solid temps, losing about 0.7 degrees over a 70 minute mash. It was about 70 out this morning, so I don't know how well it will hold temps in the dead of winter, but I was very pleased with this setup today. I'll post some pics later.
Yes, pics or it didn't happen.
The jacket installed with lid and without
Do you direct fire the kettle?
Fired to strike temp, killed the burner, then applied the jacket during dough in. No heat applied during mash to maintain temp for a little over an hour.
By all means, use the idea and improve on it. That's what these boards are for. I thought of a layer of reflectix on both sides of the foam if you want a starting place for possible modifications
Outstanding work! I've been using nylon straps and towels (with a sleeping bag on top during Seattle winters), but I like your idea more. I may go with some velcro strapping to make it even easier!
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The McPherson Museum invites you to join us on April 12th at Noon – we will host a "Wagon Trail Lunch" catered by Knackies, with bluegrass music provided by Dan Bruce and Friends. Following lunch be present for the Santa Fe Trail sign dedication performed by the Santa Fe Trail Association and members of the […]
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Detective conan movie 12 : Full Score of Fear
At the prestigious Doumoto Music Academy, tragedy has struck: a bomb suddenly took the lives of two talented musicians as they practiced a piece. Soon after, Conan and the gang are invited to the opening concert of the school's new hall, and together they are able to hear the beautiful sounds of a Stradivarius violin. However, soon into their investigation of the murders, another explosion takes yet another life. Conan and his friends must get to the bottom of these mysterious murders and solve the case before more innocent lives are taken.
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|Mammilaria spinosissima 'Red-Headed Irishman' blooming up a storm!
|He's the cutest thing in the greenhouse
I like him so much I went back to Home Depot and bought 5 more.
|Mammilaria spinosissima 'Red-Headed Irishman' blooming up a storm!
|He's the cutest thing in the greenhouse
|The foliage looks kind of ratty, but look at all those flowers!
|Raised beds for growing vegetables
|An example of the kind of info on the back of the Botanical Interests seed tape package. Each package also contains a little pamphlet of seed-starting info.
|The info on the back of the Renee's Garden Seeds package
|Pinetree's packaging, with its simple line art, is not quite as attractive as the other two, and its cultivation info is succinct
|But it does have this convenient, gummy, restickable flap
|Onions from Pinetree
|Napa cabbage seedlings, started in the greenhouse from Renee's Garden Seeds
|Each Botanical Interests seed tape is printed with the name of the kind of seed, and they are perforated and need to be separated.
|Each row got a label made from a mini-blind, with type of seed and name of seed company
|It was a windy day, so I had to anchor one end of the seed tape with a ground staple. But if you don't have ground staples, I'm sure a rock will do the trick.
|You can see the clusters of seeds, spaced evenly.
|Mustard greens (Renee's Garden Seeds)
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|Here's a summer shot, showing what they normally look like
|A little further along -- note the many tree stumps, usually submerged
|If the day had been clear, you would have been able to see Mt. Rainier above that tree line
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Warm weather...last fertilizer application?
Hi all,
So I know general rule of thumb is Thanksgiving weekend for the last quick release nitrogen application.
Well the grass is definitely close to dormancy, I mowed this past weekend and still had clippings. Should I be waiting until absolutely no top growth comes off during a mowing? Grass is still nice and green and growth is definitely very slow but definitely not stopped yet.
I think this crazy warm November of nearly mid 60's every day is preventing the ground from getting colder. Should I not worry about it and apply this weekend or wait until all top growth is definitely stopped?
As you know, it's best to apply it when topgrowth has stopped (usually this correlates to soil temps below 50 degrees), but if you jump the gun a bit it shouldn't be a problem. Personally I would wait till next week in NJ, as it looks like the mild weather is behind us in the northeast, and by next week topgrowth should be over for sure.
I picked up a bag of Vigoro's 29-0-5 at Home Depot last week and there was about 3/4 skid left. I've used this in the past and have had excellent results. I also spray Bonide's liquid Iron a couple times around the end of Nov & beginning of Dec and the lawn stays green though about mid to late January.
According to a new book I'm reading right now called "The Complete Guide to Organic Lawn Care," using synthetic / fast-release fertilizers on your lawn causes an increase in the soil's acidity and its salinity. What do folks do to counteract this? Do you apply more lime afterwards?
The book also says the un-natural, synthetic stuff makes your grass weaker and more disease-prone.
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"When you use an artifical fertilizer on a lawn, it unnaturally boosts the levels of nitrogen and other nutrients grass needs to grow. The typical way plants and grass get the nutrients they need is from the soil through their root systems. Synthetic fertilizers do not add nutrients to the soil. Instead they are immediately sucked into the plant. Although the blades of grass do grow faster and are more plentiful, artificially fertilizing also creates four problems:
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4. The soil becomes overly acidic or salty because it is too quickly depleted of nutrients."[End of quote]
Gee, an organic lawn care book telling you synthetic fertilizers are bad, go figure. That being said, misuse of synthetics is bad. The important thing to remember is fertilize at the right times with the right amounts. Don't get me wrong, organic programs are great, and if you can provide enough nutrients via organics, you will have better soil and healthier turf, but it requires a lot more product over synthetics, so there is a cost issue, and if your soil is depleted it will take years to bring it up to acceptable levels with purely organic. I find a hybrid approach is a good balance, giving you enough nutrients and the benefits of organic fertilizers at a reasonable cost. Synthetics over time can cause a lowering of pH, but so does organic matter, and rainfall, especially in the east. Lime will correct low pH, but a yearly soil test is good practice to determine the amount and type of lime you should be applying. Salinity issues mainly come about using ammonium chloride and potassium chloride when ammonium sulfate or urea and potassium sulfate would not lead to salinity problems. Luckily chlorides are very soluble and tend to leach out of most soils readily, so occassional use of those fertilizers aren't a big issue. The problems that they mention are generally the result of improper fertilizer usage, especially applying them in the summer months.


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The U.S. government should use this month's meeting of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation to raise a stink over Victoria's ceaseless discharge of untreated sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., told the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday. "For several decades now, the people of British Columbia have […] [Read More]
The return of 'Mr. Floatie,' falsetto-voiced symbol of Victoria sewage
The appearance of "Mr. Floatie," a young man dressed as a 6-foot-tall turd and speaking in a falsetto voice, did as much as anything to get Victoria-area city fathers (and mothers) off the pot on a plan to treat sewage from cities at the south end of Vancouver Island. A decade later, however, with treatment […] [Read More]
Historic court ruling gives land title, respect to Canada's native peoples
An historic Supreme Court of Canada ruling has conferred on native peoples of British Columbia the right to "use and control" lands where they have lived, hunted and fished — and where governments and developers want to build pipelines and grant licenses to clear-cut forests. "The right to control the land means that governments and […] [Read More]
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|Reviews for A Study in Blue
| FaiKazahaya chapter 8 . 9/4/2014
I really enjoyed this. It was well written, well thought, and altogether well organized. I liked your style of writing, and I love the enthusiasm you must have had while researching and referencing this. After this, I feel completely entitled to read whatever else you might have! Thank you for giving me this wonderful piece!
| Khaleesi95 chapter 1 . 2/27/2014
I'm glad to read that you've done a lot of research for this story; I always appreciate it when people give so much effort when they write a story set in a different time period. I really like it so far. You have a brilliant way with words. I am very intrigued.
| x.keepingthemoon.x chapter 8 . 2/12/2014
This is great!
| Beside Moonlight chapter 1 . 1/7/2014
Yes. Yes, he is.
| caybejyahoo.com chapter 4 . 12/20/2013
I know very little about jazz-did people play jazz violin? That seems like it would be so cool. I am really enjoying your story.
| TorchwoodPride chapter 2 . 10/23/2013
Keep the jazz flowing...
| TorchwoodPride chapter 1 . 10/23/2013
Good start. :-)
| shadowquill17 chapter 8 . 8/23/2013
Well it appears I was right about this story seven chapters ago... I loved it! It was just absolutely perfect, thank you so much for writing it!
| shadowquill17 chapter 1 . 8/23/2013
Well, so far it seems quite awesome, but just one detail: you should really change the status of the story and say it is complete, because I almost gave up when I saw that it wasn't despite the last update date! I wouldn't want people to think this is another of those unfinished stories, and ignore it! Oh and, can't wait to read the end.
| Fury161 chapter 8 . 8/8/2013
Oh - delicious! I love this AU. Well done!
| whisperabovethestorm chapter 8 . 7/2/2013
Jazz. My goodness. Loved it. Thank you for the story. You did not forget to be awesome. That's for sure. I mean JAZZ. I share your fettish.
| mudkipz chapter 8 . 4/10/2013
I love this so much, it hurts. It hurts so good.
| Quill Scribblings chapter 8 . 3/15/2013
Absolutely extraordinary. Bloody brilliant. At first, I was a bit hesitant, thinking that this would be a complete parallel plot fic but NO, you had to be awesome, didn't you. You had to give me a lust for jazz and underground clubs and sexy ciggarettes and an amazing insight on the hidden gay life of the twenties. The part that was so delicious was when Sherlock confronted John -"Sit down, do you want everyone to know I've just prepositioned you?" (or something along those lines). My heart palpatations went from one to one billion. Loved this so much.
| TJ chapter 8 . 3/4/2013
I wasn't expecting to love this, but hot damn, jazzverse is pretty awesome. This story made me all giddy. A really nice 20s adaption with a twist. I'd definitely like more of this!
| RavenclawRebel chapter 8 . 2/14/2013
I need more jazzverse and violinporn and Johnlock. This was beyond excellent! Loved it! :D


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Here is an excerpt from the profile of Karyn Hayes-Ryan, as told to Althea Blackwell.
On her current job: Karyn Hayes-Ryan, director of commercial imagery, data and programs at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, advanced through the hierarchy of the male-dominated government technology industry. Like many women, she balances the daily demands of family — two children and a supportive spouse — with the demands of the workplace — 5,000 employees, 200 programs on the ground and 200 in space.
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On her early mentors: One of her first mentors was her first boss, who happened to be a male. Danny Neal helped her demand respect and display confidence to much older military male co-workers. He also demonstrated to his employees that he was a great father, involved in nurturing and caring for his children.
Another work mentor was Carol Staubach, who pushed all her employees to seek job opportunities and take risks, while always supplying a safety net to allow them to come back and work for her.
On her support system: She calls it the "girl zone," a group of women friends from different educational, ethnic and work backgrounds. This group meets frequently to network, share ideas and support one another. They help one another cope with life events associated with being a professional woman, girlfriend or mother.
On aspirations for leadership: Demonstrate integrity — be honest with yourself and stay true to your goals. Embrace diversity and profit from differences and similarities that other employees bring to an organization. Cultural diversity in the workplace promotes increased productivity, builds stronger alliances and enhances teamwork.
On being a leader: Holding to her integrity through the successes, challenges and failures — and merging her experience and skills with lessons from her mentors — is what helped her become an effective leader.
She continues to advance her career by adapting to the changing global and political environment, always addressing greater complexities at multiple levels.
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Although some of you aren't nearly old enough to be my mom, I still thought it might be ok to wish you a happy Mother's Day today. It's sort of like having an extra mom to come to for advice on things. Thanks : )
I'm grateful that my mother is still here though getting elderly. I know some of you have a mother that has passed that will be especially missed today. I wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you.
God Bless
Your pets are indebted to you Helen, especially Honey. : ) If he knew how, he would've gotten you a present.
Chloe thanked me by waking me up at 4:30 Sunday morning barking.
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Our kitchen walls currently have wallpaper on them. I originally wanted to remove the current paper and update it with new but now have decidded that painting is really the best way to go. Will probably use a border as accent.
My question is, I know that using DIF and a paper tiger is the way to go to remove the paper. However, I've already peeled away a section of paper on a small wall and find that the wall has dark yellowed glue on it. What do I need to get to remove this and will using the DIF on the remainder of the walls prevent this problem. What sort of prep work needs to be done to the walls to paint after the wallpaper is removed?
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Ave Maria! Fr. John Joseph reflects on Dom Prosper Gueranger's commentary on today's feast. In the battle for Spain, we see that the Spanish were all but eliminated from Spain as the Islamic Moors tried to establish a foothold from which to move into the rest of Europe. From the small remnant that survived, the Spanish slowly pushed the Moors out of Spain over the course of 700 years. Likewise, Catholics are again being reduced to a remnant by hostile and powerful forces such as Islam and secularism. Unless Catholics are generous in their faith, their family size, and in offering their children to the service of God, there will not be future generations to keep the churches open, to populate the ranks of clergy and religious, and to continue to proclaim the Gospel to all nations. Above all, we must pray and make sacrifices. And, as the Spanish did, let us have recourse to St. James, Son of Thunder, that he may aid us with his prayers and deliver us from our foes. Mass: St. James the Greater, Apostle - 2nd Cl - Form:ĀEF, Mihi Autem Readings:Ā 1st: 1co 4:9-15 Gsp: mat 20:20-23 To Download Audio go to http://airmaria.com?p=29627
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Approximately 10% (range, 4%–17%) of patients who undergo cystectomy for bladder cancer can be expected to have or to later develop clinical neoplasm of the urethra distal to the urogenital diaphragm. Factors associated with the risk of urethral recurrence after cystectomy include:[1,2]
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The benefits of urethrectomy at the time of cystectomy need to be weighed against the morbidity factors, which include added operating time, hemorrhage, and the potential for perineal hernia. Tumors found incidentally on pathologic examination are much more likely to be superficial or in situ in contrast to those that present with clinical symptoms at a later date when the likelihood of invasion within the corporal bodies is high. The former lesions are often curable, and the latter are only rarely so. Indications for urethrectomy in continuity with cystoprostatectomy are:
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Hello all,
I was just wondering if people (particularly those who live with retaining walls) would be willing/interested in sharing ideas/photos of ways in which they have softened, greened up and made more colorful these rather humungous stone structures? I was going to try to see if I could compel some blackeyed susan vines to creep over and cover as much of the wall as possible. Might be too boring though? Maybe punctuate it with some other trailing vines? Wonder how white phlox would do?
Anyway, it's just another cold, grey day here in boston and I thought it would be a nice distraction.
Anna, I've tried many things while trying to get my gold alyssum to establish. The most colorful vines have been nasturtium. They're a bit slow to start but once they get going they really soften up the wall, sorry no photos. They even did well in an area that didn't get sun until after 3 pm.
Old standbys for the top of a retaining wall are Creeping Phlox, Basket of Gold (I think it's now called Aurinia saxitalia) which is pictured here with variegated Wintercreeper. I don't recommend the Wintercreeper however, it is invasive and requires a huge amount of pruning to keep it in its bounds.
You might also consider one of the low creeping junipers (eg Blue Rug) which we use on the long stretches of retaining walls we have on our property. They are an excellent groundcover and require very little maintenance other than an occasional haircut when they reach out to grab unsuspecting passers-by :-)
Other plants that like the excellent drainage of stone walls are Dianthus and Snow in Summer.
How much sun does the retaining wall get - which direction does it face? I thought of a few other ideas today (we were out cleaning up the mess left over from snow cover since early December!!)
Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) is a sprawling vine - with some sun it produces red tubular flowers that Hummingbirds love...it's a woody native vine, easy to grow ...although I have not personally tried it over a wall, I think it would do well if it had enough moisture.
Many of the creeping sedums will do well over stone. I have also used Basket of Gold. Another one to try is CERASTIUM 'Snow in summer' pretty white flowers, drought tolerant, grey foliage. I have also used Juniper Blue Rug and can attest to its usefulness. Creeping phlox is another one. You can put pockets of soil in between the stones and making planting holes. To do this I used old onion bags, spaghnum moss and soil. There are other methods that also work to hold the soil in place.
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Another idea for large expanses of retaining wall is to use plants that are naturally floppy (eg. peonies or New England Asters) and plant them at the top of the wall. Don't bother staking or pinching them and let them flop right over the edge of the wall. If the wall is quite high it can look really nice to see the big cascade of flower heads billowing over the edge.
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Hi All,
I don't have a land line (just cell), and there was an unsightly old phone jack in the dining room. I removed the outlet and patched up the wall, following the instructions here: http://www.ehow.com/how_5121778_remove-phone-jack.html
Now I am worried, because I have been reading other comments around the internet... I didn't tape anything up, just cut the wires... do I need to saw back into the hole I just patched and tape all the wires? I don't currently have pone service, but what if I do someday? Would this potentially cause problems, or an electrical fire or something?
Thank you for any information!
Well, it could have caused a problem with future phone reception if the exposed copper in the cut wires came into contact, but it's generally not a problem. The phone techs don't bother to tape: they just wrap cut -- but unused -- wires around the main cable so they are out of the way. If I were you, I'd have just put a blanking plate on the existing, old jack so I could find it more easily in a few years.
Thank you, Kudzu. I ended up taping it all up, just out of worries, and then drywalling over it again. I tried the blank plate, but it is in such an obtrusive place (the middle of the wall in the dining room), it was still unattractive to me.:P Thank you again for the information!


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What are your favorite fall crops?
Hey everyone! I'm looking for some new ideas for a fall garden. It will only be my 2nd year growing veggies in autumn. Last year I had great success with snap beans. I have 50 plants in the ground that are flourishing beautifully, even with the heat we've been having! I need to figure out what to plant in the other half of my garden and when is the best time to plant it. :) What are you all planting for your fall crops and when will you plant them? Thanks! Allyson
I recommend that you set out a few rows of turnips. They are easy to start from seed and require very little attention. I plant the seeds thicker than necessary just in case some don't emerge which usually results in heavy thinning. Turnip greens are known for their bitterness but exposure to frost will make them a bit sweeter(less bitter). The turnip also provides you with a tasty root that can be cooked along with your greens. My favorite variety to plant is the classic "Purple Top�� as it provides good sized roots as well as ample greens. If you only like simply greens, then other cultivars are best suited for vigorous leaf production.
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Below, I listed a link to a informative website. It has the different cultivars listed as well as instructions for growing turnips. You can find information on many other Georgia crops as well.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Vegetable Gardening Info
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Here is a link that might be useful: Vegetable Planting Chart
Sitting here going through my seed packets:) In this order: 7-Top Turnip, Tender Green collards, rutabaga, Sparkler radishes, English peas, nasturtium, calendula, lettuce, carrots, spinach, chard and chervil. I'll be starting parsley too, but I'm out of seed right now. Still a little warm for evening stock, might be a little late for coles but I'll probably try it anyway.
It might be early for the spinach and peas, but they'll be in part shade until leaf drop:)


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The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation...Hi,HIV is not transmitted via dog bites, even if the dog is Cujo and he bites multiple folks one right after the other. Neither worry Read more »
Nipple Biting & Exposure to BloodHi RobertFirst of all, I must say I really admire your positive outlook in life and your work for... Read more »
Im worrying,pls help!!Hi Dr Conway,I have a low risk activities with a guy 3 years ago (HIV status unknown). We engaged... Read more »
Michigan Lawmakers Decry Case Charging HIV-Positive Man With Terrorism for Biting...deal with the issues involved." For more information and to speak to Todd Heywood, the Michigan Messenger reporter covering HIV/AIDS stories in the state, please contact Hanaa Rifaey at 313.915.0154. --> Read more »
High Anxiety: AIDS Anxiety in the Worried-Wells and Worried-Sicks, Part Two... Read Part One of this blog entry, posted on Sept. 3, 2010. Panic Attack: AIDS Anxiety in HIVers -- "The Worried-Sicks" Recently I received the following post from "Apollo." It graphically demonstrates an AIDS-related Read more »
High Anxiety: AIDS Anxiety in the Worried-Wells and Worried-Sicks, Part One...medical literature, including (1) a postal worker in New York who refused to deliver mail to a public health clinic caring for HIV/AIDS patients, because he feared acquiring the disease from their letters and (2) a dude in the UK who routinely... Read more »
Philippines Worried About Rapid Rise in HIV/AIDS Cases... Responding to a worrying spike in new HIV/AIDS diagnoses, the Philippines health department today vowed to increase its outreach to those most at risk. The nation logged Read more »
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Posted by anonymouslad, 6 Replies...feeling mildly sick is getting me very worried I'm one of the tiny tiny percent of people who've been unlucky enough to get HIV through unprotected. Do these symptoms(in particular the severe band and neck pains) sound like I could have possibly... Read more »
nipple no-no?
Posted by itsme04, 2 Replies...Last Fall, I was with a guy who is positive. We did mutual masturbation and he sucked my nipples a bit hard, leaving a few bite marks, one nipple scabbed over a bit. Thats what I worry about. I did not notice any blood. Anyway, about 6 weeks... Read more »
Long-term HIV and Aids survivors' health worrying
Posted by ScotCharles...From KaiserNet January 8, 2008 Some experts and doctors recently have voiced concerns that people who were diagnosed with HIV and Aids in the early years of the epidemic are experiencing "premature[e]" or "disproportionate numbers" of ailments... Read more »
Bite the Bullet
Posted by Nailbiting, 2 Replies...but I know that doesn't matter. But why start feeling so bad 15 weeks or so after the incident if it is something to do with HIV. I guess I need to bite the bullet and just get tested but man I am scared and part of me doesn't want to know but I... Read more »
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Here's the list of EVERY SINGLE holiday classic airing on television now through Christmas night! Don't miss your favorites!
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My favorite part of November is all the John F. Kennedy documentaries that air in anticipation of the death anniversary Nov. 22. For example, Greg Kinnear's miniseries "The Kennedys" re-airs starting tonight at 8 p.m. on ReelzChannel!
"Constantine" premieres Friday at 10 p.m. on NBC right after "Grimm." The show is based on the graphic novel "Hellblazer" and TV star Harold Perrineau joined us on the Morning Show to give us a preview.
Personally, I never really cared for The Muppets, but I'm a fan of Vincent Price and Alice Cooper! For season 1 and season 3 the Jim Henson Company invited these Halloween legends for a spooky version of their popular family show. Watch and enjoy:
Nicole Curtis' home renovation show, "The Rehab Addict" is on DIY Network Thursdays at 9 p.m. I watch her on Netflix. She's hot. She has a great personality (fun and cute) and doesn't seem stuck up. Plus she can fix stuff. I'm in love.
After a Florida mom threw a fit, Toys R Us agreed to pull the "Breaking Bad" action figures from its shelves and online. I think this is silly. Kids will not be attracted to these toys unless they're fans of the show. If your child is a fan of the show, that's an issue with your parenting, not a store's choice of toy selection. My coworkers all disagree. What do you think?
Justin Willman is a successful comedian, magician and television host on Food Network. Watch this Sunday for the end of 2014's "Halloween Wars" to see delicious food made to look like a scary carnival!
My morning routine starts pretty early and includes HLN's Morning Express with Robin Meade. I look forward to her "Good Morning Sunshine" and the quick capsules of news each morning. Wow was I surprised to wake up this morning to NO HLN on my DISH.
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The manager was extremely helpful. He made our short stay there a wonderful one, and really helped us to get to our next destination (as confused tourists, we had a hard time navigating). The hotel was very nice. A little out of the main city, which we thought was great, less noise. It's right across from a fantastic Greek restaurant. The rooms were clean and homey. Altogether, we loved our stay at Manos Hotel, and would recommend it to anyone going to Heraklion.
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Don't necessarily accept an "upgrade" to a private single room from a shared dorm if you plan cooking. You might end up on the rooftop terrace in a box-style room with a nice view plus thin walls but with no kitchen and no window (so you have to leave the door open if you want to breathe). The shared appartment was really a good deal. Go for it. The host is a nice person and helpful with directions etc. Thanks to T. for warm and kind reception!
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Come Friday, I was just twitching! I needed to go out have a beer dance out some frustrations and get as inebriated as possible without getting arrested, fined or any hair pulled that is. But oh, what a night it was! I rallied the troops and met Julie at Becca's to wait for Kevin and his out of town friends to arrive. Anyway, we ended up waiting for what seemed like an eternity. It was not their fault but the TTC's. I had lots of time to curse myself for forgetting the booze at home, and telling them we'd meet them here instead of the club. D'oh!
Naturally once we were united it was all forgotten and the good times rolled. A nice suprise to us was that Paul, our photographer friend was also there. He's been taking pictures for as long as I've known him and he just keeps getting better
I nicked some photos from his gallery because they're so awesome I have to share.
fun times.
I, unfortunately had to work the next day. Holy effin hangover. Saturday was rough for all of us, spent hibernating and rehydrating as much as possible. Instead of brunch this week, everyone pitched in to make dinner. Toby and I arrived just as dinner was being served and the house smelled so delicious!
Stef- Julie Chapman's boyfriend made a delicious feast of roast beef. My only regret is that I wish I had the words to describe how amazing it was.
roast slices in it's stew
Kevin made a intense spiced pineapple and onion glaze
sweet apple slaw
And to top it off Jules, Russ and Ava made a star pie for dessert. Insane. To think just half an hour ago Toby and I were about to grab a quick slice of pizza! Ha! In your face pizza! You ain't got nuthin!
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These 10 stars once sat on a Hollywood pedestal, collecting accolades and enjoying financial perks after cranking out hit after hit. But the well of creativity has run dry for these once bankable talents, and they could use a hit to boost them back up to the high echelon of Hollywood royalty.
Vince Vaughn's upcoming turn in Unfinished Business has us thinking to his prestigious past and what his greatest ever performances have been. Here are our 10 favorite.
Even though theyve only led two comedies together, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilsons patter has warmed even the coldest of hearts. Wedding Crashers is regarded as the pinnacle of their on-screen chemistry, while their follow-up effort, The Internship, is viewed with less admiration. And even Vince Vaughn has admitted that the comedy was awash with problems.
We've already been treated to a red-brand trailer for Vince Vaughn's upstart office comedy Unfinished Business, but just to let everyone know exactly how raunchy and filthy it is, a new red-band trailer has just dropped, and you can check it out after the jump
If you've been waiting for the comeback of Vince Vaughn to actually take place, we might have some good news for you. Watch the Unfinished Business red band trailer and see why Vaughn just might have found a second wind.
In the original series, James Garner played the titular James Rockford: a gumshoe that, after wrongfully serving time in San Quentin, started his own Private Investigation business. Working out of a trailer he also lived in, Jim enjoyed serving justice just as much as he did a good drink or a witty comeback. Among the shows other trademarks were the catchy theme song, and a seemingly limitless answering machine (Seriously, how did that thing never run out of room?)
Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt And Cobie Smulders Talk Branching Out, Gaining Weight And More For Delivery Man
The films three stars recently gathered for a gathered for a press event in Beverly Hills, California where I had the pleasure of talking to all three about their roles in the film. Watch the videos below to learn about Vaughns approach to a very different kind of character; Pratts fun ride gaining weight for the role, and Smulders thoughts on her career post-How I Met Your Mother.
The movie industry is a results-oriented business heavily influenced by momentum. With a few surprise hits and the buzz that always accompanies success, actors and actress can suddenly find themselves fielding offers for the most hyped upcoming projects and demanding truly ridiculous salaries.
Imagine finding out you had a 18-year-old kid you never knew about. Now imagine you have 533 grown children you never knew about. This is the incredible situation underachieving New Yorker David Wozniak finds himself in in the new comedy Delivery Man.
QED International and Worldview have signed on to produce and finance the picture that is inspired by Andy Lieberman and Nick Thornborrow's graphic novel of the same name. Universal will serve as the picture's domestic distributor.
Despite its dark premise, it looked like Term Life was angling for comedy, as Universal Pictures had Couples Retreat director Peter Billingsley attached to helm. However, following some shakeups in the studio's management, it appears Universal has lost faith in Term Life, denying it a green light.
The new film will tell the story of a man named Nick Barrow, who has found himself in quite a bit of trouble. The mob, dirty cops and contract killers have all put a target on his back and Nick knows that he doesn't have much time left. With his sad life about to come to an end, he decides to try and do one last kind thing, taking out a million dollar life insurance policy on himself that would give the money to his estranged daughter.
One of the funniest scenes in recent memory, and in a movie that almost nobody saw, was the opening credits of Duplicity, a spy comedy starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, but opening on a slow-motion fistfight between Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti, playing two titans of industry who were sick of each others' shit.
Anchorman: The Legend Continues reteams producing partners Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, the former directed the sequel that the pair wrote together. Ferrell of course stars as the titular newscaster Ron Burgundy, and will be joined once again by Vaughn, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, and David Koechner.
In just a 24-minute interview, my opinion of Vaughn was transformed intensely. No longer did I think of him as a goofy guy with acting chops he could use when called upon. Now I saw Vaughn as a dedicated actor who takes a great deal of pride in his work whether it be something serious like the Joseph Ruben thriller Return to Paradise or the willfully silly buddy-comedy The Internship.
Nope. This cant be right, I thought to myself, quadruple-checking the address for my visit to the set of Vince Vaughns upcoming dramedy Delivery Man on the second to last day of shooting. Id been told Id be visiting the Screen Gems sound stage, but midtown Manhattan is too crowded with skyscrapers to fit a studio right?
Vaughn will play David, a commitment-phobe whose world is turned on its ear when he learns that a mistake at a sperm bank has allowed his long-ago donation to create 533 offspring.
A definite eyebrow raiser is his next project, an adaptation of the crime thriller Term Life, an Image Comics graphic novel written by A.J. Lieberman, who also wrote Marc Forsters possible Cowboy Ninja Viking project. Vaughn is reteaming with Couples Retreat director Peter Billingsley, who is another unique choice
Locations are key in certain comedies. When a filmmaker is able to shoot in them to achieve authenticity, I dont think its product placement more of a happy marriage between a recognizable brand and a storyteller who needs their assistance to lend credence to the vision.
As the trailer explains, Vaughn will be playing a guy who donated sperm a long time ago, but due to some mix up at the sperm bank ended up fathering 533 children. Oh, and and some of them are suing to find out who he is. Im not sure how accurate the legal portion of the plot is, but it seems a bit off.
The script is about "a mild-mannered radio executive" (Ferrell) who wants to be the best stepfather he can be to his wife's children. This becomes complicated when their deadbeat biological father (Vaughn) returns and forces the protagonist to fight for the kids' affection.
In less than a month, Shawn Levy's The Internship will make its way into theaters. The comedy puts Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson into two coveted internship spots at Google, where they'll be surrounded by young, tech-savvy geniuses all trying to land a permanent position at the company.
Scott has entered into talks with New Regency to helm the Vaughn-fronted Business Trip. Though the comedy's logline is currently being kept secret (we assume it will involve travel and business of some kind), we do know the script has been written by Steve Conrad...
While the film was ultimately overshadowed by Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, which was released the same summer and almost instantly earned cult movie status, DodgeBall was actually a bigger winner at the box office, taking in nearly $115 million domestically on a $20 million budget.
The screenplay was written by Steve Conrad, most famous for penning 2006s feel-good biography The Pursuit of Happyness, and he also wrote 2005s Nic Cage dramedy The Weather Man.
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Listen to this: A sort-of Top 20 since '05
According to a new study published inside the cerebrum-shaped box in my head, laptop computers have a life span of four years.
The conclusion of the narrowly read study stems from the fact I've purchased three laptops in my life: One in the fall of 2001, one in the fall of 2005, and one in the late summer of 2009. I'll grant that three incidences are hardly enough to warrant statistical significance; that's why the study was kept confined to my brain.
My inability to adhere to the scientific method is largely irrelevant. What is important is that I've bought a new laptop and so am faced with the task of retrieving data from the old one. As I've shuttled writing projects, music and pictures of ex-girlfriends between old laptop and new, I've had to shake an accompanying malaise. In this day and age, everyone is tied to his computer, but my umbilical connection is stronger than most. For a long time, my laptop has been one of the few things I could use to mark a new home, whether that home was in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Barcelona or Athens. It became my phone, typewriter, radio, cable box and Cupid. And perhaps most importantly, it became my jukebox.
In the switch to a shiny new MacBook Pro (I know, traitorous), I realized that I would soon lose one of the chief indicators of my low-level obsessive-compulsive disorder. Ever since I fired up the last new laptop, I've been scarily diligent in the maintenance of my iTunes play count. I don't know why I worried so about the legitimacy of the count; I can't remember a time when I was asked what the most-played song on my laptop is. But worry I did. I wouldn't allow one album to bleed into the next in alphabetical order, if only because doing so would throw off the magical count. To make sure they were counted, I let songs play all the way to the end, even when I was ready for something else. I even worried -- a little -- about whether I was giving something too much play. What would it say about me, I thought, if Slaughter's "Up All Night" climbed to the top of my personal Billboard Hot 100? (It would say that I'm awesome. And that I have a sweet Camaro.)
Now that the demise of my last most-played list is near, I thought I'd share what was on it. The list is an imperfect one, of course. Much of the music listening I've done over the past few years has been done with the aid of my iPod. (Surprisingly, this column is not sponsored by Apple.) Thus, those listens are uncounted. And, obviously, because the count happened between 2005 and now, music that was released during that period weighs heavily on the list. If this were a lifelong tally, the CDs I spun into dust in high school would peer at their competitors with disgust from unreachable heights. Those albums being "Ten", "Zooropa" and "The Bliss Album...?" Yes, as in PM Dawn. Someday, it gets its own column.
As for the veracity of my list, I suppose you'll have to take me at my word. The only edit I made was to include only the first song on the count from each artist. Once someone made the list, he/she/they were no longer eligible. It would have been rather boring to give the No. 1 through No. 12 spots to tracks from the same album. Remember, I am an album person.
Enjoy, then, as I list what are, according to iTunes, my most-played songs from 2005 to now. I've included links to some tracks, but you should feel obligated to listen only if you like good music. If you click on a link, it will redirect to the artist's page at lala.com, where you should be able to click on the title I've provided.
In descending order, because that will be more fun:
20. Derek & The Dominos, "Keys To The Highway," from "Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs."
Once, on a college basketball trip to a fundraiser in central Iowa, our trainer told me that this album was one of the most important ever recorded. I scoffed at the time, mostly because I was a 20-year-old know-it-all. It would be another seven years before the record found its way into my collection, and that happened only because I was fortunate enough to have a girlfriend with good taste. But even then, I didn't really connect with the album. That magical event occurred on a Saturday afternoon when I finally paid attention to the guitar work that is splattered all over the 10 minutes of blues bliss that is "Keys To The Highway." It's been racking up play counts ever since.
19. Deftones, "Beware," from "Saturday Night Wrist."
If I were a praying mantis, the near-screams in the chorus of this song would send chills down my exoskeleton. Because I'm not, I have to settle for spine-tingling.
18. Broken Social Scene, "Our Faces Split The Coast In Half", from "Broken Social Scene."
This song makes the list not because it's better than anything else Broken Social Scene does, but because the albums Broken Social Scene makes are that much better than those made by most other bands, and this is the first song on one of those. It's a fantastic song from fantastic album-makers. When I move to Toronto (17 percent chance), I hope I'll have time to see BSS frequently.
17. Band Of Horses, "The First Song," from "Everything All The Time."
Ditto. Except that the chances of a move to Portland are only 4 percent.
16. Arcade Fire, "Neighborhood #3," from "Funeral."
I was impressed to find that this song was so oft-played. I know I like it a lot, but I had no idea I had such consistently good taste.
15. Ambulance LTD, "Heavy Lifting," from "Ambulance LTD."
Most of the bands/singers on this list are Paul Shirley regulars; Ambulance LTD has never gotten much attention from me, probably because the band is so consistently good that it slips under my recommendation radar, like Phil Hartman-era "NewsRadio." "Heavy Lifting" sounds like it was written on a gravelly New England beach on a drizzly day and in response to a serious letter from a far-flung girlfriend. It's light in tone, but heavy in substance, and I'm glad I've listened to it so often.
14. Smashing Pumpkins, "Mayonnaise," from "Siamese Dream."
Sometime in the mid-'00s, this song started to find retro radio play. Like it would any selfish bastard, this made me sad -- I thought I was the only one who knew this is the best song the Pumpkins ever did.
13. Sigur Ros, "Saeglopur," from "Takk."
Another happy/sad epic from the asexual boys from Iceland. Listening to "Saeglopur" is like listening to a koala hum while bathing in a kitten's tears of joy. The song is 7½ minutes long, so feel free to come back and take a listen later. If you have enough patience to make it through the first 1:50, you'll be rewarded by one of the greatest melodic swells created in the past 10 years.
12. The Dandy Warhols, "Last High," from "Welcome To The Monkey House."
World-traveling, heartbreak and exasperation from a band I've always loved loving.
11. Rogue Wave, "Every Moment," from "Out Of The Shadow."
I was pleased to find Rogue Wave so high on the list. Once again, there appears to be hope for me. These fine gentlemen from Oakland play the sort of music that seems easy to make, until one realizes how rarely it's made so well.
10. My Morning Jacket, "It Beats For You," from "Z."
A great song from a great -- if a little strange -- album, the cover of which adorns the stairwell that takes me to my basement. Every time I see it, I lament that I can neither draw something as interesting as the cover nor create something as beautiful as the music it advertises.
9. Bright Eyes, "Arc Of Time (Time Code)," from "Digital Ash In A Digital Urn."
A song that works, oddly, for the extremes of euphoria and despair.
8. Explosions In The Sky, "The Birth & Death Of A Day," from "All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone."
A song that works, even more oddly, for everything in between the extremes of euphoria and despair.
7. Idiot Pilot, "Losing Color," from "Strange We Should Meet Here."
Idiot Pilot captured my imagination for a six-month period in 2005. I thought they would save music. I've also thought, at various times in my life, that I would die in a Soviet missile attack, that I would die in a house fire, and that construction workers designed the projects they work on, so I've been wrong on other occasions. My infatuation with Idiot Pilot has cooled slightly, but I continue to maintain that they've been largely overlooked. This song is an indicator of their melodic capabilities; it lacks the screaming of some of their other work.
6. Brand New, "Jesus Christ," from "The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me."
Girls, loneliness and purpose-questioning: What more could one want from a song? Brand New is often lumped in with bands like Fall Out Boy and Taking Back Sunday. Fine by me, if that helps people discover them. I think, though, that lead singer Jesse Lacey rates more lofty comparisons. Springsteen and Lennon pop into my head.
I'll give you a second to chew on that. Now go back and listen to the song with an open mind and then come up with a reasoned argument as to why "Jesus Christ" isn't just as good as "The River."
5. TV On The Radio, "Wolf Like Me," from "Return To Cookie Mountain."
The one song that TV On The Radio has ever recorded that captures the exultant jubilation that is their live show. When I lived on the island of Menorca for a year, this song -- burned to a mix CD that I used in my car -- often kept me on the road to practice, and not on the road that ended in a 60-foot cliff over the ocean.
4. Cat Power, "The Greatest," from "The Greatest."
My love for Cat Power has been tempered by a festival atmosphere I watched her ruin, but I continue to maintain that this album and this song are extraordinary.
3. Tool, "Ticks & Leeches," from "Lateralus."
There are songs I listen to when I'm sad (Our Lady Peace's "Are You Sad?"). There are songs I listen to when I'm happy (Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion"). And then there are songs I listen to when I've reached the end of my patience with the world, when I can't imagine that anything good will come of anything I'll ever do, and when I imagine that I'll never trust another human as long as I draw breath. This is the song at the top of that list.
Evidently, I've had a few letdowns in the past four years.
2. Kings Of Leon, "On Call," from "Because Of The Times."
I was first exposed to this ditty while watching its video on Spanish MTV. I was immediately transfixed. I'd loved the Kings' first album, but their second record and I had always called each other, but had kept missing because of work, softball and girlfriends we both had, so I'd eventually given up. "On Call," which comes from the band's third album, was a chance meeting at a grocery store, when we remembered how much fun we'd had drinking together. We've been close ever since.
1. The National, "Green Gloves," from "Boxer."
I told you I like The National.
Paul Shirley has played for 13 pro basketball teams, including three NBA teams: the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns. His book "Can I Keep My Jersey?" -- which is available in paperback -- can be found here. He can be found at Twitter (Twitter.com/paulthenshirley) and you can e-mail him here.


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NASA announced a new website that will catalog and expand the agency's open-source projects and entice public participation, according to the Open.NASA blog.
The new site, code.nasa.gov, will roll out in three phases, writes William Eshagh, an Ames Research Center technologist working on open government. The initial phase, launched Jan. 4, features a directory of NASA's open-source projects as well as guidance on how to participate in the process and who to contact. "By elucidating the process, we hope to lower the barriers to building open technology in partnership with the public," write Eshagh.
Unlaunched phase two will feature forums to discuss open-source policies and projects. Phase three will include NASA creating and hosting tools for successfully developing open projects. NASA's history of collaboration with the open-source community includes OpenStack, a scalable self-hosted cloud computing project.
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The Census Bureau hasn't established a time frame for its cloud computing plans, including testing for scalability, security, and privacy protection, as well as determining a budget for cloud services.
President Obama's proposal to boost government coordination with the private sector got a warm welcome in the House Homeland Security Committee.
The spy agency wants to better integrate cybersecurity into its traditional human intelligence operations.
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