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'Housewives' Insider: Bravo 'Jumped the Gun' on Rushing Premiere of 'NYC'
EXCLUSIVE: Bravo set off a chorus of speculation on Wednesday when they announced that the premiere of one of their 'Housewives' franchises would be delayed in order to debut another. The cable network shocked fans and members of the cast when they said 'The Real Housewives of New York City' will not be hitting TV screens on Feb. 15, but instead will be pushed to March or April.
While it would seem Bravo wants to give their newest entry, 'RHO Miami,' which debuts Feb. 22, some time to shine, various reports floating around allege that Bravo was "a little worried" about the final product and that they thought the show "needs a lot of work and editing."
But a source with direct knowledge of the situation tells PopEater that it's far less scandalous than that. In previous seasons, there has always been a several-month break between the end of filming and the actual debut on Bravo. Normally, the lag hovers around three months, but sources tell us shooting for season four did not end until late January, making a Feb. 15 start date a bit unrealistic.
"It was very surprising when Bravo jumped the gun back in December and announced a mid-February premiere date," admits our source.
We're told that several members of the cast were "shocked" by the announcement, which reached them in an internal memo by Bravo executive vice president Andy Cohen. It said that they wanted "more time to make the show as GREAT and as big a hit as possible."
A press release emerged a few hours later announcing the premiere of the oft-delayed 'Miami' and the bumping of 'NYC.'
Cohen quickly tried to quiet the storm by releasing his own statement about the moves, saying he thought there was enough TV heat for both shows.
"No conspiracy here folks. We have an embarrassment of riches with Miami and New York and I assure you that the 'Real Housewives of NYC' will be well worth the wait and the 'Real Housewives of Miami' is hot, hot, hot," said Cohen. "Heaven knows we could use a bit of heat on the East Coast about right now."
Several cast members turned down our requests for comment on the moves, but Simon van Kempen, Alex McCord's husband, tells PopEater exclusively that he isn't worried about the quality of the show -- or the loss of one of its biggest stars.
"Having done the show for four seasons I am confident that this latest season is our best yet," he said. "Bethenny Frankel has moved on to her own show, and as other franchises have shown, the loss of one cast member has never affected how great they've been and our season four will be no different. I know that this season will rock!"
A friend of the departed Bethenny had a different take, telling PopEater's Naughty But Nice columnist Rob Shuter, "Without Bethenny the show doesn't work. It needs a lot of work."
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- Friday 04 FebruaryBy Digi
perhaps its delayed cause NO ONE GIVES A FLYING F*CK!
- Friday 04 FebruaryBy xqxinLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
We're told that several members of the cast were "shocked" by the announcement, which reached them in an internal memo by Bravo executive vice president Andy Cohen. It said that they wanted "more time to make the show as GREAT and as big a hit as possible."I love reading this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via age'lessmate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends..
- Friday 04 FebruaryBy JoanLowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
No one cares that Bethenny has left the show..I'm glad and will enjoy it without her. Looking forward to Miami and NYC will be worth the wait.
- Saturday 05 FebruaryBy cathyLowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
I'm with you. I quit watching it because I don't like her. I'll start watching it again since she's not there.
- Saturday 05 FebruaryBy Vivian
Wrong. Bethenney did make the show. Jill is the one that should have gone. She is a horrible person with the voice of a chain saw.
- Saturday 05 FebruaryBy Margot
WRONG. Bethenney made the show. her and Ramona. Jill Zarin is the one viewers wish had left. They are probably at their wits end trying to make Jill likable.
- Friday 04 FebruaryBy KS.
Wonder if these gals actually DO housework.
- Monday 07 FebruaryBy yayabeanesLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
Nah, it's delayed because not a single one of them would stand up for Charlie Sheen as a close friend and neighbor. And that's because they they do have some scruples unlike Adrienne Maloof and her plastic surgeon husband who appears on TV for Charlie Sheen as they do not mind having a close friend and neighbor who brings in drug dealers and prostitutes into their neighborhood near them, their children and their homes.
- Saturday 05 FebruaryBy Ted Bundy
I think it's really sad that our culture even has tv shows like this. Just a bunch of immature, gold digging, fake bimbos yelling at each other.
- Sunday 06 FebruaryBy barbieHigh Rank Vote downVote upReport this
No matter the reason for the delay, I won't watch it because Kelly is still a part of the cast! Who wants to watch a crazy, delusional person!
- Wednesday 16 FebruaryBy debi
my sentiments exactly...after last year i said to myself if kelly was back i would not watch. now after watching the beverly hills version i gotta say new york kinda sucks. just their cast picture alone looks kinda sad & ugly...
- Sunday 06 FebruaryBy barbie
As far as Miami HW series goes, first are they legally in our country? And who wants to watch a bunch of hyped up latino women who bring drama to everything!
- Sunday 06 FebruaryBy judy warrenHigh Rank Vote downVote upReport this
since you still have Kelly on the show you lost me as a viwer any way
- Sunday 06 FebruaryBy Heather
I am also not interested in this season because of Kelly. She is just unwatchable and I would rather turn the channel than have to tune her out.
There are too many "Housewives" shows anyways. It was about time I started weeding some out.
- Sunday 06 FebruaryBy lisa
- Tuesday 15 FebruaryBy fox
Has Kelly been diagnosed yet? But she has another unsolvable trait, no brains. She is a very challanged person and I can't understand how she raises her children. She seems to be way out there very often, like always. She still thinks Bethenny is out to get her and that is delusional as ever. Bethenny doesn't care what she says and will not say anything about her because she is wackadoodle.
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Apple TV gets Wiimote! [Jailbreak]
Developer Tom Cool has successfully brought Wiimote functionality to the Apple TV by activating a custom BT stack that uses Apple TV's built in Bluetooth. So far the demo only shows a virtual representation on screen which perfectly mirrors the movement of the Wiimote, however it shouldn't be too long before full Wiimote or even iPhone/iPod touch controlled gaming is brought to the Apple TV.
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Apple TV gets Wiimote! [Jailbreak]
FULL Wiimote capabilities will not be brought to the Apple TV!
The Wiimote works off two types of wireless sensors (bluetooth and IR). Unless you find a way to connect the IR bar that comes with the Wii you will not have FULL Wiimote functionality that you experience when using the Wii itself.
Certain functions brought to the Apple TV YES! Full Functionality NO!
The Wii bar is nothing more than a series of IR lights. You can buy wireless Wii bars. Just use one of these.


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Today was an amazing beginning for us. Not just the beginning of the three day protest against the American Bankers Association (ABA) conference, but the beginning of the end for business as usual on Wall Street. The big banks heard loud and clear tonight that taxpayers are fed up with them taking our money and using it to pay themselves outrageous profits and lobby against financial reform.
They did everything they could not to hear us. They've been ignoring our demands ever since we asked them to meet with us at their convention this weekend. So, tonight, taxpayers decided to invite ourselves in. All we wanted to do was deliver a letter to the Wall Street bankers to let them know how much they've hurt our communities - and what they need to do to clean up their act. Take a look:
They wouldn't listen to us. They kicked us out. But, the bad news for them is that we'll be back. We're not going to leave after tonight. In fact, more and more people are coming to Chicago in the next 48 hours. What started as a thousand people tonight will continue to grow up until Tuesday when more than 5,000 taxpayers march on the ABA and demand an end to Wall Street greed.
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Hi all,
I have just made pizza using my very own sour dough starter that Ive used for the first time. I used Splatgirls recipe and method to prep the dough balls. In a few words, absolutely amazing. Great flavour, tenderness and oven spring. The only problem I had was that the crust did not bounce back like Im used too when I cut or bite into it. The crust looked a little under done in the middle and I suspect that is the problem but the rest of the pie looked ready and if had kept it in there for much longer it would have burned. The crust was not thick, I didn't think so anyway and was light and airy but not quite done.
My question is, do you have to adjust your cooking times or temps when using high hydration dough. I used a 70% hydration dough as apposed to a 65% dough that Im used too. I used a 50/50 mix of bread flour and 00, dont know if that has anything to do with it.
Any comments would be appreciated.
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Hi Micky!
The gray color of your crust (with darker caramelized spots) tells me you had very low residual sugar in your crust which means it was WAY overproofed. This tends to give a cardboardy texture and reduced oven spring. You say you followed splat's guidance but...you don't really tell us what you did... and I must guess this dough was either well over one day of retard OR was out at room temp way too long after the one day retard.
You got reasonable oven spring. I am forced, however to question how thin the pie was. It looks more moderate than "thin". Nothing wrong with either IMO but the oven temp and baking times are different.
I agree with Doug that your oven looks a bit hot but without seeing the bottom I can't tell whether the hearth was hot enough or not. The side near the camera was obviously near the fire and makes it look like the hearth was hot but I kind of suspect it was a bit low (and why your pie was a bit short on doneness). You can definitely leave the pizza in longer - even 10 or 15 seconds can help a lot. Also a slightly hotter hearth relative to dome/flames.
Good Luck!
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for your input. You both raised valid points that I need to improve on. One was not my entirely fault though, (I only just found out). I think I do place the pizza too close to the flame and will have to force myself to avoid doing that. I have been doing that so I get a good char on my pizza but I know its not necessary with a hot oven.
Jay, I am amazed that you can tell what is wrong with a pizza just buy looking at it, you truly are a legend. When I was showing my wife your responses she had admitted that she had unintentionally forgot to turn the fridge on. What happened is that I balled my dough and left it out for three hours before putting it in the spare fridge. The problem is I had to go to work and asked my wife to put it in the fridge at a certain time. She forgot. It was only after seven hours of proofing at room temp that she realised what she had done. She thought it wasnt an issue and has only told me now. Do you guys think that three hours of room temp proofing before retarding it is too much? I noticed that when I got home from work and looked at the dough it was full of bubbles on the sides and had more that doubled. I had suspected that it might have been overproofed but wasn't sure. I did have an issue working with such a wet dough in regards to getting a thin uniformed dough base. I just need more practice I guess.
I think another reason might have been after I took the dough out of the fridge to come to room temp I over estimated the time it took the oven to come to temp and the dough ended up out of the fridge for about an hour and a half before I used it.
As you said Doug, there is a lot more to it than just plonking a bit of dough in an oven and hoping for the best. So much too learn. Ah well, its not all bad. More excuse to eat more pizza.
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Hi Mick!
The color of the crust of a cooked pie is a really good, easy indicator of the overproofing of the dough. You can't get that gray look and a speckled caramelization across the toppings if the dough has any significant sugar left! Overproofing is NOT IMO a big deal for pizza (and please share that with your wife - it is not like she broke your favorite fly rod/gizmo/etc.). It will still taste good and can have good cornicione, and is so better than those "other guys" that no one will care. But when you are trying to get it right and figure out what is "wrong" it should be mentioned when it is as far as you were for it has effects that need to be recognized.
The good news is it sounds like your overproofing was erroneous and when you follow the routine properly you will probably be pretty happy with the results. Try again, and if you still have questions/problems we can discuss them separately for that may clear up all your concerns.
I do suspect your hearth was a bit cool though. The easiest test - even better than a IR thermometer IMO - is to simply toss 1/8 tsp or so of semolina on the hearth and count (the ole one thousand one, one thousand two, etc.). It should sit on the hearth and then suddenly turn black. If that is more than about 4 to 5 seconds your hearth is on the cool side. Two or less and it is too hot. Three seconds is the target IMO. I have a slightly leaky hearth so I have to recharge about every hour and that is how I test! When it is too cool I simply rake some coals out over the hearth and let it sit for a few minutes. Reclean the hearth and give it a minute or two to equalize, check the temp and resume baking.
Good Luck!
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Thanks for the feedback. Just for the record, me and the wife have kissed and made up.
Seriously, I am having a pizza party this weekend and will let you know how it went with the correct proofing times and oven temp. Ill try and get some pics of the bottom of the pie as well, thats if I dont get my hand bitten off. Ill give the semolina test a go and at the same time take a reading from my IR thermometer to see what it reads, just out of curiosity .
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Glad to know you are "back together"! Let us know how it turns out.
Look forward to hearing how it works this time!
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Well, had my pizza party over the weekend and everyone loved the pizza, every one except me. My problem is that I am a perfectionist. I think this time the dough was under proofed. The crust sprang in the oven but did not have that bounce back in the crust after you cut or bite into it. Is that an issue caused by under proofing? There is also no sour taste to the dough at all. The mother starter is sour though when I taste it after it has peaked but has not come through into the pizza crust.
This is what I did:
I will use 1000 grams of flour to keep it simple.
1000grams of bread flour, (lighthouse brand)
650grams filtered water
150 grams sourdough starter
20grams sea salt
I used Jeff Varasano's method which included mixing 75% of the flour with all the water, starter until just combined and let it autolyse for 20 min. I then mix it in the kitchen aid on number 1 setting for 5 mins then increased the speed to 2 for another 3 mins gradually adding the remainder of the flour and salt until all combined and just forming a ball but still sticking to the bottom of the bowl.
I then let it rest for 20 mins, shaped it into a ball and divided it into dough balls where I put them into individual containers and left to proof for 4hrs at room temp. This time unlike the last time when the dough balls over proofed, I had trouble getting any movement in the dough balls. After 4 hours they had hardly rose but I had to go to work so I put them in the fridge. 24hrs later I took them out for 2hours with not much rising. Probably about 1/3. I think I have self identified a few problems.
1. I took the mother starter out of the fridge and only feed it once before using it. It doubled in size after 4 hrs and I thought it was good to go, but I could have been wrong.
2. My started is only three weeks old and may not be established enough to raise the dough on its own without a little help from our friend, ADY.
3. I am a total novice at using sour dough starter and am probably trying too much too soon. I think I will add a little ADY as well as my starter for the next batch so its a little more predictable.
I have tried this method the first time I made pizza but with IDY and the crust was awesome with bounce back after I bit into it. That was with a ten minute room temp proof and then striaght in the firdge. Pulled out 2hrs before use.
Ive attached two photos. The pizza looks thicker than it actually is. It is thin on the bottom. My mate helped me put toppings on the pizza and has gone over the edges a little. During shaping, (which I need a lot more practice) the dough also felt dense, not light, soft and airy like Im used too. BTW, hearth temp was 400C.
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Sounds like your starter is still puny. Not surprising. Looks like you had good oven spring in the cornicione so you were on the way, but if it wasn't light and airy your starter probably needs more time/feeding/acivity for 4 hours plus 24 retard plus a couple of warmup should have you close to ready. You probably should have given more than two hours for final proof. You didn't say how much starter you used. You may have overexapanded (too much flour for the amount of starter) but I can't really say without more info.
I think your dough may be overworked a bit also. The autolyse should have had the gluten ready. You shouldn't have needed so much additional mixing IMO.
Still pretty good looking. Shaping takes time and experience!
Hang in there!
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Hi Jay,
Thanks for your reply. When you ask how mush starter I used, it was 150grams in total. I had 360grams of mother starter after it was fed and doubled at room temp once. I then removed 150grams and added it to the 1000grams which is 15% of starter. Is this not enough?
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Expansion rates for feeding/expanding starter vary a bit with temp and hydration and ???. But your expansion is IMO low. Normal expansion rates for sourdough are 4 to 1 range - to 100 grams of starter, add 200 or flour and 200 of water. That should peak in about 8 to 13 hours at room temp (say 70 to 78 F). In winter when it is in the sixties I go to 3 to 1 (100 plus 150 plus 150). I could go 5 to 1 at 80 if I had a hot kitchen.
As I read your messages you took 150 grams of starter and barely doubled it to 360. that is not a very big feeding or expansion. Your starter is not likely to be robust after a low expansion feeding like that. (Likely problem No. 1 in why your dough was "slow". Then you expanded 210 grams of that probably slow starter into 1800 grams of dough. That is too aggressive an expansion IMO.
For bread I take 100 grams of starter and expand it to 500 of levain. (I feed the starter separately - I don't steal from the expansion). Then that 500 gets expanded to 2500. So I use about twice as much starter/levain in the final dough. That is for bread, and I don't retard so there are some things in favor potentially for the big expansion.
First, it is best to be certain the starter is robust. Feeding twice is not a bad idea. Once should be enough but... Feeding in the morning (say 8 am) then in the evening (say 8 pm) to make what you call your mother starter that you steal from would give you a more robust starter. Would be good to up the expansion too!
Then I would increase the levain to at least 300 grams in your final dough. Could be 400.
Also...note: some sourdoughs really don't like refrigerator retards! Mine does not so I never do it. It gets sleepy and is hell to wake back up. Fine for storage of levain but my retarded dough is usually very hard to get actively raising bread. It just sits like a cold lump forever!
WRT kneading... I would think mixing in the salt and hand kneading for two minutes or so after the autolyse ought to be enough. At most a couple of S&Fs half an hour later. Ball it, bag it with a little oil, and retard it. If it doesn't swell much in the fridge, take it out 3 hours before baking - maybe take one out 4 hours early so you can see what works best.
You probably need to experiment to find the right combo for your climate, yeast, etc.
Good Luck!
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Down to its third try and last chance, Miami came through.
Kenny Kadji scored a season-high 23 points to help the sixth-ranked Hurricanes win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship outright by beating Clemson 62-49 on Saturday.
Kadji also grabbed 12 rebounds and Miami (24-6, 15-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) clinched its first outright men's basketball league title after being foiled in consecutive losses to Duke and Georgia Tech. The Hurricanes tied the school record for victories set in 2001-02, when they went 24-8, and improved to 14-1 at home in their regular-season finale.
The league championship is the second for the Hurricanes, who shared the Big East Conference title in 2000.
Clemson (13-17, 5-13) has lost six consecutive games and nine of its past 10.
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College Baseball Daily continues our countdown to the start of the 2012 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.
We continue the countdown today at number 64 with Rice sophomore RHP Austin Kubitza. The Colleyville, Texas native attended Heritage High School where he was a three-year letterman and two-year varsity starter for head coach Alan McDougal. His senior year saw him go 8-2 on the mound with a 2.28 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 64 innings. He was also an accomplished hitter with a .354 batting average with a .687 slugging percentage and 32 RBI in the Panthers' 33 games. He picked up several honors including being named Second team 5A all-state pitcher, Member of the Texas HS Coaches Association North All-Star team, and named most valuable player honors in District 5-5A. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the seventh round of the 2010 MLB Draft but were not able to come to an agreement with him. Continue reading Top 100 Countdown: 64. Austin Kubitza (Rice)


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VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Saint Leo University men's basketball team rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit but could not close out West Alabama as the Tigers eventually managed to squeeze by the Lions with a 62-59 final in The Loop Pizza Grill Classic played at the campus of Valdosta State University on Saturday afternoon.
It was a game that featured a tale of two halves as West Alabama dominated the Lions in the opening period. After the Lions jumped out to a 9-5 lead on three consecutive treys in the first five minutes, they would go ice-cold for the next five and watch the Tigers go on a 13-2 run where the Lions only two points were bucketed on Josue Vazquez free-throws.
West Alabama (3-5) would increase the lead to double-digits and hold it there for the remaining 10 minutes as they led by as much as 13 points with a minute to play. A Quentin Cullop fastbreak layup with under 30 seconds left cut the Tigers' lead to 32-21 as the teams headed to the lockers.
It was a role-reversal in the second half as the Lions outscored West Alabama 38-30 through the period. After Cullop opened up the half with a trey, Matt Salay dropped in five quick points to cut the once double-digit lead down to just four.
Consecutive 3-pointers from Salay with just over 14 minutes left gave the Lions their first lead in the game since the 14:30 mark of the first half and set the Lions on fire.
With the momentum on the side of Saint Leo, the next five minutes became the Saladeem Dewberry show as the sophomore nailed two short-range jumpers, sank two free-throws, grabbed a defensive rebound, got a steal and an even posted an uncredited block to push the Lions' lead to three. Dewberry even managed a foul a West Alabama player to round out his five-minute conquest.
Saint Leo would push their advantage to six as a Vazquez layup with 6:28 left put the Lions up 51-45 but West Alabama would not be done.
A trey from the Tigers' Herman Mains cut the SLU lead to just three and then a Jamaine Nance layup on a continuation after he was fouled on the drive, took two steps and finger-tip rolled it into the basket and his subsequent free-throw tied the game.
After trading free-throws, the Tigers took the lead for good with a tip-in basket by Brandon Hampton with four minutes left. After that point the Lions would miss their remaining shots from the field and see West Alabama match them in free-throws to pull out the three point win.
Although three Lions were in double figures, the biggest stat of the game was on the defensive side of the ball as West Alabama pulled down a staggering 46 rebounds in the game. The Tigers pulled down more offensive boards (21) than the Lions managed in defensive rebounding (20).
Salay led Saint Leo with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including a 5-for-8 night from behind the arc. Jordan Prais added 12 points and Quentin Cullop contributed 11 in the loss.
The Lions rebounded from a 28 percent shooting performance in the first half to shoot 40 percent (20-for-50) for the game. They matched their accuracy from the field with the 40 percent (8-for-20) night from behind the arc. Free-throws played another big role in the game as the 69 percent (11-for-16) performance from the charity stripe saw the Lions missed five shots. The final margin of the game was three points.
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The First Judicial Criminal Courts for Montserrado County have opened for the November term of court with low budget and jury tampering topping various remarks.
The Criminal Courts "A, B, C, D and E" were formally opened Monday for the November term.
At an opening ceremony held at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia, Judge Peter Gbennewelleh called for increased budgetary allotment to the Judiciary in order to afford judges and lawyers to effectively carry out their duties.
Judge Gbennewelleh said it was important that judges and lawyers, like people in other arms of government, be allotted budget that will commensurate with their works.
He also warned would-be jurors against acts of bribery during the November Term of court. During the just ended term of court, several jurors were tried and sentenced for acts of briberies.
Some lawyers and judges also claimed that the alleged act of corruption amongst jurors was derailing the entire judicial system.
In separate statements Monday, the lawyers recalled that individuals selected to serve as jurors perceived jury service as 'quick impact project'.
The lawyers warned individuals opting to serve as jurors to consider themselves as part of the country's judiciary system, as their actions would either positively or negatively impact the entire system.
The lawyers said the issue of bribery and corruption in the country's justice system needs to be holistically addressed.
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opinionBy Patrick Ajuna
Oh Uganda may God uphold thee we lay our future in thy hands...goes the Uganda National Anthem. Such a prayer as embodied in our Anthem and other prayers needs to be recited by Ugandans while holding their Bibles or Qur'ans to rededicate our country to God so that He can restore sanity in the Pearl of Africa.
The shocking and eye catching news headlines that dominated the media in the past few days involving the shooting dead by the army (UPDF) of three police officers in Kyengera who were trying to rob a soap factory, and that of the 'ghost parliamentarians' where it was revealed that some 247 out of 375 MPs signed in the attendance register on Tuesday last week but less than 40 were in attendance during the debate on oil Bill, one has every cause to be worried.
It has been reported that some MPs have made it a norm to sign for sitting allowances and later abscond to attend to their personal businesses despite the hefty pay, something that has at times forced the speaker to adjourn the house for lack of quorum especially when contentious issues are to be decided as was the case last week. This reminds me of the famous bible verse in Isaiah 6:8 which says; And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?"
According to Article 211 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, Police is charged with, among other functions, to protect life and property, preserve law and order and prevent and detect crimes.
However, in the fore mentioned foiled crime, some of the very police officers entrusted with this authority by Ugandans in the Constitution, had turned against them like in the tale of the lion and other animals, where the former was entrusted with the authority of being their (other animals) king but later it (lion) betrayed this trust by eating whichever animal that turned up to pay him a visit.
The information that these three killed Police officers hatched their sinister scheme about a month ago without being 'detected by their colleagues' (only the army intelligence did), and the fact that they used a police patrol car to facilitate their movement to commit the felony, it is more probable that more than just the three killed officers were involved. Besides, the many crimes which are not investigated to their logical conclusion normally reported in Sunday Vision or where case files in police go missing could be a result of such instances.
It's unfortunate that these officers had to be killed in the scuffle that ensued when they were intercepted by army before vital information could be squeezed out of them to help in the investigations. Nevertheless, this incident should be thoroughly investigated.
Relatedly, Article 79 of the Constitution obligates and empowers Parliament to make laws and promote democratic governance of Uganda among others on behalf of the citizens of Uganda. This means they (MPs) are responsible to their electorates besides being accountable for whatever transpires in the parliamentary chambers.
The revelation that some MPs have been dodging the plenary sessions and committee meetings while on their private business which came to light last week thanks to the speaker's swiftness in conducting an abrupt roll call and media in reporting the information is very disturbing and annoying.
Implicating some MPs and police officers in such ugly situations of corruption and theft respectively, the very institutions meant to fight the vices and enforce accountability at this very moment when their effort is needed most is very regrettable and unfortunate.
It is high time the IGG, and electorates demanded accountability from their respective MPs both financial and their individual contribution in the house. For instance, they should demand accountability for 103 million given to each MP to buy a car and other expenditures involving tax payers' money as is the case with other people in governmental and NGOs. It is such kind of supervision that will compel those (MPs) to act responsibly and reasonably.
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Lenovo Ideapad V470-439628U
SpecificationsNotebook: Lenovo Ideapad V470-439628U
Processor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.1kg
Price: 600 euro
Average of 4 scores (from 4 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo Ideapad V470-439628U
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The Lenovo IdeaPad V470 is the way to go if you're looking for a notebook that combines good performance with a charming design, mid-level display, and an extensive port selection. Lenovo found a way to pack some impressive features into this notebook without raising the pricepoint. The notebook feels great in your hands too thanks to super-comfortable brushed aluminum material throughout. The biggest flaw with the V470 lies in its build quality. While the palm rests and chassis backbone are both constructed well, the display cover is just about as flimsy as paper. The display could surely crack if not handled carefully at all times. That being said, purchasing a better warranty than the limited one-year should be in order if you're going to go with the V470.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/28/2011
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 50% features: 80% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80%
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The Lenovo IdeaPad V470 is a 14-inch laptop computer with a well-built design and many configuration options available, each at a very affordable price. While it does lack USB 3.0 connectivity, it has an Intel Core i5 CPU, a large 750GB hard drive and discrete Nvidia graphics.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/14/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: CNet
While you could credit the Lenovo IdeaPad V470 with being a soundly built 14-inch laptop at a reasonable price, it's not inexpensive enough or well-featured enough to avoid feeling anonymous in a laptop buyer's market. Our idea of what a laptop consists of is changing over time.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/10/2011
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 70% mobility: 60%
Source: Laptop Mag
The IdeaPad V470 is a sleek notebook with an excellent keyboard and strong security features, making it a good choice for business users on the go. The Core i3 performance isn't blazing, but there's plenty of oomph here for work and play. For $599, we can live without a backlit keyboard and USB 3.0, but the lack of multitouch support on the touchpad is annoying. If you're looking for a Lenovo notebook that offers more of what business users need, you can pick up the ThinkPad Edge E420s for $629. Ultimately, we prefer the HP Pavilion dm4t because of its longer battery life. However, if you care a lot about typing comfort and want to protext your data, the IdeaPad V470 is an attractive choice.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/16/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
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On one occasion we were doing a gig with the Pogues somewhere in Kerry, I think it might have been Killorglin. This was a big gig and when we arrived in the town the whiff of Yamaha exhaust was in the air and the place was absolutely jammed tight with rivets, leather, heavyweight.
Boots, and the most fantastic collection of hairstyles you ever saw. We went up to the gate of the field where the gig was to take place and told the mountainous security man that we were the Voice Squad for the gig. He looked at us with a mixture of scorn and annoyance. "Yis're doin' the gig and yis has no gear wid ye. What do yis take me for? Beat it! (not quiet as polite as that). Being a Capella group can have it's own special difficulties" Phil Callery talking about some of his memories of the Voice Squad. Did they get in to the gig? "Yes eventually and the hush we got from the crowd was brilliant" He laughs long and loud at the memory, his normal serious face cracking into long established laugh lines.
The Voice Squad burst onto the scene at the back end of the eighties a wonderful blend of voices, Fran McPhail, Gerry Cullen and Phil Callery. How did they get started in the first place? "I wasn¹t singing with the lads at the start. Brian Leahy was there around to establish a blend of voices and off we went."
Does he have a family background in singing? "No not really. My mother, while she knew what she liked when it came to singing, was tone deaf. Dad was a different proposition. He was a fiddle player and had a great love of words in general and poetry in particular. And when you think about it that's what a song is. Words and music." With your father being a fiddler were you never inclined to follow his lead and take up the instrument "Oh indeed yes. I played before I began to singing seriously. After all Sean Maguire was a family friend from the same part of Cavan as my father. I think fiddling was in the air there. But I always had a great love of songs and especially the words. The singing took over from the playing especially when got involved with the Voice Squad. In the last few years I have taken up the fiddle again and am playing like mad to make up for the lost time. It's great feeling to sit down with a bunch of musicians and play a few tunes."
How much work did it take to produce the faultless blend of voices that was the Voice Squad sound? "Oh we worked hard, very hard at it and, you know, there comes a time when you kid yourself that you've have got it right maybe with a particular song. But just then something jumps up and bites you and you realise that you don't have things quiet as well as you thought. The biggest kick in the backside we got was when we came to do our first album, Many's the Foolish Youth. This was recorded in very humble circumstances in close harmony. But what a fantastic learning experience. It forced us to construct a foundation we didn't have previously and it served us well when pressure came on. Some times after that we were in Florrie Batt's pub in Kenmare. You know the place, the only pub where the language was made up of facial expressions. One punter who's look told you he was the town critic was paying particular attention and I was dreading some comment from him before we finished. In a gap between songs he leaned in our direction and quietly asked 'hey lads do you fellas know each other?' I felt that was one of the most eloquent comments on our singing ever!"
What things in your life to date stick out and do you say to yourself about them I'm glad I did that? "Getting the idea of a Singers Club going on Dublin I suppose was a big thing for me. Back in the seventies I wanted to get something going like Ewan McColl's Listeners Club in London. It worked and gave a platform to the likes of Dolores Keane, Mary Black, Christ Moore, Paul Brady, the O'Domhnaill sisters, Triona and Maighread, Luka Bloom and a few more. The concept is still alive and well in the form of the Goilin Singers club which gets together regularly in Dublin to allow people the space to sing and listen and learn and just enjoy the privilege of singing together."
"Of course the Voice Squad thing was great but one tour I did with Donal Lunny and Davey Spillane and a few more gave me great satisfaction. We went to England to sing for the striking miners and one of the gigs was in Chesterfield. It turned out that the mayor was a Tipperary man and his council had told him that with this bunch of Irishmen coming to make music the day was his to virtually do as he liked. I never got a better welcome anywhere. The red carpet was literally rolled out and we were treated like kings."
What prompted him to launch a solo career? "The lads in the Squad got a bit separated geographically. Fran for instance is in Galway, but anyway I wanted to give it a go. One great thing that has come out of it is the fact that my daughters become involved. Rosa and Sarah sometimes came to our gigs with their friends but you know the generation thing of instinctively running away from what your parents do. No way could I visualise either of them standing on the stage with me doing the business despite the fact that they both sing well. But imperceptibly they got closer and closer until it seemed that I turned around at one gig one night and there they were beside me. Now they are a natural part of the band and I am very happy about that. We have been gigging around for a while now, the band is getting to be well known, and the reception has been good. Next month we are off to play in France for a couple of weeks."
Callery has just launched his first solo album 'From the Edge of Memory' (TARACD 4007). Calling it a solo album is maybe not quiet accurate. The line up of guest musicians reads like a who's who of Irish music, Steve Cooney, Ritchie Buckley, Liam O'Maonlai, Brian Kennedy, and a whole lot more. How did he pull it off? "It made me feel great that all these great performers would want to get involved in my project. It was a difficult time and I might not have made it without the enormous help they gave me. It is a wonderful experience to see how the inputs of everybody involved can have the subtlest effects upon the final shape of a song. The way it happened on this album made the project another one of those things I have done in music that make me very glad that I did it. As the poet said "the past is another country I don't live there anymore" but then so is the future and I love traveling especially if I can go to the lilt of a song.
Jim Kelly in deep conversation with Phil Callery on the release of his new album, 'From the Edge of Memory', Reproduced by kind permission of the Irish Music magazine.


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Yeah that is M5 Hero alright but more importantly is that amazing texture and how well you got the armor to convert
As for the armor, I converted it like:
1) Load Genesis and M4
2) Resize and change the pose in the parts of M4 as close as default Genesis.
3) Load the armor, make each parts fit to M4 (so it almost looks like Genesis is wearing the armor)
4) Export the parts (separatedly) as obj file.
5) New scene and load Genesis
6) Import the part of armor
7) Asset > Transfer Utility > Source: Genesis, Scene Item: the part of Armor
It's a little better than using TU on the default armor, I think. the armor can't keep the morph in this way. But Coalition Rapier did not have many morphs.
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Strains of "It's a Small World" might as well have been wafting down from the heavens as we made our way slowly through this bright, sparkling, Nordeast market one day in search of provisions. There were the inevitable spices and sauce mixes and bulk bags of exotic rice and legumes, yes, but there was also the Pillsbury Doughboy. He offered his trademark parade wave from dozens of packages in the freezer case, right next to a tempting array of cocktail-nibble-sized samosas and pakoras. We couldn't resist picking out one of the Doughboy's "flavoured" parathas, made not at General Mills in Golden Valley, but in Mumbai, people. We put it into our cart, taking care not to crush the fresh fenugreek (fresh fenugreek--in the Midwest!) and some other unexpected prizes, and we made our way slowly home, wondering whether the kids would believe us if we said that once upon a time the Doughboy meant crescent rolls and his buddy the Green Giant the only produce available most of the year.
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