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Honey-Mustard Chicken Sandwiches Recipe
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
- 4 sandwich buns, split
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 8 thin tomato slices
- In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Broil chicken 4 in. from the heat for 4-7 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 170°, brushing occasionally with mustard mixture. Serve on buns with lettuce and tomato. Yield: 4 servings.
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"I've made this several times by marinating the chicken in the sauce as written for several hours and either grilled or cooked on top of stove. Serve as meat entree without making into sandwiches. Delicious and very moist. My husband is not a chicken fan, but likes this a lot. You can add leftover, cut up chicken to green salads for easy summer meals."
"My daughter and I just loved these sandwiches! I love the fact that they're so easy to make and that they taste so delicious that it's no problem to make them ahead of time on the weekend and eat them all week long!"
"We really liked this recipe. I cooked the chicken & the sauce separately & just let each person put the sauce on if they wanted it. We did leave the oregano out since we don't care for it. Will definately make this again."
"Fantastic flavor. We enjoyed every bite!!"
"We all loved these! My kids don't like dijon mustard and they still loved these sandwiches! I will be making these a lot this summer and will try grilling the chicken to see the difference. I did toast the buns and didn't use any additional condiments other than the lettuce/tomato on the sandwich. The marinade gives it plenty of flavor if you continue to baste them. This is a great quick main dish!"


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How long should it take for my Megabomb to charge?
Your Megabomb will take around 30-45 minutes to charge. You will know when the helicopter is fully charged because the red and green lights on your controller will be on together!
Where can I fly my Megabomb?
Your Megabomb is designed to be flown indoors only, so do not fly it outside! The room you are in should have lots of space to fly with no breakable objects. Try to avoid direct sunlight or other IR (infrared) devices. The IR signal between the controller and the heli will not work well near sunlight so you may lose connection and crash.
It's also a really small helicopter - it doesn't take much to knock the little guy off course! Turn off any ceiling fans and stay away from any other air vents.
Follow these tips and you will be an expert pilot in no time!
Can I fly more than one Megabomb at a time?
You can fly 2 Megabomb helicopters together at a time; just make sure you have 2 helicopters in 2 separate frequencies - either A, or B.
The frequency will be printed on the front of the box in the lower right hand corner, or on the underside of the helicopter.
How far can my Megabomb fly?
The signal is good for around 20-30 feet. This should be plenty of distance for most indoor areas you will be flying your Megabomb!
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Gosh, I am in one FOUL mood today.
I know it's all hormonal, but it's hard to pull out of a tailspin when you're in it.
Add to that the cold and feeling like a piece of beef jerky - all dry and brittle - and I'm just ornery.
This morning during my drive in to work I had the thought: I want to be an athlete.
By it's simplest defintion and Athlete is someone who is proficient at sports or other forms of physical exercise.
That definition doesn't say 'best'; it doesn't say 'fastest'; it says 'proficient.' That means someone has competency or skill. Again, nothing about being the best.
So, it kind of turns the idea of beating myself up for never being able to run an 8 minute mile on it's head, doesn't it? After all, I can be a proficient or skilled distance runner and not do it the most quickly. I can be an efficient runner. I can be a capable runner. I can most certainly be an able runner.
Being that I am such a competitive person by nature it's hard for me to get past the idea that can't be first at this. It's a mental challenge. It's taking a race and running it against myself. I'm running against that voice in my head that tries to bargain and tries to get me to stop. I'm running against the cold and the wind that tells me that if I just go back inside I'll feel better. Feeling better hasn't helped me be better at anything ever.
In other news with the hormones comes extra weight. Up an incredible four pounds this morning. I don't get it. I never will get it. I hate being a girl.
Time to go kick some butt at work... I've done enough wining for today.
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Being a girl does suck sometimes. I always go up 4 lbs just before TOM, and it always terrifies me that this time they won't go away again and I'll just keep on going up in 4 lb increments. Curse you, womanhood.
Also, have some hugs. *hugging!*
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I think you already are an athlete.
And I totally get your 'beef jerky' reference. I feel that way too!
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You sound determined and what I am hearing in this message is someone who will be able to do what you want. When you feel bloated and out-of-sorts is when you need to just move, whether it is slow or fast. There are hormones produced by our amino acids that regulate weight gain and appetite. You may already know about them but I was very relieved to find an answer to my intervals of rapid weight gain. They are called Gherlin and Leptin. Gherlin is the one that causes our appetite to increase and they facilitate production of the growth hormones. Leptin is the one that decreased appetite. When you eat regulary and at breif intervals you decrease the Gherlin hormones and increase the Leptin hormones. Aerobic exercise increases the Leptin Hormones. Estrogen, lack of sleep and stress all increase Gherlin hormones. We have a proportinate amount of Gherlin hormones as the fat content in our body. Exercise reduces the fat content and therefore the Gherlin hormone.
If you want to be more like a man then exercise like one or increase your aerobics so decrease the Gherlin that is causing your weight gain!
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Sounds like are already an athlete. Nice job on the progress that you've made.
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Hi CK, this is a cool spot! Thanks for sharing! Me going there one of these days.
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In all seriousness, getting up on your piano skills and musical theory would be a great asset. With some exceptions, most ideas can be translated from piano to guitar - it can be a simple as a melody over a chord progression that turns into a lead / rhythm part. I've recently started using the garageband program to record ideas for band mates, super easy to get what's in my head into a format they can listen to. I'm not quite that proficient at keys to be able to perform my ideas live, but with just about any recording software you can edit your work and touch up and tweak to get something that you are happy with.
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This book promises to serve as the bible of recreational dissections for at least a generation, just as Harry Lindgren's Recreational Problems in Geometric Dissections and How to Solve Them was the classic source from 1964 to the present. Moreover, the two books are intimately connected, for Frederickson edited the 1972 revision of Lindgren's for Dover. In his preface to that revision he wrote, "Several years ago I picked up the first edition of this book. It immediately fascinated me ... I was just enticed by the diagrams. Off and on I would pull the book down off my bookshelf and spend an hour marveling at the beauty of the dissections." This is the reaction I expect people to have to his own book.
What is a "recreational dissection?" Bolyai in 1832 and Gerwein in 1833 proved that a given set of polygons can be cut up into a finite number of pieces which can then be reassembled to form another prescribed set of polygons, as long as the two sets have the same total area. (Frederickson also credits Lowry in 1814 and Wallace in 1831.) The proofs are constructive but produce dissections that tend to have many pieces. That raises a challenge: find economical dissections, ones that use just a few pieces and accomplish the same purpose. The game is devising such dissections, and ideally, one with as few pieces as possible. Though there are a few algorithms for constructing economical dissections, there is no algorithm for deciding whether one has discovered a dissection with the minimum number of pieces.
One may also insist on using only translates of the pieces, or on avoiding flips. In their elegance and ingenuity the solutions often resemble beautiful mathematical proofs. What makes them "recreational" is that the results seem to have no application to other areas of mathematics and are accessible to amateurs.
To indicate the flavor of the problems I cite one: Since 52 + 122 = 132, a square of side 13 can be dissected into pieces which can form a square of side 5 and a square of side 12. The obvious solution is simply to cut it into 169 unit squares, but on page 64 is a dissection into only four pieces, one of which is the square of side 5.
Some other typical problems: transform a square to a triangle, one regular polygon to another or several others, a regular polygon to a star, a cross to a square.
I hope every teacher of high school mathematics will use this book as a source of enrichment in their algebra and geometry classes. It even applies some trigonometry and is a fine introduction to regular tilings of the plane, which are put to use to make economical dissections.
That the book is a monumental labor of love is proved not only by the enthusiastic style, the abundance of clear diagrams, the lengthy list of references, the thorough index, but also by the biographies of 48 contributors to the field (among whom are architects, a chemist, an astronomer, a banker, a businessman, in addition to engineers and mathematicians).
The biographies raise three questions: Why are no women to be found among the contributors? Why do recreational dissectors tend to live to a ripe old age? Could geometry be therapeutic?
I should mention a couple of quibbles. On page 62 Brahmagupta is credited with showing that every basic solution of x2 + y2 = z2 has the form x = m2 - n2, y = 2mn, and z = m2 +n2. However, Dickson's History of the Theory of Numbers, Volume 2, page 167, credits Koerbero for this in the year 1738. Also, at the bottom line of page 272 the word "tournay" appears; I assume that this should be "tourney."
Frederickson maintains a web page for the book, which already presents improved dissections, a sample from the book, a few corrections, etc.
It is clear by browsing through the book and the web page that the field of recreational dissections is alive and well. Frederickson's book will lead it well into the next century.
Sherman Stein is the author of Mathematics: The Man-made Universe (now available from Dover), Strength in Numbers (a "popular" book, from Wiley), Algebra and Tiling (with S. Szabo, an MAA book), Geometry, a Guided Inquiry (with C. Crabill and G. D. Chakerian, published by Morton), and Calculus and Analytic Geometry (with T. Barcellos, published by McGraw Hill).
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Weve been finding good numbers of trout and redfish along the backside shoreline of San Jose Island. To help narrow your search, try to find large pods of baitfish. Throw topwater plugs early while wading. Later, use a bone/diamond or pumpkinseed/chartreuse Bass Assassin. Work you way toward Mud Island, concentrating your efforts on patchy seagrass and sand pockets along your wade.
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Start out targeting the deeper rocks of Baffin Bay for trout with croaker. Or try drifting Emmords Hole with live shrimp under an Alameda Rattling Float for a mix of trout and redfish. The fish have been a little spooky lately, so I suggest you approach any waters you intend to fish as quietly as possible. Sneak in and sneak out. I promise youll catch more fish if you do this.
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For trout, Id start out at Shamrock drifting with live shrimp under an Alameda Rattling Float. Also try fishing the flats behind Dagger Island, using frozen finger mullet or shad. Target the potholes. If the wind calm down, then try near the jetties. Try to keep a few shad alive and use them on these big trout.
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Id start out in the flats of Redfish Bay using freshly caught shad for redfish. Target the potholes of seagrass beds. If this doesnt work, then move into
Aransas Bay and use live croaker around the wells for trout. Both of these areas seem to be best during a strong incoming tide.
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Start out in Salt Creek throwing chartreuse/white spinnerbaits with a gold Colorado blade. Target the edges of the creek and depths of four to six foot with grassy bottoms. You could do this all day. If youd like try throwing heavy Texas-rigged lizards in hardwood in deep water. A tournament this past week produced nine five-fish stringers that weighed more than 30 pounds. So were catching some big fish.
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Buford BUFORD — The Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center is known for its educational exhibits with rare artifacts and displays, but it currently has something new on its property: a local photography exhibit.
Today through March 9, the center hosts its "Shutter Sense and Non-Sense" photography exhibit, which was compiled by a competition between high and middle school students in Gwinnett.
"The GEHC is so excited to partner with Gwinnett County's art teachers to host this unique exhibit and competition," said Jason West, director of programming and development. "The photographs are diverse, very interesting to study, and show that these young artists are truly talented."
The first Shutter Sense exhibition in 2006 was the concept of Ren Hullender and his North Gwinnett National Art Honor Society students. It has grown in the past seven years. This year, there were 485 entries received from 16 public and private high schools in Gwinnett and 74 entries from five middle schools. The categories range from landscapes to animals — anything to do with nature.
Shutter Sense showcases a wide variety of techniques and perspectives that are taking place in Gwinnett County schools as well as to promote growth and sustain art programs in classes.
For more information, visit gwinnettehc.org.
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Logan Lerman is set to star in The Only Living Boy In New York, an indie that now has Horrible Bosses helmer Seth Gordon attached to direct. A fall production start is eyed.
The Allen Loeb-scripted film is a twisted coming-of-age tale in which a young man (Lerman) learns that his overbearing father is having an affair. The son tries to stop it, only to become involved with the woman as well. With advice from a questionable quirky neighbor, the young man learns about love.
The Only Living Boy In New York is produced Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, and John Fogel is executive producer. Lerman's repped by CAA and Lisa Lerman, and CAA is repping the film's North American distribution rights.
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PITTSBURGH – The romance-drama Perks of Being a Wallflower will film in the Pittsburgh area.
Summit Entertainment is advertising with the Pittsburgh Film Office to fill crew positions for the movie, which will star Emma Watson from the Harry Potter series and 19-year-old Logan Lerman, who played the title character in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
Upper St. Clair native Stephen Chbosky will direct the Perks of Being a Wallflower, which is based on his same-named 1999 novel set in a Pittsburgh suburb earlier that decade. The story centers on a shy high school freshman, and explores topics including teenage sexuality and drug use.
You've probably already noticed but I figured I'd make a post just in case! The past couple of days, I've been adding lots of screencaptures from Logan's movies to the gallery. So far I've added screencaptures from Gamer and (a personal favorite) Hoot. Enjoy the new additions!
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We just heard last week that Selena Gomez is set to play Hannah in the upcoming film adaption of Thirteen Reasons Why, based on the novel by Jay Asher.
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If Only EVERY Home Buyer Was This Ready!
By JLP | February 25, 2009
I saw this post over on the FatWallet forums:
I recently read a thread about a person wanting to purchase a home. Almost all of the posters told the OP he was not financially ready. This made me wonder what everyone thinks of my situation, as I am under contract to purchase my first home.
My info:
27 yrs old
Credit score of 780
employed as an engineer
$53,000 annual salary
Take home pay is about $1200 every two weeks, contributing 15% to 401k
approximately $50,000 cash
$3,000 Stocks
$19,000 401k
$0 credit card debt
only debt is $24,000 on truck with payment of $453. Trucks value is about $30k
Currently living rent free with parents ( this needs to change )
Purchase price of home: $130K
20% down so loan amount is $104k
Mortgage payment will be about $580
Taxes are $1700/ yr
I also have several thousand dollars in other easy to sell items such as silver, guns, and ammo.
Here's a link to the thread.
Wouldn't it be nice if everyone was this prepared when they bought a house?
According to my math, his house payment plus taxes equal about 30% of his take home pay. This is reasonable and should become a smaller percentage of his net pay due to future raises. Not a bad starting point.
The only thing that sticks out to me is the that the mortgage payment and the truck note will take up 43% of his take home pay, which seems like a lot. He's fortunate that he will have a nice cash cushion of $24,000 when he moves into his house ($50,000 – $26,000 downpayment). Let's hope he doesn't have to eat through it as he adjusts to homeownership. Trust me, there will be lots of unexpected expenses popping up.
I wish him well.
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12 Responses to "If Only EVERY Home Buyer Was This Ready!"
carlos teodoro Says:
February 25th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
As a engineer with a degree, you are underpaid. Find a new job that pays a fair salary.
Second, at 27, you should have stopped depending on your parents as far back as 8 years ago. Why weren't you kicked out??
Buy the house now that prices are down.
Invest in government securities while things are still not stable.
Buy gold coins.
js Says:
February 25th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Where can I find a house for that?
Preston Says:
February 26th, 2009 at 1:12 am
js: We refer to the areas where homes are priced like that as "the sticks"
Philip Says:
February 26th, 2009 at 7:03 am
Carlos, as an engineer it depends on what your degree is in as to what salary to expect, as a young engineer I know plenty that are around that same salary. As far as not depending on his parents 8 years ago, he has been able to grow his cash reserves significantly so he can do this now.
Like has been pointed out that 453 car payment is a bit high for including a mortgage with it but obviously he is doing a decent job of saving his money and will track it well.
I hope he does a good job of finding a house that won't need any major renovation done, or new roof or furnace soon.
Jon Says:
February 26th, 2009 at 8:15 am
He doesn't mention what the interest rate on the auto loan is. If it's 0% its worthwhile, anything more than the 2% he's getting on the cash and he'd be better paying that one off completely.
Andy Says:
February 26th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Your salary also depends a lot on where you live. As a software developer in Texas, I make around $42000, which on seems a lot less than you might find in other places like California. It balances out though because the cost of living is a lot less.
Beth Says:
February 26th, 2009 at 9:13 am
I'm impressed that, by the age of 30, he's doing this well. I know too many individuals (and couples) in the 25-35 age range that haven't even begun to get this financially organized and/or have purchased homes that they couldn't afford. I wish him well (although I think he'll do just fine – as long as he can keep his job).
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February 26th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Your car payment is high, see if there is a way to reduce it. I think your finance look great, I would just hold on purchasing a house in the US for now until I'd see housing numbers stabilize, I might lose out on some gains, but at least you'd not be hurt by continuous fall in prices.
Good luck!
Deb Says:
February 26th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Man, I wish I had been half that together at his age, but I also didn't have the luxury of living rent free with parents! Noetheless, this guy is doing great! He's young, he'll earn more as time goes by. And maybe he really enjoys his work and isn't purely motivated by money.
I recently bought a small fixer upper on 4 acres for $170k, with 10% down, PMI wrapped. I could have put 20% down, but wanted to save some cash for building a large metal shop (am starting a small hobby farm), and for some much needed improvements to the house and the previous home that I kept as a rental.
I can honestly say that there are so many unexpected expenses with homeownership that it can be astounding. Especially in the few first years. Keep plenty of cash in reserve!
Even if you have the cash for 20% down, I'm not always an advocate for it. If you've got a great FICO score (I do), and know you'll be in the home for a long time (I will), and otherwise have a good financial situation (I do) – I think putting `enough' down is fine. But good for him for having the 20% and so much cash & savings – well done.
El Cheapo Says:
February 26th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
The numbers work, however living at home at age 27 sticks out. If this is his first time away from the parents while working, maybe a year of rent and paying bills might help. We're at least 1.5 years (optimistically) from a housing bottom so it wouldn't hurt.
Jamie Gold Says:
February 27th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
It's great that the guy has savings. But what is it with boys and car-toys? Why does someone who doesn't even own a house yet has such an expensive car that he's still paying for?
thomas Says:
February 28th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
He better keep those guns and ammo.


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So I just found this on the Cisco Learning Network. I got a little confused when I saw CCNA twice and the one on the top of the list said "Data Center" I thought they got rid of R/S for a few seconds.
This certification has no prerequisites!!!!
"For data center network administrators who want to save time and money on data center design, equipment installation, and maintenance, the Cisco CCNA Data Center certification is a job-role-focused training and certification program that allows you to maximize your investment in your education and increase the value of your data center network.
Because of our experience with our existing certification and education programs and leadership in providing data center solutions, Cisco can provide a comprehensive program to address the key areas of data center network design, implementation, and maintenance."
The certification comes in two exams. DCICN: 640-911 and DCICT: 640-916
911: 90 minutes (6575 questions)
916: 90 minutes (6575 questions)
Exam Description
The 640-911 (DCICN) Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking exam tests and validates a candidate's knowledge of networking concepts for the data center environment, based on Cisco NX-OS, including fundamental information on data center network function, virtualization configuration in the network, addressing schemes, and configuration skills. Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) course.
Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking course.
640-911 (DCICN) Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking Exam Topics
1.0 Describe how a network works
Describe the purpose and functions of various network devices
Select the components required to meet a network specification
Use the OSI and TCP/IP models and their associated protocols to explain how data flows in a network
Describe the purpose and basic operation of the protocols in the OSI and TCP/IP models
2.0 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications
Explain the technology and MAC method for Ethernet networks
Explain basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco switches
Describe and configure enhanced switching technologies, including VTP, VLAN, 802.1Q, and STP
3.0 Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP services to meet network requirements in a medium-size enterprise branch office network
Describe the operation and benefits of using private and public IP addressing
Describe the difference between the IPv4 and IPv6 addressing scheme
4.0 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic router operation and routing on Cisco devices
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Describe the operation of Cisco routers, including the router bootup process, POST, and router components
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The 640-916 (DCICT) Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies exam validates a candidate's knowledge of fundamental data center technologies such as network and server virtualization, storage, convergent I/O, and network services such as load balancing. Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) course.
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640-916 (DCICT) Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies Exam Topics
1.0 Cisco data center fundamental concepts
Describe network architectures for the data center (LAN, SAN)
Describe the modular approach in network design
Describe the data center core layer
Describe the data center aggregation layer
Describe the data center access layer
Describe the collapse core model
Describe Cisco FabricPath
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Describe, configure, and verify vPC
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Describe and configure VDC
Describe the edge and core layers of the SAN
Describe the Cisco Nexus product family
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Perform initial setup
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Describe FCoE multihop
Describe VIFs
Describe FEX products
Perform initial setup
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Describe, configure, and verify zoning
Perform initial setup
Describe, configure, and verify VSAN
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Describe the Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch
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Supersizing making a comeback? Growing demand for bigger houses, cars
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Remember a couple of years ago when small was the new big?
Home buyers during the recession were passing on the McMansions, building smaller homes instead.
The same held true for cars, boats, and RVs. Everything was getting smaller, right? Not so fast.
Bigger Homes and Trucks...again
The go-go days of the late 90s and early 2000s gave us the McMansion, those 5,000-square foot homes decorated to the hilt. Then came the recession and home buyers downsized.
But a new report in Time Magazine says "supersizing" is back.
The report says the average new home is 2,500 square feet, up from 2,400 just a year ago. And it quotes home builders who say requests are up for pre-recession-type homes, with all the size and amenities.
It also says TVs are getting bigger and bigger to fill the family rooms of these bigger homes.
Time says despite automakers push to small, fuel-efficient cars (required by the US government), shoppers are snapping up big trucks again, with full-size pickup sales up 20 percent over a year ago.
It says boat and RV sales are up 13 percent this year over a year ago, and up sharply from five years ago, a recessionary time when few people wanted to spend money on them.
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All of this bodes well for the American economy.
But from the "doesn't that stink" file, how rising mortgage rates could put a kink in the economic recovery. Mortgage rates are now up almost a full point from the end of 2012.
The Wall Street Journal says each one point increase in rates makes a home 10% more expensive: Rising rates also make those trucks and boats more expensive too.
A big jump in rates could put a halt to the fragile economic recovery.
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RALEIGH — Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, once posed the question "What in the heck is beyond space?" Well, now's your chance to find out, when "They Came from Beyond Space" (1967) lands on the big screen of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 3. Free.
After wayward aliens crash land on the moon, they must travel to Earth in search of cheap labor and rocketship parts. The unlucky space travelers manage to take over the minds of several Earthling scientists, but cannot control the remarkable Dr. Curtis Temple, who seems immune to the aliens' influence thanks to a metal plate in his head. So, guess who gets saddled with saving the Earth?
Temple is played by 1950-60s sci-fi veteran Robert Hutton, who gained some prominence in Hollywood in the early-mid '40s as a fill-in for big name stars that had been called to war — a practice called "victory casting." Hutton had many of the same on-screen characteristics and appeal as Jimmy Stewart (the first major American movie star to enter the service for World War II, in 1941), which served him well until the Bigs returned in 1945. Stewart, in the mean time, served in the US Air Force, rising to the rank of Colonel while earning the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Croix de Guerre and seven battle stars.
This month's trivia gem involves the "Master of the Moon" played by Michael Gough, who later in his career singlehandedly outlasted three different Batmen (Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney) while playing Bruce Wayne's faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth in "Batman," "Batman Returns," "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin." By 2005, Gough had turned 92 and was unceremoniously supplanted by the spry septuagenarian Michael Caine for "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight."
"They Came from Beyond Space" was directed by Freddie Francis, a man respected for his horror and sci-fi work, but renowned for his cinematography on films including "The French Lieutenant's Woman," "The Elephant Man" and Martin Scorsese's "Cape Fear." Francis even won Oscars for his work on "Sons and Lovers" (1961) and "Glory" (1989). "Beyond Space" was based on a novel titled "The Gods Hate Kansas" by Joseph Millard, who also wrote one of the most popular spaghetti westerns ever — "For a Few Dollars More" — which was delivered to the big screen in 1965 by Sergio Leone (dir.) and the relatively unknown Clint Eastwood.
DON'T FORGET: This is the last chance for entries to the Natural Horror Picture Show "Make Your Own Movie Trailer" Contest. Now's your chance to make your own B-movie-esque, family friendly, 3-minute-or-under trailer based on a previous Natural Horror Picture Show or on something from your own overactive imagination. Entries must be received at the Museum by 7 p.m. on First Friday, April 3. Winners will be announced and shown on the big screen at First Friday, May 1. For more info, e-mail email@example.com [3].
The Museum stays open from 5 p.m. till 9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month. Arrive early and wander through eye-catching exhibits highlighting the natural beauty of North Carolina, enjoy snacks and beverages from the Acro Café and groove to live classic and modern Blues with Steve Harvell (harmonica) and Chris Tacker (guitar). Additionally, the Museum Store offers after-hours shopping and an opening reception (6:30-8:30 p.m.) for Robert Johnson, whose show "Pages from a North Carolina Nature Journal" appears in the Nature Art Gallery [4] through April 29. All exhibited art is for sale.


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"The Tyranny of Tasting Menus."
With all the talk about this lately I was wondering- is a tasting menu kind of like when a band used to release an album of songs and you had to listen to them all- which gave the artist(s) a chance to grow and work through things that aren't hits, but are necessary for other hits to exist? Or is a al carte service just a sort of iTunes for restaurant dishes and chefs can't work through things and try new dishes because they are concerned no one will order them? What do you think?
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18-wheeler hits, kills pedestrian on I-10, La Cantera Parkway
Police: Man exited vehicle prior to getting hit
SAN ANTONIO - An 18-wheeler hit and killed a pedestrian late Wednesday morning on the city's Northwest Side.
San Antonio police said a 29-year-old man was parked on the right shoulder of the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 near La Cantera Parkway at 11:15 a.m., when he got out of his vehicle and walked onto the highway. Moments later, he was hit by the big rig.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to a police report, detectives are treating the case as a suicide.
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The coming rate increases in ground service by FedEx and UPS have businesses scrutinizing every aspect of their parcel-shipping programs.
Both companies are preparing to introduce dimensional weight pricing for all parcels in U.S. ground service — UPS on Dec. 29, 2014, and FedEx FedEx on Jan. 1, 2015. The change means that the cost of shipping any package will be based in part on the item's volume — the amount of space it takes up on a truck. Up to now, the two carriers have limited the use of that formula to domestic ground packages measuring three cubic feet or greater, and for air and express shipments.
Depending on the zone, the change could mean an increase in shipping costs of up to 30%. It is expected to affect an estimated one-third of FedEx's ground business.
Shippers are waking up to the implications of the pricing change. Major customers of Kewill, a provider of transportation-management software, are examining their shipments "on a product-by-product level," said chief marketing officer Evan Puzey. Those that pack their own goods are looking at ways to minimize package size. But for others that resell items that have already been packaged by original equipment manufacturers, the options could be limited.
"Most likely they'll run test models on dimensional versus actual weight calculations to see what the impact's going to be," says Puzey. In cases where the shipping price is due to rise, they'll attempt to renegotiate with carriers to obtain a more competitive rate.
Only the largest customers of FedEx and UPS will have the clout to wrest concessions from the carriers, however. Others will either have to absorb the increase or turn to alternative services.
The likeliest benefactor is the U.S. Postal Service, whose Priority Mail option will continue to charge a flat rate for domestic shipments of up to 70 pounds. The Postal Service has recently undertaken a major marketing push to draw business away from FedEx and UPS, providing tracking capability and free insurance, and partnering with leading e-commerce players such as Amazon.com to offer Sunday delivery in major cities.
Shippers might also turn to regional parcel carriers such as OnTrac in the western U.S., Lone Star Overnight in the Southwest, and Eastern Connection and Pitt Ohio Express in the Midwest and Northeast. "There are certainly scenarios where smaller, regional carriers will be trying to take business off [FedEx and UPS] by offering competitive pricing," said Puzey. That's assuming the regionals don't follow suit with their own dimensional-pricing formulas for all packages. But it's likely that they'll hold the line, at least for awhile, in order to grab business from the two industry giants.
At the very least, shippers might decide to spread their business around, especially if they lack the volumes needed to get better deals from FedEx or UPS. "A lot of our customers are seeing the benefit of a multi-carrier system," said Puzey.
With the rate change just months away, companies need to be taking a close look at their product mix and packaging procedures. They're likely to find numerous opportunities for cutting down on materials and reducing shipment dimensions. The world of e-commerce, in particular, is rife with the use of filler materials that often require boxes several times larger than the products they contain.
Puzey said companies will have to balance the need for protecting a package's contents with the cost of shipping overly large, lightweight boxes under dimensional pricing schemes. "I think we'll see a lot of businesses putting stricter processes in place, to make sure they're using the smallest possible packaging."
UPS fully expects shippers to adopt greener packaging strategies. "The company believes that as a result of the dimensional weight pricing method, more shippers will seek to optimize their packaging practices," it said at the time of the pricing announcement. "These efforts will reduce excess packaging materials and overall package sizes, leading to related reductions in fuel use, vehicle emissions and transportation costs."
Yet to be determined is the impact that the rate changes will have on the pricing of items bought over the internet. Free shipping is a fixture of many e-commerce sites, but whether sellers can afford to keep offering that perk after Jan. 1 remains to be seen. Many could find themselves unable to absorb the increase, even if they stand to lose business and customer loyalty by raising prices.
Meanwhile, Amazon, eBay, Google and other major e-commerce sites might step up efforts to launch their own delivery services, which are already popping up in major cities and pose a considerable long-term threat to the major parcel carriers. Higher rates from FedEx and UPS could only serve to hasten their development.


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Very well put Mr Liss!!! I would hope that you will attend a freeholder meeting to see if you can get any response frm them! Should be very interesting......
I couldn't agree more with all the previous comments. Of course, the easiest thing to do is go after the people at the bottom of the pay scale. You cannot tell me the the unions are not willing to negotiate in order to save people's jobs. I think the Freeholder board is not ready to negotiate. They know what they want and that is the bottom line. Every once in a while we hear the word "furlough" Well, ask any county employee if they would rather loose one day of work and pay rather than run the risk of layoff. That is a no brainer. Freeholders are making this harder than it really is. Why are they not sitting down and seriously looking at how much the furlough would save the county?? They say they don;t want to layoff but I think they are just paying lip service. Wake up people!!
Gee, had the county received the correct amount of money from sale of nursing home we would not be having as many problems...Once again, where is the money?? No one seems to be giving direct answers...
One question.....FH board voted on 2.1 million bond for SCC college. Vanderslice voted yes. Isn't he on the Salem Community College Foundation Board????? And if he is, should he have been able to vote??? It didn't go through but are we back to conflict of interest again????
Very well said. Wouldn't it be nice if our Freeholders would actually read this and use these suggestions to help our county..........I think all these suggestions deserve a second look. Is anyone listening???
SCIA should not be an independent entity beccause what happens if they collapse??? Who will be responsible for our trash collection. At that point they (SCIA) will then look to the county for support. Therefore, all money received from sale of nursing home should GO BACK TO THE COUNTY NOW!!!!
Outsourcing is NOT the answer. If you are going to pay money give it to our people living and working in Salem County. There's alot of potential here-who would knw better than Salem County residents-not an out of the area company who will just be gdoing a "job"
How about tracing $$$$ from SCIA and sale of nursing home before you start laying off more county employees. Wasn't it enough to lay of all the workers from the nursing home after that fiasco. Come on people, open your eyes!
Oh please....Why do some people have to always be so negative??This man has served our county for so many years AND served it well. He is definitely part of a dying breed of honest, loyal caring politicans....
It's about time that this subject has been addressed. What IS going to be done with this money?? Why was the issue tabled? This money should returned to Salem County as it is not SCIA's money to do whatever they want with it. Yea, they will use the money and Salem County resident's taxes will go up , layoffs will happen and healthcare in our county will continue to spiral downward--all while SCIA worries about replenishing their funds. I hate to admit it but I am Democrate and am ashamed of how our
freeholders have handled this situation. If they have any thoughts about getting re=elected they had better
start answering some questions. Oh and by the way, one of the gentlemen running for freeholder was also
a part of the SCIA/Nursing Home nightmare. Hmmm, that's quite interesting. don't ya think??
Once again Salem County becomes a "satellite office" Salem County is a large enough county that we should not need "satellite offices". Should a need arise we should not have to be re=routed to
Gloucester County. Oh well, Salem takes a back seat again..........


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No Felix Baumgartner Absolutely Did NOT Jump From "Space"October 24th, 2012
Last week sky diver Felix Baumgartner jumped from an altitude of 128,177 feet from a high altitude balloon, breaking the record for the highest altitude jump, which had stood since the 1960′s. The jump was sponsored by Red Bull as part of the "Red Bull Stratos" project.
To be perfectly frank, it was a publicity stunt and it worked quite well in that regard. I have no problem with that, and if it did inspire some additional interest in the physiological effects of high altitudes or the technical capabilities of high altitude ballooning, then that's all well and good. I doubt that there will be any really compelling scientific data from the event, but there might be some interesting information gathered. If nothing else, it does push the capabilities of flight, which is always worth doing.
But there is one thing that bothers me: It has repeatedly been stated that he jumped from "space" Some call it "near space" and others "near the edge of space." In fact, high altitude ballooning now seems to be using these terms to pretend it is equivalent to actual space flight. It's not.
Gas filled balloons can reach the upper atmosphere, but they can't reach space. They depend on the buoyancy of their gas displacing atmosphere. As such, they can never actually go above the earth's atmosphere. They may be able to reach altitudes above 99% of air molecules, but that is not space.
What is space, then? That depends on what definition you choose to use. There is no single bright line that indicates where space starts. The atmosphere tapers off slowly and even in outer space, there are gas molecules floating around in a *near* perfect vacuum. But regardless of the definition, whether you use the US Air Force's arbitrary altitude of 50 statute miles, The Kármán line or the lowest practical altitude at which a satellite can maintain a stable orbit, it is much much higher than what any balloon can reach.
By any accepted definition:
- If an air-breathing jet engine can function, you are not in space.
- If you can remain aloft using aerodynamic lift, you are not in space
- If you can get there using the buoyancy of a lightweight gas, you are not in space
For reference:
(and sorry to the rest of the world who prefer to think in Metric units. Feet is still the standard, in most circumstances at least, for reporting altitude in aviation. Hence, I shall use feet, conforming to the most widely used international convention.)
1,000-5,000 feet: Standard operating altitude for most general aviation aircraft
10,000 feet: Above this altitude, supplemental oxygen becomes a concern for unpressurized aircraft. Of course, it's not a single bright line where it is needed, and regulations may allow flights up to 12,500 feet without supplemental oxygen, but as altitude increases the danger of hypoxia becomes more acute.
12,5000 feet: Supplemental oxygen is mandated for flight crew above this altitude, if an aircraft is unpressurized.
14,000 feet: All occupants of an unpressurized aircraft must be provided with supplemental oxygen.
20,000 – 25,000 feet: Altitude that passenger jets fly at for short regional flights. It is bellow the most efficient altitude for cruising, but if the flight is short, it's not worth going much higher.
29,000 – 43,000 feet: Normal cruising altitude for passenger jet aircraft. This is approximate and the actual altitude depends on a number of factors, including the wind conditions at altitudes, the duration of the flight and so on.
56,000 feet: The cruising altitude of the Concorde.
70,000 feet: Approximate service ceiling for the U-2.
85,000 feet: Approximate service ceiling of the SR-71.
96,863 feet: Altitude record for stable flight by a non-rocket winged aircraft. This was achieved in 2001 by a NASA solar-electric aircraft. The aircraft was unmanned and built to be extremely lightweight with a very large wingspan, in order to allow such extreme altitudes to be reached.
107,800 feet: Previous official record for a manned parachute jump from a balloon, set by Joseph Kittinger during the US Air Force's Project Excelsior in 1960.
123,500 feet: Highest manned balloon flight and parachute descent prior to Felix Baumgartner's October 14 jump. In 1966, Nick Piantanida, an amateur skydiver from the United States reached this altitude in a gas-filled balloon. He was attempting to break the previous record for the highest sky dive. However, he was unable to disconnect his oxygen regulator from the balloons gondola and was forced to detach the balloons gondola and parachute down from within the gondola.
Because he did not pilot his aircraft to the ground, his altitude record was not recognized and because he did not leave the gondola, his parachute descent record was not recognized.
(Personally, I find this notion absurd. The highest altitude record is the highest altitude reached by anyone period. Whether they actually brought the aircraft down is a very stupid technicality. If you go higher than anyone else, you get the record. Similarly, the land speed record should be the fastest recorded speed on land, not the fastest speed by some self-appointed body's stupid bi-directional protocol.)
123,520 feet: World record for altitude achieved by a manned air-breathing jet aircraft. This altitude was reached by a Mig-25 in 1977. The aircraft could not actually maintain operations at this altitude. Instead, the altitude was reached by putting the aircraft into a zoom climb, achieving the most rapid climb rate possible. The climb carried the aircraft beyond the altitude where its engines could function, but it continued to climb in altitude due to its own momentum.
128,177 feet: Felix Baumgartner's October 14 jump – although not officially verified (yet) this is the highest parachute jump and highest manned balloon flight to date.
173,900 feet: The highest altitude ever reached by a balloon. In 2002, an unmanned balloon made of an ultra thin membrane reached this altitude, breaking the previous record of approximately 170,000 feet, set in 1972.
264,000 feet: 50 statute miles. This is the altitude that the US Air Force has traditionally used for awarding astronauts wings.
288,000 feet: Approximate maximum altitude of the V-2, the first operational ballistic missile.
328,085 feet: The Kármán line. This altitude is sometimes refereed to as the official line between the atmosphere and outer space, and is recognized as such by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale for the purpose of differentiating aeronautics from astronautics. The significance of this altitude is that in order of a body to achieve enough lift for level flight, it would need to travel at a speed greater than its orbital velocity. Thus, orbital dynamics becomes the dominant factor in flight and it is not possible to maintain flight by aerodynamics alone.
350,000 feet: Approximate maximum altitude achieved by the X-15.
367,0000 feet: Approximate maximum altitude yet achieved by Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipOne.
401,280 feet: This is the altitude NASA's mission control uses as a reference for spacecraft reentry. It is the region where atmospheric drag on a spacecraft becomes significant enough to produce heating and make aerodynamic maneuvering possible. Therefore, when a spacecraft crosses this altitude, it is said to have begun the reentry portion of its flight.
445,000 feet: This is (VERY approximately) the altitude required for a satellite to maintain a stable orbit above earth's surface. Bellow this altitude, the amount of atmospheric drag will result in rapid orbital decay. Early US spy satellites flew at this approximate altitude during their orbital perigee, in order to make observations as close to the earth's surface as possible. At this altitude drag is significant enough that a restartable motor was required to keep the satellites orbiting and total flights were short – under two months.
The minimum altitude needed to achieve orbit will depend on the size and aerodynamics of the spacecraft, solar activity and a variety of other factors. However, this represents a good practical example of what has actually been achieved by a functional satellite. The orbit was elliptical and thus it did not spend most of its time at this low an altitude, that was just for the lowest pass.
610,000 feet: Lowest orbit of the Space Shuttle Program. STS-59 and STS-68 were the Space Shuttle missions with the lowest orbital altitude. These flights used space-based radar for earth observation. Much lower than this would cause the Shuttle to rapidly deorbit due to drag.
615,120 feet: The maximum altitude reached by Astronaut Alan Shepard during Mercury-Redstone 3. Shepard is often noted as "the first American in space" for this flight, although he did not enter earth orbit.
800,525 feet: The maximum altitude reached by the Bumper-WAC rocket, an early research rocket used by the United States in the late 1940′s. The Bumber-WAC used a captured German V-2 rocket for the first stage and a WAC Corporal missile for the second stage.
836,286 feet: Reported to be the lowest average altitude of any currently functional satellite and the lowest altitude of any satellite to operate for an extended period of time (years). The European Space Agencies GOCE satellites measure variations in the earth's magnetic field. Their low altitude means that they are required to fire ion thrusters frequently to fight the effects of atmospheric drag.
No, not space. And not "close to space" or "the edge of space" either. Unless by "the edge" suddenly means "barely halfway there, by the most low-altitude definition possible"
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My tryout story is a bit different. It was me trying out for a band prior to the one I'm in now. Original material band. I get sent some songs, & get them down just fine prior to the audition.
At least you got sent the material.
In one of my 1st auditions ever, I tried out for a band who did 'originals' none of it online or even a myspace etc . they were very un-planned communicators, called me only one day before the audition to when/where to show up, but gave me NO material to listen to before hand. Not one note. I show up. They rehearsed in a tiny one room shack, dirt floor, leaky. Rats could have lived in the bass drum. To save space all microphone stands were inverted and nailed to the ceiling lol!! At least they had imagination. The drum kit had hihats that would not open, floor tom heads covered with 5 bumper stickers, but worst, all the cymbals in/on one tall stand, kind of a tree of just all cymbals up to the ceiling. How do I play that? Well I play that by just using my un-opening hats.
OK I'm not a snob, we'll give it a go. I am thinking we'll do some standard covers, but they launch right into their originals, 8 in a row, like I am supposed to have heard them all already, allover the radio. They start each one saying. "this one goes like this"....WTF, I try to play along. It was awful of course, they looking dumbfounded at me as to why I don't know parts or cannot play the right fill. I should have just got up and told them their expectations were ridiculous. But I persevered. Dumb.
I've been through a few since then and I agree with you, when things are not going well its best to stand up, pipe up and say whats on your mind, and even leave if need be.
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Portland cupcake bakers hitch their wagon to Falmouth drive-up clientele
FALMOUTH — Summer is a little bit sweeter now that Portland-based Love Cupcakes has found a home at 48 U.S. Route 1.
Owned and operated by Anna and Joey Turcotte, with the help of Jenny Spear, the business promises to take "everyone's favorite, old-school dessert" and "serve it with a distinct twist."
The Turcottes started just over a year ago by doing private parties, weddings and catered events. They now operate in a renovated, 1960s travel-trailer parked a short distance north of Martin's Point, at Foreside Antiques.
"We bought the trailer about a year ago and it took about a year to figure out where and how all the permits were going to work," Anna Turcotte said.
Love Cupcakes came to Falmouth because of Portland's strict restrictions on food trucks. So far the town has received the business with open arms – and mouths.
"We've had a lot of people from this neighborhood stopping by," Spear said last Friday.
Turcotte agreed, and said they couldn't be happier with the response the cupcakes and the business has had from Falmouth residents.
The stars of Love Cupcakes are baked using locally sourced and organic ingredients, a method that poses a challenge because of cost and availability.
"(The most challenging thing is) trying to come up with spring flavors, when there's not a lot coming in season (in Maine)," Spear said.
Turcotte and Spear said they keep their flavors simple, always offering classic chocolate and vanilla, but whipping up a weekly twist, such as Love Lobster or Coco Buzz.
While the travel-trailer is equipped with an oven, they bake the cupcakes at their kitchen in Portland.
"We could bake in here," Turcotte said.
"But it would take a really long time," Spear added.
Turcotte and Spear, who opened in Falmouth on Memorial Day weekend, said they hope they will be able to remain in Falmouth as long as possible, even through the fall.
"We're hoping to do as much as we can," Turcotte said. "As long as we have customers, we'll stay open."
Love Cupcakes still caters events (they vacated their post at Foreside Antiques last Sunday to sell cupcakes at the Old Port Festival), but Turcotte said, ultimately, they have always wanted to run the business in a stationary location.
"This was our goal all along, to run it like a store," she said.
Customers can find Love Cupcakes at Forside Antiques Friday-Sunday from noon until they sell out.


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Stanley Lombardo: Underworld Suite: Readings from Homer, Virgil, Ovid and Dante
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Dr. Lombardo will read a sequence of five passages from Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses and Dante's Inferno having to do with the underworld.
Please join us as this distinguished professor classics from the University of Kansas returns to Austin for another dramatic performance.


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We have the first casualty of the fall season.
After two episodes, The CW has canceled Ashton Kutcher's scripted drama "The Beautiful Life."
Wednesday's episode was seen by just 1 million viewers and generated a 0.5 rating in the adult demo.
The decision comes on the heels of two reality show pickups by the network, "Fly Girls" and a Tinsley Mortimer docusoap.
The CW's freshman revamp of "Melrose Place" has had difficulty achieving liftoff as well, but Thursday night's "Vampire Diaries" has been performing strong. Last night's third "Diaries" episode grew in the adult demo despite facing increased competition.
The CW has not yet announced a replacement for the "Beautiful Life" slot. The new reality shows won't be ready until January. One option is airing "Melrose Place" encores (like the way the network double-pumped "90210" last season). Another option, less likely, is to bring "Smallville" back into the midweek mix. "Smallville" was shifted to Friday nights for its final season and debuts this evening.
ETA: Production has been shut down on the show and there are currently no plans to air the episodes that were filmed. Melrose Place repeats will take TBL's slot. Zap2it
Episode screencaptures of Mischa's scenes in the pilot episode of TBL have been uploaded. I hope all you guys watched! Mischa was outstanding, Sonja is an awesome character.
I've also uploaded episode clips of Mischa's scenes in the show. Enjoy!
A couple of candid shots of Mischa with Corbin Bleu, Gal Gadot, Nico Tortorella and Ben Hollingsworth have been uploaded to the Twitter pages of Ben (@hollingsworthb) and Corbin (@CorbinBleu). Mischa looks hilarious in them, lol!
Here is a video of Mischa talking about her character Sonja Stone.
And another video featuring the other cast members too.
Photos of Mischa at the The CW and Harper's Bazaar Launch Party for The Beautiful Life: TBL have been uploaded. Mischa looks AMAZINGGG!!! She's pictured with various cast members including Sara Paxton, Ashley Madekwe, Ben Hollingsworth and Corbin Bleu. Mischa is also pictured with Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore as well as CW President Dawn Ostroff.
Also check out this really short video from MTV of Mischa answering a question about being back in NY:
New promo shot of Mischa, Sara and Ben for The Beautiful Life. Unfortunately its only a very small version, hopefully the larger version comes out soon.
The Beautiful Life: TBL – Series Premiere Wednesday Sept. 16th, 9/8c – The CW
The CW has released the official synopsis for episode 1.02 The Beautiful Aftermath for Mischa's new show The Beautiful Life: TBL.
NINA GARCIA ("PROJECT RUNWAY") GUEST STARS Chris (Ben Hollingsworth) believes his chances at a modeling career are over and prepares to leave New York City until he receives a surprise phone call from Claudia (Elle Macpherson). Claudia informs Raina (Sara Paxton) that she needs to focus more on her career and less on her new relationship with Chris. Isaac (Corbin Bleu) confronts Vivienne (guest star Jamie Murray, "Dexter") about her behavior towards him at a go-see, and the two end up working out an arrangement that serves both their needs. Marissa (Ashley Madekwe) accuses Sonja (Mischa Barton) of stealing the Versace campaign from her and decides to seek revenge in a very public way, which leads Sonja to Cole (Nico Tortorella) for assistance. Marissa invites Raina's brother, Alex (guest star Billy Magnussen, "As the World Turns"), to a party hosted by Nina Garcia ("Project Runway"), where more secrets about Raina's past are revealed. Michael Lehmann directed the episode written by Anna Fricke and Mike Kelley (#101).