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49 U.S. Code § 113 - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
§ 113.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(a)In General.—
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall be an administration of the Department of Transportation.
(b)Safety as Highest Priority.—
In carrying out its duties, the Administration shall consider the assignment and maintenance of safety as the highest priority, recognizing the clear intent, encouragement, and dedication of Congress to the furtherance of the highest degree of safety in motor carrier transportation.
The head of the Administration shall be the Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be an individual with professional experience in motor carrier safety. The Administrator shall report directly to the Secretary of Transportation.
(d)Deputy Administrator.—
The Administration shall have a Deputy Administrator appointed by the Secretary, with the approval of the President. The Deputy Administrator shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Administrator.
(e)Chief Safety Officer.—
The Administration shall have an Assistant Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary, with the approval of the President. The Assistant Administrator shall be the Chief Safety Officer of the Administration. The Assistant Administrator shall carry out the duties and powers prescribed by the Administrator.
(f)Powers and Duties.—The Administrator shall carry out—
duties and powers related to motor carriers or motor carrier safety vested in the Secretary by chapters 5, 51, 55, 57, 59, 133 through 149, 311, 313, 315, and 317 and by section 18 of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4917; 86 Stat. 1249–1250); except as otherwise delegated by the Secretary to any agency of the Department of Transportation other than the Federal Highway Administration, as of October 8, 1999; and
(g)Limitation on Transfer of Powers and Duties.—
A duty or power specified in subsection (f)(1) may only be transferred to another part of the Department when specifically provided by law.
(h)Effect of Certain Decisions.—
A decision of the Administrator involving a duty or power specified in subsection (f)(1) and involving notice and hearing required by law is administratively final.
The Administrator shall consult with the Federal Highway Administrator and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator on matters related to highway and motor carrier safety.
(Added Pub. L. 106–159, title I, § 101(a), Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1750.)
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 2000, see section 107(a) of Pub. L. 106–159, set out as an Effective Date of 1999 Amendment note under section 104 of this title.
Pub. L. 106–159, § 3, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1749, provided that:
"Congress makes the following findings:
The current rate, number, and severity of crashes involving motor carriers in the United States are unacceptable.
The number of Federal and State commercial motor vehicle and operator inspections is insufficient and civil penalties for violators must be utilized to deter future violations.
The Department of Transportation is failing to meet statutorily mandated deadlines for completing rulemaking proceedings on motor carrier safety and, in some significant safety rulemaking proceedings, including driver hours-of-service regulations, extensive periods have elapsed without progress toward resolution or implementation.
Too few motor carriers undergo compliance reviews and the Department's data bases and information systems require substantial improvement to enhance the Department's ability to target inspection and enforcement resources toward the most serious safety problems and to improve States' ability to keep dangerous drivers off the roads.
Additional safety inspectors and inspection facilities are needed in international border areas to ensure that commercial motor vehicles, drivers, and carriers comply with United States safety standards.
The Department should rigorously avoid conflicts of interest in federally funded research.
Meaningful measures to improve safety must be implemented expeditiously to prevent increases in motor carrier crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
Proper use of Federal resources is essential to the Department's ability to improve its research, rulemaking, oversight, and enforcement activities related to commercial motor vehicles, operators, and carriers."
Pub. L. 106–159, § 4, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1749, provided that:
"The purposes of this Act [see Tables for classification] are—
to improve the administration of the Federal motor carrier safety program and to establish a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the Department of Transportation; and
to reduce the number and severity of large-truck involved crashes through more commercial motor vehicle and operator inspections and motor carrier compliance reviews, stronger enforcement measures against violators, expedited completion of rulemaking proceedings, scientifically sound research, and effective commercial driver's license testing, recordkeeping and sanctions."
Savings Provision
Pub. L. 106–159, title I, § 106, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1756, provided that:
"(a)Transfer of Assets and Personnel.—
Except as otherwise provided in this Act [see Tables for classification] and the amendments made by this Act, those personnel, property, and records employed, used, held, available, or to be made available in connection with a function transferred to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by this Act shall be transferred to the Administration for use in connection with the functions transferred, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds of the Office of Motor Carrier Safety (including any predecessor entity) shall also be transferred to the Administration.
"(b)Legal Documents.—All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, settlements, agreements, certificates, licenses, and privileges—
that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the Office, any officer or employee of the Office, or any other Government official, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of any function that is transferred by this Act or the amendments made by this Act; and
that are in effect on the effective date of such transfer (or become effective after such date pursuant to their terms as in effect on such effective date),
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the Administration, any other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.
"(c) Proceedings.—
"(1)In general.—
The provisions of this Act shall not affect any proceedings or any application for any license pending before the Office at the time this Act takes effect [see Effective Date of 1999 Amendment note set out under section 104 of this title], insofar as those functions are transferred by this Act; but such proceedings and applications, to the extent that they relate to functions so transferred, shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had not been enacted; and orders issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
"(2)Statutory construction.—
Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any proceeding described in paragraph (1) under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this Act had not been enacted.
"(3)Orderly transfer.—
The Secretary is authorized to provide for the orderly transfer of pending proceedings from the Office.
"(d) Suits.—
"(1)In general.—
This Act shall not affect suits commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 9, 1999], except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3). In all such suits, proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been enacted.
"(2)Suits by or against omcs.—
Any suit by or against the Office begun before January 1, 2000, shall be continued, insofar as it involves a function retained and transferred under this Act, with the Administration (to the extent the suit involves functions transferred to the Administration under this Act) substituted for the Office.
"(3)Remanded cases.—
If the court in a suit described in paragraph (1) remands a case to the Administration, subsequent proceedings related to such case shall proceed in accordance with applicable law and regulations as in effect at the time of such subsequent proceedings.
"(e)Continuance of Actions Against Officers.—
No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or against any officer in his official capacity as an officer of the Office shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act. No cause of action by or against the Office, or by or against any officer thereof in his official capacity, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act.
"(f)Exercise of Authorities.—
Except as otherwise provided by law, an officer or employee of the Administration may, for purposes of performing a function transferred by this Act or the amendments made by this Act, exercise all authorities under any other provision of law that were available with respect to the performance of that function to the official responsible for the performance of the function immediately before the effective date of the transfer of the function under this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
Any reference to the Office in any Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to the Office or an officer or employee of the Office is deemed to refer to the Administration or a member or employee of the Administration, as appropriate."
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Superior Rooms are more spacious, located between the ground and second floors with original high ceilings retaining 19th-century features and chandeliers. Two Superior family rooms have sea views and one has a balcony.
With the exception of our Basic Twins, all rooms are fully en suite and sea views are enjoyed by two Superior Family rooms, two Standard Doubles and all four Standard Family rooms.
The Basic Twin rooms are on the lower ground floor and have an en suite shower with a lavatory just along the corridor shared with one other room.
All guests enjoy free wi-fi, Freeview TV/DVD/CD, gels, shampoos and hospitality tray with tea, coffee and biscuits.
Breakfast - A simple but healthy buffet continental-style breakfast is included in the price – a choice of juices, teas, coffee, cereals, toast, spreads, ham, cheese etc. A full English breakfast is available at the Regency Restaurant just across the square for which we can provide vouchers at a discounted price.
Parking - Free on-street parking is available between 20:00 and 09:00 but underground parking is also available underneath Regency Square at a charge of £16 per 24 hours. Limited local private off-street parking available at £10 per day via email request.
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a) The hotel does not accept stag or hen parties or other potentially rowdy groups
b) There is no lift in this Listed Building
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North Dakota rancher Chris Johnson is seeing double a lot this spring.
Out of the first roughly 100 cows that gave birth on his ranch near Sharon, 19 had twins, for a rate of about 20 percent. Typically, the rate for twin calves is about 3 percent.
Johnson tells Agweek (http://bit.ly/YPR3W2 ) that twin calves are more curse than blessing because they usually require more care and attention than single calves. He says the extra time, effort and expense associated with a twin usually more than offsets the value of the second calf.
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Was a wee bit surprised that no one started a thread to wish Gareth Bale "all the best" on winning the two player of the year awards.
He has been exceptional and truly brilliant on many occasions this season, both for club and country and would have loved to see him in an England shirt(but we can't have it all).
At least for now we have him at the Lane, which gives us some bragging rights.
The boy has the world at his feet (literally) and i hope he goes on to be one of the best players in the world.
Hopefully his head won't be turned by massive wages and dreams of grandure and that giving at least 2 or more seasons at the Lane,we can build a better team around him to help him fullfill his footballing dreams.(one can only hope).
Well once again young man :WELL DONE and all the best for the future......JEFFALL...COYS
good post jeffall! he has won the pfa writers award too. a nice treble for our star man! he has been superb this season. him & suarez the 2 best players this season. zabeleta been superb too. i would settle for having bale for the next 2 seasons especially as he going to have to settle for another season without CL footy. we should get a huge amount for him as he will still only be 25. id like him to go abroad. we need more british players to improve our national teams.


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The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) announced winners in the Winter Fresh Blueberry Blogger Recipe Contest, "Mama's Plate Update."
Contestants were encouraged to rejuvenate traditional recipes and to think about blueberries in entirely new ways.
Darlene Buerger and Elizabeth Cowie each won $1,000 for their entries in the savory and sweet categories.
Buerger's Blueberry Baklava with Honey-Lemon Balsamic Glaze won first place in the sweet category. Cowie took first in the savory category with her Turkey Burger with Blueberries, Ginger, and Lemongrass served with Blueberry Ketchup.
With an abundant supply of blueberries imported from South America between November and February, consumers now enjoy high-quality fresh blueberries all year.
Taking advantage of the year-round availability, bloggers were challenged to put a twist on tradition with Little Blue Dynamos to develop new and unique blueberry dishes.
"The results of the blogger recipe contest show once again that blueberries have great potential for use in recipes that go way beyond the expected pancakes and smoothies," says Mark Villata, executive director of the USHBC. "We're impressed with the creativity the bloggers showed in the ways they incorporated blueberries into both sweet and savory dishes."
The recipes were judged based on their originality, creativity, quality of recipe and photo, and significant use of winter fresh or frozen highbush blueberries.
Two runners-up in each category were awarded $250 in cash prizes: Tracey Harrelson's Blueberry Gingerbread Streusel Muffins and Daniela Nokes' Blueberry Pop Tarts in the sweet category; in the savory category, Hannah Grunzke's Blueberry Cheesecake Challah Rolls and Ilana Pulda's Blueberry Quinoa Salad.


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Louisville, KY -- After dropping the national tournament opener Wednesday, the Blazers bounced back in dramatic fashion Thursday with a 5-4 walk-off victory over Augustana to keep the season alive. In the bottom of the seventh inning Sarah Vaughn kept VSU's hopes in play when she knocked in Natalia Morozova to tie the game and force extra innings. After that, it was Samantha Posey's 11th inning walk-off home run that kept Valdosta State in the running for the NCAA Division II National Championship.
Valdosta State will have to face the winner between Central Oklahoma and Southern Connecticut State at 10 a.m. Friday and then either Kutztown or UC San Diego at 3 p.m.
The Blazers had to fight back from another bad first inning. Augustana scored three runs to open the game. Left fielder Jenny Brown started with a single bunt and Elizabeth Murray was hit by a pitch. After a pop up, Lindsay Spanton singled up the middle to score the first run. Kelsey Kalkman followed with another single, and Matley Jones doubled after that, both knocking an RBI for a 3-0 lead.
Valdosta State couldn't answer until the bottom of the second when Marti Littlefield and Fran Johnson scored. Littlefield led the inning with a double, and Johnson singled after a VSU ground out and a fly out. With two runners on, Clare Wamsley knocked a single to shallow right field to score both runners and pull within one. Wamsley led the team in hitting with a two for three day with two RBI.
Augustana's final run of the game came in the fourth inning. Chelsi Winskowski reached base on a walk and stole second. Then, Alanna Hadley, pitching in relief of Courtney Gunby, was called for an illegal pitch to move Winskowski to third base. Hadley pitched one more illegal pitch to walk Taylor Kapsch and score Winskowski.
Hadley was able to rebound from the two illegal pitches and only gave up five hits in nine innings of work. She struck out six and walked three. The only run she gave up was on the illegal pitch.
The Blazers faced three pitchers from Augustana, two of which are All-Americans. Jenelle Trautmann started the game and was relieved by Chelsey Durland. The two switched twice more before bringing in Ashley Meyer in the top of the seventh inning.
Down two runs, Valdosta State was able to inch closer when Ashley Steinhilber scored in the sixth inning. She reached base on a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Johnson. Steinhilber advanced to third on a single from Wamsley and scored on a Courtney Albritton single down the left side.
The Blazers needed one more run to keep the season alive in the seventh and it started with Natalia Morozova. She singled into left field to put a runner on base followed by another single from Steinhilber. With runners at first and second, two outs and the season on the line, Head Coach Thomas Macera made the move to pinch hit Vaughn. She came through in a big way with a single up the middle to score Morozova and ensure extra innings.
Hadley played her best in those innings. After a single to start the eighth, Hadley and the VSU defense retired nine consecutive batters. Augustana had its best chance in the 11th inning when the eighth hitter in the lineup made it to third and the ninth hitter to second with just one out. The Blazers responded with a strikeout from Hadley and a groundout to Posey.
After getting the last out on Augustana, Posey turned around and earned the last run of the game for VSU. On the first pitch of the inning Posey sent her eighth home run of the season out of the park over the left centerfield fence to win it for Valdosta State.
The Blazers will play the winner between Central Oklahoma and Southern Connecticut State, a winners' bracket game, at 10 a.m. Friday. After that, the Blazers will face off against either Kutztown or UC San Diego at 3 p.m.


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The February 2013 milk production in Kansas totaled 222 million pounds, up 3.7 percent from last year.
The production per cow averaged 1,680 pounds, down 45 pounds from 2012.
The number of milk cows was estimated at 132,000 head, up 8,000 head from the previous year.
Access the National publication for this release at: http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/current/MilkProd/MilkProd-03-19-2013.pdf
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First...what is Pokemon Go?Well, it's a little bit silly and a whole lot of fun! Pokemon Go is an app for iPhone and Android. The whole goal is to get outside and track down Pokemon in the real world. So, is it a whole bunch of people walking around looking at their phones? Sure. But it's also so much more.
Top Five Reasons You Need To Play Pokemon Go
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When Erica Allex was growing up on a farm near Millbank, South Dakota, she never expected she'd open a law office in Redwood Falls, Minnesota."I wanted to go into veterinary, or be a professional singer," she laughed last week, in her new office.However, in high school Allex joined the debate team, and found a path she enjoyed more."I was on the speech team, and liked coming up with logical arguments, trying to approach a problem from both sides," she said.In high school speech, she made it to the state finals in extemporaneous speech, "and afterward I felt I'd done a really good job."As an undergraduate as South Dakota State University, Allex majored in history and political science, and was leaning toward going into teaching."Then one of my teachers said, 'Why aren't you going into law?'", as if it were a foregone conclusion.After law school at the University of South Dakota, Allex "wanted to work in a small firm. I'm not cut out for the corporate lifestyle. I grew up on a farm — I was in 4-H and FFA."I wanted to stay in the midwest, in a small town."Allex is in general practice, with experience in family, business, and ag law. She has been in Redwood Falls for three and a half years, starting as an associate at another law office, while her husband, David, is an engineer in Wood Lake."I went independent two years ago, but I liked Redwood Falls and wanted to stay," she said.Allex stayed at home when her daughter Madelyn was born, then took a position in Willmar before deciding to return to Redwood."With the economy the way it is, I thought it would be best to stay in Redwood Falls, open my doors, and hang my shingle out."Allex actually began taking on new clients last year, while working out of her home."I was meeting with clients at the courthouse, but it was kind of getting awkward. It was better to have a space of my own."The new office in downtown Redwood Falls also gave Allex a chance to indulge in one of her hobbies: refinishing furniture. She did much of the office decor herself."When we started, this space was just an empty rectangle," she said. "We've added interior walls and a bathroom. Right now I'm doing the last minute details, and working on my new website."Allex plans on having an open house to show off her new office on June 16.
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David Irving, Hitler and Holocaust Denial: Electronic Edition, by Richard J. EvansTable of Contents
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(a) Lipstadt's allegations and Irving's replies
1. In her book Denying the Holocaust, Deborah Lipstadt unhesitatingly identifies David Irving as a Holocaust denier. He 'declared himself converted to Holocaust denial' in 1988, she writes, and since then, she alleges, he has been untiring in his efforts 'to promulgate Holocaust denial notions in various countries'. 'Irving is', says Lipstadt, 'one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial.' 1 Irving has objected strongly to this description in his libel action against Lipstadt. 'It is a particularly mischievous and damaging libel to call the Plaintiff "a Holocaust denier",' he wrote in his reply to Lipstadt's defence, 'a lie worthy of the Nazi propaganda minister Dr Goebbels himself.'2
2. In his reply to Lipstadt's defence against his charge of libelling him in this way, Irving asserts 'that the whole of World War Two can be defined as a Holocaust'. He 'considers it invidious to single out one single act of mass murder of innocents and to label it "The Holocaust", as though there was none other. But he goes on to add:
If however the Defendants seek to define the Holocaust as the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis and their cohorts during World War II, then the Plaintiff maintains that he has at no time denied it; on the contrary, he has rendered it more plausible by investigating documents, questioning witnesses, and uncovering fresh sources and making no secret of for example the alleged liquidation of 152,000 Jews at Chelmno on December 8, 1941, about which he wrote in Hitler's War, 1991 edition, at page 426. At page 7 of his book on aerial warfare against civilians Von Guernica bis Vietnam (From Guernica to Vietnam), the very first page of text, the Plaintiff emphasised: "The massacre of minorities by the National Socialists in Germany...probably cost more lives than all the air raids carried out to the present date." 3
3. Similarly, Irving maintains that he 'has at no time denied that the Nazis established concentration camps throughout their territories'. He says he 'has at no time denied that the murder of the Jews began in about June 1941 when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union, or that hundreds of thousands of Jews were shot to death'. In this context he refers to pages 270-1 of the 1977 edition of Hitler's War, pages 380-1 of the revised edition of the same book, and unnumbered pages of his recent biography of Goebbels.4
4. These points, however, do not really relate to the Holocaust as defined above, in Section (a) or Holocaust denial as defined above, in Section (b). Irving writes only of an 'alleged liquidation' at Chelmno; he does not accept, therefore, that 152,000 Jews were actually killed there (and this Report will examine later on what precisely he has written and said about this matter). He refers to 'concentration camps', but the existence of such camps is not at issue, for nobody has denied that concentration camps were built to imprison those whom the Nazis regarded as their enemies, above all within the borders of the Reich, at Dachau, Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen, Flossenbürg and elsewhere. What is at issue is a different category of camp, namely those constructed in occupied Eastern Europe, such as Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka and Chelmno, and built specifically and exclusively to exterminate Jews, or, in the case of Auschwitz-Birkenau, with extermination as one of its principal aims: in other words, the extermination camps. The distinction between the two is crucial.
5. The murder by shooting of thousands of Jews is not the same as the extermination by shooting, gassing, starvation and deliberate neglect of millions of Jews which forms an essential part of the Holocaust as conventionally understood. Moreover, the book on aerial warfare to which Irving refers was published in 1982; but Irving's views on these issues have not stood still over time. Indeed, in order to establish the accuracy or otherwise of Lipstadt's characterization of Irving as a Holocaust denier, it is particularly important to bear this point in mind. A comparison of the two editions of his major work, Hitler's War, published respectively in 1977 and 1991, will make this clear, and will also shed light on the first counter-argument put by Irving, namely that an examination of this book demonstrates that he is not a Holocaust denier.
1. Lipstadt, Denying the Holocaust, pp. 179-81
2. Reply to Defence of Second Defendant, p. 11.
3. Ibid., pp. 10-11.
4. Ibid, p. 4.
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7 Healthy Ingredients Your Diet Needs
You don't need to radically change your lifestyle or pop a small army of supplements to get healthy. Just add these 7 ingredients to your diet
I know I should pick hummus over doughnuts and pita chips over potato chips. But as anyone who's ever tried to watch their diet knows, it's not always so easy. While staying healthy and trimming some fat is a noble goal, who wants to subscribe to a strict veggie-chomping and gym-rat lifestyle?
Not I.
Skip to see the 7 healthy ingredients you should add to your diet now.
Of course, I know the secret to six-pack abs isn't in a pill or "30-second" workout (although that would be amazing). But there's got to be a happy medium between the quick fixes and the no-sugar, no-carbs, no-fun plan.
That's why I asked dietitians, fitness gurus, and wellness experts for their advice on the small changes that add up to big results. They told me that adding these 7 healthy ingredients into my diet will get me the maximum health payoff for the minimum effort. Now we're talking.
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I want to try the coconut oil
by EricaF123 Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 02:48PM Report as inappropriate
gonna have to try them!
by Mommy_of_Ethan Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 06:27PM Report as inappropriate
yum kimchi, best place to get it is asian markets you can get it in a BIG jar (and i mean big!) I also want to try that vinegar thing, i already knew about it but havent gotten around to it
by Sohee Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 12:21PM Report as inappropriate
Really interesting story. Definitely going to be doing many or all of these tricks!
by Lamexicana1 Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 09:03PM Report as inappropriate
I have an additiction to coffee so im definitely going to try to splash my coffee with the cinnamon. I dont know about the taste of apple cider vinegar but i have some at home and am willing to try it with now, knowing the benefits; i have a sweet tooth really bad sometimes! All of this is very helpful info and i will try to incorporate it all into my lifestyle! thanks a lot!
by danny54f Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:33PM Report as inappropriate
Some great tips! Soup it is this winter!
by Chris213 Monday, October 8, 2012 at 06:09PM Report as inappropriate
Love this story! I am shouting out the benefits to my mother in law and she heard of most of the suggestions! Where have I been? Thank you for posting!
by rachel_entzmingerlloyd Friday, August 17, 2012 at 07:03PM Report as inappropriate
Some of these tips are great and some my taste buds would rebel against me (straight vinegar...gack).
by HeathRene Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 11:48AM Report as inappropriate
Mmm I love kimchi!
by LipglossandSpandex Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 03:39PM Report as inappropriate
Coconut is awesome! I drink the water almost daily, do oil pulling with it (awesome), and take 2-3 tablespoons a day. When I cook I use it too.
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Does the RBI Mean Anything?
Miguel Cabrera is the AL MVP, despite the myriad cases made for his chief rival for the award, Mike Trout, by baseball fans whose preferred stats go beyond the triple-crown ones in which Cabrera led the league (batting average, home runs, runs batted in). But Cabrera's win nonetheless contains elements of hope for those who prefer their Most Valuable Players chosen by more comprehensive metrics, such as wins above replacement. Here's what it suggests: It may take a Triple Crown and a playoff appearance for an MVP candidate to beat out a rival who is otherwise more qualified for the award.
Of all the Triple Crown categories, Cabrera's biggest lead came in RBI – he had 139 to Trout's 83. That edge of 56 was hard to surmount. Of the 161 position players who have won an MVP since the award debuted 101 years ago, just 34 won while another top-10 finisher in the voting had a lead over the winner of 30 RBI or more. Of those 34, all but two either played on a playoff team, played one of the marquee defensive positions (second base, shortstop or catcher), or both. The two exceptions, Albert Pujols in 2008 and Jake Daubert in 1913, had big edges in batting average. Daubert, the 1913 NL batting champ, was nonetheless an odd choice in the third year of the award, and Pujols's closest rival, Ryan Howard, hit more than 100 points lower than he did. And just 12 of the 161 position players got the award despite trailing another top-10 MVP candidate by 56 RBI or more.
Meanwhile, 65 of the 161 position players to win the MVP award led the league, or at least all the top-10 vote getters in their leagues, in RBI. And in 54 of the 102 years in which the award has been handed out, at least one of the winners was the RBI champ among viable MVP candidates — including 32 of 42 years between 1948 and 1989.
But lately, RBI haven't been king in MVP voting. Since 1999, 25 position players have won the MVP award. Just four of them have led the top-10 vote-getters in their league in RBI — two fewer than the number who trailed at least one other top candidate by 30 RBI or more. Cabrera managed to buck the trend, but even with his Triple Crown and playoff appearance compared to the Angels' third-place finish among four teams in their division, it was a fairly close vote. If just nine of the 21 voters who had Cabrera first and Trout second on their ballots had reversed their votes, Trout would be MVP, and the RBI would have lost much of its remaining luster.
Why shouldn't RBI count much toward the MVP vote? Because they're so dependent on context and opportunities — in short, factors players don't control. Cabrera batted with 444 teammates on base this season, compared to 306 for Trout. Cabrera did drive in 22%, to 18% for Trout, but Cabrera also ground into double plays 19% of the time that he came to bat with a double-play opportunity, to 8% for Trout. So while Cabrera drove in more runners, he also left fewer of the ones he didn't drive in for teammates to have the chance to bat home.
The other major awards weren't quite as contentious. Every winner was either the league leader among eligible candidates in WAR according to Baseball Reference, or within one win above replacement of the leader. There was one seeming oddity, though: The fifth-place finisher in each league's Cy Young Award voting was a closer, though closers pitch about a quarter the number of innings of starters and therefore rarely are as important to their teams as the best starters are. But these votes are understandable for two reasons. First, the Cy Young Award isn't supposed to go necessarily to the most valuable pitchers in each league — just to the best ones. And second, these two relievers, Tampa Bay's Fernando Rodney and Atlanta's Craig Kimbrel, really did have seasons for the ages.
Rodney yielded just five earned runs in 74.2 innings. That was good for the lowest ERA since 1901 for a pitcher with at least 55 innings, as well as the best ERA relative to league average, known as ERA+. Kimbrel wasn't far behind, with the eighth lowest ERA among pitchers with at least 55 innings and sixth best ERA+. Remarkably, though, Kimbrel may have been even better than those stats suggest. His fielding-independent pitching — which focuses on stats he has the most control over, such as strikeouts, walks and home runs — was 0.78, meaning his ERA would have been even lower with a bit more luck or better spacing of baserunners. (Rodney's was 2.13, which is good but hardly historically great.) Kimbrel's FIP was the lowest single-season figure for a reliever as far back as FanGraphs has kept the stat. So Rodney and Kimbrel may have gotten some of their votes for their gaudy saves totals — 90 combined — but other stats suggest they deserved those votes for outstanding performance.
Unlike with Cabrera and Trout, new and old numbers agreed for them.


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Broadband providers like Comcast and Verizon are firmly against stronger regulatory oversight of the industry, but they've indicated they could live with Mr. Wheeler's proposal. On the other side are tech giants like Google and Facebook, which strongly oppose any arrangements that would allow broadband providers to charge content companies extra for preferential treatment. Gautham Nagesh and Amol Sharma report.
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Where Hillary Clinton's age would rank among presidents if she were to be sworn in a few years from now doesn't help answer the question of whether she's too old for the office. In 2017, she'll have about as many years left in her life as some of the 50-somethings who were president in an earlier era, life-expectancy tables show. Read the full post by Peter Nicholas and Dante Chinni in Washington Wire.
GLOBAL GROWTH WORRIES MOUNT: It's been five years since the financial crisis ended, but soft growth in Europe, the U.S.'s stop-and-start recovery and China's waning momentum have policy makers groping for what to do next. European Central Bank officials are now moving toward enacting additional low interest-rate policies to prevent the region from sliding into a lengthy period of economic stagnation. Brian Blackstone, Jon Hilsenrath and Marcus Walker report.
VA ALLEGATIONS MAKE DEMOCRATS NERVOUS: Democrats are showing increasing unease over the political peril raised by allegations of extended wait times at a Department of Veteran Affairs health facility. The White House is looking to contain the potential crisis and put to rest any questions about the president's managerial skills. The agency's acting inspector general said he had so far found no evidence patients had died because of long waits for care. Colleen McCain Nelson and Ben Kesling report.
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RICHMOND -- City officials made it clear Tuesday night: While the investigation into last summer's fire at the Chevron refinery here is near an end, the legal and policy implications will reach far into the future.
Though it postponed making a formal decision Tuesday, the City Council is poised to contract with a high-profile San Francisco law firm to secure damages from Chevron stemming from the massive Aug. 6 fire, which sent more than 15,000 residents to area hospitals.
On Tuesday, the council also passed two agenda items related to the petroleum giant. One directed staff to strengthen the city's Industrial Safety Ordinance to align with U.S. Chemical Safety Board recommendations calling on the city to join a multiagency regulatory body. The other aimed at divesting public employee pensions of funds from companies that profit from fossil fuel production.
The trio of moves sends a clear signal that the city is taking an aggressive stance toward its biggest taxpayer.
"Chevron isn't happy," said Councilman Tom Butt, adding that months of closed-door meetings among city officials preceded Tuesday's announcement that the city would seek legal counsel. "But we have an obligation to get fair compensation; if that ultimately involves litigation, then it does."
City Manager Bill Lindsay released a document Tuesday announcing the city's intent to hire San Francisco-based law firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, which represented victims of the 2010 San Bruno disaster caused by a Pacific Gas & Electric gas line rupture. The firm remains in litigation stemming from the San Bruno fire and has handled more than 200 cases for clients seeking damages.
The agenda item asked the council to approve legal services agreements with the firm for an unspecified fee, but the council adjourned at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday without voting on the item, which was held over until the May 21 meeting.
Frank Pitre, a partner in the firm, declined to comment by telephone Wednesday.
But passage appears imminent. Councilman Corky Boozé, who, along with Councilman Nat Bates, tends to be most conciliatory toward the refinery, said his foremost concern is to "make the city whole" by getting compensation from Chevron, but he is not convinced the city needs legal help to get adequate compensation.
"Chevron created a problem, and they have to pay," Boozé said. "When we lawyer up, everybody's defenses go up. They have big-time lawyers, too. I will vote for (contracting with the firm), but I hope the city can sit down and come to an agreement before it comes to that."
The refinery has dramatically increased its local philanthropic spending in recent years, especially on education programs in local schools, to more than $4 million annually. In the days after the fire, the company accepted thousands of claims filed by residents seeking damages but hasn't divulged how much it paid out.
The city voted 5-2 Tuesday to direct staff to shift pension fund investments from fossil fuel firms to more renewable energy companies over the next five years.
But the city has no direct influence over California Public Employees Retirement System, or CalPERS, investments, staff said. It also has no money in Public Agency Retirement Services, or PARS, having not made any investments into the program covering retiree medical benefits in years as it opted to pay benefits for current retirees with annual revenues rather than putting away money for future retirees.
But if and when the city does put money into PARS -- it declined to make the recommended $4 million down payment last year on future benefits owed to employees -- it will steer investments away from companies that profit from fossil fuel production, according to the staff report.
Boozé called the plan "stupid," and Bates said it would have "no impact" on fossil fuel consumption or renewable energy technologies.
But other council members noted that more than 10 other cities have taken similar steps in recent years, including Berkeley, San Francisco and Seattle.
The item approving CSB's recommendations included a provision directing staff to send letters to local, county and state governments announcing Richmond's readiness to participate in a multiagency regulatory regime to oversee refineries.
Chevron spokeswoman Melissa Ritchie wrote in an email Thursday that Chevron has already begun the process of improving damage review and pipe screening programs.
"We look forward to continuing our collaboration with oversight agencies to create more effective and efficient regulation across the entire industry," Ritchie wrote. Ritche declined to comment on potential litigation.
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"Einstein on the Beach" is wondrous and exhausting, but mostly wondrous. As an example: About 90 minutes into Friday's performance of the marathon opera by composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson, Zellerbach Hall was feasted with sound. Glass' music was like spinning candy canes as the stage was crisscrossed by dancers. All in white, bathed in light, they spun, leaped, intersected and circled the open space, like Matisse dancers come to life.
Titled "Dance 1," it was a celebration, an explosion of sound, motion and light. Its exhilaration and precision made for the highest point in this multipeaked revival of the 4½-hour opera, which is in Berkeley for three sold-out performances, part of a tour of the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Having emerged from downtown New York's performing arts scene in 1976 as a hip emblem of the avant-garde, "Einstein" now enjoys and deserves its iconic status.
Performed without intermission, this is its first production in 20 years, historic for its rarity and for bringing together its key creators: Glass, Wilson and choreographer Lucinda Childs -- who are getting on in years and not likely to supervise their opus again. What a job they've done here.
The production is pure spectacle: dreamlike, intriguing, nonsensical, maddening (yes, "Einstein" could use some cuts down the home stretch) and gorgeous to see. Wilson's world -- he designed the sets and lighting -- is mostly one of whites, grays and midnight blues. It's pure, calming, but also spooky; its train and spaceship sequences carry echoes of film director Fritz Lang's "Metropolis." Then there are the actors and choristers. Dressed in gray slacks, white shirts and black suspenders, they are curiously poker-faced, masters of pantomime and freeze-frame gesture -- and focused on the collective vision of this opera, which ostensibly is about Albert Einstein, but really is more about the curiosity and wonder that Einstein represents.
There's no linear story, though several motifs recur: trains (they fascinated Einstein from a young age); a trial (of gun-toting Patty Hearst; she and the Symbionese Liberation Army were in the news when the opera was created); and a spaceship in meltdown mode (another Einstein allusion, via atomic energy.)
What does it add up to? When actors Helga Davis and Kate Moran muse at length about "Mr. Bojangles" and "baggy pants" (Davis) or an afternoon of shopping for feathered bathing caps in a "prematurely air-conditioned supermarket" (Moran), their words at first seem like nonsense. But over the course of a lot of repetition, the words lose literal meaning and become layered into the larger landscape. Strange as it seems, Moran's words, in particular, become a form of music.
Time does the trick. And time -- that most Einsteinian of topics -- is what the opera is really about. It seems to stand outside of time as it plays with time and fights through time, hours and hours of it. Friday, plenty of people roamed in and out of the hall when it all became too much. (Making your own intermissions is part of the "Einstein" tradition.) But most stayed pasted in their seats.
For all its manic relentlessness, it's hard to resist Glass' music of this period, which carries the intensity of New York in the mid-1970s. The score is characterized by torrents of arpeggios and spiraling figures, linked across chain-link rhythmic structures, ragalike. It's music that seems to repeat itself endlessly (like your life), but it's really in a state of constant change (like your life, again). Performing it requires such endurance, memory and bulls-eye marksmanship that it's hard to imagine how anyone gets through it here, but play it they do -- and sing it and dance it and reflect it through gestures and spoken word.
The opera's four acts are separated by interludes, which Wilson dubs "Knees" -- sturdy connectors. Several "Knees" feature violinist Jennifer Koh in the role of Einstein, as the physicist was a fiddler. Seated at the side of the stage, wearing a crazy-haired Einstein wig, she performed Friday with astonishing focus and virtuosity. But one could say the same about the Philip Glass Ensemble -- keyboards, saxophones, singer -- which was conducted by Michael Riesman and barely rested. (The conductor, usually on keyboards, isn't performing in this production). And one can say the same thing again about the 11 chorus members, who often sang nothing but the names of numbers ("1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4-1-2-3") in shifting time signatures at supersonic speeds for 20 minutes at a stretch. Then they would slow it down, and those numbers would resonate like liturgy. Because when you play with the fabric of time, strange things happen.
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'Einstein on the Beach'
By composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson. (Presented by Cal Performances)
Through: Oct. 28
Where: Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
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Why do Americans pronounce non-English words in such a pretentious way?
I watched Midnight In Paris last night. This is about Americans in Paris and therefore it's full of similarly mangled versions of well-known foreign words. Parisians becomes "Pareezhuns". The painter Monet is "Moanay". The sculptor Rodin is "Row-Dan". When the Sorbonne is first mentioned it's "Sorebone". The Boeuf Bourguignon is "Boeuf Berniown". The splendid old Peugeot which picks Owen Wilson up every night is a "Poojoe". This is not exclusively a problem with French words either. The well-known flat bread popular in Greece is "Peter Bread".
Obviously no nation is blameless in this regard but there's something about the way that many Americans - particularly sophisticated Americans, the kind you get in Woody Allen films - deliver these words that suggests that they feel that even the way the locals do it isn't sufficiently pretentious for them.
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- Jon Peake said...
Ghastly isn't it?
I hate their pars-ta and fill-ay and even worse, fill-ay minyown, as in 'have you had the fillay minyown? It's amazing. Try the merr-low too'.
You're right, there is a class of Americans who pronounce things in a way that they think makes them a cut above. But actually it's just daft.
Who wants to tell them?
- 12:44 pm
- Cliche Free said...
I had a trying time when living in America emphatically attempting to instruct the natives on the correct, i.e. Italian, pronounciation of 'Oregano', they stress the second syllable which renders the word itself almost comical but also unrecognisable: 'Oh Reg oh no.'
- 1:47 pm
- Mondo said...
Why lever, pronounced as in leverage. But then, not for fever as 'Fever when you hold me tight'
- 2:04 pm
- office pest said...
Re BAGdad I suppose it's to differentiate it from those other well known cities, Tindad, Boxdad, and Cartondad.
Anyway it's not Paris it's Parisfrance as any fule kno.
Wasn't there a good story about a boy nicknamed 'Baghdad' because he'd shot his father by mistake whilst out hunting, or have I dreamt that one up.
- 2:14 pm
- John Medd said...
I cringe when non-Geordies refer to the toon as New-CASTLE. So why don't they then say Liverpewl, Landan and Burrmingum?
- 4:46 pm
- cannedapplause said...
the american pronunciation of 'Nietzsche' always got right up my nose: they call him 'nitch'.
i mean, honestly.
- 9:12 pm
- King of Scurf said...
And there's their spectacular mangling of the tasty French breakfast pastry, the croyzaarnt.
- 10:55 pm
- B Smith said...
"Oh Reg oh no"
That's an 'erb, isn't it?
- 6:19 am
- CJ and PK said...
It was ever thus.
Remember the discussion in Annie Hall as to whether it was Van Goff or Van Go.
- 9:32 am
- smfifteen said...
I'm going to shamelessly take this thread as an opportunity to complain about the increasing adoption of U.S. date-speak by British broadcasters, wherein we now frequently hear "March Ninth" instead of "March THE Ninth" and, even more annoyingly, "Two Thousand Twelve" instead of "Two Thousand AND Twelve". These things matter.
- 11:38 am
- londonlee said...
They're not all like that. Ever heard an American pronounce 'Creme De Menthe'? It's Cream De Menth. Then there's 'Notre Dame' of course.
And is it just that I'm common but they call the place you put your car a 'Garaarje' while I say 'Garidge'
- 3:05 am
- Archie Valparaiso said...
There is sometimes - just sometimes - method in the madness. "Oregano" comes to us from Spanish, where the stress is indeed on the second syllable (as it is in Italian; the commenter who says it's not is mistaken). Even the Cousins' extravagant pronunciation of "Caribbean" is actually a bit closer to the original Caribe (ka-REE-beh) than ours.
And we should be mindful of the risk of any such discussion ending up as a glasshouse-stone (sorry, "rock") interface. There is no excuse, none at all, for the now-pretty-much-standard UK pronunciations "eye-BEE-thuh" and "chuh-RITZ-oh". (Presumably people come back with churitzo on trips to Barchelona.)
- 11:44 am
- Robyn Gallagher said...
One noted difference between British English and American English is the pronunciation of words from French. In British English the stress typically goes on the first syllable, while in American English, the stress goes on the last syllable. In French, all syllables are equal, so neither the British nor the American pronunciation is "correct" for a French speaker.
Another thing to remember: American English is not British English. It doesn't sound the same as British English because it is a different dialect. It's not bad or wrong for these differences to exist.
- 9:58 pm
- paul said...
re glasshouse / stones
Lots of our top TV presenters, news readers and weather men/women insist on saying drawring, lore and order etc.
- 2:13 am
- scottishwildcat said...
"I cringe when non-Geordies refer to the toon as New-CASTLE. So why don't they then say Liverpewl, Landan and Burrmingum?"
Because the first is a matter of syllabic stress, and the other is simply a local accent. And words are generally meant to be pronounced with the same syllabic stress regardless of your local accent.
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Obvious statement alert: The ways in which we work and communicate are so, so very different than they were 10 years ago.
Unfortunately, the efficiency and ease with which we can now complete so much of our daily work often just means there's that much more work to be done in a single day's time.
More, more, more.
The irony of all our newfound efficiency, ease and increased communications is that it so lovingly sets us up for complete and total overload and burnout.
We pour more energy into the minutes and hours of extra time that technology saves us each month.
We can do more, so we do do more.
I know I often find myself getting sucked into the mentality of "I can do more and so I will!," and every single week I work with clients who find themselves getting caught up in the same mentality.
Lately though, I've found myself saying, "No more, more, more."
Time to put on the brakes.
Even if you've ever scoffed at people who've recommended slowing down in the past, please give serious consideration to what I'm sharing with you today: You can accomplish so much more if you do just a bit less.
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Trawling around the Internet on various sites like Pinterest and engaging with our readers over the last year we've come across some interesting recipes for St. Patrick's Day. Some of them are ever classic and unchangeable like the full Irish breakfast but some like the Dubliner Shepherd's Pie recipe give a new twist to a much loved comfort food from home.
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Lay six thick slices of Canadian bacon in a single layer in a large skillet. Fry on both sides until medium brown then remove from the skillet, but leave the grease.
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and crack 4 eggs into the pan, try to avoid breaking the yolk.
Add 2 small tomato slices and 4 slices of soda bread to the pan. Fry gently, occasionally stirring the tomatoes.
Keep everything separate and brown the bread on both sides.
When the egg whites are set and the yolks are still a bit runny, place everything on two plates.
Serves 2.
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Layer ¾ potatoes sliced ½ inch thick, salt and pepper, half a sliced onion, 1 tablespoon minced parsley, all of the vegan Irish sausages, ¾ potatoes sliced ½ inch thick, salt and pepper, half of a sliced onion, and 1 tablespoon minced parsley in a Dutch oven.
Bring to a boil and then reduce to the lowest heat setting and cover tightly.
Cook for an hour or until potatoes are tender.
Ladle into bowls and serve with Irish soda bread.
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Combine 1 quart of lime sherbet, ½ cup softened frozen limeade concentrate, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 (12 ounce) cans of lemon-lime carbonated beverage, and 1-2 cups of ice.
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Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
Combine 1 ⅓ cups of all purpose flour, 1 cup and 2 tablespoons of quick cooking oats, ¼ cup of sugar, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
Add ½ cup of unsalted Irish butter (such as Kerrygold) and combine until dough forms.
Pour onto a plastic wrap, pound it into a round disc, and wrap.
Refrigerate for at least an hour.
On a floured surface, roll dough to ⅛ inch thickness and cut out 2 inch round cookies.
Place the cookies on a lined baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.
Melt 1 cup of dark chocolate chips in a double broiler and using a pastry brush, paint the backside of each cookie and sandwich them together.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes for the chocolate to harden and then spray edible paint on each cookie one side at a time.
Makes 24 single cookies or 12 sandwich cookies.
5. Potato leek soup with cheddar cheese chips
Melt 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium heat and add 2 peeled and minced garlic cloves, 1 pound of leeks (white part only thinly sliced), 1 pound of peeled and sliced russet potatoes, and cook for about 8 minutes.
Add 4 cups of vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Add 1 cup of heavy cream and cook for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper and allow to cool.
Puree in a blender or with an immersion blender. Ladle into 4 bowls.
Preheat the oven to 400 Fahrenheit. Grease a baking sheet and cut a pastry sheet into an 8x6 inch rectangle.
Brush the surface with water and spread ½ grated Irish cheddar cheese and ¼ teaspoon paprika.
Cut the dough into 3 x ½ inch wide strips and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Chocolate Irish cream cheesecake
Preheat oven to 325 Fahrenheit.
In a medium bowl combine 1 ½ finely crushed chocolate wafers (about 18 cookies), 6 tablespoons melted butter, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon.
Toss gently to mix and press into a 9 or 10 inch springform pan. In a large bowl combine 24 ounces of softened cream cheese, 8 ounces of dairy sour cream, 1 cup sugar, and 6 tablespoons of melted chocolate until smooth.
Stir in 3 eggs until combined and add ½ cup Irish cream liqueur, 2 tablespoons of milk, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla.
Pour into the crust lined pan and place the pan in a shallow baking pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Use a small knife to loosen from the side of the pan and cool for 30 more minutes.
Remove the side of the springform pan and cool for 1 hour. Cover and chill for at least 6 hours before serving. Serves 16.


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The Top 10 Videogames of 2012
This year was an evolutionary, not revolutionary, one for console gaming. Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are long in tooth, likely to be refreshed next year, and developers acknowledged it was tough to eke out improvements in graphics. The Wii U's late-November release lacked "wow" factor, with only lukewarm reviews for its hardware and still-small stable of games.
This was largely a year of the sequel: Nearly all the big games had a II or III or a 4 in its title. The results weren't always good.
But if gaming in 2012 is remembered for anything, it will likely be for efforts by publishers to more deeply engage gamers in new and different ways. There was the emergence of smartphones and tablets as second screens via companion apps. There was also a proliferation of downloadable content to enhance gameplay and storytelling. Some chose to cast aside the traditional controller, hoping to turn the gamer into a human joystick. Absent a holiday sales boost, lackluster sales indicate the world may not be quite ready for that.
And 2012 was also about the knitting of social networking into the fabric of games, pulling niche communities together on company servers, eschewing Facebook, or at least relegating it to second-tier status.
With those themes in mind, here are Speakeasy's Top 10 Games of 2012.
1. Dishonored (developed by Arkane Studios, published by Bethesda) – In a year where rhetoric far outstripped results, this game is an epic. As I noted in my full review, Dishonored's most-interesting feature is its Chaos game engine, which introduces subtlety and nuance into gameplay. Your actions and choices — to kill or not to kill, to kill violently or to use poison, for example — affect the twists and turns in your storyline. Dishonored seldom plays the same way twice. It's hard to put down the controller once you're in the middle of the story, perhaps the highest compliment you can give a game. It's rare to find one that gets you as white-knuckled from sneaking around stealthily as blasting away at enemies. While graphics aren't spectacular, the dystopic, steampunk world of Dunwall is well-done. Dishonored's engrossing gameplay had overtones of my favorite game of all-time, Skyrim.
2. Halo 4 (developed by 343 Industries, published by Microsoft Studios) – Just when I thought developers couldn't squeeze an ounce of mprovement from the Xbox 360, 343 Industries confounded me and produced the year's best cinematographic grapihcs. But that's not the only reason this shooter is near the top of this list. The first game in a new Halo trilogy has a completely retooled multiplayer mode. Hat tip to developers for keeping the storyline going through regular serialization. Halo 4 kept gamer interest high via weekly short-movie episodes and related downloadable content.
3. Sleeping Dogs (developed by United Front Games, published by Square Enix) – This is the sleeper game of the year, in my book, and to think it almost never made it to market. With cancellation, a change of publishers and a rescue effort and renaming by Square Enix, Sleeping Dogs' backstory is almost as complex as its gameplay. The open-world action game is set in a vivid, virtual Hong Kong that's grittier than the real thing. The quest by undercover cop Wei Shen to bring down the Sun Yee On triad and the killers of his sister is marked by morality plays. This dark hero feels straight out of a Hong Kong kung-fu movie and is, hands down, the most-complex and empathetic character I played as in 2012 games.
4. FIFA Soccer 13 (developed by EA Canada, published by Electronic Arts) – Faced with serious competition from Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, EA upped its game and produced the best sports simulation of the year. Improved collision physics, more-realistic ball control, smarter computer opponents and the return of national team call-ups keep the two-decade franchise going strong.The AI this year also ports real-world performance of actual stars into the fitness and form of those on your virtual team, affecting gameplay. Ultimate Team mode is better than last year, and though I give EA an "A" for effort to make the FIFA community tighter than ever by introducing a companion app, it gets a "D" for the app's bugginess and rudimentary functionality. It's a good direction to go, but the execution needs to be better.
5. Mass Effect 3 (developed by BioWare, published by Electronic Arts) — The denouement of the three-part Command Shepard saga generated a lot of buzz — much of it critical — over a controversial extended cut that included an alternative ending to the series. Kerfuffle aside, it's a very good third-person shooter with excellent graphics and smooth gameplay. Reaper enemies are smarter, and overall AI is more-realistic over the second game. An intriguing twist to the game is the four-person co-op mode, where results can affect how your single-player campaign unfolds.
6. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (developed by Blitz Game Studios and Junction Point Studios, published by Disney Interactive Studios) – With publishers trying to squeeze as much money out the 18-35 crowd, there's not that much out there in console gaming for the youngsters. Epic Mickey 2 is wholesome family fun . While it's fun enough , with music and cartoon characters or the under-12 crowd to just muck around, its plot and puzzles are deep and challenging enough to lure in parents to help their kids. It also then becomes a fun jaunt through memory lane. The second in what designer Warren Spector intends to be a three-story arc, is better than the original. The original was Wii-only. This game is available on multiple platforms. Both graphics and gameplay are improved.
7. The Darkness II (developed by Digital Extremes, published by 2K Games) – I'm going to take some heat for this choice, but I really liked The Darkness II. The psychological, horror-tinged first-person shooter gets my nod on this list over other games, like Hitman 3 and Assassin's Creed 3. It pretty much stands alone in the creepy, violent game category. The Darkness II plays like a noir comic book, turning the gore into something ludicrous and making it bearable. I never really identified with the sociopathic protagonist, Jackie Estacado, but gameplay was extremely fun and pretty challenging.
8. Street Fighter X Tekken (developed and published by Capcom) – This game beats out UFC 3 by a broken nose. Yes, it's "just" a 2D fighting game, but the combination of Street Fighter and Namco's Tekken characters does more than just slap a new coat of paint on an old franchise. Street Fighter X Tekken is both a familiar enhancement to a genre remembered by gamers in their 30's and 40's and a worthy introduction to the younger set. With no over-the-top character development or convoluted plots, there's not much studying required. Controls are fairly easy to master, letting you focus on picking your fighters and kicking butt in tag-team matches.
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (developed by Treyarch, published by Activision) - Black Ops II 's gameplay and graphics cement this series as the best first-person war game. The Alex Mason single-player campaign mode, set both in the 1980s and the future, probably won't win any awards, but it's better than what Spec Ops: The Line and Medal of Honor: Warfighter had to offer this year. COD has always excelled at multiplayer mode, and this version is the best ever. Rendering of objects and items is sharper than in the previous game, maps are detailed and well-drawn. Gun choices, various multiplayer games and other personalizations will keep the headset-wearing crowd and their clans playing long into the night. This game also takes players online, with Call of Duty Elite offering enhanced gameplay, tutorials and other services. Players can sign up for free and use it online or via mobile apps.
10. Diablo III (developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment) – This action/role-playing game for PC and Macs generated controversy even before it hit the shelves. Authorities in several countries claimed the publisher hadn't been clear enough in indicating the game was online-only and required a high-speed Internet connection to play, as well as issues with digital DRM and the lack of resale-ability of the game. That and balky servers marred the first few days after release, but they can't mar the excitement that comes from Diablo III's gameplay. You choose from among five character classes as you investigate a supposed fallen star in New Tristram. Diablo III is a very bloody, dungeon-crawl game. It's highly customizable and the Havok engine introduces enough randomness so you won't get bored as you progress. This is the lone computer-only game on this list. It is, from graphics to vastness of fantasy world to smoothness of gameplay, very different from any other game I played this year. I included it because it shows what's possible when developers aren't limited by legacy hardware.
Related: Kill Screen's Jamin Warren looks at the best games of 2012.


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After 16 years as a highflier at New York's famed American Ballet Theatre, José Manuel Carreño has landed a new role: trying to get the struggling Ballet San Jose back on its feet.
A hotshot performer in the dance world, the Cuban-born Carreño is taking on his first stint as the leader of a major company. Charismatic and hardworking, he would seem to be a natural for the job, but he's also facing the harsh reality that the South Bay's biggest resident dance company has long struggled with its finances.
On the eve of its 2014 program -- the first under his stewardship -- the cash-strapped troupe had to tighten its belt in the wake of sagging ticket sales and donations. That means there will be no live orchestra for its "Neoclassical to Now" program, which runs Friday through Sunday at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts. Still, Carreño is not one to be fazed by obstacles.
"Right now, it is hard but we are surviving. My job is to raise enough money to make us healthy," said the 45-year-old, who took the helm last fall. "It will not be easy. But that has never stopped me before. I think it is doable."
Certainly some big names in the dance world think he's more than up to the challenge.
"He's a great catch for them," said ballet icon Mikhail Baryshnikov. "He's a beautifully trained dancer with a keen intelligence. He will attract the best because his reputation is impeccable. Everyone admires his dedication and his talent. He's also a nice guy."
Carreño, whose love of ballet began as a boy in Havana, is not one to shy away from a hurdle. For his swan song at American Ballet Theatre, he chose to dance the Prince in "Swan Lake," a role known for its epic leaps, the kind of jumps most older dancers avoid.
"I am always drawn to a challenge," he said with a smile, "and I believe there is great potential here."
His first order of business is to raise the profile of the 28-year-old company, whose cofounding artistic director, Dennis Nahat, was abruptly ousted by BSJ's board of directors in 2012. Carreño's contacts in the ballet world will surely help. From his time at ABT and London's Royal Ballet to his appearance on "Dancing with the Stars," Carreño has known the taste of fame. In his native Cuba, he is part of a family ballet dynasty.
Carreño got to know BSJ when he starred in "Don Quixote" last year. He was impressed by how many of the young dancers were eager to make their bones. Most of the troupe's 36 dancers are between the ages of 19 and 39.
"The most important thing is the desire to learn," he said, while watching a rehearsal for Balanchine's "Serenade." "Ninety-eight percent of the dancers here are hungry. They've got the drive to learn, and that's what matters."
That passion for nurturing the next generation of ballet dancers may be the key to his success.
"Jose is an excellent teacher and coach," said Raymond Rodriguez, BSJ associate artistic director. "He is a generous, warm and approachable leader."
As a flock of ballerinas in flowing pink tutus knot their limbs during a twisted bit of Balanchine choreography, Carreño looks gleeful. The dancers run through the steps again and again until they seem to float in midair as they twirl.
"This is the part I love the most," said Carreño. "I love rehearsal. You can see them struggle, then they find their momentum and everything flows."
Indeed, dance is the art of making the arduous look effortless, which also describes the task facing Carreño.
The ballet, which formed a partnership with ABT in 2012, has suffered financial setbacks in recent months. The holiday cash cow, "The Nutcracker," missed its ticket goal by an estimated $75,000. There has also been a pullback in the level of support from John Fry, historically the company's biggest angel. In response to the red ink, ballet officials trimmed $125,000 from the budget, by cutting back on live music and scrubbing some matinees.
"If you survive a crisis like this, you learn and come back stronger," said Carreño. "I believe that Ballet San Jose has the will and desire to get through this financial challenge."
Executive Director Stephanie Ziesel believes Carreño's ability to balance the big picture with the gritty details will buoy the ballet. Certainly he's no diva. He often brings his dog Rey to the studio with him and he makes a point of chatting with the school's students on the stairwell.
"Even when we are discussing difficult, practical, operational issues," said Ziesel, "José has a purposeful, positive energy that ... reminds us why we're all here and driving so hard toward sustainability and success."
So far this season, ticket sales are on track. A recent fundraising gala netted $66,000 in donations. The budget stands at $5.4 million, down from a high of $8 million in 2009-2010. The bottom line right now is filling the coffers. That's why Carreño spends a great deal of his time pressing the flesh in the Valley, trying to attract new donors.
"This is one of the richest places in the world," he said, "I am confident we can find supporters."
His fans have no doubts that Carreño can help the ballet rebound going forward.
"Carreño has what it takes," said Baryshnikov. "It will take time but he can do what is necessary to get the company back on its legs."
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772. Read her at www.mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza, and follow her at Twitter.com/karendsouza4.
Presents "Neoclassical to Now," featuring works by George Balanchine, Jorma Elo and Ohad Naharin.
When: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday
Where: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd.
Tickets: $30-$105, Subscriptions range $81-$267, 408-288-2800. www.BalletSJ.org


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Last Modified: Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 9:37 a.m.
SARASOTA COUNTY - A pedestrian was hit this morning in Sarasota by a vehicle that drove away from the accident.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, David Adam Cornell, 20, of Sarasota was walking on the sidewalk along Bee Ridge Road west of Center Gate Boulevard shortly after 5 a.m. when an unidentified vehicle left the road and traveled up on the sidewalk, knocking Cornell to the ground.
The report says the vehicle then fled the scene eastbound on Bee Ridge Road. Cornell was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with injuries reported as serious. Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call FHP Trooper Hupchick at (239) 938-1800.
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The Gentleman Poet, author Kathryn Johnson's novel of love, danger, and Shakespeare's The Tempest, is a wonderful story that imagines a series of astonishing events that just might have inspired the immortal Bard to pen his magical tale. Told from the point of view of a young servant girl who strikes up a friendship with the not yet famous playwright when they are shipwrecked in the Bermudas, The Gentleman Poet gives a delightful new spin on Shakespearean lore reminiscent of the Academy Award-winning film, Shakespeare in Love.
En route to the Americas in 1609, Elizabeth Persons, a young servant girl, sees her blinding headache as an ominous sign. Sure enough, a hurricane during the final leg of their journey tosses the ill-fated Sea Venture and its one hundred and fifty passengers and crew onto the dreaded shores of the Bermudas, the rumored home of evil spirits and dangerous natives. In the months that pass—time marked by grave hardship, mutiny, adventure, danger . . . and a blossoming love between Elizabeth and the wrecked ship's young cook—she despairs of their ever being rescued. But she finds hope and strength in a remarkable new friendship, forming a fast bond with the Sea Venture's historian, a poet traveling under the name of William Strachey. But Will is more than he seems. To many back home in England, he is known by a different name: Shakespeare. And he sees in their great shared travails the makings of a magical, truly transcendent work of theater.
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Hornor graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Business Administration. He spent 27 years at FedEx, where he helped lead the company's technology solutions across all areas of its business. Hornor's positions at FedEx included: Vice President of IT Operations, Managing Director of IT Operations, and Manager for Enterprise Data Warehouse Application Development. Most recently, he served as Chief Information Officer for Distributors Corporation of America, a privately owned parent company of four wholesale distribution companies in the Mid-South area.
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Okay I'd say these guys have the right idea and don't feel like kooks.. guess you have to use your imagination :cool:
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Okay I'd say these guys have the right idea and don't feel like kooks.. guess you have to use your imagination :cool:
in my opinion it's all what you make of it... you have to have a creative mind and really play around with all different angles and such in order to get a TON of footage, which you then need to edit for it to come out even remotely cool. It also can be used as a learning tool too, but for the surf mount specifically you really just need to use it tastefully.
Here's a video I put together a few weeks ago when I went to Puerto Rico with a few friends. We're nothing special (especially as surfers, we're relatively new) but we did a lot of fun things and I tried my best to capture it all and highlight the vacation:
Got one last year. Haven't mounted it on a board, because I hate that POV style shot. Just take it in the water around my wrist and shoot my daughters and friends. Not ideal, but might as well get some use out of it. Have been able to snag some great stills from the videos.
I don't know about anyone else... but I'd much rather watch a few clips of myself then clips of other people kooking out.... lol. Im jus kidding about the kooking thing. But I'd still rather relive the session I had then watch a group of other people that I have no clue who they are.
The thing about the gopro and surfing is surfing... lets face it, we can have fun with our friends and be psyched for our buds when they catch good waves... but surfing is the most self centered sport one can engage in. And by that nature... watching other people doing regular stuff is not enjoyable. thats why I think gopro for surfing, especially when mounted on the board pov style is 100% for the surfer to watch and 100% annoying to everyone else around...
It really comes down to this:
Price of GoPro Black $399
Video resolution: WVGA, 720p, 960p, 1080p, 1440p, 2.7K, 2.7K Cin, 4K, 4K Cin
Shutter speeds: Up to 240 fps (848 x 480 pixels)
Weight: 73g
Dimensions: 1.7 x 1.5 x 2.2 cm
Price of Canon EOS-1D Camera (Body Only) $12,000
Video Resolution 4K (4096 x 2160), Full HD (1920 x 1080)
Shutter Speeds 1/8000 - 30 seconds
Big, Not Waterproof and must buy $$$ lens
You are getting a camera that can shoot better video and has more features, is waterproof, for $399! You would need to spend $5000 plus a lens to get something similar. These cameras are going to revolutionize the industry.
Use them for what they are for and don't complain about it because you just got the best deal you will ever get on a camera EVER! You can control the camera with an app from your smartphone, its waterproof, it fits in your pocket, you can put it anywhere and it performs better that a camera $3,000 more expensive!
Also i agree with this guy:
but surfing is the most self centered sport one can engage in. And by that nature... watching other people doing regular stuff is not enjoyable. thats why I think gopro for surfing, especially when mounted on the board pov style is 100% for the surfer to watch and 100% annoying to everyone else around...
forget that silly gopro stuff - Mecam is where you need to be to capitalize on state-of-the-art self-centered video documentation http://liliputing.wpengine.netdna-cd...1/mecam_01.jpg <br />the obvious evolutionary arc for this technology, when you think about it:imagine voice-controlled personal-camera drone dogfights over the impact zone as surfers jockey to keep their personal cameracopters in place for optimum photo angles :cool:Quote:
MeCam $49 voice controlled flying camera concept follows you around, streams video to your phone Always Innovating is working on a tiny flying video camera called the MeCam. The camera is designed to follow you around and stream live video to your smartphone, allowing you to upload videos to YouTube, Facebook, or other sites. And Always Innovating thinks the MeCam could eventually sell for just $49. There are 14 different sensors which help the copter detect objects around it so it wont bump into walls, people. or anything else. Always Innovating also includes stabilization technology so that videos shouldnt look too shaky. Interestingly, theres no remote control. Instead, you can control the MeCam in one of two ways. You can speak voice commands to tell it, for instance, to move up or down. Or you can enable the follow-me feature which tells the camera to just follow you around while shooting paparazzi-style video. The MeCam features an Always Innovating module with an ARM Cortex-A9 processor, 1GB of RAM, WiFI, and Bluetooth. The company hopes to license the design so that products based on the MeCam will hit the streets in early 2014.


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