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DENTON - Every few years since the mid-1970s, it seems, the United States undergoes an "energy crisis." With crude oil up nearly 100 percent over the past year, and gasoline and diesel prices hitting new highs very week, the usual finger pointing is underway.
Some members of Congress, as well as the Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, want to jack up taxes on "greedy" oil and gas companies and repeal existing production incentives in order to subsidize energy use by America's low-income households. President Bush and other heads of state troop to the Middle East and beg Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries members to increase output. Meanwhile, a growing chorus of environmentalists claims we can secure all the BTUs we need through a combination of conservation and alternative energy sources like ethanol, wind and solar - though they're not yet ready to embrace nuclear.
To make matters worse, we hear more and more babble about "peak oil," the notion that the planet has reached some technological limit on the amount of petroleum and natural gas that can be extracted from the Earth. This is sheer nonsense. The world has an ample inventory of fossil fuels, including more than 40 years of proven oil and 60 years of proven natural gas. And a sizeable portion of those reserves is located right here in the U.S. We've known for decades that at least 118 billion barrels of oil sit off our Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and beneath federal lands, enough to power 65 million cars for 60 years.
But right now, most of this available domestic energy - new supplies that could reduce imports, strengthen national security and help restrain price increases - is off limits. Since an oil spill nearly 40 years ago, California severely restricts new drilling even though an estimated 11 billion barrels of recoverable oil lie just off its coast. Similarly, the federal government prohibits drilling for an estimated 5.6 billion to 16 billion barrels of oil in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge. Drilling is also banned on 85 percent of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, which is estimated to hold 420 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
It's time to stop beating up on "big oil" and begging OPEC to further open the spigot. We need to craft "market-based" domestic energy policies that stimulate, rather than retard, new production of oil and gas. Conservation and alternative fuels have their place, but they can't constitute the core of a comprehensive U.S. energy development strategy. Biofuels, wind generators and solar panels comprise less than two percent of global energy production and only about one percent in the United States.
Despite what we often read and hear, America's businesses and households are not energy hogs. In fact, we have one of the most energy efficient economies in the world, utilizing fewer than half the BTUs per dollar of output than was the case thirty years ago.
The good news is that the American public may be savvier than our politicians. A recent Gallup Poll found that only 20 percent of those surveyed blamed oil company profiteering for $4-a-gallon gasoline. Instead, respondents cited our overdependence on foreign oil, the shrinking dollar, and commodity futures speculation as the principal factors for the latest energy crisis.
We can't produce more domestic energy by bashing the oil and gas industry and keeping our most promising new sources off limits. It's time for both parties, and both presidential candidates, to acknowledge that America's energy industry isn't the problem.
It's the solution.
Bernard Weinstein is director of the Center for Economic Development and Research and a professor of applied economics at the University of North Texas in Denton.
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My son and I were the first riders of Colossus on opening day, 36 years ago.
After reading the story of Colossus closing after 36 years, my son called to remind me that, when he was 9, he and I were the first riders of Colossus, first car and front seats, on its opening day – and we rode for free.
At the time, I worked as a driver for the long-gone Valencia Trucking Company, a subsidiary of the defunct Lustro Plastics Corp.
I delivered freight almost daily to Magic Mountain's loading dock, so I got to know the receiving manager. He and I would go out and watch the construction as Colossus took shape: a gigantic flat area covered in asphalt slowly grew to great heights. I watched the testing prior to opening.
I recall the on-site construction manager for the builder, Bernards Brothers, telling me that they were using bags of cement for testing and telling of one run where several of the bags flew out. He said they needed to redo their restraint system.
I was unsure if I would ever ride it.
The receiving manager told me of the opening day, a Thursday, and he offered to get me in for free. He told me I could just drive my rig in and come into the park through his office. I brought my 9 year old son with me.
Although I did not have a delivery for Magic Mountain that day, I drove my rig in and backed into receiving. The two of us exited the receiving area, directly into a large open area just in front of the entrance to Colossus.
As we got there, we heard a massive roar. We looked up a rise, toward the front of the park, and saw hundreds of people, all running at top speed toward Colossus.
We were about 100 ft. closer to the beginning of the empty entrance line to Colossus. We ran like mad to be first.
My son and I sat in the front seat of the first car on the first day. Then we came back around and rode in the rear and on and on.
As we left, I jokingly said to the receiving manager, "Well, how about my wife and kid and some of the other drivers coming over?"
He surprised me when he said I could bring as many as I could get in my 40-foot trailer. He suggested I bring them in on Saturday.
I passed the word. My dispatcher, Bob, drivers, Ken and Gary, and their families and some of the employees of Lustro Plastics, as well as my wife and son, piled into the freight trailer. There were about 30 of us that came in with the collusion of the receiving dock manager.
Driving to the dock was terrifying. This was before cell phones, so there was no possibility to communicate with those in my trailer if something had gone wrong.
I told everyone to sit down and brace against the front bulkhead, and I closed and locked the rear roll-up door – the only way in or out in an emergency.
I gingerly drove the 2-plus mile ride from the freight yard to the receiving dock, probably no faster than 10 miles per hour. There were some 10-plus sharp turns and a bridge and then up the narrow and curvy ranch road to the receiving dock. I was sweating bullets the entire time.
Finally, the security gate. And the guard is new! What do I do now?
He gives me a quick look and waves me through. I was waiting for SWAT to drag me out of the cab.
I backed my trailer into the dock and went looking for the receiving manager. He was gone for the day!
What now? I was worried! One of the receiving employees said, "We know why you are here. It's cool, go have fun."
I opened the rear roll-up door and out came a herd of people; visualize a tour bus stopping at a McD's and you have the picture.
We all exited the receiving area into the large open area by the entrance to Colossus. We got there just as the park opened and, again, we heard the massive roar.
We looked up the rise, toward the front of the park, and saw hundreds of people, all running at top speed toward Colossus; it was like the stampede of a herd of cattle in an old western.
All of us ran like crazy to be first. My wife and son and I sat in the first two seats of the first car, and the rest of my group filled that first car. And we all got in for free!
I cannot remember how many times we rode, but we went home exhausted.
My son later reminded me that, when he was in high school, he worked at Magic Mountain, working the crow's nest on Colossus: His job was to stop the ride if someone tried to stand up on the first drop.
In retrospect, I am not sure which was the greater rush: the thrill of sneaking in all those people or being first on Colossus. Both were great fun and incredible memories for the two of us.
It is wonderful to reminisce about some of the things I was able to do along with my son. I will never forget them, and I know he will remember those special times.


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"Nine million different shapes for the sunlight to take.
Nine million different ways light slows itself down to experience time."
Lexie, a 15 year old outcast, believes she can see the future.
When her best friend's dropout brother Derwin rides back into town, Lexie has a vision that he and her senior crush, Mirielle, are destined to have a child who will grow up to save the world. The problem is, Mirielle and Derwin hate each other. But Lexie believes it's up to her to bring them together, if only for one night.
The conflict between her own desire for Mirielle and her allegiance to her vision drives Lexie to seek answers from the old folks at a high-tech retirement home, a clique of self-proclaimed eco-terrorists, and a story her ex-girlfriend once told her about a grotesque tongue that seduces souls at the world's end.
Shapes the Sunlight Takes is coming-of-age magical realism about the relationships we make with our past and future selves, where the search for perspective in a world of self-deception culminates in a final showdown between Lexie's imagination and the fate of the universe.
Praise for Shapes the Sunlight Takes
"Wagner's novel does what all good novels should do: it made me think about the way that I think…. an odd, intimate story about the messy and complicated relationship between reality and fantasy."
– Theo Ellsworth; Capacity, The Understanding Monster
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Corvallis remains unbeaten
The Corvallis Blue Devils maintained their perfect season at the Southwest A tournament in Corvallis over the weekend. They claimed the championship with a sweep of Dillon and will advance to the All Class Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman this weekend. They will play Belgrade, the No. 2 seed from the Central A conference.
The senior laden team, there are seven, was heavily favored to win this weekend. The team has not lost a match all season. But coach Kasey Arceniega was not looking past the tournament until Saturday night.
"We knew there were a lot of teams in this conference that could get the ball up and that they had tenacious defenses. We were ready for that."
With 6'0" Joanna Avery, 5'11" Kelsey Irwin, and 5'9" Chantel Jessop on the front row, it's difficult to get a ball past these Blue Devils. In the event one does make it past them, Laura Berner, Alex Price or Katie Patterson are right there to dig it up. The team plays the floor well and doesn't stop. Add in the state high jump champion Jessica Lewis who is another force at the net and the team is almost unstoppable. Irwin is an outside hitter that can really swat the ball down. Avery controls the middle and right side. Jessop and Lewis are both deadly with their hits and blocks too. Setter Alex Price can put the ball in the ideal position but if she's not in the right spot, Berner is right there for a set. Berner is the heart of the team with her enthusiasm and encouragement. Patterson, the Libero, patrols the back row and keeps the ball in play. With this combination of talent, height, speed and tenacity, the Blue Devils are one tough team.
With the team heading to state for the third straight year, Arceniega is working on having her team mentally prepared for the venue. "State's a whole new game. The skills are there, not going to worry about that. But what we're really going to work on is being mentally prepared before we get there. It's a hard venue to get mentally prepared when you walk in the gym. You need to be prepared before we get there. They know exactly what to expect. That's an advantage for them."
Senior Laura Berner agrees with her coach. Having been there for the last two years, she feels the Brick Breeden Field House will not be as intimidating as it has been in the past. "This is our year."
Arceniega is also thinking this might be the Blue Devils year. "Our expectations, I'm not going to lie, our expectations are high, going through and undefeated season and having so many seniors that expect a lot out of themselves. This week we're going to work on just fine tuning a few little things and getting our heads right before we get there."
They topped Dillon for the championship in three games. The Blue Devils came out relaxed and ready to play. Dillon, on the other hand, had already played two matches on Saturday to get to the championship. Avery had 13 kills and four blocks.
Corvallis def. Dillon, 25-14, 25-17, 25-20, championship.
Kills – Dillon 20 (Josee Pendleton 9), Corvallis 29 (Joanna Avery 13). Blocks – Dillon 2 (Chase, Pendleton), Corvallis 9 (Avery 4). Digs – Dillon 41 (Taryn Judge 11), Corvallis 45 (Kelsey Irwin 12). Assists – Dillon 19 (Morstein 18), Corvallis 26 (Alex Price 18). Aces – Dillon 5 (Andersen 2, Pendleton 2), Corvallis 15 (Katie Patterson 4, Irwin 4).
Corvallis opened against Dillon in the six team tournament. They held the Beavs under 20 points in every match. Berner and Irwin each had 10 kills and Avery had four aces.
Corvallis def. Dillon, 25-19, 25-12, 25-18.
Kills – Dillon 23 (Pendleton 13), Corvallis 37 (Laura Berner 10, Irwin 10). Blocks – Dillon 2 (Chase 1), Corvallis 1 (Avery 1). Digs – Dillon 49 (Linder 14), Corvallis 44 (Chantel Jessop 12). Assists – Dillon 22 (Morstein 20), Corvallis 22 (Price 15). Aces – Dillon 2 (Lamey 1, Pendleton 1), Corvallis 10 (Avery 4).
Corvallis then moved on to the undefeated game where they matched up against Anaconda. Although the Copperheads gave them a bit of a run in the first game, the Blue Devils settled down and played their style and came away with a win in three games. Irwin had 13 kills and Jessop had four aces.
Corvallis def. Anaconda, 25-21, 25-17, 25-11.
Kills – Anaconda 16 (Strommen 5), Corvallis 36 (Irwin 13). Blocks – Anaconda 6 (Flynn 2), Corvallis 5 (Avery 2). Digs – Anaconda 40 (Jorgensen 11, Flynn 11), Corvallis 53 (Katie Patterson 19). Assists – Anaconda 11 (Jorgensen 5), Corvallis 33 (Price 25). Aces – Anaconda 3 (3 tied with 1), Corvallis 8 (Jessop 4).
Stevensville opened against Dillon. The Yellowjackets were a bit off on their front line according to Coach Erin O'Reilly and couldn't get the momentum to swing their way. "They just weren't on. That was tough for our back row to pick up some of those harder hits from Josee (Pendleton)."
Dillon def. Stevensville, 25-21, 25-16, 26-24.
Kills – Stevensville 27 (Kyla Paulsen 10), Dillon 34 (Pendleton 15). Blocks – Stevensville 4 (Emalie Lewis 3), Dillon 4 (Lamey 1.5, Pendleton 1.5). Digs – Stevensville 65 (Carly Vercruyssen 18), Dillon 51 (Judge 15). Assists – Stevensville 24 (Megan Elam 11), Dillon 33 (Morstein 29). Aces – Stevensville 6 (3 tied with 2), Dillon 6 (Morstein 2, Lamey 2).
Hamilton opened against Butte Central. The Lady Broncs held off the young team and won in three games. Penny Gwynn had 14 kills and 14 digs for Hamilton.
Hamilton def. Butte Central, 25-17, 25-20, 25-21.
Kills – Butte 13 (McGree 4, Sadie Harrington 4), Hamilton 34 (Penny Gwynn 14). Blocks – Butte 9 (L. McGree 5), Hamilton 2 (Shannon Casale 1). Digs – Butte 31 (C. McGree 12), Hamilton 52 (Gwynn 14). Assists – Butte 10 (St. John 10), Hamilton 31 (Makayla Horvath 27). Aces – Butte 8 (Antonioli 3), Hamilton 10 (Gwynn 4).
Hamilton then advanced to play Anaconda in the second round. The Lady Broncs came out strong and won the first game but then dropped the second. The emotions were high and although they won the third game, they were unable to stop Taylor Flynn at the net and lost the last two games. Hamilton was actually up by one point in Game 5 when one of the players was given a yellow card. That rattled the team and they didn't recover. Gwynn finished with 23 kills.
Anaconda def. Hamilton, 23-25, 25-9, 20-25, 25-18. 16-14.
Kills – Hamilton 40 (Gwynn 23), Anaconda 30 (Flynn 11). Blocks – Hamilton 7 (Ellie Hurlbert 2.5, Casale 2.5), Anaconda 9 (Flynn 3). Digs – Hamilton 85 (Casale 22), Anaconda 79 (Flynn 21). Assists – Hamilton 38 (Horvath 33), Anaconda 25 (Jorgensen 14). Aces – Hamilton 14 (Val Tayler 3, Casale 3), Anaconda 15 (Flynn 4, Strommen 4).
Hamilton's loss set up a loser out match between Hamilton and Stevensville. Stevensville came out loose and ready to play while Hamilton looked a bit tight. Stevensville won the first game but as the match went on, the roles reversed and Hamilton loosened up while Stevensville grew tighter. Hamilton kept the ball in play but limited Stevensville's Kyla Paulsen's touches as best they could. Hamilton went on to win and sent Stevensville home.
"The seniors, they are going to be tough to replace," said O'Reilly of her Stevensville team. "They each bring a different component. There are a lot of things that I see we need to develop and then just building a team, that happens in the off season."
Loser out
Hamilton def. Stevensville, 17-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-20.
Kills – Stevensville 26 (Paulsen 10), Hamilton 42 (Gwynn 18). Blocks – Stevensville 14 (Mackinzie Zimmerman 6), Hamilton 9 (Jaylee Albert 2.5, Hurlbert 2.5). Digs – Stevensville 100 (Paulsen 21), Hamilton 92 (Albert 24). Assists – Stevensville 23 (Megan Elam 13), Hamilton 35 (Horvath 32). Aces – Stevensville 5 (Megan Finley 2), Hamilton 7 (Horvath 3).
The win gave Hamilton one more chance to advance. They had to take on Dillon and it was a tough match. The match went to five games with both teams battling for every point. Hamilton fell to Dillon and ended their season.
"We played hard, we gave it everything we had so I was proud of the girls because they really played hard to the end. It's tough for seniors but we only have three seniors so the girls got some experience so hopefully next year we can get after it," concluded Hamilton coach D'Ette Monson.
Dillon def. Hamilton, 25-22, 12-25, 25-20, 22-25, 16-14, loser out.
Kills – Dillon 61 (Pendleton 30), Hamilton 42 (Gwynn 23). Blocks – Dillon 4 (Pendleton 2), Hamilton 6.5 (Majors 3.5). Digs – Dillon 89 (Judge 22), Hamilton 85 (Casale 26). Assists – Dillon 56 (Morstein 52), Hamilton 32 (Horvath 29). Aces – Dillon 5 (Lamey 2), Hamilton 9 (Horvath 5).


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I don't know why he has decided to stop giving something positive to this sport and started to only self advertise himself.
His past results have been perfectly enough for that without this sad chapter of the "story".
Yep, that's it, keep spreading misinformation...
Plushy said that he would choose the team event in response to a DIRECT question from a journalist that asked which he would choose - the team or individual. At the time he did not know he couldn't choose and that he had to do both. When he found out that he couldn't choose, he said he would do both.
Personally, I am very suspicious of how many journalists are asking direct questions that set Plushy up for controversy. Between this one and the "heir" question...hm. Tarasova's power at work, no doubt.
I don't get this at all. I know Kovtun is young and still far from reaching his potential, but Plushenko is well past his prime. He'd need a miracle to win a medal in Sochi given how poorly he compares with the top men. He's not as good as they are technically any more- I think he has one quad planned in his FS and most of the top men have 2- and he's never been a very good artistic skater. Kovtun has way more to gain from going to Sochi skating-wise. If the Russian Fed wants to send him for monetary/sponsorship purposes, can't they just give him a booth or some sort of visible platform at the Games and be done with it? I'll feel bad for Kovtun if he gets bumped.
Спасибо всем за поддержку!Вы мне дали сил и уверенности!Эта маленькая победа наша с вами!Люблю
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Thanks to all for your support. You have given me strength and reassurance. I share this small victory with you. I love you.
Breaking News: Olympics have not started and Plushenko has not skated yet!
He hasn't yet made any mistake on any of his jumps, he hasn't got any medal, he hasn't awarded himself any medal, he hasn't been given any inflated marks, he has not retired from any event and he has not killed anyone's cat!
So could you please ***** and moan AFTER all the above things actually happen?
Why not pre-moan, since we know 5 out of those 7 will happen:
Olympics will start - check.
Plushenko will skate - check.
Plushenko will make some mistake on some of his jumps - check. Duh.
Plushenko will get a medal - check, since as you guys keep pointing out, it's pretty irrelevant who the Russian Man is for the Team to medal.
Plushenko will award himself a medal - I guess not this time around
Plushenko will be given inflated marks - triple check. Since he always emphasized the importance of quads: Quadruple check.
Plushenko will retire from an event - check. Either they still go for the foreshadowed switching identities thing, or he tries the individual SP and quits when he's not in the top 6.
Plushenko will kill anyone's cat - I swear I do not know Plushy's stance on cats.
It is from KOI 2007, 2008 something like that. I m not sure but I think it is from Live with Plush MTV ?


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MasterChef Australia
Daily 7:30 PM on Network Ten
Season 4 episodes list
May. 6, 2012
The Journey Continues
Season 4, Episode 1
The personality is on the plate and the food is the star of the show. Network Ten's smash hit series MasterChef returns tonight and promises to excite, thrill and entertain like never before!
May. 7, 2012
Top 50 Mystery Box
Season 4, Episode 2
The top 50 amateur cooks will compete in the first Mystery Box challenge of the season; the judges select the top 12 who then have the opportunity to cook off in a nail-biting challenge.
May. 8, 2012
Mornington Peninsula Farms
Season 4, Episode 3
The top 12 contestants from last night's Mystery Box are divided into pairs to forage for their own ingredients at various farms in Mornington Peninsula to cook a sweet or savoury dish.
May. 9, 2012
Knife Skills
Season 4, Episode 4
MasterChef mentor Matt Moran arrives at the Royal Exhibition Building to put the contestants through their knife skills paces. They must fillet, pin bone and cook a beautiful piece of salmon.
May. 10, 2012
Sweet Pressure Test
Season 4, Episode 5
Thirty three contestants compete in a Sweet Pressure Test created by superstar chef Shannon Bennett. With six more aprons up for grabs, his Peach Melba dessert is a challenge to say the least!
May. 11, 2012
Season 4, Episode 6
The top 18 contestants head to Daylesford for a MasterClass. Later, Matt Moran and George teach the contestants some classic French cooking techniques.
May. 13, 2012
French Pressure Test
Season 4, Episode 7
After a long week of hard fought challenges the remaining twelve contestants compete in a French Pressure test to claim the last remaining spots in the Top 24. But whose dish will earn them an apron?
May. 14, 2012
Mystery Box
Season 4, Episode 8
Arriving at the MasterChef kitchen, the top 24 quickly learn it's 'Mystery Box' time! They raise the lid but it's not food that they find.
May. 15, 2012
Beat the Chef!
Season 4, Episode 9
The Immunity Challenge sees the winner of the Pressure Test try and 'Beat the Chef!' It's a battle royale as our contestant takes on superstar chef Dan Hong from the Lotus Restaurant.
May. 16, 2012
Restaurant Team Challenge
Season 4, Episode 10
Ever dreamed of running your own restaurant? The contestants are divided into two teams: they must take over a restaurant service in opposing restaurants in Sydney's Kings Cross.
May. 17, 2012
Pasta Elimination
Season 4, Episode 11
The losing team head to the MasterChef kitchen for the first elimination challenge of the season. It's all about pasta and the contestants are challenged to either 'make or break' that pasta.
May. 18, 2012
Season 4, Episode 12
Gary and George host a seafood-inspired MasterClass, while Phillipa Grogan from Phillipa's bakery in Melbourne teaches the contestants the art of breadmaking.
May. 20, 2012
Mystery and Invention
Season 4, Episode 13
This Mystery Box is a cracker - literally. Then later, the winner of this challenge gets to pick the key ingredient for the following Invention Test.
May. 21, 2012
Pressure Test
Season 4, Episode 14
Superstar chef Peter Gilmore returns with an eight layer textured chocolate cake. Talk about Pressure Test! The bottom three from the Invention Test must replicate this cake.
May. 22, 2012
Immunity Challenge
Season 4, Episode 15
The lucky winner from the Invention Test returns to the kitchen tonight to face off against former head chef of Tetsuya restaurant, Darren Roberston.
May. 23, 2012
Yum Cha Team Challenge
Season 4, Episode 16
The top 22 contestants head to Sydney's Chinese Gardens to compete in a yum cha challenge. Divided into teams, they must plan a menu, shop and cook a tasty yum cha feast.
May. 24, 2012
Elimination Challenge
Season 4, Episode 17
Yesterday's losing 11 contestants compete in tonight's elimination challenge. It's a taste test and cook off so this challenge is tough! After a hard fought fight one contestant is sent home.
May. 25, 2012
Season 4, Episode 18
It's a mega MasterClass tonight as Gary and Matt Moran teach the top 21 contestants about raw foods, herbs, and oils. Later Gary whips up a mushroom gnocchi and his 'Mum's Lamb Stew with Dumplings'.
May. 27, 2012
Biscuit Mystery Box
Season 4, Episode 19
The remaining 21 contestants return to the MasterChef kitchen to compete in a biscuit inspired Mystery Box challenge. Later it's an Invention Test Mexican style. Cactus anyone?
May. 28, 2012
Pressure Test
Season 4, Episode 20
The bottom three contestants from the last show arrive at the kitchen to face off in the Pressure Test. Later, three lucky contestants attend a very special private Master Class.
May. 29, 2012
Raw Food Immunity Challenge
Season 4, Episode 21
Sake head chef Shaun Presland takes on the winner of Sunday's Invention Test in a Raw Food Immunity Challenge. With no cooking, no heat and no gas bench tops they need to be super creative.
May. 30, 2012
Leftover Team Challenge
Season 4, Episode 22
The contestants split into two teams to cook for a restaurant full of discerning diners, all with leftover ingredients collected from top Sydney restaurants.
May. 31, 2012
Poultry Elimination
Season 4, Episode 23
We say goodbye to another contestant after a hard fought poultry elimination challenge. They must name that bird then cook that bird. Quail, duck, chicken and turkey are served up.
Jun. 1, 2012
Season 4, Episode 24
Gary kicks off the MasterClass with mouth-watering barbecue chicken and is later joined by special guest chef Jason Jones who teaches the contestants how to serve up the perfect Mexican feast.
Jun. 3, 2012
Flavour Matching Mysterybox
Season 4, Episode 25
19 contestants arrive at the MasterChef Kitchen for a flavour matching 'Mystery Box' challenge. With everyone eager to impress the judges, one contestant pushes himself too far and burns his hand.
Jun. 4, 2012
Market Stall Competition
Season 4, Episode 26
The contestants arrive in Tasmania for a market stall competition, where they are divided into four teams. The teams must run their own take away market stall and create their own unique dish.
Jun. 5, 2012
Fishing Boat Salmon Challenge
Season 4, Episode 27
With the chance to compete in tonight's immunity challenge, the winning teams from last night's market stall must first compete against each other in a fishing boat salmon challenge.
Jun. 6, 2012
Tea for 100 Team Challenge
Season 4, Episode 28
The contestants are divided into two teams, and are challenged to create, make and bake an afternoon tea for 100 guests. It must include four dishes - a scone, a pastry, and two of their choice.
Jun. 7, 2012
Knockout Round Elimination
Season 4, Episode 29
The nine contestants cook for their MasterChef lives through a series of three knockout round challenges. A typical Pub lunch is on the menu - steak, onion rings and more.
Jun. 8, 2012
Season 4, Episode 30
Gary goes into chef mode when he puts himself up against the clock in a 30 minute real time challenge. Later Gary is joined by Lorraine Pascale of Ella's Cupcake in Covent Garden.
Jun. 10, 2012
Mystery and Invention
Season 4, Episode 31
After a fun filled week in Tasmania, tonight the contestants head back to the MasterChef kitchen for a classic Mystery Box and Invention Test challenge.
Jun. 11, 2012
Pressure Test
Season 4, Episode 32
Greek salad is not as simple as it seems, particularly when it's been created by George! The three contestants in tonight's elimination challenge have three and a half hours to cook.
Jun. 12, 2012
Immunity Challenge
Season 4, Episode 33
MasterChef welcomes iconic chef and culinary legend Jamie Oliver to the kitchen.
Jun. 13, 2012
24 Hour Cooking Challenge
Season 4, Episode 34
Tonight the contestants head to the Shangri La Hotel for a mammoth 24 hour cooking challenge that will push them to their limits. Divided into two teams, they must work shifts to cover all meals.
Jun. 14, 2012
Rapid Fire Pressure Test
Season 4, Episode 35
The losing team from last night's 24 hour cooking challenge return to the MasterChef kitchen for a 'rapid fire' pressure test.
Jun. 15, 2012
Season 4, Episode 36
Gary and George's MasterClass serves up lamb ribs, apple strudel and quail.
Jun. 17, 2012
Superstar Mystery Box
Season 4, Episode 37
MasterChef winning alumni Julie Goodwin, Adam Liaw and Kate Bracks return to the MasterChef kitchen for a superstar mystery box challenge. Who will win on the night?
Jun. 18, 2012
Pressure Test
Season 4, Episode 38
The pressure test challenges three contestants to cook a perfect quiche Lorraine. All three contestants are determined to stay in the competition so they are quick to get down to business!
Jun. 19, 2012
Immunity Challenge
Season 4, Episode 39
The Mystery Box winner is eager to win an immunity pin. To win they must beat former Billy Kwong Chef, Hamish Ingham from Bar H. With a choice of tea or coffee as the core ingredient.
Jun. 20, 2012
Wedding Challenge
Season 4, Episode 40
Matt Preston reveals to the contestants that they will be catering for a Sri Lankan wedding! The Bride and Groom have invited 450 guests to their traditional Hindu wedding, which is purely vegetarian.
Jun. 21, 2012
Elimination Challenge
Season 4, Episode 41
The losing team from the wedding challenge faces off in a cake based elimination challenge, where they are served up 32 cakes, and must taste then name each cake.
Jun. 22, 2012
Season 4, Episode 42
Gary and Matt Moran head up a MasterClass of French onion soup, roast chicken and yummy pork belly with noodles. Later we learn the art of baking classic cakes with chef Philippe Mouchel.
Jun. 24, 2012
Mystery Box Challenge
Season 4, Episode 43
In a special Mystery Box Challenge the contestants quickly learn that they must warm the cockles of the judges' hearts with a tasty soup.
Jun. 25, 2012
Elimination Challenge
Season 4, Episode 44
The bottom three contestants from the Invention Test must now cook for their lives in the Elimination Challenge, with Christine Manfield's classic smoked trout.
Jun. 26, 2012
Immunity Challenge
Season 4, Episode 45
Rum and raisin is a classic combination, but will it be a perfect match for our contestant in the Immunity Challenge? Chef Daniel Wilson also joins the kitchen.
Jun. 27, 2012
Team Challenge
Season 4, Episode 46
It's time to get back to basics with a homely team cooking challenge. Separated into three teams, they are invited into a suburban home, where they must cook for two neighbours.
Jun. 28, 2012
Elimination Challenge
Season 4, Episode 47
Arriving at the MasterChef kitchen for the immunity challenge, the eight contestants from the losing team quickly learn that they must compete in three quick fire cook-offs.
Jun. 29, 2012
Season 4, Episode 48
George, Matt Moran and Gary showcase the best food Kangaroo Island has to offer. Expect tips on cooking with lamb, marron and chicken. Then we end the night with a taste of honey.
Jul. 1, 2012
Invention Test
Season 4, Episode 49
After a trip to Kangaroo Island the contestants get back into the kitchen & discover there is no Mystery Box. Instead they find themselves in an Invention Test with guest chef Heston Blumenthal.
Jul. 2, 2012
Pressure Test
Season 4, Episode 50
Three contestants from the Invention Test must face a Pressure Test like no other. The contestants have two hours to make a cake specially created by renowned Pastry Chef Vincent Gadan.
Jul. 3, 2012
Immunity Challenge
Season 4, Episode 51
The winner of this week's Heston Mega Invention Test, gets the added reward of competing in an immunity challenge. Up against the winning contestant is a 1-hat chef Tomislav Martinovic.
Jul. 4, 2012
Pop Up Restaurant Challenge
Season 4, Episode 52
The remaining amateur chefs get to live out what most professional chefs only dream of doing in their careers. The contestants need to create two pop up restaurants from scratch.
Jul. 5, 2012
Double Elimination Challenge
Season 4, Episode 53
The losing team face elimination. But this is not just any elimination - five contestants must get ready for a double elimination. Only three will survive and become part of the Top 10.
Jul. 6, 2012
Season 4, Episode 54
Gary and Matt kick off this special MasterClass by officially welcoming and congratulating this season's Top 10. Topping off the week with an amazing Italian feast.
Jul. 8, 2012
Roman Dish Challenge
Season 4, Episode 55
Buongiorno, from Italy! Tonight our top 10 contestants join the judges in Rome for a week of challenges! But this is no Roman holiday, tonight they must cook a Roman dish that has a story to tell.
Jul. 9, 2012
Super-Sized Challenge
Season 4, Episode 56
Celebrate pizza and pasta with a super-sized challenge. The four best cooks from the previous challenge compete against each other for the chance to cook off for an Immunity Pin.
Jul. 10, 2012
Immunity Challenge
Season 4, Episode 57
Heads to beautiful Tuscany, Florence, for a nail-biting Immunity Challenge where judges Matt Preston and George Calombaris are joined by guest judge chef Antonio Carluccio.
Jul. 11, 2012
Risotto Challenge
Season 4, Episode 58
The ten contestants head to Parma where they cook off in a risotto challenge. Maestro Gualtiero Marchesi challenges the contestants to cook the 'Death Dish' - his very own saffron and gold leaf risotto.
Jul. 12, 2012
Elimination Challenge
Season 4, Episode 59
The elimination challenge takes the five losing contestants to Tuscany to cook a feast for local villagers in the ancient and quaint town of Monticchelo.
Jul. 13, 2012
Season 4, Episode 60
Superstar chef Neil Perry joins Gary and George for an Italian-inspired MasterClass.
Jul. 15, 2012
Mystery Fridge Challenge
Season 4, Episode 61
Tonight in the MasterChef Mystery Box challenge each contestant has been given the task of creating a dish from the ingredients in the fridge, which include one tasty left-over.
Jul. 16, 2012
Pressure Test
Season 4, Episode 62
The bottom 3 dishes from yesterday's Invention Test face a Pressure Test where someone will go home! The contestants attempt to make guest chef Grant King's highly technical dish.
Jul. 17, 2012
Elimination Challenge
Season 4, Episode 63
The remaining eight contestants face the second elimination of the week, a situation only made sweeter with the news that celeb chef Kylie Kwong has entered the building.
Jul. 18, 2012
Mini Challenge
Season 4, Episode 64
A mini challenge designed to determine who will cook in the team challenge ahead, sees the contestants cook a French inspired dessert.
Jul. 19, 2012
Family Team Challenge
Season 4, Episode 65
Tonight's challenge is an emotional one as one family member for each contestant is brought in. The four contestants will have to cook the meal their loved ones have missed the most.
Jul. 20, 2012
Season 4, Episode 66
In the MasterClass, Anthony Puharich from Victor Churchill shares his expert opinion with our contestants on selecting the right cut of beef for the right meal.
Jul. 22, 2012
Lunch Service
Season 4, Episode 67
The judges announce to the top six contestants that they must run lunch service for 60 guests at Guillaume at Bennelong under the watchful eye of head chef Guillaume Brahini.
Jul. 23, 2012
The Perfect Steak Sauce
Season 4, Episode 68
The five top contestants are greeted by Legendary British chef and MasterChef UK judge, John Torode, and a live cow. Torode announces that they must cook the perfect sauce to accompany the perfect steak.
Jul. 24, 2012
Recreate Signature Dish
Season 4, Episode 69
The final four MasterChef contestants each have 90 minutes to cook one of Australia's best chef's signature dishes, and only 15 minutes with their chef so they need to make the most of it.
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Season 4, Episode 70
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5 Recent Trends That Make It Hard to Trust Police (Part 2)
#2. They Operate Intricate Crime Rings
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Sure, police corruption is nothing new, but the tried-and-true methods we've long associated with cops looking to pick up some illicit cash on the side, like confiscating drugs and reselling them, must be growing tiresome, because goddamn are they getting creative with their crime on the side these days.
Case in point: The rural California farm community of King City must have found itself teetering on the brink of having no police force at all when six officers, including the former police chief and his acting replacement, were arrested after a scheme came to light in which they would impound the cars of impoverished Latinos, to the tune of more than 200 vehicles, and then sell them to chop shops (you know, the kind they should be raiding and shutting down) when the owners found themselves unable to pay the towing fees. Actually, I'm being a bit dramatic here. They didn't sell every car. Sometimes they'd just keep the cars for themselves.
I guess I understand that part.
Once again, let's hear it for Florida, or "Japan of the United States" (if we're talking about areas that produce bizarre news stories). A great example of this is the Florida town of Hampton. Lawmakers have moved to dissolve the town, which is affectionately known as "speed trap city" by its enemies.
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See, a 1,260-foot stretch of busy highway runs through Hampton, and the law enforcement pros who literally run the town have turned that tiny corner of America's interstate system into one of the most notorious speed traps in the country. There's a cop for every 25 people in town, which blows the teacher-to-student ratio at almost any school these days completely out of the water, if you're looking for a comparison to drive home how unnecessarily heinous the situation in Hampton really is. They built that massive police force by way of stationing officers in lawn chairs at the side of the small sliver of road they occupy and ticketing as many people as possible. The profits from those tickets were used to assemble Hampton's army.
Even then, none of that is technically illegal, of course, but when an audit of the town's books revealed that a lot of that taxpayer money just up and vanished (possibly as much as $1 million), questions were asked, and now Hampton may one day be no more. Darn.
On the bright side, at least all of the perpetrators were arrested. That has to count for something, right? Yeah, probably not, because ...
#1. They're Impossible to Prosecute
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"Impossible" might be too strong of a word, but it certainly isn't easy. For example, surely you remember the Rodney King beating. Outrage over the acquittal of the officers involved in that crime was so massive, it sparked the rarest kind of Los Angeles riot -- the kind that doesn't involve the Lakers winning a championship.
As tragic as that incident and the destruction it eventually led to may be, it's equally tragic that the exact same fucking thing just happened, and this time almost no one gives a shit. Two former Fullerton, California, police officers were acquitted in the beating death of Kelly Thomas, a mentally ill homeless man.
Why is that such an outrage? Simple: Because the beating was caught on tape, and if that tape is not the most obvious proof of guilt produced in any courtroom ever, I would be flabbergasted.
In the video, you can hear one of the exonerated cops, Manuel Ramos, saying, "You see my fists? They're getting ready to fuck you up." A few moments later, Thomas is hit with a baton and falls to the ground, at which point the cops pile on. The beating is severe and last for several minutes. Another officer hits Thomas with a Taser gun. By the end of the attack, the victim can be heard pleading, "Help me, Dad." He died in a hospital five days later. His cause of death was listed as head trauma. He didn't get that head trauma from not getting savagely beaten, that's for fucking sure.
Ah, but these two incidents happened decades apart; is that really worthy of being called a trend? Yes, it is. The police beating a man to death (or close to it) with video cameras rolling the entire time only to later be acquitted as if that evidence doesn't exist at all is the kind of thing that should never happen. Or, if it does, it should happen with the same frequency as an extinction-level asteroid smashing into the face of Earth.
Two times is two times too many, and if I wasn't way too depressed by this story to do a little more digging, I'm sure I'd turn up several more comparable travesties. If I had to venture a guess as to why minorities and poor people alike seem to hate the police with equal fervor, this story would be that guess.
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Hi experts,
I have a question about temporary tables insight SAP HANA Procedures. If I use the local SQL editor in the following way it works:
create local temporary table #test_table(mandt VARCHAR(3),type_id VARCHAR(4));
insert into #test_table values('001','Dum');
insert into #test_table values('002','Dum2');
FROM #test_table
WHERE mandt = '001';
But now I want to use the same insight an procedure with edit rights. So I wrote down the following:
create procedure "_SYS_BIC"."d052319/DEMO_PROC" ( in MANDT VARCHAR(3) ,
out OUTPUT_TABLE "_SYS_BIC"."d052319/DEMO_PROC/tabletype/OUTPUT_TABLE" )
language SQLSCRIPT sql security definer as
/*********Begin Procedure Script ************/
create local temporary table #test_table(mandt VARCHAR(3),type_id VARCHAR(4));
insert into #test_table values(mandt,'Dum1');
insert into #test_table values('002','Dum2');
output_table =
FROM #test_table
WHERE mandt = mandt;
But by execution I got the error that the table #test_table doesn't exist. The same thing comes also if you create a table in the procedure and try to directly access them. But is there any possibility to say use the created table in the line before?
The error message if you need it for more details was:
Could not execute 'create procedure "_SYS_BIC"."d052319/DEMO_PROC" ( in MANDT VARCHAR(3) , out OUTPUT_TABLE ...'
SAP DBTech JDBC: [259] (at 353): invalid table name: Could not find table/view #TEST_TABLE in schema D052319: line 9 col 15 (at pos 353)
Best regards and thanks to all of you that have helpfull answears,
Hi Martin,
Did a bit of testing around this. The conclusion is you cannot use local temporary tables within procedures - this is not supported. If it did you would end up with the following problems:
a. In the Current Session - You can only call the procedure once. When you call it a second time, it will error as the table already exists and it cannot be created again. You can get around this by having a drop statement before the create statement but then you'll end up with problem (b).
b. in the Next session - You wouldn't be able to call the procedure at all since the drop statement will fail as the temporary table wouldn't exist at that point.
You could instead use a global temporary table (only metadata is persistent) or a normal table (both metadata and data persists).
You could either have the create global temporary table outside the procedure and just the insert statements inside Or have the "create" inside with a 'drop table' statement before so that you don't get an error while calling the procedure second time around.
Hope that helps.
Hi Anooj,
the reason why I want to use a local temporary is that I want to insert a evaluation path inside for one user. So I need a way where I could store it in a table ordered and I didn't want to make it persistent because I have to recalculate after each user decision.
Have you any solutions for that?
Best regards,
Hi Martin,
As suggested in my previous response, can you not use a global temporary table instead to meet your requirements?
Remember, only the metadata of global temporary tables is persisted. Actual data content is deleted/truncated when you leave the HANA session.
An example would be:
create global temporary table "SYSTEM"."test_table" (mandt VARCHAR(3),type_id VARCHAR(4));
create procedure "SYSTEM"."DEMO_PROC"(in MANDT VARCHAR(3),
out OUTPUT_TABLE "SYSTEM"."OUTPUT_TABLE" )
language SQLSCRIPT sql security definer as
/*********Begin Procedure Script ************/
truncate table "SYSTEM"."test_table";
insert into "SYSTEM"."test_table" values(:mandt,'Dum1');
insert into "SYSTEM"."test_table" values('002','Dum2');
output_table =
FROM "SYSTEM"."test_table"
WHERE mandt = :mandt;
This post answered many of my questions - thanks. One thing that didn't get answered is what is the scope of a HANA session? What defines the beginning and ending of a session?
I need to be sure that if I have a global table that for instance has a single VARCHAR(3) field that stores an error code and session one didn't encounter an error and session two did encounter an error that the two sessions don't interfere with each other while they are both active - i.e. each session gets it's own unique global table instance.
Were going to use HANA in a transactional appl so the procedure could be called multiple times by multiple sessions.
Thanks in advance,
For those who landed here while searching on temporary table topic: this limitation of local temporary tables has been fixed in current version of Hana, so that local temp tables can be created within the stored procedure. They should be dropped upon session completing automatically, but It would not hurt to drop them at the end of procedure. Also, make sure to use right type of temp tables - row or column based. This will matter if you use such temp table in join with different type of persisted table. Because of different engines being used for different stores, the data transfer between engines will affect the performance on a bigger amounts of data
Steve, transaction scope depends how you execute command. You can initiate transaction from your application. Then you define the scope of transaction by starting it and either committing or rolling back.
Also, every hana stored procedure has its own transaction scope when triggered w/o externally initiated transaction. And stored procedure at the top of the calling stack defines its scope then. All nested SP calls will be bound to that transaction. I think SQL Server works precisely the same way
Hello Artem,
i want to know that can't we use" ceate type tab1() as table" command inside the procedure or function. However it raises a question of what would be the data type of the output variable aswell. i tried using it inside a procedure and it raised an error that i can't use the create type inside the procedure but just want to make sure i didn't do any mistake.
thanks for sharing knowledge !
Hi Pawan,
Yes, it seems you can't call directly create type from within the SP.
But good news is that you can cheat it by executing dynamic SQL, see example below:
create procedure tempTest
exec 'CREATE TYPE tt_test AS TABLE (col int)';
call tempTest();
create procedure tempTest3 (para tt_test)
select * from :para;
create procedure tempTest2 ()
d = select 1 col from dummy;
call tempTest3(:d);
call tempTest2();
drop type tt_test;
drop procedure tempTest;
drop procedure tempTest2;
drop procedure tempTest3;
Hope it helps,
Thanks for the information Artem.


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The deal has been reportedly in the works for some time now, but to no avail. But a widely expected move from China Mobile next month has Apple observers once again thinking a deal could be coming soon.
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Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Townby Elyssa East
The area known as Dogtown -- an isolated colonial ruin and surrounding 3,000-acre woodland in storied seaside Gloucester, Massachusetts -- has long exerted a powerful influence over artists, writers, eccentrics, and nature lovers. But its history is also woven through with tales of witches, supernatural sightings, pirates, former slaves, drifters, and the many dogs Revolutionary War widows kept for protection and for which the area was named. In 1984, a brutal murder took place there: a mentally disturbed local outcast crushed the skull of a beloved schoolteacher as she walked in the woods. Dogtown's peculiar atmosphere -- it is strewn with giant boulders and has been compared to Stonehenge -- and eerie past deepened the pall of this horrific event that continues to haunt Gloucester even today. In alternating chapters, Elyssa East interlaces the story of this grisly murder with the strange, dark history of this wilderness ghost town and explores the possibility that certain landscapes wield their own unique power. East knew nothing of Dogtown's bizarre past when she first became interested in the area. As an art student in the early 1990s, she fell in love with the celebrated Modernist painter Marsden Hartley's stark and arresting Dogtown landscapes. She also learned that in the 1930s, Dogtown saved Hartley from a paralyzing depression. Years later, struggling in her own life, East set out to find the mysterious setting that had changed Hartley's life, hoping that she too would find solace and renewal in Dogtown's odd beauty. Instead, she discovered a landscape steeped in intrigue and a community deeply ambivalent about the place: while many residents declare their passion for this profoundly affecting landscape, others avoid it out of a sense of foreboding. Throughout this richly braided first-person narrative, East brings Dogtown's enigmatic past to life. Losses sustained during the American Revolution dealt this once thriving community its final blow. Destitute war widows and former slaves took up shelter in its decaying homes until 1839, when the last inhabitant was taken to the poorhouse. He died seven days later. Dogtown has remained abandoned ever since, but continues to occupy many people's imaginations. In addition to Marsden Hartley, it inspired a Bible-thumping millionaire who carved the region's rocks with words to live by; the innovative and influential postmodernist poet Charles Olson, who based much of his epicMaximus Poemson Dogtown; an idiosyncratic octogenarian who vigilantly patrols the land to this day; and a murderer who claimed that the spirit of the woods called out to him. In luminous, insightful prose,Dogtowntakes the reader into an unforgettable place brimming with tragedy, eccentricity, and fascinating lore, and examines the idea that some places can inspire both good and evil, poetry and murder.
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Do you find yourself starting an exercise regime only to quickly abandon it due to fatigue? Here's a strange thing you might try: put cool packs on your hands.
According to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, overweight women who have never exercised long-term improved fastest, reduced their blood pressure and lost the most inches off their waist when exercising with cooling devices in their palms. A write up of the study appears on HealthDay.
Stacy Sims, a research scientist and exercise physiologist at Stanford University School of Medicine, looked at 24 women between the ages of 30 and 45 with body-mass indexes between 30 and 35. The women were asked to exercise three times a week for 12 weeks doing some body weight exercise and walking on the treadmill. While the women whose palms were cooled while they exercised stuck with it longer and improved more, those who did not have their palms cooled saw no significant changes. Sims speculates that overweight people are more prone to overheating and cooling the palms may prevent that.
Sims suggested taking a frozen water bottle to exercise with and carry it in your bare palms. As it melts you can then drink the water.
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An acronym for "land under my penis" referring to one's own testicles.
boy: Would you like to feel my lump?
girl: eww, no way
girl: eww, no way
por GreatClips 05 de Março de 2010
To hit someone, especially in an unprovoked manner.
The guy looked like a tosser so I just walked up and lumped him.
por Nutsack 27 de Outubro de 2005
a person with no arms or legs
after that horrific combine harvester accident, jimmy gained two new nicknames:
'lump' and 'torso boy'
'lump' and 'torso boy'
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An unusually large or fat person; Someone with a little "junk in their trunk"; Someone who is lazy and socially rejected; A lethargic and fat person
Liam is such a lump! You don't even know! You don't even know!
por Maddidly 14 de Maio de 2008
A lump is a large bump caused in pants when a man/boy/transvestite gets a boner and tries to hide it. Hence forming a large lump that makes the zipper go all funny.
Oh my cock! Look at Harold's lump. I didn't know sex ed videos could do that.
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A word used to replace any word in any sentence.
"I lump you"
"Go lump yourself"
"That lady is lumpy"
"Go lump yourself"
"That lady is lumpy"
por metallicmagic1989 20 de Junho de 2006
provide bodily stimulation in order mitigate distraction
i have to write 6 poems, come lump with me
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What the hell is wrong with Arum?????????????????
This fool is like 9000 years old he should be at a point when he wants to spend his last few years on this Earth with his family and enjoy the wealth he has accumulated. It seems there is not enough money in his pocket to quench his lust for money. He is forcing upon us stupid redundant in house top rank fights such as Rios vs Alvarado 2 and Pacquiao vs Marquez 5 yep u heard right number 5! I bet he already has plans for a number 6 SMFH.
What are your opinions on Arum, I think he smiles alot for the cameras but is probably as bad as don king. And why hasnt his health detiriorated in like 20 years? Prognosis? Hes a cyborg.
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He is a shrewd businessman and yes he is a fake, he smiles for the cameras but the moment you say or do something he doesn't like he becomes a monster. Even Don King feared Arum, he told a story about when Arum got pissed off he would make people get scared, his whole face and eyes and voice would change and he would curse you out.
Just remember when he told Nacho and JMM to stop crying and they were ****ing up the sport? He also got mad when someone made fun of Hilary Clinton supporting Kelly Pavlik, Arum is a die hard democrat and the guy who made the joke was thinking Arum would laugh because Arum was making fun of republicans but Arum didn't like it and yelling that is BullSh1t! and got super pissed off and told the guy that it wasn't funny or a joke.
I would say the majority of the boxing promoters are slimey guys, Gary Shaw, Don King, Bob ARum, the ones who are cool like Lou Dibella, Kathy Duva, Dan Goossen, Hearn, they are all small time and not on that level, it seems in order to be the top dog in boxing you have to be evil the good guys like the ones I listed below never get to the top like Arum, Golden Boy, King, Shaw.
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This is his passion. It's probably addicting going to the press conferences, setting up matches, and taking home ALL/MOST of the money.
He's a snake ass business man, he doesn't know anything else. Plus, he's probably got a boat load of mistresses/boats/houses/vacation homes/yachts/cars/house keepers/child support/various bills he needs to keep up with.
Money stops coming in, but bills don't.
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King has fallen off and so has Shaw, but Arum and GB are both shrewd snakes and they are fighting for that top stop.
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That's what makes a great business man.
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He's a promoter.
I love Mayweather
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Mother says teens brag, post pictures after beating her son unconsciousUPDATED 5:46 AM EST Jan 03, 2014
Police are investigating an assault shared on social media websites and apps.Video Transcript
Monday night a 16-year-old was targeted and beaten unconscious. The victim's mother says her son was attacked by 3 males. But the most shocking part is what she says happen after the assault. KCCI's Ben Jordan has the top story. Stacey, right after the assault, people who witnessed the crime took pictures of Rogers knocked out and sent them to their friends. They also bragged about beating up Rogers on Facebook. "THEY KNOCKED HIM OUT, AND BEAT HIM AND BEAT HIM AND WHEN HE CAME TO AGAIN, AS SOON AS HE CAME TO, THEY BEAT HIM UNCONSCIOUS AGAIN." Monday night 16 year old Nathan Rogers was at a friend's house on Southeast 22nd Street in Des Moines. His mother, Stacie Weldon, was told by Rogers' friend that he was there when her son was beaten unconsciously by 3 boys around his age. "HE WAS LIKE HE WAS JUST JUMPED BY SOME KIDS. HE'S LIKE HE'S BEATEN PRETTY BAD." His mother didn't find out until 11 o'clock the following morning. Rogers was afraid to tell his mother. She then took him to the hospital and was treated for multiple sinus cavity fractures underneath his eyes. Weldon says they still don't know if his jaw is broken because of severe swelling. He was released from the hospital yesterday. After the fight, people who witnessed the assault bragged about it on social media sites. Here are some pictures given to us by Rogers' mother. She asked that the names not be exposed. They were screenshots of SnapChats' sent by people who witnessed the assault, saying, "Straight knocked TF out by my n-word." Multiple posts were then made on Facebook. This one says "My n-word just knocked this n- word out twice." "NOBODY CARED OBVIOUSLY. THEY FACEBOOKED EVERYTHING. PUTTING ON THEIR HOW ONE OF THEM BROKE HIS HANDS AND EVERYBODY'S LIKE HOW? OH I BROKE THIS KID. WHO DOES THAT? WHO PUTS THINGS LIKE THAT ON FACEBOOK?" But the website that brought Rogers and his family so much pain, turned out to be the same one that brought them hope. Yesterday a friend close to the family made a community page on facebook called "Justice for Nate." In just one day the page has gotten more than 4 thousand likes. "IT'S OVERWHELMING. LIKE PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW US ARE SENDING HIM THEIR LOVE AND PRAYING FOR HIM AND THEIR FRIENDS ARE DOING IT AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING HOW WONDERFUL PEOPLE CAN BE." Rogers' mother reported the assault to Des Moines police, so far no charges have been filed, but the investigation is still going on. She told us today she met police as they questioned students at East High School. She says one girl who's friends with people who witnessed the attack, said it was planned out before it happened.
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The second annual Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee seeks submissions for a two-day graduate student conference to be held February 23 and 24, 2007, focusing on the theme "Performing (In)Visibility."
"Performing (In)Visibility" calls upon scholars to interrogate performance's reliance on the visual and/or visible. Though performance is often imagined as some public spectacle, emphasizing its visibility may also call forth invisible or non-visible functions of discursive performatives. Thus, proposals might consider how one visibly performs, what it means to perform something already apparent, what goes unrecognized or gets left out of performances, and how we might understand absence as an alternative performance. We are interested in how tensions between visibility and invisibility, public and private, presence and absence, and excess and restraint inform the ways we think about performance/performativity as interdisciplinary theoretical constructs.
The conference seeks to engage such topics as:
Because performance and/or performativity are terms relevant to contemporary critical inquiry across disciplines, we look forward to submissions from such diverse fields as: Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Communications, Comparative Literature, Critical Race Studies, Cultural Studies, Dance, Education, English, Film, Gender Studies, Geography, History, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Medicine, Musicology, Performance Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Theater, Urban Studies, as well as other relevant fields of study.
This year's keynote will be a performance of Michelle Matlock's The Mammy Project. This work explores relationships between performance and identity as Matlock "traces the life and times of Nancy Green, the first woman hired to play the part of Aunt Jemima," following the American Mammy icon through history and popular culture.
Please submit a 250-word abstract, with title, for a 15-20 minute presentation as an MS Word file attachment to: firstname.lastname@example.com
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New body to monitor elections
A new body to ensure democracy in the country has been formed under the name of the Centre for Monitoring Free and Fair Elections and Democratic Rights (CMFFEDR).
CMFFEDRA Director Chandrasiri de Silva said that the body was set up after a research on the election violence and other acts detrimental to democracy and they expect to work to ensure democracy and protect the rights of the people.
He said over two million expatriates, many of them are blue collar workers have been denied voting rights under the present system and the CMFFEDR is going to canvass support for their voting rights with the relevant authorities.
Similarly, the CMFFEDR expects to intervene in the issues of election rigging and eliminating the preferential voting system. Preferential voting system has now proved a major cause of violence during elections.
Among the other objectives of the CMFFEDR are: To monitor the elections, to safeguard the franchised and the other norms of the democratic rights of the people, to ensure free, fair and balanced media coverage to all candidates during the elections, to educate the people about their democratic rights and their rights to have free and fair elections, to monitor, record and report election related corruption, malpractice, violence, misuse of state property and to appeal to both local and international authorities together with recommendations and proposals to prevent such activities in future elections.
As far as elections are concerned, we firmly believe that the true will of the people must find expression and we on our part shall endeavour to see that this goal is achieved, de Silva said.
We are concerned about unfair political influence in the implementation of the legal framework for elections. In this regard it is our contention that irrespective of political affiliations rule of law should prevail at all levels. We will not hesitate to condemn the libelous and slanderous campaigns of the political parties and we shall take action to report them to relevant authorities, he said.
The CMFFEDR is also concerned about the election law which only embraces state media and exclude private media, when the media violates election laws there is no mechanism for enforcement of law. The declaration assets of candidates do not reach the public and the law relating to expenses of candidates are implemented in a meaningless manner.
Usage of identity card can eliminate any malpractice while the usage of the electronic poll cards and electronic voting could reduce massive burden of expenditure on the state, de Silva added.
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Fire Ch. 04byEnithermon©
Darius was giving him a very odd look. "If you knew who I was then why did you want to hear it?"
"I didn't know. But now I do."
"You seem well versed on our histories."
"I make a habit of knowing things."
"I see." He glanced to his men who stood still glaring at Jairus, then turned his eyes back to him, trying to peer under the low hood. "Will this be a problem?"
"I don't see why it should."
He nodded. "Then this is the last piece of information." He slid a piece of paper over to him. "This is a pendant the mother, one of his mistresses, was given by the late Cheiftan. This information was discovered recently from an elder woman who was once a camp follower. You may question her, but I doubt you will find more than we have."
Jairus unfolded the paper as Darius spoke. The tightening in his stomach turned into a knot, and he sat up slowly, removing his feet from the table.
He knew this pendant. He'd seen it recently. In a little box, under a floorboard.
It was simple, three small golden circles looped together like a flower. It was a simple design, any number of women could have it. Any number of twenty four year old women. Any number with kin in the southern forest towns. Any number who were unusually tall and darkly coloured.
He stood slowly and the three standing men shifted their right arms. He looked down at the seated figure.
"I will need time to look into it."
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