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Interview: Brendon & Rachel talk 'The Amazing Race'
'Big Brother' veterans discuss fighting and crying around the world
If the producers of "The Amazing Race" tuned in during the past two seasons of "Big Brother," they knew exactly what they were getting when they chose to cast Rachel Reilly and Brendon Villegas.
Drama. Viewer-polarizing drama.
And the "Big Brother" lovebirds delivered in spades. There were tear-filled exchanges across Europe, a shouting match at an airport in Kenya and multiple threats, from each side, to quit.
Rachel & Brendon may reliably bring the high drama, but they've managed to achieve at a reasonably high level in all three of their reality TV seasons. Although they were middle-of-the-pack in "Big Brother 12," they came back one season later and despite a huge target from Day 1, Rachel managed to win "Big Brother 13."
And although they didn't win a Leg on "The Amazing Race" this spring, they were consistently competitive and if not for a major clue-reading gaffe in Hawaii, they might have been in position to win in Sunday's (May 6) finale.
In their exit interview, Rachel & Brendon talk about crying, drama and about how their three reality TV experiences have proven that they're together for the long haul.
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HitFix: How are the real Rachel and Brendon different from the Rachel and Brendon we've been watching on TV for almost three years?
Rachel Reilly: I guess I would say that they're probably very similar.
Brendon Villegas: Well, we're less dramatic in our day-to-day life.
Rachel: That's true.
Brendon: I hope so.
HitFix: Let me try it this way: Was what we saw on "The Amazing Race" closer or further from the Real You than what we saw on "Big Brother"?
Brendon: It's hard. See, the problem is that they're both super-intense situations and when you look at it and you watch it on TV, I don't think you can see that. I feel like there's a certain ether in the air or something that you can't really see until you're actually in the situation where it's just so high pressure and high intensity that you do behave different. It's so hard to figure out how you would behave if you're outside of the situation, because you don't know. A lot of these relationships are developed inside your situation, so I think for us, we are much more dramatic on TV and we're more emotional and we're much more high-strung. And you pull us out of a situation and we're not racing for money or competing for money, we're much level-headed.
Rachel: Yeah and we don't cry as much. Or I don't cry as much, I guess. I think that any time you're in a competitive situation, especially a competitive show where you're competing for money, you're going to be more intense. I think for the fans who have seen Brendon and I on the live feeds on "Big Brother" and have seen the interviews on CBS.com from "The Amazing Race," I think that those are probably truer to how Brendon and I are. When you see the show, they can't really show everything, because it's only an hour episode, so I think that for the fans that really go to CBS.com and watch the interviews, they probably know more to our personalities than just what you can see on the show. But I would definitely say we don't cry as much.
HitFix: Having done those two summers on "Big Brother" and knowing how to behave on camera and behave under heightened circumstances, do you think you got any advantages from that?
Rachel: I don't think there was an advantage. I don't think you can have an advantage in running "The Amazing Race." But I think that just for Brendon and I, the only thing is that we're so used to the cameras that I think that we probably just forget that they're there, so we're never really thinking about how we're being filmed, so everything that the audience sees is a very true emotion, because we're never really thinking that we're being filmed or that we have to act a certain way or anything. We just are very real with the audience, so I think that that's probably the only advantage that we have. But on The Race, you can't have an advantage. Being on "Big Brother" 10 seasons in a row wouldn't have given us a single advantage. I don't think if you went on an All-Star "Amazing Race" season you'd have an advantage. I just can imagine it's probably so different every time you run the Race.
Brendon: Realistically, we're going into a situation where we remember what the feeling is like to be competing under pressure and that's what I think really helps us. There's alway going to be some point where you're like, "This could be it," so that's gonna make it or break it. We, obviously, we messed up on the last Leg, but you can't run everything 100 percent all the time and you've just gotta try your hardest. I think Rachel and I just went in with the mindset knowing that the intensity was going to start up and especially how to separate. Maybe that really is the one thing that we had on everybody else, is that at the end of the day, Rachel and I understand how intense it is, how we're going to do things that we probably normally wouldn't do and we're going to say things we probably normally wouldn't say, but after the Race is over and after the dust settles, we're very normal people and we're not gonna take anything to heart and we'll be able to walk away and say, "Hey, you know what? I'm sorry for what I said during the Race," especially to Rachel. I said some things... Of course we say things that we don't mean during the Race. But I love her and she knows that.
HitFix: Would you guys have wanted to have less drama out there? Or did you guys thrive on the drama?
Rachel: I think way less drama would have been better. I don't think anyone really likes drama. It's funny to watch it on TV, but I think when you're actually in that situation -- and especially me, I take it so personally, and I shouldn't let it get to me, but it does -- I would have rather had it where everyone's BFFs with us and we're all running the Race, jogging and singing together, but that's not realistic, because we're competing for a million dollars. When you're on a competition reality show, you're not going to be best friends with everyone and we learned that, being on "Big Brother," that you make friends, you make enemies and what happens after the show, you might make up, you might not. Obviously, I don't think that anyone really actually likes drama in their own life, but I think it's inevitable on any type of competition show.
Brendon: Yeah, Rachel steps up if you push her. That's the reality. We're just both very competitive people and we wear our hearts on our sleeve. So if you're going to say something about me or if you're gonna be mean to me, we're gonna speak our minds and I just have a hard time with that.
HitFix: So Rachel, do you feel like the editors went out of their way to show every single time you cried out there? Or were there tears that we somehow missed?
Rachel: Oh my gosh! They did! They did! I think that they showed every time. I didn't even realize that I cried that much. When Brendon and I were done with the Race, I didn't think that I'd cried that much, but watching it back, I was like, "They must have got every single time." Thank God, I had waterproof mascara. Every single time. I guess cried a lot, but that's my way to get rid of my emotions and relieve stress. I've very emotional.
HitFix: How has your relationship changed as a result of what you learned out there on the Race?
Brendon: We've definitely become stronger. Again, I think it boils down to this: The Race really is kinda like a little early preview of life. Rachel and I have said before... We know that things are gonna come up in our life that are gonna be way more intense and way bigger obstacles than "The Amazing Race." Yes, stacking watermelons is hard, but you know what? Raising three children is even harder. Stuff like that. There's everyday things that are gonna be tougher on a relationship than stuff that comes up on "The Amazing Race" and if we can survive "The Amazing Race," it's definitely gonna help our relationship and help us figure out how to solve problems in the future when they pop up.
Rachel: Yeah, I think that it's good, because we realized from doing the Race and from doing these shows, that Brendon and I really need to put each other first and that we're the most important people and whether it be jobs or stress at work or whatever the case is, like on a competition reality show, that we have to put ourselves and each other first. We have to put our relationship first and that that's gonna keep us in a strong, good relationship. I don't think that there's anything that could ever break Brendon and I up now. We've been through a lot.
Brendon: We both agreed that we'd be lost without each other. We have talked about it time and time again that we were meant to be. We believe that 100 percent. I almost didn't do "Big Brother," decided to do it at the last minute. Had I never done it, we never would have met.
HitFix: We saw all of the fighting out there with you guys and a couple other teams. How representative was that? Or was there a lot of time when there was no fighting going on at all and we just didn't see that?
Rachel: Uhhh...
Brendon: Uhhh...
Rachel: There was plenty of fighting going on. Some of the other teams just didn't like us. I think they just were verbal about it and they talked about us a lot behind our backs and when the pressure was on, you guys saw it explode in the airport in Kenya. I don't know why they didn't like us, but they didn't and Brendon and I, especially me, I speak my mind.
Brendon: What? No! Not Rachel Reilly!!!
Rachel: Never! So I might have added fuel to the fire a few times.
Brendon: [Muffled laugh.]
Rachel: But I don't know. Art & JJ and Vanessa & Ralph definitely did not like us and I think that's normal for a reality show and for a TV show and in life in general.
HitFix: Did you guys regret anything when you watched the season back?
Brendon: No. Nah. Not really. We made a mistake, but we agreed on this a long time ago with "Big Brother," that if you ever play the "What If?" game of reality television, you will drive yourself insane. All you're gonna think about all day is what you could have done differently and you'll never be satisfied with any sort of confusion, so we realized me made a mistake. It happened. But you know what? We saw some damn cool places, got experience things that people don't ever get to do in their lives and I'm thankful for that. If we ever take for granted the fact that we got to experience this, winning the million dollars or not, I think we'd be done.
Rachel: Yeah. We just went on this incredible adventure. Looking back and watching it, you don't realize when you're actually on the Race how awesome it is, because you're so caught up in the moment, you're so caught up in the "We have to keep competing. We have to keep running the Race. We have to be the best." You don't appreciate it as much. But looking back at everything we did? For me, it was all worth it. We went on these amazing adventures. Safari in Africa! Jumping out of a plane in Argentina! Climbing up and rappelling down a building in Hawaii! Everything that we did was so incredible and just the people we met along the journey and everything like that, it's just so many experiences and so many memories that they're gonna have and treasure forever. I think that no matter how much we regret how we ran the Race, just getting the opportunity to do it is just worth every minute.
Brendon: When you're in it, I don't think you can even appreciate it just from the standpoint of not even just where we're traveling, but even the fact that you're getting such a unique experience. You get to play these games and do these competitions that people don't get to do. Know what I mean? They're elaborately set up and every last detail is made sure and taken care of so that we can just go to the next place so that we can get on a plane. Everything is so well done. It's such a great experience just to be able to do. We were just lucky to be able to be on it.
HitFix: And what do you guys see your future in reality TV as being?
Rachel: I don't know.
Brendon: I think we've learned to never say never at this point. I said two years ago that I thought that was my last reality show, when I was starting my PhD, and then sure enough, I ended up on another season of "Big Brother" and then we did "The Amazing Race." I think for me, I'm excited that we've done what we've done and appreciative of everything that's come from it. Now I'm ready to start my PhD and really get working on research. But hey, I think Rachel's definitely entertaining, so we might see her on reality television.
Rachel: Yeah, we're planning our wedding and we're so busy looking for a home in LA.
Brendon: And Rachel's got Adventures for Pets, her website.
Rachel: Yeah, I have a pet travel website that I'm working on. So I think we're really busy and who knows what opportunities will come our way, but right now we're just kinda still taking in the fact that we just went from back-to-back "Big Brother" and then the Race and we're kinda enjoying our private little lives right now.
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text: Situated in the heart of the Alps and Kitzbühel, this hotel can be conveniently accessed from Innsbruck (100 km), Salzburg (80 km) and Munich (140 km). Guests will find shops, restaurants, bars, nightlife and links to the public transport in the town centre, around 200 metres away, and the train station is just 400 metres from the hotel. The ski area is 18 km from the hotel and Woergl is roughly 30 km away. Salzburg-W. A. Mozart Airport is approximately 75 km from the hotel. The hotel was built in 1906. Guests are welcomed at the accommodation, which has a total of 23 rooms. A lobby and a reception are available to travellers. Most storeys are accessible by lift. Services and facilities at the hotel include a safe, a restaurant, a breakfast room, a bar and a conference room. Wireless internet access is available to guests in the public areas. There is also a garden. Travellers arriving by car can leave their vehicles in the garage (for a fee) or in the car park. Rooms feature central heating and a bathroom. Most rooms feature a balcony with a view for guests' enjoyment. Guests can enjoy a good nights' sleep on the sofabed. A safe and a minibar are also available. Guests will also find a mini fridge included as standard. Internet access, a telephone and a TV add to the comfort of the holiday. A shower and a bathtub can be found in the bathrooms. A hairdryer and bathrobes are available for everyday use. The terrace is a great place to while away the time. A range of options are available, including a gym, table tennis, a sauna and a steam bath. Copyright GIATA 2004 - 2016. The establishment offers a wide range of bookable catering options, with bed and breakfast and half board. Available meals include breakfast and dinner. The following credit cards are accepted at the hotel: VISA and MasterCard.


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Sacha Baron Cohen's Next Film About Hong Kong Billionaire And Lesbian Daughter
From the man who brought you Borat, Bruno and The Dictator comes another movie sure to provoke laughter and loathing, The Lesbian.
The movie is inspired by the recent WTFery of Cecil Chao Sze-tsung, the Hong Kong billionaire who offered $65 million to any man that could win the lesbian heart of his daughter, Gigi.
According to Variety, Baron Cohen will likely star, though no writers are attached to the project as yet. But, honestly, who needs writers since this story pretty much writes itself.
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Trimble County Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously approved updated design and construction documents for Phase One of a proposed new athletic facility for the high school.
Architect Stan Klausing of Scott-Klausing and Company presented changes for Phase One. The plan includes a baseball, softball and tennis complex to be built on property owned by the district just west of Bedford Elementary on Mount Pleasant Road.
Milton Masonic Lodge No. 947 F&AM held its installation of 2011 officers on Dec. 20.
From left are Boyden Decon, Tyler; Charlie Enos, senior deacon; Randy Stevens, senior warden; David Johnson, master; Tim Coons, junior warden; Clint Sherrell, secretary; Joe Johnson Jr., deacon; and Gerald Owen, senior steward.
Anita Wentworth and Donald Rowlett were married Jan. 20, 1961, at Bedford Christian Church with the Rev. Herman Rowlett, uncle of the groom, officiating.
A reception hosted by their children will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, to honor the couple at their Rowlett Lane home.
The couple has three children, Gina Ball, David C. Rowlett and Doug Rowlett, and four grandchildren.
The family invites the community to stop by and wish the couple well. No gifts, please.
Autumn Chamness of Frankfort announces the birth of her son, Gaige Mayson Chamness.
Gaige was born Dec. 21, 2010, in Frankfort Regional Medical Center. weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and measuring 19 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Vicki Gaither of Bedford and the late John Chamness.
By MICHAEL PYLES
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By JANE PROCTOR
Trimble County Extension agent
The big news last week was, of course, the horrific shooting in Tuscon, Ariz., where U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat, was holding an informal meeting with constituents in front of a supermarket.
The past weekend was filled with sadness, as most of those killed were laid to rest. But, there was good news, that, despite being shot in the head, Giffords has survived and appears to be making a remarkable recovery, according to her doctors.
No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred just after 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, on the curve on the south end of Milton on U.S. 421 North.
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 11:13 PM GMT on August 05, 2006
Hello all, Jeff Masters back again from a few days on Lake Superior. That's always a great way to beat the heat, but not so much during this incredibly hot summer of 2006. I have never been able to do what I did today--dive to 20 foot depth in Lake Superior and not be bone chilled. The water temperature in the lake--and all the Great Lakes--are at record levels this summer. I was able to spend up to 30 minutes at a stretch in the ridiculously warm 70+ degree water in some of the bays of this usually 45-55 degree lake. In any case, I'm ready and rested to take on the peak part of hurricane season, now that the preliminaries are over with.
The "curse" of Chris comes through
As I mentioned in my Wednesday blog, storms named Chris have been notorious for their lack of oomph, and I was counting on this to be the case again this year when I decided to take a few days off this week. Well, I got away with it, but don't think I wasn't concerned. I did call in to check and see if Chris of 2006 was going to bash Florida, and was ready to cut short my trip. My friend Dr. Chris Landsea of NHC was also concerned, and was ready to start boarding up the house again. But, the curse of Chris came through again, and the storm is dead. Will it rise again? Tune in tomorrow, and I'll have an analysis of this, plus all the other news from the tropics.
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Tonight In Food TV: MasterChef Pulls A Red Wedding And Commits Mass Cheftestant Slaughter
by Mariella Mosthof | 9:43 am, June 12th, 2013
MasterChef is back tonight, but at least this two hours of your life that you'll never get back will end with a satisfying cast purge. It looks like Gordon Ramsay took some inspiration from the Red Wedding and goes chopping block crazy tonight, eliminating multiple contestants. Insert shock and horror here.
Check out a sneak peek of tonight's episode below and tune into Fox at 8:00 PM ET to catch an all-new MasterChef.
WATCH: Do These MasterChef Cupcakes Really 'Look Like Neon, Tripping Monkeys Took A Sh*t On Top Of Them'?
WATCH: Joe Bastianich Made An Army Veteran Cry, With Langoustines
WATCH: Every Whack-Job Montage From Last Night's MasterChef Auditions


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So, How About That Yogurt Maker?
I noticed that we've been going through kind of insane amounts of the Trader Joe's Greek-style yogurt recently. Since I'm already spending a small fortune on the stuff, I'd like to just try making my own. Any tips, recommendations, absolutely-best-yogurt-making devices EVAR? [more inside]
How to deal with water pooling between the sink and the backsplash?
The ledge between my sink and the backsplash is forever filling up with water... gross black gunkiness develops if I am not very very diligent about removing all the dish soap/scrubbers/sponges every night and wiping it down. What habits/products/modifications can I use to keep it from getting gross with a minimum of effort?
Have good blender, need food processor?
Can a blender reasonably substitute for a food processor? [more inside]
I need some help with home economics
I need help managing the food in my pantry, fridge, and freezer. [more inside]
Dish drying rack
Basically, I am looking for the best dish drying rack ever. [more inside]
bought portable dishwasher, trouble removing sink sprayer hose
I bought a portable dishwasher and the instructions recommend removing the sink sprayer and capping it off. I cannot budge the hex bolt. I have tried liquid wrench and I am using a basin wrench (pliers won't fit in that space). 1. Any other suggestions? 2. If I've turned off the water to the sprayer, do I really have to remove the hose? [more inside]
Cooking for a College Student?
I've moved into an apartment and am trying to become a Real Adult. I've got some basic cooking skills, but would like a cookbook or something to follow since I lack variety. I cook a lot of soup at once and freeze/store it as my next few meals due to time constraints. I'm looking for advice, guides, sites, real-life books. [more inside]
Name a good step stool that's less than 15" wide
I'm looking for a foldable, two-step step stool that is less than 15" wide. It needs to fold to a depth less than 5.5", but I don't think that's a limiting factor. It would be nice if it were aesthetically pleasing, too. [more inside]
I'm getting real tiled of your dirty grout
Tiled kitchen counters - they get dirty and gross and I hate them. But I'm renting so I can't tear them out. Hope me! [more inside]
[bugfilter] Worms/larvae on kitchen cookware
Found this little thing in our glass measuring cup and 3 little wiggling worms/larvae (no pic) that looked like mouse droppings on our wok lid stored upside down. Both items were washed and cleaned and were sitting on the kitchen counter. Should I be worried? [more inside]
One is the loneliest cabinet that I've never seen
Can I use a single Ikea kitchen base cabinet without mounting it to the wall/using a ledger board? I am moving into a rental that doesn't have any cabinets on the side of the kitchen with the fridge and stove. There is space at the end/in the corner where I would like to put in additional storage. My first thought was a kitchen cart but now I wonder if I could get a single Ikea base cabinet (36 wide). [more inside]
What are my next steps on this house?
There's a house we're interested in. It doesn't have any ductwork for the kitchen and there's no hood vent over the island cooktop. What do we do next? Can we retrofit the ducting? How do we arrange our thinking on this problem? [more inside]
Which LED under-cabinet lights?
What kitchen (or elsewhere) LED under-cabinet lights have you used? Were they good or bad? Do you wish you'd done it differently? [more inside]
Can I or how do I sharpen this meat grinder blade?
I have a venerable Moulinex "Jeanette 243" grinder, with a very old blade, which I'm not sure how to sharpen [more inside]
Recommend a cereal dispenser / container?
I was recently awarded backpay for raises I was contractually owed, and I want to spent a portion of it on decor. I'm looking at 4 boxes of Cheerios and am slightly embarrassed -- I appear to regularly open new boxes before the unopened ones are finished. I'm thinking a cereal dispenser would help me unclutter my counterspace and reduce spoilage. Does anyone have a dispenser they really like? [more inside]
Finding a wood with a specific look in Seattle
I'm so lost I'm having summing up the question here. But: I have a sample of wood and I want to show it to someone, and have them make me something that looks like it, in a specific size. Who would this be? [more inside]
Nice Rack
What is this rack-thing on my new kitchen wall? [more inside]
What are fun, complicated dessert recipes I can make in my home?
I really love baking although I don't love cooking. I made donuts for the first time over the weekend and it was fun! I'd never fried anything before! I'd like to try some more new challenges! What are your suggestions? I have the basic stuff (food processor, stand mixer, dutch oven, double boiler) but nothing particularly fancy. What desserts -- tarts, cakes, pies, cookies, donuts, candies, new types of desserts I have never before encountered -- will make me try new things in the kitchen and help me feel proud of the tasty and beautiful creation I have created? [more inside]
Can I use an IKEA countertop for a DIY "table"?
I'd like to do something like this to make some counter space in my kitchen. Can I use an IKEA countertop instead of cut-to-measure wood? [more inside]
Is this a good deal for old cast iron pans in need of some TLC?
Inspired by reading this post regarding acquiring and restoring old cast iron pans, I thought I'd check my local Craigslist for deals. And I might have found one! [more inside]
Sink divot repair recommendations?
My new farm sink has a small chip in the surface, about the size of a dime, it is a shallow chip. [more inside]
Range hood lights keep burning out.
Our range hood has become death, destroyer of light bulbs. We're having to change bulbs about once a month, even after switching from normal to "oven"-type. We never use the hood fan, either. Any ideas on what might be causing this, and a possible simple fix short of asking our landlord to replace the hood?
No clearance for drawer slides --- how to mod?
I hope to install side drawer slides on my kitchen drawers (I've been unhappy with undermount slides), but the enclosing cabinet doesn't have much clearance. Do I try to cut grooves in the drawers, or enlarge the holes in the housing? [more inside]
Kitchen range for serious cooking?
I'm shopping for a new kitchen range and I'm not having much luck figuring out what to get. I'm a pretty serious cook and I'm planning to pay for a nice range, but when I say serious I mean that I don't care about or want a lot of the features that (I think) sell ranges but aren't actually much good for cooking. Help! Excessive detail below the fold. [more inside]
Hive Mind: please recommend a Brave Little Toaster
Yesterday the last of a long line of El Cheapo toasters finally kicked the bucket and I need a replacement. Except, this time I want the Rolls Royce of toasters and price is no object. What do I buy? [more inside]
How do I clean melted shrinky dinks off my toaster oven?
Shrinky Dinks were placed in our toaster oven without being on a tray, and the plastic melted onto the oven's heating element. How do I get the toaster oven clean? [more inside]
Mid century modern dish identification
Tineye has failed me!!! Help me identify the maker of this dish. [more inside]
Sarasota downtown or "nice walks" lodging with kitchen-type facilities?
Sarasota Where-To-Stay: We want to stay in Sarasota, Florida, USA, Dec. 27-30 to visit with my dude's parents. Can anybody recommend a nice place to stay with kitchenette-type facilities (i.e., at least refrigerator/microwave - or maybe a friendly BNB) with _somewhere_ nice to walk, i.e., not located on a high-traffic road with nothing nearby but uninteresting industrial stuff, nail salons, or chain stores? I'm working with a travel agent, and have looked around a bit myself, so this is a long shot. [more inside]
Kohler Elate faucet cartridge replacement help
My kitchen sink, a Kohler Elate is leaking from the handle. [more inside]
When does the plumber stop plumbing
I did a kitchen remodel and the only person I wanted to use was my plumber rather than the contractors because my plumber knows my house and situation pretty well. [more inside]
What are your best kitchen organization hacks?
What are your best hacks for repurposing items or using them in an unusual way to help organize your kitchen? [more inside]
How to cook without condensation?
Condensation pours down walls if I try and cook stews, risottos or even boil pasta in my small kitchen even with the (tiny) window and/or extractor fan on maximum. Can't get cooker hood vented to outside. How can I adapt my cooking to keep condensation to a minimum?
Should my kitchen sink be generating heat when it's turned off?
This morning when I went to use the kitchen sink, the floor around the sink was warm to the touch. I opened the cabinet under the sink and the air inside it was hot, and the bottles of household cleaners I store beneath the sink had condensation bubbles on the insides. The surrounding cabinets are warm too. This is is not normal. Before I email my landlord, is there any non-negative reason this could be happening? [more inside]
I'm cooking! (With a catch.)
Hi! I'm hosting a dinner party. One of the attendees is a professional chef. MeFi, what do I feed my guests? [more inside]
I need to know about the most badass tupperware-type stuff. Right now we have a mixed "collection" of mason jars, to-go containers, Talenti gelato jars, and the occasional thing that's actually meant for the job, but who knows where the hell the lid for it is. [more inside]
Hindsight is 20/20
Please help me deal with the aftermath of a disastrous remodeling job. [more inside]
What's the difference between an exhaust hood and an exhaust fan?
Ikea sells "exhaust hoods" like this Luftig for $379, and it sells "exhaust fans" like this Luftig for $99. How are they different that's worth $280? It can't be just the extra stainless steel and faux industrial style since this Eventuell which mounts under a cabinet sells for $499. [more inside]
He who controls the spice rack, controls the dinner table!
I need a wall-mounted spice rack that comes with refillable bottles and holds more than twelve bottles at a time. For some reason, the prices skyrocket 50+% above 12 bottles. Anyone have any good spice racks that fit those requirements or some search terms I can use? This is proving to be more difficult than I thought.
Designing our (little) kitchen
After months of drawing and re-drawing, we have draft floor plans! Now we need more eyes on the kitchen layout. Looking especially for specific suggestions. [more inside]
Steam oven basics? Recipes?
My house has a steam oven, something that I had never heard of until, er, I bought my house. So far, I've steamed some unadventurous vegetables and reheated a slice of ham. I have no idea what else I'm supposed to be doing with it. Any tips from the field? [more inside]
Looking to buy a fridge to fit a small kitchen. Suggestions?
Our previous fridge was on the small side, but certainly not compact; still, even after taking a look at many well-reviewed models, I haven't been able to find any that would fit our kitchen. Could you help us find a moderately respectable smaller-ish fridge? Kitchen space dimensions/etc. inside. [more inside]
Are all restaruant kitchens hot and steamy?
I am thinking about working in a restaurant kitchen. My only experience so far is with pizza places, which have hot pizza ovens and therefore get pretty durn hot on a hot day, or when more than one oven is turned on. The last place I worked had perfectly good air conditioning, but it became completely ineffective under the aforementioned circumstances. [more inside]
Yeah but that TrueCoat...
We're going to be buying a refrigerator, a gas stove, an above-range microwave and a dishwasher shortly. All mid-range. What are some good, not-obviously things to note? [more inside]
NYC plumbing cost. Recommendation for queens/north brooklyn plumbers?
We're doing a pre-war renovation in Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC where our co-op requires we have a plumber replace the branch piping, new valves and shower pan for both the bathroom and the branch piping/valves in the kitchen. Questions: i) Is the below cost estimate reasonable. ii) Any recommendations of pre-war savvy licensed/insured plumbers in Queens or North Brooklyn? [more inside]
Inducing Lactation Is Not An Option.
Problem: every time I buy a quart of milk, it spoils before I can use more than a few tablespoons. Goal: be able to drink coffee at home on the weekends without wasting a gallon of milk a month. Solution: ????? [more inside]
Bathrooms are gross. Cleaning shouldn't be worse.
How do you clean your grody tiled bathroom floors -- without causing more mess to clean up now or later? [more inside]
Best food processor for peanut butter, and other uses.
Tell me about your food processor, especially if you use it to make peanut butter. Our food processor's bowl is cracked, and rather than replacing the bowl, we're thinking of upgrading. Consumer Reports recomments a Cuisinart ($180-$300) or Breville ($400), but the high end of that price range seems too steep for us, considering how much we use the thing. That said, we're willing to pay around $200 for a good machine. I'm interested in your recommendations. [more inside]
Why does my rice cooker's power cable have 2 different amp ratings?
I need to replace the power cable for my rice cooker. The kitchen area of my apt is pretty small, and the cable was stupidly close to the stove and I burned a hole through the insulation. On the end of the cable that connects to the mains, it says 16a 250v while the end that plugs into the cooker says 10a 250v. The appliance itself is labeled as 10a 250v. [more inside]
No one eats for free.
We host a lot of younger people who invite themselves over for dinner and then do not help clean up. I'm not mad or anything, but I am going to start politely asking them to help with dishes. I'd also like to commission a sign that says something along the lines of, "Guests are loved and welcome, and clean dishes are very appreciated." I need ideas. [more inside]
Fixing or Replacing Kitchen Faucets
DH and I moved into our new house to discover the kitchen and bar faucets could use some maintenance, if possible, or to be replaced. We're having a hard time finding a manual and parts for the faucets, and so may need to replace. Either way, can you help? [more inside]


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The future of Manchester United will remain secure – or as robust as it could be given the upheaval and under-performance of last season – despite the death of the club's owner, Malcolm Glazer, at the age of 85.
Glazer, a self-made billionaire who also owns the American Football team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, passed away after a long period of ill health, following two strokes which left him with impaired speech and limited mobility in his right arm and leg.
United's summer was destined to be one of transition, with Louis van Gaal to come in as manager after the World Cup, with the Dutchman clutching a transfer wish-list as part of his aspirations of getting United back in to the European elite.
But Glazer's death will not change matters, as his health problems and age had meant his day-to-day involvement in the club was minimal. He was not on the board of directors. His sons Joel and Avram are co-chairmen at Manchester United, while his other children Kevin, Bryan, Darcie and Edward are directors.
Malcolm Glazer dies aged 85
Malcolm Glazer dies aged 85
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Then new Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Tony Dungy (L) poses with team owner Malcolm Glazer during a press conference in Tampa 22 January, 1996.
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Malcolm Glazer celebrates the Bucs' 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego, in 2003.
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Glazer's Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Superbowl in 2003
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Then head Coach Jon Gruden of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rides with team Malcolm Glazer during a victory parade on January 28, 2003 in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers defeated the Oakland Raiders 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII.
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Pictured in 2005, Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer, left, and his New York Jets counterpart Robert Woody Johnson smile as they hold a football together during a press conference at Tokyo Dome hotel in Tokyo.
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Malcolm Glazer before Tampa Bay Buccaneers play against the Chicago Bears November 27, 2005 in Tampa. The Bears defeated the Bucs 13 - 10.
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Pictured in 2005, Malcolm Glazer smiles at the announcement of Tampa Bay being awarded the 2009 Super Bowl, during the NFL's Spring Meetings at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington.
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Supporters hold posters opposing Manchester United's US owner Malcolm Glazer before the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Stoke City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on May 9, 2010.
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An Arsenal fan taunts Manchester United fans by wearing a Malcollm Glazer mask and carrying US flags before the FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Arsenal in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in Wales, 21 May, 2005.
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Joel Glazer (second right), Avram Glazer (right) and Bryan Glazer (left) and members of the board of directors talk with club director Sir Bobby Charlton at Old Trafford on June 30 2005 in Manchester, England, when their father Malcolm Glazer bought the club. His sons are much more involved in the running of Manchester United.
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The family own 90 per cent of the club, with the remaining 10 per cent having been floated on the New York Stock Exchange.
A spokeswoman at Old Trafford said: "The thoughts of everyone at United are with the family tonight."
Glazer took over United in 2005 to bitter opposition from the club's fans, who opposed the amount of debt the club had taken on. Around £660 million in debt was taken on by United resulting from the Glazers' efforts to finance their takeover of the club, amounting to annual interest payments in the tens of millions.
At the time fans were furious and the schism led to the formation of the non-League club FC United of Manchester. A Manchester United Supporters Trust spokesman said at the time: "The amount of money needed to be repaid overall is huge. The interest payment is one thing but what about the actual £660 million? It is difficult to see how these sums can be reached without significant increases in ticket prices, which, as we always suspected, means the fans will effectively be paying for someone to borrow money to own their club."
In 2010, with concerns that the club's fate was out of the fans' hands, there was talk that a takeover bid would be launched, but it never came to fruition.
While there were concerns over the financial health of the club off the pitch – worries which in some quarters continue to this day – on the pitch the success to which United's fans were accustomed to did not abate; since the Glazers have been charge, United have won five Premier League titles and three League Cups, as well as beating Chelsea in the Champions League final in Moscow in 2008.
Tampa Bay also issued a statement following his death, paying tribute to their owner and president. The statement said he was a "pioneering thinker" and "dynamic business leader".
He bought the American club in 1995, paying a then-record $192m (£115m) for one of the least successful outfits in the National Football League. They went on to win seven play-off berths, five play-off victories and a Super Bowl title 12 years ago.
Glazer was born in Rochester, New York, in 1928. He began working for the family business selling watch parts when he was eight and took over the operation as a teenager. As president and CEO of First Allied Corp, the holding company for the family business interests, he invested in mobile-home parks, restaurants, food service equipment, marine protein, television stations, real estate and natural gas and oil production. In March 2010, Forbes ranked him as tied for the world's 400th richest person with $2.4bn.
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Posts for October, 2011
Emotionally ready for the new iPhone?
After more than a year of waiting and rumor-fueled speculation, Apple will take the wraps off the next iPhone noon Tuesday.
Can you feel the electricity in the air? It's a special time in many Apple fans' lives when the company tells them what they will spend hundreds of dollars and why. The impending reveal is also a blissful release from the monotonous drone of analyst guesses, blog vapor and "reports" claiming to have the scoop on Apple's newest member of the iPhone family. Man, thank goodness it's almost over -- until the next iPhone, anyway.
What should the iPhone-interested expect? If you believe the hype, maybe a slightly thinner iPhone with a bigger screen, better camera and faster processor. It might be available from Sprint, in addition to AT&T and Verizon, which already sell it the iPhone 4.
Many sources agree the most exciting news Tuesday will be on the software and services side of the iPhone, including a solid launch date for iOS 5, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system going live this fall, and more details on iCloud, Apple's online data storage and sharing service.
"Spider-Man: Edge of Time" slinging into stores today
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man web-slings his way onto store shelves today in "Spider-Man: Edge of Time," a video game offering two heroes for the price of one.
The action game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii lets players take the role of both the Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099, each offering specific powers based on their place in the timeline.
The game is also rocking a celebrity crew voice-acting several of the characters, including Val Kilmer as villain Walker Sloan; Smallville and V actress Laura Vandervoort as Mary Jane; and Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff as Black Cat. »Read Full Blog Post
Pre-orders of Kindle Fire are on fire
"Leaked" screen shots, allegedly from Amazon's internal stock monitoring system, suggest the new Kindle Fire tablet is already a hot item, racking up 250,000 reservations in five days.
That is more than 50,000 a day or 2,000 sold every hour, according to the Cult of Android, which speculates that if that kind of demand continues until launch day that Amazon will need 2.5 million tablets ready to satisfy demand Nov. 15.
Who knows whether the rate of those reserves will taper off, but I have to admit that when the tablet was revealed last week, I was instantly interested. »Read Full Blog Post
Apple's iPhone 4S: Faster, stronger but no killer app?
Apple pulled back the curtain on the iPhone 4S on Tuesday, a faster, more powerful model of the popular smartphone that will go on sale Oct 14.
Apple executives took the stage at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., at an invite-only event to unveil the device and new versions of iPod nanos and the iPod Touch.
The new iPhone's improved speed, enhanced camera and other features were described as evolutionary instead of revolutionary by technology experts, who said the new model is a decent upgrade. »Read Full Blog Post(12)
Jobs' legacy speaks for itself
Steve Jobs, a technology visionary, an incredible imaginative mind, and the ultimate technology user, has died. He was a genius and really, a prophet, foreseeing how people would want to use technology before so many others. And when it comes to Steve Jobs, no one can better represent how remarkable he was better than the man himself. So watch this video of Jobs being Jobs. And remember.
Steve Jobs biography date moved up
Steve Jobs' biography, previously scheduled to be released in late November, will now hit store shelves Oct. 25, according to publisher Simon & Schuster.
The book, which includes two years of interviews with Jobs, his family and colleagues, will be the first published with the cooperation of Apple's co-founder and CEO, who died Wednesday. The publisher notes that the iconic designer and businessman, whose influence helped transform the music, mobile phone and personal computing industries, "asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published."
"He put nothing off-limits," the company says. Jobs "encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted."
When reserves of Jobs' biography were offered in June on Amazon, the book rapidly rose to the top of site's best-selling book lists in three different categories. I can only imagine what a popular read it will be now that he is gone.
Pandora listener 'town hall' at the Iron Horse
Pandora, the popular online music service, will hold a "town hall" for its fans 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Iron Horse Hotel so company executives can link up with listeners.
It's the company's first event in Milwaukee, and Pandora promise some insight into its Music Genome Project, give some history about the company past and pass out some Pandora-branded swag.
"I also want to hear what's on your mind — questions, complaints, ideas — everything is fair game," Tim Westergren, Pandora's founder, says in an e-mail to subscribers.
Pandora lets users create custom streaming radio stations, and in August a report found that the company's ratings were better than some top terrestial radio stations for younger listeners. The site's first-ever set of traditional radio ratings showed that Pandora is performing pretty well in the top 10 markets, especially among listeners 18 to 34 years old.
Design & technology meld tonight at MiKE
MiKE, a new technology and design incubator launching in the Shops of Grand Avenue, is hosting an open house 6 to 10 p.m. today.
Technology creatives and creative technologists are invited to swing by check out the new digs in the Plankinton Building, including a sprawling 6,800 square feet of workspace; Wi-Fi and networked cloud storage; and workshops and other events essential for proper networking.
MiKE's programs are designed to develop high-tech and design-skilled talent for start-ups and link them with local companies. The Greater Milwaukee Committee, which scored a $500,000 grant to back the group, is organizing the festivities.
Knock out the 'Fall Brawl' Oct. 15
Your friendly neighborhood fight-game players are at again. This time they're getting ready to ring some bells at the "Fall Brawl" tournament 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at Romine's High Pockets, 6125 S. 27th St.
The local fighting video game tournament is offering a full roster of bone-crunching, skull-smashing digital beat downs, including "Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition," "Marvel vs. Capcom 3,""Mortal Kombat" and "Tekken 6." Registration for the "Super Street Fighter" competition is $10; the rest are $5 each. Similar to "Rumble at Romines" last month, the top finishers in each event score a percentage of the pot.
Bring your own controller, and players younger than 18 must come with a parent or guardian.
'Lord of the Rings: War in the North' video
"Lord of the Rings: War in the North," an action game based on the Tolkien treasure, begins its fellowship next month. But you can get a glimpse of the hacking, slashing and spell-slinging in the game now, compliments of the video below.
The vignette shows off a boss battle with a Barrow-wight Lord, a rather unpleasant wraith-like hostile inhabiting Middle-earth. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Snowblind Studios, which are releasing the game, are heavily promoting the cooperative elements in the game, which let up to three players team up online and adventure together. Honestly, the video doesn't wow me. Granted, the fight unfolds in a gloomy tomb, but the visuals look pretty washed out.
Still, "War in the North" promises to put players in a key piece of story immersed in the details within the books and various appendices, and that's pretty appealing. The game comes out for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows on Nov. 1.
Netflix pulls the plug on plans for Qwikster
Qwikster, the new name and website for Netflix's DVD-by-mail service, is over before it began, the company announced today.
Netflix CEO Reed Hasting wrote in a blog post today that DVD rentals will stay at Netflix instead of being spun off into a different website, mainly because customers hated the idea. The new system would have required customers who want both DVDs by mail and online video streaming to receive two different bills and manage two different queues on two different websites.
Netflix subscribers railed against the plans online, and to add insult to injury, none of the minions in Netflix operations cared to check whether the Twitter handle @Qwikster was available. It wasn't: a foul-mouthed pot-smoking teenager owned the account, helping make the Qwikster strategy and brand look even more poorly thought out and half-baked.
The Qwikster back-pedaling is good news for subscribers because it keeps the customer experience intact, but the flip-flop also suggests that Netflix is struggling with its business since it decided to raise its prices, leading to a substantial loss of customers. (18)
HBO Go soon streaming through Roku
HBO will start streaming to Roku TV set-top boxes by the end of the month, Roku and Time Warner announced today.
HBO Go will be free through Roku online video streaming devices to viewers who already get HBO through their cable TV service, offering access to some 1,400 titles.
Roku boxes -- the least expensive of which is now available for $50 -- can pipe in entertainment from 300 "channels" including Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus and Pandora. HBO, which launched HBO Go earlier this year through mobile apps, announced in August it planned to expand the service across several platforms, including video game systems and Internet-connected TVs. Today's news comes a week after Microsoft announced that HBO Go will be available for HBO subscribers who are also paying members of the Xbox Live gaming service.
Sony PlayStation Network accounts attacked. Again.
Hackers tried to log into thousands of accounts on Sony's PlayStation Network and other services, staging a "massive" wave of sign-ins against the system's network database, the company announced today.
Sony temporarily locked about 93,000 accounts with IDs and passwords that successfully clicked with the hacker's attempts to get in. The company then sent email notifications and password reset instructions to those affected, including members of the PlayStation Network, Sony Entertainment Network and Sony Online Entertainment.
Credit card numbers tied to those compromised accounts are not at risk, Sony claims, noting in a blog entry its security team has "taken steps to mitigate the activity" and is investigating any wrongful use of the accounts.
"Less than one tenth of one percent" of the service's customers may have been affected, according to Philip Reitinger, Sony's chief information security officer.
The news follows a well-publicized security breach in April, when personal data from millions of online gaming and entertainment accounts was compromised, forcing the PlayStation Network offline for a month. Sony's network suffered other another problem in May, but the company managed damage control relatively well, offering an executive apology, free identity theft insurance and a "welcome back" bundle of goodies, including digital music, to coax customers back online.
Half of Americans would use smartphones to take secret videos
America's guerilla video culture is officially out of control: half of all Americans surveyed say they would use their smartphones to take videos on the sly, including recording people in embarrassing outfits or an attractive waitress at a restaurant.
The survey also found a majority of Americans -- specifically, 57% -- think it would be funny or interesting to share those videos on work networks like a company's Intranet or shared servers...
The online survey of 2,361 Americans ages 18 and older was run in September by Harris Interactive. The questions are compliments of Qumu, a business video service, which offered these specifics of who and what people would secretly record:
- 23%: people in embarrassing outfits
- 20%: athletes at a sporting event
- 15%: someone tripping/falling
- 10%: sexy waitress at a restaurant
- 9%: shirtless hunk mowing the neighbor's lawn
- 7%: cheerleaders
- 7%: boss or coworker sneaking a second doughnut
- 6%: disgusting grooming habits
- 5%: couple kissing or making out
- 8%: "other"
The top video that respondents said they might find funny if posted in the workplace is of someone pulling a prank on a co-worker (30%). An impersonation of the boss came in second at 27%; and a high-level executive being forced to make coffee ranked third at 23%.
Milwaukee Comic Book Convention: Oct. 22
So what's the deal with this whole DC Comics reboot, anyway? It's madness I tell you, madness...!
Now if you are curious about what the experts think, swing by the Milwaukee Comic Book Convention, which will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Best Western Milwaukee Airport Hotel and Conference Center, 5105 S. Howell Ave.
Similar to past events, dealers around the Midwest will be on site with comic books ranging from the golden age to modern day, as well as various comic book-related collectibles like action figures and trading cards.
And, as always, this comics extravaganza is free.
New 'True Blood' comics collection online & in stores
"True Blood" fans have a fresh collection of comics to sink their teeth into: "True Blood: Tainted Love" is now online and in stores nationwide.
This compilation of all six issues from the second series ($24.99) tells a new story co-written by "True Blood" actor Michael McMillian and comics writer Marc Andreyko, bundling bonuses like a cover art gallery. The new comics offer special insight into some of the series' popular characters, including Jessica, who is exposed to contaminated bottles of Tru Blood that cause her to run amok. Sookie, Bill, Eric and the rest of the Bon Temps gang are charged with figuring out who — or what — is behind the bad Blood.
"We couldn't be more pleased with the continued success of the comics and are excited that the release of the comic collection will make the series even more accessible to fans," Alan Ball, the show's creator, says in a statement. "Truebies now have two great stories to enjoy, both of which offer new adventures for the Bon Temps crew."
In addition to the print editions, the collection and individual comics are available digitally through Apple's App Store in the new True Blood Comics app and Apple's iBook Store, and several "True Blood" comics are available in the Sony digital comics store.
'GoldenEye 007: Reloaded' video starring villains
"GoldenEye 007: Reloaded," the latest James Bond game, is due in stores Nov. 1. And there is a new video out showing off some of the multiplayer action in the game.
The features aren't all that overwhelming: four-player split screen or 16-player online action, which is relatively typical for standard first-person shooters. However, the latest reel shows off some of the iconic Bond villains involved in the action, including Jaws, Oddjob Goldfinger and a pack of others. "Reloaded" will be available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 -- a lower resolution version of the game is already out for the Nintendo Wii.
Apple beaming out iOS 5 now
I was in a meeting when they flipped the switch, but it is worth noting that iOS 5, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, is out and available for download. The free upgrade adds more than 200 features to iPhones starting from the 3GS, iPads and later models of the iPod Touch.
You can get the latest download now by updating iTunes, connecting your iOS device and ... clicking the update button on the iDevice's summary page. I still have 14 minutes to go before the download completes. Meanwhile, check out Tested.com, which has a nice walkthrough of how to properly update to iOS 5. They're a bit more formal than my approach, but they are in the right.
Tested also offers fine advice on how to get started with iCloud backups and sync that is worth reading. And if that's not enough iOS goodness, read through a couple of reviews from CNET and Engadget. As if bad reviews would dissuade you from downloading it, right?
Yeah... not likely.
Preview the new Xbox Live update
Microsoft is offering all kinds of new features in an update for the Xbox 360 this fall, and some of those new powers can be previewed ahead of time.
The new Xbox Live interface is just about ready to be pawed by the public, and anyone interested can sign up for the preview program to help work out the bugs. The Web form to volunteer is quick and easy, and those selected to get a sneak peek at the features will eventually have an update pushed out to their game system over Xbox Live.
Some of the new features included in the semi-public preview include a new "Metro" design with built-in Kinect voice and gesture controls; beacons; Facebook sharing; and cloud storage for game saves and Xbox Live profiles. Personally, I'm most interested in the Kinect controls, although I am curious about how exactly the cloud storage will work. (2)
Here come the 'Men in Black'
Contrary to common belief, the Men in Black are hosting an intergalactic kegger down here, and what goes better with beer than video games? A new "Men in Black" video game from Activision launching next spring in tandem with the global theatrical release of "Men In Black III."
The game will be a standalone adventure not tied to the movie, Activision says, combining action shooting and "light-hearted" game play. The publisher promises to take advantage of the rich MiB mythos by tapping into its quirky, colorful lore and characters. Licensed games are often a crapshoot -- hopefully the game will come with a standard-issue neuralyzer just in case it's terrible...
Help write Milwaukee's iPhone 4S story
The launch of Apple's iPhone 4S is tantalizingly close, going on sale Friday.
Buyers will line up all over the Milwaukee area to grab the latest smartphone, and what better way to announce to the world that you own the latest greatest than shouting out over social media?
So instead of just sending me out to interview a handful of people at a few locations, we'll be using a cool social media tool call Storify to pull your tweets, Facebook posts, YouTube videos and other social media expression related to the iPhone 4S launch in Milwaukee. If you are curious what the finished product will look like, check out some of our other compilations using Storify, including reaction to Carol Deptolla's Top 30 Restaurants; the Netflix-Qwikster drama; and Hurricane Irene.
If you're sounding off on Twitter about the iPhone 4S, consider using the hashtag #mkeiphone to help us find you, or just tag @tapmilwaukee or @stanmiller. We want to know what you like, what you don't like, if you have any problems buying the phone or if it's all smooth sailing. This time, you get to help write the iPhone story. (1)
'South Park: Tenorman's Revenge' coming to the Xbox
The outrageous gang from South Park is coming to the Xbox this spring in a new downloadable game: "South Park: Tenorman's Revenge."
South Park Digital Studios announced today that the platformer will let fans play as Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny as they battle Scott Tenorman and his Ginger army. There are few details about the game beyond that, however, a quick check of YouTube suggests there might be cannibalism and chili involved in the upcoming game. Up to four players will be able team up as the loveable (or detestable) scamps, either side by side on a couch or online over Xbox Live.
The new game will be featured on a "South Park" panel at New York Comic-Con on Friday, when Chris Brion, creative director of South Park Studios, and Todd Benson, senior producer of South Park Digital Studios, will preview a trailer. I'll post that as soon as it hits the Net.
CW reruns heading to Netflix
Netflix continues to swell its stock of streaming reruns, announcing today it's adding old TV shows from the CW network, including "The Vampire Diaries" and "Gossip Girl."
The four-year deal gives Netflix the ability to show the previous seasons of TV series that CW airs through the network's 2014-15 programming window. Netflix will keep the streaming rights to some of the series until 2019. The previous seasons of several current CW shows, including "Diaries" and "Gossip Girl," will be available Saturday while other CW series will go online in January.
Milwaukee's Apple fans snatch up iPhone 4S
Apple's iPhone 4S went on sale today, and people around the Milwaukee area are eagerly buying the new smartphone -- and tweeting about it. Here's some of the latest buzz about the iPhone 4S launch in Milwaukee. We promise regular updates throughout the day.
HTC Jetstream and Flyer take tablets to new heights
Despite the iPad's superstar popularity, a truckload of tablets demand your attention.
They're lean and powerful, with lovely bright screens and all the programs you'll need to keep entertained, informed and in touch.
It's uncanny how quickly a tablet wriggles its way into the daily routine after you have one, and I had the chance to spend some quality time with a couple of darlings: the HTC Jetstream from AT&T and the HTC Flyer from U.S. Cellular. »Read Full Blog Post
'Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' Live Action Trailer
It's short, sweet and gets right to the point of the next "Elder Scrolls" game, which go on sale in only a few short weeks.
Bethesda Softworks today released a live-action trailer for "Skyrim," which will be available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PCs on Nov. 11. I personally much prefer in-game footage, but this video, which will likely be part of holiday commercials for "Skyrim," certainly sets the tone for the adventure that awaits players of this open-world, story-driven role-playing game. It should be quite epic, and I plan on spending many, many hours playing it.
Netflix down 800,000 customers
Netflix's reported its financial results today, and in doing so revealed it lost about 800,000 subscribers in the period ending Sept. 30.
The video streaming and DVD-by-mail service closed out September with 23.8 million U.S. subscribers, down about 800,000 from June. Its executives said they expect to gain subscribers in the U.S. now but didn't set a specific goal.
Considering the ongoing drama over splitting its streaming plans from DVD rentals, raising prices and then renaming its DVD business Qwikster -- and then not -- I am surprised they haven't lost more customers. (1)
Tablet owners don't want to pay for news, study says
In a piece of somewhat dissappointing news for newspaper people, a new study released today found that although tablet owners spend more time reading news than playing on Facebook, they'd rather not pay for news.
The study from the Pew Research Center (run June 30 to July 31 among 5,014 adults) found 11% of American adults own some kind of tablet, and reading news is one of the most popular pastimes -- along with checking email and browsing the Web.
Just 14% of tablet owners said they had paid for news on their tablets, and another 23% pay for a print subscription that includes tablet content. So technically about a third of tablet owners have paid to access news on their devices.
"That is a much higher number than previous research has found more broadly of people paying for digital content," the full report says. Still, a "large majority" who have not paid for news are "reluctant to do so, even if that was the only way to get news from their favorite sources."
Of the people not paying directly for news on their tablets, just 21% said they would spend $5 a month if that was the only way to read news from their favorite sources.
The study also found that apps are not the most popular way to read news on a tablet: only 21% said they get their news mainly through apps while 40% said read via Web browser, and 31% said they use apps and a browser equally.
It's not the most inspiring news for media companies hoping to boost cash flow by charging for content on tablets like the iPad. The study's findings make me wonder whether this relunctance for paying for news will change as the tablet install base grows or whether media companies need to get more creative than just designing an app or throwing up a paywall. But at least that's a start.
Ready for the next 'Grand Theft Auto' game?
The "Grand Theft Auto" series of crime-action games helped teach mainstream America to fear and hate video games. And the hype cycle for next generation of virtual car-jackings and drive-bys starts in a week.
Rockstar Games, the studio designing the game, announced it will publish the first trailer for "Grand Theft Auto V" on Nov. 2. Undoubtedly, it will be filled with drama, violence, sexually charged content and foul language. "GTA V" will be the first new game in the series since "Grand Theft Auto IV" in 2008, when it became the highest-grossing title in 24 hours.
Aside from how the next "GTA" game will look and play, I am also really curious about how the mainstream media will react as more details emerge. Will traditional news outlets react with the typical "hide-your-children" hysterics or will "GTA" be treated as just another game?
Learn today at Marquette how games can save the world
Jane McGonigal, a game designer and writer, visits Marquette University today to talk about how games can solve problems.
McGonigal is author of the New York Times bestseller "Reality is Broken," and her 4 p.m. lecture in the school's Weasler Auditorium -- which is free and open to the public -- will discuss how the principles behind gaming can be applied to solving social and economic issues. According to her blog, McGonigal's expertise is in online as well as alternate reality games, which often unfold in live environments in real time -- sometimes in a day, sometimes over several months depending on the complexity.
McGonigal, director of games research and development at the non-profit Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, Calif., specializes in games that challenge players to work together to address problems like poverty, hunger and climate change. And she's designed award-winning projects in more than 30 countries for groups like the American Heart Association, the International Olympics Committee and the World Bank Institute. I've embedded a TED talk she gave on how games can make the world better; it's worth watching.
In her TED talk, she says that according to her research, if humanity is to survive, people need to play games 21 billion hours each week to solve the world's most urgent problems. McGonigal: I am on it.
Lose that snaking cable with U-verse wireless
In a digital home where wireless technologies abound, an important piece of equipment finally clipped one of its cords Tuesday when AT&T announced it will start offering wireless TV set boxes for its U-verse service.
These new U-verse TV wireless receivers officially go on sale Monday, but the memo from corporate must not have filtered down to all of the technicians on the ground, because I've had one for more than three weeks.
I just happened to recently upgrade my service to add a couple of boxes, and when discussing - and debating - the location of the TV in the bedroom, one of the techs suggested I consider a wireless box. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Amazon's streaming video signs on Disney-ABC TV
Amazon announced today it is expanding its Prime Instant Video library to include more than 800 titles from the Disney-ABC Television Group. The deal adds a menagerie of content to Amazon's streaming collection, including children's programs, teen dramas and family friendly shows from ABC Family, ABC Studios, The Disney Channel and Marvel.
Some of the "new" shows coming to Amazon include:
- Past seasons of current ABC series "Grey's Anatomy"
- All episodes of "Lost
- Past seasons of Disney Channel's animated series "Phineas & Ferb"
- Past seasons of ABC Family's series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," including the most recently aired episodes from summer 2011.
- Past seasons of Marvel's animated shows "Spider-Man," " X-Men Evolution," "Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers" and "Iron Man: Extremis"
- All episodes of ABC Family's "Greek"
- All episodes of "Felicity" from ABC Studios
It's just the latest video-streaming deal from Amazon, which has also signed on sources including CBS, Fox, PBS, NBCUniversal, Sony and Warner Bros. Prime members, who pay $79 a year for discounted shipping, also get access to the streaming collection, which provides instant viewing to about 13,000 movies and TV shows. The videos are viewable on computers as well as some Internet-connected TVs and Blu Ray players and the upcoming Kindle Fire. (2)


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Lowest price$55
Just a 15-minute walk from Ramon Lucio Park and Calaboose African American History Museum, Econo Lodge offers discount San Marcos motel accommodations. Staying here, you'll also be within a 20-minute walk of Rio Vista Park and Texas Music Theater.
Along with free continental breakfast, this motel offers free WiFi and free self parking. Go for a dip in the seasonal outdoor pool during your stay.
Along with free continental breakfast, this motel offers free WiFi and free self parking. Go for a dip in the seasonal outdoor pool during your stay.
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Econo Lodge - San Marcos
Hotel Info: 855-239-9479from $55
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Smoking
- Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking
- Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Smoking
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking
- Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
- Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 54 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Children (18 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets not allowed
- Pets allowed *
- 2 per room (up to 40 lb)
Extra people
- Roll-away beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
- RV/bus/truck parking
In the hotel
Food and drink
- Free continental breakfast
- Coffee/tea in a common area
Things to do
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Outdoor pool
- Golfing nearby
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
In the room
Home comforts
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Iron/ironing board
Sleep well
- Blackout drapes/curtains
Freshen up
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
Be entertained
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
Stay connected
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
Food and drink
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Access via exterior corridors
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for an additional charge
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 15 per pet, per night
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The Hephzibah Commission has two of its five at-large posts coming open ion Tuesday's elections, according to Cindy Jennings, a clerk in Hephzibah City Hall.
Two candidates – Sissi Carroll Dozier and Jeff Rowe – are seeking the commission post held by Charles Dillard, who is not running again, Jennings said.
Hephzibah Commissioner A. Frank Williams is being challenged for his seat by Jeffrey M. Malcom, she said.
The small municipality has 2,123 registered voters, three of whom on Friday had voted early at the Board of Elections office in Augusta, Elections Director Lynn Bailey said.
In even smaller Blythe, four candidates are seeking two city council posts.
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