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Our favorite links from our 5th link party are….
We know we could not resist these Irresistibly Healthy Oatmeal Cookies from Redfly Creations.
This Skinny Taco Dip from Skinnytaste linked up from Katie's Nesting Spot looks fabulous!
And yummy Orange Juice Salad linked up from The Unsophisticated Kitchen
Thanks to everyone who linked up and we hope to see you again this week!


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Roughly 800 people put on Santa costumes for the Fourth Annual Michendorf Santa Run in Michendorf, Germany. The race is sponsored by Laufclub Michendorf (which translated means Michendorf Running Club, imagine that) and is 10 kilometers long. You can't quite tell from these pictures, but it actually began snowing pretty hard during the race, which probably makes these the most Christmas-y photos ever. Enjoy!
You might want to watch a video of a cat on a treadmill for the moment when it goes flying off and hits a door hard enough to make a sound but not hard enough to injure the cat...
If you look closely, the hint that this is not an actual Rubik's cube in this amazing video is right in front of you. Two yellow center squares, good luck solving that...
If you love dance parties, but just don't have it in you to physically move for more than 10 minutes without experiencing chest pain, here you go! This pop "danthology" squeezes 55 songs that got stuck in your head at the grocery store this year into eight minutes.
Good news/bad news. The good news is we found your nose ring!! The bad news is that it was in somebody's McDonald's breakfast burrito in Lawrenceville, Georgia. So we might not be eating another one of those for a while, because yuck.
If you like whales or the sound of a panicking teenage girl, this is definitely the video for you. Just be careful where you watch it. While it is obviously extremely SFW (it's just a father and daughter in a canoe looking at a whale), the heavy breathing and moans do sound a little suspicious if nobody can see the actual video...
Two Arizona teenagers faced a choice after getting into a fight at Westwood High in Mesa: They could either be suspended for nine days ... or hold hands in front of everybody. Obviously, they chose the latter, and now the school is catching flak for it.
In case you were wondering how much is too much for Norwegian television, here's your answer. This advertisement for Scandinavian sporting goods chain XXL caused an uproar when it aired over the weekend...
Well, this is basically the perfect recipe for tears. A young boy with Asperger's Syndrome who plays with LEGOs to improve his social skills had a dilemma...
That's right -- we're still posting 'Call Me Maybe' videos. Deal with it! This one's got soldiers serving in Afghanistan, so it's sort of our civic responsibility to share it with the world.
Sure, the food at Thanksgiving is great. But in our opinion, the real star of this holiday is the terrifying artwork brought home from elementary school art class.
Thank heavens for nerds. One time when we were bored, we dug all the Doritos bits out of our couch.* This guy hacked his running watch so he could control the tempo of it with his heartbeat. Then he filmed himself doing jumping jacks to 'Call Me Maybe.' This video might be the reason that song exists.
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Anyone who has tried to carry on a conversation in a roomful of talkers knows how difficult it can be to concentrate on what one person is saying while tuning everyone else out.
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, and Starkey Laboratories, Inc. have a better picture of how the brain manages this feat. Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), an imaging technique that measures magnetic fields produced by changes in the brain's electrical activity, the researchers played two competing audio streams into the ears of 26 healthy volunteers and asked them to listen to one stream while ignoring the other.
One group concentrated on a faster-paced series of beeps while the second group focused on a slower beep pattern; the groups later switched tasks to focus on the other audio stream. The researchers also introduced an occasional change in the rhythm to find out if the study volunteers noticed.
Among their results, researchers found that people listening to one stream did not detect pattern changes in the other stream. In addition, although the brain showed neural activity representing both audio streams, the amount of neural activity was much stronger and more in sync for the stream on which a person was concentrating.
Supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one of the National Institutes of Health, the scientists are presenting their findings at the 2009 Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology in Baltimore.
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Birdcage with Curly Branch and Birds
Designed for those that can't get enough of spring, here is a birdcage complete with a curly branch for hanging. Add a few bluebirds, cardinals, goldfinches, or any of our colors for the birds, and you've got an easy and fun design that will make you smile every time you see it.
This looks like a lot of fun. They don't make enough things like this for adults.Added 8 Years Ago from Uncommon Goods


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The Office: Suit Warehouse deleted scenes
January 23, 2013 | | The Office Video | 1 Comment
Here are deleted scenes from The Office episode, Suit Warehouse.
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The Dunder Mifflin crew struggles to make it through another tough day at the office.
Erin accepts the shipment of pens.
When the Dunder Mifflin crew gets a new cappuccino machine, productivity skyrockets.
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Which trip are you most excited to take in 2014?
That's the question we recently asked our readers on Facebook and Twitter. While many travel sites put together a list of their recommended destinations for the coming year, we wanted to tap into the places our well-traveled readers are already enthusiastic about. Their answers ranged from Iceland to the Amazon -- and gave us nine new ideas for 2014 trips. Click on any photo to start the slideshow and get inspired.
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Show Hire Invests in New EV System for Outdoor Events
Show Hire has carved a niche market for itself in "greenfield site PA rental,' where temporary venues are created for large-scale public events; every cable has to be dug underground and every loudspeaker mounted on a removable pole, and the entire site must be returned to a green field after use.
A good example of this is the Burghley Horse Trials, held in the park of historic Burghley House near Stamford, where Show Hire debuted its new EV system. Sponsored by Land Rover, this event is one of the most prestigious of its kind in Europe, attracting a competition field that includes world eventing champion Zara Phillips, and crowds of 120,000 over four days.
Nick Chubb of Show Hire purchased a number of Electro-Voice Zx100T loudspeakers and PA2400T amplifiers from Shuttlesound, after a successful test-drive of the equipment at the Badminton Horse Trials earlier in the year. At Burghley, the new 100V line compact cabinets were mounted on poles around the large arena, where the dressage and showjumping elements of the three-day eventing competition are staged, along with demonstrations, workshops and prize-giving ceremonies.
"Everything we do at Burghley is temporary," explains Nick Chubb. "We can't even concrete a pole into the ground. This is a total greenfield site, and all the cables we use here will have to be taken up at the end of the event."
The very nature of a greenfield site creates lots of possibilities for error. "We spend a big chunk of our time saving our equipment from other people!" says Nick. "When it came to choosing loudspeakers for such work, we had to consider how robust they were. These are all-weather conditions; the rain gets into equipment, the winds drive at the speakers. When it's sunny and hot, we get the opposite problems, but the Zx cabinets have proved themselves to be up to the job.
"With the EV speakers, we've got four times more power and much better bass response than we used to have in the past. This is especially important for when the system is handling music in the intervals. Essentially, we've got 4x Zx100Ts per side of the arena, which holds 10,000. These act as one zone, and the commentator has a simple zone control and switch relay system which allows him to control his own content, and direct what goes out to where across the whole showground."
Show Hire has been at Burghley for the last 13 years, and watched its remit grow year on year. With the cross-country course, and two arenas, the Show Hire team is now responsible for 7 km of cable runs for loudspeakers, all the telephone systems on site, and the showpiece PA installation in the main arena. "Buying our new Electro-Voice inventory gives us, and our clients, immediate improvements in sound quality and level," says Chubb. "However it also gives Show Hire the potential to bid for other, bigger events, so we hope it will open a few doors for us."
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D.C. Pedicabbers Say Park Police Still Targeting Them
(Washington, D.C. - Jonathan Wilson, WAMU) D.C. pedicab operators have been complaining of hostile treatment from police around the National Mall for much of the year. Although business slows down as the weather gets colder, some pedicab drivers say unpleasant interactions with police are again heating up.
Pedicab operators in the District started complaining of a police crackdown on their industry in the spring. Brian Graber, who's been operating a pedicab for three years now, says the U.S. Park Police force-- which has jurisdiction over the National Mall -- was enforcing rules before, but something has changed.
"This year, it started getting ferocious, if you will," Graber says. "I don't know what happened."
Oskar Mosco says he thought things would calm down once the National Park Service contract with Tourmobile ended in October, since many confrontations with police have centered on pedicabs picking up customers in designated Tourmobile pickup locations. But in the past couple of weeks, he says he's seen an increase in hostile attitudes from some officers.
"The same officers are coming up," he says. "We talk about getting badge numbers, to have some accountability."
The Park Police did not respond to requests for comment. The National Park Service has said it is drafting revised regulations for pedicab operation around the mall.
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) is drafting a letter to the National Park Service this week, urging Park Service officials to involve pedicab operators as they formulate the plan.
Norton says tension between police and pedicab operators should be resolved with a simple sit-down meeting, but she also says revamping the transportation plan for the National Mall goes beyond resolving conflicts between pedicab operators, the Park Police and the Park Service.
"Are we going to have multi-modal, green transportation on the mall?" asks Norton. "Or are we going to have monopoly transportation? That's the kind of issue the public needs to weigh in on. I'm hoping the Park Service understands that."


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Serial arsonist indicted for 9 fires set from 2011-2013
Steven Taylor Rutherford, 48, charged with 13 felony counts
RIVERSIDE - A Banning man has been indicted by a criminal grand jury and charged with 13 felony counts in connection to nine arson fires in Riverside County and San Bernadino County.
According to court documents, 48-year-old Steven Taylor Rutherford was arraigned on Tuesday at the Hall of Justice in Riverside. He plead not guilty to all 13 counts.
Authorities said Rutherford was connected to the arson fires following a lengthy investigation by Cal Fire and police officers. They caught up with him after monitoring surveillance cameras and following the suspect's movement through legally-placed GPS trackers on his vehicles.
According to the indictment unsealed in court Tuesday, Rutherford was arraigned on the following arson fires.
- Sept. 6, 2011: "Twin Fire", Highway 243 at Twin Pines Road which burned about five acres
- Sept. 7, 2011: "Banning Fire", Highway 243, north of Mt. Edna Road, burning about 55 acres
- Sept. 11, 2011: "Summit Fire", Highway 74 at Mile Marker 55, burning about two acres
- Sept. 11, 2011: "Lambs Fire", Gilman Springs Road, east of Sanderson, burning about 35 acres
- Oct. 22, 2011: "Water Fire", Whitewater Canyon, north of Interstate 15, burning about 20 acres
- Oct. 22, 2011: "Free Fire", Mt. Edna Road, west of Highway 243, burning about 10 acres
- Sept. 9, 2012: "Edna Fire", Highway 243, south of Wesley Street, burning about four acres
- June 28, 2013: "Smith Fire", Highway 243, south of Banning near Mile Post 28, burning about five acres
- June 28, 2013: "Mills Fire", (San Bernardino County) Mill Creek Road at Newport Road in Mentone, burning about 534 acres and causing damage to four properties, including two homes.
In addition to these fires, Rutherford was also charged with using a delayed ignition device and for having a prior arson conviction in 1989. His trial is set to take place on April, 9.
If convicted on all charges, he faces about 80 years in prison, according to court documents. The case is being prosecuted by the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.


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Obama plans to "listen," not present Mideast peace plan: Kerry
By Arshad Mohammed
BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not bring a peace plan to Israel and the Palestinian Territories next month, but rather intends to listen, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
Obama's plan to visit has raised speculation of a new U.S. push to revive Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, stalled since 2010 in a dispute over Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.
But Kerry, speaking to German students during his first foreign trip as Washington's top diplomat, played down expectations.
"We're not going to go and sort of plunk a plan down and tell everybody what they have to do," Kerry said. "I want to consult and the president wants to listen."
Obama, who has a testy relationship with right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, made peace between Israelis and Palestinians a priority in his first term but, four years later, has little to show for it.
In recent months, each side has antagonized the other - Israel by building Jewish settlements on occupied land and the Palestinians by seeking enhanced status at the United Nations.
Kerry said that after Obama's trip, which also includes a stop in Jordan, the United States would see how it might pursue peace. He urged all sides to behave calmly and keep the possibility of peace alive.
Tensions have risen in the West Bank, territory that the Palestinians want to be part of a future state including the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, after the death of a Palestinian in an Israeli jail on Saturday in contested circumstances. Continued...


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On Oct. 3 Gov. Jerry Brown (D-Calif.) signed SB550 into law. This new legislation will help diminish music and movie piracy.
Under the new law, inspections of CD and DVD replication plants are now allowed to ensure the facilities are in compliance with antipiracy laws. Additionally, only those authorities whose primary responsibilities include the investigation of high technology or intellectual property piracy will be allowed to inspect the CD and DVD plants to confirm that the discs include source identification information, which is already required by existing law. SB550 allows for the state to impose steep fines if violations are discovered.
The Recording Academy sent letters to members of the State Assembly, U.S. Senate and Brown urging passage of this important legislation.
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Almost exacty a year after the release of Symfony 2.0, I'm excited to announce the immediate availability of Symfony 2.1.0 RC1. Publishing the first release candidate today means that Symfony 2.1 won't have any other significant changes; we are going to only accept bug fixes from now on and if everything goes fine, expect the final release soon.
After upgrading (see below), run the
web/config.php script from your browser
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app/check.php script from the CLI to check if your PHP environment
is setup properly. As we have added new checks, you might find some stuff to
Due to a bug in PHP 5.4 and APC, we highly recommend you to upgrade Composer to its latest version to avoid any difficult to track bugs:
$ composer.phar self-update
If you have already upgraded to beta4, have a look at the changes you need to make to upgrade to RC1.
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A sex tape allegedly featuring R&B singer Usher and his now ex-wife, Tameka Foster, is being shopped around various media outlets in Hollywood.
Gossip website TMZ claims to have been approached by an unnamed source with two photos and a short video snippet of the alleged X-rated tape.
"The video and photos are clear - it's Usher and Tameka," says the report.
The website says sources close to the OMG singer believe the tape might have been among the items stolen from Usher's car in 2009.
In December 2009 Usher reported $1 million worth of belongings were stolen from his car, including fur, jewellery and...two laptop computers.
Who in their right mind keeps a stash of that value in the trunk of their car? And a saucy tape with the missus. The silly sausage.
Usher and Foster - who have two sons together, ages two and three - were married in August 2007, but filed for divorce in June 2009, citing irreconcilable differences.
A representative for the singer had not commented on the reports, but Usher's ex has piped up and offered her take on the scandal.
In a statement provided to TheYBF.com, Foster does her best to quash the rumours.
"Would I sanction a sextape being out? Absolutely not. I am a mother and entrepreneur. Sex tapes or pornography would not be my lane. I have no desire to be seen in that way."
She then took to Twitter, and was a tad more-loose lipped about the stink.
"NEWSFLASH!! BREAKING NEWS! GUESS WHAT??!!" Foster Tweeted today (via E! News).
"I have copulated w/my husband! O_O. Why is this news again?? #ConfusedTweet. End of discussion."
Except it wasn't.
In response to a comment from a follower, she wrote: "Of course theres always. new foolishness with a new day. Desperate times calls 4 desperate measures I suppose. Never fails Smh!"
So there you have it, neither confirmation nor denial.
Stay tuned for updates...
Oh, the scandal!
Love and respect
Their marriage might be dunzo, but Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson are keeping it civil and remain friends, says the rocker.
Newly-single Wentz says that despite his wife filing for divorce last month, their friendship remains.
Probed about the split by Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show on Monday, Wentz was full of admiration for his ex.
"I think that one of the things, that hardest thing, is that when you're a public profile it's hard to maintain your private life," he said.
"Ashlee's been my best friend for five years. She's the mother of my child," he added.
"I have nothing but love and respect for her. Going through something like this isn't easy," he added, "but we're friends and the most important thing is to put our son [Bronx, 2] first."
Speaking of progeny...
Baby daddy drama
US reports claim Ryan Phillippe's ex-girlfriend Alexis Napp is pregnant with his child.
The gossip gospel, according to People, is that Knapp has a bun in the oven and is in her second trimester.
Phillippe - who has two kids with ex-wife Reese Witherspoon - dated Knapp on and off in 2010, before splitting last year. The actor has since moved on and is romancing Amanda Seyfried.
"She has been telling people he is the father," another source tells UsMagazine.
"Ryan is aware of the situation [and] totally prepared to take responsibility should the child be his," adds the source.
No word from Phillippe's rep, but his mother was more than happy to chime in with her take on the reports.
"I haven't heard anything about it but I'm just getting ready to watch him on Ellen now," his mother Susan told RadarOnline.
"I don't think Alexis has been around for a long time. I don't think it can be true. He's been dating someone else since October.
"If she is pregnant I'm sure it's not my son's. Good luck to her. I haven't been made aware of it if it involves him though."
Meanwhile, check out this video of Red Riding Hood star Seyfried flexing her chords to a cover of 60s classic Li'l Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs.
First-time dad
Bryan Adams is going to be a father for the first time.
The 51-year-old singer and his personal assistant, Alicia Grimaldi, are expecting a bambino - reportedly due in May.
Adams wrote on his official website: "She [helped] me start my foundation years ago and it looks like she'll be running the family now!"
He also Tweeted earlier today: "Thanks to everyone for the kind wishes."
Blogger's Briefs
This lot just in...
* So two teen girls snuck into Justin Bieber's hotel room...
* Aretha Franklin shoots down gastric bypass rumours
* Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas songwriter Hugh Martin dead
* Lindsay Lohan quits a nasty habit...smoking
* Out magazine releases never-before-published photos of Madonna
* Sources speculate on Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel's breakup
* Is James Blunt really booked to play the Royal Wedding?
* Listen to Charlie Sheen's new "Winning" rap auto-tune masterpiece
* Mel Gibson welcomes third grandchild
* Charlie Sheen really wants you to buy his shirts
* Britney Spears reunites with her ex Kevin Federline
And we're done.
Take care out there, folks.
Blogger Bites Back
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Rebel With A CachetWilly Stern
Why would anyone pay flamboyant San Antonio Spurs forward Dennis Rodman major bucks to endorse a product? After all, the 34-year-old robo-rebounder with the psychedelic hair and belly-button ring is, by his own admission, cynical, self-centered, and authority-hating. Sound familiar? Rodman is almost a walking cliche of supposed Generation X attributes. So far two marketers have recruited him to slam-dunk their products home to that elusive group.
Rodman is definitely not from the squeaky-clean, face-on-the-cereal-box school of celebrity endorsers. Openly defiant of his coach and boastful of his late night revels and gambling habit, he has made himself into a bizarre rebel. In one of his latest public tantrums, a pouting Rodman removed his sneakers and refused to confer with teammates after he was benched in the closing seconds of a game in this spring's National Basketball Assn. playoffs. Then there was the recent Sports Illustrated cover featuring Rodman in a halter top, metallic hot pants, and a studded dog collar. Rodman, who is single and avowedly heterosexual, displays a public penchant for gay bars. He showed up for a playoff game in April sporting white hair emblazoned with a red AIDS-awareness insignia. That followed earlier dye jobs of magenta, neon green, and brick red.
BABY-BUSTER APPEAL. Despite these exploits--or perhaps because of them--Rodman has won a couple of big-time national endorsements. He's in the middle of a three-year contract with Nike Inc. and earlier this year appeared in a commercial for Pizza Hut Inc. So what is his appeal? "A sponsor who hooks up with Rodman is going after sports fans, particularly young, urban sports fans," says Alan Friedman, editor of Team Marketing Report, a Chicago-based sports-business publication. "Once you get beyond the younger set, his antics are more disturbing than appealing."
Rodman's sponsors believe he strikes a chord with the elusive twentysomething market. After the Pizza Hut spot--part of a campaign to launch Stuffed Crust Pizza--premiered in late March, sales jumped almost 15%. And Nike is happy with what it's getting. "Dennis may be a little odd, but he's committed no crimes and he's very much a part of our future," says Tom Feuer, manager of public relations at Nike.
Using any celebrity endorser carries a risk. Plenty of advertisers have been badly burned when their high-priced talent self-destructed in messy scandals. Consider the plight of Hertz Corp., which used O.J. Simpson as its spokesman for 20 years. "Hertz had a huge investment in O.J. and now all that equity is gone," says Jed Pearsall, president of Performance Research, a Newport (R.I.) sports-marketing research firm. There have been other backfires: The vocal anti-gay crusade of spokeswoman Anita Bryant put her employer, the Florida Citrus Dept., in an uncomfortable position. And Michael Jackson was dropped by PepsiCo Inc. after his tour was canceled in the wake of child-molestation charges. Still, using sports figures and celebrities as endorsers remains big business.
Using a pitchman such as Rodman may actually be less risky than choosing a star with an image that's shinier--and so more prone to tarnish. "With Dennis' controversial image, sponsors know what to expect," says David Burns, founder of Burns Sports Celebrity Service Inc., a Chicago-based sports talent firm. "No matter what he does, there will be no surprises." Besides, contracts today have a lot more escape hatches, allowing sponsors to bail out at minimal cost at the first hint of drug use, sexual scandal, or criminal charges.
Some of Rodman's fans on Madison Avenue see his shenanigans as part of a marketing ploy. "Dennis has cultivated and created his bad-boy persona," says Philip B. Dusenberry, chairman of BBDO New York Inc., the agency behind the Pizza Hut commercial. "He's decided to make himself marketable and not blend into the wallpaper of the NBA."
Rodman, whose highly publicized relationship with Madonna ended last year, appears to have been an apt student of the queen of outrageous self-promotion. Aside from well-televised on-the-court antics, he has talked with Warner Bros. Inc. and Walt Disney Co. about possible movie roles. Crown Publishers Inc. released a biography last year, and Rodman has widened his appeal by appearing on major TV shows, including The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. "Dennis has an agenda," explains Brandon Steiner of New York-based Steiner Sports Marketing Inc., a sports talent firm. "He sees a world beyond basketball, and he's positioning himself."
MIXED STATS. Like his platinum ex, Rodman does have credible talents in his chosen profession. He led the NBA in rebounding last season for the fourth consecutive time, a feat matched only by legends Wilt Chamberlain and Moses Malone. Still, in basketball's crucial offensive statistics--scoring and assists--Rodman's numbers are embarrassingly low. He'll never be the sort of franchise player an owner can build a team around, such as the New York Knicks' Patrick Ewing or the Houston Rockets' Hakeem Olajuwon. Worse, he's virtually uncoachable, and his childish behavior has alienated teammates. NBA sources say the Spurs are trying to unload their unruly power forward.
Rodman seems unconcerned. Sports marketers agree that if he lands in a larger city, say New York or Los Angeles, his endorsement possibilities would quickly multiply. Moralists may opine that American society is in decline when corporate sponsors prefer self-appointed bad-boy rebels to more traditional clean-cut role models. But as long as Rodman can keep his face--and ever-changing hair color--in the papers while avoiding serious trouble, he will find marketers willing to pay for his kind of flair. His famed lack of reliability, though, isn't all an act: Rodman failed to deliver on a promised interview with BUSINESS WEEK.
Pizza Hut and Nike are shelling out big bucks for Rodman's bad-boy image.
PIZZA HUT Teamed Rodman with fellow Spurs player David Robinson in national TV ad for Stuffed Crust Pizza. Ad premiered in late March and ran during prime-time. Fee: $150,000.
NIKE Signed Rodman to a three-year contract to endorse Nike products. Featured in national TV and cable ads with other NBA stars.
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Aside from a five-minute burst against the Stormers last weekend, the Hurricanes' attack has barely flirted with excitement this season.
Usually a team associated with piling on points and having little regard for how many tries the opposition score, the latest feature of the Mark Hammett revolution at the Hurricanes is a side who can be proud of their defence.
They have looked organised without the ball, but the problem is scoring point.
They were held tryless in a 27-9 loss to the Sharks and their 19-18 loss to the Stormers last weekend featured two thrilling five-pointers in a matter of minutes, but little else.
Handling errors in humid conditions have hurt the side and they have also struggled at scrum time, meaning they have been going backwards regularly, putting pivot Beauden Barrett under pressure.
The 22-year-old is the catalyst who could spark the Hurricanes to life and he's banking on firing when they host the Brumbies at Westpac Stadium in Wellington tonight.
"Our shape is pretty good from an attack perspective," Barrett said. "We've got good systems so we've got a lot more to offer than what we've showed and hopefully the weather's fine for us to show that."
Barrett said the ever-changing scrum laws had put extra heat on teams feeding the ball, meaning attacking from a lineout would give sides better service.
"The lineout has been a strength of ours," Barrett said. "It's operating pretty well so that's going to be where we look to strike a little bit more and step up our game to build phases and also just build pressure."
Hammett's decision to select James Marshall at fullback ahead of the long-punting Marty Banks could be a sign the side will look to keep the ball in hand against a Brumbies team without bruising openside flanker David Pocock, who is out with a season-ending knee injury.
Tearaway loose forward Ardie Savea will again be on the bench but his x-factor could help boot the Hurricanes into life as they search for their first win.
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Hello, All,
I have var1 to var9, and I'd like to create a variable outcome=1 if
any of these 9 variables satisfay condition A.
I can use a loop to loop over var1 to var9 below, but I suspect that
it takes 9 times as long if I had written it in one line:
outcome=1 if var1==conditionA | var2==conditionA | var3==conditionA |
var4==conditionA | .......var9==conditionA
Here's the loop:
gen outcome=0
foreach i of numlist 1/9 {
replace outcome = 1 if regexm(var`i', "^29")==1 |regexm(var`i',
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Is it true that looping will take much longer? (I have millions of
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S2000 > any other MSRP $33k car
This is a discussion on WRX and S2000 within the Comparison: WRX vs World forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; S2000 > any other MSRP k car...
S2000 > any other MSRP $33k car
Obviously you are entitled to your opinion, but I am going to have to say I would rather have my Evo (sticker is around $33k, but I paid much less) than a S2000. But that is how I feel, The Evo isn't pretty enough for most people, but performance wise I would say it handles the S2000, and every other car in that range (w/ the STI being a close 2nd to the Evo) quite easily.
I'm a road racer and the handling on a Subaru is unbeatable. i'll give the evo that it has some speed and a stiffer suspension but for small some of money ($1,866.50) you could have a stronger computer system and standalone fuel management and your beating the evo. sorry but i am a subaru lover and this is just my view. o and the s2000 is out of this competition hp wise there there but handling and drive both exceed anything the s2000 could handle.
I'm For My Scooby
That's all fine and dandy but i don't see any hard facts to support any claims brought in here today. Go buy both, mod the crap out of them and then come back and give us the results, n00b.
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Wingless alas. Too bad it took a 50 ton truck to make it happen.
no im saying that for around the same price that you buy an evo at the sti can beat an evo.
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Wingless alas. Too bad it took a 50 ton truck to make it happen.
would painting your inake & intake manifold count as one of those mods?
Ridding the thread of all the evo talk....
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What's your definition of bullying?
Were you ever bullied when you were younger? Did you ever act like a bully yourself? Where? Who was involved?
Adults can bully each other too. Do you feel like you're bullied by anyone, either at work, in the neighborhood, etc.?
I see you get angry sometimes. What's the difference between being angry with someone and bullying them?
When I'm being bullied, what should I do?
When I'm seeing someone being bullied, what should I do?
How can I change what's going on in my school? Can we talk to my teacher or counselor? Can we try to set up a bullying prevention group or program?
--You can have the same discussion with an older brother or sister. They probably know the territory and have their own experiences to share.
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Dutch master Rafael van der Vaart proved to be the difference as Villa were edged out in an enthralling White Hart Lane encounter.
It meant a first defeat for manager Gerard Houllier despite his team contributing plenty to this thriller against last season's Champions League qualifiers.
Man of the moment Emile Heskey went into the game with the bit between his teeth and it was his terrific work that teed up Marc Albrighton for his first Villa goal to give the visitors a dream start.
But van der Vaart - Tottenham's summer signing from Real Madrid - scored either side of the break to ensure there was no Champions League hangover for Harry Redknapp's men, who earned a morale-boosting 4-1 success over Twente in midweek.
An opening 45 minutes that had been so productive for Villa ultimately ended in frustration as Van der Vaart cancelled out the deserved one-goal advantage seconds before the break .
The visitors came into this clash brimming with confidence after last weekend's derby late show against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
No player epitomised the self-belief in the camp better than Molineux match-winner Heskey, so it was no surprise to see him at the heart of Villa's best early moves.
On his day, the striker can put the jitters up most defenders and Sebastien Bassong will be having nightmares about the way in which Heskey won possession and held him off to set up Albrighton's 16th minute opener.
It was tremendous work from the ex-England international to get his challenge in on the Spurs stopper in the right hand corner and continue his motoring run towards goal before sliding a low cutback across the six-yard box for Albrighton to convert.
Having given his team such a strong foothold in the contest, it came as a major blow to see the in-form forward sustain a dead leg and, on 35 minutes, he made way for John Carew.
While the visitors were unable to increase their goal tally, they continued their positive approach.
A neat exchange between Carew and Downing resulted in the Norwegian attacker firing a shot over, while Stephen Warnock had a long-range effort charged down as Villa peppered the Spurs goal.
The hosts found Villa tough to crack with Nigel Reo-Coker and Stiliyan Petrov doing an excellent job of anchoring the away side's midfield.
But, with half-time in sight, Tottenham began their revival. World Cup finalist van der Vaart tested Brad Friedel with a stinging low attempt moments before his equaliser.
It wasn't until deep into first-half stoppage time that the home side finally broke the claret and blues resistance.
Roman Pavlyuchenko crossed from the right, ex-Villa man Peter Crouch headed back across for van der Vaart and the Netherlands star powered his header past Friedel.
From there on Tottenham seized control, with the Dutch wizard at the heart of everything.
Just after the break he scuffed another attempt after Crouch played him into the area, while a stunning block from Richard Dunne denied van der Vaart again.
But it wasn't all one-way traffic. The second-half pace was as breathless as the first with both teams going full throttle.
Ashley Young, Stewart Downing and Marc Albrighton switched positions with menace for Villa and their fluidity almost had the desired effect.
Young cut in from the left and arrowed a ball towards the back post.
All it needed was a touch but the delivery narrowly evaded Carew and Albrighton as it trickled inches wide.
It was a similar story when Carew surged into the box and dinked a cross over Heurelho Gomes. Again Villa couldn't apply the finishing touch.
Carew and Crouch both sent bullet headers off target, from Albrighton and Luka Modric crosses respectively, but Tottenham's late pressure was rewarded 15 minutes from time.
Firstly, Friedel pulled off a brilliant one-handed stop to thwart substitute Aaron Lennon.
Then, there was little the American could to do stop van der Vaart firing home his 74th minute winner. It came via another Crouch knockdown.
Van der Vaart took advantage of Dunne's slip to control and fire home from close range to give Tottenham all three points.
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VILLA: Friedel; L Young, Dunne, Collins, Warnock; Albrighton, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Downing; A Young, Heskey. Subs: Guzan, Sidwell, Ireland (for Petrov, 80), Carew (for Heskey, 35), Clark, Cuellar, Bannan (for Albrighton, 80).
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Government urged to preserve Qing relic
A heritage adviser and a district councillor want the government to take responsibility for preserving a Qing Dynasty stone pier unearthed in the heart of Kai Tak.
The 10-metre-wide pier, lying two metres below ground, was built between 1873 and 1875. It and the Kowloon Walled City were the only places kept by the Qing dynasty after Kowloon was ceded to Britain in 1898.
It has been suggested the site might be managed by private developers after it is preserved and incorporated into the surrounding residential and commercial developments.The government is collecting public views on how to preserve the 200-metre-long section of the Lung Tsun Stone Bridge and foundation stones of a pavilion, which were discovered in 2008.
'We will restore the pier's past glory as a transport junction in Kowloon City, making it a lively place again. But as to the design detail, such as whether the public can directly walk over it, this is something on which we want to hear more views,' Stephen Tang Man-bun , head of the newly set up Kai Tak Office, said during a site visit yesterday.
The area may need a zoning adjustment as it sat between two commercial sites, two residential projects and a pedestrian street, said Tang, adding that any change would not reduce the development scale.
He said the government had not decided whether it would finance the preservation or share it with developers responsible for neighbourhood projects. 'If we hand it to a developer, we will lay down restrictions in the tender to ensure the relics would be well preserved.'
The stone bridge served as a landing pier for Qing officials and led to the walled city. It was modelled after traditional bridges in the Guangdong areaIt was covered in the 1920s for an uncompleted luxury housing project, and then buried by the airport.
The Antiquities and Monuments Office, which took 10 years to identify the relics, has recommended monument status for the site.
Antiquities Advisory Board member Professor Ng Cho-nam said the key heritage site should not be sold or managed by private groups.
'The government should spare no efforts and resources in preserving such a paramount piece of heritage,' Ng said.
'The significance of the stone bridge does not only lie in the slabs excavated. It is its historic function as an axis, connecting the Lei Yu Mun Gap and the Kowloon Walled City that made it special. Officials should ensure that the design can bring this fact to light.'
Wong Tai Sin district councillor Lam Man-fai, who has been monitoring the project, said the site provided a good opportunity to educate the public about the city's history and as such it was a government role.
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Trucking technology driving away needed labor?
I recently did a big story on the national shortage of truck drivers, apparently to a disbelieving audience.
In the week that followed publication of this piece, I discussed the driver shortage idea with three different people who didn't believe me. A friend of mine who spent most of the last 20 years as a trucking company dispatcher didn't believe me.
I must admit the numbers don't really add up. There's still tens of thousands of people out of work, yet truck driving jobs paying $40,000 and up remain unfilled. The American Trucking Associations said there is a shortage of 30,000 truckers nationwide, a figure that could swell to 200,000 in a decade.
So why do people seemingly not want to drive big rigs for good money? Hold on to that thought.
Another story I read this week concerned a new smartphone application from Omnitracs that allows companies to track drivers' movements. The technology company claims this will help employees be "safer and more productive," Transport Topics reported.
Hmmm... That is certainly one way to look at it.
Omnitracs Tracking can pinpoint a driver's location in real time using the phone's GPS, street maps and satellites. The app also can monitor a driver's speed and capture performance data for the company, Transport Topics reported.
Fleet managers can access a driver's location and speed through a website, which enables them to give real-time updates to customers.
"Every transportation company with a mobile workforce wants to know the location and key behaviors of their drivers," Dan Speicher, chief technology officer for Omnitracs, said in a statement.
I don't doubt that they do, but should they be able to know that info? And at what cost are they pursuing it?
Speaking for myself, as interesting as it might be to be a cross-country truck driver, I wouldn't want to do it knowing my every movement was being monitored via my company-issued smartphone.
The Omnitracs app also allows companies to predefine maximum speed allowed, GPS gap, over-road speed and stationary-position time limits.
"Stationary-position time limits?" Does that mean if I have that extra cup of coffee inside the diner, my truck is going to lock me out? Or does Siri simply order me to get the wheels rolling?
It all seems a little too Big Brother to me. And I think the kinds of folks who would make great truck drivers are probably a little turned off as well.
Maybe that's the reason 20,000 trucking jobs are unfilled.


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First off, please don't heed Burn All Your Records' titular suggestion. The ecology and smell of burning vinyl aside, those things will be worth something someday (or so I keep telling my patient wife). By way of clumsy segue, vinyl is no longer the only way to experience the debut record from New York Reagan-era underground rockers the Scene Is Now, thanks to the reissue efforts of Australian label Lexicon Devil, who worked backwards in releasing 1988's Tonight We Ride and 1986's Total Jive, have now released TSIN's '80s output. The label picked a fine time to unearth these gems, known primarily to the deepest-digging of '80s underground musicologists/excavators: TSIN's brainy lyrics and kitchen-sink musicianship play like the more aggressive older brothers to present-day indie rock luminaries, ranging from Dirty Projectors to Vampire Weekend to Wilco.
More importantly, though, Burn All Your Records is a marvelous snapshot of a time and place—mid-'80s New York—when an actual underground rock scene existed. Dick Champ, Chris Nelson, Jeff McGovern, and Philip Dray grabbed what they knew they liked—Talking Heads ("Tupi"), Captain Beefheart ("Here Are Your Songs"), even Chairman Mao ("Social Practice")—and whipped it all together, without worrying what the Internet hive mind/blogosphere would have to say about. Hell, if there ain't some proto-No Depression in their attack, either: Dig the harmonica-fueled, hobo-worshipping "Railroad Boy". As the liner notes, penned by Wire writer Jon Dale and Lexicon Devil's Dave Lang, uh, note, TSIN had polished its act by the release of '88's Tonight We Ride, but the joy of discovery and look-what-we're-getting-away-with is palpable over Burn's 20 tracks and 40 minutes. Thanks to Lexicon Devil, that same sense of discovery can be yours 25 years later.
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China needs a master plan for reform
Hu Shuli calls on leaders to seize the opportunity at a time of transition to draw up and roll out a blueprint for change, aided by experts and scholars
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The 18th Communist Party congress opens today to high hopes that its leaders will endorse a new approach to reform that supports comprehensive, fundamental change in the coming years. At this historical turning point, could this be the breakthrough China will see?
The policy of opening up has been in place for more than 30 years, a subject of discussion at no less than six party congresses. It has transformed China's rigid planned economy into a lively, albeit still improving, market economy. But with economic growth slowing, the ills of social conflict, corruption, unfair wealth distribution and environmental degradation grow clearer by the day. Equally obvious are the problems arising from half-hearted reform.
Reform fatigue has set in. Some people even blame the problems on the reform drive itself, saying that such efforts bring more harm than good. The best answer to such suspicion is to push harder for change.
Relationships between different interest groups have grown more complex. As well, people's expectations of the government have become more varied. In a Xinhua survey of people's concerns, the issues of income distribution, a pension system, equal access to education and corruption all drew attention. The subject of economic growth was not even in the top 10.
Clearly, the basics of a home and three square meals a day are no longer enough to keep people happy; many more now want a say in decisions that affect their lives, and are more ready to advocate for their rights. Their reasonable demands cannot be ignored.
People want reform. While they don't agree on the specifics, almost all back a push for comprehensive change. Policymakers should respond by drawing up a holistic plan to co-ordinate such all-around reform.
The call for a reform blueprint, proposed in the 12th five-year plan, is now widely accepted. Having a blueprint means setting clear targets and designing a system to implement change. The challenge lies in deciding which reforms to pursue, how to implement them and in what order. A big-picture view is essential, not only because China is in the midst of transforming its model of economic development, but also because evidence-based best practice requires such an approach.
The government should not be content with sloganeering or making cosmetic changes. It's not enough, now, to cross the river by feeling the stones. So, while we encourage innovation and risk-taking at the grass roots, our policymakers must tap the expertise of analysts and scholars to draw up a blueprint for change.
There is a precedent for such a plan. Twenty years ago, when China was similarly at a crossroads, the idea of developing a socialist market economy was proposed at the 14th party congress. Leaders at the time acknowledged the role of the market in allocating resources, and agreed on the need to improve regulation of the macroeconomy. A year later, at the third plenary session of the 14th Central Committee, the government released a set of guidelines that spelled out the rules, variously, for modern enterprise, market function, macroeconomic control, distribution and social security - the five pillars of a socialist market economy.
The targets, rationale and steps to be taken were clearly set out, and this blueprint guided China's reforms for the next 20 years.
Of course, change is easier said than done. Today, the government must first identify the priorities for reform, focusing on those areas where change is most urgently needed and would have the most impact, then draw up in detail the implementation plan for these priority areas. This targeted approach has been shown to work. After the third plenary session of the 14th Central Committee, for example, the government simultaneously rolled out tax, financial system and foreign exchange reforms in one such targeted approach.
Today, China must break up its industry monopolies and reform the price of land, labour and capital. To do this, we must change the role of government and strengthen the rule of law. These should now be the key elements of a package of reform.
Designing the package is not an exercise for the elite. It should involve the experts and scholars who have boldly proposed solutions; the government officials who listen to public views; the media that risk reprisals to voice support for reforms; and leaders who are open-minded and determined to bring change.
This task is more complex and more challenging than ever before, and it demands both stamina and an open mind from government leaders. At the same time, change on the ground should not be ignored, because such bottom-up change can reinforce the top-down drive for reform, and vice versa.
Crucially, a reform blueprint - so necessary to efforts to direct and co-ordinate change - must not be held hostage by interest groups. Thus, the government should consider re-establishing an agency with sufficient authority to set and carry out policies, and monitor their implementation.
The crisis China now faces is an opportunity to take reforms to the next level. And the window of opportunity to act, which has just begun with the opening of the party congress, will last until the third plenary session of the 18th Central Committee next year. Our leaders would be wise to make full use of it.
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Sofia Vergara's White Hot "Modern Family" Monday
The warm California sun did nothing to wither Sofia Vergara as she kicked off another work week in Los Angeles on Monday (November 5).
Taking a break on the set of her hit TV show, the "Modern Family" actress kept chic and cool in a crisp white dress and matching hat as she lunched and chatted with cast and crew.
The Colombian born beauty plays the fiery Gloria Pritchett on ABC's award winning comedy - which returns with a new episode titled "Arrested" on Wednesday, November 7 at 9/8 central.
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The bad news is tonight's game was rough. "They outplayed us again tonight," Clint Hurdle said after the game. The Pirates left 17 runners on base, blowing far too many scoring opportunities. Erik Bedard gave up 4 runs, and Juan Cruz gave up 1. The Pirates' first 2 hitters, Jose Tabata and Neil Walker, were a collective 0-7. The only time both reached base was in the 1st inning on a HBP and a walk, respectively. They were the last baserunners of the inning as Phillies starter Vance Worley got 3 quick outs. "He did a good job tonight. We just couldn't quite get enough off of him," Michael McKenry said. The Pirates struck out 8 times. A close play at the plate in which McKenry tried to score did not go in the Pirates' favor.
The good news is Tony Watson came on to pitch in the 8th with 2 runners left by Cruz and once again pitched out of a jam. He has been incredible this year, and the damage could have been much worse without him. Michael "Fort" McKenry, getting the start in place of the injured Rod Barajas, was 3-3 with 2 RBIs and a solo homer (apparently he COULD get enough off of Worley). Andrew McCutchen was 2-4 with a run scored. Drew Sutton, pinch-hitting in his Pirates debut, doubled in a run in the 7th. The team quickly demonstrated the Zoltan sign for him. Rod Barajas is not going to the disabled list. He's sore when he doesn't move around enough but was smiling during an interview earlier today, saying he's day-to-day and the plan is to "wake up and see how I feel." If Eric Fryer, who was called up today just to be safe, gets to play, just know that he's one of the hardest-working players I've ever seen. He started a couple games in Buffalo this year and was out there before anyone else, coaches and opposing players included, doing his stretches and getting ready so he could give his pitcher and his team his all.
The series is a 4-game series. That's good news and bad news, because as much as we'd all love to get out of Philadelphia, it also means we haven't lost the series. We have 2 games to go, and our next 2 starters are James McDonald and AJ Burnett. We all know how beautifully they've pitched for the Buccos this year. Rod Barajas has become the official catcher for both, and there has been talk of Rod being ready to catch for one or maybe both of them. Both pitchers would appreciate that, although tonight showed that Fort can handle the job quite well too.
The Pirates fell to 38-35 with tonight's loss, putting them in 3rd place since both the Reds and Cardinals won.
Hurdle gave his starter some credit tonight, pointing out that Bedard was "pretty efficient with his pitches, changed speeds well," and "he gave us a chance to win." Looking ahead, the Pirates will hopefully capitalize more on those opportunities. It's also unlikely that they'll have too much of a run deficit to overcome. Splitting a series with the Phillies in Philadelphia wouldn't be the end of the world.


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Washington - As cities go, the nation's capital is as food newsworthy as any in this land. What with all those embassies keeping a spotlight on international cuisine, ever-present buzz about first family dining forays or official state dinners, the food policy role of the government, and a diverse restaurant scene, a food lover has no excuse to be bored.
So it was for members of the Association of Food Journalists gathered here early this month for their annual conference.
Regardless of party affiliation, election year or not, everybody wants to know what and how (and where) the first family eats. A panel of current and former White House chefs shed some delicious light on that subject.
Little-known fact: The president's family pays for its own food. Groceries purchased for regular family meals are kept separate from those acquired for state dinners and other official functions, according to Cristeta Comerford, White House executive chef since August 2005.
So yes, like most families, the Obamas do eat leftovers.
And White House chefs have emphasized healthy cooking even before Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative and her efforts, such as the White House vegetable garden (more on that in a few weeks), to encourage Americans to eat better, Comerford said.
For this elite group of chefs, cooking for a first family - any first family - requires a special mind-set.
"The White House is a house," said pastry chef Bill Yosses. "That was the biggest adjustment for me."
"It's not about us as chefs," emphasized Comerford. "At the end of the day, you have to please the people you're cooking for."
To that end, the chefs on the panel all could remember dishes that a president asked them to never make again.
For George H.W. Bush, it was a broccoli dish that Barbara insisted he would love, said Frank Ruta. ("Maybe she was setting me up, I don't know," he mused, referencing the president's well-known distaste for broccoli.)
For Bill Clinton, it was pecan pie, recalled Roland Mesnier, White House pastry chef for 26 years starting in 1979.
Feeling creative, Yosses once made a chocolate pecan pie for the Obamas. Not a hit. The first family also doesn't care for beets, Comerford learned after serving a dish of them once.
Talk of state dinners revealed that White House customs can and do change. A typical state dinner today consists of five courses served to 136 people, Comerford said. And they last exactly 55 minutes.
Plating of dinners is done in the old family dining room because the kitchen is too small, she said. Although this is "the hardest part of the meal," she said, in full swing "we can crank out 50 plates in seven minutes."
When Ruta and Mesnier were in the White House, state dinners were not individually plated. They were served family style on large platters. Hillary Rodham Clinton ordered the change.
"I think platter service is much nicer," said the outspoken Mesnier, "because you can choose what you want. And the platters were always beautiful and festive.
"I hate plate service. When that came to the White House, I really resented it. Most of my desserts were plattered to the very end."
Asked if there were seconds at state dinners, Mesnier was equally decisive. "No, there are no seconds and no doggy bags."
But Comerford contradicted him with a smile: "We have never denied a guest."
"That's new," Mesnier said.
One thing the chefs agreed on: For state dinners, there is no room for error. You have to get it right, every time, on time.
"This is not the time to cry or call 911 or call your mother," Mesnier said. "You don't get a second chance."
Usually, making and timing all of the dishes in advance - a routine practice taken so the first lady and staff can sample them and make final choices - eliminates any chance for error.
Still, Mesnier came close to disaster once, he said. He was making hot raspberry soufflés for a large state dinner serving 250. The egg whites wouldn't whip. He started over twice, dumping out both batches. And then he overheard the chef and sous chef talking about mayonnaise they had made that morning . . .
It takes only three drops of residual oil to sabotage egg whites, the chef explained.
Turning to a clean bowl, he started again, this time to success. To speed up the cooking process, the soufflés were started on top of the stove and then put in the oven at the highest heat possible, he said.
"We were ready just in time, down to the second," Mesnier recalled. "I still have nightmares about it."
Questions about "first children" brought smiles and more stories.
Amy Carter would make cookies, Ruta said.
"She'd make a mess," Mesnier chimed in. "She'd put them in the oven and then go off and roller skate."
Chelsea Clinton did indeed come down to the White House kitchen for cooking lessons before she left for college.
But when it came to the Obama girls, Yosses and Comerford were resolutely closemouthed, following the family's wishes. Yosses would say only that "the girls come down once in a while."
Mesnier recalled that once he was called at home at midnight to return to the White House to bake and decorate a birthday cake for Chelsea, by then a college student at Stanford, and box it up special for her parents' early-morning flight. He did it without complaint.
Said Mesnier: "You have to be fully dedicated if you work for the White House."
Nancy J. Stohs is food editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Twitter:@NancyJStohs.


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In Doylestown Pa, the Police and the judges are all in bed together. I speak from experiance that when a cop needs a warrent, all he has to do is ask. Sgt.Lawson is one such cop. when he puts cases together, he NEVER STOPS TO THINK nor does he do his job and LOOK INTO THE FACT that the person he is about to charge is either not guilty, or is the real victim. While trying to get info on myself, he made phone calls to my wifes family, and even called het ex husband who ( if he did his job to look first ) abused her, almost killed her, and she had to get a PFA against him. Sgt. Lawson GAVE HIM OUR CONTACT INFO!
The warrent was filled with all lies and misinformation, yet.the JUDGE GAVE IT! Our lawyer was able to have our case thrown out, but this was after Sgt.Lawson caused my family extrem stress, and so did the judge he is such good friends with. There needs to be an investigation into the ethics in Doylestown. In fact, right across the street from the multi floored building known as "The court house", thete is a much bigger complex being built across the street. Thats alot of law for such a tiny town!
I have uploaded a photo here that showes Sgt.Lawson gettinghis promotion. He is such good friends with the judge, Lawsons wife is seen here, and the judge himself is giving him his new rank. They even stop later to pose for pictures. Does thete really need to be anymore proof? How can anyone get a fair trial in Doylestown if the judge and the police are so close? This is how Sgt.Lawson gets his warrents approved! This needs to STOP!
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jukefox (beta), formerly known as museek, is a music player for large collections (>20 albums). It knows about music similarity, and allows new ways to interact with your music collection. Jukefox provides a rich set of functions, including:
* map of your albums in 2D and 3D
* smart shuffling mode that automatically detects your mood
* auto generated tag clouds to select precisely the style of music you want to hear
* automatically downloads album covers
* gapless playback
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* map of your albums in 2D and 3D
* smart shuffling mode that automatically detects your mood
* auto generated tag clouds to select precisely the style of music you want to hear
* automatically downloads album covers
* gapless playback
* scrobbles to last.fm
* shake skip
You want to know what we need all the permissions for? Have a look at the FAQ section on our website (www.jukefox.org).
Quite impressed. This is helping to remind me what cool things i have in my audio collection. I was wondering if you could consider improvements such a ranking the songs you're listening to so the computer better understands which songs are better suited to the listener. Also. Much of my thing with music is the energy they convey. Would it be able to try and arrange songs on an energy level on the z axis and something like happiness along x with love on y. So the symphony of sorrowful songs would be sad on x low on z 0 on y
Almost perfect This music app is a lot better than most, it's fast, good looking, and feature filled. There is one problem though. This app doesn't support mp3 tags for cover art. I enjoy seeing each songs single artwork rather than the art for the entire album, this app only shows the art that is in the folder the music is in. Unfortunately I will have to stick with another. If you could, please add artwork from the tags because I would love to use this app over any other.
It has potential its just not there So I like the lay out and everything. However it automatically scanned my hole phone and even put my ringtones and notifications in as unknoen artist/album. Then all my random songs got the exact same lable so I could not tell the ringtones from the real music. After toying with it I found how to change the setting to scan only my music files. But all my random songs will not show up with their details so I still have like 50 songs that I have no idea wat they are. There's no option to edit it.
Very impressed. I have been using this application for a while now and it has been very well behaved. The views of your music by Genre (3d and 2d) are very cool and give you good "at a glance" information about what genres are in your collection. The play like tracks feature works flawlessly and so far has been very accurate in its choices. I haven't had any "wtf?" moments like I have had with Google Play music. My only wish is that the playing controls were available in the notification area. That's the only downside that I have seen yet.
Juke FOX!? MORE LIKE JOKE FOX! ROTFLMAO! sorry couldnt resist that one.lol. but honestly and seriously this app is great...its so great its kinda of creepy. You know how you have lots of music, but lets be honest you cant listen to all of them all the time. Could be cuz of your mood or any other reason. Well this app, you pick one song u feel like listening to and let it do the rest, always picking the right kind of song. GREAT! Funny how the first song i listened to was 'what does the fox say?' LOL!
Brilliant music app By far my favourite music app, I love being able to shuffle my collection but then insert the odd couple of songs myself and know it'll continue on random when it's finished my personal playlist. However did not give it 5 stars as I moved from a Desire to an S3 and the widget always stops working. Very very frustrating. Also an update some time ago introduced too many steps when adding a song by the artist you're currently listening to. This is a feature I frequently used and was very quick. Not so now.
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Date of Trip: November 2012
This beach town was a trip down memory lane...surfers, "hippie-style" clothes and people of all ages not worried about the time of day or tomorrow's work. Many people carry tents or sleeping bags and camp out on the beach at night.
A tropical-styled village has restaurants, massage parlors, street vendors and of course, surfboard rentals and instructions. The instructors will have you out into the water to catch your first wave in no time at all.
The Hotel Kundalini, where I stayed, sits right on the beach. I had a porch with a hammock and an amazing view. Equipped with wy-fy, it was a perfect choice. Clean and neat, friendly owners and just $20 per night. I sipped on my coffee each morning while watching the surfers ride the waves. I walked into the village each day to eat lunch at one of the many outdoor restaurants, filled with delicious fish dishes or made to order meals.
Street vendors sell everything from food, drinks, clothes and sandals to incense, surfboards and tanning oil. The atmosphere was great! Totem poles around the village added to that tropical island feel. I never felt out of place. People of all ages were on the streets and everyone was ready to chat or greet their fellow travelers.
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Shares in publisher APN News & Media, owner of The New Zealand Herald and a series of Australian regional titles, surged nearly 25 per cent today, sparking speculation a review of the company's Kiwi assets may have found a buyer.
Chief executive Brett Chenoweth put the assets on the block in May, hiring Deutsche Bank to advise on a strategic review after receiving approaches from potential buyers.
APN, which also owns a suite of magazine and radio assets in New Zealand, told shareholders in May that approaches had concerned ''some or all of our New Zealand assets''.
Shares in APN have fallen heavily this year along with other traditional media companies.
But in turnover twice the daily average today, APN shares shot up 8.5 cents, or 24.6 per cent, to 43 cents. The stock was the biggest mover on the ASX 200 today.
Mr Chenoweth told shareholders in May the media group, which also owns a stake in The Radio Network (which includes NewsTalkZB, Hauraki and Classic Hits), was reviewing all of its New Zealand media assets.
"In recent months, APN has identified a number of opportunities and at the same time received approaches in relation to potential transactions involving some or all of our New Zealand assets," he said at the time.
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3 billion functions on this thing... but heres the start...
Next time I'll clean the glass first.... I really need to get a remote flash.
I still suck at photographing my tanks, my camera takes awesome photos but when it comes to the tank I just cant seem to get the settings right. I had a friend that ley me borrow his old 1.2 mp Digital and it was basically a point and shoot and took very nice photos. But when I went and bought one I bought a fancy Olympus C-4000 Zoom with too many bells and whistles.. :lol:
Now I need to go to " Camera College" to work it ! Im gettin better, another 5,000 photos and I should get it... LOL
What ya using for a camera rossi ?
It's a Canon EOS 10D digital SLR. 6.11MP
Im learning from this site:
Sweet, the 10D
I'm looking forward to more of your pictures, since that is a camera that I have my eye own as well. I currently shoot with a Sony F707, but would like the interchangeable lenses of the 10D more.
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I'll PM you some links to some full res pics tonight....
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haha. interesting. that lizard picture looks weird. :shock:
man... i wish i had a camera like that. how much did it cost you? im just getting into digital photography. ive been hanging out at photo.net. i think its a pretty good site even though its slow and has an ugly interface. i have a 300 dollar camera point and shoot so i can learn basic photography. i have never taken pictures in my life... decent pictures that is. right now im just focusing on composition cuz i don't have all those cool manual functions, but with some quick photoshop stuff i can make it look like a fancy camera's work. :) depth of field, etc.
the lizard was shot with a very shallow depth of field...
a good sit to read about cameras is www.dpreview.com
the my camera was $1499 without the lens. I have 2 lensed ~$500 each and a $300 hotshoe flash.. saving up to get a remote flash for aquatic pics.
One thing different about this cam and the rest... I have taken over 500 pictures and have only charged the battery 2x.
yea. but the lizard still looked weird. i already know about depth of field and dpreview.com. the lizard's head just looks funny. :D anyways its just a test picture.
what do you think about the canon powershot G5? its not as expensive but still a good deal of money.
it's a decent "prosumer" camera... good enough for a PRO easy enough to use for the general comsumer.
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nice pic. do you happen to have any intersting landscape pics? i like those. :)
aquatic or just regular land?
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Gloria Park, assistant professor of English and director of the Master of Arts in TESOL program, has been appointed for a second year to serve on the Fulbright National Screening Committee to screen applications for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETA) for Malaysia.
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Hokie Invite Heat Sheets | LIVE Results
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Specific members of the Pitt men's and women's track and field teams are headed to the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational this Friday and Saturday, while others will be at the YSU Invite on Friday.
Representing the Panthers at the Hokie Invitational will be Josh Mindlin, Micah Murray, Carvin Nkanata, Desmond Palmer, Brylan Slay, Chris Spadaro, Brycen Spratling and Reggie Steele for the men, along with Ashley Corum, Khadeja Kearney, Julia Koloski, Jordan Lee, Paige Lumley, Taranisha Taylor, Evann Thompson and Zoey Whittington for the women.
Pitt will travel to its third meet of the New Year at Rector Field House where 18 men's and 18 women's teams will gather to compete from January 24-25. Out of those 36 schools, Pitt will face four of their conference rivals, which includes Maryland, North Carolina State, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech.
On the men's side, Pitt is one of two ranked teams participating at the meet. The No. 30 Panthers will look to move their way up the list as they visit the No. 19 Hokies.
The men's 4x400 meter relay team will be the event to keep an eye on as Murray, Palmer, Nkanata and Spratling look to improve upon last weekend's performance. A week ago, the men's 4x4 team of Slay, Murray, Spratling and Palmer took second place at Penn State in the Nittany Lion Challenge with a time of 3:09.80. Nkanata, owner of the country's top time in the 400 meter dash, will join the relay team hoping to give his teammates the extra advantage in the race.
Murray and Spratling will join Slay in the 400 meter dash, while Nkanata attempts to claim a top time in the 300 meter. For the women, Thompson is entered in the 800 meter run and the 4x4 events, while Whittington will race in the 200 and 400 dash as well as a member of the 4x4 relay team. Thompson sprinted her way into the record books this past weekend by crossing the finish line at 1:30.98 in the 600 at the Nittany Lion Challenge.
The remaining Pitt student-athletes are heading to Youngstown, Ohio for the YSU Invitational. The men's team will be sending 16 competitors while the women's side will have a total of 34 participants.
Coming off another solid weekend where two school records were broken, a nation's top time set and many athletes achieved career bests, Pitt will look to continue the momentum at the Virginia Tech and Youngstown State Invites – just a month before ACC Championships begin.
Long distance runners Rich Addison, Alex Archer, Chris Montgomery, Wes Roberts and Mike Runco will battle it out for the best time in the men's 3K event. For the women, Mariame Conde, Caitlin Rolle and Jeannuel Williams are all entered in three events, whereas Chelsea Scott is taking on four separate competitions.
For the Hokie Invite, the Panthers will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 24, and the following day events will continue at 11 a.m. Meanwhile the YSU Invitational is just a one-day competition. Fans can get live updates by following @PittTFandXC on Twitter or "Like us" on Facebook under Pitt Track and Field.
Following this weekend, the Panthers head back for a third trip to University Park for the Penn State National Invitational for a two day competition, January 31-February 1.
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