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He may not be tall, but he sure is sexy. Tyrion Lannister is totes our favourite Game of Thrones totty.
You can keep your Jon Snows and your Robb Starks, with their White Walker slaying and above-par swordmanship, it's this hot 'imp who never goes limp' we wish would make us his feisty courtesan.
We've been fans of Dinklage ever since he brooded his way through 2003's brilliant film The Station Agent, then turned comedian, attacking Will Ferrell with a boardroom karate kick in Elf — how we laughed. And how we sighed when Liz Lemon totally failed on their awkward dates in 30 Rock. This man gives good funny, as proved by his recent Saturday Night Live appearance and declaration that he's planning to 'do a Beyoncé' and develop a signature fragrance called 'Midgeté Midgeté'.
He also looks sharp in a suit (cf his hilarious interviews with Jon Stewart), though we prefer his Thrones leathers any day. And as Tyrion Lannister he gets all the best lines, delivered in that deliciously growly basso profundo voice: 'Where is the god of tits and wine?' he asks cheekily, and best of all he slaps down his evil nephew Joffrey more than once.
Great hair, green eyes, chiselled jaw, good goatee — Dinklage is pretty much our fantasy fantasy guy.
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2009 NCAA Championship Recap
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Georgia gymnastics team found the perfect way to send Coach Suzanne Yoculan into retirement.
With another NCAA title.
The Gym Dogs claimed the program's 10th national title to become the first team to reach double figures. Georgia also won its fifth straight title to close the career of its venerable coach in style.
"This is such a special team," said Yoculan, who coached Georgia for 26 years. "Their oneness, their cohesiveness, their unity made it all so special. This is an incredible group. I have learned so much for them, and it's an honor for me to end my career as the coach of this team.
"It really is a magical team that has so much fortitude and just love for the sport and passion, and they never quit. I feel blessed, and I actually lived it every day being around them, and that's the thing I'm going to miss the most."
Georgia scored a 197.825, its second-best score of the year, to outdistance second-place Alabama's 197.575 and third-place Utah's 197.425.
"We would not have done this without our fifth senior," said Abby Stack, referring to Yoculan. "She provided the leadership for us to win."
Senior Courtney Kupets, who won her third all-around title on Thursday, paced the Gym Dogs on Friday with a career-best four-event score of 39.9. Kupets had 10.0s on bars and vault as well as 9.95s on beam and floor.
Through two rotations on bars and beam, the Gym Dogs had a score of 98.625. Utilizing their bye, the Gym Dogs made some necessary "halftime adjustments" and came out strong on both floor and vault. Georgia went 49.575 on floor as each gymnast went 9.9 or higher and then posted a season-high 49.625 on vault.
"This team had so much fight," Kupets said. "We went through so many ups and downs this year, and we fought our way here. We fought our way to the national championship."
Georgia opened on bars, scoring a 49.425 led by Kupets' 10.0. Tiffany Tolnay posted a 9.9, followed by Grace Taylor and Gina Nuccio each with a 9.85 and Kathryn Ding with a 9.825.
The Gym Dogs posted a 49.2 on beam as Kupets earned a 9.95 and Courtney McCool scored a 9.9. Georgia also counted a 9.875 from Tolnay, a 9.775 from Taylor and a 9.7 from Hilary Mauro.
Georgia came out of its first bye on fire, scoring a 49.575 on floor. After Stack, Mauro, McComb and Taylor got 9.9s to open for the Gym Dogs, Kupets went 9.95 and Tolnay went 9.925.
Ending on vault, the Gym Dogs recorded the season-high 49.625. Kupets nailed the 10.0, while Ding and Tolnay each had a 9.95, Newby scored a 9.875 and McComb added a 9.85.
"Just incredible fight, from the mistake on the first event and the kind of pressure we felt," Yoculan said. "We battled back on the uneven bars. The balance beam -- shaky, shaky, shaky and more shaky. A lot of people might have lost confidence in us after that, but this team never doubted themselves.
"There was something special in the air when we went to floor and vault. When Abby started us with a 9.9 on floor, I knew that was it. It felt like it was going to be our meet at that point."
"We all wanted to send Suzanne back with something to remember," Taylor said. "It was an amazing championship. It couldn't get better than this. It was beautiful, and we're so honored that we got to be part of this last year for her."
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1. Georgia (197.825)
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HaHa *snowflake* - we have the same taste in movies. Bad Santa is just bad, Nightmare Before Christmas is horrible - I don't even consider it a Christms movie, and Elf I tolerate. You're right - Will Ferrell is very annoying!
haha well it seems so ornamentmaven
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Happy Holidays
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Who's that girl with teeth showing in her smile?ReplyDelete
Beautiful children captured at a magic moment. A treasure. Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Great homey picture.ReplyDelete
A very Happy Christmas to you all.
I think my first car looked just like that! Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Merry (belated) Christmas!ReplyDelete
You don't even want to KNOW how much the little girl in the car looks like I did at that age. I swear, we're sisters.ReplyDelete
The car is the best, right, but have any of you heard of Odd Og, half turtle and half frog?ReplyDelete
I know, I know, but my parents are nuts and have been singing the Odd Og jingle to me for fifty years. I pictured a slinky toy, until, yep, I noticed a wierd toy peeping out from behind the box at my feet. Holy crapoly ... Odd Og.
Check out that car! Awesome!ReplyDelete
You had an Odd Og?!ReplyDelete
Yeah, me too. I think I'd like another one.ReplyDelete


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BeschreibungFind the best alternative therapy for your lifestyle and health needs with the Absolute Beginner's Guide to Alternative Medicine!
InhaltsverzeichnisI. AN INTRODUCTION TO ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. 1. What Is Alternative Medicine All About? Why Are People Turning to Alternative Medicine? What We Talk About When We Talk About Health. What Are the Theoretical Foundations of the Two Systems? Research Comparing the Two Systems. 2. How Does Alternative Medicine Work? Balance. Spirituality. Energy. Breath. II. NON-WESTERN HEALING METHODS. 3. Traditional Chinese Medicine. What Is Traditional Chinese Medicine? How Does Traditional Chinese Medicine Work? How Can I Get Started With Traditional Chinese Medicine? 4. Ayurvedic Medicine. What Is Ayurveda? Balancing the Doshas: The Ayurvedic View of Health and Illness. How Does Ayurveda Work? Ayurvedic Treatments Will Change Your Life. How Can I Get Started with Ayurveda? 5. Native American Healing. What Is Native American Healing? Harmony with All Things: The Native American View of Health and Illness. How Does Native American Medicine Work? How Can I Get Started with Native American Healing? III. BOTANICAL HEALING. 6. Herbal Medicine. What Is Herbal Medicine? How Does Herbal Medicine Work? How Can I Get Started with Herbal Medicine? 7. Naturopathy. What Is Naturopathy? How Does Naturopathy Work? Health Comes from Within. Naturopathic Diagnosis and Treatment. 8. Homeopathy. What Is Homeopathy? How Does Homeopathy Work? A Holistic Diagnosis. Take Two Drops and Call Me in the Morning: Homeopathic Treatment. How Do I Get Started with Homeopathy? 9. Aromatherapy. What Is Aromatherapy? How Does Aromatherapy Work? How Can I Get Started with Aromatherapy? IV. Manual Healing Practices. 10. Chiropractic Practice. What Is Chiropractic? How Does Chiropractic Work? The Limits of Misalignment. About Chiropractic Treatment. 11. Massage. What Is Massage? How Does Massage Work? What Are the Different Types of Massage? Trying Massage at Home. 12. Pressure-Point Therapies. What Are Pressure Point Therapies? How Do Pressure Point Therapies Work? What Happens During a Pressure-Point Session. Putting Pressure on Yourself: Therapies to Try at Home. 13. Energy-Balancing Therapies. What Are Energy-Balancing Therapies? How do Energy-Balancing Therapies Work? The Experience of Energy-Balancing Healing. How Can I Get Started with Energy-Balancing Therapy? 14. Combined Manual Therapies. What Are Combined Therapies? How Do Combined Therapies Work? What Is a Combined Therapy Session Like? V. Mind-Body Techniques. 15. Yoga. What Is Yoga? The Nature of Yogic Health. How Does Yoga Work? How Do I Begin a Yoga Practice? 16. Meditation. What Is Meditation? How Does Meditation Work? How Do I Start a Meditation Practice? 17. Hypnotherapy. What Is Hypnotherapy? The Nature of Hypnotherapy. You Are Feeling Sleepy, Very Sleepy: The Process of Hypnosis. Benefits and Applications of Hypnotherapy. How Do I Get Started with Hypnotherapy? 18. Dreamwork. What Is Dreamwork? How Does Dreaming Work? Why Do We Dream? Making Meaning, and Healing, for Our Dreams. 19. Biofeedback. What Is Biofeedback? How Does Biofeedback Work? How Do I Start Using Biofeedback? 20. Movement-Oriented Therapies. How Do Movement-Oriented Therapies Work? Qigong. How Do I Begin Using Movement-Oriented Therapies? VI. SPIRITUAL THERAPIES. 21. Shamanism. What Is Shamanism? Becoming a Shaman. How Does Shamanism Work? The Shamanic View of Health and Illness. 22. Faith and Prayer. Religion as a Healing Practice. How Does Spiritual Healing Work? How Do I Begin Taking a Spiritual Approach to My Health? VII. OTHER THERAPIES. 23. Bioelectromagnetics. What Is Bioelectromagnetics? How Does Bioelectromagnetics Work? Getting Started with Bioelectromagnetic Healing. 24. Detoxifying Therapies. Hydrotherapy: A Nice, Hot Bath. Colonics: A Deeper Feeling of Clean. Chelation Therapy: No More Heavy Metal. Getting Started with Purification Therapies. 25. Animal-Assisted Therapy. What Is Animal-Assisted Therapy? What's the Idea Behind Animal-Assisted Therapy? VIII. Appendix. A. Alternative Therapies for Common Health Problems. Index.
PortraitKaren Lee Fontaine is a nursing professor at Purdue University, the Calcumet campus. She has authored many nursing books on topics such as mental health and psychiatric nursing. Bill Kaszubski lives in Los Angeles, where he writes about science, art, and technology.
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Not until I was well along in my professional life did I fully appreciate the fact that my early education was heavily subsidized by the free labor of women. From Sister Bridgetta in St. Colman's kindergarten to Sister Margaret Claydon, SND, who was Trinity's president when I was a student here, the fine Catholic schools I attended existed for the most part because religious women worked endlessly without ever earning personal salaries. A small tithe may have gone to support convent costs, but no student in Catholic school in my generation ever paid the actual cost of attendance because real professional salaries at competitive levels were simply not in the expense mix. "Contributed services" is the coldly clinical name given to the countless, irreplaceable hours of self-sacrifice by nuns whose only expectation was that we would learn reasonably well and try to live good lives.
I thought of these great women this morning when I opened an email message from my friend and former Trinity colleague Dr. Patricia Weitzel-O'Neill, Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Washington. Dr. Weitzel-O'Neill was Trinity's Vice President for Academic Affairs in the 1990's, and a tenured professor of Sociology. She left here to take on the grand mission of K-12 education in the Catholic schools in Washington.
In her message, Dr. Weitzel-O'Neill said that the Archdiocese is considering a proposal to convert some of Washington's Catholic schools to charter schools in order to receive the financial support necessary to continue these schools in some of the city's most economically challenged neighborhoods. A story in today's Washington Post provides further information about this move, including an interview with Archbishop Donald Wuerl. Both Dr. Weitzel-O'Neill and Archbishop Wuerl addressed the very difficult nature of this decision, since such a move will require an end to religious instruction. But their choice is in favor of continuing excellent education for children who need the kind of close personal attention, discipline and values that can be more readily delivered in smaller classes with teachers and staff who believe in the mission. The only other option is to close the schools entirely, which would be a great loss for the children.
While parents are understandably upset by this news, this is an issue that demands attention to history and context. Across the country, the closing of Catholic schools in has been a clear trend for nearly four decades. Three large factors are driving this trend: first, the historic migration of Catholic populations from the cities to the suburbs meant that many once-thriving parishes have disappeared, leaving the parish school without a base of support. The parish organization was the backbone of immigrant Catholic communities in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the schools were a reflection of the desire of those Catholic parishes to educate their children according to their values.
Second, while the financial support for parishes and their schools came in part from donations to the weekly collection and other gifts, in fact, the greatest financial pillar for the schools was the contributed services of the nuns. Back in the day, when I went to grade school, there was no tuition charge at all, and the sisters staffed every grade. After the Second Vatican Council, which coincided with the women's rights movement of the 1960's, Catholic women saw different opportunities available for their professional lives and moved away from religious life, causing a catastrophic decline in the membership in religious orders of women. This is a huge topic for another day. But perhaps the greatest impact in the decline of religious vocations among women was in the erosion of the pillar of contributed services supporting the Catholic schools.
The late author Abigail McCarthy once wrote that Catholic religious women built the "largest, most far-flung system of education the world has ever known" ("A Luminous Minority") through their commitment to building Catholic schools. This system continued through the Catholic women's colleges that once numbered nearly 190, now just about 17 remain including Trinity. (Trinity and the Sisters of Notre Dame agreed to end the practice of contributed services in 1990, recognizing that the college needed to develop a contemporary business model that was self-supporting. To put the impact of the loss of that "living endowment" of SND service in stark numbers, Trinity should have had a $50 million endowment to produce the income stream necessary to replace the annual value of about $250,000 in contributed services from the Sisters of Notre Dame that Trinity was receiving at that time — and those numbers were even larger for earlier decades. Trinity's endowment today is about $10 million.)
As religious labor declined in the schools and colleges, many dedicated lay women and men moved into the positions once held by nuns, and it's fair to say that virtually all made some personal sacrifice to work at the lower salaries paid by Catholic institutions. The idea of contributed services continues even today in some measure in the work of our lay workforce. But lay teachers and administrators do need to have some pay for their work, and so over time the real costs of Catholic education became clear in rising budgets, the eventual imposition of tuition charges in schools that once were free, and then rising demands for higher salaries, benefits and better work conditions.
Which leads to the third major factor driving this issue: the competitive force of taxpayer-subsidized public education at all levels. The vast majority of today's students from pre-school through doctoral education attend public institutions that are subsidized by states. Because of tax subsidies, these institutions have lower tuition prices and, quite often, higher salaries and more modern infrastructures generally than many Catholic institutions that have no tax subsidies and must rely on tuition and gifts to sustain their work today. Many educational consumers today simply do not understand the difference in the financial structures between public and private schools, resisting the tuition prices that private schools must charge while demanding the same level of services that mainstream public institutions can provide.
In higher education, this problem is mitigated in part because of the way in which federal financial aid works to provide tuition assistance to students regardless of the kind of institution they choose to attend (with the exception of the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant program, that oddly provides more support for students choosing public universities outside of Washington than private universities in Washington.)
However, in K-12 education, the problem is more complicated for several reasons. In many cities, D.C. being notorious, the failures of public education even despite massive public funding are a national scandal, leading many parents to seek other options. But "other options" often involve paying tuition, which is not a real option for many low income urban families, the majority of whom are African American and Latino, all of whom desire as fine an education as citizens can obtain in wealthier counties.
In the District of Columbia, a major advance occurred several years ago with the creation of a voucher program to support students attending private schools. Such programs are controversial because many private schools are Catholic, raising church-state separation issues. Those issues were resolved favorably for the voucher program. However, as today's news about the Catholic schools reveals, even the voucher program is not enough. The new option, conversion to charter schools, raises the church-state issue in a new way because charter schools are clearly "public" schools that may not have religious instruction. The charte
r school model would provide more aggressive financial support, but comes with the risk that the school would lose precisely the core values that parents and students seek when choosing a Catholic school.
What's the solution? Among many unhappy choices, the worst would be abandoning the hope of a good education for the children who need it most. Social justice is one of the core values of Catholicism, and empowering children and families through education so that they can advance economically must remain one of the most important works of the Archdiocese. Sustaining excellent education in some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in our city is truly a work of mercy, hope and justice.
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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by haribobo, Sep 10, 2011.
Who shall make the podium?
OMG Shoma Uno is finally old enough for JGP! Love him but I think he might have a debut like that of Nam Nguyen. There's a lot of quite mature guys in this comp with some big tricks.
I'm going to have to agree about Shoma. I can't wait to see how he does internationally but I don't think he'll do so well here. He's still so tiny and his jumps are small too and on top of that he's been injured recently so I'm worried about that too. But who knows maybe he'll surprise everyone!
Dmitriev, Farris, Kihara.
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Posted Thursday September 23, 2010 4:46 PM GMT
Having recently tied the knot with hockey star hubby Mike Comrie, Hilary Duff has put her Mediterranean-style mansion in Toluca Lake on the market.
Just listing her bachelorette abode, the posh pad boasts six bedrooms, six bathrooms, a cognac room and a game room.
Also featuring a large backyard/pool, the sprawl offers private access to Toluca Lake with Miss Duff including an electric boat with the purchase of the house.
Meanwhile, Hil and Mike have since moved into their new place in Beverly Hills, with Comrie set to travel with the Pittsburgh Penguins as the NHL season gets underway.
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Spring is in full swing as the salt spray roses (Rosa rugosa) are in full bloom and the ancient horseshoe crabs are once again coming ashore to lay their eggs. And once again, the American Littoral Society and NYC Audubon are leading horseshoe crab walks along the shorelines of Jamaica Bay. Last weekend about 40 people attended the first walk. Although only a few crabs were present the beautiful roses and cherry trees were flowering and the colorful warblers, orioles and other birds were migrating through the area. " The peak horseshoe crab egg-laying time will be at the end of May, during the full moon high tides " said Don Riepe, the Jamaica Bay Guardian. " The next scheduled walk is Sunday, May 30 at the Jamaica Bay Refuge."
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Donna, you asked about our sale last week and I answered, but I've done some
additional calculations that have gotten me thinking and wondering. So I
thought I'd ask you all what you think.
We ordered in a lot more plants this season because we expected more
traffic. For the May and June sales we doubled and tripled respectively the
number of pots sold. However, because of the volume we were dealing in, we
wanted to move some plants fast so we sold quite a few plants in quarts
rather than wait for them to get to gallon size. This meant we charged a
bit less but with the volume we were able to break $ sales records.
I'm not an accountant and barely remember ratios like ROI from my college
days, but even though our gross and net sales were higher, we brought in
less per dollar invested. Previously the ratio was 1:5.19 in 2003 and
1:5.85 in 2004. But so far this year we are at 1:4.28. We are bringing in
less per dollar invested. However, we aren't tripping over inventory.
Kinda nice not to have to babysit a few hundred more pots in this heat.
So. What do you think? We are happy with the money we've brought in, but
are we making our dollar go far enough? If we'd waited the qts would have
been ready now to pot up to gallons and we could get more for them that way
at the August sale. And yet, that's a gamble too. So what do you think? A
bird in the hand... or Don't be too hasty?
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> So how did it all go? Figure you probably heard some feedback on the
> walk... and hopefully don't have any plants to count :)
> Donna
> > Well, our MGs are having our first garden walk of the season. 15
> > gardens, each with MGs in attendance to answer questions, demonstrate
> > things, offer refreshments. We also have live music and a few seminars.
> > Our Birds Bees and Butterflies garden has got a terrific facelift from
> > new intern who has worked wonders with it. She even brought her dad in
> > help her lay a stone path. He was still there working on it when I left
> > last night after 7. We also have a new rockgarden to show off, and the
> > roof
> > garden is finally completed.
> >
> > And we are having our second plant sale. The June sale has usually been
> > our
> > least productive - either because we don't have as much merchandise or
> > have fewer shoppers because they shopped us in May and are spending June
> > touring the gardens. I don't know for sure. But we are ready for all
> > comers and have lots of plants. I worked 6 hrs in the nursery on Sunday
> > and
> > every night after work til 9. Yesterday I spent 12 hrs on setting up and
> > tidying up - last minute weeding and mulching. I made lots of new
> > We are introducing a new Daylily, 'Lana's First Love', our exclusive. I
> > also made up a display and materials for our Advance Orders Bulb Sale.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I work Saturdays, so I went over this morning before work
> > and
> > finished setting up signs and helping the others tag our 689 Special
> > Selections pots (the plants we grow in the nursery) The other half of
> > sale plants dug from the display gardens or from MG's own gardens, or
> > grown plants from MGs, and other odds and ends) looks great, too, with
> > improvements to layout. I'll work in a long lunch hour today and be
> > when the sale opens. After work, (I get off at 6) everyone will be gone
> > but
> > I'll go over and pick up all my tables, carts, and materials. On Sunday
> > I'll do a new inventory. I sure hope there's not much to count.
> >
> > Kitty
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Turn this pasta dish into a guiltless pleasure by combining thin ribbons of shaved carrots with whole wheat linguine and topping them with a hearty turkey ragu.
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Bobby's Southwestern-Style Pizza
Bobby Deen loads his pizza wish fresh veggies, spices and a moderate amount of reduced-fat cheddar, making this Southwestern twist much healthier than your ordinary pie.
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Tuscan Vegetable Soup
Ellie makes a few tablespoons of fragrant thyme and sage go a long way in this low-calorie, veggie-loaded soup.
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Pasta Puttanesca
Ellie melts powerful anchovy paste into her puttanesca sauce to deepen the flavor and adds crushed red pepper flakes for a kick of heat.
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Kelsey's Vegetable Lasagna
Veggie lasagna is always lighter than its meat-filled counterpart, and in this recipe, Kelsey further lightens things up with part-skim ricotta.
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Meatballs With Tomato Sauce
David Rocco's meatballs, made with extra-lean ground beef and thickened with sundried tomatoes, possess tremendous texture and flavor and come in at under 300 calories per serving.
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Penne with Spinach Sauce
This light and fresh pasta dish is full of nutrients thanks to a sauce made out of our favorite super veggie, spinach. Naturally low-fat goat cheese lends a creamy texture and pleasantly tangy flavor.
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Chicken Cacciatore
Ellie lightens this classic Italian favorite by cooking with skinless chicken breasts instead of thighs and skipping the flour coating.
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Asparagus and Jack Cheese Frittata
Aida Mollenkamp fills her frittata with jack cheese and fresh ingredients like asparagus and cilantro. Cut it into wedges and serve with a salad or potatoes for a complete meal.
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No Guilt Caesar
Though not technically Italian, Caesar salad is a mainstay on Italian menus and a notorious calorie trap. Alton's secret for a creamy and guilt-free Caesar dressing? Silken tofu.
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Penne With Tomatoes, Garlic, and White Beans
Ellie enhances tomatoes' natural sweetness by roasting them in the oven with just a touch of olive oil. All her pasta dish then needs is some aromatic roasted garlic cloves.
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Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Lemon, Basil, and Salmon
This five-star-rated recipe is beloved for its healthy qualities, flavor and speed. Ready in under 20 minutes, its whole-grain noodles and lemon-basil-caper sauce complement the simply prepared, good-for-you fish.
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Sweet Pepper Crostini
Giada's sweet pepper crostini is a simple and light appetizer that's perfect for any party. Smoked mozzarella has a strong, nutty flavor so a little goes a long way.
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Focaccia Topped With Grapes
This sweeter, lighter take on pizza a marker of the Italian grape harvest calls for the dough to be topped with fresh grapes, rosemary and a sprinkling of sugar.
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Cavatappi al Vino
Fragrant ingredients like saffron, onion, rosemary and sage lend tremendous flavor to Debi and Gabriele's Cavatappi al Vino.
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Rachael's Hearty and Healthy Minestrone
Rachael's trick for a flavorful, rich soup? Prepare a stock with the rind of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Lean Prosciutto di Parma and oven-roasted tomatoes lend even more flavor.
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Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Swiss Chard and Pecorino Cheese
Vitamin-packed Swiss chard and salty pecorino cheeses pair perfectly with nutty whole-wheat spaghetti in this simple dish inspired by classic Italian flavors.
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Turkey con Funghi Misti: Turkey with Mushroom Medley
David Rocco proves that turkey is meant to be enjoyed beyond Thanksgiving with this savory turkey-and-mushroom dish cooked in a white wine sauce.
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Balsamic Strawberries with Ricotta Cream
Balsamic syrup adds a rich, savory note to a bowl of berries, best complemented by a super-sweet ricotta, honey and vanilla cream.
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Zucchini Ribbon Pasta
Bulk up whole-wheat fettucine by working zucchini ribbons (mandoline-sliced or thinly cut strips) into your pasta bowl. Sprigs of basil and parsley and large red pepper flakes add ample flavor and round out this dish's rainbow spectrum.
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Butternut Orzotto
This healthier take on risotto subs orzo for the high-starch rice ordinarily used. Kelsey bulks the dish up with sweet butternut squash and a minimal amount of half-and-half for that same creamy consistency.
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Pasta Primavera
Pasta Primavera is always a great lighter Italian option: It's chockfull of fresh vegetables and herbs.
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David Rocco's Pasta Salad With Tuna
David Rocco's mayo-free twist on tuna salad layers seared, sushi-grade tuna, fresh mozzarella and tomatoes atop pasta.
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Onions, porcini mushrooms, spinach and chili peppers lend their fresh flavors to the watery broth, making this Tuscan dish a healthful and low-sodium soup.
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Better Beef Lasagna
Whole-grain pasta adds fiber to this Italian classic, which gets meaty flavor and texture from lean ground beef and naturally low-calorie portobello mushrooms.
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Tuscan Beans
Garlic, sage, rosemary and olive oil transform dried cannellini beans into a flavorful, protein-rich side.
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Mascarpone Amaretti Cup
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A blindfold (from Middle English blindfellen) is a garment, usually of cloth, tied to one's head to cover the eyes to disable the wearer's sight. While a properly fitted blindfold prevents sight even if the eyes are open, a poorly tied or trick blindfold may let the wearer see around or even through the blindfold.
Blindfolds can be used in various applications:
- As a sleep mask: They block out light when sleeping, especially during air travel, or for those who sleep during the day, given that shutting out light allows the user to achieve a deeper level of sleep. They can also provide relief from claustrophobia for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patients. People with glaucoma should avoid using these.
- In children's games, such as Pin the Tail on the Donkey and when hitting a piñata.
- During both martial arts and weight lifting, to encourage reliance on other senses, such as touch or hearing.
- As a sensory deprivation tool in meditation, to focus attention on oneself rather than outside imagery.
- As a way to keep a kidnapping victim, hostage, prisoner, etc., from being able to identify locations or people.
- To cover the eyes of a blind person for health or cosmetic reasons. (Since the invention of sunglasses, this is much less common.)
- As a prop in magic tricks. One common trick involves a blindfolded performer doing a task that requires vision, such as driving.[1]
- As an aid to simulate blindness during training of Orientation and Mobility Specialists, so that they develop empathetic understanding of blindness and learn how to rely on their other senses to get to know the environment and move around freely and independently.
- During executions, to relax and calm the accused as she will be unable to see her execution and is thus less likely to panic It's regarded as humane to blindfold.
- In carpool dares. Many highschool students who carpool use blindfolds to add excitement to games they play during the ride home from school for entertainment while waiting. Usually blindfolding is used in dares involving eating soup, ice cream, etc.
- Sexual activity may include blindfolding. They can be constructed with feathers and sold with handcuffs in novelty "bondage kits".[2] Many impromptu items already found in the bedroom lend themselves to such use without preparation or prior purchase of specialized equipment.
Use of a blindfold is said to enhance the remaining senses of the wearer, focusing attention on sound, smells and physical contact. This increased awareness is said to allow for greater excitement and anticipation by eliminating visual cues, as one cannot see what to expect. It also requires trust of the submissive, with all the emotional ramifications that entails.[3]
The blindfold has been a powerful symbol in divination and mythology since the 15th century.
In law, it is seen being worn by Lady Justice, to represent objectivity and impartiality.[4]
The blindfold as a symbol is also a common theme in tarot and other divination methods. It can represent themes of the victim, resistance to clarity, denial, or limited views. It is often accompanied by underlying themes of integrity and truth at a cost. Likewise, the icon of the blindfold can symbolize the dichotomy of the conscious and the unconscious, as wearing a blindfold represents a stasis or a lesser state of consciousness, whereas taking off one's blindfold represents a form of awakening or rebirth. It also represents connection to feeling over senses, emphasizing the importance of emotion over perception.[5]
See also[edit]
- ^ The News Today Online Edition, Of entertainers and blindfolded drivers by Atty. Cyril Regalado (retrieved July 31, 2011)
- ^ Blindfolds in novelty kits
- ^ NeoVox International Magazine, Psst...pass the handcuffs Archived September 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. by Alex Reid, December 22, 2005 (retrieved August 1, 2006)
- ^ Blindfolds in justice.
- ^ Blindfolds in tarot.
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Yes, very affordable price..you are offering rooms with very affordable price..thanks..
Looking for accommodation in Shimla away from the concrete jungle of the city, Sunrise Villa homestay at Shogi is a welcome surprise. Shoghi is located 13 km before Shimla on the Chandigarh – Shimla highway, a mere 10-15 minutes drive to Shimla city. With Shimla city growing in all directions, Shoghi can now be termed as a suburb of the city. Sunrise Villa is an approved homestay with the Deptt. of Tourism, Himachal Pradesh.
The homestay is located on the Taradevi temple road at a distance of 0.5 km from the Shoghi bazaar. The railway line crosses very near to Sunrise Villa. The location is calm and serene with some great views of distant Chail and the snow clad Himalayan ranges. It is on top of a hill with a panoramic views on all sides. The construction is such that it mingles with the surrounding and there is flawless blend between the rooms and natural surroundings. There is vast area around for picnics and jungle walks.
Rooms are decent with great views of the valley. Rooms have all standard amenities and bathrooms have geysers for hot water. Rooms are moderately priced at Rs. 900/ for a double room and two room suites cost Rs. 1800/ for four adults. Children below 12 years can be accommodated complimentary without extra bed. Food served is vegetarian and tastes just like homely food. One can also cook their own food as kitchen facility is also available on chargeable basis. Since this is a registered homestay, no taxes are levied. There is a small lawn attached to the main building.
The homestay also provides pick up and drop from Shoghi bus station and train station. Getting to Shimla is easier if one has their own car. The homestay also provides dropping to Shimla by taxi on chargeable basis. There is ample parking space available and parking is free.
Highly recommended for people looking for homely food or for long stays with an option of self cooking. Ideal for a vacation space in Shimla away from the crowd yet near to the city with an homely environment at a low cost.
|Anandpur Road, Shoghi, Shimla
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|Double room – Rs. 900/ Suite with two rooms – Rs. 1800/
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Yes, very affordable price..you are offering rooms with very affordable price..thanks..
Holiday Cottages over the years have become synonym to a perfect gateway for a refreshing and enjoyable holiday in Manali. The property initially started with 4 Cottages is now a 45 room Resort and has been suitably renamed as Holiday Cottages and Resort. The resort offers superb views of the snow clad mountains and the valley probably […]


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This is my new foster, her name is Pearl..she came into rescue with a brother. They are both 8 years old. Their owner was involved in a DUI, went to jail, got out of jail, somehow ended up in a police chase and was shot and killed after hurting a police officer. I don't know the specifics, but it appears she took better care of her dogs than she did of herself.
I don't know much about the brother but Pearl has adjusted almost instantly. What a sweet girl, and my pack already seems to accept her. She's only staying temporarily...i imagine she will be adopted quickly.
Watson - Pearl - Pandora
Pearl with the ball followed by Watson
I love her name :) She really is a pretty girl. By the picture she does look like she was well cared for. I'm sure she will make a lovely companion to someone.
She knows basic commands, loves to fetch, very social and not timid at all around strangers. The second she came into my house she made one pass through to sniff around and then plopped herself down in the living room as if to say "this'll do". Very nice girl! I will be a little sad to see her go.
What a beautiful girl! Looks like she's already making herself at home, though I have no doubt that she'll be adopted very quickly. She sounds like a sweetheart, and anyone would be lucky to have her :wub:
beautiful girl, so nice she has you to take her in. Now are we missing a dog in these pictures?????? a beautiful fluffy one????
She looks really good for her age. I couldn't give her up if she fit in that well with my pack....
Beautiful girl, hope she gets a really good home, she deserves it! Bob
Ha, yep..I left Kafka inside while doing photos..otherwise he usually blocks all the good shots with his mane of hair.
He still managed to photobomb this shot!
lol, there he is, looking gorgeous as ever. Ya know your foster really looks great for her age. very pretty girl.
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I was going through my old photo archives and I found this goofy photo of my dog Salli. It was taken about two years ago when I had some girlfriends over for drinks and we were all wearing these little paper crowns. And of course Salli was wearing one as well. Then today, I came across this quote on pinterest and thought it would be a perfect match with this photo. She's always winging it, I'm the one planning. Hopefully I'll get a chance to print this for my work room - to remind me to wing it a bit more often!


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Wanted - your best photos from camping at the Waipu Cove Campgrounds through the years.
Anton Trist and Lucy Fernee, new managers at Camp Waipu Cove, are holding the competition on their Facebook page.
"Hi de hi campers, show us what you've got," Anton said.
"We want to see your best photo taken on holiday here at Camp Waipu Cove."
Go to www.facebook.com/campwaipu and message Anton and Lucy. Please include a caption, your contact details and the photo.
They will post the photo but keep the contact details to themselves. The best photo submitted will win one night's accommodation free of charge in the new deluxe kitchen cabin just metres from the beach.
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While you are on Facebook, have a look at the new Waipu, Bream Bay page created by Rosemary Neave.
At http://www.facebook.com/waipu.breambay you can post photos, comments and what's on information to share.
Oliver - more please
Audiences are in for a treat with the announcement of an extra helping of Oliver.
in response to overwhelming public demand, Otamatea Repertory Theatre has added an extra show - a matinee on Sunday. There are also shows tomorrow night and a matinee on Saturday as well as matinees on Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19.
Lionel Bart's sensational musical boasts a string of hits, including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, I'd Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah.
"Director Peter Flower's production is fresh and interesting, taking us out of the Victorian era to somewhere both more modern and more colonial" said reviewer, Jen Calthrop. "Shades of 1930s depression mix with the austerity of the 1950s, plus a bit of wild West thrown in for good measure. Musical Director Warwick Simpson's treatment of the music supports this design as many of the tunes are jazzed up to give the piece more of a smoky, swing feel, and the band are more than up to the task, playing with a confidence and musicality seldom heard on the amateur stage."
The 47-strong cast comes from all over the Kaipara and beyond.
Their commitment to the show is huge with a lot of people travelling great distances. Book at www.ort.org.nz or Tony's Lotto Shop in Maungaturoto.
Senior Net Bream Bay
Bream Bay seniors are invited to a social meeting to hear Grant Sidaway speak about technology trends in the next 12 months.
Grant will provide information and show electronic gadgets including touch screens and other devices needed to move forward with the times.
The meeting will be held at the Bream Bay Community Trust, Takutai Place Ruakaka on Thursday, August 16, at 10am. Entrance fee is $2. Enquiries to (09) 432-7692.
Info for Immigrants
Settlement Support is a national information service funded by Immigration New Zealand in 18 locations throughout the country.
The Whangarei Office is at 71 Bank St and migrants are invited to attend a new jobseekers club there at the Migrant Centre beginning tomorrow at 11am.
At the new club, members will help one another find a job while they network, exchange job ideas, business cards, CVs, and information.
Practising applying for jobs and interviewing will help build new skills.
Members also research employers, listen to guest speakers, and go on field trips. Increasing networks, shortening job searches and having fun are good reasons to attend.
You can also learn ways to help your children find jobs.
The club facilitator will be Jean Ottley from Careers New Zealand.
Stay for a shared lunch after the meeting.
For more information, contact the Migrant Centre on (09) 430-0571 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
For migrants who wish to know more about Maori culture with an eye to perhaps work in social services or for the government, a course called Tikanga 4 today is being held during four weekends.
Designed for everyone who wants to learn about Maori culture, traditions and values and how they influence us, the course is held at Pehiaweri Marae (just past the Whangarei Falls) and begins in mid-August. Many jobs require some knowledge of Tikanga Maori and the Treaty of Waitangi. As it will be held at Pehiaweri Marae, the participants will become familiar with marae protocol.
The course is a no-fees, Level 3 Certificate Course, and part of the Te Wananga o Aotearoa programme. Held for four weekends between August and December, meals and workbooks are provided.
The course is facilitated by a qualified team from Pehiaweri Marae. Contact Rowena, 022 697 1563 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com
NorthWrite 2012
Writers and aspiring writers are invited to a festival for New Zealand writers, illustrators and readers hosted by the Northland Branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors.
Northland writers Rae Roadley and Zana Bell, Kathy Derrick and Michelle Elvy are joined by well-known authors David Hill, Joe Bennett Deborah Challinor, Kyle Mewburn and others to present two days of enlightening workshops and discussions.
For writers wanting to know more about social media and marketing, workshops by Catherine Arrow (Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and Secretary of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management), freelance public relations consultant Lorraine Steel and online communications expert Sarah Gumbley will be exciting and helpful.
Poets and illustrators are also catered for in workshops with Paula Green and Fifi Colston.
To register for the September 7 to 9 festival, to be held in Whangarei, go to http://northwrite2012.wordpress.com/


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Listing information
- Beds: 2
- Total Rooms: 8
- New Construction: Yes
- Association Fee: $155
- Style: 1-Story
- Baths: 2 (Full: 2 3/4: 0 1/2: 0 Other: 0)
- Stories: 0
- Foreclosure: No
- County: Kane
- Year Built: 2016
- Status: Active
- Parking Type Description: Attached 2 cars
- Total Square Footage: 1,840 ($152.17 per sq. foot)
- Subdivision: Carillon At Cambridge Lakes
Additional Rooms Breakfast Room, Den, Sun/Florida Room Heated
Age NEW Under Construction
Air Conditioning Central Air
Appliances All Stainless Steel Kitchen Appliances, Dishwasher, Microwave, Oven/Range
Area Hampshire / Pingree Grove
Area Amenities Clubhouse, Other, Pond/Lake, Pool, Tennis Courts
Assessment Includes Clubhouse, Exercise Facilities, Lawn Care, Other, Pool, Security, Snow Removal
Basement Partial
Basement Bathrooms (Y/N) No
Basement Description Crawl, Unfinished
Bath Amenities Double Sink
Built Before 1978 (Y/N) No
Dining Room Combined w/ LivRm
Disability Access and/or Equipped No
Driveway Asphalt
Electricity 200+ Amp Service
Equipment CO Detectors, Sump Pump
Exterior Building Type Brick, Vinyl Siding
Foundation Concrete
Garage Details Garage Door Opener(s)
Garage On-Site Yes
Garage Ownership Owned
Garage Type Attached
General Information Adult Community
Heat/Fuel Gas
Interior Property Features 1st Floor Bedroom, 1st Floor Full Bath, 1st Floor Laundry, Wood Laminate Floors
Kitchen Type Eating Area-Breakfast Bar, Eating Area-Table Space, Island, Pantry-Closet
Lot Size Less Than .25 Acre
Master Association Fee No
Master Bedroom Bath Full
Other Bedrooms (Below Grade) - 0, HERS Index Score - 56, Model - Monte Carlo, Special Service Area - N, Tax Year - 2015, Total Full/Half Baths - 2, Township - Rutland
Ownership Fee Simple w/ HO Assn.
Parking Garage
Possession Closing
Property Type Detached Single
Recent Rehab (Y/N) No
Roof Type Asphalt/Glass (Shingles)
Sale Terms Conventional, FHA, VA
Sewer Sewer-Public
Special Assessments N
Style Of House Ranch
Type Detached 1 Story
Virtual Tour None
Water Public
Waterfront (Y/N) No
Bedroom 2 Main Level 10X14
Breakfast Rm Main Level 10X9
Den Main Level 10X9
Dining Room Main Level 13X13
Kitchen Main Level 11X13
Living Room Main Level 13X14
Master Bedroom Main Level 12X17
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If you haven''t discovered the black-magic world of British novelist Rupert Thomson, this quality paperback edition of his psychological thriller, The Insult, is a fine point of entry. There are elements of both Franz Kafka and Raymond Chandler in the story, as Martin Blom--blinded by a shot to the head in a supermarket parking lot--finds out one night that he can actually see. Is it a result of what his doctors insist is a delusion often suffered by the newly blinded? Or does it have something to do with a bizarre experiment hidden in a secret file in a part of the hospital he accidentally stumbles upon? Martin is soon living on his own in a seedy hotel, using his unique night vision to explore adventures--social, criminal, and sexual--totally new to him. If The Insult gets you hooked on Thomson, Air & Fire is also available.
"We are in the dark side of the brain--full of grief and deliciously strange comedy. I''ve never read anything like it." --Michael OndaatjeWith this eerie, provocative, and utterly original novel, Rupert Thomson takes the psychological thriller into unexplored territory. Martin Blom is walking toward his car in a supermarket parking lot when a single random bullet pierces his brain. From that moment he is blind--his doctor says permanently. But then one evening Martin discovers what is either a genuine miracle or a delusion suffered occasionally by the newly blind: in the dark, he can see.Armed with this ambiguous gift, Thomson''s protagonist enters a nocturnal world of strip clubs and sleazy hotels. In that world, an alluring young woman may give herself to the one man she thinks is unable to see her, only to vanish inexplicably. In that world, a blind man may become a murder suspect. And in the gorgeously disorienting world of The Insult, reality itself is a consensual hallucination. And you succumb to it at your own risk. "Reads like an unholy collaboration between Oliver Sacks and Edgar Allan Poe." --Time Out "Thomson is a master stylist, a virtuoso of the hallucinatory image, a writer with a dark vision and a bright future." --Washington Post


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CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises, led by resource stocks as oil and gold climb
TORONTO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose to a one-week high on Friday, led by resource stocks as oil and gold prices climbed and data showed the country's economy got off to a stronger-than-expected start in the third quarter.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 67.27 points, or 0.46 percent, at 14,821.82, shortly after the open. All of the index's 10 main groups were higher. (Reporting by Fergal Smith Editing by W Simon)
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Another take on light rail progress
From the Sunday edition. Here's the crux: "… the plan won't be light rail, and it probably won't be this year."2 comments
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Darren February 16th, 2009 8:10 am
You might need to change the name of your blog.
Dave February 16th, 2009 10:50 am
we've considered it.


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Welcome to "Meet the Mayor," a segment in which we interview local Foursquare Mayors in
their natural habitats.
Universalist AssociationEric Cherry
If Beacon Hill was a
person instead of a neighborhood, what religion do you think it would belong
to?Definitely Unitarian Universalism, because we're so grounded in
the history of this part of the city.
Welcome to "Meet the Mayor," a segment in which we interview local Foursquare Mayors in
their natural habitats.
Winsor Dim Sum Café Max BulgerDo the fortune cookies contain really general advice, or do they tell you useful stuff?With
fortune cookies, it's a mixed bag. Sometimes you'll get hit with one at
a good moment.
This week's Boston Phoenix cover story -- Hunting the Craigslist Killer: An Untold Detective Story from the Digital Frontier -- would not have been possible without access to a huge trove of case files released by the Boston Police Department. Many of those documents have never been made public -- until now.
Welcome to "Meet the Mayor," a segment in which we interview local Foursquare Mayors in
their natural habitats.
PrecinctMeghan Chiampa
What have been your
best and worst experiences here?Let me think . . . I booked a Mardi Gras
show, and I think that was both. The show was awesome, one of the first I sold
There are far too few advocates in the world for teenagers navigating the difficulties of dealing with shit IRL, and even fewer who give a shit about how teens actually relate in digital spaces. As for researchers who manage to make sense about the way real life and digital life interact -- well, there's pretty much only one must-read digital ethnographer, and that's Boston's DANAH BOYD
Only in a meta-riffic modern world could Mashable write that these non-existent social network shelltoes (pics above and below) "aren't available for purchase," and, thanks to Facebook and Twitter (and Gawker, to a degree), still inspire countless heads to (potentially) comment them into existence.
Here's a newsflash: privacy is kind of under attack. Fine, we all sort of had that one figured out. But this week in the Phoenix we're bringing you three stories that attempt to bring that big idea into tighter focus. In "Google: The Ultimate Cockblocker," Boston-bred Hustler contributor Scott Fayner laments his inability to date nice suburban girls without them quickly finding out that he used to be married to a porn star.
Real Housewives say that filming their show is tantamount to "slave labor." If slave labor involved spending husbands' money on Juicy Couture track suits and throwing antipasto at each other's nose jobs. NAACP slightly miffed. Other housewives' reflections: bankruptcy, "normal." (celebuzz)
It was only a matter of time before someone made a movie about Facebook.
Although, frankly, I think a movie about the pervy, dark underbelly of
the early days of MySpace (pre MySpace music, which is a great tool)
would be far more interesting. MySpace is creepy, dude, and yet somehow
seductively so. Point in case: I was once propositioned for a threesome
with an Ohio man and his "triple D, super hot girlfriend" as a birthday
present to said lady.
In their defense, we kind of had this coming.
"Flipping the Bird at the Voters of Massachusetts"
Also, there's this: Draft Mike Capuano for Senator 2012
When we woke up this morning, SCOTT BROWN was a trending topic on Twitter. MASSACHUSETTS was a trending topic on Twitter. But MARTHA COAKLEY was not. (That's since changed -- "Coakley" is on the charts, and there's an asterisk involved, since Twitter is counting anything with "Brown" in it as a Scott Brown tweet. Which means if you posted "Charlie Brown would've been a better candidate than these morons," it would've counted as a Tweet for Scott.
Our intrepid political reporter DAVID BERNSTEIN is micro-blogging the Brown-Coakley campaign as we head into the final 72 hours. Follow Bernstein on Twitter to get the latest. Among his updates recently:
Facebook and Google are expanding their services into music sharing, sampling, and downloading, the New York Times reported yesterday.
will be announcing their new music offering next Wednesday, but the
word on the street is that once a user searches for information on a
band, album or song(s), an option to play a 30-second sample, or in
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|Healthcare Inspection – Emergency Department Length of Stay and Call Center Wait Times, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, Colorado
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OIG conducted an inspection to assess the validity of allegations regarding the Emergency Department (ED) and the Health Information Call Center (Call Center) at the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (facility), Denver, CO.
We did not substantiate the allegation that the ED "needs help." While we found some ED wait times (length of stay [LOS]) exceeded 8 hours, we determined the facility met VHA's target of less than 10 percent of patients with a LOS over 6 hours. We did not substantiate the allegation that ED staff treated two patients discourteously, or that one of the patients was afraid to return to the ED due to alleged discourteous treatment. We substantiated the allegations that Call Center understaffing caused long call waiting times and callers to abandon calls. We found 40 percent of the Call Center's authorized registered nurse, medical support assistant, and pharmacy technician positions were vacant and determined that inadequate staffing contributed to the Call Center's failure to meet VHA targets for caller response time and call abandonment rates. We also found that calls were dropped due to the telephone system's 120-line limitation, and callers who used the automated call return system did not always receive a return call. An upgrade of the phone system is not planned until FY 2016 when the facility relocates. Additional staff and an upgraded system should eliminate the 120-line limitation and reduce callback system failures. We recommended that the Veterans Integrated Service Network and Facility Directors ensure processes are strengthened to improve Health Information Call Center practices and staffing levels.


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Immigration Splits Texas Republicans
State's Representatives in the House and Senate Play Divergent Roles in Attempting to Overhaul System
WASHINGTON—In the Senate, John Cornyn of Texas has become a leader of Republicans who are skeptical of a bipartisan immigration bill, proposing an amendment that Democrats say would drive their party away.
In the House, Texas Republicans John Carter and Sam Johnson also are playing a central role in the immigration debate. But they are working closely with Democrats to craft a far-reaching immigration measure.
Texas lawmakers say it shouldn't come as a surprise that the state with the longest border with Mexico would find its representatives in Washington playing a large role in the immigration debate. But the different strategies of the state's 26 Republicans on Capitol Hill, and their divergent views, are providing an unusually vivid illustration of the challenge GOP party leaders face in trying to corral unified support for a rewrite of immigration laws.
Messrs. Carter and Johnson, with their bipartisan House group, have been crafting a bill expected to eventually grant legal status and allow citizenship for many of the 11 million illegal immigrants now in the country.
But Sen. Ted Cruz, a fellow Texas Republican, has aligned with some of the Senate bill's most vocal critics by maintaining staunch opposition to a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, a top Democratic priority. Mr. Cruz joined talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh's show Wednesday to blast the Senate bill as a "disaster."
Messrs. Cornyn, Carter and Johnson all say they want strict border-security measures. But the two House members appear confident they can accomplish this while working with Democrats on a single legislative package. That could put them at odds with some of their GOP colleagues, who are calling for a set of individual bills covering discrete parts of the immigration system.
By contrast, Mr. Cornyn finds himself drawing opposition from Democrats, and rallying conservative Republicans, by proposing stiffer border-security measures that Democrats say would cause them to abandon the bill.
Sens. John Hoeven (R., N.D.) and Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) were expected to introduce a compromise amendment to the Senate bill on Thursday that would double the number of border-patrol agents, according to two aides familiar with the talks. While the measure falls short of what Mr. Cornyn sought, it was expected to garner the support of at least half a dozen GOP senators, aides said. The amendment, which Democrats were vetting with outside groups on Wednesday, could incorporate proposals from other GOP lawmakers.
Mr. Cornyn said Texans in both the House and Senate share a pragmatic perspective on immigration, even if their strategies differ.
"We're trying to both navigate very treacherous terrain to get to a solution," he said in an interview Wednesday.
But Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D., Ill.) saw distinctions: House Texan Republicans have put in the time and lent credibility to the continuing negotiations to write bipartisan legislation, said Mr. Gutierrez, one of seven House lawmakers working on the bill.
"It is night and day," Mr. Gutierrez said of the difference between the House and Senate Texans.
"I don't want you to think they're some patsies—they're tough," he said of Messrs. Carter and Johnson. The two House members, he added, "see immigrants as an important factor in the economy and the day-to-day life of Texas."
Texas is one of just four states where non-Hispanic whites are in the minority, and it is home to nearly 1.8 million illegal immigrants. State GOP leaders say those demographics helped nudge Texan Republicans into grappling with immigration before many in the national Republican Party accepted an overhaul as a political imperative, in the aftermath of last fall's elections.
The Texas Republican Party changed its platform last June to remove references to automatic deportation for illegal immigrants and propose a new temporary-worker program.
"We adopted that position before we lost the national election—and in Texas, we were not losing elections," said Steve Munisteri, chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.
"I really am in a tough boat," said Texas GOP Rep. Blake Farenthold, who said constituents in his Gulf Coast district are "very mixed" on the topic of immigration. "We've got some very conservative folks, and then we've got some more moderate folks, and it puts me in a very unique position of trying to find the right thing to do that as many as possible of my constituents can get behind."
Some 51% of his constituents are Hispanic, the largest share of any House district held by a Texas Republican and fifth among House Republican lawmakers overall, according to 2010 Census figures.
Though they differ in the details, the House and Senate bipartisan bills are expected to create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already living in the country, a necessary component to keep Democrats on board. But that could be tough for many Texas Republicans to swallow.
"I could be for a comprehensive bill, but I will not vote for a bill that puts a citizenship path for people who came here illegally as adults," said Rep. Joe Barton.
That range of ideas could make life difficult for House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio), who said this week that he would only bring an immigration bill to the floor supported by a majority of Republicans. But House leaders, who have scheduled a special meeting on immigration for mid-July, seem unhurried in forging a Republican consensus just yet.
"Texas is bigger than France, and—as De Gaulle noted—France has 246 kinds of cheese," said Michael Steel, a spokesman for Mr. Boehner. "So, it's not surprising Texas members have different views and priorities on a range of issues, including immigration."
—Patrick O'Connor contributed to this article.
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