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"Your review was the dumbest thing I've ever read. It strains me to avoid profanity in describing how stupid you sound."
That's the kind of email that brightened my day after I reviewed Google's Moto X phone two weeks ago.
My correspondents seemed especially unhappy with one sentence in that review: "Android's voice commands are still no match for Siri."
Man, I really was stupid. Who'd be dumb enough to take sides in a religious war? I'd have been better off writing, "Conservatives are better-looking than liberals" or "Pro-life people are worse drivers than pro-choice."
But the superiority of smartphone speech-recognition technology is not an idle question. Once touchscreens became the future of phones, voice recognition became desperately important. Without physical keys or buttons, entering text and manipulating software controls are fussy, multi-step procedures.
So I've just spent two weeks immersed in voice recognition. I carried an iPhone and a phone running Google's Android operating system with me everywhere. I spoke to both phones simultaneously. I wanted to get to know the differences, the strengths, the weaknesses.
When people talk about speech recognition, they mean, and often confuse, three different functions. There's dictation, where the phone converts speech to text; commands, where you operate the phone by talking; and internet information searches. There are vast differences among the successes of the three.
Dictation, for example, is still fairly poor on both systems. Both Android phones and Siri, the iPhone's speech feature, make many transcription errors. When you hear people bashing smartphone transcription, declaring, "I gave up on it," they're usually referring to dictation.
That's forgivable, but come on. You're asking your phone to understand varying accents at varying distances from its microphone, in rooms with varying background noise. It's a wonder this feature works at all.
The latest Android version doesn't require an internet connection to do basic dictation. And in Android, the words appear on the screen as you utter them; Siri doesn't transcribe until you stop talking.
On the other hand, Siri understands formatting controls such as "capital", "all caps" and "no space", as well as all kinds of punctuation – "colon", "dash", "asterisk", "ellipsis" and so on. Android understands only the basic symbols, such as "period", "comma" and "exclamation point."
The second category, phone-control commands, is far more successful for far more people. This is when you say: "Call mum", "Text Emily", "Wake me at 7.30", "Play some Billy Joel", "Remind me to feed the cat when I get home", and so on.
Controlling your phone without touching it is important for safety, of course. If you must interact with your phone while driving, speaking to it certainly seems safer than looking at it.
But don't forget the convenience factor. It's much faster to say, "Open Angry Birds" than to flip through home screens full of icons. And "Set my alarm for 8am" is about 375 finger-taps quicker than using the clock app.
Here, Siri has the edge. As you're driving along, for example, and you hear the incoming message sound, you can say, "Read my new messages" and Siri reads them aloud. It even invites you to dictate a reply, without ever taking your eyes off the road. Android can't do that.
Both systems can tap into some of the phone's own apps. They recognise commands such as "Make a meeting with Bob Barnett Thursday at noon" (a calendar interaction), "Make a note to pay back Harold" (notes), "Send an email to Danny Cooper" (mail) and "What's Steve Alper's home address?" (contacts).
Android blows away iOS, though, in web searches. Both kinds of phones do an amazing job fetching weather updates ("What will the weather in Detroit be this weekend?"), times ("What time is it in Belgium?"), stock prices, sports information ("When's the next Cowboys game?"), conversions ("How many dollars in 32 euros?"), calculations ("How many days until Valentine's Day?") and every kind of web-search query ("How many calories are in a Hershey bar?", "When is the next solar eclipse?", "How do you spell schadenfreude?", "Show me pictures of a 1985 Corvette", and so on).
But Google's bread and butter is web searches, so Android responses are generally much, much faster. (To try this speak-and-ye-shall-find business on an iPhone, download the Google Search app.)
Android is especially amazing at dialling places without having to look them up ("Call the Macy's on 34th Street") and directions ("Get me to La Guardia Airport by public transportation"), since its Map app is so unbelievably good. It's also smarter about connecting one question with another. If your first question was, "Who is Hillary Clinton?", you can follow up with, "Who is her husband?"
And Google has a built-in music-recognition feature, like the Shazam app. Tap the voice-recognition icon, let the phone listen to whatever song is playing, and marvel as it instantly identifies the song and singer.
Unfortunately, Android has an Achilles' heel – actually, more like Achilles' entire leg. To issue spoken commands, you have to tap the microphone icon on the Google search bar. And it's only on the home screen or the Google Now screen (swipe up from the bottom). So you can't speak commands when your phone is locked, or when you're in another app.
On the iPhone, you hold down the Home button or the clicker on your earphones cord, so the voice command feature works when the phone is asleep or in any app.
In other words, to use an Android phone's speech features, you frequently have to pick it up, and you always have to look at it, which defeats much of the purpose. The exception: Motorola's new phones, such as the Moto X, can be set to listen all the time.
Siri is better with restaurants and movies, too. Both phones understand, "Good Indian restaurants around here" or "Call the Olive Garden on Daleford Road". But Siri can also book reservations, thanks to integration with OpenTable.com. You can say, for example, "Make a reservation at an inexpensive Italian restaurant Saturday night at 7".
Similarly, Siri provides attractive, consolidated answer screens for, "What movies are opening this week?" "Give me the reviews for The Way, Way Back", or "What are today's show times for The Smurfs 2?" Android just shows you Google search results.
And then there's the issue of personality: Siri has it, Android doesn't.
We're talking about wisecracks, jokes, attitude, addressing you by name. If you ask Siri, "Who's your daddy?", she replies: "You are. Can we get back to work now?" Say, "Beam me up, Siri", and she says: "Please remove your belt, shoes and jacket, and empty your pockets". Say, "Talk dirty to me", and she replies, "Humus. Compost. Pumice. Silt. Gravel".
Now, on the great battlefield of the Apple-Google fanboy war, humour is small potatoes. Apple haters practically claw their eyes out when you mention Siri's personality. "It's not useful! It's a parlour trick! It strains me to avoid profanity in describing how stupid you sound!"
And that's fine. That's why there's choice: two camps in this philosophical school. (Well, there's also Windows Phone and BlackBerry, but their speech recognition is extremely rudimentary.)
And so: put down your swords, fanboys. Both systems are exceedingly useful, once you spend the time to learn them. (Here's a site with a good list of Android voice commands; and one for Apple's Siri.)
Though Siri has the edge, the gap has closed substantially, and both systems are rapidly improving. For example, until recently Android had no phone-control features at all – only web searches. And the coming iOS 7 update, Siri will gain a more pleasant speaking voice, faster searches and the ability to change settings by voice ("Turn on Airplane Mode", "Turn up the brightness", "Turn on Bluetooth") – something neither phone can do now.
This much is clear: smartphone speech recognition is getting better fast. Very soon, we'll do less talking through our phones – and more talking to them.
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'O' week gig draws thousands
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have notched up over 114 million views on YouTube of their song Thrift Shop and last night they played in Christchurch.
And we danced, and we laughed, and had a really, really, really great time.
Performing at CBS Canterbury Arena as part of the University of Canterbury's 'O' week, it was the most fun you could have while wearing your opshop clothes.
Originally booked to play at just a 500-capacity venue - or as Seattle rapper Ben Haggerty, aka Macklemore, described it ''a barbecue'' - over 4000 Cantabrian students arrived to party at the ''big ass gymnasium'' for their first New Zealand show.
Fresh from a raft of sold out Australian shows, they found their biggest Australasian crowd yet in Christchurch and Heggarty admired the crowd right back - from the ''beautiful ladies'' to our men's hairstyles.
''It feels good to come halfway across the world and hear people singing your lyrics.''
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, producer and video director, didn't just rattle through their hits - this was a complete visual and aural experience from start to finish.
With two massive hit singles propelling the pair - Thrift Shop and marriage-equality anthem Same Love of debut album The Heist - crowd anticipation was high and the thoughtful setlist saw these two hits arrive in the middle of the set which was a pleasant surprise.
I expected them to peak with these two at the end but instead they built the set higher and higher until rocking out for the Victory Lap and high impact encore.
Completing the on-stage lineup were singer Michael ''Wanz'' Wansley - it's his voice on the hook to Thrift Shop, exuberant trumpet player Owuor Arunga and vocalist Ray Dalton, the star of their sure-to-be-the-next-hit-single Can't Hold Us.
They also played Crew Cuts and Killers, sampling Life is Cinema which borrows a line from the Killers, before crowd surfing a fan's fur jacket to the stage.
''This is New Zealand wolverine right here'' was the cry from centre stage and the jacket was worn throughout a high energy Thrift Shop - during which I put my hand in my pocket and found $20 I didn't know I had - before being returned to its rightful owner.
Anyone outside the venue would have heard over 4000 people chanting ''crowd surf the wolverine''.
Unicorns and wizard sleeves, hammer pants and make believe, pirate ships sailing off to the sea ... Lewis' visual and DJ-ing skills were mind-blowing, the vibe was one of the best I have ever experienced at the venue and the pair rocked everything from a flag celebrating Heggarty's Irish heritage to confetti cannons.
Returning for the encore, Heggarty, in the final of his many on stage speeches said ''thank you for letting me come here to hug your women'' and then we danced.
The encore, And We Danced, with Haggerty in a mullet wig and cape, was my favourite track of the night.
Although lyrically it's a silly LMFAO-esque song with double entendres about pulling hoses - I fell in love with the live version, I even got goosebumps such was the euphoria of the moment. What, what?
Then they played Thrift Shop again - ''unheard of'' students around me said - and students were scaling walls and being dragged back by security and the crowd threw their hands in the air wildly and danced like it was their last chance.
Students' antics during 'O' week often get a bad rap and the UCSA is seeking to change this with gigs such as the one last night and good on them.
Sure, there was the occasional drunk bloke smashing bottles out the back but you get that at every gig.
To paraphrase Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - this was f...... awesome!
*Photos by Dimitri Howard
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Friday trading in Beach ranged between 8.5¢ and 8.6¢ a share, across 36 trades, with a volume of 10.3 million units valued at about $883,900.
A line of 9 million Beach shares was sold at 11.34am for 8.5¢ a share, valued at $765,000.
"Having greater [than] 75 per cent of Impress shares, Beach can now decide the outcome of any special resolution put forward to an Impress shareholders' meeting," the company said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday.
The takeover is yet to be supported by Impress's 20 per cent shareholder, Victoria Petrolum (now known as Senex Energy).
Senex's opposition may be about to thaw, however. The Australian Financial Review's Street Talk column flagged on Friday that Senex's board would meet today and that a decision to accept Beach's offer could be made soon.
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So there I was, in my usual, cocky, smirking, sniggery professional-humourist way, typing out potshots at singer Jackie Chandiru, and chuckling at my very own jokes as I did it.
We wrote an interview with the glinty mole beneath her lower lip for Plan B and, during google chats, made a few naughty comments regarding her legs.
But don't be fooled. Just because I'm talking shit, doesn't mean I don't recognise game. The fact is, and I have a tweet somewhere that will attest to it, I lately became a huge fan of Chandiru. Before this, she was just one of the singers out there, but after Golddigger and Superman, I had to clear space in my trophy cabinet for a new entrant.
Cos those songs? That's my jam. Times two.
Now, due to the fact that I occupy a sensitive position in relation to the music industry– I am an as-if Arts and Entertainment journalist– I cannot just go out and be a fan of people. I mean, I think Omara and Tuwangye rocked in the Hostel and if I had an Emmy to spare, I would have had it couriered to Kahunde by now, but if I were to meet them, I would not blither or gibber.
Cos I'm the press. I don't gibber and I don't blither.
Except in the case of Iryn, but my love for that woman's voice is too big to hide.
Being the press doesn't mean I have to act unimpressed, but it does mean I can't just up and send fan mail. It compromises my objectivity.
So how did she know I was a fan?
I know she knows because just the other day I received mail in my official press inbox containing a copy of her latest single.
I had not received anything of the sort before. When she released Superman, no mail. When Golddiger came out, nothing. But now, here comes mail.
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Jack Ryder was an investigative reporter turned controversial talk show host, and was well-known for his aggressive manner and his determination to get to the truth. What Jack's viewers didn't realize was, that he's also the Creeper, a garishly-colored vigilante who Ryder could, with effort, turn into at will - although at that point the Creeper's manic personality took over. The Creeper was usually on the side of good, and just barely on the side of sanity.
Incident Reports
Arkham Origins Incident
After the credits, Jack Ryder could be heard interviewing with Dean Snyder and Quincy Sharp.
Between Arkham Origins and Arkham Asylum Incident
After the events of Christmas Eve, and before the Joker's takeover of Arkham Asylum, Jack Ryder turned into the Creeper.
Arkham Asylum Incident
After Jack Ryder found out about the Arkham Asylum Incident, he went on air. He said that Batman was at Arkham Asylum. Joker sent out a recording that Ryder then put on his show. Jack then wanted to see what was going on for himself. Hours past, and he soon thought that Batman was dead. Jack went to see what was going on, and found out Batman was alive. Joker, full of Titan, yelled at him and with Batman, used this for an upper hand. Jack happily said that Joker was beaten and that Batman had saved Arkham.
Between Arkham Asylum and Arkham City Incident
When Jack heard about Hugo Strange's plan to construct Arkham City, he began to look into Strange's past activities.
Arkham City Incident
While Bruce Wayne was at a press conference supporting the closing of Arkham City, TYGER operatives under the order of Hugo Strange, attacked the rally. Ryder was thrown into Arkham City with Bruce Wayne. As he, Wayne, and another political prisoner entered, they were quickly attacked by the inmates. While the political prisoner was killed, Jack himself got brutally beaten by an inmate. Bruce saved him, only to be clubbed to the ground. Some time later, Jack was attacked by several other inmates and interrogated by one of them to know where Bruce Wayne was hiding. After Batman defeated them, Jack hid in the alleyway. He told Batman that he was looking into Hugo Strange's suspicious activities. The next time Batman saw Jack, was when Deadshot was about to kill him. Batman saved him, and Jack retreated to the Church Medical Center. Ryder was revealed to have also seen the killer known as the "Identity Thief" when Batman found him. He said that it was Bruce Wayne, (which Batman insisted was crazy) but Ryder said that being in Arkham City must have driven Wayne mad. (The killer was revealed to be Hush later).
After Arkham City Incident
After Arkham City, Ryder published an article about his run-in with Deadshot in Arkham City. The article was heavily altered as Ryder claimed that not only did he take down Deadshot with help from Batman, but also saved Batman from a sniper shot from Deadshot. The story, however, wasn't well received by the public and Ryder's reputation plummeted even further.
Arkham Knight Incident
Unlike most citizens of Gotham, Jack Ryder remained in the city during Scarecrow's attack, and hid out in the GCPD's Interrogation Room. He opted to remain behind to cover Gotham's takeover in the hopes of reviving his career and also investigate what turned out to be a cult lead by Deacon Blackfire. Batman, however, repeatedly tries to tell him to leave the city, and it is heavily implied that Aaron Cash was not happy with his presence. After he noticed that Ryder went missing, Batman investigated the Interrogation Room and learned that Ryder left a recording that indicated that he was heading over to The Lady of Gotham. Upon arrival, Batman saw Ryder captured and about to be murdered in a ritualistic sacrifice, but he intervened and stopped the sacrifice. Afterwards, he warned Jack Ryder that the next time he doesn't heed Batman's warning, Batman will leave him to his fate.
After the revelation of Batman really being Bruce Wayne, Jack apologized about all the things he said to Batman about Bruce Wayne (such as implying that Bruce Wayne's sadness about his parents death was insincere and dropped the charade as soon as he "noticed his bank balance.") and all the things he said to Bruce Wayne about Batman.
Psychological Profile
Real Name: Jack Ryder
Batman's Database Profile
Dr. Hugo Strange
- Determined reporter
- Known for his aggressive pursuit of stories
- Famous for his controversial talk show
- Secret identity as his alter ego, the Creeper
- An Advanced Nano-Tech Stem-Cell Solution Infused With His Physiology
- Super-Strength: He can punch through grown men's bodies as well as toss them several feet away with relative ease.
- Super-Speed: He is also quick and incredibly agile, being able to do wall flips without any training and not even exert himself while doing so. He can also dodge ballistic attacks instantaneously.
- Super-Endurance: He can also exert himself for several hours before feeling any fatigue or tiredness. He can also take on more damage than any human being can.
- Healing Factor: He can heal from injuries within a few minutes as well as completely resurrect of reform from being killed or ripped to pieces. He may as well be nigh-immortal and ageless. When he entered Arkham City, he was heavily beaten, bruised, cut and tortured. He even had massive bruises, cuts and slashes to show for it. But afterwards these injuries have seemingly disappeared, likely a result of his vast regenerative capabilities.
- Super-Sonic Screams: He can emit laughter which causes anyone immense psychological and physiological pain.
Batman: Arkham Origins
- "...our next guest, political strategist Dean Snyder has been following tonight's events since the start-more than eight hours ago. Dr. Snyder, let's start with you-what's your view?"
- "You raise an interesting point, Hank, but what I'm wondering what we'll do next-"
- "There you have it. Quincy Sharp placing the blame for tonight's events not on the Batman, not on the Joker, but on Blackgate prison-...And pledging to return Arkham Asylum to full operations. We'll be back with more from Mr. Sharp, and our other guests when the Jack Ryder Hour continues after this message."
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham Knight
- "Untie me, you crazy bastard!" (Deacon Blackfire)
- Jack Ryder could be heard giving a report on the situation on Arkham Island over a security guard's radio set in the Utility Corridor of the Intensive Treatment Center. This radio was the solution to one of the Riddler's puzzles, and solving it unlocked Ryder's character bio. The report was only played after Batman spoke to Officer North in the Lobby.
- After saving Ryder the first time, you would notice the cuts and wounds on his face from the inmates. But when he retreated to the Church Medical Center after Deadshot's failed assassination attempt, they were noticeably gone. This was most likely due to Ryder's healing factor.
- It was unknown if Ryder would turn into his alter-ego, the Creeper, though it did state that he could in his Arkham Asylum bio, and it was cited in a conversation between Vicki Vale and Mayor Quincy Sharp.
- It was also unclear if Ryder was even aware of his being able to transform into the Creeper, since Arkham Knight didn't have him transform at all into the Creeper despite being under clear duress in the Lamb to the Slaughter Most Wanted Mission, and even required Batman to save him.
- One of Jack Ryder's comments in Arkham Knight had him wishing that he had superpowers, which implied that he didn't have any, in spite of what was stated in previous games. However, it could simply be that, when Ryder transformed into The Creeper, he had no memory of doing so.
- In his Batman: Arkham Asylum biography picture, Ryder was wearing red, green, and yellow, the main colors of his alter-ego, The Creeper.
- According to Jack Ryder, Aaron Cash hated Ryder, and was known to sharpen his hook while he was interacting with him.
- Although he never appeared in the games, the Creeper had many references in all 4 games.


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Myrtle Beach Bike Week, also known as Black Bike Week, is a huge event in South Carolina, attracting over 350,000 riders and party people. Along with being the largest black bike week in the world, taking place Memorial Day Weekend (May 26th-May 30th).
From the interesting video footage and images I've found, this week is all about wild cars, bikes and, of course, fashion. The ladies in general show plenty of skin, walking the streets in bikinis or clothing that might as well be bikinis with their lack of fabric.
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Teri Hatcher Puckering Up to Eva Longoria Parker
Nicolette Sheridan may be waving goodbye to Desperate Housewives, but two other women of Wisteria Lane are about to get a lot closer.
A source tells Celebuzz that the characters of Teri Hatcher (Susan Meyer) and Eva Longoria Parker (Gabrielle Solis) are going to lock lips on an upcoming episode.
"Yup, they kiss," says the spy, who promises a romp between the stars.
Reps for Marc Cherry's primetime hit, now in it's fifth season, told Celebuzz they would not give comment but "leave it to the imagination."
A kiss seems only natural progression for the actresses, who at the top of this season enjoyed a good old fashioned cat fight.
Check out the cattiness here (around 1:35):
While an airdate hasn't yet been set, Desperate airs Sunday's on ABC, and that episode likely forever on the average male's Tivo.


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The ECC is dedicated to educating professionals in the Life, Accident, Health and Disability claims market. The focus of this conference is to keep up to date with the latest industry trends, and to provide networking opportunities for attendees.
According to Deloitte's white paper "2014 Life insurance and Annuity Industry Outlook Transforming for Growth", the improving economic environment has presented carriers with an opportunity to invest in technology projects to meet the changing demands and expectations of customers.
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This very attractive and richly colored Roseville LAUREL vase is number 667-6. The Laurel pattern pieces were made in 1934 at the Zanesville, Oh. plant. It has an embossed design of a Laurel branch and leaves on a yellow/gold background. Three impressed vertical lines are placed evenly between the Laurel branches.This vase is 6" tall with a top rim diameter of 2 1/2" and a diameter of 3 1/2" at the widest part of the ovoid body. It has the original Silver paper label on the bottom. These pieces were not marked . This beautiful vase is in excellent condition and has no chips or cracks. Some very minor and extremely light crazing near bottom (see photos) and a miniscule tiny rough spot on the underside of the top lip.
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PAOLO Di Canio feels he is working in a "hostile environment" at Swindon Town.
In an eventful press conference ahead of the Robins' trip to Oldham tomorrow, the Italian reiterated how he was close to leaving the County Ground earlier this season but stayed on to fulfil what he perceives as a promise to Town fans.
But his tirade, which started as an unprompted and impassioned defence of his medical team in wake of comments made by Paul Caddis earlier this week, took in subjects as varied as the "dignity" of the youth academy, the prospect of forcing a "revolution" in Swindon and the dificulties he has had enforcing a "Barcelona mentality" throughout the club.
It was a 20-minute explosion of opinion that was absorbing and extraordinary in equal measure.
Di Canio claimed he was willing to "fight 100,000 people" to instill his levels of discipline and professionalism in SN1 after suggesting he could have stepped away from his role two months ago.
The Advertiser understands no approach has been made for the Swindon boss' services, and that his comments about a potential departure related to Jeremy Wray's removal as chairman in October.
He said: "I had a chance to leave two months ago. I heard something, that there was a chance. I presumed that I should leave two months ago. I presumed that I had a chance to.
"It didn't happen because obviously I concentrated straight away I thought I had to win in here. I want to finish my job in here. I have to finish my job. If we go to the Championship this year then I have done my job already and therefore the future changes.
"Otherwise it is three years. If someone decided to sack me it is a completely different situation.
"Otherwise I want to finish my job in here to do my job and get the expectation.
"In the summer I waited one month to sign and it was clear that I could get what they promised the season before and the plan was to keep on going.
"I want to try to do something better now but otherwise the people have to think 'why would you want to stay in here?' "I'd fight against 100,000 people, I don't mind. That is a promise and a promise is a principle. It's a part of the principle. I promised something.
"If I find a hostile environment I become more nasty and more focused because I don't distract myself from my players because they are the main part.
"Not my staff and my players - they are fantastic and you see in the way we play - but obviously there is a hostile (environment), but for personal interests. That is rubbish and something that will destroy this club for sure.
"Destroy for me is being average in League Two and hoping not to disappear for a few years if there is no one willing to take the right and strong decisions, which is somethign I will do if I keep going with my plan and they give me a chance to keep going with my plan.
"Now it's the first team, in the future we will clean everything even if we have 200 people here protesting. I will do this. Until the day I am not here, maybe not now but in one month, three months or five months, if I am still in charge, I will make a real revolution."
Di Canio also revealed that Town have offered Caddis to Birmingham, where the full-back is currently on loan, on a permanent deal but that the Blues are unwilling to come to any sort of arrangement just yet.
Earlier this week, Caddis said of his return to fitness following a shoulder injury: "There's no chance I could have got to this stage had I still been back at at Swindon as the facilities are so much better here."
In retaliation, Di Canio stressed that he would not take such cricitisms from a player who, in his words, "didn't know what it means to stretch" before he teamed up with the Italian in Wiltshire.
He said: "Talking about medical, first of all I can't listen to an opinion from a guy who before he joined me didn't know what it means to stretch and why he should stretch.
"Talking about medical, which is rubbish because he does not have any knowledge what it means. If I asked him 'do you know the name of this muscle?' he doesn't know. He can't speak.
"Paul Caddis was one year a disaster in League One, in the second year thanks to his teammates and Paolo Di Canio he became a winner even if in defensive moments he is a disaster.
"Birmingham are still fighting to survive, even if he is at a bigger name. They don't take out their hair to keep him.
"We already asked one month ago 'would you keep, would you buy?'. (Lee) Clark I know loves him but he said 'let us think'.
"When a side wants to give you a player it should be a good moment because it means if he cost five it can be three, it can be four. I don't want to mention the numbers.
"We ask them 'would you buy?' (They say) 'we have plenty of time, let us think'.
"I'm angry, not with Paul Caddis because in my life I would hope I would have problems with real champions, but because I can't accept stupid comments from a player who hasn't proved anything yet in football."
Di Canio went on to slate the youth set-up at the County Ground before hinting that Town could return to the "darkness" of recent years if they choose to rebuff his methods.
"I know it's difficult to accept when you bring in a Barcelona mentality, a Barcelona behaviour. It's too tough if you are lazy, if you do not have the same ability, the same knowledge.
"This is the same for the academy. This is another aspect we are going to speak about in the future if I have a chance to stay in here.
"I don't mind if the parents of the kids or family of the coach are angry because they worry what is going on, maybe if they think they lose their job. I don't care. They're not enemies.
"When you have to clean you have to clean, for the best for the cause of this club that 99 per cent of the people care about and spend their money to see good results - not only in the first team but also dignity in the way they play their youth.
"I know it's difficult. That was my anger in the last three days, even if I have to prepare for the next game.
"This is what I have to fight every day, even if the priority is the first team, because we have to establish this club in League One and see what's going on for the future.
"The first season was fantastic. This season is already very good. If it's not possible then it's important that we easily establish this club in League One. In the future we will see. If Di Canio isn't involved in this club any more, no problem.
"I will be sorry to see this club go in the darkness again because unfortunately this is the future. Without Paolo Di Canio, with another manager that does not have the same mentality.
"It's not 100 years ago, what happened two years. That's what makes me angry and drives me crazy. The story is there what happened. The people used to behave how they wanted. Good players.
"My players never did one rubbish thing. This is already a good base."


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Busy Philipps and her husband Marc Silverstein took their 3-year-old daughter Birdie out to breakfast on Saturday (January 14). Their good friend Jake Gyllenhaal also came along to eat at Los Angeles restaurant Square One.
The two actors greeted each other with a hug, with Jake also stroking Birdie's hair. The little one looked very tired!
Last month the actress spoke exclusively to Celebrity Baby Scoop about Birdie.
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Every day there's something new and fantastic that happens! My daughter is very cuddly and sweet and has gotten to the point where throughout the day she'll throw her arms around me and say, 'I love you mommy, you're the best,' which is really sweet and makes me feel so lucky that I have a cuddly kid because not all kids are really cuddly. She's a really sweet, thoughtful kid."


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Both The Market and Government Are Irrational
Paul Craig Roberts
March 15, 2012
One of the great economic myths is that markets are rational. Not a day passes without this myth being disproved scores of times, but the myth persists.
For example, today (March 14) Bank of America/Merrill Lynch reported that "yesterday US markets started the day off with a strong rally after the solid retail sales report. . . . tailwinds are helping boost global equity markets today."
The "solid retail sales report" for February consists of 1% nominal gain. That is, the increase is not deflated by the month's inflation rate, which will be released on March 16. In other words, if very much of the 1%nominal gain in retail sales is due to higher prices, the inflation adjusted gain will not be statistically significant. The "rational market" took off without waiting to find out whether the gain was real.
Moreover, as statistician John Williams has established, the official Consumer Price Index (CPI) understates inflation. If an honest measure of inflation was used, retail sales could be in negative territory.
The "rational market" loves deception as long as it provides an excuse for equities to rise. The Federal Reserve's focus on "core inflation," which does not include rising food and energy prices, allows Federal Reserve officials to maintain that the inflation rate remains below target. By pretending that there is no inflation, the Federal Reserve continues to support banks with near zero interest rates while depriving savers and retirees of interest income. With no income from savings, people are forced to consume their capital. Thus, the Federal Reserve's policy makes bankers richer and the country poorer.
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Crossposted at DailyKos, tweaked for BlueNC. -Sam
Larry Kissell has had a banner week. At the end of last week, Larry was breathing down Robin's neck - now there's the Constituency Dynamics Poll. Let's get that out of the way first:
Robin Hayes 44
Larry Kissell 51 ... D+7
Conducted: Oct. 8-10
MoE +/- 2.9-3.1
Larry is leading Robin Hayes OUTSIDE the margin of error in a race that according to Cook and others is still "Likely Republican." Why is it still "Likely Republican?" The short answer is "Money, honey." Larry ended last quarter with $88.94 cash on hand ... and that's why Larry needs you to give your $88.94 to help him take back the 8th District.
Now, I know many people have mentioned the poll - I'll go a step further and offer some analysis (studing political science at Davidson must be good for something). One thing Kos mentioned was that in many races, the "Voter Motivation Index" looked better for Republicans than Democrats, meaning that Republicans were more likely to go to the polls. In NC-08, Republican voter motivation is 7.57 out of 9, versus 7.40 for Democrats. .17 isn't outside of the margin of error, and some of those Democrats are Jessecrats, so at first glance it doesn't look like there's anything good or bad in the "Voter Motivation Index" for Larry, and certainly nothing worthy of distress. On the whole, this poll is great news for Larry but no reason to slouch.
But wait, there's more! Yesterday, Gov. Warner dropped out of the 2008 Presidential race, leaving John Edwards as the sole southern man with a serious shot. John Edwards just so happened to make his first major political appearance after this announcement at a rally for Larry Kissell in Concord. National media (at the very least the AP) were there, so even though Larry won't be on CNN for a second time, the word is spreading across the country (the first time was for the $1.22 a gallon gas event).
I've created a new ActBlue page just for people who want to give $88.94 to help Larry win in November. Now, I know not everyone can give $88.94 to just one candidate. But if you have the money, please think about giving it to Larry - he's one of us, he's not a millionare, he's going to take action on Iraq, and he's going to make a difference in the lives of real people.
If you can't give but want to help, you can find out ways to help Larry in this diary, or you can just go to helplarry.com. Even Jerry Meek is coming out to help just like the rest of us. Larry's an amazing guy, and with your help, we can take a race that everyone was writing off in April and give this movement the money it needs to earn a great but humble American Democrat a seat in Congress.
I can't wait...
to see how this turns out. When Larry wins, it will give me a new addition to the lexicon when discussing the 100 Counties project - the Kissell Effect. Which, will be added along with the Foley Effect.
CountryCrats - my thoughts, my blog.
Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
Nice diary Sam
Vote Democratic! The ass you save may be your own.
larry is giving bush and rove holy hell on Kos!
He is letting them have it over the 60 minutes that will air tonight. Go larry go!!!
Great post Sam!


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Here it is: a simple ribbed hat that can be decorated with easily removable "theme" buttons to suit wearers of any persuasion (change buttons as the mood strikes you: it only takes a minute!).
It can be made in conservative colours for the elegantly understated, or extravagantly bright for extroverts of the first order, and decorated with sport, hobby, or seasonal buttons to reflect the taste of any wearer.
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Quotable: Hugh Hefner Thinks Tiger's Cheating Is No Biggie
"I think the only surprise in it, quite frankly, is that anybody would be surprised. If you're a good-looking guy and young and healthy, the notion that there would be something else going on, well, marriage is just a convenience. It's very nice for raising kids, but the notion that monogamy lasts forever is a wish!"
– Playboy founder Hugh Hefner on Tiger Woods' "transgressions" [Extra TV]


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More than six weeks have now gone by since Hugo Chávez left for Cuba for his latest cancer surgery, and still very little is really known about how he is.
On Tuesday, information minister Ernesto Villegas announced an "encouraging" report, saying Venezuela's president was in "good spirits" but that still no date has been fixed for his return. Read more


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Keystone exam code confusion delays Penn Hills results
Confusion over Keystone exam coding means that Penn Hills parents will have to wait until 2014 to find out how their high-school and middle-school students scored on the newly-instituted Pennsylvania School Performance Profile.
Thousands of students, proctors and administrators statewide failed to check the correct box that would indicate whether a student took the test for course credit or to meet federal requirements.
"It's not that our data was incorrect, but things were coded in different ways," said Renel Williams, director of teaching, learning and assessment for the Penn Hills School District.
Superintendent Thomas Washington said instructions from the state on how to code tests were confusing.
"When the state put this out, the directions said if you put a preprinted label on your (testing) book, you didn't need to bubble certain things. There were confusing instructions about what needed to be coded on the books. Some districts coded, some didn't."
Williams said even when districts called state officials for clarification, "some districts were told to go ahead and do it, and some weren't."
The result was the suppression of scores for a large number of Pennsylvania high schools and middle schools, including both Penn Hills Senior High and Linton Middle schools.
"There was a bubble that should have said, 'Year-End Exam,' but the state gave out conflicting directions on whether that should or should not have been bubbled," Williams said.
Acting Education Secretary Carolyn Dumaresq said the state shares the blame for those errors by failing to more clearly outline how to fill out test forms.
School Performance Profiles, the model approved to replace Adequate Yearly Progress goals mandated by No Child Left Behind, were delayed twice as state officials struggled to make corrections and verify basic, building-specific data. Pending those changes, more than 20 percent of the state's 3,000 schools requested that their data and test scores remain suppressed.
The district's elementary schools — Forbes, Penn Hebron and Washington — all scored around 70, meaning that the defined achievement gap at the lower grade levels is roughly 30 percent. District officials' goal is to cut the gap to 15 percent over the next six years. As long as that mark is met, school districts are not subject to penalties for inconsistent progress from year to year.
Neither Washington nor Williams were satisfied with the marks which, excluding the 95 Allegheny County schools whose data was suppressed, place the district in the bottom third of the county.
"We want scores to be better," Washington said. "Although 70 represents that you're 'in the green,' certainly we want them to be higher, and obviously our expectations are higher."
To that end, the district has begun implementing Common Core curriculum across the district this year, Williams said.
"We're also providing building-level focus," she said. "This month, for example, the high school is giving their building report. They'll talk about where their focus is and how we're making an effort not to overwhelm students with what we're doing."
Washington said data for Linton and the high school will be sorted out and presented sometime after January.
Patrick Varine is an editor for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7845 or email@example.com. Staff writer Megan Harris contributed to this report.


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A unified approach to pricing and risk management of equity and credit risk
We propose a unified framework for equity and credit risk modeling, where the default time is a doubly stochastic random time with intensity driven by an underlying affine factor process. This approach allows for flexible interactions between the defaultable stock price, its stochastic volatility and the default intensity, while maintaining full analytical tractability. We characterise all risk-neutral measures which preserve the affine structure of the model and show that risk management as well as pricing problems can be dealt with efficiently by shifting to suitable survival measures. As an example, we consider a jump-to-default extension of the Heston stochastic volatility model.
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'Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Tridents' Prediction
2 July 2016 Who will win
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Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Tridents
Event: 'CPL' T20
Date: July 2, 2016
Time: 01:00 GMT | 02:00 UK | 06:30 IST
Venue: Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidadn
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Trinbago Knight Riders :
Hashim Amla,Ronsford Beaton,Sulieman Benn,Dwayne Bravo,Darren Bravo,Yannic Cariah,Kevon Cooper,Anton Devcich,Hamza Tariq,Brendon McCullum,Nikita Miller,Colin Munro,Sunil Narine,William Perkins,Anderson Phillip,Ramnaresh Sarwan,Javon Searles,Umar Akmal
Barbados Tridents :
Kyle Corbin,AB de Villiers,Jason Holder,Kyle Hope,Akeal Hosein,Imran Khan,Ashley Nurse,Wayne Parnell,Robin Peterson,Kieron Pollard,Nicholas Pooran,Ravi Rampaul,Raymon Reifer,Shoaib Malik,Shamar Springer,Navin Stewart,Steven Taylor,David Wiese
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Trinbago Knight Riders will be the Winner
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Johannesburg - Cellphone video footage taken by policemen on the Marikana shootings, which could have implications for the Farlam commission of inquiry, was released by a British news channel.
The video was released by Channel 4 News on Sunday and shows how police kept their guns on two men while they crawled through a field.
The video shows an officer from the tactical response team calling for restraint when a miner is on the move.
"The guy is there running. Wait, don't shoot him, don't shoot him," the officer is heard shouting.
However, gunshots are heard and then the camera moves over the lifeless body of a man.
The voice of another officer is heard: "That motherfucker. I shot him at least ten times."
Inigo Gilmore reports that the dead man was later identified and that he was shot 12 times.
Later, a police officer is heard speaking in Afrikaans about someone having a smaller gun and he imitates the sounds of the gunshots as it went off.
Two policemen filmed the footage.
"(The police video was taken) a few hundred metres away from the media and crucially, out of sight of their cameras where most of the miners actually died," Gilmore reported.
The report showed the footage that was shown by other media houses and during the inquiry.
Gilmore said the police video raised more questions of what happened at the koppie.
On August 16, 34 striking mineworkers were shot dead and 78 wounded when police opened fire while trying to disperse a group gathered on a hill near the mine.
In the preceding week, 10 people, including two police officers and the two security guards, were hacked to death.
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Geniatech ATV100 TV stick, is also called HDMI stick or HDMI TV dongle to turn your normal TV to be a smart TV by HDMI connection, It is ideal for home users to experience a new family television entertainment. You can surf the net, send emails, instant messaging, study, play games, watch media video, picture and e-books, listen to the music, design and show presentations and lots of the other work.
The HDMI stick is using ARM Cortex A9 CPU, based on Android 4.0 operating system, supporting Google Chrome browser, wire and wireless networking access, USB external hard disk, and single hand keyboard, mouse as well as easy like a normal remote control. Almost everything one can do on a normal computer host. The most important is: you do not need a laptop or tablet PC.
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One person, one bag - it all counts!
Another dive on the House Reef this week and another opportunity to take out my clean up bag and do some debris collection along the way. I wasn't specifically diving for debris - just taking out a dive but as always I had my trusty Project AWARE clean up bag stashed in my BCD pocket and decided to put it to use... again! It might only be one big plastic bottle and 4 small ones but imagine if every diver did this on every dive! What a difference that would make to our reefs world wide! My blogs on My Ocean are all about how one person can make a difference - protecting the ocean planet one dive at a time and all that jazz - never think that you are too small to make a change - just get out there and do what you can!!


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Industry News
A new trend in diets – a treat a day
A recently published new book "Naturally up to 160 calories. Everyday delicious treats!" offers a daily sweet treat with up to 160 calories max. It offers innovative baking techniques for tasty cakes with no artificial sweeteners or substitutes.
Everyone tries to avoid eating calorie-rich treats – but is it reasonable to go through life without enjoying them? Studies show that we are born with a taste for sweet things, and some claim that most diets fail because at the end of the day we crack and eat what we love anyway.
Paradoxically many people find that a daily treat helps to maintain body weight. A single treat a day gradually reduces our craving for sweet things. It is far easier to maintain a diet and keep our weight down in the long-term when sweets become a part of our lives.
What makes cakes so rich in calories? It's certainly not the sugar, because one gram contains only 4 calories, while one gram of fat contains 9 calories - more than double. The average cake contains one cup of oil or butter, with 1,700 calories! The best way to reduce calories in sweet treats is to reduce fat content, and the secret is to do so without anyone – especially children – knowing that they are eating a low calorie treat.
Surprisingly not many people are aware of the many delicious cakes that are low-calorie. Everyone loves the fine taste of meringue cookies and Italian biscotti, but they are not considered as dietetic. The truth is that these treats contain no fats. A large meringue cookie has only 50 calories, compared to 250-300 calories in a regular cookie. Italian biscotti, even with chocolate chips or almonds, have only 70 calories.
Studies show that food volume more than calorie content influences our sense of satiation. A cupcake with a sweet meringue topping contains just 10% of the hundreds of calories found in one with a butter-based icing. Neither adults nor children will suspect they are eating a low-calorie treat, as the sugar content in both is the same and they are equally tasty.
Eat cupcakes daily without gaining weight!
(and without working out or using fake sugars)
Tips for enjoying sweet treats without gaining weight:
1) Choose low-fat cakes like angel cake, torte, cheese cake, and biscotti or meringue cookies.
2) Never reduce sugar quantities in cake recipes, as cakes that are not sweet do not satisfy the palate.
3) For moist and tasty results, place a container with water on the bottom of the oven. The steam formed while the cake is baking makes the cake softer with no extra calories.
4) If a recipe requires whipping or double cream, replace 1/3 of the amount with Greek yogurt. No one will ever know the difference.
5) Top cupcakes with meringue. It is sweet, has a marshmallow flavor and a large amount contains a mere 30 calories.
6) Choose cake recipes that require beating (batter cakes), as these have fewer calories.
7) Choose recipes that contain a lot of fruit, as these reduce the overall calorie count.
8) Choose cakes ingredients with air and volume, such as Chocolate Rice Krispies, Even when mixed with chocolate, these ingredients produce cakes with fewer calories than in regular cakes.
9) If you love butter, don't avoid it entirely. Instead of putting a large amount of butter in a muffin, top it with a tablespoon of streusel (butter crumbs). You can enjoy a low-calorie muffin with a buttery aroma at a cost of 30 calories.
10) Avoid cakes, and especially toppings, that contain large amounts of oil or butter,
Butter-based toppings are unhealthy and contain hundreds of calories.
A recently published book Naturally up to 160 calories. Everyday delicious treats!
offers the perfect solution:
For recipes and additional information on how to make tasty low-fat cakes, go to www.naturally-
Revital Federbush is a journalist covering health and nutrition issues for the last 22 years. She has over 10 years of experience in developing recipes for cooking and baking.
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We are looking at flying into Houston and them driving to Galveston for our cruise to save on airfare. Does anyone have any experience in doing this or would we be better off flying directly to Galveston? If we got a rental what is the driving time and is there a convenient place to drop off and then pick up a car to head back to Houston for the flight home. Any other ideas? Thanks, Gennine
Hi Gennine,
There is no choice but to fly to Houston for a Galveston sailing. There is no airport in Galveston. There are however two Houston airports, IAH (Bush Intercontinental) and HOU (Houston Hobby). IAH is the main international airport and the only one the cruiseline air sources use. Continental Airlines is based there and will probably be the most attractive pricing from most airports into that one. IAH is approx 70 miles from the pier and if you're flying in on the day of the sailing (I'd come in the day before) the cruiselines offer transfers via motor coach both directions. If you're flting into Hobby they do not offer transportation even though it's closer to the pier (about 54 miles). Some of the discount airlines fly into Hobby, like Southwest and Jet Blue. You can rent a car at the airport or online and drop it off near the pier and the rental company will provide a complimentary shuttle from their drop location to the pier. The other option is an outside transfer company. The one I have recommended to many clients without any issues is www.galvestonlimousineservice.com They provide transportation from either airport and are normally a little lower cost than the cruiseline transportation. Hope this helps.
Cheers, Neil
Thanks for the information Neil. I have learned so much from this forum over the past couple of years. Thank-you everyone. Gennine
Another option to consider if you are looking to save airfare... and this completely depends on where you live and which airline you choose to fly on... but my sister found it much less expensive to fly into Dallas (DFW airport) and drive to Galveston (one way car rental and about a 5 hour trip) then to fly into Houston.
BUT like I said, it is highly dependant on your air travel costs to Houston and which airlines service your nearby airport versus Houston. IF you are already looking at renting a car to get to Galveston from the Houtson airport, factor the cost of the rental in Dallas into the trip travel cost total as well.... Just a thought.
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Ranking Slovenia: 18 (all)
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RALEIGH - Retiree luncheon at the Keeter Training Center, and the first event to celebrate the Raleigh Fire Department's
100th anniversary. Retired members were treated to a chicken 'n' rice lunch, received photo IDs, received t-shirts and centennial
merchandise, and had their pictures taken for a centennial history book that's in production. The luncheon was sponsored by
the Raleigh Professional Fire Fighters Association. The Raleigh Fire Museum was open during the event. This is the eight year
for the annual luncheon, which will return to Fire Station 26 near year. The Raleigh Fire Department and the Raleigh Fire Museum are planning other anniversary events this year. To learn more visit the www.RFD100.com.
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The story of the wool trade in West Yorkshire is portrayed through humour, song and dialogue this Saturday in Silsden.
Follow the Fleece is a hitorical revue told through the eyes of Anglo-Saxon scribes, shepherds, soldiers, mill owners, workers and the reforming MP James Smith.
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Kelmscott - Formerly Mystery Sock 2012
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This is the TTL Mystery Sock for 2012. This mystery KAL begins on January 1, 2012. One clue will be given each week during the month of January. Please join us in the Through the Loops Group here on Ravelry.
Finished Measurements: 6.5(7.4)"/16.5(18.75) cm, relaxed at cuff and foot, will stretch to fit 8.5(9.5)"/21.5(24) cm. - adjust needle size/gauge/yarn choice to make this sock larger or smaller.
Yarn: Fingering Weight, I used The Sanguine Gryphon Bugga Sock - see notes on selecting size and gauge - approx 400 yards, larger sizes & gauges may require more.
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Add the Oregon Coast to your "must do" list. Verdant landscapes, abundant wildlife and great camping are just a few reasons to dedicate 2 weeks to exploring this coastal wonderland.
Highway 101 winds up the coast hugging the Pacific Ocean shore, offering RV'ers amazing view of craggy bluffs and wide sandy beaches. Camping opportunities are abundant. Numerous public and private campgrounds offer rugged camping or luxurious accommodations and the Oregon state park system is one of the best in the USA. Interesting activities include whale sightseeing, historic light house tours (many are still operational) and even shipwrecks. Swimming, nature trails, wineries, cheese making and native American villages are all in close range to Highway 101 and travelers.
Traveling hwy 101 is not for those in a hurry. Long sections are two lanes and 101 is main street to many small coastal towns. While you can expect traffic lights and slow downs, the opportunity to see these beautiful old towns as a slower pace is a good tradeoff for delays. Take some time to stop in at a local chowder house, check out a street fair or pull off onto one the many, scenic overlooks for a mid day picnic. Here's an interesting discussion about "not to be missed" coastal destinations: RVing the Oregon Coast


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Ashlee Simpson's breasts suggest a case of pregnantitis in the uterus sector
In case you can't tell by the headline, this post will tackle deep medical issues using the most scientific of terms. For realz. N/J. Every once in a while The Sun drops an expose that shakes the very field of journalism to its core. Today they examined the size of Ashlee Simpson's breasts in relation to her sister Jessica and whether that size suggests Pete Wentz busted a baby up in that ass. I feel humbled to be in the presence of such a report:
Ashlee, who got engaged to rocker boyfriend PETE WENTZ last month, has recently been subject of rumours surrounding a possible pregnancy.
But the eye-catching size of her bust pictured above will only increase speculation, as it looks like she's developed a pair of CHRISTINA AGUILERA-style pregnancy boobs.
Dear Pulitzer Committee,
As an esteemed member of your establishment, I'm writing to gracefully request you withhold my Pulitzer and award it to the investigative team at The Sun. Not only did these brave individuals address the tough issues of how pregorific are Ashlee Simpson's milk cannons, but they went the extra mile to compare her to Christina Aguilera. I like to believe their work speaks for itself, however, I could not sleep peacefully at night unless I did my very best to ensure their groundbreaking reporting was recognized.
Please, search your hearts and soul while weighing this monumental decision. And, also, take into account the true litmus test of any journalistic endeavor: OMG BOOBZ!
Semper Fi Mammarus,
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