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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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The world is made for those not cursed with self-awareness. — Annie Savoy, Bull Durham
I arrived early on Friday to Huntington Park, home of the Columbus Clippers, for Party at the Park. The Clippers, like all minor league franchises, understand that baseball alone won't pull fans through the gate. Promotions are vital, even if mind-numbing to baseball purists. But I have to admit that this promotion was spot on. Party at the Park meant that the local barbeque chain City BBQ — no Allen & Son of Chapel Hill, but no slouch, either — was serving up two-dollar pulled pork sandwiches.

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- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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- Mix topping and pour over meat mixture.
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In this 3 in 1 bind-up of VeggieTales I Can Reads, Junior learns that even pirates have to go to school, the town of Bumblyburg takes an angry mud bath, and Larry forgets to listen … again! Young readers follow their favorite Veggie friends in easy-to-read stories that help teach early reading skills as well as sound morals and Bible-based life lessons. Books included in this title include: Pirate in Training, Larry Boy and the Mudslingers, Listen Up, Larry.
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June: Pope Francis creates commission to reform the Vatican Bank
Pope Francis started off the month of June with a ceremony never attempted before: at five in the evening, local time in Rome, he led a Eucharistic Adoration simultaneously throughout the world. Millions of Catholic across the globe joined Pope Francis at that very same time in praying for the Church and victims of "new forms of slavery.â? Pilgrims quickly discovered Pope Francis' humanity, both through his actions and words. On June 5, he made an appeal against letting food go to waste. POPE FRANCIS "We must remember that when we waste or throw away food, it's as if we're stealing it from the table of the poor. When he met with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Pope Francis addressed the topic of youth unemployment. During this month, one of his most talked about actions was the creation of a five-member commission of experts to reform the IOR, the Vatican Bank. The Pope gave them the full access to all documents and people to assess the Bank and propose changes. JRB RR GdP -BN Up:JRB #Vatican


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Some bragging rights to end off the day. Cape Town has once again been named as one of the world's top cities. Travel + Leisure, one of the world's largest and most well known travel magazines has release its World's Best Awards 2016 list and in the category of World's Best Cities, Cape Town made the top 10.
Just, but we are in the top 10 and best city in Africa.
Well done Cape Town. We've made the top best cites in 2011,2012 and 2015 as well.
The top city for 2016 was named as Charleston in South Carolina, followed by Chiang Mai in Thailand, San Miguel de Allende in Mexico and Florence, Italy.
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How a Mom Would Sing 'Let It Go' From 'Frozen'
By now you've seen a thousand versions of the song 'Let It Go' from 'Frozen,' but this one might be the cleverest. Any mom will recognize this mom's troubles.
By now you've seen a thousand versions of the song 'Let It Go' from 'Frozen,' but this one might be the cleverest. Any mom will recognize this mom's troubles.
Going to the movies is supposed to be a two-hour break from the rigors of the world, even if it does cost more than your weekly salary.
Somebody made a portrait of Jackie Chan out of 64,000 chopsticks -- because really, why not? -- and yeah, it's kind of awesome.
Right after word got out about the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' reboot, fans have been in a tizzy.
Look at Bill Murray's pants!
Finding parodies of 'Let It Go' on the Internet is almost as easy as finding cat videos, so when one rises above the others you know it must be good.
You may have heard there's a fan-funded movie coming out today based on a canceled TV show called 'Veronica Mars.'
Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian has been posting old photos of herself from her dad's classic movie sets on Twitter.
Take a glimpse at how the Toons and the humans from 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?' look today.
We were totally thrilled to get that minute-long TV spot for 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' yesterday, even though it probably spoiled something.
If you've got about $30,000 to waste, and a troubling desire to relive your childhood, then you may be interested in this eBay auction. Someone is selling the amazing bicycle from the classic 1985 movie 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure.' Maybe now you can restore some childhood nostalgia that may have been tainted by Paul Reubens' adult-theater shenanigans.


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Chris Colfer
January 17, 2011 by Post Team
Chris Colfer, 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Cher Diane Warren ballad "You have not seen The Last Of Me" beat fellow tune Burlesque "Bound To You" (co-written by Christina Aguilera and Sia) for best original song while Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross caught price Best Original Score for the social network. But Glee actor "was the emotional speech by Chris Colfer won"Best Performance (Actor) in the TV category, which was one of the moments most memorable evening.
Colfer, who plays Kurt Hummel Glee, was joined by fellow cast mate Jane Lynch, who received the Performance Support (Actress) prize for her portrayal of Sue Sylvester. The hour-long hit Fox also won Best Musical or Comedy for the second consecutive year.
After thanking Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy, the crew and the rest of the cast, the actor 20 years, gave words of encouragement to fans of the series who are oppressed and who are bullied at school.
Executive producer of the show Brad Falchuck confirmed at the Golden Globe Hathaway will play the aunt of lsbn's gay teen Kurt Hummel in the episode.
"Chris Colfer"qui plays Kurt, won a Golden Globe for best supporting actor at the ceremony on Sunday, Us Weekly reported.
"It was the idea of [Hathaway], and [with] someone like her is a bit difficult to say no," said Falchuck.
"We do not usually get excited guest stars for the sheer fun of guest stars, but when you have someone like Gwyneth [Paltrow] or Anne Hathaway, where you can say" They are incredible, "… these are great gifts you. "
Falchuck said Hathaway and his agents negotiated his contract with Glee creator Ryan Murphy to appear on the show at the Golden Globes.
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In just four years, ADC has grown from an annual operating budget in 2005 of $10,000 to $850,000 in 2008. ADC's offices can no longer comfortably accommodate its staff of eight community development professionals and four consultants, and its training programs must be offered at various scattered sites due to the large demand and ADC's current space constraints. ADC has learned that the community has great interest in its services, and that ADC can consistently succeed in mobilizing necessary resources. ADC enjoys strong and critical support from Minnesota philanthropy, including The Minneapolis Foundation, as well as McKnight, Bush, Blandin, Bremer, and St. Paul Travelers Foundations. At the same time, ADC has begun to build more diverse sources of revenue, including governmental grants and fees for services.
With a proven track record of demonstrated success, and an ever-increasing demand for its services to immigrant entrepreneurs and their families, ADC is now poised to build a permanent home. In the words of Bamson Fadipe, ADC's board chair, "I'd like ADC to create a statewide brand not as a nonprofit per se, but as an adult education center, a niche financial institution." Central to the fulfillment of this vision is a service center building anchored in the heart of the state's African population and capable of supporting a statewide operation for years to come.
ADC seeks to develop a service center for a growing, highly entrepreneurial economic developer serving African immigrants and refugees in Minnesota. The building should be a professional yet comfortable venue to welcome ADC's client market into the transaction with the mainstream economic system — with production values suitable to symbolize upward mobility. ADC envisions owning a small but visible commercial building in an urban commercial corridor of Minneapolis such as Cedar Riverside, Seward, Midtown, or University Ave. Convenient freeway access is important to support ADC's statewide client base. Ideally, the building would also house a small number of tenants that fill vital neighborhood functions and are representative of ADC's partners and clients: a bank, financial services or professional firm (investment, accounting, real estate, law), a cafe, possibly a small retail store. The building program would include:
• Office space/reception
• Community/event space
• Meeting/conference facilities
• Classroom-workshop space;
• Play room for childcare during client programming
• Kitchen
• Tenant space: up to 50 percent of building total square feet
• Parking
• Estimated Cost: $5 – 6 million
The building and location should support ADC's mandate as a statewide community developer and its capacity as an innovator. It will not only produce income for the organization as a landlord, but also establish "main street" presence in Minneapolis that upholds ADC's brand as a high-achieving and accessible community resource tied to the growing population of African immigrants and refugees.


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Lazar Vidovic
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|1 April 1965
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|200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
|102 kg (225 lb)
|Playing career1
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|St Kilda
|80 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.
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Lazar Vidovic (born 1 April 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer.
Although originally from Carlton, he was recruited from Castlemaine and debuted in 1989 with the St Kilda Football Club. He missed the 1990 season with a knee injury but returned in 1991.
Vidovic played in St Kilda's 1996 AFL Ansett Australia Cup winning side.[1]
Vidovic played in 7 of 22 matches in the 1997 AFL Premiership Season home and away rounds in which St Kilda Football Club qualified in first position for the 1997 AFL Finals Series, winning the club's 2nd Minor Premiership and 1st McClelland Trophy.[2]
In 1997, he played with the Saints as a backup ruckman when Peter Everitt suffered an injury, but he injured his knee again during the finals series, leaving Brett Cook as the number one ruckman for the 1997 AFL Grand Final. Following this he retired at the end of the season.
Vidovic was reported on many occasions during his league career, and known for his erratically aggressive onfield behaviour. In 2004 he pleaded guilty to five charges of forgery.[3] He was fined $7,500 for these acts.[4]
- ^ "AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final - St Kilda v Carlton". Slattery Media Group. 1996-03-23. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "1997 Season Scores and Results – Ladder". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ Post-footy blues led to forgery, Herald Sun, September 2004, accessed 16 November 2006.
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/13/1094927483241.html?from=storylhs
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Let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Sisson. I'm 63 years young. I live and work in Malibu, California. In a past life I was a professional marathoner and triathlete. Now my life goal is to help 100 million people get healthy. I started this blog in 2006 to empower people to take full responsibility for their own health and enjoyment of life by investigating, discussing, and critically rethinking everything we've assumed to be true about health and wellness...Tell Me More
A prescient excerpt from the Times – it's what we've been saying all along:
"In the case of fatty foods, that confident voice belonged to Ancel Keys, a prominent diet researcher a half-century ago (the K-rations in World War II were said to be named after him). He became convinced in the 1950s that Americans were suffering from a new epidemic of heart disease because they were eating more fat than their ancestors.
There were two glaring problems with this theory, as Mr. Taubes, a correspondent for Science magazine, explains in his book. First, it wasn't clear that traditional diets were especially lean. Nineteenth-century Americans consumed huge amounts of meat; the percentage of fat in the diet of ancient hunter-gatherers, according to the best estimate today, was as high or higher than the ratio in the modern Western diet.
Second, there wasn't really a new epidemic of heart disease. Yes, more cases were being reported, but not because people were in worse health. It was mainly because they were living longer and were more likely to see a doctor who diagnosed the symptoms.
To bolster his theory, Dr. Keys in 1953 compared diets and heart disease rates in the United States, Japan and four other countries. Sure enough, more fat correlated with more disease (America topped the list). But critics at the time noted that if Dr. Keys had analyzed all 22 countries for which data were available, he would not have found a correlation. (And, as Mr. Taubes notes, no one would have puzzled over the so-called French Paradox of foie-gras connoisseurs with healthy hearts.)
The evidence that dietary fat correlates with heart disease 'does not stand up to critical examination,' the American Heart Association concluded in 1957. But three years later the association changed position — not because of new data, Mr. Taubes writes, but because Dr. Keys and an ally were on the committee issuing the new report. It asserted that 'the best scientific evidence of the time' warranted a lower-fat diet for people at high risk of heart disease."
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Re: Confidental notes on reports
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I found that if you start the paragraph with a tilde then that paragraph will not print on the Family group sheet when you put a checkmark in any/all of the Notes Options AND LEAVE THE CHECKMARK OUT OF THE "CONFIDENTIAL notes (~) AND COMMENTS" on the right side of the window.
I also used a double paragraph, that is, I hit the ENTER key twice, so the paragraphs would be spaced a bit more.(Don't know that that makes any difference)
This test was only done on the Family group sheet, and only the preview of the sheet, but It should work other ways too.
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Kim Clijsters
August 20, 2011 by staff
Kim Clijsters, Reigning world champion Kim Clijsters announced Friday that it will not be able to defend their titles in the coming U.S. Open. Clijsters is sidelined with an abdominal strain injury.
"Unfortunately, I will not be able to defend my title of U.S. Open this year due to a hamstring injury in the stomach. Two weeks of rehabilitation was not enough to heal this injury. I'm obviously very disappointed. I trained very hard this summer and I was in good shape to play the U.S. Open. "
Former world No. 1 Belgian star defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final last year in New York and current No. 1 beat Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the party's 2009 U.S. Open.
Clijsters actually has a lead of 21 consecutive victories at the USED TO Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, where he has not lost since the U.S. Open final 2003. Skipped the 2004 U.S. Open due to injury, called there in 2005, and missed the tournament three consecutive years since 2006-08 due to injury and retirement. The popular Belgian took the time to start a family retreat and left nearly two years in the summer of 2009.
The 28-year-old world No. 3 Clijsters is a four-time Grand Slam champion, including three U.S. crowns Open. She also named in the Australia Open later this year in January.
Clijsters also missed Wimbledon Championship this summer due to injury and has not called anywhere, that capturing her first Australian Open title for seven months.
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Tens of thousands of families across NSW are being crippled by high energy prices, with mounting arrears, credit listings and disconnections, the Energy and Water Ombudsman says.
The Ombudsman received a record 37,485 complaints in 2013-14, its annual report being released on Thursday shows, with half relating to billing and a quarter relating to affordability.
"There's been an increase in the number of people struggling and it's very much to do with the higher prices for what is an essential service. People don't have a choice," Ombudsman Clare Petre said.
"There's lots of pressure on low-income households, people with fixed incomes, people who have very little financial flexibility."
Ms Petre said complaints surged, despite the levelling off of price hikes in July last year. The "long tails" of the huge hikes – largely driven by over-spending on poles and wires and, to a lesser extent, the carbon tax – in the previous four years were still having an impact on consumers.
Affordability-related complaints surged by 28 per cent in the past year, with the largest jumps linked to declined payment arrangements, up 64 per cent, and impacts on credit ratings, up 53 per cent.
Among billing complaints, issues about back-billing, a catch-up bill for energy use that has not been correctly charged in the past, rose by 90 per cent and billing errors increased by 47 per cent.
"Even though from last July the increases were less than the consumer price index, as opposed to 18 per cent in previous years, the long tails from price rises mean we're not out of the woods yet," Ms Petre said.
Complaints about disconnections because of non-payment rose by 32 per cent to 1702, which was "very high", she said. "It's gone back up to rates I haven't seen in many years."
There were 25,900 electricity disconnections in NSW for the first nine months of the past financial year – a thousand more than the previous 12 months – according to the Australian Energy Regulator.
The NSW chief executive of St Vincent de Paul, Michael Perusco, said reversing disconnections cost too much for most low-income families already laden with other bills and rent, resulting in homelessness.
Last year the society handed out $5 million to cover energy costs for needy families – a 10 per cent increase on the previous year.
The charity is demanding reforms to the flat rebate provided by the state government.
"We think it needs to be a rebate based on the percentage of the bill, so that it takes into account family usage as well as regional customers who pay more for their electricity," he said.
Ms Petre, who is stepping down from the role she has held for nearly 17 years, is concerned too many households have not taken up the government's rebate offers despite eligibility.
"There are deals to be had and savings to be made, but the market's still challenging and confusing, and many people do feel intimidated," she said.
More than half the complaints related to billing, which as a category increased by 7 per cent. The main issues were high or disputed accounts, billing errors, tariffs and back-billing.
In the past year, Origin Energy angered the largest number of customers, with 12,514 complaints raised against it – about half linked with billing. In second is Energy Australia, with 9665 complaints, again largely to do with billing complaints.
Ms Petre predicted gas would emerge as a problem, with the pricing regulator saying the price will rise by 20 per cent in the next two years.


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The episode starts with inspector asking Desai when did he last saw Kabeer. Desai says 2 days ago. Inspector asks if Kabeer has a tiff with anyone. Desai says a machine operator had a fight with him, but he went to his hometown 4-5 days ago and then says Himesh Jariwala had a fight with him and must be behind this. Inspector then goes to Himesh's house and asks his parents about him. Dad says he has gone out and he does not think Himesh can do anything wrong. Inspector asks him to send Himesh as soon as he comes, else he will be in trouble.
Shah family still waits for Kabeer eagerly. Savita sees Neeta getting drowsy and holds her. Neeta murmurs Kabeer's name. Jatin suggests Mahesh to take minister's help.


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Interest rate meeting : No half measures please
South Africa's largest bond originator calls for a full 1% interest rate cut at February's Monetary Policy Meeting (MPC) saying that the time is right for bolder measures.
"Property owners won't benefit from half measures this time," said Saul Geffen, chief executive of ooba, (formerly MortgageSA). "While ooba and South African consumers welcomed the half percent rate cut in December, further rate cuts are necessary in order to relieve homeowners and stimulate the stalling property market."
Geffen points to the dramatic rate cuts around the world to stem the sharp economic slowdown that is also already in evidence in South Africa.
"Several economists have in the last few weeks slashed their growth forecasts to less than 1% for 2009."
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A photo posted to Twitter shows five different colored canisters that will be distributed around Vancouver.
Scavenger hunts on Twitter seem to be the next big thing. The pot hunt comes just a few weeks after a mysterious rich man sent San Francisco on a merry chase around town looking for $100.
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"The last real estate deal I did I made about half a million dollars. I can afford to give a lot," San Francisco's mystery man said.
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Most people on the Alternative Right are decidedly not in favor of our open-border policy in the United States. They complain of the program of race replacement, foreigners stealing our jeeeebs, committing crimes, and generally lowering the property values in the joint. I sympathize with these arguments, but, personally, I hope we make allowances for the kind of immigration I like to date. You see, I belong to an oppressed sexual minority: American men who prefer foreign women. There is power in naming things, and so I'll just come out and say it: I am an American xenosexual man.
It took me a while to come to realize my sexual preference. It was never conscious until fairly recently, and I figure it's time for me to come out of the closet, so my xenosexual brothers won't feel alone. It isn't a realization that I'm particularly happy to have had, as it makes life in the Republic incredibly inconvenient. In my long and sordid career as a bachelor, the only women I have been able to maintain a romantic relationship with have been at least raised in other countries.
I'm sure this statement is causing American female upper lips to distort into a snarl. "Oh, another insecure man who is intimidated by an empowered woman!" -- this is how it usually goes. This sentence captures, in essence, what is psychologically wrong with American women for a man of my sexual preference.
First of all, the facts are wrong. If I were insecure, I wouldn't have written this. Also, the women I've been able to deal with for longer than a year or two had job titles like, "SAW gunner," "machine learning engineer," and "scientist." These are very likely to be considerably more "empowered" job titles than anyone reading this in a high moral dudgeon will ever achieve. If you disagree, and think your job is much more awesome than these, I suggest you take it up with the SAW gunner. Secondly, one of the excellent things about foreign women is they rarely try to cut your metaphorical testicles off with ridiculous shaming language. American women by contrast, don't seem capable of communication without bagging on some poor man. Being an unpleasant, confrontational, sarcastic grouch seems to have become a sort of gender duty of American women. The rest of the world sees that as bad manners. Finally, the dribbling self-entitlement and totalitarian-princess gall of it all. Why should anyone care if I won't date American women? It is simply my preference: as worthy of respect and approbation as the preference to not date any women. I count many American women as close friends, confidantes and family members. I love American women! I just don't want to date them.
Other varieties of women don't get so upset about men not liking their kind so much. As a social experiment, I once told a beautiful and talented Russian girl I had a problem with depressing crazy drunkard Russian girls. She agreed with me that most Russian girls are crazy, depressing and drink too much, pointed out the good sides of Russians (hotness, passion, femininity), and noticed that she's actually not really so Russian: she was from a tribe in Russia known for its cheerfulness and moderation. This anecdote illustrates an important difference between domestic and imported females. When faced with an outcome they do not like, American woman will become disagreeable. The foreign woman will become more feminine and seductive; a tactic I have few powers to resist. Since I am not a masochist who enjoys being menaced by angry harridans with rolling pins, this causes me to like the imported models better. I know, I know, my sexual preference is weird and kind of hard to wrap your brain around, but I can't help it. Like many men who were afflicted with a non-standard sexual preference, I'm pretty sure I was born this way.
While my preference is intensely emotional, being wrought in my own sense of extreme heterosexuality, I also look at it as intensely logical. I buy and sell for a living. American women are a bad investment. You see, I'm a very busy man: I'm trying to build a business, create American jobs and generate wealth to help bail us out of the horrible mess we are in. American women get upset when you're not paying attention to them, and do things like start an argument about where to put your goldfish. Foreign women do things like try to help when you are busy.
Many American women are also wrapped up in status monkey games (muuuust get big house) and the consumer gerbil wheel. Even if I were to find an American woman who makes the kind of dough I do, she'd likely spend the pair of us into penury before I am able to hire anybody. Foreign women generally come from less prosperous nations, and so they're less interested in purchasing an enormous McMansion and stuffing it full of plastic tchotchkes along with a couple of neurotic crotch fruit. Foreign women believe in thrift, rather than conspicuous consumption.
American women also tend to believe in deeply unattractive insanity like "gender as social construct feminism," astrology, socialism, putting unsightly tattoos all over their bodies, and moral relativism of all kinds. I have yet to figure out why anybody would contract any kind of alliance with a moral relativist. Foreign women have seen these bad ideas disproved on a daily basis in their lives in less civilized nations, so they believe in things like common sense. I know this probably seems incredibly selfish of me, and perhaps some people think I should be a good fellow and pay more attention to where I put my goldfish, but as a productive member of society, I feel it is my patriotic duty to do my bit to help solve the economic crisis. I figure the slouchy hipsters with nothing better to do can go argue with American women about their goldfish to keep them happy while I'm off doing useful work.
American women have a weird relationship with sex. They're known the world over as loose women. Yet, sex with an American woman is a study in time-motion efficiency at best. Back in my academic days, I once taught an Italian grad student how to pick up girls on the internets: probably the only useful thing I ever taught anybody in an academic setting. Being Italian, he quickly became better at it than I was, but after his first couple of successes he came to my office with a troubled brow. "Scott, what is wrong with American women? I don't want to brag, but I am good at sex. These women, they don't come when I fuck them." It took considerable powers of persuasion to convince him that the average American female needs to be worked over with power tools, months of therapy, and various acts considered signs of deviant madness by the American Psychological Association 50 years ago, in order to experience authentic genital quakes with someone else present in the room.
This isn't just the anecdotal evidence of a couple of science nerds sitting around the synchrotron, there have been scientific studies done on this subject. The vaginal orgasm is observably going away, both in the United States and Western Europe. There are certainly exceptions to all this, but the vaginal orgasm is so elusive among American females, it is widely considered to be a myth among the educated classes. Everywhere else in the world, it's considered the normal way of conducting business. I have no idea how this came about; ideas I've come up with include epigenetics, poisonous feminism, hormonal imbalances, outbreeding depression, and inability to relax. Some researchers have pointed out that a likely cause is improper sex education that focuses on the clitoris... Basically, American women jerk off too much to derive any pleasure from normal, or even heroic heterosexual, intercourse. A parsimonious explanation, somewhat borne out by my personal investigations into the subject.
Apparently most American men don't mind that their snuggle bunnies might as well be doing their taxes while they drill for gold, or else they enjoy the manly hobby of weilding power tools even in the boudoir, or perhaps some enjoy dictating Tolstoy with the tips of their tongues every night. Well, that is their preference. While power tools and Tolstoy have their charms, I like the old fashioned kind of sex better, and the imported models are the ones dishing it out.
And what of poise, style and feminine grace? Most of you Americans won't know what I am talking about here, because you haven't been around enough foreign women. American women do things like eat while they're walking down the boulevard. Foreign women know this is horrifically gauche, to say nothing of fattening, so they don't do it. Foreign women are too busy trying to balance a plate on their head to shove cupcakes in their mouths while they walk about.
Fashion? Foreign women unashamedly wear dresses. American women wear clothing designed to disguise the fact that they are actually female. American women ... they do not sashay or glide like the old fashioned foreigners do: they gambol and gesticulate like something out of the ape cage at the zoo. When they're trying to be "feminine," an American woman will do something like deploy her decolletage like a couple of battleship cannons. While I guess there is something appealing about gratuitous baboon displays of secondary sexual characteristics, it's a rather crude gambit to my rarified xenosexual senses. A foreign woman can dangle her shoe at me with a naughty smirk, and I will forget all about the battleship cannons seated at the bar next to her. Granted, most American men seem to prefer to be bludgeoned with female battleship cannons; I know I'm the weird one here. Maybe the dress thing is atavistic , or maybe it's because I understand how fermentation works that I don't care for girls in pants. I guess most American men prefer that women wear the pants.
The dimensions of modern American women are worth a mention. The average American woman is 5'4" and tips the scales at 164lbs with a 37" waist size. Being a squirrely little man of the exact average height and weight for an American male, I only have a 31" waist, and so, well, I have to admit, the average, um, "curvy" American woman is certainly of a size that I find rather intimidating. By my calculations, that puts the average American female at approximately 39 percent bodyfat. Normal would be something like 16 percent, yielding a surplus of 38 lbs of fat per woman. There are about 150 million American women, giving us a grand total of 5.7 billion pounds of unsightly excess lard. To get an idea of how obscene this is, 7lbs of fat are about equivalent in energy expenditure to a gallon of petrochemical fuel. Each Saturn-V rocket, the awe-inspiring monstrosities that hurled 1960s era Freemasons to the moon, contained only 960,000 gallons of fuel. Waving my hands over the stoichiometry, this means there is enough excess libido destroying pork butter on American womanhood to power 5900 or so manned moon missions. While American men may like their women on the chunky side, I consider it incredibly wasteful that all this high fructose corn syrup goes to expand female waistlines when it could be used to power space ships to the moon. No, no, I prefer the old fashioned kind of females who have bellies considerably smaller than my own; you know, like the foreign ones.
Then there is the idea of physical fitness among American women. Foreign women define physical fitness as being slim and feminine. American women think it is OK to be as fat as they like, so long as they can run a marathon or go on grueling hikes in the woods. Well, that's OK I guess; physical fitness is important, but if you're carrying around 30lbs of lard, I'm still not going to find you as attractive as a skinny but lazy Romanian or Vietnamese woman. Since I'm trying to find a date, rather than looking for someone to plough my fields, serve as an emergency food supply, or staff a private army, the whole fitness thing isn't so important to me as the aesthetics of slender arms and waists.
I'm pretty sure there is a hormonal component to the whole thing. Look, for example, at these American movie stars of yesteryear, Hedy Lamarr and Lillian Gish below. Beautiful, feminine, wholesome even, and dripping with estrogen. This is the kind of woman that appeals to xenosexuals like myself; they used to make them right here in America, back when Americans actually made things. Now we must make do with imports.
By contrast we have Erin Anderson and Anna Paquin (technically Kiwi: humor me) below, rated 14 and 79 in this year's "Top 99 most desirable women" by Ask Men. They both have the hatchet jaws, neanderthal brow ridges and beady eyes of a male to female transsexual. These physical features are caused by male hormones like testosterone. What could be going on here? Phthalates? Birth control pills? Virilization through yoyo dieting? It is a long story how this works, but even kids notice that fat ladies often have mustaches. Could it be a side effect of female hypergamy as F. Roger Devlin and the notorious Roissy have posited? Meaning, do women who have sampled too many Vienna sausages on the peen chuckwagon develop some sort of endocrinological issues? Or perhaps because modern American women are encouraged to compete and fight like a man, their adrenal glands have released enough androgens to visibly change them. Think about that for a minute: American feminism might have changed women physically.
I'm nothing like an endocrinologist, and I've never done the calculations to see if this could theoretically happen, but the adrenal glands do release testosterone, and the adrenals are used a lot more by disagreeable grouchy American women than feminine foreigners. American men have been looking pretty testosterone deficient in recent years; perhaps they are seeking out something they lack? By contrast, I have an endocrinological disorder cursing me with a high level of testosterone; it comes from my birth into the violent working classes and is exacerbated by my habit of eating too much red meat and lifting enormous barbells in the gym. As such, I don't care so much for the Popeye chin on the ladies. I like the ones with nice oval shaped faces and soft neonatal features, like Hedy Lamarr (who, by the way, was also a certifiable genius).
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The irreplaceable Roissy posted a sociological article about Kazakh perceptions of different nationalities of women that sums it up better than I ever could. Borat's description of American women:
American woman is described in quite contradictory way. Most amazing is a negative estimation of her appearance. There are many variations on this topic: not well-groomed, not stylish, does not dress well, not fashionable clothes, not ironed shorts and T-shirt, sleepers, put on bare feet, elderly woman in shorts, emancipated woman, for whom it is not important how she looks, a girl without make-up, happy fatty woman, stout and shapeless person, a short hair-cut, a knapsack, waddling walk, tennis shoes, dentures, plain, manlike, unisex.
Borat speaks the truth; no political correctness there, and Borat's women folk won't menace him with a rolling pin for noticing the obvious. "Not that there is anything wrong with that," as Seinfeld put it. Different kinds of men have different preferences and all that. If you like "stout and shapeless persons," all the more power to you.
It doesn't matter to me where they're from. I don't discriminate against foreign women by race, color or creed: every variety of imported female I know of is better on average than the domestic kinds. Now that America consists of all sorts of racial types, you can no longer tell a foreign woman by an exotic complexion. But we xenosexual men will be able to tell. My F.O.B.-dar is so finely tuned, I can spot a Russian, Eritrean or Serb at 50 paces, and I'll know if a Korean in America was raised in Los Angeles or is from the old country long before she opens her mouth. They seem to do a decent job of finding me as well; perhaps they notice my surfeit of self-respect compared to other American men -- that's how I spot my xenosexual brothers.
So, immigration haters, give a care to your less fortunate xenosexual brothers. Would you condemn us to a lifetime of loneliness, or force us into the arms of women we don't find attractive? I suspect American male xenosexuality might be a bigger phenomenon than was heretofore realized, so I encourage the lot of you to come out of the closet with me. I know Derb is on board. So are such notable conservatives as Fred Reed, and Roissy; even Mel Gibson -- men who have seen a bit of life, and know what they like. Open wide the gates!
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
Not an American woman
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She is a very strong independent woman who has never failed to express her views even if they landed her in huge controversies, The actress was one of the only celebrities in the industry who stood up against the Mumbai mafia in producer Bharat Shah's case.
The actress received a lot of threatening calls but she did not fear, she went on to win Godfrey's Mind of Steel Award for the unprecedented act against the Mumbai D-Gang.
Her most recent controversy was with her debut production venture, Ishq In Paris, when the dialogue writer of the movie failed a case against her owing to a cheque bounce. When she failed to appear in court regarding the case, the Magistrate court ordered a non-bailable warrant against her.
This became a big news for an actress who always tread on the right path suddenly found herself on the wrong side of the law. If this was not enough, she has even filed a molestation case on her ex-beau Ness Wadia.
Ness and she co-owned a cricket team when the incident took place. Ness denied all the charged to be baseless and false but the actress stood by her statement and accused him of trying to hurt her.
We do not know who is telling the truth and who is lying but we know one thing for sure, like Salman Khan or Sanjay Dutt, Preity too has a lot of controversies to her name.
It's like she attracts problems or controversies. Be as it may, she has had a lot of incidents when her name was in the news for the wrong reasons. Check out her controversial life.
With Ness Wadia
Preity Zinta pressed charges against ex-beau Ness Wadia of molestation. While Ness Wadia denied all allegations to be false, Preity stuck by her statement.
Shekhar Kapur
Suchitra Krishnamuthy blamed Preity Zinta for her divorce with Shekhar Kapur. To these allegations, Preity replied, "It is unfortunate that I am bearing the brunt of someone else's paranoia. Suchitra is clearly unstable and I wish her a speedy recovery."
Salman Khan
A four-hour chat between Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan audio tape surfaced in the media in which the latter confessed of sleeping with Priety during the shoots of the film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke. The actress filed defamation case against all the news channels when the forensic reports came out that the tapes were fake.
Lars Kjeldsen
Preity's alleged affair with him came to light when some intimate pictures of the duo clicked in Hawaii got leaked online.
Bharat Shah
Priety Zinta took a stand against the Indian Mafia in the case of producer Bharat Shah's arrest. She received Godfrey's Mind of Steel Award for this brave act against the Mumbai mafia.
Yuvraj Singh
Link up rumours with Yuvraj Singh surfaced when the actress was spotted getting way too comfortable with the cricketer on the field. Of course the actress denied it all.
Tusshar Kapoor
When Karan in a rapid fire round asked Tusshar to take a name in the industry who is synonymous with Botox, the actor tool Preity's name which did not go down well the actress and issues brew between them.
Abbas Tyrewala
Abbas Tyrewala, dialogue writer of her maiden production venture Ishkq In Paris, filed a case against the actress as his cheque worth Rs 18.9 lakh bounced. When she had failed to appear in court, the Magistrate court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against the actress.


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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - It was the little show that could. Beginning its ride as a local dance show on Chicago's WCIU-TV, "Soul Train" chugged its way to Los Angeles and into pop culture history. The syndicated franchise's impact is chronicled in the 40th-anniversary tribute "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America."
Coinciding with the start of Black History Month, the documentary airs February 6 (9:30 p.m. ET) on VH1.
Narrated by actor Terrence Howard with an original score by the Roots' Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, the 90-minute documentary abounds with performance clips and commentary by former dancers and crew members as well as music executives (Clive Davis, Antonio "L.A." Reid) and major performers who appeared on "Soul Train," including Chaka Khan, Snoop Dogg, Aretha Franklin and Sly Stone. At the helm is "Soul Train" creator/producer/host Don Cornelius.
The special, produced by VH1 Rock Docs and Soul Train Holdings, doubles as entertainment and history lesson. The innovative show's August 17, 1970, debut was bracketed on one side by the civil rights movement and on the other by the emergence of black empowerment.
"This is so much more than a story about a man with a vision for a music dance show," says Kenard Gibbs, a co-principal in Soul Train Holdings with Peter Griffith and Anthony Maddox. "Had it not been for the social and political forces stirring the pot, the show probably wouldn't have been as successful. It empowered African-Americans, showing our culture and creativity in a light not seen on TV. This was reality TV at its best."
After its 1971 move to Los Angeles, "Soul Train" spun off award shows as well as a No. 1 R&B/pop hit in 1974, MFSB's "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia"). The Gamble & Huff-produced single originally was billed as "The Theme From 'Soul Train.'"
Cornelius jokes in the documentary that the hit's title change was his "one mistake." During a recent phone interview, though, he said his fondest memory is the show's early validation by major R&B talent.
"Gladys Knight & the Pips helped us start out, but we didn't know where it would go from there. We were just determined to make this happen, feeling it was the right kind of show for this country at the time," he recalls. "Then one day James Brown walked onto the sound stage. A few months later came the Jackson 5, and then Stevie Wonder. So we're thinking, 'OK, this might work.'"
The show later hosted performances by such pop stars as Elton John and David Bowie.
The "Soul Train" documentary -- which will screen at the Paley Center for Media in New York (January 27) and Los Angeles (January 29) -- is the latest branding venture by Soul Train Holdings, which bought the franchise from Cornelius in 2008. Last year, the company launched a Web site and revived the Soul Train Awards on BET/Centric (returning in 2010). Slated this spring: a DVD boxed set of "Soul Train" episodes, released through Time-Life.


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This modern beach hotel is situated at Cala de Benidorm, just 50 metres from the restaurant and bar area. It is just a short 400-metre walk to the beach; the nearest golf course is just 5 km away and it is 3 km away from Terra M�tica and Terra Natura theme Parks.
The modern rooms feature an en suite bathroom a hairdryer, a telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a hi-fi stereo system, a minibar, central heating and a safe.
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Hi there. I was hoping for some inspiration...I've been asked to do a cake for a lovely lady who's turing 80. No worries I thought until I was asked to incorporate the following....a Swaledale sheep, an Aberdeen Angus cow, a red squirrel, a woodpecker, a leopard, a lion, a tiger, a ringed tailed lemur, a certain piece of music by Handel and tennis! It also has to be transportable as they need to drive it 200 miles down country lanes. I just can't see a way of combining all these things without it looking naff. I also don't want it to look too childlike. Any ideas would be most welcome. Thank you.
doubles match of tennis:
tiger and leopard vs. cow and sheep (who are gonna get creamed! after all in this kind of match up, losers get eaten!)
woodpecker on one line judge on one side, the squirrel on the other (of course the could be perched on opposite sides of the net too)
lion is the match judge up in the chair (naw -- not the least bit biased for the tiger and leopard)
lemur would be sitting off to side at a music stand playing a --fill in with appropriate instrument -- providing background music -- Handle of course.
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We all search for ways to improve our health these days. There are many options to choose from, some more successful than others. When it comes to heart health, exercise is always a great choices, since it can strengthen this organ and make you feel stronger. Most people know that aerobic exercises are a great option for your heart, but did you know that yoga can also be highly beneficial? We will show you why this is so and why you should consider adding it to your routine.
Helps Lower Blood Pressure
People who suffer from high blood pressure know that this can severely impact the function of their hearts. Yoga is well known for lowering blood pressure. It helps reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure, taking stress off the heart and allowing it to become stronger.
Reduces Stress
Stress can weaken the heart, which is another reason why yoga is beneficial to cardiovascular health. Yoga allows you to relax, with its deep breathing techniques, lowering your heart rate. Many yoga routines also include meditation which is well known for being able to reduce stress and promote healing. For people who live a high-stress life and want to learn how to unwind, yoga is the right choice.
Reduces Inflammation
Yoga is also known for reducing inflammation, which can cause all manner of issues when it comes to heart health. Yoga releases an enzyme in the body that combats inflammation, making it easier for your heart to stay healthy and for you to feel strong at all times. In studies, people who do yoga in a regular manner saw a huge reduction of inflammation as opposed to people who did not do yoga.
Physical Activity
Yoga is a physical activity and it promotes heart health. It is less strenuous than other exercising options, which for people who already may be suffering from heart disease can be a good starting point. It is not risky like aerobic exercises but it can still provide all of the benefits you want from an exercise routine. It also helps you lose weight, which is always a good way to take stress off the heart. For people who want to strengthen their heart while exercising moderately, yoga is the way to go.
Yoga is also a great way to prevent heart problems from developing in the first place. For younger people with a history of heart issues in your family, taking up yoga can help strengthen the organ and avoid some of the causes of the disease.
Yoga is great for your entire body but it is especially great for your heart. Apart from taking up yoga, you should consider a healthier diet and taking heart supplements like the ones Healthy Hearts Club offers. They can strengthen your heart and make you feel better, but of course, you should speak to your doctor before starting any supplement regimen or the like. By committing to a healthier diet and more exercise, you will be doing everything you can to make your heart stronger.


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I was supposed to hang out with this girl I met a few weeks ago at a party for the second time tonight. Instead we are going to lunch tomorrow. She gave me more than enough time to kiss her last time, but I didn't do it. I know I have to do it tomorrow. How should I go about doing it? Should I just be confident in knowing that she is interested in me and go all in with it at the end?
Is it appropriate to have a first kiss after lunch?
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DANG IT MAN!!! That looks great!!!
A full smoker is a happy smoker
DANG IT MAN!!! That looks great!!!
A full smoker is a happy smoker
Eric that looks great,I would eat all of that. Thanks for sharing
Thank you, everyone!!!
I was just kicking back after getting home from work and scarffing-down on some leftovers from last night. I had some time to reflect on the events throughout the creation of that meal. This is one I won't soon forget, nor will the rest of the family, I'm sure.
I had some unforeseen issues such as the broken leg support on the kettle, and the late delivery of the fresh mushrooms...I had to have very fresh (none available here), and that completely changed how I wanted to finish that dish. So, a few plans had to be changed. But, there was never anything that was going to stop or drastically change the final outcome. I made up my mind that nothing was stopping me from doing any of my dishes. Sometimes we are faced with challenges and need to respond quickly and make a decision on the best course of action. Come up with a new plan and stick to it, until something else blocks that path (trust me, it rarely only happens once per day when you have a lot going on...LOL)...it's a game of improvising and adapting. Sometimes, I think I must be one of the best at adapting, but I'm really not doing anything out of the ordinary. Everyone of us has that ability. I just try to stay calm and collect my thoughts. Look for solutions to the problem and don't dwell on what could have been, but instead, focus on what can be. Find that vision and make it happen to the best of your ability.
We do some things traditional, but I'm an experimenter...and everyone who eats the results always enjoys it...because it's something new. The gravy was a creation from a year or two back, but it's a requested part of our Thanksgiving Day meals, now...traditional, with a twist or three...so, a new tradition was born. Another example is smoked prime rib for Christmas dinner: ever since I did my first one in a smoker, everyone wants it smoked...a new tradition was born.
On a side note: my oldest daughter was going to make traditional mashed potatoes...peel, cut and boil. She had to work, but came home early at around 12:30pm, if I recall...she would have had time, but was doing other dishes, as well. A couple days earlier, I asked her if I should smoke the taters, then, she wouldn't have to cook them...of course, she and I, among others in the family, love them smoked. She agreed, so, smoked it is. That's just one example of how you can expand on your original plan and incorporate more into your outdoor cooking. Don't set anything in stone...be flexible, within reason. It is easy to be tempted to overload yourself or your cookers by taking on too much...it's up to you to decide when enough is enough. Sometimes I forget that, and I get bit in the butt an have to really scramble to keep things rolling, and oddly, I seem to take it in stride when the pressure is on.
OK, I went a little deep in thought there...main point being: if you really want to try new things, just trust your instincts and go with the flow. If something blind-sides you, find another way to accomplish your goals. If you're not sure if it can be done with the resources you have at your disposal, just ask. Plenty of us here are more than willing to help...and we'll all learn something from it at the end of the day.
Lastly, don't be afraid to start new traditions...those are the moments in life that are worth sharing the most. Old family traditions should be honored and never be lost, but don't forget what defines who YOU are.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!
Thanks, brother!!! Yeah, I got busy with stuff and got behind there for a while.
If you're one for a little challenge now and then, try expanding your skills and utilize your cooker capacity a bit more by adding to your menu plans. It's a great way to eventually crank out nearly a compete meal, just by adding a few items for sides. Some guys just do meats and nothing else, but you'll impress yourself with just a little extra effort and forethought.
Who doesn't do this, right? But, I have a little edge over the neighbors..an almost secret weapon...the smoked veggie gravy (big hunk on the left):
Just melting a quart of leftover gravy into the pot after the rice was finished cooking...I added about an extra quart of water to dilute, 'cuz, it was TOO THICK...LOL!!!
A very satisfying meal after a day working in the snow (snowed off and on for the last three days and nights):
The last of our leftover smoked and roasted turkeys are now on the verge of being consumed...
Don't forget turkey soup, casseroles, and whatever else you can conjur up!!!
Great smokes to all, and to all a good night!!!
Nice soup! Looks hearty
Thanks, DB, it was really good. 2 bowls of the soup and I had to wait until I could shake it into my legs to make room for pumpkin pie...LOL!!!
HEY, DukeBurger!!!! I see your leftover Brisket Hash and Brisket Panini and raise you one browned ground beef and smoked mushroom with rice!!!
Had this in the freezer since our turkey day and everyone was busy running today, so we were faced with kind of a late dinner, but to make things a bit easier and quicker, the smoked mushrooms and rice was just the ticket.
3lbs of frozen schrooms/rice (still have 1lb in the freezer...) into the skillet over GB...added about 1-1/4 cups water to help it long:
OK, now it's not as pretty to look at as DB's leftover brisket creations, but I think the taste made up for the looks:
Tasty...oh, and did I say very filling? I had to to yank on the reins before I loaded up a second plate...gotta let this settle for a bit while I decide if I'm full or not!!!
OK, DB...you still in on this hand???
Looks flavorful, that's for sure! We should have some kind of a leftover potluck here!!
Thanks, DB!!!
Hey, I figure if you enjoyed putting it together and eating it, then it's worth sharing on the forums, too...seems there's always something different coming from leftovers. And everyone has different ideas and unique ways of bringing it together.


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Philip To Join Queen At Unveiling Of New Queensferry Crossing
The Duke of Edinburgh is to make his first official appearance with the Queen since retiring from solo royal engagements by attending the opening of a new bridge.
Pet owners are being urged to be careful with barbecue food after a dog needed half of his intestines removed when an entire corn on the cob became stuck in his stomach.
Rhodesian ridgeback crossbreed Sam needed life-saving surgery as the cob was restricting blood flow and rotting part of his small intestine.
The seven-year-old dog eventually had 4ft of his intestines removed by vets at PDSA's Glasgow pet hospital.
Owner Lorraine Graham, from Tollcross, Glasgow, noticed Sam was being sick regularly but had no idea of the extent of the problem.
PDSA senior vet Susie Hermit said: ``We found that the corn on the cob husk was causing a major blockage in Sam's small intestine, restricting the blood supply.
''Unfortunately, some of the damage was irreversible and we had to remove around half of his intestine, which had begun to die off and rot. Sam was very lucky to survive.
''He was at high risk of developing potentially-fatal blood poisoning and the operation to remove such a large section of his intestines was incredibly risky.''
Ms Graham, 43, believes Sam swallowed the cob while out of the house.
''We first noticed something was wrong when Sam started being sick, and it gradually got worse until he was being sick every 20 minutes,'' she said.
''I couldn't believe it when PDSA X-rayed him and told us what was causing the blockage. We hadn't been eating corn on the cob so he must have picked it up while outside.
``He was so weak and lethargic that I knew he was facing the fight of his life. Thankfully he pulled through and I can't thank PDSA enough for saving him.''
The pet charity said it dealt with 28 similar cases over the last year and is urging people planning barbecues over the bank holiday weekend to make sure they discard food properly.
Funding from the People's Postcode Lottery is helping spread the message, PDSA said.
PDSA is educating pet owners about the phenomenon of pets eating strange objects - known as ''pica'' - and how to keep their animals safe.
Ms Hermit said: ''Pets like to use their mouth to investigate objects as well as to eat. Puppies and younger pets will often swallow an item by mistake, even though they had only meant to investigate it.
''Something like corn on the cob might seem harmless enough but if an object moves along the digestive system, as it did with Sam, it can cause a tear or life-threatening blockage.
''If you have pets at home, try to keep anything dangerous or easy to swallow out of paws' reach. Only let them play with suitable pet toys and try to supervise them to avoid any accidents. If you do suspect your pet has swallowed something you should contact your vet for advice immediately.''
The Duke of Edinburgh is to make his first official appearance with the Queen since retiring from solo royal engagements by attending the opening of a new bridge.
An airline has launched a recruitment drive to fill more than 200 jobs at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.
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Job Rank: Research Professor
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– PhD degree
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– Publications in indexed journals of impact, at least 5 in the last 5 years (essential).
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– English Level B2+/C1.
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Author | exchange4media News Service | Tuesday, Feb 12,2008 6:45 AM
The morning sessions of the two-day Radio Duniya Conference 2008, being held in the Capital on February 11-12, focussed on various important issues, including the dearth of trained and experienced personnel in the radio industry. Speakers also discussed the problem of 'unethical poaching' of professional talent going on in the industry.
Speaking on the topic 'Radio 2010: Vision for the Future', Anil Srivatsa, COO, Radio Today, stressed on the human resource concern of the radio industry. He stressed that the dearth of professional talent in the radio industry would result in high talent procurement cost. He further said that the voice of the Association of Radio Operators of India (AROI) needed to be heard louder. "We have no networking allowed between A, C and D category cities because of which we have to incur high expenses on music and manpower," he pointed out.
"News in FM is more revenue oriented and provides opportunities to generate revenue based on more employment, but there is no definition of news so far. We are mature people running the FM industry and can self-regulate content," Srivatsa maintaned.
He also spoke about institutes to be accredited by AROI to commensurate with the industry need in terms of talent. This would provide meaningful employment to the right talent.
Harrish M Bhatia, Business Head, My FM, suggested that unlimited networking should be allowed in all categories of cities. He also proposed multiple frequencies with certain caps for better programming. He also requested for FDI in radio at par with print and TV.
P K Singh, Deputy Director, All India Radio (AIR), said that the industry needed to focus on the growth of FM radio in areas where signals did not reach, like the North-East and Jammu and Kashmir region. "AIR has been experimenting through unmanned transmitters to increase availability of FM signals in hilly areas," he informed.
The second session covered the topic 'It's Raining Radio in India'. The main speakers at this session included Daulat Singh Chauhan, Executive Director, Suno Lemon; Vinay Manek, Assistant VP-Programming, Radio City; Kamal Krishnan, Senior Manager, Mango FM; George Sabastian of Club FM, Matrubhumi; Nisha Narayanan, Project Head S FM; and Zohra Chatterji. Rajeev Nambiar, President and COO, Hello FM, was the moderator of the session.
Speaking on the advantages and disadvantages of local and national FM players, S FM's Narayanan observed that accessibility factor was one area where national playered scored over local players. There was higher access to Bollywood celebrities, advertisers and approach relating to implementing government issues, she pointed out, adding, "As far as national clients are concerned, the national players are always at an advantage. There is a commercial viability and advantage of the national players as they have more number of stations."
But when it came to local players, Narayanan said, "It is very challenging to be locally relevant, which is difficult for national players. For the local music industry it is difficult to strike a deal as an individual endeavour is required, which the local industry is good at."
Club FM's Sabastian also shared a similar experience and said, "It enables them to understand the market better than national players." He further said that tie-ups with bigger player, which had larger networks in terms of advertiser reach, could be a short term arrangement as there was a tendency to take over the smaller player in due course of time.
Radio City's Manek spoke about the dilemma of radio professionals who did not have much professional growth and had no one to look up to. Suno Lemon's Chauhan spoke about unethical poaching of manpower in small cities, stating that the larger players often lured talents from the smaller radio stations at lucrative perks. To this, the panel reacted by saying that a uniform HR code should be worked upon, wherein the industry should have a uniform pay structure for a particular type of job. Speakers also raised concern about having an authorised Radio Listenership Measurement system.
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Our last day here at Ardentinny has gone very quickly and we're all very tired but looking forward to having fun at the disco tonight.
Group 1 had a fun-filled day doing team challenges in the grounds this morning and rock hopping at the beach this afternoon. Some of the children (and Mrs Little!) were a bit nervous about the rock hopping but ended up having a great time and even jumped from rocks into the water. They also had great fun playing around in the waves. The team challenges saw Hollie scaling the height of a tower of milk crates and she wasn't scared in the slightest. The challenges were a good way for the children to see how good they were at certain elements of successful group working and what they had to work on in future.
Group 2 started the day with canoeing on Loch Long in the glorious sunshine - it was weirdly warm for October! The children had to canoe up to a Spanish fisherman's boat to retrieve an oar that a previous group had lost the week before! After managing to stay dry for the entire session, most of the children jumped right into the loch at the end to get wet! The afternoon saw the children orienteering around the grounds of the centre, gaining some vital life skills which we will endeavour to enhance when we get back to school. 'The Eating Elephants' group (Emily, Jill, Olivia and Caitlin from Rockfield) won the 20 target challenge!
Group 3 had a fantastic time building shelters in the woods on their forest walk and sampling the delights that nature had to offer. The afternoon was gorge walking (with Miss McLaren) - great fun but very, very cold and very, very wet! We covered our faces in mud, slid down rocks into pools and climbed waterfalls. The children were all very enthusiastic although some of them weren't so fond of the cold, wet welly thing.