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The Oscar Back-And-ForthPosted on Tuesday February 2, 2010, 19:31 by Helen O'Hara
Helen: Well, here we are – and it feels like it's a pretty predictable mix. Avatar and The Hurt Locker lead the way, both with nine, with Inglourious Basterds, Precious and Up In The Air snapping at their heels. This year's awards feel suspiciously like a two horse race between Bigelow and Cameron's movies (will Oscar reward the money, the scale and technical innovation or the sheer ability?) but perhaps I am unwisely discounting Tarantino and Reitman too early. Precious, I feel, is a lock only for Best Supporting Actress, which will go to Mo'Nique or there is no justice. But let's focus on Best Picture to begin with. We can discount any film that didn't also get a Best Director nod from winning, I think. So goodbye (but well done for joining the party) District 9, The Blind Side (definitely the WTF nomination there), An Education, A Serious Man and (the mighty) Up. And another filter: the Best Picture winner pretty much always has a nomination for Film Editing, so I actually think we can now stop talking about Up In The Air. Right? Chris: Personally, I think that this could be the most boring race in Oscar history, with virtually every major category already locked down tighter than security at a Leona Lewis book signing. Hang on, scratch that analogy. Anyway, I fancy Avatar to win Best Picture, Kathryn Bigelow to beat Big Jim to the Best Director prize, while Bridges, Bullock, Waltz and Mo'nique can virtually start clearing mantelpiece space right now. But you're right, let's focus on Best Picture first. Avatar will win. Done. Dusted. Take that to the bank. It's a hometree run. Filmmakers I know – no names – seem to be, by and large, utterly blown away by it and it's going to be rewarded for its phenomenal business in some way. With no nominations in the acting or writing categories, that leaves just Best Director and Best Picture. I think the voters will plump for the latter. But if Avatar didn't win…? There are three worthy winners on that list for me – Up In The Air, The Hurt Locker and Pixar's brilliant, brilliant Up. Personally, I'd give the prize to Up in a heartbeat, but in this case, escaping the ghetto of the Best Animated Feature category, virtually feels like a win. The WTF nomination for me isn't The Blind Side (massive hit, well-liked star, might actually supersede the likes of Precious in the final tallies), but District 9. I enjoyed it, thought it was a stunning achievement, even if I thought some of its content was… dubious, but I'm still astonished that it won the 'Let's Put A Blockbuster In There For The Hell Of It' category ahead of Star Trek and The Hangover. Helen: Oh, I dunno: District 9 has had a heck of a lot of awards love at other ceremonies, so I'm not surprised by that (disappointed by Sharlto Copley's omission though; ditto Sam Rockwell. Why does acting not count if done in a sci-fi environment?), and for me, nominating The Blind Side is not a heck of a lot better than nominating The Proposal (which I am not advocating, for the record). I'd love to see Up take it, but I don't expect it, sadly. It should win the Animated category though, and I reckon it'll take Best Score as well. There isn't another theme this year that resonates like that Married Life theme. I completely agree with you that the acting categories feel sewn-up: Bridges, Bullock, Waltz and Mo'Nique. Can anyone beat them? Carey Mulligan had a stunning breakthrough with An Education, but she hasn't got much momentum behind her. Meryl Streep gives an almost supernaturally charming performance in Julie & Julia – but it's not her turn again, surely? Given that Best Actress tends to go to the biggest name nominated, Bullock feels locked in. Bridges does too, because he's overdue, and the Supporting probable winners just seem head-and-shoulders above the (very good) other nominees. How about glaring omissions? Good to see Jeremy Renner getting some love, but what about Copley and Rockwell? Or your favourite, Chris: how about Peter Capaldi? Chris: Ah, Peter Capaldi. Maybe I've got a soft spot for him because he looks like my Aunt Isabel, or maybe it's because his turn as Malcolm Tucker in In The Loop – for my money, the year's best comedy, so thank God it got some recognition in the screenplay department – is a more nuanced version of the coruscating performance he puts in, week in, week out, on The Thick Of it. The moment when Malcolm breaks down and shows some humanity, some vulnerability towards the end of the film was as rewarding as any montage of Malc's swearier moments – not that In The Loop skimped on those. That he was not only overlooked, but not even considered, for Best Supporting Actor is a travesty and the Academy can shove it up their A-Star-Star-Arse. Mind you, he would have been up against Christoph Waltz, which is a bit like bringing a knife to a gunfight. As for Copley and Rockwell, I'm slightly mystified. Moon seemed to suffer the same fate as In The Loop – it wasn't seen by enough people – but his was a stunning performance, not least because it was truly a one-man show (or two-man show, for those who've seen the film). His time will come, though. I can't praise Moon highly enough – if you haven't seen it, rent it or buy it tonight. I've already written about Copley's performance in the Empire review and in The 10 in the new issue, but I'm astonished that District 9 was nominated for Best Screenplay while Copley – who improvised every single line of his dialogue, including the instantly iconic 'fookin' prawns' catchphrase that still rings through the Empire office from time to time – was overlooked. Maybe it's because he's considered a non-actor, and the Academy treated him with the same suspicion that they do motion-capture performers. Maybe they couldn't understand his accent. Maybe it was the 'tache. I honestly don't have a clue. But I mentioned motion-capture there, and it's a very pertinent issue. The Academy had a great chance here to show that they weren't fuddy-duddies and embrace the brave new world of mo-cap by nominating Zoe Saldana for Best Actress. They blew it. Helen: I am Jack's total lack of surprise* at that omission. Maybe Oscar could set up a halfway house and have a special category for invisible performances like hers. First Serkis, now Saldana: it does feel like good people are being overlooked. It's funny how unexciting the list feels this year. I feel like we know who's going to win every category – which, hopefully, means we're wrong in quite a few cases and there will be even bigger surprises than usual on the night. I mean, maybe Stanley Tucci can beat Waltz. Maybe the ace Coraline or the ace Fantastic Mr Fox or the ace The Secret of Kells (which might finally get a UK distributor now after being ignored here when it came out in the US and Ireland) can upset the acest of all Up – who knows? Oscar is capable of anything. Just to touch on a few other categories, I feel like Un Prophete should take Foreign Film (although I'll confess that I just don't get the big fuss about The White Ribbon, so maybe I'm a philistine), and this year I'm really uncertain about Feature Documentary – The Cove, maybe? No nod for Michael Moore's latest, though: Hollywood appears to be over him. *And a big hello to that line! It's been a good ten years since you were fashionable! Chris: Congrats to you for being one of the few people on the planet to have seen The Secret Of Kells! I get the feeling that most people haven't even heard of it, and I bet that even now Jeffrey Katzenberg at DreamWorks and Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli are mobilising the troops, astonished that they've been overlooked in favour of this tiny little film. I don't know about unexciting – I know that it feels like it might take the combined forces of a thousand banshees and a bad-ass thanator to shake Avatar off the Best Picture throne, the fact that there are ten Best Picture nominees this year might split the vote more than usual. There's a frisson of excitement to be had from seeing Bigelow vs Cameron – the most good-natured of ex-partners – going head-to-head in the Best Director race. And I can't wait to see how they get around the title of Inglourious Basterds (deservedly nominated for eight Oscars, by the way) on a prime-time broadcast. Over here, they just call it 'Inglourious' before 9pm. In the way more censorious States, I imagine they'd have a heart attack at the thought of uttering a bad word on a major network before midnight. But I will agree that, short of four nominations for Nine and the slightly head-scratching acting noms for Invictus, that the Academy hasn't dropped any Dark Knight-sized clangers this year. Oh, and I'm contractually obliged to say this: good/bad/average year for the Brits, eh? Helen: Oh, it's not the bloody Olympics. Sigh – but since we apparently must, since that's all we're ever asked about – there's a few Brits among the acting nominees (Mulligan, Firth, Mirren…er, that's it) and An Education got three nods overall. Then, it hasn't been a banner year for British films, so it's hardly any big surprise. In summary, then, we mostly agree. Some good nods, some bad ones – and it kinda feels like we know where the big categories are going. So come on, Oscar, surprise us! And come on, readers, and tell us why we're wrong.
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- Clerkship Interim Reports. Discussion continued on clerkship
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The Curriculum Committee has reviewed the Neurology web site and will recommend that other clerkships provide similar web sites. John Jackson's office in ITC provides information through the faculty tool box on the web and may be able to provide some direct support to facilitate this.
Family Medicine - Grades are assigned quarterly which means students who participate in the clerkship in the first weeks of a quarter may not receive their grade until 3-4 months later. Student comments in the Mulholland report were overall positive but did note lack of participation in procedures.
Students have reported a similar lack of hands-on skill training in all the clerkships except those done at the Salem VA. The Curriculum Committee will ask the Clinical Medicine Committee to look into this issue. Participation by students and even residents in the IV Team, Phlebotomy team and Inhalation Therapy team during the third year for a specified period of time might enhance student as well as resident skills. Creating a program for both residents and medical students might be of interest to the Hospital. Fourth year ACE elective might also include more skill-based learning.
Increasing night call for students might also allow more procedural experience. As of the last full clerkship review, call schedules are as follows:
UVA Outpatient Clinic, KCRC, and Newborn Nursery: No night call. (Some students may have an evening shift in the Peds Emergency Room once or twice during one of these rotations).
UVA Ward: Every 4th night; Roanoke:Every 3rd night; Fairfax: Every 4th night
UVA: approximately 5 times within the six weeks. Call is only on weekdays and is from 5:30 -11 PM
WSH: 4 calls within the six weeks. Call is on weekdays only and is until 10 PM
Roanoke: 8 nights (5 PM- 7 AM) and 1-2 Saturdays (8 AM- 8 PM). There is a cap of 2 admission, and call is not necessarily in-house—students may go back to the dorm
Salem: 3weekend days (approximately 8 hours each)
Call is at most every third night. There is no over night call.. A change from many years ago is the lack of space for in house overnight call for students.
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ST MORITZ, Switzerland — Bode Miller failed to complete his last race before the Winter Olympics, a giant slalom in St Moritz at the weekend, but the American made it clear his ambitions remained high for this month's Sochi Games.
"I'm ready. My skiing in general is pretty solid. It was the idea to keep getting stronger and come to the Olympics ready to win in every race," said the 36-year-old World Cup veteran, who will be competing at his fifth Winter Games in Russia.
Miller, who missed the entire 2012-13 season to treat lingering knee problems, has staged a highly successful comeback campaign, standing on the podium three times in three different events.
One of the most versatile talents of his generation, he has already collected five medals, including one gold, since his Olympic debut in Nagano in 1998 and will defend his super-combined crown in Rosa Khutor at the Feb. 7-23 Games.
The once maverick poster boy of alpine skiing has now matured and can claim to be the only skier of such high profile to have taken part in that many Games.
"It seems like a long time ago. It goes by very quickly," he said of his Olympic debut in 1998.
"I wasn't thinking much beyond that day. When you're so young you have infinite possibilities ahead of you. Some 400 races or so later, I'm a very different person now," he added.
Miller has already competed in all five alpine skiing disciplines at the Olympics and will enter at least four in Sochi, with the slalom likely to make way having been a weak event in recent seasons.
"Slalom is still a mystery but that's the way slalom is," he said.
His most successful Games came in Vancouver four years ago where he claimed three medals but experience has taught Miller not to have any special expectations.
"We'll have to see. It's different each time you go. It depends on what you bring to the Olympics and what the Olympics is on its own. Every time you go, it's a unique event," he said.
"The hill looks great and there have been concerns about the snow but they have snow. The course suits me well, it's long, a bit like Wengen (in Switzerland) maybe. It's gonna be a matter of how the conditions hold up but I'm ready," he said.
Miller's most recent performances were far from encouraging, however, as he failed to finish his last three races, but the American insisted weather conditions were to blame rather than his form.
"The World Cup has been a mess this year I hope the Olympics bring something new in regards to the conditions," he said.
More like this story
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24. New Year's Eve (2011)
New Year's Eve featured an all-star cast that is hard to come along in one film. In addition to Berry, the movie included Jessica Biel, Robert De Niro, and Ashton Kutcher, to name a few. Therefore, it was that much more difficult for the Oscar-winning actress to stand out. While it was great seeing her star as Common's wife, the film received terrible reviews and was criticized for its clunky script and missed opportunities. Halle, ultimately, just seemed to get lost in the overcast hoopla.
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I feel a bit like I have two little people – one on each of my shoulders. One is telling me to vote for Barack Obama while the other is telling me to vote for Mitt Romney
I've watched complete strangers get into arguments over politics.
I've watched close family members yell about why only a fool would vote for one candidate over another.
I don't like it. I don't like that we can't just agree to disagree sometimes when it comes to politics. I don't like that one side always has to try to talk the other side into agreeing when they very clearly know they never will.
When I think about what the two candidates offer and how they differ I see two diverging personalities: Obama still feels like the "hope, change" champion to some that he was back in the 2008 election while Romney represents the change many feel is necessary now after four years of failed "liberal" policies. To me, it's much more simple than that. That said, I'm going to write my one and only political post for 2012 now: Obama vs Romney Debate: Heart vs Wallet.
Barack Obama: The Heart
To me, Barack Obama is the presidential candidate that appeals to my heart the most. "What's feeling got to do with voting", you ask? Well, as diligent as we can be about voters, there's only so much a candidate's campaign and history will tell us about them. We've got four years of Obama being president to give us some idea what he'd be like for another four years.
Like many, the past four years hasn't been the easiest for me – I was notified that I was losing my job. I was a victim of "redundancy" due to a company merger. While the economy may have been indirectly to blame, I wasn't a victim of the tough economic times directly. In fact, I was laid off nearly a decade ago when the economy was stronger than ever. I didn't blame the economy or Obama for my layoff, but I was a bit nervous about re-entering a super soft job market.
Thankfully, I was able to find a great job – one that I enjoy more than the one I had before. I was lucky; my curse ended up being a blessing in disguise, but many weren't as fortunate as I was.
What really sticks out about Obama and makes my heart tell me I should vote for him was something one of my good friends said just shortly after the first debate:
For me, political season and debates are like the playoffs and Election Day is the World Series. But last night's debate turned me off to the whole thing. I've made my decision and, unlike any other voting decision I have ever made, I decided solely on the fact that i absolutely can't stand Mitt Romney. He stresses me out beyond belief, and he is a bully. Over it.
Mitt Romney is a bully. I kinda agree with that statement. From Mitt's now infamous "47 percent" video to his unapologetic policies, I can't disagree with the notion that Mitt Romney may be a bit of a (political) bully. His general disposition combined with his opposition to providing equal rights to all under the law (specifically "gay marriage") and women's rights is a little frightening, even to a man.
I would not be friends with Mitt Romney if he and I knew each other, personally. I can, however, see myself being friends with Barack Obama. But is that enough to vote for one candidate over another?
Mitt Romney: The Wallet
Newsflash: Mitt Romney is loaded. Like, as in multi-hundred millionaire loaded. He knows a thing or two about business, too. That's difficult to dispute, even if his past may be questionable in regards to his business practices. The fact of the matter is, Mitt Romney knows how to run a business and knows how to make it profitable.
Guess what? The American Federal Government is a business. It's in the business of providing services to us – its customers. "We the People" of the United States are the customers and we get to choose who leads our 'company' every four years.
I can't say that I agree with everything President Obama has done, fiscally, over the past four years. He spent trillions of dollars to get us out of our recession, but how much did it really help us? Did it help me at all? I don't have any more money now than I did four years ago – but there are plenty of people that do. What it has gotten us is near record debt with no real end in sight.
I don't know about you, but I have two children and I'm not interested in passing that kind of debt off to them. It's OUR responsibility to control our spending, reduce (or *gasp* eliminate) our debt and get our fiscal house back in order.
I think Mitt Romney may be the best candidate for that job. My wallet tells me to hire Mitt.
Which Do I Listen To?
I feel a bit like I have two little people – one on each of my shoulders. One is telling me to vote for Barack Obama while the other is telling me to vote for Mitt Romney. How is one to decide when you're this internally disputed? Do I listen to my heart and vote for the candidate that I think represents my own personal beliefs more closely? Or do I listen to my wallet and vote for the candidate that would be the best for my (and I feel 'our') wallet, our economy and our future economic recovery and balanced budget? It's a tough choice.
Are you internally conflicted about who to vote for as well? How will you end up deciding? What makes you undecided? I'd love to hear your comments below. Please keep the conversations respectful. This is my site; I will delete you if I don't like you (or your comments).
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The next Degrassi Season Pass is available now!Posted on 09/21/2010 by Mary
You can get your iTunes Season Pass for the upcoming season of Degrassi now, if you are the kind of person who is super on top of their game and finishes papers before they're even due and stuff like that.
More importantly, there's also a sneak peek there to check out. Click on this guy right here to check it all out.
Dude. Simpson is PISSED.Posted on 08/27/2010 by Mary
You can watch the scene where Simpson loses all faith in Degrassi students again here.
Combined with the preview of what's coming this fall... um, eek? Do you think if Simpson cracks the whip, it will have any effect on what happens at Degrassi?
I don't know about you, but I can't WAIT for fall.
Thursday Night: The Boiling Point
Mr. Simpson said he trusts Sav and Holly J to make sure the Night in Vegas dance is 100% problem-free. What could possibly go wrong?
If the look on Mrs. Torres' face is any indication... pretty much everything.
Because after tomorrow night... Degrassi will never be the same again.
Live-Tweet the Degrassi Finale With Us!
Hello fellow Degrassi fans... I think I'm gonna hop on the ol' TeenNick twitterator tonight around 8:30 and live-tweet the Boiling Point finale. Care to join me?
I figure 8:30 gives us all a chance to watch Clare and Eli make out again, plus get more amped than is cardiovascularly healthy before the big finale at 9.
You can follow TeenNick's twitter feed here. And if you live-tweet with us, try to mark your tweets with @TeenNick -- I'll be a couple hundred times more likely to see them (and therefore possibly retweet them) that way.
MMkay. See you tonight.
This week in Degrassi: Let's Review
"OMG" does not even begin to cover it. Let's attempt to break things down...
IS Degrassi out of hand?? Do you think Simpson is right to be completely at his wits' end after tonight? Do the students of Degrassi need a totally different environment? Or are they just another high school? (It's funny... there's sort of a perpetual debate in the message boards about whether Degrassi is tamer than a real high school, or completely off-the-wall bonkers. Which side do you fall on?)
Eli and Clare. OK. First of all, thank GOD he's alive. Second of all... what do you think the future holds for these two? Do you think Eli really learned his lesson tonight... or is he going to be even more angry and vengeful about being put through that?
Drew and Alli: Opinions on whether Drew is a good guy or a bad guy seem mixed... what's yours? (Mine is that he's neither good nor bad... he's a human teenager who makes super, super-dumb choices sometimes.) Also: that whole thing between Alli and Mrs. Torres... I have known sooo many moms of teenagers who are like that. They think their kid can do no wrong, so their friends take the fallout when everyone gets in trouble together. Sucks.
Holly J and Sav: Daaaag, girl! I have to say: Charlotte Arnold is probably my favorite young actress in the world. The subtle stuff happening on her face in that scene... she is one talented lady. And she looked really pretty tonight, and I dig her and Sav together. You?
Eli Passes His French ExamPosted on 08/25/2010 by Mary
I'd say Eli got an A+ on that there French exam, yes? Please, feel free to watch Eli kiss Clare again. And perhaps again. And I suppose you could watch it again after that. Forty times would be weird though.
...But not that weird.
Riley. Actually happy. Actually at peace with himself.Posted on 08/24/2010 by Mary
I had started to wonder if we would ever see the day that Riley Stavros would kiss his boyfriend in full view of other students and just not care what anyone thought.
Especially after that heart-wrenching scene of him searching the "history" (what little there is of it) of openly gay athletes. Seriously, never has an web-search scene made me so verklempt.
Anyway, Riley is free at last. Let's celebrate by watching him celebrate again; click here.
Wednesday Night: Oh, Eli. Oh, Drew. Ohhh, Sav.Posted on 08/24/2010 by Mary
Only two nights of Degrassi: The Boiling Point left... I'm starting to get scared of how my body's going to react to the withdrawal. What if I can't handle it? What if I die?
Anyway. The next two nights... things are going to get a little insane. 'Cause you know, up 'til now things at Degrassi have been so boring.
I leave you with the following three images from tomorrow night's television program. While they cannot possibly give you a complete picture of the events about to ensue, I hope they at least impart to you the DIRE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR WATCHING. ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A THING FOR ELI AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME NICE DREAMS TOMORROW NIGHT. I hope I am being sufficiently clear.
Tuesday Night: Adam stands his groundPosted on 08/23/2010 by Mary
GO RILEY! Say it loud, he's out and he's... pretty much proud! Still has a few issues to work on. He'll get there! We believe in you Riley! And a big "whatever", followed by the world's biggest, roundest eye roll to whoever put that on his locker. Homophobia is so last century.
Meanwhile: I'm guessing plenty of us have been in Adam's shoes... dealing with the magically Disappearing Friend Who's Totally Wrapped Up in a Girl/Guy. But when you're Adam, finding new trustworthy friends is an extra challenge. I'm wringing my hands over this whole Fitz thing... and that promo is not making me any calmer.
Sav and Holly J's advice for freshmenPosted on 08/23/2010 by Mary
A bit ago I asked Ray Ablack and Charlotte Arnold (Sav and Holly J) some of your questions. Here's one for all the incoming freshmen out there. And really, it works for everyone in high school; it's never too late to take this advice:
I'm going to high school this year. So yes, freshman. Do you have any advice? - atlroxsox2
Ray: Enjoy it.
Charlotte: NOTHING is as important as it seems. Nothing that you ever experience in high school -- I mean the good times, yes. The friends you make. But the insecurity, the worrying about what other people think about you -- everybody is feeling the exact same way, and once you leave high school you'll be able to leave all of it behind and become whatever person you want to be. So use this time to like...
Ray: Enjoy it!
Charlotte: Enjoy it! Oh man, high school's so much fun.
Ray: I would redo it again if I could, would you?
Charlotte: I would absolutely redo high school if I could.
Me: Redo it differently, or just for fun?
Ray: I would redo it differently so that I could amp things up more.
Charlotte: Yeah! Like I wouldn't be as afraid to try new things, to make new friends, to go to that party where you're like "Do I know anybody there?" Yeah.
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UPDATE: When the White House writes "transcript," the White House means, "Not a transcript." It does appear in the speech. See John's update at 10:15.
Twitter friends are saying I should have tweeted this thing. I think they're right! Maybe I'll have to break out the Twitter next time.
Now it's over. Don't know why Romney would bring up the 47% thing right before Obama's closing so he'll get no chance to respond to what Obama says about it. Looks like in retrospect, Romney may have won the Libya exchange. This is the transcript from the speech they were talking about. The moderator backed up Obama when he said that he called the attack an act of terror. The transcript shows, however, that he did not. That will be in the news tomorrow.
Romney dominated the first half of the debate. Obama came back in the second. Democrats have got to be happy with Obama's better showing this time and the fact that he had the momentum at the end. Republicans must be disappointed that Romney didn't deliver another outright victory.
The disturbing thing about the debates is that candidates can take on the strategy of assuming that viewers do not know anything about what is being discussed. So it goes.
We'll see what happens next time...
9:27 - Romney is explaining how China cheats.
9:24 - Ha. Moderator assist to Obama on assault weapons. Oh my.
9:21 - Will Romney bring up Fast and Furious? Oh, he did. Good.
9:18 - "Weapons designed for soldiers... don't belong on our streets." I guess people forget the actual purpose of the Second Amendment.
9:16 - Unless Romney turns it around, he's flubbed a question that should have been a home run for him. (Libya.)
9:12 - Althouse: "9:09: Crowley calls on someone named "Carrie" and Obama does a "Hi, Carrie" that sounds gentle and it's obvious he thinks it's a female. But it's a big old guy. "Cary," presumably. And he's got the Libya question. Uh-oh." Which was too bad because I think he felt like he was getting on a roll.
9:09 - "Don't turn national security into a political issue." Hrm.
9:03 - Obama went on again about how he's trying. That argument is horrible. "Yeah, everything's awful. But I'm doing my best." That's nice, but your best isn't good enough.
9:01 - Obama: "The flow of undocumented workers is the lowest it's been in forty years." Heh heh heh. True, but it's because the economy is awful. Maybe he shouldn't have brought that up.
8:57 - Once again, you can tell who got used to speaking in high pressure boardrooms and who got used to speaking in college classrooms or bureaucratic meetings. That was a pretty devastating two minutes by Romney.
8:56 - Deficit.
8:53 - President says lack of improvement is not for lack of trying. Is he making an argument for or against himself?
8:52 - Debt.
8:50 - Jobs.
8:43 - Ha ha ha. MKH on Twitter retweets from IMAO: "Romney put women in binders!"
8:43 - Contraception is money out of a family's pocket. So I thought it should be money out of every family's pocket.
8:41 - Romney was ready for this Woman Question. He's Mr. Prepared. Like last time.
8:39 - Ugh. This is the Who Can Pander to Ladies the Most segment. Boring. Too bad you can't fast forward live.
8:37 - Oh, gag. Silly question. "Women make less than men... what are you going to do about it... blah blah blah." Ignores the myriad factors that contribute to that. I'll take these moments to get a feel for how the candidates are comporting themselves.
8:35 - I think going Math on Romney is a big mistake. The Romney-Ryan ticket is nothing if not a Math ticket.
8:34 - Math?! "Blows up the deficit." The strategy must be to speak to people who know absolutely nothing about spending during Obama's term.
8:31 - There are a lot of little, rhetorical shortcuts the candidates take. For example, Romney just said something about "when China is cheating." People who are into politics, especially economics and politics, know what he's talking about. Does a regular person, someone who is not a political hobbyist, know what that means?
8:29 - Obama has clearly has no experience with small business. The question is, however, do the people listening to him have any such experience?
8:26 - Obama doing the popular thing of conflating capital gains taxes with income taxes. Pet peeve.
8:20 - Enough energy already.
8:18 - Ouch. Romney taking Obama to task. Obama says he's saying things that aren't true. Looks like no slap fight though; Obama sat down.
8:17 - Heh. The Obama campaign strategy is to call Romney a liar repeatedly. Romney is making a mad eagle face.
8:16 - Can't tell yet if Obama is better this time. Romney is excellent. He's fully prepared. It shows.
8:14 - Romney responds by pointing out that oil production increases were apart from federal land. On federal land, production has gone down significantly. Both candidates look annoyed with each other. Obama is in danger was falling into a petulant face.
8:13 - Obama says working on efficient energy is going to make gas cheaper. Because clean energy is cheaper... wait...
8:10 - Oh my! Obama: "Romney has a one point plan. And that's to let people at the top play by different rules." Pretty outrageous. And the moderator refuses to allow Romney to follow up.
8:09 - As a friend points out on Facebook, not everyone needs to go to college. In fact, probably fewer people need to go to college.
8:08 - I thought this format wasn't going to have moderator follow up questions.
8:04 - Obama paraphrased: "We need good paying jobs. Like manufacturing jobs." Oh, union ones, I guess.
I bet that wasn't what that guy was thinking about when he asked if he'd have a job when he got out of college.
8:03 - Everyone is from the New York area? Okay.
8:03 - Obama has been told to flash that great smile a lot. Wise.
7:58 - I don't have comments turned on. That means no one can drop in to say that his favorite show is different than all of those other shows.
7:56 - Turned on the television five minutes ago. How does this make any money? Who watches this? It's so gaudy and horrible. I'm not talking about a particular show. I'm talking about all of the shows.
7:41 - Normally you wonder if the guy who lost last time will go too far the other way and be weird. (Gore.) I don't think that's likely here. Obama is too socially adept to be outright bizarre. Surely Biden's performance has him wary of veering off into the ditch of aggression.
7:37 - My prediction: Obama will be much better. He'll refrain from looking down and put out. Romney will be the same. He's a prepared sort of person, so he'll be prepared again.
7:29 - The baby is going to contribute by ringing a bell in my ear. He's practicing now.
7:14 PM - Heck, why not?


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There are some cool perks about writing a food blog like going to restaurant openings, talking on the radio, or getting press releases about food events before they hit the general public. One of the negatives? Folks coming up to me and asking where they should go to dinner. Seems innocent enough right? Until the conversation goes like this:
"Hey Megabites, thinking about taking the wife out tonight, where should I go?"
"I really like La Coop, have you checked that out?" I'd say.
"Naaaah, something less expensive," they'd say.
"How about Mussel and Burger Bar? They've got great burgers," says me.
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Just thought I'd share. Horses have always been a very important part of Latvian culture and mythology, so we have quite a few beautiful folk songs, dedicated solely to the symbol of the horse. Here's couple of my favourite and, if you wish, I can also translate them in English. :)
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YIELD: Makes 8 servings
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, divided
- 3 1/2 pounds Idaho potatoes (4-6 large)
- 24 (about) fresh or dried bay leaves
- Kosher salt and fleur de sel
Preheat oven to 425°F. Brush a 13x9x2" baking dish or cast-iron griddle with 2 tablespoons butter. Peel potatoes and trim ends (do not rinse). Trim all 4 sides of potatoes to form a rectangle. Using a mandoline, cut potatoes crosswise into 1/8" slices, keeping slices in stacks as best you can.
Re-form slices from each potato into a stack. Place in prepared dish, fanning apart slightly like a deck of cards. Insert bay leaves between potato slices at even intervals. Season with salt and drizzle with remaining 4 tablespoons butter.
Bake potatoes, rotating the dish halfway through cooking, until the edges are crisp and golden and the centers are tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with fleur de sel.
my notes
Nutritional Info
- Calories235
- Carbohydrates36 g (12%)
- Fat9 g (14%)
- Protein4 g (8%)
- Saturated Fat6 g (28%)
- Sodium409 mg (17%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber5 g (19%)
- Monounsaturated Fat2 g
- Cholesterol23 mg (8%)


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|Monday, 2 February 2004
Yasodha says arbitrator Wickrema Weerasooriya ruled outstanding loan Rs. 100m, not Rs. 4.5b
by Stanley Samarasinghe and Jayasiri Munasinghe
Yasodha Enterprises owner Yasasiri Kasthuriarachchi addressing the media conference organized by him at Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, yesterday, stated that Dr. Wickrema Weerasooriya who was appointed as Arbitrator to settle the dispute between the People's Bank and himself ruled that the outstanding loan amount is Rs. 100 million and not Rs. 4.5 billion.
As against the loan he obtained from the People's Bank, he has repaid to the bank a sum of Rs. 1.7 billion and therefore the arbitrator Dr. Wickrema Weerasooriya concluded that the outstanding loan amount is not Rs. 4.5 billion but Rs. 100 million.
The media conference was organized by him to explain in public his position in response to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's instructions to the bank to take action for the recovery of the full outstanding loan together with interest accrued thereof.
He further explained that Dr. Wickrama Weerasooriya was accepted as the arbitrator with the agreement of both parties to the dispute and that Dr. Wickrema Weerasooriya is an expert on banking issues with many reasonable settlements to his credit.
In view of his repayments exceeding the amount he borrowed, the bank went a step further to open a savings account of Rs. 2.5 billion in favour of his enterprise, he said.
Answering a question Yasasiri Kasturiarachchi said that as he is a UNP activist, the President directed the bank to initiate legal action against him.
Anyway he admitted that there were certain discrepancies in accounts he furnished and that those errors occurred because the Inland Revenue Department had retained his files at the time of furnishing particulars.
There is a case pending in the Commercial High Court considering his application for the return of his documents retained by the Inland Revenue Department, he said. I have paid interest to the bank at the rate of 36 per cent per annum, he added.
Yasasiri Kasthuriarachchi denied a suggestion by the media that it could be construed that as a UNP supporter he got the party support to appoint a biased arbitrator to bring about a settlement advantageous to him. "That cannot happen", he said in answer.
The President in a press release last Saturday said:
Banking sources made the shocking disclosure that the People's Bank was in the process of settling a massive Rs. 4.8 billion debt owed it by Yasodha Group for little as Rs. 10 million. They said that the original sum owed the People's Bank was Rs. 4 billion and another Rs. 800 million accrued as interest on the loan.
Following this President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has severely warned People's Bank Chairman Lal Nanayakkara on any unjustifiable settlement with the Yasodha Group in respect of recovery of facilities granted to them, the Presidential Secretariat said.
In a letter dated January 29, 2004, the President says, any step taken by the Bank which lacks transparency will be subject to a special inquiry and dealt with severely.
The President has informed the Chairman People's Bank that it is in his best interest to adhere strictly to legal process through the Court of Law, the Presidential Secretariat said.
The full text of the letter:
"I am aware that your Bank has resorted to legal action, for the recovery of large amounts outstanding in respect of advances and facilities granted to Yasodha Group and that already judgements have been awarded in favour of People's Bank in a number of cases.
Therefore, it stands to reason to expect the Bank to continue with the rest of the cases, so that there is a reasonable chance of recovering outstandings.
I am now informed that, recently, the Bank has agreed to a proposal by Mr. R. Paskaralingam, Advisor to the Prime Minister, to refer the dispute between the Bank and Yasodha regarding the amounts outstanding, to a third party - Dr. Wickrema Weerasooriya.
The logic of this decision is incomprehensible. It is obvious that matters which are sub-judice should not be referred to third party for review or arbitration without the specific consent of the Courts.
You and the board of Directors of People's Bank will have to account for this decision, which clearly lacks transparency and constitutes a departure from accepted practices of 'Good Governance'.
It is extremely unfair for a State Bank to extend privileges to an individual, however politically powerful he may be, which are denied to others, less influential.
I consider such patronage to be a travesty of justice. I categorically state that the privileges not extended to others should never be extended to Yasodha Group and any violation of this practice will be investigated into.
I also learn that your Board is considering reaching a settlement on the basis of the recommendations by this third party investigator.
As the Head of State, I severely warn you to desist from any unjustifiable settlement and any steps taken by the Bank, which lacks transparency, will be subject to a special inquiry and dealt with severely.
It is in your best interest to strictly adhere to legal process through the Court of Law."
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Then I found this email, included below. Great, just the link I've been looking for! But, in fact, the link below that says it leads to your help page just opens as my tasks, whether I click it or copy and paste it. I found my way to your support but that's just a list of questions with no link to tutorials.
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Please clarify - have you tried to click these links through a desktop computer or only on your iPad?
I can confirm that the #info_page link shows the correct help page (the one you can access by clicking on the question mark in the top-right corner). However, trying to access todoist.com through a mobile device will redirect you to a special mobile site.
We strongly recommend to use our mobile apps instead, we have an awesome iPad app which you can get for free from https://todoist.com/ipad it has useful tooltips that will guide you through it and help you discover all Todoist's features.
If you prefer to use the full web-version on your iPad, please access it through http://todoist.com/m/forceRegular - this link will force the load of the fill version on mobile devices and you can use the question mark icon to access the help page there.
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I just followed your directions as you instructed Lesley because my frustration is exactly hers - I have downloaded todoist and have been using it and have recently hit snags of entering subprojects to the right place or reorganizing them and I can't find anywhere that you have printed support. All I got from https://todoist.com/ipad is the chance to download todoist again which I already have - I am trying to use it but there seems to be no instruction.
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It indeed doesn't fully explain all features in the mobile apps. We've implemented a tooltip system into it that will guide you through all its functionality when you use the app for the first time until you either perform the guided actions or tap on the tooltips. We're going to create an in-depth documentation for all our apps in the future, though.
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It would have been best if you had just acknowledged that a complete manual does not exist prior to my spending an hour looking...and after I had already purchased the upgraded version. I eagerly await its publication.
Where are the tutorials? I don't want to waste a ton of time trying to learn a new system, but want to be guided through it.
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Subject to the availability of appropriated funds for this purpose, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service, shall develop a national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a forest disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum.
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Choose peppers of any color for this delicious side dish. Red, yellow, and orange peppers will be sweeter than green or black ones, but all are wonderful to have on hand. Roasted peppers can be served on their own, added to salads or sandwiches, or used to top a pizza.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park
"I never would have been President if it had not been for my experiences in North Dakota."
-- Theodore Roosevelt
In September 1883, Theodore Roosevelt traveled from New York to the Dakota Territory. He planned to shoot a buffalo.
He discovered that most of the great bison herds were already gone—killed for their valuable hides. Roosevelt also saw the devastation caused by over-grazing, which destroyed wildlife habitats.
He purchased stakes in two cattle ranches on the Little Missouri River, and launched a lifelong conservation campaign that would eventually preserve more than 230 million acres of public land.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park was established in 1947 to commemorate the president's dedication to preserving the country's natural beauty. The park's two units cover more than 70,000 acres and encompass his Elkhorn Ranch and the log cabin he built on Maltese Cross Ranch.
The Maltese Cross cabin contains period furnishings, including a hutch, rocking chair, and trunk that belonged to Roosevelt. A self-guided auto tour takes you around a scenic 36-mile loop. Drive out to Painted Canyon Visitor Center for a view of the North Dakota badlands. The North Unit also hosts a scenic driving tour and panoramic view from Oxbow Overlook.
More than 100 miles of trails wind through Theodore Roosevelt National Park. You'll also find bison there.
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One of the biggest threats to Theodore Roosevelt National Park is the rapid rate of oil and gas development in western North Dakota; fracking wells can already be seen and heard from inside the park. There are currently more than 6,000 oil wells in the region, with up to 45,000 predicted in the next two decades. In April 2013, NPCA's Center for Park Research released National Parks and Hydraulic Fracturing, a report that explores the impacts of fracking on national parks and how to best safeguard the environment and public health; the report features Theodore Roosevelt National Park as one of its in-depth case studies. For more information, read our recent blog story.
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Air pollution is another serious threat to this park. The National Park Service has established the NPS air quality webcam network to show "live" digital images of more than a dozen parks. Click here to see current air conditions at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
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The head of Nintendo Korea, Hiroyuki Fukuda, and Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s President Satoru Iwata both put in appearances. Instead of giving their speeches in Japanese with Korean subtitles, they gave it in Korean. The gist of the presentation covers what games are coming out for the 3DS in the region.
The Japanese exec's pronunciation is relatively clear! Some Koreans might have trouble understanding them, because of their accents. But that's pretty cool both them—especially Iwata—made the extra effort to reach out and connect with Korean gamers.
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