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Did you know?
The steam locomotive outside the Queen's Casino & Hotel in Queenstown once transported Britain's then-Princess Elizabeth.
As you're driving through the bustling Eastern Cape Midlands centre of Queenstown, it's quite difficult to imagine the original hexagonal design of the town.
But if you go back in time about 150 years to the era of the various Frontier Wars of the Eastern Cape, you'll find that Queenstown was established as one of a string of outlying forts. The surveyor, Thomas Bowker, took an open lot of ground and established the fort in a hexagonal shape with six thoroughfares down which cannon fire or rifle fire could be directed. Today, the famous Hexagon of Queenstown has been turned into a large garden.
Queenstown is a very good spot to begin an Eastern Cape heritage tour because it was once the most prosperous settlement in the area. Many of the Victorian-era buildings in the form of schools, churches and administrative offices have remained intact.
In the late 1840s, a British Colonial official came riding past this spot on the Komani River. He looked down the valley and up at what was later named the Madeira Mountain. Returning to Grahamstown, he told his bosses he had found a place so pleasing it could be named after Queen Victoria herself. That is how, in 1853, this site came to be named Queenstown.
Visit the Queenstown Frontier Museum on Shepstone Street and you'll learn fascinating things about the early era of the town. Exhibits include a full-size, furnished frontier cottage and a natural history collection.
An old steam locomotive called Queenstown used to be parked outside the museum, but has since been moved to the lot outside the Queens Casino & Hotel, a large leisure complex of shops, bars, a casino and luxury accommodation.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Hotel & Casino
Tel: +27 (0)45 807 9700
Email: email@example.com
Tel: +27 (0)45 839 2265
How to get here
Queenstown lies approx. 180km north-west of East London on the N6 highway.
Tours to do
Queenstown forms part of a number of tour packages available from operators in East London – see the listed Eastern Cape Tourism website for tour guide details.
Get around
Self-drive is your best option.
Length of stay
Set aside one day for your visit to Queenstown.
Where to stay
Queenstown has a number of guest houses and self-catering establishments, but also has the upmarket Queens Hotel & Casino – see listed website for details.


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PHIL Simkin is in advanced talks with a couple of players as he looks to boost his ranks ahead of the Magpies' double-header with Luton Town.
The Dorchester Town boss is hopeful of completing the two deals in the next 24 hours but is keeping tight-lipped over the identity of both men.
Simkin is particularly keen to strengthen his forward options and has been tracking a striker for a while. When asked how negotiations are progressing, he told Echosport: "Things are getting closer, both with him and another player as well.
"We need to get numbers in and strengthen the squad, and hopefully I will have some more updates to give you tomorrow."
One negative piece of news for Simkin has been the realisation that Ashley Nicholls is set to miss this Saturday's FA Trophy first round clash with the Hatters due to suspension.
The talented midfielder is an extremely important player for Dorchester and his absence is a huge blow.
Simkin added: "I have only just found that out.
"He was supposed to be out for the Dorset Senior Cup game against Wimborne Town next Tuesday night but for some reason his suspension has been brought forward and to be honest I am not sure what that is all about.
"Ash has been outstanding in the last few games. We just give him the ball and he does the rest, so the fact he is out on Saturday is a big blow."
On the plus side, barring injury, Charlie Clough and Nathan Walker will be available for the FA Cup second round tie at Luton on December 1 despite both being just one booking away from a ban.
The two defenders have been walking a suspension tight-rope but they can now breathe a little easier.
Simkin explained: "Bans don't kick in until 14 days after the offence so it is not a problem to play them in the Trophy.
"However, we have not decided on a side for Saturday yet and I will be speaking to Stuart Heath this week to see where we go."
* Echosport understands that one of the players Simkin is hoping to land is ex-Terras striker Richard Logan.

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I haven't been on here in a while, but this was the best place I could think of for advice on this matter.
Basically, a friend purchased a spot for her hair salon in a local print advertisement similar to the brochures you see in the front of hotels. It lists a lot of area businesses with pictures, short descriptions, etc...
Well, the advertiser knew one of her stylists and singled her out as the one to go to in the description of the ad. It practically sounds like they are saying she is the only one worth going to. The rest of the ad copy was not ideal as well. This description was never sent for my friend to confirm before it was printed and now it's all over the city for the next year.
This causes numerous problems for the salon owner. The other stylists are most likely upset, and the stylist in question already has a full clientele so it's not even very helpful to her. And if she happens to quit for whatever reason then we have a situation where people who have seen the ad may not come in when they find out she doesn't work there anymore.
My friend has paid a deposit, but not the full amount for the ad yet. She has signed a contract to get the ad.
Any suggestions on good ways to handle this situation? So far she is sending a complaint to the advertiser and having a meeting with everyone that works there just to let them know it wasn't done on purpose as favoritism from the owner.
That's totally unprofessional. Unless it was a really dodgy contract, I'd say your friend has solid grounds for legal action against the advertiser.
Those are good first steps. The other stylists will most likely understand that it wasn't done on purpose.
But as for how to deal with the situation, it really depends on what was signed and what was discussed between the advertiser and the business. Did the contract describe some kind of approval/proof that had to be approved prior to going to print? Was the advertiser acting on some other authority? What was said?
If they simply printed whatever they felt was right without approval, certainly they should do something to make up for this problem. But, I've never met a publisher who didn't an approval from someone. Are there any more details to this story?
Thanks for the replies. There aren't any other relevant details I can think of, but I wasn't there for any of the discussions or contracts so there is a chance I'm missing details. I'll try to check out the actual contract to see if there's anything in there that would be relevant.
We don't particularly want to go the route of legal action, but I guess we can't rule it out. I guess we probably have a case to demand that they take down everything and reprint the whole batch, but probably if they just refund the cost of the ad it will clear things up. The problems this has caused can be dealt with, but having to pay money for those problems just seems wrong. Does this sound like a reasonable request?
I'll post back as this progresses.
I think some of the details that would be relevant is if they gave the company any instruction to write some of the copy or if it was all provided 100% from the start? If you provided the copy and they changed it without asking, that would surely be something to pursue.
However, if you gave them the ability to write / modify the copy, then you're getting into more grey area that would really benefit from a look at the contract. Of course no matter what, there should be an approval process before anything goes to print, whoever has control over writing the content. Even last minute submissions to a magazine / newspaper can do a digital copy to send and get approved. This should have happened, and if it didn't, you surely would not be liable for what was written without your approval.
A client of mine submitted a full completed ad (PDF file) to a magazine and we received the approval form back with exactly how we submitted it. However, after they got the magazine after printing, the printer had modified the address information on the ad we submitted, causing confusion to some customers. We contacted our rep and obviously had the approval form of what was supposed to print. They refunded my client and also gave them a half page ad for free in the next issue for the error.
You can't change what was done obviously, you can't pull back every issue and re-print, but they should be able to compensate you for something you didn't approve of. Talk to them, if they are reputable, I'm pretty sure they will do the right thing and try to make it up to you in some way.
It's not clear that legal action or even a refund is in order. There are two sides to each story, and certainly there is some reason that the publisher thought it would be OK to devise the ad content and print it without approval - unless they are just clumsy in business.
So, without those details, it's hard to really have an opinion.
I guess I could ask them to come post here, but that seems a little awkward. :rolleyes:
Could you even take a guess why a publisher would send out unapproved ad content to print? There must be some reason he would break the standard of having a proof approved by the client.
If you don't want to speculate then why would you expect me to? They screwed up is why they broke that standard! All of my guesses all boil down to "they figured it wouldn't be a big deal" so let's run with that theory.
@LiquidReflexSolid advice. I really do need to look at the contract to see if they specified who writes the content and if it should be approved.
I think we're talking to them today so we'll se what they say.
"They screwed up is why they broke that standard! All of my guesses all boil down to "they figured it wouldn't be a big deal" so let's run with that theory."
You can run with that, but it isn't necessarily accurate.
At some point every professional has to make some decisions for their client, even if they are usually quite simple. Local press is no different.
And at least where I am (TX, USA) it is pretty standard for low-end press to run stuff w/o approval beyond the basic message. I took over a client who was having ugly print ads run in the local paper, laid out by that paper. My ads look a lot better and I handle getting them printed and up to date. And the copy is exactly what my clients want (even though I don't usually send them a proof).
But they are paying me to layout ads, and they are paying the paper to print and distribute ads. These are not the same jobs or services.
Most of the local paper's clients are tiny businesses and the printer is also setting the ad. In those situations, it is not at all unusually to get the basic info and run an ad with no proof to the client. That is just part of doing business in low-end print publications who are being paid for printing and only offer ad production as a convenience to folks who buy ads.
Maybe it is different where you are, but here you would be paying for printing. Next time have your friend layout her own ad or hire a pro. IMO, you should also tell her to pay her printing bill .
Really, in my view, if you want to place an ad, you should write the copy (or at least get it written) before approaching an advertiser. It sounds like the agreement was for the advertiser to come up with the copy, which seems pretty silly to me—and is really the biggest lesson here. But I still think, in such a circumstance, it's odd to print that copy without any verification that it's OK.
My friend talked with them. Their explanation was that the ad copy was "editorial" and not part of the advertisement and they can put anything they want. This is BS because it says very clearly as part of their sales package that the listing includes a 126 character description as part of the price.
Unfortunately it looks like they took the only copy of the signed contract so it looks like we need to get our hands on that if we want to press this further.
But anyways what they said is that they're going to change it and reprint the whole thing because they've been getting complaints from their other advertisers as well. That should come out in a month or two and will hopefully replace everything on the street which pretty much clears everything up if they do as promised.
O well, sounds like a reasonable solution to the problem is on the way.
Haha, :eek: is right!
I just hope the reasonable solution actually happens. If they get this fixed I think the end result will still be a positive one with plenty of opportunities for both parties to learn from their mistakes and the desired result from the ad achieved. It's a nicely branded city guide so we're happy to be in it once this is cleared up. Hopefully next years edition will go a little smoother.
And don't forget to ask for indemnity, that ad company should pay for all the trouble that they have caused.
Realistically I don't think that's an option in this specific case, and we don't actually need monetary reparations to be happy with the end result. Either a reprint or a refund is all we're gunning for. I would have a hard time assigning a value to the problems - much of it boils down to hurt feelings and the ad simply being useless for the reasons we bought it.
However I will probably push for indemnity if they try to be stubborn about things - just to put the middle ground of compromise is where it needs to be.


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1. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update972049 Nov 2, 2012 4:53 AM (in response to 900746)I'm having the same issue. :-/
I wish I would have searched for this a long time ago. I've easily burned 10 hours troubleshooting this today (I initially thought it had something to do with ZFS send/receive being broken).
Edit -- this is on a clean install, btw. Nothing fancy. Just create a ZFS volume, create an LU, create a view, and then try to hit it with any initiator. You can read everything, but writes have bizarre behavior.
Edited by: 969046 on Nov 1, 2012 9:51 PM
2. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update900746 Nov 3, 2012 3:41 AM (in response to 972049)Ok thanks for the heads up, I was just about to do a full re-install. Hard to know what to do next as I don't have a support contract so even if they do release a patch it's not as if I can use it. OpenIndianna is an option but it sounds like this is also being abandoned. I still want to keep my NAS's Solaris based as I like the new ZFS features and COMSTAR.
3. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update972379 Nov 4, 2012 1:30 PM (in response to 900746)same issue here
removed the lun and recreated it and adding it to the view made it viewable but nothing can connect or do anything with it
4. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update972388 Nov 4, 2012 3:34 PM (in response to 900746)Same problem here. Tried it with Linux, Windows and Solaris itself. Got it working on loopback device with very slow transfer speed. Is a bug report about this issue already filed by someone?
Edited by: user3146817 on 04.11.2012 07:34
Edited by: user3146817 on 04.11.2012 07:34
5. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update972379 Nov 4, 2012 4:42 PM (in response to 972388)i reinstalled 11.1 and imported the pool re-setup iscsi
vmware will see it and tries to import it but it wont appear as a datastore
cant roll back because zpool is v34
6. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update900746 Nov 5, 2012 12:18 AM (in response to 972388)I was going to check for a bug report but it appears I can't even view support.oracle.com without a support contract. I did have an expired Solaris 10 contract which allowed me to at least view patches and bugs until recently, but now nothing. Aarggghhhh!
7. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 UpdateCindys-Oracle Nov 5, 2012 4:54 PM (in response to 900746)I'm going to try to reproduce this problem this week.
Please confirm that this is correct:
1. Create S11 iSCSI target
2. Create s11 iSCSI initiator
3. Share data between initiator and target
4. Upgrade both systems to S11.1
I'm slightly curious whether you can create a pool and a file system on the S11.1 server,
share the file system over NFS and see if it is accessible on the S11.1 client.
8. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update900746 Nov 5, 2012 11:59 PM (in response to Cindys-Oracle)Hi Cindy,
I haven't tried Solaris Initiator to Solaris Target but maybe it works. I've only tried Linux/Windows7 Initiators to the Solaris Target. Also NFS/CIFS creating zpools and slices all work fine in S11.1 for me.
9. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update972379 Nov 6, 2012 1:09 AM (in response to 900746)these are my 2 configuration
recreate zpool
create volume zfsr10/iscsi
create volume zfsr6/iscsi
sbdadm create-lu zfsr10/iscsi
sbdadm create-lu zfsr6/iscsi
stmfadm add-view <GUID>
vmware connects via iscsi and adds the zfsr10 lun and formats it as vmfs5 then create some machines on this lun
windows 2008 r2 connects via iscsi and adds the zfsr6 lun as GPT and formats it as NTFS then some files and folders are added to it.
shutdown all machines in vmware on zfsr10 to make sure nothing writes to the disk, shutdown the windows 2008 machine so it doesn't write to the zfsr6 lun.
upgrade solaris from 11 to 11.1
reboot solaris
rescan disk in vmware - disk does not appear > goto add new lun, which shows up but asks for reformat
removed the sbdadm delete-lu and recreate a new lu then add-view to the new guid
vmware sees the lun when add it, instead of asking to format it asks if you want to keep existing signature > yes
add process is complete but lun does not appear
windows 2008 will take a long time to load before it cant read the lun, it will mark the disk as offline. If you bring it online it will ask to be formatted.
10. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update972704 Nov 6, 2012 5:48 AM (in response to 900746)I have the same problem.
Here is my procedure to produce the problem:
new install solaris 11.1
create zvol
create lu, view, target.
windows or vmware esxi can see the target, but cannot do anthing on it.
windows shows I/O error. esxi shows error when create datastore.
this procedure on solaris 11/11 works fine.
need someone to fire a bug report. 3Q ;-)
Edited by: user6951419 on Nov 5, 2012 9:47 PM
11. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 UpdateCindys-Oracle Nov 6, 2012 8:05 PM (in response to 972704)I'm trying to get some more help to troubleshoot your problems from the team that would know
because your configs are beyond my skills.
If you could provide some error messages that would be helpful.
I could not reproduce this by configuring the basic COMSTAR target/iSCSI initiator configuration.
See below.
1. On the S11 FCS target system, do the following:
# pkg install group/feature/storage-server
# svcadm enable stmf
# zpool create sanpool mirror c2t3d0 c2t4d0
# zfs create -V 2g sanpool/vol1
# stmfadm create-lu /dev/zvol/rdsk/sanpool/vol1
# stmfadm add-view 600144F03B3A810000005098D2380001
# itadm create-target
# itadm list-target -v
2. On the S11.1 FCS initiator system, do the following:
# svcadm enable network/iscsi/initiator
# iscsiadm add static-config guid,IP-addr
# iscsiadm list static-config
# iscsiadm modify discovery --static enable
The LUN is available in the format output.
Create a ZFS storage pool:
# zpool create tank c0t600144F03B3A810000005098D2380001d0
# zfs create tank/cindy
# /usr/dict/words /tank/cindy/file.1
# /usr/dict/words /tank/cindy/file.2
3. Update S11 FCS target system to S11.1 FCS.
The initiator wasn't happy after the reboot but that is expected:
NOTICE: iscsi connection(5) unable to connect to target guid, target address IP-addr
4. Post-S11.1 update, Create another vol2 on the target and make it available:
# zfs create -V 2g sanpool/vol2
# stmfadm create-lu /dev/zvol/rdsk/sanpool/vol2
Logical unit created: 600144F03B3A810000005098FAD80001
# stmfadm list-lu
LU Name: 600144F03B3A810000005098D2380001
LU Name: 600144F03B3A810000005098FAD80001
# stmfadm add-view 600144F03B3A810000005098FAD80001
# stmfadm list-view -l 600144F03B3A810000005098FAD80001
View Entry: 0
Host group : All
Target group : All
# itadm create-target
# itadm list-target -v
On the initiator, make it available:
# iscsiadm add static-config guid,IP-addr
Now, both devices are available in format:
0. c0t600144F03B3A810000005098D2380001d0 <SUN-COMSTAR-1.0-2.00GB>
1. c0t600144F03B3A810000005098FAD80001d0 <SUN-COMSTAR-1.0 cyl 1022 alt 2 hd 128 sec 32>
Create another pool:
# zpool create pond c0t600144F03B3A810000005098FAD80001d0
# zfs create pond/amy
# cp /usr/dict/words /pond/amy/file.1
12. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 UpdateCindys-Oracle Nov 6, 2012 11:27 PM (in response to Cindys-Oracle)Okay, some better news...
We have a description of this problem internally and they are doing some more testing
to better understand it. If you can wait until tomorrow we might be able to identify a
reasonable workaround that most likely be applied to a Linux or Windows initiator.
The Solaris 11.1 initiator/target configuration does not seem to be impacted.
13. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update900746 Nov 7, 2012 12:33 AM (in response to Cindys-Oracle)Thanks Cindy,
Yeah Solaris Initiator to Solaris Target is not a problem for me either, in fact I was able to remote install the operating system onto the target. It's all other vendors to Solaris Target that is not working (which is the most common scenario in the real world). Hopefully they do the sensible thing and provide a patch to community users or re-release the 11.1 installer.
14. Re: iSCSI Broken after 11.1 Update971840 Nov 7, 2012 12:55 AM (in response to 900746)Asking users to fix it in the initiator seems like the wrong approach since that would require "fixes" to every potential Windows, Linux, Unix, VMware, Bios, etc, initiator out in the wild. Seems especially troublesome since all of these were working with the Solaris target software up to 11.1. Doesn't seem too likely that the rest of the world "broke" the day Solaris 11.1 was release...just sayin.


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If you don't know an answer or how to answer, tell your child you need to think about it and will answer very soon. If you're uncomfortable discussing sex with your kids, ask someone you trust—a health professional, a relative, a friend or a clergy member—to talk for you.
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Below is a list of our very favorite food podcasts, so you'll have something to do between meals. A warning, though: Just as you're not supposed to go to the grocery store hungry, we also advise you not to listen to these podcasts on an empty stomach.
Alie & Georgia's Favorite Food Podcasts
This is one of those podcasts that make being stuck in traffic OK, if not downright pleasurable. Always smart and funny, Rico and Brendan will make even the most socially anxious people look forward to a dinner party by doling out tips and how-to's in the wide world of dinner parties. Rad guests, like Patti Smith, Jon Hamm, and Patton Oswald impart their knowledge of all things mingling, music, food and manners.
Smart, funny, beautiful Joy The Baker. Okay, yes we're friends with her, but she's legitimately awesome as the hostess of her podcast, which is an extension of her hugely popular website of the same name. They cover a myriad of topics related to food, although sometimes not related to food, but always entertaining. You're gonna want to be besties with her and co-host Tracy Benjamin, we promise.
Comedians and actors Michael Ian Black and Tom Cavanagh host this hilarious and random podcast. You guys, Michael Ian Black and Tom Cavanagh! We could seriously listen to them talk about eyeball surgery for an hour, but lucky for us, they chose instead to eat snacks and talk about them.
Colorful commentary, fun guests, and a range of topics related to food. From discussions on kitchen accouterments, interviews with those in the culinary know, and conversations about the conundrum that is eating on dates, hosts Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison are perfect Sherpas through the wide world of food.
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In a perfect world, culinary superstar Andrew Zimmern would be our best friend and mentor, and we would travel around the world while he drops his knowledge on eating bugs, cultural traditions and cooking. Also Molly Mogren would be there because she's rad. Because life isn't fair, this is impossible. Luckily, they have a podcast that is almost like hanging out with them.
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THERE was no wrath, only mirth, when Ibrahim (Obby) Khan returned to Canad Inns Stadium for the first time since announcing his "retirement" back in April.
Khan will step onto the field today as a member of the Calgary Stampeders to play against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the team to which he dedicated himself in the 2006-2011 seasons.
"I thought about it last night a lot and throughout the flight, I don't have any bitter feelings or sad feelings. I'm excited that I get to play a game of football. It kind of feels like it's a home game for me, but it's not," said Khan, 32, shortly after arriving Friday in Winnipeg, his off-season home.
"For seven years, I've come out of that tunnel, that sideline, this atmosphere. So it feels, really, like I've never left even though I've had eight games under my belt playing for Calgary," said the 6-3, 290-pound Khan. "It feels like this is another home game for me until tomorrow when I put on the red and white."
Though rumours swirled that the Bombers asked him to retire, Khan has never confirmed that. He has said the Bombers weren't interested when he checked with them as he considered a return to football. He signed with Calgary on Aug. 14.
He said he's looking forward to experiencing the East side fans as a member of the Stampeders on the visitors' sideline.
"I'm excited. There's 30,000 fans yelling so I don't think I'll be able to pick out the boos and the cheers," he said. "It's going to be a little weird on that side. I'll get to hear, finally, what all the other players have said, how ruthless and brutal the fans can be on the East side.
"I've always had the nice fans on the west side, I'm looking forward to what the fans have to say on the East side. I think it'll be 50-50. I'll have some fans saying nice things and some fans calling me things. I hope the nice fans stick up for me."
Khan decided to give the gridiron one more shot after there was a delay in plans to open his Shawarma Khan restaurant in Winnipeg. He said the official opening is expected to be Dec. 1.
Khan said the last time he suited up in the visitors' locker-room at Canad Inns Stadium he was with the Ottawa Renegades.
"I think we won that one too," he said with a smile. "And I think we had some snowballs thrown at us too. I'm hoping we don't get any snow tomorrow."
The Bombers obtained Khan in the Renegades' dispersal draft.
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Wow... It's like the kid was tying to top the last UK kids "high score" He was probably thinking "I can make the news around the world for the most in app purchases, and then I'll say it was an accident, I didn't know I was buying those things... And then apple will refund my daddy." Guaranteed the kid knew exactly what he was doing... If my future children do that stuff I'm gonna make them pay for every last penny they spent... Teach them a lesson... This kid should pay it all back, it's a good life lesson...
Apple should have some kind of fraud detection built into these apps who the hell would spend 5k on virtual plants, and why would any company be allowed to exploit someone with that kind of charge. Apple needs to make limits on how much people can spend on plants. Unless the owner opts-in to that type of charge. Parents know nothing about electronics and kids are idiots. Apple needs to protect people from themselves sadly.
I don't know, 13? By 13 these days, kids can hack into things and understand technology quite well. I don't buy it. I think he did know exactly what he was doing. The 5 year old, sure, I can see that. My 2 1/2 yr old has purchase stuff on my phone accidentally, so I can buy 5, but 13, no way! And after looking at the picture again, he does look kind of shifty to me.
If he wasn't a pig I might feel sorry for they guy, but facts are facts. He's too busy harassing people to take care of his own family
what are you taking about, when you've made your purchase start using the app/game and you make an unknown purchase in the time zone while the password is still active, thats what I'm talking about, the little bit where you're not warned
Edit: and the reason I believe it's fraudulent, is because the password staying active should be something that is switched on by the user so you can't make unwanted purcahses by accident. It shouldn't be switched on by default
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HOUSTON - A woman was hit by a car and left to die in a northwest Houston park Monday, Houston police said.
The victim's body was found in the parking lot of T.C. Jester Park, 4205 T.C. Jester Blvd. at Saxon Drive, at 3 a.m.
Detectives said her body was several feet away from her shoes and other belongings. They also found skid marks at the scene.
"Based on what we gathered at this point, (it) looks like it could be some type of domestic incident, interpersonal violence. They knew each other -- that's always a possibility. It doesn't look random," HPD Detective Bart Nabors said.
Police said they're looking for 29-year-old Jessie Blanco. He's considered a person of interest in the case, but officials have not said how he and the victim are connected. He has a criminal history that includes convictions for assaulting a family member and theft.
Detectives said they're looking for the car Blanco was last seen driving -- a white Pontiac Vibe that may have some front-end damage.
Investigators said they are looking at footage captured by a nearby home security system to see if anything was caught on camera.
The victim's name has not yet been released.
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Well, the Mets suffered a second consecutive loss under vaguely excruciating circumstances last night. It isn't easy to immediately follow the restoration of hope a two-out, ninth-inning home run provides with a defeat brought about by bullpen collapse.
But what many people took from last night's game was yet another mental mistake in the field from Daniel Murphy- this time, a failure to record an out when a baserunner ran halfway from first to second, only to realize that a man already stood on second base. The mistake was particularly noteworthy, since the day before, Murphy had made an identical one on the basepaths. One would think a kind of defensive empathy had resulted.
Look, I've argued in this space before (and others!) that the Mets have no real business playing Daniel Murphy anywhere but second base. That case is even stronger now, incidentally. His offense has been strong this year- a 126 OPS+. But that would rank him tied for 12th out of 23 among first basemen who qualify for the batting title this season, making him a below-average option at the position. Among second basemen? He'd be fourth in all of baseball.
And yes, he'd be third in baseball among third basemen. But the reasons not to play Murphy there haven't changed. For one thing, David Wright. For another, sure they could deal him to a team needing a third baseman, but why do that when the Mets desperately need a second baseman, have no short-term or medium-term answer at the position, and could employ a cost-controlled Murphy there as a top-five offensive option?
And while Murphy clearly makes his share of head-scratching plays, his overall defensive play at second base has been fairly strong, as per defensive metrics. That isn't an argument that he is definitely an above-average second baseman, defensively. But it certainly isn't an argument against it. I'd call it: Merits Further Study. Which means, play Murphy at 2B.
Terry Collins made a great point during last night's press conference: Murphy didn't play in 2010 due to injury, then has been asked to play three separate positions in 2011. The surest way to make Daniel Murphy a more competent defensive player is to give him reps at one position. And that position should be second base. See how all the separate threads lead to a single conclusion? Me too.
If it were me, Mike Baxter would get the call from Triple-A, so the Mets can see what he can do, and put him in right field. Lucas Duda would play first base, since the Mets have a pretty good idea what he can do in the outfield (not much) and until Jason Bay is traded, his main position is blocked. Daniel Murphy, the first player in this paragraph with a strong chance of being an above-average regular, should play every day at second base. And Justin Turner can return to the bench, where he can play his supersub role well, instead of blocking second base for Murphy, a clearly better hitter.
What I wouldn't do is keep shifting Murphy around. It obviously isn't working defensively, and works against the team's long-term needs and what is best for Murphy. This seems like an oversight on par with previous administrations, which is why it is so shocking to see from Sandy Alderson, who has calibrated nearly everything with total precision. I'd love to know what else is factoring into the organization's thinking here, and will report back to you once I find out.


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26 Sep 2013 by Randy Letto in Festivals & Events , Culture , Entertainment and Art GalleriesRegion: Labrador
When most people think about Labrador, chances are they don't think about catching a show at the theatre. However, the arts scene in Labrador is very much alive, and the fall line up for the Lawrence O'Brien Arts Centre promises some amazing province-wide talent.
28 Aug 2013 by Ian Stone in Culture , History , Trip Planning , Gros Morne National Park , Art Galleries , Lighthouses , Cultural Experiences and Museum
Gros Morne is an outdoor mecca for visitors with over 100km of trails, breathtaking vistas and world class experiences; however what adventures await when Mother Nature decides not to cooperate? Here are our choice picks for rainy day adventures throughout the park.
27 Aug 2013 by Melanie Chambers in Food & Dining , Golfing , Hiking & Walking , Nature , Culture , Top Destinations , Bonavista and Outdoor Adventure
RVing back to St.John's from L'Anse Aux Meadows--all 1,000 kilometers of it.
25 Aug 2013 by Melanie Chambers in Nature , Culture , Parks , Top Destinations , Cultural Experiences and L'Anse aux Meadows
Nearing the end of my RV Odyssey: leaving the TransCanada highway for #436 to the UNESCO Heritage site L'Anse Aux Meadows.
20 Aug 2013 by Melanie Chambers in Festivals & Events , Hiking & Walking , Nature , Culture , Parks , Top Destinations , Gros Morne National Park , Cultural Experiences and Outdoor Adventure
Dancing with Jeanne Becker by night and riding the trails of Gros Morne National Park by day. www.gorving.ca
17 Aug 2013 by Melanie Chambers in Food & Dining , Hiking & Walking , Nature , Culture , History , Cultural Experiences , Marble Mountain and Outdoor Adventure
Finding dirt, pirates and wind on Newfoundland's West Coast bike trails. Exploring in and around Corner Brook. www.gorving.ca
5 Aug 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Nature , Culture , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
One of last season's "must see " shows at the Gros Morne Theatre Festival in Cow Head was Newfoundland Vinyl which celebrated Newfoundland music from the 1960's, 70's and 80's. And as Jeff Pitcher, the festival director told us recently "How could we resist not putting together another show with different songs and different performers for this season. There are so many great songs written by Newfoundlanders from that era". And a real bonus is having Allison Crowe, a talented singer/songwriter in her own right as the musical director for the show.
28 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Culture , Port au Choix and Geology & Fossils
On Monday July 15 we were again blessed with good weather as we awoke to another day of sunshine on the Northern Peninsula. Our plan was to drive south along Viking Trail (highway 430) to Portland Creek where we were planning to stay at the comfortable Entente Cordiale Inn. On our way north we had seen signs for the Thrombolite Trail in Flowers Cove and so we stopped there first. This short 1.4 km (1 way) trail is well marked and perfectly level so is ideal for all ages. The site will appeal to those with a geological bent since thrombolites are very old life forms that lived in a shallow ocean hundreds of millions of years ago.
23 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Boat Tours , Whale Watching , Nature , Culture and Outdoor Adventure
The next day Sunday, July 14 we headed for St. Anthony were we had booked with the Northland Discovery Boat Tour (http://www.discovernorthland.com/) . Since we had a 1:00 pm sailing, we decided to see the Grenfell Interpretation Centre (www.grenfell-properties.com) which is close to the boat tour wharf. The Grenfell Interpretation Centre tells the amazing story of Dr. Grenfell and his selfless devotion to the health care and general wellbeing of the people of southern Labrador and the Northern Peninsula.
19 Jul 2013 by Lauren Saunders in Culture , History , Art Galleries , Cultural Experiences , St. John's and Museum
Our city isn't short of museums, galleries, historic sites, and unique attractions. Meet new people, hear our stories, and learn something new. Each of these places will bring you a colourful experience you won't soon forget.
23 May 2013 by Amy Fisher in Nature , Culture , Cultural Experiences , Travel Trade , Travel Media and Cape St. Mary's
Two years ago, while driving to Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve to film a Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism TV commercial titled "Half Hour", our crew spotted something, well, out of the ordinary...
26 Mar 2013 by Alyssa Free in Culture , History and Cultural Experiences
From the time the first colonists settled in Cupers' Cove (now Cupids) in 1610, Newfoundland culture, heritage, and survival has revolved around the North Atlantic and its bounty. Spending time at The Wooden Boat Museum in Winterton gave me an idea of what life was like in the outport communities back when people relied on the land and sea to survive.
13 Mar 2013 by Alyssa Free in Culture and Cultural Experiences
The past has a strong presence in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Trinity is no exception. Located on the Discovery Trail, Trinity is a rare gem preserved in an ever-changing world. Known for its history, friendliness and strong fishing culture, this beautiful town gives new meaning to the word authentic.
5 Mar 2013 by Brady Huxter in Camping , Hiking & Walking , Nature , Culture and Trip Planning
The Huxter family sets up camp in La Scie and sets out to explore the Baie Verte Peninsula.
29 Jan 2013 by Sandra Phinney in Birdwatching , Camping , Food & Dining , Nature , Culture , Parks and Cultural ExperiencesRegion: Labrador
When the Trans Labrador Highway opened up—making it possible to drive 1126km from Labrador City all the way across the province to L'Anse-au-Clair, Sandra Phinney and her husband Barrie MacGregor decided to make the loop from their home in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Four provinces and 5673 kilometers later, they are still talking to each other and still talking about their trip. Sandra's posted some blogs about this journey.
29 Nov 2012 by Lauren Saunders in Culture
She stands majestically overlooking the harbour, sharing the dominance of our iconic skyline with the Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Built on the same strategic location of Fort Townsend, an 18th century military fort that protected our city, The Rooms houses and protects all that is dear to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador: our history, our stories, our art and culture.
31 Oct 2012 by Alyssa Free in Culture , History , Geography and Cultural Experiences
Nestled at the top of the Bonavista Peninsula is the tiny community of Elliston – the root cellar capital of the world. People flock here from all over the world for its many tourist attractions, such as the breathtaking coastline – complete with roaring shoreline and fascinating rock formations.
16 Aug 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Hiking & Walking , Nature , Culture and Cultural Experiences
Central Newfoundland is a huge area of scenic coastlines and large inland rivers. One place we have spent very little time is the Eastport Peninsula adjacent to Terra Nova National Park (TNNP). Our only other previous visit was restricted to a night of camping at Malady Head in TNNP many years ago so we decided that another visit was in order. So in early August, 2012 we arrived the Prints of Whales Bed and Breakfast (www.theprintsofwhalesinn.com) in Sandringham around 5:00 pm.
12 Aug 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Culture , Art Galleries and Cultural Experiences
Over the past several years we have been making more trips to explore Central Newfoundland. Last year we enjoyed our first ever visit to Conne River and seeing other places on the Connaigre Peninsula along the south coast of the province. This year we decided to head to Newtown on the northeast coast with the specific goal of visiting the Barbour Living Heritage Village. Not only had we never been along this shore but the Barbour Living Heritage Village is also featured on the cover of this year's Newfoundland tourism map and booklet.
7 Aug 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Culture and Gros Morne National Park
One focus of Gros Morne Summer Music (GMSM) for this year is Andrew Lloyd Webber who is best known for creating some of the best known musicals of the last 40 years. Musicals like Jesus Christ Superstar, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat are just some of his creations....


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1950's Vintage ShimmerSilver and Black by TimelessVixenVintage
Timeless Vixen Vintage (on Etsy) has a treasure trove of vintage cocktail dresses. This is one of my personal favorites.
Erin Hieder's cocktail bling for a song. Gorgeous!
Only James Bond requests "Shaken, Not Stirred." Your polite guests will so admire your good taste as they twirl these gorgeous glass swizzle sticks in their cocktail glasses.
It's absolutely true... the fedora has a better love life than the baseball cap.
Furniture made for you... by hand! Midcentury simplicity and craftsmanship. Sophisticated style. I love the sofa bench as a transitional piece for guests. Perfect by the fire too.
Handmade hair ornaments and a shopkeeper that's nice as pie. Custom orders by request.
Thrush is another great Etsy shop with lovely midcentury cocktail dresses and goodies like this 1960s Absinthe party dress.
Because I love a man in a bow tie.
Let's face it... cocktail dresses are sleeveless because accessories are center stage. Rings and bracelets should grab the limelight... in this case, literally.
I am quite taken by this set. It gives a nod to midcentury barware with its matching tray... plus beautifully crafted and glazed.
Brilliant, stunning, up and coming. Skip the logo-stamped handbag section and buy something made just for you.
Ella Fitzgerald and Jelly Roll Morton really do sound better on vinyl.
FabGabs on Etsy has great men's vintage apparel like this suave tux.


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Just over a month ago, students from Melbourne Business School visited our school to participate in the annual AGSM-MBS cup. The schools take turns to host the event every year and this year it fell to AGSM. Read more
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MiLB attendance up in 2012 over 2011
Total exceeds 41 million fans for eighth straight year
By Minor League Baseball | September 12, 2012 12:37 PM ET
"On behalf of our 15 leagues and 176 clubs, I would like to say thank you to the more than 41 million fans that, once again, supported our great game this season," Minor League Baseball president, Pat O'Conner, said. "I know our clubs will work hard this offseason to find ways to continue to provide affordable entertainment for their communities and maintain the attendance boom that Minor League Baseball has seen over the last decade, thanks to our enthusiastic and loyal fans, in 2013."
The Triple-A® Lehigh Valley IronPigs topped all clubs based in the domestic leagues in total attendance for the second consecutive year (622,421) and in average crowd for the third straight season (9,153). For the eighth year in a row, the Frisco RoughRiders paced all Double-A® clubs in total (488,224) and average attendance (7,076).
The Class A® Dayton Dragons, who extended their consecutive sellout streak record for a professional sports team to 913 games this season, averaged 8,532 fans a game in attracting 588,689. They have paced their classification every year in both categories since they began play in 2000. Likewise, the Brooklyn Cyclones, who drew 249,009 fans for an average of 6,553, have led all Short Season-A™ and Rookie® clubs in attendance and average per game since their first year in 2001.
The Monterrey Sultans of the Mexican League led all Minor League Baseball clubs in attendance (645,302) and average crowd (11,321) this season.
2012 Attendance by League
International -- 6,504,586
Pacific Coast -- 6,796,157
Mexican -- 3,814,348
Eastern -- 3,791,241
Southern -- 2,152,852
Texas -- 2,834,864
California -- 1,582,174
Carolina -- 1,876,081
Florida State -- 1,215,020
Midwest -- 4,084,343
South Atlantic -- 3,056,097
New York-Penn -- 1,701,001
Northwest -- 896,781
Appalachian -- 278,785
Pioneer -- 695,052
Total 41,279,382
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Dats coo.
freaking sick fast!
It sounds like it's just as fast as the A5X, but with better power consumption due to the smaller die size. Of course, it does say "faster performance" in the banner pic, but compared to what? The A5? The A5X? When Apple is vague it's often because they're hiding something. Just like when they said that the iPod Touch 4 had "the same Retina Display" as the iPhone 4, which was a blatant lie.
Redmond Pie posted a comparison article to the Galaxy S3 and they were both listed as having 1GB memory. Hopefully that's true. Funny cause these are the improvements that should matter the most. It basically got a supercharged motor. Huge for themers/modders who use widgets etc. People complain about the cosmetics being similar. Cosmetically they already have the best units so why deviate from that to far. This new device has huge advancements and anybody saying it doesn't knows nothing of tech. No reference to anybody on this post rather the other ten posted yesterday full of whiny children.
EDIT: Actually it doesnt show it. I could have sworn I saw it there.
On the keynote they gave like 6 examples ranging from 1.7x to 2x faster.


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US PremiereEdit
Twilight premiered in the United States on November 17, 2008 at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood (Los Angeles), California. After the screening, a reception was held at the Armand Hammer Museum.
Fans lined the streets and the screening was delayed 45 minutes while the stars of the movie signed autographs and gave interviews.
Cast and crew in attendance included: Stephenie Meyer, Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Cam Gigandet, Rachelle Lefèvre, Ashley Greene, Michael Welch, Edi Gathegi, Christian Serratos, Elizabeth Reaser, Peter Facinelli, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Billy Burke, Anna Kendrick, and Solomon Trimble
Other celebrities present included: Kim Basinger, Lance Bass, Garcelle Beauvais, Camilla Belle, Andrea Bowen, Frances Bean Cobain, Larry David, Kayla Ewell, Perry Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Jennie Garth, Seth Green, Demi Lovato, AnnaLynne McCord, Alyson Michalka, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Paramore, Teri Polo, Melissa Rosenberg, and Brenda Song.
News coverageEdit
- Shrieking masses descend on L.A. for the 'Twilight' premiere Carrie Bell, popwatch blog
- 'Twilight' Premiere: Robert Pattinson Loses His Hearing, Taylor Lautner Gets An Indecent Proposal Larry Carroll, mtv.com


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Feds Confirm Mumbai Plotter Trained With Terrorists While Working for DEA
Federal officials confirm that David Coleman Headley, who has confessed to helping terrorists plot the 2008 Mumbai attack, was working as a DEA informant while he trained with terrorists.
Feds Confirm Mumbai Plotter Trained With Terrorists While Working for DEA
U.S. Embassy Didn't Pass Along Tip About Headley's Ties to Terrorists
Federal officials acknowledged Saturday that David Coleman Headley, the U.S. businessman who confessed to being a terrorist scout in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was working as a DEA informant while he was training with terrorists in Pakistan.
Federal officials, who spoke only only on background because of the sensitivity of the Headley case, also said they suspect a link between Headley and the al-Qaida figures whose activities have sparked recent terror threats against Europe.
The revelations came after a report Friday by ProPublica and the Washington Post that the FBI had been warned about Headley's terrorist ties three years before the Mumbai attacks. Headley wasn't arrested until 11 months after the attack.
After Headley was arrested in a 2005 domestic dispute in New York City, his wife told federal investigators about his long involvement with the terrorist group Lashkar-i-Taiba and his extensive training in its Pakistani camps. She also told them he had bragged about being a paid U.S. informant while undergoing terrorist training.
Despite a federal inquiry into the tip, Headley spent the next four years doing terrorist reconnaissance around the world. Between 2006 and 2008, he did five spying missions in Mumbai scouting targets for the attack by Lashkar that killed 166 people, including six Americans.
On Saturday, the New York Times reported that another of Headley's wives – he apparently was married to three women at the same time – had also warned U.S. officials about his terrorism involvement. In December 2007, the Moroccan woman met with officials at the U.S. embassy in Pakistan and told them about Headley's friendship with Lashkar members, his hatred of India and her trips with him to the Taj Mahal Hotel, a prime target of the Mumbai attacks, the Times reported.
On Saturday federal officials said the women's tips lacked specificity.
"U.S. authorities took seriously what Headley's former wives said," a senior administration official said. "Their information was of a general nature and did not suggest any particular terrorist plot."
Similarly, a federal official described the 2005 tip from Headley's U.S. wife to the Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York City as "general in nature."
"The JTTF could not link the information to a specific threat, plot or terrorist group," the official said.
A different picture emerges from a law enforcement document describing the New York tip and from interviews with anti-terror officials and a person close to the case. Headley's U.S. wife described her husband's frequent trips to Pakistan, his training stints at a Lashkar camp near Muzaffarabad, and his recruiting and fund-raising for Lashkar.
Although the claims of an angry spouse might be suspect, the wife's in-depth knowledge of Lashkar would have reinforced her credibility, because the Pakistani extremist group is not well known to the average American.
Headley is the son of a Pakistani father and an American mother. He became a DEA informant in the late 1990s, after he was arrested on heroin charges. His U.S. wife told investigators that he told her that he started training with Lashkar in early 2002 as part of a secret mission for the U.S. government. On Saturday, a federal official said Headley's work as an informant appears to have lasted until sometime between 2003 and 2005.
Another federal official said Headley was a DEA informant in "the early 2000's."
"I couldn't say it continued into 2005, but he was definitely an informant post-9/11," the official said.
Although Lashkar has not been involved in major drug activity, the terrorist group could offer an informant access to the terrain where Islamic extremism intertwines with South Asian drug mafias.
Because of the difficulty of spying in Pakistan, Headley could have been valuable to U.S. intelligence services. In late 2001, some drug informants moved into anti-terror operations. The DEA also sometimes shares informants with other law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
"After 9/11, a lot of guys who had been closed down for some time came forward offering their services," a former senior law enforcement official said. "They were passed off to the FBI or CIA unless it was mainly drug work."
Headley's relationship with the U.S. government is especially delicate because the investigation has shown that he also had contact with suspected Pakistani intelligence officials and a Pakistani militant named Ilyas Kashmiri, who has emerged as a top operational leader of al-Qaida.
Last year, Kashmiri worked with Headley on a plot against a Danish newspaper that had angered Muslims by publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed, according to court documents. To advance the plot, Kashmiri put Headley in touch with al-Qaida operatives in Britain, according to a senior anti-terror official.
British intelligence detected the meetings between the operatives, who were under surveillance, and Headley, who surfaced as a figure known as "David the American," the senior official said. That led to Headley's arrest by the FBI last October.
In March, Headley pleaded guilty to charges of terrorism in the Mumbai attacks and to a failed plot to take and behead hostages at a Danish newspaper. He is cooperating with authorities.
Kashmiri's network has played a central role in sparking the recent U.S. alert about intelligence that al-Qaida is plotting "Mumbai-style attacks" in Europe, U.S. officials told ProPublica.
"Kashmiri is directly linked to those threats, especially involving Britain and British Pakistanis," the federal official said Saturday. "There is some linkage to Headley."
For weeks, U.S. anti-terror officials have been alarmed about intelligence that Kashmiri has a network in Europe of about 15 operatives with Western passports, according to two U.S. law enforcement officials. Headley had contact with Kashmiri's network, but it is not clear if he met with the same European operatives involved in the recent plots, the officials said.
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From Oswald to Sirhan to Ray to McVeigh; from the first bombing of the World Trade Center in '93 to their being blown up on 9-11; from Atta to Headley, it is the same story: double agents, patsies and false flags, treachery and treason in the American "intelligence community." As Robert Kennedy came to see, the real Enemy Within. Before his own murder he revealed, "I asked (CIA director) McCone if they had killed my brother." The Immaculate They, the Praetorian Guard of Richard Helms. The CIA's Directorate of Operations, with whom my father worked closely as a senior Special Forces commander of the Agency's Special Operations Group in 1968-69. The story needs to be told.
You hit the nail squarely on the head, Mr Jarvis. To the above list you can add the shoe bomber, the underwear bomber, the nightclub bombing in Bali, etc., etc. The clues are scattered all over the landscape for anyone who cares to observe them. This guy was obviously doing the work desired by his handlers, acting as an agent provocateur, and was then hung out to dry himself.
These boys slipped up this time though… their fingerprints are all over this one for any fool to see.
The author should not assume all readers are North Americans. What's DEA? Does he mean the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration?
I think you can probably add many names to L.K. Jarvis's list, not the least of which could be John Lennon.. Remember who had just been elected prez a month earlier and who his VP was??? John would most certainly could have been a pain in both their asses!!!!
Yet another example of our U.S. Gov't aiding terrorist to plot and carry out attacks against American's and others. Why? As we continue to re-make foreign countries in the middle east they continue to place America in harms way. It is past time that America cease travel to known countries infested with those who wish to do us harm and end our open policy of migration to our homeland of those from sensitive countries. Bring our troops home and have them protect our borders not theirs.
Our Gov't and all its agencies are broken.
Are they going to waterboard the DEA now?
Yes, Mr. Jarvis is correct. There appears to be no evidence that Headley was part of conspiracy. He may have been. He may not. But this article reveals something else telling: the capacity to collect vast information cannot keep up with real time. Such collection seems to allow primarily for after-the-fact reconstruction. Is that worth intrusion into civil liberties or worth such great expense?
It's common knowledge that our agents cut way too many deals with the criminals that mean us great harm. The federal courts allow "VD's" (voluntary departures), even giving the 2nd one when only one (1) is allowed under federal law. These individuals mean us great harm, have no respect for us or our country, yet we allow them to walk among us, never doing anything to stop them, until it's way too late…and many have been killed. Here in Carteret County we had 2 brothers, one here illegally who had been smuggling cig's for years, laundering the money, with large sums being sent to terrorist organization "Hezbollah", committed felony bigamy, with all the evidence given to the FED's (Ice, FBI, NCIS & NC SBI) with nothing ever done, except give the illegal his 2nd VD, with him still walking our streets, as the DA here wouldn't get an indictment on the bigamy, but simply removed it from the docket stating INS wouldn't allow him to return, which is an out and out lie. INS doesn't even know about the charge, as he was never tried or convicted. The corruption runs throughout our system, from top to bottom.
Dear People, What was so educational to me was the book The Final Mission: Spooky 8, by Bob King in which a unit providing security for drug trafficking was set up for elimination in central america on their 8th mission. They beat the ambush. Once you know you are going to get set up for elimination so someone can say op never happened, then you know how to prepare for a darker tomorrow.
Great. Maybe we can get the DEA branded a terrorist organization then.
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Thought I'd share some pics of my cage setups because I know there are lots of new people looking for ideas about cages. I hope others might post here as well - not only photos, but also explanations for certain ideas you have so we might help the new bird owners.
My birds like the setups and since I have such a variety of birds, I'm hoping that these pics will help nearly everyone with small to medium-sized birds.
First, I'd like to mention some standards that I employ and do not deviate from, both for the welfare of my birds and also for their enjoyment.
1. I purchase only large cages - even for tiny birds. My parrotlet has the same size cage as the Indian Ringnecks.
2. Each cage I purchase comes with a platform and ladder. I use the platform for the feeding station. I use 3 dishes – 1 for water, 1 for seed/pellet mix and 1 for salad/cooked food mix.
3. No toys or other items are ever hung above the feeding station. It's important to keep food and water clean.
4. I provide toys for several activities: climbing and swinging, shaking and ringing, and chewing toys.
5. I make sure that there is plenty of room for the birds to spread and flap their wings unobstructed.
6. I use only ceramic, stainless steel or parrot-safe plastic dishes for safety and ease of cleaning.
7. Perches are made of rope, grape root or wood of a variety of shapes and sizes. This prevents foot cramping and other foot ailments. When the feet are comfortable, the bird feels better.
8. I place towels across all the cage tops. This keeps the inside of the cages free of falling debris from top-of-the-cage activities and provides the birds with yet another comfy surface on which to walk.
9. Tops of cages provide a wide variety of items for different activities. I attached grape root to one cage, have play gyms on others, use birdy tents and huts. There are plush toys (bird or dog safe), chew toys, balls, rattles, leather and rope, among others. The birds need mental stimulation and this setup provides it.
10. Each bird has his own cage – except for my 2 house sparrows. They share a cage.
11. The seed trays at the bottoms are lined with unprinted newspaper which I purchase at U-Haul for an incredibly low price - $8.80 per box of 140 large sheets. Lasts a very long time and is non-toxic.
12. I also have a 2' by 4' playpen which I built myself. It has 2 grape roots attached to the floor and a large boing slung between them. The birds love to use it.
I hope this explanation helps people looking for ideas. I'm posting the pictures next....


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i want to retrieve the server ip address, i have used this code for getting server ip address
echo $_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR'];
this return local ip address instead of the displaying ip address in the url.
why ? can any one tell the reason.. to solve this
if the url contain the 12... means it return local 10...
i want 12.. .
Thanks for your answer deathshadow60. i will try this approach.
that is the ip address assign by some isp provider like if we go to What Is My IP Address? Lookup IP, Hide IP, Change IP, Trace IP and more... it will show the ip address provided by isp. my local ip 10.0...... if i run my script under my local ip it return 10.0..... i want to return ip address provided by isp.
That statement still makes no sense... I'm wondering if we have a terminology issue or something here. What do you mean "run it on my local IP"? Are you talking a local server like XAMPP or something? Something on your WAN that isn't exposed on the other side of your router?
Either 1) you have the most bizzare hardware setup I've ever heard of, 2) you're failing to grasp how this stuff works -- or 3) I'm COMPLETELY missing your meaning entirely.
Wait, are you saying the public IP address isn't the one the server is at? that's screwy... behind a home router or something?
If you are accepting requests by IP address, you could always pull it from REQUEST_URI instead.
$domainPath[0] should then be either the IP address OR the domain name depending on the request type . If you NEED the IP address, test if it's a valid IP addy (another explode and four is_numeric?), if it isn't, then call gethostbyname.
that is i need the public ip address of the server ?how do i get it can anyone help me
thank you for your reply
gethostbyname is work when we know domain name. if the url contiains 123.... how to i get ip address =123....
if i use $SERVER['REMOTEADDR'] it will return local ip of the system, i want ipaddress which is displaying in the url bar
Query the DNS. PHP: gethostbyname - Manual
yes i want the domain name ip address how to i get it?
You are getting a local IP address because you are connecting to the server from a local IP address.I assume you are wanting the IP address of your domain name, correct?
Huh? "in the url"?
Could you explain better? I can't even make sense out of your post.
SERVER_ADDR should be giving you the IP address of wherever that PHP code is being run -- aka the server it's being run from/on, not the client... The phrase "IP address in the URL" makes no sense whatsoever....well, unless you're calling the IP addy instead of by domain name...


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Burgers of distinction
Published: Sunday, July 7, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 9:46 a.m.
Is it any wonder it took only a few decades for the burger to jump from new food to America's meal?
Think about it: a fistful of ground meat, generally grilled "just right," positioned between easy-to-hold slices of carbohydrates.
Add cheese, maybe a dribble of mustard and a couple slices of dill pickles, and you've got heaven on a bun, a comestible suitable for savoring as a sit-down meal or easy to eat on the go — though really we shouldn't if we're driving.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific, few are the hamlets without a hamburger place. And some burgers are truly memorable.
THAT's what we've been looking for in Alachua County of late. And we think we've found a few pounds worth.
Some may be hard to forget, like the Perfect 10 at the long-closed Café Gardens in Gainesville. According to Sean Garrity, who heads up the Gainesville Burger Club, the Perfect 10 "was memorable … [but] from a line-cook's perspective, the Perfect 10 was a waking nightmare.
"I think it was close to a one-pound burger stuffed with cheese, onions, mushrooms and peppers. It took forever to grill that sucker because of its size and all the stuff in the patty. It was pretty tasty."
With the help of Alachua County readers, The Gainesville Sun recently went in search of future-legendary burgers, today's burgers of distinction. Many readers offered suggestions with what they considered "the best burger," and all were duly considered.
But we were on a quest for those meals on a bun that linger in the memory long after the final bite. Often unusual creations. And we think we found some:
The Stogie Burger
Conestogas, Main Street, Alachua
This is probably the granddaddy of all bigger burgers in the area. Conestogas owner Rick Robertson said he's been offering this full-pound patty of double-ground bits from his hand-cut steaks for a quarter of a century, "ever since we opened," he said.
"When I was a kid playing football in Port St. Joe, we used to go to this drive-in that had humongous burgers," Robertson said. "I told myself then if I ever got into this business, I would do the same thing."
It also comes in a half-size Stogie Jr. As big as it is, the Stogie is actually only a third of his Monster Burger challenge — three Stogie patties.
"If you eat it all, you get a T-shirt and free slice of key lime pie," which, he added, you CAN take home.
The Blue Cheese and Bacon Burger
Blue Gill, 1310 SW 13th St., Gainesville
This burger is a favorite of the Gainesville Burger Club; at one gathering, it won a cumulative 8.5 out of 10 score. At its core, this is a half-pound patty of organic beef raised locally and ground at the University of Florida.
"That's kind of hard to come by, and we're pretty proud of it," said Bert Gill, the executive chef who also runs the award-winning Mildred's and the New Deal Cafe on West University Avenue, where this burger has been a staple for a decade.
This burger also features a generous portion of crumbled and melting bleu cheese and bacon on a special bun. It's one of a dozen specialty burgers on the menu at Gill's cafes.
Surf 'n' Turf Burger
Sweet Mel's, 1 W. University Ave., Gainesville
For the seafood lover in the meataholic, the Surf 'n' Turf is just the thing. This is a half-pound patty of Angus beef grilled the way you want it, topped with 10 sauteed shrimp, a zesty Alfredo sauce and a handful of shredded parmesan cheese. You're going to need extra napkins. Mel Crawford, the owner, said her son, Lance, developed this burger a year ago for his sister's birthday.
"People loved it so we put it on the permanent menu," she said.
But it's only one of 18 specialty burgers at Sweet Mel's, which marks its second year in Gainesville this month. Turkey, vegetable or grilled chicken can be substituted for the beef patty.
The Burger
Loosey's, 120 SW First Ave., Gainesville
A current favorite of the Gainesville Burger Club, this is a half-pound patty of grass-fed Harris Ranch beef topped with choices of veggies (vine-ripe tomato, grilled jalapeno), cheeses (Havarti, cheddar, queso fresco), sauces (creamy horseradish, spicy beer mustard) and protein (Nueske bacon, andouille sausage, fried egg).
"We treat the burger like a steak," said proprietor Danny Hughes, "seasoned well, super hot grill, open flame, salt and pepper and that's it."
Since first offering the burger in January, 2011, "we have served over 6,500 burgers out of Loosey's kitchen. It's a popular plate for us for sure," said Hughes.
Pictured on Page 1D is the Cheddar Bacon Burger with spicy beer mustard and a thick slice of sweet onion. The bun, which manages to stand up to this concoction, is specially baked in Long Island, N.Y.
"Best burger in town, hands down," said burger club member Danielle Sessions. "I recommend it with Havarti and pickles, no condiments necessary. It's that good."
Other contenders
■ Mushroom Frizzle Burger, ground beef patty topped with sauteed mushrooms, smoked bacon, Swiss cheese and frizzled onions on a sesame seed bun; 43rd Street Deli & Breakfast House, 4401 NW 25th Place and 3483 SW Williston Road, Gainesville.
■ Tropi-Q Bacon Cheeseburger, grilled ground beef patty layered with bacon, Tropi-Q sauce, dutty onions on a Kaiser bun; Reggae Shack Café, 619 W. University Ave., Gainesville.
Readers pick their favorite burgers
"The very best ham/cheeseburger in Gainesville, the 'gold standard' for burgers, is Mac's Drive Thru at 129 NW 10th Ave. They don't toot their own horn so I will." — Barbara Elliott, Cross Creek
"The burgers at Gail's (in Old Town) are fresh meat handmade daily. There are no special condiments, seasonings or anything else, just a great burger cooked on a cast-iron cook top." — Richard Marble, Old Town
"Kids know the best burger! The best burger I've ever had is at the Island Room Restaurant in Cedar Key. It is hot, spicy and full of gooey burger and cheese goodness." — Gavin Pine, 8, Gainesville
"The burger is called Blackened Bacon Gorgonzola Burger. The burger has great blackening seasoning on it and is grilled, then topped with crumbled real bacon and gorgonzola cheese. The restaurant is Piesano's, two locations in Gainesville." — Linda M. Nolen, Archer
"I have eaten many burgers in all of the places that sell them in G'ville and the best one currently available is served at the Copper Monkey. Of all the specialty burgers they offer, my two favorites are the 'Say Cheese' burger with hefty slices of chedder, Swiss and provolone. Alongside that one is the 'Orange & Bleu' burger that has lightly grilled slices of sweet orange bell pepper and bleu cheese." — Sam Harris, Gainesville
"In Newberry at a little diner called Country Kitchen. They are only open until 2 p.m., but if you can sneak out of town for lunch and are looking for a good burger, this is the place to go. There is nothing overly special about the preparation; it is just a great burger. I teach at the high school in Newberry, and my love of Country Kitchen is well known. This year for Teacher Appreciation Week, my students gave me a Country Kitchen gift card." — Mark Burford, Gainesville
"It's called the Classic Burger. The burger consists of top-grade beef, lettuce, tomato and thinly sliced onions with mouth-watering sauce. The restaurant is The Red Onion." — Michael W. Robinson, Gainesville
"Springs Diner in High Springs. Juicy and fresh; eight choices of Angus beef burgers. The best in town." — Arnold Willis, Worthington Springs
"Annie's (Café in Cedar Key) cooks one heck of a hand-patted burger that comes in two sizes. Their burgers come out on a fresh toasted bun and served with a host of trimmings and sides. Annie's burgers are consistently over the top." — Mike Smith, Williston
"When my wife wants to go out for a burger, which is about once a month, the only place she will consider is the 110th Street Grill in Belleview. Nothing fancy, just seven ounces of great quality beef grilled to perfection with melted American cheese. Divine!" — Jim Prentice, Ocala
"My wife and I recently lunched at the Ivy House and I decided to try their version (of what we used to call a hamburger 'all the way'). It was, in a word, excellent. The three-quarter pound patty was cooked to perfection — medium rare. The veggies were fresh and crisp, and the potato-flour roll, slathered with mayonnaise, just melted in my mouth." — Luther Deese, Ocala
"The best burger I've had is the Portabella Mushroom Steak Burger at Steak & Shake. I had to talk my son into eating one, and now, it's all he talks about." — Beverly Byrne, Ocala
"Without a doubt, the best burger in town is at Samantha's Café (State Road 200, just beyond the Withlacoochee River). I had a Mushroom Provolone Burger last night that was scrumptious. Many Ocalans may remember Sammy from the Tailwinds Café in the Ocala Airport." — Marion and Walter Wise, Flanders, N.J.
"The best burger I ever ate was just a couple of weeks ago at the [Muse Café] in Tres Chic in Ocala. This burger had Kobe beef and had me dreaming of another for days." — June Wright, Ocala
(Note: Tres Chic is currently closed until the end of summer)
"Nancy's Breakfast & Lunch — so delicious! As I was eating my burger I was trying to figure out why it tastes so good, but I couldn't put my finger on any one thing. It is just everything together." — Eddie Robb, Ocala
"The best down-to-earth tastiest burger I have had is at Darrel's Diner on East Silver Springs Boulevard. When I was a young lad, we raised and butchered our own beef, pork, chicken and any other meat we ate. Darrell makes his own breads, grinds his burger and cooks to order. Nothing but the freshest vegetables and always Vidalia onion. All this together just tastes like burgers back home." — Gary Hotalen, Anthony
"My favorite Ocala hamburger is from the Artisinal Dish. True beef flavor satisfies one's desire for the forbidden red meat. But being Wagyu beef, you can delight in this rich quality. No need for condiments or cheese." — Susan Street Peterson, Ocala
"My burger of distinction is the regular hamburger at Nelson's Fish Camp (State Road 42 at the Ocklawaha River). The secret in my opinion is the right amount of fresh ingredients, not low-quality meat and produce that's been sitting around all day or more, served hot with pride and attention to consistent quality. It's not the classiest place, but the scenery and wildlife are fantastic." — Doren Claire, Ocala
"Any burger cooked on my grill. I pick out a really nice steak at Publix and have it ground. I like them rare and by buying a steak and having it ground up for you in front of your very eyes, I feel safer about a rare hamburger." — Peters Clark, Ocala
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CHS grad Watson moderates Texas' fiery senate debate
By LARRY DEVINE
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U.S. Sen. candidates Ted Cruz, Republican, and Paul Sadler, Democrat debate at WFAA Victory Plaza studio with moderators Brad Watson (left) and Gromer Jeffers Jr., (right) of The Dallas Morning News. Watson is a 1972 graduate of Carroll High School.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
What's it like sitting in the line of fire when two candidates for a U.S. Senate seat are battling in a contentious debate.
There appeared to be little love lost when Democrat Paul Sadler and Republican Ted Cruz, vying to represent Texas in the Senate, squared off in a recent debate produced by WFAA-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Serving as lead moderator for the debate was Dick Watson, 1972 Carroll High School graduate who's a son of Dick and Gloria Watson of Carroll.
The debate was broadcast live nationally by C-SPAN and featured a roundtable format. Sadler and Cruz faced questions from Watson and Dallas Morning News veteran political reporter Gromer Jeffers Jr.
Watson explained in a recent phone interview that this style debate proved to be successful when Cruz vied with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the Republican primary race this spring.
"Instead of the button-down, podium, timed-responses format, we said, 'Let's do it roundtable,'" Watson recalled. "It was a great success. People liked it. It was more spontaneous."
In the Sadler-Cruz campaign, polls show Cruz, former Texas solicitor general, enjoying a big lead on Sadler, a state senator from 1991 to 2003. They are seeking to succeed Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, 68, who was first elected in 1993 and did not seek re-election.
Needing to make up a lot of ground, Sadler came out aggressive in the debate, and Cruz fired back, leading to some heated moments, Watson related.
"The Democrat, Paul Sadler, who has very little money and very little chance of winning, tried to use it as more of a platform to get after and criticize Cruz," Watson said, "so he was very much on the attack and became very muscular rhetorically. So maybe it was more of a challenge for me to try to keep them squared-off.
"My goal is to be fair, making sure they have an opportunity to respond and a fair amount of time to go back and forth."
Watson tried to keep the debate moving by remaining polite but firm. To accomplish that, he said, "I appeal to the candidates' sense fairness. 'Wait. Let the other guy talk.'"
Although a debate as fiery as Sadler and Cruz's can be disconcerting at times, Watson said, "Debates are not there just for candidates to talk about their policies. Voters also learn about their personal demeanor and whether they're likeable. And that's important."
In the Texas debate, he observed, "Mr. Sadler was aggressive. People learned something about that. That may not be to his credit if they feel like he was too aggressive. And there were times when Mr. Cruz was pretty aggressive in his questioning, too, toward Mr. Sadler.
"My goal is to make sure they get a fair amount of time to respond. We want them to engage but not let things get out of control."
Watson sees the moderator's role as a representative for the voters watching.
"If a candidate is not answering a question or misstating a fact, then the moderator as a journalist, at that moment should ask a candidate to clarify.
"You owe it to the viewers to say, 'Wait a minute. What about this?' It's important to ask specific questions, because when you ask a specific question, you're looking for a specific answer. Voters deserve specifics to find out what a candidate is going to do."
Watson, therefore, must do his homework through his own reporting and also by reading newspapers daily and following reliable websites and twitter contributors.
"It's my job to keep up on issues and know when candidates are being accurate or when they're out of context," he said. "Candidates can be very selective in trying to hit certain points that are going to bolster their positions. So it's important to keep up, and it's a lot of preparation, but that's my responsibility, making sure I'm well-briefed and well-studied."
While candidates in debates such as Sadler and Cruz's are representing the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, Watson said, he feels the responsibility of representing journalism. He acknowledges that in today's highly sensitive political climate, even debate moderators are on the hot seat. Just look at the scrutiny given to the performances by presidential-debate moderators Jim Lehrer, Candy Crowley and Bob Schieffer and vice-presidential-debate moderator Martha Raddatz.
"I know I'm not necessarily going to be loved on the way out," Watson said, "but I have a responsibility to follow up with questions, make candidates accountable, keep it fair and do the best you can."
Following the Sadler and Cruz debate, he said, both candidates said they thought they were treated fairly and we're very appreciative.
Watson, 58, started at the ABC-affiliate WFAA in Dallas-Fort Worth, the country's fifth-largest TV market, in 1979 and his current assignments are covering Dallas city government and politics. He and the Morning News' Jeffers host the Sunday morning program Inside "Texas Politics" and have interviewed candidates and government leaders from the local to national levels.
It is indeed a long way from Carroll to Texas, Watson said of the political and cultural scenes.
"Texas is a very diverse state," he noted. "There are a lot of things it does right and a lot of challenges. The overarching narrative is that it's controlled by Republicans now, but with a quickly growing Hispanic population (traditionally leaning Democratic) it's believed Texas could go purple (closely divided between Democrats and Republicans) someday."
Watson gives major credit to his interest in government and politics to his days in Jim Knott's speech class at Carroll High School.
"Part of his requirement was to read a daily newspaper," Watson said of Knott, who later became provost of Des Moines Area Community College Carroll campus, "because he'd quiz us on what was in the newspaper. He taught us how to read newspapers and the importance of reading newspapers every day. So I started paying attention to news events, Iowa politics, and national politics. And that broadened my world, and I enjoyed that.
"I also was getting interested in radio and TV, so there was this confluence of interests. By the time I went t college at Iowa State I got into radio and TV."
At Iowa State he received strong encouragement to study not only journalism, where he could learn reporting and newswriting, but also an area of expertise. Political science then was a natural for him, and Watson graduated from Iowa State in 1976 with majors in journalism and political science.
He worked three years at the ABC station in Peoria, Ill., before moving to Dallas-Fort Worth. At Peoria he took part in his first debate, with Republican U.S. Senate incumbent Charles Percy facing Democrat Alex Seith.
"That was pretty cool when I was only 23 or so," Watson said of the experience.
According to the WFAA website, some of the prominent stories he's covered over the years are the Vernon and Wichita Falls tornadoes in 1979, the Delta Flight 191 crash at DFW International Airport in 1985, 6bhn y the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, the 1993 assault by U.S. agents on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco and the 2000 presidential election and Florida recount.
Watson was on the anchor desk the morning of Feb. 1, 2003, when space shuttle, Columbia, disintegrated live on WFAA during re-entry over north Texas. He co-anchored WFAA's live coverage for another eight hours.
In 2004, he covered the re-election campaign of President George W. Bush with reports from around the country.
When Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans, Watson remained in the city in the days after landfall covering the damage.
Since 2006, Watson has been covering politics primarily including the Texas governor's race in 2006 and the Texas presidential primary and general election in 2008.
He led WFAA's coverage of the governor's race in the 2010 Republican and Democratic including campaign altering interviews with Hutchison and Democrat Farouk Shami.
Watson anchored WFAA's top-rated weekend newscasts from 1992 to 2000 and has won awards for his on-air work and reporting.
To this day, Watson reads daily newspapers just as CHS speech teacher Knott taught: read the lead stories, government stories, the newspapers' editorials and the op-ed page for different views.
"His (Knott's) point was to be a critical thinker," Watson said, "don't settle just for what your opinion is. Try to read about other opinions too. It was very good schooling on how to read a newspaper."
At home in Carroll, Watson and his family read the Des Moines Register and Times Herald daily, and he recalls there was a lot of dinnertime discussion about current events. One of his grandfather's was a rock-ribbed Republican. "You had generations talking about politics, which was very interesting," he said.
Modeling Knott's teaching, Watson said, he tells college interns in the TV station's news department: "If you're going to be a journalist, you start every day by reading with your arms wide open. This notion of 'Oh, I'll scan a couple of websites' doesn't cut it, because the human eye doesn't absorb information well off the computer screen like that. It has to have stories laid out like a newspaper does."
He added, "I must say the young people we get now, I'm just amazed how many don't read papers. I just want to roll up a paper and tap them on top of the head because if you want to get into this business, sit down and read in the morning and don't come in here if you haven't."
Watson and his wife, Margaret, have been married 17 years ad have two daughters, Eleanor, 15, a high-school sophomore, and Emily, 13, an eighth-grader. He's not sure either has been bitten by the journalism bug, he said, but both are working on their schools' yearbooks.
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Here's Criss Angel and his new "girlfriend" in Mexico yesterday, and I love how Criss, who's typically dressed to the nines as some form of magic goth/emo douche, lounges around with his gut hanging out while texting on his BlackBerry. In daylight. Quick, someone confiscate his black nail polish. He's not sad and tortured inside.
NOTE: When I said "girlfriend" earlier obviously I meant prostitute. Just so we're clear.
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Hey Sports Fans! The long wait is over and a brand new season is upon us… Actually, not baseball but a fresh new season of Chuck's Day Off with hot new recipes you are going to crave…
Peanut Butter and Jelly Foie Gras anyone? True story. Beginning Sunday, May 1st at 11am ET, Chuck's all-new and he's cooking for his Bouncer buddies. Look sharp or you'll get booted.
To celebrate the new shows, we dug up some tasty pics of Chuck's dishes shared by fellow Food People on his Facebook page. Check out their shots and our recipes below each and let us know what you think…
Chuck's Mom's Maple Pecan Pie Recipe | Baked by Susie the Foodie | Watch Chuck Make It
Chuck's Salted Roast Prime Rib Recipe | Made by Nicole Quihuis via Facebook
Chuck's Portuguese Chicken with Chorizo and Clams Recipe | Cooked by Reinaldo Gonzalez
Peanut Butter and Jelly Foie Gras Recipe | Twist by Brudley Montanza via Facebook
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