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Guest Chefs
Series Six
Kate O'Toole
This week's secret chef is acclaimed actress Kate O'Toole who plays Lady Salisbury in the multi award-winning drama 'The Tudors'. Growing up with famous acting parents Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips, Kate had traveled a great deal before she herself settled to live New York after studying drama at Yale University.
Frank McNamara
Frank is a composer and music arranger who has worked all over the world, but will always be best known to generations of Irish people and the musical director of the Late Late Show with host Gay Byrne. Frank is also a passionate foodie and when he entered the kitchen with his trademark enthusiasm and energy, he also had a clear mission...
Dermot Bannon
Dermot Bannon is best known as the charming, straight talking presenter of the hugely successful RTÉ makeover show 'Room to Improve', which will return to our screens for a new series in January.
Ciara O'Callaghan
Actress Ciara O'Callaghan is best known to Irish audiences for the character of Yvonne Doyle whom she plays in RTE's top soap Fair City. Ciara's alter ego Yvonne co-owns 'The Bistro' in the fictional Carrigstown and Ciara herself is an accomplished amateur cook and a keen wine buff.
Dominic Mafham
Dominic Mafham is the head chef in 'The Restaurant' this week. The London-born actor is best known to Irish viewers as the womanizing plastic surgeon Mr. Dan Woodhouse in RTÉ's top rated drama The Clinic.
Des Cahill
Des Cahill is one of Ireland's best-known broadcasters, presenting popular TV shows such as The Road To Croker and Up For The Match as well as hosting Drivetime Sport daily on Radio 1. It's all to play for as Des this week as he takes on the role of head chef in The Restaurant.
Jessica Kürten
Showjumper Jessica Kürten has represented Ireland twice at the Olympic Games and is currently ranked number six in the world. This week she will look to her idyllic childhood in the village of Cullybacke, Co. Antrim for culinary inspiration.
Michael Healy-Rae
Michael Healy-Rae is famous for politics, his love of Kerry and now - his passion for food. The culinary side of the popular politician will be exposed when Michael takes over as head chef in 'The Restaurant' and kicks off a brand new series of the top rating cookery show on Sunday, November 16th.
Mary Wilson
This week on the Restaurant Journalist and Broadcaster Mary Wilson leaves behind the cut and thrust of politics and immerses herself in her passion for cooking and good food.
Kevin Myers
Tonight's head chef is a journalist who has written about conflicts all over the world. But nowadays he writes closer to home, and his commentary on diverse subjects never fails to spark debate.
Keith Barry
This week the head chef in 'The Restaurant' is Waterford-born Magician, Keith Barry. Keith is a master of illusion and his talents have brought him international fame. But tonight he leaves the world of illusion behind and gets to grip with reality by creating a 3-course menu for a restaurant full of diners and critics.
Pamela Flood
Pamela Flood first came to our attention in 1993, when she was crowned Ms Ireland. She then went on to enjoy a hugely successful career in modeling and her career changed direction in 1997 when she joined RTE as a continuity officer.
Ray D'Arcy
Ray D'Arcy, survived 8 years in a TV Den with 2 Aliens, a Sock and a Turkey - but can he survive one day in a kitchen with 3 chefs, a menu and a table of critics?
Gerald Kean
Gerald Kean who recently turned 50, received his education at De La Salle, Wicklow followed by a Bachelor of Civil Law Degree from University College Dublin..
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Ruth Scott -
Ruth Scott felt like she was coming home when she arrived at Wineport Lodge, armed with nothing but her menu to take on 'The Restaurant' challenge.
John McGuire -
John McGuire has become a household name since his popular TV series 'I'm An Adult, Get Me Out Of Here' was first broadcast on RTÉ Two.
Tony Fenton -
Tonight's Head Chef is an Irish institution. His voice is instantly recognisable to radio audiences all over the country. He has hosted pop music programmes for decades on pirate radio, 2FM and currently on Today FM.
Lisa Burke -
Lisa Burke was born in Ireland and grew up in Co Carlow until she was 10, at which point her family moved to Ilford in Essex.
Tom McGurk -
Tom McGurk is an award-winning journalist, current affairs broadcaster and the main anchor in Ireland's Heineken Cup and 6-Nations Rugby coverage.
John Waters -
John is best known for his weekly column in The Irish Times and also for his books - the bestselling 'Jiving at the Crossroads', about the cultural underbelly of Irish politics and 'Race of Angels' a study of the roots of U2's music in Irish history and culture.
Bill Cullen -
Bill Cullen grew up in Dublin's inner city and is famous for selling penny apples on the streets alongside his mother Mary and Granmother Molly Darcy. In 1956, when he was just 13 years old, he went to work for Waldens Ford Dealership as a messenger boy for £1 a week.
Amanda Brunker -
Amanda Brunker was crowned Miss Ireland when she was just 17 years old. Since then she has pursued a variety of careers including Modelling, Night Club Hostess, Social Diarist, Broadcaster and Journalist.
Ruairi Quinn -
Ruairi Quinn has been an active politician for much of his adult life. As Head Chef for Christmas Ruairi is hoping his menu will bring seasonal cheer to our diners and critics.
Eanna Ní Lamhna -
An experienced radio and television broadcaster and a fluent Irish speaker, her distinctive voice is so well known that she is even imitated on TV commercials.
Mary Kingston -
As a presenter of Scratch Saturday and The Disney Club, Mary's distinctive personality has kept the nation's kids in thrall.
Helen Dillon -
Helen Dillon has been at the front of international horticulture for many years. The Dillon Garden, has received more awards than you could shake a garden rake at.
Dana -
Dana first came to the attention of the public in 1970 when she became the first Irish winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. Will her menu be a chart topping hit, or a mish mash of 'All Kinds of Everything'?
Peter Kelly -
One name has been on the lips of anyone getting married in Ireland over the last few years - Franc a.k.a. Peter Kelly. Will his menu come together like a marriage made in heaven?
Jon Kenny -
Jon Kenny brings his sense of humour to the kitchen but will his menu provide the punch line he wants, or will the critics have the last laugh?
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh -
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh is an accomplished journalist, presenter and broadcaster. Will the critics' praise be heard tonight, or will Bláthnaid's food be greeted with stony silence?
Enda Kenny -
Enda Kenny has represented the people of Mayo in Dáil Eireann since 1975 but will his menu be passed at the first reading, or will the critics demand that it be first debated examined at committee stage?
Dermot O'Neill -
Dermot O'Neill, one of Ireland's best-loved gardening personalities, is well known for his contributions to many RTÉ programmes. Dermot knows how to sow and harvest good food, but how will he get on when it comes to cooking it?
Simon Delaney -
Dublin born Simon Delaney is a man who has worn many different hats during his life. Most of us will remember him as the ne'er do well lawyer, Michael, one of the characters from the hit TV drama "Bachelors Walk".
Cathy Kelly -
Cathy Kelly is one of Ireland's favourite authors. She has written seven novels to date, all of which have been international best sellers.
Diarmuid Gavin -
Diarmuid Gavin is one of the mavericks of the world of garden design. His innovative work has helped to make his gardening programmes amongst the most watched on television.
Caroline Morahan -
This week's head chef in the Restaurant is Caroline Morahan, well known to TV viewers as the presenter of Off The Rails and Fame Game, On The Run. A graduate of Dublin City University, Caroline has also worked as a fashion and social columnist for the Evening Herald.
Leo Enright -
The Restaurant's head chef for this week is broadcaster and author Leo Enright, who has broadcast live commentaries on every major space event since the first Moon landing. Will Leo's theories hold up as his menu unfolds before the diners - or will he be sent packing back to the lab to cook up something more adventurous?
Gavin Lambe Murphy -
Gavin Lambe Murphy is a regular fixture on the Dublin Social scene, and is Gavin is no stranger to television, having appeared on shows such as Celebrity Farm on RTÉ One and Young, Posh and Loaded. Will Gavin's menu get the party started for our diners - or will Gavin need to use all his charm reserves in pursuit of a 5 star rating?
Gillian Bowler -
As the founder of Budget Travel, Gillian Bowler has had a huge public profile in tourism for almost three decades. Will Gillian's menu bring Mediterranean sunshine into the lives of our diners - or will the cry be, "It's not like the food we had in that little bistro in Corfu!?"
George Hook and Brent Pope -
George Hook is a Rugby analyst for the Sunday Independent, and he and his cooking partner, Brent Pope are the mainstays of RTE television's rugby coverage;and he currently presents the daily drive time programme, The Right Hook, on Newstalk 106 Radio. Having made it to the kitchen will George and Brent's menu be awarded the triple crown by our critics; or are the guys destined for a whack of the culinary wooden spoon?
Anna Nolan -
Anna came to fame on the first ever Big Brother reality TV show - she's since presented many TV shows including her own series for RTÉ "Ask Anna". Will her menu make our critics sit up and take notice, or will she be advised to "stick to the day job"?
Ted Walsh -
Ted Walsh is one of the best known race horse trainers in the country, and a firm believer in honest food with large portions. Will Ted enjoy a tour of the winner's enclosure tonight, or will the critics insist on putting his menu out to grass? Find out in The Restaurant.
Paul Costelloe -
Paul Costelloe is a native of Dublin, but has gained a wordwide reputation as a master in the field of design. So, having made the transition from catwalk to kitchen, will Paul Costelloe's "edible collection" be a triumph or will his delicious designs leave the critics cold?
Joe Duffy -
As the presenter of Liveline on RTE Radio 1, Joe Duffy listens to the nation every day and is one of the most influential media players in Ireland, but how will he take the advice of our chef team? Once the critics have eaten his food, will they want to "talk to Joe"? Find out in The Restaurant. Find out in The Restaurant.
Celia Larkin -
Celia Larkin is one of Ireland's most sought after beauty and style consultants and owner of Dublin based "Blue Door" salons. Will Celia's food be the belle of the ball or will our critics send it back to the kitchen for a face-lift?
Tracy Piggott -
Tracy Piggott is one of RTE's front line sports commentators. Will her menu romp home as a racing certainty? Or will Tracy fail to impress the critics and stumble on the home straight?
Twink -
Celebrity chef and the undisputed queen of the Christmas Panto, Adele King, a.k.a. 'Twink', is a leading light in the Irish entertainment business, but how will this star shine with her supporting cast of chefs?
Roddy Collins and Bill Hughes -
For our special New Year's Eve show, we've dropped two chefs in the soup. Bill Hughes, record producer and media mogul, was surely able to dish it out as a judge on Popstars, but can he take the heat in our Kitchen? Roddy Collins may know his way around a football pitch but he's about to find out that we don't play extra time in The Restaurant!


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When David Cameron announced, towards the end of last year, that the forthcoming G8 summit was to be held in Northern Ireland, he understandably said that the surprise choice of venue would be a chance to promote Northern Ireland globally.
Indeed he could hardly contain his enthusiasm. The summit, this summer, would be "a brilliant advertisement" for the province, "an opportunity to let the world see what a fantastic place Northern Ireland is".
Well, I don't want to be the party pooper, but these remarks are already looking seriously misjudged. Indeed the Prime Minister must be relieved the summit is not be held in Belfast; the venue, the Lough Erne Resort near Enniskillen, is about 90 minutes from Belfast by road.
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The continuing troubles in East Central Belfast are a reminder that in the province nothing can ever be taken for granted. The peace process is one of the few really genuine political success stories in the UK over the past 30 years or so, but we must remember that it is just that, a process. It is by no means complete.
At the core of the current discontent is a militant and very angry group of working-class Protestants – or Loyalists , as some of them still prefer, mistakenly, to be called. Many, probably most, of them are young people who feel the peace process has simply passed them by. They think their "loyalty" to the British flag is being "rewarded" by a state which will give them no jobs and no prosperity and indeed no future. They have no meaningful political leadership, nobody in the mainstream who can speak for them and articulate their sense of grievance, their sense that their homeland of Northern Ireland is slipping away from them demographically, economically, and socially. They feel discarded. They see themselves as an unwanted group of people, marginalised and betrayed.
To say the serious violence of recent weeks has been caused by the decision to fly the Union flag less often over Belfast City Hall is a bit like saying the four years of carnage and horror and waste that was the First World War were caused by an archduke being shot in Sarajevo. The fact is that there is, and has been for some time, a sizeable element in the Protestant community always likely to erupt in frustration and fury.
Many of the more shrewd commentators in the province have been saying this, or something similar, for a long time. But few if any of the succession of mainland politicians sent over to be Northern Ireland secretaries were able to do anything to address the sense of alienation growing among working- class Protestants, particularly in areas with a paramilitary tradition.
Such local leadership as there was in these areas often tended to be very hard line, predicated on a sectarian fight to the finish. Despite the very long, and largely wasted, political hegemony of the Ulster Unionists, there was always deep within the Loyalist mindset a pessimism, a suspicion of their leaders and a sense that they had sold them short and would continue to do so.
And it was not just the politicians who were perceived as culpable. Many of the leading Protestant clergy were not genuine leaders.
One of the most respected of them, Robin Eames, understood that in a context of violent paramilitary activity bound up with a criminal culture involving drugs, prostitution and much else, a kind of grisly vacuum would be created. Mr Eames felt that for such people the peace process was "away above their heads". They felt they were "irrelevant, and that all the attention was being given to Republicans".
Of course none of that can excuse the deplorable violence that has erupted so often in the past few weeks. But that violence is a very pertinent reminder that while the lush fairways and plush cocktail lounges of the Lough Erne Resort may showcase the idea of Northern Ireland that David Cameron wants to promote, the reality on the urban streets, as often, is starkly different.

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At first the liquid was assumed to be benign by its Italian inventor, Ascanio Sobrero, but the chemical soon announced itself by blowing up the laboratory. It consisted of nitric acid, sulfuric acid and sweet-smelling glycerin. What possessed the chemist to mix these ingredients? It was an experiment in science and the product was misunderstood by quite a few people who unluckily had some around. After all, there wasnt a book or pamphlet on the subject. Among the tales: deaths occurred from drinking this poison (it tasted like whisky), it was used in lamps due to its oily appearance (burned OK), it was mistaken for real lard and used in cooking (ugh!), was prescribed as a heart stimulant, sat in forgotten dust-covered bottles on chemists and pharmacies shelves, and so on. It was learned that it could be used as an explosive in mining, quarries and tunneling. It eventually earned fear and respect and there wasnt any arguing with it. When it went off, the result was carnage and the newspapers would print the usual headlines.
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Split identities of UK chief rabbi hopeful candidate
One of the candidates to be the British chief rabbi and a leading figure in modern Orthodox Judaism has admitted to creating at least one fake identity that he used to promote his arguments among fellow rabbis.
The Jewish Channel (TJC) reported on April 12 that Rabbi Michael Broyde — who, until the report, had been a judge on the largest rabbinical court in the US — had created a fake alias: Rabbi Hershel Goldwasser.
The Goldwasser character had been used by Rabbi Broyde — also a law professor at one of the highest-ranked law schools in the US — for nearly 20 years to write letters to scholarly journals, join a rival professional rabbinic group and tout his work in various fora.
Rabbi Broyde admitted having created the Goldwasser character in a letter and by email within an hour of TJC publishing its article, although he claimed to have had an accomplice he did not name.
Rabbi Broyde began an indefinite leave of absence from his position as a rabbinical court judge and member of the largest Orthodox rabbinic professional association on the first business day following the publication of the report.
A name now connected to Rabbi Broyde's candidature to be the new British chief rabbi was also revealed in the report.
The TJC investigation claimed that several of the positive comments on Rabbi Broyde's internet articles, which had been posted under several names, came from the same internet protocol address as many communications from Rabbi Broyde and Goldwasser. One of those names was David Weissman.
In an article posted last week, Times of Israel writer Miriam Shaviv revealed that a number of her stories written in 2012 on the search for a new UK chief rabbi, including one under a headline saying that Rabbi Broyde was the "frontrunner" for the position, had been reported using a character named David Weissman as a source. The Weissman character had started emailing Mrs Shaviv in August last year, and sent 15 messages in total, "all pertaining to the race for the next British chief rabbi".
Mrs Shaviv said Weissman had "claimed to be a member of staff at the United Synagogue", and "for proof of his bona fides, he quoted from Broyde's application".
When contacted by the JC, Rabbi Broyde said he was unable to comment.
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Ronaldo, whose Portugal team was eliminated by Spain last week in the second round of the World Cup, announced the news on his Facebook page this weekend.
"It is with great joy and emotion that I inform I have recently become father to a baby boy," the 25-year-old soccer superstar posted on his page, prompting more than 40,000 of his 6.5 million Facebook fans to hit the "Like" button on his announcement.
While the identity of the baby's mother was not revealed, Ronaldo – who has been linked over the years to the likes of Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian — said he will be raising his son on his own.
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Japan should start early talks with the United States, European Union, China and South Korea on abolishing trade barriers so it doesn't put itself at a competitive disadvantage, the head of a panel at the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) said.
Yoji Ohashi, chairman of the committee on promoting economic partnerships for the nation's largest business lobby, said in a recent interview with The Japan Times that he is looking to help the long-protected farm sector become competitive.
"I'm worried that Japan will be left behind if it does not move forward with economic partnership agreements and free-trade agreements with the U.S., EU, China and South Korea," said Ohashi, who is also chairman of All Nippon Airways Co.
Ohashi said he was worried by South Korea's aggressive stance on free trade. South Korea's FTA with the EU will take effect in July and it is also negotiating a similar agreement with the U.S.
"Japan may be left behind in the auto sector, electronics sector and all other sectors when it competes with South Korea," he said.
The comments followed Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet decision Tuesday to approve the start of consultations with members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit this weekend in Yokohama.
The government, which hedged its TPP position so it can gather more information, said it will make an official decision on whether to join the TPP talks by June. South Korea, China and the EU are not members of the TPP.
Ohashi said Tuesday's step represented a "a step forward" for the government, which is already facing strong opposition from farmers.
Ohashi will attend one of the panel discussions at the APEC CEO summit Friday, where he and other business leaders are likely to discuss free trade.
He also said Japan's farm sector cannot stave off global competition and Keidanren will help make agriculture more successful as a business, for example, by creating joint-stock farming companies.
Some of the Keidanren's member companies may also have a couple of things to teach the farming sector, he said. For example, in 2008, retailer Ito-Yokado Co. set up a corporation to run a farming business. And temp staff agency Pasona Group Inc. has been running agriculture business schools since 2005.
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Pikmin: Universe:
by PandorraXD
Year 20XX: Planet Pandorrum
Dust sweeps across the ashen plains of the desolate Planet Pandorrum; a planet that lies only four sectors away from that of Hocotate. A man in a levitating, metallic buggy drives across the grey-colored desert. He looks like a Hocotatian but with a slighter sterner, angled face and a plump nose.
A large metallic warehouse looms in the gloom distance. The buggy parks outside the warehouse and the man hops out. He walks into the building to see a myriad of other Pandorrites sitting in chairs attending some type of meeting. Speaking gibberish the speaker has subtitles.
"Pandorrum has witnessed some prosperous years! We have gone literally undetected by either of the lively planets Hocotate or Koppai! However, such prosperity can only last so long… we fear that the now free roaming Sparrows from Koppai will soon crash on our fine planet and expose our existence… how surly tragic that would be! Luckily, we have sent a multitude of spies to Planet Koppai. It is said they are hiding an amazing discovery! We believe we have unearthed that secret. That secret my fellow Pandorrites, is an energy source so malleable, it can be used as an infinite power, electrical, and solar power source!" The speaker gasps.
"While it could be used for other purposes, the Hocotatians, who engineered it, plan to use to solve the current electrical crisis of Hocotate! The President of Pandorrum and I have collaborated and we have hatched an idea; a new way of life. Hypothetically, we could steal this item, known as the Corr, while it's being transferred, and hold it for ransom! Upon returning the item to Hocotate, we will be rewarded with enough pokos to travel to the far recesses of space, where no authorities could ever find us!"
The audience cheers and shouts.
PandorraXD (Topic Creator)4 years ago#2
Year 20XX: Planet Hocotate
Orange canyons and cacti surround a metallic lab surrounded with barbed wire.
Inside the lab, a man in a white lab coat holding a clip board strides down a hallway accompanied by the President of Hocotate Freight.
"I need multiple guards protecting the Corr. If not… it could get into the wrong hands." The scientist says to the President of Hocotate Freight.
"I understand." The President says.
"I am trusting your company, your little freight business to haul this atomic orb through deep space. Don't blame for assuming something could go wrong… have you heard further about those Hocotatian criminals that escaped the planet?"
"No sir. I'll do my best to ensure the Corr's safety!" The President says.
The scientist sighs. "I'm sure you'll do what you can… but do you have any… I don't know, experts you could send? Someone well traveled?"
"Yes I do. Two of them. One of them is untrustworthy, and the other won't like the sound of this." The President laments.
PandorraXD (Topic Creator)4 years ago#3
Year 20XX: Corr Transportation Vessel
A grey, contoured space ship drifts through space. Inside Captain Olimar and Louie stand in front of a window looking into the blackness of space. Olimar holds his helmet in one arm, Louie holds a can of juice in his.
"A fine view isn't it boys!" A gruff voice says.
The two Hocotatians turn around.
A man clad in a grey suit and helmet, stands behind them. He has a brown-grey beard.
"Louie, I see… I see you came along." The man stutters awkwardly. "I'm the captain of this ship! Call her the S.S Mandarin. Wouldn't let my baby go far without me… I hear you're a captain too?"
His eyes drift towards Louie. "Okay, Louie how about you go wash some dishes for a second?"
Louie wanders off, probably not going to do dishes.
"Captain Olimar, it's an honor to be with you. I've heard stories back on Hocotate… I mean you crash landed on an uncharted planet, rebuilt your ship, and survived? Wow! And you harvested treasure from the planet to pay off debt? Goodness… the rest of your history sounds terrifying. You were kidnapped by some sort of… alien creature that grounded your ship?"
Olimar nods. "It's been a complicated past few years. I've done some further studies on the Pikmin since that time… nothing has gone particularly wrong, but I'm just waiting for it."
"Yeah well I was actually orbiting Planet Koppai when I was attacked by space pirates. They wrecked it, but she's looking good as new now. Most of those pirates were jailed, but as you probably heard, massive breach, all gone. I'm Captain Delpha by the way. From Hocotate of course."
"I've heard about those pirates. They probably didn't last the week. All other planets within seventy sectors are full of deadly gases including oxygen… speaking of which, why do you have your helmet on?" Olimar asks.
"I always like to be prepared for the worst…" Delpha says.
Inspired, Olimar puts on his helmet as well.
PandorraXD (Topic Creator)4 years ago#4
A Koppite jets down into the room via a cylindrical elevator. It is Alph from Koppai of course.
"Well if it isn't our Koppai rep." Delpha shouts.
Alph stares at Olimar in shock.
"Olimar?" He asks in his odd accent.
"Alph? What are you doing on this vessel?" Olimar inquires.
"I was invited. They were looking for someone well traveled, as they said. I'm assuming you are here for the same reason."
"Wait, you two know eachother?" Delpha asks.
"Yes," Olimar says. "My ship was crashed by a malicious creature… Alph was able to save both Louie and I. He saved Koppai from the Famine of 20XX!"
"High heavens!" Delpha exclaims.
"Where is Charlie? Brittany?" Olimar wonders.
"They're currently tracking this vessel. They're ensuring nothing goes wrong on their radars."
The ship creaks and a metallic boom is heard nearby.
"Sounds like there's some trouble in the hull. I'll go check it out…" Delpha exits via a metal door
PandorraXD (Topic Creator)4 years ago#5
Now you control Olimar. A rather odd time, but it's a great way to test the controls. Walk around with the nunchuk/left control stick. Pace around the room for a second meanwhile Alph will rush up some nearby stairs.
"Olimar!" He will shout once atop the stairs. Walk over to him and press A to open the door that is up the stairs. They will lead to a catwalk above an enclosed molten, orange orb (presumably the Corr). Delpha is guarding a scientist behind him meanwhile a men in purple space suits tamper with various controls. One of them is speaking inaudibly with Delpha. Louie stands idly to the side of the conversation.
Upon walking around you'll notice Alph follows you, but you can't switch to him yet. There's an elevator that leads downwards. Get Olimar and Alph on it. Activate it with A. The elevator careens downwards. The purple-suited men see the newcomers Olimar and Alph.
"Olimar! Put these thieves in custody! They wish to steal the Corr!" Delpha shouts.
Olimar looks surprised.
"That won't be necessary, we'll be on our way now." The Corr is drops through the floor.
"No!" Delpha shouts.
The Corr floats inanimately through space.
Olimar rushes after the men who are now running towards an industrial door on the far side of the room. The slide the door open which leads into an airlock. Olimar follows. One man presses a simple red button. All the Pirates and Olimar are sucked into space. The men, quite coordinated, use their jet pack like devices on their backs to launch themselves into yet another spaceship looming the distance. The Corr is secured safely underneath the ship.
All four of the Pandorrites spill into the ship's airlock. The apparent leader, a man with a slim face and black hair with golden stripes holds up an intercom.
"Get us to the nearest planet! Plans have been cut short. The inhabitants of the Mandarin are still onboard, we were unable to dispose of them… get us somewhere quick."
The ship blasts off at light speed towards the Pikmin Planet. Olimar drifts unconsciously through space.
Alph, sitting inside the S.S Drake, blasts towards Olimar. Olimar slowly drifts within the grasp of the tractor beam. Olimar is sucked up by the S.S Drake, and the ship flies towards the mysterious planet the Space Pirates took off to.
PandorraXD (Topic Creator)4 years ago#6
Day 1: Fandango Forest
Event: A Mysterious Landing
A blur of red and green; vision focuses and we see lush green ferns mingling with red wildflowers. Alph sits up. He is laying on the ashen soil next to Olimar. The earth is riddled with fiery cracks and veins.
"What happened? My ship caught in this planet's pull and then… Oh no… I'm on PNF-404! Those crooks must be hiding somewhere on this planet… Olimar appears unconscious… I must begin exploring and attempt to find a familiar location!"
Now you control Alph. Walk around for a second. This landing site is pretty simple. Just a rather circular area with a stump in the north. At the base of that stump, the red onion. Little speech bubbles appear as you discover things. On the gamepad you'll notice three options: GamePad Only Mode, Piklopedia, and Character Bios. For Character Bios, you have Olimar and Alph. I'll review these at the end of the day. The Piklopedia is empty.
There are two red Pikmin sitting below the onion. "Those are red Pikmin!" Alph will say. Approach them and a cutscene will occur in which we get a close up of the reds. Drake says, "These are the red Pikmin. If you recall, they are fireproof, and quite fierce in battle. Call them with your whistle."
So call the Pikmin. There are two one pellet posies around you. Collect them and sprout four more Pikmin. "The onion sprouts Pikmin seeds by absorbing pellets or fallen foes."
Walk around the landing site. Nearby, two male sheargrubs and three female sheargrubs will emerge from the earth and attack! Dispatch them quickly and collect their bodies.
Olimar is still unconscious. There are some additional pellets and upon gathering them you'll have twenty Pikmin. Once you have twenty Pikmin, the camera will pan out. You'll see a severely volcanic path. Fire spraying out of geysers, ash bubbles gurgling out of the soil. A massive ball of smoldering metal will strike the earth like a comet. A Space Pirate, clad in a purple space suit, tumbles out of the wreckage. The crashed material is a smaller than the ship the Pirates originally sped off in.
"This dangerous path appears mostly inaccessible. Further investigation could prove fruitful." Drake says.
So approach the odd path. The ground is molten and too hot to step on. A small arrow appears over a flat, rocky platform. "Perhaps I can jump from rock to rock?" Alph suggests. The letter A appears above the arrow. Press A three times and Alph will jump across all three platforms. The red Pikmin will swarm across the burning ground towards Alph. Reunited, Alph and the red Pikmin stand before the wrecked enemy ship.
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"Who are you?" Alph asks.
"I'm a Pandorrite."
"What is a Pandorrite?"
The man groans in discomfort. "We escaped from Hocotate. We thought we could find a new life elsewhere, where people wouldn't judge our crimes… until the Corr was created. Our boss, Captain Apoko was a captain and a scientist. He helped create the Corr. However, he stole a bit of pokos from the Hocotatian Corr Project…. He knew of a planet he'd been secretly studying for quite a while. He grabbed some radar jamming tech he'd been working on, snatched us up from the prison, and sped off to Pandorrum before he could be arrested."
"What do you want with the Corr?" Alph asks.
The man passes out.
Alph sighs.
Now you're back in control. "I should bring this crook back to Drake." Alph says. It takes three Pikmin to haul him across the burning earth. Upon reaching Drake, a cutscene occurs. The sun is setting and Olimar remains unconscious. The Pandorrite is sucked up by the tractor beam as well as Olimar. Alph skeptically looks around the area. His army of Pikmin stand curiously behind him.
"Nightfall is approaching. The red Onion should follow us into orbit. If any Pikmin end of stranded here at night, they will surely be devoured by the ravenous nocturnal predators! I'll take off with Olimar and that Pandorrite. Hopefully Delpha and Louie resurface soon…"
The day ends with the classic end of day tune. The Pikmin wander off into the night, to their onion. The end of the day will be concluded with newly received Piklopedia entries and character bios. You may also view a replay of the day from a bird's eye view.These will all be archived and available to you during day gameplay.
PandorraXD (Topic Creator)4 years ago#8
Day 1 Report:
Today we landed in a volcanic forest. Olimar is currently unconscious from the piercing chill of space that he drifted through momentarily. I currently have him under a heat lamp. Today we encountered the fireproof red Pikmin who aided me in locating a stray Pandorrite. Though this criminal's history is shady, he is also unconscious due to exhaustion. Apparently, an engineer for the Corr rounded up an army of criminals and migrated to an uncharted planet called Pandorrum? Interesting… What is this disgruntled engineer's motivations? I must return to the planet's surface to explore this matter further. The remaining Pandorrites and Hocotatians are currently somewhere on the planet's surface. I had to maneuver myself through a volcanic path like a deadly fandango. Therefore, I shall call this area Fandango Forest!
Pellet Posy:
Pellet Weed Family
Pellet Posies have not evolved much. These plant stalks have a unique ability; they are able to crystallize nectar and various nutrients it draws from the ground. These crystallized pellets can be removed and taken back to an Onion, where more Pikmin seeds are produced. They are a primary source of Pikmin reproduction.
Male Sheargrub:
Mandiblard Family
Sheargrubs appearance and habits differ through sexual dimorphism. Males posses purple carapaces and sharp, serrated mandibles. Males devour Pikmin, as they are often unable to metabolize plant roots fast enough to survive. Given their slow digestive system, Pikmin make the perfect food source given their large population and frequency. Sheargrubs often nestle themselves deep in loose soil and thrive in small herds underground.
Female Sheargrub
Mandiblard Family
The Female Sheargrub, unlike the Male Sheargrub, are harmless to Pikmin. However, they feed off of plant roots underground by oozing out a special type of stomach acid capable of transforming the roots into a liquid-like state. Female Sheargrubs haven't developed jawbones or mandibles, so they must devour the root juices with a straw-like organ in their mouths.
Character Bios:
Captain Olimar:
Olimar crash-landed on the Pikmin Planet. He befriended the native species he called Pikmin, due to their resemblance to Pikpik carrots, a favorite among Hocotatian vegetarians. Olimar rebuilt his ship and returned Hocotate Freight, his employer. To his dismay, his boss had fallen under a massive debt. He returned to the planet and gathered valuable treasures that were sold and used to vanquish the debt. Olimar, now an intrepid captain, returned to the Pikmin Planet. His ship was then crashed by an odd being who then kidnapped Olimar. Captain Olimar was then rescued by Alph, Brittany, and Charlie, three explorers from Koppai.
Planet Koppai was suffering a food shortage when Alph, Brittany, and Captain Charlie were sent to the Pikmin Planet to harvest seeds from the various fruits that grew on the planet's surface. Upon activating the landing sequence, a freak accident led to the three explorers being separated. Alph is an engineer and learned most of his skills from his grandfather. Alph crash-landed in the Tropical Wilds, when he discovered the red Pikmin. Charlie and Brittany were missing and had apparently landed elsewhere. Due to courage and team work, the three explorers were finally reunited. Upon learning that Olimar had gone missing, they swiftly ventured to distant lands to save him. They fought the mysterious creature before saving Olimar. The three Koppites returned to their home planet triumphant and mostly unscathed.
Pikmin Count:
Red: 20+
???: 0
???: 0
???: 0
???: 0
???: 0
???: 0
PandorraXD (Topic Creator)4 years ago#9
Day 2: Fandango Forest
Event: Defeat the Crimson Scorpiodon!
Olimar and Alph emerge from Drake.
"I'm happy you are alive and well, Captain Olimar. I am looking forward to receiving technological insight from you Captain. I do have further news, all of it quite concerning. Obviously, Louie and Delpha are missing in action. Though their whereabouts are currently unknown, I am picking up an electromagnetic signal which I pinpointed on your map. View the GamePad to see this location and to observe the map itself from an overhead view. Our captive Pandorrite is giving me the silent treatment in the hull. While you two are away investigating I will attempt to extract further information from this inmate. That is all."
Upon emerging from Drake, Alph says, "The Pikmin are in their Onion. I can call them out with A." Yes, the Pikmin still share one onion, like in Pikmin 3. There are three Dwarf Red Bulborbs that have spawned nearby. Gather their bodies after killing them. Now head back to the stump you saw yesterday. There are now vines sprouting out of it, which you may descend. "These must have grown overnight." Alph says.
You might have noticed there's a new, fourth option on the game pad: View Map. By selecting this option, the game pauses and you can view the area from overhead. You can also unpause the area and allow for things to move, however, time passes and it is dangerous if there any enemies nearby. On the overhead view you can see a red dot with waves emitting from it in an arena
Upon sliding down the vines, you'll see a rocky platform with glowing caulk. Swarm you Pikmin onto the platform and they'll begin digging away at the caulk. Once all of it is gone, magma will spray from the ground, shooting the upwards . You may then drop back onto the upper story and reunite with the onion and Drake if you need to.
You'll notice a slumbering Red Bulborb sitting atop some charred earth. Attack it, and you'll potentially lose some Pikmin. Luckily, you can bring it back to base via the Magma Geyser and get more Pikmin. After clearing the area below, you'll see a dirt wall that can be destroyed. "The Pikmin can break down massive obstructions; they're power in numbers in unrivaled!" Olimar says.
PandorraXD (Topic Creator)4 years ago#10
You'll notice a slumbering Red Bulborb sitting atop some charred earth. Attack it, and you'll potentially lose some Pikmin. Luckily, you can bring it back to base via the Magma Geyser and get more Pikmin. After clearing the area below, you'll see a dirt wall that can be destroyed. "The Pikmin can break down massive obstructions; they're power in numbers in unrivaled!" Olimar says.
Drake will speak before you enter the arena.
"My sensors are picking up the electromagnetic field in this area. Be cautious and remember: you may switch between captains with the – Button."
Beyond the dirt gate is an arena carved in obsidian-like stone. There are a few crystalline pillars which can't be demolished yet. Walk into the arena, and a cutscene will occur.
The camera will pan out and you'll see a large, red, scorpion-like creature crawling underneath a mossy branch. The creature takes sight of you and drops to the floor. It has a light red carapace with four, insect like eyes. It has a long tail with a purple stinger mounted atop, and twenty, rather tiny, legs. It is a little larger than a Hermit Crawmad. The creature flares its mandibles and the battle begins.
This is the Crimson Scorpiodon. This creature possesses various attacks targeted at your Pikmin. It can rush your Pikmin and devour them with its mandibles (only about three at a time) and it will occasionally lash out its stinger, impaling up to five Pikmin at a time. It is a rather easy mini-boss. Just keep throwing Pikmin at the head, a generally safe area, and watch the damage dealt. It has no specific weak point so aim for the whole body if necessary. It will shake off your Pikmin once about half of its health is gone so be patient and focused.
Once it dies, it will drop a small GamePad-like device.
"That's Louie's communicator! What these beasts ingest will never cease to amaze me. Luckily, it doesn't appear Louie was devoured." Olimar says. "Perhaps he visited this area overnight? In any case, we should expand our search radius. Tomorrow we shall explore a new location!"
The Scorpiodon's body is worth ten Pikmin. So bring it back up the Magma Geyser and collect your reward. You'll notice a purple dot on the overhead view that corresponds with the Pandorrite we collected yesterday. He is now sitting on the ground in front of Drake. The letter A is displayed above his head. Use A to speak with him.
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Murderous Intent (Bits of Kinky)
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Murderous Intent
His breath reeked of last nights whiskey and stale cigarettes. The current one dangling an ash that breaks loose to cascade from that glowing red tip, to tumble downward leaving an ash scattered trail on his tie. One more stain to add contrast to his latest meal's red sauce. The ash finally disintegrating against the paunch of the belly as it strained to escape from the shirt that imprisoned its mass. His gaze must have followed my own because his hand brushed absently at the ash as he drops the butt to the ground. His foot grinding the offending nicotine stick into oblivion between leather soul and stone pavement.
Taking my eyes from the cigarette butt I ask, "So tell me what drags me out of a warm bed on such a cold morning."
"Sorry boss, but its a bad one. Single female. Lives alone. No sign of break in. Three witnesses say they were having a party last night, and they all fell asleep after drinking a lot. They didn't hear anything, and didn't see anything. They woke up to find her like that."
His face is pale and I wonder what the hell had happened to cause this man of 25 years in the service to blanch. I start to regret stopping for coffee and muffins on the way over. Especially when out through the door burst a rookie in his pristine uniform. Vomit bursting forth down those impeccably pressed uniform trousers. I leave the rookie in my partners capable hands, as he administers some consolatory heavy thumps on the greenhorn back. To the booming gruff voice shouting "Get it up son. Better out than in laddie." I shove open the front door of the apartment building and make my way up to the white clad figures waiting at the top of the first flight of stairs.
Pleasantries consisting mainly of nods were quickly dismissed as I gowned up in the white clinical bodysuit gloves and boot covers, that we all had to wear at a crime site these days. Crime was no longer door to door foot slogging and gut instinct. It was science, forensics and reams of never ending paperwork. The pathologists, photographer, and finger printer, had just finished with the crime scene and I followed the lead crime scene investigator into the flat. A Doctor Ruth MacIntyre, in her fifties and looking more suited to being a school head or a librarian than a crime scene investigator, but damn this woman new her stuff. We have worked together on many previous cases and I prefer her to many of the other CSI teams because I like her direct forthright manner.
"Good morning sir." her soft Irish voice still carried a slight twang that this city couldn't hide even though she had lived here for many years. "The body's in the kitchen follow me please stay on the paper matting. We've processed the carpet, but there's bloody prints and splatter everywhere."
I nodded as I slowly followed in her footsteps past the living room entrance. Uniformed cops standing at each of the bed room coral the witnesses into their rooms where they can be re-interviewed as information materialized. Glancing left, and right, taking in each room as I pass, noting the layout of the apartment. Entering the kitchen a breakfast bar stretches across the room dividing the dining room and kitchen work area. The large dining room table is festooned with party debris. The stale smell of food and booze isn't strong enough to cover the thick cloying aroma of blood.
"Looks like they had a great night," I said to Ruth, nodding to the empty bottles and glasses scattered everywhere.
"Not so great." Ruth said as she stood near the far wall. A large fish tank beside her with the front of the glass covered with little yellow stickers. They were little arrows with numbers on them used to indicate the direction of flow for each of the blood droplet splatterings. The numbered arrows coated most of the surfaces, walls, and even a few had reached the tube lighting on the ceiling. I moved around being careful not to step in the water splattered around from the fish tank and stood looking down at the body on the floor.
My mind tried to decipher the scene portrayed before me as the doctors voice talked me through what I was seeing in her scientific manner. It seemed a contradiction this wasn't scientific this was carnage, intense rage or revenge, closer to insanity than murder. There was no body as such just a bloodied eviscerated heap within a sludgy puddle of congealed blood.
"I wont be able to say for sure until I get her back to the lab and do an autopsy, but I would say she's been stabbed or slashed at least 20 times if not more, by several sharp implements going by the amount of blood loss and splattering." She paused before saying quietly, "She put up a quite a fight. Didn't die quietly."
I nodded asking "Any estimate on time of death? Anything else you can give me before the autopsy."
"You know I shouldn't really, but..." looking down at the congealed mess by her feet. A strand of grey hair sneaks out from beneath the hooded protective suit and her hand tucked it back in absent-mindedly. "I would guess at ten hours give or take three hours either way she smiled apologetically. so approximately about two o'clock in the morning. Come down to the mortuary in a couple of hours and I will be able to tell you much more. With that she brushed past me and waved the team in to move the body.
Edging out of the room, as I did not want to watch this. Checking out the other rooms there is nothing that seems out of place or to expect foul play, no obvious motives stashed away under mattresses or anything illegal taped to the undersides of drawers. I stand in the doorway where the three prime suspects were placed in separate corners with a constable strategically placed between to deter conversation. The oldest of the trio, his hair beginning to carry that slight silvery hue of age, The other male sits rigid like a caged animal, but the female lounges on the arm of the chair, reaching playfully toward the police officer closest in a seductively coy manner, the arrogance of youthfulness.
All three turned as one, as I stood looking at each of them, and stared back at me without blinking, their fidgeting forgotten. Six, impassively, cold, emotionless, eyes staring like that documentary I saw the other night on predatory tigers of Asia. Tiger eyes burning bright, but these eyes held no fire. No sign of shock or stress shown within them, and I knew within my heart, I had the culprits of this heinous crime. All I have to do now, is prove it.
I call out, over my shoulder, "Sergeant," as he comes to stand beside me. I nod my head into the room. "Take them to the station and keep them separated till I get there." Turning I leave glad to get that smell of blood out of my nostrils and replace it with the smell of a busy street and worn leather seats.
I always hated the rear entrance of this place. It looks and smells like an abattoir I had once lived near. An old Victorian hospital, now converted, but it had that prison look and feel to it. Dark, damp, and rather spooky, that hairs on the back of your neck standing to attention as if some ghostly breath had blown across them. My shoes echo off the walls as I make my way down the long hallway to the autopsy room next to the morgue.
Swinging open the large metal door and enter the clinically bright sterile room. Ruth calls me over to her desk. "You've missed the autopsy I finished a few moments ago." My smile showed broadly that I didn't mind in the least, "So tell me Ruth, in layman's or flatfoot language, how and when did she die."
"She was ripped to pieces with what I can only described as butcher's meat hooks, but that wasn't what killed her. She suffocated to death, very slowly. She has extensive bruising over her whole body, before and after death. Death occurred between midnight and three in the morning."
Ruth continued to reel off stats from the blood and tissue tests, but the basics were covered. I let her ramble on for a while before I cut in, "And the suspects anything on the three them."
She paused, smiled, and beckoned, me to follow her. Pointing to a microscope and then some photos on the wall. "Hair fibres, swabs of blood samples, bloody footprints and other rather graphic close up shots of wounds. Plenty of evidence, still waiting on DNA results, but everything indicates all three participating. We will have to wait for all the tests to be done but," Ruth nodded at me as she talked, "they did it, all three of them."
I thanked her and retraced my steps back to my car. and drove back to the station. "No good cop, bad cop today, we go in hard and fast." I grinned at my Sargent, "You ready?" I threw the door of the interview room open knowing it would slam back against the wall eliciting the desired crash, making everyone in the room jump. The female of the trio twitched so high at the noise her butt left the chair. Sitting down again as I threw photos of the victim onto the table in front of her. Bloody wounds in glorious colour detailed from every angle. My eyes inches from her pale blue ones as I finally stop infringing on her personal space. Neither of us blinked.
"We have all the proof we need, you were covered in blood and DNA. So here is the situation, we will offer one of the three of you a chance to give evidence against the other two for a lighter sentence. You have 10 seconds, 9, 8, 7." She flinched, but those eyes stayed cold and her mouth never opened to utter a word. "3, 2, 1, times up. Not talking. Your loss." I picked up all the photos shuffling them into shape like a pack of gruesome playing cards, and walked out the room. I repeated the act in the other two rooms, but received the same cold stares and no comment response.
"Sargent read them their rights, offer them the chance to lawyer up, and charge them with murder. Lets see if that will get them to talk."
I stood watching impassively as each suspect was charged.
Sylvester Tabby and Tiddles you are charged that on the night of the 20th November, in your owners house, you did abduct, torture, and murder, Bobbie the goldfish. You do not have to say anything unless you wish to do so, but I must warn you. That if you fail to mention any fact which you rely on in your defence in court, your failure to take this opportunity to mention it may be treated in court as supporting any relevant evidence against you. If you do wish to say anything, what you say may be given in evidence. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, a lawyer will be provided for you by the court.
By Tracey Owen & Brian Rueby
Copyright Nov 2011
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That twist was brilliant, absolutely shocking :P I really enjoyed your story! Keep writing :)
Single female... What a twist, thats a great tingling irony... Enjoyed.
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Whey Protein or Muscle Milk? I am wanting to lose some fat but gain muscle too
I am 22, 6'1", 182 lbs. I have about 10% body fat which is a little to much for me.
Should I get muscle milk or whey protein? I am taking Animal M-Stak and Pump already. I have tried Whey Protein before but saw no gains at all.
Are you sure you have 10% body fat?
It doesn't matter whether you use muscle milk or whey. They're both protein. Whey would likely be a better choice. Don't think it's magic..it's a dietary supplement. You have to have a good diet & good training to see good (sometimes any) gains.
Most people don't know what 10% body fat is. If you have 10% body fat, then you are completely shredded. Very defined abs, veins likely showing all over your arms and shoulders and maybe legs. Something along those lines.
10% bodyfat is very lean; however, at your weight to height ratio it's believable.
Musclemilk is mainly a casein; therefore, it involves slow releasing proteins, so it's good during the night.
There's nothing wrong with investing in both, I take a whey protein shake as soon as I wake up and then again post-workout.
I wouldnt say its mostly casein, but its a good mix of casein and whey. Just go with some cheaper whey, as muscle milk is a bit pricey. But if you saw no gains from whey before, it definitely was not the proteins fault...
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GWEN IFILL: Next, we return to the impact of the new health care reform law — tonight, how employers are preparing to comply with new rules that require them to insure their employees. Even though some portions of the mandate have been delayed, many employers remain frustrated.
NewsHour's economics correspondent, Paul Solman, looks at the bottom line for different business owners, part of his Making Sense of financial news.
PAUL SOLMAN: At Rock Bottom Brewery in Omaha, Neb., restaurant owner Greg Cutchall didn't mince words when it came to the Affordable Care Act.
GREG CUTCHALL, Rock Bottom Brewery: The law, the way it's written today, I think should be scrapped.
PAUL SOLMAN: Cutchall's main gripe is with the so-called employer mandate, which obliges firms with 50 or more full-time workers to offer affordable health insurance or pay a penalty of up to $2,000 per full-time employee.
GREG CUTCHALL: I cannot think of any other burden that's been placed on the restaurant industry in the last 20 years that could have the impact that this one does.
PAUL SOLMAN: The employer mandate, a burden to some, to others, no big deal.
NEERA TANDEN, Center for American Progress: Most employers think it's a responsibility of being a good employer to offer health insurance.
PAUL SOLMAN: Neera Tanden, a former health reform adviser to President Obama, points out that the vast majority of large firms already provide benefits to their workers.
NEERA TANDEN: Ninety-five percent of companies that have 50 or more employees offer health insurance today, and so we're really talking about an order of 10,000 firms in the whole country that are going to face this.
PAUL SOLMAN: So where are the complaints coming from? Businesses with high turnover, like restaurants, which don't offer insurance to all their workers, and thus consider the act a very big deal. Benefits lawyer Juliana Reno has been advising firms on the law.
JULIANA RENO, benefits attorney: It's different than, say, a law firm, which traditionally has offered coverage for its employees, but it doesn't have to suddenly cover or pay the penalty for a whole group of employees that it had not previously helped.
PAUL SOLMAN: Omaha's Cutchall employs 1,400 people at his 50 restaurants, mostly franchises like Sonic drive-ins, Domino's, Famous Dave's, and Twin Peaks.
GREG CUTCHALL: We have employees that work 40 hours one week and 10 hours the next week, and then go away for two weeks. And executing it and monitoring it is going to be a nightmare.
MAN: OK. Fish tacos?
PAUL SOLMAN: Right now, Cutchall only offers health insurance only to those who have been at the company at least a year and work more than 32 hours a week. Under Obamacare, he will have to offer benefits to anyone working more than 30 hours a week.
GREG CUTCHALL: If all of those people wanted insurance, yes, it would be a major financial burden on our company , even if they paid half.
PAUL SOLMAN: An unbearable burden, argued Jamie Richardson of burger chain White Castle at a congressional hearing. Insuring all staffers that work 30 plus hours would make the Affordable Care Act unaffordable.
JAMIE RICHARDSON, White Castle System, Inc.: We can't foresee a future where we're able to hire new hires as full-time employees. We're going to be scheduling part-time at 25 hours a week or less. That's not what we would do under normal circumstances.
PAUL SOLMAN: It's something that companies across the country are now weighing, keep employees below 30 hours a week and thus avoid paying for their health insurance entirely. It's part of Cutchall's plan.
GREG CUTCHALL: Until we understand the law better, going forward, unless we absolutely have to for staffing needs, we will — we — our plan is not to make any new hires for people that would work over 28 hours a week.
PAUL SOLMAN: More than half of restaurant jobs are part-time already. If hours are reduced even more, won't Obamacare wind up backfiring?
NEERA TANDEN: You know, what I would actually hope is that most of these companies would try to figure out a way to work with the law. And the idea that people would really try to push workers to part-time work is part and parcel of a way of thinking in which employees are just costs that you're trying to minimize.
PAUL SOLMAN: Moreover, said attorney Reno at a recent Obamacare Q&A at her synagogue:
JULIANA RENO: It is hard to manage your work force as well as you think you can.
PAUL SOLMAN: Even if it's company policy to work less than 30 hours a week, says Reno, Reno, it may be tough to manage in practice.
JULIANA RENO: I do have a couple of fast food restaurant clients, and they are having a very difficult time managing that.
PAUL SOLMAN: So the plan to cut hours may not end up saving employers that much money, especially when you reckon the other costs.
JULIANA RENO: If you, as an employer, try to crunch down hours below 30, you are going to lose some employees. The second problem is, it's not going to cost you in terms of penalties, but it's going to cost you a lot more in terms of recruiting and training and administrative stuff, because now you have to hire more employees to have the same amount of man hours worked.
JODY MANOR, Bittersweet Catering Cafe & Bakery: So this is our expansion project.
PAUL SOLMAN: Jody Manor agrees that there are not-so-hidden costs to treating employees as interchangeable parts. He owns Bittersweet Cafe and catering in Alexandria, Va., and is opening a second location in October.
JODY MANOR: We're going to do a bar and restaurant out on the waterfront.
PAUL SOLMAN: Manor already offers health insurance to all his 45 employees, but he doesn't have to. He soon will, however, as the new restaurant vaults him over the 50-full-time-employee threshold. That is an economic concern, he says.
JODY MANOR: The biggest problem, from my perspective right now, is that nobody really knows what it's going to cost.
PAUL SOLMAN: So what are you going to do with your employees in the new place you're opening?
JODY MANOR: Full speed ahead, man. You know, life is full of uncertainties, and business has got even more. Yes, it's going to cost more money, but you have just got to build that into your model. And, to me, health care is a basic human right, and if we're going — at this juncture, if it's up to business to provide the benefit, then that's what we have got to do.
PAUL SOLMAN: You're not going to put people on part-time in order to avoid going over the 50-employee threshold?
JODY MANOR: I don't think so. Once we have a little bit better idea about what the costs involved are, maybe I will change my mind about that. But, by and large, we prefer to have a full-time crew. And, you know, that helps build our family. I always say, like, this is like my big Latin family here.
PAUL SOLMAN: Manor's mom, Alice, helps out at the cafe.
So what's he like to work with or work for?
WOMAN: It's an indentured servitude program for mothers.
PAUL SOLMAN: No benefits at Bittersweet for Manor's mom, who doesn't need them. But the baker here, Angel Brizuela, has been with Manor for 26 years, in part to get health insurance for himself and his family.
MAN: Health insurance is really, really important for the family.
JODY MANOR: It's important to provide benefits if you're going to get people to stick with you. My baker has been here 26 years. And he came to the back door as the skinny, little, shivering kid one day. And I think it's a great story about our business. I feel incredibly proud of that every day when I show up and see that.
PAUL SOLMAN: You're tearing up now.
JODY MANOR: Yes, it makes me weepy.
PAUL SOLMAN: Clifton Stevens had recently been hired as a kitchen manager after years in the commissary at Georgetown University.
So was health insurance a major factor in taking this job?
CLIFTON STEVENS, Bittersweet Catering Cafe & Bakery: It was a major part, because in society today in my field, it's not offered a lot, you know, to where I can be covered, as well as my family.
PAUL SOLMAN: But health insurance for more people costs more money, and Manor admits he has greater flexibility to raise prices than the fast food joints that are cutting worker hours.
JODY MANOR: I'm not selling the cheapest thing here. You know, I'm not competing with McDonald's.
PAUL SOLMAN: But Cutchall operates restaurants that do.
GREG CUTCHALL: The last thing we ever want to do is raise prices, because we know it can affect business, but, at the end of the day, we have to maintain profitability, and if our expenses increase, as in any business, we have to raise prices.
PAUL SOLMAN: In July, the Obama administration delayed the implementation of the employer mandate, after companies complained the provision was crushing them. Now folks have another year to comply, another year to try to change the law itself.
JAMIE RICHARDSON: Maybe now it's time to take a sad song and make it better, because we think this time is giving us a chance to fix the parts of the law that really are unworkable and are really going to make it difficult for us to continue to employ people and create jobs.
PAUL SOLMAN: Whether businesses get a little help from their friends in government or just have to let it be, well, for now, time is on their side.


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Day 5 of Clean Eating Challenge
How's it going? Can I just be honest with you!? I work really, really hard at staying fit. Being a mom of three kids, having hypothyroid, hashimotos, and being 44 years old is very challenging. I don't have a personal chef, personal trainer, and/or lots of money to invest in myself. I have gotten really disciplined in the last few years. I have made health a priority in my life and I have made a lot of great changes BUT, sometimes I feel like it's all for nothing! I am a results oriented person and I have very high expectations of myself. When I see people who eat junk, don't work out, and still look cute in their jeans, I have to confess, I get a little bitter:) I know, I know, it's totally superficial and one day it will catch up to them. LOL! Don't worry, it always catches up to you:) But seriously, when I start to judge people and myself I have to remember WHY I'm doing what I'm doing. I want to be healthy. I want to be able to play with my kids and be active with them. I want to be around a long time to enjoy life. I want to feel good and not be sick all the time. I want to have the freedom to do the things that I do like Yoga, Zumba, Hiking, etc…. Let's remember our WHY!!!
1. Saturday- Family and friends activity day. Find a sport or activity to do with your loved ones today. The cool thing is that when you're doing something fun with friends, you don't even realize that you are working out. It's great multi-tasking. Let us know what your favorite pastimes are:)))
Here are some great ideas for family activities together….
2. Food- Portion Control! In this super-size me generation, we don't even know what true portions look like anymore. When I started to really weigh and measure the true portions, I was flabbergasted! First of all, I was not convinced that I would be able to be satisfied by the itty, bitty portions on my plate. Second of all, I was shocked at how much I was truly eating! When you go to restaurants that have the calorie counts next to the items, it blows my mind that you can consume all your calories in one sitting…and then some! So, check these out. These are very helpful tools.
2. Mantra for the Day: Just Do It!
We've heard the Nike slogan so many times that it's just become part of our vernacular. It sounds so simple but it's so hard to do. It sounds pretty simple but it is difficult!!! We realize that we really are enslaved to our desires and cravings. Will power doesn't always win. It's really a mental decision. Once the mental decision is made, it doesn't matter if someone is trying to spoon feed you hot fudge and lava cakes. You already know that your word and your commitment is solid and strong. When our decision is based on emotion or if we haven't really fully decided to be all in, then we cave. We think that we can handle just a little bit. Well, you tell me…how's that going for you??? Let's have integrity and hold ourselves accountable to ourselves. We deserve to be happy and healthy. We think that the sweets and treats will make us happy but it doesn't. Don't believe the lie. Here's a great quote from a famous philosopher. He is full of wisdom and we would be wise to take his advice….:)
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By Bisi Lawrence
*Against the background of the sad passing away of a "master banker", Pa Olatunde Vincent, the furore rages on about the introduction of the 5000 naira note into our already shaky economy. The contrast between his benign era and the abrasive style of the present administration presents a picture of dismay. Old Lagos has lost one of its icons again. Apartheid is still very much with us,
it would seem. Black Africans are still sufferings very much in the same way as they did under ., racist white rule, and judicial killings have come back to town again. We too are waiting for final emancipation from ourselves through the formulation of a new Constitution, in the pristine isolation of a retreat. Such absence of distraction was perhaps what Dame Patience Jonathan was in search of while her enemies put it out that she was ill. How wicked can detractors be!
The Passing Scene
Death came at the appointed time to lead Olatunde Vincent to glory. He was laid to rest two days ago after a religious service at the African Church Cathedral Bethel, in Lagos. He had achieved the high profile of an icon in the church whose unique history is mingled with his ancestry, and where he functioned in several capacities as a worshiper and official of muscular Christianity.
But he was not only known for his rich Christian life as demonstrated by his activities in matters pertaining to church observances and rituals, but by the traits of a life of humility, discipline and honesty which made his way through life so beautiful and, in turn, beautified the faith that endued him with such a glittering existence. He put little store by prestigious titles, accommodating only prefixes like "Pa" and "Elder" which came with the ripening of his days. He epitomised those sterling qualities associated with genuine bankers all over the world – modesty, sincerity, and dependability. He was fortunately not part of the era of arrogance, flamboyance and inordinate conceit in a profession which prided itself in its fund of trust and respectability.
Pa Olatunde Vincent was as Lagos as the Carter Bridge. He belonged to the luminous background of the Alakijas of Customs Street, the Moores of Igbosere Road, the Akereles of Bamgbose, the Randles of Tokunboh, the Rotimi and Akintola Williamses of Idunmagbo, the Dohertys of Daddy Alaja, the Fasholas of Isalegangan, who bore names that you could conjure with in old Lagos, names of shining affluence and influence reflecting standards of high morality and propriety.
All of those high qualities resonated in every aspect of his career as a banker. He would never have been caught masquerading in traditional robes and gown along the corridors of a bank, any bank, during working hours; nor embroiled on a regular basis in a controversial policy or another with sound economists, and politicians and legislators alike. He dressed neatly without the slightest touch of exuberance and engaged only in sober deliberations around the welfare of the economy and the people whose lives it rules. That is why the measures he advocated and promoted, even after he had retired from his position as the Governor of the Central Bank, are highly appreciated and will endure for a long time, for they were formulated to benefit the industry and those who have their being in it.
But death came at last, as it would indeed come to everyone. However, it is definitely not the end. We could not wish Olatunde Vincent to linger for ever. He lived to a grand old age, and he truly lived a fulfilled life. But it is not the end. The flower of his being will continue to blossom in the industry which he graced for so many years with his presence, and where he will continue to be the role model for role models.
When that highly-placed official of the Central Bank of Nigeria flippantly let it be known that all the bank needed, in whatever it liked to do with the national currency, was the consent of President Goodluck Jonathan, many commentators plunged into the pool of the discussion with the assurance, or on the supposition, that the consent was yet to be given. The instruments that prescribed that dispensation did not specify that the President's consent depended on the approval of any person or constituted body. A friend of mine, when I pointed that out in an argument with him, mirthfully remarked, "Precisely."
I knew what he meant immediately, but I could not imagine that arrangements for such an all-important exercise that touched the entire existence of the whole nation could have been so casually considered without the input of the people whose lives would be so closely affected.
"Well, and you have been having your so-called input, haven't you?" asked my friend who, by the way is a lawyer.
We surely have. We have argued against every point raised by the authorities of the CBN—the timing, the expense, the needlessness, and what-have-you. We have spoken as individuals; raised protests as civil societies; argued as experts and professionals. No less than over ninety percent of what constitutes this nation is calculated to have rejected the monstrous proposition. AND WHERE HAS IT LED US? It is to no less than details of how the horrendous arrangement will be carried out. In fact, on the face of it, it is a done deed. It is understood that tenders are being invited for the production of the coins and the printing of the obnoxious 5000 naira currency notes. Minting and printing firms are being short listed already. In fact, it is understood that the assent of the President had already been received by the CBN before the whole thing was revealed to the public, so the huffing and puffing of the populace, including the responsible stance of the Senate, is really of no avail.
And so, this is where we have arrived, fifty years after being permitted to rule ourselves. And this is how we rule ourselves in a democracy which we thought came with the freedom of self-rule, that a group of people, not elected or approved by the people, could fashion an atrocious measure endangering our well-being, and ram it down our throats. And what can we do about it? Even less, it would appear, than we might have in the colonial days. If we streamed out again and headed for Freedom Park, could it really not turn bloody this time? I feel so helpless, so small, at the feet of the "banker with the bow-tie", who seems to have such total control over my destiny.
In South Africa, some black miners did just that – they turned out to demand more pay from the company which they had been serving, as it were, with their life-blood. And they actually paid with their blood. They were accosted by a detachment of trigger-happy policemen who shot over thirty of them down in cold blood. They had tried similar measures in the days when the white men were in control and met a similar fate. They would have been shot down then mostly by white men; now they were cut down by fellow black men. Almost twenty years after the rule of "apartheid" which made black men the inferior of white men, it has now been fully confirmed by that black men too can indeed do to black men what white men had the right to do to black men.
That is the measure of our freedom, or self-government, or whatever. Words! Words! Obafemi Awolowo said it for all time —"It is not so much the system as those who operate it."
The President of South Africa is a black man; so are almost all the members of his government.
Their immediate reaction to the massacre was to arraign a number of the miners and accuse them of the murder of their comrades. It was an old ploy under the laws of apartheid. The miners were actually arraigned before the charge was dropped. UHURU.! The miners will have a say during the forthcoming elections, but meanwhile, they are staying out of the pits.
And so, here we are on our part still holding "retreats" outside tenets, in order to formulate a creed. Or would it be to create a creed from which to extract tenets? Shall we then take a second view of a bank of the nation, which can humiliate the people into doing its own will at its whims and caprices? Shall we give the President himself the sceptre of unquestionable dominion of "primus non pares"? How much of the 1999 Constitution do we need to change, really, and how much of ourselves do we have to change to believe in one another as a grouping of different nationalities. That is one of our major problems – a crisis of trust.
Have you ever considered why it is the desire of the people from every section of this country that the President should be elected, or selected, from among them? On the face of it, one would . naturally assume that a lot of advantages by way of development and a touch of welcome nepotism would be the reward. But experience has shown that not to be strictly the case. For instance, did those eight years produce any major "dividend of democracy" for the people of Otta and, in fact, Ogun State as a whole? Not in the least. The fact that the man at the helm of affairs in .' the country comes from the same area with you may make your shoulder rise a few centimetres higher than normal, confers no additional good feeling. But we would rather have it that way, wouldn't we, because we do not trust anyone across the state line? Now, what kind of retreat is going to create a Constitution that would change our thinking on that? That is why several honest and knowledgeable people persist in the demand for a Sovereign National Conference.
But how will that ever see the light of day when those who should facilitate it will continue to militate against it? The project must have the whole-hearted support of the government of the day to come to life. And it will not. It will remove too many people in a position of power from their comfort zone. It will change structures and alter destinies, and those in power would naturally prefer the status quo, and its advantages of corruption and prejudice.
As for the single or two-term option of the executive, all the argument against the present two-term structure seems so fragile since it is based on human nature. An incumbent who would give four years of good service so he could be returned into office for another term, and use the second term to exploit and defraud the nation, would have the same, or an even better chance to abuse his office with a single-term option. It all depends on the man and the extent of the effectiveness of the checks and balances draped around the manipulation of his service.
There are areas of a soft edge around the present Constitution, no doubt. We require a more robust federal muscle in governance, for one thing. The issues of State Police, Revenue Allocation, Security, and others can be resolved within that arrangement. Maybe we all need a retreat, anyway, to come back with renewed vigour against the problems we took away and safely brought back with us.
A few days ago, Mrs. Michelle Obama, wife of President Barak Obama of the United States, took the stage at the Convention of the Democratic Party to campaign for the re-election of her husband. Now, as you certainly are aware, she is the personification of feminine charm. Never far from the line of action, she still never appears obtrusive. Never dives in at the deep end of any topic, Does not need a super "attack dog" to guard her flanks against criticism. She appeared on that stage on a wave of applause, and left on a rising crest of approbation.
It is difficult to imagine a condition of failing health giving rise to a whirlwind of communique from the White House about this lady. Why cannot Aso Rock device ways and means of according our own First Lady such grace as is requisite to her position? Do we need more "attack dogs" to appreciate that a place like Aso Rock is, so to say, like a glass bowl?
All human beings are liable to being ill some of the time; it is not a crime. So why deny it.
Don't those "experts" know that, in Public Relations, there are rumours you do nor try to drown even if they are untrue—in fact, sometimes because they are untrue?
Now we should all leave dear Patience alone to rest well, in her own "retreat", and return very soon to her ever-loving compatriots.
Time out.


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MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes announced on Thursday that the club has signed import veteran CFL QB Alex Brink and import receiver Mardy Gilyard, to the club's practice roster. As of Wednesday, CFL teams have been permitted to add five additional players to their respective practice rosters (up to 14 players in total) for the final month of the regular season.
Brink spent the past three seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, playing in 26 games while making seven starts. During his three-year tenure with the Bombers, the Eugene, OR native completed 225 of his 397 attempts for 2,544 yards and 13 touchdowns.
He also rushed 120 times for 462 yards and 14 touchdowns, seven of which came in 2012. Brink, a former seventh round draft pick of the Houston Texans in 2008, originally signed with the Blue Bombers in 2010 and made one start during his rookie season.
Gilyard, a fourth round pick by St. Louis Rams in the 2010 NFL Draft, appeared in 11 games with the Rams, catching six passes for 63 yards in his rookie season. The Daytona Beach, FL native has also played with the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs, returning 16 kickoffs in the NFL for a career average of 22.3 yards.
He started his college career at the University of Cincinnati as a cornerback but was later chosen to All-American teams as both a wide receiver and a kickoff returner. He caught 168 passes for 2,467 yards and 22 touchdowns and contributed on special teams with the Bearcats, maintaining a 29.2 average on 78 kickoff returns for 2,275 yards and four majors.
The Alouettes also announced that the team has released import quarterback Nathan Enderle.


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Everything was going along just fine for markets even absorbing Tunisia and Egypt well. But then the contagion continued to Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, Kuwait and so forth. This pushed energy prices higher. Further, even though these MENA
Middle East and North Africa events may ease, you can rest assured they'll resurface and overhang markets for awhile. The next punch was delivered by Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear reactor issues. Japan, being the world's third largest economy, may be in trouble for some unknown period. There will be massive infrastructure spending down the road (emphasis added) which should provide strong demand for building materials (lumber, base metals and so forth). For now, the economy will get a heavy dose of cash from Japan's central bank and this will require enormous debt sales driving yields higher theoretically. Since Japan is a large exporter of stuff to the world, prices for finished products may rise causing more inflation. Commodity prices remained mixed with softs and base metals weak while energy, gold and rice were higher overall. Bonds rallied while the dollar fell. The Fed is busy is POMO activities oblivious to external conditions. Here's their schedule for March and April. Stocks were sold with some late day buying lifting major averages off their lows. Volume continues to rise on selling but with an afternoon "stick save" much of this was positive. Breadth per the WSJ was once again negative. Continue to U.S. Sectors, Stocks & Bonds
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The FAQ Guide to Car Write Offs
It's fair to say that car write offs are not uncommon. According to the Association of British Insurer's response to a government enquiry, over 500,000 cars are written off every year.
Every day webuyanycar.com employees are asked the question, "What happens when my car is written off?" To help you and our employees, we've written this frequently asked questions (FAQ) guide to car insurance write offs.
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