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Her latest gig as a Hollywood ambassador means she's been engaging in L.A.'s cruelest blood sport: trying to persuade celebrities to wear a certain designer's gown to the Oscars. Her best friend Kate is an ambitious Hollywood talent agent desperate to move from the B-list to the uber-list. Together with their other friend, Cricket (an actress best known for her role as "lead coma victim"), they navigate the real action leading up to the Oscars: the swag parties, the social maneuvering, the aura cleansing, and the soirees, and the hottest of all exclusive after-Oscars invites: the Vanity Fair party.
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"Celebutantes is a witty, incisive, under-the-sheets look at the chaos that is Oscar week. I loved it." (Jackie Collins)
"An irreverent satire on Hollywood celebrity, delivered with a keep eye for the absurd, Celebutantes is a wise and witty page-turner." (Arianna Huffington)
"Two daughters of Hollywood...take us through the Oscar rituals of that mad and magical week with all the inside knowledge that they have grown up knowing. They are remarkably adroit and witty storytellers." (Dominick Dunne)
"Very Good Listen"
Can't give it a five. It was missing just that "something" that I can't put my finger on. But you won't be disappointed. Great narration.
"One of my favorites!"
Despite a few dated references, the book still delivers a funny satire about "hollyweird", with charming characters you come to care about. Very entertaining, and more substantial that I'd thought it'd be. Highly recommend!
"Hard to listen to at times"
The story itself is interesting so yes, I would recommend it but I would warn about the narrator.
The reader unnecessarily uses inflections when reading. It sounds too bubble gum valley girl at times. If you can get past that, it's a good, interesting chick lit "read".
"Bad narration"
The story was predictable, but fine for the genre. The problem with this audiobook was the narration. Her "voice" for characters like Julian was intolerable. And her mispronunciations were distracting. How was this allowed on audible?
"Hollywood Fabulous!"
This book was so much fun to listen to. The narrator was perfect. Light, silly and frivolous...great listen!
I found the narration horrible and moronic. It was so annoying, it was actually distracting. And after awhile, the constant name dropping was pitiful. Gucci this, Prada that, Jimmy Choo's, bla bla bla. I was lucky if I got through 10 to 15 minutes before I was snoring. I hate quitting a book before finishing it, but I'm close on this one. The Shopaholic books are 100% better!
"Distracting Narration"
The book is a nice bit of fluff that would be the perfect summer beach read. Please note that I wrote "read". I found the narration very distracting and feel that it detracted from my enjoyment of the story.
The narration for the main character was done in "valley girl". Why? She is not from the valley and it is not the 80's. She also mispronounced several celebrity names. How can it be that nobody caught the errors during editing and why wouldn't they have looped in the proper pronunciation? The words she chose to stress during many passages was also bothersome.
If not for the narration I would have rated this 4 stars because the story is what was expected - light, fun and easy, nothing surprising, just a good "beach read".
"It was a fun listen"
I am a big fan of gulp.... gossip sites and all of "those" magazines, along with all of the fashion magazines. So it was fun to hear about all the fashions and the drama.
There was some fun name dropping of famous celebrities which was also fun.
The narrator does a really good job with all of the accents too.
I enjoyed it.
"story OK, narration not OK"
The storyline and characters barely work as a light summer read for the satirical "chick lit" (as much as I loathe that term) genre for which it is so obviously aimed. However, there are much, much better takes on similar subject matter; Plum Sykes' "Bergdorf Blondes" is a cleverly written, engaging example(although I can only vouch for the written book).
It's the narration that makes this audiobook so howlingly bad. The narrator, I suspect a Yankee in southern California clothing, doesn't know her LL Bean from her Louboutins. For a book so reliant on designer references and name dropping, the narrator's terrible accents and obvious unfamiliarity with the subject matter is unforgivable and incredibly distracting.
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Can a person work out his arms only after a Brazilian Butt Lift? Using free weights standing up and not sitting. I know your not suppose to exercise but its the arm area only. Thanks.
Is It Safe to Exercise Arms After Brazilian Butt Lift?
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Exercise after Surgery
You should not exercise if your doctor asked you not to, even if it is your arms. I generally ask my patients to not exercise for 4 weeks after surgery. That includes treadmill or anything that can get your heart rate up.
It really has nothing to do with the body part, it is a global issue and you are not to raise your heart rate for that time. We are concerned with increasing blood pressue and causing bleeding and excessive swelling.
Good luck.
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Exercis after Brazilian butt lift
Exercising after a Brazilian is not prohibited and we actually recommend doing some mild exercising to get back in the swing of things. You should check with your plastic surgeon.
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It certainly is. I do not recommend sitting for a few weeks, but exercising the rest of the body is fine. You many have more swelling in the liposuctioned areas following exercise.
Exercise regimen after a Brazilian Butt lift
After a Brazilian Butt lift, we recommend our patients initiate a rigorous exercise regimen. We also recommend that they continue with a balanced and healthy diet. This will ensure that they continue to lose weight and maintain their beautiful new curves. After your surgery, speak with your doctor at length about the activities that he recommends you do and the ones he or she prefers you avoid.
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Different surgeons have different recommendations
So, this is where different surgeons have different recommendations. I always recommend my patients exercise their arms after undergoing the Brazilian Butt Lift. Exercise and activity helps to reduce your risk of getting blood clots. It also stimulates the immune system and increases your heart rate and blood flow. These are all good things that will improve the safety of the surgery as well as improve the blood flow to your fat cells and likely improve the survival of your fat cells.
Exercise after Brazilian Butt Lift
Hi there-
I personally prefer that my patients not exercise at all for at least a month after Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery (beyond a casual walk).
Your best bet is to ask your surgeon what their preferences are for postoperative activity however.
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carleton1 Posts: 560DC Minivans are considered by most people to be the most attractive minivans...and they all have black pillars. Honda copied that feature and all 99 and later Odysseys have black pillars.
Black pillars look even nicer when the minivans have the sunscreen windows. Nice that some sedans now have black pillars.
are great, but black pillars w/o chrome accents are even better. The classiness of Basic Black. I always hated the rooflines of my '92 Sentra and '95 Mystique. Now I know why: body-colored pillars! That's why I'll never understand why Ford went backwards with the Escort--started it out with good-looking black pillars, then switched after a couple of years to body-colored pillars. A cost issue I suppose.
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weighing in on the jdpower survey. i got my free oil change compliments of jd & reported 2 defects in my 2000 Kia Sephia. Complaint #1 I took delivery with the emission control idiot lite burning in spite of the sales rep just completing the ok check list, with me at his side. when I commanded ownership woof. Well I got a signed memo from the Sales Manager confirming my situation since it was 5pm on Friday and no mechanics around. Computer chip replaced & #2)the weather moulding was reglued which I have understood was a characteristicly common defect(probably accounted for 50% of Kia defects). to tell you the truth, I deliberated on accepting my Kia Sephia when I was confronted with the idiot lite at delivery; however, the latent charm of greed overcame me & I refused to give up my $8600 tax&title purchase of a new 2000 model auto in spite of the frequent negative postings. Now at 15months and 30,000 miles, I'm
pleased with my 2000 Kia Sephia decision. Keep up the good work. Too bad the Sephia is now history. And I do sleep better nites knowing that my Kia Sephia is really a Ford. Only difference is the Ford has a blue symbol & the Kia uses red. Enough said.
The reason a Yugo didn't hold up is they were built too cheap for their own good. A Festiva made by KIA on the other hand was a very reliable car. Now take something like an old Burb, the doors sagged, a lot of things happened.
A good example of size has to do with a building. If you took an ordinary house and enlarged it to the size of the Sears Tower without making a lot of stuctural changes it would collapse.
Here's some food for thought Pete, if you were to double every dimension of a vehicle, it would weight exacty eight times more. The problem is every mating suface would only have exactly 4 times the surface area. The problem with that is the loading force amounts to twice the PSI. This would cause bearings to fail, parts to break, etc.
Now talking about options, a vehicle like the Leganza CDX, has a few more options than lets say an Echo. It would stand to reason, the more options, the more chance of things not working. In addition, the Leganza is substantially larger. Therefore, it has to be built a quite a bit more substantial to hold out just as good.
dannym11 Posts: 18"... It would stand to reason, the more options, the more chance of things not working."
OK, ...All things being equal.
How about engineering, assembly, component quality?
If you doubled every dimension of a vehicle, you would have an Escalade, which probably is more like ly to have defects. Maybe you're on to something here.
Here's another new car satisfaction survey of 2001 models, by AutoPacific:
For example, select "Hyundai Elantra" and you can see its score and also how it ranks overall and against its competitors. Which by the way, was pretty good: 656 vs. compact car class average of 640, 7th overall in compact class, 107th overall of all 199 cars surveyed. In the compact class, the ratings went like this:
Civic 680
VW GTI 676 (tie)
Saturn S 676 (tie)
New Beetle 664
Golf 662
Focus 658
Elantra 656
Escort ZX2 648
Corolla 643
Sunfire 641
Jetta 635
Sentra 631
Echo 629
VW Cabrio 619
Nubira 617
Spectra 612
Dodge Neon 611
Cavalier 610
Accent 605
Impreza 602
Prizm 602
Protege 595
Rio 595
Lanos 592
Esteem 583
Mirage 580
Sephia 576
Plymouth Neon 571
There are some really strange results here. For example, the Dodge and Plymouth Neon are the same vehicle, built on the same assembly line. The only thing to account for the difference in scores is dealer satisfaction, and I find it hard to believe that Chrysler-Plymouth dealers are that much worse than Dodge dealers. Or take the Golf and Jetta; one has a hatch, the other a trunk, yet much different scores. How do you account for the difference between the Corolla and Prizm (could be dealer differences)? And the Cavalier and Sunfire? (dealers again?) Or how about some high-quality Japanese cars, the Echo, Impreza, and Protege, ranking so low? Of course, I don't mind that my Elantra GLS showed well, topping the likes of Corolla, Jetta, Sentra, Echo, Impreza, Prizm, and Protege; in fact besting all Japanese brands except the Honda Civic.
The one problem I have with the survey by Auto Pacific is that you don't know what any of the 40 attributes are.
I have posted the ranking of the Echo in other threads myself, but I would feel more confident in the information if the attributes were disclosed.
Yes, it would be good if we knew what AutoPacific's survey attributes were. Since they claim to have surveyed 34,000 new-car buyers last fall, perhaps someone on this board got a survey and can provide some details on these attributes?
It's a lot more expensive to build a large vehicle to hold out as well as a smaller vehicle. A smaller cheaper build vehicle can hold out as well as a well build large ride.
It's usually the small ride that seem to go for ever.
The Japanese knew this and capitalized on small cheap cars. They often took a beating when attempting to build larger cars.
If it wasn't for the safety advocate Ralph Nader, the Americans would have been much further along than the rest of the world. Remember the Corvair?
list I saw posted earlier was very helpful in defining "entry level". Going by that alone, though misses certain details, such as the Sunfire and Cavalier both come standard with ABS and air conditioning.What would it cost to add those items to the base vehicle prices. The Elantra comes std. w/pwr windows, dual and side air bags and I think air as well.
Incident on a small planet dept: Saw the new Mitsubishi Lancer. I didn't know it was possible to make the interior even cheaper looking than the the Mirage, but they did it. Upholstery cloth looks like leftover yardage from 57 DeSoto production. Out the door at 16,000!Lots of thin plastic everywhere. Nice looking car, though I hope this isn't the basis for the new Neon!!!
In addition, parked next to it was a Lancer OZ sporting edition, I suppose. Had the predictable dealer "pack" with the sealant/protectant[300 dollars],in addition to a TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR dealer mark-up!!! For WHAT??? Do they want to sell em or dust em??? 18,700 total. Minus 2000, it would have been a good deal.No wonder Mitsubishi is having problems.
At any rate; very informative stuff, everyone, I enjoyed sifting through the posts!
There's a lot to be said for keeping a model around for a long time, seems as if every time a new version of a car comes out it's bigger, heavier and more expensive than the last.
Sorry to disappoint you, but the next gen Neon will be based on the Lancer. At least as far as the platform goes. DC is letting Mitsu develop the platform on a couple of their cars.
It's a good looking piece.Just sort of disappointed the majors are farming out their work instead of doing it in-house.I think it causes the character of a car to blur. But then I'm old fashioned, I guess.
on their own. It's not sad as much as it is true. All the more reason to cling to a good looking, well-built Kia or Hyundai, dudes. Now they deliver.
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Not being able to come up with a design on their own is not the reason one car maker lets another car maker do the design work. Has to do with saving money and sharing costs.
Anyway, Mitsu is providing the platform. I believe the skin will be different.
Your Sephia has more Mazda in it than Kia...
it's true they received input from Mazda on the engine. It's designed by Kia, though. The suspension is from Lotus and the manual tranny is from Getrag of Germany. Pretty impressive components making up this little beauty, eh? Come on, hardcores, admit it! You love the looks of Sephia but you're too prideful to admit it! Got'ya!!! Uuuppp!
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You might have better results talking to your nearest brick wall. Iluv has stated several times in the past that he doesnt agree with Consumer Retorts (his words i believe.)
Anyway, larry did you happen to get your protoge's at lancaster toyota mazda? My wife and I got our Civic at Jones Honda right down Rt 72 from lancaster toy-maz. You are right about one thing, the lancaster area korean auto dealers definatly cater to those with credit troubles. one peice of advice to you never buy a new nissan from lancaster nissan. they still try to pull that old dealer stunt with add on packages. pin stripes undercoating, adn other crap that just lines the dealers pockets. Boy do i miss living in lancaster.
Don't forget that the Sephia rides on an 11 year old Mazda 323/Protege platform. Mazda got rid of that years ago. Gee, Lotus-tuned suspension. Like the Isuzu Impulse? And Getrag transmission. Hmmm, oh that's right. Pontiac Sunfire's use the same ones. Actually, they use a Getrag Type 287 5-spd transversely mounted manual transmission. Here's a list of the other vehicles that use that transmission: Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac Grand Am, Pontiac Sunfire, and Oldsmobile Alero. Gee, I wish I could say my car shared parts with those world-class automobiles. I'm jealous!!
Let's see, Kelsey Hayes did the ABS work. Bosch did the fuel system work. Mazda did the chassis and engine work. Lotus did the suspension work. Getrag did the transmission work. Did Kia do anything at all? Weren't you just saying that a company is sad if they can't design their own vehicles? Well then, I guess you own a car from a very sad company.
I can see why you chose the Pro ES over a civic Lx. Now an EX maybe thats a little closer to the ES, but anyway I digress. WE got our Civic in 1998 and the protoge wasnt the same one it is today. Our salesperson was ERic Shellhammer but he was really one of the Pontiac sales staff before they brought buick into the dealership. This will probably be our last honda as Im trying to get the wife into a subaru Forrester adn it seems to be working. Myself I am looking at a Subaru WRX when the loan on my truck is up in 2003.
On a different subject I lived in Lancaster for about seven years. six of those years were attending one of the local universities (Millersville). Lancaster is a great little city with a pretty good night life. The wife and I moved to Media, Delaware County in 1999. We get back to Lancaster every once in a while since some family is there adn when we visit friends in the area.
One thing i find as good with these dealerships offering cars to "credit bandits" is that it enables these people to establish good credit again. Ok thats enough for now Happy motoring!
In case anyone ever wondered what the letters in automaker's names stand for, here are the translations for most of the low-end car brands:
Can Hear Every Valve Rap on Long Extended Trips
Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time
Cheap Heap, Every Valve Rattles, Oil Leaks Each Time
Condition Hopeless, Entire Vehicle Relies on Leftover Engine Technology
Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere
Dem Old Dudes Go Everywhere
Dead or Dying Gas Eater
Dear Old Dad's Geriatric Express
First on Recall Day
First on Rust and Deterioration
Fix Or Repair Daily
Found On Road, Dead
Fault of R&D
Fast Only Rolling Downhill
Had One, Never Did Again
Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive!
Most Always Zoom-zooming Dangerously Along
Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto
i think that a 2-3 year old accord will be out of his price range unless he can locate a stripped DX. the elantra sounds fine to me. i am impressed by how far hyundai has come in a few short years namely with this new elantra.if 12-14K is all he has to play with hte elantra could be his salvation. on hte other hand a 2-3 year old civic would fit there too even a 1-2 year old civic
With the utmost respect, iluvmysephia1, I'd like to slap the heck out of you. Kias and Hyundais are built no better than a Honda or Toyota. But wait! Before you start jumping all over my cause...I must say that I DO like the Elantra. It has good styling, price, and can be very appealing with that warranty...but I'd wait to see how well Hyundai has improved, which I believe it has over the years. But....the reason for this post is to diss the Daewoos. I was going down the interstate southward into Cincinnati and there was a fairly new (less than 2 years old), shiny, red Daewoo car near us. All of a sudden...this smoke came out everywhere. It was 2 lanes to the right of us. I was like "whoa!" I tried to see what kind of car it was and where the smoke was coming from...as I did not know the car make before I saw the smoke. The driver pulled off onto the shoulder of the interstate...which allowed me to see what kind of car...it was clearly a Daewoo from the front. Anyway...I had to check which kind it was that way...because the back was completely unvisible from the smoke. Smoke was shot 10 feet in the air and all around...no exaggeration! Looked almost like it came from the right front tire area....but then it could have came from somwhere else and leaked out that way. i would just die if my car did that going down the interstate. Poor guy. That should teach him not to buy any more Korean cars, or Daewoo at least.
make of car has broken down by the side of the road or caught on fire.....? Definitely a serious indictment on Daewoo.....................
OK, how about some positive comments about Kia for a change? I will nominate them as the Styling Champ for the Low-End Market. Why would I do this? (I am completely sober.) Consider these credentials:
Rio sedan - sharp little car, cute even (if that's what you like), especially for $8000. Nothing else quite like it in the low-end market.
Rio Cinco - New 2002 model, maybe the best looking little wagon out there, with swoopy lines.
Spectra - I just saw what must be a 2002 Spectra on the freeway. This is a sharp-looking car! I approached it from the rear, and it looks a lot like a Taurus or even a Jaguar S-class from the back (Ford influence showing?), which I don't think is a bad thing at all. The side view is a little more curvy than most new models today, kind of ubiquitous but unoffensive. The front was sharp also, with a chromed slotted grille ala Optima but smaller and more classy IMO--think Civic with chrome, with nicer headlights.
Optima - The grill is overdone I think and the rear end somewhat reminicent of a Corsica (or some may say BMW), but overall a nice effort. A bit of a stretch for the Low-End market, but since they sell for under $15K I slipped it in.
Sephia - well, er, let's just say the Sephia is overdue for a restyle. Although some people really like it, even love it. And with the demise of the Contique/Mystour it's the closest thing to those cars styling-wise.
Now let's look at the competition:
Chevrolet - Cavalier: was a nice design, in 1994. Chevy needs to learn it's OK to redo small car designs more than once every decade. Prizm: bland, generic Japanese-small-car styling, awful C-pillar.
Daewoo - well, it's a little hard to comment on styling 'cause it's hard to see what they look like with all the smoke billowing around them.
Dodge Neon - not bad, but looks like every other Dodge sedan--no individuality. A "Mini-Me" for the Intrepid.
Ford - ZX2: not bad, for the mid-90s. Focus: definitely a love-it-or-hate-it style. At least it's original. A little too weird for me.
Honda Civic - bland, generic Japanese small-car-styling; 2 door is not bad but Mitsubishi already did it five years ago with the Mirage.
Hyundai - Accent: kind of stubby, looks like a large car that shrunk in the washer. Elantra: good looking car (well of course, I own one), but some hints of Impala in front and side details. Sonata (does sell for well under $15k): Jaguaresque, but getting a little dated. 2002 restyle looks good in pics, but I have not seen it close-up.
Mitsubishi Lancer - is it me or does it look like they tried to graft the front end of a Lexus LS400 onto a compact car?
Nissan Sentra - bland, generic Japanese small-car styling, with a gosh-awful rear.
Saturn SL - Like Chevy, Saturn needs to learn that it's OK to restyle their small cars more than once a decade.
Suzuki Esteem - like the Accent, looks like they shrunk a big car, but at least it's a little rounder than the Accent.
Toyota - Echo: love-it-or-hate-it styling. I happen to hate it (in a face-scrunching way). Corolla: see Prizm.
I just have to read about 5 or 6 jealous people's posts then someone who's actually using their brain will post and compliment Kia. Kia and Hyundai rule the automotive world!!!! Yeah!!!!! No other car comes even remotely close for looks and value for the buck. Glad we all agree. That's nice!
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Kia may have some good looking cars, but for best value for the buck I'll still take the Elantra GLS. I don't think you can beat its combination of performance and features for what it's selling for these days, often under $11k for the base model, and in some places a lot less (even under $10k). IMO the Accent and Rio are about tied for value for the LOWEST bucks--not a bad set of entry-level wheels for under $8k, and I've seen the Accent 2dr as low as $7k.
With Daewoo dealerships no longer run by Daewoo, the fire could have been caused by a shoddy mechanic. My Leganza has over 50,000 mi is about three years old and still hasn't self destructed like on Mission Impossible. I've cars of a lot of makes and models go up in flames over the years. The only ones I can't blame mechanics on are Fords. They seem to have a history of burning.
On the Daewoo's, they have aluminum oil pans that seem to need a new drain plug washer every oil change, otherwise they leak. Maybe somebody went cheap and caused and oil leak that contacted the exhaust or something. Or maybe they didn't install the oil filter properly.
Either way I wouldn't jump to conclusions on Daewoo's quality. They are a notched above almost anything on quality. How many cars come with factory undercoating? Every part weights slightly more than the others. This is why a Daewoo is heavier than all the other cars in it's size class. Many times when parts are made slightly heavier, they will last many time longer. Even the motor block is made extra thick. They use a motor very similar to a Saturn, except they redesigned it and beefed up the block to minimize the NVH (noise vibration harshness) levels. Other makers like Honda accomplish this by using a counter balance shaft. I'll take the extra metal any day. The extra metal is what will add to the life expectency.
With Honda's reliability record, perhaps less metal is better... LOL
Mazda achieves the same affect by using a two piece block design. The block halves are cast at the center of the crankshaft channel. Instead of having half of the main bearings in the block and half bolted on, they have both main bearings incorporated into the block halves. Once bolted together, the structure is much more rigid than bolted-on main bearings for less NVH. Also, NVH is further reduced because of the crankshaft's higher position in the block.
Kia and Hyunda rule the automotive world? Um, maybe the low-end automotive world. But, aren't they the only two players in the low-end automotive world? I think the NHTSA needs to issue a recall on the Kia Sephia. Apparently, there is exhaust entering the cabin...
So I guess that ILUV thinks that anyone who does not automatically fall down and worship a Kia Sephia is jealous? ROFL.
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Only two people in the world know for sure whether former President Bill Clinton urged Democratic Senate candidate Kendrick Meek to bow out of the race, and both of them are denying it.
Though the ex-president's own spokesman confirmed reports that he told Meek to step aside so Gov. Charlie Crist could trip Republican Marco Rubio at the finish line, Clinton said Friday that he did no such thing.
"We did talk last week following a rally in Orlando about the race and its challenges," Clinton said in a carefully worded statement. "I didn't ask Kendrick to leave the race, nor did Kendrick say that he would. I told him that how he proceeds was his decision to make and that I would support him regardless."
Meek launched his own counteroffensive as yet another poll showed him mired in third place. He bounced over the airwaves from Fox and Friends to ABC's Good Morning America to MSNBC's Morning Joe — roughly a dozen national television appearances by day's end.
Again and again, Meek accused Crist of cooking up the whole story.
"He will do anything to win, and if that's stepping on my back, so be it," Meek said after addressing hundreds of members of the teachers' union in Orlando. "He's a hardcore politician. Don't let that smile on his face fool you."
On Friday, Meek played a voice mail message for an Associated Press reporter that he said was left by Crist on his cell phone shortly before 5 a.m. Monday. In it, Crist said that he missed Meek's call from the previous evening and that he was going to be at a campaign event where both would be speaking later that day.
"Anyway, I'll call you later this morning and see if we can work out a time to get together," Crist said in the recording. "Just you and me. Take care, buddy. Appreciate it."
When they met up, Meek said Crist asked him to consider dropping out of the race.
"I responded absolutely not, that he should probably consider doing it," Meek said.
Meek also confirmed to the Times/Herald a bizarre story about that encounter with Crist that has been buzzing around Florida political circles — that Crist offered him a cross and asked him to "pray" about whether to stay in the race.
The venue: an American Israel Public Affairs Committee gathering Monday in Hollywood, Fla.
"I was shocked when he did it," Meek told the Wall Street Journal in an interview late Friday. "I told him to keep the cross and that I carry my Christianity in my heart."
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Kicking off a three-day bus tour with a pancake breakfast in Panama City, Crist insisted there was a deal between Meek and former President Bill Clinton. But Crist declined to fill in missing details.
He said he had discussions with the White House but wouldn't say with whom.
"I really can't remember, and it really doesn't matter," said Crist, when asked who initiated the discussions.
The former Republican running without party affiliation also denied that he promised to caucus with Democrats in Congress if Meek dropped out — a story line the Meek and Rubio campaigns eagerly stoked.
The conflicting accounts of what transpired between Meek and Clinton, and the confluence of spin from opposing campaigns and parties, made the truth impossible to ferret out. National Democratic leaders from DNC chairman Tim Kaine, former governor of Virginia, to Sen. Bob Menendez, the New Jersey congressman in charge of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, insisted Meek had never wavered, while national GOP boss Michael Steele and conservative rabble-rouser Rush Limbaugh said Democrats were steamrolling a black candidate.
Still, the flap is unlikely to significantly affect the race for Florida's open Senate seat, which has gone from one of the most unpredictable contests in the country to a foregone conclusion.
A Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey released Friday showed Rubio with a "commanding and insurmountable lead'' of 45 percent, followed by Crist with 28 percent and Meek with 21 percent. Only 6 percent of voters were undecided.
"There is simply no mathematical formula by which Crist or Meek can approach Rubio's 45 percent support level," said Mason-Dixon managing director Brad Coker.
Even if Meek were to drop out now, Coker said, the math isn't there. "But the perception that national party leaders were willing to throw him under the bus to stop Rubio is a move that has likely paralyzed his campaign," he added.
More than 1.7 million people have already cast ballots at early voting sites or by mail, according to the Rubio campaign.
That's about one-third of the turnout in the 2006 mid-term election.
The Rubio campaign also said its internal polls show a dead heat between Crist and Meek, with Meek running slightly ahead among people who have already voted.
"If we ever needed a reminder of everything that is wrong with politics and wrong with Washington, this story is that reminder," Rubio said after wrapping up a Melbourne rally attended by more than 500 people. "This is a story about a backroom deal to try to influence an election on the last days of that election.''
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Word of Clinton's discussions with Meek, first reported by Politico.com, set off waves of hand-wringing among Democrats worried about depressed turnout in a Republican-leaning election, particularly among African-Americans. Meek is the country's only major black Senate candidate.
"He realizes his role in this race is critical to every Democratic running statewide, that he plays a terribly important role with African-American turnout," said Miami real estate mogul Stephen Bittel, a top Meek fundraiser. "I think every candidate considers their best options, but Kendrick has never wavered and he's going to fight this to the end."
Crist seemed to embrace the role of the underdog Friday at stops in Panama City and Destin. He delayed a speech to a group of about 30 supporters at a Panama City hotel to serve a woman pancakes. In Destin, he made an egg in the kitchen of Another Broken Egg restaurant and tossed a football back and forth in the parking lot.
"I don't have a political party to help me in the last four days of this race," Crist told about 100 supporters. "I have the people."
Crist counts many supporters in the teachers union, which on Friday celebrated his veto of legislation that could have made it easier to fire some teachers. A video montage of clips from The Matrix and Star Wars featured Crist in the role as hero to the villains in the Republican-led Legislature. Cheers erupted.
Krystie Diaz, a science teacher in Orange County, explained the quandary for union members, who had co-endorsed Meek and Crist.
Meek "always comes to our meetings," Diaz said. "I know who he is. I don't know the others. But I know I don't like Rubio. And I don't think Meek can win."
That's why she's probably voting for Crist on Tuesday. "It's sad, but true," she said.
Times/Herald reporters Lesley Clark and Alex Leary contributed to this report, which used information from the Associated Press and Wall Street Journal.


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Ano means sunrise in Laotian, which explains the picture of the sun rising over the Mekong River appearing on the menu of Vallejo's newest Asian gastronomic offering.
Ano also resembles Anna, the name of the owner of Ano Thai Lao Cuisine restaurant on Tennessee Street.
Formerly Dara Thai Cuisine, Ano Thai Lao Cuisine opened in December, said owner Anna Phannavong, 36, of Oakland.
"I took this over from a friend," Phannavong said. "They had financial problems and they sold me the business."
The restaurant's decor includes paintings of traditional Thai village scenes, regional musical instruments and wall hangings of golden elephants among other things. Elephants are big in Laos and Thailand, she said.
"Elephants were a royal animal, there are lots of old stories with elephants," she said.
The traditional decor is accompanied at Ano by traditional background music. And the restaurant features white tablecloths and an extensive menu of traditional Thai and Laotian cuisine, Phannavong said.
This is Phannavong's first business, though not her first experience in the restaurant industry, she said.
"My parents own a Thai, Lao and Vietnamese restaurant in Oakland," said Phannavong, a mother of two whose boyfriend is the restaurant's chef. Phannavong said the cooking is her favorite part of the job, so she helps out in the kitchen when not greeting and serving customers.
The daughter of teachers in Laos, Phannavong said she and her family left their country of origin for political reasons in 1987.
"We came first to Georgia for one year, and then to California," she said. "I finished school and got a job with a delivery company and then with a Thai restaurant in Alamo and then I worked for my parents' restaurant."
Phannavong said Laos is a nice place to vacation, but she's glad she lives here.
"I miss it, but my life is here now," she said. "I've been to visit, but I like it here, better.
"It's a lot different," Phannavong added. "There's communism there and here, there's freedom."
The main difference between Laos and the United States, she said, is opportunity.
"Here, you can do what you want to do and even the poor can succeed if they work hard," she said. "There, even if you work hard, still, nothing's going to happen. It's a very small country. Not a lot of business going on. A lot of rich and poor people, but not much in between."
Phannavong said she hopes to make a go of the restaurant "to help my family and better my life."
To do that, she's developed an extensive menu with dishes like Gang Ped Yang (roasted duck with curry) and egg rolls called Kha Gio with which one can construct a lettuce burrito by adding a pinch of mint, cilantro, rice noodles and sweet and sour sauce with peanuts.
Ano Thai Lao Cuisine
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The menu includes appetizers, salads, soups, curries, seafood, and duck. It also offers barbecue and vegetarian dishes, noodles, fried rice and house specialties like Pad Ma-Keur - saut ed eggplant, onion, bell pepper and basil in a special sauce. House specialties include chicken, beef, pork, tofu or seafood options.
Ano Thai is already gaining a following, several customers said recently.
"I love it here," said Walter Jones of Vallejo, who has become a regular take-out customer since the eatery opened. "Great place, good service. I just love it."
Even other local restaurateurs are impressed.
"It's simple and pretty good," said Vallejo's China Wok restaurant owner Nee Lau.
"I was here yesterday, and I'm here again today," added colleague Alice Liu, Lau's partner in the soon-to-open Baci Restaurant in downtown Vallejo. "I've eaten in a lot of Thai restaurants in San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area, and this is comparable. I'm quite impressed."


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THE best-laid plans and all that. We were heading up to Crookes by car for a pizza when we got caught in the recent flash floods and ended up parking in Sheffield city centre and seeking out somewhere nearby.
My other half used to go to BB's Italian restaurant on office dos with his former workmates and enjoyed himself, so we thought we'd try our luck.
Leaving our dripping umbrella with a rapidly-growing group of its friends at the door, we inquired after a table for two and were in luck.
The very friendly woman who was front of house wasn't checking her list as an affectation – it was only early evening and the place was already buzzing.
BB's, which must be the narrowest restaurant in Sheffield, is affectionately known as the Tardis by some regulars. It goes back a long way and packs in a surprising amount of tables without being claustrophobic. Upstairs there's room for larger parties to gather.
The place is decorated like many an Italian restaurant here and in the mother country – rough Artexed walls are covered in pictures of home, old travel and film posters, caricatures and a big cartoon of the Italian football team. Further evidence of BB's love for the football team – the only beer on sale is called Forza Azzurri and the staff's smart black polo shirts boast their 2006 World Cup win in gold lettering.
This is a place that attracts a mixture of families, students and the aforementioned office groups or parties of friends celebrating birthdays. They also get pre-theatre and City Hall audiences.
The restaurant has been run by the Frusciante family for about 10 years. Wife Jill is front of house and husband Antonio is in the kitchen and two of their daughters work as waitresses. The third now has her own place in Burton on Trent.
Jill told me that the family have been involved in running a long list of Italian restaurants since 1980, including La Taverna on Birley Lane, the Flying Pizza on Glossop Road, San Lorenzo on Sharrowvale Road and Pizza Torino on West Street.
The prices look a bit steep at first – lots of starters are around the 6 mark and the main courses can go up to about 14-16.
However, a bit of astute menu-searching can find some bargains: you could share a starter as portions are generous and order a pizza or pasta dish and cut the main course bill in half that way.
Also, you can bring your own wine and, if a group asks in advance, the restaurant is more than happy to provide a set menu for 15.
There is a good wine list and, as Andy was driving, I tried a large glass of house red Montepulciano at 2.95, which was fine. He had a bottle of beer at 2.50.
After our friendly and knowledgeable waitress Carla had confidently gone through descriptions of the blackboard specials, I ordered the risotto (6.50), followed by tuna (14.50).
Andy stuck to the menu and had cheese garlic bread (5) followed by a Napoli pizza (6.95), which has his favourite anchovies on.
There's plenty of choice with a large menu plus three starters and three mains on the specials board.
The deal was to split the starters and our waitress, realising this, thoughtfully brought us two side plates.
The risotto was a fantastic red colour, made with a red pepper sauce and red pepper pesto, and came decorated with black olives, tomato slices and rocket.
It was as good as any I've eaten, perfectly cooked and full of flavour. It also went very well with the lovely, fresh-based pizza-style bread.
When a waiter offered us some black pepper my heart sank in anticipation of him grinningly wielding one of those giant phallic pepper grinders. But BB's has gone for something far more modern, one of those battery-operated affairs.
The attention to detail is impressive, especially on such a busy night. We didn't have to prompt for any part of our order and when I dropped a fork a replacement was at hand in seconds.
Our main courses continued the good impression.
Andy's pizza was very tasty and the base was as fresh as the garlic bread had been. They must have a proper pizza oven somewhere. I never saw where the kitchen was.
My tuna had been well cooked in olive oil and was smothered in a good tomato sauce dotted with capers and black olives. It came with a side dish of sauteed potatoes with rosemary, garden peas and carrots. They looked like they had been kept hot under a fierce heat but tasted fine.
After a bit of a rest we couldn't resist the puddings, once we'd worked out what c/c referred to on the desserts blackboard – cheesecake.
We were offered one of those terrible menu cards with pre-made desserts on but ordered homemade tiramisu for me and triple chocolate cheesecake for Andy. I also had a very good espresso.
The tiramisu was fine but there was a lot of it and for me it could have done with a good shot of booze in it to lift it. The cheesecake was fabulous but incredibly rich and it defeated Andy. He finished his lovely vanilla ice cream that came on the side, though.
Our bill came to 48.95 including drinks and coffee.
Verdict: Well worth stepping inside this Tardis.
Open: Monday to Saturday 5pm to 10.30pm and midday to midnight in December.
BB's Italian Restaurant, 119 Devonshire Street, Sheffield. 0114 279 9394.
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The European Union (EU) will impose a limit on the use of crop-based biofuels over fears they are less climate-friendly than initially thought and compete with food production, draft EU legislation seen by Reuters showed.
The plans, which will need the approval of EU governments and lawmakers, also include a promise to remove all public subsidies for biofuels produced from crops such as rapeseed, wheat, and sugar, after the current EU legislation expires in 2020.
"The (European) Commission is of the view that in the period after 2020, biofuels should only be subsidised if they lead to substantial greenhouse gas savings... and are not produced from crops used for food and feed," the draft said. (Reporting by Charlie Dunmore; editing by Rex Merrifield)


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Aboriginal Education Program
The Aboriginal Education Program (AEP) is a University/College preparation program for students of Aboriginal ancestry. The program is designed to meet the needs of Indigenous students who are preparing to pursue a post-secondary education.
The AEP offers three levels of study designed for students requiring advanced upgrading with a concentration in math and English. These core subjects are supplemented with Aboriginal cultural courses, university preparation courses and post-secondary arts and science courses. All levels are supported by tutorial services, academic and personal advising, social events and visits from community members.
- To help meet the educational needs of Aboriginal peoples
- To promote a culturally appropriate educational program which enhances the educational experience of Aboriginal peoples
- To enhance cross-cultural understanding within an institutional setting
- To provide a positive learning environment which promotes success
For detailed descriptions on the courses offered, please see the Mount Royal University Course Listings.
Admission Criteria
- Self-identify as having Aboriginal ancestry
- Successful completion of grade 9/10 or better through high school or upgrading programs, and/or
- Successful completion of the University Placement Tests in Math and English
* Please note that enrollment in this program is limited and final admission is based on the above criteria as well as available seats.
How to apply
Step 1: Apply during any information session
Step 2: Write placement test(s)
Step 3: Use acceptance letter to secure funding
Step 4: Register into classes
Step 5: Attend Aboriginal Education Program (AEP) orientation
Information Sessions
Information sessions for Winter 2018 semester are as follows:
- September 29, 2017
- October 20, 2017
- November 17, 2017
- December 1, 2017
All sessions begin promptly at 1:00 pm. You will meet at the Iniskim centre (room C201). You do not need to register for the session and there is no fee, however, if you are late you will not be admitted and will be asked to return on another day.
Placement tests
Placement tests for Winter 2018 semester are as follows:
- October 2, 2017
- October 23, 2017
- November 20, 2017
- December 4, 2017
All testing begins promptly at 9:00 am. You will meet at the Iniskim Centre (room C201). You may not attend a testing session without first attending and applying to the AEP at one of our information sessions. If you arrive late you will not be admitted and will be asked to return on another day.
You do not have to register for either the information session or the placement test. There are no fees required. Please arrive early.
Contact Us
For more information, please contact:
Iniskim Centre
Ph) 403.440.5596
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Generated cascading style sheets overview
When you format items in a web page, Microsoft Expression Web produces that formatting by generating new styles in an internal cascading style sheet (CSS) or modifying existing styles in the CSS.
You can work with the styles that Expression Web generates for you by using the same CSS tools that you use to design and apply CSS, including the Apply Styles, Manage Styles, and CSS Properties task panes, the Style toolbar, and the New Style and Modify Style dialog boxes. In addition, the CSS tab in the Page Editor Options dialog box provides several options for the styles that Expression Web generates for you. For more information, see Set preferences for generated CSS.
Expression Web generates and modifies styles for you in Auto mode (default) or Manual mode. No matter which mode you choose, when you format an item that doesn't have a style, Expression Web generates and applies a new style for you. For example, if you select a paragraph of plain text in your web page and apply color to the text by using the Font Color button in the Common toolbar, Expression Web creates a new style and applies it to the text to format its color. If you then format another property of that same paragraph of text, such as the paragraph's font-family, Expression Web adds a new property declaration to the generated style it just created.
In Manual mode, you have additional control provided by the Style Application toolbar. You can have the new property declaration added to a different style instead, including a new style, a different generated style, or a style that you created. For more information, see Design generated styles in manual mode.
If you're new to authoring CSS, use Auto mode. If you're an experienced CSS author that can write your own CSS, use Manual mode to streamline your design process.


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Activities and Responsibilities
In this section you can learn more about AANDC's mandate, roles and responsibilities as one of the federal government departments responsible for meeting the Government of Canada's legal obligations and commitments to Aboriginal people (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), and for fulfilling the federal government's constitutional responsibilities in the North. AANDC's activities and programs help fulfill these responsibilities.
What Information is Available?
- Access to Information and Privacy
- Accountability and Performance
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- Appointments
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Étienne Manac'h
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Étienne Manac'h (later known as Étienne Manoël Manac'h; February 3, 1910 in Plouigneau, Brittany – 1992) was a French career diplomat and author.
Early life[edit]
Manac'h attended Morlaix Collège from 1922 until 1925, and following the family's move to Paris attended the Lycée Buffon, where he received his baccalauréat in 1929. After the classe préparatoire at the Lycée Louis-le Grand he studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, graduating in 1931 and obtaining his Diplôme d'études supérieures in 1934. After teaching in France and military service, he went on to teach philosophy and French literature at Galatasaray High School, Istanbul between 1938 and 1942.
Diplomatic career[edit]
In 1941 he started working for the Free French movement in Turkey, heading operations there from 1942, and was charged with developing clandestine contacts to members of the Résistance working in Vichy French embassies in the Balkan States. From 1945 - 1951 he was stationed in Czechoslovakia, first as Embassy Secretary in Prague, then as consul general in Bratislava. Along with other Western diplomats, he was expelled from the country in 1951, allegedly for espionage and support for "elements hostile to the regime".[1] Between 1951 and 1969 he held various posts, including director of the cabinet of the socialist Ministre d'Etat Guy Mollet (from 1958–1959) and director of Asie-Océanie à l'Administration Centrale (Central Administration for Far Eastern Affairs) at the foreign ministry (Quai d'Orsay) from 1960–1969, where he was influential in setting up negotiations between Washington and Hanoi during the Vietnam War.[2] From 1969-1975, Manac'h served as French ambassador to the People's Republic of China.
Controversy surrounding possible activity as a Soviet agent[edit]
Manac'h was a member of the French communist party from 1934 to 1939, thus leaving himself vulnerable to accusations of espionage[3] (after the war he became a socialist and was a member of the SFIO from c. 1959 to 1969). During the Second World War he had official contacts to the Soviet secret service and later as a diplomat he was responsible for relations with the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries. Nevertheless, there have been persistent (although unverified) rumours that he was a Soviet agent. For example, according to Christopher Andrew,[4] Manac'h, codename TAKSIM, was a confidential informer (as opposed to an agent or even officer) of the KGB and its predecessors, for 29 years starting in 1942, when he had been approached while in Turkey. He had no less than six consecutive case officers, the last one being M. S. Tsimbal, head of the First Chief Directorate's Fifth Department.
Later life[edit]
In 1975 he retired to Pont-Aven in his native Brittany, buying the house Lezaven, where the painter Paul Gauguin had his studio. He died there, 17 years later.
- ^ Journal intime: de la France libre à la Guerre froide, p. 443
- ^ John Gunther Dean: Danger Zones. A Diplomat's Fight for America's Interests. - Washington D.C. : Vellum, 2009 (= Memoirs and Occasional Papers Series) (p. 49-51, 53, 90, 93)
- ^ more details can be found in the introduction to Journal intime 1939-1951, p. 9-11
- ^ The Mitrokhin Archive, vol. 1, Penguin Edition, London 2000
- Compagnons d'Europe / Hervé Kerven [pseudon.]. - Paris, Julliard, 1949
- Mémoires d'Extrême Asie / Étienne M. Manac'h (3 vol., Paris, Fayard, 1977–1982)
- Emilio: récit à voix basse / Étienne M. Manac'h ; [avec la collab. de Nella Masutti]. - Paris, Plon, 1990.
- Journal intime 1926-1939: Paris, Berlin, Moscou, Istanbul / Étienne Manac'h. - Morlaix, Skol Vreizh, 2008.
- Journal intime 1939-1951: De la France libre à la Guerre froide / Étienne Manac'h. - Morlaix, Skol Vreizh, 2010.
Further reading[edit]
- Power and Protest by Jeremi Suri, Harvard University Press 2005, p. 226
- The Indochinese Experience of the French and the Americans by Arthur J. Dommen, Indiana University Press, p. 681
- "Deux étudiants "Coloniaux" à Paris à l'Aube des années trente" by Jean-François Sirinelli, Vingtième Siècle, 1988


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Are you a fan, like Access, of Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn?
Want to see them together finally looking like a couple?
With the premiere of ?The Break-Up? on June 2, it looks like Jen wears the pants in this relationship or should we say, ?the shorts??
She may be a foot shorter than Vince, but she?s all leg, and with the help of cute espadrilles and a spicy attitude, Jen?s right up in Vince?s face.
During the shoot, Jen and Vince rolled out the 1980s tunes and got into a groove!
?We were trying to have some fun there, so, we put on Whitney Houston and kind of goofed around with it,? Vince told our Billy Bush. ?It was a lot of fun.?
And Jen brought her endless legs to the David Letterman show Wednesday?
?The reason that's a tremendous outfit is you have tremendous legs,? Dave teased.
Ahhh, flattery will get you almost anywhere, Dave! Anywhere, that is, but into Jen's personal life.
?I meant in real life that the two of you were dating and there's nothing wrong with that,? Dave said. ?Good heavens! You're both adults. Why not go out on dates??
?Can you remind me? Is it true, this rumor about you and Oprah?? Jen chuckled.
Slam dunk! Jen deflects, but Dave?s no quitter.
?Oprah is gonna pay $8 million for a wedding for Jennifer and Vince Vaughn," Dave read. "We know that's not true."
?That's not true,? Jen confirmed.
?How much is she paying?? Dave teased. Jen burst into laughter.
But seriously, Jen, you don't need an $8 million shindig. Your wedding would be lovely even at a drive-through chapel in Vegas!


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Shirts bearing the Goldfarmer, Aggro, /spit, and Dupe designs all just hit the store in sizes I am told suit "the ladies."
I don't know if it is important to you, but I have seen this sort of warning at other comics: Monday is the cut-off date for two day shipping, and Wednesday is the cutoff date for overnight. Please internalize this deep wisdom.


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2. Good Morning America Gushes Over 30 Day Anniversary of Obama Win
3. CBS's Schieffer: Obama Cabinet 'Bunch of Flaming Moderates'
4. CNN's Cho Tries to Expose 'Rahmbo' Emanuel's 'Nice Guy' Side
5. Chris Matthews: It's 'Really Hard' to 'Salute Sarah Palin'
6. Only NBC Nightly News Notes Fewest Ever Monthly Deaths in Wars
7. Lily Tomlin: When You Say 'Zoo,' Elephants Hear 'Guantanamo Bay'
Obama 'Most Fascinating' to Walters:
Unveiling President-elect Barack Obama as her "Most Fascinating Person of 2008," Barbara Walters wrapped up her Thursday night prime time special by championing how Obama "has redeemed the American promise that an individual can make his own destiny and create a new world." (Obama hasn't even taken office, yet he's already managed to "create a new world"?) She then presumptuously gushed: "We are all members of that new world now, and that for us makes him the Most Fascinating Person of 2008. Good luck, Mr. President."
The other nine honorees in her special, Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008, were revealed in advance: Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Tom Cruise, Tina Fey, Will Smith, Frank Langella, Miley Cyrus, Thomas Beatie and Michael Phelps. The ABC News page for the program: abcnews.go.com
[This item, by the MRC's Brent Baker, was posted Thursday night on the MRC's blog, NewsBusters.org: newsbusters.org ]
The December 13, 2006 CyberAlert item, "Walters Honors Pelosi as 'Most Fascinating' Person of 2006," recounted:
Barbara Walters ended her Tuesday night ABC News countdown special, The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2006, by touting, near the end of the 10pm EST/9pm CST hour, incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the "most fascinating person of 2006." The Web page promoting the special listed the first nine profiled, but not Pelosi, as its text ended with a plug: "Who is the Most Fascinating Person of 2006? Tune in Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET to find out."
Walters celebrated Pelosi's victory: "We picked our most fascinating person on election day this past November. Next month, Congress will get a Speaker of the House unlike any before. Our most fascinating person of 2006: Mother of five and Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi. In January, Nancy Pelosi will become the most powerful woman in America. She will assume office as the first-ever female Speaker of the House, two heartbeats from the presidency." Walters soon pleaded to Pelosi: "You've talked about sometimes using your mother-of-five voice. Now I sit here, and you're very gentle. Talk to me in the mother-of-five voice." She also asked Pelosi to confirm that she thinks President Bush is "incompetent and irresponsible and not a leader?"
In her 1994 special, however, Walters did not make the then-incoming House Speaker after a party change, Newt Gingrich, her "most fascinating person of 1994." That honor went to Nelson Mandela on the December 13, 1994 show and Gingrich was not one of the other nine, a list which included Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Rupert Murdoch (for getting NFL games on Fox), Barbra Streisand and Jimmy Carter ("In his post-White House years, he seems to have left the mark that alluded his presidency and brought the role of ex-President to a new state of grace").
Full rundown: www.mrc.org
From the end of the Thursday night (December 4) at 10 PM EST Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008:
BARBARA WALTERS: His belief that there is a place in America for someone who transcends the usual labels has brought us all to this place:
Good Morning America Gushes Over 30 Day
Sounding like junior high students reveling in their first romance, Good Morning America co-host Diane Sawyer and ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos on Thursday celebrated the one month anniversary of Barack Obama's election as president. While talking to the former Clinton aide-turned journalist, Sawyer cooed: "Well, speaking of the President-elect, kind of an anniversary today. 30 days since he was elected."
She continued in a bubbly tone: "So, it's time to launch the first annual, ever, 30-day George Stephanopoulos presidential election awards." Stephanopoulos, of course, had nothing but praise for Obama. He enthused: "So, it's hard to imagine this first month going much better for the President-elect." He also lauded the Democrat for handling "the transition with the same kind of precision and discipline that he managed to show during the campaign."
[This item, by the MRC's Scott Whitlock, was posted Thursday afternoon on the MRC's blog, NewsBusters.org: newsbusters.org ]
Now, Stephanopoulos did point out concrete things that Obama has done, such as appointing a cabinet faster than Presidents Clinton, Carter and Reagan. But he also praised the President-elect for seemingly minor, routine things, such as meeting with his defeated rival. The "This Week" host argued, "That early meeting with Senator John McCain, his opponent, setting the tone."
During the 2008 campaign, Stephanopoulos had similar high praise for Obama. As the MRC's Brent Baker noted on October 16, 2008, he declared Obama the winner in every presidential debate. See an October 16 CyberAlert posting for more: www.mrc.org
A transcript of the December 4 segment, which aired a 7:09am, follows:
DIANE SAWYER: Let's turn, now, to George Stephanopoulos about the bottom line on all of this. And auto bailout. The unemployment. These new numbers coming out. George, let's start with the whole question of the bailout. Those potential layoffs are just horrific. And yet, it is a huge cost for the benefits. What's going to happen?
CBS's Schieffer: Obama Cabinet 'Bunch
On Thursday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith discussed the Obama transition with Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer, who contended: "A lot of people said this is going to be a very extremist President and all that, that he's a very liberal Democrat, but as we have seen in appointment after appointment, he's hewing to the center. He's picking a bunch of flaming moderates here, when you come right down t it. Now some liberal Democrats may not like that, but he's getting praised generally across the board here." Smith agreed: "Yeah, Bob, I would guess that the only people who really feel like they have their feathers ruffled are, maybe, the liberal Democrats."
In reality, Obama's pick for Secretary of State, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, has a lifetime American Conservative Union voting score of 9. Obama's pick for Commerce Secretary, New Mexico Governor and former Congressman Bill Richardson, had an ACU score of 18 while in Congress. Obama's chief of staff, Congressman Rahm Emanuel, has a score of 16. One would think that "a bunch of flaming moderates" would have ACU ratings around 50, voting liberal only about half the time, not 80% of the time or more. Obama's Attorney General pick, Eric Holder, helped pardon convicted tax evader Marc Rich as Deputy Attorney General under Bill Clinton. Finally, Obama's Homeland Security pick, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, was an attorney for Anita Hill, who claimed to be sexually harassed by then Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.
See ACU scores here: www.acuratings.org
[This item, by the MRC's Kyle Drennen, was posted Thursday afternoon on the MRC's blog, NewsBusters.org: newsbusters.org ]
In a report that preceded Schieffer's analysis, correspondent Chip Reid explained how Hispanics were upset that Obama had not named any Latinos to his administration beyond Bill Richardson. However, Reid did find that: "...the cabinet makeup is garnering some unexpected praise from other groups." A clip of former Minnesota congressman Vin Weber was played: "Republicans are very happy with these choices. They think it means a more centrist, in some cases even conservative, Obama Administration."
Schieffer also remarked on how well the Obama transition was going: "And I also have to say I think it's going very, very well...this transition, Harry -- and I've watched a lot of them -- is going more smoothly than any that I can recall. I mean, you haven't had any embarrassing gaffes so far, the leaks that have come, have all come true. I think this is one of the better transitions that we've had."
Schieffer brushed aside the concerns of Hispanics that Reid had reported: "You heard these complaints from various Hispanic spokesmen. That is really the only real blip here, the only real problem that we've seen surface as Barack Obama's begun to name his cabinet. And my sense is, and what I hear is, that will be taken care of." Schieffer also ignored the melodrama that preceded Hillary Clinton's nomination involving Bill Clinton's international financial dealings. He also left out Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's recent open mic gaffe about Obama's Homeland Security pick, Janet Napolitano, saying she had "no life." That gaffe was discussed in the 7:30AM half hour of the show.
Smith later joined Schieffer in praising Obama's smooth transition: "...every time I turn on the news, the only person I'm really seeing, the only person who looks like they have their hands on the wheel, it looks like the president-elect." Schieffer responded: "Well, again, you know, throughout this campaign, as you saw in debate after debate, the thing that seemed to impress people, it certainly impressed me, was the composure of Barack Obama. People want a president that they can be proud of, they want a president that they feel comfortable with in time of crisis. We have yet to see Barack Obama show any sense of being rattled."
Here is the full transcript of the December 4 segment:
HARRY SMITH: President-elect Obama has selected New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary. And while there is diversity in Mr. Obama's cabinet, some Latinos complain it is not diverse enough. CBS News correspondent Chip Reid is in Washington with more. Good morning, Chip.
CHIP REID: Well, good morning, Harry. Barack Obama says diversity is important, but he says his number one criterion is getting the best person for the job. He says that's exactly what Bill Richardson is. During the campaign, presidential hopeful Barack Obama spoke the language of the Latino community, literally.
SMITH: Chip Reid in Washington this morning. Thank you so much. Joining us now is Bob Schieffer, CBS News chief Washington correspondent and host of Face the Nation. We're going to talk about the transition here, Bob. And people often -- so often talk about the first 100 days of an administration. Has not this first 100 days already started for the Obama group?
CNN's Cho Tries to Expose 'Rahmbo' Emanuel's
During a report on Thursday's American Morning, CNN correspondent Alina Cho used personal anecdotes in attempt to show how Barack Obama's Chief-of-Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel has "softened over the years." Cho cited the outgoing Illinois Congressman's unnamed rabbi, who said he is "really just a nice guy, intensely spiritual, even polite." She also stated how despite being labeled a "street fighter with a killer instinct," Emanuel also has more of sensitive side: "His congressional colleagues say he's the kind of guy who will chew you out then send you a cheesecake."
A clip of comedian Andy Samberg doing an impression of Emanuel on Saturday Night Live preceded Cho's report, which began 18 minutes into the 6 am Eastern hour of the CNN program. The correspondent began by bringing up Emanuel's notorious use of "colorful language," which Samberg parodied in his sketch. She also contrasted the "street fighter with a killer instinct" imagery with his rabbi's "nice guy" label.
[This item, by the MRC's Matthew Balan, was posted Thursday night on the MRC's blog, NewsBusters.org: newsbusters.org ]
Cho later played two clips of Emanuel's rabbi, whose name is never given. He described the Obama aide as "a very polite, well-liked, beloved person." He also gave an account pointing to how religiously devout Emanuel is. Cho also related the prominence of Emanuel and his two brothers, with one being a "super Hollywood agent" and the other, "Zeek" (short for Ezekiel), who is a "Harvard-educated top oncologist at the NIH."
Towards the end of her report, the CNN correspondent repeated the point of another unidentified associate of Emanuel, who sang his praises: "He gets the big picture, but he also sweats the details, and he is absolutely relentless."
The full transcript of Alina Cho's report from Thursday's American Morning program:
ANDY SAMBERG, PLAYING RAHM EMANUEL (from Saturday Night Live): Hello. I'm Rahm Emanuel, one-time congressman of Illinois's Fifth District and now White House Chief-of-Staff designate for President-Elect Barack Obama. I should say to anyone thinking about crossing me, I will (beep) end you. You will never even see it coming. One day you will be here and the next day you will (beep) disappear. I'm sorry. Did you (beep) say something? Are you (beep) sure? Yeah -- you better be (beep) sure.
Chris Matthews: It's 'Really Hard' to
On Thursday night's Hardball, Chris Matthews actually praised Sarah Palin for her ability to draw a crowd and even pegged her as the early frontrunner for the GOP nod in 2012: "Who's gonna beat her?" However, the MSNBC host later admitted giving Palin that much credit took a lot out of him as he confessed to a guest panelist: "This is really hard to do this, to salute Sarah Palin."
[This item, by the MRC's Geoffrey Dickens, was posted Thursday evening on the MRC's blog, NewsBusters.org: newsbusters.org ]
The following exchange occurred during a segment with the Politico's Roger Simon and Chicago Tribune's Jill Zuckman on the December 4 edition of Hardball:
CHRIS MATTHEWS: As a student of politics, you guys are too, inevitably the man, in this case the woman, who gives that "Someday we'll win, we'll win this thing back again, even though we lost year," was Goldwater in '60, Reagan in '76. They all go to the convention, they give that crie de guerre, that call for, you know, call, war cry, and they all do it in the same way. "We're gonna lose this year but some day we're gonna come back." Goldwater came back and got the nomination, Reagan came back and got the nomination. Both from the right wing of the Republican Party. She could do it.
Only NBC Nightly News Notes Fewest Ever
Of the broadcast network newscasts Thursday evening, only the NBC Nightly News took a few seconds to note some more good news from the war front as fill-in anchor Lester Holt reported "combined deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan in November" stood at eleven, "the lowest total since the U.S. invaded Iraq." ABC's World News devoted more than two minutes to LBJ tapes, which showed him "anguished about the Vietnam war," while the CBS Evening News also had no time for the improving news out of Iraq and Afghanistan as the program aired a full story on how the recession is impacting the rich in Beverly Hills who, in Katie Couric's formulation, are being "forced to hawk what they own to pay what they 90210."
Thursday's USA Today highlighted the few deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan with a front page article, "U.S. combat deaths hit record low: 11 troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in November." Ten U.S. service members were killed in Iraq, one in Afghanistan. See: www.usatoday.com
[This item, by the MRC's Brent Baker, was posted Friday morning on the MRC's blog, NewsBusters.org: newsbusters.org ]
After a story on how "military re-enlistments are sharply higher and the weak economy is being cited as one of the main reasons," Holt consumed 20 seconds on how: "With the violence in Iraq down and winter coming on in Afghanistan, there were fewer American combat deaths in those two wars last month. Combined deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan in November, eleven, the lowest total since the U.S. invaded Iraq. The highest toll came four years ago: 129 deaths in November 2004."
NBC made up for neglecting to report the then-fewest U.S. combat deaths in Iraq, 19, back in early June. For the June 3 CyberAlert post, "NBC Nightly News Spikes News About Fewest Troop Deaths of War," go to: www.mrc.org
Lily Tomlin: When You Say 'Zoo,' Elephants
Sometimes you have to laugh at the overwrought emotion that Hollywood celebrities bring to their causes. In a story on Thursday's Today (in the supposedly hard news 7am half hour), KNBC reporter Robert Kovasic reported on a debate in Los Angeles about whether to spend $40 million to renovate and enlarge the elephant compound at the Los Angeles Zoo, or instead create a 100-acre elephant preserve just outside the city.
MRC's Geoff Dickens caught this soundbite of actress Lily Tomlin wailing about the plight of the elephant in the zoo: "The word, 'zoo' is sort of elephant-speak for Guantanamo. They're really, they are suffering and being tortured."
The elephant, Billy, was shown alternately munching on a leaf, walking near a pond, and sticking his truck over the fence at tourists with cameras -- which is, I believe, an existence very similar to terrorists imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
[This item, by the MRC's Rich Noyes, was posted Thursday afternoon on the MRC's blog, NewsBusters.org: newsbusters.org ]
Here's the relevant portion of the story from the December 4 Today:
ROBERT KOVASIC (KNBC REPORTER): The nation's second largest city has one very large problem, an Asian elephant named "Billy." Billy's become the poster pachyderm for Hollywood animal lovers, like Halle Berry, Goldie Hawn, Kim Basinger and Bob Barker, who believe Billy or any other elephant should not live in a zoo.
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CIL CMD director S Narsing Rao said the company will abide by the decision of the board and it was the board's decision to reduce and not withdraw the premium.
According to a coal ministry official, the power ministry has repeatedly asked the coal ministry to withdraw the premium charged for coal supplies to tapering linkage holders following which the coal ministry took up the matter with CIL. CIL informed the ministry that the matter was put up at a board meeting on May 20, but the board deferred the decision.
The ministry has issued a fresh letter to CIL, asking it to furnish the latest report on the issue of premium charged, the ministry official said.
Rao said the board, at its last meeting on December16, took the decision. He, however, didnt want to comment on the letter from the ministry. The coal ministry subscribes to the power ministrys view that there is no rationale in charging the premium, the coal ministry official said.
The power ministry is of the view that the notified price covers all cost components and margin and a premium on tapering linkage holders is discriminatory.
At present, there are 15 applicable elements for pricing coal and notified price is fixed taking all elements and margin into consideration.
Tapering linkage is given to those who have been allotted blocks for captive sourcing. The linked quantity is reduced in proportion to the coal extracted from the block under development and the linkage ceases to exist when the block is fully developed.
According to a CIL official, a tapering linkage holder is doubly benefited because on the one hand it is sitting on a fuel resource and on the other, it has its required fuel supply. While the undeveloped block creates an asset base on whose basis the companys balance sheet gets leveraged, a premium on notified price would keep the company under pressure to develop the block as fast as it can.
However, all the components of the production cost and margin are covered in the notified price and charging an additional premium was matter was of policy, which didnt come under CILs purview. Charging a premium above the notified should be the coal ministrys prerogative, a power ministry official said.


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GRILLED TIPSY PEPPERED LONDON BROIL – 4 servings
- 1½ to 2 pounds boneless beef steak (chuck steak, top sirloin, London Broil, top round, rib-eye steak, strip steak as desired), cut about 3/4 to 1-inch thick
- About 1 tablespoon crushed peeled garlic or to taste
- 1/4 cup crushed black, green, white or pink peppercorns, or a combination
- Salt to taste
- ¼ cup favorite commercial steak sauce
- ¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
- 3 tablespoons cognac or brandy
- 2 tablespoons minced peeled onion
- Minced parsley (no stems) for garnish
Rub, both sides, of steak with garlic as desired. With a meat mallet, pound peppercorns into steak surfaces, making a thick covering. Arrange steak on grill rack in a charcoal grill firebox, about 6 to 8 inches above slow to medium charcoal coals (ash gray and glowing), or at medium level of a gas grill set at medium setting. Grill to desired doneness, about 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium rare doneness (8 to 10 minutes total cooking time), or 7 minutes per side for medium doneness. (Broiling or grilling time will also depend upon the thickness of the meat. Do not overcook steak) Sprinkle steak with salt to taste after turning (over) meat. Or, arrange steak on a rack in a broiler pan, about 6 to 8 inches from heat source; broil as previously directed for grilling.
While steak is grilling, combine steak sauce, butter, cognac or brandy, and onion in a small heavy saucepan; simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
Transfer prepared steak to a hot platter. With a sharp serrated knife, cut steak into 4 serving pieces or cut steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Evenly pour sauce over steak slices and garnish with minced parsley. Serve immediately.


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My three year old son is currently obsessed with dressing up. As a superhero. The dress-up basket I've been filling since before my kids were born is now heaving with fireman's hats, pirate costumes and superhero capes in amongst the sequins, tulle and princess paraphenalia.
His current favourite outfit is a superman costume with a full-face spiderman mask and a bike helmet over the top. Worn with red ugg boots. This look was inspired by a book I bought featuring the Marvel comic villains and the whole superhero fixation ties in neatly with his other current hobby – weapons.
Every item in our house is routinely converted into an elaborate weapon of some kind – or a landscaping tool. He's also fond of those. I've watched this phase develop over the past few months with a bemused expression on my face. I'm not big on violence or weapons so how did this happen exactly? You'd think I'd know a bit about kids now I'm onto my third but the only thing I know with complete certainty is this: older kids are no help in predicting how younger ones will turn out.
It's a lucky dip. A surprise package. Pass the parcel. A pinata.
My son wants to wear his Super-Spiderman costume all day, hot weather be damned. He's fully prepared to sacrifice personal comfort in the pursuit of justice and freedom from evil villains.
I know you'll sleep better tonight knowing that.
Some days however, not even a hybrid superhero can save your arse. As I battled to get all three kids out the door one morning this week, things came unstuck. Drink bottles were forgotten. Teeth went unbrushed. And I somehow ran out of time to change Super-Spiderman into his civilian clothing.
This was awkward because our preschool has a firm dress code: no costumes. I used to think that was a bit miserable but I now see how difficult it would be to run an organised program of activities with little people tripping over Snow White dresses and whining about their itchy fairy skirts. Not to mention the OH&S issues around a Bob The Builder Tool Belt and a lightsaber. For these reasons, all the kids must wear casual, comfortable clothes so they can play easily and safely.
Unfortunately on this occasion, I had no time to explain to my three year old what OH&S stood for or why ugg boots were a bad idea on a 26 degree day.
Instead I chose to shout a bit more, make a few threats, issue some bribes, bundle everyone into the car in whatever state they were in and hope for the best. I'll be honest; that's how I roll even on a good day.
As soon as we arrived at kindy, a little girl in my son's class took one look at Super-Spiderman, rolled her eyes and announced loudly to the teacher, "I hope he brought a change of clothes!"
Even at age three she knew the dresscode had been transgressed. I am confident she will one day be a prefect.
Happily, I did find a spare t-shirt in my superhero's backpack and as I quickly tried to wrestle him out of his mask and cape, his wonderfully wry teacher, Robert took one look at my outift, raised his eyebrow and said archly "So. Tell me about your jacket."
Yes. Well. Last weekend I'd done a quick binge shop and bought myself a bomber jacket made from something that looked a lot like blue foil. It was a spontaneous purchase as most of mine are when you have limited time and no inclination to apply the "Is-This-A-Classic-Item-I-Will-Wear-For-Years-Or-Will-It-Date-Faster-Than-Katy-Perry's-Hair?" test.
I hate that test. It kills my shopping vibe. Or as my teenager says, "That's more of a buzz kill than Buzz Killington". Needless to say, any test applied to a jacket that makes me look like a blue Easter egg would be hard to pass. So the irony of me lecturing a small person about why his clothes were inappropriate for kindy while dressed as a human easter egg was epic.
Evidently, my own dress code has come full circle from my magazine days, the first of my wardrobe's four major phases. Most of the more ridiculous items in our dress-up basket – the stuff my daughter refuses to wear because it's too OTT – used to be my work wardrobe when I was an editor. Sequins, there were many and yes, I wore them to work.
Phase two of my wardrobe was my wince-and-you'll-miss-it collision with a job as a TV carpet stroller which was characterised by a mournful collection of drab black suits that depressed me even more than the job. Next, I embraced working from home when elastic waists were my friend, shoes were optional and a matching tracksuit was as dressy as it got.
Now that I'm back to working in an office, self-employed and in the online world, I've recently drifted back to fancy dress. I've even been reclaiming some of the items I'd donated to my daughter's dress up basket. I figure it won't be that long until the Easter egg jacket ends up in there but until that time, I will wear it in fancy dress solidarity with my mini superhero.
Does your wardrobe go through phases? Could some of your clothing choices classify as fancy dress?


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Cosplayer Fool of Leuda > Costume of Kiba Inuzuka (Naruto)
- Most Recent Photo
- 05-31-2013
- Series
- Naruto
- Character
- Kiba Inuzuka
- Year Completed:
- 2008
- Construction Difficulty:
- Normal
- Costume worn at:
- Anime Expo 2010
- FanimeCon 2008
- Sac-Anime Winter 2008
This Costume has been retired
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
This was my second version of this costume and I liked it so much better! Everything turned out just like I wanted (except the sandals, but I was still very happy with them). The jacket is so weird because it is a corduroy that is turned over. The fur came from Mendel's Far Out Fabrics in the Haight in San Francisco. The pants are twill. The sandals are a blue knit sewn onto a base sandal bought at Kmart. The pouch was sewn by me out of a car vinyl or something similar. The bandages are Johnson and Johnson. I'm sad because I lost my Akamaru at a BART station going to the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in SF :_:
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- I really loved the way this photoshoot turned out even though it was two years after I wore it to a con! Remember the Naruto days?
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MADRID, April 10, 2014 (AFP) - Dutch rider Wouter Poels of the Omega Pharma-QuickStep team won the fourth stage of the Tour of Basque Country on Thursday as Alberto Contador maintained his overall lead. However, Spanish star Contador, of the Tinkoff-Saxo team, saw his compatriot Alejandro Valverde shave two seconds off his race lead, which now stands at 12 seconds. Poels won the … [Read more...]
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Contador Takes Tour of Basque Country Stage One
MADRID, April 07, 2014 (AFP) - Former two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) won the first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Monday following a 153.4km ride around Ordizia in northern Spain. The 31-year-old Spaniard came home 14 seconds clear of Movistar rider and compatriot Alejandro Valverde after the two men broke clear of the pack 8km from home. … [Read more...]
Sanchez Wins Stage 3 To Take Tour of Basque Country Lead
ARRATE, Spain, April 4, 2012 (AFP) - Spain's Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez won the third stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Wednesday, a 164km ride from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Arrate. The 34-year-old Euskaltel rider also took the overall lead from Jose Joaquin Rojas as he beat home compatriot Joaquim Rodriguez and American Chris Horner in a mountain-top finish. Stage … [Read more...]
Impey Wins Second Stage of Tour of Basque Country
MADRID, April 3, 2012 - South African Daryl Impey, riding for the GreenEdge team, won the second stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Tuesday. Impey beat home Australian team-mate Allan Davis and Italian Sky rider Davide Appolonio at the end of the 165.7km run between Guenes and Vitoria-Gasteiz. Spanish cycling champion Jose Joaquin Rojas, who won the first stage, retained … [Read more...]
Rojas Wins Stage1 of Tour of Basque Country
GUENES, Spain, April 2, 2012 (AFP) - Spanish cycling champion Jose Joaquin Rojas won the 153km first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country here on Monday. Rojas beat home Dutchman Wouter Poels and Fabian Wegmann of Germany in a sprint finish. Stage and overall 1. Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP/Movistar) 3hr 57min 44sec, 2. Wouter Poels (NED/Vacansoleil) same time, 3. Fabian Wegmann … [Read more...]
Injured Leipheimer Out Of The Tour of Basque Country
Audenarde, Belgium, April 1, 2012 (AFP) - America's Levi Leipheimer pulled out of this week's Tour of the Basque Country on Sunday after injuring his left leg in a training accident, his Omega Pharma team said. Leipheimer, 38, hurt his leg when he was involved in a collision with a car as he trained alone for the event in Spain which starts on Monday. He didn't suffer any broken … [Read more...]
Kloden Gets The Win At Tour of Basque Country
MADRID, April 9, 2011 - German Andreas Kloeden of RadioShack won the Tour of the Basque country on Saturday after HTC compatriot Tony Martin took the sixth and final stage - a 24km individual time-trial at Zalla. Kloeden, who previously won the event racing for Deutsche Telekom, placed second on the day as he landed the overall title for the second time after 2000. The champion, … [Read more...]
Ailing Basso Ends Basque Country Campaign
PARIS, April 6, 2011 (AFP) - Tour of Italy champion Ivan Basso pulled out of the Tour of the Basque Country on Wednesday due to illness, his Liquigas team announced. "We'd rather be safe than sorry," said team manager Roberto Amadio. "Ivan needs to get home and undergo some proper medical examinations. We don't want to risk upsetting the rest of his race calendar." Basso came … [Read more...]
Kiryienka Wins In Basque Country; Kloden Takes Lead
Germany's Andreas Kloeden of the RadioShack team took the overall leader's jersey after the second stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Tuesday which was won by Belarus rider Vasil Kiryienka. Moviestar's Kiryienka clocked 4hr 06min 39sec after the 163km run from Zumarraga to Lekunberri to finish two seconds ahead of Kloeden and Luxembourg's Andy Schleck of the Leopard team. Kloeden … [Read more...]
Rodriguez Wins Basque Tour Stage 1
MADRID, April 4, 2011 - Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez, riding for the Katusha team, on Monday won a sprint finish for the 151.2km first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country around Zumarraga. Rodriguez clocked 4hr 02min 22sec to finish just ahead of compatriot Samuel Sanchez, riding for Euskaltel, who is one of the race favorites, and Germany's Andreas Kloeden of RadioShack. The … [Read more...]