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So I thought i'd share a few pics and tidbits about my trip and quite a few photos for your visual pleasure. I hope you enjoy!
In a nutshell, words cannot describe the experiences I had the past few weeks traveling throughout India. But I'm going to try my best to share a little piece of the gift I was given, and of course there will be a new group of recipes that are inspired by the foods I enjoyed during my time there.
The journey began landing in Bombay where we (as in the group of 25 yogis) went straight to the hotel Taj, Lands End, dropped our bags off, then headed out for dinner at our teacher's (mona anand) in-laws home for some traditional cuisine and a wine tasting (how fancy!).
1st thoughts on INDIA? It's HOT in India,
2) Wow, I thought NYC had traffic.
3) There are a lot of motorcycles, no helmets and ladies riding side saddle holding babies on the back.
4) It's pretty here.
My head hit the pillow that night and that's all I can recall Day 1 in India. I'd say my biggest conundrum(s) was focusing on how to keep my mouth from getting water in it while showering, using bottled water to brush the teeth and whether or not to drink the water from a glass or stay a bit dehydrated. I'm a bit of a hypochondriac. No pics, things were blurry.
Day 2 (Don't worry, I will not be numbering each and every day, I can only remember 2 at a time anyway) included a lovely 5:30 am wake-up, breakfast and a bus ride to the airport to board 'spice jet' and head to Jaipur.
From plane to bus, oh, and our first "squatty potty" experience. Yes, you read that right. (Hence why one brings anti-bacterial wipes and tissues).
The bus ride was perhaps the bumpiest ride I've ever taken, well, maybe the camel ride was a bit unsteady. Dirt roads, no road, cows blocking roads etc. were all part of the excursion. 4-5 hour ride later (p.s. India time is a common saying, so 2 hours means 4) and a bit of dramamine… I was good to go. (Pretty sure my body got ejected out of my seat a few times).
Once in Jaipur we went to a museum, then the Hava Mahal or Palace of the Winds. The colors and people are astonishingly beautiful and mezmorizing. Your eyes can't focus on one thing at a time (In yoga we call this condition-VATA-yoga joke people). I experienced the first of many people likely curious about us since we were in a tourist bus that looked a bit like a fish tank.
Lunch was in a courtyard at the museum where I dodged anything fresh, cold, raw and ice cubed. Let's just say hot foods including rice and chicpeas, saag paneer (spinach and paneer cheese) were a staple for a few weeks). Oh and naan, of course. Love me a High carb diet.
Say hello to the snake charmer outside of the museum! Not somethin you see everday!
We hopped back onto the bus and off we went to Rajasthan. Specifically Ranthambore where we stayed at the Taj Swadhi Madhopur Lodge. It is a beautiful safari like adult camp. Upon arrival we unpacked then gathered for late night yoga, 10:45 pm to be exact. No vinyasa here, restorative in which we all fell asleep, well at least I did, woke myself up snoring. Sorry to those next to me.
5:45 am wake-up call most mornings jolted us out of bed and straight to yoga class or a tiger safari. We were adorned by the live music via classical indian musicians every morning and evening where we danced the night away and dined on the indian cuisine full of spices that warmed the belly.
A few tiger sitings later, camel rides, trips to women's handicrafts, the ganesha temple and monkey craziness and we were off to Jaipur again to hop on the spice jet and fly to Goa.
Our stay was at the luxurious Taj Exotica. Let's just say this was 5-star India. 7:30 am yoga every morning at the Ayurvedic center left us all feeling refreshed, there was a breakfast buffet that widened your eyes from the baked yogurt to the omelette bar, which included optional quail eggs.
Trips in Goa included more temples, including hanuman, elephant rides, the beach, loads of yoga, a few museums and shopping trips. Let's not forget the henna from Lakshmi.
My last few hours in Goa, India and I teared up after the final meditation from Mona (my sat guru, teacher, mentor and leader during this trip). Tears of joy and gratefulness.
Final hours were spent in Mumbai at the house of Gandhi.
Then a little shopping.
Let's just say that store has never seen such crazed shoppers! Pretty sure it was a small tornado. I highly recommend Neemrana!
SO, YES, I'll BE GOING BACK TO INDIA. DUNNO WHEN, BUT CAN'T WAIT.
Recipes inspired by the Indian Cuisine soon!
Now share! What's your favorite place you've traveled thus far? Where would you like to travel if you had to choose one spot?


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The image which I captioned, "The bridge to luxury", consists of three shots blended together through Luminosity masks in Photoshop CC. A technique I've started learning as a summer project, with the help of the guys at goodlight.us .
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Even though, I've seen the Burj al Arab hundreds of times, it remains a building that never bores me. A collection with some of the images shot over the last 13 years can be found here.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Suspense Writer Stephen Brayton Explores the Publishing Paradox
More Than Pretty Wrappings
Opening a new book is like unwrapping a present on Christmas morning. You see a pretty dust cover over the formed cardboard like shell and you wonder what's inside. Will it be a story to excite you or make you laugh? Will the hero be fearless and the bad guys extra evil?
Many times, the book ends up being the annual Father's Day tie. Nothing special, same unexciting characters, standard plot with a few new twists. Once in awhile, however, you do get something shiny and fresh and worth buying.
As writers, we're faced with a dilemma--one I think is confusing and somewhat unfair. We're asked by publishers or agents to create something new, to have a fresh voice, because as we all know, there's nothing new under the sun. The same plots have been rehashed and rebuilt and remodeled every year, but we're expected to slap a different coat of paint over them, mix up the action a bit, conjure up new surprises.
Then after months or years of blood, sweat, and tears, those same publishers and agents ask us, "So next to whose books would yours sit on the store shelf?" or "To which authors is your book similar?"
What? We've spent countless hours trying to come up with something outside the box and you ask us who we write like? I write mysteries and horror, but I'm not supposed to write in the same vein as Robert B. Parker or H.P. Lovecraft, yet some person to whom I pitching my story at a conference asks me which authors' novels mine might be next to in the store? Can you say, "Oxymoron?"
So, let's tackle one thing at a time. How do we write in a different voice than everybody else? It can start with plot, but there, you might be limited. Only so many of them to go around. You can combine genres if you think you can make it 'believable.' Zombie romance in space with a few cowboys thrown in for added flavor.
Setting: New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago have seen more than their fair share of stories. Try something in Alaska or rural Montana. Or strike out across the ocean to Galapagos Island or Guam. Is your alien planet a desert Vulcan or the mega-metropolis Coruscant?
Character: Here is where you have a plethora of options. Everybody knows the hard-boiled detective, but does he limp, have one eye, stands only three feet tall, was once a nuclear scientist? What new spin can you make on the leader of the religious cult? Could he be Australian or Nigerian? What personal problems can your protagonists and antagonists have? A lisp? The product of a brother/sister relationship? Dealing with the loss of a dog?
Of course, in certain genres, there are standards you have to meet, and some, like romance, you do not have much room for radical creativity. Romance publishers and readers want the same limited buffet every time. That's okay.
In Beta, I tried to be different with my heroine, Mallory Petersen. Yes, she's tall, blonde, and beautiful. She's also a taekwondo instructor with years of training under her black belt. She's a Sam Spade fan right down to the Bogey trench coat and hat. Many of her cases are fraught with goofiness.
I also placed her in Des Moines, Iowa, because I'm familiar with the area and it's very rare to see a story set there.
Plot: She's takes on the serious case of finding a kidnapped eight-year-old taken by child pornographers.
The second question, of how your writing is similar to other authors, can be tricky, because you shouldn't sound like others; you should sound like yourself. There are aspects, however, you can pinpoint as being influenced by others. Is the humor akin to Evanovitch? Do you have a serial killer a la John Lutz? Did you attend the course on short chapters instructed by James Patterson?
If you've done enough reading–and as writers you should be reading–you are familiar with authors you enjoy and probably are somewhat influenced by them when writing your own stories. Certainly you can learn how to improve your writing.
So, how is Beta similar to others? Who do I sound like? Well…I choose to let you decide. I just hope you enjoy the book and you won't think of it as a Father's Day tie.
15 comments:
- Paula Petty said...
Good and informative blog, Stephen. Thanks.
- Patricia Gligor's Writers Forum said...
Stephen, you've made some very good points and, as usual, you've injected your fantastic sense of humor into the post. I enjoyed reading it.
- Sunny Frazier said...
Acquisitions editor here.
I have several things on my mind, none of which are "Who do you write like?" I look at the characters--what makes them different? Setting: do I see a market for this book in the locale where it's set? What occupation does your protag have and how much of the author's experience can shine in this area?
When I say "Give me something new," I'm asking for insight and insider info. I write about astrology and law enforcement, you know from reading that I have experience in both. What do you bring to the table? I'm asking for authenticity. If your protag is a jet pilot, convince me you know enough about what that job entails.
I also want to know if you can market and if you will actively promote your book.
All of these factors help me decide if I should pick your novel over dozens of others sitting on my desk.
- Unknown said...
Wonderful blog, Steven. You already know I'm a huge fan of your work. Sunny, I love how you break it down and give us a window into what an acquisitions editor is looking for, valuable information from both of you!
- Theresa Varela said...
Great information here. The imagery of one's book on a shelf next to another's is exciting. The reality of developing one's voice and bringing unique characters into a distinctive locale brings it to a most divine level. Thanks!
- Stephen L. Brayton said...
Good points Sunny. The 'new' is the knowledge about the subject. I just finished Beth Groundwater's Deadly Currents about rafting the Arkansas River. She had a lot of insight about that activity, the dangers, the competitions and the conditions experienced. All tied around a murder mystery.
Stephen: Your blog is spot on. And if a writer hasn't the experience there'd better be extensive research.
- Augie said...
Stephen, thank you once again for unwrapping and departing a piece of knowledge. Augie
Lots of good information here, especially about our characters. I've always liked unusual locations, but am so familiar with the Ozarks I tend to set my books there. Sometimes this is good, other times people look askance at the locale because of the perception that only hillbillies and rednecks live here. First I have to prove them wrong. Or then the editor will want me to portray a character much like that. Ugh. Thanks too to Sunny for the insight. I have a book on her desk. Maybe she'll like the Ozark setting and the characters.
Yes, Stephen, it's a paradox. Editors/agents want something "new" as long at it reads like the latest bestseller. Some newly published mysteries I know of are set in the NASCAR racing world, carnivals, rural Kentucky. My protagonist, a former teen idol, has never been done before. Fortunately we have small presses (like OTP!) to bring in fresh voices.
Sally Carpenter
"The Baffled Beatlemaniac Caper"
- Melanie Jackson, author, editor, piano student said...
As someone with family in Des Moines, I'm delighted to hear that it's a mystery setting! I can see why Sunny thinks character is so important. When cracking open a new-to-me mystery novel, it tends to be the protagonist who engages me (or not).
- marta chausée said...
What a spirited discussion. Thank you, Stephen, Sunny, Paula, Patricia, Angela, Theresa, Gloria, Augie, Melanie, Donner and Blitzen, for all those original thoughts.
To me, the author and the author's life are the instrument, as actors would say. You bring yourself and all that you are to the writing table. The fun of it is that you can shade, tone, highlight and dimlight to create nuance, texture and heightened interest that may actually be lacking in real life. To heck with real life. It's just a tool in the writer's toolbox.
Marta Chausée
Resort to Murder, a Maya French mystery
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I read this post for the knowing this ful story. This is the most important that you attract to the people to read you writing this is the hard to do. And you do this so easily.
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Quantum theory can be thought of as a noncommutative generalization of Bayesian probability theory, but for the analogy to be convincing, it should be possible to describe inferences among quantum systems in a manner that is independent of the causal relationship between those systems. In particular, it should be possible to unify the treatment of two kinds of inferences: (i) from beliefs about one system to beliefs about another, for instance, in the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen or "quantum steering" phenomenon, and (ii) from beliefs about a system at one time to beliefs about that same system at another time, for instance, in predictions or retrodictions about a system undergoing dynamical evolution or undergoing a measurement. I will present a formalism that achieves such a unification by making use of "conditional quantum states", a noncommutative generalization of conditional probabilities. I argue for causal neutrality by drawing a comparison with a classical statistical theory with an epistemic restriction. (Joint work with Matthew Leifer).


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FAYETTEVILLE — Defensive tackle Robert Thomas won't play another down at Arkansas after being sidelined for the season because of a broken tibia.
FAYETTEVILLE — Defensive tackle Robert Thomas won't play another down at Arkansas after being sidelined for the season because of a broken tibia.
The injury hasn't stopped the Razorbacks from finding a way to make sure one of the team's captains is still with them on the field the rest of the way.
Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said the Razorbacks would honor Thomas by having someone wear his number the rest of the season. Bielema said he came up with the idea in the aftermath of Thomas's season-ending injury and the plan began last Saturday when defensive tackle Byran Jones — one of Thomas' closest friends — traded in his No. 54 jersey for No. 98 during the 52-0 loss at Alabama.
"One of the first things I did after I sat down with Robert after the surgery was that I have this idea, what do you think?" Bielema said. "He became very emotional, as I did, and loved the idea and wanted to have the first one to go to Byran who is one of his best friends and obviously they play the same position, a guy he loves to death."
It's a small gesture in a season that has gone south because of a five-game losing streak, including consecutive losses by the score of 104-7. But Bielema said Thomas is worthy of recognition after being a valuable leader on and off the field.
Bielema also believes Thomas' jersey can serve as an inspiration for teammates.
"We'll rotate through the rest of the season and hopefully give somebody a little bit more incentive that week to play in his honor knowing that he will never get to play for the Razorbacks," Bielema said.
The Muskogee, Okla, native was enjoying the best year of his career with 31 tackles, 6 tackles for losses and 3 1/2 sacks before suffering the broken bone in his leg against South Carolina two weeks ago. He underwent surgery the next day and has started a rehabilitation process expected to last between three to four months.
Thomas met with the media for the first time since his injury on Wednesday and said he has come to grips with the end of his college career. But he also was overwhelmed by Bielema's idea to keep his jersey on the field the rest of the season.
"That was an honor. That was a blessing," Thomas said. "I never thought that anything like that would happen for me around here. I'm just thankful for that."
Bielema said Thomas and the coaches would decide which players are selected the rest of the season. Bielema indicated it wouldn't necessarily be limited to defensive players because Thomas' jersey is an eligible number, theoretically leaving quarterbacks, receivers or running backs open for discussion.
Thomas said that probably wouldn't be the case because of the jersey size.
"Me being a big guy, only the bigger guys could wear it and then only like the D-linemen could wear it," Thomas said. "I kind of have to pick the bigger-frame guys."
Jones, who spent most of his career working alongside Thomas on the defensive line, said he was honored to be the first player chosen. The senior said the two have been through the "highs and the lows" together the past three seasons. They started six games together this season before Thomas' injury on Oct. 12.
Jones said Thomas called him the day before Bielema revealed the jersey news to the team and asked if he would wear it against Alabama.
"The relationship me and him have, I would do anything for him," Jones said. "I wore his jersey in honor of Robert Thomas."
Of course, Thomas would much rather be on the field trying to help Arkansas dig out of its current funk. The Razorbacks have allowed 50 points in consecutive games for the first time in school history and 179 total in four SEC games.
But Thomas has maintained an active role in trying to help end the ugly slide end. He watches film with the defensive line and continues to motivate teammates as Arkansas prepares for the final four games of the regular season. Defensive end Chris Smith – who also is one of Arkansas' team captains – said Thomas has been vocal, giving the defensive line a "pretty hard talk" after the Alabama loss.
Smith said 98 isn't exactly his number of choice, but would be honored if he became the next player selected to wear the jersey. He said Thomas has earned everyone's respect this season, making an impact on and off the field.
"It's just sad that he got hurt and he's out for the season," Smith said. "Guys look at that and say, 'Play every play like it's your last because you never know what's going to be your last play.' That's one thing he always keeps in my head. …
"We're going to go out there the rest of the season and play hard for him."


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There�re a few words I studiously avoid, both in talk and type. Normally when anybody uses them in conversations or correspondences my alarm bells go off and I tend to discount and drift away from the messages.
There�re a few words I studiously avoid, both in talk and type. Normally when anybody uses them in conversations or correspondences my alarm bells go off and I tend to discount and drift away from the messages.
No, I�m not talking about cuss words, which truthfully are some of the most descriptive. I�m speaking of drop-dead absolutes such as �always� or �never,� a couple of common examples.
I�ve just never been a big fan of absolutes, which means more than a few philosophers believe that makes me �wishy-washy� by extrapolation. I couldn�t care less and leave weighty esoteric concepts relating to absolute truths and lies and realities, religions and good and evil to those deep thinkers.
My ocean of interest is very much shallower as you would probably suspect. I find degrees of shading in most things. And I believe what anybody doesn�t know generally outweighs what they do know or think they know.
Given my avoidance of absolutes, whenever a client asks if something is possible my default answer is that about anything is possible if it doesn�t suspend immutable laws of physics or mathematics. Said another way, there�re few things impossible.
You may think that silly on the surface since everybody intuitively knows all answers contain implied qualifiers such as �generally� or �normally.� But it�s my habit to take questions literally, which probably irritates many to no end.
When I get that �mad scientist� windblown look, Ann captures my head with comb and scissors. Invariably the next day I�ll hear the same rhetorical question repeated, �Get a haircut?� My response to the literal question, �Nope, I got them all cut.�
Politicians and vocabulary don�t mix. Meaning of words disappear when they come out of their mouths. You can�t take what they say literally because it can change around however the polling winds blow.
Speaking of verbal diarrhea attacks, I hate it when I hear pundits use �bottom line� to impart finality to what they�re saying. It stinks.
You�d think that term wouldn�t bother an accountant, but in measuring actions and reactions it�s completely useless. There�s often footnotes below the bottom line. Duh.
Such dogmatic bloviating offends my intelligence as it should yours. Reality is a collection of hues and depending which ones you bring together, about any picture can be fashioned.
I like writing this column but I�m not a �writer� in the literary sense. However I do have a decent vocabulary, which gives me some choices of shading and nuance when putting ideas or thoughts on paper.
Years ago we subscribed to the �Readers Digest� and a regular feature with words and their meanings. It was a section called �It Pays To Increase Your Word Power.�
I wonder where kids today find new words to add to their toolboxes. Hopefully it�s not from their music and certainly not from their texting lexicon.
Based upon young people�s TV interviews or overheard conversation fragments in restaurants, if the word �like� disappeared many of them would instantly become mutes.
Like, why do they say the same word over and over?
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I am on the hunt for an 11 or 12m for those 14 - 16 knot desperation days, where my 9m is not quite enough. I would appreciate people's feedback on which North kite to get, as I cannot test them. I currently ride for the most part ride strapless, with the odd bit of tt boosting on Neo's 5,7,9 in a very weekend warrior kook style.
I have heard that the Neo in those sizes is pretty slow. Therefore, I had been thinking about a 16 or 17 model Dice, due to the faster turning speed. But now the 2018 model evo has come out.... I am wondering if that may be the better option. I am thinking that the shape of the evo looks like it may have a better low end, meaning that I could drop down to an 11m.
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Driftnets sound relatively harmless as a fishing method. But as any marine biologist will tell you, this gear threatens ocean wildlife. At its November meeting, however, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) could take steps to enforce current international prohibitions on the usage of this damaging practice.
Held on the sea's surface or just below with floating devices, driftnets can be miles long. Depending on the size of the mesh, they can entangle anything that happens to swim nearby, including sea turtles, whales, swordfish, and tuna.
Banned But Still in Use
Most countries recognized that driftnets harm too many marine species (PDF) to remain an acceptable form of fishing. The United Nations banned them on the high seas in 1993, and the European Union followed suit in 2002. In 2003, ICCAT prohibited the use of driftnets to catch tuna and swordfish. Yet an active, illegal driftnet fishery still exists in the Mediterranean, with Italy having one of the largest fleets.
This illegal operation still exists because the European Union didn't ask Italy and others to halt driftnets outright. Once the ban took effect, rather than being sanctioned for their illegal driftnet activities, these countries received large sums of money from national and EU funds to convert to other fishing methods. Italian boat owners, captains, and crew members received more than €100 million (US$136 million), and that's when things got complicated.
Italian law accounts for two types of driftnets. Spadare are high-seas driftnets that have been banned by all international bodies active in the Mediterranean, the EU, and, theoretically, Italy. Ferrettare were originally designed as small-scale nets to catch nearshore species along the Italian coast. In recent years, the mesh size has increased, enabling smaller fish to pass through unharmed while conveniently—and illegally—catching valuable Atlantic bluefin tuna and swordfish.
Various legal changes in Italy have also allowed ferrettare to be used far beyond the coast. This facilitates the continued use of driftnets to catch threatened species, despite numerous bans and the condemnation of the international community.
For years, conservation groups documented the Italian fleet's use of driftnets to catch bluefin tuna, swordfish, and other vulnerable marine species. From 2005 to the beginning of this year, more than 317 vessels were identified as fishing illegally. Of these, 89 received funds from the EU and the Italian government to convert to other fishing methods. Sanctions imposed by the Italian government on these vessels have been described as "derisory" and inadequate. They have had little or no effect on illegal activities and are seen by vessel owners merely as an additional operating cost.
Getting Serious
The EU, though, seems finally to have had enough of this noncompliance. In Ponza, Italy, EU inspectors found driftnets on numerous fishing vessels, all appearing significantly longer than the allowed length of ferrettare. Local authorities told the inspectors that they had not conducted any onboard investigations since the start of the driftnet season, even though the vessels—with the illegal nets in plain sight—are moored approximately 100 yards from the Italian coast guard's offices.
In July, Italian media reported on a widespread, well-established operation to falsify and avoid bluefin catch documents, which are meant to accompany legally caught bluefin tuna through the market. Violations with potential fines worth up to €3.6 million ($5 million) have been identified, and 70 wholesale and retail operators are under investigation. Authorities suspect that much of the tuna found through this operation was caught by driftnets.
Several steps must be taken to solve this issue. Loopholes in the Italian law must be closed, and ferrettare must be prohibited. On September 21, because of pressure from the EU, Italy revised its regulations for ferrettare, limiting their use to three miles from shore and reducing the mesh size to four inches, but keeping the permitted length at 1.5 miles. This is the latest attempt by the Italian ministry to avoid heavy sanctions that the EU is threatening to apply. Given Italy's record on enforcement, a more straightforward solution would be to ban ferrettare outright.
On September 29, the EU announced it is beginning legal proceedings against Italy for its continued use of illegal driftnets. This is encouraging, but the EU should closely monitor Italy on this issue and take necessary action if no adequate progress is made.
ICCAT must also take action. Member countries should put Italian operators who have violated driftnet regulations on its illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing vessel list. Identifying these operations, in addition to the ferrettare ban, is a step in the right direction.
Given the significant threats to marine life, this action is long overdue.


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Tesla-cofounder Martin Eberhard's lawsuits and smack-talking of the electric automaker's got current CEO Elon Musk deciding to set the record straight in a ginormous blog post. Bottom line: He expects the company to be profitable next month. Also, Eberhard sucks.
Along with airing pretty much all of Eberhard's dirty laundry, refuting from his perception, all of the claims in the lawsuit, Musk also makes Eberhard look like something of an incompetent nincompoop. There are some real stingers buried in the enormous writing, complete with emails copied in to back up Musk's story, some of our favorites include:
There were several smaller items I suggested, such as the touchpad door latch that Eberhard tries to use as an excuse for why it cost over $140M to bring the Roadster to market instead of the $25M that he estimated in the 2004 business plan. That would have to be one hell of door latch! The $140M excludes any costs associated with the Model S."
and this not-so-subtle slap:
"All he had was a business plan to commercialize the AC Propulsion Tzero electric sports car concept. Three years later, when Eberhard was asked to leave Tesla, most of the work that he had been paid to do had to be redone."
In any case, Musk goes on to say over the last few years of work, the total bill of materials price which was pegged around $140k when Eberhard was running the show has been reduced to around $80k. Along with improvements to the supply chain, the optional Tesla Roadster Sport and a run rate around 20-30 cars a week, Musk is expecting to see the company turn the corner and see profitability next month.
It's a bit of a long read, but if you want a look at all of Tesla's dirty laundry being aired in pretty much one place and understand a lot of the history behind the car and its delays, it's well worth the time. [Tesla]


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Gossip Girl mom Kelly Rutherford has won a 21-day restraining order against her estranged husband, according to reports.
In court papers, Rutherford alleges that German businessman Daniel Giersch "has begun to follow me, my mother, and my nanny and he shows up unexpectedly to threaten and scare us," People reported.
Rutherford filed for divorce from Giersch in January and the pair has been locked in a custody battle over kids Hermes, 2 and Helena, 3 months.
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The restraining order claims that nanny Michaela Kothanova quit to escape all the custody drama and that Giersch once blocked a restaurant's exit when Rutherford's mother tried to leave with his son, according to People.
Giersch's lawyer dismissed the allegations as "fabricated accusations," and told People that the businessman would not make further comment to "protect the children's need for privacy and well being."


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Ready for the World
May 07, 2013
As we approach commencement, seniors naturally reflect on their time at Lewis & Clark and what the future holds.
Wade Higgins '13
Major: International affairs
Hometown: Mill Valley, California
Lewis & Clark has massively changed my worldview. Faculty and students have helped inform that, and my study-abroad experiences in Italy and Morocco opened my eyes in a way that nothing on campus ever could. If you get the chance to study abroad, DO IT!
My immediate goal after graduation is to continue my career with Tesla Motors. In the long term, I'd like to continue my career with Tesla and start my own business. Entrepreneurship is too much fun—and life is too short—not to.
Gretchen Vietmeier '13
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Elias Brockman '13
Majors: Political science and philosophy
Hometown: Salem, Oregon
When I came here as a first-year student, I expected my classes to be entertaining and my friendships to be fun. I saw my education as an opportunity to pursue happiness. Since that time, I've learned that there are goals even more worthwhile, such as relationships and knowledge. I've become more serious, more disciplined, and more reflective about what I believe and why. I have a better understanding of what I stand for, and what I hope to achieve.
Neha Kumthekar '13
Majors: Psychology and rhetoric and media studies
Hometown: Mumbai, India
The international fair and the race monologues were the most memorable and pivotal points in my life at Lewis & Clark. The opportunity to organize the international fair allowed for professional growth—I polished my leadership, communication, social, and organizational skills, and strengthened my ability to work as a team player. Participating in the race monologues challenged me to think about deeper diversity issues and facilitated a process for navigating through personal identity questions.
Julia Huggins '13
Major: Biology
Hometown: Dover, New Hampshire
Lamar Curry '13
Major: Biology
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
I chose to study biology to fulfill my pre-med requirements, and my favorite class was neuroanatomy. It was my first time studying neuronal connectivity to that detail, and it really sparked a new interest for me. After graduation, I plan to get into the medical field and hopefully become a physician. Until then, I might give biology research a chance.
Claire Askew '13
Major: English
Hometown: Lenexa, Kansas
Writing my thesis felt like the culmination of four years of work and growth. Not just academically but personally, as much of what I argue in my thesis resonates with me deeply—that uncertainty can be a good thing, that we can find the numinous in the quotidian, that the best community is one formed when people are their most authentic selves.
Matthew Tratos '13
Major: Theatre
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada


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Jimmie Johnson wins 7th race at Dover
Jimmie Johnson dominated again and won for the seventh time at Dover International Speedway on Sunday.
Johnson matched Richard Petty and Bobby Allison for most career victories on the 1-mile concrete track. Johnson also stretched the Hendrick Motorsports' winning streak to three. Johnson won at Darlington Raceway and Kasey Kahne won the Coca Cola 600.
Johnson also won the non-points All-Star race during that span as the No. 48 Chevrolet is heating up as he chases a sixth Cup championship.
Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.
Johnson won his second race of the season. He celebrated in Victory Lane wearing a multicolored circus wig as part of a sponsorship promotion for a movie.
Petty needed 46 races to win seven times and Allison had 35 races. Johnson got to seven in his 21st start at the track known as the Monster Mile.
"You whipped 'em today," crew chief Chad Knaus said over the radio.
No active driver owns the track like Johnson. He led 289 of the 400 laps and looked every bit like the driver who swept the two Cup races at Dover in 2002 and 2009. Johnson last won at Dover on Sept. 26, 2010.
"God, I love this place," Johnson said as he took a victory spin.
Johnson's win came about 390 miles after a massive 13-car accident that took out defending Cup champion Tony Stewart. He eventually returned and finished 25th.
Jeff Gordon, Johnson's teammate, had perhaps the car of the race until a wheel issue knocked him down to 13th. Gordon said after the disappointing finish that he had the car to beat.
Maybe. But Johnson had the win.
Fellow Hendrick driver Earnhardt ran up front most of the race and posted his fifth top-five of the season. His losing streak stretched to 142 races, but he has only one finish outside the top 10 in his last nine races.
"I can't complain too much about how we're doing," he said.
Kahne followed his victory with a ninth-place finish to round out another stellar race for Hendrick.
Points leader Greg Biffle was 11th and holds a one-point lead in the standings over Kenseth heading into next week's race at Pocono.
After weeks of lengthy green-flag runs in the Cup series, the cautions and accidents finally returned. Stewart, Landon Cassill and Regan Smith all connected to trigger the multi-car crash. Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch also later were taken out of the race on separate incidents.
Johnson, who won his 57th career Cup race, pulled away for good off a late restart and had fun goofing around in Victory Lane. Johnson, Knaus and other crew members wore the wacky wig seen in the talking-animal movie, "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted."
They have good reason to smile. Throw in the All-Star race and that's a sweet four-race winning streak for NASCAR's top organization.


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Michelle Rhee, Diane Ravitch Square Off Over Racial Achievement Gap
Michelle Rhee, the former schools chancellor of Washington, D.C., and Diane Ravitch, the education historian, are two of the most high-profile voices in the often heated debate over the future of the nation's schools.
Rhee is a proponent of teacher accountability; as head of D.C.'s schools, she pushed for high-stakes testing and fired teachers who were deemed to be underperforming. Ravitch, herself once a proponent of charter schools and testing, has become an outspoken critic of both and has argued that improving schools means alleviating poverty.
But the two had never met in person until Thursday, when they participated in a forum on education organized by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates,


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Choreography by: George Balanchine, staged by John Taras
Music by: Vittorio Rieti
Deceit, desire, and death shadow La Sonnambula's masked ball, haunting with the image of a beautiful sleepwalker and the misfortune in her wake.
Balanchine choreographed this work (then called Night Shadow) in 1946, for Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, featuring Alexandra Danilova, Nicholas Magallanes, and Maria Tallchief. He used music by Vittorio Rieti based on themes from several of Vincenzo Bellini's operas. The ballet was first performed by New York City Ballet in 1960, with Allegra Kent, Erik Bruhn, and Jillana in the lead roles. Set at a masked ball, the one-act La Sonnambula tells the story of a Coquette, a Poet, and a beautiful Sleepwalker. The story remains mysterious, inviting different interpretations of the characters' actions and relationships; it is the moods and emotions evoked by Balanchine's choreography that give the ballet its resonance. Its atmosphere of sinister menace brings to mind 19th-century Romantic ballets like Giselle and La Sylphide, with their haunting stories of doomed love.


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UH climate researcher is editor of American Meteorological Society's special issue - Indian Ocean Climate
Issue features foremost scientists with expertise in the Indian Ocean regionUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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HONOLULU - Tommy Jensen, a researcher at the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC), the University of Hawaiʻi's climate research center, is the editor of a special issue, Indian Ocean Climate, released by the American Meteorological Society's Journal of Climate. IPRC hosted the conference leading up to the release of the special issue on July 1, 2007.
The Indian Ocean is so far from Hawaiʻi that readers here may wonder why what happens there is important to them. In fact, there are close climate connections. In 1978, Klaus Wyrtki, the famous UH emeritus oceanography professor, published his seminal article "Teleconnections in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean" in Science. In that article, he provided a key element to the then-mysterious El Nino climate phenomenon. His discovery was actually based on his previous studies of the Indian-Ocean circulation. There, he found that westerly winds on the equator create narrow currents along the equator (equatorial jets) that pile up warm water along the Sumatra coast in only a few months time. Similarly, during El Nino westerly winds are more common, and warm water piles up in the usually cold eastern tropical Pacific. Wyrtki once said, "Studying the Indian-Ocean jets gave me the explanation for El Nino!" For years, scientists thought that the Indian Ocean was climatically a "slave" to El Nino and La Nina in the Pacific. Then in 1999, scientists described for the first time a temperature pattern in the Indian Ocean they called the "Indian Ocean Dipole." It is a phenomenon similar to the La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean: warmer water than usual is seen in the western and colder water in the eastern regions of the Indian Ocean. This dipole, together with unusual sea surface temperature occurring in the Southwest Indian Ocean during the winter and following spring, need to be taken into account in climate predictions. For example, Indian Ocean temperature patterns affect not only rainfall in countries bordering its coasts, but in regions as far away as Hawaiʻi and North America through an atmospheric wave pattern thought to have its origins in anomalous Indian Ocean sea surface temperatures. These discoveries produced a flurry of new research on the Indian Ocean, much of which is captured in this special issue. The special issue includes 24 papers written by foremost atmospheric scientists and oceanographers with expertise in the Indian Ocean region. The papers discuss, among other issues, how best to monitor the Indian Ocean, how Indian and Pacific Ocean conditions impact each other, and how the Indian Ocean affects the Asian monsoon and, through teleconnections, far away midlatitude climate. About the American Meteorological Society,
The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 11,000 professionals, professors, students, and weather enthusiasts. AMS publishes nine atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic journals — in print and online — sponsors more than 12 conferences annually, and offers numerous programs and services. For more information, visit www.ametsoc.org.


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Madonna, the queen of pop, has her eye on a king.She's set to direct "W.E.," a biopic about the affair between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson that led to the Brit royal abdicating the throne to marry his divorcee lover. Vera Farmiga ("Up in the Air") is eyeing the plum role of Simpson. Madonna is writing the script with Alec Keshishian, who directed the multihyphenate in "Truth or Dare." Former Miramax exec Colin Vaines and David Parfitt are producing the pic. This will be Madonna's second directorial effort; her first, "Filth and Wisdom," preemed at Berlin in 2008. CAA is handling domestic sales while IM Global has international.
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Biopic explores scandalous affair of Edward VIII


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Inspired by this question and specifically this answer to it.
From my experience there's always some very specific limit to how much torque an electric motor can output. For example, an electric drill will often have a manually switched mechanical transmission - if one needs to drill some relatively weak materials (like wood) he will use the setting that outputs lets torque at higher RPM and if one want to drill steel or mix cement mortar he will use the settings for more torque at lower RPM.
The relation between RPM and torque is more or less clear if one imagines a set of two gears of different diameters and thinks that their radiuses are lever arms - three times more RPM automatically induces three times lower torque and vice versa.
But where does the limit to any given electric motor torque come from? Say I have some specific motor right now in front of me and it can output 40 Newton-meters at 500 RPM. Why exactly 40 and not more?


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British humorist and mandolin luminary Simon Mayor, brings us a very special Mandolin Mondays video this week with his beautiful teardrop mandolin built by Mike Vanden. Hear him play the sweetest Irish Air that's ever been played on the mandolin.
Simon has been at the forefront of the UK acoustic scene since the release of his 1990 debut release The Mandolin Album. His virtuosic and eclectic playing style


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Agency says bridge on Medina River must be removed
A bridge made of culverts, rusty rebar and broken slabs of cement on the Medina River in South Bexar County is there illegally, the San Antonio River Authority says, and has to be removed.
Large enough to carry front loaders and semis, the bridge is being used by a privately owned quarry to haul out sand and gravel. The culverts are too small and filled with debris to allow a canoe to float through.
Neighbors say the bridge has been there for decades.
According to the river authority, the bridge was built without the required permits or engineering studies and is an encroachment on SARA's property that could cause storm water pollution, affect the floodplain and leave construction material downstream.
After the San Antonio Express-News sent a photo of the bridge to SARA in February, the agency told the owner of the quarry, Charles Timms: "SARA hereby gives you notice that the bridge crossing must be entirely removed with no damage to the bed and banks of the river," SARA real estate representative Marianne Kumley wrote Feb. 28.
The move is part of SARA's increased emphasis on protecting and enhancing the environmental quality and recreational opportunities on the San Antonio River and its tributaries, such as the Medina.
According to SARA, the rivers are owned by the public, which has the right to travel along them. As such, it's illegal to build structures that block the river without permission from SARA.
The river authority also has the responsibility to protect water quality.
In November, SARA found an oil pit the size of a large hot tub next to the San Antonio River while inspecting the river by helicopter.
Because SARA isn't a law enforcement agency, it contacted the Bexar County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to conduct the investigation.
The property owner was quick to comply with state and federal law by voluntarily cleaning up the flammable and toxic material after the agencies showed up at his gate, according to the Sheriff's Office.
SARA wants residents to report similar problems.
This spring, SARA's board took the first steps to buy land for campgrounds, launches and take-outs along the Medina and San Antonio rivers to support a network of more than 50 miles of paddling trails across southern Bexar and Wilson counties.
More Information
Report polluters, dumpers and hazards:
To report problems to the San Antonio River Authority visit sara-tx.org and click on SARAmail in the upper right corner or call environmental inspector Ronnie Hernandez at 210-302-3609.
The hope is that as more people use the rivers, the more people will care about them and not let pits of hazardous material go unnoticed.
Once completed, the paddling trail on the Medina would be blocked by the bridge connecting to Timms' quarry, and the trail on the San Antonio would have passed fewer than 100 yards from the oil pit.
Timms declined to comment when asked by the Express-News about the bridge, but told SARA the bridge was in place when he bought the property. He has asked for more time to possibly modify the existing bridge or rebuild it.
This isn't the first time SARA has been aware of the bridge. In 2006, SARA staff visited the property to inspect the sand and gravel quarries near the river, authority spokesman Steven Schauer said.
At that time, SARA was unsure whether it owned the bed and banks of the Medina River, as it does the bed and banks of the San Antonio River, Schauer said. It since has learned it does.If Timms decides to rebuild the bridge, SARA, in keeping with its higher priority on river recreation, has asked Timms to have at least a 5-foot clearance above the river's normal high-water mark to allow paddlers to pass under it.
"It's possible that five or six years ago, we would have accepted a lower clearance," Schauer said.
The river authority also has a lower tolerance for damage to the river.
On Thursday afternoon, a semitrailer with the lettering Avila Construction Service drove over the bridge, and the driver tossed out the window a grocery bag full of aluminum cans, plastic bottles, other plastic bags and banana peels.
The bag broke as it hit the bridge and tumbled into the river.
Reached later by phone, the owner of the company first said the truck was not his and later didn't return follow-up calls.
Like it did with the oil pit, the river authority has passed the photos on to the Sheriff's Office for investigation.


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Something tells me that the Wednesday night performance of North Carolina's The Recipe is going to be big. The band possesses all those traits a lot of people in town hold close to their heart, being bluegrass-oriented, jam-tastic, and well-versed in good old-tyme rabble rousing.
This six-member fun brigade creates a rootsy racket, pop-oriented, but possessing enough down-home spirit to please Charlottesville's codgers, young and old.
Hailing from Asheville, The Recipe have been playing their energetic blend of new and old since 1995, when the group released their debut CD, Love Marble Hoedown. Though many band members have come and gone, the group's sound has stayed the same, a testament to founding and current members Joe Prichard, Tom Whelan, and Greg Lowley's musical vision.
Prichard is one of the group's two vocalists, and also plays the guitar; Whelan plays percussion; and Lowley plays the drums. The rest of the band consists of Julie Edlow on vocals, Chris Q on bass, and Kris Kher on mandolin, harmonica, banjolin, and guitars.
The group's new release, Jubilee, is scheduled to come out this spring, but from the band's website, therecipe.com, you can download Music from The Porch Vol. 2– a complete live album.
In addition to providing a good idea of what the current incarnation of the The Recipe sounds like, the group perform songs from over the course of their seven-year, three-album career, providing a quick band history lesson.
The first track is "Sibling Revelry" (from their '98 release Night of the Porch People) an up-tempo chord-heavy duo featuring Prichard and Edlow. Banjo flourishes appear here and there, jumping out from edges of the track, but funky acoustic guitar and vocals are the track's principles.
Track 2, "Amoonda," has enough audience participation to make most band's jealous-– the old trick of stopping singing and letting the crowd carry the vocals along actually works for The Recipe. A head-nodding tune, the track is mostly sung by Pritchard, but does feature a big chorus with some extremely tight harmonies provided by Edlow.
You probably don't know The Recipe yet, but if you are into jam-oriented, country/rock/bluegrass groups (the Grateful Dead might not be an all-encompassing, but is still a useful, point of reference) they are worth checking out. Go online if you can and listen to their chops-– but if you can't, just go to the show. What's $7, after all?
The Recipe perform at Outback Lodge, April 2. $9/$7 advance (www.musictoday.com), 10pm.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Five members of the Tennessee State football team were honored at the 40th Annual SBN Black College All-American Awards Reception on Friday in Atlanta.
A.C. Leonard, Kadeem Edwards, Anthony Bass and Daniel Fitzpatrick were selected to the team, while head coach Rod Reed was named 2013 SBN Sports Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year.
Reed led the Tigers to their first appearance in the FCS Playoffs since 1999 and first postseason win since 1986. The Tigers defeated Butler 31-0 in the first round before falling to Eastern Illinois in the second round. The Tigers finished the season 10-4 and second in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Leonard finished second on the Tigers with 34 receptions and 441 yards for an average of 13 yards per catch. The junior also added five touchdowns, placing him third on the squad.
Edwards was selected to the All-Ohio Valley Conference Team for the third consecutive time following a season in which he started 13 games at left guard. The four-year starter will represent TSU in the 2014 Reese's Senior Bowl on Jan. 25.
Bass was named OVC Defensive Player of the Year after recording 10 sacks, 34 stops and 14.5 tackles for loss. The junior also forced and recovered a pair of fumbles on the campaign.
Fitzpatrick anchored a secondary that ranked third nationally in total passes intercepted (21) and a defense that was sixth nationally in total defense (296.9 yards/game) and seventh in scoring defense (18.1 points/game).The strong safety finished the year with 75 tackles (52 solo), 5.5 TFL and eight pass breakups and ranked first nationally in total interceptions with eight.


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Afflalo rallies Magic past Bucks 94-91
Shorthanded Bucks had only 8 players available
Arron Afflalo's career-best scoring night will be memorable for a lot more than the 36 points he scored to help the Orlando Magic rally past the Milwaukee Bucks 94-91.
Afflalo scored 29 of his 36 in the second half, including 11 straight Magic points from the seven-minute mark down to the final seconds when he slipped a pass through a crowd of defenders to Nikola Vucevic for a layup that gave the Magic the final 94-91 lead.
Afflalo then finished his night by stealing by the ball from O.J. Mayo as the Bucks scrambled to get off a game-tying 3-pointer before the final buzzer. For the game, he hit 11 of 15 shots, including 8 of 11 on 3-pointers, and had eight rebounds and six assists.
"Arron was extremely efficient tonight," Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said. "It was just old-school drive-and-kick basketball. Sometimes the game is just that simple."
Afflalo and the Magic were stumbling all over themselves against the outmanned and injury-ravaged Bucks, trailing by 19 points in the middle of the second quarter and looking so lifeless that Vaughn had played every player in uniform by halftime.
Then Afflalo started the second half with three straight 3-pointers, had five 3s in the period and seven in the second half to keep the Magic from what would have been an embarrassing defeat.
"I was a little disappointed with our energy in the first half," said Afflalo, who noticed that the Bucks' defense sagged every time the ball went inside. "So I had a lot of open looks. I was fortunate my 3-ball was going down."
Milwaukee played the entire game without injured starters Brandon Knight and Zaza Pachulia and top reserve Gary Neal. The Bucks played the last two minutes of the game without starter Caron Butler, who injured his shoulder and didn't return after scoring 20 points.
Mayo led the Bucks with 25 points. Khris Middleton had 19 points and eight rebounds. John Henson added 10 points and nine boards.
"We did wear down, you could tell," Milwaukee Coach Larry Drew said. "When you're missing seven guys, and you come in and give that kind of effort, me as a coach, I have to be grateful. As short-handed as we were, we still put ourselves in great position. We just didn't make plays down the stretch."
Mayo, who was triple-teamed as he tried to maneuver for a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds, gave the Magic and Afflalo credit.
"It was a very winnable game, but you have to give credit where credit is due," Mayo said. "The Magic kept fighting and probably wanted it a little more than we did. (Afflalo) was teeing off on those 3s. He hit eight 3s and we needed to make adjustments."
Afflalo, who had 15 points in the third quarter, scored another 14 in the fourth. His 3-pointer with 7:50 left put Orlando up 79-76, its first lead of the game. He hit another trey a minute later to push the Magic lead to 84-78, but had a hard time finding a partner to share the load.
The Magic guard was the only offense his team had until the final seconds, when he drove to the basket and dished to Vucevic at the last moment for a layup that gave Magic their final margin.
"I knew late in the game that I would draw a lot of attention," Afflalo said. "When I saw defenders come over, I knew Nik would be wide open.
Afflalo hit three straight 3-pointers to start the second half and get Orlando within 57-54 with 9:05 left in the third quarter, but Mayo scored five straight points for Milwaukee and weathered the storm, if only briefly.
The Bucks pushed their lead back to 70-59 before Oladipo scored five straight and Afflalo nailed two more 3-pointers to finish an 11-0 run that tied the game at 70 with 2:50 left in the quarter.
Butler had 12 and Mayo 10 in the first period when the Bucks ran out to a 36-23 lead.
NOTES: Afflalo's five 3-pointers in the third quarter tied the team record for most in one period. . Bucks C Zaza Pachulia sat out the game with a foot injury. ... The Magic were second in the NBA in field goal percentage defense before allowing Boston to shoot a league-best 60 percent last Monday, dropping Orlando dropped to fifth. ... Milwaukee has not won a game in Orlando since 2004. ... Magic F Glen Davis, who hasn't played this season because of a broken foot, was fined by the team for an incident last Saturday at a local motel. Davis threw a computer keyboard against the lobby wall when he was told there were no rooms available at the Travelodge hotel in downtown Orlando.


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*applause applause*
"And in this round, we have Juli's team, up against their rivals for the championship of the Pyramid Game! Juli, you have to guess the answer based on descriptions given to you by your team mate. Remember to take note of some word exclusions. In order to win, you need to get ALL answers correct. Your 30 seconds starts…. NOW!"
Clue shows: GENTING (CANNOT USE 'CASINO')
Partner: CASINO!!
Me: Genting!!!
"I'm sorry, 'Genting' is correct but you mentioned a word in the clue and that's a disqualification. And that means… Team X is the champion for Season 2 of the Pyramid Game!"
Me: Aiya, why did you say 'Casino'?
Partner: Too nervous! I saw the word 'Genting' and that came to mind right away.
Me: Okie, never mind. I'm going on a trip up Genting with Nuffnang. I'll tell you more about Genting when I come back! ^_^*
HAHAHA! Total imaginary game show cooked up in my happy little world.
But that would be how things could have been played out based on my prior knowledge of Genting. To many of us, the first word that comes to mind when 'Genting' is mentioned is 'casino'. While that association is undeniably well-established, I now know that there is more to Genting than I had previously knew – EXPERIENCE LEVEL UP! – courtesy of Resorts World Genting and Nuffnang who made this trip possible for us.
Yes, SPONSORED TRIP. 😀 Woohoo!!!
Check out my poster face here.
Contest held by Nuffnang to win this free trip!
Add to the fact that 4 bloggers and 4 evangelists from Nuffnang came together to film ReelityTV Season 2, this experience was a truly unforgettable one for me!
I can only tell you <- so much -> what the activities were; you've got to wait for the episodes to be broadcasted! MUST WATCH OKIE!! Seriously, filming was so so so so so much fun!!! I'm a total newbie when it comes to filming as I don't even do YouTube videos so I don't know how I'll look when the episodes are aired.
Pray I don't look fat, sound funny, or have zero stage presence. I tried to channel my inner Running Man passion – you know, like they always stand in a line during the opening of each episode and joke around – and…… you'll see. HAHAHA!
Day 1
Being connected to cyberspace is of paramount importance to bloggers. Lol. And check out our phones! All the iPhones are in white! Great minds think alike and that makes eight of us.
The day ended with dinner at Genting Palace.
Day 2
Theme park closed specially for us.
Hahaha, nah, we just arrived before the gates were open to the public.
YAY!! Filming for the first time in my life!
Squinting a little coz of the sun! Trademark eyebags saying HELLO to you!
Not my best picture, kind of a weird angle, but I wanted to point out that Gabby's hair is in the same shade as the flowers behind us. Extension of her hair. Hahaha.
Oh and coz we both had our hair done at Salon Vim. Her purple's really gorgeous and it behaves like a chameleon. It changes from blue to green to purple to black before you can say "Gabs?".
Love my hair here! 😀 Jess trying to seduce you all with her half-shut eyes.
Ziwei and I! Best partnership! Fighting! 😀
Here's a totally soaked me and a very dry Ziwei in the background.
Ziwei: Why you like to take unglam photos of yourself!??!
Me: HAHA! Okie what! Raw side of me heh heh.
(and also coz I think I look like a kickass samurai girl)
No, I wasn't sunburnt nor was it an overdose of blush. The flush on my nose and cheeks was caused by a human's natural reaction to indescribable fear called CRYING. Want to see me cry?? Watch ReelityTV Showdown! 😀
It's really easy to talk about what happened on that day, now that the activities are memories. I can still remember the insatiable tension in my heart and look of impending doom on my face the whole time I was there.
End of filming for Day 2
Lunch was at Happy Valley Seafood Restaurant. Loved the Australian Lobster baked with cheese!!!
We had a couple of hours before dinner (ya ya – eat, rest, then eat again) so we went for KTV. I cannot remember exactly the rates but it was really, really affordable for a room.
The girl who shed tears during the day was comforted by FABULOUS FOOD for dinner at Imperial Rama. Really, every dish SO GOOD. Thai-Chinese fine dining at its best.
I don't take pictures of food often (because I want to focus on eating LOL), but when a dish touches my heart and melts my soul, I feel compelled to honor it by whipping out my camera to take a good shot of it.
It's crayfish, I think. Or lobster? Anyways, it was really good. The soup was flavorful and the roe was yum yum nom nom! I could just pair this with rice and nothing else.
Durian tempura that was highly raved and looked forward to by everyone who's been to Imperial Rama before! Took both photos in 1 shot and continued eating. NOM NOM.
Oh by the way, pictures in this post were taken mainly with my own camera; I took a couple from Bea and more from Ziwei. Must give credit! ^_^*
As there were too many of us for M Spa to accommodate at once, we split 4-6 (8 bloggers and our managers Gabby and Jayne). I had to pamper myself, really, for the nightmarish adventures experienced during the day.
The massage, no, the whole spa experience was the best I've had in my life. It's not only the massage that blew my mind, but everything else from the moment I stepped into the spa, to the full body massage session, to the post-massage pampering.
There was the ambiance of the dim-lit common area that spoke serenity, slowly easing my senses; there was my friendly and experienced masseuse who paid attention to the slightest details, like covering my toes to keep them warm when she was massaging the other parts of my body; and there was the post-massage fruits and ginger tea that made me feel like a tai-tai.
I told myself I wanted to be conscious throughout to appreciate every stroke and nudge… but it was so good I knocked out half way. HAHA!
I've never had fruits post-massage before. The confusing combination of warm tea and sweet fruits was, oddly, quite wonderful.
While I was sitting on the bed savoring the tea and fruits feeling like a tai-tai, I thought to myself "I could get used to this". Best spa experience EVA!!! <3 <3
It was freezing outside at midnight. Don't mind my auntie bag. 😛
Day 3
The second day of filming was at Bubbles & Bites. I cannot say much, except that the food at Bubbles & Bites was AWESOME! We had a taste of their pastas during filming and everyone loved it! We really wanted to stay to have more but had to rush off for lunch, and then another episode.
We had lunch at International Café, which was also the filming location for the next episode. Yup! We filmed 2 episodes in a day.
Dessert bar at International Cafe
Love my OOTD! So many people complimented my outfit! Yayyyyyyyyyy =D (Would've been a better picture if not for the giant pineapple behind!)
I actually wasn't feeling too well that day as my TOM (Time of the Month) came unexpectedly. Not that I'd feel any better even if it were expected haha. Thank goodness there's Watsons in First World Hotel! Bought some medicine but still I had to battle on with the cramps and wobbly legs (anyone has wobbly legs during their TOM too?) during filming. I rested as much as I could whenever we had breaks in between but it was tough to film when the body's actually feeling less than optimal.
Salute to all actors and actresses! Or actually, anyone who has to go on screen and put up a good show despite feeling under the weather. I'm sure the Running Man characters have had their off-days but still had to perform and carry out their missions nevertheless. And can you imagine having to act all cheery and enthusiastic for long hours when all you wanna do is curl up in a fetal position in bed? We filmed for only a couple of hours, imagine actors and actresses who have to go through 12-hour filming days. *hats off
Getting ready for next scene. SO FUN RIGHT!!! All that fancy equipment and lighting.
OMG, 'lighting' reminds me of the crew having some trouble at customs. One personnel came up the bus and said "Put your LIGHTNING in front. Your LIGHTNING". Strike me!! LOL!
I tried to cover what's going on but the mosaic wasn't enough. Then I saw my unglam expression and there you have it, the perfect cover.
We had some time before dinner and went for some shopping. Bought some makeup at SASA (Bun…cannot…resist…makeup…) and we went a little crazy at F.O.S. and Padini. Together we bought t-shirts, shorts, tank tops, sunglasses, accessories… YAYYY!!!
And guess what!
We had dinner at Bubbles & Bites! I was kinda disappointed at first we didn't get to have lunch there and was thinking of arranging a meal there during our free time. A happy girl I was when I found out dinner was to be at Bubbles & Bites!!!
While Imperial Rama was Thai-Chinese and a little formal, Bubbles & Bites served Continental cuisine, and was casual and cozy. It's that kind of place I'd go with good friends, for good food, and have a jolly good time.
The waitress recommended Fish & Chips and I thought it a little boring of a choice to come all the way here and have simple Fish & Chips, but I gave it a go and boy, was I glad I trusted her!
The fried fish was crispy and meaty yet not oily, and the fries were so well-seasoned everybody loved it. Sometimes it's the simple things in life that make us the most happy. And it's the simplest food that's the hardest to create too.
Everybody can make Fish & Chips, but Bubbles & Bites makes a kick-ass one.
Look at Joshua at the far end. LOL.
And I had massage again.
Hahaha! No, I didn't badger Kinex (our guide from RWG) to give me another session! Ziwei and Jayme didn't want to go for theirs so Jess, Diana and I shamelessly took their place. Lol.
I would have loved to soak my battle-worn body (totally exaggerating) in their jacuzzi and lose some fat from sweating in their sauna but TOM had to interfere and my defeated heart took yet another beating when the M Spa's staff said it's best not to have foot massage when you have your TOM. Double whammy!
Fortunately, M Spa provides a wide range of services and there was still the ear candling option! I've never tried ear candling before, despite hearing much about its benefits.
I thought ear candling meant just having a candle stuck in your ear the moment you lie down. That's what we always see in posters, isn't it! What I got though, was yet another sensational massage at the neck, shoulders and face. Only when the body was calm and relaxed, did the ear candling start.
I cannot remember much as I was drifting between consciousness and utter oblivion, but I recall having a thin piece of something canoodle the insides of my ear. It felt weird yet 'homely' at the same time, almost like how my mum used to dig out earwax for me when I was little. <== Unsolicited trivia for you. LOL.
I have a picture of my erm, earwax lol, contemplated publishing it, and decided to go with my better judgment of not. Hahaha! Just know that it was a deep shade of brown NOT because my ear canal was dirty, but because – according to the knowledgeable staff who explained to Diana and myself – I was under immense stress. Apparently the more stressed up you are, the deeper the shade of wax. Diana's was clearly a lighter shade so we could compare.
Day 4
This was the most exciting day of the trip! We had tremendous fun and I wished it could have lasted longer. I couldn't get enough of all of it!
One eye each from Luq and Joshua
Aw, I don't have much pictures coz… we were on the move all the time!
What I do have is plenty of pictures of our celebratory dinner! Hahaha! I keed, I keed… there wasn't any 'celebration' per se, but I definitely felt relieved and high-spirited that filming had come to an end. As if it were a 6-month long period drama! HAHA!
I ate A LOT during dinner at Resort Café, because I was famished from all that moving around the whole afternoon and the food was good. I don't know why the nasi briyani and rendang appealed to my palate so much that I had three servings. Yes, you heard me right – THREE SERVINGS. Lol. The girls were amazed I could eat so much. My stomach is expandable! I can eat a lot if I want to.
And people often say food looks exceptionally good when I eat. Maybe I have absolute disregard for eating like a lady. KAHAHA.
Our Nuffnang managers, Gabs and Jayne
I love this picture! All of us look so pretty! 😀 😀 😀
With Ah Boon (left) and Tanant (right). Two passionate and eager-to-learn young men in their respective fields in Resorts World Genting. Thank you for being with us for so many days and helping us in so many ways! 🙂
Angsty Ang Moh Fin has problems doing the cutesy pose. This pose actually means something. You'll have to watch the Showdown to find out. *smirks
Accomplished young man with an impressive profile and his own company.
Bloggers and ReelityTV crew!
Back: Jess, Rudy, Beatrice, Fin, Luq, Amanda
Front: Diana, Ben, Jayme, Ziwei, BUN BUN, Joshua
Later we all went for KTV together. The sound system and microphones for the VIP room were better here.
I wanted to show you my really pretty (not I own self say one!!! HAHA) EOTD*, FOTD and OOTD but…….
*Eye, Face, Outfit Of The Day, if you don't already know!!
Getting ready to remove makeup!
……. BOO to romantic and cozy hotel room lights coz they aren't the best lighting for pictures! (Want to laugh at LIGHTNING again XD)
Day 5
Woke up from a really good sleep and spent a while at Snow World. It was too cold to stay any longer! If the pain in my fingers were anything like frostbite, then I'm having seconds thoughts about visiting Ha Er Bin (China's Iceland). My fingers felt like they were bleeding from having thousands of needles poking at them! My body cannot take extreme temperatures and -15 degrees was a little too shocking for it.
BUT!!! We never know what we can do until we try! Speaking from personal experience judging from Day 1's activities and my newly launched online beauty store – dolltodoll.com.
Somehow there was no one else (probably too early) so 5 of us had the whole Snow World to ourselves!
I tried to take a shot with smoke coming out of my mouth. I think I looked more like I was whistling a happy song. BAHAHA!
Then I attempted to create The Little Match Girl feel, and ended up looking constipated. FAIL.
Cannot go wrong with an igloo. Everybody looks cute in one.
Then it was time to pack and check out!
We had lunch at Hao You Ji restaurant, where Joshua was mobbed by fans. Rudy just shouted "Ok! Take photo two by two!" and the fans really queued up two in a row! So cute!
Finally it was the long ride back to Singapore. Always fearful of traveling on buses coz there's really no stopping on a highway even if you want to pee desperately. Luckily I managed to sleep throughout for both ways, from Singapore and back.
It was a memorable trip for me, from being one of the 4 bloggers for this trip, to making new friends, to filming for the first time, to facing my fears, and lots more. Thank you so much Nuffnang, Resorts World Genting, and ReelityTV for everything!
Goodbye for now! I'll be back with updates on the release of each episode!
Watch it HERE!
(The way I speak and write is very different. You have been forewarned. HOHOHO!)
Talk to you soon!!