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Your morning roundup for Dec. 1, the day The New York Times gave us a +1. Image courtesy Justin G. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors.
What we watched: When a top 10 team comes to the Dean Dome, the seats closer to the floor are often littered with former Tar Heels come home to revel. Last night, as No. 5 UNC beat No. 7 Wisconsin, 60-57, ESPN's cameras kept finding Antawn Jamison, Raymond Felton, Tyler Hansborough, and a few others in the crowd. The best sighting, though, was Rasheed Wallace, who sat directly behind the bench in a red sweatshirt and a black knit Dickies cap. There's some speculation that the sweatshirt was intended to antagonize Roy Williams, who threw a fit over red shirts after last week's loss to UNLV. If that was the case, that's wonderful—but it seems more likely that 'Sheed was just wearing a red sweatshirt because it was a sweatshirt. He is, after all, 'Sheed.
Mike Leach gets the keys to Washington State's sheds: "'I have always admired the tradition of Washington State,' Leach said in a statement. 'It's a university on the move that is experiencing growth. I'm excited about what they are doing with the facilities and it's a team that has battled through some hard times and shows great promise in the future.'" [AP]
Heh: "ESPN Investigation Reveals 'Mission:Impossible Ghost Protocol' Hits Theaters And IMAX December 21" [The Onion]
The biggest underachiever in the history of the NFL Draft: "To be clear, these data mean that Akili Smith provided 1.6% of the expected value of a 3rd overall pick. That's just horrendously terrible. He was almost twice as bad as Ryan Leaf. No other player in history has performed below 2% of his expected value. A singular talent, that Akili Smith. The 1997-9 drafts should not be proud to represent over half of the worst picks in NFL history." [HSAC]
Washington Post blows a lot: "Point The First: Unless you are a nun, if you are over the age of 12, and you use the phrase 'potty-mouthed' in a way that is not ironic, you should be removed gently from any mode of mass communication, handed a cookie and a glass of warm milk and a tranquilizer the size of an elephant's dong, and gently laid down on soft cushions until a bed can be found for you at the Premature Fogies Home." [Esquire]
The Tom Brady dialectic, part 1: "When asked if the league misses Manning, Brady simply responded, 'I don't know.'" [Boston Herald]
The Tom Brady dialectic, part 2: "It took an appearance on Inside the NFL on Showtime for Brady to say how he really feels. The episode aired last night, and it included Brady saying, 'The NFL misses guys like that… I know how much football means to Peyton.'" [Boston Herald]
Kris Humphries keeps banging his head against the fourth wall: "Fartastical fraud victim Kris Humphries has pressed on with his belief that he was merely a plot device used by his temporary wife Kim Kardashian to boost ratings. 'I felt like I was on a fast roller coaster and couldn't get off when now I know I probably should have,' TMZ quotes the genteel giant as saying. 'I got caught up in the hoopla and the filming of the TV show.' It happens." [Gawker]
The Masked Man speaks: Go listen to his podcast. [Grantland]
Merch: Managing editor Tom Scocca and contributing editor Drew Magary have both written books. You can buy Scocca's Beijing Welcomes You: Unveiling the Capital City of the Future here, and Magary's The Postmortal here. Now do it.
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This dish is cooked completely on the stove top and is mild enough for fussy eaters and is surprisingly quick to put together.
It is said that the ancient Romans created this dish to demonstrate their superior sophistication to the Gauls, whose French descendants have since claimed it as their own - wonder what the French think about that!
Cooking time 1 hour 20 mins - Serves 8
(as I was only feeding 4 I divided this in half)
This can be marinated overnight, thereby saving you a little bit of time when you come to cook.
2 x 1.6kg chickens
750ml (1 bottle) red wine
2 bay leaves
2 sprigs thyme
250g bacon diced
60g butter
20 pickling or small pearl onions or shallots
250g button mushrooms
1 teaspoon oil
30g plain flour
1 litre chicken stock
125ml brandy
2 teaspoon tomato paste
1 1/2 tablespoons softened butter
1 tablespoon plain flour.
Chop chicken into 8 pieces each - removing the back bone (or buy chicken already jointed)
Put wine, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper in and bowl and add chicken pieces. Cover and leave to marinate, preferably overnight.
Saute bacon in a pan until golden and set aside.
Melt a quarter of the butter in the pan, add the onions and saute until browned - set aside.
Melt another quarter of the butter, add mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook for 5mins - set aside with the bacon and onions.
Drain the chicken - keep the marinade, pat dry the meat.
Season. Add remaining butter and oil to the pan and cook the chicken until golden.
Stir in the flour.
Transfer chicken to a large saucepan or casserole dish.
In the pan bring stock and brandy to the boil, stirring, for 30 seconds to deglaze the pan and pour over chicken.
Add everything else, marinade, onions, mushrooms, bacon and tomato paste.
Cook over a moderate heat for 45mins or until chicken is cooked.
If the sauce is too runny lift out the chicken and veg, bring sauce to the boil and whisk in extra butter and flour cook for 2 mins and then return the chicken and veg to the sauce.
This smelt delicious cooking and equally so when it was dished up at the table.


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Dragon egg
A dragon egg is an egg laid by a dragon, as a means of reproduction.
- 1 About
- 2 Attempts to hatch dragon eggs
- 3 Daenerys's dragon eggs
- 4 Dragons known to have laid eggs
- 5 Known dragon eggs
- 6 References in the books
- 7 Quotes
- 8 References
- See also: Images of dragon eggs
Dragon eggs come in various colors. Judging from the color of Daenerys Targaryen's dragons, the coloring of the eggshell appears to indicate the coloring of the dragon within.[2]
Dragons have been known to lay eggs in a clutch of up to at least five,[3] and a dragon may lay several clutches during its lifetime.[4] Although the subject of dragon mating habits is debatable, some maesters believe that if a dragon never laid an egg in its lifetime, it must be male.[5] Whether an egg has to be fertilized by a male dragon in order to hatch is not known.
There were dragon hatcheries on the island of Dragonstone under the Dragonmont volcano, where many eggs and young hatchling dragons could be found.[4][6] The dragon called the Cannibal was known to attack the hatcheries and eat eggs and newborn hatchlings.[6]
When a new member of House Targaryen was born, it was traditional to place a dragon egg in their cradle. If the dragon hatched, it was considered a sign that the baby was a true Targaryen.[4] If the egg did not hatch, or if the dragon born was weak and died quickly, it was considered a bad omen.[4][6] This tradition continued even after the last dragon died and the eggs stopped hatching,[3] and these dragon eggs were cherished possessions of their owners.[1]
The last Targaryen dragon laid a clutch of five eggs.[3] What happened to them is not known. Whether there are any dragon eggs left in the smoking ruins that were Valyria is not known. On the island of Dragonstone, there is supposed to be a fabled hoard of dragon eggs.[7]
Fossilized dragon eggs are more precious than rubies.[8] Ser Jorah Mormont tells Daenerys Targaryen that one of her dragon's eggs could buy a ship to take her back to the Free Cities. The sale of all three would make her a wealthy woman for the rest of her life.[2]
Attempts to hatch dragon eggs
After the extinction of their dragons in 153 AC, the Targaryens made numerous attempts to hatch the dragon eggs left behind. King Aegon III Targaryen, the Dragonsbane, sent away for nine mages from Essos at his Hand Viserys's suggestion. However, the attempt to use their magic to kindle a clutch of eggs proved both a debacle and a failure.[9][10] King Baelor I Targaryen prayed over his eggs, other Targaryens sought to hatch theirs with sorcery,[11] and still others had maesters study them.[12] The Tragedy of Summerhall has been blamed on King Aegon V Targaryen's attempt to hatch dragons.[12][13] During his reign, King Aerys II Targaryen tried to hatch dragons from the eggs that had found in the depths of Dragonstone, some of which had turned to stone because of their great age, but his attempts yielded nothing.[14] Only Daenerys Targaryen has succeeded in hatching dragon eggs after the death of the last dragon.[2]
Daenerys's dragon eggs
Daenerys Targaryen receives three fossilized dragon eggs from Magister Illyrio Mopatis as a wedding gift. According to Illyrio, the eggs are from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai, and they have turned to stone over eons of time.[15]
To Daenerys, the eggs are huge, and are the most beautiful things she has ever seen. They are patterned in such rich colors that at first she thinks they are crusted in jewels, and so large that it takes both of her hands to hold one. When Dany lifts one, she expects it to be made of some fine porcelain or delicate enamel or even blown glass, but it is much heavier than that, as if it were all of solid stone. The surface of the shell is covered with tiny scales, and as she turns the egg between her fingers, it shimmers like polished metal in the light of the setting sun.[15]
The eggs are beautiful colors. One egg is a deep green, with burnished bronze flecks that comes and goes depending on how Dany turns it. Another egg is pale cream streaked with gold. The last egg is black as the midnight sea, yet alive with scarlet ripples and swirls.[15]
Dany feels heat from her dragon eggs, where others feel only cold.[16] This is likely a sign of the magical intuition that later leads her to place them in the fire of a brazier,[17] then use the ceremony of Khal Drogo's funeral and the great heat of his pyre to birth living dragons.[2]
Dragons known to have laid eggs
- Syrax - laid at least two clutches.[6]
- Dreamfyre - laid a clutch of three eggs. [18]
- The last Targaryen dragon - laid a clutch of five eggs.[3]
Mushroom, a court fool during the reigns of Viserys I, Aegon II, Rhaenyra and Aegon III, claims in The Testimony of Mushroom that the dragon Vermax left a clutch of eggs somewhere in the crypts of Winterfell at the start of the Dance of the Dragons. However, there is no official record that Vermax ever laid a single egg, suggesting the dragon was male, and maesters feel that the wild claim of Mushroom is baseless, typical for his Testimony.[5]
Known dragon eggs
- Mysaria's egg - When Prince Daemon Targaryen learned his concubine was pregnant, he presented her with a dragon egg, but King Viserys I Targaryen commanded him to return the egg and send Mysaria away.[4] Whereabouts unknown.
- {hatched} Prince Jacaerys Velaryon's egg - placed in his cradle at his birth by royal decree, hatched into the dragon Vermax.[4][19]
- {hatched} Prince Lucerys Velaryon's egg - placed in his cradle at his birth by royal decree, hatched into the dragon Arrax.[4][19]
- {hatched} Prince Joffrey Velaryon's egg - placed in his cradle at his birth by royal decree, hatched into the dragon Tyraxes.[4][19]
- King Viserys II Targaryen's egg - he possessed an egg during the civil war of the Dance of the Dragons, so far undescribed – whereabouts unknown.[6]
- Lady Rhaena Targaryen's eggs - her first egg hatched into a broken thing that died within hours. She possessed another egg at the start of the civil war, and took three eggs to the Vale with her during the war.[6] Only one egg is known to have hatched,[20] the whereabouts of the others are unknown.
- Prince Maelor Targaryen's egg - he was given an egg at birth,[4] which had not yet hatched by the start of the civil war.[6] It is unknown what happened to the egg after Maelor was killed at Bitterbridge.[20]
- Five eggs - from the last dragon's clutch,[3] so far undescribed – whereabouts unknown.
- Princess Elaena Targaryen's egg - silver and gold in unknown arrangement[1] – whereabouts unknown.
- Prince Daeron Targaryen's egg - known to exist,[3] but so far undescribed – whereabouts unknown.
- Prince Aerion Targaryen's egg - gold and silver, with veins of fiery colors[3] – whereabouts unknown.
- Prince Aemon Targaryen's egg - known to exist,[3] but so far undescribed – whereabouts unknown.
- King Aegon V Targaryen's egg - white and green swirls[3] – whereabouts unknown.
- Lord Ambrose Butterwell's egg - red, with golden flecks and black whorls[3] – whereabouts unknown.
- Seven eggs - used by King Aegon V Targaryen in the ceremony that caused the Tragedy at Summerhall.[12] Some of these may have been the unhatched eggs mentioned above. Whereabouts unknown, but possibly destroyed by the fire.
- King Euron Greyjoy's egg - Euron claimed he had a dragon egg, but threw it into the sea.[21]
- {hatched} Drogon's egg - black as the midnight sea, alive with scarlet ripples and swirls.[15]
- {hatched} Rhaegal's egg - deep green, with burnished bronze flecks.[15]
- {hatched} Viserion's egg - colored pale cream, streaked with gold.[15]
Depending on how one reads a statement in The Mystery Knight, it might be possible that Princesses Rhae and Daella Targaryen had been gifted dragon eggs as well.[3]
References in the books
Fire & Blood
The dragon of Rhaena Targaryen, Dreamfyre, laid a clutch of eggs on Fair Isle during the reign of Jaehaerys I Targaryen. When Rhaena departed Fair Isle, she took the eggs with her as she toured the Westerlands. Some lords desired and even offered to purchase an egg from her. Rhaena refused, and upon her return to King's Landing, her brother King Jaehaerys granted her her own seat on Dragonstone, where the eggs were taken. [22] These three eggs were later stolen by Rhaena's friend Elissa Farman in 54 AC. When Rhaena informed King Jaehaerys in King's Landing. Jaehaerys was alarmed by the news; if the eggs were to hatch, there would be a dragonlord in the world that was not a Targaryen.[18]
The Rogue Prince
Prince Daemon Targaryen presented his concubine Mysaria with a dragon egg after she became pregnant, but King Viserys I Targaryen commanded him to return the egg and return to his wife, or else be attainted as a traitor. Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen's three sons by Laenor Velaryon were each given a dragon egg while in the cradle, by royal decree; those who believed the boys' father truly was Ser Harwin Strong whispered that the eggs would never hatch, but they all did, and the boys became dragonriders. Prince Aemond Targaryen rejected the "stupid" eggs and "puny" hatchlings of Dragonstone, for the great dragon Vhagar. Dragon eggs were placed in the cradles of Prince Aegon the Younger, Prince Viserys, Prince Jaehaerys, Princess Jaehaera, and Prince Maelor Targaryen.[4]
The Princess and the Queen
At the start of the Dance of the Dragons civil war, the greens faction's two-year-old Prince Maelor Targaryen possessed a dragon egg, as did the blacks faction's Prince Viserys. The blacks's Rhaena Targaryen was given an egg from Syrax's recent clutch prior to the civil war, and brought three dragon's eggs with her to the Vale, where she prayed nightly for their hatching.[6]
When Prince Viserys was taken captive off of the Gay Abandon, he hid his dragon egg. It is not known what happened to the egg.[6]
The Sworn Sword
It is revealed that the thief Quickfinger was caught with stolen dragon eggs during the First Blackfyre Rebellion.[23]
The Mystery Knight
Prince Aegon "Egg" Targaryen tells Ser Duncan the Tall that he and his brothers were all gifted dragon eggs while in the cradle. He tells Dunk that there is a prophecy that the dragons will return, and that he and his brother Aemon would often pretend that their eggs would be the ones to hatch.[3]
A tourney at Whitewalls is held to celebrate the wedding of Lord Ambrose Butterwell to the daughter of Lord Frey. The victor's prize is to be a dragon egg, which had been granted to Lord Butterwell's grandfather by King Aegon IV Targaryen. In truth, the wedding and tourney is an attempt to secretly foment the Second Blackfyre Rebellion in the name of Daemon II Blackfyre, who had dreamed that a dragon would be born at Whitewalls. The tourney was rigged so that Daemon would win the dragon egg, but it goes missing before his last joust, and Ser Glendon Ball is framed for the theft. After the defeat of the attempted rebellion, Hand of the King Brynden Rivers informs Dunk the egg was in fact taken by an agent of his who crawled up the privy shaft of the castle to take the egg from its guarded chamber, and that the egg is now safe.[3]
A Game of Thrones
At Daenerys Targaryen's wedding to Khal Drogo, Magister Illyrio Mopatis gives her a gift of three fossilized dragon's eggs.[15] After Drogo's death and the death of their son, Daenerys places the eggs on her husband's funeral pyre: the black beside his heart, under his arm, the green beside his head, the cream-and-gold down between his legs. After the pyre is lit, Daenerys walks into the fire, and the eggs hatch into living dragons.[2]
A Storm of Swords
On Dragonstone, Melisandre tells King Stannis Baratheon that only king's blood can wake the stone dragon. Stannis grinds his teeth and replies,
The dragons are done. The Targaryens tried to bring them back half a dozen times. And made fools of themselves, or corpses.[24]
Later on, Queen Selyse tries to persuade Stannis that he needs dragons to take the kingdom. Stannis has heard enough talk of stone dragons, and reminds her,
Nine mages crossed the sea to hatch Aegon the Third's cache of eggs. Baelor the Blessed prayed over his for half a year. Aegon the Fourth built dragons of wood and iron. Aerion Brightflame drank wildfire to transform himself. The mages failed, King Baelor's prayers went unanswered, the wooden dragons burned, and Prince Aerion died screaming.[10]
A Feast for Crows
At the Wall, Samwell Tarly ponders that there were dragons at the Wall two hundred years earlier. Sam thinks about Queen Alysanne Targaryen who had visited Castle Black on her dragon, and Jaehaerys, her king, who had come after her on his own. Sam wonders to himself, "could Silverwing have left an egg behind? Or had Stannis found an egg on Dragonstone? Even if he has an egg, how can he hope to quicken it?" He recalls that Baelor I Targaryen had prayed over his eggs, the other Targaryens had sought to hatch theirs with sorcery, but all they got for it was farce and tragedy.[11]
Lord Hallyne, of the Alchemists' Guild, asks Queen Regent Cersei Lannister that his pyromancers be allowed to hatch any dragon's eggs that might turn up upon Dragonstone, now that the isle is safely back in royal hands. Cersei remarks that if any such eggs remain, Stannis Baratheon would have sold them to pay for his rebellion. She refrains from saying that the plan is mad. Ever since the last Targaryen dragon had died, all such attempts to hatch dragon eggs had ended in death, disaster, or disgrace.[25]
Euron Greyjoy claims to have held a dragon's egg in his hand. A Myrish wizard swore he could hatch it if Euron gave him a year and all the gold that he required. When Euron grew bored with the wizard's excuses, he slew him, even though it had not yet been a year. When Victarion Greyjoy asks Euron to show him the egg, he tells him that he threw it in the sea during one of his dark moods.[21]
A Dance with Dragons
According to Lord Mace Tyrell, his son Ser Loras Tyrell and his men searched every inch of Dragonstone, but did not find any gold, gems, or any sign of the fabled hoard of dragon eggs. Lord Regent Kevan Lannister privately doubts Mace's protestations.[7]
Dragon's eggs, from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai. The eons have turned them to stone, yet still they burn bright with beauty.[15]—Magister Illyrio Mopatis
Bring my eggs.[2]—Daenerys Targaryen's command to her handmaidens
If he'd known they were like to hatch, he'd would have sat on them himself.[26]—Ser Jorah Mormont to Daenerys Targaryen, on Illyrio Mopatis's gift of dragon eggs to her
Someday the dragons will return. My brother Daeron's dreamed of it, and King Aerys read it in a prophecy. Maybe it will be my egg that hatches. That would be splendid.[3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 So Spake Martin: Three Maidens in the Tower. (June 27, 2006)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 72, Daenerys X.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 The Rogue Prince.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The North: Winterfell.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 The Princess and the Queen.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Dance with Dragons, Epilogue.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 12, Daenerys I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 5, Samwell I.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 25, Davos III.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 11, Daenerys II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 23, Daenerys III.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 54, Daenerys VI.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Fire & Blood, Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 29, The Reaver.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, A Surfeit of Rulers.
- ↑ The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 36, Davos IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 36, Cersei VIII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 40, Daenerys III.


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Day 1 consisted of a bay view walk along the renaissance waterfront, which you can tell is new but well loved. It stretches for miles from the Stadium up into the wine-tasting covered hills. Along the way you can find tidbits of historical explanations, signs welcoming one and all, industrial-bins-turned-shops (which appropriately shows the connection between the original use of the waterfront for import/exporting services to the now tourist and leisure location), water sports, museums and beaches. It is most definitely my favorite spot in Wellington!
After checking out the waterfront, I meandered into the city. Wellington long and skinny, squeezed between the bay and Mount Victoria so it seems like it would be easy to navigate through. Well, I was wrong. After my relaxing stroll along the quay I found myself getting wildly lost and profoundly happy. There's nothing I love more than feeling lost in a new, exciting place. It was that was that I was able to gain a reference for the city which helped me navigate throughout the rest of my stay.


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The truth is, though, you don't have to live with the pain of social anxiety disorder. Suffering from this condition doesn't make you crazy or weak – it simply means that you have a challenge to overcome. Refusing to seek social anxiety disorder treatment is far worse than accepting that you need help.
Fortunately, there are a number of treatments that can reduce or eliminate the effect that social anxiety disorder has on your life. In many cases, your doctor will take a multi-faceted approach, employing several strategies to help you effectively cope with this condition.
Antidepressants and anti anxiety medications are frequently used in social anxiety disorder treatment, particularly during the first few months after a patient is diagnosed with the condition. Depression often goes hand in hand with social anxiety disorder, and can be difficult to manage without medication – particularly when the patient is also dealing with anxiety, guilt, and self blame at the same time.
Social anxiety disorder, when coupled with depression, also leads to substance abuse for many sufferers. Unfortunately, substance abuse only worsens these conditions. Your doctor may suggest substance abuse counseling as part of your social anxiety disorder treatment – if you have trouble with substance abuse, it will be very difficult to overcome social anxiety disorder until you eliminate alcohol, drugs, and other substances from your life.
Several types of counseling may also be used as part of your social anxiety disorder treatment. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a common counseling approach – this type of therapy helps you identity the social situations and anxieties that provoke symptoms. You may feel a bit uncomfortable when you begin to address the causes of your anxiety; however, doing this is a critical part of your recovery.
Exposure therapy is also frequently used as a part of social anxiety disorder therapy. Your counselor will direct you to imagine the events that provoke your disorder, so that you will be able to overcome the fear associated with these situations. Because the confrontation takes place in a safe, controlled environment, you will have a good chance of working past your fears, so you can once again participate in social events.
Social skills training may also be used to help you cope with distressing social situations. Through rehearsing and role playing, you will develop the skills you need to approach these situations with a sense of confidence and calmness. As you become more comfortable with social events, you will be able to handle them without stress or worry.


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"Big-bang cosmology is a form of religious fundamentalism, as is the furor over black holes, and this is why these peculiar states of mind have flourished so strongly over the past quarter century. It is in the nature of fundamentalism that it should contain a powerful streak of irrationality and that it should not relate, in a verifiable, practical way, to the everyday world. It is also necessary for a fundamentalist belief that it should permit the emergence of gurus, whose pronouncements can be widely reported and pondered on endlessly—endlessly for the reason that they contain nothing of substance, so that it would take an eternity of time to distil even one drop of sense from them. Big-bang cosmology refers to an epoch that cannot be reached by any form of astronomy, and, in several decades, it has not produced a single successful prediction"
Sir Fred Hoyle
The consequences and possibilities in an Electric Universe are far-reaching. First we must acknowledge our profound ignorance! We know nothing of the origin of the universe. There was no Big Bang. The visible universe is static and much smaller than we thought. We have no idea of the age or extent of the universe. We don't know the ultimate source of the electrical energy or matter that forms the universe. Galaxies are shaped by electrical forces and form plasma focuses at their centers, which periodically eject quasars and jets of electrons. Quasars evolve into companion galaxies. Galaxies form families with identifiable "parents" and "children". Stars are electrical "transformers" not thermonuclear devices. There are no neutron stars or Black Holes. We don't know the age of stars because the thermonuclear evolution theory does not apply to them. Supernovae are totally inadequate as a source of heavy elements. We do not know the age of the Earth because radioactive clocks can be upset by powerful electric discharges.
The powerful electric discharges that form a stellar photosphere create the heavy elements that appear in their spectra. Stars "give birth" electrically to companion stars and gas giant planets. Life is most likely to form inside the radiant plasma envelope of a brown dwarf star! Our Sun has gained new planets, including the Earth. That accounts for the "fruit-salad" of their characteristics. It is not the most hospitable place for life since small changes in the distant Sun could freeze or sterilize the Earth. Planetary surfaces and atmospheres are deposited during their birth from a larger body and during electrical encounters with other planets. Planetary surfaces bear the electrical scars of such cosmic events. The speed of light is not a barrier. Real-time communication over galactic distances may be possible. Therefore time is universal and time travel is impossible. Anti-gravity is possible. Space has no extra dimensions in which to warp or where parallel universes may exist. There is no "zero-point" vacuum energy. The invisible energy source in space is electrical. Clean nuclear power is available from resonant catalytic nuclear systems. Higher energy is available from resonant catalytic chemical systems than in the usual chemical reactions. Biological enzymes are capable of utilizing resonant nuclear catalysis to transmute elements. Biological systems show evidence of communicating via resonant chemical systems, which may lend a physical explanation to the work of Rupert Sheldrake. DNA does not hold the key to life but is more like a blueprint for a set of components and tools in a factory. We may never be able to read the human genome and tell whether it represents a creature with two legs or six because the information that controls the assembly line is external to the DNA. There is more to life than chemistry.
We are not hopelessly isolated in time and space on a tiny rock, orbiting an insignificant star in an insignificant galaxy. We are hopefully connected with the power and intelligence of the universe.


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|Can you find me? I'm the one with the crown and awkward smile xD
|I'm in the middle, standing in between these two beauties
|Groupshot! I'm at the far right, in the black corner!
Hair accesories: H&M / Claire's
Can't wait to use them, and to think of a nice outfit combination with it! ♥
|Flyer of the store, my customer card and my necklace that I wore that day to make the picture a bit more fancy :p


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Ask for a Strong Back rather than a lighter load
March 6, 2014
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
This quote struck me a bit while I was swimming through the vast oceans of the internet. I've realized that the journey to BJJ is not a easy one. For those who have quit early or chose to not to pursue further because they are looking for something easy. Again, all good things (and the rewarding ones is not easy. It's just reality.
In my very first tourney, I actually focused on one thing: praying. I prayed that I will have a less experienced opponent who would gladly give his back for me to get the easy choke. I wished for a skinny opponent who is absolutely hapless in the gentle art. Yes. I prayed for the wrong thing.
Well, God never answered my prayer. Instead he gave me an experienced guy. The dude literally threw me around like a rag doll. A word of advice: hip throws aren't fun. For a moment there, I thought that luck wasn't on my side at all, or being seeded to an opponent whose skills far exceeded mine as unfair.
For that reason: I remembered that results, victories, and improvement are not about the factors that you cannot control. Yes. You can get lucky to go against someone inexperienced. But come on, where is the fun in that?
BJJ is not all about the number of wins that you can rack up in a single tourney. Competition is fun. But competition is the time where you can gauge how much you have improved, or how much you have learned.
Don't ask for a light load, but rather for a stronger back
This became my mantra. And then, I believe that I have improved. I made every competition about my improvement and not about getting being better than the experienced or the weak, or beating those who cannot tell the difference from an armbar attempt to a triangle. Train hard so that you can best better opponents. Believe you me, in the end, you will feel better.


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I was honored to be invited to speak at the University of Advancing Technology's Tech Forum 2010 conference (Tempe, AZ). I spoke about the recent evolution of computing technology from PC to mobile, and added a bit more context to the front end, too. Approximately 12,000 years. =)
From Petroglyphs and Back Again from UAT on Vimeo.


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Day 5 – 8/28/12
This is why we can't have nice things. One of my childhood friends and I were escorted out of the dressing room very impromptu because we decided we weren't going to purchase any clothing, but we wanted to make faces in the mirror. Management didn't even acknowledge the rarity of my Bulls red 1980s' Air Jordan sweatshirt my grandfather blessed me with.


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Munich: Pep Guardiola says Bayern Munich are ready to defend their status as German and European champions following a successful pre-season where they won the Audi Cup, beating Manchester City 2-1 in the final.
Die Roten racked up an incredible 65 goals in pre-season friendlies, culminating in Mario Mandzukic`s winner after Thomas Muller had levelled from the spot following Alvaro Negredo`s opener for Manuel Pellegrini`s men on Thursday.
And, with a DFB-Pokal first round clash against Schwarz-Weiss Rehden to come followed by the Bundesliga opener against Borussia Monchengladbach, the Spaniard believes his side are ready for the challenge which lies ahead.
"I am satisfied. During the first half we played well. During the second half it became clear that this was our second game in two days," Guardiola told reporters, adding: "We are ready."
Muller, who netted 13 times in the Bundesliga last season and scored the crucial equaliser against City, also feels the club are suitably prepared for the start of the new campaign.
"We are at a good level," he said. "But, against a top team like Manchester City, we have problems at preventing any scoring chances just as any other (side) would."


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New York's first festival honoring the contributions of women directors to Taiwanese cinema showcases 25 films: features and shorts, docs and animation. Nothing in the series feels more engaging than Sylvia Chang's nicely controlled contemporary comedy Tonight, Nobody Goes Home (1997). Veteran Chang began in movies as an actress, made her directorial debut in 1981, and has since become one of the rare Taiwanese female filmmakers to have achieved an international reputation. Tonight explores the tensions within a large, affluent family headed by Dr. Chen, a philandering middle-aged dentist with a yen for younger women. When his staid-matriarch wife, fed up with him, finally goes out on the town on her own, she picks up a long-haired young Thai gigolo in her son's nightclub and moves in with the hunk. Chang handles the screwball and dramatic sequences with equal fluidity—at times her gently sardonic film feels like Sirk lite.
A sweetly imaginative first feature, Wang Shau-di's Grandma and Her Ghosts (1997) follows a young city boy who visits his country grandmother, discovers that the old dear is a Taoist shaman, and helps her do battle with the evil ghosts who are ruining the neighborhood. It's good enough clean fun, abetted by a chorus of talking mushrooms and a scary pack of zombie cats.
Huang Yu-shan's painfully unconvincing Spring Cactus (1999) is a stale tale of an alienated schoolgirl from a broken home who embarks on a life of addiction and prostitution. The more rewarding gay program includes Chen Jo-fei's feature Where's My Love? (1995) and Chan Ying-yu's short Taipei Drag Queen (1995). While Drag Queen comes off as a giddy little home movie, Where's My Love? is a sympathetic and moving mood piece. It concerns a morose young gay writer who has just finished an autobiographical first novel but, hesitant to come out to his family, decides not to publish it. If this series contains no budding talents likely to rival Hou Hsiao-hsien or Edward Yang, Where's My Love?, in its modest way, stands as a respectable debut.


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Congrats to Derrick Dunfee on his Eddie invite.
Twin brothers Shaun and DK Walsh stoked on their new spread. Both are on CC guns.
4'3 wooden snow alaia for Jeremy Jones
This is a must see movie! I hope to see everyone in Encinitas Friday night at La Paloma theater. The movie starts at 8. Be sure to get there early.
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K.O.M. Apparel, K.O.M. standing for "Kit of the Month", plays on the prestigious "King of the Mountains" award received in the Tour de France and similar cycling events. The retail company's goal is to create a relationship with its users, allowing them to submit their own designs, vote, and donate to a nonprofit partner of their own choosing. Ultimately, K.O.M. Apparel creates an interactive environment between the company and the consumer; one in which the consumers act as a group to design the company's products so that the apparel itself is not bound to corporate blandness.
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Scanalytics Inc. was founded in 2012 by Joe Scanlin and Matt McCoy. It began when Scanlin was shopping at a retail store and became interested in the methodologies in which companies with a physical footprint could understand human behavior. "The orientation of how I was standing, how long I was there, what I was looking at, the time of day; this told a story that I was giving them but no one was tracking," says Scanlin.
It did not take long for a solution to come. Scanlin and McCoy set to work developing the first version of what is now known as the SoleSensor, an intelligent floor sensor that measures 100% of foot traffic in physical spaces, and also tracks behaviors such as engagement time, turnover, and patience rates.
"This technology truly allows insight on how people move by monitoring the foot traffic instead of something personal," states Scanlin. "Our tools help businesses understand key points such as how long someone was standing in front of a product, and how that relates to their level of interest in purchasing it."
Scanalytics has quickly gained its footing, being named as one of the top 10 tech booths at South by Southwest Interactive Trade Show this past March by Tech Cocktail and winning the IoT People's Choice Award for best Connected Retail Application, and is looking forward to continued success.
MGDS is the biggest video game development conference in the Midwest that maintains quality in terms of speakers and experience, without breaking your bank in order to attend. We provide speaker presentations, panels, workshops, and an exhibition floor for attendees to learn new tools to improve themselves as game developers and to demo video games that their peers have been laboriously working on. You can experience an indie game success like Race the Sun, view cool student projects like Tetrapulse, chat with industry legends like Tom Hall, and bump elbows with developers from AAA studios like Volition to see if you have what it takes to make it in the industry, all wrapped up in an inviting environment for little cost to you.
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Scottish Motor Show
Never miss the launch of new car models in the official Scottish Motor Show. Entertainment for the whole family including stunt entertainment, road safety and eco green driving zones and much more.
Events across Scotland in July 2016
Never miss the launch of new car models in the official Scottish Motor Show. Entertainment for the whole family including stunt entertainment, road safety and eco green driving zones and much more.
Annual summer school focusing on the connections between Scottish traditional music, Gaelic song and dance.
Over 100 Classes over 2 days with many Horse of The Year Show Qualifiers.
Major championship on the lawn bowls calendar. Northfield Bowling Complex.
A colourful programme of performances and special events showcasing the creative work of youth theatre groups from across Scotland.
A jam-packed family weekend of Historic Fun & Frivolity, bringing More of Banff's Medieval Characters to Life Traditional skills, crafts and music will all be on display.
Local farmers market held on 1st Saturday of every month between 9-1pm in St Andrews
London Folk Festival - status uncertain
Fashion show and display of the latest Tartan designs and creations, with new lines on show.
A great day out for the family and it's one of the largest gatherings of steam traction engines, road rollers and more
This year - The Mendelssohn on Mull Festival is celebrating 26 years of incredible music making. Each year the Mendelssohn on Mull festival, under the artistic directorship of Levon Chilingirian invites a small group of young musicians at the start of their professional careers to take part in an extraordinary week of discovery and performance.
A Scottish Farmers market with a continental heart - quality local artisan crafts too! Open every Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
Now into the 26th year, the Scottish game fair at Scone Palace will feature a number of trade stands, displays,demonstrations and a range of competitions for the visitors.
An evening only festival that offers Two nights of quality Scottish music.
Watch the thrill and spill of a keenly fought beach rugby match in whcih 18 teams compete for glory on the sand followed by an evening of local cuisine and live music with local band Escapade and an after party.
Large local market held on first and last Saturday every month between 9-5 in Belmont Street
Local farmer's market held every Saturday in Wick between 09:30 till about 4pm. Arrive early for best produce. In Market Square
Traquair Fair, held in the grounds of Scotland's Oldest Inhabited House in the Scottish Borders is one of the longest running Fairs in Scotland and is fully focussed on a family audience.
Professional running events, trade stands and children's entertainment. Open 10.30am.
A series of water-based events suitable for participants and spectators of all ages.
A multi-arts festival dedicated to the kids, whcih includes various programmes of visual art, theatre, movement, sport, film and more.
Top quality international chamber music in the beautiful surroundings of Paxton House, an 18th century Palladian Country House near Berwick.
Breath-taking jousting tournament, archery and falconry displays, sword fighting, medieval cookery demonstrations, try on chainmail, meet the Knight, go to Warrior School and much more!<br /
A weekend of summer walks and activities for all ages, centred on the Pentland Hills, which offers some of the best views around.
This year's Open Golf at Muirfield will feature some of the worlds' greatest golfers who will fight it out for the title in one of the country's finest links courses.
A market with a wide range of local produce and crafts, featuring over 20 stalls. Last Saturday of every month in Haddington in East Lothian
Famers Market in Montrose on the fiest Saturday of every month in Montrose and 2nd Saturday in Forfar
The annual Ayrshire Vintage Rally features a range of farm implements and farming aids. This year it is hosted by Craig Wilson Ltd at Whitefordhill, Ayr.
Local produce, crafts and gift market with local artwork, gifts and food. Every Friday from 25th March - 16th December
Enjoy a walk along the Rock Garden where many exotic plants will be displayed.
Summer travelers can enjoy one of the best food festivals all year at the Taste of Edinburgh, held from July 4-5 2014
Golf competition for Ladies and Gentlemen over four majestic courses with prizes for each round and for the whole event.
The Lossiemouth Folk Club Fest encourages performers to come and play 'for the craic' in the spirit of celebrating traditional music and tales
Local farmers market held in the High Street on the 2nd Saturday of each month
Largest of the Farmers' markets in the North of Scotland. held every FIRST saturday of the month between 08:30 till 3pm in centre of Inverness
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19 July 2012
Frugally Delicious and Mussels and Fennel in Ale
A few weeks ago I got a lovely email from Joey at 80 Breakfasts, informing me that I'd won a very exciting blog contest--and lo, my package has now arrived, all the way from the Philippines! What is it what is it what is it what is it what is it?
It's the Frugally Delicious cookbook!
This little book focuses on ideas for cooking and eating well on a budget: a skill even the thriftiest of us could use help with from time to time. 55 amazing foodbloggers contributed their dishes to make this project a reality.
Overall, the aesthetic is clean, with minimal line drawings illustrating each chapter heading, and a great variety of recipes hiding behind the charming facade. The compact format makes the book easy to use; just page through, tuck a corner under a cutting board, and get cooking.
I obviously had to make something right away--but what? I decided on the third recipe in the book: The Year in Food's Mussels and Fennel in Ale.
Steamed mussels generally look really impressive but take almost no effort or monetary layout, and this version was no exception. The combination of Belgian white (Leffe Blond for us) with fennel and onion created a highly fragrant broth studded with tender shellfish.
The proper way to eat mussels in broth is of course to slurp out the shellfish and then use the shell to scoop up as much broth and veg as possible. Soak up more of the broth with your choice of crusty bread; we had sourdough, which was a perfect match.
These mussels were super easy, fast, and intensely flavorful: an ideal appetizer or quick dinner for those of you who like both shellfish and anise.
Hooray! Thanks again for the cookbook, Joey--I'll definitely be trying out more recipes in the future!
10 comments:
- Jes said...
Love the design of that cover! (But I'm a sucker for anything with a pig...smile) The mussels look rad too, mmm fennel!
- July 20, 2012 at 11:08 AM
- Cathleen said...
Ooh, yum! I have never made mussels.. I don't even think I've ever eaten them before! I need to try them out!
- July 20, 2012 at 11:55 AM
- Kat said...
Looking at this is making me hungry. I usually use white wine with mussels, but I love the thought of putting some leffe blonde (my favorite type of beer) in the broth!!
- July 20, 2012 at 3:22 PM
- Joanne said...
I've never cooked much with mussels but I actually have heard that they're quite economical! Sounds like this recipe pairs them with a delicious sauce.
- July 21, 2012 at 2:37 AM
- cindy said...
What a cute looking book! The mussels look great too, I have never made them before....but, I love to order them. I love that these have fennel!
- July 23, 2012 at 5:12 AM
- Stephanie said...
I love the idea of cooking frugally. My mother in law makes a great mussels dish with chopped tomatoes, garlic, and white wine.
- July 23, 2012 at 7:30 AM
- Monet said...
Smile. I actually have a recipe in that book! I have it sitting on my shelf, and I'm going to need to make a recipe myself. Thank you for sharing these delicious looking mussels!
- July 23, 2012 at 10:33 AM
- Eileen said...
So glad you guys like it! I too have nearly always made mussels with white wine, or with melted onions and tomatoes--so this was a very tasty & intense change.
And for those of you who have never cooked mussels, but want to--give them a try! They're way easier than you'd think.
- July 23, 2012 at 11:38 AM
- Shut Up & Cook said...
Brilliant! Even better because I have a few bulbs of fennel I need to use up..and a dinner party tonight that I wasn't sure what I was going to make. Thanks for the inspiration!
- July 24, 2012 at 11:43 AM
thanks for sharing.
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This workshop enables you to make an expandable STERLING SILVER RING (or two) in just 3 hours. You will learn the silversmithing techniques of designing, saw piercing, drilling, forming and polishing.
You can never have too many rings. Suitable for men or women.
Alternately, a great Mother's Day gift idea: Make a piece of jewellery for Mum or give Mum a workshop booking to make her own.
Session limited to 5 people aged 16 or older.
Cost includes all materials and use of tools; tea/coffee and yummy biscuits. All you need to bring is your creativity.


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Edinburgh comedy awards - what the reviewers said
After the longest debate in the 33-year history of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, the shortlist has been announced. For the first time since Lee Evans won in 1993, there are seven names on the list. But who are they and what have the critics been saying about them?
Bridget Christie - A Bic for Her
A Bic for Her is an hour of comedy about feminism, according to the Daily Telegraph. The paper's Mark Monahan says: "This might well set 'earnest' alarm bells ringing, and Christie certainly makes no apologies for the fact that she is as cross as hell and not afraid to show it". He says it is "in many ways a craftsmanlike hour of comedy, as full of imaginative jokes as it is of righteous anger, yet you may emerge from it feeling lectured and hectored".
The List magazine agrees that Christie delivers "beautifully crafted" and hilarious stand-up but says that while she veers towards the polemical "a joke will always be rustled up from the darkest recesses".
Carl Donnelly: Now That's What I Carl Donnelly! Volume V
Carl Donnelly is pretty unrecognisable, says The Skinny. It says he has Gok Wan'd his image and amassed "a bunch of hippyish views and pastimes". However, it says "he's done what few converts to the green side manage, and kept his sense of humour intact". It calls his comedy "effortless and utterly captivating".
Festmag says Donnelly is clearly capable and comfortable performer but complains that it is all "a bit too hotchpotch". It says that while Donnelly is "harmless and likeable, he rarely ends up fulfilling his promise of something more deep and honest".
James Acaster -Lawnmower
The Independent says that last year James Acaster beguiled his way on to the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist with an artfully crafted study in mild lunacy. It says this year he offers something similar but worries that it sails close to "the wind of being inconsequential". The 28-year-old, from Kettering, has a comedy mission to clear Yoko Ono's name, as she still carries the blame of being the woman who broke up the Beatles.
The Independent says the comedy has "poetical passages and an artisan's eye for structure" but the faces of the audience show "concern at being mesmerised by a jester that they don't entirely trust". The Guardian, meanwhile, says Acaster compensates for meaningless material with "fine joke-writing and intricate construction". Brian Logan says there are "delightful sequences" but his set "felt too much like a technical exercise in dottiness".
Max and Ivan: The Reunion
"Some acts sneak up on the final week of the Fringe and deliver just the boot up the backside it requires. Suddenly, a lot of people are saying that Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez are 'contenders'," according to a prescient review in the Daily Telegraph. It says the duo's "robustly entertaining" hour makes up for "the unremarkable nature of its conceit - a clutch of characters convening for a school reunion - with a wonderfully taut script, a snappy attention to pace and a winning degree of versatility".
The Independent calls it a "joyous hour". It says Max and Ivan have hit upon the "perfect vehicle" for their sketch story this year. "Their school reunion rom-com has plot and heart enough to stand alone but leaves space for plenty of playful messing around, too." The Guardian agrees that this year's show has "more heart, and allows space for Olesker, Gonzalez and their audience to breathe". It concludes by calling them the "real deal".
Mike Wozniak -Take The Hit
Chortle says Mile Wozniak is a man in a "velvet bow-tie and frilly dress shirt spending an hour telling us jokes about his mother-in-law". But it says that Wozniak "quietly subverts the dated genre". The Skinny agrees that he appears to be "a showbiz throwback" but it says his "natural charm" and material that is beautifully constructed and delivered mean he is not. However, it does says that his observations on his mother-in-law living with him in his Exeter home become a little "baggy" by the end of an hour. Festmag says "his observational stuff rings true but always with brilliantly skewed perspective".
Nick Helm - One Man Mega Myth
"You can shuffle on stage to a smattering of applause. Or you can dress as Evel Knievel, crank up the heavy metal, jump on a trampoline, and demand your crowd sing "Nick Helm is amazing," writes Brian Logan in The Guardian. Of course, Helm takes the latter option. Logan describes him as a "psychotic rock-comic". While Helm's commitment is unquestionable Logan says that "ferocity alone can't distinguish several routines that consist mainly of Helm shouting abuse".
In the Daily Telegraph, Mark Monahan says "it's hard not to pity Nick Helm's larynx". He says Helm "foul-mouthed, hard-rock bombast" is "masking an ego as frail as spun sugar". The show veers from downright hilarious, to mildly chucklesome, to slightly odd, Monahan says.
Seann Walsh: The Lie-in King
The Independent compares Walsh to a "slacker" version of Michael McIntyre. It says the 26-year-old "bounces through this 'slackerscape' in a way that is accessible to the various generations in his audience". The List says Walsh is "talented enough that the show flies by, with a handful of truly inspired moments, but the rest is very much by the numbers". It talks of "fluid, energetic but ultimately dispiriting routines about the iPhone's battery life, being drunk on Facebook and the awfulness of hangovers".


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On Thursday, August 27, 2015, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster found Dole Food Co., Inc. ("Dole") Chief Executive Officer, David Murdock, and General Counsel, C. Michael Carter, liable to investors for $148 million in fraud damages resulting from Murdock's and Carter's intentional acts to drive the Dole share price down in anticipation of Murdock's 2013 go- private deal.1
In November 2013 Murdock, the owner of 40% of Dole's stock, paid
$13.50 per share to acquire the remaining 60% of the stock. The transaction was structured as a single-step merger.2 Shortly after the transaction was announced and before it closed, shareholders filed an action asserting breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty claims, alleging that they had not received a fair price due to the fraudulent conduct of Murdock and Carter, among others.3 Vice Chancellor Laster refused to expedite the lawsuit so the shareholders could pursue injunctive relief prior to closing, instead ruling that the shareholders could pursue damages following closing. The transaction closed, and the litigation proceeded on a post-closing basis.4
In In re MFW Shareholders Litigation the Delaware Chancery Court held that, in going private mergers involving a controlling shareholder, if the transaction is approved by a special committee of independent directors and approved by a fully-informed majority of the minority shareholders, it will be subjected to the deferential business judgment rule standard of review, rather than the more exacting entire fairness standard.5 In Dole, Vice Chancellor Laster found that while Murdock's process for obtaining approval from the Dole board technically followed the procedure established in In re MFW, and affirmed by the Delaware Supreme Court in Kahn v. M & F Worldwide Corp., the misleading information that Murdock and Carter purposely provided to the board undermined the fairness of the process, and therefore the entire fairness standard of review, requiring that defendants prove the transaction was the product of fair dealing and fair price, would apply.6
Hoping to fit within the framework of In re MFW, Murdock conditioned his merger proposal on approval from a special committee composed of independent directors and a majority of the non-Murdock shareholders.7
Yet even these procedural safeguards could not vitiate the effect of Murdock's and Carter's fraudulent actions over the span of an eighteen-month scheme to (1) separate and realize the value of Dole's higher-margin business, (2) make misleading press statements and deliberately erroneous business decisions in an effort to drive down Dole's share price, and (3) then engage in a freeze-out to take Dole private on the cheap.
After a nine-day bench trial, Vice Chancellor Laster concluded that the evidence showed, among other things, that Carter issued press releases falsely stating Dole's projected cost savings from selling a portion of its business and improperly suspended a share repurchase program for purely pre-textual reasons. Then, with respect to the information given to the special committee considering Murdock's proposed transaction, Carter knowingly gave management projections that contained misleadingly low estimates.8 Vice Chancellor Laster noted that the special committee members "were too polite and professional to come right out and say it, but a court has to call things as they are. The projections Carter provided were knowingly false. Carter intentionally tried to mislead the Committee for Murdock's benefit."9
Carter also resisted the hiring of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC ("Lazard") as an independent financial advisor because it had no prior relationship with Murdock; sought to limit the special committee's scope of consideration; failed to inform the special committee of the projected economic benefit of the farms that Dole intended to purchase; and secretly helped Murdock prepare a hostile tender offer in case the special committee did not approve Murdock's proposal.10 While Vice Chancellor Laster acknowledged that the agreed-upon $13.50 share price was within the range of fairness that Lazard determined at the time of the merger, he concluded that Carter's refusal to share accurate financial projections and other deliberately misleading conduct, robbed the special committee and Lazard of the ability to negotiate on a fully-informed basis and to potentially say no to the merger. Thus, Murdock and Carter could not satisfy the burden of the entire fairness standard of review, and the Chancery Court found that Murdock's purchase of the stock was not the product of fair dealing and the shareholders were entitled to a "fairer" price.11
Lessons and Best Practices
While the Chancery Court's ruling that Murdock's and Carter's actions were fraudulent and breached their duty of loyalty may be appealed, Dole provides some important – and immediate – lessons for all corporations with controlling shareholders considering go-private transactions. Specifically, Dole makes clear that transactions to take a corporation private may require a high level of independent diligence by a special committee and its advisors to ferret out any potential fraud or unfairness by the controller prior to approval of the proposed transaction. Among other things, special committees should hire independent financial advisors capable of and willing to test management's projections, if necessary.12 Also, if it appears that a controlling shareholder, or an officer or other designee acting at his behest, is engaging in obstructionist or other questionable behavior, such behavior should be met head-on with firm, determined action.13 Strong and qualified independent counsel can and should be of great assistance to the special committee in counteracting such behavior by the controller, should it occur.
Efforts to take a corporation private can be profitable for both the controlling and non-controlling shareholders. However, corporate boards, special committees and the parties who advise them should maintain steady vigilance in diligently assessing potential go-private transactions, because, notwithstanding the procedure set forth in In re MFW, such transactions may still draw close judicial scrutiny if there is any potential evidence of fraud or self- dealing by the controller or his designee, as the Dole decision makes clear.


text: Do you ever get so excited that you have to stop in the middle of what you are doing and run to the bathroom? Such was the case as Toronto's finest also known as none other than MSTRKRFT took to the Ogden Theater stage in Denver on Saturday night. At one point during the set one of the members of MSTRKRFT ran off the stage (apparently to the bathroom) only to come back a few seconds later to blindside the crowd with sound pleasure. The show kicked off with one of Denver's own Boyhollow who got the crowd primed and ready for the rest of the nights festivities who also included Bird Peterson a native Houstonite and Felix Cartal who almost blew the roof off with his bass thumping set. As the crowd settled in for the nights main attraction the venue was already soaked in sweat as MSTRKRFT took the stage playing a mesmerizing set of electronical bliss. I would have to say the crowd lost it when the opening riffs of B.O.U.N.C.E hit the speakers. as it created a audio ecstasy to those in attendance. The Generation X kids sure got what they bargained for and left the venue with their ears buzzing from some of the hottest in the game. For those of you making it to the Mecca of music festivals (SXSW) in Austin this week be sure to catch MSTRKRFT, Felix Cartal, Bird Peterson, LA Riots, and Steve Aoki at the Radio Room Saturday night. Oh and by the way you might want to bring a pair of ear plugs. For more pics CLICK HERE


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Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment is already thinking
about summer and encouraging fans to mark their calendars for its popular
foodie events. Restaurants, food trucks and vendors interested in participating
at these events can reach out to Rachel Ryan, firstname.lastname@example.com to
secure a spot.
"These are some of the most popular events at the
racetrack," said Jason Settlemoir, COO and GM of Meadowlands Racing &
Entertainment. "We want to make sure these dates are marked on our fans
and food vendor calendars, it is never too early to think about enjoying a
night at the track while enjoying some fantastic food!"
The 3rd annual Battle for the Best Burger is
slated for Saturday, June 9. The contest offers a $1,500 grand prize with
$1,000 for 2nd place and $500 for third. This free event runs from
12 noon - 10 pm and fans are encouraged to come out and taste some of the best
local burgers. Two lucky fans will win a spot at the Judging Table and
help determine the top 3 burgers.
Area restaurants and professional cooks who think they have
the best burger in town are invited to register to participate by visiting the
sign-up page at http://www.meadowlandsracetrack.com/event_detail.aspx?id=13715
Executive Chef Bryan Gregg of Orama in Edgewater, NJ and
food trucks The Outslider and Little Bit of Paradise are already sign up to
Then on Saturday, July 14 the 3rd annual BBQ
Battle returns to the track on Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace Night.
$2,000 is up for grabs in the Battle with $500 top prizes for the best brisket,
chicken, pulled pork and ribs.
This free event runs from 6-10 pm and fans are encouraged to
come out for some of the best BBQ in the area. Two lucky fans will win a
spot at the Judging Table and help determine the top BBQ in each category.
Last year, Doreen Rinaldo of Roselle, New Jersey, took home
the top prize for brisket and ribs and is looking to defend her title this
year. Area restaurants and professional cooks who think they have the
best BBQ in town are invited to register to participate by visiting the sign-up
page at http://www.meadowlandsracetrack.com/event_detail.aspx?id=13164
Finally, the always popular Seafood Festival is scheduled
for its fifth year on Saturday, July 28. The Pink buffet, overlooking the
live racing action, will feature a special seafood-themed spread including
lobster, mussels and clams. There will also be a raw bar in the Backyard
and a variety of food trucks serving up some of the best seafood in the Garden
State. Food truck registration details can be found here http://www.meadowlandsracetrack.com/event_detail.aspx?id=14424
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Reasons to Be Happy #378:
Fields of Sunflowers
One of the happiest flowers in existence, when they're gathered in great groups they're like a big ol' shot o' joy. It's nearly impossible not to smile when they gang up on you like this! It's their season. Go and find a field to play in!
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The Mystic Lake Casino has an on-site hotel. The nearest alternate hotel options are in Shakopee just to the north and include the Hampton Inn, AmericInn Lodge & Suites, and the Holiday Inn Express.
The hotel at Mystic Lake Casino has 586 rooms spread across 17 floors. The hotel has an exercise room, spa and indoor pool among other amenities.
Shakopee has a wide range of hotels, including many of the major upscale and mid-scale chains. In addition to the chains already listed, the town has a Quality Inn, Americas Best Value Inn, Best Western Plus and Super 8, plus a number of independent lodges and suite hotels.


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The BLESS Workbed is made for those who don't believe in keeping business and personal life separate. It is essentially a convertible piece of furniture that is both a bed and a desk. The main body simply flips around in order to take on one of the two purposes. A simple design with grand prospects, the BLESS Workbed is made for small spaces and those terrible bouts of overtime some people suffer through.
Designed by Mira Schroder, the BLESS Workbed is part of the company's No. 33 Artistcare collection. In addition to a rotating mechanism, the sheets have been specially designed to latch to the underside of the table when upside down. It comes complete with an unmoving side table.
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Jonathan Karl questions Josh Earnest about the payment made to Iran as U.S. prisoners were released by the Iranian government.
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Jonathan Karl questions Josh Earnest about the payment made to Iran as U.S. prisoners were released by the Iranian government.
Spokesman John Kirby says of the $400 million cash payment to Iran, "We of course sought to obtain maximum leverage until after American citizens were released, and that was our top…
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On July 15, 2015, the president answers a question about whether the embattled comedian should have his U.S. Medal of Freedom revoked.
State Dept. spox talks about Obama campaign promise to name Armenian Genocide.
Sen. Graham lays out why the Republicans lose elections.
National Security Adviser Susan Rice thinks EPRDF's 100% win is a joke :D
White House Press Secretary refuses to say the Obama Administration never lied on the Iran Deal.
WH Press Secretary affirming that the Trump Administration is throughly in support of "Right to Work" .
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For a holiday respite, I'm devoting some posts through December and into January to recounting a trip I took to Venice in 2007. Using photos and notes from the trip, I'm highlighting the urbanist issues of day-to-day life in what may be the most famous car-free city in the world.
My topic for today is Venetian front doors and entries.
In Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World, author Ross Chapin writes about the transition between sidewalks and front doors. He argues that the change from public space to private space should be signaled using landscaping, variation in pavement types, and front porches.
I found his argument reasonable and insightful. When my wife and I recently made adjustments to our frontyard, we incorporated some of his ideas and were pleased with the result. We prefer how we sense the transition and we note that pedestrians react to the frontyard differently than before. They've become more engaged with the fountain and the seasonal blooms, but not in a way that interferes with our privacy.
With that confirmation of Chapin's thoughts about the public to private transition, it's interesting to look back at the front doors of Venice, a subject that had begun to fascinate me seven years ago.
In the absence of the typical configuration of street and sidewalk, there is far less physical separation between public and private uses in Venice. The first photo above is of a front door directly off the San Silvestre vaporetto stop. There was sufficient room for passengers so that no one needed to stand too near the door, but it is still odd to contemplate the equivalent of an American front door exiting into a queue of passengers awaiting a bus.
And many, perhaps most, Venetian front doors directly adjoin narrow pedestrian ways. One is likely, upon opening a front door, to find a stranger within a couple of feet. That was certainly true for the front door of the building that contained apartment I rented.
Despite this adjacency of front door to public space, Venetians have found ways, using door materials, door behavior, architecture, and interior design to frame the transition from public to private. The solutions may provide insights that can be used for in urbanist projects.
To begin, all Venetian front doors have solidness. Not all are maintained as well as might be hoped, but all make a statement that what goes on behind them is strictly private.Next, Venetians don't linger in the front door. They slip in and out quickly. If they want to chat with a neighbor, the door remains closed until the conversation is complete. Nor are doors ever left open for ventilation.
Last, even during the brief instant that a door is open, little can be seen of the interior of the home. (It wasn't that I was being creepy, but over two weeks of wandering the city I got a few lucky glances.) Even when the front door of one of the grand houses is open, the view was typically an unadorned entry, painted in a neutral shade such as deep tan, and without any artwork in sight. There was no hint of the life within.
So, how do I think these elements of Venetian front doors should be applied to front doors in American urbanism?
Heavy and solid front doors are always a fine concept. They're a good way to connote privacy and security.
The front door behavior of the Venetians seems cold and unwelcoming. Even if we don't choose to invite our neighbors inside, standing in an open door to chat seems more convivial than not unlocking the door until the conversation is complete.
I really like having the life of the apartment not quite visible from the front door. There have been times in my life when a job forced me to knock on the doors of strangers. From those experiences, I found it unpleasant to have the first view through an opening door be of a squalling infant in a high chair or an indolent youth watching MTV while popping M&Ms. There are times when a little privacy can be a good thing.
But I find the neutral appearance of Venetian entries to be underwhelming. I don't need to see an original Picasso sketch hanging on the wall, but a touch of color or an interesting wall angle would show a little personality. I'd like to know whether the inhabitants are pale green or burnt orange folks.
Venetians have adapted to a unique set of urban circumstances. And in those adaptations there are concepts that can be applied to American urbanism.
As always, your questions or comments will be appreciated. Please comment below or email me. And thanks for reading. – Dave Alden (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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As in the 1992 smash Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone's murderous character Catherine Tramell will again have a lesbian lover in the film's upcoming sequel.
Stone revealed in an Access Hollywood interview that aired Thursday that the producers of Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction are in the process of casting her female paramour. Ever the quote machine, the 46-year-old actress added she wouldn't rule out a romance with a woman in real life either. "Why not?" Stone asked. "Middle age is an open-minded period."


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A cycle advocacy and social cycling group promoting the 3Rs: same Roads, same Rules, same Responsibilities
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Ruthven Street - Chalk Drive OCR changes
Above: View from Ruthven Street looking south across Campbell Street (Spotted Cow pub on lefthand corner).
Note the BAZ sign in the shoulder.
TMR have agreed to redesign this area, moving the turn lane over to the left further and adding a green transition bike lane (1500mm) to the right of the shoulder and straight ahead lane line.
TBUG argues that the transition paint must be continued beyond the Campbell St. junction all the way to the traffic lights at Chalk Drive - Ruthven St.
Above: TRC has created a loading zone and four car spaces immediately past the Spotted Cow.
A large, but narrowing, shoulder is evident between the parking space and the 60 kph left-turn only TMR slip lane onto Chalk Drive.
TBUG believes the loading zone and all four car parking spaces need to go, with the space given to a kerb-side bike lane that feeds into the TMR owned Chalk Drive.
Prior to the redesign, BAZ signs were in place, in the shoulder, in this area.
Ample provision for parking and unloading for the Spotted Cow is available in the back lane, Ann Street.
Above: This is the view from the last of the four car parking spots looking towards the increasingly narrow shoulder.
At the end of the chevron space is the traffic island built for an unmarked pedestrian crossing just out of sight of drivers, around the Chalk Drive corner.
Being a TMR road, the road speed is 60 kph, with an advisory speed of 40 kph.
Above: Looking north along Ruthven St. from the traffic island build out towards the four car parking spots.
Above: TBUG has proposed that this traffic island build out be used as a bike lane taking bike traffic around the corner from Ruthven Street into Chalk Drive.
The island needs to be cut back to provide an 1800mm space between the kerb and the traffic island.
This becomes the protected bike lane, with transition paint from the Ruthven St. entry point, through the cutaway area, and past the island through the current chevron marked area going east.
That will provide a safe passage for cyclers not wishing to use the main traffic lane, the slip lane from Ruthven St. into Chalk Drive.
Cyclers who elect to use the main traffic lane will have to ride mid lane, so TBUG proposed having BAZ signs placed along the left hand lane from the Spotted Cow, all the way around into the left hand lane of Chalk Drive, where the road has the OCR eastern flowing lane joining.
Above: Looking west from Chalk Drive towards Ruthven St.
This area to be expanded to 1800mm, treated with transition paint.
This proposal is no different to a Copenhagen Lane, found all over central Melbourne
It also reflects a similar TMR design to be found at Mt. Coot-tha Toowong.
See: Austroads 'Cycling Infrastructure: Selected Case Studies', 5. Left Turn Slip Lane for Bicycle Users, Figure 5.1: Cyclist Slip Lane: Mt. Coot-tha loop, Toowong, Austroads 2014, p.14: https://www.onlinepublications.austroads.com.au/items/AP-T282-14
Above: At the eastern end looking east of the proposed bike lane around Chalk Drive.
TBUG proposes the green transition paint continues through this chevron zone, runs adjacent to the left hand turn lane seen in the distance and joins the left hand traffic lane of Chalk Drive at the end of that left hand turn lane.
Above: Contrary to the assurances found in a letter to TBUG from the Minister's office, TRC has made no provision for any bike lanes on the new OCR.
TRC has provided a shoulder on each direction, of about 1500mm. This remains a shoulder only.
TRC has mode no provision with BAZ signs on the OCR.
A cycler on the OCR, travelling east from Russell Street and wishing to continue east along Chalk Drive, is given no assistance through road markings to move from the kerb side lane to the straight ahead lane to cross Ruthven St.
Above: The OCR going west from Ruthven St.
The 1500mm shoulder clearly visible.
Above: Looking north up Ruthven St at the OCR - Chalk Drive intersection.
A large space adjacent to the kerb available for a bike lane for the straight ahead cycler.
TBUG proposes the green transition painted lane (continued on from the other side of Campbell St) for the straight ahead rider terminates at this point in a green holding box ahead of the straight ahead lane arrow visible here. It needs also to extend to include the adjacent right hand turn lane, to allow riders entering the OCR to go west the opportunity to get ahead of right turning traffic when moving off from a red-green change.
Above: Another shot of the same area showing the amount of vacant space available for bike infrastructure - had it been included at the initial design phase.
Above: TRC continues to advertise the 'end' of the bike lane.
This is the bike infrastructure TMR have previously insisted never existed along Ruthven St.
Above: Remnant BAZ sign marking the start of the trail of BAZ signs down Ruthven St that culminate in the 'end' sign featured above (see also the first photograph for the same BAZ sign).
Scant, if any, regard has been paid to the TMR policy to be found here:
Cycling Infrastructure Policy (PDF, 161 KB)
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