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Celebrity chefs often bash each other in public. How much do you know about these rivalries? Take this quiz to find out.
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Question 1 of 30
Which chef did Giada De Laurentiis say has a "beef with everyone"?
Thomas Keller
Guy Fieri
Anthony Bourdain
And as you're about to see, she's right.
Question 2 of 30
Anthony Bourdain once compared Emeril Lagasse to what?
Darth Vader
an Ewok
He was referring specifically to Lagasse's physical appearance.
Question 3 of 30
Who did Bobby Flay tell to "show up or shut up"?
Mario Batali
Anthony Bourdain
Gordon Ramsay
Flay was offended that Gordon said, "I've forgotten more than he's (Flay) known!"
Question 4 of 30
Paula Deen insulted Anthony Bourdain by saying that he went around eating which part of wildebeests?
More specifically, the "unwashed anuses" of wildebeests.
Question 5 of 30
When did Gordon Ramsay say was the last time he complained about the food at a restaurant?
at Jamie Oliver's restaurant
Oliver never takes Ramsay's comments lying down; he fires back with plenty of insults of his own.
at Guy Fieri's restaurant
at Paula Deen's restaurant
Question 6 of 30
Who did Anthony Bourdain call a "bobblehead"?
Ina Garten
Giada De Laurentiis
Rachael Ray
He may have also called her a "freakazoid" who is incapable of cooking.
Question 7 of 30
Jamie Oliver said which chef is "deeply jealous" of his success?
Gordon Ramsay
Their feud goes all the way back to 2009 and has flared up intermittently.
Wolfgang Puck
Jay Rayner
Question 8 of 30
Why did Jamie Oliver first attack Gordon Ramsay?
Ramsay insulted a TV show personality.
Ramsay made some less-than-flattering remarks about a female reporter.
Ramsay hit on Oliver's wife.
Ramsay tried to kill Oliver's show.
Question 9 of 30
Towards which chef did Alton Brown direct this comment: "I've spent 14 years cooking my own food on television, and I've never seen him cook a meal."
Anthony Bourdain
Brown is hardly the only chef who is critical of Bourdain's over-the-top behavior.
Jamie Oliver
Paul Hollywood
Question 10 of 30
Anthony Bourdain ribbed chef Tyler Florence about teaming up with which franchise?
Bourdain called it the "worst career move," and Florence wasn't too happy about it.
Golden Corral
Question 11 of 30
What did Marco Pierre White have to say about Gordon Ramsay?
He will never speak to Ramsay again.
White helped mentor Ramsay, and they had a widely publicized falling out.
He will burn down Ramsay's restaurant.
He will bankrupt Ramsay.
Question 12 of 30
Jacques Pepin accused Gordon Ramsay of doing what?
peeing his pants
humiliating his own crew
He believes reality cooking drama is a bad environment for creating quality food.
embarrassing his own wife
Question 13 of 30
Anthony Bourdain skewered Rachael Ray for using which ingredient?
frozen basil
prechopped onions
"How hard is it to chop an onion?"
canned garlic
Question 14 of 30
Which chef did Emeril Lagasse say "doesn't know anything about food"?
Guy Fieri
Rachael Ray
He also said that he'd never have her on his show.
Ina Garten
Question 15 of 30
Why did Anthony Bourdain call Paula Deen "the worst, most dangerous person to America"?
her unhealthy food
He backed off and later said she was just the most dangerous person on the Food Network.
her racist comments
her elitism
Question 16 of 30
What did Deen say in response to Bourdain?
"Get a drink."
"Get a life."
Celebrities of all types have suffered Bourdain's scathing disdain.
"Get a job."
Question 17 of 30
Whom did Anthony Bourdain call "the hellspawn of Betty Crocker and Charles Manson"?
Sandra Lee
Bourdain is relentlessly creative with his insults.
Rachael Ray
Jamie Oliver
Question 18 of 30
How did Sandra Lee respond to Anthony Bourdain's insults?
She screamed at him in public.
She filed a lawsuit.
She ignored him.
She said his demeanor is a ploy for media attention.
Question 19 of 30
How did Mario Batali respond when Gordon Ramsay called him "Fanta Pants"?
banned Ramsay from his restaurants
No one ever said chefs are mature.
sued Ramsay
called Ramsay's mother unprintable names
Question 20 of 30
Whom did Martha Stewart slam for trying to break into the celebrity chef business?
Kate Moss
Gwyneth Paltrow
"If she were confident in her acting, she wouldn't be trying to be Martha Stewart."
Keira Knightley
Question 21 of 30
How did Paltrow respond to Martha Stewart's attack?
She punched Stewart.
She made fun of Stewart's hair.
She taunted Stewart for her prison sentence.
Paltrow posted a recipe called "Jailbreak Cake," a not-too-subtle reference to Stewart's criminal conviction.
Question 22 of 30
Yak testicles are a testament to whose life going wrong, according to Tyler Florence?
Andrew Zimmern
Zimmern called Florence the "least talented TV chef."
Anthony Bourdain
Gordon Ramsay
Question 23 of 30
Anthony Bourdain reportedly likened Alice Waters to what?
an evil magician
a Communist dictator
"Pol Pot in a muumuu" are apparently the words he used.
a hostage negotiator
Question 24 of 30
What did Gordon Ramsay call Jamie Oliver?
a "one-pot wonder"
This feud may go on for decades.
a "tiny baby"
a "tasteless amateur"
Question 25 of 30
Why was Masaharu Morimoto offended by Bobby Flay?
Flay climbed onto a countertop.
Flay was celebrating a win on "Iron Chef," and his victory move was considered disrespectful.
Flay broke his blender.
Flay insulted his grandmother.
Question 26 of 30
What did Anthony Bourdain call Guy Fieri's American Kitchen & Bar in Times Square?
haunted heart house
terror dome
Fieri responded in part by saying, "I really don't like him making fun of people."
horror show
Question 27 of 30
Which chef accused Adam Richman (of "Man vs. Food") of "gluttony"?
Alton Brown
Richman responded by saying that Brown was no longer his hero.
Emeril Lagasse
Gordon Ramsay
Question 28 of 30
Who claimed that Rachael Ray was basically just reworking recipes that weren't hers?
Martha Stewart
Ray basically responded by saying, "She's right."
Sandra Lee
Paula Deen
Question 29 of 30
What did Marcus Wareing have to say about his feud with Gordon Ramsay?
He never wants to speak to Ramsay again.
Ramsay could make a second career out of burning bridges.
He would really like just one apology.
He will urinate on Ramsay's grave.
Question 30 of 30
What did Anthony Bourdain call Gordon Ramsay?
a prostitute
a pigheaded misogynist
a really sweet guy
Not every comment that Bourdain makes is completely derogatory.


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By COREY BLUEMELStaff Writer
For the third year in a row, the SouthEastern Utah OHV Club hosted the Arapeen ATV Jamboree. As the Jamboree grows in numbers each year, the visitors to Emery County are coming from throughout the United States. Several of the guests are return visitors and many are first time visitors to Ferron and the scenic attractions of the San Rafael Swell and the Arapeen Trail.
On Labor Day, Sept. 5, the first full day of the Jamboree, ATV enthusiasts registered for the rides, were treated to a continental breakfast, and began riding and experiencing Emery County. Four rides in all were held on Monday and all were in the mountain region of the Arapeen Trail System. Riders went on the Hole Trail, into Reeder Canyon, Skyline-Little's, and Indian Creek.
To cap off activities on Monday evening, the group traveled to the Reef, east of Ferron, for a delicious cowboy meal and cowboy poetry and entertainment. The Dutch oven meal was prepared by Jon and Cindy Judd of San Rafael Works, and served with an added measure of the San Rafael Swell as a backdrop.
Al Shakespaere was on hand to sing and entertain the Jamboree goers. His renditions of Elvis Presley songs seemed to be well liked by the crowd. Following the songs by Shakespaere, two local men, Kirk Christiansen and his brother Hugh Christiansen, related several poems by their favorite cowboy poets. While the brothers told their stories, the nieces and nephews, all under the age of 7, performed roping tricks and rode stick horses for the entertainment of the out of town visitors.
Kirk's wife, Mistie, related her favorite poem also, it was entitled "Heaven's Branding." While she held the microphone, her son McKoy gave the crowd two bits of cowboy wisdom. He said, "Never squat with your spurs on and always drink upstream from the herd."
Zen Majors, another local cowboy poet, then related two patriotic poems. The first he dedicated to all those who have served in the armed forces, entitled "A Piece of Cloth." He then recited "Double Edged Sword," and then retold a story about the history of the Old Spanish Trail. To finish his performance, Majors recited a poem about reincarnation which he dedicated to his friend Lee Swasey.
On Tuesday, the Behind the Reef ride, Fix-it Pass, the SEUOHV club poker ride trail, and the south side of Six Mile Canyon rides were introduced along with the Reeder Canyon and Hole Trail. The nearly 60 riders each had a choice of rides available throughout the week, with new rides taken each day. By the end of the week, everyone who came to the Jamboree should have a chance to ride five of the rides offered. With the number of rides offered, each visitor should take away a broad overview of the Arapeen ATV Trail system. On Tuesday evening, a roast beef dinner was held. All of the activities for the Jamboree are being held in the Ferron fairgrounds multipurpose building.
Wednesday at the Jamboree brought new rides and new adventures. The men attending the Jamboree went about their regular rides in the Swell and on the Arapeen Trail System. The ladies who were in attendance had the opportunity to go on a first ever "ladies only" ride. This ride began at the Ferron Fairgrounds, proceeded up Ferron Canyon to Black Dragon Canyon, to the Emery County Communications site, and finally onto the cap of Horn Mountain for a catered lunch.
Gay Anderson of California, Jayne Chacon of Colorado, Judy Doud of Northern Utah, Debra Hay of Arizona, Diane McClean of California, Phyllis Nietzert of Colorado, joined local riders Anita Mills, Helen Morgan, Danielle Farley, Betty Kunze, Elaine Garrett, and Jamie Anderson and guides Corey Bluemel and Terry Lyn Williams on the leisurely ride.
Rides on Thursday were interrupted by a cloudburst, but in the end all returned safely.
On Friday, the rides continued and the jamboree was capped off with a celebration dinner combined with Peach Days activities in Ferron.
Prizes were given, stories were traded, and the grand prizes, a 4-wheeler and a two spot trailer were drawn for. The winner of the 4-wheeler was Karen VanBuren of Orangeville, and the winner of the trailer was Donna Bury of Huntington.


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In the last days, Zion and her stakes will be established, and Israel will be gathered in mercy and tenderness—Israel will triumph—Compare 3 Nephi 22.
2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy
3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the
5 For thy Maker is thine
6 For the Lord hath called thee as a
7 For a small
8 In a little
9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the
10 For the
11 ¶O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy
12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
13 And all thy
14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the
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Saturday's clash between the Cheetahs and Stormers will be between two teams that have experienced contrasting fortunes recently.
Saturday's clash between the Cheetahs and Stormers will be between two teams that have experienced contrasting fortunes in recent weeks.
The home side are on the verge of setting a new franchise record of five consecutive wins, while the Stormers have won two and lost three of their five matches this year.
But despite those statistics, the men from the Cape will be buoyed by the fact that they have have not lost to the Cheetahs since 2007.
In their nine previous matches, the Stormers were victorious seven times, and the Cheetahs twice, although Naka Drotské's men will draw inspiration from last season's performances when both their defeats were by seven points or less 14-16 in Cape Town and 6-13 in Bloemfontein.
Despite his side's fine start to the season, Drotské is taking nothing for granted and expects a difficult assignment
"The Stormers are always a quality side," said Drotské. "It's mainly their defence, which is probably the best in the competition, which makes them very difficult to play against. We'll have to work very hard to get points on the board.
"We're expecting a very tough and physical game. They have a good pack and game breakers at the back. It's always close against them – last year we lost both our matches by seven points or less.
"I realise there will be pressure to perform this week, but we see it as positive pressure. You need to win your home games if you want to make the top six and this is an opportunity for us. The players realise it and know we're going to have to play at 100 percent intensity for 80 minutes on Saturday."
The Stormers head into this match after suffering a humiliating loss to an under-strength Crusaders team in Cape Town last week.
They kicked off their campaign with back-to-back defeats, to the Bulls and Sharks, before claiming wins against the Chiefs and Brumbies but their revival was halted when they suffered that loss to the Crusaders.
What was revealing during their previous matches, was how they struggled when their forwards failed to dominate at set-piece play.
In their losses to the Bulls and Sharks, they struggled in the scrums, and they came off second-best to Crusaders after losing seven balls on their own throw-in at the line-outs.
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee expects a similar assault from the Cheetahs.
"We've seen how well the Crusaders did their homework and we know that we can expect the same from the Cheetahs," he said. "This week we'll have to show improvement in all facets of the game if we want to do well against the Cheetahs.
"It's never easy in Bloemfontein and it's going to be a tough South African derby … but we need to focus on our game."
Prediction: The Cheetahs' are a side on the up while the Stormers that have displayed Jekyll and Hyde tendencies this season. It's a difficult one to call but the Cheetahs will get the win by less than seven points!
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Willie le Roux, 13 Johan Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Burton Francis, 9 Piet van Zyl,, 8 Phillip van der Walt, 7 Lappies Labuschagne, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Lood de Jager, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Trevor Nyakane.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Coenie Oosthuisen, 18 Rynhard Landman, 19 Boom Prinsloo, 20 Sarel Pretorius, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Ryno Benjamin.
Stormers: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Joe Pietersen, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Gio Aplon, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Gerbrandt Grobler, 19 Nizaam Carr, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Gary van Aswegen, 22 Damian de Allende.
Date: Saturday, April 6
Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 17:05 (15:05 GMT)
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Why don't more people read these mangas?
One other thing, I remember one of the Noah stating that the were "sacrificial lambs" which to me sounds like they are destined to be killed. I wonder if the Noah battling and being defeated by Allen and co. is what their fate was always meant to be. Maybe the Tyki possession is a result of Allen and something the Earl foresaw (and wanted to happen). When I read that I was like, "WTF? Sacrifical lambs?...That's odd." Any thoughts? Just a random pessimistic thought by a Noah or does it mean something more?
will i think he is related to the noahs u now that clown or somthing that worked with earl but betrayed him and the earl said something about that dude puting someone as his succeser i dont know that whole story eactly but i think he is a noah but the pure heart of his stops him from being one and the curse
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Speedway News
Seymour, July 26- There will be NO racing today, Sunday July 26, at the Seymour Speedway.
Come on out and enjoy the final day of the 2015 Outagamie County Fair.
Racing returns with a bang next Sunday, August 2. Our five regular divisions will be joined by the Outlaw IRA Sprint Cars, making their only appearance of 2015. Last seasons event was a non-stop 30 lap event won by Billy Balog. IRA has boasted fields over 30 cars and a strong showing should end a busy 3 day weekend here next Sunday.
IRA hot laps and qualifying at 5:30 with racing to follow approx 6 PM.
Seymour July 25- Just a reminder, there will be NO racing at the Seymour Speedway, this Sunday, July 26, because of the the Outagamie County Fair.
Racing returns next Sunday, August 2, when the Outlaw IRA Sprint Cars join the regular 5 division program on the 1/3 mile banked clay oval.
The event is sponsored by Bumper to Bumper of Seymour.
IRA Hot laps and qualifying at 5:30. Racing at approx 6 PM.
Sunday, Race Day at Seymour. WDLMA joins in the fun TONIGHT
Seymour, July 19 - 9 AM - It's race day and what a beautiful day it is going to be.
The past two, hot, humid days are gone leaving a warm, sunny, breezy day to welcome the WDLMA Late Model Lucky 7 series to the Seymour Speedway tonight.
The Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, Coors Light IMCA Stock Cars, O'Reilly Auto Parts IMCA Sport Mods, Turbo Blue Street Stocks and 4 Cylinders, along with the Thunder Trucks will fill out the program which is sponsored by Swinkles and Victory Vinyl.
The return of WDLMA has been high on the expectation list here at Seymour since the Memorial Day visit was rained out. The recent addition of "rookies" Jared Siefert and Mike Mullen to the veteran Late Model field, and both having garnered feature wins only a couple weeks in, has drawn a renewed attention to the division. Mullen used the practice session last Tuesday night to get used to the late model on his home track where he has had a bit of success in the iMCA Modified. He has one feature win this season and 7 overall, and was the division Rookie of the year in 2006. Siefert was a 2000 Rookie in the Modifieds and Champion here in 2005. He has 13 Modified feature wins at Seymour which is 7th on the all time list. WDLMA expects a full field to compete in tonights Lucky 7 series 30 lap main event.
Tonights running order:
Budweiser IMCA Modified
Coors Light IMCA Stock Car
WDLMA Late Models
O'Reilly Auto Parts IMCA Sport Mod
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Pit opens at 4 PM
Regular divisions will line up by averages, WDLMA will draw/redraw. Cut off for both is 5:15
Pit admission is $25 with discounts for minors.
Drivers meeting at 5:30
Racing at 6 PM.
Grandstand opens at 4:30.
Admission tonight:
Adults 19-55 $13.00
Students 13-18 / Seniors 55+ $10.00
Kids 12 and under FREE with paid adult.
Racing starts at 6 PM.
Kids Club tonight will have a Bike Giveaway sponsored by area Kwik Trip.
Reminder there is NO racing here at the Seymour Speedway next Sunday, July 26, due to the Outagamie County Fair.
Racing returns on Sunday August 2, with the only appearance of the Outlaw IRA Sprint Cars, along with our full regular program.
We appreciate your choosing to support the Sunday night racing programs here at the Seymour Speedway and hope you can join us tonight.
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Use Your Mac Mini as a Media Server Part 1
Apple has been pushing the use of the Macintosh as the heart of one's media center for a long time now, but more specifically since the release of the Mac Mini. With its compact size, low price and FrontRow, it's the perfect computer to plug into your TV and watch some of those "archived" Lost episodes.
Granted, Apple has now released to market the AppleTV, and a lot of people are ogling over it. But there are certain things that can be done with a full-fledged computer which can't be done on an AppleTV. For one thing, the AppleTV limits you to either playing movies locally, or streaming them from iTunes. This poses a bit of a problem to those of us who have massive, 300 GB collections of AVIs on our server. So all in all, power-users will probably be happier with a Mac Mini. And on top of that, you may already have a Mini lying around that you want to convert.
Initial Setup
The first step is to setup the Mini near your television and (preferably) some variety of Ethernet. While the Mac Mini does have wifi built-in, FrontRow's network streaming over wireless leaves a lot to be desired. I have my Mini (as well as my server) plugged into a gigabit Ethernet switch. Gigabit is a bit more expensive, but the speed benefits are manifest when you're streaming a high bit-rate file.
The next important thing is to get your Mini actually connected to the television. For this you'll need two cables and (at least one adapter). The adaptor can be purchased from Apple here ($20 USD). Basically what it does is convert DVI (Digital Video Interface) to either S-Video or RCA video out (I recommend using S-Video). (note, you may be lucky enough to have a DVI-in on your television. Check for this first) At this point, you should be able to turn the mini on and use the television as a monitor.
You will also need to pass the audio from the Mini into your system. Usually, this means connecting the audio to the television, but you may have a different setup. To do this you will need a 1/8th inch stereo to duel-RCA converter cable (you can get these at any electronics store). Connect the 1/8th inch end to the head-phones jack on the mini and the other two ends of the cable to the appropriate audio ins on your system. You can try playing a few songs out of iTunes to see if the audio is working.
VNC Server
We will want to control the Mini using the Apple Remote exclusively. After all, sitting on your couch watching The X-Files is not a good time to have to dig out a laptop to change the episode. However, a remote is a pretty limited interface and can only do so much. So, in order to control the mini without leaving a mouse plugged into it, we're going to have to remotely connect to it somehow. To do this, we'll use VNC.
All Macs come with a VNC server called Remote Desktop, which can be activated and configured easily from System Preferences. However, this has its issues and really isn't the best server to use. Instead, I recommend you install and configure OSXvnc. Installation is pretty easy (like with most Mac applications). Just download the DMG, let it mount, and then drag the OSXvnc.app file to /Applications.
Fire up the OSXvnc application and choose a password. Now you're going to want to jump to the "Startup" section and click on "Configure Startup Item". After you authenticate, OSXvnc should be installed (and running) on your Mini. The one final step is to allow VNC traffic through your firewall. Open System Preferences and select "Sharing". Choose "Firewall" and click on "Add…" For port name, select "Other". For the description, fill in "VNC Server", and for the TCP Port you will want to enter 5900. Just leave the UDP Port blank. Click OK and ensure that the service is checked.
Now you should be able to connect to your Mini from any computer (even Windows or Linux) using a VNC client (as long as you know what the Mini's IP address is). If you're able to connect successfully, you should be able to unplug the mouse and keyboard and just connect remotely.
The one wrinkle in this magic kingdom of remote elegance is that Macs require input devices to completely boot. By default, if they don't find any input devices connected, they will scan until they are bluetooth in the face or until they find an input device to pair with, thus interupting the boot process if you have no Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Luckily, this can be overridden in System Preferences.
Go to the "Bluetooth" section and uncheck "Open Bluetooth Setup Assistant at startup when no input device is present". Now, you should be able to restart without that annoying setup wizard spinning its wheels for hours and hours.
Every modern Mac comes packaged with this magical little app called "FrontRow". FrontRow lets you control iTunes, iPhoto, DVD Player and QuickTime all using your Apple Remote (which should have come with the Mini). Accessing FrontRow is extremely complicated, but I'll try to explain it simply:
- Step 1: Press the "menu" button on your remote. Make sure the remote is pointed at the Mini
- Step 2: Wait approximately 0.5 seconds while FrontRow starts
- Step 3: Applaud your brilliance
FrontRow is pretty intuitive, so you should be able to figure out what's going on fairly easily. You navigate using the + – and << >> controls on your remote. Play/Pause is used to select a menu item, and menu should bring you up one level in the menus.
Any iTunes movies you have in your library should be available from the "Videos" section. Also, any movie files you have stored in your "Movies" folder (in your home directory) will be available under Videos -> Movies in FrontRow. We'll exploit this fact in part 3 to store our movies on a separate server.
- Published 04/10/07
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Awesome article!
Great article. Hurry up with Part 2!!!
Good article except that too many assumptions are made. I got my Mac-Mini when they first came out. I didn't spring the for the Wi-Fi or built in Bluetooth. Since I have one the first gen Mac-Mini's, I also didn't get Frontrow (It didn't exist yet), I got ILife instead. Also, for anyone that has an HD tv, you can get a DVI to HDMI cable. (Which I currently use, and it is great!) DVI to HDMI will give you a very crisp picture. Just make sure to turn off the overscan or your toolbars will be cut off.
Why would you install OSXvnc, just use the built-in remote desktop that allows vnc connections.
System prefs >> sharing >> Apple remote desktop.
Saves at least one step.
Why is there no section on plugins for quicktime so you might be able to play other types of media? Maybe that will be in part 2.
I have a mac mini and I've never experienced problem restarting without any keyboard or mouse present. Mine starts up amazingly quickly.
I'm pretty sick of AppleTV monopolizing all the press right now, I just bought a new dual core intel mini. I mean a full blown computer just blows the appletv away in terms of functionality, but I guess Apple is trying to target 2 different markets.
I'm not even bothering with VNC just get a bluetooth or rf keyboard with a built in scroll wheel plus the mini remote and your done. Well you'll want to bump up your ram and get a bigger external hard drive too. Hmm firewire or usb 2?
Note that FrontRow doesn't control iDVD; it controls "DVD Player". iDVD is the app used to create DVD, as opposed to "DVD Player" which is used to, well, play DVDs.
Another note: OSXvnc has been renamed "Vine Server" some time ago.
Apple Remote Desktop works fine, but it's slow and has rendering faults (I think I mentioned in the article that it isn't the greatest). OSXvnc is really the best VNC server I've ever used, Mac, Windows or Linux. Worth checking out!
Hurry up with part 2!!
Part 2 is already completed… it's in the related how-to links at the bottom of the article.
AOpen makes a Mini "knock off" that has similar specs and Media Center Edition.
Apple really made a home run with this piece of hardware. It is excellent in form and function, and reasonably priced.
If you want to use your mac mini with a touchscreen (as a music-jukebox), check out rMediaTouch for OSX:
I think that switching over to a mini as a media server has been one of the best moves I've ever made. Check out my set-up HERE
Excellent stuff! Personally, I struggle to find enough time to do this sort of thing, and I don't have a Mac Mini. But I really like great ways to use a Mac.
Last year, one of our members at the Midlands Mac User Group (MMUG) did a presentation on how he set his up, and we videoed the meeting. You can see it here:
I'll add a link back on our site to this article.
This is a great setup and with the iPhone you can also use it (jail-broken) as a remote control either to control your iTunes library (very cook apps available like Signal or SimplifyMedia) or to control your desktop with TouchPad Pro via VNC.
That and you could link it to a Timemachine with 1TB of storage. Cool :-)
But I have one question. How is video playback performance at full HD (1028p) and how is the sound quality (any hiss at high levels).
Surely this is how to use your Mac mini as a media centre, rather than as a media server?? There's a big difference!!
I have been using an imac with 2.8GHz Intel Duo with Radeon HD2600 as my media server. I see no real need for VNC. I have found itunes and FrontRow entirely adequate to manage 8+ TB of movies and music beautifully. I use separate outputs to a home theatre with Pioneer receiver and satellite speakers and to a 2 channel high-end stereo – PS Audio D/A converter, T+A component tube pre-amp and power amp, and Vandersteen Vs.
I would like your advice as to the best Mac to use for the best video display. A number of my MPEG4 files are 1080p, but lots are simply converted DVDs from software like Handbrake. What does the best job of scaling up to my Pioneer 65″ 1080p display. Is there a better video card I can get or is it better to rely on the Mini's use of the primary processor for video [I'm told it does that, but don't really know]. Any other suggestions appreciated.
"For one thing, the AppleTV limits you to either playing movies locally, or streaming them from iTunes. This poses a bit of a problem to those of us who have massive, 300 GB collections of AVIs on our server."
Maybe I read this wrong or maybe things have changed since this article was written, but I have a couple hundred GB of media on a PC that I stream to my HDTV via an Apple TV.
I don't have a single file stored on my Apple TV's hard drive. All my media is on my PC and streams to my Apple TV. Very easy to manage, and backup as well.
Question for MATT. I have an Apple TV, but can only play what is put on Itunes and synced to the Apple TV. Could you tell me in detail how you access files on your computer hard drive and play them? Also, what format are the files?
What Mac (or PC) software does the best job of converting DVDs to MPEG4?
I have tried several – Handbrake, etc. – and all seem to convert the Dolby 5.1 to
2 channe.l Bummer!
Any suggestions for the best method to upscale DVD to 1080p?
Nvidia board? External scaler? Scaler built in display?
so how do you set upthe password when you turn on they want your ues name and passworld please
Hurry up with part 3!!!!
I am using a MAC Mini as a media server in my house for my itunes, when I connect my ipod or iphone via a wireless network it lets me play, but there are no playlists, and all I can do is toggle to the next song. It also doesn't show me what is currently playing.
I was all excited to read about a media server for the Mac only to find out that this is a media "Client", not a server.
You need to change the title of your article.


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Zapata's has a large menu full of your Mexican favorites and a great lunch buffet daily.
Fazzi's Bar & Grill features Greek food and generous portions.
Come to Teller's for a unique dining experience that cannot be found anywhere else in the Metro East. They are a locally owned and operated restaurant and bar located in the historic state bank building in Collinsville. At Teller's, they try to create an elegant experience at a family price. Join Teller's for dinner and drinks tonight!
Come in and join us for some great food, wine, beer, and entertainment while enjoying the panoramic view from atop the bluffs in Collinsville.
Enjoy the cozy atmosphere of cushy chairs, antiques, and the welcoming hospitality of owners Sam Makler and Colette Andre as you sample a fine glass of wine.
Andria's Countryside Restaurant
With such delicious dishes as Prime Beef Carpaccio, Fried Calamari, and Escargot en Croute, Andria's is a rare jewel of dining delight.
Annie's Frozen Custard has a variety of tasty flavors and portions so generous two can share.
Bella Milano offers the Milano burger, Pasta Con Broccoli, and so many other excellent choices, served by a warm and friendly staff. While you're there, try the featured wine: Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel.
Bigelos boasts an eclectic combination of unique pasta dishes, specialty entrees, pizzas, sandwiches, salads and daily specials. In addition to the carefully designed menu, beer connoisseurs will be right at home with Bigelos selection of craft brews as well as local favorites. We also offer many different wines by the glass or bottle.
Grace Manor Restaurant at Klingel House
Grace Manor Restaurant offers American dishes that celebrate the flavors of the season, in a warm and friendly environment. Happy Hour Tues. - Sat. 4-6.
Fine American cuisine with excellent service in a casual but stylish setting. Enjoy the more casual, lighter fare in our full-service bar.
Stagger Inn has dishes such as the "Nightmare Burger" and the "Stagger Burger", and also vegetarian friendly dishes like GardenBurgers and numerous salads. Stagger Inn has live performances by local blues and rock bands every Friday night.
Redz has delicious ribs and barbeque with tantalizing sides.
Wood fired pizza, wings, pasta, calzones and desserts - a unique restaurant located in Edwardsville. Pair your meal with a fantastic wine or craft beer from Peel's extensive menu and your meal is sure to be memorable. Come in and enjoy a great meal for lunch or dinner with family and friends.
Bully's specialize in slow cooked 'Award Winning' southern style barbecue as well as a variety of sandwiches, fish and desserts. They smoke their quality meats with fresh cut hickory and cook them at low temperatures for juicy tenderness. Bully's cooks its pork shoulders for over 15 hours and it's ribs for over 6 hours! If you have ever experienced 'fall off the bone' tenderness and a distinct hickory flavor, you can understand what makes Bully's Smokehouse legendary. After cooking is complete, they hand pull and chop on the best-selected portions. Bully's four signature sauces will make sure your cravings are filled! All of our soups and side dished are 'made from scratch' daily from the best ingredients! Bully's Smokehouse envisioned a restaurant that would feed the body as well as the soul with amazing food, great service and relaxing atmosphere.
Located on Main Street, Big Daddy's has wraps, pizza, sandwiches and more.
From salads to BBQ to pasta Bull and Bear has it and it's delicious.
The expanded menu options at Erato Wine Bar encompass not only a large selection of boutique wines but an array of international beers, over one hundred spirits, and locally derived cuisine. Erato Wine Bar continues to focus on an ever progressive menu to better serve our patrons.
Fiona's offers a variety of delicious home cooked traditional American food. Family-friendly; children's menu. Open 24 hours Sunday - Wednesday.
Wang Gang is a cool Asian restaurant off the beaten path. They offer a blend of Chef created Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine at affordable prices.
Come in for one of the best dining experiences you will have, in a great environment, surrounded by happy people, awesome drinks and fun food. We're incredibly grateful for having had such amazing friends, family, teachers and mentors along the way. We hope everyone will share in our imagination and desire for creative cooking. Let's eat!
Recess Brewing is a Community Supported Brewery that is happy to call Edwardsville, Illinois home. The goal is simple. Provide delicious, locally crafted beer and educate the masses about how the magic happens. Our location on Main Street houses a 1500 square foot brewery and a 1100 square foot taproom which is open to everyone.
Fortel's Pizza Den was honored by USA Today, the Riverfront Times, and many more as an outstanding "Mom and Pop" Pizzeria. Fortel's uses only the freshest ingredients, their dough is made in the store everyday, and they use 100% real mozzarella cheese.
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Dandy Inn Irish Pub & Restaurant
The Dandy Inn has good food and friendly service, and is among the oldest taverns in St. Clair County. Local lore says that Abraham Lincoln used to visit the tavern.
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Ginger Buffet has five types of sushi, beef & broccoli, General Tsao's chicken, and many other buffet items, a large dessert bar, a large salad bar, and much more.
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The Original Mungo's offers delicious, fresh Italian food in a casual, romantic atmosphere, and served by a friendly and helpful staff.
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Fat Daddy's Catering Concessio
Fat Daddy's offers a variety of burgers, sandwiches, tacos and more. Located in the VFW Hall, caters to military, but the public is welcome! Bring the whole family or come by yourself. Popular chili made from scratch in-house, fried chicken, and fish fry on Fridays. Full bar. Take out menu, children's menu. Outdoor seating will be available in the near future.
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Gary's has delicious food in a casual, homey atmosphere, and served by a cheerful and friendly staff.
At Valentine's you can enjoy delicious, tender steak or many of the other fabulous dishes Valentine's has to offer.
What makes Breadeaúx Pizza different? It's the crust, which is chewy and sweet, and reminiscent of fine French Bread. While other pizza places boast about using dough made fresh daily, at Breadeaúx Pizza restaurants, our dough is aged and double-raised, once quickly, and the second time slowly while being chilled. The major difference in our dough preparation creates our distinctive taste and texture. So come on in to Breadeaúx Pizza and taste the difference.


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Bay bundles parcels
for Mandel project
Whitefish Bay - The Village Board on Monday approved a certified survey map of several parcels which needed to be combined as part of the Mandel apartment development above the parking lots behind Silver Spring Avenue.
Village Attorney Christopher Jaekels pointed out that the change depends upon the board approving a developer agreement with Mandel at a later date.
"Tonight's actions will be contingent upon the agreement being approved," Jaekels said, "if that unravels, so would the (survey map)."
District renews contract
with Elmbrook for services
Mequon - Mequon-Thiensville will continue to obtain services for students with disabilities through the Elmbrook School District, following action Monday by the School Board.
Elmbrook will continue to serve district students who have audiology and assistive listening devices, cognitive disabilities, autism, deaf and hard of hearing, severe emotional behavioral disabilities and mobility assistance.
Students with disabilities in Mequon-Thiensville have been served by Elmbrook since 1997.
Brown Deer offers 13
Open Enrollment seats
Brown Deer - The Brown Deer School Board approved 13 Open Enrollment seats for the 2013-14 school year.
There will be three seats open for 10th-graders and 10 seats open in 12th grade.
Should students enter into 12th grade without the required amount of credits, parents will be notified that their child sits at a lower grade level and cannot graduate until they complete the right amount of credits. Students can remain in Brown Deer until they officially graduate.
Mequon-Thiensville sets
Chapter 220, Open Enrollment seats
Mequon - With enrollment periods for the Chapter 220 and Open Enrollment programs set to begin soon, Mequon-Thiensville school officials on Monday voted to make seats available. Both initiatives give students outside the district's boundaries an opportunity to attend one of the six schools.
Mequon-Thiensville is making available 17 new Chapter 220 seats at the elementary grades. A wait list is being established, and students in other grade levels could be admitted if space is available.
The district also is making available new Open Enrollment seats at the elementary and high school levels - areas of the district where resident student enrollment has been in decline. Twenty-eight seats will be made available through the program - 10 at the elementary level and 18 at the high school.
District agrees to three
Open Enrollment seats
Shorewood - The School Board approved three Open Enrollments seats for the 2013-14 school year on Tuesday, one seat in second grade and two seats in sixth grade at Atwater Elementary.
Superintendent Martin Lexmond said the relatively small number of seats was the result of state Department of Public Instruction guidelines, board policies, and higher than expected resident enrollment. He said the district will need to make adjustments if the resident enrollment trend continues over time.
"We're trying to make space for resident growth, but not increase (staffing)," said Lexmond.
Mequon-Thiensville's 2013-14
calendar set by board
Mequon - The Mequon-Thiensville School Board on Monday voted in favor of a district calendar for the 2013-14 school year.
School will begin Sept. 3 and wrap June 12, 2014. Winter break has been slated from Dec. 23 to Jan. 1, and spring break from April 14-18, 2014.
Six early release dates have been incorporated into the calendar on scattered dates throughout the school year. Parent-teacher conferences at all schools have been scheduled in late November and mid-March.
Homestead's graduation ceremony has been scheduled for June 15, 2014.
Board members continue
to call families
Brown Deer - Brown Deer School Board members will continue to call families whose children attend school outside of the Brown Deer School District.
So far, a handful of parents have been contacted by board members to discuss why they send their children to other school districts. These findings are being placed in a document to be reviewed in February.
School Board approves
two retirements
Brown Deer - The Brown Deer School Board on Tuesday approved the retirements of two teachers effective at the end of the school year.
Lucy Bingen, English language learning teacher, and Dorie Kroll, kindergarten teacher, are retiring.
District hires
communications coordinator
Shorewood - The Shorewood School Board on Tuesday hired Rachel Vesco, current communications director at Pulaski School District, as the district's new Communications Coordinator.
Vesco graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011, where she studied journalism and strategic communication. According to an executive summary, the district picked her for her added experience in social media, website management and video production.
Superintendent Martin Lexmond noted that, when searching the field of candidates, many had individual qualities the district was looking for, but Vesco "had them all."
School Board renews
bus contract
Brown Deer - The Brown Deer School Board on Tuesday renewed the transportation contract with GoRiteway Bus Company for 2013-14, with a 1.5 percent increase in cost and an agreement to maintain the district's two buses.
GoRiteway provides transportation to school, field trips and athletics. The School District considered rebidding the transportation contract, but due to the opening of a two-school campus, decided not to grapple with issues raised by changing bus company's, according to School District documents.
NSHD holding
cholesterol screening
The North Shore Health Department is offering health screenings to check blood pressure, weight, cholesterol levels - total, HDL (good), and LDL (bad) - as well as triglycerides and blood sugar.
The tests take about 15 minutes and cost $30. Nurses explain results to patients.
Clinics are held once a month from 8 to 10 a.m. on the third Wednesday in the Brown Deer office and the fourth Tuesday in the Shorewood office. Those interested can call (414) 371-2980 to schedule an appointment.
Nicolet senior nominated
to US Service Academy
Glendale - Nicolet senior Nicholas Sullivan was one of 21 students in Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District nominated to United States Service Academies, according to a release from Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner's office.
Sullivan, the son of Matthew and Lisa, is a competing alternate nominee to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
NSFD to review
arbitrators in February
The North Shore Fire Department board of directors will likely review a shortlist of candidates for an arbitrator/mediator position at its February meeting.
Board members said at their December meeting that an arbitrator or mediator would be useful in creating a new funding formula for 2016. Bayside Village President Samuel Dickman requested at the NSFD board meeting that Fire Chief Robert Whitaker bring in a list of two to three candidates for their next meeting.
Whitaker said he has been in contact with arbitration firms and has spoken with a Racine public official who is well-suited to the task.
Village Board to resume footbridge
discussions in February
Fox Point - An update on the Bridge Lane ravine footbridge is expected at the next Village Board meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at Village Hall, 7200 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
Among the issues discussed will be the status of fundraising efforts from a locally formed group, Footbridge Friends.
Residents Larry Booth and Bob Cory came before the board with questions on the fundraising progress during a public comment portion of the meeting. Because the footbridge was not placed on the meeting agenda, board members refrained from discussing the issue with Booth and Cory.
"You use Robert's Rules of Order as a reason not to answer reasonable questions," Booth said. "You shoot people down. It's disgusting to see how you run this organization."
Mexican restaurant to replace
long-dormant Outback building
Fox Point - The Fox Point Village Board authorized Jose's Blue Sombrero to open for business in an existing restaurant space at 8617 N. Port Washington Road.
Jose's will fill the building, previously occupied by Outback Steakhouse, that was constructed in 2005 after the RiverPoint Cinema closed and was razed at the site. Outback used the space for about four years.
The DeRosa Corp. will operate the Jose's restaurant in Fox Point alongside other eateries throughout the metro area. The company has Jose's restaurants in Brookfield and Racine and also runs Eddie Martini's in Wauwatosa, ParkSide 23 in Brookfield and several Chancery restaurants.
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Water quality in Lake Tahoa--a beautiful, pristine lake that straddles the border of California and Nevada in the Sierra Nevada mountains--has long been a passion of those who reside on the shores of the second deepest body of water in America (1645 feet). With enough water to supply everyone in the United States with 50 gallons of water per day for five years, residents of this resort destination take great pride in this natural wonder that was formed two million years ago.
By 1999, great concern existed about the levels of gasoline entering the lake from two-stroke marine engines. According to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), up to 770 gallons of unburned fuel, including the additive MTBE, were entering the lake every day of the boating season. The TRPA reached a compromise with the marine industry in 1999 to implement a phased ban on two-stroke engines. Certain two-cycle engines were permitted on the lake until Oct. 1, 2001, including two classes of fuel-injected engines, conventional carbureted engines of 10 horsepower or less, all sailboat auxiliary engines, and engines that already meet federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions standards set for 2001. After that deadline, only direct fuel injection two-cycle engines and engines that met the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2006 standards or the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) 2001 standards were permitted.
Four-stroke engines, including Honda's low-emission outboard engines and four-stroke powered personal watercraft (PWC), were not affected by the ban. Unlike its competitors, Honda only used four-stroke designs to power its marine engines and AquaTrax line of PWCs because they were more efficient and produced far fewer pollutants than conventional two-stroke powered marine engines and PWCs.
As a result of Lake Tahoe's two-stroke ban and the introduction of four-stroke powered watercraft like Honda's AquaTrax models, the lake has seen a dramatic reduction in levels of burned and unburned gasoline products in the water, according to a story published by the Associated Press on September 14, 2004. In the story, Rita Whitney, a hydrologist for the TRPA, said, "As much as it was difficult to replace fleets of jet skis, it was well worth it. I want people to know their hardship paid off in terms of conclusive data that shows a definite reduction in loading of gasoline products to the lake." According to Whitney, levels of gasoline in the lake have declined 80 to 90 percent, making the lake safer for fish, wildlife and residents who rely on the lake as a source for drinking water.
The AP story also noted businesses that rented boats and personal watercraft feared that converting their fleets to more expensive four-stroke machines would force them out of business. Despite the cost of converting to four-stoke power, however, no businesses ended up closing.
The success of the Lake Tahoe clean water initiative is testimony that technology can serve to make our environment cleaner and renewable. Honda is a company with a proud history of building low-emission engines; conservation of the natural environment is a fundamental company principle. Today, Honda's powersports products all employ efficient four-stroke engines (with the exception of certain closed-course, competition-only motocross motorcycles). Like the AquaTrax line, many of these products meet future emission standards today, while still providing the performance and durability that customers expect from Honda. Exceeding customers' and society's demands is not just good business, it's the Honda way.


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Anna Faris is heading to the small screen.
The actress has been cast in CBS' Mom, a new half-hour comedy pilot from Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Faris will play a newly sober single mom who tries get her life together in Napa Valley.
Returning TV shows: Where we left off
Faris, who is married to Parks and Recreation's Chris Pratt, has appeared in such films as The House Bunny and What's Your Number? Her TV credits include Friends and Entourage.
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After a slow start, one of the U.K.'s oldest catalogers embraces e-commerce.
Mark Brohan
Shop Direct Group wasn't the biggest or fastest-growing web merchant from the United Kingdom ranked in the 2013 Europe 500. But it's a prime example of a retailer that was late to e-commerce and is now investing heavily in catching up.
Many of its rivals have already bet heavily on the web. The United Kingdom remains Europe's single biggest, most mature and most competitive e-commerce market. In 2012, the 161 U.K. web merchants ranked in the 2013 Europe 500 generated combined web sales of $35.24 billion, up 16.7% from $30.20 billion in 2011. Overall online retail sales in the United Kingdom grew year over year about 13.5% to $52.59 billion from $46.35 billion, says Forrester Research.
With the market growing rapidly, Shop Direct (No. 9) sees itself in a race against time to build an e-commerce base that will sustain the 90-year-old direct marketer of apparel, accessories and home furnishings for the foreseeable future, says director of e-commerce Jonathan Wall. Shop Direct is one of the U.K.'s oldest catalog companies, with brands such as Littlewoods that began when company founder John Moores and his brother Cecil launched the brand in 1923. But as recently as six years ago, only about 20% of the company's revenue came from e-commerce. "We initially moved much slower with e-commerce," Wall says.
That's changed. The web now accounts for 75% of sales, and will hit 80% soon, Wall says. In 2012, Shop Direct, which sells online at Littlewoods.com, Very.co.uk, Woolworths.co.uk and Isme.com, generated web sales of $1.93 billion, up 5.5% from $1.83 billion in 2011.
To continue to build up its e-commerce base, Shop Direct is counting heavily on a big push into mobile commerce and updated e-commerce technology. Shop Direct launched mobile commerce in 2010 and today sales through mobile devices account for about 20%, or $382 million, of all e-commerce sales.
Shop Direct's next goal is making mobile account for at least one-third of all e-commerce sales. To achieve that goal Shop Direct has updated its mobile commerce sites with easier navigation that features more prominent department listings and daily deals. Mobile product pages also feature larger product photos, customer reviews and videos. Mobile commerce sites optimized for tablets now display new features such as product zoom. "We've been doing a lot of testing and learning," Wall says.
Shop Direct also is in the final stages of installing a new e-commerce technology platform from Oracle Corp., which should be in place this summer. Shop Direct first installed an Oracle platform in 2006 and spent a considerable amount of time and money integrating a series of older legacy applications onto the new platform to create a comprehensive e-commerce system, Wall says. "Early on we had a lot of spaghetti junction," Wall says.
With a new and completely updated e-commerce platform, Shop Direct will be able to update its e-commerce sites with more sophisticated features and functions such as a product recommendations tool that will serve up product suggestions based on the visitor's previous shopping history and personal profile.
More importantly, better technology and a more aggressive approach to e-commerce will help Shop Direct keep pace with bigger U.K. chain retailers and web merchants such as Amazon.com (No. 1), which posted a year-over-year increase in U.K. web sales of 21.2% to $6.47 billion in 2012, and Tesco Stores (No. 5). Tesco's web sales totaled $3.80 billion in 2012, up about 4.4% from $3.64 billion in 2011. "We were once behind the market and now we want to overtake it," Wall says.


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Winning the Jewish Lottery
Ask him about his year spent traveling the world as a Ralph I. Goldman Fellow in International Service with JDC Entwine, and Shaun Goldstone is liable to speak in superlatives.
"I had a golden year," the 26-year-old San Diego native said. "I like to say that I won the Jewish lottery."
In a way, he did—beating out nearly 100 applicants to win the chance to travel to Russia, China, Israel, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Hungary, and the United Kingdom to learn about JDC's important work with the Jewish communities there.
A 2010 molecular biology graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara, Goldstone decided to take a gap year before embarking on a career in medicine. After meeting JDC's medical director Dr. Rick Hodes, he spent 13 months volunteering in Ethiopia as a member of JDC Entwine's Global Jewish Service Corps.
When he learned about the Ralph I. Goldman fellowship, he was inspired to continue his work with JDC, an organization he views as the "9-1-1 of the Jewish people."
"I truly think JDC is the crown jewel of the Jewish world," he said. "One of the biggest assets of JDC is the expertise that it's able to leverage throughout the world, from supplying funds to build the first Jewish kindergarten in Estonia to bringing in experts on the ground after the devastating earthquake in Haiti."
Goldstone said he was inspired by JDC's work with impoverished Jews in the remote town of Syktyvkar, Russia, and was moved to meet with two women in Shanghai who were born in the Hongkou ghetto and have received JDC aid for years.
"I was able to see how when there is a Jew in need, JDC is there," he said.
Though "every place truly surprised me in some way," Goldstone said he was particularly struck by seeing the global Jewish revival in action during his visit to St. Petersburg, Russia.
"The community center of St. Petersburg, the JCC Yesod, is more beautiful than the one in San Diego. From the get-go, I was shocked by the beauty of the community and how flourishing it was," he said. "There's such vibrant Jewish life. Everyone said, 'Oh, you're going to visit such depressing communities.' To the contrary—there's such a resurgence in Jewish life in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union."
Goldstone was also instrumental in planning Destination Shanghai, the four-day, JDC-organized Limmud experience held in China earlier this year.
The fellowship, during which he was able to meet Goldman, 99, in Israel, was a chance to "see a holistic view of JDC's work around the world," Goldstone said.
"I got to see the challenges and the opportunities facing Jewish communities throughout the world, from Tallinn, Estonia, where you have children going home to teach their parents about Judaism to the expat communities of China … where by virtue of being in such a foreign place, they long for their Judaism and, as such, there's a rediscovery of Jewish identity."
Goldstone said he strongly encourages any recent college graduate to get involved with JDC Entwine and apply for either the Global Jewish Service Corps or the Ralph I. Goldman fellowship.
"If you're lucky enough to be accepted as a fellow in either program, it's a life-changer," he said. "To be able to see JDC from the inside and to live abroad … it's an unparalleled opportunity."
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Tech Tips Week #6: Introduction to Blogger for Education
This week's Tech Tips video features Blogger, an online blogging tool available to all students and employees through their Google Education Apps account. We highlight potential uses for academic settings, and tips for how to successfully integrate Blogger into your class curriculum. This is a great tool to use in combination with traditional face-to-face classes, or online courses through Blackboard.
If you're interested in learning more about Blogger or if you're discovering it for the first time, take a look at the slideshow below, and keep this blog bookmarked for future Tech Tips videos!