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As the weather begins to cool and the leaves start to fall, we crave seasonal fall foods. Dessert breads fall into that category. Pumpkin breads, banana breads, zucchini breads made from the last zucchini harvest from the garden. I received the following recipe for Pumpkin Nut Bread from a cookbook author friend in Salt Lake City who also has a food blog: Marguerite Henderson. http://www.margueritehenderson.com/ I simply doubled all her ingredients and used a full can of Libby's Pumpkin (29 oz.) to make two large loaves. When I mentioned Pumpkin Bread to my family, they conjured up images of another favorite, zucchini bread, so I decided to make that also. My large loaf pans were already in use, so I decided to make mini-loaves, which are great for gifting. This Zucchini Bread recipe has been in the family for at least 35 years and is still a favorite. If you can't decide which one to make, make them both and freeze some for later or surprise the neighbors!
BEST EVER PUMPKIN NUT BREAD (Marguerite Henderson)
1 ½ cups pumpkin puree
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup whole milk
¼ cup canola or vegetable oil
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon finely ground orange zest
½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts
In a mixer bowl, beat the pumpkin puree and sugar for 1 minute on
medium speed. Beat in the milk, oil, flour, baking soda, cinnamon,
cloves, ginger, salt and orange zest until well combined. Do not
over beat. Stir in the nuts of choice. Pour the batter into a
greased and floured 9†x 5â€x 3†loaf pan. Bake on middle rack of
preheated 350 degrees oven for 55 minutes – 1 hour. Test with wooden pick
in center making sure it comes out clean. Cool bread in pan 10
minutes before turning out onto cake rack or plate. Cool to room
temperature before slicing. Makes 1 loaf.
Blend together:
3 cups flour
1 ½ cup sugar
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. baking powder
¾ t. soda
1 t. salt
Blend together:
2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini
3 eggs
1 cup nuts
1 cup raisins
1 t. vanilla
1 cup vegetable oil
Mix dry and wet ingredients together and put into prepared loaf pans.
Makes 4 mini loaves plus 6 muffins.
Bake loaves at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Muffins take about 15 minutes.


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Posted by Peter O'Neill on April 12, 2011
This is Peter O'Neill and I had a very busy Forrester Marketing Forum last week in San Francisco: two presentations (well, two halves, I suppose, because I was the co-presenter) plus dozens of one-on-ones with Forrester clients. While I would have preferred to talk about differentiation in the customer lifecycle, the theme of my first Forum presentation and my most recent report, the incorporation of social media into the marketing mix continues to be the hottest topic for most tech marketers. It was exciting to be able to share our brand new Tech Buyer Social Technographics data which has just come in. BTW, the level of social media activity in European buyers is still ahead of American buyers – I will be presenting the European data in my planned Forrester teleconferences on May 9th: once in German for local clients, prospects and press; and once in English for other Forrester clients.

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I'm trying to make it a new rule that there is at least one day that is just about Vivien – not me distracting her so I can do something else, or dragging her on my errands. I call it "[blank] Fun Day." As in, whatever day it is. Friday fun day sounds the best, but I work this Friday, so that's not going to work.
In NYC, we had Saturday Fun Day and took the subway (or underground train, as we called it for Viv) to the Children's Museum on the Upper West Side. At the CMOM, as they call it, they presently have a hands-on Diego and Dora exhibit.
You run around a world that looks vaguely Dora- and Diego-like. She loved it! I feel like if I immerse myself in something like this for her for a couple of hours, then I don't feel guilty when I say, "Okay, time for us to go to the cafe across the street so Mommy can have an espresso and croissant." If they were smart, all kid play areas and attractions would have good food and coffee for the parents. That's what I need in order to be fun.


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Jobless Irishman Markets Self On Billboard, Generates Web Buzz
Frustrated job-hunter Feilim Mac An Iomaire went against the grain and publicly rebranded himself to gain interest from potential employers.
Among the tens of thousands of unemployed Irish people seeking employment overseas, frustrated jobhunter 26-year-old Feilim Mac An Iomaire went against the grain and rebranded himself as an Irish everyman named "Jobless Paddy." He advertised his longstanding search for work and desire to stay in Ireland on a billboard that screamed "SAVE ME FROM EMIGRATION." Situated in the heart of Dublin, the ad, pictured above, featured Mac An Iomaire, a suitcase in one hand and a Gaelic hurling stick in the other, gazing at a vista of the Statue of Liberty, British Houses of Parliament, Sydney Opera House and Toronto's CN Tower. The billboard drew Irish media interest, generated discussions on the Internet, and has got companies interested in Mac An Iomaire's apparent skills in marketing. From Associated Press:
Mac An Iomaire has appeared on Ireland's national TV and top radio stations and received more than 100 requests from Irish companies seeking his credentials. More than a dozen job-hunting threads on Ireland's biggest Internet chat room, boards.ie, are debating the merits of his media-savvy gambit.
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Georgia Hosts Aggies on ESPN2
Jan. 19, 2013
Georgia Hosts Aggies on ESPN2
For the second consecutive Sunday, a ranked foe travels to Athens to face No. 13 Georgia. The Lady Bulldogs will host No. 20 Texas A&M in an ESPN2 nationally televised matchup at 5 p.m. Adam Amin will call the play-by-play, while former Auburn coach Nell Fortner will serve as color analyst.
A week ago, Georgia defeated No. 18 South Carolina, 42-40, in the lowest-scoring victory in 40 seasons of Lady Bulldog Basketball.
There are two promotional giveaways associated with Sunday's game. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Hello Kitty plush dolls, and the first 1,500 kids will receive Lady Bulldog replica jersey t-shirts.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 16-2 overall and 4-1 in SEC play with Thursday's win at Arkansas. Shacobia Barbee's career- and game-high tallies of 15 points and 11 rebounds also supplied her first career double-double as Georgia rallied from a 15-point first-half deficit to win in Fayetteville.
A single bucket separates the Lady Bulldogs' top two season scoring leaders, a pair of senior Jasmines. Jasmine James' 223 points puts her average at 12.4 ppg, just ahead of Jasmine Hassell's 221 points and 12.3 ppg.
Barbee, a freshman who was a two-time Miss Tennessee Basketball at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn., also has been an extremely solid contributor and leads the Lady Bulldogs in rebounds (98), assists (59) and steals (50 is tied with James).
Texas A&M returns to action for the first time since defeating Auburn last Sunday. The Aggies are 13-5 overall - with all five "Ls" coming to top-10 teams - and 3-1 in league action.
Kelsey Bone not only leads Texas A&M and also the SEC in both scoring (18.3 ppg) and rebounding (10.3 rpg). In addition, Courtney Walker is chipping in 10.1 ppg.
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Texas A&M defeated Georgia, 79-38, in the only previous meeting between the two programs in the "Sweet 16" round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament in Dallas. The Aggies eventually went on to capture the national championship.
Three of the Lady Bulldogs' starters that day - Jasmine Hassell, Jasmine James and Khaalidah Miller - return to action this afternoon, as do Anne Marie Armstrong and Tamika Willis.
The Texas A&M roster features five reserves from the national championship team - seniors Kristi Bellock, Adrienne Pratcher and Cierra Windham and juniors Karla Gilbert and Kristen Grant.
Last time out...
Shacobia Barbee's career highs of 15 points and 11 rebounds also supplied her first career double-double and led No. 13 Georgia to a 57-53 victory at Arkansas on Thursday night.
The Lady Bulldogs rallied from a 15-point first-half deficit and an 11-point halftime gap to win.
"It was a gutty comeback, and I think everyone who played in the second half did something significant to put us in a position to come back and win that basketball game," Andy Landers said. "It wasn't a great individual effort; it was a great team effort made by individuals."
After trailing 30-19 at the half and falling behind by 13 early in the second stanza, Georgia outscored the Razorbacks 36-19 over the final 15:51.
Consecutive baskets by Jasmine Hassell opened a 14-2 run that pulled the Lady Bulldogs within 36-34 at the 10:33 mark; however, Arkansas regained a 44-39 lead just 3:20 later. Georgia went on top for good on a Krista Donald layup with 5:27 remaining.
The first half was a different story altogether when a 14-0 run moved the scoreboard from a 9-8 Georgia lead to a 22-8 Arkansas advantage. The Razorbacks' largest edge came at 25-10 with 4:34 left in half on Keira Peak basket.
A familiar face: Take I
Georgia's Andy Landers and Texas A&M's Gary Blair have been friends for decades.
The relationship dates back to the Blair's tenure as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech in the early 1980s.
Blair was on the Lady Techsters' staff when Georgia faced La. Tech for the first time on Jan. 27, 1982. The top-ranked Lady Techsters defeated the No. 16-ranked Lady Bulldogs in a UGA "home" game played at the Cobb Civic Center in Marietta, Ga.
Landers and Blair were set to face off for the first time in Dec. 1993 when Stephen F. Austin traveled to Athens; however, Blair left Nacogdoches to be the head coach at Arkansas the previous spring. From 1993-2003 when Blair was the head coach of the Lady Razorbacks, the Lady Bulldogs compiled a 13-1 record against Arkansas.
A familiar face: Take II
Today's starting point guards also are extremely familiar with each other.
Georgia's Jasmine James and Texas A&M's Adrienne Pratcher are seniors from Memphis, Tenn., and played AAU basketball together for the Memphis Elite program from when they were 9-14.
James played at Bartlett High where she became the Memphis Commercial Appeal's first three-time Best of Preps Player of the Year in girls' basketball in the award's 40-year history.
Pratcher played at East High and was ranked as one of the nation's top-60 prospect in the Class of 2009 by three different national scouting services.
James did not remember playing against Pratcher in high school but did say they faced off several times in AAU and local all-star games.
Hassell earns SEC accolade
Jasmine Hassell was named SEC Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 20.0 points in the Lady Bulldogs' previous two victories over No. 18 South Carolina and Alabama.
Hassell scored 21 points against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, a career high against SEC competition. That bettered her previous mark of 20 points established versus both Tennessee in the 2011 SEC Tournament and Ole Miss her freshman year.
The senior from Lebanon, Tenn., then scored 19 points versus South Carolina, accounting for 45 percent of the Lady Bulldogs' total offense in the 42-40 win. She did so while playing with a protective mask after suffering a slight nasal fracture during the Alabama game.
For the week, Hassell connected on 15-of-22 (.682) of her FGs and 12-of-12 (.833) of her FTs.
Hassell is the 23rd different Lady Bulldog to win SEC Player of the Week honors since the award's inception in 1985. Those players - a list which also includes Anne Marie Armstrong and Jasmine James - have combined to secure 44 SEC Player of the Week accolades.
Diversity training: Ways to Win
It would be hard to fathom a team securing victories in more varied fashions than the Lady Bulldogs did in their last three outings.
Last Thursday, Georgia outscored Alabama, 95-83, in what represented UGA's more points scored and points allowed this season.
That 95 points also was the Lady Bulldogs' highest tally in SEC action for just two days shy of a decade...since a 105-62 victory at Florida on Jan. 12, 2003.
Last Sunday, Georgia outlasted South Carolina, 42-40, in what amounted to the fewest points scored in a win in the history of Lady Bulldog Basketball.
The previous low stood for four days shy of 39 years. In its inaugural season of intercollegiate women's basketball, UGA earned a 43-42 win over DeKalb College on Jan. 17, 1974. That was the program's first-ever win and lasted as the lowest output in a victory for 1,199 games.
"You go out and score 95 and you go out and score 42 and you win both games," Andy Landers said. "I think it shows your players have the ability to play both ways - to not cave and hang in there and do what it takes to win. That could mean you have to run the floor a few more times and score points or you have to hunker down and 'D' it up a little harder. That's what we did last week."
Georgia continued its wayward paths to success in Fayetteville where the Lady Bulldogs trailed by 15 in the first half and scored just 19 points in the opening period - a new season low - before rallying to victory.
Shorter benches on Thursdays
The Lady Bulldogs' wins at Alabama and Arkansas are even more impressive considering Georgia played without two players from its regular rotation.
Anne Marie Armstrong rolled her ankle in practice two days before the Alabama game. She warmed up in Tuscaloosa but then secured the first "DNP" of her collegiate career. Merritt Hempe was out due to soreness in her foot, a condition athletic trainer Shannon Becker has been managing since early December.
In Fayetteville, Hempe again was held out and Marjorie Butler missed her first game after "tweaking" her knee in practice on Tuesday.
UGA has nine top-40 hits
Georgia is ranked among the nation's top-40 teams in nine statistics, including six in the top 20.
The Lady Bulldogs are No. 2 in turnover margin (+9.17), No. 9 in steals (13.3), No. 11 in scoring margin (+20.1), No. 13 in assist-to-TO ratio (1.14), No. 15 in scoring defense (51.5), No. 20 in fewest TOs per game (14.1), No. 37 in scoring offense (71.6), No. 35 in assists (16.0) and No. 37 in FG pct. (.433).
Lady Bulldogs hit "magic number"
Georgia has furthered one of the greatest statistical indicators in any sport six times this season.
The Lady Bulldogs put up 80 or more points in wins over Savannah State, St. Bonaventure, Furman, Mercer, Lipscomb and Alabama to improve to 425-6 when reaching the 80-point plateau under Andy Landers.
That converts to an almost unfathomable winning percentage of .98607889.
It also highlights the Lady Bulldogs have hit that mark in more than half of Landers' victories at UGA.
Playing time being distributed
A year ago, six Lady Bulldogs averaged between 20.0 and 34.5 minutes per game. All told, five players logged all 40 minutes a combined 25 times.
This season, "PT" is being more equally distributed. Nine Georgia players are averaging between 12.9 and 28.0 minutes played per game.
Most dramatically affected has been Jasmine James. James averaged 35.4 mpg during her first three seasons and played 30 minutes or more in 82 of 91 games played over that span.
This season, James leads the team in MP but has only played 30 or more in eight of 18 contest. She did log all 40 minutes for the first time this season in Fayetteville since back-up Butler was out with a slight knee injury.
Less means more for James
Decreased playing time has likely played a role in much greater efficiency by senior Jasmine James.
"All her negatives are down," Andy Landers said. "All her positives are up."
James connected on 35.2 percent of her shots from the floor in her first three seasons in Athens, topping out at 38.9 percent a year ago.
This year, James is shooting 47.7 percent from the field, which is No. 6 in the SEC and No. 73 nationally. Among perimeter players, that percentage is tops in the league and also the 13th-best in the nation.
Hassell hits millennium as well
Jasmine Hassell scored her 1,000th career point against Savannah State, becoming the 33rd Lady Bulldog to reach that milestone.
The former McDonald's and WBCA prep All-American from Wilson Central High in Lebanon, Tenn., has developed consistently throughout her career.
Hassell averaged 6.2 ppg as a freshman, improved to 9.6 ppg as a sophomore and bumped that up to a team-high 13.0 ppg as a junior.
Hassell moved past Alexis Kendrick to No. 26 among the Lady Bulldogs' career scoring leaders at Arkansas. She has 1,161 points, 13 from No. 25 Sherelle Warren and 28 shy of No. 24 Angel Robinson.
A milestone in the making
Anne Marie Armstrong needs 110 points to become the third Georgia senior to reach 1,000 career points.
Armstrong would join Jasmine James and Jasmine Hassell among the Lady Bulldogs' 1,000-point club and make them the second trio of classmates to do so.
James scored her 1000th point late last season at South Carolina and Hassell became the 33rd Lady Bulldog to reach the millennium milestone against Savannah State on Nov. 20.
The only three classmates to top 1,000 points at UGA to date are the Class of 1997's La'Keshia Frett (1,850 points), Tracy Henderson (1,764) and Kedra Holland-Corn (1,566).
Depth showing up elsewhere
Georgia's depth has provided a big boost in a couple of "specialty stats."
The Lady Bulldogs' bench has contributed 448 points, 196 more than the opposing teams' reserves have put up.
Georgia has scored 451 points off of opponents' turnovers, while giving up just 158 - a massive +293 margin.
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2012 will be written down in tourism history books as one of the best years for Baja California when it comes to gastronomy, sports, culture and art which have demonstrated their greatness far beyond the borders, explained Juan Tintos Funcke who is the head director of the Secretariat for Tourism in an interview with SanDieogoRed.
The local economy for a long time has depended on tourism in the state, which in the past had made it very difficult for many business owners because of the wave of violence the state suffered from, but throughout 2012 things have gone back to normal little by little.
Funcke indicated that this year there was an increase of 5% in hotel occupancy in the state, particularly in Tijuana and in Ensenada.
Ensenada known also as the "Cinderella of the Pacific", there has been a total of 557 events that have been celebrated so far this year, which include the festivities of the Valle de Guadalupe that has become one of the top destinations along the Pacific Ocean nationally, and is surpassed only by Cozumel that is the most popular tourist destination searched for on the Internet.
In Tijuana one can assume that the growth that it has gone through is due to sports, specifically the great impact that the local soccer team, Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, has had in the city, but thats not quite true.
Funcke stated that this border region has also transformed into the headquarters for business events, technology and medical tourism.
Culture and art has had its share of success as well, with events such as Entijuanarte and Tijuana Innovadora.
The greatness of the state has also been reflected in the number of films that have been produced in the region, which have brought such celebrities like Edward James Olmos and Robert Redford, and also many sources of international media to the state that has attracted the attention of visitors from around the world.


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Hi all, I'm so glad I found this community! I am 3 days into my 1st of 22 trays and I'm having a few issues. The first and most annoying is the excess saliva - I feel like I (and I know this is gross) I have to constantly suck the saliva out of my aligners! And if I talk more than a few words, I get a spit bubble and spew saliva all over the place. Not to mention the lisping that comes along with the excess saliva! Secondly, the first day I had them on they fit snugly and the edges were pretty flush to my gum. Now, they seem to have pulled away a bit from the gum and my inner lip and cheek will sometimes get caught in them! That hurts!! I keep telling myself that it's ok - this is all still very new and I will get used to it. After all, little kids get braces all the time and they eventually get used to them, right???


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Luis Suarez is starting to "feel like a footballer" once again after being allowed to train with new club Barcelona following his appeal against a FIFA ban for biting an opponent at the World Cup.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last month upheld FIFA's decision to sideline Uruguay striker Suarez for four months and ban him for nine internationals after he bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup finals in Brazil.
However, the court ruled a separate ban from all football-related activities was disproportionate and Suarez has begun training with his new team mates. He could make his debut in the La Liga 'Clasico' at Real Madrid at the end of October.
"The truth is that you suffer a lot," Suarez said in an interview published in Barcelona's official media. "It gives you a feeling of impotence not being able to do anything from the outside except talk and shout.
"Being able to tell my children that I am going to work gives me a feeling of calm. I am starting to feel like a footballer again," added the 27-year-old.
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Football's most expensive transfers
1/11 11. Neymar (£49 million, Santos to Barcelona, 2013)
A transfer deal shrouded in controversy, Neymar originally moved to Barcelona in a deal worth £49 million last summer. Recent revelations have shown numerous add-ons in the contract worth millions of pounds. On the field, the Brazilian had an indifferent first campaign, managing just 13 goals in 37 appearances.
2/11 10. David Luiz (£50 million, Chelsea to PSG, 2014)
Luiz became the world's most expensive defender after his move this summer, and will partner compatriot Thiago Silva in PSG's defence. He will be hoping to put his performances in this year's World Cup out of his mind after indifferent displays for the hosts.
3/11 9. Fernando Torres (£50 million, Liverpool to Chelsea, 2011)
Roman Abramovich broke the British transfer record by signing Torres, but that is the only thing the Spaniard's three years in London will be remembered for so far. The striker has been largely considered a flop for Chelsea, scoring 46 goals in 172 appearances.
4/11 8. Radamel Falcao (£51 million, Atletico Madrid to Monaco, 2013)
Falcao completed his big-money move after scoring 32 goals for Atletico Madrid the previous season. His first year in France was blighted by injury, with anterior cruciate ligament damage suffered in January ruling him out of the rest of the campaign and the summer's World Cup.
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5/11 7. Edinson Cavani (£55 million, Napoli to PSG, 2013)
Cavani moved to PSG after scoring 78 goals in three seasons at Napoli. The 27-year-old striker has not fully replicated his form for the French champions, but still managed 22 goals in 39 appearances last season.
6/11 6. Kaka (£56 million, AC Milan to Read Madrid, 2009)
Kaka's move to Madrid made him the world's most expensive player. That Ronaldo surpassed that fee just weeks later effectively summed up Kaka's time in Spain, with the Brazilian overshadowed by Ronaldo in every respect. He managed 28 goals in 110 appearances and can now be found playing for Orlando City.
7/11 5. Angel di Maria (£59.7 million, Real Madrid to Manchester United, 2014)
Manchester United smashed the British transfer record to sign Angel di Maria from Real Madrid. The Argentina international arrived from Real Madrid for £59.7million.
8/11 4. James Rodriguez (£63 million, Monaco to Real Madrid, 2014)
The undoubted star of this year's FIFA World Cup, Rodriguez has completed his transfer to the Champions League winners one year after moving to Monaco. Los Blancos will be hoping that the Colombian replicates the form he showed this summer on a regular basis.
9/11 3. Luis Suarez (£65 million, Liverpool to Barcelona, 2014)
The controversial striker this month completed his 'dream' move to Spain after his 31 goals last season almost brought Liverpool their first title in 24 years. His appetite for biting people, though, means he won't be seen in a Barcelona shirt until late October thanks to a four-month ban.
10/11 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (£80 million, Manchester United to Real Madrid, 2009)
Ronaldo's five seasons at Madrid have been nothing other than a success. As well as guiding his team to 'La Decima' this season, in five years the Portugese star has scored 223 goals in just 208 appearances.
11/11 1. Gareth Bale (£86 million, Tottenham to Real Madrid, 2013)
The Welshman became the world's most expensive player last summer with his move to Madrid. Despite a slow start thanks to a pre-season injury, Bale went on to score 22 goals in 40 appearances in his first season, with 16 assists.
The incident at the World Cup was the latest in a series of controversies involving Suarez, who had already been banned twice for biting opponents, and once while playing for Liverpool when he was accused of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.
He said he was aware that he would be under even more scrutiny on his return to action after joining Barca for a fee of £75m.
Barca fans are eager to see him line up in a formidable attack with four-times World Player of the Year Lionel Messi and newly-appointed Brazil captain Neymar.
"This time, being at the world's best club, there will be many more eyes on me than before," Suarez said.
"So you have to be careful confronted with all these things and you have to take the responsibility and be intelligent in that sense."
Barca are the only La Liga side to have won their opening two matches after a 3-0 win at home to Elche and a 1-0 success at Villarreal.
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By Babs
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I purchased a set for myself last year and used it both around the pool outside and inside all the time for snacks for my children. I bought the confetti polka dot and it goes with my red dishes and accessories. I used this set so much that when I wanted a gift for my girlfriend who also has a pool, I immediately thought of this set.Her reaction was exactly what I hoped, she loves it too.These are durable and light weight to use and the fact that the set stacks and stores easily is a bonus.I just wish there were matching tumblers and pitcher to complete the sets.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
temp-tations Melamine Entertaining Set
By momsie59
from Kapuskasing, Ontario
Ordered late in the season, can't wait to use it this summer in the camper, the old world yellow is beautiful. Would like to see more pieces like soup bowls, saucers and coffee mugs to make a complete set.
Very nice
By Sandra
from St. Albert
I have the red dot pattern and it is very nice. I can't wait to use them in the summer.
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Got the set late in the season but have used them plenty. Delightful, pretty and useful.
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I bought 2 sets of these for a backyard BBQ party and they were perfect. Variety of bowl sizes is a nice touch and are big enough to serve a crowd. The trays and buckets were beautiful on the bar table for ice, beverages and to hold glasses and cups. Everything looked cheery and coordinated. Plates are easy to hand wash and the pattern - old world yellow - is beautiful.
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Light Melamine dishes- durable!
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These are beautiful and light, being easy to clean by hand! I cannot wait to use them. They may even be great for students going to school or for the cottage or at home s well!


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Fuel consumption obd adjustment
Found this while searching for something else, thought it may be of interest to a few.
Adjustment of consumption indicator
The DME control unit calculates the amount of fuel currently being consumed and sends the value to the on-board computer. Here the fuel consumption is calculated in l/100 km as well as the average consumption and displayed.
Matching function
Prior to transfer to the on-board computer, the consumption signal is multiplied by a correction factor in the DME control unit. The correction factor is set at the factory to 1.0 and is adjustable within certain limits with the 'consumption control matching function' In this way, the consumption displayed by the on-board computer can be corrected up or down.
Caution: Before using the matching function it is essential to make sure that there are no faults in the DME control unit or other problems in engine operation.
Matching can be used if the customer determines and complains about a deviation between the following values:
Fuel consumption calculated by the on-board computer
Fuel consumption determined on the basis of refuelling
These two values must be entered at the corresponding point during the matching procedure. The matching function then automatically calculates the correct correction factor and transfers it to the DME control unit.
The correction factor can decrease or increase by maximum 12 %. If the newly calculated correction factor is outside these limits, the user will be given the option of setting the factor to the maximum permissible limit or not at all.
Determining fuel consumption
It is necessary to determine the fuel consumption correctly in order to achieve the required effect of the matching procedure. The following procedure is recommended for this purpose:
Refuel vehicle completely full (to brim)
On-board computer: Recalculate fuel consumption
Drive vehicle over several hundred kilometres (with several refuellings if necessary)
Refuel vehicle completely full (to brim)
Calculate actual fuel consumption
Cautionriving with different driving styles can influence the matching accuracy and its effect on the energy control display.
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Areas of Interest
Social networks, cumulative advantage
My research exploits novel data collection opportunities enabled by present-day communication technology to answer longstanding questions about the origins of social order and societal inequality.
My work on social networks seeks to understand complex patterns of social connectedness as the aggregate combination of many individuals following elementary decision rules on whom to connect to and whom to avoid. Examples of such decision rules are "a friend of a friend is a friend", "reach out to people you wouldn't normally hang out with", "avoid being in the minority", and "cultivate competing ties as to improve your bargaining position" . Agent-based computational models show that the networks that emerge in the aggregate as the result of such purposive action often exhibit undesirable structural features that no individual intended.
Selected publications
Vincenz Frey and Arnout van de Rijt. 2016. "Arbitrary Inequality in Reputation Sysstems." Nature Scientific Reports 6:38304. pdf
Eran Shor, Arnout van de Rijt, Alex Miltsov, Vivek Kulkarni, and Steven Skiena. "A Paper Ceiling: Explaining the Persistent Underrepresentation of Females in Printed News Coverage." American Sociological Review, forthcoming.
Arnout van de Rijt, Soong Moon Kang, Michael Restivo and Akshay Patil. "Field Experiments of Success-Breeds-Success Dynamics." Forthcoming in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Press: Economist, Time, Daily News, Daily Mail, National Geographic
Arnout van de Rijt, Eran Shor, Charles Ward and Steven Skiena. "Only Fifteen Minutes? The Social Stratification of Fame in English-Language Media." American Sociological Review 78(2):266-89. Press: LA TimesToronto StarGlobe and Mail Newsday podcast pdf
Michael Restivo and Arnout van de Rijt. 2012. "Experimental Study of Informal Rewards in Peer Production." PLoS ONE 7(3): e34358. pdf
Arnout van de Rijt. 2011. "The Micro-Macro Link for the Theory of Structural Balance." Journal of Mathematical Sociology 35(1):94-113. pdf
Arnout van de Rijt, Michael W. Macy, and David Siegel. 2009. "Comment: Neighborhood Chance and Neighborhood Change". American Journal of Sociology 114(4):1166-80. pdf
Vincent Buskens and Arnout van de Rijt. 2008. "Dynamics of Networks if Everyone Strives for Structural Holes." American Journal of Sociology 114(2):371-407. Discussed on orgtheory.net. This paper received the 2009 Best Article Award from the European Academy of Sociology and an honorary mention in the 2009 ASA Math. Soc. Best Article competition. Related work with Robb Willer earned the 2004 ASA Math. Soc. Graduate Student Best Paper Award. pdfArnout van de Rijt and Michael W. Macy. 2006. "Power and Dependence in Intimate Exchange." Social Forces 84(3):1455-70. pdf
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|• Michael Schwartz, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus. and our alumnus Josh Murray (Vanderbilt University) have won the outstanding article award for the ASA Marxist Sociology Section for their paper, "Moral Economy, Structural Leverage, and Organizational Efficacy: Class Formation and the Great Fling Sit-Down Strike, 1936-37." Critical Historical Studies
|• Tiffany Joseph (with co-author Helen Marrow) has received the Donald W. Light Award for the Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology. The award was received for their paper, "Excluded and Frozen Out: Unauthorized Immigrants' (Non) Access to Care after Healthcare Reforms." Journal of Ethnic and Racial Studies
|May 2017
|•Carrie Shandra has been awarded a grant under the Department of Labor Scholars Program for a project on Job Characteristics and Job Retention of Young Workers With Disabilities
|• Jennifer Heerwig (with collaborator Brian McCabe) has been awarded a seed grant from
Georgetown's McCourt School Massive Data Institute for their project,
"The Seattle Voucher Experiment: Using Big Data to Enhance Local Democracy."
|• Arnout van de Rijt with our Alumni Eran Shor (McGill University) was awarded the bests paper award from the Communication, Information Technology and Media Studies section of the ASA for their co-authored paper (Eran Shor, Arnoug van de Rijt, Alex Mitsov, Vivek Kulkarni, and Steven Skiena), "A Paper Ceiling: Explaining the Persistent Underrepresentation of Women in Printed News." American Sociological Review
|• Carrie Shandra was awarded the 2017 Outstanding Publication in the Sociology of Disability Award from the ASA Section on Disability and Society for her paper "Benefactors and Beneficiaries? Disability and Care to Others" forthcoming in the Journal of Marriage and Family
|• Rebekah Burroway has received an "Outstanding Author Contribution" from the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence for her paper "Empowering Women, Strengthening Children: A Multi-Level Analysis of Gender Inequality and Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries" published in Advances in Gender Research
|• Amy Hsin, Queens College, Department of Sociology, May 3rd, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, SBS N403,"The Effects of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on the Educational Outcomes of Undocumented Students: Evidence from a Large Public University."
|April 2017
|• Sociology Brown Bag Series presents Assistant Professor Tiffany Joseph, Wednesday, April 19th, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, SBS N403, "The Growing Citizen-Noncitizen Divide: Life along the Documentation Status Continuum."
|March 2017
|• Transforming Sociology (program), Sociology Graduate Student Conference, March 31, 2017, Center for Global Studies at Stony Brook University
|• Deborah Carr, Rutgers University, Department of Sociology, March 29th, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, SBS N403, "Do Marital and Kin Support Enhance (or Undermine) Older Adults' Well-Being? New Evidence from the DUST Study."
|December 2016
|• Nicholas Hoover Wilson selected as a Faculty Fellow at the Humanities Institute of Stony Brook University for 2017-2018.
|November 2016
|• Sociology Brown Bag Series presents Ph.D. student Helena Darwin, Wednesday, November 30th, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "Doing Genderqueer"
|•Chandra Muller, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Sociology, November 14th, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, SBS N403, "Education and the Transition Through Adulthood to Midlife in the New Economy."
|• Sociology Brown Bag Series presents Assistant Professor Jason Jones,
Wednesday, November 2, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "An Audit Study of Public School Principals: Evidence for Selective Response."
|October 2016
|• Mindfulness and Diversity: Mind-Body Approaches for Enhancing Awareness and Well-Being, Friday, October 28th, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For information and to register, please go to
•IHSS will present Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University, Professor of Anthropology and of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies, October 26, 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM, SBS N318, "Governmentality in the East."
•Stewart Hoover, University of Colorado-Boulder, Director of the Center for Media, Religion, and Culture, October 24th, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, SBS N403, "Does God Make the Man? Media, Religion, and the Crisis of Masculinity"
•Josh Pacewicz, Brown University, Department of Sociology, October 10th, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, SBS N403, "Partisans & Partners: The Politics of the Post-Keynesian Society."
|September 2016
|•IHSS will present Krishan Kumar, University of Virginia, University Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology, September 29, 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM, SBS N320, "The Time of Empire: History and Chronology in the Development of Empire."
• Memories in the Discipline will present Anna Di Lellio, New School for Social Research, Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in International Relations , September 14, 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM, Poetry Center-Humanities Building, Film and Discussion: "Thinking of You." Co-sponsored with the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
•Sociology Brown Bag Series presents Ph.D. student Carolyn Coburn, Wednesday, September 7, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403 "Organized Hypocrisy in the World Bank: A Cross-National Analysis of Access to Water."
|May 2016
|• Carrie Shandra receives a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation for her project entitled, "The New Bottom Rung? Internship Vacancies and Hiring in the Entry Level Job Market."
• Sociology Brown Bag Series presents Assistant Professor Nicholas Wilson, Wednesday, May 4, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "Where Interest and Passion Unite to Confound All Order: Corruption as State Formation in Early Colonial British India, 1757-1786."
|April 2016
|• Ph.D. student Aarushi Bhandari is awarded the P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship
• Tiffany Joseph has been named one of five Nancy Weiss Malkiel Junior Faculty Fellows for 2016 at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
• Tiffany Joseph receives an American Sociological Association Fund to Advance the Discipline Grant
• Rebekah Burroway receives a SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award.
•IHSS will present Shimelis Gulema, Stony Brook University, Department of Africana Studies, April 27, 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM, SBS N318, "City as Nation: Ethiopia's Search for a Modern Nation, 1896 - 1975."
•Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, Department of Sociology; Harvard University, Senior Research Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Hauser Center for Non-Profit Organizations, April 13, 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM, SBS N405, "Artifact and Allegiances: How Museums put the Nation and the World on Display."
•IHSS will present Ian Roxborough, Stony Brook University, Department of Sociology, April 6, 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM, SBS N320, "The US Military and State-building Projects, 1898 - 2003."
|March 2016
•Ph.D. student Andrew Hargrove has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. This fellowship carries three years of full funding to support his research on water, well-being, and globalization.
|February 2016
|•Sociology Brown Bag Series presents Professor Emeritis Ivan Chase, Wednesday, February 3, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "the Fragility of Individual-Based Explanations of Social Hierarchies: A Test Using Animal Pecking Orders."
|December 2015
|•Sociology Brown Bag Series presents Assistant Professor Carrie Shandra, Wednesday, December 2, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "How Does Disability 'Steal Time'? Health, Social Disparities, and the Disability Gap in Time Use."
|November 2015
|•IHSS will present Nicholas Wilson, Stony Brook Department Sociology, November 18, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM, SBS N320, "What Do Historical Sociologists Do All Day? Historical Method in Theory and Practice
|October 2015
|•Sociology Brown Bag Series presents Assistant Professor Kristen Shorette, Wednesday, October 28, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "Culture and Power in Cross-National Carbon Dioxide Emissions."
|September 2015
|•Sociology Brown Bag Series presents Assistant Professor Jason Jones, Wednesday, September 16, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "The Paradox of Weak Ties in 55 Countries."
•Sociology Brown Bag Series presents Ph.D. student Cliff Leek, Wednesday, September 2, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "Men and Masculinities in International Development: Are Fears Becoming Realities?"
|May 2015
|•Ph.D. student Suzan Walters receives the 2015 Outstanding Student Paper Award in the ASA section, Disability and Society, for her paper, "Caregiving and HIV: Accounts of Resisting Individualism, Privatization, and Cuts in Social Spending."
•Jennifer Heerwig and Josh Murray (Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt and SBU Sociology alumni) awarded $33,000 grant by the Russell Sage Foundation to support their project entitled "Partisanship, Unity, and Inter-Corporate Networks: Political Donations of the Corporate Elite, 1980 - 2014."
|April 2015
|•Sociology Brown Bag series presents Professor Ian Roxborough, Wednesday, April 22, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "Human Aspects of Military Operations: Intra-Organizational Debate and Spontaneous Sociology."
•IHSS will present Miriam L. Kingsberg, University of Colorado; ACLS Ryskamp Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, April 15, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, "Fieldwork, Ethnology, and Empire: the Making of Japan's 'Transwar Generation' of Social Scientists" - Co-sponsored by the History Department
•Sociology Brown Bag series presents Associate Professor Timothy P. Moran and Ph.D. student Sofia Boutillier, Wednesday, April 8, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "Saying Happiness While Doing Inequality: Wealth, Neoliberalism, and the New York Times."
|March 2015
|•Philip Kasinitz, Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of CUNY, March 25, 2015, 1:00 PM, SBS N403, "Immigration, Diversity and Citizenship: The Changing Terrain of Racial Justice."
•Nancy Foner, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of CUNY, March 12, 2015, 4:00 PM, SBS N403, "Immigration and the Remaking of New York."
•IHSS will present Shobana Shankar, Stony Brook Department of History, March 11, 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM, SBS N320, "Curbing Religious Freedoms for State Security: The Old Cities of Northern Nigeria in the Era."
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|•Sociology Brown Bag series presents Ph.D. student Carolyn Coburn, Wednesday, February 18, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, SBS N403, "Water, Sanitation, and Female Secondary School Enrollment: A Cross-National Analysis of Sub-Saharan African Nations."
|•IHSS will present Paul Gootenberg, Stony Brook Department of History & Sociology, February 18, 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM, SBS N320, "From Teonanácatl to Miami Vice: Latin America's Contribution to World Drug Culture" - Co-sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center
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By Turner Walston
The Navy squad swept the first three games of Carolina baseball's Fall World Series by scores of 5-1, 12-7 and 9-3. The annual scrimmage series pits two teams of Tar Heels - drafted by the seniors - against each other. The winning team will run just five miles while the losers will run ten during the fall conditioning period.
With three of the Tar Heels' returning starters, Skye Bolt, Michael Russell and Parks Jordan, the Navy squad had the offense to manufacture runs. But the story of Friday's opener was the pitching of junior Benton Moss. The Morehead-Cain scholar allowed just three hits and struck out eight in 5.0 innings of work.
Moss sputtered late in his sophomore season. He was electric in earning a win at Georgia Tech in early May (8 innings, two hits), but did not earn a decision in his next six outings. Moss was hot and cold in 2013. If he was on, he was great. But if he was off, he labored to command the strike zone. If his fastball was out of the zone early, Moss would turn to a curveball. If that missed high, it was tough to get back into at-bats. The Enfield native said he'd changed his approach for 2014.
"This year, I'm taking my warmup just fundamentally different," he said last weekend. "When I'm down in the pen, I don't move to any other pitch until I feel comfortable with my fastball." Moss is getting serious about his work in the bullpen prior to starts. Whereas before he might throw 40 to 45 pitches at 90 percent, he's become more focused and intentional. He's decided that getting that fastball right at 75 percent in the bullpen will help him last longer in games. "I'm trying to cut down about 15 pitches in warmups," he said. "That's 15 pitches I can take to the game instead of just warming up with a curveball, two fastballs and slider. Now, it's all fastballs until I get comfortable, and then we'll kind of work some other stuff."
The new approach was evident on Friday. Moss recorded eight strikeouts, walking just one. He consistently hit 93 miles an hour on the fastball, a noticeable bump from his first two years. He credited the extra velocity to weight put on over the summer. Moss interned with the New York Yankees and said the Big Apple diet helped him pack on the pounds. He played at about 175 last year and got up to 185 this summer. Back in Chapel Hill, that number has dropped a bit. "I haven't had enough time to eat as much as I was eating in New York," he said. "I would get up at six, eat breakfast, go to the gym, eat after, get a snack before lunch, a snack after lunch, dinner, post-dinner, post-post-dinner," he said. "I was eating probably six or seven thousand calories a day, so I haven't been able to keep that up." Moss said he was aiming to play at 190 by the time the spring rolls around.
Moss didn't throw the baseball from the time he left Omaha in June until returning to Chapel Hill in August, but he said the time off was a good thing. "It was not long enough to get out of the feel of your mechanics, but long enough to give your arm a good break, so my arm feels good," he said. "It feels really good."
Now a junior, Moss will be counted upon to lead what figures to be a young Tar Heel team next spring. He described the Diamond Heels as "raw," but said there is plenty of potential in the locker room. "We've got a lot of the guys who are green who are kind of ready to be primed and put into an ACC situation," he said.
Though he wants his team to get the victory, Moss said on Saturday and Sunday he was able to sit back and appreciate the fact that all the players on the field were in fact Tar Heels. "I'm trying to think about it from a coach's perspective," he said. "It's exciting. There are a lot of bright spots."
• Landon Lassiter was the Tar Heels' designated hitter throughout most of 2013, but the sophomore has been more than capable at shortstop for the Blue squad during the Fall World Series. Lassiter figures to compete at third base after playing there for the Chatham Anglers in the Cape Cod League this summer. "I was playing a new position I haven't played much, but I got to play in a really good league and learning third and just figuring out the little things like foot steps and getting your feet and timing down," he said.
• The Fall World Series will continue Friday at 6 p.m. at Boshamer Stadium, with games Saturday at noon and Sunday at 2. If the Blue team wins this second series, the teams will compete in a winner-take-all matchup on Tuesday, October 15 at 3 p.m.


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Gearing up for another hilarious round of political humor, HBO just dropped the preview trailer for Season 5 of "Veep," ahead of the April 24th premiere.
The Emmy-nominated series stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh, Gary Cole, Sam Richardson and Hugh Laurie.
Adding a little variety to the menu, Jimmy Kimmel invited George Clooney to partake in a reunion of the "ER" cast on his "Jimmy Kimmel Live" program last night (February 2).
Based on the beloved Disney World attraction, "Tomorrowland" dropped its first teaser trailer on Thursday afternoon (October 9).
The flick starring Britt Robertson and George Clooney follows a down and out gal who is transported to a "secret place where nothing is impossible."
With their powers combined, George Clooney and Hugh Laurie may be the hottest pair of silver foxes in Tinseltown.
The "Ocean's Eleven" stud and the "House" hunk showed up on the set of their new film "Tomorrowland" in Valencia, Spain on Tuesday (January 21) and they both looked to be enjoying themselves.
He's never been one to take things lying down, and when Daft Punk canceled their performance on "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert came out on top.
The hilarious news satirist declared, "We booked Click and Clack over here about a month ago. Apparently, Daft Punk are going to make a surprise appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards. Don't tell anyone, because fun fact: No one told me until two hours ago."
After landing his latest small screen role on the CBS hit "Two and a Half Men," Ashton Kutcher now finds himself at the top of Forbes' Highest-Paid TV Actors list.
The 34-year-old Hollywood heartthrob snatched up the role as Walden Schmidt last year, and ended up raking in a whopping $24 million, as well as taking the coveted title from his character's predecessor, Charlie Sheen, who earned a cool $40 million in 2011.
Though it doesn't hit theaters until October 5th, a TV spot for the upcoming film "The Oranges" has been released to ComingSoon.net today (September 25).
The dramatic rom-com follows the story of two couples who are best friends and neighbors in suburban New Jersey. Their family harmony is threatened with prodigal daughter Nina returns home for Thanksgiving and falls her neighbor's family patriarch.
Heading to the Big Apple to promote their new movie, the stars of "The Oranges" attended the Cinema Society with The Hollywood Reporter & Samsung Galaxy S III screening in New York City on Friday (September 14).


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Clare Crawley is definitely a girl to watch on this season of The Bachelor. Check out the 5 Fast Facts on Crawley here:
1. She Is Pregnant
Okay, so Clare Crawley isn't pregnant … but she does show up to meet Bachelor star Juan Pablo Galavis with a giant baby bump under her dress. Apparently, she was trying to pull at his fatherly strings since he's a single dad. He seemed to actually like it … or he's just a good sport. Either way, he thought Clare was really cute.
2. Clare Crawley Makes It to the Final Three on The Bachelor
The final three women who will be left standing this season on The Bachelor are Nikki Ferrell, Andi Dorfman, and Clare Crawley. Now don't worry. I'm not going to tell you who wins … unless you really want to know. If you can't wait until the end of the season to see who Juan Pablo picks, check out the below link:
'The Bachelor' Season 18 Spoilers, Highlights & Winner
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3. Her Bachelorette Bio Covers the Basics
Exciting — My hair stylist from Sacramento is on the @BachelorABC . @Clare_Crawley I hope you found love, girl! You deserve it!
— Amy Fletcher (@fletchermedia) January 6, 2014
Clare's "Bachelorette Bio" describes her as a 32-year-old hairstylist from Sacramento, California who owns her own business. She considers herself to be adventurous in all aspects except for her taste in food.
@Clare_Crawley @NickHilton11 I'm gonna say I know her when she's famous pic.twitter.com/EWSwCTG3aM
— Noah Schneiderman (@nj_schneiderman) January 6, 2014
Like many of the other contestants, Crawley also holds her family dear to her heart.
4. She Has Never Taken a Vacation
When Crawley was asked about the most memorable trip she's ever taken, she gave a very surprising answer.
I have never taken a vacation. I've always worked my buns off and never made time. Plus, I was never in a relationship that I could go on a vacation with.
Well, considering Juan Pablo takes the ladies to St. Lucia this season, Crawley can definitely cross this one off her list.
5. The Girl Is Not Romantic
There aren't too many women out there who shy away from romance. Does anyone else think it's a little strange that Clare Crawley isn't into romance yet she's on a show in search of love? Hey, whatever makes her happy, right? Or, whatever makes Juan Pablo happy …? When production asked Crawley if she considered herself a romantic, her reply was this:
I've never been one to be romantic. It's hard for me because I've never experienced romance. I wish I was.
Hopefully, Juan Pablo shows her the romance she's been waiting for this season on The Bachelor.
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John Legere Takes the Freewheeling CEO Act Into the Unfunny Rape ZoneBy
John Legere is the chief executive officer of T-Mobile, a wireless telecommunications company. But he's not like those other telecom CEOs. John Legere is way, way cool. He wears T-Mobile pink T-shirts, usually under a black leather jacket. He launched the company's new strategy early last year by describing both the wireless industry and the way the press covers it as "bulls---." Earlier this year he gate-crashed an AT&T event, claiming he "just wanted to hear Macklemore." He regularly offers up tweets like the one above. Because infidelity is funny.
Last night, Legere announced that T-Mobile would allow prospective customers to use an iPhone on its network for a week with no obligations. And he returned to his abuse of all the carriers that aren't his carrier, telling the audience, "These high and mighty duopolists that are raping you for every penny you have … the f---ers hate you." Then Macklemore performed. John Legere is way cool.
There is method in this. Over the past year and a half, T-Mobile has won new subscribers by doing something so radical, something that all carriers had avoided for a decade: He abandoned contracts, simplified billing, and lowered prices. This has forced other companies to follow, driving down "average revenue per user"—prices—for the entire industry.
He describes T-Mobile as the "un-carrier." As Scott Moritz and I wrote in a profile last year, an un-carrier needs an un-CEO, and voilà: pink shirts and profanity. And there's a great deal of truth in what he says. It's hard to describe anything about telecommunications in this country without resorting to profanity. Carriers shamelessly overcharge for data, which likely costs them $3 a gigabyte to provide, then refer to their best customers as "data hogs." They make promises to the Federal Communications Commission to get mergers approved, then fail to keep them. They lobby state governments to pass laws preventing cities from investing in their own fiber. If you don't care for profanity, there's enough here to merit regular, sputtering rage.
But there are two things wrong with what Legere said last night. First: "rape." Legere is playing a game here. Every time he makes a public appearance, he needs to be just offensive enough to get our attention. That means he has to be slightly more offensive than the last time he got our attention. This is a machine with a ratchet, and it has now produced the deeply unfunny word "rape." Perhaps no word is sacred, but that's a defense for an act of art—not a corporate communications strategy. John Legere sells phone plans for a living. He's not Sarah Silverman or Lenny Bruce.
Second, all of the problems with the industry, both wired and wireless, come from one central feature of the U.S. telecommunications market: There's not enough competition. In an interview a couple of weeks ago, Craig Moffett of research firm MoffettNathanson pointed out that he had started hearing T-Mobile executives use the phrase "predatory duopoly." Nestled right there next to the casual rape metaphor was a dog whistle for the FCC. T-Mobile has a possible merger of its own coming up, with Sprint.
This would reduce the number of major national wireless carriers from four to three, something the FCC has said it would like to avoid. By calling AT&T and Verizon Wireless "duopolists," Legere is making a sly argument that, by reducing competition and letting T-Mobile merge with Sprint, the FCC would actually be helping competition by creating a new, large company to compete with the "high and mighty duopolists," the f---ers that hate you.
John Legere is way cool for a telecom executive. You know, if you're into Macklemore and big mergers and stuff.


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