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Secrets to the Best Homemade Waffle Recipe
Learn the secrets to the best waffle recipe. Make light and crispy homemade waffles with tender, chewy middles. Jump to the Best Waffle Recipe now or read on to see how we make it.
We've been searching for a waffle recipe to share with you for quite some time now. We've got lots of pancake recipes, but no waffles. We've tried different recipes. We loved some, especially this yeast-raised waffle recipe from Smitten Kitchen. They are light, crisp and deliciously yeasty. The problem? You really need to make the batter the night before and as much as we wish we thought that far ahead, we just don't — not usually anyway.
The recipe made it into our recipe box, but we still needed a simpler, quicker version — the one we'd most likely pull out when the yearning for fresh, hot waffles on a Sunday morning hits. After a few more trials, we found we loved buttermilk waffles — again, though, they didn't match our need for the everyday, make on a whim waffle. (We never have buttermilk in our fridge and if we do, it's most likely expired).
Finally, we stumbled onto this recipe. It's simple, takes little time to prepare, uses ingredients we always have in our kitchen and makes homemade waffles that are light and crisp with tender, chewy middles. Perfect.
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Or, try this easy French Toast Recipe. It is perfect for the weekday or over the weekend – it only takes 30 minutes and a few ingredients to make.
Secrets to Making the Best Waffles at Home from Scratch
After trying multiple recipes, our most common complaint was floppy waffles. We like waffles that are crispy on the outside. After lots of research, we stumbled across Fine Cooking's article about how to make crispy waffles. In it they share the secret for crispy waffles. It's cornstarch!
Mixed with flour, cornstarch guarantees that your waffles will be perfectly crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.
We were skeptical at first, but after trying it we were sold.
More Tips
Don't overwork the batter. Just like pancakes or muffins, you want to be gentle when mixing the wet and dry ingredients together. Only whisk or stir until just mixed — no need for beating here.
Be prepared to throw away the first waffle. Unless you know your waffle iron like the back of your hand, you'll probably need the first waffle to test out temperature and cooking time. After the first waffle you should have a better understanding of the amount of batter to add (ours takes a 1/2 cup of batter), the best heat setting and timing.
Before you start making your waffles, heat the oven to 200° F. Once each waffle is done, set the cooked waffle directly on the oven rack to keep it warm and crisp. Repeat with the remaining batter, holding the waffles in the oven (try not to stack them). The extra few minutes in the oven adds even more crispiness to the outside of the waffle and keeps them warm for serving.
Try buttermilk. Our recipe calls for milk to be used, but for even more flavorful waffles try buttermilk. We've shared tips for how to convert our recipe to buttermilk waffles below.
For extra light and crispy waffles, separate the eggs. Mix the yolk into the wet ingredients. Then, whip the egg white until stiff peaks form. Once you've combined the dry and wet ingredients, fold in the beaten egg whites. Separating the egg and beating the white adds airiness to the waffles and makes them extra light.
You May Also Like This: If pancakes are more your style, take a look at these from our archives:
- Easy and Delicious Whole Wheat Pancakes Recipe
- Spiced Buttermilk Banana Pancakes Recipe
- Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes with Butter Pecan Syrup
- Cinnamon Pancakes with a Cinnamon Roll Glaze
Recipe updated, originally posted February 2014. Since posting this in 2014, we have tweaked the recipe to be more clear and added a quick recipe video. – Adam and Joanne
Secrets to the Best Homemade Waffle Recipe
Cornstarch is the secret for crispy waffles. Mixed with flour, cornstarch guarantees that your waffles will be perfectly crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.
You Will Need
3/4 cup (100 grams) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (30 grams) cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup (235 ml) milk, whole or 2% reduced fat milk are best
1/3 cup (80 ml) vegetable or lightly flavored oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Butter, syrup and/or berries, for serving
- Prepare Batter
- Make Waffles
Whisk the flour, cornstarch, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. In another bowl or large measuring jug, whisk the milk, vegetable oil, egg and vanilla together until blended.
Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and whisk until just mixed. Set batter aside for 10 to 15 minutes so the baking powder has time to activate.
Heat the oven to 200° F and heat the waffle iron. Pour the batter onto the heated waffle iron (ours takes about 1/2 cup) and cook until the waffle is crisp and golden brown. Immediately set the cooked waffle directly on the oven rack to keep it warm and crisp. Repeat with the remaining batter, holding the waffles in the oven (try not to stack them). Serve with butter, syrup and berries.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Buttermilk Waffles: To make buttermilk waffles, simply replace the milk with 1 cup of buttermilk. Or, use a combination of milk and buttermilk.
- Extra Light Waffles: For even lighter waffles you can separate the egg. Mix the yolk into the wet ingredients. Then, whip the egg white until stiff peaks form. Once you've blended the dry and wet ingredients, fold in the beaten egg white.
- About the Salt: We use kosher salt. If you don't have it on hand, keep this in mind: 1 teaspoon fine sea or table salt = about 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt.
- Recipe inspired and adapted from Aretha Frankensteins Recipe
- Nutrition facts: The nutrition facts provided below are estimates. We have used the USDA Supertracker recipe calculator to calculate approximate values. We assumed 5 waffles. The calculations below are for 1 of 5 waffles.
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White Wine - yellow-green, straw-yellow, yellow-gold, yellow-brown, brown.
Red Wine - purple, ruby, red, red-brown, brown
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WHITE WINE PAIRING (Grape Varieties: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling)
Champagne & Sparkling Wines - Serve with any appetizers, fish, & creamy desserts.
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Serve with spicy chicken, red meat in general, pork sausage, lamb chops, duck, strong cheese such as gouda, chocolate desserts.
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Art History Major
The major is a part of the School of Art, Design and Art History, an academic unit within the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
The Art History major offers students the opportunity to study the history of the visual arts in their cultural and social contexts. Students will gain a global perspective on the arts: the art history program emphasizes courses in western art (Western Europe and America) from ancient to modern times, as well as African art and other select non-Western fields.
Students will learn to describe, analyze, and interpret the form and content of works of art. Students will become familiar with art history theory and methods of analysis and art criticism. And students will gain valuable experience in writing and researching in the field of art history. The art history program encourages students to take advantage of the year-round JMU studies abroad programs and to participate in internship experiences both on campus during the academic year and in museums, historic houses, and galleries during the summer.
The art history program advocates interdisciplinary study in other humanistic disciplines and actively supports students who want to double major with other related fields. JMU Art History faculty possesses expertise in a wide variety of historical areas and enjoys working with students on independent studies, honors theses, or exhibition projects.
For further information, visit the School of Art, Design, and Art History website.
Degrees Offered
Museum Studies
Art History
Declaring the Major
New Freshmen and Transfer Students
Students should declare the art history major when they register for orientation.
Currently Enrolled Major Changers
Students should submit a "Change or Declaration of Major" form to the School of Art, Design and Art History in Duke Hall, Room 215 and obtain the program director's signature.
Other Declaring Information
Admission to the Major
Admission to the Museum Studies Concentration in Art History
The museum studies concentration consists of history and theory-oriented classes that will introduce students to the role and function of museums in society. While the concentration is academic and not vocational, it offers students valuable hands-on experience beneficial for admission into graduate school and entry into the competitive market of art-related professions.
In addition to the requirements for the Art History major, the Museum Studies concentration requires 15 credit hours (five courses), three credit hours of which may count toward both the Art History major and the Museum Studies concentration.
To be eligible to apply for admission, students must have a GPA of 3.3 within the minimum of nine credits in art history (ARTH) and General Education art history (ARTH) courses. The program will consider grades from any new transfer student who has earned JMU approved credit for an art history course taken at another institution provided the student submits a transcript
Students may apply to the concentration in the fall or spring semester but no later than the last day of the course add registration deadline. Visit the Registrar's website for deadlines.
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Moore crashed last Thursday while attempting a backflip on a 70-foot ramp during a freestyle event.
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How Support Groups Are Born
An Interview With Mindy, Founder of Hetero Pos Atlanta
By Myles Helfand
TEN YEARS AFTER SHE was diagnosed with HIV, Mindy -- now 36 years old, white, heterosexual, and alcohol- and drug-free -- grew tired of traveling cross-country to HIV-positive events and retreats in hopes she'd meet others who shared her background. So she started Hetero Pos Atlanta, her own group in Atlanta, and has watched it grow far beyond her expectations.
What is Hetero Pos Atlanta?
It's not a formal support group, and it's not a dating service. It's basically a social, private organization that I started for heterosexual, HIV-positive professionals; that was how we marketed it. We meet once a month, go out and just basically do social things: We go bowling; we go to concerts. I had a barbecue here at my house a few weeks ago, we're getting ready to have a Halloween party, things like that.
So it's for both men and women?
How did you originally start getting the word out, if it was an informal, private group?
There was an article written in an Atlanta newsletter -- Survival News, produced by the AIDS Survival Project -- called, "Heterosexuals and HIV: Where Are the Resources?" and that's what kind of sparked me to do it. So I wrote to that newsletter and they put a little blurb in, and then I went on one of those free create-your-own-Web site pages on Homestead and just made up a little page. It shows up in a search, so I get a lot of interested people that way. Then we made up a bunch of posters with our e-mail address and put them at different AIDS service organizations and different clinics, places where we knew people would read them.
It's pretty surprising that Atlanta didn't have any heterosexual support groups.
It is. I've been positive almost 14 years and I've lived in Atlanta the whole time, and up until I started this group I'd met maybe about three other heterosexual people that are positive, either at conferences or just different things I would happen to be at.
AIDS Survival Project, here in Atlanta, is a classic AIDS organization. They get a lot of phone calls asking, "Do you have heterosexual support groups, Do you have any heterosexual events, etc.?" and they don't. It was just the way it is -- it's not to say they wouldn't offer them, but they never had enough people to get anything going. Most of the people I've met I've either met in California at retreats for HIV-positive people that I've gone on, or something like that. But I've always known they have to be here, somewhere. What we found is that these 30-some people that are in this group are heterosexual, most of them are upper-middle class professionals, and truthfully they don't utilize the services of ASOs as much as some other positive people might.
How do you mean?
When I was first diagnosed, I had very good family support, but the only thing that was available were things like AID Atlanta and AIDS Survival Project -- which are all wonderful organizations, but they seem more able to meet the needs of people who need housing, who have legal issues, who need medical care, things like that. People in this group, most of us are still on private health care, half of us still work, we have a house, have good support systems. I guess our level of what we need is different because it's just actual support and interaction, getting to meet other heterosexual, positive people.
That's interesting.
It is to me too, but somehow that's just the way it is; that's just the way it's been here. No one's ever really stood up and said, "Here we are, we're heterosexual, we're positive, we're white, we're healthy, we have needs too!"
What made you decide to say, "Why don't I just start up a group?"
It's kind of always been in my nature to be the creator, to be the leader. I love to organize things; that's kind of just my personality. And for six years I searched for somewhere I could feel really comfortable or where I could fit in. And I think you go through different levels, post-diagnosis, of what you need. Everyone in this group is basically at a point where they don't want a formal support group, and most of them have tried the whole Internet-dating thing -- and there are some success stories there, I won't argue with that, but they don't want that. So for the last four years I just kind of laid low and tried not to worry about it. And after I read that newsletter article I said, "You know what? You can complain about it, you can wonder when it's [a local support group] ever going to happen, you can wait another 10 years for it to happen, or you can do something yourself. And really I just stepped out there and did it. I had no idea what was going to happen.
How old are you?
So you were diagnosed then when you were in your 20s... You were in college at the time. How did it happen?
Actually, I had been really sick, and had gone to about three different doctors with huge rashes and huge lymph nodes and high fevers. And here I was, Little Miss Nice White Girl, and nobody asked me a thing, nobody brought it up, nothing. Finally, I brought it up to my primary care doctor after I'd gotten better from whatever mysterious thing that I had. He tested me, and then called me and said, "I need you to come into the office." And I said, "Well, you just basically answered my test results for me on the phone." [Laughs.] So my mom came to the doctor's office with me, and I knew what was coming.
Did you lead a "normal" college lifestyle?
First off, I hate the use of the word "lifestyle," because it always projects an "image" and the image is different for different people. I have never led a particular "lifestyle." I've gone through various stages in my life and in my own personal development. I will say that during my college years [at Clemson University, in South Carolina], I definitely pushed the limits of just about everything I could. I drank a lot, used pot and cocaine, and had frequent and numerous sexual partners. Looking back today, I can classify my behavior as reckless. I liked chaos. I loved adventure. I longed for the rush to take me away -- although I'm not sure to where. Was it "normal?" To me it was; it was the normalcy I had created to live in.
Do you know how you contracted HIV?
I don't know from who. I just know it was through heterosexual sex. I've never had a blood transfusion; I've never used IV drugs.
How quickly did things change after you were diagnosed?
Things changed at different paces for me. I stopped drinking and using drugs right away, concerned for my health. I definitely stopped sleeping around! I had my same friends and told them little by little. I had a lot of family support. For a long time I missed the party-time Mindy and I missed my sex life. I think I mostly missed that feeling and rush of adventure; of being on the edge of "something." Through my mid-20s I grew up a lot; I began taking HIV meds in 1995. I slowly -- and sometimes to myself, mysteriously -- became much of the person I am now. I believe that my experience helped shaped that person, and I don't live with many regrets.
I'm definitely happier now. I don't need alcohol or drugs to give me courage; I don't need a man to make my life complete; I don't need to be the center of attention or the stimulus behind chaos! I have found there are adventures beyond those I thought I lived in college, and that there is sex after HIV, and that most things happen in the time in which they were intended, sometimes with a little help along the way.
My health is great. My CD4 count is high and I have maintained an undetectable viral load for many years. My medication regime has remained the same so I don't have any good medication anecdotes to share. I am following the "if it's not broken, don't fix it" philosophy.
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Well hey folks, I hope everybody had a great Easter weekend. I actually stayed off the water for family time and because it blew its tail off. It was nice cool weather, to say the least.
We have this dark mixture of water blending into our area. To the best of my knowledge, its some river run-off. And a lot of help from lots of northwest winds. It doesn't seem to be affecting our fishing any, just makes the water not as pretty.
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CRBLogo needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 129 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
Thomson Reuters/Jefferies In-the-Ground CRB Equity Indexes
We are a financial firm that specializes in the development of stock indexes and consulting.
Financial professionals, financial institutions, banks, investors, stock exchanges.
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Thomson Reuters/Jefferies
"CRB" should be in a larger font and the most prominent part of the logo. "Equity Indexes" does not necessarily have to be capitalized. This is up to the designer. The phrases "Thomson Reuters/Jefferies", "In-the-Ground" and "Equity Indexes" should be the same font size and smaller/less prominent than "CRB".
It would be nice to have a graphic of some sort. It could represent commodities (energy, agriculture, metals) or be completely abstract.
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Possible color schemes: Orange, dark blue, dark green. Other alternative are accepted.
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The Director-General meets H.E. Ali Mohamed Shein, President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council
On 5 February, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, met with H.E. Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council.
President Shein commended the action of the Director-General in UNESCO and highlighted his appreciation for the Organization's long-standing and valuable support to Tanzania.
While recognizing the great achievements made in education within the context of Education for All (EFA), President Shein noted that "challenges remain relating to the quality of education and teacher's training".
The need to balance preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, the central role of cultural tourism and its socioeconomic benefits, were also at the heart of the discussion. President Shein called for UNESCO's support to Zanzibar's action in safeguarding heritage and in preventing the collapse of historic buildings in the Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The Director-General thanked the President for his commitment to UNESCO. In response to the President's call for UNESCO's reinforced cooperation, the Director-General assured him of the Organization's continuous cooperation in all its areas of competence and highlighted also the importance of community media as a tool for promoting girl's education and technical and vocational education and skills development for youth.
With regard to the challenges related to the preservation, maintenance and management of the cultural site of Stone Town, the Director-General expressed her appreciation for the Government's cooperative approach and underlined the excellent cooperation with the authorities of Zanzibar, in general, and the Municipality of Stone Town, in particular, with regard to developing Zanzibar as a pilot city for the implementation of UNESCO's Historic Urban Landscape Recommendation. She assured the President of UNESCO's willingness to further accompany Zanzibar in its efforts.
During her stay in Zanzibar, the Director-General also held a roundtable, on 4 February, with Ministers in areas relevant to the competences of UNESCO. The roundtable was an opportunity for all to review existing cooperation for its further reinforcement.
The Director-General also went on a tour of the Stone Town, and visited the Museum as well as other historic places.
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Library losing its top advocate
Don't make the mistake of thinking Dina Malgeri is a timid librarian.
The 83-year-old, who retired this month after 40 years as the Malden Public Library's director, is just as adventurous today as she was 38 years ago, when she helped capture a man involved in the city's largest art heist.
"When I travel . . . on a plane and I'm sitting beside someone, he or she will ask, 'What do you do?' I say I'm a librarian, and the eyes glaze over because they think I'm a little old lady stamping books,'' Malgeri said. "I tell them that story and it gives them an entirely different . . . perception of what a librarian does.''
That story starts on July 31, 1975, when a thief jumped a 4-foot-high gate in the library, entered the Ryder Art Gallery where a Winslow Homer oil painting — valued at $100,000 at the time — was hanging, and removed it from its frame. Over the next several weeks the library got "crazy phone calls'' from people saying they wanted to be paid a ransom for the painting, according to Malgeri.
"They showed us a picture of the painting on a bed to show us it was still intact,'' she said.
Four months later, Malgeri and three others met a man in Boston's Government Center and paid the ransom in exchange for the small painting, which he was carrying in a shopping bag. State Police monitored the transaction and arrested the man shortly afterward. He ended up serving six months in jail, not for stealing the painting but for his role in delivering it, Malgeri said.
Former Malden mayor Richard Howard describes Malgeri as a fierce and knowledgeable advocate for library services in a city that needs them.
"She trained many mayors,'' Howard said. "I served under tight budgets with tough decisions to make . . . and the library can often be looked at as an easy target for cost-cutting, but she was able to make the case'' that it was an essential service.
She also helped lead the charge, along with library trustee Florence Burns, to build a $6 million addition to the library in 1996, followed by a $2 million restoration of the original 1885 building that was designed by renowned architect H.H. Richardson, who also built Trinity Church in Boston.
The stolen painting that Malgeri helped recover, "The Whittling Boy,''
was sold at auction in 1992 for about $1 million; the proceeds from its sale, along with three other paintings, helped raise about $3 million for the library addition. The decision to sell the paintings was controversial and just one of the project's financial obstacles, according to Howard, who worked as legal counsel for the fund-raising effort before his stint as mayor.
The art sale required state approval, he said, and the library also needed the city to float bonds, made more difficult by the library's independent status. Malden does not own the library building, so it was equivalent to the city giving the library a loan.
"Dina was a person no one could say no to. She had a vision as to why the expansion was so important,'' Howard said.
Besides upgrading library services that had become archaic in the century-old building, where most books were inaccessible to the public, the addition allowed the original building to be restored as a cultural center with art galleries, and a research center for local history and genealogy.
The library was a gift of Elisha and Mary Converse in honor of their 17-year-old son, Frank, who was killed in 1863 in the first fatality during a bank robbery in the United States. The family also left an endowment to purchase and preserve art.
But when Malgeri started work at the library in 1972, many of the building's beautiful interior details were gone. "I saw things that had to be done and I wanted to do them. . . I had to stay and I had to accomplish that before I could retire,'' she said.
John Tramondozzi, president of the library trustees, said Malgeri raised funds and secured grants for the restoration almost single-handedly.
"Dina was definitely the main force,'' he said.
The bulk of the work was done between 1998 and 2010. Carpeting and linoleum were removed so the floors could be restored; statues that had been stored in the cellar since World War II to keep them safe in case of air raids were cleaned and moved back upstairs; the original chandeliers and sconces were replicated; walls were painted to their original colors; and two columns were crafted to hold up a sagging balcony.
Although the old building is open just a few nights a week, Malgeri hopes it will again serve as the library's front entrance, when more staff is added.
Before coming to Malden, Malgeri worked as a court clerk; earned a master's degree in night school; and worked for the state library system to improve or establish libraries in prisons, hospitals, and reform schools. She also worked as a civilian employee of the Army, overseeing libraries in Germany from 1967 to 1970.
But when she interviewed for the job in Malden, she knew was going to stay.
"This library is nearly 130 years old and there have only been five directors, so it really has a hold on you. It's hard to explain. It's sort of a magic quality,'' Malgeri said. "When I walked in here in 1972, I said, 'This is it.' ''
In retirement, Malgeri intends to seek new adventures, although maybe not as dangerous as delivering ransom money, she said. She hopes to learn how to play the clarinet, take courses at Harvard Extension School, and travel to Russia.
Her wish for the new director, who has yet to be chosen?
"I hope the new director will love this library as much as I do.''


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There's nothing worse for developers than updating their Windows Phone apps to address bugs and for the release to get lost wondering around the vast plains of the Microsoft Dev Center. Our own Jay Bennett has experienced an issue with the latest version of the Windows Phone Central app finding itself stuck in limbo (or rather "Certification Passed" and "Not Submitted" stages of approval).
Microsoft has since acknowledged the issue and has stated engineers are looking into reports.
A number of developers have logged onto the MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) to voice their anger and concerns that app updates are not rolling out as expected. This isn't the first time Microsoft has encountered some problems with its developer tools and developers submitting apps or updates. Should you be a consumer waiting for your favourite apps to be bumped to the latest version, you may have some time to wait through before you're able to enjoy the latest build.
There's an ongoing discussion in a number of threads over on MSDN (1) (2) that are well worth checking out for more details. A number of developers also touch on other problems that they've encountered while using Microsoft services. A Microsoft employee has made an announcement on the forum:
"Many of you have reported an issue with attempting an app update, getting a generic error and then unable to take further action such as Edit or Delete. We have examples from some cases reported and are working with Engineering to investigate and fix. We'll report back an update as soon as we have one."
At least Microsoft has acknowledged and is working on the issue. We'll keep our eyes open for more details. In the meantime developers are urged to remain patient and let the folks get on with solving the issue.


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Port Labelle Inn is located 45 minutes from Fort Lauderdale and 30 minutes from Fort Myers, Florida. We offer free WIFI, Tennis and Basketball courts, Fitness Center and outdoor Pool. Oxbow Grille Restaurant is located inside Port Labelle Inn, Oxbow Grille Restaurant and Lounge is open Tuesday thru Saturday from 4pm -10pm for Dinner.


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As the full moon hung over the Hudson River in the clear morning sky, Rapha today opened the Rapha Cycle Club, a permanent location at 64 Gansevort Street in the Meat Packing District. Spacious and modestly decked out, the shop is full of the company's signature understated clothing and cycling products, as well as a full cafe. (Disclaimer/bragging, my shop, Gypsy Donut and Espresso Bar will be providing our handmade donuts on the weekends.) In addition to the world's best donuts, the cafe will also feature locally make artisan pastries, sandwiches and beer.
While Rapha has outposts in San Francisco and London, New York City has only previously hosted a temporary pop-up space so the new permanent location will provide an anchor for the company to showcase its clothing and gear and to host events and lead bike rides. (Regularly shop rides will depart around 8:30-9:00am weekends.)
The build-out, which transformed a former photographic studio space into a retail show room and cafe, features racks of Rapha gear a smattering of memorabilia including vintage jerseys and posters. The rear wall is actually a theater, with a projector displaying Rapha cycling videos and race feeds live from European TV.
The new shop will open at 7:00 a.m. daily and will be open until 8:00 p.m. weekdays AND 6 p.m. weekends.


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LONGMONT -- She ran and jumped and reached.
Anna Beninati, 17 at the time, clutched the moving train, and ever-so-briefly, dangled precariously from the side.
She had already watched one friend jump onto the train and disappear as the 118-car freight train moved through Longmont on Sept. 5 at 18 mph. A second friend tried to jump, slipped, fell, and rolled to safety away from the train.
"I remember watching that and thinking, 'Something tells me I shouldn't be running right now, something tells me that is going to happen to me and I might not fare so well," said the now 18-year-old Colorado State University freshman on Saturday. "I had this feeling and I went for it, anyway."
Beninati said she knew as she clung to the train in those moments that her grip was tenuous.
"I got my right leg up on the train and then my left leg was dragging on the ground," she recalled. "It ended up bouncing on the rocks underneath the train and I got sucked in, and the next thing I knew I was watching my legs get crushed by coal cars."
Romance of the rails
On Sept. 5, Beninati was only two weeks into her college career at CSU in Fort Collins. She moved from her home in Sandy, Utah, to pursue a music therapy degree in the state where both of her parents had studied. Her mother, Debbie, studied at the University of Colorado at Boulder and her father, Bill, attended the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
On Labor Day weekend, she and three friends had left Fort Collins to go to Denver for a visit. One of her friend's fathers gave them a ride to Longmont as they made their way back toward school, classes and studying. They planned to hop a train from Longmont to Fort Collins, although she said she does not believe her friend's dad knew of their plan. She is sure he would have thwarted it.
Once in Longmont, the friends examined various train crossings looking for the right place to jump. They settled near Third Avenue and Atwood Street near an auto body shop to wait for the right moment, she recalled.
"We were sitting there, drinking our glass-bottle Cokes," she said. "It was such a romantic kind of notion -- these four kids getting ready to hop the rails, drinking our glass-bottle Cokes. It was a great little moment right there in the early afternoon."
She estimates she had hopped on trains about 10 times before and said it is a common practice in Fort Collins, where the rails cut through the university campus. However, the train through Longmont was faster than any she had jumped before. But her friend's stumble from the train did not deter her. Neither did her gut feeling.
Split second
Beninati clung to the train and nearly realized how dire her situation had become, but her thought never completed.
"I remember looking down at my leg dragging on the ground and I saw how fast the wheels were turning and how fast the rails were going by and it almost occurred to me, and I was like, 'Oh my god, I am gonna get..." she said, stopping up short. She swooped her hand in front of her body to represent being pulled under the train. "And then it happened."
She watched her legs as they were severed from her body, one above the knee, one below.
"I remember sitting there looking at my legs. I must have been under the train no more than four, six seconds," she said. "I just remember sitting there looking, thinking, 'A: What do I do now? B: What did I just do to myself? Because I cannot go back from this decision.'"
Her friend, Charles Hamilton, 25, rushed to her side and pulled her from under the train. A former Army medic, he started first aid. Two Longmont United Hospital employees -- Nicole Crowley and Kathy Poiry -- were stopped at the crossing by the train and ran to help, as well. They provided aid and called 911. Beninati's screams can be heard on the tapes as one of the women tells a dispatcher that the teen's legs had been severed.
Beninati returned to Longmont on Saturday for the first time since the accident to personally hand out live-saving awards to Crowley, Poiry, and each of the first-responders who helped her that day. She wore a black dress to the Longmont Fire Awards Ceremony and a shock of her short, dark hair fell across her forehead as she shared a laugh and a hug with each of her rescuers. Each bent down so she could loop the medals over their necks and wrap her arms over their shoulders from her seat in her wheelchair.
Beninati said she wanted to be there to meet those who helped her because on Dec. 24 she turned 18 she said she realized something important.
"I never would have made it this far if it weren't for these guys," she said.
In the moments after the accident, she recalls looking up to see their faces and remembers watching the ambulance roll up.
"It was like it hit me, 'Oh, I am going to be OK now.'"
And, by all accounts, she is.
Since Sept. 5, 2011, Beninati has had 11 surgeries on her legs.
And she has been skiing with Wasatch Adaptive Sports in Utah and plans to compete in March in the Steve Young Ski Classic. She first used an adaptive monoski in November and is excited to try out faster gear for the race. Right now she is taking online courses through CSU and plans to continue pursuit of her music therapy degree because music had been so key to her recovery in the hospital in Salt Lake City.
She recalled playing piano and a guitar in the hospital, although the bassoon is her primary instrument. She jokes that it is much bigger than she is now.
Debbie Beninati said her daughter is her hero.
"She's amazing. She has always been amazing, but now she is super amazing," she said. "I cannot say enough stuff about how proud I am of Anna."
The teen already has been to her younger brother's fourth-grade class to talk about safety issues and, she said, she has been asked to speak to CSU freshmen about the potential costs of the new freedoms offered by college.
"It is important to understand rules are sometimes put into places for your safety," Anna Beninati said, noting that the dangers of train-jumping never phased her.
Debbie Beninati said it can be a tough concept to consider, but she believes her daughter has spun potential tragedy into true lessons.
"I don't spend a lot of time feeling sorry for her because she doesn't spend a lot of time feeling sorry for herself," she said. "She's turned it into this remarkable event and just blossomed. What can I say? She is my hero. I want to be just like her when I grow up."
The first-responders who won life-saving awards on Saturday for helping Beninati include Jason Allison, Bill Bishard, Travis Chapman, Brad Cowgill, Matt French, Matt Horton, Bill Johnson, Katie Olsen, Julie McIntyre, Ken Nichols and Sarah Zavednak, along with Poiry and Crowley. Each was awarded a medal and a framed photo of Anna Beninati skiing.
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Corruption is universal. It affects all regions of the world and all levels of society, but the impact is greatest in developing countries.
The effects are far-reaching: corruption can undermine political, social and economic stability, and ultimately threaten the safety and security of society as a whole.
Corruption creates a fertile ground for organized criminal activities, even terrorism, as criminals are aided in their illegal activities by the complicity of corrupt public officials.
Economic globalization has made corruption a borderless crime. The competitive world of international business can leave companies exposed to bribes and fraudulent financial practices. Corrupt transactions can cross multiple jurisdictions, making the ensuing police investigation time-consuming and complex.
What INTERPOL does
The ability to coordinate global action is vital for the world's police and judicial systems. INTERPOL's initiatives include:
- International asset recovery: The Global Focal Point Network for Asset Recovery assists law enforcement bodies in returning stolen public funds to victim countries. Accessible via INTERPOL's secure global police communications network (I-24/7), the platform allows authorized users to exchange information and better coordinate their investigations. Among the tools on offer is SECOM, a secure web-based email capability.
- Operational support: We can coordinate working meetings between member countries in order to facilitate investigations that cover more than one jurisdiction.
- Training: Success in international asset recovery depends on sound and credible investigation. INTERPOL offers regional training workshops to investigators and prosecutors, focusing on evidence, through the INTERPOL Global Programme on Anti-Corruption, Financial Crimes and Asset Recovery .
The complexities of international corruption require a multi-sector and cross-border response. As such, we work closely with a number of partners to fight corruption globally. Activities include promoting the exchange of information, establishing best practices and providing training to officers around the globe. The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) sets out an international framework invaluable in the fight against corruption and serves as a guide to many of our initiatives.
Our international partners include, among others:
- The World Bank;
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;
- US Department of State;
- United Nations Development Programme;
- Basel Institute on Governance.
As part of our projects and partnerships, we take part in and organize a number of corruption-related events, such as conferences, meetings and training workshops, involving our partners, contact points, member countries, prosecutors and investigators. In June 2017, the 7th Global Focal Point Conference on Asset Recovery was held in Ottawa, Canada.
Enhancing national sports integrity: INTERPOL and IOC collaboration
INTERPOL Match-Fixing Task Force closes ranks on organized crime
INTERPOL Anti Corruption and Financial Crime Unit
Combating corruption and financial crimes
Sebastian Bley, INTERPOL Head of Anti-Corruption Unit
3rd Expert Group Meeting on Social Engineering Fraud
30 and 31 October 2017, Lyon, France
What is corruption?
"Corruption is any course of action or failure to act by individuals or organizations, public or private, in violation of law or trust for profit or gain."
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As parents who spend a lot of time reviewing and playing with toys, games, and other kid-of-all-ages-related paraphernalia, we often find ourselves wondering how (and, sometimes, why) people keep coming up with new products. This year, we discovered a number of new baby items that are innovative enough to make new parents excited, parents of older kids jealous, and grandparents wonder where all these things were when they were raising their own babies.
There are plenty of travel cribs out there, but the journeyBee cribs from ParentLab are the first we've seen that are actually light and flexible enough to satisfy the portable-crib needs of families that are always on the move. Weighing in at just 10 pounds and easy to carry on your back, you'll need only one trip to move the crib from home to car or vice versa. And they're sturdy enough for road trips, hotels, camping, outdoor play, or bringing along to friends' and family's homes for easy nap- or playtime. A breeze to set up, recommended for 0-18 months. If you're looking for something a little more petite and you're not in a hurry, the company is planning to release a bassinet version that weighs only 4.3 lbs and folds up smaller than most purses. http://ParentLab.com.
Okay, Twilight Turtle (along with cousin Sleep Sheep) has been around for a while, but there's definitely something new here. Don't worry–those amazing blue, amber, or green constellation projections aren't going anywhere. But Cloud b has added a Twilight Turtle Tunes app (free), which uses Bluetooth to allow moms and dads to choose from a pre-set mix and match of melodies and sounds to play on the Twilight Turtle Tunes' speaker box. There's also a premium app ($1.99) that gives parents the option to access their personal music libraries to create totally unique mixes for as long as 24 hours. If you prefer not to use or you don't have Bluetooth, Twilight Turtle Tunes comes with one default nighty-night melody that can be set for 45 minutes. http://cloudb.com/
These creative, innovative makers of all things baby have an amazing lineup of soon-to-be must-haves for parents and baby-shower registries everywhere. First up is the new Magical Night projection mobile, which is a crib mobile, projector, music box, and toddler nightlight (that looks like an adorable bedside lamp) all in one. Given that traditional mobiles have to come down once the baby can stand up and start yanking on them, an item that can last from birth through the toddler years offers real value for the money. Plus, since it grows with your child, it will also be a familiar part of bedtime routines, which experts agree help children fall asleep more easily—and stay that way longer. Due to start hitting stores in April.
Next, speaking of value for the money, keep an eye out for the 3-in-1 Rocker Napper. As a rocker, the seat can be used to entertain or soothe your baby, complete with baby-activated mobile with soft and happy buddies to play with, and a music box that plays nine melodies. Detach the mobile for an inclined feeding seat. And at naptime, raise the sides and you've got a rocking bassinet. And you can move from position to position with one hand.
Finally, there's the Take Along Bouncer, an easy-to-fold, portable bouncy seat that will be out in the Spring. For info on all these Tiny Love products, http://tinylove.com/


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Hi everyone! This week I wanted to share with you my two greatest loves; dogs and fashion. What better way to do that than to combine the two together. Dog inspiration seems to be saturating fashion. Dog breeds of all kinds can be seen printed on all sorts of apparel including silk blouses, knitted sweaters, shorts, dresses as well as all accessories. Being a dog lover I was quick to jump on this trend.
Dogs have been an important part of my life from a very young age. Now, I am blessed to have two beautiful dogs named Marlon & Brando. They add so much love and joy to my life and always make me feel special.
I have put together a fun dog inspired outfit. I have referenced the pieces below in 'Get My K-9 Look collage.' Every time I have worn this dog sweater I have had people approach me in the street and comment on how much they love it. Dogs seem to put a smile on everybody's face, even simply as a print. I styled my dog sweater with these new green dog printed shorts I got from Oasap.com They can look so chic dressed up with a high collared silk blouse tucked in, worn with a fitted blazer or alternatively they can be dressed down and styled with a simple white tee.
I love to show who I am and what I love through what I wear. I particularly enjoy putting together playful and fun looks. Having someone comment and smile at something cute you are wearing is a great way to engage with people. So why not add some cute and quirky dog inspiration to your looks? Check out the K-9 look collages that I've put together for you below.
Here are my boys Marlon & Brando!
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Trattorian Foreign Relations Department wrote:To the nations of the BrikVerse,
I am Dr. Xiaoqing Xianghao, the Chief Ambassador of the Meritocratic Republic of Trattoria. I am speaking to the Allied Nations today to discuss Space Austria.
I would like to preface my remarks by reiterating that the Meritocratic Republic of Trattoria does not maintain an official policy of peach racism. Nevertheless, time and time again the peach nations of the Nehellenium Galaxy have acted out. The 45th Union and Peach Liberation Army interfere with the sovereign affairs of other nations and have a long history of supporting terrorism. The Imperial Magikstrate practices magik and poses a danger to the galactic status quo. The actions of OASIS speak for themselves.
Although the Meritocratic Republic of Trattoria had hoped that Space Austria would have diverged from this unfortunate coincidental trend, this optimism has proven unfounded. Space Austria is yet another in a long line of rogue peach nations that have plagued this galaxy.
Space Austria has proven themselves to be a rogue state, in contravention of numerous AN treaties and international conventions on weapons of mass destruction, including the AN Treaty on Nuklear Options Use and AN Security Council Resolution 984. One of their first acts was to fire a planet-busting laser at the homeworlds of the Assyrian Star Empire, Police State of Venice, and Meritocratic Republic of Trattoria, with an aim to destabilize the galactic financial system. Although the attack was thwarted thanks to the brilliance and bravery of our armed forces, its intent nonetheless signals the Space Austrians' reckless disregard for the dignity of other nations and the wider galactic community.
They followed up on this act by deploying a Peach-Virus based biological weapon on planet Arhus, the soil of their own declared ally, the Imperial Magikstrate. This act of peach supremacy and biological terrorism will not go unanswered. Further, if this impudent treachery is characteristic of their treatment of even formal allies, what might the rest of the galaxy expect?
The Meritocratic Republic of Trattoria entreats Space Austria and its leader, Ato Hapsbrik, to thoughtfully consider the consequences of their actions. The use of weapons of mass destruction and the advocacy of peach supremacy are unpalatable to the wider galactic community. It is yet possible for Space Austria to reverse its course and join in the prosperity of the great civilizations of Nehellenium and beyond, and to become a respected and esteemed member of the galactic community.
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The alternative is quite stark. If Space Austria continues to deploy weapons of mass destruction with a casual disregard for the dignity of other nations or the stability of the wider galaxy and its economy, the galaxy will respond. All options are on the table, including military ones. Without lifting a finger, the international community can beggar the nation of Space Austria, wasting away its people and crumbling its cities with economic and financial sanctions. Alternatively, we can burn both its people and cities to ashes with merciless Trattorian fire and steel, and with the allied forces of the many others who would join us.
Space Austria, the galaxy would welcome you. But if you would like to learn the gambles of war, we will also be happy to oblige.
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Christopher Lee
For me, Halloween has always been about two things – choking down so much goddamned candy that my intestines harden into a supersaturated congealed sugar sausage, and hanging out on the couch with a pretty girl and a bag of fun-sized Mega Caramel Deluxe Choco-Bomb Diabetes Bars watching Dracula movies and waiting/praying for the opportunity to run outside and blast the punk kids in my neighborhood in the face with either a fire hose or an Airsoft rifle. I may be alone in this, seeing as how for some inexplicable reason apparently nobody else on the planet seems to be even a little bit burned out on goddamned zombies yet (yes, I got really into them from 2004, when I saw the remake of Dawn of the Dead, but the zombie genre peaked with World War Z in 2006 and I haven't given a shit about them since), but for me it just does not get any better than the original gangsta of flesh-ripping, babeage-macking vampires running around in a crypt being creepy as fuck and spraying around more carotid arterial blood spray than Maximilien Robespierre with a gas-powered chainsaw and supreme uncontested judicial power over the Revolutionary Tribunal (am I right here, all you 18th-century French Revolution buffs? Hello? This thing on?).
And, to that end, Christopher Frank Carandini Mothafuckin' Lee WAS Dracula. He played the bloodsucking impaling-happy non-sparkling Wallachian Count in the most perfect Dracula movie ever made, Horror of Dracula, then reprised the role in seven sequels over the next 15 years – giving an entire generation of humanity nightmares for life, coating himself in a swimming pool's worth of fake movie blood, and somehow managing to constantly surround himself with ridiculous concentrations of hot babes with twin puncture wounds on the sides of their necks and borderline-pornographic amounts of blood-stained cleavage.
He's also a 6'5" tall world champion fencer, speaks six languages, does all of his own stunts, has participated in more on-screen sword fights than any actor in history, served for five years defending democracy from global fascism as a British Commando blowing the shit out of Nazi asses in World War II, and became the oldest person to ever record lead vocals on a heavy metal track when, at the age of 88, he wrote, performed on, and released a progressive symphonic power metal EP about the life of Charlemagne (because why the fuck not?).
The most prolific actor in motion picture history, Christopher Lee was born somewhere in England in 1922. His mother was an Italian Countess who was actually descended from the line of Charlemagne, and she was so important that she was allowed to wear the royal seal of Frederich Barbarossa and so MILF-y she had her portrait painted by something like a half-dozen famous Italian artists. One of Lee's ancestors on that side was the Papal Secretary of State who refused to attend the coronation of Napoleon and is buried in the Pantheon in Rome next to Raphael (the painter not the ninja turtle), which seems like kind of a big deal. Lee's father, meanwhile, was a distant relative of Robert E. Lee and was multi-decorated war hero who'd served as a Colonel in the 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps during World War I and the Boer War. Growing up, Lee studied Classics at Wellington College, where he was also a champion squash player, a ridiculously-badass fencer, and spent his spare time playing on the school hockey and rugby. After college, Lee took a bullshit job working as an office clerk (that's a Classics major for you), where his pay was one pound a week – and by one pound a week I think it means his entire compensation for busting his ass 8 hours a day was that every Friday around 4:30 a really cool guy would walk by, fist bump him, and say something like, "Hey, nice job man! Hang in there bro!"
Shit got real in 1939 when Christopher Lee quit his day job, caught a boat to Finland, and decided to enlist in the Finnish Army to help them fight off the Soviet invasion of Finland. Lee got geared up to kick some commie asses up and down the frozen wastes of mid-Winter Finland, but didn't see much action, returning home in 1940 to deal with a much bigger and more England-centric problem: Nazis.
Christopher Lee enlisted in the Royal Air Force in 1940, where he worked as an intelligence officer specializing in cracking German ciphers and skulls and any other Nazi bullshit he came in contact with. In North Africa he was attached to the Long Range Desert Patrol, the forerunner of the SAS, where he would jump in a badass fucking four-wheel-drive jeep with a gigantic machine gun mounted in the back, drive hundreds of miles behind enemy lines, survive the scorching heat of the Sahara Desert, then sneak-attack Luftwaffe airfields by rolling up on them at sixty miles an hour with his .50-caliber machine guns blazing out curtains of white-hot Nazi-smiting justice, planting dynamite on their airplanes, then peeling ass out of there leaving nothing but bullet-riddled corpses and gigantic explosions in his wake. After working with the LRDP, Lee was assigned to the Special Operations Executive – better known as Winston Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare – a group that did shit like lead a twelve-man assault that destroyed the German top secret nuclear weapons development facility in Norway and assist brave Eastern European partisans and rebels sabotage Nazi supply lines to prevent them from bringing reinforcements up to fight the Soviets. His service records are sealed and Lee doesn't talk much about his service (when pressed on the subject, he reportedly asks his interviewer, "Can you keep a secret?". When they excitedly say yes, he leans in close and says, "So can I."), but we do know that by the time he retired as a Flight Lieutenant in 1945 he'd been personally decorated for battlefield bravery by the Czech, Yugoslavian, English, and Polish governments and was good friends with Josip Broz Tito, so draw your own conclusions.
Christopher Lee went into acting in 1948, before myself and roughly 95% of my readership was born, and persevered through a tough 10-year stretch of bit parts and minor roles. He finally got a big break in 1957, when he got paid $1,300 to play Frankenstein's Monster for Hammer Films – a part he easily earned if for no other reason than just because at six foot five he was – and still is! – the tallest actor in Hollywood. He took the Dracula role the next year, spent the next decade ingesting gallons of fake blood (probably preferable to wading through knee-deep piles of real-life dead Germans while Nazi tanks fire 88mm cannons and spray machine gun bullets at you), and his career kind of blew up from there.
In addition to his iconic, definitive role as Dracula, Christopher Lee has also portrayed some of the most memorable villains of all time. Sure, everyone knows him as Sauroman the White from Lord of the Hobbits: Return to Fellowship Towers and Darth Tyranus from those otherwise-terrible Star Wars prequels (which is notable in itself because Tyranus was supposed to have been Qui-Gon's mentor, and Liam Neeson, between being Zeus, Aslan, Hannibal, Qui-Gon, Ducard, Oskar Schindler, and your dad in Fallout 3 is basically the mentor character in every work of fiction since 1993), but for my money it doesn't get any better than when he played the ultimate Bond Villain in The Man with The Golden Gun -- a role he got thanks in no small part to the fact that Bond creator Ian Fleming was not only Lee's cousin, but the two men had fought together in the SOE during WWII. So Lee was basically part of the team that inspired James Bond, then he went on to play a fucking Bond Villain who lives on an island surrounded by hot babes and Tattoo from Fantasy Island, drives a car that turns into an airplane, uses renewable solar energy to try and destroy the world, and revolutionizes the badassitude of carrying pimped-out firearms. So Awesome.
I won't get too much into it, but Christopher Lee has basically been in every movie ever, from billion-dollar Academy Award winners to the sort of shit that Elvira pimps on Channel 875 at four in the morning on a Tuesday. He's almost always the villain, and as such has probably died on camera more times than anyone ever. He's been Fu Manchu five times. He was the definitive Count de Rochefort in a couple Three Musketeers movies. He's been The Mummy, Frankenstein's Monster, Willy Wonka's Dad, the Emperor of China, the Grim Reaper, Lucifer, Grigory Rasputin, Charles Marlow, Ramses, Tiresias the Blind Prophet of Thebes, Vlad the Impaler, one role where he's simply credited as "Ship's Vampire", and another where he's "Resurrection Joe." He's hosted SNL and been in Police Academy, the Last Unicorn, Charlie's Angels, Season of the Witch, Gremlins II, a Polish Tales from the Crypt-style TV series and a softcore porn based on the works of Marquis de Sade, but he was also in Lord of the Rings, Shaka Zulu, A Tale of Two Cities, The Wicker Man, Moby-Dick and the Hamlet with Lawrence Olivier. He's worked with Peter Cushing, Jimmy Stewart, Charlton Heston, Errol Flynn, Patrick Stewart, Stephen Spielberg, Orson Welles, Vincent Price, Christopher Walken, Sam Eliot, Jeff Bridges and Jayne Mansfield, but also Nicholas Cage, Heather Graham, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tom Arnold, Casper Van Dien and Armand Assante, and he once appeared in a movie called "Howling II: Werewolf Bitch" with the dude from Space Mutiny.
He's the only person to play both Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes (he was also Sir Henry Baskerville). His characters have executed both Charles the First of England and Louis the Sixteenth of France (and, as a badass side note, Lee is so into the idea of public executions that in real life he can recite every official executioner in England since the 15th century). He's portrayed Englishmen, Egyptians, Spaniards, Transylvanians, Frenchmen, Greeks, Poles, Chinese, Indians, Italians, Wallachians, Romans, Germans, Arabs, Gypsies, and Russians, played the lead role in the biography of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, speaks English, German, Russian, Swedish, Italian, and French, can do any English accent he wants, and sings everything from opera and death metal in a hardcore bass voice. IMDB credits him with 274 acting roles, Guiness says he's appeared in more films than anyone ever, and the Oracle of Bacon lists him as the Center of the Hollywood Universe because anyone in history links to him in 2.59 steps (he links to Bacon in 1). If that's not enough, Lee's movies have grossed more than any actor ever – his top five alone grossed $4.4B (number two is Harrison ford with $3B) and that doesn't even include the new Hobbit stuff and whatever the fuck else he's got in the works. He's such a veteran pro that he filmed every single scene in Star Wars 3 in a single day, and even though he's never received a Best Actor nomination he's been in 4 movies nominated for Best Picture and he can rest assured that even the shittiest movie of his career is probably a fuck of a lot more entertaining than The English Patient.
He's also developed something of a reputation for being a dick to fans and for having a seething contemptuous disdain for fajitas, which makes him even more badass in some ways.
"I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly but with these fajitas you have elected the way of pain."
Lee also belongs to three stuntman unions, does all of his own stunts, once busted his face smashing head-first through an actual plate glass window for a scene, injured himself falling into an open grave while portraying Dracula, and once had his hand slashed open during a drunken sword fight with Errol Flynn.
Oh, and while we're on the subject of swordfights, Lee has appeared in more on-screen sword duels than any other actor ever. A masterful fencer, he's been in everything from cutlass fights on the decks of waterlogged pirate ships to rapier duels in seventeenth-century France to taking on a couple guys one-third of his age with a lightsabers and a fistful of force lightning on the deck of whatever the fuck they called Imperial Star Destroyers in the prequel movies.
A classically trained singer, Christopher Lee also released a heavy metal hardcore symphonic power metal concept album about Charlemagne when he was 88 years old. He's played with Rhapsody and Manowar, and on his 90th birthday he released a metal single called "Let Legend Mark Me as the King" with music written by some of the guys from Judas Priest.
No, I am not joking about this. I am actually streaming a track about Pepin the Short off his MySpace page as I type and it's actually pretty good.
"One should try anything he can in his career, except folkdance and incest."
Christopher Lee is also a master golfer who once played with Jack Nicklaus and is the only actor to be a member of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, the most prestigious country club in the world. He's been married to the same Danish supermodel for 44 years, is the Commander of the Order of St. John's of Jerusalem, a Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire, and once received a medal from Mikael Gorbachev.
He's still acting at 90 years old.
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Mar 23,2009
Work Daze: Nothing says 'idle' like the unemployment beard
by Bob Goldman
Today, we focus on the growth of men growing beards during a period of economic uncertainty that can only be described as "hairy."
According to Christina Binkley, the style columnist for The Wall Street Journal, growing a beard is "one of those tiny luxuries unleashed by unemployment, a time when people are briefly released from workaday habits and may wish to take stock of their lives before setting out anew."
The unemployment beard can also be a camouflage device. Remember Al Gore? The former vice president grew a beard when he suffered a job loss in the 2000 election. You can understand why a former poster boy would want to hide behind a beard. In the end, maybe the gambit did work for Al. He lost the election, but he won the Nobel Peace Prize — a sign that the Swedish judges not only do not mind beards, but are also major ZZ Top fans.
That's not so farfetched. According to Binkley, the influence of the music business can be seen in the increase in the bearded population. At Rudy's Barbershop, in trendy West Hollywood, Calif., clients are arriving for their appointments with photos of bearded musicians from the Foo Fighters and the Kings of Leon.
Given the difficulties of today's job market, one can understand why an unemployed, middle-aged, middle manager would rather see the face of a groovy, macho Foo Fighter in the mirror every morning before he packs his sandwich of surplus cheese and heads out for a day at the unemployment office
Also not to be discounted in understanding the sprouting of so many beards is the wimp factor. Salon owner Suki Duggin says hers her clients often associate facial hair with power and rugged masculinity, Binkley reports. "They joke with me about it — 'I feel like a real man,' Duggin says with a cackle."
You can understand the feeling. First, your manager treats you like you are inadequate. Then, you are jettisoned from the work force, a loser on the loose. You could spend your unemployment check on steroids and start spending your days in the gym, pumping up your muscles and your ego, but let's face it — that takes work. It's so much easier to simply stop shaving. And think of all the money you'll save on Barbasol!
Of course, there are certain professions in which having a beard is not only accepted, but also expected. For example, university professors are almost required to have beards, even if their students are encouraged to be clean-shaven. Kelly Lynn Anders, the associate dean of the Washburn University School of Law, tells students to avoid facial hair. Yet fully one-third of the male faculty members have facial hair, among them "two goatees, a mustache and two full beards."
The hirsute teaching staff at Washburn U. does raise an interesting question for everyone in or out of the job market. Once you decide to hide behind a curtain of hair, what style of beard do you adopt?
If you want to convince people that you are an innovative, out-of-the-box thinker, I recommend the goatee. This devilish little beard says that you are not afraid of anything, including making yourself look ridiculous. A long, full beard suggests that you have the tenacity to start a major project and keep at it. You are a keep-a-going, keep-a-growing individual. Either that, or you're Amish.
The well-trimmed stubble look says that you love your work, almost as much as you love yourself. The fact that it takes more time and effort to keep your stubble mowed than actually shaving the darn thing tells potential employers that you are not afraid to sweat the details, no matter how futile the task. (This advice does not apply if the job for which you are applying is the male lead of a television cop show, or are Brad Pitt.)
Finally, we come to the "soul patch," the tiny dot of hair worn below the lower lip by jazz musicians, poets, and anyone in the IT department with enough testosterone to pull it off. This sorry excuse for a beard says that you are hip and with-it, though it says it better if you avoid the cream of mushroom soup in the company cafeteria.
So, what kind of beard do I suggest for today's job seeker? I'd go with the full Abe Lincoln, sideburns and all. It says that you are honest, hardworking, and could someday have your face on the penny.
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Bradley Cooper is in New York shooting The Dark Fields with Abbie Cornish. And you know, it's not like Abbie's never moved in on another woman's man before. What? I don't care how great she was in Bright Star. That sh-t was off side.
Check it – Coop and Abbie seemed relaxed and friendly together on set yesterday. Total photo assumption, naturally, but that looks like chemistry to me. And so here's Renee Zellweger, visiting her boyfriend, seen heading to his trailer with his dog and leaving later on. They are living together in NY right now while he works and she takes time off. It's been a long time off for her actually but Renee does have a movie called My Own Love Song that's due for premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. From director Olivier Dahan (La Vie en Rose) My Own Love Song will drop in France first next week but is still waiting for distribution in North America. The trailer is a mess but this certainly looks like awards bait. They're talking about it like Crazy Heart (Source).
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For less money than a new solenoid, you could fit yourself with a new multimeter from the Harbor Freight store. They are even known to give them away on special event days.
About the only thing you haven't done is to activate the zone in question and unscrew the solenoid to see whether or not it is activated. (turn off the water supply first)
It doesn't take long to realize that avoiding the electronics questions involves a lot more work and expense than getting that multimeter and putting it to good use.
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