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We've already told you how excited we are about Rollerpalooza, but now it's time to hear what one of the acts in question reckons to our seven bands/six DJs, skates and booze extravaganza.
Mika Miko are a wonderfully punky quintet from the same Los Angeles scene that's given us Abe Vigoda, The Mae Shi - both of whom play DiScover Manchester on May 14th - HEALTH and No Age, and their new album We Be Xuxa is one of the brashest you'll hear all year.
But not only are they purveyors of good music, it turns out they're also skating aficionados - which bodes well for their special Sheffield jaunt on May 16th...
DiS: You're playing in Sheffield for DiS at Rollerpalooza on May 16th. Are you excited? And will you be donning skates?
MM: Yes - it sounds great! Jessie [Clavin, bass] is a total fan - we will most likely all skate! Our American shoe sizes are as follows: four women's seven-and-a-half, and one male ten-and-a-half. We believe that translates to 38 for the ladies in the UK and for Seth [Densham, drums], we don't know.
Have you played gigs in many other weird locations/venues?
We've played in a ditch at The Smell. We've played at two bowling alleys, one in Los Angeles and one in New Jersey. We've also played in Michelle [Suarez, guitar]'s parent's bedroom with an audience of tons of children under five years of age who watched through a window.
You played a show here in Sheffield at Corporation last year. How was that? Did you like the city?
We liked that show, and we really liked the year before when we played at the Firehouse, or Firefly [She means The Redhouse - Ed]. We were told there was a flood and no one would come, but instead the show was packed and lots of fun. It was on Solomon St, the name of Michelle's cat. In Sheffield, after Corporation, we ate a birthday boy's vegan chocolate cake. It was weird. It was also where we discovered cider (Strongbow/White Lightning) in two litre plastic bottles.
There's a song on your new record called 'Wild Bore'. Is this the first Swine Flu anthem?
'Wild Bore' is based on play on words, The Boys style. Like 'Soda Pressing' or 'Sick On You'. We don't write topical songs. Fuck Swine Flu hysteria!
The album's called We Be Xuxa - why?
In the Americas, Xuxa is a big star. [It's called] We Be Xuxa because we would like to entertain as Xuxa does.
The longest song on the record clocks in at just over three minutes. Do you all have short attention spans, or are you just fans of brevity?
That is how long ponies thrash. After that amount of time, it feels right for the song to be over. You can interpret that yourself. Would you like them to be longer? I don't think Michelle would be able to handle it; she has a very short attention span.
Said three minute song is called 'Sex Jazz'. Given its length (or lack of), presumably it's not intended as a soundtrack for such activity?
Sade is meant for that. We would never try to replace Sade!
Video: Mika Miko 'Wild Bore'
Black Lips are renowned for putting on a pretty special live show - are you looking forward to touring with them?
Yes. They are a lot of fun. We always look forward to seeing them. Everyone always has a lot of fun at their shows.
Finally, for people who've not seen you before, what can we expect from your set on the night of Rollerpalooza?
Hopefully people eating shit on roller skates, scraped knees and bloody noses (not ours).
Rollerpalooza takes place on Saturday May 16th at Skate Central in Sheffield. Check Facebook and Last.fm for more details. Convinced already? Tickets priced £9 are available from WeGotTickets.com and SeeTickets.com.
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State officials list impaired lakes, rivers and streams every two years as part of the federal Clean Water Act, which requires states to prioritize problem waterways and create plans to get them into compliance.
Issues can range from phosphorus to bacteria or mercury levels.
There are already more than 700 waters listed as impaired in Wisconsin, including many sections of the Milwaukee, Menomonee and Kinnickinnic rivers. DNR officials say about 75 percent of the waters it monitors have shown trends of improving over the long term.
Still, it can be hard for a polluted river to improve enough to get removed from the list. This year, the proposed list includes 17 waters the DNR wants removed, including the KK Road Beach on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan County for E. coli and three Madison beaches, including in James Madison Park on Lake Mendota, also for bacteria pollution.
Seven bodies of water, including most of the Gile Flowage in Iron County, were removed because of declining levels of mercury.
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Making Extra Mortgage Payments? Not So Fast
You recently bought a home. Congratulations. Your new mortgage company just sent you a payment statement, which includes the teaser: "You can save a lot of money by paying extra each month."
Before jumping on that, consider the following:
Mortgage interest is calculated differently from interest on other items (like credit cards). Essentially, the majority of your first monthly payment is interest, while the last payment is mostly principal. Each regular monthly payment you make applies to the next payment due, and any extra payment applies to the last payment due.
For example, assume you have a 30-year mortgage with a monthly payment of $2,000. Your first payment includes about $360 in principal and $1,640 in interest, while the last payment includes about $60 in interest and $1,940 in principal. If you made a double payment of $4,000 (to "save" on interest), all you're saving is $60, and that's 30 years from now. Put another way, it's a return of less than 0.1% per year.
In other words, making those extra payments is like paying off an interest-free loan prematurely. You save next to nothing and now don't have the money to work for you in your own account.
If rather than make that extra $2,000 payment, you invested it in anything — even a money-market account — paying 1% interest, after 30 years, it would have grown to $2,695.70. In other words, to "save" $60 in interest, you gave up $695.70 in interest. Now imagine that math compounding each and every payment for 360 months. Now imagine that you got a decent return.
For example, suppose you have a 30-year loan of $419,000 at 4% interest. Your standard monthly payment of principal plus interest would be $2,005. If you paid an extra $2,000 per month, you'd save almost $204,000 in interest and pay the loan off in under 11 years, shaving about 19 years off your payment schedule. Sounds pretty good, right? Not so fast. It might not be the best use of your money. Here's why:
Suppose instead of making extra payments, you deposited the $2,000 per month in an account earning that same 4% per year. You would have contributed a total $720,000 plus earned $679,000 on that sum, for a grand total of nearly $1.4 million. Since you didn't pay off the mortgage early, you would still pay around $300,000 in interest over the course of 30 years, but you would end up $379,000 ahead. That handily beats the $204,000 you would have saved by prepaying the mortgage.
Unless you have an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM), mortgage payments are fixed, meaning they remain constant. Thus, when adjusted for inflation, they become progressively smaller over time. For example, assuming 2.5% inflation, a $2,000 monthly payment today is the inflation-adjusted equivalent of $953.49. If the banker said you could pay $2,000 now or $953.49 tomorrow, it'd be an easy decision to pay less later. Unfortunately, the message of "pay extra and save" fails to consider the time value of money.
Despite popular opinion, a home (meaning your primary residence; your personal dwelling) is not an investment, and regardless of what you paid for it, when you eventually sell, any increased value is yours. For example, suppose you buy a $500,000 home with $0 down and your best friend buys an identical house for $500,000 cash. A year later you both sell for $550,000. You both "pocket" $50,000.
The fact that one was mortgaged and the other wasn't makes no difference. Where the real difference lies is that you used a bank's money to buy your house and kept your money in your own pocket (allowing it to work for you), instead of giving it all to the seller (and allowing it to work for them). Money only works for one party and that's the party that possesses it.
Yes! There are some valid reasons why someone might want to pay off a mortgage early.
Yes. Rather than paying your mortgage off early, you may want to consider refinancing, although as interest rates rise, the value of this option may be vanishing.
The decision to pay off a mortgage ahead of schedule is something to discuss with an independent financial professional; not your mortgage banker or representative, who has a conflict of interest in providing that advice. Think about it. If there was a strong advantage in having a different mortgage schedule, why did your mortgage lender recommend the schedule that you have?
Also, with the majority of interest being paid up front, the mortgage company has already made most of its money by the time you pay the mortgage off. When a borrower pays off a loan early, the lender benefits, because it just reduced its debt load and increased its liquidity ahead of schedule. The lender now gets to go lend your money to someone else, and make a lot more.
Therefore, while there are times when paying off a mortgage early can make sense, don't buy into the canned line "you'll save so much," because in many cases, it simply may not be true.
This article was written by and presents the views of our contributing adviser, not the Kiplinger editorial staff. You can check adviser records with the SEC or with FINRA. Copyright 2018 The Kiplinger Washington Editors. This article was written by Michael Tove from Kiplinger and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to email@example.com.


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It is estimated that about a third of our population suffers from some form of insomnia. For some, it is severe and chronic, and for others it is mild and due to obvious factors, such as pain, illness, anxiety or recent travel.
Insomnia can make us feel chronically tired, cranky and irritable. Left untreated, insomnia is linked to increased illness or morbidity. There is a wealth of research indicating that people with insomnia have poorer overall health, more work absenteeism, and a higher incidence of depression.
Many insomnia sufferers will turn to drugs to help them sleep. Most begin with over-the-counter medications, which usually contain an antihistamine as the main ingredient. (Men with enlarged prostates should avoid use of antihistamines.) This ingredient causes drowsiness and may help one fall asleep. Such medicines are relatively safe but can cause a reduced level of alertness the next day.
Food supplements and herbal sleep remedies, such as melatonin and valerian, also may help, but they are unregulated and have unpredictable results.
If insomnia persists more than a week or two, you may want to consult with your doctor.
Before you do, it would be a good idea to keep a sleep log for a week. Here's what you would want to record:
– The time you go to bed, the time you get up, and the approximate amount of time you were awake during the night
– Drugs you take, including use of alcohol, caffeine and tobacco
– Disturbing factors, such as pain, a newborn baby, a snoring bed partner or noise outside the bedroom
– Whether you feel rested upon arising
Treating insomnia with prescription medication is a common approach for sleep problems.
Common medications for the treatment of insomnia are called hypnotics and need to be prescribed by a doctor. They should only be taken when:
– The cause of your insomnia has been evaluated
– Sleep problems are causing difficulties with your daily activities
– Appropriate sleep-promoting behaviors have been tried
All hypnotics induce sleep, and some help maintain sleep. They work by acting on areas in the brain believed to be involved in sleep promotion. These are the drugs of choice, because they have the greatest benefit and lowest risk as sleep-promoting drugs.
Your health care provider may want to interview your bed partner about the quantity and quality of your sleep. In some cases, you may be referred to a sleep center for special tests.
– Terry Hollenbeck, M.D., is an urgent-care physician at Palo Alto Medical Foundation Santa Cruz in Scotts Valley. Readers can view his previous columns on his website, valleydoctor.wordpress.com, or email him at email@example.com. Information in this column is not intended to replace advice from your own health care professional. For any medical concern, consult your own doctor.
Some additional tips for a good night's sleep
These are some things you can do, aside from medication, to ensure a better sleep:
Try to maintain a routine sleep schedule, going to bed and arising at regular times.
Limit your use of alcohol, caffeine and tobacco.
Get regular daytime exercise, but don't exercise at night.
Make your bedroom conducive to good sleep by having a comfortable mattress, keeping the room dark and cool and eliminating any extraneous noise.
Avoid excessive mental and physical activities before going to bed. Try reading a book, listening to music or meditating.
Use the bed only for sleep or sex; don't do paperwork or eat in bed.
If you can't fall asleep and don't feel drowsy, get up and read or do something that is not particularly stimulating until you feel sleepy.


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Tonight we are sharing projects using "Critters Ever After", the latest in the Critters series by Lawn Fawn. The critters are such a popular stamp collection, and it seemed fitting to carry a stamp set of magical critters, don't you think? This stamp set, particularly the unicorn, makes me think back on my days in elementary school when I was obsessed with Lisa Frank. I had stickers upon stickers upon stickers, not to mention school folders & notebooks, stationary...who knows what else! My favorite folder ever had a purple and pink unicorn on it, which you will see I used on my card as well! Such great memories of being a kid!
Before I share my card, I wanted to also share that Bazzill Basics has done a Lawn Fawn color match for the Bright Side paper and Bazzill Basics cardstock. This is such a great tool, and really makes sure that you get perfectly matched cardstock. We have the matching Bazzill cardstock, and let me tell you....it really does match perfectly. Bazzill definitely knows what they are doing! And as Lawn Fawn adds new collections to their arsenal, it will get updated on this color match page! So, with all that said...here is the card that I created for tonight!
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics (whirlpool) & Papertrey Ink (smooth white)
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Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Railway Echo No 8
29 comments:
- Jon Dudley said...
Humphrey Lyttelton will never be dead all the time you draw breath...is your 'assistant's' name Samantha by any chance? No idea about your railway constructions but recommend Christian Wolmar's 'Fire and Steam' - How the railways changed Britain. At least It'll take your mind off those 'assistants'.
- 27 May 2008 at 13:05
- Peter Ashley said...
Working as they do on sensitive areas, I prefer to keep the girls' identities close to my chest. However Jon, they thankyou for the book recommendation, and offer up for your interest Andrew Martin's Jim Stringer Steam Detective novels.
- 27 May 2008 at 14:03
- Affer said...
iI know almost nothing of old railways. But girls up library ladders will, for me, forever be associated with Leslie Nielsen's admiring comment to Priscilla Presley in 'Naked Gun'......
- 27 May 2008 at 15:20
- Diplomate said...
Cattle drinkers in fact. More commonly associated with Northward and inland expansion of some of the larger cattle stations of South Australia in the second half of the C19th. These may well have been built by the railway if the line perhaps frustrated access to the brook or river, almost certainly not for sheep though as they are more than capable of living without substantial amounts of water. On a station out of Port Augusta SA it was evident that the hard stone based dug-out into the spring line was sufficient to prevent the thirsty stock from turning the place into a useless mud-hole. Sleeping overnight wrapped in a camel hair lined canvas bed-roll in the shadow of my XT500 these springs where handy for the makings of a strong billy-brew in the cold morning. Here in Rutland the use of concrete was obviously considered a worthwhile alternative and I rather the like the drain back to ground which would prevent the structure becoming a swimming pool.
- 27 May 2008 at 17:05
- Peter Ashley said...
I knew he'd know. Cattle Drinkers. I like that.
- 27 May 2008 at 19:05
- Fred Fibonacci said...
Cattle Drinkers. I couldn't possibly comment.
- 27 May 2008 at 19:16
- MillyMollyMandy said...
It is actually a "ho ho" and it has a similar function to the "ha ha" or sunken fence in that it is a feature of landscaped pleasure-grounds or parkland designed not to interrupt the view and is invisible until closely approached. Commonly used by courting couples or possibly the lecherous gentleman and his library assistants. Also known as a "wa hey."
- 28 May 2008 at 15:54
- Philip Wilkinson said...
Or in the Cotswolds sometimes known as a 'fwoar', as in 'What's thon fwoar?'
- 28 May 2008 at 17:38
- Peter Ashley said...
I recently threw a mug (Penguin Book Jacket 'Country Life') full of coffee over my monitor, which abruptedly gave up the ghost. But I am relieved to find in that my absence the comments on a simple piece of vernacular pastoral have typically descended into suggestiveness.
- 30 May 2008 at 12:11
- Jon Dudley said...
Come on Alois, to save me lots of tiresome Googling what exactly did Leslie Nielsen say to Priscilla Presley? Given their respective locations (if indeed she was up a ladder) some cheap jibe about lunch no doubt.
Mr A, it's funny you should mention AM's Jim Stringer novels, as I've just read the bit in Fire and Steam about The Necropolis Railway - 45 stiffs a day to Brookwood and the relatives paying the fares.
- 30 May 2008 at 12:42
- Affer said...
"Say, nice beaver you have!"
"Yes, I had it stuffed recently".
(Priscilla comes down carrying a stuffed beaver.....of course!!!!)
I'm laughing even as I type - big kid that I am!
- 30 May 2008 at 15:17
- Jon Dudley said...
Pure 'Carry On'.
- 30 May 2008 at 16:39
- Fred Fibonacci said...
Infamy! Infamy!
- 30 May 2008 at 22:06
- Diplomate said...
On the out skirts of Avon Colarado on the road to Beaver Creek - Beaver Liquors off licence.
- 31 May 2008 at 08:32
- Camilla Jessop said...
You are very rude boys. I won't pussy around - stop it now.
- 31 May 2008 at 08:36
- Peter Ashley said...
Er, excuse me, but can you all go out and do this in the garden?
- 1 June 2008 at 09:30
- Jon Dudley said...
Please sir, Alois started it sir.
- 1 June 2008 at 10:25
- Fred Fibonacci said...
Sir, but sir, Camilla's nicked my rubber
- 1 June 2008 at 12:06
- Peter Ashley said...
You all need a jolly good hiding. One hundred lines on Cattle Drinkers on my desk first thing Monday morning.
- 1 June 2008 at 17:13
- Jon Dudley said...
Sir,sir,sir,sir,sir,sir - it's Monday morning and I could only come up with one line what my old granny used to say:
Neither a Cattle Drinker or a Fish Smoker be,
if you want to be older and wiser than me.
And Sir, Camilla never nicked Fred's rubber, he gave her one. Just thought you ought to know cos I don't want Camilla to get in trouble.
- 2 June 2008 at 10:10
- Peter Ashley said...
Dear oh dear.
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– 369,000 Square Foot Facility to Bring More Than 300 New Jobs –
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Honda Aircraft Company, Inc. (HACI), today took the next major step toward delivering HondaJet into the hands of its customers, by breaking ground for its new 369,000 square foot headquarters and manufacturing facility at Piedmont Triad International (PTI) airport in Greensboro, North Carolina.
"By breaking ground for this new Honda Aircraft facility today, we take the next important step in getting HondaJets into the skies tomorrow," said Michimasa Fujino, president & CEO of Honda Aircraft Company, Inc. "With the warm reception we have received in the Triad, and the great response HondaJet has received from our customers, we are confident of a very bright future here in North Carolina."
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In a recent episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," cranky Larry David is asked how much money it would take to get him to sit through the Julia Roberts chick flick "Eat Pray Love."
After pausing to calculate the value of his discomfort, David sets his price: $3,000.
The scene came to mind recently amid reports about a new study that found watching an hour of TV takes 22 minutes off your life. The study, by Australian researchers, isn't a commentary on the quality of Aussie TV (we can't imagine that Paul Hogan or "Prisoner Cell Block H" are particularly harmful), but rather a tracking of the toll of couch potato-ism.
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Still, the study raises some profound questions for those us who already spend far too much time in front of various screens: Are there shows worth dying for? Will we all now be relegated to employing Larry David-like calculations before deciding whether the turn on the tube? Does the quality of the programming (or lack thereof) factor into the number of minutes we're losing on earth?
Comedies, we're hoping, will extend our lives – even if another recent study found laughter might be bad for the lungs. The humor of some of our favorites, like "Curb" and "The Office," is rooted in discomfort – so do those moments add strain or do we get seconds back for the exercise of squirming in our seats, as when Louis CK tried to protect his daughters from a couple of thugs on the latest "Louie?" "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" are less traumatic than watching the actual news, but is laughing while crying a wash?
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Prescription? Games, games, games.
I'm not at all into games--board games, card games, sports, about the only thing I will do is sit down for a good session of D&D if you've got a rockin' DungeonMaster--so the benefit when I do chill out with the girls and play a bunch of games with them is that, not only am I bored to tears inside my head, but I also get to feel like a REALLY good mother, you know, sacrificing my mental capacity and emotional well-being for my girls.
The girls are especially fond of Uncle Wiggily, a Goodwill score of a few months ago. Admittedly, it's a terrific game for their age range--you can use it to reinforce counting, number identification, basic arithmetic, as well as the usual turn-taking and sportsmanship and stuff:
When Sydney gets bored and wanders off to pretend that the toy dinosaurs are having conversations with each other, I liven the game up a little (and make it go a LOT faster) by playing Abacus Uncle Wiggily.
Do you guys have an abacus? They rock. Will can do all kind of crazy math using an abacus, and that's just the basic stuff that I know to teach her--if you really know, you can do all kinds of CRAZY stuff with an abacus.
Anyway, in Abacus Uncle Wiggily, you pull TWO cards (maybe even three, if you're brave) and add them together using the abacus: You get to hop forward your answer, of course. But if you're wrong...well, let's just say the consequences are dire.
After Uncle Wiggily, we played this ocean life card game that I bought the girls for Christmas. I don't know how you actually play, but sometimes we play a game using the front sides of the cards as flashcards--
And sometimes we use the trivia questions on the back. Okay, there is a game I do like: I LIKE trivia.
So a kid picks a card and brings it to me, and there are various permutations of which one or how many of the trivia questions on the back that I ask. If she answers the question(s) correctly, she adds the card to her collection. If she answers incorrectly, I add the card to my collection.
Because I was such a good mom, I gave myself permission to serve frozen pizza for lunch. With frozen spinach on top, though, so it's almost like a healthy lunch.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 3:03 pm
Post subject: Recipe for Samourai Sauce
Hi everyone,
After exhaustive internet search, I still cannot find a recipe for Samourai Sauce. Is this just Spicy Mayo?
If anyone has a recipe, PLEASE post or sent to me.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 4:41 pm
Post subject: Re: Recipe for Samourai Sauce
I've never heard of Samourai Sauce, unless I know it by another name... Where did you hear of it and can you maybe describe it a little?
Don't forget the cannolis!
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 6:57 pm
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Hello "Lady"!
Samourai Sauce is a Belgian concoction, I believe. It is a fairly spicy mayo served with Pommes Frites. I thought it might taste better with a home-made recipe!
Thanks for the response!
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 10:19 pm
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Welcome mahnparis! Perhaps if you checked out the forum on Dutch Mayonnaise you might find what you are looking for. There were plenty of variations brought out there.
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Location: Chicago and other places
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 4:53 pm
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mahnparis: I'm wondering if you added HP's Curry Sauce to mayo, if that would do what you want. My partner is Scottish and they serve Curried Chips everywhere in the U.K. We've found HP products in many stores in Chicago, so we slather our
home fries
in the sauce and it's just like London, at 4:00 am, after a good pub crawl.
Here's some interesting bits on Belgian Fries and sauces. All youz New Yawkers (Erin!) can go and have some fun!
Pommes Frites isn't an ordinary shop, but a specialty shop serving authentic Belgian fries, or as the Belgians call them, "pommes frites." You won't find many seats here, but you will find the tastiest treat in town. Pommes Frites means premium fresh fried potatoes, crunchy on the outside, and soft inside: self-indulgent and pleasurable. The atmosphere is intimate and warm, the packaging and signage unique. Pommes Frites isn't only selling affordable food, but excitement and an experience, too. There is no fancy skill involved, but there is a trick. The potatoes are fried twice. The first time they are cooked through. The second time provides a golden color and makes them deliciously crisp. Europeans have been eating their fries with everything but ketchup for many years, and now Americans may also have the best crispy fried potatoes with their choice of sauce. Americans (those who have experienced Pommes Frites) seem to be extremely pleased that fries can be prepared differently and served with a variety of goodies, other than ketchup. For example, you can eat them with exotic mustards and mayonnaise, or drowned in vinegar, curry sauce, or even with a peanut satay sauce. All are for sale at Pommes Frites. The selection of toppings for your frites includes everything from the familiar to the exotic, and is limited only by imagination. Pommes Frites sales' policies include allowing the customer to sample the frites and taste any and every sauce until satisfied. With the help of the amazing potato, Pommes Frites will continue to join the ranks of other famous street foods and become a part of American culture."
Here's the sauces they serve on their Pomme Frites; WOW! talk about extensive selection!
The tasty sauces...
One Sauce Included - additional sauce $0.75 Extra
Frites sauce(traditional European Mayo)
Dijon Mustard
Sweet Chili Sauce
Especial (frite sauce, ketchup & onion)
Roasted Garlic Mayo
Rosemary Garlic Mayo
Pesto Mayo
Dill Lemon Mayo
Smoked Eggplant Mayo
Curry Ketchup
Sweet Mango Chutney Mayo
Honey Mustard Mayo
Sundried Tomato Mayo
Horseradish Mayo
Curry sauce(hot or mild)
Peanut Satay Sauce
Parmesan Peppercotn
Blue Cheese
Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Barbecue Sauce
Sambal Olek - Hot Chili Paste
Mexican Ketchup
Wasabi Mayo - NEW!!!
Tahini Sauce - NEW!!!
War Sauce(frites sauce, peanut satay sauce & onion)
Curry Ketchup Especial(frites sauce, curry ketchup & onion)
Free:Ketchup, Yellow Mustard, Tabasco, Malt Vinegar, Choped Raw Onion, & Sliced Jalapeno
Combo Sauce: any Three Sauces - $1.75
Small Poutine - $3.50
Large Poutine - $4.50
"What is Poutine?
Poutine is a French-Canadian dish made from a combination of French fries, chicken gravy, and curd cheddar cheese.
The cheese and the gravy are imported especially from Quebec to give our customers the most authentic and enjoyable experience."
Apparently this is a
popular place in New York. Here's one of 43 reviews of this little shop: "Belgian-style fries served to-go in a cone.
Editorial Rating: Not Rated
In Short
On a good day, this tiny East Village storefront goes through more than 1,000 pounds of potatoes. Folks line up for a cone filled with fries and loaded up with one or two of the 26 cheesy, meaty toppings. Authentically Belgian, the fries here are hand-cut and twice-fried, but the dippings span the globe: roasted garlic mayonnaise, satay peanut sauce and the complimentary house-special mayonnaise, ketchup and raw onions."
Here's the link if you want to read the other 42 reviews:
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My god I hope they franchise!!!!
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 6:37 pm
Post subject: Thanks, guys!
David and Dairy Queen.....thanks for the reply!
That is some amazing assortment of Frites Sauce they serve in NY!
All the best!
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Just another reason to go back to NYC.
Life is too short to drink cheap wine.
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For those of you that do not follow suit of this guy…
Or this gal…..
and you realize now that you totally missed Bike-to-Work-Week last week and were amongst the few that actually showed up with a car, do not fret. The entire month of May just happens to be the official National Bike Month! You now have 9 business days and counting to make peace with our planet and your co-workers, so get peddling.
National Bike Month was actually founded way back in 1956 (who knew?) and is now one of the most popular community events across the nation. Of course that's no thanks to the ridiculously high and scarily rising gas prices these days 😦
National Bike Month is sponsored by the Washington-DC based League of American Bicyclists, an organization that YOU can become a member of that works tirelessly to promote cycling for fun, fitness, and (our favorite) an alternative form of transportation.
The league was formerly founded by a whole bunch of "wheelmen" in 1880 and has blossomed ever since to now provide America with a Bicycle Friendly Neighborhood program; National, State and local bicycle advocacy; bicycle education and safety; and even a magazine for real enthusiasts, the American Bicyclist.
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Tweaking sleeping, eating, drinking and online habits all can help, experts advise.
FRIDAY, March 8, 2013 (HealthDay News) — The loss of an hour of sleep that comes with overnight Saturday's switch to daylight saving time can be uncomfortable if you don't take some simple steps to prepare, experts say.
To help you adapt, Dr. Praveen Rudraraju, director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y., offers the following tips:
- For the two weeks after the time change, get up five to 10 minutes earlier every two to three days.
- Exercise 30 to 40 minutes in bright light (before 5 p.m.) daily.
- Eat at least three to five hours before you go to bed.
- Don't drink caffeinated beverages after noon.
- Limit alcohol to one drink with dinner and do not have alcohol after dinner.
- Don't do any computer work during the hour before bedtime. Instead, relax by reading, listening to quiet music or watching TV.
- Stay out of your bedroom until bedtime. If possible, do not work in your bedroom.
The bedroom should be used for sleep and sex only, Rudraraju advised in a hospital news release.
Dr. Lewis Kass, a children's sleep specialist at Northern Westchester Hospital, also has advice for parents who are concerned about how the time change will affect their children's sleep habits.
Because it stays light longer after the change to daylight saving time, it may be harder for many children to get to sleep at their normal time. This can result in daytime sleepiness, he explained.
But longer daylight may play less of a role in children's sleep problems than their use of handheld electronic devices until well after sunset, according to Kass. Ideally, children should stop using the devices at dusk but it might be more realistic to turn them off by 8 p.m. or 9 p.m., he said.
"Don't read too much into what the time change means. If bedtime is 8:30 then keep it at 8:30. For a few days it may take a little longer to fall asleep or a child might feel a little sleepier in the morning, but they will adjust as long as sleep times and wake times are kept on schedule," Kass said in a hospital news release.
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In an email forwarded to the organizations 30,000 plus registered members on Sunday, the call for some feedback on the potential replacement of Gary Bettman was put out.
The content of the letter is as follows:
Recently, many suggestions have been received from Members related to the activities the NHLFA should pursue in its attempt to have Gary Bettman removed as the commissioner of the NHL this season. One such suggestion is to coordinate a league-wide protest week that will rally fans attending games to hold signs calling for the dismissal of Bettman.
If you would like to contribute an idea, please visit
The link provides access to the organizations mini poll, as well as a place to outline some creative ideas, designed to move Mr. Bettman out to pasture.
While we suspect that they are preaching to the converted in many locations across Canada (with no doubt a huge response to come from Hamilton where we imagine servers will crash in the avalanche of he's gotta go support) it really in the long run won't mean too much to the various suits that sit around the Board of Governors table.
The thirty (ooops 29, cause really who the hell owns Phoenix anyways?) owners are probably more concerned about their financials, than the hurt feelings or angst of the frozen land above the 49th parallel.
They in the end may find that its becoming tiresome this need to be constantly propping up teams such as Phoenix because of the Commissioners refusal to see the light, and that just maybe Mr. Bettman's time is up.
But then it will be more because their wallets are getting lighter, rather than their conscience is bothering them about the dismissive nature of returning hockey to Canada.
Still, for the fans, who feel rather powerless in all of this these days, the chance to vote and vent will most likely prove to be rather popular.


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The rapid development of the internet creates new services and applications. Not only the EU Commission, but also many national politicians call for "broadband access for all" and a quick expansion of high-speed networks in urban areas. The growing use of smart radio tags (RFID technology) storing and transmitting data, enables new applications on the one hand, but, at the same time, raises critical issues as to data protetion on the other hand.
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The legs of the elk punctured the snow's crust
And wolves floated lightfooted on the land
Hunting Christmas elk living and frozen;
Inside snow melted in a basin, and a woman basted
A bird spread over coals by its wings and head.
Snow had sealed the windows; candles lit
The Christmas meal. The Christmas grace chilled
The cooked bird, being long-winded and the room cold.
During the words a boy thought, is it fitting
To eat this creature killed on the wing?
He had killed it himself, climbing out
Alone on snowshoes in the Christmas dawn,
The fallen snow swirling and the snowfall gone,
Heard its throat scream as the gunshot scattered,
Watched it drop, and fished from the snow the dead.
He had not wanted to shoot. The sound
Of wings beating into the hushed air
Had stirred his love, and his fingers
Froze in his gloves, and he wondered,
Famishing, could he fire? Then he fired.
Now the grace praised his wicked act. At its end
The bird on the plate
Stared at his stricken appetite.
There had been nothing to do but surrender,
To kill and to eat; he ate as he had killed, with wonder.
At night on snowshoes on the drifting field
He wondered again, for whom had love stirred?
The stars glittered on the snow and nothing answered.
Then the Swan spread her wings, cross of the cold north,
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With presidential election year campaigning going prime time, on top of the expected dose of advertising you�ll have to sort out, it�s also time to put up your deflector shields for election year scams.
Scammers angle for opportunities where their pitches seem believable and close enough to the rest of the background noise that consumers are less likely to be able to filter them out.
�One such tactic is the phony public opinion poll.
Scam polls offer a reward; legitimate ones won�t. The Better Business Bureau says it has heard of robo-calls offering a free cruise as an enticement for taking a faux survey. The ploy is meant to get your debit or credit card information to pay for supposed taxes and fees for the trip you didn�t really win.
�Scammers use incentives based on what they think voters want to hear,� said Paula Fleming, spokeswoman for the BBB serving Eastern Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont.
�Fundraising for candidates is another area where people can fall prey to election time scams.
If the caller is believable � and they certainly can be � it�s not a big leap to give your credit card or checking account information to someone you think is soliciting for a favorite candidate or cause.
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�Similarly, the BBB warns of another tactic: A caller seeking to verify that you�re registered to vote. As persuasive as the caller might seem on the phone, you�re not going to get a legitimate call asking to confirm your status as a voter, let alone try to get you to provide your Social Security number.
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By Tessa Raebeck
In need of new fire escapes and other major repairs, the Bridgehampton School District will host a special meeting January 14 for the community to vote on spending $827,000 in capital reserve funds.
Last March, Bridgehampton voters approved the establishment of a five-year capital plan to fund major improvements and repairs throughout the school. The board of education (BOE) funded the capital plan with $827,000 in June. Now district voters must voice their support of actually spending that reserve money.
At the school board meeting November 20, Robert Hauser, Bridgehampton's school business administrator, said district architects have detailed about $790,000 in spending on items "they feel are a priority that need to be done."
The largest priority items are replacing the gymnasium floor and skylights and installing new fire escapes; smaller capital projects would also be covered by the $827,000. If the spending is approved by majority vote, the district hopes to complete the projects over the summer so as not to interfere with school instruction.
Also at the November 20 meeting, Hauser updated the board on the progress of upgrading school security. New interior doors for the front entrance were installed Wednesday. When a visitor comes through the original exterior doors, they enter into a vestibule, where the new interior doors are now locked.
The school plans to install a camera and intercom system, so front desk personnel can buzz visitors into the building upon identification. Bridgehampton School staff members have been issued ID cards and students in grades six through 12 will receive cards in the next two weeks.
School districts nationwide are increasing security standards following the fatal school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut last December. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law in January requiring schools to submit school safety plans.
"With all the new changes in the regulations," said Dr. Lois Favre, Bridgehampton's superintendent/principal, "everybody in the school needs to get certain kinds of training."
Also at the meeting, Hauser cautioned the board about the tax cap for this year's budget, which he estimates will be 1.54 percent. In June 2011, Governor Cuomo mandated school districts and local municipalities limit the annual increase in property taxes to two percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. With increasing security standards and decreasing funds, school districts like Bridgehampton are wary of drafting their budgets.
"We're only allowed to collect 1.54 percent of the last year's levy," said Hauser. "So it's not on what we're going to spend, it's what we actually collected — and that's about $160,000. $160,000 is not a lot to work with."
Employee benefits for district staff and retirees are projected to go up by about seven percent, Hauser said.
"We've come once again to the realization that some significant cuts will have to be made to be able to stay within the two percent tax cap levy limits," said Dr. Favre. "Like everywhere else in New York State, we'll be scrambling once again to try to come up with a budget that's viable for the district and meets the taxpayers' approval."
Dr. Favre attended talks by educational experts Bill Mathis and Diane Ravitch on the prevalence of standardized testing and the implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) in New York, which has sparked controversy across the state. Many educators are finding more issue with the implementation of CCLS in New York State and the "rush to test," as Ravitch calls it, rather than the curriculum itself.
Dr. Favre said looking to increase technology and fostering pedagogy that is "not so much worried about the test scores as we're worried about our kids," aligned with the experts' recommendations.
While addressing Long Island superintendents and board members in Hauppauge last week, Ravitch called for superintendents to boycott Common Core testing altogether.
"In my contract," the superintendent said, "it says I need to follow the rules and regulations of the Commissioner of the State of New York."
"We do advocate for our students," she continued, adding that superintendents from Western Suffolk and Suffolk County have sent statements regarding CCLS to Commissioner John King.
"We here at Bridgehampton School are looking at Common Core very seriously," said Dr. Favre. "We see some of the value in it. We know we need to move our kids, but you can't just shove this down kids' throat."


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This event repeats every weekday between 1/18/2018 and 2/23/2018.
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Identity showcases works in fiber that explore imagery of people of the African Diaspora. Curated by Michelle Bishop of Harlem Needle Arts, the exhibition features pieces by nine artists who use a variety of media including embroidery, soft sculpture, quilt, and mixed media. With elements of swag, spirituality, icons, music, and social justice, the works illustrate self-awareness, identify, motivation, and varying backgrounds and traditions that govern the artists' lives.
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Ten years ago two things came together. There were several people interested in telling LEGO-illustrated castle stories, and many were unhappy with the online options available to them. Also, there was a move to create collaborative displays at AFOL events, and a group of builders got together at BrickFest to hammer out the details of a building standard (what became known as the Classic-Castle City standard). The conversation continued as a series of e-mails, and on September 15, 2003, a new forum was announced, Classic-Castle.com, the source for all your LEGO Castle needs. The years since have included ten Colossal Castle Contests with nine Master Builders (no MB that first year) and numerous other contests. Mascot figs Henry and Harold have criss-crossed the globe, visiting builders in many countries. The Classic-Castle Role Play ran for about five years, and now a new collaborative world, the Lands of Classic-Castle has arisen and has been going strong for almost a year and a half. We've seen the downfall of the Jelly Bean Knights, the rise of the Fantasy Era, followed by Kingdoms and now Castle, with lots of great sets and new figures. We've also seen Vikings, Prince of Persia, and now an oft-requested Tolkien line, not to mention lots of great castle figs in the Collectible lines. The number of MOCs we've built as a group is uncountable. In the ten years we've been here, we've gained 2961 members, started over 22,000 topics and made over a quarter million posts! On behalf of all of the admins and mods, I'd like to thank you, all of the CC members, for making this one of the best forums on the web. It's been a great decade, let's party!


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The Pixel Technologies SMB-Plug to F-Female adapter cable is very similar to the adapters that are included with the SiriusXM Home Signal Distribution Kit, and many XM antennas that use RG-6 coaxial cable.
This cable is useful for connecting RG-6 cable (Coaxial cable typically used with cable television) with the SMB antenna input jack found on most Sirius and XM receivers.
In addition to serving as a replacement for the adapters included with the SiriusXM Home Signal Distribution Kit, these adapter cables can be used with other Pixel Technologies products to make almost any SIRIUS or XM antenna into a multi radio system.


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Saturday started off with pleasant conditions with temperatures in the mid-70s and only a few spotty showers moving in along the coast.
The remainder of the day will be mainly dry, with showers appearing mostly in the morning hours. Temperatures will be in the upper 80s with a 20 percent chance of rain.
Risk of rip currents will be low in area beaches and the UV index will be in the extreme.
Showers will stick around for the first half of the week with a 30 to 40 percent chance of showers Sunday through Tuesday. Conditions will dry out again Wednesday as a cool front moves in over the area. Plan on highs in the mid- to upper 80s with low humidity and pleasant weather by the end of the week.
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New products AC Series Color Sorter Machine/Grain Sorting Machine
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1.The color sorter uses 5000+ high performances CCD sensors with resolution up to 0.01mm.
2.The sorter adopts high quality special industrial lenses designed and manufactured for color sorting .
3.The high speed DSP technology provides the sorter with fast detection and high identification rate.The special coarse cereal detection algorithm is designed.
4.Master control system adopts ARM high-end embedded processor, effectively enhance control speed and color selection precision.
5.Overall unit adopts intelligent closed-loop control.
6.The operation interface adopts industrial grade 10-inch contact screen and features simple parameters setting and easy operation.
7.High speed air valve is used to ensure quick response, low power consumption and long service life.
8.Sorters use intelligent temperature and air pressure control technology in order to ensure the best operative mode for the whole machine.
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I usually post an article only on Mondays.
But Ron is having so much fun in Southern Ontario while I am digging out from the latest snowstorm here in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines that…
Here goes…
Ron wrote me about Jim's cars.
Send this picture to your friend Jim if you can?
Tell him Depatie says to watch out in the mirror for this one
Black Beauty
Muscle car collection begins as an interest
becomes a hobby
continues as a vocation
takes over as an obsession
and in its last stages
is an incurable disease…
just like genealogy
Muscle cars…?
Catch me if you can sonny…
See you tomorrow for the big finale…


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16.1 Institution Audit Staff, BoR Audit Staff, State Dept. of Audits & Accounts, 3rd-Party Audits
(Last Modified on July 12, 2011)
Of the thirty-five USG institutions,twenty-two have a budgeted internal audit department. The institutional chief auditor ICA at each institution has a direct reporting relationship to the president of their institution and to the USG Chief Audit Officer (CAO). Board Policy 7.10.2 and the USG internal audit charter specifies the duties and responsibilities associated with the ICA reporting relationships. The institutional president and the CAO approve institutional audit charters. Further duties of the CAO and the ICAs are specified in the internal audit charter and in the CAO's internal audit manual.
The ICA at each institution submits an audit plan to the USG Office of Internal Audit and Compliance (OIAC) in accordance with guidance published by the USG Chief Audit Officer. Based upon this input and a risk-based audit model, the Office of Internal Audit and Compliance develops a system-wide audit plan. The implementation of the system-wide audit plan is coordinated with the institutional internal audit plans and with external assurance providers to ensure major risks are addressed while minimizing duplication of effort and disruption of auditee operations. The USG Chief Audit Officer has the authority to direct the ICAs to audit specific functions at their institutions. Additionally, each ICA submits engagement reports to the OIAC for summary reporting to the Board and for the annual report to the BOR Committee on Internal Audit, Risk, and Compliance.
16.1.1 Institutional Audit Staff
(Last Modified on June 26, 2013)
Those institutions with a budgeted audit department include:
- Albany State University
- Atlanta Metropolitan State College
- Armstrong Atlantic State University
- Clayton State University
- College of Coastal Georgia
- Columbus State University
- Dalton State College
- East Georgia State College
- Fort Valley State University
- Georgia College & State University
- Georgia Gwinnett College
- Georgia Regents University
- Georgia Highlands College
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Georgia Perimeter College
- Georgia Southern University
- Georgia State University
- Kennesaw State University
- Middle Georgia State College
- Savannah State University
- South Georgia State College
- Southern Polytechnic State University
- University of Georgia
- University of North Georgia
- University of West Georgia
- Valdosta State University
Institutional audit functions may be comprised of a dedicated audit function, a shared auditor model where one audit professional is assigned to an internal audit role at two institutions, or a regional model where an audit shop of one or more audit professionals is assigned to multiple institutions.
The ICAs meet at least annually with the USG Chief Audit Officer to discuss audits, audit findings, and other issues relevant to the USG Internal Audit function.
ICAs are responsible for performing appropriate audit procedures to verify corrective action of each issue rated material within sixty (60) days of the issue being reported as closed/resolved by the institution's management. OIAC auditors shall verify corrective action for those institutions without an institutional internal audit function.
16.1.2 Board of Regents Audit Staff
(Last Modified on July 12, 2011)
The USG OIAC supports the Board of Regents, system administration, and institutional administration in the effective discharge of their responsibilities. The OIAC is responsible for providing an objective appraisal of the University System's governance, risk management, compliance and control activities as well as providing advisory services for management throughout the USG.
The USG Chief Audit Officer reports directly to the Chancellor and indirectly to the BOR Committee on Internal Audit, Risk, and Compliance (Committee).
16.1.3 State Department of Audits and Accounts
(Last Modified on July 12, 2011)
The Department of Audits and Accounts, as part of the legislative branch of state government, is the external independent auditor of the University System. The Department of Audits and Accounts conducts financial audits, compliance audits, performance audits, and vulnerability assessments or reviews and makes recommendations for improving financial and management controls within the USG. The Department of Audits and Accounts reviews USG's internal control structure and operations to determine the scope of the examination and reliability of the entity's financial data. The internal audit function contributes to the internal USG control structure with its emphasis on monitoring and oversight.
Current state law per Georgia Title 50-6-3 states:
The Department of Audits and Accounts shall audit all state institutions. No official of the state shall have authority to employ or hire any other auditing agency.
Georgia Title 50-6-6 states in part:
It shall be the duty of the Department of Audits and Accounts to thoroughly audit and check the books and accounts of…the several units of the University System of Georgia.
Final reports are copied to the Vice Chancellor for Fiscal Affairs, the USG Chief Audit Officer, and the pertinent BOR Committee Chairs. ICAs, or OIAC auditors for institutions without CIAs, perform appropriate audit procedures to verify that corrective action has taken place for all material weaknesses.
This verification should be performed for each material weakness no later than sixty (60) days after the material weakness has been reported as closed/resolved by institution management. Any unfavorable exceptions are reported to the OIAC and the Vice Chancellor for Fiscal Affairs.
16.1.4 Third-Party Audits
(Last Modified on July 12, 2011)
Third-party audits may be conducted by various audit agencies. These agencies may include, but are not limited to:
- Defense Contract Audit Agency
- Georgia Department of Administrative Services Process Improvement
- Georgia Student Finance Commission
- Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Internal Revenue Service
- Medicare and Medicaid Audits
- Office of Inspector General (Georgia)
It is the responsibility of local institution officials, either the campus auditor or, if none exists, the chief business officer (CBO), to be cognizant of third-party audits and associated issues. Institutional management shall notify the ICA, OIAC, and the Vice Chancellor for Fiscal Affairs of any third-party audits and shall provide a copy of a final audit report.
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Nobody puts The Situation in a corner, least of all the judges on "Dancing With the Stars."
The "Jersey Shore" cast member was surprised by the sharp criticism he received after his first performance on the ABC reality show this week, reports the New York Daily News.
"I didn't think it was bad," he said in an interview with TMZ. "I think the judges were a little harsh."
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News from around the country and around the globe
The Situation's 15 points tied him for lowest score on the night of the show's premiere with comedian Margaret Cho and actor David Hasselhoff, who was subsequently voted off.
Judge Len Goodman said that the famously ripped, wanna be ladies man had "the guns but not the ammunition," while another judge, Bruno Toniolo, squinted at the duo and said, "there's a spark somewhere."
The Situation - given name Mike Sorrentino - noted that he only had five days to prepare for his outing with professional dancer Karina Smirnoff. Smirnoff told TMZ.com that she was "very proud" of her partner's performance.
In an interview with People, Sorrentino said that he felt had something of a bum rap because of his "reputation" on "Jersey Shore," that of a hard partying, tanned, cut up.
But that reality check might be just what the doctor ordered, said "DWTS" dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
"I'm a big believer in you got what you got, you run with it, you make what you can while it's hot and Mike is certainly doing that," he told E! Online. "I just feel like he needs to humble down coming to my domain, because that's my show."
Selected Reading: NY Daily News, Us Weekly, Zap2it


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A weekly feature wherein we contextualize TV ratings for national sports broadcasts. Data via Nielsen and Sports Business Journal's John Ourand. Viewership numbers represent approximate number of persons tuned to a given program; ratings share refers to the percentage of all households using a television who are turned into that program.
Monday, Aug. 13:
Monday Night Football; Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders, preseason (ESPN): 5.4 million viewers
The Closer, series finale (TNT): 9.1 million viewers
Tuesday, Aug. 14:
No highly rated sporting events
Wednesday, Aug. 15:
Mexico vs. United States, international soccer friendly (Univision): 4.0 million viewers
Mexico vs. United States, international soccer friendly (ESPN2): 800,000 viewers
America's Got Talent (NBC): 8.5 million viewers
The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Channel): 3.1 million viewers
Thursday, Aug.16:
Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons, preseason (Fox): 4.7 million viewers
The Big Bang Theory, rerun (CBS): 8.0 million viewers
Friday, Aug. 17:
Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens, preseason (Fox): 4.0 million viewers
Shake It Up (Disney): 4.5 million viewers
Saturday, Aug. 18:
Fox Saturday Baseball; Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees in 72% of markets, Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals in others (Fox): 2.0 rating
PGA Tour Wyndham Championship, third round (CBS): 1.3 rating
SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon): 2.4 rating
Sunday, Aug. 19:
Sunday Night Football; Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC): 9.5 million viewers
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan (ESPN): 5.2 million viewers
60 Minutes (CBS): 7.9 million viewers


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Generally, insurance companies can only deny life insurance proceeds within the first two policy years for two reasons. This is called the "contestability period." After the two years, the insurer generally cannot contest the benefits.
The two reasons are if the death of the insured:
1. Is due to suicide (this does not apply to group life policies).
2. Didn't tell the truth on the application for coverage. This is called the "contestability period." After the two years, the insurance company cannot contest the benefits.
(Bonus round: Here's a link to our ever-popular post on "How to find old life insurance policies.")
If you're the beneficiary of a life insurance policy and you think the insurer is wrongly denying your claim for benefits, file a complaint with our office, if you live in Washington state. (If you don't, here's a handy map showing how to contact your own state insurance regulator.) We'll look into the matter and see if we can help you resolve the problem. File a complaint online or give us a call at 1-800-562-6900.
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February 19: Meet the Illustrator of Everyone Out Here Knows: A Big Foot Tale, Angelina Marino-Heidel
Wednesday, February 19, 11:45 am at Oswego Lake Country Club, 20 Iron Mountain Blvd. $21 per person for lunch. Register by calling 503-636-3634. Meet the Illustrator of Everyone Out Here Knows: A Big Foot Tale, by Angelina Marino-Heidel This newly released children's picture book has already received acclaim and endorsements. "Angelina Marino-Heidel's brilliant images and William Stafford's quiet words make a lovely gift-book for child or adult."—Ursula K. LeGuin. Angelina is a northwest artist working in public art and illustration. In additions to large scale murals and sculpture, she also collaborates with poets.


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More than a year after Sandy, a state program designed to help storm-devastated homeowners has handed out repair money to just five Long Island families out of thousands who have been promised funds, NBC 4 New York's I-Team has learned.
New York Rising, the state's federally funded housing recovery program, was announced in the spring of 2013. So far, five homeowners out of thousands who need help have gotten paid for repairs, and 60 homeowners have received home buyouts.
Of the 10,000 or more families who have applied for repair money, 4,600 have received letters that said it was on the way.
"This is the second holiday season we don't have a home," said Debbie Gialanze of Long Beach. "This is not Sandy's fault, this is FEMA, our government and insurance company's fault. They're keeping us from coming home."
The Gialanzes have not been able to start rebuilding their Long Beach home because they have only received about a third of the $250,000 insurance policy they have paid for over 26 years.
The family was told that the structural damage to their home occurred before Sandy and therefore would not be fully covered. It's a little-known provision in their policies called the earth movement exclusion clause.
Michele Mittleman of Freeport had to demolish her home because it was so badly damaged. She has not started rebuilding, either; she has received only half the value of her flood insurance policy.
Both Mittleman and Gialanze hoped New York Rising would help them where their flood insurance failed. In September, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York Rising would "fully compensate homeowners" or "repair costs of damage due to 'earth movement'" and to "bridge this unfair gap in insurance coverage."
"We were ecstatic when Gov. Cuomo when he said he wanted to fully compensate earth movement exclusion clause victims," said Mittleman.
But neither Gialanze nor Mittleman have received a check. Instead, they have received award letters that, in their minds, only covered a portion of the cost of rebuilding.
New York Rising officials say the federal government requires them to deduct outside payments from flood and home insurance and even grants from charity in order to determine a fair amount that the federal government will pay.
Director Seth Diamond believes that the money provided will give people a chance to rebuild.
"We think we are giving them enough money combined with their other resources so they can have a home," said Diamond. "We also have to remember the federal government won't pay for everything. They have very strict caps on what they will grant, so we do have to live under those rules."
Diamond acknowledged the program needed to get more payments out but said there was an extensive process in distributing the money, citing the federal government's strict requirements and inspection system in place to prevent fraud.
However, Diamond said New York Rising "will be making many more payments in the coming weeks."


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Back to our basic desktop icon-s.
Its still filed with multiple glitches (like the keys a bit "off", or overdone contrasts) but I think it will do its joob, as will the TFT screen I plan on doing next week.
Cheers and keep on having fun.
PS (the icon versions will show as usual modified and simplified version of this illustration so it remains easy to recognize and not a smear of pixels, you can already see that in the 128x128 version up there)


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Easy Baked Ziti Casserole
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 (32 oz) jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
- 1 (16 oz) jar alfredo sauce
- 1 lb penne pasta (or ziti or rigatoni)
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Prepare pasta according to directions.
- In a medium sauce pan, brown ground beef with onion (if using).
- After beef is brown and crumbled, drain excess grease.
- Put back in pot and pour in one jar of spaghetti sauce.
- Keep mixture on low until pasta is done.
- When pasta is finished, drain excess water from pasta. You want the pasta as dry as possible.
- Put pasta back in large pot (with heat off) and pour in jar of alfredo sauce. Combine until thoroughly coated.
- Pour pasta mixture into bottom of 9 x 13 dish.
- Cover pasta with spaghetti sauce mixture.
- Don't put the pot that you used for the spaghetti sauce in with the dirty dishes yet. Keep that pot out and start heating up second jar of spaghetti sauce on low heat. Put a cover on it to keep warm until ziti is finished baking.
- Sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake for another 15 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly. Let rest for about 5 minutes after taking out of oven.
- Serve portions onto plates, and pour some of the heated spaghetti sauce on top.
adapted from : https://www.thecountrycook.net/easy-baked-ziti/


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When you defend the death of a civilian
and say
he should have known better
he should have left his home
and his life
in the land of your enemy
that is hate.
When you say the boy's death was justified,
for daring to be born in that country
with such people
and such policies
it is because you hate.
When the war comes to your town
and you are caught in the cross fire,
I too will say,
you had it coming.


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Others fear Keller Williams
As a long-ago journalist, I truly believe the adage, "There's no such thing as bad publicity." So I was not upset to read the erroneous statements made in The Hook's article about our new Keller Williams Realty office opening in Charlottesville [News, "Real deal? Keller Williams moves in" January 29].
The company's phenomenal national growth– averaging 45 percent a year since 1997– could happen only under two conditions: if customers are well served by working with Keller Williams agents, and if agents are happy being part of Keller Williams. The company's emphasis on agent training and customer service makes it grow, not simply sharing the profits with agents.
And the profit shared does not come out of the agent's commission, as you stated in the article, but instead out of the portion of the owner's profit. About 45 percent of company profits are shared with the agents who have contributed to the company's growth. Keller Williams agents make their living selling houses, and they keep more of their commission dollars than at almost all other real estate companies. The profit sharing they may receive is merely extra dollars in their pockets, a reward for inviting other agents into the office.
Competitors usually criticize a new, growing company for only one reason– they are worried about losing business to that company. While we are flattered about comparisons to Amway– Amway has created more millionaires that any other firm in history– we are really just a real estate company where the customers always come first and the agents are treated like partners in the business.
I hope you carefully follow our growth and report our successes in your fine newspaper.
Patrick Boyle
Associate Broker and Co-owner
Keller Williams Realty of Charlottesville