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Stuffed Eggs
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- 1 dozen large eggs
- Water to cover
- Salt as needed
- 4 anchovy fillets minced
- 4 tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 teaspoons sharp mustard
- 1/4 cup chopped cooked ham
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
Servings 24
Step 1
Place the eggs in a saucepan, cover with water, season with salt and place over medium heat. Bring to boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to sit for 11 minutes. Remove from the water and cool in ice water. Remove the shells and set aside. Slice all of the eggs in half and remove 8 of the egg yolk halves.
In a mixing bowl, combine the yolks, anchovies and 2 tablespoons of the butter. Mix well. Season with pepper. Stuff the eight egg white halves with the yolk mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate while assembling the other eggs.
Remove 8 yolks from 4 eggs. In another mixing bowl, combine the yolks, 1 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons butter, and 2 teaspoons mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well. Stuff the mixture into the egg white halves. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate while assembling the other eggs.
Remove the remaining 8 yolks from the last 4 eggs. In a mixing bowl, combine the yolks, the ham, 1 tablespoon of the cheese, 2 teaspoons of the mustard, and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper. Fill the egg whites with the yolk mixture.
To assemble, place all of the stuffed eggs on a serving plate. Garnish with chives.
This recipe yields 24 stuffed egg halves.


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Source: Illinois Center for Soy Foods
1 8-inch pre-baked graham cracker crust
1 package (12 ounces) extra firm silken tofu
1/2 pound fat-free cream cheese
1 cup fat-free sour cream
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
Topping can be added by mixing 3/4 cup sour cream and 1/4 cup powdered sugar and spreading on top of cooled cheesecake. Fruit topping (cherry or berry pie filling) or chocolate topping can be spread on top of cooled cheesecake.
Makes 8 servings
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Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that he is "modestly optimistic" a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff can still be reached, but he warned that no one will get 100% of what they want.
Obama's full remarks, as transcribed by the White House, are below the jump.
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Good afternoon, everybody. For the past couple of months, I've been working with leaders of both parties to try and forge an agreement that would grow our economy and shrink the deficit - a balanced plan that would cut spending in a responsible way but also ask the wealthiest Americans to pay a little more, and, above all, protect our middle class and everybody who is striving to get into the middle class.
I still want to get this done. It's the right thing to do for our families, for our businesses, and for our entire economy. But the hour for immediate action is here. It is now.
We're now at the point where, in just four days, every American's tax rates are scheduled to go up by law. Every American's paycheck will get considerably smaller. And that would be the wrong thing to do for our economy, it would be bad for middle-class families, and it would be bad for businesses that depend on family spending. Fortunately, Congress can prevent it from happening if they act right now.
I just had a good and constructive discussion here at the White House with Senate and House leadership about how to prevent this tax hike on the middle class, and I'm optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time. Senators Reid and McConnell are working on such an agreement as we speak.
But if an agreement isn't reached in time between Senator Reid and Senator McConnell, then I will urge Senator Reid to bring to the floor a basic package for an up-or-down vote –- one that protects the middle class from an income tax hike, extends the vital lifeline of unemployment insurance to two million Americans looking for a job, and lays the groundwork for future cooperation on more economic growth and deficit reduction.
I believe such a proposal could pass both houses with bipartisan majorities as long as those leaders allow it to actually come to a vote. If members of the House or the Senate want to vote no, they can –- but we should let everybody vote. That's the way this is supposed to work. If you can get a majority in the House and you can get a majority in the Senate, then we should be able to pass a bill.
So the American people are watching what we do here. Obviously, their patience is already thin. This is déjà vu all over again. America wonders why it is that in this town, for some reason, you can't get stuff done in an organized timetable; why everything always has to wait until the last minute. Well, we're now at the last minute, and the American people are not going to have any patience for a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. Not right now.
The economy is growing, but sustaining that trend is going to require elected officials to do their jobs. The housing market is recovering, but that could be impacted if folks are seeing smaller paychecks. The unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since 2008, but already you're seeing businesses and consumers starting to hold back because of the dysfunction that they see in Washington.
Economists, business leaders all think that we're poised to grow in 2013 –- as long as politics in Washington don't get in the way of America's progress.
So we've got to get this done. I just want to repeat - we had a constructive meeting today. Senators Reid and McConnell are discussing a potential agreement where we can get a bipartisan bill out of the Senate, over to the House and done in a timely fashion so that we've met the December 31st deadline. But given how things have been working in this town, we always have to wait and see until it actually happens. The one thing that the American people should not have to wait and see is some sort of action.
So if we don't see an agreement between the two leaders in the Senate, I expect a bill to go on the floor - and I've asked Senator Reid to do this - put a bill on the floor that makes sure that taxes on middle-class families don't go up, that unemployment insurance is still available for two million people, and that lays the groundwork, then, for additional deficit reduction and economic growth steps that we can take in the New Year.
But let's not miss this deadline. That's the bare minimum that we should be able to get done, and it shouldn't be that hard since Democrats and Republicans both say they don't want to see taxes go up on middle-class families.
I just have to repeat - outside of Washington, nobody understands how it is that this seems to be a repeat pattern over and over again. Ordinary folks, they do their jobs. They meet deadlines. They sit down and they discuss things, and then things happen. If there are disagreements, they sort through the disagreements. The notion that our elected leadership can't do the same thing is mind-boggling to them. It needs to stop.
So I'm modestly optimistic that an agreement can be achieved. Nobody is going to get 100 percent of what they want, but let's make sure that middle-class families and the American economy - and, in fact, the world economy - aren't adversely impacted because people can't do their jobs.
Thank you very much, everybody.
I swear this poor President having to work with a group of idiots in Congress. It's a sad day in our Country when the leaders we depend on to do the work of the Country can't even do that...all that matters to them in having their pockets lined with $$$ from lobbyists.
Happy Obama could start working on it in the last 5 days. Either he is inept or wants to go over the cliff. There is no other reason to think he acts like a freshman kid working on his term paper he has known about all semester in the last 5 days. Obama is the problem and has been the problem and am happy that I have the assets to weather what he is bringing upon us.
More optimistic than I.
I really hope that we can avoid the cliff. It is really not something that we should be taking lightly – or playing games with.
The "party of 'no'" better start saying 'yes' or they are going to be the "party of obsolete".
Will the House and Senate members give up their salaries until they can come to an agreement on this matter? The rest of us are being held hostage until they can "play nice". Those of who are not wealthy have decisions to make. This is cruel beyond comprehension.
It would be nice if grown men could get together and work out problems that plague our country, But, until the Republicans get out of the pockets of the rich, I really don,t see that happening! We elect them, they become millionairs and the people become fodder for thier cannons!!!
Oh my God, he sounds like a big cry baby. Sounds like he's saying "that if he doesn't get his way there will be hell to pay". I still can't believe he got relected. Here is a guy, who took a vacation (God knows how many this makes in his first term but I can guaranty you it's more than most of us have been able to take in 3 years) just prior to the fiscal cliff deadline. So instead of working diligently to get the job done, he takes time off and now wants to blame everyone else for not meeting the deadline. Mr. President, look iin the mirror. Please recall what you said during your 1st term "the time for blame is over". You have 4 years to fix this, you have done absolutely NOTHING!!! Looks to me like the entire U.S. Government should be fired and we should start from scratch and rebuilt.
For a president of the united states to say he is concerned about the middle class tax rates going up after spending 4 years blowing the budget off the roof in spending has this American laughing out loud. Thats like me running up my credit card to the max and saying well I made one payment on time...so back off creditors.
my question is, who are the Republicans protecting? the rich people that are begging to pay higher tax? I do not understand their modus operandis. Why would every thing with the Republicans be their way or the high way? Why so much opposition to every issue even when the American people agrees with the president? Why do they have such a hatred with this President. They will rather do every thing to tarnish him even if it means the American people soffering and the whole country going into recession. It's amazing what these guys come up with. If America goes over the cliff, every body's tax will go up much high than they say they are protect and this will include the rich and the middle class American. so what have they gained? Obama ran on the platform of increasing taxes on the wealthest Americans and won, he should at least be given that credit.
Republicans should go along with the unemployment extension but should require the tax increase be on those who make a minimum of $500,000 (preferably a million) and DEMAND a dollar amount of spending reduction to be finalized in 2013. If there's no specific $ amount of reduction agreed upon and part of the agreement, Obama will have every excuse in the book to not be fiscally responsible to reduce the excess spending. In summary, Obama calls for compromise but he's had no intention of doing so. He is a real hypocrite.
I read this and look at someone ( Obama) who is prepared to compromise significantly in the best interests of the nation as a whole. I look at the pure ideological extremism that Republicans are sticking to and coming up with no realistic spending cuts as part of any plan other than to do away with thier part of the budget act sequester on defense.
Ideologically they have not moved one centimeter from thier rigid ideology. Plan B never was a plan it did not get voted on is not something Obama or democrats can answer.. non existent. That despite any independent economist has said solving the US debt and budget deficits requires tax increases and spending cuts. Either alone does not work.
same old. story, nothing new...
during campaign... 800 billion in revenue 2400 billion in cuts
after the election 1600 billion in revenue 1600 billion in cuts
and now 1400 billion in revenue 24 billion in cuts...
and a CUT is defined as a reduction of future INCREASES in spending, not a decrease in what is actually spent...
only in DC....
Good Job Mr. President! Hopefully the party of no can agree!
Obama, for the sake of Middle Class America, please do not COMPROMISE your conscience. No touching SS, Medicare which are not free–these are paid by my fellow Americans.
I trust the President and to some extent Speaker Boehner – but Mitch McConnell and Eric Cantor are simply old-fashioned, sleazy politicians determined to protect the fat cats and only care about the wealthy who keep them in office. We'll see...
So, the message is: If you dont take my take-it-or-leave-it deal that I have never budged from
then you are not doing your job.
obama is a smart man and a good president


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Okay, so I say this almost every week, but this is my favorite week to teach! Although I consider myself a Southern girl through and through, technically I am a transplanted Southerner. You see, I was born in Alaska. My mother's family is from Alaska and she grew up there. We moved to Georgia when I was a baby so the South is really my home, but Alaska calls to me. For birthdays and holidays, my grandmother would always send Native Alaskan gifts and trinkets. My first stuffed doll was a stuffed owl called "Ookpik", made from seal fur by Native Alaskans long ago.
Ookpik is a native literary character, similar to our teddy bear. There are many stories and books that tell stories of this beloved little owl. I have a little Golden Book version from when I was little and it was one of my favorite books of my childhood. If you knew my love for books, you'd know that is really saying something!
Both of the owls on either side of the front Eskimo are versions of "Ookpik". The small darker one is my beloved childhood treasures!
Over the years, I have collected several native artifacts that I treasure. As I became interested in education, it was only natural that I would start collecting children's literature from the region, as well. When I began teaching, I found that by adding and sharing my artifacts and books to the usual "winter, snow, polar animal, Eskimo" theme that most teachers delivered, I had a wealth of great information to share with the little friends I teach each day.
I now combine a lot of the wonderful ideas I've seen over the years with my "special" ideas and props!
Here are some of the cute things we've done this week to compliment our theme!
Oreo Cookie Penguin Snack
1 Regular Oreo
1 Mini Oreo
edible embellishments (I've used orange decorator frosting in the past, couldn't find a suitable color this year, so after looking through the candy aisle, I found orange marshmallow circus peanuts. We cut them into several slices--they were perfect! We used raisins this year for the eyes--had some leftover from a project last week.)
Remove one side of the large Oreo. Break the side without creme in half. Place on as wings. Add small Oreo on top to make the head. We added the circus peanuts for a beak and feet and raisins for eyes. Very simple and very cute! Our modifications worked well this year since I have two sensory challenged students who do not eat frosting. We always let the students do all of the project with only verbal prompting (their creations, not the teacher's), so when we have used frosting in the past, they usually go a little crazy and the penguin is not always identifiable as a penguin. This time the students could clearly "see" the penguin in the creation they made!
Shoeprint Penguins
Most of the art we do is student directed. They choose the medium and the subject. Art materials are available for them to explore at will. Occasionally we will do a "project", meaning we suggest the topic and materials, but even then we only suggest. Our school likes us to post a "project" every other month or so, so I usually reserve "projects" for this. Our assessment portfolios are supposed to only feature the student's art, so as cute as projects are, we don't do them often.
We told the students they were going to "buddy" up and trace their partner's shoe. After tracing, they were to cut out their own shoeprint and make it into a penguin. I know, not a lot of direction, but we're allowing for creativity and individuality. If they want to think outside the box, who am I to stop them? Maybe they have a better idea! We had black and white paper available, but had someone asked, I probably would have allowed them to use whatever they chose. One child asked to put googly eyes on hers and within minutes, most of the class wanted them, too! Several went into the scrap box and got orange paper to make beaks. I was a little surprised none of them thought to add feet.
I think they turned out really cute. Some of them may not look like a perfect penguin to someone else, but I am as proud of them as the students themselves!
I'll try to add some of the other activities, songs and books we used in this unit soon!


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- Material: Cotton
- Color: Pink
- Hat Circumference: Approx. 12 inch / 31 cm
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- Can wear it alone, very beautiful too
- Delicate design and exquisite workmanship
- Very versatile and will fit a wide variety of ages
- A great gift for your little one
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- Great to add a brilliant look to headbands, beanies or as a hair clip
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Ruperta is a variant of Roberta. Roberta originates in Germanic languages and means "of shining fame". It is a feminine form of Robert. Robert has always been one of the most popular masculine given names in the United States. Roberta, on the other hand, has never gained such popularity as a feminine given name.


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A man was arrested after he tried to take a ride on the back of a manatee in the Florida Keys.
James Massengale Jr., 47, was charged with annoying, molesting, harassing, or disturbing a manatee after a witness at a park near Islamorada reported a man "touching and laying" on top of manatees in a creek off Library Beach, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman, Officer Bobby Dube, said in a news release.
Dube said a witness told Massengale it was illegal to touch the mammals, but the man reportedly replied "I'm riding it."
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Massengale allegedly became verbally combative with FWC officials and vowed to not appear in court when issued a citation. He then began to chant "Take me to jail."
Monroe County Sheriff's deputies arrested Massengale. He is being held on $25,000 bond.
Officials believe he may be homeless because he didn't have any identification at the time of his arrest. Attorney information for Massengale was not listed.


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Spring is here!! At least on the blog it is!
I've been working on a lot of things behind the scene and I am sorry for the lack of posts.
The month of January came and went and I can't believe February is here.
I received pictures of the cutest 1st birthday party ever.
My little niece turned one and my sister in law did a great job at creating this amazing party !
She decided to go with a Picnic theme and came to me for ideas.
The result was beautiful!!
The pictures are from the talented Helio Campos, a Brazilian photographer that lives in Brasilia.
The party was done by my sister-in-law herself , with supplies from my Etsy store and all the customized party goods done by the talented Tudo de Bom company, in Brasilia.
I loved the colors and the mix of textures, the bird houses used all over the decor, the fabric tulips, my paper straws used on the Pinwheels and all the CANDY, oh boy, they look divine!!
I even spotted my favor tubes.
Hope you are ready for some eye candy images.
Paper goods and Paper straws: Clemens Designs
Personalized paper goods (favor tags, invitation, etc): Tudo de Bom Arte e Festas
Photography: Helio Campos Photography
You can see more pictures here
Happy Wednesday!!


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Several years ago, I had the privilege of being one of the team leaders for a women's retreat our church was sponsoring. It was during an extremely difficult season of my life, but it was a commitment I began before that time hit. As the person directing and leading the dramas and tech, it was a hectic weekend, though I wouldn't have traded it for anything.
Everything went beyond well. The Lord showed His favor on the event. The speaker was amazing, and on the Sunday morning of the retreat, revival broke out. The retreat committee leaders served communion to the women attending. So while worship was happening, we stood in a line across the front, a bowl of bread and a cup of juice to dip the bread in. Women were on their knees, some were weeping, many raising both of their hands in complete surrender to the Lord. This is not a normal worship service at my church, so it was like nothing I'd ever experienced. As they would walk up to one of us to take the communion, we would say to them "His body was broken for you. His blood was shed for you. Eat and drink, Sister." So many were crying, a few would even ask for prayer or hold onto our shoulders.
About halfway through, I could not hold the tears back, I started to get really cold and tremble. I was overwhelmed with the brokenness in the room, enveloped in my own neediness as well. Lord, not now, please calm me down. I need to be strong for these women, I thought. I was begging Him to hold the tears back and "keep me together," at least until I wasn't holding a basket of bread in one hand and a juice cup in the other. My limbs began to get very weak, the tears streamed like an overflowing river down my face, and I was about ready to excuse myself.
Then a precious sister in Christ, one I do not know or even remember to this day, walked up to me, I thought to take communion. Instead, she slid in behind me and held up my arms. It freaked me out a little bit. It was awkward. Felt weird and embarrassing. Then she said, "Don't fight it. Just lean on me and let me hold you up until you're stronger." I did, and the streams of tears began to flow even heavier. As I stood there trembling, feeling more vulnerable than I'd ever felt in my life, I was humbled by the awesomeness of the Lord. Of course I wondered where my Kleenex angel was too, but then I got serious again. He did not answer my prayer in a way that I expected, but He was there, and in the form of a sister who listened to His prompting.
That's the power of God, my friends. He's "there" for us. "There" is anywhere we think He's absent. "There" is anywhere we need Him to be. If we will accept His ways, His methods for being there, then He will be. "There" is here. Right now. He's not "way up there." He is here.
Psalm 61:1-4:"Hear my cry, O God;listen to my prayer.From the ends of the earth I call to You,I call as my heart grows faint;lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.For You have been my refuge,a strong tower against the foe.i long to dwell in Your tent foreverand take refuge in the shelter of Your wings.Selah"
As I reflect on the verse "dwell in Your tent forever," I can't help but look back.
When I was a little girl, scared in my bed of what might walk through my door and hurt me any moment, I cried out, and He was there to comfort me. Remind me of His perfect love for me.
When I was a teenager, struggling to figure out life and love with no parents to guide me, He was there. He led others to teach me, and He also guided me through the Holy Spirit in me.
When I was in a season of giving care for others, struggling with loss and depression and grief, He was there. He fed me through His Word, He sent people to take care of our tangible needs. He literally reached into the deepest parts of me and gave me incomprehensible peace.
And those are the big things, the really hard things. He has also been there through the ordinary, the regular and the "smaller" burdens and needs of my life as well.
To and from one end of the earth and back, He will be there.
But sometimes I realize I've called on something else. I have to lay it down, repent. Then lean on HIm, press into HIm. Face the vulnerability, the unlovely. Let Him be there for me. Let Him LEAD ME to the Rock that is higher than I, and higher than anything I could replace Him with or escape from.
"There" is here, my friends. Right now. He's not "way up there." He is here.
"God IS our refuge and strength,an ever-present help in trouble.The LORD Almighty IS WITH US;the God of Jacob is our fortress.SelahBe still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth.The LORD Almighty IS with us;the God of Jacob IS our fortress.Selah"
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This is a walkthrough for work and other communication when you are producing Makoto.
The choices below basically aim to give you perfect communication.
It goes without saying, but this is pretty much 100% spoilers.
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Second malignant neoplasms among survivors of pediatric Hodgkin disease treated with low-dose radiation (15-25.5 Gy) and chemotherapy
Title: Second malignant neoplasms among survivors of pediatric Hodgkin disease treated with low-dose radiation (15-25.5 Gy) and chemotherapy
Reviewer: Arpi Thukral, MD
Presenter: M. M. O'Brien
Affiliation: Stanford University
There has been a steady improvementin the survival rates ofpediatric patients with Hodgkin's diseaseas more effective treatment and more accurate staging techniqueshave become available in the last few decades. As the number ofHodgkin's disease (HD) survivors increases, we are seeing an increasing number of late-term toxicities, including second malignant neoplasms (SMN), which are the most common cause of death in these patients. It is well-known that the occurrence of second malignant neoplasms in these patients is associated with both chemotherapy and radiation. Currently published studies that have reported rates of second malignancies in pediatric patients with HD are all looking at treatments given 20-30 years ago, with larger fields and higher radiation doses (often exceeding 40 Gy) than are typically given today. Modern protocols use much lower doses of radiation in children with HD, however these studies have been limited by short follow up (median f/up is approximately 10 years). While it is theorized that lower radiation doses may be associated with lower SMN risk, long-term follow-up of children treated with low-dose radiation is lacking. Therefore, we do not have adequate data on second malignancy risk in these patients.
This study analyzed pediatric Hodgkin's survivors at Stanford University, who were treated between 1970 and 1990 with low dose radiation. 110 of 112 patients achieved remissions and had a median follow up of 20.6 years. In this group, 4 patients developed secondary leukemias and 15 patients developed 17 solid tumors (thyroid, breast, sarcoma, bladder, melanoma and 2 others). All but the melanoma occurred in the field of radiation. The rates of SMNs were actually similar to those seen in pediatric patients who had received high dose radiation therapy.
We must be cautious when trying to reduce radiation treatment doses for pediatric patients with HD because this may come atthe expense ofa higher relapse rate, which has been seen when chemotherapy is used alone. Our foremost goal is improvingthe Hodgkin's disease cure rate, and therefore we must balance the need to reduce late toxicities, such as SMNs, with the need to continue delivering appropriate therapy for the patients' initial HD.
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Workouts by Body Shape
In dressing rooms across the country, women are cursing their trouble zones and wondering if it's possible to make the most of what Mother Nature gave them. It is, okay? And you can do it before beach season. This plan tackles your entire package, using the latest thinking from trainers who recognize that when it comes to workouts, one size does not fit all. "By building up weaker or less developed parts of your body, you'll maximize your natural shape," says Laura Mak, owner of Mak Attack Fitness in Marina del Rey, California.
To start, find a body type most like your own: a pear (bottom-heavy), an apple (rounder in the middle), or a chili pepper (a narrow frame from head to toe). Do the basic routine designed by Mak with the prescribed regimen for your type. As our testers discovered, in just a few weeks, you can lose inches, sculpt muscle, and be in your best shape ever.
How it works: All three body types follow the same basic strength workout, but each will complete a different number of sets and reps. Do your strength routine twice a week; do the recommended cardio three times a week.
What you'll need: A stability ball and a set of 5- to 8-pound and 10- to 15-pound dumbbells.
You're a pear if most of your weight is below the waist
Your goal: Minimize your hips, butt, and thighs.
Your plan: To balance a heavier lower half, focus on adding muscle definition to your chest, back, and shoulders by lifting heavier weights with fewer repetitions. At the same time, improve lower-body endurance and sculpt your butt and thighs by doing more reps with lighter weights. One of the fastest ways to achieve this is through triple supersets — back-to-back-to-back exercises with three moves for the upper body, three for the lower body, and three for the upper body and core — with no rest between sets. (Take about 30 seconds to rest between supersets.) "It's a great way to boost your heart rate and burn fat while building lean muscle," says Mak.
The Pear Workout
- Superset 1: Bent-Over Dumbbell Row, Lateral-to-Front Dumbbell Raise, Dumbbell Flye on Ball (3 sets each, 8 to 12 reps; use moderate to heavy weights)
- Superset 2: Lunge with Biceps Curl, Squat and Calf Raise, Rear Leg Lift (4 sets each, 15 to 20 reps; use light to moderate weights)
- Superset 3: Long-Arm Ball Crunch, Overhead Triceps Extension, Oblique Ball Crunch (3 sets each, 8 to 12 reps; use moderate to heavy weights)
- Cardio: Do two moderate to hard steady-paced workouts a week for at least 30 minutes with the cardio of your choice. Use your rate of perceived exertion (RPE), or how difficult the exercise feels on a scale of 1 to 10; try to keep your effort at about a 7 or 8. In addition, do one interval routine (below) each week.
Pear Intervals
- Warm up: 5 minutes, RPE 3-4 (easy)
- Speed burst: 2 minutes, RPE 8-9 (hard)
- Recover: 2 minutes, RPE 5-6 (moderate)
- Repeat speed burst/recovery for a total of 5 times
- Cool down: 5 minutes, RPE 3-4 (easy)
You're an apple if you tend to carry fat around your midsection
Your goal: Burn flab everywhere, with an emphasis on moves to work your waistline.
Your plan: "Apples need to focus on developing a strong core and building lean muscle in the lower body to help balance the top half," says Mak. The key is to use lighter weights with more reps for your upper body and heavier ones with fewer reps for your legs and butt. Do triple supersets to increase your heart rate and blast fat, and since abdominal fat is particularly stubborn, increase the intensity of your cardio sessions.
The Apple Workout
- Superset 1: Bent-Over Dumbbell Row, Lateral-to-Front Dumbbell Raise, Dumbbell Flye on Ball (3 sets each, 12 to 15 reps; use moderate weights)
- Superset 2: Lunge with Biceps Curl, Squat and Calf Raise, Rear Leg Lift (3 sets each, 8 to 12 reps; use moderate to heavy weights)
- Superset 3: Long-Arm Ball Crunch, Overhead Triceps Extension, Oblique Ball Crunch (3 sets each, 12 to 15 reps; use moderate weights)
- Cardio: Do at least three 40-minute steady-paced sessions per week. After warming up for 5 minutes, go at a moderate to difficult intensity (RPE of 7 to 9), hard enough that speaking more than a few words at a time is extremely difficult; cool down for 5 minutes at a moderate pace. Lower-body workouts such as using the stairclimber or elliptical machine, walking on an incline, running, or skating will blast fat while also shaping your butt and thighs.
Chili Pepper
You're a chili pepper if you have a narrow shape
Your goal: Create curves by building muscle.
Your plan: Focus on doing fewer reps with heavier resistance to add more lean muscle throughout your body — especially your shoulders, butt, and legs. Because you'll be using heavier weights, you'll need more time to rest and recover, so Mak recommends doing supersets of just two exercises back to back and resting 30 to 60 seconds between each set.
The Chili Pepper Workout
- Superset 1: Bent-Over Dumbbell Row and Dumbbell Flye on Ball (3 sets each, 8 to 12 reps; use heavy weights)
- Superset 2: Lateral-to-Front Dumbbell Raise and Overhead Triceps Extension (3 sets each, 8 to 12 reps; use moderate to heavy weights)
- Superset 3: Lunge with Biceps Curl and Squat and Calf Raise (3 sets each, 8 to 12 reps; use moderate to heavy weights)
- Superset 4: Rear Leg Lift and Oblique Ball Crunch (3 sets each, 8 to 12 reps; no weights required)
- Cardio: Focus on the health benefits of aerobic activity rather than calorie blasting by doing three 30-minute workouts at an RPE of 5 to 6. To further strengthen your upper body, try swimming or using the rowing machine or an elliptical trainer with upper-body handles.
Bent-Over Dumbbell Row
Targets back, shoulders, and biceps
- Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding dumbbells with palms facing front of thighs.
- Bend forward 45 to 90 degrees at hips, knees slightly bent, head in line with spine and hands in line with shoulders.
- Bend elbows 90 degrees and lift weights toward ribs, rotating arms so palms now face each other.
- Squeeze shoulder blades together for 1 count, then return to the start position, rotating arms so palms face body.
Long-Arm Ball Crunch
Targets abdominals
- Lie with lower back supported on a stability ball, arms extended over head.
- Contract abs and lift upper back and shoulders forward; lower without shoulders touching ball and repeat.
Lunge with Biceps Curl
Targets biceps, glutes, quads, and hamstrings
- Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, dumbbells next to thighs with palms facing forward.
- Lunge forward with right foot, bending knees 90 degrees; keep right knee aligned over ankle.
- Push through right heel to stand up; as you come up, curl weights toward shoulders.
- Do all given reps on right leg; switch sides and repeat.
Lateral-to-Front Dumbbell Raise
Targets shoulders (front and sides)
- Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding dumbbells at sides. Keeping elbows slightly bent, raise arms out to sides to shoulder level.
- Keeping arms raised, bring weights in front of body, arms extended. Follow the same path to return arms back to sides, then lower to start position.
Dumbbell Flye on Ball
Targets chest and core
- Lie with head and shoulders supported on a stability ball, holding dumbbells above chest with palms facing each other.
- Keeping elbows slightly bent, lower arms out to sides.
- Contract chest to raise dumbbells back to start position and repeat.
Squat and Calf Raise
Targets glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves
- Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding dumbbells at sides. Squat, bending knees 90 degrees and bringing quads parallel to ground; keep knees behind toes and weight over heels.
- Squeeze glutes and push through heels to stand up, then lift heels and stand on balls of feet. Lower and repeat.
Overhead Triceps Extension
Targets triceps and core
- Lie with head and shoulders supported on a stability ball, holding dumbbells vertically with ends pressed together, arms extended and on a slight diagonal.
- Bend elbows 90 degrees, lowering weights behind head; pause, then straighten arms and repeat.
Rear Leg Lift
Targets glutes and core
- Stand with both hands on a stability ball, shoulders aligned over wrists, legs extended behind you and abs pulled in.
- Lift left leg to hip height, squeezing glutes; lower.
- Repeat for given number of reps, then lift left leg to hip height and pulse up and down about 3 inches for another 15 reps; switch sides.
Oblique Ball Crunch
Targets obliques
- Lie with lower back supported on a stability ball.
- Place left hand behind head and extend right arm across body toward left leg.
- Crunch up, reaching right hand to outside of left knee.
- Lower and repeat for given number of reps; switch sides.
Originally published in FITNESS magazine, May 2008.


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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Dear Jillian Barberie, or Reynolds, or whatever
So listen: we've gotta talk. Now, we don't want you to take this the wrong way, because we're big fans. Really. When it comes to smokin' hot cougars from Burlington, you're definitely somewhere in the general vicinity of the upper half of our list.
And moreover, we think it's totally peachy that you lost all that weight through the twin miracles of Nutrisystem and childbirth. Good on ya.
But could you do us a favour and stop following us around the internet? Seriously, at least twice a day, you suddenly appear on our screen. It could be a baseball blog, or it might be a webring on commedia dell'arte...it almost doesn't matter. Because wherever we go, there you are in all of your blonde, bronzed, bikinied glory.
It's starting to freak us out. So be a sweetie and make it stop.
Many thanks,
The Tao
P.S. Say hi to Joe Buck for us.
6 comments:
- Jesse said...
I didn't know there were still people who didn't use Firefox with Adblock Plus.
- January 29, 2009 at 3:05 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Adblock Plus is a pain in the ass, and we'd rather ignore the ads as opposed to having our browser cack out on hanging scripts.
Also, sometimes we like to click on ad links when we want to support a children's charity.
Or get free access to CelebrityDownBlouses.net.
You know how it is.
- January 29, 2009 at 4:18 PM
- The Ack said...
A quick glance at the picture begs the question:
Was Jillian named in the Mitchell report?
Someobody get Zaunie on the phone.
- January 29, 2009 at 4:32 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Would that be the Mitchell Report looking into photo retouching and spray tanners?
- January 29, 2009 at 4:53 PM
- The Ack said...
If that was the investigation that also touched on giant, blocky man-shoulders, then yes, that one.
I'm also borderline delusional with the flu right now, so there you go.
- January 29, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- January 30, 2009 at 11:47 AM


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An agricultural cooperative invested in setting up organic apple orchards with anti-hail nets. They also acquired agricultural machinery to support the production of organic beef.
Projects & Practice
A farm employing people with special needs set up a process line and an experimental kitchen, where non-commercial agricultural produce can be turned into new products.
A cheese-producing farm used RDP support to set up a new plant for producing speciality cheeses and ensure its long-term financial sustainability.
RDP support helped a family farm to generate added value by applying a sustainable model of production through biodynamic agriculture.
A land consolidation project helped restore the functionality of vineyard terraces and thus maintained a landscape which is a habitat of rare species.
A modern hen farm producing eggs for human consumption, set up a new unit to process non commercial eggs and therefore increase its competitiveness.
A series of seminars to improve the economic performance and viability of agricultural enterprises, by offering information and training on risk management tools.
Amstelland Natuurzuivel is a cooperative of farmers in the Amstelland region who set up a milk factory to produce regional dairy products for the Amsterdam area.
An agricultural business used RDP support to improve its capacity to process and store its produce, while producing renewable energy from the sun.
A young farmer invested in precision farming through the acquisition of a new sprayer; combining cost savings and environmental protection.


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Narrated by Academy Award nominated actor Liam Neeson, this cutting-edge full-dome production features high-resolution, animated visualizations of cosmic phenomena, working with data generated by computer simulations. Audiences will be dazzled with striking, immersive animations of the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy. Recommended for middle school age and up. 24 minutes.
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For the second time in two games, Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes gunned down a baserunner in spectacular fashion.
Albert Pujols smacked a sure double into left field, and once the ball bounced by Cespedes, the designated hitter tried for a triple. Bad idea. The left fielder's throw gave third baseman Josh Donaldson more than enough time to get Pujols out, giving Cespedes his league-leading ninth outfield assist.
Cespedes's throw home to nab Howie Kendrick on Wednesday was admittedly more impressive—hell, it's probably going to stand as one of the best plays of the season—but tonight's was marvelous, too. We just appreciate the opportunities to watch Cespedes put his arm to work.


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Educators may spend their careers preparing lessons, but often the most memorable are those they learn themselves. With that in mind, NEA Today asked school staff – everyone from classroom teachers and bus drivers to guidance counselors and school nurses – to share the everyday lessons they've picked up along the way in a series called "What I've Learned."
Jen Roddel, a physical education specialist at Central Elementary School in Ferndale Wash., emphasizes that she teaches children, not "gym," and she's learned that it sometimes takes a bit more of an explanation for people to truly understand the difference her position makes in children's lives.
What I've Learned
"You get to play all day!"
Do you consider giving 25 – 30 elementary- aged children hockey sticks "playing?" I teach the students how to be safe while they learn how to play a game or sport that will engage their brains and their bodies. I teach them how to work together. I assess their skills while monitoring their behaviors, interactions, and level of involvement. I don't play, I teach.
"I could do your job."
How much schooling have you had on the biomechanics and kinesiology of throwing a ball? Did you take pre-med classes in college? Do you know what it means to be proficient in a skill? How would you determine that? Can you keep the attention of 5-year-olds? Can you calm and improve the self-esteem of a fifth-grade girl who feels like her world is falling down around her? Can you challenge the athletes in the class while giving individualized attention to the ones who don't know how? Can you clean up a bloody nose and a peeing accident while your boss looks over your shoulder? I can.
"I wish I could teach gym. I loved that class in elementary school!"
Well, then go find a "gym" and teach it. I teach children. I teach them how to make decisions that impact their bodies and their lives. I teach them that winning isn't everything and losing can be a learning experience. I teach them how to treat human beings with fairness and thoughtfulness. I teach them that not everyone gets to "win." I teach them that competitiveness doesn't have to be a negative thing. It can create a great leader. I teach them that quiet students often have the best ideas. I teach them that it isn't just the boys who kick butt in athletics. Just because I'm using a game to do it doesn't mean that what I do is easy or less important.
I've learned that I have the best job in the world. Please don't assume that since I play games every day that I don't impact these kids' lives. I have a hard job. I'm a teacher.


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2x Failed Rock Anchors in Western Cape
Let everyone know about any suspect/dodgy/misplaced bolts to be renewed or avoided.
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2x Failed Rock Anchors in Western Cape
This forum has been initiated to deal with TECHNICAL queries regarding the MCSA's \"press release\" about the 2 failed anchors. Please don't post rubbish, else the clutter will confuse this sensitive and technical issue. (email@example.com)
On bolts placed at Morgan Bay in 2000. Upat bolts on sea cliff. The bolts attaching hangers(SS Vector)show outward signs of rust. On the same route: bolts attaching(directly) galvanized chain show no signs of rust. (firstname.lastname@example.com)
This has got to be a pertinant question. I understand the one failure was at a Montague crag. The report, as I understand it, also attributes that failure to SCC. I thought that SCC would not have been an issue at such an inland crag. Is there a possible explanation for this? It did not seem to come out in the report or I have I missed something.
The UPAT M10 EXA (double clip) anchor should be set to 45Nm, and the newer fischer FBN 10x90 A4 (single clip) anchors should be set to 30Nm. The FBN 10x90 anchors are now available in A4 (316) stainless steel and are in stock in our Cape Town branch (021) 552-4973. Colin Sillman PrTechEng, UPAT SA (Pty) Ltd 082 824-7377 (email@example.com)
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Air Conditioning in Tappan, NY 10983
When the temperature outside in Tappan, NY is on the rise, you'll be glad to know that there is a reliable, dependable air conditioning contractor in Rockland County who you can turn to for all of your air conditioning needs. Whether you need expert air conditioning service or installation in your Tappan, NY home or business, Clarkstown Heating & Air Conditioning can help.
We've been meeting the home and business cooling needs of residents of Tappan, NY since 1976, and we attribute our success to honesty and integrity, and promise that we'll always explain everything up front to give you the best service, information, value and air conditioning system money can buy.
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MWC 15 Special
Following this week's launch of its streaming service, Beats Music sent out and E-Mail update last night where it explained that they "have been blown away by the love that made them the #1 Music App in the iTunes Store". However, due to the extremely high volume of interest in the Beats Music service, some users are experiencing issues; something I've also read about on Twitter. While Beats Music said that most people are unaffected, its priority is to give everyone a great experience and the company seems to have expected such an issue and has therefore been prepared. Because of the weak experience some users faced, Beats Music is now going to hold off on letting more people in while the company is working on a resolution.
Furthermore, Beats Music said that for those that claimed their account name in the lead up to launch phase, it still has your username reserved and that they will be in touch with your invite. And for everybody who was able to register yesterday or the day before, Beats Music has a great gift by giving away additional free seven days trial the service.
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Without further ado, let's take a look at tonight's "PUNK" a la mode on the red carpet of MET GALA 2013, NY.
And here are some of my top pick looks :
Punk-Chic Enough? You decide ! :)
all pictures credit goes to dailymail
More pics update:
And screaming turns into kissing!!! LOL
The british duo: actress Sienna Miller and Cara Delevingne
Gotta post this because Cara Delevinge is my recent model crush!! LOL I love all of her infamous pictures / photo shoots.
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Chevron fire ignited by idling rig?
Chevron workers barely escaped vapor cloud - more than 9,000 people sought treatment at ERs
The Richmond refinery fire that sent more than 9,000 people to emergency rooms could have been touched off when a cloud of flammable vapor reached an idling and abandoned Chevron fire truck, investigators said Tuesday.
A company surveillance videotape that captured the two minutes before the blast showed that a dense vapor cloud fueled by the leak expanded to more than 200 feet wide and 200 feet high at the refinery's Crude Unit No. 4, surrounding as many as a dozen workers, who fled just in time.
"They were enveloped by a vapor cloud that later ignited when it found an ignition source," said Don Holmstrom, an investigator for the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, which is overseeing the fire investigation. The inquiry has involved 50 interviews and scrutiny of thousands of pages of documents.
Holmstrom noted that a possible source of ignition was the idling rig's diesel engine, but stressed that exactly what set off the cloud may never be known for certain.
Diesel engines have been tied to earlier refinery accidents, including the devastating 2005 explosion that killed 15 workers and injured scores of others at the BP refinery at Texas City, Texas. That accident occurred when an idling diesel pickup truck drew in flammable hydrocarbon vapors and exploded, hitting trailers full of workers.
Narrow escape
The source of the vapor plume at the Richmond refinery is believed to be an 8-inch pipe carrying super-heated hydrocarbons from the crude unit to be cooled and processed into fuel elsewhere in the facility. Repair crews were at the scene to assess what was assumed to be a minor leak in the pipe and narrowly escaped death in the Aug. 6 explosion and fire, investigators said.
Key lines of the investigation are the decision to leave the crude unit in service after the leak was discovered and the determination last fall that the 40-year-old, 8-inch pipe could be safely left in service even while a companion line was replaced because of corrosion, said Daniel Horowitz, managing director of the Chemical Safety Board.
The Chronicle reported Tuesday that Chevron considered but rejected replacing the 8-inch line last year and judged it safe for five more years. The company has said it is premature to comment on that decision, but investigators said the decision was a fateful one.
"This line was not replaced," Horowitz said. "We are very much interested in understanding the decision about why to keep this line in service - I'm sure that everybody wishes that decision might have turned out differently."
The inquiry has been hampered by limited access to the site. Investigators wearing respirators are not able to come closer than 10 feet from the ruptured pipe because of structural safety concerns. They have taken several photographs of the rupture site that show the cracked line that peeled open before the fire.
9,000 seek treatment
Earlier in the day, Contra Costa County health officials announced that more than 9,000 people have sought emergency room medical attention for breathing problems and other health issues that might be related to the fire.
While earlier reports indicated no one had been admitted to a hospital, officials said it now appears that two or three people were hospitalized, including a girl who was admitted to Children's Hospital Oakland after reporting her asthma was made worse by smoke.
Dr. Wendel Brunner, director of public health for Contra Costa County, said many people were sickened by particulate matter in the smoke - those levels are still being studied by regional air quality regulators.
Brunner's report to the county Board of Supervisors came as a local environmental advocacy group said that it had been invited to join an investigation of the fire.
The group, Communities for a Better Environment, said it will take part in an analysis required by overlapping industrial safety ordinances in Contra Costa County and the city of Richmond.
Greg Karras, a senior scientist with the group, said the county and city invited his group to participate in part to assure a "truly independent investigation."
His group will receive updates from local, state and federal agencies, he said, adding that an independent analyst also will be hired by Richmond, and compensated by Chevron, to review the findings.
One issue will be the extent of the pollution and fallout from the fire.
"Our bodies measured what the government's grossly inadequate air monitoring missed: The community is the real expert on what Chevron's crude unit fire did to us," Andrés Soto, a Richmond organizer for the group, said in a statement.
In the days after the fire, thousands of people complained of eye, nose and throat irritation as well as wheezing, headaches and nausea.
Exposure levels
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District initially said its testing found no toxic contaminants above the state's "reference exposure levels," meaning no adverse health effects would be anticipated.
But the agency later reported that one air sample showed an elevated level of acrolein, which can cause skin, eye and respiratory tract irritation. The agency said the amount of acrolein - though violating state standards - was within a range typically seen in the Bay Area.
Brunner and Randy Sawyer, the county's chief environmental health and hazardous materials officer, plan to give supervisors another update next week.
Sawyer said Tuesday that the county system that warns residents to stay indoors through automated telephone calls worked poorly, and that it was possible the vendor, CityWatch of Bloomington, Minn., would be replaced.
"It was not what we were expecting and not up to our standard," Sawyer said. "We're getting people who are saying they can do it much faster."
While the phone calls began right away, he said, the system took more than three hours to make 18,000 calls to people in a section of Richmond close to the refinery. The county believes the system should be able to make 30,000 calls in an hour, Sawyer said.
Calls to officials at CityWatch were not immediately returned.
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Foreign policy grants American presidents almost supernatural powers. From thousands of miles away, they can mobilize fleets and squadrons at a whim, sometimes killing without risking a single soldier's life. But foreign policy can also become a curse, with an equally mystical ability to ruin a presidency. Barack Obama learned that lesson watching his predecessor wage what Obama famously called "a dumb war" of choice in Iraq. His opposition to the invasion launched the one-term Senator's first presidential run, and he arrived in the White House with a clear vision of a humbler America narrowly focused on core interests, like healing domestic economic and social wounds. Obama would hunt down terrorists in caves and deserts and throw a harder punch at the Taliban in Afghanistan. But he also presented himself as a conciliator, a peacemaker who would land the Nobel Peace Prize before he'd even redecorated the Oval Office.
From the start of his presidency, Obama sounded his call in speeches from Washington to Prague to Cairo, describing a transformed world order--"a revolutionary world" where "we can do improbable, sometimes impossible things." Cynics said Obama was just putting a gloss on harsh economic reality: deep in debt and with its financial sector in a tailspin, the U.S. couldn't afford an interventionist foreign policy. But Obama seemed genuine enough when he spoke of starting a dialogue of "mutual respect" with Iran, and to other rivals, he vowed that "we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." Reason would replace raw power, and the neoconservative vision would be retired. It was hope and change on a global scale.
But history, it has turned out, wasn't interested.
The fists remained clenched, the rhetoric toward the U.S. was disrespectful, and although there was revolution from Cairo to Tripoli to Damascus, it often unleashed dangerous religious and tribal passions across the Middle East. The hope has fermented into fear, the change into danger. Now, in a region that has confounded Presidents for decades and where the security stakes are highest, Obama faces a defining test in Syria.
This is not where Obama wanted to be. On Aug. 22, one day after a cloud of what is suspected to have been nerve gas descended on a Damascus suburb, killing hundreds of people, the President left the White House for an all-smiles bus tour of upstate New York, focused on college affordability. But that morning in the Situation Room, Obama's national-security team was grasping the shocking scale of the attack and its implicit challenge to American power and authority.
In a bitter irony, the attack had come on the one-year anniversary of Obama's warning that the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime constituted a "red line" that, if crossed, would have "enormous consequences." Video footage showed ghastly images of the dead, including women and infants, who almost seemed fortunate compared with the spasming, frothing survivors. As Obama was briefed on his presidential bus, it became clear that he too was facing the prospect of military action in the Middle East over weapons of mass destruction.


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A few days ago, I wrote about a series of tweets by Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell calling for a boycott on magazines that buy photos of celebrity children (click here for a refresher). It made a lot of headlines, with some people taking up the cause for "save the children (who aren't in any serious danger)" while others wondered if the whole crusade was an exercise for Dax and Kristen's ego.
To expand on his position and answer to the "hateful" feedback he's received, Dax wrote an essay for Huffington Post – read it here. You know what else I found on Huffington Post after a quick search? Paparazzi photos of celebrity children. The Huffington Post has an entire category called "Celebrity Babies" – click here to see it!
Fine, he wants to control the message even if he can't control the medium. I don't think Dax is wrong for wanting privacy for his kid. But I do think he's incredibly biased towards his fellow actors and simplistic in his casting of the "boogie man" photographer.
Dax starts his argument by bringing out the big guns: he's advocating for what other celebrities like Halle and Jennifer Garner have asked for. Will privacy legislation help create a calmer, more peaceful environment for kids like it does in the UK and France? Dax isn't sure legislation is the way to go because, as he points out, it only addresses the supply and not the demand.
But while Dax and Kristen are tut-tutting, they're still missing a key component of it: the suppliers are not just the paparazzi. Celebrities are also suppliers.
Dax doesn't quite believe this is true, but if it is, he thinks we should stop rewarding that behviour. We should be able to recognize when, for example, a celebrity is using her children to help her equally famous husband campaign for an Oscar.
Even if paparazzi set-ups were miraculously banned, what about the many other ways some celebrities use their children? Baby photos require cooperation between weeklies and famous parents. So… start with that. And then tackle celebrities who use their kid to promote their lifestyle businesses, have their kids cast in movies, post photos on social media, pose with their kids at personal appearances, bring their kids to premieres, and generally use any opportunity to ensure we notice their family, which in turn keeps them in the media and in the running for jobs.
But the behavior on the celebrity side is barely acknowledged by Dax. He's incredulous we would even suggest this is a thing. And if we can't talk about all the players, how can we change the rules of the game?
Truthfully, I don't think Dax is full of sh-t in his intentions. Quite the opposite. But I do think he has his head up his ass. He knows it's naïve to try to change the behavior of millions of readers, but he's crazy enough to try you guys! He and Kristen are just that passionate about their privacy. On Twitter.
There was one other thing I didn't quite get about his argument - Dax chose to focus on print magazines and completely ignores blogs. I guess that's because Kristen prefers to scold bloggers over Twitter – take a look through her timeline and you'll see what I mean.
And she has a hashtag now, too: #pedorazzi. Expect every actress, mocktress and formerly-famous-but-still-secretly-yearns-for-attention mom to jump on this one. (You know who won't touch it? A proper A-lister… like Jennifer Garner.)
I could give Kristen the benefit of the doubt and assume "pedorazzi" is her way of describing someone who takes pictures of children. Or I could be a realist and infer that she is comparing paparazzi to pedophiles. In which case a giant ARE YOU F-CKING KIDDING ME? is due. Celebrities have to stop comparing being photographed to being sexually violated, abused, raped etc. You are not protecting your child from a pedophile, you are protecting him/her from a photo. It is in no, way, shape or form the same thing. It is a ridiculously insensitive and offensive and self-serving analogy. It is an insult to survivors of abuse. It's f-cking dumb.
So let's end this with more wise words from Kristen Bell:
"Guys, I'm a mama bear now. If you mess with my cub, you're gonna get the horns. #nokidpolicy"
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- For the sauce: In a hot sauté pan, add the cream. When the cream starts to bubble and thicken, whisk in the cheese. Season with the garlic, salt and pepper. Simmer the sauce for 2-3 minutes.
- In a pot of boiling salt and oiled water, drop the fresh pasta for about 2 minutes, remove, drain, and add directly to the sauce. Remove the mushrooms and slice on the bias into 2-inch slices.
- Using a pair of tongs, place three nests of pasta in the center of the platter. Spoon the remaining sauce over the pasta and around the plate. Arrange the mushroom around the pasta. Garnish with hand-shaved cheese and chives.
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Bulls center Joakim Noah wants a long-term deal with the team and hopes to have one in place by the start of the season. Noah says his agent, Donald Dell, has already begun discussing a possible contract extension with Chicago general manager Gar Forman.
"Of course that's the goal," Noah said. "I'm not really worried about it. I think everything's going to happen with time and at the end of the day, I'm really excited about the upcoming season."


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It's become a pattern as state lawmakers try to address synthetic drugs such as bath salts or spice: Almost as soon as one recipe is outlawed, manufacturers simply change to a mix that isn't banned.
Hoping to get ahead of that cycle, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is out to ban the basic chemical formulas underlying such drugs.
"Imagine a Christmas tree. You can change one of the bulbs on the lights and it's a little different, but it's the same tree," said Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert. "This bill would just outlaw the Christmas tree."
Farnsworth said that chemists have identified the most basic formulas used to create synthetic drugs. HB 2327 would ban those basic formulas so the substances are always illegal despite any alteration.
He said he avoided banning any formula that had a legitimate commercial use, such as the recipes for cleaning supplies.
The House Judiciary Committee endorsed the bill unanimously last week, sending it to the floor by way of the Rules Committee.
Sold by convenience stores and smoke shops, synthetic drugs are often labeled as intended for other uses – spice as incense and bath salts for use in the bath, for example. But instead they are smoked, inhaled, swallowed or injected to achieve a chemical high.
Experts say synthetics can be more addictive and dangerous than other drugs because the strength varies by product and even by batch.
Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk said the change would give her more flexibility to combat synthetic drugs. Her office sued retailers selling the substances and last year won a court order declaring the products a public nuisance.
With that approach, her office would have to start over if a new business begins selling synthetic drugs, she said.
"We're hopeful that this bill will get around the manufacturers making a different substance," Polk said.
Before the substances were declared a public nuisance, Polk said Yavapai County's two hospitals averaged 20 emergency room patients a week who used synthetic drugs and often had to be subdued before they could be treated. The hospitals see fewer cases now, she said.
Kim MacEachern, staff attorney for the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council, said the solution developed in Yavapai County wouldn't work in a larger county such as Maricopa because there are too many retailers to address.
She said her organization supports Farnsworth's bill but also wants lawmakers to address online sales of synthetic drugs to make sure sellers comply with state laws for purchases made by Arizonans.
A bill that failed during last year's legislative session would have empowered the Arizona Board of Pharmacy to ban ingredients in synthetic drugs as formulas change. Farnsworth said he opposed it because only the Legislature should have that power.
Farnsworth called his bill a step toward a solution to synthetic drugs. But he noted that completely new drugs can surface, including a formula he heard of recently that's derived from battery acid.
"We will never get in front of this, but we're going to bring it in closer," Farnsworth said.
About HB 2327:
• Author: Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert.
• Key provision: Would expand the state's definition of dangerous drugs to include chemical configurations that typically compose synthetic cannabinoids and bath salts.
• Status: Endorsed by the House Judiciary Committee and headed to the floor by way of the Rules Committee.


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Another day, another fantastic start from a Cubs pitcher. Chris Volstad was stellar again for the Cubs, going 3 innings allowing just two hits, and striking out one. Volstad has now gone 6 innings this Spring and has yet to yield any runs. The Cubs also got solid performances from Jay Jackson, Scott Maine, and Alberto Cabrera. Andy Sonnanstine was roughed up a bit but the Cubs managed to hang on with Cabrera earning the save.
Youngsters were leading the offensive charge on this day. Starlin Castro had an RBI single, Josh Vitters had a big pinch hit RBI triple, and Anthony Rizzo came though with the big blow of the day, launching a mammoth 2-run shot to provide the Cubs with just enough offense for the win.
W: Volstad (1-0) L: Bumgarner (0-1) SV: Cabrera (1)
BATTING 2B: Pagan (1, Sonnanstine), Fontenot (3, Sonnanstine). 3B: Pagan (1, Jackson, J). TB: Pagan 5; Brown, G; Fontenot 2; Sandoval, P; Stewart, C; Huff; Belt; Christian; Theriot; Graham, T; Crawford. RBI: Pagan (4), Fontenot (2), Stewart, C (1), Graham, T (2). 2-out RBI: Pagan; Graham, T. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, Me; Burriss; Sanchez, H; Blanco. SAC: Crawford. Team RISP: 4-for-10. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Brown, G (1, 2nd base off Cabrera, A/Castillo, W).
BATTING 2B: Mather (2, Bumgarner), DeJesus (1, Bumgarner), Soriano, A (3, Edlefsen), Cardenas (1, Romo). 3B: Vitters (1, Bumgarner), Sappelt (1, Affeldt). HR: Rizzo (1, 7th inning off Romo, 1 on, 2 out). TB: DeJesus 2; Jackson, B; Barney; Castro, S; Cardenas 2; Soriano, A 2; Rizzo 4; Mather 2; Clevenger; Castillo, W; Sappelt 3; Volstad; Vitters 3. RBI: Barney (7), Castro, S (2), Vitters (2), Rizzo 2 (4). 2-out RBI: Vitters; Rizzo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sappelt; LaHair 2; DeJesus; Szczur; Cardenas. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Castro, S (2, 2nd base off Bumgarner/Posey), Jackson, B (1, 2nd base off Hembree/Stewart, C). CS: Castillo, W (1, 2nd base by Mota/Stewart, C).
Up Next:
Randy Wells will start Wednesday when the Cubs play host to their National League Central rivals, the Brewers, at HoHoKam Park. It's the second meeting this spring between the two teams. The Cubs beat the Brewers, 6-1, on Saturday at Maryvale. The game will be broadcast on Cubs.com. (Via Carrie Muskat)
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From the Sidelines
by Clark Groome
Top 10 lists have been journalists' end-of-the-year staples since well before David Letterman made them a nightly event. This year Philadelphia professional sports had a number of significant candidates for such a list.
One story, not on the list that follows but deserving mention, is the closing of the Spectrum. This building, home to the '76ers and Flyers for three decades, was a sports temple as well as host to countless other events. Its departure marks the end of an era.
Much of the 2010 pro sports year took place in that fabled building's shadow. Let's go:
10 – Allen Iverson joins Turkish basketball squad – This is as sad as it is significant. Over the years, many outstanding pro athletes have not known when to hang 'em up. Brett Favre may be the most publicized current example. Former '76er Allen Iverson, one of the greatest players of his generation, had a couple of rocky years in the NBA following a superb decade in Philadelphia. When no phone calls came from NBA teams this year, Iverson signed with the Turkish team Besiktas.
9 – Pat Gillick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame – After serving as the Baltimore Orioles', Toronto Blue Jays' and Seattle Mariners' general manager, Gillick joined the Phillies as GM in 2006. Wherever he has worked, the team has won. Gillick's clubs have all been in the playoffs. Two of them (the 1992/1993 Blue Jays; the 2008 Phillies) won the World Series. When his election to Cooperstown was announced earlier this month, he was widely touted as the best general manager of his era.
8 – The Phillies sign Roy Oswalt – In the early part of the 2010 season, Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro had concerns about the pitching, starting and relief. When Jamie Moyer went down with a season-ending elbow injury, Amaro quietly did what he always seems to do at mid-season: he signed the best available pitcher. This year it was the Houston Astros' Roy Oswalt. After being added to the lineup, the team had a terrific August and September, ending the year with the most wins in the Major Leagues. Oswalt's 7-1 record with a 1.74 ERA was a big part of the reason.
7 – The Philadelphia Union's debut – More kids play soccer than any other team sport. For all its popularity, it has had a hard time catching on as a professional sport. The Philadelphia area has always been a hotbed of soccer enthusiasts. Earlier attempts to bring pro soccer to the Delaware Valley hadn't worked. The Philadelphia Union's debut this past season and the opening of its state-of-the-art PPL Park in Chester make things look very good for soccer in Philly. With four of its 13 games at PPL sold out (the first two home games were at Lincoln Financial Field), the team averaged 19,200 a game, more than the 18,500 capacity of its Chester home. Although its inaugural season was not a winning one – its record was 8-15-7 – it was an artistic and financial success and bodes well for the team and for Major League Soccer in Philadelphia.
6 – Roy Halladay pitches playoff no-hitter – Halladay's 2010 achievements can be summed up in the number two: two no-hitters in one season and the second playoff no-hitter in baseball history. The first of his two 2010 no-hitters was a perfect game we'll feature two places forward. The second-ever playoff no-hitter came on Oct. 6 in game one of the series against the Cincinnati Reds. The only batter to reach first base got there on a walk in the fifth inning. The only other post-season no-hitter was Yankee Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers on Oct. 8, 1956.
5 – The NFL and NHL crackdown on hits to the head – After almost a century of athletes bragging about having their bells rung and going back into the game, it became apparent that head injuries were nothing to take lightly. Athletes experienced serious post-career after-effects that were attributed to repeated blows to the head. Active players found it more difficult to return after a concussion. Many lost significant time; others had their careers ended. It wasn't until the last couple of years that the people who run the NFL and the NHL, the leagues that have had the most head injuries, began to crackdown on those who inflict head injuries on opponents. While this is not a story specific to Philadelphia – although many local players have experienced head injuries – it's a development that is having an immediate impact on football and hockey and may cut down on head injuries and their long-term consequences.
4 – Roy Halladay pitches perfect game – May 29, 2010. Miami, Florida. Twenty-seven Florida Marlins came to the plate. Not one of them reached first base. It was the 20th perfect game in Major League history. It was the highlight of a season in which Halladay sported a record of 21-10, pitched nine complete games, and had a 2.44 ERA over the league-leading 250.2 innings he pitched. He also won his second Cy Young Award (the first was with Toronto in 2003).
3 – The Eagles quarterback drama – Andy Reid, in one of his many disingenuous quarterback statements this year, vowed late last winter that Donovan McNabb was his guy and that number 5 would be leading the Philadelphia Eagles in the upcoming season. Just a few weeks later, on April 5, McNabb was traded to the Washington Redskins. Long-term backup Kevin Kolb was anointed the team's offensive leader. Kolb retained that role until he was injured in the season opener. Michael Vick replaced him. Kolb returned when Vick was injured. After both were healthy, Reid proclaimed, on a Monday, that Kolb was his guy. The next day, the very next day, he recanted and said that Vick would start that week. Vick's been the quarterback ever since. In fairness to Reid, Vick has proven to be brilliant, no more so than in the remarkable come-from-behind victory against the New York Giants two Sundays ago. He's a strong candidate to be the league's MVP.
2 – Cliff Lee Returns – Most fans never understood why Cliff Lee had to go when the Phillies traded for Roy Halladay. When it was announced earlier this month that Lee was coming back, the city went wild. This was the most unexpected, most popular and noisiest event of the year. Its significance goes far beyond its immediate appeal. With Lee in the rotation that includes Cy Young Award-winner Roy Halladay, 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels and two-time, 20-game winner Roy Oswalt, the Phils have the best rotation in baseball. There are no guarantees, of course, but this re-signing puts the Phils in a great position to make another run to the World Series.
1 – The Flyers run to the Stanley Cup finals – Some will say Michael Vick is the top story of 2010. Others will focus on Cliff Lee or Roy Halladay. Good choices all. In my eye, however, it was the unexpected and torturous run that the Flyers made at the end of the 2009-2010 regular season and through all four rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Winning a spot in the playoffs in a shootout on the last game of the season (against the hated and also contending New York Rangers), the Flyers surprised everybody by doing in the rival New Jersey Devils in round one, coming back from a 0-3 game deficit against the Boston Bruins (something that had only been done three times before in any sport) in round two, and defeating the Montreal Canadiens (who had eliminated the two Stanley Cup favorites, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Senators) in the conference finals to earn the right to take on the Chicago Black Hawks for the Cup. They did this while facing numerous injuries, an uncertain goalie situation, and the grueling eight-week grind this toughest-of-all-sports championships takes to play out. While making their run, they captivated the city. Although it ended in Chicago's favor, this amazing run – unexpected and breathtaking – gets my vote as the number one Philadelphia professional sports story of 2010.
Those are my picks. What are yours? Let the discussion begin.
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We have been having a debate whether or not Doctor Who is is still a kids show. In TWTT EP 6, Yomar Lopez & Stan Faryna talk about whether or not Doctor Who is appropriate for kids. Yomar & myself think Stan is over-thinking things. I wouldn't say its a show just for kids, rather than a family-oriented show where you can watch with your family or your children can learn something from it as well. I know what you are thinking, " So KiNg, You are telling me my kids can learn something from TV other than rotting their brain cells?", YES! Yes they can. I will touch on that subject in a sec, but first a brief introduction:
I am a father, blogger, Browncoat, gamer, geek, graphic designer, techie, vaping enthusiast, and Whovian. I have a <3 for ampersands, & just plain out of my mind. Now that that's over, thanks Yomar, on with the show!
Do you think Doctor Who is just a revisited & reimagined show from the 60's with a silly man in a blue box?
If you said yes, then you are correct, but it is more than bow ties, fezzes, fish fingers & custard. If we know where to look the Doctor can teach our children some very important lessons.
You Are Fantastic
You were fantastic, & you know what? So was I!
Friends Are Important
Change Is Good
Slavery Is Wrong
Face Your Fear
Xenophobia Is Insignificant
An Eagerness For Life
Nothing Lasts Forever
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The following media packs will be removed from E-Delivery this week, as of the above reason.
- Hyperion 9.3.1
- Hyperion 9.2.1
- Hyperion Pre-system 9
If you are still using one of these versions it might be a good idea to grab the installation packages - just in case you need to reinstall any components in the future. Access to the removed media packs can be arranged later by contacting Oracle Support and asking to receive the archived software but it is a lot easier to have a local copy of the files in any case.
Link: eDelivery (Delivery Cloud) Housekeeping - removal of obsolete EPM products
Update on October 4th:
Looks like the original statement was not an empty threat. The only pre-EPM 11.1.2 packages remaining on eDelivery (and on the Oracle Technology site) are the latest Hyperion Enterprise media files:
If you still need to install EPM 9.3.x or 126.96.36.199 (for a staging server for example) you need to dig into your own stash of media files or follow the steps detailed in this Support document to request a separate download:
Requesting Physical Shipment or Download URL for Software Media [ID 1071023.1]