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The Known Unknown is a documentary that premiered this week about two time Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. On his MSNBC show yesterday, Chris Matthews interviewed documentary maker and producer of the film Errol Morris. Matthews described Morris' work as "mystifying" before going on to describe Rumsfeld as looking like a car bomber.
"I found this long documentary mystifying," Matthews said. "Yet it is the Donald Rumsfeld I have always known, that fey, sort of eccentric, sort whimsical face of his, that I swear has the look of a car bomber because he has to smile about the most serious, horrible things."
Based on numerous reports, Rumsfeld went out of his way to help Morris with the film, but that didn't stop the director from slamming him and describing Rumsfeld as "clueless" in front of a live New York audience after the premiere on Tuesday.
After the screening, Morris took to the stage again to shed some light on what he believed was going on in Rumsfeld's mind.
"The theme that runs through everything is a strange kind of cluelessness. I don't know how to describe it," Morris said. "Several people have compared this movie to Orwell, where language can be used to obscure and obfuscate. But this is a new twist. It's the use of language to obfuscate things from yourself."
The film will be released to the public on April 4.
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Valentine's Day is coming up and I wanted to make something a little different this year for my wife. She loves getting flowers but she never has a vase to put them in. I thought it might be nice to give her a personalized vase this year with flowers. Any ideas?
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Valentine's Day—it can be the most wonderful time of year or your biggest nightmare, depending on how much thought you put into it. No matter how we try to cover it up, our sweethearts always know if their Valentine's gift is an afterthought or something that took time to plan. So it pays to put a little effort into making sure your valentine feels special!
One of my favourite gifts is a "poem vase," made using Krylon Chalkboard Paint and a glue gun. We customized this project for Valentine's Day with our choice of words, but the concept works for any occasion.
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Step 1: Choose a saying or poem that you know your Valentine will enjoy. Using the glue gun, write the words with hot glue and let dry.
Step 2: Flip the vase upside down and spray two coats of Krylon Chalkboard Paint on the entire vase. Let dry.
Step 3: Bring the vase to your florist and ask them to create a beautiful floral arrangement.
Step 4: Using chalk, write a lovely note for your Valentine on the vase.
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SAN FRANCISCO: With former world No. 1 Tiger Woods seemingly back to his best, and defending champion Rory McIlroy not far off, this week's U.S. Open at the Olympic Club has whetted the appetite of fans and players alike.
A host of other in-form players can lay claim to being genuine contenders for the year's second major, though an unpredictable winner is also likely given Olympic's uncanny habit of delivering the unexpected in past Opens staged here.
Jack Fleck, ironically using Hogan clubs, upstaged tournament favorite Ben Hogan in 1955, Billy Casper prospered from Arnold Palmer's late collapse in 1966 and the plodding Scott Simpson dashed Tom Watson's hopes by one shot in 1987.
In 1998, the popular Payne Stewart seemed to be on track for a third major title when leading by four strokes going into the final round but his bid was derailed as Lee Janzen stormed back to victory after falling seven behind.
On all four occasions, the third-round leader at Olympic was denied and there is every chance history could repeat itself this week as the game's leading players vie for supremacy.
Woods and McIlroy are capable of electrifying the galleries with their power and precision and both are itching to return to the major winner's circle in the championship widely accepted as the most grueling of all.
Long-hitting American Dustin Johnson completed his U.S. Open preparations by winning his sixth PGA Tour title at the St. Jude Classic Sunday, a day after Briton Lee Westwood had clinched his 22nd European Tour victory at the Scandinavian Masters.
Other likely candidates for success this week include world No. 1 Luke Donald, fellow Briton Justin Rose and Americans Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Matt Kuchar and Masters champion Bubba Watson.
It has been four long years since Woods won the most recent of his 14 majors, in a playoff for the U.S. Open in 2008.
And he knows time is perhaps not on his side as he tries to hunt down the record 18 piled up by golfing great Jack Nicklaus.
While his form has come in fits and starts this year, Woods issued a timely U.S. Open warning to his rivals with his remarkable two-shot victory at the Memorial tournament two weeks ago in Dublin, Ohio.
"I'm excited because of the way I hit the golf ball," a smiling Woods told reporters after sealing the win with three birdies in the last four holes, one of them an astonishing chip-in.
"Every shot was exactly the shape, the trajectory, the distance control. I had it all, shape off tees, whatever club I wanted to hit, I could hit. That was fun to have it when I needed it."
Wood – who tied for 18th at the 1998 U.S. Open – is well aware of the demands on precise ball-striking made by Olympic's heavily tree-lined Lake Course and its tilting dogleg fairways.
"You can look at the history of guys who were in contention or who ended up winning there, all were wonderful drivers of the golf ball and good, solid iron players," he said.
"That's what it's going to take at Olympic, more so than most U.S. Open sites."
McIlroy arrived at Olympic in a reasonably positive frame of mind, having ended a run of three missed cuts around the world with a tie for seventh at the St. Jude Classic Sunday.
"I felt pretty good," the 23-year-old Northern Irishman said after squandering a chance of victory with a double-bogey on the final hole.
"I had a great chance to win this week, and it didn't quite happen.
"But I can take a lot of positives from this week. I feel like I'm well prepared going into the U.S. Open."
McIlroy – who won his third PGA Tour title at the Honda Classic in March – romped to a stunning eight-shot victory in last year's U.S. Open on a rain-softened Congressional layout.
This week, though, the players are likely to face a more traditional U.S. Open challenge with firm, fast-running conditions at a venue where the fairways are tricky to hit and the greens are small.
"We're trying to make it the toughest test of the year," said United States Golf Association executive director Mike Davis.
"In particular here, it really helps to be able to maneuver your ball both right-to-left and left-to-right."
While the Lake Course offers a back nine where players are able to pick up strokes, the first six holes constitute possibly the toughest start to any major championship.
"If you can get through those in one or two over par, I can promise you you're going to be beating most of the rest of the field," Davis said.
The 112th U.S. Open starts Thursday.
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Mwanza — District Education Manager for Mwanza, Harris Kachale has stressed the need for parents and guardians to provide adequate support to their girl children during holidays for fear that they might be impregnated or get married thereby dropping out of school.
Kachale said this on Friday during a Campaign for Female Education CAMFED meeting held to prepare a girls' camp for 75 secondary school girls who are expected to be oriented on career guidance.
"Experience has shown that most girls drop out of school when they are on holidays. Many get pregnant and eventually enter into early marriage. Parents or guardians should know they have crucial responsibility to make sure their children return to school in September when schools open," he explained.
He said some men take advantage of girl's idleness at home and coax them into relationships which eventually put girls at risk of either being impregnated or forced into early marriages.
He also said chiefs have a role to play in ensuring that they have formulated by-laws that protect and promote girls education and ensure that perpetrators are given stiffer punishment.
"If a married person has impregnated a school going girl, let the law put into account the huge loss based on the girls status," he said.
Meanwhile, Mwanza Camfed will on Monday impart the 75 secondary school girls with career guidance lessons during which five role models from different professions will be explaining their education ladder.
"Girls camp will help the girls to know how to become a teacher, nurse or banker. All we want is for them to appreciate what it takes to become what they want to become in future," District Camfed Officer Eric Muthiya said.
Muthiya explained the girl's camp has come about after noticing that many secondary school students finish their studies without knowing exactly how to go about it with the profession they inspire to become.
He said the camp would also give the girls an opportunity to interact with people who have excelled in the profession they want thereby having a real life experience of their future.
Muthiya added that girls who have not made up their mind about their future profession would also be enlightened and be able to choose a career.
Apart from girls camp, Muthiya said the 22 girls who have completed their secondary school education and were benefiting from Camfed support would form a Mwanza Camfed association.
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Oyamel combines Mexico's rich regional diversity with the modern urban atmosphere of Mexico City. The liveliness of the dining room is matched by the creativity of the menu and cocktail list, featuring antojitos—Mexican small plates—ceviches and tacos, plus unique margaritas, and an impressive array of wines and tequilas.
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Squash Blossoms now Blooming at Oyamel
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Monday, July 6th – Sunday, July 19th
Join us during one of our favorite times of the year as we celebrate squash blossoms, one of summer's most unique and delicious fruits. To honor the short-lived season, Head Chef Colin King has created a special menu highlighting this colorful edible flower. Whether it's used in quesadillas, tacos or tamales, the delicate flavor and tender texture of the squash blossom is the perfect summer addition to our traditional Mexican dishes. But this savory fruit is only in bloom for a limited time, so don't miss your chance to give it a try!
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Come celebrate the birthday of the iconic Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo, with our* new and exclusive Mexican specials* this weekend.* Honor Kahlo's passion for Mexico, cooking and the natural world *with our creative takes on traditional Mexican dishes, such as fresh watermelon salad with Cojita cheese and a classic tamale with pig confit. We hope you join us to experience the unique flavors and culture of Mexico that inspired this legendary artist!
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This June, Oyamel is excited to join restaurants, bars and food trucks across the world in the second-annual EAT (RED) DRINK (RED) SAVE LIVES culinary campaign in a united fight to end AIDS.
In addition to making a donation to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, from June 1st through June 30th, Oyamel will be featuring our refreshing Pomegranate Margarita to help raise awareness. As we prepare to get busy behind the bar, we encourage guests to come in and join the campaign by enjoying a twist on José's favorite cocktail. Each drink sold will help in the fight to end AIDS.
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DC's culinary leaders, José Andrés, Spike Mendelsohn, Scott Drewno, Ann Yonkers, Patrick O'Connell, Cathal Armostrong and Haidar Karoum, invite you to a cocktail reception to celebrate the launch of Nora Pouillon's new book, My Organic Life: How a Pioneering Chef Helped Shape the Way We Eat Today.
As chef and owner of Restaurant Nora, America's first certified organic restaurant, Nora's mission since moving to the U.S. in the 1960s has been to bring organic foods to the American table. In My Organic Life, Nora shares her story from growing up on a farm in the Alps to becoming a modern day hero of the organic revolution.
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Cheer on the Cherry Blossoms at Oyamel
Posted Mar 19, 2015
Ah, spring… how long we've awaited you. It's National Cherry Blossom Festival time, and to celebrate, we're offering cherry blossom specials from today through April 12th. Try our Plancha-Seared Scallops served with plantain and roasted garlic fritter, fried plantains, blanched English peas, pea purée and pickled local tomato, finished with pea shoots and a Worcestershire reduction. And our daily rotating specialty margaritas are the perfect refreshments to welcome the most delightful of seasons.
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Tour de José in a Day: Take on the Culinary Journey and Get Rewarded!
Posted Feb 26, 2015
Inspired by our friend Jim Webster, we invite you on a Tour de José! Go to four of our Penn Quarter restaurants (Jaleo DC, China Chilcano, Oyamel, Zaytinya) from February 25th – March 18th and receive a $25 bonus card when you complete the tour! Are you a José super fan? Then join us at our Virginia and Maryland restaurants as well – America Eats Tavern located at The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, Jaleo Crystal City and Jaleo Bethesda – and receive a $100 bonus card when you complete the Super Tour. Your time starts now!
Share your experience with us online by using #tourdejose!
In order to receive your bonus card, please present all receipts to your server upon dining at your final stop. You must visit all restaurants in one day to be eligible. Purchase of one regular menu item required and not valid with any other offers or discounts. Dine in only, take out not valid. Promotion available February 25 – March 18, 2015 only.
Join Us For A Night of Tequila, Mezcal and More!
Posted Feb 10, 2015
Come celebrate Oyamel's Eighth Annual Tequila & Mezcal Festival at our kick-off party on Monday, March 2nd, featuring all-inclusive tastings of premium tequilas and mezcals, along with specialty food and drinks created to pair perfectly with the spirits, and live music.
Date: March 2nd, 2015
Time: 6-9 PM
Tickets $60 available at oyamel.tfg.events
We hope to see you there!
Celebrate Valentine's Day at Oyamel
Posted Feb 02, 2015
"Treats for a twosome, cuisine for a couple, a dinner of duos…"
Spice up your Valentine's Day with Oyamel and some of our special antojitos. Head Chef Colin King and the Oyamel culinary team have created a special, prix-fixe Valentine's Day menu, in addition to our regular a la carte menu.
See the full Oyamel Valentine's Day Specials menu here.
These Valentine's Day specials will be available from 5:00 PM to midnight on Saturday, February 14th, 2015.
For additional information or to make reservations please call us at (202) 628-1005
Celebrate New Year's Eve The José Andrés Way
Posted Dec 02, 2014
Join us to ring in the New Year! From 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM, we will offer a prix fixe menu for $78. Then starting at 10:30 PM, we're turning the restaurant into a full-out street festival for a ticketed New Year's Party ($95/person) that will feature an assortment of food and beverage stations, including DIY gin infusions, bubbles and liquid nitrogen margaritas. We'll also have party favors, a live band and televisions to watch the ball drop with a celebratory cava toast at midnight.
For reservations to our first seating, please call 202.628.1005 or click here
To purchase tickets for the party, please visit nvite.co/oyamelnye
Give, and You Will Receive
Posted Dec 01, 2014
Treat yourself this holiday season! Spend $150 on an Oyamel gift card and receive a $25 bonus card to be used at any José Andrés restaurant after January 1st, 2015.*
For additional José gift ideas, such as cookbooks and Made in Spain DVDs, visit Oyamel's Shop page.
*Offer valid until December 31, 2014. Bonus cards are valid for use at any José Andrés restaurant in the DC-area only from January 1 – April 1, 2015. Cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts. ThinkFoodGroup employees are not eligible for bonus gift. For all gift cards purchased online, buyer must include mailing information to receive bonus card. Bonus cards will be mailed by January 15, 2015.
Join Us to Celebrate Our Annual Day of the Dead Festival!
Posted Oct 10, 2014
This year's revelries are in memory of the legendary El Santo, whose role as a luchador wrestler, actor and folk icon has earned a hallowed place in the hearts of the Mexican community. The two-week festival offers special dishes and drinks dedicated to this celebrated Mexican figure, and it all starts with our Day of the Dead Kick-Off Party on October 20th.
An evening you won't want to miss, this all-inclusive event will feature delectable bites and creative cocktails to die for, as well as tequila tastings, live music, face painting and more!
Tickets are $60 and can be purchased at nvite.co/oyameldotd
We hope to see you at the festival of the season!
Celebrate Mexican Independence Day at Oyamel!
Posted Sep 12, 2014
We're starting the festivities early and will be featuring daily specials from now through the holiday on Tuesday, September 16th. Join us for patriotic specialities such as our Lamb Birria Taco and Enchiladas Verdes.
Time is running out so make your reservations for Mexican Independence Day now! Click here to see the menu.
Oyamel & Uber Bring You the Ultimate Culinary Journey!
Posted Sep 09, 2014
We've partnered with Uber for #UberALLACCESS week to give you a complimentary ride to an array of culinary experiences that we're offering at our restaurants.
Now through September 15th, ride UberBLACK between 6:00am – 5:30pm for a chance to win an exclusive night out on the town at any DC-area Jaleo, Zaytinya, Oyamel, America Eats Tavern or barmini. In your Uber app, enter the promo code ALLACCESSDC and check out Uber's website for more details on how to participate.
Don't have Uber? You can sign up here using the promo code JOSEANDRES and get a free ride up to $20.
Additionally, all three Jaleos, Oyamel and Zaytinya will be offering a special Uber Experience Menu all week long so that everyone can take part in the fun.
For event updates, follow @OyamelDC, @Uber_DC and #UberALLACCESS on Twitter and get ready to ride!
Oyamel is Now Open Late!
Posted Apr 28, 2014
To indulge your late night Mexican cravings, Oyamel is now open later! During our extended hours, we will offer a special menu at the bar including Mexican beers by the bucket, a variety of Oyamel favorites (Guacamole! Margaritas! Queso Fundido!), and special tacos. No reservations required. We hope to see you there!
You can see the full Late Night menu here.
Oyamel Celebrates DC's Favorite Time of Year
Posted Mar 24, 2014
To welcome the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC, our Head Chef Colin King has created a special dish inspired by spring. During the National Cherry Blossom Festival from March 20th – April 13th, we will be featuring Chile Relleno, an authentic Mexican chile filled with a duck picadillo and topped with cherry sauce ($14). Stop in to try this exclusively offered dish and don't forget to pair it with one of our famous margaritas! Click here to make your reservation.
Oyamel's Seventh Annual Tequila & Mezcal Festival
Posted Feb 21, 2014
Join Oyamel at this year's seventh annual Tequila & Mezcal Festival in celebrating the unique and diverse spirits of Mexico. Kicking off with a launch party on Monday, March 10th, there are plenty of ways to join the celebration, including cocktail pairing dinners and complimentary tastings. In addition, our Head Chef Colin King has created a special menu offered daily with dishes to highlight the flavors of tequila and mezcal. We hope to see you at one of the year's most anticipated festivals!
Monday, March 10th | 6-10pm | $60
Visit oyamel.ticketleap.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
Tuesday 3/11 | 8:30 PM –
Tequileros & Mezcaleros hosted by Del Maguey Mezcal's Ron Cooper and Siembra Azul Tequila's David Suro
Wednesday 3/12 | 8:30 PM – hosted by 123 Organic Tequila's David Ravandi
Thursday 3/20 | 8:30 PM – All About the New Agave Spirit, La Venenosa Raicilla tasting hosted by Fidencio Mezcal's Arik Torren
$90 (exclusive of tax and gratuity) Reserve your spot by calling 202.628.1005
Tuesday, 3/11 | 4-6pm: Ron Cooper, Del Maguey Mezcal and David Suro, Siembra Azul Tequila
Wednesday, 3/12 | 4-6pm: David Ravandi, 123 Organic Tequila
Thursday, 3/13 | 4-6pm: Lauren Richmond, Herradura Tequila
Monday, 3/17 | 4-6pm: Raza Zaidi, Wahaka Mezcal
Tuesday, 3/18 | 4-6pm: William Erickson, Fortaleza Tequila
Wednesday, 3/19 | 4-6pm: Fausto Zapata, founder of El Silencio Mezcal
Thursday, 3/20 | 4-6pm: Arik Torren, Fidencio Mezcal
Complimentary tastings held in Oyamel's new butterfly bar. No reservations required.
La Candelaria at Oyamel
Posted Jan 31, 2014
Jose Andres and his team at Oyamel will celebrate the Day of La Candelaria, the official closure to the Mexican holiday season and the feast that commemorates the presentation of Jesus to the temple. This Sunday, February 2nd , guests can come and enjoy a special tamales menu. The story goes that if you found the hidden figure in the roscón cake on January 6th, you are bound to host a party of atole and tamales for all your family and friends.
Oyamel Valentine's Day
Posted Jan 24, 2014
Spice up your Valentine's Day with Oyamel and some of our special antojitos. Head Chef Colin King and the Oyamel culinary team have created a special, prix-fixe Valentine's Day menu, in addition to our regular a la carte menu.
See the full Oyamel Valentine's Day Specials menu online.
These Valentine's Day specials will be available from 5:00 PM to midnight on Friday, February 14 and all Valentine's Day weekend long. For additional information or to make reservations please call us at (202)628-1005
Oyamel participates at the Sips portion of the José Andrés Hosted Sips & Suppers Charity Event
Posted Jan 13, 2014
José Andrés along with Joan Nathan and Alaice Waters will be hosting the 6th Annual Sips & Suppers charity event on January 25th & 26th. The event spans over the weekend with the 'Sips' cocktail event occurring on Saturday, January 25 at 7pm at the Newseum and on Sunday night, the 'Suppers' event will feature some of the country's finest chefs host dinners across the city. Both events will benefit DC Central Kitchen and Martha's Table in combating hunger in the nations capital. More information is available at www.sipsandsuppers.org.
This year, there are several ways to join Oyamel and ThinkFoodGroup as we work to end hunger in our city.
On Friday, January 25th, Oyamel is very excited to be participating in the the 'Sips' portion of the event. Join us at this amazing cocktail reception as benefit a great cause. Tickets are available for $95 at http://www.sipsandsuppers.org/tickets/.
On Saturday, January 26th, there will be two 'Suppers' events.
Our sister restaurant, Zaytinya and their Head Chef Michael Costa will be co-hosting a 'Supper' event with Aglaia Kremezi, the famed Greek cookbook author and additionally, ThinkFoodGroup CEO Rob Wilder will be hosting Alice Water's Supper event.
A couple of seat still remain for each of these dinners, so get your tickets here: http://www.sipsandsuppers.org/tickets/.
Oyamel's Day of the Dead Festival
Posted Oct 04, 2013
Come to Oyamel to celebrate the "Dia de los Muertos," an ancient Mexican tradition of celebrating the dead and enticing souls to linger with food, drink, and festivities. And enticed they will be by Head Chef Colin King's creative takes on traditional dishes, featuring special dishes and drinks to die for.
This year, Oyamel will honor José Guadalupe Posada, a turn of the century artist and political cartoonist known for his satirical illustrations. Posada portrayed many poignant issues of his time and in particular the details of bourgeois life. In the same way that Posada's work satirized his subjects, Oyamel's culinary team, led by Head Chef Colin King, will create menu specials that take refined ingredients and reimagine them into traditional Mexican humble dishes. Featured dishes range from $10 to $20, and cocktail specials are priced from $11 to $13.
Day of the Dead Menu Specials
Caviar de Chapala – Caviar, cilantro, onion, Serrano chile and red tomato in a warm tortilla
Ostiones Pimentos – poached oysters served in its own shell with spices
Jaibas Rellenas – Stuffed crab shell topped with sea urchin butter
Chilorio Negro – Black mole with beef and season vegetables
Pato Frito en Chile Seco – Crispy duck confit with a salsa of Chihuatl Chiles
Sopa de Calabaza – Pumpkin soup
Day of the Dead Cocktail Specials
Atole Rico – A cold cocktail version of Atole, a traditional humble porridge Day of the Dead drink.
Las Calacas – Inspired by "las calacas", the skeletal figurines that represent death that Posada became so famous for. The "white" of the coconut and the "black" of the chia seeds mimic the black and white drawings.
White House FreshFarm Market
Posted Oct 04, 2013
Oyamel is proud to participate in the FRESHFARM Market by the White House.
Thursday, October 10th from 11 AM – 2:30 PM
810 Vermont Ave. NW (between H St. NW and I St. NW). C
Shop for pasture-raised meats, artisan cheeses, milk and yogurt, fresh fruits and vegetables, breads and baked good, cut flowers, preserves and more. the markets are open rain or shine!
Viva Mexico: Mexican Independence Day at Oyamel
Posted Sep 03, 2013
Oyamel Cocina Mexicana Celebrates Mexican Independence Day
Oyamel would like to honor and celebrate Mexico's fight for and independence from Spain's 300 year reign. In step with its atmospheric creative nod to Mexico, Oyamel celebrates this country's rich diversity and independent tradition with enticing entrées. Selected menu specials are inspired by traditional fiestas showcasing rich, hearty dishes to celebrate Mexico's victory over Spain.
Mexican Independence Day Specials (prices range from $8 to $13 for the featured dishes). These special dishes will run until the end of the month.
Pozole Rojo
Traditional hominy soup, with fresh pork & guajillo chiles
Mexico's hangover cure of rich & spicy beef tripe soup
Tamal Rojo
Braised pork, ancho chile tamal, salsa verde & Mexican creme
Pato en Mole
Seared Muscovy duck breast with pineapple pico gallo & a costeno chile, almond & raisin mole
Chile en nogada
Fired-roasted Poblano pepper filled with a picadillo of shredded pork & fruit, topped with a sauce of walnut and pomegranate seeds
ICC announces Chef José Andrés as Dean of the Spanish Studies program
Posted Nov 20, 2012
Since arriving to the United States over 20 years ago, José Andrés has helped promote the cuisine and culture of his native Spain. In May 2012, he was named Dean of the Spanish Studies program of the International Culinary Center, the first and only program of its kind offered in the United States.
The ICC, originally founded as The French Culinary Institute, is a world leader in culinary education and has graduated over 22,000 alumni worldwide. The unique program was designed by José Andrés, and Colman Andrews, a leading expert on Spanish cuisine, author of Catalan Cuisine, co-founder of Saveur and editorial director of www.thedailymeal.com
In addition to receiving a world-class training in traditional and modern Spanish cuisine, students will learn Spanish culture, history, geography and culinary terminology, making it the most authentic and comprehensive Spanish culinary program in the country.
Classes will begin on February 5th, 2013. For more information, please visit http://www.internationalculinarycenter.com/content/spanish_culinary_arts.
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The Laser is pretty straightforward boat which keeps maintenance to a minimum. Upgrading all the lines on the boat is cheaper than replacing one halyard on most big boats. It's worth the small investment to make your lines easier to handle so you can focus on hiking harder. Here I am demonstrating some of the options available for lines on the Laser:
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Faust learns to his sorrow that Mephisto and the Three Mighty Men have carried out his orders with more violence than he intended. Philemon and Baucis and their wanderer friend have been killed, and the house and orchard which Faust coveted have been burned. Faust is overcome by remorse and anger at this miscarriage of his plans. Left alone, he begins to feel strange premonitions.
Faust had earlier justified to himself his plan to evict the old couple from their home by the rationalization that he would give them another house at a different location. Now he is genuinely sorry for what has happened and realizes that he is completely responsible for their deaths, even though this had not been the intent of the orders he gave Mephisto. This is the first time that Faust has taken on himself the full blame for the evil consequences of his acts and is a major step in his personal moral development.
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Tech industry attacks state anti-RFID laws
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No states have enacted such laws yet, but bills have been up for debate in California, New Hampshire, Washington, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Illinois and Missouri, among others, during the past couple of years, panelists said Wednesday at an industry conference here about smart card use by the government.
Those proposed laws have been introduced because of concerns raised by privacy advocates over the possibility that as radio-frequency identification, or RFID, chips, become more commonly used in government-issued IDs, they could be abused for secret tracking or unauthorized collection of information about the people who carry the IDs.
State legislators have been far too quick to believe "misinformation" spread by "the tinfoil hat crowd," said Richard Varn, a consultant who counts RFID technology manufacturer HID among his clients.
Varn, formerly Iowa's chief information officer, joined other industry advocates in urging chipmakers to drown out what they deemed a campaign based on fear, uncertainty and doubt. Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering, for instance, started life as a way to oppose supermarket discount cards and has found a new cause in opposition to RFID. CASPIAN founder Katherine Albrecht has co-authored a book that's described as outlining how RFID fulfills "biblical prophesies" in a way that's "uncannily similar to the prophecies of Revelation."
The industry agrees with privacy advocates that skimming information off RFID-laced documents should be a crime bearing strong penalties. But the panelists said they would urge state governments to make use of laws they already have. Many states, for instance, already prohibit theft of information via magnetic stripes on credit cards and other documents, so they could simply broaden and update those laws to make it clear that RFID chips are also included in that category, Varn suggested.
"Consumers don't know what RFID does, so to them it's voodoo, it's magic," said Marc Anthony Signorino, technology policy director for the American Electronics Association, which represents about 2,700 companies. "Part of our job is to educate them about what it can do and what it cannot do."
Some of the proposed state laws, the bulk of which now lack adequate support or lie dormant, have contained such broad definitions of concepts like "personal information" and "tracking device" that they risked wiping out a sweeping list of technologies traditionally lauded by politicians, the panelists said. They said some of the sweeping measures would have outlawed everything from the enhanced 911 system, which can automatically pinpoint a caller's location, to RFID-equipped hospital bracelets aimed at keeping tabs on newborn babies, to the toll-collecting transponders affixed to car windshields.
When alerted to such unintended consequences, many states backpedaled on their requirements, the panelists said. "The longer they start thinking, the more carve-outs they have to grant, so the legislation ends up looking like Swiss cheese," Signorino said.
But the industry's fight continues, as not all states have shelved the idea yet. A bill introduced just last week in the California legislature would prohibit the issuance of state driver's licenses or identification cards that use "radio waves to either transmit personal information remotely or to enable personal information to be read from the license or card remotely."
It's most likely a response to upcoming regulations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security prescribing standards for states to roll out a uniform national identification card, which may be required for all Americans by 2008. The law, known as the Real ID Act, has drawn widespread opposition from states, and the New Hampshire House of Representatives recently approved a bill that would prohibit it from participating.
The new DHS regulations, expected later this year, likely won't require the cards to employ RFID because it's too volatile a political issue, said Robert Atkinson, a former analyst at a Democratic Party-affiliated group who recently founded a new think tank called the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Even so, he added, "I just can't stress enough the importance of really fighting this fight now....We're just lucky these bills didn't pass."
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- "Give me liberty, or give me Death!"
"Live free, or die!!!
What ever happened to these concepts, thought out by our forefathers??!
Anyone read the Tenth Amendment lately? The DOHS has/is taking our Americanism away from us....with out our say so.
Homeland Security???....see the Second Amendment!
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- The industry says what?
- If there isn't an issue, then why have there been reports of security 'holes' with RFID such as the ability to swipe info from a distance (w/o you knowing) or the virus (that is *feasible*)?
RFID needs to mature before it can handle anything needing or relating to security or privacy.
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School budget still projecting deficits
The King George Board of Supervisors last week reviewed monthly financial reports for the School board for the current year with actual figures plugged in through the end of January and projected expenditures used for the remainder of the 2011-12 fiscal year, which ends on June 30.
The finance report on Feb. 21 was provided by Donita Harper, King George's deputy county administrator and director of finance.
Supervisors were told that the current projection for the School Board's operating budget indicates it will be overspent by $340,479 at the end of the fiscal year.
Likewise, Supervisors were told the School Board's Cafeteria Fund is projecting a year-end deficit of $156,322.
Whether that is an accurate and complete financial picture for both funds is unclear.
The School Board approved the implementation of 2-percent raises for all contracted employees earlier this month on Feb. 13, retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year.
That took place following a review of the cuts and adjustments made to lower the bottom line for the current year's budget. At that School Board meeting, School Board chairman Mike Rose indicated that after various changes and corrections had been made to the current year's proposed expenditures in the general fund, the division was estimating a current shortfall of only $29,798.
He also reminded his colleagues that the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 31 had promised an additional allocation, if necessary, later this spring. At that joint meeting, Supervisors pledged to cover a potential shortfall by infusing up to $150,000 into the current year's School Board's allocation, so the two-percent raises could be enacted.
The adjustments and corrections to the current year's budget have yet to be communicated to the county in such a way that will enable the Board of Supervisors to take action to formally amend the School Board's budget.
It's not clear when all of those alignments will be requested and made.
The School Board has so far requested one sizeable budget amendment that would add $622,206 to the amount of federal grant revenue it expects to receive.
That budget amendment request was approved by the School Board on Jan. 13. But it has yet to be presented to Supervisors to amend the School Board budget.
It's not clear from the finance reports whether those revenue amounts have already come in or are planned for future reimbursement to the division.
At last week's meeting, Harper mentioned the planned budget amendment, but did not give details or hint when it would be on their agenda for action, only saying, "We will be coming before you to appropriate some additional federal revenue that was not budgeted."
When the previous finance reports were last reviewed a month ago, Supervisors had directed Harper to get together with the division's interim superintendent, Stanley Jones, to align budget figures that would agree for a preliminary assessment of year-end projections.
At last month's meeting on Jan. 17, Harper assured Supervisors that would happen, saying, "I have offered and they have accepted, to go over and help them work on their projections for future months."
But those projections have changed little, with less than a $700 difference in the projected deficit from last month to this month.
Without amendments to the budget to reflect amended revenues and current encumbrances, it will remain unclear whether the current year's School Board budget is in danger of being overspent, or whether it could again have a surplus.
Of the Cafeteria Fund's projected deficit of $156,322, Harper said that was due to Cafeteria revenues currently coming in less than had been budgeted.
She added, "Usually March is a big month for them. So, we'll see how things go in March."
Harper added, "The interim superintendent has seen these projections."
Supervisor Joe Grzeika asked, "When you discuss this with the superintendent, does he understand where this is, and he's got some issues that he has to work to correct this?"
Grzeika added, "Because this Cafeteria Fund is supposed to be self-sufficient. I don't know what he does at the end of the year."
Harper said, "I'll make it a point to discuss it again with him next month." She added, "I don't know that he's focused on the Cafeteria, but I'll make sure."
Supervisor Dale Sisson noted, "Either way, it adds up to a $500,000 problem when you talk about their general fund, essentially combined with the cafeteria fund's issue. So it would require some significant attention."
The Cafeteria Fund budget may also require some budget amendments, if there are vacant positions or significant sources of income not currently included in the approved budget.
In addition, the audit of the Cafeteria Fund for 2010-11 appears to indicate that it banked a surplus of $109,287 at the end of last June 2011. The Cafeteria Fund is one that can carry forward any unspent balances, unlike the School Board operating budget.
Harper has made no mention of the 2010-11 surplus in the Cafeteria Fund during her financial reports to supervisors. And it is unknown whether any of the surplus amount has been transferred during the current fiscal year into the current year's food service budget or to the operating budget.
Anything is possible with the wide latitude that former superintendent Candace Brown exercised regarding money matters during her tenure. Brown remained as superintendent for the first half of this fiscal year, retiring at the end of December 2011.
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PARIS: In-vitro fertilization (IVF) has given the world about five million new people since the first test tube baby was born in England 34 years ago, according to an estimate released on Monday.
As the initial controversy over man's scientific manipulation of nature has faded, about 350,000 babies conceived in petri dishes are now born every year, said the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).
That represents about 0.3 percent of the 130-million-odd babies added to the world population annually.
"Millions of families with children have been created, thereby reducing the burden of infertility," said David Adamson, chairman of the International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ICMART).
IVF, which involves placing an egg and sperm together in a petri dish for conception, and a sub-category known as ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) where the sperm is inserted with a micro-needle directly into the egg, have become commonplace.
But it has proven controversial over the years, with some fearing it paved the way for so-called designer babies whose characteristics are chosen by parents.
The Vatican considers it immoral because of the wastage of a large number of embryos, and the procedure has been criticized for allowing women to have children until a much older age.
The five million milestone "justifies all the legal and moral battles, the ethical debates and hard-fought social approval," said Simon Fishel, a member of the team that helped conceive the world's first IVF baby, Louise Brown, born in 1978.
The birth estimate was done by ICMART for the 28th annual meeting of ESHRE which opened in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday.
It was based on the number of IVF and ICSI treatments recorded worldwide up to 2008, and estimates for the years thereafter for which confirmed figures are not yet available.
The data showed that about 1.5 million IVF and ICSI treatments are now administered around the world every year -- more than a third of them in Europe.
Success rates have stabilized, with about a third of fertilized embryos implanted resulting in a live birth.
ESHRE said there was a trend in Europe to implant fewer embryos at a time, causing a drop in multiple births which carry a higher risk of complications for the mother, a lower baby birth weight, and developmental difficulties.
The number of triplets has fallen below one percent, said the statement, "and for the first time, the twin delivery rate was below 20 percent."
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Atomic Robo Returns for Free Comic Book Day Tomorrow!
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day! Be sure to pick up the Red 5 Comics FCBD issue featuring Atomic Robo, Neozoic, and Bonnie Lass. You can check out a preview of the issue at freecomicbookday.com!
You get THREE original short stories. First is Atomic Robo who has the most unexpected team-up of the year with….Dr. Dinosaur?! You read that right, mammals! And what's better than one dinosaur? More dinosaurs! Neozoic returns in a new short story that will lead into Volume 2 of Neozoic. Also returning is Bonnie Lass in her second pirate-y adventure. Arrr!
If your comic shop ends up getting cleaned out or, by some horror of the imagination, they didn't order it, be sure to tell them to re-order it from Diamond. We have plenty more copies in our back stock….for now. They can still get it for you!


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A big part of me cannot even believe that I'm showing you this room. Because right now it's a junk room. And I didn't even bother to clean up before taking these photos! But showing you my house is showing you my house. Flaws and all. And this is by far the biggest.
The only thing I've done since moving in is painted the walls. Since I didn't know what exactly I wanted to do as far as decorating this room I went with a neutral. Had it not been a glaringly bright harlot red when I moved in I would have held off, but it literally felt like walking into a red light district every time I opened the door! Yeah, it was that bad. I would normally leave the ceiling white, but the previous owners had done some bad touch-up paintwork with a matte on eggshell paint that stuck out like a sore thumb. It went all the way around the border of the room and needed a fast fix. The thought of repainting once I know what I'm doing has crossed my mind on more than one occasion.
For the time being a coffee table lives here. It's the table I was using before I got my current one. I love it and have no plans of selling, just hanging onto it for whatever house comes my way later in life. There's also a stack of boxes full of things I need to either keep or donate. Exciting stuff, right?
This is my dad's secretary desk from when he was a kid. It sat in our living room for years while I was growing up and now it's mine! I have nowhere else for it at the moment, so it's bound to be a fixture in this room no matter how I decorate.
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It's not nearly as bad as my guest room so don't feel bad. Actually yours is at least tidy! Mine has papers and "things" laying in piles everywhere.
Plus you have a plan for your space!
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I love seeing rooms in progress so thanks for sharing it! I like the plan you've got going.
07-01-09 » 8:23 pm »
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I love seeing other people's rooms. My room secret: I have a baby pink, magenta pink, and green striped guest bedroom that we have not re-painted since we bought our house…2.5 years ago! I leave the door shut Who has the time?!
07-02-09 » 2:59 pm »
i forgot to mention that – the door to this room is always closed! haha!
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SOME forms of fishing are the marine equivalent of forest clear-felling, devastating natural habitats on the seabed, say marine ecologists. At a meeting last week of the Society for Conservation Biology in Victoria, British Columbia, researchers argued that this threat to the planet's biodiversity has been seriously neglected.
Conservationists have long been worried about declines in fish stocks caused by overfishing. But they have virtually ignored the "collateral damage" caused by trawling and dredging, in which vessels drag large nets or scoops across the ocean floor to gather prawns, scallops and fish such as cod and haddock. These are among the most popular fishing techniques in the shallow seas of continental shelves. In some waters, fishing is so intensive that each hectare of seabed is on average trawled in its entirety seven times per year
Trawls and dredges leave a swath of destruction, says Leslie Watling, a ...
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In a saucepan with a tight-fitting lid bring water to a boil with salt, oil, and garlic. Stir in rice and cook, covered, over low heat 20 minutes, or until water is absorbed and rice is tender. Fluff rice with a fork and toss with coriander and salt and pepper to taste.
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Renewable sources of energy like solar energy are so much in demand these days since other non-renewable sources are depleting up. However, opponents of solar energy had always maintained that it is not a perfect resource since this energy cannot be harnessed at night or during cloudy or stormy days.
But now, a new first large scale solar power plant is being constructed in Nevada which claims to produce and store energy for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. This plant has been supplied with a loan guarantee of $737 million dollars by the Obama administration. Usually solar power plants absorb heat energy from the sun and use this energy to boil water and turn it into steam. This steam then runs the turbines and generates electricity. But this new solar reserve plant stores heat energy in molten salt which is circulated through the boiler.
In other words, the solar plant will be able to generate electricity even during the night when this advance technology is deployed.
The electricity generation capacity of this solar plant is 110 MW. It basically works when 17,500 heliostats concentrate the solar light on to a collector which is located at the top of a tower of a height of 640-feet and operates at a phenomenal temperature of up to 1050 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is hoped that this latest large scale power plant will prove beneficial as well as economic for the world of renewable energy.
Source: Clean Technica


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total pass for me... but cool idea
Would you buy a green Sky Sled for the evil warriors? Maybe with a Snake head on the front instead of the horsey dragon thing on the good guys version?
total pass for me... but cool idea
Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality.
But...there is, unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real,
but not as brightly lit... a DARKSIDE.
Only if it had a Snake head like in the Filmation cartoon.
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Sure, who would it come with (maybe a Skelecon, or other army builder) or would it be by itself?
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I'd prefer it by itself as it would hopefully be cheaper then. With a Skelcon or 200X Skeleton Warrior would be cool though.
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Nah, I'd rather get a Roton or another real Evil vehicle than this. I know this would be easier, but still....
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Absolutely!!!!! I want any and all vehicles that we can get!!!!
No thanks, I personally don't need another sled, even in another color. Even if it is for bad dudes. Bring on Attack Trak or the rest of the Battle Ram.
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Yes I want one. No, I don't want it packed in with a character that makes no sense. These are army building items, pack it in with army building items, alone or as a 2 pack of blue-sled and green sled. Not with Calix.
No thanks. I'd rather have an actual Evil Warriors vehicle like Roton or Land Shark produced.
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Yeah, like the idea. Would like it if it came with some kind of army builder like a skeleton warrior.
The one we got is already kind of green.
It makes sense, but I'd rather see a Roton
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Well, the one we've got is actually green (or "teal" if you like). Maybe they could release a "Filmation Sleds" 2-pack of an actually blue (i.e., Filmation blue, or at least blue like the 4H prototype displayed years ago) "good guys" Sky Sled (using the same already-tooled "gryphon" head we've already got, so this would be strictly a repaint) plus a green "bad guys" one (same teal color as the one we've got, but with a newly-tooled fanged "snake" head).
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No..... how about a roton and the rest of the battle ram....
So far I have 2 Sky Sled+Sky High packs (couldn't afford more last month), and I'm looking forward to buying at least 1 more (if they put them on sale again on BF/CM just when Castle Grayskull is being charged/shipped, I don't think I will be able to afford more than 1 extra Sky Sled pack and 1 extra Troopers pack, if at all).
These things are so cool and awesomely detailed that I could have half a dozen and would still like to have a few more, especially if they released color/head variants (I think it would be awesome to have a dozen of them: four green gryphon-headed "vintage box art" ones, four blue gryphon-headed "vintage toy / Filmation good-guy" ones, and four green snake-headed "Filmation evil-guy" ones, plus a pair of Battle Ram back parts in each color).
I just hope if they do release variant Sleds, they offer them during some less financially-straining month—this year's September, October and November are one killer month after the other.
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Nah man, I can't say that I would.
I mean strictly speaking, I am not opposed to it exactly, but I dont really think of it that way, even though it's in the 'toon.
So yeah, I'd rather they focus on the unlikely (though possible, we'll see) release of the Battle Ram.
Totally. It'd be awesome and it would get some reuse out of that mold to maybe help produce the back end.
Nope. I want a whole Battle Ram!
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Tuvar, Baddrah, Crita, Granita, Gray, Colonel Blast and the Snake Goddess
no, I want the rotton or other vehicle
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I'd seriously love it if it was packed with a Skelcon!
I'd buy 2 no problem.
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I'd like more unique vehicles, but the thing is they would have to be totally new tools and cost more money for Mattel to take a risk on. An evil warriors Sky Sled would cost them less in new tooling and make use of a tool they have already paid for. Also costing the customer less and so be more likely to sell. The Sky Sled sold out quicker than the Windraider I think?


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News of Riverton, Lander and Fremont County, Wyoming, from the Ranger's award winning journalists.
Waheed named new RHS boys soccer head coach
Jun 10, 2014 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer
He was a six-year assistant coach under Erly Cornejo, who resigned recently to take a college job.
Aziz Waheed, a Riverton Middle School science teacher, has been picked to replace Erly Cornejo as the Riverton High School boys soccer coach, school administrators confirmed Tuesday morning.
The School District 25 Board of Trustees planned to act on the coaching recommendation at its meeting Tuesday evening.
Waheed, a six-year assistant coach for the Wolverines under Cornejo, said Tuesday morning that he is excited and thankful for the opportunity.
"We have a great group of incoming seniors as well as many contributing underclassmen. We know a key to next year's success will be securing a goal keeper, playing better team defense, and keeping Tristan (White) mobile. He is going to have a big target on his back, but I know with his skill set that will not be an issue," Waheed said.
Waheed becomes the fifth head coach in the 29-year history of the RHS boys soccer program and replaces Cornejo who resigned after seven seasons to pursue a coaching opportunity at Warner Pacific College.
The Wolverines captured the Class 4-A West regular season conference title this year and will return a majority of their starters next year.


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then where do i go with my gimmick/character? cheers btw
Well firstly just think up a character/gimmick that you would like to have and roleplay with.
how do i do that ?
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With a new producer, an upcoming solo album and a hot Lollapalooza appearance, Skylar Grey moves from backup melodies to pop headliner
by GERRICK D. KENNEDY / photographs by MARK SEGAL / styling by TONY IRVINE / produced by KIM POLLOCK
Her name doesn't ring a bell when mentioned, though you certainly know the voice. There was Skylar Grey, front and center amid the smoke and shadows at February's 53rd annual Grammy Awards, singing the hooks she wrote for Eminem, Dr. Dre and Rihanna during a haunting performance of "Love the Way You Lie" and "I Need a Doctor."
Now the 25-year-old is making her move on the spotlight. Previously known as the girl who pens the lyrics or adds the inimitable vocal track (think Diddy-Dirty Money's "Coming Home," Lupe Fiasco's "Words I Never Said" and T.I.'s "Castle Walls" featuring Christina Aguilera), she wants to be more than hip-hop's go-to girl.
At first glance, Grey looks nothing like a pop starlet, an impression she doesn't try to duck. Nestled at a corner table at Urth Caffé in West Hollywood, she sports a green military jacket, black combat boots and baggy jeans, streaks of chocolate and ashy brown peeking out from underneath a beanie and shades shielding her smoky eyes. She's not begging for attention and offers little more than a demure smile to anyone who shoots her a look.
"We've kept a mysterious launch to my whole career," Grey says between sips of carrot juice. "Even with the way the Grammys were lit and not being in the 'Coming Home' video. I want to ease into the view of the world and let my music do the talking." And the string of other people's hits are surely helping in the transition.
Born Holly Brook Hafermann in Wisconsin, she abandoned high school to chase a music career in Los Angeles. In 2004, she signed with Zomba through Linkin Park's Machine Shop imprint and got her first taste of being the hook girl with 2005's "Where'd You Go?" from Fort Minor, the hip-hop side project of band member Mike Shinoda. A Holly Brook debut album, Like Blood Like Honey, followed.
And then it all crumbled. She still "can't even put a finger on what went wrong" with the deal. "Suddenly, I was chewed up and spit back out by the industry," she recalls.
Frustrated with the business, Grey took off up the coast and found solace on the southern coast of Oregon, where she lived "alone and broke and depressed" and did whatever she could to nurture her muses. It's there her current moniker was born: a nod to the murky skies that surrounded her and an embrace of the color gray when she just "needed something to believe in."
She was introduced to producer Alex da Kid—now well known for crafting a string of hits with Nicki Minaj, B.o.B., Rihanna, Dre, Eminem and T.I.—through her publisher, who played her a track of Alex's. That track? B.o.B.'s soon-to-be chart-topping "Airplanes."
Of "Love the Way You Lie," Grey says, "I've never been in a physically abusive relationship, but there are elements of abuse in any relationship, whether it's with your boyfriend or your career." That love-hate for the entertainment business fueled her lyrical approach to the song. "The music industry is my abusive relationship. I love it so much, and I give it all that I have, yet it beats me down. That's where the inspiration came from initially."
Of "Love the Way You Lie," Grey says, "There are elements of abuse in any relationship, whether it's with your boyfriend or your career." That love-hate for the entertainment business fueled her approach to the song.
The single, as we all know by now, was massive. Fueled by Rihanna's very public domestic-violence incident with singer Chris Brown, the song went number one in 25 countries and racked up a bounty of accolades, including five Grammy nods. But she remained a faceless contributor...until her demo of the track leaked. (That version appears on Rihanna's album as a sequel to the original.)
Grey's partnership with Alex da Kid—who has since produced every song on which she is featured—led to him signing her to his newly minted Wonderland Music imprint through Interscope Records.
"She's different in a time where most of the Top 40 is similar in a lot of ways," he says of his sole signee. "She has a true vision for who she wants to be. Every so often you get an artist that comes from left field and does something completely different."
The two are confident that the music they're crafting is game changing for pop radio. "We were able to create a sound that is very commercial, but there are also elements of avant-garde," Grey says. "I don't think anybody's doing what we did on this album."
Grey's music has the same cinematic beats and atmospheric hooks that made her a must-have on rap, hip-hop and R&B tracks. One song, "Dance Without You," is an empowering anthem about independence, while another, "Final Warning," is a rock-tinged ballad brimming with loneliness.
Fans won't get a proper introduction to Skylar Grey the solo artist until August, when she is slated to take the stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago. It's rare for an upstart to elicit this much interest before a single, which begs the question, "Who loves this girl?"
Besides the attention-getting Grammy spot, she recently took to the piano and shined alongside Diddy-Dirty Money in an American Idol performance of "Coming Home."
Though Grey stunningly channels her inner pop diva on the cover of this magazine, she has always been more tomboy than Barbie girl. She admits via email that she was a bit taken for a loop when our stylist first presented the brightly colored silk tops and dresses that were needed for the photo shoot. "I like to be comfortable and confident, so high heels are a rarity, and tight pants that hug my ass make me feel insecure. And I only wear shades of gray—from black to white—because of what the color symbolizes for me spiritually."
In the end, she took her nervousness, "shifted her body language" and was "pleasantly surprised" by the result. "I have no problem with being dolled up. I love visuals. I just feel there is too much of the sex thing. Comfort influences my style," she says. "One of the things I've always hated is when I go to a concert and see a girl perform in high heels and being so nervous that they're gonna fall. It makes me uncomfortable watching the show. I'd rather see someone giving their heart and soul to a song and not thinking about their feet."
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The Price Is Right in the UK has been hosted by Leslie Crowther, Bob Warman, Bruce Forsyth, and Joe Pasquale. It ran from 1984 to 2007.
After this ruling was made, the show replaced the Big Wheel rounds with a game called "Supermarket", in which each of the three people would select up to four of six presented grocery products; the one whose total was closest to £20, above or below, advanced to the Showcase Final.
Series two saw the Big Wheel return for a spin-off to see who would have the option of bidding or passing on the first showcase; each contestant had to take two spins. If a person scored 100, £400 would be donated to charity on their behalf, and Leslie would ask the person a consumer-related question to win £100 for him/herself. The winner was the contestant who came closer to 100 in either direction.
The Crowther version later used a game called "the Showcase Questions", where all six on-stage contestants played a series of estimated-guess questions and the person farthest away from the actual prize was eliminated. This was done until the last two contestants were left, and they then advanced to the Showcase Final.
The showcase was played largely the same way as on the American version. In the first season, the winner wouldn't win the largest prize in their showcase if their winning guess was not within 10% of the showcase total.
When it started in the mid-1990s, Bruce's Price Is Right is one of the first shows to fully take advantage of the Independent Television Commission's lifting of the prize limits and the general deregulation of the UK broadcasting environment. The Showcase Showdown was played on the Big Wheel (objections to lack of skill no longer being a factor), with the highest-scoring contestant on one spin or a combination of two spins going through to the Showcase, and any contestant who scored 100 on one spin or a combination of two spins would win £1,000. The ranges for the Showcase in this version went from £1,000 to £5,000. Although it was only in a half-hour format with three pricing games per show (the Crowther show had been an hour long with six games) it still gave away more valuable prizes each week than the previous ITV version had done (for example, it was possible for a contestant to win two cars, one in a pricing game and one in the showcase, which would have been utterly unthinkable on British TV in the 1980s). Cars offered were usually superminis, from makers like Daihatsu and Daewoo, or models like a Ford Ka or Mazda Demio, but small sports cars like a Hyundai Accent or Vauxhall Tigra were offered on occasion.
On the Forsyth version, the game Plinko was played to very different rules from the US version; considerably less money could be won, and contestants could risk their cash winnings on one final Plinko chip in hopes of adding a car or other large prize to their winnings (the cash spaces on the board were replaced with alternating "WIN" and "LOSE" tags).
Many European versions of the show that debuted after the Forsyth version based their games and sound cues on that show. The main theme, an update of the US theme, and the "come on down" music are from the short-lived 1994 US syndicated version.
Bruce would start some of these shows also with his trademark line of "Nice to see you, to see you...NICE!" (where the audience yells the word "nice" at the end).
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On September 17, 2005, as part of a celebration of the 50th birthday of the UK broadcast network of commercial regionalised broadcasters commonly known as ITV, Ant & Dec hosted a one-off revival of The Price Is Right as part of Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon; they also hosted revivals of several other game shows that were once popular on the ITV network.
talkbackTHAMES debuted a revival on ITV on 8 May 2006, this time with "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" winner Joe Pasquale as host. It followed the same gameplay format as Bob Warman and Bruce Forsyth's versions, with Showcase ranges going from £500 to £3000, and the Showcase Showdown adapted the rules from the Warman version, with a car at stake. It had a very "panto" feel to it, and it relies on nostalgia of the Crowther version, which was known for its cheap prizes because of the regulations of the time. Joe's tour manager, Ray Tizzard, made appearances as his "twin" in various pricing games.
The show expanded to an hour from 3 July 2006. This involves three games being played, a Showcase Showdown, three more games, another Showcase Showdown, and then the winners from both showdowns take part in the 'Pasquale Finale', a spin-off on the wheel to see who will go through to the Showcase. This also brought back the £1000 reward for spinning 100 in one or two spins; the player then spins for the car. In addition, the maximum range in the Showcase increased to £4000, as the budget increased.
After the first three games and Showcase Showdown, Contestants' Row was cleared of people, and a new set of four contestants is called down.
In all versions of the programme, a perfect bid in Contestants' Row resulted in a £100 bonus in either cash or, in the Warman version, gift certificates.
While The Paul O'Grady Show on Channel 4 regularly attracts over 2.5 million viewers, Pasquale has only managed to pull in 800,000.
After the success of Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon in 2005, ITV brought the show back, this time hosted by Vernon Kay, a contestant in the first series. Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon began on 7 April 2007 with The Price Is Right.
The winner of the show was Graeme Le Saux, who as a result advances to the quarter-final of the show. The five remaining contestants return in the next week's show, Blockbusters, to battle for the second spot in the quarter-final round.


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Welcome to the Tango Argentina Club!
The Republic of Argentina distinguishes itself by the innumerable arrival of immigrants, for the most part in Buenos Aires. The great majority of those strangers were from Europe, Italians, French, Spanish, Polish, Germans etc. Many also came from the different countries of the continent of America. The reception of the newcomers was so great that, at one point in the history of Argentina, it became difficult for them to communicate among themselves because they could not learn Spanish fast enough and because there so many languages and dialects spoken in Buenos Aires. Another majority were the Gauchos, Argentineans who arrived from all the points of the country.. All this mixture of entities of different social levels started to create a language that was spoken at that time by the lowest elements of society and later also influenced the tango. Lunfardo in tango opened the door to great composers and many poems about tango started to be written in lunfardo and tango became enriched because of having its own language.
To speak in lunfardo today would be to speak in an unknown language, but in Argentina, particularly in Buenos Aires, many lunfardo words are used such as La Mina, Chabon, Torrar, Marroco, Catrera, Apolillar, Rajar, Taqueria and many more. I can say that lunfardo, in Argentina, never stopped influencing Argentineans. Tango began with an tremendous force, first capturing the lower classes, but later, the middle class and the upper class also felt the attraction of tango, learning to dance in secret, attending milongas far away in hidden places. Tango was and still is an irresistible phenomenon.
Gardel is an Argentinean who revolutionized tango. Even though he was born in France, he grew up in the suburbs of Buenos Aires in the Basto neighborhood. When he was a small child, they nicknamed him Frenchie and he was teased by all the other children. Passing through the streets of Buenos Aires, he would walk by the fruit stands and greet the merchants, laughing and joking with them, singing different tangos, not imagining that he would one day become the embassador of the music of Argentina to the world.
Gardel was known in these areas of street vendors because he frequented the bars and sang there, attended family parties, delighting everyone with his marvelous voice until sunset. Gardel had now become popular. Argentina gave Carlos Gardel the opportunity he needed to become worthy of representing Argentine Tango and presenting it to all the world.
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Coco finds a dead rotting baby shark and proceeds to use it to play fetch with her bulldog. She should definitely get her own show on National Geographic. I would TIVO the shit out of that. Click through for more links about Coco's boobs, which in themselves are a crime against nature.
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