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Disney announced Tuesday that it's dumping Netflix. In 2019, Disney will end its streaming deal with Netflix as it launches its very own streaming service later that year.
Disney and Netflix struck their deal back in 2012, though The Verge noted it "only kicked into effect last year." It appears Netflix will retain the Disney movies that it already has in its repertoire, though it won't get any more movies once the deal ends.
Disney's new streaming service will host its latest movies, starting with its planned 2019 releases like Frozen 2 and Toy Story 4, and Disney said it also intends to make a "significant investment" in developing movies and TV programs exclusive to its streaming platform. The platform will be based on technology developed by BAMTech — a video company founded by MLB — in which Disney announced Tuesday it is acquiring a majority stake.
In addition to its theatrical streaming service, Disney in 2018 will launch an ESPN streaming service. Becca Stanek
A teenaged survivor of last week's school shooting sat out CNN's gun control town hall Wednesday night, claiming the network tried to feed him lines.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School junior Colton Haab told Miami's ABC affiliate WPLG-TV that he did not go to the event — which was specifically centered around the attack at his Parkland, Florida, school — because CNN tried to control what he would say. "CNN had originally asked me to write a speech and questions, and it ended up being all scripted," Haab said.
Haab said his rejected question focused on the possibility of hiring veterans as armed security guards at high schools, an idea that President Trump supports. But CNN pushed back on Haab's claim of censorship, saying that Haab and his father elected beforehand not to participate in the town hall and told the network as much. A spokesperson for CNN also told The Hill: "CNN did not provide or script questions for anyone in last night's town hall, nor have we ever."
Watch WPLG-TV's interview with Haab (starting at 1:01) below. Kelly O'Meara Morales
President Trump's national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, might soon be back in the military, half a dozen defense and administration officials told CNN.
Trump and McMaster's strained relationship was not helped this weekend by the president's public criticism of the three-star general. "General McMaster forgot to say that the results of the 2016 election were not impacted or changed by the Russians and that the only Collusion was between Russia and Crooked H, the DNC, and the Dems," Trump tweeted. One Republican insider explained that the tension between the pair comes from a difference in "personality and style."
The White House would be in an awkward spot trying to oust McMaster, though, because of the turnover in the position already: Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is notably at the heart of the ongoing Russia investigation. Although Pentagon officials are reportedly looking for a possible four-star military job for McMaster that could be viewed as a promotion, "some defense officials caution that the president could also go as far as not to offer him a fourth star and force him to retire," CNN writes.
While the reports could be nothing more than rumors, a person with knowledge of the situation summed up McMaster's standing: "He is safe until he's not." Jeva Lange
President Trump announced Thursday his support for stricter gun laws after last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 students and teachers dead. Trump said he would push for "comprehensive background checks with an emphasis on mental health," as well as support raising the minimum age for purchasing firearms to 21 and ending bump stock sales.
"Congress is in a mood to finally do something on this issue," he added.
I will be strongly pushing Comprehensive Background Checks with an emphasis on Mental Health. Raise age to 21 and end sale of Bump Stocks! Congress is in a mood to finally do something on this issue - I hope!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018
Earlier in the morning, Trump reiterated his controversial plan to arm "only the best" teachers, claiming "if a potential 'sicko shooter' knows that a school has a large number of very weapons talented teachers (and others) who will be instantly shooting, the sicko will NEVER attack that school." Jeva Lange
NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch represented her organization at the CNN town hall in Florida Wednesday night, and she wasn't terribly popular with Parkland survivors in the audience. Student Emma Gonzalez asked Loesch if she believed "it should be harder to obtain the semiautomatic weapons and modifications to make them fully automatic," and Loesch talked mental health.
"I don't believe that this insane monster should have ever been able to obtain a firearm, ever," she said. "This individual is nuts," and no NRA member supports allowing "people who are crazy, who are a danger to themselves, who are a danger to others getting their hands on a firearm." (She may want to check with her boss, Chris Cox, or mental health experts.) Eventually, Gonzalez had to interrupt Loesch and repeat her question. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel jumped in, too. "You just told this group of people that you're standing up for them," he said. "You are not standing up for them until you say, 'I want less weapons.'"
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel to NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch: "You just told this group of people you are standing up for them. You are not standing up for them until you say, 'I want less weapons'" #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/q6j3IDS22v https://t.co/nJzvYeI53H
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) February 22, 2018
Scott also argued "we do need to have some gun control reform — 18-year-olds should never have a rifle," earning pushback from Loesch. "If you're old enough to vote, you're old enough to drive a car, old enough to serve your country, I think that you are old enough — if," she said, "if you are not a danger to yourself or others." She did not explain who would determine mental fitness or what threats merit losing gun privileges. "You're absolutely not the litmus test for how law enforcement should follow up," Scott said.
Loesch also sparred with slain teacher Scott Beigel's mother and an AP history teacher. Peter Weber
President Trump suggested a controversial solution to America's gun violence crisis during a listening session with survivors and family of survivors on Wednesday. "If you had a teacher who was adept at firearms, they could very well end the attack very quickly," the president said. "I really believe if these cowards knew that the school was well guarded … I think they wouldn't go into the school to start off with."
On Thursday, Trump backed off the proposal, only to reiterate it again:
I never said "give teachers guns" like was stated on Fake News @CNN & @NBC. What I said was to look at the possibility of giving "concealed guns to gun adept teachers with military or special training experience - only the best. 20% of teachers, a lot, would now be able to
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018
....immediately fire back if a savage sicko came to a school with bad intentions. Highly trained teachers would also serve as a deterrent to the cowards that do this. Far more assets at much less cost than guards. A "gun free" school is a magnet for bad people. ATTACKS WOULD END!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018
....History shows that a school shooting lasts, on average, 3 minutes. It takes police & first responders approximately 5 to 8 minutes to get to site of crime. Highly trained, gun adept, teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly, before police arrive. GREAT DETERRENT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018
Trump faced pushback immediately from Sandy Hook parents in the room for the proposal, the Hartford Courant reports. Mark Barden, who lost his son Daniel in the 2012 attack, told the president: "A deranged sociopath on his way to commit an act of murder in a school, knowing the outcome is going to be suicide, is not going to care if there's somebody there with a gun. That's their plan anyway." Jeva Lange
GOP congresswoman wants to know why 'the media doesn't talk about' all the Democratic mass murderers
The latest school mass shooting, and the vocal advocacy of student survivors at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has made enacting new gun restrictions a viable possibility for the first time in years. Not everyone is happy about that. In a discussion Wednesday about calls for stricter gun laws, first-term Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) offered an interesting rebuttal. "Yeah, well, obviously there is a lot of politics in it, and it's interesting that so many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats, but the media doesn't talk about that either," Tenney told Talk 1300 Radio host Fred Dicker.
Tenney already has a Democratic challenger for November, state Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, and he called the comments "disgusting" and "toxic." He urged Tenney to apologize, but instead she issued a statement Wednesday night saying she is "fed up with the media and liberals attempting to politicize tragedies and demonize law-abiding gun owners and conservative Americans every time there is a horrible tragedy."
The people who perpetrate "these atrocities have a wide variety of political views," Tenney clarified, adding that her comments were "about the failure to prosecute illegal gun crime," and she "will continue to stand up for law-abiding citizens who are smeared by anti-gun liberal elitists." Tenney did not explain why she thinks "anti-gun liberal elitists" would care about the party affiliation of mass shooters, when what they really want is fewer military-style weapons for any civilian. Peter Weber
Billy Graham once warned evangelicals they 'can't be closely identified with any particular party or person.' What happened?
The Rev. Billy Graham, who died in his sleep on Wednesday morning at age 99, will lie in repose under a revival-style tent for two days next week before being buried in a coffin made by inmates on March 2, said Mark DeMoss, spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Graham, known as "America's Pastor," was a counselor to American presidents from Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush, which was "a source of pride for conservative Christians who were often caricatured as backward," The Associated Press says. But when his good friend Richard Nixon resigned the presidency in disgrace, Graham was "devastated and baffled."
After being burned by Nixon, Graham "resolved to take a lower profile in the political world, going as far as discouraging the Rev. Jerry Falwell, a founder of the Moral Majority, from mixing religion and politics," AP reports, offering this 1981 advice from Graham: "Evangelicals can't be closely identified with any particular party or person. We have to stand in the middle, to preach to all the people, right and left. ... I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future."
Falwell did not heed Graham's advice — the Moral Majority, and the evangelical Christian power structure Graham made possible, became deeply entwined in Republican politics, but Graham had his lapses, too: He effectively endorsed Republican Mitt Romney in 2012, AP notes. Graham's son and heir, Rev. Franklin Graham, is one of President Trump's most stalwart supporters.
Billy Graham was "firmly committed to remaining bipartisan," but his "legacy of outreach across lines of race, class, and political party doesn't seem as resonant in contemporary evangelicalism," Emma Green says at The Atlantic. "His death marks the end of an era for evangelicalism, and poses a fundamental question: Will his legacy of bipartisan, ecumenical outreach be carried forward?" Peter Weber


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Promotion quota bill stuck in well as BSP, SP stick to divergent positions
NEW DELHI: The government found itself boxed in over the bill on quota in promotions with BSP and SP - the two parties that lend outside support to the Centre - sticking to their divergent positions on the issue. While BSP continued to insist on its passage, SP parliamentarians invaded the well of the Rajya Sabha to thwart the attempts to give parliamentary approval to the issue.
The House had to be adjourned repeatedly as SP parliamentarians stayed put in the well of the House, chanting slogans against the measure. SP's stand against the bill also got the backing of Shiv Sena.
Deputy chairman PJ Kurien asked protesting members not to disrupt proceedings. Though minister of state in PMO V Narayanasamy rose to table the bill, Kurien had to adjourn the House till 3pm because of the din. But unrelenting SP members trooped into the well as soon as the House reassembled.
EM Sudarsana Natchiappan, who was in the chair, asked the members to get back to their respective seats, but SP members refused to oblige. BSP has threatened to take a tough stand in case the government does not help bring order in the Rajya Sabha.
"We will see for two-three days more... We will then take a tough stand against the government," Mayawati had said on Monday.

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I find nothing wrong
The fast pace keeps you on the edge of your seat. The drums are great, so complex and well placed.
5/5, 10/10 from me.
Good with some issues.
This is a very good piece, and there's no doubt that it would work well as trailer music for an action film. However, there are two flaws that affect it's overall quality.
First off, some of the string sections sound really choppy, especially in regards to the higher-pitched instruments. It isn't so bad at first, but at about 00:26, the choppiness really becomes noticeable and overbearing. I'd suggest smoothing those choppy sections down. I don't think it would detract from the overall sense of "urgency" that is present in this theme.
Secondly, the drums - while being very well done in some parts - seem underdeveloped and lackluster in other parts. Again, at 00:26, the drum section gets really dull. The drums sound awesome at points like 00:39, and this sort-of makes up for the lackluster bits, but the whole piece could be vastly improved if you just work on the drums a little more.
Anyway, that's all the criticism I have for this piece. Aside from those two points, it's really very good. I hope you continue to develop it further.
Good job and good luck!
Thank you for the in-depth feedback! :)
I made some changes in the percussion in some of the spots you mentioned, but was unable to do much for the strings. I added some reverb to hide some of that choppiness you heard, but that's the best I can do with what I've got for sounds at the moment.
I've moved onto other music, so I don't think I will be making any more changes to this one.
Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.


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Nanotechnology has opened up New Avenues in the Shower Enclosures Market
Nanotechnology has opened the windows to a whole new world of protective coatings for innumerable materials. In fact, several traditional coating methods have now been replaced with this cutting-edge technology that works at the molecular level.
Nanotechnology-based protective coatings are becoming popular because they are not only long-lasting, but also scratch-proof. In older methods, the protective coating had to often be sprayed by another layer of coating in order to give it a scratch-free attribute.
But when you are using Nanotechnology , all of these disadvantages are eliminated. This technology has also made in-roads into our daily life. For instance, shower enclosures are increasingly benefiting from such technology as they need protective coating.
Let's consider the need and advantages of coating bath enclosures:
*Bath enclosures tend to remain damp and moist for a fair part of their lives. Often, you have seen that the paint on these enclosures peels off because of excess moisture and the metal underneath is exposed to air. This leads to corrosion and rapid degeneration. But using nano-technology based coatings are a much more efficient as well as cost effective alternative to the traditional paint or plastic-based coatings.
*Cleaning shower enclosures is an important part of maintaining them in good condition. However, with excessive use of detergent and scrub pads to rid the enclosures of stains and marks, one often hastens the deterioration process.
In such a scenario, using nano-technology based protective coatings ensure that the the enclosure can be cleaned with a soft damp cloth. Just a few gentle swipes with a cloth and you have a clean and sparkling enclosure.
*A bath enclosure is a place where detergents, soaps, shampoos and other chemical-based bathing products are used. All of these materials have a negative impact on the quality of the framing of the enclosure over a long period of time. If you compare a nano-technology coated shower enclosure, you shall realize that there is no such impact.
For one, such coatings are not easily affected by chemicals and secondly they can be regularly cleaned by investing just two-three minutes every day. In effect, this adds to their life span.
*Looks are rather important when it comes to shower enclosures. Most of us invest a lot of money in getting our interiors made according to our tastes and liking. Our bathrooms are no exception. Hence, it is important to have a protective coating that is durable and effective but without compromising on the looks. Nano-technology based coatings fit this bill rather perfectly.
They look classy and go well with modern as well as classic looking interiors. Hence, they are a preferred material for an increasing number of architects and interior decorators.
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A question I posed in the show to you was whether or not your red fabric changes colors when you iron it? Does it get darker? It always goes back to the right color — but it always happens with red fabric and I just know I can't be the only one…
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At the age of 20, Attorney Dan Newlin began his career in law enforcement going to work for the New Chicago Police Department. Dan Newlin then worked his way up to Sheriff's Detective for Orange County Florida, Orlando. For a decade he ran the gamut of law enforcement, working everything from narcotics enforcement to auto theft detail. During his law enforcement service he apprehended hundreds of dangerous fugitives while working in the fugitive division. All while receiving honors and awards for going above and beyond the call of duty.
In 1997, after being celebrated for stellar service, Dan Newlin began attending law school at Florida State College of Law, graduating in 2000. Now Attorney Dan Newlin is proud to be licensed and practicing in Illinois and Florida. From the humble beginnings of a single attorney office Dan Newlin has defended thousands of personal injured clients. He has grown his business to holding two offices, in two states, and 75 employees.
Dan Newlin's boutique style personalized law offices sport 18 highly experienced attorneys, from ex prosecutors to board certified 30 year trial lawyers. The Law Office of Dan Newlin spends its time protecting those that are injured, be it on the job or in an accident Dan Newlin ensures that the rights of his clients are observed, and has recovered more than $150 million for his clients according to his Twitter page.
Attorney Dan Newlin is highly involved with his communities, creating the Miracle Project. A project that brings smiles to the faces of children fighting cancer. In 2012 Dan put together a meet and greet for the kids with the former worlds undisputed champion Evander Holyfield. "For the kids to be able to see and interact with one of the greatest Heavyweights – Evander – who has had more setbacks and more comebacks than any other boxer, and for them to understand that in the context of their own difficulties which they now face, I thought would be really cool," said Dan.


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Ok, this is basically using bit shifting and masking to create an index.Code:
public final int MAP_SIZE = 64;
public final int MAP_SIZE_MASK = MAP_SIZE - 1;
int tileIndex = ((xx >> 4) & MAP_SIZE_MASK) + ((yy >> 4) & MAP_SIZE_MASK) * MAP_SIZE;
pixels[x + y * width] = tiles[tileIndex];
For every bit you shift right, you are dividing by 2.
For every bit you shift left, you are multiplying by 2.
the & is a bitwise AND operation and the | (veritical bar) is a bitwise OR. In this case the former is to zero out unwanted Higher Order Bits.
so the tileIndex = xx/16 + (yy/16) * MAP_SIZE
Using bit manipulation sometimes makes things clearer. Here, the code author used mixed methods.
I recommend checking the web for binary or bit operations for a more in depth understanding of the subject.
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Each morning during the week we publish the top analyst upgrades and downgrades that we see in the market. After looking deeper through the calls individually, there are always some critical research notes that are either very insightful or that have very peculiar observations or that have extreme price target objectives. This week we identified six such research calls from analysts. Those calls were in shares of Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS), Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO), Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF), E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC), Penson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: PNSN), and in SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA).
Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) had a game-changing week after it is now going to be profit-oriented after its ELAN Corp. plc (NYSE: ELN) deal was announced this week. We have seen analysts chime in about what this means. Cowen raised it to Outperform and Leerink Swann raised it to Outperform. We expect more positive calls next week as it reports earnings. The close the prior Friday was $14.47 and the close this Friday was $17.76 after closing up each day of the week. Our more detailed analysis is available at BioHealthInvestor.com.
Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO) has been public for just over a month and its quiet period ended for research analysts. This was trading under its IPO price yet all but only one analyst at Wells Fargo was cautious with a "Market Perform" rating. All of the other calls were "Buy/Outperform/Overweight." The initial move went from $17.97 the prior Friday and then the shares (units) rose to $18.50 on Monday and then to $18.71 by Tuesday. Unfortunately, shares closed at $18.27 on Friday so this remains a pressured IPO.
Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF) was raised to "Buy" at Goldman Sachs on Friday after earnings this week. More importantly, Goldman Sachs said that Dean Foods could actually double over the next two years. What makes this call stand out even more is Dean Foods has already almost doubled from its lows of the last year. In 2007, this milk and dairy company's stock traded north of $40.00. The stock closed at $13.41 this week after earnings, up more than 20% from the close of $10.97 the prior Friday.
E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) was given two calls in its favor this week. The turnaround online broker raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs with a $19 price target early this week. Then came another upgrade to "Strong Buy" from "Outperform" at Raymond James. These calls fit in a bit with our take that goes back to last year and even in 2009… E*TRADE will be acquired. Now its turnaround is finally producing positive earnings and the company's writedowns and charge-offs are getting to the point where there is a light at the end of the tunnel. That light does not even look like it is a freight train. These calls had limited price impact as the close a week earlier was $15.92 and the close on this Friday was $16.06.
Penson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: PNSN) got what will feel like a very bad call this week. One analyst downgrade came from Sandler O'Neill maintaining a "Hold" rating but cutting the target to $4.50 from $5.50. It could be inferred that the research call started the move when shares were getting clobbered this last week, but our take is that the call exacerbated the move on issues tied to charges on a municipal bond issue. Whether the call was the catalyst or just an accelerating factor is arguable as the issue has been there before, but the move was extreme. Shares were at $5.35 the Friday before, and the stock hit a low of $2.73 before the company issued clarification news. The good news is that shares had recovered to $3.34 by Friday's close, making a recovery bounce of some 22%. We'll have to see if other firms can support the company this coming week.
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) was supposed to be a game-changing stake as a near-merger with Total when that stake was recently taken. That created a move up from about $16 to $21 when it came about. At the end of the week we saw two very negative calls … SunPower was maintained as "Sell" at Auriga and it was downgraded to "Hold" at ThinkEquity. Instead of rising, SunPower had a stagnant week. It closed at $21.41 a week earlier and closed at $21.23 for roughly a 1% loss this last week.
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Rumary /Rumery--Where from?
MyRumary family has been in England since 1700.It is believed, however, that we were originally from Romania.
A branch of my family changed their name to Romlley at some
time in the 1800's, so it is possible that we were once spelled another way more common in Romania.
There is also a goupr of Rumerys who claim ancestry to
Germany?Can anyone tell me of a village or settlement
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — A rollover wreck involving four cars at Mile marker 227 in South Austin had the lanes of Interstate 35 heading north shut down for quite some time.
Police have reopened all lanes of I-35.
The crash hurt five people, one of whom EMS crews took to University Medical Center Brackenridge with life-threatening injuries.
The entrance ramp to I-35 just before Slaughter Lane is closed. Police do not have an estimated time for the highway reopening.
Police said the crash flung one person out of the car just before 9:30 a.m. EMS crews took that person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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Totes Cray-Cray Abbrevs
The digital-communications maven Arik Hanson recently posted on his blog a list of what he called "terms we obvi need to totes elims from our lexi forevs." It was basically a diatribe against some slang, abbreviations, and acronyms he feels are "totes" overused on Facebook, Twitter, texts, and e-mail.
I found I was familiar with some of the terms (including maven) but not others, and in a flash of inspiration I sent the list to my daughters, Elizabeth Yagoda, a first-year graduate student, and Maria Yagoda, a college senior, so as to hear from "the young people" (as Ed Sullivan might have put it). Here's a selection of some of Hanson's bad boys, with comments from Elizabeth and Maria. (Elizabeth is still on break, so she has more time on her hands. Note also that Maria's comments do not end in punctuation. She has expressed to me that ending an online sentence with a period—as opposed to one or more exclamation points or question marks, or nothing—makes you appear ironic.)
MY: Totes is sort of going out of fashion, but is still a thing
EY: Frequently used (at least at Vassar) in the expression totes cray-cray meaning totally crazy.
MY: People also say jel, or jeal, probably now more that than jelly
EY: To me, jelly connotes the Beyonce song "Bootylicious" ["I don't think you ready for this jelly/I don't think you ready for this jelly/I don't think you ready for this jelly/Is my body too bootylicious for ya babe?"—BY], but I don't think it's used to mean jealous in that example. My internet research sent me to Know Your Meme, which explains that it's often used by internet trolls, especially in the phrase u jelly?
MY: Obv is now a thing, with no "i"; or obvz
EY: Vacay is part of the abbreviation thing, but Staycay is more part of the trend of modifying words/creating single-use neologisms to indicate something for a New York Times trend piece (see mancession, manorexic and tanorexic).
BY: Not to mention flexitarian, metrosexual and bromance!
MY: Adorbs is very popular and very rarely written with the "z" unless someone is trying to be funny/ironic
Noms and all variations, including nom noms and nomming
MY: Noms means snacks. Example: "im going to go get some noms." Or can be a "im nomming right now"
EY: Definitely from lolcats. Can be applied to cute animals—that they are so cute, you want to eat them.
MY: Haven't heard this one in a while
For realz
MY: Yep
EY: I've used -sauce for many things, mainly lamesauce. Awesomesauce was featured on an episode of Parks and Recreation. Here's the relevant dialogue:
April: I love you.
Andy: Dude, shut up! That is awesome sauce!
MY: Nope no one no one no one says this
EY: I actually remember hearing this word on an episode of Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers.
BY: And I actually remember my mother saying it circa 1962. I believe Peter DeVries also has a suburban matron in one of his novels of the same period use it, in order to mock her.
EY: Means angry. Can be specific ("Ugh. This paper is making me so stabby") or free-floating ("I'm so stabby today"). Is used as a topic trend on Jezebel for both forms.
Elizabeth observes, more generally,
Honestly, I feel like young people have always used slang words that "the olds" don't really get and feel are a bastardization of the language. Would the tone of this list be any different if it was written in the 1960s about young people saying chick, bummed out, groovy or "cool?" Or in the 1920s?
Her point is well taken, but I feel there's more going on here. Arik Hanson's LinkedIn profile says he graduated from Winona State University in 1996, which puts him just a bit shy of 40 years old; and he makes it clear that he encounters these terms not when trolling teenagers' texts, but in the communications of his fellow public-relations professionals. Thus it seems that significant numbers of older folks are embracing a whole bunch of childish lingo.
Its popularity is definitely not only, or even mainly, a matter of time-saving efficiency. As Hanson points out (contrasting adorable with adorbs), "It's three more letters people. Really? REALLY?" For realz and amazeballs actually add letters to the "straight" term, for that matter. Nom nom, vacay, coinkydink: What all this is, let's face it, is babytalk.
This doesn't represent a threat to the republic, or even to the integrity of the language. But it's kind of weird. For realz.Return to Top


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By now I'm sure you've seen the attack ads targeting me. These misleading ads are funded by some of California's biggest corporations, who have spent over $700,000 trying to buy this election on behalf of my opponent, Sam Blakeslee.
Corporate money is being funneled through PACs like JOBSPAC, whose major donors include big tobacco company Phillip Morris, big insurance company Anthem Blue Cross, and big oil company Chevron.
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Well, without the challenge, I don't think I would have moved myself to exercise two days in a row. Even when I was working out regularly, I usually took one weekend day off. Normally I don't like running two days in a row, but it's too cold still to bike, and so I did a run/jog to take it a bit easier on my joints and still get in a good workout.
Hub and I went to the bike path with our dog, Kimber. She did great! We let her out on her lead because there were so few people on the path. But I wanted to see how she'd do with a short lead, so I locked it at about 3 feet. She stayed right with me as I jogged along. I corrected her when she crossed left and she figured it out pretty fast. I actually think I could take her out when it is busier on the path.
I thought she'd get tired, but she didn't. We did about 4 miles total, and I'll tell you one thing. She likes a STEADY PACE! No "doggin' it" for this pup! Keeps me honest.
So, I've got a solid week in now of being good. On Feb. 16 I weighed 199.2 and today I weighed 195.8. Yay. Wish I could keep that up. It'll drop off, of course, to 1-2 pounds a week, but it feels good. I was going to bed at night just disgusted with myself. I have to get to a point where eating what I want just isn't worth it. I love waking up knowing I worked hard the previous day, looking forward to getting on the scale. It just starts the day off positive.
It bothers me that I let myself get off track for 6 months. I know I can lose these next 40-some pounds again, plus 12 more to reach my goal. But then what? I know what healthy eating looks like. Why do I get so far off for so long? I still don't know the answer to the big question: maintenance. But that's a worry for later. One day at a time.
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Interesting blog, and it sounds like our journeys are fairly similar. I am in the process of re-losing the 28 pounds I had regained when I got about 15 pounds from goal. I have been wondering why I allowed myself to reverse course when my goal was almost within reach. I can't allow myself to do that again this time. Anyway, thanks for a great blog and looking forward to this 5% challenge with the firecrackers!
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Glad that Kimberly has become your motivation.
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Do you know TINAJANE76? She's one of the leaders of the Maintenance team, and her blogs have talked a lot about how she yo-yoed for years because she never knew how to make maintenance work, and then how she changed things around this time and has been able to maintain for a year this time. She has a lot of really good insights. I highly recommend reading her stuff if you haven't already. I'm sure you'll be ready to start worring about maintenance again in no time!
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"I know what healthy eating looks like. Why do I get so far off for so long?"
If someone ever figures out the answer to that question... they'll be rich!
I've been having the same problem for a couple months but especially since I went on vacation a couple of weeks ago... vacation gets me every time.
Just today my husband came home from a long, exhausting day (for him, not me) and said "so, what do you want to do for dinner?" I said "I want to save money and eat healthy..." to which he replied "so, no Donato's pizza?" And... we ended up with Donato's pizza and now I feel gross. And I'm annoyed with myself - ugh! If it was just this once, I'd be fine but this happens all too often.
I know I should have planned better and I had plenty of time to do so...
But I'm going to get back on the wagon starting right now. I'm going to become a regular here on SP again, plan & track my food, and my workouts. I can do it and I know you can too! You were my biggest SP inspiration during this time last year - I remember how you were motivated (in part) by your daughter's wedding. Do you have any specific events this year that might help?
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Keep up the great work!
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What a fun day.
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Dogs are good for the body and the soul. Glad you have a partner with you.
You've done this once before. I'm betting the learning curve is much faster this time around. You already know everything you need to do as well as what works for you. It's a matter of putting it into action...which you're doing beautifully. Keep it up.
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Me too for me maintenance is a long way off, but my issue is to change my mindset and know that I can do it, Imagine what I will feel like, look like, what I will be able to do differently. I have a very very hard time with it and then will start worrying about " if you always do what you always did... and how will I do this etc.
Glad I went to the naturopath and what she is getting me to do, cos then I know better ( even though I pretty well knew all she said) and I have to be accountable, hoping that after a bit it will be a I want to be accountable for ME too.
Glad the challenge has gotten you moving! and your puppy did better than Alile would! She can be quick but loves to sniff and pick up everything so she has done well with PUT IT DOWN lol
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It's fantastic that your doggie is keeping the pace! Having her along must add a fun element to your exercise!! Keep up the good work.
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We're looking for a new chef to join the team at Baltic Bakehouse, working Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays around 24 hours per week. We'd like someone with professional kitchen experience, who loves great food and wishes to work in challenging environment.
If you are interested in applying please send a copy of your C.V. to firstname.lastname@example.com
We are currently looking for a chef to join our team at Bakehouse Kitchen.
Experience is necessary, the position is part time around 20 hours per week, including weekend and evenings. This is an opportunity to join an exciting and growing team in a modern successful business.
If you would like to apply please contact email@example.com
We are very excited to tell you all that we've taken over the kitchen at the Fly in the Loaf on Hardman street. Formally a bakery and now a pub with one of the best beer selections in Liverpool, The Fly in the Loaf seemed like an ideal establishment for Baltic Bakehouse to be involved with. So when they approached us looking for someone to bring a new approach to their food offering, we couldn't say no.
Bakehouse Kitchen is open seven days a week from midday till 7pm, we are sticking to our ethos of simple food made to the best standard we can. With our background and the history of the Kirkland's building we'll be focusing on baking and the best bar snacks around. Think great pies and sausage rolls, along side a selecting of hot and cold sandwiches (something we pride ourselves on at Baltic Bakehouse) plus sharing platters of great local produce from Cheshire smokehouse and southport potted shrimp. If you're into something a sweet, we have regular treats like the best doughnuts in Liverpool, custard tarts and crack pie. We aim to provide simple great food to have with great beer.
We are looking for a part time baker to join our team, this is primarily a bread baking position but some knowledge of pastry baking would be useful. You must have professional baking experience or training, knowledge of slow fermentation or sourdough baking is useful but not essential. The role is for 15 - 20 hours per week, including some early mornings and weekends, hours will vary, we offer a competitive salary.
This position is now filled.
We will be closed on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
Easter weekend opening times are
Good Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday: Closed
Easter Monday: Closed
We at Baltic Bakehouse are very pleased to announce that we're opening a second shop. It's not quite Baltic Bakehouse 2 more like 1.5. We've been keeping an eye on a property on Allerton Road for a while, an empty sandwich shop that's been unloved for a long time. We actually looked at the shop over two years ago as a possible premises but it wasn't right for us. However, after a year of Baltic Bakehouse we were looking for somewhere to run as an experiment, you might even call it a pop up and this old shop sprung to mind.
What we are opening is a shop that will run Tuesday - Friday 3pm till 6pm everyday. We'll sell great freshly baked bread and a few buns, and to start with that is it. No sandwiches, coffees, tarts or soups. It's a simple shop for those of you coming home from work or on the school run.
Our opening day is Tuesday 1st April 3pm. It's located at 99 Allerton Road, opposite the Barclays Bank. We hope to see you then.
Currently at Baltic Bakehouse we have one opening for a chef, someone who is passionate and great food. This is a part time position including work on Fridays and weekends.
Please send a CV to firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
We are now taking orders for Stollen and mince pie for this Christmas, for more information check CLICK HERE.


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Washington County man arrested after being caught groping several women
On Sunday, Washington County Sheriff's Deputies and Tualatin Police officers arrested a man who was caught groping three women in a park and in an apartment complex.
Investigators are now seeking additional victims.
On Sunday, Nov. 10, at about noon, deputies responded to a suspicious person call at an apartment complex located at 17000 SW Pacific Highway in unincorporated Washington County. One of the sales associates at the complex reported that she and another female sales person had been groped by the same man on two different occasions, and the man had returned. Deputies later identified that man as Ian J. Billow, 28, from Tualatin.
The victim told deputies that Billow had come to the apartment complex on Nov. 3, and Nov. 8, and told them he was looking to rent an apartment. On both occasions, Billow was given a tour of the apartment complex by different female employees. It was reported that on both occasions, when he got in the golf cart for the tour, he placed his hand on the seat as the victim was sitting down. The victim would sit on his hand then he would apologize and play it off as an accident.
Deputies learned that during one of these tours, Billow pretended to trip as he was walking up a flight of stairs. He was walking behind one of the victims and fell face first onto her buttocks lingering there for a few seconds.
The two apartment employee victims exchanged incidents and realized the same person was the suspect in both cases. Yesterday, when he returned and asked for another tour, one of the victims told him to leave and then called the Sheriff's Office to report the activity.
While the Sheriff's Deputies were investigating the case, Tualatin Police received a call about a man in Atfalati Park (6898 SW Wampanoag Dr., Tualatin) who attempted to grab the buttocks of a female jogger. Tualatin Police responded to the park and found the man who matched the description, which turned out to be Billow. A dispatcher at the Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency (WCCCA) recognized that the two suspect descriptions were very similar and informed the deputies.
After deputies compared their investigation with the Tualatin Police Officers, who had arrested Billow, they decided the Sheriff's Deputies would take custody of him and charge him in all of the cases concerning the three victims.
Billow was taken to the Washington County Jail and booked on three counts of Sex Abuse in the third degree, one count of Attempted Sex Abuse in the third degree, and three counts of Harassment. He is held on $15,000 bail.
Sheriff's Deputies suspect Billow has acted inappropriately with other victims and
are seeking information from anyone who may have information regarding these potential crimes. Call 503-629-0111 with information.


text: What's the best way to address Georgia's uninsured residents? I'm writing a story for this weekend's paper on how Mark Taylor and Cathy Cox want to solve the problem. But, I'd like to hear from you on what they should be saying. Do you favor taxpayers covering every child in the state? Should taxpayers provide every Georgian with coverage for their major illnesses and let individuals and their employers take care of routine treatments and "wellness" doctor's visits? May be the state taxpayers should pick up the full cost of covering everyone. Or, should we keep the status quo? Please take a moment to give me your thoughts. I'm not asking you to solve the whole complex issue. Just tell me what you as a voter and taxpayer would want.


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#18 Generals Shutout Cards
Three W&L first-half goals beat CUA
LEXINGTON, Va. - Three first-half goals were too much to overcome for the CUA women's soccer team (9-4) against the #18 Washington & Lee Generals (9-0-2) Sunday afternoon in Lexington, Va. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Cardinals who came into the game looking to give the nationally-ranked Generals their first loss of the fall.
Washington and Lee scored its first goal at 8:38 when Roz Klann controlled a pass from Anne Van Devender long enough to shoot the ball past keeper Kim Stengle (Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge) making the score 1-0. In the 30th minute, the Generals struck again. Martha Caulkins found the back of the net to go up by two, Van Devender notched her second assist of the afternoon on the play. Finally, W&L capped off the half with an unassisted goal by Anne Wiltshire making it 3-0.
The defense pulled it together in the second half but the offense couldn't make up the deficit. The Cardinals were slow on the offensive end the entire game taking just two shots in both halves and just one on goal for the game. Despite holding the Generals to no goals in the second, the score was still 3-0 at the final whistle.
The Generals outshot the Cards 18-4 for the game and had seven corner kicks while CUS attempted none. Stengle notched eight saves for the game.
CUA will take a week off before traveling to Montclair State next Sunday for a 2:00 p.m., kickoff.


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Who are the Pink Ribbon Riders?
Answer: The Pink Ribbon Riders are snowmobile and motor sports enthusiasts who volunteer their time and effort to putting on our events and help those in need. To learn more about the history of Pink Ribbon Riders, click here.
Are the Pink Ribbon Riders a non-profit organization?
Answer: Yes. Pink Ribbon Riders is a 501 C(3) not-for-profit organization, and incorporated in the State of Michigan.
Where does the money go?
Answer: As a non profit 501(c)(3) org PRR provides direct financial assistance to both men and women that are currently in treatment for breast cancer. The assistance is given in a gift form of $500 to the patient. Patients apply for the assistance through an app process that can be found on this website. For application information see here.
The patient assistance program is made available to patients in the states in which we fund raise. Currently those states are NY, MI, MN, WI, WY, ND. Upon financial availability the program helps patients in the states are our participants and donors are from.
Further Details: We cannot share names with the public of who we have assisted as they are protected by HIPAA Rules. But, we often make public appearances with recipients as part of our awareness tour.
How can you help?
- Make a financial donation
- Donate your time as a volunteer
- Donate professional services or products.
*The generosity of our donors is critical as we continue our efforts to help breast cancer patients both men and women.
Why donate to the Pink Ribbon Riders?
Answer: We simply can't make a difference without you.
If I choose to donate to the Pink Ribbon Riders, how will my money be used?
Answer: Your donations will be used to support men and women in need, that have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
We try and help everyone that applies, as long as fund are available.
Can you help us make a connection?
There are many costs with holding an event, and the Pink Ribbon Riders try very hard to search out companies and those who can help eliminate costs so that a higher percentage of the funds raised go directly back into the mission on helping others.
If you have a company, or know of someone that would like to help offset the costs of an event, please contact us. In kind services are needed as well as event sponsorships at all levels.
For more information or to donate as a supporting sponsor please contact us.
Questions? Please email us.
Donate by Mail
Please print the donation form complete and mail back to:
Pink Ribbon Riders
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To create a Patient Portal account, contact us.
The spinal column is made up of small bones (vertebrae) stacked on top of one another, creating the natural curves of the back. Between the vertebrae are flat, round, rubbery pads (intervertebral disks) that act as shock absorbers and allow the back to flex or bend. Muscles and ligaments connecting the vertebrae allow motion while providing support and stability for the spine and upper body. Each vertebra has an opening (foramen) in the center and these line up to form the spinal canal. Protected by the vertebrae, the spinal cord and other nerve roots travel through the spinal canal. Nerves branch out from the spinal column through vertebral openings, carrying messages between the brain and muscles. Facet joints align at the back of the spinal column, linking the vertebrae together and allowing for rotation and movement. Like all joints, cartilage covers the surface where facet joints meet.
The spine contains three segments: lumbar, thoracic and cervical. The lumbar spine consists of five vertebrae located in the lower back; lumbar vertebrae are larger because they carry more of the body's weight. The thoracic spine consists of 12 vertebrae and begins at the upper chest, extending to the middle back and connecting to the rib cage. The cervical spine includes the neck and consists of seven small vertebrae, beginning at the base of the skull and ending at the upper chest. Disks in the lumbar spine are composed of a thick outer ring of cartilage (annulus) and an inner gel-like substance (nucleus). In the cervical spine, disks are similar but smaller in size.
Osteoporosis is a disease of progressive bone loss that can develop unnoticed over many years, without producing symptoms or discomfort until a fracture occurs. As osteoporosis progresses, the vertebrae weaken and narrow, often causing a loss of height and a severely rounded upper back (dowager's hump), or a "bent forward" appearance to the spine. When too much pressure is placed on a vertebra weakened by osteoporosis, the patient may suffer a vertebral compression fracture. Fractures caused by osteoporosis often occur in the spine. These vertebral compression fractures occur in nearly 700,00 patients each year and are almost twice as common as other fractures typically linked to osteoporosis, such as broken hips and wrists.
Vertebrae weakened by osteoporosis are at high risk for fracture. Patients with the disease can suffer a vertebral compression fracture as a result of a fall, or while doing everyday things, such as reaching, twisting, coughing or sneezing. Vertebral compression fractures are not always a result of osteoporosis. However, when osteoporosis is involved, these fractures are often the first sign that the disease has weakened the patient's skeleton.
The exact medical causes of osteoporosis have not yet been determined, however, many factors that can lead to the disease have been identified. Increased risk for osteoporosis has been associated with: aging, heredity (small, slender build; fair skin; Asian or Caucasian ethnicity; family history of fractures), poor nutrition, low-calcium diet, low body weight, sedentary lifestyle, tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, certain medications (including steroids), and other illnesses (including some thyroid problems).
A vertebral compression fracture causes back pain, typically near the vicinity of the break. Vertebral compression fractures most commonly occur near the waistline, as well as slightly above (mid-chest) or below (lower back). The pain becomes more intense with standing or sitting for a period of time, and is frequently relieved by rest or lying down. Although the pain may move to other areas of the body, such as the abdomen or down the legs, this is uncommon.
After reviewing your medical history and discussing your symptoms, your physician will perform a physical examination, checking your posture and the alignment of your spine, and pressing on certain areas of your back to determine if the source of your pain is from an injury to muscle or bone. Your physician will also check for injury to spinal nerve roots by conducting a neurologic exam that includes evaluation of your reflexes and muscle strength. To fully assess your condition and confirm your diagnosis, additional imaging studies may be required, such as X-rays, magnetic resonance images (MRI), computed tomography (CT), bone scan, and bone density testing.
When you have a vertebral compression fracture, it is important to assess whether you also have osteoporosis, and if so, how severe the condition is. X-rays will often show thinning of the bone throughout the spine (osteopenia), which is a forerunner to osteoporosis and causes bone to become much more fragile. A bone mineral density scan (DEXA) can determine the extent of your bone loss and help your physician estimate your risk for additional fractures, as well as determine appropriate medications to treat any bone density loss.
Most patients who suffer a vertebral compression fracture improve within 6 to 8 weeks without specific treatment to repair the fracture. Simple measures, such as a short period of rest and limited use of pain medications, are often all that is prescribed. Certain patients must wear a brace that restricts movement, allowing the fracture to heal. If you have also been diagnosed with osteoporosis, you are at increased risk for additional vertebral compression fractures, as well as other fractures in other areas, such as hip and wrist. Your doctor will address treatments for bone density loss during this time.
For severe pain that does not respond to initial treatment measures, vertebral augmentation surgery may be considered. The best candidates for these procedures are patients who suffer severe pain due to a recent vertebral compression fracture. As with all surgeries, there are specific advantages, disadvantages and risks associated with each approach and none are ideal for every patient. Discuss these surgical treatments with your physician to find out if either is appropriate for the type of vertebral fracture you have, and if there is a minimally invasive option available for you. If surgery is recommended, talk to your surgeon about what to expect regarding your recovery and final outcome.
As with any surgery, there are some risks, and these vary from person to person. Complications are typically minor, treatable and unlikely to affect your final outcome. For most people, surgery can provide relief of symptoms and return to function with relatively low risk of complications. Overall, elderly patients have higher rates of complications from surgery, as do patients who are overweight, diabetics, smokers, or suffering from multiple medical problems. Among the general, potential risks associated with surgery are infection, bleeding and blood clots, and reactions to anesthesia. Be sure to discuss the potential risks and benefits with your surgeon prior to surgery.


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Giovanni's Superfan Sidebar 10/30/2013 – Max Mutchnick
A real time blog where Superfan Giovanni does recap and commentary on the show as it happens and opines on all things ACS
Guest – Max Mutchnick
Recorded 10-29-2013 – Release Date 10-30-2013
Production Number #1196
Adam is opening the show with a great #TopDrop from the last episode, courtesy of the wonderful Alison Rosen.
Adam is plugging the guest Max by mentioning his 83 Emmy nominations and 16 wins.
Adam is now getting into Norm Macdonald and his lack of driving in Los Angeles and how his name Norm made Adam think of the irony in his name, the least normal person Adam has ever met and lives nowhere near a farm, comedy gold.
Adam is having some comedy with BB about his reference and now getting into his Rams becoming victim of the dreaded uprights.
Adam is now setting up the clip with some serious passion going on and light commentary from BB.
Adam is now going through the clip almost frame by frame and giving his take on the kick, he says it looked good but he honestly has no idea, BB has a great laser beam reply, perfection!
BB is asking to talk football for a minute and Alison has a killer "Aren't we?!" reply that needs to be a drop ASAP.
They're all discussing the uprights and Alison is lamenting her massive tweet influx with every kick and BB is making it clear he's genuinely tired of hearing about what Adam wants to talk about regarding the uprights.
Adam is now stepping in with a correction, he's going over his experiences at the airport, Adam is correcting himself on the food allowances for flights and Alison is stepping in to help.
Adam is now joking about a Plastique grinder or a burrito the Mexican bomb, hilarious!
Adam is now demanding credit for his idea for sandwich based explosives and leaving explosives in water bottles piled up at the security checkpoints and he's discussing the water policies with Alison, regarding sip tests and water strips.
Q and Ace
1st Caller Steven wants to know what Adam will teach Sonny about boxing, Adam is now sharing some cute anecdotes about his son.
Adam is now telling the gang about his medicine ball/balance board routine and 10 times in 19 seconds record.
Adam is now summing up the daredevil gene using his two kids and their alternate personalities to contrast the cautious gene, Alison has an insightful question and Adam is further explaining his history with "hurdles that needed to be overcome".
Adam is citing the loading dock behind the Gelson's that he had to jump as it scared him and he had to conquer that fear.
Adam is now explaining the story in full to Alison and BB.
Adam is now telling the story of the chimney he was compelled to jump as well and how he needed to do a flip to really challenge himself, eventually conquering it without anyone to witness it.
Adam is now summing up his nature as young man, including his willingness to engage in a fight when challenged, Alison is now asking Adam how's wired now in comparison.
Adam says he would still probably fight someone if they wanted to go but still feels like he's much different.
Adam says he's going to teach Sonny how to punch regardless of who he grows up to be, hilarious "puss pen pals" riff from the Aceman, BB is jumping in and this is gold!
Adam is now back to his kids and their wiring, he's bringing up Natalia asking for Adam to add the scary "pretend to ignore me" element to their Superman game.
Adam is now bringing up the time when Natalia was 2-3 and said "less forward" until Adam was out of her jump range and she ate shit on the carpet.
Adam is now quoting Natalia from age 4 ½ telling him how much she likes the move that adds fear to her rush, Alison has a telling "good luck" and Adam is now doing a crazy stripper tangent with BB.
Adam is now joking about calves with Alison while trying to make a point about genetics and how people attempt to take credit for their genetic gifts.
Adam is making a profound point about the role parents play in shaping the innate behaviors and tendencies of their children, interesting angle on nature vs. nurture.
2nd Caller Brandon, he wants to know when someone should start selling advertising on their podcast.
Alison has a claim that he sounds like me, Adam seems to agree and has a funny question demanding to know if this man stole my voice and I'm insultaflattered.
Adam is now advising smart about podcast monetization and BB is offering his own take.
Adam is now using Seal Team Six in contrast to an army of thousands of poorly trained individuals.
Adam is now commenting on his own listener size and how it's academic after he fills the rafters and sells all the merchandise.
Adam wants a small motivated army as opposed to a larger passive group who won't get involved, Adam has a great plug for "Pussy Lips" the latest ringtone.
Alison has some smart input about the numbers and what advertisers want to see.
Adam is bringing up how everyone is given a shot to move the needle with sales and how it effects return business and ad buys.
They're wrapping up the advice and going to break.
Max is now joining the show, the creator of "Will and Grace".
Max is explaining his kid's personality and how he and his husband Eric fertilized their children, Adam asks if they had a perfect pair of kids and Max is being super honest about his emotions.
Max is sharing that biologically the tough one of the pair is his daughter, he's being brave and sharing this detail for the first time, how cool!
Alison is getting in the mix and we're getting a very interesting insight into this man's family life.
Adam is bringing up the biological influences over personality and Max has another use of Pussy that Adam finally responds to.
Adam is asking Max about the relationship differences between Adam, Lynette and their relationship with the kids, how it translates to the two dad's scenario.
Adam has a hilarious two Adam's household hypothetical riff, asking about a "feminine void" for the children.
Max was concerned about exactly that and doesn't try to push an agenda with the girls, this is groundbreaking ACS material, and I love Max!
Adam is now taking it to the "Big Brother" program and we're learning that Max was in the Jewish program, Max is giving a nice dinner table anecdote about the genetic link between him and his children.
Adam is now joking with Max about the egg "donation" process and how they selected theirs.
Alison wants to know how much information you're provided with, Max was going for all looks and his husband Eric wanted the brains.
Max has a fine point about beauty and Adam is now giving a super realistic approach and how it effects women vs. men, a simultaneously insulting but actually profoundly insightful and kind nod to what women have to endure in regards to the standard of beauty.
Adam is now asking about the price and when it comes into play in the "donation" process, Max is being as honest as possible and sharing all the strange "grey area" details.
Adam asks if the women are alerted when their eggs have been purchased and Max has another super understanding insight into the women who are involved in this process and how they don't want to meet anyone involved in the process, so cold.
Max is explaining why gay men aren't allowed into the sample room together and Adam finds out there is no "gay box" for homosexual sample providers.
Adam is now joking about Max not traveling with his own porn, Adam has a "porn Leatherman" he brings with him on the road.
BB is sharing how the porn had all been stolen from the cases when he gave his Beverly Hills semen sample, Adam is reacting as if he has never heard this even though BB shared it on air 3 years ago.
"Tainted by Titties" – Adam Carolla, BB has a killer follow up line and Max is sharing how his daughters insist on showing their vaginas to their dads.
Alison is asking about the surrogate they chose, Max is bringing up what an incredible part of their life she became.
Max is sharing the rules of the delivery and Adam is jumping in to explain none of the contracts matter as Max agrees.
Max is now listing the 5 attorneys involved in the agreement process for these very wanted children.
Adam is now trying to discern who's gayer Max or Elton John, Adam has a hilarious "I thought you were Goldstar gay?!" reply to Max.
Max is sharing what a great man Elton was to the surrogates who carried his child, Max is sharing how he also threw the rule book out the window and developed a relationship with the woman doing this incredible thing for them.
Max is once again being very smart about this and sharing all the details of the process and agreeing with all of Adam's points.
Max has a serious anecdote about his daughter thinking her mommy was dead and how he had to clarify that.
Adam and Max are remarking on the husbands to the wives who do this surrogate service, Max is being funny about his arrival with his husband Eric in Texas and the fish out of water nature of it all.
Max is remarking on the husband of the surrogate and being considerate of the toll it takes on him and his life, what a good solid guest.
Adam is now commenting on the motivational factor of money in response to Max and his anecdote about the breast milk provided for 9 months into his children's lives.
Max is now sharing about the milk service setup through FedEx, Max is also saying you cannot travel with large sized Metamucil containers.
Adam is now declaring those kids had better not ever give their two dads any lip after the couple hundred grand required to bring them to life.
Max is now commenting on Will Sasso's calves and how he was also attached to the man's impressive leg muscles.
Alison is asking how they got the shot of Will Sasso's calves they're all remarking on, if memory serves it was shot at "Happy Endings" in Los Angeles.
Max is now joking about what Seth MacFarlane did to Brandon Routh at the end of "Ted".
Max is telling them about his two failed series in two years, the last one "Partners" was a remake of a 1995 series from Fox.
The cast of which were on Classic Loveline Episode #111.
Adam is telling Max about his failed CBS sitcom, he's sharing how the emotional moments outweighed the comedy after everyone gave their notes.
Adam is explaining how they gave in regarding the notes process just to make it to air, but then never ended up as a series.
Adam is being super honest about how the executives influenced too much estrogen into the sitcom that then lead to Les Moonves rejecting the pilot for it being too feminine.
Max is explaining how he's made the same mistake by not involving him in the series and what that means for its chances to go to series.
Adam is now going off on the death of art and the influence of too many cooks in the kitchen, Adam says he never wants to do it again and Max agrees with his reasoning.
Alison wants to what started the change with the networks, Max is praising Warren Littlefield.
Adam is taking it back to the casting process and the art by committee clusterfuck of network sitcoms.
Adam is now mocking "I'm not funny, but I know funny!" and Max agrees while stating he wants to keep working, Adam is pissed and doesn't give a fuck.
Adam is bringing up his late dear, dear friend Alan Kirshenbaum and sharing an anecdote of him and a reply he gave about the best joke in the sitcom pilot.
Adam is on en epic almost "Micro Machines Guy" fast tangent about the women he worked with behind the scenes who helped dismantle his sitcom.
Adam is sharing his "there would be no Archie Bunker" theory with Max about network testing and studio notes effect on comedy.
Alison's News
Her top story is on Lou Bega revealing he's been receiving lots of condolences regarding the death of Lou Reed, Alison is keenly connecting this to the caller from yesterday who made the same mistake.
Adam is now going off on Mambo Number 5 and Lou guesting on MTV Loveline in 1999.
2nd Story is on a Jimmy Kimmel Live bit where Jimmy asked some children how to repay the US debt to China.
ABC has apologized to the group and Adam is bringing up the actual feelings of a network and mocking the 80/20 name.
Alison is revealing how they plan to edit it out of all repeat airings of the show, Alison and Adam both mock that idea despite a certain ACS edit from a VPN show that nobody brings up ever.
Alison is asking about the protests against "Will and Grace" and Max is sharing how they did an episode about conversion with Neil Patrick Harris.
Max is sharing a particular anecdote about a letter and his smart reply.
Adam is now saying 96 percent of apologies are just people trying to make other people bend to their will, he's throwing "take that back" into the mix.
Adam is now talking about the various demands for respect with Max and throwing in "you better respect me".
Alison has a nonscientific idea on "I apologize" vs. "I'm Sorry" and Adam ends up agreeing with her as she's probably right.
3rd story is on the breakup of the Jonas Brothers, didn't this happen 3 years ago?
Max is explaining the lineup and Adam is calling them all fuckable to him, hilarious riff that Max initiates.
Adam is now asking about the guys and Max is pointing out Nick, the one who will have a solo career and Max predicts he'll be a movie star.
Max is being very honest with his gaydar and Adam is now asking him about it and sharing his own lack of perception to obvious closeted or unaware gay people.
Adam is sharing how he didn't know Max was gay upon meeting him outside the studio, Alison observed the exchange.
Max is praising Adam's lack of judgment, he's "color and cock blind" and commenting on how gay people are often better citizens and improve property values.
Adam is pitching converting straight guys to gay instead of the opposite way that doesn't work, Adam is now calling or tax rebate for gay couples.
Adam is now getting Max to confirm how he and Eric overpaid in taxes, Adam is saying they never stopped rowing and adding kilowatts to the grid so to speak.
Adam is now calling the gays, sunshine water and fertilizer for society and Alison has a hilarious "root rot" one liner in Adam's complex plant analogy, nice use of accidental fruit.
Max has a beautiful prediction about the children of gay people across society and the people they could become.
Alison is wrapping the news and Adam is launching into a live read.
Max is teasing a possible series at Showtime after Christmas and not asking for any plugs, he promises to come back to promote it if everything goes to plan, I hope he does!
Adam is giving out the plugs and wrapping the show.