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Everyone Needs a Best Friend — The Fairer Sex Files
This is my best friend, Eliot. I won't be cocky and say that he's better than yours, but he's hard to beat.
I met Eliot during the latter part of High School; we ignored each other for about a year. Well he ignored me, because I was a "scary bad kid," and he was a puss. Once we did become friends though, it wasn't long before we were best friends. Eliot is kind, observant, hilarious, giving, passionate, and brilliant. We spent our twenties seeking out adventures instead of bar-hopping, hand-writing illustrated, ridiculous letters to each other, and collecting stories. I have no idea who this parrot belonged to:
We also share some sort of cosmic magnetism towards the ridiculous. During college on a beautiful spring day, we were walking through Manhattan to meet some friends for lunch. We turned the corner and the skies changed, darkening quickly. We turned to each other just as the wind picked up and we found ourselves in the middle of what we refer to as "the dirt storm." Wind and dirt and garbage flew at us from every direction, as we screamed with laughter and choked on mud. As quickly as it happened, it was sunny again, and we arrived at our lunch date completely covered in filth, with no way to explain. We had to go to the bathroom to clean the dirt out of our mouths and eyes. This is our life, but at least we are together.
In some ways, we are completely different -- Eliot is wildly ambitious and had two, sometimes three summer jobs at a time during college, while I slept the day away and spent a lot of time at the beach. He has built a really successful and exciting career for himself from all that sweat, and I admire him more than anyone else I know.
For years we lived in different cities, but
we still talked every day we've been in a constant conversation since the beginning of this century. After years of him begging me, and several fake-outs that would have been legitimate grounds for the end of our friendship, I finally moved back to our native New York. We're still in our honeymoon period, and sometimes I find myself thinking, "I can't believe this is my life now," mostly because I get to see so much of him, and he is the best person I know. Having an awesome best friend feels like winning the lottery; this irredeemably fantastic person regularly picks me to spend time with them.
For years we dreamed about doing comedy projects and storytelling together, and now that I am in New York, we are making it happen. Nothing is more satisfying than finding a creative partner who inspires you, and who better than your best friend? I mean, we've been telling these stories for years around tables to our friends, and now we get to tell them to audiences.
My life is awesome, and a lot of that is because of my best friend. He made me believe I was funny and had stories to tell by laughing loudly at me when I told them to him, back when I was an insecure 17-year-old who wasn't quite sure what she was worth, yet. We've seen each other shine, and we've also been there for each other during some pretty dark times. We always will be.
Since the first time he drove me to school, forcing me to listen to his mix cds of 90s TV theme songs, I have known that I will never be alone. I mean, if we loved each other when we looked like this, we'll love each other forever:
I can't believe I just put that on the internet.
Best friendships are important because they allow for us to change. We don't get to pick our family; we're pretty much stuck with them for life, whether or not we feel connected to them at all. As we grow, it becomes harder for family to understand us. Romantic relationships, while maybe the most "rewarding" (sex, companionship, partnership, all awesome) are subject to the will of another person, and can change at any point, based on the changing desires of humans. Friendship, when it is real, lasts forever. A close friendship is like a person; it evolves, restructures, ebbs and flows as life changes around it.
I get a little freaked out when my friends call their significant others their "best friends." Sure, part of that is probably jealousy and a looming sense of my own obsolescence in their lives...SURE, fine. It's also because I feel strongly that, even if I do end up succumbing to marriage at some point (you can tell how psyched I am about that, because I write about it as if writing about terminal illness), I will always have strong, active friendships.
Here's why Eliot is my best friend, forever: Directly after the above picture was taken at an apple orchard in upstate New York, a group of very "together" 30-something people walked by us. From the branches of the tree I was climbing, mouth full of apple and dirt all over my pants/hands/face/everything always I yelled "God, it's like we are toddlers compared to them!" Eliot laughed and yelled up to me, "30 is the new 10!" This is not actually true, but it's true for us. We're the same kind of human. Our friendship is a rare anomaly, and I feel incredibly lucky to have found someone who understands me. Not only that, but I found him when I was 16 years old; I am lucky, and I don't ever plan on forgetting that.
Now go call your best friend.
Jackie Mancini is the associate editor of GuySpeed and an unabashed lover of large breasts, porno, foul mouths and loud music. Her childhood diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder is most likely responsible for her current position as the only female employee of a men's website. Her column 'The [Fairer Se]X Files' appears every Wednesday. You can read more of her work here, and you can also follow her on Twitter.


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A Rampone Thanksgiving
U.S. captain Christie Rampone, a resident of Manasquan, N.J., was right smack in the middle of Hurricane Sandy. She saw her beloved Jersey Shore get battered and broken but was inspired by how the community responded. In the true spirit of Thanksgiving, during this holiday she has brought a family into her home that had lost their own.
U.S. captain Christie Rampone, a resident of Manasquan, N.J., was right smack in the middle of Hurricane Sandy. She saw her beloved Jersey Shore get battered and broken but was inspired by how the community responded. In the true spirit of Thanksgiving, during this holiday she has brought a family into her home that had lost their own.
U.S. Women's National Team captain Christie Rampone has lived in and around the Jersey Shore her entire life.
She grew up in Point Pleasant, attended Monmouth College, lived in Hoboken for a while during her 20s and currently lives in Manasquan, a picturesque small New Jersey town about 75 minutes south of New York City.
She's been through some tough weather before, but nothing could have prepared her for what happened to New York and New Jersey over a few days in late October.
The massive storm caused what New Jersey governor Chris Christie called "incalculable" damage, with some estimates putting the cost at $50 billion.
The Point Pleasant boardwalk, which embodies many of Rampone's fondest childhood memories, was virtually destroyed. It will cost millions to rebuild.
"I don't know what kind of summer we'll have," said Rampone. "We'll see how the shore is going to be for the summer and years to come. It may never be the same, but we'll rebuild and we'll make it as close as we can with the spirit people have around here."
Thankfully, Rampone's house was not damaged, but many families in her area were not so fortunate. Rampone said that on a drive through the most stricken areas, she saw some people with their entire water-damaged first floors out on their front lawns. Approximately 120 homes in Manasquan are uninhabitable and 75 percent of those will probably have to be totally rebuilt.
One of those was families was Amy and Rick Stainton. Amy, a former college teammate of Rampone's at Monmouth, and Rick, an assistant women's soccer coach at Seton Hall and former assistant coach for Sky Blue FC in Women's Professional Soccer, are family friends of the Rampones. Like the Rampones, they have two young daughters (one in preschool and one in second grade) and they suddenly found themselves homeless. They lost both their cars to the deluge water, as well.
The first floor of their home was totally flooded as was part of the second floor. There wasn't any hesitation on Rampone's part.
"I told Amy we have the space and I'll be traveling with the national team a bit," said Rampone, who was also set to induct Amy into the Monmouth Athletic Hall of Fame before the storm cancelled that event. "I told her that I'd be in and out, it was not too far from their daughter's school and it was the best fit. Lots of people reached out to them and she was a bit overwhelmed with everything. They didn't know where to go so we basically made the decision for them. I told her, 'You are coming here.'"
Anyone who has ever seen Rampone play during her many years on the national team knows about her competitive spirit, and that spirit transferred over to the recovery from the storm.
Sandy left the Rampones without power for 12 days. She and her husband, Chris, acquired a generator about three days post-storm and powered some lights in the living room, the hot water heater for showers and her gas stove to allow her to cook. A gas fireplace provided heat. They charged their iPads with their car battery for a week.
During the first few days after the storm, and with no cell phone service, Rampone was so cut off from the outside world that she was one of the last to know that U.S. Soccer had announced the hiring of Tom Sermanni as the new head coach. She had to drive a few towns over just to check her email.
She never let any of the adversity slow her down.
"Our town was awesome," said Rampone. "Everyone really rallied around each other. We brought food and coffee and hot chocolate for the National Guard, and we made a ton of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches until we starting getting power back on. Everyone worked together, supporting each other, helping everyone dig out, just taking care of people that needed it."
Rampone will spend the morning of Thanksgiving Day in a parade in Philadelphia with U.S. teammates Nicole Barnhart, Carli Lloyd and Heather O'Reilly and then have dinner with her in-laws. The Staintons will also spend the day with in-laws, but the Rampones and Staintons will come together over the weekend to share a turkey dinner and sincere thanks that they have friends to help them through the hard times.
"In the first week, it was just, get your boots on, get your gloves on and go from one job to another," said Rampone. "It was about who needs help and you'd go help them. It was so impressive. Even people who lost things are helping others who lost. Everyone was opening their homes, doing what they could do. There were emails every day giving us updates, where to volunteer, and everyone was doing something. I give credit to the town and all the volunteers. Everything was organized and it was so amazing to see people helping each other out so much."
Rampone, America's No. 1 Soccer Mom, was very inspired by her own daughter Rylie and the lessons she was able to learn from the experience. At Manasquan Elementary, where Rylie attends first grade, 71 families and 105 children along with 16 teachers were displaced.
"As it turned out, Rylie had an unbelievable experience of helping her friends move, getting their toys, moving their lives," said Rampone. "Half the kids at her school no longer have homes. She got her clothes ready to donate and you really got a positive takeaway from such a negative thing. She never complained about not having TV or anything. She just wanted to help her friends."
The Staintons will be staying with the Rampones for at least six to eight months, or as long as it takes to navigate their insurance and government assistance to rebuild their home.
"We'll figure it out," said Rampone. "At Christmas, there will be four piles under the tree instead of two and we'll have to make sure the kids do their homework instead of playing together all the time, but all this makes you realize how important your friends are in times of need."
Count in that group the players of the U.S. Women's National Team, who will be signing numerous items for charity auctions to raise money for families in need in Rampone's area. If you want to help, you can donate at http://www.manasquan-nj.com/hurricane-donations.html and for more information on how to help, email email@example.com.

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Oracle Application Express 3.1 was released a few days ago, you can download the latest release here:
Many of you have probably already heard of or even tried out the new interactive report regions. If you haven't heard about this new region type yet, I'd recommend starting with the brief introduction which can be found here:
In addition to interactive report regions, there have been numerous other enhancements, and one of my focus areas were the enhancements to report printing. The two main enhancements in this area are support for multiple SQL source statements for report queries, allowing to combine several reports or combinations of reports and charts in a single print document, and additionally, the introduction of a PL/SQL print API. I will cover these enhancements and some of the other changes on my Blog in the coming weeks. For now, I'd like to point out the 3.1 new features application, which showcases some of the printing enhancements along with interactive reports and other 3.1 new features:


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Clement of Alexandria: Jesus, the Divine Physician
Perhaps all identity is born from conflict. Heraclitus, the pre-Socratic philosopher, thought everything came out of conflict. Christian identity in its infancy also had to engage with and separate from strong religious and philosophical forces in Judaism, Greek thought and Gnosticism.
Alexandria, a city founded in the universalist vision, became the earliest crucible of this process. Even at the time of Christ when Philo, the Jewish thinker, was reconciling Greek and Jewish minds and the Hebrew Bible was being translated into Greek, Alexandria was a place where dialogue not coercion was the hallmark of the quest for truth.
Clement of Alexandria, born perhaps in Athens in 150 AD, gravitated towards this extraordinary city of ideas and there found his Christian mentor. Pantaenus who had visited and studied the philosophy of India, was the first head of the first Catechetical School in Christianity a position to which Clement succeeded. When this open season of intellectual ferment was shut down by the persecutions of the early third century Clement, a married man, was forced to pack his books and flee and died somewhere in exile about the year 215.
As the first mystical theologian he has left us an enduring model of a Christian mind so deeply coloured with the catholicity of the mind of Christ that he proclaimed that 'nothing that is not against nature can be against Christ'. A Christian humanist who saw the Word of God doubly preparing for the Incarnation by means of Greek philosophy as well as the Hebrew Bible, Clement presented Christianity in a way that the educated world could respect. Imagine today how much better one feels at one's core beliefs being represented by a Ratzinger or a Williams rather than by a single-issue fundamentalist.
Clement's catholic mind contrasts with his African contemporary Tertullian's whose faith had a very different tone – "what has Athens to with Jerusalem?" he asked dismissively. Even as a 'Christian Platonist', though, Clement held to the fundamental doctrines of the Incarnation, the human-divine nature of Jesus and of Christ as universal saviour ('everyone has need of Christ') not as a dogmatic test of conventional orthodoxy but as an inspirational revelation. For Clement the Incarnation is a work both of 'tuition and revelation' and this continuous breakthrough into faith sustains the freshness and largeness of his theology just as it must have grounded and steered his prayer. In him we see that theology and experience are not meant to be separated.
Clement is the first theologian to speak of salvation as 'theosis' (divinisation). It is not a legal process. Sin for him is not an infraction of rules meriting punishment but the irrational result of ignorance. He uses a metaphor that Julian of Norwich would also employ to illustrate her theology of salvation – the Adam who fell into a ditch because he couldn't jump over it and couldn't get out. The second Adam came to help him, not to punish. It is in the imageless depth of one's prayer that this theology of salvific mercy is born and grows. Salvation for Clement is not a reprieve but freedom, health, knowledge, life. The 'medicine of the divine physician', the Word who has eternally 'held the helm of the universe' and who, incarnate, is known to be the 'all-healing physician of human infirmities and the holy charmer of the sick soul.'
Knowing this is faith. Clement therefore sees Christians as 'true gnostics'. Although he defends Christian belief from a takeover bid by Gnosticism he does not deny how and where the Gnostic approach is true. Clement's view of the disciple's personal growth of this spiritual knowledge is expressed in his three great works. The Protrepticus (Exhortation) introduces the pagan mind to Christ as Logos with an emphasis on belief. "Everyone may choose to believe or disbelieve." In the Paedogogus (Tutor) he focuses on the educational work of Christ and the purification of the disciple. Here we see the first illustration of what could be called an integral Christian 'spirituality' – faith as a holistic way of life with a socio-economic significance touching on how people dressed, ate, wore jewellery and scent, went to the baths, walked, spoke and made love in the marriage chamber.
In Stromateis (Carpetbags) a more esoteric style addresses more advanced pupils in whom direct experiential knowledge of the truth has already begun to appear. These three stages of the spiritual journey will become normative for the whole tradition. Christ the Teacher 'trains the Gnostic by mysteries, the believer by good works, the hard of heart by corrective discipline'. The neophyte obeys from fear, motivated by the desire for rewards, the believer forms good habits, the Gnostic obeys through love and has no desires because she has all she needs through the Holy Spirit and she is as like God as is humanly possible.
Irenaeus, Athanasius and later Augustine shared with Clement the key patristic belief that the import of the Incarnation of God is the divinisation of the human being. This brave assertion – one that became dangerous later in the tradition - attracted the Gnostic then just as it attracts the vaguer 'New Agers' today. The Christian meaning of the idea however is precise and rational. It links personal experience with the ever-ineffable mystery of God's nature. Theosis is the work of love, not thought alone. We will see continually in our survey of the tradition that contemplation is the work of love. 'The more someone loves God the more deeply he enters into God,' Clement says and what makes this possible is what Aquinas would call 'connaturality'.
It is an idea of Plato that Clement developed in Christian faith through the verse in Genesis that says the human being is made 'in the image and likeness of God.' We can only know that which we are like. It is the nous (mind), the most inward part of the soul according to Plato that makes it possible to know God. But to translate this as 'intellect' today is misleading. It is much closer to that function of mind called 'buddhi' in Sanskrit or the 'heart' in the Scriptures. For Clement nous is the meaning of the human as "image of God" and it is the organ of prayer.
To be the ikon (image) of God is, for the mystical thinker, not a frozen state but a dynamic process. We are a becoming like, a being in process of assimilation to God. There is a tendency to abstraction in all this – the body doesn't get much of a look in and contemplation might seem rather spectral. But Clement's Christian anchor in Incarnation controls this. The 'true gnostic' is a fully involved ecclesial Christian. Good works flow from prayer and as a Christian contemplative he is 'greater in the kingdom who shall do and teach. (because) all to him are friends.'
The combination of transcendence, expressed in theosis, and immanence, expressed in love, is infinity. In Clement perfection means we never become perfect and that 'every end is a new beginning.' The imageless nature of contemplation – what Origen, Clement's successor, was to call 'pure prayer' is the experiential work of this theology in which we are continuously moving 'through holiness into immensity'. Clement's is the first great articulation of the apophatic dimension of knowing God to which everyone is summoned. 'We may attain somehow to the conception of the Almighty, not knowing what He is but what He is not.' The mature Christian, we learn from Clement at the beginning of our tradition, is theologically bilingual. She can say: where is God not? Nowhere. So, God is everywhere. This covers all bases and avoids the hubris that has led us in this age to the folly of scientism, believing only what we can see and measure.
Immense as has been the impress of Clement's mystical intelligence on Christian thought and spirituality it is the depth and breadth of his encounter with Christ that makes him that rare combination, a loveable authority. For him Jesus 'has a voice of many tones and varied methods in the salvation of men. His aim is to create true health in the soul'. Jesus as saviour has found out for all the 'rational drugs which tend to quickness of perception and salvation.' Behind the architecture of a great mind we feel the intimacy of one who is caught up in the wonderful beauty of love.
Laurence Freeman OSB
For further help with setting up and leading groups, please look at the 'Christian Meditation Groups' Website in English, Spanish and French, based on the book 'A Pearl of Great Price' by Laurence Freeman


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The World Cup started in Brazil on June 12. This means that the next few weeks will be filled with anger, anguish, joy, and triumph. Sports fans have always been deeply emotional and obsessed… but also incomprehensible to those who 'don't get it.' Why do fans paint their faces, dye their hair, or engage in bizarre rituals for good luck? Why do we still cheer for our teams despite corruption or other misdeeds?
Edward Hirt, a psychology professor at Indiana University in the US, has researched sports psychology, and he says, "As human beings, we have this desire to feel a sense of belonging or a sense of social connectedness with others, and being a part of different groups (gives) us identities." Scientists have shown that fans who feel personally invested in a team or who attend games and cheer with their fellow fans reap mental health benefits that come from feeling social connected.
During the Game
The most passionate fans, whether they attend games or watch on a TV, escape their daily lives as well as their inhibitions during matches, as they cheer wildly. These fans display what is known as disinhibition. They shout, blow vuvuzelas, and make friends with the strangers around them. Even those who are ordinarily shy may forget their reservations about decorum when placed in an environment where people are demonstrating uncontrolled enthusiasm.
Disinhibition may also be accompanied by deindividuation. According to social identity theory, fans tend to identify themselves as members of the team they support. They take things personally, feel connected to the outcome, experience a loss of self-awareness, a sense of diffused responsibility, and decreased concern about how others may evaluate their own behavior. This may be one reason why football 'hooligans' can get out of hand, destroying property and acting disruly.
After the Game
Following a game, fans are likely to feel one of two emotions- anger mixed with sadness or joy- depending on their team's performance or the outcome. The concept of "BIRGing" or "Basking in Reflected Glory" has been introduced to describe the phenomenon in which people feel great when their team performs well. Research shows that people feel better about themselves personally after their favorite team wins. They also use language that identifies themselves with the team, saying "we" won instead of the more accurate "they" won. In recalling Germany's win over Portugal on June 16, one fan exhibited BIRGing by saying, "I would never have thought that we would have won 4-0, but we played unbelievably today."
In contrast, "CORFing" or "Cut Off Reflected Failure" is utilized when a team is defeated and a fan wants to distance him/herself from the humiliation. People who employ this moderate their language in the opposite direction, saying "they" lost instead of "we" lost. As one England fan put it following England's loss to Italy on June 14, "I thought the boys tried really hard, I thought they played quite well."
Both BIRGing and CORFing may be influenced by hormones. A (1998) study by Paul Bernhard found that testosterone levels increased about 20% in fans if their teams won and decreased about 20% if their team lost. Other researchers believe that the physical reaction creates 'eustress' (Euphoria + Stress) that could actually be 'dangerously addictive'. In fact, research by Dr. F Frederic Berthier shows that winning not only improves a nation's outlook, it also lowers the national death rate due to heart attacks. Following France's 1998 defeat of Brazil to win the World Cup, deaths from heart attacks in men and women dropped on the day of the final.
To Love is to Suffer
Sometimes, "a large part of shared fan experiences, is suffering through years, sometimes decades, without tasting victory. It's really painful when you invest in a team that's ultimately a loser," says Hirt. "One of the things I find in sports fans, which people don't have in too many other things, is this idea that you earn the benefits of fandom through loyalty." This may be one reason why fans do not like those who 'jump on the bandwagon' but also a primary reason why people continue to support their national teams despite continued defeat. Iranian fans continue to cheer for their national team in spite of insufficient resources and practice time ahead of the World Cup. The Iranian team has the daunting challenge of facing up against Argentina and Bosnia, but that has not dissuaded fans from watching and holding on to hope!
Photograph by Danilo Borges/Portal da Copa via WikiMedia Commons, available here
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Good analysis and interception of fandom! Agree with the concepts of BIRGing and CORFing :)


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Flying Fish
M and I celebrated our three years anniversary this week and as always, the special occasion meant our stomachs deserved an extra treat - to our absolute delight of course! Flying Fish was selected as the destination of choice upon hearing raving reviews from my colleagues and other fellow foodies. Whilst the location of the restaurant was slightly tricky to navigate at first and compelled us to really question our map-interpreting skills, we managed to get there in the end and was pleasantly surprised by what came afterwards.
Flying Fish is situated in Pyrmont and the easiest way to direct you there would be...to use Apple Maps :P Ok if you understand the following then it might help too - walk straight down the road from where The Star is located before making a right at Jones Bay Wharf. You then walk towards the end of the wharf where you'll find this beautifully secluded restaurant, sitting right across from the Harbour Bridge. We were directed to the second level of the restaurant which was fantastic because it allowed us to really appreciate the gorgeous lights that hung down from the ceiling.
Honestly it doesn't get more beautiful and romantic than this! The lights really made for a dreamy atmosphere.
At Flying Fish, you can opt for the Degustation Menu which sits at $170 per person or the A La Carte - we went for the latter.
We started the night with this awesome quote. Unfortunately as uni students, sometimes it's simply too difficult (expensive) to achieve said objective.
Apart from the menu staples, Flying Fish has a daily specials menu which revolves around fresh seafood (judging from the restaurant name, seafood is their specialty) such as oysters, sashimi and crab.
M and I don't drink together often but everytime we go to a fine dining restaurant, given it is most likely always a celebration, some bubbly is obligatory. The
Veuve Clicquot ($25 Per Glass)
was refreshingly crisp with a nice sparkling finish - a classic order you can't go wrong with!
Then the moment came. The unexpected moment that was widely anticipated by both M and I, but in no way did we expect it to end so spectacularly. It's no secret that M and I are obsessed with sourdough bread and we use it as a measure to judge every fine dining restaurant we go to - I am also slowly trying to develop my no shame game in requesting for seconds.
So without further ado, I would like to introduce you to the BEST BREAD along with the BEST BUTTER we have ever had. Sure the claim is high but every bit well-deserved. The bread was divine in its superbly crunchy exterior but was then pillowy soft and chewy on the inside. The butter melted and oozed the minute the knife touched the bread and each bite was as heavenly as the next. I told M afterwards:
"I could eat a whole meal just from that bread.
" 100 thumbs up!
Seared Scallops ($33) with Miso Chicken, Sweet Corn and Finger Line
was absolutely divine - big juicy scallops seared beautifully, which married well with its condiments and seasoning. The chicken was slightly random at first but I enjoyed the tasty bites. Nevertheless I probably would've preferred an extra scallop because they were just too delicious and two is never enough.
WA Marron ($34) with Brown Butter & Tamarind Emulsion, Charred Lettuce and Aged Balsamic
won the 'Best Entree Dish' award to date. First of all, the marron was lovely and fresh, cooked well and was tenderly succulent. The hero of the dish though was definitely the sauce. Not quite sure exactly what it was but it was definitely a magical concoction of some sorts because it just meshed so well with the marron and was dangerously addictive. I would be happy to dip anything into that sauce - it was THAT good.
The entrees really exceeded our expectations and so we were quite excited to start on our mains. My
Hapuka ($46) with Butternut & King Prawn Pancake, Date & Tamarind
didn't disappoint. It was infused with a creamy rich curry-like sauce which really boosted the flavours of the dish as a whole. Usually fish dishes can come off as quite bland and ordinary but Flying Fish definitely made the Hapuka just one level more exceptional.
John Dory ($45) with Peking Duck Broth, Calamari and Zucchini
was another stunner. Again, Flying Fish just nailed it with the broth - they really are good with their sauces! The peking duck broth was ultra flavoursome and this really seeped into the John Dory, which was cooked to perfection. Love that it was gorgeously crispy on the edges!
The entrees and mains were seriously amazing and so we had high expectations for dessert...unfortunately we were quite disappointed.
Fig, Coffee Cake, Walnut Ice Cream and Marsala ($18)
had so many elements in it and sadly, M and I were not a fan of them. The combination of flavours was a little odd to us and didn't quite go down as expected.
Aerated Mint Chocolate ($19) with Mandarin Parfait, Chocolate Crumble and Orange
was okay but compared to the countless amazing desserts we have had in the past, this was mediocre at best. The juxtaposition of creamy chocolate against the sweets bursts of citrus orange and mandarin was unique but perhaps not the best combination. At some point it got a bit too sour and didn't mix so well with the rich chocolate.
Overall, despite the slight letdown with the desserts, both M and I were still very pleased with Flying Fish. To do well in both the entree and mains categories is no easy task and they aced both! We would definitely recommend ordering seafood wherever you can, although I must admit when I glanced over at another table, their steak looked pretty awesome as well.
The staff here are so professional and friendly - one even offered to take a photo of M and I outside in front of the Harbour Bridge before a large ship was about to sail by. So thoughtful and kind!
As you can see, at night this place can be quite mesmerising! I love their use of lights - subtle but stunning in effect. Overall, not bad at all :)
Flying Fish
Jones Bay Wharf
Lower Deck 19-21
Pirrama Road
Pyrmont NSW 2009
(02) 9518 6677
Fine Dining
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It was time to leave our beloved Minam Lodge until the next visit. Our wedding, with all of its excitement and minor mishaps turned out better than we could have ever hoped. It certainly was something to remember and being that it will be eight years this August, we still remember even the little details!
Dick, our pilot, flew in that morning and was invited up to the lodge for breakfast, which is usually the case for the pilots who fly lodge guests in and out. A well fed pilot is a happy pilot! Breakfast was terrific as usual – fresh bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, pancakes, juice and coffee. In fact, it ran a little later than usual due to the large number of folks who had arrived the previous afternoon. Otis also made a deal with Dick to fly out some additional items, which took a little more time.
In the high summer, which is August for this area, flights in and out of the Minam are done preferably in the early morning. The reason for this is that when flying out of a box canyon, a plane needs all the lift it can get. Hot air is less dense than cool air, and does not provide good lift for planes. In the early morning, before the air has a chance to heat up is ideal for flying small planes in these types of conditions. With the late breakfast and Otis' extra request of Dick, it was nearly 10:00. We had to get going – it was going to be a very hot day and it was already quite warm.
We said our goodbyes at the lodge and then Otis and Teresa walked us down to the plane. As we were loading up, we mentioned to Dick that Otis made the perfect preacher for our wedding ceremony. Otis heard this and immediately interjected that Dick was not to mention any of this around town – Otis had a reputation as a tough, backcountry guide to uphold and he wasn't going to take any ribbing about getting into the wedding business. We had a good chuckle and boarded the plane.
Dick was again flying the small Cessna we flew in on as the larger turbo prop was still in maintenance. He explained that we would taxi to the spot where we touched down flying in, take off toward the box end of the canyon, hop over the small hill that separated the Minam airstrip from Red's airstrip, and land at Red's. Then we would turn around and take off from Red's toward the open end of the canyon. With the heat and the lift needed, we wouldn't have to worry about clearing the trees at the box end of the canyon. He radioed Red's to raise any pilots and their planes that might be on the landing strip – making sure it was clear for us to land and take off again. There was no response, which was an indication that no one was there. Its standard protocol that radios must be kept on if planes are on the landing strip at Red's and/or the Minam.
Mr. Squash was up front and I was in the rear seat. We taxied down to the river, Dick throttled the plane into power, made the hop over the hill and what did we see below, but a plane with two horses and riders next to it – right where we were to land! The stall warning on the plane squealed loudly in protest, indicating we were losing lift – remember – we were only making a hop over the hill, so we were barely in the air. Mercy. There were only two options at this point – crash into the plane and horses, or pull up and try to make it out of the boxed end. Of course, Dick deployed the latter option. He pulled up, we were heavy with Otis' extra load, the morning had grown quite warm and the trees loomed up quickly in front of us. I saw Mr. Squash open the air flow above him – he was sweating bullets. I remember looking down and thinking if I put my hand out the window, I could touch the trees. Was this the end? Had all of this been for nothing? Dick throttled the engine as hard as he could, put as much bank into the plane as possible; we ratcheted our way along the tree line. Just a little more lift was all we needed – and maybe a prayer or two. Finally, after what seemed like eons, we cleared the trees. The look of relief on both Dick and Mr. Squash's faces was priceless. We were going to make it - and we did!
I'm sure glad you've enjoyed this story. It was a lot of fun to tell. Otis and Teresa retired from running the Minam Lodge several years ago, however it is still in operation and quite a few changes have been made – you can now sleep in a teepee if you wish, and they've even added a hot tub! Sadly, Dick passed away two years later. I've included a few links below if you're interested. The first is a blog post about the horse ride into the Minam which I talked about in Part 3 and includes some great pictures. The second is an article about the history of Red's Horse Ranch and the third is the website for Minam Lodge.


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George Takei:William Shatner's outrage over not being invited to his 2008 wedding was fake.
George Takei and William Shatner are forever linked by their roles as Sulu and Kirk on the original Star Trek television series and feature films.
But the best of friends they are not.
In interviews this week with Joy Behar on Current TV and with Metro Weekly, Takei brings up the public squirmish the two had in 2008 when Takei married husband Brad Altman and Shatner claimed to have not been invited as the rest of the Star Trek had been.
'He did get an invitation,' Takei says in the Metro Weekly interview. ' We wanted to be inclusive so we sent invitations to every one of the members of the cast. And we heard from every one of them except Bill. Which was not surprising, because that's Bill's modus operandi.'
Takei, who came out publicly in 2005, claims that Shatner does not usually participate in Star Trek gatherings of the former cast.
'... We weren't surprised when Bill didn't RSVP for our wedding,' Takei said. 'We said, 'It's typical Bill.'
But two months after the wedding, Shatner went on YouTube to publicly complain that he wasn't invited to the wedding.
'We were absolutely baffled,' Takei said. 'I mean if he wanted to come - and maybe something happened to the mail -- he could have phoned us. Why go public two months later when there's no point to it?'
Takei said he got his a short time later when he and Altman were driving down Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
'... There's this huge billboard that reads 'William Shatner's Raw Nerve,' his new talk show. He needed publicity and the best way to get publicity is to create a controversy,' Takei concluded.
Takei said he got further confirmation of his theory when Shatner appeared on The Howard Stern Show to promote a book.
'Howard asked him about our wedding and so forth, and he went into that rant again. Then Howard said, ''Well, what do you think of Brad?'' And Bill says, 'Who's Brad?' He had no idea of my husband's name, no idea who Brad was. They had to tell him. He's the guy that George married. He's George's husband. And he sputtered a bit. He does it all for publicity.


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Physical Sciences
Research Highlights
November 2012
Team Led by Argonne National Lab Selected as DOE's Batteries and Energy Storage Hub
PNNL contributes expertise to 5-year $120 million Joint Center for Energy Storage Research
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is part of a team led by Argonne National Laboratory that will receive $120 million from the Department of Energy to establish a new batteries and energy storage research hub called the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, or JCESR. PNNL will receive $15 million over five years. The announcement was made on November 30 by DOE.
JCESR will combine the R&D firepower of five DOE national laboratories, five universities and four private firms in an effort aimed at achieving revolutionary advances in battery performance. Advancing next-generation battery and energy storage technologies for electric and hybrid cars and the electrical grid are critical to help reduce America's reliance on foreign oil and lower energy costs for U.S. consumers.
PNNL will tap into its extensive experience in fundamental and applied sciences, including advanced materials synthesis, characterization and modeling, as well as electrical grid infrastructure, grid storage and management, to help improve the performance, reliability and life-span of batteries. PNNL will also play an important role in developing new technologies for stationary storage to enable widespread use of renewable energy.
Unique research tools and imaging expertise from researchers in EMSL, DOE's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at PNNL, will help the team understand complex electrochemical reactions as they occur within working batteries, as well as determine why batteries ultimately fail.
PNNL's expertise in materials synthesis and processing will also contribute to the development of low-cost, high-capacity electrode materials for advanced batteries with unprecedented energy density and power.
"This is a partnership between world-leading scientists and world-leading companies, committed to ensuring that the advanced battery technologies the world needs will be invented and built right here in America," said Energy Secretary Steven Chu. "Based on the tremendous advances that have been made in the past few years, there are very good reasons to believe that advanced battery technologies can and will play an increasingly valuable role in strengthening America's energy and economic security by reducing our oil dependence, upgrading our aging power grid, and allowing us to take greater advantage of intermittent energy sources like wind and solar."
JCESR will integrate efforts at several successful independent research programs into a larger, coordinated effort designed to push the limits on battery advances. Advancements in batteries and energy storage technology are essential for continued efforts to develop a fundamentally new energy economy with decisively reduced dependence on imported oil. Improved storage will be vital to fully integrating intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar into the electrical grid. It will also be critical to transitioning the transportation sector to more flexible grid power.
Selected through an open national competition with a rigorous merit review process that relied on outside expert reviewers, JCESR is the fourth Energy Innovation Hub established by the Energy Department since 2010. Other Hubs are devoted to modeling and simulation of nuclear reactors, achieving major improvements in the energy efficiency of buildings, and developing fuels from sunlight. A fifth Hub focused on critical materials research was announced earlier this year and is still in the application process.
JCESR will be centered at Argonne, outside of Chicago. The State of Illinois will provide $35 million to construct a 45,000-square-foot home for JCESR.
JCESR will bring together some of the most advanced energy storage research programs in the U.S. today. JCESR partners include:
- DOE research centers - Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
- Research universities - Northwestern University; University of Chicago; University of Illinois, Chicago; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and the University of Michigan.
- Industry - Applied Materials, Clean Energy Trust, Dow and Johnson Controls.


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Mario Badescu Gives the Gift of Beauty
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Spiewak & Karmaloop In-Store Event Photos
Spiewak had a blast in Beantown celebrating the start of jacket season with Karmaloop. A season pass to Stratton Mountain in Vermont was given out, music was laid down by Soul Clap and the drinks were flowing... Click here to see photos
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Spiewak Outerwear's interview with musician Tim Williams
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The Beatles: Tragical Mystery Tour
|The Beatles: Tragical Mystery Tour
|Album by The Beatles
|Released Date
|March 14, 1967
|January 5 - 19, 1967
|Record label
|George Martin
Phil Spector
|Professional reviews
|Oscar Wilde review
|4/5 - "Near tragic perfection!"
|The Rolling Stones review
|1/5 - "After the touring bus sank into the mud, I tuned out; it was all too horrible to really witness."
|American Union of Bus Drivers review
|0/5 - "The Beatles demonstrated a blatant disregard towards real bus safety. They should be banned from America!"
|Oxfud Engrish Dicktionari review
|0/5 - "technically the plural of 'walrus' is actually 'WALRII' and its pronouciated 'boob tube' not goog goob."
|Beatle Albums
|Sgt. Lt. Pepper's Only Lonely Hearts Club Bandana
|Tragical Mystery Tour
|Ringo Needs Some Money
"The Walrus was me!"
The Beatles: Tragical Histery Tour was The Beatles followup to Sgt. Lt. Pepper's Only Lonely Hearts Club Bandana, and it turned out to be a soundtrack to a Saturday morning film staring the Beatles and a tour bus running around the English countryside dressed in various assorted chicken costumes bringing a new sort of seriousness and dignity to their art, and touching on many of the philosophical questions that have plagued modern man for centuries.It was going to be named magical mystery tour but the bus crash into them.
The Beatles now turned their attentions to various plays and tragedies, (and eating tons of spagetti with shovels) where ever they ended up. Of course, the horrid loss of Paul automatically makes the movie a tragedy, and one often wonders why, over the course of 90 minutes, this epic disaster was ever committed to film. Rated G. (Ages 2 and under)
The mystery to this day is exactly who was the black "waitress."
In the song "Glass Bunyon", from the Beatles self-titled double album, John Lennon sings:
- "Here's a clue for you all,
- The waitress was Paul"
We're still very uncertain what this means, seeing as Paul was white and the waitress was black, but, who knows? It may just be the inscrutable ramblings of a long-dead drug poet.
Then, again...
Side 1[edit]
- Tragical Mystery Tour - 3:12
- The Mule on the Pill - 2:02
- The Shit and the Pendulum - 2:34
- Dying - 3:32
- Canary Crossing - 1:58
- Your Mother's A Hoe- 2:08
- I Am The Whore - 9:09
- Go To The Other Side (And Suffer) - 0:96
Side 2[edit]
- Hello Piss Off - 3:44
- Elderberry Fields Forever - 3:16
- Quarter Avenue - 3:12
- Maybe You're A Bitch - 2:08
- All You Need Is More Drugs - 2:08
|The Beatles
|John Lennon | Paul McCartney | Pete Best | George Harrison | Ringo Starr | The Fifth Beatle | Yoko Ono
|Thank Thank You (1962) | A Hard Gay's Night (1964) | Beatles For Sail (1964) | Hell! (1965) | Revolter (1966) | Revolver (1966) | Sgt. Lt. Pepper's Only Lonely Hearts Club Bandana (1967) | Ringo Needs Some Money (1967) | Tragical Mystery Tour (1967) | The White Album (1968) | Yellow Sub Machine (1969) | Crabby Road (1969) | Let It Be (1970) | The Beatles: Ecological Number Ones (1968) | Hate (2006)
|Related articles
|Beatlefication | Beatlemania | Beatles In India | British Invasion | Liverpool | Paul is dead | McCartneyism | The Revolution: A history | Maxwell Edison | BBC | Beatles About | The Beatles Tribute Band | Mark David Chapman | UnNews:John Lennon denied resurrection for fourth time
|Notable Songs
|Back in the U.S.S.R. | Hey Jude | I Am the Walrus | Why?:Don't we do it in the road? |


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Mavericks-Nuggets Preview
(AP) – Dirk Nowitzki joked after a loss to San Antonio that the Mavericks don't "want to see anyone" in the playoffs, given their recent record against winning teams.
Dallas hasn't beaten any of its likely first-round opponents in more than two months – and that's assuming the Mavericks get in after a 12-year streak of reaching the playoffs ended last season.
At the moment, Dallas (36-25) is one of four teams in a tight battle for the final three playoff spots in the Western Conference.
And yes, Nowitzki says, the Mavericks need to beat Portland on Friday. Or Oklahoma City when they play twice in a span of nine days. Or the Los Angeles Clippers in a pair of games a week apart.
"Not necessarily just for confidence but also because we want to stay in the playoff hunt," Nowitzki said. "If we keep losing against the good teams, most of our games left are against teams with winning records. We've got to keep winning at a high clip if we want to make it and so the pressure's on. You gotta love it."
A 112-106 loss to the Spurs on Sunday dropped Dallas to 0-6 against the top five teams in the West since a victory against Houston on Dec. 23.
Since then, the Mavericks have blown big leads at home against the Rockets and Clippers. They've fallen 38 points behind the Trail Blazers, also at home. They haven't been able to get a substantial lead against the Spurs.
All of which means nothing to coach Rick Carlisle because all he sees is Wednesday night's game at Denver, which has been in free fall because of injuries but finally has point guard Ty Lawson back.
"The analysis of which teams are better ones and all that, I mean, we're going to see them when we see them," Carlisle said. "Right now, we've got to focus on Denver."
It might appear easy for the Mavs to overlook the Nuggets, who have dropped six in a row and 11 of 12 after a 132-128 loss to Minnesota on Monday. However, Denver won its first two matchups with Dallas this season in the span of three days late in November and has won four of five in the series.
The Nuggets (25-34) have tumbled 10 games back in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with 23 contests remaining. Denver hasn't missed the playoffs since 2003.
"Just have to play harder, harder on defense," Lawson said. "Come out with a sense of urgency."
After the Nuggets, the Mavericks get the Blazers at home, followed two nights later by East-leading Indiana. The Pacers actually represent the last impressive win for Dallas in the final game before the break.
The victory at Indiana came during a 10-2 stretch for Dallas, but eight of the wins were against teams with losing records. After four straight wins against sub-.500 teams, the Mavericks had a big lead early against Chicago on Friday but let the Bulls pull away in the fourth quarter.
Now Dallas has lost two straight to winning teams. After facing the Nuggets, the Mavericks get three straight winning teams. That happens again when they figure to be battling for a playoff berth in the last three games, including the finale at Memphis, one of the teams in the battle for the final three spots.
"You either rise to the challenge or you don't," Carlisle said. "And right now our mindset is we've got to rise above all challenges, but we've got to do it collectively."
To Carlisle, that means help for Nowitzki, who is the closest he's been to championship form since Dallas beat Miami for the title in 2011.
Monta Ellis, Jose Calderon and Devin Harris give the Mavericks a better backcourt than they did when they missed the playoffs a year ago, and Vince Carter has been a go-to scorer more often as the sixth man after a slow start to the season.
New center Sam Dalembert's production figures strongly in Dallas' chances, and a team that has been defensively challenged at times will lean on Shawn Marion to shore up that area.
"Every game here is huge and we know it," Nowitzki said.


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You can do your part to help RAWA by raising crucial funds for this remarkable organization by organizing a house party. Your efforts will help sustain RAWA's life-saving projects.
What: Movie screening of View From a Grain of Sand
Where: your house or a friend's house
When: Any time
6 easy steps to planning your inspiring and informative party:
- Download the complete house party kit [MS Word] [PDF]
- Order a DVD of View From a Grain of Sand from the film's website.
- Pick a date and location to host your party. (TIP: Make it a potluck! Have everyone bring a dish to share and save yourself some effort).
- Drop us an email to help us keep track of all the events
- Invite your friends, neighbors, and local activist groups. (TIP: Send out free invitations online using Evite.com)
- Using the house party kit, print up flyers and collect pledges and donations from your guests after viewing the film. Checks can be made out to "SEE/Afghan Women's Mission." Mail in pledges and donations to SEE/AWM, 22231 Mulholland Hwy, Ste 209, Calabasas, CA 91302
Find out more about the film View From a Grain of Sand here.


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David, Approve. Steve -----Original Message----- From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List ***** [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Law, David Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 9:36 AM To: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: [802SEC] +++ 10-day EC Email Ballot +++ IEEE P802.3bf Time Synchronisation press release Dear EC members, As I have received no comments on the proposed IEEE P802.3bf Time Synchronisation press release review I started on Wednesday I will now proceed to the ballot. The attached press release has been prepared in anticipation of the approval of IEEE P802.3bf Time Synchronisation which is current out for a 10 day email ballot of the IEEE-SA Standards Board with a RevCom recommendation for approval. This IEEE-SA Standards Board email ballot is due to close on Monday 16th May. This press release will therefore be released contingent upon the IEEE-SA Standards Board actually voting to approve the standard. As the development of this press release was at the request of the Task Force Chair and myself I'm seeking EC approval. Paul has delegated the conduct of the EC electronic ballot on the following motion to me. To ensure this release is issued as soon as practical I am announcing the possibility of an 'early close' to this ballot (see below). Best regards, David Motion ====== The EC supports the IEEE P802.3bf Time Synchronisation press release, to be released contingent upon the IEEE-SA Standards Board voting to approve the IEEE P802.3bf draft as an IEEE Standard, with editorial changes as deemed necessary. Move: David Law Second: Tony Jeffrey Start of ballot: Friday 13th May Close of ballot: Monday 23rd May, 11:59PM AOE Early close: As required in subclause 188.8.131.52 'Electronic Balloting' of the IEEE project 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Operations Manual, this is notice that, to ensure the release is provided in a timely manner, this ballot may close early once sufficient responses are received to clearly decide a matter. ---------- This email is sent from the 802 Executive Committee email reflector. This list is maintained by Listserv. ---------- This email is sent from the 802 Executive Committee email reflector. This list is maintained by Listserv.


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This November, the people of the 90th District will have a choice between two very different candidates. The person elected to serve this district will be given the task of representing the people of this district for the first time.
I believe the people of this district deserve a representative who will serve this district without the distraction of working another job. I believe this is especially true considering both candidates would be new to the General Assembly. The people of this district need a representative who will serve their interests in Springfield without distractions.
If elected, I will leave my current employment at Northern Illinois University, and devote my full attention to the people of the 90th District and the duties of state representative. I will not receive a salary from an employer, looking to influence votes in Springfield. My opponent has decided he can adequately serve you, the people of this district, while holding onto his current job.
We need more than just great-sounding speeches. We need a representative who will make difficult decisions. Difficult decisions require a representative who is willing to devote his full energies to understanding the legislation that will affect the lives of the people of this district in these difficult times.
Many people in this district are facing financial uncertainties regarding their retirement years. My opponent supports increasing the retirement age, increasing contributions existing public employees have to pay into their pension benefits, and replacing their pension systems with 401(k)-like plans.
The public sector employees of this district have paid into their pension plans. They deserve a representative in Springfield who will fight for them during their retirement years.
Promises were made. Promises must be kept. The state has a constitutional obligation to fulfill those promises. If elected, I will keep this promise.
At a time when many Illinoisans are unemployed, or underemployed, legislators in Springfield need to be creative and flexible in helping create jobs in the state. My opponent has come out against the expansion of gaming in the state. My opponent sided with Gov. Quinn in opposition of a bill that would have created jobs for many Illinoisans and added state revenues. I would have supported this much-needed creation of jobs.
I trust women to make their own reproductive decisions. My opponent would deny a woman's choice to abortion, even in the cases of rape, incest and danger to the woman's health. I know women who have had to make those difficult decisions. Those tremendously difficult decisions must be left to women and their doctors, not legislators in Springfield.
Despite the efforts of my opponent's campaign to eliminate choice by trying to keep me off of the ballot, this November you will have a choice. You will be able to choose between two candidates with very different ideas. It's important that you exercise that right to vote for the candidate that most reflects your interests. I ask for your support and your vote. Thank you.


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Jamie Carragher has decided, as a way of saying thank you to the people of Merseyside and all Liverpool Football Club Supporters, to set up the "23 Foundation" to "help give local kids a chance" and, as with everything in his life, Jamie is committed to making this lifetime project a success he says it is one of his proudest moments to date.
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1996 was a memorable time for Jamie Carragher as he was in the team which won the FA Youth Cup.
In 1997 Jamie Carragher made his Professional debut for Liverpool and scored in front of the Kop.
It was in 1998 that Jamie Carragher became a first team regular for Liverpool Football Club.
In 1999 Jamie Carragher scored v Southampton and made his debut for ENGLAND v Hungary.
In 2000 Jamie Carragher broke the England Under 21's Appearance Record, holding 27 caps.
In 2001 Jamie Carragher was in the team which won the Treble (FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup).
In 2002 Jamie Carragher's first child, a son named James Lee was born on the 11th of November.
In 2003 Jamie Carragher was part of the team which defeated Man United in the Carling Cup Final.
In 2004 Jamie Carragher's second child this time a daughter named Mia was born on the 14th of May.
In 2005 Jamie Carragher Married his Wife Nicola and experienced Champions League Glory.
In 2006 Jamie Carragher scored v Fulham, Won the FA Cup and played in The World Cup.
In 2007 Jamie Carragher broke the record for Appearances in Europe for Liverpool.
In 2008 Jamie Carragher released his bestselling Autobiography under the title Carra.
In 2009 Jamie Carragher set up his new Charity the "23 Foundation" aimed at "giving local kids a better chance in life" in the Merseyside area.
In 2010 Jamie Carragher launches his new Official website, his true motivation behind the site is to support the 23 Foundation.
By 2011 Jamie Carragher will have donated every penny raised of the proceeds from his Liverpool Football Club Testimonial to the 23 Foundation.


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