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WASHINGTON - The king of Canadian tennis isn't ready to give up his throne just yet.
Milos Raonic delivered a strong message Sunday with a workmanlike 6-1, 6-4, win against countryman Vasek Pospisil in an anti-climactic Citi Open final in Washington, D.C. The match marked the first all-Canadian final in ATP history and took just 67 minutes to complete.
"It gives me a lot of confidence," said Raonic, who earned his first ATP title of 2014 and will rise one spot in the latest ATP rankings and match his career-high of No. 6 in the world.
"I've always said that hard courts are by far my favourite, and having done as well I did on clay and grass (this year), it got me really excited about this week. For that to be my showing right away this week was great."
Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., was nearly perfect in his first tournament since a semifinal run at Wimbledon. As the second seed in Washington, Raonic did not drop a set all week thanks largely to what the 13th-seeded Pospisil called "the best serve in the game right now."
Raonic won 92 per cent of his first serve points in Sunday's final and faced just one break point against in beating Pospisil for the second time in as many ATP meetings. Raonic also beat Pospisil in three sets in the semifinals of last year's Rogers Cup in Montreal.
"It was a combination of him playing very well and my being very heavy legged," said Pospisil, who spent more than 3 1/2 hours on court Saturday after his quarter-final match from Friday was delayed by rain. "I ran out of gas a little bit, it took me a while to get into the match, but credit to him, he played very well."
Pospisil, from Vancouver, was playing in his first career ATP final. The 24-year-old is experiencing an incredible in-season turnaround, having reached at least the quarter-finals in four of his last five events, just months after a nagging back injury contributed to an eight-match losing streak from February through May. Pospisil will rise from 36th to 28th in the ATP world rankings.
"It was a positive week for me," he said. "I couldn't expect too much out of myself today just given the 24 hours that I had with the day before. But it was a very positive week, (including) a top-5 win," against world No. 5 Tomas Berdych which eliminated the tournament's top seed.
There was a definite Canadian feel surrounding Sunday's final with fans sporting Canadian flags, pins and jerseys on the grounds of the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington.
"It's not just here," Raonic said. "With my doing as well as I have, and (Eugenie Bouchard) and Vasek and many more, it's something where that kind of atmosphere has been more consistent following us around the world. It's nice to see that."
The maiden all-Canadian final was the latest milestone for Tennis Canada and it just happened to take place on the eve of the country's marquee tennis event, the Rogers Cup.
Earlier this year at Wimbledon, Raonic became the first Canadian male to reach a Grand Slam semifinal, while Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., was the first Canadian to compete in a Grand Slam final.
"It feels like there's history being made all the time," said Pospisil, who teamed with American Jack Sock to win the gentlemen's doubles title at Wimbledon.
"As a Canadian, I feel like I'm hearing it all the time, whether it was at Wimbledon with Genie Bouchard or Milos, so yeah, it's nice. But for me, I was thinking more that it was my first final (Sunday) which was great. But yeah, it was nice to be a part of."
Raonic and Pospisil also posed with a Canadian flag for a pre-match photo on stadium court. Soon after, Raonic went to work, breaking Pospisil in the opening game of the match, and twice more in the 28-minute opening set.
"It was great the way I started," Raonic said. "I couldn't have asked for more. I had a chance to break in every single game in the first set and then I continued to play solid after that. All in all, a very good performance in an important moment for me."
The second set was more competitive with the crowd rallying behind Pospisil to force a decisive third set, as both players held serve through the first nine games. Raonic eventually broke with Pospisil serving to stay in the match at 4-5. Raonic clinched the win with a cross court backhand winner.
"This one is different," Raonic said of his sixth career hard court title. "Now I go into every tournament, as I have for the past few weeks and months, believing I can win every tournament. In 2012 and 2013, it sort of had to be the right tournament for me. Now I feel like I can win any and every tournament."
The next opportunity comes at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, where Sunday's historic final from Washington aired on screens across the campus of York University.
"History is being made," said Rogers Cup tournament director Karl Hale in Toronto.
"As Canadians, we're all very patriotic as we see with hockey and things like that. On the site here, for example, everybody's talking about that match, including the players. It's good to see Vasek come back after some injuries. That's really exciting. And also for Canadians to see them on TV all the time and now we have two players in the final, it's just amazing."
NOTES: Gabriela Dabrowski from Ottawa won her first career WTA title at the Citi Open on Saturday. Dabrowski partnered with Shuko Aoyama of Japan to win the women's doubles championship.
With files from Stephen Whyno in Toronto.
Note to readers: This is a corrected version of an earlier story. Raonic defeated Pospisil in three sets at last year's Rogers Cup, not two as previously stated.


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What's in a Letter? Chefs and Restaurants Speak Out About the Department of Health's Letter Grades
We all know the signs: those crisp sheets of white paper posted in full view in the front window of every New York City restaurant, bar and café, printed either. "Sanitary Inspection Grade," reads the top of the sign, with a bold blue A, a blocky green B, or, in a few cases, a fat yellow C. Some diners ignore them completely; others follow them like scripture. You can bet chefs and restaurant owners are paying attention.
That's because the process that determines a restaurant's DOH rating is often a nightmare for the business under examination: at best confusing, and at worst entirely devastating to a hard-earned reputation. Over the past few weeks, we've reached out to chefs, restaurant owners, and front-of-house workers to get their thoughts on the letter-grading system, and boy, did they have a lot to say. Only one source we spoke to was willing to be named, a fact that underscores the basic mistrust that exists between restaurants and the DOH.
"In theory, I'm in favor of the letter grading system," said Brian Keyser, owner of Casellula Cheese & Wine Café in Hell's Kitchen. "But the way it's been implemented by the Department of Health has been a catastrophe."
Other industry folks didn't mince words, either. One general manager of a popular Upper East Side bar called the system a "ludicrous racket." "It's sucking money out of small independent businesses, which, incidentally, are the real creators of jobs in this city," he said.
Overall, restaurant industry employees cited three major issues with the letter-grading system: 1) the random inspections from officials with food knowledge that varies wildly; 2) the lack of correspondence between the DOH's food safety rules and actual food safety; and 3) the fundamental divide between what it takes for a restaurant to follow every DOH rule to the letter, and what it takes for a restaurant to serve hot, tasty food to a dining room full of hungry customers in a timely manner.
How Letter Grades Work
Before we examine each of these issues in depth, let's take a moment to briefly summarize the letter-grading system and how it works.
In July 2010, the Health Department began requiring restaurants in all five boroughs to post letter grades summarizing their sanitary inspection scores. According to the DOH's January 2012 report "Restaurant Grading in New York City at 18 Months," the new system was implemented to achieve three goals: "to inform the public about a restaurant's inspection results in a simple, accessible way; to improve sanitary conditions and food safety practices in restaurants; and to reduce illnesses associated with dining out."
Restaurants are inspected by a DOH inspector at least once a year. The inspector looks for issues in the kitchen that might pose health risks: pests like roaches and mice are the obvious example, but many, more complicated issues like food storage temperature, cross-contamination between raw meats, and the cleanliness of workers' hands, gloves and tools are also examined. Structural elements of the kitchen and building fall under scrutiny as well.
When a restaurant is initially inspected, it either receives an A that it can display in the window immediately; or, if the restaurant would have received a B or C, it can display a "Grade Pending" sign, and is assigned for re-inspection. The grade received upon second inspection—which is supposed to occur weeks later but often doesn't happen for months—is final, and gets displayed until a new round of inspections begins. Restaurants with an A grade only get inspected around once a year, while restaurants with lower grades are re-inspected more frequently.
In the 2012 report cited above, the DOH paints a sunny picture of the results of the letter-grading system, claiming that 41% of New York restaurants now earn an A rating on their first inspection—thereby avoiding fines and frequent re-inspections—and that 72% of restaurants currently display an A grade. But our sources pointed out that the system is far more nuanced than the official report suggests. We reached out to the DOH for comment on this issue but have yet to hear back.
Random Inspections, Random Inspectors
The number one problem cited by the restaurant industry folks we spoke with was the arbitrary nature of DOH inspections and the huge degree of variability in levels of knowledge of the inspectors who perform them.
"It's incredibly random based on the inspector you get," Brian Keyser said of the inspection process. He said that during one cycle of inspections at Casellula, which opened on West 52nd Street six years ago, the kitchen's initial inspection resulted in the devastating grade of a low C.
"But when we were re-inspected about a month later, we changed almost nothing and got an A," he explained. "The bottom line is that every inspector is different. And the grade has more to do with who the inspector is than what the restaurant is, or is not, doing."
Other people we interviewed echoed these thoughts exactly. The bar manager quoted earlier told the story of how when his bar, which opened in May 2012, was inspected for the first time shortly after opening, it received an A grade and the inspector essentially told them to keep up the good work. Nine months later, when the bar was re-inspected, "we didn't do so hot. If they were grading us on that visit, we would have gotten a B." The manager was told to address the issues and be ready for a follow-up visit in 14 days.
"They didn't come back for two or three months," the manager said. "When they did, we got even more violations, and a lot of them were pretty frivolous. It's really open to the interpretation of the person who comes in here, and what they deem fit at that moment."
DOH Rules Don't Equal Real Food Safety
While all those we spoke to in the restaurant industry agreed that food safety oversight is necessary, many took issue with some of the DOH's regulations and questioned their practical impact on diners' health. Several focused their ire on the DOH's requirement that kitchen staff wear gloves at all times.
"In theory, wearing gloves makes sense," said Brian Keyser. "But I'd rather have someone who washes their hands regularly prepare my food. Those gloves can get just as dirty as hands—and when someone behind a counter takes your money with his gloved hands, they're certainly not keeping anyone safe."
One waitress at a popular Lower East Side Asian restaurant cited inconsistencies in who the DOH requires to wear gloves.
"People behind the bar don't wear gloves, they don't wear hats. They don't make servers do it, either," she said, calling the rule a "double standard."
Other professionals we spoke to named a handful of seemingly random possible pitfalls a restaurant could be cited for during inspections:
- Standard kitchen behavior such as hanging tongs from an oven door's handle (according to the DOH, a cook's dirty side towel could brush against the tongs and transfer bacteria to them)
- Storing sliced lemons and limes destined for cocktails in a lowboy refrigerator in front of the bar instead of behind it (a customer could reach in and grab the fruit, rendering it unusable, the DOH says)
- Keeping dirty side towels submerged in bleach solution at all times (sure, the rags might be clean, but what's the logic of a server dipping their hands in and out of bleach all night?)
The waitress who works on the Lower East Side summed up the issue this way: "All the rules sort of half make sense—but not really."
An additional point to consider is how little control the DOH has over larger food system issues, such as the frequent breakouts of E. Coli and other food born illnesses that are a result of industrial farming, and not the fault of any individual restaurant. No matter how hard the DOH might try to keep New York diners safe, it will never be able to protect them from these larger issues, even in a meticulous, A-rated restaurant.
Red Tape Kills Smooth Service
Our sources repeated, one after another, their feelings that the DOH just doesn't get how you run a restaurant; if they did, they would see how hard it is to follow all their requirements while serving hot food to paying customers in a timely manner.
"Where I used to work, we sometimes served 350 people between 7 and 9 p.m.," said a cook at who now works the line at a prominent Chelsea restaurant. "How can I do that if I'm following every rule in the health code?"
"It's a basic problem that the rules are written by people who don't cook," she continued. "Do I think the people at the DOH know anything about working in a kitchen? No, I don't."
The line cook also noted the vast differences between establishments the DOH deems "low-risk"—places like chain restaurants, which often just open and reheat frozen, already-cooked food and therefore don't run much risk of introducing contaminants—and "high-risk" eateries, places like fine dining restaurants as well as small neighborhood spots that cook every element of every plate from start to finish, and therefore have to practice greater food safety. The problem, she pointed out, is that all of these business are ranked according to the same system.
"Restaurants that make almost everything they serve from scratch have so much to think about," she said. "At my restaurant, we braise beef for four hours. That's just not the same as handing over a paper-wrapped muffin at Starbucks."
"Who's getting all these As?" she wondered. "Is it places like Starbucks and delis that don't actually cook anything? Is it easier for them to get As?"
No Solution in Sight
Despite the restaurant industry's issues with the letter-grading system, every source we spoke to agreed that food safety in New York City restaurants is a necessary goal that requires some kind of regulation. The problem lies not with goal of the system, but with the way it's implemented, they said.
But chefs, owners, and servers were at a loss when asked how they would improve upon the current system. Some suggested improved training of inspectors; others called for a more forgiving set of warnings, instead of point deductions and fines; still others suggested that inspections should be tailored to fit the type of restaurant, be it a chain, a coffee shop, or a fine-dining destination. But mostly, workers in the industry agreed that it would be next to impossible to effect any real changes.
"Rules exist for a reason, but there's always going to be conflict," the line cook said. "There's always going to be a conflict between the rules and how food gets cooked. They're diametrically opposed concepts."
For many, the biggest problem with the letter-grading system is that its arbitrary rules, surprise visits, and high fines for violations set up a basic distrust between restaurants and the DOH. For the system to truly function, workers said, there needs to be more collaboration between the DOH and the restaurants it ranks, a shared goal of keeping diners safe and well-fed.
"We shouldn't be enemies," Brian Keyser, the restaurant owner, said. "We should be friends."
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THE ULTIMATE CAMERA FOR MUSICIANS The Zoom Q2n Handy Video Recorder
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Pictured: Breanna Kennedy, Zoom Creator
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Video and audio file types
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Extended recording times
The Q2n records directly to micro SD/SDHC/SDXC cards up to 128 GB. It's perfect for podcasts, blogs, and capturing performances.
Features at a Glance...
- High-quality 160° wide-angle lens (F2.0/16.6 mm)
- 10 "Scene" options for use in different lighting environments,
plus 'Auto' setting for automatically adjusting how the camera
captures specific scene conditions
- Built-in X/Y stereo microphones capable of handling sound
levels up to 120 dB SPL
- Can be used as standalone audio recorder, with data saved
in WAV format, up to 24-bit/96 kHz
- 5 field of view (FOV) settings
- Records directly to micro SD/SDHC/SDXC cards up to 128 GB
for extended recording times
- Easy one-button recording
- Color LCD
- Support for two HD video modes, 720p and 1080p
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- HDMI video output for connection to HDTVs, selectable between
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- Records video (with audio) in MOV format
- Analog-style level control with onscreen level metering and
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- Operation manual
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|Recording media:
micro SD/SDHC/SDXC cards
|Image sensor:
1/3-inch 3-megapixel CMOS sensor
F2.0, 160˚ FOV, fixed focus (36 cm – ∞),
|Video format:
|Video resolutions and frame rates:
HD 1080p / 30 fps
|Audio formats:
WAV (24-bit/96 kHz, 24-bit/48 kHz, 16-bit/44.1 kHz)
|Audio functions:
Lo-Cut filter (off, 80Hz, 120Hz, or 160Hz), Auto Gain
|Image functions:
Five FOV (field of view) steps: (×0.75 / ×0.85 / ×1.00 / ×1.30 / ×1.50)
|Power Save:
(Off, 1, 3 or 5 minutes)
|Auto Power Off:
(Off, 1, 3 or 5 minutes)
1.77" full-color LCD (160 x 128)
120° X/Y stereo
|Maximum sound pressure input:
120 dB SPL
|Input gain:
–∞ to +39 dB
|Input connector:
Stereo mini jack
|Input gain:
–∞ to +39 dB
|Input impedance:
2 k Ω or more
|Output connector:
Combined line/headphones stereo mini jack
|HDMI connector:
Micro Type D
|Built-in speaker:
400 mW 8 Ω mono speaker
USB2.0 Micro-B
|Supported cable:
USB2.0 Micro-B cable
WVGA/720p video size, 48 kHz/16-bit audio
USB2.0 High Speed
USB1.0 Full Speed
44.1 kHz sampling rate, 16-bit
|Power supply:
2 AA batteries
|AC adapter:
ZOOM AD-17, sold separately: DC 5V/1A
|Battery operation time:
About 2 hours or more (when recording 720p/30 fps video using alkaline batteries)
|External dimensions:
Maximum dimensions of main unit:
0.2 lb
|Included accessories:
User guide, AA batteries


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Of PQQ, Nutcracker Man & Tiger Nuts (PQQ as radioprotective with heart & nervous system benefits)
I have worked with a coenzyme called pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) for quite a while now and think it is worth a "look see" by physicians and others for its preventative and therapeutic potential. Let's dive into this now:
First, let's "do the time warp, now": During 1994-5 I worked in an Ag lab and large greenhouse complex outside Lincoln, Nebraska (Which was devoted to the testing of various nature-derived growth accelerants on culinary & medicinal mushrooms). One of the principle consulting researchers who rubbed elbows with me was Andy Anderson, PhD, who discovered a radioresistant bacterium back in 1956 while irradiating food at the Oregon Agricultural Experimental Station in Corvallis (As I recall from our chitchat, he was irradiating canned foods to see if this would reliably preserve them against spoilage). The bacterium was subsequently dubbed Deinococcus radiodurans and is indisputably the most radioresistant organism discovered to-date.


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The parish church of St Mary at East Bergholt, Suffolk, is a fascinating building. The most famous feature is a detached wooden bellcage in the churchyard which houses the church bells. The story goes that Cardinal Wolsey was financing the rebuilding of the tower in 1530 when his downfall from power led to the work being suspended. The tower was never completed and the bells needed a new home, so this unique structure was built. A short walk down the hill brings you to the National Trust property of Flatford Mill, made famous in paintings by John Constable, who lived in East Bergholt as a child.
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Updated 4/14: Adobe Creative Cloud Scavenger Hunt: $10,000 and then Some
With Monday, April 23 just a little over a week away, we wanted to provide you with more details around the San Francisco scavenger hunt (just below)…and JUST ADDED – the Race to Create Online Scavenger Hunt.
San Francisco Scavenger Hunt
So how will it work? Simple. There will be a total of 6 destinations around the city that you can't miss with the visuals we'll have out and about. As you arrive at each destination, quickly check-in on foursquare, tweet about your whereabouts, and grab a puzzle piece from the Adobe staffer. This last bit is key since you'll need to collect a puzzle piece from each location to construct the full jigsaw puzzle. You will then present your completed puzzle to staff when you arrive at your final destination – the Adobe San Francisco office.
Three secretly marked puzzles out of the 500 total will be winners. The grand prize is $10,000 and a lifetime Creative Cloud membership, with two runner up prizes of 1-year Creative Cloud memberships. Official terms and conditions for the Creative Cloud Scavenger Hunt.
Unfamiliar with foursquare, Twitter and/or QR code readers? No worries. Check out the links below under our "Hint #1" for details.
And here's an important HINT #2: Plan accordingly. The official start time is 12 p.m. PT and the hunt will be over at 6 p.m. PT. You can complete the hunt at any time between those hours and visit the locations in any order, but you must end at Adobe San Francisco before 6 p.m. PT. The route will take under 2 hours on foot, and even less time by bike.
Are you so excited you just want to get started now?! You can't, sorry. However, follow @CreativeCloud and the hashtag #HuntSF. We'll be sharing hints about the various locations leading up to Monday, April 23!
If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below. And if you don't live in San Francisco, and want a scavenger hunt too – check it out "The Race to Create."
That's right. There will be a grand prize of $10,000 (and no, not the actual bill) and a lifetime Creative Cloud Membership, plus other Creative Cloud Memberships up for grabs! I'm excited to share that we'll be hosting a scavenger hunt right in our backyard here in San Francisco, Calif., and we hope all of you locals and any folks in town on Monday, April 23 will participate.
The premise is easy. We'll be dropping tips and information on Scavenger Hunt locations in San Francisco. You'll need to visit our Adobe foursquare Page and our Creative Cloud Twitter channel for tips – so stay tuned there.
HINT #1 for the San Francisco event: foursquare, Twitter and a QR code reader will be involved. Prep details here:
- Download foursquare or you can also use the mobile browser version
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And for those of you who aren't able to be with us in San Francisco, we've got something in store for you too. More information to come on how you can get involved online for a chance to win a Creative Cloud Membership….!
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With the Creative Cloud coming, how could we just celebrate with San Francisco? We can't! So we're now giving away three 1-year Creative Cloud memberships for all of you who can't be in the City by the Bay on Monday April 23. All you need to do is scour the web using the clues we'll provide, and be one of the first people to cross the virtual finish line.
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- When you register, you'll get an email with a link to the first clue. Keep it. Because the #SocialHunt begins at noon PT on Monday April 23rd.
- The scavenger hunt is a 3 hour race to the end where the first 3 people who provide the correct phrase on the Acrobat form will win a free 1-year Creative Cloud Membership.
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Redmond O'Neal has been arrested, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
A spokesperson for the Santa Monica, Calif. Police Department confirmed to Access Hollywood that the 26-year-old son of actor Ryan O'Neal, had been arrested on Tuesday.
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The spokesperson told Access that Redmond was pulled over at 8:45 AM PT for failing to stop at a red left turn arrow at Lincoln and Olympic.
Redmond was pulled over at the 600 block of Olympic Drive, not too far from the Police Department.
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A motor officer determined O'Neal was on probation, and therefore he had consent to search him and the vehicle he was driving, the spokesperson told Access.
The officer found a controlled substance believed to heroin in the car.
Redmond is still in custody at the Santa Monica Police Department and is expected to be processed later on Tuesday.
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The spokesperson said Redmond was not under the influence when he was arrested.
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, officials said in August 2010 that Redmond had completed a drug diversion program.
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A district attorney's spokesperson told the Associated Press at the time that Redmond's graduation from the program led to dismissal of two drug-related cases.
Among the charges dismissed was a case filed after sheriff's deputies found drugs at Ryan O'Neal's home in 2008 while his son was on probation, the AP previously reported.
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Our mission is to connect, empower, and support the advancement of women at Uber. We are building a strong community of women and allies to share knowledge, provide access to leadership and mentoring, and attract and retain top talent to Uber. Women at Uber is open to everyone—men and women, managers and individual contributors.
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Supporting women means doing our part to help attract, retain, and promote women at Uber. We're intersectional in our efforts and plan to continue to work with the business to help #movethenumbers.
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Chasma Smith
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Chasma recently joined the Design Operations team, where she will support L&D initiatives across the Product org, focusing on onboarding, development, and culture. Outside of Uber, her idea of time off is literally getting lost by opting to forgo GPS or Google Maps while abroad. She is slightly obsessed with gifs and sneaks them in emails and texts wherever possible.
Kathy Mok
Senior Program Manager, Tech
Hired as a trilingual wordsmith on the Localization team, Kathy currently manages the language quality of all content types at Uber for 9 languages in APAC and MENA. In her spare time, she can be seen petting dogs at 1455, volunteering at other ERGs' events, and evangelizing to teams worldwide on Uber's globalization. She is also a noodle expert.
Sonia Nijhawan Mehra
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Sonia is Chief of Staff for Leadership and Strategy, leading one of the largest executive education programs in corporate America. Previously, she was a Product Lead for Uber Maps, developing foundational map services to power billions of Uber trips. Her guilty pleasure is all reality TV, and she is an avid dancer.
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Evelyn manages the largest US market, NYC, and other top markets in Performance Marketing from the DC office. She enjoys reading psychology and loves kickboxing 🥊 🥊 🥊. She is passionate about mentoring and providing career advice.
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Kimberly, a Mission Specialist at the Advanced Technologies Group, was previously a driver-partner turned Expert for Greenlight Pittsburgh. Her diversity and inclusion initiatives include brand ambassadorship for Uber's 2018 Pride campaign, hosting Pittsburgh Open Streets, and Hour of Code. A mother, veteran, and multidisciplinary artist, Kim brings a unique determination and tenacity to Women at Uber.
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Humaira recently joined the S&P CommOps team in San Francisco. She was previously a DOps on the Chicago city team. In her free time, she enjoys trying new coffee shops, and she's learning how to create the perfect cup at home, from roasting to brewing.
Lana Goehring
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Lana is a Project Specialist at the Advanced Technologies Group; she formerly served as the US/Canada Lead of Pride at Uber. Currently residing in Pittsburgh, she is a sitting member of Mayor Bill Peduto's LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council. She is also a trained architect, designer, writer, blogger, traveler, amateur carpenter, and cat mom of 2.
Camila Escallón
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Camila leads Personal and City Safety Policy in San Francisco. She was previously part of the local policy team in Colombia for 2 and a half years. She loves spending time with her family, traveling, and getting to know cities by walking everywhere.
Apoorva Govind
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Apoorva is a Software Engineer at Uber Eats. She has worked previously as a Security Engineer at ATG and before that as an engineer for 4 years in different roles at Apple. Apoorva served as one of the Co-Chairs for LadyEng Outreach in 2018. Outside of Uber, Apoorva enjoys cooking and playing cooking-related video games in her free time. She is physically incapable of resisting cheese, wine, and a good time.
Meg Donovan
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Meg is the Head of Brand Management for Rides in EMEA, sitting in the Amsterdam office. She has been at Uber for 5+ years. In that time, she has built a number of marketing functions around the globe. Meg loves music and in a previous life would have been an angsty rock musician.
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Manisha is a Lead on the US Uber Eats Enterprise team based in NYC. She was previously working in Eats Ops in Sydney. She has just moved to the US from Australia, so she's enjoying exploring and eating her way through NYC. Manisha also can't say no to a dance floor and enjoys crosswords and spontaneous travel.
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Xiao is an Engineering Manager in Customer Obsession focused on applying AI to customer support problems for all lines of business globally. She has been with Uber almost 3 years and is currently based in SF. Xiao enjoys hiking, traveling, and tropical islands and is a big fan of natural hot springs.
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Okay, so clearly a bitch has been goofing off today. Shit…who can concentrate with snow falling outside?
Thank you to everyone who sent well wishes regarding a bitch's brother's ongoing drama. This bitch and a bitch's sister hooked up with Bill for some snacks (Oreo cookies, Pepsi and Starburst candies) last night. He was slightly pissy that my ass wasn't breaking speed laws to get him to the convenience store, but settled down and seemed to be in good spirits.
The prize-fighting eye is looking much better…thank GAWD!
We visited for a spell after returning to the home. It was decorated for the holidays and really cozy. And my beloved brother Bill sent me off with a huge hug and a shit-eating grin… that this bitch prefers to interpret as affection for a bitch and not just Oreo cookies followed by Pepsi.
It was a great moment and one that was truly needed after a week of worry.
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Lemon & pea risotto
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Betty White is "Hot" in more than just Cleveland.
The former "Golden Girls" comedienne, 89, was voted the most trusted celebrity and the person most likely to drive up business by endorsing a product, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday. Paris Hilton, not so much.
The approximately 2,000 Americans polled gave an 86% approval rating to the Emmy award-winning actress, while 44% said they would be more likely to do business with a company with White's approval. White topped Denzel Washington, Sandra Bullock, Clint Eastwood and even Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge in the celebrity popularity contest.
If companies want to sell their products, the polls results say they should stay far, far away from Paris Hilton and Charlie Sheen. The socialite and fired "Two and a Half Men" star were voted to be the least trusted and most unpopular, at 60% and 52% respectively. Britney Spears and Kanye West tied at 45%.
Kim Kardashian, whose upcoming nuptials have garnered much media attention, also made the unpopular club with a 38% dissapproval rating.
White, who was brought back to the spotlight after her "Golden Girls" days in the 1980s with films like "The Proposal" and TV show "Hot in Cleveland," beat out 100 other personalities in the nation-wide poll.
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Doctor William's Library and Congregational Library now has an online catalogue at http://mailgate.dwlib.co.uk/Heritage/. The catalogue lists materials relating to English nonconformist Protestant and Congregationalist history. For direct links to the libraries visit www.dwlib.co.uk./index.html
This totals around 38,000 books, pamphlets and offprints. The catalogue also includes references to over 65,000 journal articles. I searched for Swaledale, in the Yorkshire dales, and one of the 5 results showed the following data:
Memorial book: short history of Muker Wesleyan Chapel Swaledale E. R. Fawcett [Muker]: Literary Institute, 2002 (HIS) Reproduction of 1934 original which was produced to raise funds for the new Muker Chapel.
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Retiring is not a common word in a writer's vocabulary. Just ask Gerald Locklin, professor emeritus of English, who has remained as prolific as ever since his last year of teaching at CSULB in 2007.
"I write whatever comes to mind and when I have the time to write," he said. "I started out being a fiction writer and I still enjoy writing it, but fiction requires more time, especially novels. It's a lot harder to publish fiction than it is to publish poetry, because poetry takes up one page and little investment on the part of the publisher. And, the more you are fortunate enough to have people paying attention to you, the more of your time goes toward promotion of things you've already written, though it does take time away from the actual new writing, which I keep doing, certainly."
It is an impossible task to accurately count how many poems and other literary materials Locklin has written (even he isn't sure), but, according to the website www.geraldlocklin.org, he is the author in both traditional and electronic print of over 125 books, chapbooks, and broadsides of poetry, fiction and criticism, with over 3,000 poems, stories, articles, reviews and interviews published in periodicals. For several years, he served as a poetry editor of the Chiron Review.
Garrison Keillor, the renowned American author, storyteller, humorist and radio personality, often performs Locklin's work on his daily National Public Radio program, "Writer's Almanac." All three of Keillor's "Good Poems" anthologies feature Locklin's poetry. He is often invited to give readings across Southern California and is a well-known fixture at Venice Beach's literary center, Beyond Baroque.
According to the views of the French publisher 13E Note Editions, who has scheduled a collection of his short fiction for publication on May 7, Locklin is "Le dernier des damnés" ("The Last of the Damned").
"I'm supposedly the last of the beat generation, the Bukowski generation, the American underground writers," Locklin commented with a smile. "I think I'm about the only one of them who has managed to hold a job in the university system while being an underground writer all of these years. Damned or not, I loved my decades of teaching in the classroom.
"I figured out the other day that I've probably done about 50 years of teaching because I started as an assistant in 1961 at the University of Arizona and was there for three years," he continued. "My doctoral program was in literature and then I went straight into teaching. I came to Long Beach State in 1965 after a year at L.A. State. I taught for, I think, 39 or 40 years. I taught until I was 62 plus five half-years of teaching. And I still lecture occasionally."
While Locklin has completed his Faculty Early Retirement Program, students, old and new, continue to flock to his door for advice and direction. He enjoys access to his old CSULB office, which he shares with two former students who are now experienced lecturers, teaching a class when the budget allows and voluntarily consulting on theses and other written works.
"I love the students, and a lot of them still ask me to help them with their writing—sometimes it's a thesis," he said proudly. "A lot of my mentoring is informal, though. I don't think anyone ever appointed me to be a mentor. A girl last week wanted me to talk with her about literature and my writing because she was getting rejections. I talked with her about two hours. A lot of times, for writers, the rejections can beat you down."
Locklin's contributions to the campus go beyond the classroom as well. He has made significant gifts to the University Library's Special Collections, which is curated by University Archivist and Records Manager Kristie French, including letters and other materials from German-born American poet, novelist and short story writer Charles Bukowski, with whom Locklin shared a close friendship until his death in 1994. Locklin wrote a memoir of that friendship titled "Charles Bukowski: A Sure Bet," which was published in 1995.
"I had over 50 letters from Bukowski that I donated to Special Collections," he said. "The people who knew him are dying off. He was a good friend, and I was the only person in the academic life who knew him from 1970 on. Long Beach State was one of the only universities in the country that not only welcomed his work or condoned it, but held it up as a positive influence. Even today, he's not universally accepted at universities. Over the years, I've received lots of communications from graduate students who would like to do a thesis on him but just can't put a committee together at their university."
Locklin also donates funds for the Gerald L. Locklin Writing Prize, which is awarded annually to a student for three poems, a short story or an essay. As a nod to the University Library, award entrants are required to visit Special Collections as part of the qualifications for the contest.
In addition, he has donated to the Robert J. Brophy Fund, Robert Marman Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship, William T. Shadden Memorial Awards for Poetry (a competition for which he also serves as a judge), among others.
"I've had a wonderful relationship with CSULB," Locklin stated. "I wanted to be loyal to the English department and support my colleagues by supporting a scholarship. I also wanted to support the University Library because it's been so hospitable to me. Librarians are just wonderful to writers. They love writing, and they're very non-judgmental. Right from the start, I became aware of how much librarians were doing for my work, and they may have been among the few who even knew of it."


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These are all the News & Announcements posted on Monday, 10 October, 2011.
Library Board Meeting
The Logan Library would like to invite the public to join library staff and board members in discussing the library's future. Logan Library Board meeting will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the Logan Library Archives Room. The next meeting will be on October 11th - here is the agenda.
Please feel welcome in attending and having an active role in the library!
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Does Selfishness Make the FOSS World Go 'Round?
Jun 21, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Well it's been a Linus-heavy month here in the Linux blogosphere, what with Torvalds winning the Millennium Technology Prize and all, and even now that trend appears to be continuing.
The most recent conversation, however, has focused on comments Linus made in the wake of his big win.
"In many ways, I actually think the real idea of open source is for it to allow everybody to be 'selfish,' not about trying to get everybody to contribute to some common good," Torvalds told the BBC in a recent interview.
'Their Own Selfish Reasons'
"In other words, I do not see open source as some big goody-goody 'let's all sing kumbaya around the campfire and make the world a better place,'" he added. "No, open source only really works if everybody is contributing for their own selfish reasons."
Torvalds did go on to clarify that by "selfish" reasons he didn't necessarily mean financial ones. Nevertheless, the comments apparently rubbed more than a few people in the FOSS community the wrong way.
None other than the widely respected Carla Schroder soon responded with a rebuttal of her own, followed soon afterward by a different take from Muktware's Swapnil Bhartiya.
'I Disagree with Linus'
Over at LXer, the vocal masses were fairly tripping over themselves in their haste to be heard in not just one but two, three and four separate threads.
Down at the Linux blogosphere's Punchy Penguin Saloon, Linux Girl has been getting an earful.
"Selfishness is only one of a dozen motivations for using, creating and propagating FLOSS," exclaimed blogger Robert Pogson, for example. "I disagree with Linus that selfishness is king in this matter."
'Not One of His Best Moments'
Richard Stallman "did not start GNU for selfish reasons but to do IT the right way and to share," Pogson explained. "Linus did not start Linux for selfish reasons but to learn and to share."
Similarly, "I did not switch to GNU/Linux for selfish reasons but to preserve a functional classroom where PCs would run more than a few hours without crashing," Pogson added. "Munich did not migrate to GNU/Linux for selfish reasons but to do a better job for citizens."
Linus is "a great shepherd of Linux cats and he does a lot of things the right way, but ascribing motives to the world was not one of his best moments," Pogson concluded.
'There's No Place for Selfishness'
Indeed, "we work collectively, to improve the computing experience of each other," Google+ blogger Alessandro Ebersol agreed. "There's nothing selfish in that."
Rather, "it's voluntary communitarian work," Ebersol told Linux Girl. "My benefit is the benefit of others, as what others make also benefit me. So, there's no place for selfishness."
Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien took a more measured view.
"This is a classic case of using a slippery word with multiple meanings," O'Brien opined. "The connotation starts to matter a lot."
Lightning vs. Lightning Bug
The problem with using the word "selfish," as Linus did, "is that it carries a negative connotation which I doubt he intended," O'Brien explained.
"If he had used a longer phrase, like, 'Linux allows people to work on projects they find interesting or important, and feel good about themselves while doing it,' he would not have attracted this much attention," O'Brien said. "But I think that was the sense of what he was trying to say."
Still, "Carla Schroder's point is valid," O'Brien added. "We should not use words that imply things we did not mean to imply. As Mark Twain said, the difference between the right word and the wrong word is like the difference between lightning and a lightning bug."
'A Mutual Self-Help Arrangement'
Roberto Lim, a lawyer and blogger on Mobile RaptorMobile Raptor, wasn't so sure.
"I think Carla Schroder took Linus Torvalds' statement out of context," Lim told Linux Girl. "Basically, I think all Mr. Torvalds was saying was when he started he did it for his own intellectual satisfaction, and he did not start the project thinking about financial or other benefits that the undertaking might reap for him."
Twenty years later, "you find large corporations expending substantial amounts of money to 'help' Linux development," Lim noted. "These companies expend substantial resources to support Linux because in doing so, they reap the benefits from being able to use other contributors' code. So they contribute their own code. This in turn may or may not help others."
Basically, "it is a mutual self-help arrangement," Lim concluded.
Indeed, "the advantage of the GPL is that everyone can be selfish and still be contributing to a common good rather than taking changes and hiding the result, forcing the open version to be always one step behind the closed," offered consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack.
'Welcome to Reality'
Slashdot blogger hairyfeet saw it differently.
In fact, corporations and Microsoft are the reason Linux has come as far as it has, hairyfeet opined.
"Corporations because, thanks to GPLv2, companies like Google can keep all their changes in house and still get free OSes and free buzz while still gaining all the same advantages they'd have had if they went proprietary," he explained.
At the same time, "MSFT has charged frankly insane prices on the server side, making it profitable to pay developers to fix bugs and improve performance, even if they do have to share some of it back," he added.
"Is that 'selfish'? I'd say welcome to reality," hairyfeet concluded. "Every business does what will maximize profits, and if you can get someone else to build it for free, why not just take it?"
'Interdependence of Selfish Interests'
Last but not least, Chris Travers, a Slashdot blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project, had yet another take on the topic.
"Linus is right here, although it is a very provocative thing to say," Travers told Linux Girl.
"What matters in FOSS in order to make a community work for a long time is interdependence of selfish interests," he explained. "People contribute back because instead of being a zero sum game, both they and the community get important benefits. This makes FOSS an interesting approach but also a very fulfilling one."
'A Rising Tide Floats All Boats'
It's provocative, though, "because people are used to thinking of there being some sort of continuity between selfishness and altruism where the first is vice and the second is virtue," Travers suggested. "I am not sure that works, though -- our strongest virtues are often those where we are both selfish and altruistic at the same time."
The relationship between "good" and "bad," then, "is more complex than we like to think," he asserted. "If we structure and temper our vices with compassion and respect for others as guiding principles (because we are social creatures there is a tendency to do this anyway), they can often become our strongest virtues."
The result, meanwhile, is "great," Travers concluded. "It means that successful open source projects become economically interdependent communities where a rising tide floats all boats.
"Being successful while helping others to be successful is a very rewarding thing, and the interdependent nature ensures also that contributions that are actually helpful to everyone get additional prestige," he pointed out. "In other words, far from being selfish in a crass way, it turns selfish impulses and structures them so that the work becomes incredibly emotionally fulfilling and spiritually nourishing."


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What happens when musical prodigies grow up? Some of them fade out. In their late teens and twenties, they find that they can no longer rely on their youthfulness to stand out from the crowd of other gifted musicians.
But then there are those like British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. Now age 25, he is widely recognized as one of the world's leading pianists. His Philadelphia debut recital on Friday evening, November 10, showed why he is so highly regarded.
Although his pianistic gifts were recognized at an early age, Grosvenor never considered himself a prodigy. Interviewed at the ripe old age of 18, he said, "I wasn't one of those prodigies you read about who went to the piano and could just pick out tunes. My mother tried to start me when I was five, but I couldn't be bothered. I only began practising seriously when my friends at school started to play, and I thought, 'they're not going to get better than me!'"
And he is not the boastful type. In the same interview, Grosvenor had this to say, "I'm not that talented, musically. I obviously have some kind of gift for interpreting music, but really otherwise, I'm not that talented."
Well, allow me to differ. The evidence was on display at this recital, which featured the following program:
Bach: French Suite in G Major, BWV 816
Brahms/Dean: Four Pieces, Op. 119/Hommage à Brahms
Debussy: Prelude à l'après midi d'un faune [Arranged by Leonard Borwick]
Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
The recital opened with a performance of Bach that was a model of clarity and exquisite phrasing. The energetic closing Gigue was a special delight.
In a bit of creative programming, Grosvenor interspersed the four pieces of Brahms Op. 119 with three recent works collectively entitled Hommage à Brahms by the Australian composer Brett Dean. Perhaps the first of the Dean pieces (Angels' Wings) could be considered slightly Brahmsian in that it featured an expanded keyboard of deep bass notes with a treble melodic line. As for the other two pieces, I really didn't hear the connection. Nevertheless, apart from an exceedingly meandering rendition of the first Brahms Intermezzo (the weakest of the set), Grosvenor delivered warmly expressive performances of the other two Intermezzi and the Rhapsody.
Debussy's Prelude à l'après midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) seems like an odd candidate for a piano transcription. The original is unique for its orchestral texture, so what's the point of presenting it as a piano piece? Yet given the limitations of transcription, Grosvenor's performance brought forth enough pianistic colors to make this enjoyable.
Alban Berg's first published piece, a one-movement sonata, is written in a musical language that is largely atonal, but it has the feel of late Romanticism. Grosvenor's performance reflected this, combining the anxiety of modernism with the passionate intensity of an earlier era.
Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit is one of the most challenging works for pianists, and perhaps because of this, one of the most popular among those with the "chops" to perform it. It's also popular with audience members, including this one, since it is nothing less than a musical masterpiece. There's no doubt that Grosvenor has the chops, but it was clear from this electrifying performance that he had something more—the ability to convey the grotesque and mysterious atmosphere which Ravel conjured so convincingly.
The evening concluded with one delectable encore, a Moszkowski etude.
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Another fine summary by Philadelphia's top reviewer.
I completely agree with your comments. This young man is an exceptional talent and I wonder what he will bring us in another ten years.
The Bach was stunning and the Ravel equal to any other pianist I've heard on this excruciatingly difficult work.
Thank you, Henry.
I completely agree with your comments. This young man is an exceptional talent and I wonder what he will bring us in another ten years.
The Bach was stunning and the Ravel equal to any other pianist I've heard on this excruciatingly difficult work.
Thank you, Henry.
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I look forward to every new Grosvenor recording. The last pianist I did this for was Kissin. I think that Grosvenor is going to be even better.
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I, too, am "sold" on Grosvenor and eager await more recordings. When I did a radio tribute to him, I received many comments from listeners who loved what they heard.
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More Tips on Blog Subscriptions November 13, 2009Posted by carolhagen in Construction Industry - Software, twitter, web 2.0.
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As promised this is a continuance of "Attracting Blog Subscriptions" highlighting other functions and features of Feedburner. Today we're spreading the news of your blog (and if you attended my recent seminar Web 2.0 tools for the construction industry or one of my Social Media on a Shoestring Budget workshops , this is a homework assignment). If you have a few subscribers, why not make it easy for them to share it with the friends and co-workers? You can do that easily giving them options to email it or share it on Facebook. The tool is called FeedFlare and it's found under the optimize tab:
This gives the viewer of your blog feed or site an opportunity to pass it along, make it more popular with Digg and spread your message. Once you choose FeedFlare, select the options you want for your feed or site and it will show you what it will look like to your readers:
You can reorder the choices you selected by dragging the Share on Facebook or Digg it hyperlinks using drag-n-drop. You're done when you hit SAVE.
The next time your feed goes out, all your subscribers will have these choices to share and you will reap the rewards!
There is also a FeedFlare catalog of other choices to add including english to spanish translations, adding links to your favorite charity, event promotions and Map It
(to Link to a web mapping service display for feed items that have location context associated with them).
Go ahead and experiment. Try out FeedFlare and let me know about your success. We love your comments.
Oh, and since you read the whole blog post, you can add a follow me on twitter flare with these instructions from HyveUp


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and decide to quit your job to pursue a career in hip hop. LET'S GO!
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN – 11:30PM (CBS) Joaquin Phoenix returns to Dave's show tonight for the first time since his infamous appearance last year. Letterman writer Bill Scheft has already said that Letterman knew Phoenix's bizarre act was an elaborate hoax for his Casey Affleck mockumentary "I'm Not There." The question is, will Phoenix show up tonight all normal and lucid, or will he keep up the joke just for the joke's sake? Again, hoax aside, I still think Phoenix is undoubtedly a raving lunatic who's nutty regardless of whatever guise he may put on. I'm hoping he shows up tonight dressed like an orange for no reason at all. ANTICIPATION: CRAZY!
UNDERCOVERS – 8:00PM (NBC) NBC's biggest new drama comes from JJ Abrams, the man behind the "Star Trek" reboot, "Lost," "Alias," and 700 other current projects. The story involves a husband and wife who are former spies who now run a catering business, but get sucked back into the game. I cannot pronounce the name of either lead actor, but they are extremely attractive and probably smell quite good. "Undercovers" could be the kind of show that takes a season or two to find its footing before becoming something awesome, so you may want to check it out in it infancy. ANTICIPATION: MRS. AND MRS. SMITHY!
THE WHOLE TRUTH – 10:00PM (ABC) ABC's latest offering pits a hard-charging prosecutor (Maura Tierney, fresh off of kicking cancer in the ass) and a cunning defense attorney (Rob Morrow). Expect much verbal jousting. ANTICIPATION: VERBAL JOUSTING!
DEFENDERS – 10:00PM (CBS) CBS has its own lawyer show to go up against Tierney and Morrow. This one stars Jim Belushi as a sleazy Vegas defense attorney, as if there were any other kind. I like that CBS has taken such a shine to setting shows in Vegas. Your odds of a getting a stripper in the extras increases exponentially. Well played. Belushi's partner is Jerry O'Connell, who has become the Ted McGinley of the 21st century. This man kills shows with his mere presence alone. ANTICIPATION: BELUSHISIMO!
MODERN FAMILY – 9:00PM (ABC) Fresh off its Emmy triumph, the brilliant sitcom returns for its sophomore season. You will be there or you will be Phil Dunphy. ANTICIPATION: HIGH!
Wednesday Watch List: Joaquin Returns To Letterman
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The Jarrod Romper is a front and leg opening romper suit that can be worn over other clothes. A simple design that features only side seams and front opening seams, without the usual need for a gusset.
Make from jersey or fleece fabrics for ultimate comfort.
Can also be used to create clothing for toys and dolls.
Available in size 24-36 semèn + (gestational age) for preemie (premature) babies.


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Video: China's Pollution-Fighting Drone
The killer new weapon in China's so-far ineffectual "war on smog" is the same one the U.S. has relied on in its similarly problematic war on terror: the drone.
Earlier this month, state media reported that China is testing a new domestically produced unmanned aerial vehicle with a glide parachute, also known as a parafoil drone, to help clear the country's notoriously smoky skies. Now thanks to CNC, the television arm of China's official Xinhua news agency, we have footage of the little pollution fighting machine:
The drone, fittingly, was developed by a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp. of China, which manufactures the country's J-10 fighter jet. According to the state-run China Daily newspaper, it comes armed with chemicals that freeze pollutants, causing them to fall out of the air:
The new drone is 90 percent cheaper to operate than the fixed-wing aircraft that have been used to disperse smog for several years.
The drone can carry 80 [kilograms] of smog-dispersing chemicals and can remain airborne for three hours, AVIC Aerospace says. A future model will be able to carry 700 [kilograms] of chemicals.
It can also be used for agricultural seeding, disaster relief and aerial mapping.
AVIC engineer Guo Haijun told Xinhua the drone is capable of is capable of "long, smooth and safe flights" and the parachute will help it land in the event something goes wrong. He did not comment on the potential for collateral damage from falling frozen pollution particles.
-- Josh Chin. Follow him on Twitter @joshchin
Follow @ChinaRealTime on Twitter for the latest updates.


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Mushroom & rice one-pot
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- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal282
- fat5g
- saturates1g
- carbs55g
- sugars7g
- fibre4g
- protein9g
- salt0.36g
- 200g basmati rice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
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- 1 large onion, chopped
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- 2 tsp chopped rosemary or 1 tsp dried
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- 250g chestnut mushroom, quartered
- 2 red peppers, sliced
- 400g can chopped tomato
- 425ml vegetable stock
- handful parsley, chopped
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Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Tip the rice into a sieve, rinse under cold running water, then leave to drain. Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole, add the onion, then fry until softened, about 5 mins. Stir in the rosemary and mushrooms, then fry briefly. Add the rice, stir to coat in the oil, then add the peppers, tomatoes, stock and some freshly ground pepper. Bring to the boil, give it a stir, cover tightly with a lid, then bake for 20-25 mins until the rice is tender. Scatter over the parsley and serve.


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Don't go on stage for a month, doctors told traumatised Jagger: Rolling Stones in £8m insurance battle over cancelled shows
- Jagger diagnosed with traumatic stress disorder after L'Wren Scott died
- Doctors warned him not to perform for a month, according to court papers
- The Stones were forced to postpone Australia and New Zealand leg of tour
- But their insurers refused to pay out £8million as policy did not cover suicide
- Up until now Jagger has been almost silent on L'Wren Scott's death
- He said he would 'never forget her' in a brief statement following the tragedy
Mick Jagger was diagnosed with acute traumatic stress disorder in the wake of L'Wren Scott's death, court papers reveal.
The Rolling Stones frontman has been largely silent about his feelings since his girlfriend of 13 years hanged herself on March 17.
But privately he was left so upset that he was told by a doctor not to perform for a month, according to papers filed in an £8million battle between the band and their insurers.
The Stones were forced to postpone the Australia and New Zealand leg of their world tour when Miss Scott died – but their insurers refused to pay out, saying their policy did not cover suicide.
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L'Wren Scott's death prompted the Rolling Stones to postpone a concert tour of Australia and New Zealand, but their insurers are battling with the band to not pay out for losses
Acute traumatic stress disorder can cause flashbacks, nightmares, feelings of guilt and emotional numbness.
If these symptoms continue for more than a month it becomes post-traumatic stress disorder, often associated with soldiers returning from war zones.
In a High Court filing as part of the fight with their insurers, the band state: 'Upon learning of Miss Scott's death, Sir Mick Jagger became stricken with grief.
'Following examination by his physicians, Sir Mick Jagger was diagnosed as suffering from acute traumatic stress disorder. His physicians advised [him] not to perform for at least 30 days.'
The Stones had taken out a £15million policy to cover the costs if they were forced to cancel their tour.
But the underwriters claim that because Miss Scott committed suicide, they do not have to pay out the £8million the band are demanding.
The disclosure is the most revealing insight yet into Jagger's feelings. He has so far given only one brief interview about Miss Scott's suicide. In a statement, he said he would 'never forget her', adding: 'I am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way.'
Her death has resulted in a bitter insurance battle on two continents, with lawsuits filed in the US and in London.
Jagger was 'diagnosed as suffering from acute traumatic stress disorder' after Scott's death and was advised by doctors not to perform for at least 30 days
In July, the Stones sued their insurers in the High Court, alleging that they had 'failed and refused' to pay the £8million, and seeking interest and costs on top of that sum.
The eight insurers are led by Cathedral Capital and Talbot 2002 Underwriting Capital Limited, both based in London.
They responded by claiming that Miss Scott's death was not 'sudden and unforeseen' or 'beyond her control' and so did not qualify for a payout.
They also claimed it was 'reasonable to infer Miss Scott had been suffering from a mental illness' that was 'traceable to, or accelerated by, a condition for which she had received or been recommended medical attention'.
A pre-existing condition of this kind could affect any payout.
The insurers appeared to dispute the idea that Jagger, 71, was so deeply upset, and claimed that the doctor who diagnosed him had not actually carried out an examination.
They wrote: 'It does not appear that Sir Mick Jagger was assessed at any time by a qualified psychiatrist or anyone else suitably qualified with sufficient expertise to make a diagnosis of acute stress disorder.'
Court documents revealed that Jagger has 18 people on his insurance policy, including Ms Scott, Jerry Hall, seven children and four grandchildren
The Rolling Stones frontman published a statement on his website soon after L'Wren Scott's death saying he was struggling to understand why she would end her life
The only proof they had seen was a letter from a doctor, who was not a psychiatrist and did not actually see the patient, the papers state.
Last month, the insurers filed a lawsuit in New York's Federal Court, and subpoenaed Adam Glassman, the executor of Scott's will, the New York City medical examiner, and Brittany Penebre, her British assistant, in an attempt to gain access to any emails or messages about an 'actual or alleged attempt at self harm by Miss Scott' as well as her general mental health, or an 'actual or alleged suicide attempt'.
Meanwhile in Utah, where Miss Scott grew up, a judge has ruled that the insurers will be allowed to seek documents and testimony from Miss Scott's brother, Randall Bambrough, to find out more about her mental state.
However, Mr Bambrough told a local newspaper that he had yet to receive a summons.
Miss Scott, a fashion designer and model, was 49 when her body was found in her Manhattan apartment by Miss Penebre. An autopsy confirmed her death was suicide.
Her fashion business had been £4.6million in debt and she had abruptly cancelled her show at London Fashion Week, supposedly due to technical difficulties.
There were also reports she and Jagger had split up, leaving her 'devastated', although Jagger's spokesman denied this. Documents filed at the district court in Salt Lake City, Utah, reveal Miss Scott was on a long list of family on the Stones' insurance policy.
Also on Jagger's list were his ex-wives Jerry Hall and Bianca Jagger, former girlfriends, seven children and four grandchildren.
The documents give a fascinating insight into how the insurance policy worked. The revenue for the tour was expected to be £28million, and this could have gone up if 15 extra European dates were added. The insurers agreed to pay out up to 50 per cent in case of tragedy.
A spokesman for the Rolling Stones declined to comment.
Lawyers for the insurers did not return calls for comment.
Hell-raisers: Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones may still be going strong, but their court documents reveal that their disgruntled insurers are well aware of the toll taken by years of the rockstar lifestyle.
Hidden among the fine print of their tour insurance policy is a long list of exceptions – health issues for which each member of the ageing band is not covered.
For example, and perhaps not surprisingly, the insurers say they will not pay out if anything happens to guitarist Keith Richards related to 'alcohol abuse, liver failure and/or disease and osteoarthritis'.
More unusually, anything to do with the injury that he suffered in 2006, when he was hit on the head by a coconut, will not be covered either.
For Ronnie Wood, anything to do with 'alcohol abuse' is also not covered. The exemptions for drummer Charlie Watts include any conditions related to the cancer he was diagnosed with in 2004 or his sciatica.
The documents show the band expected to receive £28million for their tour. Just three shows in Japan were worth £9million.


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