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The Loft Samui
30/3 Moo 3, Chaweng
Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320
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The Loft Samui is a Sri Lankan style hotel situated in the heart of the well-known Chaweng Beach of Samui Island. With various shopping and entertainment venues nearby, the tranquil white sandy beach also lies within short walking distance from the property. Experience the fine Thai hospitality and excellent service amidst the relaxing ambiance, every stay right here is guaranteed to be a memorable one.
The in-house Loft Bar & Café serves a rich variety of tantalising Thai and Western cuisines with the view of Chaweng's vibrant nightlife to complement your pleasurable dinner. Facilities on-site include wireless internet access, massages, snooker table, taxi service, parking space, laundry service, and 24-hour security.
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Date of stay:
Jan 03, 2013
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Rumen helt okej men inte mer. Frukosten var under all kritik. Läget på Chaweng Beachroad är helt ok men det beror ju på vart man vill vara. Det här ligger på södra delen. Vi bodde i det som heter RowHouse och det ligger in bakom själva The Loft. Fördelen är att det blev relativt lugnt då beachroad kan vara rätt stökig. Mycket ungdomar som bor här och även om de som bodde nu var skötsamma så vill de ju gärna sitta uppe en stund på natten och då blir man lite störd. Rummen städas endast mellan gästerna och inte varje dag. Vi fick tvättade men väldigt fläckiga lakan och handdukar, inte så himla skarmigt.....
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Som vanligt hur bra som helst!
Jan 06, 2013
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Lars Niklas Appelgren
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Sep 03, 2012
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- Very not nice people in the reception - Not service room - during it wasn t any room cleaner
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Sep 06, 2012
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Dec 24, 2011
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This was the second time I stayed here. It is cheap, clean and in a great spot. The rooms are decent and the bathrooms are very good. The location is great - on the bottom end of Chaweng. I normally start my holiday at the top of Chaweng then travel arround and end back at the lofts to do last minute shopping before flying out.
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Jan 17, 2012
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Sep 19, 2011
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Great value for money!! Helpful staff, cheap food and drinks, awesome spa (cheap too) delish breakfast, nice clean room and bathroom. Located right at the south end of shopping area. 5 min walk to beach. Will go back on next trip to Samui!
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Helpful. Was having issues with visa payment, good communication.
Sep 22, 2011
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Rebecca Richards
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Jan 28, 2011
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The Loft Samui was the perfect place for us to stay - we were there almost 2 weeks and had no complaints. The location is a bit far away from the action, but we enjoyed that. The room was great and the bar is just an added touch of paradise. We will definitely be back at the Loft in the future!
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Great place to make bookings - the website is easy to use and the response time is quick. We had no troubles with any of the reservations we made using this site.
Feb 02, 2011
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Justine Roe
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Jan 14, 2011
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Better than expected
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Jan 28, 2011
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Nikolay Kozlov
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Jan 04, 2011
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Clean, great location, much better than I thought it would be. Great value for money.
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great booking serive, easy, fast efficient
Jan 07, 2011
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Hayley Vann
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Aug 19, 2010
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A nightmare in Thailand! Horrible rooms lacking in bed linen. Scarily unplesant reception staff who made us feel like we should watch our backs. A rip off at every turn and bad remarks from fellow traders in the area on the character of the staff . Stay here at your own risk!
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Excellent assistance from sawadee.com who happily helped us escape this nightmare accommodation.
Dec 30, 2011
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kate dixon
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Aug 04, 2010
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While the Loft s location is pretty good for the Chaweng area, the service and experience were below par. We stayed three nights, and never had a decent night s sleep the whole time. We didn t expect it to be perfect, but wanted a cheap place to crash after enjoying the Chaweng nightlife. Instead, it was rather noisy (other visitors, location, etc) and rather un-secure. We were awakened at 4:30am the last night by a raging neighbor as he found out he had been robbed of 9000baht and 2 iPods. Even scarier, this had all happened while we laid awake and clueless next door (because of discomfort). We moved afterwards and were MUCH happier at a place just a fraction more expensive. Skip this one~
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Booking was easy and speedy - thanks!
Aug 09, 2010
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Sean Barnett Heaney
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Aug 04, 2010
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The hotel staff was not really friendly upon our arrival. We have to act friendly first then we can received a smile on them. The room was small and quite far from the beach. I think I would rather reach there and choose hotel there personally. I would suggest you go around the town with bike. You can actually find some good foods with cheaper price. We went to crocodile show. But it doesn t seem much impressive. Maybe I have higher expectation, but it doesn t worth for the money we paid, at least my friend & I have the same thought.
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Fast & efficient. But only allow us 2 days to think and pay online, otherwise booking will be released. Personally, I felt it s a bit too rush. Well, overall it s ok.
Aug 06, 2010
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Tan Kuy Mee
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Jul 03, 2010
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First time in Samui, and definitely not disappointed with The Loft. It has separate lots for eatery, reception and concept like The RowHouse, The Main and The Zodiac Rooms. Our room was good except for the aircon which was not friendly at all (was warm and gets cold slowly). Besides that, toilet was unique and the rest are nice. Great reception to help us out especially in our last minute request for flight to Krabi, which they swiftly executed for us - KUDOS! Ouh, since it was the world cup fever, there was also an outdoor place for hotel guests to chill over beers and drinks as we watched Holland surprised Brazil 2-1 to advance to Semis. LOL! One setback was the lousy breakfast. Suggest that The Loft implement the buffet concept to justify the room rate. Cheers!
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Fantastic, as always!
Jul 07, 2010
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Shahfii Ali
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Jun 22, 2010
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Stayed for 2 nights in the row . Room small with no table inside. The roofed leaked inside when we had heavy rain so moved to another. Think there are better deals for less in chaweng.
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quick and efficient
Jun 24, 2010
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adrian morgan
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The Loft Samui
- situated in the heart of Samui's popular Chaweng Beach.
The Loft Samui is located near the Chaweng Beach and its' many entertainment and shopping places nearby. The Loft Samui has both Traditional Thai food and Western food that are served in a relaxing atmosphere along with many different kinds of beverages and free wireless internet provided for those who drops by. The Loft Samui's rooms are designed in Sri Lanka Style, along with complete facilities.
The Loft Samui's accommodations are designed by having quality. There are single & double bedroom, air conditioned, water heater, TV and refrigerator, daily room cleaning service.
:: Bunk Bed in Dormitory Room (Male or Female) ::
The room can stay 3 people. This room is suitable for economic, cheap but good.
:: Small Double Room ::
Small room with double bed for 2 persons. The room are including air-conditioning, fridge, TV, Wi-Fi and water heater.
:: Standard Twin Room with Mountain View ::
There is rooms with the designed in 12 horoscope, it should be recommend to stay once in your life. Anyway please reserve your horoscope's room in advance. The room can stay up to 3 people. This room is suitable for economic, cheap but good.
:: Deluxe Double Room with Balcony ::
There is double bed for 2 persons with private balcony it is good to see Chaweng nights 's view or sunrise in the morning.
:: Two-Bedroom Suite ::
Two Bedrooms Suite for 3 persons
:: Restaurant & Bar ::
Welcome to The Loft Bar & Cafe and enjoy the most delicious of Thai and European cooking. Relax at upstairs bar with the view of Chaweng's nightlife, cocktail and soul music, funk, acid jazz and buddha bar.
:: Our Hotel Services ::
Free snooker
Free wireless internet (Wi-Fi)
Reservation hours: 07:00 - 22:00
Safety box at the reception
Laundry service
Security 24 hrs
Taxi service 24 hrs
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California authorities are now at least willing to consider possible rule changes that could provide clearer guidelines for transportation startups like Lyft, SideCar, and Uber.
On Tuesday, the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates transportation in the Golden State, issued a 15-page proposal examining the legality of these quasi-taxi firms. Last month, the agency hit each of those three firms with $20,000 in fines for being in violation of state law after the CPUC asked the companies to cease-and-desist, which they have not obeyed.
But it looks like those wrist-slapping days may be numbered. "If approved by the CPUC's Commissioners at its December 20, 2012 Voting Meeting, [the proposal] would open a proceeding to protect public safety and encourage innovation in the transportation of passengers over public highways for compensation," the CPUC said in a statement. The CPUC added the new companies have created "a situation not encountered before."
If opened, that proceeding would give the commissioners six months to come to a final decision.
"The tone is positive," John Zimmer, the CEO of Zimride, Lyft's parent company, told Ars. "It's a sign that is different than the cease-and-desist and different than the fine."
Hey buddy, can I get a ride?
We've reported on SideCar and Lyft since the two companies launched this summer, and the firms have consistently argued they are not traditional "charter-party carriers" like limousines are. Rather, they maintain they fall under the Public Utility Code that provides for a ridesharing exception.
Uber is different from the other two, as it works with CPUC-licensed limo drivers who already have met the regulatory requirements.
"The big question is not whether the rules change but whether the PUC enforces its existing rules. Uber feels totally comfortable that its partner transportation providers comply with existing PUC regulations and are in good standing with the PUC," Travis Kalanick, Uber's CEO, told Ars.
"Lyft and Sidecar, however, have a different challenge as none of their drivers have complied with PUC regulations including commercial insurance, equipment inspection, and drug/alcohol testing," Kalanick said. "As such, the PUC has a tough decision ahead of it to determine whether the rules should be relaxed for Lyft and Sidecar."
Questions abound
The new proposal (PDF) outlines specific areas of inquiry that regulators must consider, including public safety, ridesharing, and insurance.
"The effects of this new business model and level of activity on public safety are unknown," the proposal states. "The Commission has an obligation to determine whether and how public safety might be affected by this new business model."
The CPUC wonders specifically if the ratings element (where drivers on SideCar and Lyft can rate each other) increase or decrease public safety. The agency also noted the ridesharing exception does not apply if the "primary purpose for the transportation of those persons is to make a profit." In other words, it casts doubt on whether the new companies should be considered as ridesharing providers.
"Does legitimate ridesharing include the transportation of a passenger on a trip the driver was not otherwise planning to take?" the CPUC asks. "Should the Commission set a minimum level of compensation before regulating these new transportation business models as passenger carriers whether for the drivers or the carriers? If so, how should the Commission determine the appropriate level of compensation?"
Finally, the CPUC wants to talk money—or rather, specifically, insurance. Lyft and SideCar maintain the driver's individual insurance is sufficient and the company has no liability in the event of an accident. The CPUC's order has some questions about this business model:
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How the CPUC rules on these questions in the new year could provide a much clearer guidepost for these startups.


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Spicy pork & aubergine
A simple spicy dish - serve it up with a pile of fluffy rice
Nutrition and extra info
- Healthy
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal293
- fat11g
- saturates2g
- carbs16g
- sugars0g
- fibre6g
- protein31g
- salt0.4g
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- 2 onions, sliced
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 1 small aubergine (about 250g/9oz), trimmed and diced
Although it's technically a fruit (a berry, to be exact), the aubergine is used as a…
- 500g lean pork fillet, trimmed of any fat and sliced
- 2 sweet red peppers, seeded and cut into chunky strips
- 2-3 tbsp mild curry powder
- 400g can plum tomatoes
- 150ml water
- cooked basmati rice, to serve
Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan with a lid. Tip in the onions and aubergine and fry for 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until soft and golden brown.
Tip in the pork and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it starts to brown. Mix in the pepper strips and stir fry for about 3 minutes until soft.
Sprinkle in the curry powder. Stir fry for a minute, then pour in the tomatoes and water. Stir vigorously, cover the pan and leave the mixture to simmer for 5 minutes until the tomatoes break down to form a thick sauce (you can add a drop more water if the mixture gets too thick). Season with salt and pepper and serve with basmati rice.


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August 10, 2012
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is giving away Potassium Iodide tablets to anyone living near any of the five nuclear power plants located throughout the state.
The Department of Health issued this press release on the 6th:
The Department of Health is again providing free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on Thursday, Aug. 9, to help Pennsylvanians be prepared for public health emergencies involving nuclear facilities.
Pennsylvanians who live, work or attend school within a 10-mile radius of one of the state's five nuclear power plants can get free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets.
There is no information in the press release on exactly why the Health Department has decided to give away KI tablets, but a report from last year said it was a monthly occurrence. The importance of taking the tablets is noted in the release:
"Taken as directed during a radiological emergency, KI can help protect the thyroid gland against harmful radioactive iodine. Individuals should only take KI tablets when directed to do so by state health officials or the governor."
The Exelon Corporation, the company that owns the Limerick Generating Station, late last month took Unit 2 offline due to a possible malfunction in a main steam valve, indicated by a rise in temperatures. According to the AP, Plant spokeswoman Dana Melia said that the valve could only be replaced if the reactor was taken offline.
They further noted that the Unit 1 reactor had to be shut down due to an electrical problem on July 18, but that it is now fully operational.
Reuters notes that this summer's high temperatures may have played a part in the shut down: "Although the heat makes it more difficult to use the warmer river water to cool power plants and can stress power lines due to high usage, the reactors did not necessarily shut due to the heat."
The Limerick plant is located roughly 20 miles away from Philadelphia.
Also, yesterday it was announced that the U.S. government is halting new construction requests and license extensions for nuclear power plants. The delay was sought by environmental groups after a federal court ruled "in June that the NRC's plans for the long-term storage of radioactive waste at individual reactors were insufficient."
The relationship between radiation and cancer, especially in the Pennsylvania area, has been studied and well documented.
A startling report put out recently by Huntington News, a West Virginia news source, notes that since 1958 nuclear plants have long been suspected of causing an increase in cancer rates.
Dr. Ernest Sternglass, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, "had his students gather data from vital statistics to verify his hypothesis that emissions from the world's first commercial nuclear reactor near Pittsburgh, Pa., were killing people, particularly infants, in towns and cities up and downstream on the Ohio. The theory — radioactive contamination had been vented airborne and settled in the soil, water and other environments eventually draining into the Ohio."
One mile from nuclear plant:
Midland, Pa. 149.6 per hundred thousand (1958, when plant opened) to 426.3 (1970), 184%
Other Towns/Cities Near and Downwind from plant:
Beaver County, Pa. 40% increase cancer deaths 1958-1968 (147.7 to 204.7
Pittsburgh, Pa., up 31% (1958-1968)
East Liverpool, Ohio (ten miles), 40% increase in cancer (1958-1968) and 67% increase (1971)
Steubenville, Ohio (thirty miles, across from Wheeling, WV), 25% increase cancer deaths , (1958-1968)
Cincinnati, Ohio (300 miles) , 24% increase cancer deaths
The report goes on to document meltdowns that have occurred in the area:
This reactor located 20 miles upstream from McKeesport, Pa., which was on the Youghiogheny River had an accidental release of radioactive isotopes from fuel element melt down. Within a year, infant mortality in McKeesport DOUBLES
Aliquippa, Pa. Infant mortality all-time low 11.3 per 1,000 babies (1976)
Could the handing out of KI tablets be in response to faulty reactors? As of yet, this remains unclear, but a couple of things are: Areas around nuclear power plants are not safe places to live. Anyone that chooses to live there should be well aware of the consequences and should be fully stocked on supplies needed to prevent radioactive contamination.
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Attorney for Messmer teacher accused of sexual assault wants complaint dismissed
Megan Garland faces two counts of sexual assault of a child
A Messmer High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting two students wants the charges against her dismissed.
The biology teacher went to court Monday to face charges she engaged in sex acts with two of her freshmen science students.
Police arrested 28-year-old Megan Garland after an adult found her and one of the boys engaged in a sex act in a car outside a school event last month. A second student told police, Garland had fondled him, too.
Monday's court hearing was supposed to determine if Garland must stand trial in the case.
"Before we begin with anything, I'd like to make a motion to dismiss the complaint," attorney Alex Flynn said.
Garland's attorney asked the commissioner to dismiss the criminal complaint by challenging the reliability of the police reports the detective based the charges on.
"Mr. Flynn I think the issue that you've raised is not one that's likely to result in a successful challenge to probable cause," Court Commissioner Laura Gramling said.
But the commissioner scheduled a hearing to argue the attorney's motion. He declined comment as did Garland as she left court with her parents.
Late Monday afternoon, the mother of one of the boys Garland is accused of sexually assaulting told WISN 12 News she was ready for this delay.
"I am comfortable with the proceedings as it is common practice for attorneys to attempt to delay or dismiss proceedings. I have no worries that justice will be served," she said.
Garland must be back in court in two weeks to argue the criminal complaint against her must be dismissed.
She remains free on bail but is suspended from her job at Messmer as her case works its way through court.


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Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while will have guessed by now that I am passionate about young peoples development through using International experiences.
To this end I have been putting together a year long Targeted Youth Support Programme with a bit of a difference, hopefully. Aimed at young people aged 16-19yrs who fall within our targeted groups and working across children and young peoples services in West Sussex the Inspire India Programme seeks to empower young people and support them to make choices and recognise their own skills & abilities. It will consist of six phases:-
Phase 1 – Recruitment of 30 young people and five staff from West Sussex
Phase 2 – Preparation and training of young people in all aspects of the programme
Phase 3 – Overseas Experience to India
This will be a 3-week experience delivered by Raleigh in conjunction with staff from West Sussex County Council. Key areas of the Overseas Experience will be:
• Personal Development
• Arts Programme (Cultural)
• Global / Development Education
• Community Volunteering Project
• Adventure / Challenge Project
Phase 4 – Volunteering in the community post expedition
On return each young person will be supported to engage in a volunteering placement and gain accreditation for this through the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme. We hope to be working with Outset Youth Action, Locality Youth Forums and the European Voluntary Services scheme to access and support placements for young people from the programme. Alternatively the young people may want to lead and develop their own volunteering projects and would be supported to access funding to implement them. (eg. Vcashpoint, Youth Opportunity Fund etc).
Phase 5 – Follow Up and Review
This is a key aspect of the programme, particularly for this group of young people. The follow up residential will consist of revisiting the overseas experience and looking at how young people felt whilst in India and now on their return. It will also look to the future, looking at their volunteering projects, their ambitions and dreams, and support them with finding routes to achieving them. During this time we hope to be signposting them to other agencies and running a mixture of Workshops
Phase Six – Celebrations!
Naturally after all this fun, effort, challenge and excitement it is essential that we celebrate what's been acheived. What this will look like still remains a mystery as it will be up to the young people to decide how they want to do this.
So now it begins………Phase One and it's time to recruit the Staff!


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Sunday Supper: Pork Chops With Potatoes and Vinegar Peppers
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Simple pan-fried pork chops are finished in the oven with herbaceous, Vesuvio-style potatoes. When served alongside pickled, Italian-style peppers, it's a match made in heaven.
The trick to a winning dish is in the timing. The potatoes take a while to cook, so start them well in advance. After browning the chops, set the pan aside; you'll use it later to prepare the peppers since they benefit from the meat's residual browning. Of course, you can skip this step and simply toss the peppers and their pickling liquid with the pork and potatoes and finish cooking everything in the oven.
I'd suggest watching the moisture level during the roasting process. You may need to add another pour of olive oil or a squirt of lemon, so have extras of both on hand. The goal is to create a light pan sauce. You may use fresh herbs in this dish; however, the concentrated flavor from dried ones works best.
Note: Take care not to overcook the pork. You want to remove it from the oven just before it's "done." This way it finishes to a rosy pink while it rests.
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There are many options and features within SoundCloud that allow musicians to collaborate, promote, and distribute their music. SoundCloud is being described for audio as what Instagram is for photos or what Youtube is for videos.
It enables everything from mobile voice recording, online mastering, digital distribution to Facebook artist profiles, and iPad music making. It is a medium that allows for custom branding, controlled distribution, and statistics.
Free entry to the platform is an obvious reason for DIY musician to use SoundCloud, however below are 4 great reasons why you should give SoundCloud a try:
Industry Standard for Audio Sharing
SoundCloud focuses heavily on the convenience of audio sharing by allowing many options for sharing and presenting your music. SoundCloud allows for secret sharing with secret links and even private sharing. Secret links can be sent that won't show up on search results or profiles, and unlike many other private sharing, there is no requirement for a log in to access the link sent.
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One of the largest aspects about SoundCloud is that it is a huge platform to integrate yourself socially. SoundCloud has features that allow for timed comments, audio tracks are depicted graphically as waveforms and it allows users to comment on specific parts of the tracks. It is a platform that provides users the ability to create, join groups, and collaborate with other groups.
Note: Soundcloud is working on a brand new platform (Soundcloud v2.0) that focuses even more on discovery and social sharing, so if Soundcloud's current social network doesn't do it for you, their upcoming platform may be something to keep an eye out for.
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|Duke Blue Devils | NCAA First Round
|Sunday, May 12, 2013
|5:15 p.m.
|Durham, N.C. | Koskinen Stadium
|TV | Radio
|Series Record
|Duke leads, 15-10
|Last Meeting
|Duke 9, Loyola 8, March 8, 2013, in Durham, N.C.
Game Data
Loyola will make its 21 all-time appearance in the NCAA Championships and 19th at the Division I level when it takes on Duke University in the First Round on Sunday, May 12, 2013.
The game is slated for a 5:15 p.m. start from Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Watch The Action
The ESPN family of networks will televise all 15 games of this year's NCAA Championships, and Sunday's Loyola-Duke game will air live on ESPNU.
Mike Corey will call the play-by-play action, and Ryan Flannigan will provide color analysis.
The game can also be seen on the WatchESPN mobile platform.
Series History
Sunday will be the 26th meeting all-time between the Blue Devils and the Greyhounds, with Duke holding a 15-10 advantage in the series.
Including this year, the teams have played during the regular-season for 14-straight seasons (since 2000). Sunday's game will be the second time the programs have met in the NCAA Tournament. Duke defeated Loyola, 12-7, in the 2008 NCAA First Round in Durham.
The Blue Devils won this year's regular-season meeting, 9-8, outscoring Loyola 5-3 in the fourth quarter. Josh Offit's goal with 12:26 left in regulation gave Duke its first lead since the second quarter, 6-5, but Sean O'Sullivan struck on an extra-man opportunity for Loyola, and the Greyhounds tied the game less than two minutes later.
Offitt and Christian Walsh, however, scored back-to-back goals to put the Blue Devils in front for good.
Justin Ward had two goals and an assist for Loyola and was the Greyhounds' only multi-point scorer in the game. Offitt, Josh Dionne, Case Matheis and Jordan Wolf all scored twice, while Wolf added two assists.
Scott Ratliff had seven ground balls and four caused turnovers on the defensive end for Loyola.
Duke had won five-straight over Loyola and eight of nine, before the Greyhounds defeated the Blue Devils, 13-8, on March 10, 2012, in Baltimore.
The series dates back to 1946.
In The Polls
Loyola enters the NCAA Championships ranked ninth in both the USILA coaches poll and in the Inside Lacrosse media ranking.
Duke is fourth in the coaches version, eighth in the media's.
Last Time Out
Ohio State scored with 1:33 to play in the third quarter, opening an 8-0 run that closed the game, and the Buckeyes defeated Loyola, 18-11, on Thursday, May 2, in the ECAC Semifinals.
Mike Sawyer and Chris Layne scored at 6:49 and 3:59 in the third quarter to break a 9-9 tie and give the Greyhounds a 11-9 advantage, but the Buckeyes tied the game on a Logan Schuss goal 51 ticks into the fourth, and he added another goal 55 seconds later to put Ohio State up for good.
Schuss scored five goals and added an assist, while Jesse King tallied four goals and an assist and Dominique Alexander scored once and had five assists for the Buckeyes.
Sawyer scored four to lead Loyola, while Nikko Pontrello tallied two goals and two assists, and Davis Butts and Justin Ward each had a goal and two assists.
Scott Ratliff picked up eight ground balls for Loyola, helping the Greyhounds win 18-of-33 faceoffs in the game.
NCAA Championships History
Loyola is making its 21st all-time appearance in the NCAA Championships, 19th in Division I history (since 1982). The Greyhounds are 12-19 all-time in the tournament, 12-17 at the Division I level.
The Greyhounds won the first NCAA Division I Championship, in any sport, last season, when they defeated Maryland, 9-3, on Memorial Day. The win completed an 18-1 season for the Greyhounds in which they tied the NCAA Division I record for wins in a season, matching the 18-2 Duke team from 2008. Loyola entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed and defeated Canisius, Denver and Notre Dame en route to the title game.
Two Tewaaraton Nominees
The Greyhounds one of five programs nationwide with five men's nominees for the 2013 Tewaaraton Award, and Loyola is one of six schools with at least one man and one woman nominated.
Scott Ratliff and Mike Sawyer were named Tewaaraton Award nominees for the second-straight season, as was Marlee Paton from the Loyola women's team.
Ratliff enters NCAA Championships play as one of the top long-stick midfielders in the game. He has 75 ground balls and 29 caused turnovers, both tops among players in the ECAC, and he has some of the top offensive numbers for long-stick players in the game's history with 13 goals and four assists this year.
Sawyer has been on a hot streak of late (more later) and now leads the Greyhounds with 34 goals. He is second on the team with 40 points, as well.
ECAC Honors
Scott Ratliff became the first player in ECAC Lacrosse League history to earn an end-of-the-year award from the conference in a different category. The senior long-stick midfielder was named the 2013 ECAC Specialist of the Year in unanimous fashion after earning ECAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2012.
Joe Fletcher was named the 2013 ECAC Defensive Player of the Year, and both he and Ratliff earned All-ECAC First Team honors.
Mike Sawyer, Justin Ward, Davis Butts and Reid Acton were named to the All-ECAC Second Team, while Zach Herreweyers and Justin Verratti claimed ECAC All-Rookie Team laurels.
Sawyer Keeps Scoring
Mike Sawyer recorded his fourth-straight hat trick in the ECAC Semifinals against Ohio State, the second time in his career he's accomplished that feat. He previously scored three or more goals in five-consecutive games from March 7-21, 2012.
In the Greyhounds' last four games, Sawyer has scored 15 goals while assisting on four. In his first nine this year, he tallied 19 goals and two assists. He has three four-goal games to go with a three-goal outing against Johns Hopkins.
Sawyer put up his best offensive numbers of the season on April 13 against Denver, scoring four goals and recording two assists for six points, season-highs in all categories.
The senior attacker quickly replicated that effort on April 20 at Hobart, posting the same numbers in each category.
With his 15 goals in three games, Sawyer has leapt into the team lead for goals scored with 34 this season. He finished the regular-season as the ECAC leader in goals per game during conference games (2.47).
In 57 career games, Sawyer has scored 126 goals and has 25 assists for 151 points.
Earlier this year, against UMBC, he became the eighth player in school Division I history to reach 100 goals, and his 126 total place him are second-most on the program's Division I career chart. He is seven back of Pat Lamon in first. Sawyer's 151 points rank eighth in school Division I history.
Fletcher Continues Consistent Performance
Joe Fletcher earned ECAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the third time this season on May 7 after a standout performance on close defense against Johns Hopkins.
The junior picked up five ground balls and helped start Loyola's transition game that cleared the ball successfully all 20 times it attempted clears.
He was matched up against the Blue Jays' leading scorer, Wells Stanwick, who entered the game averaging 4.0 points per game. Fletcher held Stanwick to just one point on an assist that came in transition off a Johns Hopkins faceoff win. Stanwick, who had 23 goals entering the game, managed just three shots against Fletcher.
This season, Fletcher has picked up 57 ground balls and caused 17 turnovers.
Second Half Defensive Success
Loyola's defense held Johns Hopkins to just one goal in the second half and none in the game's final 29 minutes, 18 seconds. The Blue Jays' final 18 shots of the second half were either saved or went off target.
Jack Runkel made six of his 10 saves in the second half, four during the fourth quarter.
Johns Hopkins also turned the ball over 10 times in the final 30 minutes, 16 times in all during the game.
Loyola also shutout the Blue Jays on extra-man opportunities Saturday, holding them scoreless on three attempts, two in the fourth quarter.
Defending The Midfield
Loyola did not allow an offensive midfielder to score for Johns Hopkins in 23 shot attempts when entering the game, the seven players that ran on the two midfield lines had combined for 69 goals and 43 assists.
The Greyhounds' defensive midfield kept the Blue Jays middies from dodging to space and forced outside shots, keeping 17-of-23 shots off cage. The six that were on goal were all saved by Jack Runkel in goal.
Hawkins On The Fly
In just eight games this year, Josh Hawkins has already eclipsed his previous high in goals, scoring 10 this season to beat his total of six from last season and his 2010 freshman campaign. He also has two assists this season.
Prior the Ohio State game in the ECAC Semifinal, the defensive midfielder had scored at least two points in each of Loyola's last four games and has at least one goal in every game he'd played this year. He scored twice against Fairfield, Denver and Hobart and registered a goal and an assist versus Johns Hopkins.
He has put 17-of-28 shots on goal and scored on 35.7-percent of his total shots.
In 48 career games, Hawkins has scored 25 goals and has nine assists as a short-stick defender.
O'Sullivan Shooting On Target
Sean O'Sullivan has scored eight goals in the Greyhounds' last five games, nearly doubling his output of nine in the team's first 10 outings this season. He is currently third on the team with 17 goals and fifth with 20 points.
He matched his career-high with four goals against Denver, and his final goal of the game tied the score with just over two minutes remaining in regulation, forcing overtime. O'Sullivan needed just four shots in the game against the Pioneers to score his four goals.
On April 20 at Hobart, he scored twice on four shots, and he added a goal on his only shot and an assist at Johns Hopkins.
This season, he has scored his 17 goals on just 43 shots (.398 shot percentage), and he is putting 69.8-percent of his total shots on goal (30-of-43). His four extra-man goals in conference play led the ECAC in that category.
Rookie Production
Zach Herreweyers recorded his fourth hat trick of the season at Hobart in just his seventh game of the season.
The freshman from London, Ontario, posted three goals and two assists against the Statesmen, and with a goal at Johns Hopkins, he raised his first-year total to 16 goals and three assists in eight contests.
Herreweyers, who had hat tricks against Air Force, Georgetown, Michigan and Hobart, leads ECAC Lacrosse League freshmen with 2.0 goals per game and 2.4 points per contest.
Against Air Force, Herreweyers became the first Loyola freshman to score three times in a game since current senior Patrick Fanshaw scored five goals and assisted on another on March 20, 2010, also against Air Force.
Ratliff Sets Record
Scott Ratliff did something believed to be a first in the modern era of college lacrosse (circa 1971) on April 6 in the Greyhounds' win over visiting Fairfield. The senior long-stick midfielder scored four goals, becoming the first player with a pole to do so.
Ratliff scored once off a Loyola faceoff win, a second time on a give-and-go in transition with Pat Laconi and twice more off set plays in settled offense with feeds from Justin Ward and Nikko Pontrello.
In recent years, at least two long-sticks, Duke's C.J. Costabile and Bryant's Mason Poli, have recorded hat tricks.
Multi-Point Ventures For Ward
Johns Hopkins All-American defender Tucker Durkin held Justin Ward to just one assist on April 27, the first time this season the junior attacker was held to less than two points. He rebounded, though, with a goal and two assists versus Ohio State for his 14th multi-point game in 15 games this year.
He has now tallied at least two points in all but one games this season, and he has three or more in 10 of those outings.
In the Georgetown game, he became the 10th player in the program's Division I history (since 1982) to log 50 or more assists in his career. With 62 career assists, Ward is in seventh place on the school's Division I career chart; he is now 10 away from tying Kevin Beach and Tim O'Shea for fifth place.
Ward put up his second game with seven or more points on March 16 against Air Force, logging seven with two goals and five assists in the win over the Falcons. His five assists tied his career-high, set twice in 2012 against Towson and Fairfield.
On February 26, against UMBC, as the junior finished with seven goals and three assists for 10 points. His goal and point outputs were career-highs. He became the first player to score at least seven goals in a game since Gavin Prout tallied eight in a 19-11 win at Hobart on April 28, 2001.
Ward's 10-point effort was the first 10-point game for a Greyhound since Tim Goettelmann tallied the same amount in a 19-9 win on March 25, 2000, against Fairfield. In that game, Goettelmann scored four goals and had six assists. Later that season, he would score seven goals on May 16 in the NCAA First Round against Notre Dame.
Through 13 games this year, Ward leads the team with 30 assists and 57 points. His 30 assists are tied for seventh in school single-season history.
CLASSy Senior Candidate
Three weeks ago, Scott Ratliff was named one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award, an honor given yearly to a NCAA Division I senior who has notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition
Ratliff has continued his high production on defense, transition and offense that helped him earn USILA All-America Third Team and ECAC Defensive Player of the Year honors a year ago when he led the team last year in ground balls (88) and caused turnovers (37), was fifth in goals (12) and seventh in assists (7).
His career totals now stand at 29 goals and 14 assists, and his 43 career points are second-most among active long-poles to Bryant's Mason Poli. Last year, he set the school's single-season long-pole scoring record with 12 goals and seven assists, eclipsing the previous high of 16 points on 11 goals and five assists set in 1995 by current Loyola assistant coach Matt Dwan.
Additionally, Ratliff is now seventh in school Division I history in career ground balls (216) and he is second in caused turnovers (88). His caused turnovers are two shy of tying the school record set by P.T. Ricci.
Crane A Finalist For Yeardley Love Unsung Hero Award
Freshman Jason Crane is one of five men's players nationally to be a finalist for the Yeardley Love Unsung Hero Award. In January, Crane led a group of 13 of his teammates to Newtown, Conn., to put on a youth lacrosse clinic for members of the town affected by the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Crane and his teammates have kept up the connection with the Newtown Youth Lacrosse players, hosting them and their families at the April 13 game against Denver.
Pontrello Keeps Tallying Points
Nikko Pontrello tallied two goals and two assists in the ECAC Semifinal against and Ohio State, coming up with his fourth multi-goal game of the season in addition to three hat tricks (UMBC, Air Force, Ohio State regular-season).
In his first season as a starter, Pontrello has scored 15 goals while assisting on 19 for 34 points, third-most on the team. As a freshman in 2012, he scored four goals and assisted on six.
He posted his second six-point game this season March 16 against Air Force, scoring a career-high four goals to go with two assists. He scored in the first quarter, tallied a pair during Loyola's 4-0 third-quarter run and added his fourth in the final frame. Earlier this year against UMBC, Pontrello posted three goals and three assists for six points against the Retrievers.
Helmet Stickers
Loyola players are wearing three stickers on their helmets this season to remember those who have passed away. The stickers are in memory of Adam Pomper, a member of the 2012 team who passed away on June 12, 2012, Mandy O'Sullivan, mother of current players Sean and Ryan O'Sullivan who died in March 2012 from pancreatic cancer, and the 26 victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting in December 2012 where Loyola put on a youth lacrosse clinic in January.
Well-Represented In MLL Draft
Five members of the Loyola men's lacrosse team were selected in the top 26 of the January 11 Major League Lacrosse draft. The Greyhounds tied Virginia for the most draft picks in the selection process.
Josh Hawkins and Mike Sawyer were both taken in the first round, going fifth and eighth overall to the Hamilton Nationals and Charlotte Hounds, respectively.
Scott Ratliff was the first pick of the second round, going ninth to the Boston Cannons, and Davis Butts was taken early in the third round, 19th overall to the Denver Outlaws. Joining Hawkins in Hamilton will be Reid Acton, the team's fourth round pick, 26th overall.
Big Runs
Last season, runs of three-plus goals were critical in the Greyhounds success, as they had runs of 3-0 or better in all 19 games. In all, Loyola scored three or more in a row on 37 occasions last year.
The Greyhounds have continued the trend this year, scoring three or more in a row 21 times and have had runs of 3-0 or better in every game but one (Maryland).
Second-Half Success
Last season, the Greyhounds outscored opponents 66-22 in the third quarters of games, and 123-63 overall in the second half (including overtime). The second-half scoring continued a trend from 2011 when Loyola outscored opponents, 69-52, after halftime (including two overtime goals), and 77-56.
This year, Loyola is outscoring opponents 58-29 in the third quarter and 81-69 overall after halftime.


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Classic scones with jam & clotted cream
You can have a batch of scones on the table in 20 minutes with Jane Hornby's storecupboard recipe, perfect for unexpected guests
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Easily doubled / halved
Nutrition: per scone (no jam or cream)
- kcal268
- fat10g
- saturates6g
- carbs41g
- sugars8g
- fibre1g
- protein6g
- salt0.95g
- 350g self-raising flour, plus more for dusting
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
Baking powderbay-king pow-dah
Baking powder is a raising agent that is commonly used in cake-making. It is made from an alkali…
- 85g butter, cut into cubes
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 175ml milk
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a 'complete' food…
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- squeeze lemon juice (see Know-how below)
- beaten egg, to glaze
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- jam and clotted cream, to serve
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7.
Tip 350g self-raising flour into a large bowl with ¼ tsp salt and 1 tsp baking powder, then mix.
Add 85g butter cubes, then rub in with your fingers until the mix looks like fine crumbs then stir in 3 tbsp caster sugar.
Put 175ml milk into a jug and heat in the microwave for about 30 secs until warm, but not hot.
Add 1 tsp vanilla extract and a squeeze of lemon juice, then set aside for a moment.
Put a baking sheet in the oven.
Make a well in the dry mix, then add the liquid and combine it quickly with a cutlery knife – it will seem pretty wet at first.
Scatter some flour onto the work surface and tip the dough out. Dredge the dough and your hands with a little more flour, then fold the dough over 2-3 times until it's a little smoother. Pat into a round about 4cm deep.
Take a 5cm cutter (smooth-edged cutters tend to cut more cleanly, giving a better rise) and dip it into some flour. Plunge into the dough, then repeat until you have four scones. You may need to press what's left of the dough back into a round to cut out another four.
Brush the tops with a beaten egg, then carefully place onto the hot baking tray.
Bake for 10 mins until risen and golden on the top. Eat just warm or cold on the day of baking, generously topped with jam and clotted cream.
If freezing, freeze once cool. Defrost, then put in a low oven (about 160C/fan140C/gas 3) for a few mins to refresh.
Recipe Tip
Know-howAdding a squeeze of lemon juice to the milk sours it slightly, mimicking sharp-tasting buttermilk, often used in scones but sometimes tricky to find. The slightly acidic mix gives a boost to the raising agents in the flour and baking powder.
Recipe Tip
Jane says...Scones are so quick to make that my mum would often emerge with a plateful before we'd even noticed she'd gone! I've borrowed her tip of using warm milk, and added a few tricks of my own for light scones that rise every time
Recipe Tip
Towering tallFor toweringly tall scones, always pat the dough out a bit thicker than you think you should. I say pat rather than knead because scones are essentially a sweet soda bread and, like other soda breads, will become tough when over-handled. Kick-start the scones' rise with a hot baking tray and don't leave the dough sitting around. If you like your scones with lots of juicy fruit, stir 85g plump sultanas into the mix at the same time as the sugar.


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A few years ago we published a huge roundup of interviews with awesome people. Since then many of the links were broken as videos and articles had been moved and of course many new interviews have been produced. Below, we have updated all of the links, added in more recent interviews where needed and added a whole bunch of new people to the list.
Everything on here will educate and inspire you. Spend a few less minutes watching cute animals and a few more minutes learning about these amazing people.
1.) Warren Buffett – Billionaire Investor
Buffet with Bill and Melinda Gates
2.) Bill Gates – Founder of Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates sit down at the All Things Digital Conference.
3.) Larry Ellison – Founder of Oracle
Oracle founder on Achivement.org
4.) Mark Cuban – Owner of the Dallas Mavericks and HDNet
"When I die, I want to come back as me" at TechCrunch
5.) Oprah Winfrey – Media Entrepreneur
Larry King Interviews Oprah on The Secret.
6.) Tony Robbins – Peak Performance Coach and Entrepreneur
Tony Robbins' TED Talk "Why we do what we do and how we can do it better"
7.) Richard Branson – Billionaire founder of Virgin
15 Small Business Lessons with Branson at Open Forum
8.) Mark Zuckerberg – Founder of Facebook
9.) Jack Dorsey – Founder of Twitter and Square
The Innovator: Jack Dorsey 60 Minutes
10.) Ted Turner – Media Entrepreneur
Interviewed by Mashable's Pete Cashmore at the UN
11.) George Soros – Billionaire Investor
Eric Schmidt Interviews George Soros at Google
12.) Jeff Bezos – Founder of Amazon.com
Wired's Chris Anderson Interviews Bezos
13.) Sergey Brin and Larry Page – Google Founders
14.) Elon Musk – Founder of Paypal, Tesla and SpaceX
Entrepreneur Mentor Interview at Mahalo
15.) Ron Conway – Venture Capitalist
Hour long interview with Ron Conway at Stanford Business School
16.) Michael Dell – Founder of Dell Computers
Mastermind interview with Michael Dell
17.) Marc Andreessen – Software Entrepreneur
"We're not in a bubble" at the Wall Street Journal
18.) Paul Graham – Founder of Y-Combinator
How Y Combinator Helped 172 Startups Take Off
19.) Jay-Z – Hip Hop Entrepreneur
Interview on Forbes with Jay-Z and Warren Buffet
20.) Michael Bloomberg – Entrepreneur and Mayor of New York
Bloomberg Speaking at Techstars New York Demo Day
21.) Tony Hsieh – Founder of Zappos
Under30CEO talks about company culture with Tony Hsieh.
22.) Sean Parker – Internet Entrepreneur
Jimmy Fallon drills Sean Parker on tech.
23.) Tim O'Reilly – Software and Media Entrepreneur
Jason Calacanis interviews Tim O'Reilly at SXSW
24.) Steve Wozniak – Founder of Apple
25.) Phil Knight – Founder of Nike
Exclusive Interview by Oprah on Nike
26.) Howard Schultz – Founder of Starbucks
The Harvard Business Review Interviews Starbucks Founder
27.) Carl Icahn – Billionaire Investor
Ichan's Drexel University Commencement Speech
28.) Pierre Omidyar – Founder of Ebay
The Guardian does a rare interview with Omidyar
29.) Ralph Lauren – Fashion Entrepreneur
30.) Charles Schwab – Investor
Money Magazine talks investing with Schwab
31.) Reid Hoffman – Founder of LinkedIn
Billionaire Founder gives 5 tips to startups on WSJ
32.) Peter Thiel – Founder of Paypal and Venture Capitalist
33.) Steve Case – Founder of AOL
Talks Job Creation via Startup America on CNBC
34.) Jimmy Wales – Founder of Wikipedia
John Stewart interviews Jimmy Wales on the Daily Show
35.) Andrew Mason – Founder of Groupon
Bloomberg Interviews the Founder of Groupon
36.) Ariana Huffington – Founder of The Huffington post
Talks about breaking into blogging at Technorati
37.) Donald Trump – Billionaire Real Estate Investor
Under30CEO Interview with Donald Trump
38.) John Doerr – Billionaire Venture Capitalist
Mark Zuckerberg with John Doerr
39.) Wayne Huizenga – Founder of Blockbuster, Waste Management and Pro Sports team owner
Talks on CNBC about the Art of the Deal
40.) Barry Diller – Media Executive
Diller talks to CNN at SXSW
41.) Herb Kelleher – Founder of Southwest Airlines
Has a series of interviews on I am CNBC
42.) Bob Parsons – Founder of GoDaddy
43.) Diddy – Hip Hop Entrepreneur
ABC News calls Diddy the Modern Mogul
44.) Ev Williams – Founder of Twitter
45.) Fred Wilson – Venture Capitalist
Chris Dixon interviews Fred Wilson
46.) David Cohen – Founder of Techstars
ReadWriteWeb interviews Techstars founder
47.) Chris Dixon – Venture Capitalist
Here is an in depth interview with Chris Dixon on Mixergy
48.) Michael Arrington – Founder of Techcrunch
A day in the life of a $10million a year blogger
49.) Gary Vaynerchuk – Media/Wine Entrepreneur
Jason Calacanis interviews Gary in one of the best This Week in Startups ever.
50.) Jason Calacanis – Internet Entrepreneur and Investor
Jason Calacanis gets interviewed on This Week in Startups
51.) Jason Fried – Internet Entrepreneur
Big Think Interviews Jason Fried about ReWork
52.) Dharmesh Shah – Founder of Hubspot
Interview of Dharmesh on Mixergy
53.) Mark Suster – Venture Capitalist
Gets interviewed by Jascon Calcanis before he takes over This Week In Venture Capital
54.) Dennis Crowley – Founder of Foursquare
Kevin Rose interviews Dennis Crowley
55.) Pete Cashmore – Founder of Mashable
56.) Brad Feld – Venture Capitalist
Vator News asks How to Get Funding
57.) Matt Mullenweg – Founder of WordPress
Inc Magazine features Matt in their greg series "The Way I Work"
58.) Kevin Rose – Founder of Digg.com and Podcaster
Interview at Web2.0 Summit 2011
59.) Peter Shankman – Founder of Help a Reporter
BlogCastFM Interviews Peter Shankman
60.) Eric Ries – Entrepreneur and Author
On Techcrunch: "Don't Be In A Rush To Get Big, Be In A Rush To Have A Great Product"
61.) David Tisch – Director of Techstars New York
TechCocktail interviews David Tisch and David Cohen
62.) John Reese – Internet Marketer
Tony Robbins interviews Frank Kern and John Reese
63.) Keith Ferrazzi – Author of Never Eat Alone
WSJ asks Keith Ferrazzi "Who's Got Your Back?"
64.) Gina Trapani – Founder of Lifehacker
Tim Ferriss interviews Lifehacker Gina Trapani
65.) Neil Strauss – Author and Marketer
Speaks in the series: Authors @Google
66.) Chris Brogan – Blogger and Marketer
Talks about helping small businesses at CES2011
67.) Daniel Pink – Author and Journalist
CBS Moneywatch asks Daniel "What Really Motivates Workers?"
68.) Ivanka Trump – Entrepreneur
Huffington Post interviews Ivanka in the Trump Tower
69.) Ben Huh – Founder of Cheezeburger Media Network
Shama Kabini interviews Ben on the future of journalism
70.) Ben Lerer – Founder of Thrillist
71.) Kenneth Cole – Fashion Entrepreneur
Kenneth talks to CNN about the inspirational storiesin his book
72.) Naveen Jain – Internet Entrepreneur
Jain on Bloomberg talking about Google Lunar X Prizerace to the moon
73.) Guy Kawasaki – Author and Entrepreneur
Talk at Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner. "Entrepreneurship is for you young people"
74.) Magic Johnson – Entrepreneur and NBA Hall of Famer
Our friend Tiffany Black Interviews Magic Johnson on Inc
75.) Ryan Allis – Founder of iContact
76.) David Karp – Founder of Tumblr
David Karp on TechCrunchTVsays Blogs Don't Work
77.) Ashton Kutcher – Early Stage Investor
What Ashton Kutcher looks for in tech investments on TechCrunch
78.) Tyra Banks – Media Entrepreneur
On going to Harvard Business Schoolat CBS News
79.) Steve Young – Venture Capitalist
Talks about his investment strategy on Bloomberg TV
80.) Ryan Leslie – Hip Hop Entrepreneur
This Harvard Grad interviewed on Fox Business
81.) Rob Dyrdek – Action Sports Entrepreneur
Inc calls Fantasy Factory America's Coolest Workspace. Q+A With Dyrdek
82.) MC Hammer – Hip Hop Entrepreneur
83.) Chamillionaire – Hip Hop Entrepreneur
Michael Arrington talks social currency with Chamillionaire
84.) Darren Rowse – Blogger
Gideon Shalwick interviews ProBlogger
85.) Gina Bianchini – Founder of Ning
Gina Bianchini talks about founding Leanin.org
86.) Sara Blakely – Founder of Spanx
Talks about Resiliency on Entrepreneur
87.) Russel Simmons – Hip Hop Entrepreneur
NPR Interviews Entrepreneur Russel Simmons
88.) Wendy Kopp – Founder of Teach for America
Talks about Teach for American on the Colbert Report
89.) Kevin Plank – Founder of Under Armour
How I Did It with Inc Magazine
90.) Anita Roddick – Founder of The Body Shop
Anita tells their entrepreneurial story
91.) Robert Kiyosaki – Entrepreneur and Author
Under30CEO Interviews Robert Kiyosaki
92.) Justine Ezarik – Media Entrepreneur
FastCompany on iJustine getting 300 million YouTube views
93.) Barbara Corcoran – Real Estate Entrepreneur
Under30CEO Interviews Barbara Corcoran
94.) Rev Run – Hip Hop Entrepreneur
Huffington Post Interviews Rev Run
95.) Blake Ross – Founder of Mozilla
96.) Tim O' Shaughnessy – Founder of Living Social
Business Insider interviews Living Social founder
97.) Dave Morin – Founder of Path
Interview at Techcrunch Disrupt with Dave Morin
98.) Brian Solis – Marketer
The Rise to the Top Interviews Brian Solis
99.) Robert Scoble – Blogger
Watch Scoble at Stanford Business School
100.) Seth Godin – Marketing guru
Under30CEO interviews Seth Godin
101.) Richard Branson – Founder of Virgin Group
Life at 30,000 feet – Talk at TED
102.) Kevin Systrom – Founder Instagram
Kevin Rose interviews Kevin Systrom
103.) Drew Houston – Founder Dropbox
Forbes get the inside story behind Dropbox
104.) Steve Jobs – Founder Apple Inc.
Rare 1990 interview with Steve Jobs
105.) Steve Jobs – Founder Apple Inc.
2010 interview with Apple CEO Steve Jobs
106.) David Karp – Founder Tumblr
Interview on Tumblr growth and monetization
107.) John Paul Dejoria – Founder Paul Mitchell Systems and Patron
Barbra Walters interviews John on being a billionaire
108.) Lynn Tilton – Private equity queen
Barbra Walters interviews Lynn on going from rags to riches
109.) Michael Jordan – NBA Hall of Famer
Michael Jordan turns 50 and talks about his drive
110.) Yvon Chouinard – Founder Patagonia
Yvon is interviewed about his life and values
111.) Mary Kay Ash – Founder Mary Kay Cosmetics
A look back on a 1979 interview with Mary Kay Ash
112.) Tim Ferriss – Best selling author
Tim Ferriss Interview on The 4-Hour Workweek
113.) Sherly Sandberg – COO of Facebook
Women & Money interview on 60 Minutes
114.) Marissa Mayer – CEO Yahoo
NPR Correspondent Laura Sydell interviews Marissa on her life
115.) Ben Silbermann – Co-founder Pinterest
Ben Silbermann on startups and going your own way
116.) Jenn Hyman – Co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway
How Rent the Runway delivers "Cindarella Moments"
117.) Alexandra Wilson – Co-founder Gilt Groupe
How Gilt was built and changed the way millions shop
118.) Jason Goldberg – Founder Fab.com
Kevin Rose interviews Jason on Foundation
It's crazy but I'm sure we missed some. Let us know in the comments!
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BERKELEY -- As the countdown continues to Saturday's season opener against Fresno State, the California football team began to wrap up its game plan installation on Wednesday, particularly on offense.
"They were fine. There were good things. That's why you practice. Ones and twos, mistakes made, that's why we're practicing, to make sure that we've got it all squared away, because you can't practice every play every day," said head coach Jeff Tedford. "There's different situations each day. Today was more third down emphasis, yesterday was first and second down. Today was more third down, more red zone, tomorrow will be everything, so today, there was some coaching going on, on third down stuff, and that's typically how it works."
Click Here to view this Link.After practice strength and conditioning coach Mike BlasquezClick Here to view this Link. worked exclusively with junior college transfer tailback C.J. AndersonClick Here to view this Link., preparing him for what Tedford said would be a fairly good-sized role on third downs.
The 5-foot-11, 215-pounder out of Laney College has broad shoulders, a deep chest and a powerful lower body, perfectly suited for the role of third-down hammer.
"He's built low to the ground, he's powerful, so absolutely," Tedford said.
In the now more strictly-limited portion of practice open to the media, placekicker Giorgio Tavecchio was stout on field goals, missing just one try from 42 yards out between the hashes and hitting three straight from 40 yards right, 40 yards center and 42 yards right.
"Yeah, field goals were fine, his kickoffs were good," said Tedford, who confirmed that Tavecchio will also handle kickoffs on Saturday, even though Vince D'Amato took kickoff reps at the beginning of practice.
In 2010, Tavecchio averaged 64.8 yards per kickoff with four touchbacks and no drives hit out of bounds. Over the past three seasons, he has seen his kickoff stats improve consistently, elevating his average distance from 56.6 yards in 2008 to 58.1 in 2009. He has reduced his out-of-bounds kicks from four in 2008 to one in 2009, and the aforementioned goose egg in 2010, while upping his touchbacks from none to one to four.
Tavechio wil travel with the team to Candlestick Park - site of Saturday's TicketCity Battle By the Bay - on Friday for a helmets-only practice, and will make final adjustments to the swirling winds on Candlestick Point.
Also observable during the first portion of practice was an uptick in volume from the coaching staff, though Tedford said that there has been no change in intensity now that the season opener is approaching.
"We just try to concentrate day-to-day. We've got to make sure and get them fresh, with two hard days of practice," Tedford said. "We've got to get them fresh and get them ready for game time. They're ready to play. They're ready to suit up against somebody else and get the game started.
"I didn't think they needed to be motivated today. They were fine. They had a good practice, and tomorrow we'll be in shells then we back off with some helmets on Friday and be ready to go."
With Tedford playing against his old boss and his alma mater, and with last season being the first sub-.500 campaign under his watch, he maintained that this opener is no more important than any previous season kickoff.
"I don't know about that. Every opener is big. Every opener is big. There hasn't been one yet that hasn't been big," Tedford said. "Last season was last season. We can't do anything about last season now. We can just prepare to play this game. We don't run around here talking about, 'Oh, last season, last season,' no. I mean, yeah, there's some motivation that last year wasn't what we wanted, and it wasn't good enough, obviously, so the motivation to do better, absolutely, but we're not going in the locker room yelling, 'Hey, because of last year,' and that's not it. That's over. This is about right now. We've got a lot of guys on this team who weren't even here last year."
-- Defensive end Ernest Owusu wore a yellow jersey today, though Tedford said that he was "doing fine."
-- Freshman wide receiver Kaelin Clay took reps with the first string during early skeleton drills, and returned punts.


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Nestled high in the Atherton Tablelands of Tropical North Queensland and surrounded by lush rainforest, the picturesque village of Malanda seems an unlikely place to find a dairy. But find one you will. In fact you'll find dozens around this small community known as the dairy capital of northern Australia.
Located 10 minutes from the town of Atherton and just under an hour from Cairns, there are many reasons to include Malanda on your holiday itinerary.
Right on the edge of town are the Malanda Falls where you may be lucky enough to spy a platypus, tree-kangaroo, birds, butterflies or dancing Brolga in the surrounding forest. Enjoy a picnic on the bank or go for a refreshing dip in this crocodile-free section of the Johnson River.
In town, be sure to follow the Malanda Art Trail, a series of painstakingly crafted mosaics that takes followers on a journey through the rich history of the area. Pay attention to the intricate detail in the designs and see if you can find the blue butterfly hidden in each mosaic!
Pay a visit to the Dairy Centre and learn more about the industry that put Malanda on the map. Take a stroll through the quaint country town past its many historic buildings, including a huge hotel complete with grand staircase and ballroom. It's said to be the largest wooden structure in Queensland.
Just 10 minutes from Malanda you'll find the Mt Hypipamee National Park, home of the beautiful rainforest-shrouded Dinner Falls and a huge water-filled crater created many thousands of years ago by a volcanic explosion.
Accommodation in Malanda includes motels, hotels, lodges, guesthouses, bed-and-breakfasts and camping.
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Windows PostScript PPD Driver Files - 32/64-bit
DescriptionWindows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista/Windows 7 32-/64-bit PostScript PPD driver files for the Phaser 7400.
Note: It is highly recommended to consult with your Network or System Administrator before performing any software (firmware) update. Some updates may cause the machine to become non-compliant and cease to work as intended with the environment in which it is installed.
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Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS)DescriptionClick the file link to visit the Xerox NDPS Gateway download page. Xerox NDPS Solution allows use of Novell NDPS with many models of Xerox printers .
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. consumer credit rebounded strongly in August after posting its first decline in nearly a year in July, Federal Reserve data showed on Friday.
The rebound would likely be interpreted as a short-term boon to growth, though it could bode ill for household balance sheets if it is not accompanied by a rise in real wages, which have been stagnant.
U.S. consumer credit rose $18.12 billion, the biggest gain since May, following July's revised $2.45 billion decline. Revolving credit, which mostly measures credit-card use, climbed $4.2 billion. Nonrevolving credit, which includes student and auto loans, rose $13.92 billion.
Credit has been expanding almost continuously since mid-2010 as the country recovered from the 2007-2009 recession. The decline in July was the first drop since August of last year.
A sharp drop in the U.S. jobless rate to 7.8 percent in September, reported on Friday by the Labor Department, suggested the economic recovery, while weak, continues to muddle along. (Reporting By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa; Editing by Neil Stempleman)


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Today's giveaway comes from HP. Remember when I wrote about the incredible Presto printer that my husband and I got for his grandma's birthday {read here}? Well, they want to give one away...to one of you! I've got to tell you that this is fabulous. I can't say enough about how happy it's made my grandma (in-law).
Just a recap to explain exactly what the Presto Mailbox is and how it works. Actually, maybe a picture would illustrate it better.
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A few of the perks we have noticed in our Presto use:
First, our grandparents know what we are up to on a daily and weekly basis without hearing about the past month in short details. They feel up to date and like they are "in the know."
Second, I found it beyond simple to set their account up. Everything is ready to go upon receiving the Presto box.
Third, there is NO SPAM. I love this detail. Only those that you "invite" are allowed to email the presto email address you set up for your loved one.
Fourth, it prints perfectly. Presto lets you know when you need a new ink cartridge, when your paper is running low and anything else you would need to know.
The rules are a little different this time around. You simply need to link to this Presto giveaway on your own blog and leave a link to that post in the comments section here. If you don't have a blog, no worries. Simply tell us why you love Presto (and you're still eligible). note: Currently, the Presto Service is only available in the U.S., so the contest will be limited to people who will be giving the Presto Service and HP Printing Mailbox to a U.S. resident with U.S. phone number.
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Bananas!* (2009) is a documentary about Dole food company being found liable, in an LA courtroom in 2007, for malice and misconduct. No surprise, they got that reversed. (Yeah, like a group of poisoned banana farmers from Nicaragua could win against a billion dollar multinational. Disney puts all the happy endings in their movies, not in their news programs.)
Just as Bananas!* was set to open at the LA Film Festival, Dole threatened to sue everyone involved in the production and presentation of the film. Plucky Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten decided that, if they were going to sue him and try to silence his film, he would capture it all on film. The result is the nail-biting and inspiring new film Big Boys Go Bananas!* (2011).
As I sat down to watch my reviewer's copy of the film, a friend offered me a banana. "Is it Dole?" She thought it might be Chiquita. I lamented (whined, blew hot air), "That's no better." I prefer my banana growers unpoisoned and fairly paid. As described in the film Big Boys Go Bananas!*, (and reminiscent of stories of corporate news-hijacking discussed in another fine new doc, Shadows of Liberty) Chiquita got an apology from the Cincinnati Enquirer for its 18-page 1998 exposé of how "Chiquita exposed entire communities to dangerous U.S.-banned pesticides, forced the eviction of an entire Honduran village at gunpoint, suppressed unions and paid a fortune to U.S. politicians to influence trade policy."
Dan Koeppel, journalist and author of Banana: The Fate of The Fruit That Changed The World, says in Big Boys Go Bananas!* "We have an astounding lack of curiosity, the journalism community in the US; a lack of skepticism."
During the Hot Docs film festival earlier this month, I interviewed the unassuming Gertten. I asked him what he made of this lack of curiosity. Gertten told me his Canadian producer of Bananas!*, Bart Simpson (also of The Corporation), "couldn't get people interested in this story. [People thought it was]…too heavy… too much …Maybe it's too dangerous."
What has changed since Bananas!* [the first film] came out?
In my own country they say that Fair Trade bananas has more than doubled. In that sense, the Fair Trade farmers have better conditions than before. The conventional bananas are produced as they have always been produced, under a cloud of chemicals—one third of the production costs of conventional bananas is for chemicals. So my film, in that sense, hasn't changed anything for the banana workers. What I did for the banana workers in Nicaragua is, they have fought for a long time to tell their stories to the world. I told their story.
Are things like the Occupy movement and Fair Trade making an impact?
The people who created the financial crisis are still in power…My new film is partly about the PR industry…When a big corporation has a PR crisis, they do everything they can to turn the story around. Can you imagine how much the banks are spending on PR over the last five years! And you can't follow that money. Because, you read an op-ed in a big newspaper here in Toronto signed by some professor; that op-ed could be written by some PR company and paid for by a bank. And everybody's hunting away with their microphones to interview the professor, but he's actually just sending out a paid message from the most powerful people in the nation. And if we could follow that money, if the PR business was transparent, we could see, "OK yeah, but you're talking—these guys are paying you." Then we would listen to him in a different way. And that doesn't happen. So, in these times when journalists are losing self-confidence and losing jobs, and the PR industry is growing and making more money than ever, I think we need to legislate about transparency. If they don't want to be transparent by free will, then we have to ask for it.
Both films are playing in Toronto this week at Bloor Cinema.
For more information on the films, see http://www.bananasthemovie.com/ and http://www.bigboysgonebananas.com/about
Please read the published portion of my interview for more about why Gertten thinks a documentary about a banana company might be considered "dangerous". Post City www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/May-2012/Now-playing-Indie-filmmaker-Fredrik-Gertten-takes-on-food-giant-Dole-He-tells-us-why/
Now go enjoy a Fair Trade banana.


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The Day We Pretended to Care About Ukraine09/03/2014 11:17
What does our addiction to disaster porn say about us?
Journalist Simon Shuster said it was "straight out of Hieronymus Bosch." Writer Philip Gourevitch thought it was more like Bruegel. But the main word to describe the violent clashes in Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv was "apocalyptic." As in: "This is one of the most apocalyptic photos I've ever seen in the news," as Wired reporter Steve Silberman tweeted below a picture shared more than 1,500 times. And the BBC: "Ukraine crisis: Kiev night clashes 'apocalyptic.'" And ABC News: "The Kiev Protests Are Starting to Look Apocalyptic."
The Kyiv protests were also starting to look like clickbait. By the end of the day on Wednesday, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, Buzzfeed and Mashable had all published their own listicle versions of what Huffington Post called "Ukraine Crisis: 12 Apocalyptic Pictures After Nation's Deadliest Day." High in resolution, low on explanation, the articles painted Ukraine's carnage by numbers.
A new genre had been born: the apocalypsticle.
Ukraine has never been a country that attracted mainstream media interest. The tens of thousands of people viewing, sharing and posting photos of the Eastern European state likely had little knowledge of what Ukraine looked like before the violence—protesters are now claiming at least 100 people have died in the latest clashes—took place. The fascination of the photos is not that Ukraine no longer look familiar, but that it finally does. Ukraine looks like a movie set, like World War II, like the apocalypse. It spurs the imagination because it is real.
Ukraine looks like nothing is really supposed to look, and so no one can stop looking.
What does it mean for Ukrainians? Few apocalypsticle authors pose the question, because the only relevant question is what it means for them: traffic. Ask not what Buzzfeed can do for Ukrainians, but what dying Ukrainians can do for Buzzfeed. (Among the things Buzzfeed could not do: caption the photos or spell "Ukrainian" correctly.)
One could charitably see the apocalypsticle as dumbing up. At least the pictures were of the actual people in the conflict, instead of, say, characters from The Hills explaining Syria. Western websites were giving Ukrainian activists what they wanted: foreign media attention. "I am a native of Kyiv. I want you to know why thousands of people all over my country are on the streets," a Ukrainian activist said in a typical video pleading for coverage.
Unfortunately, the answer to the activist's question of "why" is ignored in a clickbait competition where a picture is worth zero words. The only "wh-" word that matters is "whoa": Look at the fire, the water, the bullets, the blood. Look, but do not listen. Look inward, at the movie you watched that looked like Ukraine, at the painting you saw that looked like Ukraine. Look at Ukraine without seeing Ukraine.
America has its own way of confronting unfathomable horrors: It makes them comprehensible by transforming them into porn. We have poverty porn, disaster porn and, in the ultimate American reconciliation of the sublime, weather porn. We seem to get off on destruction as a visual experience, removed from participation and consequence.
Pornography has long been seen as prurient but inevitable, and, in the Internet era, so ubiquitous as to be banal. Now apparently pain is, too. In the era of disaster porn, watching people suffer provokes the same sly admission of guilt as watching people have sex.


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text: Darminto M SudarmoBeside a digital artist and writer, he is also known as a humor observer/critic – covers comedy art, cartoon, articles/column and some other humorous materials. Born in Kendal, Central Java, Indonesia. Since his junior high school, he has been active drawing cartoons, writing articles/short story, and painting contemporary art of painting. Creative Experience: Writes socio-cultural article at Kompas Daily News, Kontan, Jawa Pos, Surabaya Post, Suara Merdeka, Kedaulatan Rakyat, Sinar Harapan, Panji Masjarakat, Gatra, Horison, HumOr, etc.. Written books: Revolution ala Jiddu Krishnamurti; Indonesia Is Robed;The Anatomy of Humor in Indonesia; How to Be A Good Comedian; Tukul Arwana Dies Laughing, HQ - Humor Quotient, Republik Badut, etc. Organization: One of the founder of KOKKANG, 1981. In 1987/1988, Chief of Candalaga Mancanegara International Cartoon Festival,1988, Semarang. In 1989-1994, Secretary General of Pakarti and Board Directors of LHI (The Institute of Indonesia Humor). Work Experience: (1990 – 2008) Managing Editor/Chief Editor at HumOr Magazine; Program designer at Jaya Suprana Show; Script Writer at Asep Show; Ludruk Glamour and Toshiba Top Ten Video Weekly. These days, he likes to express his ideas to draw digital art painting.