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Wellness on Wheels campaign, an effort to build a mobile massage practice, was launched on Indiegogo to raise funds for building a massage studio on wheels. The campaign with a flexible goal of $25,000 was started by Dezi Bennett of Tampa, United States.
"Wellness on Wheels is our dream project aimed at helping get America back to normal again – one massage at a time," says Dezi Bennett about her project. "We are flipping and re-purposing a 1987 Fleetwood Bounder Motorhome for the purpose of providing message therapy. We want to provide people a truly unique mobile massage experience by providing them everything that a professional spa offers but in a mobile environment."
There are many massage therapists offering mobile massage services in the United States. They operate independently but are unable to offer the physical settings associated with a full-fledged, professionally managed spa. These therapists offer only the basic facilities such as massage table, chairs and other things that can be physically carried. Most massage centers and spas are in locations that can create a lot of distraction caused by people, loud music, market and the like. With Wellness of Wheels, users can enjoy a personalized massage experience in a privatized setting.
Wellness on Wheels offers many other additional advantages to the clients. These include offering the perfect setting for overall wellness and relaxation. They can enjoy therapeutic bodywork in a professional spa like atmosphere without suffering the hassle of travel. Clients can enjoy the perfect massage without taking time off from their professional commitments. Wellness on Wheels is also the ideal solution for those planning to offer massage therapy in college campus or weeding parties.
For those who want to provide an innovative and rewarding experience to their teachers or show appreciation to their employees, Wellness on Wheels is the ideal solution. It is also a great way to reward military service members or those involved in physically demanding activities such as first responders, athletes and dancers or fine arts participants.
Dezi Bennett has procured an RV from a couple doing missionary work and also enrolled in a licensing program for massage therapy at Cortiva Institute which is of seven months duration. The masseuse mobile can be parked in high foot traffic areas such as business parks, convention centers, college campuses and even military bases to serve the needs of a large number of people.
Dezi Bennett has announced attractive incentives to those who contribute to the Wheels on Wellness campaign depending on their level of participation.
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I'm going to try something a bit different starting with this week's TV column. Instead of just telling you what's on TV and letting you make up your own mind, I'm going to recommend stuff. I'm going to explain to you why Kyle XY really is a better show than you ever realized, and why it's time to give Smallville another chance. And why several thousand of your friends should be watching Jericho. Advocacy, and preview clips from Jericho, Smallville and Lost, below the fold.
Monday night now has a Sarah Connor-shaped hole. (And a Heroes-shaped hole, and (sigh) a Journeyman-shaped hole too.) But there's still Kyle XY on ABC Family at 8, for another couple of weeks, and I'm going to explain to why this show is way better than you give it credit for. For one thing, it does the teen-with-superpowers thing better than any show since Buffy. And you can tell the characters care about each other. Plus, even though it's supposedly family friendly, it actually gets pretty raunchy, as in one recent episode where Kyle's stepsister Lori had to deal with her ex-boyfriend wanting to still have the occasional booty call. And this season features a female version of Kyle named Jessi XX, who is crazy and sadistic. Last week, she made Kyle's stepbrother do pushups with an evil leer on her face. But mostly, you should watch for Ally Sheedy, who just started playing Jessi's mom. We featured an awesome clip of Ally in action the other day. Ally Sheedy! I would watch her in anything.
Also today, the Sci Fi Channel is showing a marathon of the underrated show Odyssey 5 all afternoon. Probably right now, as you read this. Ditch work and go home to check it out. It features a car in space. And it did mental time-travel long before Lost.
And FX is showing The Day After Tomorrow at 5:30 PM, in case you saw 10,000 B.C. and want another hit of Emmercrack right away. And there's a new episode of Modern Marvels called "Strange Weapons" on the History Channel at 8 PM. Strange weapons are definitely the best kind.
Tuesday, there's a new episode of post-apocalyptic drama Jericho on CBS at 10 PM. As you can see from the five-minute preview clip below, it picks up right where last week's shocking episode left off. The military contractors that were put in charge of running the plucky town that survived a nuclear attack are openly treating Kansas like Iraq now, and acting as though they're above the law. It's hard to believe there are only two more episodes left after this one — and they may be the last, unless you can convince a few million people to tune in. Check out the first five minutes of the episode, and then start bugging your friends:
Right before Jericho, there's a new episode of The Universe on the History Channel at 9 PM. It's called "Colonizing Space," and it sounds pretty fucking trippy. It explains how we will grow food on Mars, and how we will recycle wastewater (read: drink our own pee) and introduce greenhouse gases to "revive" the red planet. It sounds totally demented, and I bet there will be CGI animations showing how greenhouse gases will make Mars semi-terraformed.
Also on Tuesday/Wednesday at midnight, there's Cherry 2000 on Encore. Robot sex, plus Melanie Griffith doing Mad Max. Come on, you know that's better than sleeping.
Wednesday, ABC Family is showing Pleasantville, which is sort of slipstream, except it's not all that great. But it does feature Joan Allen masturbating and causing a nearby tree to spontaneously combust. Plus Reese Witherspoon is the school slut! (Somehow I doubt ABC Family will show this film uncut.) There's also a rerun of UFO Hunters on History at 10 PM.
Thursday at 8, there's a new Smallville on The CW. The show's back after a brief hiatus, and Pete Ross returns for a guest appearance. Remember him? Clark's best friend? And now he's got superpowers from — I wish I was kidding about this — meteor-laced chewing gum. It's that extra flavor stripe that gives you the power to stretch and sort of teleport your hands, apparently. Actually, I'm not clear on what Pete's superpower is, but it seems to involve a weird noise. Here's an unfinished preview clip from the episode:
And then at 9, there's a new Lost on ABC. If you average out the quality of "The Constant" and "The Other Woman," you get a pretty good couple of episodes. In general, the consensus seems to be that the show's improved a lot this season. And this week, you get to find out who the last two members of the Oceanic Six are (which should surprise nobody.) We also deal more with that "pregnant women die on the island" thing, which always weirds me out. Here's the trailer for the episode, and check out the two preview clips we posted on Friday:
Or if you're over Smallville and Lost, you can watch 12 Monkeys on Encore at 8, and daydream about the days when Terry Gilliam was still great.
Thursday/Friday at 3:00 AM, there's a TV movie called Alien Abduction on Sci Fi. A woman gets abducted by aliens and then winds up in a mental institution. Where the quality of the anal probes is much lower.
Friday night, there's a rerun of a House episode about a boy who claims that he's been abducted by aliens, and he has a tracking device in his neck. Is he right? Are alien abductions going to become part of the ongoing storylines in the hospital? I won't give away the twist ending, but someone on IMDB calls this the "worst House episode ever." Based on the full synopsis, the episode is definitely science fiction in any case.
Also, the Disney Channel has Sky High at 8 PM. Sci Fi has a couple of Stargate: Atlantis reruns at 9 and 10, and Encore has the original Alien at 9:50.
Saturday, there's a new Torchwood at 6 and 9 on BBC America. I'm not sure which episode we're up to in America, but it scarcely matters. The major character who died a while back is still dead, and angsting about it. That goes on for about three episodes in a row, and you may not actually be able to tell them apart even while watching them. Here are our recaps of the most recent episodes. Actually, Torchwood was doing a lot better for a while there, and the main reason to keep watching is to hope it pulls back up again.
Also, on Saturday morning, there's back-to-back Legion of Superheroes and Spectacular Spider-Man, starting at 9:30 AM on The CW. And then at 1 PM, The CW is showing Solaris, the Soderbergh/Clooney remake. At 3:10 on TMC, there's Free Enterprise, the weird movie about Star Trek fans that helped turn William Shatner into the self-mocking figure he is today. And Disney has The Incredibles at 9 PM.
Sunday evening, G4 is showing a bunch of reruns of Wired For Sex, which is worth checking out if you haven't seen it. Find out about that whole cybersex thing the kids are into.


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Summary: Here's a comparison of some of the sections of the site over the last year. As always, thanks to everyone who has contributed so much.
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Oct 2013
2013 Miss Universe Contestants Arrive in Moscow
The countdown is definitely on as Miss Universe 2013 candidates starts to arrive in Moscow City for the pageant's 62nd edition. As of Oct. 21: candidates from Ukraine, Poland, Thailand, Romania, Namimbia, Israel, Finland and Myanmar are the early birds of the competition. Read more here.
Check out the official Miss Universe photo galleries. Click here to view.
Oct 2013
2013 Miss Universe Pageant Host and Muscial Talent Announcement
Miss Universe Organization announces Thomas Roberts ("MSNBC LIVE") and Mel B ("America's Got Talent") as hosts for the 2013 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition.
Grammy Nominated Panic! at the Disco and international recording artist EMIN are set to perform on the November 9th Broadcast from Moscow, Russia.
NEW YORK, NY – October 17, 2013 – NBC, Donald J. Trump, and Paula M. Shugart, president of the Miss Universe Organization, announced today that Thomas Roberts and Mel B will host the 62nd Annual Miss Universe® Competition airing Saturday, Nov. 9 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) from Crocus City Hall in Moscow. The global event will also air with a Spanish simulcast on Telemundo.
Thomas Roberts is an award-winning journalist and host of "MSNBC Live" at 11a.m. weekdays. Roberts also serves as a fill-in host and contributor on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and NBC's "Today." He received a 2002 Emmy-nomination for his work on the documentary "Parvo Puppies" and also received an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2001 for a documentary he produced titled "When Parents Don't Pay."
Melanie Brown recently appeared as a member of the NBC family as a judge on the eighth season of the hit summer show "America's Got Talent." The global superstar, known best to audiences as "Mel B" of the Spice Girls, is a chart-topping musical artist, actress, author and television personality. Mel B's brazen persona was at the core of the Spice Girls' worldwide success, racking up worldwide record sales of $55 million. Recently Mel B returned to her musical roots with her first single in almost a decade, "For Once in My Life." She previously hosted the MISS UNIVERSE® Competition when it was held in Vietnam in 2008.
Panic! At The Disco is set to perform during the MISS UNIVERSE broadcast. They recently released their fourth studio album, "Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!" which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album features the single "Miss Jackson (feat. LOLO)," which debuted at #9 on the iTunes Top Singles Chart. Since its release, the official video has reached over 5.5 million YouTube views. The Grammy-nominated group's 2005 double-platinum "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" featured the global smash "I Write Sins Not Tragedies." Panic! At The Disco is set to tour Europe in November and will embark on a national US headline tour in January.
International recording artist EMIN will also take the stage during the pageant. EMIN spent much of this year traveling the globe promoting his hit single "Amor," which has already been released in Russia, Great Britain, his native Azerbaijan and is set for wide release this year. The reigning Miss Universe Olivia Culpo is also featured in the popular music video that has had more than 4.5 million views on YouTube since its release. EMIN will debut "In Another Life," the new single from his upcoming CD, for worldwide release in early 2014.
MISS UNIVERSE Veteran commentator, Jeannie Mai, also returns to take viewers behind-the-scenes to engage with contestants, talent and fans throughout the telecast. Mai is best known as the host of Style Network's two-time Emmy Award-nominated makeover series "How Do I Look?" and is also recognized for her fashion segments on NBC's "Today."
This will be the first time in the pageant's 62-year history that the competition will be held in Russia. Barry Adelman of dick clark productions (dcp) will be returning as executive producer of the pageant, which marks his third year producing the show. The MISS UNIVERSE telecast is broadcast in approximately 190 countries and an estimated 1 billion viewers worldwide are expected to tune in. Contestants will be judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview as they vie for the coveted title of Miss Universe 2013. Culpo will crown her successor at the conclusion of the two-hour telecast.
For more information, visit: http://www.nbc.com or http://www.missuniverse.com.
Oct 2013
OPI Releases Limited Edition MISS UNIVERSE® 2013 Nail Lacquers
Get ready for some truly pageant ready polish! OPI has announced the launch of three limited edition Miss Universe nail lacquers. Available in three limited edition shades, choose from a dusky purple called I'm Feeling Sashy, a deep black plum dubbed, Miss You-niverse, and the textured matte platinum This Gown Needs a Crown.
Oct 2013
Myanmar to send contestant to Miss Universe pageant for the first time in 50 years
Myanmar is sending its first contestant in half a century to the Miss Universe pageant, in another sign that the once-isolated Southeast Asian nation is undergoing dramatic change.
Moe Set Wine, 25, who studied business and marketing in the U.S., was picked among 20 other contenders Thursday night to represent her country at the 62nd Miss Universe pageant in Moscow on Nov. 9.
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Meet the 2013 Miss Universe Contestants
As we approach the 2013 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition at Crocus City Hall, Moscow, the Miss Universe Organization released the contestants that will be vying for the Diamond Nexus Crown on November 9th. With contestants from Albania to Vietnam, it looks like the competition is going to be fierce. For more information on the contestants, click here.
Also, make sure to follow Olivia Culpo during her last months as Miss Universe 2012, @MissUniverse and on her Official Facebook Page.


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Recently, we thought that many people out there battling through the business school application process might benefit from some thoughts and insights from others who went through the experience. To that end, we started On the Record: Q&A with BC Alums. Last time around we spoke with Radina Russell. This time around, we got insights from the funny and talented Rhomaro Powell.
Rhomaro graduated from the S.C. Johnson School of Management at Cornell University, and currently works in the financial services sector.
Why did you go to business school?
Business School was the next logical step for my career progression. My ultimate goal is to operate my own private equity firm; however I felt I was lacking some core skills, i.e. finance and accounting. Additionally, I felt I needed the proper brand and network that would provide me access to enter the private equity universe. Johnson at Cornell University gave me the brand, network, and knowledge I needed.
How has business school impacted your career?
Business school as accelerated my career tremendously, mainly because it has helped me grow as an individual, expanded my network, and provided opportunities that I would not have had otherwise. For example, I went into business school with the main goal of improving my technical skills, but learned that the softer skills were at least as important – and perhaps even more important – to my career. I learned that knowledge only gets you so far, but being able to lead, influence, and build relationships with individuals will get you farther. In regards to expanding my network and opportunities, I was able to do so through organizations such as Management Leadership for Tomorrow and The Robert Toigo Foundation. These organizations have expanded my network from outside the business school I attended. Additionally, I studied in Madrid, Spain for 5 months. My network now spans all the top business schools and companies around the world.
What do you want business school applicants to know?
Understand Your Passion:
Understanding your passions and what drives you will make the application process easier. This will help when writing your essays and speaking with admission officers. Admission officers can tell when someone is not genuine, and they gravitate to passionate individuals. It will make you memorable.
Due Diligence:
Each business school is different, so it is important to understand the culture and what makes each special. Harvard, Cornell, Stanford, Darden, Wharton, and NYU are not for everyone. Visit all the schools you are interested in and speak with both current students and alumni. The last thing you want to do is get into a school and find you don't fit with the people, because this will be your network for the rest of your life and the two years will seem like an eternity. Remember, business school is not cheap, so invest your time and money wisely so you can get a great return.
How many schools did you apply to and get accepted to?
I applied to Stanford, Cornell, Michigan, Tuck, and NYU. Cornell and Stanford were my top two choices. Stanford said no, but Cornell said yes so I was on cloud nine.
What specific advice would you give those prepping for the GMAT now?
I took the GMAT 5 times. YES! 5 times! If you do the math it cost me $1500 (not including what I paid for prep courses and tutors) and over a year of my time. I thought it would have taken me at most two times to get the score I wanted. I considered the time and money as an investment in myself. Do not be discouraged if you have to take it more than once.
Preparing for the GMAT is definitely an individual effort, meaning that one strategy does not fit all. Take time to figure out how you learn best and what your study habits are. For some individuals classes are best, while for others a tutor is perfect. For me, it was a combination. I took a class to get the overall knowledge and strategy for the test and then hired a tutor to help me with my weak areas (verbal). I thought English was my first language until I took the GMAT. Anyway, here are a few tips:
1. Put in the time. I would recommend a minimum of 20 hours a week. However, ensure you are studying efficiently or the time will not matter.
2. Schools look at both the overall score and individual scores for each section. Some schools tend to put more emphasis on the quantitative score, so really focus on doing well on the quant. Some schools use the score as an indicator on how an individual will perform in the quant-heavy core courses.
3. Use study materials from different prep courses. I used materials from Bell Curves (really great instructors and online tools), Manhattan GMAT (really good material), and the Official Guide to the GMAT (really good practice questions).
4. Studying in a group helps keep the motivation high and can add insight in tackling questions. You can learn a lot from your peers.
5. Do not give up. Many will go through ups and downs. Remember to keep your eyes on the prize and that you are more than just a 3 digit number. Business schools are looking for well-rounded individuals. I know individuals that went to top schools that did not break 600. It is not the norm, but it is possible.


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New MNZ and TAIC board appointments
Hon Gerry Brownlee
Minister of Transport
27 February 2013
New MNZ and TAIC board appointments
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced the appointment of Russell Watson, Maxine Moana-Tuwhangai and Belinda Vernon to the Maritime New Zealand board, and the appointment of Howard Broad as a Commissioner of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission.
"The calibre of the appointees' skills and experience means their respective organisations will be well served over the next few years," Mr Brownlee says.
Mr Watson and Ms Moana-Tuwhangai begin their terms on 28 February while Ms Vernon begins her term on 1 May.
Russell Watson is based in Auckland and has more than 30 years' experience in the New Zealand shipping industry, mainly as managing director of NYKCool New Zealand Ltd and its predecessor company.
Maxine Moana-Tuwhangai is based in the Waikato and is of Tainui and Maniapoto descent. Ms Moana-Tuwhangai is a chartered accountant, and has previously held senior finance roles at Tainui Group Holdings and Environment Waikato.
Belinda Vernon is from Auckland and has extensive experience in the shipping industry as an accountant and senior manager; she has also acted as company secretary in a number of her positions.
"I would like to acknowledge the work of outgoing Maritime NZ board members Michael Ludbrook and David Morgan whose terms ended in October last year but agreed to continue on the Board until new appointments could be made, and Kenneth Gilligan whose term expires on 30 April 2013," Mr Brownlee says.
"I would like to thank David Morgan who served over 10 years on the Maritime NZ Board, part of that time as deputy chair; Ken Gilligan who also served the board for 10 years; and Michael Ludbrook who served seven years.
"These three board members served during a period in which important decisions were made about the future direction of Maritime New Zealand and in which the organisation faced a number of significant challenges."
Mr Broad begins his term as a Commissioner of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission on 1 March. Mr Broad has more than 35 years' experience in the New Zealand Police force, and was Commissioner of the New Zealand Police from 2006 to 2011. Mr Broad is currently the chair of the Turn Your Life Around Trust (a not-for-profit organisation providing youth development services).
"I would also like to welcome Howard Broad and acknowledge the service of Bryan Wyness to the Transport Accident Investigation Commission, who passed away in July 2012."
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|Russell Watson
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|Maxine Moana-Tuwhangai
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|Belinda Vernon
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|Howard Broad
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This series consists of talks in the area of Foundations of Quantum Theory. Seminar and group meetings will alternate.
The existence of observables that are incompatible or not jointly measurable is a characteristic feature of quantum mechanics, which is the root of a number of nonclassical phenomena, such as uncertainty relations, wave--particle dual behavior, Bell-inequality violation, and contextuality.
However, no intuitive criterion is available for determining the compatibility of even two (generalized) observables, despite the overarching importance of this problem and intensive efforts of many researchers over more than 80 years.
In this talk, I will explore a timeless interpretation of quantum mechanics of closed systems, solely in terms of path integrals in non-relativistic timeless configuration space. What prompts a fresh look at the foundational problems in this context, is the advent of multiple gravitational models in which Lorentz symmetry is only emergent. In this setting, I propose a new understanding of records as certain relations between two configurations, the recorded one and the record-holding one.
In this talk we will discuss the relation between the incompatibility of quantum measurements and quantum nonlocality. We show that any set of measurements that is not jointly measurable (i.e. incompatible) can be used for demonstrating EPR steering, a form of quantum nonlocality. This implies that EPR steering and (non) joint measurability can be viewed as equivalent. Moreover, we discuss the connection between Bell nonlocality and joint measurability, and give evidence that both notions are inequivalent.
To best distinguish between classical and non-classical models of nature requires a good notion of classicality. I will argue that noncontextuality is a good candidate for this notion. Until now, certain theoretical and experimental roadblocks have stood in the way of a test of noncontextuality which is free of unattainable experimental idealizations. I will present solutions to these roadblocks as well as the results of an experimental test.
One necessity to avoid the measurement problem in quantum mechanics is a clear ontology. Such an ontology is for instance provided by Bohmian mechanics. In the non-relativistic regime, Bohmian mechanics is a theory about particles whose motion is governed by a velocity field. The latter is generated by a wave
Using quantum control in foundational experiments allows new theoretical and experimental possibilities. We show how, e.g., quantum controlling devices reverse a temporal ordering in detection. We consider probing of wave–particle duality in quantum-controlled and the entanglement-assisted delayed-choice experiments. Then we discuss other situations where quantum control may be useful, and finally demonstrate how the techniques we developed are applied to the study of consistency of the classically reasonable requirements.
It is well known - to those who know it - that noise and randomness can enhance signal resolution. I'll present an easy-to-follow example from digital audio that illustrates the way in which adding noise ("dither") prior to measurement enhances the accuracy with which we are able to distinguish the features of the sound or image. I will then explore the way in which the environmental interactions prior to measurement ordinarily characterized as environment-induced decoherence may play a similar role.
We present a formal logic modeling some aspects of the behavior of the quantum measurement process, and study some properties of the models of this logic, from which we deduce some characteristics that any such model should verify. In the case of a Hilbert space of dimension at least 3, we then show that no model can lead to the prediction with certainty of more than one atomic outcome. Moreover, if the Hilbert space is finite dimensional, we can precisely describe the structure of the predictions of any model of our logic.
This talk touches on three questions regarding the ontological status of quantum states using the ontological models
framework: it is assumed that a physical system has some underlying ontic state and that quantum states correspond to probability distributions over these ontic states.
The last decade has seen a wave of characterizations of quantum theory using the formalism of generalized probability theory.


text: I'm expecting another two or three year pause and another non Batman Nolan picture before we see the third and final Nolan film. I think he's only going to make three as well. What is his contract situation? I think I remember reading waaaaay back last summer in the Justice League thread someone saying that Christian Bale had a three picture deal with Warner Bros? Was that three BATMAN pictures or three Warner Bros movies?


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With a deeply personal and intimate guitar style, Grammy Winner Doug Smith (2006 Fingerstyle Champion as well!) is an acoustic guitarist who combines the picking agility of Chet Atkins, the irreverence of Leo Kottke and the dexterity of Michael Hedges. His music is a flowing hybrid of assertive melodies, rhythmic certainty and rippling undercurrents.
"His writing runs the gamut from peaceful and introspective to jaunting and exuberant." ~ ~ Los Angeles Times


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Ashcakesquiggle retakes the Dining Room Table Studios with Stacey and Amanda to get down with 50 Shades of Grey, online dating and spray tanning with Bronzed Beauty! (the Audio had to be rescued for this as idiot Toddske screwed up the recording!)
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Here is a picture of WBT-1110 hate radio personality Tara Servatius attending a League of the South meeting. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there are 29 hate groups in North Carolina. 4 of these are League of the South groups located in Charlotte, Durham, Wilmington and Burlington.
The League of the South is a White Supremacist Organization that advocates the destruction of the United States of America and the US Constitution.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center "The League of the South is a neo-Confederate group that advocates for a second Southern secession and a society dominated by "European Americans." The league believes the "godly" nation it wants to form should be run by an "Anglo-Celtic" (read: white) elite that would establish a Christian theocratic state and politically dominate blacks and other minorities."
What are some of the League of the South's beliefs according to the SPLC ?
As a general matter, they don't think the Civil War was fought over slavery — it was really about tariffs, or imposing a newly powerful federal government on the South, or spreading the industrialsystem of the North. They say that the South was "invaded," even if Southerners fired the first shots at Fort Sumter, S.C.
Most don't think slavery was all that bad, and some believe that segregation was a perfectly fine policy meant to protect the integrity of both races, black and white alike.
They think that Lincoln was an evil man, bent on destroying the South and willing to use any excuse to do so. They typically see the North as godless, and determined to wreck the Southerner's natural religiosity. They believe the core population of the South and the bearer of its culture is "Anglo-Celtic," meaning white. Many support theocracy, oppose interracial marriage and reject the notion of equality.
I have listened to Tara Servatius on a daily basis for some time. The hate she spews towards the United States of America is well known. And barely a day goes by that she isn't trying to drive a wedge between the white and black community. And if she can make fun of a gay person along the way then her day has been fulfilled. Its all in a days work for WBT-1110's latest Hate Radio jock.
Tara Sevatius does not represent our community. She represents a very narrow and hateful view of America. Its time for her to find a new occupation.


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Tagged: poetry
On a conversation in a pub
"… with Cathy and Heathcliff, you can't empathise
They're selfish and nasty, they cheat and they lie."
"But they love with a passion, you don't need to approve
Or to like or respect them, but fail to be moved?"
"I'm with Claire, I don't like it at all
The characters are hateful, the story is dull."
"And what's with that Nelly, interfering old hag,
A gossip, a stirrer, a nosy old nag."
"Are you crazy, or blind? This is love on grand scale,
Consuming and flaming, not sickly and pale.
How can you not like it? It's raw and blood red
Besides," she leaned forward, "Heathcliff'd be great in bed."
"No!" Claire replied. "He'd be violent and mean,"
"That's as may be, but he'd sure make you scream."
Valerie downed her lager and smiled,
"The prose is laborious, the characters vile."
"But remember Heathcliff, Cathy dead in his hold
His pain and his anguish, relentless and bold
Remember his plea, his piteous howl,
'How can I live sans my life, live sans my soul?'
You're right he is vicious, more devil than man,
And she is deceitful, a cowardly sham
And they are abhorrent and twisted and cruel
But they are in love! And this love makes them cruel."
Valerie raised her eyebrows and said,
"I'd just rather read a good book instead."
"Now Jane Eyre," said Claire, "that one was good.
With characters who love, but behave like they should.
Jane I believe in. Jane I can like.
She is meek but with strength, and she does what is right."
"Now don't get me wrong here, I love the book too
But does what is right? Are you crazy? A fool?
She says that she loves him, yet she leaves him alone
To suffer his mistake, to pay on his own.
Okay, so she's selfless, and honest and kind
But these virtues mislead her; her faith makes her blind
So he's already married, a hurdle for sure
But, truly, he loves her, still she walks out that door.
Though in th' end he's redeemed, and happ'ly they live,
For leaving that day, Jane I'd never forgive."
"I didn't think much of Emma, either," said Val
"Or that Sense and whatever, also banal."
"Fuck's sake, I can't hear this! Are you crazy, unhinged?"
"Just saying I didn't like them. Guess they're just not my thing."
"Please, please tell me that you like P and P."
"Sorry. Not really. It just wasn't me."
Claire laughed and said, "I thought it was cool,
Especially that bit where Darcy dives in the pool!"
A fist hits the table, legs wobble and shake
"Fucking unbelievable, for sacrilege sake."
"Rebecca, I loved. No, really. No joke."
Said Claire as she sipped at her vodka and Coke.
"I feel for the heroine. Her doubts and her fears
I've shared now and then, in the passing of years."
"But Mrs de Winter, she's mousy and dull.
Now Rebecca's a woman to plague someone's soul."
Time had been called; the bar had been cleared,
Except for the table where these musings were heard
"And your lovers," asked Claire, "are they likeable folk?"
"Not nice exactly, but intriguing I hope.
Really and truly, they're a cowardly pair,
One won't fight, the other doesn't fight fair."
"I like it," said Val, "it's a credible read."
Said the barman, "Night ladies. Time to leave."


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I'm not one to dress up. I rarely even pick out my clothes… such decisions are best left up to the people in my life who have to look at me for long stretches of time. But there is one article of clothing I can select on my own: a T-shirt. (The tag goes in the back, right?)
Thursday night, as part of an on-going Themed Thursday series, The Car Wash Waiting Room held a "Best T-Shirt Contest." Shirts of cotton and the occasional poly-blend were all the rage… and rage they did! Here are just a few of the entries:
Congratulations to our winner, Keeba Tammas!
Themed Thursdays take place every Thursday (go figure!) at 6 P.M. Second Life Time at the Car Wash Waiting Room Lounge. Join us, won't you?


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Cooperative Feeding, A Misinterpreted And Under-Reported Behavior Of Crocodilians
In 1774, while traveling on the St. Johns River in Florida, U.S.A., in the vicinity of Lake Dexter, William Bartram observed that "... alligators were in such incredible numbers and so close together from shore to shore that it would have been easy to have walked across their heads had the animals been harmless" (Van Doren 1928: 118).
That observation has been cited by later authors (Reese 1915: 8-9; King 1969: 33, 1972: 15-18; Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission 1989) as evidence of the primordial numbers of American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, prior to their decimation by hide hunters in the 1900's. Though Bartram clearly encountered numerous large alligators, many more than can be seen at the same locality today, his observations at Lake Dexter relate not to abundance but to a specific behavior, cooperative fishing. Compare Yamashita's (1991) photographs of the behavior inCaiman yacare shown in this report with Bartram's 1774 detailed description of the alligators arrayed across the mouth of Lake Dexter where it flows north into the St. Johns river:
- "... I soon accounted for the prodigious assemblage of crocodiles [American alligators] at this place, which exceeded every thing of the kind I had ever heard of.
- "How shall I express myself so as to convey an adequate idea of it to the reader, and at the same time avoid raising suspicions of my veracity? Should I say, that the river (in this place) from shore to shore, and perhaps near half a mile above and below me, appeared to be one solid bank of fish, of various kinds, pushing through this narrow pass of the St. Juan's [St. Johns River] into the little lake, on their return down the river, and that the alligators were in such incredible numbers, and so close together from shore to shore, that it would have been easy to have walked across on their heads, had the animals been harmless? What expressions can sufficiently declare the shocking scene that for some minutes continued, whilst this mighty army of fish were forcing the pass? During this attempt, thousands, I may say hundreds of thousands, of them were caught and swallowed by the devouring alligators. I have seen an alligator take up out of the water several great fish at a time, and just squeeze them betwixt his jaws, while the tails of the great trout [largemouth black bass] flapped about his eyes and lips, ere he swallowed them ... This scene continued at intervals during the night, as the fish came to the pass. After this sight, shocking and tremendous as it was, I found myself somewhat easier and more reconciled to my situation; being convinced that their extraordinary assemblage here was owing to the annual feast of fish; and that they were so well employed in their own element, that I had little occasion to fear their paying me a visit." [van Doren 1928: 118-119].
Bartram wrote that description of social fishing in Lake Dexter alligators long after he returned to Philadelphia. It appears in his 'TRAVELS ... ' which was published in 1791. Bartram documented his observations in daily journals which have been lost. However, in 1773-1774, shortly after he observed the cooperative feeding behavior, Bartram used his journals to compose two reports to John Fothergill in England. In those reports, Bartram described the same incident somewhat differently:
- "It is scarcely credible what an immence number of Fish these monsters destroy, especially at these passes, the River being here[,] as I observed before[,] very Narow. The Trout [largemouth black bass] who pass here in their way to & from the numerous lakes & endless Lagoons & Marshes towards the head of this Vast River, where they go to spawn. The Alegator post themselves forming a line across whe[re] we see them opening their voracious Jaws into which the fish are intrap't. They heave their heads and upper part of their body upright[,] opening their throats to swallow them, & I have seen them with two or three great Trout in their mouth at a time[,] choping them up[,] the fishes tail hanging out." [Bartram 1943: 152].
Bartram described yet another incident in which fish were devoured by a group of alligators in the sinkhole that drains the eastern end of the Alachua Savanna (= Paynes Prairie):
- "In and about the Great Sink, are to be seen incredible numbers of crocodiles [alligators] ... they are so abundant, that, if permitted by them, I could walk over any part of the bason and the river upon their heads, which slowly float and turn about like knotty chunks or logs of wood, except when they plunge or shoot forward to beat off their associates, pressing too close to each other, or taking up fish, which continually crowd in upon them from the river and creeks draining from the savanna, especially the great trout [largemouth black bass], mudfish, catfish, and various species of bream ...."[van Doren 1928: 178].
Water pouring into the sinkhole from the surrounding savanna is the ideal situation in which alligators might line-up across the creek mouths to capture fishes that ride the currents into the sink. However, alligators plunging forth to beat off others that got too close suggests that these alligators were not feeding cooperatively, but simply opportunistically catching whatever fish they could find in the sink while fending off competitors.
However, apart from Bartram's lucid account of his 1774 observation, this behavior in alligators has been reported by few other authors. Like many later authors, Neill (1971: 25) questioned the accuracy of Bartram's observations with the following comment, "As this episode took place by night, the scientist must ask by what light it was observed in such exciting detail. The report must have been constructed in large part from the imaginative interpretation of night sounds." However, a second instance of cooperative fishing in alligators was witnessed by Allen Chesser in 1890 in Buzzard Roost Lake in Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia, and reported by Francis Harper (1926: 417-418, see also Harper 1930: 57):
- "Now I want ter tell yer erbout a sight er Alligators I seed one time ... That occurred at the Buzzard Roost Lake ... Hyere the lake [at this point Chesser scratched a diagram on the ground], an' hyere's a little run [a channel] goes out erbout thirty yards broad. An' right hyere at the en' is a little round lake. These Alligators, I suppose, they must 'a' driv all the fish out er this big lake, an' down this road [the outlet]. It 'us in between daylight and sunrise. I heerd the racket before I got there ... The Alligators cared nothin' fer us. There must 'a' ben three hundred uv 'em. They'd ketch fish that long [indicating about a foot and a half]. Ef they'd ketch a perch, yer'd hear 'im flutterin' in their mouth–thrr, jest like a-that. An' the funny part, there'd be a Gator sometimes that high [indicating about a yard] out of er the water–an' ernother un on ter 'is tail. He'd think it 'us a fish.
- "When he'd ketch a fish, jest stick 'is haid up thataway, an' ernother un tryin' ter get it away frum 'im. They'd pay no attention ter us. We stayed there till the sun wuz erbout an hour high.
- "We fell ter shootin', an' it wuz either fourteen er sixteen we killed before they took any notice a–tall. An' when they did take a notion ter get away, there wuz a sight ter look at–when they commenced smellin' the blood. They started down that road [the outlet]. They wuz that thick, I could 'a' walked down that road on Gator haids."
Earlier, John James Audubon (1827) reported alligators feeding together in Louisiana, but it is not clear from his description whether it was an instance of cooperative fishing (as suggested by the alligators lying close together in the inflowing currents) or simply an instance in which alligators opportunistically take advantage of fish that have been trapped in lakes and ponds as the water recedes during the summer (as suggested by the dying fish and falling water level):
- "When alligators are fishing, the flapping of their tails about the water may be heard at half a mile ... There, at a sight, hundreds of alligators are seen dispersed over the lake, their head, and the upper part of the body, floating like a log ... It is then that you see and hear the alligator at his work ... You see them lying close together. The fish that are already dying by thousands, through insufferable heat and stench of the water, and the wounds of the different winged enemies [herons, egrets, ibis] constantly in pursuit of them, resort to the Alligator's Hole to receive refreshment, with a hope of finding security also, and follow down the little currents flowing through the connecting sluices; but no! for, as the water recedes in the lake, they are here confined. The alligators thrash them and devour them ... You plainly see tails of the alligators moving to and fro, splashing, and now and then, when missing a fish, throwing it up in the air."
Surprisingly, despite the great body of research that has focused on alligators in the last 40 years, cooperative fishing in this species appears not to have been reported by later authors. It has been documented in a number of other crocodilians. Pooley and Gans (1976) describe cooperative feeding in the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus:
- "Another example of cooperation may be seen in the early spring, when rivers rise and the water flows into channels leading to pan, or natural depressions, along the river. Subadult crocodiles often form a semicircle where a channel enters a pan, facing the inrushing water and snapping up the fish that emerge from the river. Each crocodile stays in place and there is no fighting over prey. Any shift in position, of course, would leave a gap in the crocodiles' ranks through which the fish could escape, so that what might be a momentary advantage for one crocodile would be a net loss for the group."
The behavior in Nile crocodiles was later described in greater detail by Pooley (1989: 88-90):
- "In Lake St. Lucia, Natal, South Africa, there are annual migrations of shoalfish out of and into the lake from the Indian Ocean either to spawn or to feed. Species include kob, spotted grunter but more importantly, striped mullet (Mugil cephalus). The annual movement of the mullet shoals is fairly constant, and between mid-April and mid-May each year large numbers of crocodiles move down from northern and open stretches of the lake in response to the fish shoaling; others move up from river systems to the south.
- "They congregate in an area known as the Narrows, a channel less than 500 meters (550 yards) in width. Numbers peak during May but decrease rapidly thereafter. Examples of cooperative feeding can be observed with several crocodiles spreading out in a semicircular or line formation, which blocks the passage of the fish. Each crocodile maintains its place in line and snaps at approaching fish. There is no fighting over prey; shifting position and leaving a gap in the ranks would lessen the chances of successful prey capture.
- "In other Zululand rivers similar behavior may be seen in summer when rivers flood and water spills into channels leading to natural pans. The crocodiles form a barrier where a channel enters the pan, facing the inrushing water and snapping up river fishes such as bream (genus Talapia) and catfish."
Schaller and Crawshaw (1982) found similar behavior in Caiman crocodilus in Brazil:
- "Adjoining ponds sometimes had connecting channels, and ... Usually only one or two caiman occupied a particular passage, but once, when heavy rain created a wide riffle between ponds, 7-15 caiman fished in it all day ... Pooley and Gans (1976) noted that subadult African crocodiles 'often form a semicircle where a channel enters a pan, facing the inrushing water and snapping up the fish that emerge from the river.' The authors considered this an example of cooperative hunting. We observed similar behavior when caiman gathered at road culverts ... Such behavior is a form of proto-cooperation ... rather than cooperation in the sense of a joint action in the performance of a defined task; any help fishing crocodilians gave each other seemed inadvertent."
Thorbjarnarson (1991) found it in Caiman crocodilus in Venezuela:
"In shallow, moving water caiman would use two techniques for catching prey. Both of these feeding behaviors were seen principally at night when it was difficult to make extensive observations without disturbing the animals. The first technique was to orient the body parallel to the flow of water and capture prey by making rapid sideswipes. This behavior was observed several times, including once when seven caiman were oriented in two rows facing into the current (31 December 1984), with their mouths slightly opened and their heads elevated in the water."
- "Many social interactions occur in shallow open ponds during the dry season when very large concentrations of this species congregate in the limited habitat. Among these are social fishing behavior shown in the photograph."
While American alligators are plentiful throughout their range, the relative scarcity of easily seen, multitudinous, dense populations has contributed to the lack of reports of cooperative feeding in this species in recent years. As reported above, Schaller and Crawshaw (1982) observed cooperative feeding in Caiman crocodilus gathered at road culverts. However, a few crocodilians lined up facing into the narrow current pouring out of a culvert lacks the visual impact of large numbers of them arrayed side-by-side in rows across a broad channel as described in most reports of cooperative feeding. As a consequence, cooperative feeding around culverts has tended to go unnoticed and unreported. Small numbers of American alligators have been observed lined up and cooperatively feeding in the flow from culverts in north Florida (Kent Vliet, personal observation in Paynes Prairie State Preserve) and in south Florida (Wayne King, personal observation in Everglades National Park). It is a sight familiar to tourists, but one that biologists have tended to overlook.
Gans (1989) asked the rhetorical question, "The few observations on food acquisition by crocodilians are mostly serendipitous ... Do the few reports on cooperation represent accidental events or part of a more general phenomenon?" Cooperative feeding is quite different from the non-cooperative, feeding frenzy that is seen when groups of wild crocodilians devour fish trapped in drying pools or captive ones are fed at a single location in a farm or exhibit enclosure. In such free-for-all situations, the animals fight for food, injuries may occur, and smaller individuals often are excluded until the dominant animals are sated and move away. By contrast, all the reports of cooperative fishing demonstrate that:
- It occurs where concentrations of fish are moving with the current flowing through a channel into or out of a body of water;
- the crocodilians face into the current and arrange themselves side-by-side in a row across the flow of water;
- the feeding crocodilians may be sufficiently close together to give the impression that a person could walk across the channel on their heads or backs;
- when one crocodilian moves out of position, another takes it place;
- while fighting over prey may occur it is infrequent; and
- the intensity of feeding is so great that initially the crocodilians may pay little attention to humans and other disturbances.
Though reports of cooperative feeding are scarce, the shared ecological and behavioral components of the above cited, independently recorded, observations on American alligators, Nile crocodiles, spectacled and Yacare caiman confirm that cooperative feeding in crocodilians is not an accidental event.
Literature Cited
- Audubon, J.J. 1827.
- Observations on the natural history of the alligator. Edinburgh New Philos. Jour. 2: 270-280.
- Bartram, W. 1943.
- Travels in Georgia and Florida, 1773-1774: A report to Dr. John Fothergill. Annotated by F. Harper. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. New Ser. 33(2): 121-242, 5 maps, 47 figs.
- Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. 1989.
- American alligator. 89/072-3 leaflet.
- Gans, C. 1989.
- Crocodilians in perspective. Amer. Zool. 29: 1051-1054.
- Harper, F. 1926.
- Tales of the Okefinokee. Amer. Speech 1(8): 407-420.
- Harper, F. 1930.
- Alligators of the Okefinokee. Sci. Monthly 31(1): 51-67.
- King, F.W. 1969.
- American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis. An. Kingdom 72(6): 33.
- King, F.W. 1972.
- The American alligator. Natl. Parks & Conserv. Mag. 46(5): 15-18.
- Neill, W.T. 1971.
- The last of the ruling reptiles. Columbia University Press, New York. xvii + 486 p.
- Pooley, A.C. 1989.
- Food and feeding habits. pp. 76-91. In: C.A. Ross, ed. Crocodiles and Alligators. Golden Press, Silverwater, Australia. 240 p.
- Pooley, A.C., and C. Gans. 1976.
- The Nile crocodile. Sci. Amer. 234(4): 114-124.
- Reese, A.M. 1915.
- The alligator and its allies. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York. xi + 358 p.
- Schaller, G.B., and P.G. Crawshaw, Jr. 1982.
- Feeding behavior of Paraguayan caiman (Caiman crocodilus). Copeia (2): 66-72.
- Thorbjarnarson, J.B. 1991.
- Ecology and behavior of the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in the central Venezuelan Llanos. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. ix + 390 p.
- Van Doren, M. 1928.
- Travels of William Bartram. Dover Publ., New York 414 p.
- Yamashita, C. 1991.
- Social fishing behavior in Paraguayan caiman. CSG Newsletter 10(2): front cover, 13.
Authors: F. Wayne King, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, U.S.A., John Thorbjarnarson, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY 10460, U.S.A., and Carlos Yamashita, IBAMA/DIREC, Rua Voluntarios da Patria 3714, Apto 52, 02402-400 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Suggested Citation: F. Wayne King, John Thorbjarnarson and Carlos Yamashita. 1998. Cooperative Feeding, A Misinterpreted and Under-Reported Behavior of Crocodilians. 9 p. Available at: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/links/cooperative-feeding (Online: 1 August 1998)


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May 22, 2014
LAWT News Service
Council President Herb Wesson was joined recently, by hundreds in rallying support for the Los Angeles Chapter of the NAACP at the gala at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
The evening gala commemorated the organization's 100th Anniversary and honored Mayor Eric Garcetti, Reverend Al Sharpton and defense attorney Charles Patton.
The celebration took place in the wake of events related to the effort to remove Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers and which led to the resignation of the chapter's former President.
Wesson welcomed and congratulated the chapter's new President, Minnie Hadley-Hempstead, and urged her and the membership to take inspiration from one of the founders of the original founders of the Los Angeles Chapter, Dr. John Somerville. Dr. Somerville successfully overcame many challenges. And in 1928, he went on to build the Hotel Somerville, now known as the legendary Dunbar Hotel.
"As a community, we stand on the shoulders of Dr. Somerville and the Los Angeles Chapter of the NAACP," said Wesson. "Because of your achievements, your contributions, and your sacrifices, our community stands much higher."


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While Nicole Sullivan made her Hollywood breakthrough on nighttime soaps like "Party of Five" and "Models, Inc.," she is best known for her comedic roles. She was a principle cast member on "MADtv" for 10 years, she starred as the titular character on Lifetime Television's original sitcom "Rita Rocks," and she now co-stars as Bonnie in the William Shatner-starring CBS sitcom, "$#*! My Dad Says."
Aside from being a talented actress, comedian and voice-over artist, Nicole is first and foremost a wife and mother. She's been married to actor Jason Packham since 2006, and together they have two sons, Dashel, 3, and Beckett, 1. When I caught up with her recently, she told me about juggling motherhood with her busy career.
Daytime Dial: I am sure you are having lots of fun with "$#*! My Dad Says," but I was sad to see that "Rita Rocks" had been canceled. What was it you liked most about that show?
Nicole Sullivan: Well, it was a great family sitcom, and it really clicked with me at this time in my life. It's like the minute you give birth — and I mean THE MINUTE you give birth — it's not about you anymore. It's about someone else. And that's the joy of motherhood, and I don't think any mother would have it any other way. But what happens is, over time, you start thinking: What about a little something for me? And as moms we just feel so guilty if we prioritize ourselves at all. And I think the next thing you wake up and you're unfulfilled, and you're not sure why. "Rita Rocks" was about a woman who woke up after 16 years and said: "You know what? I really love music; I love singing. I want to get that back." I know she's never going to open for U2, but she's going to have a great time in her garage playing with her friends.
DD: Of course I knew about your extensive comedic and dramatic work, but I had no idea that you had done and continue to do so much voice work. What are some aspects of doing voice work that you really like — besides the fact that you don't have to put on makeup to do it?
NS: Sitcom work is an 8 1/2 out of 10 as far as work goes. It's the greatest job. The hours are great. The one downside to sitcom work is there are no sick days. You're sick; you go to work anyway. You've got 150 people going, "Really, she's not going to show up?" That's not an option. Other than that there's not a downside I can find with this job. It's just a great job and I'm so blessed that I've gotten it. And the only thing that's better is voice-over work. And I've been really lucky, because there are some really dumb cartoons out there, and I've been really lucky to have worked on really well-written, fun ones. "Kim Possible" went on for seven or eight years, and it was a really great show. I'm doing "Penguins of Madagascar" now, which shows on Nickelodeon, and I think is either neck and neck with "SpongeBob SquarePants" or just surpassed it for the top children's show in the country. I've just been really lucky to get to work with good-good material and really nice people.
DD: I also love seeing you pop up on something I don't expect, like the recurring role you had on "Scrubs." That was such a departure from what I'm used to seeing from you. What was it like working on that set and doing that character?
NS: Tremendous. Bill Lawrence, the creator of the show, is a friend of mine. So it was totally nepotism. He wrote in parts for a lot of his friends, and you always get a really good view of what Bill thinks of you when you see how he writes you into shows. And when he wrote that part I thought: "He thinks I'm out of my mind! I love it!" That cast was so talented; I loved that show. I loved everyone there. It was such a top-notch experience.
Friday, December 03, 2010
Interview: Catching Up With Nicole Sullivan
While Nicole Sullivan made her Hollywood breakthrough on nighttime soaps like "Party of Five" and "Models, Inc.," she is best known for her comedic roles. She was a principle cast member on "MADtv" for 10 years, she starred as the titular character on Lifetime Television's original sitcom "Rita Rocks," and she now co-stars as Bonnie in the William Shatner-starring CBS sitcom, "$#*! My Dad Says."


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This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
If I sleep through my alarm clock, Thunder makes noise to wake me up.
Usually she barks until I stumble out of bed.
But this morning, the sound was different.
Imagine, if you will, the sound someone eating money. It was basically that sound.
So we are proud to introduce a new coupon.
It's for 0% off your next purchase at Bed Bath & Beyond®.
Pick out something really nice for yourself, my friends. And then let's never speak of this again.
I am happy to talk about cauliflower–garlicky roasted cauliflower with sundried tomatoes!
It's easy and very savory. If you liked the Dijon-roasted cauliflower, you'll probably like this one too.
Garlicky Roasted Cauliflower With Sundried Tomatoes {Download & Print Recipe}
1 head cauliflower (get one that's about 2 lbs)
1/2 c. sundried tomatoes (dry, not packed in oil)
3 garlic cloves
5 tbsp. olive oil
a pinch of salt
3 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese (plus a block of Parmesan for shaving some cheese on top–optional)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Measure 1/2 c. packed sundried tomatoes and place them in a small bowl of hot water. Let sit for about ten minutes until they've softened and plumped up a little.
In the meantime, rinse the cauliflower and remove the green parts. With your hands, rip off large florets. (Your cauliflower will look more natural than if you cut it up). Discard the stem and base of the head of cauliflower.
Chop the garlic cloves. Place the sundried tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, cheese and salt in a blender and pulse until the tomatoes and garlic are pureed and the mix has the consistency of pesto.
In a large bowl, toss the cauliflower with the sundried tomato sauce. I used my hands to–wait for it–kind of massage the sauce into the florets. You want to get pieces of garlic and tomato in the nooks and crannies of these things. If it looks dry–like the tops of your florets look white and not sauced, pour another tablespoon of olive oil in there so it doesn't dry out in the oven.
Cover a cookie sheet with tin foil and lightly oil it. Place the cauliflower head down if you can (so the tree tops are flush against the cookie sheet), because they'll brown nicely that way.
Bake for under 30 minutes, until the cauliflower can be pierced with a fork but isn't mushy. I cook mine a little longer than 20 minutes because I like them on the firm side.
Serve tossed with shaved Parmesan (optional).
It's okay if the cauliflower is a tiny bit blackened– mine usually comes out that way without tasting burned.
My experience roasting broccoli has been touch and go. I wouldn't recommend substituting broccoli for the cauliflower.
hilarious on so many relatable levels. my Honey Bear doesn't bark (thankfully) but she will shove her wet nose in my face (or the back of my neck) and snuffle loudly, like she's exasperated that i love my snooze button a little too much.
the dijon roasted cauliflower is a FAVORITE and much-requested recipe at my house… i can imagine this will soon be a go-to as well, as Ryan loves sundried tomatoes and i'm currently terrified of using them.May 3, 2012
LOL! Passive aggressive little thing, isn't she?May 3, 2012
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I wonder if there will be cauliflower at the FM this weekend. I certainly hope so. I love the dried tomatoes in this!May 3, 2012
Pfft! BB&B will flood your mailbox with coupons. Might as well use them as chew toys.May 3, 2012
Thunder, oh, Thunder! Once again, your cute face has made my day! Although this episode reminds me of the time I came home to find little bits of bone and flesh all over the tv room. My Boxer pup had somehow reached the chicken breasts I had left on the counter top to thaw. Seriously nasty, folks!
On a more pleasant note, I am off to the market for cauliflower!
P.S. In our house, Parmesan is never optional. It is compulsory.May 4, 2012
I am often awoken by loud noises, including 'thunder.' In your case, the typical start to the day stems from the fact that you are the dog's ma, though may not necessarily be considered dogmatic. In other news, I do enjoy cauliflower so thanks for the new recipe!May 4, 2012
Lulu has actually eaten TWO insurance check and once took $40 out of a pants pocket and chewed it up. I had to call the insurance company and ask for new checks. They ask you why. And I had to say, "my dog ate it."
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|DVI-D - Single-Link
|Chipset ID
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|Maximum Cable Length
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|Maximum Digital Resolutions
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|2,405,577 hours
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|System and Cable Requirements
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Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display interface that can contain different types of signaling, based on the application. DVI cables and ports are created using different connector types to identify what application they are intended to be used in. The connector types are identified by the number of pins on the DVI connector. DVI comes in the following five different connector types:
- DVI-A (17 pin).
- DVI-D Single Link (19 pin).
- DVI-D Dual Link (25 pin).
- DVI-I Single Link (23 pin).
- DVI-I Dual Link (29 pin).
Single and Dual link DVI indicate the maximum resolution capabilities of the video source or video destination. The maximum resolutions are Single Link (1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz) and Dual Link (2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz).
Note: The maximum resolution of your video source and video destination are ultimately determined by the technical specifications of the devices. The connector type is not a definitive indicator of the maximum resolution.
DVI-A carries only analog (for example, VGA) with no digital component. DVI-D carries only digital video (for example, HDMI) with no analog component. DVI-I combines DVI-A and DVI-D connections to include both analog and digital components. A DVI-I port may be on either your video source or display, but whether or not a display carries either or both analog and digital sources depends on the technical specifications of your device.
When you convert video from a source that uses DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort to DVI or HDMI (for example, a computer to a monitor), you will need to consider the difference between passive and active adapters.
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Thunderbolt ports support DP++ natively. To run multiple monitors from the same computer, refer to the Active Adapters section below.
Passive Adapters
Passive adapters are less expensive since they do not need to include additional chips. A quick way to check whether you can use a passive adapter is to see if the DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort source has the DP++ symbol above it. The symbol is a D with a P inside of it, with two + signs to the left, one on top of the other.
Active Adapters
Active adapters use additional chips to make the conversion inside the adapter, regardless of whether the source supports DP++. This means that active adapters are more expensive than passive adapters.
If you want to use multiple monitors with the same computer, you should use an active adapter because some video cards cannot run the maximum number of monitors while using DP++. This is especially true if the computer has more than one DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort connection. Check with your video card manufacturer to confirm which type of adapter you need for the setup that you would like to run.
Note: You should use passive adapters with StarTech.com MST hubs, except when you are converting from DisplayPort to VGA, since that type of conversion requires active adapters. For more information on using adapters with StarTech.com MST hubs, refer to the following FAQ: http://www.startech.com/faq/mst_hubs_passive_vs_active_adapters.
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If you experience issues when you connect passive video signal adapters to the Surface Dock, Microsoft recommends that you use active video signal converters instead. StarTech.com offers an active video signal converter for DVI monitors (MDP2DVIS) and for HDMI monitors (MDP2HD4KS).
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This device is plug and play. It does not use any drivers, and does not require any setup tasks other than plugging in the source (for example, a computer) and the destination (for example, a monitor).
How to
To arrange extended displays on Windows 10, complete the following.
- Press the Windows key+R, type desk.cpl, and press Enter.
- Under the 'Multiple Displays' selection, select 'Extend Desktop To This Display.'
- Press 'Identify' to determine what number each display is assigned to.
- Drag and drop each display accordingly to the physical layout on your desk.
- Click the Apply button.
To arrange extended displays on macOS, complete the following.
- Navigate to the Apple Menu > System Preferences, click Displays, then click Arrangement.
- Make sure that the 'Mirror Displays' checkbox is not selected.
- Click on each display to determine what number each display is assigned to.
- Drag and drop each display accordingly to the physical layout on your desk.
Check that the device is not being used in reverse.
The display does not support the resolution set within Display Settings. Adjust the resolution to be the exact resolution and refresh rate recommended by the display manufacturer.
When you troubleshoot issues with a video adapter, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
Video cables
Video adapter
Video source (such as a DVD player or computer)
Video destination (such as a monitor or projector)
To test your setup components, try the following:
Use the cable, video adapter, video source, and video destination in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
Use a different cable, video adapter, video source, and video destination in your setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.
When you test your cables, it is recommended that you do the following:
Test each cable individually.
Use short cables when you are testing.
When you test the video source and video destination, it is recommended that you do the following:
Remove the video adapter from your setup and test to make sure that the video source and video destination work together without the video adapter.
Test to make sure that the video source and video destination work together at the resolution that you want to use.
Note: In order for your setup to work properly, the video source, adapter, and destination all need to support the resolution that you are using.
Try the following:
- Check that the monitor's video port works with another source.
- Check that the cables between the source and the destination work with other equipment.
- Check whether the video adapter works with another source and another destination.
The error "Out of Range" normally means that the resolution being output by the computer is not compatible with the display. Try lowering the resolution to see if that helps resolve the issue. You may need to connect another monitor or restart the computer or source to accomplish this.
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Urania's Well: Astrology for Changing Times
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Seductive and Dangerous: An Artist's New Moon
"I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous."
Queen Victoria
The Wheel of the Year has turned past the Summer Solstice, so Friday's New Moon is in Cancer, just a few days before our Mom, apple pie and fireworks patriot-fest on July 4th here in the USA. I suspect there will be all kinds of fireworks in the upcoming month, both literal and figurative. But given the Mars-Uranus opposition in this chart, I strongly advise taking extra precautions if you are working with anything flammable or explosive! Here's the chart, as usual cast for Washington, DC, and predictive for the month ahead for the country. It's also broadly predictive, on a more personal level, for those of us living here.
(And yes, I know I said I'd send my newsletter out on the New Moon, but that will be the *next* New Moon, so if you signed up and you're wondering where it is…well, this blog post is all you get for this one. :-) And if you didn't sign up, you can remedy that right here)
This is a chart of Water and Air, and if you're an artist, you should get to work. There's a lot of creative energy floating around this month, but — artist or not — keep in mind that trying to be too clever and bright can work against your emotional and spiritual relationships. Cleverness tends to be ego-driven, and you'll want to watch your own ego this month, remembering to, as Steven Covey put it, "seek first to understand, then to be understood." There's lots of emotional, connecting energy you can draw on this month, but you are also likely to see plenty of people in full look-at-me peacock mode, demanding attention and respect. Get clear now on just how much posturing and nonsense you are going to put up with, and have a plan to deal with it politely but firmly when you find yourself in the middle of someone else's drama. If you can get past ego needs — your own and others — the chart also offers lovely opportunities for deep connections with family, friends and tribe.
There's a strong illusionary, trickster vibe in the air this month, a tendency to distraction, and to deception. (Astrologers will note the strong Gemini influence in this chart — it is the Ascendant, and holds both Venus and sign ruler Mercury. Mercury has a strong Trickster aspect, which is more obvious when it's retrograde, and Venus in and ruling the twelfth, square Neptune is quite seductive and dangerous, keeping whatever it can low-lighted or under wraps). There are also patterns that support strongly transformative, life-changing emotional experiences. (Water emphasis, Sun and Moon trine Neptune, oppose Pluto. Venus-Neptune square). Magical/meditative work to develop the Observer, monitor your thought patterns, and deeply connect to your personal spiritual foundation will benefit not only you but those around you.
This work could simply be a matter of interacting intuitively with the items on your personal altar to balance the expression of the Elements in your life. (Don't have a personal altar? There's never a bad time to start one.) Begin by renewing your altar at the New Moon, making sure you have at least one object to represent each element. Create sacred space however you do that, then call in the Elements. Spend some time considering how you manifest each Element in your life, and how you might want to change or strengthen those manifestations. For instance, you may realize, when meditating on Air, that you have a tendency to gossip, or spend too much time on Facebook. You may also acknowledge that you are the communication lifeline in your family (is that a good thing, or not?) and that you are an excellent teacher. Find items that symbolize what you want to keep and what you want to change, then put them on the appropriate area of the altar. Once you've done this for all the Elements (you may want to journal about your insights), set some clear intentions for the month ahead.
Now when you visit your altar, you can add items or take them away, move them around, let the whole altar be a spell for balance through the Elements that you renew every day. It needn't take more than a few minutes of your daily routine — just ground, center, tune in, and let your intuition tell you where you need strengthening, how the energy needs to move. You may want to physically connect with each element (candle, incense, etc.) if you have the time. Once you've set the pattern on the altar, take a moment to internalize it. to let it settle within you, then take it out into the day.
Taking this chart out into the big wide world, we can see not only deception, but a warlike vibe for the country, and some major clashes of belief systems likely in the upcoming month. The Gemini ascendant and Aquarius MC suggest putting information in service to the collective — and there are a lot of different and interesting ways that could play out. Working your own personal or group magic to strengthen clarity of communication and freedom of speech (these will be major issues this month) can make a big difference. So please, do your part to change the world!
In mid-July, we have Saturn and Uranus stationing within days of each other — Saturn going direct, Uranus retrograde. I'll update you on that in the next post.
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