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yea my MMS has been working on those settings for about a week now.
hence, confirmation.
Oh yeah cause we haven't been trying that for the last few months....
you should just delete this thread. it's been made already enough times...
you keep posting old news for some reason
your other thread about "Free calling" was news over a 1.5 months old
this MMS enabling thing is news from months ago that has been posted to death already
That hack is super old, it work form and is been working for the past 2months... please delete
First of all guys, you're mocking him WITHOUT A SINGLE REASON! This is the latest method with a new file and some new technique to enable MMS on your 3G/ 3GS, updated to 3.1 and works even with iTunes 9.0! Please do some research before being rude to someone...
This works great. mine and all 6 in the house works with this and it's so simple
the "latest" method? more like the SAME method that's been around for months.... with plenty of threads already made about it...
This is what I did to get MMS working on my iPhone 3GS 32GB Using iTunes 8.2 on my AT&T Network:
1. Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities)
Type the following command: defaults write com.apple.iTunes carrier-testing -bool TRUE
2. Downloaded and Installed the file for Carrier 5.0 file (Reboot iPhone)
3. Put my sim card into an alternate phone that takes a sim card
4. Went to here (https://mymedianet.wireless.att.com/app/MC) and signed up for media net
5. Sent A MMS or SMS from or to the Alternate phone (This step changes your phone in your At&t account and makes your online account think you have the alternate phone as your primary)
5. Switch the sim card back into the iphone and Bingo!!! MMS
Hope this helps someone that was having trouble
I used the second phone trick for months now.
With or with out jailbreak, I got it working when I had 3.1.
Now if I can just get tethering back. I had it on my non jail broken 3G and 3.1 killed it. Anyone know how to get it back without a jailbreak.
I did this on my phone yesterday. along with 4 others. however on my 3gs i had to ssh the carrier bundle into my phone as stealths guide shows
Just did as instructed, and everything's dandy, except can't send pictures.
Going to try the two-phone method here in a minute.
i agree that the idea is old, but the program and files are new.
on the other hand, anyone that wanted mms that badly would have probably googled it and already found the link by stealthbravo and either had/or didnt get it to work. but for the few in the world that never thought to google it, thanks for bringing it to those peoples attention. they will surely thank you
have a great day
i got an error when trying this
Yeah, ive been doing this for like 3 months now. If you do those steps and it doesnt work, do the media net trick, i heard they topped disabling the mms once its on the account.
i tried everything. it just never sends i keep getting the red exclamation point.

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If you're in the church business, this is the big week. It's hard to make comparisons, but if you used sporting events, this would be the World Series, Super Bowl, Daytona 500 and the Masters all rolled into one giant happening.
There were two religious announcements last week. First, the Roman Catholic Church has a new pope, Francis I.
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Minetest is an infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine, inspired by InfiniMiner, Minecraft and the like. It has been in development and use since October 2010.
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It is Free and Open Source Software, released under the LGPL 2.1 or later, available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Minetest is developed by a random bunch of lunatics.
Minetest is designed to be simple, stable and portable. It is lightweight enough to run on fairly old hardware. It currently runs playably on a laptop with Intel 945GM graphics. Though, as for the CPU, dualcore is recommended.
- Walk around, dig and build in an infinite voxel world, and craft stuff from raw materials to help you along the way.
- Simplistic Modding API that supports many kinds of additions and modifications to the game.
- Multiplayer support for tens of players, via servers hosted by users.
- Voxel based lighting with gameplay consequences (light caves and buildings with torches)
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A Beginning Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy fared much better than its rival series due to the intricate narratives it told, the various ways of play through systems revolving around the combat, and its unparalleled visual production values. While it could be said that the loyalty or nostalgia is why the Final Fantasy franchise is so beloved, the games are no pushovers even in today's times. What's more is that the experience that comes from playing them, most notably the beautifully woven stories, is something that even captivates gamers of all ages.
Just like the Tales franchise, the games relied on a mythical and fantastical setting prior to the existence of technology (or at least a lack of access). Using nature as a focal point and the connection that it held with Crystals, powerful sources of energy, nearly every Final Fantasy revolved around using the Crystals to save the world from whatever damning evil was threatening it. Crystals were almost a quintessential element in creating the narrative for the franchise as each title involved some thematic message concerning these jewels.
Unlike Tales games which focused heavily on character interaction and their individual developments, Final Fantasy varied in the narrative style sometimes focusing on being a parody, a modern journey of a hero to save the world, or preventing an ancient evil from returning. Regardless of what it was, one phrase comes to mind when describing the overarching narrative of most of the Final Fantasy titles: epic journey. These stories involved traveling the world in pursuit of accomplishing tasks to avert some sort of disaster or vanquishing an evil. Each challenge that the heroes undertook only made the journey harder but it would strengthen their resolve to bring peace back to the world.
However, the excellence of the game's story doesn't mean that the cast in each game wasn't memorable. In fact, the heroes are memorable due to their distinguishing characteristics, trauma, or feats achieved. For instance, Galuf's sacrifice in Final Fantasy V is one of the most memorable moments in the game and greatly contributed to being one of the recognizable members in the large cast of characters in the Final Fantasy mythos. These characters didn't exist just for the sake of saving the world but were largely motivated by their desire to save the world and uncover the secrets that it hid. Being dumb plot points wasn't what they were. These characters carved an emotional experience due to the amazing dynamic and chemistry that each cast held in each game by their realism or eccentric behaviors.
Beyond its heroes, perhaps the villains were even more memorable and amazing. Some of the series', or even genre's, defining villains come from Final Fantasy. Kefka and Sephiroth are some of the notable villains in the industry today. The former was just an insane whackjob that closely resembled the Joker, except he was a power hungry jester seeking pure destruction. The latter was a traumatized war hero that took a 180 when his past and his origin was revealed resulting in his descent into madness. These villains are not only cool but are remembered as fantastic villains for the dynamic, chilling, and personality oozing performances they put on throughout the entirety of the game.
While not as great as the narrative, the combat in Final Fantasy is still revered as some of the best in the genre even though it is a turn-based game. Despite its boring and relatively passive facade, the franchise houses a myriad of customization features that work to enhance and bolster the battles into an engaging experience. Final Fantasy V brought a deep job system allowing any of the party members to be any type of fighter whether it be a white mage, monk, black mage, warrior, ninja, and more. Not only this but characters could learn abilities and traits of the jobs allowing people to mix and match the various abilities of each jobs. Final Fantasy VII introduced Materia, a glowing orb that housed abilities. Each orb contained a different ability and by equipping these abilities on characters they were able to access them in battle. The job system that was in the fifth installment was expanded upon and diversified to give birth to what exists in Final Fantasy VII, albeit differently. Depth is an understatement when describing the way one can fiddle with combat and customization options in Final Fantasy.


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Recovery.gov – Improving the User Experience
Welcome to the blog sponsored by the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, the independent agency created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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- Answering your questions about Recovery, and
- Clearing up some misconceptions about Recovery – for instance, that the Recovery Act and TARP are one in the same.
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Scroll left or right and click on any picture to get the facts about a Recovery project or program .
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Interact with others who are talking about Recovery, government, and similar topics on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. See pictures posted on the Recovery Flickr account and read the latest Blog post.
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Looking For? User-Centered Navigation
Click the Looking For? tab for a dropdown menu designed with particular users in mind, such as "An Interested Citizen" or "A Data User." There are icons representing what you might be looking for on the site – projects in your neighborhood, opportunities, or the Recovery Act. Click on any icon to go to the section specifically designed for you.
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This blog is great, it's nice to see that you are integrating social media into your program's offerings.
This is very interesting that you integrated a social media feed into the homepage of the website for a website this large. This proves that the importance of social media is growing in use and such. It looks like you added some great features to your website to improve the experience.
Hi, Kevin here. I just want to thank the Recovery blog for doing such a great job with the new features. The Featured Story Carousel provides a refreshing addition to the graphical interface and the Social Media feeds are a step forward in the right direction with everything going social.
The widgets and feeds are nice as well and the Job search seems to be functioning better than most I've experienced on other sites. Looking forward to future updates.
Thanks for this post. This proves that the importance of social media is growing in use and such. It looks like you added some great features to your website to improve the experience.
Have we recovered yet?
This is very interesting that you integrated a social media feed into the homepage of the website for a website this large. This proves that the importance of social media is growing in use and such. It looks like you added some great features to your website to improve the experience
Social media is a must for organizations in today's marketplace. It is becoming commonplace and many people expect that businesses or organizations will have a social media presence. It is almost like the phone was many years ago. What was once a luxury became a necessary business tool. I think that is where social media is today.
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The benefits of having great dental hygiene go beyond your teeth and gums. Researchers now believe your oral health can have an effect on how well your lungs will function.
The Connection Between Oral and Respiratory Health
You might not associate the health of your teeth with the strength of your lungs, but this correlation has been confirmed by a study included in the Journal of Periodontology in January 2011. It revealed that people with periodontal disease are more vulnerable to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, and a host of other respiratory ailments and infections than those who have healthy gums and teeth.
The researchers believe that this connection can be traced to the bacterium that builds up in the mouth and throat area when the teeth and gums aren't well maintained. If the bacterium is inhaled into the lower respiratory tract, it can lead to respiratory conditions and complications, and can even cause death in the most severe cases.
To come to these conclusions, scientists looked at 200 people. Half of these participants suffered from severe respiratory ailments and had poorer periodontal status than their counterparts.
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While anyone with poor oral health may be at risk for experiencing related respiratory problems, if you've been diagnosed with asthma, your sensitive airways could make you even more vulnerable to having complications. That's why the best way to protect yourself is to take the following steps to ensure good dental health:
- Make a commitment to get regular dental exams twice a year (or even more often in some cases). This is an important preventative step to keep your periodontal health at its best.
- Bring your inhaler and other asthma medications with you to the dentist so she'll know what you're using and how they might affect your oral health. For instance, some medicines cause dry mouth and increase your risk of oral infections, or can interfere with certain dental prescriptions.
- Brush and floss your teeth regularly to keep your teeth, gums, and mouth healthy.
- Talk to your dentist about anything else you can do to optimize your oral health.
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To Brine or Not to Brine? the Turkey Conundrum.
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A Recipe for Brining and Grilling Your Turkey
Brining has been a trendy way to prepare the Thanksgiving turkey (and lots of other things) for at least a decade. And still I couldn't bring myself to risk desecrating this most traditional of meals with some faddish method. (Keep in mind, I was the last person I know to get a microwave or Cusinart —and now I can't live without either.)
Finally the weight of fabulous cooks who had voted pro-brining overcame my luddite tendencies. And as long as I was going crazy with Grandma Morgan's turkey, I thought I'd try the other technique that had piqued my interest—cooking it on the grill. In for a dollar, in for a drumstick.
So how did it turn out?
Bottom line, the sweet/salty/herbaceous brining definitely makes for a moister bird (which is especially helpful on the grill). By the way, you could use these same brining techniques to prepare a bird to be cooked with a standard oven method. Brining will make that turkey moister, too.
And not only does your grill turn out a perfect crisply-tender turkey, but using the BBQ for the bird frees up the kitchen for the rest of your preparations. Bonus.
I recommend you try one or both of these methods chez vous for next Thursday's eat-o-rama.
BEVERAGE TO ACCOMPANY: Syrah or Sauvignon Blanc
Serves 8 to 10
- Brine
- 2 gallons cold water
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 oranges, quartered
- 1 small bunch fresh thyme or sage
- 1 (10 to 12-pound) turkey, defrosted
- Olive oil
- 4 bay leaves
Prepare the brine
In a large stockpot or clean plastic bucket, dissolve the salt and sugar in the water and add the oranges and herbs.
To brine the turkey
Remove all giblets, neck, etc. from cavity of the turkey, rinse and pat dry. Submerge the turkey in the brine for at least 12 and up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.
If you do not have a stockpot or clean plastic bucket that is large enough to hold the turkey, you can enclose the turkey and brine in a heavy-duty plastic garbage bag. Carefully squeeze out the extra air and put this bag into another trash bag for safety. Refrigerate (or put in an ice chest with ice).
To grill the turkey
- Prepare grill for indirect cooking at 350°. For gas grills, that means you will only turn on one of two burners, or the front and the back if you have three. For a charcoal grill, that means building the fire on both sides and leaving the center open.
- Place an aluminum or metal roasting pan under the turkey (where there is no flame). Add water or stock to the pan to add moisture to the roasting (don't let this go dry).
- Before grilling, rinse the turkey well and pat dry. Sprinkle with pepper inside and out. Put bay leaves into the cavity. Tuck the wings under the neck and truss the legs together. Brush liberally with olive oil.
- Place the prepared turkey on the grill over the pan, close the cover.
- Baste the bird with wine or stock and check the drip pan about every 30 minutes. Cover the bird with foil if it begins to over-brown.
- Cook until the bird reaches an internal temperature of 175° measured in the thickest part of the thigh (about 13 minutes per pound). Discard the liquid in the drip pan. Let rest for 15 minutes before carving.
If you want to try a more classic turkey, my recipe for Maple Glazed Turkey (via Grandma Morgan) is also wonderful. And this posting includes information for finding organic and heritage turkeys.


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Is the world Super-deterministic or not?
If there was empirical evidence that showed that the world was indeed "Super-deterministic" (as defined by physicist John S Bell) thus void of free will, would you accept the evidence based on its validity or reject the evidence outright and why?
How significant would the ramifications of such knowledge affect science, philosophy, and theology?
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Nov 29 2012: If I'm given a choice to reject such a theory, does it not insist that such determinism is false based off of the stimulus of my senses (the most basic recognizable fact we can exhibit empirically ) indicating that I have made a choice?
The only validity we have is our sense experience and when we discount that what we are left with is the condition of servitude to the universe- we are merely robots living out our days with a fated end. BUT, it is less empirically probable that "I am a robot person" than, "I make choices everyday" based off of sense experience. It comes down to a probability and people will decide if they are fated or if they make their own fate based off of sense experience.
I prefer to trust my senses as it simply makes more sense to me that I have choices than that I don't.
Nov 29 2012: Excellant question, one that I had once thought of myself... however, as it turns out determinism IS choice. That was a tuff one for me to get my head around.
Actually, you can only choose what can be chosen sense experience or not. On top of that you have no choice but to choose in order to exist. Case in point, beginning tomorrow morning you will choose not to make a choice. This means you cannot get out of bed, move a single muscle, drink water or feed yourself without choosing to do so... and we call this free will?
Nov 29 2012: What else would we call free will? It goes like this, you either have choices that matter or you have choices that don't matter at all. The irony is that we must chose which of those sides we believe. It is prudent to utiize empiricism in shuch a case. I find the former, not the latter, rings more true. But thats because my life would devolve into fatalism if otherwise.
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From the archives, Jan. 17, 2013: 'They were out to corrupt me,' says ex-executive committee boss
Former executive committee chairman Jean Fortier recounts his experience at city hall and warns the Charbonneau Commission's scope and mandate are too narrow to truly fight corruption
LINDA GYULAI, The GazettePublished: Thursday, January 17, 2013
Editor's note: This Gazette exclusive was originally published Jan. 17, 2013.
MONTREAL - Corrupt the chairman of Montreal's city executive committee and you control the city.
And Jean Fortier says that during his tenure as the top city councillor at Montreal city hall from 1998 to 2001, a group of people attempted to bribe him, blackmail him through his acquaintances, intimidate him and cajole him in an effort to control him.
Former mayor Pierre Bourque (third from left) flanked by members of his team in September 2000, from left Jean Fortier, Pierre-Yves Melançon, Gérard Legault, Noushig Eloyan and Saulie Zajdel. Fortier was named executive committee chairperson by Bourque weeks after he was first elected.
"There were vultures flying around me, trying to corrupt me," he says in a recent interview, more than a decade after leaving office.
"You know what my motto was at the time? It was 'How do you get out of the claws of a tyrant? The answer: very delicately.' If you scream, if you do anything, you get crushed."
As the chairman of the top decision-making body at the city, Fortier was second in command of the city after then-mayor Pierre Bourque.
Yet he says his attempts to get police to investigate his claims were rebuffed by the few powerful people he approached and thought he could trust in the municipal and provincial police forces and the provincial government.
No one was interested in hearing about political corruption tied to the Mafia at the time, Fortier contends. It was the B.C. period in Montreal history - Before Charbonneau.
Almost a decade later, the Quebec government, under former premier Jean Charest, acquiesced to mounting public demand for an investigation into allegations of collusion in the awarding of public construction contracts by setting up Opé-ration Marteau in October 2009 to investigate corruption within the construction industry. That was followed by the creation of the permanent anti-corruption squad, or UPAC, in 2011. The squad has made a string of arrests, including that of another former Montreal executive committee chairman, Frank Zampino, who succeeded Fortier. Zampino was charged with fraud in April 2012 in connection with the municipal Contrecoeur real estate deal.
The provincial government also set up a commission of inquiry, headed by Justice France Charbonneau. The commission has already brought a parade of witnesses, including construction bosses, city of Montreal engineers and a former political organizer for former mayor Gérald Tremblay, a casualty of the turmoil caused by the proceedings, to testify about collusion, bribes and dirty political party financing.
The commission resumes hearings on Monday.
Yet by Fortier's reckoning, the authorities in this era of Charbonneau don't appear to be any more prepared than their predecessors to dig into what he contends is the root of the system of political corruption.
How else do you explain that no Charbonneau Commission investigator or UPAC investigator has attempted to contact Fortier to ask him what he knows and saw during his years in office?
Fortier says he took matters into his own hands and wrote to the commission in early January to offer to meet.
You can chalk it up to the mandate the Charest government gave the commission, which is to identify the infiltration of organized crime in the construction industry - as opposed to the government - and to trace strategies of collusion used in the industry to obtain public construction contracts. To anyone who hoped for a probe of government corruption, that's a bit like staring through a peephole from the outside to examine every room in the house.


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Joseph Stashko is one of the co-founders of Ocqur. He won the Guardian Student Media Digital Journalist of the Year Award in 2011. You can find him on Twitter here.
Ocqur is an upcoming platform for live-blogging events with the potential to change the face of online live reporting. It is sleek looking, super fast and able to work with a range of other platforms such as Twitter, Youtube or Flickr. Ocqur's main feature is that it automatically displays new updates, without the need to refresh the page. Earlier last month we spoke with Joseph Stashko, who along with Andrew Fairbairn and Jonathan Frost, is responsible for Ocqur.
"The idea came about because we looked at the market of live blogging and we saw that what was out there already wasn't affordable or was just terribly designed," says Joseph, who also thinks that there's no reason why design and functionality can't work together.
In true 21st-century entrepreneurial style Ocqur was developed in parallel to Joseph, Jon and Andrew's university studies. Ten weeks of hard work over evenings and weekends resulted in 'Ocqur 0.1', the first version of the service, which is currently in its testing stage. "We have over 100 testers. Getting feedback is amazing, we didn't want to build what we thought was best [version of the product] and then find out that it's not. We rather give it to people as early as possible so they can help build the service. We've given the raw ideas, now you fill in the blanks". This is, potentially, what will guarantee the success of Ocqur. Through the testing stage and the feedback process the team are determined to build the service users want.
But can a side-project be considered a startup? "It's hard to define yourself, I would say yes from my personal standpoint," says Joseph. For him, being a startup is an attitude more than a business label: "It's a mentality, it's looking to disrupt what's already available. We're not trying to make a product that is a little improvement to what already exists, we are trying to rethink how something works and come up with a better way to do it".
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It came down to the 1980s-style rocker dude and the pretty pop singer.
And pop won. Cassadee Pope,23, of Team Blake Shelton had been selling more downloads than the other singers all through the weeks. She was the favorite and the favorite won. She is the first female to win "The Voice."
Pope had a crystal clear power voice and a sweet persona. Her cover of Faith Hill's "Cry" was No. 1 on iTunes earlier today.
Of course, the past two winners of "The Voice" have not had much success. In fact, not a single "Voice" single has had a genuine radio hit to date. Pope certainly has a shot over her retro competitors Nicholas David and Terry McDermott.
And just like that, "The Voice" will be back in a couple months but Cee Lo Green will be replaced by fellow Atlantan Usher and Christina Aguilera will tour while Shakira takes over.
The show basically crushed "The X Factor" in ratings and lifted NBC to No. 1 in ratings with 32 telecasts and more than 60 hours of programming.
Question: will two cycles quickly burn the show off or will it survive just fine like "Survivor" or "Dancing With the Stars," which have sustained themselves airing twice a year (though there are rumors DWTS may go only once a year after a disappointing "All Stars" edition.)
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December 18th, 2012
8:29 pm
I had a feeling a new thread was up.
Terry started off very nervous, but he sounds good. Broken Wings is another one of my favorites.
December 18th, 2012
8:29 pm
New thread is up.
December 18th, 2012
8:30 pm
Ooops (lol).
December 18th, 2012
8:38 pm
What is the problem with their first verses showcasing their nerves?? First Terry, now Cassadee. I want Cassadee to win, but she's not doing anything with this song. NADA!
December 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
Guess I'll hang out here by myself.
December 18th, 2012
8:47 pm
Nicholas looks like Barry Gibb singing "Play That Funky Music."
December 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Is that Cee-Lo's son? He has the same short arms and he looks just like him. WOW
December 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
I swear – this entire show is like re-living a bad dream… complete with midgets…
Barry Gibb – ha! Good one, Pitchy
December 18th, 2012
9:03 pm
Thanks, Squishy!!
December 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
Rhianna looks like she had a drank or 3. She had something!
December 18th, 2012
9:21 pm
Those lyrics for her song were repetitive… not the most creative… Yeah, Diamonds – I got it… move on.
And people pay for her music? *SMH*
December 18th, 2012
9:26 pm
Cee-lo is either very creative, or very TOUCHED! Close call (lol).
December 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
Squishy, at least it's better than "Umbrella, ella ella ella! Got on my last nerve.
Why does Nicolas keep looking he has a bad back along with not having much rhythm (lol).
December 18th, 2012
9:32 pm
Where is everyone???
December 18th, 2012
9:34 pm
The vocalist for Train needs a bomber jacket and cadet hat to further my visual of him singing for the troops in WWII!
December 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
Ollie, Ollie oxen free????
December 18th, 2012
10:37 pm
Thanks, RoHo. Where is everyone posting? I'm on the playground all by myself. I went back to other thread, but only see my post as last post indicating no one is there either???
December 18th, 2012
10:39 pm
I wish you luck on your sale, RoHo. I took my house off the market a few years back and never put it back. Real estate market picking up so I hope you sell at your asking price, wouldn't that be the bees knees (lol)!
December 18th, 2012
10:41 pm
Love, love the song Bruno Mars sang. I need to print those lyrics and send to someone (lol).
December 18th, 2012
10:55 pm
My TV is frozen. Have words, but Carlson's face is frozen!!!! WHY????????????????????????
Now, I can't see the facial expression of the winner
December 18th, 2012
10:59 pm
Not surprised. Can't see anything, but I felt she had a damn good chance of winning. Yay Cassadee!!!
December 18th, 2012
10:59 pm
The Pope girl won.
December 18th, 2012
11:00 pm
Ok, Good night, Pitchy.
December 18th, 2012
11:06 pm
I just finished watching the voice. Cassadie knew she was the winner because she ak
Lready had her microphone and started signing. When she signs it sounds like she is screaming. Terry was the winner in my eyes
December 18th, 2012
11:46 pm
Well the best of the last 3 won. I had to record the final due to some last minute shopping but all in all it was a good show. I like Cassadee and she has a chance to do well. I think she would be better served singing country music. Sorry I missed the live posting Pitchy and Squishy. Sad to say if I can't prebowl tomorrow I will have to record XF. Oh woe is me!
December 19th, 2012
12:10 am
I was gone most of the evening, but I am happy to see a girl win the show – at least that breaks the pattern of the initial 2 seasons.
Since the winner gets a recording contract this year, it will be interesting to see if she can parlay that into a real prescense in the business. The contract may be stated a number of ways – and doesn't mean they will produce, market and distribute to stations beyond a certain number of songs, or to a certain dollar amount. She needs at least a semi-hit soon, or as common in the business -. – the label will pull-out.
December 19th, 2012
12:29 am
All of the top ten were capable of winning. Hundreds of thousands Americans can sing with near perfect pitch and have the ability to be coached to perform. I was looking for a winner that had lots of personality and originality, Cassadee was not my pic, but congratulations. I hope she finds her Nitch
and personal touch to make a statement all her own in the music world.
December 19th, 2012
1:01 am
I'm still PO'd because Melanie Martinez did not win. She had a Jewel-type quality voice, a unique personality, and very mature for a 17 yr. old. I actually became obsessed with her as many of her fan club did, yet I'm too old for her. I predict she is the one we will hear from in the near future.
December 19th, 2012
1:20 am
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December 19th, 2012
7:06 am
I thought Cassadee was the best of the final 3 and also the most marketable. Now, as Rodney said, let's see if she can get a hit single recorded and released.
Rodney, I think your bias is showing. X-Factor's winner hasn't burned up the charts either. And no Idol winner had a hit single for a while until Phillip Phillips's "Home."
Hey, G, be happy. No WGWG won!!!
December 19th, 2012
7:27 am
Selling your house, Rodney? Good luck. In our neighborhood, some get snatched up right away and others(just as nice) languish on the market for over a year. I hope you fit in the first category.
December 19th, 2012
8:16 am
Hot garbage!!!!
December 19th, 2012
8:40 am
Not a fan or hater of Pope. I don't agree with Roho's assessment of her being a "power singer", but she's experienced. I prefered one of the other two guys, but it's all good. It's good the show has a female winner, and you're starting to get a bit of variety in your winners. I thought the female from last year should have won, she's much better than Pope imo.
Pope should do well. She has the typical look and sound of a successful pop singer. She can get away with sneaking in a few country pop tunes too. She's a very pretty girl with a nice body, so her videos will get airtime and her album sales should be decent.
December 19th, 2012
8:41 am
I wish Kelly had been left to sing her song alone, since it was the only one alloted her. Sounded ok with the two contestants singing, but they can't hold a candle to Kelly 's voice. I'd have picked the Scot to win. The girl is ok, but her voice is a little high and nasaly for my taste. She's cute – looks a bit like Ashley Greene.
JT: Guess you're having a White Pre-Christmas this week. Stay safe – saw a couple off cars turned over in the Portland area.
December 19th, 2012
8:43 am
@Highlander………YYYEEEEEEESSSS!!!!! NO WGWG winner on THIS show! The Voice didn't let me down. Good season.
December 19th, 2012
9:05 am
I stopped watching when the young man from Lithonia, GA was voted off. He was the best singer. The female can not sing at all! She was ALWAYS off key and VERY pitchy. Very irritating to listen to. I'd rather hear a teachers' fingernails scratch a chalk board! Or a screeching cat when something or someone scares it instead of her singing high pitch and off key. She was tone deaf! Horrible singer!
December 19th, 2012
9:46 am
I thought Terry may snatch the win from Cassadee, but I see that didn't happen.
They say people talk to themselves more than we realize. Guess I proved that last night.
Good morning!
December 19th, 2012
10:04 am
No snow for me. Such a fickle beast.
So with The Voice over, what kind of mentor drama will we have with them?
December 19th, 2012
10:07 am
@the voice…wow, not sure what show you have been watching but sounds like you are the tone deaf one if you thought Cassadee was always off key & pitchy. I wonder how many singles you have sold on itunes?
December 19th, 2012
10:07 am
Watching The Voice last night, I might start watching it from stem to stern next season. I always stop watching once live auditions start.
December 19th, 2012
10:12 am
This is the last you'll ever hear from either of them.
December 19th, 2012
10:35 am
Hi Pitchy! Don't forget (and remind your daughter) that "Pretty Little Liars" starts back in a couple weeks – I think maybe the first or at least 2nd week of Jan.
I liked Terry better than the girl – but rarely do my choices win. Last time on Idol was a rare exception.
December 19th, 2012
10:38 am
@Pitchy, you won't have to wait long since The Voice will be back in about 5-6 month. They won't have XTina or CeeLo next go around. That's the one thing I dislike about the show. Although with two new mentors it could be interesting. XF will be finished this week and Idol is around the corner.
Honestly I can't wait to see the Nicki show…I mean Idol. If nothing else it could be entertaining.
December 19th, 2012
10:43 am
Highlander you are wrong about no one having a hit single til Phillip Phillips. Scotty had big success with a couple of his singles. Maybe you just didn't listen to country music radio stations.
December 19th, 2012
10:46 am
I was disappointed in the pop princess winning, has nothing to do with it being the first female to win or not. Nicholas and Terry are both so talented. Nicholas was my fav, a little off beat, different, so easy to listen to. Tired of these shows that showcase singers, but in the end, the main stream, neutral talent always wins. Voters are a bunch of sheep, where is a venue for REAL talent to be showcased? Anyone of the women who didn't make it to the finals, sounded so similar to Cassadee. Won't be watching show again..
December 19th, 2012
11:02 am
The Voice starts back March 25th with Usher and Shakira taking the place of Christina and CeeLo. I have to admit the promo with Blake, Adam. Shakira and Usher riding in the old truck singing Total Eclipse of the Heart is funny!
December 19th, 2012
11:19 am
Manwhile, what are the guesses about X-Factor tonight?
December 19th, 2012
11:42 am
yvonne, if you think Melanie Martinez or Amanda Brown sound similar to Cassadee, I question whether you watched the show the first time.


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Buoyed by strong second-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings, shares of Whole Foods Market (WFM) recorded a new 52-week high of $103.72 Wednesday, before closing at $102.19, and rising approximately 11.6% year to date. Based on the current price, however, Whole Foods is still 3.6% below the Zacks consensus average analyst price target of $106.
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Whole Foods' second-quarter earnings of 76 cents a share beat the Zacks consensus estimate of 73 cents, and surged 19% from 64 cents earned in the prior-year quarter as shoppers flocked to the grocery chain. The Austin, Texas company, which will undergo a two-for-one stock split later this month, also raised its earnings-per-share projection.
Management now envisions earnings between $2.86 and $2.89 per share, portraying a year-over-year jump of 13% -- 15%, up from a range of $2.83 -- $2.87 forecasted earlier.
Whole Foods continues to project an escalation of 10% -- 11% in total sales for fiscal 2013 on the back of an expected 6.7% to 7.5% rise in comparable-store sales and 6.5% to 7.2% growth in same-store sales.
Moreover, the company stated that for the first three weeks of the quarter, comparable-store sales are witnessing healthy trends and are up 9.4%.
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Currently, Whole Foods carries a Zacks Rank No. 4 ("sell") as the comparable and same-store sales growth trend is softening. Consequently, Whole Foods narrowed the range of comparable and same-store sales growth for the fiscal year.
However, there are certain other stocks that warrant a look, such as Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO), which holds a Zacks Rank No. 1 ("strong buy") and is expected to continue with its upbeat performance. Other stocks that should be watched are J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) and Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN), both of which sport a Zacks Rank No. 2 ("buy").
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Now, Louisville Metro Government's website, www.louisvilleky.gov, has been named one of the top three city government websites in the country.
The website tied for third place, with Riverside, Calif., in the 2008 Best of Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards, announced this week by e.Republic's Center for Digital Government. This is the third consecutive year that louisvilleky.gov has been named a top web award winner.
"We've got a wonderful website – and it's nice that others around the country recognize it," Mayor Jerry Abramson said. "The website makes it easy to find answers and get things done – from contacting the Metro Council to licensing your pet. It's possible at louisvilleky.gov"
Abramson said the website makes it easy for people to access government services without having to come to City Hall or Metro Hall.
The top state and local government website will be honored at the 12th annual Awards Gala on Sept.12 in Hollywood.
Judges from all over the nation determined the winners. Best of the Web recognizes the most innovative, user-friendly state and local government portals while the Digital Government Achievement Award recognizes outstanding agency and department Web sites and applications.
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27 Jun 13
As South East Europe prepares for accession to the European Union, a rising movement is working to ensure this shift doesn't strip the region of its agricultural traditions and food heritage. While joining the EU will offer many benefits and opportunities to small-scale farmers, they must be protected from broad-sweeping rules or policies that are inappropriate or harmful. Today the Terra Madre Trentino Alto Adige event is discussing how, given the right support, small-scale artisan production can instead be the basis for rural invigoration and sustainable development.
Organized by Slow Food Trentino Alto Adige and Slow Food Friuli VG in Italy together with Slow Food in the Balkans, producers from both regions are joining the event in Trento today to stand against a dominant limited view of 'modern' agriculture and share their experiences. "If we lose the knowledge that underpins the cultural and gastronomic heritage of rural Europe we will suffer enormously," says Sergio Valentini, president of Slow Food Trentino Alto Adige. "Tradition needs to be seen as 'successful innovation' for its intimate relationship with the environment and cultures."
Amongst the participants are Serbian producers of kiseli kupus (acidic cabbage) from the village of Futog, who are campaigning to obtain a denomination of origin for their product. Similar preserved cabbage products are made across the Balkans, but the Futog product has been renown since Ottoman times for its outstanding quality. The last remaining producers hope that by protecting their artisan skills and livelihood, they can increase their contribution to a healthy local economy and represent one more step in the path to ward off homogenization of food.
The meeting will also highlight the Slow Food Ark of Taste as a vehicle to support local communities and protect rural environments. The latest product to join this catalogue of foods as risk of disappearing from the region is Ajvar from Leskovac in Serbia. Ajvar is a staple in Serbian kitchens, but this traditional variation is made entirely from local varieties of peppers and has an important role in safeguarding local biodiversity and culinary character.
Slow Food is working with producers in the Balkans region through its Foundation for Biodiversity activities and is coordinating the ESSEDRA (Environmentally Sustainable Socio-Economic Development of Rural Areas) project. Supported by the European Commission, the project works with eight Balkan countries and Turkey to strengthen the capacity of civil society to support rural development and sustainable agriculture policies by protecting biodiversity and the gastronomic traditions. The project includes the mapping of food biodiversity in the partners' countries.
Participants at Terra Madre Trentino Alto Adige today include: Dessislava Dimitrova from Slow Food in Bulgaria, Ivana Radic from Slow Food in Serbia, representatives of the Slow Food Youth Network, Mladen Mladic, from the Futog cabbage food community and representatives of Slow Food Permet in northern Albania.
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Increasingly during the twentieth century, parading in ultra fashionable swimwear along the beach has become as crucial as wearing functional clothing to swim in the sea. Socialising on the beach is now an important element of popular youth culture, so that swimsuits are now something to wear while being watched surfing, sunbathing or just strolling along the beach, and this is as important for men as for women. In essence, this is a typically contemporary marriage of fashion with practicality, so that the suitability of an outfit for an energetic pursuit is matched by its flattering and stylish properties.
These late 1960s swimming trunks made by Marks & Spencer in a bright Hawaian style print of olive-green and ivory leaves on cotton towelling exemplify the striking beachwear for men which has been popular for the last forty years or so. Swimming trunks in this style are as fashionable now as they were in the sixties; indeed, the popularity of retro designs means that these would not look out of place on a beach today.
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Citizen Cake Rum Butter Cake with Key Lime Cream and Tropical Fruits Recipe
Elizabeth Falkner worked at San Francisco landmarks Masa's and Rubicon before opening Citizen Cake. She was kind enough to share this tropical-inspired recipe with us.
Special equipment: A 15-by-10-inch jelly-roll pan is great to have around for baking.
For the cake:
- 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon dark rum
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
For the key lime cream:
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed key lime or regular lime juice
- 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
For the tropical fruits:
- 1 cup mixed dried tropical fruit, such as mango, pineapple, guava, papaya, or star fruit
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon natural coconut extract (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon key lime or regular lime juice
- Heat the oven to 325°F. Line a 15-by-10-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment paper and lightly coat the parchment with cooking spray.
- Melt half the butter (1 stick) in a small saucepan over low heat. Continue cooking until the butter is golden brown and smells toasty, occasionally scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Set aside to cool.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the remaining butter with 1/2 cup of the sugar until the mixture is fluffy and pale. Add 1 egg and the teaspoon of rum. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture in three additions, alternating with the buttermilk and beating well after each addition.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the remaining 3 eggs and 1/4 cup sugar. Whip for 2 minutes on medium speed, then increase speed to high and whip until the mixture is thick and pale, 2 minutes more.
- Fold the whipped egg mixture into the cake batter, then fold in the browned butter until just combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared jelly-roll pan and spread to an even layer. Bake until cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
For the key lime cream:
- Stir together the lime juice and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whip the cream to soft peaks. Gently fold the whipped cream into the lime mixture.
For the tropical fruits:
- Cut the dried fruits into thin strips or cubes and toss with the vanilla and coconut extracts and lime juice.
To assemble the cake:
- Turn cake layer out of pan onto a cutting board. Trim off the edges and cut the cake crosswise into three equal rectangles. Drizzle a few drops of rum over each strip of cake.
- Spread about 1/4 of the key lime cream evenly over each surface of two strips of the cake. Stack one frosted strip on top of the other. Place the remaining cake layer on top of the first two and frost the sides and top of the cake with the remaining cream. Decorate the top of the cake with the tropical fruit pieces. Serve at room temperature.
Beverage pairing: Kent Rasmussen Winery Late Harvest Gewürztraminer, Sonoma. The aromas of this sweet wine suggest the raisinated grapes from which it was made. Its caramel and toffee overtones will merge seamlessy with the rum, while the tropical fruits in the cake are matched perfectly by the character of super-ripe Gewürztraminer.


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What Do You Think Is going to be the Most Beneficial or Damaging Technological Breakthrough in the Next 30 Years?
Humanity may have it's flaws. But we are also headed for some major achievements that will forever change the human race. However, new tech can sometimes lead to horror. Kind of like how now that the atomic bomb has been invented, we have to worry about terrorists utilizing designer atomic devices. This is intended to sort of continue my "Biggest Technological Challenge" Question.
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Everton lost ground in the race for the European places as, despite a flurry of early chances, the Blues fell to a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
The majority of those early opportunities fell the way of Leon Osman, the pick of which was a perfectly-struck half-volley that needed a stunning save from home keeper Hugo Lloris.
The visitors did enjoy much of the possession in a bright opening period but fell away somewhat after the break and found themselves behind following Emmanuel Adebayor's 64th-minute goal.
Despite the introduction of Ross Barkley, Aiden McGeady and the fit-again Gerard Deulofeu, Everton just couldn't test Lloris again and left North London frustratingly empty handed.
Boss Roberto Martinez could welcome back Seamus Coleman and Steven Pienaar back to his starting line-up, while Lacina Traore made the bench.
His side enjoyed the game's early chances – lots of them in fact. Inside the first seven minutes alone, the Blues – or rather Osman – had four good opportunities to open the scoring.
First, the ball was rapidly moved out to the right and when Coleman picked out Osman, he curled narrowly wide.
Then, after a Kevin Mirallas cross-shot was deflected inches over the bar, Osman was cleverly teed up by Steven Naismith from the resultant corner. His sweetly struck half-volley looked like it was going to creep into the net, only for Lloris to acrobatically tip it wide.
From the corner, Osman headed over before he shot straight at Lloris from the very next attack.
It set the tone for the half, the Blues controlling most of the possession, but failing to carve out any clear cut chances.
Tottenham had their moments – Christian Erisken fired a free-kick narrowly over, while a dangerous Danny Rose cross just needed a touch to turn it past Tim Howard – but the half was seen out with Mirallas choosing the wrong option after a mazy run.
Picking up possession in the middle of the park, the Belgian evaded a flying tackle from his countryman Jan Verthonghen, ran past two more defenders but, with Naismith screaming for a pass, the winger elected to shoot but fired over.
The Toffees were soon back into their stride after the break, Mirallas shooting high and wide, but still Spurs were offering plenty to concern the visitors. Adebayor nodded wide from a corner in one such instance.
On came Andros Townsend to inject some impetus into the home attack, with Everton boss Roberto Martinez adding his own young England star to the mix minutes later. Off came Pienaar to be replaced by Ross Barkley.
However it was the hosts who would finally take the lead. On 64 minutes, Adebayor rifled past Howard to put Spurs a goal to the good.
Martinez responded with a double change, introducing attackers McGeady and Deulofeu for Osman and Naismith.
Buoyed by his goal, Adebayor went in search of more. A rising drive was always going over, but when he escaped down the left with only Coleman for company, only a fantastic bit of defending from the Irishman prevented the Spurs striker a golden opportunity to test Howard.
But the hosts' priorities were hanging on to what they had, and they did so to good effect, seeing the game out, despite a late shout for a penalty as Coleman took a tumble.
Everton then, will look to bounce back against another London club – Crystal Palace – when they return to action on Wednesday night at Goodison Park.