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Is It Game Over for Apple?
By Keki Fatakia - January 31, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, MSFT, NOK
A few months ago, we saw Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock hit record highs amidst expectations that its newest iPhone 5 would be yet another smash hit. Bullish predictions came from right and left with one analyst predicting that the stock price would touch an extraordinary target of $1000 by 2013. But now the company's stock has fallen more than 35% to $450 levels from an all time high more »
Nokia's Turnaround Isn't Here Yet People!
By Keki Fatakia - January 24, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, T, MSFT, NOK, VZ
It seems as though the fallen angel of the mobile world is taking flight once again. Yup, I'm talking about the one and only Nokia (NYSE: NOK). Not only is this company "connecting people" to its latest line of stylish Lumia smartphones, but it's also hinting at a probable turnaround, which has been elusive for a long time. So is Nokia really going to rise from the ashes more »
Is Clearwire still a Good Deal for Sprint?
By Keki Fatakia - January 14, 2013 | Tickers: CLWR, DISH, S
So Sprint (NYSE: S) finally announced its intention to acquire Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR), subject to regulatory approval. We all knew that something like this would eventually come to pass. However Sprint isn't the only one vying for Clearwire now. Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) popped in recently with a higher bid for Clearwire at $3.30 per share, trumping Sprint's valuation at $2.97 per share.
Sprint may be more »
Should You or Google Really Care About Groupon?
By Keki Fatakia - December 21, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, GOOG, GRPN
Recently, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) saw a run up in its stock price on the back of rumors of a possible acquisition by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). As some of you might recollect, Google had once offered to pay as much as $6 billion for the company before it went public, but for some reasons the acquisition did not materialize.
Now that Groupon's total market cap is worth about $3 billion more »
Should You Bet Your Chips on Qualcomm?
By Keki Fatakia - December 5, 2012 | Tickers: INTC, QCOM, TXN
It seems that the mobile and tablet race is bringing forth one dominant winner. When it comes to processors that power smart devices that we all love to use, Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is surely taking the lead. Recently, Qualcomm was in the news for beating Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) in terms of market capitalization for the very first time.
With more people preferring to use their smartphones and tablets to do more »
Should You Care About This Chipmaker?
By Keki Fatakia - November 15, 2012 | Tickers: AMD, ARMH, INTC
Chip maker AMD (NYSE: AMD) seems to be in a rather precarious position at the moment. The company has been struggling to compete with the undisputed king – Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) in the computer and server space. Plus, its ominous absence in the tablet and Smartphone arena has left it way behind other chip companies such as Qualcomm and NVIDIA.
AMD's Q3 revenue not only declined on a sequential basis more »
Will Zynga Get Lucky This Time?
By Keki Fatakia - October 2, 2012 | Tickers: EA, FB, ZNGA
It seems that Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is now attempting change in strategy in a desperate attempt to pull off some sort of a turnaround. Recently, the company announced the acquisition of gaming studio "A Bit Lucky". Though the terms of the deal were not revealed, the acquisition price is supposed to be around $20 million. So how is this any different from the numerous acquisitions the company has made in more »
Sprint is Racing Ahead - Should You Take Notice?
By Keki Fatakia - September 17, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, T, S, VZ
Sprint's (NYSE: S) share price has certainly been sprinting ahead since January. The company's stock price managed to clock more than a 100% gain on a year-to-date basis while peers AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) saw relatively modest gains for the same period.
Sprint has had to painstakingly compete for subscribers with two of the largest telecom service providers, Verizon and more »
What Does The Future Hold For Netflix?
By Keki Fatakia - September 15, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, GOOG, NFLX
The bad news doesn't seem to end for California based Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) as its rival, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), just made a three year deal that contributes about 3,000 movies to its video streaming service. But guess what? This deal was made possible just because Netflix decided to break up its exclusive partnership with Epix (owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Viacom and MGM). But was this more »
Can Samsung's Pain be Nokia's Gain?
By Keki Fatakia - September 7, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, T, GOOG, MSFT, NOK, VZ
On August 24, a federal jury gave Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) more than $1 billion from Korean electronics giant Samsung, as it infringed on six different mobile device patents. But that's not all... Apple is now seeking a ban on many of Samsung's smartphones in the United States, including the recently launched Galaxy SIII.
I can only imagine Steve Jobs smiling in heaven right now over Apple's "Thermonuclear more »
Should you buy into CRM's growth story?
By Keki Fatakia - August 31, 2012 | Tickers: IBM, ORCL, CRM
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the provider of cloud computing and social media solutions for enterprises came out with second quarter revenues which were more or less in line with analyst expectations. However, with higher revenues came yet another quarter of red on the bottom line. The company has religiously made operating losses since the previous financial year, as it continues to spend way more on acquisitions and marketing activities than more »
This Networking Giant Looks Great for the Long Haul
By Keki Fatakia - August 26, 2012 | Tickers: CSCO, HPQ, JNPR, VMW
Networking equipment behemoth Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) recently released its fourth quarter result which turned out better than what analysts had expected. The company has certainly succeeded in turning around its operations after reporting a string of year on year declines in net profit during the past. The correct blend of rightsizing, value acquisitions, and competitive pricing of its products seem to have translated into a winning combination.
So how were more »
Should You Still Bank on Nokia?
By Keki Fatakia - August 22, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, MSFT, NOK, VRNG
It is indeed sad to see the once all powerful Nokia (NYSE: NOK), reduced to just a shell of its former self. I remember how the company once used to be hailed as the number one mobile phone manufacturer.
Ever since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced the first ever iPhone, dozens of players jumped on to the smartphone bandwagon and have released their own versions of a touch screen mobile device more »
Why This HDD Manufacturer Still Looks Great
By Keki Fatakia - August 7, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, GOOG, STX, WDC
Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) made heads turn when it recently reported record fourth quarter results which were a huge contrast from the troubles it faced during the Thailand floods. And while Western Digital was on the path to recovery, rival Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) whose manufacturing units went relatively unscathed, enjoyed higher selling prices and consequently higher profits due to an overall shortage in the hard disk drive market. But in more »
Is it Game Over for Zynga?
By Keki Fatakia - August 3, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, FB, GOOG, ZNGA
Astonished, amazed, nonplussed and flabbergasted!!! Just a few words to describe the feeling Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) gave its shareholders on July 26 when it posted a significantly worse second quarter result, which in turn sent the shorts on Wall Street on a feeding frenzy like a bunch of hungry piranhas.
The result was a steep 40% drop off the cliff for the stock to around $3 levels. But the destruction more »
What lies ahead for Baidu?
By Keki Fatakia - July 28, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, BIDU, FB, GOOG
The Chinese internet search company Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) is still powering ahead as demand for online advertising remains strong regardless of concerns surrounding a slowdown in the Chinese economy.
This is evident from the fact that the company's second quarter revenue rose almost 60% to $858.8 million from the prior year period. Not to mention the leap in net income by almost 70% to $436 million.
While big more »
Should you Give up on Intel?
By Keki Fatakia - July 26, 2012 | Tickers: AMD, AAPL, ARMH, INTC, MSFT, NVDA, QCOM
Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) lowered growth outlook didn't come as a surprise to me. The company had earlier predicted that its full year's revenue would grow in the high single digit percentage. But recently, along with its second quarter results, the chip giant revised its growth estimate to about 3% to 5%. Many saw this coming when International Data Corporation (IDC) recently revealed stats indicating a slight decline more »
Is This Tech Giant a Good Turnaround Play?
By Keki Fatakia - July 25, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, CSCO, HPQ, IBM, LXK, MSFT
Tech giant Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) seems to be getting slapped from all sides. Recently, the company's stockholders got a jolt when peer, Lexmark (NYSE: LXK) slashed its second quarter revenue and profit projections due to weakening demand from European countries and adverse exchange rates. This news, in turn, made HP investors worried about its own printing business which has struggled for quite some time.
Business customers, which form more »
Will Yahoo Get Back on its Feet Again?
By Keki Fatakia - July 20, 2012 | Tickers: GOOG, MSFT, YHOO
Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) is all set to get a new CEO, Marissa Mayer who has previously worked with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). The company hopes that Marissa's experience would help it reverse the loss in market share it has been experiencing for the last three years.
If you've been counting, Yahoo has seen four CEO's exit in the past four years, leaving Marissa as the fifth to grace more »
Is OCZ Worth your Money?
By Keki Fatakia - July 17, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, FIO, LSI, OCZ, VMW
OCZ Technology Group (NASDAQ: OCZ), whose products mainly include solid-state drives (SSDs), came out with a wider than expected fiscal first quarter loss, even though it did report a robust growth in revenue. Since then, Wall Street gave a severe pounding to the stock price. So is Wall Street's reaction to OCZ's performance justified?
Well, let's take a brief look at what OCZ produced in its first more »
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Looking for a Vegan, Gluten-Free Treat
Good Questions
Q: Each week at my research group's lab meetings someone is in charge of bringing food for everyone. It is my turn in a couple weeks, and I want to prepare something truly delicious!
There are a couple issues though. We have one vegan, one gluten-free, and limited cold storage or heat up space (limited to a microwave). Other people have already done hummus and chips and salsa (all the classic stuff), but I want to be original.
Any recipes you guys can think of?
Sent by Allison
Editor: Allison, here are a few ideas for treats:
• No-Bake Sunflower-Oat Bars (pictured above)
• Vegan/Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Coconut Icing
• Coconut Sticky Rice - with mango or banana
• 4-Ingredient Banana Oat Bars
• Fresh fruit
• Assortment of cookies, some gluten-free (like these or these) and some vegan (like these or these).
Readers, what else would you suggest?
Related: Help! Looking for Hearty Gluten-Free AND Vegan Recipes
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Try this website for vegan gluten-free cooking! http://xgfx.org/
Don't give oats to a GF person... even if they're GF oats, a lot of people with celiac (10%) have oat sensitivities too.
I just found this blog. She is vegan and offer gluten free baking as well.
From my favourite place for answers to all these questions:
I make some vegan, gluten-free peanut butter cookies that are chewy and delicious. Try 'em out if you please! They include both peanut butter and peanut flour, for a whole lot of nutty goodness. http://operagirlcooks.com/2011/03/28/gluten-free-vegan-peanut-butter-cookie-recipe/
Another great blog - www.loveveggiesandyoga.com
Oatmeal Banana Peanut Butter Cookies! http://www.confessionsofachocoholic.com/chocolate/oatmeal-banana-peanut-butter-cookies
I can't think of a recipe off the top of my head, but I just tried Two Degrees bars (in whole foods) that are gluten free and vegan. They are a one for one company that donates a nutrition pack to a malnourished child every time a bar is purchased. They taste great and a great mission--just wanted to pass that along :)
Check out this blog: http://www.elanaspantry.com/
Everything is gluten free & most of it is vegan because her kids have gluten & dairy allergies. If you want to make something sweet I recommend the black & white cake!
If you're looking for a quick, ready-made sweet and have a Trader Joe's nearby, their snickerdoodle cookies are a personal favorite. They're vegan/gluten-free and chewy, sweet and ready to eat out of the box.
I've eaten a lot of gluten-free and vegan treats and these are at the top of my pre-made list.

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So. I'm pregnant.
Started by The Harlot , Apr 13 2012 02:40 PM
50 replies to this topic
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:40 PM
Only early days, but I've been talking baby names for years. Need some boy name ideas. I like but can't use: Lucas, Hugo, Henry and Marcus.
Other names that I like and can use: Callum, Sebastian, Leo and Tobias.
Hit me with some more, please.
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:43 PM
Firstly, CONGRATS!
Now, onto names.
is about all I can think of ATM
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:44 PM
yeah you are! WOOT!!
I love Leo.
I love the names you can't use too...
what about variations: Harry, Hugh, Luca?
do you have girls sorted?
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:45 PM
Nothing to add more than a big congrats! And my fave is Callum.
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:48 PM
Girls list is: Allegra, Stella, Giselle, Saskia and Sadie. It's safe to say that if I have a little girl, her name will be one of those!
I love Hugh, but it's my cousin's name and he said no to Harry. Luca is taken by a family member too.
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:48 PM
Congratulations. I like Sebastian and Callum.
Nicholas - I have a Nicolas who is 12
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:48 PM
Jude, Reuben, Samuel, Benjamin, Jonah, Patrick
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:49 PM
I find boys names so hard..
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:51 PM
Love Leo.
Love the girls names.
Edited by AlexandraI, 13 April 2012 - 02:52 PM.
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:52 PM
i love Sadie
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:55 PM
I like Tobias.
I also like:
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:56 PM
QUOTE (mrsnorthman @ 13/04/2012, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i love Sadie
Me too, it's my top #1 ultimate at the moment.
#13 Guest_Maybelle_*
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:00 PM
Love Leo
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:03 PM
I love Sadie or Stella. And for boys name from your list I love Callum or Leo
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:03 PM
Love your girls choices
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:14 PM
Congrats OP - you have great girls list! I like Stella & Saskia the most.
Sorry for repeats:
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:29 PM
QUOTE (The Harlot @ 13/04/2012, 02:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
if I have a little girl
You will have to have a girl first, it's a group thing.
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:33 PM
QUOTE (vanessa71 @ 13/04/2012, 03:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You will have to have a girl first, it's a group thing.
You gonna kick me out if it has a penis?
(You better not, I started the damn group! )
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:37 PM
Congrats, Harlo.
QUOTE (vanessa71 @ 13/04/2012, 03:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You will have to have a girl first, it's a group thing.
Maybe this is why I have always felt like an outsider. I had a boy first.
#20 Guest_Maybelle_*
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:41 PM
Harlot, we need to coordinate better. I thought today EB was going to be all about my boy dog thread, not your girl baby thread. Just for that, I think you should name your baby after me.
#21 Guest_Maybelle_*
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:43 PM
QUOTE (Alacritous~Andy @ 13/04/2012, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congrats, Harlo.
Maybe this is why I have always felt like an outsider. I had a boy first.
You shouldn't! I don't even have a kid, and I feel like the centre of all groups/the universe
And boys are just delightful
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:43 PM
QUOTE (The Harlot @ 13/04/2012, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You gonna kick me out if it has a penis?
Nah, but I just think it would have to be a girl.
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:51 PM
Congrats Harlo, lovely news
Love Leo, Theo, Dylan, Declan, Stirling, Rhys & many many more.
Thank god DH & agreed on our sons name the day he was born.
Enjoy your pregnancy, very happy for you.
Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:54 PM
I love Stella for a girl obviously.
For a boy I would of used Toby so Tobias is my choice.
Posted 13 April 2012 - 04:01 PM
QUOTE (Maybelle @ 13/04/2012, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Harlot, we need to coordinate better. I thought today EB was going to be all about my boy dog thread, not your girl baby thread. Just for that, I think you should name your baby after me.
YES! Gary FTW
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NEW YORK (AP) - Alec Baldwin and his wife are expecting their first child together.
Publicist Matthew Hiltzik confirmed Tuesday that Hilaria Baldwin is due late this summer.
Alec Baldwin already is the father of a 17-year-old daughter, Ireland, from his previous marriage to actress Kim Basinger. Hilaria Baldwin is a special correspondent for the TV show "Extra." The couple wed last June after a three-month engagement.
Alec Baldwin recently won a SAG Award for best actor in a TV series for the NBC comedy "30 Rock," which concluded its 7-year run two weeks ago.
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Fresh from filming that Hitler movie in Germany, Suri Cruise's dad saluted the crowd in France this weekend.
The petite 45-year-old anti-prescription drug activist got wound up at the Paris premiere of his new film, which is not that Hitler movie. How could you not see this film? So glib.
Yum !!!!!!! Straight-up body shot. Niceeeeeeeee!
p.s. isnt Britney doing something we need to know about?
Does he have a musical note tattooed/drawn on the palm of his hand? what's with that?
I hate this guy... but am curious. Is that a tattoo of a musical note on the palm of his hand???
There are so many things wrong with this goob on so many levels, it isn't even funny.
And is that a music note on his palm below his pinky? Sheesh...
Is the guy behind him holding him up?
And aren't tattoos against Scientology?
So what is the dish on him?? Just that???
Did he kill a bug with his bare hand and is now showing it off to the cameras?????
Even though we see him as a whack job, everytime I hear someone who knows him talk about the guy they usually say he's a nice guy. I know we love to slag him but.. I don't know..just sayin!
Kurt Russell's hair circa 1968 called and wants its look back.
It sure looks like a musical note to me. He just gets stranger by the minute. Such a shame.
Bwaa ha ha - glib. He is creepy - especally with that Hitler hairdo he had to get for the movie.
Whoever wrote this short stupid article needs to be shot! What a Tom Cruise hater. It really is making me stay away from TMZ website because they are such haters. It's like bunch of aliens working behind this website
Gay much Tom?
petite? hahahaha..what a way to describe a "man"...good one TMZ
He really should've washed his hands ...come on Tom-Tom be a big boy 'n show us how a good boy washes his hands ...


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contemporary jewelry
A collection of contemporary jewelry takes you everywhere on the fashion scene!
Most women love jewelry. The size of a woman's jewelry collection often depends entirely on how much she can afford. Not many of us have an extensive selection of gold and diamonds. While some gold and diamond jewelry might be classified as contemporary jewelry, your pocketbook is shrieking in your purse at the price tags! However, there are plenty of contemporary pieces that fall into the category of costume jewelry, that's so attractive and is priced right, so that you can afford to buy quantities sufficient to enhance your entire wardrobe. Many designers who specialize in contemporary designs in their jewelry don't use precious gems, but do employ semi-precious gems in their designs. Instead of using gold or silver, the artist may opt for other materials, such as Lucite, aluminum or plastics, to keep the cost down while providing a chic, trendy piece that works with all but the most formal dress occasions.
During summer and fall, most communities have street fairs, where a variety of vendors offer items of clothing, T-shirts, hats, paintings and contemporary jewelry. Such jewelry may be unique, one-of-a-kind pieces, as most jewelry artisans make each piece by hand. Cruising the street fairs is a great way to build up a contemporary costume jewelry collection, often at great prices.
Another way to search out your jewelry, and, get a good handle on the styles you like most, is to go online. Conduct a Google image search. Let's say you're looking for Lucite bangle bracelets in a certain color. You'll find more results than you could follow in a single day. Another trick to finding good prices on contemporary jewelry on the net: the jeweler listed on page 10 of your search results may not be getting a lot of traffic, ya think? At the same time, they might have some delicious designs and a few sales going!
Another good resource for contemporary jewelry, at an economical price, are the thrift stores. These shops are fun to browse in and you'll find contemporary and retro styles of jewelry to fill out your collection. Don't be surprised if you manage to pick up several great pieces for less than $20! Now that's a profitable shopping trip! Cruise around to all the thrift shops in town. Each will vary slightly in the styles they normally carry. One shop may carry estate-type jewelry almost exclusively, while another has lots of retro and yet another focuses on costume jewelry of contemporary design. You're sure to find plenty of stunning choices.
Don't neglect to check out auction sites, such as Ebay for some of the more unusual and ethnic jewelry. Put in your bid and watch the board carefully you'll have to outbid the highest bidder before the sale expires.
Contemporary jewelry can be your new best friend in accessories at great prices. Wow, what a collection you can build!


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Nike Lunar Kayoss – White – Black – Club Purple – Available
January 8th, 2010 by John Kim | 4 comments
The Nike Lunar Kayoss is a training shoe fit for 2010. The list of tech-specs of these trainers is quite impressive: Flywire upper for stability, LunarLite midsole for cushioning, DiamondFlex traction for agility. This new white/purple/black Lunar Kayoss is as clean and simple as you can get, and this no-frills colourway matched with the performance engineering will definitely prepare you for battle. With a number of cross-trainers set to drop, like the Nike Trainer SC 2010, it's like the 80′s all over again. Grab your pair from eBay seller id4shoes.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says no progress has been made toward ending the government shutdown because "it's very hard to negotiate with the Republicans when they can't negotiate with themselves."
Pelosi says, quote, "They can't say, 'Our first premise is you have to overturn the Affordable Care Act.' "
She said Democrats agreed weeks ago to the GOP money figure for stop gap spending, but said Republicans have stalled since then.
Pelosi says to get the government up and fully running again, "it will take some coming together on the Republican side."
The California Democrat said the expiration of the government's borrowing authority is a frightening prospect, saying that "we have to find a path" but have not found the ability to do so.
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This video truly represents what we must do to show others how God is around us. It is not that He is not with us, rather He uses us to reveal His presence.
I think your mission is a great feat, and I am happy to see how God has led you into this field. I met the Billman family at a winter retreat with Smyrna First UMC and I am happy to see that God is working through the Billman family and its staff.
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A short video from a ministry trip to St. Dennis Parish in Lockport, IL, just outside of Chicago. It was a powerful weekend. The video is full of worship, ministry and just plain fun! You'll laugh, you'll cry...well you probably won't cry, you'll just laugh.
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Located in Barcelona's Example, just a few blocks away from Passeig de Gracia, Plaça Catalunya and the trendy Born area, the Bauhaus Gran Via is an apartment that will feel like your "home away from home" in Barcelona.
We are located in a great neighborhood centrally situated just 10 min. walk to Catalunya Square, Arc de Triumph, Casa Batllo and just a 10 min. walk to Ramblas and La Padrera. Metro and bus stations, internet cafe and phone booths are all just 5 min walk. Also a great feature to our location is the small convenience store and cafe/restaurant downstairs. APARTMENT CONDITIONS: CHILD POLICY: No children under 6 years old (include) may stay in the apartment. No reception area or front Desk for the Check in! We are asking to call us to inform your arrival to Barcelona, to organize cleanups and time to the Welcome Check in, in the front of the Microtel (Gran Via str corner Girona str.) If your arrive by plane and after when you collected the bags, call us to receive your EXACT CHECK IN TIME. If arriving by train or car should call one hour before arrival . The Check in Staff hours are every day from 9:00 am to 2:00 am. PLEASE NOTE: • Check-out time: until 11:00am • Free Check-in time: 12:00pm till 20:30pm hrs. • Late Check-in time in the night (20:31pm to 22:30pm, 12 euros) and (22:31pm to 00:00am, 25 euros), (00:00am to 02:00am, 40 euros fee) • If you are leaving Barcelona after the 11:00am, your luggage can be stored at str. 36, near from Catalunya Square. • Breakfast is Not Included (extra 3,99 euros optional). • Only cash on arrival (euros) • Taxes are Included (VAT). • Barcelona´s City Tax (0,75 euros per person per night is not included) • CANCELLATION POLICY: Please note that cancellation must be done at least 3 days prior arrival time otherwise we need to charge you 2 night accommodation. We apologize for the inconvenience, but consequently the room will be empty because we would not have enough time to rent it, as it was reserved for you.
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Microtel Bauhaus Gran Via Barcelona is a clean modern and cozy apartment (Licensed by the Barcelona City Council "Habitage d´us touristic") that has just been completely refurbished (2013) top to bottom. All brand new !!! We are orientating to families or genuine travelers, no parties are allowed in the Apartment, but instead, we provide free entrance to our Guests to the "Top 10 Clubs" in Barcelona. 1) We offer the BEST LOW PRICE (According the high comfort you will enjoy) 2) We offer a GREAT PLACE to stay. 3) We offer a GREAT LOCATION: Rating 5 stars neighborhood. 4) We offer a wide range of ENTERTAINMENTS AND AMENITIES to make your stay very pleasant in Barcelona. Just stay with us and you will get: 1) Free City Map at the "Welcome Check In" with Esessential Information of best places to visit, most entertaining spot to go and which areas in the city you must avoid (dangerous areas). 2) Free Unlimited Telephone calls to all Spain for the Guest staying in Microtel, using the Telephone located in the dining area. You can even receive calls from your family, so they will be able to reach you any time. 3) Free Walking tours in English (2 hours) 4) Free Tapas dinner in a City Restaurant (2 nights). 5) Free Discount for the tourist sightseeing bus. 6) Free Discount book for museums and Gaudi's places. 7) Free WI-FI access Fiber Optic Speed all over the Microtel. 8) Free Flat screen TV (32 and 26 inch) with total free access to a excellent collection of 200 of the latest movies and music in every room. 9) Best Rate price of Taxi to the Airport overnight. Private rooms: * King size bed, One Double Bed room * Single size beds, Twin room * Single size beds, Triple room * Single size beds, Quadruple room (2 bunk beds) All the Beds have a comfortable Super high quality Viscolastic mattress. All the privates rooms has clothing closet with big mirror, fan on the ceiling which works without noise. Free Flat screen TV (32 and 26 inch) with total free access to a excellent collection of 200 of the latest movies and music. Also we offer safe deposit box. We supply all bed linens, pillows and towels. The Microtel also have a real fully equipped American style kitchen with electric cooking range, electric oven, grill, microwave, kettle, toaster, coffee maker, fridge and all cooking and eating utensils, connected with the dining/living Area. The Microtel has private bathrooms for all guests to share absolutely clean and daily sanitized. Microtel Bauhaus is located in a boulevard area in central Barcelona just 6 minutes walk to Paseo de Gracia the most beautiful and trade of the city (where the famous works of Gaudi: La Pedrera and Casa Batllo). 10 minutes walk to Catalunya Square and 2 more minutes to Ramblas. Metro and bus stations, internet cafe and phone booths are all just 5 minutes walk. Also a great feature to our location is the small convenience store and cafe/restaurant downstairs and the best Brand Outlets Shops from the City (Mango etc). It all means of transportation to a step from the Microtel. So dear Guest, if you want a private room, save a lot of money using our professional Kitchen, be in the center of town, and be able to walk to loads of shops, pubs & clubs, restaurants & cafes. We strongly recommend don't hesitate to take a room in Microtel Bauhaus Gran Via, you will not regret.


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Dear Mary Ann,
I was writing to find out why with every house I move to, it seems like someone is there. My daughters, my niece and I have all been able to see things since we were younger. I happen to have dreams after people pass. They come to tell me they are fine and ask me to pass on the message. Is there something going on with us? Stuff like this has happened to my family for generations. Any answer you could provide would be great. Thank you for your time and patience.
Hi Kristie,
A lot of times people that have abilities or gifts do run from one generation to another in families.
You have to realize, just because you have an earthbound spirit in your present house and you move, there is no rule that says the spirit cannot move with you! They can do what ever they want, who is going to stop them?
When you dream of people that have died, that means they are not earthbound. They are where they are supposed to be. That is wonderful news. You are doing a great job by giving the loved ones messages from the people that have died.
Keep up the good work!
Mary Ann
Hello Mary Ann,
I read a posting from Ghost Whisperer on My Space, stating that you are taking questions. I consider myself a great fan of GW and a great believer in the spirit world.
My question is regarding my sister. She unfortunately became heavily involved in Vicodin after an injury. Her energy radically changed and I believe she attracts negative energies around her in this state. She stayed with me for a short time, and we were convinced my condo was haunted. Closet doors open after I know I closed them, and this really weird energy around the house. I am empathic and sensitive to energy.
Is it possible that the house wasn't haunted, but a not so nice energy is traveling with her? I have experienced weird energy in the past but usually pleasant. This experience was much more intense and negative. Can lost spirits connect themselves with altered individuals?
Soon after my sister moved out, she spun out of control and has not really returned to normal. Is there such a thing as a walk-in? Spirits who can assume control of a weak mind?
I hope my questions aren't too out there, just curious. I know drugs drastically change people, it's almost easier to believe in a walk-in.
Thanks for what you do and for taking the time to read my e-mail.
All the Very Best,
4 years ago
Dear Melina,
Thank you for being such a loyal fan to Ghost Whisperer. It is fans like you that make each episode so exciting.
Grandmas always watch over us whether they are alive or dead. If you have a photo taken of you and there are orbs, one of them could be grandma.
Orbs are photos of spirits, angels, spirit guides, or relatives that have passed over. If the orb is blank in the middle it is just a dust spot, but if there is a design in the middle it is the real thing. It can be colored or sparkly, you want orbs in pictures!
I am so sorry that you sister is going through this challenge. You are correct, negative energy does attract negative energy, and it could be in the form of a negative earthbound spirit. This is not uncommon for people that have an alcohol or drug addiction.
About your condo being haunted, unfortunately people that live in apartments, condos, or any type of dwelling where there are a lot of families under a common roof, have earthbound spirits in and out. An earthbound spirit does not eat or sleep, they need human energy to keep going. Condos and apartments are like a smorgasbord for an earthbound spirit. They can come and go from every unit, picking the units where they can get the most energy. Your sister's energy would be because of her addiction.
I am sure your sister's negative energy and or negative earthbound spirits left with her, but no, she does not have a walk in. That only happens in extreme situations, however if there is a negative earthbound spirit with her, it could be influencing her to stay on the drugs.
Thanks for the email, hope this answers your concerns.
Mary Ann


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- Mike Voss
- Oswego, IL
- United States
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Would you dare to bare your soul to a stranger?
Poetry is so powerful! Especially when spoken directly from the creator in a whirling torrent of internal emotion. I could read a poem every year of my life, and discover new meaning each time.
So does the Ted community write their own poetry?
If so do you dare bare your soul here and now?
I don't like to explain my own writing, because I believe that poetry is more about what it means to YOU than what it meant to me. Here is a short poem of my own to start things off:
There is a name for all those little things gone missing in your life
And there's a word to strike the hunger from your ever-pressing strife.
Take the whole of everything you've gathered in your hold
And scatter all your trappings in the breaking of the mold.
Reinvent the manifest in the shadow of the truth
And rediscover all the things you've sorted under proof.
Mike Voss
Mar 28 2012: It is usually easier to bare your soul to a stranger...they have no preconceptions and do not judge. You have no idea how many strangers have told me about their divorces or medical problems just on the subway. These are usually the first places people go to busk...I'd rather sing a song to a complete stranger than my brother.
Mar 29 2012: This is so true. It is funny how having a relationship with someone completely changes how you might act or react to them. If you are cut off in traffic you may instantly lose your mind in spitting a fit of rage, but if you then realize it was your brother in the driver's seat of that car you might flip just as quick to laughter.
I think you should immediately call your brother, and for no reason at all sing him a song! The full thing too… stick with it!
Mar 22 2012: Yes , I dare to bare my soul to not only a stranger but the whole world.
What inside me is waiting to be shared.
why should I hide it?
But most people prefer to hide their feelings even from themselves.
I always remember a quote " I feel, therefore I am"
I add, If am here, I am here with my soul. If my soul is with me, why can't people see or feel it?
Maybe people are too afraid to reveal or unleash it. And then, there is no point in having a soul.
Hey Stranger,
I am here for you.
You are as strange as I am
You are as beautiful or ugly as I am
Look inside me if you have enough courage to do it.
Come closer,
Look at my eyes to see your reflection in them.
without me
without you
How can we appreciate the pain or the gain?
Now, calm down and take off your fears
Let me see your color of soul...
Mar 24 2012: Yes this is perfect!
Well I was completely wrong... THE RIGHT pen and paper work just fine in the shower!
Mar 21 2012: It's not a matter of daring, really. It is a matter of the choices we make of what we share of ourselves and with whom. To use the word 'dare" suggests that if we don't "bare our souls" to the world, it must be out of fear. I dont see the choice that way. If you ask me whether you can "dare me" to share something personal, I would have to say no, I don't take dares from friends or strangers and never have played that game.
Mar 22 2012: I see your perspective, but I think Ted is a place that celebrates things like being daring and open minded about new ideas. Being daring is not simply a game for some, and sharing something that makes you feel vulnerable is not for everyone. I like to see how others can relate to something Ive written on a personal level even though it might have nothing to do with my reasons for creating it.
We should all step outside our comfort zone every once in a while, and experience the world of possibility that remains to be discovered!
Mar 22 2012: I am not sure what you are suggesting here. If you are not comfortable putting your personal diary on display I would suggest that you keep it private. I find it close minded to suggest that divulging something that is personal by any method should be cheapened by your distinction of daring.
If humanity was to never "dare bare your soul here and now" then this world would never have made it out of the stone age! Everyone's perspective on what is personal is different, but when you see a piece of art that captures you remember that it was created by a process that is deeply personal to that artist. Giving it to the world IS a hard thing to do, and should be commended.


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I have a hard time believing people pay good money for the Togo crap that looks like dorm bean bags, but apparently they do? Must be an acquired taste.
I second littlebrownbirds sentiment!
I hate the Togo stuff. I might overlook something that looks like a puddle of upholstery and stuffing without bones if there were just one piece in a room, but why get the whole set?
The dolls behind the Togo sofa are such a strange contrast that I laughed out loud when I saw the picture. My BF asked me what was going on, and when I explained, he was just confused. I guess you just had to see it...
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The following is an excerpt from the cover feature in the current issue of Dallas Cowboys Star Magazine, A Story That Should End Differently.
This is one of those stories that should end differently. And maybe it will, as the final chapter is yet to be written. Perhaps, somehow, someway, it'll work itself out.
The NFL is a business, though, and Hatcher has prepared himself and his family for this being his eighth and final season with the Dallas Cowboys.
Alas, Hatcher is arguably the most underpaid player in the league this season, that case can easily be made. And yes, it's unlike the Cowboys not to take care of their players in such instances, but "Hatch" hasn't said word one about his situation. He has just gone about his business anchoring the overachieving "No-Name" defensive line and being one of this team's leaders, on and off the field.
Still, though, the man's human. He has a wife and three kids, as well as a slew of other family members who also are dependent on him, too many, truth be told. And each time he takes the field there's risk. No one is throwing a ton of dough at an injured player entering his ninth NFL campaign, so while Hatcher is easily in the best physical condition of his career, each game is another challenge. Not only to win and play at the highest level possible, but to stay healthy.
The first week of November saw another top-tier defensive tackle, Cincinnati's Geno Atkins, tear his ACL while Hatcher himself left the Minnesota victory early in the fourth quarter with a stinger and then missed the team's loss at New Orleans. The difference is, Atkins signed a six-year extension this past September for $56 million while Hatcher is playing out the final season of a three-year, $6 million deal. For those non-math majors, that's a big difference.
"Yeah, I can understand the Cowboys not signing me to an extension before this season started," Hatcher said. "But at the same time, I know for a fact that I have outplayed my contract, and for those guys not to acknowledge it, it's just one of those things I'm starting to lean on, starting to think about more and more. I've talked to my family about the worst-case scenario, playing somewhere else.
"The longer I play without a deal, the more my value goes up. I don't want to hear about I'm 31 years old, either. I'm one of the best in the league at my position. So, yeah, it's hard not to think about. You can't put a gun to those guys' heads and make them step up to the plate and do something. Maybe I'm not that guy for them, but thank God there are 31 other teams out there. I guarantee there's a lot that love me as a player.
"I would love to retire here, that's always been the dream, but it's just one of those things. Every game that goes on, it's kind of disrespectful. You start feeling a little disrespected."
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Warren Olney: "How many [electoral] votes do you think that Mr. Obama will take this time?"
Sam Wang: "Florida is sort of up in the air. If I had to pick a number I'd say 303 is how many he's gonna get tomorrow."
WO: "303. With Florida being a possible…"
SW: "29. So that'd be 332. So that's just, if you pushed me, made me come up with a number, that's what I'd come up with."
WO: "303 at a minimum. 332 possible."
SW: "Yeah, somewhere in there."


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Spaghetti with Mackerel and Pine Nuts
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- 3/4 pound spaghetti
- 7 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound mackerel fillets
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
- 1. Put the raisins and the hot water in a small bowl and leave until the water is absorbed. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the spaghetti until just done, about 12 minutes. Drain the spaghetti.
- 2. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderate heat. Sprinkle the mackerel with 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. Cook the fish until just done, 2 to 3 minutes per side for 1/2-inch thick fillets. Remove the fish and then wipe out the pan. When the fish is cool enough to handle, discard the skin and flake the fish.
- 3. In the same pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until starting to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the pine nuts and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the raisins, mackerel, the remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Toss the mixture with the spaghetti, the remaining 5 tablespoons olive oil, and the dill.
- Variation: Spaghetti with Sardines and Pine Nuts: In place of the mackerel, add two 3 1/2-ounce cans of boneless, skinless sardine fillets, drained, to the pan for the last 2 minutes of cooking. Break the fillets into flakes with a spoon.
- Wine Recommendation: The full-force flavors of this dish--from the sweet raisins and strong mackerel to the dill--need to be paired with a full-flavored, acidic white wine. Try a sauvignon blanc from northern Italy or New Zealand.
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- OCCASION: Winter
- PUBLICATION: Food & Wine
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The New Math: Cheap Alternatives to Cable Television
Published on - March 1st, 2007 (by J.D. Roth)
Here's one of my dark financial secrets: even as I write about saving money by asking for rate reductions or cancelling services you don't use, even as I post guest entries about the evils of television, I am paying $65.82 every month for cable TV that I rarely watch.
The High Cost of Cable
Our cable television bill is $65.82 per month. That's $789.84/year. Comcast divides these charges as follows:
- $9.95 for a Digital Classic Package
- $47.15 for Standard Cable (which includes Basic and Expanded Basic)
- $5.00 for HDTV Advanced Set-Top Converter
Now $65.82 a month isn't a fortune, but it's a lot of money to pay for something that doesn't get used. If we were big TV watchers maybe the cost could be justified. But we aren't. And it can't.
Kris watches Antiques Roadshow every week. Sometimes she watches What Not to Wear. She spends another couple hours per week watching news programs and the Food Network. (During the summer she likes to watch the home-improvement shows.) So, on average, Kris watches about 16 hours of television every month.
How much TV do I watch? None. Zero. Zip. Okay, that's not entirely true. I probably watch an hour a month of random stuff, but usually that's just to kill time, or to catch something special. (I watched the Oscars the other night while writing this entry.) When we signed up, I believed I would watch English Premier League football (soccer), so I "needed" Expanded Basic. I also wanted high definition channels. "High definition looks awesome!" I told Kris. She was not impressed.
In total, we probably watch 250 hours of television a year, and we pay $789.84 to do it. That's $3.16/hour. That's dumb. I complain about how expensive movies are, but watching television is costing us just as much. One solution, of course, is to watch more television. That would lower our cost per hour! It should be no surprise that this idea holds no charm for me.
The Magic of Netflix
Our low television-viewing numbers are deceptive. For the past four years, we've been active Netflix users. We're on the $17.99/month three-at-a-time plan. For some people, this is a recipe for disaster. We know three couples who signed up for Netflix, got their three movies, and then kept these same discs for several months, continuing to pay $17.99 for the privelege. We get our money's worth.
- During 2004, we received 129 discs. We paid $245.68. Our cost per disc was $1.90.
- During 2005, we received 115 discs. We paid $215.88. Our cost per disc was $1.88.
- During 2006, we received 134 discs. We paid $215.88. Our cost per disc was $1.61.
From 2004-2006, we paid $677.44 and received 378 discs, for an average of $1.79 per disc. If you figure roughly two hours per disc, we pay $0.90/hour to watch video via Netflix. Netflix is a good deal for us.
How does this relate to television? It's no secret that many people are beginning to abandon broadcast television in favor of DVD. In last week's Newsweek, Devin Gordon wrote:
DVDs, meanwhile, have upended how we watch television, transforming shows from disposable weekly units into 8-, 12-, and sometimes 22-hour movies. "We get a lot of people who tell us they don't even watch the show when it airs," says Joel Surnow, co-creatore of 24. "They wait for the DVD and watch it all at once."
This describes our viewing habits. Alias, The Wire, Upstairs Downstairs, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Homicide: Life on the Streets, M*A*S*H, Six Feet Under, Sex and the City, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development — we've watched all of these via DVD in the past few years. Getting our television programs via Netflix costs us less than a third of what it is costing us for cable.
The Future of Television
But DVD is not the way of the future — at least not our future.
Back in the dark ages — circa 2005 — we discovered that we could obtain shows from BitTorrent that we otherwise would have been unable to see. If Kris missed an episode of Lost, I could BitTorrent it. When the new Doctor Who premiered in the in the U.K., I could BitTorrent it. I wasn't interested in pirating anything — my goal was to watch the stuff that the distribution channels were preventing us from seeing. And it worked. Kris got to keep up with Lost (she might otherwise have stopped watching the program sooner than she did), and I got to taste Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, and Extras long before they touched down on American soil.
Last fall I took a serious look at the television offerings available through the iTunes Music Store. This, my friends, is the future of television, at least in our household. A "season pass" for The Office, for example, costs $35 for 22 half-hour episodes (which are, in reality, 23-minutes long). That's $3.18/hour, which is exactly the same as what we're paying for our cable right now.
But that's not the end of the story. For that $3.18/hour, we get to keep the episodes and watch them at our convenience. (Yes, they're crippled with DRM, but I'm okay with that for now. I think that's an issue that will sort itself out — in the consumer's favor — during the next few years.) Also, minute-for-minute, the cost for hour-long programs is roughly half the cost for 30-minute programs.
There are drawbacks, of course:
- Selection at the iTunes Music Store is limited. Want to download The Wire? I do. But we're out of luck. HBO doesn't have any shows in the iTunes Music Store yet. We're forced to choose between BitTorrent or waiting who-knows-how-long for the show to be released on DVD at Netflix.
- The files are crippled with DRM, which may cause problems for us in the future.
- We don't have physical copies of these shows as we would on DVD. (This is both an disadvantage and a advantage.)
We currently watch two shows via the iTunes Music Store: The Office and Battlestar Galactica. I also subscribe to Heroes because:
- it's about comic book-y stuff, and
- it's supposed to be good
but I haven't watched a single episode yet. In March, when the This American Life television show starts, I'm hoping it will be available on iTunes.
This American Life teaser trailer
It's my goal to convince Kris that we can kill the cable connection completely. I will promise to buy her anything she wants from the iTunes Music Store if we can kill the cable. Why would I make this bargain? If our cable bill costs us $789.94/year, we could take that money and purchase 22 different programs from the iTunes Music Store. There's no way we could keep up with that many shows. We could buy anything we wanted to watch from the iTunes Music Store and still pay less than we currently spend on cable television.
(Note: After reading a rough draft of this entry, Kris agreed we could drop everything but the local channels. This will reduce our cost to $12.01/month, or $144.12/year. I'll call the cable company tomorrow.)
A Final Option
In an ideal world, we'd have Tivo and the cable company would offer channels a la carte. Who knows? The media companies may yet be forced to do this. The iTunes Music Store certainly applies pressure in that direction.
I hope it's clear to everyone that the best way to save money on television is not to have one. This is near-heresy in the modern age, but there are people who make this choice, and they are the better for it. I enjoy the time I spend with Kris watching movies and television programs via Netflix or the iTunes Music Store, but I recognize that these are hours that could be used more productively.
This is an example of the kind of penny-pinching I think about on a regular basis. I'm not always able to put all of my ideas into practice, but I'm hoping that this is one that'll become reality.
This article is about Choices, Odds and Ends, Real-Life
My monthly TV costs are confined to the licence fee that everyone has to pay in the UK.
I use a Tivo. You can buy these things second hand, with the necessary subscription prepaid for life, for about £250, or $500, which is only a few months of cable fees.
It can catch up to 40 hours of recent free-to-air terrestrial tv, and keep it fresh, dumping old unwatched broadcasts and replacing them with new ones. It learns which programmes you like.
At any time, my machine has far more in it than I will ever watch, including films. So no DVD rentals, no cable or satellite costs.
[...] @ Get Rich Slowly talked about The New Math: Cheap Alternative to Cable TV in which he ponders the need for Cable TV if a) one doesn't watch and b) he is a big user of [...]
Cable TV is doomed with things such as joost (www.joost.com) coming out this year. IPTV with ads will be completely free. Big name stations like MTV/Comedy Central and others have already signed on. All you need is a broadband connection.
I made the same discovery last year, that even when splitting with my roommate I spent over $700 a year on TV that I barely watch, and a landline phone that is used only for our front door buzzer. That money is now going to an emergency fund instead
We just watch over the air for the local channels – which is very rare so we didnt even bother going the hi-def route. We do love our dvd's though and the library here is free for a week and the turnaround on the waiting list is pretty quick. Now if I could just reduce my cable bill but still have a reasonable speed I'd be happy (currently on Time Warner Road Runner)
Reading is the cheapest and best. Nothing can be as vivid as one's own imagination.
The stupidest thing about cable is you pay money for a bunch of channels you don't watch. It's like going to the store for Newsweek magazine and also having to buy Sport Illustrated, Seventeen, Redbook, Highlights, Maxim, People, House & Garden, Spin, Car & Driver, etc. The cable companies don't want people to get channels ala carte 'cause they get their payments whether you watch them or not.
I haven't had cable for 15 years, with the exeption of a year after 9/11 when all the broadcast antennas on the World Trade Center were destroyed and reduced the metro NYC area to one over-the-airwaves channel. I wasted sooo much time that year flipping channels to find the least worst show to watch. The 24 hour news channels are such idiocy that I cringe anytime I hear those blowhards talk.
"Why not pick up a high-def antenna and pull in the local channels for free? There was an article in the newspaper over the weekend that claimed that the over-the-air high def broadcasts were often higher quality than the cable/satellite high def."
Better yet, if you are a subscriber to cable internet, no need to buy an antenna to watch local channels, PBS or C-Span. You can get higher quality with a coax splitter and two lengths of coax (which can cost less than the high-def antenna). Most (or all?) cable companies don't filter out the TV signal for the basic channels on the line going into your cable modem. All one has to do is split the line and send one to your modem and one to the TV set and presto! you have broadcast channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, PBS, C-Span, and in many areas, the channels en Español) at your fingertip. This suits nearly all my TV needs, which include election returns, major news events, major sporting events, and occasionally a PBS show. Besides that, it's way cheaper for me to buy/rent DVDs of TV shows (I'm into LOST right now).
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[...] Rich Slowly details the cost of cable versus using Netflix (or Blockbuster) for your entertainment needs, as well as the "No TV" option. If you know me, you know I have a love-hate [...]
…and a cultural barbarian comes wandering in.
"I hope it's clear to everyone that the best way to save money on television is not to have one. This is near-heresy in the modern age, but there are people who make this choice, and they are the better for it."
In the movie, Reuben, Reuben (1983), our hero overhears a comment about how wonderful speed reading is, how much time it frees up, how much more productive having the skill makes this person. Reuben proceeds to chastise this poor chlub, talking about how much money he'd pay to be able to read slower, to have the memory of wonderful books struck from his memory so that he could experience their glory again. To savor each word, again.
Contrary to the cultural elitism repeatedly laid at the feet of those who enjoy TV ( I'm guilty too: "Reality TV, who could enjoy that?!?" ). Watching TV isn't an evil, it is an art form, and like alot of art, it is a matter of taste and measure.
What I wouldn't give to experience watching Monty Python's Flying circus again fresh. Or to be reintroduced to Robbie Coltrane in Cracker, Crime Story with more adult eyes.
I went more than a few years without TV, and only limited movie viewing, it ain't all it is cracked up to be.
Now if you really want to save money, go on a regime of tofu and dietary supplements. No more of those expensive spices, overpriced meat, or exquisite gourmet items ( truffles, sun dried tomato pesto, dark roasted Yemen coffee, or delectable Dean & Deluca fresh ravioli )
Broadband, nah, you can pay 10 bucks a month for dial-up.
[...] out this article from this personal finance blog, Get Rich Slowly. It confirms a trend that I've been [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance #90 Recap…
[...] Get Rich Slowly presents Cheap Alternatives to Television [...]
I found this site searching for present-day antenna options so I can dump my cable all together. (I am not a techie) Thanks to "Matt" I found what I needed, a high-def antenna. Goodbye cable. I never watch it as it's mostly all crap.
Great blog, I'll be back.
[...] Mar. 1st: Cheap alternatives to cable television [...]
I criticized your post about LeBron James, but this one is brilliant. Thank you…after reading I am at least going to downgrade my cable package.
[...] The New Math: Cheap Alternatives to Cable Television – Get Rich Slowly breaks down the cost of cable tv and alternatives. – (tags: television money) [...]
[...] Rich Slowly details the cost of cable versus using Netflix (or Blockbuster) for your entertainment needs, as well as the "No TV" option. If you know me, you know I have a love-hate [...]
[...] do this sort of geeky number-crunching all the time. In March, I broke down the numbers to discover how much Kris and I were spending on television. I learned that it cost us $3.16/hour for digital cable, but only $0.90/hour for Netflix. We cut [...]
JD, assuming you are somewhat close to a major metropolitan area and have ATSC tuners in your high-def TVs, ditch that basic cable ($11/month) and get a regular roof antenna. Huge savings and crystal-clear high def. More local channels than cable, because you will likely have some subchannels that cable doesn't carry.
http://antennaweb.org will tell you what you need. It is simple and guaranteed to continue for free.
http://highdefforum.com is a good way to find out more.
The idea of "Basic Only" cable is a good one. In most areas, you can still get anywhere from 4-9 channels of local and PBS. Some of them may even offer some national channels in that bundle. In most areas, that runs only $8-$12 a month, and was worth it when I lived by myself, especially in Florida during hurricane season and of course, NFL football. Maybe I can't see Monday night games since they moved to ESPN, but then, I just don't watch Monday games. When the NFL loses enough revenue, maybe they will return to the big 3.
If you really like to see decent movies, check out your local grocery store. Many of them will offer a $1 night during the week.
JohnK, If you're in a metro area, why have basic-only cable? A roof antenna gets you more channels with less compression for zero ongoing cost.
In my city in Florida, I would be lucky to pick up 2 or 3 channels, and at least one of them is over 35 miles away. Also, tall trees very close to the property line on both sides of our property would prevent a good signal.
With local cable, you can get about 20 channels, including all the major local channels from 4 cities and a couple of national channels, all clearly received.
Right, antenna makes sense only if you are within 30 or so miles of a major metro area.
I'm sure cable would be both better and cheaper if the industry wasn't dominated by local monopolies. The book "Market Domination!" by Stephen G. Hannaford provides some interesting insights on national oligopolies (economies with very few sellers). The cable industry is only mentioned briefly but the book has some other very interesting on the structure of our a economy and what competition means these days. It seems in all industries companies are being forced to grow to keep up with their up-stream and down-stream partners.
Here's how to get around DRM.
Create a playlist for the show, music file, audio book file or whatever.
Put the file in the playlist.
Then burn the playlist to DVD.
This has worked with audio books. I've never tried it with a TV show or movie.
This was a great tidbit on how to save some money and relates to a lot of us.
But as we all know, while we are trying to save a buck or two, someone else is trying to make it.
My advice is.. the next time you see any cable service person in your area, ask how much for them to hook up your cable off the books.
I paid the guy $30 and got cable for free for my entire lease. Cheapest way, and hassle free!
My tv got rained on and eventually died. I'm not getting another one because I've found out that I can live without tv. I've never subscribed to cable tv. I can live without cable tv. It isn't a neccessity.
I use Netflix. That I can't live without. Its great and it isn't crippled with DRM.
I also got rid of my cable modem for $50 a month. Now I use my blackberry to connect my laptop to the internet or I go to the library and use their high speed connection for free.
I dropped Comcast which was costing me a whopping $110 per month for Verizon Fios TV for $68 per month for the same channels. Plus the quality of the signal is better. I am contemplating dropping HBO and will save an additional $15 per month if I do that. I still feel that the $$ is worth it, because I don't have Netflix and I watch lots of sports and ESPN, and my husband gets 8 channels of HBO for the $$.
Just wrote my angry email to Comcast tonight. Adelphia Cable may have cooked the books, but boy, did they offer better services than the people who bought them out (Comcast).
I refuse to be pushed into one of their "higher tier" offerings; they've removed three channels (HBO–free!, Shop NBC and Oxygen), and replaced them with the Golf Channel! Same price–60 bucks–less channels. I'm seriously considering alternative forms of viewing.
Great article. Problem is, we love our digital cable.
We love watching it. We love BBCA, Discovery, History, HSN, QVC, channel 12, etc.
So how does one quit the cable habit when one loves watching it?
I backup my iTunes by copying the iTunes folder to my USB drive (which is actually the half-height 40GB hard drive from an old laptop with an adapter). This is also useful for synchronizing iTunes content on different machines.
This does NOT get around DRM, but if you lose a hard drive or you computer dies, this gets the content you want to your new HD
Oh, and Craig – if you LOVE your cable, then by all means keep it! We still have expanded basic because hubby loves it. (I just stick on my headphones and hide in another room with a book
hey, i have an antenna and get about 15 channels at no cost, and i live in the boonies. hows that for low cost
If you hook up an HD tv antenna to the roof and buy one of those boxes for digital conversion, will it just get you local channels or will you be able to pick up channels that are on extended cable? We have Comcast. Just got our bill today and it has increased yet again another 2.30. We're closing in on $60/month for basic and expanded. May be cheaper than some areas but way too much for not watching most of the channels they offer. I HATE COMCAST. I've asked them to ala carte but they say no. We watch very few cable channels but really like the ones we do watch. Is the HD conversion box and antenna a way around freakin' Comcast? I'd love to give them the boot — but good!
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I watch the few TV shows i like on the websites now, they host them the next morning. the ones that i know do this are abc.com, nbc.com, fox.com, cbs.com and a&e.com
one important note is you need somewhat decent internet, otherwise it takes forever to load
You might want to consider an article that Scott Burns wrote on DVD watching. He comes at it from the time is money camp and discusses "time poverty." Here's a brief quote:
"I figure any DVD that costs $20 or less is competitive with going to a movie theater. It's also likely to pay for itself in time value compared to watching it as a "free" movie on Television. The economics here are simple. Every hour of television is burdened with about 20 minutes of advertising. So a two hour movie will "cost" you about an hour of advertising. If you watch the DVD you can skip the advertising and gain an hour."
[...] about to take it in the wallet) but it wasn't until I stumbled upon this JD's Cheap Alternatives to Cable Television post over at getrichslowly.org that I realized the full extent of the rip-offery. In my case, I [...]
I've been cable free for years and happy. If you're having trouble finding over-the-air HD broadcasts, check out antennaweb.org. You input your location, and it tells you what broadcasts are available, their direction relative to your location, and what type of antenna you'd need to pull in a usable signal.
I can watch Heroes for free every week when it's on, and if I'm suitably motivated, I can record for future viewing via my MythTV system!
(Disclaimer: due to the nature of my work, my employer provides me with Internet access. This is provided via cable, not DSL, so technically I am not fully cable free. Just cable TV!)
I live in Brooklyn, and I don't pay for cable. I picked up a $30 satellite dish that I put on top of our tv (it's only 10 inches tall) and we get all the basic channels with minimal fuzziness. Not bad, considering the TV was also a gift. With the abundance of shows on the internet for free, I just can't justify the ridiculous rates of Time Warner.
Patrick makes a good point. Check out those sites he mentioned if you are interested in OTA (over-the-air HD and SD channels). I know some HDTVs have a better built-in tuner than others, so you can actually pick up a pretty good tuner for $150-200 off amazon. This type of tuner, in theory, would grab more channels more clearly out of your antenna. Also, some of the earlier HDTVs did not include a built-in HD tuner, making an external tuner necessary.
Interesting article, and I missed it the first time around.
We don't have cable at the moment while we're students, but we've been back and forth on if we want it or not. It'll probably partly depend on if we can get HD over the air or not.
In the mean time, we're making due with shows downloaded for free (and legally!) with Miro Player. http://www.getmiro.com/ Miro has more indie and PBS type stuff, but it's got lots of channels.
For more mainstream stuff, we watch the shows on http://www.hulu.com/
I'm also a huge fan of Hulu.com. I don't bother with cable anymore – if I have internet, I can still keep up with most of my favorite shows. Plus, I'm more likely to NOT turn on the TV, thereby managing to get things done because I'm not being distracted by what's on.
[...] Cheap alternatives to cable television [...]
I just love the work you are doing with your website! I particularly like it when you write about gardening. I've found much of this helpful in many ways! I can kick your (bleep) at M*A*S*H trivia however! Take care!
SPORTS… that's all I need. The WNBA has games freely online in the summer, but the NBA does not. Now that Carlisle is the Mavs head coach, I've gotta watch the Mavs win the championship!!
We also canceled cable and use free digital OTA cable. Our reception is clearer than our old digital cable signal and we use Hulu.com and Netflix to watch our favorite cable shows.
The digital box only cost $19 (using a coupon we requested from the U.S. Commerce Department's web site and we are getting great reception using a $16 Radio Shack antenna.
We set up a blog detailing our experiences and showing photos of our setup at: CancelCable.com.
You can get a cable (don't know the technical name for it) that you can connect your lap top to the TV and watch anything you can get over the net. We have been watching all the episodes of South Park…(they have their own site by the way). I also have heard about a site called ordertvfree.com which supposedly enables you to get rid of your cable and watch everything you can get from satellites (something like that) for one small fee for the "thing" that does it and a small fee per year. Worth looking into. We are economizing everyway we can!


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With pretty much the national stage all to themselves on Tuesday night, the undefeated and ninth-ranked Iowa State Cyclones proved once again that they're for real by staying unbeaten after defeating the seventh-ranked Baylor Bears at home, 87-72.
Iowa State led by just two at halftime at 40-38, but then pulled further away in the second half by outscoring the Bears 47-34. In news that shouldn't be all that surprising, this grand effort had a lot to do with the phenomenal play of guard DeAndre Kane.
Kane dominated throughout the night once again as he came dangerously close to a triple-double in this one, dropping in 30 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field with eight rebounds and nine assists. He was also 50% from three-point range, going 2-of-4 on the evening.
Forward Melvin Ejim finished with 18 points on the night, Dustin Hogue grabbed 10 rebounds and Monte Morris added in 13 points off the bench to complete the Cyclones onslaught.
With the win, Iowa State now moves to a perfect 14-0 and 2-0 in the Big 12, while Baylor drops to 12-2 and 0-1 in conference play.


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@Netheral, I can't decide whether or not you're trolling, so I'll assume you're not: no, it doesn't only affect players. Resilience reduces the critical strike chance of any incoming attack, PVP or PVE. When it was initially introduced, it wasn't considered as good as Defense because it didn't mitigate crushing blows. Now that crushing blows have functionally been removed from the endgame, resilience is considered a viable, if odd, replacement for some of a tank's Defense.


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Anne McCaffrey 1926 - 2011
Wednesday 23rd November, 2011
Thanks for all your stories Anne, you have been a great inspiration to me.
Anne had been active in the science fiction and fantasy fields right up to the time of her death on Monday.
Anne McCaffrey was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction, the first woman to win a Nebula Award, and the first author to hit the New York Times bestseller list with a SF title, The White Dragon.


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My cheesecake fell into the center and was a mess. What did I do wrong?
By Linda Lagnada
Paula's Answer: Hey Linda! Thank you so much for your question. I think there are lots of folks that have had this problem and it's usually a very simple remedy. Usually when a cheesecake falls, it is because too much air has been beaten into the batter. During baking these air bubbles expand, but since there is little or no flour in the recipe to support them they burst when cooling and the center will collapse. To avoid incorporating too much air into the batter, just add the eggs one at a time on the slowest speed possible and scrape both beater and bowl after each addition.
I noticed you like to use hoop cheese in your macaroni and cheese. What is it?
By Homefry
Paula's Answer: I love your name "Homefry"! So hoop cheese is the only cheese I remember my momma using. It's a traditional farmers cheese, it's made by draining the whey from a cottage cheese then placing the curd into a round mold (which is the "hoop" and where its name originates) and pressing it out. Some are aged slightly, but the majority of hoop cheese produced is semi-soft.
When I bake cookies, they sometimes turn out flat. What am I doing wrong?
By Luann Worstell
Paula's Answer: Hey Luann! Sometimes I like a flat crispy cookie, but only when it's supposed to bake up that way. Michael on the other hand likes ANY cookie, he doesn't care whether its flat or tall as long as it ends up in his belly! So, here are a few of my tips for making sure your cookies do not deflate after baking are:
1. Make sure not to overbeat your dough
2. Chill your dough between baking batches
3. Never put cool dough on a hot baking tray. Use two baking trays and allow one to cool while the other one is in the oven.
Good Luck with your future cookies Luann.
Paula,so many recipes call for grated parmesan cheese. Should it be the grated parmesan cheese in the Kraft green boxes or should it be fresh grated parmesan cheese?
By Shirley Havlik
Paula's Answer: Shirley I always use freshly grated Parmesan cheese every chance I can. I will add when I'm making Parmesan crisps, I do use the Kraft product.
I make my gravy with 'full on' fat because I don't know what it means to 'skim' the fat! It would be easy to refrigerate and then remove the fat, but how do I skim off the fat from the drippings when it's still warm. Thanks for your advice!
By Melody
Paula's Answer: Hey Melody! Bread is the trick I use when I need to skim fat from anything while it is warm. I just lay a slice a bread over the top and let it soak up the fat! It always does the trick for me in a pinch.
Sometime ago I had read somewhere what to do when to much salt or salt products have been added to soup or stew. thanks - awaiting your reply.
By Phyll
Paula's Answer: Potatoes Phyll! That's the ticket. Watch this short video where my son Jamie shows how to save an oversalted dish.
Beside your family what is the one thing in your kitchen you could not live without?
By Patty Grebiner
Paula's Answer: Patty, as I get older, things become more precious to me. I have only a few things that were my momma's like her cranberry glass and that means the world to me. But it's probably the stainless steel spatula that was my Granny Paul's s that is very precious to me. I use it on my show and it makes me happy to see it on the screen. It makes me even happier to feel it in my hand –not to mention it sure flips a pancake well!
I am allergic to cream cheese. Many desert recipes call for cream cheese (red velvet cake, carrot cake, etc). Is there a substitute I can use for cream cheese or can you recommend a different type of frosting?
By Julia Young
Paula's Answer: Julia, a simple buttercream frosting would also be wonderful on a red velvet cake or carrot cake. If you can, add a bit of sour cream or yogurt for a little zing.Read More From The Lady's Q&A.
Hi Paula, Love making your gooey butter cakes but with the change in size to all the cake mixes now, I'm not sure how to alter the recipie so it turns out like it always does. Do I add the extra 2 or so ounces that are missing and would I add anything else like baking powder? Thanks for your help!!
By Kelly T on December 24, 2012
Dear Paula love your shows,only cooking show that I watch but I can't miss them!But why do you not ever talk about your other grandchildren just Jack? I have 5 grandsons & 1 granddaughter,1 great grandson and 1 great granddaughter that we are very lucky that she is alive and here with us.Her mother was just 23 weeks along with her.She is doing great now but it was was really scary for a while.Love you and your shows!
By Nola on July 23, 2012
dear Paula you look just beautiful on the cover of your article I absolutly love your hair cut. It is always styled so nicely cudo's to your hair dresser.Does she or he ever come to conn.? I would love love love to have a nice hair cut just like yours. thank you, Michelle
By Michelle on January 17, 2012
Dear Paula, I have a dilema. I love to bake, especially around the holidays, I make alot of cheesecakes, but I have a problem, I always bake my cheesecakes in a water bath, I use thick foil, but every time I give them a water bath, the bottom of the cheesecake still gets soggy! Is it something I am doing or is it just from the condensation? How do I prevent this in the future? Thanks for all of your help!! BTW, I use alot of your recipe's, my family thinks I am a magic chef or something! LOL! Can't wait to hear from you! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!=0)
By Dawn Piche' on December 08, 2011
Does the pumpkin gooey butter cake need to be refrigerated if made the day before it's needed
By Anonymous on November 23, 2011
My mother-in-law recently gave me her cast iron tortilla skillet that has been in the family for many years. It has definately seen better days. It has some rust and needs a good cleaning. My question is how do I clean it, and can it be saved? Thank you so much for your advice. Jonna
By Jonna Rehm on October 13, 2011
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By JOSE ALONSO on August 29, 2011
Paula, My husband and I were in Savannah for a dream vacation that we had saved for years for. We ate at your restaurant and Uncle Bubba's and really enjoyed the city ad all of it's beauty. We were disapointed that we did not get to run into any of you, but I'm sure that you would get mobbed if you were out and about. We loved it so much that we will return someday. We have to get my husband a new Michael coffee mug as the writing on his came off in the dishwasher. I guess that's a good enough reason to make the return trip, don't you?
By Debra Dinehart on May 13, 2011
I am looking for a recipe for a cream cheese cake. The cake I have had has a yellow cake made from scratch and then a cream cheese icing, but I can't get the recipe, I sure hope you can help me. Thank you.
By Michelle Sparks on April 25, 2011
can you share with me your cheesecake receipe, also do you have any kids snacks that i can do with my two children. but my daughter doesn't like any chocolate. but my three year old son loves everything. i am a big fan of yours paula i watch you twice a day, when i get a chance. i just record your show for the week. then i watch, it when my children go to sleep. keep up the good work paula. hay paula are you coming out with any new receipes on the show. thank you sincerely yours, rosemarie from the bronx, ny.
By rosemarie on April 23, 2011
I am trying to find the baking mix recipe you had on one of your shows when you had the contest in baking the chesee biscuits thanks
By sheree dangerfield on April 22, 2011
Paula I sent a question on your contact web site of the picture of you and the boys and have never gotten an answer back so will ask her and hope to hear from you. I was born on may 16, 1947 and all my live was told to never eat pork lamb or fish if it is not cooked fully, and now all the cooks on foodnetwork show and eat these meats with pink in the centers, why is it ok today?
By myron m. craig sr. on April 21, 2011
Paula, Have to tell you I watched the show where you did tomato's and okra together. I almost cried. My Mama and Grandmothers used to make them only they never put bacon in them. Any time I mention them to some one they look at me like I am crazy, so it is nice to see someone else in the world knows what I am talking about. Now for the question. You know growing up watching Mama cook I have learned her way. Well her way on any type of meat was done. No pink, or red any where in it. My husband likes his steaks rare to medium rare. How do I do it? How do I tell what the different stages are? Can you help me with this? And by the way I love your show. Thank you Paula
By Anita on April 20, 2011
I've seen various recipes for red velvet cake and a couple of them say that you can't double the recipe because it won't work. What is it about the recipe that won't allow for it to be enlarged? I was looking for a recipe that would allow for multiple cakes or for full slab (16 x 24) cakes. can you help?
By Kathy Brown on April 15, 2011
Hi Paula: I was wondering if you could tell me, when a recipe call for butter is it suppose to be unsalted or salted. Thanks for you help Debbie
By Debbie Smit on April 15, 2011
My Granny used to make a jello salad that had crushed pineapple, nuts (I think chopped walnuts or pecans), a light green fluffy but firm jello-type base and mini marshmallows in it. She died in 1985, but recently I've tried to search for this recipe. I can't find it. Help! Thanks, Paula. By tdiraimo on April 05, 2011 hey Tdiraimo. I think you are talking about the classic watergate salad. i am not sure if this post will be allowed cause it is not a Paula Deen original. It comes from a big food company. Google watergate salad for the classic recipie and yes it is easy and good
By rochelle caldwell on April 13, 2011
I have many little grandkids and because I only had 2 kids, it has been difficult figuring out how to get meals prepared and still spend time with adults and children. I end up spending all the time in the kitchen and I am a messy cook, so less to prepare is better. One night I made a baked potato bar and salad and that was it !! IT WORKED and everyone was happy. I need more of that type of menus. Any suggestions.
By Linda on April 13, 2011
yes i look all over for your blue berry muffin mix. where can i buy it judy
By judy morton on April 13, 2011
Hello, My brother and I attended Isle of Hope awhile ago. Our favorite dish there was the Savannah red rice and sausage. I've searched the internet for a recipe close to theirs,unfortunately Cajun style is all I find. Would you have that recipe? Thank you.
By connie russell on April 12, 2011
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Inspired by her early days of selling lunches as The Bag Lady, Paula Deen will host a Box Lunch to End Hunger, presented by The Bag Lady Foundation, Springer Mountain Farms, and Hoffman Media. This grab-and-go lunch event will be held at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens on Tuesday, September 16 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. For a $15 donation at the door (no advanced tickets), guests will receive a box lunch prepared by Edgar's Bakery featuring Springer Mountain Farms chicken and Golden Flake potato chips, and have the opportunity to meet Paula Deen. Grab these delicious boxed lunches and take them back to your office or share with a friend or neighbor. One hundred percent of proceeds will be donated to the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama, which serves 12 counties in our area. For the price of one lunch, 135 meals or 65 pounds of food can be distributed to the food insecure in our area.
"Since September is Hunger Action Month, the timing of this event couldn't be more perfect," says Brian Hart Hoffman, Chief Creative Officer at Hoffman Media. "Paula Deen's dedication to helping those in need and positively impacting people's lives every day makes this event ideal for getting our community involved in the fight to end hunger in Central Alabama."
Each guest will be entered into a raffle to win front-row seats to the Paula Deen Live! show at the Alabama Theatre the same evening.
Sponsors for Paula Deen's Box Lunch to End Hunger include Golden Flake and Edgar's Bakery.
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens are located at 2612 Lane Park Road Birmingham, AL 35223.
Come see Paula's live show at the Times Union Center for Performing Arts in Jacksonville, FL and get a heaping helping of Paula's recipes, and some good old-fashioned fun and laughter!
Tickets available from Ticketmaster here!
Sponsored by Springer Mountain Farms.


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The City and County of Swansea has been involved with the preservation of Oystermouth Castle and Swansea Castle.
Oystermouth Castle sits majestically on a hill overlooking Swansea Bay with stunning views over Mumbles. A massive amount of work has taken place in recent years to stitch the castle structure back together making it safe and sustainable for the foreseeable future. The castle comes to life throughout the year with battle re-enactments from throughout the ages.
The remains of the castle is situated on what was a cliff next to the river Tawe originally – the site is now surrounded by modern buildings which provide a contrast between the old and the modern. The castle has undergone some work in recent years but is only open occasionally to visitors.
There's more information on other castles and heritage sites in the area on the Visit Swansea Bay website.
This page last updated on October 30 2013


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1. A small distinguishing mark on the letters "i" or "j". It was originally a larger mark, first appearing in Latin manuscripts, but was shortened when Roman-style typefaces were introduced. It is thought to be derived from Iota, the smallest letter in the Greek alphabet, which was used as a diacritic below other vowels in ancient Greek texts; others say it is derived from yodh, the smallest letter in Hebrew and Aramic alphabets.
2. A very small part or quantity; a particle, jot, or whit.
2. A very small part or quantity; a particle, jot, or whit.
Arthur: Hey, Alfred, did you know that the dot over an "i" or "j" is called a tittle?
Alfred: Too bad I care a tittle.
Alfred: Too bad I care a tittle.
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text: GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) - Montgomery County Police say two women charged in the deaths of two children in Germantown believed they were performing an exorcism. Police on Saturday charged 21-year-old Monifa Denise Sanford and 28-year-old Zakieya Latrice Avery with murder in the deaths of two of Avery's children, a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old. They're also facing attempted murder charges for injuring the children's siblings, ages 5 and 8. Police say the two younger children suffered multiple stab wounds. Police were called to the women's home in the 19000 block of Cherry Bend Drive on Friday. Avery was arrested when she tried to flee. Police found the two children dead, and their siblings and Sanford were taken to the hospital with injuries. Police say Sanford was arrested Saturday after being released from the hospital.