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I respect him as an actor, the man can act.
P.S. I read that Will Smith might become a scientologist. I hope not. What a waste.
Um...Katy, with all due respect, I know you know of good actors. Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, just to name 2(and cause I'm lazy)...Tom Cruise can NOT act. He might have that one character down that he plays in every movie he does but I've never seen any talent in him, and that's coming from someone that saw Top Gun as a little kid and laughed my ass off throughout the movie. I honestly thought it was like that spoof movie Airplane. X-D
Fair points Red - compared to Fry and Laurie he cannot act, and he usually plays the same character in his films. I liked Top Gun though... and the first Mission Impossible. I know a film where he played a different character - Collateral, where he was a serial killer - not an amazing film, but not terrible. I spent the entire film wondering why a super rich/powerful actor didn't stipulate he had trousers that were long enough for him. Seriously, watch the film (or look at a still) - his trousers were too short! That was all I could think about!
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"Every dollar that isn't handled properly is one less dollar that we can spend on important public health services," Downard said. "Tens of millions of taxpayers' dollars are going to the Health Department, which lacks proper internal control. The Council and Metro Government have a responsibility to determine what steps have been taken to improve accountability. We will support the steps taken by Dr. (Adewale) Troutman as he moves to correct the inadequacies noted in the audit."
The Health Department was last audited in December 2003. In that report, auditors found serious problems. The conclusions reached in the audit include: the internal control structure of the Health Department billing and collection is inadequate and ineffective; the computer system does not provide sufficient accountability for billing and collection activity; and some billing activity is not processed at all. Due to lack of information, the amount of unbilled activity -- as well as the likelihood of collection -- cannot be determined.
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Buttery rich layers of tender cake and caramelized apples add up to one sweet combo. The secret to the crisp, flaky crust? Baking in a cast-iron skillet on a lower oven rack.
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
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- 6 large Granny Smith apples (about 3 lb.)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar, divided
- 1 cup butter, divided
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons bourbon
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans
- 1/2 (14.1-oz.) package refrigerated piecrusts
- Apple Cider Caramel Sauce
- 1. Peel apples, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges. Toss with 2 Tbsp. flour and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a large bowl. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add apple mixture, and sauté 15 minutes or until apples are tender and liquid is thickened. Remove from heat; cool completely (about 30 minutes).
- 2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. Melt remaining 3/4 cup butter. Stir together 1 1/2 cups flour and next 2 ingredients in a large bowl. Add eggs, bourbon, 3/4 cup melted butter, and remaining 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, stirring until blended. Stir in pecans.
- 3. Fit piecrust into a 10-inch cast-iron skillet, gently pressing piecrust all the way up the sides of skillet. Spoon two-thirds of apple mixture over bottom of piecrust, spreading and gently pressing apple slices into an even layer using the back of a spoon. Spoon batter over apple mixture; top with remaining apple mixture.
- 4. Place pie on lower oven rack, and bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Remove from oven; cool pie completely on a wire rack.
- 5. Drizzle cooled pie with 1/3 cup Apple Cider Caramel Sauce. Serve with remaining sauce.
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Derrick Jensen: Consumer Culture Is Killing the Planet -- We Need to Build a Culture of Resistance
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AMY GOODMAN: We end today's show with a figure who's been called the poet-philosopher of the ecology movement. Author and activist Derrick Jensen has written some 15 books critiquing contemporary society and the destruction of the environment. In 2008, he was named one of Utne Reader magazine's 50 visionaries who are changing the world. Among his books, A Language Older than Words, Endgame, What We Left Behind, and Resistance Against Empire.
Derrick Jensen lives in Northern California. I had an extended conversation with him in San Francisco just a few weeks ago. Today we play part one of that discussion. I began by asking Derrick Jensen about the title of his book, what he means by Deep Green Resistance.
DERRICK JENSEN: I think a lot of us are increasingly recognizing that the dominant culture is killing the planet. And we can argue about whether, you know, there will be a few bacteria left or whatever, but when 90 percent of the large fish in the oceans are gone, when there's six to ten times as much plastic as phytoplankton in parts of the ocean, when there's dioxin in every mother's breast milk, when rates of extinction are a thousand to ten thousand times background rates, you know, it's sort of just playing with numbers to talk about whether it's killing the planet or simply mortally wounding it. And I think it's very important for us to start to build a culture of resistance, because what we're doing isn't working, clearly.
I ask a lot of times why it is that environmentalists, as environmentalists—I include myself as a front line activist—I ask why it is that we lose so often. And there's a couple of answers that really speak to me. One of them is that I think a lot of us don't really know what it is we want, and we don't think strategically very much.
So, I don't think that a lot of us think very clearly about what it is exactly we want. I do know what I want, which is I want to live in a world that has more wild salmon every year than the year before, and I want to live in a world that has less dioxin in every mother's breast milk every year than the year before, and a world that has more migratory songbirds every year than the year before.
There's this absolutely extraordinary book called The Nazi Doctors by Robert Jay Lifton, and in this book he describes how it was that men—people, but men in this case—who had taken the Hippocratic Oath could work in Nazi death camps. And what he found was that many of the doctors who worked in the death camps actually cared very deeply for the health of the inmates. And, you know, Mengele was, you know, horrible. But a lot of the sort of straight-line doctors they would do whatever they could. They would give them an extra scrap of potato to eat or—the inmates. Or they would hide them from the selection officers who were going to kill them. Or they would—
AMY GOODMAN: To keep their experiments going?
DERRICK JENSEN: No, no, no. They would hide them from the selection officers who were going to kill them. They would do this to protect the inmate for that day. They would put them to bed, you know. They would actually do everything—if they were in pain, they would give them aspirin to lick. They would do what they could to help, except for the most important thing of all, which is they wouldn't question the existence of the entire death camp itself. So they would find themselves working within the rules, however they could, to try to improve conditions marginally. And in retrospect, of course, that's just not sufficient. And as a longtime activist, I see myself and other activists doing the same thing, that what we do is we do everything that is allowed by those in power to attempt to stop their destruction. But the problem is, whenever we figure out a way to use their rules to actually stop them, they change the rules.
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This is the best pumpkin pie I've ever had. I loved the ginger/maple flavor. The filling is way too much for a 9 inch pie plate, though. I didn't use all the filling and it still overflowed the crust. (I used a Pillsbury pie crust, by the way.) I topped the pie slices with whipped cream lightly sweetened with maple syrup and it was the perfect complement.
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London1 Posted: 10/12/09
cheated and used a pre-made pie crust and it turned out well. Super easy to make.
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I used two ready pie crusts (there was enough filling for both). Since I did not have pumpkin, I used butternut squash and went heavy on the spice (added more ginger), and added a tsp of maple flavoring. I made the filling with egg beaters. This is a nice pie-not quite the best I ever had, but definitely tasty, easy and as diet-friendly as a pumpkin pie can be.
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I'm thinking of making this with fresh pumpkin puree. Do I need to change the other ingredients or should it be an even swap for the canned pumpkin? any suggestions?
Capellla Posted: 11/29/10
Love this pie! I might add a little more maple flavor next time (not sure how I would do this yet) as the flavor was not very prominent. I think it tasted very much like the classic pumpkin pie I grew up with. I roasted and pureed my own pumpkin instead of using the canned variety.
jackie2830 Posted: 11/26/10
Wonderful! Light not intense flavor. I used my own pumpkin puree & opted for "Best Ever Basic Pie Crust". The amount of filling was perfect. My new standard!
JackJackJackie Posted: 10/13/10
Great pie! Nice and light with great flavour. Made it for a bunch on Aussies, who have never experienced pumpkin as a sweet dish. They can't understand why it would only be a holiday dish, they want it every week!
azalea Posted: 01/30/12
This is a great pumpkin pie recipe. I loved the maple flavor but like other reviewers could have added more. I made this with fresh pumpkin puree and I guess I could have strained the puree once again to eliminate as much water as possible, otherwise it turned out to be a light and tasty pie.
Ceijae Posted: 08/11/12
We have loved a very similar recipe for a long time. I use the store bought graham cracker crust that makes 'two extra servings' and all the filling fits. To round out the flavor I add either 1 tsp of vanilla or maple extract. I also use homemade puree so I adjust the cooking time to accommodate the extra liquid: 440 degrees for 20 mn then 350 degrees for 45 mn. Comes out beautifully. But, ovens vary.


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To test this, Henkel, a researcher at Fairfield University, concocted a series of experiments leading undergraduate students on guided tours through the university's Bellarmine Museum of Art. They looked at paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry and mosaics. The students were given digital cameras to photograph some of the objects and were told to simply observe the others. The next day, they were given a series of recall tests, trying to detect which objects they remembered best in name and detail.
As it turned out, people remembered fewer of the photographed objects, and fewer of the details about them, relative to the pieces of art they'd actively observed with their own eyes.
…There was one catch in Henkel's findings: She also asked participants to zoom in on and photograph the details of some of these art pieces. And people who did that were much better at remembering the works of art that those who simply wedged entire objects into one frame and then walked away. Perhaps, by focusing consciously on the details, we can cut back on some of this "photo-taking impairment effect."
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Last week, The Seattle Times published a story headlined, "Women-only swim times spark emotional debate," about a controversy over women-only hours at a pool in Tukwila. The women had requested the female-only swim times for both body-image and religious reasons.
The story was accompanied by a portrait I took of sisters Faisa Farole and Jamila Farole, who were trying to preserve female-only swim times.
This week, I learned that the Fox News network aired a story about a Minnesota swimming pool that was setting aside hours for Muslim women to swim. Fox suggested this was an example of the growing influence of Sharia law in the U.S., and included The Seattle Times photo from the Tukwila pool.
The Fox video clip, which has been shared on blogs across the country and even ran on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, began this way: "The minority becoming the majority at one community pool. Sharia Law is now changing everything…"
The Seattle Times did not authorize use of this photograph on Fox News. We are not sure how Fox News acquired this image, though it could be through a labeling mistake by The Associated Press. The Seattle Times often distributes images through the AP but with language that prevents use by television networks.
Using my photo to illustrate a story on a swimming program in Minnesota, under the title "Sharia Law: Swim Class for Somali Muslim Girls," is unfair to the young women in the photo and misleads viewers.


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Kacey Jordan -- a high-end porn star who partied with Charlie Sheen during his 36-hour binge that ended at Cedars-Sinai Hospital -- gave TMZ the lowdown on what happened inside Charlie's pad ... a story that includes massive drug use and porn worship.
"If Charlie Sheen had a brain tumor that made him act this way- none of you would be laughing. He does in fact have a disease and the disease, Alcoholism/Drug Addiction is Chronic, Progressive, and Fatal.Chuck Sereika
Oh STOP...this is NOT a DISEASE...this is the choice of a narcissist! M.S. and Leukemia are DISEASES..stop making these selfish **** bags into VICTIMS.
When a person (after knowing all the dangers and they KNOW the dangers) Picks up a pipe, a needle, snorts ANY DRUG? Than thats a effing CHOICE...the addiction is a by product of a CHOICE MADE to do the drug in the first place
Profiteers makes MILLIONS off of REHAB (and that includes our COURT SYSTEM)that does NOT WORK, 8 out 10 people fall out of these ridiculous programs and the cycle starts all over again.
Does anyone realize how many defense attorneys, judges and sheriffs have DRUG REHAB businesses or are invested in them? Yeah, pull your head out dude, this is a business from front to back.
This is more of the thing I wrote on this website over a year ago. I mentioned due to us crossing the universes equitorial plane, that the "night" or "darkness" that we are in that is mentioned in religious texts. All these entertainment types that are all about aggrandizment. Alot don't even like thier fans. It's just all about money, ego and discrimination.
Sucks that he spends so much cash on prostitutes. They just buy foreign stuff and drugs and hide thier cash so the government won't find it. I wonder if he has stopped propositioning peoples wifes because he wants to do the hottest (on a radio show in L.A. a few years back it was reported he paid 10 grand to a converted american muslim woman for sex because she was the hottest thing he ever seen). If not all factual, I'm sure there is some truth in that.
Look, this dude is gonna die if he don't stop his lifestyle. His life style will kill him. Those negative energies that feed evil are going away and the energies that feed the good are coming. If you do evil, you will be subject to the forces (and it is actually nature forces). Chuck Sheen..save yourself! Look at the pile of crap you are in. You may get lucky and go to jail, that may save your life. You are the snake eating it's tail. The world is about to change..wake up! You don't want to be left the caveman compared to the next world we live in! (uggh me make money...me make pretend for the camera....me screw women..make me strong...and popular.....not!)
great post Lori!
Charlies new game...cocaine pong followed by a Vodka gargle to cleanse the oral cavity.
Charlie and the porno factory
you guys need to calm down he is doing this all just for publicity so he gets his show renewed.
Charlie's luck is about to run out. The L.A.P.D are watching all of this. His next party may end in the back of a police cruiser.
I think its funny that the porn star is smarter than Charlie....she stopped and went home
Charlie was married to two gold digging slutty women - Denise and Brooke. Both knew of his reputation but married him anyway for MONEY. They both had children immediately to insure tons of child support forever. Charlie is doing the right thing, hiring whores and "porn stars". It's easier on his wallet. As far as the drugs and alcohol are concerned, surely someone can convince him he will die if he doesn't get help soon.
Sad - Charlie Sheen is turning into Charlie "Harper"... I bet he's limp and flacid from all the drugs he does, that's why he didn't "do" anything w/the porno star. Impotent(sp?)/rich and powerful men are pretty interesting fellas.
Charlie - you're turning into the Marquis de Sade you freak!
If Charlie's 'guests' reported he was using drugs (presumedly to be cocaine), why doesn't law enforcement get a warrant to search his house. Is cocaine legal in California? Surely if I had and illegal drug in my home, I'd be carted off to jail. Charlie, glad to hear you've once again come out of a situation 'with a clean' slate, however get some help. You're luck is going to run out sooner or later.
Keep up the good work Charlie and keep partying hard! In fact I think you should double up on the ho's and the coke! Maybe this will expedite your demise and we won't have to hear about you any more, hopefully very soon. Enjoy baby!
I habe a question: How come, if there are witnesses to the arrival of coke, saw &/or know who delivered it and other details, how come Sheen can't be charged for possession?
LOL at high end porn star..what does that mean? that she doesn't have a disease yet? Also, she can kiss that bently good bye now... once Charlie knows she's run her pie hole I bet he'll be looking for another dumb sl*t to take her place...I hope they all waste away together in Margaritaville...what a bunch of idiots..
I hope Charlie takes note...these people are not his friends!...what ever happened to no comment?


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To the people complaining about tip burning out-you must realize that this is 180watt soldering gun not a typical 30 watt you might have laying around. It heats up FAST-literally in seconds, only pull the trigger when solder needs to be melted. Even comes with built-in light!I bought some aftermarket copper tips so that when factory ones fail I'll have better ones to replace them. Comes with everything needed to start soldering, even a nice blow molded case to keep everything organized.
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No problem soldering 1/4 copper tubing and like sized objects. Great for wiring, and wife has used it on beading/jewelery items.However, there are no replacement tips for...Read complete review
No problem soldering 1/4 copper tubing and like sized objects. Great for wiring, and wife has used it on beading/jewelery items.However, there are no replacement tips for these. I have attempted to use 10/12 gauge copper wire, bent properly and inserted into tip posts with varing results -- if replacement tips were offered I could recommend this gun without reservations. However, now you have been warned.
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By Max
from WA
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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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It works fine
By lcwa1212
from Fort Lee, NJ
About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer
It does not heat to max temperature in 12 seconds as stated. It did heat fast, though. One just needs to use common sense to release the trigger if you see the tips gets red hot or you may burn/melt the tips.
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Good except HF should sell spare tips
By Rob
from Albuquerque, NM
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
As others have noted, you will melt the tip in seconds if you simply hold the trigger down as it starts to smoke. Once you realize this, you don't do it any more and it's fine.However, it's too bad Harbor Freight doesn't sell replacement tips for this gun! Should you need new ones, the model # is Weller 7135W, although two tips costs about half as much as this whole kit at HF.
(7 of 10 customers found this review helpful)
By Flashlight builder.
from Stockton, CA
A Truly BAD Product
By hongrn
from Orange County, CA
I got this to solder heavy duty copper wires, but after the first use, the gun can barely melt solder. Either make a quality product that lasts at least a year, or don't. This is bad, but even more aggravating that I can't return it, since the warranty is only 90 days.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Bad gun
By Shari
from Midlothian, VA
This by far is the worst product ever! I pluged mine in, it heat rather quickly, real eased the trigger and that's it! Never used not even once. The heating element burned out immediately. And I paid to have mine shipped. It's a waste of trash space. I wouldn't reccomend this to my worst enemy!
Just Garbage!
By giorgos
from Dallas, TX
Another trashy product sold at HFT.Spent over 2 hours trying to solder two 16 WG wires with no success. First the gun would heat up in about 40 secs but then it would not heat the wires for the solder to adhere. I used all 3 tips but could never solder the wires. Frustrated, bought the cheapest Weller solder gun and finished the job within 5 secs. Not sure yet if the solder wire quality was bad, or the gun's temp was not right during application. I do realize that holding the trigger for too long can damage the tips but I never held it for more than 45 secs and never saw the tip getting glowing red. I tried over 15 times with different timings on holding the trigger but could not get the wires soldered. Whatever the reason, the use of the Weller gun did it nicely.Will return it to HFT and never look back.You get what you pay for. Learned my lesson again!
(0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
By The IT repair man
from Arlington, TX
This soldering gun is a waste of money. I didn't pay much attention to the reviews and went and bought it. This soldering gun is no better than a budget pencil gun you can buy for half the price of this. It comes with 2 extra replacement heating tips which you need to use on your first time since once heated the tip gets burnt so bad that it does not heat any more after the first 2 minutes of use.
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worked great for a minute
By spankymedia
from Bend, OR
Soldered a few 14AWG wires then suddenly it wouldn't heat up... fiddled around with the tip and it became apparent that the connection was weak somewhere along the line to the transformer... it would crackle then work for a few joints then stop working again. I also noticed that the plastic around the poles that the tip fits into began to melt.Lesson learned. You truly do get what you pay for.
By Cody the carpenter
from denver, CO
Mine worked for about 5 minutes- long enough to solder one Deans ultra connector to some 10ga stranded wire. I started smelling burning circuit board about the time the heat started to drop off. The smell was something awful- I got a few good lung fulls before I tossed it outside to finish cooking off. It wasn't worth the gas to pick it up, and my the time I return it I will ahve spent more on fuel then the iron itself.
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Dom Luís Bridge
|Luís I bridge
|Official name
|Ponte Luís I
|Light rail (tramway) bridge / metro rail bridge
Road bridge
|Douro River
|Porto to Vila Nova de Gaia
|two-hinged double-deck arch bridge
|Total length
|385.25 metres (1,263.9 ft)
|44.6 metres (146 ft)
|Longest span
|172 metres (564 ft)
|Construction begin
|Construction end
|Construction cost
|369,000 escudos[1]
|41°08′24″N 8°36′34″W / 41.139863°N 8.609336°WCoordinates: 41°08′24″N 8°36′34″W / 41.139863°N 8.609336°W
The Luís I (or Luiz I) Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Luís I or Luiz I) is a metal arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At the time of construction its span of 172 m was the longest of its type in the world.
The government held a competition for the construction of a metallic bridge over the Douro River on a site that was adjacent to an existing bridge that it would replace. Téophile Seyrig had engineered the D. Maria Pia Bridge project nearby, whilst working as a partner of Eiffel. He now took sole responsibility for the new, major Luís I Bridge. The construction was begun in 1881 and the bridge opened on 31 October 1886.
- Total length 385.25 m
- Weight 3045 tons
- The arch measures 172 m in length and 44.6 m in height
Originally built to carry road traffic on both decks, at various times it saw trams on the upper and trolleybuses on the lower. Now the top deck is occupied by Line D of the Metro do Porto and a pedestrian walkway.
The bridge often is confused with the nearby Maria Pia Bridge, built nine years earlier and located a kilometre to the east. The earlier bridge only has one deck, however, even though they resemble each other.
- ^ Manuel de Azeredo (December 1999), The Bridges of Porto - Technical Data, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, retrieved 12 August 2014
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I am at a plateau with my weight for the last year now. I'm 5ft 9" and weighs 210 lbs. I need someone to motivate me so that I can be consistent with my exercise. I'm a healthy eater... only vegetables and seafood.12/21/2010 09:13:31 PM Report Abuse
is there any way to print all slides instead of just one at a time?11/30/2010 05:32:22 PM Report Abuse
i'm trying to begin, feeling very frustrated with these black boxes. can't view the video workouts. help.11/21/2010 03:09:18 PM Report Abuse
I'd love just a plain old simple plan that said: Monday: do this, eat this, Tuesday: do this, eat this.....etc for the entire week. Makes it really simple!10/13/2010 04:56:05 PM Report Abuse
I agree with Trisha 136. Also, as I said in a separate comment, I would really like a page where I could list my exercise (type & time)and it would calculate how much energy I used. This would allow me to use my own hybrid routine.9/7/2010 04:26:55 PM Report Abuse
after having 2 c-section's 13mnths apart I am having a hard time loosing the weight.. especially the stomach area... any advice will b appreciated!7/21/2010 04:43:06 PM Report Abuse
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I am trying to lose 10-15 pounds before I go to the beach at the end of July! I am 5'4 and weigh between 138 and 140 right now.. Any tips?? =]6/16/2010 03:04:04 PM Report Abuse
I am trying to lose 20lbs. I have a very hard time at work with eating random food. I know what I need to do but can't stay motivated.6/7/2010 09:57:34 AM Report Abuse
I need to lose weight for health reasons...I never realized the power genetics has on us. I am between 25-30lbs overweight and am about to be 40. I do tend to be lazy, but am going to try and change that...started today with 15 pushups and crunches...and am planning to walk a mile today...:)5/20/2010 08:56:54 AM Report Abuse
I Started the day with various stretches and then proceeded to do crunches on the floor and on the ball. Rode my bike around the neighborhood for about 40 minutes.5/10/2010 01:19:06 PM Report Abuse
My goal is to get back into shape to feel better and be healthier. I want to see my grandkids grow up & hold their babies!5/1/2010 04:51:32 AM Report Abuse
This is going to be great with a lot of prayer and sweat I'm sure I'll be ready for cheer tryouts.4/19/2010 10:59:51 AM Report Abuse
i hope this work:)4/6/2010 04:28:52 PM Report Abuse
I here you kelly I hearing excuses also. I am needing help as I do not eat alot and the scale keeps showing the same no matter how much I work out. I go on the treadmill for 3 miles a day and scale is not moving. I am hearing the excuses why go on when nothing changes.3/29/2010 01:13:33 PM Report Abuse
I like the workout its great thanks for the help>! im try to look good for prom so im doing all I can!1/10/2010 05:01:41 PM Report Abuse
is there a way to print all of the excersises on one page??1/7/2010 04:49:14 PM Report Abuse
day 1. Dances and did abs workout with TV show:)I'm committed!1/5/2010 08:41:21 PM Report Abuse
All I'm hearing is excuses...1/4/2010 03:51:32 PM Report Abuse
I can do this1/4/2010 08:47:49 AM Report Abuse
because of my fibro I'm not able to do a lot of strengh training. I was able to lose 10 pounds doing the weight watchers diet. But since then I have been laid off of work and I gained all of it back.11/6/2009 06:09:11 PM Report Abuse
need a diet. I have stomach porblems and limited on eating raw veggies11/1/2009 07:54:22 AM Report Abuse
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It's five o'clock on a clear summer's morning. I'm traveling on a deserted stretch of highway at 155 mph. At this kind of speed, the senses have to be focused. Even the slightest distraction can mean death-it's that simple. Yet I'm behind the wheel of Porsche's latest 911 Turbo, feeling totally secure, and there's still sixth gear to go. My hand leaves the wheel to knock the lever into top. There's at least another 40 mph left in this astonishing car and it powers on with a relentless hunger. But opportunities like these are fleeting and I have to lift off. 70 mph feels walking pace.
As brilliant as it is on paper, there is little to differentiate the new 911 Turbo with a car twenty years older: the 959. Both have power going to all four wheels, have twin-turbocharged flat-six engines mounted behind the rear axle, put out more than 400 bhp, crack 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and reach 197 mph flat out. So what exactly has twenty years of progress resulted in?
Even your mother-in-law could drive the 911 Turbo. It moves through the scenery with an almost contemptuous ease. The new Turbo's towering capabilities are often forgotten because the driver can sometimes seem detached from proceedings. Old-school 911 fanatics, weaned on lift-off oversteer and antiquated ergonomics, carp on about computers taking over and numbing what should be an involving, visceral experience. And they have a point.
The 959, though, is a bit of an animal. Computers it has in abundance, but the savage power delivery is enough to keep you on your toes. The country roads I'm set to drive this 959 on are perfect for exploring a supercar's performance envelope.
Over the past few days, I've exploited only a fraction of the 997 Turbo's stratospheric limits. The performance gains aren't particularly different from the previous (996) generation, but the new car feels transformed. With radical, variable turbine technology, power delivery is virtually seamless. Where there used to be bags of lag, it's now responsive to even the slightest feathering of the throttle. Whatever gear you happen to be in, the Turbo just keeps powering towards its rev limiter until you snatch another cog. It's quite unlike anything I've experienced. Yet the car isn't perfect.
The standard 997 is pretty enough, but it seems Porsche has conspired to mess up the front end with fussy detailing and those driving lamp pods at either side make it look as though there's a golf ball in each cheek. The wheels, too, are an acquired taste, and the huge air intakes set into the rear fenders are nasty, cheap-looking plastic items. The interior is also a bit of a let down, because it's just so similar to the standard cars. It's stylish and functional, but where's the sense of occasion? If I'd paid twice the price of a 997 Carrera, I'd expect it to look a bit more special.
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Store Your Home Office & Tech Gear In Your Sofa
Backpack mogels Eastpak teamed up with design studio Quinze & Milan to create this catch-all, carry-all sofa that's part of their 'built to resist' collection. Although at first glance it seems a little strange, we think it's a great idea for an all in one home office. No really! Think about it!
In small apartments having a home office can be difficult, even if you're working out of a closet. When we first saw this sofa, we couldn't really decide what to put in all those pockets, snacks? Remote Controls? Tea Cup Poodles? But then it dawned on us... what if it held all of our office supplies?
The pockets are large enough to hold file folders, books, supplies, even your laptop. They'd be the perfect place to holster small electronics, cords, adapters, battery chargers — you name it. As long as your cat doesn't use it for a scratching post, we're not against the idea in a small space. We like the idea of at-hand storage and it would be much easier to stash away all your gaming controls and not have to put them in a box, on the other side of the room, just to make them look pretty.
What do you think? Is the backpack sofa here to stay or just another crazy designer idea?
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I'm not particularly fond of that version of it (especially that color), but it could be done more subtly.
Actually for a while I had a few pouches hanging from the arms of my Ikea Manstad sofa. I can't find the product name now, but it's made of matching material, has a rod that goes under the neighboring cushion to keep it stable, and has one big pocket and a few smaller ones. My notebook computer went into the big pocket, various cables went into the smaller ones, and since the arms were near the walls you couldn't really see it when it was tucked away.
they couldn't have picked a worse color to do it in, I don't think anyone would put this in their home. Maybe if it was in a better fabric or a subtle pattern, it would help hide all the pockets, not flaunt them.
Just looks like all of the long pants out there that had cargo pockets, and shouldn't have.
I know it is by eastpak so they want it to look like a backpack. But instead how about a couch with side that open up to reveal storage. Although this (and the above) just make your couch better, which you could just put in storage that would be more appealing in the first place.
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I just had to lough when I first saw this sofa.
Am I going to take that sofa on a trip with me.
Well propably not ;)
The idea of such a sofa which can store things is impressive especially when it comes to saving space but it would be quite boring to put it in a living room and people will have a bad impression when they visit. I did not also like the colour very much.
I had never seen such a sofa, do you think people will buy this one, its too red for me
yeah really a interessting design and it is useful for anyone who puts a lot of things around the sofa :)
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We burst through the door, running past my servent Stella who looked worried to why we were running, we needed to get our things before Zant ressurects Ganondorf with our baby! We end up in our room and we quickly grab any armour we have, Link grabs his Master Sword and Hylian Shield, of course he kept it he could never let it go. He takes his Twilian cloak off and slips into his green tunic. I on the other hand got dressed into the finest Twilian armour that I had and started to power up my magic. I got my old sword that I used for practising sword skills for defending myself for when I became queen. Both of us didn't say a word, we just got ready.
I sat down on the bed and sighed.
"Are you okay?" Link comes over and conforts me.
"Its just.. well.. what if we don't survive? what if Zant and Ganondorf become more powerful?" just the image of them both taking everything away from me is more than I can take.
"He won't, we are stronger than last time Midna, and besides Adam doesn't have enough power in him to give Ganondorf and Zant their powers back, they will be mortal like me, and with you by my side I know we can do it."
I lean my head against his shoulder and we fall into silence before we hear a knock on the door.
"Come in" I turn over to look at the door when Stella quietly pops her head through the door.
"May I come in?" she is very quiet but a really nice friend to have, I am honered to have her as my servent.
"Stella come in and sit down."
"Yes ma'am."
She does as she is told by sitting next to me and Link and I look at her.
"May I ask what is wrong? maybe I can help." Stella says.
"I shouldn't be telling my servent but you are my closest friend."
She smiles "Thank you for that compliment, you are my only friend aswell."
"its Z- zant." I took a deep breath before looking at Stellas reaction, she used to be friends with me and Zant before the whole Zant-taking-over-the-light-world-stuff.
The look on her face is filled with horror and disgust.
"Is he the one that took Adam!?"
"Well, yes how did you know?"
"I haven't seen Adam since yesterday so I knew something was wrong when I saw you and Link run up the stairs with horror in your eyes, I quickly assumed something has happened to Adam!"
"Yes, he has taken Adam and he is trying to ressurect Ganondorf."
"The man from the stories you have told us? from your adventure with Link!?"
"Yes. Because Adam has part of the Triforce inside him it is just enough to give Ganondorf his life back."
"So me and Midna are going to kill them once and for all." Link cuts in.
"I see. So where were you last night? You both were not in the castle."
"Zim, Zants servent captured us."
"Oh, Zim. I hate him so much but he has the biggest crush on me.." Stella looks away.
"He does?!" Midna gives a look of disgust on her face.
"Yeah, but I hate him, he used to be my best friend before I met you and Zant but when he turned evil and started doing evil things to people I knew that our friendship wouldn't last. Now he does evil things to people except for me and I hate him for it."
"Stella, I never knew! you could use this to your advantage you know."
"I know but I have tried to get him to turn good again, its just he always listens to his master, I am second in line so if Zant told him to kill me he would but he would be heart broken afterwards"
We sit in silence before..
"We should go now Link!"
before we head out of the door I had one last thing to say to Stella..
"Stella, if you could help us I would be extremaly grateful, you don't have to fight but you could try and get Zim to do something for you to help us out."
"I don't know Midna, he might suspect something.."
"Just.. think about it yeah? see you later and oh, if we don't come back by dawn I am intrusting you to run the kingdom, I trust you Stella!"
"Oh thank you ma'am and goodluck!"
"Goodbye!" I wave to Stella before running down the stairs, I trust Stella she would never do anything bad for people she tries with all her might to be good for people and help them in their time of need, I know she would make an excellent queen if we didn't come back.
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The place where all this will converge: Hearst Castle, where Lady Gaga plans to shoot a music video and engage in various other fantastic projects.
"What was wonderful from day one, her objective was to try and help things that were important to the foundation." says Remar Sutton, board-member with the Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation.
Kudos to Lady Gaga for using her interest in Hearst Castle and the art within to make a $250,000 donation to the Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation. It's designed to help bridge the gap between what the place gets from the state and what's needed to preserve the art.
"And much more interestingly, she just now has learned about water problems here, particular in this area of the state and she has agreed to underwrite an important water study to see if certain wells can be increased and joined in for the water system for Cambria. Which would be great," says Sutton.
"Lady Gaga's age group basically runs 18 to 24. A great group we want to get involved and not coincidentally, that's the age group she's interested in teaching about art." says Sutton.
"Her last video had 175 million showings. So we think it's an extraordinary opportunity for Hearst Castle to be introduced all over the world."
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Who can we blame, the Playboy Owner John Henry, the Steel Driving Tool who knows how to ruin 3 Good Things in Liverpool English Football where he beat Sir Paul to the Ownership Chair, Boston Red Sox where he artificially raised expectations faster than diabetes and Roush Racing, where Jack Roush wishes he'd never mess with the Chunky Monkey of a Steel Driving Fool.
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Kenseth's "lame duck" term has been…well, lame
By admin | October 1, 2012
By Richard Allen
When Matt Kenseth qualified for the Chase for the Championship, he said he didn't think his status as a 'lame duck' would have much of an impact on his bid for a second NASCAR title. However, his first three races in the ten race playoff have been nothing less than disastrous.
Kenseth has that lame duck status because he announced back in the summer that he was leaving Roush Fenway Racing at the end of the 2012 season. It was later revealed that he would drive the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota next year and beyond.
In the races held in Chicago, New Hampshire and Dover, the 2003 champion has posted finishes of 18th, 14th and 35th respectively. But it isn't just the results that are so bad. It's the way Kenseth and his team are going about achieving those finishes that is creating the disaster.
In Chicago, the RFR car actually had a shock fall off during the running of the race. Needless to say, that's an incredibly rare and detrimental thing to have happen. Sunday's Dover race saw Kenseth's machine break a rear end component that resulted in #17 Ford trailing smoke and causing a caution.
Soon after, Kenseth returned to the track but the offending piece broke again and sent the car for a spin. The driver immediately voiced his frustration over the team radio when he insisted, "Let's go to the garage and fix this son of a bitch right instead of trying to kill me again."
The driver's troubles have caused some fans to believe he is the victim of sabotage by his jilted team. However, it would be hard to imagine crew chief Jimmy Fennig and the rest of that crew not working as hard as they have for their driver all along.
What may very well have happened is that some of those crew members might have become distracted by the upcoming change. That would just be human nature for such to take place. Or, this could simply be an unusual run of bad luck.
Whatever the case, Matt Kenseth's so called 'lame duck' term at RFR has been a disappointment at the least and just flat out lame at the worst.
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Tony Geinzer Says:
October 2nd, 2012 at 6:30 am
Michael in SoCal Says:
October 2nd, 2012 at 10:24 am
Personally, with the 17 team changing drivers next season, and Kenseth running in 12th in the championship standings, I'd be using the 17 car for R&D for next season, trying new parts and attachments to see if they would last a full race.
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October 2nd, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Even though I was sad to see Matt leaving his team, it will be interesting to see how he does at Gibbs. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him do better. I remember when a young Matt Kenseth substituted for Bill Elliott at Dover and showed surprising speed.
Some drivers have impressed me when they substituted for a good driver and did even better. Two other examples are David Pearson coming out of retirement to set up the car for Dale Jarrett at Charlotte and turning surprising fast laps and Jimmy Hensley winning the pole for Dale Earnhardt's car at a short track when Dale didn't usually qualify well.
I like and admire Jimmy Fenning, but there is only so much he can do when the whole organization is not on par with the top teams.


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Who Wants Ice Cream?
The next L.A. Food Swap will take place on September 3rd, 2011 in Silverlake. The ice cream-making has begun…
- Ginger Orange with Dark Chocolate Freckles
- Tamarind Coconut
- Lemon with Lavender & Poppyseeds
- Chocolate Porter Sorbet with Roasted Cherries
- Celery with Rum-soaked Raisins
- Mint Julep (Bourbon & fresh mint)
- Caramel Apple
- Basil Lime Sorbet
- Bacon and Pineapple
- Pumpkin Pie
- Peanut & Kaffir Lime
I will be bringing at least TWO containers of each flavor.
*Register for the Food Swap HERE.
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02 7 / 2011
Ice Cream Terrine: Red, White and Blue
This US Independence Day weekend, I made my very first Ice Cream Terrine: a red, white and blue layered 'ice cream cake' WITH NO ADDITIONAL FOOD COLORING.
OK, I guess the RED of the beets turned out to be more of a magenta, and the BLUE is more of an aqua…
Beet-Orange ice cream. Made with pureed sweet roasted beets, orange zest and mascarpone. Don't be put off by the "beet". This tastes like a creamsicle.
Lime-Cardamom Frozen Yogurt. A delicious tangy lime flavor with a hint of cardamon.
Blue Moon ice cream. Sweet pineapple and Blue Curacao…Yum.
Happy 4th. of July!
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08 6 / 2011
The Ice Cream Lifestyle #2
I wish I had remembered to take photos! I had a 'Ice Cream Soiree' at my home last night with some fabulous friends. The flavors on the table were:
Mexican Coffee
Coconut & Cherries
Blackberry Sorbet
Papaya-Lime Sorbet
Goat Cheese & Pears
Vanilla Peach & Blackberries
It was so much fun, and even more so to receive glowing compliments from my foodie friends/ice-cream tasters.
@Faustfatale: Blown away by @lilita_yaya 's ice cream as usual. Fave flavors: Pistachio apricot and coconut with roasted cherries. Also papaya lime sorbet
@ChanningHansen: @lilita_yaya makes the best ice cream ever. Yes, better than Scoops. Honey Goat Cheese + roasted pears (w goats milk) is to die for.
Aw! Better than Scoops? Wow, what a compliment!
On June 26th, 2011 I am going to be at the Pasadena Food Swap with some homemade ice cream. I have never participated in a public food swapping/sharing event before and I'm both nervous and excited. Sign up! Join in! See you there!
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The Ice Cream Lifestyle #1
In addition to my Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker, here are a few things that I can no longer live without:
Hand immersion blender - I recently bought one and I love it!!! So much easier to clean than a regular blender.
Microplane Zester - According to David Lebovitz in The Perfect Scoop, you have to double the amount of zest used in a recipe when you use a regular grater. Bye bye, regular grater.
Ice Cream Containers by SweetBliss - From experience, when you gift ice cream in plastic containers, you don't get those containers back.
E.ggtimer.com/25minutes <— Go on, type this into your browser! (Yeah I know I need to get myself a real kitchen timer)
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The Single Life: Swap Your Way into a New Spring Wardrobe
- Thursday, April 15, 2010
Guys, I'd like to start with fair warning that this month's offering may not be your cup of espresso. Sorry about that—next month we'll tackle a more gender-neutral topic. Meanwhile, feel free to run along (bye now!) while those of us of the female persuasion discuss a few things that are near and dear to our hearts. Namely: clothing, accessories, shopping, friends, parties, and how to combine them all into one fabulous event.
Now then, girls, you know how it is. Spring styles are sprouting up like wildflowers and, if you're anything like me, the desire to go out and pick a whole bouquet of new clothes, shoes, and accessories is all but overwhelming. Unfortunately, new stuff doesn't come cheap, which tends to bring out my inner accountant who invariably informs me, "You don't need that. It's frivolous."
"So?" I respond (silently, of course). "It's cute."
"You have perfectly good items in your closet you don't wear. You should be wearing them instead." My inner accountant tends to sound snippy.
"I'm tired of them."
"That's no excuse."
"I want something new."
"Have you checked your bank balance lately?"
"But it's cuuuuuute!" Sorry. When I start whining to myself, it's time to step away—from the coveted item and the imaginary dialogue.
Back to the wardrobe dilemma. You've probably heard the phrase "shop in your own closet" which refers to digging past your fave ensembles to see what you might be overlooking back there in the corner. That's great if you have things lurking behind that old bridesmaid dress just waiting to be found. But sometimes the problem is not that you don't know what you have—it's that you know it all too well. There's nothing wrong with it. It's still in style. It's just . . . boring. So why not try shopping in your friends' closets, instead?
Here's how to do that and not get busted for burglary: organize a swap meet. It's fun, it's virtually free, it's even "green." Not only that, it's efficient—you can weed out your wardrobe and feed your appetite for fresh fashion at the same time.
There are several ways to pull off a successful swap meet, but here's how I'd go about it:
Before the Party
- First, decide if you want to swap accessories, clothing, shoes, or all of the above. If you're swapping clothes and/or shoes, you'll want to be sure to invite friends who are roughly the same size, otherwise it will be an exercise in frustration for everyone.
- Next, decide if you want to establish a minimum or maximum number of items, like three or five each. It's purely optional, so go with your gut on this one. Don't worry, there's a way to keep the swapping equitable, which we'll get to in a bit.
- Set a date and time. You can do a weekend brunch, a lunch-time swap, or an evening event—whatever works for you and your group.
- Think about food. Will it be a potluck affair? (That's kind of like swapping food, so it fits the theme. Plus it's easy on you. It's what I'd do.) Or would you prefer to whip up some goodies, stop by the store for ready-made munchies, or order in pizza or Chinese? Whatever suits your party style and budget will be fine.
- Send out invitations. Remember, the more people who come, the more merchandise you'll have to choose from.
- Indulge in a little pre-party planning. You'll want to think about the following:
- What you personally are going to swap.
- Where you're going to set up the items. If space allows, you might designate one room as the "shop" and another as the "restaurant" where the food will be served. Don't forget to designate a space (even if it's just the bathroom) as a dressing room.
- How you're going to display the items. For example, will you throw clothing over the couch or hang it from a temporary rack made of a broom handle suspended between two bar stools? Do you have a table or countertop big enough to lay out all the jewelry, scarves, purses, etc.?
- Make swap dollars. Each item will be worth one swap dollar, so make plenty. You can cut several out of a standard 8.5 by 11 inch piece of paper (use a paper cutter; your fingers will thank you). You can find cute currency graphics online or make your own, but do not photocopy or scan a dollar bill. Uncle Sam defines that as counterfeiting and odds are they won't let you wear your cute new stuff with that orange prison jumpsuit.
- Number slips of paper—one for each person who's coming—and place in a container.
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The question was the right one, even if the answer was no. When the Seattle Seahawks were looking to bring in Pete Carroll, then the hotshot head coach at Southern Cal, they asked, "Do you want to be the GM?"
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Well the 870 fans are the first to show up just wait a little bit and the 500 fans will show up and then we will have another 870 vs 500 thread Smh
Sad but true akers. How do people find gun forums and then can't use the search feature?
What could have happened... did.
500 is good too, so is the 590. It's all preferance, what are you looking for in your 1st 12ga & what's your price range?
See told ya lol
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Description: "Fine China" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown. It serves as the first single from his upcoming sixth studio album X. The song's music video was released on April 1, 2013 by RCA Records, one day before the single was released. It was written and produced by Leon Youngblood Jr. ("RoccStar") and G'harah "PK" Degeddingseze. This song received extremely positive reviews, with critics praising Brown for going back to his R&B roots.
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Home vegetable gardening is all the rage. Millions of Americans have picked up spade and hoe and are digging into the soil for the first time. But starting a garden isn't always simple. Many hopeful growers...
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles...
Barbara Pleasant and Deborah L. Martin turn the compost bin upside down with their liberating system of keeping compost heaps right in the garden, rather than in some dark corner behind the garage. The compost...
Welcome to a whole new world of houseplants! The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual provides practical, hands-on advice for how to care for 160 beautiful houseplants, including many new selections that have...