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He Said-She Said: Is Chivalry Necessary?
- Thursday, October 01, 2009
I have since tried to become more comfortable and appreciative when somebody extends themselves to me, which has allowed me to be even more thankful and understanding for the gift of eternal life that Jesus has given us.
As believers, we don't spend a lot time talking about how to receive an action or a gift graciously—not in a greedy, taking, or expectant sort of way, just being able to accept a "gift" with pleasure and thanksgiving.
The Bible speaks throughout of receiving salvation, an inheritance, a share of the crops, His promise, eternal life, etc. How can we accept these gifts with open arms if we don't learn how to accept a simple thoughtful considerate act?
For whatever reason, your friend feels uncomfortable about your actions. Use this opportunity to communicate with her asking why she may feel this way, when these feelings may have started, how it makes you feel and how you can help. Continue to be yourself in a loving and thoughtful way, yet not always having to extend these gestures at every opportunity.
If she continues to refuse, it is her dilemma (and loss), not yours.
A person who gives with a heart filled with the Spirit is offering a gift from God.
You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give (Exodus 25:2).
Chivalry is not dead.
SHE SAID: No! Don't stop "doing these things." Chivalry is most certainly NOT dead and it IS necessary. In fact, here's what some of my randomly polled female friends had to say when I showed them your question:
- A man is supposed to cherish his woman, which includes treating her special and protecting her. Ephesians 5:25 and Ephesians 5:29 address this issue.
- Women today have no idea that they are being influenced by ridiculous feminist ideas. Or maybe they are fully aware. I think it's just common courtesy. They don't do it because we CAN'T do it. They do it because it is nice. I like nice.
- The opportunity to serve the other person (even if it's just opening the door for them) is an opportunity that the Lord has given us whether we are women or not. It brings a man pleasure to do such small things for the woman. On one hand, he is serving her … and on the other hand, he is learning to take care of her.
- The issue is not about whether she can do these things for herself, it's about respecting him for doing them. It says a great deal about his character that he treats women with such respect, and a great deal about hers that she would not want or (potentially) allow him to do so. Acts of chivalry esteem the recipient, not diminish her, just as etiquette exists to include, warm and welcome—not exclude and embarrass.
- As a single woman, I'm always pleasantly surprised when a man holds the door for me or opens my car door or walks me to my car. Yes, I am perfectly capable of looking out for myself (out of necessity if nothing else), but it is nice to have someone show concern or act moderately protective. It's romantic, even.
- Chivalry has taken a long winter's nap. I want a man to open the door for me, hold it open if he has gone through first, enter a revolving door first so he can get it going and set the speed, be first on the escalator going DOWN and be behind me on the escalator going UP in case I stumble, walk on the street side of the sidewalk, and I promise I will be thankful and tell him so!
- If the lady this man is seeing is unappreciative of his efforts to protect and cherish her, he should bid her farewell and find someone who will blossom under this attention. But he should not, under any circumstances, give up on being chivalrous. I believe there must be more women who would appreciate his actions than those who wouldn't.
- If you look at true chivalry, historically, it's about men embracing their roles to appropriately represent Christ to women (who represent the Church). While societal customs and norms may change, I don't think that goal should ever die! Also, if we look at the meaning of marriage (which is really the end goal of dating), we see that marriage is a life of mutual service. There's no better time than during your dating years to get used to serving one another and receiving the other's service with grace and gratitude, whatever form it takes.
Well, what can you say after reading through thoughtful and honest comments such as these? The (female) tribe has most definitely spoken. We like, we want, we need chivalry!
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I went to a preview this yar, highly recommended. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Not yar, year.
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Shortest Journey from Dorset would be getting to London so at least a 2 hour journey :(
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In reply to Speakers from the Edge: sweet, theres one in caernarfon, how unexpected
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In reply to Speakers from the Edge: Got my ticket booked for Durham and I can't wait! Really looking forward to seeing Leo speak.
I haven't seen Autana yet, it's on my Xmas wish list! I did buy the Expedition Lite pack the other day though, as tested by Leo and the gang in Antarctica!
Did I mention I can't wait for this?
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In reply to Speakers from the Edge: Thanks to all who came to Malvern last night - lots of nice twitter comments :-) Nice to be home in Sheffield tonight - hope to see lots of you there
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Watched this last night at Shrewsbury..awesome, as ever. Superb stories.
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It's good that this was my free sample with this month's newsletter because I would be so sad if I'd bought a whole package of it. I thought it'd have a nice crisp citrus taste because it'd be like the grapefruit green. Nope. It's a hard taste for me to describe but I know I definitely don't like it. Slightly overripe fruit? Something's not sitting right with me. Disappointed… I feel like I should brew something I do like to get rid of the taste left in my mouth…
I bought the 3 tin pack of this, Mount gray and Double Knit, and at first I was worried it seems like a lot of tea… But I've slowly been going through it and am actually almost out of this one. I've found it to be a good tea to brew in the morning and carry along iced for throughout the day. It's pretty strong but has nice flavor and is a nice pick me up in the afternoon. I have been having it everyday and I think it's really grown on me.
This tea has a strong floral, green taste. It holds up well for multiple steeps of it. I definitely prefer shorter steeps since I went a little long at first and the floral taste was too strong. It does have a dry mouth effect after a while. I got hungry and ate some Milano melts cookies with it. The cookies are so sweet that together with the tea, it all tasted really decadent and just right to start my lazy morning. No more school for a week, oh the relief… I'm going to try really hard not to think of my students and just relax. Oh! Also with the sample came a cute bookmark that had steeping and tea info so that was helpful.
Thank you for the free sample Little Red Cup Tea Company!
Thank you Nicole for this tea, from her generous stash reduction :) Oh my goodness, this past week has been so busy I haven't gotten an earlier chance to try or do tasting notes :(. I've been getting home late and sleeping like the dead lol. I thought I could be coming down with something but I think it was wishful thinking so I could stay home :)
I think ever since getting to taste the ATR Brioche tea that I decided that I should try more almond teas. The taste I was expecting was different than what I got. The almond taste was sweet but fake, more like amaretto and for some reason there was a slight sour taste like sour cream maybe? It was ok but doesn't make my future shopping list.
I totally had thought that I had done a tasting note on this, specially because this is my last cup worth of it but I haven't seen it. It is a nice tea, mellow and faintly sweet. I can kinda taste honey and something fruit-like. It does stand well for resteeps and if I had more patience I could keep going… but I really don't so 3x is where I end it. It's a nice snack tea – goes well with my crispy cookies. They're new products at the store and are like mini sugar toasts. :) I have gone to Big Island Candies 3 times in the past week to prepare for my weekend trip to Oahu and meeting… so I figured I should pick up at least one thing to eat right now. The cashier even recognized me today, promise to self: next meeting I will plan my buying better – either wait till the last moment and go once or spread it out to not all in the same week. Hope no one thoughts just came every day to mooch free samples lol.
Damn, steepster ate my tasting note :( I don't want to re type but I guess I will a little. I was hoping for more fruity variety in this one but mostly got blueberry and maybe some raspberry taste. I was hoping to get some taste of passion fruit at least but nope. I almost bought a bag of it, so it's great to have samples before. Thanks for the sample Laurent :)
I tried this with condensed milk and if this was an ice cream, I'd buy it for sure. Even though its a light tea, the taste comes through the milk and sweetness well. It's a nice treat this morning. I had to chose this one because I saw it is on sale now at Butiki Teas so I was thinking about ordering. I've been really trying not to order anything but it is so very tempting… but I do have enough to hold off for at least a little while though… Who am I kidding? Everywhere has new fall teas. It's only a matter of time before I cave.
My free Lupicia sample this month… This is nice and citrusy. I don't really like real grapefruit, it has a weird aftertaste and is kind of bitter tasting to me. But this is good, it has the grapefruit taste without the bitter weird aftertaste. It steeped pretty dark green for a short minute half steep but wasn't too strong at all. I like the aftertaste. I think it'd be good cold, too bad I don't live near my Lupicia. I got a flyer in my newsletter too for a couple free sample bags if you bring in the flyer to the Ala Moana location, I wonder if you could pick what kind? I guess I could send my flyer to my buddy and get her to pick it up if she's going… Why do we not have a road between islands? It'd improve the economy, I'd shop a lot. :P
Definitely a nice smelling tea but tastes good too. There's no way to do multiple short steeping before work in the morning unfortunately so I have yet to try that way. Still this is a warm, toasty tasting tea. Even if I forgot it steeping while I was getting my lunch packed for the day it came out without bitterness. It's tasty all by itself.


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I'm down for that. I'm starving anyway and I could do with a good burger and some fries.
Do I want to hang out with the best roommate in the world? Hmmmm. That's a toughie.
Just playing. That's a hell yeah. What did you have in mind?
Psht, you call skipping last weeks practice 'on time'? I'm not threatening you- if I can't have my players show up for practice, I'm not going to hesitate to replace you. Just be there, got it?
That wasn't my fault and you know it. I was on Academic Probation just because of that lousy C+ I got on that test.
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Pete's jealous side kicks in
"We were trying to impress those French chicks." Taylor shrugged as he, Steve and Kyle filed into the bathroom at the venue.
"But none of you have skateboarded since you were 14, why would you try to grind down an entire flight of stairs?" Izzie shouted, pausing briefly before following them.
"It's no big deal." Steve laughed, turning his back to her and unzipping.
"It IS a big deal! Kyle broke his thumb! It's only the first day of tour." Izzie whined.
"I'll be fine. They said it'd be healed in six to eight weeks." Kyle scoffed.
"Yeah, but we need someone to play drums tonight. You can't play with one hand."
"We'll find a session guy or something. Why are you upset about it?" Taylor asked, washing his hands.
"I talked to Pete's dad. Our contract isn't finalized yet. We have to be careful or Bob can still change his mind and drop us." She whispered as Patrick pushed the door open. He froze and poked his head out the door before coming back in with a confused look on his face.
"Hommes means dudes, right?" He scrunched his nose.
"Yeah, you're good." Izzie waved him in.
"It'll be fine." Kyle clapped his good hand on her shoulder.
"Eew, did you wash that?" she grimaced.
"We'll find someone, it'll be fine." Steve shrugged.
"Andy or Nate could probably fill in if you want. " Patrick suggested, weaving his way through the people into the bathroom.
"Nate?" Izzie spun her head to look at him.
"Yeah, Cobra Starship is here too. They just flew in this morning. Why?" Patrick asked.
"That's perfect! He was out drum tech before Gabe stole him." Steve laughed.
"I'll go talk to him." Kyle jogged out the door.
"Well. Being in the guys bathroom is getting kind of weird, so I'm going to go…not be here anymore." Izzie followed after him.
Izzie shuddered as she walked down the hallway. Boys are gross, and their bathrooms are even grosser. She turned a corner and bumped straight into someone, or rather their stomach. She tilted her head up and was met by Gabe grinning down at her. He wrapped his arms around her waist, lifting her up in the air. "Short Stack's here!" he shouted, shaking her around.
"I'm not THAT short! I grew half an inch." She giggled as he deposited her on the ground.
"You keep telling yourself that." He laughed. Victoria stuck her head out the dressing room door.
"Oh thank god you're here. This tour's not going to be as much of a sausage fest as the last one was." She sighed, spotting Izzie.
"Happy to be of service." Izzie shrugged, making both girls laugh.
"We heard about the thumb." Victoria nodded. "That sucks."
"Yeah, boys are idiots."
"Hey!" Gabe scowled.
"I think Nate's real excited though. He's telling everyone about how it'll be like the 'old days'." Victoria said, using finger quotes.
"Hey, any news about your manager?" Gabe asked.
"Nothing new." Izzie sighed.
"They'll find him. I never did like that guy, he was always pushing you guys to play way too much in some seedy places that you were way too young to be." He shook his head.
"We were young and naive." Izzie shrugged.
"I've heard that one before." Gabe smirked.
"It was one time! I was 17 and you got me drunk! What did you expect?" Izzie laughed.
"Hey, we're about to hit up catering. You want to come?" Victoria asked.
"No, I've got some stuff I've got to do. We partying later?"
"Don't you know it?" he laughed, ruffling her hair.
"Stop it, I'm not that short." She smoothed her hair down.
"Oh, Iz?" he called as she turned to leave. "It was twice. And the second time you were sober."
"I know." She blushed.
"Why do we have to join the soccer team?" Izzie scrunched up her face, scowling as she stepped in a mud puddle.
"Because my mom says it'll look good on college applications." Hilary, Pete's sister, grumbled.
"But I'm not going to college."
"If I have to, they you do too. And Pete's teaching us, you'd probably be here anyway."
"True." Izzie shrugged.
"Ok, mom says I have to teach you how to play soccer." Pete sighed, coming into the backyard.
"Tryouts are next week." Hilary nodded.
"I better not break a nail, I had to mix three different colors to make this." Izzie held up her hands, showing off her strange blue and green tie-dyeish fingernails.
"So basically, the biggest rule is that you can't touch the ball with your hands." He dropped the soccer ball on the ground as Izzie snorted. "Except the goalie, he can pick it up and do whatever he wants with it." Izzie giggled. "What?" he squinted his eyes at Izzie.
"Soccer's dirty." She giggled, making Hilary crack up laughing.
"You know, I have better things I could be doing."
"Ok, sorry. You can kick the balls but not hold the balls. Got it. Now teach me." Izzie, stopped laughing. He explained the basic rules and the different positions before having them spread out in front of the garage.
Pete had been searching for Izzie for almost an hour. Everywhere in the venue he went, people said she had just left a few minutes ago. He was considering just giving up. "Hey, you haven't seen Izzie have you?" He asked Alex as he past him in the hallway.
"Yeah, I think she's in your guy's dressing room."
"Thanks." He turned the corner and pushed the door open when he heard laughing coming from the other side. Izzie and Andy were sitting on the couch in the otherwise deserted room. They instantly slid to opposite ends when they spotted Pete and Izzie quickly hid something behind her back, her eyes widening. It was the third time Pete had noticed them hanging out alone since they'd gotten here. Pete saw red and stormed across the room, pulling Andy up off the couch by his shirt. "What the fuck are you doing?!" he growled in Andy's face.
"Whoa, take it easy." Andy put his hands up in defense.
"Take it easy? I thought you were my friend!"
"What the fuck is the matter with you?" Andy tried pushing him off.
"What's going on in here?" He glared at Izzie, not letting go of Andy's shirt.
"Nothing!" She stood up, confused, trying to hide a large item behind her back.
"We weren't doing anything. Calm down." Andy nervously croaked out.
"Are you fucking my girlfriend?!" Pete narrowed his eyes.
"What?" Andy scoffed.
"Pete!" Izzie squealed.
"I thought you were my friend…and I thought you changed." Pete turned to Izzie.
"Maybe you should just tell him. It's not a big deal." Andy peered over Pete's shoulder.
"Tell me what?"
"I thought you trusted me." Izzie glared, throwing a large book at his head and storming out the door. Pete bent and picked it up from where it had fallen, reading the cover.
The American Guide to Getting Your GED
"I was helping her study." Andy said, straightening his shirt. "You really need to stop jumping to conclusions."
Izzie trudged into the catering area, flopping down at the long table occupied by Cobra Starship and the rest of her band. "You ok?" Steve looked at her sideways.
"I'm fine. Are you going to eat that?"
"Uh…go ahead." Alex said as she slid a half eaten plate of fries out from in front of him.
"What's wrong? You always eat like that when you're upset." Kyle asked.
"Pete's a dick." She mumbled, shoving a fry in her mouth.
"What did he do now? I'll kick his ass if he hurt my little short stack." Gabe glared, wrapping an arm around her neck.
"He just…" she sighed. "He always assumes the worst in everybody. And it pisses me off."
"Come on. We're going to go for a walk." Taylor said, standing and pulling her up by the arm. "We'll be back in a few." He called over his shoulder as he dragged her out into the parking lot. "Ok, so what happened?" They sat down under a tree in a quieter area behind the venue. Izzie proceeded to tell the entire sequence of events. "Iz, that's Pete. You've known him long enough…we've ALL known him long enough to know that's just how he is." He shook his head.
"But just on top of everything else, I cracked. This band's falling apart." She sniffed, resting her forehead on her knees.
"It's not falling apart. Kyle's hand will get better, and Nate's pretty good." He rubbed her back, comfortingly.
"I don't know what I'd do if the band broke up. You guys are my family."
"We're going to be together forever. We'll be the next fucking Rolling Stones. We'll be in wheelchairs rocking out."
"No we won't, because we're never going to get old." Izzie giggled, slightly.
"And besides, we all live with your grandmother. It would get really awkward if we broke up. We'd have to build walls down there, and who'd get the TV?" Taylor grinned, making Izzie fully laugh. "There you go. I knew it was in there somewhere! Don't worry about Pete, he probably has a reason for being a douche bag. He'll apologize eventually."
"Ok." She stood up, wiping the dirt off her butt. "My test is tomorrow, will you come with me?"
"Sure. Where do we have to go?"
"Just a conference room in the hotel. They're sending some test person from a military base to give it to me."
"The garage wall will be the goal, I'm going to try to score and you two block me." The girls stared blankly. Pete kicked the ball and Hilary shrieked, putting her arms up in front of her face. It bounced off her arm and hit Izzie in the head.
"Ow, I don't like soccer." Hilary shook out her hand as Izzie rubbed her head.
"I'll kick it lighter next time." Pete said, retrieving the ball. "This time, I'll dribble towards you, and you try to take the ball from me and pass to each other."
"That's complicated." Izzie raised her eyebrows.
"We can do it." Hilary shrugged.
Izzie hadn't spoken to Pete throughout the show and the limo ride back to the hotel. She wasn't avoiding him, but she wasn't going to forgive him until he apologized. And he hadn't made the effort yet. She was in her room, lying on the bed in her pajamas watching TV when she heard a soft knock on the door. She didn't say anything but it slowly creaked open a moment later anyway. He crept in almost shamefully and placed her book on the bed. "I though you'd graduated."
"That's what I wanted people to think." She said flatly, her eyes not leaving the screen.
"But you were doing those online classes, what happened?" he sat on the end of the bed.
"I couldn't do calculus. Taylor and Steve were already graduated by the time we started recording heavily and Kyle just breezed through his work. I had trouble, and we started getting invited to parties. I had a lot better things to do than get extra help with math. So I just stopped doing the classes. Eventually my grandparents noticed when they never mailed my diploma, but the label said I graduated. They didn't want it to affect our image." She shrugged, staring at her hands.
"But why get your diploma now?"
"With all this stuff that's going on, I thought I needed something to fall back on."
"But why ask Andy to help you?"
"Why are you asking so many questions?" Her eyes snapped up, squinting at him.
"I just don't understand why you didn't tell me. You know EVERYTHING about me."
"Because Andy's the smartest person I know. And I was afraid of what you'd think of me."
"I wouldn't think any different of you." He scooted closer.
"Yes you would, I know you. You're always talking about politics and orphans and saving the world. I couldn't even make it through high school. Why would you want to be with someone as dumb as me?" She sniffled. He wrapped his arms around her shoulders, pulling her head into his chest as he felt tears dampen his shirt.
"Iz, you've done more with your life than most people twice your age. You don't need a piece of paper to tell you how smart you are. You're probably smarter than me."
"Thanks, but you're full of shit." She giggled, sniffling.
"Come on, now. Stop crying and let's watch a movie. They have Transformers with subtitles or Pirates of the Caribbean with really bad dubbing."
"I can't, my test is in the morning. I have to go to be up really early." She unwrapped herself from his arms.
"Oh, then I'll let you go to sleep." He slid off the bed as she lied down, getting comfortable. He switched off the light next to the bed and turned to leave.
"Wait." She grabbed his wrist. "You can stay if you want." She whispered.
"Do you want me to?"
"Yeah." He stripped down to his boxers, crawling under the blankets next to her. She placed her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. "You're comfy." She sighed.
"I'm sorry I freaked out. I was worried you'd changed your mind about me."
"I would never do that."
"So…you're friends with Gabe, huh?" He raised his eyebrows.
"I helped him put the band together, and then he stole our drum tech. He's one of my best friends."
"Since when?"
"You're just going to have to accept that I hang out with most of your friends behind your back. Now go to sleep." She yawned.
Suddenly, Izzie ran forward, stole the ball, switched directions, dodged around him and kicked it into the wall.
"Where did that come from?" Hilary gasped.
"Seriously!" Pete grinned.
"I have four brothers, and one of them's British. I've been doing this since I could walk."
"You never told me that." Pete laughed.
"You never asked. Can I go home now?" Izzie yawned.
Pete woke up in the morning to an empty bed. He gathered his clothes and snuck back down the hall to his own room. He quickly got dressed and made his way to the elevator. It opened on the second floor where all the conference rooms were and Pete stepped out. There was a sign for a medical seminar pointing down the hall and a couple men in business suits with brief cases shouting in French into cell phones. He spotted a kid with their hood pulled over their head slumped against the wall at one end of the hall and headed over. He lightly kicked the shoe and Taylor jolted awake. "Is it over?" he looked around, bleary. "Oh, hey Pete."
"Thought I'd wait with you for moral support." Pete plopped down on the floor next to Taylor.
"Cool. Sorry if I fall asleep. I've been here since 8, and I've got a massive hangover."
"No problem." He pulled his Sidekick out of his pocket to check his email as Taylor slid his sunglasses over his eyes, resting his head against the wall.
Izzie opened the door to the conference room three and a half hours after she went in. "We'll have your results in about a week. They'll be sent to whichever hotel you'll be in." The tester smiled.
"Thank you." Izzie nodded, cracking her neck and stretching out her shoulders. She stepped into the hallway to be confronted by 12 eager faces. Everyone from all three bands were camped out in the hallway waiting for her.
"Did you pass?" Joe hopped up from his spot.
"Of course she did, she's wearing our lucky purple hoodie." Gabe scoffed.
"I won't know until next week." She laughed. "How did you guys even know I was here?"
"Kyle told us." Victoria nodded in his direction.
"I did not!" He called out.
"Kyle told Nate. Nate told Gabe, who told everyone else." Taylor said.
"Can't keep your mouth shut." She scoffed, scowling at Gabe.
"Well don't tell me something that's supposed to be kept a secret."
Hope you liked it!
A/N: For anyone who may not know, if you're not from America. The GED is for if you didn't finish high school, sort of a comprehension test to get the equivalent of a diploma. To prove that you do know the stuff. Just in case you didn't know.
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Michigan hot dogs and potato chips
- momskitchen Nov 23, 2008 04:05 AM
Have you ever noticed every community seems to think their local brand of hot dogs are the best? I now live in Ann Arbor, where Koegel's dogs are the local favorite, but to me they are just okay. I grew up on the east side of Detroit on Kowalski dogs, and that remains my preference. I also prefer Better Made potato chips, but my hubby, who grew up in northern mid Michigan, doesn't see what I like about them.
I used to live in the U.P., where the locals loved Vollwerth's hot dogs, which I never could get used to eating.
It got me thinking...to paraphrase Tip O'Neill, that all hot dogs and potato chips (like politics) are local. What are your favorite local brands of Michigan made hot dogs and potato chips?
I grew up in Flint, Koegel's headquarters, and love their Vienna's. Usually don't eat dogs unless they are Vienna's, I like the way they snap when you bite down on them. I remember loving Paramont potato chips growing up and don't even know if they are around any more. Better Maid I see at the store, but I try to stay way from chips anymore, too fattening. I should try them one day when I'm feeling light.
re: JanPrimus
Ok, I'll bite...
When I was younger and didn't mind eating 17 grams of fat in a tube, we would boil them, slice them down the middle and put Kraft singles in the middle and top with mustard. Now, I do them on the grill, with plain mustard and Claussen pickle relish on a bun. Then the second one I eat without a bun and dip in mustard. About every 10 years some Koegel's pickled bologna pulls me in and I have to have some. Almost did that today.
re: grouper
Red Hots Yum!
Served with a very large chunk of Cheddar!
re: JanPrimus
Another good web site that will ship Koegels, Kowalski and Flint or Detroit style coney sauces is www.MichiganHotdogs.com
I like Koegel's, and Kowalski also. I think the key is that sausages in general tend to run pretty good around here. The businesses were founded by the people who do sausages best, namely Germans and Poles. What I find when I leave the area is that the dogs are usually not as good (New York and Illinois-Wisconsin would be exceptions). A Koegel's bratwurst is pretty much what you get in a bar in Germany, but the things that pass for bratwurst in many parts of the U.S. are strange, lumpy, greasy tubes of spices and fat.
Made Rite potato chips rule. Better Made are good too, but Made Rite's have just the right blend of grease and salt. They are always super fresh too.
As for hot dogs, when our town's German butcher went out of business, i had to switch to Koegels and Kowalskis. I come down a bit on the Kowalski side b/c of their slogan "Kowalski Means Kowality."
re: charlesbois
Me too! I remember when Kowalski used to give out "Smaczne" bumper stickers - it is prounounced "Smahtch-nah" and it means delicious in Polish.
re: momskitchen
blue sticker with white letters. had one on my wagon when i was a kid.
After 50 years of eating a LOT of both Koegels and Kowalski dogs, I give a slight edge to Koegels. The taste is pretty much the same with the Koegels having a grind I like better--can't really explain the difference. Made Rite chips were made in Bay City, but even though I'm just in Saginaw, Made Rites are hard to find. I don't know if they went out of business or just a poor distributorship.
One thing I wanted to add...I travel a lot and love hot dogs so I've eaten them from coast to coast. It's really sad what most of the country calls a hot dog after having Michigan dogs. I'd once heard that we have the highest quality standards in the country. And you can really get some pretty scary dogs (pun intended) when you see what other states serve as "brats".
re: Goldendog
My original post should have said "Made Rite potato chips ruleD" (past tense). Apparently Better Made bought them out. I'm just glad Better Made is still in business, because they make damn fine chips and use Michigan potatoes I believe.
As for Michigan hot dogs, growing up, it was verboten to order a hot dog while on vacation outside of Michigan. I can't find any proof in a quick search, but I too have heard Michigan has the highest quality standards for hot dogs.
Made Rite potato chips from Bay City are the very best I've ever tasted!
Tube steaks: almost any other brand than Hygrade.
Koegel's all the way...with Flint style chili Angelo's style. :) Made Rite potato chips rock. I grew up near Flint, which is why my loyalties are there. Reminds me of growing up.
Better Made Allll the way! I grew up with these and I could easily
eat a whole family sized bag. The regular BBQ are my fave.....Sadly, since I have reformed my eating habits I rarely get occasion to partake anymore, but I still dream of them.......sigh......
Whenever someone brings in boring ole Lay's to work for our "Treat Days" I just want to scold them and ask "What kind of a Michigander are you???"
re: RNemes
Better Made chips have a good local marketing program but they are not the only MI product.
Lay's has a plant off I-94 out by Detroit Metro.
Lay's purchase 472 million pounds of MI potatos every year from several farms across the state.
re: Fritter
The Lay's plant off I-94 is now closed. They don't produce chips in Michigan anymore. I can't dispute your claim about the potatoes that they buy from Michigan farms, but I definitely remember reading the articles in the paper when they shuttered the plant. I would be surprised, however, if Lay's actually buys that many potatoes from Michigan farmers these days, especially since they don't produce product in this state anymore.
re: boagman
Thanks for that update boagman.
Looking at the stats on their web site they are currently buying 472 million pounds of Michigan potatos from the following farms;
Walther Farms-Bay City
Sackett Ranch-Edmore
Heritage growers-Edmore
Black Gold Potato-Three Rivers and Walther Farms-Three Rivers.
I do see that they no longer list the production plant here so the web site seems updated with the tons purchased from MI.
re: boagman
I went in the Lays plant a few times back when they were open and they did not produce potato chips in that plant. They did more of the corn chips and such...
re: JanPrimus
That's what I was thinking as well. Interestingly enough Lay's has a "chip tracker" so you can see where your bag was made.
Walther Farms is going to be featured in their ads so I'm sure they are still buying plenty of Mi spuds.
re: RNemes
This thread prompted me to go to the Better Made website yesterday. I'm glad I did. There was an announcement that Rainbow chips were available at the Factory Store on Gratiot Avenue. But only for a limited time. Raced down there and liberated two $3.69 bags. They're great again this year!
re: RedTop
Interestingly enough this is what their web site says about their potatos;
"Potatoes are received daily from the farmers' fields or storage tanks. During each spring, the majority of the potatoes come from the Florida area. From Florida, we use the potatoes in North Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Ohio. Around September 1st, we move into Michigan, North Dakota, and Minnesota. Field potatoes are used from May 1st through October. From November through April, we use storage potatoes"
Not exactly the picture you get from their ads but it makes sense that any chip maker would use spuds from several states.


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The Idaho bill's House sponsor, state Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa, told legislators that the "hand of the Almighty" was at work. "His ways are higher than our ways," Crane said. "He has the ability to take difficult, tragic, horrific circumstances and then turn them into wonderful examples."
Right, because rape is certainly the "higher way."
Yes, because everything happens for a goddamn reason. What kind of god causes these tragic horrific acts of incest and rape? Yeah, there's something very fucked up here. Actually, a lot of things are fucked up here. Seriously, separation of church and state here! Sepa-fucking-ration!
"The bill does more than compel sexual assault victims to carry pregnancies to term, it makes it a felony to perform such an abortion and allows spouses and relatives to file legal injunctions against physicians who break the ban. "
My god I am so livid right now.
Chicago Walk For Choice, February 26, 2011.
On a side note - I am briefly seen in this.
Oh god, my voice sounds terrible. Do I really sound that bad on the mic? Meh. It kept the energy. ^_^
I recorded this today. Hope you enjoy!
Pro-Choice Parody of Forget You
See you tryin' to take the rights
From the sisters I love
And I'm like, forget you
I guess the rape redefinition
Wasn't enough
And I'm like, forget you
And your dumb laws too
Said if I was richer
I could bribe 'ya
Huh! Ain't that some shhhh!
And now there's pain in my womb
From this impending doom
I'm like, forget you
Verse 1:
I'm sorry
I was born with ovaries
But that don't mean
I can't make a choice
Guess they're all rich men
And we're all paltry
Gotta let 'em know
We have a voice
I pity the fool
Who wants to vote for you
(You're a gold digger)
(Just thought you should know)
I got some news for you
We're not gonna take this BS no more
Verse 2:
I know
You had to borrow
From China for the economy
While spending trillions
On the wars
Killing other people's babies.
I pity the fool
Who wants to vote for you
(You're a gold digger)
(Just thought you should know)
I got some news for you
Oohhh I really hate your ass right now
Now crazy, crazy, rich men
Why you wanna wanna hurt us so bad?
(So bad, so bad, so bad)
Don't force us to be mamas
Cuz you never force the boys
To be dads
(the dads, the dads, the dads)
And I was like,
Uh! Why? Uh! Why? Uh Why??? Rich man
I hate you! I still hate you! Ohhhhh
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Having a verified account means automatically gaining a lot more respect than a normal account holder would, but getting a badge isn't as easy as you may think unless you're a proactive, trustworthy user that tweets high quality and very timely information. While there are minimum requirements that need to be met, there is no actual process or method to go about applying for a verified account. Twitter themselves will know whether you're worthy or not, and will contact you if they feel you are up to par to wear the badge.
So what do you need to do to prep your account for consideration? Here are some tips:
This includes categories such as music, acting, fashion, government, politics, religion, journalism, media, advertising, business, and other key interest areas. Essentially, you have to be someone who is highly sought after for news about a certain topic. For instance, if you focus on covering news about wars in the Middle East, Twitter has to see that hundreds or even thousands of people visit your account for up to the minute and accurate news reports and opinions about happenings in the Middle East.
If you're looking to quickly work your way to getting a badge, focusing on a niche may be more effective than trying to be an all rounder since making a reputation for yourself in a wider circle would take much longer than just one or two particular fields of interest.
Building a reputation outside of Twitter is also very important. Suddenly spamming your timeline with effective and timely tweets won't get you anywhere unless you have a following that trusts you based on tenure, accuracy, and public image both on and off Twitter. I'm not saying that you need to be a celebrity like Jay-Z or Madonna, but at least make a name for yourself on Twitter and within your industry for consideration.
Other than the obvious fact that your account shouldn't be protected, you should demonstrate that your tweets are effectively written to maximize its viewing potential.
Hash Tagging – Using the right hashtags is important to gaining potentially larger viewing covering. One thing you should avoid is hashtagging every possible word in the tweet (like what many Instagrammers are guilty of doing). If you're #one #to #write #tweets #like #this, then you shouldn't bother thinking about being considered for verification. If something new happens, either use a hashtag that seems relevant to the topic or use one that's already gaining popularity. Keep your hashtags limited to one or two per tweet.
Use Media – Assuming you're covering an event, viewers are more likely to get engaged if you provide visual references (video or still images) to go along with your tweets. Reading a tweet about a meteor shower with an attached photo strongly increases your chances of being retweeted and quoted versus those who simply say they saw passing meteors.
Timeliness – It's also important that your tweets be relevant in terms of time. If I tweet about Apple announcing a new iPhone days after the actual event, there's very little chance that anyone will care since they would have already gathered enough information from other sources (Twitter accounts, news publications, etc.). However if I were at the actual event and tweeted new features as they were announced (with the right hashtag, and possibly attached media), it increases my tweets' chances of being retweeted and quoted by an exponential factor.
Be Unique – If you plan to cover a Justin Bieber concert, you will have to accept the fact that you would end up swimming in a sea of hundreds or even thousands of other reporters trying to make a name for themselves as well. It's best to focus on something where there is less competition or where you know you can deliver some kind of content that is more unique than other tweeters.
Let's say you were covering an earthquake that just took place in California, effective tweets would be something like this:
If I tweeted something like this:
there's a less likely chance that your tweets can be discovered outside of those who follow you. Of course Twitter's search engine is very flexible beyond hashtags, but it's still an effective way to focus your tweets to those who don't follow you.
As mentioned before, Twitter verifies those accounts that they think have a trustworthy reputation, so connecting with other trustworthy people is definitely a way to boost your ratings. While trying to get Pete Cashmore or Perez Hilton to follow you is out of the question, you could target smaller, niche Twitter users (people, not company accounts) that are gaining traction in your field by following and interacting with them on an occasional to regular basis. Essentially, you'd be trying to build a circle of friends that also command some respect in your area of interest because it also makes you look good at the end of the day.
You can be verified for others reasons such as in a case where you already have quite a bit of respect and may be susceptible to being impersonated.
What about the average Joe trying to make it in the industry?
It comes down to active popularity.
A classic example would be Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. Other than the fact that he operates a competing social network, he has only tweeted 19 times even though he has a following of over 213k. Even with his insanely popular reputation, his account hasn't been verified because it isn't a source of valuable information at the end of the day.
If you can prove that many people come to your account for up to the minute and accurate information, eventually Twitter will find a way to communicate with you via telephone or the famous @verified account to let you know that you have been considered for verification. Actually getting verified also requires a few steps to ensure that you're up to par, but the questions are extremely easy, given that you've already established yourself as someone to be followed.
Hope this helps.


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Who Should Take the GMAT Test Prep Class at WKU
The Western Kentucky University GMAT Prep class is ideal for anyone looking to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other business-related advanced degree within the next five years. This course is also ideal for anyone who has been out of school for a few years and for current undergraduate students looking for assistance with the complex quantitative and verbal skills needed to succeed on the GMAT.
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Yangsi: Reincarnation is Just the Beginning"A coming of age story set between two worlds" is an intimate window into theexperience of growing up as a reincarnation of a great Tibetan master. Yangsi Rinpochenarrates his journey from his recognition and enthronement at age 4, through his firstworld tour as a teacher at age 17. (Running Time 82 minutes)
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This change will address an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federal Tax Information (FTI) audit recommendation. The "Password Change Interval" setting will be changed from the current setting of (90 days) to (60 days). This controls how often privileged users (i.e. RACF Administrators) must change their password. Privileged users on the Mainframe means any UserID that has the ability to change others UserIDs in any manner.
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Ma In Human Rights And Conflict Management
MA in Human Rights and Conflict Management, Scuola Sant'Anna, Pisa - Italy: Call for applications a.y. 2012-2013
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, Italy, calls for applications for the XI Edition Master of Arts in "Human Rights and Conflict Management" (a. y. 2012-2013).
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to its historic summer stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center for the three-week season on Wednesday.
The season runs for three weeks from August 7th to the 24th. The season kicks off Wednesday at 7 p.m. with guest conductor Stéphane Denève, Chief Conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and 2012 Gramophone Artist of the Year nominee and American violin virtuoso Gil Shaham.
On Thursday, there is a special "Saratoga 150" concert with conductor Keith Lockhart leading the Orchestra in a special equestrian-themed evening.
Tickets start at $24 for lawn and GE's Kids in Free entitles children 12 and under to free lawn admission.
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The museum boasts one-third of a million sq ft of more than 15,000 International Tank and Cavalry artifacts dating from 1509 to present. And, yep. Naturally, the Swedes are represented. If you're not at VIR for a Volvo event, you'll need to see the Swedish tanks here, instead of on the racetrack.
And speaking of local color, stop at Aunt Millie's in Milton, N.C., when you're at VIR. This unassuming spot serves up pizza which compares with some of Chicago's finest, and proprietor Gwen McGuire is intent on creating the Seneca Lodge of VIR, just outside the racetrack property. You can help create a legacy.
HSR offered me the opiton--at no extra charge--of participating in two race groups for the weekend: the Volvo-only group, and assignment to their normal race group for each car, depending on age, unique car preparation, etc. I enthusiastically opted for inclusion in Group 3, as well as the Volvo group, allowing for six sessions on track on Friday, four on Saturday, and three on Sunday. What a racing bargain, and what a great way to get a jump-start at new track.
Turned out #122 was essentially a rolling chicane for the Porsche 914-6s and 911s of Group 3, but I got a lot of seat time, especially the first day on track. And, my god! did those Porsches blow by me. But by the end of Friday, I was feeling like I at least knew my way around the track and had selected a line for each corner. Keeping to it was now going to be the trick. And, of course, driving with at least one eye on the mirrors at all times, especially whenon track with Group 3.
By the end of the day, my times had dropped to the vicinity of 2:30 for the 3.27-mile course. Certainly not spectacular, but not bad, considering it was my first weekend on this very challenging technical course. The full course has three sets of esses, (the Snake, Climbing Esses and Roller Coaster) substantial change of elevation, and at least two full speed sections. For the Porsche guys there are more than two, of course. I'm talking about an old Volvo here. Charging at full speed into the dip just before the incline that becomes the Roller Coaster, my heart was in my throat for most of Friday. My mind kept saying, "Wait to brake. Wait to brake," and my sphincter kept saying, "NOW! NOW!"
(Go to www.virclub.com/track_info/track_layout.html to see the full course map. You will find that VIR boasts a website second to none in motorpsports.)
Meanwhile, Duane Matejka of Foreign Auto Tech (www.volvo-1800.com) was turning in times around 2:18, driving the fastest old Volvo in the country. So I could see I definitely had my work cut out for me to keep finding seconds on the track. It's great that Duane gives us something to shoot for, you know?
Duane is probably the winningest Volvo racer in the country, as five-time Champion of the Volvo Historic Series. He was joined this weekend by Sam Moore, the legendary IT-B racer, and two-time IT-B National Champ who hails from North Carolina. I've watched Sam race at Road Atlanta, where his red '72 142-E sedan blew the doors off assorted VW Rabbits and other IT-B types.
John Parker (firstname.lastname@example.com) of Syracuse, N.Y., driving one of the country's fastest P-1800 Volvos also made the trip. John exhibited the P-1800 supercharger set-up he has created for street Volvos, designed to let older Swedes terrorize the rice rockets in stoplight derbies.
Steve Alander, of Naples, Fla., brought the only model 242 Volvo racing in the country. Most of the familiar faces from prior Vintage Volvo Grans Prix, and some new ones. Unfortunately, we lacked most of the West Coast contingent who had been able to travel to Watkins Glen. Our mututal loss.
During Saturday's sessions I began to experience some minor difficulties with the car. First a stalling condition developed in sharp right-hand corners. This provided the opportunity for each and every car in both race groups to pass me coming out of the signature Oak Tree turn at the far south end of the course.
On prior occasions a broken carburetor part had caused these same symptoms. Sure enough, I found and replaced the broken part. But the condition persisted. Later I found more carburetor parts needed replacement. Sputtering at high speed also suggested perhaps the points need replacing. In the heat (literally 90*F or so and 90 plus humidity) of a 5-min. paddock stop between back-to-back sessions, I was unable to successfully swap and reset points, so missed the Volvo Qualifying race on Saturday afternoon. Okay. I'll start the Volvo Feature Race on Sunday from the back of the pack.
Saturday afternoon wound up with a Monsoon, literally. Several inches of rain fell amid heavy winds reminiscent of Elkhart Lake in the fall. There, I commonly lash the canopies to the race car in order to keep them in this county. Same at VIR. And the adjacent motorhome. And extra stakes in the ground. And all the spare race tires I normally keep on the trailer. And somebody was trying to tell mr they don't have all that much wind in the mountains of Virginia. Not!
Sunday dawned bright, sunny and predicted to be hot. By race time it was in the mid 80s and the Volvo types were sweating and pacing around nervously. Me included.
Duane Matejka (#1 )posted a 38.9-sec. victory over second-place finisher, John Parker (#177). Rich Conklin (#68) of Long Beach, Calif., finished third. Interesting note here: Parker built Conklin's P-1800 for him, so two Parker-prepped cars were in the top three. Not bad, eh? And Sam Moore (#26) went on to finish fourth. Keeping in mind that his IT-B car runs a stock Volvo engine, this is a very strong finish, indeed, against cars whose engines are permitted under vintage rules to take maximum advantage of technology available in the '60s and early '70s. One hint: look for telltale signs of Bob Griffith!
Ordinarily, when racing a vintage Volvo you're one of only a couple at the track that weekend, competing against British, Italian and German cars. While Volvos are known for mechanical reliability and consistency, a funny thing happens when the Volvo racers all face each other--maybe we overreach a bit. In any case, more mechanical failures occur than at any other time in the season. Just six cars finished the race.
Though I 've been developing the car more in each year since 1996, #122 was less reliable for this outing than any in the last few years. Starting from the back of the pack, the throttle would not work freely during the pace lap--more carburetor problems. After only a couple of laps in the race, I found myself running on just one of the two carburetors, and knew the wise choice was to retire. My first mechanical DNF in years with trusty #122. As they say, "That's racing."
And just in case you're wondering, the weekend was terrific!
(Race results are available at: http://www.hsrrace.com/04_vir/results/G10_Volvo.pdf)


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Having a baby is one of the most intense experiences imaginable. It can be difficult, emotional, painful, and full of immense joy. But we don't normally think of labor and delivery as laugh-out-loud funny.
These six women's tales put a whole new spin on childbirth, one that highlights the comedy in it all. Expectant moms will find themselves hoping for their own delivery bloopers when the time comes. Who wouldn't want to erupt in giggles during such high drama to break the tension? Why should giving birth be so serious? Why can't we just have a little fun with it?
It's true what they say, you know: Laughter really is the best medicine. So click through the slideshow below and be prepared to be majorly amused.
Do you have any funny labor and delivery stories to share?
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*giggle* LOVE birth stories! and I have a few. My first of 3 daughter decided to make her debut at 30 weeks, and complicate it with preeclampsia. I had this "birth plan" all set out for a natural birth that was shot to hell when my Dr. informed me my heart couldn't handle the rising blood pressure and he was sending in the epidural. NOT WHAT I WANTED! Soooo. 30 min later this Nurse Anesthetist arrives, walks in the doorway and says to me, my mom (ULTRA CONSERVATIVE) my husband and stepdad, "I hear you have COOCHIE PAIN". WTF? She's lucky I couldn't move, and that my mom has SUPER strength when it comes to hurting people because she wanted to SCRATCH the dumb womans eyes out. TRUST me, it was NOT funny at all at the time. I told her she must be in the wrong room and she was looking for the 15 year old ghetto princess down the hall, Please get the HELL out of my room!". She was then a SUPER~ASS and told me to suffer. Obviously we called on others and my Dr made SURE she didn't come back. It's funny now, but SO was not funny during my first birth that was terrifying and horrific to begin with.
When I had DD via emergency C -Section after delivery I was watching tv and heard about the Dr. whom inscribed his initials into a women's stomach during c-section , and she sued the Dr. so jokingly asked my Gyno.. hey did you happen to inscribe your initials on me?
While in HARD labor with my 4th child, I had so much pressure I begged the nurse to break my water to relive some of the pressure. I knew I was going to deliver soon,but she refused. Everytime she came in to check me, I would beg her to break my water,but no she would not and she was getting a little hateful with me. The last time she came in, I was having a really hard labor pain and when she bent down to check me, my water broke and it broke with so much force it got her in the face...LOL...REVENGE is sweet...LOL
Lmao!! That was priceless!!! I LOVE stories like that. They take all the "gruesome" out of it.
Cute! Though if my husband had said anything about the size of a needle like in #4, I would have completely freaked out.
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Right this moment? 119 W. 23rd St., New York, NY.
spent the whole day at home, sick, on the couch... the construction crew outside hit the water main and I was without water for more than 1/2 the day.. after a nice LONG steamy shower, I am finally feeling a bit better, and will never take running water for granted ever again..!
At my folks' house in rural Mississippi; amd very happy to see them and my sister, her husband and my nieces and nephew during these holiday days, but am really looking forward to getting back to my own lovely apartment and to hang out with my friends.
Am glad to have missed the strike, but honestly, the shared experience of those kinds of crises, although they can be HUGELY annoying, is something that I'm not entirely comfortable seeing on the news without being there. It's like ... that's MY little crisis that's been happening without me.
Please. You don't have to tell me, I know. That's just sooooooo weird of me.
Curtis --- I totally understand what you are talking about. Out here on the left coast, everyone *still* has their earthquake story to tell... where you were, what you were doing, if anything happened to your house. People who were out of town or didn't live here at the time just can't join that conversation. It's all about deeply loving the place where you live, quirks and all. If you can consider an earthquake a quirk...!
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Exactly! It is JUST like that, except not quite as huge as an earthquake.
I second that (slightly odd) emotion. Glad to be out of it, but oddly sad not to have been part of the lore of the event.
ps: Tried to vote "far far away" but couldn't.
Although not quite sure "Christams trip" counts *entirely* as "vacation".
My motto on Xmas trips: "It must be a vacation, as I'm vacant."
Reporting from a hotel room in Rochester, NY, prior to an exciting round of Face the In-Laws. Let's just say that I'm not feeling inclined to romanticize life in small, remote cities. There are isolated pockets of ethnic restaurants, used book stores, and other solaces of civilized living... but they mostly closed at 4.


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That's right. Sony's latest and greatest little invention combines the wonder of the Android™-powered mobile age with the sci-fi fantasies of a 1940s radio serial.
The SmartWatch – name pretty much says it all, right? – allows you to get quick and efficient updates from your Android™ smartphone, all right on your wrist or clipped to your shirt. Check text messages, Facebook® and Twitter™ updates, and control your music: you can do it all with the SmartWatch.
And, trust me, this is no piece of toss-away hardware. Though it's only eight millimeters thick (thin, really), it's dust- and splash-resistant because of its aluminum casing. It comes with a black rubber strap – because, really, black is the new black – and an included adaptor to incorporate your own favorite wrist band. We'll also offer the rubber bands in five other flavors: pink, mint, gray, white and blue.
Now, we've been calling this an Android™ accessory because it is an Android™ accessory. You don't need a Sony Mobile or Sony Ericsson phone for the SmartWatch to do its thing. HTC Desire? Works with that. Motorola Droid RAZR? Yep. Samsung Galaxy SII or LG Optimus One? Check and check.
Typical battery time for this bad boy is about three or four days but, with Bluetooth® disabled (say, when you're sleeping), you can run this on standby for up to two weeks without a charge.
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DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL-STARS - "Episode 1507" - After the couples' individual rounds during this week's two-hour performance show on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET), they all took to the dance floor for a swing dance marathon with the chance to add up to 10 extra points to their scores for the night.(ABC/ADAM TAYLOR) KELLY MONACO, VALENTIN CHMERKOVSKIY, MELISSA RYCROFT, TONY DOVOLANI, EMMITT SMITH, CHERYL BURKE
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The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Robert Lang from the Chicago Blackhawks, in return for a second-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft (acquired from Toronto along with Greg Pateryn, in return for Mikhaïl Grabovski, July 3, 2008).
When asked if the acquisition of Lang meant free agent Mats Sundin was no longer in their plans, Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey replied "yes."
Gainey admitted that the discussions with Sundin were not fruitful.
"At no time did I have any feeling we had (Sundin) locked up or anyone else did."
"We had developed a priority and had we been able to entice Mats Sundin to comeback and play and comeback and play with the Canadiens, we would have done that as early as June of this summer," he explained.
With little for certain about the Sundin situation, the Canadiens decided to move in a different direction.
"We also developed back-up plans and today we decided to use one back-up plan instead of continue on a course that didn't seem as if it was going to be fruitful. There was no indication that we would see Mats Sundin with our team."
As for Sundin's plans, Gainey explained that he had no idea when or if the forward would return to the NHL.
"(Sundin) didn't give me any indication he was going to make a decision and my hockey department and I were not prepared to wait for a player who may or may not decide to play in November, December or January or February."
In Lang, the Canadiens get a veteran forward with the ability to generate offence. The 37-year-old played 76 games with the Blackhawks in 2007-08, recording 54 points (21 goals, 33 assists), posting a plus-9 rating while serving 50 penalty minutes. It was the 8th consecutive season in his NHL career with 50 points or more.
"He adds to our depth and experience and to the level of our attack," explained Gainey.
Lang has played in 875 regular-season games with six different teams (Los Angeles, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington, Detroit and Chicago), recording 635 points (234 goals and 401 assists), including 77 powerplay goals.
"Added to the group that's there, I feel we responded to our needs for this year," said Gainey.
Lang was excited about the deal.
"You never want to get traded or have to move your family, but I think it's going to be a great situation," Lang told the Canadian Press. "It's a great hockey town."
His most productive season was in 2000-01 when he recorded 80 points (32 goals, 48 assists) in 82 games with the Penguins.
The Teplice, Czech Republic native was a 7th round selection, 133rd overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He played in the 2004 NHL All-Star game as a member of the Washington Capitals.
The Canadiens also announced the signing of defenceman Patrice Brisebois to a one-year contract. As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Brisebois, rejoined the Canadiens as a free agent on August 3, 2007. During the 2007-08 season, he registered 11 points (3 goals, 8 assists) and 26 penalty minutes in 43 games with the Canadiens, averaging 16:49 minutes of ice time per game.
The 37-year-old spent the first 14 seasons of his career in a Canadiens' uniform. He played two seasons with the Colorado Avalanche in 2005-06 and 2006-07. The Montreal native thas played in 947 career regular season games in the NHL, totaling 402 points (93 goals, 309 assists).
Brisebois was selected in the second round by the Canadiens (30th overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.


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Immigrants Pledge Themselves to America This Independence Day; Will America Pledge Herself to Them?
July 01, 2005
Washington, DC – The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced this week that some 15,000 immigrants would take the oath to become U.S. citizens during our nation's celebration of Independence Day. Beginning today through July 7, 41 naturalization ceremonies will be held in 22 states, plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Frank Sharry, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, a pro-immigrant advocacy organization based in Washington, DC, responded with the following statement.
Citizenship is the cornerstone of America's immigration success story. Our forefathers and foremothers came from all corners of the globe and for four centuries we have forged out of this diversity the strongest, smartest, wealthiest, and most admired nation in the world.
At naturalization ceremonies this week across the country, immigrants, their families, and patriots of every stripe will witness one of the great moments in American history–when immigrants raise their right hands and pledge a solemn oath of citizenship to the United States and all she stands for.
These celebrations of citizenship are typically a time of tears and joy, pathos and patriotism, flags and high fives. The "they" becomes "us." The American family grows bigger and stronger. We witness our newest citizens taking their place in this nation's pages of history.
As our leaders embark on a national debate over the direction of America's immigration policies, I hope they do not turn their backs on those immigrants who have sacrificed, waited, struggled, and finally achieved American citizenship. Nor should they turn their backs on those waiting to be full fledged citizens of this great nation.
Some in Washington say that whatever reforms we fashion need not include a path to permanent residency or citizenship for immigrants; whether they are immigrants already here or those coming in the future. This approach does a great disservice to America's tradition of placing citizenship above all else as the golden ring of immigrant achievement.
Others rightly identify citizenship as the deeply held desire of many, perhaps most, immigrants who come to America to seek opportunity and the American Dream. One proposal, the bipartisan Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (S. 1033/H.R. 2330) is gathering strength with new co-sponsors. It represents the most realistic approach to replacing a deadly, chaotic, and uncontrolled immigration system with a safe, legal and orderly one. It is a common sense, sustainable solution to our desire for control over immigration.
While additional legislative proposals are expected–and welcomed–they will need to measure themselves against benchmarks set by the Secure America Act. Do they have the bipartisan support needed to pass? Are they comprehensive enough to realistically fix the problems with our current legal immigration system and our border security regime? Do they take into account that it is neither realistic nor desirable to deport the 11 million undocumented immigrants already living and working amongst us? Will they create a two-tiered system where some immigrants are allowed to embrace America fully through citizenship and others are denied this path?
The coming weeks will be telling. I hope our leaders keep the image of our newest Americans–right hands raised–in their heads when debating immigration reforms. We must construct policies that recognize immigrants' heartfelt aspirations to become full partners in the American Dream through citizenship.


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Travel Vines of the Week
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Some actors are born to play heroes. Ben Stiller? He's a born asshole.
We've spent so long watching him play nice in A-list couplings, it comes as a pleasant surprise to see him lose his temper again: as fans of the former Mr Furious will agree, obnoxiousness and anger always were his strong suits.
Stiller plays Roger Greenberg, an aimless fortysomething and one-time psychiatric patient who's "trying to do nothing for a while".
He is, as Buzz Lightyear might say, a sad, strange little man. And yet, despite his lack of direction and contempt for modern society, he returns home to Los Angeles to house-sit for his brother's family, look after their sick dog and pursue a tumultuous relationship with homehelp Florence, superbly underplayed by Greta Gerwig (The House Of The Devil, Hannah Takes The Stairs).
Writer/director Noah Baumbach, a dab hand at dysfunction (The Squid And The Whale, Margot At The Wedding), is careful to paint Greenberg as a protected, unbalanced soul; one so wounded he can't help but lash out at those he lets too close.
Quirk is in short supply (though Greenberg's eloquently worded letters of complaint to major corporations do raise a few laughs) and Baumbach lets scenes play out long after a punchline could offer an exit.
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Jim Cramer's protege, David Peltier, identifies the best of breed dividend stocks that will pay a reliable AND significant income stream.
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