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For Roy Watts the recruiting journey has been interesting. He has gained offers from some impressive schools.
"Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, University of Houston, Kansas State TSU and Grambling are recruiting me hard and have offered."
However he has made his decision and decided to finally end the process.
"I am going to UH, I committed a couple of months ago. I am pretty much done, I am going to UH."
Though UH was the long time leader Roy had waivered on his commit before finally ending the process. The main reason was the UH coaches and the program itself.
"I prefer to go home, the head coach, he is cool, the OL coach is cool, Jason Phillips is cool, plus one of my teammates is there. It is a good program, it has Big 12 type of competition. I will be signing in December."
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Waste cooking oil can be a problem and a pollutant. Unless it is disposed of properly, waste cooking oil clogs sewer pipes and damages water systems. However, it can be a solution to pollution when the oil is filtered and reused as fuel.
GTECH Strategies, a Pittsburgh-based non-profit dedicated to community revitalization, has partnered with Fossil Free Fuel to recycle waste vegetable oil. The new initiate, dubbed ReFuel Pgh, collects waste vegetable oil from restaurants and individuals to reuse as an alternative fuel for diesel engines which have been converted to run on Straight Vegetable Oil. Every gallon of oil collected and used as fuel reduces air pollution and climate change emissions by 80%.
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Ten US presses that don't play by the rules
Ten offbeat alt lit publishers from the US you need to know
Artistically Declined Press, which will be distributing my comic-book TEEDY, made this list of glue-bound bad-assery. Huzzah!
Ten offbeat alt lit publishers from the US you need to know
Artistically Declined Press, which will be distributing my comic-book TEEDY, made this list of glue-bound bad-assery. Huzzah!
A Navy man who heard about my TEEDY comic-book, sent me this incredible patch and photo from his time on the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71. So very BULLY. It has earned a permanent place on my shelf, between my commemorative Roosevelt bust and antique Roosevelt schoolhouse lithograph. My apartment is gradually becoming a museum.
Also, there are only two days left to pre-order the comic-book on Kickstarter! Check it out maybe, please?
TEEDY was spotted at the World Cup! Probably taking a break from promoting my comic-book.
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Teedy Roosevelt is the only comic book that dares to ask such important questions as "What if President Roosevelt was in a secret society of time-travelers?"
My comic-book, TEEDY ROOSEVELT reached it's Kickstarter fundraising goal within 30 hours, and will soon double that goal. To show our appreciation, Artistically Designed Press and I are now including a GIFT PACK OF BUTTONS, featuring characters from the book, with every physical order!
If we end up tripling or quadrupling the goal, I'll even extend the length of the book with an additional stand-alone story. Maybe that's enough extra incentive for you to share the project with your history-buff friends??
TEEDY ROOSEVELT - The only comic-book that dares to ask: "What if our 26th President was part of a secret society of time-travelers?!"
The only comic-book that dares to ask: "What if President Roosevelt was in a secret society of time-travelers??"
HERE IT IS! The Kickstarter for my historically inaccurate comic-book, TEEDY ROOSEVELT!
I'm partnering with Artistically Declined Press, so no matter what, the comic will be published and distributed. BUT copies will be in short supply. This Kickstarter simply allows us to reserve a copy book for anyone who wishes to preorder. BULLY!
After months and months of prep, the comic-book I've been making in my free-time, TEEDY ROOSEVELT, is finally complete and will soon be self-published and distributed through Artistically Declined Press.
Because there will only be a small number printed and shipped to stores (it's my first book, after all), and I want to make sure anyone who wants a copy can get a copy, I'm launching a Kickstarter to offer pre-orders AT COST! The campaign will go live TOMORROW!!
So dust off those reading pince-nez, and get psyched for the secret adventures of our most advenury president!
Some of the best young artists of New York will create a franchise centered around pulp hero Dock Doyle! A dozen of the New York's best artists, writers, creators, and what-have-you are coming together to produce a transmedia franchise in twenty-four hours. Help them out by donating to fight cancer!
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Mena Suvari Joins NBC's Hilary Winston Comedy
The show will center a shy and focused woman named Agnes who leans on her co-workers in a bid to come out of her shell and plot revenge after being dumped by her fiancé. The actors will play chemists on Agnes' team. She will play a promiscuous party girl, while he will play a former jock. Aubrey Dollar will play another chemist and member of the team.
Adam Shankman is directing the project with Jamie Tarses and Julia Franz producing. Hilary Winston is writing the show.
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not a big fan of suvari, but we'll see. i'm just happy to see comedies making a solid comeback on TV finally. just hope the networks don't do what they did before and saturate the market with junk shows just for the sake of saying they have a comedy or two. that's what killed Thursday Night Must See TV on NBC and gave birth to the ridiculous Reality TV craze.


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New Heaven Hut is a very laid-back and super friendly spot in a tranquil location. Its thatch-roof huts are spread along a hillside with plenty of tree cover just beyond the sands of the beach. The spacious huts are nothing fancy but provide cozy and well-priced lodgings. Rooms have fans, and the cool sea breeze provides natural air-con. The intimate restaurant makes some delicious and inexpensive dishes and provides a relaxed hangout with games and books as well as multiple guitars and drums for a beachside jam session. Snorkels can be rented for 100B/day and a free boat taxi runs to and from New Heaven Resort on Thian Ok Bay (08:30, 12:30, 17:00).
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Our stay at New Heaven bungalows at the mountain near Chalok ban Kao was great. They have a bakery at their restaurant so breakfast is always good. The service is friendly, and the owner a great guy. The tropical garden is nice and the bungalows basic, but everything you need is there. The restaurant balcony give you a great view over the palm three bay. Overall a great place to stay
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This year, the 2014 Harvest Festival will run from Sunday 14th – Saturday 20th September and our two day meeting will run from Sunday June 1st – Monday June 2nd. Celebrating 156 years of Racing in Listowel. The Listowel Racecourse is located adjacent to the town and is within easy walking distance of the town centre.
Listowel is located 16 miles north of Tralee and 50 miles west of Limerick.
By road, from Shannon Airport, take the Limerick to Tarbert road; from Farranfore Airport take the Tralee Road and from Limerick take the Tarbert road to Listowel.
There is a regular train service from Dublin (Heuston Station) to Tralee and Limerick,as well frequent flight services from Dublin to Kerry Airport at Farranfore. The origin of Listowel races can be traced back to an annual gathering at Ballyeigh, Ballybunion, about nine miles from Listowel. Listowel boasts an impressive array of facilities for both the race-goer and for owners, trainers and jockeys.


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My entry for Neil Gaiman's Calendar of Tales - The October Story
Machine embroidered, it has taken me the entirety of the competition time to create - only entering it at 3 minutes till the deadline - oops! Nevermind. I love it, and am mostly happy with it. Photos show the process.
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Grantee Profile
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of start-up costs associated with becoming an independent nonprofit organization, and the creation of a cash reserve fund.
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Knowledge Ecology International $850,000 between 2003 and 2014.


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Nestled in the heart of Olongapo City, Subic Pearl Inn(Drive In), Olongapo's Best Kept Secret is the city's newest "first-of-its-kind" colored themed suite hotel. It's successful completion was joint collaboration of one of the city's most trusted contractor (Fermida Construction Services) and the owner of the hotel, Mrs. Myrna T. Ramos, and Architect Eric Cristobal, who was selected specifically for his noted works and contributions to the city's landmark.
Its architectural design is a fusion of contemporary Asian and Tropical Modern that was conceptually designed to have that universal appeal for all to appreciate. The building never fails to catch the attention of anyone passing by, all because of its striking yet well appointed mixtures of colors. its architecture can simply be called "chic and elegant."
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New iconic landmark of Olongapo with its 32 themed rooms is all about colors. Each room has been specifically designed to create a cozy, comfortable and secure sanctuary to its guest. First boutique hotel, no two rooms are alike, in the heart of Olongapo truly makes Subic Pearl Inn unique and enjoyable for family,couples and travelers.


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Look MvC3, this is just getting ridiculous. We expected 25 fighters tops in the third Marvel vs Capcom game, but now the character count is getting into the late 30s. Yesterday Capcom continued this madness when it announced characters 35 and 36, Street Fighter bad boy Akuma and the very welcome (to this author) Taskmaster. Here are the reveal trailers:
Akuma was first introduced as the hidden, ultimate boss of Super Street Fight II Turbo, and quickly became a playable regular in the Alpha games. Like most SF characters his background is pretty vague, but he's normally out to challenge Ryu, he's the younger brother of Ryu and Ken's trainer Gouken, up until SFIV it was assumed Akumu had killed Gouken, and perennial loser Dan is pretty mad at him, though Akuma doesn't really care.
Akuma's inclusion isn't a huge shocker, as he's been a constant in Capcom's history with Marvel. Not only did he appear in MvC and MvC2, but he was also in their precursors X-Men vs Street Fighter and Marvel vs Street Fighter (where he doubled as Cyber Akuma). Hell, Akuma even appeared in the first Marvel fighting games, X-Men: Children of the Atom and Marvel Super Heroes. It'd be a bigger shock if Akuma wasn't in the game.
And then there's Taskmaster. Sure he looks like some lame Skeletor rip-off or something. Well you are so wrong Mr. Judgementalpants! First of all, Taskmaster predates Masters of the Universe by like a year and he's one of the top Avengers villains of all time. And he's one of the top five human fighters in all of the Marvel Universe, which makes him a perfect fit for this game.
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That's right, on any given day Taskmaster could give Captain America, Daredevil, Wolverine, or Batman a run for their money in a one-on-one brawl. Now Taskmaster has no real super powers, like enhanced strength or speed, but in addition to being in great shape, he has photographic reflexes, meaning he can copy the movements of any person he sees. Were he to watch Batman throw a Batarang, he can do it just as well, and he's studied any hero he could get his eyes on, so he knows a lot. He can't jump as high as Spider-Man, nor does he have a Spider Sense backing him up, but he can be just nimble when he needs to be. This villain may not be as well known as he should be, though maybe MvC3 will change that.
With the release date less than a month away, we've got to wonder just how many unknown characters are left, and just who they could be. Will the final roster be more than 40 fighters deep? We'll let you know when we do.
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Chapter 1. WHITE LOGO
Shortly after 3AM on a Wednesday morning in the Mondrian in LA, Hollis Henry awakes to a call from Philip Rausch, editor of Wired-wannabe Node. "'They're ready to show you his best piece,' Rausch says."
Careful to not step on Odile Richard's white lego robot (apparently "collecting data with an onboard GPS unit"), Hollis ventures out to meet Odile ("the least chic Frenchwoman Hollis could recall having met") and Alberto Corrales (a "broad young Latino with shaven head and retro-ethnic burgundy Pendleton") at the Standard.
Alberto, a historian of internalized space," hands Hollis a VR visor tethered to a laptop with which she sees a memory from August 1993, released from time but frozen in space, of a dead celebrity outside the Viper Room.
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#winewednesday Five #wine trends in 2011 that will continue in 2012
Looking back at 2011, there are many trends with wine, but some will most likely be around for a while.
Here are some topics that should swirl around for a bit.
Eye on Organic
Folks are increasingly keeping a close eye on the source for their food, and so goes the wine. Natural wines are becoming better and better, and some consumers are making an effort to seek out organic, biodynamic and sustainable winemaking.
Knock, Knock. Here's Your Wine.
The state of Maryland joined 37 others in allowing direct to consumer shipments. There's a ways to go here…but it's a start. Here's a fun little site to learn more about the movement: http://www.freethegrapes.com/
Celebrity Juice
In 2011, Donald Trump bought Kluge winery (who was bankrupt). Actor Stanley Tucci has a new show called 'Vine Talk' where other famous faces sit around a table sipping and shooting the breeze about wine. Most recently, Drew Barrymore entered the wine business offering the Barrymore Pinot Grigio with a label designed by the famous street artist, Shepard Fairey (the one behind the Obama "Hope" poster).
Millenialls are Adventurous
This segment of wine drinkers want to expand their horizons, and will be willing to toss a few more bucks toward a new glass or bottle of wine. Interestingly, within the free Hello Vino wine apps, we offer your common "go-to" varietals, however, we also make it a point to recommend wines like Torrontes, Nero d'Avola, and Gewürztraminer to please everyones palates.
Wine with Dinner in America
Let's face it, wine has become much more popular over the years in the U.S. With resources such as Hello Vino, or recipe websites attaching a type of wine that may match well with the meal, food and wine pairing will continue it's upward trend. If you have travelled to Europe, wine on the dinner table is second-nature. American dinner tables are being peppered with more and more table wine, and it creates a great social atmosphere. Do you need to know what wine to pair with dinner…theres a free app for that
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Perpignan have confirmed that they have reached a short-term deal for ex-Wasps flyer Richard Haughton.
Their fullback Sofiane Guitoune faces six months out of action and they have moved quickly to bolster their options in the back three with the recruitment of Haughton for that half-year period. He was turning out for Wasps last season and has previously played for Saracens.
Haughton announced back in July that he was going to play for Champio0nship side Jersey this term but it seems that Perpignan have persuaded the team to part with what many perceive to be their star player.
The BBC reports that Haughton had a clause in his contract that allowed him to move to 'top level clubs' if there was the interest. "We're disappointed, but a player like Richard, who has played club rugby at the top level, was likely to attract interest of this kind," said Jersey director of rugby Ben Harvey. "We can't compete financially with a club the size of Perpignan.
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Though it wasn't technically a trade, the Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins effectively swapped puck-moving defencemen in two separate transactions.
Numbers Game looks at the Tomas Kaberle signing and Joe Corvo trade.
The Hurricanes Get: D Tomas Kaberle and a fourth-round pick.
Kaberle, 33, is getting a chance to re-unite with former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Paul Maurice in Carolina and perhaps rebuild a reputation that took a beating after he arrived in Boston.
Even though the Bruins won the Cup, and Kaberle had a respectable 11 points and plus-8 rating in 25 playoff games, his role decreased dramatically when it was apparent that he wasn't the solution on the Boston power play and he was continually losing battles for the puck in his own end. Consider that Kaberle played more than 20 minutes in three of Boston's first five playoff games, against Montreal, then his ice time really took a hit, down to a playoff-low 9:14 in the Cup-clincher.
The harsh glare of the playoff spotlight didn't reflect well on Kaberle, yet a three-year, $12.75-million contract indicates that even if there was a perception that his value had gone down, his cap hit remains at the same level that it was on his last contract.
Kaberle certainly had his shortcomings exposed in the playoffs, but that doesn't mean he can't be a productive power play quarterback in Carolina. He has at least 25 power play points, and 47 total points, in five of the last six seasons.
Even if it didn't work in Boston, Kaberle has enough of a track record as a puck-moving defenceman that he should be able to contribute for Carolina.
Whether he can continue to play 22-plus minutes per game, as he has for the last 11 seasons, is really the question when it coems to the relative value of Kaberle's contract.
If he's able to do it into his mid-30s, then the cost won't be too bad -- about the going rate for a top four defenceman. If his playoff decline wasn't an aberration but, rather, a sign of things to come, then as a third-pair defenceman who can help on the PP, he wouldn't be providing very good value on his deal.
The Bruins Get: D Joe Corvo.
Corvo is a 34-year-old who has been an enigma at times throughout his career, sometimes giving up as many chances as he creates, but he also had a career-high 23 power play points and played 24:46 per game last season, so he'll get a shot at helping on the Bruins power play. He has the skating ability and heavy right-handed shot from the point to think that his skill set is suitable for the job.
With more than 37 points in five of his last six seasons, Corvo is an accomplished puck-moving defenceman. He doesn't have a track record as long or as distinguished as Kaberle's but, at this point, he's established his credentials as a defenceman that can play big minutes.
Where Boston really makes out here is financially. Giving up a fouth-round pick to Carolina to get Corvo is hardly any cost whatsoever, in terms of assets, and Corvo is going into the last year of a deal that comes at a reasonable $2.5-million cap hit.
Consider, if Corvo was made available at next year's trade deadline, as a rental, he'd surely bring more than a fourth-round pick from a team needing an upgrade on the blueline and the Bruins have him for the whole season.
Having already seen that Kaberle wasn't a great fit, the Bruins scored a real coup by getting his replacement and a couple million dollars of cap space this year (to say nothing of the commitment -- the two addtional years for which Kaberle is signed). It almost makes up for the premium that the Bruins paid to get Kaberle in a trade from Toronto, but that's another story.
If Kaberle returns to form in Carolina, the Hurricanes may not regret the deal, but the Bruins already don't regret it because they got a bargain in Corvo and he just might be able to bring what the Bruins hoped they were getting when they dealt for Kaberle in the first place.
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The blast was the first of four that rocked the Egyptian capital today, reportedly killing at least six people and injuring more than 90.
As the first bomb blew a crater into Port Said Street, it ripped into the facade of the two-story museum, which is more than 100 years old. Intricate designs in the Islamic style were pulverized.
The extent of damage to the collection is not yet known, but a cultural heritage expert who arrived early at the scene said on Facebook that "It seems that most of the artifacts have been turned to dust by today's blast." Read more.
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The artefacts include three Ecuadorian heads carved in black wood that date back to 800BC, and two Peruvian statues that date to 250BC.
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The objects are now at the Egyptian museum in central Cairo, and will be handed over to the Ecuadorian and Peruvian embassies this week. (source)
On Wednesday evening a group of engineers, archaeologists and activists gathered in front of the Cairo governorate building protesting the spread within the distinguished alleys and streets of Old Cairo of ugly cement buildings.
"This phenomena is destroying the character and structure of Old Cairo," said archaeologist Nairy Hampikian, adding that Cairo has long suffered from dreadful urban planning that became chaotic in the last two years.
Amid a lack of security oversight, large and "ugly" buildings spread quickly among the narrow allies of Historic Cairo, disfiguring its distinguished scenery. "To express our anger and rejection of what is happening to our Cairo," said Hampikian, "we decided to protest at the doorstep of Cairo governorate." Read more.
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Mohammed Ibrahim, head of the antiquities ministry, likens Egypt's turbulent emergence from autocracy to the periods of decline that afflicted the nation on the Nile between the fall and rise of its three ancient kingdoms.
"We have passed through similar periods like that, even in antiquity," said Ibrahim, custodian of the pyramids, tombs and temples that bare witness to one of the world's oldest civilizations. "Every time Egypt passes through this period, it recovers very quickly, very strongly." Read more.
Egypt's antiquities minister announced on Friday the discovery of a princess's tomb dating from the fifth dynasty (around 2500 BC) in the Abu Sir region south of Cairo.
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"The discovery of this tomb marks the beginning of a new era in the history of the sepulchres at Abu Sir and Saqqara," Ibrahim said. Read more.
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Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim explained that the newly-discovered stone artefact is the right section of a New Kingdom stele, on which is displayed a complete, illustrated list of various offerings to ancient Egyptian deities. A collection of geese, vegetables, fruits, bread, and cattle is depicted.
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Pyromelter said...
"You do realize that IF they have Shadowmourne they ARE NOT complaining."
Sleut said he's in a top guild "light of dawn." Most guilds of this caliber have multiple shadowmournes. My points were addressed to him. Also, anyone topping WoL will have close to BiS gear which would, again, include Shadowmourne.
My fury warrior does not have shadowmourne. I feel he does appropriate damage for his gear. Fury warriors in top-end gear are doing top-end damage, which is how they are designed. I'm using Citadel Enforcer's Claymore in my MH, and my execute hits are hitting for 9-10k, crits for 18-20k. Heroic strikes are hitting hard.
Sleut, you have a complete reading comprehension fail. I said top damage I was seeing. And the evidence I pointed should show you that if your fury warriors are not in the top 3 on the melee-favorable encounters, then they are as fail as your reading comprehension.
Unholy 10"
Fury warriors do more damage to the adds than unholy dk's. (Well-played ones anyway). The reason unholy dk's hold the top 60 spots is that they do 7 million damage to Dreamwalker herself! So I will end my commenting here, if you don't have brown streaks at the top of your recount, then it is your warriors who are failing as bad as your reading comprehension.


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Hsvkitty, note that representing yourself in court isn't impossible, just requires a lot of homework and care to detail. (And yes, lawyers are definitely preferable.)
TFF, I posted the story under Ibanez comments. It was the kind of pushback that is too good to miss.
I never said people could not represent themselves. It does take lots of hard work and preparation and a judge that allows you a voice. Being right doesn't mean a judge will rule in your favour and all that work might be in vain.
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You've been thinking about growing your own vegetables -- having a small farmer's market right out in your back yard. But there's just not the space and proper sunlight. The time and energy it will take to prepare the plot, plant, and keep the area weed-free is more than you have to give. But still, you want fresh vegetables for your family.
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Developed by Tim Blank, Greenhouse Manager for Epcot's agricultural display for years, the Tower Garden uses some of the same technology that is shown off at The Land in Epcot. Juice Plus+ purchased the rights to produce and distribute this technology for home use.
The Tower Garden uses AEROPONICS, a more technological leap forward from hydroponics. By using only water (fortified with a special tonic) and air to grow a plant, you yield prettier, better tasting, sweeter vegetables and herbs.
Tower Garden has a special blend of nutrients that is added to the water to give the plant all the "juice" it needs to grow healthy plants. Plants grown on the Tower have shown to grow faster than they will in soil and have to be harvested more often than soil-grown plants. Therefore, you get a higher yield of crops from the 20-plant Tower than a 20-plant traditional garden.
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The jockey believes that Cue Card, winner of the Haldon Gold Cup on his seasonal reappearance, will get the trip as he steps up to three miles for the first time.
"I gave him a school on Monday morning. It was the first time I'd sat on him since Exeter and he felt superb," he told At The Races.
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"He's won on all sorts of ground, but he's going into an unknown trip.
"The more rain, the more stamina is going to come into use for the King George, but I'm confident he'll get the trip and he'll handle the ground."
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Makes: 12 servings, 1 slice each
18 Mint 'n Creme Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups)
3 Tbsp. butter, melted
2-1/2 cups cold milk
2 pkg. (4-serving size each) Chocolate or Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
1/4 tsp. mint extract (optional)
1 tub (8 oz.) Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
2 Tbsp. hot fudge ice cream topping
- MIX cookie crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom of 12-inch pizza pan.
- POUR milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Stir in mint extract. Gently stir in half of the whipped topping.
- SPREAD pudding mixture evenly onto cookie crust. Cover with remaining whipped topping; drizzle with fudge topping.
- FREEZE 3 hours or until firm. Cut into 12 slices. Store leftover dessert in freezer.
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The basic idea around GrandCentral is one phone number for all your phones, for life. As we change jobs, homes and cell phones, there are a lot of phone numbers to keep track of, and keeping everyone up to date with your most recent phone numbers is a real cost. If you use GrandCentral you can give out a single phone number. What happens when a person calls that number depends on his/her relationship to you, and what you are doing at the time.
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A Lazy Weekend [Bucatini with Mushroom Ragu]
This past weekend was one of the first in a while Mr. GL and I had completely to ourselves. To do whatever we want, with whoever we want, at any time we wanted. I know we don't have kids, and it's weird to think that we don't often have a lot of time spent like that, but it's true. Between Mr. GL's job + band, my full time job, cooking, photography, editing, writing and trying to look after 4 animals, there are few hours left in the days to spend canoodling on the couch.
And so we canoodled. And we ate. And we slept in. And we did a lot of nothing.
However, the two things we did manage to do were the perfect lazy weekend activities. First we ventured into the Hintonburg neighbourhood to visit Urban Craft, a once-monthly craft market that houses some of Ottawa's most talented ladies and gentlemen I've had the pleasure of meeting. As this was our first visit, we were both extremely taken aback to see the caliber of talent that comes out to sell their wares. I came home with a beautiful feather and vintage button hair piece from Flights of Fancy, a pair of delicate drop earrings made by Chelsy Anne, and a little jar of the most wonderful hand-balm from Purple Urchin to keep my over-washed mitts silky smooth through the winter. I am anxiously awaiting the next market so I can buy even more wonderful local products.
The second thing we managed to get out of our pajamas for was a Sunday supper with Mr. GL's band-mate, Jordan, and his lovely lady, Staci. As we all are well aware, Sunday to me means comfort food. And comfort food more often than not translates to Pasta alla Bolognese. Though I don't know many who don't totally flip out for a bowl of rich, meaty bolognese, I thought I should be polite and check with our guests to make sure it was something they'd enjoy. And as it turns out, Staci is a vegetarian… so it's a darn good thing I did.
I was inspired to make a vegetarian pasta sauce that mimicked the texture and richness of a bolognese, so I did a little poking around and came across The Wednesday Chef's Mushroom Ragu. It looked as close to a meat-sauce as one could hope to get without a pound of beef, though it's safe to assume that while delicious, it's not bolognese. But it's not supposed to be, so let's be clear about that now before we go any further. I don't want to share things under false pretenses here, friends. We don't do that.
The sauce was brilliant. Thick and "meaty" with a richness that really makes it feel like you're getting a good old fashion meat sauce. I adapted the recipe slightly to add a bit of spice and a few dashes of soy that really gave it an extra kick of savoury umami flavour. If you have a vegetarian in your family that misses the comforts of pasta with meat sauce, this is as close as you'll come to the real thing without the real thing. Even for the non vegetarians, this is an excellent alternative when you want something lighter, or if you're just trying to cut meat out a few times a week.
Bucatini with Mushroom Ragu
adapted from The Wednesday Chef
Though I adore Bucatini for this recipe, you are welcome to switch the pasta up to whatever you like best.
Store-bought tapenade is fine, but try to buy one without too many ingredients. The fresher, the better.
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, sliced thin
1/2 cup chopped onion
1lb cremini mushrooms, chopped fine
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp black olive tapenade
1/3 cup red wine
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp fresh oregano, minced
pinch red pepper flakes
Salt and freshly ground pepper
12 ounces bucatini
Parmesan or Peccorino
fresh thyme or oregano, for garnish (optional)
Coat a large sauce pan over medium heat with olive oil. Add the onions and garlic and saute until soft. Add the mushrooms and let them cook until they release their juices, 8-10 minutes.
Add the tomato paste and tapenade. Cook for another 2 minutes. Add the red wine and soy sauce and cook until reduced a touch, 7-8 minutes. Add the oregano and season to your liking with salt and pepper. Keep warm with the lid on while you cook your pasta to al dente according to package instructions.
Before straining pasta, reserve 1/4 cup of the starchy cooking water. Add the strained pasta back to a large pot and add the ragu, 1/4 cup of starchy water and 1/4 grated Parmesan. Toss gently to combine.
Serve with extra Parmesan and a pinch of fresh herbs.
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They always give the game away. Big weight loss companies, I mean. Oh, they will say they are all about eating better and being healthier, but in the end it is about women sacrificing to fit an idealized (thin) body type and--this part is important, because the weight loss industrial complex doesn't make money otherwise--feeling bad when they don't. Consider the spokespersons companies like Jenny Craig choose to "inspire" women:
When, Kirstie Alley was a Jenny Craig spokesperson, she spewed her pathology about weight from People magazine to The Oprah Winfrey Show. People even published a photo retrospective, allowing Alley to denigrate her former fat self:
"[The scale] said 228 lbs., which is my highest weight ever. I was so much more disgusting than I thought."
"I'm totally inhibited. When I'm overweight I will not go out. With my closest friends, yeah. But you wouldn't see me at a premiere."
"I don't know what you're supposed to wear when you're fat," says Alley, who rotates 12 identical Target dresses.
"I haven't been having sex." (In the past, Alley has claimed that she avoids "fat sex.")
Jenny Craig, now just Jenny, has announced a new spokesperson, Mariah Carey, who recently lost weight after the birth of her twins. Celebitchy reports that, at a press conference yesterday, Carey shared these thoughts on her pre- and post-partum figure:
When she was heavy, she always covered up: "I had a towel on in the tub. I'm not lying, I promise you! You think I would let Nick see me looking rancid like that?"
She didn't want to know how much weight she gained while pregnant: "I didn't want to know, because why would I want to feel that bad? I know it was a number that I never want to see again."
Bones: "I had, like, no bones for a while. It's important to me to feel my bones!" Read more...Message: Hey you, new mom! Stomach a little pouchy and jiggly? You'd best stay covered up at all times, cause the menz hate a "rancid" fat chick. I know you're busy caring for your new baby, but get thee to Jenny Craig if you value your marriage. You really expect your husband to look at that?\
Is this inspiring or demeaning--A trick to send women who may be feeling insecure about their bodies doing new things post-baby running to give Jenny Craig their money?
I don't doubt that many women will relate to feeling unattractive after giving birth (mostly because of shitty mainstream messages about women, weight and beauty), but there is commiserating and then there is endorsing a fucked up way of thinking and abetting low self esteem. Where was the discussion by a Jenny Craig representative about how feeling "rancid" is not healthy or helpful? Where is the discussion about feeling beautiful at any size? Where is the discussion about eating whole foods (not pre-packaged crap) and moving as a way to stay energized and healthy during the busy early days of motherhood and breast feeding? Where is the acknowledgement that any man who would find his wife "rancid" after she has given birth to a child is a jackass? I hope Nick Cannon, Carey's husband, doesn't think this way. If he does, she needs a new partner, not a new body.
But Jenny Craig will continue to serve up celebrity spokespersons who talk about their "disgusting" and "rancid," poorly dressed, unsexy fat bodies. They will endorse the insecurity you feel about your weight, whatever your weight is. Because encouraging women to feel loved and comfortable in their skin never sold a meal plan.
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Teradata's Q1 weak, outlook cut
Summary: Teradata's product revenue took a hit in the Americas as large data warehousing projects were squeezed amid cost cutting.
Teradata's first quarter fell short of expectations and delivered a weak outlook.
The company, which provides data warehousing systems and software and big data applications, reported first quarter earnings of $59 million, or 35 cents a share, on revenue of $587 million, down 5 percent from a year ago. Teradata added that non-GAAP earnings were 43 cents a share.
Wall Street was looking for a profit of 53 cents a share on revenue of $611.21 million.
In a statement, Teradata CEO Mike Koehler said the company saw large enterprises pull back on spending, but strength in its Aster big data analytics systems and software. Koehler added that Teradata will increase its R&D spending to better position itself for the future.
As for the outlook, Teradata said 2013 sales will be down 1 percent from 2012. The company previously projected revenue growth of 6 percent to 10 percent. Teradata said its 2013 earnings will be at the lower end of its previously guided range of $2.64 a share to $2.79 a share and $3.05 a share to $3.20 a share on a non-GAAP basis. Wall Street was looking for 2013 earnings of $3.07 a share on revenue of $2.88 billion.
In a nutshell, Teradata's integrated systems took a sales hit in the Americas. The Americas represent 60 percent of Teradata's sales.
On a conference call with analysts, Koehler said customers were pulling back on spending.
The challenge in the Americas continues to be the belt tightening in our customer base, which first surfaced in the third quarter last year. Customers continue to add capacity to their data warehouses in smaller increments, or delay purchases. The number and the size of large purchases the past three quarters have been well below our historical averages. We closely monitor the data warehouse opportunities that are greater than $5 million, because they often require C-level approvals.
Teradata will also cut back its spending on discretionary and non-customer facing items and invest in big data and marketing applications.
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