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Remarks for
Dr. David Butler-Jones
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November 13, 2008 Toronto, Ontario
I want to thank the elders for their wisdom and their prayers this morning, as well as for the leadership all that are present here, for your interest and commitment to these issues, not just today but as we go forward, and for all the work that's brought us to this point.
I'm very happy to have had the opportunity to spend the morning here.
I can say, on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada and our federal partner, Health Canada, that we're pleased to support the goals of the Global Stop-TB partnership and this meeting.
There is an illusion that tuberculosis is a disease of the past. And while it is true that we have made some remarkable progress since the 1920s when it was the largest killer of young adults in Canada, we are far from finished. Whether we are focussed on an International or domestic context, it will require greater attention than it often gets.
Now Sir William Osler, who was a professor at McGill and at Hopkins in the U.S. in the last century, and probably one of the great physicians, would say that "to prevent disease, to relieve suffering and to heal the sick, this is our work."
And I would say that that order was not by accident. I think it has been, and will continue to be that the ability to prevent disease and injury and illness, to actually manage suffering of peoples and, finally, to heal, is key.
But if all we do is focus on healing, we will miss much of what we can accomplish.
By way of background, let me say that the Public Health Agency of Canada was created just over four years ago as a Department reporting to Canada's Minister of Health, partly in response to weaknesses in our public health system exposed most notably by the SARS outbreak of 2003.
But even more broadly, we needed a body at the national level that could provide some public health leadership, and work with governments, different sectors, and communities to improve public health and public health capacity across the country.
The position of Chief Public Health Officer, which I have the privilege to hold, was created at the same time to report to the Minister, advise the federal Government on health issues, and to speak to Canadians and organizations on important public health matters.
And so this meeting is an opportunity for me, to engage with everyone here on the impact of tuberculosis in Canada's aboriginal communities, and around the world.
But I'm reminded at the same time of a caution from Stephen Leacock, who was a Canadian economist, a professor at McGill, but also a keen observer on the human condition (and some of us would call him a humourist). And he would say that "Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration."
And I can say that the Government of Canada is committed to this issue, and the Public Health Agency and Health Canada are working very closely to reduce TB in Canada.
For our part, at the Public Health Agency, our recent 5-year Strategic Plan articulates our commitment to working closely with Aboriginal organizations on issues relating to the social determinants of health, and to work to address through partnerships and action the underlying factors that give rise to health problems – including, of course, TB.
We're also working with other federal departments, provinces and territories, and non-governmental organizations through the Canadian Tuberculosis Committee to discuss strategies for improving TB prevention and control at the national, provincial and territorial levels.
That Committee established the Aboriginal TB Scientific Subcommittee to provide scientific, evidence-based and expert advice on TB prevention and control in Aboriginal populations in Canada.
The Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada are working with provinces, territories professional organizations and other groups to reduce the Canadian reported TB rate to 3.6 per 100,000 population by 2015, in keeping with the World Health Organization's tuberculosis reduction targets … and, ultimately, to eradicate TB by 2050.
Nationally, there has been some progress in reaching that goal.
Through the Canadian Tuberculosis Reporting System and the Canadian Tuberculosis Laboratory Technical Network, the Public Health Agency gathers surveillance data that appears in annual reports on Tuberculosis in Canada. This surveillance and data collection has been one of our strengths.
Good information we know is important because if we can measure something, it's easier not only to get more appropriate focus in addressing it, but also to assess whether we are being effective.
So there has been some progress. But we all know that we have a very long way to go.
Tuberculosis has a much longer story than many people realize. It's an ancient disease that has shaped human history dating back thousands of years. And on the surface, it looks as though advancements in treatment, sanitation and living and working conditions since the industrial revolution have all helped most of the industrialized world to, dramatically reduce it's impact.
Certainly if we look at the average numbers in high-income countries, they are generally stable or slowly decreasing.
However as we know all too well, not only does TB continue to be prevalent in the developing world, if we look deeper into the statistics within our own borders, it's quite clear that not everyone has benefited equally from public health and medical advancements over the years.
We have groups of Canadians with higher child mortality rates than others. Some have lower life expectancies, or different rates of obesity and diabetes.
And, of course, some groups in this country have far higher rates of TB infection. First Nations in Canada have rates many times higher than the general population. And Inuit have rates even many times higher than that.
So why?
Well, what goes into making us healthy? We're all impacted by our physical make-up… but it's also our housing, adequacy of income, our education, relationships, culture, experience, access to health services, our geography…and just as important as all the rest, the opportunities we have in life, our level of influence over our futures, and the social connections we have - all those things go into making us physically healthy, but also mentally, spiritually, economically, emotionally, and culturally healthy as well.
In June of this year I released my first annual Report on the State of Public Health in Canada - it's one way the Chief Public Health Officer is able, and expected, to profile public health issues with the Government and public alike.
And at the heart of that report is the very simple idea that our society is only as healthy as the least healthy among us.
Health problems affecting groups within a population will inevitably affect the entire population. If one group is held back, we're holding back the entire country. We're all in this together.
The bottom line is that there is an all-important interface between infectious diseases – as well as chronic diseases and injury for that matter - and the social conditions in which we live. So this isn't just about TB, and it's not just a health issue.
Just as TB is largely a disease of living conditions, our response to TB can't just be about responding directly to an infectious disease with treatment and medication – although that's a very, very important part of it.
It's got to be about how we collectively address the many diverse issues that at the moment create the right conditions for the disease to grow and spread: from crowded, poorly ventilated housing to access to early diagnosis and care.
It's also not an either-or equation. We need to be addressing the problem in its entirety.
Ultimately, I do think that one of the big questions we're all here to ask is less about a specific disease, and more about how do we all work together - across sectors, communities, levels, jurisdictions, and internationally as well – to make sure everyone has the basics they need to be as healthy as possible.
Seeing to those basics doesn't just take us closer to conquering TB, but advances us on a host of other public health issues, including reducing other chronic and infectious diseases.
Now, I acknowledge that in this country we have had a history of addressing TB in aboriginal communities that has, to understate matters, not always been positive. I won't minimize the impact of the cultural memories of people being taken away from their communities to be isolated in sanatoriums.
At the same time, we need to find ways to move to a new future, to bring down barriers to diagnosis and treatment, and to accurate disease surveillance.
Getting beyond the barriers may not be an easy process. But it's one that involves us, as governments and in health, and as other sectors, engaging both aboriginal and non-aboriginal organizations and individual communities - working with all to find the best possible solutions.
That also means recognizing that public health efforts simply work better when we embrace expertise and traditional knowledge within the community, and when we help build community capacity where it's needed.
Now I remember a conversation with a mayor, one of the mayors of a large community in Brazil talking about how the frustration that they had with building a school in one of the favelas and how very quickly the school would become a wreck. But they never actually engaged the community. They never actually asked the community, or involved them in the design of the school, or the placement of the school, or the activities that might occur in the school. So, again, it was an imposition from the outside. So is it any wonder that the community could not embrace it, no matter how well-meaning that was?
Continuing to find the best ways to partner within the community, and working to integrate local knowledge of people and culture is absolutely essential if we're to not just increase the number of people being tested and accessing treatment, but also if we're to really get to the source of health issues.
We can't simply be treating a disease and sending people right back to the conditions that led to the problems in the first place.
I want to conclude on the point that just like the issues that give rise to TB infection are more than just medical, so does TB affect more than just the body.
As has been so eloquently articulated throughout this meeting, TB tends to attack everything from the spirit, to the community, to economic development.
As far back as the Greeks, tuberculosis was referred to as consumption because it seemed to actually consume a body from within. It can have that same impact on populations.
It's a disease that marks much deeper problems that we can only get at by continuing to work together.
We all have a role to play in creating the physical, economic, social and cultural conditions that are the foundation of good health, for one and all.
I want to thank the many different groups that have come together for this meeting. The AFN, ITK, MNC, WHO, UN - the many others who took part in planning this meeting … and everyone from the Public Health Agency, Health Canada, and CIDA that have been involved.
I applaud the leadership of the AFN, ITK, and others shown here at this meeting and through the Global Indigenous Stop TB Initiative.
And lastly, I'll add that we've taken a wonderful step forward in recent weeks with the appointment of Canada's very first Inuk Federal Minister. Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq brings her experience in government and in health and social services to this portfolio, and I know we all look forward to working with her as we move forward.
Thank you for having me, and I wish all of us great success in the discussions during the rest of this meeting. I look forward to the Action Plan resulting from these deliberations.
I've often said that public health is a team sport. It takes each of us together to bring together expertise, wisdom and understanding of communities and our political and economic processes. So, as Henry van Dyke would say, "Use what talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if the only birds who sang were those who sang best."
Finally, there's an Ojibway saying - Ojibway is one of the First Nations of Canada — and it goes like this: "Sometimes I go about in pity for myself and all the while a great wind is bearing me across the sky." We are all essential and we are supported by each other. It's my privilege to play a small part.
Thank you.


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Glad you still visit willie Harry would indeed be preferable so I can and flirt my way into his heart
Glad you still visit willie Harry would indeed be preferable so I can and flirt my way into his heart
So you can AND flirt your way into his heart? Can WHAT and flirt?
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It's never too early in the year,
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I just realized Taylor Swift is like 23 and dating Harry who is like 18 and nobody has a problem with it. If he was 23 and she was 18 everyone would be calling him a perv. Also I love how Miley has had one boyfriend for the past 4 years and is engaged to him and is called a slut, while Taylor has dated 14 guys in the past 4 years and is called a good girl & ideal role model.
^shes a dyke beard anyway....oh i forgot untalented and annoying
wait this is a 1D thread....long live louis sweet ass and hot taint
I think it has more to do with the way each young lady comes across. With the way Miley dresses these days (as well as her style of makeup usage) it is no surprise many consider her a slut. If I didn't know who she was and saw some of her recent photos I would believe her to be a dollar hooker on the street corner. I have yet to see Taylor do that. But I do agree 14 boyfriends in 4 years...... Well, that speaks for itself. She ain't looking for Mr. Right, just Mr. Right Now.Also I love how Miley has had one boyfriend for the past 4 years and is engaged to him and is called a slut, while Taylor has dated 14 guys in the past 4 years and is called a good girl & ideal role model.
I feel sorry for Harry.
It's never too early in the year,
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Where are the pics?
I think Harry and Niall makes a really cute couple
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I like Liam but I think he looks better with long wavy hair than that buzzcut.
I agree Harry and Niall would be very cute and hot together
I think Harry knows so well he was being used but at the same time he is taking advantage of it. This Haylor can dethrone Jelena from being the most famous teen couple. All this shit can give One Direction nothing but publicity and popularity so both will win at the end. Taylor will have a new reason for make a song and Harry will gain some popularity. Plus, I dont think Taylor fans would blame Harry when they break up, they know so well hoe their idol is....
Well, this is my prediction. I dont assume it is gonna happen
I like Ryan Gosling, Chris Pine, Chace Crawford, Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper, Tom Hiddleston, Kris Allen, Armie Hammer, Teddy Sears, Jon Kortajarena
how are we gonna watch your words come true?
are they gonna release a press conference saying this relationship was a publicity stunt?
or are you just gonna assume it was if they break up.
cuz teen relationships can't just be broken up cuz they don't get along.
you can't prove stuff like this. so shut up and let people believe whatever the hell they want.
you'd make a terrible lawyer.
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Society is funny. They ask you to be yourself and yet they judge you.
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Please don't start this again! It's bad enough most of the topics I'm visiting now end up in some sort of argument like this. Did anyone happen the boys wishing Merry Christmas to everyone?
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That's a nice, (if very short ) vid and don't they all look gorgeous!
Yes I am THAT kind of gay.....deal with it.
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Another tumblr pic Zayn wore a shirt that said Power Bottom. It's all over if you wanna see other pics.
I watched that 5 times to wank over each one individually lol
Quasar you make me so horny with your big wand of authority...can you make louis get in my bed NOW please
There's a guy at my college who kinda looks like Niall only tanned. :P That aside the boys video diaries are so cute and they seem very comfy around each other. There was also a pool pic of harry kissing one of the other members, not sure if they were goofing around or if it was photo shopped, I must search for it, the fact that it vanished makes you wonder.
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Hazz getting dressed after a night of fun
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I love how Harry has such a thick, smooth body - you can tell he smells amazing and he has amazing pits.
Zayn, without a doubt, has the most handsome face. But as a whole package, I like Harry more too. So here's the full gif, I thought he was putting shoes on but apparently he was playing with a ball.


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What Is Your Favorite Holiday Cookie?
Reader Survey
More than any time of the year, the Christmas holidays are about cookies. Whether you're packing up tins and boxes to send across the country or filling up a pretty plate to bring to a cookie exchange or holiday party, it's likely that you're making at least a few batches of cookies this time of year.
But even with all this cookie abundance, we always have our favorite, the one cookie we can't wait to make or receive. The cookie that makes you sneak just one more, even after you've promised yourself to stop.
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Pignoli cookies - expensive to make and time-consuming, but so much fun at this time of year. Mmm, time to start making them!
Pepparkakor ("peppacaca"). Swedish thin spicy cookies. The only cookie I'm willing to go to the trouble to roll out and cut. Cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom. And I grind the cardamom just before putting it in the dough. Ground cardamom is one of those spices that just isn't the same pre-ground. Heaven.
Swedish rye cookies. I love the combination of flours and that they aren't too sweet - my kind of cookie.
Every year at Christmas my mom always made special triple-chip cookies: chocolate, peanut butter, and butterscotch chip. The recipe doesn't really have a name. My brother and I always dubbed them "the best cookies in the world" and that's the only way we refer to them.
Candy Cane twist cookies from Betty Crocker's Cooky Book.
I make Mexican Wedding Cookies several times at Christmas. They are also known as Russian Teacakes and I think also as Snowballs. I can't allow myself to make them too much as they are just SO good!
My chewy ginger cookies and peanut butter blossoms, my sister's Italian anise cookies, my mom's persimmon and mexican wedding cookies; there is no way I could pick just one.
Ethnic version of kolachky cookies made with yeast dough then filled with apricot jam/preserves! They are more than horribly addictive they are divine. My mother's were the best and there were never enough of them to satisfy people.
Spritz! As a kid, my mom, my sister and I always made a double batch, and it was quite the production. It was the only time of year that I can remember my mom pulling out her heavy stand mixer, and the entire kitchen was consumed with dough making on the counter, cookie pressing at the table, with food coloring and colored jimmies.
Lemon shortbread cookies and cranberry jam cookies are perfect to offset the cinnamon and peppermint flavors that can overwhelm the season. They also provide an alternative for people who don't like any of the typical seasonal flavors.
Russian Tea Cakes for sure!
Cuccidatis - these incredible Italian fig cookies that it's not the holidays without! Pizzelles come in a close second.
walnut crescents
Italian rainbow/tri-color/7-layer cookies - can't forget those!!
Spritz cookies, hands down, preferably dyed green and red with cinnamon sprinkles on top!
My favorite holiday cookie has always been the old midwestern staple, molasses cookies with maple frosting. Yummy!
The holidays without Scottish Shortbread....not a chance.......
recipe? They are my husband's favorite.
Raisen sugar cookies
My old favorite- Sicilian almond paste cookies:
and my NEW favorite- candy cane macarons!
I never knew press cookies were called Spritz! We makes those every year with my mom's ancient press. Simple to make and always fun for kids to decorate.
Scotcheroos! They're basically a cookie, right?
Spritz cookies, for sure!
Interesting question. I prefer cookies which are easy to make, make a big batch, and easy to store. They vary by year; I get bored, and in one case, the humidity changed so much I could no longer successfully bake one type.
This year's cookies:
Scandinavian Almond Bars (makes a bunch) I cut while still warm to prevent shattering.
Vanilla Chai Spice Cookies- minor typing goof I made on these I only used half the box mix and added 1 TB Vanilla to get roughly 24 light airy cookies per batch.
Cherry White Chocolate Pudding Cookies This can tax a hand mixer, just so you know.
For those liking more links-
Cranberry Cherry Pinwheels yes I have changed up the flavors. :)
Reindeer Cookies Fun for kids to help make
Nechama Cohen's Simple Almond Cookies They do not taste lower calorie, if that matters to you.
Jello Spritz Cookies- Jello gives color more than flavor [this site was the source of my successful spritz cookies after trying the unsuccessful recipes that came with my manual cookie press. ]
Meringue Candy Canes Your humidity needs to be lower than 50% for successful baking.
The peanut butter ones with the Hershey's Kiss in the middle.
I'd love to see some real sourdough cookie recipes featured on theKitchn.
Among the dozen or so cookies my Mom makes every Christmas is my absolute favorite...almond crescents! Perhaps the simplest, and also the best.
I have three favs: shortbread in all their buttery goodness, rugelach, and ginger cookies. All of these bring back childhood memories and wonderful smells. I only make rolled cookies at Christmas time, I don't seem to have the time otherwise.
Mexican Wedding Cookies/ Snowball Cookies!
Polish family recipes. Kiffles: prune, apricot, and nut. Love, Love!! Also nut tossies. Which is little pastry cups filled with a pecan fillling. Also Yum! Also, stollen isn't a cookie, also a holiday favorite.
Czech Christmas cookies -- vanilla (almond) crescents, little Ischler cakes, little Czech gingerbread cookies, checkerboard cookies... there are so many!
Ischler cookies were Emperor Franz Josef's favorites cookie, and they are probably mine too -- tender small chocolate rounds, sandwiched around red currant jam, the top cookie covered with chocolate ganache and topped with a nut.
What makes Czech Christmas cookies so good -- the gingerbread extraordinary -- is that the cookies are very tender, small and ethereal. The key to a good cookie is aging it for 2 or 3 weeks before decorating it.
Spritz - my all-time favorite cookie! A close second are snowballs. Mmm, I can't wait!
For me, it's not any one cookie, but the sheer abundance of cookies that makes it Christmas! My mom's sugar cookies have been cut out and decorated for almost 50 years in a row now. Those, plus mini pecan tarts, ginger hermit bars and chocolate crinkle cookies are my favorites.
I love this time of year.
Butter cookies with a little frosting
Chinese almond cookies.
Christmas time means snowball cookies in my family! My mom and nephew demand several batches of them every holiday season.


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Do You Have a Secret Food?
Do you have a favorite food that for whatever reason you keep kind of secret? Something that might be considered tacky or childish or maybe even a little bad for you? Read on for my secret food confession and then be brave and tell us yours in the comments!
OK. I'll make it easy on you and start with my own confession: every now and then I buy a box of Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts, which I love to eat straight from the packet with a cup of strong coffee. While I wouldn't say I keep them a secret, I did notice recently that when a friend stopped by for an afternoon cuppa, I pushed the box to the back of the cupboard and offered her some fancy gingersnaps instead.
I know someone who once a year (only once!) goes through the McDonald's drive-thru by himself and orders the whole shebang: Big Mac, large fries and a huge Coke. Another friend loves Cheetos but will only eat them when she's in a darkened movie theatre (only to reveal her tell-tale orange fingers when the lights go up!)
So why the secrecy? Sometimes, like in my case with the Pop-Tarts, our secret foods are from our childhood and while they hold the allure of nostalgia, they also seem a little childish. Other times, we know that they are bad for us, or that they'll be judged as tacky by our friends and colleagues. Or maybe we just like to keep it to ourselves, a little something that's our private indulgence.
What about you, dear readers? Is there a food you only indulge in behind closed doors? Something that you allow yourself only once and a great while? Tell us your secret food indulgences!
Related: Can You Guess the Mystery Ingredient in this Dish?
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Cheesey Puffs.
feta cheese and cinnamon bread sandwiches!
Marshmallow fluff. And oreos.
peanutbutter, a spoon at a time...
I mainly cook healthy, organic & often vegetarian food but I still have a place in my heart for Kraft mac & cheese... Processed and devoid of nutrition but it's one of those things I love to have a couple times a year.
any sort of bad-for-you fruit snack....fruit roll ups, gushers, fruit by the foot.
peanut butter on oreos.
caramel popcorn from Target.
When my husband is out of town (once or twice a year), I like to buy kraft mac and cheese and spaghetti o's. I don't buy them on the same trip but I might eat the once a year in the same week. Yum!
Footlong chili cheese hotdogs with tater tots and a large rootbeer.
Grilled cheese....with peanut butter. I know. I am sick.
The occasional package of full-sodium, MSG-seasoned Ramen.
Cadbury mini eggs. Not the ones with the creamy center, the small ones with the chocolate and the crackly outside. I could eat bags & bags of these (but I don't)
I used to buy fruit snacks - usually the Sunkist gummy fruits. However, I don't really crave them now that I eat those gummy bear vitamins.
Count Chocula cereal...... :)
Corn pops
I second the MSG laden bowl of Ramen noodles, but I do like to slip in a poached egg, that's the way my mom always made them for me :)
Mini chocolate covered donuts from the gas station
Blue box mac and cheese. It's the first thing I could cook for myself, and sometimes it's the only thing in the world that sounds good. I keep one box on hand for emergencies.
Have to agree with Kraft Mac & Cheese but I also absolutely LOVE frozen Eggo waffles. I actually don't like home made waffles or restaurant waffles.
oreos, coke and im a sucker for candy bars
Snapea Crisps. I buy them at Trader Joe's and eat the whole bag on the way home. I think this equals 100 calories. Then I toss the evidence into the trashcan in our garage.
Those are my favorite pop tarts, I don't even care about the rest of the flavors. And Kraft Mac & Cheese or Kraft Dinner as we called it growing up.
*1000!!!!! Wishful thinking ;)
I've been eating a pretty steady diet of string cheese and pudding lately :-P
Every once in a long while, I'll get and make a box of cheeseburger macaroni hamburger helper. It's been a while, though, so maybe I'm phasing it out.
And this isn't a secret or a guilty pleasure food, but I have a strange fondness for what we call "meat chips." Y'know, the ones that are BBQ rib or chicken fajita flavored. Target has the best ones, but the Kettle brand has some good ones, too. Mmm, MSG.
It's not exactly a secret, but it's a food I know I'll never be rid of - Quavers! They're just so damnably addictive!
I have two: Chicago style dogs (preferably bratwurst, not a hot dog) and eating Nutella right out of the jar with a spoon.
Store brand cheddar cheese melted on whole wheat bread.
Pizza rolls
Utz cheese balls. It's shameful.
Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran. With milk, microwaved until mush. Mmmmm. Also, Crystal Lite (cringe!!) drink mix, cherry + pomegranate flavor. But *only* that flavor, really!
Fruity Pebbles.
I just love the pink milk and sugar overload.
Burnt toast with peanut butter and a ton of jam or chocolate chips.
Spreadable cheese on crackers, especially the little Kraft packages.
Spaghetti-O's, but I recently discovered Trader Joe's Joe O's which taste the same but better since there's no high fructose corn syrup in them. My other dirty secret: Taco Bell bean chalupas.
Everything from the frozen appetizers aisle - jalapeno poppers, mozzerella sticks, cheese-tatertot bites, pizza rolls, and frozen pirogies.
When our fridge died and we only had a freezer for 4 weeks while waiting a replacement, the husband and I rediscovered the frozen aisle and ate that way too much. I also learned that bagel bites are bland, freezer burnt and vile. Sad, used to like those.
Cheese Whiz and white bread. I also love Kraft Dinner (I think in the US you would call this macaroni and cheese - it is in a blue box. In Canada it is known as Kraft Dinner or KD)
Cap'N Crunch or banana sandwichs with *gasp* mayo!
I agree with the EGGO comment too! Have you ever tried them made into a sandwich with mayo, bacon, fried egg & sliced tomato? YUM! My mom used to make them for us as kids - oh and she would add a kraft singles slice (speaking of junk food)... I don't know how we did not all become overweight with those alone!!
banana & mayo! How about peanut butter, mayo & claussen pickle sandwiches... yep, I like those! Haven't had one in several years... hmmm, maybe time for one!
An entire box of cooked pudding. Chocolate is usually my first choice, but I love vanilla, tapioca, etc!!!
Potato chips. I love 'em--but only once or twice a year.
msg ramen for sure
Dairy Queen cheeseburger and a mini blizzard once or twice a year. I regularly eat a lot of other garbage foods, but this one I'm a bit ashamed of and will hide the evidence...
Cadbury cream eggs.
I'm embarrassed at the amount of frozen banana "popsicles" I eat everyday. I even eat them for breakfast.
You pretty much covered my top 5 processed foods I secretly love: Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts, Kraft M&C, Pizza Rolls, and Count Chocula (my husband I eat it for dinner on Halloween every year--as much as we want for that one night!).
Two other things I used to like but no longer call out to me are Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (I could eat them raw) and King's Hawaiian Rolls.
so much to choose from! Any kind of noodles, KD, (like suzmac, I'm Canadian!) ramen, whatever. Oh, and beef jerky! I wonder what my shrink would say?
Definitely ramen.
I love Krafts Mac n Chz, but usually go for the Velveeta shells and cheddar (the kind with the squeasy chz.)
Cheese-covered fries, dipped in ranch. Mmm.
Cheese curds, though I don't store them in the back of the pantry. I just go to and A&W in Wisconsin once or twice a year. :)
Shin Ramyun-brand "Spicy" style Korean ramen. Every now and then I just go through intense cravings for it, and find myself running off to my local Korean deli for a few packages three or four times a year.
Ah man, Chef Boyardee Spaghetti & Meatballs, straight out of the can.
this is such a deep dark food secret that even with the anonimity here, i'm a little scared to let it out. I like to take 2 marshmallows, put them on a paper plate and microwave them until they puff out all big and get sort of golden on the bottom edges. the resulting ooey deliciousness is nothing short of evil genius.
@matt dudzic - that stuff is the SHIZZ-ITE! I loooove me some good korean ramen.
McDonald's breakfast. The only time I am even up while they're serving breakfast is if I'm heading home after a night of drinking and have crashed at someone else's house. Then two sausage, egg & cheese muffins find their way into my pre-hangover tummy. And I definitely hide the bag in my purse on the way from my car to my apartment!
Also entire boxes of mac 'n cheese. Mmm....
I too love me some Kraft mac and cheese. My other secret love is the "chili"-cheese burrito from Taco Bell. I don't think they have them everywhere either, but they are so tasty. :) Even with the fake meat reports, I'd still get my once yearly splurge.
Peanut butter M&Ms...the ones they sell at Easter time that are the extra large M&M "eggs". I can eat quite a few in one sitting.
McRib sandwich ... frozen turkey/dressing/mashed potato "TV" dinner (Marie Callenders brand) ... Little Debbie 50 cent cheese Danish bought at the gas station (gotta throw away that wrapping to destroy the evidence!)
i've been known to eat frosting from a can with a spoon, and i also like to get cherry pie filling in a can and eat that. super gross, and very few people have been allowed to see this behavior, haha
I dont' really have a "secret food" but I have a hard time NOT eating spoonfuls of peanut butter throughout the day.
If I HAD to choose something I wish I could eat all the time (without the thought of fat, calories, processed ickiness) it would have to be Easy Mac. Something about that cheesy goodness kept me going (and GROWING) in college.
Tip about Brown Sugar Poptarts: Warm them in to toaster and slather with yummy butter. Takes them to another level. I ate these all the time as a child.
Before I developed a peanut allergy, my secret food was Cheez-its dipped in peanut butter. I haven't discovered a snack that would make me feel so deliciously guilty since!
pretzels dipped in frosting
chicken fingers preferably from a ballpark and dipped in honey mustard
Kraft Mac and Cheese for sure. I'm always embarrassed when grabbing them off the shelf! And maybe once a year: a box of strawberry pop-tarts. We always got to have those as kids. And yes, I keep those WELL hidden in the pantry! :D
@Matt Dudzic: the shin ramyun spicy ramen is aces! I haven't been able to find it lately though.
McDondalds Chicken tenders with BBQ and Taco bell Crunch wrap supreme. I dont think I can get worse than those two.
Nacho doritos dipped in a sour cream-based dip called "sassy salsa." Discovered the deliciousness a few years ago and I don't think I've indulged since... it felt so wrong, but so right.
Cheez-its and Sour Patch Kids (not together ha).
marshmallow fluff. On white bread, on graham crackers, on bananas, over nutella...
oh, blue box mac and cheese w/ turkey dogs (a couple times a year at most)
american cheese grilled cheese (more than i'd like to admit)
cream eggs and candy corn
Peanut M&Ms...not very exciting I'm afraid.
I don't feel ashamed about anything I snack on, but there are some things I do hide just because I don't want to share...
Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies - I found out they don't even melt after you ship them to Afghanistan in the summer.
Cheese and Peanutbutter crackers. I always have a pack in my luggage for an emergency hangover remedy.
Mac and cheese for sure. I hide them in the back of the pantry and then burry the empty box in the garbage when I have them. haha.
I used to love cold spaghetti o's right from the fridge (the smell of heated ones grossed me out), but have managed to resist for years since I stopped eating HFCS. The few comments above just reminded me of how yummy they were.
I love those pop tarts too! Haven't had one in years. I also am a sucker for Kraft mac & cheese even though it's always better in my imagination than it is when I actually eat it. And I love the cranberry sauce that keeps the shape of the can.
utz cheeseballs. oh gosh my boyfriend and i have gone through tubs of those things..
also, chips with the lipton onion dip mix. aagghhh.
This post is rocking my world. I love all these admissions.
Now for my own:
Kraft Mac + Cheese but ONLY the spirals (they're just better!)
chocolate frosted donuts from the supermarket
McDonald's chicken nuggets with sweet+sour sauce (I'm aware what they really are... but 1-2 times a year I don't care.)
Beef-a-Roni. I love it topped with melted cheddar cheese.
@lakegeneva3 Yes!!! to the spirals. It is by far the most superior of all the shapes.
The donut comment also reminded me of Entemann's Chocolate donut mixed pack. Those chocolate donuts with the little crumbs on them are SO good.
Does anyone else eat brown sugar out of the jar with a spoon?
Ann, you are indeed, brave.
I'm like melle, I eat tons of unhealthy foods throughout the year and the only reason I hide some/them is because else the bf tends to binge and eat them all in one go where I'd rather eat a little but on a semi regular basis. But I like almost everything that's been named in the thread. =)
I used to eat chicken in a biscuit crackers with the canned easy cheese like there was no tomorrow.
Now my secret food is Milano cookies. I keep them secret so I don't have to explain why I eat the entire package for dinner when hubby isn't home.
Too funny- you nailed mine. Brown sugar cinnamon Pop Tarts! I won't touch any other kind. I also love Eggo's (Homestyle, with margarine and fake maple syrup), and pizza rolls.
I am such a jerk about food most of the time (whole foods, mostly local and organic) that my boyfriend LOVES it when I eat junk like that. Almost never, but it's fun when I do! I made him a deal that we'd get McDonald's cheeseburgers when we finished moving into our new apartment, but we didn't enjoy them as much as we expected!
Peanut butter and pickle sandwiches!
Everyone is grossed out when I make mention of this delicious salty, nutty combo, so I choose to keep quiet and eat them when my boyfriend works late and misses dinner :)
Special K red berries, I to eat a bowl a day as soon as I get home from work to tide me over before dinner. I figure this is better than a bowl of ice cream every night :/
Grape Kool-Aid
I eat the powder!!!
Only if I'm alone and if I have enough time to wash my hands make sure my fingers are not purple
SLIM JIMS! it's disgusting, but i love them.
When idly surfing the web... Skittles by the pound. Also any snack that includes "Cheez" in the brand name- especially if it is some color that is not found in nature.
And the Slim Jims that @galaxiekat mentioned are NOT disgusting if you dip them in Cheez-Whiz prior to consumption.
Lays Barbecue Potato Chips.
Chips and dip. Regular Ruffles chips with either Ruffles Ranch dip or Philadelphia Dill Pickle dip.
velveeta, man. mac n' cheese made with velveeta. mmm fake cheese.
@Lyd067: Peanut butter & pickle sandwiches are my favorite, too! I used to get them in my lunchbox all the time. They're even better with a cold glass of chocolate milk. Yum!
Totino's Party Pizzas...once in a great, great while, my hubby and I each get our fave flavor, and each an entire one each, with a bottle or two of beer...cheap beer...
Lucky Charms...I eat all the oat bits, saving the marshmallows for last, then eat those in order of color (light pink, red, so on and so forth). This displays an embarrassing level of OCD.
Also, I have a certain fondness for McChickens, but never in the daytime.
I have a few, but thankfully I have learned to eat them in moderation. I love any of the non-chocolate sugar candies, like sour patch kids, blow pops, and laffy taffy (there is ALWAYS a stash in my cabinets). Sugar cereals like Fruity Pebbles and Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and cans of Beef-a-Roni.
Hormel turkey chili over spaghetti, with chopped onions and shredded cheese.. Yum!
Parmesan Pepperidge Farm Goldfish. (NOT cheddar.)
Cheetos. They only seem to be a good idea if I've been drinking, though. I guess that's a good thing since I don't drink that often.
Wow this is a fun post! I don't think I have anything not already mentioned, but I adore Cadbury Creme Eggs and peanut butter & pickle sandwiches (although I go no-mayo). If it makes my fellow pb&p fans feel any better, I read once that it's the favorite guilty pleasure of Oscar Winner Kathy Bates, too!
So glad to hear there are other Chef Boyardee lovers out there! Everyone I know thinks I'm a freak but I loooove me some cold spaghettios, or some lasagna, or some spaghetti n meatballs...
Also, Velveeta Mac N Cheese. I used to love Kraft, but then my husband made me try Velveeta. I had been avoiding it for years because it was looked down upon by everyone I knew, but once I ate those ooey gooey cheese shells, I couldnt go back!
Saltines with chocolate frosting... Salty, sweet, chocolatey....
I have not laughed and smiled (and sadly, nodded in agreement) at so many items. And let me just register my vote for the Kraft Mac and Cheese—had to be the powdered mix kind.
pringles chips only the mini can because I could eat the larger one in one sitting.
low-cal fudgesicles. perfect 3am post-bar snack.
and cinnamon sticks. i like to chew on cinnamon sticks... is that bad for me?
Kraft Mac and Cheese or Spaghettio's. Horrible for you, but every so often, you just gotta...
A slice of American cheese with ketchup on it.
Frozen fish sticks! My ultimate guilty pleasure.
Mother's Pink and White frosted Animal cookies are sooooo deliciously awful.
I too am a fan of any time of glo-orange pretend cheez item. Cheetos puffs being on top of list.
Doritos! Or all chips! If they come in the big grab bags from the convenience store they taste even better!
Trader Joe's Ultimate Vanilla Wafers. The crunchy, buttery kind with vanilla bean flecks. The cookies themselves aren't guilt-inducing at all, but there have been a couple of occasions in which I polished off an entire tub of these over a two-day span, accompanied only by tall glasses of cold 2% milk.
Canned cherry pie filling, frosted cherry Pop Tarts straight out of the box, boxed mix vanilla or coconut pudding with bananas, Fritos and bean dip, chilli cheese fries...oh, the shame of it all :P
fruit roll ups!! Oh and chili cheese fritos.
Fried rice with egg and Spam.
Also, Nutella, which I don't actually like spread on anything. I just eat it by itself :)
pudding. I love pudding. In plastic cups with a foil peel-off lid, in a graham cracker crust and called pie... oh pudding.
Humpty Dumpty Sour Cream and Onion Rings (Canadian?)
When I'm in a salt mood, Utz crab chips. mmmm.
When I'm in a sweet mood, Golden Grahams or raw cookie dough.
This post just prompted me to have a peanut butter and bacon sandwich (on whole wheat!)
Elvis and I thank you.
I also have a secret love for Pop Tarts -- the cherry variety. I feel so guilty about them, though, I that I can't even bring myself to buy them. Usually, I'll just stare at them for a bit in the grocery store aisle until my guilt drives me away. ~sigh~
Spaghetti O's and Sprite, and only when I'm sick. That was the go-to meal my mom gave me because it was the only thing I'd eat.
I absolutely refuse to eat tuna salad without nacho cheese Doritos. I also love Pepperidge Farms coconut cake. And Hostess Suzy-Q's. And Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls. And Wendy's spicy chicken sandwiches. And Applebee's pork wonton tacos. I don't eat any of these things very often, but when I do...bliss.
Kraft Singles!
I even get embarrassed in the store when I buy bologna once a year. Oscar Meyer and white bread. One weekend a year, I eat bologna and white bread sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And I like to alternate mustard, mayo and miracle whip. That and cosmic brownies.
I only buy Kraft mac n cheese once a year and make my favorite childhood dish: browned ground beef well done beyond recognition and doused with Lea & Perrin Worchestershire (sp?) sauce served loosely atop Kraft mac and cheese. Divine. And oddly not ashamed of that one, even though it's basically deconstructed hamburger helper.
definately Kraft Mac n cheese...maybe once a year and then I eat it and wonder why I was craving it so badly, lol. We're all drugged, people! Also, I get chocolate fudge pop-tarts maybe once a year or once every two years...usually when I'm perioidal...and I eat them and get very very sick, lol. About once a year, I'll get Pinwheel cookies...you know, the chocolate wafer, covered with marshmallow and then dipped in chocolate. I can only eat one at a time or I get so sick, but man...they're good! Oh yeah, I'm sort of allergic to chocolate, that's why these are so few and far between, lol. I can pass the Kraft box off because I have a kid, but the other two...I hide them deep in my cabinets so no one knows I bought them and eat them! I even hide the wrappers under the other garbage in the garbage can so no one knows :)
Hot salsa con queso with tortilla chips. The electric yellow one. It's disgusting and I love it. Only buy it 2 or 3 times a year because of the shame involved with purchasing it.
i think it's safe to say i enjoy many of the secret foods mentioned here. one that really tops my chart, though, is the occasional double dip of awesome. To clarify, begin by taking a teaspoon and taking a nice, little scoop of peanut butter, than moving to the nutella jar and topping off the pb with the magical hazelnut spread. Brings the chocolate/peanut butter combo to a whole other level. I admit, this can be a weekly occurrence.
*hangs head in shame*
Alphaghetti. (hangs head in shame.)
oh! big ditto on the beefaroni. especially good (or bad, depending on how you look at it) if you sop up all of the extra sauce with white bread. my best friend and i were known to do this while hungover in college. oh, the shame...
My brother does steak sauce on toasted bread(?), drowns everything in sauce. I never stopped drinking Kool-Aid and eating dry cereals (Cinnamon Toast Crush & Captain Crunch Berries) from the box.
cheetos! but the crunchy kind not those weird puffy ones. Ooo but the cheetos puff balls (in the can) those are good.
and sour patch kids
My mom used to sandwich Nilla wafers around chocolate frosting from the can. We called them hamburgers... they were delicious. I'm surprised none of my siblings or I are diabetic.


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Sergeant Max Greevey
Played by: George Dzundza
"Seventeen-year-olds shouldn't be doing the thing that makes babies."
Detective Mike Logan
Played by: Chris Noth
Secretary: Are you in charge of this ape?
Max Greevey: My cross to bear.
"She was a bottomless pit. Always 'give me your undivided attention'. And when my old man couldn't take it anymore and whacked her, she'd turn around and whack me. She got this look in her eye- I knew it was coming. And that cold witch in there... she's got that same look."
Captain Donald Cragen
Played by: Dann Florek
The entire city is enraged at the deaths of people who, normally, they wouldn't have time of day for.
Sergeant Phil Cerreta
Played by: Paul Sorvino
Thirty years... charmed life... I never even... fired....
Detective Lennie Briscoe
Played by: Jerry Orbach
If I was kidding I'd be wearing a Fez and no pants.
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Played by: S. Epatha Merkerson
Detective Rey Curtis
Played by: Benjamin Bratt
Rey Curtis: No, what you've got is a lot of nerve, Lennie, making it sound like I agree with you, partner.
Lennie Briscoe: It never occurred to me that you wouldn't, partner. What, you wanna see this scum bounce?
Rey Curtis: I wanna see him strapped down with a needle in his arm but I'm not gonna perjure myself to make it happen!
Detective Ed Green
Played by: Jesse L. Martin
Defense Attorney: Detective! Put a leash on your partner!
Lennie Briscoe: We gave up, he chewed through all of ours.
Detective Joe Fontana
Played by: Dennis Farina
Suspect: Is that a threat?
Joe Fontana: A threat? No. A threat would be more like... 'If you stonewall this investigation any more I'm gonna break your jaw. And when you're on the ground, I'm gonna kick you 'till you spit blood you cheap shyster.' That would be a threat. This is more of a request.
Detective Nick Falco
Played by: Michael Imperioli
Detective Nina Cassady
Played by: Milena Govich
Anita Van Buren: What is your issue Cassidy? You're always leadin' with your chin, always playin' tough. It's not smart. A good cop never takes the bait, never escalates.
"Mr. Glover, if I really had it in for your client, I could have dropped him with a justifiable shooting when I found him stabbing his own daughter to death. But I didn't. Because I exercised the control I learned in my training. That control is why your client is still alive today."
Detective Cyrus Lupo
Played by: Jeremy Sisto
Detective Kevin Bernard
Played by: Anthony Anderson
Executive Assistant District Attorney Benjamin "Ben" Stone
Played by: Micheal Moriarty
Dr. Edward Auster: When you practice medicine, Mr. Stone, sometimes the patient dies.
Ben Stone: And when you're a lawyer, Dr. Auster, some of the people you prosecute are convicted.
Assistant District Attorney Paul Robinette
Played by: Richard Brooks
"Don't tell me that tearing down a 200-year old justice system, no matter how flawed, is going to alter the consciousness of a society. Now, we're past the separate drinking-fountain stage. We're past legal discrimination. We're at the hearts and minds stage. And believe me, there's no quick fix."
From "Out Of The Half-Light" (ep. 1-11)
Ben Stone once told me I'd have to decide if I was a black man who was a lawyer or a lawyer who was black. All these years, I thought I was the latter. All these years... I was wrong.
From "Custody" (ep.6-14)
District Attorney Alfred Wentworth
Played by: Roy ThinnesAppeared only in the pilot episode, and thus appears for the fewest episodes out of any regular cast member (1).
District Attorney Adam Schiff
Played by: Steven Hill
Adam Schiff: You got what you wanted. Take the rest of the week off.
Jack McCoy: It's Friday, Adam.
Adam Schiff: So it is. See you on Monday.
Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid
Played by: Jill Hennessy
Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy (later District Attorney)
Played by: Sam Waterston
Jack McCoy: Ask me how I sleep at night.
Connie Robirosa: How do you sleep at night?
Jack McCoy: Like a baby.
Assistant District Attorney Jamie Ross (later Judge)
Played by: Carey Lowell
Assistant District Attorney Abbie Carmichael
Played by: Angie Harmon
Abbie Carmichael: I have a solution that will make us all happy.
Jack McCoy: What's that?
Abbie Carmichael: No deals for anybody. Let's hang 'em all.
District Attorney Nora Lewin
Played by: Dianne West
Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn
Played by: Elisabeth Rohm
"Is this because I'm a lesbian?"
District Attorney Arthur Branch
Played by: Fred Thompson.
Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Borgia
Played by: Annie Parisse
Arthur Branch: So, what now? We pat each other on the back and break out the blue label?
Jack McCoy: Alexandra always hated that.
Arthur Branch: I just assumed she didn't like scotch.
Jack McCoy: The whole old boy ritual. It was a little much for her.
Assistant District Attorney Connie Rubirosa
Played by: Alana de la Garza
Executive Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter
Played by: Linus Roache
Cyrus Lupo: Is this some sort of sport to you?
Michael Cutter: Stick with your law books, detective. On the page, the law is a much purer thing.
Dr. Elizabeth OlivetA psychologist who often interviews people that are claiming to have insanity defenses, and who also assists with profiling defendants. She comes from an academic background, having earned her degree in psychology through a graduate research program. Olivet is generally non-confrontational when talking to her patients. Often inclined to believe that a given client is insane (or was during the time of the crime), and has disagreed with McCoy vehemently when she feels obligated to do so. Appears in 87 episodes between seasons 2-19.
Dr. Emil SkodaA psychologist who handles the psych workups required when a defendant pleads an insanity defense, and who also assists in creating profiles of suspects. His background is in practicing medicine; he was a physician with a specialty in psychiatry before becoming an expert witness. Often disinclined to believe that a patient is insane, to the point of arguing with other psychologists (such as Olivet, and in one case, the criminal's victim) about it. Appears in 42 episodes between seasons 8-15, and 3 more in season 20.
Medical Examiners
Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Rogers: You get used to the smell.
Det. Ed Green: No you don't.Wise-cracking doctor who figures out why people died. Blase about her job, to the point of eating lunch in rooms containing corpses. She at least once had to perform an autopsy in a full HAZMAT suit. Appears in 143 episodes throughout seasons 2-20.
Other police officers
Chief of Detectives LairdVan Buren's superior. He supports her through her bout with breast cancer. Appears in 3 episodes in seasons 18-20.
Detective Tony ProfaciAnother detective in the 27th precinct. Friendly and affable. Was working for the mob. Appeared in 45 episodes in seasons 1-9. His replacements are even less known than he is.
Detective Morris LamotteDetective who worked with the squad in seasons 9-10. Burly and cheerful. In one episode he went undercover to a Neo-Nazi rally.
Detective CordovaA younger Latina detective who apparently replaced Morris Lamotte and lasted from Season 11 to season 14.
Defense Attorneys
Danielle MelnickMcCoy's friend and rival. Zealous, crusading attorney, who often takes on cases to make political points. Appeared 13 times, between seasons 2-17.
Professor Norman RothenbergA law professor who takes cases for rich clientele, Rothenberg delights in setting precedents that will help later cases — even going so far as to throw one case in order to be able to appeal it and have the appellate court rule certain types of searches unconstitutional. He admits that he only cares about the law, not justice. Appeared in 8 episodes, between seasons 4-18.
Shambala GreenGenerally worked for poor defendants. Was often involved on cases involving systematic oppression such as racism and oppression of mentally disabled people. Appeared in 6 episodes in season 1-4, and one additional episode in season 14.
Lawrence WeaverAttorney for the rich. Known for being extremely well-prepared. Appeared in 7 episodes between seasons 4 and 12.
Arthur GoldShrewd attorney for the rich and high-profile. Stone had a rivalry with him. Appeared in 6 episodes between seasons 2-11.
Randall 'Randy' J. Dworkin, Esq.A jovial and goofy lawyer, nicknamed 'Squirt', who at first disgusts McCoy but eventually earns his respect. His perpetual irreverence irritates judges, and his creative defenses often frustrate the prosecution. Only appears in 3 episodes in seasons 13-16, but memorable nevertheless.
Neil GortonJamie Ross's ex-husband. He started off only defending the innocent, but eventually attracted the attention of a client who was guilty of violent crimes but had very deep pockets. Gorton and Ross got the man acquitted, and he went on to commit more crimes. Gorton is willing to do anything to win a trial, including exploiting the terms of his divorce sesttlement with Ross (which requires them to spend a set number of hours with their children; Gorton, who runs a big law firm, can delegate to his assistants so he can spend the requisite number of hours at home, but Ross, working for the government, can't, putting her custody of the children at risk).
Marcus WollA stereotypically oily defense attorney, who's an ex-DA. Turned out be more corrupt than anyone suspected.
Judge Gary FeldmanA judge with political ambitions, who wanted to base his campaign around targeting drunk drivers. He collaborated with McCoy to hide evidence in a case involving a drunk driver that killed three people. When McCoy backed out of the scheme, he vowed revenge and went on to run against Adam Schiff. He was backed by Carl Anderton ('Burned'), who wanted revenge on Schiff for his own reasons. Appeared 3 times in Season 8.
Judge Morris Torledsky
Judge William WrightA judge whose defining characteristic was disagreeing with McCoy on everything. Notable appearances included setting aside a 'guilty' verdict for three boys convicted of raping a mentally disabled girl ('Damaged') and setting aside a 'guilty' verdict when McCoy convicted a gun dealer of murder due to his unethical business practices ('Gunshow'). In his final episode, 'Dissonance,' Nora Lewin threatened that she would destroy him unless he judged the trial fairly. Appeared in 4 episodes between seasons 8-11.
Carl AndertonAn old friend of Adam Schiff's. When his son was arrested for murder, he refused to allow his grandson to plea to an insanity defense, even though it would get his son better treatment. It turned out that this was because his grandson's insanity was genetic, and if it were known that his son had the illness, people would suspect him of having it too. When Schiff refused to allow him to sacrifice his son, Anderton sponsored Judge Feldman in the forthcoming election for District Attorney. Appeared 3 times in season 8. Played by Robert Vaughn.
Governor Donald ShalvoyAt first an ally of McCoy, he turned against the district attorney when McCoy said he'd reveal that Shalvoy was seeing prostitutes as part of a case. Shalvoy then sabotaged the case and began trying to destroy McCoy, going so far as to sponsor someone to run against him in the next elections. He appeared 4 times in seasons 18-19.
Deborah CurtisRey Curtis' wife.
Cathy BriscoeBriscoe's daughter, who isn't very close to him. Gets caught up in a drug operation, with fatal consequences.
Dr. Valerie KnightVan Buren's doctor, who treated her when she developed ovarian cancer. Appeared in 4 episodes in season 20.


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While cycling advocates call for a review of New Zealand's mandatory helmet law, a local veteran cyclist says the law is preventing serious injuries.
Police have issued more than 2000 tickets to Wairarapa cyclists not wearing helmets in the past 10 years - 50 in 2011.
Previous chairman of the Masterton Athletics and Cycling Club and former owner of Lambert Cycles, Brian Lambert, said the law was sensible and should stay.
"I've landed on my head a couple of times and just got up straight away and the helmet's been totally written off - and suffered no injuries whatsoever. So they do work."
Before the law came into force, cyclists suffered more head injuries, Mr Lambert said.
"Anyone who hasn't landed on their head previously might not realise the significance of it until they're in a crash."
Police have issued more than 85,000 tickets nationally to cyclists not wearing helmets in the past 10 years.
Fourteen cyclists have died on NZ roads and 332 have suffered serious injuries since January last year, NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) figures show. Two of the dead cyclists were not wearing helmets.
Non-compliance can result in a $55 infringement fee or maximum $1000 fine on summary conviction.
Cycling Advocates Network (CAN) spokesman Patrick Morgan said the helmet law discouraged people from cycling and the organisation wanted the law reviewed.
Mr Morgan obtained an exemption to the helmet legislation under medical grounds when he provided a doctor's certificate in 2004.
He only wears a helmet when he deems there is sufficient risk.
"It's kind of like if you imagine a car racing driver. They'd probably wear a helmet because they're doing a high-risk thing, but when you drive down to KFC you probably wouldn't bother."
A New Zealand medical journal article published in February this year found New Zealand's bicycle helmet law had failed in aspects of promoting cycling, safety, health, accident compensation, environmental issues and civil liberties.
The article estimated the law cost 53 lives each year in premature deaths due to a corresponding reluctance to cycle and lack of exercise.
NZTA spokesman Andy Knackstedt said exemptions could be given on religious or medical grounds. Nearly 150 exemptions have been granted since the law was introduced - four this year.
Bicycle helmets were made mandatory in January 1994.
The origins of the helmet law were widely attributed to the campaigning of Rebecca Oaten, dubbed the "helmet lady", in the late 1980s. Ms Oaten campaigned for helmets to be made compulsory after her son Aaron suffered permanent brain damage when hit by a car while riding to school in Palmerston North in 1986. APNZ


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Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland, suffered minor injuries in a traffic accident that took place Friday night. His office could provide few details Monday about the incident but a spokeswoman said Perata was sore enough to cancel his participation in a lobbying trip this week to Washington D.C. "He's sore, around the neck […] [Read More]
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As she waited backstage to address 2,400 delegates at the state party convention today in San Diego, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the picture of just what her campaign is doing to wrap up support, donors, and big endorsers in the nation's most populous state. Surrounded by wellwishers Saturday as she waited to hit the […] [Read More]
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Rep. Rick Renzi's troubles could spell even bigger trouble for embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The obscure Arizona Republican is under FBI investigation for a land swap deal that benefited a contributor and former business partner. Renzi has resigned his committee seats. It now appears that the Department of Justice may have delayed its investigation […] [Read More]
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Sen. Mel Martinez, a Florida Republican and Cuban immigrant, paints a sunny prospect for an immigration overhaul, saying a bill could be introduced as early as next week that could bridge factions left and right. Democrats are offering something "a little more modest, a littler more conservative," while Republicans are willing to come down a […] [Read More]
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The annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner is the perfect marriage of class and trash. Where else do you find the President of the United States in the same room with the latest cultural tsunami ("American Idol" Sanjaya) and a supermodel tsunami survivor (Petra Nemcova), a Mormon presidential candidate (Mitt Romney) and that guy who […] [Read More]
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The FBI can raid his house, but they can't push him out of Congress, Republican Rep. John Doolittle of Rocklin told reporters today. "I have no intention of resigning from Congress and I have every intention of running for re-election again," the Mother Lode Republican said in a conference call. Doolittle and his wife Julie, […] [Read More]
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Is AG long for his job? Nearly everyone on Capitol Hill thinks bloodied Attorney General Alberto Gonzales needs to step down, and someone — anyone — needs to tell Bush that. Rumors are swirling about possible replacements, mainly GOP politicians who could win Senate confirmation. Among the names: former Newport Beach congressman Chris Cox, now […] [Read More]
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It's getting positively wild in the blogosphere and blame it on San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom — again! Yes, we're talking about that crazy face off — complete with a wacky in-your-face beer and pink cocktail assault — between two wild women supporters of "our awesome mayor and his awesome hair," and the blogger known […] [Read More]
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An eighth grade Canadian boy has invented a plastic decal that will stop birds from flying into windows. The decal is painted ultraviolet, a color that is invisible to humans, but very visible to birds. It's like putting a big stop sign in the middle of the window, " Charlie Sobcov on CBC Radio.
500 million birds a year in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada were dying as a result of crashing into windows. Many deadly bird collision are with the windows of skyscrapers along their migratory paths.
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Coach Wallace was back on the sidelines, as the Chieftains hosted Jackson. Both teams still in the hunt for that first win of the season.
In the thrid quarter, Okemos was up 7-0 and Jackson was forced to punt. And watch out - Javon Greca's kick was blocked by Okemos. It bounced into the endzone, and the Chieftains picked up the safety, 9-0 Okemos.
Jackson finally got on the board in the fourth quarter. Greca took a keeper, and barreled inside for a touchdown. However, the Vikings would miss the extra-point, 9-6 Okemos.
With two minutes remaining in the game, Grant Klaver hande off to Kome Johnson, and he fought his way in for the touchdown. And the Cheifs rolled to a 10-point lead.
And if that was not enough, the icing on teh cake came from a Greca scramble. He could not fidn a man open so he tossed it up and hoped a receiver could catch it. But, it landed in the hands of Tristan Bolas for an interception, and it sealed the deal for the Chiefs.
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Thus continuing the trend of people loving the "dogfood" when they're inside a company, and throwing it up when they're out.
Most of the ones I notice (both with people I know and those in public) are former Microsoft employees. People leave and immediately switch to Macs, iPhones, iPads, Google Docs, Chrome, Android devices, etc.
What I never see is people leaving Apple and switching to other products — PCs, Android devices, Windows Phone, etc. I'm sure there are some out there, but for the most part ex-Apple employees seem to remain "loyal" to the brand. Read into that what you will.
Kevin Fitchard of GigaOm:
T-Mobile will shift entirely to its unsubsidized Value Plans, which offer customers far cheaper rates for voice and particular data. Traditionally carriers factor subsidies into their normal contracts rates – basically you're paying a mortgage on your phone. With the Value program, T-Mobile is keeping the contract, but passing what it saves on subsidies back to consumer.
I, for one, really really really hopes this works. But my guess is that it won't. Customers absolutely should be fine with paying more upfront in order to save a ton in the long run, but it never works that way. Instant gratification, and all that.
The finance part of the equation is certainly a wild-card, but that sounds awfully convoluted. My only hope is that it's only slightly more convoluted than a two-year carrier contract. Also, that T-Mobile can get its head out of its ass and launches an LTE network sometime this decade.
LTE would be nice, but 3G would be better. Were I to bring my own phone over to their network right now, I'd only get EDGE at best, which while adequate for text, is a bit on the slow side.
Marco Arment, reacting to Andy Ihnatko's thoughts that the consumers lose as a result of Apple's win over Samsung:
What's really going to disrupt the iPhone is going to be something completely different, not something that tries so hard to clone the iPhone that it hits Apple's patents.
Unoriginal manufacturers will need to pay for their unoriginality. The most reasonable course of action, therefore, is to truly innovate and design products that aren't such close copies.
I fail to see how consumers lose.
I completely agree that what will end the iPhone's run is something totally different, not a copycat. Maybe Apple will make that product, or maybe someone else will. This case does nothing to stop that. It simply stops people from copying the current iPhone.
What does worry me about this lawsuit is that it's going to lead to many more. And it makes patents even more important, and as such, more valuable. That could end up hurting many companies, both large and small. And it could distract from innovation because everyone will be so preoccupied with filing patents, looking for ones that they might be infringing upon, or in court.
This has been the top story on Techmeme the entire day — complete with what may well be the worst headline ever to grace Techmeme: "What's up dock? Apple to shrink connector for iPhone 5"
The pun is bad. The inability to count is worse.
John Gruber tried to talk some people off the ledge earlier:
Regarding the article: Apple is already abandoning its own only-a-decade-old proprietary adaptor for something better and smaller; PC notebooks still ship with huge 25-year-old VGA ports. Every time I bring this up, the VGA defenders argue that of course notebooks need to ship with VGA ports, added thickness be damned, because the world is full of VGA-only projectors. But the world is also full of Apple 30-pin dock connector cables and accessories. This is how progress is made.
Finally, Rene Ritchie comes through:
While this seems like this should go without saying, because of all the questions we've been getting, and posts we've been seeing, iMore reached out to the original sources that gave us the new Dock connector story way back in February just to make doubly sure — and yes, there will be an adapter for the iPhone 5's smaller Dock connector that will let it work with many of the accessories designed for the old 30-pin Dock connector.
Thank god. Major international crisis averted. Just imagine if Apple had forgotten!
Newsflash: device subsidies aren't actually a great deal for consumers. The big carriers trick you up front to get you in the rear.
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To its many fans, Apple is more of a religious cult than a company. An iToaster that downloads music while toasting bread would probably get the same kind of worldwide attention.
Don't let that fool you into thinking that it matters. The big competitors in the mobile-phone industry such as Nokia Oyj and Motorola Inc. won't be whispering nervously into their clamshells over a new threat to their business.
First, Apple is late to this party. The company didn't invent the personal computer or MP3 player, but it was among the pioneers of both products. Yet there is no shortage of phones out there. There are already big companies that dominate the space, all of whom will defend their turf. That means Apple will have to fight hard for every sale.
Yet Apple has never been good at working with other companies. If it knew how to do that, it would be Microsoft Corp.
Lastly, the iPhone is a defensive product. It is mainly designed to protect the iPod, which is coming under attack from mobile manufacturers adding music players to their handsets.
It won't come from the iPhone. Apple will sell a few to its fans, but the iPhone won't make a long-term mark on the industry.
Nailed it.
I mean…
I'm absolutely flabbergasted. Where to begin? The fucking Nokia Oyj?!
Hindsight is 20/20 and all that. But come on. What a huge jackass. If he had said the exact opposite of everything he said, he would have been much closer to the truth than he was.
[thanks Tobin]
When I posted my Instagram comparison shots earlier, people bitched that it wasn't the same scene, so it wasn't a fair comparison.
Fair enough.
John Gruber took the *exact* same shot with an iPhone 4S and a Galaxy Nexus — using the same filter. The results once again speak for themselves.
While it looks like the Galaxy Nexus has shit on the lens. The reality is that it's just a shittier lens.
I've been testing out Tweetbot for iPad for a few weeks now, it's brilliant. Well worth the $2.99 price. If you're in any way a Twitter power user, this is the client to get.
And I say that as a huge fan of Twitter's official client for iPad. My concern is that, like the iPhone version, it will soon be "upgraded" — which, in many of our eyes, has unfortunately meant "made worse".
On that topic, Tweetbot has unleashed a one-two punch today and also unveiled Tweetbot 2.0 for iPhone (also $2.99 as a separate app from the iPad version, but the upgrade from version 1 is free). I've also had the chance to try that out for a few weeks, and it's my go-to Twitter client on the device now. It's in my dock.
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She had a few Cannolis from Cannoli Kings, imported from LA. Cut back Brit
I'm putting her in my death pool
Why are we all so intrigued by this mess, this awful trainwreck? It's like looking at a bloody car crash where you crings and say "Dayum, glad that wasn't me!" Whoever said Brit's performance rated on the talent level of a middle school talent show.....really nailed the whole outcome of this performance. I think my ballet recitals were better than this. Poor girl, really....I mean it's just so damn sad! And she still thinks she has a hot bod. And while I agree she isn't a fat slob or anything.....it's just not kickin-it with that paunch and dimpled ass. She looks like the afternoon strippers (you know, the ones that aren't hot enough to work the evening shift?) at a downtown Tulsa, OK strip club. Thinkin' they're hot when they're not. But man, she's still rakin in a lot of money. Maybe that's why we're all enjoying the trainwreck so much. Sad.
Umm. Shouldn't that be 1998 to 2004 (or whenever she had her last 'hit')? Since then it's been nothing but pap love.
Ok, so we all set the bar high on the performance. Yeah she looked like she wasn't trying at all, and that half way through the perfomnace she was going to run off stage, but it will only take a good performance or video for her to bring it back. It's not possible for her career to end. On a personal note, I love her!! She did suck. I'm pissed I've waited for a week and half for that!!!!! The whole kid thing, was uncalled for though.
I don't feel sorry for her, she's a big girl and needs to grow up, but I'm also not surprised. I was only a matter of time. And I don't know who's got her dressing like that but she's way too heavy for it. She's not by no means overweight, but unless she's fit and in shape she needs to cover up her midriff.
Never cared for her in the first place but also never had anything against her. Now I think she's a horrible roll model and can't believe parents ever allowed their daughters to look up to her, expose your children to positive roll models. Their music taste in one thing, but make sure they know talent does not always equal good vaules or choices.
Britney's career has been over when she decided to be a mother. Having two kids back to back with a guy she barely knows is insane. It is apparent that she cannot handle the loss of her career, teeters back and forth on drugs to deal with her poor choices, but really wants things to be like it was in the Mickey Mouse Club. One stupid decision, to hook up with Kevin, ruined her young adulthood. She needs to keep seeing a shrink. She has beautiful children now and if she doesn't want them, I will take them! LOL Im kidding, Im sure she wants her children, she just doesn't know how to be selfless because the attention was always on her all of her life. As a mommy all of your time goes into being a mommy and not a star. (If you cannot handle both).
It would be prudent of Britney's people to issue a statement right about now.
Not buying the excuse being given about overhearing the monologue before she went on. Too convenient, too obvious. Neither do I think the supposed 'change' in her routine was at fault. Look at the videos of the rehearsal - it looks just like the routine that was aired on the awards.
A truly classy response would be to NOT make (possibly phony) excuses. Apologize to the fans, admit it was a big screw up on her OWN part, and word hard to turn in a fantastic performance at some other venue.
Yay! it's over, now we can all go HOME. she blew it, she wanted to party & think she was some hoochie-mama, thinking she could juggle her career, partying & her kids. WELL SHE CAN'T!! maybe that in-bred sponge cousin that handles her she be brought up on fraud charges for passing herself off as an ASSistant. she's steering her cousin straight-to-HELL! forget the lip-syncing career britney, you'll get much more from your kids........
I love it!!!!! Way back when my fantasies of her were unrealistic - I bump into her at an upscale club, restraunt, or hotel. Now she makes me even hotter, knowing that I could actually have a chance with her - I might bump into her in a seedy alley, crackhouse, or find her laying in a gutter!
#60 she should stay off of tv and stay at home with her kids if she doesn't like what people are saying about her. You gotta take the good with the bad, she was horrible plain and simple and should not have brought her fat ass on stage looking like that. It's her own fault. I would have still did my job and then cursed that B (SS) out afterwards. She is using that as an excuse. Stars get talked about all the time....
LOL. Exactly! So true, so succinct. That peformance was a complete disaster, and I was really hoping Britney would come through. There were a lot of people HOPING that she would fail, and well she proved them right. Such a shame; she's obviously in a really disturbed place right now, and needs to check out.
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28 Days Later was released June 27th, 2003 and stars Alex Palmer, Bindu De Stoppani, Jukka Hiltunen, David Schneider, Cillian Murphy, Toby Sedgwick, Naomie Harris, Noah Huntley. The film is directed by Danny Boyle.