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The Black Bear Diner almost made me start lecturing about portion sizes.
Portion sizes — that is, overinflated, supersized portions — are a big contributor to the obesity problem in this country because we're conditioned to think that enough food to fuel a longshoreman is also the right amount for a cube farmer. But I'll admit there's something to be said for a big breakfast, at least once in a while. It sure gets the old metabolism going, and can be enough to keep you from getting hungry for pretty much the rest of the day, which is what our breakfasts at the Black Bear Diner did for us.
I ordered the chicken-fried steak and eggs ($9.99) partly because the menu says it's their No. 1-selling breakfast, partly because I wanted to see if this outlet of a smallish western chain could master this not-so-easy-to-execute Southern classic. (And, yeah, I liked that they honored the historic name and didn't wuss out and use "country-fried," like a lot of Yankee places.)
Anyway, the food arrived and I actually felt my eyes grow wide, verging on bugging out. This wasn't a plate, it was a platter, and it was covered with food.
First, the chicken-fried steak, which, as it turned out, shouldn't have been a concern because it was perfection itself, way bigger than I expected, the meat on the tough side in the finest tradition, the breading puffy and slightly crisp, the gravy creamy and oh, so nice. The two eggs were overeasy as we'd asked, the hash browns (fried red potatoes were the other option) delightfully brown and crisp in spots, slightly soft in others, and in great profusion. But wait! There was more, in the form of a house-baked biscuit, which was just about the biggest biscuit I've ever seen. Size didn't matter, though, because it was fluffy and buttery.
We're fans of corned-beef hash ($8.99), which is seeing something of a renaissance lately. Good versions are popping up all over, many of the restaurants proclaiming, as the Black Bear Diner does, that no cans were injured in the making of the product. Many of the local versions we've tried are cut in large pieces, others so finely minced as to seem nearly ground. Black Bear splits the difference by shredding its corned beef, a particularly handy way of divvying up a brisket. It was well seasoned, well-cooked and, especially mixed with the diced fried potatoes, onion and green pepper, very satisfying. Again, the eggs were cooked just right (Mama Bear would approve), the toast toast.
We could tell not only from the biscuit but also from the pies in the case by the front door that baking is a Black Bear forte, so we decided to try the classic bear claw ($4.49). Again, huge — about the size of an actual bear's paw, I swear — and quite nice, with a flaky upper layer cloaking a dense cinnamon one.
Service throughout was fine, with food arriving promptly, beverages refilled regularly. The decor, as you might imagine, runs heavily to bear kitsch — including a shelf around the entire place, stacked high with bears of every description — but it's actually kind of charming.
We were tempted by the fresh orange juice but figured it would just take us over the top when we already were nearly there. But that's the good thing about a big breakfast: We just skipped lunch and dinner.
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Born in Bellaire, Ohio, in May, 1957, he was among the last graduating class of the Windsor Mountain School in Lennox, Massachusetts. Attended Marlboro College in Vermont. Performed in summer stock and regional theatres in Vermont, Michigan and West Virginia before settling in Chicago and joining The Remains ensemble. Levine worked on stage at ...
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Eurotech Blows A Fuse
Jonathan B. LevineThe past few weeks have produced a spate of distressing news for some of the mainstays of Europe's high-tech industry. At state-owned French computer maker Groupe Bull, for instance, record losses of $2 billion over the past three years finally did in Chairman Francis Lorentz on June 23. But the government's curious choice of successor, Bernard Pache, the head of the state coal company, seems ominous. He is better known for mothballing businesses than for rebuilding them.
Bull was far from alone in making European high-technology analysts uneasy. Only days earlier, Dutch behemoth Philips Electronics destroyed the optimism building around its return from massive 1990 losses with the news that its flagship consumer-electronics business is floundering. Perhaps more unsettling, Germany's Siemens has quietly decided against dumping more cash into a losing war with Japanese and South Korean memory-chip rivals. The decision will knock Europe out of the global race in a critical technology after 1995--and leave Siemens' partner, IBM, searching for a new mate.
HYBRIDS. All in all, these developments are "further indication that Europe's old-line players are still struggling to compete," says William J. Pade, head of McKinsey & Co.'s European electronics consultancy in London. Last year, the Continent's trade deficit in high-tech products--mainly computers, chips, and consumer electronics--hit a staggering $40 billion. And, Pade warns, "things will get worse rather than better."
That will put pressure on European players to accelerate ties to U.S. and Asian allies for new technology and investment. The result may be more global hybrids operating in a web of cross-ownerships and alliances.
The change at Bull comes at an awkward moment. After a decade of constant restructuring, Lorentz finally had cut costs by slashing 13,000 jobs and settled on a strategy to unify Bull's jumble of computer product lines. Despite government opposition, he linked up with IBM and NEC Corp. But the fact that 1992 first-half losses would approach $285 million helped give vindictive bureaucrats an opening to dump Lorentz.
SHOCKER. Now, the turnaround is up to Pache, 57, head of Charbonnages de France. There are no signs yet that he will make any changes in Bull's strategy. But the company already has lost crucial time in bringing new products to market because of the warfare over IBM and NEC, says French computer analyst Daniel LeBourhis.
The same holds true for Philips. Savage price-cutting on televisions, videocassette recorders, and other consumer gear has stopped the company's turnaround cold. After a rebound last year to $553 million in profits before extraordinary items, Philips warned in mid-June that 1992 profits could slide below last year's. That was a shock to analysts, who had not been tipped at a meeting just days earlier. The resulting 18% plunge in Philips stock immediately triggered a lawsuit from U.S. investors claiming that the company had misled them. "We presented the information as timely as possible," says Henk Bodt, chairman of the consumer-electronics unit. Now, the company's fate hangs more than ever on its ability to stimulate consumer demand with new products, such as a digital audio-cassette player set for launch next fall.
RATHOLE. Such jams are increasingly forcing Europe's technology giants to face up to the realities of global competition. When the market for new 16-megabit DRAMs, or dynamic random-access memory chips, winds down in the mid-1990s, Siemens will retreat as Europe's sole domestic producer. That leaves Europe without a maker of the product considered crucial to developing advanced production techniques for other chips. The reason for the retreat: Japanese and Korean price pressures mean "our losses grow with every DRAM we sell," says Klaus H. Knapp, a senior director in Siemens' chip unit, which has recently suffered annual losses of roughly $300 million. An investment of $1 billion in a plant for next-generation 64-megabit chips, which Siemens was widely expected to build with IBM, would be money down a rathole, he says.
While cutting losses is welcomed by Siemens investors, the retreat is a blow to those who fear it could expose European chip buyers to hardball tactics by Asian suppliers, especially in a market shortage. "Relying entirely on the outside is dangerous," warns a European Commission official. About the only thing more dangerous would be a further crippling of Europe's technology leaders in a year that's shaping up as make-or-break for many.
TROUBLE SPOTS IN EUROPE'S HIGH TECH BULL Chairman ousted as big losses in mainframes and PCs continue SIEMENS Retreats from advanced memory chips, ending Europe's role in that market PHILIPS Turnaround set back by deep discounting in consumer electronics


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Charleston Area
Hey guys/gals, looking for places to go in and around Summerville, Goose Creek, Charleston Metro area. I don't think I want to risk Light Road without a winch and some floaties, haha, I've seen many pics of rigs beefier than mine up to the door handles in water out there. I've heard that there is someplace in Mt. Pleasant to get into the national park, but I can't find it. Seeing as how utility eavesments are "No Tresspassing" areas if you get busted I'd like to stay legal. Any ideas as to where to go?
im also in the charleston/west ashley area lookin for a place to go
Hey Lowcountry'ers. About the only place local you can do anything is the Francis Marion Natl Forrest. Check out http://www.palmettojeepclub.org and join the local forum there. These guys hit the forrest a lot plus do group trips up-state and out of state.
That sounds great with the Feb. 2nd clean up, I've never been out that way though, how do I get there?
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Gulches Off*Road Vehicle Park |
here is another not far |
haha that brings back some memories on light road, I got stuck there like 2 or 3 times and my buddys in a ford f250 had to get me out.
But anyways there were some areas by the Hatchery in Moncks Corner, I used to go offroading there all the time, but I don't know if you can still go over there... |
In hanahan between Bi-low and Red Bank there is a road with some distributors, no trespassing signs all along the road, but if you go thru the last parking lot there us no signs. You can also get there from foster creek rd if you turn right by the church. No signs there either.
In Goose Creek: between N. Rhett and the navy base there is an old gas station called JPs there is a little path in the corner of their lot with no signs. Also at the extreme north end of N. Rhett it dead ends with a sign and chain supposedly held by a nail. Heard there are some gnarly trails back there. The first 2 are mud. Goose creek pretty much swamp with quad trails. Hanahan mud paths with some that have the possibility of drowning your jeep. Goose creek trails are very light no winch or friend needed. Hanahan I hit by myself and almost got stuck twice. Lots of rocking to get free. I don't have any recovery equip but happy to hit any trails with ya, just PM me. I am laid up for a while with a torn calf. But there is a video of a guy wheeling in lot behind a wal mart on the way to Folley Beach. |
Also heard of some deep mud behind Yokoso's in north chuck. No signs if I remember correctly.
Back in the day we used to go down Sheep Island Rd to see how good our rigs were. After my buddy's K5 got stuck, and I got my Bronco stuck trying to pull him out, he got stuck just trying to get out. Long story short, we had to rent a bull dozer for an hour to get out of there. Man those were the days. Haven't been out that way in a while, I heard they were paving it...
does anyone know a local place to get parts around here, im looking for procomp or kc lights.
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"That which does not kill us makes us stronger"
Friedrich Nietzsche's most famous quote captures the experience Saint Mary's Health Plans had in modernizing its member services operation while managing a new partnership with Nevada Health Link (NV Health Link), the state's Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance exchange. "The Individual Mandate of the ACA presents the opportunity to increase Saint Mary's Health Plans' membership by making our products available to more people," said Dettling. "At the same time, this meant managing significant change. Changes include moving from selling exclusively through brokers to developing direct-to-consumer relationships. Many prospective members never had health insurance, so they understandably have many questions. Increased 'talk time' combined with huge spikes in call volume and issues with the NV Health Link exchange challenged us.
In the end, we persevered and innovated in critical ways that has strengthened our business. The story is not over. Open enrollment in Nevada is extended through May. Billing responsibilities may shift from the state exchange to carriers later this year. And then we prepare for 2015 open enrollment. We are making forward progress, and I look forward to sharing our experience with our member services professionals."
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Date/Time: Thursday, May 15 from 1 p.m. -- 2 p.m. EST/10 a.m. -- 11 a.m. PST
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Saint Mary's Health Plans (SMHP) was established in Reno, Nev., in 1993, initially as a health maintenance organization (HMO) affiliated with Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center. Through substantial growth it now consists of point-of-service health plans, Saint Mary's Preferred Health Insurance Company, Preferred Health Care Network (PHCN), CDS Group Health and HealthFirst -- an HMO/POS that is nationally accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and was named the top plan in Nevada in the NCQA Private Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2012-2013. For more information, visit www.saintmaryshealthplans.com or find Saint Mary's Health Plans on Facebook and Twitter.
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OXFORD – Cameron Clarke wanted to finish his final round Wednesday with a birdie.
The Bruce golfer settled for a hard-earned par and a two-stroke victory against his challenger, Vardaman's Brandon Walker, to win the age division 14-15 title of the North Mississippi Coca-Cola Junior Golf Tour Championship at the Ole Miss Golf Club.
Clarke entered the day a shot behind Walker and Pontotoc's Denver Russell. He re- corded a 2-over-par 74 on Wednesday to finish with a two-day total of 155. Walker was second at 157 and Russell finished third with a 161.
"I had a 3-foot putt, downhill, for birdie on 18," Clarke said.
"It went by the hole about five feet. I made it coming back."
The par putt would be enough to clinch the championship for the Bruce High School golfer, who started Wednesday's play with a bogey.
"I hit almost every fairway today and hit almost every green and two-putted," Clarke said.
Konrad Vernon, a rising senior at Columbus, played consistent for two days and recorded a 78-79 – 157 to beat first-round leader Jacob Dixon of Baldwyn by five strokes.
The victory was the first on the Tour this summer for Vernon, who had three second-place finishes.
"It feels good," he said. "I finally won and it was the last one."
Grenada's Hunter Logan won the 12-13 division, West Point's Cohen Trolio the 10-11, West Point's Collins Trolio the division for 9-under and Kossuth's Alyssa Trulove the girls division.
"We had a huge year, all our events were full," said Tour official Bo Reid. "Getting experience in competitive golf at a young age is valuable."


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I love my DT770 Pro 80ohm headphones, but during long sessions, they tend to... give me headaches, I feel like my ears are being punctured (little extreme) and need air. I am going to college and do not want to bring my ginormous HS80m studio monitors with me, as they would be cumbersome on a small desk and I don't want anyone to damage/steal them, so I need something that allows my ears to breathe. I don't want anything to replace my DT770's, but I do want something to compliment (or contrast?) them.
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China to deploy huge Big Brother surveillance network with Cisco's help
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China plans to put a network of 500,000 surveillance cameras in place around Chongqing to keep an eye on its citizens, with the help of Western tech and networking companies such as Cisco Systems Inc. The government claims the network will be used to prevent crime and monitor traffic, but the public sees it as another step towards a complete Big Brother culture in the country, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The system, dubbed "Peaceful Chongquing," is among the largest and most sophisticated video surveillance projects of its kind, which aims to cover half a million intersections, neighborhoods and parks over nearly 400 square miles. Chongqing's government will be investing more than $800 million for the project and another $1.6 billion will be coming from other unspecified sources, according to the report.
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Cisco, the world's biggest manufacturer of networking equipment, is expected to supply the hardware necessary to operate the complex surveillance system, according to people familiar with the deal. Cisco was brought in by Chinese security company Hikvision Digital Technology, the project's main contractor.
Hikvision's president, Hu Yangzhong, said that funds would be used to build the central surveillance network and installing a portion of the cameras, while other cameras would be installed by owners of residences, office buildings and others. Regardless of whose camera it is, all will be linked to one network that is monitored by the Chinese government.
The project sheds light on the lengths Western tech companies would go to for profit — willing to sell their products in China, the Middle East and other places where they can potentially be used for shady political purposes and not just public safety.


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"Save America's Treasures" has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington's tent.
65% of Americans don't know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
The "Teaching American History" grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
40% of Americans can't identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
"There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country," John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
The "We the People Program," which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
The least-understood branch of our military was born 60 years ago but today is coming into prominence as never before
"BUT, DAD, THOSE DON'T LOOK LIKE American soldiers." My son was right. The bearded young men leaping from a white pickup truck in a TV news clip were dressed in an curious assortment of Western and Afghan garb. Yet even in the few seconds of broadcast images, one could see by their quick, purposeful movements that the newsman's call was correct: The men securing a forlorn Al Qaeda safe house were U.S.
The Cuban Missile Crisis as seen from the Kremlin
THE WORLD CAME CLOSE TO A NUCLEAR CLASH THREE times during the half-century of the Cold War. The first was in Korea when China's intervention snatched imminent victory from General MacArthur. Only a nuclear strike could save the situation, but President Harry Truman firmly rejected it. The second time came in 1962, at the moment of greatest tension around Cuba, 40 years ago this October. And the last was in Vietnam when many American military and political leaders believed that atomic weapons alone could redress the failure of the war's progress. Read more »
Seen in its proper historical context—amid the height of the Cold War—the investigation into Kennedy's assassination looks much more impressive and its shortcomings much more understandable
In September 1994, after doggedly repeating a white lie for forty-seven years, the Air Force finally admitted the truth about a mysterious 1947 crash in the New Mexico desert. The debris was not a weather balloon after all but wreckage from Project Mogul, a top-secret high-altitude balloon system for detecting the first Soviet nuclear blasts halfway across the globe. Read more »
Jack Kennedy came into the White House determined to dismantle his Republican predecessor's rigid, formal staff organization in favor of a spontaneous, flexible, hands-on management style. Thirty years Bill Clinton seems determined to do the same thing. He would do well to remember that what it got JFK was the Bay of Pigs and the Vietnam War.
In early October of 1963, Rep. Clement Zablocki, a Wisconsin Democrat, led a House Foreign Affairs Committee fact-finding delegation to South Vietnam. Invited to the White House when he returned, Zablocki told President John F. Kennedy he thought that removing President Ngo Dinh Diem would be a big mistake, unless the United States had a successor in the wings. Remember Cuba, Zablocki said. "Batista was bad, but Castro is worse." Read more »
It was August 1941, and Congressman Sam Rayburn was worried about the draft. He personally had no fear of being called; rather, as Speaker of the House, he wanted very much to pass a bill that would keep the Selective Service Act in force. That law had whooped through Congress a year earlier, just after the fall of France and with the Battle of Britain on every front page. But the British had held, and the Nazis had directed their armies against the Soviet Union. It was possible to believe that war might spare our country after all.
This century's most powerful Secretary of State talks about the strengths and weaknesses of the Foreign Service, the role of the CIA, the rights of journalists, the contrast between meddlers and statesmen—and about the continuing struggle for a coherent foreign policy
THE CONDUCT of American foreign policy has changed radically since the days when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was essentially his own Secretary of State. AMERICAN HERITAGE believes it is a matter of importance to examine those changes through the eyes of an expert. Few people, we think, better qualify as such than Henry A. Kissinger, who not only had a hand in those changes but who probably exercised greater power than any Secretary of State in this century. Dr.Read more »
The safest, fastest, most convivial operation in the annals of espionage
A little autobiography is needed. I was born a U.S. citizen, in Lenox, Massachusetts, to be precise, and educated in France and England. I therefore speak French with a French accent and English with an English one. Now this is not allowed of Americans. An American can quite legitimately speak with a Latvian, Korean, Irish, German, Italian, or Greek accent and no one cares, you are an okay American. But if you speak with an English one, people ask if you are "really" American.Read more »
The American Experience With Foreign Aid
Imagine a person of great wealth with a habit of giving away vast sums and lending more. In order to understand his character, we should examine how the money is dispensed and why. Who are the recipients? What does the donor expect of them in return? How does he react if his expectations are not fulfilled? By asking the same questions of a wealthy and seemingly generous government, we can acquire a similar insight into its character. Read more »
The U-2, Cuba, and the CIA
In the still of the October night, the slender, birdlike plane lifted into the sky from its base in California, climbed sharply on a column of flame, and headed east through the darkness. Pilot Richard Heyser, in the cramped, tiny cockpit, had good reason to be apprehensive, but he had little time to worry.Read more »
When and how it got the green light to conduct "subversive operations abroad"
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Hi Linda – I think I'm your long lost twin 🙂 Same era, about the same height, and I used to make really cool long skirts from that type of fabric – I'd find a wonderful fabric with a nice border print & lay out the pattern so the print was along the hem of the skirt. One thing about the 70's….the styles were clean-lined & simple, not much tailoring, so I recall sewing up things very quickly. I love the look of your top in the photo!


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He married Nadine Joy Butler on Oct. 8, 1958. She survives of the home.
Stephen was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Gardeners Bay and USS Boxer from 1955 to 1959. He received a good conduct medal and an honorable discharge for his service.
He also was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Dale Sisk II, three brothers, Harold, David and Gerald Sisk; and a sister, Geraldine Westall.
Additional survivors include three sons, Brian Sisk, of Sorrento, La., Brent Sisk, of Arizona and Ken Sisk, of Duncanville, Texas; two daughters, Laurie Sisk, of Fort Scott, Kan., and Angela Sisk, of San Diego, Calif., five brothers, Olen Sisk, of Maine, Bob Sisk, of Texas, Jack Sisk, of California, and Byron and Myron Sisk, both of Joplin; six grandsons; six granddaughters and numerous great-grandchildren.
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Everyday I get dozens of offers in my inbox asking me to take a survey for cash. It's fun taking surveys for cash – the problem is that it is getting harder and harder to tell which offers are for real and which offers are trying to scam me.
To help us avoid getting burned, I've put together a list of my top 7 ways to spot a survey scam…
1. They ask for money
This one may seem obvious, but these sites wouldn't keep popping up if people weren't falling for it. There are hundreds of these scams on the internet and usually start by promising you access to "top-paying surveys" just as soon as you hand over $24.99. Once you pay the fee, all you'll get is a small e-book filled with a few links that you could easily have found for free doing a search on Google.
2. They post an ad on Craigslist
It seems innocent enough. The company says they are looking for participants in their survey and all you need to do is email them some contact information. Stop! These types of offers are usually email farms where the poster is simply collecting all of the email addresses that respond so that they can later spam the email accounts with offers for Viagra, etc.
3. They offer too much money
If a survey is promising $75 for 15 minutes of work, you should click the back button as FAST as possible. My general rule of thumb with any survey or internet offer is if it sounds too good to be true, than it is probably a scam.
4. They want to pre-qualify you…. for an hour
There types of surveys are very sneaky. It's not uncommon for surveys to ask you a few pre-qualifying questions before beginning the actual survey. They do this because companies want to make sure they are reaching survey takers that meet their target demographic. The problem is when the pre-qualifying portion seems to go on forever by asking a hundred questions and by the time you get to the end, the survey says, "Sorry, it doesn't look like you qualify." The trick is that you really just took the survey and they didn't pay you for it, because it was all in the name of "pre-qualification."
5. They try too hard
Everybody is looking to make an extra buck these days so it's not very hard to find people to take surveys for extra money. That's why if it seems like a survey operator is pushing too hard for you to take the survey, it is likely a scam. One of the red flags to look out for is if their web page is filled with testimonials from former survey takers. Real survey companies don't have to beg that hard.
6. They require an unachievable minimum before sending a check
This one annoys me the most. You join a survey group and they promise you a dollar or two for each survey you take. There's nothing wrong with that, except later you find out that you must accumulate some insane amount of earnings before they will send you a check. This is popular scam because the survey company knows that very few people will stick with it long enough to see an actual check.
7. They lack a Privacy Policy
Always check to make sure a survey company has a privacy policy before signing up. Otherwise your email address and personal information could be at risk. These sites often take your information and resell it to other companies ensuring that you'll see a lot more spam than you will cash.
Don't get discouraged Penny Hoarders. If you like taking surveys for cash, there are several companies that are legitimate. I've previously written about my success with Inbox Dollars (Make $30 at Inbox Dollars), but another company I like is Consumer Opinion Institute. They send me surveys in the mail and there is always a $5 dollar bill tucked inside as a thank you. It's always such a nice surprise!
I'd love for folks to share in the comments if you have a favorite survey company or website that has paid you. No scams please – we know better. 🙂
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Everybody knows Superman is unique, but there is a secret.
Most of people thought that superman did not exist, or that had been defeated by Doomsday.
Doomsday was dominating the world until one day, a meteorite fell far from the city. Those who were saved found somebody inside the meteorite, a boy that was looking for his father. They asked him who was his father and he said:
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What exactly is Howard Stern's beef with Jay Leno? That question arises every time Stern blasts Leno on his own Sirius radio show or in an interview with someone else.
Howard goes after Jay yet again this week, when the shock jock appears on Piers Morgan's new CNN interview show Tuesday night (9/8c). On the show, Stern calls the "Tonight Show" host "insane" and labels him "a crook," according to a story in the New York Post.
"The world knows exactly what [Jay's] up to," Stern thunders in the pre-taped interview on "Piers Morgan Tonight." "He steals a tremendous amount of material."
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Stern goes on to compare Leno unfavorably with David Letterman. "He's not fit to scrub David Letterman's feet!" rants Stern, who then turns his ire on Leno's fans. "I don't know how he's beaten David Letterman in the ratings. It's beyond my comprehension. America must be filled with morons who at night lay in bed – the ones who are watching him, they must be in a coma."
If Stern backs up his accusation that Leno steals material with examples of his alleged theft, the New York Post story doesn't say so – which means we'll all have to tune in to see if Stern specifies what Jay supposedly stole.
Maybe Morgan got Stern to shed some light on why he hates Jay so much. Though Stern's history as a guest on Letterman's late-night shows stretches back farther than Stern's acquaintanceship with Leno, there was a time when Stern seemed perfectly happy to appear on either of the men's shows.
There are those who say Stern is still miffed by Leno's hiring of one of his guys, John Melendez, as "Tonight Show" announcer in 2004. It's been said that Stern thought the hire was underhanded, particularly because Leno never contacted Stern to run it by him first.
Well, if that's the reason to badmouth Jay repeatedly for years on end, then that's Howard's business. It just doesn't sound to us like the loss of John Melendez should continue to wound Stern so deeply nearly seven years later.
So what's really going on here? Any theories as to why Stern hates Leno so much? Are his feelings sincere? Or is Howard just drumming up controversy to draw attention to Tuesday's interview?


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If she thinks that's cool, wait until she gets to college, and all the "cool" things she'll be able to get up to then. Her dad will be so proud.....
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My initial reaction was whoopty-doo. No big deal....then I watched the video.
Care to post a link to the video?
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The NRA insists that the best way to prevent more mass shootings is to give more "good guys" guns.
And what happens when one or some of those "good guys" flip out or forget to take their medication.....? LOL, the NRA are nuts.
As bad as his acting is, Dwayne Johnson probably would've been a better casting choice, just based on size/frame and general aggressiveness.
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I don't understand why she killed herself for this though - all she did was put the call through to someone else, who divulged the details. She wasn't a receptionist or anything like that, so she wouldn't have had training on screening calls. Not that I'm making light of her death - the exact opposite, I think it's a horrible thing to have happened, but just seems so "harsh" to kill yourself for putting a call through. It's a 1 second decision that cost her life....I just can't get over that.
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I agree with mikemiro - 34 women do not make a statistical pimple in the face of evidence. Actually I can't believe this makes news. This means I could get a bunch of my friends together, run a "test" and come out with the data, and hit the headlines. Hmmm....that's going to be added to the SEO arsenal....
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A very volatile place. The people,and the islands with earthquakes,and tsunamis. Not good IMO....
Ahuh. Sounds a lot like Japan....
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Yet another user throws down the gauntlet for PSY, saying, "I'll recognize he's the real thing when he starts playing to sold-out shows at huge venues in America."
By that definition, essentially NONE of the Japanese pop stars are "the real thing", with possibly the exception of Ayumi Hamasaki
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Not intending to sound insensitive, but as the saying goes, this is the bed the Americans made; now they gotta sleep in it.
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@Fadamor - you completely miss the point. Game console companies can't be held responsible for WHERE you use the console. Train companies, however, ARE responsible for providing a safe environment in which to travel.
Posted in: Boy falls onto train tracks while looking at handheld game console
My rules of thumb, in order of preference: 1. Stand with your back against a wall or pillar 2. Stand side-on to the tracks with legs planted well apart 3. Stand with one foot well ahead of the other, in a "bracing" type of way
I'm not normally paranoid, but since living in Japan, I follow these rules to a t.
Posted in: Drunken man arrested after man falls to death off train platform
I wonder how they survived the heat, it must have been so very hot.
Are you talking about the performers, or the people that are watching? Because if you are talking about the performers ... did you see what they are wearing?
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—We're at a fireworks festival when he bumps into me and my yukata gets dirty. He's so nice, and our love progresses very sweetly; but when the summer ends he's killed in a motor-bike accident.
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There were only 2 passengers in the taxi - read the article again.
I did. I saw:
The taxi reportedly let five customers in
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Shymaladingdong (as Tarantino put it) has gone downhill since Unbreakable, which was COMPLETELY underrated
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Completely agree. Ban the things. They sound like a bunch of angry killer bees, not wanting to shut up. Totally kills the game.
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You guys sound like broken records - it's always the same arguements:
Their economy will go to the dogs Wait until China or North Korea attackI think it's safe to assume they have considered those points, and irrespective of whether or not those things will happen, they have decided they would prefer facing those problems, rather than entertain US bases in their backyard.
I can't possibly imagine WHY they would prefer facing those problems, but it says something about the relations between Okinawins and the US forces.Posted in: Anti-base ad


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Embarrassed by the faux pas which saw AAP's National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and another leader Shazia Ilmi wrongly quoting a report from Transparency International to claim that corruption has declined in Delhi, the party on Tuesday issued a clarification stating it was "misinformed" about the survey.
"Aam Aadmi party leader Shazia Ilmi learnt about a survey that showed a dramatic fall in the levels of corruption in Delhi after Aam Aadmi Party government came to power.
Since the information came from someone who was an employee of Transparency International, she (Ilmi) assumed that it was a Transparency International survey," a statement by the party said.
Taking support of Ilmi's statement to the newspaper, Kerjiwal, in his speech at the CII yesterday, had said that corruption cases have fallen drastically in Delhi after the party came to power.
"Since then we have come to know that the said survey had no connection with Transparency International and the source of Shazia Ilmi's information had quit Transparency International by then. We regret this error," the statement added.
Ilmi, however, said that an indepedent agency had conducted a survery which states that corruption has gone down in Delhi after AAP formed government.
"There is indeed a study done by an independent agency asserting that Delhi was cleaner and less corrupt in AKs 49 days..It will be out soon," she tweeted.
The Transparency International too rebuffed Ilmi's claim of conducting such survey.
"The information shared by Ms Shazia Ilmi is factually incorrect. We have not undertaken any study on corruption in Delhi and so there is no question of any such published or unpublished report," Ashutosh Kumar Mishra, Executive Director Transparency International India, said in a press statement.


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PARIS – Alstom SA CEO Patrick Kron called on the French government to back a $17 billion offer by U.S. rival General Electric Co. for its energy units, saying uncertainty about his company's future is making it difficult to win orders.
"GE's offer is an excellent option," Kron told France's National Assembly on Tuesday. The bid meets government concerns about France's energy independence, local decision making and potential job cuts as there are almost no overlaps between the companies' operations, he said.
Kron's renewed support for GE's bid contrasts with comments by French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg, who on Tuesday reiterated a preference for Siemens AG's proposal to swap most of its rail business for Alstom's energy assets in a deal that would form two leading European energy and rail companies. While Kron said he would examine any rival offer, he told the lawmakers that he wants a swift solution.
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It goes without saying, possums, that we thrilled to Scallopgate last night, and Spike's "If I'm going down, I'm taking your reputation with me" stance. Let's be honest; all of us had the same question of guest judge Rick Tramonto, and for all his asshattery, Spike had the gumption to ask it. We thought that Tramonto himself handled Spike's jab rather graciously, but of course it don't look real good for a restaurant of such aspirations to have frozen scallops on hand.
In his interview with Bravo, Tramonto categorically denied any knowledge of the existence or provenance of frozen scallops in his walk-in freezer:
Bravotv.com: Spike won the Quickfire and got to choose his proteins ... the big scallop question: Did you know there were frozen scallops in the pantry?....
No, didn't know there were frozen scallops in there. We never ever purchase frozen seafood, so it isn't anything that's kept in my coolers normally. In the real world, when you're a chef, you may get something you didn't order from the purveyor, or there are other people there accepting your product and it does make it into your cooler, but you as a chef need to know when there is an inferior product, and you need to be able to say no. As a top chef, your quality conscience needs to be at a top level. Spike failed that test.
Ok, fair enough. Now here is Ted Allen's take on the matter:
So an issue that comes to my mind, and one that Spike unwisely and impertinently (if fairly) raised at Judges' Table, is this: Why *were* there giant bags of frozen scallops in Rick's walk-in? Perhaps he uses them in some kind if mousse, or other dish where the superior sweetness and texture of fresh shellfish isn't required? I'm not going to ask Rick that question -- he clearly didn't like it.
Oh dear. Ah, but take a look at what the Tom Colicchio, who himself presides over a burgeoning steakhouse empire, had to say:
Rick Tramonto took Spike to task over this, which brought on Spike's feisty reply, "With all due respect, the scallops were in your walk-in." My heart sunk when I heard this because I've known Rick for years and can say with certainty he doesn't use frozen seafood in his restaurant. Along with the high-end steaks they had provided for the show, Allen Bros. had included a variety of other products to round out the restaurant's existing stock, including frozen scallops, which is how they came to be in Tramonto's walk-in. I learned later that Rick knew this when we taped the show, but chose not to make a federal case out of it. But as a colleague and fan of Rick's, I feel it's important to set the record straight.
Oh, so, contrary to his denial, Tramonto did know there were frozen scallops and knew how they got there. This seems just the teensiest bit awkward. Paging Scott McClellan!
Oh, and is it just us, or are scallops cursed? After all, the wee coquilles St. Jacques have disposed of two cheftestants in a row.
Update: Apparently, Tramonto's PR rep is claiming the scallops were planted by Bravo.
Further Update: Now Tramonto says the scallops were, in fact, planted by Bravo's production team to trip up the cheftestants (what Spike calls "trickery at its best"): "Their team purchased all the food and put it in the coolers," [Tramonto] explained, saying he felt that most people realized it was part of the challenge. He just wants to set the record straight. "They put those in the mix to see ... who would use them or not."
Also, when our pal Meredith at Chow.com asked Spike about the scallops, she had her hand slapped in best Dana Perino fashion by the Bravo publicist. Could this be the same Bravo publicist who told The Chicago Tribune, of the scallops, "Sounds like there's something fishy going on here …"?
Yet Another Update: Tom Colicchio responds to our post.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Guest Judge Rick Tramonto Denies Frozen Scallops, Tom Colicchio Denies the Denial
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- The Java Junkie said...
I do love a conspiracy theory!
- David Dust said...
"Paging Scott McClellan"...how true!
This sounds like SABATOGE!
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- The Big Shamu said...
Is this what it has come down to this season? How frozen scallops got into the pantry?
Frankly I'm surprised he didn't make cream of scallop/squash soup. - 5:20 PM
this sounds like bull$#!t. it's a total PR move that Bravo is doing to keep Tramonto's reputation in tact. This is also helpful in case they need to raid someone else's restaurant in the future.
- The Troll said...
Dang, I thought I broke the Scallopgate story. But I think you posted first. Oh well.
I also found it absurd that Tom would assert that his little buddy Tramonto has NEVER used frozen seafood.
I'd bet 200 Cash he has indeed. Happens in MUCH better restaurants than his Steakshouse dive. - 12:28 PM
- CG said...
I think they should lay mines like this across ALL the challenges. Stock the kitchens with crooked kinves, Giardia-riffic water, rotten eggs...
As a frequent customer of Tramonto's Steak and Seafood I can say that they have never served scallops on their menu. It seems like a trap to me
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There is only one way to get over a heartbreaking defeat at home. Make up for it by winning the next game on the road. Brian Kelly's Irish begin a make or break four game stretch on Saturday night in East Lansing that will go a long way towards determining their postseason fate. They face a 2-0, yet unimpressive, Michigan State team that will be looking for revenge after last year's 33-...


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Posted: August 19, 2010
Adam Sessler takes an early look at Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, and finds a heavy metal-themed track list, a new story driven Quest Mode, and oh yeah, voice over work provided by Gene Simmons.
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My father-in-law had mowed for me while I recuperated from my recent hip problems. Both of the little girls heard the clamoring of the mower and bounded out of the house, down the deck to the patio and stared.
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Invasive Pike in Southcentral Alaska
Illegal stocking of northern pike is reducing the quality of fishing in Southcentral Alaska and threatening both wild and stocked fisheries.
The northern pike is native to most of Alaska, but it does not naturally occur south and east of the Alaska Mountain Range except for a small, remnant population near Yakutat. Pike are top-level predators in aquatic food chains and are highly piscivorous (fish eating). Outside their native range, trout, salmon and other fish have not had time to adapt defenses against pike's predatory tactics. Pike prefer highly vegetated, shallow habitats where they can hide and ambush prey. Lakes in Southcentral tend to be shallower than lakes in Interior and Western Alaska, and there are fewer deep water refuges in these lakes for other fish to hide. In Southcentral, the northern pike is an invasive species. Invasive species are plants or animals that do not naturally occur in an area and can negatively affect the environment, the economy, and/or recreational activities. In Southcentral Alaska, northern pike are doing just that. Pike were first illegally introduced into water bodies of the area by people, and they are now decimating salmon and trout populations. This causes ecological damage and also negatively affects the economy by reducing recreational fishing opportunities.
Where northern pike naturally occur in Alaska, they are highly valued as a subsistence and sport fish. In these waters, there are many other fish, such as whitefish, sheefish, suckers, Alaska blackfish, stickleback, and char. In their native range, pike are simply another member of the fish community, living in a balanced ecosystem with other fish species.
In Southcentral, illegally-introduced pike can change the balance of an aquatic ecosystem by preying on native fish while having few predators of their own. Some lakes and streams that once supported healthy numbers of silver salmon, Chinook salmon, and rainbow trout now have only small northern pike. This is how illegally-stocked pike have lessened the quality of fishing and threaten wild and stocked fisheries in Southcentral Alaska
What is 'illegal stocking'?
In order to protect our fisheries which bring millions of dollars each year to Alaskans, the State of Alaska has a very cautious fish stocking policy. According to state regulation 5 AAC 41.005, NO LIVE FISH or fish eggs may be transported, possessed, exported, OR RELEASED INTO THE WATERS OF THE STATE without a special permit issued by the Commissioner of ADF&G.
This means you cannot put live fish, even "minnows", in a bucket and take them home because you are possessing and transporting live fish without a permit. You certainly cannot take fish, including pike, from one waterway and "seed" them into another. It is illegal (Class A misdemeanor) and can cause major problems. This applies to all aquatic organisms.
Northern pike are now in Southcentral because of illegal introductions. Northern pike were first introduced to Bulchitna Lake in the Yentna River drainage in the 1950s. Since then, they spread to open systems and dispersed on their own. Through a combination of this dispersal and many more illegal introductions, invasive pike are now found in over 130 water bodies in the Mat-Su Valley, Anchorage, and the Kenai Peninsula
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