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"Like Shooting Nerds in a Barrel": Exploiting the Fanboy Niche
by Kimberly Owczarski — Texas Christian University
January 31, 2012 – 00:00
Curator's Note
A number of stereotypical characteristics that circulate in our culture about fanboys are foregrounded in this opening from a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory. From Howard's realization that he will get his sheets replaced by his mother that night to the jokes about the loser status that accompanies being in a comic book store, the show reinforces the idea that these men are abnormal, pathetic, and to be laughed at. In these exchanges, the repeated use of words emphasizing their lameness and the references to the lack of sex fanboys experience highlight the characters' recognition of the stereotypes as well as how closely they fit them.
Perhaps nothing encapsulates that status better than Stuart's admission to Amy that the covers of many comic books feature large-breasted women because "Most of the guys that come in here like big boobs. A couple of them have big boobs." While Stuart makes fun of fanboys, he is clearly one himself. Yet, because Stuart owns the comic book shop, it puts him in a unique position: he can profit from the obsessive natures of his fellow fanboys through the sale of items they do not need.
His closing line of this scene highlights that he knows that Leonard, Howard, and Raj have been hooked by his declaration that he would be "robbing you of the hours of fun you could have for the magical, rootin'-tootin' low price of $24.95" if he provided a guess. While Stuart is a recurring but minor character, this exchange places him at a slightly different level than the other fanboys we watch regularly on the show. He is someone who exploits his intimate knowledge of and participation in this niche.
Stuart is an excellent example of the balance between exploiting fanboys for profit and making fun of the niche's particularities for the larger culture, given the high ratings for The Big Bang Theory both in prime-time and in syndication. Once derided as men who lived with their mothers and who exhibited poor social skills, recently fanboys have become more of a niche that points to profits for the studios. As the growth and popularity of Comic-Con can attest, hooking the fanboy audience early for a new film, television, or video game property is an essential part of the marketing process. Exploiting this niche has become an easy target for the studios, "like shooting nerds in a barrel."
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Is Stuart Escaping?
by ethan tussey — Georgia State University
February 02, 2012 – 11:58
I have a weird relationship to this show in that I don't hate it but I find it really hacky and easy. It is obsessed with making fun of these characters in the ways you described and the way Henry Jenkins describes in the beginning of Textual Poachers. Stuart may profit from his friends obsessions but he seems doomed to send his profits right back to Disney's Marvel and Warner's DC Comics. Whenever he shows up he seems to have a resigned sense of his station that says, "There is nothing I can do about my niche in life, so at least I can make some money." It is rare on this show for the guys to use their nerdiness to their advantage or to adapt pop culture for their own purposes, instead they seem to be dressing up and collecting action figures because they have to, either by some biological need in the case of Sheldon or habit in the case of Leonard.
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by Heather Hendershot — City University of New York, Queens College
February 05, 2012 – 23:28
Yes, this show makes fun of nerds a lot. It is worth noting, however, that in the first two seasons its approach to nerds, fandom, etc. was more thoughtful—the show seemed sometimes to be laughing AT nerds and sometimes WITH nerds. It seems to me that BBT understands that nerds are a niche that can be targeted, but that the mass market is worth more money, and, obviously, that is what CBS is looking for.
There are many differences, of course, but I am reminded of JJ Abrams's approach to Star Trek—he understood that he needed to throw some bones to the fans (and there was even a dedication to Roddenberry and Barrett at the end, which I found completely ridiculous), but he insisted that the movie was not "just" for fans, that "everyone" would love it. And, indeed, it was a broadly targeted action movie, not a smart sci-fi movie. "Most illogical" from the perspective of devoted ST fans, but highly logical from a marketing perspective. Similarly, BBT is "about nerds" but for "everybody," hence lots of sex and pretty girls. Let us not forget that the series was brought to us by Chuck Lorre.
In any case, BBT's mockery of nerds can help us think about how a show's positioning on TV—network or cable?—influences its content. Imagine BBT as an "original program" on the Sci Fi channel (note: I'm pretending that SyFy never happened). In that venue, a nerd demographic could be targeted with some sincerity. Given Lorre's track record, CBS is the right place for it, but in, say, an alternate universe, BBT could thrive on Sci Fi. (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles would also still be airing in that universe—its problem was that it was "too niche" for Fox, in my estimation.)
Finally, getting back to Stuart, it is interesting how strongly "nerdom" is intertwined with the collection of STUFF, the wearing of certain clothes, etc. on BBT. Also, BBT points to how pitiful the nerds are for not being able to get girls…but Leonard actually has sex quite a bit, as does Howard. Sheldon aside, characters genuinely incapable of "hooking up" have little place in this world. In stark contrast, I would point to The IT Crowd, a wonderful British series in which the nerds are decidedly not defined by their action figures and are abject failures with the ladies.
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Amir Baradaran (b. 1977) is a New York based Iranian-Canadian performance and new media artist. His pioneering Augmented Reality {AR}t works question the role of machines and the promise of Artificial Intelligence in our everyday life. Baradaran's praxis has inspired academic researchers, art professionals and technology developers alike. He is interested in the articulation of visual vocabularies that use Augmented Reality {AR} technology around notions of interactivity, infiltration, data-mining, failed utopias and the ephemeral. His bodies of work, writings, and public speaking, including his recent TEDx talk, engage with the ways in which participatory experiences and new-media instigate speculations about the racialized self, sexualized body, radical subjectivities and technology.
Baradaran is the creative research Associate at Columbia University's Computer Science department (CG and User Interfaces Lab). He is the recipient of the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality first place prize, Canada Art Council's Visual Arts Grant and UC Berkeley's Artist Residency (from Center for New Media, Critical Theory, Performance Studies, and Race and Gender Studies). Morgan Stanley commissioned him for the opening ceremony of Pulse Art Fair during Art Basel Miami Beach. In addition to being discussed in academic publications from Cambridge and Oxford University Press, the New York Observer, ARTNET, National Public Radio, BBC, Forbes, Art21, Euro-News, Dot429, L'Actualité, Miami New Times and Radio Television Suisse have also reviewed his work. ARTINFO described his public-art installation, Transient (6,300 NYC taxicabs, 1.5M viewers), as "one of the most interesting urban interventions." Frenchising Mona Lisa (AR installation/infiltration in the Louvre) was featured on the cover of ArtinAmerica.com in which Baradaran claims to be part of the permanent collection of the Louvre—until this institution finds legal means to remove his AR(t) project. In his book, Keywords in Subversive Film/Media Aesthetics (2015), Robert Stam examines how Baradaran's work "enacts in 'media jujitsu' and instigates critical speculation about national identities, Islamophobia, and curatorial practices.
Baradaran has pursued his artistic and academic endeavors through Growing Panes (AR performance, British Museum, Art&Patronage, 2012) and other projects such as Marry Me to the End of Love (initially installed at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, 2012), FutARism (2011), SamovAR & Tempest in the Teahouse (AR installation and performance, Armory Arts Week, 2012), Selfie-Centered (Art Basel Miami Beach, 2014) and Man Na Manam + {AR}ticulations of the Self (Istanbul Archeology Museum, 2015). He is currently working on a large-scale interactive Augmented Reality public AR(t) installation in Colorado, Florida and Canada. amirbaradaran.com | @Amir_Baradaran
Artist Amir Baradaran is doing a video project in 6,300 New York taxi cabs, and if you're lucky enough to hail one of them — and if you're paying attention — you might just catch one of the most interesting urban interventions in quite a while.
--Sarah Douglas, ARTINFO
Baradaran wonders whether AR technology, which superimposes digital effects over photography, might be a viable medium for artists... The artist made his case last night-for a one-night event-with the performance/release of a manifesto on the subject, FutARism....
--Michael Slenske, Art in America
Firebrand scholar and activist, Amir Baradaran has added a third hat to his collection, that of visual artist and it's one with many feathers… er, bristles. His canvases, bold with sweeping gesture, rich texture and fastidious detail, reveal a complex heritage and a promising future.
--Thomas Waugh, Concordia University
Exhibitions and Performances
2016-The {AR}t of Breaking Bread: Questioning Residencies, Commissioned, Poilane Artist Residency, France
2016-Facescapes: A Large-scale Interactive Public AR{t} Project, Commissioned, Multiple Locations, South Florida
2016-Augmented PraXis + Critical {AR}tifications, Commissioned, Communication Department and Writing and Rhetoric Program, Boulder, University of Colorado, CO
2016-Reframe Iran, collaborating artist for a multimedia documentary using 3D video immersion, recipient of Brown Institute's Magic Award with Columbia School of Journalism and Stanford Engineering, forthcoming
2015- Man Na Manam: {AR}ticulations of the Self! Commissioned installation by Morgan Stanley, Selected Project for Opening of Pulse Contemporary Art Fair, Art Basel Miami Beach, FL
2015-Man Na Manam: {AR}ticulations of the Self! Communicating the Museum Global Conference, Archeology Museum of Istanbul, Turkey
2015-ArtExpo, Takeoff Revisited, Emerge Americas Conference, Miami Convention center, FL
2015-Augmented Art Show, curator, Augmented World Expo, Santa Clara, CA, forthcoming
2014-Culturunners Storytelling, group exhibition, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Edge of Arabia, Crossway Foundation, Cambridge, MA
2014-Pushing Boundaries, group exhibition, @60": The height of Art, Delano Hotel, Art Basel, Miami, FL
2014-Brides Magazine (Fall edition), Rafael Cennamo Couture Photography Campaign, New York
2014-Selfie-Centered, solo show, Private viewing, New York
2013-3D Printed Headpieces, Collaboration with Designer Rafael Cennamo, Fashion Fall Collection, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York
2013- Set Design Collaboration with Designer Rafael Cennamo, Fashion Show, Spring Collection, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York
2013-Limited Access Four: The Wandering islands, group show, Parking Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012-Marry Me to the End of Love, group show, Cité Internationale des Artistes, Paris, France
2012-Growing Panes, solo show, The British Museum, Art&Patronage, London, UK
2012-Marry Me to the End of Love, solo show, Subterranean Art House, Commissioned, University of California Institute for Research in the Arts, Berkeley, CA
2012-ARt Gala, group show, Augmented Reality Event (ARE), Santa Clara, CA
2012-OtherIs, group show, multiple locations, Tehran, Iran
2012-SamovAR & The Tempest in the Teahouse, solo show, Armory Arts Week, New York
2012- Set Design Collaboration with Designer Rafael Cennamo, Fashion Show, Fall Collection, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York
2011-Frenchising Mona Lisa, Augmented Reality infiltration installation, Louvre Museum, Paris
2011-The BuZZZ, group show, Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, Pulse Art Basel, Miami, FL
2011-Unbound, International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Basel, Switzerland (Winner of int'l video competition: Simple as Drinking Water)
2011-Facets of Figuration, group show, Rodman & Renshaw Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
2011-Mantamed, group show, Manetamed Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011-ARt Gala Performance, solo show, Augmented Reality Event (ARE), Santa Clara, CA
2011-Contemporary Anniversary, group show, Benrimon Gallery, New York
2011-All City, group show, Broome Street Pop-up Art Gallery, New York
2011-Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, set design for Rafael Cennamo Couture fashion show, New York
2011-Venice Augmented, infiltration installation, Venice Biennale, Italy
2011-FutARism Manifesto Performance, solo show, Benrimon Gallery, New York
2010-WeARinMoMA, Augmented Reality installation, group show, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
2010-Transient, public-art installation, 6,300 NYC taxicabs video infiltration, viewed by 1.5M people, multiple locations, New York
2010-Voyeur, group show, Boulan, Miami Art Week, Florida
2010-Arts In Bushwick Augmented, group show, Beta Spaces, Brooklyn, NY
2010-The Other Artist is Present, guerilla infiltration performance during Marina Abramovic Retrospective, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
2009-Works from Beyond, group show, Peters Street Gallery, Atlanta
2008-Mayor's Artists of the Year, group show, City Hall, Montreal, Canada
2008-Beginings, group show, Besharat Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2008-Le Phare, group show, Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
2008-Paints & Passions, group show, Ex-Centris, Montreal, Canada
2007-Poetic Quarrel, solo show, Michael Banks, Montreal, Canada
Print Reviews and Publications
-Stam, Robert, Keywords in Subversive Film/Media Aesthetics, Oxford University Press (2015)
-Rahimi, Babak, Ed., Cultural Identity and Theatrical Performance, London and New York: I.B. Tauris Publishing, (Forthcoming)
-Wassom, Brian, Augmented Reality Law, Privacy, and Ethics: Law, Society, and Emerging AR Technologies, Syngress Publications (2015)
-Rastovac, Heather, Performing Iranianness: The Choreographic Cartographies of Diasporic Iranian Dancers and Performance Artists (working title), PhD dissertation, UC Berkeley, TDPS (forthcoming)
-D'Urso, Sandra, "Reading Islamic Identity in Contemporary Islamic Art and Reconsidering the Secular Lens of Western Performance Praxis," in Casey Embodying Transformation: Transcultural Performance, Ed. by Monash, Maryrose, University Publishing (2015)
-Gries, Laurie, Still Life with Rhetoric: A New Materialist Approach for Visual Rhetoric. Utah State University Press, forthcoming (2015)
-Vazquez, Neil, Artist Amir Baradaran Plans to Augment Miami's Reality, New Times Miami (2015)
-Marcus, Sharon, "Celebrity 2.0: The Case of Marina Abramović," Public Culture 27, no. 1 (2015).
-Balme, Christopher, The Theatrical Public Sphere, Cambridge University Press (2014)
-Geroimenko, Vladimir (ed.) Augmented Reality Art: From an Emerging Technology to a Novel Creative Medium, Springer International Publishing Switzerland (2014)
-Bellido Grant, Luisa (ed.) Arte y museos del siglo XXI: entre los nuevos ámbitos y las inserciones tecnologicas, Accioncultura, Museos y Patrimonio, Editorial UOC (2013)
2008-with Ryan, B., Brotman, S. & Lee, E. (eds.) The Color of Queer Health Care: Experiences of Multiple Oppression in the Lives of Queer People of Color In Canada. Québec: Presses de l'Université du Québec, Coll. Santé et Société
2006-with Ryan, B., Brotman, S. & Lee, E. (eds.) Intersections: Cultures, sexualités et genres. Québec: Presses de l'Université du Québec, Coll. Santé et Société
2016-Le Grand Cahier, Translation from French into Persian of Agota Kristof's novel,
Other Mentions (Online Press, Television, Radio & Public Forums)
2016-Concordia News, Concordia Grad Creating Art in the Big Apple, Valji, S.
2016-Reframe Iran, multimedia documentary survey of Iranian artists using 3D video immersion, recipient of Brown Institute's Magic Award in collaboration with Columbia Journalism School and Stanford Engineering, forthcoming
2015-Radio Television Suisse-Le 12:30 (Switzerland), Amir Baradaran, L'artiste hacker, Van Cutsem, N, Vasarino, K.
2015-CoolHunting Magazine-Culture, Amir Baradaran's Augmented Reality Experience, Graver, D.
2015-Fugues Magazine (Canada), Le Montréalais qui a «augmenté» la réalité du Louvre et du MOMA, Larochelle, S.
2015-Haberturk National Newspaper-Sunday Edition (Turkey), Amacım müzeyi ıslah etmekti, Birgen, D.
2014-American Society for Theatre Research Conference, What Performs, Avant-Garde, Otherwise, Diasporic Temporalities in the Performance Works of Amir Baradaran, paper presented by Rastovac, H., Baltimore, MD
2014-Dot429 Magazine, Artist Talks Technology, Marina Abramovic, and Defacing Mona Lisa, Hube, E. M.
2013-NY Daily News, Art Video Airs on New York City Taxicab Screens, Roberts, C.
2013-Joint Conference, Decentering Dance Studies, Dislocated Temporalities and Queer Intimacies: The Participatory Performances of Amir Baradaran, paper presented by Rastovac, H., Riverside, CA
2012-Jadaliyya Magazine, Aesthetic Politics: Iranian Performance and the Challenge of Modernity, Awad, A
2012-Berkshire Review (UK), Iranian Arts Now at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, Devine, E.
2012-Euro News TV (France), le mag, L'art contemporain iranien s'expose à Paris
2012-Sothebys, Cultural Crossroads, Iranian Arts Now, Zand, R.
2011-Paper Magazine, Gallery Hop: Mona Lisa In A Hijab, Williams, C.
2011-RPP National News Channel (Peru), La Mona Lisa cobra vida y se viste con hiyab, Peru
2011-Tech Zulu, The Future Is Here Today, Wut, T.
2011-Times of India (The Crest Edition), Smart Art, Patkar, M.
2011-Art in America, Amir Baradaran Gives Tourists a Reason to Photograph Famous Art, Slenske, M.
2011-ARTNET, Amir Baradaran Veils the Mona Lisa
2011-Art21, The Artist is Prescient: Relational Aesthetics and AR, Gaskins, N.
2011-Border Hopping, Paris: another female voice overwhelmed by men
2011-El Mundo (Spain), La Gioconda en 'hiyab'
2010-ARTINFO, What's Wrong With the TV in Your Taxi? It Just Might Be Art, Douglas, S. (2010)
2010-Forbes Magazine, The Rape of the Mona Lisa, Esman, A.
2010-Art Space (China), 出租车中的"影像艺术干预", 张鸿宾的艺术空间, Wen, Xin
2010-White Wall Magazine, Transient, Hoffman-Williamson, S.
2010-New York Observer, Videos of taxi Drivers hatnig You to Invade taxi TV, Duray, D.
2010-Art Threat, Video installation infiltrates 6000 NYC taxis, Maguire, R.
2010-La Stampa (Italy), A New York i taxi diventano il nuovo spazio artistico
2010-McGill News Magazine, Under Surveillance, Lepage, M.
2010-Animal New York, NYC Cab Video Artist Tells Us Why He's Screening on Taxi TV, Galperina, M.
2010-KiptonART, The Other Artist is Present: An Interview with Amir Baradaran
2010-NY ART BEAT, The Other Artist is Present: Amir Baradaran at MoMA, Sarafa, F.
2010-ARTNET, Taxi Art From Amir Baradaran, Robinson, W.
2010-National Public Radio (NPR), A Moveable Gallery: Amir Baradaran Uses Taxi TV Screens for Art, Furlan, J.
2010-BBC TV (Persian), Interview with Amir Baradaran on Tamasha, Vaziri, K.
Lectures & Presentations
2016-The Creative Machine: Making great art through algorithms, big data, augmented and virtual reality, 3D printing and more, Creative Technology Week—Art Hub, N.Y.
2016-Conversations with Technology Entrepreneurs, Department of Writing, History & Emergent Media Studies, NYU
2016-How Augmented Reality Is an Art Form, Silicon Harlem, Creative Technology Week, Saint Francis College, N.Y.
2016-Augmented Realities & How Artificial Intelligence Is Slowly Becoming Less {AR}t-ificial!, TEDx Talk, Boca Raton, FL
2016-A Critical Praxis: Augmented Realities and Innovation, Boulder, University of Colorado, CO
2015- Performance and AR potentialities, Media and Performance Lab, Graduate Crossover Seminar, Utrecht University, Netherlands
2015-Augmented Potentialities: Re-Thinking Augmented Reality and Digitalised Vision in Relation to Installation {AR}t, Soho House Istanbul, Turkey
2015-City-AR(t) and Politics of Visibility, Soho Talks, Soho House, Miami Beach, FL
2015-Palimpsests in Making: Contemporary Augmentation, Instituto Buena Bista, Art Center, Curacao Island
2015-Augmenting The Augmentable, The Talk Series, Standard Hotel Group, Miami Beach, FL
2014-Sexualities In the Muslim Worlds, Gender Studies, Wellesley College, MA
2014-Representations of the Middle East in Performance and Popular Culture, University of California, Berkeley, CA
2014-Artist's Talk on AR and Beyond, National Arts Club, ARNY, New York
2013-Sexuality In the Muslim and Arab Worlds, Women and Gender Studies, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
2012-The Possibilities of Augmented Reality in Art Making, University of California Berkeley Institute for Research in the Arts, Art Practice and Rhetoric, Center for the Humanities, Center for New Media, Center for Race and Gender, Arts Research Center, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, New Media Working Group, Program in Comparative Ethnic Studies, Program in Critical Theory, Berkeley, CA
2012-Challenges of Utilizing AR as a Medium, Augmented Reality Event (ARE), Santa Clara, CA
2012-Re-Traditioning the Verse: Poetry to Performance, ReOrient Forum, Z Space, San-Francisco, CA
2011-Representing the Middle East, NYU Graduate Seminar Guest Lecture, New York
2011-FutARism: The Possibilities of AR in Art Making, Augmented Reality Event (ARE), Santa Clara, CA
2011-Artist's Talk on Augmented Reality, ARNY Columbia University, New York
2011-AR and Art, Mobile Cultures and Wireless Communications Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2011-The FutAR of Modern Art, Convergent Media, Pace University, New York
2007-Sexual Representation in Cinema: Queering Muslim Bodies, The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2006-Women and Development, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2006-Culture Shock: HIV/AIDS, Quebec Public Interest Research Group, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
2005-Iranian Women after Twenty Years of Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS), University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
2005-Representing Muslim Bodies: Death Over "Here" and Over "There," Researchers and Academics of Color in Canada for Equity (RACE), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
2005-Sexuality and the Diaspora, Second Generation Iranians Looking Inward: Religion, Gender and Sexuality, Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB), University of Maryland
2005-Orientalism and Middle Eastern Desires, Ethics of Sexuality, School of Religious Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
2004-Re-Orienting the Queer and Queering the Orient, 5th Biennial Conference: Iranian Cultural World as an "Other," Critique Magazine: Critical Middle East Studies, Bethesda, Maryland
2003-Racism & Identity Formations, School of Social Work, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
2003-Resistance Against the Empire, Annual International Conference/Retreat, Alternatives, Montreal, Canada
Awards & Scholarships
2016- Creative Research (Honorary Appointment), Computer Science/User Interfaces Lab, Columbia University, USA
2016- Artist Residency Grant, Communication, Writing and Rhetoric Program, Boulder, University of Colorado, CO
2015-Canada Art Council Award, Visual Artist Project Grants, Canada
2015- Morgan Stanley Art Installation Commission for the opening of Pulse Contemporary Art Fair, USA
2012-Artist Residency Grant, Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM), Institute for Research in the Arts, Center for Race and Gender, Program in Critical Theory, University of California, Berkeley, CA
2011-Winner of First Prize: Future of Augmented Reality Artist Competition, International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR): Simple as Drinking Water
2008-Mayor's Artists of the Year List, City Hall of Montreal, Canada
2008-International Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow Award, New York
2006-Ministry of Culture and Immigration, Diversity Awareness Grant through LGBTQ Egale Canada
2007-Academic Student Scholarship, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
2006-Ministry of Education's Mobility Scholarship, Field Research
2004-Academic Student Scholarship, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
2003-Social Engagement Annual Award, Iranian Women's Association, Montreal, Canada
1988-National Philosophy Essay Competition, Quebec
1995-National Science and Leisure Council, Expo-Sciences Competition, Quebec
2004-Bachelor of Arts, International Development studies, McGill University, Montreal
2008-Master of Arts, Communications Studies, Concordia University, Montreal


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A travelling conman with a "horrendous record" of offending over more than 40 years has been jailed for 24 weeks after he pleaded guilty to making off without payment from a B&B in Robin Hood's Bay.
Alexander Hewitt, 57, of no fixed abode, checked into the B&B in May this year because it was raining, but left after staying two nights owing £80, Scarborough Magistrates heard.
He also pleaded guilty to stealing a Help for Heroes charity box containing around £32 from a shop in Malton.
Prosecuting, Martin Butterworth said Hewitt had lived "a transient lifestyle" for most of his adult life in which he had travelled around and not lived at any particular address.
He said: "It was raining so he decided to book in. The reason he picked the B&B was because the owner didn't ask for a credit card."
The court heard that the B&B owner was left a further £50 out of pocket because he had to change the lock to the door after Hewitt made off with the key.
Hewitt, who is unemployed and survives on benefits of £70 which he collects from post offices, also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to custody by missing his original court date on July 16.
Mitigating, Michael Sandiford said he hadn't been able to attend court because he was in Blackpool at the time and couldn't afford the bus fare.
He said: "The offence which I'm more concerned about is stealing the charity box. He said it was something he would only do when he was desperate for money,"
The court heard that Hewitt had been jailed at Norfolk Magistrates for 11 months in February last year also for two offences of making off without payment and one of theft. On that occasion he had also asked for 11 further matters to be taken into consideration.
Jailing Hewitt, chairman of the bench Mrs A. Clarke told him: "You have a horrendous record! There are numerous offences of dishonesty going back to 1972. The theft of charity box is despicable."


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Gabon's opposition leader Jean Ping on Thursday called for national talks to form a "new republic" and urged foreign powers to impose sanctions on allies of President Ali Bongo, sworn in this week after a disputed election in the oil-producing nation.
The former African Union Commission chief ridiculed Bongo's earlier appeals for talks, saying that the president, who came to power in a contentious 2009 election following his father Omar Bongo's death after 42 years in power, had won fraudulently.
Ping remained intransigent during his speech in the capital Libreville, saying he refused to recognize Bongo's presidency. But his appeal for dialogue — albeit on his own terms — could help usher in a return to normal after post-election violence last month killed at least six people.
Instead, he said he would organize his own talks, though he provided few details.
"This inclusive national dialogue will be…the occasion to put in place the foundations of a new republic," he said.
Ping also called for sanctions against the authors of what he called "a military-electoral coup d'etat" and urged the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to come to Gabon to investigate violence after Bongo was declared the winner.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in a statement on Thursday that she had begun a preliminary examination of the situation in the country at the request of the government. She will decide later whether to open a formal investigation.
Bongo's victory in last month's poll by less than 6,000 votes drew accusations of fraud from Ping. But fears of resurgent violence after the Constitutional Court upheld Bongo's victory last week failed to materialize and Bongo was sworn in at a subdued ceremony on Tuesday.
France called for a recount and the European Union said it found anomalies in Bongo's stronghold province of Haut-Ogooue, where he won 95 percent of the vote on a 99.9 percent turnout.


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The DNA of the CIO provides fresh insight into what it is to be a Chief Information Officer (CIO) today.
For many years, CIOs have been talking about becoming a true partner to the business. But relatively few have broken out of their comfort zones to actually become one, as the survey highlights. The encouraging news is that many CIOs find the remit and responsibilities of their role hugely rewarding and enjoyable. In this report, we:
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A version of the Data Encryption Standard encryption algorithm (DES) which applies the algorithm twice to the plain text with a different key each time. It does not lead to a major increase in security. See meet in the middle attack. A much more secure way of improving DES is via Triple DES.
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Six people were rescued from a flat in a Lincolnshire town after a fire on Saturday afternoon.
Five of the victims were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation after the fire at the property on Lancaster Avenue in Skegness.
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Gaydamak Was Once Secret French Agent, Former Minister Says
Gaydamak has been sentenced to six years in prison and fined 1 million euros for gunrunning in Angola.
Recently convicted Israeli-Russian-French businessman Arcadi Gaydamak was formerly an agent for the French domestic intelligence agency DST, former French interior minister Charles Pasqua told the daily Le Figaro on Thursday.
Gaydamak was sentenced to six years in prison and a fine of 1 million euros for gunrunning in Angola. Pasqua was convicted in the same trial, for taking bribes from Gaydamak and his business partner, Pierre Falcone.
As interior minister, Pasqua was in charge of domestic intelligence and a governmental arms trade agency.
Gaydamak had previously told Haaretz that he cooperated with the French overnment, helping to rescue two French pilots captured in the war in the former Yugoslavia in he 1990s, as well as two French intelligence officers captured by rebel factions in the Caucasus.
Gaydamak told Haaretz he won citations from the French government for those efforts, but the operations were so secret the citations spoke of his contribution to "agriculture" instead. He also said he was the victim of a power struggle between the DST and another intelligence agency.
Pasqua said in the interview that then-president Jacques Chirac knew of Gaydamak's contributions and personally authorized the citations.
The indictment against Gaydamak stated that the French authorities had also suspected him of working for Russian intelligence.
Israel's security services at one time considered soliciting Gaydamak's assistance in purchasing strategically important materiel in the former Soviet, but eventually decided against using him.
Apart from Gaydamak, 41 people, including former senior French officials and other public figures, were convicted in the gunrunning case
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Survivor's Russell Hantz Gets a House-Flipping Show
Ugh, that guy.
Russell Hantz, a Survivor contestant so vile his own team threw a challenge in an attempt to get rid of him, is getting his own show about house-flipping. A&E announced today that it has green-lit Flipped, in which Hantz will buy homes in the Houston region, and attempt to renovate and resell them for a profit. A&E already airs Flip This House, plus there's Flip That House, Property Ladder, Flipping Out, and The Real Deal, which all operate under similar premises. Yes, if there's anyone who can revive Houston's economy, as Hantz vows to do in the press release, it's a three-time Survivor contestant who once lied about being a victim of Hurricane Katrina, and his apparent devotion to the fiscally and socially questionable practice of real-estate flipping.


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Smit and Hoppie again exchange a couple of verbal blows, with Smit coming out enraged once again. The inference in the previous chapter is solidified when Hoppie says that every once in a while the shots from the mouth are what will decide a fight. He also demonstrates to Peekay that part of being a great fighter is by playing to the crowd, even when it comes...
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Crocheting is my absolutely most favorite thing to do with yarn or thread. I also work counted cross stitch, embroidery, and have started to knit, which I'm growing to love! I want to use these pages to share some of my work, and hopefully help spread the word about what fun these handcrafts can be!
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Three friendship squares are for ladies on crochetville (purple ones are from a free pattern on CroJulee's site). The white and Paddy Green is a baby ghan and the other is a lapghan. I also put in a beautiful picture of some tulips my son brought me when we had him over for dinner last Sunday. They're so pretty: a touch of Spring, which is - hopefully - just around the corner!
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The "B" ghan (their last initial) is a comfortghan for neighbors whose 24 yo son died before Christmas. Two other neighbors were sweet enough to help out. I have initials of the family members I crocheted which I'll sew on. It's edged with a rev hdc, as is the small baby ghan. I was gifted some of the yellow squares and made more to finish it.That is going to Cornell's NIC unit.
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Local Lejos
Outfitting your new home might not immediately hit you as a sustainable employment opportunity but today, more than ever, your homegoods dollars have the ability to change the world. It was through that realization that Sheeva Sairafi started Local + Lejos, a home decor company bridging communities near and far.
Traveling the globe and befriending local artisans such as alpaca weavers in Peru, Sairafi became acutely aware of the struggle they challenged to support their families. Those stories, combined with the beauty of the products that she was discovering abroad, made her uncover a missed opportunity. Local + Lejos connects consumers to producers through beautiful, hand-made, products. They create modern pieces traditional retail stores cannot offer at attainable prices, while empowering artisans to grow a business, preserve cultural traditions, and create sustainable futures for their families.
What are your hobbies/ what do you do when you're not working on your business?
Even during off time, my mind is always working. Especially when I'm working on something creative or strategic, I like to give myself time to ruminate on ideas. During these time, you can find me hiking, running, at a museum, or trying a new restaurant in town. But in the back of my head, Local + Lejos is on my mind and I use these experiences to help inspire me.
If you could give one piece of advice to another woman (or man) in the early stages of a venture, what would it be?
Decide what YOU want for your venture. It is really easy to get caught up on in the route the competitors or other companies are taking. Its really important to decide why you are in this, and gear your decision making towards that goal, and not towards any other.
How do you deal with ambiguity or fear?
This is probably one of the hardest things (for me), about being an entrepreneur. When I'm overwhelmed with ambiguity or fear, I try to break down the things I can actually execute, and work towards achieving those, instead of harping on future unknowns. Taking things one day at a time and setting weekly goals helps keep me on track.


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Retractable enclosures make the most of your patio. Why not adding an additional space to your house or business, using a retractable enclosure? It's just like creating a new room without incurring in the costs of a permanent building and at the same time adding value to your house and embellishing your patio or garden.
Retractable Enclosures: protection from sun, UV rays, wind, rain, snow, humidity and noise:
Sun: you can protect from sun with our patio covers. They provide a high protection from sun, UV rays and sun's rays; ideal for sunroom. For restaurants, hotels, campsites, bars, sweimming pools and holiday camps and other businesses retractable awnings are the ideal solution.
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Retractable telescopic structures and enclosures, the main advantage that retractable telescopic enclosure and retractable awnings, can offer lies in the opportunity of opening and closing the arches which compose the roof up to two thirds of its length, each time the weather changes. A retractable telescopic enclosure can be opened or closed manually or by means of a motorized device, mechanically activated by pushing a button.
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The Day for Night series traveled to Sundance to talk to some filmmakers with films playing at the festival this year.
Before Kurt Russell was a grown-up movie star, he was a ballplayer. The Battered Bastards of Baseball tells the story of an independent minor league team started by his father, actor Bing Russell, and the eccentric characters whom it comprised. The team was the Portland Mavericks, for which Kurt played and was vice president. The team of outcasts shattered attendance records, produced the most successful batboy in baseball (filmmaker Todd Field), hired the first female general manager in baseball, and inspired bubblegum Big League Chew. Bing's grandchildren, Chapman and Maclain Way, made the doc, and here they share stories about the team with their uncle Kurt:
In Happiness, documentary filmmaker Thomas Balmès (Babies) follows a young boy in a remote village in Bhutan, which is on the verge of getting electricity and television for the first time. In imagery both compelling and disturbing, he charts the anticipation and reaction once it arrives. Here Balmès talks about making the film and what he discovered:
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The BPL team of the season is finally here. All the outstanding players who gave us electrifying performances through out the season has found themselves on the list. This years list features some new faces that has shown us that hard work really pays off such as Jamie Vardy, Wes Morgan, and Dimitri Payet, just to name a few. The Barclay's Premier League squad will be released into FIFA packs on May 6th, at 6pm UK and will be available for one week until May 13th!
Starting XI:
GK: Jack Butland – Stoke City
LB: Christian Fuch – Leicester City
CB: Wes Morgan – Leicester City
CB: Toby Alderweireld – Tottenham Hotspur
RB: Héctor Bellerín – Arsenal
LM: Dimitri Payet – West Ham United
CM: N'Golo Kanté – Leicester City
RM: Riyad Mahrez – Leicester City
CAM: Mesut Özil – Arsenal
ST: Jamie Vardy – Leicester City
ST: Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
GK: Petr Čech – Arsenal
CB: Chris Smalling – Manchester United
CDM: Eric Dier – Tottenham Hotspur
CAM: Dele Alli – Tottenham Hotspur
CM: Danny Drinkwater – Leicester City
ST: Romelu Lukaku – Everton
ST: Sergio Agüero – Manchester City
GK: David De Gea – Manchester United
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – Southampton
CB: Steve Cook – Bournemouth
LM: Marko Arnautović – Stoke City
ST: Odion Ighalo – Watford


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- Justin Bieber has not died yet. It is just a daily Twitter rumour.
- He has done a single with some girl called Taylor Swift?
- I have 'accidentally' read far too many Tweets about Bieber in the last few days.
Last weekend our very own Ollie Glasses want to learn about D3, a cool library for visualising data on web pages. It does all sorts of out there awesomery, Ollie stripped it back to basics with a rolling bar chart, and then lit a rocket under it by combining it with the Twitter streaming API and our chums Pusher.com, a platform for adding realtime functionality to websites.
The result is a site that tracks the volume of Tweets about Justin Bieber per second. Of course this could easily be applied to any search term, Bieber just happens to be a good test candidate due to the average volume of around 100 Tweets per second.
The app is formed of two parts, the server and the client. The server is just a simple Python script that sits on Heroku, it connects to the Twitter stream and counts the incoming tweets. Every second we send the current count to pusher and reset the counter. Meanwhile on the client side we have a simple webpage hosted up on S3. A bit of javascript connects to Pusher, awaiting any updates sent to them from our server, when we receive an update we add the data to the end of our D3 chart. With a bit of magic we can make it adjust the scale of the chart according to the maximum currently displayed. It's a pretty simple demo but shows some good principles of the realtime web.
So what else could we do to this? We can display any kind of arbitrary data that is offered in real time. Some examples might be:
- Displaying rolling activity of a KPI.
- Displaying the volume of traffic across your network. Be that a network of pipes, computers, phones, socials.
- Displaying your latest customer support queries as they come in.
The code is up on Github, so please feel free to fork and tweak for your own needs. (There seems to be an issue where we mostly receive the figure 102, I'm not sure if this is a Twitter issue or with our code, any hints on why this is would be great).


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Bunlahy & District
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS: Congratulations to Mrs Katie Brennan, Cartronmarkey, who celebrated her 99th birthday on Saturday last September 8th. We join with her family and many friends in wishing her many happy returns and look forward to next year for the big one.
CLUB TICKETS: Ballymore football club are currently selling their tickets for the monthly draw and they appeal to all their loyal supporters to please try and lend their support as the draw is the only source of income the club has.
SYMPATHY: Sincere sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Kieran Finnan, Granard, who passed to his eternal reward last week and was laid to rest in Granardkille cemetery following Mass on Saturday morning.
COWBOY KARAOKE NIGHT: On Saturday night September 22nd next the Granard Branch of St. Christopher's are hosting a Cowboy Karaoke Evening in McElvaney's of Coolarty commencing at 10pm. Admission is ten euro and their will be raffle and competition for the best dressed cowboy and cowgirl with prizes of twenty five euro. Your support will be greatly appreciated and don't forget to wear your hat.
CLONFIN MEETING: The next meeting of the Clonfin commemoration committee will be held in Lus Na Greine Granard on Wednesday evening September 19th at 8-00pm and all members are invited to attend. New members welcome..
THANKS: Bunlahy Area Action Group wish to say thanks to all who supported their recently held Irish night with a special thanks to Michael Carrigy, PJ Reilly and Roger Stakem for their help.
SYMPATHY: Deepest and sincere sympathy is extended to the family and friends of the late John Frank O Reilly who passed to his eternal reward last week. The late John Frank was married to the former Winnie Brady from Lisrathigan, Coolarty, and she predeceased him some years ago. We offer our sympathy to his brother in law Frank Brady and family in Lisrathigan. May he rest in peace. We also offer sincere sympathy to Jackie Flanagan and family Colmcille on the sad death of Nell last week. May she rest in peace.


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The title sounds cheesy, right? Well, just read on and I can assure you that the scenario I am about to propose will test your resolve both mentally and physically. So don't be such a jerk. Jerk.
Having gone to three different weddings so far this summer, I started thinking about friendship. A common question that people ask themselves is what they would be willing to do for a friend? Now, the most widely known and cliché question people tend to think about true friendship is: Would you take a bullet for a friend?
I submit the following. A more bullshit question could not exist. No one in their right mind would take a bullet for anyone! Are you kidding me? That's a bullet! And you're a target. In a situation where a gun is pulled out, you've got two choices. This is referred to as the 'fight or flight response' and is present in all of us. When you see a gun, your options become narrowed down for you. You run. You run because what else are you gonna do? Stay around and try to fight the bullet? I repeat, THAT'S A FUCKING BULLET. The smart thing for everyone to do in that scenario is run and leave the slowest behind. It's like when you were kids and you used to race each other. "Loser gets a wet willie!" Well, it's the same thing here, except the loser gets fatal blood loss. So don't be a loser McFly.
The other dumb thing about that question is that it usually involves a scenario where people just have to react. There's no time to think or see the bullet coming and then make an informed decision about exactly how you should leap in front of it so as to minimize damage. And in what scenario would someone just fire one bullet at someone standing next to you? No no no, this is all wrong. It's a crap question.
I propose a better, more realistic question for you. It's one that I've put a lot of thought into, and it's one that you can think about and fully appreciate, especially if something like this ever happens to you. Here it is:
If your friend was being mauled by a bear, would you or would you not stick your thumb up that bears ass to stop the attack? Take some time and mull it over.
Now, the first question you're probably asking is "What kind of a sick fucking question is that?" What's wrong, are you afraid of how you might answer? Remember, this is your friend, and they're being mauled by an angry bear. You might also be thinking "This is a completely unrealistic scenario and there's no way to know for sure whether that tactic (however brilliant it might be) would actually work." Oh, you foolish mortals. It would absolutely work. And while I've never tried it personally, I can assure you that once I give you my reasoning, you might actually crap your pants in the face of it's magnificence.
Think about it. You sit down for a nice meal. You take a bite. You think everything is going swimmingly. Suddenly, a thumb is plunged knuckle deep into your pooper. What's your first thought? I can't say for sure, but I'm almost positive that it has nothing to do with hunger. A nice hearty meal is probably the last thing on your mind. Thus, your attention has successfully been turned to the perpetrator (or 'poopetrator' if you like shitty puns (I'll allow you a moment to soak in that awesome pun within a pun)).
Here's a list of FAQs that often accompany the whole bear/thumb/ass topic:
Q: What the fuck?
A: Just think about it. And don't be jealous because you didn't come up with it.
Q: What makes this the "perfect" scenario as you suggest?
A: Well, with the mauling bear/thumb in the ass scenario, you've really got some quality time to think about what this particular friendship means to you. Do I really like this person enough to insert my thumb into this bear's ass? Is there a scenario that exists where I would actually truly be okay with this? Plus, unlike with the bullet scenario, there's a possibility you don't die. And there's a 100% chance that you don't get hit with a bullet which is aces in my book!
Q: Why the thumb?
A: I'm glad you asked. The thumb is the only digit on your hand that's entrance into the bear's brown starfish would be unimpeded by any of your other fingers. It's what I like to call 'The Lone Enforcer.' Easy in, easy out my friends. It's that simple.
Q: How did you get so handsome?
A: I'm actually getting a little tired of this question. It's a combination of things really. Genetics, work ethic, my ability to eat whole bags of candy in one sitting, male pattern baldness, etc. Just accept it.
So that's pretty much that. The next time you're hanging out with someone wondering if they're a true friend, just take the test. Ask yourself "Would I stick my thumb up a bear's ass to save this person?"
Friendship. It's got my thumbs up.
The title sounds cheesy, right? Well, just read on and I can assure you that the scenario I am about to propose will test your resolve both mentally and physically. So don't be such a jerk. Jerk.


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Fendi calf leather shoulder bag with whipstitch trim. Removable guitar strap. Flap top with FF buckle; snap closure. Interior, fabric lining; one zip pocket. 5.5"H x 10"W x 1.5"D. "Baguette" is made in Italy.
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Nook & Cranny Music Festival: New Zealand Music Month 2016
1 May 2016 11:00am — 4:00pm
In partnership with dunedinmusic.com, and with the support of Strawberry Sound, the Dunedin Public Libraries are bringing you the Nook & Cranny Music Festival at City Library 11am - 4pm on Sunday 1st May to launch Dunedin Music Month.
There'll be New Zealand music all over the Library, on stages, on tables and in nooks and crannies among the books, with something for all tastes and ages. So drop by and celebrate NZ Music Month with us!
Gig Nights at City Library, Thursdays Throughout May, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
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- Sleep in a 15th century monastery, on the Italian Riviera
- Savor organic breakfasts and wine tastings, in the refectory
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I had my bamboo fence on one side of the yard for privacy and wanted to do something for the other side. So I planted ornamental sunflowers.
Here is a picture of them as they are growing. They blocked the icky chain link fence nicely.
This was the first sunflower to bloom.
The bees really loved hanging out on the sunflowers.
Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of them all as they were in bloom. Dumb, dumb, dumb. They were lovely though... trust me. Must plant them again next year.


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Jewish World Review July 4, 2014 / 6 Tammuz, 5774
Being wary of combustible towels
By Celia Rivenbark
But, yes. Now I can add that to the long list of things that keeps me up at night. They're right there across the hall in the linen closet.
Acting all soft and warm and smelling like Gain detergent. But they could combust at any minute. Like California Chrome's owner.
It turns out that towels have caught fire right by themselves "sitting in dryers, while folded in linen closets and even after being shoved into a duffle bag" according to a recent news report.
The Greensboro (N.C.) "News & Record" broke the story after yet another bunch of towels burst into flames in Rockingham County, which considering where I live is akin to "the call is coming from inside the house" levels of scary. Apparently, I live three hours from The Exploding Towels Capital of the World. Now seems like a good time to mention that I also live one hour from the World's Largest Frying Pan (Rose Hill, N.C.), and 90 minutes from the Hog-Calling Capital of the World (Spivey's Corner, N.C.. I believe you can see from all of this that I truly do live in the center of the universe.)
To recap: There have been a bunch of fires in Rockingham County in the past few decades and more than a few of them have been caused by exploding towels, including as recently as this past spring when a rogue towel burst into flames and destroyed a home.
Jay Harris, a fire marshal in Rockingham County, said the trouble seems to result from using a towel to clean up spilled cooking oil.
Say what?
Do they not have PAPER TOWELS in Rockingham County? No quicker picker upper?
What do they use for toilet paper in Rockingham County? Pillow cases?
But, OK, let's hear him out. Harris says the oil-soaked towel gets tossed into a washer and most detergents aren't strong enough to remove the oil especially if cold water is used. Once out of the washer and dryer, the towel, which often still contains residual oil, is folded and stored, the dryer heat settles into the warm folds, reacts to the excess oil and fast as you can say those famous redneck last words:
"Hey y'all, lookit this!" you've got yourself a gen-u-wine conflageration.
Harris said he's seen towels catch fire DAYS after being used to clean up oil. Wow. It's hard to imagine that a towel stays warm for days but who am I to argue with science?
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GazpachoDL Staff | Delicious Living
- Serves: 6 people
- Calories per serving: 82
Serve in short glasses as an appetizer or in bowls as a first course. Place condiments in small serving dishes on the table, so guests can garnish as they desire.
- Place tomatoes, garlic and jalapeño in a food processor and blend. Add oil, vinegar and lime juice. Purée until smooth.
- In a large bowl, combine tomato mixture with remaining ingredients.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
PER SERVING: Calories 82,Fat 5,Perfat 47,Cholesterol 0,Carbo 11,Protein 2