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Whether you're Catholic or not, Lent is an excellent time to get serious about those healthy resolutions you failed to put into practice on January 1st. Michael Koller, MD, an internal physicist at Loyola University Health System says Lent is the ideal time to pick up a healthy habit. "Since it's only 40 days, that's a goal people feel they can attain...there will be lots of people around to support you and not tempt you to fall off track," he said.
Use the next 40 days to give up some destructive habits and tackle these (realistic) healthy resolutions instead:
1. Added Sugar
Give Up: Added Sugar
According to ABC News, Americans swallow a staggering 13 percent of their daily calories from added sugars. There are many excellent reasons to give up added sugar: it packs on the pounds, it accelerates aging, and it fattens your liver -- which forces your pancreas to make extra insulin.
We're not saying to give up the sweet stuff entirely. Instead, make a pact to stop ordering dessert except for once a week. Or, vow to give up your afternoon Snickers and instead grab a cup or yogurt or piece of fruit. Small changes can have big payouts.
2. Soda
Give Up: Soda
Is drinking soda actually bad for you? Well, to put it simply: yes. A study published by the American Journal of Nutrition found an increased risk of stroke in people who consumed more than one soda per day. Not to mention, soda is filled with excess calories, sugar, and chemicals than can mess with your waistline and your digestive system. Instead of reaching for your mid-afternoon Diet Coke, try a cup of green tea or grab a protein-filled granola bar for a burst of energy.
3. Netflix
Give Up: Netflix
Okay, just think of all the things you could do if you gave up binge-watching House of Cards and Friday Night Lights on Netflix every weekend. You could read more novels (here are some suggestions), exercise more (try these at-home routines!), or even just spend more time with your family and friends. Instead of piling around the television to watch a movie, why not whip out a board game and spend some time actually talking.
4. Your Time
Give Up: Your Time
Hear us out: Take a weekend or two during Lent to give up your Saturday brunch plans and pick up a volunteer opportunity instead. Idealist allows you to search for volunteer opps by neighborhood and interests, and, trust us, there something out there for everyone. You can walk dogs for a nearby shelter, assist with local documentary projects, volunteer in the offices of non-profit organizations, and more. Make it a Lent resolution to give up your time for others over the next 40 days. Hey, you might even enjoy it so much, you'll want to continue when your time is up!
5. Your Smartphone
Give Up: Refreshing Twitter On Your iPhone
And your Facebook timeline. And your Instagram feed. Take a step back from your iPhone and ask yourself if you're fully engaged in what's going on around you. Are you currently at dinner with someone? Having a conversation? Then, there's no excuse for you to be on your phone. We know it's tempting (I mean....1 in 10 people actually use their smartphone during sex) but put your iPhone away, and actually focus on the experience at hand.
6. Being Negative
Being Negative
For 40 days, experiment with positivity. Start small: Check yourself before you start complaining about your obnoxious co-worker. Stop gossiping behind other people's backs. You can't control the emotions of people around you, but you can control how you respond to them. So, do whatever it takes to channel your positive energy: meditate, surround yourself with optimistic people, and remind yourself each day of your blessings.


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As we landed in Florida, it made me realize how much I missed it – 76 degrees, tropical breeze, palm trees and, most importantly, sunlight… something I haven't seen in a while.
It felt like a vacation more than a preseason camp. Our bus trip to Bradenton from Tampa Airport lasted 45 minutes. Right away, we were assigned our rooms and then off to the IMG Fields for a light training session of 5v2s.
So far being a pro has been an amazing experience both on and off the pitch. The coaching staff, new players, veterans, down to the trainers, have all been very welcoming and helpful in the transition from being a collegiate athlete.
Everyone seemed very friendly although, on the field, the organization lives up to its creed as the "hardest working." It was as if the sound of a ball transformed everyone into work horses. Every day we work harder and harder and push ourselves beyond limits in the Florida sun to achieve the ultimate goal as MLS champs this year.
After a long session, we cool down, stretch, and do all the necessary things to prepare us for a second session in the afternoon or the following day.
One thing that has stood out to me has been the emphasis on diet and rest. After each session, there's a shake and a meal ready for us in the cafeteria. For each individual, treatment/exercises are tailored to fit your needs. For instance, to maximize peak fitness we use heart monitors, which is something I have never used before.
There are players that I've played against in my college career (the likes of Aubrey Perry for USF) and some from club soccer (such as Andrew Bulls and Ethan Finlay), but we haven't reminisced much about those times yet. The day will come when bragging rights will arise in our conversations, though.
Every day in training has been a fight. The coach has been demanding consistency and quality every day which brings intensity and high speed of play. The vets have been encouraging on and off the field. I have been lucky to establish a relationship with a few of the older guys and they have been giving me good advice that will definitely help me out moving forward.
Off the field, it has been very low-key. Most of my time has been spent either hanging out in our living room watching TV with the roomies or playing FIFA in Aubrey's room. There isn't much to do for fun around Bradenton, so we tend to stay around the apartment complex most of the time. I just stay up to date with Twitter and Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family.

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Feb. 17, 2014
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today
the 23 watch list finalists for the 2014 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award.
Named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, the annual honor recognizes
the top point guards in men's college basketball. The original watch list of 80 candidates was
narrowed down to the below list of 23 by a nationally based committee.
"The 23 athletes on this list represent the most committed, determined and skillful point guards
in college basketball," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
"We are honored to be recognizing their strengths and are excited to move forward in the
selection process."
"The men on this list all have the athletic qualities of an exceptional true point guard in the
game of college basketball, the same qualities that made Mr. Cousy an iconic player," said
Ken Kaufman, Chair of the Bob Cousy Award and former president of the National Association
of Basketball Coaches (NABC). "All of these young men are on this list because they deserve
to be competing for this well-respected award."
Beginning Tuesday February 18th through Monday March 10th, fans from around the country
will have the chance to vote for the top point guard in college basketball – fan voting begins on
www.cousyaward.com at 10:00AM EST. The current listing of 23 finalists for the 2014 Bob
Cousy Award will be narrowed down to five players by early March. The final five players in
contention for the award will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection
committee. The Hall of Fame committee is made up of top college basketball personnel
including media members, head coaches, Hall of Famers and Sports Information Directors.
The winner of the 2014 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at the Hall of Fame's Class
Announcement on Championship Monday in North Texas as part of NCAA Final Four weekend.
Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award have included Raymond Felton (North Carolina),
Dee Brown (Illinois), Acie Law (Texas A & M), DJ Augustin (Texas), Ty Lawson (North
Carolina), Greivis Vasquez (Maryland), Kemba Walker (Connecticut), Kendall Marshall (North
Carolina) and last year's recipient Trey Burke (Michigan). For more information on the 2014
Bob Cousy Award, log onto www.CousyAward.com.
2014 Bob Cousy Award Candidates
Jahii Carson Arizona State University
Kevin Pangos Gonzaga University
Siyani Chambers Harvard University
Yogi Ferrell Indiana University
DeAndre Kane Iowa State University
Jason Brickman LIU Brooklyn
Keith Appling Michigan State University
Aaron Craft Ohio State University
Marcus Smart Oklahoma State University
Xavier Thames San Diego State University
Tyler Ennis Syracuse University
T.J. McConnell University of Arizona
Justin Cobbs University of California, Berkeley
Kyle Anderson University of California, Los Angeles
Shabazz Napier University of Connecticut
Scottie Wilbekin University of Florida
Chaz Williams University of Massachusetts
Kendall Williams University of New Mexico
Marcus Paige University of North Carolina
Eric Atkins University of Notre Dame
James Robinson University of Pittsburgh
Juwan Staten West Virginia University
Fred VanVleet Wichita State University


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I am looking for an addon (if such a beast exists) that will check my AH toon's bag, bank, and AH for # of specific items. I can then set a threshold for my "shopping" toon(s) to see how many of each item that is needed to restock, and buy them when I go to the merchants.
I am getting tired of writing down the amount, Altoholic being off, and/or over buying items that don't need restocked because they don't sell as fast.
For example, say I have Mining Picks, Skinning Knives, and Herbalist's Spades that I sell on the AH, and I want to keep at least 6 total in stock. 1 in AH, 1 in bag, and 4 in bank.
What I currently have:
[ Item ][ Bank ][ Bag ][ AH ]
When I get on my "shopping" toon I will see that:
- Pick: 8/6
- Knife: 5/6
- Spade: 5/6
So when I go to the merchants that sell these items it will pick up:
- Pick: 0
- Knife: 1
- Spade: 1
What I am looking for is kind of a hybred of several addons I know are/was out there.
Altoholic - Shows how many items each character has in the bank, bag, and AH
FreeRefills/AutoBuy - Restock from Merchants with specified threshold
BuyDropper - List threshold/Needed
I found this post, but the addon stated no longer is available.
Is there an addon that allows you to create a shopping list for vendor items?
I also know some of this can be done in script, but it wouldn't check how many of a specific item my AH toon has. It would just buy X number every time, and resort in overstocking some items that sell slower.
Any help would be wonderful.


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While CES may not feature a ton of Windows Phone news, Windows 8 made quite the impact at the show with Lenovo, Samsung, Acer and others all showing off their new computers for this year. Heck, Corning with their awesome Gorilla Glass booth (more on that in a bit) had a huge Windows 8 computer that was provided by Microsoft.
We're not sure on the size of it, so we'll just call it a BFC (if you ever played the game 'Doom' you can extrapolate on our meaning there). The display features Corning's glass on board resulting a very low resistance screen, which is important when you're swiping all around with those new gestures (and demod by WPC's Sam Sabri in the video).
In short, it was quite fun using Microsoft's new OS on such a ginormous display and yes, we want one for Windows Phone Central HQ.


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It's true: Guns don't kill people
When I was in sixth grade, my entire class was marched into the school gym for Hunter Safety class. There, for several class periods, the public school system helped us understand the difference between the deer we could shoot and the ones we shouldn't, the ethics of "shooting your wife's deer" (which always made me think someone's wife was keeping a deer as a pet, but instead meant using her permit), and then -- in a thrilling culmination -- we were taken out to the local gun range to shoot a regulation 10 bullets from a .22 rifle.
A few weeks later we got our perforated shooting targets back, along with our hunter safety certificates, and emerged newly minted soon-to-be hunters. I went home and told my mom I wanted a .22 for Christmas.
I never got it. My mother's values and my determination to blow the heads off of prairie dogs were in direct conflict, but despite her best intentions, my relationship with guns didn't end with hunter safety.
When I was 15 and abruptly transplanted to a new city school system from my tiny rural one in western Colorado, I met a kid named Scott. His favorite band was "Great White," he wore a desert cap (the kind with the flaps that hang down over your neck to protect from sunburn) with a British flag on the top. At a time when I was feeling swamped by a 1,500-student school, he took me under his wing and made sure I was integrated with his friends and his pastimes (bowling, drinking strawberry wine coolers, t.p.-ing neighbor houses, etc.). And by November he was dead in a gun accident that involved some of our friends and an "unloaded" gun.
He took a bullet in the head and died instantly. I wasn't there. I missed the moment when the bullet made a small entry above his eye, and massive exit from the back of his head. My friends all insisted that they had checked the rifle's chamber multiple times, that it was unloaded and they didn't know how it happened. They were just looking over Joe's new rifle and somehow it went off. They were familiar with guns. Had used them many times. None of these gun-savvy kids planned on spattering the basement walls with their friend's blood. But they did.
And now our vice president has had a similar accident. While hunting for quail, he shot a friend and fellow hunter with a 28-gauge shotgun. According to witnesses, Cheney flushed a quail, tracked it, and fired. And in the process, he nailed his 78-year-old friend. The fact that the man didn't die (he's often described as being peppered or sprayed with bird shot, and having welts like "chicken pox" on his face and chest), makes it easier for the people involved to minimize it, to call it an accident with a lucky ending. Here's the thing, though. I don't believe that you can have a gun accident -- or luck, either -- around guns. You can have gun carelessness. Or gun inattention. Or gun disrespect. Or gun recklessness. Or gun stupidity. But you can't have an accident with a gun.
There are only two things I learned in hunter safety, and they come back to me every time something like this happens: Know where your gun is pointing at all times. Know what you're shooting.
That's it. The first protects against almost every tragedy related to unintentional discharge. The second protects against the consequences of an intentional discharge. The National Rifle Association's "fundamental rules for safe gun handling" say this at http://www.nrahq.org/education/guide.asp. Anyone who understands how dangerous guns are, understands these rules. And yet there are still yahoos who own and use guns but don't respect their extraordinary power.
Once again, there is a myth about guns, and now it's being perpetuated by our highest leadership -- the myth that accidents happen. There are none. There are only gun consequences. It would be nice if our leaders could at least show enough responsibility to admit that. But that's wishful thinking. More and more, it looks like we're just a bunch of children, playing with toys that we don't understand, and don't deserve to own.
Paolo Bacigalupi is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News in Paonia, Colorado. He is the editor of the paper's Web site, hcn.org.
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you'd like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at [email protected].


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Equmen has changed the way men feel about shapewear. Equmen is a Sydney-based company specializing in high-performance compression undergarments that leverage sport technology and physiological insights to benefit men from street to sports. The Equmen line of t-shirts, briefs and trunks is a wonder of scientifically manufactured function and stylish design. Equmen mens shapewear starts with your core, helping with skeletal alignment and supporting core muscles. This improves posture as well as reducing back pain, toning and sculpting. Using all of the modern technology we see in high-performance athletic wear, Equmen garments don't sacrifice style. Their trunks, briefs and shirts are classically stylish--easily moving from the office to the gym to the evening. Shirts are available in v-neck and tank styles. The body-shaping trunks are offered in both long leg and shorter length. Equmen trunks are constructed with precision fit pouches and technology that provides ergonomic support. The compression supports muscles and streamlines the body.
Equmen was born in 2007 from a designer that wanted to look and feel younger to perform better. He noticed over time that muscles just get tired and there needed to be more support to help the body be active and stay fit. Equmen stemmed from the name meaning "equality for men." The thought behind it was men could improve how they look and felt while still being stylish. The innovative fabrics used in Equmen products manage body temperature, tone and shape and increase blood flow to the muscles. Many pieces will feel quite snug at first, but they adjust as your body warm the garment, offering a fit as close and comfortable as a second skin.Equmen has been featured in many media outlets including Time Magazine, Men's Health, CNN and The Today Show among many others. Many athletes and celebrities stand behind the high-performance shapewear as well. Washington Redskins football player Josh Bidwell, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion David Haye and Singer Gary Barlow are just a few that praise Equmen. Long a favorite of professional athletes the world over, Equmen will be equally at home with the weekend warriors, the health-conscious and men everywhere who appreciate high performance and style.The Core Precision V-Neck T-Shirt is a favorite among men who bought it. They say it compresses the muscles and gives great back support. Men who wear the boxers say they definitely aren't your average boxers as they are much tighter to allow more support. They love the look and feel, and don't have to worry about them riding up. Customers said the pieces give them more confidence and help them have better posture. Most men say the shapewear makes it look like they have a ripped body, even when they don't!Equmen is committed to innovation. They partner with the Science Advisory Board to find the latest fabric technologies to support men. Through core alignment, core stability and temperature control they find more and more ways each day to keep men supported and active in their daily lives.


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Pope Francis' campaign against corruption in the Catholic Church has made Italy's most dangerous mafia organization "nervous," which could make the prelate a target, a leading Italian prosecutor warned Thursday.
The pope's vow to clean up church finances and break unholy alliances between priests and local crime bosses threatens the money laundering and investment strategy of the 'Ndrangheta crime family that holds sway in the Calabria region, prosecutor Nicola Gratteri told the daily Il Fatto Quotidiano.
"I cannot say if the organization is in a position to do something like this, but they are dangerous and it is worth reflecting on," Gratteri told the newspaper. "If the godfathers can find a way to stop him, they will seriously consider it."
Religion News Service, in a report from Rome, said the 'Ndrangheta mafia group is considered the most dangerous, the most unified and the most difficult for law enforcement to penetrate.
The warning by Gratteri, one of Italy's most active organized crime fighters and under protection himself against mob death threats, had little apparent influence on the pope, who has given Vatican security strategists fits with his habits of ditching his protective cordon and wading into crowds to commune with the faithful.
Francis showed up Thursday at Quirinale Palace in central Rome for a meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in his blue Ford Focus and only a handful of motorcycle escorts.
Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi downplayed the warning from Gratteri, saying, "It's not appropriate to feed alarmism." He described the pope and the Vatican staff as "very relaxed."
Since his election in March to succeed retired Pope Benedict XVI, Francis has lashed out against extravagant lifestyles of clergy and called for a "poor church" to minister to what in many parts of the world is an impoverished congregation. He has also vowed to clean up the Vatican Bank, which has long been suspected of laundering mafia money.
"Those who have up until now profited from the influence and wealth drawn from the church are getting very nervous," Gratteri said in the interview [link in Italian]. "For many years, the mafia has laundered money and made investments with the complicity of the church. But now the pope is dismantling the poles of economic power in the Vatican, and that is dangerous."
Gratteri spoke with the newspaper, a relatively new publication with a reputation for anti-corruption crusading, about his newly published book, "Holy Water," about church-mob alliances in southern Calabria through which much of Europe's drug traffic flows.
The pope ratcheted up his crusade against corruption in a fiery sermon Monday, quoting the Gospel of St. Luke: "It would be better for [the corrupt man] if a millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea," Francis said, according to the Religious News Service report.
"The mafia that invests, that launders money, that therefore has the real power, is the mafia which has got rich for years from its connivance with the church," Gratteri said. "These are the people who are getting nervous."
Bombers kill 41 at Shiite rituals in Iraq
China increases aid to Philippines after drawing fire
Battle against corruption failing across Africa, survey finds
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Kevin Hart Celebrates Sold Out MSG Comedy Show in NYC
Fresh off his sold-out 'Let Me Explain' show in Madison Square Garden, comedian Kevin Hart celebrated the fruits of his labor with some special guests. Familiar faces like New York Knick Carmelo Anthony, Emily B, Irv Gotti and director Chris Robinson helped Hart celebrate at his afterparty at Kiss N Fly in NYC. Crown Royal Black kept the liquids flowing while DJ Goldfinger kept the hits on rotation.
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Keeping the scan unit clean helps ensure the best possible copies. We suggest that you clean the scan unit at the start of each day and during the day as needed.
If these steps do not correct the problem, please contact Dell Technical Support.
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This is the replacement of Adobe Creative Suite 4 default icons. Some time ago, when Adobe released CS3 (and then CS4), many designers around the world were not happy with the new style of application icons and came up with their own ideas (example, example, example, example). I know I am a couple of years late :-) but you might like my icons as well.
I was mostly inspired by this article by Mike Hopkins, and I agree that:
I don't think so! For me this was just a quick spare-time project, and Adobe surely spend more time and efforts. But my approach is different and so far, I like it more. If time permits I will polish the icons. Meanwhile, your feedback is welcome!


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Older News » Developing resilience in your childLast updated 10:37 AM on 25 September 2012
Growing up can be tough. Things don't always go to plan. So how can you help your child to develop resilience?
Research shows children with good resilience perform better at school and are less likely to take part in risky behaviour, particularly as they enter the teenage years.
The education department's principal psychologist, Ron Balderston, describes resilience as a shock absorber for the potholes of life.
"Resilient children know how to cope and have developed skills that enable them to flex so they can manage life's blows when they happen without them getting too down, stuck on ways that aren't helping or giving up," Ron says.
Top tips on building resilience
- Teach your child to experience success by supporting them in something they like doing whether it's a sporting, academic or artistic endeavour.
- Help them develop skills to be successful at school such as having a good concentration and memory by playing card games and puzzles.
- Being able to read people's emotions is powerfully predictive of how well children can get on with people at school. Play games with your child by predicting what sort of day a person walking down the street may have had.
- Be aware of the 'yuk and yum' factor – some things will make your child feel good and other things will make them feel bad. The idea is for them to gather things around them that cheer them up if they've had a bad day.
- Keep things in perspective – explain to a grumpy child their circumstances are not the worst possible, and that others have been through similar situations. Walk beside them as they handle the situation. This helps them to build hope and the belief they can handle problems when they come up.
Find out more about building resilience in your child – and watch a video on the subject on the School A to Z website.


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Parents Day
Sunday July 23, marks Parent's Day. What is Parent's Day? It is a day to recognize the role that parents play in their children's lives to promote responsibility, and to emphasize the importance of having positive role models.
Children need people to look up to for guidance and how to be successful; parents are the first role models that their children see and emulate.
Being a parent is a tireless effort, that can be extremely rewarding. Even though typically children stop being "dependents" at 18 or 21, you truly never stop being a parent.
Parents are simply the people who bring us up and shape us from the time we are little.
We at Hard Manufacturing may be biased, but we feel that parents of children in our cribs and beds are extra special for the support and nourishment they provide.
How do you plan to thank the special parents in your life?
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Sentence Completion Practice Test 3
Question 1
She was _______ success and eager to create a name for herself
- deprecatory toward
- impatient for
- querulous about
- sated by
- impassive to
Correct Answer: B
A person eager to create a name for herself is obviously looking for success. So, she will not be deprecatory (critical) toward, or querulous (complaining) about, or sated (satisfied) by the impassive (unconcerned) to success. It would be logical to say that she is impatient for success. So, (B) is the answer.
Question 2
Since what constitutes a proper diet remains a _______ subject on which few experts agree, additional research is _______.
- controversial.. required
- neglected.. deplored
- popular.. unexpected
- favored.. prohibited
- complex.. redundant
Correct Answer: A
A subject on which few experts agree cannot be described by the adjectives neglected, or popular, or favored. So, (B), (C) and (D) can be ruled out on consideration of the choices for the first missing word. We cannot say that, on a complex subject on which few experts agree, further research is redundant (meaning superfluous; not needed). So, (E) is also ruled out. A/ controversial subject is one on which few experts now agree, and therefore further research on it is required. Thus, (A) completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.
Question 3
Although the Civil War _______ much of South's railroad network, it _______ the growth of railroads in the North and West.
- eliminated.. decreased
- accounted for.. encouraged
- displaced.. dismantled
- destroyed.. stimulated
- depended on.. established
Correct Answer: D
The use of the conjunction 'although' in the beginning of the sentence implies the existence of a contrast within the sentence. The two missing words must therefore be antonyms of each other. Among the choices, it is only 'destroyed' and 'stimulated' which are antonyms of each other, and they complete a logical sentence. So, (D) is the answer..
Question 4
Diversity is essential in spite of the fact that it _______ universal acceptance of a single doctrine.
- underlies
- reserves
- presupposes
- entails
- precludes
Correct Answer: E
Diversity (meaning variety) cannot be stated to underlie, or reserve, or presuppose, or entail the universal (meaning unanimous) acceptance of a single doctrine. It can certainly precluded (meaning prevent) the universal acceptance of a single doctrine. So, (E) is the answer.
Question 5
He makes his attack with a massive display of scholarship but no great _______; all to often the _______ rather than the rapier is his chosen weapon.
- pedantry.. bomb
- elaboration.. axe
- emphasis.. pen
- discrimination.. dart
- subtlety.. bludgeon
Correct Answer: E
rapier is a very sharp instrument. The phrase 'rather than the rapier' implies that the second missing word must mean something which is not sharp, but blunt. Among the choices for this word, 'bludgeon' is the only one having this meaning. Its pair word 'subtlety' helps to complete a logical and meaningful sentence. So, (E) is the answer.
Question 6
Her sense of time was oddly _______; ten minutes sometimes seemed like an hour.
- credible
- distorted
- idealized
- consistent
- formidable
Correct Answer: B
If she had sometimes felt ten minutes as an hour, her sense of time cannot be described as credible, idealized, consistent or formidable. It can only be described as distorted. So, (B) is the answer.
Question 7
Narrowing the eyes when startled by a sudden noise or a noxious stimulus is _______ response, serving to reduce the exposure of sense organs to injury.
- an imaginative
- a protective
- a corrective
- a therapeutic
- a therapeutic
Correct Answer: B
A natural and instinctive response that reduce the exposure of the sense organs to injury can best be described as protective. So, (B) is the ready answer.
Question 8
As a people, the Aztecs were full of contradictions; _______ and yet prizing humility, _______ and yet obliging and kind.
- arrogant.. benevolent
- pious.. gallant
- provincial.. sullen
- tolerant.. competitive
- proud.. implacable
Correct Answer: E
The first part of the sentence says that Aztecs were full of contradiction. So, the first missing word must mean the opposite of humility, and the second missing word must mean the opposite of obliging and kind. It is the pair of work 'proud...implacable' which meets this requirement, and is the answer.
Question 9
His brilliant prose style is sometimes _______ by his lapses into _______ respecting and pretentious languages.
- achieved.. facile
- extended.. whimsical
- disrupted.. understated
- anticipated.. personal
- marred.. banal
Correct Answer: E
If a writer's prose style is generally brilliant, his lapsing into pretentious language can only be described as disrupting or marring such style. So, © and (E) are only possible choices for the first missing word. Of their pair words, understated does not form a suitable adjective for reflection (meaning thought). A banal reflection means a commonplace thought, and does not behave a writer with a brilliant prose style. So, (E) is the answer.
Question 10
The study crowds and groups is more than _______ in an age characterized by interdependence and _______ action.
- academic.. collective
- difficult.. intellectual
- vigorous.. assertive
- erudite.. formal
- general.. specific
Correct Answer: A
: If the age is characterized by interdependence of crowds and groups, what type of action should they be expected to take? Among the choices, it is the phrase "collective action' ' which is the aptest. So, (A) is the only possible choice from the point of view of the second missing word. Its pair word. 'academic' completes a logical and meaningful sentence. So, (A) is the answer.
Question 11
My suggestions was not so casual as it appeared; I _______ mentioned the election because I know that she wanted to discuss it.
- ineptly
- incessantly
- inadvertently
- intentionally
- inconsiderately
Correct Answer: D
If the person asserts that his suggestion was not casual, he means that it was premeditated or intentional. So, (D) is the answer.
Question 12
Bureaucratic squabbles can tie up the government for years and _______ domestic and international problems to the point of _______.
- magnify.. manageability
- reduce.. indignation
- intensity.. crisis
- weaken.. nonexistence
- simplify.. triviality
Correct Answer: D
If the person asserts that his suggestion was not casual, he means that it was premeditated or intentional. So, (D) is the answer.
Question 13
Though there was much _______ among critics over whether or not the play portrayed the "real" Paul Robeson, James Earl Jones's performance ws _______ deemed outstanding by audiences and critics.
- commentary.. silently
- controversy.. unanimously
- harassment.. evasively
- disappointment.. instructively
- discussion.. privately
Correct Answer: B
The question whether or not the play portrayed the "real" Paul Robeson could have only created a controversy of discussion among the critics. (while the phrase 'much commentary by critics' is acceptable, the phrase 'much commentary among critics' is inelegant, ruling out choice (A) So, the correct answer is either (B) or (E). Since the performance cannot have been 'privately' deemed as outstanding by audiences and critics, (E) can be discarded. The pair of word sin (B) completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.
Question 14
Today science, like philosophy, has been _______ in scope: each has _______ its claim to survey all existence and has accepted a province which, it great, is yet smaller than the whole.
- limited.. reiterated
- narrowed.. resigned
- expanded.. repudiated
- fluctuating.. denied
- receding.. amplified
Correct Answer: B
If both science and philosophy have today accepted a province which is smaller than the whole, the implication is that their scope has been limited or restricted. So, (A) and (B) are the only possible choices for the first missing word. If both of them have accepted a limited province, they could not have reiterated their claim to survey all exist4ence. So, (A) can also be discarded. The pair or words in (B) completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.
Question 15
Extremist advocates of the occult claim that existing systems of scientific though must at least be modified, it not _______.
- evaluated
- supplemented
- incorporated
- implemented
- overturned
Correct Answer: E
The phrase "must be at least modified, if not... indicates that the missing word must mean something more serious than modified. Among the given choices, it is only 'overturned' which has such a meaning and is the answer. So, (E) is the answer.


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Watching the Super Bowl is going to be excruciating for Patriots fans, kind of like what it must have been for Mitt Romney voters to view the inauguration.
The Big Game could be a Big Letdown.
Many Republicans probably skipped President Obama's inaugural address, but with football being king most Patriots fans will likely tune in at least part of the Super Bowl when the Baltimore Ravens play the San Francisco 49ers on CBS Sunday night in New Orleans.
Super Bowl parties throughout New England, however, won't be as much fun as they would have been if the Patriots had managed to hold onto their halftime lead and beaten the Ravens at home in the AFC Championship game.
Patriots fans probably can't wait for the Super Bowl to end and a part of Jim Nantz, who will handle the Super Bowl play-by-play commentary, feels the same way, but for a different reason. Nantz believes the most memorable moment of the game could occur after the game when Ravens head coach John Harbaugh meets his younger brother, 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, at midfield to shake hands.
"To me, that is going to be the ultimate shot of this game," Nantz said, "when two brothers meet at midfield, one a winner, one a loser of the biggest stakes in sport and it's all just been settled. What are they going to look like? Looking into their eyes, what are we going to see? That's what I can't wait for here in New Orleans."
It would be as if Orville Wright beat out his brother Wilbur to fly the first airplane. Nantz expects the scene to be emotional.
"It won't even need a narration," Nantz said.
John Madden often said the largest gap in sports existed between winning and losing the Super Bowl. The winner vaults to the top of the sports world and a sea of endorsement deals, but the loser is quickly forgotten. There may be an NBC weight loss show called, "The Biggest Loser," but football fans know that title belongs to the Super Bowl team that fails to come out on top. For the first time, however, the losing Super Bowl coach will have at least some small bit of brotherly love for the winning coach.
Patriots fans don't have a soft spot in their hearts for either Harbaugh because both of their teams beat New England this season, but the brother scene would have been far worse if Denver had somehow played the Giants in the Super Bowl. Imagine how long the CBS cameras would have lingered if Peyton and Eli Manning embraced after the game, certainly long enough to turn off every television in New England.
Nantz is also looking forward to the camera shot of the Harbaugh parents in the stands. How will they react?
Had the Patriots reached the Super Bowl, one of the biggest storylines would have been Tom Brady playing against the team he rooted for when he lived outside San Francisco. Instead, the quarterback matchup will be Baltimore's much-maligned Joe Flacco, who likes to throw deep but doesn't complete a high percentage of his passes, against San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick, who runs as well as he throws.
CBS analyst Phil Simms believes the 49ers could blend Kaepernick into the flow of the game by having him run or throw short passes or screens. The Ravens, on the other hand, rely on Flacco to drop back and make deep, difficult throws.
"Even though Joe Flacco has been in the game longer," Simms said, "and Colin has very little experience, I think the transition into the game and getting involved could be a lot easier for Colin Kaepernick."
This will be Nantz's third Super Bowl on play by play. He also hosted the pregame show for two others. Simms will analyze the Super Bowl for the seventh time, the fifth for CBS.
The Super Bowl is the surest draw on television. While ratings continue to plummet for most programming because of the abundance of channels, the Super Bowl audience has set a U.S. viewership record in each of the past three years. Last year's Super Bowl, which is another bad memory for Patriots fans because their team lost to the Giants in the final minute, drew 111.3 million viewers, the most in U.S. television history.
Nine of the 10 highest rated television shows of all-time are Super Bowls. The Patriots, by the way, played in three of them. The only non-Super Bowl still ranked in the top 10 was the series finale of MASH in February of 1983. MASH ranks fourth.
The most watched musical event on television each year is not American Idol or the Grammys or the Country Music Awards, but the Super Bowl halftime show. Beyonce will perform and considering that the NFL is paying her $600,000, she might actually sing live instead lip-synching as she did during the national anthem at Obama's inauguration.
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Now officially official, Max Biaggi has inked a contract with Aprilia Racing, which sees the 39-year-old Italian riding on the V4 of Aprilia for the next two years. Suggesting to the Italian press that he will ride with Aprilia until he retires, Biaggi and the Noale brand will defend both the Rider and Manufacturer World Superbike Championships next year.
Biaggi gave the WSBK press a collective heart attack this weekend when an announcement of his contract failed to materialize during a homecoming festival held in his honor at Aprilia's home town of Noale. Whether Biaggi and Aprilia have made this announcement in response to the growing concern that The Roman Emperor would retire, we will probably never know, but regardless of how it came to be, the official press release is after the jump.


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Autistic man from Rockford plays piano
ROCKFORD -- Thrifty shoppers enter the ReStore in Rockford to buy donated putty knives and tiles, used dishwashers and other household items.
If they're lucky, a pleasant surprise greets them: the melodic piano music of classical Chopin or contemporary Effervescence.
The young man tickling the ivories at whatever secondhand piano happens to be for sale is Elijah Londo, 22, of Rockford. He used to work at ReStore, which benefits Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity. The group helps build affordable houses. He cleaned up and stocked shelves, but now he volunteers occasionally.
His scruffy facial hair and wrinkled polo shirt belie the smooth, precise way he strokes the keys to produce alluring sounds. "You go into most stores and you hear canned music over the speakers," Clemon Hearne of Rockford said while looking for rugs for his children's bedrooms. "This sounds good."
The way Londo learns to play piano music is as extraordinary as the support he's had through much of his troubled life since becoming a member of Julia Anderson's home.
After hearing Anderson, his foster mother, play classical pieces on the piano, one day "he just started playing," she said. "I could not believe it." He'd had no lessons and was 11 years old.
Anderson, a special-education teacher in the Rockford School District, believes the gluten-free diet she had just put him on helped him focus.
Londo has Asperger syndrome, an autistic spectrum disorder. Anderson considers his piano skills savant-like.
Savants have mental disabilities but demonstrate skills in excess of what would be considered normal. "He is brilliant at the piano," Anderson said.
"True savant characteristics are very rare," said Jacque Ruch, school administrator at Easter Seals Autism Therapeutic School in Rockford. Yet many people with autistic spectrum disorders have strong skills in music and math. "Music is predictable on a scale. Math is predictable."
Less predictable are social situations. Asperger syndrome patients "often have social awkwardness, which they can overcome," she said. But because of the social challenges, they can be more susceptible to anxiety or depression.
Londo is a "success story because he defied the odds," Anderson said. He lives on his own and has two part-time jobs in Rockford, cleaning at a grocery store and the federal courthouse. He walks to his jobs or takes the city bus. "His life hasn't been easy."
Anderson met Londo when he was about 4 years old. "He was a rascal," she said. She worked with him in school to help with his behavior problems, and his language skills were poor.
He was born in South Carolina and had been in eight foster homes. A fellow teacher noted Anderson's good rapport with him and suggested that she become a foster parent and care for him.
She did.
It was difficult but gratifying. Anderson was a single parent with three children. Her foster son had to be hospitalized when his behavior was too much to handle at home.
But when he started playing piano, "it cleared up the fog in his brain. He would hear something and it was like he was in a trance." That state carried over to the piano.
Family members sometimes tired of his playing because he would repeat the same pieces. Anderson said she didn't get him piano lessons. "He doesn't like to be bossed around." Instead, she buys CDs of classical music for him to listen to.
Londo attended special-ed classes while school-age. When he became an adult, he wanted to live on his own. Stepping Stones of Rockford helped him get a place and helps him manage his money and the medication needed to keep him focused.
Londo often has dinner with his family on weekends. He plays piano while the daughter Anderson adopted five years ago from China plays violin.
"It is so cute," Anderson said. "He listens to what she is playing once, and then he plays it on the piano. He adores her."
Londo said he has other skills. "I do advanced origami figures, like a horse, and I give it to people. And I knit and crochet scarves and hats and give them to people."
Playing piano is his main pastime, though. Chopin is his favorite composer. "His music is advanced, with advanced chords that sound beautiful," he said.
Jen Gorman, assistant manager at ReStore, said customers enjoy Londo's piano playing. "It makes everybody's mood a little bit brighter."


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Hon. William C. Vaughn III
The Honorable William C. Vaughn III died November 6. He served as both a county and a circuit court judge for the State of Indiana until 1992. Bill then became a United States Administrative Law Judge, retiring in 2006.
He served in the U.S. Navy as a jet pilot, retiring as a captain in 1990.
Bill's immediate family includes his wife, Linda of Spencer; his children, Heather and Brian Whalen of Noblesville, Croft Vaughn of New York, Maegan Vaughn of Greencastle, Christine and Gary Felton of Spencer and Gary and Jennifer Tarter of Bloomington; grandchildren, Tarter of Bloomington; grandchildren, Marisa, Connor and Kyle; sister, Barbara Wenzel of Michigan; and brothers Richard and Jim Vaughn of Michigan, Robbie Koss of Florida, and their families.
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
You're a complicated man, Joe
I like you better since you've come clean, but you've paid too heavy a price for your recklessness. It comes as a surprise to everyone who has been in your shoes how long it can take to sort it all out. These are the baby steps in overcoming being your own worst enemy. My more recent heroes are ordinary people who don't want for anything, and I think this is something worth achieving.
Please take care of yourself. You deserve to be happy and it will come.
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While Mike Dropkin wishes me death, at least one guy wrote something positive, in which he quotes "The Secret". Thought I would share it:ReplyDelete
"[Joe] i hope this isn't annoying, but I am including an inspirational piece from "the secret". In general I am a cynic-but reading this stuff almost always helps me:
'Know that you are perfect. Do not think any negative thoughts about you.
Know that you are worthy and deserving of anything and everything you could possibly want in your life.
Focus on the wonderful things in every person. Look for only those things.
Do not blame or criticize anybody, ever.
Set an intention that you are going to see the best in everything and everyone.
Make your happiness the number one thing in your life. Happiness is an inside job.
Free yourself of the responsibility of trying to make other people happy. Respect and love them enough to allow them to take care of their own happiness.
Get your attention off those things in others that don't make you feel good.
Appreciate and love yourself in every moment you can.
Do not expect others to behave in a way you want, so you will be happy. Release yourself forevermore and know that you alone control your happiness and it is a choice, no matter what anyone else is doing.
Love and respect yourself completely.
Know that you are perfect right now.'"
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El Gigante Lyrics
This is my shot.
My chance to be something huge.
Prove to you and me what i can be.
A f*cking star.
I'll outshine the sun.
Big bad supernova.
And watch the sky for me,
Watch it.
Thats where i'll be solar sailing by.
Watch the sky.
The biggest shooting star.
I'll smash into this planet.
Kill all the life.
If thats.
If thats my fate.
A shooting star.


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Housing Court Announces Public Internet Access
The Housing Court Department of the Massachusetts Trial Court this week announced the introduction of internet access to Summary Process, Small Claims, Civil and Supplementary Process case types that are currently available to the public. Case information can be accessed via the Trial Court's eAccess internet site at www.masscourts.org.
The site allows users to conduct searches by case type, case number or case name. Users can find detailed instructions and access case information here . Electronic access to all publicly available case types also continues to be available at public access computers at the five Housing Court divisions and at courthouses throughout the state.
"We are very pleased to increase accessibility to case information," said Housing Court Chief Justice Steven D. Pierce. "Large numbers of Housing Court users are self-represented litigants and we believe that internet access provides them, as well as members of the bar, with more convenience and better service."
Public internet access is made available through MassCourts, the Trial Court's web-based, case management platform now utilized by six of the seven Trial Court departments. MassCourts allows real-time data collection and electronic data exchange with other entities and once fully implemented will replace 14 legacy systems. Internet access also is available to case information in the Land Court and to estate cases in the Probate and Family Court.


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You think the Canucks are going to turn over 45% of their rosters, including the Twins. HA.Meds wrote:HE'LL NO! To Louie Eriksson. We don't need another soft Swedish forward. If Eiriksson wants too play with Hank and Danny then he should convince Dallas to offer us Jamie Benn, a 1st, and a 2nd, for the Twins.....and convince the Sedins to waive.
Then pull the trigger on AV.
Follow that up with dealing Lou for whatever he can get, Schneider for a Kings ransom, and then sign Mike Smith. (I think that was Tant's or AP18's idea).
Trade Edler for a good prospect or pick and some stay home, defense first, help. Or a good right shooting top 4 guy and demote Corrado to the 7th.
Deal whatever needs to be dealt to get into the top 5. Hopefully high enough to draft McKinnon.
Sign a 2nd line center and promote Kesler.
Find a top 6 winger who can complement Benn and Kes.
Drop Lapierre, Ebbett, and a few others, trade Higgins for someone with a bit more speed and desire to play every night.
Consider trading Schroeder for a solid 3rd line center who isn't 5 foot nothing. If Schroeder fits the gameplan, slot him in and have a 3rd scoring line with Hansen on the wing to bolster the forecheck.
Find a solid 4th line center, one that you over pay by as much as a million because he can hit, check, and skate, and because the 4th line is that important in the playoffs.
Replace Sestito with someone quicker and meaner. I'd go after Raffi.
C'mon Louie, make it happen for us!
One key player will be moved for prospects and a number of plugs will be replaced with other plugs. That's it.
Think Elder for a D prospect and a third liner, and then replace Sestito, Ballard, Lapierre, Roy, and Weise with other crappy fringer NHLers and projects.
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Once upon a time coconut got a bad rap, Now it's being touted as a superfood. What's the final word? According to everydayhealth.com the final word on the health benefits of coconut has yet to be determined, at least by U.S. experts.
"There are very few people in the United States, if anyone, looking at coconut health effects," said Tom Brenna, PhD, a professor of human ecology at Cornell University. Much of the research on the health benefits of coconut comes from India, a country that dominates the production of coconut food products - potentially tainting research results. What is known about coconuts is that - in moderation - it offers a healthier type of saturated fat and fiber and nutrients such as iron, potassium, selenium, choline, phosphorus, and niacin.
Here are more pros and cons:
Coconut meat is a good source of fiber according to, Joannie Dobbs, PhD, CNS, an assistant specialist for food composition and health education in the department of human nutrition, food, and animal sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. But she said eating too much can act as a laxative.
Perhaps more alarming, coconut is high in saturated fat. But studies among people who eat coconut meat regularly, such as residents of the islands of Indonesia, show coconut does not contribute to heart disease development, perhaps in part because diets including coconut also traditionally include fish, vegetables, and rice. Rather, heart disease risk in populations that eat coconut rises as people's diets start to contain more meat, eggs, and dietary cholesterol.
Current thinking suggests that including coconut meat in your diet is as good for your heart as other sources of healthy fats, such as omega-3 fatty acids. But remember - everything in moderation.
Coconut water and potassium? The truth is, health claims attached to coconut water might not actually hold water. One manufacturer, Vita Coco, recently settled a class-action lawsuit that challenged the health claims the company made about its products - the product as not as "super hydrating," as it claims to be. And while coconut water does contain high potassium levels, it may be too low in sodium as a beverage for long-endurance sports. So while coconut water may taste good, refresh you, and even provide some added potassium, there's no clinically proven health benefit to drinking it.
Coconut Butter is a food that's 60 to 80 percent fat. There's not a lot of data about any possible health benefits of coconut butter and coconut fats and oils are better if they're prepared slowly under low heat. Because many coconut products come from outside the United States, it can be difficult to know the details of their preparation - bu your sense of smell can provide some clues. High heat removes coconut scent. Look for a food with true coconut aroma - the label shouldn't suggest that coconut fragrance was added. If you find a product you like, use small amounts in place of other fats in your diet. As with dairy butter, overeating coconut butter can lead to weight gain.
Coconut milk as a dairy substitute is a staple ingredient for curries and soups from India and Thailand. If you're lactose-intolerant and enjoy the flavor of coconut, consider using the milk in place of dairy in some recipes. But it does lower iron bioavailability, meaning your body might not be able to get iron out of the foods that you eat along with the milk. (The fix is to eat iron-rich foods at separate meals.
On the other hand, the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition published a paper that showed that vegetables rich in vitamin A, such as carrots, squash, and sweet potatoes, yield more vitamin A when eaten in a curry made with coconut milk.
Coconut oil as a dairy fat stand-in? Several decades ago, a highly processed, scentless, and flavorless coconut oil, also called copra oil, came onto the market. Researchers ultimately showed that it contributed to unhealthy cholesterol in lab animals. Today you can find virgin coconut oil, which has not been tested in the United States, but which may be processed more gently, therefore preserving the heart-healthy fats associated with coconut. The bottom line? Use it but keep an eye on lipid levels.
Coconut ice cream and calcium. It can be a good source of calcium, research published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association showed. Plus it tastes good.


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You know those things? Those things that if you change one thing, bad things will happen? Pizza is NOT one of those things. Not even close. Pizza is one of those gloriously erasable and re-writable canvases that can take on any personality at any time as long as the flavors you pair it with work together. They're works of art. They're perfect for every occasion. They're... well... how do I say it? They're perfect.
And once in a while, a pizza comes along that makes you stop, scratch your head, and consider just how something so very simple could turn out so very wonderful. This pizza is one of those things.
My good friend posted a picture of a pizza she was eating at a pizzeria in Dallas a couple of weeks ago. It was called a 'Pig and Honey' pizza and according to her description, was pretty much a salami pizza drizzled with honey. I was intrigued, so I grabbed a piece of salami from my refrigerator (because FIVE BOYS and I always have salami, that's why), drizzled some honey on it, rolled it up, popped it in my mouth and swooned like Johnny Depp was standing in my kitchen flanked by George Clooney and Benedict Cumberbatch offering to help my husband with some construction projects around our property and then do some poetry reading while I served tea. Mrawrrrrrr. (What? Like your fantasies are better?)
I knew at that moment that the pizza would have to be made-- and soon. All but one of my boys are serious salami aficionados, so I knew it would be a happy, happy thing for them, too. I wasn't wrong. I was way right. There's just something about the garlicky, salty, porky deli-meat when it crisps up around the edges. One of my boys said it was like everything wonderful about bacon but with salami. I will second that. But there's a magic when you take a chewy pizza topped with provolone and mozzarella with the crispy, ruffled-edge salami perched on top and drizzle just a wee bit of honey on it. It wakes up and sings, I tell you.
This pizza is being added to our holiday guest meal rotation. It takes the prize by virtue of the fact that I almost always have all of the requisite ingredients, it smells like a million bucks while it's baking, it's simple to make (no whacky, difficult to source ingredients or crazy equipment needed), it's impressive to behold, and even more impressive to eat.
Should you show up to sing a carol at our home -you intrepid soul, you, ploughing through snow and up a four hundred foot driveway- you are likely to have a slice of this shoved into your hands to warm you. Because really? That's just how we roll. Pizza.
Salami Honey Pizza
Prep Time: 15 minutes • Cook Time: 15-20 minutes • Serves: 6
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. semolina or corn meal
1 lb. pizza dough (homemade or purchased)
¾ cup pizza sauce (homemade or purchased)
7-8 ounces (about 2 cups) KRAFT Natural Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
4 slices KRAFT Provolone Cheese
12 thin slices hard salami
2 Tbsp. mild honey (or more to taste)
PREHEAT the oven to 475°F.
DRIZZLE 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the bottom of a rimmed half sheet pan. Sprinkle the semolina or cornmeal over the surface evenly. Use oiled hands to press the pizza dough over the bottom of the half sheet pan, stretching the dough as thinly as possible without tearing it. Try to get the dough to reach into the corners and up to the edges of the pan. If the dough is fighting you, let it rest for 10 minutes then try again. The dough should be more relaxed at that point.
SPREAD the pizza sauce evenly over the crust, then scatter the mozzarella over the top. Tear the provolone slices into 2-inch pieces and distribute that evenly over the mozzarella. Arrange the salami slices on top. Bake the pizza for 15 minutes, or until the crust is deep golden brown around the outside, the cheese is melted and bubbly, and the salami pieces have curled and are crisp on the edges. As soon as the pizza comes out of the oven, drizzle the honey mainly over the salami pieces, but also over the outer edges of the crust. Cut into rectangles and serve immediately with many, many napkins.
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The sweetness of honey brings out the flavor of thin-sliced salami in this easy-to-make pizza. Drizzle it on as soon as the pie comes out of the oven.
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What's a former Bravo housewife to do when her new show continues to flop mercilessly on the new network she's on? Well if you're Danielle Staub, you try to make a tragic moment all about you!
Yes, the former Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member/star of that new show on VH1 that no one's watching has somehow managed to hijack the tragic suicide of Russell Armstrong this week by revealing her own suicidal thoughts. Really… she did. In a new interview, Danielle claims the pressures of being on a reality show also contributed to her contemplating suicide.
"I was very close to taking my own life — not just on one occasion — it's been several times," Danielle told ET in an exclusive interview. She added: "And what always saved me was the thought of my children living with that for the rest of their lives. I didn't want them to have that memory of me. I wanted them to remember me — even if I'm going through my struggles — alive."
While fighting back tears, Danielle reveals she understands the deep dark places that must have led to the suicide of Taylor Armstrong's estranged husband. "I don't have words to describe how alone you feel. And everybody's coming at you, and judging you, and they don't even know you."
Danielle adds, "It's really hard to talk to people who are not in our genre about what really goes on when the lights go down. And maybe your family starts to break apart, and you get caught up in it. And I'm not blaming anybody for what I've been through, I'm just saying it's hard to explain top people who aren't doing this for a living."
Oddly enough, the ET story manages to plug Danielle's new reality show Famous Food, you know, the same type of show that ruins lives and families according to Danielle, at the end of the article.
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Nightlife, 1943
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91.4 x 121.3 cm (36 x 47 3/4 in.)
Signed and dated lower right: A. J. MOTLEY / 1943
Restricted gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field, Jack and Sandra Guthman, Ben W. Heineman, Ruth Horwich, Lewis and Susan Manilow, Beatrice C. Mayer, Charles A. Meyer, John D. Nichols, and Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Smith, Jr.; James W. Alsdorf Memorial Fund; Goodman Endowment, 1992.89
Chicago painter Archibald Motley represented the vibrancy of African American culture in his work, frequently portraying young, sophisticated city dwellers out on the town. Nightlife depicts a crowded cabaret in the South Side neighborhood of Bronzeville, with people seated around tables on the right and at a bar on the left. The clock reads one o'clock, yet the place is still hopping with drinkers and dancers. Two bartenders serve customers and restock the well-lit and plentiful display of liquor, and a number of couples dance furiously in the background to music provided by the jukebox at the right. The strange head atop the jukebox may be a peanut vending machine known as "Smilin' Sam from Alabam'"; when a coin was inserted into the head and the tongue was pulled, the machine would dispense peanuts. Motley unified the composition through his use of repeated forms and a pervasive burgundy tone that bathes the entire scene in intense, unnatural light. (The artist had seen Edward Hopper's Nighthawks at the Art Institute the year before and was intrigued by his use of artificial light.) The stylized figures are tightly interconnected; they are arranged along a sharp diagonal that compresses the space into a stagelike setting. The dynamic composition and heightened colors vividly express the liveliness of the scene, making Nightlife one of Motley's most celebrated paintings.
— Entry, Essential Guide, 2013, p. 59.
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Exhibition History
Chicago Historical Society, The Art of Archibald J. Motley, Jr., October 23, 1991-March 17, 1992, no. 51; traveled to New York, Studio Museum of Harlem, April 5-June 10, 1992; Atlanta, High Museum, June 29-September 25, 1992; Washington D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, October 10, 1992-January 3, 1993, cat. 51.
Art Institute of Chicago, Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine, November 10, 2013-January 27, 2014; traveled to Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, February 22-May 18, 2014, cat. 40.
Art Institute of Chicago, They Seek a City: Chicago and the Art of Migration, 1910-1950, March 3-June 3, 2013, cat. 33.
Durham, North Carolina, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist, January 30-June 1, 2014; traveled to Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of Art, June 14-September 7, 2014; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 19, 2014-February 1, 2015; Chicago Cultural Center, March 6-August 31, 2015; Whitney Museum of American Art, Fall 2015-Spring 2016 (Fort Worth only).
Publication History
African Americans in Art: Selections from The Art Institute of Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 24, 2, (1992), p. 177-179, fig. 11, p. 177.
Wayne Craven, "An Awakening," American Art, 11, 2 (Summer, 1997), pp. 42-44.
Amy M. Mooney, "Representing Race: Disjunctures in the Work of Archibald J. Motley, Jr.," Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 24, 2 (1999), pp. 162-179, fig. 11.
Andrea D. Barnwell and Kirsten P. Buick, "A Portfolio of Works by African American Artists Continuing the Dialogue: A Work in Progress," Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 24, 2 (1999), pp. 185-186.
Amy Mooney, Archibald J. Motley Jr. (San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2004), p. 88, pl. 40 p. 90.
Judith A. Barter et al., "American Modernism at the Art Institute of Chicago, From World War I to 1955," (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2009), cat. 146.
Ownership History
Archibald J. Motley, Jr., 1943. Costella M. Gwin, by 1985; by descent to Deborah Gwin Hill, Chicago, 1985; sold to the Art Institute 1992.


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Skip to comments.Magna Carta: Passions still running high in Runnymede
Posted on 06/15/2013 9:00:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A peace treaty sealed in Runnymede in 1215, signalling the end of a conflict between King John and barons who were in revolt, has once again got passions running high in Surrey.
...a debate is raging on what to do in the place where the charter -- hailed by some as the foundation of English democracy -- was sealed.
Plans to build an £8m visitor centre in Runnymede as a legacy of the anniversary were dropped earlier this year because of lack of funds.
Surrey County Council, Runnymede Borough Council and the National Trust have all said they are now working to find a way to raise the profile of the Magna Carta and the site where it was sealed.
But the Magna Carta Trust's 800th committee, which is overseeing global commemorations to mark the anniversary, has said the lack of an interpretation centre at the site is a "travesty".
...Some historians have disputed the importance of the Magna Carta, arguing that of its 63 clauses, only three have not now been repealed or become obsolete. But Professor Saul said there could be no doubt about its significance.
He said: "The idea that Magna Carta was a narrow 'feudal' document was wrong... There can be no doubting the historical importance of Magna Carta. It established the principle that the executive power -- in this case, the king -- is subject to the law just like everyone else.
"Later in the 13th Century the jurist Bracton wrote 'in England the king is below God and below the law'. The crucial clause is clause 39: No free man shall be arrested, imprisoned or dispossessed without judgement of his peers or against the law of the land.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Sir Robert Worcester wants to see the cornerstone of an interpretation centre laid in Runnymede in 2015.
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Look for the same for the DOI and the Constitution at nation near you.
Inalienable rights first put to pen and codified into law.
The nuns in the Catholic school in the Chicago neighborhood of Bridgeport where I was brought up thought the event so important that 7th graders produced a play on the event for the entire school to watch.
Alas the school Immaculate Conception, and the parish no longer exist. But the church now re-named Holy Family still does run by a religious order. Point being it was a very significant event related to American history .
Under the Great Charter, you could not take a mans home to pay for a debt. This is incorporated into most state laws with Homestead provisions.
If he was a person who moved from place to place and had for instance a wagon and used it for business, you could not seize his way of making a living.
There are numerous clauses relating to civil rights.
Not easy to read though in the Old English!
Conservatives must note and learn that it was a conflict between the elites that gave us the Magna Carta as well as the US Constitution. The people had and always will have little to do with it.
Unless conservatives learn to not only leverage, but seek out the natural conflicts between elites we'll just keep losing.
Have you seen some of the discussions on the difference between unalienable and inalienable rights?
No but, my phone typed inalienable and I just went with it.
Is there a thread?
About 45 years ago, Britain passed some laws to take the place of the Magna Carta. On member of THE HOUSE LORDS spoke on how this would clear the laws of a lot of "JUNK!"
This created such an uproar in the HOUSE that some of the older members who spent their time sleeping during the sessions actually woke up to take part in the debate.
and they still have crappy teeth and ridiculous accents.
Only part I like about England is they have all of Frances furniture from the many battles and wars over the centuries.
I wonder if the lack of interest has any connection of a dwindling Anglo population and massive infiltration of immigrants wanting to destroy the Anglo traditions?
I noticed your link to the MC that mentioned the Torah. It's an interesting thing to think about. Surely, God's Laws existed before being revealed to Moses? Idolatry, murder, adultery must have been wrong prior to the Bereshit and from the moment Adam and Eve departed the Garden practiced.
I found this very interesting:
Note that the drafts all stated "inalienable", but the final versions all say, "unalienable". Why the change? The important legal distinction between the words.
You can contract away inalienable rights, but unalienable rights can never be lost, even willfully. That's one of those things that if taught for the last two generations could have kept us out of a lot of bad decisions and trouble.
The Magna Carta was based on remnants of the Roman legal system, surviving in the Latin-literate clerical population of England.
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From Burgundy to California Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Jean-Charles Boisset's eyes light up when he talks about the time his grandparents brought him to California. To an 11-year-old, the landscape, history and culture was completely alien to his family's home in small village in Burgundy.
"It was a magical place that left an indelible mark on my mind," he said. "France is a country created by history. America is a country created by a philosophy. I was struck by the dynamism, excitement, joy and passion of the people of the United States."
Boisset, who now spends more than half of his time in California, says he's living out his boyhood dream making wine in Sonoma County and the Napa Valley. Since purchasing DeLoach Vineyards in 2003, Boisset Family Estates has amassed a tidy collection of California wineries to complement its network of French properties.
"When you are born into the Old World, you have a sense of tradition. But that tradition can overpower innovation," Boisset said, addressing the trade luncheon of the California Wine Fair in Toronto.
Compared to the regimented winemaking customs of Burgundy, California is a fairly blank canvas. Boisset said he admires the American industry's willingness to go beyond expectations to make exceptional wine. He believes that by blending cultures, his family's wineries are making better wine across the board. "You learn from the places you go," he says. "The world is such a fun place as long as we are able to share."
For instance, the wide scale acceptance of organic farming in California is something Boisset would love to see take root at home in France. Meanwhile, he has translated much of the small batch, single vineyard focus and winemaking techniques of Burgundy into his American operations. California wine has enjoyed tremendous success, especially in North America. But Boisset believes it's only the beginning.
"We have only started in California," he explains. "The way we are looking at California today is not necessarily the way we will look at it tomorrow."
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**** Buena Vista Winery 2011 Pinot Noir Carneros, California, United States ON $25.05 (304105)
Coming from the cooler Carneros winegrowing region, this generous and plush California Pinot is marked by bold red fruit aromas and flavours accented by spice and savoury notes. Its ripe character makes it a good match for grilled salmon or pork tenderloin.
**** Raymond Vineyards 2010 Family Classic Chardonnay North Coast, California, United States ON $15.95 (269753)
Here's a terrific value Chardonnay that benefits greatly from Boisset's Burgundy background. It's appealingly ripe with elegant structure and persistent flavours. You get the rich style you'd expect from California with the restraint and focus common to French examples.


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Winning acting honors at other major awards shows didn't make the Oscars ceremony any easier for Cate Blanchett.
The night figured to be a coronation for the actress, who'd won best actress honors at the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe Awards and other shows for her role in "Blue Jasmine." Instead, the prospect of waiting until nearly the end of Sunday's ceremony proved stressful for the two-time Oscar winner.
"It was an intense, unbearable pressure which I'm so glad is over," Blanchett said after her win. "It has been every year."
Blanchett, who has been nominated for acting Oscars five times, took a hiatus from films in recent years to focus on theater work. She won a best supporting actress Oscar in 2005 for "The Aviator."
"Every year I watch this thing remotely and every year there are five, six, 10, 12 or 20 performances by women that I'm gob smacked by and inspired by," she said. "And it gets whittled down to five. To be in conversation with those women by proxy ... that's the privilege and the rest is just chocolate."
— Anthony McCartney — http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP .
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Back we go to my home town of Larkspur, California for another view of the
Rainbow Market
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my father worked
for several years in the mid-1950s. The linked photos and their comments give plenty of background, so here I'll just mention a couple childhood memories this one dredges up (I was 9 at the time my brother took this Anscochrome slide). The hulking 1930s black sedan belonged to my mother's friend Mrs. Skala, who a year later bought a 1956 Plymouth from Hil Probert, whose DeSoto-Plymouth dealership was across the street from our house a couple blocks away. My mother was incensed that Probert allegedly talked the 60ish lady into a model with the push-button automatic transmission. "Imagine the poor woman trying to learn how to use something like that at her age. The idea." Well, that's a paraphrase, but I never did hear if Mrs. Skala had any problems. Mr. Gilardi, the butcher who's billed on the market's window, had a portion of one finger missing from some slicing or chopping mishap, so naturally that's what I always stared at while my mother talked pot roast or ground chuck with him. Or maybe that was Charlie Young, the butcher at Fred Schefer's Food Center next door to the right. We switched our trade to the Food Center after my father left the Epidendios' employ. Final period note: on the telephone pole, a poster for the United Crusade, a charity forerunner of the United Way. That and the March of Dimes were annual Larkspur events I recall, although I was probably more interested in fantasizing about the dimes being potential fodder for my coin collection.
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I don't know if anyonr has suggested this yet. If they have I still don't mind bring it up again since it hasn't been implemented yet. There are some threads that are mission critical and the Tutorial Index thread. is one. I was wondering if we could make a permanent link to this thread on the main pageor better yet make the Index a separated web page with it's own main page link. Perhaps we could even have a index page of all mission critical threads. I will cross post this suggestion to the site suggestion forum. I am posting it here because that thread doesn't get main page review. I know someone is going to say"Just have the nebies do a search man"
so I'm prepared for flames or negs.
I do think that a page of that sort would be a benifit to the site and increase it's usefulness.
We could have a page filled with nothing except links to mission critical security threads. I love the idea.
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We have the unfortunate duty of reporting the passing of Lou Schimer, one of the original founders of the Filmation animation studio. He was an Emmy and Grammy winning producer as well as being an voice over actor. He was Executive Producer of several well known animated series from the Filmation stables such as: Masters…