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Masterchef Australia – It Is A Wonder Fillippo Did Not Implode Like His Pavlova
Remind me not to go on The Amazing Race with Amina as what part of that huge sign saying fish didn't she understand?
It is a wonder Fillipo did not flip out at her when her dish got her put through to the top 24 and her phaffing for her ingredient meant he had no time to make his dish properly.
The challenge for the 12 contestants competing for six aprons was to drive to the Mornington Peninsula in pairs to get ingredients from a variety of places return and cook a dish. They had six hours to complete it and a budget of $50.
Amina and Fillipo got back with 45 minutes on the clock, and part of the reason for this was getting the snapper for Amina's dish. They arrived at the sign where it said FISH and there was a path to the beach. As Fillipo started to head down the path Amina said there is no fish here and they jumped back in the car. Then later they had to turn around to go back to the same spot. Fillipo's knuckles were white and his pavlova was brown and saggy. Not sure why he did not turn them into meringue nests to get a shorter baking time.
Amina was able to turn out her sweet snapper dish in that time and earn an apron from the judges. She did not even look sheepish about it, and Fillipo smiled through gritted teeth.
Sam was also having problems with Wade as he took the time to learn how to scale a fish. He quipped that taking time to learn how to scale a fish in a time sensitive challenge was not a great strategy.
Audra and Dalvinda were the first to return to the kitchen and no wonder, Audra only brought back a punnet of strawberries and Dalvinda a piece of lamb and sage. They both had not realised what would not be in the pantry. Audra needed eggs but there were none, so she had to turn her frangipane tart into a chocolate ganache one. This did not hinder her fast pass into the top 24. The judges saying it was one of the best desserts they had ever eaten on their time on Masterchef.
Dalvinda who had also forgotten to get garlic, onion and ginger started making a dessert that was made purely from the pantry ingredients. She was told this was not going to cut it as it did not showcase any of the Mornington ingredients, so she made a curry without the aforementioned ingredients. George who said he does not eat much curry said it was one of the best he had ever tasted. Maybe has there were no fresh chillis in it! However the other judges concurred and even though they criticised her for having only two ingredients she was into the top 24.
Ironically Audra's only showcased one, raspberries, and she was not criticised for that.
Wade because of his phaffing could not make the fish pie so he made fish and broadbeans. Gary said if it was a 25 minute challenge he would be impressed but it was a six hour challenge. Yes but most of them had less then 90 minutes cooking time.
Andrew a hairdresser from NSW, made Mussels and Salsa Verde with Fried Calzone. George found a beard and was quite critical. However he received an apron.
Lucy the girl from the Masterchef ad caught her trout and cooked it with abalone and artichoke. However even though she was trying to tell Gary it was cooked how she liked it there was no denying it was raw.
Karen also did trout however it looked like she had burnt hers on her tasting plate of trout. No apron for her.
Sam over did his plate of mussel custard, with far too much going on.
The others that got through to the top 24 were TK and Jules who both cooked pork belly.
At the moment there are more women then men in the top 24 will they ensure there is an equal 12 of each gender or will it be all based on merit? Should Fillipo have told the driver not to turn around?
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- 1 Jess { 05.09.12 at 2:08 am }
"We're here to get some raspberries. I need some really plump, beautiful, fresh raspberries."
"Ah, beautiful! Let's go pick them straight away now, shall we?"
Because those raspberries sitting on the table aren't for you, Audra.
Dalvinder cooked the best curry George has ever tasted. Poor Jimmy.
I'm not really liking Steve Buscemi's character at the moment, but he did have a pretty legitimate reason to be angry. How did Amina not see that giant "FISH" sign? Though I suppose that without being able to see the building from the top of the beach, it didn't really seem like a fish-selling sort of place. Maybe she thought it meant…fishing?
The Top 24 so far is pretty…diverse. Gay guy, female Jimmy, tan Poh, young Poh, hairdresser guy, and…some blonde girl that they didn't seem to show very much of…
And I have to wonder how a chant for "Apron! Apron!" gets started without some producer sneaking into the group and initiating it.
- 2 Georgie { 05.09.12 at 7:34 am }
Got to hand it to the producers, they've done a magnificent job of engineering the footage to make Amina look bad and elicit negative responses from viewers.
So on that note, "shame on you Ammonia for not speaking up for poor Flippo when his pav flopped – shame, shame, shame!"
- 3 Daze { 05.09.12 at 8:04 am }
How stupid was that challenge? 2 hours to Mornington, shop, 2 hours drive back, cook. What a waste of 'time' sitting in the car. You sort of get who is going to get an apron as they are the same spot interviews or footage on their home life. It was easy to pick the 5 Aprons last night. Yes, poor Fillippo, bet he wanted to smash his pav in Amina's apron! The judges were really over the top gushing at her fish – still, she could go the distance with her knowledge of Egyptian and Korean cooking
- 4 Rhubarb Whine { 05.09.12 at 8:14 am }
I thought it was a credit to Fillipo, keeping his cool like that. He didn't jibe at her once, not even in jest (although we don't know what was withheld from camera do we? ) and of course, the judges must have known why he was so late back as they are fed info from camera crew. And we don't know if Amina apologised or not – she seems genuine enough so again, what happens off screen stays off screen.
Having said that, a trip to Mornington for eggs and berries to create a pav seems rather simplistic and it doen't take a whole lot of Masterchef talent to make a pav unless he had some secret pav ingredient we don;t know about. And in that case I want to know, because a pav is a pav is a pav and the only thing it would have showcased is the berries, whereas Amina's fish did at least showcase local snapper and some cooking talent.
If we took Amina's fish finding stuff up out of the equation it's highly likely that her dish would have excelled and his still would have been a pav, albeit a better pav.
- 5 alicia { 05.09.12 at 8:16 am }
Did Yukio get through
- 6 Amy { 05.09.12 at 8:26 am }
While I can see how Fillipo would be annoyed that Amina got an apron after the fish debacle – they both still had the same amount of time to get a dish up – she managed to make an apron-deserving dish in that time, so there's no reason why he couldn't.
- 7 Georgie { 05.09.12 at 8:27 am }
alicia – no thank God, but there's hope yet.
Yuckyo has too much 'bow and scrape' about him IMO – cringeworthy.
- 8 Maryann { 05.09.12 at 8:36 am }
Why didn't the drivers know where they were going? The contestants decided what to buy and where but surely they had a right to expect the driver to get them there. However, Fillipo should have revised what he planned to cook given the lack of time. I guess that is part of the challenge, to think on your feet.
- 9 Georgie { 05.09.12 at 8:38 am }
Amy – have you ever cooked a pavlova? It needs an hour in a switched off oven AFTER it's cooked. A whole fish can be cooked in less than 30 minutes no trouble at all.
I guess the real test was deciding what you were going to cook, that could be done in the least amount of time, but 6 hours sounded like a lot when they set out.
According to George, the challenge was to cook a dish you 'like and love', but there was Lucy cooking the artichokes leaves and throwing the edible heart in the bin. Obviously she'd never even eaten them, let alone cooked them before?
- 10 Daze { 05.09.12 at 8:57 am }
I still didn't get the Amazing Race theory – is it necessary? I believe, the drivers will only go where directed, when to stop, etc so the onus is on the contestants giving directions ? I hope Fillippo gets in as I think he's probably a good cook and I think Yukio will be fun and come up with some creative dishes
- 11 JaniceG { 05.09.12 at 9:11 am }
Hated this challenge, which had very little to do with actual cooking – wonder how much the Victorian Tourist Board paid them?
I thought Fillipo was going to have an internal hemorrhage from his effort to smile and applaud when Amina got her apron. He'd already committed to doing a dessert when they picked up ingredients so I don't think he had the opportunity to change his mind once they were so spectacularly late getting back thanks to his listening to Amina at the Fish junction. Would be a shame to see him go out just because he thought they were competing on MasterChef and not The Amazing Race.
I swear, every time a contestant on a cooking show in a tight competition says "I've never done this before" or "I've never cooked with this before," I just want to brain them with the nearest frying pan. Why the hell are you taking a chance by doing something you've never done before? Especially at this stage of the competition, you don't have to wow the judges with something elaborate. Much better to do something simpler but well.
- 12 Maz { 05.09.12 at 9:11 am }
During the ads they shown Gary teaching Lucy how to cook artichoke. That should not have happen when an apron is up for grabs.
Felt sorry for Fillipo. Guy looked like he was about to have a stroke.
It could have been all strategic on Amina's part. This is a game afterall.
It starting to be obvious who the protected species are this season.
Poor Jimmy. Its like the judges think people don't remember past contestants.
- 13 Injera { 05.09.12 at 9:11 am }
Georgie – Lucy's artichokes! Hilarious… and Gary didn't even seem to notice the irony when he said that the abalone and artichoke was the part of the dish he liked. If he hadn't stepped in and saved her 'chokes, he would have been left with very little to compliment.
I agree with RhubarbWhine that Filippo's choice of dish was uninspired. If you want to showcase eggs, why choose a dish that only uses the boring part of the egg? Surely you'd do something that really brings out the flavour of the super-duper Mornington-Peninsular-y eggs, right? But, as others have noted, just using one ingredient seemed okay for some but drama-worthy for others. Pah!
- 14 Wondering { 05.09.12 at 9:25 am }
I wonder whether Amina would have been picked for the top 50 if she hadn't been wearing a hijab. Plenty of other cooks like her didn't make it. I predicted to my family this year we would have a veil wearing muslim, and here we are.
- 15 Reality Raver { 05.09.12 at 9:35 am }
I think Amina is going to go far in the competition, she is cool under pressure and her unusual cooking styles for the judges will get her through for awhile. However the judges love of pork might become a liability for her in the long run.
I would really love to know how long that fish issue really cost them in time. I suspect at least half an hour. Agree Fillipo should have revised what he made, but still I understand why he would have been fuming. He probably got all his ingredients at one of the first spots.
Georgie – can't see Lucy getting through which is a pity as she looks fun.
Dalvinda may need to expand from her Indian cooking background great curries will only get her through the first few weeks.
Agree Jess loving the diversity of the top 24 thus far.. interesting people disparage reality TV, and an out and proud lesbian won the Biggest Loser and it was literally no big deal. Reality has been at the forefront of showcasing diversity on our screens way before other forms of TV.
- 16 Reality Raver { 05.09.12 at 9:45 am }
Oh and go Yukio and hoping Fillipo gets in as well. Also woudn't mind seeing ?Karen the one who mangled the trout tasting plate. Actually there are some great characters there, it seriously could be a cracker
- 17 cookieluck { 05.09.12 at 10:12 am }
Amina is a great contestant. Her Alexandrian Fish looked spectacularly delicious. The mussels in salsa verde looked mouthwatering as well.
I am loving the diversity in MC. Finally a TV show that seems to reflect a proper sample of the Australian community.
- 18 littlepetal { 05.09.12 at 10:18 am }
I really hope Dalvinda has more up her sleeves. So far she is only cooking curry and more curry.
Audra managed to produce a beautiful tart (so say the judges)
I think Amina can cook but will she get stuck when there is something to do with pork?
2 of the girls were smart to cook pork belly. These judges always fall for pork belly
- 19 Culinary Boner { 05.09.12 at 10:30 am }
Fillipo was dudded. Full stop.
Watching him stewing inside like a pressure cooker on a bonfire I am now hoping that he gets in. No matter whether he can truly cook to standard or not (though I suspect he can). At some stage of the comp I'm betting he'll either go off like Krakatoa or dissolve into a blubbering heap. Should make good viewing.
George needs some cultural sensitivity training as his dismissive curry comment laid bare (again) some pretty piss-poor and almost xenophobic attitudes to the immense cultural and culinary heritage of Indian and Asian societies. Wonder how he'd feel if a similar comment was made about Moussaka, olives, feta cheese or Greek food in general.
- 21 Amy { 05.09.12 at 10:52 am }
Georgie – I meant perhaps he should have got a bit more creative and made something different! That's how MC rolls.
- 22 brain dead dave { 05.09.12 at 11:00 am }
Mornington Peninsula had a fantastic reputation for fine food..until Tom and Karla appeared on My Kitchen Rules earlier this year.
The Amazing Race style of challenge, just the ticket when it's all about the cooking. It's about gnocchi not navigating.
Fillippo is a dead ringer for Dirk Bogarde in my book. Cool customer, I would have been panicking in the car about how easily Amina could secrete a bomb under all that clobber. She could literally blow away the other competition this year.
Yes Boner, George needs his bolts tightened over that deeply entrenched curry prejudice. The judges were like vultures around tastings last night, too.
It's time to meet the blonde milfy cougar in the gallery ,too, in the name of cultural diversity.
- 23 Georgie { 05.09.12 at 11:04 am }
Lol bdd – Ms Creosote!
- 24 Injera { 05.09.12 at 11:06 am }
"Gnocchi, not navigating" – BDD you have just come up with the perfect title for a back-to-basics cooking competition!
I think it's yet to dawn on some of the contestants that it is a competition, and that every apron that is awarded decreases their chances. Hoping some survival instinct kicks in soon.
I got to watch this with captions on last night as I was in gym purgatory – it should have been more pleasant, but instead I was reading all the judges' utterances in their voices. Ugh. Also, the [cheering and applause] captions probably reinforced my amazement at the support people are providing their competitors. I think [nervously] as a description of how Yukio answered a question was my favourite. I hope the captioner has the ability to create macros…
- 25 Georgie { 05.09.12 at 11:31 am }
Injera – there's no mistaking the 'Message of the Apron' from our side of the TV so I wonder how the contestants can be missing it.
The 3 stooges manage to make the apron awards contrived and high on melodrama. "Apron, apron, apron!" – "but sir, sir, she's only using raspberries sir!"
- 26 Culinary Boner { 05.09.12 at 11:37 am }
Bdd, excellent point you make about the lack of a stand-out milf/cougar this year. While so far Audra has managed to give me a culinary horn, I wants to share the love around the rest of me body. Where's this seasons Skye Craig, or at a pinch, Rachel? C'mon production us blokes deserve some visual compensation for having to constantly endure seeing the judge's maws chowing down in close up.
- 27 Georgie { 05.09.12 at 11:49 am }
There's not much going for the sheilas either CB – now that Big Kev is out of the equation. Although strictly speaking, I guess he's one for the blokes!
- 28 brain dead dave { 05.09.12 at 11:50 am }
I really wanted to be Big Kev when eggless Audra launched and wrapped her legs around Big Kev's torso. She's a keeper.
The apron chant is getting really boring and it's only happened once. Zero survival instinct. Why the hell , with all this passion, drive, the proverbial culinary dream and determination would you cheer and demand an apron for your opponents? Ma$terchef call this a competition, after all.
- 29 Georgie { 05.09.12 at 11:59 am }
Eggless Audra should have done a deal with Flippo and given him her chocolate tart case in exchange for some eggs.
To add insult to injury Ammonia actually asked Flippo for some of his mint when she was plating up, so she could put the finishing touches to her apron winning snapper.
- 30 fairybreadgirl { 05.09.12 at 12:02 pm }
I'm already annoyed at the editing. We see Audra given the apron and going to sit next to big Kev, and then in the next long shot of the next person called up to the tasting , Kev is sitting by himself.
- 31 brain dead dave { 05.09.12 at 12:09 pm }
I actually thought Amina asked Fillippo for some "mince"-(obviously not pork).
Thanks for clearing that up, Georgie
Fillippo deseves an apron and the first ammunity just for sitting for hours with her in the cramped, overloaded car.
- 32 Culinary Boner { 05.09.12 at 12:11 pm }
Georgie, only last week a certain poster who shall not be named went out their way to imply I might be interested in batting for the other team*, so don't tempt 'em with Big Kev being one for us blokes in general thank you very muchly.
Audra's leaping leg-wrap was very well executed, bdd. I give it a 9.5. (*sigh…if only Mrs Boner got so excited whilst baking…sigh…if only Mrs Boner got so excited*)
I was going to have a Toga party for my b'day this year, but am now switching to an Apron party instead – Apron, Apron, Apron..
* Must remember to stop reading "Bi-curious George Goes to the Rawhide Bar" to my pre-school aged son.
- 33 Georgie { 05.09.12 at 12:24 pm }
Now you mention it bdd – Flippo has that 'sat-upon' look about him. I bit like Ren but with Stimpy's personality.
Lol CB – an apron party sounds like a great idea, although it probably won't do your team's image any favours.
- 34 brain dead dave { 05.09.12 at 12:33 pm }
Clive Palmer and Amina in one of those little cars would have been good value.
Amina's signature dish- Meccarons.
- 35 dmc { 05.09.12 at 1:07 pm }
Betting people may take note of Audra. She had her own catering 'business' (closed now she's on Masterchef…) alongside her day job. Believe me she can cook at a very high level and is extremely efficient.
- 36 kess { 05.09.12 at 1:33 pm }
Go the emotional quivering guys, Yukio and Filippo/Steve Buscemi
- 37 JaniceG { 05.09.12 at 2:10 pm }
CB – Just because someone doesn't like the food from a culture doesn't mean that person is xenophobic or thinks that food is inferior! Everyone has different tastes and most people prefer some cuisines over others. I don't enjoy eating spicy food but that doesn't mean I don't think that the ability to do superior spicing isn't admirable.
- 38 Culinary Boner { 05.09.12 at 2:39 pm }
JaniceG, of course most people have different food preferences. It's just that in this multi-cultural country all the three key judges on MCA should ideally have palates that can appreciate all possible cuisines, and not harbour declared aversions to stuff outside their upbringing and the family dinner table. Each year George shows he's stuck in the eastern Mediterranean in terms of his food preferences and cultural references. Last I looked at the globe, this nation is smack bang in the Asia Pacific. George needs to grow a pair and man up to other cuisines like someone like Anthony Bourdain does. Were he just a part-time presenter on the show, wheeled in to show off Mediterranean or European food this wouldn't matter one iota and I wouldn't have commented on it. It's just that every year he acts like a provincial yokel when it comes to eating Asian stuff.
- 39 Daze { 05.09.12 at 2:41 pm }
bdd – 'meccarons' – just got it, lol
- 40 JaniceG { 05.09.12 at 2:54 pm }
CB – What you're really arguing, then, is that they should have picked a different judge! As someone who doesn't enjoy spicy food myself, I don't think you can force yourself to like and appreciate it if it just doesn't taste good to you. Regarding Bourdain, being adventurous about what you're willing to eat is not the same as being able to appreciate degrees of sophistication or talent in a given cuisine. I don't recall George refusing to eat curries, he just doesn't like them.
- 41 Culinary Boner { 05.09.12 at 3:26 pm }
Agree with you JaniceG about the fact that some people do not like spicy food because it doesn't taste good to them, and that adventurism in trying food might not equate to actually understanding the food.
I just react to George going on like a pork chop about curries every year to the point that when a contestant makes the equivalent of a homeopathic curry (one containing only traces of the essentials for a curry – chilli, garlic, ginger, cumin etc..) he has an orgasm over it. Perhaps I should just 'fess up to my biases here. George shits me to tears. There. It, and the fact that Ajay gives the me horn, are now out there.
I have seen the converse of some people's aversion to spicy food – often due to the impact on the digestive system – in the reaction of some Japanese colleagues many years ago to facing several weeks of dairy-heavy cuisine of Switzerland. The poor bastards looked like they'd done 10 rounds with Ali in his prime after just one week of cream and cheese in every meal. They probably have a expression for it that's the equivalent of 'Bali belly'.
- 42 PollyB { 05.09.12 at 3:30 pm }
Agree, they shouldn't have picked George as a judge! 😉
- 43 brain dead dave { 05.09.12 at 4:35 pm }
George- able to turn a gala event into a galah event in the blink of an eye.
Thanks to Jowl$y for relenting on the visual shock and awe by wearing some more conservative attire last night. There'd for sure be some kids who had nightmares after seeing the lethargic lilac giant earlier in the week.
- 44 Gwen { 05.09.12 at 6:45 pm }
Where did Audra get her cream and butter if she didn't get them from the trip ? No cream and butter in the pantry. Also I checked her recipe on MC and her ganache is chocolate and butter, no cream. Not a ganache then. The show is all about rating not who can cooks. Look at Julie she is the most boring cook ever, no imagination and she wins.
- 45 kingfisher { 05.10.12 at 11:35 am }
loved seeing flippo sitting in the middle of the car when the airbag went off !! no wonder he couldn't complain he couldn't breathe ….
- 46 Skippy56 { 05.12.12 at 4:37 pm }
Yes Amina did get to plate her fish, as of course you can cook fish in 45 mins – but how do you get a pav on the table? You can't. They should have gone separately so it was a fair fight. Amina you should have told the judges that it was your fault.
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What You Should Know.
At Cheley Camps, we know how important it is for potential camp staff to gather all the information they can before applying. Below you'll find summer camp staff FAQS regarding Cheley Camps. We not only have a page for Colorado camp staff FAQS, but Camper FAQS and Parent FAQS as well. If you have further questions, please contact us anytime.
How old do I need to be to work at Cheley?
Applicants who are at least 19 and or a college graduates are given priority for counseling positions. Support Staff are at least 18 and many are 21 and older.
Do my references all need to come from employers?
You can use a variety of sources for your references. A teacher, professor, pastor, employer, or volunteer supervisor. We ask that you do not use a relative or close friend of your own or you family.
What kind of experience do I need to apply?
We have many different positions at camp and some require more experience than others. For example, Hiking, Backpacking, Horseback Riding, and Mountain Biking are areas where prior experience is necessary.
Does an in-person interview increase my chances of being hired?
Yes, if you are in or near the areas that we travel to for interviews we suggest you make the effort. We do conduct phone interviews as well, once we have screened your application and references. We do phone interviews if your application is strong and we have a position open in your qualified skill areas.
Do I need any special certifications to work at Cheley?
Our nurses are required to have an RN, LPN, or PA, and the Challenge Course Facilitator the certification to run a low/initiatives course. Upon hiring, certain Support Staff positions will need CPR. Counseling Staff are required to have CPR and First Aid. Wilderness First Aid is required of Hiking, Backpacking, Horseback Riding, and Outcamping counselors. We provide the course at camp. However, it is recommended that you take the WFA course before you come to camp if possible.
Can I bring my pet with me to camp?
No, summer staff may not bring pets to Cheley.
Where do I live if I work at camp?
Summer housing is provided for everyone who works at Cheley. If you are a counselor, you live in the cabins with the campers and if you are on support staff, you live with other support staff in cabins around the camp property, usually close to the area where you work. Storage is limited, but the bed is comfy and the cool nights wonderful.
Do I get any time off while working at camp?
All Staff take one day/evening off each week. If you have a wedding or special event, you have to request early and we will see what we can do. Because we are a resident facility we put our campers first with regards to correct ratios in the units when we assign time off. We work with you where we can on your time off, but we are limited to the number of special requests that we can manage. Support staff, depending on your assignment, have some extra evenings off.
When do I get paid?
Payroll comes at the end of first term and the end of second term. You should come with enough money to make it until the end of first term. All you meals are provided for, and time off is limited, so you won't be spending much. You will receive a travel allowance check when you get all of your forms completed and in the camp office.
Where do I do laundry?
Down in the little town of Estes Park, about 4 miles away, is Dad's Laundry. This is a Cheley staff hangout. Your day off almost always involves a trip to Dad's.
Do I need a car?
Not really. Because we hire 200 staff in the summer, and we have limited parking for cars and because you can only drive it on your time off, a car in not a necessity. You can usually always get a ride or find someone to hang out with. Camp is about four miles from the mountain town of Estes Park, and about 45 miles from Boulder. We ask you not to lend your car if you do bring one to camp.
Will I have e-mail access and cell phone coverage?
We have three computers that staff can get e-mail on. Cell phones are kept in staff lounges. The service is available, depending upon your provider. Some areas of camp have better coverage than others. Staff are not allowed to walk around with their cell phones during staff training or camp sessions. Cell phones are kept in the staff cabins or staff lounges. Campers turn in all cell phones upon arrival and are put in the safe until they depart for home.
I was on the staff in the past. What do I have to do to be on the staff this summer?
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Reese Witherspoon: Ace Eddie Awards Presenter!
Reese Witherspoon takes the stage at the 62nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards held at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Saturday (February 18) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 35-year-old This Means War actress presented, alongside editor Kevin Tent, the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award to The Descendants director Alexander Payne!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Reese Witherspoon
Previously, Alexander directed Reese in the 1999 film Election!
Alexander, who also wrote The Descendants, is up for several Oscars, including Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture. Tune in on Sunday (February 26) to see who takes home the gold.
FYI: Reese is wearing a Boca Negra tux with Manolo Blahnik shoes.
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Luis Suarez should snub Arsenal and stay at Liverpool, says Graeme Souness
Graeme Souness would find it hard to understand Luis Suarez's decision if he left Liverpool for Arsenal.
Last Updated: 25/07/13 9:25am
The Sky Sports pundit was speaking after his former club turned down a £40million offer from their Premier League rivals for the unsettled striker, who has stated his desire to play in the Champions League next season.
Souness, who has both played and managed at Anfield, says he would not be upset if Suarez was sold to a European powerhouse like Real Madrid, but says it would be tough for the supporters if he ended up at a club that finished three places ahead of them last season.
"There is no better football club in England than Liverpool," he told Sky Sports News.
"There is no better group of supporters than they have at Liverpool. For me - and I know I'm totally biased - but I go to these big modern stadiums throughout the country and Liverpool still generates the best atmosphere. I think the supporters are more understanding than anywhere else.
"For me he should stay at Liverpool and be a company man and try to get them into the Champions League. His goals would go a long way to helping them do that.
"I would fully understand it if Real Madrid came knocking and he really dug his heels in and said he'd got to go because it's a chance to go back to a Latin country.
"Real Madrid are, right now, arguably the biggest club in the world and that I could understand and live with that.
"But leaving Liverpool and going to another English team is not going to endear himself to any Liverpool supporter."
And Souness says it will take an enormous offer to tempt them to sell Suarez to a Premier League rival because the player could potentially "embarrass" his former employers next season.
"It's very hard for Liverpool to sell Suarez to another English team," he added.
"It's a bit like Wayne Rooney going to Chelsea. I think ideally if they are going to leave their football clubs they'd like to sell them outside the Premier League.
"For Luis Suarez, the ideal move for him would be to Real Madrid, going back to a Latin country and his mother tongue and to one of the biggest teams in world football.
"For Luis Suarez to go to Arsenal would be a great signing for them because whoever gets him are going to get a great football player, but I think it's hard for Liverpool to sell him there. The supporters would not be too happy with that.
"If Wayne Rooney goes to Chelsea, what's guaranteed is that he would embarrass Man United and what's guaranteed is that Suarez would embarrass Liverpool when they play against each other if he was to go to Arsenal."
Managing director Ian Ayre is set to hold further talks with Suarez this week and Souness says the club must swiftly line up a replacement if they decide to sell their prized asset.
He likened the situation to the £50million sale of Fernando Torres to Chelsea in 2011 and the subsequent capture of Andy Carroll from Newcastle for an inflated £35million; a scenario he says Liverpool must avoid this time.
Souness added: "Liverpool had the problem previously when they sold Torres to Chelsea and ended up with a big lump of money.
"Then whoever they go and buy - and it was Carroll - they ended up getting their trousers taken down and ended up paying too much.
"That's the problem when you sell a big player. You end up with this big lump of money and whoever you try and buy there is a premium to be paid.
"That's the problem they're faced with, but that's something Ian Ayre will be fully aware of. Ideally, if he was to go he would maybe be getting someone in before they actually announced he's gone, so they're not paying that premium."


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Mindful Clutter Clearing e-course
7 weeks to a more spacious, peaceful home
January 16 - March 3, 2017
[registration now closed]
I put together a podcast (6 minutes) to give you a quick overview of the course — press play below to have a listen:
a new year, a fresh start
Begin your new year on a positive note by clearing away the clutter from your home and life, and make room for what really matters to you. With 7 weeks of mindful guidance, inspiring podcasts, and clear, step-by-step instructions, we will work together to gain more space in our homes, and face the year ahead with renewed energy and purpose.
Together, we will...
- Untangle the complex emotions at the root of clutter + let go of items you have been holding onto for years (or decades!)
- Learn how to break down a seemingly overwhelming task into doable bite-size pieces
- Make strides in clearing your space with confidence instead of fear.
- Gain clarity around what you truly value in your home + life
You have clutter you want desperately to let go of, but sorting through complicated feelings (of guilt, fear, disappointment, or nostalgia) stops you from following through
You've read books and articles on clutter clearing, but can't seem to move from inspiration to action
You feel that support and one-on-one advice would really help you let go of clutter, but don't want to shell out the moolah on a personal organizer (who may not 'get' the emotional side of things anyway)
You feel ready to make a major change in your life and living space, and make room for new, beautiful experiences to enter
- You want to finally say goodbye to the things in your home that are no longer serving you
Kind words from past students...
what you get:
- Daily lessons delivered right to your inbox Monday - Friday, with breathing space over the weekends
- Weekly podcasts to inspire + encourage you to dig deeper
- Lifetime access to the private (and totally optional) Mindful Clutter Clearing Facebook group
- Individual support + advice from classmates and me, your teacher, when you post to the Facebook group
- The option to email your questions + updates directly to me, if you prefer not to be on Facebook
- Weekly assignments to get you clearing clutter, and accountability to get them done ... because you will be asked to turn them in!
- A beautiful printable PDF journal and course workbook where you can reflect more deeply on topics covered in class
- Inspiring interviews with professionals in the fields of psychology, home design, and life coaching, to bring new insights to our decluttering journey
- Downloadable e-book packed with all of the lessons and assignments covered in the course
- Mindfulness meditations to help clarify your vision for your space + life
questions and answers
Q: Do I need to 'show up' online at a certain time each day?
A: No. While you can expect new lessons to land in your inbox each weekday, this course is self-paced, so you get to decide when you would like to read the lessons, listen to the podcasts, and so on.
Q: What do I need?
A: Access to a computer, and an email account are the only things you really need. If you would like to participate in the private Facebook group, you will also need a Facebook account, but this is optional. The Mindful Clutter Clearing Facebook group will be our online gathering space where you can connect with other students, but if you prefer not to join, you can always respond to your lesson emails — these go directly to me, and I am always happy to respond!
Q: How much time should I plan to invest each week?
A: An hour or two each week should be enough time to read through the lessons, interact with classmates in the Facebook group (if you wish), and dip into the course workbook or get started with the weekly assignment. Of course, the more time you can devote to your clutter clearing work, the more progress you will make! But feedback from past students tells me that even if you only read the lessons and listen to the podcasts, the shift in your thinking alone can do wonders - you can always apply the work after our course ends.
Q: What will I get out of this course?
A: As much as you are willing to put in! If you show up with your whole heart and mind open, try some of the workbook activities, and generally give it your all, what you can get out of this course is huge: more space in your home, and a clearer vision of what holds the most meaning to you.
Q: How will the Facebook group work? What if I'm feeling a little shy about posting?
A: The Mindful Clutter Clearing Facebook group is a private group only for the members of this course. Once you are registered for the course, you will be given a link to our Facebook group, where you can request access to the group (I must approve and add members manually, so please allow a day or two for your request to go through). I personally monitor the group to ensure that it is a safe, welcoming, and encouraging space for all. This can be a lovely space to connect with others who are working on the same issues, share photos or thoughts, and ask questions. Of course, you don't have to post in the group if you don't want to — being a fly on the wall can be enlightening, too! And perhaps after a week of observing, you will feel comfortable enough to dive in.
Q: The course fees are listed in dollars — do you accept payment in other currencies?
A: Yes! Students from around the world are welcome. Your currency will automatically be converted when you pay.
A small way to give back...
I will be donating a small percentage of enrollment fees from this session of Mindful Clutter Clearing to the White Helmets, a group of unarmed, neutral volunteer rescue workers working tirelessly in Syria to literally dig men, women, and children out of the rubble. I know that our contribution won't be enormous, but doing something, however small, can be more impactful than we know. Just as I coach my clutter clearing students to take things in small, bite-size steps and to keep going, even when things feel overwhelming; when it comes to the state of our world, I feel with my heart that the same advice holds true. Let's do what we can.


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This recipe is for a quick Japanese style pork saute. Great with rice and steamed veggies on the side. You can also double the recipe and use whole Pork Chops or chicken breasts for grilling!
Awesome! I marinated a thinly sliced pork tenderloin for about 3 hours, then drained the meat reserving the marinade. Stir-fried the meat over high heat in a large skillet until nicely browned then added the reserved marinade plus some water to deglaze the pan (& glaze the meat!) Served on a bed of thinly sliced cabbage that had been sauteed with onion in wok oil until tender (with a little dark sesame oil for more flavor). A bit of soy sauce was added to the cabbage right before plating. - 30 Jan 2008 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
Excellent dish, very easy and tasty. For this recipe, I sliced up 4 pork chops and doubled the marinade with great results. I added some extra ginger (big fan) and also saved some marinade to reduce and add as a sauce at the end. My Japanese mother-in-law has taught me a great trick for cooking meat like this. It's best to cook in small batches that don't overlap in the (non-stick) pan. After each batch, drain off excess oil and wipe clean with a paper towel. This keeps the meat and marinade from getting to burned. This works well for any meat that is cut into small pieces and saucy from a marinade. Hubby says it was just like mom's cooking!!! - 12 Aug 2007 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This is almost like the ginger pork in restaurants here in Japan, but the ginger flavor is not strong enough. Next time I'll either add more ginger, or marinade for longer. I only used 2 tbsp of oil but it still splattered everywhere. I think I will just spray the pan with some oil the next time and cook the pork in its marinade (the sauce tastes so good on rice). - 25 Jul 2005 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)


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16" Kilim Pillow, Vibrant Temple
Crafted from vibrant, vintage kilim rugs, these culture-rich pillows reinvented by Brooklyn-based Christian Rathbone are given new life. We hand-picked an array of entirely unique designs for our colorfully exclusive collection.
- 16" x 16"
- Wool
- Zip closure, cushion included
- Natural kapok fill
Our vintage kilim pillows are handcrafted from vintage kilim rugs. These rugs are often hundreds of years old — as such, some wear is normal. We pick out our favorites (in only the best condition, of course), but please be aware that some wear/discoloration may occur. Please note that the "slits" in some styles, often mistaken for holes in the fabric, is a weaving technique (the actual meaning of the word 'kilim') and should not be considered a flaw.


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Shravan Sud 8, Saturday 18 Aug 2018
- 900,000 Blessings
- Acharyaship
- Converting those who do not see the Lord
- Hanumanji's Darshan of Nilkantvarni
- In Search of the Lord
- Mangrol
- Nilkanthvarni Tests the Devotion of the Siddhas of Sirpur
- Nilkantvarni arrives in Loj
- Nilkantvarni awaits Ramanand Swami's arrival
- Nilkantvarni bathes the Shaligram
- Nilkantvarni Changes the Direction of Temples
- No time to rest
- Pibek
- Sarjudas finally meets Ramanand Swami
- Sarjudas receives Diksha from Ramanand Swami
- Tapasya in Puul Ashram
- The journey North from India's most Southern Tip
- The Tarnish of Greed
- The Ungrateful (Sevakram)
- The wicked sadhus of Jagnathpuri
Sarjudas receives Diksha from Ramanand Swami
Sarjudas would wake up early each day, perform His pooja and then sit down to watch Ramanand Swami performing his pooja. Whilst Ramanand Swami performed his pooja he would call upon the Lord to be visually present throughout the pooja. Sarjudas could also see that the Lord appeared and one day asked Ramanand Swami why the lord did not appear when He performed His pooja. "I too would like the Lord to appear in my pooja," said Sarjudas. "How can I achieve this?" Ramanand Swami replied, "You must posses two qualities, firstly you must seek and obtain a guru and secondly, you must be initiated i.e. receive diksha." Sarjudas immediately replied, "Then I would like you to be my guru and also for you to give me the diksha that I must obtain." Ramanand Swami was honoured to be Sarjudas' guru and agreed to initiate Sarjudas when Ramanand Swami felt that the time was right. Sarjudas waited for the auspicious day, continuing to serve Ramanand Swami and the other Saddhus of the ashram.
Some months later, Ramanand Swami decided that the time had come for Sarjudas to receive Diksha. Kartik Sudh 11 ST 1857 (28th Oct. 1880 Prabhodni Ekadashi - The first Ekadashi of the year) was set for this great occasion. The day before the initiation, Sarjudas performed upvas (went without food). On the next day Sarjudas awoke early, performed His pooja and awaited the ceremony to begin.
The other saddhus prepared Sarjudas by shaving His head, leaving only a jata. Sarjudas then sat down and Ramanand Swami entered the congregation to perform the ceremony. Ramanand Swami performed the pooja, calling upon all gods to be present for the ceremony. Ramanand Swami then took some of the gopichand that was used in the pooja and did an urdhvapundra tilak on Sarjudas' forehead. He took some kum kum from the pooja offering for Laxmidevi and then did a chandlo on Sarjudas' forehead. Ramanand Swami offered a tulsi ni bevdi kanthi to the pooja and then placed it around Sarjudas' neck. Finally Ramanand Swami gave Sarjudas two pieces of orange coloured cloth, one to be worn over His kopin and the other to be worn around the upper body. To complete the ceremony, Sarjudas was given a different name. Normally only one name would be given but Ramanand Swami gave Sarjudas two names, Sahajanand Swami and Narayan Muni. (The first name has two syllables, Sahaj and Anand. Sahaj means without any effort and Anand means happiness. The name Sahajanand therefore means 'to obtain happiness without effort'.
The ceremony was now complete and the new saint, Sahajanand Swami paid respect first to His guru Ramanand Swami and then to the other Saddhus present. Ramanand Swami then said to Sarjudas, "As your guru I give you a boon." "Ask for what you wish." Sahajanand Swami replied, "All that I want is for the Lord to appear in my pooja as he does in yours." This boon was granted by Ramanand Swami.
Sahajanand Swami was now prepared and ready to achieve his goal of eradicating evil and spreading true Dharma.


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Welcome to Savannah Speech and Hearing Center
Savannah Speech and Hearing Center is a non-profit organization serving the speech pathology and audiology needs of Savannah, Georgia, and the surrounding areas since 1954.
The Savannah Speech and Hearing Center is pleased to offer services in Effingham County. Audiology services are now available at the United Way Service Center in Rincon. For more information, please call our Savannah Office at (912) 355-4601.
Our mission is to provide comprehensive services to people of all ages with speech, language, and hearing problems regardless of financial status. We are committed to excellence in customer service and satisfaction.
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Another month, another miserable employment report.
And another happy day for the stock market.
Wall Street is rallying after the Labor Department came out with the delayed employment report for September that showed only 148,000 jobs were created last month.
Market professionals had been expecting growth of 180,000 jobs — a relatively upbeat figure that seems seared on Wall Street's collective brain despite the fact that the optimism never pans out.
I predicted that September growth would be lousy. In fact the only thing that surprised me was that the growth wasn't more miserable. I'll explain in a minute.
The Labor Department also announced that the unemployment rate declined to 7.2 percent, which is another exercise in deceit since that figure only dropped by 0.1 percent point because more Americans gave up looking for work.
The Obama administration and the Federal Reserve argue that Americans are voluntarily leaving the workforce because they are getting old and would prefer to watch their lawns grow.
The 800,000 government workers who were on paid vacation during the Washington shutdown — euphemistically known as a "furlough" — didn't count in yesterday's report.
The September employment survey was taken in the middle of the month. Federal workers were told to go home and sit by their pools on Oct. 1 and were out of the office until Oct. 17, the day the government reopened.
The Labor Department tells me that these government workers will also not show up as unemployed in the October employment report, due out on Friday, Nov. 8, despite the fact that under the strictest definition they should be counted as jobless.
The Department's Establishment Survey of companies usually has the week containing the 12th of the month as its reference point. And as long as a person is paid for at least one day of work during that reference period, he is considered employed.
The 800,000 government workers who were furloughed didn't get paid during the October reference period. But since Congress agreed to give them back wages the Labor Department seems to have made an exception in their case.
Without those 800,000 people in the count the Nov. 8 figure would be awful and hard to compare with other months.
The September employment report had one strike against it from the start: it is one of only three months in which the government doesn't pump up the figures with a generous guess for jobs created by newly formed companies that may not really exist.
The Labor Department actually subtracted 26,000 jobs for small companies that might have closed without the government knowing it.
In the spring, this guess, called the birth/death Model, adds hundreds of thousands of phantom jobs a month.
The game goes like this: the Labor Department does its seasonal adjustments and then adds guesses for these new-company jobs. Then over the next few months the department revises the figures to less fanfare.
Some more revisions came out yesterday. Job growth in July was cut from 162,000 to 89,000. August, however, was revised upward from 169,000 to 193,000. A third revision of the August number will come out next month.
The Labor Department also performed some razzle-dazzle by changing definitions. Workers in peoples' homes had not been counted as employed until they became categorized in March as being part of the education and health care services industry.
That change has added to the job count each month since March. But there's no way of knowing how much of an influence the re-categorizing has had on the headline number.
Why is Wall Street so happy that the economy is doing poorly? Because it seems to put an end, at least for a while, the idea that the Fed will have to stop printing trillions of extra dollars as part of its Quantitative Easing experiment. Wall Street has gotten rich off QE — even if you haven't.
Like it or not, the Fed is stuck with QE. The economy is just not performing well enough to take it off the Fed's respirator.


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We have received word from at least two independent sources that filming starts June 29th.
1. Provide all relevant information including screenshots when needed.
2. It is considered best practice to block out tweets so that only the potential cast member's name and photo is shown.
3. It is also considered best practice to crop people out of pictures that are not involved with the show, if possible. If you don't have photoshop or equivalent,iPiccy is an easy and free online photo editor.
4. This is not the place to write an essay about why Atlanta or location XYZ would have been so much better. All whining is to be contained here:
Cast Identification - if you have any information regarding the identity of the cast members or spoilers regarding the season, please PM Pinkrose or WittyWrath with whatever you may know. (You would be given credit)
Twist: The cast "enemies" and "fallouts" moved in during the 2 week of filming.
1. Mike Crescenzo - New York
2. Katrina Stack - Florida
3. Anika Rashaun - New York
4. Theo King-Bradley - Illinois
5. Jordan Anderson - Chicago
6. Robbie Padovano - New Jersey
7. Tyara Hooks - Atlanta
Roomates that moved in 2 weeks into filming:
8. Peter Romeo - New York
9. Anna Stack - Florida
10. Kim Johansson - Atlanta
11. Jennifer Geoghan - New Jersey
12. Lana Russell - Michigan
13. Will Groomes III - Philadelphia
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Come Together and Comment Forever in Your Indefinitely Infinite Open Thread
Every comment is a brick in the bridge to whatever comes next for us.
I wanted too much from Dr. Drew. To backtrack: I was booked to go on Loveline many years ago following an appearance on the Tonight Show (brag brag brag). But I was sick and throwing up so much in the Green Room (both before I went onstage and in the limo leaving -- now I want to show you the clip and see if you can tell, and I wonder if Jay Leno could smell it on my breath, but I don't keep anything, as you know -- maybe it's on YouTube and I'd love if you found it and told me -- it was my second Tonight Show appearance, in about 1995 or so). So I canceled on Dr. Drew. Then years later I found myself obsessed with his show, "Celebrity Rehab." You couldn't have come up with a concept for a show that would better combine my most prurient interests. I also knew people on the show (Mike Starr and Jennifer Gimenez, for example), so that made me want to watch. And then there shining in the midst of it was This Savior, Dr. Drew. I began to want to go into rehab (unlike that other time in my life when I was terrified that my friends were going to stage an intervention to send me to rehab and I kept asking them to make sure they weren't -- and they weren't -- and I was fine). Pasadena Recovery Center looked amazing to me. And when things got REALLY bad for me there, Dr. Drew would come over, even in the middle of the night, to save me from myself. When I was launching xojane, I told my wise publicist, Marcy Engelman, that I wanted to go on Z-List-Celebrity Rehab -- not at all because I wanted to be on TV, but because I wanted Dr. Drew's help. Marcy said no.My primary addiction is not to a substance. Or food. Or sex. It is to "helping"other people. I put the helping in quotes because what I am doing is not always helping them. Sometimes I am actually helping people -- either one-on-one or through projects that reach more people at once -- and that is the best feeling to me in the world. Really the best. Sometimes I have "helped people" procure cocaine or blow-jobs (this was before I understood addiction -- I don't do this anymore, FYI). My dad was an addict, FYI. It is what killed him, imo, FYI. I am not enabling Cat, FYI. When my co-dependent friend gave me a copy of the book "Codependent No More," it was a revelation. There are notes all up and down the margins of that paperback he gave me. It is underlined in various colors from various re-re-readings and the corners of the pages are triple- and quadruple-folded over, because I want to flag more than one important point on either side of many pages. And then the bottom corners of the pages are folded up to mark things lower down on the pages -- you know what I mean (or do you??). And do you also clean your fingernails on the corners of the book you are reading while you are reading, like me? Oh, no? Okay. Well, it works really well and is a good multi-task tool.The other week, I got another chance to meet Dr. Drew when he offered to come on my radio show. This is where I went in wanting way way too much from the poor just-a-man, as you'll see....
Jane: I am sitting here with somebody that I have wanted to meet for such a long, long, long time for may reasons-- personal, professional. Dr. Drew is the host of Dr. Drew on HLN and Lifechangers on the CW. You do so many things that if I tried to list them it would take up the whole time.
Dr. Drew: I am very busy, I have a lot going on. It used to be a lot worse, when I was just doing medicine. I would get up at 5:30am every morning and struggle to get home by ten at night.
Jane: I heard your wife keeps you in line a little bit with the workaholic stuff.
Drew: She does! In fact, she sent me to therapy back when one of our triplets needed brain surgery and I was out of control with anxiety. It was one of the best things that I ever did. Since then she has watched the balance in my life and in the family. She is really good about it. I'm blessed.
Jane: That's fantastic. Well, I want to get to this thing that you are doing with Nivea Million Moments of Touch campaign. When I heard about this, I was thinking about how I live 3,000 miles away from my boyfriend and how one of the things that you found out during this campaign was that people are interacting on their phones more than they are in person and it reminded me of my relationship.
Drew: They had a hunch at Nivea that we were not touching as much as we should because we are all so involved in electronic media. We have lost a sense in this country of what it is to be (and I'm going to use a word that is overused) happy. There is a Greek side of the word called Eudaimonia. Its not euphoria, it's just good. Just to have a meaningful good life and also to have interpersonal lives are what give us happiness. I used to deal with death and dying a lot when I was practicing medicine. When people came to the end they always tried to make meaning, and that meaning always came from their important relationships. We just don't prioritize that. And touch is one of the first roads into intimacy.
Jane: I mean, he is touching me! [Dr. Drew had his hand on my right knee/thigh at that point. He continued touching me at regular comfortable intervals throughout this amazing surreal experience.]
Drew: If you let me touch you [why yes, yes you may, Dr. Drew!], it activates parts of your brain. It builds your immune system and makes us less anxious. It was a nice study to emphasize that. But they found out that 50 percent of the time people were reaching for their PDAs and only about 25 percent for the people they love. That's a pretty large deficit.
Jane: It really is. I find myself hugging everybody. I hug the Fed-ex guy when he gives me a package.
Drew: That's nice. HR might have something to say about that here if there is too much of that going on at work. Before I forget, go to www.facebook.com/niveausa. We are actually giving away money for people to go on date nights and spend time together, which we need to encourage.
Jane: I wanted to tell you also that I am co-dependent.
Drew: Me too. I wouldn't be able to do that work without really being into those people in a co-dependent way.
Jane: It's such a healthy way that you have used your co-dependence.
Drew: I feel as though my co-dependency, which is a liability, I have learned how to turn into an asset in a therapeutic context. I really do care about these people. I am really deeply involved but, if you notice, in celebrity rehab I usually have a nurse with me. She will start doing this [he kicks my chair a couple of times] to my chair when I start doing the co-dependence thing.
Jane: I never knew that was happening!
Drew: You never see that on the TV show.
Jane: I have actually been considering, and maybe you will have me on Rehab [he has a new show coming on that is just regular non-even-Z-list-like-me folks going through rehab] if I tell you this. I think people don't realize that co-dependence is as life-threatening as any other addiction can be.
Drew: Oh, absolutely. It's associated with love addiction. You may want to read some of Pia Melody's stuff. She has some really nice constructs.
Jane: I have read some. She has been very helpful. So I asked people on my website what questions I should ask you. Do you realize how many people, men and women, want to have sex with you?
Drew: No, I didn't know that. Weird. [He turns a little red and tilts his caring head in that thoughtful DR. DREW way.]Jane: You look uncomfortable! I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable!
Drew: I'm not uncomfortable! It's just not something I think about. That seems like it's for young people. I'm too old for that.
Jane: They say: "Will he take his shirt off?" "How is he such a fox?" "If Dr. Drew was my therapist, I would have a major case of transference."
Drew: That's funny and interesting and maybe we could work through that. Because to me, that's the ultimate sin. When people in the position of treating someone take advantage of that transference or don't understand that they represent something, and your job is to hold up that barrier so they can work it through.
Jane: I have been on the other side of a therapist who didn't respect it and I understand. [She had me go and buy her liquor when she was running late with another patient. And I did -- can you say, "Jane in her co-dependence?" I am tempted to name her here and have had many people tell me she could be disbarred for this and the other stuff she did, but I am going to stay positive and maybe write that longer another time. Have you ever had a therapist take advantage of you? OK, back to Dr. Drew....]
Drew: That's unspeakable in my opinion. It's just awful. Jane: Some of the other things they wanted to know from you were, "Do your kids roll your eyes at you when you try to give them advice?"
Drew: Yes. And they don't have to often because I don't try to do that much.[At this point, Taylor Armstrong from RHOBH walks to the window of our studio and waves to Dr. Drew and he waves back and I ask if he knows Taylor and he says yes and I say, of course, you know everybody. Later I realize that her therapist who helped her with her late husband is the same Dr. Sophy I've seen on "Celebrity Rehab" -- and if you don't believe me that I hardly ever get to watch TV, I'd understand you.]
Jane: Some other questions for you: Who is on your celebrities to make out with list?
Drew: I am so happily married, it's weird. I met Rebecca Romijn Stamos yesterday. But now that she is my friend, she's not on my list anymore. Jane: But she might have been before?
Drew: She might have been before.
Jane:Have you ever faked an orgasm?
Drew: No.
Jane: Never?
Drew: It's hard for men to do, but I've never done it. They have been known to do that. And it's a way for them to get out of there. Usually men with delay that have that problem or on drugs. Those are the two population who have that.
Jane: So then they fake it just to pretend that they did.
Drew: Yes, to make their partner feel good. If you're really not going to, then that's okay, but it's too bad that they didn't discuss that beforehand with their partner rather than getting into that situation. "Don't worry about it. I'm still enjoying this."
Jane: Right! Yeah.
Drew: Right, of course people try to hide it and are ashamed. It kills me that some men would ask more questions about a car they would buy rather than somebody they would be intimate with.
Jane: It's so true. I guess I'm on that side of it too. I just don't want to ask the questions. I guess that's my co-dependence thing. I just want them to be happy and I want it to be good for them.
Drew: That's it!
Jane: What's the closest you have come to being arrested?
Drew: When I was like 15 years old, I don't remember why we got pulled over, but one of the kids had a beer in the car and one kid had a joint in his pocket and I didn't know it. And that was the closest. We were crapping ourselves because when the police came they made a big deal about it and then they told us to get out of here. It was the worst for me. That's how goofy I am that that stays with me.
Jane: That that's the closest you have ever come and you still get worked up about it. What would people be surprised to know that you do when you are alone.
Drew: I'm really not a very exciting person. Here is my favorite thing to do: to work out and listen to lectures off of iTunes U. That's how pathetic I am, ladies and gentleman, that's it. iTunes U, I have made my way though almost every one of those lectures. That's it.I tend to listen to UC Berkley and Yale history lectures. Alright, I'm boring your audience now. I'm boring myself!
Jane: I heard that you're on Facebook and Twitter more than your kids are. I read that somewhere.
Drew: I'm not really a Facebooker. Twitter I have to keep up because I have 2.5 million followers so I kind of feel responsible for them. I don't like it particularly, but I feel the crush of 2.5 million people sitting there. Its not plesant.
Jane: Most played song on your iPod?
Drew: A lot of Louis Armstrong. Just any Louis.
Jane: That's so nice. Back to any help I can get for myself. What I would like to say about the co-dependence thing…
Drew: Do you go to Al-Anon?
Jane: I don't. I have. I have had some interesting experiences when I went.Drew: Al-Anon is funny. I've seen some actual meetings be not so great and I have seen some in areas that are really mature and fantastic.
Jane: Yes, you have to find the right meetings. There is someone from Al-Anon who I used to call. I have a good therapist. [Here's where I go into examples of two things I did in my co-dependence that involved other people, so I am leaving them out.]
Drew: As a "co," I get it. Somebody who is not a "co" would be like, "What?!"
Jane: Yeah, and still I continued to associate with those people.
Drew: I do get it. It's not okay. You have to find a way out of that. For me, when I had that deep of a co-dependency issue, you have got to have that chord, that golden thread. And that would be that therapist really being a secure home base for you. And if he or she were to say no and come back and talk to me, you gotta hold that no. You have to come back and not do whatever you decided to do. You have to not do it. Whether it's calling the person or the addict who mistreated you. You really have to break that addiction. That's how you break that addiction, cold turkey. But it's just like a drug addict, you can't cold turkey without replacing it with something. With them it's twelve step and a sponsor. With you it's a therapist or reading.
Jane: I wish I had that person that you have that will just sort of kick me when I start being too co-dependent.
Drew: Well, in theory that's what the Al-Anon sponsor should be. That's why that would work so well. So before you interact with every one of those people you call your sponsor and rehearse and then call them afterwards "Here is what I did, etc."
Jane: I do have someone that I hooked up with through that program at one point who I was calling like that and it was helpful. Like "I'm about to go into this restaurant and I'm about to encounter this person..."
Drew: Or you decide that you are not going and that person meets you instead for coffee.
Jane: Okay anything else we want to make sure that we talk about? Dr. Drew: Just make sure to check out Dr. Drew on HLN 9pm, Lifechangers at 3pm on CW, I still do Loveline and remember to check out www.facebook.com/niveausa,Jane: Fantastic. You're fantastic. Dr. Drew then offers me a hug. I take it. He says I need a lot of hugs. I get back to the office and tell Emily (who has her own whole thing for Dr. Drew going on) that I talked to him about my co-dependence and she asks if he made that caring sad face he makes when he is listening to people's sad stories and I tell her that he did. I am disappointed. I very very rarely want more from people and I want more. Now let me go take care of myself.


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The switch to becoming editor of the Sunday section, which came when Saarikoski was just 31 years old, proved a refreshing change, with any hostility or prejudice she experienced stemming from her comparative youth rather than her gender.
"In the Sunday section there were lots of strong women. I think classical stereotyping wouldn't have worked, since there were ardent feminists there," she points out. "At the Sunday features desk, there were about 8 people working at the time and it was half men half women."
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Over the course of her career, Saarikoski has also found that there are times when being a female journalist can be an advantage, giving women journalists opportunities not necessarily available to their male colleagues. Sensitive interview opportunities abroad, she points out, might well get given to a woman who is perceived as less threatening, particularly in Muslim countries.
It also seems that positive discrimination may be starting to work in women's favour. "The sensitivity about equality between the sexes nowadays has forced many employers to always consider both men and women for all the top jobs, so i guess I may have been sometimes considered because of my experience, but also because i am a female," admits Saarikoski.
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With two young children of her own, Saarikoski has experienced first-hand just how difficult it is to balance a hectic journalism career with the demands of having a family. The key to managing it, she argues, is to have a supportive and understanding partner.
"I think especially female journalists, because we don't live in an equal world, have to be very careful who they choose as a partner if they want to continue working as journalists once they have kids. They have to have someone who is supportive of their career and who is in practice willing and able to pick up the kids from the day care"
"My salvation was that I was an editor at the time when I had kids, so i was more in control of my own time. I was able to sometimes leave work early, pick up the kids from the daycare and then continue working in the evening after they had gone to bed," she adds.
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So what advice would she give to women looking to try and break into the world of journalism?
On a practical note, make sure you "choose your spouse wisely", ensuring that your partner is not just willing to shoulder their share of the family responsibilities, but also has the time and professional arrangements necessary to do so.
Any would-be journalist also needs to develop a thick skin and prepare for potential hostility from all sides, however unexpected. Nor can female journalists count on the backing of fellow women in the profession, purely on account of gender. Not all women are automatically supportive of a woman as their boss. Perhaps that is as it is supposed to be after all, there are many different kinds of women and there is more to an individual woman editor than her sex
Above all else, she says, you need to have a real love for the job. "You have to love this career or choose another one because it is not going to be something that pays a lot of money and it is not going to be something that's easy, so you have to have a deep love for this field to be able to do it for a long time."


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