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The more of life I experience, the more I realize that the most valuable thing a person has in their life is time. The cost of a book is trivial compared to the value of the time spent reading it. The cost of raising a child in terms of dollars is far less than the value of the time spent rearing the children.
Time is the one thing I wish I had more of.
I just found out that I will be unemployed come mid-August and I am just wondering what steps I should start taking in savings and job hunting until then. I am currently an Americorps*VISTA, which means that I cannot start a second job until the completion of my term (again, August). I live very simply, but only make about $800/month take-home and have about $1400 in CC debt (started the year at $4000; I've been working to get rid of it). Your thoughts?
Related to that, my position generally only winds up taking about 25 hrs/week, while I'm required to 'work' (be in the office) for 40. How would you utilize those extra 15 hours?
- Tessa
The first thing I'd do is figure out what I would like to be doing with my time come August. What exactly is the next step for you? If you don't know, start investing those fifteen extra hours a week (and more) to figuring out what comes next for you.
Once you know, then you should be able to fill in the blanks as to how to fill your time until the change happens. It might mean building up a resume. It might mean spending a lot of time firming up old connections and relationships. It might mean applying for college or for scholarships.
In short, you need to figure out what comes next, make a plan for how to get there, then spend the remaining time executing that plan as strongly as you can. The key, though, comes from you. What do you want to do next?
My husband is irresponsible with money. I knew when we got involved that he had a student loan and some credit card debt (about $5000 dollars combined), and that he felt no obligation to pay these off. He also hadn't filed his taxes for several years. I probably should have listened to my gut then and run for the hills, but i didn't, and I'm not looking for marriage advice here. Once we became seriously involved, I made sure his taxes were filed. The government garnished his refunds until the student loan was paid off, and we paid off the cc debt too with the understanding that he is unable to control his spending and should not have access to a cc in the future.
He still sent away card applications from time to time and was always rejected due to his poor history, but after paying off these loans, he sent away another application and was granted a card with a $10,000 limit. Within no time, he maxed out his card, once again with no concept of having to pay off the balance.
Our mortgage is in my name ($110,000 left) , my car is paid off, his car loan is in my name($9000, he does pay this), I carry no cc debt. We have an 18 month old. We both work. We do not have much money at the end of the month. He undermines my attempts to cut down our monthly expenses (ex, if I call to cut down our cable package, he calls and has it reinstated. Or, currently he has signed himself up with *three* different 36month term cell phone contracts!) I am working on building an emergency fund (it is still quite small at the moment, but growing)…Anyway, I could not bear the thought of his cc balance sitting there with a 20% interest rate, so I paid it off with my line of credit (5%), and have taken over making these payments. Once again, the condition was that he would absolutely not have access to a credit card.
Once again, he got another card, and now has a $2000 balance, and is not making payments. I am done bailing him out. I am just wondering how his bad credit is going to affect me if he doesn't pay this off? Whether or not we stay together, what can I do to protect myself from his debt? Is there anyway a spouse at the end of her rope can call the credit card companies and get his cards cancelled or say "Stop issuing this man cards!" If we do split up at some point, am I going to be responsible for half of his debt?
- Michelle
The important question is to consider whose names the debts are in. If he's applying for credit cards on his own, are they just in his name? If they are and you file for divorce, they will remain his debts and are not your concern. If they're in both of your names, you need to get your name removed from as much of it as possible if you're considering a separation.
That being said, I think some professional counseling is in order in this situation. Clearly, there are serious trust issues going on in your relationship and your husband has some significant self-control problems. These are the types of issues that need counseling – they will not go away due to your sheer force of will.
If you care for him at all, seek help for him and for your relationship. I can't tell from your email whether you're beyond that point or not.
After I finished school I went to work for an outdoor education center for nine months. I loved the job but, wasn't happy with the management so I came back to my parent's house and found a job there. It is in a similar field but most of the work is in an office. I originally planed to stay at this job for three or four years but now the program might lose its funding. This wouldn't affect the funding to my job but it would nearly make it pointless. My supervisor encouraged me to be on the lookout for other jobs. I sent out several resumes to some outdoor education centers and have interviews soon.
Everything is going great except that my Dad hates the idea. The problem is they pay minimum wage or just above it. Very few of these places offer health benefits but they all offer room and board. I don't have any debt so I really don't see much of a problem with the low pay. I also think the quality of life, free house and food make up for it.
Do you think it would be foolish to go back to that type of work?
- Beth
Your father's frustration is probably stemming from the fact that he does not see you heading down a path that leads you to financial independence. He wants to see you being at least successful enough to fly under your own power through adult life. If you take another minimum wage job and continue to live at home with your parents, you are shifting a significant portion of your life's expenses off to your parents as well as intruding on the privacy of their adult lives. He likely sees your choice as not moving at all towards repairing that situation.
Regardless of what job you choose, you should be working on a plan to be independent and they should be in the loop about that plan. What form that takes is really up to you, your situation, your skill set, and your passions.
Recognize, though, that your parents are people, too. They're providing for you now because they care deeply about you, but every time you drink from that well, you leave them less water.
We took up a mortgage of $200k, with $140k being fixed and $60k in what's called a revolving credit account here in New Zealand. We thought the revolving credit facility would allow us more flexibility if we are disciplined enough with our spending.
This is how it works, the monthly repayment of the fixed mortgage are deducted from the revolving credit account. All our income will go into this account, and we can draw up to 60K from this account for our expenses. The idea here is that if we are able to keep the account in positive, we'll not be paying any interest, but once we go negative, we will be charged interest for the credit.The 60K available in that account also serves as emergency funds for us. So far, we have managed to keep the balance at zero (i.e. no interest charges). We channel our surpluses into a saving account, and will be using them to pay off the fixed mortgage (in parts) when it's due.
For all these, we are paying a service charge of $12.50 a month. To me, the revolving credit facility seems like another good alternative, what do you think?
- Art
It sounds an awful lot like a money merge account, something I wrote about in detail in the past.
In the United States, such accounts are generally pretty expensive and can ring you into the thousands of dollars. For that kind of cost, I don't view such an account as being worth it unless you have little financial discipline. In your case, I think it actually might be worth it, though.
I'm not entirely sure, though, why you're taking money out of the account and putting it into a savings account. I'm assuming that this is for extra payments on the mortgage, but if I understand the account correctly (based on my understanding of money merges and the documentation on revolving credit accounts in New Zealand), leaving the money in the account has the same effect of paying down your mortgage faster, plus it decreases the risk that you might go over your credit withdrawal limit. If that's the case, I would put a severe cap on how much I transferred out of the account, only keeping enough to serve as a true emergency fund.
You don't talk about Lost enough in your mailbags so I'm going to keep emailing you Lost questions until you answer one. So here goes. Who is the good guy of the series? Jacob or UnLocke?
- Kelly
Neither one is. I think you have a prison-like situation where the inmate (UnLocke) has been held in solitary confinement for a very, very long time. He's like a rat in a cage. But does that mean the guard (Jacob) is a saint?
I still think there are two real heroes in this series: Jack and Locke. I still believe that to be the case. My belief is that Locke on the island will come back to life at the same time as Locke off the island walks again thanks to Jack's spinal surgery, and Locke will eventually become the guardian of the island. Jack has been searching for something to fix for the entire series – he will get to fix Locke.
Or maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about and the series will end with a "Cop Rock"-esque singing montage.
My partner has about $8000 worth of credit card debt and I've been trying to help her figure out the best way to pay it off. We're in the process of refinancing our mortgage (to 5.25%) and are wondering if it makes sense to wrap it into our mortgage, since she pays a higher interest rate on the credit card. She also make the monthly mortgage payment (I made the down payment, and am making the monthly payment on a second property we own, so she says it'll still be her responsibility, as we're keeping track of who put how much into each property). I'm skeptical, not wanting to add any more debt to our mortgage (and feeling that HER debt being added to OUR total will make keeping track messy), but can you clarify just how much this is or isn't an okay thing to do?
- Heidi
Yes, in a strict sense, it makes sense to wrap that credit card debt into the mortgage.
The challenge comes in when you look at the self-control issues. If you guys have no credit card debt at all, will she have the spending control to resist simply charging those cards up again for purchases you don't really need?
I'm not sure about your domestic arrangement, however. You seem to want to distinguish heavily between HER debt and YOUR debt. If this person is genuinely your partner, then that includes your finances. There is no HER debt or YOUR debt. There's OUR debt – you deal with it together because the debt is affecting you both.
I just realized that paying extra every month decreased my minimum payment amount and not the length of the loan. (Mostly because I just started paying extra.)
My original car loan- $9,815.43 for 4 years (48 months). My original minimum payment was $252.36. I now pay $275.00 a month.
I've been trying to figure out how early my auto loan will be paid off if I add extra in every month. All of the loan calculators I've found online that calculate don't seem to take into account that the minimum payment amount decreases every month while my payment does not. I keep paying my original amount that included the extra. Is there a formula to figure all this out?
- Susan
It's simple: ignore the minimum payment. Instead, calculate what your payment should be right now. Tack a small amount on top of that. Pay that amount every month, regardless of what the bill says. Soon, your loan is gone.
If the minimum payment is getting smaller, it's because the lender wants you to pay on the loan for a longer period in order to maximize the amount of interest they get from you. They don't mind receiving smaller payments in the short term if it means more income in the long term. Thus, they'll show you the minimum amount you'd need to pay to stick with your original payment schedule – and if you've overpaid in the past, that minimum amount will be nice and small.
Ignore it. Use Bankrate's great loan calculator and figure out when you'll get the debt paid off if you add in some extra to each payment.
My husband and I both have student loan debt of $10k each at around 3%, and a mortgage for $140 k at 6.75%. We have the option to refinance down to 5.1% but it would cost $3,000 into the principle. We've been paying the mortgage for 2 1/2 years, but have no plans to ever sell. The house is a rental property that we also live in, so the amount of mortgage, taxes, and fees and repairs we pay after the rents come in is only around $400/month, therefore allowing us both to save alot. We have no other debt.
I have personal cash savings of $15k, and we have a joint cash savings of $17k. My husband has cash savings of around $5k (we only mingle part of our finances for the purposes of paying the mortgage, which doesn't work for everyone, but works for us.) We both work in stable jobs and make ~$40 k each, although I don't want to work in the corporate life forever. We have so much in cash because we are looking to buy another rental property this year. (we will need about $25 k for this)
We both currently have 401ks, I have $12k in mine, and my husband has $16k. I'm 26 and he is 28. I am thinking about opening an IRA and to fund it for 2009 so I can get the tax reduction. I have no idea what funds to pick from the list at Vanguard. I'm pretty comfortable with risk because this money is for retirement, but I don't have very much time to devote to looking at my investments all the time. My 401k is just in a mix of funds that were picked based on my time until retirement. I am thinking of putting in the full amount for myself, $5,000. It should take around 6 months before we finalize a property purchase and have to come up with the down payment, so I can build that cash in my account back up.
Or would it be better for me to open a Roth IRA, or put my money somewhere else, or even pay my student loan off?? I doubt we would pay the mortgage down because we use the expenses against the income we get from the rents. My personal cash savings is earning no interest in my checking account (i know, i know, but this is why I'm working on this.)
- Danielle
First of all, funding a Roth IRA won't get you a tax reduction, at least not today. Roth IRAs are funded with after-tax money.
Second of all, if you're six months away from buying a property with a $25K down payment and have only $32K in joint cash savings, it is probably prudent to hold onto the cash until you have the purchase in hand. You do not want to find yourself in a position without a cash emergency fund, because when things go wrong at an inopportune moment, they can seriously snowball.
If I were to do anything with the savings, I would take $3,000 of it and refinance the loan. If you can drop the interest rate on $140,000 by 1.65%, you'll be saving yourself a couple hundred a month in loan payments, which would pay back that $3,000 in a year or so and then leave you in better financial shape for the length of the mortgage.
Other than that, I'd sit tight until you've bought the property. I don't see any major reason to change anything, assuming that the property buy is a definite thing.
Read this in your March 5 post: "…when my contract expires, I'm going to simply cancel the phone and get a pay-by-the-minute el cheapo phone." I'd be curious to know how you go about choosing a pay-by-the-minute cellphone plan when the time comes. My husband and I would like to switch to a prepaid option as well, but each company structures their charges so differently that it's hard for me to decide which plan would be best for us.
- Lynn
This is one of those times when I turn to Consumer Reports. What do they recommend when it comes to such pay-by-the-minute plans?
Right now, looking it up wouldn't really help as I won't be doing it for at least a few months yet. When it gets close, I'll visit my library and start digging through the back issues of CR to find their most recent article about such cell phones (likely, it'll be found in their most recent cell phone roundup). I'll move on from there.
My choice will probably be the best "bang for the buck" phone rather than the cheapest one, at least with the "bang" being call quality. It's not worth my money if I can't easily place calls with the phone at my convenience, after all.
I've just read a document on "travel hacking" that gives tips on how to maximize your frequent flyer miles for free tickets. One of the tips is to "cycle" credit card applications where you are applying for a new Citi card (to get the American Airlines miles) every 60-90 days. It's legal, but I wonder what it will do to my credit score. If I don't need to apply for any loans in the near future, does a decrease in my credit score (now 790 I think) really matter? Thanks for your help!
- Jill
This will have a mild negative effect on your credit rating. However, with a credit rating near 790, I don't think the negative effect will be strong enough to affect anything you might use your credit rating for.
My concern with such rampant credit card hopping is identity theft. To get each of these cards, you have to apply for a new card, which is another opening you're giving yourself to identity theft. The threat of theft on any one application or card you have is minute, but if you have lots of cards and applications floating around out there, the chance multiplies.
Unless I'm already flying a lot and can directly save a lot of money by doing this, I would not view it as being worth the combination of time and personal risk. If you fly several times a year already as a normal course of life, then the benefits might outweigh the costs here, but if you're only doing this to try to build up miles in case you might choose to fly somewhere someday, then it's not worth it.
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The corner of Chenega and Fairbanks Streets in Valdez will not be closed to motorized traffic to make way for a town plaza – that is one firm promise made by Mayor Dave Cobb last Thursday night during a contentious town hall meeting on proposed beautification efforts.
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- Page 1 Pasce Minirig Review
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- Stylish and well built
- Long battery life
- Incredibly loud
- Surprisingly small
- No wireless or stereo
- Sound can get a bit muddled a high volume
- No standard USB port for charging
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- Review Price: £85.00
- Single 3in driver
- 100 - 20,000Hz frequency range
- 9 - 60 hour battery life
- Low and high gain inputs
- Can string multiple speakers together for more power
Portable speakers tend to be inherently compromised. Sound quality, volume, battery life, portability and adaptability are all traits desirable in such a product, yet they often work against each other. You want good sound quality and high volume? Well then the speaker must be big – too big to chuck in a suitcase. Want portability and adaptability? Well then make it small, too small to really fill a hotel room with satisfying sound. What's the solution? Buy a Pasce Minirig.
Pasce is a tiny British company started by one man with (so far) one great idea. That idea is the Minirig, a portable speaker that pumps out 15W of power, lasts for an average of 50hrs and yet, is little bigger than a roll of parcel tape.
How does this little gem achieve all this? Well, it helps that Pasce had the idea to fit the shape of the device as closely as possible to that of a speaker. One flat face of the cylinder is entirely taken up by a 3in driver, while all the rest of the electronics are packed into the 72mm-deep space behind.
This makes it small enough even for camping trips and plenty compact enough to pop in a suitcase. One thing worth noting when it comes to camping is that this isn't officially a ruggedised device. We've been told Minirigs have survived the odd rain shower but a full submersion won't do it much good, and while it's well built, a life in the bottom of a camping bag will soon mar its beautiful aluminium chassis – you could perhaps cut down the cardboard tube that it's delivered in to make a protective case. Pasce says a neoprene case will soon be included to give that final level of bump protection but these aren't yet shipping.
It's this style and build quality that is the second remarkable thing about the Minirig. Sure, for £80 you'd expect something of a certain quality but the premium materials and craftsmanship on show here are nonetheless impressive. The bulk of the chassis consists of a sturdy machined aluminium cylinder, with a lovely sand blasted finish. This is then capped by tough polycarbonate rings, inset into which are the hex bolts that hold the whole thing together. Over the driver there's a thick grille made from yet more aluminium, and finishing the lot off are four clear rubber feet on the bottom that keep the whole lot securely sat.
There's a particular minimalist aesthetic and attention to detail that really sets the whole thing off as well. All the ports are lined up on one side, and none are labelled (don't worry, it's easy to tell what's what), so as little as possible breaks the symmetry. Pasce has even gone so far as to use a 5.5/2.1mm barrel power connection, rather than say a USB port. Actually, this is rather annoying as we would've thought a miniUSB or microUSB connection would've been more useful, in case you loose the single included USB-to-barrel cable provided in the box. At least charging time is relatively modest at around 6-8 hours for a full load.
You may have already noted that there are two 3.5mm jack sockets, set above and below the power input. No, one of these isn't for headphones or adding a second stereo speaker. Instead you get a choice of high or low gain inputs, respectively. The choice allows you to get the most volume from low power outputs such as phones and MP3 players using the high gain input yet remain distortion free when using high-power outputs such as from laptops. The reason for needing this arrangement is that the Minirig doesn't have a volume control but instead relies on you controlling the volume using your device – yet more minimalism.
You can also use the low gain input to string two Minirigs together. However this doesn't create a stereo arrangement – which would be very cool – but rather just increases the maximum volume. In fact you can add multiple Minirigs together in this way, so if you and all your mates have invested in Minirigs you can really crank out the tunes. If you do want a stereo effect you can use a splitter cable to feed each Minirig just one channel, and again Pasce may be including these in the future but they're not here yet.
As well as lacking a volume control, the Minirig also does without a power switch. Just plug in a sound source to one of the jack sockets and it automatically powers up.
This will illuminate the battery indicator light, which further shows Pasce's attention to detail. It doesn't just light up but does so in different colours depending on how much battery power is left. If the device is fully charged (90-100 per cent) it glows green, 25-100 per cent it will be green/blue, 25-30 per cent just blue, 0-25 per cent purple and if there's not enough power to keep the amplifier going it'll glow red.
Clearly the large variance in the width of each band of colour means it isn't quite as useful as if it had an even 25/50/75/100 per cent split but it's still really useful to know at a glance if you've got a reasonable reserve of power. And as for those claims about the longevity of the battery life, they're entirely true. It officially varies from around 9 hours to 60hours depending on volume but that average of 50 hours is achievable at a more than adequate volume for contented listening. We've been using a Minirig on and off for two weeks now and it's still showing green/blue.
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Docteur O: So do eye. You weel seet 'eere forrr ze reeding ze letters in ze frrront of you eyes. Zees one.
Big Fry: Uh, pardon?
La Mom (smiling, Big Fry clearly doesn't understand her English): Tell the doctor the letters that you see on the screen.
Big Fry (pronounces each letter in English):
La Mom: Ah, bon? But he got all of the letters right.
And then it clicked. Docteur Oeil prescribed glasses for Big Fry because he read the letters out loud in English. His English E sounded like a French I and his English G and J were pronounced the opposite way to Docteur Oeil's French ear.
Big Fry (Exaggerates the pronunciation of the French word) : C'est une fuk.
Docteur O & La Mom: Non, c'est pas une "fuk", c'est une phoque.
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Boat Burns, Sinks Off Avalon Harbor; 2 Safely Abandon Ship
Two people escaped to safety in dinghy when the 40-foot boat they were traveling in caught fire and sank near Avalon Harbor on Friday morning, authorities said.
The U.S. Coast Guard was notified of the incident about 10:30 a.m., according to LLt. j.g. Sean Haley.
The 40-foot pleasure craft, named Real Joy, sank in 2,400 feet of water, Haley said.
The incident occurred 4 nautical miles north of Avalon, on Catalina Island.
The two people were taken by responding rescuers from Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach to Avalon for evaluation, Haley said.
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I first wore this outfit when I went out for birthday cocktails a couple of weeks ago and I've worn it a few times since. I mentioned last week that I'm loving this type of print at the moment and it's quickly becoming a wardrobe favourite! I just think it's the perfect statement piece and can easily be dressed up and down depending on what you're up to. I love that it's longer at the back!
Today is the first day i've stopped since Wednesday and i'm not going to lie it's very nice to be sat here in total comfort, tea in hand and not having to worry about getting ready to go out or something. As much as I love having an active social life, I have my own little routine to myself which I don't like to stray away from too much. It's also given me chance to catch up on all things blog related and emails, it's amazing how much things build up when you don't think about it for 4 days! I have had a lovely few days though, spending time with my friends from back home and laughing uncontrollably about nothing is always the best! I went to the pub quiz last night with my friends in Leeds and we came second! We've won some free meals this week so that'll be a nice evening out.
Right now I'm currently waiting for my Asda shop to arrive (so excited to have nice food) and then it's back to taking lots of photos of products for review. I've been trying out lots of new things which I'm really looking forward to telling you all about!
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David A. Shepherd is a Canadian realist artist, ARC Salon finalist two years in a row, and an Honors Graduate from the Academy of Realist Art Toronto (ARA). His paintings look too real to believe that they have been painted with oil on canvas. Only when you are very close to his paintings, you can see the skillful manipulation of color tone and drawing for a very real illusion of reality.
David's works are a reflection of his own experience made into a story, through paint and canvas. He travels the world in search of inspiration and new emotions. Finally he has visited Baku, Azerbaijan and caught up with our team, to give a few tips for the beginners in painting and to share his experience in Baku.
- It's obvious that your paintings require talent, education and lots of time. When do you think is the right time to start painting and when is it too late? Is there an age limit?
The earlier the better, although I have seen many older students at the ARA finish the program and become good artists in their own right. Honestly I've heard stories of people changing careers in their 50's and being successful. Painting great art is not easy at any age.
- What are some things you should never do in your business?
- Being unprepared when dealing with galleries, especially before meeting them. You should research their artists, their staff, and their history. Maybe not in detail when you're first contacting them, but if they're interested in your work then for sure.
- Never turn down opportunities just because they seem below you or too small. If you are too busy with commissions or work for a gallery you agreed to paint for then that's one thing. But if you're not currently engaged you should allow yourself to show at the smaller venues. They can still be fruitful events.
- Never forget that this is a business. Don't spend all your time in front of an easel. You will need to take photos, build a website, facebook page etc. apply to galleries, make business cards, travel to different places, package and ship your work, register your business with the government and it goes on and on. A lot of things are involved that go beyond painting. Don't take it personally when people dislike your work, or reject you.
- When do you know, that you are ready for galleries?
When you can show a gallery a small body of your work that doesn't involve cast drawings or paintings (educational work) you're ready. It's also important that you choose the right gallery to apply to for your work. Sending an email to a gallery whose website only shows artists that do installations and portraits when you make landscape paintings is probably a waste of time.
- What do you want to advise for those who want to join the art industry?
First of all remember that talent without effort is nothing. So you need more effort than talent. Accept that what you're doing is a business and as such you should put a lot of time into both. Promoting yourself, applying to galleries, writing emails, looking at grants just going out and meeting people. They are just as important as the art you make. It takes a lot of time at first too. You learn a lot from mistakes and you won't find many people who can help you, but keep the faith in yourself.
- And finally, what are your impressions of Baku?
I had done some reading on Azerbaijan's history before coming. I had an expectation of seeing a lot of Soviet Union in Baku, but I was pretty surprised. The amount of rebuilding that's already gone underway was not only extensive but of a very high quality and very diverse. The whole culture was very diverse, like a mix of Eastern and Western put together.
The seaside was probably the most beautiful place I found, it was literally like out of a story book. They're doing an amazing job with the remaking of Baku. It's very reminiscent of Dubai, which is a compliment to both of those cities.
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I love stories where moms overcome great odds to have amazing births! So when I read this birth story of The Crafty Work at Home Momma I knew I had to share it!
She was planning a VBA2c (vaginal birth after 2 cesareans) and had found a supportive care provider and a supportive hospital, hired a doula and prepared with Hypnobabies. Well her doula was looking for typical benchmarks in determining how far along mom was (looking for discomfort, etc) and mom was much further along then she thought. When mom needed to push before leaving for the hospital, they realized they would never make it to the VBAC supportive hospital (30 minutes away) so they had to divert to the VBAC banned hospital.
Well, she managed to have an awesome un-medicated vaginal birth there! Horray for her!
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Wendy Shuler�s bright red food cart has long gone hand-in-hand with home improvement, enticing hungry customers at Lowe�s with the aroma of all-American hot dogs.
Shuler was given her 30-day notice after calling the Gaston County Health Department last month to report that another vendor was selling food from the parking lot illegally. The second vendor was there as part of a parking lot promotion sponsored by Valspar Paint and Lowe�s.
Officials with Lowe�s aren�t talking about why she�s been cut loose. Neither is anyone from the third-party company that oversaw Shuler�s now-forfeited contract.
�I just don�t have any comment on the matter,� said Paul Spencer of Minneapolis-based Best Vendors Management.
Shuler feels what happened is clear.
�This was a safety violation the people at Lowe�s turned their eyes away from and did nothing about,� she said. �To me, them getting rid of me was very clear retaliation.�
Reporting a violation
Shuler has sold hot dogs outside numerous stores in Gastonia over the years, and she�s well known to locals. Since 2002, she said her contract with Best Vendors Management allowed her to be the sole food vendor at the local Lowe�s.
On March 20, she was manning her cart when she saw the Valspar Paint demo going on under a tent. She walked over and realized the vendor was violating several health department rules, including selling barbecue and hot dogs without a permit.
She reported it, and health inspectors showed up soon after.
�We try to jump on those things and catch them,� said Gaston County Environmental Health Director Curtis Hopper. �We just want to make sure people are legitimate.�
The push cart operator said he was hired by a Missouri catering company, according to a health department complaint investigation report by David Littman. He first stated he was �selling� the barbecue and hot dogs, which is illegal without a permit.
�After further questioning, he rescinded the �selling� statement and said he was giving the food away,� Littman wrote in her report.
Littman noted a slew of other violations and told the vendor he would have to throw away the barbecue or take it home. He was allowed to give away the hot dogs.
In addition to looking out for her business, Shuler thought she�d been responsible by preventing someone from potentially getting sick from unregulated food.
�Because I�m educated in food service, I felt that was not only my right, but my duty,� she said.
No more dogs
But Shuler said the Lowe�s store manager fielded a complaint from Valspar Paint, then criticized her for calling health inspectors and making Lowe�s look bad.
A couple of weeks later, Shuler was notified in a certified letter that her contract to sell hot dogs at Lowe�s had been canceled. An official at Best Vendors told her Lowe�s had given them a directive, she said.
�He said, �I�m just acting on what Lowe�s told me to do, which is fire you,�� she said.
Steve Kirby, the district manager for the Gaston County Lowe�s stores, referred questions to the corporate office.
Lowe�s spokeswoman Karen Cobb said it wasn�t up to them.
�It�s really inappropriate for us to comment about this situation,� she said. �Food vendors that work at our stores are contracted through third-party contractors who are responsible for them.�
The hammer dropped on Shuler just as her busiest period of business was kicking in. She makes more money in April, May and June than during the rest of the year combined.
Shuler said she has one employee, and is a single mother with three children. She contemplated filing a lawsuit, but said she can�t afford to invest the time and money to do so.
At this point, she�s trying to find new places to do business.
�I�m just upset that they didn�t understand I was protecting them from liability involving their customers� health,� said Shuler. �I find that irritating.�
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With over 500 sample business plans it is easy to review examples from other entrepreneurs who have faced the same task you now face. These are great to scan whenever you come across a section you need some inspiration for.
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Implementing Jobs
You can use SQL Server Agent jobs to automate routine administrative tasks and run them on a recurring basis, making administration more efficient.
A job is a specified series of operations performed sequentially by SQL Server Agent. A job can perform a wide range of activities, including running Transact-SQL scripts, command-line applications, Microsoft ActiveX scripts, Integration Services packages, Analysis Services commands and queries, or Replication tasks. Jobs can run repetitive tasks or those that can be scheduled, and they can automatically notify users of job status by generating alerts, thereby greatly simplifying SQL Server administration.
You can run a job manually, or you can configure it to run according to a schedule or in response to alerts.
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By now, many employers think that who you are online is more revealing of your character than a résumé.
Some companies have decided to stop accepting paper résumés altogether.
"The paper résumé is dead," Vala Afshar, chief marketing officer at Enterasys," told Bruce Horovitz at USA Today. "The Web is your résumé. Social networks are your mass references."
For the next month, Enterasys — a wireless network provider — will be considering applicants for a six-figure senior social media position, but no paper résumés will be accepted. Instead, the company has decided to recruit solely via Twitter.
Jennifer Grabowski, a spokesperson for the company, tells us that candidates need to have a minimum Klout score above 60, aminimum Kred influence score of 725, a Kred outreach of at least eight, and more than 1,000 active Twitter followers in order to be considered. Enterasys is hoping to fill the position by April.
Although solely focusing on a candidate's tweets is still an uncommon recruiting tactic, more are heading that direction. Rachel Emma Silverman at The Wall Street Journal reported that when Union Square Ventures needed an investment analyst last year, the VC firm asked applicants to send in links that represented their "web presence," such as social media or blog accounts.
It's true that Union Square Ventures invests heavily in Internet companies, but everyone should be paying close attention to their online presence. That means keeping your LinkedIn profile updated, setting up a Google alert for your name, and using Twitter strategically.
Rosa E. Vargas at Careerealism wrote that on Twitter it's important to use "jargon / keywords specific to your target industry" for a competitive edge, and include hashtags with keywords in your tweets so that you're more likely to pop up in searches.


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Viral video of Ouray ice climber rescued within seconds of a big fall
The kindness of strangers rescues this unnamed climber as he nears the top of the multi-pitch Kennedy's Gully route in the Ouray Ice Park. This video has swept the interwebs in the last week. I love how the climber is so cool with nary a curse as the ice dissolves beneath his crampons. While he wouldn't have decked if he fell – he appears to be dragging a lead rope — no telling where his last protection was placed and if it would have held a whipper on what looks like rotting ice.


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Nestled in the tranquil grounds of Ashtree Court these cottages with a shared heated indoor pool really are some of the most delightful cottages you will find in the area. Within 5 minutes of the glorious sandy beaches and easy reach of the rolling Lincolnshire Wolds these four extremely comfortable cottages form a small select group overlooking a central courtyard and enjoying shared use of a heated indoor swimming pool and children's play area. Set in 4 acres of beautiful mature gardens they offer the ideal location for a relaxing holiday and for touring the coast and wolds. There is excellent coarse fishing just 300 yards away and golf (handicap required) is available at the well-known Seacroft links golf course and Northshore (no handicap) which are both nearby. Within easy reach are the famous Battle of Britain Aircraft Museum and the East Kirby Lancaster Museum RSPB Gibraltar Point NT Gunby Hall Snipedale Nature Reserve and Forest and the historical city of Lincoln with its cathedral castle and excellent shopping. Antique hunting can be enjoyed at Horncastle 18 miles away and Louth offers a lovely traditional market town. Skegness and Ingoldmells with its seaside attractions is just 2 miles. The owners offer evening meals by arrangement by a qualified chef and wi-fi is included. Shop and pub 1 mile.
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Psychic Tricks, Fraud and Forer
Forer Effect
via Unnatural Acts that can improve your thinking
The Forer effect refers to the tendency of people to rate sets of statements as highly accurate for them personally even though the statements were not made about them personally and could apply to many people.
Psychologist Bertram R. Forer (1914-2000) found that people tend to accept vague and general personality descriptions as uniquely applicable to themselves without realizing that the same description could be applied to many people. Consider the following as if it were given to you as an evaluation of your personality.
You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them. You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others. At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.
Forer gave a personality test to his students, ignored their answers, and gave each student the above evaluation (taken from a newsstand astrology column). He asked them to evaluate the evaluation from 0 to 5, with "5" meaning the recipient felt the evaluation was an "excellent" assessment and "4" meaning the assessment was "good." The class average evaluation was 4.26. That was in 1948. The test has been repeated hundreds of time with psychology students and the average is still around 4.2 out of 5, or 84% accurate.
In short, Forer convinced people he could successfully read their character. His accuracy amazed his subjects, though his personality analysis was taken from a newsstand astrology column and was presented to people without regard to their sun sign. The Forer effect seems to explain, in part at least, why so many people think that pseudosciences "work". Astrology, astrotherapy, biorhythms, cartomancy, chiromancy, the enneagram, fortune telling, graphology, rumpology, etc., seem to work because they seem to provide accurate personality analyses. Scientific studies of these pseudosciences demonstrate that they are not valid personality assessment tools, yet each has many satisfied customers who are convinced they are accurate.
The most common explanations given to account for the Forer effect are in terms of hope, wishful thinking, vanity, and the tendency to try to make sense out of experience. Forer's own explanation was in terms of human gullibility. People tend to accept claims about themselves in proportion to their desire that the claims be true rather than in proportion to the empirical accuracy of the claims as measured by some non-subjective standard. We tend to accept questionable, even false statements about ourselves, if we deem them positive or flattering enough. We will often give very liberal interpretations to vague or inconsistent claims about ourselves in order to make sense out of the claims. Subjects who seek counseling from psychics, mediums, fortune tellers, mind readers, graphologists, etc., will often ignore false or questionable claims and, in many cases, by their own words or actions, will provide most of the information they erroneously attribute to a pseudoscientific counselor. Many such subjects often feel their counselors have provided them with profound and personal information. Such subjective validation, however, is of little scientific value.
James Randi's fiery takedown of psychic fraud
Legendary skeptic James Randi takes a fatal dose of homeopathic sleeping pills onstage, kicking off a searing 18-minute indictment of irrational beliefs. He throws out a challenge to the world's psychics: Prove what you do is real, and I'll give you a million dollars. (No takers yet.)
The Tricks
Via http://www.projectbarnum.co.uk (Archived) (Original Link)
• Cold Reading
Making vague statements that will fit most people if they want them to
Cold reading is a series of techniques employed by psychics, mediums and mentalists that are used to manipulate the customer (sitter) into believing that the psychic can read their mind, or that the medium is in contact with a dead relative or friend.
A cold reading will involved things that are called 'Forer Statements' (or or Barnum statements) which are designed to encourage the sitter to fill in the gaps in the information being given. Though these statements may appear to be specific they are really very open-ended and vague and could really apply to anyone. Experiments have shown how similar statements can be taken personally when issued to dozens of people at the same time!
Some examples of such statements would be:
- "I sense that you are sometimes insecure, especially with people you don't know very well."
- "You work with computers"
- "You're having problems with a friend or relative"
Here is 'psychic' James Van Prag demonstrating what appears to be a very embarrassing cold reading:
• Rainbow Ruse
Ticking all potential boxes by making all-encompassing descriptions
Similar to Forer statements is the "rainbow ruse" which involves a statement that covers all possibilities and often describe somebody as being two completely different types of person at the same time. Here are some examples:
- "Most of the time you are positive and cheerful, but there has been a time in the past when you were very upset."
- "You are a very kind and considerate person, but occasionally you feel deep-seated anger."
- "I would say that you are mostly shy and quiet, but when the mood strikes you, you can easily become the centre of attention."
• Hot/warm Reading
Using information gained before the show about the audience
Then there is hot (or warm) reading. This is a form of cheating and happens when a Medium or Psychic secretly gathers information about members of the audience in order that they may use this in their performance but pass it off as being a result of their psychic gift.
Additonally, they may research the location they are performing in, and may even invite those recently bereaved whose details they can extract from local sources (newspapers, websites, discussion groups), and the internet. They might ask people to request readings by filling in cards or forms in the foyer, or they might require people give their names when they book tickets and then use this information to simply google them.
Here is an example of someone using 'hot reading' to fool their audience into thinking they're receiving messages from a supernatural source, when they're not.
• Shotgunning
Making random statements in the hope someone will make them fit
This is another tactic which involves revealing a huge amount of very general information to a whole audience and seeing what sticks. A psychic or medium will likely generate many, many misses when they employ these techniques but because of the way our brains work when we want to believe something very badly, many will leave the performance only remembering apparent 'hits' or correct guesses.
A typical Psychic or Medium will use all of these techniques in the course of a performance and a skilled cold reader will be able to spin out the brief sentences and statements into paragraphs of psychic prose.
It is worth noting that some Mediums or Psychics may be just naturally good cold readers and don't realise that what they're doing isn't the result of a supernatural gift.
Source: http://www.projectbarnum.co.uk (Archived)
Learn how psychics work by reading the Psychic Pamphlet (Via Granit State Skeptics).


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This week, just by sharing two details about his pregame ritual on the site Gator Country, incoming Florida receiver Ja'Juan Story became the most interesting freshman football player in the nation. This has been going around a bit now, but we couldn't let it pass by without giving it our full approval. We love that there's no shame here, and no practiced filter, just the facts for Amy Campbell: Ja'Juan Story likes to take a doodoo before games and the most-played song on his iPod is "Fireworks" by Katy Perry, and Ja'Juan Story does not care that you care about it.
Q: What's your favorite pre-game ritual?
A: Well, I take a doodoo. Before every game I doodoo.
Q: That's your FAVORITE pregame ritual?
A: Well, that's the only thing I do. That's one thing I have to do before every game, or I won't feel energy, and I'll just feel slow. When I do I just feel light on my feet and everything, and I feel faster, so that's what I do.
Q: You know I'm going to write this in a story right?
A: Well, I mean, that's what it is. I doodoo and then listen to Katy Perry.
He's going to be a star.
Incoming Gators Q&A: WR Ja'Juan Story [GatorCountry.com]
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Comedy Central(R) Sets Mid-season Schedule Featuring New Series and Specials and the Return of Network Favorites
"Indecision 2012" Kicks Into High Gear With The Return Of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" And "The Colbert Report" On Tuesday, January 3
The Fourth Season Premiere Of "Tosh.0" Debuts Tuesday, January 31 At 10:00 P.M.
The Series Premiere Of New Sketch Series "Key & Peele" Debuts Tuesday, January 31 At 10:30 P.M.
Russell Simmons And JB Smoove Reunite For "Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus" Premiering Thursday, January 26 At 10:00 P.M.
"South Park" Premieres Its 16th Season On Wednesday, March 14 At 10:00 P.M.
The Second Annual "The Comedy Awards" Return To New York And Premieres On May 6
Stand-Up Month Returns In January Featuring All-New Stand-Up Specials From Tom Papa (January 8), Kevin Hart (January 15), JB Smoove (January 21) And John Mulaney (January 28)
Other Mid-Season Highlights Include Stand-Up Premieres From Steve Harvey, Nick Cannon, Ralphie May, Reggie Watts, Hannibal Buress And A Special Tribute To Bernie Mac
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2011 -- The weather may be getting chilly, but things are once again heating up at Comedy Central! The network will premiere hot new series and specials as well as new seasons of network favorites throughout the cool months to come including: Comedy Central's "Indecision 2012" revs up with the return of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" (January 3); the series premiere of the sketch comedy "Key & Peele" (January 31); brand-new seasons of network hits "Tosh.0" (season four premieres January 31) and "South Park" (season 16 premieres March 14); Russell Simmons and JB Smoove reunite for the stand-up series "Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus" (January 26); Stand-Up Month returns in January and features stand-up premieres from Tom Papa, Kevin Hart, JB Smoove and John Mulaney, plus much more. Viewers are advised to stay indoors, hit the couch and turn to the all-comedy network for everything that's to come this viewing season.
Following are descriptions of new series, specials and returning series premiering this season:
Original Series and Specials
"Indecision 2012"
"Indecision 2012" kicks in to high gear starting this January shining light on all things political from the primaries through the elections. Don't miss all new episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" when they return with all-new episodes on January 3, 2012 at 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., respectively. Also, make sure to head over to www.indecisionforever.com for all the fun of a regular political website, but with only half the insight.
"Tosh.0" (Season Four Premiere)
Tuesday, January 31 at 10:00 p.m.
Daniel Tosh is back to break down that vast field of twarties, vlogs, hashtags and deluded YouTube sensations for your viewing pleasure. Tune in for a brand new season of Tosh's takes on the online Universe.
"Key & Peele" (Series Premiere)
Tuesday, January 31 at 10:30 p.m.
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele present "Key & Peele," an original sketch-comedy show coming to Comedy Central in 2012. In this new series, these fresh, relevant comedic actor-writers, used to being on the outside looking in, will examine life in a provocative and irreverent way, through a combination of filmed sketches and live stage segments. Whether it's satirizing the President, spoofing Nazis, or ordering up some soul food, "Key & Peele" will showcase their chemistry, camaraderie and unique point of view, born from their shared background and experiences growing up biracial in a not quite post-racial world.
"Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus" (Premiere)
Thursday, January 26 at 10:00 p.m.
JB Smoove brings the Ruckus to the stage as he reunites with Russell Simmons to host "Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus." Executive produced by Russell Simmons and Stan Lathan, the series showcases stand-up sets from Smoove and a roster of some of the best comics working today. Each episode will feature the ever-talented Smoove and new material from a mix of rising stars and long time favorite comedians with beats from DJ Cassidy. And as a new added bonus, viewers will also see Smoove giving his fans what they love most - performing in filmed sketches woven into each episode. The series begins with a two-episode premiere on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., followed by new episodes every Thursday night at 10:00 p.m.
"South Park" (Season 16 Premiere)
Wednesday, March 14 at 10:00 p.m.
Don't miss the newest escapades of everyone's favorite foul-mouthed fourth graders when Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny return for a brand-new season of the Emmy(R) and Peabody(R) Award-winning, animated series, "South Park." The 16th season kicks-off with all-new episodes on Wednesday, March 14 at 10:00 p.m.
"The Comedy Awards"
Sunday, May 6 (time TBD)
Comedy Central returns to New York City to host the second annual "The Comedy Awards." The television event to honor the best comedy films, actors, television series, stand-up and digital content will air on Comedy Central on Sunday, May 6, 2012. The event celebrates the talented writers, directors and performers who have literally changed the laugh track of our lives: the pioneering legends who pushed boundaries; the TV shows that we rushed home to watch; the movies that are indelibly etched into our collective pop culture memory and the stand-up comedians that make us think while we laugh. "The Comedy Awards" will be taped at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
Stand-Up Specials
Stand-Up Month
Monday, January 2 through Saturday, January 28
Celebrate the New Year in style! January is Stand-Up Month on Comedy Central. This year, the network puts the choice straight into the hands of the fans with the launch of a brand-new CC Stand-Up Facebook App! By using the Facebook App, fans will be able to view the featured comics' playlists comprised of their favorite comedians, as well as "Like" them on Facebook and/or "Follow" them on Twitter. Each week, the network will reveal the fans top choices and will air programming from those comedians every Friday night at 9:00 p.m. In turn, viewers can get pumped for that weekend's premiere stand-up special from Stand-Up Month's featured comedians, Tom Papa, Kevin Hart, JB Smoove, and John Mulaney.
"Tom Papa: Live From New York City" (World Premiere)
Sunday, January 8 at 10:00 p.m.
Tom Papa ("The Marriage Ref") is live from New York City in this World Premiere stand-up special, directed by Rob Zombie. Papa discusses his life, the worst roommates in the world (his kids), navigating Facebook, the learning curve with technology, and losing one's sex drive.
"Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain" (World Television Premiere)
Sunday, January 15 at 9:00 p.m.
ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! In this World Television Premiere of his hit feature film, Kevin Hart takes viewers on a hysterical journey through his life. Whether it's explaining how his bank account is set up or teaching fans his safe word (pineapples), Hart knows that no matter what's going on in life, you just have to laugh. Never before seen on television, "Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain" airs on Sunday, January 15 at 9:00 p.m. on Comedy Central.
"JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It" (World Premiere)
Saturday, January 21 at 10:00 p.m.
JB Smoove is showing viewers how he dooz it with the premiere of his first-ever one-hour Comedy Central Original Stand-Up Special. In "JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It" a stage, a microphone and stool are used like never before, as the highly expressive Smoove gives fans a glimpse into his ridiculously creative mind. Random thoughts and everyday observations are transformed into hilarity when seen through the eyes of Smoove. From police chases to flip flops to King Kong find out just how he dooz. "JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It" premieres on Saturday, January 21 at 10:00 p.m. on Comedy Central.
"John Mulaney: New in Town" (World Premiere)
Saturday, January 28 at 10:00 p.m.
In this debut, first-ever one-hour Comedy Central Original World Premiere Stand-Up Special, viewers will find the thoughts and feelings of writer ("Saturday Night Live") and stand-up comedian ("Comedy Central Presents" and "Human Giant") John Mulaney: a pleasant, nearly 30-year-old man who enjoys making fun of himself and others. In "New In Town," Mulaney tackles such red-hot topics as french fries, "Law & Order," and his bygone partying days. Through his stories viewers will watch Mulaney age from a nervous and dishonest child to a still nervous and dishonest adult. "John Mulaney: New in Town" debuts Saturday, January 28 at 10:00 p.m. on Comedy Central.
"Steve Harvey: Still Trippin'" (Network Television Premiere)
February TBD
Steve Harvey once again commands the stage in the Network Television Premiere of "Still Trippin'," taking viewers on a trip where no topic is off limits. From tattoos and family weddings to polygamous compounds and diaper wearing astronauts, Harvey keeps it real and never misses a beat. One of the "Original Kings of Comedy," Harvey's energy and comedic timing are second to none.
"'I Ain't Scared of You': A Tribute to Bernie Mac" (World Premiere)
February TBD
The World Premiere of this stand-up special paying tribute to the great Bernie Mac.
"Nick Cannon: Mr. Showbiz" (Network Television Premiere)
Saturday, February 25 (time TBD)
In his first-ever comedy special, the popular comic, actor and musician reveals surprisingly edgy, hysterically honest tales of his failed attempts at being a gangster, his humble roots, marriage, fatherhood and his thoughts about the rapper Eminem.
"Ralphie May: Too Big to Ignore" (World Premiere)
March TBD
Ralphie May returns to Comedy Central with the World Premiere of his latest stand-up special, his first on Comedy Central since 2008's "Austin-tatious."
"Reggie Watts Live in Central Park" (World Premiere)
March/April TBD
Hilarious, brilliant, unpredictable - comedian/musician Reggie Watts, who opened for Conan O'Brien on "The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour," is a staple of the international performance scene. Reggie's improvised musical sets are created on-the-spot using only his formidable voice and a looping machine. No two songs and no two sets are ever the same. An avowed "disinformationist," Reggie loves to disorientate his audiences in the most entertaining way. Viewers may not know what Reggie is going to do, but that's okay - he doesn't either.
Hannibal Buress Stand-Up Special (title TBD)
May TBD
A rising star in the comedy scene, Hannibal Buress, has written for "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" and currently has a sitcom in the works that co-created with Jonah Hill in which he'll star. With a dedicated following for his impressive stand-up all over the country, Hannibal's talent has been previously highlighted on Comedy Central in sets for "Live at Gotham" and "John Oliver's New York Stand-up Show." Now he's ready to headline and viewers can see what comedy insiders have been talking about in the World Premiere of his first Comedy Central Original Stand-Up special.
Acquired Series
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (Comedy Central Premiere of Season Seven)
Monday, January 16 at 10:00 p.m., followed by Mondays from 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Spend an hour every Monday with episodes from season seven of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" on Comedy Central. Frank organizes a child's beauty pageant, the gang fist pumps at the Jersey Shore, and we find out why Mac got fat. It's sure to be one crazy escalation after another with Dennis, Charlie, Mac, Sweet Dee and of course, Frank!
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The F.L.Y. is a great effect...for the working magician. Yes, your will pay through your elbows for it, but you do get off the ground, and you do levitate. Plus we are talking about Roy here. You gotta pay to play.
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1. "You will bolt the door when I'm gone."
As the old saying goes, guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days. Turns out that assessment may be optimistic. A 2010 survey by travel-rental site HomeAway.com concluded that, during the holidays, nearly a quarter of relatives have overstayed their welcome after just one day. Of course, vacation-rental websites may have a vested interest in travelers not imposing on their friends and relatives. Nonetheless, that statistic doesn't bode well for the thousands of households now breaking out fresh soap and crisp linens.
More than 93 million Americans are expected to travel to visit friends and relatives during the year-end holiday season, according to the American Automobile Association. And while many will stay in hotels, almost 50% will stay at the homes of friends and family, according to the 2012 "December Holiday Travel Survey" by travel website TripAdvisor.com. And that is where the problems begin.
Experts suggest laying out firm ground rules — starting with the exit date and continuing on to out-of-bounds areas, whether pets are welcome and where guests can smoke. That allows the host to plan activities and know there is an end in sight. "This is probably the most important decision to make before your guest arrives," says Daniel Post Senning, great-great-grandson of the grand dame of etiquette Emily Post, who founded the Emily Post Institute. "The three-day guideline is phenomenally good," he says. "The host can get through so much more when that is already established."


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We kicked off the grilling season last weekend with these extremely conventional hamburgers. In truth, it could have happened a lot earlier, weather-wise, but the barbecue, which had wintered on the balcony, had mysteriously acquired a layer of greeny-gray mold, and it took some girding of loins, etc, before it could be tackled. (Please tell us how to avoid this fate next year, as it will then be my turn to clean it!)
Anyway, the point of this isn't the grilled patties (since I'm not the designated griller in this household), or even the rest of the fillings. (Look, it was the first hamburger of the season. Nasty processed cheddar-like substance is totally required. I think there's a law somewhere.)
The point is, I love these hamburger buns. It's slightly embarrassing, because it's basically just... white bread. Very unhealthy white bread. That goes stale in, like, twelve hours. Still. They taste right, and not like the plastic-textured ones you buy ready made.
Hamburger Buns
based on Jorden runt på 80 degar by Annica Triberg
for 6-8 buns
25 g (scant 1 oz) butter
250 ml (&1 cup) milk
25 g (scant 1 oz) fresh yeast
½ tsp salt
½ tbsp sugar
600-700 ml (2½-3 cups) all-purpose flour
1 egg
sesame seeds
Melt the butter in a pan, add the mil and heat until lukewarm. Crumble in the yeast and stir until dissolved. Add salt, sugar, and most of the flour and knead until you have a smooth dough. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
Punch down the dough and roll it out to a thickness of about 1cm (scant ½inch). Cut out rounds about 10 cm in diameter and transfer to a cookie sheet. Cover and let rise about half an hour.
Whip the egg lightly and brush the buns with it. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake at 225°C (440°F) for about 10-12 minutes. Cool on racks.
Recipe after the jump!


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My friends at toojuice.com have created a delightful and graphically beautiful app that helps young children learn basic vocabulary in foreign languages called Gus on the Go. You may also know one of them as Alice from the Eat a Duck I Must! food blog. Alice and I share the same intense love of languages and this app has already done wonders for baby G and her baby Ducks. You may also read about her touching story behind developing this app in her blog post about Gus on the Go.
Baby G absolutely loves this app and so do I. It's interactive, educational, intuitive AND addictive. We've been playing through Gus on the Go in Mandarin Chinese and Hong Kong Cantonese and we can't get enough of it. Of course my favorite lessons are the market food and the kitchen scene. It's important to me that baby G knows the essential fruits and vegetables. And with the fun interactive scenes, baby G has picked up the food vocab in no time! Hmmm, maybe I can get them to release Gus on the Go: Malay? Pretty please?
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