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Tinder, the hugely successfully dating app, will soon be a party game for the whole family.
Just in time for the holidays, Tinder comes to Apple TV, which the company is hoping will make for a new Christmas tradition: Helping your sad child with their sad dating life.
In a press release, Tinder announced their excitement for making Tinder a part of family bonding time. For some reason Tinder is really invested in the idea of the family gathering around the TV and deciding who you hook up with next. In a press release, they pitch a scenario:
"No phones at the dinner table? No problem. Now you can spot Swipe Right potential from across the room. Need a second opinion before you Super Like? Good news: the cousins from Omaha just rolled in. Plus, why swipe alone when you can let Aunt Donna have a say? She's known you since you were two; she's watched you grow. If she says you should Swipe Right on that nice girl in the penguin costume, you Swipe Right on that nice girl in the penguin costume. Seriously man, show Aunt Donna some respect."
They are really concerned with Aunt Donna, considering "she's known you since you were two; she's watched you grow." This is very gross.
The instructions stay on brand:
- Go to the App Store on your Apple TV and download Tinder.
- Follow the instructions on screen to log in.
- Start swiping! With Tinder on Apple TV, you can: Click the trackpad to view more details about a profile Swipe Left, Swipe Right and Super Like by Swiping Up Shake the remote to Rewind your swipe if you're a Tinder Plus subscriber.
- When you're done swiping, sign out and give your friends (or sister) a chance to swipe."
Yeah, let your sister have a turn. Enjoy Tinder with your sister, Aunt Donna, and the rest of your family because that's not weird at all.
Anyway, Tinder is coming to Apple TV with a new remote so you can blankly swipe left or right and hope that someone writes you back. Only now, your family can help you choose who you hook up with. How did we ever get by without having Tinder to gross us out?
They have a whole host of videos of the family enjoying Tinder together — again, this is such a strange ad campaign. You can check them out here, if you want to get lost in the saga that is this family using Tinder together.


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Lebni Tart with Persimmon and Pomegranate/
Next up in my unofficial holiday "Parade of Tarts" is this jeweled beauty. The base, hiding underneath all of that fruit, is made from lebni (sometimes spelled labneh) which a yogurt cheese used often in the Mediterranean and Middle East. It's a lot like sour cream with some oomph, but the great thing is that it's tartness makes the finished filling like a nice, light cheesecake. The topping of sweet persimmon slices and crunchy pomegranate arils scattered on top like jewels makes it perfect for any holiday table.
A note on de-seeding a pomegranate: We eat a lot of pomegranates in my family over the holidays and my dad used to be in charge of de-seeding them. His technique was to cut the pomegranates in half and just bang the hell out them with a wooden spoon until all of the seeds fell out, which works just fine, but also makes the kitchen look like a crime scene. So, now I prefer this underwater method which is just a bit tidier.
Lebni Tart with Persimmon and Pomegranate
Sweet Tart Dough
adapted from Dorie Greenspan
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
9 tablespoons cold, cubed butter
1 egg yolk
2 Tablespoons water
1. In the bowl of a food processor or with a pastry blender, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Pulse to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the butter is the size of small peas. Add the yolk and pulse, then slowly stream in the water and pulse until the mixture begins to clump a bit.
2. Lightly butter your tart pan or pans and gently press the crumbly dough into the pan. Make sure to evenly coat the bottom and the sides while being careful to not compact the dough too much. You may have a bit of extra dough, save it just in case you have to repair any cracks later on. Freeze the tart shell(s) for 30min.
3. Preheat your oven to 375º and bake the tart shell on a baking sheet (no need for pie weights) until it is lightly golden, repair any cracks that may have formed with your leftover dough. While the shell is baking, prepare the filling.
Lebni Filling
adapted from Alice Medrich's Pure Dessert
Alice cautions that the order in which the ingredients are mixed really makes a big difference in the smoothness of the finished tart, so follow these directions exactly or I'll tell Alice!
3 large eggs
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups labneh (kefir cheese)
In a medium bowl whisk the eggs with the sugar, salt and vanilla. Then, whisk in the cheese.
To Bake
Turn the oven down to 300º
Pour the filling mixture into the warm tart shell and return to the oven to bake until the filling is set, but jiggles slightly in the center, about 15-20 minutes. Take care not to over bake the filling, as it will ruin the smooth texture of the filling.
To Garnish
Cool the tart completely then top with 4 peeled (a y shaped peeler is great for this task) and sliced fuyu persimmons (the short, chubby ones) and the arils from one pomegranate (about a cup's worth). Serve immediately. This tart is exceptionally good without the fruit, so if you can't find persimmons and pomegranates, don't let that stop you!

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MIDDLEBURY — New venues continue to join the Middlebury Arts Walk as the season continues. Galerie Provenance, a new art gallery located at 1 Frog Hollow Alley (previously occupied by BeJewelled), is the newest addition to the monthly event. Galerie Provenance opened mid-July and specializes in American and French art, antiques and accoutrements.
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A woman was taken into custody after authorities executed a search warrant and allegedly found heroin on her person, in her car and in her home. VSP did not provide details of the incident or identify the woman.
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For the Love of Money
A new offer to buy Westland Development unfolds
by Christie Chisholm, Weekly Alibi, June 8, 2006
The shareholders of Westland Development might be in for a surprise. You see, their company, which owns 57,000 acres of land immediately to the west of Albuquerque that used to be the 300-year-old Atrisco Land Grant, has been up for sale since last August. There was an offer from a Delaware-based company (ANM Holdings), for a tidy sum of $158 million at $200 a share, which the Westland board of directors decided to take. Then there was the better offer from Nevada-based company Sedora Holdings for $211 million at $266.23 a share, which the Westland board decided was good enough to warrant exiting their previous contract. Now, a new player has entered the ring—the California-based SunCal Companies. And the fight to the end has all the markings of a long, dirty brawl.
The story of Westland is not an easy one to tell. Suffice it to say that, before Westland can sell itself, it needs a two-thirds majority approval of its shareholders, of which there are about 6,000. Some of those shareholders have said they want to sell, as the company hasn't yielded much profit for shareholders in years; others are ardently against it, saying the land the company owns is about more than money—it's also about cultural heritage.
After months of debate and negotiations, a time had been set for the final decision. A shareholder meeting was scheduled for Thursday, June 8, at 9 a.m. at Hotel Albuquerque, where the fate of the company was to be voted on. Yet, a mere week before the vote was to take place, on May 30, SunCal swooped in, offering Westland $280 a share for a total of $222 million. Westland announced on June 1 that if Sedora didn't match the new offer by Monday, June 5, they would terminate their agreement and sign a contract with the new company, which would also need to go to a vote before shareholders.
The offer comes at a time when new findings in the Westland saga were revealed; namely, that there may be up to 500 million barrels of oil underneath Westland. Additionally, according to court documents filed a couple weeks ago in a lawsuit against Westland aimed at stopping the sale, the company's vice president for marketing, Brent Lesley, told the board of directors last August that the company is worth approximately $377 million.
SunCal's offer recognizes the oil discovery and states that all oil and gas revenue from current leases, and 20 percent of all revenue from future leases, will go to shareholders or a "charitable trust."
According to a Westland press release, the shareholder meeting will not be cancelled, but "Westland expects that the vote relating to the merger agreement will not occur." At the meeting, shareholders will still vote in the election of three Westland directors.
At the time this story went to print, Sedora had not announced whether or not it would meet SunCal's offer.


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French journalist Anna Sinclair has separated from her husband, former IMF-chief Dominique Strauss Kahn, according to French magazine Closer.
Sinclair is currently the editor of the French edition of the Huffington Post, and has been famously loyal to her husband through his many sex scandals.
However she has now moved out of the couple's apartment, according to Closer. DSK is said to be "demolished, depressed" about the separation.
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Peverley beat Howard on a wrist shot from the high slot.
Shawn Horcoff, Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin also for Dallas. Kari Lehtonen stopped 26 shots.
Todd Bertuzzi and Pavel Datsyuk each had a goal and an assist, Adam Almquist got his first career goal for Detroit, which lost its fourth straight at home. Henrik Zetterberg had three assists. Jimmy Howard made 24 saves.
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Shrub, vine, tree, generally erect, often thorny
Leaves simple, generally alternate, often clustered on short-shoots, generally petioled, generally stipuled; blade often 13-ribbed from base
Inflorescence: cyme, panicle, or flowers solitary in axils
Flower generally bisexual, radial; hypanthium subtending, surrounding, or partly fused to ovary; sepals 4 or 5; petals 0, 4, or 5, clawed; stamens 4 or 5, alternate sepals, attached to hypanthium top, each generally fitting into a petal concavity; ovary superior or partly inferior, chambers 25, each 12-ovuled, style lobes or parts 13
Fruit: capsule, drupe
Genera in family: 55 genera, 900 species: especially tropical, subtropical; some cultivated (Ceanothus ; Colletia , anchor-plant; Gouania ; Phylica ; Rhamnus ; Ventilago ; Ziziphus )
Reference: [Brizicky 1965 J Arnold Arbor 45:439463]
Shrub, small tree, prostrate to erect, thorny or not
Stem: branches generally arranged as leaves
Leaves alternate or opposite, deciduous or evergreen, petioled; blade 13-ribbed from base, margin entire or not
Inflorescence: generally panicle-like aggregations of umbel-like, 3-flowered clusters
Flower generally < 5 mm; hypanthium surrounding fleshy disk below ovary base, in fruit thick, not splitting; sepals generally 5, lanceolate-deltate, incurved, colored like petals, persistent; petals generally 5, hooded, white to deep blue; stamens generally 5, opposite petals; ovary superior, 3-lobed, chambers 3, each 1-ovuled, style parts 3
Fruit: capsule, ± spheric, 3-valved
Seeds 3, ± 3 mm, 1 surface convex
Species in genus: 45 species: North America, especially w
Etymology: (Greek: thorny plant)
Reference: [Rensselaer & McMinn 1942 Ceanothus Santa Barbara Bot Gard 1308]
Hybridization common (named hybrids not recognized here);hybrid forms may not key adequately.
Plant erect, < 2 m
Stem: twigs round, gray, tomentose, not changing color
Leaves opposite, evergreen; stipules persistent; petiole < 3 mm; blade especially variable in shape on individual plants, 1-ribbed from base, firm, tip obtuse to truncate, margin entire to dentate, upper surface (in our vars.) generally ± cupped, both surfaces gray-canescent
Inflorescence raceme-like, < 2 cm
Flower white
Fruit 35 mm; horns near middle or 0; ridges 0
Ecology: Dry slopes
Elevation: 3002300 m.
Bioregional distribution: Tehachapi Mountain Area, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, White and Inyo Mountains, Desert Mountains
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Three years after International Business Machines Corp. began trying to turn its "Jeopardy"-winning computer into a big business, revenue from Watson is far from the company's ambitious targets.
IBM Chief Executive Virginia "Ginni" Rometty has told executives she hopes Watson will generate $10 billion in annual revenue within 10 years, according to an October 2013 conference-call transcript reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. She set that target after the executive in charge of Watson said its business...


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Adding a spa or therapy pool to your home can be a stunning addition. Get the high-quality spas you've always dreamed of at prices you won't believe with Beattie Pools! Home spas allow you to relax and unwind while soaking in positive health benefits. Hydrotherapy eases tight muscles, helps with injury recovery, relieves pain associated with arthritis, and promotes relaxation and well-being. They unite family members, create an elegant space to entertain at home, and increase the value of your property.
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Rail unions have called off strike action planned for this Bank Holiday Monday and Tuesday May 28.
Members of the RMT and TSSA unions had been due to walk out for 24 hours from 17:00 BST on Monday in a row over pay.
The RMT said the union's executive had decided to suspend the strike, after the TSSA earlier called off its action.
Virgin trains, which runs services on the East and West Coast mainlines, tweeted: "As a result of planned industrial action being cancelled, the original timetabled services have been reinstated for 25th & 26th May."
Union negotiators had been involved in four days of talks with Network Rail at conciliation service Acas.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "RMT has received a revised offer that enables us to suspend the planned industrial action while we consult in full with our Network Rail representatives."
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the TSSA, said: "Our negotiating team at Acas has received a revised offer from Network Rail.
"As a result of this, they have suspended the planned industrial action, pending the outcome of a meeting of our workplace representatives next week."
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Cincinnati ace Mat Latos aims for a fourth straight victory on Saturday afternoon when the Reds host the Milwaukee Brewers in game two of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park.
Latos, acquired before last season from the San Diego Padres, was 14-4 with a 3.48 earned run average in his initial year with the Reds - working alongside 19-game winner Johnny Cueto.
He's stepped into the premier starter's role this season while Cueto has spent much of the initial weeks on the disabled list with an injury to his right- side lat muscle.
Latos got no-decisions in his first four starts through April 19, but has since defeated the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and the Cubs again while allowing 15 hits and just three runs in 18 innings.
The Reds are 5-2 in games he's started.
Latos is 1-2 in five career meetings with the Brewers.
He's opposed by Puerto Rican rookie Hiram Burgos, who makes the fourth start of his inaugural big-league season.
The 25-year-old debuted with a victory against the Cubs on April 20, winning a 5-1 decision after giving up a run on five hits in five innings.
He's picked up no-decisions in two subsequent Milwaukee losses while allowing eight hits and five runs in 13 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh.
Burgos opened 2013 with three starts at Triple-A Nashville, where he was 0-2 with a 2.70 earned run average in 16 2/3 innings, walking seven batters and striking out 15.
On Friday, Brandon Phillips homered, drove in a pair of runs and possibly saved several others with a sensational play in the field as the Reds opened the series with a 4-3 victory.
Zack Cozart and Jay Bruce each drove in a run for the Reds, who were coming off a series loss to the Braves but have still won five of their last seven games.
Alfredo Simon (3-1) threw two scoreless innings to highlight a strong relief effort behind Tony Cingrani, who needed 85 pitches to get through four frames. The rookie lefty gave up five hits and two runs -- both on homers by Jean Segura and Ryan Braun in the fourth inning.
Yovani Gallardo (3-2) also labored through his four-inning start and was charged with three runs on five hits and five walks to take the loss.
"Throwing (100) pitches in four innings is not what he normally does. I know he's not a guy who is going to go nine innings and throw 80 pitches, but it is still unusual to do that," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said.
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Some cheery news on this national day of eating from the American Council On Exercise:
"A 160 lb. person would have to run at a moderate pace for four hours, swim for five hours or walk 30 miles to burn off a 3,000-calorie Thanksgiving Day meal," said Dr. Cedric Bryant, ACE chief exercise physiologist.
Well, obviously no one in their right mind is going to do anything like that.
But here's some good news:
If you just hang out and eat a bit less than normal in the days around that humongous gorge-fest, your body will gradually burn off the calories all by itself.
(Your body is an engine. It can't run without fuel. You can sit on a couch all day and still burn calories. The key to losing weight is taking in fewer calories than your body burns. Unfortunately, in our age of supersized, delicious, cheap fat and sugar meals, taking in few calories is easier said than done.)
Here are some more tips from ACE:
Tips to Stay Fit
- You can make up for a feast of rich, higher-fat foods with lighter, lower-fat meals for the next couple of days. Plan for the big meal that day with a low-calorie, low-fat breakfast and lunch. Never skip meals, just limit them.
- Look back and assess your diet over the past few days by recording your caloric intake with a food diary. Have you been over-indulging at recent party feasts? Are there additional celebrations looming? Try eating sensibly in order to afford the extra calories come meal time.
- Don't panic or feel guilty if your diet seems to have gotten out of hand. When you balance your intake over several days, you have ample time to regain control.
- Make physical activity a regular habit. Beyond burning calories, exercise is essential for good health, stress management (oftentimes a challenge during the busy holiday season) and overall well-being.
- Working out consistently will help jump-start your metabolism allowing you to burn more of those calories from your holiday binge.
- Have a salad, light soup or some fruit and veggies before leaving home or prior to your meal. This way you will feel fuller and less likely to overeat.
- Select only your favourite foods at a holiday buffet and let other guests enjoy traditional fare like nuts, rolls and sweet potatoes.
- Practice portion control. A smaller serving of the real thing can be very satisfying and calorie-trimming.
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A couple of my favorite excerpts. Such incredible humility, for someone with the immense talent that he possessed. At the same time, it's almost saddening to think how self-deprecating he could be. I wonder if he knew just how gifted he was, and just how many people he truly touched with that gift.
I did one of the only one-on-one interviews with him, way back in late 1998, before The Sopranos premiered on HBO.
Two days before our scheduled interview, he called my house. My wife answered the phone.
"Yes?" she said.
Then her jaw dropped. She put her hand over the mouthpiece and whispered, "It's James Gandolfini!"
She loved Gandolfini. She'd had a crush on him ever since she saw him play Geena Davis' boyfriend in Angie.
Then she held up a silencing finger because Gandolfini was already talking, nervously. Stammering, practically.
"Okay," she said to him. "All right. Well, OK. Well. Well ... Well, I don't know about that. Are you sure?"
Long pause.
"It might not be so bad," she told him. "You never know. You know what? I think this is a conversation that you really should have with Matt. Hold on a second, he's right here."
When I picked up the receiver, Gandolfini said, "Hey, listen, I've been thinking about it, and I really think it's better if I don't do this interview."
"Why not?" I asked.
"I just don't see how I'd have anything interesting to say," he said. "Why would anybody care? I'm just not that interesting. Who cares what some actor has to say about anything? I'll just come off sounding like an idiot."
He was silent for an awkward moment.
Then he said, "I don't want to get you in trouble with your bosses, though. So I thought I should talk to you about it, and ask you if maybe there was some way we could not do this thing. And just … not do it. Without causing a problem for you. Or for me."
Somehow I managed to talk him into doing the interview anyhow.
Anyway, I thought the whole thing was a really good read.There was no blowout premiere party for season one of The Sopranos because nobody had any idea how big it would become. Season two was a different story. HBO rented out Radio City Music Hall. The cast and crew and executives arrived in limousines, as is customary. James Gandolfini arrived in a yellow cab.
At the after-party, I asked him why.
"My family's here," he said. "My friends are here. Guys I grew up with are here. Some of them came by train or by the subway to get here, or they drove three hours in a van or whatever. What are they gonna think if they see me getting out of a limo?"
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The "Real" Santa Visits Boreas Inn -Long Beach, WA
December 20, 2012 by: Susan Goldsmith
It has never happened before. A guest merely emerges from their bedroom for breakfast and the innkeepers are speechless and their eyes fill with tears. These tears were of surprise and joy. With almost a child-like wonder–our eyes must have been huge–two adults became children once again. On December 25, 2011, our only guests at Boreas Inn for Christmas morning were Lindley and Charlotte Mixon from Raymond, WA. When they came in the front door, it did occur to us that he was a lovely older gentleman with a white beard and how ironic that it was Christmas Eve. Being polite, we said not a word about the resemblance. We were sure he'd heard it before.
But only when he emerged from his room on Christmas morning for breakfast, did we truly hold our breath and respond with actual childhood glee that we were in the presence of Santa and Mrs. Claus. Lindley was dressed in a red shirt, with suspenders holding up his trousers, and had a red hat on his head trimmed with white fur. My first words to him were, "My goodness, Santa, you must be exhausted and very hungry! Did you have a busy night?" Yes, this Jewish girl did say that…couldn't help it. Lindley responded that yes, it was a tiring night but he had a good rest and was very hungry indeed. We posed in front of the Boreas Inn tree with Mrs. Claus, Charlotte, and I couldn't resist a shot giving Santa a kiss. Lindley has never played Santa professionally! Bill and I were truly moved by Lindley and Charlotte. Lindley is an artist, a warm, loving man with phenomenal talent for throwing big pots and painting. He is currently recovering nicely from open heart surgery. So, sadly, Santa and Mrs. Claus won't be with us this Christmas. We will miss them and keep in touch on Facebook. We will forever remember the wonderful holiday gift they gave to us a year ago. The richness of life in our 16 years as innkeepers never fails to reward, surprise and enrich us. Thank you, Lindley and Charlotte, for your friendship. Take it easy this Christmas, Lindley! Get healthy and come back soon.


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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Roy Hibbert was one of four Indiana players to reach at least 15 points Wednesday while dominating the second half in an 88-69 victory over Philadelphia.
It was the third game in as many days for the Pacers and they won them all. Indiana is the only team in the NBA this season forced to play on three consecutive days.
Hibbert scored 18 points and grabbed 19 rebounds while George Hill, Paul George and David West all had 15 points. Indiana led by three at halftime and then held the 76ers to 35 points over the final two quarters.
It was Indiana's fifth straight win overall. The Pacers wound up having to play three straight days because a game against Chicago postponed by weather earlier this season was moved to last Monday.
Philadelphia slipped to 4-2 on an eight-game homestand and learned Wednesday that guard Jason Richardson would undergo season-ending knee surgery. Thaddeus Young will also be out for three weeks with a hamstring strain.
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Toyota says the new sharply-styled Yaris represents the company's strongest offer yet in the subcompact segment.
To attract Web-savvy younger buyers, the Yaris will offer Toyota's Touch & Go infotainment system, which the company says marks a breakthrough for affordable multimedia connectivity in the subcompact segment. The Yaris will start to arrive in European showrooms in September as a three- or five-door model.


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Milpitas, CA, October 27, 2011 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a program authorizing the repurchase of up to $500 million of the company's common stock over a period of up to five years.
Under this program, stock repurchases may be made from time to time and the actual amount expended will depend on a variety of factors including market conditions, regulatory and legal requirements, corporate cash generation and other factors. The stock repurchases may be made in both open market and privately negotiated transactions, and may include the use of derivative contracts, structured share repurchase agreements and Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The program does not obligate SanDisk to repurchase any particular amount of common stock during any period and the program may be modified or suspended at any time at the company's discretion.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements about our intention to pursue the above stock repurchase program, the manner in which such program may be implemented and our future level of investment under such program that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate and may significantly and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include, among others, termination or suspension of the repurchase program, which may occur at any time, changes in the manner in which we effectuate the program, we may use substantially less than the full $500 million allocated under this repurchase program, fluctuations in the market price of our common stock and other risks detailed from time-to-time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.
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While our Creative Strategy team inspires and refines the voice of a brand, the Experience Strategy team ultimately defines what it should do – the experience it needs to provide people, the problem it will solve – creating a holistic vision and integrated guiding system for a brands' digital-centric products and services.
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As VP/Director, Experience Strategy, your comprehensive digital strategy and consumer experience expertise will be essential to provide strategic leadership on key client engagements.
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Our Father in Heaven has given you the sacred responsibility to help parents teach children the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through Sunday meetings and weekday activities, you will help children learn and live gospel principles; make and keep sacred covenants; and build strong, enduring testimonies.
- Learn more about the purposes of Primary in Handbook 2: Administering the Church (2010), 11.1 .
"For children all over the world, we say: 'Take my hand. Hold on tight. We will stay on the path together back to our Heavenly Father.'
"Parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends, Primary leaders—each of us can reach out to hold on to the children. We can stop, kneel down, and look into their eyes and feel of their innate desire to follow the Savior. Take hold of their hands. Walk with them. It is our chance to anchor them on the path of faith.
"No child needs to walk the path alone so long as we speak freely to our children of the plan of salvation. Understanding the plan will help them hold to the truths that they are children of God and He has a plan for them, that they lived with Him in the premortal existence, that they shouted for joy to come to this earth, and that through the Savior's help, we all can return to our Heavenly Father's presence. If they understand the plan and who they are, they will not fear.
"In Alma 24 we read, 'He loveth our souls [and] he loveth our children; therefore, . . . the plan of salvation might be made known unto us as well as unto future generations' (verse 14)" (Rosemary M. Wixom, "Stay on the Path," October 2010 general conference; read entire address).
Prepare Spiritually
You have been called of God by revelation, and you are entitled to personal revelation in ministering to individual children and performing duties associated with your calling. Follow the example of Jesus Christ as you consider your own spiritual preparation. Before He began His ministry, the Savior retreated to the wilderness to fast and to pray (see Matthew 4). As a Primary leader, you should pray and ask Heavenly Father for strength and direction, and He will bless you.
- Learn more about preparing yourself spiritually in Handbook 2, 3.2.1.
Participate in Councils
As the Primary president, you participate as a member of the ward council. As a member of this council, represent the needs of children you serve.
Elder M. Russell Ballard taught: "This is the miracle of Church councils: listening to each other and listening to the Spirit! When we support one another in Church councils, we begin to understand how God can take ordinary men and women and make of them extraordinary leaders. The best leaders are not those who work themselves to death trying to do everything single-handedly; the best leaders are those who follow God's plan and counsel with their councils" ("Counseling with Our Councils," Ensign, May 1994, 26).
- Learn more about counseling with others in Handbook 2, 3.2.2.
- Learn more about the ward council in Handbook 2, section 4.
- Learn more about counseling with other Primary leaders in Handbook 2, 11.3.
Minister to Primary Children and Leaders
When Jesus Christ visited the Nephites in the Americas, He ministered to the children "one by one" and "blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them. . . . And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones. . . . And they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they . . . did minister unto them" (3 Nephi 17:21-24).
Just as the angels ministered among the children in the Americas, Primary leaders and teachers have the sacred responsibility to minister to God's children individually today. As you minister, learn the names of all of the children and learn of their individual needs and circumstances.
- Learn more about ministering to others in Handbook 2, 3.2.3.
- Learn about ministering to children with special needs in Handbook 2, 11.8.6.
Teach the Gospel to Primary Children
As you teach the doctrines of the gospel to the children in sharing time and in the classroom, your love for and understanding of the children will increase. At times, it may appear that the children you teach are not listening and do not care. Remember the counsel given by Elder Neil L. Andersen: "Although there may be times when a child does not listen with a believing heart, your testimony of Jesus will remain in his or her mind and soul. . . . If a child is not listening, don't despair. Time and truth are on your side. At the right moment, your words will return as if from heaven itself. Your testimony will never leave your children" ("Tell Me the Stories of Jesus," April 2010 general conference).
- Learn more about teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ in Handbook 2, 3.2.4.
- Learn more about teaching in Primary in Handbook 2, 11.4.2 and 11.4.3.
- Learn more about teaching through the Faith in God program in Handbook 2, 11.5.1.
Administering the Primary Program
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland taught Primary leaders: "Every member of the Church is important to us. Indeed, every person—member or not—is important to us, but surely among the most significant of all our responsibilities is the responsibility to protect and nurture the children of the Church. . . . We care so much about you and about the children you are teaching. Prepare well to bless these little ones. Give it your best effort" (See "Anchoring Children in the Scriptures," Primary training video).
As you give your best effort, use the Primary program the Church has organized. This includes using the Primary manuals and the outline for sharing time, overseeing the Faith in God and Scouting programs, helping plan and organize the children's sacrament meeting presentation and priesthood preview, overseeing and participating in Sunday instruction, and training Primary teachers and leaders.
- Learn more about Primary leadership in Handbook 2, 11.2.
- Learn more about Sunday Primary in Handbook 2, 11.4.
- Learn more about Primary programs, activities, and events in Handbook 2, 11.5.


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Kansas State University
West Stadium Center ready for its Kansas State football debut
The project was supposed to cost $75 million. It ended up costing closer to $90 million.
You won't hear John Currie apologize for that increase, though. As far as the Kansas State athletic director is concerned, that money was well spent.
Just look, he says, at what has been added onto Snyder Family Stadium in the past year. The Wildcats were able to implode the old press box and replace it with a state-of-the-art facility that stretches from end zone to end zone and towers over campus, creating a new look to the Manhattan skyline. It has been dubbed the West Stadium Center, and it features an expanded concourse, larger bathrooms, loge boxes, club-level seats and suites to go along with a new press box.
And every inch of it has been spruced up with famous quotes from football coach Bill Snyder, murals of historic K-State players, depictions of famous plays, photos from memorable victories and interactive touch-screen monitors.
"A lot of the time when you are involved in a major construction like this you have to cut, cut, cut as you go and pay for steel and get into those sort of things," Currie said while giving a tour of the facility Thursday morning. "We added. All the graphics and touch screens you see are going to increase the fan experience. There is some really cool stuff in here."
K-State fans will get their first look at the new Snyder Family Stadium on Friday. The school will hold a one-hour dedication ceremony at 11 a.m., which will feature the unveiling of the final add-on to the West Stadium Center — a statue of Snyder that was installed Wednesday and is currently covered by a large wooden box. After the festivities, the Wildcats will take on North Dakota State at 7:30 p.m. in the opener for both teams.
It will be an important day at K-State. In some ways, it is the start of a new era.
"It will be an historic day for Kansas State and our fans and certainly our student athletes and our coaches and the whole state of Kansas," Currie said. "… None of this would be here if it wasn't for Coach Snyder. This is a continuation of his efforts if you look at where we have come from."
When Snyder came to K-State in 1989, the Wildcats had one of the worst football programs in the nation. Today, they are coming off a Big 12 championship and a trip to the Fiesta Bowl. The West Stadium Center represents how much things have changed during his long tenure.
Playing in front of it for the first time will be a memorable experience.
"It's impressive. It's amazing," said K-State receiver Tyler Lockett. "Just seeing the difference between that and our old stadium, I think it brings a lot of excitement. The crowd noise will be three, maybe four times louder than it was because now the press box is able to keep the sound within the stadium.
"It will help us a lot. It will help us with recruiting. It will help us on the field. It will help us overall."
The most significant improvement, according to Snyder, might surprise you.
Though he is a fan of the renovation, and earlier this week thanked everyone from Currie to donors and construction workers for making it happen, he is most fond of the new student-athlete training table located on the north end. For the first time, K-State football players will be able to eat meals in the same place where they practice and study.
"I have always said the training table aspect of it is really beneficial to our program," Snyder said. "When we have a training table open here, our players are self-contained. They don't have to travel back and forth across campus for meals. They can do it all here. They have their academic learning center here so they come here for study table and tutoring help and they get all their lifting in downstairs.
"They have a real compact schedule, and it's not an easy life as a football student-athlete. Anything we can do to help them manage their time is well worth it. I would project this probably saves them somewhere between 45 minutes to an hour a day. That doesn't mean a lot to some. To them it means a great deal."
Currie is happy to supply K-State athletes with the improvement. He remembers talking about football stadium renovations with university president Kirk Schulz when he interviewed and recalls Snyder telling him he wanted a new training table in their first conversation.
Turning it all into reality wasn't easy. The majority of the project's construction occurred in the past eight months, with hundreds of workers showing up in hard-hats seven days a week.
"It was certainly a huge challenge," Currie said. "We broke ground on this facility 16 months ago. We blew up the old structure eight months ago. It has been a challenge, but we hired the right team to get it done … It went smoother than many of us expected."
Now K-State can look forward to the future. A sellout crowd will attend Friday's game, enjoy the stadium enhancements and watch a new team take the field.
The grand opening will be a day-long celebration.
"I'm looking forward to seeing the reaction of our fans when they flood into the concourse," Currie said. "The main level concourse is a tremendous space that benefits every single one of our fans in some way. It is going to be a hall-of-fame atmosphere."


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6 Wellness Trends to Watch in 2012
December 28, 2011
I saw a lot of awesome things in the wellness world this past year which have me pretty excited... Here are six wellness trends to watch out for in 2012.
Plant-Based Diets and Juicing Picking Up Steam
In 2011 Bill Clinton went vegan and Starbucks bought the juice company Evolution Fresh, with plans to rollout juice bars in Starbucks globally. Need I say more? But expect 2012 to be even bigger for eating plant-based (Giada agrees) and more readily available juice as juice bars ramp up expansion. Just in New York City alone, Organic Avenue launched 3 more locations in 2011 with at least 3 more to come in 2012 -- just one small sign of green goodness to come.
More High-Art Yoga Hybrid Videos
Whether it's this guy mixing breakdancing and yoga (and going viral with millions of views), or Philip Askew's cinematic take on yoga, one thing is for sure -- short, YouTube yoga videos have taken it up a notch. Expect to see more carefully choreographed yoga-hybrid sequencing mixed with breakdancing, art, and the outdoors -- all with great cinematography and killer music.
Gratitude Is the New Buzzword
I've seen words come and go throughout the years -- wicked, epic, mint, dope, are just a few that seemed to be on the tips of everyone's tongues at some point. But the word that I'm hearing more of in conversations and seeing more and more of on Facebook and Twitter is 'gratitude' -- which definitely puts a smile on my face.
Wellness on Film
2011 had its fair share of films that focused on wellness -- from Tom Shadyac's documentary I AM, the the plant-based focused Forks Over Knives, yoga films Yogawoman and Yoga Is, and the homage to Joseph Campbell, Finding Joe. We expect to see more inspiring films next year and hope that Hollywood studios take notice.
Yoga & Meditation as Mainstream Treatment
War veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from PTSD, at-risk kids in inner-city schools, and even octogenarians are all hitting the mat and breathing as a form of rehabilitation and preventative health care. I expect to see more of the same in 2012 as yoga and meditation becomes more widely accepted as form of medicine that can help alleviate many of society's ails.
Get Ready for More Celebrity Yogis
10 years ago no one knew who Bobby Flay was, and Mario Batali was just a man in Manhattan who made good pasta -- and now there are dozens of chefs who are household names with television shows, Target lines, and even their self-branded olive oil. Although we're just in the initial stages of this trend, I think we're going to see that same level of stardom with yoga teachers. Expect to see more yogis inking endorsement deals, launching their own products, apparel lines, and even television shows.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Portrait of a Tree
While this post takes a look at some incredibly stunning tree photography by artist Myoung Ho Lee (tree art posts are some of my favorites), it is personally devastating. Let me explain. For some time now, I have been cultivating a super-secret idea for a photography project that I'd like to undertake "some day" when I get the time and funding. Just last week, I disclosed my idea to Kevin and we were discussing the feasibility. After I listed off all my hang-ups and excuses, he said "apply for a grant! just go for it! do it!" And I was pleased that he liked my super-secret idea. But that's when it first occurred to me to do a Google search for "tree portraits."
Trees have personality! Character! They communicate. And they are immensely beautiful. And to attempt to capture their beauty and form by constructing an enormous backdrop and then photographing the solitary tree – as if in a studio, but still out in the middle of nature – well. There you have it. My secret creative project idea. Laid out to you before it's even been done...er...except that...It HAS been done.
A quick internet search brought me to the Tree exhibition at Yossi Milo Gallery, and there I saw these wonderful photos by Myoung Ho Lee that I wish I had taken. Here was my own idea, already executed - beautifully - by a South Korean gentleman just 4 years my senior. I was devastated. AND. To make matters just a little bit worse, I realized the show was last year, right here in New York. I could have gone.
I don't know. I guess I'm being overly dramatic. I'm just sad I'll never be able to see this project through and get credit for it. Or, maybe I'll do a similar project some day - but would it be seen as copyright infringement? Whatever. You heard it here first. I had the idea before I saw his work, though it will never seem original to the world. Oh well.
This has NOT kept me from truly appreciating the beauty of Mr. Lee's photography. I love it. Read more about it here.
Bravo, fine sir. Your trees are lovely.
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- Sylvia said...
Oh no! That other artist stole your idea telepathically! ;) What about doing it with city trees, to highlight the urban tree? Ah well, I'm sure the tress will inspire some new ideas soon enough. :)
- February 18, 2010 at 12:10 AM
- Dave Corran said...
These are beautiful... I'd love to have something like this hanging on my wall or even painted on my van.
Keep up the good work!
- March 5, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- MC Etcher said...
Well, it hasn't been done by YOU yet! Go for it - don't let the fact that someone tried something similar stop you.
- March 9, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- dancinglife said...
AwW! Well darlin,' don't be discouraged. It was a cool super secret idea. Still is. Do you want to meet the other artist? P.S. Next time you have a cool super secret idea don't do a google search until you execute. :)
- March 11, 2010 at 12:06 AM
- Craig said...
Very cool photos, just because someone else is doing them doesnt mean that you cant do them better, I say persue the dream. I am running a Tree Photography Contest at www.EarlyForest.Com until April 22nd. I would love to have you participate. If you have a chance to let your readers know about it that would be great too.
- April 17, 2010 at 3:13 PM
- recordingnature said...
Too bad. But try it, you could give it an individual touch.
- April 18, 2010 at 11:27 AM
I do believe it could be done better. While you are doing it, let the creative ideas continue to flow and you may end up with something completely woderful and unexpected. Personally, I would frame the picture within the back drop only, cutting out the surrounding area. Brian, Tree Lover.
- September 26, 2010 at 11:01 AM
- MaryAnn said...
inspirational photos of beautiful trees, of all stages. I share the same love for them. thank you for bringing an awareness of their presence.
- October 21, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Terry said...
Enjoyed cruising through your blog. Such beautiful photos of trees. It has inpired me to take more tree photos.
- November 21, 2010 at 1:57 AM
- iNdi@na said...
gorgeous pix here
- January 19, 2011 at 7:20 AM
- Steph said...
These are beautiful Really great concept!!
- March 13, 2011 at 8:54 PM
- christina said...
so funny that i stumbled onto your blog! I have also been doing 'studio' tree portraits in montreal...i guess sometimes its better not to know that it's been done and just do it your own way...Hope you went ahead with it anyway!
- June 2, 2011 at 1:32 PM
- SimplyMe said...
Beautiful portraits...I am looking for a button to follow your amazing blog. Where is it?
- August 13, 2011 at 9:45 PM
- Belinda said...
Beautiful pictures :)it really calms me down to look at them - wonderful! Thank you :)
- August 19, 2011 at 8:39 AM
- itxstephy said...
it seems so vivid but it's not and that's what i like about it. Lets save trees
- October 7, 2011 at 9:51 PM
- Spudfactor said...
Hi, I have always loved taking photos of trees, i think it is so easy for them to be needlessly cut down or destroyed for whatever reason and the beauty that was is gone. It is so important to capture it and celebrate it. It is also a really good way to remind peole that we need to care for our environment. one day whole species may not exist.
Have you read "A tree grows in Brooklyn"? you reminded me of that book :) keep up the good work, I would go see your exhibition if it was on show.
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(Editor's note: The following is a paid letter placed by Jacob Baars in the Aug. 26, 2008, Tomahawk Leader. It can be noted that it was not ordered by the courts. That sentencing hearing is not until November.)
Hello, my name is Jacob Baars. I'm sure everyone has heard my name throughout the past few years either on the radio or television or have read about me in the newspaper.
From November of 2005 through October of 2006 I was involved in a burglary and arson ring across Lincoln, Oneida and Langlade counties. I was also involved in a shooting that claimed the life of one horse and jeopardized the life of another. On November 7th I will be sentenced for these crimes. I would like to take the time to express to the community and especially my victims how I feel and what my thoughts are.
There are no excuses for what I have done, nor was anyone but myself at fault for my actions. At any time while committing these crimes I could have said no to the others involved. I could have walked away and ended what was happening, but I didn't. I chose to participate in these crimes on my own free will. I claim full responsibility and am ready to accept the consequences that will result. I would like to extend my most sincere apology and sympathy to those who were victims of my selfish and most certainly violating acts.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, words alone will never be capable of expressing to you how I feel about what I have done to you and your family. As a pet owner myself, I often think how I would feel if someone did to me what I did to you that morning. Although I do not own horses I believe the concept itself is similar. My animals are part of my family in every way and to lose one would be heartbreaking. Whether it be an animal or a human being, it is a life and it should not have been up to me that day to end the life of Shiloh. I am sorry for all of the sadness, anger, and pain that you have had to suffer because of that, but more so I am sorry for violating your comfort, your privacy, and your trust. To know that I am the one responsible for what you have been going through over the past one and a half years is something that haunts me daily. I made a bad decision that morning, I had the choice to pull the trigger or not to. Nothing will ever be able to change what I did and I am not asking you to forgive me. What I am asking is that you please believe me when I say that I am not a bad person, I just made bad decisions. I am actually a very good person once you get to know me and if I could go back in time and change everything, I would. I wish your family well and many blessings and again from the bottom of my heart, I am very truly sorry for the loss of Shiloh because of what I did.
To all of the business owners throughout the Tomahawk area including those of the River's Edge Bar, Zinger's Paintball, Dog 'N Suds, The Dog Pound, The Gin Mill, Tomahawk Cinema, and Mr. Ed's Corral, I am very sorry for all of the destruction and loss that I caused your businesses. I am sorry for violating your comfort, privacy, security, and trust just so I could satisfy my greed and selfishness. I am not a business owner but I can imagine that it must take time and a lot of money to establish a business and also to keep it up and running. I can relate to the pride that must go along with knowing that you have a successful business that people benefit from in some way as I take pride in just knowing I did a good job and helped out even if I am not asked to at my place of employment. It also must be satisfying to know that you have worked so hard for so long for everything you have. Up until this past year I never completely understood what that felt like. Since my release on bond in May 2007 I have worked really hard and although I don't have much, I cherish what I do have and if anyone just took that away from me because of their greed and selfish acts, it would be crushing. I understand that with a business it is different in many ways because that is your lifeline and once someone causes damage and loss as I did to it, it takes even more money to get everything back together again and the results of that can be very devastating not only financially but also emotionally. Things that took you a long time and hard work to get, I took or damaged within a matter of a few minutes. For all of that and all of the mixed emotions I have caused, I am very very sorry. I wish I would have understood the concept of working for what you have then as I do now and just like I stated above to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, if I could go back and change everything, I would. If I could give you back everything that I took from you now I would, but I can't and I can't change what I did. I can just ask you to believe that I am a good person and to accept my most sincere apologies. I am very sorry for doing to you what I did.
Last but not least, I would like to apologize to all of the owners of every cabin and owners/renters of all of the storage units that were also victims of the burglary and arson ring. Every apology or sympathetic word that I express cannot return your property to you and although I do know some things can be replaced, I also realize that some can't and that these possessions were not all just "things". Some of them were memories of a lost loved one or a family vacation up north. Whatever the case may be I had no right to invade your lives and take that away from you. People should be able to leave their cabins and storage facilities and feel secure and know that no one is going to break into them and steal their belongings. They were not for me or anyone else to take. Also, people should be able to leave their cabins and not have to worry about them not being there next time they come back. My most sincere apology is extended to those families who lost memories and possessions in those fires that cannot be replaced, this includes the whole Stahmer family whose cabin was burnt in November of 2005. My step-father is David Stahmer, the cousin of the man who owned the cabin and although I have never met him myself, I know that the cabin had been in the family since the 1950's and many fond memories of growing up, having good times, and also many possessions were lost in that fire. Mr. Chuck Stahmer, if you do get to read this I just want you to know that I am very sorry for the great loss and pain I have ensued upon your whole family. I realize that that will not change what is done but I am hoping you understand that if time could be turned back I would change things and take back that pain and what I did. I take responsibility for what happened that night. I held the match and I had a choice to make and I am sorry for that choice. To the Ostenson, Koppa, and Brown families, I do not know you at all but yet that did not give me any right to burn your cabins. I had heard about a member in one of the families who had died and the other members had expressed how the memories of that person up north with them in that cabin were lost. That story was especially upsetting for me because I am the one responsible for that family's pain. I am very sorry for that and the loss of that family member. Often times when I am at work, I meet many families who are here on vacation and they are always so nice. Some of them share their stories with me about how they are here on vacation at their cabin and I always think, "was this family a victim?" There are so many nice people out there and to know that I hurt them hurts me. To know that I caused so many people and the community so much fear and sadness among other emotions is something I think about every day, and from me to everyone in the community and also again to the victims, I am very sorry and I wish you all the greatest blessings in the world.
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"You guys gonna vote?" As a conversation-starter for a stand-up comic trying to engage the crowd in a New York City comedy club, it's hardly as promising as old-standbys like "Anybody here from out of town?" or "Is that your girlfriend?" But it's a signal that the comic is ready to pivot from the usual complaints about his sex life and put-downs of New Jersey, and show that he's actually reading the papers. Get ready for the political jokes.
David Letterman has been pummeling Mitt Romney mercilessly, Jon Stewart's outrage level rises with every passing campaign week, and Saturday Night Live's weekly Obama impersonation gets parsed as closely as Obama's own debate performances. But what about the foot-soldiers of comedy, the stand-ups who work the comedy-club circuit? What's their take on the 2012 Presidential race — if they have one? I paid a visit to two of New York City's most popular stand-up showcases last weekend to get a sampling.
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The first thing to notice: political comedy has seen better days. Ever since George W. Bush left office and Sarah Palin said goodbye to politics, stand-up comics have been scrambling. President Obama has never been a very good target: too cool, too gaffe-resistant — and, frankly, too politically in-sync with the mostly young, urban, ethnic comedians who frequent the New York clubs. The Republican primary season, with its rogue's gallery of imploding candidates, offered rich possibilities, but even that now seems like old news — though you can still hear the occasional leftover joke about Rick Perry or Herman Cain or Rick Santorum. ("He reads the Bible every day. He's 54 years old. Finish the book!")
Still, the Presidential race has provided one juicy target — the uptight rich guy who heads the Republican ticket. Greg Rogell, a whiny New Yorker with a deceptively sharp scalpel (that's his Santorum joke), says he doesn't trust Mitt Romney's smile: "It looks like he's hiding a dead hooker in the trunk of his car." Sherrod Small, who followed Rogell onstage at the Comedy Cellar on a recent evening, says Romney has "the body-language of C3PO" and "rich man's mouth." Barry Weintraub, doing a few sharp minutes at the Gotham Comedy Club on Saturday night, actually slams the GOP candidate on issues: "Romney says the government doesn't create jobs — but make me head of the government and I'll create jobs."
Jokes about Obama, such as they exist, are friendlier, often poking fun at the reaction to him, not the President himself. "I never thought I would live to see a black President," Mike Yard, a round-faced African-American comic, says with something dangerously close to sincerity. "There's a brother in the White House. That's big. And he's a black dude. He's got swagger. I wanna talk 'hood to him." And Obama is always a good vehicle for a backhanded swipe at his predecessor in the White House. "He promised change," says Weintraub. "In his very first press conference he spoke in complete sentences, and I thought, change has come to America."
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Stand-up comics are better barometers of middle America, I would argue, than any newspaper columnist or rich late-night TV host. Most of them are struggling working-class guys (and gals — though the two women I saw steered clear of politics), proud members of Romney's 47%. "I don't have health insurance," says Yard. "I have hope. I hope I don't get sick." Weintraub does a neat takedown of the Republican right wing's case against the President. "Billionaires hate Barack Obama," he says. "They say he's a socialist. Apparently not a very good socialist. Because they're still billionaires."
Paul Mecurio, a pugnacious, soap-opera-handsome former lawyer who headlined at Gotham over the weekend, is one comedian who at least tries to give Romney a break. "He made a lot of money — good for him! I want him to be rich and successful. I want him to be better than us." Mecurio also gets credit for risking the attention span of his rowdy, mostly twentysomething audience with a deft recap of all four Presidential debates.
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The first encounter between Romney and Obama, he says, was all about moderator Jim Lehrer: "I haven't seen a PBS personality do that bad since Mr. Rogers' sex tape." The Vice Presidential debate: "Clash of the Whiteans." The town-hall free-for-all between Obama and Romney: "I thought I was watching an episode of Maury." As for the fourth debate, on foreign policy: "It looked like Obama got intelligence reports, and Romney was reading from Wikipedia."
Mecurio used to write for The Daily Show, so he knows this territory. But in front of a raucous Saturday-night crowd in a New York comedy club, that's daring material.


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Today, I covered candy in candy! I know, I always go overboard but hey...someone has to do it and my boys like it as a once in a while treat. ;D
I also made pops with mini packaged cakes. Both are so easy to do. ;D
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I don't want to be perfect...Nothing concentrical here. I like the surprise of not being precise..the unknown shapes turn out to be the prettiest to me. ;D
Candy...I used small Snickers
Lollipop Sticks or Small Pretzel Sticks
Candy Melts
Squish candy together to make a circle, square, pumpkin, ghost, heart...You get the idea.
Melt candy melts according to directions, I used a microwave safe glass.
Dip lollipop or pretzel stick in melted candy and insert in candy form.
Put in freezer for 10 minutes.
Take out and let sit for a few minutes to take the chill off.
Reheat melted candy, 5-10 seconds do not overheat, if needed, in microwave safe glass. I dipped and twirled as I was taking the candy pop out. This made it look like a flower. <3
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Which is a roundabout way of saying that I'm still ill and am not eating anything more complex than white and golden carbohydrates. For example, today I'm planning to eat some boiled eggs with white bread toast, then a fish finger sandwich and then later, maybe, one or two slices of a very plain pizza.
But if my desultory stint in newspapers, from 2004-2008, has taught me anything, it's that when it comes to writing, you can be there without actually being there.
You know around Christmas time, or around the August bank holidays, when you go out and spend £1 on your paper and it's filled with even more nonsensical shite than usual - a 6,000-word book extract about life in Soviet Russia/My Celibate Year/top ten tips for changing your career - ? It's because there's no-one at the paper. They've all gone home. The office is empty, except for the work experience girl whose name no-one can remember, who wasn't told that she didn't have to come in.
What they did in the week leading up to the holiday was to rummage around in the back of their computers and draw out, between thumb and forefinger, all the crap they commissioned on a whim during the year, which turned out to be too long, or boring, or too similar to something the Magazine ran the previous week, to use - and then they run it, switch off their computers and go badger-baiting, or whatever it is that commissioning editors do for fun when they're not telling me that my idea isn't "quite right". (Only kidding! Commissioning editors are the best!!!)
And this is relevant because this is exactly the stunt I am about to pull on you today and probably for a few more days, while my interest in most food remains a zero.
So here we go:
I discovered the other day the secret to poaching eggs. I am unable to poach eggs (see "Egg Poaching for Dummies" for more) and believed that the talent lay in some kind of chef-school magic. But it turns out, despite my protestations, that the eggs really do just have to be fresh - so fresh they're still almost warm.
My husband is filming a TV series at the moment about self-sufficiency and there are a lot of hens around the joint. And hens lay eggs. And they're put in a cardboard carton and brought back to my house, where I boil them and eat them with white bread toast.
But the other day, my husband decided to give egg-poaching a crack. Into gently boiling water, he carefully cracked an egg. And rather than just going "spoink" and gunging everywhere, it sort of folded in on itself and cooked in a neat little bundle for 4 minutes, at which point it was fished out and scoffed with brown bread toast and a lot of salt and pepper.


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Saturday, 29 November 2008
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10 comments:
- Joshua James said...
AMAZING work! That Knights of the Helm piece needs to be a video game!!!
- 15 December 2008 at 10:25
- Mokuu said...
Kick ass !
- 19 December 2008 at 11:01
- Rob said...
Hey Nick,
I'm Rob, co-editor of Charge Shot!!! (chargeshot.blogspot.com). I'd like to ask you a few questions about the recent demise of Free Radical. You can reach me at email@example.com.
Take care,
- 19 December 2008 at 11:55
- Anthony said...
Hey Nick, I really enjoyed a lot of your concept art on this blog. I just discovered it in my travails through the intertubes. I'm the Co-Publisher of Gamer 2.0 (http://www.gamer20.com) and a freelancer for GameSpot. Feel free to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com so we can chat.
We've done a ton of reporting on Free Radical so we don't really need much else on it, but I would like to have you as a contact so we can chat about games and hopefully for any future questions about the dev side of gaming.
- 21 December 2008 at 13:58
- Claude said...
Awesome Art Nick!
I'm the Creative Director of Volta,
and I would like to contact you about a job opportunity.
Can you contact me at jobs (at) volta.ca ?
- 22 December 2008 at 06:11
- Melaisis said...
I've recently featured some of your art on ma main blog over at http://www.reviewsrantsrandomness.com/2009/01/site-of-moment-nick-carvers-doodledump.html, Nick. Keep up the good work; you deserve all the employment everyone offers. :) Thanks.
- 4 January 2009 at 07:08
- C.B. Canga said...
i am really impressed with your work. i will add a link from my blog to yours.
- 8 January 2009 at 22:37
- Nathan said...
Hey Nick,
We happen to have a concept / character artist position open at Ready at Dawn. Just drop me a line if you're interested.
nathan (at) readyatdawn.com
Best of luck...and good stuff!
- 20 January 2009 at 16:43
- Ricardo said...
Great Work!
I'm really impressed and wordless.
- 26 January 2009 at 15:40
- Anthony Francisco said...
I love the crow design. Someone told me that a group of crows is called a murder... you captured that :)
- 8 January 2010 at 10:42


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Description: Pair of lady's boots or "High Button Shoes" of light blue leather and yellow suede. The lower section of the shoes, designed with pointed toes, are of pale blue polished leather. The upper sections, of yellow suede, close along sides with small mother of pearl(?) buttons, 12 buttons high. Medium/high heels styled as a modified boulevard or Louis heel, with rounded sides and back, flaring to base, and with curved front section. Thin silver-colored metal edge/band just above cap of heel. Sole of tan leather. Handwritten inside: "242 / G3064"
Date: 1905~
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design