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Murray cut a frustrated figure for large parts of his third-round win over Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis today as he struggled to hit the heights he reached against Robin Haase and Joao Sousa in his first two matches in Melbourne.
But if it is a sign of a champion to win when not playing well then Murray is entitled to feel content with the 6-3 6-4 7-5 triumph achieved in two hours and 12 minutes.
"I have won my first three matches in straight sets," he said.
"Every player wants to hit the ball well every day if they can. But the reality is it isn't always going to happen.
"I'm aware I'll need to improve but you also don't necessarily want to be playing your best tennis in the first round of a grand slam or any tournament.
"You want to try to improve as the matches go on.
"I'm sitting here happy that I'm through to the fourth round having not played my best tennis today. Hopefully I'll improve for the next one."
Murray regularly practises with Berankis which made it a surprise he seemed to be frequently caught off guard by his opponent's shot-making.
He also seemed troubled in the early stages by a shoulder problem which he later explained wore off as the match went on.
"It was just a bit stiff for my first five or six service games and in practice yesterday," he said.
"But I felt pretty much fine after the first set."
The shoulder failed to prevent him from taking the opener although it was far from plain sailing.
Having surged into a 3-1 lead, aided by some early Berankis nerves, he started to lose rhythm, making a large number of uncharacteristic errors.
He rebuffed two break points as his opponent threatened and then looked to be back on track by breaking once more for 5-1.
But again his game deserted him as he served for the set – Berankis' pressure resulting in a wayward Murray forehand and a break.
Having held, the world number 110 again asked the question of Murray on serve but this time he came through after saving two more break points.
Murray continued to look out of sorts at the start of the second.
Gone was the crispness he displayed in rounds one and two. Instead, his game was scruffy and lacking direction.
He also appeared to be fighting himself – one shout of "come on, do something" in the fourth game an apparent attempt to inject some life into his display.
He was still holding firm on serve but that changed at 2-3 when a weak forehand on break point gifted Berankis a two-game lead only for him to promptly throw it away with an error-strewn game.
Murray threatened again at 4-4 and with Berankis wobbling, he broke at the fourth opportunity.
As in the first set he struggled to serve it out, having to come back from 0-30 down, but a wide forehand from the 22-year-old handed Murray his fourth successive game and a two-set lead.
The Olympic champion was slowly starting to find his range and a break to go 2-1 up in the third put him in the box seat.
Berankis' last stand was to break when Murray tried to serve it out but, once again, he failed to consolidate it and there was to be no second chance.


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In many parts of the country today is a market day. Except in my little corner of the world where the market just 40 yards from my front door doesn't open until July. Instead of lamenting the fact that my borough is a beat behind, I'm digging into the tastes and textures of the world markets featured in the latest issue of Saveur , which pays tribute to this season's produce all around the globe.
The issue also features my article about the plump, glimmering sour cherries that pop up this time of the year all over Hungary, and in the Veszprem farmer's market where we shop when we visit. And it's perfect timing, since tomorrow is the first day of July which means cherries –sweet, golden, ruby red or sour— will likely be popping up in you're your corner of the world too.
{Anya's Sour Cherry Cake, click here for the recipe}
András mother, whom we call Anya {mother}, turns her sour cherries into a simple toothsome sponge cake she calls kevert meggyesem {my mixed sour cherries} made with graham flour, the perfect compliment to your cherry of choice. Saveur also published her recipe, so now it can be yours too.

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Fisher's goal lifts Predators past red-hot Jetsby Patrick Williams
WINNIPEG -- Mike Fisher's power-play goal 42 seconds into the third period enabled the Nashville Predators to overcome a blown two-goal lead and the loss of captain Shea Weber to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Fisher's 14th of the season snapped a 3-3 tie after Winnipeg had wiped out a 3-1 Predators advantage with two goals in 27 seconds late in the second period.
Twenty-two seconds after the officials waved off a Predators goal when center David Legwand bumped into Winnipeg goalie Ondrej Pavelec, the Predators went ahead to stay when Fisher jabbed a rebound off a scramble over the goal line with Winnipeg's Devin Setoguchi off for slashing.
Predators coach Barry Trotz delivered a simple message to his team during the second intermission after Winnipeg's rally.
"We just said, 'Stay the course,'" Trotz said. "I liked the way that we didn't try to deviate from it and just stayed with it. It's good for our young group to learn."
The Predators wrapped up a four-game trip through Western Canada with a 2-1-1 record and slipped one point past the Jets out of last place in the Central Division. At 56 points, the Predators are trying to fight off the Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes to climb above the Stanley Cup Playoffs line in the Western Conference.
"We know that we need to go on a tear to get back in it, claw back in, do whatever [we] can," Fisher said. "It's not going to be easy. There are a lot of teams right with us fighting. That's what makes these games exciting. It felt a little bit more like the playoffs, a little more physical. This was a pretty good game."
The Jets, who won on the road against two of the West's best, the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks, in the past week, continue to attempt to remain a factor in the playoff race. They fell to 6-2-0 under Paul Maurice, who replaced Claude Noel as coach Jan. 12 after the Jets had lost five straight games.
"That group, you could see it in every one of their faces coming to the bench," Maurice said. "They gave everything they had."
Predators defenseman Seth Jones opened the scoring with his fifth goal. Roman Josi scored his seventh of the season to put the Predators up 2-1 early in the second period, and Nick Spaling's 10th goal made it 3-1 with 2:42 left before intermission.
But the Jets' second line got them back into the game. Rookie Mark Scheifele's 11th goal and Blake Wheeler's team-leading 22nd goal pulled the Jets even after 40 minutes. Wheeler's goal set a new career high. Chris Thorburn, who replaced injured left wing Evander Kane on the Jets' second line, had a first-period goal for Winnipeg, his first of the season.
Carter Hutton, whom Winnipeg knocked out with three first-period goals in a 5-0 win Nov. 8, made 24 saves. Pavelec stopped 21 shots in his ninth start in the Jets' past 10 games.
The Jets expected a tough, grinding game against Nashville.
"Coming in, you felt like it was going to be a really tough game," Wheeler said. "They're a team that just got it handed to them (Sunday in a 5-1 loss against the Edmonton Oilers). They play an extremely structured, disciplined game, and it can be frustrating. You definitely have to give these guys credit for the way they came in and played. They weren't taking chances. Everything was very simple."
Weber exited the game 3:28 into the third period with an upper-body injury and did not return. The Predators departed Winnipeg immediately after the game, but team doctors will re-evaluate Weber's condition Wednesday. Weber had played 16:47 through the first two periods, and his departure forced the Predators to skate five defensemen for most of the third period.
"When [Weber] went off, there was a lot of concern," Trotz said.
Jones opened the scoring when he danced past Winnipeg defenseman Tobias Enstrom coming down the left boards and swung around the net before scoring on a wraparound at 3:48. The Jets tied the game 22 seconds later when Thorburn tipped Jets defenseman Mark Stuart's point shot past Hutton, ending a personal 50-game goalless streak that dated to April 11, 2013.
Josi finished off a passing play with Craig Smith and Legwand after a push into the Winnipeg zone for a 2-1 lead 42 seconds into the second period. His seven goals are a career high.
Spaling put the Predators up 3-1 at 17:18 when he swatted Paul Gaustad's centering pass behind Pavelec. Rookie Colton Sissons, recalled Monday from the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League, assisted on the goal in his NHL debut.
The Jets went to work erasing Nashville's 3-1 lead 55 seconds after Spaling's goal. After luring Hutton out of position, Scheifele banked the puck from the goal line off Josi and into the net at 18:13. Wheeler followed with a rising shot that Hutton failed to glove at 18:40.
But Fisher's go-ahead goal put the Jets in a position of having to play catch-up hockey against an opponent that locked down defensively in the third period, even without Weber.
"It was a tough way to start the third period," Wheeler said. "From there, we were fighting an uphill battle."
Weber's absence forced a young Predators defense to pull together. Josi, new acquisition Michael Del Zotto, Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Ellis are all 23 years old, and Jones is a 19-year-old rookie. Josi finished with a team-leading 27:01, and Jones logged 24:13.
"That's a pretty young group that handled some pressure," Trotz said. "It's great for the learning curve."
Trotz stressed the game's importance to his team early.
"Before the game, [Trotz] put a huge emphasis on this feeling like a playoff game," Jones said. "The crowd is going to be in it, and we've got to do the best job to come out quickly and not let them come down on us. It was such a big game for us, and we had a lot of emphasis on that before the game."
Maurice will continue to reshape the Jets, who host the Vancouver Canucks on Friday before a four-game road trip, in practice this week.
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Telco Platforms
Convergent charging
Convergent charging and billing platform is a solution in the telecommunications industry that enables common management of all users and all services for operators. It includes convergence of payment methods like prepaid and postpaid, as well as access methods and services like fixed telephony, mobile telephony, broadband and TV.
A number of motivations have been suggested to explain why mobile telecoms providers use convergent charging & billing. One is the ability to offer mobile service packages that include both prepaid and postpaid services. Another is a sustained drop in Operating Expenditure thanks to reduced billing system complexity, since operators run a single billing platform rather than multiple ones.
Convergent charging can greatly reduce revenue leakage, increase marketing flexibility for operators and create revenue growth. Telecommunications software provider Redknee has said that convergent billing allows operators to launch targeted promotions quickly and deliver an improved subscriber experience.
Convergent billing solutions provide real-time transaction capabilities and customer usage data to all groups within the service provider organization, enabling billing, marketing, pricing, customer care, IT and network departments to monetize the value of each subscriber transaction while personalizing and enhancing the subscriber experience.
A convergent billing solution from Redknee equips service providers with a solution that is:
- Agile - designed to meet growing and changing needs of wireless, multi-play and cloud providers while delivering sophisticated features and supporting complex business models
- End-to-end – a turnkey solution that addresses activation, provisioning, customer care, unified rating, messaging, real-time charging, billing and invoicing
- Out of the box – organically designed and based on technology with more than 100 patents filed, truly convergent solutions mean low configuration is required so you can launch to the market faster
- Flexible – enables the quick implementation of new real-time pricing structures for both prepaid and postpaid subscribers, and the ability to launch targeted, cross service bundles and promotions quickly
- Valuable – supports new services, applications and business models while reducing fraud via real-time access to subscriber data
- Partner Support – Open APIs support third party partnerships with built-in revenue share capabilities, including MVNO/MVNE arrangements
Over the years Adcon has collaborated with major convergent charging platform vendors like Redknee and OpenCloud, by extending their platform with new features and abilities and also by work on customer projects, providing end-to-end solution.
Adcon is a long-term supplier partner with Redknee, a Canadian telecommunications company that provides convergent charging solutions.
During many years of cooperation, Adcon was involved in different projects based on both Redknee IN@vantage platform and more recent products such as Redknee Unified.
IN@vantage platform supports all existing telco use cases which makes it flexible and usable in modern MNO environments.
It's a highly scalable system that offers online rating, tariffing, charging and billing in SS7 and IP networks. It handles session and event charging in SS7 networks as well as content, event, and session charging in IP networks.
The IN@vantage supports:
- all kinds of voice and data services
- all kinds of SS7 and IP, fixed and mobile networks
- all payment types: on- and offline, prepaid and postpaid
IN@vantage Platform
The IN@vantage platform provides basic functions including network connectivity (i.e interfaces to SS7 and IP network elements), rating, charging, user interaction, ticketing, billing, and administration interfaces.
IN@vantage Adaptation Workbench
The Adaptation Workbench contains the Offer Manager (OM) that enables the Communication for Service Provider to create and modify offers and to administrate tariff data and charging profile data as well as application and system data, thus allowing quick and flexible responses to an ever changing market.
The OM is also provided in a stand-alone manner, i.e., not included in the AWB. The AWB also contains the FLES editor, used to create applications/services.
Redknee Unified
Redknee Unified introduces new and innovative ways to monetize next generation services in real time — no matter the type of service, customer or business model.
With its unique modular design and real-time charging, billing, policy and care capabilities, Unified enables service providers to monetize new revenue streams, launch new service and deliver a comprehensive customer experience.
OpenCloud solution
OpenCloud offers different software products for the telecom service layer based on JAIN architecture and is recognized leader in the field of converged SS7 and IP telecom service layer. OpenCloud's next-generation intelligent network (NGIN) signalling main products are:
- Rhino Telecom Application Server – a JAIN SLEE Telecom Application Server
- Rhino Service Interaction Server – a Telecom Service Broker
- Rhino Sentinel – session control for real-time convergent charging systems
OpenCloud provides a range of professional services to support the delivery, commissioning and live system support of Rhino-based NGIN solutions.
Adcon engineers were participating in the development of several platform units and are currently capable to offer an OpenCloud solution for any market use case that is covered by the OpenCloud portfolio.


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Two separate moments during Marco DelVecchio's career at Bishop Hendricken helped elevate him to one of the top defensive players in the state.
They both came last season, during his junior year. The first was a decision – made mutually by DelVecchio and the coaching staff – to switch from the quarterback position to other spots on the field.
DelVecchio had played quarterback on the freshman team and also for the junior varsity team, but with a slew of talented players already in line for the quarterback job going forward, DelVecchio was going to have to get on the field another way.
"He came in and he had every goal of being the quarterback at Bishop Hendricken," Croft said. "We saw him throw and we said, 'This might not work.' To his credit, he just worked so hard to be a linebacker and a safety and a tight end. He's done everything for us."
He put on weight, worked on his speed and focused on embracing his new role.
Then the second moment happened. With Hendricken's defense having a few problems as last season wore on, Croft decided to give DelVecchio his first start in a rain-soaked game against Portsmouth with playoff ramifications.
Needless to say, it paid off.
"He had a great game against Portsmouth in a monsoon," Croft said. "And the rest is history."
DelVecchio remembers it too. Most of it anyway.
"I was just going off," DelVecchio said. "I believe I had five sacks, probably 20 tackles. I blacked out halfway through the game and I was just tackling people left and right. It was a close game, it was in the mud – terrible weather. I was only a junior, so I had to step it up that game, and I did."
Since that point, DelVecchio, now a senior, has emerged as the leader of one of the best defenses in the state. Hendricken allowed only 107 points this season in league games, tops in Division I.
DelVecchio wasn't necessarily a natural star from day one, but hard work more than anything else has seen DelVecchio grow into his role for the Hawks. He currently leads the team with 72 solo tackles and 112 total. The next closest tackler is defensive tackle Mario McClain with 40 solo and 59 total.
"There's a difference between talent and skill," DelVecchio said. "Talent, you're born with it. Skill is just hours and hours of working on your craft. I believe that hard work beats that talent when that talent isn't working hard."
DelVecchio has also helped out the offense from the fullback and tight end spots, and he's had two receiving touchdowns so far this season.
Now, as his high school career is winding down, DelVecchio is focused on going out in style. He wants to lead Hendricken to its third consecutive Super Bowl championship.
"He has a lot of pride wearing these gold helmets," Croft said. "Hendricken football means a lot to him. He's just been a great leader."
After that, there's more football on tap. He's been named to the USA under-19 International Bowl team, and will play that game early next year.
Then it's college, as DelVecchio has gone from mid-season stop-gap at linebacker to coveted college recruit for a variety of programs at different levels.
He projects as a safety, and has drawn interest from schools such as Holy Cross, Brown, Penn State, Elon University, the University of San Diego and Illinois, among others.
It makes sense, given how he has capitalized on his chances, and how much time, effort, position-changing, and hard work has gone in to making him one of Rhode Island's premier defensive players.
"He's worked so hard," Croft said. "He's worked so hard since his freshman year. He's the type of kid that you hope these younger guys emulate."


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The mother of a California teen whose relationship with her 41-year-old high school teacher in California made national headlines is pushing for new legislation that would make such relationships a crime.
"I don't want another child, another family to be in this position," mother Tammie Powers said. "I'm angry and I'm frustrated."
Her daughter, student Jordan Powers, 18, and former teacher James Hooker went public with their romance on "Good Morning America" earlier this month. They first met when Powers was a high school freshman at James Enochs High School, in Modesto, Calif. Hooker quit his job last month and left his family. Powers stopped attending classes and switched to independent study. They later moved into an apartment together.
The couple have always said their relationship became sexual only after Powers turned 18, meaning there was nothing illegal about their actions under California law.
Tammie Powers is looking to change that and has taken action to prevent this from happening to another parent.
After the media attention on her daughter's case, a bill was introduced Tuesday in California that would make it a felony for a public school teacher to date a student in the same school, regardless of age, even if the student is 18. It would also penalize the school teacher, stripping him or her of pensions and retiree health care benefits if convicted.
"I plan on making this a national campaign in each and every state," Tammie Powers said. "I would like to see a national registry as a reference place for employers. … More or less it's kind of my way to channel this anger, frustration into something productive protecting students, protecting kids."
The bill's sponsor, Republican Assemblywoman Kristen Olsen, said that if the law is passed, California would join 23 other states, including Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Connecticut and Kansas, in banning student-teacher affairs regardless of age, according to the Associated Press.
"For his or her teacher to manipulate their position of authority and take advantage of that student is wrong," Olsen said.
The bill would also criminalize sending sexual text messages and other forms of seductive communication to prevent teachers from pursuing students.
Tammie Powers said earlier she discovered 8,000 text messages between her daughter and Hooker, along with late-night phone calls and email exchanges that took place when she was still a minor.
There is a police investigation into the case, but no charges have been filed against Hooker.
She confronted Hooker on "The Dr. Phil Show" earlier this month and accused Hooker of brainwashing her daughter. The couple have repeatedly defended their relationship and say they have no regrets.
For Hooker, his new life now means finding a job other than teaching. His 17-year-old daughter no longer attends the school all three attended together. Jordan Powers' new life consists of independent study and a hope to graduate this spring.
"I don't think I look at her as a student at all at this point," Hooker said. "And I think we are sharing a life."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The Year That Was: Burgers in 2008
The Year That Was continues with a look at what happened in burgerdom in 2008. Holy cow, some stuff sure went down!
Extreme Burgers
Extreme burgers are often a recurring theme in any given Year in Burgers, and 2008 was no exception. The biggest exception here is that A Hamburger Today was able to contribute in no small way to this legion of madness, with both our Hamburger Fatty Melt and Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt. Other burgers that went to the extreme: the deep-fried cheese-stuffed cheeseburger made from bacon, the McD's McChicken–Big Mac mashup, Paula Deen's bacon-doughnut-egg brunch burger. Which fast food burgers were the biggest? Tucker Shaw investigated in Portfolio magazine.
Acclaimed Chains Expand
California's The Counter moves East, while D.C.'s Five Guys moves west. (And north: There's now a Five Guys in my neighborhood. Hooray!) Our own Robyn Lee, though, says "meh" to the 5G burger but "mwah" to the fries.
And, oh, yeah: Kanye West is bringing Fatburger to Chicago.
AHT Housekeeping
This is HUGE news that I'm sorry I'm making official here in a wrap-up, but I will have more on this later, in a proper post. You see, in late August, Robyn Lee took the reins as editor of A Hamburger Today. If you noticed a sharp uptick in the awesomeness of the site, that would be why! She's done an amazing job—far better than I was doing. Go, Robyn!
In September, AHT began Twittering. Follow us here!
New Voices
In May Nick Solares debuted as our main New York burger reviewer—and occasional L.A. reviewer. (We Grill him here.) And pretty soon, he was talkin' burgers on a national radio show. Welcome, Nick!
In October, Damon Gambuto debuted as our L.A.-based reviewer. He's Grilled here.
Plus, we had some awesome correspondence from Kenji Alt, who did his INSANE tour of 12 burgers in 8 hours and who followed Heston Blumenthal's 30-hour burger recipe.
Shake Shack
You thought you were safe from Shack news, huh? No dice, buddy. It's one of our favorite burgers here in New York City, and there was big Shake Shack news this year.
In January, it installed heat lamps as part of its new year-round schedule. The heat lamps took longer than expected, but we figured out a way to eat burgers even on the coldest of days (above).
Then it was announced that the New York Mets' new stadium would have a Shake Shack location in it when finished. And then the Shack opened a location on the Upper West Side. In 2009, I want a Shack in my neighborhood. Danny Meyer, are you reading this?
And I liked this video that our friend Josh Ozersky at The-Feedbag made, which shows how Shack burgers are made. (By the way, here's the Shake Shack burger patty recipe.)
Oh, and Ed "Don Quixote" Levine won't stop beating a dead horse when it comes to the frozen french fries here. Ed, get over it. You go to the Shake Shack for burgers first, frozen custard second, and fries never.
Man does not live by burger alone. Were that the case, we'd all blindly consume the stale-bunned, hockey pucks at the nearest McKing. True burger fans hunger for a deeper understanding of their favorite food, and, luckily, two books that lavish obsessive attention on this dish hit the bookstores in April.
Yes, 2008 brought us Josh Ozersky's The Hamburger: A History and George Motz's Hamburger America.
It was a lame run for burgers in pop culture this year. Too-precious-for-its-own-good indie hipster flick Juno popularized the burger phone. If that's not bad enough, Iron Man Tony Stark won back his freedom from terrorists, and then asked for Burger King as his first meal Stateside. Maybe that's because the character's portrayer, Robert Downey Jr., claims that BK saved his life. And on Survivor, a competitor paid $400 for a burger. Add to that Burger King's lame Whopper Virgins ad campaign and Flame body spray, and you've got some real low points in burgerdom.
Personally, I got a little tired of hearing about Pat La Frieda–powered burgers in New York City. It's just beef, people! But still, Nick's posts (here and here) about the outfit's new Black Label blend kicked some serious ass.
The Year That Was in Burger Videos
Andy Warhol Eats a Burger
That guy!
Creepy McD's Commercial
Best Three Seconds in Burgerdom
I'm hungry.
Big-Name Chefs/Celeb Chefs Do Burgers
Early in 2008, Time magazine IDs a trend that had been well in the making already. That didn't stop lots of big name and/or celeb chefs from jumping everbody else's train: Gordon Ramsay professes love for In-N-Out while Eric Ripert digs McD's and Burger King and Ferran Adrià digs Mickey D's (and, um, tell me why we respect these guys as chefs again?).
Then the Top Chef asshats went burger mad. Spike Mendelsohn opened Good Stuff Eatery in D.C., and Richard Blais opened Flip in Atlanta.
Bobby Flay opened Bobby's Burger Palace. We talk to him about it. His "Cruch Burger," topped with potato chips, sounds awesome. But AHT's Nick Solares is less than impressed.
Rachael Ray had a burger bash in New York City, where she's also planning on opening a burger joint. Oh, and you remember who won that Burger Bash and how it caused a minor uproar among food snobs? Katie Lee Joel (who defended her patty melt here).
The Weird, Wacky, and Wonderful
A Chihuahua on cheeseburgers. Noted without comment.
The madness of King Burger. Lots of burger weirdness at BK this year. In May, a drag queen robbed a Burger King, and in August, a BK employee takes a birthday bath in his restaurant's sink.
Cheeseburger in a can: Yes, for real.
Our burger haiku contest netted six lucky people a copy of Hamburger America, gave us some awesome burger poetry to read, and gained me some enemies.
The Rube Goldburger Machine. Sweet!
Shopsins Conan Burger is a cheeseburger combined with pancakes and served with real maple syrup and hot sauce.
The quest for the perfect burger is neverending, thankless, and delicious. An episode of How I Met Your Mother has a pitch-perfect take on this fool's errand, with Marshall and the gang teaming up with Regis Philbin.
The 1-Up Mushroom Burger! Yippee!
One of the minor annoyances of blogging for a living—and of being a veteran of three-plus years of blogging burgers in particular—is that you end up seeing a handful of memes over and over and over and over. All of a sudden the crochet burger dress flares up and makes the rounds on the blogs. Or the super tiny hamburger meal set. Or the Heart Attack Grill. Or the Googleburger. Or any burger with doughnuts for a bun. But, as I said, it's a minor annoyance and one that I'm grateful to put up with as one of the hazards of a job that is bringing you awesome burger news.
The Fatty Melts
Speaking of memes, we seem to have created one of our own with the Fatty Melt family—The Hamburger Fatty Melt (a burger with two grilled cheese sandwiches as buns) and The Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt (a bacon-added Fatty Melt). I would be absolutely thrilled if these guys became recurring burger memes! (Heck, we made it into this round-up of the Top 11 Weirdest Burgers.
Oops, did I already mention the Fatty Melts above? Yeah, I did. But they're so awesome they just had to begin and end this review. And I'm out!
Chars, Adam
More of The Year That Was
Stop-Motion Food Videos
Food as Other Stuff
TYTW on Serious Eats New York
Food in Space
Food Media
Food Shortages, Scares, and Rising Costs
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Andy Carpenter takes on terrorism in latest case
"Unleashed" (Minotaur), by David Rosenfelt
In "Unleashed," David Rosenfelt's latest mystery featuring lawyer Andy Carpenter, a U.S. drone kills a man in Pakistan, but the man has already launched a well-organized plot to punish his killers.
Carpenter, a criminal defense attorney in New Jersey, stumbles on the plot when he agrees to defend Denise Price for the murder of her husband, Barry, who died in an airplane crash. Carpenter, who would rather spend his time rescuing homeless dogs than defending human clients, has taken the case as a favor to his accountant, a friend of the Prices.
Usually Carpenter has no trouble mounting a brilliant defense, but this time, he can't even put together a list of witnesses. When the judge asks why, Carpenter replies: "I'm sorry, your honor, but my witnesses keep getting murdered."
What's going on? What will happen if the terrorist plot isn't exposed and stopped? Why did Barry die? Rosenfelt keeps readers guessing to the very end.
In this installment of the series, the author puts more emphasis on suspense than on humor, so Carpenter fans won't find his usual courtroom theatrics and laugh-out-loud hilarity. Still, they will have a good time trying to solve a well-constructed puzzle.


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See, I'm the other way, I love start menus. I also don't like how the programs toolbar is not part of the window.


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Burke scores 30 to lead Wolverines
Michigan's Trey Burke saw overtime as a new opportunity.
After watching his teammates struggle in the first half, and the Wolverines nearly eliminated from Big Ten tournament play in the second half, the freshman guard took matters into his own hands.
Burke scored seven of his career-high 30 points in the final five minutes, including the last 3-pointer in a late flurry of long-range shots, to help No. 10 Michigan rally for a 73-69 victory over Minnesota in the quarterfinals.
"We just kept telling each other that we weren't going to win it on the offensive side, it was going to be the defensive side that was going to help us come out with the win," Burke said. "We got down late in the game and our bigs stepped up. We all stepped up on the defensive end and got it into overtime, and that gave us another chance to get the win."
Michigan (24-8) didn't blow it, and now faces archrival Ohio State on Saturday for a ticket to Sunday's title game. The Buckeyes defeated Purdue 88-71 in Friday's final game.
The Wolverines split the two-game series with both teams during the regular season and wound up tied with the Buckeyes and No. 8 Michigan State for the league's regular-season title.
If Burke, an Ohio native, keeps playing this well, he could be the difference Saturday, too.
Burke started fast, scoring 11 of Michigan's first 12 points, and finished strong. He was 11 of 14 from the field, 3 of 4 from beyond the arc, had three assists, two rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
Plus, he had just enough help.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 18 of his 20 points after halftime. Zack Novak, Evan Smotrycz, Stu Douglass and Burke combined for five consecutive 3s — the first three helping to force overtime and the last two giving Michigan the early edge in the extra period.
That was all Burke and his teammates needed to boost their confidence.
"Except for these two right here, our whole team had been struggling. So give guys credit," Novak said who was sitting with Burke and Hardaway. "Evan is able to knock down a shot. Trey's pretty much doing whatever he wants. I pretty much get wide open for one there, Tim hit me on another one and when you've got two guys that garner so much attention and guys that can get wide open shots, it's our job to knock them down."
They also delivered a devastating knockout punch to Minnesota (19-14), which played for the second straight day without injured center Ralph Sampson III (back).
And the Golden Gophers couldn't blame anybody but themselves.
With 4:37 left in regulation, Minnesota had a 54-45 lead and was in prime position to pull off the biggest upset of the tournament. But the Gophers managed only one more basket in regulation, gave up two 3s in the final 72 seconds of regulation and then failed to convert on either of its game-winning chances in the closing seconds.
Andre Hollins led Minnesota with 21 points, and Rodney Williams finished with 20 points and six rebounds but failed to hit the 10-foot, off-balance buzzer-beater that would have given the Gophers a dramatic victory — and coach Tubby Smith his 100th win since taking the Minnesota job in 2007.
Instead, they're heading home uncertain of their postseason fate.
"I said, let's hold out hope, let's keep hope alive that we will get an opportunity to play, but fate was in our hands and we just didn't get it done," Smith said. "So we'll just have to wait and see what happens."
Minnesota finally broke open the back-and-forth game when it went on a 13-4 run late in the second half. Williams' emphatic slam dunk with 4:37 left made it 54-45.
Michigan then changed its philosophy.
By locking up Minnesota's offense, it gave the long-range shooters a chance to go to work. Novak knocked down one 3 with 3:33 to go and another with 1:12 left to make it 56-53. Smotrycz's 3 tied the score at 56 with 17.6 seconds left.
Douglass and Burke started overtime with two more 3s, and when Douglass' 7-footer rolled in the Wolverines had a 64-57 lead with 2:13 to go. All they had to do was make free throws to close it out.
"Like I said it was the defensive end. We came out with a different attitude," Burke said. "We locked down, we got on the boards. We just came out with another mindset. We came out and told each other we're out here together and we got the win."


text: Crop Production: Corn Up 1%, Soybeans Down 3%, Cotton Down 1% September 12, 2013 06:05 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By AgWeb.com Editors Email Corn Production Up Less Than 1 Percent from August Forecast Soybean Production Down 3 Percent Cotton Production Down 1 Percent Corn production is forecast at 13.8 billion bushels, up less than 1 percent from the August forecast and up 28 percent from 2012. If realized, this will be a new record production for the United States. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 155.3 bushels per acre, up 0.9 bushels from the August forecast and 31.9 bushels above the 2012 average. If realized, this will be the highest average yield since 2009. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 89.1 million acres, unchanged from the August forecast but up 2 percent from 2012. Soybean production is forecast at 3.15 billion bushels, down 3 percent from August but up 4 percent from last year. If realized, production will be the fourth largest on record. Based on September 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 41.2 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from last month but up 1.6 bushels from last year. Area for harvest in the United States is forecast at 76.4 million acres, unchanged from August but up slightly from 2012. All cotton production is forecast at 12.9 million 480-pound bales, down 1 percent from last month and down 26 percent from last year. Yield is expected to average 796 pounds per harvested acre, down 91 pounds from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 12.3 million 480-pound bales, down 26 percent from 2012. Pima cotton production, forecast at 625,500 bales, is down 20 percent from last year. Producers expect to harvest 7.78 million acres of all cotton, down 17 percent from 2012. This harvested total includes 7.58 million acres of Upland cotton and 198,800 acres of Pima cotton. California Navel orange production for the 2013-2014 season is forecast at 1.76 million tons (44 million boxes), down 2 percent from last season. Producers reported good growing conditions this year. The average fruit size is up while average fruit per tree is down when compared to previous seasons. This initial forecast is based on an objective measurement survey conducted in California's Central Valley during July and August. Survey results also showed that harvest is expected to be earlier than the previous seasons. This report was approved on September 12, 2013. .................................. Coverage, Analysis of the Sept. 12 USDA Reports See all of the report data, coverage and analysis of the Sept. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports. Back to news


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text: HILLSDALE � The Hillsdale County Road Commission will turn its attention to road maintenance in the coming weeks with the completion of its construction season. Over the winter months when crews aren�t plowing, their focus will be cutting down the numerous dead trees alongside the county roads. The dead trees fall during high winds, ice and storms blocking roadways and creating traffic hazards. The county is once again looking for the help of property owners. �We do not have time to cut up or haul away the wood from this large number of trees,� said Sam Gier, operations superintendent in a press release. �Given the large number of people that burn wood for heating, we hope that the public will take advantage of this opportunity to cut up seasoned wood ready for burning.� Trees will be dropped in the fields for property owners to cut up. Property owners that don�t want the wood can give permission to friends and neighbors to cut up the wood. Anyone cutting wood on private property must have permission from the property owner. Land owners will not be contacted before the trees are cut. �It is very unlikely that we will get all of the dead trees this winter, given the large number of dead ash trees, but we hope to make significant progress weather permitting,� Gier said. Crews will begin on the paved roads and move systematically through the county. Anyone with questions can contact the Hillsdale County Road Commission at 437-4458.


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With hoops fans excited to see a high level of basketball back on the court at Rogers Arena, both teams (The Hawaii Warriors, and the Gonzaga Bulldogs) did little to impress. Tagged as a home coming for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Kevin Pangos, big man Rob Sacre (North Vancouver) and forward Kelly Olynyk (Kamloops).
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Family members and friends of people with substance abuse may try to talk with the person about their chemical use and meet resistance. Family and friends often try to connect with the person on different levels before going to a more formal resource, such as intervention. They call on friends and associates in their immediate surroundings to get information and discuss how to help the person. They may reach out to other resources, such as a school counselor, church pastor or coach, to get help. If these options do not work, they can turn to more formal approaches to get help.
Local social service agencies can help you access chemical dependency treatment services. If you have talked to your family member or friend about seeking treatment and they don't want to, go to MinnesotaHelp.info for information on intervention professionals and other resources.
Other places you can contact for help include your doctor, county social services, employee assistance programs, health plans and insurance, information and referral services and treatment facilities.
Counties have staff who know about providers in your county. Counties also offer publicly funded chemical dependency services. Counties contract with chemical dependency treatment providers to make treatment available on a sliding-fee scale. If you use one of the county providers, the cost of treatment will be reduced based on your ability to pay. For more information, call your county (PDF) or visit their Minnesota.gov county websites.
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Treatment providers sometimes offer family services. These are generally programs that explore relationship issues common among families and friends who live with or are close to a person who is addicted to chemicals. The programs are usually based on the Al-Anon principles and strengthen an individual's skills to build healthy relationships.
Several self-help groups also may be available in your area. Well known programs include Family Anonymous, Al-Anons and Co-Dependents Anonymous. These Twelve Step groups meet in the community, generally for an hour or more. The main focus is to support one another in developing healthy relationships.
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(1 euro = 1.96 lev) backed up by significant foreign exchange reserves
- Diversified productive base
- Low production costs: good competitiveness
- Low public debt
- Many tourist assets
- Government instability, fragmented political landscape and close ties to the business community
- Corruption and organised crime
- Mediocre effectiveness of public services and legal system (influence of business circles)
- Poor use of European structural funds and mediocre infrastructure
- Supervision of banking sector still inadequate
- Lack of skilled workforce and high long-term unemployment (61% of the total)
- Low rate of participation in the labour market by rural workers, Roma community and older people
- Relatively poor (per capita GDP = 45% of EU average) and declining population
Growth sustained by domestic demand
In 2018, household consumption will continue to be the main contributor to growth, despite slightly higher inflation. Households will benefit from higher wages resulting from the lack of a skilled workforce linked to inadequate training and emigration. A higher minimum wage and jobs growth will also provide a boost, with unemployment at a historic low (6.7% in October 2017). Meanwhile, higher bank profits and the decline in non-performing loans have helped consolidate the banking sector, weakened in 2014 by the collapse of the country's fourth largest bank. Combined with satisfactory stress test results and low interest rates, this will continue to encourage borrowing, both by households and businesses. Private investment will benefit from positive export trends as well as the recovery in residential property. Construction will also be buoyed by robust public investment, associated with better use of European structural funds. Tourism growth will be more modest, due to the stabilisation of the security situation in Turkey, as the country broadly benefited from Turkey's decline as a tourist destination. Nonetheless, exports of goods will continue to be underpinned by dynamic European Union demand (67% of exports). They are still competitive, as salaries remain low, despite outpacing productivity gains since 2013. The country exports a huge variety of products such as cereals, oilseed crops, tobacco, medicines, machinery, metals and electricity.
Sound public and external accounts
The 2018 budget provides for a substantial increase in spending on education (higher salaries for teachers), social protection (higher pensions) and defence. Public investments are expected to increase by 50%, thanks to the implementation of infrastructure projects with the assistance of European structural funds. Despite higher spending, the fiscal deficit will remain weak in 2018, due to the accompanying rise in tax receipts. These will be boosted by domestic demand, improved tax collection and the award of operating license for Sofia Airport, income from which is intended to shore up the heavily indebted national railway. Despite the bank rescue in 2014-2015, the public debt burden has remained modest. The increase in 2016 is explained by prefinancing used to boost government reserves. Thanks to the weak deficit and growth above average interest rates, the debt burden should ease.
Despite the favourable exports trend, the trade deficit will remain considerable (5.8% of GDP in 2017) because of lively internal demand and rising energy prices. This deficit will be more than offset by the services surplus (7.4%) generated by road transport and tourism on the Black Sea beaches, but which could decline as more Bulgarians travel abroad. Meanwhile, remittances from expatriate workers and European subsidies (3.4%) have exceeded dividend repatriation by foreign investors and the payment of external interest rates (2.3% of GDP, both taken together). The current account surplus, European funds and foreign direct investments all help to fuel foreign exchange reserves whose abundance (over 9 months of imports) ensures the credibility of the lev's peg to the euro. They also allow the gradual repayment of the external debt (70.7% of GDP), which is mainly private and a third of which alone is represented by intragroup loans.
The EU presidency will maintain precarious political stability
Following the defeat of the candidate he supported during the November 2016 presidential elections, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov stood down. His centre-right party, Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (GERB), nonetheless won 32.5% of the votes cast in the early elections held on 26 March 2017, while the Bulgarian Socialist Party almost doubled its 2014 share of the votes to reach 27%. Prime Minister Boyko Borissov was thus forced to form a coalition with the United Patriots, which won 9% of the votes by bringing together three ultra-nationalist parties, including the extreme right, pro-Russian Atalka. Achieved at the cost of fiscal concessions and vulnerable to splits on foreign policy, the very relative stability of the coalition is, however, expected to last at the expense of wide-ranging reforms, thus confirming the ongoing dependence of the two main parties on several small groupings. A tacit agreement between the different political alliances will help stabilise the political situation during the first half of 2018, which is the year in which the country will hold the Presidency of Council of the European Union. However, the frequency of early elections is a factor of instability, especially as electors are starting to express their frustration with their relatively low standard of living, the inequalities of a flat-rate tax of 10%, corruption, organised crime and vote buying.
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Washington Warriors Defeat Macy Miller and Mitchell 58-51 for State Championship
The Washington Warriors are on top of Class AA after defeating Mitchell 58-51 on Saturday night. The Warriors defeated Harrisburg, Sturgis, and Mitchell on their way to their third state AA championship (5th all time).
The Warriors were led by Kelsey Knecht's 21 points. Sydney Koel and Ellie Benson also added 10 each. Benson finished the night with a double-double. Off the bench, Sydney Arrington had nine points.
For Mitchell, Macy Miller led the way with 25 points. Miller set a tournament record for most points scored over three games in the championship rounds (former record 81), and also set a record for more points scored over three games in any combination of games (former record 86) with a total of 103 points.
Taylor Volesky added 18 points in the Mitchell loss.
Washington and Mitchell both end the year with a final record of 23-2.


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Jefferson County Man Guilty Of Federal Income Tax Violations
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BEAUMONT, Texas - A 44-year-old Port Arthur, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal income tax violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Theodore Paul Victor, Jr., pleaded guilty to tax evasion today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith F. Giblin.
According to information presented in court, for the calendar year 2009, Victor failed to disclose all of his taxable income resulting in a tax loss of approximately $25,935.58. Victor was indicted by a federal grand jury on Apr. 2, 2014.
Victor faces up to 5 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.
This case is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John B. Ross.


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The Ram Truck brand pledged to make a donation to the National FFA Organization for every view of its two-minute "Farmer" Super Bowl video on the brand's website, with the intent of generating $1 million.
• More than 18 million views as of Feb. 14 of two-minute 'Farmer' video inspired by stirring 'So God Made a Farmer' tribute delivered decades ago by legendary radio broadcaster Paul Harvey and featuring all original photography.
• Ram Truck to donate $1 million to National FFA Organization; takes less than one week to surpass viewing goals established to reach desired $1 million donation amount.
• Funds raised go to FFA programs geared toward fighting hunger in communities across the country.
• Ram Truck brand planning next phase of year-long 'The Year of the Farmer' initiative including book of photographs shining spotlight on the contributions of American farm families.
It took less than a week to reach the 10 million view milestone equating to the $1 million donation. As of Feb. 14, the "Farmer" video has been viewed more than 18 million times at www.ramtrucks.com/keepplowing and www.youtube.com/ramtrucks and millions of more times on other sites.
(See related: Super Bowl farmer ad whitewashes America?)
"The compelling images in the video of America's heartland mated with Harvey's 'So God Made a Farmer' words resonated with viewers nationwide," said Olivier Francois, Chief Marketing Officer, Chrysler Group LLC. "We set out to create a call-to-action to support farmers and to recognize their place as the foundation of the American character and are gratified with the dialog the video sparked."
"'Farmer' is about having America appreciate everything that farmers and farm families do on a daily basis and captures the hard work, determination and character of the farmer in all of us," said Fred Diaz, President and CEO – Ram Truck Brand and Chrysler de Mexico. "We are so pleased and excited that this has touched the hearts and souls of so many people in a positive way."
The video also launched the Ram Truck brand's 2013 "The Year of the Farmer" campaign aimed at bringing national attention to the significance of the American farmer. The brand enhances its long-standing partnership with the National FFA Organization (formerly known as Future Farmers of America) with this year-long, multi-tiered initiative. Together with agricultural equipment manufacturer Case IH, Farms.comand other brand partners, Ram set out to raise awareness and generate funds for FFA hunger relief efforts in local communities across America.
"Ram scored a major win for American agriculture and our producers and ranchers with its 'Farmer' Super Bowl commercial and has sharply elevated the image of agriculture in the public's mind," said National FFA Organization CEO Dr. Dwight Armstrong. "This highly successful partnership with Ram through the National FFA Foundation has generated $1 million of new support for FFA that will be utilized to drive our 'Feeding the World-Starting at Home' initiative and other programs that will benefit our nearly 560,000 FFA members in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands."
The "Farmer" video was inspired by the stirring "So God Made a Farmer" tribute delivered by legendary radio broadcaster Paul Harvey and used as a national anthem in grassroots videos created by farm families. To honor American farmers, the Ram Truck brand set out to create even greater awareness, support and appreciation for farming families, communities and providers. The brand commissioned 10 noted photographers to document American farm life, yielding a beautiful and comprehensive catalog of farming images. Many of these artful and compelling still images provide the visual mosaic for the video; Harvey's passionate oration provides the narration.
The photographers shot images throughout the United States over the course of 25 days with 35 still photographs used in the video. Many more of the commissioned images will appear in a book the Ram Truck brand plans to publish later this year, creating a beautiful and comprehensive collection of original agriculture, farming and family farm photography. The book will provide a broad view of the agricultural community and lifestyle. Ram will contribute a portion of book proceeds to agriculture and hunger related efforts across the country.
Additional details and timing for the book are still being finalized.


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Privacy vs. Security on Campus
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
WHEN the news broke a week ago that a Princeton admissions officer had used the Social Security numbers of applicants to his school to view Yale University's Web site for admissions, privacy advocates were aghast not only at his act, but also at the Yale site's lack of security.
In one online forum, Richard Wiggins, an author and information technology specialist at Michigan State University, noted that most businesses with online customer accounts have learned that Social Security numbers alone offer poor security, and issue personal identification numbers as well.
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Here's my original posting to IP:
Subject: Princeton Admissions office hacks into Yale Admissions list
To: Dave Farber
Last week a story broke about the Admissions office at Princeton breaking into the database that shows prospective Yale students
whether they were admitted or not. This was trivial because the Yale signon only required the applicant's Social Security Number and date of birth for authentication. Since Princeton required the same information, they could check on any applicant they surmised had applied both places.
The Princeton director claimed that he did this only to check out security on the Yale site. But a Washington Post article says that the same applicant was checked on multiple times, and that it appears that President Bush's niece as well as the grandson of Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian were checked.
Of course this story makes Princeton look bad, though they are coming down hard, having placed the director on leave and issued a strong statement. But it also makes everyone look bad:
-- Yale's database used weak authentication. They should've assigned an ID/PW or a random PIN to each new applicant. Web merchants have had the protocol right for years now. They opened themselves up to this sort of attack -- and not only from other universities, but any
unscrupulous staff member at a credit card provider, bank, hospital, etc.
-- Yale's database notified students of admission in a rather childish way, it seems. The first time you logged in, if you were admitted, you saw fireworks. If you logged in again later, you didn't see the fireworks. Thus if Princeton looked you up you didn't get the happy treatment.
Yale has turned this over to the FBI. Whether or not there's a prosecution, the important point here is not what Princeton did to Yale, but rather what Princeton did to the privacy of prospective students. The Admissions staff could've used the same information to change an applicant's address and apply for a credit card -- "to test security".


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Welcome to the wiki for the ALSC Committee: National Planning of Special Collections in Children's Literature.
Committee Function Statement
To maintain lists of special collections of children's books and related materials now available in libraries. To encourage the creation of new collections and the strengthening of existing collections. To identify types of collections that need to be established. To establish criteria for defining a special collection. To explore and suggest ways in which special collections can be used locally, nationally, and internationally. To publicize research trends in the field of special collections. To plan and present appropriate programs.
Established: 1965, Chair + 6, Term: Spring, 2 year
Mona Kerby, Chair (2005-07), Christina Jones (2005-2007), Melanie Kimball (2003-2007), Karen Rasmussen (2005-2007), Marjorie Rosenthal (2006-2008), Ellen Ruffin (2006-2008), Melissa Schutt (2005-2007).
Summary of Objectives for January - June 2007
(1) To learn about the ALSC wiki and to begin maintaining a wikiography of special collections in children's literature, (2) to notify and encourage curators of these special collections to contribute to the list, (3) to encourage the use of an exit interview for scholars using the collections, (4) to consider writing an article on such collections.
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Miranda Kerr: Post Baby Body Secret Revealed!
Miranda Kerr works on her fitness as she leaves a private gym on Friday (June 10) in Los Angeles.
The 28-year-old Aussie model recently opened up about her amazing post-baby body and how she kept in shape throughout her pregnancy with her son, Flynn.
'I practiced yoga for over 10 years and I just continued that practice throughout my whole pregnancy and then after as well. It does (keep you in shape after the birth) especially when you're breast feeding," Miranda told Access Hollywood.
Later that same day, Miranda went for a walk in the canyons of Los Angeles with baby Flynn and their pup!
FYI: Miranda is using her Baby Jogger City Mini stroller!
15+ pictures inside of Miranda Kerr leaving her private Los Angeles gym and on a walk with Flynn…


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Cisco IME allows you to more effectively communicate with external partners that you rely on to run your business, including consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, outsourcing firms, distributors, and supply chain partners.
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The Ohlone 50K is a point-to-point race traversing the entire Ohlone Wilderness Trail, a tough 31 mile distance run on trails and fire roads. The trail crosses sections of four East Bay Regional Parklands: Mission Peak Regional Preserve, Sunol Regional Wilderness, Ohlone Regional Wilderness, and Del Valle Regional Park.
We will have seven staffed aid stations on the course with varying types of fluids and fuels available. There is also one self-service water stop.
Aside from the Start and Finish, the only crew access on the course is at Sunol (9.11 miles). This is also the site of a major aid station. Note: There is a fee for Sunol park entry.
Age group divisions, for both men and women, are: 29 and under, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70 and above.


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Jake Blauvelt
Birthdate: 8/22/1986
Hometown: Waterbury Center, Vermont
Sponsors: Forum, Foursquare, Oakley
After winning the U.S. Open slope in '04 Jake's smoothly transitioned from contest riding to filming, yet still manages to come back and blow minds at "the contests that matter" with mellow 9.4-meter (30-plus feet) backside airs in the rain at this past Arctic Challenge. He keeps his sponsor list snug in a day and age where non-endemics are more and more prevalent and stickers jobs are getting out of control. Blauvelt's built to last, he's got the moves, his head in the right place, and really he's just getting started.-E.L.
How did you make it to where you are?
I started out riding at Stowe back in Vermont when Bud Keene and Jenner Richards were coaching at the club at Mt. Mansfield. I started riding with them and they really pushed me. Then I started getting into the USASA series and did pretty well in some of those. I won the nationals in Waterville and then just started doing the contest circuit, moved out to Mammoth from the East Coast, and then my big break was when I won the U.S. Open Slopestyle in '04, I think. That got my name out there and that allowed me to get on with Defective Films and just start filming, 'cause that's really my passion, and I've just been filming since then.
What do you think you'd be doing if you didn't get into snowboarding?
I was just talking about that last night with my mom. I think I'd try to be playing soccer. I've been getting into soccer a lot especially this past year. I used to be into it a lot back in high school, too, but I had to quit my junior year 'cause I was moving out West and I wanted to stay healthy for snowboarding, but now I just play whenever I'm not snowboarding. It keeps me in good shape and I have fun with it. I think I'd try to either play soccer or skate, but I think I'd have a better chance at soccer.
What scares you?
Getting hurt really bad. My friend from back home was riding last winter, just shredding the slope and he caught his toe edge and scorpioned, and he's paralyzed now from the nipples down, and it's like, how many times have I scorpioned? You can't think about it too much you just have to respect it and know that you could get f-ked up.
What's more important to you-contests or videos?
For me it's filming, there's a lot more room for creativity, especially out in the backcountry, you're more on your own pace. I have mad respect for the guys doing the contest scene, too, that's a whole other aspect of snowboarding and it's crazy. But for me I just like filming because you have time to be real creative and work with the terrain. That's what I'm really trying to get into is using the natural terrain, 'cause that's the part of snowboarding that has so much room for improvement.
What's your idea of a successful snowboard career?
As long as you have respect from all of the riders-you know, the core people that really matter. I think that is a biggie. It's nice to make money and have a house and all that, it's nice to make good endorsements and stuff, but at the same time it's just good to have respect from the riders and the people within the industry. When you're all washed up and over it people will never have anything bad to say about you.
What direction do you think snowboarding is heading in?
The big companies see how much money can be made off of riders like Shaun, so there's gonna be some big corporate … I mean, there already are big corporate companies, but even bigger, and we just gotta make sure that we keep supporting the core things and doing the contests that matter and like Baker Banked Slalom and the Arctic Challenge, 'cause if we aren't careful, we could loose it. We gotta stay on the right path.
What is the "job" part of your job?
The traveling. Filming you're always trying to go where the snow is, and so if you're in Whistler and it snows in Tahoe, you gotta bring your sled all twenty hours down there or vice versa. Being able to get that ticket over to Europe ASAP, and then willing to hop on four different planes and spend two days traveling, and then you get there and it's not even good (laughs).
What's next for you in snowboarding?
Making the move from Tahoe to Bellingham, gonna be riding Baker a lot. I know quite a few locals up there, so hopefully they'll teach me the mountain, and that's only like three hours away from Whistler, the Mecca of filming. And just trying to focus on a video part that I'm stoked on, 'cause that hasn't really happened yet. Then doing the contests that matter, and just having fun most


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by spidertour02 » Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:12 pm
Honestly, that's not unusual. Everybody that want to draw superheroes starts by copying the work of their 2-3 favorite artists. (The only weird part is that this usually happens when they're 12. )
I would suggest going out and getting a general overview book on drawing comics. How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way is pretty much the Bible in this regard. I would also check out Superheroes: Joe Kubert's Wonderful World of Comics by Joe Kubert (duh!) or Drawing Dynamic Comics by Andy Smith. Both of these books are a good way to start to develop a strategy and understand the process. Start sketching and drawing and see what happens. You should also experiment with different pencils, pens, brushes, and other tools to find what you're most comfortable with.
Then, move on to the technical stuff. Try drawing objects from reference. Learn how to draw in perspective. Start mixing that with characters and creating little scenarios and panels.
Then, move on to tightening up on anatomy. Comic-book anatomy operates by different "rules" than real-world anatomy, so I would check out Drawing Cutting Edge Anatomy by Christopher Hart. I still keep that book around for reference when I'm drawing. Draw a lot of pinups to put this to use.
All the while, you should observe as much as you can. Pay attention to how clothes hang on people's bodies, what styles they wear, etc. Drawing ordinary people is as important as drawing muscular supermen, so drawing convincing clothes is an important skill. Browse some clothing catalogs online.
Next, try to put it all together and draw a page. You will fail miserably. However, that failure is a key step in discovering what areas you need to improve. Doing it a few times, you'll start to discover your strengths as well.
From there, it's all about repetition and experimentation. I've been a serious hobbyist for years and I still try new things -- I just got back from the store, in fact, with a set of Warm Grey markers to play with. Keep your mind open, and the ideas will just come to you. But most of all, remember that this is a slow process. You'll get frustrated and want to give up, but don't let your initial failures stop you.
by sinosleep » Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:23 pmI actually own Drawing Dynamic Comics.
Would just like to give a general thanks to everyone that's replied as well.
by Apache Chef » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:01 pmI'd try drawing from life. People, still lifes, etc.
Also, George Bridgman's drawing guides are great for anatomy. Buy the book for the reference material, not so much for his philosophy on drawing, though.
by Timbales » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:03 pmDraw from life. Get some basic objects from around the house, assemble them and draw them as you see them. Keep doing it until you get a result you like.
When you break something down to it's basic shapes, it makes it a lot easier to wrap your head around.
by sdsichero » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:51 pm
I fear what Bender actually uses the dummies for.
I do agree with the recent posters. Draw from life.
Also when doing your own drawings in a studio, try using a mirror or take photos of yourself and try drawing from that.
The more references you have to work from and the more you practice, the better off you'll be.
by MistaT » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:21 pm
I never could get past that. It would piss me off so much, cuz I wanted to draw my own stuff, but never could no matter how hard I tried. I eventually gave up. Even though I don't draw hardly at all anymore I can still pick up a pencil and copy the shit out of someone else's work. It's weird how easy it is for me to do.
by Benderbrau » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:24 pm
I use them to hear wittier comments then what comes from you.
by KingPagla » Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:50 pm
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by Oni2030 » Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:29 amThere is a book that helped me out allot when I was learning to draw from my mind it's called "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". It has exercises that will help you learn how to visualize objects in you mind.
by Strict31 » Thu Aug 26, 2010 2:52 am
Interesting. My mother had that book. She was an art teacher and used it for her classes.
When I was in high school, taking art class, we had this crazy burn-out hippie chick of a teacher who got chopped in the head by an axe when she was a little girl. Bitch was crazy.
But she put us through this drawing exercise called Contour Drawing. Basically, you take a visual reference; an object or a person, and your put your pencil to page to draw. You don't stop or lift your pencil from the page until you're down. You don't look away from the reference until you're done.
That means you never look down at the page.
First few times we did this exercise, we got a lot of squiggles.
But over time, we started getting better at it.
The idea was to train our hands and our eyes to work together. To be confident with a line instead of half-assing it. It brought a focus on the object or figure we were drawing. And in a way, it's meditative. I think it was pretty helpful. Maybe it'll help you. But it's the kind of thing you'll have to stick with over time.
Nowadays, I use a tablet for part of my work, and drawing on the tablet while looking at the screen is a lot like Contour Drawing.
by Timbales » Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:05 am
that is a good and valid exercise
by Potter Who » Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:38 ammaybe buy one of those wooden figures you can buy in an art shop? Put it in weird poses and then try to draw them? I sorta wish I had one myself.
by spidertour02 » Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:22 am
Actually, I would say NOT to do that. I find those figures to be very restrictive -- that'll lead to some stiff poses.
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A round-the-clock guard has been set up to protect the egg from collectors, as despite egg collecting being illegal in the UK it is still practiced by an unscrupulous minority. Video cameras are in place to allow the public to view the nest, as well as to provide important footage for conservation scientists. Lucky visitors can also view the nest from the centre's bird hides.
Reintroducing cranes
The common crane was once widespread across the UK, but became extinct in the region by the early 1600s as a result of hunting and the destruction of its wetland habitats. In the 1980s, a tiny group of birds began breeding in eastern England, but this population remains small.
In an attempt to re-establish breeding cranes across the UK, The Great Crane Project has been working to reintroduce common cranes to western England since 2010. Chicks have been reared in captivity before being reintroduced to the wild, and the oldest have now begun to reach maturity.
Although one pair of cranes from the project built a nest at the reintroduction site on the Somerset Levels, it was sadly abandoned. The pair of birds at Slimbridge are the first of the released birds to have laid an egg.
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This first egg is an exciting step forward in bringing back the common crane as a breeding species across the UK. Most cranes don't usually breed successfully until they are five years old, so more breeding attempts are likely in the coming years.
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"The parents of this egg were hand-reared here at Slimbridge and have thrived through their first three years on the wetlands of the Somerset Moors thanks to the help and support of the local community, particularly the farmers."
The Great Crane Project aims to introduce around 100 resident birds by 2015 to help secure the future of this magnificent and iconic species.
Read more on this story at WWT – 24 hour guard for western Britain's first crane egg in four centuries and BBC – First crane egg in 400 years laid at Slimbridge.
Find out more about The Great Crane Project.
View more photos and videos of common cranes on ARKive.
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