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From Minimalist to Maximalist: The Changing Trends in Running Shoes
Posted by Jenn F. on Thursday, November 13th, 2014
Not long ago, Minimalist shoes were all the rage. Vibram Five Finger Shoes were the hottest product on the market, but Nike, Merrell, and New Balance all had minimalist models out as well. The idea was that barefoot running was more natural for the foot and racers could shave time without all that bulky shoe padding. Advocates claimed one could strengthen the feet and prevent common running injuries by wearing these racing flats. Some researchers charged that patients in minimalist shoes were suffering fallen arches, edema, plantar fasciitis, bone injuries, and soft tissue damage.
However, some podiatrists defended the trend, stating that "overuse and osteoporosis" create stress fractures, and factors like "overuse and weak abductor hallucis, abductor digiti minimi and flexor hallucis brevis muscles" create plantar fasciitis conditions in patients. Here at The Center for Podiatric Care and Sports Medicine, we tend to agree with the later assessment. We give each of our runners a comprehensive exam. We send most of them through the gait analysis center to see exactly what biomechanical factors have led to the development of pain or injury.
No matter the cause of injury, runners are always asking us what type of footwear is ideal. The recommendation of padding and structure has always been a mainstay of pediatric care. The Sacramento Bee recently reported on the trend toward thick padding for California International Marathon trainees.
The Trend Toward "Maximalism"
"The hot trend now is the opposite of minimalism–shoes pumped up with additional cushioning that is meant to provide stability and absorb shock," says the Sacramento Bee. Industry watchdog SportsOneSource says the sale of minimalist shoes has decreased by 25 percent while sales of maximalist shoes have increased 19 percent in 2014. Sales of maximalist shoes like the Hoka One One have doubled in the last two years–largely because people like the feeling of cushioning as they run. There are other reasons, too. Runners like the idea of experiencing the "latest and greatest" in running technology. All the big players have developed their own versions of super-souped-up running shoes–the New Balance Fresh Foam, the Brooks Transcend, and the Altra Olympus, to name a few.
It's a larger and possibly confusing spectrum. On one side of the spectrum, you've got Vibram Five Fingers. On the other side, you have the crown jewel "maximalist" shoe–the Hoka One One. The name–pronounced "HO-ka OH-nay OH-nay"–means "time to fly" in Maori. The road and trail shoe has twice the midsole padding of a standard shoe. The padding is comprised of ethylene-vinyl acetate, a polymer known for its impact-resistant quality. The shoes are stable and responsive, using rocker technology that keeps the foot in place with each foot strike. The midsole itself is made of RMAT rubber and synthetic rubber, which is so lightweight that, despite the extra padding, the shoes only weighing six to twelve ounces.
Who Should Wear Maximalist Shoes?
What started with trailblazers who needed a sturdier shoe to navigate tough terrain has now made it to street runners too, especially in older runners whose knees may not be as strong as they used to be. Podiatrists recommend that runners who exceed 160 pounds wear more padded shoes to prevent metatarsal stress fractures, knee injuries, ankle injuries, and tendinitis.
However, it's important to understand how your own unique biomechanics affect your gait, wear patterns, and shoe needs. Shoe manufacturers like ASICS have taken this into consideration and market different models for different types of pronation or supination. Marathon runners should keep in mind that no matter which type of shoe you wear, after 160 to 180 steps per minute for two to six hours, every foot will start to ache, regardless of the padding. The Center for Podiatric Care and Sports Medicine in NYC helps runners determine their running style and shoe needs. If you live in the area, book an appointment with one of our foot specialists here.
If you have any foot problems or pain, contact The Center for Podiatric Care and Sports Medicine. Dr. Josef J. Geldwert, Dr. Katherine Lai, Dr. Ryan Minara and Dr. Mariola Rivera have helped thousands of people get back on their feet. Unfortunately, we cannot give diagnoses or treatment advice online. Please make an appointment to see us if you live in the NY metropolitan area or seek out a podiatrist in your area.


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My New Zealand Tour, December 2019
In New Zealand. The booker/my opening act is driving me around.
The first day he says we'll be picking up a hitchhiker- but it's okay, not on the street, she's from the internet. Sure, that makes it safer, I say sarcastically. He said don't worry, I do this all the time, there's a facebook page for people looking for rides. And she's legitimate because her facebook profile has been around for five years.
I say no, that's the facebook profile she stole from her last victim.
Turns out she's a 20 year old backpacker from Poland, visiting NZ and Japan.
We're heading back to Christchurch for our final show. After two days of not saying anything she speaks up: "My friend just texted me- all the bridges are closed."
Flooding across a river has closed every single bridge across it. The south half of the south island is cut off from the north half. And we're on the wrong side for tonight's show.
Plus I'm scheduled to fly to Australia the next day. Prepaid, non-refundable, business class ticket. No way to get to Australia from there affordably or timely and no scheduled flights to get to Chch in time for my flight.
We were in the flooded area two days ago so we know it's only getting worse. We're stuck and every hotel we called was booked because we're not the only ones stuck and it's the beginning of summer there.
I say I have an idea, pull over.
What are you doing?
I'm googling flight schools. Why? Because we don't need an airline, we just need a guy with a plane.
We find a guy with a Cessna 185 (six seat piston single). And he's bringing people from Chch to a tiny airport near us, they're presumably stuck like us but on the other side of the river. We go to the airport and wait.
He calls us back, it's too windy to take off. Maybe in a few hours. But I check the aviation weather and it's going to get worse.
We walk to a small building across the field. I ask to charter a flight to Christchurch. They say sorry, they're a flying club, they're not licensed for chartering
I ask if they do flight instruction. They do.
I say I'm an American pilot and I need to brush up on my skills and learn about flying in NZ, including landing at some of their larger airports, like Christchurch. He says that'll work.
But it's too windy for their small planes (4 seat piston single engines).
Wait, there's a guy coming in with a Seneca (a six seat twin engine). No room for us because it's booked but maybe he can do another trip.
He lands, we ask, sure, he'll drop them off, come back for us.
We flew in the wind and my opening act complained it wasn't bumpy enough.
The show must go on. And it did.
My opening act told the audience about our adventures. I said "I hope you all like this show because God herself tried to stop us from getting here."
The Credit Crisis
Explained by Shaun Eli, Wall Street Comedian
Exaggeration and misdirection are common tools used by stand-up comedians. They're also being used to wrongly explain the credit crisis. And with much less humor.
An example of exaggeration? "The FAA raised the retirement age for pilots from 60 to 65… now your pilot and your meal can be the same age." Or "Microsoft founder Bill Gates was knighted by the Queen of England. It's part of a deal they made— she gave him a knighthood and in return he promised to abandon his plan to buy Scotland."
The media refers to some vast, evil, unregulated $50 trillion credit default swap market. Here's where exaggeration comes in. The 'notional' amount of the market might be $50 trillion.
That's a meaningless number but it's a huge number and we like big numbers in this country. That's why everybody knows what the (roughly at 9,000) Dow Jones Industrial Average is, but few have even heard of the much more meaningful (roughly at 900) S&P 500 Index. To explain the meaning of 'notional' consider my homeowners insurance. I pay $700 to insure a $300,000 house. That's a $700 transaction. I pay them $700 and nothing else happens. It's not a $300,000 transaction. Sure, if my house burns down then they pay me $300,000 but if you want to count that way then you have to include all the houses that didn't burn down. At zero.
Guess what? If you add up all the fire damage, and divide by the total number of customers (burned down and not), what do you get? A number very near $700 per policy. The actual economic value of the CDS market is probably more like $100 billion and even that ignores the fact that the same piece of paper probably trades back and forth a dozen times, so the actual risk is less than a tenth of that number. But fifty trillion sounds scary. Ten billion, not so much. That's Bill Gates only up to the knees. Not enough to buy even the cold half of Scotland.
Be they currency swaps, loans or credit default swaps, trades between banks aren't regulated. And they shouldn't be. Are default swaps insurance? Economically, yes. But that doesn't mean they should be regulated. Insurance is regulated to prevent Allstate from taking advantage of Steve when he buys car insurance. Not to prevent Goldman, Sachs from taking advantage of Citibank, both of which employ a large number of attorneys, traders and math & statistics PhDs. Far more, by the way, than the New York State Insurance Department. Many years ago when I created the first double-derivative CDS contract on Wall Street (a credit default swap based on the value of a cross-currency interest rate swap, if you must know) we all understood the deal. If a particular retailer defaulted on its debt we would pay a major investment bank the value of the swap, because that was the risk to their counterparty which they wished to hedge. No big surprise for anybody.
So I've explained that the vast, evil, unregulated $50 trillion CDS market isn't vast or $50 trillion or regulated, but of course it's evil. Whenever smart people make lots of money doing stuff we don't understand, that's evil. We'd much rather pay people millions for hitting a ball very far or singing about whatever it is teen idols sing about these days. We may not be able to hit a ball very far or sing very well but at least we understand.
And now, some misdirection. "A new study says that men and women differ in their eating habits. Women prefer fruits, vegetables, eggs and yogurt and men want to get the meal over with so they can have sex." And "The DEA announced that New Jersey's heroin is the strongest in the country, it's 71% pure. That's got to be a little embarrassing, isn't it? When your heroin is cleaner than your drinking water!"
So where did all the money go? If you got a subprime mortgage and you're making the payments it went to you– you got a loan and a house you couldn't have gotten without the subprime market. If you got a zero-down loan but were later evicted from your new house for non-payment it still went to you and you benefitted although it might not feel that way back in an apartment. If you have a low rate on your credit card that's because some Wall Street executives figured out how to package your loan with others and sell them. That's how you got your big-screen TV on which to watch stories about the value of your new house plummeting. But that's okay, come baseball season you can always switch the channel and watch a guy hit a ball very far. Although by then you may be watching it back in your old apartment.
Did some of the money go to Wall Street executives? Sure. And I'm okay with that… as long as they buy tickets to my show.
Oh, Canada!
Canadian stand-up comedian Guy Earle is being investigated by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal for making allegedly anti-lesbian comments from a comedy club stage in response to hecklers who interrupted his routine.
The story received almost no press in America. Nor even in Ontario. Maybe Torontonians think of B.C. the way we New Yorkers think of all the other states: remote places lacking people. But British Columbia isn't Vegas– what happens in B.C. doesn't stay in B.C. And in this case a dangerous precedent is being set, one that could set back the cause of free speech over two hundred years.
A little background… the very concept of Freedom of Speech originated in Eastchester, NY. In 1735 a journalist named John Peter Zenger published a criticism of New York's governor William Cosby. Zenger was arrested and charged with seditious libel… and found not guilty because his attorney questioned the law rather than the facts, and truth was found to be an absolute defense against libel. Leading to the First Amendment's guarantees of free speech and freedom of the press. It also led to a sign in Eastchester stating "Eastchester, NY, Home of the Bill of Rights." For a number of years an even larger sign was attached to the same signpost, stating "Home of the Little League World Champions" because after 200 years America may take freedom for granted, but not baseball. Apparently Canada has a different attitude. Not to take freedom for granted, but to take away the grant of freedom.
Canada, you used to be the rational, middle child of North America, not as greedy or driven but seemingly happier and much more well-adjusted. You were like the smart girl with glasses; we didn't want to date you but we were privately envious and we suspected that underneath the heavy winter clothes and the glasses, if you let down your hair you were secretly lovely and loads of fun. We looked up to you the way we admired Einstein, Lennon and, until recently, Woody Allen. A little bit eccentric maybe, though admirable. But no more. If you prosecute comedians for defending themselves on stage, in fact for making fun of people in general, we can no longer be friends. At least not after you're finished helping us find Bin Laden. We're upset, but we're not stupid. We're America, remember? Fair-weather friends. Just like the French, only fatter and with fewer Eiffel Towers.
Prosecuting people for making jokes? In America we don't take our own government seriously but we never thought of your country as a joke. Now it's just a matter of time before we start sending your entertainers back. Martin Short, Alan Thicke, maybe even David Steinberg. But we're keeping Pamela Anderson; after all, we ARE greedy, selfish, superficial, over-sexed Americans. Michael J. Fox can stay too. And while we're at it, you get American pharmaceuticals cheaper than we do, so could we please have some more oil? Seems only fair.
Canada, we're truly sorry we took all your hockey teams. Would it make you feel better if we also took Quebec? We'll have them speaking Spanish in no time.
We do love your country. When we're in Europe and we're confronted and forced to defend America we always have the option of turning chicken and saying "Oh, we're Canadian" to make all the trouble go away and get the free drinks flowing. We're jealous of that kind of respect.
Canada, we long for the good old days. Not only was your money worth less than ours but it was also way more fun to look at. And even as your quarters clogged our soda machines we liked your beer better, though most of us wouldn't admit it. But a Bill of Rights? Something Canada lacks? As Jay Leno said in a joke I wrote for him that has been repeatedly quoted and emailed, about the Iraqi need for a Constitution: Why don't they just take ours? It's suited us well for over 200 years, it was written by some very smart men, and WE'RE not using it anymore.
My friends, I offer a fair compromise. There's no copyright notice on our Constitution. We'd be happy to share it with you and we even promise not to make any Fifty First State jokes. Feel free to adopt our freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment. Free Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion, and the two rights everyone forgets about when quoting the First Amendment, Freedom to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances and the Right of People Peaceably to Assemble.
Even in comedy clubs. There's no Constitutional prohibition of a two-drink minimum.
2006 On-line Dates
It seems like I had 2006 of them though I probably met only twenty women on line last year.
I met one woman whose profile said she was 5′ 9″, 37 years old and had never been married. But somehow in the few days between the time I wrote to her and the time we met for lunch she grew two inches. Yes, striking a blow for gender equality, a woman lied about her height. In less than a week she'd also aged a few years and had gotten both married and divorced. And though I met her on a Jewish dating site, she wasn't Jewish. She said she liked Jewish men; I guess I can't fault her for knowing where to find us. Maybe she really did have that Ivy League MBA she claimed.
I've learned that "My glass is half-full" means "I think I'm an optimist but since I can't think of any examples I'll just use a cliche." All the half-full glasses on JDate and Match.com made me wonder why so many women were drinking when they filled out their profiles. Until I looked at the men's profiles, at which point I understood.
For every extra-large woman who thinks it's okay to say she's "firm and toned" it's refreshing to meet a normal-sized woman who thinks that she has "a few extra pounds." "A few" is usually not like "America still has a few allies left in the world;" it's more like "It will cost you a few dollars to take a taxi from Brooklyn to Canada." And apparently proportional means twelve inches in depth for every twelve inches in height. Yes, 1:1 is a proportion, just like spherical is a shape. It's just probably not the shape most of us are looking for.
On-line daters quickly learn that if someone has three attractive photos and one ugly one, the ugly one is the accurate one. And that photo of you way off in the distance, covered head to toe in ski clothes? The one that tells us nothing about what you look like? Oh, it's there because you ski? Wouldn't it be easier just to check the box next to "I like to ski?" I guess it's better than just having six photos of you surrounded by shirtless guys all holding bottles of beer. That tells us something about you– that you think it's a selling-point that drunken shirtless guys hang around you. Will they be coming along on our date? Because I'm not paying for them– I'm sure they can drink a lot in the five minutes it will take me to realize that you're not my type.
Most women whose profile name is Ashley or Stacy are actually named Jennifer. Women who speak Russian are from Russia, even if they claim to have grown up in Queens. They're also mostly named Svetlana. At least it's a welcome break from Jennifer, Jenny, Jen, Jennifer and the occasional Real Stacy.
Women who claim to look like a celebrity or a combination of celebrities never do, unless Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon resemble Phyllis Diller and somehow we all just fail to see it. Having a similar number of eyes and noses does not constitute a resemblance.
Yes, we know that your family and friends are very important to you– why mention it unless mommy wrote your profile for you? We're also not impressed if you brag about having your best friend write your profile because you didn't know what to say. Of course your friend thinks you're sexy, a great catch and a lot of fun– but she never went on a date with you so what makes her the expert? If you can't think of what to say about yourself in a pressure-free situation with virtually unlimited writing time you're probably not going to have much to say on our first date. I'd probably just end up dating your friend anyway– haven't we all seen seven or eight versions of this movie?
You're as comfortable in a cocktail dress and heels as in jeans and sneakers? Wonderful. I've never met a guy who is as comfortable in a tux as in jeans and a t-shirt. Even James Bond puts on casual clothes when he's not trying to seduce the villainess at the baccarat table in Monte Carlo; we just never see him when he's at home in front of the TV. I've heard he's partial to "Jeopardy" and "The Simpsons" although that may just be a rumor. You've only two hundred words to summarize yourself– is your love of French fries with mustard really one of your most interesting and unique qualities? That does tell me something about you– that there really isn't much about you to tell.
No, signing up for an on-line dating service does not prove you're adventurous. Saying that you think it proves you're adventurous only proves that you've never had an actual adventure. By 2006 most single people have tried on-line dating; it's about as adventurous as getting a driver's license or trying artichokes for the first time. You want adventure? Try riding in a NYC taxi with your eyes closed or dating one of those creepy guys whose emails you can't delete fast enough.
If your profile says "I am a 34 year old woman…" but the age box says you're 38 then it's been at least three years and one day since you've even looked at your own profile. I don't know what the harm is in proof-reading, but when you say you're "intelligant" and "an enterpernuer" then at best you're only one of the two. If you misspell the name of your occupation please tell me where you work so I can short their stock. Telling us you're a sexy, beautiful blonde is a waste of words when we can see the photo above your essay. The blonde part is apparent; the sexy, beautiful part is ours to judge, although thanks for telling us how hot you think you are.
If in your "perfect match" essay you simply have a long list of what you're not looking for, it's a good bet that you can't find your perfect match because what you're looking for is something to complain about. "Thou shalt not" belongs in the Ten Commandments, not on an internet dating site. This is where you tell us that you're looking for the guy with mustard for your French fries.
Occasionally I hear from someone's mother telling me that I'd be perfect for her daughter and "Here's her phone number, go ahead and call." Maybe she's the perfect woman but you certainly won't be an ideal mother-in-law. Besides, for all the times I've responded by writing back saying "Here's my personal email address, why don't you have your daughter write to me and tell me something about herself?" I've never gotten a response. Maybe you and your ideal daughter just don't have the same taste in men. You probably don't even have the same taste in mothers.
Go ahead, ladies, email me your side of the story. You don't have to worry about my making fun of you on stage. I don't talk about on-line dating in any of my stand-up routines, but even if I did, fear not. The women I won't go out with would provide me with more than enough material.
My profile is truthful about my age, height, income, occupation and marital status although you may not believe me. But that's okay, because I know that my true love Jennifer is right around the corner. She's intelligant and enterpernuerial and loves her family and friends. Oh, and she's beautiful, too, she looks just like Angelina Jolie… when she's covered from head to toe by a ski jacket, goggles and a hat. You'll have no trouble recognizing me– I'll be the shirtless guy in our honeymoon photos.
My Internet Searches– an Explanation
Recently AOL posted presumably anonymous information on web searches by some of its customers. With a little work reporters managed to determine the identity of some of these customers. Lest they find my searches and report on them before I have a chance to defend myself I wish to explain the purpose of some of my recent internet queries.
First of all, the search I did for herpes medicine side-effects was because I heard another comedian making jokes about it and I wanted to see if they were listed side-effects or if he was speaking from experience. Similarly, the search I did for Viagra was for a friend of mine. A platonic friend.
The search for "Gay bars" was a typo. I meant to search for "Gay 90s bars" because I'm going to a costume party and I wanted to see what other people wore a hundred and ten years ago. I searched for "Level 3 Sex Offenders" and my address to find out if any lived on my block, not to find out if I'm a sex offender. I'm pretty sure I'm not.
The search for hair-growth treatments, yeah, that was for me.
I searched for "U.S. Constitution" because I wanted to send President Bush a copy. Apparently he lost his. I searched for "Death penalty for home-improvement contractors" for, well, you know.
I did not really believe that there really was such a thing as "Death by chocolate" but I wanted to make sure. Did I spend several hours last Tuesday night doing internet searches on ex-girlfriends? Sure, if you'll believe that Angelina Jolie is one of them, I'll take credit for the others too.
The research I did on that company's stock was at Warren Buffett's request as he's not that computer-literate. Which stock? Um, I forget.
I did not search for naked pictures of Janet Reno. I have no idea how that could possibly get in there. Oh, wait, I was looking for a gift for a home-improvement contractor.
Please help us find our missing child!
Our son Shaun Eli has been missing for almost two weeks. He is our youngest child and we love him very much. Please help us find him. He needs our love and support. He was last seen getting into a blue Lexus driven by a Middle-Eastern-looking woman with dark, curly hair.
Here is a photo of him when he was five years old.
|Shaun is forty-three years old, still single and performs stand-up comedy at top clubs in New York and California. He is a licensed pilot and his interests include rowing and cooking. He loves chocolate and that's probably how that woman lured him into her car. We want our son back. We visited the comedy clubs where he frequently appears but they wouldn't let us inside unless we paid the cover charge.
It is possible that Shaun was taken captive by the FBI after he told the following joke on stage:
"The White House has reorganized the Environmental Protection Agency. Now, instead of reporting to the president, the head of the EPA reports directly to Exxon."
We tried to notify Missing Persons but the desk officer refused to take our report, saying he remembered seeing Shaun on stage the previous night and that he was really, really funny. He said that we were probably just jealous since so many other comedians make fun of their parents but Shaun rarely mentions us in his act.
Help us get our son back. Please forward this email to everyone you know; it takes only seconds and could save a life. If you forward this email to at least sixteen people, Bill Gates will put your children through college, you will share in the great Nigerian oil fortune, receive a secret $250 cookie recipe, Martha Stewart will cook dinner for you and Oprah, and Al Gore will plant seventy trees on your behalf.
If you spot our son, please contact us and then please take a look at his website (www.BrainChampagne.com) one more time; it contains his biography, jokes he has written for late-night television, and a schedule of his upcoming live performances. Go see him on stage. We are very proud of him! And the next time you're praying, please say a prayer that Shaun gets onto The Tonight Show so we'll at least see that he is okay. And with your help maybe he'll be home for Thanksgiving. If he doesn't have a show that night.
Thank you all so much! -The Loving Parents of Shaun Eli
P.S. Bill Gates dropped out of college, so he won't pay for your children to go. The Nigerian oil claim is a hoax. There is no such thing as a $250 cookie recipe. Martha Stewart is still in jail and Oprah isn't eating this year.
Last Candidate Standing
New York City 20 January 2004
This evening at 9 PM, while President Bush was delivering his State of the Union address and the seven remaining Democratic presidential candidates were campaigning for the upcoming New Hampshire primary, I was on stage at Stand-Up New York, practicing two three-minute monologues for the next day's audition for the television comedy/reality show Last Comic Standing 2.
The large number of similarities between the original ten declared Democratic candidates and the ten comedians who will be vying to be The Last Comic Standing struck me as more than a co-incidence. Each of the two groups of ten was self-chosen from among thousands of politicians nationwide with the ability to raise substantial funding from entities with a vested interest in supporting their success, or, in the case of the comedians, from thousands of comics who could raise the funds to get to one of several cities in which auditions were being held, even if it meant asking our unsupportive parents for help and bearing yet another lecture about why we should be working in our uncle's office furniture business instead of entertaining people who have meaningful jobs like fighting fires, teaching children or writing imaginative excuses about why the trains were late yet again.
On last summer's Last Comic Standing the comedians started out friendly but were forced to challenge and then attack each other in order to eliminate their competition one by one. The Democratic challengers started out friendly, each bashing the Republican candidate then eventually turning on each other when they finally realized that George Bush wasn't running in the Democratic primary and there could be only one winner, even in a country lacking an accurate way to tally votes.
Presidential aspirants have the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire Primary to narrow down the field, then aspire to winning the Electoral College. Comedians have showcase clubs in New York City & Los Angeles and aspire to The Tonight Show and Las Vegas. It really should be the other way around, since comedians frequently talk about their upbringing, do jokes about farm animals and dropping out of college, whereas politicians are well known for… well, let's just say that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
Comedians don't really want to do commercials but the recognition generated by national exposure can help our careers immensely, not to mention the benefit of remuneration which keeps our landlords from throwing us in the snow. Similarly, politicians don't necessarily want to accept campaign contributions from tobacco and oil companies and the NRA, but that's where money comes from. It doesn't grow on trees; it grows on tobacco plants and bubbles up from the ground. Surprisingly, even the NRA is starting to have financial problems, and that doesn't bode well for today's economy. I mean, if the most heavily-armed private group in the country can't find money, what hope is there for the rest of us poorly-armed citizens? The NRA thought about opening a theme restaurant in Times Square, until they realized what a bad combination it would be– heavily armed tourists and fifteen dollar hamburgers.
The selection process for Last Comic Standing 2 is much more fair and pure than the electoral process in this country. Practicing comedy is free. The auditions didn't cost anything either. And the auditioners don't hide the fact that their selection process is motivated totally by self-interest– they are interested in ratings, otherwise known as money. Voters may claim that they want to help the country as a whole, but it is a well-documented observation that they tend to vote their pocketbooks, even the men who don't carry pocketbooks. Most Americans carry a balance on their credit cards, and the national debt is over $70,000 per household. Maybe Mastercard, Visa and American Express should be the ones to vote, since more and more Americans are already voting each month on which bills to pay and which to put off until next month's bill primary.
Politicians bring pork home to their districts, and starving comics hope to snag some left-over food from comedy club kitchens. We may ask for a free meal but at least we're not forcing some guy in North Dakota to pay for our food in New York or for a study of frog-mating habits in Arkansas. Yet it takes millions of dollars for a political candidate to be taken seriously, even more if he is against war, won't eat meat or didn't go to Yale. Being rich is no proof of intelligence, as was demonstrated in the movie "Indecent Proposal" in which a man paid a million dollars for a night with a woman and didn't even do it on the night when we set the clocks back.
Furthermore, while rich men have been accused of buying a New Jersey senate seat and the mayoralty of New York City, there has never even been an allegation that any comedian ever bought his way onto Jay Leno's or David Letterman's stage, although still not one scientist has been able to explain the success of Carrot-Top.
If Last Comic Standing hadn't gotten sufficient television ratings there wouldn't be a Last Comic Standing 2. And if Dennis Kucinich and Joe Lieberman don't get enough votes in New Hampshire, we won't be seeing them on television this summer either. Furthermore, if voter turnout continues to decline, a presidential candidate could get 100% of the votes and STILL not receive a majority from all eligible voters. Kind of like my joke about asking when the word "terrorist" lost its middle syllable. Lots of smiles, but no laughter. On the bright side, when I thanked them for coming to the club on a cold night instead of staying home and watching TV, explaining that I could say "Nucular" as well as the president, they cracked up. And to a comedian, a good laugh on stage is like winning the New Hampshire primary. Without the burdens of having to kiss other people's children, eat food at every stop and wake up in a strange bed night after night. On the other hand…
Shaun Eli Breidbart performs stand-up comedy at comedy clubs in New York City, is a free-lance contributing writer to the monologue of America's top late night talk show host and was the first comedian in New York City to audition for Last Comic Standing 2.
An Open Letter to the Vermont Teddy Bear Company
01/22/2005 Ms. Elizabeth B. Robert President and Chief Bear Officer Vermont Teddy Bear Company
Dear Ms. Robert:
Enclosed please find one Ms. Claudette Clawbear, one of my favorite bears. I am sorry to give her up, but a Vermont Teddy Bear can no longer remain a member of my family after what I read in today's New York Times. I'm a Wharton-trained marketing executive and I understand your need to continue to launch new products. I am a comedian and comedy writer, so I presume you thought it was funny to launch a Crazy For You bear, complete with straitjacket and commitment papers. But when the governor of your state, the head of your state's only teaching hospital and several advocates for the mentally ill all asked you to stop selling the bear, and hundreds of people have contacted your company with similar requests, and you simply ignore them all, you lose the respect of this comedy writer. The mentally ill have enough trouble getting recognized as people with medical problems without your adding to the stigma by trivializing their maladies and reducing them to people who need to be locked up away from society, instead of treated with counseling and medication. You'd never sell a cancer bear riddled with rotting flesh, or a purple heart bear with missing limbs (I hope not, anyway), so why would you sell a mentally ill bear? What's next, suicide bear, complete with pills? How about drunk driver bear? Autoerotic asphyxiation bear? How about a gang-bang bear– what a great marketing idea– people would have to buy the whole set or it would lose its meaning. Maybe a shoot the president bear, complete with his own sniper rifle? With the country so divided, you'd probably be able to sell a lot of those. Please don't. Extremely bad taste and teddy bears don't go together.
My own comedy routine has some jokes about alcoholics and the mentally ill, including a long bit about eating disorders. But I don't trivialize these maladies. I bring their seriousness to light in an amusing way, and I hope that my calling attention to them may cause some suffers to seek treatment, to understand that they aren't the only ones, and that they can get help. After they stop laughing.
So please take care of Claudette. She was a gift from a girlfriend who loved me, who in fact was a director of a bear-like company I'm sure you're familiar with: Bear, Stearns, one of America's top investment banks. We thought it was funny that when she called your company to order a businessman bear, they heard a female voice and sent a businesswoman. Which was fine with us so we kept her. But now she's going back home to Vermont. Her brother Bear Clawbear, her cousins AquaBear, MiniBear, MicroBear and their dogs Beebee and Suzy will miss her. Well, they would if they weren't inanimate objects, anyway.
I'll be posting this letter on my web site, which gets thousands of unique hits every month, so you may start to hear from my fan base. If you ever plan to be in New York City, please check the Schedule Page of my web site, come to a show and hear what comedy is supposed to sound like.
Shaun Eli Breidbart
The New York Times has reported that the American government has rebuilt and reopened an Iraqi cigarette factory even as that country lacks adequate electricity and medical supplies and even suffers from the inadequate protection of Iraqi ammunition dumps from saboteurs, terrorists and thieves. But we shouldn't rush to condemn our government before we have all the information, including details that have remained secret until now.
Reopening the tobacco factory is only the first step in a clever strategy to safeguard the lives of American troops, Iraqi police and civilians and the fortunes of Haliburton and Exxon. Just before the factory restarts cigarette shipments, special squads of American tobacco executives will remove all "No Smoking" signs from ammunition dumps, ensuring that any insurgents attempting to get their hands on explosives will blow themselves up, eliminating the insurgents and the dangerous ammunition dumps along with any evidence of our secret plan.
The second stage of the strategy involves having American troops teach Iraqi children to play poker and blackjack, using candy as currency, utilizing the decks of cards with the pictures of wanted Iraqi military and political figures. When the children realize that the troops have left them short of a full deck because soldiers held onto the ten cards depicting the enemies we have yet to capture, the Iraqi children will rush to turn in those ten so that they can resume their gambling.
The third stage, after ensuring that all of Iraq is as addicted to cheap cigarettes as Americans are to cheap oil, involves raising tobacco taxes to such a high level that Iraq will have no choice but to export as much oil as possible to generate enough money to feed their habit, thus ensuring that we have enough oil to feed ours.
Two hundred years ago the American Revolution started with colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor. But we don't have to worry about an Iraqi Revolution starting with dumping tobacco into Bagdad Harbor– Iraq is a desert country and Bagdad is hundreds of miles from the nearest sea. More importantly, tobacco is much more addictive than caffeine. If we can raise the price of cigarettes in New York City so that a 2 pack a day habit costs $400 a month without starting riots, imagine how compliant Iraqis will be when we reassure them that they can smoke all they want, in exchange for something so far underground that they rarely ever see it.
Iraqis will soon be addicted to junk food, gambling and tobacco, proving that no army in the world is a match for the ingenuity and greed of American capitalism.

subset: commoncrawl


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The house has been a little quieter since Saturday morning. The kittens are trying hard to make sure it isn't, but there is an almost hidden silence. It's most noticeable when we come home, when we are cooking, or when we wake up. Continue reading "Silence"
Tag: daily life
Random Days
Some days, when I'm outside in the lane way checking tyres, or taking pictures of rims for Gumtree, I see VH-IDW flying overhead. Victor 65, the VFR route that takes helicopters in a loop around Perth's city centre, ends overhead Herdsman lake, which is basically across the road from the shop. I always look up, and wonder how much I have forgotten about helicopters, since finishing my theory exams. Continue reading "Random Days"
Year One Almost Done
Wow, I thought I was a few weeks behind with writing a blog post, but it looks like it's been a full three months since I last posted something! I kind of felt like the days were all blending into one, but I hadn't realised it has been this long. In my defense, Continue reading "Year One Almost Done"


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|what is your work? is it worth doing? do you believe in it?
"you have to remember,
[the work] was worth doing when nobody knew about you at all."
(james taylor to the dixie chicks in a collaborative concert, expressing his support for them playing exactly the music they wanted to play and saying exactly what they wanted to say, period, with complete disregard for what is popular or popular or popular).
Sometimes I am just stunned. It happens in moments when least expected, the best time really. Stunned in a way that makes you realize Somebody Knows About You in the blogosphere.
Have just finished dinner (California time, Sunday evening, Jan 8).
Have just read Christie at Childhood 101 : 12 Great Blogs to Read in 2012 (posted Australia time, Monday, Jan 9):
Christie included Zella Said Purple in her
12 Blogs To Read in 2012.
Makes me smile to know Zella (and me) are alive out there in the early education blogging world.
That Zella is read by people like the ever-amazing Christie and passed on and shared.
Ironically, equally, I know that the format of Zella is less usual compared to other early education blogs that perhaps share craft ideas or activities or lessons. Zella likely touches on those occasionally but not purposefully.
Zella is about stories and uplifting learning that happens while children are Hands On, Making Choices, Discovering and Making Meaning Of Their World. It is all in the story.
I thank Christie...and recommend giving a click on the 11 inspiring blogs mentioned in her post:
|enjoy your work...make it worthwhile to YOU.
(number 4 is Zella!)
[The work] should always be worth doing - whatever you are writing, to whom you are writing, for whatever cause or purpose or higher regard.
It should always be worth something to YOU... before anything else.


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Allow me to definitively declare that I do not agree with the naming of the product commonly known as the Hoverboard. These two-wheeled devices have taken advantage of the arrival of Marty McFly to propel their devices to the top of the holiday season toy list. Guess what?
It worked.
The Hoverboard was not without controversy even before the holidays. There were a number of reports of these "toys" spontaneously catching fire and exploding.
The video seen all over the internet to highlight the dangers of the Hoverboard is none other than Mike Tyson hitting the floor HARD…
.@MikeTyson is the latest victim of the #hoverboardfail #struggles https://t.co/nE45MfaOKX
— Good Morning America (@GMA) December 30, 2015
Doing a search on Twitter for #HoverBoardFail results in a large number of similar videos including this compilation…
The issue is of such grave concern, that the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued this statement on December 16 that included this:
While the fire hazard has generated significant attention, I do not want to downplay the fall hazard. CPSC has received dozens of reports of injuries from hospital ERs that we have contracts with and they continue to feed us real-time data.
Some of these injuries have been serious, including concussions, fractures, contusions/abrasions, and internal organ injuries. Always wear a proper helmet and padding while using this product.
A few days after the holiday, they provided an update of some statistics that had been gathered…
#hoverboards: 22 reports of fires in at least 17 states (report to us at https://t.co/qFWdMF6Xk0). 70 ER-treated injuries & counting #GearUp
— U.S. CPSC (@USCPSC) December 28, 2015
As 2015 closed out, the #HoverBoardFail hashtag dominated the Social Networks and according to Google the search term has skyrocketed.
Anyone who has experienced a #HoverBoardFail can report it to SaferProducts.gov.
EMS1.com is looking to hear about your #HoverBoardFail responses:
Send us your ambulance response stories of #hoverboardfail injuries https://t.co/3TQIZgGIC7 pic.twitter.com/UESJDPYUM9
— EMS1 (@EMS1) January 4, 2016


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The Festival of Thrift has been a North-East institution for years, and this is the first year that it has been hosted in Kirkleatham village in Redcar (previously it was at Lingfield Point in Darlington). Come with us as we take a tour.
I was always busy the weekend it was on in Darlington, so this is the first year I went along. I'll be honest, my first impressions weren't great. There were massive queues leading up to the festival, and you had to pay five pounds for parking - parking was free at the Darlington one, but as I never went, I couldn't say what the queues to get in were like.
The entire village was closed off for the festival, from the school to the museum to the church, so the grounds were massive. There is a lot of history within the grounds too, when you enter the festival you are greeted with the toasting gate that formed part of the old Kirkleatham Hall.
There was a lot to see and do at the festival - from street food stalls and the obligatory crafts you can buy. There was a stall which was selling wallets and purses from inner bike tyres which was pretty neat, as well as banjos and ukuleles made from old tin biscuit boxes and lunch boxes.
As well as the stalls, there was music, talks, workshops and art exhibitions. If you went into the stables they had lots of different art installations, including some carefully stacked rubbish which created a silhouette of a horse on the wall which was really clever.
I didn't get the chance to have afternoon tea at the Festival of Thrift, but amongst the various street food and sweet stalls, you could take your afternoon tea in a campervan! How cool is that?
It cost £10 for a selection of sandwiches, a scone and a slice of cake, as well as tea and coffee. Half portions for children cost £5. You had to book online before the festival though.
Although I didn't have afternoon tea in a campervan, I did buy a soft drink from an old Routemaster bus that doubled up as a bar. With a DJ spinning tunes on the top deck.
There was also a brightly coloured entertainment troupe called Mischief La Bas who paraded around the festival with a very jammy Scone Of Destiny. I did see the scone unattended by the school and must admit, I was tempted to take it out for a bit of a joyride!
Apart from a coke and a bombay potato wrap (which was yummy), the only other thing I bought at the Festival of Thrift was an awesome vintage Christmas jumper from the Oxfam store - six quid!
So… initial impressions of the Festival of Thrift weren't the most awesome. It got a lot better though, and the grounds were absolutely huge! We spent about three hours there, but you could have easily spent the whole day exploring. Will definitely be going back next year, and I promise you all that I will be drinking tea and eating cake in a campervan!
Find out more about the Festival of Thrift: www.festivalofthrift.co.uk
Check out when we visited Kirkleatham museum for robots and cheesecake!
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Discovery's Edge Winter Issue -- http://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/
Research features from Mayo Clinic
ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Here are highlights from the winter issue of Discovery's Edge, Mayo Clinic's research magazine. You may cite and link to this publication as often as you wish. Reprinting is allowed with proper attribution. Please include the following subscription information as your editorial policies permit: Visit Discovery's Edge for subscription information.
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Deep Brain Stimulation -- It Boggles the Mind
How a Mayo research team of physicians, scientists and engineers are extending treatments for neurological conditions.
Osteoporosis in Men
Brittle bones, breaks and complications -- they happen to men as well and in some cases, with more severe results.
Combat Injuries -- Regenerating the Nerves
From the battlefield to the laboratory, Mayo researchers are spearheading nerve regeneration research to help combat veterans.
Multiple Myeloma and the Genome
A collaborative and team approach aimed at one of the worst types of cancer.
The Spotlight tells of Mayo researchers' role in the fight against tuberculosis in the 1940s.
Discovery's Edge, Mayo Clinic's online research magazine, highlights stories of leading medical investigators. Many features cover ongoing projects long before they reach the journals. Science writers and medical reporters seeking story ideas will want to check out the articles, which span a wide range of conditions and feature visuals they can use in their own publications.
About Mayo Clinic
For more than 100 years, millions of people from all walks of life have found answers at Mayo Clinic. These patients tell us they leave Mayo Clinic with peace of mind knowing they received care from the world's leading experts. Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group practice in the world. At Mayo Clinic, a team of specialists is assembled to take the time to listen, understand and care for patients' health issues and concerns. These teams draw from more than 3,700 physicians and scientists and 50,100 allied staff that work at Mayo Clinic's campuses in Minnesota, Florida, and Arizona; and community-based providers in more than 70 locations in southern Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northeast Iowa. These locations treat more than half a million people each year. To best serve patients, Mayo Clinic works with many insurance companies, does not require a physician referral in most cases and is an in-network provider for millions of people. To obtain the latest news releases from Mayo Clinic, go to www.mayoclinic.org/news. For information about research and education visit www.mayo.edu. MayoClinic.com (www.mayoclinic.com) is available as a resource for your general health information.
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The American Ghost in the Shell movie will arrive next Friday, March 31, when its creators will finally find out whether it was worth playing in the whitewashing sandbox. (Many superfans will be scrutinizing was worth adapting at all.)
Today, the first five minutes of Ghost in the Shell available to begin the pre-judging. It jumps straight into the action, giving Dark Knight and Mission: Impossible vibes.
"73 percent of this world has woken up to the age of cyber-enhancement," says this one robotics-biz corporate douche at a power-dinner. "Do you really wanna be left behind?" This leads to a discussion of organic humanism vs. artificially enhanced existences, of spirit vs. machine.
Johansson's in the vaunted thermoptic suit within minutes, taking a pretty reckless-looking dive off a highrise. We won't spoil any more, other than to say it's violent as all heck. And that, problematic casting/problematic Hollywood aside—even this whole movie aside—ScarJo still kicks focused ass like no other. Where the F is the Black Widow movie, Marvel?
Ghost in the Shell is directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Hunstman) and stars "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, Pilou Asbaek, Chin Han, Juliette Binoche and Michael Carmen Pitt. If there's nothing that can get you on board with the new version, Mamoru Oshii's original Japanese anime version did hit more than 100 U.S. theaters last month—so do you dare hope it'll be back?
Next, watch a New York Comic Con rookie and veteran try to make their way through the convention together:


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In April I wrote about the social network for mobile, Loopt. I commented that there was clearly interest among people much younger than I; I've had several students develop marketing plans for a company that would connect mobile users. It seemed like an idea whose time had come.
On Monday MediaPost had an article on Loopt's new customer acquisition program. Not surprisingly, it's a new media program. Basically they are sponsoring the popular Black20's Middle Show hosted by David Price. There are probably several things in that sentence that need translation anyone over 35, and perhaps some under. Black20 is a start-up that makes and broadcasts daily videos. The New York Times has a great story—the founders, where the name came from, how they do what they do. The Middle Show is their popular version of late-night comedy. It is hosted by David Price, recently named by New Media Minute as the "Sexiest Web Host." I found the announcement on a site called The Feed that bills itself as "The Only News You Need to Know." Pardon me if I take that with a grain of salt, but I hope you're up to speed now.
I found the first sponsored episode of The Middle Show on YouTube. The video was posted on July 3 (this is July 9) and has 3,400 views, 26 ratings (4.5 stars out of 5), and 15 comments. Mull that. Some of the commenters are annoyed about the commercial aspect, but they really do appear to like this program. With that in mind, it's worth devoting 4.35 minutes to viewing the video. I'm not sure this is 'best in show' new media advertising, but it does integrate the product into the story line—such as it is. Having watched it, are you inclined to "friend" David on Loopt?
The videos are going to appear on other social sites like Facebook and MySpace. Those make sense. New York's TaxiTV seems to make less sense in terms of the target audience, but it's clearly new media.
I know there's a profound marketing implication here; I'm just having a little trouble finding it in the context of new media programming. Seriously, that is the implication. Loopt clearly has gone where its audience is. They've recruited a popular figure in that space to deliver their message. Have they got the message right? That remains to be seen. I agree with some of the commenters that it's rather heavy-handed promotion. Will the product promotion fade more gracefully into the content of the show as time goes on? Time will tell!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Loopt--Looking for Customers in New Media
In April I wrote about the social network for mobile, Loopt. I commented that there was clearly interest among people much younger than I; I've had several students develop marketing plans for a company that would connect mobile users. It seemed like an idea whose time had come.
Posted by MaryLou Roberts at 12:50 PM
Labels: interactive advertising, mobile, mobile marketing, new media, social media, video


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I am sitting on a bench in Garfield Park as I write this. It's quiet, and beautiful. Black metal arches line the middle of the park for a good two blocks. Trees surround both sides of the brick walkway, so you can hear the birds singing and the bustle of the city life and cars linger in the background. The tress provide enough shade and breeze to make your stay in the park last longer. There's nothing to this park, just trees, benches and bushes. And it's peaceful.
And as I am sitting here, in my head I'm running through my time here in Cincinnati thus far, writing down notes and thoughts in my Bloomingdale's notebook. Food, oh lots of food I've eaten! And I still have a few more meals to go…. Another thing that has been quietly emerging as a theme of my trip, are my interactions with the homeless in the city. Now I'm from Denver, CO where there is no shortage of homeless people (I hope that didn't come off as insensitive..), but I don't interact with them much, especially now living in Parker. But here, I've had a few interactions that just brought my heart alive again, reminding me that my soul loves to help people. It satisfies me. Saturday evening, after my dinner at Kaze, I was walking back to my hotel when I passed a homeless man standing outside a donut shop with a sign asking for money. Now, for whatever reason there was a donut shop still open at 8:00 at night! And it was packed!!!
As I passed this homeless man, I had the urge to turn back around. I asked him if he wanted a donut. His name was Eugene. He said he would rather get something to drink. He was very surprised and grateful when I offered him both. We stood in line at the donut shop and talked. He was so careful about what he picked out, making sure he didn't spend too much money. I didn't care about that. I said he could have 2 donuts if he wanted but he said one would be just fine.
I left Eugene feeling happy that I helped him, but guilty at the same time. Why do I have so much when thousands of others don't ? Yes, I'm very aware of the homeless people who just use money to buy alcohol or drugs, or the theories out there that they are too lazy to work or that they make more money begging on the street than some people do working a 9 to 5 job. But a lot of homeless people are veterans, especially here in Cincinnati. And it bothers me that veterans are homeless. And it should bother you too.
The next day, I found myself walking through a farmer's market at Fountain Square, totally unintentional! I was walking to the art museum when I stumbled upon it. Walking through, I couldn't help but notice the line on the sidewalk leading to a table with boxes of pizza. The people behind the table were serving a slice of pizza and a bottled drink to each person that approached the table. Those people, I quickly learned were homeless.
The organization behind this is called Mazlow's Army, founded by Samuel Landis, who had been homeless in Cincinnati for 20 years, and his wife, Susan, who had also been homeless in KY for a time. So this project for them hits very close to home and you could say is motivated by their experiences. What started as providing a handful of personal items such as socks, deodorant and other hygiene products, water etc. to a few people on the street, has emerged into providing several hundred homeless people with a slice of pizza, from a pizza place Cincinnati is known for, La Rosa's. According to Samuel, they go through 500-600 slices of pizza in the hour they serve the homeless. They are out at Fountain Square every Sunday from 1 to 2 pm. They are very passionate about what they are doing, and by just listening to them talk to the people they serve, they are very well liked and appreciated in the homeless community. Most of them knew the Landis' by their first name. They have set up a program to help the homeless begin to find their way out of it, by providing lists of resources for food, jobs, and places to sleep. They gave me a pamphlet that they give to the homeless as a resource for them. It is a basic needs guide, filled with the local resources that are available to them in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. Things like daily and weekly labor, a list of soup kitchens, places to get a shower, clothes or haircut, detox and treatment resources, healthcare and homeless shelters. There are even resources for them to get groceries. I was extremely moved by what these 2 people were doing in this city, as they aren't just feeding people on Sunday afternoons for an hour, they are actually trying to help them get back on their feet. And they said they are hoping to make their way out to Denver within the next 2 years. Denver has a lot of resources of their own, but like Cincinnati, our homeless population is growing. There are over 8000 homeless people in Cincinnati right now. And Samuel was telling me that Ohio/Kentucky is considered to be ground zero for drug using and dealing, which makes quite the hurdle for a lot of homeless people to jump through.
The last interaction I want to mention, happened outside the coffee shop I went to for lunch today, the Coffee Emporium. He was standing outside of the entrance, selling the city's homeless newspaper, Street Vibes. He asked if I wanted to buy the paper, and I told him I didn't have any money. It was a very awkward exchange because the truth was, I did have money, but I didn't have any singles and the paper was only $2. As I walked away from him, I reached into my wallet and grabbed my last $20, turned around and gave it to him, while telling him I didn't want any change. He thanked me gratefully, and began to follow me down the sidewalk. He grabbed my attention, thanking me again and we began to walk the next two or three blocks together, him doing most of the talking. He was a very kind man, and I enjoyed meeting him.
Sometimes it can be hard to say no to someone asking you for money, it can also be hard to say yes because you really don't know what's going on in that person's life or if they really do need the money. I get that, I have had those feelings many, many times. So giving your time and/or money to people or organizations is usually a gut-call. If you are at all motivated to help the homeless in your community or live in Cincinnati, reach out to the Landis' or look up their organization by clicking the link provided above. Every little bit helps, and you really can make someone's day better by buying them a donut. 😊
Thanks for the read…
Untill next time…
Bon Appetit!


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Tamasha hits the big screens in twenty-seven days! But before we make it to the movies, you must check out this new unstoppable track, Wat Wat Wat!
In this new video track, we see the stills come to life. We see a slight foundation to Ranbir's character and Deepika's live-free-self personality. The track is sung by Arijit Singh and Shashwat Singh, and the music is by none other than, A.R. Rahman and lyrics are by the versatile poet and writer, Irshad Kamil.
Tamasha is a Sajid Nadiadwala Grandson and UTV Motion Pictures film directed and written by Imtiaz Ali. Starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. The film is all set to release on November 27, 2015!


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When Katherine Vest called to ask if I would speak to her cooking club, I said no: I'd rather come and write about it. How could I resist the tale of nine women who get together every month to do something food-related? Especially when I found out a house had been TP'd.
Yes, food-news fans, the mighty Michael Pollan will speak in Charlotte at Queens University next week. And tickets are still available. This one ought to be a sellout.
Which foods last the longest? It's an interesting question, and I did my best to answer, in this week's Q&A.
And there's more, in our recipe features:
Quick Cooking for 2 has steamed mussels that are easy enough for a weeknight.
Entree has a powerfully delicious enchilada soup made in a slow cooker.
Suzanne Havala Hobbs has nutritious and delicious ideas for cabbage this fall.


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Everyone has someone on their holiday shopping list that seems impossible to buy for. They really don't need anything, they don't have a ton of hobbies, and they seem to have everything. Or they are just downright picky.
My husband and my father fall into this group. They don't need much and they are picky. So every single year is a total struggle trying to come up with a gift they will love.
This year, I have found a winner. I have always loved the idea of giving gourmet food gifts for those who are hard to shop for because who doesn't eat? But you don't always know what you are going to get or if the quality is really good.
Enter Omaha Steaks. This company features high quality beef, chicken, seafood, and other products designed to make sure that no matter who is receiving it, they will love it!
We recently tried out the Holiday Happiness assortment that features:
4 (5 oz.) Filet Mignons
4 ( 4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers
4 (3 oz.) Gourmet Jumbo Franks
4 Stuffed Baked Potatoes
4 Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes
This assortment normally sells for $147.00 but right now you can get it on sale for only $49.99.
We have a tradition around here for Saturday nights. They are our date night. After the kids go to bed we cook dinner together and enjoy a nice quiet meal. We always splurge and have steaks for our date nights. This was the perfect opportunity to try out Omaha Steaks.
The steaks came frozen and sealed. I thawed them and we cooked them on the stove in cast iron. The steaks were tender, juicy, and hands down the best steak I have had in a long time.
The stuffed baked potatoes were also wonderful. Filled with cheese, sour cream, and chives the potatoes took 40 minutes to cook to perfection. They were very flavorful.
Then we got really spoiled. Date nights don't usually include dessert so this was a real treat. The chocolate molten lava cakes were incredible. The chocolate cake cooked up perfectly with just a slight bit of crispness to it. The inside was filled with a decadent cream and chocolate sauce. It was rich and the perfect end to a great meal.
And the best part? Other than cooking the steaks and heating other things in the oven there was zero prep work involved in this amazing meal. Imagine the delight of the gift recipient when they are able to have such an amazing meal with little work.
Who on your list would love to receive one of these great meat gift baskets?


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Razorbacks Women's Basketball (13-1) team fresh off first loss of season heads to Missouri on Sunday afternoon
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season and earn a key win on the road in the SEC, the University of Arkansas women's basketball team (13-1, 0-1 SEC) travels to face Missouri (12-2, 1-0 SEC) in Columbia, Mo., on Sunday.
The Razorbacks opened SEC play Thursday at home against a tough opponent in No. 12/13 South Carolina. Despite trailing by as much as 16 points in the second half, Arkansas battled back, but was ultimately defeated in a 55-51 loss.
Missouri enters Sunday's matchup against Arkansas having won its SEC opener, 86-76, on the road over Ole Miss. Four Tigers scored in double figures in the win, led by Bri Kulas with 26 points and eight rebounds.
Kulas leads Missouri with 17.8 points per game and is also second on the team with 5.9 rebounds a contest so far this season. The 6-1 senior forward was named to the 2013 All-SEC Second Team last season, starting in each of the team's 32 games and averaging a team-leading 13.8 points per game.
The Tigers are known for their outside game and willingness to take the three-point shot, averaging 10.6 three-pointers per game. Missouri is converting 40 percent of its three-point attempts this season, led by Morgan Eye and her 45.6 percent shooting. Eye is one of the NCAA's best three-point shooters, second in the SEC only to Arkansas' McKenzie Adams (49.2 percent).
"They're an outstanding basketball team and they do a great job," head coach Tom Collen said of the Tigers. "They have some ups and downs, but on a night when they're up and making their three-point shots they can compete with anybody in the country."
On the other side, Arkansas ranks No. 14 in the NCAA in three-point percentage defense, holding opponents to 25.4 percent from distance so far this season. The Razorbacks also continue to lead the nation in scoring defense for a fifth straight week, allowing opponents just 45.4 points per game through 14 games this season.
Leading scorer Jessica Jackson looks to bounce back offensively for Arkansas, after going just 4-for-18 (3-for-9 3PT) from the floor Thursday in the team's loss to South Carolina. Jackson remains the highest-ranking freshman scorer in the SEC at 14.8 points per game and has reached double digits in 13 of 14 games this season.
The Razorbacks as a whole look to right the ship offensively after the team shot a season-low 26.1 percent in the loss to the Gamecocks. Arkansas has shot better than 40 percent in 11 games so far this season, which keeps them on pace and in position to surpass the team doing so 13 times in 32 games last season.
Coach Collen is 1-5 all-time following a loss in the SEC opener. The Razorbacks bounced back and upset No. 10 Kentucky in Fayetteville, 78-67, during the 2010-11 season after dropping their conference opener on the road to Florida.
Arkansas holds a 7-4 all-time series record over Missouri, including a 3-3 record in Columbia, Mo. The Razorbacks swept the Tigers last season, earning a 58-50 win on the road and a 61-40 victory at home.
"They've done a pretty good job of promoting and their crowds are starting to get bigger," Coach Collen said of Mizzou Arena. "We had a great game up there with them last year and found a way to pull it out in the end. We've got some experience with them and it's a rivalry game, as we'll be playing them twice a year from now on."
Arkansas and Missouri are scheduled to tip off at 2 p.m. inside Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.
The game will air in Northwest Arkansas on KOSM-FM 92.1; in Rogers on KURM-AM 790; in Fort Smith on KFPW-FM 94.5 and 1230 AM; and in Little Rock on KREB-FM 103.7.
For more information on Arkansas women's basketball, follow @RazorbackWBB on Twitter.
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Eighty-seven Year old Woman Shoots Husband
A woman in Missouri who uses a walker to get around shot her eighty-eight year old husband on Sunday because she thought he was having an affair with her hairdresser. On Tuesday she pleaded not guilty to the felony account of domestic assault in the second degree. At this time she is still in jail.
She confronted her husband with a revolver after she accused him of "stepping out" with her hairdresser. He was lying in bed as she approached him using her walker. She then later fired at him. She told the police that she did not kill him but she scared him and that is what she was trying to do. She did it because he had it coming to him for cheating on her.
The woman, Dorothy Desjardins, struck her husband in the arm with "bird shot." The doctors left the "bird shot" in his arm because they said it would do more harm to remove it. Of course the husband is denying every seeing the hairdresser except when his wife was getting her hair done.
Author's Opinion: It does not matter how old you are, you can still be accused of having an affair. I do not, personally, think she should be in jail. Yes, she broke the law by shooting her husband, but they should take into consideration her age and medical condition. Give her probation, let her do some volunteer work as part of her probation, and let her go home. By now, I am sure her husband knows not to even look at that hairdresser.


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Tattoos are permanent, which is why your favorite Black Ink Crew stars have previously advised you NOT to get the initials of the person you're only casually dating, or the name of a band you absolutely love right now, plastered across your chest or forearm. But, because they're your friends, they're willing to reveal some tricks of the trade–specifically how to cover up any unwanted ink if and when you don't follow their advice.
Dutchess, the unofficial first lady of Black Ink, explains how she hides a customer's unwanted designs–which is apparently a lot more common of a request than you might think. "People who make dumb decisions –there might have been a drunken night and they just wanted to get something, not knowing that five years from then they would hate that tattoo," she explains. "You have to always keep in mind the preexisting image first." Find out more about how Dutchess executes a proper cover up operation, in case you're planning on having a rowdy night near your local tattoo parlor.
Black Ink Crew Season Two premieres on Monday, September 23 at 9:30 ET/PT.


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When a couple approaches me to document the entire journey from bump to birth and newborn it is always exciting. But when I am chosen as a photographer to capture an absolute miracle baby, then it's definitely a little more emotional and very very special to share in the journey. Min and Gui had a terrible car accident that left Min with injuries preventing her from having children. Yet somehow she miraculously fell pregnant and has been an absolute trooper carrying her baby boy to full term, despite a tremendous amount of discomfort caused by the plate and screws in her hips and spine, combined with the pressure from the baby. I have never heard this amazing lady complain, she is pure kindness and so full of gratitude (and can I just say had the cutest baby bump and absolutely rocked her maternity shoot). I am so grateful to have met these two beautiful people and to have been invited to document such a milestone in their lives. Little Hunter was delivered by Caesarean on Australia Day Morning and to complete an already amazing story, his Mum was born on Christmas Day and His Dad is a Valentine's baby (well ok almost, one day short, but c'mon it's still pretty cool). They also share three different nationalities between them and plan to teach him all three languages. This little boy is going to grow into one incredible human being! there is no doubt about that.
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One more day till Fall is here! And what better way to celebrate than with a video showing you how you can transition your Summer clothing into Fall!? I pick three outfits and show you how I add some pieces here and there to help me get into the Fall weather/spirit. Enjoy the video! Outfit details below:
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Sandals: Birkenstock
Anorak Jacket: H&M
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The Learn by Tony Halker
Blending reality, history and legend, about a time when women were considered as important as men, taking power in an oral society that worships the Goddess. A whole Celtic Druid world is laid out before us, incorporating beliefs, technology and the natural environment.
A Celtic boy, a beach scavenger, is pledged to the Learn, a life of endurance, a path to become sworn Druid: scholar and warrior. Young women and men progress, becoming Priests and Druidii. Friendship, affection, passion and care develop as novices mature, confidence emerging.
Seasonal battles of winter and summer bring rich festivals when seeds of men are taken by women in pleasure to prove fertility. Small damaged, hurt peoples on the margins of Celtic society blend in and out of vision.
At frontiers with Nature, dependent for everything on what the earth gives or takes, an emotional response to the natural environment defines who people are and the values they live by.
A lyrical novel resonating with modern readers through portrayal of character, language and history; arising from a landscape of today, yet centred in the Celtic Bronze Age of North Wales.
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Page 28 – Owayne, still in awe of the Druid guide he travels with follows that Druid one morning and watches him carry out his ritual practice
He picks up the sword and staff, which he then touches with his lips, and taking one firmly in each hand, he merges into sword trance dance; at one with the spirits of staff and sword as well as the place. Owayne thinks sword and staff have lives, that some spirit is channelled into them; moving so fast that Merle will be cut or killed, at moments he feels he cannot see the sword and at other times that Merle is fighting an unseen spirit enemy or imp sent to test him, to determine whether he is fit to live and to serve.
Stopping abruptly, as quickly as he has begun, Merle sits with crossed legs, fast noisy breath coming and going, placing the sword on his lap and staff on the ground, resting his hands on the sword he becomes stone.
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Born in London, Tony Halker studied geology at Leeds University after which he worked as a
geologist, travelling extensively overseas. Following an MBA at Cranfield School of Management, he became a manager in hi-tec business and later a businessman and entrepreneur. His writing is inspired by powerful natural landscapes and his interest in the people and technologies emerging from those hard places. His two daughters were born in North Wales. He lives with his wife there and in Hertfordshire.
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This morning, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced a bill in Congress to repeal the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act." If passed by the Congress, Rep. Nadler's legislation would be a real step forward in the march for full equality and we applaud his efforts, but LGBT people must stop settling for compromises and half measures.
Equal rights are not a "gay" issue. They are about our shared human rights: safety in our schools and jobs, equitable healthcare and housing, and protection for our families, to name a few. Like all other Americans, LGBT people are guaranteed equal protection under the law by the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Free and equal people do not compromise, and that's why we're marching on Washington next month with one simple demand: Equal protection for LGBT people in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states. Now.
Please ask your Representative to co-sponsor this legislation as an important first step, and remind them that there are no fractions of equality.
When Harvey spoke at Gay Freedom Day at San Francisco City Hall in 1978, he invoked the words of the Declaration of Independence: "All [people] are created equal. No matter how hard you try, you can never erase those words." No more compromises. We are equal.
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Each set uses visual symbols to reinforce verbal instruction and help the child understand what is being said or asked of them. There are three sets to choose from, each contains 12 printed foam board symbol tiles, a pyramid display board and communication fan. Use to help support children to know what is happening next, to understand instruction, to help the child's self organisation skills. Use the Social Integration set to help the child understand emotion and empathy, visualise concepts to support socially acceptable behaviour (such as passing over the 'sorry' tile to another child) and develop social skills. Particularly useful for circle times and to use in social stories.


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More than 10,000 migrating birds have died this year in Oregon and California from an avian cholera outbreak caused by water shortages in the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that the death toll could end up being as high as 20,000 birds in the coming months.
The Klamath Refuge is made up of 30,000 acres of shallow freshwater marshes, open water, and land for birds to feed and nest. However, the refuge — which has already lost 80% of its marshes because of development activity — only has enough water to cover about half its area, according to the American Bird Conservancy:
That has forced the 2 million birds that migrate through the area, which is a key part of the Pacific Flyway for migrating birds, to congregate in much smaller spaces, thereby creating a climate much more favorable to spreading, quickly fatal, avian cholera. In order to reduce the further spread of the disease, volunteers have been dispatched to pick up carcasses of the dead birds and incinerate them in FWS furnaces.
The problem is that it has been a dry year and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) hasn't allowed water into the refuge since December. BOR parcels out water for users, and their first priority for water that might go to the refuge is for endangered fish, followed by various tribal responsibilities, and then farming needs. Some experts say that the refuge could go dry in three months if water is not provided.
These bird deaths are an extraordinarily small fraction of the millions of birds that die in the country every day. But the ongoing battle for water in the Klamath Refuge is a sign of things to come for wildlife management.
Currently, water availability is listed has an "issue of concern" on the Fish and Wildlife Service website. But a recent report on droughts published by the National Center for Atmospheric Research estimates that under a "moderate" emissions scenario, much of the U.S. will experience extreme drought conditions — potentially drying up valuable habitats like the Klamath Refuge.
A 2007 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that a 3.5 degree Celsius increase in global temperatures could cause "significant extinctions (40–70% of species assessed) around the globe."
Our current emissions path puts us on target to raise global temperatures by more than 5 degrees Celsius (9 Fahrenheit). That global scenario would make drought-related bird deaths like we see in the Klamath an afterthought.
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A Body Tale
Peter Toppings
I sometimes imagine my corpse lying naked and exposed on a mortician's table. With some strange man poking and prodding at my body—that in itself would not be anything new. Would this stranger take the time to read my body—see my story laid out before him in my face, limbs and torso. Would my tattoos and piercings be markers for the life that had once inhabited it—or have they become so commonplace that they would not even get a consideration.
I got my ear pierced once, twice, three times in the right ear. The right ear because I like my right profile better. I got my right ear pierced three times on different occasions. The first time because I was a budding faggot recently released from the confining arms of family and was finding my way into a myriad of new embraces. La vie en rose. The second time because I was bored with life and thought a new stud was just what I needed, something to get the blood moving. The third time just because things always come in three. There are the three wise men, three men in a tub, the three little pigs. What I'd give to have someone come huffing and puffing to my door to blow me.
An American psychiatrist has written that ear piercings are acts of self-mutilation, linked to personality disorders. But what do psychiatrists know? Van Gogh cut off part of his ear because he was a man of passion. Ok so an ear piercing is not as drastic but I too am a man of passion, more subtle perhaps, but still a man of passion. A boyfriend once described me as a dormant volcano. Probably because he only inspired minor tremors in me. The big eruption lay awaiting more impassioned hands. I am still waiting.
I got a tattoo for Christmas, in one of those punk places where the punk guy tried to get a rise from my middleclassness by farting and picking his nose. Little did he know that this faggot had developed one thick skin. And so I sat quietly and watched my skin colour. I rather liked the sensation, a gentle massage of my arm with just the occasional prick when the needle went too deep. I got a tattoo of a little black cross on my left arm. I don't know why my left arm, to balance my pierced right ear or because I subscribe to the left. Just like in movie theatres I always sit on the left. I got a tattoo of a little black cross for Christmas, the birth date of our beloved baby Jesus. He too got a cross, from his father, years later when he was 33. One made of wood. I've always liked wood.
Perhaps I got this tattoo as a testimonial. I was born into a devout roman catholic family, with an aunt who was a nun and an uncle who was a priest. I was shuffled through four of the holy sacraments before I was old enough and before I was able to say no more, that god did not exist. I was baptized and confirmed, the holy ghost entering my being through osmosis. I received communion and was coerced into confession, making things up for fear of having nothing to say. Yet I am fascinated by and drawn to collect crosses and crucifixes, adorning my walls with their art. And so I marked my skin with a little black cross to attest to this contradiction. I tell people that my family is catholic and I am but a moment in the history of the universe.
I got my nipple pierced, the left nipple because it contrasts nicely with my tattoo on my left arm. I've always liked nipple play. I'm not talking about a simple suck or lick, but hard-biting, back-bending play where you are forced to pull your lover's head away by the hair. The piercing itself was three to five seconds of absolute joy terror. That thin line between pleasure and pain. And I floated out of the piercing parlor on endorphins. And I floated all the way to my boyfriend's house to tell him that his one emotion was not enough.
The dyke piercing my nipple said to think of it as a rite of passage. And so I did—a passage from one end of the country to the other, from east to west, from good-bye Montreal and Toronto to hello to Vancouver. Goodbye to the naivety of youth, to the many ghosts that haunt, to the lovers, boyfriends and anonymous cocks. Good bye to it all and hello to new experiences, to new sights and sounds and sensations and all the rest. My covered wagon is still somewhere in the prairies following slowly. You can never really escape baggage, only delay its arrival.
I got a second tattoo. This one some years later in a trendy boutique that was welcoming and aseptic. For a while, I was thinking of having queer written on the body. But I don't know. Maybe it was the result of getting older, or a west coast sensibility but the energy that fuelled my queer zealousness waned. Instead I got a tattoo of a leaf on my right calf. My right calf because it balances the tattoo on my left arm. And I like the illusion that a leaf fell perchance against my leg while I was out hiking. I got a tattoo approximating a birch leaf. Why a leaf, because I have always felt safest amongst trees. Why a birch leaf, because I have always been drawn to birch trees. With its bark, white and pure, and that peels away like skin after a bad sunburn.
Maybe this tattoo is one small measure to feel rooted. I have long given up on my fantasy of becoming a tree. To have chloroplasts inserted into my cells, so that like a plant, I could photosynthesize and become self sustaining on sunlight, water and some dirt. So like many others, I too look for ways to become grounded. The same way I grow tomatoes on my balcony. The same way I travel to desolate places. The same way I carry a piece of wood in my pocket.
That is likely it for piercings and tattoos although I sometimes feel the tug of a third tattoo, the unrelenting power of triads. Disclosure of the scars that mark my body is matter for another body tale.
Peter Toppings works in community health in Vancouver, British Columbia. A long time community activist, he has authored articles on LGBTQ health issues for a variety of not for profit organizations. He navigates life's journey as best he can and draws strength and inspiration from nature, the arts, and social justice movements.


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Just as we head into the holiday gift giving season, Mariah Carey not only has a new album to promote,(
Emancipation of Mimi: Ultra Platinum Edition
) but another single to drop before year's end. Even though she didn't say what single will be confirmed as her fourth, the Ultra Platinum Edition of the Emancipation of Mimi will contain up to four bonus tracks. They include the current single, "Don't Forget About Us", the remix of "We Belong Together", "So Lonely (One and Only Part 2)", and "Making It Last All Night (What It Do)" featuring Jermaine Dupri.
The re-release also includes footage of the video, "Don't Forget About Us". Mariah Carey will perform at this Tuesday's American Music Awards and at the halftime show on the Thanksgiving game between the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons.
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I think it's good that she is going to make a new video before she retires. I like mariah carey and i think that she should stay as a famous person.She is breaking her fan's hearts including mine.
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Who in the heck said anything about retiring...why wouldn't she ALWAYS be a famous person...and what has she done that could possibly break your heart???
You should be overjoyed at the incredible year she's had in 2005. It's been a Mariah year like no other...
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mariah carey is da best no matter wat any one says. she is a beautiful girl and is my hero. she is also my sisters favourite!!!!! whoeva says dat mariah sux beta get a life b4 dey judge other people whether they can sing or not!!!!! so yeah mariah is the best and always will be.
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- ITV Report
Past Eurovision Song Contest winners from the UK
Despite the recent run of disappointments, the UK is still considered to be one of the most successful countries to compete in the Eurovison Song Contest, and many of our biggest stars have sang in the competition.
The UK first participated in the competition in 1957 and has gone on to claim first place five times.
Hoping to join the UK's hall of Eurovision fame this year is Molly Smitten-Downes, who will perform her self-written song Children of the Universe.
Read: Molly Smitten-Downes to represent UK at Eurovision
Ahead of tomorrow's competition, we take a look back through the history of United Kingdom's best moments.
1967: Sandie Shaw became the first winner from the UK with her hit Puppet On A String.
1969: Lulu joined Spain, Netherlands and France in first place with her hit Boom Bang A Bang.
1976: Brotherhood of man were the first band from the United Kingdom to win with their single Save Your Kisses For Me.
1981: The band Bucks Fizz, who formed specifically for Eurovision, sang their way to first place with their hit Making Your Mind Up.
1997: Katrina & The Waves were the first UK winning Eurovision entry for 16 years singing Love Shine a Light.


text: Have you watched the animation movie "Wall-E"? If yes, you should remember the sad prediction of the human kind's future made by the movie makers: obese people being carried everywhere by automated chairs/vehicles, playing games from these chairs, consuming more and more while in these chairs, etc. This picture may not be as far from what lies in our future as we'd like. It doesn't surprise then that the European Commission announced yesterday a first ever proposal for a Council Recommendation on sport. The goal is to try to enhance sport participation and physical activity of European consumers, in order to improve their health prospects by avoiding obesity etc. Currently, 2/3 of Europeans never or seldom exercise or play sport. (!) Since the promotion of physical activity depends on the Member States, the European initiative may only invite them to develop certain strategies and action plans that would be harmonised across the EU. ("Getting people out of their chairs: new initiative to promote physical activity in Europe") Interestingly, the European Commissioner, Androulla Vassiliou even said specifically: "Much more can be done through our policies to encourage people to get out of their chairs.". I think she watched "Wall-E".


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Russell Brand will produce and star in The President Stole My Girlfriend.
Matt Portenoy (Movie 43) has written the film for Warner Bros.
"In this movie, the president steals the girlfriend of a sexy hippie - me, obviously," Brand told The Hollywood Reporter.
"It was inspired by the night I naively invited [Warners president] Jeff Robinov for dinner."
Brand will produce alongside his Branded Films partner Nik Linnen. The company's Beau Bauman is attached to executive produce.
The President Stole My Girlfriend will be the first movie from Brand's Warner-based company.
> Katy Perry: 'I want to have children with Russell Brand'
> Russell Brand wears Katy Perry's clothes
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The ramen was ok. There is this staff that was very rude to us during our visit to the restaurant. We discovered a hair in the ramen and politely told her about it, she did not even apologise at all and said that her boss wasnt around when we asked to speak to in charge. And when shes was trying to explain the discount given she was very impatient and replied in a very rude tone.
Overall it is was a very bad dining experience we had.
A hearty and spicy bowl of ramen! Worth it with Burpple 1 for 1! $18.90 for 2 bowls of ramen and 2 iced green tea!
Choices were limited for the beyond deal. We tried their 2 signature ramens with green tea. Our bill came up to $30. It was satisfying if you have ramen craving.
For those coming to the store for one for one promo, please take note it's only limited to 4 choices of ramen. However, I must say the ramen broth is simply delicious. Worth it!
Only tried it because of burpple one-for-one and was craving for ramen. It was the only one near me.
Didn't disappoint! Soup was pretty robust, but slightly too thick for my liking! Would have liked it more if it was more watered down. But it was still a pretty good soup overall, just that I was a tad little thirsty after the meal!
The chashu was tender and decently well-marinated. Also, appreciated that there were bamboo shoots and corns - they really added a crunch to the ramen.
Ramen was well-done, had a bite to it just the way I like it. Overall would recommend if you're around the area to satisfy that ramen itch.
Small little joint at raffles city serves us amazing quality tendon! Comes with prawns, long beans, mushroom, seaweed, pumpkin, bacon, all the goodness in one bowl!


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