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After getting an elaborate full-body tattoo and destroying all the notes in his office, Michael Scofield calmly walks into a bank and holds it up. At trial, he raises no defense and seems to voluntarily be going to prison. Inside, he reveals that he's the brother of a fellow inmate, one on death row for the murder of the vice president's brother. He also hints that he has a plan of some sort, which involves pretending he has diabetes and going to the infirmary for insulin injections, dangling information about an informant in witness protection in front of a mob boss, and striking up a friendship with an elderly con rumored to be D.B.Cooper. Meanwhile, a bishop who may stand in the way of Michael's brother's execution is murdered in his bedroom. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher email@example.com
After getting an elaborate full-body tattoo and destroying all the notes in his office, Michael Scofield calmly walks into a bank and holds it up. At trial, he raises no defense and seems to voluntarily be going to prison. Inside, he reveals that he's the brother of a fellow inmate, one on death row for the murder of the vice president's brother. He also hints that he has a plan of some sort, which involves pretending he has diabetes and going to the infirmary for insulin injections, dangling information about an informant in witness protection in front of a mob boss, and striking up a friendship with an elderly con rumored to be D.B.Cooper. Meanwhile, a bishop who may stand in the way of Michael's brother's execution is murdered in his bedroom. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher firstname.lastname@example.com
Taking the first steps in his plan, Michael looks for a bolt in one of the yard bleachers. The seat he chooses, unfortunately, belongs to white supremacist Teabag who takes away the bolt, refusing to return it unless Michael proves himself in an impending race riot. The problem is that his connection for Pugnac, the drug he uses to fake diabetes, is black and obviously won't help him if he fights with the supremacists. The mob boss John Abruzzi, meanwhile, is growing more impatient for the whereabouts of the informant Michael tracked down, and is threatening to take the information by force. On the outside, Veronica receives a videotape proving that Lincoln is guilty of his crime, but then receives word that a witness who could have testified on Lincoln's behalf was murdered before the trial. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher firstname.lastname@example.com
Michael convinces John Abruzzi that he won't talk after a torture session produces no information on the whereabouts of Fibonacci. Abruzzi decides to take another tack by cooperating with Michael in exchange for the info, and as a show of good faith he takes Tea Bag out of the picture. For the next stage of his plan, Michael needs to put his cell-mate Sucre to the test to ensure his trustworthiness. However, Sucre wants to settle down with his fiancée after he gets paroled and can't risk it by helping a prison break, so he requests a transfer. The new cell-mate, a murderer named Haywire, is far too unstable to be trusted. Veronica, meanwhile, starts looking deeper into Lincoln's case after she talks with Leticia, who disappears in the middle of giving her account of what happened. Lincoln's son, as part of the punishment for getting caught buying pot, begins visiting his father in jail. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher firstname.lastname@example.com
Michael is able to obtain some of the supplies he needs: a pair of chemicals that when combined produce a powerful corrosive. What he lacks, however, is a cell-mate he can trust to let him do his work. Haywire has become obsessed with Michael's tattoos and comes dangerously close to realizing their meaning, so Michael uses this to his advantage to provoke a confrontation and get his room-mate removed. At the same time, Sucre learns that his rival, Hector, has been feeding a line to Maricruz to get her away from her fiancé and into his bed. Sucre realizes that he needs to get back with Michael so he can get out as quickly as possible before he loses her forever. Veronica enlists the help of a specialist in death-penalty cases who agrees to re-examine Lincoln's case, but even he isn't hopeful. Meanwhile, the people who want to see Lincoln executed as quickly as possible do some snooping around Veronica's home and learn of the connection between Lincoln and Michael. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher firstname.lastname@example.com
The Secret Service agents have paid a visit to Warden Pope, pressuring him to have Michael transferred away from his brother. After Michael uses a standard legal stalling tactic to delay the transfer, the agents increase the pressure on Pope: either lose Michael's petition and let the transfer go through, or a painful secret from Pope's past will be revealed to his wife. After giving an anguished consideration of the reasons why his past still haunts him, the Warden decides his course of action. Meanwhile, Michael needs another piece of information for his plan to go forward, and he makes an extended trip behind the walls to answer his question: English, Fitz or Percy, which one gets taken out? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher firstname.lastname@example.com
Frustrated at the Warden's defiance, the people who want Lincoln dead decide to circumvent the penal process by enlisting an inside man to take Lincoln out himself. Headcounts keep requiring Michael to be back in his cell at regular intervals, and the interruptions are making it impossible for him to finish his work. Sucre tells him that the guards don't bother with counts when there's a lock-down, so he disables the air conditioner circuits on his next trip out. With the temperature rising, the cons start causing trouble, and a lock-down is announced. Unfortunately, tempers have already flared past the boiling point, and a riot breaks out before the cells can be closed. Oblivious to the chaos going on, Michael and Sucre go behind the wall together to work on drilling through one of the last walls to an abandoned sewer line. One guard, escorting Lincoln, gets caught by the prisoners and dragged back to general population. In the course of preparing to torture and kill the beaten man, ... Written by Jean-Marc Rocher firstname.lastname@example.com
As the riot rages out of control, Michael makes his way behind the walls to the infirmary to save Dr. Tancredi. Sucre and Abruzzi continue the drilling work on the wall separating general population from the old sewer line. Lincoln tries to make his way back to general to find Michael, but is ambushed by a killer hired to ensure he dies in prison one way or another. Dr. Tancredi's father, the governor of Illinois, decides to push Warden Pope aside and take matters into his own hands to save his daughter's life. On the outside, Veronica and Nick trace the phone call that reported Lincoln's crime to a pay phone in Washington, D.C., meaning the caller couldn't have been a witness. Their actions have attracted notice, however, and a surprise is waiting for them back at Veronica's apartment. Meanwhile, as Teabag keeps an eye on Bob, the guard the inmates have taken hostage and who has seen the escape hole, anxieties grow over how Bob can possibly be trusted to keep his mouth shut once the ... Written by Jean-Marc Rocher email@example.com
After the riot, Dr. Tancredi has questions about how Michael knew his way through the prison's crawlspaces. Lincoln, meanwhile, is informed by a visitor that his son's life will be forfeit if he doesn't agree to give up the fight and go down quietly, while At his home, LJ is confronted by the two agents who quickly murder his parents and frame him for the crime. Enraged over the loss of one of the guards, Warden Pope and Captain Bellick begin tossing cells and putting pressure on the inmates to find who the murderer was. As for the escape plan, a snag is hit when the team realizes they need the help of Westmoreland to get them access to a restricted room that happens to be right over the sewer pipe. Westmoreland is reluctant to jeopardize his chance at parole, but circumstances lead him to a decision. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher email@example.com
John Abruzzi's boss has grown impatient over the non-appearance of the witness Fibonacci, and has withdrawn financial support from his jailed capo. This, in turn, has led Bellick to remove Abruzzi from work duty, since the guard's monthly payment from Falzone has stopped coming. Without work duty, no more progress can be made on the escape, and the next group to enter the storage room is certain to find the gaping hole in the floor. On the outside, the Secret Service agents are closing in on LJ through his telephone signal, and he inadvertently directs them toward the cabin that Veronica and Nick are hiding in. To save LJ, Lincoln needs to break out. But for that to happen, Michael must sacrifice Fibonacci, an innocent witness, to a ruthless mafia boss. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher firstname.lastname@example.com
Michael meets with Falzone to discuss the whereabouts of Fibonacci. When he tries to negotiate a deal for himself, Abruzzi gets impatient and warns him that Veronica's life will be forfeit if he doesn't deliver the witness' address right there. After the Vice President learns that her agents have been keeping secrets from her regarding their failure to catch LJ, Veronica or Nick, she brings in an outside specialist to oversee their activities. The head agent warns her that she's made a grave mistake, but she brushes off his concerns. When the tunnel work resumes, the crew finds itself with a new team member, as C-note has managed to figure out what they're up to, and wants in on the plan. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher email@example.com
As work progresses on the hole, Michael is suddenly called away for a conjugal visit from his wife, who turns out to be following his instructions to bring him a credit card. Although Dr. Tancredi has maintained a completely professional relationship with Michael, she is bothered by the discovery of his marriage. The credit card turns out to actually be an electronic pass card to get him into the storage room where inmate personal belongings are kept. Michael's box contains most of things he had with him, but his gold watch is missing, and it unfortunately plays a key role in his escape. Meanwhile, Quinn the specialist has tracked Nick and Veronica to their cabin, and begins interrogating them to find out who they've told about their research. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher firstname.lastname@example.com
C-Note overhears Michael and Lincoln discussing that there are too many fugitives for available time and they share the information with the group telling that one shall be left behind. T-Bag feels threatened and calls his cousin James Bagwell, disclosing the escape plan and asking James to call the Warden Pope in case T-Bag does not contact him later. Abruzzi asks his outside man to kidnap James, but things go wrong and the mobster kills James and his five years old son Jimmy. Abruzzi feels guilty for the death of the child and feels the need of God's forgiveness, but T-Bag betrays Abruzzi like Judas. Meanwhile Veronica and LJ bring Nick to the hospital and while in surgery, LJ escapes to see the funeral of his mother. Daniel Hale sees the teenager in the cemetery but he does not arrest him; later he tells his wife that they should move to West and gives an anonymous call to Veronica scheduling a meeting in the Highland Cafe. Maricruz tells Sucre that she is pregnant but she will ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
With Abruzzi medevaced to a hospital after T-Bag slit his throat, and Lincoln taken to solitary, the five remaining inmates must figure out what to do about their escape plan. Michael wants to delay the escape until he can spring Lincoln, but the other four want to leave as soon as possible. Following threats from his co-conspirators, Michael decides that they must leave that evening at 9pm. Back in his cell, Michael cuts open his arm and removes a hidden pouch which contains a black pill. He then borrows Sucre's crucifix and hides the pill inside it. With his brother's execution now only 36 hours away, Michael prays with a priest and asks him for a favor - would he mind giving a crucifix to his brother, Lincoln? Lincoln receives the crucifix containing the pill and a note instructing him to eat it at 8:10. When Lincoln does so, he becomes violently ill, and is taken to the prison's infirmary. Dr. Tancredi believes Lincoln suffers from food poisoning. The five inmates use the tunnels ... Written by Anonymous
With the unexpected fail of Michael's plan, the five frustrated inmates return to the storage room. Michael begs Sara to talk with Veronica and Nick first to see the evidences and to ask for clemency to her father. Meanwhile Nick and Veronica appeal in court of Judge Kessler and request an exhumation of Steadman remains. Michael learns that if something goes wrong with the electric chair, the execution is delayed. He uses a rat to short-circuit the electric installation, but David overhears the conversation and rats Michael's talk to Captain Bellick. Sara stays with Lincoln in his cell; later Michael and Veronica have a last meeting with him and he talks with his son LJ by phone. When Lincoln is walking to the electric chair, the governor calls to say that he had reviewed the process and denied the request of clemency. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The execution of Lincoln is delayed for two weeks because Judge Kessler anonymously receives new evidences about the case, while Lincoln glances to his father in the observation room. Judge Kessler orders the exhumation of the remains of Terrance Steadman based on two different records about a removed appendix. Lincoln asks the name of the man in the room to Warden Pope and he tells that he is the journalist William Prall, from the Headline Press. Michael plots another escape plan through the asylum using the blueprint tattooed on his body. He borrows a guard's uniform from Sucre's cousin that works in the laundry to check his plan, but he burns his body on the steam piping; after a medical intervention, Michael finds that the part of the map with the escape route through the asylum is missing on his burnt back. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Three years ago, Michael discovers that the Lincoln's debt of US$ 90,000.00 permitted him to graduate in Engineering and also that his mother had no life insurance. Details of the manipulation of the footage of the surveillance camera in the parking area by Kellerman and his men are disclosed. Sara was a junkie addicted in morphine that seeks help in a rehabilitation center. C-Note was a soldier in Kuwait that was discharge with dishonor when he reported torture in the prisoners. Later, unemployed and with a dirty record, he drives an illegal truck to make some money, being arrested. Fernando robs a convenience store to date Maricruz; when he returns to rob the same convenience store to buy an engagement ring to Maricruz, his cousin Hector gives an anonymous call to the police and he is arrested. T-Bag is in love for Susan, but when she finds that he is a pedophile killer, she denounces him to the police. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Having burned his shoulder, Michael's tattoo that showed the path through psych ward is now incomplete. With another inmate intimidated into snitching about the escape plans, Michael Scofield must use his wits to find a new way out of Fox River. Written by Missy
Improvising a new plan, Michael seeks out an acquaintance who may hold the key to his escape plan. In gen pop, the other members of the P.I. crew learn that the guards are auctioning Michael's cell to the highest bidder. Lincoln and Sucre devise a scheme to get Michael returned to gen pop. Veronica informs Lincoln that L.J will be tried for his mother's murder, and Lincoln desires to see his son. Written by Missy
After the crash, Kellerman tries to suffocate Lincoln, but he is saved in the last moment by a stranger. Sucre leaves the solitary confinement and Michael tells to his partners that he has completed the map, but he needs the key of the infirmary. Abruzzi is back to Fox River, apparently converted in a religious man. Warden Pope sends Captain Bellick to find Lincoln before notifying the authorities. Nick tries to convince Veronica that they are losing time checking the calls of Quinn's cell phone. Michael kisses Sara and asks her to wait for him. Tweener is in trouble with Avocado and he castrates the abuser. Lincoln sees that the stranger is actually his father, and he explains that he worked for the powerful Company, and Lincoln is a victim of a big plot against him. He had leaked information of EcoField and they used Lincoln to force him to show off. Michaels asks for help to Nika. Veronica finds many calls from Montana. The Vice-President tells her brother that he is alive just ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Westmoreland uses Bellick to plug a hole in the escape plan, which forces Michael to move up the breakout timetable. A fearful Tweener pledges his loyalty to Michael and in return may get out of jail for free; Michael feels that he has no choice but to involve Sara in the plan and must betray his father figure; and Veronica finds her life in jeopardy from her closest ally, who has a surprising connection to a Fox River inmate. Written by Ionut Samo
Dr. Sara questions if she should leave a light on and the door open for Michael, who must betray the Pope in order to carry out his escape plan. Veronica finds evidence that points her to Montana, but realizes that her closest ally may actually be her greatest enemy. Michael, Lincoln and the other inmates make a break for it, but after the alarm is sounded, find out who will make it over the wall, who will be left behind and who will leave the prison in a body bag. Written by Ionut Samo
With the escape in motion, Michael, Lincoln and the inmates take flight outside the prison walls, risking life and limb to evade capture. Warden Pope and Captain Bellick embark on a relentless pursuit to capture the escapees; the Vice President fears she will lose her command as well as her life; and Veronica tracks down the most significant piece of evidence to prove Lincoln's innocence. Written by Ionut Samo


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The launch of Pizza Patrón's La Ch!#gona pizza shattered all-time sales records, making it the most successful LTO product launch in company history. During the first three weeks of sales, Pizza Patrón reported that La Ch!#gona represented more than 4 percent of the pizza sales mix, more than doubling the company's peak historical average for a new LTO launch.
The success of the pizza launch came on the heels of local and national media coverage over censorship of the product name La Chingona (or La Ch!#gona for branding purposes). Just weeks before radio spots were scheduled to premiere on Monday, March 31st, the pizza chain was informed that its new advertising campaign would not be permitted to air on a number of major radio networks.
Despite pushback from some franchisees that refused to sell the product unless the name was changed, NPR (National Public Radio) canceling a scheduled segment covering the story because of the name, and controversy surrounding the name across media and Internet channels, company officials moved forward with the launch as planned.
"The media coverage we got prior to the launch of La Ch#!gona definitely helped us generate new sales during Cuaresma (Lent), one of the most challenging sales periods of the year for our brand," said Andrew Gamm, brand director for Pizza Patrón "The vast majority of our customer base is Catholic and they abstain from eating meats during Cuaresma. We are projecting even stronger sales of La Ch!#gona after Easter."
Gamm went on to mention that early media coverage created a surge in traffic prior to the launch. "Although customers came in requesting the new LTO before it was available, they were willing to try our other specialty pies."
According to Pizza Patrón officials, this phenomenon had a positive impact on total sales that had already been trending up since January. While 2014 first quarter same-store sales growth for the restaurant industry was -0.2 percent according to Black Box Intelligence, Pizza Patrón posted +9 percent comp sales and +3.3 percent total sales increase despite closing 20 percent of its locations that were operating below company standards.
"Over the past year, we have narrowed our customer focus to target the foreign-born Mexican demographic, and our product focus to promote our unique specialty pizzas that our core customer can't find anywhere else," said Edgar Padilla, corporate marketing manager for Pizza Patrón. "La Ch#!gona is the beginning of a series of campaigns designed to help us to connect with our core demographic, build traffic, and increase top-line sales."
About Pizza Patrón
Since 1986, Pizza Patrón has been committed to making its promise of "Más Pizza. Menos Dinero.®" a reality for every customer. From the beginning, the brand has been recognized for its 'fresh-dough' pizza, its low prices and its trademark "friendly, bicultural service." In 2007, the company drew international media attention with its PIZZA POR PESOS® program when it began accepting Mexican Pesos at all of its restaurants. In 2012, the company's PIZZA POR FAVOR™ promotion that gave free pizzas to anyone who ordered in Spanish sparked international news coverage and lively debate throughout the U.S. Today, Pizza Patrón is the leading Mexican pizza brand in the U.S. and remains dedicated to bringing its unique experience to life with every pizza made, and in every community it serves.
Website – www.pizzapatron.com
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I Hire People For Two Reasons
November 7, 2008 at 1:53 pm Peter Bromberg
"I hire people for two reasons — and this is true– I hire people if they're enthusiastic and if they're nice. And to me nothing else matters… If they have those two things, we can teach 'em." –Bobby Flay, at Learning2007 Conference.
From: http://www.learning2008.com/Learning-2008-content/voices.htm
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Boston gets a nonreality show
CBS broadcasts impossible views of 4th fireworks
Those who watched Boston's revered Fourth of July celebration Monday night on
As viewers began to point out yesterday, it would not have been geographically possible to see the fireworks above and behind the landmarks in question, since the display was launched from a barge in the Charles River and in directions away from those places.
"According to CBS, you can see the fireworks from the right side of Quincy Market, even though Beacon Hill is in the way,'' wrote "Kaz,'' whose real name is Karl Clodfelter, a commenter on the Boston blog UniversalHub.com. "Also, they come up behind the State House when you're standing across the road . . . which means the barge must have been parked on the Zakim this year,'' wrote Clodfelter, a research scientist from Brighton.
David Mugar, the Boston-area businessman and philanthropist who has executive produced the show for nine years, confirmed yesterday that the footage was altered. He said this was the first year such alterations were made.
Mugar said the added images were above board because the show was entertainment and not news. He said it was no different than TV drama producer David E. Kelley using scenes from his native Boston in his show "Boston Legal'' but shooting the bulk of each episode on a studio set in Hollywood.
"Absolutely, we're proud to show scenes from our city,'' Mugar said. "It's often only shown in film or in sporting matches. We were able to highlight great places in Boston, historical places with direct ties to the Fourth. So we think it was a good thing.''
A CBS Television spokesman declined comment about whether the network was aware of, or approved of, the fireworks show being digitally altered.
The footage of the landmarks was shot several weeks ago. According to Mugar, camera crews from Boston 4 Productions, the production wing of Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation, the fireworks show's parent, crisscrossed Boston and Suffolk County shooting video of famous landmarks one evening in May.
"I'd say we shot from about 8 p.m. till 4 or 5 the next morning,'' Mugar said. "Among other places, we got video of the Old North Church, the State House, Quincy Market, the statue of Paul Revere, Fenway Park, with the full cooperation of the
Entertainment or not, some viewers were not amused to learn that the footage was altered.
T.J. Jeffers, decked out in a
"It's one of the biggest times of year here,'' an animated Jeffers said. "Man, it's huge. The fireworks, the crowds. It takes you back to your childhood. . . . But I'm shocked they changed stuff on TV, because they didn't need to. The fireworks don't need dressing up. They're fireworks.''
At a Shaw's grocery store in Dorchester, Penny Thompson, who described herself as "a lifer, born and raised in the Boston area,'' expressed disappointment, but not over the quality of the fireworks display.
"I thought it looked fine,'' Thompson said. "I just don't like knowing it wasn't real. I mean I know the fireworks were real, but I'm saying not real like they changed stuff. That's not cool.''
Eric Deggans, a Florida-based media critic and regular panelist on CNN's media critique show "Reliable Sources,'' said the altered video presents a potential credibility problem for CBS.
"It is an ethical issue, and to say it's not because the show was aired through CBS Entertainment is to imply that the entertainment side of CBS has no ethics,'' Deggans said. "I think - especially in today's media environment - the most important commandment for media is to not mislead the viewer. . . . If you're a viewer who doesn't know Boston, you're getting a picture of the layout of the city that doesn't exist.''
David A. Perry, a Massachusetts native who watches the televised fireworks each year from his home in Delaware, Ohio, and who first alerted the Globe to the altered video, had a similar, if more tempered, reaction.
"I was already just dismayed with the coverage,'' said Perry, a 45-year-old computer programmer who left New England five years ago to relocate to his new wife's hometown. "They didn't pan out enough to show what was probably a crowd of half a million. They made it seem like just 2,000 people were there. But then I started seeing some of the angles. And let me tell you, I've been to plenty of Sox games. So I knew the angles and the backgrounds weren't right.
"The shame is I've always thought the fireworks were among the best in the country. So there was no need to add anything. The fireworks by themselves would have been good enough. Why?''
Asked about Mugar's argument that the show was entertainment so the usual rules did not apply, Clodfelter, the commenter from Brighton, said if that's the case "why not superimpose Neil Armstrong on the moon?''
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Starting tomorrow, we will be directed to be aware of other things. Things that NONE of us will ever learn are noteworthy during the month of November. A peek at one website talks about November awareness for veterans, adoption, diabetes, alzheimers, lung, pancreatic and prostate cancer and caregivers. That's not even a complete list. Whew.
I do want to close out this final day in October reminding everyone that there is much work to be done. The only thing we are aware of is that October means races and pink ribbons. These are the words of someone I "met" on twitter:
It's time to change awareness to education and ribbons to research.
This same person brought something else to my attention. I have been trying to keep the conversation going on behalf of those with metastatic breast cancer. She posted one of my tweets to a Facebook page:
"Metastatic breast cancer can occur ANY time after original diagnosis, EVEN if initially Stage 0, I, II or III"
The post caused "outrage" and her entries were deleted. In addition, she was accused of spreading untruths. Since she doesn't know I am writing this blog, I will leave her anonymous unless she consents to being "outed."
When I got the name of the Facebook page, I posted a note and then put up a second post with a link to one of the Metastatic Breast Cancer organizations. Another blogger also added a very kindly worded post on the Facebook page with a link to her letter written to Komen about funding for research of metastatic breast cancer.
One of my posts is still on the FB page. Any other entries with links to PROVE the accuracy of that statement have been deleted. This "dust up" all occurred on the Facebook page of a UK Television Show called "Loose Women." Go find them on FB. The page is open to all. Better yet, google it. The first sentence in Wiki says:
It consists of a panel of four women who are brainless....
That would ordinarily make me laugh. Except, they have an audience and their audience was so busy applauding one of the "brainless women" for having a mammogram on the air, they weren't interested in the reality of the disease called Breast Cancer.
It bugs me when people who are IN THE POSITION to teach, to educate, to shine light on the facts choose to make believe the facts are lies. This goes beyond doing a disservice to the women who apparently adore this bunch. There are times when we can be helpful, there are times when we can be neither helpful nor harmful and then There Is This.
This is when harm is done. And I can't sit back and watch false information even lead ONE woman to believe she is safe because the "brainless women" said so. I happen to be very fond of a young mom whom I've known for more than half of her life. She lives in London. She has three young sons. And she has breast cancer. So, I sent a tweet to someone who might have some influence in the UK. We'll see what happens. In the meantime, in the words of one of another tweep (and as soon as I remember who said this, I will give them proper credit because I can't claim these words as mine):
You Can't Fix Stupid.


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There's nothing like a bit of retro gaming to get us dewy eyed on a Tuesday morning. When we found this USB remix of the old Competition Pro joystick from days of yore, the argument over whether the Amiga or ST version of Nitro was the best raged again with the same ferocity as in 1991.
At the very least it reminded us that there's a whole world of emulation out there and this is the perfect twig to hang it all on. It's even got that long forgotten relic of old school gaming - an autofire switch. The same sturdy click that carried us through a generation of 16-bit games is present and correct and, best of all, it's available for under £10.


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This article was originally published in the September/October 1995 issue of Home Energy Magazine. Some formatting inconsistencies may be evident in older archive content.
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Home Energy Magazine Online September/October 1995
Air Tighten with Care
A misunderstanding has apparently occurred over one of my statements in Moisture and Mobile Home Weatherization (HE July/Aug '95, p. 29). I mentioned that many weatherization measures will make the house more airtight, and that could cause moisture problems. I gave as an example the use of dense-pack cellulose wall insulation; however I did not mean to imply that it should not be installed. I am strongly in favor of the use of dense-pack cellulose in walls because it does a good job of insulation and also reduces unwanted air leakage. It is because it typically does such an exceptional job of reducing air leakage that it must be used with care. Whenever any air sealing measures are installed, a procedure should be followed to assure health and safety, including: (1) a SunPower or COAD-type combustion safety testing protocol, (2) source control strategies for excess moisture and other pollutants, (3) installed mechanical ventilation capacity whenever the measured cfm50 is near or below the building tightness limit or there are high levels of contaminants. In no case should any weatherization involving direct or indirect air tightening be undertaken in those few older mobile homes with an exterior vapor retarder until remedial actions are taken.
George Tsongas
Closet Reasons to Install CFLs
I discovered an unexpected justification for use of compact fluorescent lights, which turns conventional wisdom about where CFLs are and are not justified on its head. Recently we sought to install a light fixture in a closet. The electrician informed us that the building code (National Electric Code) forbids the installation of an incandescant light fixture less than 18 inches from a shelf, which was the situation in our closet (and probably in most other closets). To meet code, we would have had to reset the fixture into the plaster ceiling at great cost. However, a compact fluorescent light is acceptable because its heat production is within the safe limits. Here is a case where energy efficiency reduces first costs, even when overall energy savings are small.
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Archive for January 24th, 2013
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– photo by Mitch Waxman
Having an afternoon off, and desiring to stretch ones legs, your humble narrator soon found himself in familiar locale- First Calvary Cemetery in Queens.
There are are four properties which comprise Calvary, the original occupies a hill called Laurel, and was founded in 1848 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The combined properties host better than three million interments, making it the most densely populated cemetery on the planet. One often witnesses things there that most would describe as "odd".
On this particular day, I noticed a trail of disturbed earth.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
It seemed as if some enormous slug like "thing" had pulled itself along, tearing out the turf as it convulsed and contracted and slithered. My first instinct was that whatever it was, it probably secreted acid from its skin, which is why the grass was so thoroughly scrubbed away.
Great size was suggested not just by the size of its trail but by a several inches deep disturbance of the soil.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The thing would have had to been enormous, a giant even by the scale of earlier aeons. Always fragile when confronted with strong emotions and unexpected stimuli, my brain began to throb with panic. Would… could such a creature, exist here?
Then a synaptic leap was accomplished, and remembered was the proximity of the nearby Newtown Creek- and the reportedly mutagenic qualities of its subaqueous sediments found nearby the Phelps Dodge site.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Close to experiencing "one of my states" at this point, my thoughts raced… could the organocoppers and volatile organic compounds known to exist in nearby waters have given rise to some sort of amphibious mutation of enormous size and unknown intent? Does some sort of blasphemous thing, a perverted and debased evolution of innocent sea life, rip its bulk from the protective depths and wander around the cemetery at night?
Would this explain the perennial existence of muddy streaks observed on the corner of Laurel Hill Blvd. and Review Avenue?
– photo by Mitch Waxman
My delicate constitution, carefully balanced and maintained by a staff of doctors and medical professionals, demands that one remain reticent. This is when one of the curative tablets one has been commanded to always have at the ready was consumed, causing my heart to cease its racing action.
So steadied- an examination of my preposition, that an enormous slug like mutation born in a 20 foot thick layer of industrial waste and sewer sediment- the so called Black Mayonnaise- lining the bed of the Newtown Creek, might seem a bit far fetched.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
To be fair, there is evidence that Phelps Dodge supplied refined materials for the Manhattan Project- specifically Tellerium- which would introduce radioactivity into the story. I can tell you categorically that in all the meetings I've attended concerning the Newtown Creek, and in all the scientific literature I've read about the place- not once have I heard or read about radioactivity (in the water).
There is no truth to the rumors common in Maspeth regarding a huge snapping turtle that rose from Newtown Creek and terrorized the community for an entire summer in the early 1950's either, I am told.
Oddly enough, every time I meet somebody who works in government, the first thing they'll say to me is: "There is no truth to the rumors common in Maspeth regarding a huge snapping turtle found there in the summer of 1954."
– photo by Mitch Waxman
This track way is clearly not that of a snapping turtle, I would mention.
There would be distinct foot prints, as well as a defined pattern shaped by the tail.
It would be ridiculous to even suggest that this was the track left behind by an enormous snapping turtle of the sort rumored to have caused the death of several dogs and one mule in Maspeth during 1954, a situation which afflicted the community from the early spring and which only ended after a singular night, in August, which set the tongues of area wags wagging. The sudden appearance and deployment of several Army units accompanied by hundreds of Plain Clothes Police to the industrial quarters nearby the Haberman siding, which was explained away as a raid on illicit liquor racketeers who were operating in the area, is rumored to have put an end to the so called "Monster in Maspeth."
None of which actually happened, I am repeatedly told.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Following the gouged trail, it suddenly became apparent that an apparently orthodox and certainly more ordinary explanation for the disturbed earth at Calvary Cemetery was at hand.
It appeared that vehicle tracks were visible at the upland section of it, and no doubt they were either cleverly trying to disguise the risible horror of some wandering slug like mutation risen from Newtown Creek to wander the graveyard in the dead of night, or that the gouged turf of the track was instead some part of their grounds keeping function.
It is up to you, lords and ladies, to decide which theorem is likely true.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
You never know what you're going to see at Calvary Cemetery, amongst the emerald devastations.
Remember that event in the fall which got cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy?
The "Up the Creek" Magic Lantern Show presented by the Obscura Society NYC is back on at Observatory.
Click here or the image below for more information and tickets.


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Hello, Howdy, Welcome…
I've been in such a cheery mood these past few days, heaven knows why as I've a list to grumble about – but then who doesn't, right?! Needless to say, I'm a great believer that a few rays of sun helps, and considering that we've been bizarrely blessed with a run of blue skies lately (living in Ireland that's a rare treat at times) it's been fabulous getting up in the morning to the sun streaming in through the blinds. Even groggily moving my arm to find a little warm spot on the duvet has been a treat. Can you imagine my elation living in some far flung sunny climate?! Ohh the temptation! However, I shall stop rambling and get right onto today's feature…
Talking of cheery, I've a fabulous blog buddy to introduce y'all too today as the gorgeous Varsha from The Girl With An Accent, joins us for a quick chatter about life behind the scenes of her flourishing lifestyle and beauty blog. Varsha's blog is a fun mix of many a great topic including yummy recipes, a sprinkling of beauty, a dash of wanderlust and oodles of personality. There literally is something for everyone, so if you haven't already taken a virtual trip over to Varsha's corner of the interwebs then be sure to check it out pronto, but not before we take a peek Behind The Blog…
In only 5 words describe what readers can expect from your blog:
Recipes, beauty, life, ramblings and inspiration!
What inspired you to start blogging?
Honestly, I'd been thinking about it for a while. I first wanted to start up a YouTube channel (and even filmed a video rambling on about things!) but that didn't work out. I was just too insecure. Two years ago, I started writing for the magazine at my university and gradually gained a little confidence. I've always loved writing and sharing ideas and experiences but I was always a little insecure about it all. I finally mustered the courage one day and made an impulsive decision to sign up on WordPress and here I am! I'm still relatively anonymous but I'm ready to let people I know read my blog (at least a few close friends).
Tell us about your blog name… what made you decide on it?
Like I said earlier, I'd been thinking about it for a while before I impulsively clicked the sign up button. About two years ago, I was talking to a friend of mine who lives in India. We started talking about accents and she told me that I had an accent. I told her she had one. That went back and forth a little until I realised we all have accents. It makes everyone simultaneously unique and the same.
It also says a little something about me. People usually can't place my accent, because I was exposed to so many languages and accents while growing up. I've got a bit of a mix of an Indian and an American accent and since I've been studying English, an English accent can also be added to the mix. In other words, I've got a weird accent (as I've been told) and proud of it!
Do you ever suffer from Blogger's Block & if so how do you overcome it?
The thing is I've got all these ideas popping up at the wrong times so I end up forgetting most of them (I know, I should be writing them down). So, since I forget I even had an idea, I tend to suffer from Blogger's Block from time to time. When this happens, I usually check out other blogs (which ends up in liking and commenting all over the place) or browse Pinterest.
What's your favourite post to date?
Can I pick two? My blog is quite varied so it's hard to just pick one, I enjoyed writing them all!
Here's one of my first posts ever "Late Evening Baking Time! – Banana Bread Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies" This one was such an unplanned post! It was nearing midnight. I was literally sitting on my couch watching TV and suddenly got a craving for cookies. So I looked something up and ended up with these delicious cookies!
The other one is beauty related and my first ever "Hello Favourites" I was so excited to use my new Naked Palette and couldn't wait to share it all my lovely readers. I feel like you can really sense my excitement in this post. I also loved taking the pictures. It truly made me feel like a real blogger.
Describe your everyday clothes style:
This one is difficult! My clothes style tends to change with my mood. One day I'm a punk chick, the other day I'm a girly girl wearing a dress. But since I mostly just go to university, my everyday style is usually just denim jeans, t-shirt and cardigan with converse/boots.
What are your current top 3 beauty items?
MAC's Prep+Prime BB compact (review here)
Collection's Long Lasting Concealer
MAC 's lipstick Mehr (review here)
How do you like to relax & unwind after a stressful day?
I like to cosy up on the couch with either a book or a (Bollywood) film with a warm cup of tea.
Describe your ideal Saturday night:
Very much like how I relax and unwind after a stressful day. So, watching something on Netflix or even work on my blog! But I also like to hang out with my friends. Maybe even go for a cocktail (or two).
What do you do to relax?
I listen to music and read. I also find cooking and baking extremely relaxing. Sometimes I like to watch my favourite shows on Netflix. Or I call my mom or my best friend to talk.
Everyone has their bad habits, what's yours?
Putting off plans with friends (usually because I'm stressing about university too much). A mundane (and weird) habit of mine is not being able to finish my drink till the last drop. I always leave a little sip at the end of my glass or cup. I don't know why!
What's your most cherished childhood memory?
Decorating the Christmas tree together with my family every year (including Christmas shopping and all, even though we're not Christians!). There is one particular memory I have when I was probably barely 4. I'm sitting on the floor while my mom is braiding my hair while I look up at the lights in the Christmas tree twinkle. I just felt so happy in that moment. It's one of my first really happy memories that I can remember.
What was your favourite school subject?
In secondary school it was Biology
At university it's Second Language Acquisition! (funny how things change)
What's your dream job?
This is a question I've been asked to address a lot lately.
Maybe an author. Or a chef. Or a restaurant owner. Or a journalist. Maybe even a full time blogger.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I'll be 27 then, eek!
I see myself holding my master's degree, along with a teaching certificate. I've got a stable and great job. A nice apartment or house somewhere in Europe (most probably the Netherlands). And maybe even thinking about marriage.
What top 5 things are on your bucket list?
Travel through all of Europe
See the Northern Lights
Write a novel about my best friend's love story
Fly in a hot air balloon
Be thoroughly and wonderfully happy
What's your biggest achievement to date?
Moving to the Netherlands to live on my own at the age of 17.
Who inspires you?
My mom, my friends, all you lovely bloggers!
Do you have a favourite inspirational quote?
"Stop thinking of what could go wrong and think of what could go right"
What top tips would you give to someone who is thinking of starting their own blog?
Just do it. Don't think of what could go wrong. Think of what could go right. Step out of your comfort zone and touch the waters. It's a whole new realm of possibilities and learning!
Oh, the wonderful things life brings us when we challenge it.
Tea or Coffee = Coffee girl by day, Tea girl by night.
Coke or Pepsi = Coke
Messy mayhem or Super Organised = Messy Organised
Cute kitten or Playful puppy = Playful puppy
Night In or Night Out = Night in
Heels or Flats = Flats (wish I could say heels)
Lip Stick or Lip Gloss = Lip Stick
Rock Chick or Pop Princess = Rock Princess
Paperback or E-book = E-book (although I have a soft spot for fresh paperbacks)
Contact Varsha:
Varsha on social media…
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Thanks so much for reading & of course do say hi in the comments below… we adore a good chatter here on Confetti & Curves


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Serrano y Domínguez, Francisco
Serrano y Domínguez, Francisco fränthēs´kō sārä´nō ē dōmēng´gāth [key], 1810–85, Spanish general and statesman. In 1834–39 he distinguished himself in the war against the Carlists. He at first supported Espartero but later worked for his overthrow (1843). His services as captain general of Cuba (1859–63) earned him the titles of duque de La Torre and grandee of Spain. After the death of his friend Leopoldo O'Donnell (1867), he led the Liberal Union party. He participated with Juan Prim in the overthrow (1868) of Isabella and was named regent by the constituent assembly. Serrano was premier (1870–71) under King Amadeus, and after the latter's abdication (1873) he opposed the newly established republic. In 1874 a military coup placed him at the head of the provisional government. Serrano was excluded from office when Alfonso XII was restored (1875) to the Spanish throne.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2023, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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