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A-Rod Takes His Magical Centaur Legs for Granted (Or: "Cunts Are Still Running The World")
A-Rod "crashed" his ride. Simon Cowell: engaged. Barry Bonds: divorced. Jim Carrey: grandfather. Where Tiger Woods loses $100M, I see opportunity. The world changes and turns. Let this final weekend shit begin. Presenting your Saturday Morning Gossip Roundup:
- You'd think, being a magical centaur and all, A-Rod wouldn't be using his Maybach so much to get around. Because he's a magical centaur, with magical centaur third baseman legs, which can carry him to magical places. Like Kate Hudson's vagina. And Yankee Stadium. Instead, he "crashed" his Maybach Benz when arriving to Spring Training yesterday, according to a New York Post headline. Look what qualifies as a "crash" to Page Six:
"A-Rod was involved in what's described as a 'minor fender bender.'"
- Right. Anyway! A Maybach is a pretty dope car, but A-Rod's got lots of money so he really probably doesn't care either way. More importantly, though: Not a good sign for the Yankees. Godzilla and Caveman are gone, other teams bought them out on single year contracts. A-Rod has retracted his magical centaur legs and is now "crashing" Maybachs into other people's cars. This is already an ugly season. Just sayin'. [Page Six]
- Simon Cowell is engaged to his live-in girlfriend. Somewhere you know Randy's like, DAWG. DAWG. YOU GONNA GET TIED UP WITH THAT SHIT DAWG? JUST SAYIN'. Whatever, you know the chick who decided to be Simon Cowell's live-in girlfriend is ten times the raging cunt he is. Yeah, I just used the word cunt. What of it? I meant it in the English way. Cunts. Also, I'm sitting in this coffee shop, and this mom is wearing this baby on her chest in one of those pouch things, and it looked like she was biting the baby's ear, and I was gonna be like, HEY STOP BITING THAT BABY'S EAR! But then I realized that she was just kissing her kid on the cheek, and I was like, oh, shit, I need a new prescription in my glasses. I've got this mean Mr. Magoo squint going on right now. It's pretty ugly. Cunts. [NYDN]
- Harry Potter is a magical person. So is Daniel Radcliffe. He filmed a very nice PSA for a very good cause. For those of you waiting for the other shoe to drop with the Harry Potter kids, it just isn't going to happen. Sorry. They will not become sketchy drug addicts. They won't become vagina-flashing drunks. They're just good, magical people. Except for Ron. He might be fucked. [NYDN]
- Todd English has a thing for Asian chicks. Asian chicks who beat him. This one has yet to kick his ass, but if you've ever been to his new place in the Meatpacking District, Juliette, you'd want to kick his ass, too. For sucking. I mean, the couscous was good, but someone I was with described it as "a place vampires probably go to rape teenage girls." So there's that. Anyway, she probably will (beat his ass. Not rape him and suck his blood. Though he does have a thing for goldddiggers. JUST SAYING). [Page Six]
- Lily Allen called Courtney Love a batshit paranoid something-or-other on Twitter. I mean, really, do you think I ever read these things past the headline? You're wrong. Yeah, so Lily Allen called Courtney Love something crazy and really, of course, we defer to Lily Allen on this, but also, takes a crazy to taste a crazy, or something. [NYDN]
- Hayden Panettiere and her new rack are supposedly meeting up with old flame Harry Morton, who's a young guy with a fuckton of money that once belonged to his parents. This entitles him to date all the "hot ass" he wants. This is how the world works. [Page Six]
- Gatorade supposedly nixed a $100M deal with Tiger Woods a week after his apology. So they need a new spokesperson. And fuck, could I use a Gatorade right now. Gatorade: Is it in you? And by in, I mean Gatorade. Not my penis. Or Tiger's. That'd be weird. Haha, penis jokes. Call me, Gatorade. [NYDN]
- Kim Kardashian's show about a flack hack in L.A. got better ratings that Kelly Cutrone's show did, but that's because (A) America's full of stupid people addicted to stupid shit and (B) does it matter? Because Kelly Cutrone will still cut a bitch. In the face. If Kelly Cutrone and Kim Kardashian met on a dark street, you know what'd happen? Probably nothing, right. But in an ideal world, Cutrone would just throttle Kardashian on behalf of dead brain cells everywhere that were once the among the living. Just like, BOOM, a single jab to the face. Biggity-BOW. POW. Etc. [Page Six]
- Rachel Ray shared her exercise secrets. One of them probably isn't "smoke a fuckload of cigarettes," which I hear she does. For the record, this is also part of the Gawker Media fitness diet. Seriously. I think we're equity partners with Phillip Morris or something. HEY YO DEL, you and Batty should get on this shit. I'm talkin' a full fuckin' banner ad with flash or whatever, and it's just a single Parliament light, and it burns down from left to right while you're reading the page, and when it gets to end of the cigarette, it reminds you: TIME TO STEP OUTSIDE, AND TAKE A MOMENT FOR YOURSELF. PARLIAMENT LIGHTS: THE SMOKE OF PROFESSIONAL BLOGGERS. Hey Phillip Morris, call me. [People]
- Sean Hayes said hi to someone at the Algonquin he thought was Stanley Tucci. It wasn't. Fair mistake. Did you know there's a cat at the Algonquin hotel that lives there? Yeah, that's it's job, to be the fucking cat at the Algonquin. Some people just have it made. [Page Six]
- Barry Bonds' wife is filing for divorce. Poor guy. Maybe he can take more domestic bliss-enhancing drugs, or something? [NYDN]
- Jerry Weintraub is old. Time for his memoir. He's got lots of stories about how he broke up a fight at the funeral of Elvis and something about Julia Roberts and a $20 bill. Ha, old people. [Page Six]
- Nas owes the IRS a bunch of money in taxes. If Nas ruled the world, Nas wouldn't owe the IRS taxes. We all would, but he wouldn't. [TMZ]
- The editor of Self ate next to Mick Jagger and Gradyon Carter at the Carter-owned Monkey Bar. She was promoting a new book about how to feel better about yourself. Step 1 was not Don't go to Monkey Bar, though it probably should be. [Page Six]
- Jim Carrey is a grandfather. A grandfather. I was in third grade when that man was talking out of his ass in Ace Ventura. Also, yes: not only does that man have children, but he has children of children. Imagine, for one moment, what having Jim Carrey as your grandfather would be like. Incredible? Terrifying? As long as he shows them the talking ass routine, they will be happy, laughing babies. I know this for a fact. Because every time I watch it, I feel like I still have a developing brain. And I still laugh. [NYDN]
- Gloria Estefan will be playing music with a bunch of food people at the South Beach/Miami Food and Wine Festival tonight. COME ONSHAKEBODYBABY DOTHECONGA, indeed. I may be a straight man, but I do have a weakness for Gloria Estefan songs and South Miami. Then again, so do old Jews. I'm decrepit. [Page Six]
Well, here we are. The last weekend. Apologies for the late wakeup, but you know, I earned it. Don't worry, we'll be here late. This job has been the most fun I've ever had, and we're gonna go out strong. For those of you who are visiting the site for the first time, if you have no idea what's going on, I apologize in advance. This one is for our readers, the ones who have kept coming back, the ones who stick around even after their screams of "BRING ____ _____ BACK" on my first weekend. Little secret to those readers: I was always one of those people, and still am. And some of those people are coming back! Some definitely aren't. But I'm more a fan of Gawker than a writer of it, and I think that will always be the case. Hopefully, I've tended to the site as such, and it's to Gabriel and Nick's credit that they've let me do a little old school dance to a certain extent. Remy, for that matter, too, who has basically reassured me that, with the exception of any legal threats he gets over the weekend, he really won't be checking in. And sure, business as usual will be attended to, but with an extra dash of...you know, that. And some friends, of course. They'll be showing up tomorrow.
So! This weekend's for you. And if you feel like running something on the site, or want to see something, by all means, give me a shout, and we'll see what we can do. In the mean time, here's to you! Thank you guys. It's been fun, and it will be.


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Roller Sports Ontario's Indoor Series took place this past Sunday in Mississauga. This was the second of four events. Skaters competed in distances ranging from 300-meters to 1000-meters. The RSO Series is a co-ed ability based series; skaters complete a time trial and are placed in ability groups. Final series age category rankings will determine trophies and cash prizes for skaters. The next competition will take place on March 16th. [300-meter time trial results, 500-meter results, 1000-meter results, stage 2 standings, Peter Doucet's photos]
2006-2007 RSO Indoor Series awards were distributed this past Sunday- pictured are some of the top-3 age category finishers- seated left to right; Morgan Williams, Jesse Pauley, Sarah Hopkins, standing left to right; Jacky Shu, Alex Maas, Jake Maas, Eric Maas, Peter Doucet, Aaron Arndt, Scott Pauley, Andrew Hegarty- photo by Phillip Morris

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Danny Lyon spoke out last week about Google books' disregard for rights, artistic craft and common respect. In Google vs. The Bikeriders he lays out a short and no nonsense argument.
Lyon doesn't oppose digital distribution of his work – he just doesn't want it scanned en masse. He wants publishers, software programmers and artists to do the work.
On the existence of books, Lyon warned, "I'd be real careful about messing with this stuff. I'm not sure I would want to live without them."
The Bikeriders 1968, The Destruction of Lower Manhattan 1969, and Conversations with the Dead 1971, were all out of print within two years of their publications. They had all been remaindered by their publishers and would remain out of print for at least twenty years each.
"Conversations" is still out of print. Under Google's new rules, Conversations with the Dead could be scanned and put on line by Google without even contacting me. Many photo book makers are torn between standing up for their rights, and "being left out" by the Ruler of the Internet.
So what is wrong with having Goggle (sic) bring my out of print work to the world wide web?
1) It is theft. Ownership of out of print work reverts to the author (me). Copyright has worked well in America for centuries and is part of the foundation of our Democracy and the Ist Amendment. I own my writing and my work. They really do have to ask.
2) Picture books are different. You cannot scan them and put them on the internet. Scanning a printed image destroys the beauty of the work which is embedded in the work itself. That is why authors make picture books. They are making a thing of beauty. That is why printers, ink, paper, and publishers and production managers are all so important. They all work to create a thing of beauty, a book. In this case, as picture book.
There is nothing wrong with putting a picture book on the internet. But that can only be done the way a book is printed, which is to scan the individual images. It is the difference between "the real thing" and a bad xerox of it.
If they want "Conversations with the Dead" on the internet they have to work with publishers, who employ the people to make the prints and make the scans and recreate the book for internet use, just the way a person makes a good website.
That's a lot of work that will create a lot of jobs, and it should.
Publishers are the people to do this, as they are in the book business. Google seems intent on destroying the book business and its just possible, that they will.
Books, the printed smelly kind you hold in your hand, have been part of and have helped advance civilization for five hundred years. The Greeks and Ancient Jews used papyrus rolls, which they also held to write on, and to read, 2,500 years ago. I'd be real careful about messing with this stuff. I'm not sure I would want to live without them.
I am amazed that Lyon even needs to fight a corner on this. He surely is more valuable to us than scanned copies of his books.
How to tell Google to lay off Lyon's publications?
Danny Lyon's website is Bleak Beauty.
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This is a delicious healthy gravy with black chick peas.
2 cups of chickpeas
2 onions
2 tomatoes
1 tsp. of ginger- garlic paste
Handful of coriander and mint leaves
1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder
For seasoning
1 tsp. of aniseed
1 bay leaf
1" cinnamon stick
For grinding
2 tbsp. of grated coconut
3 green chillies
5 nos. of cashewnuts
Grind them to a smooth paste adding little water.
Add the coriander and mint leaves, sauté for a min.
Add the onions, saute them until they turn translucent.
Add the tomatoes, along with turmeric powder, saute them until the tomatoes get cooked well.
Now add the cooked chick peas mix them well,add the paste adding little water , allow it to cook for 10 mins in medium flame.( adjust water according to your consistency).
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Healthy delicious black chickpeas gravy is ready to serve......
Serve it hot with Chapathi's...


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For Immediate Release: August 30, 2013
Contact: Kerry Koonce
Telephone: (515) 281-9646
Iowa's Employer Unemployment Insurance Tax Tables Continue Improvement in 2014
Tax Tables Move in a Positive Direction, 3rd Year in a Row
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa Workforce Development announced today that employers will see approximately $104 million dollars in tax savings by moving from tax table five to table six. The average rate will fall from 2.0 percent to 1.6 percent for 2014.
This marks the third year in a row for positive movement, and will save Iowa businesses nearly half a billion dollars in tax savings, which can be reinvested to further encourage job growth.
"This change demonstrates the continued improvement in Iowa's economy," stated Iowa Workforce Development director Teresa Wahlert. "Iowa continues to demonstrate stability within the Unemployment Insurance Trust Funds and has moved the tax rates in a positive direction for businesses three years in a row."
In 2014, the Unemployment Insurance Tax Table will move in a positive direction to Table 6. The new employer non-construction rate will decrease from 1.1 percent to 1.0 percent in 2014, the lowest permitted rate by federal law.
"The people of Iowa have our commitment to carefully manage the trust fund in the coming year to continue this beneficial trend for Iowa businesses. Iowa has one of the lowest UI tax rates in the nation," stated Wahlert.
Iowa Workforce Development is the state agency charged with collecting unemployment insurance taxes from employers and operating Iowa's unemployment insurance payment programs for workers. Annually, Iowa Workforce Development identifies the appropriate table for the following year. Unemployment tax rates are based on wages and recent unemployment benefit payments.
Due to the design of Iowa's unemployment tax system developed under Governor Branstad's administration in the 1980's and Iowa Workforce Development's diligent oversight of the UI Trust Fund throughout the national recession and recovery, Iowa businesses will benefit with an average decrease in taxes.
Throughout the state, Iowa Workforce Development provides critical services and resources to support the prosperity, productivity, health and safety of Iowans and their communities. Services are available in 15 regional centers, four satellite offices and hundreds of Virtual Access Points.


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Gov. Patrick weighs outside review of child welfare agency
Jeremiah Oliver missing since September
A "fresh set of eyes" might be necessary to review the state's child welfare agency in the wake of the disappearance of a 5-year-old Fitchburg boy, Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday.
Patrick said one goal is to make sure that the Department of Children and Families is following best practices when providing services.
"It may be that we need a third party to come and give us a look so we're thinking that through," Patrick said. "This is not a job for amateurs."
Patrick said one way of assessing the agency's performance is to call on "some group or agency that is knowledgeable, that has some real gravitas and experience in this area that might help us bring a fresh set of eyes." He didn't give additional details.
Patrick also continued to defend DCF Commissioner Olga Roche and said the majority of social workers do good work under difficult circumstances.
The agency recently came under fire after the disappearance of Jeremiah Oliver, whose family was under DCF supervision. Jeremiah hasn't been seen since September and is presumed dead.
Three workers at the agency's Leominster office were fired, while the boy's mother and her boyfriend are facing charges.
On Tuesday Roche met with the Northbridge superintendent of schools to discuss concerns that the agency's local office had failed to respond to school officials' apprehension about the well-being of some children.
Patrick said that many of those concerns were allayed by the meeting and some had to do with new teachers being unfamiliar with what social workers were permitted to disclose under confidentiality rules.
The administration released a follow-up letter from Superintendent Nancy Spitulnik in which she described the meeting with Roche as "very productive" and said the schools now have "a better understanding of how the department operates, including the screening and intake process."
"It was clear that we are all committed to helping and supporting our students and families in whatever way we can," Spitulnik said.
Demands for changes at the agency continue to mount, however.
State Sen. Mike Barrett on Wednesday called on the Patrick administration to disclose complete data on staffing at key human services agencies like DCF — including the total number of staff in the 2007 fiscal year compared to the current fiscal year.
The Lexington Democrat and Senate chairman of the Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities said he wants to understand how budget cuts may have affected services for agencies under his committee's review like DCF.
"It's becoming harder to suppose we're dealing with just a few bad apples rather than a systemic problem," Barrett said in a written statement.
Also Wednesday, Republican candidate for governor Charlie Baker called on the Patrick administration to release data including average social worker caseloads, the last time each caseworker documented a visit with every child under their care, and the total number of abuse reports filed in the past six months and the outcome of each.
Another gubernatorial candidate, Attorney General Martha Coakley, on Tuesday proposed creating a separate child protection division within DCF to investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect with a sole focus on the safety of the children involved.
Coakley said the department's dual mandate — both to protect children while also strengthening families — can create tensions for workers.
Patrick said he doesn't believe there's an inherent conflict.
"The interest of the social workers is doing right by the kids," he said. "If that means keeping the families together great. If it doesn't, then there are other interventions."


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BROOKLYN SUPREME COURT — A Hasidic Jewish counselor has been convicted on charges he repeatedly sexually abused a 12-year-old girl whose school forced her to continue in his care, following a two-week trial fraught with attempts to intimidate the victim.
Nechemya Weberman, 54, a high-ranking member of the Orthodox Hasidic Satmar sect in Williamsburg, was convicted on 59 counts, including course of sexual conduct against a child, criminal sex act, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. He faces up to 25 years in prison on the top charge, but could serve longer.
Weberman sat silently in apparent shock as the jury read their verdict on the top charges against him in unison, while a small group of supporters looked on. His wife clutched her coat, looking wide-eyed and stricken as court officers led Weberman away in handcuffs.
The victim's husband, Hershy Deutsch, sent a jubilant note of thanks and celebration to his wife's many supporters on Facebook shortly after the verdict was handed down Monday afternoon.
"While my face is wet from tears and my phone is jamming with messages, I want to thank you all for your support til now and forever," Deutsch wrote. "When God is witness you cannot lie."
During the trial, four supporters from the Satmar community were arrested for allegedly taking photos of the victim on the witness stand and sending them out onto the internet via Twitter. Months before the case went to trial, four other men were arrested for allegedly offering Deutsch $500,000 if the victim dropped her case.
When she refused, prosecutors say the thugs trashed Deutsch's business.
Weberman said he never touched the girl and claimed she was seeking revenge against him because she believed that he was involved with her father's efforts to get an ex-boyfriend arrested for statutory rape in 2010.
"The jury got an unfairly sanitized version of the facts, and as a result the truth did not come out. The struggle to clear an innocent man's name will continue with full force," defense attorney George Farkas said.
The girl gave a very different story, telling jurors on the stand that Weberman told her that he had been watching her since she was 7, and looked forward to the time when she would be sent to him for counseling after rebelling against her religious school's strict dress code.
The attacks took place in Weberman's counseling office from 2007 to 2010, when the victim turned 15, prosecutors said.
Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes praised the victim for coming forward despite all odds, to face down her community at significant risk to herself and her family.
He added that the reluctance by the Satmar sect to cooperate with law enforcement authorities will only hurt the community, and recommended that the Satmar community take a page from Brooklyn's Lubavitch Hasidic community, whose religious court ruled that any allegation of sexual abuse against a child must be taken to police.
"What the leaders of this community have got to understand, just as the Lubavitcher community understood, is that we will never get to the bottom of this and never be able to say with any certitude whether it is pervasive until there is total cooperation without any prior contact, without any prior screening, total cooperation with the civil authorities," Hynes said at a press conference on Monday.
He added that there were other victims too afraid to come forward.
"You were dealing with the appearance of intimidation. People were being ignored in synagogue or people were being told if you report it to the civil authorities, things could happen to you."
Hynes, whose office has come under criticism for not doing enough to stamp out sex abuse in Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn, had harsh words for anyone who tries to evade the law in the future.
"Make no mistake about it, if we are able to establish in any case where someone is told, 'if you go to civil authorities you will suffer consequences like being thrown out of a yeshiva school or not being allowed to go to a camp or taking away your right to marry,' if any of that is proven beyond a reasonable doubt, you can bet I'm going to have a grand jury indict and we're going to prosecute to the maximum," he said.


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Obama's omissions mark Benghazi
On "Fox News Sunday" recently, White House aide Dan Pfeiffer was asked about President Barack Obama's whereabouts the night of the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi.
This was the night when we lost our first ambassador in 30 years and when three other Americans were killed in an attack lasting for hours at multiple locations. Since the president is commander in chief, one would think that where he was and what he did during such an event would be of obvious public concern.
Not according to Pfeiffer. He deemed the president's location, and specifically whether he was in the Situation Room, "a largely irrelevant fact."
If it is so unimportant, why not simply tell us? It's not as if we haven't heard largely irrelevant information before.
Obama's actions and non-actions on that terrible night are a blank spot in his presidency. We simply don't know much about them, and the White House has always been perfectly content to leave it that way.
We know he was meeting with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey on an unrelated matter at 5 p.m. Washington time, when he learned of the attack. In congressional testimony, Panetta said he had no contact with the president or the White House after that point. Dempsey said he didn't hear from the president, either.
We know that the president talked to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at 10 p.m., when the assault that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and State Department computer expert Sean Smith was over but the mortar attack that killed two former U.S. Navy SEALs at another facility hadn't yet taken place.
(We also know he had an hourlong conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but according to the White House, the call was about Iran.)
What about the rest of the time? Pfeiffer assures us that the president kept "in constant touch that night with his national security team and kept up to date with the events as they were happening."
He must have experienced the loneliness and responsibility of command during all his unspecified phone calls with unspecified national security personnel from an unspecified location until unspecified hours of the night.
When the White House has a good story to tell, we hear about it. As Boston Herald columnist Michael Graham points out, the president has been in constant evidence responding to the Moore, Okla., tornado. Two days after the storm, the White House blog informed us, among many other things, that the president spoke to Mayor Glenn Lewis and Gov. Mary Fallin "to reiterate that he had directed his administration to provide all available resources to support the response led by the governor and her team."
The Osama bin Laden raid will be one of the most documented episodes of his presidency. Immediately after killing bin Laden, Obama gave a long, detailed interview to "60 Minutes."
He talked about what information the CIA first brought him about bin Laden's location and what orders he gave in response. When the planning began and how it proceeded. How involved he was in multiple meetings. Every nuance of his thinking. The dynamic of the debate among his advisers. The mood in the Situation Room during the operation. And so on.
In the case of Benghazi, the military maintains that nothing could have been done to save the lives lost that night, and it might be right. But no one could say how long the attack in Benghazi would last or whether there would be follow-on attacks in Tripoli. An engaged commander in chief would have been coordinating with his military and prodding it to see if it could do more, faster to respond to an attack that resulted in a national humiliation.
The day after his mystery night, Obama emerged. He gave a statement at 10:35 a.m. condemning the Benghazi attack — and left Washington at 2:20 p.m. for a fundraiser in Las Vegas.


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Well, this should be interesting.
A dozen years removed from the NBA, Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman remains a compelling character… well, for the same reason we watched Nicholas Cage in "Leaving Las Vegas." The same reason half of Bravo's shows exist. Because self-destruction can be entertaining so long as it is someone else.
Now Penny Marshall — a huge NBA fan and director of movies like "Big" and "A League of Their Own" — has turned her sights on Rodman, she told the Washington Post (hat tip to SLAM).
Lately, she has been working on a documentary about the basketball player Dennis Rodman, some of which she has been shooting via Skype. That came up because a) Ms. Marshall is a big sports fan. ("You can yell and scream at a game and no one's taking you away in a white coat.") And b) "I have a little radar to the insane," she said. "They seek me out. Dennis and his agent asked if I would do a documentary."
Yes, I'll watch it. So will you, admit it.
If just about anyone other than Marshall were involved I would ignore this, but with her in the directors chair there could be something there.
And with Rodman in it, this will have more flamboyant outfits than the Sex and the City movies.


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How much time did you say Millennials spend on the media? Really? Wow.
The most stunning finding from Ipsos Media's new study on social media is that Millennials spend an average of 17.8 hours a day perusing (if that's the right word) the media.
Assuming they must sleep at some point, that means that nearly all of Millennials' waking hours are spent looking at or listening to a smartphone, tablet, computer, radio, movie or T.V. screen or even the printed page!
How do they find the time to do anything else?
The actual point of the study was about user-generated content (UGC), a buzzword that, according to Wikipedia, entered mainstream use in 2005. Wikipedia says "The advent of user-generated content marked a shift among media organizations from creating online content to providing facilities for amateurs to publish their own content." So, for example, anything that lets you put information out there on the Internet (a blog, Twitter, Instagram) is an example of UGC.
It's clearly cheaper for media organizations to have users create content, rather than for the corporations to have to pay for it. On the downside is the fact that UGC sites cannot charge nearly as much for advertising that sites (usually bricks-and-mortar) charge. This is why we see Facebook and Twitter constantly trying out new ways of sneaking ads into our feeds.
The study's authors report that 53% of Millennials say UGC influences their buying decisions, compared to 44% who trust traditional media more. Of that 53%, nearly three-quarters (74%) say their most "trustworthy" form of UGC is "conversations with friends/family" (although, to me, a "conversation" with actual people isn't really an example of user-generated content. Am I missing something?) Anyhow, that compares with only 44% who find "print magazines or newspapers" to be trustworthy.
That will come as welcome news to my friends who are steeped deeply into social media. It means, for instance, that a Millennial who's looking to buy a bottle of wine will give more credence to a "conversation with family/friends" than a recommendation in a wine magazine.
Well, duh. I'm sure that's true for most people who buy a bottle of wine. Wine magazines and wine columns in newspapers aren't for everyone, they're for people whose interest in wine has risen above a certain base level. These folks may not realize it, but if they're listening to a wine recco from a magazine or newspaper, they have officially dipped one toe into the Sea of Geekdom. Hey, dive right in, the water's warm and comforting!
It's interesting to note from the study that, while we tend to associate Millennials with online social media and not so much with television, they actually watch quite a bit of the boob tube. While 71% of them report daily use of social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.), nearly as many—60%–watch live TV everyday. And may I be so bold as to suggest that a momentary glimpse of their Facebook feed pales in comparison to watching a 30-minute TV program. That suggests that wine companies might consider advertising on the TV shows that Millennials watch, but (cf. my reference above to advertising), most wineries could never even begin to advertise on Colbert or the Daily Show.
I suppose the challenge for wineries today is the same as it was six years ago when I began blogging: How do you get Millennials (or anyone else) to recommend your wines to their friends and followers? That's the million-dollar question. No one's yet figured out the answer. While they're trying to, I suggest wineries continue to send samples to the top print critics and other tastemakers. The two approaches are not mutually exclusive.
Steve, those hours are calculated as an aggregate of total media (the study basically includes everything but meditation as media!). So, checking email on a computer, scrolling Twitter on a phone, chatting to your SO and having the news on in the background for 30 minutes while having coffee counts as 2 total hours. How often do you spend by yourself with no one around, no print publication, no phone, no computer or no TV in front of you? When you combine the fact that people are often viewing multiple devices, and when media hours are not mutually exclusive, you can quite easily get to 18 hours. That's not that high when you really think about it.
Hi Steve-
One of the things I've seen both food companies and retailers doing is reaching out and providing samples of their product to bloggers with a large millenial social following. I believe this will be continue to be an important place for companies to attract the millenial generation. The issue with marketing on TV is the advent of on-demand television. Several of us now have the ability to skip over all the commercials and get straight to the content when we want it.
"How do you get Millennials (or anyone else) to recommend your wines to their friends and followers?" Make good wine and don't charge too much for it. I'd like my million dollars now, please. 🙂
One other point about the survey: It is based on analyzing responses from 839 ONLINE participants. It is as valid as me polling what wine pfolk prefer when they visit my tasting room and publishing "survey results" saying that wine lovers prefer Syrah over any other variety.
I also agree with Kyle that in aggregate, 18 is not that much. I know folk who continue to get FB feed on their phone when they go to sleep!


text: Modern enterprise data centers are some of the most technically sophisticated business activities on earth. Ironically enough, they are also often bastions of inefficiency, with equipment utilization much below ten percent and 30 percent of the servers in those facilities being comatose (using electricity but performing no useful information services). The operators of these facilities also struggle to keep pace with rapid changes in deployments of computing equipment.


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Fred Phelps Gay? Former Westboro Baptist Church Member Says Maybe
Could the reason for Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps' hyperbolic hatred of homosexuals be the result of an ongoing battle with his own repressed homosexuality?
One former member says perhaps.
Speaking with the Advocate following the release of her book about leaving the WBC, 27-year-old Lauren Drain, daughter of WBC spokesman Steve Drain, suggested the bigoted cult leader likely formed his anti-gay worldview in the aftermath of a gay experience during his teen years.
In the interview, Drain, author of Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church, discusses Phelps youth in the Boy Scouts and his preparations to join the military, which ended abruptly due to an transformative "event."
At 17, Phelps suddenly dropped out of West Point and decided to become a preacher, Drain said, "and now he had this whole crusade against sexual immorality. … And it was after this event."
Drain admits she never discussed the life-altering incident with Phelps one-on-one, but says she has speculated quite a bit about it, and believes it might have had something to do with a gay experience. (For the record, Phelps himself attributes his about-face to a revival meeting at a a Methodist church in Meridian.)
I never understood why, when [the media asked him], "Why are you so against the homosexuals? Did you have a homosexual experience? Do you have homosexual tendencies?" And he would get so mad, he would shut down. And he'd be like, "I can't talk to this person anymore, they're stupid." His reaction to that was stronger than any other question you can ask him. So I always wondered that - why does he get so mad? If I'm not gay, I'll just say I'm not gay. And I'm not going to freak out, like, "Why are you calling me gay?" I always thought that was super strange. … I don't know what happened there, so [speculation] is all that I can leave it at. But something happened, and something made him change his mind about the military, and in turn have kind of a crusade against sexual immorality and homosexuals.
With more and more high-profile members of the WBC jumping ship in recent months, we may not need to subsist on speculation alone for long.


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Sorry I missed the mayoral debate last night, but I was down in India Point Park watching Extraordinary Rendition marching band and the sunset.
However, reading the ProJo report today, I see that Angel Taveras is the only candidate who would not toss out the 'P' that stands for Providence, the Creative Capital.
All the candidates, with the exception of Taveras, said they would get rid of the city slogan ("the Creative Capital") and symbol (an orange capital 'P') that Cicilline spent more than $100,000 to develop.
"People think it's a parking sign," said Costantino.
Folks, in these difficult times I would not throw out anything that costs $100,000. I'm unhappy that Mayor Cicilline didn't hire local talent to create it (maybe we're the creative capital that can't create a logo), but I actually think it's pretty good and I like seeing it around town. If the other candidates are promising to fork out more money for a new logo, and tear down all those signs and make new ones then that's the stand they are taking. Myself, I would rather have my property taxes used for the schools or outdoor concerts like last night. And with all respect to Mr. Costantino, we Providence residents know there is no parking anywhere, we simply choose the space that is least illegal. It's called creative parking.
I agree with Angel Taveras– branding takes time and starting from scratch is a waste of money and time needed elsewhere. And I like the 'P'. That is my stand and I'm sticking to it.


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The right to peaceful public protest is an essential component of a healthy democratic society. Except, it seems, in the City of London.
The argument over whether the Occupy movement should camp outside St Paul's and the subsequent closure of the cathedral has served to distract from the main issue facing the protesters, which is that political protest is banned in the vast majority of the City's public places. The protesters did not intend to camp outside St Paul's but they found they had nowhere else to go if they wished to remain in the City – which is the focus of the protest.
Aiming to target financial institutions, OccupyLSX decided to set up camp outside the London Stock Exchange in Paternoster Square, hence the name. But they were prevented from entering Paternoster Square, which is privately owned, by a high court injunction taken out to prevent members of the public from accessing the square.
It is no coincidence that the second camp opened by the Occupy movement is in Finsbury Square, which is on the edge of the City and falls outside the jurisdiction of the Corporation of London, the local authority responsible for the Square Mile. Under the jurisdiction of Islington council, Finsbury Square is a genuinely public square, unlike the majority of the City's so-called public places, which are owned and controlled by private estates.
A defining characteristic of privately owned "public" squares and spaces is conditional access. Members of the public are only allowed in if the company controlling the place is agreeable. This is private property in the same way that someone's house is private property, which means that the owner can decide who is or is not allowed to enter and what they are allowed to do there.
These are not democratic spaces. Instead rules and regulations are enforced by uniformed private security and round-the-clock surveillance. A host of seemingly innocuous activities such as cycling, rollerblading and even eating in some places are forbidden. So is filming, taking photographs and political protest.
Were the protesters to target Canary Wharf, they would get little further as that is also privately owned, as is London's other financial hub, the Broadgate Centre. At Canary Wharf recently a group of activists wishing to mount a protest were contacted by advertising company JDDecaux, which told them that the space was an "experimental advertising space" for which the daily rate was £4,750. This is a model that looks at space purely as a place for investment rather than as an open democratic forum where people can meet freely and come and go.
It is no surprise that protesters targeting the UK's financial system have encountered so many difficulties as it was the finance system itself that was the driver for the privatisation of public space in Britain, a process that took root in the 1980s alongside the deregulation of the banks.
During the 1980s, Canary Wharf and the Broadgate Centre, the two emerging finance centres in east London, were virtually the only high security, privately owned and privately controlled places that functioned like this. They were also exceptional places created in response to the deregulation of the financial markets and "big bang" of 1986, with its demands for big banks and large trading floors.
Now, a generation later, this model has spread out, not only throughout the City but to towns and cities across the country that are increasingly characterised by privately owned places, from small "mixed-use" enclaves to enormous shopping complexes such as Cabot Circus in Bristol and Liverpool One, which spans 34 streets in the heart of Liverpool.
This is a very fundamental change, which is reversing democratic rights established along with the rise of parliamentary democracy in the mid-19th century. People often assume that the streets of London, and other cities, have always been public but that is far from the case. During the early 19th century, before the advent of parliamentary democracy and local government, cities such as London were parcelled up and owned by a small group of aristocratic landlords.
These places include some of the finest Georgian and early Victorian squares, but what we don't see today are the private security forces and gates that excluded the majority. Following growing public outrage, reflected by two major parliamentary inquiries, control over public space was passed over to local authority control and the streets opened up.
Since then, it has been common for local authorities to "adopt" streets and public spaces, which means that whether or not they actually own them, they control and run them. Now this process is being reversed, with huge implications for democracy. Protest is not allowed in the privately owned places that define our finance centres because they are not democratic places, a conclusion that is unlikely to surprise the protesters.
As for the area around St Paul's, it is owned by the church, which traditionally welcomes all members of the public. Today it seems even that is in question.


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Chinese telecoms and handset giant Huawei has its sights on dominating yet more markets, with plans to leapfrog Cisco to top spot in the video conferencing space in three years and to expand its retail presence in thousands of domestic bricks and mortar stores to boost handset sales.
Huawei's sales of telepresence kit doubled last year to reach around $200m (£123.3m), placing the company second with a market share of around 20 per cent, Huawei Enterprise GM Li Jun toldBloomberg.
By contrast, arch rival Cisco is in the lead with half of the market and revenue of around $900m (£554.6m).
Video conferencing is just one way Huawei is trying to expand beyond its core business of telecoms infrastructure and realise its goal of tripling revenue to $100bn (£61.6bn) by 2021.
Another is its handset business.
Huawei is currently ranked number six in the world but is looking to grow that part of the business to rival its revenues from flogging networking kit. This is especially important given Huawei is finding it tough to make any money from the latter in the US or Australia, where national security concerns over the Chinese firm have yet to be allayed.
With that in mind, Huawei is planning to tap the huge domestic market by rolling out branded counters in around 4,000 retail locations across China in stores run by big name local players Suning, Gome and D.Phone, according to China Daily.
It will also be launching some flagship stores of its own in tier-one cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with over 4,000 retail staff ready to man the counters across the People's Republic.
Dana Cooperson, VP network infrastructure at analyst Ovum, told The Reg that the market opportunities are there for it to reach its ambitious $100bn revenue target.
"Huawei is an amazing learning organisation. They constantly improve across multiple dimensions. They hire a lot of very good people all over the world. They are no longer the 'follower' they once were," she added.
"If you're asking if they are capable of being an Apple, it's doubtful. But I do think they have an opportunity to innovate around areas such as connecting the network to the device and providing a superior customer experience. Very few vendors have the opportunity to do this."
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- Earn an income before the Age Pension – if you are not yet eligible for the Age Pension, working part-time allows you to semi-retire but still have some income.
- Tax incentives – if you are aged 55 or over you may be able to take advantage of a transition to retirement strategy, which allows you to supplement your pay by drawing down from your super after you have reached preservation age. You pay no tax on your super income from age 60 and your employer will continue to top up your super.
- Government incentives – earning extra income will potentially reduce your Age Pension; however, the Government has incentives to encourage people to work past the pension age. See Centrelink's work bonus scheme for more information.
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- Council of the Ageing (COTA) – Independent consumer organisation run by and for senior Australians. See cota.org.au.
- Department of Human Services (DHS) – Information on the Age Pension. See humanservices.gov.au.
- Department of Human Services' Financial Information Service (FIS) – An independent, face-to-face service to help you make the right decisions about your financial affairs. See humanservices.gov.au or call 13 23 00 to make an appointment.
- Department of Veterans' Affairs – Information and support for veterans and their dependants, including pensions, compensation, healthcare and counselling services. See dva.gov.au.
- Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) – Professional body representing Australia's financial planners. Has information on choosing a financial planner. See fpa.com.au.
- National Seniors Australia – Not-for-profit organisation that provides a service to help people aged 50 years and over. See nationalseniors.com.au.
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– Hillary Clinton: "We Created Al Qaeda". The Protagonists of the "Global War on Terrorism" are the Terrorists (Global Research, by Prof Michel Chossudovsky June 1, 2013):
The following video features Hillary Clinton candidly acknowledging that America created and funded Al Qaeda as a terrorist organization in the heyday of the Soviet-Afghan war.
What she does not mention is that at no time in the course of the last 30 years has the US ceased to support and finance Al Qaeda as a means to destabilizing sovereign countries.
The Global War on Terror (GWOT) is led by the United States. It is not directed against Al Qaeda.
Quite the opposite: The "Global War on Terrorism" uses Al Qaeda terrorist operatives as their foot soldiers.
"Political Islam" and the imposition of an "Islamic State" (modeled on Qatar or Saudi Arabia) is an integral part of US foreign policy.
America is the Terror State.
The GWOT is a diabolical instrument of Worldwide conquest.
It is a means to destabilizing sovereign countries and imposing "regime change".
Clinton's successor at the State Department, John Kerry is in direct liaison with Al Nusra, an Al Qaeda affiliated organization in Syria, integrated by terrorists and funded by the US and its allies.
In a bitter irony, John Kerry is not only complicit in the killings committed by Al Nusra, he is also in blatant violation of US anti-terrorist legislation. If the latter were to be applied to politicians in high office, John Kerry would be considered as a "Terror Suspect".
New Normal? Al Nusra is on the State Department blacklist of terrorist organizations and the US Secretary of State is channeling money and weapons to Al Nusra.
Support to Al Qaeda operatives in different countries by the US government is known and documented.
In this upside down World, the Lie prevails: The Protagonists of the "Global War on Terrorism" and the "Responsibility to Protect" are the Terrorists.
Its a circular relationship, a vicious circle: Those who lead the "Global War on Terrorism" in the name of "Democracy" are those who are supporting and financing terrorist organizations, which they themselves created.
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The Highly Sensitive PersonDe (autor) Elaine N. Aron
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 Apr 2017
How to cope when the world overwhelms you.
For those people who:
have a keen imagination; are labelled too shy or too sensitive; who perform poorly when being observed even though they are usually competent; have vivid dreams; for whom time alone each day is essential;
and find they are quickly overwhelmed by noise and confusion, crowded parties, hectic office life………….
this is the book to help them understand themselves and how best to cope in various situations.
Highly sensitive people are often very bright and creative but many suffer from low self esteem. They are not 'neurotics' as they have been labelled for so long. However, high sensitivity can lead them to cease to engage with the outside world.
The book offers solutions for a happy and fulfilling life. Particularly in the way an HSP perceives his or herself: the book helps to 'reframe' past events, such as a difficult childhood, or how they see themselves – ie. shy.
Particularly strong material for those raising a sensitive child.
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"Don't be a spoilsport!"
Echoes from the past? And how about this well-meaning warning: "You're just too sensitive for your own good."
If you were like me, you heard a lot of that, and it made you feel there must be something very different about you. I was convinced that I had a fatal flaw that I had to hide and that doomed me to a second-rate life. I thought there was something wrong with me.
In fact, there is something very right with you and me. If you answer true to fourteen or more of the questions on the self-test at the end of this preface, or if the detailed description in chapter 1 seems to fit you (really the best test), then you are a very special type of human being, a highly sensitive person--which hereafter we'll call an HSP. And this book is just for you.
Having a sensitive nervous system is normal, a basically neutral trait. You probably inherited it. It occurs in about 15-20 percent of the population. It means you are aware of subtleties in your surroundings, a great advantage in many situations. It also means you are more easily overwhelmed when you have been out in a highly stimulating environment for too long, bombarded by sights and sounds until you are exhausted in a nervous-system sort of way. Thus, being sensitive has both advantages and disadvantages.
In our culture, however, possessing this trait is not considered ideal and that fact probably has had a major impact on you. Well-meaning parents and teachers probably tried to help you "overcome" it, as if it were a defect. Other children were not always as nice about it. As an adult, it has probably been harder to find the right career and relationships and generally to feel self-worth and self-confidence.
What This Book Offers You
This book provides basic, detailed information you need about your trait, data that exist nowhere else. It is the product of five years of research, in-depth interviews, clinical experience, courses and individual consultations with hundreds of HSPs, and careful reading between the lines of what psychology has already learned about the trait but does not realize it knows. In the first three chapters you will learn all the basic facts about your trait and how to handle overstimulation and overarousal of your nervous system.
Next, this book considers the impact of your sensitivity on your personal history, career, relationships, and inner life. It focuses on the advantages you may not have thought of, plus it gives advice about typical problems some HSPs face, such as shyness or difficulty finding the right sort of work.
It is quite a journey we'll take. Most of the HSPs I've helped with the information that is in this book have told me that it has dramatically changed their lives--and they've told me to tell you that.
What You'll Need
I have found that HSPs benefit from a fourfold approach, which the chapters in this book will follow.
1. Self-knowledge. You have to understand what it means to be an HSP. Thoroughly. And how it fits with your other traits and how your society's negative attitude has affected you. Then you need to know your sensitive body very well. No more ignoring your body because it seems too uncooperative or weak.
2. Reframing. You must actively reframe much of your past in the light of knowing you came into the world highly sensitive. So many of your "failures" were inevitable because neither you nor your parents and teachers, friends and colleagues, understood you. Reframing how you experienced your past can lead to solid self-esteem, and self-esteem is especially important for HSPs, for it decreases our overarousal in new (and therefore highly stimulating) situations.
Reframing is not automatic, however. That is why I include "activities" at the end of each chapter that often involve it.
3. Healing. If you have not yet done so, you must begin to heal the deeper wounds. You were very sensitive as a child; family and school problems, childhood illnesses, and the like all affected you more than others. Furthermore, you were different from other kids and almost surely suffered for that.
HSPs especially, sensing the intense feelings that must arise, may hold back from the inner work necessary to heal the wounds from the past. Caution and slowness are justified. But you will cheat yourself if you delay.
4. Help With Feeling Okay When Out in the World and Learning When to Be Less Out. You can be, should be, and need to be involved in the world. It truly needs you. But you have to be skilled at avoiding overdoing or underdoing it. This book, free of the confusing messages from a less sensitive culture, is about discovering that way.
I will also teach you about your trait's effect on your close relationships. And I'll discuss psychotherapy and HSPs--which HSPs should be in therapy and why, what kind, with whom, and especially how therapy differs for HSPs. Then I'll consider HSPs and medical care, including plenty of information on medications like Prozac, often taken by HSPs. At the end of this book we will savor our rich inner life.
The Research Behind This Book
As knowledge about my trait changed my life, I decided to read more about it, but there was almost nothing available. I thought the closest topic might be introversion. The psychiatrist Carl Jung wrote very wisely on the subject, calling it a tendency to turn inward. The work of Jung, himself an HSP, has been a major help to me, but the more scientific work on introversion was focused on introverts not being sociable, and it was that idea which made me wonder if introversion and sensitivity were being wrongly equated.
With so little information to go on, I decided to put a notice in a newsletter that went to the staff of the university where I was teaching at the time. I asked to interview anyone who felt they were highly sensitive to stimulation, introverted, or quick to react emotionally. Soon I had more volunteers than I needed.
Next, the local paper did a story on the research. Even though there was nothing said in the article about how to reach me, over a hundred people phoned and wrote me, thanking me, wanting help, or just wanting to say, "Me, too." Two years later, people were still contacting me. (HSPs sometimes think things over for a while before making their move!)
Based on the interviews (forty for two to three hours each), I designed a questionnaire that I have distributed to thousands all over North America. And I directed a random-dialing telephone survey of three hundred people as well. The point that matters for you is that everything in this book is based on solid research, my own or that of others. Or I am speaking from my repeated observations of HSPs, from my courses, conversations, individual consultations, and psychotherapy with them. These opportunities to explore the personal lives of HSPs have numbered in the thousands. Even so, I will say "probably" and "maybe" more than you are used to in books for the general reader, but I think HSPs appreciate that.
Deciding to do all of this research, writing, and teaching has made me a kind of pioneer. But that, too, is part of being an HSP. We are often the first ones to see what needs to be done. As our confidence in our virtues grows, perhaps more and more of us will speak up--in our sensitive way.
Instructions to the Reader
1. Again, I address the reader as an HSP, but this book is written equally for someone seeking to understand HSPs, whether as a friend, relative, advisor, employer, educator, or health professional.
2. This book involves seeing yourself as having a trait common to many. That is, it labels you. The advantages are that you can feel normal and benefit from the experience and research of others. But any label misses your uniqueness. HSPs are each utterly different, even with their common trait. Please remind yourself of that as you proceed.
3. While you are reading this book, you will probably see everything in your life in light of being highly sensitive. That is to be expected. In fact, it is exactly the idea. Total immersion helps with learning any new language, including a new way of talking about yourself. If others feel a little concerned, left out, or annoyed, ask for their patience. There will come a day when the concept will settle in and you'll be talking about it less.
4. This book includes some activities which I have found useful for HSPs. But I'm not going to say that you must do them if you want to gain anything from this book. Trust your HSP intuition and do what feels right.
5. Any of the activities could bring up strong feelings. If that happens, I do urge you to seek professional help. If you are now in therapy, this book should fit well with your work there. The ideas here might even shorten the time you will need therapy as you envision a new ideal self--not the culture's ideal but your own, someone you can be and maybe already are. But remember that this book does not substitute for a good therapist when things get intense or confusing.
This is an exciting moment for me as I imagine you turning the page and entering into this new world of mine, of yours, of ours. After thinking for so long that you might be the only one, it is nice to have company, isn't it?
Are You Highly Sensitive? A Self-Test
Answer each question according to the way you feel. Answer true if it is at least somewhat true for you. Answer false if it is not very true or not at all true for you.
I seem to be aware of subtleties in my environment.
Other people's moods affect me.
I tend to be very sensitive to pain.
I find myself needing to withdraw during busy days, into bed or into a darkened room or any place where I can have some privacy and relief from stimulation.
I am particularly sensitive to the effects of caffeine.
I am easily overwhelmed by things like bright lights, strong smells, coarse fabrics, or sirens close by.
I have a rich, complex inner life.
I am made uncomfortable by loud noises.
I am deeply moved by the arts or music.
I am conscientious.
I startle easily.
I get rattled when I have a lot to do in a short amount of time.
When people are uncomfortable in a physical environment I tend to know what needs to be done to make it more comfortable (like changing the lighting or the seating).
I am annoyed when people try to get me to do too many things at once.
I try hard to avoid making mistakes or forgetting things.
I make it a point to avoid violent movies and TV shows.
I become unpleasantly aroused when a lot is going on around me.
Being very hungry creates a strong reaction in me, disrupting my concentration or mood.
Changes in my life shake me up.
I notice and enjoy delicate or fine scents, tastes, sounds, works of art.
I make it a high priority to arrange my life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations.
When I must compete or be observed while performing a task, I become so nervous or shaky that I do much worse than I would otherwise.
When I was a child, my parents or teachers seemed to see me as sensitive or shy.
If you answered true to twelve or more of the questions, you're probably highly sensitive.
But frankly, no psychological test is so accurate that you should base your life on it. If only one or two questions are true of you but they are extremely true, you might also be justified in calling yourself highly sensitive. The rest of this book will help you understand yourself better and learn to thrive in today's not-so-sensitive world.


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I have no memory of the first time I ever ate BBQ. Clearly it wasn't in The Bronx and it surprises me that what I now count among my favorite things to eat has a beginning steeped in mystery. Chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, corn, it doesn't really matter, nothing tastes as good as something hot off the grill. That perfect combination of fat hitting flame is hard to duplicate in the kitchen. When the days are longer I often come home from work and BBQ, trying my hardest to re-create what I imagine "real BBQ" might taste like when prepared by those "guys" who love to cook meat (my guy doesn't even eat red meat.) After all these years I am still a novice, mainly because we don't really live in a BBQ culture. For me BBQ conjures up certain images like large family gatherings, home-cooking, cold beer, and being outdoors, all so appealing. So each year I try to learn a little more about grilling and once in a while I get it right.
BBQ corn is a staple at our farmers' markets but because of the Latin influence you normally can have them plain or heavily seasoned, my personal preference. I have tried marinating the corn in spices before grilling them but the flavor never really penetrated the surface. I have tried shaking on the spices just after I have removed the corn from the grill, but that didn't work very well either. Today I read an article that mayo is the "glue" of choice for grilled corn. I went and bought two ears of corn, pulled back the husks, removed the silk, brushed the corn with a little olive oil and grilled them on high for about 10 minutes. Then I brushed the grilled corn with a very thin layer of mayo, and rolled them in a combination of spices. I am proud to say that this is not my mother's corn.
Spicy Grilled Corn
Prepare corn and grill for about 10 minutes, till lightly charred.
In a bowl mix 1/2 tsp smoked paprika with 1/2 tsp chili powder and 1/2 tsp garlic powder. Add a pinch of salt.
Brush grilled corn with mayonnaise and roll in spices. Squeeze lime juice over the top.


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(CNN) -- The international governing body for athletics urged caution Friday after reports that the world-champion South African runner Caster Semenya has both male and female organs.
The front cover of You magazine shows Semenya after a recent makeover.
The Sydney Morning Herald in Australia and The Sun newspaper in Britain reported that gender tests ordered by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) show the 18-year-old is a hermaphrodite.
Neither paper named the source of their information. IAAF spokesman Nick Davies would not discuss the findings with CNN. "I simply haven't seen the results," Davies said.
"We have received the results from Germany, but they now need to be examined by a group of experts and we will not be in a position to speak to the athlete about them for at least a few weeks.
"After that, depending on the results, we will meet privately with the athlete to discuss further action." Has Semenya been treated fairly?
The IAAF issued a statement, saying no decision on the case will be announced until the experts can look at the results.
A final decision regarding the case is not expected before the IAAF Council meets in late November in Monaco, the IAAF said.
Davies also said the news reports should be treated with caution. The newspapers said extensive physical examinations of Semenya show she has no ovaries, but rather has internal testes, which are producing large amounts of testosterone. What is intersexuality?
Semenya won the women's 800-meters gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin last month.
She crushed her rivals by streaking away to secure victory in 1 minute, 55.45 seconds -- the best women's time in the world this year.
Defending champion Janeth Jepkosgei of Kenya took the silver and Jennifer Meadows of Britain claimed bronze.
The IAAF said it was seeking tests on Semenya's gender even before that race. Davies said questions about her were first raised after her astonishing displays at the African junior championships in July, with her masculine build and surprising performance fueling the rumors.
South Africans reacted angrily to Friday's reports, with one newspaper headline declaring "outrage."
Sport and Recreation Minister Makhenkesi Stofile said he was "shocked and disgusted" at the treatment that Semenya has received from the media, the IAAF, and the world.
"She may be a hermaphrodite, but so what? She is still a girl," Stofile told a news conference in Pretoria.
Even if Semenya has an unfortunate "proportion of hormones," he said, she is still "a young girl enjoying growing up." Stofile said he believes the teenager's human rights have been violated and that she was not given a chance to understand what the gender testing was all about.
South Africa will fight back if Semenya is excluded from further competition, Stofile said, adding, "It will be a third world war."
All indications were Friday that, at the very least, Semenya may be able to keep the gold medal she won in Berlin.
"Our legal advice is that, if she proves to have an advantage because of the male hormones, then it will be extremely difficult to strip the medal off her, since she has not cheated," Davies told CNN.
Semenya's countrymen -- including her father and the South Africa team manager -- have maintained that Semenya is a female.
Thousands of supporters crammed the airport in Johannesburg when she returned from Berlin last month. And this week, the athlete appeared on the cover of a South African magazine wearing makeup, jewelry and a glamorous dress.
Under IAAF rules, any time there is suspicion about an athlete's gender, the athlete can be asked to attend a medical evaluation before a panel consisting of a gynecologist, an endocrinologist, a psychologist, an internal medicine specialist and an expert on gender issues.
There are chromosome tests and scans of the athlete's body, Davies has said. He called gender verification -- which is generally required only for female athletes -- "an extremely complex procedure."
The process of gender verification has undergone big changes since it was first introduced for international competition in the 1960s, the IAAF said.
The first mechanism involved "rather crude and perhaps humiliating physical examinations," which soon gave way to mouth swabs to collect chromosomes, the IAAF said.
There were too many uncertainties regarding the mouth swabs, so the IAAF abandoned them in 1991 and the International Olympic Committee discontinued them in 2000, the IAAF said.
A proper test has yet to be found, the IAAF said, and the current round of tests is considered a good interim solution.
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MILAN—The judge who announced the guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for murder is facing allegations of impropriety that could result in disciplinary proceedings.
Defence lawyers for Sollecito, Knox's co-defendant, said Monday they will request disciplinary action against Florence Judge Alessandro Nencini as a result of comments the presiding appellate court judge made on Sollecito's defence strategy to Italian media following Thursday's guilty verdict — and that the comments could form part of their planned appeal of the verdict.
"This is not a vendetta because a judge handed down a verdict other than what we expected," defence lawyer Luca Maori said by telephone on Monday. Maori said Sollecito's defence will ask the magistrate's governing body, the Judicial Ministry, and Italy's supreme Court of Cassation to take disciplinary action, calling the comments on defence strategy a "serious" breach.
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Knox defence lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova said in an emailed statement that the interviews were "not appropriate," but he reserved comment on any action until the court's reasoning for the verdict is issued, expected within 90 days of the sentence. Knox's defence also is planning to appeal the verdict.
"She feels that it is a mistake and she will continue fighting for her innocence," Dalla Vedova said.
Members of the magistrate's governing body also said they will request an inquiry, saying Nencini had violated the secrecy of deliberations, anticipated arguments in the yet-published reasoning, and made comments on the defence trial strategy that suggest "partiality," the news agency ANSA reported.
Disciplinary measures could include transfer or monetary penalties.
Nencini was the presiding judge on a panel that deliberated for nearly 12 hours on Thursday before upholding a lower-court's guilty finding against Knox, 26, and Sollecito, 29, in the 2007 murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher. Kercher, who shared an apartment with Knox in the university town of Perugia, had been sexually assaulted and her throat slit. The case made its way to a second appeal after Italy's highest court had vacated a Perugia appellate court's 2011 acquittal, challenging its failure to include some evidence as well as its logic.
Knox, who got news of the verdict at home in Seattle, has maintained her innocence.
In his ruling, Nencini did not issue any precautionary measures against Knox, noting she was legitimately in the United States. He ordered Sollecito's passport be revoked.
In the comments published on Saturday, Nencini told the Corriere della Sera and il Messaggero newspapers that the judicial reasoning will comment on why the court decided not to separate the positions of Knox and Sollecito in their deliberations and verdict.
Nencini said one clear difference in the Knox and Sollecito defences is that Sollecito had never been questioned directly, besides during the investigation, noting that it was never requested even by the prosecution, according to il Messaggero. "The ability not to be heard in a trial is a right, but it deprives the subject of a voice," il Messaggero quoted Nencini as saying.
Sollecito's defence lawyer, Giulia Bongiorno, had requested in her closing argument that the jury not consider Sollecito as an extension of Knox, but look at him in his own right. The two defence teams, nonetheless, remained very close in their arguments, maintaining a common alibi that the couple had spent the night of the murder together in Sollecito's apartment.
Nencini on Monday denied having made any judgment on the defendants' legal strategy. "If my words generated a misunderstanding about the absolute legitimacy of the choice of a defendant to make voluntary statements, I regret it," the news agency ANSA quoted him as saying.
He said he had spoken "casually" with journalists he ran into in tribunal corridors and who had presented him with "rumours and inferences" about the deliberations.
"My intention was to clear up possible misunderstandings," Nencini was quoted as saying.