Theses Bastards!
The Iranian government is covering up a lot of news in and outside Iran, that they don't kill, they don't torture...how do you answer to this...
Khamenehei I wish you a long life full of suffering I wish you the worst possible nightmares, I wish you to be judged in front of the world for your crime along with your mafia dogs and get punished by world for your crimes.
The hell you discribe would be your home soon, rest assured there is no life after this for you there will be only hell for ever.
Please show this video on CNN (as you may see it fit) to show the world how this dictatorship is treating our brothers and sisters in Iran....please
Monday, January 4, 2010
Fat Guy Frozen Lake Cannonball Fail
did you see what happen to the boy of the movie jumper he teleported why the fat dude didn't do that lol
If he ever does have kids, they will be some of the stupidest kids on the planet. We can already see how stupid he is, and any woman who would allow herself to be impregnated by him would have to be monumentally stupid as well. Mix those two defective sets of genes together and look out!
If he ever does have kids, they will be some of the stupidest kids on the planet. We can already see how stupid he is, and any woman who would allow herself to be impregnated by him would have to be monumentally stupid as well. Mix those two defective sets of genes together and look out!
Ring in 2010 with Tangible, Reachable, Optimistic Goals
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New year’s resolutions get a bad rep, and I can understand why. Almost nobody keeps them past January. Why? They’re usually overly-ambitious, they’re made in haste, or the timing is off. The post-holiday letdown tends to give people excuses to throw in the towel before they’ve given their goals a fair shot.
I’m right there with the rest of you. Very rarely does a “resolution” of mine cross the finish line in December. I like making them, and I’ve gone as far as the spring in keeping them. But this year, I’m hoping to think through my ideas and make more concrete, logical, well-planned goals.
Call Them “Goals”
Okay, so “resolutions” isn’t a bad word. But it sort-of implies a promise, a wish, a oh-I-hope-this-works ring to it. To me, a “goal” means a narrowly-defined, reachable result; an end to a race. That’s what I’d like this year. To see tangible progress on my objectives.
That’s why I’m making New Year’s goals this year. It’s no big deal, I realize, but it helps me wipe away the stigma of resolutions and optimistically (and realistically) approach 2010 with some hope and eagerness.
Questions to Get You Started
Like yesterday, I’ve got questions for you to generate discussion. And at the end of this post, I’ll link to a free PDF file for you to print off these same questions as a worksheet on which you can scribble.
I hope these questions spark some ideas for your goal-making in 2010!
Photo by Bing Ramos
I. Personal Growth
1. What healthy character traits would you like to see developed in your life this year? What are some specific steps you can take to develop these?
2. What is your plan for maintaining accountability for progressing in personal growth?
3. What are some of your learning goals for this year?
4. What books would you like to read this year?
5. Do you enjoy your job or jobs (include being a stay-at-home mother, if this pertains to you)? If so, what are your favorite things about your work? If not, what are some ways you can change this?
II. Physical Health
1. What is one area of progress you’d like to see this year for maintaining or improving your physical health?
2. What are some tangible, daily choices you can add to your life that will improve your health?
3. In what way would you like to be physically healthier by December of this year?
4. What is your plan this month for starting this progress towards a healthier you?
III. Marriage & Family Life
If you’re married, proceed to question 1. If you’re single with children, you can skip to question 5.
1. What are some goals you have as a couple to strengthen your marriage?
2. In what ways can you grow in intimacy with your spouse this year?
3. What are your plans for having regular date nights? How will you handle childcare?
4. What plans will you make to pray and/or have “family meetings” together? What books would you like to read together this year?
5. What will deliberate, regular family time look like this year?
6. Do you have specific planned vacation time in mind for this year? What needs to happen to make this vacation a reality?
7. How is your current physical living space working for your family? Do you need to make changes to this? If so, what are they?
IV. Goals for Your Children
1. What are ways you’d like each of your children to grow in the following areas?
a. Physically:
b. Emotionally:
c. Relationally:
d. Spiritually:
e. Educationally:
f. Other:
2. How will your children be educated this year? What are some resources you’d like to explore to help your children develop intellectually and academically?
3. What are your children’s strengths? How will you help them use these well?
4. What are your children’s weaknesses? How will you help them overcome these?
V. Money Matters
1. What is one specific area of progress you’d like to see this year in your financial health?
2. How is your current income? In what ways can you make this increase?
3. How much debt do you have? In what ways can you eliminate a sizeable portion of it (or all of it) this year?
4. How is your savings account? In what ways can you save more money this year?
5. What are some of your long-term financial goals? In what ways can you make progress on them this year?
6. Are you giving regularly? If not, in what way can you give financially this year?
7. What is your plan this month for starting progress towards better financial health?
VI. Relationships Outside the Home
1. In what specific way would you like to grow in relating to your friends this year?
2. What are some ways you can be of service to your immediate community?
3. Who are some specific people in your life that can use some encouragement? What will you do to encourage them this year?
4. Who are some people in your life that you admire? What are some practical ways you can positively use their influence in your life?
5. Are there any damaging relationships in your life? What will you do this year to make these relationships better?
New Year’s Goals
Take a moment to reflect on your answers to all these questions. If you’re inclined,apply these answers by setting a few goals for this year. Call them resolutions if you feel like it.
New year’s resolutions get a bad rep, and I can understand why. Almost nobody keeps them past January. Why? They’re usually overly-ambitious, they’re made in haste, or the timing is off. The post-holiday letdown tends to give people excuses to throw in the towel before they’ve given their goals a fair shot.
I’m right there with the rest of you. Very rarely does a “resolution” of mine cross the finish line in December. I like making them, and I’ve gone as far as the spring in keeping them. But this year, I’m hoping to think through my ideas and make more concrete, logical, well-planned goals.
Call Them “Goals”
Okay, so “resolutions” isn’t a bad word. But it sort-of implies a promise, a wish, a oh-I-hope-this-works ring to it. To me, a “goal” means a narrowly-defined, reachable result; an end to a race. That’s what I’d like this year. To see tangible progress on my objectives.
That’s why I’m making New Year’s goals this year. It’s no big deal, I realize, but it helps me wipe away the stigma of resolutions and optimistically (and realistically) approach 2010 with some hope and eagerness.
Questions to Get You Started
Like yesterday, I’ve got questions for you to generate discussion. And at the end of this post, I’ll link to a free PDF file for you to print off these same questions as a worksheet on which you can scribble.
I hope these questions spark some ideas for your goal-making in 2010!
Photo by Bing Ramos
I. Personal Growth
1. What healthy character traits would you like to see developed in your life this year? What are some specific steps you can take to develop these?
2. What is your plan for maintaining accountability for progressing in personal growth?
3. What are some of your learning goals for this year?
4. What books would you like to read this year?
5. Do you enjoy your job or jobs (include being a stay-at-home mother, if this pertains to you)? If so, what are your favorite things about your work? If not, what are some ways you can change this?
II. Physical Health
1. What is one area of progress you’d like to see this year for maintaining or improving your physical health?
2. What are some tangible, daily choices you can add to your life that will improve your health?
3. In what way would you like to be physically healthier by December of this year?
4. What is your plan this month for starting this progress towards a healthier you?
III. Marriage & Family Life
If you’re married, proceed to question 1. If you’re single with children, you can skip to question 5.
1. What are some goals you have as a couple to strengthen your marriage?
2. In what ways can you grow in intimacy with your spouse this year?
3. What are your plans for having regular date nights? How will you handle childcare?
4. What plans will you make to pray and/or have “family meetings” together? What books would you like to read together this year?
5. What will deliberate, regular family time look like this year?
6. Do you have specific planned vacation time in mind for this year? What needs to happen to make this vacation a reality?
7. How is your current physical living space working for your family? Do you need to make changes to this? If so, what are they?
IV. Goals for Your Children
1. What are ways you’d like each of your children to grow in the following areas?
a. Physically:
b. Emotionally:
c. Relationally:
d. Spiritually:
e. Educationally:
f. Other:
2. How will your children be educated this year? What are some resources you’d like to explore to help your children develop intellectually and academically?
3. What are your children’s strengths? How will you help them use these well?
4. What are your children’s weaknesses? How will you help them overcome these?
V. Money Matters
1. What is one specific area of progress you’d like to see this year in your financial health?
2. How is your current income? In what ways can you make this increase?
3. How much debt do you have? In what ways can you eliminate a sizeable portion of it (or all of it) this year?
4. How is your savings account? In what ways can you save more money this year?
5. What are some of your long-term financial goals? In what ways can you make progress on them this year?
6. Are you giving regularly? If not, in what way can you give financially this year?
7. What is your plan this month for starting progress towards better financial health?
VI. Relationships Outside the Home
1. In what specific way would you like to grow in relating to your friends this year?
2. What are some ways you can be of service to your immediate community?
3. Who are some specific people in your life that can use some encouragement? What will you do to encourage them this year?
4. Who are some people in your life that you admire? What are some practical ways you can positively use their influence in your life?
5. Are there any damaging relationships in your life? What will you do this year to make these relationships better?
New Year’s Goals
Take a moment to reflect on your answers to all these questions. If you’re inclined,apply these answers by setting a few goals for this year. Call them resolutions if you feel like it.
Consumer Electronics Show 2010 (CES) Kicks Off this Week
The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicks off this week and analysts are expecting the predominant themes to be connectivity and mobility. Mobile devices such as new Android devices and tablet computers are expected to be a big focus. Meanwhile, outside of CES, Google and Apple are both expected to make announcements regarding their future plans this month.
The launch of the Google Nexus One phone is planned for January 5th, while Apple is rumored to be announcing their tablet device on/around January 26th.
For our part, MacRumors will be attending CES for the first time this year. In the past our focus has been Macworld Expo which has tended to run concurrently with CES. This year, however, Apple withdrew from Macworld which resulted in it being rescheduled into February. We'll be focusing on any relevant Apple-related announcements including new Intel chips, ARM-related technology, notable 3rd party Tablets and more. CES 2010 runs from January 7th - 10th.
The launch of the Google Nexus One phone is planned for January 5th, while Apple is rumored to be announcing their tablet device on/around January 26th.
For our part, MacRumors will be attending CES for the first time this year. In the past our focus has been Macworld Expo which has tended to run concurrently with CES. This year, however, Apple withdrew from Macworld which resulted in it being rescheduled into February. We'll be focusing on any relevant Apple-related announcements including new Intel chips, ARM-related technology, notable 3rd party Tablets and more. CES 2010 runs from January 7th - 10th.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Newark Airport Lockdown - Continental Airlines Terminal
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Obama Foodorama: White House Iron Chef
Filipino American White House Chef to appear in Iron Chef America
Cristeta Comerford who has been cooking for the White House for 8 years will be on the 2-hr Iron Chef America premiere … with First Lady Michelle Obama as a guest.
As part of First Lady Michelle Obama and Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford's appearance on culinary competition TV show Iron Chef America, the White House has released two new, healthy recipes. In keeping with the show's challenge of creating five "ultimate American" dishes using produce that grew in Mrs. Obama's South Lawn vegetable garden, both recipes, from Chef Comerford, are vegetable intensive. The first is White House Kitchen Garden Herb Roasted Chicken with Braised Greens. Like many of the recipes the White House has released to date, this one is fairly easy, and very tasty. But the herb mixture requires at least an hour to marinate, and overnight is preferable, so keep that in mind when scheduling your cooking. The second recipe, for White House Cauliflower Gratin, is below. (Above: Mrs. Obama and Comerford with her teammate Bobby Flay (l) and show host Alton Brown)
White House Kitchen Garden Herb-Roasted Chicken
with Braised Greens
with Braised Greens
Ingredients
3 tablespoons chopped mixed fresh herbs (such as rosemary, thyme, sage and parsley)
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 3-to-4 pound chicken, quartered
Salt and pepper
2 slices bacon, diced
1 large red onion, diced
2 bunches kale, collard greens, or mustard greens, stemmed and torn (a mix also can be used)
3/4 cups chicken stock
Method
1. Mix the herbs, mustard and olive oil in a nonreactive baking dish. Add the chicken, season with salt and pepper and turn to coat evenly. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator at least 1 hour or overnight.
2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
3. Place the chicken on a foil-lined baking sheet and roast until the meat is cooked through and the skin is crisp, 30 to 40 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, saute the bacon in a deep pan or Dutch oven over medium heat until rendered, about 5 minutes. Add the onion and cook until translucent, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the greens, in batches, and saute until wilted, about 4 minutes.
5. Add the chicken stock, cover and gently braise over low heat until tender, about 40 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve with the chicken.
Serves four.
The second new recipe, White House Cauliflower Gratin, is a little more challenging, and requires constant attention during the initial phase of cooking. It would make a swell side dish for the first recipe, or served with almost any kind of meat or fish. It also incorporates a little bit of Asian flare; Comerford grew up in the Philippines, and she's said that her heritage always comes out in her cooking, even when she's creating American dishes.
White House Cauliflower Gratin
Ingredients1 large head cauliflower (about 3 pounds)
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tblsp all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups milk
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese
1/2 cupc shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
1/4 cup Panko (Japanese bread crumbs) or coarsely ground fresh bread crumbs
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 1-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
2. Trim the cauliflower and cut into florets.
3. Steam the cauliflower in a large pot with a little water over medium-low heat until tender. Remove the cauliflower from the pot to a towel to remove excise moisture.
4. Heat the butter in a medium saucepan (2-quart) over medium heat. When the butter has melted, whisk in the flour. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
5. Add the milk, whisking constantly to make sure there are no lumps.
6. Cook another 3 to 4 minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken. Season with salt and pepper, to taste and add the nutmeg.
7. Put the cauliflower into the prepared pan. Top with half of the cheese. Pour the white sauce (Bechamel) over the cheese. Top with the remaining cheese and the bread crumbs.
8. Bake, uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes until golden and bubbly.
All the vegetables used in these recipes grew in the Kitchen Garden during the 2009 Summer and early Fall growing seasons. According to Food Initiative Coodinator Sam Kass, the garden had produced more than 1,007 pounds of fruit and vegetables by the time it was planted with a cover crop of rye in early December of 2009, and given hoop houses as protection for the Winter growing season. Currently, the garden is growing spinach, lettuce, carrots, mustard greens, chard and cabbage, and has done very well, despite a record-breaking snowstorm in Washington, right before Christmas.
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