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Viewers hoping for a nostalgic update from the "Brady Bunch" kids on Wednesday morning's "Today Show" were out of luck. The planned reunion was canceled earlier in the week, reportedly because of a longstanding feud between Eve Plumb (Jan Brady) and Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady).
When the cancellation was first reported, Plumb took responsibility (through her rep) for backing out, but claimed that it was because she didn't want to go all the way to New York City for a brief TV appearance. But if that seems like a flimsy excuse to cancel the first "Brady" reunion in years, RadarOnline.com has another explanation — that Plumb nixed the plans because she can't stand to be in the same room with Maureen McCormick.
According to RadarOnline's sources, Plumb and McCormick's feud was exacerbated when McCormick, while promoting a book, hinted at a romantic relationship between "Marcia" and "Jan" that Plumb says never existed.
The site offers Christopher Knight's (aka Peter Brady's) explanation about why the reunion failed: "It falls on the aggressiveness of 'Today' producers who are not used to getting a 'No' for an answer + some major miscommunication between some reps," he wrote in an email. "Eve never does Brady press, especially if Maureen is involved. This went on for decades, so she was never on board to begin with is what I understand." Both Plumb and McCormick deny the existence of a feud between them.
"The accusations are ridiculous," says McCormick's publicist. "Maureen has only warm regards and respect for Eve. Maureen was not able to travel to NY this week due to a personal commitment."
So perhaps there is hope for a very Brady reunion in the future.
Viewers hoping for a nostalgic update from the "Brady Bunch" kids on Wednesday morning's "Today Show" were out of luck. The planned reunion was canceled earlier in the week, reportedly because of a longstanding feud between Eve Plumb (Jan Brady) and Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady).
When the cancellation was first reported, Plumb took responsibility (through her rep) for backing out, but claimed that it was because she didn't want to go all the way to New York City for a brief TV appearance. But if that seems like a flimsy excuse to cancel the first "Brady" reunion in years, RadarOnline.com has another explanation — that Plumb nixed the plans because she can't stand to be in the same room with Maureen McCormick.
According to RadarOnline's sources, Plumb and McCormick's feud was exacerbated when McCormick, while promoting a book, hinted at a romantic relationship between "Marcia" and "Jan" that Plumb says never existed.
The site offers Christopher Knight's (aka Peter Brady's) explanation about why the reunion failed: "It falls on the aggressiveness of 'Today' producers who are not used to getting a 'No' for an answer + some major miscommunication between some reps," he wrote in an email. "Eve never does Brady press, especially if Maureen is involved. This went on for decades, so she was never on board to begin with is what I understand." Both Plumb and McCormick deny the existence of a feud between them.
"The accusations are ridiculous," says McCormick's publicist. "Maureen has only warm regards and respect for Eve. Maureen was not able to travel to NY this week due to a personal commitment."
So perhaps there is hope for a very Brady reunion in the future.
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Love. The definition is much debated, and the reality varies, depending upon where you are in your relationship. For example, love when you're walking down the aisle to exchange your "I Do's" is pretty different from the love you share when you're celebrating your hard-won, 50-year anniversary.
The thing is, many of us aren't even close to the proposal phase, let alone wedding or golden anniversary. What we want to know is: Does he like me? Does he really like me? Here's how to tell he's smitten.
1. He talks you up to all his friends. If you're meeting his friends for the first time and they already know your entire life history -- not to mention your favorite movie, ice cream flavor, and guilty pleasure song -- chances are he's hooked on you, and has probably been suffering major harassment at the hands of his buddies in the name of love. (Yeah, he's totally whipped.)
2. He enjoys doing the most mundane activities with you. Laundry. Running errands. Napping. Shoe shopping. Congratulations, you're the most boring couple ever. (Kidding!) But when he acts like the most routine, everyday activities are confetti-filled barrels of fun -- because you're doing them together -- there's definitely something there.
3. He'd rather talk to you than watch the latest episode of "24"... at least for now. If he shuts down his BlackBerry, Xbox, or most recently scheduled World of Warcraft raid so that he can give you his undivided attention, don't doubt his devotion. Most women would kill to command that sort of attention at later points in their relationships.
4. He's not afraid to say, "I love you." In fact, he willingly says it in front of both friends and family, and doesn't balk at PDAs either.
5. He misses you. Always. He texts and/or emails regularly to say that he was "thinking about you" or "just wanted to say hi." Even a "hey, what's up?" speaks to the depths of the pain he feels when you're not around. And if he can't let a day go by without a phone chat? You're gonna have a tough time getting rid of this one.
6. He takes it for granted that you have a future together. He says "we" instead of "I" and talks about your future together as if it's a given. "When you meet my sister you'll see what I mean" or "My birthday was boring this year. We'll have to do something fun next year." He may not have mentioned marriage, but he's definitely thinking long-term.
7. He goes the extra mile. He surprises you with candy buttons because he knows they're your fave. He puts gas in your car or unloads the dishwasher, completely unsolicited. They're not grand gestures, but he's making an obvious attempt to do something special for you. Men and women speak different languages when it comes to romance, but when he does something nice for you without being asked, he's trying. And that speaks volumes.
8. He can't get over how beautiful you are. If you keep catching him sneaking peeks at you from across the room, he's totally a goner.
9. He picks you over the boys. His friends are hitting up the local nightclub? Well... he'd rather spend the night in with you and your latest Netflix picks. They're going to see his favorite basketball team? Well... hmm... lemme think about... what!? Of course I'd rather spend time with you, honey. Yes, he's smitten.
10. He's willing to be a total mush. As evidenced by the mixed CD he made for your "month-aversary," complete with cutesy album title and hand-drawn cover art, and accompanied by a carefully chosen card containing five long paragraphs on why he's grateful you're a part of his life.
Love. The definition is much debated, and the reality varies, depending upon where you are in your relationship. For example, love when you're walking down the aisle to exchange your "I Do's" is pretty different from the love you share when you're celebrating your hard-won, 50-year anniversary.
The thing is, many of us aren't even close to the proposal phase, let alone wedding or golden anniversary. What we want to know is: Does he like me? Does he really like me? Here's how to tell he's smitten.
1. He talks you up to all his friends. If you're meeting his friends for the first time and they already know your entire life history -- not to mention your favorite movie, ice cream flavor, and guilty pleasure song -- chances are he's hooked on you, and has probably been suffering major harassment at the hands of his buddies in the name of love. (Yeah, he's totally whipped.)
2. He enjoys doing the most mundane activities with you. Laundry. Running errands. Napping. Shoe shopping. Congratulations, you're the most boring couple ever. (Kidding!) But when he acts like the most routine, everyday activities are confetti-filled barrels of fun -- because you're doing them together -- there's definitely something there.
3. He'd rather talk to you than watch the latest episode of "24"... at least for now. If he shuts down his BlackBerry, Xbox, or most recently scheduled World of Warcraft raid so that he can give you his undivided attention, don't doubt his devotion. Most women would kill to command that sort of attention at later points in their relationships.
4. He's not afraid to say, "I love you." In fact, he willingly says it in front of both friends and family, and doesn't balk at PDAs either.
5. He misses you. Always. He texts and/or emails regularly to say that he was "thinking about you" or "just wanted to say hi." Even a "hey, what's up?" speaks to the depths of the pain he feels when you're not around. And if he can't let a day go by without a phone chat? You're gonna have a tough time getting rid of this one.
6. He takes it for granted that you have a future together. He says "we" instead of "I" and talks about your future together as if it's a given. "When you meet my sister you'll see what I mean" or "My birthday was boring this year. We'll have to do something fun next year." He may not have mentioned marriage, but he's definitely thinking long-term.
7. He goes the extra mile. He surprises you with candy buttons because he knows they're your fave. He puts gas in your car or unloads the dishwasher, completely unsolicited. They're not grand gestures, but he's making an obvious attempt to do something special for you. Men and women speak different languages when it comes to romance, but when he does something nice for you without being asked, he's trying. And that speaks volumes.
8. He can't get over how beautiful you are. If you keep catching him sneaking peeks at you from across the room, he's totally a goner.
9. He picks you over the boys. His friends are hitting up the local nightclub? Well... he'd rather spend the night in with you and your latest Netflix picks. They're going to see his favorite basketball team? Well... hmm... lemme think about... what!? Of course I'd rather spend time with you, honey. Yes, he's smitten.
10. He's willing to be a total mush. As evidenced by the mixed CD he made for your "month-aversary," complete with cutesy album title and hand-drawn cover art, and accompanied by a carefully chosen card containing five long paragraphs on why he's grateful you're a part of his life.
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The tomatoes, cantaloupes, and asparagus you see on grocery store shelves right now may look good, but chances are they don't taste all that great. That's because they're not is season right now and probably had to be shipped from far away or grown in a hothouse.
Choosing fruits and vegetables that are at the peak of freshness instead brings many benefits. They taste better, are more nutritious, are better for the planet, and are often less expensive than produce that's travelled thousands of miles to reach your table.
We asked chefs across the country to pick one fruit or veggie they just won't eat right now and why. Here are their answers:
Depending upon where you live, you'll see these vegetables pop up at farmers' markets anytime from late March through April. And late spring is also when we'll start to see ripe strawberries and rhubarb. Anyone who's eaten local strawberries knows they are definitely worth the wait!
The tomatoes, cantaloupes, and asparagus you see on grocery store shelves right now may look good, but chances are they don't taste all that great. That's because they're not is season right now and probably had to be shipped from far away or grown in a hothouse.
Choosing fruits and vegetables that are at the peak of freshness instead brings many benefits. They taste better, are more nutritious, are better for the planet, and are often less expensive than produce that's travelled thousands of miles to reach your table.
We asked chefs across the country to pick one fruit or veggie they just won't eat right now and why. Here are their answers:
- Tomatoes. "Tomatoes should be picked off the vine where they have grown at the natural pace in the summer -- outside in the sun. Those are the only ones worth eating. I'm convinced that people who think they don't like tomatoes have eaten them at the wrong time of year." Kevin Gillespie, executive chef, Woodfire Grill, Atlanta.
- Asparagus. "The peak of its season is in spring, but people are able to grow it during the winter further south in places like Mexico because of the weather. By the time this asparagus gets to us in Seattle during the winter, it's probably three weeks old and hardly at its best," Mark Fuller, chef/owner, Spring Hill, Seattle.
- Corn. "I grew up picking corn in the summer and know the flavor of perfectly ripe corn. You just can't beat it," David Myers, chef/owner, Sona, Los Angeles.
- Nightshades. "We stay away from about all fresh nightshades, meaning tomatoes, eggplant, peppers. They're not local, they're shipped across the globe, you can drop 'em out a third floor window and they remain intact, plus they taste lousy," Eric Tucker, executive chef, Millennium Restaurant, San Francisco
- Peaches. "Some people think of peaches the way that Gertrude Stein talked about a rose -- but a peach is not a peach is not a peach, especially if you consider when and where you're eating it. In August, there's no more beautiful or more delicious expression of the season. But in March, it's a disaster." Dan Barber, executive chef and co-owner, Blue Hill, New York City.
- Melons. "Down here in the south, there's no way you're going to find a good quality melon right now. The taste, smell, and texture are all bad in the wintertime. There's also the mental association to summer. You think of 90-degree days when you think of melons," James Boyce, chef/owner, Cotton Row, Huntsville, Alabama.
- Berries. "They're really expensive. They taste like cardboard. Most of them are coming from South America, and I'm afraid of some of the chemicals used in the growing process," Rob Endelman, founder, Cook With Class, New York City.
Depending upon where you live, you'll see these vegetables pop up at farmers' markets anytime from late March through April. And late spring is also when we'll start to see ripe strawberries and rhubarb. Anyone who's eaten local strawberries knows they are definitely worth the wait!
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TOCKHOLM – A passenger ferry with nearly 1,000 people on board broke free early Friday from heavy pack ice that had trapped it for hours in the Baltic Sea of Sweden's east coast, officials said. Dozens of other ships remained stuck and awaiting assistance after gale-force winds built up large ice masses along the Swedish coastline.
Ice breakers helped release the ferry Amorella at the edge of an archipelago north of Stockholm, rescue spokesman Jonas Sundin said. Rescue helicopters and military hovercraft had been placed on standby to evacuate passengers if needed.
Sundin said no one was hurt and the ship was continuing its voyage to the Swedish capital early Friday.
The Swedish Maritime Administration said the Amorella had 753 passengers and 190 crew on board. The 10-deck ship belongs to Viking Line, which operates Baltic Sea cruises between Sweden and Finland.
The other ships stuck in the area were the roll-on-roll-off ferry Sea Wind with 32 people and the Regal Star, a cargo ship with 56 people on board. Sundin said the icebreakers would try to set them free Friday morning.
Three other ferries that got stuck in the ice were able to break free on Thursday.
One of those ships, the Finnfellow, collided lightly with the Amorella when the ice pressed the two ships together, but there was no major damage to either ship, officials said.
A total of about 50 ships were stuck in ice along Sweden's eastern seaboard, said Johny Lindvall, who manages the maritime administration's ice breaker service. Heavy ice cover is not uncommon further north, but the ice rarely gets thick enough in the Stockholm archipelago to trap powerful passenger ferries like the Amorella.
"There's no danger for the passengers as long as there's food and drink on board," Lindvall told The Associated Press.
Mats Nystrom, a passenger on the Amorella, told Swedish broadcaster SVT that there was no panic on the ship.
"The atmosphere is calm so there is no danger in that sense," said Nystrom, who is a sports presenter for the network. He said the most dramatic event had been when the two ships touched.
"Suddenly in the loudspeakers there's a voice saying that all passengers must immediately move to the front. Of course at that moment the passengers got worried and wondered what was happening," Nystrom said.
The maritime administration said the ships had ignored warnings about the icy conditions.
"Normally we can handle this type of obstacle," Viking Line CEO Jan Karstrom told SVT. "But in this case the wind is unfortunate. It's blowing toward land and it means that (the ice) is packed more and more against land."
Three Swedish icebreakers helped free the ship. Finland also dispatched an ice breaker to help out, said Benny Paulsson from a maritime rescue center on Finland's southwest coast.
TOCKHOLM – A passenger ferry with nearly 1,000 people on board broke free early Friday from heavy pack ice that had trapped it for hours in the Baltic Sea of Sweden's east coast, officials said. Dozens of other ships remained stuck and awaiting assistance after gale-force winds built up large ice masses along the Swedish coastline.
Ice breakers helped release the ferry Amorella at the edge of an archipelago north of Stockholm, rescue spokesman Jonas Sundin said. Rescue helicopters and military hovercraft had been placed on standby to evacuate passengers if needed.
Sundin said no one was hurt and the ship was continuing its voyage to the Swedish capital early Friday.
The Swedish Maritime Administration said the Amorella had 753 passengers and 190 crew on board. The 10-deck ship belongs to Viking Line, which operates Baltic Sea cruises between Sweden and Finland.
The other ships stuck in the area were the roll-on-roll-off ferry Sea Wind with 32 people and the Regal Star, a cargo ship with 56 people on board. Sundin said the icebreakers would try to set them free Friday morning.
Three other ferries that got stuck in the ice were able to break free on Thursday.
One of those ships, the Finnfellow, collided lightly with the Amorella when the ice pressed the two ships together, but there was no major damage to either ship, officials said.
A total of about 50 ships were stuck in ice along Sweden's eastern seaboard, said Johny Lindvall, who manages the maritime administration's ice breaker service. Heavy ice cover is not uncommon further north, but the ice rarely gets thick enough in the Stockholm archipelago to trap powerful passenger ferries like the Amorella.
"There's no danger for the passengers as long as there's food and drink on board," Lindvall told The Associated Press.
Mats Nystrom, a passenger on the Amorella, told Swedish broadcaster SVT that there was no panic on the ship.
"The atmosphere is calm so there is no danger in that sense," said Nystrom, who is a sports presenter for the network. He said the most dramatic event had been when the two ships touched.
"Suddenly in the loudspeakers there's a voice saying that all passengers must immediately move to the front. Of course at that moment the passengers got worried and wondered what was happening," Nystrom said.
The maritime administration said the ships had ignored warnings about the icy conditions.
"Normally we can handle this type of obstacle," Viking Line CEO Jan Karstrom told SVT. "But in this case the wind is unfortunate. It's blowing toward land and it means that (the ice) is packed more and more against land."
Three Swedish icebreakers helped free the ship. Finland also dispatched an ice breaker to help out, said Benny Paulsson from a maritime rescue center on Finland's southwest coast.
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1. He Says: "We should hang out sometime."
He Means: "I'm afraid you'll say 'no' if I ask you out."
Of course, actions speak louder than words. Find out if he’s hitting on you by decoding his body language.
2. He Says: "I'll call you later."
He Means: "I may or may not call you at some point between now and three months from now."
3. He Says: "My ex is crazy."
He Means: "I messed her up, and she got upset."
When you talk about your ex, here’s how to bend the truth so you don't bruise his ego.
4. He Says: "That guy seems like a good friend of yours."
He Means: "Was there ever a thing between you?"
5. He Says: "It's a long story."
He Means: "It's a story that makes me look bad."
6. He Says: "That's a new look."
He Means: "You look weird."
7. He Says: "Why are you being so emotional?"
He Means: "Why are you acting like a psycho?"
8. He Says: "That's not what I meant."
He Means: "That's totally what I meant, but now that I see you're mad, I wish I hadn't said it out loud."
9. He Says: "It's fine."
He Means: "It's not actually fine, but I'm in no mood to discuss it."
10. He Says: "Can we talk about this later?"
He Means: "I never want to talk about this again."
1. He Says: "We should hang out sometime."
He Means: "I'm afraid you'll say 'no' if I ask you out."
Of course, actions speak louder than words. Find out if he’s hitting on you by decoding his body language.
2. He Says: "I'll call you later."
He Means: "I may or may not call you at some point between now and three months from now."
3. He Says: "My ex is crazy."
He Means: "I messed her up, and she got upset."
When you talk about your ex, here’s how to bend the truth so you don't bruise his ego.
4. He Says: "That guy seems like a good friend of yours."
He Means: "Was there ever a thing between you?"
5. He Says: "It's a long story."
He Means: "It's a story that makes me look bad."
6. He Says: "That's a new look."
He Means: "You look weird."
7. He Says: "Why are you being so emotional?"
He Means: "Why are you acting like a psycho?"
8. He Says: "That's not what I meant."
He Means: "That's totally what I meant, but now that I see you're mad, I wish I hadn't said it out loud."
9. He Says: "It's fine."
He Means: "It's not actually fine, but I'm in no mood to discuss it."
10. He Says: "Can we talk about this later?"
He Means: "I never want to talk about this again."
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