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'Big Bang Theory' Brings Stephen Hawking on as Guest Star 'The Big Bang Theory' is getting a visit from Stephen Hawking. The renowned theoretical physicist will guest-star on the April 5 episode of the CBS comedy, the network said Monday. In the cameo, Hawking visits uber-geek Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) at work 'to share his beautiful mind with his most ardent admirer,' according to CBS. Executive producer Bill Prady said that having Hawking on the show had long been a goal, though it seemed unattainable. When people would ask us who a dream guest star' for the show would be, we would always joke and say Stephen Hawking knowing that it was a long shot of astronomical proportions, Prady said. In fact, we're not exactly sure how we got him. It's the kind of mystery that could only be understood by, say, a Stephen Hawking. Hawking, known for his book A Brief History of Time, has appeared on television comedies before, albeit in voice work. Hawking has done a guest spot on 'Futurama' and appeared as himself on several episodes of 'The Simpsons.'
The World's Best Gourmet Pizza: 'Tropical Pie' Wins Highest Honor To make the world's best pizza you'll need dough, mozzarella cheese and some top shelf tequila. On Thursday, top pizza-makers from around the globe competed for the title of 'World's Best Pizza' at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. At stake was $10,000 and the highest honor in the industry. This year's big winner was anything but traditional. The 'Tropical Pie' - a blend melted asiago and mozzarella cheese, topped with shrimps, thinly sliced and twisted limes, a fresh mango salsa, all resting on a rich pineapple cream sauce infused with Patron. The recipe, devised by mad pizza scientist Andrew Scudera of Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza in Staten Island, was months in the making.ame up with idea to use tequila, but it was a collaboration,' Andrew tells Shine. 'Everyone here at the restaurant dived in and gave their input, helping to perfect the recipe by the time we brought it to the show.' The competition in Vegas was steep-particularly in the 'gourmet' category, where the Tropical Pie was entered.
Apple iPhone 5s: My First week I've spent a week using the Apple iPhone 5s as my primary device. In general, it is a solid effort on Apple's part, but it is not without its faults. Here are some of the strong points and weak points I've observed over the last seven days. iOS 7 is a bit buggy on the 5s. I've installed iOS 7 on an iPhone 5, an iPad 3, and an iPad Mini. It runs best on the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini. On the iPhone 5s, iOS 7 is prone to app crashes. Third-party app crashes aren't too awful, but when native apps such as the Settings Menu and Safari crash, you know something's not right. The hardware is fine, if unexciting. The 5s is a solid little device. Apple designed it with care and everything about it exudes quality and class. The display is great, even if it is smaller than I'd like, and the small form factor makes it easy to carry around and use.
Protests greet Iranian president after historic conversation with Obama A shoe was thrown at Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's motorcade Saturday as he arrived home to a mixed reception after his historic call with Barack Obama, an AFP correspondent reported. Iranian newspapers hailed the first contact with a US president in more than three decades as the ending of a long taboo. But his 15-minute conversation with the leader of a country long derided as the "Great Satan" was too much for some hardliners.
Diplomats move quickly on Syria's chemical weapons. Will action on the ground follow? Diplomatically, at least, things are moving very rapidly toward ridding the Syrian regime of its chemical weapons. In Pictures Echoes of Syria's war Friday evening, the full 15-member United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to control and then destroy such weapons, which UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said was “the first hopeful news on Syria in a long time.” In the world of international diplomacy – especially regarding disarmament involving weapons of mass destruction – the steps leading to this latest development came with head-spinning speed.
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