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Dave Rife, of the fourth generation to run White Castle, works anonymously on tonight’s episode of the hit TV show Undercover Boss. [1]

In June, Neeley worked alongside Dave Rife, a White Castle executive based in Columbus, for the reality television show ‘Undercover Boss,’ in which the heads of companies work in disguise alongside employees. [2]

Dave Rife, an executive of the Columbus-based family-owned fast food chain, is the star of the episode that airs Sunday. [3]

Be sure to catch the next episode of The Amazing Race, only on CBS! [4]

While under cover in the company, White Castle owner Dave Rife mishandles bakery equipment. [5]

So he brought a four-person camera crew to Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati, where our cravings for sliders makes this one of the top White Castle markets. [3]

Participating companies whose chief executives go undercover in their own organization include White Castle (Dave Rife, Owner/Executive Board Member, pictured), Waste Management, Hooters and 7-Eleven. [6]

In Covington, Rife did an overnight shift cooking and cleaning at the busy Third Street store near I-75. [3]

Catch the next episode of Undercover Boss, only on CBS! [4]

Dave Rife, the owner of White Castle, is the latest head honcho to go undercover in his own company on “Undercover Boss,” and ET has your sneak peak! [...] Dave ruins batch after batch of hamburger buns when he mishandles equipment in one his bakeries. [7]

Three segments of the one-hour show were shot here, says Barbara Abseck, CBS publicist for the show. [3]

HAMILTON - Dave Rife found himself behind the counter of a White Castle restaurant for a second time. [...] The White Castle employees at the High Street store just found out weeks ago the filming was for the show. [2]

There was no auditioning, scripting or pre-interviewing to find employees who might be more colorful or talkative, executive producer Eli Holzman said. [1]

Sources:
[1] Forget TV publicity; co-owner of White Castle just wants to …
[2] Undercover Boss’ works at Hamilton White Castle
[3] Local eateries star in ‘Undercover Boss’ | cincinnati.com …
[4] 102.5 KZOK Seattle’s ONLY Classic Rock Station! - CBS Video
[5] Undercover Boss - ‘White Castle‘ Episode Info - MSN TV
[6] Undercover Boss: Dave Rife, Owner/Executive Board Member of …
[7] Video: White Castle Owner Becomes an ‘Undercover Boss’ - AOL …

Dave Rife, of the fourth generation to run White Castle, works anonymously on tonight’s episode of the hit TV show Undercover Boss. [1]

“White Castle” - Dave Rife, the owner of White Castle, goes undercover in his own company where he accidentally ruins thousands of hamburger buns after mishandling equipment in one of his bakeries, and also discovers low morale among his employees at a local factory, on UNDERCOVER BOSS, Sunday, Feb. 28 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. [2]

Participating companies whose chief executives go undercover in their own organization include White Castle (Dave Rife, Owner/Executive Board Member, pictured), Waste Management, Hooters and 7-Eleven. [3]

In June, Neeley worked alongside Dave Rife, a White Castle executive based in Columbus, for the reality television show ‘Undercover Boss,’ in which the heads of companies work in disguise alongside employees. [4]

Be sure to catch the next episode of The Amazing Race, only on CBS! [...] Catch the next episode of Undercover Boss, only on CBS! [5]

NOTE TO EDITORS: Photos are available on http://www.cbspressexpress.com/. [2]

HAMILTON - Dave Rife found himself behind the counter of a White Castle restaurant for a second time. [4]

Horatio and Delko must travel to Los Angeles when a secret from Jesse’s past may allow a killer to go free, on CSI: MIAMI, Monday, March 1, on CBS! [5]

There was no auditioning, scripting or pre-interviewing to find employees who might be more colorful or talkative, executive producer Eli Holzman said. [1]

Rose Neeley, a White Castle employee, was working the day Rife stopped by on a Sunday afternoon. [4]

Rife said any vulnerability to possible bad publicity is an acceptable risk, even if it leaves him feeling nervous. [...] “The opportunities started to come to us,” said Jamie Richardson, vice president of government and shareholder relations at White Castle, who is not related to the family who owns the company. [1]

Scott Pelley examines Chinese espionage activities; Also, Bob Simon reports on the Turkish/Armenian feud whether there was a genocide in 1915; Plus, Lesley Stahl profiles director, Kathryn Bigelow. [5]

The White Castle employees at the High Street store just found out weeks ago the filming was for the show. [4]

Sources:
[1] Forget TV publicity; co-owner of White Castle just wants to …
[2] THE OWNER OF WHITE CASTLE, DAVE RIFE, GOES UNDERCOVER IN HIS …
[3] Undercover Boss: Dave Rife, Owner/Executive Board Member of …
[4] Undercover Boss’ works at Hamilton White Castle
[5] 102.5 KZOK Seattle’s ONLY Classic Rock Station! - CBS Video

Russia, the location of the next winter games in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, will be the host to the first-ever Olympics in a war zone region, according to Alina Inayeh, a Bucharest-based analyst for the German Marshall Fund of the United States. [1]

Russia, the location of the next Winter Games in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, will be the host to the first-ever Olympics in a war zone region, according to Alina Inayeh, a Bucharest-based analyst for the German Marshall Fund of the United States. [2]

Normally a museum, during the Olympics it was the Sochi, Russia house. [3]

Sochi, Russia will be the host of the next Winter games. [4]

The 2010 Olympic host city of Vancouver, which has become the source of criticism in the international media over a string of controversies, could look like a church picnic compared to what might be in store for the world in 2014, according to an analyst with a prominent think tank. [1]

The 2010 Olympic host city of Vancouver, which has become the source of criticism in the international media over a string of controversies, could look like a church picnic compared to what might be in store for the world in 2014, according to an analyst with a prominent think-tank. [2]

Since Alexandria is from Russia and could speak English, we asked her what Sochi was like. [4]

Sochi, favoured by holidaying Russian leaders from dictator Joseph Stalin to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, borders Russia’s six autonomous republics of the Northern Caucasus region that has been plagued by human rights violations, according to Human Rights Watch. [2]

“Yes really excited, and we are looking forward to it with excitement,” Alexandria said. [4]

Her essay, while warning that Sochi’s location clashes in a symbolic way with traditional Olympic ideals, said the Games could provide Russia with an opportunity to resolve longstanding social, economic and political problems at the root of the regional conflicts. [...] “If the bad side of Vancouver has gotten so much attention, then I’m surprised that nobody paid attention to what’s going on around Sochi. [...] The region is “home of the Chechen wars and violent feuding that surfaced after the breakup of the Soviet Union and continues to date,” Inayeh wrote in an essay published this week. [2]

‘If the bad side of Vancouver has gotten so much attention, then I’m surprised that nobody paid attention to what’s going on around Sochi. [...] The region is ‘home of the Chechen wars and violent feuding that surfaced after the breakup of the Soviet Union and continues to date,’ Inayeh wrote in an essay published this week. [5]

VANCOUVER — As the Vancouver games wrap up, another city is ready to take the torch. [4]

Sources:
[1] Sochi Olympics will be held in ‘war zone’
[2] Troubles could pale compared to Sochi
[3] Sochi, Russia excited to be next home of Winter Olympics …
[4] ksl.com - Sochi, Russia excited to be next home of Winter …
[5] Troubles of 2010 Games could pale compared to Sochi in 2014

White Castle System owns and operates more than 400 hamburger joints known for their little square burgers called Slyders. [1]

Don’t go to White Castle during daylight hours. [2]

Since opening our doors in 1921 as the nation’s first quick service hamburger chain, White Castle has exhibited a history of innovation. [3]

Another subsidiary, White Castle Distributing, Inc., markets and distributes frozen White Castle hamburgers to supermarkets nationwide. [1]

Growing up I ate Krystal burgers, so I had never had the opportunity to eat White Castle until this past weekend! [2]

Anderson worked in a Wichita, Kansas restaurant and had perfected a unique way of cooking hamburger patties, adding shredded onions and placing both halves of the bun over the sizzling meat. [1]

Well-situated along 25, they offer a good alternative to most fast food and their food is as greasy as one hopes. [4]

In fact, White Castle was the first restaurant chain to achieve the “billion burgers sold” milestone! [...] With over 400 restaurants in 11 states, White Castle sells over 500 million burgers a year to craving fans everywhere. [3]

According to a Columbus Monthly story on the 70th anniversary of the company, ‘Public opinion about the hamburgers [which sell at a rate of 480 million a year] seems to fall into three categories: Those who swear by the things, those who detest them, and those who haven’t tried them out of fear or lack of opportunity and are waiting to be included in the first two categories.’ [...] The first fast food chain in the US, White Castle was founded by Walter Anderson and real estate broker E. W. “Billy” Ingram in 1921. [1]

A native Californian, this is the first time I’ve ever encountered what all you people maniacally refer to as “White Castle sliders,” introduced to me via Harold and Kumar. [...] My friend (looooong story) went on a company-sponsored trip last year, in which he and three colleagues rented an RV and travelled to each state with a White Castle. [2]

Considered the first fast-food hamburger chain and known for its unique steam-grilled patties, White Castle System, Inc. has long since been surpassed by the burger giants–McDonald’s Corporation, Burger King Corporation, and Wendy’s International, Inc. White Castle operates 345 restaurants located primarily in urban areas in the Midwestern and eastern United States. [1]

“I usually stick to the jalapeno cheeseburgers and chicken rings.” [2]

Sources:
[1] White Castle System, Inc.: Information from Answers.com
[2] White Castle - Avondale - Chicago, IL
[3] Employment | White Castle
[4] White Castle - Centereach, NY

Solve Your “connection playstation network” Problem Now! [1]

The down time on our playstation network has not been down for an hour and a half but been down for a couple of days we can connect to the internet but cannot sign on playstation network. [...] But I use a T-mobile USB Mobile Broadband to paly Online which always got me signed in and was able to play online even though I only had Nat Type 3. [2]

Can’t get online PS network says I’m signed in even if my PS 3 is turned off…. [3]

I am not convinced as I regulary play GT5P and many people in the UK Spain and Germany are still able to Sign-in to PSN and connect with no problems. [...] I also got my brother to sign out and back in again to see if he got the error but no. [...] I gave Playstation Customer Servies a call and they said I was the first customer to call and find out whats going on. [2]

Perticular error code has no solution an error has occured. [...] Cant connect to the internet My PS3 wont connect to the internet. [...] On my PS3 console the On my PS3 console the signal strength is 30% at best. [3]

Sources:
[1] Sony Playstation 3 Console Connection playstation network
[2] Re: Plantation Network Maintenance - 16/02/10 - Official …
[3] Sony Playstation 3 Console Signed ps3 network online