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Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has got a real dilemma. Does he root for the Wildcats of the University of Kentucky or the University of Louisville Cardinals in tonight's Final Four basketball game?
Governor Beshear joins us now from his office in Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor, thanks for being with us.
GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR: You're welcome, Scott.
SIMON: And let me please give you the chance to alienate half the voters in your state by telling us where you stand on this game.
BESHEAR: Well, Scott, the one thing I do know is that tonight a team from Kentucky is going to win and be in the Final Four.
SIMON: Now, I'm told their UK man, right?
BESHEAR: I went to UK and have both his undergraduate and law degree. And my wife went to UK and we met there. So obviously I'm a Wildcats fan. I'm a U of L fan except when they play the Wildcats. But as governor, you know, I'm going to be thrilled if we do have a team in the final game. It'll be wonderful for the state.
And this whole weekend is great for Kentucky because it really has put the national and, in some ways, international spotlight on our state once again. And you can't buy that kind of publicity.
SIMON: Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson was the mayor of Louisville for 21 years. I wonder if the two of you have a friendly or...
SIMON: ...any kind of wager going on.
BESHEAR: Well, I think will be buying each other lunch or dinner, or something after the whole thing is over. You know, Jerry was mayor for 21 years in Louisville and it's going to be a fun time. I'm going to spend the first half of the game sitting with the Louisville bunch. And he's going to sit with the Kentucky Wildcat group. And then we're going to switch at halftime.
SIMON: I don't know if this is what people like about politics or what people can't stand about politics.
BESHEAR: You know, as governor, you want to let everybody know that you're proud of both of these teams and proud of both of the universities.
SIMON: Governor Beshear, any work getting done in Kentucky this week?
BESHEAR: Not much.
BESHEAR: The legislature is winding down. Really think that they actually agreed on the budget because they all want to get to New Orleans to watch this game. So, it has had a positive effect on the legislative process. There was a mock sign that someone put on Facebook recently. You know, we've got our Welcome to Kentucky Unbridled Spirit Steven L. Beshear Governor signs, you know, that are on all your highways coming into the state. But someone superimposed underneath and said: Kentucky will be closing from 5 to 9 P.M., March 31st, due to an outbreak of Wildcat fever.
SIMON: Well, Wildcat and Cardinal fever, maybe.
BESHEAR: That's right. That's right.
SIMON: Well, Governor Beshear, good luck to you - whatever the result.
BESHEAR: Thank you very much. And no matter what, Kentucky is going to be a winner.
SIMON: Steve Beshear, the governor of that great basketball state.
SIMON: This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Origin: New Armes Kingdom
Events: Sun Rune War
Position: Commander
Born: N/A
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The Commander of the militant Armes Southern Mountain Corps, Commander Sparna has ties to the more militant factions of Armes, which has designations to take over Falena. Her corps had ties with Lord Barows, and was deployed when Barows planned to ally with the Prince and create his own nation. She did not ride into battle herself, but she sent General Guisu. However, Barows's plan backfired thanks to Lucretia Merces, and they returned to Armes in defeat.
Commander Sparna rides into battle herself when Godwin makes a deal with Armes. If Armes will help subjugate the rebels, then Armes will gain all former Barows territory after the war ends. After her troops take over Sable, she is quick to recognize that the Prince does know how to fight on several fronts, and when the odds are stacked against him. However, she wants Zahhak to sweeten the deal for her because of this, but Zahhak responds he does not have the power to renegoitate.
The Armes troops move from Sable to Lordlake. The armies of Estrise, Sable, and Lordlake, backed up by the Prince's forces, manage to stave off the invaders until they can evacuate the city, but Lordlake eventually falls.
Sparna's troops converge with Childerich's and attack [Sindar] Castle, but they find the castle empty. The Prince counter-attacks with the aid of the Dragon Cavalry and by activating the sluice gate on Ceras Lake to flood the castle. Most of the Armes troops are useless, abandoning their weapons to escape the castle quickly enough. They flee back to Sable, but are pursued by the Prince's forces.
Maha tells Jidan she is going to set a trap inside Sable, and for Jidan to buy some time. However, what Maha really does is flee back to Armes, creating a roadblock so that no one can follow, not the Prince's forces or Jidan. She is disgraced for her actions when she returns to Armes, and King Jalat opts a more peaceful relationship with the Prince's forces. - Matt620


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Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Third Season
When Boardwalk Empire's second season came to a close, for whatever reason I found myself straying away from the third season. I am not entirely sure what happened, and I never caught up to it on the various streaming/On-Demand outlets. Perhaps it was the quality of said season that had dissuaded me, I do not remember. And now after seeing this third season, I think I will need to ensure not missing future episodes if things are going to be like this.
The opening moments of the second season introduce us to Gyp Rosetti (Bobby Cannavale, Win Win), whose car and the cars of his crew have broken down. Rosetti is a man who finds confrontation where none would normally lay, and this is made clear in said moments. This violent streak serves to set Gyp up as a feared antagonist to the show's main character, Atlantic City liquor bootlegger Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi, Youth In Revolt). Things look good for Nucky. Despite a slightly contentious relationship with his wife Margaret (Kelly Macdonald, Brave) and a strained one (putting it mildly) with his brother Eli (Shea Whigham, Take Shelter) after the latter was part of a power play against him, Nucky's business is doing well. Nucky appears to be somewhat haunted by the actions he took in the second season, but as Gyp comes to New Jersey and starts to pose a problem to Nucky's business and life, Nucky is forced to respond somehow.
One of the endearing parts of Boardwalk Empire is that all of its storylines are given due attention, whether it is in Atlantic City or in New York City, or even in Chicago, where a young Al Capone (Stephen Graham, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) has aspirations to seize control of the business in the city while sparring with rivals in town. And the crazy federal agent played by Michael Shannon (Man of Steel) in the first two seasons? He is still here, relocated to Chicago and under an assumed name, selling irons door to door with the hope of maintaining some sense of normalcy before being pulled into the illegitimate circle of crime.
Rather than spell out all of the various character arcs and settings, it should be noted that all of said characters continue to evolve in various ways, whether encouraging, heartbreaking or what have you. Gretchen Mol plays Gillian Darmody, who recently learned of the murder of her son. She appears to both not only accept the fact that he is dead, but does so in ways that could be considered...let's just call them eccentric. She also is trying to maintain the operations of her brother despite continued financial disappointment, and tries to raise her grandson, even while the brothel's security (and her son's associate) Richard Harrow threatens to even harm this relationship, albeit innocuously.
Where in past seasons characters such as Shannon's or Macdonald's go through some understated full-season developments and slight changes in belief structure, this continues in other characters here too. Nucky makes some bold decisions here and I believe thinks at one point that he may even be enjoying the fruits of his labor. Yet when Gyp presents the threat to his business and Nucky is still standing, one cannot help but think of when Michael K. Williams (who ironically plays Chalky, one of Nucky's business associates in the show) in The Wire when he says "You come at the King, you best not miss." Buscemi is almost a badass in some of these scenes that it is fascinating to see the transformation.
These are not the only things that occur. Watching Nucky and Eli slowly attempt the reconciliation of their relationship is something that builds through the season, culminating to some degree in "Sunday Best," one of several excellent episodes through the season. The shared families help force both men to put aside their feelings and do things that serve to better the family in cheap but effective ways, and seeing this play out was almost as fun to watch as the more exciting or action-packed sequences were.
Virtually everyone in the ensemble in Boardwalk Empire hands in excellent performances this season. Matching Buscemi stride for stride is Cannavale, who takes up the screen and quickly dissolves any thought of his previous comic work with Gyp, a menacing figure who has an underlying rage and self-torture, ready to snap at any offense, real or otherwise. Macdonald, Mol and Shannon continue their respective excellent work, while Jack Huston (who plays Harrow) provides some understated moments of emotion in many of his scenes.
That the acting and storylines are so consistently good that I have not even mentioned storylines which involve recognizable names such as gangsters Lucky Lucciano, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel and Arnold "Ace" Rothstein, or that others include the Attorney General of the United States, or include what will hopefully be a recurring role for James Cromwell, is a testament to the quality of Season Three of Boardwalk Empire and to the show as a whole. That there is so much more ground the show is able to cover (and spends time doing so) while preserving the integrity of the storylines and supported by excellent performances may bring it back into the discussion of best television dramas out there. I eagerly look forward to what future seasons may be, especially with how fantastic this one was.
The Blu-rays:Video:
The third season's twelve-episode run is spread over five Blu-ray discs and are appear in 1.78:1 widescreen, using the AVC codec as part of its high-definition goodness. The results of the discs are impressive, with black levels being dark and consistent, flesh tones appearing natural and the color palette being replicated accurately. Image detail is discernible whether it is facial pores in closer shots or strands off a robe, or in background shots where grass blades are easy to spot. Not having watched the third season, it may be safe to say the Blu-rays improve on the airings of the shows from a visual aspect alone.
Audio:DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround tracks for all episodes, and the results being outstanding. Dialogue sounds fine through the season, but it is the various actions in the season and how the audio handles them which are worth note. A botched assassination attempt finds someone throwing a can down the road and having it not only pan through the theater from left to right but the clink of it landing clean as can be. Another scene with Owen and Margaret seeking shelter from a rainstorm finds the rain throughout all the speakers and wholly immersive throughout. Gunfire rings out through the channels and when an explosion shatters a nightclub, the subwoofer will piss off the neighbors. The listening of the episodes was superb, among the best I have heard recently, much less on a television show.
Extras:The supplemental material of Boardwalk Empire is fairly in line compared to prior seasons, which is a good thing because these things are loaded. First up, the big interactive feature on every episode is "Boardwalk Chronicles," a pop-up track which includes historical information on the locations the show hits on and character biographies for virtually every spoken character, and said biographies update as you go deeper and deeper into the year. And occasionally, video backgrounds on a supporting character or situation can be accessed when prompted to press the red button on your remote. The video feature is included as a standalone feature on Disc Five as well (1:02:05). The Chronicles track is informative without being obtrusive and can be easily hidden if so.
Another big feature are the audio commentaries on six of the twelve episodes. On Disc One, there is one for "Resolution" with Winter, director Timothy Van Patten, Buscemi and Huston; Disc Two includes a track on "You'd Be Surprised" with Cannavale, Michael Stuhlbarg (who plays Rothstein), Stephen DeRosa (who plays Eddie Cantor) and writer Howard Korder. Disc Three has two tracks; one on "Sunday Best" with Korder, director Allen Coulter, Whigham and Mol, and another on "The Pony" with Winter, Shannon, Charlie Cox (who plays Owen Sleater) and Meg Chambers Steedle (who plays Billie Kent). Disc Four has one on "Two Imposters" with Korder, Coulter, Buscemi and Williams, and Disc Five has one on "Margate Sands" with Winter, Van Patten, Cannavale and Chris Caldovino (who plays Torino). Generally the tracks are not bad, with Coulter's participation being one I personally took notice of and hope he does more of. And for the relevant stars in each episode, they get some ribbing, with Cannavale in "You'd Be Surprised" being a prime suspect. They have some information but are lighthearted and worth listening to.
The remainder of the extras are nothing to sneeze at either, with one on the first disc and the balance of the rest on the last disc. Disc One has "Distilling Season Two" (14:22) where Winter gets into both the nitty and gritty of the season from beginning to end and teasing future storylines to boot in what is ultimately a comprehensive segment. On Disc Five, "American Empires" is an interactive feature which examines the players, their regions and their city-specific locales. Pictures of the historical figures are included where necessary and it transitions nicely from a large region to places within a city in that region and those who helped shape it. It is a nice feature. Moving on, "Director's Chair" (29:56) in an extended look at the show from Van Patten and Coulter, who are responsible for most of the show's direction. They discuss their approach to receiving a script, right down to the script notes. They move even deeper, getting into scene breakdowns on the episodes they directed, including thoughts on shot intent, specific counsel given to the actors and any additional things such as computer effects or explosions which may need to be considered. On its own it is a superb feature. "Scorsese on Season Three" (4:34) is a fairly self-explanatory piece from the legendary director who also serves as the show's Executive Producer. He talks about the cast and his thoughts on them, where the show was at the end of Season Two and where it goes in Season Three. HBO has decided to not only include discs that house standard definition copies of the season in a separate sleeve, but a redeemable code for digital copies of same should one find themselves having the urge.
Final Thoughts:In a world where shows on the AMC network dominate dramatic television and shows such as Homeland have announced their presence on pay cable, the third season of Boardwalk Empire reminds the viewer that they have a solid team of writers, directors and actors, given a Scorsese seal of approval. And in the show's third season, they may have done their best work to date. The discs are fantastic technically, and from a supplemental aspect are fairly exhaustive and easy to pick up on for even newer viewers to the show. The discs are a must-add to the library, they may be the best television discs of 2013.
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Black Eyed Peas
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The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop group, consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and singer Fergie. Originally an alternative hip hop group, they subsequently added R&B, pop and EDM/dance influences. Although the group was founded in Los Angeles in 1995, it was not until the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003 that they found widespread acclaim and achieved high record sales. Since that time, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide.[1] According to Nielsen SoundScan, the Black Eyed Peas were the second-best-selling artist/group of all time for downloaded tracks, with over 42 million sales as of the end of 2011.[2]
Their first major hit was the 2003 single "Where Is the Love?" from Elephunk, which topped the charts in 13 countries, including the United Kingdom, where it spent seven weeks at number one and went on to become Britain's biggest selling single of 2003. Another European hit single from the album was "Shut Up". Their fourth album, Monkey Business, was an even bigger worldwide success, certified 4× Platinum in the U.S., and spawning four singles, "Don't Phunk with My Heart", "Don't Lie", "My Humps" and "Pump It". In 2009, the group became one of only 11 artists to have simultaneously held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100, with their singles "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling", which topped the chart for an unprecedented 26 consecutive weeks. This album The E.N.D. later produced a third Hot 100 number-one placement with "Imma Be", making the group one of few to ever place three number one singles on the chart from the same album, before being followed with "Rock That Body" and "Meet Me Halfway", which peaked in the Top 10 of the Hot 100. "I Gotta Feeling" became the first single to sell more than one million downloads in the United Kingdom.[3]
The Black Eyed Peas were ranked 12th on Billboard's Decade-End Chart Artist of the Decade, and 7th in the Hot 100 Artists of the Decade. At the 52nd Grammy Awards ceremony, held in January 2010, they won three awards out of six nominations. In November 2010, they released the album The Beginning. In February 2011, the group performed at the Super Bowl XLV halftime show. The album's first two singles, "The Time (Dirty Bit)" and "Just Can't Get Enough", became international hits and topped the charts in many countries. The single "Don't Stop the Party" became an international hit too.
1988-2000: Atban Klann, Behind the Front, and Bridging the Gap
The Black Eyed Peas date back to 1988, when eighth-graders William Adams (will.i.am) and Allan Pineda (apl.de.ap) met and began rapping and performing together around Los Angeles. The pair signed to Ruthless Records (run by Eazy-E) in 1992, catching the attention of Eazy-E manager Jerry Heller's nephew. Along with another friend of theirs, Dante Santiago, they called their trio Atban Klann (ATBAN: A Tribe Beyond a Nation).[4] Will 1X (aka will.i.am), apl.de.ap, Mookie Mook, DJ Motiv8 (aka Monroe Walker), and Dante Santiago formed Atban Klann. Their debut album, Grass Roots, was never released due to Ruthless records founder Eazy-E's death.[4]
After Eazy-E died in 1995, Atban Klann reformed and changed their name to Black Eyed Pods, and then Black Eyed Peas. Dante Santiago was replaced with Jaime Gomez (Taboo), and Kim Hill became a steady background singer. Unlike the "Gangsta Rap" sounds of Los Angeles-based hip-hop acts at the time, the trio performed with a live band and adopted a conscious musical and appearance style. After being signed to Interscope Records and releasing their debut, Behind the Front (1998) the group (and their accompanying live band) earned critical acclaim. One of the singles from the album was "Joints & Jam", and was featured on the Bulworth soundtrack. Their second album, Bridging the Gap (2000), produced the singles "Weekends" featuring Esthero and "Request + Line" featuring R&B singer Macy Gray.
200004: Addition of Fergie and Elephunk
Their third album Elephunk began development on November 2, 2001, but was not released until 2003. It was the first album to feature the vocals of current member Fergie. Nicole Scherzinger was originally approached to join the Peas, but was forced to decline because she was a member of Eden's Crush and was under contract. Fergie joined the group in 2002, introduced to will.i.am. by Dante Santiago. Elephunk is also the first album that indicated and demonstrated the new, polished pop sound designed to attract mass audiences. In a positive review of The Black Eyed Peas' new-found style, Rolling Stone noted that since 2002, when the group "hired a blond bombshell named Stacy 'Fergie' Ferguson and gave up their pursuit of backpack-rapper cred, they have made a kind of spiritual practice of recording futuristic songs a total aesthetic commitment that extends from their garish wardrobes to their United Colors of Benetton worldview."[5]
From Elephunk came "Where Is the Love?", which became The Black Eyed Peas' first major hit, peaking at No.8 on the U.S. Hot 100, but topping the charts in several other countries, including seven weeks at No.1 in the United Kingdom, where it became the biggest-selling single of 2003. The single had similar results in Australia, staying at No.1 for six weeks. In an interview with TalkofFame.com, Taboo shared that Justin Timberlake's split with Britney Spears impacted the recording of "Where Is The Love?".[6] The album subsequently spawned "Shut Up", which peaked at No.2 in the UK and topped the charts in many success and went Gold and Platinum in the U.S., UK, Germany, and other European markets. The third single from the album, although significantly restyled from the original Elephunk version, "Hey Mama" hit the top 5 in Australia and the top 10 in the UK, Germany and other European countries and reached No.23 in the U.S. The song received even more exposure in 2003 when it was featured in the first "silhouette" television commercial for the iPod. Their fourth single from the album was titled "Let's Get It Started". Let's Get It Started" won a 2005 Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and also received two nominations for Record of the Year and Best Rap Song. In 2004, The Black Eyed Peas embarked on the Elephunk Tour, hitting many countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
200409: Monkey Business and first hiatus
Their fourth album, Monkey Business, was recorded through 2004 and was released on June 7, 2005. Much of the pre-production writing was performed on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus while on The Black Eyed Peas tour of 2004. The album's first single, "Don't Phunk with My Heart", was a hit in the U.S., reaching number three on the U.S. Hot 100. The spot the song reached was the highest peak yet of their career in the U.S. (this was later broken when "Boom Boom Pow" peaked at the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100) and earned them another Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The song reached three in the UK, and five in Canada, and stayed at number one for three weeks in Australia. Some radio stations, concerned about complaints of obscenity, played an alternative version, "Don't Mess with My Heart". "Don't Lie", the second single from the album, saw success on the U.S. Hot 100, reaching No. 14, although becoming somewhat more successful in the UK and Australia, reaching a peak of No.6 in both countries. "My Humps", another song from the album, immediately achieved commercial success in the U.S. and fairly substantial radio play despite the sexually suggestive lyrics, reaching number three on the U.S. Hot 100 and number one in Australia, making it their fourth Australian number one single. However, many mocked the song for its poor lyrical content; John Bush, writing for Allmusic, described it as "one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium".[7] Despite this, the album Monkey Business debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling over 295,000 copies in its first week and was later certified triple platinum by the RIAA. Their next and last commercially-released single from the album was "Pump It", which borrows much of its sound from "Misirlou", specifically Dick Dale's version; it peaked at number 8 in Australia but 18 in America.
In September 2005, The Black Eyed Peas released an iTunes Originals playlist of their greatest hits, as well as some that were re-recorded especially for purchase through iTunes. The playlist includes popular songs such as "Don't Lie", "Shut Up", and a new version of "Where Is the Love?" It has small stories containing info and commentary about the songs and how the group first met. In autumn 2005, The Black Eyed Peas set off to tour with Gwen Stefani, as supporting act. In December 2005, they embarked on the "European Tour", which toured multiple countries in Europe. The European leg which opened in Tel Aviv, Israel, continued to Ireland, the UK, France and Germany. After heading to Europe and Asia, they toured the U.S. again, and South America. The Black Eyed Peas have starred in a series of web shorts for Snickers called Instant Def, appearing as a group of hip-hop superheroes. On March 21, 2006, The Black Eyed Peas released a remix album, titled Renegotiations: The Remixes to iTunes. It features remixed versions of "Ba Bump", "My Style", "Feel It", "Disco Club", "They Don't Want Music", "Audio Delite at Low Fidelity", and the standard version and video of "Like That". The following week, it was released on CD without the music video. Participants on the EP included DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Erick Sermon, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Large Professor. In March 2006, The Black Eyed Peas hit the road again as the featured headliner for the 6th Annual Honda Civic Tour with supporting bands Flipsyde and The Pussycat Dolls. They again brought the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus on the tour with them to craft new songs for Fergie's solo debut album. In 2006, they went on tour with The Pussycat Dolls.[8][9]
In 2007, The Black Eyed Peas embarked on the Black Blue & You World Tour, visiting more than 20 countries, including Macau, Sweden, Poland, Romania, Hungary, South Africa, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Singapore, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Australia, Nigeria, Mexico, Thailand, Venezuela, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Argentina, Philippines, El Salvador and Brazil. This tour was presented by Pepsi, in conjunction with the new "Pepsi More" advertising campaign, featuring The Black Eyed Peas. They recorded the song "More" for the new Pepsi spot. On December 31, 2006, The Black Eyed Peas performed at the last stop on the Monkey Business tour, at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for more than 1 million people, being their biggest concert ever. The Black Eyed Peas performed at the UK leg of Live Earth on July 7, 2007 at Wembley Stadium, London. will.i.am performed a new song, "Help Us Out", at the event, which is now on his album, Songs About Girls, as "S.O.S. (Mother Nature)". They headlined the main Ocean Stage at the Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo, Japan on August 11, and Osaka, Japan on August 12, 2007. The act consisted of the group performing their hits, as well as Fergie singing solo tracks from The Dutchess. will.i.am again sang songs from his upcoming album. Already having produced the bulk of the Peas' albums, will.i.am has begun his solo career in earnest by producing and collaborating with a variety of musicians, most notably Michael Jackson and also including U2, Sérgio Mendes, Carlos Santana, Too Short, Kelis, Cheryl Cole, SMAP, John Legend, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Nas and Bone Thugs and Harmony.
2009-2013: The E.N.D., The Beginning and second hiatus
In early 2009, both Fergie and the group left A&M Records for unknown reasons, both Fergie and the group are still with Interscope Records.[10][11]
The group's fifth studio album, The E.N.D. ("The Energy Never Dies"), was released on June 9, 2009. The overall sound of the album has a more electro hop beat rather than the usual hip pop/R&B feeling of their previous albums. Following its release, will.i.am remarked that the album had been inspired by a trip to Australia, specifically the sound of The Presets' "My People". "The energy on the Presets' small little stage was crazy energy. That song My People that shit is wild," will.i.am said, "That's the reason why this record sounds the way it does my three months in Australia."[12] In its first week, the album sold 304,000 copies and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200. In the United States, the album became the ninth album to top the one million mark in sales in 2009. The album spent 38 weeks within the top 10 of the Billboard 200. The E.N.D. was the 7th best-selling album of 2009 in the U.S. It also debuted at number one in Australia, number two in New Zealand and three in the United Kingdom. Three additional singles, "Imma Be", "Alive", and "Meet Me Halfway", were released through the iTunes Store in the three weeks running up to the album's release.
The first single "Boom Boom Pow" was sent to U.S. radio on March 10, 2009 and was released on March 30, 2009 on iTunes. The single sold 465,000 downloads in its first week of digital release, the third-largest number of download sales in a single week overall, and the largest single-week and debut-download totals by a group in the history of digital-download sales, reaching No. 1 on the U.S. The single also reached the top spot in Billboard Hot 100 and Pop 100. being the group's first U.S. No. 1, holding the spot for twelve consecutive weeks. It also reached number 1 in Australia, Canada, and the UK. After the release of The E.N.D., the Black Eyed Peas released "I Gotta Feeling" (produced by David Guetta) as the official second single from the album. The single charted at number three and then went to number one on the UK Singles Chart. It debuted at number 2 on the Hot 100 behind "Boom Boom Pow" and later surpassed it, taking the number 1 spot.[13] The Black Eyed Peas joined a group of artists who have held the No.1 and 2 Spot on the Hot 100 simultaneously. From April 18, 2009, when "Boom Boom Pow" reached No. 1, through October 10, 2009, the last week "I Gotta Feeling" was at No. 1, the group was on top of the chart for 26 weeks, more consecutive weeks than any other artist.
On July 30, Billboard announced that the Black Eyed Peas set a record for the longest successive No. 1 chart run by a duo or group in the Billboard Hot 100's history. "I Gotta Feeling" hit its fifth consecutive week at No. 1, following 12 weeks at the top by the Peas' "Boom Boom Pow". Boyz II Men reigned on the chart for two 16-week runs in the mid-'90s.[14] "Meet Me Halfway" was released as the third single from the album in September 2009. The single reached number one in the UK and Australia, making it their third chart topper from The E.N.D. in both countries. It also peaked at seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it the group's third top-10 single from The E.N.D. "Imma Be" was released as the fourth single in the U.S. on December 15, 2009, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, becoming the group's third number one single on that chart. Heavy airplay in Canada caused "Imma Be" to reach number 5 on the Canadian Hot 100, their fourth consecutive top 5 hit from the album. "Rock That Body" was then released as the fifth single, and has so far reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In September 2009, the group embarked on The E.N.D. World Tour, with dates announced in Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand, which lasted well 2010. In October 2009, they also were the opening acts for 5 concerts of the U2 360° Tour North America leg. The Black Eyed Peas started 2010 performing "Rock That Body", "Imma Be", "Boom Boom Pow" and other hits from The E.N.D. in a New Year's Eve party. The group performed at the Grammys on January 31, 2010. They performed a mash-up of "Imma Be"/"I Gotta Feeling". They won 3 out of the 6 awards they were nominated for including Best Pop Vocal Album for The E.N.D., Best Pop VocalPerformance by a Group for "I Gotta Feeling" and Best Short Form Video for "Boom Boom Pow".
On July 27, 2010, The Black Eyed Peas released a remix album: The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection. It was released on iTunes in Canada only, during the Canadian leg of The E.N.D. World Tour. It mostly features remixes of the singles taken from The E.N.D. It also features a remix of "Let's Get It Started" taken from Elephunk; the remix was also a bonus track on the deluxe edition of The E.N.D.
Their sixth studio album, The Beginning, was released on November 30, 2010, and received mixed to average reviews.[15] The album's first single is called "The Time (Dirty Bit)",[16] and was revealed on October 20, 2010, through will.i.am's Twitter account. The music video was directed by Rich Lee, who had previously directed the video for "Imma Be Rocking That Body".
"Just Can't Get Enough", the album's second single, was released in February 18, 2011. The music video was released on March 16, 2011, and it was filmed in Tokyo, one week before the earthquake and the tsunami. The video was directed by Ben Mor. The group's third single was "Don't Stop the Party" and it was released on May 10, 2011. On the same day, a music video for the song was released on iTunes, along with the single. The video, which is directed by Ben Mor, features on stage and backstage footage of the group during The E.N.D. World Tour in 2009-2010. The video premiered on Vevo on May 12, 2011. On May 22, the group appeared on the 2011 Billboard Music Awards and won 1 of their 4 nominations, for "Top Duo/Group". They also performed "Just Can't Get Enough", "The Time (Dirty Bit)", "Boom Boom Pow", and "I Gotta Feeling". During their concert at Alton Towers in Staffordshire on the July 6, 2011, The Black Eyed Peas announced they are taking an indefinite hiatus following the completion of their current tour, as they did between 2005 and 2009. Will.i.am later confirmed the news on Twitter, adding that the break does not mean they will "stop creating".[17] On November 23, 2011, the group made their last performance for The Beginning Tour in Miami with opening acts such as Cee Lo Green, Queen Latifah, among others.
2013–present: Upcoming seventh studio album
During an interview with NRJ, will.i.am in talking about his solo album also confirmed that The Black Eyed Peas will start recording sessions for their seventh studio album in 2013.[18]
In November 2005, The Black Eyed Peas performed at the half-time show at the Canadian Football League's 93rd Grey Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia. On May 11, 2006, The Black Eyed Peas performed at San Fernando High School at the football field. On June 17, 2009 the Black Eyed Peas performed on the British TV chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man. The group was interviewed and performed their single "I Gotta Feeling".[19] On July 8, 2009, they made an appearance at the Isle of MTV in Malta.[20] On September 8, 2009, the group performed live for Oprah Winfrey's 24th Season Kickoff Party, on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. An estimated 21,000 dancers in the streets performed a flash mob to the live performance of "I Gotta Feeling".[21] The group performed at the American Music Awards of 2009 with the songs "Meet Me Halfway" and "Boom Boom Pow". They also won 2 out of 3 categories in which they were nominated; Favorite Rock/Pop Group & Favorite R&B/Soul Group. They lost their last category, Best R&B/Soul Album (The E.N.D.), to Michael Jackson.
On March 30, 2010, The Black Eyed Peas were the first group to broadcast a concert live in 3D.[22] In June 2010, The Black Eyed Peas performed "Where is the Love?", "Pump It", "Meet me Halfway", "Boom Boom Pow", and "I Gotta Feeling" at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration concert in South Africa. The concert had over 700 million viewers world wide, making it the biggest event the group performed in. They also performed at T in the Park 2010 on the NME Stage on the Friday July 9 and Oxegen in Kildare, Ireland on Saturday July 10 on the Vodafone stage. In July 2010 The Black Eyed Peas performed "Boom Boom Pow", "Rock That Body" and "I Gotta Feeling" in Central Park as part of Good Morning America's free summer concert series. In December 2010 they appeared on the seventh series of The X Factor in the UK performing "The Time (Dirty Bit)". In March 2011, the Black Eyed Peas appeared on the American Idol elimination show singing "Just Can't Get Enough". Will.i.am noted at the beginning of the song that the song was dedicated to "our friends in Japan". On April 2, the group appeared on the 24th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards performing "The Time (Dirty Bit)" and "Just Can't Get Enough". The appearance received very good reviews and in the same night the group won the blimp award of the Favorite Music Group category.
Charity events
In December 2009 the group performed at a disabled children charity concert in Mexico, with other major artists in front of more than 50,000 people. Will.i.am said, "To cooperate in this kind of activity makes us feel good. Doing so comforts us and reminds us that although we are in a moment of fame should not forget those who need us most".[23] On December 10, 2005, the Peas cover of the John Lennon classic "Power to the People", which was mostly recorded on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, was released by Amnesty International as part of the Make Some Noise campaign to celebrate human rights. The song was later released on the 2007 John Lennon tribute album, Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. The same day, The Black Eyed Peas performed their version live on the UK television program The Record of the Year together with John Legend and Mary J. Blige.
At the release of video-clip for the single "Just Can't Get Enough" in early 2011, the group spent a short film to the whole country of Japan as that country had been recently hit by an earthquake and the group filmed the video a week before the disaster in the country.[24] In July 2011, The Black Eyed Peas founded a school for New York teenagers where students of 1319 years can learn video production and music using professional equipment.The Peapod Foundation, in collaboration with the Adobe Foundation, opened the music academy and media Peapod Adobe Youth Voices in Manhattan on July 19. The school will have its facilities in a building operated by the Urban Arts Partnership, which provides art-school programs for adolescents studying in areas of very low income. Young people will be admitted according to the recommendations of their teachers and their expressions of interest in the subjects taught, such as camera work, editing and graphic design.[25] On September 3, 2011, the group performed a concert in Minot, North Dakota to benefit the victims of the 2011 Souris River flood that damaged over 4,000 homes and displaced over 12,000 people in Minot and along the Souris River.[26] Fergie is married to Minot native, Josh Duhamel. On September 30, 2011 the group performed a free concert, "Chase Presents The Black Eyed Peas and Friends", for over 50,000 people in New York City's Central Park.[27] The event raised over $4 million for the charity.[28]
Other media
In June 2011 Ubisoft announced they are developing The Black Eyed Peas Experience, a dance video game for Kinect and Wii.[29] On November 11, 2011, the video game was released internationally in association with Ubisoft.
- Main article: The Black Eyed Peas discography
- Studio albums
- Grass Roots (As Atban Klann) (1992)
- Behind the Front (1998)
- Bridging the Gap (2000)
- Elephunk (2003)
- Monkey Business (2005)
- The E.N.D. (2009)
- The Beginning (2010)
- Main article: List of The Black Eyed Peas tours
Awards and nominations
- Main article: List of awards and nominations received by The Black Eyed Peas
See also
Book: The Black Eyed Peas | |
Wikipedia books are collections of articles that can be downloaded or ordered in print. |
- List of artists who have had number-one singles on the UK Official Download Chart
- List of best-selling music downloads in the United Kingdom
- List of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists
- Black Eyed Peas | MTV UK. Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.
- Pride, Ann (January 8, 2012). "You Da One! Rihanna named best-selling digital download artist of ALL TIME". Daily Mail (London).
- Black Eyed Peas set downloads record, BBC News, June 21, 2010.
- 4.0 4.1 Kellman, Andy. The Black Eyed Peas. Allmusic. Retrieved on January 4, 2011.
- The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies). Rolling Stone (June 8, 2009).
- Taboo Talks Justin Timberlake Rap Session (2009). Retrieved on 2009.
- [The Black Eyed Peas at All Music Guide Allmusic.com].
- Lamb, Billy (May 6, 2006). Black Eyed Peas and Pussycat Dolls in Concert. About.com.
- HondaCivicTour.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2007.
- The Black Eyed Peas. Interscope. Retrieved on December 10, 2012.
- The Black Eyed Peas. Interscope. Retrieved on December 10, 2012.
- Adelaide Now, Peas Step Out Of Pod, The Advertiser, July 1, 2009.
- Black Eyed Peas E.N.D. Up At No. 1 On Billboard 200 (June 17, 2009). Retrieved on July 9, 2009.
- Up for DiscussionPost Comment (July 30, 2009). Black Eyed Peas Set Billboard Hot 100 Record. Billboard. Retrieved on August 9, 2009.
- MusicSearch Blog Black Eyed Peas Reveal New Album Details!. BlackEyedPeas.com (June 10, 2010). Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
- MusicSearch Blog Black Eyed Peas reveal new single "The Time (Dirty Bit)" [AUDIO]. MusicSearch (October 21, 2010). Retrieved on October 21, 2010.
- Black Eyed Peas Take Indefinite Break, MTV UK, July 9, 2011. URL accessed on July 9, 2011.
- will.i.am - Interview + This Is Love live on NRJ radio. NRJ (18 July 2012). Retrieved on 22 July 2012.
- Alan Carr: Chatty Man Series 1 Episode 3 Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Channel 4. Retrieved on August 9, 2009.
- Malta Special 2009. Isle of MTV. Retrieved on August 9, 2009.
- Video hosted by YouTube showing the 21,000 dancers.
- Studio Daily Blog » AEG Network Live Broadcasts Black Eyed Peas in 3D. Studiodaily.com (April 2, 2010). Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
- Terra - Black Eyed Peas dice estar en su mejor momento - Música. Terra.cl. Retrieved on 2013-02-18.
- Black Eyed Peas dedicaron videoclip a víctimas de terremoto de Japón | El Comercio Perú. Elcomercio.pe (2011-03-17). Retrieved on 2013-02-18.
- Black Eyed Peas tendrán academia musical en Nueva York / La Estrella de Concepcion. Cronica.cl. Retrieved on 2013-02-18.
- Minot Rising Benefit Concert. Minot Area Recovery Fund (September 6, 2011). Retrieved on September 6, 2011.
- Black Eyed Peas reschedule Central Park concert, Reuters, August 17, 2011.
- Kellogg, Jane (October 2, 2011). "Black Eyed Peas Raise $4 Million in NYC Fundraising Concert". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- Announcing The Black Eyed Peas Experience. The Black Eyed Peas (June 25, 2011). Retrieved on June 26, 2011.
External links
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- Black Eyed Peas photo gallery
- Apl.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas) website
- Profile at Forbes
The Black Eyed Peas |
Members |
will.i.am - apl.de.ap - Taboo - Fergie |
Former members: Sierra Swan - Dante Santiago - Kim Hill |
Discography |
Studio albums: Behind the Front | Bridging the Gap | Elephunk | Monkey Business |
EPs: Renegotiations: The Remixes |
Singles: "Fallin' Up" | "Joints & Jam" | "Karma" | "What It Is" | "¿Que Dices?" | "Head Bobs" | "BEP Empire" | "Weekends" | "Request + Line" | "Where Is the Love?" | "Shut Up" | "Hey Mama" | "Let's Get It Started" | "The Apl Song" | "Don't Phunk with My Heart" | "Don't Lie" | "My Humps" | "Pump It" |
will.i.am | |
Studio albums | * Lost Change
Compilation albums | *The Black Eyed Peas Family Best |
Singles | *"I Got It from My Mama"
Featured singles | *"Beep"
Political singles | *"Yes We Can"
Other songs | "Big Fat Bass" |
Films | *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Related articles | *Discography
Album: The Dutchess (2006)
Singles: "London Bridge" · "Fergalicious" · "Glamorous" · "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Guest appearances: "Impacto (remix)" (with Daddy Yankee)
Related articles: Wild Orchid · Black Eyed Peas
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Don't just listen to a consultant's sales pitch -- they're good at selling. Entrepreneurs must do their research and find out who considers the consultant to be an expert. How are you are connected to a business consultant on LinkedIn? Talk to one of your trusted connections that knows them. Personal referrals can be the most valuable insight entrepreneurs can get when it comes to consultants.
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Look at what the consultant has done previously. Just because he consulted for Coca-Cola at some point in his career doesn't mean he's got the experience to add value to your venture. Past work samples mean a lot more than reputation does.
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You can hire dozens of consultants and they won't do anything for your business unless you have a clear goal. The more clear you are about what you want to accomplish, solve, or strategize, the better results you'll get from working with a business consultant. It also helps to look at what previous clients have said, what business results they got, and if they recommend the consultant.


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A 12-year-old Riverside boy was found responsible for the second-degree murder of his father, a regional director of a neo-Nazi organization, a judge ruled Monday.
Along with the murder count, Riverside Superior Court Judge Jean Leonard found true sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.
A "true" or "not true" verdict is the juvenile-court equivalent of guilty. The case was heard without a jury.
Leonard acknowledged the boy's "long history of abuse and neglect."
"Even with that background, the court must look at the facts of the case," the judge said.
Leonard agreed with a psychologist who testified during trial that for the boy, "the potential for violence could have been predicted" based on prenatal substance abuse by the mother, domestic violence between parents and the father's neo-Nazi philosophy.
Leonard said she considered the boy's age, the circumstance of the crime, the boy's experience, including family and mental condition, and his understanding of the crime.
"This was not a naive boy," Leonard said. "(He) knew about hate."
"(He) knew what he was doing was wrong at the time of the crime," the judge said.
The judge laid out the morning of the crime: Before dawn on May 1, 2011, the boy got the family's .357 Magnum out of his parents' room while everyone was asleep. He walked downstairs to where his father, 32-year-old Jeff Hall, was sleeping on the couch. He put the gun to his father's head and pulled the trigger with both hands. The boy then went up to his room and hid the gun under the bed.
Leonard said the boy's statements made within the first 24 hours following the crime were "the most believable." Those statements gave "a clear picture of whether he understood whether what he did was wrong," the judge said.
The judge said after the crime, the boy -- who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity -- told police, "if you want to kill someone, you shoot them in the head."
In a videotaped interview with police, the boy said he didn't think he'd get in trouble because he saw an episode of "Criminal Minds" in which a child killed an abusive father and wasn't arrested.
Prosecutors maintained Hall's white supremacist beliefs had nothing to do with the crime. They noted the boy had a history of violence that dated back to kindergarten when he stabbed a teacher with a pencil. The boy was expelled from approximately eight schools, Leonard said.
Prosecutors also said the boy told his younger sister two days before the shooting that he planned to kill his father.
Defense attorney Matthew Hardy said his client grew up in an abusive and violent environment and learned it was acceptable to kill people who were a threat. Hardy contended the boy thought if he shot his dad, the violence would end.
"There's not a racist bone in his body," Hardy said following Monday's verdict.
"He was kept in an environment where he was conditioned to use violence. He learned that from his dad," Hardy said, referring to Hall's neo-Nazi activities and alleged penchant for "slapping, hitting and yelling" at his oldest child.
"This young man never had a chance," the attorney said. "He was genetically programmed to commit violence."
A dispositional hearing was scheduled for Feb. 15.
The county Department of Probation was directed to draw up a pre-sentencing report listing options for the 12-year-old's placement. The boy is expected to be incarcerated to age 23.
Previous Stories:
- May 4, 2011: Boy Charged in Slaying of Neo-Nazi Father
- Oct. 30, 2012: Trial Begins For Boy Who Admitted to Shooting His Father, a Neo-Nazi Leader
- Jan. 9, 2013: Trial Nears End for Southern California Boy Accused in Neo-Nazi Father's Death
City News Service and the Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, through its amateur sports development fund, is making an $11,000 donation to support the following amateur athletic organizations: Touching Base Softball League of Erie County Inc., Gloria J. Parks Community Center, Amherst Youth Basketball, Mary Queen of Angels School, WNY Sting, Rachel Jager, West Side International Soccer and Depew Lancaster Boys and Girls Club.
The groups will be recognized at 3 p.m., June 6, when the board of directors of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame introduces its class of 2013 in the penthouse suite of the New Era headquarters building in downtown Buffalo.
"In addition to honoring the athletic greats from Western New York, the primary mission of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame is to give back to the community," explained board president Therese Forton-Barnes. "I want to congratulate committee chair Mike Buczkowski for all of the work his group did this year in identifying a tremendous group of recipients."
The amateur sports development fund has been providing assistance to area groups since providing support to the 1993 World University Games. Funds are awarded to amateur athletes, teams and organizations seeking financial assistance to foster the pursuit of a higher level of athletic achievement. A portion of the proceeds from the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame annual induction dinner held each fall is made available to fund the ASDF.
To request a donation, visit www.gbshof.com and click on the link for the amateur sports development fund.


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Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones
Former Governor Jesse Ventura and radio personality Howard Stern are set Wednesday on Stern's radio show to discuss the serious possibility of a 2016 presidential run.
Image: Howard Stern & Jesse Ventura.Talking on and off air to Alex Jones, Ventura made it clear this is very serious and not a stunt, and that the two are in real talks for a 2016 Ventura-Stern ticket.
Ventura will fly to New York this Wednesday to appear on Stern's Sirius XM show, during which Ventura will formally request that Stern join him on the ticket.Ventura told the Alex Jones Show that he is deadly serious about running for the White House with Stern as his VP. Due to Ventura's refusal to entertain the notion of taking money from special interests, Stern, whose radio show brings in around $100 million a year, will be in charge of fundraising.
Although Ventura had to quit his radio show when he ran for Governor of Minnesota in order to comply with FCC regulations, Stern will not have to quit his current show because satellite radio is not subject to the same rules as terrestrial radio.
However, Stern has indicated he will probably quit his current show in 2015 anyway, leaving the path clear for a presidential campaign to begin the same year.
Off air, Ventura told Jones that Stern is one of the smartest people he knows and that his libertarian mindset make the two a perfect combination. It is likely that Ventura and Stern will attempt to secure the Libertarian Party nomination, which in 2012 was won by former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson.
Stern previously ran for Governor of New York as a libertarian candidate in 1994, promising to fix the roads and repeal the death penalty.
Ventura is about to commence a book tour but confirmed that he would run for president, with Stern as his VP, exclusively with the Alex Jones Show.
"If this does happen, strap yourselves in," says Alex. "This will be the biggest political shakeup since Ross Perot ran for president in 1992."Sign up for our free e-mail list to see future vaticancatholic.com videos and articles.


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Before flying, it's important to know how to pack your dangerous goods items correctly while adhering to the dangerous goods regulations.
On this page
Select the option that suits your needs:
How much dry ice you can take and how to pack:
Airline approval required | Yes |
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Dry ice must be declared during check-in.
- up to 2.5kg is permitted per passenger
- carried in a bag/package that permits the release of the CO2 gas
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Any item that can cause more than a 2 degree swing on a compass is not permitted as passenger baggage.
- Place the package on the ground (by itself) and orientate it East/West
- hold a compass at least 2m from the surface of the package
- ensure magnet does not make the needle on the compass move more than 2 degrees.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations describe in detail what Dangerous Goods may be transported by air, in what quantities, and how they should be packed. For details on how to safely transport your Dangerous Goods, contact your local Qantas Freight Office.
For a summary of common items that are classified as dangerous goods view our prohibited and check with airline dangerous goods (PDF) - passengers are forbidden to carry them on an aircraft.
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Good morning.... a quick entry for this morning. My girl wanted to buy choco-cheese fried banana from the neighbourhood Ramadhan bazaar. Since, coincidentally, I had already bought some bananas early in the morning, I told her I'd just prepare some for her. So here it is, the home version of the currently popular dessert. The kids in the house love it a lot.... I'd rather have mine the old-fashion way, just the crispy pisang goreng. :D
Choco-Cheese Banana Fritters
5 bananas, (Peeled, sliced into 2 and fried with batter. (Find the recipe here.)
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
cheddar cheese (grated)
block chocolate (grated) or chocolate rice
- Heat up butter in a frying pan.
- Add in condensed milk.
- Add in fried bananas and mix thoroughly.
- Place bananas on a plate and top with grated cheese and chocolate. Serve warm.


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Editor's note: This story was originally published when Ronda Rousey announced her move to WWE.
The worlds of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts have drawn their rosters from all walks of life, including professional football and collegiate wrestling. For any number of reasons, including similar techniques and skill sets, some of the biggest stars in each world have crossed over from the world of MMA to professional wrestling, and vice versa, to varying degrees of success.
With Cain Velasquez making his first appearance in WWE Friday night on SmackDown, after a prolific run in MMA (and a pro wrestling debut in Mexico), we're taking a look back at the biggest successes, missteps and everything in between for those who've tried to be dual threats in both worlds.
Brock Lesnar
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By almost any measure, Lesnar had far and away the most successful crossover between the WWE and MMA, and then back and forth again, as the only man to ever hold both a UFC title and a WWE world title. After twice earning junior college All-American recognition as a heavyweight amateur wrestler for Bismarck State College, he transferred to Minnesota and became a two-time Division I All-American in his junior and senior years; he capped it all off as a Division I national champion in 2000. Later that year, Lesnar signed with the WWE and trained over the next couple of years before debuting on Monday Night Raw in March 2002 and almost instantly surging toward the top of the food chain. By August 2002, he had defeated The Rock to become WWE undisputed champion, making him the youngest WWE world champion in history at the time at 25 years of age.
He would have a number of world title reigns and memorable rivalries, but he left the WWE to pursue a career in football with the Minnesota Vikings. After failing to catch on, Lesnar ultimately found his way to MMA in 2006 and won his first pro MMA fight in Japan in 2007. He lost in his UFC debut against Frank Mir after getting caught in a kneebar, but he became UFC heavyweight champion after beating Heath Herring and Randy Couture in the span of three months. He lost his last two UFC fights during that run, to Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem, and just a few months later returned to the WWE, where he currently reigns as Universal champion. While under contract with the WWE , an agreement was reached in 2016 to allow Lesnar to return to the UFC for one more fight at UFC 200; he won against Mark Hunt, but the decision was later turned into a no contest after Lesnar failed a USADA drug test.
Dan Severn
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No matter the format of the fight, be it Greco-Roman or freestyle wrestling, judo, jiu-jitsu or almost anything else, Severn was willing to throw down with anyone who crossed his path. After a collegiate wrestling career that saw Severn become a three-time All-American at Arizona State, Severn eventually found his way to professional fighting and the UFC in December 1994. At UFC 4, when the format was a single-elimination one-night tournament, Severn lost in the finals to Royce Gracie after a single continuous round that lasted over 15 minutes. Severn won the UFC 5 tournament, but he lost the first ever UFC Superfight championship bout against Ken Shamrock, in a time when there were no weight classes.
After winning the UFC's Ultimate Ultimate 1995 tournament, Severn won a split decision over Shamrock to win the title. He would eventually lose a unification fight for the first UFC heavyweight championship to Mark Coleman in 1997. Severn last performed for the company in September 2002 at UFC 27, but he continued to fight all over the world for the next 17 years; his professional record now sits at a staggering 101-19-7. In a parallel of his UFC Hall of Fame career, Severn also put together a fairly illustrious pro wrestling career. He's a two-time NWA world heavyweight champion and NWA Hall of Famer, and Severn also spent a year-and-a-half stretch with the WWE in the late 1990s.
Ken Shamrock
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Though Dan Severn made the crossover at a similar time, Shamrock was the first UFC fighter that most pro wrestling fans became familiar with in the 1990s. What many fans don't know is that before he began his professional MMA career with Pancrase in Japan in 1993, Shamrock trained to become a professional wrestler and performed throughout the early '90s in the United States and Japan. On Nov. 12, 1993, just four days after winning his third pro fight in Japan, Shamrock competed in UFC 1 in Denver in the first of its one-night-only tournaments. After winning his first fight, he lost via submission to Royce Gracie in the semifinals. Shamrock split his time between Pancrase and the UFC over the next four years, and he became both the first ever Pancrase Openweight champion and the first UFC Superfight champion.
After pushing his MMA record to 23-5-2 in December 1996, Shamrock moved his focus over to the then-WWF, where he made his TV debut in February 1997. His WWF career lasted until late 1999, as Shamrock became an Intercontinental champion and tag team champion while maintaining an intense persona as "The World's Most Dangerous Man." He stepped away from the WWF to resume his MMA career in 2000, but he subsequently performed for TNA wrestling in its early days and even became NWA heavyweight champion; Shamrock's last recorded match was against Josh Barnett in Japan in 2004. The MMA world he returned to was a far different one, and though the UFC Hall of Famer only won a handful of his fights from there on out, Shamrock's trilogy against Tito Ortiz helped raise the profile of the UFC's heavyweight division.
Antonio Inoki
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When it comes to legendary figures in the world of Japanese professional wrestling, it doesn't get any bigger than Inoki. He trained under the likes of Rikidozan and learned grappling and shoot fighting from Karl Gotch. He founded New Japan Pro Wrestling. Inoki's wrestler versus boxer fight with Muhammad Ali, though universally panned for how it played out, helped lay the groundwork for what mixed martial arts would become. Inoki helped bring a gigantic wrestling show to North Korea in the mid-1990s, where he faced Ric Flair and entered politics in Japan. Inoki is an icon inside the ring. He eventually was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010, but his impact outside of wrestling and MMA further shows how effectively Inoki was able to cross over throughout his life and career.
CM Punk
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CM Punk began his foray into pro wrestling as part of the backyard wrestling movement in the mid-1990s, before moving on to a variety of indie promotions -- a run that that culminated with Ring of Honor in 2002. Over the next three-plus years, Punk broke out with attention-grabbing matches against most of the biggest names in independent wrestling at the time, including Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan) and Samoa Joe -- the latter in a three-match series of 60-plus-minute matches that put him on the map.
After signing a contract with the WWE, Punk eventually made his way to their ECW brand, where he eventually became champion, and he later won five WWE world titles; his rivalry against John Cena in 2011 and 2012 cemented him as one of the company's most popular stars. Punk had an acrimonious split from the company in early 2014, and by the end of the year had announced he had signed a multifight contract with the UFC. After nearly two years of training, including several false starts due to injury, Punk fought Mickey Gall on Sept. 10, 2016, and lost a one-sided contest via a first-round submission. He has not fought since but still aims to return to the Octagon.
Josh Barnett
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Josh Barnett trained in martial arts such as judo and kickboxing from a young age, and by the mid-1990s, he had begun training at a dojo in Montana. His MMA career began in Washington in 1997, and he would go on to win his first nine fights in Washington and Hawaii that included a submission win over Dan Severn in 2000 that helped bring him to the UFC. In his fifth UFC fight, Barnett defeated Randy Couture to become the youngest UFC heavyweight champion in history at the age of 24. A failed drug test ended his first run in the UFC, which sent Barnett to Japan to pursue both of his fighting passions -- MMA and professional wrestling.
Barnett's first pro wrestling match could not have come on a bigger stage, as he faced Yuji Nagata for the IWGP heavyweight championship at the Tokyo Dome for New Japan Pro Wrestling on Jan. 4, 2003. (The annual Jan. 4 show that would later be called Wrestle Kingdom starting in 2007.) He would later go on NJPW tours in Japan in 2003 and 2004, and he even competed in a pair of sanctioned MMA matches at NJPW pro wrestling cards in May and October of 2003. Barnett fought his way back up in MMA in Pride and Strikeforce and eventually returned to the UFC in 2013. He also has remained involved in pro wrestling, with recent appearances in Impact wrestling and a full-time English commentary job for NJPW broadcasts on AXS TV alongside Jim Ross.
Bobby Lashley
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Like a number of other people on this crossover list, Bobby Lashley's entryway into both worlds was his background in amateur wrestling. He was an NAIA national wrestling champion at 177 pounds for three years from 1996 to 1998 at Missouri and then enlisted in the U.S. Army for three years. A freak accident while Lashley was a bystander at a bank robbery cost Lashley his U.S. Olympic dreams in 2004, but later that year, he signed his first contract with the WWE. During 3½ years with the company, he was a two-time ECW champion and a one-time United States champion, but his most famous match came at WrestleMania 23 in 2007.
In that match against Umaga, who was Vince McMahon's proxy, he won a hair vs. hair match as a representative for Donald Trump -- forcing McMahon's head to be shaved. After his WWE release, Lashley pursued a fighting career and went on to win his first five professional MMA fights, all while pursuing pro wrestling outside of the WWE at the same time. Lashley is currently under contract with Bellator and boasts a professional record of 15-2.
Shayna Baszler
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As Ronda Rousey enters the world of the WWE, she does so alongside one of her longtime compatriots -- fellow "Four Horsewomen" and MMA associate Shayna Baszler. As far as pedigree goes, it doesn't get much better than Baszler's; she trained in catch wrestling under the legendary Billy Robinson and became the first woman to become a certified catch wrestler in the United States. She also trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai boxing. Baszler fought through good and bad stretches early on in her MMA career, but a four-fight winning streak earned her a shot against current UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg.
She lost the fight against Cyborg, and another against Sarah Kaufman, but another four-fight winning streak in 2010 set her up for fights in Invicta FC and the UFC. In her last UFC fight, Baszler took on future UFC women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes in March 2015. By that time, Baszler began to be mentored by Josh Barnett, who would eventually create her "Queen of Spades" moniker that has stuck to this day. She competed in the world of independent wrestling in North America and Japan, until she caught the attention of WWE officials and became one of 32 women to compete in the inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017. Baszler made it to the finals in Las Vegas, where she lost to Kairi Sane, but she soon signed with the WWE and was assigned to its NXT brand. On Saturday in Philadelphia, she competed for the NXT women's championship and lost to Ember Moon.
Alberto Del Rio
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After beginning his pro wrestling career in 2000 as Dos Caras Jr., Del Rio kicked off his parallel career in mixed martial arts in 2001. He went back and forth between wrestling promotions such as AAA and CMLL and a variety of MMA companies over the next few years. By the time Del Rio had finished his fighting career in February 2010, he had racked up a professional record of 9-5. He competed in MMA while wearing his wrestling mask, and his most famous fight, against Mirko Cro Cop at Pride Bushido 1, ended with Del Rio taking a highlight-reel kick to the head less than a minute into the first round. After wrapping up his MMA career, Del Rio would go on to WWE, where he would eventually become a four-time world champion. He now wrestles for a variety of companies outside of the WWE, including Impact wrestling, and he is the president of the MMA organization Combate Americas.
Shinsuke Nakamura
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Nakamura became an incredibly popular wrestler during his 14-year tenure in New Japan Pro Wrestling, largely due to a style that eventually earned him the nickname "King of Strong Style." In three reigns as IWGP heavyweight champion -- the first of which came at the age of 23, making him the youngest such champion in the company's history -- as well as five runs as its Intercontinental champ, Nakamura was one of the central forces that helped bring NJPW back to prominence, alongside contemporaries such as Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada. But long before he left his longtime home and came to the United States to join the WWE (where he became a two-time NXT champion to this point), Nakamura took some of his training in the dojos of Japan and stepped into the world of mixed martial arts.
His first pro fight came on a show promoted by Japanese icon Antonio Inoki, and he lost to Daniel Gracie. He came back to pick up his first professional MMA win at NJPW Ultimate Crush -- the same card Josh Barnett fought on -- and went on to fight twice for K-1 before calling it a (short) career with a record of 3-1-1.


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The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of 1994
Once a day for 25 days, the MRC is showcasing the most egregious bias we've uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala on September 27. (Click here for ticket information)
So far, we've published the worst quotes from 1988 through 1993 (you can find those here). Today, the worst bias of 1994, including ABC's Peter Jennings calling voters "two-year-olds" for electing a Republican Congress ("the voters had a temper tantrum last week"), and a USA Today columnist hoping Clarence Thomas dies from eating too much butter and eggs.
"Some thoughts on those angry voters. Ask parents of any two-year-old and they can tell you about those temper tantrums: the stomping feet, the rolling eyes, the screaming. It's clear that the anger controls the child and not the other way around. It's the job of the parent to teach the child to control the anger and channel it in a positive way. Imagine a nation full of uncontrolled two-year-old rage. The voters had a temper tantrum last week....Parenting and governing don't have to be dirty words: the nation can't be run by an angry two-year-old."
— ABC World News Tonight anchor Peter Jennings in his daily ABC Radio commentary, November 14, 1994.
"This is a rotten time to be black. Blacks are just going to take it in the chops....Their programs are going to get eviscerated and affirmative action is going to go right down the tubes...Politics have moved right because a lot of middle-class people thought they were taking my money and giving it to poor black people, and they didn't like it and they want their money back."
— Newsweek Washington Bureau Chief Evan Thomas on Inside Washington, November 12, 1994, talking about the Republicans winning Congress.
"I hope his wife feeds him lots of eggs and butter and he dies early like many black men do, of heart disease....He is an absolutely reprehensible person."
— USA Today columnist and Pacifica Radio talk show host Julianne Malveaux on Justice Clarence Thomas, November 4, 1994 PBS To the Contrary.
"I think liberalism lives — the notion that we don't have to stay where we are as a society, we have promises to keep, and it is liberalism, whether people like it or not, which has animated all the years of my life. What on Earth did conservatism ever accomplish for our country?"
— Charles Kuralt talking with Morley Safer on the CBS special, One for the Road with Charles Kuralt, May 4, 1994.
Check back each morning for more classic bias quotes, or visit our "25th Anniversary" section for the entire collection.


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of Everyday Divas
CURATED BY: Incredible Women of India
PUBLISHED BY: Readomania
The Stories in the Anthology are...
1. Built From The Ashes – Radhika Maira Tabrez – Life brings widowed Nikita at the doorsteps of her estranged in laws where she finds a new meaning to life.
2. It's Not The End – Kirthi Jayakumar – A fresh start changes the foundation of what might have been the beginning of a bright future. But it's not the end.
3. She Chose To Live – Debosmita Nandy – She shines even when she is betrayed by love, uprooted from home and misunderstood by all.
4. Bidisha – Paulami DuttaGupta – Insurgency tore her life apart, will Bidisha be able to forget her past?
5. The Drug Addict – Santosh Bakaya – A 19 year old turns to drugs after her parents death in a Mine blast, this story shows how she turns over a new leaf.
6. Safe Passage – Sanghamitra Bose – She survives extreme betrayal and is determined not to let it happen again.
7. The Bride – Esha Chakraborty – 'The Bride' toasts to a new beginning!
8. Dear Rangama… – Sutapa Basu – An 18 year old bereft of family and friends, navigates her and her unborn child's life defying all malignant forces.
9. Unfound: Searching For Home – Vasudha Chandna Gulati – Can a child with two sets of parents still feel alone? It is Riddhi's search for a place to belong.
10. The Journey of Two women – Deepti Menon – Two Divas on divergent paths dare to dream, defy the world and carveout their entwined destinies!
11. A Second Chance – Arpita Banerjee – A girl pays for her innocence once, but becomes strong enough to avenge a betrayal, second time around.
12. Dharmambhal – Bhuvaneswari Shivakumar Shankar – Can one ever recover from the trauma of domestic violence? A namesake finds courage from an inspirational story.
13. The 40s – Ramaa Sonti – Story of a woman craving for love and attention, one who falters, yet takes the situation in her stride with the virtue of her wit and determination.
14. Amlanation – Anirban Nanda – An acid attack, a play of fate, the emotional trauma of both the attacker and the victim.
15. Please Leave Your Sex Outside – Aashisha Chakraborty – What made a woman a top automobile entrepreneur of the country?
16. Tara – Geeta Negi – A simple girl from a remote hilly village discovers her womanhood while standing firmly against patriarchy.
17. Anjali Chakraborty – Tanushree Ghosh Dhall – A woman who is neither a mother nor a wife epitomises love, sacrifice and support.
18. Yamuna Maa's Hand – Mahesh Sowani – Two patrons, one rich another poor, use their funds to support poor women to be independent.
19. Once, For a Change – Moinak Dutta – A fashion designer proves her mettle by taking up a challenge.
20. Pregnant Dreams – Sridevi Datta – A woman's dreams and desires faces trials in the real world.
21. Second Innings of Ma – Namrata Chauhan – An exceptional bond between a mother in law and a daughter in law, proving women are soft but never weak.
22. Here I Come Benaras – Avanti Sopory – Is marriage the only identity of a woman? A widow in Banaras finds her identity amidst strangers.
23. To Be Or Not To Be – Paromita Mukherjee Ojha – An act of crime, a betrayal rips her life apart, now she must rise up to the test and face the realities of life.
24. Some Porridge and an Education – Sreesha Divakaran – Shanta leaves behind her village and her drunken husband to earn a livelihood for herself and provide education for her son.
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Rhiti Bose is a writer/blogger/reviewer who is also the founder and Chief Editor of the e-zine Incredible Women of India. She has a first class Master's degree in English Literature from the University of Madras. She has done her Teacher's Training, PGCE from Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and holds a Child Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling Post-Graduate Diploma from The School of Natural Health and Science, London, UK. She has 6 years of experience in Education/Training. She has spent two years working with The Refugee Council, Sheffield, UK mentoring and counseling Bangladeshi and Liberian refugee children.
Her works have been published in Femina, feminafastfiction.com, learningandcreativity.com, redomania.com and she is also a part of short story collection, An Atlas of love, published by Rupa. Her poems are a part of poetry collections Kaafiyaana and Umbilical Chords: An Anthology on Parents Remembered.
When not reading, writing or curating stories for IWI, you can find Rhiti watching Bollywood masala movies, baking or playing with her children. She believes in kindness and love and hopes to spread the same through IWI. She currently resides in Bhubaneswar with her husband, daughter and son.
Rhiti also blogs at The Scattered thoughts of Mrs.Bose.
Lopamudra Banerjee
Lopamudra Banerjee is a writer and translator, currently based in Dallas, USA. She has a Master's degree in English with a thesis in Creative Nonfiction from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Her unpublished memoir Thwarted Escape has been First Place Category Winner at the Journey Awards 2014 hosted by Chanticleer Reviews. She is an editor of Learning and Creativity, an e-zine for the literary and creative souls.
Her poetry, stories and essays have appeared at many print and online literary journals and anthologies both in India and the US. Her poetry has recently appeared in The Significant Anthology, Umbilical Chords: An Anthology on Parents Remembered and Kaafiyana, published by Readomania. Her English translation of Rabindranath Tagore's novella The Broken Home is being serially published at Café Dissensus. She has received the Critics' Award at Destiny Poets International Community of Poets, UK and also a Certificate of Merit as part of the Reuel International Prize 2015 for Writing and Literature. Her husband is an IT professional and they have two beautiful daughters, Srobona and Sharanya.
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