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Today, Avondale Mills announced it is "highly likely" that in two months the company will shut down completely.
The loss of Avondale Mills will leave a huge hole in the economy and life of Aiken County's Horse Creek Valley.
Two reasons were cited. One is international trade.
The other is the January 6, 2005 train wreck in Graniteville.
That day, two trains collided. One of them was carrying chlorine.
Nine people died; six were Avondale Mills employees.
The wreck forced thousands from their homes, and the lingering effects of the chlorine spill have taken a toll on the town.
About 2000 people in the Graniteville area work for Avondale. Closing would impact them and thousands of others.
Avondale Mills has grown and prospered through some of the toughest of times...but as News 12 was the first to report, their 150 year history in textile manufacturing will likely be coming to an end.
It's yet another blow for the town of Graniteville.
"It's going to hurt everybody here," says resident William Nix.
And tough news to swallow for Avondale Mills employees.
"The people who need to make money, there's no place for them to go," says Harry Beabout.
Monday morning, company officials delivered the news.
"Unfortunately today we have announced that Avondale anticipates closing its doors," manager Steven Felker, Jr. told News 12.
The oldest textile-manufacturing corporation in the country is preparing to shut down all of its plants.
"It's going to affect about 4000 people," Felker said.
Two thousand of them are local...people like Dan Ray Johnson, a 40 year Avondale employee.
"I don't understand why this company's shutting down like this," Johnson says.
Spokesperson and plant manager Steven Felker says the anticipated shutdown is beyond the company's control.
He lists international trade and last year's Graniteville train wreck as reasons for closing.
Felker tells News 12 chlorine from the wreck has been an incurable cancer to the company, constantly corroding the mill's equipment.
"Graniteville don't need that. There's a lot of people depending on these mills, and it just hurts," Nix says.
The mill is considered the driving economic force in Graniteville...and many who've lived there for years say the end of the mill could mean the end of Graniteville as they know it.
"I don't know, probably close down Graniteville," says Beabout.
"You think they'll have to close down Graniteville?" we asked.
"Eventually," Beabout said. "There's nothing here."
"It will be tough," Felker told News 12, "but I'm sure they will persevere and find a way to cope with this terrible event."
Avondale Mills officials say no definite decision has been made, but say it's quote "highly likely" that the plant will close by July 25. That's why they gave employees a heads up today. The company is considering other options, including possibly selling the mill, restructuring it, or liquidation.
Avondale Mills has been around since 1845. The textile company is based in Monroe, Georgia, and they have 20 plants across the southeast.
Avondale is a leading producer of denim, sportswear, work wear, coated specialty products, and quality sales yarns for knitted and woven fabrics.
The company employs over 5000 associates and has annual sales in excess of $500 million.
For more information about Avondale Mills, visit their website at www.avondalemills.com.


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The Solidarity of Sorrow
Originally published in Backstage Magazine, October 9, 2010. Nicole also hung up on me, but called me back to apologize.
Death can overthrow the status quo that a family relies on. Death creates a new kingdom that a grieving family inhabits, and it is here, in the world without a loved one, that families learn to exist and to move on. Welcome to the new normal.
Director John Cameron Mitchell explores this "world without" in "Rabbit Hole," based on David Lindsay-Abaire's heart-achingly raw play about the death of a child. The director of "Shortbus" and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" has never been afraid to delve into taboo subjects, and "Rabbit Hole" strips death naked, revealing the reality of grief, sorrow, and recovery with unabashed honesty.
Nicole Kidman plays the stoic Becca, a mother who tries to forge through the emotional devastation of losing her 4-year-old son, Danny. Alongside her husband, Howie (Aaron Eckhart), she tries to shed her conflicted emotions—rage, denial, hopelessness, apathy—and ultimately learns that each person's recovery is distinct and unique.
Kidman bravely plunges into the role, drawing from her own personal experiences—including the recent birth of a child with husband Keith Urban—to make Becca nuanced and real. She expresses Becca's emotions with her whole body. Her anger courses up the musculature of her neck, her hands twist like winter tree branches as she heaves with tears.
Back Stage recently spoke with Kidman about "Rabbit Hole" and discussed living in a house with the cast, finding a studio to back their film, conjuring up gut-wrenching grief, and how her character infiltrated her dreams.
Back Stage: This film is brutally honest about such a taboo subject. What interested you about this script?
Nicole Kidman: I think the intimacy of it. It was really raw, and I just felt that it was very real and delicate. The way in which the scenes were written and the emotions were handled were not histrionic. People have said that it feels very "real." And that, as an actor, is something that you want to hear. I think that someone said that it was like watching your neighbors, like you're peeking through the window at them and watching, hoping that they'll get through it.
Back Stage: When was the first time that you read it?
Kidman: I read it as a play first. That was years and years ago now, because it takes such a long time to develop and then film and release. It's been a long, long road for us, and this is obviously difficult subject matter, so just getting it made was hard, just getting the money to make it was hard.
Back Stage: What difficulties did you face with financing the film?
Kidman: We just found the financing ourselves, and we did it for a very, very low budget, and that was it. So we could choose whichever director we wanted, and we had all the power over it.
Back Stage: What was it about John Cameron Mitchell that made you know that he was the right director for this film?
Kidman: I just think he's very, very talented, and I also think he's very raw, which suits this material. I think a director that's very cold, or that's slightly removed or stoic, wouldn't have been so good because the script itself was very restrained. So it was the combination of a very raw director with a restrained script, I just thought that was interesting. And I just like him.
Back Stage: The subject is so taboo, as well. It must have been really difficult to have to sell people on a film about a child's death.
Kidman: When we were trying to raise the money for it, as well, it was right at the time when [the economy] had crashed, so everyone's saying, "No, no one wants to see anything like this; they want to see popcorn movies, big entertainment." And I said, "But this is real, this is entertainment—it's just maybe not comfortable entertainment."
Back Stage: The movie seems to be about catharsis and about moving on, as well as solidarity in grief. Everyone feels sorrow, and that fact can unify us.
Kidman: I think it's hopeful, I really do, because it's about people coming together through pain, and I think that's an important thing for us to see, that people can fuse that way.
Back Stage: What other characters from other films, or books, or any sort of media did you look to for inspiration for your own character?
Kidman: I read [Joan Didion's] "The Year of Magical Thinking." But part of it, as an actor, is that just, when you hit a certain age, there's a well of experience and a well of emotion that exists. For me, having just given birth a year prior, having three children, having been through many things in my life over the last 43 years, I just think, if I stay open enough, then there's all of that to mine.
Back Stage: Was it difficult to dredge up these difficult feelings?
Kidman: Well, I'm not constantly mining it, because you know this was a six-week shoot, so I kind of go, "Okay, I'm gonna go into a place that's taboo, that's deeply disturbing." But I want to do it because that's part of being an actor, it's part of being an artist, I suppose. I have no understanding of why, but at the same time, I know that I want to tell stories that somehow connect us, and I feel like this is one of those stories.
Back Stage: Grief often manifests itself in physical ways. As an actor, you have to become these characters and take on their grief. In what ways did this grief physically affect you?
Kidman: Just in my sleeping. I really didn't sleep well. It was disturbed. That's when I know my psyche is disturbed and I'm deeply involved. It's really layered and connected. I just have to go, "Okay, I'm just really not going to sleep much." And weird dreams and nightmares permeate my psyche.
Back Stage: Did you begin to dream as your character?
Kidman: No, but the emotions arise sometimes, even that you've [performed] days before. It's so strange how the subconscious plays out, suddenly there'll be those similar emotions, very, very present and very, very powerful, you know? I'll wake up crying or I'll wake up in a fetal position or wake up terrified and not know where I am.
Back Stage: Were there any points in this movie where you thought that you couldn't do it? Perhaps that this might be a role that's too difficult, too emotional?
Kidman: Oh yeah, as is my way, I sort of get dragged kicking and screaming to make it, and then when once I'm in it, I don't want to give it up, and then when I'm finished, I think, "How did I even go there?" It's a strange process, but I get there. I just was like, "Oh, my God, I can't do this now. I just had my baby. Why would I want to do this? I don't want to do this," and then, "Whoa, you have to do it. We've raised the money, you can't get out, you've signed the contract." And then I go, "Ugh… okay." But then I go, well—I suppose a lot of it is saying, "I need to honor this. This is an extraordinary role; people go through this." And that's my way of honoring those people and, in some way, reaching out to them.
Back Stage: You've been acting quite some time now. Do you find these "difficult" roles are easier now, with experience?
Kidman: I'm just very careful about what I choose now because time is so precious. I'm just not willing to waste the time, whereas maybe in my 20s, I was willing to try anything. But life is not about the past. My husband said a wonderful thing to me: He said, "The rear-view mirror is small; the windshield of a car is big." I really try to approach my life that way.
Back Stage: And that's such a great thing for a country singer to say. That's a lyric right there.
Kidman: You'll hear it in a song. [Laughs.]

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Surname Saturday: WILSON Scotland to Canada
May 22, 2010 by © Joan Miller - Luxegen Genealogy.
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It has been a good week for connections regarding my grandmother Elizabeth (Lizzie) WILSON married to Homer KERR. She was born 02 November 1884 near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Lizzie's parents were Martin Watson Wilson (1857 – 1942) and Margaret Metcalf Robertson (1854 -1936) Siblings were Alexander, Mary and Martin. All of the children immigrated to [...]


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The Mars tribe has spoken. After searching far and wide for a landing site that can tell them if Mars was ever livable for microscopic life, the tribe of Mars experts has eliminated dozens of contenders. Only seven survive (labeled in white). In September 2008, three or four will be voted out. By spring of 2009, only one will survive to become the landing site of the Mars Science Laboratory rover.
The sole survivor will combine a deep love of adventure with due respect for safety. Safe means flat and fairly free of rocks. Challenging generally involves streambeds, rugged terrain, and rocks exposed in steep cliff walls. Sometimes, that difficult terrain is the best candidate for finding evidence of livable conditions.
The survivor site will join six previous winners (labeled in yellow). May the best candidate win.


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Has GNOME Rejected Canonical help? Shuttleworth Responds
"Unity is a shell for Gnome. Now Gnome leadership have to decide if they want the fruit or that competition to be an asset to Gnome, or not." ~Mark Shuttleworth founder of Ubuntu.
Ubuntu Founder and former CEO of Canonical, Mark Shuttleworth, responds to Dave Neary's post entitled Has GNOME rejected Canonical help?
When Canonical made the decision to make Unity the default desktop, some people questioned the GNOME/Canonical relationship. Adding fuel to this fire was the recent distribution split of revenue generated by Banshee. These decisions caused Ubuntu, GNOME and even Fedora community members to ask why these things were done. In Neary's Has GNOME rejected Canonical help? post, he states that he has repeatedly read Canonical and Ubuntu people saying, "We offered our help to GNOME, and they didn't want it."
Neary gives examples of what other people have said to back up the "they didn't want it" claim by Canonical and Ubuntu people.
Today Shuttleworth responds on his blog. "Competition is tough on the contestants, but it gets great results for everyone else," Shuttleworth writes. He talks about the challenge for the GNOME leadership and outlines what Canonical/Ubuntu tried to communicate about Unity to GNOME but to the open source community.
"When we articulated our vision for Unity, we were very clear that we wanted to deliver it under the umbrella of Gnome... We described Unity as 'a shell for Gnome' from the beginning, and we have been sincere in that view. We have worked successfully and happily with many, many Gnome projects to integrate Unity API's into their codebase," Shuttleworth says.
Shuttleworth notes, "We've failed." He adds, "Much of the language, and much of the decision making I've observed within Gnome, is based on the idea that Unity is competition WITH Gnome, rather than WITHIN Gnome."
Shuttleworth goes on to analyze the rationale given for the rejection of Canonical's indicator APIs.
Shuttleworth also points to Aaron Seigo's post about this decision being "as much a rejection of cross-desktop standards as it was a rejection of Canonical's code."
Shuttleworth notes that it might be time to look at strengthening the Freedesktop.org forum and adds, "Gnome has failed to take that forum seriously, as evidenced by the frustrations expressed elsewhere. But perhaps if we had both Unity and KDE working well there, Gnome might take a different view. And that would be very good for the free software desktop."
Mendacious at bestShuttleworth's blog is a carefully constructed mosaic of the most mendacious interpretations of each little factoid that supports Canonical's role "within" the FOSS community.
The brutal reality is that Canonical offered its code, without compromise, without cooperation, on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. There was no attempt to adhere to Gnome's procedures, and no attempt to adhere to community standards of behaviour.
The insertion of large segments of code which is in its effect proprietary (in that it excludes community cooperation) disadvantages all other contributors to Gnome, and puts Gnome's primary product at risk.
Shuttleworth is playing a dangerous game with the (free) goose.
time for change?Maybe Canonical's foray with QT in Unity (2D) will embolden them to cut Gnome loose and finally pay more attention to KDE. Stock KDE is far from perfect, but IMO is much more fertile ground on which to build a truly compelling desktop.
Cut GNOME loose and let them enjoy their sandpit. Then G devs just need to shed few users and they really will be able to do what they want in peace.
Issue 36: Getting Started with Linux – /Special Editions
Buy this issue as a PDF
The New Kali Linux Is Here
2019.2 supports more Android devices.
exFAT Is Coming to Linux
Microsoft has contributed exFAT patents to OIN and also published specifications.
Knoppix 8.6 Released
The latest version of the classic Live Linux comes with KDE Plasma 5.
openSUSE Board Gets a New Chairman
Richard Brown is replaced by Gerald Pfeifer.
Linux Mint 19.2 "Tina" Released
The latest version of Linux Mint brings many performance improvements.
Gnome and KDE Coming Together
The two major Linux projects will work together to create a compatible ecosystem.
Fedora CoreOS Preview Released
The new distribution from Red Hat is targeted at containerized workloads.
SUSE Appoints New CEO
Melissa Di Donato replaces Nils Brauckmann, who will retire and leave SUSE.
Debian Buster Arrives
The latest release of Debian comes with tightened security.
IBM Acquires Red Hat
Red Hat becomes an independent entity within IBM.


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Adolphe Quetelet on crime
Society contains the germs of all the crimes that will be committed, as well as the conditions under which they can develop. It is society that, in a sense, prepares the ground for them, and the criminal is the instrument ...
This observation, which seems discouraging at first sight, is comforting at closer view, since it shows the possibility of improving people by modifying their institutions, their habits, their education, and all that influences their behaviour. This is in principle nothing but an extension of the law well-known to philosophers: as long as the causes are unchanged, one has to expect the same effects.
JOC/EFR August 2006
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Justin Morneau has big glove to fill replacing Todd Helton
SCOTTSDALE — The idea that Justin Morneau can eclipse Todd Helton's offensive numbers last season is expected, if not likely. But can the former 2006 American League MVP make a smooth transition defensively? Helton's range was compromised in his final few seasons, but no first baseman effectively scooped low throws like he did.
It was a skilled he perfected through hours of fungo work. The upside went beyond the scoop itself. He gave his infielders freedom. They knew they could try to make any throw at any point in the game and not get tagged with an error. Nolan Arenado and Troy Tulowitzki both have won Gold Gloves with Helton at first base. Arenado joked that he might have to cut a piece of his trophy off and give it to Helton.
The way scorekeeping works, in most cases, once the ball hits the dirt, it's no longer a routine play, so the fielder throwing receives the error. Those can add up quickly and get into a player's head, leading him to hold the ball rather than risk it if he doesn't trust his first baseman.
Justin Morneau began working at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale when his signing became official in December. He's putting in time with the infielders this week to get comfortable with their arm angles, and velocities.
General manager Bill Geivett, in video above, talked about Morneau's transition.


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Notes: All timings are represented in 12-hour notation in local time of New Delhi, India with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
Shardiya Navratri is the most popular and significant Navratri of all Navratris. That's why Shardiya Navratri is also known as Maha Navratri.
It falls in lunar month Ashwin during Sharad Ritu. The name Shardiya Navratri has been taken from Sharad Ritu. All nine days during Navratri are dedicated to nine forms of Goddess Shakti. Shardiya Navratri falls in the month of September or October. The nine days festivity culminates on tenth day with Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami.
Women, especially in Maharashtra and Gujarat, adorn themselves with 9 different colors which are allocated to each day of Navratri. The color of the day is decided on the weekday. Each weekday is ruled by one the planets or Navgrahas and accordingly colors are assigned to each day.
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Confession: I have sort of a crush on Krystina Castella.
If you're unfamiliar with her work, then you're in for a sweet treat: she's the brains behind such books as Pops!: Icy Treats for Everyone , Booze Cakes: Confections Spiked With Spirits, Wine, and Beer, Crazy About Cupcakes, and most recently (released within a month of one another!) Crazy About Cookies and A World of Cake.
And while there's a lot to love about any book that features recipes for sweet treats, what in my mind really separates Castella from the crowd is her backround as an industrial designer: this is strongly reflected in each of her books, which are beautifully and thoughtfully constructed, both visually and in terms of the actual content. Of course, it doesn't hurt that she's smart as a whip, very clever, and a mean baker to boot.
You know what? The awesomeness that is Krystina Castella is really too much to put into a single post, and so all week I am going to be dedicating posts to her amazing works, including recipes and an interview!
But we'll kick it off with a giveaway, OK? One lucky winner will receive a copy of A World of Cake, which includes over 150 recipes and stories about cakes from all over the world. Not only will you get a ton of delicious recipes, but you might just learn something, too.
How do you enter yourself in the running? Simply leave a comment below stating a cake recipe (it can be international or domestic!) you've been dying to try. Optional: feel free to link to or include a recipe!
The winner will be chosen at random on Tuesday, November 30th, at 12pm PST; US entrants only this time, please! The book will be sent directly from the publisher, Storey Publishing.
UPDATE: THE WINNER! We have a winner, chosen at random! It's Caitlin, whose next cake adventure is as follows: "I really want to make Pioneer Woman's Strawberry Shortcake Cake! It looks delicious!"


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Friday, August 28, 2009
Small Eyez feat. Jaspects - "Soak It Up"
I've had beers, smokes, hamburgers and plenty of conversations with the homie Small Eyez, but he swore I didn't mess with his music anymore. CMON MAN!
But anyways, he sent me this new joint he has with Jaspects last night. He says we should relish it as the last song of the summer. Damn, its ending too too soon. Be sure to peep Eyez' blog ChesingTheCool when you get a chance too.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Senor Kaos-"Automatic Classic" video
"A Black man dies its nothing...a white girl get kidnapped, its on the news EVERYDAY!"
The homie Senor Kaos just dropped a video for his single "Automatic Classic." I was out at the shoot that day and I must give this wise man props for shooting it early in the morning to beat the heat. Its directed by my dude Mike Moore who talked me into making my first video cameo, if you want to call it that. Its towards the end, but if you blink, you'll miss it, haha.
Real talk though, Kaos gonna have to come up off that 'Nique hat. For real.
"Ain't That A Bitch"-Vick Critic's Dog Dies After 4 Hours In Car
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RICHMOND, Va. -- A prosecutor said no charges are planned against an executive for an anti-animal cruelty group whose 16-year-old blind and deaf dog died after accidentally being left in a hot car for four hours.
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Tracy Thorne-Begland said Wednesday charges are not planned against Robin Starr, CEO of the Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Starr says she didn't realize "Louie" was in the car until noon. Starr's husband, Ed, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch he put the dog in her car's cargo area as she got ready for work Aug. 19 but forgot to tell her. She often took the dog to work with her.
Robin Starr took the dog to two clinics, but he died of kidney failure.
The National Weather Service says the temperature had reached 91 degrees by noon that day.
Starr has been a vocal critic of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick who was released from federal custody July 20 after serving 18 months of a 23-month sentence for his role in running a dogfighting ring.
When Vick was reinstated to the NFL Starr said "The action of the NFL commissioner to reinstate Michael Vick is both premature and unwise. Vick has not yet demonstrated that his remorse is sincere or that his irresponsible, cruel and criminal behaviors are likely to change. The NFL and its leadership apparently lack the integrity to require civilized behavior from their players. This would reflect poorly on any team that adds Vick to its roster."
Wonder if PETA is going to pull out all of the stops to attack one of "their own" for such a travesty.
Props to Jayforce
The Foreign Exchange-"House of Cards"
Jacinta Howard just put me onto this video. Dope but tragic at the same time.
On a way more positive (and probably needed) note, today is my parents 32nd Anniversary..."thank God for Mom and Dad for sticking too together, 'cause we don't know how."
Freddie Gibbs: midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik (mixtape)
Ever since I heard the two preview tracks from this mixtape I've been anticipating this project something serious. This is one of the rare times that I'm posting something without listening to it first, becuase I trust that its going to be dope. Plus, if the Smoking Section's comments board is any indication, its pretty damn good.
From looking at the tracklisting it doesn't look like the jammin' ass Pimp C tribute song he emailed me made the cut. But I could be wrong, because like I said, I haven't listened yet. Anyways, feel free to download it, and tell me what you think when you finish.
DOWNLOAD: DJ Skee x The Smoking Section present: Freddie Gibbs-midwestgangstaboxframecaddillacmuzik
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
GrindTube: Killer Mike Interviews MC Lyte
In the latest episode of Don't Kill the Messenger, Killer Mike sat down with MC Lyte and picked her brain and gave her her much deserved roses as an MC. They spoke on everything from how its difficult to raise daughters on Hip Hop these days to the missing chin-check role that female MC once provided.
My guy asks better questions than most "Hip Hop journalists" out here.
Shouts out to UNN
UPDATE: Peep part 2 of the conversation after the jump.
Mikkey Halsted-"Frozen" preview
The second installment of Mikkey and the homie Decatur Dan's Chicago: The Photo Album preview series.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Fat Joe Speaks on His Sneaker Line
The homie G-Roc of TheShoeGame.com sat down with Fat Joe to talk about his new sneaker line with Protege. This is a good look, dude is trying to give back to his community while at the same time doing something he loves...unlike some rappers who ask damn near a luxury car note for a pair of their shoes.
Pill Interview: "Its a portrait of poverty"
The homie Pill has been making the rounds up in NYC and during his latest trip he did an interview with Hip Hop @ Lunch. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this just might be the first interview Pill has actually done since the now "Trap Goin' Ham" video came out. We've heard what everybody has to say about it, but him. So, here it is...
Oh yeah, be on the lookout for his next video "Glass." Shot in the same areas as "Trap Goin' Ham" but through Zach Wolfe's lens and with a different perspective.
Spotted at Rap Radar
Previously: "Trap Goin Ham" video shoot photos
Monday, August 24, 2009
Pics and Recap: Leaders of the Cool at Lenny's
Aight so...
This past Saturday I fell through Lenny's to check out Leaders of the New Cool...a traveling artist showcase that made its debut in Atlanta about a month or so ago. I missed the last one and wasn't really sure of what to expect since I heard as much good as I did bad about it. I've been to quite a few showcases and the usual complaint is that there are too many opening acts, sets go too long and the shows start too late. While LOTNC didn't crank up until around 11pm I can say that I enjoyed all of the music...
{warning you now, this is a long ass post}
The first cat to hit the stage was Big Chad Famous (who insisted that I take this pic in efforts to get him some sponsorship from PBR). Dude looked very relaxed on the stage...like, I just got out the bed relaxed. But dude's music was pretty jamming. He rapped, sang, etc. His mypace page says his music is "Alternative/Hip Hop/Indie" and yeah, that pretty much describes it. I was pleasantly surprised. This was the first time I actually heard of dude, but evidently he's a star around these parts. The song that stood out to me was "Alone In Space" which come to find out seems to be one of the main songs he's pushing.
Next up was the homie Stanza. I was glad to see he was on the bill, because it kinda seemed like ever since he went on Wild Out Wednesdays on 106 & Park he kinda fell back on performing around the city. But he did his thing as usual. He's pretty much known for his song "A.T.L." which is pretty much everybody's city anthem that the "masses" haven't caught on to yet. But me personally, my favorite part of the show is when he does "A Million Dollars" which is probably my favorite song by him.
Stanza-"A Million Dollars"
After him the homie Haziq fell throught right quick and did a couple songs from his "Business Is Good" album. Ya'll should give it a listen. I've known dude for a minute but ya'll may know him from his affilation to Tabi Bonney. But Haziq is truly on some real "get money" shit. But not the illegal way, all legit. My favorite song from him is "Hussla."
One artist in particular I wanted to check out was Ms. Brown. For whatever reasons I've never been able to make it to any of her performances or events. I did listen to her music a couple times and thought it was cool. But after seeing her perform and look like she meant what she was saying, I dug it more. Her's some video of her doing her song "No Strings Attatched":
You can peep her Under The Influence mixtape here.
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The show was also somewhat of a homecoming for the homie Spree Wilson as he was performing in Atlanta for the first time since he moved up to NYC a couple months ago. I told him that he done messed around and learned some new tricks since he left. He was playing guitar behind his head, on the ground...
standing on chairs and shit, hahah. But for real he did his thing and you can tell the change in environment has rejuvinated him. Here's some footage of him playing guitar and performing "Word."
The headliners for the show were Jeff B. and Mr. DJ better known as Mama's Mustache. I've been hep to their music for some months and this was my second time seeing them perform. Me personally, I think the shit is jamming. I dig how they are going from the ground up too. I mean, both of these dudes have been doing their thing for a minute and could easily shuffle into the music industry door from the top floor, but they're hitting all the spots where independent music flourishes first, so kudos to them.
Overall, the Leaders of the New Cool show was pretty good. Don't really have any complaints. I didn't realize how long I was in there until I left. Probably because I enjoyed all of the artists and they kept their sets short and to the point. The show was genuienly all about the music. But yeah, I took a gang of photos and would love for you to check them out and let me know what you think of them. Peace.
Goodie Mob x Khujo x Sept 19th
Here is the second promo spot for the Goodie Mob reunion show on September 19th. Crazy thing is, without me even knowing that this was the next spot to run...I was actually just on twitter last night talking about how Khujo had the hardest verse on "Fighting."
If you want to stay updated on the show keep stopping by here...or you can follow the twitter page dedicated to the show, www.twitter.com/shamelessmob. Get your tickets HERE.
Previously: Goodie Mob x Big Gipp x Sept 19th
Friday, August 21, 2009
Yo Gotti Cover Story for Ozone Magazine
I wrote Yo Gotti's Ozone cover story this month. You can check it out there.
Photos and Recap: Heineken Red Star Soul feat. Big Boi, Mickey Factz and Kevin Hart
Last night I fell through the Velvet Room for the first time (I DO NOT MESS WITH THAT PLACE AT ALL) for Heiniken's Red Star Soul concert series where you pretty much get to drink free Heiniken and hear good music. No complaints there. Anyway Mickey Facts and Big Boi were the featured performers and I must say I enjoyed both...
I never really got into Mickey's music but from what I heard tonight, I kinda mess with it. Dude was dancing, having a good time, the whole nine. Not comparing him to Kane, but it kinda reminded me of seeing BDK rap and dance at the same time, and do both of them well. Can't say the rest of the crowd felt the same way though. While he may have had a couple fans in the audience, it was obvious that alot of them didn't know who he was...which once again is because of Atlanta radio and DJ's failing to broaden the scope of music the play for "the masses."
As for Big Boi, you already know. Dude rips it everytime he hits the stage. And each time he does it get you more and more angrier with Dre. Not on no personal shit, but just like, damn dude? When you gonna join the party again? But yeah, Big Boi did his thing and even did a couple new tracks from the fie ass Sir Lucious Leftfoot: Son of Chico Dusty album he let me hear earlier this week. As usual him and Blackowned C-Bone put on a good show together. But I ain't gonna lie, since Killer Mike was in the building too, I thought they might've brought him out to do the hook to "Kryptonite" but no haps.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, Kevin Hart did a good job hosting the event and keeping everone laughing. He was giving some no-name rapper and his sunglasses wearing security guard the bizness for 7 minutes straight. I recorded it on my Flip cam, I'll put it up later though. He also got down for a minute when Big Boi did "B.O.B."
And oh yeah, I have to post this pic of Big Boi in his red Jordans. Ever since the Lucious Leftoot fiasco he makes sure I see that his footwork is proper. haha.
Over all the show was pretty good. While a couple of my friends (whaddup Kaos, I feel ya brah, believe me I do) got turned away because they didn't fit the dress code, it was still a pretty cool night. I got a chance to run into Janelle Monae who I haven't seen since forever and of course the homies from Hollyweerd and Kei of LLSC was in the building as well. You can peep the rest of the pictures I took here:
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Random Jam: Triple Six Mafia-"Where's Da Bud" (1996)
After hearing Tony Yayo completely desecrate this beat earlier today, I felt it was my duty as a Southerner to post the original, just because. Back when I was a chiefer this was one of my favorite songs to smoke to. Still sounds good to this day, to me at least.
Future note to New York rappers, stay off our shit if you're not going to at least attempt to make it better. All parties involved with that Yayo song should be adamnshamed of themselves.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Mikkey Halsted-"Rebel To America" [preview]
Shouts out to Decatur Dan for sending this over. For the next few weeks Dan is teaming up with Chicago's Uncrowned King, Mikkey Halsted to give you some sneak peeks and listens to his upcoming "Chicago: The Photo Album" project. "Rebel To America" is the first shot from the series, dope ish.
And oh yeah, just because I can, I'm re-posting one of my all time favorite songs ever...Mikkey's "Liquor Store" after the jump. Deal with it.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Big Boi Speaks on Sir Lucious Leftfoot: Son of Chico Dusty Album
Last night the homie Big Boi invited me over to Stankonia Studios to let me hear Sir Lucious Leftfoot: Son of Chico Dusty in its entirety. And I must say...the shit is fie. Twelve straight tracks of nothing but that funk. I didn't hear a song that was skipworthy. Dude really put his Leftfoot off in this album. Hell, with it being 2 years and 9 months in the making, we can't expect nothing but that fie at this point. But yeah, after the listen we chopped it up for bit and I recorded some of our conversation. He spills a couple good beans (confirmed he will be at the Goodie Mob reunion show) and bad beans (he's not signed to Def Jam?) in the video, so watch the whole thing.
Their had been a argument on Twitter recently about ATLiens ranking in the Outkast discography. Its my personal favorite but some of my peers disagreed about it being a classic. Well, Big himself said its his favorite and the favorite of most people that he comes across. That said, Sir Lucious Leftfoot reminds me of ATLiens in that while every song sounds different, it also sounds the same. Meaning that its a very cohesive body of work. Cohesive in that every person that was brought in to contribute, from the producers to the featured artists, all stayed on the same page and kept it sounding like a Big Boi album. I jotted a couple notes of what I heard in the BlackBerry, peep them after the jump...
yeah, the notes are on some stream of consciousness shit, but you should be able to follow.
Mr dj did "daddy fat sax"
"Follow us" is fie
A opera sounding song-"General Patton" fie
"Shutterbug"--fie, got a bay area feel to it...scott storch
"Turns me on" by ONP
"Tabourine" still fie has TI on it
"Terrified" has BoB on the hook
Debra killings played bass on the whole album
Erick Sermon prod. "lookin 4 ya" shit is fie...its the song with Dre verse on it and both of them will have 2 verses each, big finishing his last verse tonight.
Lil Jon and Big Boi did "waiting for this day to come " Has jamie foxx on the hook...he said he took it back to the edward j bedroom boom days with this one
George Clinton and Too Short are on "for your sorrows"--the way Big segued into $hort part is pretty dope.
"We go thru this everyday" is pretty cool too
Damn "shineblockers" don't sound shit like what was on that zach wolfe video...thats actually the "wasted" beat now to think of it. "shineblockers" sampled harold melvin and the bluenotes, shit is fie! Gucci and Project Pat on it
Goodie Mob x Big Gipp x Sept 19th
Here is the first of four promo spots for the upcoming Goodie Mob reunion show on September 19th at the Masquerade Park in Atlanta, GA. Shouts out to Shameless Plug and the Motion Family. Please $upport.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Spark Dawg-"Where There's A Spark There's A Flame"
Check out this new song from the homie Spark Dawg. Aside from being a cool dude, he's also one of the hottest rappers coming out of Texas, Killen to be exact. If his name sounds familiar you may know him from his time in Lil Scrappy's G's Up crew or more recently as a member of Scarface's group Green City.
Unfortunately he recently lost everything in a house fire and this song is a first-hand account of what happened and how he's feeling right now. Dude is in pretty good spirits right now in case you're wondering. But check for my dude though. He can really spit. I recently reviewed his Doin' What Ya'll Can't mixtape and its a pretty good listen.
Spark Dawg-"Where There's A Spark There's A Flame"
Happy 50th Birthday Magic Johnson
The best to ever do it.
"and please fellas, no colors"--(c)Magic Johnson Theatres
Young Dro Speaks on His P.O.L.O. Plans
Last week I caught up with Young Dro for a feature I'm doing on him for Ozone. We talked about everything from his current fascination with swagging and bowbow-ing and if he was aware that his core fanbase wants him to get back to rapping, for real for real. I'll be posting up a little bit of that stuff later, but ya'll gonna have to wait for the story to come out.
Anyways, if you've ever met or interviewed Dro, you know he's a character. You can ask dude one question and he's just gonna start talking and joking until you ask him to stop, which isn't a bad thing. It had been a minute since I actually chopped it up with Dro. I wrote his first ever interview/article back in '05 when "Shoulder Lean" was just starting to bubble in the clubs and on the radio (just realized I took the photo too, had to use hella aliases back then), but hadn't really sat down with dude at length since then. He's still the same Dro.
As for the music he let me hear, he's definitely snapping. I'm not all the way sure if he only played stuff that he knew I'd like or not, because I made it known I wasn't fond of the swag bow bow stuff like that. Either way, buddy was snapping on what I heard.
But yeah, this video is just a part of our sitdown. Here we talked about his obsession with Polo. In case you didn't know his upcoming album is titled P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once) All I asked him was if he wanted to follow in Tyson Beckford and who ever the two other Black dudes who've modeled Polo's footsteps...he pretty much took the question and ran, or galloped, with it.
RELATED: Young Dro Speaks...
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Pill x Hollyweerd In the Studio
From the looks of this Pill stopped by Hollyweerd's studio out on the Eastside to cook somethings up. I've been in that room and its the size of a handicapped bathroom stall, for real. Its so cramped in there you have no choice but to make dope music up in there. Looking forward to hearing what comes of this.
Oh yeah, I got to hear some of Pill's 4075:The Refill mixtape and saw the video to "Glass" last night. Fie. Feel free to checkout some more Pill footage live from Pink City after the jump...
Anger & Ambition: The Best of Killer Mike [mixtape]
The homies over at the Smoking Section just dropped this doozie on the net a couple hours ago. While a Best of Mike mixtape could easily be a double-disc, this is a solid effort. No "Scared Straight," "Mama Said" or "M.O.B." or a couple more of my personal favs on here but its all good. Peep the tracklisting after the jump.
DOWNLOAD: Trakstar the DJ & The Smoking Section present Anger & Ambition: The Best of Killer Mike
Exclusive (Kinda?): Bobby Creekwater Leaves Shady/Aftermath Records
A week or two ago the homie Tai Saint-Louis hit me and asked me if I wanted to holler at Bobby Creekwater. I figured, shit why not, I fugg with dude. Then she told me he wanted to tell the world that he was leaving Shady/Aftermath and that I'd be the first to have it. Cool stuff. So I stopped by his new studio downtown to get the skinny.
But like I said, this was a week or two ago, the day before he took the stage at Lenny's to headline the Leaders of the New Cool show. Since then, my life and time had been in a whirlwind and never got the time to sit and edit this video. But here it is, finally. If you've already heard the news, good for you. If you assumed that Bobby had already left anyway, hey, smart guy you are. But if you had no idea of what was going on, hope you enjoy this video.
Shouts out to Bobby, Sol Messiah and the whole team. I hear they are killing their show dates in Japan right now.
Sneak Peak: Goodie Mob promo shoot stills
Yesterday I got the honor of hanging out, er "working" with Goodie Mob at Chantrelle's (that was the secret location I was tweeting about). Motion Family is shooting some promo vids for the reunion show coming up on September 19th. With this shot in particular they recreated the Soul Food album cover.
The whole day was a pretty surreal experience, no one had any idea that they were going to come decked out in Adidias gear just like how they were on the Soul Food inside art work, but they did and it looked pretty cool. I had to take a picture with these dudes because hell, I happened to be damn near dressed like them. Enjoy a couple more pics after the jump.
Photos by Diwang Valdez
For all of those still in doubt...at least let these pics reiterate that CEELO IS BACK IN THE GROUP. He will be performing on the 19th. The man told me himself. No okidokes people. Keep coming by for more info on the group and the show in the coming weeks.
Creative Loafing's "Got Hip Hop?" cover
[pictured: Amond Jackson, StaHHr, Boog Brown, Kalonji Changa, Khalilah Ali, Ekundayo, Taj Anwar, Mike Flo, Doll Daze, Rita J, Señor Kaos, and Kelly Love Jones]
Am I the only one noticing how Creative Loafing is really fugging with Hip Hop and Black folks period in Atlanta right now? There was a time when the only Black people that got on the cover of CL were criminals, crooked politicians or select Dungeon Family members. Now just within the last year or so they've had DJ Toomp, David Banner (still scratching my head on that one),Dax (RIP), Gucci Mane and now this callage of underground Hip Hop acts on the cover. Good stuff Rodney.
The story revolves around Food, Clothes, & Shelter: The Street Album that celebrates the 30-year anniversary of Black August. The homie Senor Kaos is front and center on the joint, good look man.
If you're not able to get your hands on a physical copy of the paper you can read online HERE.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Killer Mike - "In My City" Behind the Scenes
The homie Grim over at UNN just shot over these behind the scenes stills from the set of "In My City." The scenes were shot at the "Rare Breed Motorcycle Club in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Custom Bikes By Ransom Riders out of Compton, California.
Spree Wilson - Evil Angel EP
The homie Spree Wilson's Evil Angel EP hit the net today and its absolutely free. Its the prelude to his Beauty of Chaos album that will be coming your way sooner than you think.
DOWNLOAD: Spree Wilson - Evil Angel EP
Monday, August 10, 2009
Lil Wayne Backstage and Performing at Birthday Bash '09
If you were following me on twitter the day of birthday bash, then you already know my sentiments about the show. But shouts out to the Motion Family for capturing one of "memorable" moments of the night. And be sure to visit their new and improved website www.MOTIONFAMILY.com
Friday, August 7, 2009
Mama's Mustache: The Album Before The Album
In case you haven't heard yet, Mr. DJ and Jeff B. (formerly of Co-Ed) have come together to form a new duo, Mama's Mustache. They've been hitting up select spots around the city here and there on the low...kinda on some calm before the storm type ish. But check out this pre-album they leaked out a couple days ago. I had the opportunity to hear the actual album album when I was in the studio with Pretty Ken and Jeff B. happened to come by one night. All I'll say is that it was 2am and it kept me wide awake. I mean, I don't get high, but it definitely had me feeling high. Its hard to put a label on what they're doing, but they like to call it "multi-purpose music" and that close enough for me. Anyways, this is the Album Before the Album. Check out and let me know what you think.
If you like to sample and taste here a couple Mama's Mustache tracks that have been floating around for a little bit.
Mama's Mustache-"Heavy Metal"
Mama's Mustache-"Job Hunting"
Also they, as well as Spree Wilson will be performing at the Leaders of the New Cool show at Lenny's on the 22nd.
LISTEN: Mama's Mustache-The Album Before the Album (via DatPiff)
Spree Wilson - "Goodbye" feat. Novel
Here's a new bonus cut from the homie Spree Wilson's upcoming album Evil Angel EP which drops this coming Tuesday.
PREVIOUSLY: Spree Wilson-"Word" video
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Innuendo Excercise: The Neckline Slimmer x The Shake Weight
Since its late and the kiddies are away from the computer (as if it matters these days) I figured I'd share some good old-fashioned seuxual innuendo humor with you folks. I found both of these vids over at the Smoking Section. The vids pretty much speak for themselves. My mind has now been perveted for the rest of the night...
*cues Gorilla Zoe*
Recap and Photos: Konsole Kingz x Madden 10 Party at The W
Last night the Konsole Kingz hosted another dope gaming event in the A. I mean, when you get to play the new Madden before it comes out, be around top notch females and drink for the free, what else could it possibly be besides dope?
If you aren't up on game (pun intended) Konsole Kingz are the premier urban marketing brand and company when it comes to gaming. I've known the founder CJ Peters for years and he's really putting a strong hold on the market.
About last night though, I had a blast. This is probably the most fun I've had working for a minute. The vibe was great the whole night, for me at least. No one was acting all crazy or hollywood. Folks were just chilling, drinking and playing Madden. Even the ladies...
As usual the Kingz brought the celebrities out and most of them were treated to a copy of the game before it comes out. Not to brag...but I got one too shawty ;-)
DJ Jaycee and Jermaine Dupri
Yung Joc and Chingy
Ike Dirty (Issac Hayes III)
Jazze Pha and Mr. Collipark
If you want to get more into what the Konsole Kingz are doing make sure you hit up their website, everyday. Here are the rest of the pics from the night.


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Book may boost GOP attack on W.H.
A forthcoming book could give new ammunition to Republican hawks eager to blame the Obama administration for looming, across-the-board cuts to the defense budget.
The book "The Price of Politics," by Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward, makes it clear the idea for the draconian spending cuts originated in the White House – and not in Congress.
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According to the book, excerpts of which were obtained by POLITICO ahead of the Sept. 11 release, President Barack Obama's top deputies believed the prospect of massive defense cuts would compel Republicans to agree to a deficit-cutting grand bargain.
Then-OMB Director Jack Lew, now the White House chief of staff, and White House Legislative Affairs Director Rob Nabors pitched the idea to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Woodward writes. Under the deal, which Republicans accepted after several rounds of bargaining, the federal debt ceiling was raised — staving off a potential financial crisis.
Called sequestration, the automatic budget cuts would reduce federal spending by roughly $1 trillion over the next decade, with half the savings taken from national security programs. Despite agreeing that sequestration is bad policy, since all accounts are reduced by an equal amount with no strategy, Republicans and Democrats have been unable to reach a deal to avert the cuts, which take effect Jan. 2.
Instead, the two sides have been locked in a vicious blame game.
"This book makes clear that the president put his own political interests ahead of our national security," said Kevin Smith, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
"House Republicans have passed a plan to protect our troops by replacing the sequester with common-sense spending cuts and reforms," Smith told POLITICO. "It's long past time for the president to show some leadership and present a concrete plan to do the same."
Democrats have also accused Republicans of being responsible for the looming cuts to military spending, which Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said would have a "catastrophic" effect on national security. "It'd be like shooting ourselves in the head," he has said.
The White House on Thursday declined a request for comment. But administration officials have acknowledged all along that sequestration was meant to be so terrible to prompt lawmakers to compromise and avoid it. Jeffrey Zients, acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told the House Armed Services Committee last month it was intended as a "forcing function."


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Do search engines sell listings? Yes. Should searchers fear this? Not necessarily. Paid listings generate revenue for search engines, which in turn helps them provide unpaid editorial listings to searchers for free.
Think newspapers. Newspapers have both "editorial" copy, which is not supposed to be influenced by advertising, as well as ads themselves. You may read the paper primarily for the articles, but there are certainly times when you may find the advertisements useful, as well.
How do you know what's an ad? In "old" media such as newspapers and television, most people can readily identify ads because they look or act so very different from "content." Over time, most people pick up on cues that identify whether something is an ad or not. Occasionally, "infomercials" or "advertorials" cut very close to mimicking content. That's why these forms of advertisements often have to carry disclaimers, to ensure consumers are not misled.
In the new media of search engines, paid listings have been commonplace since 2001. By now, most people know what a paid search ad looks like in the SERPs. However, that wasn't always the case. Back in 2004, the situation was complicated due to the fact that most search engines didn't distinguish between editorial and paid search results.
The search engine advertising chart below can help you understand the main forms of ads you may encounter on various popular search engines. This is helpful for searchers who want to be more educated about what they view, as well as for potential advertisers who would like to be listed with search engines.
Types Of Ads / Chart Key
All search engines have some editorial-style listings that are not bought and sold. Ad spend will not guarantee a top ranking in these places. However, the space around this editorial copy is considered fair game for ads. So, what's available?
Most major search engines carry paid placement listings, where advertisers are guaranteed a high ranking, usually in relation to desired words. These paid listings are usually segregated from editorial results and labeled to highlight that they are ads. The exact position of the paid placement listings can vary. Usually, they appear above the editorial links. They can also appear at the bottom or to the side of editorial content in "Sidebar" style.
Search Engine Watch generally uses the term "paid placement" to describe ads that guarantee placement, but others may refer to these ads in different terms, including "sponsored listings," "paid search ads," "pay for placement," "pay for performance," "CPC listings" (cost-per-click) and "PPC listings" (pay per click). The last two terms reflect the fact that paid listings are sold on a basis where advertisers only pay if someone clicks on their ads.
Advertisers looking for a basic guide to purchasing paid listings should see the Submitting Via Paid Listings page. Anyone interested in articles that examine various issues associated with paid listings should see the compilation of articles on the Search Engine Advertising page's Paid Placement section.
In paid inclusion, a site owner pays a fee in order to have web pages included in a search engine's editorial listings. Does this mean that those in paid inclusion get to be ranked tops in editorial results? No. The major search engines offering such programs are usually emphatic that payment does not provide any ranking boost.
For example, someone with a brand new web site might submit their home page through a paid inclusion program in order to ensure that the page gets listed within a day or two, rather than the typical two-to-four weeks it might take for a crawler-based search engine to find the page "naturally." Whether the site will rank well for a particular term will remain dependent on the various factors that search engines use to ordinarily rank web pages (described more on the How Search Engines Rank Web Pages and Search Engine Placement Tips page).
In another example, someone might have a page that changes often, such as with new products for sale. Paid inclusion would allow this page to be revisited on a regular basis, such as every other day, rather than the more common monthly schedule that most crawler-based search engines tend to follow.
How about one more example? Even the best crawler-based search engines do not gather all the pages that a web site may publish. Some pages may be difficult to index because they are dynamic in nature. Others pages may be missed simply because a search engine can't get to everything out there. With paid inclusion, a content publisher can ensure that all their pages are included if they are willing to foot the bill. Paying still doesn't guarantee placement, but being more deeply listed can improve the likelihood of an advertiser appearing in response to a wide range of searches.
It is important to remember that paid inclusion provides no boosts in ranking. While paid inclusion was popular for a while, currently there are not many paid inclusion programs left.
Advertisers looking for a basic guide to purchasing paid inclusion should see the Submitting To Crawlers page. Anyone interested in articles that examine various issues associated with paid inclusion should see the compilation of articles on the Search Engine Advertising page's Paid Inclusion section.
Below are some key articles from that page on the subject from Search Engine Watch:
- Trusted Feed Listings Ranking Well At AltaVista (Dec. 2003, only available to Search Engine Watch members)
- Ending The Debate Over Cloaking (Feb. 2003, read from the XML Feed Boost section down)
- Doorways Not Always Bad, At Inktomi (Feb. 2003, only available to Search Engine Watch members)
- Paid Inclusion Listings May Get Boosted At AltaVista (Nov. 2002)
- The Bumpy Road To Maximum Monetization (May 2002)
- The Mixed Message Of Paid Inclusion (May 2002)
- The Evolution Of Paid Inclusion (July 2001)
- Paid Inclusion At Search Engines Gains Ground (Nov. 2000)
Paid Submission
Only Yahoo still operates a paid submission program. More about this can be found on the Submitting To Directories page, while past articles about issues with paid submission can be found on the Search Engine Advertising page's Paid Submission section.
Many major search engines will promote an advertiser's content or their own content on their search results pages. This is usually done in a separate area from the editorial results.
Banner Ads
Many major search engines have for years carried keyword-linked, graphical banner advertising. The chart below does not list who does or where these ads appear, as such ads are readily identifiable.
Search Engine Paid Content Disclosure
While paid search ads are more readily identified in search engine results today, back in 2002, search ads were not always clearly identified, resulting in a controversy over disclosure. Then in June 2002, the US Federal Trade Commission issued guidelines about how search engines should disclosure paid content, as explained more in the FTC Recommends Disclosure To Search Engines article from Search Engine Watch.
The level of disclosure surrounding paid placement ads varies by search engine. Over the years, watchdog groups have tried to raise awareness of the need for advertising disclosure on search engines, and perhaps today, more people are aware of the distinction between organic and paid listings. However, research on public awareness shows that typical web searchers generally do not recognize the distinction between organic and paid search listings.
Search Engine Advertising Chart
The chart below provides a guide to how search engines display some paid content. For a combined look at how both paid and editorial content are gathered, see the Search Engine Results Chart.
Links to the search engines named on the chart can be found on the Major Search Engines page. Also see the Paid Listings Search Engines page for smaller sites where results are generally bought and sold.
|Sponsored Matches
sections have paid listings or they appear in sidebar boxes
|Sponsored Links
section has paid listings
|Content Blocks
link discloses may happen in
Matching Sites
|Featured Sponsor
& Sponsored Web
sections have paid listings
link discloses may happen in
Web Results
link discloses may happen in
Web Results
|Sponsored Link(s)
appears near paid listings or they appear in sidebar boxes
|MSN Live Search
|Sponsored Sites
section has paid listings or they appear in sidebar boxes
|Sponsored Site
link discloses
may happen in
Web Pages results
|Sponsored Results
sections have paid listings or they appear in sidebar boxes labeled
Sponsored Results
|About This Page
label provides disclosure
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label provides disclosure
More specific details about how each major search engine
Note: the date shown on this article reflects updates provided by Claudia Bruemmer, Internet Marketing Writer and former ClickZ Managing Editor. This article was originally published by Danny Sullivan in November of 2004.
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HARTING eCatalogue
HARTING develops, manufactures and sells electrical and electronic connectors, device terminations, network components as well as cable harnesses for networks or machinery, or for power and data application in factories.
Product information in HARTING eCatalogue
HARTING eCatalogue is an electronic catalogue with part configuration and 3D components library. Here you can configure a connector part by part according to your demands. Afterwards you are able to send your inquiry created with the listed parts. The drawings to every single part are available in PDF-format. The parts are downloadable in 2D-format (DXF) and 3D-format (IGES, STEP). The 3D-models can be viewed with a VRML-viewer.


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Derek Jeter became the first Yankee ever to be named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year today.
Jeter was obviously thrilled by the announcement.
"It's unbelievable. It was completely unexpected. It came out of the blue," Jeter told The Associated Press during a break in the photo shoot. "When I heard it, what can you say? It's one of the greatest honors you can achieve in sports."
Michael Phelps was last year's Sportsman, for some perspective.
The issue will hit newsstands on Wednesday.
Gregory Heisler/SI


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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Fish Net Shaker CardJune 26, 2018
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Fresh from a test run in the wilds of Canada and an Image comics mini-series, Sky Pirates of Neo Terra tells the story of a world where disparate tribes maintain peace through glidewing racing, which is as good an excuse for a cross-platform online multiplayer racing game as I've ever heard.
It's a little Skies of Arcadia if you ask me, but I don't mind. Featuring the gorgeous artwork of Camilla d'Errico, master of the big-eyed anime girls, the game gives players across Facebook, iOS and Android a chance to battle it out on eight different courses as eight different characters from the series, or create their own character that looks an awful lot like the others but with different hair and hues.
The draw here is the racing, blazing fast whether played on a social network or mobile phone. It's a battle racer, with power-ups and boosts and such, controlled with arrow keys or touch screens, depending. Up to six real players can enter a race in real-time, though so far my races seem to have one or two additional realbies (my word), with the rest of the slots filled by AI characters. Hopefully the player-base will grow so I can stop feeling superior about beating limited machine intelligence to the finish line and start crying over my growing stack of losses.
You can play Sky Pirates of Neo Terra on Facebook, iOS, the Amazon App Store or just go to the official website and poke at the fiction and look at pretty pictures.


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President Obama: NSA Surveillance Was Necessary To Make Sure Boston Bombings Weren't Part Of Bigger Plot
from the sorry-about-the-explosions... deptHuffington Post has an article about how President Obama is meeting with many of the biggest Congressional critics of the NSA surveillance programs to discuss their concerns. However, on Wednesday he also met with larger groups in the House and Senate, where he continued to stand behind the programs. At the very bottom of the article is this stunning tidbit:
Obama reiterated his call for a "balance" between privacy and national security, but also invoked the Boston Marathon bombings as an example of where data collected by the NSA helped "identify whether there was a great plot."Right. So, after there was a bombing which no intelligence agency spotted beforehand, he's now claiming that the NSA got to jump into action to find out that there wouldn't be any more bombings because there was no bigger plot. We're not even in the silly debunked realm of "preventing terrorist events" anymore. Now we're at "Great work everyone! We found out that there's no larger plot to worry about -- sorry about the explosions and related mess." Using the discovery of a lack of further threats after a bombing happened undetected to justify spying on all Americans? That's crazy.
When that's the best you can do to defend this program, something is clearly wrong. The program didn't prevent the bombing. It may have allowed law enforcement to be more confident that there wasn't a larger plot behind it slightly faster than regular police work did, but that's not exactly a reason to violate everyone's privacy, now is it?
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I find it kind of funny that, in the end, what saved President Obama's health care reform law was to go ahead and call a tax (the crucial cost-controlling provision previously known as a "mandate"), a "tax." From the Washington Post's Robert Barnes (emphasis added):
At the core of the legislation is the mandate that Americans obtain health insurance by 2014.
The high court rejected the argument, advanced by the Obama administration, that the individual mandate is constitutional under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Before Thursday, the court for decades had said it gave Congress latitude to enact economic legislation.
But Roberts found another way to rescue it. Joined by the court's four liberal justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — he agreed with the government's alternative argument, that the penalty for refusing to buy health coverage amounts to a tax and thus is permitted.
Roberts summed up the split-the-difference decision: "The federal government does not have the power to order people to buy health insurance," he wrote. "The federal government does have the power to impose a tax on those without health insurance."
Later in the Post story, Justice Kennedy explains that the basic problem was that Congress (and implicitly the Obama Administration as well) wouldn't call a tax a "tax" (bold added):
Kennedy said Roberts and the justices who joined him rewrote the statute in order to save it.
"The act requires the purchase of health insurance and punishes violation of that mandate with a penalty," Kennedy said. "But what Congress called a 'penalty,' the court calls a tax. What Congress called a 'requirement,' the court calls an option. .?.?. In short, the court imposes a tax when Congress deliberately rejected a tax."
It's seems rather ironic to me that the authors of the health care legislation avoided the term "tax" to make the policy seem more acceptable to the American public–and in the process called its constitutionality into question. Politicians work so hard to avoid that dirty word–as I've noted previously in different contexts. Yet, taxing is one of the most appropriate things the federal government can do; it is essential in order to fund the public goods and services (such as "affordable [health] care") that it provides.
Who knows what other things we might be able to accomplish by embracing the federal government's taxing authority?!


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Sightseeing stuff
Just like in the case of the boat cruise, all you need, is a single ticket to hop on the tram, which rolls along the river and the most beautiful sights of the Capital. Cold winter nights, or hot summer days, the nostalgic feeling of Budapest will always be with you on the rails!
How to go there: Stops are found all along the Pest side of the river.
Opening hours: Every day from 4:30 until 23:30.
For the schedule, visit www.bkv.hu.
WOMBATS FREE WALKING tours:
Wombats proudly present to offer FREE walking Tours for our guests.
Meeting point/ departure times: depending on the season, ask at the reception and check information in the hostel!
We are looking forward to show you beautiful Budapest by walking around!
[1] Castle Hill (Várnegyed)
The Castle hill of Budapest is truly an exceptional sight of the capital, not only for the beauty up there, but for the amazing view it provides of Pest during the day and the night. The royal palace, Mary Magdalene tower, Vienna Gate, MatthiasChurch, Fisherman's Bastion, sculpture of a Turul bird, and the National Gallery are all must see sights of Budapest! Give it a go!
How to go there: Bus number 16 from Deák Ferenc Square. Walking or Funicular
on the western bridgehead of the Chain Bridge (Ft 1000, 7.30–22) or the Metro to Moszkva tér (recently renamed to Széll Kálmán tér – some signs might still have the old name).Opening hours:Always available. [
2] Parliament (Országház) Kossuth Lajos tér 1–3. Designed
by Imre Steindl, it was built in a neogothic style, very similar to the Parliament in London. It is currently Hungary´s largest building. Open Mon–Sat 8–16, Sun 8–2, If you are a EU citizen you can visit the Parliament for Free -just present your passport on arrival,
otherwise Ft 3500 (adult), Ft 1750 (student). Daily 10, 12, 14 pm – free english guided tours – worth to book in advance personally because they are very popular, or go there at least at 9-10am, there is always a long queue. Make sure you arrive there before 10:00am because the free tickets are limited!
[3] Andrássy utca and Heroes Square (Hösök tere). Anrássy utca is the Hungarian version of the Champs-Élysées; it was built for the millennium celebrations in 1896. Right at the beginning of Andrássy utca, the Heroes Square is surrounded by Museums and the CityPark (Városliget).
[4] Chain Bridge (Lánchíd) The Chain Bridge was the first
permanent bridge in Budapest, opened in 1849, and only the second permanent crossing on the whole length of the river Danube. It is one of the symbolic buildings of Budapest, the most widely known bridge of the Hungarian capital.
[6] Great Market Hall (Nagy Vásárcsarnok) Vámház körút 1–3. The three-level Central Market Hall is one of the largest market halls in Europe. More than 180 stalls display a huge variety of vegetables, fruit, meat and cheese, Hungarian specialities and souvenirs under a gleaming roof of brightly-colored Zsolnay tiles. Open Mon–Fri 6–17, Sat 6–14, Sun closed.
[7] St. Stephen Basilica (Szent István-bazilika) Szent István tér 1. Opened in 1905, the biggest church of Budapest and a UNESCO world cultural heritage. The Basilica has space for more than 8500 people and the cupola is 96 m (=315 ft) high.
[8] Synagogue (nagy zsinagóga) Dohány utca 2. The largest synagogue in Europe, seating over three thousand in its three-alley chapel. Dedicated in 1859, the synagogue is a major centre of religion, culture and tourism. A Jewish Museum, the first of its kind, is located next to the synagogue, offering insight into Jewish tradition and everyday life. Guided tours are available, crossing the garden, with a memorial of Raoul Wallenberg and the Jewish holocaust. Open March, 1st – October, 31th: Mon–Thu 10–17, Fri 10–15, Sun 10–18, Nov 1st – Feb 28th: Sun–Thu 10–15, Fri 10–14
[9] MargaretIsland (Margit-sziget) Budapest´s most popular park, right between Buda and Pest. Cars are forbidden so enjoy a breath of fresh air right in the City!
Though urban life is fun, at one point, we all long to be back to the arms of mother nature. In great cities it is extremely difficult to find green areas, but fortunately, the Hungarian capital has its own wonderful emerald isle! Planning to go on a long run? Would like to meditate, take a short walk,or just a chill at a peaceful place? Then MargaretIsland, with its lovely paths, blooming flowers and verdant trees is the place what you need!


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|Y-STR DNA STUDY: Results & Lineages
The test results in the table below have been grouped according to the guidelines set forth by FamilyTree DNA for the interpretation of genetic distance in the 12-marker, 25-marker, and 37-marker tests. Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with these guidelines. The shaded boxes within a grouping indicate a variance from the most common value.
You may click on any kit number in the left-most column to bring up a window with the corresponding lineage and contact info.
Please email any corrections/additions/suggestions to David James.
NOTE: The marker names in red indicate those alleles that mutate at a faster rate. Haplogroups in green have been confirmed by SNP testing. Haplogroups in red have been predicted by Family Tree DNA, based on unambiguous test results. Please note that for any predicted results there is no reason to order a SNP test to confirm the Haplogroup. If the HAPLO field is blank, then Family Tree DNA feels that the comparative results are not clear and unambiguous. In this case, those kit holders who wish to know their Haplogroup with 100% confidence may do so by ordering a SNP confirmation test.This is a public site for the sharing of genealogical information with fellow researchers of the surname JAMES. This basic information includes the member's name, kit number and e-mail address for the family representative, the lineage being tested, as far as is known, and the DNA test results. IF YOU ARE UNWILLING TO SHARE THIS BASIC INFORMATION, PLEASE DO NOT JOIN THE TEST.
In rare instances, a second copy of DYS19 is found. The Y-Search submission template provides space for a marker called DYS19b. That's where the second value is reported when it occurs, as it has in our group. Individuals who have only the usual single value for DYS19 have a zero in this column in the table below.


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They are available with either 20mm or 30mm magnets that exert 95 lb and 155 lb of force respectively. They have aluminum bodies with rubber-coated knobs for grip. The 20mm size mounts in a 1-3/16" hole, while the 30mm jig requires a 1-5/8" hole. Both install in material 3/4" thick.
An excellent alternative to traditional clamping methods.


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Costa Rica
Costa Rica tops the 2009 Happy Planet Index, which takes into consideration factors such as a country's ecological footprint and life expectancies. Susan Hardman, an English teacher at a university in northwest China, traveled to the country in April of 2008 and set out to document daily life in Costa Rica. "I love making connections, if even for a brief moment, with people I photograph," she says.
To view the photo essay, click here.
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Visa: U.S. EMV doesn't mean chip and PIN
18 January, 2012
category: Contactless, Financial, NFC
EMV in the U.S. won't be chip and PIN but instead a new technology that takes advantage of the online infrastructure available in the U.S., according to Stephanie Ericksen, head of Authentication Product Integration at Visa USA.
In the U.S. payment transactions are authorized in real time. In other countries this connectivity doesn't exist which brings up the need for a PIN for further authorization.
"At the time EMV was created, the cost and complexity of connecting a merchant POS device to some telecommunication networks was prohibitive. The way around that was to introduce 'floor limits' and create a magnetic stripe alternative – EMV chip-and-PIN – as a counter to potential fraud," Ericksen states in a blog post.
Going with a yet-to-be-defined online only EMV system should make deployment easier and less expensive.
"As a late adopter of EMV, there's a great upside for the industry in the U.S., because we can avoid much of the cost and complexity involved in deploying older-generation chip cards, while still reaping all of the benefits of reduced counterfeit fraud," Ericksen states. "The key is to implement a streamlined, online-only version of EMV chip."
In August Visa announced a plan to roll out EMV and NFC in the U.S.
Read Ericksen's full blog post here.


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Rocker Melissa Etheridge is taking full advantage of the opportunity the Supreme Court delivered Wednesday with its decisions related to gay marriage -- she's announced her engagement to her partner of three years, Linda Wallem.
"I look forward to exercising my American civil liberties ... ," the longtime advocate for gay rights wrote in the morning on Twitter, "and getting fully, completely and legally married this year to my true love of over three years, Linda Wallem."
In addition to making public her intent to marry, Etheridge waxed a bit philosophical about the court decisions on the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition. 8.
"Lets hear it for the general progress of the human mind," she said in a couple of tweets. "With a beautiful sweep of sweet justice's blind hand we move forward. We correct the laws made hastily out of fear."
Etheridge expressed her joy to CNN as well, calling in and effusively sharing how the morning had gone with her family. "I woke them up this morning telling them the Supreme Court ruling on DOMA, and I'm so proud of my daughter Bailey, my son Beckett, and Johnnie Rose and Miller, and Linda, I love you all, I love everybody out there. It's a great day."
Wallem, a writer and producer on shows such as "Nurse Jackie," "Whitney" and "That '70s Show," is 52, as is Etheridge.
The "Come to My Window" singer was previously in an eight-year partnership with Tammy Lynn Michaels, with whom she shares custody of twins Johnnie Rose and Miller. Before that, she was involved with Julie Cypher, with whom she had Beckett and Bailey, kids who later famously were revealed to have been fathered by a sperm donation from David Crosby.
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