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PHOENIX -- Yovani Gallardo couldn't shake a heartbreaking habit last season. The Brewers right-hander would return to his locker after a night on the mound, see his phone and instinctively consider calling mom.
Then he'd remember. Mom is gone. Eulalia Gallardo died on Nov. 30, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. She was 46 and his biggest fan.
PHOENIX -- Yovani Gallardo couldn't shake a heartbreaking habit last season. The Brewers right-hander would return to his locker after a night on the mound, see his phone and instinctively consider calling mom.
Then he'd remember. Mom is gone. Eulalia Gallardo died on Nov. 30, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. She was 46 and his biggest fan.
"It's one of those hard things you wish nobody has to go through," Gallardo said. "She was healthy. She was fine. It all happened so fast.
"I still have my dad to talk to, and I'm thankful for that. Both of them are always with me through good and bad. Moms are just different."
Gallardo will be the first pitcher in Brewers history to start five consecutive Opening Day games when he takes the mound against the Atlanta Braves on Monday at 1:10 p.m. CT at Miller Park, with a much clearer mind than he possessed at any point in 2013. We know now that Gallardo was already hurting inside when he reported to Spring Training last year, long before a nagging groin strain nearly knocked him out of the World Baseball Classic, before a drunk driving arrest tarnished his image, before a subpar first half left the Brewers searching for reasons a pitcher in his prime would be struggling.
Almost nobody knew at the time that Gallardo's heart was as heavy as his arm. He had shared with only a handful of confidants that his mother had passed away the previous Thanksgiving.
"He's actually never brought it up to me," said right-hander Marco Estrada, who pitched for Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic last March alongside Gallardo. "I give the guy a lot of credit, because to be able to come out after something so tragic and still be able to do your job the way he did, it's tough.
"I try to think what it would be like if I were in his shoes. I don't even know if you would even see me. I'm an only child, and it's just my mom and I. All I can say is that would be tough."
Said catcher Jonathan Lucroy: "It was kind of hard to tell there was anything wrong with him. I thought he maintained pretty well. Obviously, something like that is going to weigh on you a lot."
From the outside, all appeared well at the start. For the first time, Gallardo reported to camp as the Brewers' unquestioned No. 1 starter, and he was also expected to be No. 1 for Team Mexico in the Classic. Gallardo's status for the tournament was briefly in doubt when he sustained a mild groin strain in early March, but he was able to take the mound amid a charged atmosphere at Chase Field to face Ryan Braun and Team USA in an opening-round game.
Gallardo made the most of 49 pitches, working 3 1/3 innings and striking out four batters while allowing a run on two hits. Mexico beat the Americans, 5-2.
"He dominated," Estrada said. "One of his best games. Not the score or the numbers, but the way he threw the ball, it was just incredible. I'm watching and thinking to myself, 'This is going to be a big year for him.'"
Instead, it wasn't.
Gallardo was a respectable 3-1 with a 4.25 ERA in April, but it was a tough month. He was arrested in the wee hours of April 16 for drunken driving and apologized publicly the next day for what he termed a "bad call." He slipped to 1-4 with a 5.97 ERA during the Brewers' brutal 6-22 May, then rebounded to post a 2.32 ERA in June before falling again to a 7.28 ERA in July and spending time on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring.
The ups and downs puzzled club officials.
"I think we just fired up way too early," Estrada said. "It's tough to fire it up that high and all of a sudden drop back down to Spring Training and work on stuff. You saw in Spring Training how things were different for him after that."
The DL stint allowed Gallardo time to work with pitching coach Rick Kranitz on some mechanical adjustments, particularly the tempo of his delivery. It proved time well spent. The right-hander was 5-2 with a 3.09 ERA following the All-Star break, wound up leading the Brewers in victories (12) for the fourth consecutive season and strikeouts (144) for the fifth straight year.
Those totals fell short of previous seasons -- Gallardo had posted a sub-4.00 ERA and more than 200 strikeouts for four straight seasons prior to 2013 -- but he was able to enter the offseason on a positive note.
"That was huge for me, personally," Gallardo said.
It was important for the ballclub, too.
"This is a really good Major League pitcher, and somewhere along the line, you know that's going to come out," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "The biggest thing for me is the guy knows how to win. Some guys know how to win."
Roenicke realizes he is wading into dangerous sabermetric territory here. He does not care.
"The guys that win year after year, those guys get it," Roenicke said. "A guy like 'Yo' is huge for our success."
Today, Gallardo still thinks often about his mom.
"I'm not going to sit here and make excuses," Gallardo said. "But this game is hard enough as it is, and if your mind is not at 100 percent when you're going out there, even if you're still working hard, you're not going to perform the way you want to. It definitely was different."
Eulalia Gallardo was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004, the year the Brewers made Gallardo a second-round Draft pick out of Fort Worth's Trimble Tech High School. She had surgery to remove a series of tumors and remained cancer free for the next eight years until the summer of 2012, when she began complaining of pain in her hip.
In August, the pain persisted, so she returned for more tests. Doctors discovered that her cancer had returned, and they found a non-surgical tumor in her hip. Eulalia underwent oral chemotherapy, but by the start of November, hope for recovery had faded.
The family -- Gallardo's father, his younger brother and two younger sisters -- gathered for a final Thanksgiving. Eulalia was confined to her bed.
"I miss her," Yovani said. "I could pick up the phone any time, call my mom and she wouldn't care what the [pitching] line was that night. She was always pushing me forward, supporting me, motivating me to get better. The few good starts I had last year, every time I came off the mound, I wanted to call her right away, but now it's totally different.
"Even to this day, every time I start, I come off and think, 'I have to call her.' It's one of those things, unfortunately, that you have to adjust to. You have to move on, but it's not easy. It's not easy at all."
Gallardo is 28 and entering the final guaranteed season of his contract, and the Brewers are banking that he'll pitch like the top-flight arm he has been at times in his career. Gallardo was chosen for the Opening Day honor over Kyle Lohse, who had the better 2013 season, and Matt Garza, who was the Brewers' biggest offseason addition, in part because he is "our guy," Roenicke said.
Asked whether this was a big year for him, Gallardo skipped the usual clichés.
"Yes, this year more than any," Gallardo said. "I didn't have the kind of year I wanted last year, and I have to go out there and perform. I have something to prove, that I'm still the kind of pitcher I was before last year. Last year was a tough one, but I was able to make the adjustments in the second half, and I'm excited about this year."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.


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Behold! the Monolith Frontman Kevin McDade Dies in Car Accident
It's with sadness that we report the passing of Behold! the Monolith singer-bassist Kevin McDade. The frontman died tragically in a car accident on June 21.
McDade fronted Behold! the Monolith since 2007, releasing an eponymous EP in 2008 and a self-titled full-length album in 2009. The band's most recent recording is the 2012 full-length 'Defender, Redeemist,' which carried on B!tM's history of blackenedstonerdoomthrashsludge metal.
McDade's two Behold! the Monolith band mates, Matt Price and Chase Manhattan, posted a heartfelt memorial of their fallen frontman, officially announcing McDade's sudden passing through the band's official website and Facebook page:
We are deeply saddened to report the loss of our band member, friend and brother Kevin McDade in a car accident early Friday evening. Needless to say we are absolutely devastated by this. Our hearts and thoughts go out to his parents, family and girlfriend.
Thanks for the time we had and the music we made together. We will, and already do, miss you terribly.
-Chase and Matt
Kevin McDade was known by his friends as someone who could always make them laugh. The musician even made a handful of funny videos with his pet dogs and guinea pig, with videos of McDade's pug Enzo air-drumming to Converge, Absu and Extortion having made the rounds on metal forums. To celebrate the life and music of Kevin McDade, check out Behold! the Monolith's 'We are the Worm' below.
Behold! the Monolith, 'We are the Worm'

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In a rare flash of common purpose, Congress is poised Wednesday to approve three long-delayed trade pacts with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, with big bipartisan votes.
The pact with South Korea would be the most significant US trade deal since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993, signed with Canada and Mexico. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will speak to a joint session of Congress Thursday, and the event is expected to be warm and celebratory, given the expected House and Senate passage of the three trade deals.
So, why did it take more than five years to get an outcome that is now barely contested?
Trade deals are a wild card in American politics. They are game changers for whole sectors of the economy – creating new markets for some and insurmountable problems for others. President Obama says the three pacts could increase US exports by at least $13 billion.
But politicians, recalling the public backlash to NAFTA, have also been wary that the American public could take a dim view of new trade agreements, which can have a devastating effect on whole regions, just as the 2012 election is ramping up.
Deep divisions on "free trade" exist within the same party, as speakers in Wednesday's debate made clear. "These are very difficult issues for members of this body to undertake," said Rep. Richard Neal (D) of Massachusetts, who represents a district that has 26,000 export-related jobs and supports the trade legislation.
Opposing the trade pacts, Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D) of Ohio, who represents a region hard-hit by the loss of manufacturing jobs, said: "Sure, we sell more pork chops, but we have half-a-trillion-dollar trade deficits and millions of job losses."
In a forthcoming Gallup poll, only 1 percent of Americans mention free trade as the most important problem facing the country. But in an open-ended question on "what would be the most important thing to do to create more jobs in the US," the No. 1 answer, cited by 19 percent of respondents, was "keep manufacturing here."
"About a quarter of Americans spontaneously mention things having to do with trade," says Frank Newport, editor in chief of the Gallup poll. "It's clearly conscious in the minds of Americans. People might be sympathetic to trade agreements if you can convince them that it will help with jobs."
It's no coincidence that the Senate has opted to take up the trade deals just 24 hours after a contentious vote on slapping trade sanctions on China for artificially lowering the price of its exports via currency manipulation. That bill, which alarmed free-trade advocates, passed 63 to 35, but it is unlikely get a vote in the House. Still, it sends a message that many in Congress are concerned about the impact of liberalized trade on American jobs.
All three deals were negotiated in the George W. Bush administration, but momentum stalled with the loss of a GOP majority in the House in 2007. The new Democratic House majority, with close ties to trade unions, was wary of the impact of free-trade agreements on jobs, the environment, and worker rights. Democrats called the trade deals "job killers" and demanded that they be renegotiated to take into account those concerns.
Inheriting the controversy in 2009, President Obama was reluctant to cross the unions that helped to elect him. Pressed by a powerful free-trade lobby, Mr. Obama took up calls to renegotiate the trade bills in 2009, adding protections for workers and the environment. But most unions still opposed the trade deals, especially the pact with Colombia, where workers' rights are frequently violated.
Democrats pushed for a sweetener in the form of dedicated funding for training programs to help workers displaced as a result of lower trade barriers. Along with the three trade deals, Congress is expected to vote for a $575 million package over the next two years help ensure that workers can find or keep jobs after new trade agreements take effect. These changes and additions have been enough, apparently, to win sufficient Democratic support to carry the trade deals.
Most House Republicans, however, are expected to oppose that Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, as an example of yet more government spending that they say doesn't actually solve problems. But the GOP leadership is on record in favor of it.
"If you look at what [Way and Means Committee] Chairman [Dave] Camp was able to manage in terms of the TAA bill, there is significant reform inside the bill, and it is consistent with the necessary bipartisan support for passage of the trade bills," said House majority leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, in a briefing on Tuesday. "I think it demonstrates that we are willing to do the things necessary to get some of these bills done."


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Change has swept through the University of Baltimore — and the surrounding neighborhood — over the past decade. Striking new academic buildings, an apartment building and the university's first dormitory have appeared among the brownstones of the Midtown neighborhood. New shops and restaurants brighten once-dingy blocks. Streets that were deserted after dark now buzz with students.
"It seems more like a university environment now," said Earl Spain, 59, who completed his bachelor's degree at UB in 2002 and is working on a master's in criminal justice. "There's a lot more going on around here. You can get a coffee here, go to the Barnes & Noble."
Across the city, colleges and universities are working to revitalize neighborhoods surrounding their campuses — pushing development in flagging areas, guiding community projects and organizing programs to improve education, health care and even housing for nearby residents. Last month, the Johns Hopkins University announced an ambitious plan to bolster neighborhoods near the Homewood campus — including a $10 million gift.
In Baltimore, where most manufacturing plants shut down decades ago and the last Fortune 500 headquarters decamped in 2011, universities represent one of the city's best hopes for revitalization and growth, officials at cash-strapped City Hall acknowledge.
The motivations are both altruistic and practical, and sometimes questioned by residents who say they don't reap enough of the economic benefits. But unlike big redevelopment projects that gentrify an area, pushing poorer residents and lower-end stores to other parts of the city, these so-called anchor institutions — a phrase coined by a Harvard Business School professor a decade ago — aim to rebuild while also helping downtrodden neighbors.
"Institutions have come to the realization that their success, and their viability as a business, is inextricably tied to the success or failure of the communities in which they're based," said Ted Howard, a University of Maryland researcher who studies anchor institutions.
"Anchor institutions are, to a city like Baltimore in 2012 or 2013, what manufacturers were 100 years ago. They're the biggest employers, biggest purchasers," said Howard, director of the university's Democracy Collaborative.
The Maryland Institute College of Art was among the first Baltimore institutions to draw up a comprehensive anchor strategy. More than a decade ago, university trustees drafting a strategic plan came to the realization that the city's persistent problems — crime, vacant houses, drug abuse — could deter students from choosing MICA.
"What happens in our city, especially in our neighborhoods, is really crucial to our ability to attract and retain students," said MICA President Fred Lazarus IV. "If we don't step forward and things really deteriorate, it's going to be a problem. We can't be passive observers."
Since then, MICA has led the transformation of a once-derelict stretch of North Avenue and students have helped city residents paint murals and cultivate community farms. The college awarded grants to 32 community projects last year, oversees an Americorps volunteer program and is working to create a map of social-justice projects across the city.
Hundreds of students and alumni volunteers have taught art classes at nearby schools, homeless shelters and senior centers.
Michelle Luong, 21, who graduated in May, led students in an after-school program at John Eager Howard Elementary on a recent afternoon.
Parents said the program helps their children see beyond the confines of their Reservoir Hill neighborhood.
"They're teaching kids more about the outside world," said Kelly Stuart, whose 10-year-old grandson, Antwain Stuart, was sprawled out coloring a circular emblem. "He's opened up a lot since he started the classes."
The scope of similar programs at other colleges and universities varies widely and depends on the size and wealth of the schools and the needs in their surrounding communities.
Initiatives include Loyola University Maryland's efforts to deploy students and faculty to enhance the York Road corridor and Hopkins' major redevelopment project in East Baltimore. Some schools, such as the University of Baltimore, have focused on strategic development to enhance neighborhoods, while others, like Coppin State, are rebuilding homes near the campus.
Not all such efforts have been well-received.
Hopkins' $1.8 billion East Baltimore Development Initiative to redevelop blighted blocks around the hospital campus displaced hundreds of residents and has drawn criticism from East Baltimore politicians who say the project has not generated enough local jobs. The Hopkins Institutions are building a biopark and have partnered with Morgan State University to run the East Baltimore Community School.
And at least one local politician has rebuked Coppin's president — who is stepping down this year — for being too focused on the neighborhoods around the campus.
But economists and civic leaders say universities, hospitals and other nonprofits offer the best prospects for cities in the post-industrial age.
For decades, companies — particularly manufacturers — were the largest employers in cities such as Baltimore. They dominated civic life, providing housing and health care and social activities for workers. But many businesses have shifted manufacturing operations overseas.
"The future of cities will depend significantly on eds and meds" — universities and hospitals — "to play central roles in revitalization," said Ira Harkavy, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Unlike companies, "colleges and universities are rooted institutions that are not leaving the cities that they are part of," said Harkavy, who directs the university's Netter Center for Community Partnerships. "Eds and meds dominate employment, purchasing and cultural development. They also bring the incredible intellectual and creative abilities of faculty, staff and students."
For Baltimore, which has lost more than a dozen corporate headquarters in the past two decades, universities and hospitals are vital to the economy.
As universities and hospitals seek to address such challenges, they're breaking down traditional barriers between their campuses and the surrounding neighborhoods. "In many cities, the large universities and hospitals have, in a sense, been walled off from the communities around them. There's a history of distrust or antagonism," said Howard, of the Democracy Project.
Dr. Jay Perman, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, said the university aims to make the west-side campus welcoming for nearby residents while making faculty, staff, students and patients feel safe in the neighboring areas. "We are of the community," he said. "Like members of any community, we have a responsibility for it."
Students and staff are working in three nearby elementary schools and a high school to encourage students to seek careers in health and human services. At the Lexington Market, a few blocks from campus, social work students inform drug addicts of treatment options and law students host clinics for those seeking legal advice.
Perman co-chairs a city task force overseeing the redevelopment of the west side, an area that has seen rapid growth over the past several years — including new apartment buildings and the Hippodrome Theatre — but also has confronted legal and logistical challenges related to a large parcel known as the Superblock.
A few miles away, Coppin State razed a strip of blighted homes late last year to make way for a new science and technology center. Plans are under way to turn other vacant or blighted homes into student housing and offices for student organizations.
While the north end of campus fronts tidy homes and the bustling Mondawmin Mall, drivers pass blocks of burned-out homes and businesses as they approach the southern side of the campus, where the university is focusing its efforts.
Gary Rodwell, Coppin's associate vice president for community development, said university leaders believe the health of the surrounding West Baltimore neighborhood is key to Coppin's success. "Our competitiveness as an institution is linked to the vitality of the community," he said.
Coppin also hopes to turn the nearby old Hebrew Orphanage Asylum into a behavioral health clinic, dental clinic, pharmacy and a health food market. The surrounding neighborhoods are considered a food desert — only liquor stores and carry-out restaurants sell food — and residents have some of the shortest life expectancies in the city.
Kaliope Parthemos, the city's economic development chief, describes the universities' and hospitals' changing role as "a sea change."
"The institutions have realized the importance of their role and how important the community around them is for their success," she said.
City officials are working to coordinate the actions of anchor institutions to "make sure we're on the same page with investments and goals," Parthemos said. They're leading discussions among anchor institutions located near each other, such as Loyola and Morgan State, which is in the early phases of planning the "Morgan Community Mile," an effort to improve areas within a mile of the campus.
Morgan officials broke ground late last year for a $72 million business school — the first of three buildings planned on a tract near a rundown shopping center where a former city councilman was killed in 2007.
Morgan President David Wilson has called for more businesses that cater to students and professors near the campus — places to get coffee and a sandwich. He also wants to direct faculty and student volunteer efforts to improve surrounding neighborhoods.
Loyola's York Road Initiative grew from the university's commitment to Catholic values and a desire to strengthen troubled neighborhoods around the North Baltimore campus. While most of Loyola's campus winds through affluent areas along Charles Street and Cold Spring Lane, some student housing and other buildings lie closer to a depressed stretch of York Road.
"It's our moral obligation as a Jesuit university, but it also drives the quality of life for our students, faculty members and parents," said Erin O'Keefe, who has directed the initiative since its inception in 2010.
The university has opened offices where graduate students — with supervision — provide mental health care, pastoral counseling and audiology services. After residents raised concerns about a lack of grocery stores, Loyola started a farmers' market on a university-owned lot.
Some business students are helping shops along York Road with marketing plans and facade improvements. Others are working with parents to make a recreation center that was recently threatened with closure self-sustaining.
A few miles to the south, Hopkins' plan will combine student-led projects and $10 million in grants for community projects with efforts to hire more city residents and buy more goods locally.
Local hiring and purchasing can make a marked improvement on a city's economy, said Howard, the University of Maryland researcher. Across the country, hospitals and universities spend about $1.6 trillion on goods annually — not counting construction materials or services.
Hopkins will work in 10 communities that flank the campus and stretch to Penn Station — where MICA's and the University of Baltimore's projects converge. MICA and Hopkins have also collaborated, teaming with the Maryland Film Festival to renovate the long-vacant Parkway Theater on North Avenue. Farther west on North Avenue sits MICA's recently completed Studio Center, a former factory turned into galleries and studios. Theaters, restaurants and bars that cater to youthful, artsy clients have sprouted along the block over the past decade.
Just to the south, University of Baltimore officials have spent about $250 million over the past decade constructing and renovating buildings, stretching the campus to the south and west. A new student center, an apartment tower and the university's first dorm have gone up, and a 12-story law center is to open in the spring near Penn Station.
The university has teamed with the city to get Zipcars and bike racks in the area and has taken over landscaping city-owned green spaces.
Shirley Carr, 32, a master's student in publication design, moved to Mount Vernon to be closer to UB.
"I feel safe walking around here, even at night," she said.
Business owners say they are grateful for the influx of new residents. At OK Natural Foods, a clerk said business is booming and the tiny health food store had its highest grossing day in its 34-year history last month.
"It all begins by thinking people should work and live in a space that they enjoy working and living in," said University President Robert L. Bogomolny. "We decided that the university would do things that are good for the university but also would do things that were good for the community. If Baltimore City gets better, University of Baltimore gets better. If University of Baltimore gets better, Baltimore City gets better."
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Michael Skupin ("Survivor: Australian Outback"), Jonathan Penner ("Survivor: Cook Islands") and "Survivor Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites") and Russell Swan ("Survivor: Samoa") return for the first time since being medically evacuated from the game
CBS announced Wednesday that three former survivors - Michael Skupin, Jonathan Penner and Russell Swan - will join the 15 previously announced castaways in three separate tribes on "Survivor: Philippines." The Emmy-winning series returns for its 25th season with a special 90-minute edition, Wednesday, Sept. 19 (8 to 9:30 p.m.) on CBS.
After being medically evacuated from the game, these survivor all-stars return to finish what they started and for one more chance at the million dollar prize.
•Michael Skupin - "Survivor: Australian Outback" (2001). First-ever medical evacuation on the series due to severe burns received after passing out into a fire from smoke inhalation on day 17.
"You don't want to leave. The longer you are here, the longer you want to stay here. And it's not even about winning as much as playing. The winning will be anti-climatic. The playing is where it is for me." - Skupin, before being airlifted off the island.
Skupin, 50, is from White Lake, Mich.
•Jonathan Penner - "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites" (2008). Medical evacuation due to knee infection on day 15.
"I can only recommend for the sake of his leg and his life that he leave the game now. He needs hospital treatment. It is not going to get better. It will only get worse." - Dr. Jessica Sartini, while diagnosing Penner during the game.
Penner, 50, is from Los Angeles.
•Russell Swan - "Survivor: Samoa" (2009). Medical evacuation due to dehydration on day 15.
"It was the scariest moment I've ever had on this show. In 19 seasons, I have never been more afraid in my life of how bad things were. Russell was in terrible shape." - Jeff Probst, during the Tribal Council following Swan's evacuation.
Swan, 45, is from Glenside, Pa.
Surrounded by water, "Survivor: Philippines" will prominently feature marine-based challenges. For the first time in over eight years, castaways are divided into three tribes, with the winning and second-place tribes granted immunity, while the third-place tribe heads to Tribal Council and faces an elimination.


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Streakers who use their bodies to advertise during the Olympics could face a Ł20,000 [$32,000] fine under new rules.
- but if the streakers female and half decent looking, the Sun will surely give her more than that to show herself in their paper the next day.
I have to agree with the actress, if the facts of the case are as you state. In the UK I'd imagine it would fall under the DPA and a company you give data to can't give it to anyone else without your say so, outside of their own T&C.
I see how it looks petty in the extreme, but if you gave info to someone about yourself in assumed secrecy then found it on a popular website you might feel a little... invaded. I think its a valid and potentially important point.
I'd imagine even if they did take it from her sign up details tho, they'll just lie and say they got it from Wiki.
Its an odd one, that's for sure.
It kind of makes you wonder if they have any idea how badly they're trampling on their own reputation with these lawsuits.
For $13m I'd tell everyone I slept with pigs and ate raw sewage on toast.
I love the idea of this, but can only see it making money in terms of licencing very successful songs for commercial things (films ads etc) and to gain a following for artists so they get more tickets sold for gigs. I can't see the online part of this making any money at all, even if they carry merchandising.
If the artists are on short term deals, what happens after they do well for one song here, then move over to EMI, for example. Will the site make any money off them at all then?
It is however a wonderful concept and I hope it makes the artists on it a nice living wage which their work entitles them too. If I thought any decent music had been made in the last 10 years I'd be sure to check it out.
As for the single vs album debate - I have to say I like albums. They are a work of art in themselves, tracklisting alone is an under valued art. But such is the way of things.
I'm assuming any computer anywhere outwitting my mother doesn't count?
I'm assuming any computer anywhere outwitting my mother?
I'm copyrighting being nice to people.
From now on the rest of the world have to be complete bastards to each other.
Oh. Looks like I didn't need a copyright for that to happen.
I'm not sure your conclusion is right, I saw it as you still need the rights to broadcast the game, but once you have that, in the EU you can sell your version to anyone.
However your take sounds much nicer, and was an angle I hadn't thought of before. All this means tho is that the TV selling rules will alter at the next deal and we'll see every player branded with a sky logo in the middle of their foreheads.
I hope that the subscriptions will become cheaper and the players paid less. But then again I hope Btafink gets a live action movie. So y'know....
I'm not sure anything Dylan does would be a worse crime than rhyming Help with Kelp.
Most of my FB utterances are just about how much I hate FB. They're welcome to them
"It appears that may be happening on a large scale in Asia (and China in particular)"
Also apparent:
Bears in wood defecating
Once we stood on the shoulders of giants,
Now we roll around in the filthy like dirty, dirty midgets.
Domain names must have relevance to site content? That's just petty.
Only the pictures of busty pretty ladies are looked at tho.
Same as it ever was.
This could well result in spotify shooting themselves in the foot, if people can't figure out how to stop the sharing (or if they decide to share) they may very well stop listening to all those songs which are guilty pleasures, soon lots of people will just listen to things they think their friends might like.
My loathing for Inyourfacebook grows weekly at the moment, with most people I know using that rather than emailing, I'm forced to belong to it even tho everything in my entire being screams "run away" everytime I log in. I don't WANT my entire existence out there even if other people are largely ignoring it. I don't want my friends and relations knowing every last thing I've done this week.
Whatever happened to private space along side keeping in touch with people?
You're mean. Of all monkeys, the virtual monkey needs the most love.
*steals your pillows leaving you feeling uncomfortable*


text: Robbie Shakespeare (born September 27, 1953 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican DJ. He is best known for his on-air partnership with Lowell "Sly" Dunbar, and their partnership is considered one of the world's premiere rhythm sections for their work in the field of Reggae. He also provided the voice of Johnny Lawton, co-host of Marshall Peters, who, in turn, was voiced by Dunbar, in K-JAH West, a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.


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Surfers know their beaches. As they should. They spend the majority of their time there, straddling the fluid, sometimes magical line where ocean meets land. Their primary concern though is riding waves and it's the quest to find those waves that has fuelled a six-decade-long search spanning the entire globe. This wave lust has led the most adventurous surfers to scour every nook and cranny of even the most remote coastlines, and as you'd imagine, they've stumbled upon some gorgeous locales in the process. MR PORTER has compiled a list of eight surf spots that are sure to awe whether you're looking at the horizon, or back towards the land, or riding the waves between them. Click through the gallery, below, to discover more. surfermag.com
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Professor Kenneth Hoffman joined the Lord in Heaven on Thursday, November 18, 2010. He will be greatly missed by his friends, family, parishioners and the entire campus community.
An Adjunct Assistant Professor of Bible, Professor Hoffman came to Geneva College in 1981 as a part-time instructor in the department of psychology, and joined the Bible department in 1988. Known for a remarkable sense of humor, he was beloved by the many students who took part in his Bible discussions, attended his classes and heard him speak at Chapel.
Professor Hoffman graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1969 with a bachelor′s degree in psychology and received a master′s degree from Purdue University in 1973. As recounted in his truly inspiring testimony, he came to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior while pursuing a doctorate in Freudian psychology and was then called to the seminary by the Holy Spirit. He obtained a master′s of divinity from the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1980.
In addition to decades of committed service to Geneva, Professor Hoffman served as pastor to the congregation of the Tusca Area Reformed Presbyterian Church in Brighton Township, Pa. for the past 28 years.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Janice Stewart Hoffman and daughter, Elizabeth R. Hoffman; both graduates of Geneva College. He is also survived by brother and sister-in-law Robert and Carol Hoffman; sister, Barbara Hoffman; his in-laws; numerous nieces and nephews; and loving companion Scoot.
Visitation will take place at the Noll Funeral Home, located at 333 3rd St. in Beaver, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 4-6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 21 from 2-6 p.m.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Tusca Area Reformed Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery in Beaver Falls, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to either the Beaver County Christian School, 510 37th St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010, or the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 7418 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15208.


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The stars could be aligning for the Memphis Police Department to finally move out of the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center in Downtown.
Cost estimates for the department to renovate the old police headquarters on Adams Avenue have dropped and financing sources that could lighten the city's cost burden are being explored, two important steps that could finally prompt a move.
A recent cost estimate given to city officials put the price tag of renovating the building at 128 Adams Ave. at around $18 million, far below the previous estimate of $40 million. The $18 million figure is for renovation costs and doesn't include costs that would be related to a move.
"That's the latest number I've heard," said Chief Administrative Officer George Little.
"Obviously, we won't know the full extent of what's going on until we go in there and start the work."
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. said the 128 Adams building is so intriguing because the city owns the roughly 100,000-square-foot structure and it could consolidate public safety functions – including some Memphis Fire Department operations and Memphis Police Department's Real Time Crime Center – that are scattered across the city in leased locations.
"If we were in the business world we would say it is a valuable but underperforming asset right now," Wharton said. "It's a great building in a great location and, by George, we own it.
"In terms of consolidation of our public safety functions it would be ideal. People don't realize we have public safety functions strung all over the city."
Former police director Larry Godwin and current director Toney Armstrong have said officers were practically working on top of each other at 201 Poplar Ave., which houses the department's command staff, detective bureaus and communications operations.
The old police station on Adams opened in 1911 and housed police offices, courts and the city's jail until the department moved out of the roughly 100,000-square-foot building to the Shelby County-owned CJC in 1982.
Since then, the city has been renting floors 11 and 12 from the county at a cost of roughly $1.2 million a year.
"If we're going to spend that money, why don't we own it, especially since we've grown out of space at 201 Poplar?" Little said.
The police department has considered moving back to the Adams building for more than a decade.
The building was gutted in 2004 and treated for lead and asbestos.
However, a proposed move back to the stately old building was nixed by the Memphis City Council amid budget concerns in 2008.
Wharton said in addition to providing a location for consolidating public safety functions, moving into 128 Adams would satisfy two more priorities of his administration – reinvigorating the core city while providing a more cost-effective alternative for the cash-strapped city.
"It's the one dead spot there," Wharton said. "The Fire Museum (of Memphis) is vibrant. The Shelby County Courthouse is going to be there. The Shelby County building is going under renovation.
"Everyone knows the situation with the city in terms of our general fund and (Capital Improvement Program) budget. My instructions were to find alternative ways to do this that don't tap into an already stressed operating and CIP budget."
One of those alternatives could involve allowing a private developer to rehabilitate the building.
City officials have held discussions with an out-of-state firm that develops and leases government buildings and specializes in preserving and developing historic buildings.
Housing and Community Development director Robert Lipscomb said his staff has been working on an in-depth redevelopment and financing options for 128 Adams.
"We've been working hard on this for six months; we have done a pretty deep analysis of the building and how we could finance it," said Lipscomb, who declined to go into more specifics.
The city also is in the early stages of exploring whether the J. Donnelly Hill state office building could provide a suitable home for city government operations that are spread across Memphis in leased locations.
The state is preparing to abandon its roughly 100,000 square feet in the building at Civic Center Plaza Downtown.
The state, following a consultant's recommendation, said it would be cheaper to vacate the building than bringing it up to modern standards.
"They're trying to find somebody to go into that space and another government entity makes sense, but there's a reason they're leaving that building," Little said. "We're at the very, very beginning of exploring that option."
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Jaguar's presence at the LA Auto Show 2013 was hard to ignore. Not too long ago the world was presented with the first true sports car from the automaker in 50 years, the F-Type Convertible. Now we have been witness to yet another incredible achievement from the leaping cat manufacturer; the F-Type Coupe. According to Ian Callum, Jaguar Designer, the Coupe is the car's purest form. We could not agree more. With stunning good looks, lightweight optimization and a new high-performance variant (the R model), this F-Type Coupe is worth your full attention.
Tim Philippo, Jaguar Sports Cars Product Manager, spoke with us about the new Coupe. "What the Coupe really represents for us is that it more than doubles the market potential of the F-Type. We launched in California because California is the largest sports car market in the world, so to have the global launch here in LA was a pretty big deal. There are actually more Coupe sports cars sold than Convertibles, even though California is a convertible market."
And while much of the specs and features are already known, we wanted to know how much coin one of these cats would cost. According to Philippo, "If you compare the comparable V6 models between Coupe and Convertible, the Coupe is $4000 less expensive than it's facing Convertible. The base F-Type Coupe is $65000, the base F-Type Convertible is $69000, the F-Type S Coupe is $77000 and the F-Type S convertible is $81000. But then you go to the V8 S on the Convertible or the Coupe R with more power and standard equipment so there the F-Type Coupe is $99000 where the V8 S Convertible is $92000."
But when will we see a manual transmission in the F-Type? Philippo replied, "We unfortunately cannot talk about future products but we have heard the message loud and clear from enthusiasts and journalists that think this would be the right car to have a stick in."
Let's hope that that loud message translates into a wonderful sports car manual transmission. Wouldn't you want the option of switching your own gears in the all-new F-Type Coupe R, with an available 550hp?
F-Type Party
With plenty of buzz and interest following the debut of the new Coupe, Jaguar held a party Thursday night, November 21, at the LA Convention Center to further celebrate the new arrival from Jaguar. Food and drink was in unlimited supply and cars were strategically displayed urging curious attendees to find out what the new Coupe is all about. The Jaguar C-X17 SUV Concept was also there and added to the list of unforgettable looking automobiles.
There, we spoke with Jaguar Designer Wayne Burgess on the design process behind the all-new F-Type Coupe.
Explain the design process of the F-Type.
WB: "It is a very simple artistic process where every car here at Jaguar starts as a sketch. We then review the walls of sketches placed up on boards, selecting the ideas that we want to develop. We will then make very rough little models on software before looking at those models and going to full-sized clay models. We then spend literally a year or so sculpting and working and honing the clay model until we have achieved what we hope can serve as perfection. We then scan the car and bring it back into the digital world and create a whole surface for the exterior and interior of the vehicle and from there we begin to work with the actual production car. That whole process is about 3.5 to 4 years."
Between the Coupe and Convertible, were there challenges for one model in particular or was one conceived before the other?
WB: The Convertible was designed first, that was a conscious effort. From a structural integrity point of view it is much better to design the Convertible first to get the torsion and stiffness into the car and also to make sure that the deck is as low as possible. And then the Coupe is an easy job, as you can see the Convertible and Coupe are very similar and that's because we knew exactly what we were doing. If we designed the Coupe first, when it comes to designing the Convertible you don't know how it's going to look or where the deck lid is going to sit and you have to do a lot of reengineering to make the torsion and stiffness work in the car, so absolutely design the Convertible first and then the Coupe."
What is the weight difference between the two?
WB: "20 kilos (44 lb). The coupe is 20 kilos (44 lb) lighter."
We then caught back up with Tim Philippo, Jaguar Sports Cars Product Manager, for a few more F-Type questions. Additional interview questions found below
What is the goal of this model for the brand?
TP: "As you know we introduced the convertible first. You want to have a cadence of products; you don't want to come out with everything all at once. You want to give people a reason to keep coming back, keep the press interested and get people interested about test drives. So a lot of people ask why there was no Coupe at launch, why was there no R at launch, you just want to wait. You can see the sense of excitement people have for the F-Type Coupe, it is doing absolutely outstanding. For most other markets around the world, Coupes are going to be a large percentage of volume. It has significantly more luggage space than the Convertible, the Convertible has 7 cubic ft and this has 11 cubic ft. It appeals to those who want to take it out to the track or to the golf course or even use it as a daily driver. It's simultaneously more sporting and more practical."
What are the biggest technological features used in this car?
TP: "It's the next generation of our active differential, which is a multi-plate cutch with an electric motor that can go from fully open or fully locked differential in about 300 milliseconds. It can be fully open where you are driving at low speed, and by being open you avoid that stutter of the differential trying to lock up in low speed situations such as with a 4-wheel drive car. It's a predictive system rather than a reactive system so mechanics in the differential reacts to a difference in wheel speeds.
But really the biggest piece of technology on this car is it being made out of aluminum. The body, suspension, and engine are all made out of aluminum. It allows the car to be lighter and stiffer. We actually had to develop new aluminum alloys for the F-Type because we have new techniques for pressing the aluminum and new alloys for the aluminum itself to be able to accept and hold these shapes in press. The hood is one solid piece of aluminum, and the pressing that makes up the side of the car that goes around the door and that fender piece is one of the largest pieces of pressed aluminum in the industry."
Anything else you would like me to know about the car?
TP: "It's really about completing the heritage. The C-Type, D-Type, E-Type and now this. We say that we couldn't just call it F-Type; we had to make it F-Type. We couldn't just slap a badge on it; we actually had to make it worthy. It was not called the F-Type in the beginning; it had no name for a while. There is nothing else quite like it."


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Why does the Mirador installer program create an empty plugin folder in the installation directory?
- Mirador acts as a pseudo Hawk agent in a way that it can load user- defined Hawk microagents. At programprogram start-up, the programprogram automatically scans the plugin folder and tries to load the microagents defined by the .hma files. Successfully loaded microagents appear as dependents of the top level node "Mirador Agent".
Do I have to run a local Hawk agent in order to successfully run the Mirador program?
- There is no need to run a Hawk Agent of Hawk HMA process locally unless your local machine is part of the monitored computers. The Mirador program however expects Hawk and Tibco messaging software (Rendezvous and optionally also EMS) to be installed locally.
When are cleared alerts removed from the alert table?
- Hawk alerts are removed from the table when they expire. Alerts expire a certain time after they were cleared and also read by the user, this time period can be changed in the application properties dialog within the Alert panel. Mirador considers an alert to be read if you double click an alert within the table in order to show its detail in a pop-up dialog. Alternatively you can press a button top right on the alert table that tells the program that all alerts or all cleared alerts have been read.
How do I clear a Hawk alert manually?
- Hawk alerts are cleared by the Hawk agent as soon as the clear condition is met, they cannot be cleared manually. Mirador however lets you suspend an alert through a button located top right on the alert table. When an alert is suspended, the corresponding Hawk agent clears it for the period of time chosen by the user. Once this period is over, the test from the rule is evaluated again and the original alert (same ID) reappears if the test is still true.
Suddenly during an active monitoring session, the top level tree node is shown with a red border. What does this mean?
- The red border on the top level tree node indicates the presence of warnings issued by the underlying Hawk console. Such warnings report some unexpected events that occurred while monitoring a Hawk environment. A warning would appear, for example, if you unplug the network cable from the computer that is running the Mirador program. Select the top level tree node and switch to the "Console Warnings" tab to display the warnings and possibly dismiss them.
How can I alter Hawk rulebases within the Mirador program?
- Hawk rulebases cannot be edited within Mirador. This must be done through a TIBCO standard program such as Hawk Display.
How can I change the color and width of individual lines in a microagent method result chart?
- Simply click on the appropriate items in the chart legend and change line color and width within the pop-up dialog.
How can zoom into a particular area of a microagent method result chart?
- Place the mouse pointer at the top left corner of the desired zoom area and press the left mouse button. Move the mouse pointer to the bottom right corner of the desired zoom area and release the mouse button. In order to reset the initial display, press the left mouse button while placed on the chart and move it a short distance top left before you release the button again.
One of the lines in my line chart is set at value zero and is congruent with the bottom border of the chart. What can I do make it clearly visible?
- Type a negative value into the "Lower Bound" field within the result control panel in order to change the charts bottom border and at the same time move your line up.
How can I print a microagent method result chart with a user defined title?
- Place the mouse cursor on the chart and click the right mouse button. From the pop-up context menu, select the "Properties…" item and change the title and other options of your choice (i.e. background color), then press OK. Now press the right mouse button again, select the "Print…" item and follow the dialogs.


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ViaPost API
The ViaPost service allows you to send physical post direct from your computer to any address in the UK. The API lets you send mail, upload mailing lists, check account balances, and more. The API is intended for large batches (1,000 or more letters). For smaller batches, the Windows driver is probably more appropriate.


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This fiber is a rustic and sturdy suffolk wool - I lOVE working with suffolk wool, as it resists felting, has tons of memory, and is very lofty. I spun it as a gently textured bulky yarn. Gloriously textured, would be great knit with big needles and a single stitch, or really cool in a weaving project. Also excellent for wool dreads or rug hooking.
Dyed with lavender leaves.
2 oz, 30 yards, single ply bulky weight.
If you need more or less of this yarn, convo me. I am glad to do custom order for afghans, blankets, and other large projects. I have many satisfied customers!
These yarns are spun in my home; I do my absolute best to keep my felines and angora housebunny out of the fiber, but please do be aware that these yarns are created in an pet-friendly home. After they are spun, tagged, photographed and listed on etsy, they "live" in my herb shop until they are sold, so they DO smell pleasantly of herbs - most people find this pleasant but if you think this might be objectionable, you have been warned :) .
SHIPPING! I did my best to make shipping affordable, and put in the weight and dimensions for every listing so etsy can calculate the best shipping rate for you - but the problem is, it doesn't work well. :/ The shipping seems to be accurate for one or two skeins, but more than that and it can be high. I will also refund you if there are shipping overcharges! So do not fret. Feel free to convo me if you need more exact information before you purchase, but I WILL always check and refund you any excess if needed.
Payment due upon receipt. I accept paypal, dwolla (convo me) and credit cards.
We ship via USPS Priority mail in the US, and USPS First class mail overseas. I'm always glad to ship anywhere in the world! Most packages shipped with in 1-3 business days of purchase.
We do accept refunds if you find the item unacceptable, but you must be in touch immediately after it's arrival, and you must pay to send the item back before receiving a refund on the item cost.
Have a store, or do you make items for re-sale? Contact me, let's talk about an artisan/store wholesale arrangement.


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I've been working my butt off for the last year developing a new website which I feel has been missing from the net for too long. This site provides free lessons which are:
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The site is called "Teaching Truffles" and it went live 3 days ago so it's brand new.
At present there are 7 fully-developed lessons and there are more to come. A mantra which has driven the site's development is "quality is better than quantity". I feel that most of the sites out there today that provide worksheets are more concerned with quantity. I personally hate sifting through a hundred worksheets to find something I actually want to teach. I'd much rather have a small but high-quality selection.
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Trafalgar Square, plaza in the City of Westminster, London, named for Lord Nelson's naval victory (1805) in the Battle of Trafalgar. Possibly the most famous of all London squares, Trafalgar Square has always been public and has had no garden. Seven major arteries pump automobiles around the great paved space, which is dominated by Nelson's Column (1839–43), a 185-foot- (56-metre-) high monument to Lord Nelson that includes a 17-foot- (5-metre-) high statue of him by E.H. Baily. At the corners of the column's plinth are four bronze lions sculpted by Sir Edwin Landseer and cast by Baron Marochetti.
Trafalgar Square was constructed between the 1820s and '40s on the site of the former King's Mews. It is flanked by the National Gallery and the church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. The Charing Cross intersection is adjacent to the south, and from it the avenue of the Strand runs off to the City to the east, where its name changes to Fleet Street.
Traditions associated with Trafalgar Square include political rallies, caroling (in December) around a large Christmas tree sent from Norway (donated since World War II), and boisterous New Year's Eve celebrations.


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MOUNTAIN VIEW — A Wisconsin woman who was reported missing Sunday in Mountain View turned up safe early Wednesday at a BART station in Oakland, according to the Mountain View Police Department.
Blair Foley, 27, was found safe overnight at the Lake Merritt BART station, about three days after she reportedly disappeared. Foley, who was in the Bay Area on business, has further ties to the region as a Stanford University alumna.
Police publicized the case in part because of the length of her disappearance since she was last seen at Lucky supermarket at 715 E. El Camino Real.
After Foley was found by BART police officers, she was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland for evaluation but does not appear to have been harmed or the victim of a crime, police said.


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The following are general guidelines for thawing frozen breast milk:
The oldest milk should be used first, unless recently expressed milk is recommended.
Thaw breast milk by placing the collection container in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
To thaw more quickly or to heat refrigerated milk, hold the container of milk under warm running water or place it in a cup, pot, bowl, or basin of warm water. Do not thaw milk in very hot water or in the microwave. This decreases some of the healthy properties of the milk. It can also create hot spots that may burn your child's mouth.
It is normal for your milk to separate during storage. You will see a layer of cream (fat) that has risen to the top. To recombine the cream with the rest of the milk, gently swirl the bottle. Avoid vigorous shaking.
Do not refreeze milk once it has been thawed. Thawed milk must be used within 24 hours.


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From Old French propinquité or Latin propinquitas, from propinquus 'neighbouring' (from prope 'near').
propinquity (countable and uncountable, plural propinquities)
- Nearness or proximity.
- 1904, Edith Wharton, "The Other Two":
- Some experimental spirits could not resist the diversion of throwing Varick and his former wife together, and there were those who thought he found a zest in the propinquity.
- 1964, Melvin M. Webber et al, "The Urban Place and the Non-Place Urban Realm" in Explorations into Urban Structure:
- Community without propinquity
- 1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin 2001, p. 70:
- Surely, too, it would be a waste of an agent, for after several hours of propinquity I could scarcely fail to recognise him in the future.
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, The Kingdom of the Wicked:
- There was also the question of Julius's glandular responses to the almost daily propinquity of his Empress, so naked under her lawn.
- 1993, Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations? (Foreign Affairs, Summer 1993), 29:
- Geographical propinquity gives rise to conflicting territorial claims from Bosnia to Mindanao.
- 1904, Edith Wharton, "The Other Two":
- Affiliation or similarity.
- 1608, William Shakespeare, The History of King Lear":
- "[...]Here I disclaim my all my paternal care,/Propinquity, and property of blood[...]"
- 1979, Ybarra v. Illinois, 444 U.S. 85, 86 (1979):
- [A] person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not, without more, give rise to probable cause to search that person.
- 1997, Don DeLillo, Underworld:
- Decent people out there. Russ wants to believe they are still assembled in some recognizable manner, the kindred unit at the radio, old lines and ties and propinquities.
- 2012, Andrew Marr (heard at the Leveson inquiry.)
- Propinquity and corruption don't always go side by side.
- 1608, William Shakespeare, The History of King Lear":
- (proximity): appropinquity (obsolete)
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Geneseo's "neighbor" Interstate 80 turns 50 this month. On Oct. 29, 1962, Interstate 80 opened west to Milan.
Geneseo's "neighbor" Interstate 80 turns 50 this month. On Oct. 29, 1962, Interstate 80 opened west to Milan.
Today, the transcontinental highway runs from San Francisco, Calif., to Teaneck, N.J. and is the second longest interstate highway in the United States. (The longest is Interstate 90.)
Illinois governor Otto Kerner officially opened Interstate 80 during a 1962 ceremony in Milan.
The paving contract for Interestate 80 near Geneseo was awarded to Standard Paving Co. of Chicago.
Utilizing a 50-man crew, the men could pour about 1,500 feet of double-lane paving per day as they built the interstate.
According to a 1961 issue of the Republic, Interstate 80 near Geneseo utilized a "new type of paving" when constructed.
"This type of paving different from the old pavers in that the cement is mixed at a central plant and hauled by a fleet of trucks to the slab to be poured," said the Republic. "After the roadbed is prepared and forms are in place, a crew operates the paving machine, the finishers and the curing operation. The old 'man killer' puddling is no longer used with the new machines."
In a 1997 Republic article celebrating the interstate's 35th anniversary, Basil Egert recalled serving as manager of the then brand-new Deck Oil, whose opening was timed to coincide with the construction of the new interestate.
Egert said they decided to open Deck Oil despite the fact that the building wasn't quite complete and the bathrooms weren't finished.
Hooked up or not, the bathrooms at Deck Oil were more or less the only public bathrooms just off the interestate for miles. Egert told the Republic opening day was the stuff of nightmares.
"We weren't prepared for the experience," he said. "The cars just overtook us. It was a terrible big day. The bathrooms were not done, and I had to haul water to flush them," he said.
"We were just dragging when we got through. I'll never forget it, it was quite an experience. I don't know how we made it through the day, but we weren't expecting what we were going to get," Egert said.
Fifty years on, Interestate 80 has become a regular feature of Geneseo's landscape.
"It's nice to be able to advertise Exit 19 as a destination point for visitors," said Geneseo mayor Linda Van Der Leest. "Exit 19 is just one small piece of a corridor that is responsible for attracting visitors to our city, allowing our citizens an easy commute to work in the Quad Cities and the link between the two oceans, providing transportation for goods and services nationwide."


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I've had more coffee in the past month or so than I probably have in my whole life. I couldn't tell you why. But I think I've turned myself into a coffee drinker. I've traded in my Biscoff covered toast for a steaming mug first thing in the morning. And I have to say, with enough flavor and milk in it, it's not half bad. I just have to keep myself from getting completely hooked.
These cookies aren't helping at all. Laced with a healthy dose of espresso powder, they're even more irresistible than that morning mug. They're soft and chewy and totally chocolatey. And with the help of some cream cheese, they'll stay tender for days. (Not that they'll stick around that long.) And like the Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies, these bad boys are egg free, so not only is it totally safe to eat the raw dough (which I did. Quite a bit.), but they're perfect to share with those who have egg allergies.
I brought these cookies into work to share about a week ago and my coworkers are still talking about them. That's how you know you've got a winner on your hands.
Chewy Mocha Cookies
Adapted from Mel's Kitchen Cafe
Makes about 2 dozen
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons espresso powder
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed light brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar, plus ¼ cup for rolling
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners; set aside. Place ¼ cup granulated sugar in a small bowl; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, espresso powder and cinnamon; set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add butter, brown sugar, and ½ cup granulated sugar, and beat until fluffy and lightened in color, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla extract and beat to combine. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until just incorporated. Chill dough in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
4. While dough is chilling, preheat oven to 325F. Once the dough is chilled, using a heaping tablespoon or a 1-inch cookie scoop, form dough into balls, rolling in sugar to coat completely. Place dough balls on prepared baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake, rotating pans halfway through about 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.


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Mushrooms Chicken Recipes
Mushroom and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast
Mushroom and cheese stuffed chicken breast is a quick and easy chicken recipe for dinner. I used goat ricotta cheese, shiitake mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes and lemon to flavor the meat. Chicken breast can be dry, so I marinated the meat and cooked the chicken for only 15 minutes. It's perhaps more of a roll than a stuffing, but either way, it's delicious.
My mother-in-law is an absolute creature of habit, and when we plan on cooking chicken, her preference is always poulet roti. Contrary to the stereotype, I love my mother-in-law dearly, so don't think I'm complaining, but it takes a miracle to get her to try new things. A couple of nights ago, we had some dinner guests and we had to come up with a main course. We had chicken breasts in the house, but no whole chicken. My mother-in-law was ready to go to the market to get a whole chicken, but I was able to convince her to give this recipe a try.
Given the time crunch, she grudgingly gave in and let me prepare the dish. When she tasted it, she asked me why I haven't made it before! I see a lot of stuffed chicken breasts in my future, and if you try this recipe, I bet you will too!
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In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the cold butter and cream cheese until combined. Add the dry ingredients and mix until the dough just comes together.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and divide into 2 equal pieces. Wrap each piece in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or overnight.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and unwrap. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to just a little over 1/8 thick. Cut the dough with 4.5 cookie or biscuit cutter.
Continue rolling the scraps until all the dough is used. Make sure to keep the dough covered once cut.
Making the roux: Heat a 2-quart pot over medium high heat and add oil. Once the oil is hot, sprinkle flour over it and begin to stir, cooking for 1 minute and constantly stirring. Drop the heat to medium low and continue to stir and cook for 15 minutes. The roux will turn an almost reddish-brown color. Once the roux is cooked, add diced tomatoes with juice and bay leaf. Return the heat to medium high and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring. Set aside.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and add the onion, bell pepper, celery and sautee for 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cayenne and cook for 1 minute. Add water or white wine, stirring to get any cooked bits off the bottom of the skillet. Add the chicken, sausage and okra. Saute for 6 minutes, add the shrimp and cook for another 2 minutes or until the shrimp turns opaque. Add in the tomato roux mixture and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and set aside to cool, about 30 minutes.
Make the egg wash by mixing eggs and water in a small bowl. Set aside.
To fill the hand pies, take a circle of dough and place the filling in the center, about 1 tablespoon. Be careful not to overfill. Brush the edges with egg wash and fold over to close the hand pie. Dip a fork into flour so that it doesn't stick and use it to crimp the edges closed. Set the filled hand pies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and continue to fill and fold the remaining pies. Refrigerate the filled pies for 15 to 20 minutes before baking.
Heat oven to 425. Mix paprika and salt together in a small bowl and set aside.
Remove the pies from the refrigerator and brush with egg wash and then cut 2 small vents into the top of each pie with a sharp knife. Sprinkle the paprika and salt mixture or Cajun seasoning and place them into the pre-heated oven. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until pies are golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Serve warm.


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- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 Tblsp. lime juice
- 2 Tblsp. sesame oil
- 2 Tblsp. honey
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- ¼ tsp. red pepper
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- Up to 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- Balsamic Grilled Chicken
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 Tblsp. olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- ¼ tsp. sea salt
- Up to 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- Trim chicken breasts if needed. Lay flat and score with a sharp knife, making 3 or 4 shallow diagonal cuts in top of piece. This will help them absorb the flavor better.
- In a glass baking dish or quart size zip lock bag, mix all ingredients. Add chicken. If in dish, turn chicken pieces several times to coat and cover tightly with plastic wrap. If in a bag, squeeze out air and seal bag tightly. Turn bag several times until all pieces are coated evenly, lay flat.
- Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
- Discard marinade and grill over hot coals.
~ A good marinate will add moisture, flavor and tenderize your meats. Essential ingredients are an oil and an acid (vinegar, tomato or fruit juice, wine) – buttermilk and yogurt work well for both the acidic agent and oil too, especially nice for poultry.
~ Substitute minced onion or sliced green onions in place of garlic. For easy additions to the Balsamic Grilled Chicken, add a tsp. or two of brown sugar for a bit of extra sweetness, a squirt (Tblsp) of Dijon Mustard adds zing, or a pinch of your favorite herbs - basil thyme, or Italian seasoning, makes this one all your own.
~ CAUTION: Marinating chicken may shorten grill time, so keep an eye on it. And try to avoid marinating chicken for longer than four hours, some marinade combos may make meat mushy or tough – an hour or two is genenerally long enough to achieve tasty results without over doing.


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Easy Homemade Bread Mixes for Oven or Bread Machine
This is the best, easiest homemade bread ever! All you add is the water.
Great homemade bread just got easier, with no yeast packet to lose or fool with. Make it in the oven or in a bread machine.
- Makes a large 1 3/4 pound loaf of homemade bread
- Easy "one-step" bread. Just add water!
- Makes perfect bread in all popular 1 1/2 to 2-pound bread machines--or in the oven.
- Makes light, moist bread without being crumbly
- Satisfaction guaranteed*
This is the easiest way to make homemade bread—just add water and push a button or stick it in the oven. This is a simple, easy bread mix. There's no butter or yeast to add. It's all in the mix. It's the simplest way to make homemade bread.
You make a great bread for not a lot of money. Because it's a simple bread without a separate yeast packet, it doesn't cost much. And each mix makes one large loaf of wholesome homemade bread.
"I literally threw this into the Breadmaker before going to bed last night so that it would be ready when we woke up. I gotta say-this was AWESOME!"--Sarah
Look what you can make with your Easy Homemade Bread Mix!
- Make bread in your bread machine!
- Make bread in a bread pan or make a free-standing loaf.
- Make great sandwiches, grilled sandwiches, and panini sandwiches. (Like the bacon, lettuce, and tomato one shown here.)
- Make hard or soft dinner rolls. Each mix makes a dozen nice rolls.
This is a staff favorite--and a favorite of their kids!
Look what they're saying on Amazon!
"This is really great stuff. Wonderful tasting and really works in the bread machine. No fuss, no mess. Good Deal!"--Movie Man
"This is really great bread. It tastes great without too much of a yeasty taste. Enjoy!"--Denise
"Great tasting bread, will continue to stock my pantry with it."--Bill S.
"Great, tasty bread"--Jennifer S. Sager
Directions for use in the oven
To bake this mix in your oven, follow the directions on the package.
1. Place the mix in your stand-type mixer along with the yeast (if any) and melted butter or oil (if any). Add water. Use 110-degree water instead of 80 degrees.
2. With the dough hook, mix slowly until the dough ball forms. Turn the speed to medium high and mix for five to ten minutes until the gluten forms and the dough becomes stretchy and elastic.
3. Place the dough in a large greased bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled, about one hour, depending on room temperature.
4. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Turn the dough onto a lightly greased or floured work area and form your loaf. Place your dough in a 9 x 5-inch pan or other pan and let rise until the size has doubled and bubbles are about to surface.
5. When the bread has raised, place the loaf on the center rack of the oven. Bake for 35 minutes or until the bread is done. The internal temperature should reach 190 degrees. Remove the loaf from the pan and let it cool slightly before slicing.
INGREDIENTS: Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), bread base (salt, fermented wheat flour, yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate), malted wheat flour, sunflower oil, ascorbic acid, enzymes, sourdough flavor (wheat flour, tumaric acid with partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sodium diacetate, lactic acid silicon dioxide). This product contains wheat, soy, and dairy products and may contain traces of eggs, peanuts or tree nuts.


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How to Evacuate Your Pets in Extreme Weather
ASPCA Cruelty Intervention Advocacy Director Allison Cardona joins The News Hub with tips pet owners to prepare for extreme weather, and what to do if you've lost your pet. Photo: ASPCA.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the the ... people on the only ones displaced during a massive disaster ... hats off to a county due for a path to the SPCA ... director of cruelty intervention and business the ... analysts and incontinent joins us on the site to discuss which has a wealth of expense for the sort of thing thank you Brian much for praying and think semester ... we have scale ... after kits which is something they say people should have on hand ... as a preparation to look after that had in them and say ... absolutely interesting part was I just wanna say that our thoughts when they go out to everyone affected by this disaster ... and certainly the first effort is going to be for search unless you can rescue the eye ... pads are getting involved as well ... so you know before a disaster it's really important to clean and clear ... basically if it's not seeking a path for you it's not can be seeking your pet ... so this is only without Sparky will fluffy or data ... are actually take your family theme whenever you can ... and it's also important to be preparing ... so something like a first date can ... you also wonder how long the second caller I D tags are really important in my didn't go so far is a microchip a photo of your pack anything to really identify your pet in peace and to get separated ... or if they can look at this week's YouTube involved in helping folks with a ... number of natural disasters ... including one in Joplin Missouri to visit to vote on a typical second Katrina ... he used it as a poopy would leave without a passive now that that's going to shelters are accepting that smile more often they're circling and many more shelters and to accept has been such an important super player and no ahead of time ... you know either a pet friendly hotels for family members you can actually see you ... with your tax ... and also ... there are still pursuing people into housing for some reason or another an effect on earnings so with the ASPCA and other organizations do ... is try to help people and pets are United ... so certainly search and rescue affairs lost and found pets ... trying to bring those families back together now um a lot of people worn even home of a lot of fun with children while at school and with care as long as the meimei of them have their pets at home with him and then the buildings on what ... would that was damaged in some cases destroyed on what should people be doing now to try and I'm you know find out that ... well like I said first and foremost ... if you answered yes to the efforts are to be ... on the initial cost but then also ... you know if you've lost iPad or to think of the fun of the pack with state visit your local shelter ... or rescue groups any kind of lost and found website ... keep looking because he didn't pack ... on his hygiene I would also say if someone finds their part in the rubble ... to get them checked out by a veterinarian to make sure they don't have any injuries and there isn't anything else going on ... I could happen ... and we need to get you caught by improving on a beach economic ... absolutely just like I said ... you know if this is affecting us can affect your pet is well taken in shots taken of injuries so I just think I think about them as well ... and if you need one for me so you can always go to our website which is the SPCA dot org ... can ... thank you Brian much great stuff great advice that ... combat was announced and calm down and she is the director of cruelty inflation intervention advocacy new


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Novak the Clown
Wimbledon started this week so we're seeing some tennis pics being snapped by our photo agencies. Gives me a reason to post something about a topic where my head is only half way up my *ss and not fully.
Here's world no. 4 ranked Novak Djokovic checking out some chick walking past him at his practice session earlier today. He won his first match against some French dude on Monday and is on to the second round.
I didn't care much for the guy until Lainey and I stumbled across this video of him doing impressions of his peers a while back. You don't have to be a hardcore tennis fan to recognize some of the impressions he does but it helps to have seen a few highlights. The guy is hilarious. Turn up the volume a little if you can cause his buddy calls out some of the names before he does them.
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It's for G and I have maybe designed and re-designed her room a BILLION times. I think I just need to move on already and make it happen. So this is what I came up with and am sticking to it.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
G's big girl room
It's for G and I have maybe designed and re-designed her room a BILLION times. I think I just need to move on already and make it happen. So this is what I came up with and am sticking to it.
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Ridiculous awesome. Don't change a thing. Where's the la la print from??ReplyDelete
love! That paint looks just like my office color. I looooove it! I love my pink room :) Now if only the rest of the office can get finished.ReplyDelete
Absolutely love it! Every single bit. Will you share sources? Love the lalalove print and the pillow!ReplyDelete
- KatherineFebruary 24, 2011 at 12:39 PM
It is all FABULOUS! Would you give details on the pillow and dresser? They may need to live at my house, too.ReplyDelete
Diggin it! I love that flamingo art. Everything should look so good together!ReplyDelete
Love. Pink and orange = the best.ReplyDelete
Hi Guys, Sorry I am so bad with sources. I am posting sources right now!!!!ReplyDelete
I tihnk this all looks amazing! i am doing something atm with a flamingo too! Goota love that pink/coral tone too! KG xxReplyDelete
its very palm beach-adler-piecesinc-cute.ReplyDelete
Love the colours!!!ReplyDelete
what paint color are you going to go with? the pink wall color?ReplyDelete
Yes Yes Yes!ReplyDelete
Now get cracking because I'm dying to see the finished project.
Oh, and if you can tell me how on earth that art was made in your last post... so cool!
So perfect... That print is the cutest!ReplyDelete
Hell yes. Loving the fabrics and color scheme.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing the sources, too.
Love the color scheme! It reminds me of the room Palmer Weiss did for her girls.ReplyDelete
Love it, jump in and do it. You can't go wrong with that scheme.ReplyDelete
Do it! That's an amaaaazing inspiration board! Love the color palate. I want my bedroom to look like that :)ReplyDelete
Excellent information and facts. Only real difficulty I was basically receiving was viewing the pics. No idea exactly why.ReplyDelete
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Industries › Commercial Real Estate
HFF secures construction financing and equity for apartments in Alexandria
- November 28, 2012
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Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. (HFF) has secured construction financing and joint venture equity for the development of Bell Del Ray, a 276-unit,apartment project in Alexandria.
HFF was engaged by a joint venture between Woodfield Investments, Arsenal Real Estate Partners LLC and The Davis Cos. to secure equity and debt capitalization for development of the community located in the Potomac Yard mixed-use community.
Debt for the project was secured through Sovereign Bank while the equity was provided by Bell Partners Fund IV. In addition to the 276 apartment homes, the five-story project will include 3,513 square feet of ground-floor retail. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, outdoor fireplaces, fitness facility, club room and gaming/theatre room.
Bell Del Ray will be located at the south end of Potomac Yard, a 167-acre, mixed-use community that when complete will include more than four million square feet of office space, 1.1 million square feet of retail and dining, 3,200 residential units, a 300-room hotel and more than 60 acres of park land.
"… Bell Del Ray will enjoy unique advantages including its location within easy walking distance of both the Braddock Road Metrorail station and the very desirable Del Ray neighborhood, which provides access to an appealing assortment of independently-owned specialty food shops, art galleries, cutting edge restaurants and coffee houses," Dave Nachison, a managing director at HFF, said in a statement.
Woodfield Investments is a major developer of Class A multifamily communities in the mid-Atlantic region. The partners at Woodfield have developed 38 apartment communities representing 11,506 units at a value exceeding $1.4 billion.
Bell Partners Inc., based out of Greensboro, is a private real estate company focused primarily on the acquisition and management of high-quality apartment communities located in the mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest United States. The National Multi-Housing Council lists Bell Partners as the 10th largest apartment operator in the U.S., with a management portfolio of about 65,000 homes.
HFF operates out of 21 offices nationwide and is a provider of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the U.S. commercial real estate industry.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Friday, July 08, 2011
From Ben Shahn to Bob Peak - and Beyond. What's the Connection?
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Thank you for your blog its brilliant.ReplyDelete
"From Ben Shahn to Bob Peak - and Beyond. What's the Connection? "ReplyDelete
It allowed people like Rob Liefeld to get jobs as professional artists and illustrators?
I definitely see where you are going, Leif. In fact, i had made the correlation myself after your introduction of Shahn's work to me.ReplyDelete
I think the connection is the strongest in Peak's ad work from the early 60's. The jagged conte pencil drawings overlaid with fields of color. Also the composition is very similar as well. Anyway, those are suppositions. Looking forward to your erudite observations, Leif.
i am just along for your ride. enjoyed the show. great art. great action. fun racy post. thank you.ReplyDelete
I saw Peak and Fuchs as savvy illustrators that had exceptional taste in color and design as well as other advanced sophisticated picture making skills. They may or may not have looked at Ben Shahn's work and said to themselves, "hey, I should incorporate some of that kind of thinking into my illustrations", nor do I know if some innovative ADs said, "Bernie and Bob, give me some of that Ben Shahn look in your illustrations on this assignment. But, it was believed that the top illustrators most likely were more influenced by sources like Gustav Klimt, Edward Degas, Paul Cezanne, Edward Manet, James Whistler, the Japanese wood block printers and others in art history. Regardless, Peak and Fuchs never abandoned their traditional professional skills and always kept their eye on the ball. Ironically, when Howard Pyle and N.C.Wyeth were on top, the illustrator was not different from the fine artist at that time, especially in magazine story illustration. Quite a few fine artists had been or were working illustrators in much the same style and subject matter. But, that was also well before photography became competitive with the illustrator or was used regularly as a tool by most illustrators.ReplyDelete
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