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- Commentary
By Cody Willard
I saw something recently that blew my mind and I need to share with you. A venture capitalist having to defend making a 31,200% return — in two years.
Seriously, read this post from Ben Horowitz , Netscape founder Marc Andreeseen's investing partner. They were seed investors in Instagram, recently sold for $1 billion to Facebook /quotes/zigman/8607696 /quotes/nls/fb FB .
I'll let @bhorowitz explain why he's feels the need to defend hitting a grand-slam (emphasis mine):
Two years ago we invested $250,000 in Instagram. Thanks to the spectacular vision and effort of Kevin Systrom and the Instagram team, the investment will be worth $78,000,000 when the Faceboook acquisition closes. The work that Kevin and team did will go down as legend in the industry and we thank them immensely. We also thank our co-investors Steve Anderson of Baseline and Matt Cohler of Benchmark.
Despite Instagram's awesome performance and our monstrous return, a number of articles have come out criticizing us for not making even more money on our investment. Ordinarily, when someone criticizes me for only making 312 times my money, I let the logic of their statement speak for itself. However, in this case, the narrative that some critics put forth has the nasty side effect of casting two outstanding entrepreneurs—Kevin and Dalton Caldwell—in an unfair light and glosses over an important ethical issue that we faced. As a result, I will clarify what happened and why we didn't make even more money.
Mr. Horowitz goes on to layout an ethical dilemma that prevented his fund from participating in a follow-on round (sidebar: if you're getting your MBA right now, I require that you read this). But here's the point I want to make:
When someone is attacked for turning $250,000 into 'only' $78 million, we are in an enormous bubble.
And let's be real, this isn't an options trade, the notional amount is enormous. $78 million is mess-up-your-great-grand-kids money. It's buy a professional sports team with some friends money.
So Web Bubble 2.0 is at a place where journalists and pundits and people who have never written huge venture capital checks and seen it evaporate less than a year later (note: I have) are criticizing someone who has just turned a quarter of a million into three quarters of a hundred million. They think that the future is always going to look like the present, only much better.
That means everyone is way too forward looking and the bubble is already in ultra-inflation mode.
In one of about a hundred articles about my expectations for a coming "App Bubble", back in 2010 I wrote:
I've certainly been obsessed with all things apps since I started looking at the growth ahead and the ultimate size of a market that will entail billions of people using trillions of apps.
Seriously, those are real numbers as I explained for example, back in 2010 when I wrote that you need to "Invest in the app revolution any way you can".
At the time, this was a novel view. Now, not so much. Last week Techcrunch ran a story that JackDorsey (founder of Twitter), was raising money at a $4 billion valuation for his payments company, Square. And as part of that round he wasn't headed to the VC shops on Sand Hill Road, he was going to Boston and Baltimore to hit up Fidelity and Legg Mason.
That's the kind of stuff you want to see if you're investing in a bubble, the slow, old, mediocre-return, trillion dollar managing mutual fund companies getting into the game. It didn't work well for them 13 years ago and I have no reason to believe they are getting in at the start of the cycle rather than the something like the 2nd quarter.
I love Square and that valuation may be justified (on the basis they are processing billions a day, not free cash flow) but mutual funds are always the last to know what's up. They are built not to hit homeruns but respectable doubles that they can market to investors that will rarely leave them no matter how lousy the long term returns after fees. Do you get it yet? Investing in Apps has become a marketing ploy for trillion dollar companies.
When Path, a photo sharing app, recently raised money at a $250 million valuation, insiders groused that the term sheets were signed before the Instagram deal, and they should really be worth even more. A quick look at the numbers will tell you just how forward looking and irrationally exuberant everyone is getting. Instagram has 30 million users and sold for $1 billion so that $33 per user (p.s. according to Facebook's amended S-1 each user is worth ~$1.21 per quarter so there's a real payback period).
Path has ~3 million users. At a $250 million valuation that's already north of $80 per user. If Instagram pushed it higher, say double, that's $160 per user. So at some point Path will try (and likely succeed) to value itself at 5-6x what Facebook ultimately paid for a user base. That is exactly like the bubble of the 2000s.
Instead of chasing down app stocks, as they won't come public till the easy money has been made, buy the companies that underpin the bubble. I've been buying Apple supplier stocks because they not only sell to a company with more than $110 billion in the bank, but they're behind the app and cloud revolutions as well.
To find out which Apple Suppliers are on my Top 10 List, be sure to check out my new e-book for $20 or sign up for Revolution Investing where we're giving the book away in five weekly installments.
Cody Willard writes Revolution Investing for MarketWatch and posts the trades from his personal account at TradingWithCody.com. At time of publication, Cody was net long Apple.


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- Firestone woman, supporters remember unborn baby lost in Longmont crash
- Denver medical examiner confirms identity of Longmont DUI suspect found dead Tuesday
- Man pleads guilty in Longmont crash that claimed life of unborn baby
- Longmont's Skyline Kiwanis help DUI crash victim
- Accused DUI driver out on bond
- DUI driver has long history of alcohol, traffic problems
- Memorial for unborn baby lost in DUI wreck set for Monday
- Many want punishment, but state law says killing unborn not murder
- Suspect in Longmont DUI wreck has cancer, months to live, father says
- Longmont man, 52, charged with vehicular assault in wreck that claimed life of unborn baby
- Longmont police release part of crash call
- Identities, conditions of DUI suspect's accident victims disclosed
- Longmont Police: Multiple DUI offender arrested in wreck that left unborn child dead, mother critical
LONGMONT -- Boulder County Judge Norma Sierra declined prosecutor Michael Foote's request on Friday that the bond for the suspect in Thursday afternoon's DUI accident be increased from $20,000 to $1 million.
But she did increase it to $100,000.
Foote argued that 52-year-old Gary Sheats of Longmont is a threat to the community because of his multiple DUI offenses and because he had a blood-alcohol content of .292 after Thursday's wreck, which left a 27-year-old woman in critical condition and her near-term fetus dead.
Sheats is a five-time DUI offender, according to Longmont police.
According to police, Sheats was driving a Dodge Durango south on Pace Street and struck a white Pontiac sedan driven by the 27-year-old pregnant woman, who was driving east on 17th Avenue. The impact spun the sedan into a black Honda Pilot waiting in the left-turn lane of westbound 17th Avenue, according to Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur. The crash was reported at 4:23 p.m.
The woman, who was in her third trimester, remained in critical condition Friday, but she lost the baby. A 48-year-old woman who was in the passenger seat was seriously injured and a 5-year-old boy in the back seat suffered minor injuries, Satur said.
An autopsy of the baby was scheduled for Friday, according to the Boulder County District Attorney's Office.
A witness followed Sheats' Durango to the 1200 block of Winslow Circle, where police arrested him at 4:39 p.m.
Sheats was arrested on suspicion of two counts of vehicular assault while driving under the influence, driving under the influence with three or more previous offenses, failure to report an accident, leaving the scene of an accident involving injuries, DUI, disregarding a traffic control device, possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under a restrained driver's license.
Prosecutors are scheduled to file charges on Tuesday. Prosecutor Ryan Brackley said his office is waiting for the Longmont police and Boulder County Coroner's Office to complete their investigations before making the formal decision on the filing.
He declined to comment specifically whether his office is considering adding a vehicular homicide charge to account for the death of the fetus. He said the charge could be applied only if the fetus were born and then died of injuries suffered in the wreck. If the fetus died before birth, then the only charge his office could apply would be vehicular assault on the mother.
"It comes down to whether the child was born alive and subsequently died as a result of its injuries," he said.
Outside court Friday, Billy Sheats, the suspect's father, said the vehicle involved in the accident belongs to him and that Gary Sheats is visiting his family.
"All I know is what you put in your paper," he said. "He's a brilliant young man and we love him very much."
He said he had no information about his son's prior convictions, which police say date back to the 1980s, and that he had his son's driver's license in his pocket.
Police are asking that anyone who saw the crash call Longmont Police Officer Mike Stogsdill at 303-651-8501.
Pierrette J. Shields can be reached at 303-684-5273 or email@example.com.

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Big-name hospitals in the United States aren't always the best when it comes to surgery, according to a new report.
The Consumer Reports team analyzed federal government data to assess patient outcomes after surgery at nearly 2,500 hospitals. When it came to preventing infection and other measures of quality of care, some well-known hospitals did not always do well, while some big-city hospitals that care for the poorest and sickest patients did surprisingly well, NBC News reported.
For example, the poorest overall rating was given to Harvard Medical School-associated Brigham and Women's Hospital and to two of Washington D.C.'s flagship hospitals, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Sibley Memorial Hospital. Johns Hopkins Hospital received an average rating.
On the other hand, top ratings were given to urban hospitals such as the Greater Baltimore Medical Center and NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, along with some regional facilities such as Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln, NBC News reported.
"Consumers have very little to go on when trying to select a hospital for surgery, not knowing which ones do a good job at keeping surgery patients safe and which ones don't," Lisa McGiffert, director of Consumers Union's Safe Patient Project, said in a news release. "They might as well just throw a scalpel at a dartboard."
While it's a good idea to provide patients with information about the quality of surgical care provided at hospitals, the data used in this report is flawed, Dr. Peter Pronovost, senior vice president for patient safety and quality at Johns Hopkins, told NBC News.


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Derek had already been painting for ten years when he introduced himself to Ed Pugh at Gen Con '97 and was assigned "The Druid's Stone" as his freelance audition. A few years ago, he metamorphosed into a "scainter" (sculptor/painter) and added design and sculpting to his list of services for Reaper. He has won awards for painting, including speed-painting, at ReaperCon, Gen Con (Milwaukee and Indy), KublaCon, GenghisCon, and various SF-Bay-Area conventions. His painted figures are often subtle but notable for their expressive faces, freehand, and simulations of light and material. read more
Patrick is an award winning sculptor and painter who has provided several models for the Dark Heaven Legends, Warlord and Chronoscope lines. He likes sculpting females, robots and Steampunk characters while listening to movie scores and Goth metal. He is available for private commissions and is particularly susceptible to Hooters wings, Spiced Rum and Aristocrat pipe tobacco but prefers cash. Patrick has recently developed a line of resin gaming accessories and participates at irregular intervals with the Asylum Paint Club at Reaper Miniatures. You can get all of the latest info on Patrick at his website Patrick Keith.com read more


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Intriguing possibilities among free-agent closers
The job of closer might be the most fluid gig in baseball.
Sometimes a team heads into a season with grand plans for its ninth-inning guy and then sees him blow up in the first two weeks of April.
The job of closer might be the most fluid gig in baseball.
Sometimes a team heads into a season with grand plans for its ninth-inning guy and then sees him blow up in the first two weeks of April.
That's when creativity is needed in a hurry, so there go the bullpen doors and here comes the former setup man. Triple-A closer, veteran on a Minor League contract or converted former starter. Or, really, anyone who can get three outs in the ninth inning.
In other words, it's become increasingly evident that it's difficult to know who can and who can't close games in a given year -- or month or week, for that matter -- which makes this time of year difficult and unpredictable for players with closer resumes but large contract demands.
As the high volatility of the role has seemed to increase over the years, the willingness to invest huge dollars and years into one inning seems to shrivel.
So what will happen this offseason? Here's a look at 10 of the most prominent free-agent closers and some intriguing alternate contenders:
Joe Nathan, RHP: Nathan will turn 39 later this month, but he seems as young as ever. His season with Texas was simply spectacular, with a 1.39 ERA, a WHIP of 0.90, 43 saves and 73 strikeouts in 64 1/3 innings. That could get him a multiyear deal.
Brian Wilson, RHP: If he's healthy and reaching the mid to upper 90s with his fastball after coming back from his second Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery, the veteran Wilson is one of the best options in this group. He pitched to a 0.66 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings down the stretch of the regular season as a setup man for the Dodgers, and then threw struck out eight in six scoreless innings in an excellent postseason stint. That's a small sample size, though.
Grant Balfour, RHP: Balfour will turn 36 in December, but he still hits 93-94 mph with his fastball and has posted ERAs ranging from 2.28 to 2.59 in each of the past four seasons with healthy strikeout-to-walk ratios.
Fernando Rodney, RHP: Rodney's fastball still reaches 100 and his changeup remains one of the best around. Naturally his 2013 season wasn't going to be as good as his otherworldly 2012, but he did strike out 82 batters in 66 2/3 innings and saved 37 games.
Joel Hanrahan, RHP: Toss out his 2013 season, which was cut short because of Tommy John surgery. He was such a good closer for Pittsburgh that the Red Sox traded Mark Melancon and three others for him and Brock Holt. It's never easy to predict how long it will take a pitcher to come back from elbow surgery and how effective they'll be when they do, so Hanrahan might have to agree to an incentive-laden one-year deal.
Kevin Gregg, RHP: The internal numbers aren't spectacular, but Gregg saved 33 games this year and his experience and know-how mean something to Major League teams.
Rafael Betancourt, RHP: Betancourt finally made a name for himself as a ninth-inning man in 2012, but injuries robbed him of an opportunity to continue in the job with Colorado for much of 2013. He's 38, so he'll need to prove he's healthy in order to get solid offers this winter.
Chris Perez, RHP: Perez calls himself "Pure Rage," and he had a trying season with the Indians, including arm troubles, legal troubles, and ultimately, ninth-inning troubles that led to him being replaced in the closer role and then released. Perez is 28 and has good strikeout numbers and a live fastball, so he might garner some interest.
Joaquin Benoit, RHP: Benoit had never been a full-time closer prior to the middle of this season, and he earned 24 saves while pitching to a 2.01 ERA. People might forever remember the changeup that David Ortiz hit out of Fenway Park for a game-tying, postseason-altering grand slam in the American League Championship Series, but Benoit has been one of the AL's better relievers for a while, and that didn't change this year.
Edward Mujica, RHP: Mujica saved 37 games for the National League-champion Cardinals, pitching to a 2.78 ERA and 1.01 WHIP. Then October arrived, and Mujica, who had an 11.05 ERA in September, watched as young Trevor Rosenthal took over to finish games while Mujica threw a total of two inconsequential innings. He's 29, so a change of scenery might be the ticket.
Other possibilities: David Aardsma, RHP; Joba Chamberlain, RHP; Jesse Crain, RHP; Frank Francisco, RHP; LaTroy Hawkins, RHP; Brandon Lyon, RHP; Ryan Madson, RHP; Carlos Marmol, RHP; Brett Myers, RHP; Manny Parra, LHP; Oliver Perez, LHP; Matt Thornton, LHP; Francisco Rodriguez, RHP; Jose Valverde, RHP; Jose Veras, RHP.
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB.


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I have a podcast that I have paid for a subscription. The RSS feed and content are behind a password protected URL, and so prompts for a username and password. At first I was able to use the http://username:email@example.com method, but somewhere along the line the podcaster figured that out and now I am prompted for a password even when adding the usrename:password to the URL as before.
I would like a way to have Madsonic be told that a podcast needs a username and password when adding it, and be able to save and use a username/password for an authenticated podcast. That way, when fetching, Madsonic can use the saved username and password to access the podcast xml and content.
EDIT: replaced some instances of "subscribed" to "authenticated"


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STAGE TUBE: Nominees Announced for 54th Annual Grammy Awards
Nominations for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards® (www.grammy.com) were announced last night by The Recording Academy® and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year, as determined by the voting members of The Academy. For the fourth year, nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on primetime television as part of "The GRAMMY®Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night®," a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE. The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 12, 2012, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys. For a complete nominations list, please visit www.grammy.com.Kanye West tops the nominations with seven; Adele, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars each garner six nods; and Lil Wayne and Skrillex each are up for five awards. Drake, Paul Epworth, Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Nicki Minaj, Mumford & Sons, Radiohead, Rihanna, and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) each receive four nominations."Once again, it is most gratifying to see the GRAMMY Awards process produce a broad cross section of diverse and impressive nominees across multiple genres," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "This year's nominations truly reflect an exceptional and talented creative community that embodies some of the highest levels of excellence and artistry in their respective fields. Coupled with the fourth year of our primetime nominations special, the road to Music's Biggest Night, the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards in February, is off to an exciting and appropriate start."Following is a sampling of nominations in 78 categories from the GRAMMY Awards' 30 Fields: GENERAL FIELD
Album Of The Year:
21- Adele
Wasting Light- Foo Fighters
Born This Way- Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars
Loud - Rihanna
Record Of The Year:
"Rolling In The Deep" - Adele
"Holocene" - Bon Iver
"Grenade" - Bruno Mars
"The Cave" - Mumford & Sons
"Firework" - Katy Perry
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
SkrillexSong Of The Year:
"All Of The Lights" - Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters
(Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
"The Cave" - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Grenade" - Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt,
songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Holocene" - Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
"Rolling In The Deep" - Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)POP FIELD
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Someone Like You" - Adele
"Yoü And I" - Lady Gaga
"Grenade" - Bruno Mars
"Firework" - Katy Perry
"F***in' Perfect" - Pink Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Body And Soul" - Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
"Dearest" - The Black Keys
"Paradise" - Coldplay
"Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster The People
"Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera DANCE FIELD
Best Dance Recording:
"Raise Your Weapon" - Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
"Barbra Streisand" - Duck Sauce
"Sunshine" - David Guetta & Avicii
"Call Your Girlfriend" - Robyn
"Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites" - Skrillex
"Save The World" - Swedish House MafiaROCK FIELD
Best Rock Performance:
"Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" - Coldplay
"Down By The Water" - The Decemberists
"Walk" - Foo Fighters
"The Cave" - Mumford & Sons
"Lotus Flower" - Radiohead
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
"On The Backs Of Angels" - Dream Theater
"White Limo" - Foo Fighters
"Curl Of The Burl"- Mastodon
"Public Enemy No. 1" - Megadeth
"Blood In My Eyes"- Sum 41
Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul- Jeff Beck
Wasting Light- Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown- Kings Of Leon
I'm With You- Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love- Wilco ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver- Bon Iver
Codes And Keys- Death Cab For Cutie
Torches- Foster The People
Circuital - My Morning Jacket
The King Of Limbs- RadioheadR&B FIELD
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
"Sometimes I Cry" - Eric Benét
"Fool For You" - Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
"Radio Message" - R. Kelly
"Good Man" - Raphael Saadiq
"Surrender" - Betty Wright & The RootsBest R&B Album:
F.A.M.E.- Chris Brown
Second Chance - El DeBarge
Love Letter - R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me- Ledisi
Kelly- Kelly PriceRAP FIELD
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"Party" - Beyoncé & André 3000
"I'm On One" - DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
"I Need A Doctor" - Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
"What's My Name?" - Rihanna & Drake
"Motivation" - Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
"All Of The Lights" - Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie Best Rap Performance:
"Look At Me Now" - Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
"Otis" - Jay-Z & Kanye West
"The Show Goes On" - Lupe Fiasco
"Moment 4 Life" - Nicki Minaj & Drake
"Black And Yellow" - Wiz KhalifaCOUNTRY FIELD
Best Country Solo Performance:
"Dirt Road Anthem" - Jason Aldean
"I'm Gonna Love You Through It" - Martina McBride
"Honey Bee" - Blake Shelton
"Mean" - Taylor Swift
"Mama's Song" - Carrie UnderwoodBest Country Song:
"Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" - Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
"God Gave Me You" - Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
"Just Fishin'" - Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
"Mean" - Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
"Threaten Me With Heaven" - Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O'Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
"You And Tequila" - Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter) AMERICAN ROOTS FIELD
Best Americana Album:
Emotional Jukebox- Linda Chorney
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down- Ry Cooder
Hard Bargain- Emmylou Harris
Ramble At The Ryman- Levon Helm
Blessed- Lucinda WilliamsBest Blues Album:
Low Country Blues - Gregg Allman
Roadside Attractions- Marcia Ball
Man In Motion- Warren Haynes
The Reflection - Keb'Mo'
Revelator- Tedeschi Trucks BandBest Folk Album:
Barton Hollow- The Civil Wars
I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive- Steve Earle
Helplessness Blues- Fleet Foxes
Ukulele Songs- Eddie Vedder
The Harrow & The Harvest- Gillian WelchThis year's Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominations go to Danger Mouse, Paul Epworth, the Smeezingtons (Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars), Ryan Tedder, and Butch Vig.This year's GRAMMY Awards process registered more than 17,500 submissions over a 12-month eligibility period (Oct. 1, 2010 - Sept. 30, 2011). GRAMMY ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on Dec. 14 to the voting members of The Recording Academy. They are due back to the accounting firm of Deloitte by Jan. 11, 2012, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the 54th GRAMMY telecast. The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures and John Cossette Productions for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, and Louis J. Horvitz is director."The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night," hosted by two-time GRAMMY winner LL Cool J, featured the announcement of nominations in several categories as well as performances by country star Jason Aldean, two-time GRAMMY winnerCommon, hip-hop innovator Grandmaster Flash, five-time GRAMMY winner Lady Gaga, LL Cool J, three-time GRAMMY winner Ludacris, GRAMMY winner Lupe Fiasco, GRAMMY-winning hip-hop artist Melle Mel, four-time GRAMMY winner Rihanna, rapper Scorpio, singer/songwriter Valerie Simpson,GRAMMY winner Mike Stoller,GRAMMY-winning duo Sugarland, country music sensation The Band Perry, and seven-time GRAMMYwinner Usher.Presenters included actor Taraji P. Henson, GRAMMY winner Bruno Mars, R&B/rap star Nicki Minaj, and pop singer/songwriter Katy Perry.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards - the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music - The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization's social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/thegrammys, a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/thegrammys, and aYouTube channel subscriber atwww.youtube.com/thegrammys.
To watch Bruno Mars announce the nominations for 'Best New Artist', click below!


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After a month and a half here in Granada, I have finally visited La Alhambra! Not just been to it, walked around it, but actually been inside the walls and seen the house of Carlos V. Gloria told me it would have been an unforgivable insult to have lived here this whole time and never actually seen it, so to avoid that, I went with one of my Spanish friends, Antonio, this last Friday.
The whole structure/fortress/I'm not sure what to call it, is really impressive and has a strikingly beautiful, yet powerful feel about it. Every building, door, wall and garden has such ornate details to it, that it makes me feel as though every building in America is obsolete! The coolest part, was that every structure, house, and door has some sort of story or history behind it. There is even a legend about one of the entrances to La Alhambra, where a very large arc stands, similar to the Arc du Triumf, but with an Arabic influence in its structure. It is built around a set of doors, (and when I say doors, I don't mean like the ones that we have for houses or buildings there, I mean a huge, wall-like structure that would take either a machine or 3 very large, muscled men to push open!) with a bunch of ornately colorful carvings surrounding the Virgin Mary, and above everything at the top of the arch is a hand, palm up, directly in the center of the arc. Now, the legend says that if that hand ever touches the doors, then all of Granada would completely disappear from existance. So cool right?! I don't know why Granada would disappear, or where the legend stems from, but I do love a good, historic legend with a hint of believability that makes me wonder if it actually might be true 🙂
In addition to the legen…wait for it…dary entrance (that one's for you Cush, and for any other Barney Stinson fans), all the buildings were truly awe-inspiring. The first and only building we were able to enter strongly resembled the Roman Colosseum but on a much, much smaller scale. The entire structure is a hollowed out, two stories circle with pillars every few meters and a wide open floor in the center. It was really impressive, and Antonio told me that they often hold concerts there in the summer. I wish I could have seen one of them, but I put on my own little show as I sung "Ain't no mountain high" just to hear the cool echo from the center! Haha that's right, I was THAT tourist and I loved every second of it!
Unfortunately, because we weren't part of a guided group who actually payed for a tour, our access was mostly limited to the main courtyard. It was a little disappointing, but I was still very happy just to see and touch the buildings, view some of the gardens, and overlook the entire city below us. La Alhambra sits on top of a large hill so you can imagine that every view is a good one, but at the top of one of its turrets is the best view of Granada in the entire city! It's part of the restricted access, though, so I wasn't able to see it, but the view from the courtyard was satisfying enough for me! If I ever come back here, though, I am definitely going to spend the money for a complete tour! People tell me that you could spend 3 or 4 hours there and still want to come back the next day and see something new that you hadn't the previous day! Antonio said that between school trips, family trips, and showing around friends (such as myself) he's visited La Alhambra over 15 times and still never tires of it!
After spending a couple hours walking around La Alhambra, we stopped for some lunch down in the city, then walked to a village called Sacramonte to try and meet up with Julia and the other girls I met last Sunday. We never actually found them haha but the houses there were so neat! It's known as an Arabic neighborhood complete with gypsies and Flamenco restaurants, and the houses are built somewhat into the hillside similar to the cave houses. The main difference (that I noticed at least) between Sacramonte and Albycín is all its colors. There are paintings of flamenco dancers on the walls and buildings, the houses are painted blue, red and green, there are trees and plants everywhere, creating an almost animated scenery. It was really hard to be frustrated not being able to find the girls when all the buildings were so colorful and the views of La Alhambra and Granada were so gorgeous. I swear, I love this city and all its beauty!
Later that afternoon I met up with the girls at a pub for drinks and tapas and met 2 other Erasmus girls, one from France (almost as cool an accent as Tiffany, the girl from Kenya) and one from the US. They are all really nice girls, and when I hear where they've all traveled, lived, and how many languages they speak, I can't help but feel as though the US is lacking in the cultured department. We boast about diversity and take pride in celebrating other cultures, but how many of us have lived outside our American bubble, or take the time to learn another language (besides taking two years of a required language in high school)? I've come to realize that what I'm doing, living in Spain on my own, learning the language and the culture, is so precious and rare, and it's a real shame that it is. I know that traveling is very expensive, let alone living here, especially now with the crisis and the decking value of the US dollar, but these girls have seen so much of the world already and they're not even 21 yet!
I guess a part of me is jealous, and another part is inspired to see and learn as much about the world as I can, while I can! In light of that notion, starting in 3 days, I'll be turning my thoughts and intentions into actions as I head to Madrid and England shortly after! England will be a nice vacation from having to translate 24/7, and I'll finally be able to see a familiar face from home without a computer screen and thousand miles between us! I'm so excited to see another part of Spain and Europe, but I'm also sad to be leaving this wonderful, beautiful city. I've grown attached to Granada and my family here, and have promised myself, Rafa, and a waiter at a local cafe that I've made my second home, that I will make a point to come back to visit! I'm not sure when or how, but I'll be back! Yes, those words are meant to be read in the voice of terminator.


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Setting the Stage: Behind the scenes at the Playhouse
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When audiences attend productions at Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse, what they see on stage represents the work of not only the performers but also dozens of student and faculty artists with expertise in the field of design, stage management and technical production. "The Conservatory of Performing Arts offers our students a wealth of opportunities with excellent mentorship and professional connections," says Stephanie Mayer-Staley, head of design. "The Playhouse produces about 20 shows per season and each student participates in at least two productions for credit each year, working in a variety of positions. Students work with The REP; the Conservatory Theatre Company, Playhouse Jr. or the Conservatory Dance Company."
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"All of our productions are of very high production values and we produce drama (contemporary and historical), musicals, dance, children's theatre and an occasional opera. Students are mentored by professional artists and practitioners and also get to work with many of the visiting artists - directors, designers and chorographers. Graduates leave with a first-rate portfolio," says Mayer-Staley. "Theatre is a collaborative art form and it is extremely important to learn and know about all of the other disciplines. We make sure that even though our students focus on one discipline; they learn and understand all others."
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Immigrants from Poland and the other countries of Eastern Europe began to arrive in the Connecticut River Valley in the third quarter of the 19th century. As newcomers, these people were different from previous immigrants. For one thing, they were Catholic. One of the late 19th century great fears was the presence of large numbers of people who, they thought, did not comprehend established American values. Native-born Americans were protective of their heritage and fearful of outsiders as they celebrated their Centennial in 1876. Conversely they also recognized that the Poles could provide a possible solution to the abandoned farmsteads in the Valley and admitted to their fierce industry to improve and work the land. After a discussion of the diet, domestic customs, and frugality the conclusion of the reporter, writing for the Greenfield Gazette and Courier, was that the immigrant is "rather to be welcomed than discouraged."
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My Insight Kansas colleague Michael Smith has called Kansas a "three party" state for more than a decade. While two of the parties might have shared the same name until recently, Kansas may actually become a three-party state in the near future.
After the 2012 Republican primary elections, most observers (myself included) were ready to carve a headstone marking the death of the Kansas moderate Republican. A resurgent state GOP apparatus rebuilt under conservative leadership methodically consolidated an organizational base, picked off almost all of the moderates still standing in the Senate, and cemented authority in both chambers of the legislature as well as the governor's mansion.
What would become of the voters who preferred moderate Republicans, though? Had they shifted to the right, meaning that moderates had disappeared? Would moderates shift to the Democrats, making a combination of two minorities to challenge at the newly dominant majority's heels? At first Democrats had the upper-hand, attracting high-profile moderate Republicans like former Wichita state Senator Jean Schodorf. Moderates maintained most of their allegiance to the Republican Party, though, and the exodus to the Party of Jackson never materialized.
Banking on a silent majority of moderates yearning for a home, a group of Kansans are building a new party apparatus. Aaron Estabrook, Rodney Wren, Nick Hoehisel and Dave Warren have co-founded a Moderate Party of Kansas. Currently operating as a PAC, they are seeking ballot status for 2014. Boldly stating their intent, the Moderates claim that our current situation of one-party, one-faction rule "demands cooperation and compromise," and they strive to "unite in the heart of the nation to bring balance, reason, and pragmatism to Kansas."
Creating a party is no easy task, though. Political scientist Maurice Duverger pointed out that electoral arrangements like ours inevitably become two-party systems. Breaking through two-party dominance is incredibly difficult - just ask Ross Perot or Ralph Nader. The Moderates have to acquire thousands of petition signatures to become officially recognized, then they have to marshal the resources to recruit and support candidates.
Aiming high, Estabrook announced plans last month to challenge Sen. Pat Roberts in the 2014 primary. While the tactic earned free press, taking on one of the most respected and popular politicians in Kansas (according to SurveyUSA polls) is the very definition of Quixotic. A party can raise and spend a lot of money to only get 27 percent of the vote, stalling out momentum.
Unspoken in the Moderate Party's ambitious plans are the two political figures that inspire them: Sam Brownback and Kris Kobach. Brownback is the state's highest profile political figure, but a Moderate Party candidate would likely simply split the anti-Brownback vote with presumptive Democratic nominee Paul Davis. Going after Brownback would be almost as much a fool's errand as Roberts, because the governor's advantages of strategy, money and personnel are significant. Kobach presents an easier, yet still difficult, target. Even more than the big fish, the Moderates could build themselves from the ground up using selected state representative campaigns to reverse the 2010 and 2012 conservative movement that now dominates the legislature. Considering the organizational strength of the state GOP, however, any attempt by the Moderates is a David versus Goliath story.
There are clearly many "third-party" moderates still around, looking for a political home. Will the Moderate Party follow in the tradition of the Prohibition Party, who did win seats in the legislature during their heyday? Are there enough moderates to help build a competitive campaign organization and recruit attractive candidates to build the party? Will the political pendulum swing left at the right time for the Moderate Party, or will they suffer the same fate as the Reform Party?
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
They're Hebrew letters. If you're wondering why they're there, I can't help you except to say that this is the reason why I am so opposed to Making Important Statements with your vestments rather than directing the congregation's attention to where it's supposed to be directed.
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Where's Tim Gunn when you need him? Bad taste in every way imaginable.
- March 23, 2010 at 5:27 PM
Michael A.Hoffman has an apt name for these anti-christs; he calls there self-worship
Kudos to you Mr. Hoffman.
- March 23, 2010 at 7:46 PM
- margaret said...
I think the poor woman got dressed in the dark but being a liberal she's undoubtedly a greenie and has a 2W eco-friendly light bulb in her sacristy.
- March 24, 2010 at 2:57 AM
V. Gene actually has some pretty decent-looking vestments here. Perhaps he's realized that he is the face of the closest thing to orthodoxy--scary but true--in the Episcopal Church now (i.e., he believes in God) and is dressing accordingly.
- March 24, 2010 at 8:56 AM
Perhaps she is a student of Kabbala and those are protective verses on her robes? That would be ecumenical.
Or is it kinda like a +5 cloak of concealment?
- March 24, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- AncientBriton said...
Gene gets the clap!
- March 24, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- Chris said...
Maybe they're vestments intended for Tenebrae (wrong colour, surely, but you can't have everything)
ALEPH. Quomodo sedet sola civitas plena populo : facta est quasi vidua domina Gentium : princeps provincarium facta est sub tributo.
BETH. &c.
- March 25, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- Steve Martin said...
Those two have the same face!
Lightning struck...twice!
- March 25, 2010 at 10:58 PM
- Anne Kennedy said...
Where did they get all those little children? All in all, a creepy awkward moment.
- March 27, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Janjan said...
No doubt they are the words of basic Hebrew prayer: "Blessed are You, Lord our God, who sanctifies...etc....( I could see the word for "who" on her mitre) and personally, as one of those Judaic Christians, I think the gesture is well intended.
That said (and roads to Hell paved with etc....) I think its over the top in a big way, especially since no one sitting there will understand anything about it other than : "Oh yeah, Jesus was Jewish. BFD...."
AND it's ugly, AND it clashes with her stola......AND dude looks like a Lady....
- March 27, 2010 at 5:10 PM
To Janjan.
As long as you completely accept that Christians are the children of God through Jesus Christ and Abraham.
- March 28, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Have I walked into a church or the drapery department at Bloomingdales? When and where was this taken, please? Chilton is retired - I wonder if someone gave her that offensive mitre and if not, how it was purchased.
- March 28, 2010 at 9:34 AM
Alas, it's one of Bp Knudsen's classics. The occasion was the presentation of Bp Robinson to the Diocese of New Hampshire during his investiture at St Paul's Church, Concord, in November 2003. (The Diocese of New Hampshire does not have a Cathedral.) Bp Knudsen did the honours as President of Province I.
- March 28, 2010 at 10:35 PM
Thank you for the back story. I know Chilton's husband attended Lambeth in 2008 - with a minimum price tag of 3 grand - only weeks before his wife retired. Not sure who paid for that, but it is typical of HOB entitlement.
- March 30, 2010 at 9:25 PM
I am one of the "anonymous" posters who is a liberal at heart. I agree with the premise of this blog -as do a number of liberals who enjoy this blog. Expressions such as "anti-christ" or "libs and greenies" don't assist the conservative cause. One could be a theological conservative as well as a proponent of environmental conservation, a "greenie" if you will. Our faith is adapting - and adapting in a manner that connects it historicaly and therefore conservativally. Let's stop the name calling and share where we agree. Frankly, the name calling is just bad comedy.
- March 30, 2010 at 9:30 PM
1.For 'libs and greenies', I propose you re-read the first two chapters of Genesis and keep reading them.
2. I hope you don't mean it is adapting into 'Man's' belief in himself, but always into God's revelation through scripture in His creation.
- March 31, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- Christopher Johnson said...
If I haven't said it before, I'm saying it now. If you see pictures of conservatives in appalling vestments, please send them to me. "Conservative" and "liberal" mean nothing here.
- March 31, 2010 at 2:11 PM
Quite right, too. Bad taste is remarkably democratic and an equal-opportunity "event" in today's church.
- March 31, 2010 at 9:58 PM
Speaking of equal opportunity bad taste, how about Bob Duncan and his pal: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7TCCx4ow8k/SlldDFRvhXI/AAAAAAAADWs/092HmRXa_-8/s400/archbishop+bob+duncan+bishop+jack+iker+acna+Anglican+Church.jpg
As long as Bob is linked here - could someone hold the guy down down while someone else tweezes his eyebrows?
- April 2, 2010 at 5:09 PM
Bob seems in good company here too!
- April 2, 2010 at 5:12 PM
and speaking of toning it down!
Doves AND Flamers!
- April 2, 2010 at 5:17 PM
Broken link on April 2, 5:17pm
- April 2, 2010 at 7:06 PM
Allow me to speak for the Hebrews, being one myself. I suspect, though I can't say for sure, that the lady's chapeau seems to have the names of the 12 tribes in Hebrew. I believe I can make out the tribes of Yehudah, Asher and Zevulun (Judah, Asher, and Zebulon respectively).
It's ugly regardless, and I can't for the life of me figure out why it's up there, but I guess there's no accounting for taste. Or lack thereof.
- April 12, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- Heidi Shott said...
Ah, I know the genesis of the Hebrew mitre (there's a cope too, somewhere). Bishop Fred Wolf, 6th Bishop of Maine, bought the Hebrew fabric on a trip to the Holy Land in the 1970s (need I say more)and had it made into vestments. +Chilton had them tailored to fit her when she became bishop as a way to honor +Fred's episcopate.
- July 9, 2010 at 7:50 AM
On her mitre are tribes of Isreal: Asher and Zebulun.
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"One of the most powerful demonstrated capabilities of our company has been to look at innovation as a way to change the paradigm in the treatment of serious diseases," says Bob Hariri, founder and CEO of Celgene Cellular Therapeutics.
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Although by 1920 the number of jobs available to women had expanded remarkably compared to previous decades, relatively few women were hired outside of domestic or secretarial jobs. One sector which had employed women since the beginning of the industrial revolution was light industry, such as the manufacture of pocket books. These manufacturers sought out women in large part because they usually had been trained to do needlework and to work with materials. So despite a post-World War I recession, a firm in Springfield, Massachusetts, advertised for workers in Greenfield, a town some forty miles north of it.
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Monday, December 17, 2007
Susan Tyrrell gives Code Red a uncensored, no holds barred interview!
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- Anonymous said...
I hope this is for NIGHT WARNING that Susan was in. It was voted the best horror film of 1982. I think she gave one of her best performances. I can't wait to see this FINALLY on DVD.
- December 20, 2007 at 10:58 AM
- Cryptman said...
Who gives a rat's ass about this crap film. I want more update on THE REDEEMER, which is the only thing you dorks got going anyway. Screw NIGHT WARNING and focus on THE REDEEMER, a real movie. NOBODY ever even heard of this junk. Do you not like to make money. Wake up! Smell your ass! This crap ain't got nothing. BRING ON THE REDEEMER, the deleted scenes by MPAA, and the directors commentary!
- December 20, 2007 at 10:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
Are you kidding?? Are you one of the same trolls demanding NIGHTMARE?? Gimme a break! NIGHT WARNING is not only ten times better, but REDEEMER can't happen anytime soon because of materials. They've said this all over the web! Move on!
- December 21, 2007 at 11:18 AM
- Redeemer said...
Screw Night Warning! In agreement, no Redeemer=no sale. I seriously, seriously doubt anyone wnats to see any of your titles out anyway. Redemer is the only good title you have, however marginal. You are hopeless.
- December 21, 2007 at 11:43 AM
- pinkfit said...
PLEEEEAAASSSE let this be for Night Warning. I have been campaigning for this films dvd release to every distributor for over 4 years!I even wrote to Susan Tyrrell!!! PLease keep us posted.
- December 22, 2007 at 12:53 PM
- joelo said...
Hi Code Red, hey I think you should get someone to moderate your blog page. This moron who is calling himself Cryptman is not being useful or intelligent with his comments. And for the record, Night Warning is a fantastic film and it is long overdue on DVD. Congratulations Code Red on being the hero of indie horor.
- December 22, 2007 at 2:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
While a salty and colorful survivor, I do wish Susan Tyrrell would cease saying disparaging things about her fellow actors! The interview I did with her in 1989, with her remarks about the late Brion James, Rutger Hauer, Paul Verhoven, et al continues to haunt me to this day. While her stories are entertaining, she is scarcely a paradigm of virtue. Those who live in glass houses …
-- Greg Goodsell
- December 22, 2007 at 2:14 PM
- pinkfit said...
Hey, if anyone ever mistook Susan Tyrrell for a 'paradigm of virtue' they need their bloody head read anyway. In my homeland (Australia) we would describe her "as ugly as a hatful of arse-holes" so let's just overlook her absence of grace and appreciate her for her unique acting. Susan has remained a memeorable character actor whose 'colourful' hollywoood identity who has had a bit of a rough trot in recent years. Give her a break! Paul Verhoven is no angel himself.
- December 23, 2007 at 1:18 AM
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- December 24, 2007 at 7:02 PM
- Marvelous Mervo said...
hi Code Red, I can't believe some of the idiots/losers on here. If "horror fans" actually did research they would know The Redeemer is not going to happen because of the dirt cheap DVD with a crappy VHS transfer (released illegally) from another company with the title "Class Reunion Massacre" has sold a ton already, it would not be economically feasible for it to be re-released. Code Red ,you guys are working hard to release a ton of classics, I cant wait for The Mutilator, Nightmare, etc. thanks and just ignore the morons on here with the negative comments.
- December 27, 2007 at 11:13 AM
- Anonymous said...
Code Red, Thanks again for bringing this wonderful film to DVD. I hope Jimmy McNichol will be in the commentary. I know this was suppose to be his breakout film to get away from his teen throb status. Susan Tyrrell gave a GREAT performance. Thanks again Code Red. I hope it gets released by the fall of 2008 with lots of extras-original trailer, TV spots, Photo Gallery consists of screenshots and movie posters. Take care and Happy New Year!!!
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When reading creationist articles, I often get surprised by the extent to, which they get things wrong. Therefore I have here gatherede five central facts about, what Charles Darwin actually wrote, so I have somewhere to refer to, when debating creationists ;-)
Fact #1:
Charles Darwin was building on an already established idea of transformation or evolution.
In Origin of Species, Preface, Darwin writes:
I will here give a brief sketch of the progress of opinion on the Origin of Species. Until recently the great majority of naturalists believed that species were immutable productions, and had been separately created. This view has been ably maintained by many authors. Some few naturalists, on the other hand, have believed that species undergo modification, and that the existing forms of life are the descendants by true generation of pre-existing forms. Passing over allusions to the subject in the classical writers, the first author who in modern times has treated it in a scientific spirit was Buffon. But as his opinions fluctuated greatly at different periods, and as he does not enter on the causes or means of the transformation of species, I need not here enter on details.
Lamarck was the first man whose conclusions on the subject excited much attention. This justly-celebrated naturalist first published his views in 1801; he much enlarged them in 1809 in his "Philosophie Zoologique,' and subsequently, in 1815, in the Introduction to his "Hist. Nat. des Animaux sans Vertébres.' In these works he upholds the doctrine that species, including man, are descended from other species. He first did the eminent service of arousing attention to the probability of all change in the organic, as well as in the inorganic world, being the result of law, and not of miraculous interposition. Lamarck seems to have been chiefly led to his conclusion on the gradual change of species, by the difficulty of distinguishing species and varieties, by the almost perfect gradation of forms in certain groups, and by the analogy of domestic productions. With respect to the means of modification, he attributed something to the direct action of the physical conditions of life, something to the crossing of already existing forms, and much to use and disuse, that is, to the effects of habit. To this latter agency he seemed to attribute all the beautiful adaptations in nature; -- such as the long neck of the giraffe for browsing on the branches of trees. But he likewise believed in a law of progressive development; and as all the forms of life thus tend to progress, in order to account for the existence at the present day of simple productions, he maintains that such forms are now spontaneously generated.
So, the key to it all was, whether new species were possible or not.[Remaining four facts will follow]


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Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), a component of pteroylglutamate, was once considered a vitamin and named vitamin B-X because it serves as a provitamin for some bacteria. Later studies in humans demonstrated that the chemical does not have vitamin activity because humans lack the ability to synthesize folate from PABA.
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This organic chemical was extensively utilized as an effective sunscreen in topical lotions to protect the skin from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation associated with sun exposure. However, because of PABA-induced skin irritations, many brands of suntan oil and lotion are marketed as PABA-free. The biochemical is also effective in the treatment of vitiligo, a condition that causes discoloration of the skin, and is included as a nutrient to promote hair growth in many commercial formulations. Natural sources of PABA include bran, eggs, kidney, liver, molasses, wheat germ, brewer's yeast, and yogurt. In humans, PABA is biosynthesized by intestinal bacteria and appears to be vital to their metabolism. There are no reported symptoms arising from a dietary deficiency of PABA, and an overdose may cause nausea, vomiting, and potential liver damage. People taking sulfa antibiotics should not take PABA, because it may reduce their effectiveness.
Known also as vitamin H1 (in the older literature), parminol, and chromotrichia factor, p-aminobenzoic acid features 7 carbons, 7 hydrogens, 1 nitrogen, and 2 oxygen atoms per molecule for a molecular weight of 137.14. Synthesized as white, odorless crystals, para-aminobenzoic acid melts at 187 degrees Celsius and in a 0.5 percent aqueous solution, exhibits a pH of 3.5. Alternative biochemical names for the molecule are 4-amino-benzoic acid, 4-amino benzoesaeure, 1-amino-4-carboxybenzene, and aniline-4-carboxylic acid. Octyl-dimethyl-PABA, a PABA derivative also used in sunscreens, is considered to be estrogenic and an endocrine disrupter. Ethyl-PABA is the effective pain- and itch-relief skin-ointment ingredient known as benzocaine. The chief industrial and chemical uses for PABA are as an intermediate in the production of esters, folic acid, azo dyes, and other organic compounds.
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Tips for Beginning a Kickboxing Fitness Routine
Kickboxing can be a fun and effective fitness routine; however, you need to stay focused and pay attention to your body to get the most out of this fitness routine and avoid any unnecessary injuries. It is better for you to start out with a trainer to help ensure that you do not overstep your boundaries and workout within your fitness level. At 9Round our certified trainers can help ensure that you are performing each move correctly and are staying within your correct fitness level. However, there are still some important factors you should take into consideration while performing this type of routine. Here are just a few tips to remember when you are practicing a kickboxing fitness routine.
Look for a personal trainer that teaches the basics
When you first begin your kickboxing journey it is important to find a trainer that teaches the basics. A trainer needs to take their time explaining each move and drilling it over and over until you are completely comfortable with performing this particular move. You want to find an instructor with the right qualifications and certifications, and one that can thoroughly explain each move in a way that you can understand and easily follow. Most instructors will allow you to visit their gym before you sign up to ensure that they will be a good fit for you. At 9Round, we want you to have the chance to experience our routines before you commit to them. Your first workout is always on us. Our trainers want you to see how great we can lead you through your workout. They want to help you achieve your goals by ensuring that you are performing each move correctly and performing at your peak level.
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Kickboxing can be an intense and fast-paced fitness routine. It is important that you know your limits and stay closely within these limits. It is important to push yourself to achieve the results you want, but if you are a beginner, you should always start out slowly and ease into any type of fitness program. You do not want to overdo it and injure yourself before you see any progress. At 9Round our trainers can adapt your fitness routine to ensure that you do not overexert yourself. We want you to achieve the results that you want, but we also want to ensure that you do not injure yourself. You need to condition your body to your routine, and in kickboxing you will be performing many moves that will workout and stretch muscles that you never knew you had. Our certified 9Round trainers know how to properly prepare and stretch your muscles for our intense and fast paced workouts, but it is also necessary for you to know your body and what you are capable of doing to avoid any injuries.
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It is important not to overstep your boundaries to ensure that you do not overexert or injury yourself. Just because a class is an hour long does not mean you have to workout the entire hour. A 9Round kickboxing fitness routine consists of nine challenging stations that last for three minutes each; however, as a beginner we encourage you to take your time. If you feel as if you can not last for the full three minutes or need a break, then you can take that necessary break. Also, you do not need to feel any pressure to automatically complete all nine stations. Many newcomers do not finish all the stations. It is perfectly normal, and it is best to pay attention to your body when it says you are pushing yourself too hard. You do not want to slack off, but also you should never overexert yourself. If you need to take a breather then by all means take a rest, catch your breath and then feel free to jump right back in there once you have had the chance to catch your breath, of course.
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Biratnagar is a city in Morang district, eastern Nepal.
With a population of nearly 170,000, Biratnagar in the second largest city in Nepal, and it is located near the Terai on the south-eastern border with India.
Get in
A flight from Kathmandu (290km) takes 40-45 minutes if there isn't any air traffic, and single tickets cost about $220 for foreigners and around 2860Rs for nationals on Domestic Airlines.
By bus it may take 10-13 hours of time for about NRs-700-900($9-14). There are two ways in travelling in bus one is in day and other in night. In comparision to day, night buses are safe to travel because at night there are no strikes or road blockades. While travelling by bus we can wittness the beauty of various scenes that one misses by aeroplanes. Its good to take food of your own because the hotels on the way serve bad quality food. Only the crew members of bus gets proper food.
Get around
Rickshaws are a good option within the city, or walking. Expect to pay about 2 rupees per minute, depending on how many people you are or if you have a lot of cargo. There are no official taxi service, but taxis are easily available at airport, near Mahendra chowk, and from major hotels.There are tampoo's(auto ricksaws) around the city that is cheap means of transport than all other transportation option. Bus isn't used that frequently for transportation.
An ATM machine is available in the Siddhartha Bank on the main commercial avenue. There are now a number of ATMs in Biratnagar. Take Main street north from Traffic chowk (police station), there is one on right side, then five minutes further north you turn left and find another one.
For groceries there is now a supermarket near (ex-) Mahendra chowk.
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Why yes, today was a good Monday.
I survived reentry at work. I love my job, so it really wasn't so bad.
I ate healthy. Surprisingly, getting back into my regular routine of work, etc., made it much easier to focus on eating well. Thank goodness, because those cookies were getting the best of me.
I made it to my new exercise class, The Dailey Method. I'm almost certain that my abs and thighs will be killing me tomorrow. But I even packed my gym bag for tomorrow. Crazy girl!
And my new design for Kollage Yarns was released today! Now that is my kind of Monday....
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Special thanks again to my fabulous team of ilikecake (gorgeous model) and cheekyattitude (how did she make it seem so bright and cheery when it was raining out, fabulous photographer) and cupcakefaerie (my stylist extraordinaire!)! I love you guys and don't know what I'd do without you!
My Kind of Saturday is available online at Patternfish, or the yarn and pattern through Kollage Yarns (coming soon to retailers!), or this week at TNNA featured in a kit for the Sample It night.
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The author explains how automation and flexibility make web technology a competitive option.
Web screen printing is a proven production method, yet still misunderstood by the majority of printers in the industry. It is also a versatile and efficient manufacturing technology that screen printers must consider in any production automation or expansion plans. Many printers still do not realize, however, that successful introduction of a higher level of automation requires immediate attention to other support areas--an important thought process that is an integral part of such evaluations. Automation uncovers the weakest link in any manufacturing process immediately, and often ends in disappointment and poor economic performance if not applied correctly.
Screen printers who have this mental awareness can apply web technology with greater success and profitability for short- and medium-length jobs than for those long runs with cut-throat profit margins. The break-even point for run sizes in web screen printing can be as small as 200 or 300 impressions per job, if the web technology is applied correctly. Indeed, web screen printing competes extremely favorably with sheet-fed screen printing and with the emerging digital printing technologies in certain applications.
Obviously, web technology can only be applied when the substrate exhibits enough flexibility to be processed through a web screen-printing or finishing line. These substrates include 1-mil Mylar®, 30-mil polycarbonate, 8-mil polyethylene, various transfer papers, and other materials with thicknesses of up to 0.08 in. (2 mm). An additional competitive edge is web printing's ability to print the back side of the substrate in perfect register to the front--whether the substrate is opaque or translucent. Speed is also an advantage: For example, a 30-in.-wide web press printing at rates of 50-70 ft/min, using either solvent-based or UV inks, would print 125-175 sq ft/ min, with as many colors as the press can print in line. A final benefit is, of course, the ability to select and control ink-deposit thickness--an inherent part of what makes the screen-printing process as a whole so unique. History
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There was some talk the Mets were monitoring the outfield market, but Juan Pierre is now off the market and they will find the asking prices for Johnny Damon, Kosuke Fukudome and Raul Ibanez to rich for their blood.
Vlad Guerrero is strictly a DH type, J.D. Drew is heading toward retirement and Magglio Ordonez is an injury question. All three would want more than the Mets are willing to pay, regardless.
Rick Ankiel is still available.
Ankiel, who made $1.5 million last year for Washington is within the Mets' budget. Ankiel hit 25 homers for the 2008 Cardinals, but hasn't come close to those numbers since, although he hit nine last season.
Ankiel isn't a player to build around, but he does offer something of value to the Mets in three capacities: 1) as a left-handed bat, 2) an exceptional defensive replacement, and 3) as a back-up center fielder to Andres Torres.
Yeah, I can hear the groans already about Ankiel, but the truth is he can contribute in several areas at a reasonable price, and for the Mets that's about the best they can hope for these days.


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Throughout the year, the Office of Admissions receives
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organizations. Information about the scholarship awards
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NEW! The Robert Masur Fellowship for Civil Liberties
Application Deadline: May 15, 2009
The Robert Masur Fellowship for Civil Liberties is open to current first-year law students. Offered annually by The Nation Institute, it consists of a $1000 honorarium for students�who intend to carry out significant activities during the summer (in between their first and second year) in the areas of civil rights and/or civil liberties. Proposed activities may include a writing or research project, work with a public interest organization in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties, work on a civil rights or civil liberties law case under the supervision of a faculty member or lawyer, or any other work in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties.
Applicants should send a proposal, no more than two pages, describing his or her intended summer project, along with a resume, a brief letter of recommendation, and the name of their faculty or organizational sponsor. All applications must be postmarked by May 15, 2009. For more information, see www.nationinstitute.org or call 212-822-0252.�
NEW! The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund Scholarship (for incoming first years)
Application Deadline: June 1, 2009
The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund Law Student Scholarship Program opens May 1, 2009 for applications from law students who are long-term residents of Chicago, planning to enroll as first year full-time students at one of the schools listed below.�
Applicants to the Albert Pick, Jr. Fund Law Student Scholarship Program must-
One $5,000 scholarship will be granted each year.� Awards are not renewable. For more information and to apply, please review the program brochure and application.
NEW! The Chicago Bar Foundation Marovitz Scholarship (for incoming first years)
The Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF), the charitable affiliate of the Chicago Bar Association, recently announced the guidelines for its 2009 Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Law Scholarship. The CBF's Marovitz Scholarship is intended to support a needy law student who is deeply committed to public interest work so that upon graduation financial need will not prevent the student from pursuing a public interest legal career. The Scholarship provides funds for needy public interest-minded students so they may complete law school with as little debt as possible.
These funds, payable over a three-year period, will enable an incoming student who intends to pursue a career in public interest law to have a significant portion of his or her tuition and related expenses covered by Scholarship funding. Contingent on the recipient's continued compliance with the terms of the Scholarship, the student will receive $10,000 in the first year of law school, $15,000 in the second year, and $15,000 in the third year. (The payment schedule may be modified for part-time students).
The guidelines and application form can be found online. Applications are due by May 15, 2009 and the recipient will be announced in early summer. To access the forms online or for additional information, please visit the CBF website at http://www.chicagobarfoundation.org.
NEW! The American Association for Justice Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: May 31, 2009
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) Scholarship Program has extended the deadline for ALL of its scholarship opportunities and is calling for applicants. For more information about the scholarships offered by AAJ, please visit their web site at http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/1737.htm.
The Attorney-CPA Foundation Scholarship
Application Deadline: May 6, 2009
The Attorney-CPA Foundation is pleased to announce the annual Attorney-CPA Foundation Scholarships. The Foundation will award scholarships in 2009 in amounts ranging from $250 to $1,000 to students who will be entering their third year of law school in the Fall of 2009 and who have obtained a CPA certificate. Applicants will be evaluated based upon their academic performance, leadership in the school and community and need for assistance in completing their studies. Scholarship applications should be postmarked by May 6, 2009. The recipients will be selected by the Attorney-CPA Foundation Scholarship committee this July. Applications are available online at www.attorney-cpa.com/foundation. For additional information interested applicants can call the Attorney-CPA Foundation at 888.288.9272.
Kane County Bar Foundation Scholarship
Application Deadline: May 1 , 2009
Through the generosity of the Kane County Bar Association members, the Kane County Bar Foundation has been able to award multiple scholarships. The Foundation awards at least two scholarships annually of $1,000 each to deserving Kane County resident law students. To link to the KCBA scholarship application and other information, click here www.kanecountybar.org/files/KCBFScholarshipApplication2009-10.pdf.
The Defense Research Institute Diversity Scholarship
Application Deadline: May 8, 2009
The Defense Research Institute (DRI) is currently offering a Law Student Diversity Scholarship program open to incoming second and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, Pan Asian and Native American students. Incoming second and third-year female law students are also eligible regardless of race or ethnicity. Two scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to successful applicants. the application and all other requested materials must be received by May 8, 2009. Winners will be announced at the DRI Diversity for Success Seminar June 11-12, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The two successful applicants will be notified in advanced of the seminar. For more information or to apply, visit: http://www.dri.org/open/About.aspx.
DuPage County Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers Scholarship
Application Deadline: May 11, 2009
The DuPage County Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers will once again award a scholarship to students of Italian extraction who have completed at least one semester of law school and are currently enrolled in law school. Scholarships range from $1,000 to $5,000. The scholarships will be awarded in May 2009. The scholarship committee must receive applications and letters of recommendation from law school faculty no later than May 11, 2009 for full consideration. Applications are available in the office of admissions, suite 230.
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: June 1 , 2009
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association is accepting applications for the Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program. The scholarship program provides recipients with a $10,000 scholarship per year for up to three years. The total commitment per student is $30,000. For more information or to apply online, visit www.uncf.org or call 703.205.3514 or email email@example.com. The application deadline is June 1, 2009.
Sixth World Conference on Nonsmokers Rights Writing Contest
Contest Deadline: May 1, 2009
The Sixth World Conference on Nonsmokers Rights will be held June 6-7 in Washington, DC where students can network with other attorneys involved in public health law, environmental law, and international law. For students interested in public interest law, health law, public policy, medicine and law, and administrative law, this writing contest is an opportunity to get involved in legal research, advocacy, and affect change in legislation. The writing contest is open to all law students and requires a 1000-word submission of a proposal for legal action to protect nonsmokers' rights. Prizes range from $1000 to $5000. All students who enter the writing contest are invited to the invitation-only conference in DC. For additional details, visit http://nosmokingcontest.org/flyer09 or call 202.223.8308.
Crusade for Education Financial Aid Program
Students of Polish descent in need of financial aid may apply to the Knights of Dabrowski Crusade for Education program for help. A limited number of scholarships are available on the basis of documented financial need, academic performance and community involvement. Students are eligible to apply who meet the following requirements: full-time student enrolled in law school at a fully accredited college/university in the U.S.; U.S. citizen or documented legal alien of Polish descent; good academic standing and documented financial need; resident of Chicago metropolitan area for at least four years (proof of residency required); and recipient must be able to attend a scheduled interview in late spring and Award Presentation Ceremony in the fall of 2009. To apply, interested students should contact the organization by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 773.792.1800 to request an application.
The Jeremy Protas LGBT Patent Law Scholarship
Application Deadline: Between June 1 and July 31, 2009
Jeremy D. Protas, an attorney with the intellectual property law firm of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, announces the establishment of a Patent Law Scholarship specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender law students intending to pursue a legal career in the field of patent law. Candidates must be second-year students for the 2009-2010 academic year at an American Bar Association-accredited law school, and be eligible to sit for the Patent Bar Exam. Applications for the $1,000 scholarship are due by July 31, 2009. Applications and information can be found at http://jeremy.protas.org/scholarship.
Polish Women's Civic Club, Inc. Scholarships
Application Deadline: July 1 , 2009
The Polish Women's Civic Club, Inc. is a philanthropic organization of American women of Polish descent interested in discovering the richness of their Polish heritage and sharing it with others. The Club supports educational activities and personal efforts of Polish American students, male and female, through financial scholarships. To qualify for consideration of a scholarship, a student must fulfill the following requirements: be a U.S. citizen; have at least one parent of Polish heritage; be a Chicago resident; currently enrolled full-time second or third year student attending Chicago area school; demonstrate financial need; and permanent resident of State of Illinois. Interested students who meet the above criteria may obtain an application in the Office of Admissions, Suite 230.
Essex County Bar Association Scholarship
Application Deadline: May 15 , 2009
The Essex County Bar Association (ECBA) and its Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in conjunction with the Honorable Vincent J. Biunno Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the continuation of the Biunno Scholarship Program for the 2009-10 school year. The scholarships are designed to offer financial assistance to persons with a disability who are currently attending law school. For purposes of this scholarship, a disability is limited to a permanent physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual having such an impairment. Persons wishing to apply for the scholarship should know that apart from the requirement that they demonstrate a permanent disability consistent with the criterion outlined above, a variety of other factors, including financial need, law school achievement and commitment to the practice of law will enter into the decision making process. Applications are available in the Office of Admissions, Suite 230.
The Sovereignty Symposium Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: May 5 , 2009
The Oklahoma Supreme Court, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission, the Sovereignty Symposium Inc., and the Oklahoma Arts Council will host Sovereignty Symposium XXII, June 3 and 4, 2009, at Oklahoma City's Skirvin Hilton Hotel. As part of the Symposium, the Court offers tuition scholarships to selected applicants. To apply, applicants should demonstrate an interest in and dedication to Native American law issues and the need for a scholarship in a letter of application. Applications must be submitted by mail to The Sovereignty Symposium, Attn: Ed Edmondson Scholarship Committee, Oklahoma State Capitol, Room 208, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105. For further information, contact Julie Rorie at 415.522.5801 or email@example.com.
The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Essay Contest
The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund is sponsoring a writing contest for law students. The subject of the contest is The Right of the Individual to Keep and Bear Arms as a Federally Protected Right. Cash prizes will be awarded to First, Second, Third and Fourth place winners in the amounts of $5,000, $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 respectively. The contest is open to all individuals who are law students at the date of submission and who have not been previously admitted to practice law in the United States. Admission to practice after submission of the paper is not disqualifying. Papers should be double-spaced, not exceed 30 pages in length, exclusive of endnotes, of law review quality, and cannot have been previously published. Publication subsequent to submission is encouraged. Citations should conform with the Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, current edition. Submissions must be postmarked no later than June 1, 2009 and mailed to NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund, c/o Office of the General Counsel, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030. For additional information, contact the fund at 703.267.1252.
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