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In contrast to the nasty weather and huge numbers of the Pacific Northwest show scene, was today's West Oahu Kennel Club in Ewa HI. Exhibitors were treated to the usual beautiful weather and a leisurely schedule with just 276 dogs present and competing.
The seven considered by for Best In Show by judge Sandy Wheat were the Labrador Retriever, Misty Mountain A Cut Above, the 13" Beagle, GCH CH El Caporal, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Fantasy Island's Inspiration, the Kerry Blue Terrier, Waimanalo Blues Barney, the Pomeranian, CH Sofine's So You Think You Can Dance, the Lhasa Apso, GCH CH Xerlane's Kid Rock, and the Australian Shepherd, CH Aumoehoku Dipped In Chocolate.
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How Can We Tell Obama's NSA Reforms Are Weak? Michael Hayden Doesn't Have Much Of A Problem With Them
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President Obama detailed his NSA reforms last week and, as noted earlier, while they weren't quite as weak as some thought they might be, they were still pretty toothless. If you need any confirmation that the administration's idea of reform differs greatly from that of the NSA's opponents, you need look no further than uber-NSA-defender Michael Hayden's comments on Obama's speech.
Hayden's interview with Fox News Sunday featured this mild statement of support for Obama's reform package.
That first third [of Obama's speech] is the most robust defense of why we conduct intelligence and how we conduct intelligence that the president has made since he's been in office…As Hayden sees it, the reforms Obama announced do nothing to alter the essence of the NSA's programs. It's a haircut, at most. As the interview goes on, Hayden (and Chris Wallace) point out just how much the reform plan leaves untouched.
Now, when you get into the substance, what he changed, I think there's a clear pattern with both the domestic and the foreign piece. He's going to cut back on some capacities. He hopes that the margins, cutting into agility a bit, putting administrative burdens on, that could be risky. But it looks like he's willing to accept that risk in order to fundamentally preserve the programs.
HAYDEN: [W]hat he's done here -- it's very interesting, Chris. And the president's language is very precise. He did not commit to pulling back on collection against foreign targets other than heads of state and heads of government. What he's talking about is the retention of that data and then how it's disseminated, and that part, he does say, we'll use the same standards we used for American persons[…]The main target continues to be the bulk records collection. This is a concern, and there were specific comments made about how it would be changed. But as Hayden and Wallace point out, there are several more areas where the NSA's surveillance techniques veer into legally questionable territory, but those aren't being addressed.
WALLACE: I want to make it clear though as we wrap this up. I want to move to one other subject, that basically, there's a lot less that the president changes than what he does change. And I want to talk about that.
The government will still be able to issue national security letters of broad subpoena power. They will still be able to build backdoors into hardware and software of private companies to collect information…
HAYDEN: Absolutely. And let me add one more item to your list, about going after encryption. His commission said we should pull back on that. He never mentioned encryption once in his talk.
But the heart of the matter here is that this president will be very unlikely to support true reform of the agency. Obama has taken everything Bush left in place, surveillance-wise, and expanded it. Obama's speech, however, portrays this fact very differently.
I maintained a healthy skepticism toward our surveillance programs after I became President. I ordered that our programs be reviewed by my national security team and our lawyers, and in some cases I ordered changes in how we did business. We increased oversight and auditing, including new structures aimed at compliance. Improved rules were proposed by the government and approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. And we sought to keep Congress continually updated on these activities.This claim isn't borne out by the evidence. Hayden states as much in his interview with Chris Wallace.
WALLACE: Let me get to both briefly to answer this, because the impression I get, maybe I'm wrong, General, isn't the basic surveillance structure that George W. Bush started after 9/11, isn't that still intact?Now, we're finally receiving some sort of concessions from a president who has been forced into a "conversation" he thought he'd never have. What Obama's doing now is attempting to regain public support while not seriously damaging relationships within the intelligence community. It's a political move more aimed at preserving his presidency (and legacy) than it is actual reform.
HAYDEN: Exactly. Of course -- no, that's exactly -- the president has embraced it.
This lack of teeth is evidenced by Hayden's comments. His main concern (not that it's necessarily his problem anymore) is that the work "around the fringes" will result in more paperwork related to minimization and oversight (especially in terms of granting foreign citizens the same "protections" granted to Americans).
That the primary focus is the Section 215 programs is no surprise. The NSA obviously loves having it even if it fails to produce results. But it has also steered the conversation towards this program again and again, which leads to the speculation that it would be content with sacrificing it (not completely, of course, but operate it under further restrictions) in order to keep better, more useful (and potentially more privacy-violating) programs intact.
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ok now i need $380 for the flight plus an extra $400 for the Kid & Mother support while im gone, and Then i need about $60 for food for the week, and then i need another $100 for gas for the week and $200 for a car totaling $1150
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$150 for a five day clinic? That's just slightly more than my coach charges in San Bernardino.
15 hours, $10 bucks an hour? really
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The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards are a week early this year (a move to avoid competing with NBC Olympics coverage), but that is not the only change getting attention this awards season.
"This year's [list of] nominees for Album of the Year – Beyoncé, Black-Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and Dave Matthews – reads like a year-end Billboard Chart summary," writes former industry professional Robin Zaremski in an e-mail. She now teaches music business at Albright College in Reading, Pa.
The domination by Top 40 artists has led to grumbling among fans and critics alike that the Grammys have gone commercial, favoring artists who will draw ratings for the telecast and give a boost to record sales.
Alone among the televised music-awards ceremonies, the Grammys are peer-selected – by the 12,000 or so voting members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which sponsors the awards and telecast. The goal and official position of the academy is that the nominees and winners are snapshots of the best in recorded music released during the previous qualification window, which this year ran from Oct. 1, 2008, to Aug. 31, 2009.
NARAS president, Neil Portnow, says the selection process is not influenced by money issues, rather it reflects the true judgment of music professionals. For the past 16 years, the academy has also released a compilation CD of the nominees.
"If, as happens every year," says Ms. Zaremski, "all of the nominees for Album, Record, and Song of the Year perform on the show and are included on the Grammy album, it will make for an economically successful year for NARAS."
Industry analyst, Bob Grossweiner, goes so far as to call elements of the process a "sham," to which Zaremski adds, "Once the question is asked: Can these really be the best albums, songs, or records produced this year or simply the popular choice, the Grammys have lost the objectivity and respect where it matters most – with true musicians – and have devalued the honor of receiving a Grammy."
But Mr. Portnow says irregularities in the voting process that in the past may have led to undue influence from record labels have been cleaned up. The reasons, he adds, that this year's nominations are more mainstream – not as edgy as the 2008 top album win by Herbie Hancock for "River: The Joni Letters," or last year's "Raising Sand," from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – are simple. "There just may not be the same sort of albums in those less mainstream corners of the music industry" this year.
Given the reality that this year's crop of contenders reached the all-time high of 16,500 entries for consideration, disagreements among music lovers are unavoidable. "It would be nice to see a bit more exposure for orchestral works," says 17-year-old high school junior Nick Heitkamp, from Victorville, Calif., an oboe player who has come down for the weekend to visit the Grammy museum in downtown Los Angeles. "After all," he says gesturing to the museum walls, amply decorated with musicians of every genre, from rhythm and blues to gospel, jazz, and classical, "it is the foundation of all the rest, so it would be nice to keep the emotional beauty of it in the popular music."
In critiquing the Grammys, it's important to keep the telecast separate from the awards themselves, points out Christopher Sampson, associate dean for the Division of Popular Music and Industry Studies at USC Thornton School of Music. "If anything, the Grammy Awards serve as an annual snapshot of musical trends as seen through the eyes of the professionals in the academy," he writes in an e-mail. "If the Grammy Awards are viewed through the lens of the televised awards broadcast, it would be easy to think the awards are slanted towards popular artists."
But network television answers to its advertisers, Mr. Sampson says, and the need to attract and retain young viewers dominates the telecast decisions. "With this influence, it's understandable that the broadcast will lean heavily towards the artists that have moved millions of copies of their recordings because they will bring the largest television audience."
While this is only speculation he says, if the academy alone produced the awards show without the interests of a broadcast network in mind, it would be a very different show. This year, the awards are honoring artists in 109 categories, down one from an all-time high this past year, after the polka berth was consolidated into the folk category. Seems the favorite of the Lawrence Welk generation was no longer receiving enough nominations to remain viable. But for every passionate devotee of a particular genre, the Grammys still appeal to a broad range of fans who tune in to learn something new.
"I like the show," says caretaker Katie Mastin, from Orange County, a health- care professional who has brought a group of special needs adults to the museum to acquaint them with as many different musical influences as possible. She says the show serves somewhat the same purpose for her own musical knowledge. "I like to learn about new artists and categories I didn't know about before, and especially like the lifetime achievement award because you get a whole history," she says.
This year, for instance, Michael Jackson will receive, posthumously, one of seven such awards. That kind of experience is music to Portnow's ears.
"We spend a lot of time trying to come up with unique musical moments for our audience," he says, pointing to the pairing in a recent show of classical pianist Lang-Lang and Herbie Hancock in a performance of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." In 2003, he adds, he paired the New York Philharmonic with Coldplay.
"People loved it and saw the music in a new light," he says. As for intriguing Grammy moments in this year's broadcast, Portnow won't spoil the surprise. But he is hopeful that opera superstar Placido Domingo will agree to present an award. "Now, that's a perfect combination of star power and musical depth," he says. The kind of moment he believes the Grammys represent at their best.


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For many years, my username on some sites has been Kaveypie, rather than Kavey. That's all down to my having introduced the members of one particular website to the delights of Weebl & Bob, back when the cartoon had just a couple of episodes to it's name.
"Mmmmm, Pie!" became a common refrain and I became indelibly associated with it! Even today, some 7+ years later, I still find myself mimicking Weebl & Bob and singing out loud about loving donkey almost much as pie!
So, what a travesty then, that I'd never made pie myself!
I recently got my mitts on a book I've been eyeing up for quite a while: John Torode's Chicken and Other Birds and decided on the chicken, leek and mushroom pie as the first recipe to try from it.
We had many of the ingredients already to hand: In the freezer, leftover roast chicken, home-made stock and home-grown leeks (peeled, sliced and frozen raw). In the fridge, most of a pot of double cream (which I figured I could substitute for single).
Our amounts didn't match up to the recipe, and we realised only once we peered more closely at the contents of the defrosted box that the "leeks" were actually home-grown spring onions, which we went ahead and used, so I'm providing the original recipe ingredients first and then what we ended up using.
John Torode's Chicken, Leek & Mushroom Pie / Kavey's Chicken, Spring Onion & Mushroom Pie
100 grams butter* (I used 50 grams)
2 leeks cut into 1 cm pieces (I used a couple of spring onions, both green and white parts, cut quite small)
6 celery stalks, chopped (omitted)
50 grams plain flour plus extra for rolling pastry
250 ml chicken stock (I used 300 ml)
125 single cream (I used 100 ml double cream)
200 grams button mushrooms (I used 250 grams of slightly larger brown mushrooms)
750 grams roast chicken meat, without skin/ bone (I used 415 grams)
4 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
375 grams ready-made puff pastry
1 egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon milk, for glazing (omitted)
salt and pepper
*The recipe ingredients specify 100 grams butter but the instructions only mention using 50 grams. For some reason, my brain noted the 50 grams reference and that's what I measured out and used. But it did feel too little to easily mix the flour into (I hadn't yet noticed the discrepancy between instructions and ingredients), so I would recommend using the full 100 grams in the ingredients where the instructions refer to 50 grams.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add spring onions (leeks and celery) and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add 50 grams flour and mix to a paste.
- Stir in the stock and the cream.
- The instructions suggest bringing to the boil and then reducing the heat to simmer for 15 minutes, but once I'd brought it nearly to the boil and reduced heat for just a few minutes, it was already a really thick consistency. I tasted to ensure the flour taste had cooked out and decided it didn't need another 12 minutes cooking.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the chicken, mushrooms and parsley. Season to taste.
- Heat the oven to 220°C.
- Take a suitable pie dish (recipe suggest 1.2 litre) and roll out the pastry to 5mm depth and 5 cm larger than the pie dish. Place the pie dish upside down onto the pastry and cut around it leaving a 3 cm border.
- Use remaining pastry cut into 2 cm strips and fit the strip around the top edge of the pie dish, using water to help it stick, if needed. (I found the instructions for this a little confusing with no pictures to illustrate what was required; luckily Pete was able to decipher them!)
- Transfer the pie filling into the dish, piling it more deeply in the centre than around the edges.
- Set the pastry lid on top, using water to help it stick, if required. (Our ready-made pastry was quite sticky so we didn't need any water).
- Use a fork to press the edges down onto the existing pastry strip and seal the pie.
- I added extra pastry to spell the word PIE. The recipe suggests marking decorative patterns of leaving plain as desired.
- Cut a small vent in the pie lid, at the centre.
- Bake for 25 minutes, reduce heat to 200°C and bake for another 15 minutes until the pastry is crusty and golden.
- If the pastry browns too quickly, cover it with a sheet of damp baking parchment.
- Serve hot straight from the dish.
I was soooooo pleased with this pie! We really enjoyed it, especially given how often we have leftover roast chicken meat and home-made stock to use not to mention leeks grown in our back garden! The spring onion substitute worked fine, though the flavour was a touch stronger than I think leek would have been, so would use leeks next time. And I loved the brown mushrooms, but might cut them in half next time, as they were a touch large, though perfectly cooked and very tasty!
Oh and, as we didn't want to waste the strip of puff pastry leftover from the pie lid, we grated some Comté and made a cheese straw. As it took only a few minutes to cook, we shared it as a little canapé before the pie!
And what do I think of the book? It's a book I've really enjoyed reading - I like Torode's very personal and personable writing style. Many of the recipes look delicious! But I found myself bookmarking less of them into my mental queue of things to make than I usually do when I get my hands on a new cookery book - I never cook half of them but I love the idea of doing so! There are also a couple that don't seem to fit the rest - the idea of using leftover roast chicken in a simple sandwich is probably one anyone who'd contemplate the rest of the recipes has probably worked out already! But the book has given me some ideas, and been an enjoyable read.
Thanks to Quadrille for the review copy.
John Torode's Chicken and Other Birds is published by Quadrille and currently available from Amazon for just £9.69 instead of the RRP of £20.00.


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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The more I hear the new Professor Green single "Just Be Good To Green"...
...The more I wish it was actually a new Lily Allen single. If only someone would make an edit that takes out all of Green's parts, his douchey rapping really grates on me. Her involvement is the sole reason I found this enjoyable. Lily looks great as always in the video, but her styling seems rather self-consciously off, as if to conceal pregnancy or undesired chubbiness! I love that this track turned me on to Beats International's '90s jam "Dub Be Good To Me", the one it "sampled", much like how Estelle's "Freak" and Big Boi's "Shutterbug" introduced me to Soul II Soul's "Back To Life".
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
Taken By Trees vs. Anna Karina
The other day, I saw "Anna", a 1967 French musical starring Anna Karina. It's a TV movie, so it's a bit poor, but Anna absolutely radiates with her ear-to-ear grin and her manic eyes. I felt the urge to make a music video out of her scenes. Then I remembered hearing a fantastic, summery remix of Taken By Trees' "Anna" by CFCF a couple weeks ago. I went ahead and mashed the two up. It took me ages to finish, but I think I did alright. So if you want to see the New Wave heroine dancing to Taken By Trees' music, here's your chance!
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Music For A Spring Night
Picking where the last post left off... Sun is down. Here are 5 more songs for springtime in the winding down hours. I tried to evoke a calmer, more relaxing atmosphere with this one. Not overtly chirpy, but not too depressing either. Hope you all are having a great Sunday evening.
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Music For A Spring Day
Springtime is finally upon us. Gone are the tedious, brooding moodswings of winter. The return of sunlight is very much welcome indeed, though it was like a furnace outside a few days ago. I guess I shall spend less time wallowing now, and start bringing out brighter shades of music. Here's a quick mix of breezy, light tunes to match the mood of a carefree, jolly spring day. Enjoy your Sunday, folks.
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Monday, April 05, 2010
New Pop Act: Eliza Doolittle
Curiously missing from BBC's "Sound 0f 2010" shortlist last year was 22-year-old singer/songwriter Eliza Doolittle. It seemed odd, as she was quite hotly tipped, signed to Parlophone, and being on the list could've been her much-needed platform to launch. Fast forward to April, and there's still little development and news of an album. I suspect the label's not entirely sure what to do with her now. The music's not the problem, that is certain. She makes breezy, feel-good acoustic pop that is great for sunny days. The hooks are catchy and instant. It's just that she came to the scene about 3 years too late. What's she doing is no longer considered fresh as it once was with the likes of Lily Allen, Kate Nash or Corinne Bailey-Rae. It's a pity as she has some really pleasant songs. "Rollerblades" and "Go Home" are among my favorites from her self-titled digital EP. "Skinny Genes", the lead single, sounded slight and thin at first, but has grown on me a lot lately with its whistle-laden chorus. Here's hoping she will find her audience, and get a few tv syncs, at least. A track & a remix by Jamie of The XX after the jump.
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Labels: Eliza Doolittle, Folk, Pop, Singer/Songwriter, UK
Friday, April 02, 2010
Covered: Noisettes Reimagined Buzzcocks
Noisettes recently covered Buzzcocks' new wave classic "Ever Fallen In Love" for Dr. Martens' 50th anniversary campaign, and it has finally been put up online today as a free download, along with a pretty glossy music video directed by famed photographer duo Rankin & Chris (whose last work was Kelis' "Acapella" video). Video + the track after the jump.
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Labels: Buzzcocks, Covers, Indie, The Noisettes
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Two Door Cinema Club Remixed By Ted & Francis
Two Door Cinema Club is quickly securing their place as one of my favorite new acts of 2010. Their debut album "Tourist History" supplied me enough super slick Phoenix-lite power pop tunes to last a whole year. While they have no novelty or gimmicks to offer, they've got crunchy riffs and infectious melodies in abundance. The latest single, "Something Good Can Work", is one of their best tracks to date, and in a utopian world, it would be a certified summer smash. Ted & Francis certainly got the idea as they stepped ahead and add a tropical flavor to the song! Now all they need is to release "Eat It Up, It's Good For You" next for a solid string of fun & catchy pop rock singles. Get the remix after the jump.
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Labels: Electronic, Indie, Remixes, Two Door Cinema Club, UK
New Pop Act: Sunday Girl
I'm not sure what to make of the latest budding major label pop act from the UK, Sunday Girl (Blondie reference?). Her (their?) debut single "Four Floors" is certainly a catchy slice of electro-pop, which I've been playing for the last few days. There's an edge to the production that makes the song seem greater than the sum of its parts, and her voice reminds of Little Boots. And of course, Ellie Goulding comparisons are inevitable. The video makes it clear what sort of audience the label wants to pander to. The cynic in me just has to wonder if this is more than your average production-line pop. Nah I'm just being a prick about it. Don't overthink, self.
To sum it up, not amazing but highly listenable pop tune. Judging by the way things go across the pond, I assume this is just a "buzz single", and a "big" tune will come along soon. It's too early to say, but for now, count me in.
An EP is available on iTunes for folks in the UK, including this very bloggable Diplo remix.
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Labels: Diplo, Electronic, Pop, Remixes, Sunday Girl
Monday, March 15, 2010
Ellie Goulding Remixed By Bright Light Bright Light
Here is a freshly squeezed remix of Ellie Goulding's "Under The Sheets", courtesy of Rod Thomas, under his alias Bright Light Bright Light. Recently made available for free on his website, it's certainly a very listenable reswizzle to these ears.
UPDATE: Of course, I received a DMCA takedown notification for this. Link removed guys, but it's still at Rod Thomas's website for anyone still interested.
Still not tired of this song yet. Ellie's star is shooting up this year, and rightfully so. To be honest, on first listen, I was a little underwhelmed by her album, but I kept coming back and found new layers to appreciate. "Lights" is the sort of album that has lasting power, although at times could have benefited from a less "busy" production.
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Labels: Bright Light Bright Light, Electronic, Ellie Goulding, Pop, Remixes
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
10 Amazing Things About She & Him's New Video "In The Sun"
These are those.
- Synchronized dancing overload!
- Zooey's impossibly pretty hair! And the wink at 2:18! Ain't she puuurdy!
- The giddy Asian dancing bro!
- Sunglass-wearing M. Ward looking a bit like Robert Downey Jr! He's just too cool for school! *sorry*
- Hula hoops!!!
- Polka-dots!!!
- Badass fake guitar playing there, Mr. Him.
- The little walk off Zooey does at the end.
- It was directed by Bring It On director, who worked previously with Zooey on Yes Man.
- The whole affair was basically a hip, "indie" version of Glee.
And here I thought she couldn't be any more adorable. I have watched the video more than 4 times today already, I might as well create a "I Hate Ben Gibbard" Facebook group.
I know some might have issues with her cutesy-indie-chick-in-vintage-dresses schtick considering she's a grown-ass 30-year-old woman, but not me at all! In fact, the video took an already great song to a new level. It almost feels like a follow-up to that music video she did with Joseph Gordon-Levitt for "500 Days Of Summer". It's so awesome that it dragged me out of blogging retirement just to rave about it! From the 3 songs off "Volume Two" so far, I predict this record will be just as strong and catchy as the first. The b-side to "In The Sun", "I Can Hear Music" is a gorgeous Ronettes cover that needs to be heard. It seems Zooey is seriously commited to this musical liaison. I loved the first album, so here's hoping these two can keep up the pace of one new volume every year, because I will always have a place for more sunny, simple melodies.
MP3: She & Him - In The Sun
"Volume Two" comes out on March 23 on Merge. Pre-order here.
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Labels: Alternative, Indie, Music Videos, She And Him
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Take me out tonight...
Two months ago, I found myself sitting in a cab on the way back to my dorm at 2AM. There I was, still reeling from the overflowing joy of an amazing gig experience. The streets were literally deserted. Trees basked in an ember-colored glow rolled by. Right at that moment, suddenly the lyrics of The Smiths' "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" popped in my head. And it just felt so... right. Finally, I understood it. Now I don't know much about The Smiths, and I think I've only heard about 5 songs of them. But this one particular song will forever be engraved to that special memory of mine.
Here are some fantastic covers of it.
Angie Hart's version is a stripped-down piano one with her angelic voice.
Death Cab For Cutie's is a typical Ben Gibbard acoustic rendition.
The Lucksmiths' makes a bittersweet twee-pop version.
And I conclude with the distinctive baritone of Neil Hammond of The Divine Comedy.
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Labels: Alternative, Angie Hart, Covers, Death Cab For Cutie, Indie, The Divine Comedy, The Lucksmiths
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Snow Patrol Covers Madonna
Snow Patrol has sadly become one of those bands I can no longer get behind. After scoring their biggest hit 'Chasing Cars', they just seemed to get creatively bankrupt, as the subsequent singles just sounded stale and unmemorable to these ears. I know their music's not all that upbeat to begin with, but even the assistance of synthesizers on their latest greatest-hit single 'Just Say Yes' couldn't make them sound any less dull. I believe Gary & co truly peaked with 'Run'.
However, their recent visit to Radio 1 spawned a very listenable cover of Madonna's 'Ray Of Light'. They did a great job on Beyoncé's 'Crazy In Love' years ago, so this is another pleasant surprise. I think I'd like a studio version of this. Maybe they should pull a Leona Lewis (She first covered 'Run' on Live Lounge, then released a proper studio version as a single and earned an easy UK number one). Speaking of Leona, did you know she just covered Oasis' 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' on her new album, with choirs and all? It's also pretty good. But I digress... here is the reason for all this nonsense rambling:
Snow Patrol - Ray Of Light (Madonna Cover)
(video of the performance)
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Labels: Covers, Live, Madonna, Snow Patrol


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PHOENIX - Nine fugitives have yet to face charges that they were part of a scheme to defraud the U.S. Government out of more than a half-million dollars in student loans. As of today, 54 of the 65 defendants charged in the 130-count indictment have appeared in federal court. The final two defendants are expected to appear in court in the near future. Charges vary for each individual and include Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, Financial Aid Fraud and/or False Statements in Connection with Financial Aid. The lead defendant charged in all 130 counts, Trenda Lynne Halton, 37, of Peoria, Ariz., was arrested on June 24, 2009, and was released pending trial. Trial for all defendants is set for October 6, 2009, before U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake. A chart with defendant information, along with their respective charges and status, is attached.
Also attached is a wanted poster with photos of the nine fugitives. The U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Department of Education are asking the public's assistance regarding the whereabouts of nine fugitives in this case. Anyone with information regarding the location of any of these fugitives is asked to contact Postal Inspector Greg Torbenson at 602-223-3256, Special Agent Adam Shanedling at 562-980-4136, or call the U.S. Postal Inspection Service toll free at 1-877-876-2455 (then select option 2.)
The June 2009 indictment alleges that from July 4, 2006, through October 30, 2007, Halton recruited individuals to act as straw students in order to apply for federal financial aid, in the form of Stafford Loans and Pell Grants, with her assistance at Rio Salado Community College. The applicants were neither active students at Rio Salado nor did they intend to become active students. Halton worked with four of those charged to recruit additional individuals to fraudulently apply for, and receive, student financial aid through Rio Salado. A total of 60 additional straw students were also charged as a result of the scheme.
The indictment alleges that during the scheme Halton maintained a system of documents and handwritten records that contained personal information for approximately 136 straw students and potential straw students. The extensive database included items such as dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, fictitious and valid wage tax statements, tax returns, tax transcripts, fictitious and valid high school diplomas and Rio Salado Financial Aid applications. Halton completed and submitted Rio Salado admission and financial aid applications containing forged and false statements for at least 64 financial aid applicants.
Halton charged a fee to straw students ranging from $500 to $1,500. She also accessed Rio Salado online classes, assuming the identity of the various straw students, in order to generate records of the straw students' participation in online classes and cause Rio Salado to authorize financial aid payments to the straw students. During the period of the conspiracy and scheme, Halton and her 64 co- defendants unlawfully caused federally insured loans and grants to be disbursed to unqualified straw students totaling approximately $538,932.
A conviction for each count of Conspiracy or Financial Aid Fraud carries a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine or both. Each conviction for False Statements in Connection With Financial Aid carries a maximum penalty of one year, $100,000 fine or both. Each conviction for Mail Fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years, a $250,000 fine or both. In determining an actual sentence, U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake will consult the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provide appropriate sentencing ranges. The judge, however, is not bound by those guidelines in determining a sentence.
An indictment is simply the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The investigation preceding the indictment was conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General with assistance from the Surprise Police Department. The prosecution is being handled by Frederick A. Battista and Charles W. Galbraith, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
RELEASE NUMBER: 2009-232(Halton et al)
For more information on the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/az/


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois state Senate agreed Thursday to create a state-governed "health insurance exchange" where individuals and small businesses could shop for coverage as required by President Barack Obama's health law.
Lawmakers voted 37-19 to establish the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace and send the bill back to the House for further consideration. Gov. Pat Quinn released a statement calling the measure "an important first step" toward full implementation of the national health law. But the measure is dividing consumer advocates, with some groups breaking ranks and calling for a new approach.
Brian Imus of Illinois Public Interest Research Group said the measure lacks an independent governing board with any real power to negotiate better premium rates for consumers.
"This is too important to rush through in the last few days in session," Imus said. "We absolutely need a state-based exchange, but we should do it right."
The marketplace is expected to guide people through the purchase of health and dental insurance plans. It also would help qualified businesses enroll their employees in health insurance plans.
The Affordable Care Act - Obama's signature domestic achievement - calls for almost all Americans to have health insurance beginning in 2014 or pay a penalty. New insurance marketplaces are scheduled to be operating in every state Oct. 1. Illinois will begin an exchange this year through a federal partnership, but Quinn hopes to establish a state-run marketplace for coverage starting in 2015.
The legislative proposal creates the exchange's governing board, and it provides that its 11 members should be appointed by the governor and represent minority groups, people with disabilities, labor and small businesses, among others. The bill also establishes a series of recusal procedures and conflict of interest rules members must abide by.
The board would review the health plans offered through the exchange to verify they meet various standards, including affordability and quality of care.
Industry estimates show operating the exchange will cost between $54 million and $89 million.
The Illinois state Senate has now approved two major pieces of Obama's health overhaul law: the expansion of Medicaid to cover many low-income people without children at home and the state-governed insurance marketplace where middle-income people will be able to get financial subsidies to help pay for coverage.
Jim Duffett of the Campaign for Better Health Care, a consumer group that supports the national health law, said he was hopeful the House would approve both proposals next week.
There may be roadblocks to passage in the House. The bill would require Illinois insurance carriers to finance the cost of the marketplace through an assessment based on the dollar amount of premiums each carrier collects from Illinois insurance customers.
That's causing headaches for the insurance industry, which isn't entirely happy with the way the assessment is structured, said Elena Butkus of Aetna Inc., which is "officially neutral on the bill right now where it stands."
"There has to be set of checks and balances regarding how much the industry will be assessed," Butkus said.
Quinn, a Democrat, released a statement thanking Sen. Dave Koehler, a Peoria Democrat, for leadership on the bill and calling the Senate action "an important milestone."
"This legislation is an important first step towards my agenda to ensure Illinois fully reaps the benefits of the Affordable Care Act," Quinn said in the statement.


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LONGTIME PAIRING: There were vineyards long before the invention of the hot air balloon -- hope we're not spoiling any time-travel-y type story ideas you have in your writing folder -- but once balloons lifted off the twosome went down in history as something special. Why? Well, there's something that downright enchanted about floating high above wine country while spying all of those neat little squares and rectangles below, each one a different vineyard. Wine regions are pretty from the ground, but above? Please. They're absolute paintings, and anyone who says we're going to far with that description needs to search out some images online and rethink their stance. Plus, once your balloon lands? A glass of wine, or bubbly, is frequently enjoyed. It's all win-win, and there are likely a few more wins we're not even considering. And when you consider the three-day party that's just ahead for Temecula Valley, you might as well throw in a few extra wins beyond balloons and wine (including wins signifying food, music, entertainment, art, and other good stuff).
HAPPY 30TH! The Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival is set to catch air from Friday, May 31 through Sunday, June 2. One of the state's biggest balloon bashes is indeed marking three decades this year, meaning the tried-and-loved staples'll be out: an evening Balloon Glow, a mondo arts and crafts dealie, and two stages for music. Plus vino, one of the two stars of the show, a star that is no less colorful than the big balloons capturing all of the camera attention. We'd go for the food & wine pairing sessions, or the beer & food pairings, if that's your thing. They're ticketed separately, note, so investigate before making for Lake Skinner.
Oh, and your general tickets? They'll run $17/day to $25/day, at the gate, depending on whether you show on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (Saturday's the big day, no surprise). But you can get 'em for less online. It's a pretty deal indeed, though not as pretty as seeing a vineyard from a hot air balloon.


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- Opening of Musée National des Beaux Arts de Québec's Lassonde Pavilion (2016)
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March15,2013 Global status report on road safety
AT&T Don't Text While Driving Documentary ( Video Inside)
YASA and LASIP advice to avoid the increase of injuries resulting from road collisions on New Year's Eve
Make sure that the mattress is comfortable, suitable and properly fit in the child bed.
Adopting Android will make it easier for car companies to offer navigation, messaging and other features while increasing driver safety. (Kzenon/shutterstock.com)
Google has joined forces with Audi, GM, Honda, Hyundai plus chipmaker Nvidia to form Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), which aims to bring the Android smartphone operating system and its apps to car dashboards.
By adopting Android, car companies will find it easier to bring new connected car innovations to their customers and, because it is already the world's most popular smartphone and tablet operating system, they will be able to do so in a way that is easy to use and to understand.
"The worlds of consumer and automotive technologies have never been more closely aligned, and this alliance will only pave the way for faster innovation," said Ricky Hudi, Head of Electrics/Electronics Development at AUDI AG. "Working toward a common ecosystems benefits driver safety above all."
The study, which used video footage from cameras installed inside 150 cars, found that even experienced drivers were more than twice as likely to crash or have a close call when dialing a cell phone
Experienced adults were more than twice as likely to crash or nearly crash when dialing a cell phone as when they did not dial and drive, but did not have an increased risk while engaging in other tasks secondary to driving, while novice drivers were four times more likely to crash or nearly crash while texting.
If a phone's functions are integrated into a vehicle and can be accessed via voice commands or a touch screen, many of these risks will be mitigated, especially if the way of accessing the features is intuitive and doesn't require car owners to dig out the user manual every time they want to accept or decline a call or pull up a map.
"Millions of people are already familiar with Android and use it every day," said Sundar Pichai, SVP of Android, Chrome & Apps at Google. "The expansion of the Android platform into automotive will allow our industry partners to more easily integrate mobile technology into cars and offer drivers a familiar, seamless experience so they can focus on the road."
As well as core smartphone functions, by creating an automotive version of Android, app developers will also be able to build versions of their apps that are suitable for in-car use, whether for navigation, scheduling or even social networking.
"Through the OAA, our customers using Android devices will soon be able to enjoy the continuous user experience in their Hyundai and Kia vehicles," said Dr. Woong-Chul Yang, Vice Chairman of R&D, Hyundai Motor Group. "By introducing the latest IT technologies safely and securely throughout our full range of vehicles, we continually strive to provide the highest levels of convenience and enhance the in-vehicle experience."
The first cars with integrated Android will be hitting the streets later this year. The OAA hopes that Android's open-source nature and its scalability, plus the wealth of developers already building apps for it will attract more car companies to sign up to the alliance.


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03 June 2013
I have come across the following Canadian websites, blogs, Facebook, and newspaper articles this past week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be interested in them, too
There is none available this past week.
My Ain Folk The Faunt & Fants of Ireland http://myainfolkfantofireland.blogspot.com The blogger's family were mostly in Cork/Tipperary/Limerick for 600 years when they left Ireland in 1869 and came to New Jersey. Other lines ( Fant) are in Colonial Virginia c. 1671 and Canada and Australia ( Font and Faunt) Few are left in Ireland.
Facebook- YouTube – Video
At Park Canada, they have over 40 videos to view, and over 4,000 people have spent time at this site.
Some of the videos are not what you would expect to see, but they are interesting, nevertheless.
An example is the Whitewater German Prisoner of War Camp, The Vikings of L'Anse Aux Meadows, and The Battle of Fort George.
They are available at http://www.pc.gc.ca/media/index_e.asp
'Lest We Forget' - launched at Algoma U www.sootoday.com/content/news/details.asp?c=57444
A new collection, the "Lest We Forget" Remembrance and Military Library (LWFRML), which houses a special collection of books focusing on Canada's vast military history and peacekeeping activities is now at Algoma University at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Upper Fort Garry heritage park development set to begin www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/05/27/mb-upper-fort-garry-heritage-park-winnipeg.html Work is starting this week on a heritage park at Winnipeg's Upper Fort Garry site, an area known as the birthplace of Manitoba.
Rescued murals now at U of S: Saskatoon's Perehudoff paintings on display http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/story/2013/05/29/saskatoon-mural-130529.htmlMurals that William Perehudoff painted at the now demolished Intercontinental Packers building are on display at the University of Saskatchewan. Art historians painstakingly removed the murals before the building was torn down.
Classic cars rev up the ultimate car show at Reynolds-Alberta Museum
http://beaconnews.ca/blog/2013/05/reynolds-alberta-museum-hosting-ultimate-car-showOn June 8 and 9, over 550 cars, trucks and motorcycles will be on display at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum west of Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
Canadian history on a brick wall: Three cameras will synchronize for War of 1812 video screening www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/metro/Canadian-history-on-a-brick-wall-209257921.html A free showing of Flames of War — An 1812 Experience will take place at The Historical Museum of St. James-Assiniboia on Sat., June 8 at 3180 Portage Ave, Winnipeg.
Irish delegation coming to West Prince (Prince Edward Island) www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2013-05-23/article-3257682/Irish-delegation-coming-to-West-Prince/1The Tignish Municipal Council and the Irish Heritage Festival committee meant with a delegation from County Monaghan, Ireland during the last week in May.
The lonesome beauty of Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore: The coast between Halifax and Cape Breton is rugged, rich in history and largely unexplored www.montrealgazette.com/travel/lonesome+beauty+Nova+Scotia+Eastern+Shore/8425394/story.html Follow along with Elin Miller as she travels Route 7 along the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia.
Pictures and Story of the Week
Have you decided where you are going on vacation this year? Ever thought about our national parks, and what Canada Parks have to offer?
The 2013 season, called Reboot, Escape, Discover, they have many programs that you can visit at their National Parks of Canada, National Historic Sites of Canada, or at National Marine Conservation Areas of Canada.
The site where you can visit is at www.pc.gc.ca/eng/index.aspx
The next Canadian Week in Review will be issued Monday June 10, 2013


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Back in September we noted a peculiar RFP by the Fed which sought to become a secret 'big brother' to the social media world, and to "monitor billions of conversations and generate text analytics based on predefined criteria." The Fed's desired product should be able to "determine the sentiment of a speaker or writer with respect to some topic or document"... "The solution must be able to gather data from the primary social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Forums and YouTube. It should also be able to aggregate data from various media outlets such as: CNN, WSJ, Factiva etc." Most importantly, the "Listening Platform" should be able to "Handle crisis situations, Continuously monitor conversations, and Identify and reach out to key bloggers and influencers." While it is unclear just how successful the Fed has been in eavesdropping on various critical blogs, and divining "sentiment", it now appears that the propaganda masters at the Office of Central Planning have decided to go for young American minds while they are still pliable. It appears that as part of its reenactment of Goebbels "economic education" curriculum, the Fed will now directly appeal to K 8-12 student, in which it will elucidate on the premise of "Constitutionality of a Central Bank." You know - just in case said young (and soon to be very unemployed) minds get ideas that heaven forbid, the master bank running the US is not exactly constitutional - you know, that whole thing between Andrew Jackson and the Second Bank of the United States...
And in case one is wondering what dogmatic propaganda their childredn will be filled with, here is tje course outline.
Lesson Description
The Constitution of the United States outlines the basic principles of the U.S. government. This lesson focuses on the express and implied powers of Congress and the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether a law is unconstitutional. In this lesson, students learn about McCulloch v. Maryland, a case decided in 1819 over (1) whether the state of Maryland had the right to tax the Second Bank of the United States and (2) whether Congress had violated the Constitution in establishing the Bank. Students also review the expressed powers of Congress identified in the Constitution and analyze how Congress implements the necessary and proper (elastic) clause to enact its expressed powers. Finally, students use their knowledge of McCulloch v. Maryland and the necessary and proper clause to consider the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve System.
Expressed powers
Federal Reserve Act
Fiat money
Implied powers
Necessary and proper (elastic) clause
Value of money [ZH: lol]
Students will:
- define expressed powers, implied powers, precedent, fiat money, the Federal Reserve Act, the necessary and proper (elastic) clause, and the value of money;
- cite examples of the expressed powers granted to Congress in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution;
- explain the meaning of the necessary and proper (elastic) clause;
- explain the significance of the McCulloch vs. Maryland Supreme Court case; and
- give examples of the implied powers necessary to implement various expressed powers.
Yet the oddest thing about the lesson plan is visual #4. It speaks for itself:
Well thanks for the warning...
Full lesson:


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Meanwhile, up in the northwest corner ...
This, that and the other teams:
They brought in their too-far fences this season. Theirs is a a beautiful downtown ballpark in one of America's most beautiful cities, hard by the water, in a far west corner of the country.
They've alienated themselves, badly, from that city. Crowds are dwindling, sometimes seeming to care more for the visiting teams, if caring at all anymore. Attendance is perilously close to dipping under 10,000.
Presently unavailable are their two best hitters, one with a fractured finger. They're one of two teams whose pitchers gave up a majors-leading 21 homers in the first two weeks of the season.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Seattle Padres. Oops, sorry, Mariners.
It's just all so familiar, right from the start. Like the non-hitting, homer-victimized Padres, the Mariners began their season with a rough road trip, won their home opener and went right back to their losing ways with a series loss to the one team (Houston) the M's are expected to beat. Seattle has only a few more wins to show for their trouble.
The Padres are doing without broken-thumbed Chase Headley and now-suspended left fielder Carlos Quentin, the Mariners without Michael Saunders and left fielder Michael Morse, the latter of whom was leading the American League with six homers in the first nine games when breaking a pinky.
Their manager, Eric Wedge, sure sounds like he's channeling Bud Black.
"It's the major leagues," said Wedge. "I've said it before: If we play the way we're capable of playing, we can beat anybody. If we don't, anybody can beat us. It's as simple as that."
As much as we know better, as many miles as there are between Seattle and San Diego, Major League Baseball has long mismatched the Mariners and Padres as "natural" rivals. Turns out they're more like Siamese twins.
Miggy on wheels
Miguel Cabrera scored a Triple Crown last year, but not a single triple. Even in becoming the first player since Carl Yastrzemski to lead his league in average, home runs and RBI, Cabrera hadn't tripled since 2010.
That streak ended recently with a well-placed line drive off the scoreboard. Freakier yet, just one inning earlier, the thick-bodied Cabrera had stolen third base, catching the Toronto Blue Jays so much by surprise that pitcher Josh Johnson held the ball the whole time Cabrera was headed to third.
"I'm not a fast runner, so I need to be a little bit smart," Cabrera said. "I have to make sure I'm going to be safe 100 percent. Ninety percent, I'm going to be out."
It was impressive enough that Justin Masterson – already the first Jamaican-born pitcher to come out of San Diego State, we presume – got off to a 3-0 start with an 0.41 ERA for the Indians.
In the process, though, he also became the first pitcher in major league history to beat a reigning Cy Young Award winner in consecutive starts. Masterson pitched the Tribe to wins over R.A. Dickey in Toronto and David Price at Tampa Bay.
Trivia & tidbits
• With his three homers in a game against the Jays, Will Middlebrooks of the Boston Red Sox became the 15th different player with 10 or more letters in his name to go three-deep, including the aforementioned Yaz. Middlebrooks was still one letter shy of the all-time champ, Colorado's Todd Hollandsworth in 2001.
• Lest this become a weird-food column, the Charleston RiverDogs of the Sally League seem intent on giving the Pittsburgh Pirates and their previously reported "Brunch Burger" a run for the money. The RiverDogs' concoction is a burger with peanut butter, pepper jelly and jalapeno bacon, which can be downed with the beer milkshake.
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The Middle Georgia State College (MGSC) basketball team, head coach Scott Moe and the athletic department will honor Perle Peacock at 7:15 p.m. on January 27, 2014 in Morris Gym on the Cochran campus for his years of service as clock keeper for the men's and women's basketball programs. For over 45 years Peacock held the duty of the clock keeper, ending his time on March 5, 2013 with a win in the first round of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) playoffs.
Asking around, no one was able to provide the year that Peacock began working the clock only that it was during the tenure of Coach J.L. Padgett which ended in 1968 and resulted in the hiring of Coach Ben Rogers. Coach Rogers only knows that Peacock was already working the clock for the team when he arrived on campus to take over the men's program. From historical records, it appears Coach Padgett arrived around 1963-64 giving a window between 1963 and 1968 that he would have begun running the clock for the program.
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text: The principle of multiple primer dispension (MPD). Compatibility among PyroMark platforms for methylation analysis. Compatibility among PyroMark platforms for mutation analysis. Excluding well-to-well and disc-to-disc cross contamination. A sequencing primer mixture is loaded into 1 reservoir of the primer cartridge and dispensed to 4 different wells. Each primer only anneals to its specific target sequence and will be elongated during the Pyrosequencing reaction. Primers in each MPD mix should be designed and checked to avoid formation of primer–dimers or binding to another PCR template. ER-alpha methylation was measured in defined mixtures of methylated and unmethylated control DNA, representing methylation degrees of 0, 50 and 100%, using four different PyroMark platforms. The methylation measured for one CpG site was plotted against the expected percentage of methylated DNA. All four platforms gave the same results, showing that previously designed assays can be transferred among various PyroMark platforms. The NRAS Pyro assay was used to measure mutation frequencies in defined mixtures of wildtype and mutated NRAS sequences. Nine different mixtures representing frequencies of 0, 5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90, 95, and 100% were analyzed using three different PyroMark platforms. The mutation frequencies measured were plotted against the expected frequencies. The data reveals that all three platforms gave the same results, showing that previously designed assays can be transferred among various PyroMark platforms. In run A, PCR products and non-template controls (NTC) were loaded into a Q48 disc in alternating order. The Pyrosequencing results show no cross-contamination between disc wells. Run B was performed with NTC samples only and without replacing the absorber strip from the first run. The results exclude any cross-contamination from one run to another. Results shown in relative light units.


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The Central Connecticut volleyball team fell to the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds on Saturday in three sets by scores of 25-22, 25-11 and 25-17. CCSU was led by sophomore Heather Trueman who posted 11 kills on the day. The Blue Devils will return to action tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 17, when they host Saint Francis Brooklyn for senior day.
The Blue Devils' record falls to 19-8 overall with the loss, 10-3 in the NEC, and snaps CCSU's 10-win streak.
Central overcame an early five point deficit in the first set to tie the match 10-10 on a service ace by sophomore Ashley Lenington. The two squads traded points, tying the match again at 19 until the Blackbirds pulled away to claim a narrow three-point victory in the first set.
The Blue Devils battled in the second and third but ultimately lost 25-11 and 25-17 to allow the Blackbirds to remain undefeated in NEC action.
Trueman led the team in kills and was followed by freshman Brooke Schwab who posted seven. Freshman Cassidy Stankowski and junior Rachel Dunlap each added four to the team's 27 total.
Dunlap led the squad in block assists with five and sophomore Makenna Lommori tallied two block assists and one solo block.
Defensively, Lommori and freshman Rachel Fish each tallied five digs followed by Stankowski who posted four.
LIU's Annika Foit totaled 18 kills, leading both squads in the match.
The Blue Devils will return to action tomorrow, Nov. 17, for senior day when they host Saint Francis Brooklyn in Detrick Gymnasium at 1 p.m. Fans can watch all the action live at www.NECFrontRow.com.


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Now that we're sober and living in reality, it's sometimes difficult to see ourselves as others see us and, in the process, determine how much progress we've made in recovery. In the old days, the back-of-the-bar mirror presented us with a distorted and illusory view of ourselves; the way we imagined ourselves to be and the way we imagined ourselves to appear in the eyes of others. A good way for me to measure my progress today is imply to look about me at my friends in The Program. As I witness the miracle of their recoveries, I realize that I'm part of the same miracle — and will remain so as long as I'm willing. Am I grateful for reality and the Divine miracle of my recovery?
Today I Pray
May god keep my eyes open for miracles — those marvelous changes that have taken place in my own life and in the lives of my friends in the group. May I ask no other measurement of progress than a smile I can honestly mean and a clear eye and a mind that can, at last, touch reality. May my own joy be my answer to my question. "How am I doing?"
Today I Will Remember
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good service
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You are hereReader Supported News: Sanders Releases Explosive Bailout List
Reader Supported News: Sanders Releases Explosive Bailout List
-By Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 13, 2012- More than $4 trillion in near zero-interest Federal Reserve loans and other financial assistance went to the banks and businesses of at least 18 current and former Federal Reserve regional bank directors in the aftermath of the 2008 financial collapse, according to Government Accountability Office records made public for the first time today by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
On the eve of Senate testimony by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Sanders (I-Vt.) released the detailed findings on Dimon and other Fed board members whose banks and businesses benefited from Fed actions.
A Sanders provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act required the Government Accountability Office to investigate potential conflicts of interest. The Oct. 19, 2011 report by the non-partisan investigative arm of Congress laid out the findings, but did not name names. Sanders today released the names.
"This report reveals the inherent conflicts of interest that exist at the Federal Reserve. At a time when small businesses could not get affordable loans to create jobs, the Fed was providing trillions in secret loans to some of the largest banks and corporations in America that were well represented on the boards of the Federal Reserve Banks. These conflicts must end," Sanders said.
The GAO study found that allowing members of the banking industry to both elect and serve on the Federal Reserve's board of directors creates "an appearance of a conflict of interest" and poses "reputational risks" to the Federal Reserve System.
In Dimon's case, JPMorgan received some $391 billion of the $4 trillion in emergency Fed funds at the same time his bank was used by the Fed as a clearinghouse for emergency lending programs. In March of 2008, the Fed provided JPMorgan with $29 billion in financing to acquire Bear Stearns. Dimon also got the Fed to provide JPMorgan Chase with an 18-month exemption from risk-based leverage and capital requirements. And he convinced the Fed to take risky mortgage-related assets off of Bear Stearns balance sheet before JP Morgan Chase acquired the troubled investment bank.
Another high-profile conflict involved Stephen Friedman, the former chairman of the New York Fed's board of directors. Late in 2008, the New York Fed approved an application from Goldman Sachs to become a bank holding company giving it access to cheap loans from the Federal Reserve. During that period, Friedman sat on the Goldman Sachs board. He also owned Goldman stock, something that was prohibited by Federal Reserve conflict of interest regulations. Although it was not publicly disclosed at the time, Friedman received a waiver from the Fed's conflict of interest rules in late 2008. Unbeknownst to the Fed, Friedman continued to purchase shares in Goldman from November 2008 through January of 2009, according to the GAO.
In another case, General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt was a New York Fed board member at the same time GE helped create a Commercial Paper Funding Facility during the financial crisis. The Fed later provided $16 billion in financing to GE under this emergency lending program.
Sanders on May 22 introduced legislation to prohibit banking industry and business executives from serving as directors of the 12 Federal Reserve regional banks.
To read a report summarizing the new GAO information, click here.