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Steel Asylum: Suicide vs. Chris Sabin vs. Amazing Red vs. Alex Shelley vs. Black Machismo vs. Daniels vs. Consequences Creed vs. D'Angelo Dinero.
Each competitor had their own entrance into the Six Sides of Steel, at which point the roof of the Asylum. Dinero is the former WWE star Elijah Burke.
It was all chaos from the bell. The Machineguns tossed Daniels into the cage. They then worked over Dinero. Lethal tried to climb out but was pulled down. Sabin and Daniels battled on the top rope but Daniels slammed him off the top. Shelley grabbed Daniels with a jawbreaker. Suicide hit a superplex on Red. The Guns worked over Suicide with Sabin whipping Shelley into a overhead suplex, landing on Dinero. The fans chanted TNA. They were pushing the Guns off TV storyline hard on commentary.
Lethal and Sabin battled while standing on the top rope. Daniels was speared off the top rope by Dinero. Suicide hit a rolling Samoan Drop on Red. Shelley hit a double bodypress on Lethal Consequences. As you can imagine, there is way too much to follow but all of it is entertaining as hell.
Dinero hit a reverse STO on Sabin. Dinero and Daniels went back and forth. They went into the Tower of Doom spot in the corner with tons of car crash bumps out of the superplex/powerbomb combination. Creed went for a fireman's carry but Shelley escaped and sidestepped a dropkick. Shelley went for the Oriental Torture Device but Lethal got involved. Suicide hit an elbow off the ropes on Lethal.
Red and Suicide traded blows in the center of the ring. Dinero hit a huge elevated powerbomb on Suicide. Shelley drilled Sliced Bread #2 on Daniels. Lethal nailed a Faceplant on Shelley but was caught with a Sabin tornado DDT. Red used a rana to drill Creed into the mat in a sweet spot. Red climbed up towards the top but Shelley caught him in the turnbuckles. Everyone followed suit in the same corner,. Daniels hit an uranage off the ropes on Dinero. Creed suplexed Suicide out of the corner. The Guns hit a double team sliced bread/powerbomb on Lethal.
Red was left alone in the corner but went after Guns. He took them both out and the crowd chanted, "He's amazing." Red made his way to the inside of the Asylum roof. Daniels was close behind and puilled Red down. Red crashed onto a bunch of wrestlers standing below. Daniels was left hanging upside down from the Asylum.
Suicide began pulling himself towards the top. Dinero followed him and took him out. Suicide took a clean bump from the inside of the roof into the ring. Insane. Dinero was close to the roof but returned to the ring, limping. He went right after Suicide. Daniels freed himself and made his way through the opening to the outside and won.
Your winner, Daniels!
Daniels wins an X-Division championship bout at No Surrender. Dinero stood over Suicide staring at him after the match as Don West wondered what their history might have been.
Great opener. Tons of fast paced action, car crash bumps and all sorts of innovative action. Really great way to open the PPV. Dinero had a fun debut as well.
Jeremy Borash grabbed Daniels at ringside after the bout. Daniels said what we just saw was what the X-Division was all about. He said he has history with Samoa Joe and Homicide, but would love to get into the ring with Joe over the choices he made. Daniels said whoever wins, they were in a lose-lose situation because in the end, they will be in the ring with him. Daniels addressed AJ Styles at home, saying he was at home and had his doubts but to come back soon. Strong promo.
Backstage, Matt Morgan was interviewed by Lauren Jones. He told her that at one point, he wanted to be in the Main Event Mafia, but Kurt Angle kept jerking him around with all his dirty work. He said that he wanted to make clear that no one can control him and it was his destiny to become the TNA World champion tonight. Good promo. Nice to see the focus on the World title.
Abyss vs. Jethro Holiday (with Dr. Stevie) - Bounty Match with All Weapons Legal
They slugged it out in the middle of the ring and Abyss drilled Holiday with a right as he rebounded off the ropes. He went into the corner but Holiday caught him and drilled Abyss with chops and shoulderblocks. Abyss retaliated with a clothesline. Abyss clotheslined Holiday over the top to the floor. He followed Holiday and they battled outside. Abyss tossed Holiday into the rail and the ring steps. By the way, this new look for Abyss is a BIG improvement.
Abyss and Holiday returned to the ring. Abyss drilled him with rights and lefts in the corner as Holiday covered up. Abyss went to the floor and grabbed a steel chair. Dr. Stevie slid a baton in to Holiday. Holiday drilled Abyss in the leg and began working Abyss over. He pulled Abyss up on the outside of the apron and clubbed him with a forearm over the chest, then shoved him into the rail outside.
While Abyss was on the floor, Stevie began browbeating him. Holiday went to the floor and tossed Abyss into the ring and garnered a two count. Holiday grabbed the chair but before he could use it, was grabbed in a goozle for a chokeslam. Holiday used an elbow to escape but was hit with the big boot to the face, then a backdrop. Abyss charged Holiday in the corner and hit a sideslam for a two count.
Abyss grabbed the chair and placed it over Holiday's chest. Abyss went for the Earthquake splash but Holiday turned the chair around and Abyss crotched himself. Holiday grabbed the baton and cracked him in the head for a two count. Holiday wedged the chair in the corner and tried to whip Abyss into it. Abyss reversed the charge but Holiday saved himself from going into the chair. He acted like he was going to leap up and over a charging Abyss, but the Monster just waited, the grabbed Holiday from the back of the head and slammed him into the chair for a two count.
Stevie got on the apron, which distracted Abyss enough for Holiday to hit a bulldog. Stevie tossed Holiday brass knuckles. He reared back and charged to nail Abyss but was caught with the Black Hole Slam for the pin.
Your winner, Abyss!
After the bout, Stevie got in Holiday's face but was drilled with a right hand.
Good match. These two had really good chemistry in the ring, to the point that it accentuated the usual spots that you usually see in an Abyss bout. This may have been Holiday's best TNA showing to date and it was a good bout. I was glad to see there wasn't a reliance on the usual culprits - blood, tacks and tables - for an Abyss match.
We went backstage to Jeremy Borash interviewing Kurt Angle. No reference to the arrest, obviously. Borash said it was going to be every man for himself tonight and Angle said he didn't think so. Angle said that for weeks, Matt Morgan has been talking about how bad he wants to be in the Main Event Mafia but is now changing his tune. After Angle has a little talk with him, by the time they get to the ring, Morgan will be thinking differently.
Hernandez vs. Big Rob - Feast or Fired Briefcase on the line
Rob has the World title shot briefcase, since he stole it from Hernandez before he took time off for the neck surgery. This has to be a complete squash or else all is lost.
Hernandez took the mic and said he has family in Mexico and the United States. He said that makes him a Latino American and all the fans here are his family. He said the Impact Zone is his house. He said when the British Invasion stole his briefcase, it was the same as breaking into his house and stealing from his family. He told them they could hand over his case and walk out or he could take it and "walk out of here on top of all three of you."
All three attacked Hernandez but he made his own comeback, tossing Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams out of the ring. He drilled Rob with a flying shoulderblock and scored the pin.
Your winner, Hernandez!
Squash city and exactly what it needed to be to get over.
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Deniz Karasahin Creates The Vortex Washbasin and a Complementary Tap
Deniz Karasahin, the maker of the award winning work Washbasin and a complementary tap by Deniz Karasahin says, The aim of the vortex design is to find a new form to influence water flow in washbasins to increase their efficiency, contribute to their user experience and improve their aesthetic and semiotic qualities. The result is a metaphor, derived from an idealized vortex form that signifies drain and water flow which visually indicates the entire object as a functioning washbasin. This form combined with the tap, guides the water in to a spiral path allowing the same amount of water to cover more ground which results in decreased water consumption for cleaning. .
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Whether it's the chilly mountains of Pennsylvania or the warm desert of Palm Springs, Americans get in the holiday spirit with lights, lights and more lights – Rudolph's nose is just the beginning. Here's where to sample the wide array of festive installations this December.
37th Street, Austin, Texas
From praying mantises to your classic reindeer: this residential block in the Texas capital started its lighting tradition in the 1980s with strings of lights looped across the road. Now it may be one of the most creative festive displays in the US, what with the nativity scenes and even artistically illuminated toilets (not for public use, fortunately).
Rockefeller Center, New York City
You've seen in it a thousand movies: the plaza at NYC's Rockefeller Center, with the ice rink below and the huge Christmas spruce towering above. The tree's lights are lit in a ceremony on the first Wednesday in December, inaugurating the holiday season. Bonus: The Rockettes dance group are around the corner at Radio City Music Hall, and if you're lucky, you'll see one or two of the live camels used in their show out for a stroll.
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
An alternative to the glitz and crowds of the Rockerfeller, Ditmas Park in Brooklyn is a family-friendly, old-New-York neighbourhood and with the houses covered in Santas, nutcrackers and more, it's worth the subway ride out of Manhattan.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The atmosphere in Albuquerque's Old Town district is decidedly low-tech, with paper-bag lanterns edging the adobe walls, but magical all the same. Nearby, the BioPark botanical gardens are strung with lights shaped like whales, pick-up trucks and giant creepy-crawlies.
34th Street, Baltimore, Maryland
If you're in Baltimore, you've got to see the lights in Hampden, Maryland. This homey, grassroots light show – known as the Miracle on 34th Street, of course – covers several blocks of old row homes and draws families from all over the east coast to "ooh" and "ahh" over the sparkling display.
Koziar's Christmas Village, Bernville, Pennsylvania
Out in rural Pennsylvania, this installation grew from one man's house in 1948 to what it is today: the illuminated definition of the proverbial winter wonderland with model trains, elaborate dioramas, Santa's Post Office and an old-fashioned bakery.
Disney World, Orlando, Florida
No surprises here: The Mouse spares no expense on holiday decoration at Christmas time. The park installs more than five million choreographed lights on New York Street. You can explore festive traditions around the world at Epcot, and hear the nativity story during a candlelit procession with a fifty-piece orchestra and a choir. All sprinkled, of course, with artificial snow.
Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri
A major destination in the Midwest, this theme park almost rivals Disney for lighting bling. The whole park lights up for its "Old Time Christmas" celebrations – best seen from the top of its massive wooden rollercoaster – and there's a nightly parade with illuminated floats. Nibble on a hot apple dumpling and seasonal cinnamon ice cream when you get peckish.
Robolights, Palm Springs, California
File under W for Weird and Wonderful. For most of his life, Kenny Irwin Jr. has been building sculptures with found objects in his dad's yard. Come wintertime (such as it is in desert California), he sets his bizarre creations – including Santas, robots, and vampires – all aglow.
Holiday Trail of Lights, Louisiana
Why limit your holiday-light-seeing to one town, when you could visit five? A cluster of towns in northern Louisiana put out their finest and brightest in December. In Natchitoches, you can admire the lights from a festive boat on the lake, and in Shreveport you can tour historic homes.
If you want to escape Christmas this year, check out our top places to go in December. Explore more of America with the Rough Guide to the USA, book hostels for your trip and don't forget to purchase travel insurance before you go.


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You know when you feel blank, like somebody has wrapped your brain in a comfy duvet that doesn't let anything escape? Perfect, now you can get why this cover story might be silly and laughable; the main point here is that I want to share with you all a very yummy recipe for my perfect digestive cookies.
I might start by telling you how this recipe came to be, that sounds like a proper idea, no? Six months ago I joined the new chapter of the yearly Rencontres Science, Art et Cuisine; do you remember? I have already joined the caravan 2 years ago and I was lucky enough to win a prize.
Last time the inspiration was "tradition and innovation" this time instead they asked us to use "alternative sugars" in our creations.
After signing in for the competition, I started receiving sugar samples. The first to arrive were the Stevia ones (1st a small pouch and then a small tub of powdered Stevia and to finish a considerable bottle of water solution). Worthless to say that I dag into the little tub straight ahead, thankfully I had a vague idea of how strong this stuff is because a tiny little bit on my pinkie finger was almost enough to blow my mind away!
Incredibly sweet and with a strong lingering licorice flavor as backdrop; the sweetness doesn't hit you immediately as traditional table-sugar does, the licorice flavor is very persistent instead on the verge to being annoying.
The other sugar that attracted my attention was the isomalt that arrived immediately after the Stevia. Opposite to the latter, isomalt is instead pretty bland in taste and roughly half as sweet as regular sugar. Its most useful property is its melting point between 145°C/63°F and 150°C/66°F while regular table sugar melts at around 186°C/367°F; for this reason isomalt is often used for pulled sugar, blown sugar bubbles and other sugar sculptures. Another good point about isomalt is that it isn't metabolised by the body, so no caloric remorse, but it is actually treated as fiber.
Isomalt sugar is also perfect for more savoury version of typical sweets so what did I end up making? Savoury macarons naturally! At least I tried to…
Now that I found the what and was sorting out the how, I needed to find out the why so to have a thread to follow. Brainstorming I came up with the possibility of some a duck à l'orange macaron or something with caraway seeds, cocoa and carrots in some way but what really captured my imagination was Vietnamese Pho.
You know what I am talking about, right? One of the most favourite comfort food worldwide,
Pho is a complex Vietnamese soup consisting of a spiced up, deep brown beef stock done as in the best French tradition though with the addition of fresh ginger (sometimes charred). This broth, that often takes a good part of a day to be prepared, is served on top of a thin raw escalope of beef and rice noodles. As every fresh Vietnamese dish it is plenty of fresh vegetables as crunchy soya sprouts and fragrant herbs, usually fresh mint and coriander. A fresh squeeze of lime juice crowns this heart warming dish.
This was the perfect dish to transpose in an all sugars version, still being savoury mind you.
This macaron trial was another one to add to my long collection of failures. This time the recipe was correct and perfect but I didn't take into account the melting temperature of isomalt as well as its solubility in water.
Isomalt is in effect only soluble at roughly 30% in water at room temperature; table sugar instead has a degree of solubility of 60-70%. As other sugars, isomalt solubility degree increases with temperature reaching almost totality at boiling point but, what goes up it has to go down no? So it recrystalizes upon cooling, this is why when I made the Italian Meringue it started very fluid, got nice and creamy but it became grainy and dry pretty fast; don't worry though, you have got plenty of time to work with it.
The low melting point becomes important when baking the cookies because they fail to get crispy and acquire a nice chewy texture but easily melting in the mouth. The spice mixture was just right; aromatic, earthy with a hint of pepperiness at the end.
Earthy, with the right amount of sweetness and that peppery kick, even good for your bowels; what can you ask more from a digestive cookie??
So finally I give you the first component of my "Autour du Pho" dish:
Masala Digestive Cookies
Ingredients (makes 25-30 cookies):
- 1g of star-anise
- 1g cinnamon
- 1g of grains of fenugreek
- 2g long peppercorns
Almond paste:
- 125g powdered almonds 50g of isomalt
- 10g starch
- 1/2 tbsp of cocoa powder
- 0.5g of MSG granules
- 45g of egg white
Italian Meringue:
- 35g water
- 125g of isomalt
- 45g of egg white
- Lemon juice
Let's start by making the masala. Gather all the spices in a coffee grinder and process them until you obtain a fine powder, to ease the process you can coarsely break the star-anise and cinnamon by hand first. With a whisk mix thoroughly the powdered spices with the almonds, the isomalt, the starch, the cocoa powder and the MSG granules. Add the egg white to the dry ingredient mixture and incorporate it using a spatula. Let the mixture infuse in a warm environment covered with plastic wrap until you are ready to fold in the Italian meringue.
In a small saucepan mix the water with the isomalt. Warm up the syrup stirring until all the isomalt will be dissolved. Carefully let it boil until it reaches 120C of temperature.
In the meantime whisk the egg whites with few drops of lemon juice on medium speed until thick peaks will form and preheat your oven to 150C.
When the syrup will be at 120C, turn the speed of your mixer to the maximum and slowly drizzle it over the whipped egg-whites. The meringue will look quite fluid but continue whisking and it will thicken up while cooling down. Stop whisking at the moment it will reach the creamy glossy consistency of regular Italian meringue.
Working quite fast (the meringue will dry up upon cooling) fold the meringue in the almond paste. Using a 1/2 tbsp cookie spoon (a regular measuring spoon will work as well), portion the dough over baking paper placed on a cookie sheet.
Slide the cookies in the oven and let them cook for 10 minutes.
Let the cookies cool-down on a grate before transferring them in an airtight container for storage.
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Cook the Book: Strip Steak with Black Beans, Corn, and Cilantro
Buying a nice steak to cook at home is always exciting, and more often than not, I end up making some variation on the classic meat and potatoes. It's always enjoyable but not very light—and definitely not very springy. So instead of mashing up my usual mess of potatoes to go along with the hefty New York strip I had sitting in the fridge, I decided to take a cue from The Gloriously Gluten-Free Cookbook by Vanessa Maltin and pair my steak with a cool salad of black beans, corn, tomatoes, and cilantro.
The combination strayed from the typical rich-meat-plus-heavy-side structure that I'm so accustomed to. The salad was substantial on its own, with black beans that are meaty in their own right; the corn and jalapeños brightened, sweetened, and spiced it up. The quick marinade of soy, olive oil, and garlic permeated the steak and made for a lovely crust, although a good deal of the minced garlic burned in the searing process and had to be picked off.
Once sliced, the juices from the steak ran into the salad, giving it an added meaty note that suited the black beans to a T. Happily, after I'd cleaned my plate, I wasn't left in the usual food coma that accompanies most steak-eating experiences. I felt sated but not overstuffed, and kind of wished that there wweres just a little more steak to finish up with the black bean salad that was left over.
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- 2 tablespoons gluten-free soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 strip steaks (about 1 pound total)
- 2 cups drained canned black beans
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- 1 cup frozen yellow corn kernels, thawed
- 1/2 cup finely diced yellow onion
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon very finely diced jalapeño chile (seeds removed)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the grill or a grill pan. In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, garlic, and oil. Spread the mixture over the steaks and marinate for 30 minutes. Grill the steaks to the desired doneness, 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the black beans, cilantro, tomatoes, corn, onions, juice, and chile. Season with the salt and pepper.
Remove the steaks from the grill and place on plates. Serve the black bean and corn mixture on top.
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Packers-Bears not a hot ticket -- yet
Kickoff at 3:25 p.m. Sunday
The Packers and Bears face off Sunday for the 188th time, and rarely has the game meant more than it does this weekend, but fans aren't exactly rushing to see the game in person.
There are still tickets available.
VIDEO: Tickets still available for Packers-Bears game
Pete Kopczynski was working hard, clearing snow during Sunday's Packers game.
Lucky for him, the Bears lost. So he gets at least one more week of meaningful football.
"I'd like to see this happen. I'd like to see Green Bay kick the tail out of Chicago, so it should be a good game," Kopczynski said.
He believes the Soldier Field showdown is worth top dollar.
"If I had a disposable income, I think I'd go no matter what. I don't care what the costs would be," Kopczynski said.
At Ticket King in Milwaukee on Monday morning, John Lamoreaux said it was unusually quiet.
"Yesterday's losses were pretty heartbreaking for both teams. So I don't think people are really excited about shelling out $200 this morning for a ticket," Lamoreaux said.
WISN 12 News' Marianne Lyles checked Stub Hub Sunday night after the Packers lost but before Chicago even played. Monday morning, prices were about the same, even with so much on the line.
"I also think it's a little quiet today because of the holiday. People like to buy their tickets while they're at work, not while they're at home," Lamoreaux said.
Lamoreaux believes those tickets will get more expensive and sell more quickly right after the Christmas holiday.
At last check, tickets were running from $200, just to get into Soldier Field, up to $500.
Kickoff is at 3:25 p.m.


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Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper sees the Philippines as "an emerging Asian tiger," agreeing with the bullish outlook on the country of political and business leaders from many other parts of the world.
To demonstrate Canada's confidence in the Philippine economy, Harper pledged to increase Canadian investment in the country during his meeting with President Aquino in Malacañang on Saturday.
Bilateral trade between Canada and the Philippines amounts to US$1.5 billion.
Mr. Aquino and Harper agreed to cooperate on defense and trade, and committed to people-to-people exchanges between the Philippines and Canada.
At a joint news conference, Mr. Aquino and Harper announced that the Philippine Department of National Defense and the state-run Canadian Commercial Corp. had signed a deal to help Manila buy military equipment to defend its territory.
The deal was signed amid a territorial dispute between the Philippines and China over islands and waters in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
President Aquino said the deal would help the Philippines build up its defense and security capabilities. He declined to elaborate.
But Harper said the deal would "enable the Philippines to acquire the equipment and expertise it needs to fulfill the country's defense and security agenda."
Under the deal, Philippine purchases of equipment and expertise from Canada's C$12.6 billion (US$12.6 billion) defense industry are guaranteed by the Ottawa government, according to a Canadian government statement.
Mr. Aquino and Harper discussed the progress in the Aquino administration's good government program and the gains in the peace process, particularly the signing of framework agreement for peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
At the news conference, Mr. Aquino and Harper did not cite specific amounts for Canadian investment, but Harper described the Philippines as an "important economic partner" and an "emerging Asian tiger."
Mr. Aquino said the Philippines was open for business under a new management, and that he saw the visit of Harper as a "recognition of the change of atmosphere in the Philippines."
"We do see increased commercial trade ties between our countries," Mr. Aquino said.
He said it was "logical to assume" that the $1.5 billion two-way trade between the two countries is "just the starting point."
Defense cooperation
The two leaders witnessed the signing of the defense deal by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Canadian Minister for International Trade and Asia-Pacific Gateway Ed Fast.
"This will help us in our efforts to build our defense and security capabilities," Mr. Aquino said, welcoming Canada's help in the much-delayed modernization of the Philippine armed forces.
The Canadian Commercial Corp. serves as a go-between for Canadian suppliers and foreign governments to transact defense and security contracts.
The Philippines has been in the market for patrol vessels to protect its waters, including areas that overlap with territory claimed by China.
Manila's military treaty ally the United States is set this year to deliver a second refurbished Hamilton-class cutter, previously used by the US Coast Guard, to the Philippine Navy.
Last month, the Philippine Coast Guard announced it would buy five patrol boats from France for about 90 million euros (US$116 million), partly to guard disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea.
Harper and his lean delegation arrived in Manila Friday night.
He was accorded military honors on the Palace grounds when he showed up at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
He then proceeded to sign the presidential guestbook before he and Mr. Aquino sat for discussions in the Music Room.
This was followed by an expanded bilateral meeting at the Aguinaldo State Dining Room and the signing of the defense deal and issuance of a joint press statement at the Reception Hall.
A state luncheon at the Rizal Hall hosted by Mr. Aquino in honor of Harper and his wife, Laureen, ended the official visit of the Canadian prime minister.
Harper was scheduled to fly back to Canada at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Ties that bind
Harper's visit is the first by the highest Canadian official in 15 years. The last Canadian head of government to visit the Philippines was Prime Minister Jean Chretien, who brought a business delegation to Manila in 1997.
Besides Fast, Harper's delegation included Joseph Oliver, minister for Natural Resources; the first Filipino-Canadian senator Tobias Enverga Jr.; and 10 Filipino-Canadian community leaders.
"Our government is taking actions to aggressively expand commercial relations with the entire Asia-Pacific region. We're doing so to help create jobs, economic growth and a better quality of life both in Asia and in Canada," Harper said at the official reception.
Harper disclosed the "many ties that bind" Canada and the Philippines such as the Foreign Investment Promotion Protection Agreement signed in 1995, and the growing people-to-people links.
There are nearly 800,000 Canadians of Filipino descent living and working in Canada. With a report from AFP
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Ex-convict sentenced for sneaking into NYC jails
NEW YORK (AP) -- A convicted sex offender who repeatedly used phony correction department credentials to gain entry into New York City jails has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Matthew Matagrano was sentenced Thursday. The 36-year-old Yonkers resident pleaded guilty last month to posing as a correction officer and sneaking into the Manhattan Detention Center, where he mingled with inmates for hours.
During a Feb. 27 visit Matagrano assaulted an inmate and stole a $2,500 walkie-talkie. He also handed out cigarettes to inmates.
Matagrano's rap sheet includes a conviction for sodomy and sexual abuse. Police statements released in court report Matagrano said he repeatedly sneaked into jails because the people inside were "nice" and made him "feel important."


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Troy-based Flagstar Bancorp Inc., after four years of downsizing and tumult, may finally have put its well-publicized troubles behind it.Its stock hit a 12-month high of $21.63 on Jan. 23, up 76 percent from its 12-month low of $12.29, and earnings per share for 2013 were five times the year before. Analysts are expecting the trend to continue and recommending the stock as a buy. There's been a lot of movement to get to that place. The bank is about half the size of its peak in terms of assets — $9.1 billion today compare to a peak of $17 billion in 2007 — and now has 111 branches, compared with 179 in 2009. Since then, the bank (NYSE: FBC) has sold its 49 bank branches outside of Michigan, sold off mortgage-servicing rights for $40.7 billion worth of home loans, and sold $1.3 billion in commercial loan commitments in New England.Flagstar also agreed to pay nearly half a billion dollars to settle lawsuits over claims of shoddy home-mortgaging rights and more recently has had two large rounds of layoffs — 300 employees in July and 600 in January. The difficult moves are credited with the turnaround. But is the pain really over?Yes, says bank President and CEO Alessandro DiNello.
A Flagstar is reborn: Retrenched bank putting legacy issues behind
Banner year for earnings
Although revenue fell in 2013 compared with the previous year, Flagstar's net income more than quadrupled.
"I'm done cutting," DiNello told Crain's. "It pains me that we're impacting so many people, but I'm extremely optimistic about the future. We certainly hope we don't have to make any further workforce reductions."We had to retrench, but now we're at the point where we can rock-and-roll. We can go from de-risking the business and cleaning things up to growing. That's when it gets fun." There wasn't much fun a few years ago. Flagstar had its roots in Oak Hills Mortgage, founded by Tom Hammond in 1981 and later renamed First Security Mortgage. A sister company, First Security Savings Bank, which would eventually become Flagstar, was formed in 1987.The business was built on mortgage originations and servicing and enjoyed years of go-go growth, but it also built a branch network offering general banking services. By 2009, the bank was reeling in the wake of the housing collapse. It went from a top state performer that consistently had returns on equity of 20 percent to one drowning in red ink. It would be 15 straight quarters of losses, totaling more than $1.1 billion, before Flagstar would finally get into the black, in the second quarter of 2012. A stock that traded as high as $15.49 in 2006 hit a low in 2009 of 61 cents. Until the bank did a 10-for-1 reverse stock split, it faced delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. Hammond, who was Flagstar chairman at that point, and son Mark, president and CEO, left the bank that year, soon after MatlinPatterson Thrift Investments LP, a New York City-based private equity fund, became a major shareholder. It eventually invested $1 billion in the bank and owns 63 percent of the stock.Loose lending? Cleveland's National City Bank and Flagstar became the local poster children for mortgage excesses. National City got heavily into subprime mortgages, but unlike other banks, it didn't try to sell them off, either to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or as bundled securities to investors. It decided to keep them on its own books and in 2008 found itself in a fire sale to Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc.Flagstar managed to keep afloat, thanks to periodic infusions of cash from MatlinPatterson, which brought in Joseph Campanelli, a veteran New England banker, to replace the Hammonds. Campanelli was critical of the bank's leadership under the Hammonds, and press releases by the bank frequently referred to "legacy issues" created under previous management. Today, Mark Hammond acknowledges that Flagstar and management got caught up in a general atmosphere of loose lending practices, but said he also believes critics ignore the bank's good performance in earlier years. "I was blamed over the years for everything that went wrong, and I never responded. If that's what they wanted to do, fine. But for 15 years, we had returns on equity in excess of 20 percent. Our returns were among the best in the country," he said. DiNello, who had the title of community bank president at the bank during the Hammonds' tenure, says that while the Hammonds have taken some shots in recent years, what gets lost in the criticism is that unlike other institutions that focused on mortgages, such as National City, Countrywide Financial and Washington Mutual Bank, Flagstar survived.The Hammonds "built a big franchise that was strong enough that it allowed the bank to survive. The Hammonds took a mortgage business and built a banking brand with a lot of branches. That's what saved it. MatlinPatterson would never have invested in just a mortgage business," DiNello said.The road back
Slew of suits: Flagstar's paid more than
Since the beginning of 2012, Flagstar Bancorp Inc. has lost lawsuits or agreed to settle claims totaling more than $463 million over charges of shoddy or fraudulent underwriting practices during the pre-recession housing and refinancing boom.
• In February 2012, the bank reached a $133 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to settle a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York, admitting it made false claims that caused the Federal Housing Administration to issue insurance on loans that were ineligible.
• Last February, the bank lost a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York and was ordered to pay $90.1 million to a bond insurer, New York City-based Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., over the same issues in 2005 and 2006.
• In May, the bank agreed to pay $110 million to settle a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York accusing it of making misrepresentations to Armonk, N.Y.-based MBIA Inc. to insure mortgage-backed securities that defaulted.
• In November, Flagstar announced a settlement of $121.5 million with the Federal National Mortgage Association, more commonly known as Fannie Mae, to resolve demands that the bank repurchase defaulted loans that were sold from 2000 to 2008.
• In December,
the bank agreed to pay the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.,
commonly known as Freddie Mac,
$8.9 million to resolve repurchase requests for home loans
originated between Jan. 1, 2000, and Dec. 31, 2008.
— Tom Henderson
Flagstar began showing signs of a turnaround in the second quarter of 2012, when it showed its first profit after the 15 quarters of losses. It has been profitable in all but one quarter since.And even in that quarter, the fourth quarter of 2012, Flagstar originally reported positive net income. But after losing a judgment of $90.1 in a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York, the bank restated its figures to create a cash reserve to handle the judgment. The bank had net income for 2013 of $261.2 million, or $4.37 a share, on revenue of $983 million, up from net income of $62.7 million, or 87 cents a share, on revenue of $1.5 billion in 2012. For the quarter, the bank had net income of $160.5 million, or $2.77 a share, on revenue of $185 million, compared to net income of $12.8 million, or 16 cents a share, on revenue of $213.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. The layoffs over the past year were part of a restructuring effort to save $40 million annually and were also the result of a decline in mortgage originations because of rising interest rates and a smaller pool of homeowners who still need to refinance. While Flagstar had $37 billion in originations last year, one of its best years ever, it was off substantially from the $52 billion in originations the year before. Analysts aren't concerned about the drop-off in volume, which follows an industry trend. Other banks with a large national mortgage business, such as San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. and New York City-based J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., recently announced declines in mortgage originations in the fourth quarter, and the Mortgage Bankers Association predicts mortgage production nationally at $1.15 trillion in 2014, down from $1.7 trillion in 2013 and $2 trillion in 2012.Analysts responded to the report with buy recommendations, praising the bank's cost-cutting measures and its diversification away from a reliance on mortgage servicing rights for a preponderance of its income. For example, Flagstar continued to strongly increase commercial lending, a thrust begun early in 2011, growing originations by $197 million last year to $433 million. "We think the significant moves (the bank) has taken in the fourth quarter and throughout the year have positioned it well to sustain profitability in any environment," wrote Paul Miller, an analyst with Arlington, Va.-based FBR Capital Markets & Co., who rated Flagstar stock an outperform. "We continue to believe Flagstar remains well-positioned to exceed street expectations in 2014."Kevin Barker, an analyst with Washington, D.C.-based Compass Point Research & Trading LLC, and K. Scott Siefers, a managing director at New York City-based Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP, both have rated the stock a buy with a target of $23.Barker wrote that he believes Flagstar has taken actions that "would fundamentally change the structure of its balance sheet and drive down its expense base ... (it) is in a much better position to earn an operating profit going forward." What did the analysts like beyond the bottom-line numbers? The best news was that Flagstar was able to put $410.4 million in deferred federal tax assets back on the books, which raised the bank's book value from $17.96 a share to $20.66. The same recapturing of tax assets led to Flint-based Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. recording its best profit ever in the second quarter of 2012, good news that eventually led to its acquisition by Akron, Ohio-based FirstMerit Corp. last year.In a complicated bit of ledger-keeping, losses in one quarter can be partially deducted from profits in future quarters, but they can't be carried on the books as an asset if there doesn't seem to be a good likelihood of future profits. Flagstar was mired in red so long that those possible future tax deductions had to disappear from the books. But after a string of profitable quarters — voila! — they were allowed to come back on the books as an asset. Because Flagstar knew it was regaining its federal tax assets, it decided to settle $132.3 million in claims by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and put the last of its legal disputes over loan quality behind it. The bank also used cash on hand to prepay $2.9 billion in long-term advances at an average interest rate of 3.29 percent from the Federal Home Loan Banks, resulting in a one-time loss of $177.6 million but years of future savings.
"The mortgage business is very cyclical, and Flagstar has handled this cycle very well. They've done a good job of being competitive and relevant in all markets, wholesale and retail, and that's not easy to do," said Mat Ishbia, president and CEO at Troy-based United Shore Financial Services, like Flagstar one of the largest wholesale mortgage underwriters in the country.Mark Hammond has served as co-chair of United Shore since last summer. United Shore had its best year ever in 2013, underwriting 46,124 loans for $10.2 billion, compared to 34,632 loans for $7.2 billion in 2012. And in the third quarter, it ranked as the No. 1 mortgage wholesaler in the country, underwriting $2.3 billion in loans originated by other companies, up 29 percent from the third quarter of 2012. Flagstar was the third-largest wholesaler in the quarter, with $1.8 billion, off sharply from the $4.1 billion it in the same quarter of 2012, when it ranked No. 2. A plus report One analyst didn't wait for the earnings report on Jan. 22 to point out the bank's turnaround. On Jan. 9, Sandler O'Neill released a report it called its "Top Ideas for 2014," in which its analysts in various industries named their top stock picks. Siefers named Flagstar as his, saying it was undervalued and praising the $130.4 million in settlements the bank had recently announced of buy-back requests from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over allegations Flagstar had issued mortgages to borrowers who weren't qualified. "Getting these legacy liabilities behind FBC should be another milestone for the stock," Siefers wrote. In fact, the phrase "legacy issues" was a bank favorite in not only news releases, but also in earnings reports and during post-2009 interviews with management. The phrase is a direct reference to faulty mortgage loans made during the Hammonds' tenure. "We didn't do subprime loans, but we did do the Alt-A loans, what were later called liar loans," Mark Hammond said. "In retrospect, we should have exited from that business, but it was hard to do. We were making a lot of money. "Common sense disappeared. You saw loan applications where bus drivers were claiming income of $180,000, but you weren't worried about the loan going bad or losses because property was always appreciating. That world ended so fast. "A lot of people knew credit was too loose. But bankers thought it was a cycle they were going to be able to manage and weather. 'Yeah, we'll take the hits, but we have reserves set aside and it will be all right.' No one saw how deep it would get," he said. "The focus on consumer protection by regulators, now? That's a good thing, absolutely. There were a lot of lessons learned," he said. "Credit was too loose all the way around. And credit was mispriced. There's blame to go all the way around, from the ratings agencies to the banks to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae."Brian Pollice, leader of the financial services practice for Southfield-based Plante Moran PLLC, said that despite the $463 million in settlements it has made, "Flagstar wasn't doing anything the other big lenders weren't doing, too."They were all caught in the same game; they were all caught up in the mortgage web," Pollice said. Among recent settlements over mortgage loans by big banks, J.P. Morgan announced a settlement of $614 million on Feb. 4; a New York state judge approved an $8.5 billion settlement by Bank of America on Jan. 31; and Wells Fargo & Co. announced a settlement of $591 with Fannie Mae in December.DiNello said that while Flagstar did a big business in what were eventually deemed liar loans, it resisted getting into the subprime business. "Tom and Mark wouldn't do subprimes. They withstood all the pressure they were getting from industry rags, from the analysts and even from our own bankers to do subprime," DiNello said. "Our bankers were leaving for other banks. Mark kept saying, 'We're in for a bubble. This has been going on too long.' " Thinking small Finally, Flagstar execs and analysts think the legacy issues are a thing of the past and the bank can move forward. DiNello said one growth strategy will be to acquire smaller banks in Michigan. "Smaller banks are in a high-regulatory environment, now, and some of them are looking to be acquired. We'll have some meaningful opportunities," he said. What won't be happening will be a return to a predominant reliance on the mortgage business. "We knew we needed to diversify," DiNello said, "but we were making so much money, it was like a drug." Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, [email protected]. Twitter: @tomhenderson2


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Captain Ken Bradley's commute is no big deal: he just flies the 170 miles to Washington, D.C. in his own small jet. That's just the warmup for the long day's flight ahead. Bradley, spokesman for the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA, the pilots' union for United Airlines), has over 35 years of experience as a commercial airline pilot with United Airlines. It's a dream job, despite some occasional turbulence in the air.
At age 16, Bradley began flying small airplanes, and subsequently joined the U.S. Air Force. In 1965 he passed two new-hire class dates with United and started his long career, one year shy of his bachelor's degree. These days, pilots will have to work at many airlines making small salaries before they have a chance to be hired by an airline like United.
While working, Bradley finished his college education, then went to law school, working "on reserve" for four years, taking whatever flights came his way. In addition to being a United pilot, he worked on the side for an "old, stodgy law firm in California" doing aviation law. But he declined the senior partnership that was later offered, and became a full-time pilot. "Pilots are generally achievement- and success-oriented," Bradley said.
It takes serious talent and dedication to make it all the way to retirement as a pilot, not to mention outstanding physical health. Physicals are required at least once a year, depending on position, plane type, and the type of flight (international or domestic). International first officers have to have an ATP (Air Transport Certificate), which requires a first-class physical from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This happens every six months.
There are also annual company physicals. If a pilot should fail any of these for any reason, he is let go. Pilots' schedules require them to be on duty for hours, and sometimes days at a time. They are assigned to a specific flight plan that changes constantly.
If he were assigned to a simple domestic routine such as a D.C.-Denver flight, Bradley might complete the round trip five times in a week. But if he were on the international track, it would require perhaps a seven- or eight-day trip sequence between Washington, D.C., London, and Chicago. He would repeat this pattern twice a month, and would do an additional domestic flight.
Pilots fly for the love of it, not for money, Bradley said. Salaries are based on longevity, position (1st officer, 2nd officer, captain), type of plane, and personal flight pay credits (FPC), a measure of hours worked.
Bradley explained that pilots spend considerable time commuting and waiting between flights, so that a pilot can be gone for three days and only get 10 hours of FPC. According to the Air Line Pilots Association, pilots can expect to spend approximately $30,000 on pilot certification alone (pilots must receive 11 certifications/ratings). That's on top of receiving the now required college degree. Federal law requires pilots to retire at age 60.
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I pause in my show reports for one moment to share a milestone with you all. This is my 5,000th post here on Dog Show Poop. I never thought that when I sat down at my keyboard back in 2008 to write about the new Cairn Terrier puppy show prospect I had just purchased that my ruminations on the world of the AKC dog show would garner such a generous response from the dog world.
I started out sharing some of my memories from 45 years of attending AKC dog shows and progressed into reporting on the close race for Number One that year between the Giant Schnauzer, CH Gallilee's Pure of Spirit, and the Pointer, CH Cookieland Seasyde Hollyberry. I originally only covered shows that our Top Ten Dogs had entered. When I started giving you up to date rankings for the Top Ten, AKC, Dog News, and Canine Chronicle were six weeks behind in their rankings.
Today Dog Show Poop covers every all breed show in the US as well as many of the breed national specialties. DSP's list of DOGS2WATCH has become the list of promising newcomers. While AKC, Dog News, and Canine Chronicle are getting more timely, DSP is still the first to tell you where the Top Ten stand. Over the last year I have been all over the US and have had the pleasure of seeing all of the Top 100 Dogs All Breeds as well as many of the local standouts. More importantly, I have met many of the dog lovers that keep this sport alive. I am here to tell you that the dog people are still the best people you can spend a weekend with. I am very optimistic about the future of this game.
DSP's success comes from its readers. I am a one man shop and am lucky to have thousands of readers who keep this blog accurate. DSP still accepts no advertising from breeders, owners, or handlers. The few Amazon ads for dog supplies we show brings in less than $100 dollars a year in income. We hope to keep doing this for a while, at least as long as our readers want us to. Our thanks to all of you for sharing your dogs with us. Now I am going to have a glass of wine to celebrate before I finish up tonight's reports.


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The Volunteer State (that's Tennessee's nickname; it's also known as the "Big Bend State," the "Hogs and Hominy" state and the "Scarfs up All the State Songs" state) is far from alone in having unusual official songs. One can only wonder at the maudlin sentimentality suggested by titles like "Home Means Nevada," "Hail, South Dakota" or "Utah, We Love Thee."
Country star Ronny Milsap's version of "Smoky Mountain Rain" was selected last week as Tennessee's state song — a prestigious honor, I thought, until learning that it was the eighth song so designated.
It joins such standards as "My Homeland Tennessee," "Tennessee Waltz" and "See, See, See, Tennessee Tuxedo." Ha, ha; we were just kidding about "Tennessee Waltz."
Not only does Tennessee have more state songs than any other state (and don't say we don't provide great bar-bet fodder in this column) it even has an Official Tennessee Bicentennial Rap Song. It starts "TENNE-, TENNE-, TENNES-SEE/Oh, how proud we are of thee!" indicating it was written by Jam Master Lame. Or this: "Presidents, Presidents — proud are we/Jackson, Polk, and Johnson — three!" Most people can count to three on their own. What about: "Presidents come from among our folk/Jackson, Johnson, James K. Polk!" That's got to be an improvement, and the only other rap I ever wrote was about my unfortunate run-in with the IRS: "Nuthin but uh EZ Form Thang."
Of course, the Volunteer State (that's Tennessee's nickname; it's also known as the "Big Bend State," the "Hogs and Hominy" state and the "Scarfs up All the State Songs" state) is far from alone in having unusual official songs. One can only wonder at the maudlin sentimentality suggested by titles like "Home Means Nevada," "Hail, South Dakota" or "Utah, We Love Thee."
Most states' songs are profoundly predictable, among them Alabama's ("Alabama"), Illinois' ("Illinois"), Wyoming's ("Wyoming") and Alaska's ("We Can See Russia From Here").
And from the looks of it, somebody's been doing a little rewriting, as there are several titles that bear more than passing similarities: "Beautiful Nebraska" and "Beautiful Ohio," or "Michigan, My Home" and "Washington, My Home."
You can sing — or, at least, would recognize — more state songs than you might have guessed, including Connecticut's ("Yankee Doodle"), Georgia's ("Georgia On My Mind"), Oklahoma's ("Oklahoma," from the musical) and Kansas' ("Home on the Range").
Then there are states whose songs aren't what you'd guess. "California, Here I Come" is not California's state song. Nor is the "The Yellow Rose of Texas" sung at official functions in Texas, "Rocky Mountain High" in Colorado or "Blue Moon of Kentucky" in the Bluegrass State.
Neither "New York State of Mind" nor "New York, New York" are the Empire State's official song. It's stuck with that "I Love New York" ditty from an old PR campaign, which is practically cheating. Seems like it would be more fun to designate a state song than commission one. As the folks in Tennessee can tell you, commissioned songs end up with phrases like "proud are we!"
"I Love New York" isn't much better. Aside from repeating the title over and over, it has lines like, "There isn't another like it/No matter where you go. And nobody can compare it/It's win and place and show."
Oh, brother.
But what the heck — Tennessee is well on its way to a Top 10 list of state songs. Maybe New York can add a couple. Given our current economic and political climate, they shouldn't be too hard to agree on. "Eve of Destruction," "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" the soundtrack from "Dumb and Dumber."
Or perhaps we'll have to go the commissioned route after all:
"Hail to New York/Proud and free. Taxes, state fees/Broke are we!"
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I looked through the old CfD discussions and noticed some that merely have "Fanon" written as a reason. Seeing as it's obvious that these "articles" will be deleted, I'mm suggesting that a new template and new project page be created, for "Speedy deletion" - we have this at RSWiki for any articles created as vandalism and to advertise stuff, etc - have a look at this to see basically what we do. On this wiki, I'd suggest that the criteria for speedy deletion are either:
- A fan fiction story
- Vandalism (eg: articles like "LOLOLOLOLOL" or "I AM HARRY POTTER"
- A pointless or useless image
- Completely unrelated to the wiki
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A week, just over, on and we've had time enough to let those Brit Award nominations sink in. Klaxons? For best live act? Seemingly so. They have, at least, learned to play their instruments these days.
The nominations coincided with the news that as many as 2,000 people were to possibly lose their jobs at major label EMI; the shortage of EMI-associated acts up for a Brit was fleetingly the topic of choice for industry conspiracy theorists, but then a certain clarity descended: it's the luck of the draw and little more. Oh, selling a few squillion records helps, of course.
So here's us in the DiS office, pondering: do we 'do industry' for this week's DiScussion, and ask readers how they think a record label can operate successfully in 2008? Or do we just remind everyone of the rubbish (and the not, more importantly) that's up for trophies at the biggest back-slapin' booze-up on the music calendar? (February 20, since you asked.) Yeah, the latter.
Who wins? You don't decide. But if DiS did…
British Male Solo Artist
Who we'd like to win: Richard Hawley, without a doubt – the man's some sort of northern legend, and his past two LPs, Cole's Corner and the superlative Lady's Bridge of last year, are must-haves, full of ache and pain but somehow bolder and more confident than such nakedness is associated with. Jamie T? Maybe, but we've sung the boy's praises enough.
Who will win: Newton Faulkner looks a great bet at 20/1 in some places, and the continuing commercial success of his Hand Built By Robots would seem to suggest he's in with a shout, too. But the bookies are well behind Mika. He's odds on to take the category, 4/9 at Ladbrokes, for example. We'll allow him his moment in the sun, so long as he keeps a low profile for the rest of 2008.
British Female Solo Artist
Who we'd like to win: Bat For Lashes, and that's before we begin dishing out the nepotism (released her first single through DiS, don'tchaknow). Natasha Khan's Fur & Gold LP rightly won the praise of the Mercury panel last year, and that acclaim could translate into a Brit Award this year. But probably not in this category. If the gong went to Kate Nash or PJ Harvey I don't suppose anyone at DiS would be too upset, too.
Who will win: Oh come on. This is Leona Lewis' perfect moment, and nobody in this category can touch the X-Factor winner in terms of sales. She leads the field, with odds as low as 1/2. KT Tunstall's second favourite at the moment.
British Group
Who we'd like to win: Arctic Monkeys are, without a doubt, the best band of the nominated five; Kaiser Chiefs are a perky festival favourite, but I for one can't remember the last time we had their record on in the office. Editors? Nah.
Who will win: A Girls Aloud triumph would get the indie kids prickly, as this category is almost always won by a 'proper' band. Sad news then, guitar fans: Take That look likely to take this trophy home if the bookmakers are to be believed.
British Album
Who we'd like to win: Predictable, us? Although Mark Ronson's Version is great at a party, and Take That's Beautiful World was the sort of comeback so spectacular it stole the thunder from a fair few copycats (All Saints, what went wrong?), Arctic Monkeys' Favourite Worst Nightmare proved that the Sheffield youngsters weren't flash-in-the-pan types. A more mature effort than their debut though it was, their album of 2007 also saw them flexing brilliantly aggressive muscles previously unheard – single 'Brianstorm' is, maybe, their best standalone effort ever.
Who will win: Mika's Life In Cartoon Motion is one of the funniest albums of the past year or so – okay, not 'funny', more truthfully fucking atrocious – but it doesn't seem to be in with much of a chance. What does is Take That's current album – it's 5/2 at SkyBet, likewise Leona Lewis' Spirit. But, the favourite at the bookies is also our pick: Arctic Monkeys FTW.
British Breakthrough Act
Who we'd like to win: Klaxons have the Mercury in the bag already, so let's take them out of the running, nice lads though they are. Leona Lewis? Maybe, but surely she'll romp to victory in the Female category. Mika? British male. Which leaves us with Kate Nash and Bat For Lashes, and we're plumping for the latter. Not that she will win, mind; more likely Klaxons, to be fair.
Who will win: Klaxons. End of.
British Live Act
Who we'd like to win: For their brilliant festival sets, Kaisers are an option, but we're saying Muse. Two nights at Wembley, and a show that's taken full advantage of the vast stages it now fills. Plus, we've watched them rise up from crappy basement shows on the south coast to the level they're at now, and they've rarely disappointed us along the way.
Who will win: Klaxons probably won't, simply because they've really only become a worthwhile live band in the last six months or so, when their growing profile has necessitated the mastering of a slick set. Arctic Monkeys? With nods elsewhere, maybe not. Which leaves Take That. So them, then. Betfair agrees, too – their odds sit at 11/18.
British Single
Who we'd like to win: While Mutya Buena's 'Real Girl' is a strong single, her former band Sugababes' 'About You Now' (not even one of their best) trumps it with ease. Take That's 'Shine' is sickeningly ubiquitous, while Mika's 'Grace Kelly' is simply sickening. 'Ruby' ruby-rubied its way into our brains back when, but it, too, gets a little annoying. So, why not Mark Ronson, with a little help from Amy Winehouse, with 'Valerie'? Why not, indeed – a cover version to win, wish we.
Who will win: The favourite at the bookies is Leona Lewis' 'Bleeding Love'; it's also one of the freshest singles in the nominations, which can't hurt. Lowest of the low is James Blunt's '1973', making us wonder if the Brits powers that be felt they had to put him in the running somewhere, however awful they've realised he is. Odds: 35/1. Bad form, Blunt, bad form.
And the international categories…
International Male Solo Artist
Us: Bruce Springsteen
Bookies: Timbaland
International Female Solo Artist
Us: Björk
Bookies: Rhianna (1/10!)
International Group
Us: The White Stripes
Bookies: Foo Fighters
International Album
Us: Arcade Fire
Bookies: Arcade Fire
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DiScuss: Will this year's Brit Awards throw up anything in the way of surprises, or can you see the bookies' favourites triumphing? Fancy a flutter? Not us – we've already lost enough pennies at the African Nations Cup. No Radiohead? Don't worry - they're eligable for nomination next year.


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Dogs have a human side. That's not just their mushy-eyed owners talking, but scientists who study the companionable canines we've lived alongside for 30,000 years or more.
Indeed, such is our mental bond with the earliest domesticated animal that researchers are turning to them as models to gain insights into the workings and maladies of the human brain. (See "OCD Dogs, People Have Similar Brains; Is Your Dog OCD?")
A scientist whose pioneering work with dogs sheds light on our meeting of minds is Ádám Miklósi, head of ethology at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. As co-founder of the Family Dog Project, Miklósi and his colleagues explore how "man's best friend" has adapted to living in human company so successfully.
Recently, for example, one of Miklósi's research groups revealed that dogs have a dedicated voice-processing area of the brain, just as humans do.
So, we asked him, what might dog brains tell us about ourselves?
Has domestication made dogs more similar to humans over time, such as in developing certain social skills?
In some way, domestication had a major effect on the behavior of dogs. As a result, dogs display behavioral skills that are functionally very similar to those of humans. Otherwise, it would be quite difficult or rather impossible for dogs to fit in the human family. Our research group has collected a lot of evidence for such skills. These include attachment, communication, and collaboration, or complex ways of social learning. (See "Opinion: We Didn't Domesticate Dogs. They Domesticated Us.")A dog waits to be tested with an fMRI at the MR Research Centre in Budapest, Hungary. Photograph by Eniko Kubinyi
It is also important to note that these evolved skills of dogs emerge only if they are properly socialized with humans. Without such specific social experience, dogs could stay as wild as many other animal species.
Why are scientists now focusing on dogs as models for research into human psychological conditions such as ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Alzheimer's disease?
Dogs and humans share many medical and psychological conditions. This has been known for a long time, but researchers had not capitalized on this similarity up to now.
The reason why dogs could be very interesting is that a lot of them share their life with people, and they are exposed to many of the same stress factors as humans, including polluted air or manufactured food.
But dogs are also exceptional because they receive medical treatments that may contribute to their relatively long life in human families. This allows for the emergence of other pathologies such as cognitive impairment in old dogs, which is analogous to the same mental problem in humans.
To what extent might dogs provide clues to how human traits such as language evolved?
Language, as far as we know today, is a unique human trait. Researchers have long assumed, however, that specific cognitive skills, which also play a role in human language, had evolved much earlier and may be present not just in primates but also other mammals or even birds. (Watch video: "Reading a Dog's Signals.")
Dogs may be interesting for their understanding of human vocal commands. It's been shown that dogs can understand the "name" of words as well as verbs, and execute complex object-related actions based on verbal commands. It may be interesting to see how and where the dog brain represents "words" for objects and action.
In future, what else might dogs tell us about the human brain?
The future offers a very broad perspective. Using the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) method, one can directly compare where and how dog and human brains process the same stimuli. At the moment we are learning more about the dog than about humans, but this may change in time. (Check out National Geographic's Brain Games.)
Also interesting is how a much smaller brain deals with the same type of environmental stimulus. Family dogs and humans share the same environment, so similarities in brain functioning could be the result of similar experience, or they could be the result of some general mammalian function. I think only human-dog comparisons have the chance to answer such questions because most mammals could not be tested by using this [brain-scan] method.
Is this why dogs could be seen as a better model than primates for understanding processes in the human brain?
Dogs have several advantages. It is much easier to train a dog to be able to participate in our fMRI experiments than to train a chimpanzee or a rhesus monkey. Dogs also show a huge variability represented by the breeds, and a large number are available for such investigations. (Take National Geographic's dog quiz.)
This also means that there is no limit on running such experiments, in contrast to the apes, where only a few animals (and always the same individuals) can be tested.
Can dogs be used for such research without causing them harm or distress?
Researchers must avoid harming dogs. We have always worked with family dogs—this is the basis of our specific ethological method. We have always avoided harming the dog, and tried also to design experiments in which the dogs' suffering was minimal. (See National Geographic's dog pictures.)
Actually, our general experience was that most dogs enjoyed taking part in the experiments. Even the dogs trained for lying motionless for six minutes in the fMRI scanner like to come to "work." In my view, dogs can teach and also force scientists to develop methods that do not harm, or harm minimally, their experimental animals.
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Ah. We had midnight hospital runs, testing for diabetes, etc. All fun. End result? He's going to be just fine and is almost into the 'just fine' region.
But what a week.
Coconut and I also had this bug, though we recovered quickly. Not quick enough for me to not get pee, runny poo, and vomit all over me. (Not mine, folks.)
This week also began with emergency doctor trips for Coco, who was only peeing once every 24 hours. We've got new poop medicine, and lo and behold, as she poops better she's back to peeing like a human.
And as far as the potty training we did not do? I'm inspired to not do it to Snort, too.
Since the day Coconut decided to use the potty (randomly, after months of hostility towards peeing elsewhere than her nappy), girlfriend has not had any accidents. She also is just pooping in the potty, easy as you please, which is astonishing after an impossible length of time where poop equalled destruction and pain.
I don't remind her, pester her, etc. Or I try not to. We have potties in various locations. I leave her and them alone, and she avails herself of them as necessary. It's AWESOME.
But after a week of bodily fluids spewing out everywhere (or not, as the case may be), the house is gross. We are semi-messy people, but not dirty people. So in order to cope with today, I am pretending I am in Little House on the Prairie. Ma Ingles got shit done, ya'll, with a smile on her face.
If I pretend that I must keep moving and getting stuff sorted, then it is easier to do.
Just like when I used to feel rage at the kids, so I pretended cameras were all over the house and I was on a reality tv show about awesome parenting. You do what you gotta do.
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I have a treeview that I'm using to display data from an xml file. On the treeview_selecteditemchanged event I add the selected item to a temporary array/collection. Instead of clicking the text displayed in the tree, our users would like a checkbox.
I've added a checkbox to every treeviewitem by using a data template but my issue is the click event on the checkbox is not tied to the selecteditemchanged event of the tree? How can I tie these two together? Whenever a user clicks on a checkbox I want the text next to it to be selected also?
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More than just a list of winners, this book looks in detail at the men behind the medals and provides a unique insight into the military careers of these gallant men, who up until now have been largely overlooked.
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