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November 25
Te Deum
By Marsh Chapel
Revelation 1: 4b-8, Psalm 93, John 18: 33-37
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May we pray.
We praise thee, O God:
we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee,
the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud;
the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim
continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy :
Lord God of Sabaoth,
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty
of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world
doth acknowledge thee;
The Father of an infinite Majesty;
Thine honorable, true, and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man
thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,
thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants,
whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints in glory everlasting.
O Lord, save thy people
and bless thine heritage.
Govern them, and lift them up for ever.
Day by day we magnify thee;
And we worship thy Name ever, world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us
as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted;
let me never be confounded. ("Te Deum," Book of Common Prayer)
The great hymn of the church known as the "Te Deum" is perhaps the greatest Christian hymn of praise ever penned. It is certainly the oldest still in regular usage, attributed variously to Saints Ambrose, Augustine, and Hilary, and to Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana, in any case dating to the fourth century. The text, in any of myriad musical settings, is frequently programmed in worship services that extol the greatness of God as reflected in the greatness of some human personage. The election of a pope, the consecration of a bishop, or the canonization of a saint are all highly appropriate occasions for a "Te Deum," and it has been known to be used on secular occasions as well, such as the announcement of a peace treaty or the coronation of a king or queen. You may be interested to know, particularly if you are Catholic, that a plenary indulgence is available if you are present in a recitation or solemn chant of the "Te Deum" on New Year's Eve.
Given the many images of the kingship of Christ in the "Te Deum," with attendant symbols of judge, governor, and lord, it is also highly appropriate to sing this great hymn today, on Christ the King Sunday. Thanks be to God for liturgically sensitive church musicians! Indeed, for the offertory today, the Marsh Chapel Choir, under the direction of Dr. Scott Alan Jarrett, and with Mr. Justin Thomas Blackwell at the organ, will offer a setting of the "Te Deum" hymn by Franz Joseph Haydn. Commissioned by Empress Marie Therese, wife of Franz I of Austria, this particular setting is notable for being an entirely choral work, lacking in the virtuosic solo lines characteristic of Haydn, and for its setting in the key of C major, often associated with music for great feasts of the church. Furthermore, this setting is in the hallmark form of the classical era, namely the concerto, with two sprightly passages surrounding a central slow movement.
Okay, end of music history lesson. What does any of this have to do with anything? The "Te Deum" is textually a hymn of praise, and this has deep resonances on this day when we extol Christ as king. The feast of Christ the King is celebrated interdenominationally among Catholics and Protestants on the last Sunday of the Christian year, which is to say the Sunday before the first Sunday of Advent. Furthermore, Christ as king has deep resonances with the Eastern Orthodox symbol of Christos Pantokrator, which may be translated as Christ almighty or Christ in judgment, and is depicted here at Marsh Chapel in our rose window at the front of the sanctuary.
Praise is, ultimately, the most appropriate response of subjects for their rulers. This is both because rulers provide so many benefits to their subjects and because rulers are in their very nature majestic and glorious, and thus deserving of praise. It is little wonder that in the pre-Christian Roman Empire the emperors were understood to be gods. When Christianity came along, the Judaic emphasis on the sovereignty of God over against all earthly temporal powers meant that emperors, kings, and other rulers could no longer be gods in their own right, but could nevertheless rule by "divine right." Of course this also meant that God could, in theory, and according to the historical record apparently in practice, withdraw the divine favor of a particular ruler and bestow it upon another. This is how you get changes of dynasties in medieval European feudalism. Kingship in Christendom, as it turns out, has its ups and downs.
Jesus certainly knew about the ups and downs of kingship, as evidenced by the texts read today from the gospel according to St. John and from the Revelation to St. John. On behalf of Dean Hill, allow me to remind us that these are not the same John! In the passage from Revelation, we get the upside of the story. Jesus is king of the kingdom of Christians, and in fact ruler of the kings of the earth, i.e. king of kings. Here is not the historical Jesus but rather the cosmic figure of Christos Pantokrator, Christ who rides in out of eternity on the clouds in judgment of the tribes of the earth. In the Gospel of John we get the downside. It turns out that being a king is a significant part of what got Jesus killed at the hands of the rulers of his day. The problem, it turns out, is that Jesus finds himself out of his kingdom, and he is not the king of the world in which he finds himself, but this has not stopped people from attributing kingship to him, making the rulers of the world highly anxious. Let this be a lesson to you kings out there: if you are a king, stay put in your kingdom!
I would hazard to guess that many of you are feeling quite ambivalent about all of this talk of kingship only a few short weeks after we in the United States of America have participated in that hallmark of our democratic republic, namely electing our leaders to office. Indeed, what could the notion of kingship possibly mean for us in the land that rebelled against King George III? We noted earlier that kings are to be praised both for the benefits they bestow on their subjects and for their innate majesty and glory. These notions are nonsensical amidst the logic of our democratic republic. Surely, here in the USA we believe that people are personally responsible and should pull themselves up by their bootstraps so that they are not dependent on the beneficence of government. And recently disclosed improprieties of a certain general turned spy-master only serve to remind us that our leaders all too frequently fail to achieve even the standards of basic morality, let alone ever being considerable in terms of glory and majesty.
Or do we? Do we really believe in rugged individualism and the fallibility of our leaders, or in our heart of hearts do we aspire to something more like the kingship model?
Hanging out in stained glass toward the rear of Marsh Chapel on the pulpit side is the stentorian statesman Abraham Lincoln. He made it into stained glass here because he fulfilled the abolitionist vision of the founders of Boston University through his work to abolish slavery. The recently released feature-length film Lincoln chronicles his political machinations and negotiations eventually leading to the passage of the 13th amendment to the United States Constitution outlawing slavery and involuntary servitude. The Lincoln memorial in Washington, DC, dedicated in 1922, was designed by Henry Bacon in the form of a Greek Doric temple containing a large, seated sculpture of Lincoln by Daniel Chester French and inscriptions from Lincoln's Gettysburg and Second Inaugural addresses. In some states, Lincoln's birthday is celebrated as a holiday. Or should I say holy day?
So, is Abraham Lincoln a king? Applying a strict definition from political theory, certainly not. The new film is based in part on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography of Lincoln, entitled Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. The title of the book makes it clear that Lincoln was not a king in the political sense, as it is his ability to get things done amidst competing interests, and despite the limits of presidential power, that makes Lincoln exceptional. But in other respects Lincoln may best be interpreted as a king. His rhetorical skill inspired hearts across divisions of race, gender, class, and religion. His assassination made him a martyr and bestowed upon him mythical status in the United States and abroad. Looking back across time, Lincoln may be understood as a king in the two senses outlined above. He achieved great benefit for his people by virtue of his political skill, particularly for slaves, but for the United States as a whole also through his projects of reconstruction and vision for reintegration of the divided union. And his soaring rhetoric and towering stature have been imprinted on the American imagination as signs of majesty and glory, as evidenced in stained glass, film, and monument.
There are other figures in U.S. history who might be considered under this rubric of kingship: George Washington, Franklin Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Jr. It is not the case that any of these men was perfect or otherwise unambiguous. However, the particular focus afforded by the lenses of history has left us with visions of them that are truly praiseworthy.
I wonder if, political predilections for democratic order aside, there might not be something far deeper in the human condition and psyche that desires a king to rule over us. I have a sneaking suspicion that there is, and that the "Te Deum" text points to this something deeper in the symbols of judgment, governing, and lordship. Judgment is the measurement of the difference between the ideal of grace and the reality of sin. Governance is the ordering of relations such that grace might be maximized and sin minimized. Lordship is the power to make changes based on judgments and to bring about rightly ordered relationships. Judicial, legislative, executive. Far from the supposed American ideal that we do not need government because we are self-reliant and because governments are made up of other humans just as fallen as we ourselves, the "Te Deum" gives voice to that part of us that desires just what we proclaim to deny.
Peter Berger, University Professor Emeritus here at Boston University, wrote forty-some-odd years ago about religion as masochistic. By this he means that in religious life we give ourselves over to something else, something greater, that can in some way effect an overarching meaning amidst a sea of seeming meaninglessness otherwise. Indeed, that is at least one of the things that we do when we gather together on Sunday mornings. We give ourselves over to God, who benefits us by providing us with a sense of meaning, order, and purpose, and who is majestic and glorious, and therefore praiseworthy. This probably seems at least somewhat okay in relation to God. Much more troubling for most of us is the fact that we essentially do the same thing with government. We give ourselves over to a state that we believe can guarantee us some benefit and that seems to us in some way to be glorious and majestic. This is the social contract. In the case of monarchies, that glory and majesty is connected to the divine right of royalty. In the democratic model, the glory and majesty of government derives from the glory and majesty of the human person, perhaps instilled by God.
The problem with a truly democratic government is that in order to fulfill our desire for kingship in terms of justice, governance, and lordship, 100% of the people must be 100% responsible 100% of the time. In a monarchy, only one person must be 100% responsible 100% of the time, but if he or she screws it up, or at least if people find out that he or she screwed it up, it's all over. The problem is that there has never been a single human being, let alone a whole population of them, who has been able to be 100% responsible 100% of the time. As the apostle to the gentiles tells us in the epistle to the Romans, "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Modern democratic republics have tried to mediate this problem by allowing for minimal levels of irresponsibility that can be counterbalanced by the checks and balances built into the governance model. Sadly, as evidenced by the general turned spy-master mentioned earlier, we seem not to actually be able to tolerate the minimal levels of irresponsibility our system of government seeks to afford. We aspire to more. We aspire to perfection. We seek a guarantee of order and meaning over against our uncertainty of each other and ourselves.
This past summer we heard a series of sermons on apocalyptic. The apocalyptic worldview, that says that the guarantee of order and meaning is not possible in this world but is readily available in the next, is one Christian response to the problem of irresponsible government. Another is the shift from the divinity of emperors themselves to their ruling rather by divine right, which could be taken away. A third is the perspective that the image of God in human nature is obscured by sin, thus negating the possibility of fully effective human institutions. In all cases, the Christian witness is that it is God who is our guarantee. Ultimately, it is God who is our king, who judges us with perfect justice, governs us with perfect wisdom, and rules over us with perfect power, and so who is glorious and majestic. No worldly power could possibly aspire to God's perfection. And so today, Christ the King Sunday, we give our sinful and broken selves over to God who alone can help us, can save us, can redeem us, can lift us up forever, and open the kingdom of heaven to us.
Amen.~Br. Lawrence A. Whitney, LC+ University Chaplain for Community Life


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Condado and around
East of Puerta de Tierra, resorts and posh condominiums line the Atlantic almost as far as Piñones, well outside the city limits. Each of the coastal neighbourhoods has its own distinct character, but there's little in the way of traditional sights – the main attraction is undoubtedly the beach.
The theme-park atmosphere begins in earnest at CONDADO, San Juan's oldest resort neighbourhood, an area gradually recovering some of its former ritz. Avenida Ashford is the main strip, running behind the beach from Puerta de Tierra to Ocean Park and lined with fast-food outlets, shops and restaurants. Playa Condado proper starts at Plaza Ventana al Mar, a small park opposite the junction with Avenida Magdalena. While the sand is thick and golden, it can get dirty and there's not much shade. Loungers can be hired for $4 (per day).
Beyond Avenida José de Diego, the hustle and high-rises of Condado peter out into the quieter residential community of OCEAN PARK. The beach here is far more attractive than at Condado: it's wider, less busy and backed by a thin line of palm trees, though it also attracts its share of trash – it's still a city beach after all. The reef offshore means the water is usually far calmer, making it ideal for windsurfing and swimming; the only downside is that the beach is slightly harder to reach by bus and there are fewer amenities nearby. The beach starts to thin out as it reaches the Punta Las Marías headland.
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Review: Mint has a subtle revival of 'Katie Roche'
A "wild" young woman in 1936 Ireland was one who didn't conform to rigid societal expectations. Just being alone in a room with a young man would subject her to gossipy suspicions about her character.
The suspenseful, subtle revival of "Katie Roche" that opened Monday night at the Mint Theater is the third in their series resurrecting the work of noted Irish playwright Teresa Deevy.
Originally produced in 1936 by Ireland's Abbey Theatre, the irony-filled play was a protest against the proprietary and even violent attitudes prevalent toward women in Ireland. Life was ruled by pressure from the Roman Catholic Church, and women were expected to conform, and be pious and obedient.
Deevy wrote complex characters, and the irony within this play often depends on actors projecting emotions without words. A look or an action can instantly change the course of a character's life, before they quite realize what's happened. As adeptly staged by the Mint's artistic director, Jonathan Bank, his cast is quite accomplished at making the most of these nuances and pivotal moments.
Wrenn Schmidt ("Boardwalk Empire") plays the title role with verve, giving servant girl Katie an enchanting, glowing air of youthful joy, uncertainty and hope. Willful, flirtatious and feisty, Katie is prone to mercurial mood changes that result in outbursts of impatient anger, fear or sudden realization, as she struggles to make decisions and find her purpose in life.
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Katie's employer, timid spinster Amelia Gregg, is played with spirited delicacy by Margaret Daly. "Won't that be very nice!" she mutters upon hearing news both good and bad. She flutters about delightfully, offering tea and scones whenever things get tense. Which they usually do, fairly quickly. Much of the tension is created by Amelia's brother Stanislaus (Patrick Fitzgerald), who turns up unexpectedly in their small cottage.
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Delayed Filing for EV Federal Tax Credits
Delayed Filing for EV Federal Tax Credits
Dang, that sucks
It's called "cash management". Collect Receivables early, dispense Payables late.
Very informative, thanks. My CPA and I were going crazy trying to figure out why the electronic forms weren't allowing the full $7500 credit. We will hold off until everything is updated...
I just received my tax return from my accountant and she used Form 8936, but it only allowed a $2,500 Federal Tax Credit. Sounds like I need to have her re-do them as soon as the $7500 credit will be allowed, yes?
Well, unless she was using software and/or instructions that were in correct, she should have been able to correctly add the $7500 credit at any time. Form 8936 has been available for a while, and as far as I know it hasn't changed.
What has changed is that the IRS said that they would not process tax returns that included this form, but instead would hold them and process them at a later date. So you could still mail them in if you wanted to. The IRS also would not accept e-file for returns with this form until a later date.
As ghillair posted in the other thread, the IRS is now accepting all returns:
However, Turbo Tax still hasn't caught up yet, so I can't e-file just yet.
Two items. One did you buy a Tesla or is this for someother EV vehicle. They are some limits at $2500 for some vehicles. Two the credit is limited to the total tax owed (line 46 on the 1040).
If you bought a Tesla and line 46 is greater than $2500 I believe you are entitled to more.
Velo1 and all
Forget my previous post.
I just reviewed the new 2012 8936 form. It has changed from previous years. Probably part of the last meinute tax changes past 12/31/2012 signed by the President on 1/1/2013.
The form clearly states credit limited to $2500 per vehicle.
Velo1 I am afraid your accountant is correct and you are going to have a lot of fellow Tesla owners very unhappy about their tax returns.
If you want to look at the form and instructions:
The complete link didn't come thru.\, goto this link and find 8936
ghillair, you are mistaken. Most people who purchase a Model S will receive a $7500 tax credit:
-On form 8936, check Line 4.
-You will see that you are instructed to "enter the tentative credit" if the car has four wheels, like the Model S or Leaf.
-In the instructions section, you will see that you are to refer to http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Qualified-Vehicles-Acquired-after-12-31-2009 to find the tentative credit based on the car.
-It's $7500 for both the Leaf and the Model S
-Part II of the form, the part that I think you focused on to see the $2500 limit, is for people who will use the vehicle for business. Everyone else will skip that section entirely.
-On Line 15, you will see that it says that if you skipped Part II, then enter the amount from Line 4, in our case, $7500
-You will see that it also says to ignore Lines 16 and 17 if the EV is a four wheeled vehicle. Line 17 is another place that it mentions the $2500 limit, but we don't care about that.
-If you have a four wheeled vehicle, you are also instructed to enter the amount from Line 15 onto Line 18. So again, that's $7500.
-The remaining lines have to do with figuring in your other tax liabilities and credits. Basically, it's just to calculate whether or not you are eligible for the full $7500 credit. If the amount of tax you would owe on your income is not at least $7500, then you will not get the full $7500 tax credit.
Most people who buy a Model S will get a $7500 tax credit. And I kept it out of the notes above just not to confuse the matter, but if you read the instructions closely, you will see that even if you use the Model S for business purposes, and must therefore work on Part II of the form, the $2500 limit does not apply. You will still be eligible for a credit of up to $7500 (depending on other factors).
TL;DR version:
The $2500 limit is only for EVs that aren't "real cars", cars that only have two or three wheels, or four wheeled cars that allow travel at low speeds.
Other cars are eligible for credits based on the info at this page here: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Qualified-Vehicles-Acquired-after-12-31-2009
As you will see, in general, if a vehicle is like a "real car" and it has a pure EV driving mode, then you can get a tax credit of up to $7500, and most people who buy these cars will indeed qualify for $7500.
Up there, it should have said:
The $2500 limit is only for EVs that aren't "real cars", cars that only have two or three wheels, or four wheeled cars that only allow travel at low speeds.
@Velo1, I also thought I'd add that if your accountant is not familiar with Form 8936, and she just glanced at it, then it's easy for her to make the mistake of assuming that the credit is only $2500. However, if she reads the form and follows the instructions correctly, she'll see that you should get a credit of $7500.
You are correct. the $2500 limit is new this year on line 10, but that section of the form is for business use. If no business use the $7,500 is still available. There are limits based on battery size but all Teslas qualify for the max.
I just did this in TurboTax today and got the full $7500.


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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — For Al Russo, a 30-year-old husband and father of two young boys, the trouble started about two years ago, when the shoe repair business he inherited from his parents hit a seasonal slow patch during the winter.
He'd set aside money to carry him over — just as his parents had taught him. But he had to use that money to pay for his mother's funeral and soon began falling behind on his mortgage payments. To try to head off a foreclosure on the house he and his wife bought in 2005, he filed for bankruptcy this year at the federal court here on Main Street, representing himself.
But on a recent spring afternoon in a standing-room-only courtroom, Russo's struggle to save his home ended after he missed a hearing in which the lender was allowed to proceed with its foreclosure action.
"There's like no hope for me at all," he said. "I'm going to lose everything my parents worked for, and there's not a damn thing I can do about it."
This city in the heart of the mid-Hudson Valley, about an hour south of Albany, has until recently largely avoided the housing downturn that has hammered parts of California, Florida, Arizona, Nevada and other regions where the housing boom ratcheted up prices the fastest and the mortgage mess has inflicted the most damage so far.
But now, with house prices falling and foreclosures rising here, both residents and local government officials are having a tougher time making ends meet. And they fear things may get worse before they get better.
Cities like Poughkeepsie, the county seat of surrounding Dutchess County, never boomed in the same way but enjoyed a slower but steadier housing expansion and stable economic growth. Until recently, it looked as though communities like this one might escape the fallout faced by housing markets that overheated at the height of the boom.
No longer.
Memories of FDR
Folks here are quick to remind visitors that President Franklin Roosevelt, who helped repair Depression-era economic damage and ushered in a new era of expanded homeownership, was born and raised in nearby Hyde Park. As the American dream of homeownership faces its greatest test in 75 years, Poughkeepsie's leaders are working hard to minimize the wider economic damage on their community.
For starters, they're bracing for a drop in property tax revenues as home values fall from peak levels in 2006, when the city conducted its latest revaluation.
"We are going to have to tighten our belts and look at spending across the board and tighten the way we operate," said Poughkeepsie Mayor John Tkazyik, a 29-year-old former councilman who was elected to his new job in November, in part on his record of working to improve the region's economic development.
The housing downturn here, as in the rest of the country, represents a hangover fueled by easy lending terms that sent prices surging much faster than incomes. Though median household income in surrounding Dutchess County rose by 15 percent from 2001 to 2006, home prices surged by 82 percent, with the average selling price peaking at $409,000 in 2006.
That average price has fallen back to $371,000. The pace of sales has also fallen; in May, home sales were 31 percent behind year-ago levels.
"Our market has had a significant correction," said Sandy Tambone, who tracks local housing statistics at the Dutchess County Multiple Listing Service.
Now, as the spring selling season comes to a close, there's little sign of improvement in what is typically the busiest time the year, according to Norm MacKay, a local real estate agent for 20 years.
"It's very slow," he said. "People are coming in with extremely low bids because everything they read and hear says 'bad market.'"
As home prices have fallen, layoffs have risen. When the housing market began to soften in 2006, the job market here held up better than many parts of the country. But by early 2007, it had started to weaken and job losses rose through the year.
"What once was broad-based job growth — just about all the industry sectors were adding jobs — now it's being replaced by job losses throughout most industry sectors," said John Nelson, a labor market analyst with the New York Department of Labor.
Some job sectors are holding up relatively well, including commercial construction and professional services, a category that includes relatively high-paid professionals like accountants, lawyers and engineers. But the financial services industry in the Poughkeepsie area — including banking, real estate and insurance — are getting hit with job losses that threaten to ripple through the local economy. Several subprime mortgage lenders in the area, for example, began laying off workers as far back as March 2007, said Nelson.
"If people are losing their jobs, some of those people that live in our area - they're going to cut back their spending," he said. "A family that used to go out to dinner four to five times a week may cut down to just two, so you'll see leisure and hospitality industries affected."
This city and the surrounding county have been through tough times before.
For decades, the economy of the mid-Hudson Valley was heavily reliant on IBM as its biggest employer. So Poughkeepsie and surrounding towns suffered a major blow in 1993 when the company cut 10,000 jobs at a nearby manufacturing plant and the country lost another 10,000 from related industries, according to William Steinhaus, the current county executive, who first took office in 1992.
"To say we had a lot of houses you could have bought at that time would be an understatement," he said.
As the national economy recovered from a housing-led recession at the start of the 1990s, Poughkeepsie's recovery was slower. By 1998, the city had "grown accustomed to violent crime, drugs (and) prostitution," according to a report that year in the New York Times.
Since that low point, the state, county and local governments have succeeded in rebuilding and diversifying the local economy, developing an active arts community. Today, the city is home to a half dozen art galleries. On Market Street, in the heart of downtown, the Bardavon Opera House, which opened in 1869, hosts a busy calendar of performing arts.
In 2004, Inc. magazine ranked Dutchess County as eighth-best small metro area in the nation for business. By 2005, more than $220 million in commercial and residential development had been approved or begun — more than double the combined development over the prior 10 years, according to then-mayor Nancy Cozean's 2005 State of the City Address.
But today, that revival is at risk as the national slump in home sales and the rise in home foreclosures spills over to cities like Poughkeepsie.
Local officials say that, so far, they haven't had to make significant cuts in services.
"We put a hiring freeze in and we've restricted spending in other areas," said Steinhaus. "We still have a mission: We're still going to plow snow when we have to and send public public health nurses to senior citizens' homes to care for them, and we're still going to answer the phone at the 911 center."
Unlike the federal government, which canborrow money to make ends meet in tight times, county and city budgets have to balance every year. If sales and property taxes continue to fall, local government leaders here will face tougher choices. Until the pace of foreclosures begins to slow, the recession gripping the housing market will continue to weigh on the local economy.
"I don't think we've hit bottom yet," said Albert Desalvo, community reinvestment officer at M&T Bank, a community bank with three offices in the city. "One of the reasons it's going to be hard to figure out the true amount of foreclosure for awhile is because it takes inordinately long in the state of New York to be completed — longer than most states. So I don't think we've seen the worst of it."
One big unknown is the fate of homeowners who are holding adjustable-rate mortgages scheduled to set to higher levels after a low, initial fixed rate. Those resets are a major factor behind the rise in foreclosure rates in Poughkeepsie and across the country. Higher monthly mortgage payments are kicking in just as as consumers face rapidly rising costs throughout their household budgets — from food to gasoline to health care.
Around the corner from Poughkeepsie's City Hall, Hudson River Housing runs a variety of housing and community development programs and has been working to minimize the damage from the rise in foreclosures. The non-profit community group helps homeowners in trouble work with lenders to negotiate a more affordable payment plan. The group also works with new home buyers to avoid the pitfalls that could get them into future trouble.
These days, traffic at the office is brisk. Last year, the office handled three or four cases a week. Today, they're getting as many as six a day, according to Mary Linge, who heads the office. They've recently hired another housing counselor and have applied for additional funds from the state to meet the growth in demand.
"We've actually looked to some group sessions, which is unprecedented because it's such a private matter," she said. "But it's the only way we're going to be able to handle everyone."
Traffic is also brisk at U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Main Street, where some strapped homeowners are trying to stop the clock on foreclosure and work out a more manageable payment plan with creditors. As the economy weakens, the pace of filings will likely continue to grow, according to Mel Spivak, a bankruptcy attorney based in Poughkeepsie.
"We haven't seen the crest of it yet," he said. "Within the next six months or a year, hopefully it will peak out and maybe get better. But between gasoline prices, heating oil prices and adjustable rate mortgages, people are stretched to the bone."
On a recent afternoon, Judge Cecelia Morris heard more than 60 bankruptcy cases in a matter of hours. The circumstances that brought each debtor to court varied widely; so did their financial circumstances.
"Bad luck, dire straits and lack of planning do not discriminate — anyone can become a debtor," Morris wrote in a recent e-mail.
Some of those who appeared before Judge Morris had worked out payment plans with lenders that were then approved by the court; others learned that their efforts to get a fresh start had failed. Morris carefully explained the reasons for each outcome, and congratulated those who had succeeded.
Since her appointment to the bench eight years ago, Morris said the change in debtors' fortunes seems to be happening more rapidly.
"I am seeing debtors whose economic condition has deteriorated quickly — variable interest rates, all-time-high credit card interest rates and increased fees for late charges and minimum payments have driven them to seek bankruptcy protection," Morris wrote. "The cycle from prosperity to bankruptcy seems to be much more rapid in today's environment than when I was first appointed to the bench."
After learning that his foreclosure would proceed, Al Russo and his wife made plans to move to Florida, where he hopes to get a fresh start working for a well-drilling company. Though he said he still has equity in his home, he doubts he'll be able to sell it before the foreclosure process is completed.
And while he's resigned to the prospect of starting over, he's wary about the future.
"This is not going to get better — and not just for me," he said. "This is going to get worse for everybody else."
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Emerald Coast Theatre Company, a newly formed not-for-profit professional theater company based in Miramar Beach, will stage �Resurrecting van Gogh,� a solo performance piece at 7:30 p.m. May 2 at Seaside REP Theatre.
The play is based on the life, work and writings of Andy Martin, a medical student and oncology patient at Tulane University, who conducted groundbreaking research on sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC), an extremely rare form of cancer that eventually took his life. Under the supervision of Dr. Tyler Curiel, Martin was able to grow his own cancer cells in the lab and establish a permanent cell line to allow important research to continue.
The majority of the performance text is taken directly from Andy�s unpublished, private journals (with permission from the Martin family).
The performance, which was first seen at Ohio State University and The Creative Center in New York City, is directed by ECTC producing artistic director Nathanael Fisher and stars Jason Hedden, a local actor, director and professor based on the Emerald Coast. Hedden holds theatre degrees from Gulf Coast State College, the University of South Florida and an MFA in acting/new works from Ohio State University.
�This short, thought provoking performance piece is followed by a documentary and Q&A session,� Fisher said. �Anyone who has been touched by cancer can expect to be moved and inspired with hope.�
Fisher also mentioned, �The Arts in Medicine program at Sacred Heart Hospital serves a great purpose � we invite everyone in the community to come out and support this worthy cause.�
This collaborative community project will benefit Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast�s Arts in Medicine program, which is designed to bring performing, meditative and the visual arts into the hospital setting as a form of healing therapy for patients. This is accomplished through workshops for staff, artistic activities at the bedside, and musical performances in outpatient clinical areas and waiting rooms.
Seaside REP Theatre is at 216 Quincy Circle within the Town of Seaside on County Road 30A. This special performance of �Resurrecting van Gogh� is open to the public. General admission tickets to the performance are $15 for adults and $8 for students. To reserve tickets, call the Seaside REP box office at 850-231-0733.


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Kelly Rowland, Julia Roberts & More Stun At BAFTA Britannia Awards
It was a star-studded night in Los Angeles on Nov. 9 as celebs like Kelly, Julia, George Clooney and more got together to honor the best actors in the biz. See all the pics from the red carpet and ceremony below!
Everyone got to be British for a night on Nov. 9 for the annual BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Los Angeles Britannia Awards. The ceremony honored Brits like Idris Elba and non-Brits like George Clooney, but the real show may have been on the red carpet, where stars like Kelly Rowland and Isla Fisher stunned with their bold fashion choices.
BAFTA Britannia Awards Best Dressed: Kelly Rowland, Salma Hayek & More
Kelly seems like an easy choice for BAFTA Britannia best dressed. The former Destiny's Child singer looked amazing in a daring sea foam green gown. The dress was beautifully made and absolutely eye-catching thanks to an extremely low cut that showed off Kelly's ample cleavage.
Speaking of cleavage, Salma Hayek also stunned on the BAFTA red carpet. In a gray, sequin-embellished gown, Salma strutted confidently. And who can blame her for feeling so energized? The dress hugged her curves perfectly and was definitely a great pick for her.
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Inside the event, Julia Roberts — who didn't walk the carpet — appeared looking beautiful in a simple black dress with a high neckline. Julia was on hand to honor her friend and former co-star George Clooney, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Julia read a note from Meryl Streep that joked about how George is like a college boy you think is dreamy until you find out he's cheating on you! It was all in good fun though, and Julia and George were seen laughing and leaning on each other throughout the night.
It was definitely an event to remember. Look through the gallery above and tell us who YOU think was the best dressed!
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I was most excited, however, that Ann had Great Grandma Brittain's Common School Diploma. I eagerly took Ann up on her offer to send it to me, and this is what showed up at my office a few days ago:
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Given at Oklahoma City this 5th day of May 1915
|Grandma Brittain's test scores (pardon my obtrusive camera work...)
Grandma Jessie was 16 years old when she passed her exams and received her diploma. I'm guessing that she and her family were very proud, especially since a lot of rural kids, especially girls, didn't complete their education back in those days. I don't know if she went on to high school, but she didn't marry my Great Grandfather, Andrew Lee Brittain, until after another four years, so it's entirely possible that she did continue her studies.
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Sunday, April 22, 2007
The last time the Steelers had the 15th pick in the NFL Draft, they took a pass-rushing outside linebacker who tormented opposing quarterbacks in college.
As for Huey Richardson working out in Pittsburgh, well, not so much.
He lasted about as long as a "Huey Lewis & the News" concert, and the Steelers haven't used their top draft pick on a linebacker since they made that colossal mistake with Richardson in 1991.
It would be heresy to Steelers fans to suggest that history will repeat itself Saturday. The Steelers taking a player like Richardson -- with the emphasis being on player -- at No. 15 overall would make sense, since they could use a pass-rushing, outside linebacker in the wake of Joey Porter's release.
What may take precedence for the Steelers is getting a versatile playmaker, outside linebacker or not, that will allow them to transition from a 3-4 to a 4-3 defense.
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Carriker, meanwhile, could line up at tackle in a 4-3 and end in a 3-4. He could possibly play outside linebacker in a 4-3, though speed would be a concern.
"He's big, he comes hard every play and to me, any defensive structure you want, Adam Carriker is going to fit into it," ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper said.
What structure the Steelers will have is nothing more than an educated guess at this point.
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Tomlin has dismissed the importance of base formations -- he also hasn't ruled out using both a 3-4 and a 4-3 as situations dictate -- but who the Steelers draft, particularly in the first round, could give more than a glimpse into what shape the defense will take in future years.
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"Bourne Legacy" could be turn out to be a star-making film, or the kind of project that haunts you for the rest of your days--but that won't stop the hottest young actors in Hollywood from chasing it.
Joel Edgerton, Dominic Cooper, Garrett Hedlund and Luke Evans are set to screen test for the role of--well, we don't know who--but "the lead" in the next "Bourne," said Deadline. Others may join the testing, scheduled for early April, but that's it for now.
Shia LeBeouf is under consideration as well, but a source claims he will not test, apparently he feels he's a known talent--we'd agree. And Taylor Kitsch has also been mentioned.
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But as Deadline notes, this franchise doesn't really need a name actor. Unless they could've convinced Matt Damon to come back and play Jason Bourne in a fourth film, the brand is the star. They'd be better of starting fresh with a lesser known actor.
Of the four guys set to test, we've had a mancrush on Cooper since seeing him on Broadway in "The History Boys," and we've been impressed with his subsequent work. We're also a big fan of Edgerton, who was so good in "The Square" and "Animal Kingdom."
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Postgame Notes – Maryland vs. No. 9 Clemson
No. 9 Clemson 40, Maryland 27
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Kicking It Off: Maryland falls to 5-3 on the season and 1-3 in the ACC following a 40-27 defeat to ninth-ranked Clemson. The Tigers improved to 7-1 and 4-2 in the ACC with the victory. The Tigers now lead the all-time series 34-26-2 and have won four straight in the series.
Big Play: Quarterback Caleb Rowe's 71-yard touchdown completion to wide receiver Levern Jacobs is Maryland's longest scoring play of the season and a career-long reception for the wide out. It is the second consecutive week Rowe hooked up with Jacobs for a touchdown over 50 yards. Last week at Wake Forest, Rowe found Jacobs over the middle for a 56-yard catch-and-run for a score.
Steady Craddock: Place kicker Brad Craddock entered today's contest averaging 1.86 field goals per game. Craddock connected on two 41-yard field goals and is now 15-for-18 this season and has only one miss from under 50 yards. Craddock's 15 made field goals are the 20th-highest single-season total in school history and his .833 field goal percentage currently ranks fourth for a single season.
Career Day for Levern: Wide receiver Levern Jacobs caught a career-high eight passes for a personal-best 158 yards. Jacobs' 158 receiving yards is the second-highest single-game total this season. Wide receiver Stefon Diggs had 179 yards against Old Dominion onSept. 7.
Redzone D: Entering today's game, Maryland's defense had surrendered 15 touchdowns on 24 redzone opportunities, a 62.5 percent conversion rate, which was the second-best in the ACC trailing only Miami (53.8). Against the Tigers, Maryland held Clemson to three touchdowns on seven redzone opportunities including holding the Tigers three field goals on four redzone trips in the first half.
In on the Play: Linebacker Cole Farrand totaled a career-high 13 tackles in the first half and finished with 23 total tackles. Since the 1998 season, no Maryland player has totaled more with Joe Vellano being the last Maryland player to total 20 or more tackles in a game. He had 20 at Georgia Tech on Oct. 8, 2011.
Three Takeaways: After totaling 13 takeaways in the first four games of the season, the Terrapin defense added three turnovers to the total on Saturday. Maryland forced and recovered two fumbles and intercepted Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd once. Linebacker Matt Robinson recovered and forced a fumble, defensive lineman Darius Kilgo recovered another. Defensive back Isaac Goins picked off Boyd in the fourth quarter marking his second career interception. The Terps have seven fumble recoveries and nine interceptions this season.
Offensive Notes: Running back Albert Reid averaged 4.7 yards per carry finishing with a career-best 70 yards on 15 carries … wide receiver Amba Etta-Tawo caught his first career touchdown pass and totaling three catches for 26 yards … wide receiver Nigel King had a career-high five receptions for a personal-best 76 yards and a touchdown, his second of the season.
Defensive Notes: Linebacker Abner Logan finished second on the team with a personal-best 15 tackles, seven solo … defensive backIsaac Goins tied a career high with nine tackles and added two pass breakups and one interception … linebacker Marcus Whitfieldincreased his team-leading sack total to 7.5 with one sack on Saturday and finished with a career-high seven tackles … linebackersYannick Ngakoue and Shawn Petty both recorded their first career sacks.
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Although a big deal was made of pre-registering for the live webcast, it looks like you might be able to watch it even if you did not register ahead of time. The links for the live webcast are on this page, and this is also where the video archives will be posted after the meeting.
The meeting runs from 1-5 pm on Thursday, April 25, and from 8:30-5 on Friday, April 26. There will be presentations by top ME/CFS experts, as well as several panel discussions including patients. Here is the full meeting agenda. The main patient panel discussions are scheduled for:
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- 2:55 pm Thursday
- 10:25 am Friday
(Note that all times are Eastern Time)
Also, it is not too late to let YOUR voice be heard! The FDA will be accepting written and/or video testimony until August 2. Just leave your comments or upload a video or Word file at this page. (See the questions below that the FDA is particularly interested in having answered by patients).
So, send in your comments and tune in as much as you can over the next two days, so we can show the FDA how much interest there is! This is a ground-breaking meeting for the ME/CFS world, and you won't want to miss it!
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- What are the most significant symptoms that you experience resulting from your condition? (Examples may include prolonged exhaustion, confusion, muscle pain, heat or cold intolerance.)
- What are the most negative impacts on your daily life that result from your condition and its symptoms? (Examples may include difficulty with specific activities, such as sleeping through the night.)
- How does the condition affect your daily life on the best days and worst days?
- What changes have you had to make in your life because of your condition?
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(D) consequently they never heard anyone speak, but nevertheless they utilize vocal cord muscles just as regularly and in the same manner that non-deaf individuals do, and that
(E) consequently they never heard anyone speak nevertheless utilize vocal cord muscles just as regularly and in the same manner that non-deaf individuals do, and
Now, you may be looking at this question and thinking, "this is easy" or that you see the correct answer. If so, kudos! Not every question is difficult for everyone, but for many people this question would present a challenge for a few reasons:
- Lots of words/long underlined portion
- The relatively uncommon "nevertheless"
- The awkward construction of "never…nevertheless" and "just as regularly and in the same manner as…"
- The actual content/subject matter of the sentence
For these reasons, and perhaps others, test-takers might read this three or four times to wrap their head around it. One thing that happens in questions like this is that with so much going on its hard to figure out where to start. Usually, when tackling SC you want to identify an error in the underlined portion, make a determination on what's wrong, and then get to POE lickety-split (yes, I just used the word lickety-split). If you're looking and looking and feeling overwhelmed to the point of inaction, here are some strategies to get moving:
- Narrow your focus – instead of looking at the underlined portion in total, look for discrete recognizable error types among its parts. In the above example. looking at specific pieces reveals "do, and that" near the end, which is indicative of a list. Also, "just as…" should be a dead giveaway for a comparison. Both lists and comparisons are parallelism error types very common on the GMAT.
- Look beyond just the underlined portion – if you focus too closely on the underlined portion, you may have missed that it actually starts with the second half of a list ("people who have been deaf from birth AND have consequently…")
- Don't see anything wrong? Don't despair – remember that about 1/5 of all SC questions are right as written. Your goal is to always use your knowledge to eliminate answer choices; whether one of those choices happen to be (A) is irrelevant.
- Still stuck? Compare the answer choices. When you compare them either start with an obvious difference that you're sure of (like in the example, where A, B, and C start with "have consequently" and D and E start with "consequently") or just compare the choices 2 at a time and identify differences you can address with certainty.
So, back to our example. For our purposes here, we're going assume that we're still stuck on the long and confusing underlined portion, and tackle this example with strategy 4) from above. Let's compare the answer choices a pair at a time.
Compare A to B
Differences: "nevertheless" vs "but nevertheless"; "just as…as" vs "just as…that"; "and that" vs "and"
Problems: "but nevertheless" is redundant; "just as…that" is not the correct construction for the comparison; "and" does not provide a parallel construction to end the list.
Winner: A
Compare A to C
Differences: "nevertheless" vs ", that they nevertheless"; "and that" vs "and"
Problems: The construction ", that they nevertheless" makes the sentence and meaning less clear.
Winner: A
Compare A to D
Differences: "have consequently" vs "consequently they"; "nevertheless" vs "but nevertheless they"; "just as…as" vs "just as…that"
Problems: "consequently they" creates a parallelism issue for the list; "but nevertheless they" also creates a parallelism issue and is redundant;
Winner: A
Compare A to E
Differences: "have consequently" vs "consequently they"; "just as…as" vs "just as…that"; "and that" vs "and"
Problems: take your pick.
Winner: A
As you can see, the focused pair-by-pair comparison gives us a way to more easily identify and deal with differences. If you focus on using what you know is wrong to eliminate choices you can feel good about choosing A, even though it probably "sounded" a bit weird at the beginning (and was confusing to boot). A few more important strategy points to take a away from this question:
Don't Force It – often people find a difference and force themselves to make a choice based on it. Why? In each of these instances, there were multiple differences between the pairs of answer choices. Any one of them could be used to make the decision. If you can't explain or don't understand a particular difference, use another one.
Sometimes Grammar, Sometimes Not – Don't feel like you always need to have clearly articulated grammar explanations for choosing one over the other. GMAT sentence correction is NOT a grammar test. Yes, it uses grammar as the framework, but it's not a grammar test. Grammar is expansive, fickle, and rife with exceptions to rules. Very few people know enough about grammar to make all their decisions based on that. When you've gotten rid of all the answer choices you can based on rules you're sure of, don't try to talk your way into a making up rules for things you don't know the grammar on. Instead, use meaning and clarity to make your choice.
Meaning – the correct answer should offer the most logical meaning. The most basic example of this rule is modifiers, which are not grammatically wrong but are logically unsound. If you can't tell which choice is most logical than go with the one that's closest to the original in meaning.
Clarity – the correct answer is the one that most clearly and logically expresses the thoughts of the author.
Very often at the end of SC POE, the "soft skills" (clarity and meaning) are far more effective than trying to engineer a grammatical reason for choosing one choice over the other. From our question above, a good example presents in nearly every comparison between two choices. There was a place where the differences could be explained by grammar, or you could look closely and see that, you know what, one of these choices does what its supposed to do more clearly than the other. For example, in comparing A to C, maybe you could provide a grammar reason for why "nevertheless" is better than ", that they nevertheless." If not, ask yourself which one says what the sentence intends most clearly. The answer? A.
Again, use the rules where and when you can, but if you don't know rules for the difference you're looking at, give meaning and clarity a shot.
We hope that helps you over the hump on your SC.
Best of Luck,
-The BC team
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Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ~Author Unknown
God is closest to those with broken hearts. ~Jewish Saying
The water heaved and rushed. And the ship throbbed away, like a great, unfaithful heart, from the fading, mist-blurred land. ~Anita Vivanti Chartres (1866–1942), The Hunt for Happiness, 1896
Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated. ~Lamartine
When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead keep your head up high and gaze into heaven for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal. ~Author Unknown
The best way to mend a broken heart is time and girlfriends. ~Gwyneth Paltrow
I don't know why they call it heartbreak — it feels like every other part of my body is broken too. ~Terri Guillemets
A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It's just his way of letting you realize he saved you from the wrong one. ~Author Unknown
In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966
Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together. ~Author Unknown
Love is like a puzzle. When you're in love, all the pieces fit but when your heart gets broken, it takes a while to get everything back together. ~Author Unknown
Maybe part of loving is learning to let go. ~From the television show The Wonder Years
I prithee send me back my heart,
Since I cannot have thine;
For if from yours you will not part,
Why, then, shouldst thou have mine?
~John Suckling
As soon as forever is through, I'll be over you. ~Toto
Let your tears come. Let them water your soul. ~Eileen Mayhew
It's so curious: one can resist tears and 'behave' very well in the hardest hours of grief. But then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in bud only yesterday has suddenly blossomed, or a letter slips from a drawer... and everything collapses. ~Colette
The heart is the only broken instrument that works. ~T.E. Kalem
Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts. ~Author Unknown
God can heal a broken heart, but He has to have all the pieces. ~Author Unknown
What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you. ~Richard Wilbur
Sadness flies away on the wings of time. ~Jean de La Fontaine
If we must part forever,
Give me but one kind word to think upon,
And please myself with, while my heart's breaking.
~Thomas Otway
Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again. ~Rosa Parks
With what a deep devotedness of woe
I wept thy absence - o'er and o'er again
Thinking of thee, still thee, till thought grew pain,
And memory, like a drop that, night and day,
Falls cold and ceaseless, wore my heart away!
~Thomas Moore
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It wasn't Pink Friday's first single — hell, it wasn't even technically on the album's proper track list! — but Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" was voted #2 on MTV's Best Songs of 2011 list.
Though Nicki's album was released in November 2010, "Super Bass" — which was produced by Kane Beatz and co-written by Ester Dean — didn't emerge as a single until May. The decision to drop the track as the album's seventh single was a no-brainer. After being prompted to request a song during a radio interview with Nashville's 107.5, Taylor Swift answered, "Can I play album cuts?" She then began to explain to listeners how she had been listening to "Super Bass" on repeat, before Swift rapped lyrics to the song on air.
Nicki would go on to credit Swift with helping make the song popular and even performed it with the country star during an August concert at L.A.'s Staples Center. "Taylor Swift did her little interview about 'Super Bass,' and [it] took off in the States with the people sort of knowing it," Minaj said in an interview with L.A. radio station 102.7 KIIS-FM. "It's just really uncanny how all that stuff happens," she added. "We didn't plan it like that."
The Pink Friday bonus song from the album's deluxe edition had all the right ingredients. There's the bright and airy guitar intro, which eventually builds into a full pop affair complete with a knocking 808 and, of course, that patented bass drum. Lyrically, Nicki threw a shout-out to 1980s rap legend Slick Rick and threatened to slap a chick all in an effort to woo her drug-dealing crush. Typically, cheery-sounding pop hits aren't so edgy, but the Harajuku Barbie has successfully elbowed her way into the spotlight alongside starlets like Katy Perry and Taylor Swift — and has done it her way.
"Super Bass" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the rap chart, but more than its chart positioning was the song's impact. One YouTube search of "Super Bass" will uncover the VMA-winning video for the single, of course, but also thousands of covers from artists like Selena Gomez and Karmin with ?uestlove and various renditions from fans as well. Who can forget the pink princess Sophia Grace Brownlee's cute performance vid which eventually clocked over 25 million views? The clip became so popular that in October, Ellen DeGeneres invited the young Sophia onto her television show and introduced her to Minaj, making one of the year's most memorable television moments.
If you had a pulse in 2011, surely you felt that boom-ba-boom-boom bass!
All this week, watch "AMTV" on MTV every day at 8 a.m. ET for our Best of 2011 lists. Then, come to MTVNews.com at 5 p.m. as we reveal our top picks of the year!


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UFO Update
Posted by dandare on September 27, 2007
As i'll be away from this friday until late sunday evening, the update is coming out slightly earlier this week. If there is anything you would like to have included on the weekly update, or if there is anything you would like covered in general, please contact me at email@example.com , and i'll see what i can do.
With the latest intriguing event, that of the peru fireball, National Geographic have written an article entitled "Meteor crash in Peru caused Mysterious illness" (posted 21st September,2007). They say that local Peruvian scientists, have analysed it, and it is of a rare meteor type.
"Numerous arsenic deposits have been found in the subsoils of southern Peru, explained Modesto Montoya, a nuclear physicist who collaborated with the team. The naturally formed deposits contaminate local drinking water." (quote from article above).
This they think, could have created the conditions (with the impact of the meteor) in the illnesses that later resulted.
In the American Chronicle, Frank Warren has written an article on "Officials in Peru State That The Fallen UFO is a Chondrite Meteor". It goes into quite alot of detail and covers all areas, even with links and updates to the article, to include other sources; it also proves that alot of conflicted reporting and speculation has taken place, and quite evidently, some of it is not true.
Unfortunately i missed the anniversary of the Majestic 12 on september 24th ; here is an article by wired entitled "Sept. 24, 1947: MJ-12 — We Are Not Alone … Or Are We?".
It mentions "1947: If the secret committee known as the Majestic 12 ever really existed, this is the day that the group was allegedly created by a memorandum from President Harry Truman" (extract from wired article).
There in lies the problem, did it ever exist? I do not know if they are real or not? there is a link to tests made (article in PRweb here ), however, i find problems with Michael S. Heiser, who also has other hidden agenda's…but i'll leave it up to you to decide.
From the article "A total of 17 documents were tested, allegedly written by nine different authors. Dr. Heiser typed the prose text of the disputed Majestic Documents and a set of undisputed control documents for each author for Dr. Chaski's testing. Of the 17 documents tested, only one can be scientifically validated as having been written by the author who is named……[.]." OymyNews.com also has an article on this "The Majestic Hall of Mirrors ".
It is claimed that "Parallel universes exist – study" (source breitbart.com, september 23rd, 2007). They mention that "Parallel universes really do exist, according to a mathematical discovery by Oxford scientists described by one expert as "one of the most important developments in the history of science" (extract from article).
<-South africa,1956.
An article "UFOs kept secret by U.S. in nationalist fervor?" caught my eye, (in The Register-Herald, posted september 8th,2007). Most of the article is about Stanton friedman, who was "A physicist who once worked for such giants as Westinghouse and General Electric, he has devoted much of his adult life to ferreting out clues in the UFO controversy." (extract from article).
In English Pravda.ru there is "KGB's secret UFO files finally made public" which is an old source, but one i was not aware of until now (posted december 12th,2005). It mentions the declassification of the Blue Folder…"Researchers believe the Blue Folder is an invaluable source of information" (extract from article).
In recent news, KodiakDailyMirror.com (posted 26th september,2007) reports that "UFO mystifies local officials Aircraft accounted for, no craters found during search". breitbart.com (posted 24th september,2007) says that "NASA aims to put man on Mars by 2037 " ….i'm surprised not sooner….unless you believe that they have not landed on the moon? (although for the record, i do believe they have landed).
Finally, to my old favourite chinese lanterns/ufo balloons….. in newburytoday.co.uk (posted 26th september,2007), it mentions "Newburytoday.co.uk investigates possible explanation for string of UFO sightings above district". It goes into some detail about the sightings in their area (involving orange lights,and so on), with a video, in which they use a ufo balloon, to demonstrate the effects that it has at night……
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What do Calvin Johnson, Mike Brown, Rob Gronkowski, Vincent Jackson and Alshon Jeffery have in common? All five had amazing 100-yard or more receiving performances this week, but were all on the losing side of the football in Week 7 NFL action. Thanks to tough defenses, timely kicking and untimely injuries (Jay Cutler, Arian Foster, Sam Bradford, Brian Cushing and Jermichael Finley were among the stars injured in Week 7) the fortunes of several NFL teams appeared to have turned in a variety of directions.
Here's what else we learned:
Kickin' It Up: The Bills, Bengals, Jets and Steelers all got into the win column this week thanks to game-winning field goals, with Gang Green's coming in OT over the New England Patriots. With their victories, The Jets snuck into second place in the AFC East, while the Bengals stay firmly atop the AFC North.
Andrew Luck Doesn't Need Any: Although Peyton Manning made it interesting, Andrew Luck's performance against the Denver Broncos Sunday night transcends numbers. Aside from his four TDs, Luck was poised from the first snap and was never rattled. For a player that has already proved himself, this was a statement game. Although other younger quarterbacks like Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick and Robert Griffin III get more mainstream media attention, Luck is clearly in a different league all together.
Chiefs Stay Perfect: Jamaal Charles ran for 86 yards and a TD, while Alex Smith connected with seven different players to squeak out a 17-16 win over the Matt Schaub-less Texans. The Chiefs defense was stellar as well, powered by a wonderful performance by Tamba Hali. The outside linebacker had 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles to keep the Texans offense mostly quiet.
Bucs and Jags Misery Continues: Philip Rivers went six-for-six on the Chargers' first drive and was super solid the rest of the game, going 22/26 with a TD against a minuscule Jaguars offense that could only produce two field goals in a 24-6 loss. While Tampa Bay had more success on offense, especially Vincent Jackson (10 catches, 138 yards) they were limited to just two field goals in the fourth quarter in a tight game against a Falcons defense that finally stepped up in a 31-23 Atlanta win. With an injury to star RB Doug Martin as well, Tampa Bay's season won't get any easier.
Bears and Dolphins Befuddled: Both teams started the season 3-0, but are fading fast. Chicago's offense hasn't been a problem, but after QB Jay Cutler left with a groin injury after a sack in the second quarter in a 45-41 loss to the Redskins, the Bears may have more questions to ponder. Miami had a 21-17 lead late in the third, but two Dan Carpenter field goals in the fourth quarter and a two-sack, three tackle, forced fumble performance from the Bills' Mario Williams (who leads the NFL with 10 sacks) caged the Miami offensive attack in a 23-21 Buffalo win. Like the Bears, you have to wonder where the Dolphins go from here.
Baltimore Sack-a-Palooza Not Enough: While the ineffective Joe Flacco and injured Ray Rice have done little to keep the Ravens above .500 this season, the Ravens defense has been dominant at times, especially towards opposing quarterbacks. For the 15th week in a row, Baltimore got at least two sacks. Through seven weeks of play, Terrell Suggs leads the team with seven sacks, while Elvis Dumervil isn't far behind with five.
Hope for the Skins and Steelers? Robert Griffin III is back. 298 yards passing and 84 yards rushing led the team to a win in an offensively-driven game against the Bears, while the Steelers run game came alive in a 19-16 win over the Ravens, thanks to a 93-yard performance from rookie Le'Veon Bell. Ben Roethlisberger was 17/23 with a TD. After six weeks, both teams are just 2-4, but have momentum on their side.


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