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LONDON – Financial markets were largely steady in holiday-thinned trading Monday though concerns remain over the progress of U.S. budget discussions and the future of the economic reform program in Italy.
For weeks, the discussions between the White House and Congress over a budget deal have been the main driver in markets. If a deal isn't agreed to by the start of 2013, automatic spending cuts and tax increases worth hundreds of billions of dollars will be imposed — which many economists think could push the U.S. economy back into recession.
The prevailing view has been that a deal would be agreed to in time but as the deadline nears there are growing doubts over whether the U.S. will be able to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff."
"The reality is given that the U.S. government is now closed for the holiday break the likelihood of anything other than soothing procrastination is highly unlikely much before the Jan. 1 deadline," said Michael Hewson, senior market analyst at CMC Markets.
Doubts over the progress of discussions prompted a fairly sizeable sell-off last Friday though many analysts still think there will be agreement on some sort of short-term measures.
"Even if this stopgap measure is implemented it may not be enough to prevent unwanted volatility in equity markets going into 2013 as investors try and assess the adverse impact on the U.S. economy," said Neil MacKinnon, global macro strategist at VTB Capital.
Most markets across Europe are only open for half a day and will only re-open again on Thursday. German markets are closed for Christmas Eve.
With around an hour of trading to go, Britain's FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 0.2 per cent at 5,952 while the CAC-40 in France was down an equivalent rate at 3,655.
Wall Street was poised for more marked falls at the open in what will also be a holiday-shortened trading day — both Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures were down 0.4 per cent.
As well as monitoring developments in the U.S. over the coming days, investors will be keeping a close watch on what's going on in Italy ahead of a general election in February.
Over the weekend, outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti indicated that he would be willing to return to the role if pro-reform parties back him.
Over the past year or so, Monti and his technocratic government have won plaudits in the markets for their economic reforms and efforts to get a grip on the country's borrowing. Italy has the second-highest debt burden among the 17 EU countries that use the euro. Only Greece's is higher.
Earlier in Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng, closed up 0.1 per cent at 22,531.51 while South Korea's Kospi rose less than 0.1 per cent to 1,981.82. Japanese markets were closed for the Emperor's birthday holiday.
Other financial markets were subdued too. In the currency markets, the euro was up 0.2 per cent at $1.3227 while the benchmark New York oil price was down 3 cents at $88.63 a barrel.


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2= Very small beetle might come to your home in a large number. This insect small as end of match. You might use vacuum cleaner. However those beetle still alive in your vacuum cleaner.
3= Flea can make long hole at your skin. Beware about banana tree. "Kutu Babi" a kind of flea which live at banana tree can " drill" your meat and skin cell. It also eat your blood.
4= Do not use mop with any soap or shampoo because the water at the floor might dry but never shampoo. So, someone may slip. Little water at the floor also may cause you slip.
5= When you watching television, do not add sound level. Use safe level. If too noisy, you may not hear thief movement.
6= If you want to buy something, do not pay until you see all of conditions document and you see the kit is completed [or enough accessories] and you test first any good
7= Before you leave your car, make sure that there have no any valuable thing in your car. You might cover your valuable things with something so that evil people think that there nothing valuable. You will not like someone make your car mirror break.
8= Mosquito net may the best method to protect yourself and your family.
9=There might any bizarre object which hide at any Automatic Teller Machine Bank. Beware when use the machine.
10= Sometimes your advice make people angry although what you said are true. Beware.
11= May you better have no any password of your window account because virus may still can make you cannot open your account although you remember your password. Your antivirus may fail to avoid this happen.
12= If you get varicose vein, try to stand with your another leg which did not get varicose vein. I mean, your healthy leg support your weight .
13= If cold water touch your palm in long time, your palm might sick and at the same time , it may fold like flower to furl.
14= Your eyes and ears encourage to do something. Your mind encourage something. What you feel encourage to do. Your lust encourage. You see something God prohibit, you are going to do something illicit such hear and see something illicit or touch something illicit. Your lust are your true most dangerous enemy. Beware.
15= Wax as a lamp? If mouse collide it and the wax fall to anything can burn? In my black history, fire from wax burn my thing when I sleeping. Fortunately, I just wake up when it happen.
16= You need to know better postural. Wrong posture can damage your body and destroy your health. Postural such how to carry something heavy.
17= When you use your phone such internet phone, the wave is so dangerous and can cause tumour at brain. Need to use special accessory which protect you from this danger. When use speaker to call or hear any call, your phone must in front of your face, not at your hear or not near to your ear. Keep your sense organs. Tumour can be cancer.
18= If you like electronic good, beware reason some of those thing may not logic. Evil engineer make these?
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Dairies need to keep a close eye out for vesicular stomatitis, and take action immediately to protect their herds — and Morgan County has quite a few dairies.
The Western Dairy Association Board of Directors is aware of, and very concerned about, the recent outbreak of vesicular stomatitis (VS) at several sites in Colorado including in Weld and Boulder counties, according to a release from the WDA.
"So far, no dairies and no dairy cows have been impacted by the VS outbreak, however, we are hearing of cases in other animals within just a quarter mile or less of dairy farms," the release says.
Western Dairy's Board of Directors, as well as President and CEO Cindy Haren, are urging all Colorado dairy farmers to take action, especially in counties near outbreaks, to protect their herds.
Vigilant fly control is imperative to preventing VS on dairy farms in the weeks and months to come.
Those visiting dairy farms need to take preventive measures.
"It is of critical importance that you spray the interior of your vehicle with fly spray prior to arriving on a farm," the release says. "While on a farm, keep windows and doors closed. When leaving a farm, spray again to ensure you are not transporting flies to your next destination. This is particularly important for those who travel to multiple farms in a day, but must be adhered to for all people going on and off Colorado dairy farms for the next few months."
According to the Colorado State Veterinarian's Office, VS is transmitted by flies and symptoms are similar to foot and mouth disease. VS could cause oral sores and lesions and mastitis in dairy cows, which would lead to a serious decrease in milk production. By the time these symptoms occur — in most cases, it is already too late.
Updated information and specifics on VS can be found on the Colorado State Veterinarian's website which can be accessed at http://colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ag_Animals/CBON/1251621053527" title="colorado.gov">http://colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ag_Animals/CBON/1251621053527.
For more information or to express concerns, please call WDA at 303-451-7711 or the State Veterinarian's Office at 303-869-9130.
"With vigilant care and cooperation, we hope to avoid any impact to our dairy farms and help prevent this outbreak from spreading further," the release says.


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MANCHESTER, N.H. — Brad Stevens will celebrate his first NBA coaching victory when it counts.
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Brad Stevens will celebrate his first NBA coaching victory when it counts.
Stevens was content to focus on the improvement the Boston Celtics made from one night to the next in a 111-81 preseason victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.
Boston was winless in its first three exhibition games under Stevens, who was hired away from Butler to take over the storied franchise at the age of 36.
"If I'm not going to count those last three, I can't count this one I guess," Stevens joked.
The Celtics scored at least 24 points in every quarter, shot 54 percent and — most importantly — looked little like the team that lost to Philadelphia 97-85 the night before.
"We got the ball up the floor. We played with good pace. I just thought we didn't labor as much offensively as we did yesterday," Stevens said.
The Celtics capitalized on a short-handed version of the Knicks, who were playing their third game in four nights and rested Carmelo Anthony and most of his veteran teammates.
Rookie Kelly Olynyk had 15 points and six rebounds for the Celtics, who scored the first 10 points and never trailed.
Boston started the third quarter with a 20-5 run against a JV version of the Knicks, who also played the night before.
"I know it's a back-to-back and I'm playing young players, but again you've got to be proud to wear a Knick uniform and tonight was an embarrassment," coach Mike Woodson said. "Whoever we put out there, we should be able to compete."
New York also rested starters Raymond Felton and Tyson Chandler as well as Metta World Peace and Beno Udrih. Kenyon Martin also sat out and has yet to play this preseason.
Ike Diogu led the Knicks (1-2) with 21 points and eight rebounds, including five on the offensive end. Toure Murry added 16 points and Andrea Bargnani scored 11.
Olynyk, a 7-footer from Gonzaga drafted by the Celtics with the 13th overall pick, also had six rebounds, three steals and a block as the Celtics won a "home" game played about 50 miles north of Boston.
The Celtics outrebounded New York 45-34.
"I think it eased Coach Stevens' nerves a little bit. I know he's not used to losing," said Jared Sullinger, who scored 12 for Boston. "We have a blueprint now. You've got to follow the blueprint to success and understand that the way we played today should be the way we play all the time."
Avery Bradley and Jordan Crawford scored 13 apiece for Boston.
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Anger is an emotion that feels inevitable. It is a feeling that you can justify at every instance. If you do not get angry, there is something seriously wrong with you. Many say that anger is a natural reflex that seeks to fight for justice. Of course, this is justice according to our personal feelings. It is pretty clear that the world is a place where not all things are just and, you will feel angered at every corner you turn. Feeling angry and living with anger are two different things.
You are not supposed to feel angry for a long time but, there are many people who have decide to incorporate anger in their lives. This presents a huge problem because anger is an emotion that can cause deadly harm to you. All this information about anger I got from a good anger forum. An anger forum will give you all the insights of anger and, show you how it can be managed.
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Drafted by Borough President Melinda Katz and introduced by State Senator Michael Gianaris and Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry, the proposal calls for a number of "best practice" reforms, including the creation of audit and labor relations committees in order to create better oversight.
The bill, passed by the Senate with a vote of 59–1, came in direct response to reports of potential mismanagement of public and private funding, as well as news that Thomas Galante was earning $392,000 per year as the branch's executive director.
"I am thrilled the Senate so overwhelmingly passed my bill and look forward to it becoming law so we can end the abuses that plagued our library system," said Gianaris.
The library reform legislation was passed in the Assembly by a vote of 132–0 one week before making its way through the Senate.
While a competing piece of legislation by State Senator Tony Avella - which introduced requirements and reviews for the library Board of Trustees and created reform for all three of the city's libraries - did not make it to the floor, Avella said there may be a chance to revisit the agreement in the next term.
"There was no question that strong and swift action had to be taken to address the clear mismanagement within the library," Avella said.
The bill that did pass includes provisions that the Queens Library board is now subject to the state Freedom of Information Law, an agreement amended into the bill after talks with Aubry, according to a press release from Avella's office.
"Despite all the different opinions making their rounds in the press, I am glad that we were able to move past the politics and enact real reform within an institution that receives an enormous amount of public funding," he said.
If signed into law, the new bill would additionally reform the structure of the library board so that trustees can be removed by the official who appointed them – either by the mayor or Queens borough president – as well as reduce the current term from five to three years.
"The bill is a common-sense measure that would dramatically improve the governance and oversight of the Queens Library and help guarantee that it remains one of our borough's most treasured institutions for many years to come," Katz said.
In addition to calling for annual budget hearings, the bill would also require that key staffers file financial disclosure forms, limit outside employment and require the board's approval before taking a job.
"The measure the legislature just passed and that we hope Governor Cuomo will sign will go a long way in ensuring the library continues to deliver crucial educational, cultural and enrichment services with a renewed focus on transparency, openness and trust," Katz said.


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I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but Lincoln recently released a new Navigator. Yes, it's true! This was a few weeks ago, presumably at an annual convention of airport limousine drivers. Could you imagine the spectacle? The drivers are assembled, they're in a quiet room, the lights are dim, there's an air of secrecy, and then BAM!!!! Lincoln pulls the cover off the new Navigator, but nobody notices because they're all too busy speaking in foreign languages on their ear-mounted Bluetooths.
No, I'm just kidding. The Navigator isn't only purchased by airport limo companies. It also enjoys a long tradition of everlasting popularity among several other wildly diverse groups, including Ford employees, spouses of Ford employees, parents of Ford employees, etc.
So Lincoln really has the market cornered on family, friends, and hired help. But I think this is a real problem, because the Navigator really should be more popular than it is. After all, we live in America, where we all want large, capable, high-riding SUVs just in case we see a light dusting of snow, at which point we abandon them on the interstate. At least, this is how things are going in Atlanta, though I must say that I — as a proud Atlanta resident — had no problems in my own SUV, and on another note, I really hope all those cold, stranded people I drove past eventually found food and shelter.
Anyway, back to the Navigator. The new one is supposed to really change things. It's supposed to be a member of the "Lincoln Motor Company" family, the same reimagined Lincoln that gave us a series of well-made, opulent Ford derivatives that bear a striking resemblance to sea creatures. It's supposed to be exciting. It's supposed to be special. It's supposed to be wonderful.
The only problem? It isn't.
Now, before I get into this, I want to go on record saying that I really believe in Lincoln's future. In fact, I already am on record saying this. I announced several months ago that I really think Lincoln can turn things around, and I came up with an excellent argument, and I laid out all these great reasons, and I was all excited to post it, and then the commenters basically told me I'm a weenie-head. And now, I'm starting to think they're right.
To explain why I'm changing my tune, I turn to Cadillac. You know Cadillac. I know Cadillac. That guy who bought my CTS-V Wagon especially knows Cadillac, since the wreath and crest emblem is now embedded in his forehead.
In the Cadillac world, the flagship model is a large, V8-powered, hyper-masculine SUV known as the Escalade. Say what you will about the Escalade, but it's freaking cool, and everyone knows it. Rappers have them. Actors have them. Sports stars have them. And they're all clamoring for the new one, even though this thing has been out, in some form or another, for 15 years! Compare this to, say, the PT Cruiser, which was cool for about nine months until everybody's grandmother bought one.
So Cadillac really knows the market. And frankly, it's not that hard to figure out. Take a big SUV. Make it look cool. Give it a large engine. Film some exciting ads. Sell it to a few celebrities with a steep discount on the condition that they'll use it every time they're at a movie premiere, restaurant opening, drive-by shooting, etc. And boom! You've got yourself a winner.
So why is the new Navigator such a loser?
Well, let's see. I could bring up styling, and talk about how the "new" Navigator looks just like the "old" Navigator except now it has a) those annoying tail lights from the Dodge Durango, and b) nostrils. Or I could mention the interior, and specifically cite the fact that Lincoln's definition of "luxury" appears to be taking buttons from the Ford Expedition and painting them silver instead of black. But I'm not going to do either of those things, because that would be too easy.
Instead, I'm going to simply call out Lincoln for missing the point. You see, I happen to like the MKZ, which is that streamlined midsize sedan based on the Ford Fusion. And I'm very positive about the upcoming MKC, which is a small crossover based on the Escape.
But neither of those vehicles address Lincoln's biggest problem: its image. To improve its image, Lincoln will need style. It'll need muscle. It'll need a full-size SUV that gives people something to aspire to and dream about — just like the Escalade.
But if the "new" Navigator is any indication, I'm not entirely sure whether Lincoln understands all that. Instead, it seems they're content with a warmed-over version of today's model — an SUV that doesn't bring anything new, or exciting, or different to the table. Coming soon to your local airport.
@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He operates PlaysWithCars.com. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.


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On Monday, House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. No votes are expected in the House in order to accommodate the White House Holiday Ball. Any recorded votes requested will be postponed until Tuesday, December 4.
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- H.R. 5817 – Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (Rep. Luetkemeyer – Financial Services)
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Wednesday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business with last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m. On Thursday and Friday, no votes are expected in the House.
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- H.Res. __ – Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendments to H.R. 2838, with an amendment (Rep. LoBiondo – Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.R. 6582 – To allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals, and to make technical corrections to existing Federal energy efficiency laws to allow American manufacturers to remain competitive, as amended (Rep. Aderholt – Energy and Commerce)
- H.R. 6602 – To make revisions in title 36, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current and make technical corrections and improvements (Rep. Smith (TX) – Judiciary)
- H.R. 6605 – To eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA Identification grant program (Rep. Conyers – Judiciary)
- H.R. 6620 – To eliminate certain limitations on the length of Secret Service Protection for former Presidents and for the children of former Presidents (Rep. Gowdy – Judiciary)
- H.R. 6223 – To amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in an executive level security position is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization if at least a portion of such period was spent in Iraq or Afghanistan, and for other purposes, as amended (Rep. Dent – Judiciary)
- S. 3486 – Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (Sen. Leahy – Judiciary)
- S. 2367 – 21st Century Language Act of 2012 (Rep. Conrad – Judiciary)
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2K Games has released an initial, stand-alone gameplay trailer for The Darkness II, sequel to 2007's under-appreciated gem The Darkness. The title will pick up where the last left off, with mafioso protagonist Jackie Estacado wielding an assortment of grotesque powers, including the ability to summon impish "Darklings" and to pilot yucky, stretchy tentacles and tendrils.
The franchise has undergone a major artistic makeover, with a "unique graphic noir art style...using a hand-painted technique for cross hatching and coloring," effectively bringing it closer to achieving the look of the comic book series upon which it is based.
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Plus he's Turkish so you can safely assume he has a hairy arse.
And you haven't ?
Hairy too I'd imagine
Can we have a detailed scouting report from our resident Turkish expert, @besiktas please? Please don't take offence but we don't know a lot about Big Cenk.
Oh and in English please I only know yamas
Which is Greek .
Id be gutted rather keep the prince Yes hes not great technically however he possesses hardworking more than anyone!I think Big Sam missing the point with him!!
Just seen an update! Deal agreed for 25m and he will sign a deal till 2020 should be confirmed on Jan 1st or 2nd.
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This is one of Blake Williams's runs from last night's Moto X Freestyle competition at the X Games. Williams pulls off some pretty Xtreme tricks here, but we would like to draw your attention to the two he pulls off at the 1:03- and 1:26-marks of the video.
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The energy sector tends to spook many investors (aka traders), who follow pundits' views on the sector outlook or the latest news development from Washington, Wall Street, Riyadh or Caracas.
I've always been sector agnostic. I've never been an analyst focusing on just one area of the market. I'm in favor of constructing portfolios tactically, using the asset classes and sectors that bring the most value at any given time.
But it doesn't mean obsessively tracking technical indicators to trade in and out. Yes, I did that for years and that's exactly how I learned the futility of such methods. That said, I still rely on moving averages to gauge medium- and long-term support for a stock.
When it comes to energy-sector names, a few stocks in the large-cap growth category caught my eye. These are holding up nicely, relative to medium-term moving averages, and may be worth a look for investors who like a portfolio of individual stocks.
So far in 2012, the S&P energy sector is leading with a gain of 8.69%. Most of those gains came in January. The SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) advanced 8.3% last month and is up 1.6% so far in February.
Two S&P 500 energy-sector names that have shown strong growth are Cameron International (CAM) and Marathon Petroleum (MPC).
The traditional concern with high-growth stocks is that they are overextended and due for a correction. That may be true in the near term, but it doesn't mean a stock should be written off entirely.
Cameron, a Houston-based maker of gear for the oil-and-gas industry, closed Friday at $65.41, 12.8% above its 50-day line and 25.4% above its 200-day. Yes, that tends to scare off a lot of traders. But let's look at the longer-term potential here. Analysts see earnings growing 24% this year to $3.89 per share and another 29% next year to $5.03 per share.
A key reason analysts are optimistic about this stock is that Cameron has a niche in upgrading older rigs.
Despite having a market cap north of $16 billion and a trading volume of 2.27 million shares per day, Cameron is a volatile stock with a beta of 1.69.
Volatility is a bigger issue for traders than investors, but even investors with a longer-time horizon get spooked by sharp downdrafts in a stock. But those who panic and sell often regret it. That's because a stock with good fundamental prospects often rebounds soon after a pullback.
Marathon Petroleum has been on a rocket ride lately. The stock closed Friday at $81.43, for a month-to-date gain of 9.7%. That follows January's gain of 17.8%. February is Marathon's ninth month in a row of advances.
Is a pullback in the cards after that kind of rally? Sure, the stock will have a down month at some point, probably sooner rather than later.
Marathon, an Ohio-based refiner and pipeline operator, is benefiting from exposure to the U.S. crude market, although analysts see an earnings decline next year to $9.49 per share. That would be down 6% from this year's expected $10.07 per share.
Marathon is a bit frothy, having rallied to a new high on Friday. The company was spun off from Marathon Oil (MRO) in 2011, so it is still in the throes of its early growth. That means explosive price moves, such as the stock has made recently, are not all that unusual.
For long-term investors with a bit of patience, this is a case where the 50-day moving average, or even the 200-day, could offer a possible entry opportunity. But for those with a true long-term perspective, the idea that a stock is too extended has been somewhat overblown. In other words, those who are able to sit through pullbacks in a stock are often rewarded over time, even when they purchase as a stock is considered overbought.


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If you�re of the opinion that N.C. State�s upset of top-ranked Duke on Saturday was validation of its selection as the ACC�s preseason favorite and a signal that the Wolfpack�s long-suffering men basketball program had finally gotten over the proverbial hump, you�re only half right.
The memorable 84-76 victory did prove that coach Mark Gottfried�s veteran team is capable of playing with and beating anyone in the country.
But when it comes to that hump � the one that has often looked as high and intimidating as the mountains that line the western border of our great state � let�s just say the book is still out on that one.
For this Wolfpack team to truly differentiate itself from its predecessors during the 2� decades since the school�s last ACC championship, it needs to put the celebration of Saturday�s triumph behind it and continue winning, starting with Wednesday�s game at Maryland.
�We beat a great team and a great coach, but we can�t stop here,� star forward C.J. Leslie said after being lifted onto the shoulders of fans who stormed the court at the final buzzer. �We�re going to come back out and give it our all.�
It�s a task that, in a lot of ways, might be even more difficult than the one State just accomplished against the rival Blue Devils.
The distractions continued into Tuesday morning when Leslie got up early to appear on NBC�s Today Show along with Will Privette � the wheelchair-bound student he saved from being trampled during the postgame crush of humanity.
Leslie and his teammates will also be fighting history at the Comcast Center.
The Wolfpack has lost 18 of its last 20 trips to Maryland, including the last four. The Terrapins won�t be any pushover this year either, at 13-3 overall despite a two-game ACC losing streak.
An even more ominous sign is the fact that, since the end of the Jim Valvano era in 1991, State is only 3-12 in games immediately following a regular-season win against Duke or North Carolina.
There�s no faster way to dilute the significance of a major victory than turning right around and losing to a lesser opponent.
Just ask former State football coach Tom O�Brien.
He and his team were sitting on top of the world (and the ACC�s Atlantic Division standings) after upsetting No. 3 Florida State in October. But after losses to UNC and bottom-feeding Virginia, he suddenly found himself out of a job.
Though Gottfried�s status as Wolfpack coach clearly isn�t in doubt, the football team�s experience should serve as a cautionary tale of how quickly a season can turn if the players allow their focus to wander from the task at hand.
It�s a danger State�s core group of Leslie, Lorenzo Brown and seniors Richard Howell and Scott Wood have the potential to avoid. Not necessarily because of the talent they possess, which is formidable, but because of the hard knocks they�ve taken to get to this point.
�Here�s what you�ve got to bank on right about now: The fact that we have four veteran players,� Gottfried said. �They get it. They understand.
�We lost four in a row last year and were a game away from putting a fork in us because we were just about cooked. But we didn�t fold the tent. Those four guys collectively need to provide that kind of leadership among our ranks. It won�t be easy (at Maryland). There aren�t any easy ones in this league.�
Especially those coming on the heels of an emotional rivalry win, with a hump still waiting to be cleared.
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Jen Freymond scored a team-high four goals on Sunday afternoon.
Liberty received goals from seven different players, including a game-high four goals from Jen Freymond, allowing the Lady Flames to win their 2013 season opener over Stetson, 16-3, on Sunday afternoon.
With the win, Liberty improves to 2-2 all-time in season openers and 1-0 on the young season. Playing in their first game ever as a program, the Hatters fall to 0-1.
Stetson jumped on the scoreboard first at the 20:55 mark of the first half. Melanie Fredericks converted on a free-position attempt to put the home team ahead, 1-0.
The Lady Flames wasted little time in evening up the score at one apiece. Senior Candice Parsons fired a shot past Hatters' goalie Whitney Myers on a free-position attempt for her first goal of the season.
Liberty took the lead with 17:38 remaining in the first half. Team captain Freymond received a pass from Nina Dunay and whipped it past Myers to give the Lady Flames the 2-1 advantage.
The Lady Flames upped their lead to 3-1 with a little over 16 minutes gone by in the opening stanza. After a Stetson shot by Danielle Horgan was saved by Liberty goalie Kristen Masullo, Jen Moyer raced the ball down the length of the field and found Morgan Becker cutting towards the goal. Liberty's leading scorer from a year ago took the pass and whipped the ball into the back of the net.
A pair of Liberty freshmen, Kallie Britton and Alyssa Kidder tallied their first career goals to help the Lady Flames extend their lead to 5-1 with just under 10 minutes showing on the first half clock.
Both teams traded goals during the remaining 3:25 of the first stanza. Samantha Akl scored for the Hatters, before Sam Struss pushed Liberty's lead back to four goals, 6-2, heading into the break.
Liberty doubled up Stetson in shots during the opening frame 16-8 and recorded 13 ground balls to the Hatters' seven. The Lady Flames turned Stetson over 13 times in the first 30 minutes, while only turning the ball over nine times themselves.
Stetson cut the lead to three a mere 31 seconds into the second half, as Akl found the back of the net on a free-position attempt for her second goal of the contest.
Liberty began to pull away with four straight goals beginning at 29:08 of the second half. Britton began the run with her second goal of the contest to push the Lady Flames' lead back to four at 7-3. Dunay, Becker and Struss chipped in three more goals to increase Liberty's advantage to 10-3 and force a Stetson timeout. Struss, Britton and Kelly Belue notched assists during the four-goal run.
The stoppage of time did not slow the Liberty offense. Freymond fired home her second and third goals of the day off of assists from Struss and Belue to give the Lady Flames a comfortable 12-3 lead with 8:32 left in the contest.
Liberty ended the game with four more goals during the final 5:23. Struss assisted on Dunay's second tally of the afternoon, before Freymond recorded her team-high fourth goal of the day off of a helper from Becker.
With less than a minute remaining, Becker scored on an unassisted goal for her third goal of the contest and Kidder added her second of the game on a pass from Belue to give the Lady Flames the 16-3 win.
Liberty outshot the Hatters 31-21 and scooped up 17 ground balls to the home team's 12. The Lady Flames were successful on 16 of 20 clear attempts on the day, including 7 of 8 in the second half. Both teams finished the game with 15 turnovers.
Masullo made 14 stops in goal for Liberty, while Meyers finished with 10 saves for Stetson.
The win marked Liberty's largest margin of victory since Apr. 23, 2011 when they routed Lees-McRae, 22-6.
Liberty returns to the Hill City on Saturday for its home opener, beginning at noon against the Midshipmen of Navy.


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This is the first of the podcasts I've been cutting over the past few days.
It's a lot of fun to switch gears as a broadcaster into new mediums.
Though it's become clear to me that the fun part of doing the recordings is getting addictive versus the boring part of doing the editing.
These are going to get a bit … wild … in coming updates.
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I was asked by esteemed fellow blogger @gourmetraveller to participate in a project called 'My 7 Links', which is organized by Tripbase. I haven't really done a 'meme' post before, but thought this particular one would be a nice way to review my last two years of food and wine, re-focusing attention on some highs, some lows, and the unexpected. So, without further adieu, my seven links.
Most Popular Post:
The Fat Duck – A Blumen' Great Day in Bray
I guess it comes as no surprise that my most popular post is a review of one of the UK's high temples of gastronomy: Heston Blumenthal's three-star Michelin restaurant, The Fat Duck, which was also awarded 'Best Restaurant in the World' by the Restaurant Magazine / San Pellegrino '50 Best' awards in 2005, and has been in the top five since 2004. Given that a large portion of my readership still hails from the UK and that Heston Blumenthal has become a very popular figure on TV and in the country's print media, it makes sense. Happily, it was also one of the better meals I've had the pleasure of eating since I started this blog. I also like the chef's approach towards food and his concept of 'the meal', and think he's one of the more consistent and genuine characters in the higher echelons of chefdom. I therefore have no qualms about the success of this post.
Most Controversial Post:
Le Gavroche – Unfortunately A Very Mixed Bag
It is unfortunate that my most controversial post came from a restaurant that I so much wanted to like. You see, Michel Roux, Jr. was a new hero of mine at the time, and I desperately wanted to love his food and his restaurant, which I saw as an extension of him. Unfortunately, we did not have a pleasant experience at all – it was certainly not befitting of its dual Michelin-starred status. This was one of my first posts, back in the days when I didn't take photos, so sorry for the lack of visuals, but this was probably the angriest review I have written (which just goes to show I'm a big softy). The anger wasn't due to the fact that Mrs. LF annoyingly had a big crush on him (and still does), but rather the bordering-on-rude service we experienced. It put me off ever returning this traditional yet quirky subterranean dining room. The signature cheese soufflé and innovative wine pairings were the only things that mitigated what was generally a very disappointing experience.
Post Whose Success Surprised Me:
The Loft Project with Samuel Miller from noma
I really didn't expect my post about a supper club in the East End of London to get the attention it did. But I guess The Loft Project is a pretty unique concept, as they do get some of the most interesting young culinary talents from around the world to cook for a few nights for 12 or so lucky guests. It's not cheap, but for what you end up getting (sometimes 8+ courses with a wine paring included), it can often end up being phenomenal value. Anyway, the meal that Yorkshire man Samuel Miller – who is second only to Rene Redzepi himself in noma's kitchen – stands out as one of the best dining experiences I've had anywhere. It was a wonderful evening in every sense, and for all my senses. The technical reason why I think it got so many views is because there was a television show on one night about noma, and Sam featured prominently in it, so I got a lot of people coming to the post after googling his name alongside the word 'noma'. As of now, it is my 7th most popular post.
Post That Didn't Get the Attention it Deserved:
Morgan M. – You Can Go Your Own Way
Maybe it was the signature cheesy title, but I was surprised that my review of Morgan M. – which is one of only two reviews listed on Urbanspoon in nearly two years – did not garner more attention. Although the service was a little uneven, the food was certainly beautiful to look at and tasted very good to boot. I had really wanted to highlight this little gem of a place, which takes advantage of cheaper rent in North London but produces traditional French food with ample flair that competes with many of the more popular (and much more expensive) French restaurants in central London. The natural light during our lunch also allowed for some great pictures, making this one of the prettier posts I have done, IMHO. I was pleased to learn the other day that chef Meunier is, after many years, opening a second restaurant near London's Smithfield Market.
Note: there was another post, which was somewhat controversial and also barely got any views, to which I would also like to direct your attention. It is an interview with the editor of Tong wine magazine, a publication that brings much-needed diversity to the global conversations taking place about wine. Read it here: Filip Verheyden is TONG – About Wine.
Most Beautiful Post:
The Sportsman – Captivating, Compelling, Complete
The food at The Sportsman, a one-Michelin star restaurant that could easily be mistaken for an unremarkable pub on an unremarkable stretch of England's Kent coastline, is in many ways deceiving. It is presented simply and humbly, and you might not give it too much thought. However, the fact that a good deal of what you are eating comes from within a few mile radius of the restaurant, and that there is considerable technical skill and bounds of flavour packed into each bite, can take you by surprise if you're not expecting it. One of the two brothers who own the pub is the (mostly self-taught) head chef and the other oversees the front of house. The interior has been honestly restored and locals still do come in for a pint at the bar, even if the bulk of the reservations now come from patrons living further afield. The tasting menu, which is available during the week, is well worth a visit, but requires special booking ahead of time. Although the dishes are certainly not as artistic as many other restaurants I have reviewed, I felt that overall, the images from this post were the most beautiful when taken together as a whole. The light was fantastic on the day, and for the most part, these images received almost no retouching. I hope you enjoy reading and looking at it.
Post I'm Most Proud of:
noma – Northern Light
Not only was I proud of myself for simply finding a way to eat at what has now been ranked as the 'best restaurant in the world' for two years running, I was also pleased with the review I wrote. It was very long (hey, what else is new?), but it managed to synthesize my numerous thoughts and emotions about the restaurant and our meal. The food itself is also breathtaking to look at, and while my photos don't really do it justice, this also made it a visually appealing post to me. Hopefully you feel the same.
Most Helpful Post:
Lanka – The Perfect Little Place in Primrose Hill
I don't know how truly helpful my posts are to readers – after all, I mostly just eat and don't cook – though I did feel like I was providing a good service to the residents within walking distance of London's Primrose Hill when I consumed copious calories over a number of visits to a cute little pâtisserie and café run by Japanese chef Masayuki Hara. These multiple visits confirmed that the pastries were generally very technically well made, plus some of them benefited from an injection of Japanese flavor (i.e. green tea features prominently in a few of the treats). They have also gradually expanded the range of food, which is simple but very tasty, and have a good selection of high-quality teas and coffee (they use Monmouth beans, or at least did on my last visit). If you are in the neighborhood, I've found it is normally worth the extra calories that a visit entails. The hot chocolate is also good.
I would now like to direct your attention to five great food-related blogs that I follow regularly, all of whom have agreed to do their on 'My 7 Links' post in due course. Look out for their reflections on their old chestnuts. The are listed alphabetically…like, duh.


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PASADENA, Calif. – A meteor is the most probable cause of a bright, colorful fireball witnessed by people in a wide swath of the southwestern United States, according to Don Yeomans, manager of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office at JPL.
Residents from Southern California to Arizona to Las Vegas reported seeing a streak of light move rapidly from west to east around 7:45 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
"We're virtually certain this bright display was caused by a meteor, probably the size of a baseball or basketball, that burned up in Earth's atmosphere. It appeared much larger because of the heated and glowing atmosphere along its path," said Yeomans.
Many eyewitnesses described seeing brilliant colors of blue, green and orange. Yeomans said the blue or green colors indicate the meteor contained nickel or magnesium, while orange would mean the object was traveling relatively slowly for a meteor, but still moving a few miles per second.
A meteor is a small fragment of an asteroid. Yeomans said that similar fireballs from asteroids enter Earth's atmosphere every week or so, but they usually take place over the ocean or in a sparsely populated area.
This time, Yeomans says, "The fireball was very bright and provided a harmless but memorable light show for people in numerous cities and towns in the southwestern states."
More information about fireballs, from the American Meteor Society, is online at: http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireballs/faqf/ . More information about asteroids is online at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/asteroidwatch .


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It was in June of 1985 that Eli's Cheesecake became the first non-beer sponsor of the Taste of Chicago. We partnered with Kraft'sPhiladelphia Brand Cream Cheese to sponsor "Dancing Under the Stars" on the stage of the
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What could be more perfect to introduce the evening than Eli dancing with Ms. Philly (check out the shoes). One thing about my dad was that he was always willing to do fun things to promote his brand and he was a tireless advocate of our customers; a trait we are very proud to continue to this date.
My mom, Esther Schulman, and me with my dad, Eli getting ready for "Dancing Under the Stars."


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settle a score (with someone)(redirected from settle a score with somebody)
settle a score (with someone)
To get vengeance (on someone) for a past wrong or grievance; to punish someone for causing one harm or misfortune in the past. The former champion entered the competition looking to settle a score with the young player who dethroned him in the previous tournament. After five years in hiding from the law, Hofstadter decided it was time to return to town and settle a score.
settle a score with someoneand settle the score (with someone)
Fig. to clear up a problem with someone; to get even with someone. John wants to settle a score with his neighbor. Tom, it's time you and I settled the score.
settle a score
Also, settle or wipe out an old score or scores . Get even, avenge a grievance or an injury. For example, Wendy settled an old score with Bill when she made him wait for half an hour in the rain . These expressions, dating from the mid-1800s to early 1900s, all use score in the sense of "an account" or "bill." Also see pay off, def. 3.
settle a scoreor
settle an old score
COMMON If someone settles a score or settles an old score, they take revenge for something that someone has done to them in the past. Phillips insists he's not interested in settling a score against the team that fired him a couple of months ago. Waters had only been out of jail three weeks when he and two friends went to settle an old score with a man he had met in prison. Note: You can talk about people or groups being involved in score-settling or the settling of scores. What is happening now is score-settling and there is little hope of an end to it. What we are witnessing here is the settling of scores.


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NPR's Patrick Jarenwattananon and I spent a lazy afternoon on the National Mall last Sunday, taking in the DC Jazz Festival's main event. The free, day-long Jazz on the National Mall concert featured five bandleaders representing four countries, and the decidedly global array drew enthusiasm from the audience — which was filled with a wide variety of folks, but had a heavy dose of couples with children.
I reconnoitered with Patrick, who curates A Blog Supreme at nprmusic.org, to banter a bit about the show, as well as the DC Jazz Fest in general. I tried my best to put my own role in the festival aside during this discussion, which we had over internet chat and is also cross-posted at Patrick's blog.
A Blog Supreme: I was just thinking how sitting all day in the sun is really tiring. We're really working in the coal mines with this jazz journalism thing.
CapitalBop: Ah yes. Never seen so many people willingly spend their off days in a coal mine, though.
ABS: Is it that sticky-swampy hot in coal mines?
CB: Nothing's as sticky-swampy hot as D.C. in August. And this felt exactly like August.
ABS: Well, we were out for about seven hours in it. The brief rain delay cooled things off, blessedly — I don't know if I would have made it to Eddie Palmieri had it not been for some fortuitous meteorological intervention. But I'm glad I stayed: Palmieri's set, although weather-shortened, was great.
CB: Definitely. It was funny — the sun was going down and then Eddie got people sweating again, dancing all over the place. It was by far the most engaged I'd seen the audience all day, I think, which was surprising after a full day of jazz. Or, "jazz."
ABS: Yea, I agree. A lot of the other acts brought tons of energy, but nobody got people to get their dance on like top-notch, straight-from-the-source Afro-Latin jazz. Plus, the best tres guitar player I've ever seen.
CB: Right. Amazing, subtle innovators, too. Palmieri has got this Monkish Latin jazz touch to his playing that you don't really hear anywhere else — at least not on stuff that's strictly classifiable "Latin jazz" like this was.
ABS: As I recall the lineup, you might be on to something with your scare quotes for "jazz." The lineup was pretty diverse, but it doesn't feature what DC's scene is known best for: straight-ahead swing.
CB: Nope. I thought this lineup lined up perfectly with the image of jazz put forth in the new Smithsonian Anthology. That is, that it's the world's music, an instrument or a tool for expression that can be applied to traditions across the globe. Which is obviously a tremendous thing. It's sort of like, "We've hit upon this rubric, this particular blend of composition and improvisation and communal thinking, and it really can catch on anywhere."
ABS: I think the best example of that came in Claudia Acuna's set. You know, she's originally from Chile, but she had top-notch New York jazz players behind her — Daniel Freedman on drums, Mark Kelley on electric bass, Marc Cary (DC native) subbing on keys. What came out wasn't exactly Latin jazz like Eddie Palmieri, but it had lots of musicianship, lots of feeling. Plus, she had the Venezuelan guitarist Juancho Herrera, who filled out that studied-but-folkloric approach she has to South American songs and rhythms.
CB: Exactly. What it didn't have as much of were the typical trappings of the North American jazz tradition. You talked about it having a real folk element to it, and I think that's the centripetal force of her music. Its pulse is very much Chilean folk. It was fantastic, and her voice is almost unbelievably rich. I thought she gave both the jazz standards and South American folk songs some very personal readings.
ABS: Agreed. Kinda husky and dark — it's got some character.
CB: What did you think of Roy Hargrove's set, rain-shortened as it was?
ABS: See, there was another jazz-trained musician leading a band (presumably of other largely jazz-trained musicians) which didn't make jazz music. It came from the same common jazz ancestor for sure, but his RH Factor band is more dedicated to a certain sultry, electrified funk. (There were three keyboard players!)
CB: Right! So maybe that proves the day wasn't just about showing the different ways that jazz adheres around the world –- but also about how well it can intermingle with other genres in this continent. Music doesn't need to be bundled and separated. Then again, it would have been nice to hear some jazz.
ABS: Right. And this wasn't really "jazz-funk" as it was defined in the early '70s — more funk, funk.
CB: The best wedding band you've ever heard, maybe.
ABS: They definitely closed the joint down with some Parliament, "Give up the Funk." Roy doing a little singing, you know.
CB: Yea, not that much trumpet playing, though.
ABS: When he did play, you could see that he's got mad skills … but a bit of space and groove and laying out, sure.
CB: No arguing with that! It was Roy Hargrove. Always good to see the master.
ABS: I had to laugh when DC Jazz Fest founder Charlie Fishman came on stage and had Roy take a curtain call. Roy is a regular of this event.
CB: Right. Roy is a member of the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars Big Band, and Fishman is Gillespie's old road manager. So there's some history there.
ABS: Charlie recently told me he had "two B.A.s from the University of Dizzy Gillespie." So Dizzy's legacy is the entire festival's M.O. and point of entry for sure. Overall, I would have liked to have seen more jazz music that comes from other subcommunities too, although I won't argue with Cyrus Chestnut and Yotam Silberstein and (Dizzy's long-time musical director) John Lee supporting the Heath Brothers, as I saw on Friday.
CB: That's the thing. There were plenty of usual suspects throughout the festival, but we have also been talking about how varied the music was on the Mall today. I think the most important thing is that it did have a sort of variety, but most of the programming was aimed at an older demographic, a relatively traditional "jazz audience" for this era.
ABS: I imagine this big free concert on the mall day (almost literally in the shadow of the Washington Monument) was designed to be family friendly. Lots of high-energy, dynamic performances. Frederic Yonnet was certainly one of those …
CB: Yea, you're spot-on. Yonnet's set was one that definitely got the crowd engaged. (When this tall, handsome French dude wearing all white down to his shoes sprints into the audience and starts playing harmonica in your face, I think it's hard not to feel involved.)
ABS: He went off stage into the crowd three times with his harmonica and a wireless mic. The second time he had his electric bass player come out too. (Wireless transmission there, too, it would seem.)
CB: God I hope we can get a picture of that moment to put up.
ABS: See, Yonnet is an act I feel like a total snob about. Dude is clearly very, very good at his instrument. The crowd definitely dug it. But that whole kinda-smooth, kinda jammy, kinda blues-rock vibe to it: not feeling it.
CB: It was just too smooth for me. Practically everyone else seemed to be loving it.
ABS: Another DC Jazz Fest repeat act, as he himself announced: "This time they upgraded us to a real stage."
CB: I guess the National Mall beats a hotel lobby. At least, it's not very appropriate there to jam with your bass player from atop chairs.
ABS: Depends how drunk and/or politically connected you are in this town.
CB: It's awful how right you are. Jazz in hotel lobbies — and jazz clubs, and restaurants, and theaters: It's a big part of this festival, actually. And this is where we get into territory where I need some full disclosure: My website, CapitalBop, organized a series of four jazz loft shows as part of the DC Jazz Festival this year. We didn't make money from it, but that definitely makes me friends and colleagues with plenty of folks at the festival.
ABS: Right. All noted. Which I think gives you some access to how all this works, no?
CB: Sure. But Patrick, you know way better than I do: Is there anything quite like the DC Jazz Festival, in all its 13-day-long, citywide sprawl?
ABS: Well, there are other urban jazz festivals that stretch out for over 13 days or so. I think you'd agree, Gio, that the DC Jazz Fest is something of a paper tiger that way. I'm talking mainly about "Jazz In The Hoods." You understand this phenomenon, of course, since you were part of it.
CB: Yea, I guess I do. What's for sure is, the DCJF lends its name to a lot of things that would be there regardless — with or without the festival. The way I understand it, for those willing to participate, any club or eatery or gallery or pet food store that's hosting jazz anyway can just sign up to be a part of the festival. So they get to be in the brochures [under "Jazz in the 'Hoods"] and reach a particular jazz-seeking audience that way.
Granted, this whole setup does incite some venues to host jazz when they normally wouldn't, or just to host more of it. I was just hanging out with a few musicians outside Bohemian Caverns after the Mall show, and these past two weeks have been very kind to them.
ABS: Yea, the festival billing definitely brought people out to things they wouldn't usually see. Bohemian Caverns itself came out ahead too. It's my favorite jazz venue in town, but it's usually only a 3-5 night-a-week spot. There was good music there every night of the festival, for packed houses.
CB: Exactly. Without the festival focusing people's attention on the scene, it's hard for Bohemian — even with its coronation as the "best jazz club in town" by the local alt-weekly — to draw a strong audience every night, usually.
ABS: Of course, it's curious that Blues Alley and HR-57 — two of the four biggest jazz rooms in town — didn't participate in Jazz in the 'Hoods. I won't speculate as to the nature of their relationship with DC Jazz Festival, but I do imagine that the idea of being shoehorned into the DC Jazz Festival doesn't jibe well with every club owner. Anyway, that brings us back to the few events that DC Jazz Festival did directly produce. This afternoon-long free concert was certainly one of them.
CB: Right. Bobby McFerrin's concert at the Warner Theatre was the other major DCJF production this year. I wasn't able to attend, unfortunately.
ABS: Me neither — it was with the Howard University Afro Blue jazz choir too.
CB: I heard only great things about that show — apparently his energy meshed beautifully with the choir.
ABS: There are also free concerts at the Phillips Collection, an art gallery. And there was a closing event held at the Kennedy Center — the musical revue of New Orleans, inspired by the HBO program Treme. Which reminds me:
So as much as we, or at least I, might comment about this whole open secret about DC Jazz Fest, it's not an easy task to put on improvised music anywhere, as we know. And on Sunday, they managed to put five bands from around the world — you know, we haven't even mentioned West African bandleader Toby Foyeh — and draw multiple thousands over the course of the afternoon? I'm bad with estimating numbers.
CB: I'm assuming that by open secret, you mean the way that Jazz in the Hoods works. But yea, as far as the entirely DCJF-run National Mall show today, it was great to see such enthusiasm from the audience, let alone those onstage who seemed to be bringin' it. I'm sure you're right to put the number in the thousands, and what was amazing was how many people actually came back after the rain delay.
I mean, we're not even talking about just any quick, "We have to take a little break" kind of delay. The park actually forced everyone to leave. Never heard of any situation in which the venue asks people to leave entirely and come back. But somehow, they did — faithfully soldiering back for Hargrove and Palmieri.
ABS: The National Park Service, which administers the entire National Mall, asserted its authority — with good reason, with cloud-to-ground lightning scarily close. But indeed, the music was too electric to resist.
CB: Can't argue with that, man. Something really "struck" them about the concert, I guess.
ABS: I think now everybody is wishing we were struck by lightning.


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There is something about working on a project car that's been taken down to bare metal that really motivates you to start thrashing to get it completed. Maybe it's the peace of mind of having a blank slate to work with that flips a mental switch that makes you stay up wrenching until 3 a.m. on a work night; maybe it's simply knowing that your carefully chosen paint scheme will be tied directly to the project without someone else's terrible color choice from 1978 lurking underneath. However, motivation isn't the most common reason why folks take their cars' paint all the way off. Sometimes it's what is "lurking underneath" that makes you want to tear off your project's old skin to really assess what you're working with.
In the past, when you wanted to strip a car's paint to bare metal, you essentially had to remove it of all the trim, glass, and drivetrain before you could blast it. Sand media would pit and eventually break glass, and the trim would be annihilated by fast-moving particles. Also, sand media processes can actually heat up the metal through friction, causing it to warp in some cases. But there are safer and more environmentally friendly ways to strip your paint these days, and a soda blasting process is one of them.
The two most common reasons to get an old car blasted are to reveal any shoddy bodywork that may have been performed over the years and to get the car's surface nice and smooth for a fresh coat of new paint. Sometimes you may pick up a project that you think is a solid specimen, only to find out years later that the quarter-panel was made of Bondo. Or, on the brighter side of things, you may think a project is junk, and it turns out not so bad. Albert De Alba at Cal Blast in Upland, California, can help you determine what you have by blasting all your old paint away—without removing the glass or trim. Cal Blast uses a sodium carbonate material, which is worlds "softer" than sand media—a substance common in industrial applications. For classic cars and restorations though, a soda blast is a much more viable choice, as it doesn't heat the metal, yet is nearly as effective at removing coatings, such as paint, primer, old stickers, and body filler. Soda also leaves a protective invisible layer that will prolong your car from rusting right away, so you can actually drive the car around in bare metal. We did. However, soda is not aggressive enough to remove rust, so shops like Cal Blast offer a secondary copper blast process that removes rust as well as the invisible layer. If you opt out on the copper blast, you need to actually wash the bare car with soapy water before you can primer it, as it can create issues when the paint dries.
You may be wondering, why strip the paint off of your car when you can just paint over it anyway? Depending on the level of pickiness, car builders and/or owners don't want to cover old paint because it can come back to bite them later. Body filler cracks, hidden rot, or shoddy bodywork, in general, can show up in your paint years later and also, if there is a hefty buildup of old paint layers, it can "fade" away body lines that would otherwise be defined.
We were leery about the bodywork and paint on our newest project car, a '63 Nova we've dubbed "The Hellion", but we really didn't want to take the car out of its running condition before we absolutely had to. Getting it sand blasted would require us to pull the glass and the trim and basically render the car undriveable for a while before we could afford to get it painted, so we made plans to drive the car to Cal Blast, get it stripped, and drive it with its metal and old dents all exposed until we had the scratch to paint it. We bought the car knowing there were about seven rot holes in the body, but it was relatively straight. Also, when we pulled the interior out, we were glad to see the floor was solid and lacking any rust holes. Still, we wanted to make sure there wasn't any other hidden, worse rot under the paint. We originally were going to use good old-fashioned elbow grease to remove the paint ourselves using Aircraft Stripper and power tools, but it turned out our elbows didn't have as much grease as we thought.
In one day we went from a curdled cream–colored Nova that had us wondering how much of it was made of Bondo, to a clean all-metal project ready and begging to be worked on. Follow the next few pages to see how it's done—maybe Cal Blast can help you with your next project.


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ATL Echoes F1@1F Re: Wood
Over at Above the Law, David Lat makes the case for Diane Wood as the natural pick for the next justice. In doing so, he echoes my thoughts as expressed on F1@1F's first day of existence in late December, as well as in several other pieces I've posted since.
Lat's piece, however, amplifies my thoughts tenfold with his own expertise, personal experience, and colorful commentary. Give it a read.


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The emperor's new clothes don't fit.
When it comes to invention, the Chinese have a wildly impressive trophy case. They're responsible for paper (remember that?), fireworks, spaghetti, kites, a wall that's visible from space and some of the finest martial artists the world has ever seen. Sweet.
Speaking of which, ancient China was apparently chock full of kung-fu madmen, at least according to Koei's Dynasty Warriors for the PSP. Originally released back in 1997 for the original Playstation as a fighting game, the Dynasty Warriors franchise evolved into an action game where players could take on the role of an ancient Chinese warrior in a battle against legions of enemies. Almost a decade later, evolution has struck again and Dynasty Warriors has shed some weight to fit on Sony's new portable system. The result tries to mimic its console brothers, but a lot has been lost in translation.
On the surface, the game most resembles Dynasty Warriors 3 with its huge assortment of playable characters and nonstop, sword-swinging action. It won't take long for vets to notice the differences, though. Rather than set the stage with the massive battles that were seen on the console versions, Dynasty Warriors for the PSP breaks things down into bite-sized pieces. The battleground is now a maze-like grid of connected squares; your goal is to occupy the enemy's main base while defending your own. This setup looks fine on some of that Chinese paper, but the pacing throws the flow of the game off big time.
Some squares are occupied by simple patrols, which you can annihilate in a matter of seconds, while others are occupied by larger armies that take much longer to dismantle. You also have to maintain your supply line. When a battle begins, you're given a few supply depots, which determine the amount of time you have to achieve victory. Capture another depot and you'll be awarded more time. Conversely, losing a depot will have the opposite effect.
The whole idea of supply lines is an interesting twist, but it's supremely annoying when you're on the verge of taking an enemy supply depot or base and time runs out in the middle of the fight. Enemy forces seem to appear near your supply depots no matter how much you wipe them out. It's all too easy for you to cut down everyone in your path and still be unsuccessful. Dynasty Warriors for the PSP is less about action and conquest than it is about keeping the weeds at bay.
For the most part, the core gameplay remains unchanged. You run around on foot, horseback or elephant-back and swing your weapon (i.e. button mash) with the occasional super Musou attack every now and then. The enemies are precisely as stupid as ever, using numbers rather than strategy to beat you to a pulp. This is not a subtle game.
One change for the better is the new ability to execute special powers based on your allied captains. At the start of each battle, you'll select a number of captains to accompany you into the fray. Each has his own individual stats and characteristics as well as a few abilities, such as Recovery (restores life), Strike (increases attack) and Rally (increases fighting spirit), that come in handy should the situation turn ugly. The system adds depth, something even the console versions could have used.
Other changes aren't quite as positive, particularly if you've played any of the other Dynasty Warriors games. The treasures and items that were previously found on the battlefield have been eliminated, taking away the ability to outfit your character with a variety of cool special weapons. Character development has also been cut down to pint-size. Your character will still gain experience and rank as the battle progresses, but as soon as the level is over you'll be reset back to square one. It's a strange, jarring gameplay tweak, breaking down the evolution of the character and removing a key element of the game.
To add insult to injury, many of the problems that marred the console versions are back, and in some cases they're even worse. Camera issues have routinely plagued the series, but now the camera is almost impossible to deal with. Roughly 75% of the time you're fighting off-screen enemies, and a 'center camera' button is nowhere to be found. This makes eliminating tough commanders even more challenging since you'll often lose sight of them until they start whacking you again. Frustrating doesn't begin to describe how bad things can get.
Graphical pop-up is also more pronounced; you'll have to get used to enemies appearing right before your eyes. It's somewhat understandable for the hardware to have a tough time keeping up with, say, fifty or so soldiers fighting individually, but when you've got an enemy commander dropping in out of the heavens, you wonder if it's really the hardware or just shoddy porting. And though some will overlook such pop-up problems, the frequent framerate slowdown is almost inexcusable.
Artistically, it is a small consolation to note that Dynasty Warriors retains the look and sound of the console versions. The animations and character models are pretty solid and the clashing of weapons sounds appropriate. If it weren't for the technical issues, the delivery would be fine.
Well, fine except for the fact that the multiplayer game has been entirely eliminated. With the loss of so many other key features, the removal of the multiplayer comes as little surprise. It also may be a good thing considering all the performance issues.
Given its storied console history, Dynasty Warriors for the PSP is quite a disappointment. What was once an up-tempo action romp has turned into a test of patience. Camera and optimization troubles coupled with the loss of some cool features bring this once-proud warrior to its knees.


text: In this science-fiction thriller set in the very near future, DNA cloning has been perfected and has become an accepted part of everyday life -- cattle and fish are cloned for sale at the market, genetically engineered fruit and vegetables are found in most family's kitchens (nacho-flavored bananas, anyone?), and if your pet dies, you can even order a cloned replacement. But laws have been passed that strictly forbid the cloning of human beings. However, helicopter pilot Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who believes people should live and die the old-fashioned way, discovers that someone has been violating these regulations. After Adam luckily avoids being on a copter that crashes, he comes home to discover someone has duplicated him. Now Adam is on a mission to find out who cloned him and why, as he struggles to take back his life from a scientifically created impostor, his boss Michael Drucker (Tony Goldwyn), and a pair of thugs (Sarah Wynter and Rod Rowland) who have been cloned into near-indestructibility. The 6th Day also stars Robert Duvall as cloning expert Griffin Weir, Michael Rooker as Drucker's right-hand man Robert Marshall, and Michael Rapaport as Adam's partner, Hank Morgan. Mark Deming, Rovi


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Last year, I asked my readers to blog about "100 Things You Learned This Year You Didn't Know Last Year", and I'll ask again.
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Hey, that's less than one a week. You must have learned at least 50 new things this year, right?
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