text: Addiction Drug Use Prescription Medications Print What It Feels Like to Get High on Amphetamines By Elizabeth Hartney, PhD | Updated September 28, 2017 PeopleImages/DigitalVision/Getty Images More in Addiction Drug Use Prescription Medications Cocaine Heroin Marijuana Meth Ecstasy/MDMA Hallucinogens Opioids Alcohol Use Addictive Behaviors Nicotine Use Coping and Recovery Amphetamines, or speed, are a group of synthetic psychoactive drugs that get you high by "stimulating" the central nervous system. Physicians prescribe them for obesity, attention deficit disorder, narcolepsy and other health conditions. Whether your amphetamine high is pleasant or unpleasant depends on a number of factors, including: Set and settingPast experiences using the drugPast experiences with other drugsThe mental health and well-being of the person taking the drugHow much you takeExposure to other substances, both prior to and during the period of intoxication on speed While the feeling of getting high is different for everyone, and even for the same person at different times, there are certain common characteristics of an amphetamine buzz. Amphetamines Increase Your Energy Athletes and others like speed because it increases their energy and stamina. Soon after consuming amphetamines, users experience an increase in alertness and physical strength that makes them feel: More powerfulEnthusiasticReady for anything Amphetamines Prevent Drowsiness Along with the increased energy, amphetamines prevent the normal phases of drowsiness and sleep. This is one of the reasons speed popular is among people who need to stay awake when they would normally be asleep, such as night shift workers and long-haul truck drivers. It's also appealing to partygoers who want to stay awake or alert at night for recreational reasons, such as dancing at clubs or raves into the early morning hours. Amphetamines Decrease Mental Performance Unfortunately, the interference with sleep can become problematic when you use amphetamines for an extended period of time and during the hours when you would normally sleep. Students use speed to cram for exams, but despite its ability to increase energy amphetamines do not improve cognitive processing and can actually cause a deterioration in mental performance. In addition, sleep deprivation interferes with learning and memory. Amphetamines and Speedy Speech While amphetamine users often believe speed improves their social and mental functioning, in fact, research shows amphetamines tend to simply speed up speech, at the expense of the accuracy of that speech. At times, people who are high on amphetamines can be socially annoying. They chatter incessantly and have trouble engaging in normal conversation because they can't listen to others. Amphetamines Cause Mood Swings Perhaps the most compelling reason people give for taking amphetamines is the temporarily elevated mood they often experience. The flip side of this good mood is that coming down often causes extreme depression, so amphetamines are not a good solution if you're already feeling down. There is also a chance that taking amphetamines when you are in a bad mood will only make you irritable and/or anxious. How Users Take Amphetamines Amphetamines usually come as a pill. Either your physician prescribes them to you or you buy them from another source. Users ingest speed in a variety of ways, including: Dissolving it in water and injecting it with a needleCrushing and snorting itSmoking it in a glass pipeSwallowing it just like other medications Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Learn the best ways to manage stress and negativity in your life. Email Address Sign Up There was an error. Please try again. Thank you, , for signing up. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit Article Sources Ersche, K.D., Clark, L., London, M., Robbins, T.W., and Sahakian, B.J. Profile of executive and memory function associated with amphetamine and opiate dependence. Neuropsychopharmacology, 31, 1036–1047. 2006. Reske, M., Delis, D.C., and Paulus, M.P. Evidence for subtle verbal fluency deficits in occasional stimulant users: quick to play loose with verbal rules. Journal of Psychiatric Research 45 (3), 361-8. 2011. Reske, Martina, Eidt, Carolyn A., Delis, Dean C., Paulus, Martin P. Nondependent stimulant users of cocaine and prescription amphetamines show verbal learning and memory deficits. Biological Psychiatry, 68(8), 762-769. 2010. Continue Reading


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Directed by Jackie Chan
This inviting travelogue encourages us to see what life is like for Vietnamese families dealing with the ongoing legacy of dioxin poisoning.The filmakers cheerful interactions with her subjects-visible in nearly every scene and embodied in the snatches of up close, black-and-white footage she shot herself, dispell the viewers discomfort in the difficult subject matter.
Produced by Jacki Ochs and Daniel Keller (1983)
The first comprehensive look at the history and the effects of the dioxin contaminated Agent Orange. It will soon be released in DVD format with a series of extras that will bring the story of Agent Orange's impacts on US veterans and Vietnam up to date.
Directed by Cecile Trijssenaar of Tambuti Films. (2005)
Exams the birth defects issue in Vietnam related to Agent Orange exposure; and recent scientific research, including research undertaken by Hatfield Consultants Ltd. Available through Journeyman Pictures and on-line book stores such as Amazon.
Directed by Michelle Mason.
An award-winning 50-minute documentary about an international group of veterans who built a village in Viet Nam for children with Agent Orange-related disabilities. Available at US Committee of the Vietnam Friendship Village or Bullfrog films.
The Vietnam War: An Unrecoverable Wound
Produced by the Vietnam Red Cross Agent Orange Victims Fund.
Contact Susan Hammond to order a copy.
Vietnam: Where the War Has Passed
Directed by Vu Le My of the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio, Hanoi.
An award winning film about the affects of Agent Orange on Vietnamese Veterans and their children. (30 Min)
Contact Susan Hammond to order a copy.
A Story from the Corner of the Park
Directed by Vietnamese director Tran Van Thuy.
A beautifully directed film that tells the story of a Vietnamese family in Hanoi, Vietnam whose children are believed to be affected by Agent Orange. (1996, 50 Min)
Contact Susan Hammond to order a copy.
A Permanent Mark: Agent Orange in America and Viet Nam
Directed by Holly Million.
A documentary that fully integrates the story of Americans exposed to Agent Orange with the story of Vietnamese people still contending with the toxic herbicide. While A Permanent Mark is about events that have their origin in the Vietnam War, the film deals with universal themes of war that are relevant today. A Permanent Mark shows that war persists, long after we declare "mission accomplished."
Vietnam Revisited: A CBS5 Special Report
Vietnam Reporting Project fellow Thuy Vu, an Emmy award-winning anchor and reporter for CBS5 in San Francisco, recently returned to her homeland of Vietnam to take an in-depth look at the impact of Agent Orange. This CBS5 Special Report explores the on-going health impact of Agent Orange, the dioxin contaminated herbicides used by the US military to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam. The half-hour report airs on January 3, 2011 at 7pm.
Make Agent Orange History
Thirty-five years after the the war, harmful effects of Agent Orange/dioxin are still being felt by millions in Vietnam, including children. But this is a humanitarian concern we can do something about.
Botanist Phuong Tuu Boi tours the highlands of central Vietnam and explains to Christie Anschwanden his work to reforest the defoliated hills around A Luoi Vietnam. NY Times/Pulitzer Reporting Project video.
Vietnam Soldiers Still Suffer from Agent Orange
Thuy Vu of CBS 5 in San Francisco reports on how dioxin from Agent Orange has impacted Vietnamese veterans from both sides of the war as well as American veterans.

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RAF proposes safety improvements at Fish Lake
The RAF is interested in volunteering to work on a beautiful US Forest Service airstrip in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness area. Fish Lake (S92) is a 2,650-ft turf strip at an elevation of 5,650, 14 miles northwest of Moose Creek, and about 40 miles southwest of Hamilton, Montana. The strip was opened by the Forest Service in 1949, and it is open for public access. Remarks about the strip state "Fair turf, soft when wet; elk wallows on runway."
RAF member Matt Hanson flew from his home in Spokane to Fish Lake for a meeting the last week of August. Along with Matt those that attended the walkabout meeting were USFS personnel Willy Acton and Brad Bence. Bill Ables representing both the RAF & IAA from Enterprise, Oregon was also on hand. The group discussed safety improvements to the primitive strip, and RAF's willing participation in the work. Proposed work is repairing the surface, clearing and reclaiming its original length, dealing with seasonal drainage and potential upgrade to the vault toilet.
"These are all common-sense maintenance items that minimize wear and tear to both the airport and aircraft, and maximize safety." Matt said.
Once the plan is approved, the RAF anticipates another cooperative project with the USFS, "which will also go long ways to keeping the traffic where it belongs and visibly demonstrates the cooperation between all of us," Matt added.
Pictured left to right Brad Bence USFS, Bill Able OR RAF supporter, IAA Rep, Will Acton USFS, and Matt Hanson RAF Representative


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Hagrid has let the nifflers and bowtruckles escape. We still have time to catch the Bowtruckles but the Nifflers have gone underground. The class needs to help him retrieve any bowtruckles left and any leprechaun gold.
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* = If you somehow find this post looking for information about acquiring German citizenship, please just be aware that your particular circumstances may require you to submit completely different things (maybe more things, maybe fewer things... you lucky bastard). Go to their office, get your own checklist. Don't be the guy who's like "A random person on the internet said these were all the things. Blarg. Arg. #Me so angry. I guess I'll go fuck myself now." The hashtag in "me so angry" was a totally accidental typo, but it supports my point so it stays.
- The naturalization application
- A declaration of any past/present political affiliations and memberships
- A photo (umm... of me. Non-biometric allowed)
- My passport
- My residency card (elektronischer Aufenthaltstitel)
- My birth certificate
- My registration confirmation (Meldebestätigung)
- Proof of at least B1 German language level
- Confirmation of a passing score on the "Life in Germany" / citizenship test (Leben in Deutschland / Einbürgerungstest)
- My CV
- My employment contract
- My most recent pay stub (Gehaltsabrechnung)
- The first two pages of my rental contract (or a bank statement showing rent payment)
In the directions on the checklist, it stated that I should bring all the forms in the original, plus a copy. To me, this means that I essentially needed to have 2 of everything. However, really all I needed to show was that for all of the official documents, certificates, etc the administrator working on my case could confirm with his own eyes that the originals exist. The copies are submitted as the application and I had to bring the copies myself, because "[the printer at the naturalization office] is pretty terrible."
Oh... and don't sign any of the forms until you are at the naturalization office. They need to see you sign. It's not a big deal if you do, but I feel like signing and dating papers when you get to the end is such an automated action for most people.
Anyway, I paid the 255€ fee and signed an additional affidavit. The only thing that I couldn't submit were my test results from the citizenship test. That's because I haven't taken it yet and, therefore, do not have any results.
BAMF -- the German authority with the most disappointing acronym because it doesn't stand for Bad-Ass Motherfucker, but rather the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (Federal Agency for Migration and Refugees) -- anyway, they're responsible for a test called Leben in Deutschland (Life in Germany). This is also known as the Einbürgerungstest (citizenship test).
When my mom was going through the naturalization process in the U.S. I recall helping her study for the citizenship test and helping her out. Though I was maybe only in the 5th or 6th grade at the time, I didn't find the questions particularly challenging. This is possibly because the U.S. citizenship test is likely based on the type of generalized, un-nuanced knowledge of civics that one would receive at the 5th or 6th grade level.
I think the German version is of a slightly higher school level. I'd place it around maybe 10th - 11th grade, if I had to guess. But it is just as un-nuanced with ample doses of victor bias.
Other notes of comparison:
The U.S. test has a pool of 100 questions of which you are asked 10 and have to correctly answer 6 (60%)
The German test has a pool of 300 questions of which you are asked 33 and have to correctly answer 17 (51%)
Both have study apps on iPhone and Android.
Easy enough. I've been casually prepping for the test off and on over the years. I have a consistent average of ~ 30/31. You'd think you'd just be able to go a testing center, take the test same day and just be done with it. But then you would be wrong, because of course this is Germany and you need to register at least 4 weeks in advance.
The best part about finding out concrete information about test availability is that you must go in person. The local Volkshochschule (community college) has an office with terribly random hours and a website with information slightly outdated so as just to be right on the outskirts of Camp Useless. And, don't bother calling the telephone numbers listed, because you'll only be told that they can't give you information over the phone.
Once you go in, the registration process follows your typical German bureaucratic hijinks. Multiple signs telling you to take a number. Take a number and go into the waiting room. Current number is 099. Your number is F07. Confused emoji expression, but on your real face. Hope that the counter restarts after 100. Finally get called. Pass a maze of wall dividers only to find a reception desk. Find out you have to go down stairs into the basement. Get lost in basement because the only sign is a hand-drawn map of how to find the bathroom. Walk into random unmarked room. Turns out its the guy doing the test registrations. Register. Pay 25€.
Anyway, I dippity dicked around trying to find a way to register that didn't require having to leave work in the middle of the day, which was basically impossible. So by the time I did manage to do the registration, the next available test slot was on November 28th... ok, fine.
It wasn't until I received my confirmation in the post that I found out that after the test it would take another 3-6 weeks to get the results.
Schönes Ding, indeed.


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Opponents of prevailing wage policies argue that repeal saves money. They claim a low-skilled, undertrained construction worker making rock-bottom wages will produce the same product as a higher-skilled, professionally trained craftsman. I can tell you from experience that is simply not true.
What low-road contractors save in labor costs never materializes as savings for taxpayers. That's because taxpayers end up footing the bill for reduced worksite efficiency, higher injury rates, and the prospect of needing to go back and fix work that wasn't done right the first time by a contractor who by then is long gone, resulting in higher material and energy costs.
This is not a union versus non-union issue. All workers in the construction industry benefit from prevailing wage laws. Prevailing wage laws simply ensure workers building our vital infrastructure receive a fair wage. If you cut construction worker wages by repealing prevailing wage laws — which everyone agrees will happen if prevailing wage laws are eliminated — veterans will be harder hit because veterans are more likely to work in the construction industry.
We are veterans who want our voices heard and have a deep desire to continue proudly serving this great state and country by building safer roads, schools and communities for our families. Let us send a loud message to our legislative leaders — protect job opportunities and wages for our veterans.


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A north Longford community group's hopes of turning up to 15 acres of NAMA owned land into a visitor attraction centre stepped up a notch in recent weeks following a well attended public meeting on the issue.
The group behind the drive, otherwise known as the Granard Area Tourism Project, joined consultancy experts in addressing local homeowners about a feasability study which is presently being carried out.
Around 70 interested parties attended a meeting in the localcommunity centre recently to hear how experts from Dublin based firm Tourism Developments International are presently looking at ways of bringing the potential tourist attraction to fruition.
Located on the edge of Granard town, the site includes around 15 acres alongside two commercial units, which locals are also hoping to secure as part of the deal.
"The goal of this project is to establish a centre that will attract sufficient visitor numbers to pay its running costs and in so doing create some much needed local employment, both directly and indirectly," said Paul Flood, who is one of several committee members heading up the proposal. "The second goal is to improve the overall image of our local town, which once was a very important market centre, but which has been in decline for many years."
Like many others, Mr Flood is quietly hopeful the study will add to the recent successes the group has enjoyed in terms of its fundraising campaign, a move which has already garnered around €50,000 through a 500 club draw.
Mr Flood said the group were still very much keen to secure even greater input from the wider community.
"This (venture) is a considerable challenge and will not happen overnight," he admitted . "Right now, the group are looking for ideas and would invite anyone interested in putting forward an idea, no matter how big or small, to send it in.
"The site being purchased for this project has 2 buildings on 15 acres so there is lots of room for different attractions. Ideas which have a uniqueness to this area, but which would have a local, national and even international interest would be great."
Anyone with a viewpoint on how the proposed centre should look and operate can do so by sending ideas directly to 'The Secretary, Granard Community Enterprise, Rathcronan, Granard, Co. Longford. Equally, committee organisers have said anonymous recommendations are also welcomed.


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Dr. Lieu joined the University of Colorado School of Medicine faculty in July 2011. He trained in internal medicine at the University of Colorado, where he also served as a Chief Medical Resident. He completed his fellowship training in medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and served as the Chief Medical Oncology Fellow in 2010. He currently serves as the Director of GI Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, the Vice-Chair of the National Cancer Institute Colon Cancer Task Force, and he serves on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Panel for Neuroendocrine Cancers.
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For a few months now I've been attending our local "Warrior's Journey Home" group. It is a group for vets who have served in any of our wars, and for those people who care about their experiences and want to be there to support them. The vets who come do so in order to talk through their experiences, not with a professional, but just to be able to speak what they went through, what they continue to go through, as a result of their time serving, in the presence of people who will listen, care, and intentionally love and support them without judgment. It is an awe-inspiring experience to be honored with their stories, with their trust, with their feelings about what they experienced and continue to experience as a result of their time spent in military service. Everyone in the circle can share, can speak, without others offering advice or trying to "fix" them or argue or even discuss what has been said. The rest of us are there to listen, and we take on that role with an awareness of the amazing gift it is to us to be included in their sharing. Often even the people who have not served in a war share. They share the experiences they've had with other vets. Or they share how they have been impacted by the stories they are hearing. Or they share something they have read or learned about what it is to serve in a war. Their stories, experiences, thoughts, are also gifts to the rest of us who are present to listen.
But I realized last night as I listened that I have never once shared or spoken in this circle, except during the initial check in and the ending check out where we simply look one another in the eye and promise to be present in that place.
The people who know me know that it is not because I have nothing to say. It is hard to get me to shut up in other situations. I have opinions, and thoughts, and feelings about almost everything. But as I sat there last night, I realized that I don't speak in that group because I am truly, deeply awed by what the people in that room have been through, what they have suffered, what many of them continue to suffer (because of PTSD, war injuries, etc.). I say nothing because I am aware, during that time, in that space, that the traumas and tragedies I have experienced in my life time are so small and insignificant in comparison to what these vets have gone through. I have not gone through what they have, so what is there for me to possibly say in that space? I can only listen, and care, and support them by listening as they process through their histories.
Today I went to visit one of my parishioners who is very ill. She was lying in her bed, as she is transitioning towards death, and she made the comment that she can not imagine going through everything that I have experienced. She said that she feels she has nothing to say when she looks back at her life and compares it to what I have been through. She named some of her own tragedies - divorce, loss of a second, beloved husband to death, the physical pain she sometimes now experiences as cancer takes over her body. But she felt that these experiences were small and insignificant when compared with the challenges I have faced.
As I listened to her I found myself wanting to argue with her. "No! Your experiences are every bit as significant! They are your life - your journey, your lessons, your blessings, your gifts, your challenges, your opportunities to grow and learn and move and respond to what life has given you. Your experiences are different, but they are not less meaningful or less important. We cannot compare suffering (or joy!) in this way, or somehow discount the things we have gone through as trivial simply because they are different and have impacted us differently."
And then as I found myself speaking these words, I remembered last night. Ah.
Whatever the stories of other people, I am deeply blessed to hear them. Whatever the struggles and traumas, or amazing wonderful experiences others have gone through or are going through, I see it as an awesome honor to listen, to be brought in on their journeys, to be trusted with those stories and to be welcomed into their thoughts and feelings.
But their stories really are about them. They aren't about me. They aren't invitations for me to compare my life and find it wanting or shallow - either in joys or in struggles. They aren't judgments or condemnations that say my life has lacked courage or strength. And when I find myself focusing on my own life in comparison, I am failing to listen and be fully present with them in that moment.
So for today, I accept my life for what it is. And I continue to be grateful for what others choose to share with me. I will endeavor to listen better, to be present more fully. For that is my call in those moments.


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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Tuesday Coffee Chat: How Does Your Garden Grow
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Still in the process of trying to get mine planted :-) But I know the bunnies sure like my strawberries! LOL Have a great evening.ReplyDelete
Oh, strawberries will be ready here in about 2 weeks. I hope to get a bunch from the local farm! But I'll only share the tops with the hens.Delete
I may be able to grow beautiful flowers --- but I do not have a vegetable garden. I don't really have room for one, but mostly our yard gets a ton of shade. So I probably would not be able to grow one. The most I have done is tomato or beans in pots that I can place in a sunny spot. I would so love to be able to have a vegetable garden though!ReplyDeleteReplies
We have a lot of share too, so veggies like tomatoes don't grow well. Usually we have better growth. Bad season for us.Delete
Sorry to hear about your garden. The excess rain certainly doesn't help. You really should share pictures. Others can give advice as to what the cause might be as well as how to fix the problem. :) Hey, you should stop by my blog. I posted an update on the homestead. abasketofblessings dot blogspot dot comReplyDeleteReplies
It's actually quite strange, Rachel. The peas, cucumbers and pumpkins came up well, but never thrived. The rain started, cool, but gentle on and off for almost a week. We were soaked, but not flooded. The sun came out and the seedlings wilted away to nothing. :sigh:Delete
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Barons Media thanks everyone for making its 1st Annual Digital Ad Security Summit a big success. Everyone dedicated to the fight against Ad Fraud was in attendance and contributed to raising awareness in the space.
Learn more about the summit's guest speakers here: http://digitaladsecuritysummit.com/guest-speakers/
In the 8 years Barons Media has been in business, transparency in our network has been key. We believe in a safe marketplace for our advertisers and have always implemented new technologies to safe guard them.
Having guests raise awareness and comment on the latest technologies in the space has been instrumental in the fight against ad fraud. Ben Edelman gave a fantastic speech on the subject touching on some of the pitfalls in the industry as well as some of the hypocrisies. You can view his speech here:
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There have always been those who falsify impressions by utilizing BOTs or those who syndicate a site across publishing networks aiming to keep the syndicated site's referrer information intact. Of course fraudster techniques extend far beyond this.
As these methodologies grow in sophistication it becomes increasingly difficult to eliminate these threats before they become a problem. There have been occasions where fraud in the market has penetrated not only our own safety measures but also those who make up a significant portion of the market.
In these cases the industry adapts and adjusts fraud prevention techniques accordingly. Barons Media prides itself in being proactive in fraud prevention contrary to many in the market who simply react to a specific threat.
Barons Media has aligned itself with third parties such as Forensiq and TheMediaTrust who are experts in their field, strengthened our QA team with additional technical and operational staff and have dedicated time to finding new ways to safe guard our network.
While many like to play the "Blame Game" or "Pass the Buck", Barons Media feels there's a shared responsibility in the ad ecosystem. Both parties need to take a proactive stance against fraud in the market.
There have been countless articles outlining how fraud continues to perpetuate in today's marketplace. It's apparent fraud is making up a large portion of the market and advertisers adjust their budgets accordingly. Once we work together in making a safer marketplace we should see ad spend increase exponentially.
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It gives me great pleasure to announce Caron Electric was awarded the 2012 Excellence in Customer Service. This award is given out based upon research gathered by Celebration Media U.S. over the last twelve months. An accumulation of customer ratings, positive reviews, blogs and social networks are used to determine the highest rated and top-reviewed businesses.
Here at Caron Electric we pride ourselves in excelling to meet all of our customers needs and being pro-active in bringing the latest and greatest technology to our trade. With the use of social media like Twitter and Facebook we keep clients informed and try to give a face to our customer service department. From answering our phones with a live operator 24/7 to responding to all emails within 24 hours or less you can always expect the best when working with Caron. No matter how small the question or problem we understand how important our customers are to growing the business and strive to make every one of them feel appreciated.
When I first started with Caron Electric, about 10 years ago, I never thought of how many things could change in just one decade. What used to be as simple as a courtesy follow-up call or customer satisfaction survey has turned into a world where reviews and feedback is left before you have a chance to pull out of the driveway. That to me is exciting, the world does not stop, the wheels keep on turning and you must always make sure you got your eyes on the road and hands on the wheel if you want to drive your business successfully. That is why receiving recognition like this Excellence in Customer Service Award by the Talk of the Town just reiterates responsive, responsible, and reactive customer service is good business practice.
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Quebec man 7 seconds too late to collect $27 million lottery prize
By Paul Delean
Joel Ifergan is out of luck — again.
Montreal Superior Court Judge Marie-Claude Lalande has rejected his lawsuit against Loto-Québec for half the $27-million jackpot from a Super 7 draw in 2008.
Ifergan had the winning numbers for the draw of May 23, 2008. The problem was, he had them on a ticket for the draw of May 30, 2008. The ticket was issued to him at a dépanneur just seconds after the 9 p.m. deadline for the May 23 draw.
Ifergan said he asked the store owner if there was still time to buy tickets for that night's draw and, when told yes but that he'd have to hurry, asked for two random selections. The first, issued at 8:59.57, was for the May 23 draw, and the second, issued at 9:00.07, was for the following week's draw.
The dépanneur owner noted the difference in dates and asked if he still wanted the second ticket. Ifergan said yes.
After the numbers came up, Ifergan filed a Superior Court suit seeking an amount equivalent to half the $27-million prize, which went entirely to another person with the winning combination. His argument was that he'd beaten the deadline because his order for two tickets was placed before 9 p.m.
Loto-Québec said its computers register one ticket at a time, not both simultaneously, and there can be a delay of eight to 10 seconds between transactions. It had been 10 seconds that night, because of strong demand.
Between Ifergan's first ticket and second one, 132 others were issued at some of the other 8,750 lottery terminals in the province. Forty-four were for the May 23 draw and 88 ended up being for May 30.
If Ifergan's second ticket had actually been registered for the May 23 draw, the numbers he got would have been different, because of the technology used, Loto-Québec said.
Judge Lalande said Ifergan's decision to keep both tickets after the date difference was pointed out to him constituted acceptance, and there was no evidence the lottery corporation had failed to fulfill any of its obligations.
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PROMISES, PROMISES: Little transparency progress
Monday, March 14, 2011; 12:48 PM
WASHINGTON -- Two years into its pledge to improve government transparency, the Obama administration took action on fewer requests for federal records from citizens, journalists, companies and others last year even as significantly more people asked for information. The administration disclosed at least some of what people wanted at about the same rate as the previous year.
People requested information 544,360 times last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act from the 35 largest agencies, up nearly 41,000 more than the previous year, according to an analysis by The Associated Press of new federal data. But the government responded to nearly 12,400 fewer requests.
The administration refused to release any sought-after materials in more than 1-in-3 information requests, including cases when it couldn't find records, a person refused to pay for copies or the request was determined to be improper under the law. It refused more often to quickly consider information requests about subjects described as urgent or especially newsworthy. And nearly half the agencies that AP examined took longer - weeks more, in some cases - to give out records last year than during the previous year.
The government's responsiveness under the Freedom of Information Act is widely considered a barometer of how transparent federal offices are. The AP's analysis comes a day before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining the Obama administration's progress.
There were some improvements. The administration less frequently invoked the "deliberative process" exemption under the law to withhold records describing decision-making behind the scenes. President Barack Obama had directed agencies to use it less often, but the number of such cases had surged after his first year in office to more than 71,000. It fell last year to 53,360. The exemption was still commonly invoked last year at the Homeland Security Department, which accounted for nearly 80 percent of cases across the whole government.
Overall, the decidedly mixed performance shows the federal government struggling to match the promises Obama made early in his term to improve transparency and disclose more information rapidly. "Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their government is doing," Obama said when he took office."
The White House said it was voluntarily disclosing more information, forestalling a need to formally make requests under the law, and said that agencies released information in nearly 93 percent of cases, excluding instances when it couldn't find records, a person refused to pay for copies or the request was determined to be improper.
"A lot of the statistics need to be taken with a grain of salt, but they may understate our successes," said Steven Croley, a special assistant to the president for justice and regulatory policy.
At an event on Monday celebrating Sunshine Week, when news organizations promote open government and freedom of information, Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli announced the unveiling of a website, foia.gov, to provide the public with a centralized resource that details how to file requests for government records.
The Obama administration censored 194 pages of internal e-mails about its Open Government Directive that the AP requested more than one year ago. The December 2009 directive requires every agency to take immediate, specific steps to open their operations up to the public. But the White House Office of Management and Budget blacked-out entire pages of some e-mails between federal employees discussing how to apply the new openness rules, and it blacked-out one e-mail discussing how to respond to AP's request for information about the transparency directive.
The OMB invoked the "deliberative process" exemption - the one that Obama said to use more sparingly - at least 192 separate times in turning over the censored e-mails to the AP. Some blacked-out sections involved officials discussing changes the White House wanted and sections of the openness rules that were never made official.
This year, after Republicans won control in the House and with the presidential election looming, the fight over transparency could turn political. The new Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is conducting a broad inquiry into Obama's openness promises. The investigation was at least partly prompted by reports from the AP last year that the Homeland Security Department had sidetracked hundreds of requests for federal records to top political advisers, who wanted information about those requesting the materials.


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When Michal Neuvirth bolted for the Czech League earlier this week, the Capitals were left without a goalie for their daily practice sessions at Kettler Capitals Iceplex.
So Brooks Laich picked up the phone and called former teammate and former Penguins netminder Brent Johnson, who happens to live just a few blocks away from the Arlington practice facility.
They need a goalie and Im happy to oblige, Johnson said. I come out and face some good shooters and help them out in the process.
Johnson, 35, played 91 games for the Capitals from 2005 to 2009, going 32-39-12 during that time. He met his future wife, Erica, during that time and since her family lived in Burke, Va., the couple bought a home in Arlington in 2007.
Johnson served as a backup to Olie Kolzig and Jose Theodore, and when Semyon Varlamov emerged as the Caps starter in 2008-09, Johnson was not re-signed by the Caps and agreed to a contract with the Penguins.
In three years as a backup to Marc-Andre Fleury, Johnson went 62-29-18 with the Penguins but was not re-signed following last season. Now an unrestricted free agent, Johnson said hes hoping the NHL lockout does not signal the end of his playing career.
Im up in the air, he said. Well see what happens if and when everything starts up.
Yeah, Im concerned, but at my age you start looking at the future and what youre going to do next. Lockout or not, I still would have been in the same spot.
Johnson did not play during the NHLs last work stoppage in 2004-05. He said he believes that while the players accepted a salary cap in the last CBA they also helped pave the way for a sizable growth in player salaries. Since introduced in 2005-06, the NHLs salary cap has risen from 39 million to 70.2 million.
From the players standpoint, we sat out a whole year and ultimately gave up a years salary, Johnson said. In any type of business you try to help out the guys coming behind you and I think we led them on a nice path.


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Okay. It's noon, I've been studying since 6am, and I'm hungry. Sure, I had a piece of toast with peanut butter on it around 7am, but my brain needs extra fuel these days. The problem is, I've only got a couple of minutes for a lunch break, and I don't have time to make something fancy. So, I open the fridge and let what's left of my creative brain juices go to work...
That's what happened, and it was amazingly delicious. I'm calling it "Spicy shrimp and black bean salad with avocado and sesame oil dressing"
Here's the recipe so you can enjoy this little bit of heaven, too! (Makes one serving).
6 large shrimp, cooked, and cut in half
Trader Joe's Organic Broccoli Slaw (or lettuce of your choice)
A couple large spoon fulls of black beans (I used Fresh Market's sodium free black beans)
1/2 avocado
3 large basil leaves, chopped (or torn, in my case)
2 teaspoons of sesame oil (more if you desire)
Sriracha to taste
Dash of garlic salt
Dash of onion powder
1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mash/mix until you are satisfied with the texture and you feel like the slaw is appropriately coated in avocado-sesame oil goodness. That's it!
Obviously you could do any number of things to improve upon this recipe based on what you've got in your refrigerator, but this is a good and easy start!
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In the early days of martial arts blogging, back when we finished sparring, and wrote the posts in our own blood, then sent it to the Web via a caravan of Mongols who made it to the host only after massive casualties, yeah, in those days, I made some early friends doing this. Several of the early guys, John Vesia at Martial Views, Patrick Parker at Mokuren Dojo, the Dojo Rat, and Bob at Striking Thoughts have kept on keepin' on even when I slowed the pace to a crawl.
Here at TDA Training, we did a series of posts called TDA Blitz, which was way cool, but didn't keep it going. Our successor was the Martial Arts News at Striking Thoughts. If you don't already, please check out his Martial Arts News series. Bob has generously linked and mentioned this blog so many times over the years, that I can't really give him enough credit, so won't try. I will recommend you check out his news, and his blog posts. If you ignore his lefty politics, it's a great blog!


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NoQS Agent Round: CATTYWAMPUS - Upper MG Fantasy
Twitter Handle: @AshVanOtterloo
Title: CATTYWAMPUS
Genre: Upper MG Fantasy
Word Count: 52,000
My Main Character's Most Stressful Relationship is:
My main character's most stressful relationship is with Katybird Hearn. Every time Delpha has a logical plan all ironed out, Katybird is trotting right behind her, trailing jelly beans and undoing all Delpha's hard work. And crying. Always crying. Or trying to spare the feelings of inanimate objects, like Delpha's outhouse. Delpha suspects Katybird is a few screwdrivers short of a full toolbox, if you know what I mean.
Somethin' ain't quite right with that girl.
Howler's Hollow has been a magical dead spot for a century—a fact that has kept Delpha O'Leary's witching family safe from persecution and magical conflict for several generations. Conjure is strictly off-limits. Trouble is, if there's anything that makes Delpha's skin crawl it's accepting limitations. When she finds her grandmother's secret book of hexes, her deep ambition gets the better of her and she can't wait to test the boundaries of her own magic. She hopes to prove herself powerful—the kind of powerful that doesn't feel helpless after her father's abandonment.
But when Katybird Hearn, the descendant of a rival witch family, demands Delpha share the secret of her skills, tempers flare. The fledgling witches' quarrel unleashes a hex that resurrects a graveyard full of their magical ancestors … along with an age-old blood feud.
Delpha and Katybird, along with the help of Tyler, a young Appalachian werewolf, must find a way to reverse the spell before the magic-wielding zombies wreak dangerous havoc in their small mountain community.
But each of the teens has their own personal demon to overcome. Katybird must conquer the fear that her intersex body will cause her family's matriarchal magic to reject her. Tyler … well, Tyler just needs to stop fainting every five minutes. And as estranged family members surface and rattle her independent nature, Delpha needs to learn that sometimes the strongest magic happens when you're in cahoots with another conjure-woman. If they don't succeed, the cycle of witch-hunting and feud violence their kin fought hard to end will begin spinning once more.
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Poised on a wooded hill far from town, Delpha's knobbly legs knocked as an early April wind traced a cold finger down her backbone. Her keen eyes skimmed the newly budded trees and blankets of white bloodroot flowers, watchful for flickers of movement in the dying light. Satisfied she was alone, she carefully closed her carving knife then ran the freshly-hewn green flesh of a hickory stick across her lips. Smooth as silk.
It was her first wand. A secret wand, carved by her own hands. Her Mamaw would tan her hide if she found out. Her mama, too. She was breaking the rules, but that didn't sway her conviction one iota. Sometimes rules oughta be shattered. There was nothing for it.
Delpha's dark eyebrows formed a hard line and she settled on the cool pine needles. She sucked in a breath before raising the wand over the cracked binding of the leather book in her lap, then cleared her throat.
"Awake the powers dark and deep
That here betwixt these bosoms sleep."
Delpha blushed a bit and secured the top button of her flannel shirt, then opened the book to squint at a yellowed page, eager to get on with it.
"Let young'un join the ring of grannies,
To kick my foes right in their fannies."
Bunching her lips, she threw a handful of feathers in the air, then spat into a circle drawn in the loamy forest floor. Delpha's watchful eyes narrowed, muscles tense.
She waited a few moments, just in case it was the sort of magic that needed to brew for a bit. But the end of her wand remained dull as dirt.
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Basic Sugar Cookies
from Dolcetto Confections
Makes approximately 36 four-inch cookies
12 cup + 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 cups + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, sifted
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation Instructions:
Cream together the butter, sugar, and any flavorings you're using. Beat until just becoming creamy in texture. Beat in the egg until well combined, make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the sifted flour and mix on low until a non-sticky dough forms.
Knead dough into a ball and divide into 2 or 3 pieces. Roll out each portion between parchment paper to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Once chilled, peel off parchment and place dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters or a sharp knife. Arrange shapes on parchment-lined baking sheets and refrigerate for another 30 minutes to one hour. Re-roll cookie dough scraps and repeat the process above until all dough has been used.
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MarTech Today: The IoT's risks, Google's exchange bidding & applying AI to display ads
Barry Levine on June 12, 2017 at 9:00 am
Here's our recap of what happened in marketing technology, as reported on MarTech Today, Marketing Land and other places across the web.
From MarTech Today:
- Pew Report: The Internet of Things could drive people away from connectivity
Jun 9, 2017 by Barry Levine
With Elon University, the Pew Research Center asked 1,200 experts to envision whether the good outweighs the bad for the IoT.
- Exchange bidding — Google's answer to header bidding — is now in open beta
Jun 9, 2017 by Ginny Marvin
COMET, OpenX and Sovrn are among the seven third-party exchanges participating in the exchange bidding program.
- The value of applying artificial intelligence in display advertising
Jun 9, 2017 by Adam Grow
From increased efficiency in campaign management to stronger personalization, columnist Adam Grow explains how AI is changing the face of digital advertising.
From Marketing Land:
- Voice search becomes voice action: A key talking point at SMX London
Jun 9, 2017 by Andreas Reiffen
Columnist Andreas Reiffen recaps a session from SMX London that focused on the future of voice search — and what search marketers must do to prepare.
- Sharethrough's latest SSP update aims to dramatically simplify ad ops for publishers
Jun 9, 2017 by Ginny Marvin
New Unified Auction features give publishers a view of all demand sources and make optimizations possible within the interface.
- Why notifications deliver great CX
Jun 9, 2017 by Brent Sleeper
Notifications are crucial for building trust and driving user engagement. Contributor Brent Sleeper explains why apps and services should be thinking about how customers experience notifications from the start.
- Report: Facebook's Instant Articles faster than AMP, both formats boost user engagement
Jun 9, 2017 by Greg Sterling
Users spend 35 percent more time with AMP content than mobile web pages.
From Around The Web:
- 'The one to watch': Amazon is set to turn the duopoly into a troika, Digiday
- Facebook will lease its first San Francisco office, for Instagram, TechCrunch
- 5 Marketing Automation Tools to Increase Lead Conversions, Duct Tape Marketin
- How to Create Your First WordPress Page and Post, WPExplorer
- Mobile martech: Building the mobile-first marketing tech stack, www.tune.com
- How serious is Apple about VR?, The Verge
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GP Flashback BB King March 1975
B.B. King is easily the best known blues guitarist in the word. He has walked away with GP's guitar poll in that category every year since it started. His five consecutive wins made B.B. the first member of Guitar Player magazine's "Gallery of the Greats." But not only is B.B. a great performer, he is also a serious blues and jazz scholar whose personal library of rare recordings exceeds 20,000 discs. And when he goes on the road, B.B. is never without at least 30 or 40 cassettes — each carefully indexed in a notebook — which span such musicians as Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Bill Jennings, Big Joe Williams, George Benson, Louis Jordan, Kenny Burrell, Ben Webster, Billie Holiday, Andre Previn, Ray Charles, Johnny Moore, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Vinson, Etta James, and many, many more (including littleknown artists whose work is represented by only a handful of 78s).
B.B. King knows every nuance, every break, every chord change on his tapes, and his conversation about them is frequently punctuated with, "Listen to this! Watch this slur coming up. Man, that's right out of Blind Lemon's version."
The world of guitar is, to B.B., an everexpanding one — one that grows with each unexpected discovery. It isn't limited to blues or any other style, and neither is his own scope. One of B.B.'s greatest joys is turning people on to those guitar greats whom time has passed by. He likes nothing better than to watch a listener's face light up upon that first hearing of Robert Nighthawk, Earl Hooker, or Elmore James. And ask B.B. who his own favorite guitarists are, and he'll say, "Well, there are so many, it's hard to know where to start." But, in almost rapid sequence he'll cite T-Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lonnie Johnson, Django, Charlie Christian, Johnny Moore, Saunders King, Bill Jennings, Big Joe Williams, Lightnin' Hopkins, Chet Atkins, George Benson, Elmore James, Bukka White, Earl Hooker, Robert Nighthawk, Muddy Waters, Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Lloyd Ellis, and Kenny Burrell. And that's just for starters.
— Jim Crockett
My Ten Favorite Guitarists
By B.B. King
I have had so many favorite guitar players over the years, that it's hard to just narrow it all down to ten. And I've been influenced by other musicians, too — people like alto player Louis Jordan, trumpeter Cootie Williams, Johnny Hodges, Bobby Hackett, Cleanhead Vinson. I'm a mixture of many people. Like if you listen to Louis Jordan's phrasing, you'll hear B.B. King. When you hear men like these play a melody, it's so beautiful! They may never put anything else in it, but if they were playing about a bird, you could see it flying.
But back to guitar players. I'm as much a jazz fan as I am a blues fan. I like country and western music, too. Chet Atkins, to me, is a master guitarist. But among my very favorites are these ten men: T-Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Johnny Moore, Bill Jennings, Big Joe Williams, Lightnin' Hopkins, Charlie Christian, Earl Hooker, Robert Nighthawk, and Lloyd Ellis.
T-Bone Walker, for instance, has a touch that nobody has been able to duplicate. I've listened to Alexis Korner, Big Bill Broonzy, and others — all possess a certain touch and tone settings that are different. And when I hear T-Bone play, his tone setting is like no one else's. He has a strange way of holding his guitar, slanting it away from him instead of having it lay flat against his stomach. It's almost like he were playing a steel guitar, but he curls his left arm underneath, and reaches his fingers up over the top. And he seems to kind of scrape his pick across the strings. How he's able to hit specific strings, I just don't know. And that touch he gets! I've tried my best to get that sound — especially in the late '40s and early '50s. I came pretty close, but I never quite got it. I can still hear T-Bone in my mind today, from that first record I heard, "Stormy Monday," around '43 or '44. He was the first electric guitar player I heard on record. He made me so that I knew I just had to go out and get an electric guitar.
The first electric guitar player I heard in person, though, was a sanctified preacher named Archie Fair in the hills of Mississippi. He was my uncle's brother-in-law. I must have been about seven or eight. He'd visit my uncle, and when it was time for the adults to go in the kitchen for dinner — the kiddies ate later, if we were lucky—he'd lay his guitar on the bed, and I'd crawl up and play with it. One day, he caught me and decided to show me a few chords: C, F, and G. Even today, I still use those same three chords a lot, and use that I-IV-V progression in many of my songs.
T-Bone used to use a lot of horns, too — trumpet, alto, tenor, and baritone. They made a beautiful sound — like shouting in the sanctified churches in just the right places. He had a good rhythm section, too. And, to me, T-Bone seemed to lay right in between there somewhere. That was the best sound I ever heard.
Blind Lemon Jefferson played acoustic guitar — and just solo — but he played the same kind of thing. His way of execution left you with the feeling that you could hear someone else backing him up. And he had a special way of phrasing, too, that I don't hear from many people today. Anyone can play 64 notes in a bar, but to place just one or two in that same bar in just the right place, or maybe even let one go by, then double up on it in the next bar — that's something special. Blind Lemon was my idol.
Johnny Moore was Oscar Moore's brother. When Oscar was with Nat Cole, Johnny played in a similar trio with Charles Brown, who played piano and sang. This was in the 1940s. When Charles decided to go on his own, Oscar left Nat, and joined Johnny as a duo. Then they got another singer/pianist. After a couple of years, Oscar and Johnny split up. Oscar stopped traveling while Johnny rejoined Charles Brown. I remember seeing Oscar and Johnny playing together in Los Angeles — it was like meeting gods! Johnny used a big Super 400. He used to like to put in quite a few chord changes when he was playing — things like big, fat 9th chords. They were really modern changes, but they always fit what he was doing. He would slide into his chords sometimes, giving a good, bluesy feeling to a ballad. I think people will start talking a lot more about Johnny Moore in the future.
Bill Jennings used to play in Louis Jordan's band [Tympany Five]. I first heard him on "Ain't That Just Like A Woman." Later, Louis featured him on tunes such as "Salt Pork, West Virginia." I and a lot of other guitar players have lifted things from him. Billy Butler is another guy who listened to him. His rhythm was so even and so driving. You know, once you start a beat to going real good, keep it. That's what he did so well. So many guys back then were so good that if you listen to those old recordings today, they're still good.
Big Joe Williams is another great one. His playing with Sonny Boy Williamson was beautiful. Tunes like "Baby Please Don't Go" were really setting a pace.
Lightnin' Hopkins was another one like that, another style setter. Blues guitarists have to all come through players like these two. In the same way, lady singers have to come through Bessie Smith, and, later, Dinah Washington — these two covered everything. So did Big Joe and Lightnin'.
Charlie Christian was amazing. I first heard him around 1941 or '42, There were ten-cent vending machines then — like juke boxes, but with pictures. You put in a dime or quarter, and you could see the most popular people of the day. That's how I first saw Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Louis Jordan. And that's how I saw Charlie Christian. I was still in Indianola, Mississippi at the time. To me, Charlie Christian was a master at diminished chords. A master at new ideas, too. And he was kind of like a governor on a tractor. I used to be a tractor driver, and if a tractor is bogging down in the mud, the governor will kick in and give it an extra boost. Christian was the same way — when the band would hit the bridge, he would keep the whole thing flying, and get it really taking off. Barney Kessel plays a lot like him, but with ideas that are more of today. Charlie didn't fluff notes much, either. A lot of us slide into notes because we aren't sure. Like if you want to hit a Bb, you hit a B and slide down into it, or hit an A and slide up. But Charlie Christian knew. He was so sure. It really bugs me when someone plays a little flat or a little sharp. All the notes that you play in my band have to relate to the actual pitch. Like if the pitch of C were one inch wide, you could play at the outer edge of that inch, or at the inner edge, but if you get even a tiny bit outside that inch it bothers me. I always play right in the center. I may slide up or down, but I always land in that center.
Earl Hooker was the best slide guitarist I ever heard. To me he is the greatest. He always knew exactly what he was doing. For instance, take a truck driver. I used to drive trucks, too. You tell him to park next to the curb, and he knows exactly where to put the rig. That's how Earl Hooker played.
Robert Nighthawk was Earl's teacher. Robert Nighthawk was one of the greatest slide players I ever heard — certainly among the best. I can hear his playing in Earl Hooker. I was influenced somewhat by Robert, but only by his slide work. Earl Hooker, though, could get me both ways.
Lloyd Ellis is something else man. He still lives in Las Vegas. Been playing with Red Norvo the past two or three years. The things he does are unbelievable. Wes Montgomery carried his own chords as he soloed. That's sort of what Lloyd does, but with rhythm. Lloyd, Red, and Monk Montgomery [Wes' bass playing brother] had a drum-less trio, but Lloyd's rhythm playing was so full that you'd swear you heard a drummer in there, too.
That's ten, but I could go on indefinitely. There's my cousin, Bukka White — a marvelous guitar player. Wes Montgomery was one of my favorite guitarists, too, and a good personal friend. Barney Kessel is another great player and friend, and so is Kenny Burrell. I never met Tal Farlow, but I love his playing so much that I feel we've known each other for years. Herb Ellis is another great one, and so is Muddy Waters — especially in his early slide work. And Django Reinhardt can't be omitted, either — particularly on some of his rare recordings with just a regular rhythm section. It's nice to think back to all the wonderful guitar players, but there are a lot of great ones coming up every day, and their playing will influence me, too — just as I hope that my playing will, in some small way, influence others.
Originally appeared in the March 1975 issue of Guitar Player.


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9 RV Parks near Homestead, Pennsylvania
West Homestead, Pennsylvania 0.82 miles S
Munhall, Pennsylvania 1.13 miles SE
Whitaker, Pennsylvania 1.28 miles SE
Rankin, Pennsylvania 1.79 miles NE
Swissvale, Pennsylvania 1.97 miles NE
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764 Waltz Mill Road Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania 15679 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 117 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 67 Reviews
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Oct 2018 - $46.00
This KOA was a challenge to get to from the north. Poorly chosen options in my GPS caused it to take me through Pittsburgh, and then routed me along state route 51, winding around narrow, poorly maintained roads during crush hour. It took over an hour to cross town. Then to enter the campground, I had to negotiate a very sharp corner. (If you're going to this KOA, be sure to come in via I-70 to exit 54. The campground is less than a mile from that exit, and you avoid the sharp turn. However, that turn impedes watching for traffic to the right.) Once there, I found the campground pleasant. It was hilly and well wooded, but the lanes were still easy to negotiate. My particular site was too short to park my truck directly in front of the trailer, but there was plenty of room to the side. Getting into Pittsburgh to see the museum was a difficult as getting to the KOA in the first place. There is just no easy route. They all meander slowly through long series of little towns. Although I liked my time in this park, if I ever return to the area, I will investigate options that might offer easier access. - Jim Fulton
Jun 2018 - $55.00
This was our maiden voyage for our new camper, we choose this campground since it was only 45 minutes from our home. Very friendly staff, clean bathrooms and showers. Showers were free and had good hot water. We had a full hookup site, site was gravel but was very level, didn't need any blocks. Free cable TV and WiFi. Has good Verizon service. Nice pool and bounce thing for kids. Overall a good campground! - Medic005
Nov 2017 - $42.00
BE SURE TO USE THE EXIT AFTER IRWIN! The driveway in, is steep, and narrow. We arrived after dark after using the Irwin exit on advice from our Co-Pilot GPS, and found after attempting to enter that we couldn't make the turn from that direction. Other than that the site was pull through and serviceable. Park is extremely busy, lots of traffic day and night, even in late November. Standard KOA features, playground, dog park, jump pillow, pool. Looks like they are doing some construction. Intererior roads are narrow, and dirt. - krmihalk
873 Sun Mine Rd Tarentum, Pennsylvania 15084 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 158 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 24 Reviews
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Nov 2018 - $33.00
A well-named campground! It is located on a flat spot on top of a mountain. That gives it great views of the valley. Gravel back-in spots around the edge of the campground with pull-throughs in the center. Sites are gravel surrounded by grass that gets soggy and soft in the rain. The road to the campground is a little bumpy and curvey, but no problem to navigate. You can ignore the warning on their website that says Exit 14 (Bull Creek Road ) is closed. It is open. They provide a hose with a sewer connector to drain gray water down the side of the mountain and provide free honeypot service on Wednesdays. The restrooms/showers were closed for the winter so you have to use the residential bathroom in the basement of the caretaker's house. There is also a single washer and dryer in the basement. Friendly, helpful staff. Convenient location to see the sights in Pittsburgh and close to shopping. - Chuck Shrader
Sep 2018 - $27.00
Traveling in a 38 foot coach we stayed 5 nights in a site for big rigs during the rainy season. We were in the back of the park and had a beautiful cliff view, but it was so not worth it! The site was a mud pit (no gravel). We were stressing over our back four tires sinking deeper and deeper. They do have a couple sites that had fresh-gravel (in the center of the park but with no view. I wouldn't recommend staying on the outside-loop if you plan on being there in rainy conditions. Do not stay in the back if it's going to rain until they re-gravel those sites. The park is flat so it looked like most of the sites were level. Our satellite worked great here. The management is very nice and the park is located in a quiet area. If you have a dog there's ample area to walk your pet. On a side note: Today we live in the age of wifi technology and there is nothing to stop this RV park from investing in doing wifi properly. For some users (such as ourselves) wifi is an important feature. - JDC10
Jul 2018 - $45.00
I must say that of all the campgrounds we have stayed in over the past 5 years, Mountain Top had the best scenic views, without question. Even though we had some damp weather, sitting at the picnic table in the evenings, watching the sun set over the horizon was the highlight of the day. Now the blueprint. The CG is not convenient to the major highways, but sleeping at night with the windows open and without the constant drone of trucks on an Interstate highway was very peaceful. The local roads are not the best, a little hilly with lots of turns, and the driveway to the CG is mostly gravel, but we had no problems getting there or departing. There is no bathhouse and most of the sites do not have sewer, but there is a dump station which was not an issue getting to or using. In fact, the CG has a sewer hose attached to the dump station so all I needed was my clear sleeve to watch the flow...no fuss, no muss. It appears from signs posted at the office that a bathhouse is planned for the 2019 season, as is Wi-Fi. There are no activities or swimming pool, so the few children we saw were riding their bikes. As the CG is on the top of a flat hill, the sites with trees and shade are the ones they call the rim sites, which are around the outside perimeter, and are gravel and very level. The sites in the middle of the field have no trees or shade, but for those who need satellite reception, they will work. I must admit that the two nights we spent here on our way west were quite nice and if in the area again, I wouldn't hesitate for a minute to stay here. - Love To Travel 2
824 Bentleyville Rd Charleroi, Pennsylvania 15022 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 35 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 1 Reviews
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Aug 2009 - $20.00
This campground is great for traveling workers but not for a family stay. Very reasonable weekly and monthly rates. Campground is cut into the side of a hill and sites are narrow. Owners are nice folks. We stayed for 2 weeks because our options were limited for staying the area. - nascaron
1495 Route 481 Charleroi, Pennsylvania 15022 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 38 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 43 Reviews
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Jun 2018 - $60.00
Had I known about the steep (say, 25 degree slope) entering the facility, then approx 80' landing to register, then another steep hill up to the gated entry, I would have not risked our 40' MH. We made it, but it scarred the bujeebers out of me. Sites were wide to back into but I would hate to think what would happen if you accidentally backed too far - 20' drop off slightly beyond rear of your campsite if you are on the right side. When you enter the facility via the steep slope driveway, there is mucho traffic (car and foot) because the huge pool is adjacent and a zoo during the summer months, especially on weekends. The owners are very nice and will help you if you have issues. They sent someone to spot me as I backed into the site. We were there only one night. The facility was clean. No longer will I trust a Good Sam rating. - Sandy Swede
Jun 2018 - $45.00
One way in and out of the RV section, but little traffic. Utilities worked well, including WIFI with our signal amplifier. Hookup post should have been about 6' further toward the center of the site, but it was adequate. Site was level and park quiet. 35+ miles to Pittsburgh, but there is no good park closer. The entrance/exit is on a curve on a narrow two lane highway, so getting in and out of the park requires nice people in the vehicles on the road you will take up the entire road making the turn. - ramblin' vagabonds
May 2018 - $55.00
We stayed here for one night on our way home after a two-week journey into Ohio. I knew going in that the campground is part of a swimming club, but when we turned off of the highway and saw virtually hundreds of people in the pool, I thought we made a mistake. All I could imagine were swimmers carousing through the campground all night keeping everyone up. But when we registered and were given the code of the security gate, I was relieved. Actually, the CG was far enough away from the pool that we didn't even know it was there. The CG was quiet and very clean. The sites were level, and large enough for the MH and toad. I didn't use the bath house so I can't comment on the condition, but it looked newer from the outside. All-in-all, this was a fine choice for a one-night stopover after driving the Interstates all day. - Love To Travel 2
390 Wilson Fox Rd New Stanton, Pennsylvania 15672 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 350 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 65 Reviews
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Oct 2018 - $35.00
Very steep hill to enter the park. With our 45 footer we stopped just prior to the office in order to turn to the lower field. They were still a bit mushy due to recent storms. Gravel roads need smoothing. Easy level and utilities worked well. Lots of maneuvering room with easy exit. - hug448844
Aug 2018 - $35.00
Nice long pull thru spots with full hook ups, looks like the area could flood and grounds were very wet while we were there. - DBLR
Aug 2018 - $35.00
This is a nice quiet campground. People were very friendly and my daughter says the facilities were clean. They have pay showers but only $.25 for 10+ minutes. There was a nice pool and the park is very convenient to Pittsburgh. - rcsauce
1412 New Stanton Ruffsdale Rd Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania 15679 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 28 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 1 Reviews
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Aug 2007 - $30.00
The bathhouse was closed for renovation until further notice when we camped here. Some sites are creekside (no sewer) and other full hookups were up steep, winding curves, between close trees. A little hard to navigate with a large camper but the scenery was beautiful. Owner is very friendly and the campground is gated for camper security. Owner emptied tanks on electric / water only sites twice a week at no extra charge. This campground is off the beaten path; yet close to village of New Stanton and the Westinghouse energy site. We would recommend this campground to anyone! - lapo99
7 KOA Road Washington, Pennsylvania 15301 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 78 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 67 Reviews
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May 2019 - $50.00
We stayed here for two nights and it Was the worst KOA we have stayed in. Our site was so close to our neighbor that we could not put our awning more than halfway out without touching our neighbors camper. The water spigot for every other site is placed smack in the middle on the living side of the site not on the normal utility hookup side. So you will have your hose and your neighbors running through your outdoor area. If We moved our trailer forward away from the water connection our camper door would be less than 3' from my neighbors slide out and his sewer hoses. Our neighbors sewer connection was very close to the picnic table which was the most level part of the site. There was no playground or activities for kids or other than the pool which was not open yet. The gravel pad was level enough but the grass living area was sloped downward. The roads were tight but doable in a 28' travel trailer. Office had limited hours and their appeared to only be one employee on site. - FDNavy
Sep 2018 - $44.00
Nice enough sites however after making reservations 3 months in advance we were put beside a worker who woke us up each morning at 5:45 starting his work truck and throwing things in the bed. - Mgee
Sep 2018 - $44.00
Like most KOA's, the value isn't there for someone just needing an overnight stop. All the amenities become extraneous. The manager was friendly and we were escorted to our site. The park is located only a few miles from the interstate but there is a long, narrow, hilly road leading to the park, and, once in the park, the road to the sites is very narrow. The water pressure was low, but the electricity was good and the utilities are convenient. - Gator67
1969 Henderson Ave Washington, Pennsylvania 15301 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 35 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 5 Reviews
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Aug 2016 - $24.00
Don't believe previous reviews - nice little campground - safe & clean.
Sadly some people who do reviews don't understand small campgrounds CAN'T have people onsite all the time. This campground only has a couple people a day (at most) coming or leaving so there just wouldn't be any logic to owners being around all the time.
It is a small campground and it is owned by a husband & wife with two kids in college. Owners also have to work during the week so Monday through Friday it is likely you will not see them. There is a drop box for your payment, bathrooms & pool were very clean. Sites were mowed and well maintained but if you are their during the week it is highly unlikely you will see the owners or be able to talk with them in person.
However, both weekends we were their the owners were working ALL day to make the place as nice as possible. We really enjoyed the place and talking with them.
If you are looking for a HUGE campground with hundreds of sites this is not it. But if you like a private setting that is clean and well maintained you will not be disappointed.
I wanted to post a nice review shortly after our visit but I have been extremely busy. So sorry for the delay giving this feedback! - toomanypins
Jun 2011 - $24.00
This run down, side-of-road park does not deserve your business. The hostess, when she is around, is rude and totally unhelpful to a first-time visitor. We were returning to the East from an 8,000 mile trip with lots of RV parks under our belt when we picked this one from Woodall's. It does NOT deserve any rating at all. Skip it. - SilverOtter
Aug 2010 - $26.00
We reserved a 50 Amp Electric, Sewer, water, pull through site for 9 days. There was nobody here to check us in and other clients told us, "She doesn't come around much." We had no instructions as to what site to go to, so we searched for a 50 amp pedestal and backed in. The owner/manager finally showed up at 5:10 pm. She was the most unfriendly person I have ever come across. Didn't bother to introduce herself, seemed annoyed we were paying by credit card, and the word surely would not even be accurate. The first night the main pedestal power went off 6 hours. I will say they replaced the 50 amp breaker in the morning. In the afternoon the power started cycling on and off again. Now fortunately we have the best TRC Power Surge Guard makes, so it didn't fry my A/C or my TV. It did cause damage to my computer. The manager said, "Oh I'm out of town so there's nothing I can do. Try moving to a different site." We are both in our 60s and I am disabled so this was not a nice experience. We did it, and the problem was worse. Now the power is cycling off every 2-3 minutes. I could read the display on my Surge Guard so I know the voltage amps coming in from the Pedestal. There is/was nothing wrong with my unit or my RV electrical system. The place smelled of sewer everywhere and trash had not been picked up in quite some time. It was a nightmare. We left 4 days early and the manager refuses to return our calls regarding a refund. - jimhoch
92 Clayton Court Rd Washington, Pennsylvania 15301 (map) | Click To View Phone
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The mystery of the fallen King of Wakanda continues to be a mystery -- at least to the people of Wakanda. To the reader, it is fairly obvious. Dr. Doom had a mad-on for T'Challa and made every effort to take the Black Panther down.
Hudlin plays this story straight. Ororo Munro -- Storm -- decides that the new Black Panther must not be herself. She elects a family member of T'Challa's to inherit the mantle, but a little research (based upon a question in my mind) shows this relative has some pretty shallow roots as far as the Black Panther's history is comics is concerned.
Otherwise, Hudlin's story is one of hatred and confrontation, mystery and concern. The people of Wakanda know their King is hurt, but do not know how badly. The people outside of Wakanda begin to plot against Wakanda. Certainly darker days lie ahead.
Lashley turns in an admirable performance with this issue, although it is slightly less impressive than the debut issue's art was. Some of the panel choices left me trying to decipher the action, however, as Lashley chose to work action both across the spread and by page. Once I figured those out, it allowed me to return to reading the story. Lashley carries the grace and regality of the Wakandan court into modern times, mixing the technology and the tribal markings quite adeptly.
The action in this issue all occurs in the past, with the present pieces of the story focusing on deliberation and decision. Those action sequences reveal Doom to be harboring an astonishing amount of ill will toward the nation of Wakanda, and T'Challa in particular, but also allows the Dora Milaje (Panther's bodyguards) to flex their muscles as well. Namor's offer should have been accepted, it seems, for Osborn's cabal -- or is it Doom acting on his own? -- have issues with refusals.
I look forward to some present day action, and from the way the storyline is bubbling at the end of this issue, it appears as though I may not have to wait long. To this point, however, the pacing seems to follow standard issue Marvel decompressionism. Here's hoping it picks up a bit.


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