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South Petite Three-Quarter Sleeve Crew Neck Top
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An understated staple for your casual closet - this crew neck top by South has been designed for a petite fit and is perfect for off-duty days.
This crew necked three-quarter sleeve tall T-shirt is available in a range of vibrant colours making it the perfect pick to pair with kooky printed pieces. In lightweight fabric it's ideal for summer while the three-quarter sleeves make it great for layering meaning it'll be great when the warm weather wanes!
Wear this crew neck top with cropped denim jeans and your favourite Converse pumps for a cool casual look.
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Joe Browns Very Versatile Blouse
You'll feel amazing in this fab crinkle jersey top, with eclectic asymmetrical buttons and hemline. Length 80 cm approx.Colour: White. 40% polyester, 60% cotton. Machine washable.
Vero Moda Fiona Burnout Top
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Vero Moda Fiona Burnout Top
The Fiona burnout top by Vero Moda looks good on you as well as being kind to the earth using materials and methods that have a lesser impact on the environment.
Available in a wear-with-anything black or fresh white this burnout top is a laid back option that's designed for your denim collection. The crew neck keeps your look casual, while three-quarter sleeves make this top a transitional piece that'll take you from autumn to winter seamlessly.
Wear this burnout top with a pair of faded grey jeans by Vero Moda and your of-the-moment Converse plimsolls to channel off-duty autumn. Add the Dania long cardigan and a pair of ankle boots as the temperatures start to dip.
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Noisy may Y.A.S. Selfie Cap Sleeved Tee
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Noisy may Y.A.S. Selfie Cap Sleeved Tee.
With Selfie logo.
Please note T-shirt will be black with white logo.Colour: Black. Viscose. Machine washable.
Definitions Ultimate Shirt
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Definitions Ultimate Shirt
Seamlessly fusing smart-chic with laid back cool for an office-inspired finish
Focusing on smart, sophisticated investment pieces for your office, evening, casual and occasion wardrobes, Definitions is all about strong statements.
Smart and sophisticated, this long sleeve shirt by Definitions will quickly become one of the go-to pieces of your 9-5 wardrobe.
In a stretch cotton, the fit of this top is superior and personal, seamlessly following the contours of your figure. Long sleeves are held together by a single contrast button and channel the alpha female of the boardroom when they're rolled up. Buttons to the placket secure the fit and allow versatile styling options - undo the top two buttons for a more relaxed style.
Introduce colour into your outfit with the Definitions peacock print pencil skirt and Fearne Cotton's chunky heeled peep toe platforms.
Whatever you do, do it in style
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- Stretch cotton for superior fit
- Button fastenings to front
- Single button cuffs
Definitions Lace Back Blouse
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Definitions Long Sleeved Blouse with Lace Back Detail
The masculine classic meets it's feminine substitute
Reworking the classic tailoring, this long sleeved shirt by Definitions amps up your workwear wardrobe for the season.
Available in electric cobalt or fresh white, this blouse works well with your 9-5 look as well as after dark closet. The cut-out back with lace panel gives your look a hot 360 view that'll catch the eye of many an admirer as well as making your friends green with envy.
Wear this shirt with a pair of slim fit trousers and court shoes for the office, swapping them for the Definitions vinyl coated skinny jeans and platform heels come evening.
Whatever you do, do it in style
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- Long sleeved blouse by Definitions
- Lace detail and cut-out back
- Button up placket
Love Label Patch Front Blouse - White
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Love Label Patch Front Blouse
Subtly sheer and covered in all the right areas, this patch front blouse by Love Label is the perfect pick to take you from desk-to-dancefloor.
A crisp white blouse is a stylish staple in any girls wardrobe. Perfect for work with tailored trousers you can turn up the heat after dark with a leather look mini and statement heels. This chic shirt features a crisp collar and concealed button placket for a seriously streamlined look. Patch detail to the front adds depth to your look and keeps your look office-appropriate should you wish to wear your blouse to work!
Wear this chic, sheer blouse with Love Label coated mix skinny jeans and Shoe Box two part sandals for a look that'll see you from your desk to after work drinks this Friday.
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- Blouse by Love Label
- Contrast fabric patches to front
- Concealed button placket
- Contrast cuffs
Definitions Animal Print Top
Mono makes an edgy come back
This mono print top by Definitions is a versatile pick that's perfect for gigs this season.
Featuring a black and white animal print, this top has a fierce attitude that belongs to the night. Colour block trims to the sleeves makes a statement of the print, while the exposed back zip gives the finish an industrial edge.
Wear this printed top with the Definitions vinyl coated skinny jeans and heels for an attitude filled "I'm with the band" look.
Whatever you do, do it in style
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- Three-quarter sleeve top by Definitions
- All-over animal print
- Contrast sleeve trim
- Exposed back zip
Superdry Orange Label Ziphood - Winter White
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Superdry Orange Label Zip Up Hoodie - Winter White
From their Orange Label, this hoodie by Superdry comes in a relaxed, yet flattering fit for the new season.
In winter white, this jacket adds a fresh update to your wardrobe, while contrast branding shows off the Superdry logo. With a zip through fastening and ribbed cuffs and hems you can keeps the cold air out and warm air in for a super cosy cover up.
Wear this jacket over layered up Superdry tees, jeans and hi-top plimsolls this season.
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- Hoodie by Superdry
- Orange Label
- Zip through fastening
- Embroidered branded logo
Savoir Sleeveless Lurex Dobby Blouse
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Savoir Sleeveless Lurex Dobby Blouse
This sleeveless blouse by Savoir is an elegant piece that adds a little refined style to your summer wardrobe.
Made from textured dobby fabric this top adds a touch of luxury to your daytime looks. An embroidered front panel is intricately beautiful and flatters your feminine style. Perfect to layer, the sleeveless style can takes you easily from day-to-night with the addition of a tailored jacket.
Wear this blouse with South cropped jeans and flat leather sandals for a chic daytime outfit.
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- Sleeveless blouse by Savoir
- Textured dobby fabric
- Embroidery to front
Superdry Osaka Big 6 Tee - Chalk
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Superdry Osaka Big 6 T-shirt - Chalk
Showing off their Japanese influences this T-shirt by Superdry works in a monochrome revival into this season's wardrobe.
Featuring a contrast flocked print logo to the front, this tee is given a statement impact. The tomboy style makes this top perfect for layering with and adds an effortless laid back look to your off-duty outfits. The new season cut features a deep scoop neckline for added laid back appeal.
Wear this T-shirt with a pair of Superdry skinny jeans and your favourite pair of Converse hi-tops and channel urban edge this season.
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- Osaka T-shirt by Superdry
- Tomboy style tee
- Contrast flocked print logo
26 MILLION Adalia Oversized Top
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26 Million Adalia Oversized TopColour: White. Cotton. Machine washable.


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Nascar has already chased the 'Car Guy" out of the sport already!
No matter how many manufacturers get in Nascar, you can bank on it and the records book shows, Nascar is a Chevy or General Motors playground!
Volkswagen if they enter will find out like Toyotal and the rest that Nascar will only allow you to dominate with a bowtie on the hood!


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@ dunhear
i completely agree. as a guild leader AND newly minted level 70 holy priest (i leveled my priest holy, so i KNEW my class/spec) it was my DUTY to rally my guildies to help out hte lower guild members. We have quite a few new players, new to gaming altogether mind you, and they were completly harrassed. until we rallied our group of 70's to their aid.
i think this event shows what the real people, behind the toons, are really made of. my guild is pretty well known on Shu'Halo for being a great "starter guild" & we always lend a hand, where we can. not all guilds have this mind set.
this event was awesome for us. we were able to work together & are still loving desimating the scourge as it attacks our favorite areas.
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Is procrastination a good thing?
I just finished doing a TV interview on Al Jazeera's the Riz Khan show, and that was one of the questions I and co-panelist Professor George Ainslie were asked. Dr. Ainslie's 1992 book, Picoeconomics, essentially kick started both the behavioral revolution that is presently happening in economics as well as my own research into procrastination. When I discovered the book in the late 1990s, I read it cover-to-cover - twice. It ultimately helped inspire my own book.
The show has a very international crowd and there were several big questions, including "Is procrastination cultural" and "What are the public policy implications?" I will tackle these latter two questions in later posts as they each deserves exclusive focus. (Which begs the question: by putting off everything else until later, am I now procrastinating? Answers and comments below, please?)


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On a sunny and beautiful Monday in June, the Class of 2014 paraded into the Park Athletic Center and on to the Commencement stage. They departed the stage with diplomas in hand.
We are proud to welcome the members of the Class of 2014 to the ranks of Park's alumni and look forward to celebrating life milestones with you - including your not too distant 5th Reunion in 2019. Until then, enjoy the adventures which life sets before you and come back to visit often!
Field hockey and soccer alums, come join this year's Varsity squads for a morning of games. Afterwards, join current players for their traditional post-game tailgate picnics.
Join us for the Grand Opening of Park School's new KELLY FIELD TURF, dedicated to Lucky Mallonee '62 and Barb Purkey. After the celebration, stay to watch Boys' Varsity Soccer and Girls' Varsity Field Hockey play their first games on the new turf.
Bring your own bear cubs to the 25th Anniversary Saturday in the Park Homecoming Carnival for kids of all ages. The fun starts at 1:00 PM.
Squash alums, come join this year's Varsity team for the annual tournament at Meadow Mill. Details to come.
Boys' basketball alums, return to the Lakin Performance Court once again for the annual alumni game. Who can still sink a three pointer?
Return to Old Court Road to celebrate your Park years with friends and classmates. Enjoy alumni games and team reunions, a pond-side BBQ, and the Toast to the Brown & White on Saturday evening. Also, classes ending in '5' and '0' will gather for milestone reunions, while the classes of 1927-1965 are invited to join Park's Head of School for the Liberty Heights Society Luncheon. Make your plans to join the fun!
Every year Park hosts our NYC MetroClub Alumni Happy Hour in New York City, and the Alumni Office organizes events in other cities on a rotating basis. Watch this page for announcements of upcoming events. If you would like to help plan an event in your city for your fellow Bruins, please contact Alumni Coordinator Pailin Gaither at 410-339-4114 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
We are hard at work on the next edition of the Park School magazine, Cross Currents. In the meantime, please enjoy the previous edition of Alumni Notes here. (Upon publication, we emailed all alums a username and password for this new format of Alumni Notes, featuring links to more info on the adventures of your fellow Bruins. Find the sign-in page here: www.parkschool.net/alumni/alumni-notes. If you did not receive an email with the username and password, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.)


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Kris Allen is making man in-store appearance at the AT&T store near North Point Mall in Alpharetta Thursday from4 to 5 p.m. The first 200 fans get to meet him.
I'm in D.C. so I'm missing out on the festivities (but he'll be back in town to open for Maroon 5 next month.).
He'll be doing a small in-person concert for Star 94 fans later that evening as well. (You need to win tickets to see that.)
The store is at 7900 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta.
MJ posted a flood of Carrie Underwood photos from the Nashville flood benefit last night.
David Archuleta will sing the National Anthem at the Washington D.C. Fourth of July concert airing on PBS. Nope, I'm here a little too early for that!
No 'Idol" concerts in D.C. while I'm here though I could see Carole King/James Taylor, Pitbull, Sister Hazel, Ted Nugent, En Vogue, Phish, Bill Engvall or Natalie Cole. (Adam Lambert comes to Baltimore Sunday but I'll be back in Atlanta.)
June 23rd, 2010
8:14 am
Hey Rodney – you made it into the Vent today!
I didn't get Adam tickets – I am so sad….
Hmm, not gonna visit AT&T today….
Carrie is just too cute for words!
June 23rd, 2010
8:25 am
Good mornin' y'all,
If I didn't have to work, I might have thought about going to see Kris. Eh, just kidding.
Carrie is just adorable. I wanna put her in my back pocket…or like the great Paula Abdul once said, "dangle her from my rearview mirror."
Hmm, quite the selection you've got there Rodney. The only Idol connection I'm making is En Vogue sang with Kelly on the Lifetime Women Rock special…and the Idol girls did Free Your Mind on the tour. How's that?
June 23rd, 2010
8:32 am
A "flood of photos"???? Very nice!
June 23rd, 2010
8:49 am
MJ has a "flood" of photos… and all we get is one drop??
Oh the humanity!
June 23rd, 2010
8:51 am
From the choices Rodney has… I'd choose either Carole King/James Taylor (saw the PBS concert) or Uncle Ted!
And I guess Rodney's getting out of town just in time!
June 23rd, 2010
9:09 am
By the time Rodney posted this thread, I was on the previous posting my good morning and daily quote.
Carrie is cute as a button! K&CF correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard that Carrie is planning her wedding for July. Can you confirm?
June 23rd, 2010
9:12 am
So how about Archie getting on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list – he's at No. 15, with his co-written autobiography (oxymoron, eh?).
June 23rd, 2010
9:24 am
Good morning everyone! Hope I have more time to participate today. I finally broke down and bought a new Ipod Nano and am enjoying playing with it.
June 23rd, 2010
9:25 am
I'm trying to move the perspective of that picture a little to the left, but can't. Can anyone help me with that?
Man in store.
Thanks Rodney, enjoy DC.
June 23rd, 2010
9:35 am
Carrie Underwood- so yummy. Thanks, Rodney.
JT- just stop it, man. Carrie is our good, wholesome, girl-next-door.
We must not think that way about her. (yeah, right!)
kelly&carriefan wants to put CU in her "back pocket"; yeah, whatever.
June 23rd, 2010
9:49 am
Wednesday movie opening – "Knight and Day", which basically is a carbon copy of "Killers". Make that cartoon copy, since Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz are spoofing all the "secret agent" comedies out there. Cruise, like Ashton Kutcher before him, plays a professional killer, who still, somehow, is a good guy, and Diaz is the kind of heroine Hollywood believes their mass market target (14-year old boys) adores: a girlie woman who has a good set of lungs so she can shriek, often, at silly things; who is, of course, blond, so she's just a little stupid; and who is in posession of a skinny figure so she's easy to pick up and be manhandled by the hero.
Still, I laughed and had a good time watching the silly procedures of "Knight and Day".
June 23rd, 2010
9:49 am
make that possession, please
June 23rd, 2010
9:54 am
WP I assumed that she meant to say front pocket, because that is where I'd place her. And I don't mean "pocket" when I say that.
June 23rd, 2010
10:00 am
It's too bad Rodney won't be in town to see and possibly interview Kris. His tour is going very well, his new single is moving up the charts, and he is absolutely fantastic live. So hopefully Rodney will go to see him when he opens for Maroon5 next month.
MJ's blog also notes that Kellie Pickler has gotten engaged, so congrats to her on that!
June 23rd, 2010
10:09 am
JT- I hear what you're saying!! You are just too much, to say the least.
June 23rd, 2010
10:10 am
Nana, yes, Carrie is getting married in July.
Wreckedpizza, Carrie can put me in HER back pocket if she'd like.
JT, you totally get it… "pocket"
June 23rd, 2010
10:31 am
Carrie is getting married in July…UNLESS WE CAN STOP IT! What are our chances, kelly&carriefan???? Do we really want her to become Carrie FISHER??? Don't think so…
Front pocket, back pocket, whatever as long as it is a "hot pocket", right folks????? Am I right or am I right?
June 23rd, 2010
10:51 am
LOL, wreckedpizza! The wedding is in TN….sometime in July. I'll be there next week, but our chances don't look too good. Oh, and the honeymoon is 11 days in Tahiti and/or Bora Bora, from what I've heard.
Whatcha gonna pick, Hot Pocket! "The hot meal in a pocket…"
June 23rd, 2010
10:55 am
Sorry guys…more bad news. Kellie Pickler is engaged!
June 23rd, 2010
10:56 am
sorry annelise…I see you already reported the news.
June 23rd, 2010
10:59 am
Ha! D, I saw that. The story is a cute one and glad that the date now has a happier meaning for her. There must be something in the water in TN. Wonder if I shall bring bottled? Nah…ha. Oh, and I'm saving the mourning for the day Kelly does.
June 23rd, 2010
11:01 am
Lustful Ladies Alert: homepage headline, "Men Model Swimwear in Milan"
[no pockets!]
June 23rd, 2010
11:52 am
Great news from MJ's blog:
Kelly Clarkson records the first song for her new album.
Kelly Clarkson tweets, "Officially recorded the first song for my 5th album today! It's so awesome and is a duet but I can't tell you who quite yet "
This was posted yesterday but I just found it today while perusing the site. Excellent, eh!
June 23rd, 2010
11:56 am
June 23rd, 2010
12:35 pm
I wondered when you'd post that news, D! I was checking it out live on ESPN on the Web.
June 23rd, 2010
12:43 pm
Watched the whole game…needed time for my heart rate to get back to normal.
June 23rd, 2010
12:52 pm
They really do have you on the edge of your seat!
June 23rd, 2010
1:04 pm
Here is a CNN story about Kellie and her "intended." Nice story. http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/06/23/kellie.pickler.engaged.ppl/index.html?hpt=Sbin
June 23rd, 2010
1:18 pm
wreckedpizza, Yes. The speculation/gossip is that the duet is with Daughtry. From what we recall, they had previously recorded one that did not get put on either's album. I'd guess the great press/feedback on Fast Car might have helped. They sound awesome together.
D, YES! I might have been sneaking a peek during the game. Holy. Crap. That was definitely a squeaked by win. BUT we'll take it!
June 23rd, 2010
1:33 pm
Rodney! You are in DC; why didn't you talk to Obama and keep him from firing Gen. McChrystal??? AP is reporting that the Afghanistan commander is gone due to critical comments about the Prez and top officials.
June 23rd, 2010
1:33 pm
Popping in for a few seconds to see what is going on. Still have about a million things to do before I leave this evening.
Congrats to Kellie Pickler. May she always be as happy as she is now.
Thanks K&CF for confirming Carrie's wedding date.
June 23rd, 2010
8:27 pm
"Hmm, not gonna visit AT&T today…."
Good, because who knows what type of delusional thoughts and conspiracy theories that may trigger in your sparkle cow mind.
June 23rd, 2010
9:38 pm
Lucas McCain (The Rifleman) would like this.
June 24th, 2010
8:54 am
do you think if i get there about 7:00 am i can be one of the first 200 because i think Kris Allen is one of the people i can be a fan of for a lifetime.and i think it is pretty sad that just because i voted for him he has to take so much hate from Adam fans did you know that they are trying to get LLWD kicked off of vh1 and i don't hate Adam i just think that Kris has just as much right to have his one and only video on vh1 as Adam dose his 5…
June 24th, 2010
4:02 pm
kris Allen, the best american idol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 25th, 2010
12:02 am
MOO to any sparkle cow who missed Kris at Att. Kris is the best idol ever!
June 27th, 2010
4:58 pm
And the award for the first delusional sparkle cow response to this article goes to: DeaAnn Calvert!!!!
July 1st, 2010
9:27 pm
For anyone that reads this article, some idiot that knows I am a fan of Kris Allen is posting stuff all over the internet under my name. So, for any family or friends out there…NOT ME.


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Two large studies about Autism were released this week in Nature magazine, and I wanted to make sure you guys saw this information! Time magazine did a wonderful job covering the new discoveries, plus linking parents to more information about Autism.
Here is part of what Time reported and here is the link to the full story!
"The largest genetic study of autism ever attempted – involving more than 3,000 participants from AGRE, 1,453 cases from other sources and over 7,000 additional control subjects – identified genetic variations in a region of chromosome 5 that appears to play a pivotal role in about 15% of cases of autism. What makes this region particularly fascinating is that it seems to regulate gene-coding for proteins that are essential to forming connections in the brain. This fits well with earlier research – including imaging and autopsy studies – that suggest autism is essentially a disorder of poor connections in the brain. . ."
"A second paper in Nature, published by the same team at CHOP along with scientists at numerous other institutions, looked at a specific kind of genetic change: deletions and duplications of genes. While there are many such changes associated with autism, most are very rare. This paper, however, found an intriguing pattern among two genes already linked to autism and nine newly identified targets. Most play a role in two key systems in the brain. One is the same brain-wiring system – neural cell adhesion – implicated in the first paper. The second is a set of housekeeping proteins – the ubiquitin system – that whisk away old brain connections and set the stage for new ones …"
"We are starting to get convergence around genes that affect how synapses and connections in the brain are made and maintained … particularly in the frontal lobe" says Geraldine Dawson, chief science officer for Autism Speaks, an advocacy group that, along with the National Institutes of Health, funds the AGRE database. The hope, says Dawson, a co-author of the two Nature papers, is that researchers could ultimately develop drugs that affect the biochemical pathways associated with these genes.
I have added a new Autism category to our links on the right-hand side and will continue to add information about Autism research as it appears in the news.
May 1st, 2009
1:25 am
Genetics is so amazing — I love how pieces of the human puzzle keep falling into place.
I remember, as a pysch major in college, helping out in a clinic with autistic kids as part of a paper I was writing on autism. A LOT of the research then tended to place the blame for autism on poor maternal bonds with the child, and even then, I always wondered if it was a "chicken or the egg" problem, in that the kid was autistic, which in turn led to poor maternal bonding . . . either way, it leaves the mother feeling pretty rotten, as if they weren't feeling that way to begin with. Subsequent research, of course, has pretty much eliminated that as a cause, but there was a whole generation of mothers who grew up with the guilt that something wrong with THEM caused this in their chid.
Anway, I've always been interested in the research on autism, so thanks for including this!
May 1st, 2009
7:22 am
I think this is a great topic. It goes to show that vaccines are NOT the cause of autism. It just happens to be coincidence that these changes are usually noticed at about the same time that the vaccines are given.
May 1st, 2009
8:14 am
Michelle — There was one line in the article though that I think doesn't quite clear the vaccines or any other odd external influence — Here's the quote that caught my eye and still makes me concerned —
A malfunction affecting one of these genes is not, in itself, enough to cause autism, the Icelandic researcher is quick to point out. It would take a combination of several genetic flaws and perhaps environmental factors as well for autism to emerge. "This gene is a key driver in causing autism in about 15% of cases," Harkonarson asserts.
and Perhaps Environmental factors as well for autism to emerge — that still makes me nervous as a mother.
May 1st, 2009
11:08 am
So eating right and avoiding vaccines won't magically "cure" autism? Wow, I'm SO shocked. Theresa, "environmental factors" means just that. Unless people want to shield their children from the environment, I don't think that's a valid reason to point a finger at vaccines. It's the same sort of argument that people use against seatbelt usage: There is a microscopic chance that a seatbelt could decapitate you or trap you in a vehicle. Does this present valid evidence against seatbelt usage? Absolutely not. Seatbelts save lives; we all know that. Well, so do vaccines.
May 1st, 2009
11:21 am
Autism is NOT caused by vaccines! Ugh, how many times does the medical research community need to say it? And then idiots like Jenny McCarthy go around spouting lies in order to make themselves feel better about blaming something/someone else for their child's disorder. And for the love why don't people put the child before the disorder? You should never say "autistic child." You should ALWAYS say "child with autism." These children will not be defined by their affliction.
May 1st, 2009
1:10 pm
Autism is a fascinating and frustrating disorder. There are success stories out there, but the keys to one child's improvement do not seem to apply to other children. It is such a trial and error search for the right therapies and interventions -often with no results despite years of hard work.
May 3rd, 2009
5:21 pm
No study has ever 100% conclusively shown vaccines don't cause autism, but that MERCURY may not cause autism… NO study has ever tested the combination of vaccines, the amount of Aluminum in them, nor how different children react to 20+ vaccines given within the first 1 1/2 years of their lives (which has only been done for the past 10-15 years!). I think we all can agree that vaccines save lives, but perhaps the rigid schedule that has been implemented in the past several years does not. To put a blanket statement that vaccines don't cause autism though is just unfounded… as is saying that they do. Just because one child is not affected by such things does not mean another won't be.
There are many factors that may be included in the reason for increases in the past 20 years of autism rates, like formula, medications during pregnancy and labor, chemicals in our foods and other products we use that change our hormonal structure… the list goes on and on. All of these things affect a developing fetus (brain and other systems). Pre-pregnancy planning could go a long way in helping minimize risks for many problems during pregnancy and beyond.
May 4th, 2009
4:11 pm
You are playing in to the fear mongering. People are just looking for something to blame other than the genetic makeup of their own body. The CDC says vaccines don't cause autism; as well as countless other studies. The one thing that could possibly cause autism is the one thing you fail to mention in your post…GENETICS!!!!!!!
Pre-pregnancy planning offers NOTHING towards preventing autism.
May 5th, 2009
5:55 pm
I'm sorry, but the CDC says lots of things that don't coincide with data from studies. I'm not playing into anything – my children are vaccinated – just not to the schedule that they have never proven to be safe or necessary. Our genetics are affected by things that happen to us (Take MS for example), so to say that what we put into our bodies or that of our children does NOTHING to us has never been proven, but much to the contrary has… what would be the reason for the autism rates going up in correlation to the updated vaccination schedule in the 80's? Why do European countries that give LESS vaccinations have lower autism and ADD rates? Are they genetically better off than we are? lol


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Polsinelli Podcast - Food Safety Modernization Act
This space has thoroughly explored the various forms of civil liability food companies face for the mislabeling and/or deceptive marketing of their products. Last week, a set of landmark convictions in a criminal food-safety...more
Earlier this year, California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which is charged with implementation of the State's controversial Proposition 65 law, released a "pre-regulatory" proposal to revise...more
Bill aims to impose federal excise tax on sugary drinks.
On July 29, Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced a bill that would tax soda and other sugary drinks. The bill, which would levy an excise tax of one...more
Otto von Bismarck once said, "Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made." Fortunately, the government that makes the laws does want to see the sausage being made and, as such, has instituted new...more
The proposal, if adopted, will require new recordkeeping by both processing establishments and retail facilities that grind raw beef products....more
The European competition authorities have become extremely proactive in investigating and punishing anti-competitive practices in the food sector in recent years. In the final week of June alone, substantial fines were...more
The things we eat and drink can harm us as well as help us, a simple fact that has long made the food and beverage products industry a target for health and safety-related litigation. In recent years, however, food products...more
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..Claims in Chocolate Case Survive Dismissal
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In 2013, we examined the state of the ''Food Court'' in the Northern District of California. While highlighting the tidal wave of food and beverage-related consumer class action litigation in the Northern District, we...more
Food supplements are classified by EU law as foodstuffs. As such, the legal provisions that apply to regular food generally apply to food supplements too. This News Alert looks at FIC rules which particularly impact food...more
FDA clarifies its stance on cheese making.
On June 13, the FDA issued a clarification stating it "does not have a new policy banning the use of wooden shelves in cheese-making, nor is there any requirement in effect...more
Nearly five years into a wide-ranging monopsonization suit accusing milk processors of conspiring to depress and fix the prices paid to independent and cooperative milk suppliers, Judge Christina Reiss of the District of...more
Despite the recent passage of a genetically engineered (GE) food-labeling law in Vermont, and similar bills appearing in legislatures in other states, proponents of labeling have again failed to pass such a law in California....more
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The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder are both teams who benefited significantly from midseason trades. Each squad tore through the league over the final few weeks of the season and as a result we have had plenty of evidence for what these teams can do. To make things even more interesting we have two games worth of film to study, with both teams hosting the other late in the season.
The question is how germane were the results of those two games to the playoff series we are about to experience? Denver played both games against the Thunder without their third big, Chris "Birdman" Andersen and starting shooting guard Arron Afflalo. Obviously Denver is a better team with those two than without them. Health is certainly going to be a very important theme in this series and we will address those concerns a bit further down the page.
Despite the Nuggets missing some significant pieces I believe both games gave us some fairly significant insights into what to expect from the upcoming best of seven conflagration.
If basketball were a semester of college drinking, this game would be classified as The Hangover. After coming off one of the best wins of the season against the Lakers on Sunday — just like a wild night of partying — the concerns of the after-effects were the last thing on our minds. But tonight, we were sobered up and pushed back into the realm of reality as the Oklahoma City Thunder and Kevin Durant reminded us that, as Prince would say, "Parties weren't meant to last." (more…)
With the current Denver Nuggets squad far surpassing any expectations fans had following the historic Carmelo Anthony trade, it's now time to start seriously looking at whether or not another 50-win season is approaching. With nine games left to play and our current record sitting at 44-29, you'd think 50 wins would be easily attainable considering how hot the Nuggets have been as of late, but like all teams not named the Miami Heat, the final stretch of games in the NBA season is almost guaranteed to be tough. (more…)


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CNN has cancelled "Piers Morgan Live," after three years of less than mediocre reviews. According to a Feb. 24 article on RT.com, Morgan thinks the reason for his being sacked was his anti-gun stance, though he did acknowledge the very poor ratings. Interestingly, the original host of the show, Larry King, has told The Daily Beast that he would like to return to his previous seat if it could be worked out with Ora TV, home of his new gig, "Larry King Now."
King is 81 years old and has already been the subject of many jokes on late night television due to his age. It is yet unknown whether CNN would consider his return to the show as a positive ratings booster.
Morgan had alienated quite a segment of the viewing population with his very outspoken opinions on gun control, but he had also regularly expressed opinions on other subjects, including the Bible, which were not in line with traditional American views.
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Film Preservation 101: What's the Difference Between a Film and a Video?
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There is no official competition between the MCLA and NCAA. Teams scrimmage each other early in the season (especially in places where the MCLA is King), and some still play inter-divisional games, even though the results mean nothing when qualifying for post-season play. We here at LAS are just glad to see the games continue in any fashion and would like to applaud Colorado College (NCAA Division 3) and the University of Colorado (MCLA Division 1) for getting this scrimmage in.
Colorado College "won" this game 11-5,(thanks redlax22!) I don't know who "won" the scrimmage and we only get Colorado College highlights in this video. Still, it's nice to see. My only questions are as follows: Why is Colorado College wearing their game uniforms? Why does Colorado College all white when they have black and yellow as their school colors? Can #7 for CC snipe or what?!?!?!?! Why do the CC players all do the Jets celebration after they score? Just jokes. Some good early season action! Bodes well for 2011!
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During the recession of 2009, even the wealthy held back their discretionary spending on luxury amid fears and uncertainty about the direction of the economy. But the latest data from Mastercard Advisors SpendingPulse shows that sales of luxury items are up 6.1 percent in January from a year ago. Luxury brands are also reporting strong» Read more
Despite billionaire Warren Buffett's philanthropic drumbeat in 2010, the year was not a good one for charitable giving. An article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy says donors and nonprofit officials blame fears of continued economic instability and uncertainty about taxes as the cause. Donations from the Chronicle's list of the 50 top donors (actually numbering» Read more
I've heard many people made wiser by wealth say that money by itself doesn't promise happiness, nor is it the root of all evil. It simply magnifies the qualities already present in a person's character. It's the great enabler. That brings us to the heartbreaking, tumultuous life of J. Paul Getty III, the grandson of» Read more
Want to invest like a billionaire? You could follow the lead of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, the world's richest man for the second year in a row, according to Bloomberg. Worth about $70 billion, he once again beat out Warren Buffett and Bill Gates for the top spot. Last year, Forbes crowned him the world's» Read more
The stock market is improving and poised to continue its upward trend for at least a year or two, according to many market watchers. So how much of your portfolio should you invest for growth, and how much do you keep liquid? Back in the day, we all felt more secure in our jobs, housing» Read more
Hedge funds, the lightly-regulated investments open to those who can meet the high price of entry, appear to be surging in popularity again. The third quarter of 2010 saw the largest-ever quarterly increase of $149 billion in assets, according to Hedge Fund Research (HFR), which tracks and analyzes the funds. Globally, assets grew to $1.917» Read more
The wealthy will be emerging from safe investment havens this year, and stretching their risk tolerance levels globally, according to a survey conducted in December. The Institute for Private Investors (IPI), a membership organization for ultra high-net-worth individuals, surveyed 72 of its members, most of whom have more than $50 million in investable assets. Two-thirds» Read more
Not many of us can resist playing the game of "what if?" from time to time, perhaps even more so at the beginning of a new year. Those of you who follow my blog might remember my interview with Billy and Akaisha Kaderli, who retired in 1991 at the ripe old age of 38. Recently» Read more
The year-end news for stocks looks promising. During the last quarter, we've enjoyed a rally of approximately 10 percent (helped by a so-called Santa rally, when the market rises between Christmas and New Year's). That's the best stock-market rally during a fourth quarter since 2003. Some experts are still convinced it's all smoke and mirrors» Read more
The $858 billion tax package that sailed through Congress this week has left both Republicans and Democrats unhappy with parts of the deal, but the wealthy and their heirs can breathe a sigh of relief – at least for another two years. To get the deal done, Democrats conceded on their effort to raise taxes on the wealthy,» Read more


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Abstract Over the past decade, the federal and state governments have made large financial investments to improve election administration, but there is little to no understanding of the real workings and implications of election administration finance. This article takes a first look at election administration finance by examining election expenditures in California counties for fiscal years 1992 through 2008 using a public sector cost model.


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Riding along the waves of the Marviva Med research boat at 10 nautical miles per hour, looking seaward towards Athens, Greece — time momentarily paused as the air grew still and the sea turned clear as glass. Within the stillness arrived a pod of dolphins that surfed the waves along the boat.
Looking down from the bow, during this surreal moment — that felt like an eternity — we danced in a mental dialogue of non-verbal communication and cerebral understanding. As the flatness of the sea vanished so did the dolphins — but I am sure they will share stories like I am with you.
"There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew."
~ Marshall McLuhan, writer, philosopher and communicator
Off the coast of Sicily are fleets of traditional "Harpoon Fishing Boats" with cables connected to ladders connected to lookout stations — 100ft/33m above sea level — that tower over the city and mountain peeks. Defying gravity 3ft/1m above sea level with a feeling of 'walking on water' is a horizontal ladder extending 150ft/50m from the bow of the boat to the harpooner station.
"Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."— Henry David Thoreau
The swordfish,the only member of the family Xiphiidae, are one of the most beautiful marine animals living in our oceans — with big blue eyes, a long bill and brilliant sail — its spectacular. It's a fish so great it inspired authors such as Hemmingway and artists all over the world.
If given an opportunity the swordfish can reach a grand size of 15ft/5m weighing 1,400lbs/650kg.
With mooring lines securely fastened to the bollard, the Oceana Marviva Med was docked in the Sicilian Harbor of Porto Di Messina, Banchina G. Marconi. From the 'porto' our expedition team of Maria Jose Cornax, Gorka Leclercq, and Keith Ellenbogen departed in a rental car, driving north, along the coast of Sicily to photograph fishing boats armed with driftnets in Catania, Santa Maria la Scala, Stazzo, Riposto, and Giardini – Naxos.
With the Oceana Marviva Med stationed off the coast of Sicily we launched the Grey Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) to photograph tuna farms along the Bay of Milazzo.
On this expedition, Xavier Pastor, Expedition Leader and Carlos Perez, Operations / Logistics Manager informed the underwater photography/videograhy team that if the opportunity presents itself we will try to jump in the water and photograph the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the cages.
Submerged beneath the Tyrrhenian Sea is a seamount Seca Del Capo — that is 25ft/5m short of clearing the surface and becoming an island. The seamount descends to a maximum depth at the seafloor of 330ft/100m.
This seamount is well known as a fishing ground and the Oceana team of underwater explorers set out this afternoon to photograph and videograph the marine life surrounding the seamount. The underwater landscape was blue and beautiful but once again void of any large marine life.
At 4 am with only the stars and the moon illuminating the darkness of the sea — our expedition team Carlos Perez, Cesar Fuertes, Maria Jose Cornax,Gorka Leclercq, and Keith Ellenbogen rapidly descended down a vertical ladder from the Oceana Marviva Med into the Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) underway at 8 nautical miles per hour.
Our objective this morning was to use the RIB to get close (within 50ft/20m) to the driftnet fishing boats — and to photograph them catching pelagic fish such as swordfish or tuna.
Anchored 15 minutes outside the Harbor of Lipari Island, this morning with a crew of five team members we launched the grey Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) from the Oceana Marviva Med to discreetly document fishing boats and the equipment within the harbor.
On assignment, we noted at least 10-15 fishing boats potentially masked as longliners but armed with driftnets — most likely used for illegal fishing practices. From high above the harbor we photographed a number of fishing boats with winches — a tell-tale sign they are using driftnets.
In an abstract artistic expression, this evening with the moon over Stromboli, Italy — I enjoyed painting using the light of the sun reflecting off the moons surface into my camera's lens and onto the image sensor.
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I'm a TA for a free online class from Stanford University on international women's health and human rights. The course focuses on critical issues, namely those that may mean life or death to a woman, depending on whether she can exercise her human rights. These critical issues include: being born female and discrimination; poverty; unequal access to education, food, paid work and health care; and various forms of violence. Topics discussed include son preference, education, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, violence in the home and in war and refugee circumstances, women's work, sex trafficking, and aging. The course hopes to create an international network of engaged students and would greatly benefit from the voices of you and your followers.
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I am a Chinese male. And this is my truth: I am a student in North California. I came from a family who taught me how to live by my own. And I am happy to being an Asian male. Miss Saigon is lying about Asian.
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i'm a (retired?) sex worker and miss saigon tells lies about me!
i am not dead nor do i wish to die. my experiences in sex work give me power and demonstrate my resilience. sex work was not always good to me and i know for many people sex work is not a matter of choice. rather than honoring the diversity of experiences within sex work by allowing us to tell our own stories from our perspectives, miss saigon does violence to our communities by furthering the genocidal vision of sex work as a clear path to death.
i am alive and it is because of sex work. sex work allowed me to take care of and support myself when i had few other options. sex work was not a bleak reality for me, it was my choice and it was the right choice for me at that time. sex work was not an effort to gain a rich, male, white savior to protect me from the world - it was the action i took to save myself.
miss saigon propagates a tired and cliche portrayal of sex workers, the same abolitionist portrayal that has resulted in the criminalization, stigmatization, oppression and erasure of sex workers and our stories. rather than spending money to hear more of the inaccurate and messed up messages on sex work and sex workers that are abundantly available for free in mainstream culture, support sex workers telling our own stories, from our own perspectives and our own voices - at a fraction of the cost of a ticket to see miss saigon. i'm participating in a documentary film project where myself and six other sex workers tell stories about our experiences in sex work! learn more about the project here: http://www.redumbrelladiaries.com/
or, spend your money to pay for a local sex worker's time and they will show you what it *really* means to be a sex worker. let me know if you'd like a recommendation for a reputable provider in your area! don't believe the lies of miss saigon - sex workers are alive and thriving in your community, willing and able to speak our own truths!
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Growing up, the musical Miss Saigon has been deeply romanticized into the Filipino community in being that the lead female role was performed by Lea Salonga, a Filipina singer and actress. Miss Saigon can only be afforded and benefit by rich, White people in that they at anytime can walk away or benefit from white supremacy, colonialism, corporate and non-profit capitalism, racism, sexism and human trafficking; Miss Saigon does not talk about those at all. For the rest of us, left to celebrate the achievement that one of our own community member, a Filipina "made it" while struggling with the dehumanizing Asian stereotypes that Miss Saigon has helped perpetuate in our daily lives. I boycott Miss Saigon and any institution that chooses to perpetuate racism, sexism, colonialism and romanticize lies about Vietnamese people, and Asian American people. Miss Saigon Lies. PEOPLE WILL NOT UNDERSTAND AND REFUSE TO UNDERSTAND or even try BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT THE ONE GREATLY AFFECTED BY IT. You're not the one that is going to be called "me love you long time" and be sexually objectified because you're an Asian Womyn! And for someone to tell you what you should and should not do, have some own sense of critical thinking please and have an open mind to the question why?Actions You Can Take to Support & Share to Mobilize: 1)SUBMIT YOUR TRUTHS HERE: http://dontbuymiss-saigon.tumblr.com/2) SIGN OUR PETITION HERE: http://act.engagementlab.org/sign/DontBuyMissSaigon?source=field3) The Don't Buy Miss Saigon Coalition is taking both individual and organizational endorsements of its statement to stand in solidarity to end Institutional racism, sexism & colonialism. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Check out our tumblr at : nhaofnewnu.tumblr.com
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My name is Linda Hawj. I'm an artist, activist & organizer from Minnesota. As a 2nd generation, Hmong American, queer womyn of color, this is my truth.
What kind of Minnesota & country are we living in when Vietnamese people, Southeast Asians & Asian Americans, their history & experiences are compromised & violently eliminated repeatedly? All because White people & White Supremacy cries censorship about their White privilege no longer having the "freedom to express" their racist art. What's truly sad & horrible is how White Supremacy have & continues to police & control what is Racial Justice & Equity, & the Non-Profit Organizations, leaders, politicians, funders & foundations who do "Racial Justice & Equity work" & serve the Southeast Asian, Asian American & Communities of Color. Your White Supremacy is all the Executives, Presidents, CEOs, Boards, Committees, funders & donors, majority all head by rich, White Privileged people that call the shots in their capitalist, political strategies.
3 Actions You Can Take to Support & Share to Mobilize:
1) SUBMIT YOUR TRUTHS HERE: http://dontbuymiss-saigon.tumblr.com/
2) SIGN OUR PETITION HERE: http://act.engagementlab.org/sign/DontBuyMissSaigon?source=field
3) The Don't Buy Miss Saigon Coalition is taking both individual and organizational endorsements of its statement to stand in solidarity to end Institutional racism, sexism & colonialism. Contact me or firstname.lastname@example.com
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All my life, I've been told in forms like Miss Saigon that I was an exotic third world lady-child in need of a white knight to save me from my ramshackled homeland and fulfill my sexual fantasy.
"White knights" are actually the very reason my country and people are still recovering, and why my parents had to leave family, fresh persimmon and coriander for the slow death of fast food and menial labor.
And my fantasies don't involve any white knights, but in fact, on their obliteration.
Stop telling inside-out bullshit and expecting us to take it.
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first generation bay area native vietnamese soft butch queer dyke here and still would be too if i was born on the motherland, i just know this! raised by my mama, she knew she wanted to have me, not necessarily a man. she got that 18 year olds sperm and gave me life. i aim to be the womyn she is to herself and others. her mother, my ba ngoai a teacher, a social worker, resistent, and still creates her destiny is my shining star. our family lived in saigon where we owned a bookstore before fleeing the country. now in california, we see our reflection in the waters of the pacific ocean. they dont know about us, but now you do.
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We are Asian people.
I am an Asian-American woman. I am a Korean-Adoptee. I am the single mother of a bi-racial son. I am a writer. I am an educator. I am an Arts Patron. My story is complex and only I can tell my Truth.
My son embodies the pride and strength of his multiple heritages, and through the very act of living his life, contributes to the continued collective narrative of Asian People. My son knows the truth about what makes people strong.
Narrative literature tells the stories and histories of people. These stories inform and develop our concepts and beliefs of others and ourselves.
Miss Saigon tells a story that lies about Asian women and their children. While Christianity idealizes the white, virgin martyr, Miss Saigon idealizes the brown, prostitute martyr. Both are oppressive lies. One idealizes to oppress, the next idealizes oppression. Miss Saigon idealizes oppression to make money for corporate theatre.
It is up to all of us to condemn narrative literature that perpetuates racism, sexism & all forms of oppression. It is up to all of us to encourage our young people and each other to reclaim the right to our own narrative, our own Truth.
~a & a
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I am a Chinese American male, and this is my truth: I am a teacher and a scholar in Asian American Studies. I always meet students who tell me that their histories are a thing of the past, their perspectives are biased, and their own stories are not that important. They are told this everyday by their professors and their peers in so many ways; their very personhood is being erased. In my classes, I teach them how to claim their voices, to work collaboratively with others for a just and principled cause, and more importantly, to make art that matters not for its own sake, but for the sake of the communities that are constantly being silenced and erased from history. -M


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- Headquarters:
- Los Angeles, CA
- Description:
- Napster is a web browser enabling users to discover, listen and share music files with others.
- Founders:
- Shawn Fanning, Jordan Ritter, Sean Parker
- Categories:
- Digital Media, Music, Curated Web
- Website:
- http://www.napster.com
Company DetailsUpdate
[Napster](www.napster.com) offers the ultimate in interactive music experiences, creating better ways to discover, share, acquire and enjoy the universe of music — anytime, anywhere. The Napster service is the easiest way to find, discover and enjoy the universe of music — online, on the go and in the living room. With unlimited, on-demand access to music from a web browser, smartphone and home entertainment devices, Napster lets you enjoy music your way anytime, anywhere. The service is available at www.napster.com in the U.S. and is also available in Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. A wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy, Inc. (NYSE: BBY), Napster is headquartered in Los Angeles.
Best Buy acquired Napster for $121 million in September 2008.
Napster was first launched in June 1999, built by Shawn Fanning while he was a student at Northeastern University in Boston. The original service was a free peer-to-peer file sharing network, allowing users to download mp3 files from the network of other users without going through a centralized storage server.
The RIAA served Napster with a lawsuit for copyright infringement in December 1999 for $20B. Napster lost the suit in the Ninth Circuit Court, and settled in 2001 to pay $26M to music creators, and a $10M toward future licensing royalties.
Current Team (1)Update
Christopher Allen
General Manager
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Hani Anani
Sr. Director of Distributed Applications
2003 - Jan, 2008
Richard Ault
VP, Product Management
Nov, 2000 - Dec, 2002
Ali Aydar
Senior Director, Technology
Sep, 1999 - Sep, 2002
Jon Baudanza
Software Engineer
Jan, 2001 - Sep, 2002
Michael Bebel
President & COO
May, 2003 - Apr, 2004
Wayne Chang
Aug, 1999 - Sep, 2000
Bradford D. Duea
Jan, 2004 - Jan 6, 2010
Don Dodge
VP Product Development
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Napster, the pioneer of digital music, offers the ultimate in interactive music experiences,...
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Rhapsody is a music subscription service that offers videos, playlists, reviews and radio stations.
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Best Buy Puzzles With Napster Acquisition | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
Rhapsody Expands Its Napster Streaming Music Service To 14 More European Countries06/04/13 -techcrunch.com
Napster For Pirated 3D Printing Templates?05/04/13 -techcrunch.com
Ron Conway Talks Napster And The Sharing Economy Problem That "Never Got Solved"04/30/13 -techcrunch.com
Sean Parker: "This Election, Social Media Will Determine The Outcome"12/09/11 -techcrunch.com
Jon Irwin On Why Rhapsody Bought Napster10/06/11 -techcrunch.com
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did you hear about the italian chef who died?
he pasta way
he just ran out of thyme
here today, gone tomato
his wife is still upset, cheese still not over it
we never sausage a tragedy coming
ashes to ashes, crust to crust
there's just not mushroom for italian chefs in today's world
Oh my god
I just sat here, giggling for five minutes as I watched this repeatedly.
boku no pico valentine card, perfect gift for you love <3
If you couldn't tell already, I kind of adore the Shin Megami Tensei franchise.
How I feel after playing Persona 4
How I feel after playing Persona 3
How I feel after playing Digital Devil Saga 2
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You saw it coming. Promises were broken. The excuses were feeble. Pleas for you to "Give me
another chance—I know I have what it takes to make you happy" didn't sway you.
It was time to face the facts: Your relationship with your favorite seed salesman was over.
If the truth was known, both parties were at fault. There were rumors you'd been seen looking at test plot results with a young seed salesman from the next county.
The breakup wasn't pretty. Your longtime seed salesman was frantic. "We've been through so much," he sputtered. "Remember all the great yields we had?"
You were embarrassed but defiant. "You've been taking me for granted," you replied. "I heard about you and my neighbor Fred. You've been saving all your triple-stacks for him. I'd expect that sort of behavior from Fred—he'll do anything for a free hat—but you, I thought you had standards."
The separation was ugly. For months, you barely twitched your hand on the steering wheel if you met him on the road. It was no accident that your favorite go-to-town hat and coat were emblazoned with the logos of a competitor's seed company.
But your eyes always lingered over the full-page ads for his seed company in farm magazines. When neighbors bragged of their yields, the numbers of his hottest new varieties stuck in your head, no matter how hard you tried to forget them.
This year, things didn't turn out like you hoped. The bin-busting hybrids promised by the smooth-talking salesman from the next county were good, but not as good as they first seemed. The coffee at his field day was a little bitter, his pulled-pork sandwiches required Tums for
dessert, and you felt ignored when he spent his time fawning over another farmer who has a bigger planter than you.
Then, one day at the hardware store, you and your former seed salesman turn down the nuts-and-bolts aisle at the same time. It's awkward at first, but he eventually complains about the weather, and suddenly it's just like old times again.
Every joke you tell sends him into gales of laughter. Every comment you make on politics or the economy draws an agreeing nod. But you know the question is coming.
"So," he finally asks. "How were your yields last year?"
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Day 8: The Forbidden City
by CycleChick on March 1, 2014
If you ask most cyclists where the birthplace of cycling is, the majority will say "Italy". Those that don't are likely either French or Belgian, and are most probably drunk. When I think about cycling in the classic sense, the pure essence of the sport and its history, I think of Fausto Coppi, Marco Pantani, Gino Bartali, Felice Gimondi, and a score of other racers who's names fly off the tongue like an exotic Italian buffet. I think of the Giro and of rich espressos drunk from tiny ceramic cups held by gloved and blackened fingers. And I think of Campagnolo. No other company embodies the passion and history of Italian cycling like Campagnolo, and today I am going inside the great factory – something precious few people have had the privilege to experience. I feel profoundly unworthy.
This morning is the first in eight that I haven't woken up and dressed myself in semi-damp and rank-smelling lycra. It feels nice, but strange, and I still feel like shit. Under normal circumstances, the past week would have been appallingly difficult. But this week has been anything but normal. It has been glorious.
After a short ride in the Super Ban, we are met at the front entrance of the Campagnolo factory by our host, Joshua Riddle. His name is appropriate, given the fact that he is something of an anomaly. On first glance you would take him for a local – he speaks beautiful Italian and is completely at home here. But when he speaks English, it is almost impossible to identify his accent. A mix of soft European sounds mixed with a slight Southern drawl, and a twinge of … what is it? Australian? It turns out he is from North Carolina, but his mannerisms, his personality, his hospitality, even his fiancé, make him 100% Italian. Even Sergi, when I ask about Joshua, shrugs his shoulders and tells me "he is more Italian than most Italians".
Nevertheless, I am notably disappointed when he does not greet us at the factory entrance with a top hat on his head and accompanied by an army of Oompa Loompas.The inside of the factory is impossibly clean. But considering where I am I should not be surprised.
Almost every single thing Campagnolo makes is made by a machine that Campagnolo made to make it. Every chainring, gear, sprocket and do-dad is inspected by hand and made to adhere to impossible tolerances. Then it is tested, in the factory and on the road by a multitude of engineers, scientists and professional bike racers.We are, quite literally, kids in a candy store.I am particularly pleased when Joshua tells us about the rigorous testing Campagnolo chains are subjected to. They are built to stand up to the repeated application of incredible force, and three days ago I broke one. I see the sideways glances of Jordi and my fellow riders and smile. I wish my boyfriend Valentino was here.
We also get a rare peek at "Mr. Ghibli" – the one man who is responsible for making every single Ghibli disc wheel that comes out of the factory. Made only to order, he does not make one wheel that will sit on a shelf. He works behind plexi glass and Joshua tells us they take very good care of this man's health. If Mr. Ghibli gets sick, the production of Ghibli wheels grinds to a halt.You don't have to be around other cyclists for very long to see the respect and reverence people hold for Campagnolo. But walking through this factory, I am starting to understand why.
In spite of a new, more open policy at the factory, Campagnolo still has its secrets – vast parts of the plant where new technologies are built and tested that must remain hidden from our curious eyes and cameras. As Joshua leads us through the factory, he often skips ahead to make sure there is nothing lying about that we are not supposed to see. In addition to bicycle parts, Campagnolo makes parts and wheels for Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini, to name a few, and even made satellite parts for NASA back in the late 1960's, when they knew more about working with metal than the egg-head science guys did.
If I make it sound serious and impressive, it is. But there are small glimpses of the fact that this is a place full of friendly and exuberant Italian craftsmen and women. They are clearly proud of their work – you can see it as we walk by – the shy smiles as they go about their task trying to pretend they are not being stared at and photographed by a crowd of curious onlookers. In one of the areas there is a dirty joke hanging on the wall. We are, after all, in a factory, where a complete absence of off-colour propaganda would be highly suspect. It's written in Italian, but the combination of the picture and the use of the word "Sushi" is enough that I get the joke.
When the tour is finished, the next item on the day's agenda is a short 55 km ride to the Astoria Winery in Arcugnano. We will be accompanied by Joshua, who will lead the group along with some very special guests, including Davide Malacarne from Team Europcar. I try to be cool. I'm not. We get all kitted up at the factory. I have applied a special tattoo that Joshua gave me. If there was any company logo in the world I would even half consider tattooing on my body forever, I think this would probably be the one.
The ride is fairly relaxed, flat, and not necessarily the prettiest we've done. But riding with Joshua and the handful of very experienced riders he has brought along is amazing. I watch the pros and marvel at their smoothness, the casual confidence they have on the bike – no doubt the result of spending most of their waking hours in the saddle, likely since they were old enough to walk. It is a beautiful thing to see.And then there is the obligatory stop at a castle for an espresso. Just another day in Italy.We continue to ride. The 55km route has now turned into 110, but I don't mind. Joshua is a little stressed about being late for lunch, but this is Italy, and we are not German, so it's all good. For the second half of the ride we kick things up and let the group break apart into natural pace groups. I am in heaven as we tear down the road in a fast and smooth single pace line.
We finally arrive at our destination, Astoria Vineyard – the makers of the official podium wine for the Giro d'Italia. As we turn into the driveway, the road slants up to a bit of a climb. By now, this is normal and I don't feel the panic I used to when faced with going uphill. I stand and push the pedals, rocking back and forth to get the bike and myself up the hill. I pass the small gaggle of pros we've been riding with, and wonder why they are going so slow.
Then the road turns a corner and I am at the bottom of what must be a 30% grade climb that goes up for about 500 meters to the top, where a crowd of people are waiting for us. With wine. And cameras. I panic – this climb is ridiculously steep, and on gravel, and represents the last pedal strokes of this incredible week of riding in the Italian mountains. The pros pass me easily, chatting. I can barely move the pedals, but I cannot walk up this stupid hill. Somehow, I make it to the top, and am greeted by the applause of a ridiculously stylish group of Italians holding cameras and champagne glasses. I am a mess. Many pictures are taken.Then we are treated to such an incredible showing of Italian hospitality, I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. In the front room of the winery, we are served a magnificent spread of antipasto, accompanied by a special edition Campagnolo prosecco made here at Astoria for their 80th anniversary.
When we are led into the lunch room I am already full and a little drunk – but unfortunately not quite drunk enough to not care about how awful I must look and smell. I sit down next to Benjamin Fitzmaurice, editor of Conquista magazine. Benjamin and his lovely family (his wife and two incredibly well-behaved little boys) were with us at the factory tour and have met us here for lunch.
They are Australian, living in Switzerland, and we get along famously – something we attribute to the strange but undeniable affinity between Australians and Canadians. We talk easily about cycling, wine, family and Italy, and I quickly forget about my less than stellar appearance and odour. Between each course, glasses are rung with forks to get our attention. Dignified and imposing, the owner of Astoria rises from his chair at the head table and addresses the crowd in Italian, offering praise, respect and gifts to the Campagnolo family.
These presentations are countered with a presentation by Joshua to Astoria on behalf of the Campagnolo family.
"Joshua parla!" Mr. Astoria announces, causing the entire room to fall silent. He presides over the room in a way that makes Don Corleone look like a waiter at Pizza Hut.
Lunch is served in a progression of courses, each more fantastic than one before, and each accompanied by a perfectly paired Astoria wine. I don't really believe in heaven, but if it does exist, I sure hope it looks like this.
The final presentation is extra special – each one of us from the tour is given a bottle of the 80th anniversary Campagnolo prosecco, complete with an 11 tooth cog.Life does not get better than this, my friends.
We wrap up the day with a tour of the winery, a veritable museum of cycling royalty, with some beauty queens for added colour.With that, what will probably stand up as one of the most incredible days and weeks of my life comes to an end. Looking back, it still seems like an incredible dream.
I cannot say enough about our guides – Sergi, Jordi, Pablo and Daniel. They were incredible hosts and I'm happy now to call them friends.My fellow riders were equally amazing, and this shared experience will always make us family. Augustus Farmer, the wonderfully snarky photographer from Peloton, is going to be stuck with me whether he likes it or not, and I have every confidence our paths will cross again. Joshua Riddle from Campagnolo made the mistake of encouraging me to contact him if I need anything – a privilege I will try my very best not to abuse. Much.
My heartfelt thanks goes to Thomson Bike Tours, for creating this incredible tour, and bringing me along for the ride of a lifetime. If you love cycling and want to experience the best riding the world has to offer in style and comfort, I cannot recommend them enough.
Ciao! Viva Italia!
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Is it totally weird that 2 sentences before you made your Charlie and the Chocolate factory reference that I was thinking of Willy Wonka? I'm still freaked out a little.
Experience of a lifetime. Absolutely.
What a wonderful gift you gave today: beautiful writing to bring the images, smells and vitality of life from Italy to all of us….. by association you are now Cycling Royalty!
It's cold, windy and sleeting outside … and for some reason I have a warm smile on my face reading your beautiful blog and recalling the remarkable people and experiences we enjoyed on this trip. From Joshua and Mr. Campagnolo in Rome to the Fitzmaurices in Vicenza; with Sergei, Daniel, Jordi, Pablo and Gus, and our whole cycling group in between; your grace was the added touch that made this the trip of a lifetime.
Mamma Mia, that is quite a wrap up. The Campagnolo tour would have been too much in one day but you had the triple whammy. Fantastic. You deserved this trip because you passed the experience on to the rest of us.
And this is why Campagnolo is more expensive, they have highly experienced craftspeople making parts a machine cannot make and they pay them a good wage. I support that.
I said to my daughter today that this dreadful Wpg winter is starting to make me feel like I've left earth and landed on some other-wordly desolation. Then I thought "let's see if Andrea has something uplifting to post" and ta-dah! Maybe I will keep from slitting my wrists before the first spring ride… :).
What a wonderful story. Sarah and I still talk about that day. We stumbled into a wonderful experience. It is one thing to be on the hallowed turf of the Campagnolo factory but to also spend the afternoon at the private homestead of Astoria. The food was blissful and the Prosecco sent us into another world. This is what cycling is about. The experiences, the mateship and the beautiful places it can take you to. Luckily, I got to sit next to the Winnipeg Cycle Chick.
I'm curious…what was the cost of this trip? It sounds great.
Having tingles as I read this, and thrilled to see photos of our wonderful day with the group! Was a day we will not forget, and thank you for writing about it so vividly and beautifully.
Excellent article on an excellent adventure! Gotta love that the factory worker dudes are wearing Celeste latex gloves – awesome!
Hi Family,
Nice to follow your accurate description of the Grande Esperienza Campagnolo and learn about details I didn't know of or thought I was the only one to spot. and I was there !!! WOW
Ciao, Andrea
The love of cycling and Italy, you cannot separate them
Thanks for sharing this experience, Oh my God the way you weave magic in your words is way beyond my petty praise
A special Thanks to the one who took those pictures. They speak more than anything
What a nice trip! this only could be done on Italy! I would love to visit it one day i would love to see the juventus Soccer team playing!
Looks like you enjoyed your time a lot.


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The Nationals best the Braves 4-2 Sunday to take the season series from Atlanta 10-8. The Braves dropped two out of three in this weekend series to lose their third series in three trips to Nationals Park this season. The Braves won two of the three series against the Nationals played at Turner Field this year.
The Braves fell to 23-31 in Washington (including games at RFK Stadium) and 10-17 at Nationals Park.
September 26th, 2010
8:31 pm
Pretty much sums up the Braves playoff chances. If you cant beat the last place team in your division then you don't deserve a post-season opportunity.
September 26th, 2010
8:51 pm
@Dawg Feud…
Earlier this month, the Orioles won 2/3 against the Rays, and then 2/3 against the Yanks. I understand that the Braves are playing just awful right now, but does losing 2/3 to "the last place team in your division" really equal not deserving a playoff spot?
Be honest with yourselves & with your comments, commentators!
September 26th, 2010
8:54 pm
Infante and McCann need to wake their bats up.
September 26th, 2010
8:56 pm
Keep playing the guys (Ankiel, Lee, McLouth) who have HELPED YOU LOSE 5 of 6 and 9 of 12 I think it is and made you a SUB 500 TEAM since the All Star break and OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS TODAY.
Why would you play the guys ( Glaus, Hinske, Diaz) who for the first 4 months of the season helped get you to FIRST PLACE and 22 GAMES OVER 500 and HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE AT THE TIME.
It would be different if AFTER THE CHANGES if we were still playing good baseball and the other teams were just better than us?
But that is not what heppened, SINCE THE CHANGES TO A FIRST PLACE TEAM?? We are basically a 500 team , that means we lose as mean as we win, you cannot deny THAT IS NOT GOOD BASEBALL!!
Its not like 93 the Gaints did not choke and lose it, we just OUTSPRINTED THEM TO THE FINISH LINE, it was 2 GREAT TEAMS PLAYING GREAT BASEBALL.
Now, the Phillies and Giants and Padres have passed us not because they are all that great but because WE SUCK SINCE ALL THE CHANGES.
NO one can deny that.
At least we have the Falcons!!
September 26th, 2010
9:00 pm
Can someone tell the Braves it's not early April anymore? Maybe we can win the series against the Marlins and take a game or two from the Phils at the end of the week.
Hats off to Beachy for a great performance today. Despite the walks, he's truly stepped up in these past two starts.
September 26th, 2010
10:29 pm
I am referring to the season's body of work against the nationals, get your head out of the sand.
what are you – the blog police?
September 26th, 2010
10:46 pm
Fire Wren. 47 mil tied up on 4 guys: Chipper, KK, McLouse, and Lowe. Another 15 mil should be available when Wagner retires; non-tender Ankiel, Melke, Diaz. Don't resign Glaus, Hinske, Worthless I mean Farmsworth, Saito.
Go out and get 2 FA's: Dunner, Crawford, or Werth.
Have McCann work with a trainer and lose some weight. And spend some time with Ross on how to properly call a game, throw, and block the plate. Trade JJ for Dodgers' Kemp.
Next Year's team: Fire Wren first
C-McCann, Ross
LF–Crawford–4th outfielder–Antoan Richardson from Gwinnett or Yasser Gomez from Miss
Pitching Staff:
SP–Lowe–no one will take him
Please retire Chipper. RETIRE. Please go home, KK. Don't want you to be away from wife and kids any more. Please eat McLouse's salary.
Badly need some speed in OF who can hit.
RETIRE Chipper. Please. That's 14 mil we can spend on Crawford and/or Dunner or Werth or Kemp.
September 26th, 2010
10:52 pm
Huddy challenges Dunner. 2 HR's. Kids Beachy and Dunn challenge Dunner. 2 K's.
September 27th, 2010
1:44 am
I wonder will Venters have anything left.Bobby is killing him the same way he did Moylan and some others that have come through here.Everyday Venters is getting worn out.Another good job Bobby.
September 27th, 2010
8:36 am
Way to show the mighty "last place" Nationals who's the boss, Braves!! Wow! that was sure tough losing 2 out of 3 to Washington..especially since they were missing their best player, Ryan Zimmerman..they REALLY had to try very hard to lose those games!! Pathetic!! but what else can you expect from a manger whose had TONS of talent over his 20 seasons of managing the Braves but could only muster one lousy world series championship..retire already, Cox, and take gimpy Chipper with you!!! This team will be watching the 2010 playoffs from the sidelines with the rest of us…
September 27th, 2010
9:00 am
It's a miserable feeling to watch the season end like this. I think we all got our hopes too high on a team that isn't even close to playoff quality. We've been living off that May-June cushion for three months, and the season was just a month too long for it to stand up. We have so many easy outs in the lineup. Nothing works anymore. Wew're going out with ahuge wimper.
September 27th, 2010
12:34 pm
Carroll, lots of anger out there… I bet you feel like the messenger everyone want's to kill.
You know, in a month or so, all of this will be over- everyone can take a deep breath, enjoy the holidays and then start to think about next year. It's kind of exciting knowing that there is a fresh start right around the corner. If we could do better, we'd be out there ourselves.
September 27th, 2010
2:25 pm
Bushwacker- Absolutely- The results have been the horrible. the problem is Bobby has healthy people on the bench that he refuses to use. We sent Glaus down to get healthy and get used to playing 3rd. Well prado is hurt Glaus should be rested by now so lets try him at third. When he was healthy he was helping us get in 1st place. What my major problem is , is that BC refuses to make any changes in thye batting order. Geeze it aint working try something else. And putting Freddie in for 1 game aint trying something else. September call ups can and should be participating, they are helping every other team in MLB but BC just refuses to make any changes and that is what chaps my RSSe Any way Go Braves…. we keep looking for that 3 run homer with guys that cant hit three runners, Lets do some bunting hit and runs stealing something- anything but dang Bobby do something besides what youve been doing lately IT AINT WORKIN! Go Bravos!!!!!
September 27th, 2010
2:32 pm
and to hear people say .. Well if you would have know this at the beginning of the season wouldnt you be happy knowing we were only 1 game out of a playoff spot. Sure, but to know that they've played such Descent Baseball for 150 games but played like a AAA team for the others makes it really frustrating.. Especially when they really could have been playing for the TOP spot this week. had BC rested some guys at the beginning of SEPT. Itruly am convinced that BC has Mis managed this team and I am a huge Bobby fan…. But he has lived up to his critics this year…. Many of the loses rest squarely on his shoulders… go braves….. AND WOW WHAT ABOUT THE FALCOONS? WHO DAT?