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STREISAND JOINS THE STONES AND SINATRA With her new CD, "Cover Me," entering the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 7 (it sold 45,000 copies its first week out), 70-year-old Barbra Streisand now has more Top 10 albums on that chart (32) than anyone except The Rolling Stones (36) and Frank Sinatra (36). She got off to a good start, seeing her first eight LPs, from 1963-1966, hit the Top 10. She has nine No. 1 albums.
Streisand plays the Hollywood Bowl Nov. 9 and 11.
JAMES TAYLOR TO RECORD FIRST ALBUM IN DECADE James Taylor is taking 2013 off from concert appearances in order to devote the year to recording his first album of new material in ten years, according to the Berkshire Eagle. He said he'll record the album at his home studio in Washington, Mass. He added that this decision may cause him to miss his traditional appearance at the Tanglewood Music Festival in nearby Lenox in the western part of the state. His last album of his own compositions, "October Road," hit No. 4 in 2002 and was certified as a platinum record.
NEIL DIAMOND HONORED Neil Diamond, who sang "Sweet Caroline" with honoree George Clooney at the Carousel of Hope Ball in L.A., according to the Hollywood Reporter, will himself be honored at the 2012 Billboard Touring Awards, Nov. 8 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Diamond, 71, will receive the 2012 Legend of Live award that will recognize him for his contributions to the world of live entertainment. In the past year, Diamond, who has sold in the ballpark of 150 million records, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a star on the Hollywood walk of Fame and has been feted at the Kennedy Center Honors.
MANILOW BACK TO BROADWAY In 1988, a party guest went up to Barry Manilow, hugged him and said, "Don't stop what you're doing, man. We're all inspired by you." That man was Bob Dylan.
The 69-year-old Manilow apparently took Dylan's word to heart, because despite multiple hip surgeries on both hips and other health-related obstacles he's suffered over the decades (a severely sprained ankle, a broken ankle, pneumonia, an adverse reaction to a prescription, eye surgery, severe bronchitis, adverse reaction to dental surgery, stress-related chest pains) that forced concert and tour cancellations, he hasn't stopped.
The Brooklyn-born man who writes the songs is heading back to the Great White Way with "Manilow on Broadway," for 17 performances from Jan. 18 - Feb. 9 at the St. James Theatre, reports the New York Daily News.
It's been more than 20 years, since 1989, since he performed on Broadway. His first Broadway run was in 1976-1977.
Before his Broadway gigs, Manilow, who lives in Palm Springs, will perform a five-night run titled "A Gift of Love II" at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, on Dec. 11-12 and 14-16 that will benefit various area charities.
Prior to this engagement, he'll be at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield on Dec. 7.
GARFUNKEL HAS HIT ALBUM IN U.K. Art Garfunkel's new handpicked "best of" 2-CD compilation, "The Singer" is at No. 10 on the British Album chart. It's his first Top 10 album in the U.K. in 33 years, since "Fate For Breakfast" hit No. 2 in 1979, reports Billboard. The 70-year-old singer was recently forced to cancel all his scheduled concerts through the end of the year as his ongoing vocal chord problems persist.
EX-TULL LEADER IAN ANDERSON'S TOUR After 45 years, Scottish flute and guitar-playing singer-songwriter Ian Anderson broke up his band, Jethro Tull. He is currently touring America celebrating the 40 th anniversary of his and Tull's epic progressive rock album, "Thick as a Brick," the 45-minute, album-long song that contains many movements. That just comprises the first half of this tour's show.
Several months ago, he and his crack solo band recorded a sequel to "TAAB," simply titled, "Thick as a Brick 2." Like the original, this album is also a song-long album containing many movements. So it's natural that Anderson presents this new work during the second half of these concerts. The packaging is actually inspired and, at his recent show at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, it fit seamlessly.
Anderson has performed shorter abbreviated versions of "TAAB" at virtually every Tull show the band has played these past four decades, most of which was all from side one of the album. So for Tull fans it was a treat hearing him deliver side two. And because the new "TAAB 2" includes brief interludes from the original, it all flowed beautifully. In addition, the new CD features familiar Tull-ish classical prog-rock runs throughout that are reminiscent of music from "War Child" (1975), "A" (1980) and especially the under-heard and under-appreciated "J-Tull Dot Com" album from 1999.
Anderson permanently damaged his voice in 1984. His singing has been marginal at best, wince-inducing at its worst. The Long Beach concert provided moments of both. However, after 28 years, Anderson has finally come to terms with this problem. He is utilizing a younger singer with the ideal background in rock music, theatre and circus. Englishman Ryan O'Donnell, 30, is a compliment to Anderson; a man who sings in his key, can ape his trademark moves and who possesses a voice that is not so strong that it will show up his boss. He and Anderson traded vocals back and forth throughout.
After years of shows that have increasingly frustrated fans because of Anderson's vocal problems, as well as Anderson's insistence on playing many of the same songs year in and year out, the brilliant 65-year-old has rediscovered the magic and presented a show that is a triumph; one that, at least in Long Beach, resulted in a justifiably rapturous response from his audience.
Anderson gave his fans one classic warhorse for his encore, an extended "Locomotive Breath," from Tull's biggest-selling album, 1971's "Aqualung."
ROLLING STONES U.K. SHOWS SELL OUT, UH, FAST More than 30,000 tickets for the first two concerts by The Rolling Stones in London in five years sold out in seven minutes. Rolling Stone magazine says multiple sources verified this. The show will be held Nov. 25 and 29 at the O2 Arena. The website handling online tickets, viagogo, received more than one million requests, enough to sell out more than 70 shows at the O2 Arena.
Guitarist Ron Wood told NME that the band will play small, intimate warm-up gigs prior to the London and New Jersey shows, quite possibly in Paris, and possibly under an alias they've used before, The Cockroaches.
Keith Richards said the band was blown away at the reception they received from hundreds of fans at the premiere of their new 50-year documentary retrospective, "Crossfire Hurricane" at the London Film Festival in Leicester Square. Richards, who called the fans' welcome "overwhelming," added, "I did not expect Leicester Square to be going bananas-It was heartwarming to say the least."
GARTH BROOKS INDUCTED INTO COUNTRY HALL George Strait, Bob Seger and James Taylor performed musical tributes to Garth Brooks when he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, reports NBC News. Singer Connie Smith was inducted by Merle Haggard and Lee Ann Womack was among those performing Smith's hits.
Harmonica maestro Charlie McCoy inducted noted session keyboardist Hargus "Pig" Robbins.
NEW RELEASES Among the recently released albums, digital reissues and deluxe box sets are "Viva Duets," 86-years-young Tony Bennett, whose first LP came out 60 years ago in 1952, and covers a dozen standards with such Latin stars as Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Christina Aguilera and 72-year-old Ranchera icon Vicente Fernandez; a CD/DVD from former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel, "So 25 th Anniversary Immersion Box);" and a 2-CD, "Genesis Revisited II," from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, a sequel to his 1996 CD that saw him reinterpret songs he and his old band recorded. This time, he re-records early Genesis fan faves such as "The Musical Box," "Return of the Giant Hogweed," "Dancing With The Moonlit Knight" and "Supper's Ready."
The Doors' "Live At The Bowl 68" even includes the psychedelic experiment, "Horse Latitudes" and wraps with the drama of the poignant anti-Vietnam War ode, "The Unknown Soldier," and of course, "The End;" a CD/DVD from Jack Blades and his band Night Ranger, "24 Strings & A Drummer - Live & Acoustic," celebrates the 30 th anniversary of the release of the group's debut album; "The Calling," is the first solo album in seven years from former Santana guitarist and current Journey leader Neal Schon and features synth wiz Jan Hammer on two tracks; and a 2-CD/DVD/Blu Ray set, "Vol. 2-World Is Ours: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else" from Lemmy Kilmister and the heavy metal rock band he formed in London in 1975, Motorhead.
Also "Days of Wine & Roses: Songs of Johnny Mercer" from 75-year-old veteran jazz pianist Beegie Adair; "Grown Folks," the first album in 24 years from Stax Records soul funksters The Bar-Kays, whose "Soul Finger" hit No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967; "Change My Mind," the 13 th studio album from country singer Billy Ray Cyrus; "Live in Concert: God's Not Dead" by veteran Aussie Christian pop rockers Newsboys; and "Reflections" from Elizabethan folkie Candice Knight, wife of former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and co-leader of their folk-rock band, Blackmore's Night.
"Guitar Heroes & Rock Legends," a 3-CD set of classic rock songs featuring guitarists Jimmy Page, Slash, The Everly Brothers' Albert Lee, Faces and The Stones' Ron Wood, Ozzy Osbourne's Zakk Wylde, David Bowie's Earl Slick, Pat Travers, The McCoy's Rick Derringer, Santana and Journey's Neal Schon, Styx's Tommy Shaw, Mountain's Leslie West, The Scorpions and UFO's Michael Schenker, The Sex Pistols' Steve Jones, The Cars' Elliot Easton, The MC5's Wayne Kramer, The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan's Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Chuck Berry, The Doors' Robbie Krieger, Bluesbreakers and The Rolling Stones' Mick Taylor, Dokken's George Lynch, Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith, and the late Ronnie Montrose covering Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall Part II."
Holiday albums include "Christmas Spirit," Richard Marx's first CD in four years and includes a duet with Kenny Loggins on "Let There Be Peace On Earth" and the title song that he wrote with the leader of The Tubes, Fee Waybill; and a bargain-priced 34-song 2-CD, "Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Tree," also confusingly titled, "Ultimate Christmas Collection," features the jazz pop-rockers joined by Dolly Parton, gospel singer BeBe Winans, America and former Booker T. & The MGs and Blues Brothers guitarist Steve Cropper and "A Sammy Klaus Christmas" from country singer-guitarist Sammy Kershaw.
NOW PLAYING Classic acts from the '50 s, '60 s and '70 s continue to perform. Here's what one of them is doing.
In 1966, Scottish folk-pop-rock troubadour Donovan put his cred on the line big time when he bravely predicted, "Electrical banana is gonna be a sudden craze. Electrical banana is gonna be the very next phase." Well, so much for Mr. Leitch joining the ranks of Elijah, Nostradamus and Sydney Omar among history's best-known prophets.
His prediction flopped, but the song that contained those lyrics, "Mellow Yellow," became a smash, hitting No. 2 here and No. 8 in the U.K., and today is an all-time classic. At his Royal Albert Hall show in June 2011 he was joined by the guitarist who played on "Mellow Yellow," Jimmy Page.
Back in the day, i.e., the hippy-dippy trippy love and Flower Power heavy, hip and happening '60 s, Donovan was one of the hippest, coolest and most mysterious and mystical of that generation's leaders. He was a musical, political and fashion trendsetter.
A close longtime pal of The Beatles, he was among the rest of hip, swinging London pop and rock royalty who sat at their feet when "All You Need Is Love" live for the "Our World" worldwide TV was broadcast before an estimated 400 million viewers. Donovan also journeyed with The Beatles to the Maharishi's spiritual retreat India in May 1968.
In an interview I did with him years ago, he divulged to me for what he said was the first time he'd ever told anyone that he contributed lyrics to The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" in 1966. He said that he was recording "Mellow Yellow" at London's Abbey Road Studios, upstairs in a studio above what is called the Big Room, Studio 2, home to The Beatles.
One night around May 26, 1966, Donovan took a break and popped on down to the Big Room to say hello and grab a cup of tea with his Beatle buddies.
Paul McCartney told him that he was stumped on some of the lyrics for the song they were working on, "Yellow Submarine." Donovan looked at the lyrics and said to him, "How about this, 'Sky of blue and sea of green." Paul loved it and included the line.
To show his thanks, later that night Paul sojourned up to Donovan's studio where he added all the whoops, hollers and yells that at the conclusion of "Mellow Yellow" gives the song its big happy upbeat party ending.
Donovan is at home in the worlds of folk, pop, rock, jazz, blue-eyed soul and psychedelia and wrote and recorded hits from each musical genre.
They included the pure folk of the Dylan-esque ballad, "Catch the Wind," the pop of "Wear Your Love Like Heaven," the soft upbeat jazz of "There is a Mountain," the blue-eyed soul of "Sunshine Superman" and the propulsive Baroque Paisley psychedelia of the strings and harpsichord-infused "Epistle to Dippy," as well as hippy hits like "Jennifer Juniper," "Happiness Run," "Season of the Witch," "Lalena," "Barabajagal" (recorded with "Atlantis," and his final hits from the early '70 s, "Riki Tiki Tavi" and "Cosmic Wheels."
His duet on the title song of Alice Cooper's 1973 hit, "Billion Dollar Babies," was also a hit and the song continues to garner airplay on classic rock stations.
Now 66, Donovan, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, continues to perform and record every now and then. His last album, "Ritual Groove," was released in 2010. He's got one final concert of 2012 set for Oct. 28 at the El Rey Theatre in L.A., with the promise of a big world tour next year, according to his website.
Steve Smith writes a new Classic Pop, Rock and Country Music News column every week. It can be read in its entirety on www.presstelegram.com. Like, recommend or share the column on Facebook. Contact him by email at email@example.com.


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We invite all attending to visit Cluster Resources' booth where you can ask questions, view live presentations and find out more about Cluster Resources' products. The live demonstrations and product demos will incorporate features and functionality of all three Cluster Resources' product suites, Moab Cluster Suite, Moab Grid Suite and Moab Utility/Hosting Suite. Cluster Resources is providing one of the three available lanyards that hold your pass. So when you arrive at the exhibit hall, choose the Cluster Resources' lanyard and show that you are part of the Moab community. Cluster Resources will also host the TORQUE BOF on Tuesday, Nov.14 from 12:15pm-1:15pm. The BOF will allow you to meet and discuss TORQUE Resource Manager with the professional developers, community volunteers and other members who use and have contributed to the TORQUE project. During the BOF we will discuss the current state of TORQUE including some of the more recent enhancements and capabilities along with a road map for the upcoming year. At this time, TORQUE users can share experiences, best practices and new feature needs. To see the functionality of Moab before you attend the event, download the free evaluation of Moab Cluster Suite at http://www.clusterresources.com/eval or Moab Grid Suite at http://www.clusterresources.com/grideval. ******************************************************** New TORQUE Release -- Security Issue Fixed TORQUE 2.1.6 was released this week adding new functionality and bug fixes. This new release also provides users a recent fix to a security flaw discovered in TORQUE and other potential security issues and bugs found in 2.1.5. We encourage you to upgrade to 2.1.6 for the latest changes, enhancements and security fixes. We thank all those for their hard work and dedication in adding to and enhancing TORQUE's capabilities. 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The greater part of this issue is devoted to the reinstallation of the great stele of Aksum in Ethiopia, an exploit that ranks alongside such major UNESCO achievements as the safeguarding and restoration of the temples of Abu Simbel and Borobudur. The ...
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Special Issue: Canadian World Heritage
The 14 World Heritage sites of Canada presented in this issue offer a fascinating pattern. Indeed, they reflect key aspects of the evolution of the very concept of World Heritage over the past 32 years. The sites predictably include historic cities like ...
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A number of World Heritage routes have played a significant part in the history of the five continents – and the way we focus on them in this issue illustrates how far our thinking has evolved in the thirty-five years since the World Heritage ...
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At some time during the past one hundred years or so, the great, multimillennial tradition of earthen architecture, which even today is a dominant technique in every world civilization, fell victim to the Modern Ideal. Being 'modern', some ...
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World Heritage n°47
In Focus New World Heritage sites 2007 Twenty-two sites were added to the World Heritage List during the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee held in Christchurch, New Zealand, bringing the total of inscribed sites to 851 (p.4) ...
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Special issue on World Heritage sites in New Zealand, at the occasion of the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee held from 23 June to 2 July in Christchurch, New ...
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World Heritage n°45
In Focus Exploring the Spice Route The Spice Route linked the Mediterranean basin to the Far East for over 2,500 years. (p.6) Trade Routes of the Desert A journey across the desert trails of the empires of antiquity. (p.22) The ...
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This quarterly magazine in English, French and Spanish features in-depth articles on World Heritage sites around the world and superb photographs, as well as the latest news in preservation. Table of Contents In Focus New World Heritage ...
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New World Heritage Sites CITY OF BATH, A Masterpiece of Town Planning THE KII MOUNTAINS, Harmony between Spirit and Nature LEPTIS MAGNA, Imperial City in Africa PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK, A Geological Wonder
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Nothing This is not a B&B. No sign outside. It was a spare, unlocked room in someone's house. Yard unkempt. Little furniture --odds and ends. Grimy. I would not have wanted to sit down, sleep, or eat breakfast anywhere there. Very disappointed. We found another place to stay.
The owners are very nice and were warm and friendly we chatted for 1.5 or 2 hours after my arrival and I really enjoyed them. Their dog is also very nice and adds to the charm. I like watching the "This Old House" style of TV show and it was fun to stay with a couple who like to rehab older homes. It is a work in progress, but everything was neat and tidy by my arrival and whatever projects they are working on were not a hindrance to my stay. Breakfast was fresh pancakes, bacon and sliced fresh strawberries and french pressed coffee ... WAY better than a hotel lobby breakfast!! The cement contractor showed up around 6:30 AM to finish working on the front sidewalk. The owners had tried to reschedule his work, but they were unsuccessful. It was a noisy way to start the day, but it was a "one time only" work project and won't be an issue for any other guests.
Nice proprietors. Facilities are quite run-down. Exposed beams and wall insulation in the bathroom, creaky floors, drapes held up by loose nails.
Pleasant host and hostess and delightful dog! Hard to find! 9:00 is too late to serve breakfast for someone who is traveling that day! Not that I was sorry to miss it after she told me is was scrambled eggs - I am more used to things like quiche, breakfast casserole, etc. at BB's! The host finally reluctantly agreed to come downstairs to carry our my luggage at that time. I was not able to handle it on the front steps because there is NO railing on the lower portion!
Our hosts were personable and charming and their dog non-intrusive. A light breakfast of fresh food was welcome after a late night. The guest rooms and bath are clean. Bedroom decor is simple and soothing. The house has great bones and good potential. We were in town for a concert and liked being able to walk just a mile to Bogart's on Vine. Good value and met our needs. The place has zero curb appeal, not an obstacle for us, but has potential to discourage others. Long term ongoing renovations make this place more appropriate as AirBnB than a true B&B as the common areas remain in progress. Some people would be put off by the kitchen facilities such as they are, but that's for the hosts to work out, and they made my breakfast in there without a hitch, so none of my business.
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I've tried twitter with each site and I always loose focus on it. It seems more cold to me than the others. Sort of one sided. Maybe that's because in never gathered any kind of real followers. But regardless the character limit turns me off. Google+ has creeped in there recently. I guess their advertising efforts (or forced usage) has done its job. Regardless inclusion into the google+ platform is good for google seo in a hundred ways. You could add a social bookmarking one to that list but I have never got into those either. But others are of course.
I think it's best to pick 3 to 5 social networks to put your efforts rather than throwing the kitchen sink at seo and spreading your limited efforts around in 20 different places. Quality over quantity in my book.
I just put some of this effort into a new site and had this on my mind and thought I'd share. Where do you guys spend your efforts on social stuff? What seems to work for you? What doesn't?
If your website is called joesbows.com then usually so are all your social networks. Usually you make a post on your site, then paste the new page into your social media outlets. By default each social outlet will populate your share for you verbatim what it says on your site. Although duplicate content like this is generally considered ok in seo circles it's still duplicate. It occurred to me this morning, that possibly a better techque would be to vary the name of each of your social circles and vary the name of each post. Things that essentially mean the same thing just worded different. I don't do this, not yet anyway, but just food for thought. It would definetly garner more search results for more queries. But it could also dilute your brand name. Just more fuel for the discussion fire.
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i tried my luck with Facebook and Twitter . i can say that both helps me getting traffic. i found facebook better than twitter (thats my experience) while engaging with my users, where people love to share contents.
I have experience with both, and in most cases Facebook is better at keeping the community engaged. This is also because they allow advertising, so it's easy to grow your community and promote each post automatically.
Twitter works good, but you have to have a lot of information. Posting about 10 to 20 tweets a day can be overwhelming and use use external tools to keep up. I like it, but really haven't had that much success for my clients.
I am using Facebook ,Twitter and linkedIn for my business. These three networks generates good traffic to my business site. Especially I got very good traffics and likes in facebook. Secondly Twitter and Thirdly LinkedIn.I think LinkedIn is best for targeting business people and Twitter is best for commercial and facebook is useful for all kind of focus. Because Facebook is more popular and all kind of people spend time in it.
That's right! I always stick to specific social media platforms than being spread via different places. It won't give much efforts for the website! I put more attention to FB, Twitter and Google Plus. Although I still doubt the last one. Could you explain how Google Plus can really work for my site? What stuff are you doing there?
Social Media platform is independent & unpredictable where you cannot rely on a single site for driving the traffic to your website.In order to use social media to the best of one usage you can tried to take the help of all the different medium avail to you. I would suggest not to limit the social media only to those three sites.
That's right! I always stick to specific social media platforms than being spread via different places. It won't give much efforts for the website! I put more attention to FB, Twitter and Google Plus. Although I still doubt the last one. Could you explain how Google Plus can really work for my site? What stuff are you doing there?
Dear mates, I have something different experience. I have tried both 3 media for getting traffic, but after some fixed amount of traffic it is stopped.Don't know why?<snip>
Like yourself, the time I have for social networks is limited and yes, quality over quantity for me too.
For me, Google+, with its search and Communities, has been excellent at finding content and users that fit into what I define as a target audience. Of course, I am betting on the fact that having a solid presence over there will then help with my SEO efforts.
I am also active on a number of forums. As compared to Facebook and Twitter, it is so much more easier for me to find people who are passionate about a particular topic on forums.
Apart from these two, I will try a new social network every three months. Sometimes, you'll never know how a new platform may perform unless you spend enough time there. For the start of 2014, I'm looking at SlideShare but I'm not quite sure whether I'm too late to the party.
Duplicates aside (I don't think it matters on social media anyway), the way how users consume content and the types of content they prefer varies from one social network to another. Rewriting the headline, post or description will definitely help a link to stand out and garner more visits. For example, sharing a quote from a popular article instead of the title makes a tweet unique.
Also, I try not to blast the same content across all the social networks at the same time by filling the queue with different degrees of useful content created by others.
The only social media site which I think work well is Google Plus. I am suggesting this because whenever we search keywords over Google, we most of the time see profiles of people over Google Plus. Few other suggested sites are Pintrest, Tumblr, Agryd and Badoo.
The social media network is the wide spread with no limitation to it. choosing the best social network among those available on your part is a choice of your need & audience interest with their involvement in it.Many time for a particular geographic people give more preference to a particular social networking site than that of others.
For the company where I work twitter and stumble upon are the most beneficial, we also use FB. I think that these sites are the most popular for generating traffic.


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I marked the size of the squares and cut it out of the middle of the paper.
It was so much easier doing it that way so I could see what I was tracing.
I tried to get Hobby Lobby where I could and then hearts. I've got to tell you, I was just looking at hearts and not the words around it. You've probably already spotted it, if not, I'll show you later.
There's my 7 little squares. (Still didn't notice.)
Glued them all in.
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MSU finished the road swing with a modest 2-2 mark after a disappointing Southeastern Conference series loss at Arkansas over the weekend.
The Bulldogs (24-8) secured victory Tuesday night when Wes Rea connected for a game-winning two-run single in the top half of the ninth inning.
Perhaps the story of the night was the quality start from Brandon Woodruff. Battling back from injury, the sophomore right-hander allowed three hits and one run (earned) in six innings of work. Woodruff struck out four and walked none.
"Woodruff's pitching was the highlight of the night," MSU head coach John Cohen said. "He challenged the hitters and kept it in the strike zone."
The Bulldogs erased an early 1-0 deficit with a single score in the fourth inning, two scores in the fifth inning and a single score in the sixth inning.
MSU tied the contest at 1-all on a balk call in the fourth inning. A Hunter Renfroe double started the big fifth inning. A wild pitch scored one run, while an RBI-groundout by Brett Pirtle scored the other. Another USA error scored the game's fourth run for the Bulldogs in the sixth inning.
"We hit a lot of balls pretty well," Cohen said. "And Rea came through with a big at-bat. The show of MSU fans from the coast was impressive. The players and the staff appreciate the great support we have from the coast area."
USA strung together a game-tying three-run seventh inning, thanks in large part to three MSU errors. Myles Gentry started the inning but quickly gave way to eventual winning pitcher Chad Girodo (3-1). Jonathan Holder worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his eighth save.
The sophomore right-hander has now tied Jay Powell for sixth on the all-time MSU saves list with 17 in his career.
MSU finished with seven hits, including a multi-hit night by Renfroe. The junior outfielder saw a 15-game hit streak snapped in Sunday's loss at Arkansas.
South Alabama (22-8) finished with five total hits off four MSU pitchers. James Traylor (2-3) took the loss.
Southeastern Conference play resumes this weekend when Florida comes to Dudy Noble Field. The Bulldogs and Gators are scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday (Cox Sports and Comcast Sports Southeast) and 1:30 p.m. Sunday.


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Event is BYOB. Mixers and Ice at Bar.
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It's been said, "a good story cannot be devised, it must be distilled." Join us on July 26th, for a tale of the rarest vintage. One of lost love and tragedy, of unbreakable promises and unthinkable acts. Mud & Blood: A Swamp Noir Fairy Tale is Wesley Morgan's unique blend of dark, sexy storytelling and music performance that hints of Tom Waits and the Brothers Grimm.
After the show, the seats come off the dance floor and the fun continues into the night with Morgan and The Roadhouse Cabaret House Band, stirring up dirty grooves guaranteed to inspire your inner devil. And if that's not enough, our bewitching cabaret performers will tease, taunt, and titillate your senses with artful and sexy burlesque performances. You'll surely have a few stories of your own to tell the next day, and a smile you'll feel in your hip pocket.
Mud & Blood: A Swamp Noir Fairy Tale (7:30pm - 10pm)
Mud & Blood is a song and story cycle consisting of thirteen songs woven into a captivating narrative full of blood, mud, and magic. Mixing fact, fiction, and fantasy, this is unlike any other music show you've ever seen. It's cinematic southern gothic at its finest.
In the aftermath of a tragic flood, a newborn baby boy is found in the mud, wrapped in the arms of his recently drowned mother. Mud & Blood follows his life growing up in the back rooms of bars, brothels, and poker rooms. Bored of his life with the denizens of the criminal underworld, Our Man sets out on an adventure that brings him in touch with intoxicating temptresses and precious songbirds. Will Our Man find redemption, or will his past be impossible to escape?
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Hot burlesque performed to a live band. Nothing pre-recorded, all of it live. This rare event is something you'd normally need to leave town to see. Once it's gone, it's gone forever.
The dance floor will be swampy, sexy, and sticky with the tunes of The Roadhouse Cabaret House Band. Watch some of the most enchanting burlesque performers performing today:
Is this an all ages event?
No, this is an 21+ event. Please bring valid id to show at the door.
I want to buy tickets at the door for Mud & Blood. Will I be guaranteed a seat?
Due to the cost of renting chairs for this event, only people who purchase tickets in advance will be guaranteed a seat for Mud & Blood. If you wait to purchase tickets at the door, you will most likely experience standing room only.
I don't want to see Mud & Blood, but I do want to see hot burlesque backed by a smoking band. Can I purchase tickets for The Roadhouse Cabaret only?
Yes. You can purchase the less expensive ticket for $11 in advance or $15 at the door. Admission for The Roadhouse Cabaret starts at 10pm, and you will not be allowed inside the venue until that time.
Will there be seats available for The Roadhouse Cabaret?
The Roadhouse Cabaret is standing room only. The only seats available will be those that are purchased with a reserved table. Purchasing a reserved table guarantees you a table, four seats, and admission to the event for four persons.
How long is Mud & Blood?
Mud & Blood is approximately 90 minutes long with a 15 minute intermission. The show starts at 8pm sharp. Doors open at 7:30pm, so come early to get the best seats.
How do I get my tickets once I have purchased them online?
Tickets purchased on-line will receive an email confirmation. You will appear in our list at the door, so there is no need to print tickets. To be safe, you should bring your confirmation email on your phone or printed out.
I did not receive an email confirmation when I ordered my tickets, what should I do?
Check your spam or gray mail folder, in case it was misdirected. If you are unable to find it, firstname.lastname@example.com to have it resent. Please include the name and email address used to order the tickets.
I am not able to print my tickets, what should I do?
If you have a smartphone, you can open your confirmation email on your device and show them at the door. Otherwise, make sure you bring Valid ID that matches that name you used to purchase the tickts.
Wesley Morgan performs a dark blend of broken down blues, junkyard americana, and gritty country with sexy lyrics that dwell on the darker side of creation. He has performed for thousands while opening for Chris Isaak; and, he has opened for Jack White favorites Pokey LaFarge and the South City. He has recorded with Grammy Award winning engineer Oz Fritz (Tom Waits, Primus, Bill Laswell).
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This article is by Zack Peterson of the Valley News, in which it was first published July 23, 2013.
Hanover, N.H. — Dartmouth College is being investigated by the federal government over its response to sexual harassment claims on campus, officials said Monday.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights initiated a compliance review of Dartmouth for sexual harassment grievance procedures and potential violations of Title IX, said Stephen Spector, the department's assistant press secretary. Title IX is the federal law that forbids gender discrimination among schools that receive federal aide.
The federal government has recently looked into a series of similar cases at other colleges, including a sex discrimination complaint against the University of Southern California, Spector said.
Dartmouth spokesman Justin Anderson said the college is cooperating with the investigation and is committed to promoting the safety of students. The school has focused on prevention and education and worked to strengthen its policies, he said in an emailed statement.
"We strive to maintain a process for handling complaints that is fair, supportive and incorporates best practices," Anderson wrote. "Beyond responding to complaints, we have worked intentionally and diligently in recent years to reduce incidents of sexual assault on campus, create a climate of reporting and support those who have come forward to report sexual harassment or sexual assault."
In May, a group of Dartmouth students filed a federal complaint under the Clery Act, which requires colleges and universities to disclose statistics about campus crimes, including sexual assaults, to the Education Department.
Around that time, the Dartmouth students had joined others from Swarthmore College, University of California at Berkeley, University of Southern California and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during a New York news conference on sexual assault. Dartmouth students voiced their concerns over homophobia and racism, and in the same month, the Education Department opened its probe on the school.
Danny Valdes, a senior at Dartmouth who is among the students who filed the federal complaint, described the news of the investigation as "unprecedented."
In his time at Dartmouth, the school has never been investigated by an outside third party, Valdes said. It marks a significant development, he said, that could reshape how sexual assault and homophobia-related grievances are handled at the college.
"Right now, it's all done internally," Valdes said. "It lacks a lot of transparency. This investigation shows that there's somebody other than Dartmouth who thinks there's a problem."
Valdes, who identifies as "trans and queer," said he reviewed reports from the college's Safety and Security office, Hanover Police Department and the Sexual Abuse Awareness Program at Dartmouth. He found inconsistencies in the data, he said, which raised his concern over the accuracy behind the reporting of alleged incidents.
"It's not streamlined at all," he said. "I hope that they do an overall investigation. I care about LGBT issues, and sexual assault is also an enormous problem that the college tries to sweep under the rug."
Allison Puglisi, a rising junior at Dartmouth, said it's too early to know what the investigation will yield, or how it will be conducted.
"Will they go into fraternity basements? Or do student interviews? I don't know," she said Monday.
Puglisi said she had witnessed hurtful acts, and heard stories from friends about campus misconduct. Puglisi hasn't been the victim of sexual assault, she said, but understands the affect it has on the school's culture.
She hopes the investigation sheds light on "the environment of hostility" that she said exists on campus. However, Puglisi remains realistic about the amount of hard data that would need to be collected to persuade people of the extent of the problem.
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David Schenck wanted to be accepted and admired, so much so that when he saw the chance, he grabbed power and became a central figure in an intrigue that bilked North Carolinians of their money, land and belongings at a time when they were most vulnerable.
Hidden in plain view within the pages Schenck's diaries that spanned 50 years, yet under the noses of Civil War historians who have referenced them for decades, are clues to his role as a Confederate receiver.
"I had been laboring under the impression that David Schenck as a receiver under the Confederate Act of Sequestration was some sort of tax collector because everything I could find, which wasn't much at all, indicated that," said USC Salkehatchie historian Rodney Steward. "What I found was anything but that."
Steward's biography on the Confederate official and lawyer, "David Schenck and the Contours of Confederate Identity," was released in June by the University of Tennessee Press.
"No one has written about sequestration. I can count on about one hand the number of publications that has dealt with the topic since 1865," Steward said.
In response to a U.S. Congressional act that allowed Union forces to confiscate property, including slaves, the Confederate Congress passed the Act of Sequestration, which established grand juries and receivers who were charged with ferreting out and seizing the property, debts and anything that was in part or fully owned by a Northerner.
"If you owed money to a Northern factor, you now owed that money to the Confederate government," Steward said. "It was the only legislation whose jurisdiction was the exclusive domain of the Confederate government. All other policies were delegated to state governments. In this sense, Schenck and other receivers become the face of the Confederate government at the local level."
While the proceeds of property seized and auctioned were supposed to go to the coffers of the Confederacy, Steward discovered deceit.
"Schenck writes in his diary in 1862 when he first gets started. He makes an entry where he says that he auctioned $22,000 worth of property on a single day. However, the sequestration fund ledger in Richmond indicates that in the month of September 1862 only $3,682 was remitted," he said. "The district court of North Carolina pocketed or distributed those funds liberally among the various members of the court."
Steward said its makes a person wonder how much of New South fortunes were the result of this corruption.
"A lot of evidence has been mysteriously scattered," Steward said. "I've found records and court writs in some strange places, including archived records of The Charlotte Observer and a variety of collections in the National Archives. We're talking about untold amounts of money that I have an idea was upwards of $10 – 20 million."
Steward became fascinated with Schenck as a Confederate nationalist and how religion, duty and manhood shaped his identity.
"The first story about David Schenck that I connected with was the construction of his Confederate identity," he said. "Schenck came of age in the antebellum South, which had very rigid social norms in which few were deemed 'respectable.' Schenck was part of the small but burgeoning middle class and although he became a lawyer, he remained on the periphery of elite society. His religious training or the lack thereof was an impediment. His father, left in a religious stupor after the death of his wife when Schenck was 2, didn't provide the spiritual training essential for a young man to being accepted into polite society."
To overcome social disadvantage, Schenck fashioned a Confederate identity. He became an ardent supporter of the Southern Rights Party of North Carolina, a party Steward describes as "dangerous revolutionaries with violent revolution in mind."
"They were not hot-headed cotton lovers who wanted to break with the Union and join the secessionist side, and they were definitely not the democracy loving, patriarchal, personal rights individuals that some have portrayed them to be," Steward said. "These were professional middle-class men who wanted to destroy the state's Democratic Party and replace it with their new secessionist party and overthrow the popular governance of the state by any means necessary so that North Carolina is removed from the Union. That is what no one has written about."
The image he fashioned and projected along with his role as a receiver for the Confederacy are among the more compelling aspects of the biography. Another is debunking the notion that those on the homefront were weary loyalists.
"Looking at North Carolina's homefront through Schenck's eyes is something more like the French Revolution during the Reign of Terror," he said. "People were threatened with the loss of their lives, liberty and property."
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Archives for November 2012
Statement from Buffalo Sabres' owner Terry Pegula on passing of Robert Swados
Saturday's Rochester Coverage
Brian Flynn's hat trick propels Amerks past Albany (Rochester D&C)
Devils' attack falters in defeat (Albany Times Union)
Flynn, Brennan power Amerks to 5-2 win over Devils (Amerks.com)
Devils lose at Rochester (TheAlbanyDevils.com)
Exasperated Ryan Miller heartily endorses decertification of union
'"It seems like the players in any league are going to be subjected to the same scripted labour dispute developed by [NHL and NBA law firm] Proskauer Rose in all collective bargaining discussions now and in the future. Decertification becomes part of the script because Gary Bettman and the owners are trying to get a sense of how far they can push us and at some point we have to say 'enough.'"'
Friday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester Amerks want to ramp up goal production (Rochester D&C)
NHL owners just say no to proposal
'"There was movement on some issues by the players' association, and that was appreciated," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters in New York. "There was movement by us on some issues, but we're still far apart. Hopefully, there will have been some momentum from today's session that we can build off of to hopefully, again hopefully, bring this process to a successful conclusion."'
Updating the Sabres playing in Europe
'Here are some updates on the Sabres currently playing in Europe…'.
Gellert full-time with NHL's Sabres
'"I didn't really go out and pursue it, the (Sabres) just asked me if I would like to try it full-time and I said yes," said Gellert. "I love the game, this is a good way to keep me in it and it keeps me busy. With the experience, hopefully I'll keep getting better at it and continue to help the Sabres as long as I can."'
Thursday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks send former top defense prospect Schiestel to ECHL (Olean Times Herald)
Wednesday's Rochester Coverage
Warriors hit road with two new defensemen (Greenville News)
Amerks assign MacKenzie and Schiestel to Greenville (Amerks.com)
NHL Lockout Blues
'Look, I know not every game is a bad game and I've surely had some very memorable times, even over the last few seasons. Still, more often than not while I'm siting there in the arena in a seat I've landed through work, I think to myself how mad I'd be if a paid for this.'
Sabres University: Buffalo goes back to school during lockout downtime
'"The morale part of it is huge, and the interaction," Black said. "Sometimes there can be an invisible wall between the hockey department and every other part of the organization."'
Many from both sides gather for negotiations
'The league and the NHL Players' Association met in New York at the union's request, but no new proposals were made. The NHL is urging the players to submit a complete offer if they want to move forward in attempts to end the lockout.'
NHL stance on lockout is pointless
'This was a hurting business eight years ago. It was a $3.3 billion business going great guns this time. Good luck getting back to that point any time soon.'
Sabres Classics Provide Hockey Fix
'It was great hearing the buzz from the crowd every time Gilbert Perreault got the puck in the Sabres end and started working his way up ice. Fans knew they could see something memorable any time number eleven was on the ice.'
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester Amerks defeated by Binghamton Senators (Rochester D&C)
B-Sens top Amerks at Arena (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin)
Amerks drop 3-2 decision to Senators in Binghamton (Amerks.com)
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Shots Fired At US Capitol: Suspect Deceased
The U.S. Capitol was placed on lockdown on Thursday afternoon after reports of shots fired in the area, according to NBC Washington. Several people in the area report hearing multiple shots. The lockdown was lifted around 3 PM.
Photos from the scene at the U.S. Capitol are here.
The suspect has been identified as Miriam Carey, a 34-year-old woman from Stamford, Connecticut. She appeared to be attempting to gain access to the White House. Carey was at a checkpoint and tried to go around a barrier. A chase led to Capitol Hill. According to a police source, all of the shots fired came from law enforcement and was not armed. Reports say that Miriam Carey was killed by US Capitol Police.
A clip of the chase is below.
There was a young child in Carey's car. The child was taken to the hospital.
One police officer was injured and was taken to the hospital via helicopter. He appeared to be conscious and breathing. It is believed that the officer was injured in a vehicle accident and was not shot.
Police say that there is no indication that this incident is related to terrorism.
Literally was dragged in by cop as he heard shots fired come over the radio. Now this: pic.twitter.com/K1AJwIEV6G— KateNocera (@KateNocera) October 3, 2013
#USCapitol Shelter in Place has been lifted. You may exit shelter locations & resume normal activities. Thanks for your cooperation. #alert— SenateSergeantAtArms (@SenateSAA) October 3, 2013
Female driver who had rammed White House gate then drove to Cap Hill, exited her car, started shooting, then was herself shot.— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) October 3, 2013
Update: No.Capitol St is OPEN, Louisiana Ave BLOCKED South of D St NW. Independence Ave South of the Capitol is OPEN./7066— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) October 3, 2013
#DCFD Firefighters used rescue tools to extricate a trapped police officer pic.twitter.com/1BQ6dCXeOG #CapitolShooting— DC Fire Fighters L36 (@IAFF36) October 3, 2013
Capitol Police have been working without promise of a paycheck since Tuesday.— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) October 3, 2013


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Posted 23 May 2016 - 05:00 PM
Yes the Egg type BBQ grill is along the lines I was thinking of, but laid on its side. Think of a propane tank laid on its side and split horizontaly so the top is a lid.
I think that design would be problematic. It works with metal grills because metal weighs a lot less and handles impact better than clay. A hinged lid with a wide domed lid is going to be heavy, and ceramic will get very hot during firing, so the effort of lifting it and the pain of the heat might be problematic. When you close the lid it could cause cracks on impact if the user does not have good upper body strength.
The Big Green Egg design works well because you are only lifting a small portion (the top) of the egg so it is lighter and you are not getting as much flame opening and closing the lid.
Posted 23 May 2016 - 11:58 PM
I wonder if anyone ever makes one that holds up?
We may never know
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same kind of clay.
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Ghosts of the Past - Decayed Daguerreotypes from the Matthew Brady Studio, 1844-1860
Daguerreotype portraits were made by the model posing (often with head fixed in place with a clamp to keep it still the few minutes required) before an exposed light-sensitive silvered copper plate, which was then developed by mercury fumes and fixed with salts. This fixing however was far from permanent – like the people they captured the images too were subject to change and decay. They were extremely sensitive to scratches, dust, hair, etc, and particularly the rubbing of the glass cover if the glue holding it in place deteriorated. As well as rubbing, the glass itself can also deteriorate and bubbles of solvent explode upon the image.
The daguerreotypes above are from the studio of Matthew Brady, one of the most celebrated 19th century American photographers, best known for his portraits of celebrities and his documentation of the American Civil War which earned him the title of "father of photojournalism". The Library of Congress received the majority of the Brady daguerreotypes as a gift from the Army War College in 1920.


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|Chap. 732
|Walker, Minn. Appropriation authorized for school facilities.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an additional sum of $80,000 to be available to the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of cooperating with Independent School District Numbered 5, Cass County, Minnesota, at Walker, Minnesota, for the construction, extension, equipment, and improvement of public school facilities at Walker, Minnesota, as authorized by the Act of July 1, 1940 (54 Stat. 707, 708), and the Act of July 24, 1947 (61 Stat. 414): Provided, That in consideration of the amount heretofore appropriated and the amount which may be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section, all Indian children residing in such district shall be admitted to the schools of the district without further cost to the United States for instructional, operation, and maintenance purposes.
Approved, August 17, 1950.


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Topic: Miles Krowicki
Miles Krowicki (who posted here once in March using the name mileskrowicki) passed away this morning. He also lived in Calgary, so I've followed him on facebook since his battle began early this year. He was a strong man who fought to the very end for his wife and 2 teenage daugthers. His posts on facebook are amazing and I highly recommend reading them - you should be able to access his wall, where he describes what has been happening since basically the beginning (start at the bottom).
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php? … mp;sk=wall
Praying for Miles and his beautiful family.


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Who Should Be the First to Know About My Engagement?
Avoid broadcasting the news (photos included) to social networks before sharing your engagement with family and friends. If you have any children from a previous marriage, they should be told first. Parents, family members, godparents, and anyone you are particularly close with should also be told before the news is public knowledge.


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Kidney cancer is cancer that originates in the kidneys. Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist. They're located behind your abdominal organs, with one kidney on each side of your spine.
In adults, the most common type of kidney cancer is renal cell carcinoma. Other less common types of kidney cancer can occur. Young children are more likely to develop a kind of kidney cancer called Wilms' tumor.
The incidence of kidney cancer seems to be increasing. One reason for this may be the fact that imaging techniques such as computerized tomography (CT) scan are being used more often. These tests may lead to the accidental discovery of more kidney cancers.
Kidney cancer rarely causes signs or symptoms in its early stages. In the later stages, kidney cancer signs and symptoms may include:
Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any persistent signs or symptoms that worry you.
It's not clear what causes renal cell carcinoma.
Doctors know that kidney cancer begins when some kidney cells acquire mutations in their DNA. The mutations tell the cells to grow and divide rapidly. The accumulating abnormal cells form a tumor that can extend beyond the kidney. Some cells can break off and spread (metastasize) to distant parts of the body.
Factors that can increase the risk of kidney cancer include:
Start by seeing your family doctor or a general practitioner if you have signs or symptoms that worry you. If your doctor suspects you may have kidney cancer, you may be referred to a doctor who specializes in urinary tract diseases and conditions (urologist) or to a doctor who treats cancer (oncologist).
Because appointments can be brief, and because there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to be prepared. Here's some information to help you get ready and what to expect from your doctor.
Your time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions will help you make the most of your time together. List your questions from most important to least important in case time runs out. For kidney cancer, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
In addition to the questions that you've prepared, don't hesitate to ask additional questions that may occur to you during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may allow more time to cover other points you want to address. Your doctor may ask:
Tests and procedures used to diagnose kidney cancer include:
Once your doctor identifies a kidney lesion that might be kidney cancer, the next step is to determine the extent (stage) of the cancer. Staging tests for kidney cancer may include additional CT scans or other imaging tests your doctor feels are appropriate.
Then your doctor assigns a number, called a stage, to your cancer. Kidney cancer stages include:
Together, you and your treatment team will discuss your kidney cancer treatment options. The best approach for you may depend on a number of factors, including your general health, the kind of kidney cancer you have, whether the cancer has spread and your preferences for treatment.
Surgery is the standard of care for the majority of kidney cancers. Surgical procedures used to treat kidney cancer include:
Removing the affected kidney (nephrectomy). Radical nephrectomy involves the removal of the kidney, a border of healthy tissue and the adjacent lymph nodes. The adrenal gland also may be removed.
Nephrectomy can be an open operation, meaning the surgeon makes one large incision to access your kidney. Or nephrectomy can be done laparoscopically, using several small incisions to insert a video camera and tiny surgical tools. The surgeon watches a video monitor to perform the nephrectomy.
In some cases, this surgery can be done robotically, which means the surgeon uses hand controls that tell a robot how to maneuver surgical tools to perform the operation.
Removing the tumor from the kidney (nephron-sparing surgery). During this procedure, also called partial nephrectomy, the surgeon removes the tumor and a small margin of healthy tissue that surrounds it, rather than removing the entire kidney.
Nephron-sparing surgery can be an open procedure, or it may be performed laparoscopically or with robotic assistance.
Nephron-sparing surgery is a common treatment for small kidney cancers. It may also be an option if you have only one kidney.
When nephron-sparing surgery is possible, it's generally preferred over radical nephrectomy since retaining as much kidney tissue as possible may reduce your risk of later complications, such as kidney disease and the need for dialysis.
The type of surgery your doctor recommends will be based on your cancer and its stage, as well as your health. Surgery carries a risk of bleeding and infection.
For some people, surgery isn't an option. In these situations, kidney cancer treatments may include:
Treatment to freeze cancer cells (cryoablation). During cryoablation, a special needle is inserted through your skin and into your kidney tumor using X-ray guidance. Gas in the needle is used to cool down or freeze the cancer cells.
There are few long-term data about the safety and efficacy of cryoablation for kidney cancer. It's typically reserved for people who can't undergo other surgical procedures and those who have small kidney tumors.
Treatment to heat cancer cells (radiofrequency ablation). During radiofrequency ablation, a special needle is inserted through your skin and into your kidney tumor using X-ray guidance. An electrical current is run through the needle and into the cancer cells, causing the cells to heat up or burn.
There are few long-term data about the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation for kidney cancer. Radiofrequency ablation may be an option for people who can't undergo other surgical procedures and those with small kidney tumors.
Kidney cancer that recurs and kidney cancer that spreads to other parts of the body may not be curable, but may be controlled with treatment. In these situations, treatments may include:
Treatment that targets specific aspects of your cancer (targeted therapy). Targeted treatments block specific abnormal signals present in kidney cancer cells that allow them to proliferate. These drugs have shown promise in treating kidney cancer that has spread to other areas of the body.
The targeted drugs axitinib (Inlyta), bevacizumab (Avastin), pazopanib (Votrient), sorafenib (Nexavar) and sunitinib (Sutent) block signals that play a role in the growth of blood vessels that provide nutrients to cancer cells and allow cancer cells to spread.
Temsirolimus (Torisel) and everolimus (Afinitor) are targeted drugs that block a signal that allows cancer cells to grow and survive.
Targeted therapy drugs can cause side effects, such as a rash that can be severe, diarrhea and fatigue.
No complementary and alternative therapies have been proved to successfully treat kidney cancer. But complementary and alternative medicine may help you cope with signs and symptoms related to cancer and cancer treatment, such as feelings of distress.
People with kidney cancer can experience distress after diagnosis and during treatment. If you're distressed, you may feel sad or worried. You may find it difficult to sleep, eat or concentrate on your usual activities.
Complementary and alternative treatments that can help you cope with distress include:
Your doctor can refer you to professionals who can help you learn about and try these alternative treatments. Tell your doctor if you're experiencing distress.
Each person copes with a cancer diagnosis in his or her own way. Once the shock and fear that come with a diagnosis begin to subside, you'll find ways to help you cope with the daily challenges of cancer treatment and recovery. Coping strategies that can help include:
Taking steps to improve your health may help reduce your risk of kidney cancer. To reduce your risk, try to:
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Tax Facts Index
Department of Finance
Vol. 8, No. 3
July 1997
Local sales and use
tax renewal
On May 3, 1997, the voters of East Baton Rouge Parish approved the
renewal of a 1/2% Sales and Use Tax applicable to taxable transactions in the City of
Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, City of Baker and City of Zachary. This renewal
is for a period of five years beginning July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2002. Proceeds from
the tax will be used for building new public roads and streets, and repairing and
improving public roads and streets in the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge,
City of Baker and City of Zachary. Certain foods, drugs and other medically related items
are still exempt from the tax.
Due to the renewal of this tax, the local Sales and Use Tax rate will
remain 4%.
Resale exemption certificates
Rule 12 (A) of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sales and Use Tax
Regulations states, "The Director (of Finance) will consider all sales to be taxable
retail sales unless the seller takes from the buyer a resale exemption certificate signed
by and bearing the name, address and sales/use tax registration number of the buyer to the
effect that the property is purchased for resale. If the buyer is located in the Parish,
dealers may recognize that the articles are purchased for resale only when the buyer is
properly registered under the provisions of the local ordinances or under the provisions
of the State sales tax law if the buyer is located elsewhere within the State."
The most important item on the resale exemption certificate is the
purchaser's sales/use tax registration number. Only local retail dealers that are properly
registered with the Revenue Division have received an East Baton Rouge Parish sales tax
registration number. Out-of-Parish retail dealers must provide their State and local sales
tax numbers. The seller must collect sales tax when the buyer cannot provide a
properly executed certificate.
Dealers must use some judgement when accepting resale exemption
certificates. The fact that a retail dealer is properly registered in accordance with the
law does not mean that all of his purchases are for the purpose of resale. For example, a
retail dealer of auto parts and accessories would not be buying a diamond ring for resale.
Another example involves construction contractors who purchase building materials for a
real property construction contract. Contractors are not retail dealers and are considered
the final consumer of the materials purchased. Clearly, these transactions are not for
resale and therefore, are not exempt. The burden of proving that a sale is, in fact, for
resale shall be on the seller. The seller must carefully review each purchase and should
consider the nature of the purchaser's business before accepting a resale exemption
Dealers shall keep all resale certificates furnished to them by retail
dealers. Any changes in business status such as trade name, location, or registration
number should result in an updated resale exemption certificate executed by the purchaser.
These certificates are required if the dealer is audited by the Department of Finance. Any
dealer who fails to provide certificates shall be liable for and pay the tax himself.
In summary, Resale Exemption Certificates are a very important part of
a retail dealer's business. Purchases for resale must be made in strict compliance with
the rules and regulations. Any dealer who fails to obtain a certificate will be liable for
the tax. Resale exemption forms may be obtained from the Revenue Division.
Sales tax due dates
Following are the sales tax due dates
for the second quarter of 1997:
For the
Tax Due
Month of
August 1
August 21
September 1
September 23
October 1
October 21
Returns bearing a U.S. postmark on or after the above delinquent dates
will be assessed penalty, interest and loss of vendor's compensation. Remember to mail
your return early.
Taxpayer topics
Tax Facts is issued quarterly by the
Department of Finance/Revenue Division to provide information concerning developments and
policies regarding the collection of local sales tax within East Baton Rouge Parish.
The Revenue Division invites any suggestions, questions or comments
that you would like addressed in future issues of Tax Facts. Please address these
items to:
City of Baton Rouge
Department of Finance
P. O. Box 2590
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-2590
ATTENTION: Steve Thomas
Assistant Revenue Manager
Need help?
Taxpayers may call the Revenue Division to receive assistance at the
following telephone numbers between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.
Sales/Use Tax
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Occupational License Tax
(225) 389-3278
Business License and Permit Office
Fax Number
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dated, please contact this department's
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Dr. Ain and his colleagues have developed groundbreaking surgical techniques for patients with spinal deformities and skeletal dysplasia, including the design of prostheses and instruments for people less than four feet tall and the use of pedicle screws instead of hooks and wires for scoliosis surgery.
Dr. Ain received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Brown University. He earned his M.D. from Albany Medical College of Union University. He completed his residency at Albany Medical College and performed a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Ain's research interests include skeletal dysplasias, scoliosis, achondroplasia, pediatric trauma, pediatric spinal deformities, hip dysplasia and pediatric spinal deformities.
- Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- B.A., Brown University (Rhode Island) (1984)
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Research Summary
Dr. Ain's research focuses on the outcomes of surgical treatment on patients with skeletal dysplasias and on pediatric orthopaedics.
Dr. Ain, along with residents and medical students, has published several papers on outcomes of patients with skeletal dysplasias. They have looked at the malalignment of lower extremities in achondroplasia, results of cervical fusion in patients with skeletal dysplasias and results of thoracolumbar fusions in patients with achondroplasia.
His future research plans include looking at the natural history of low-back pain in achondroplasia, the outcomes of decompression in achondroplasia and the natural history of kyphosis in achondroplasia.
Selected PublicationsView all on Pubmed
Jain A, Brooks JT, Rao SS, Ain MC, Sponseller PD. Cervical fractures with associated spinal cord injury in children and adolescents: epidemiology, costs, and in-hospital mortality rates in 4418 patients. J Child Orthop. 2015;9(3):171-175.
Hassanzadeh H, Jain A, El Dafrawy MH, Ain MC, Mesfin A, Skolasky RL, Kebaish KM. "Three-column osteotomies in the treatment of spinal deformity in adult patients 60 years old and older: outcome and complications." Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Apr 20;38(9):726-31. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31827c2415.
Richman JH, Mears SC, Ain MC. "Is the 22 modifier worth it?" Orthopedics. 2012 Aug 1;35(8):e1256-9. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20120725-29.
Jain A, Erkula G, Leet AI, Ain MC, Sponseller PD. Implant-related fractures in children: A 15-year review. J Pediatr Orthop. 2012 Jul-Aug;32(5):547-52. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318259fe75.
Leu D, Sargent MC, Ain MC, Leet AI, Tis JE, Sponseller PD. "Spica casting for pediatric femoral fractures: a prospective, randomized controlled study of single-leg versus double-leg spica casts." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Jul 18;94(14):1259-64. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00966
Greenwald LJ, Yost MT, Sponseller PD, Abdullah F, Ziegfeld SM, Ain MC. "The role of clinically significant venous thromboembolism and thromboprophylaxis in pediatric patients with pelvic or femoral fractures." J Pediatr Orthop. 2012 Jun;32(4):357-61. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31824b2a07.


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With Washington deadlocked over the mix of automatic tax hikes known as the "fiscal cliff," worries are rising about the impact on the economy. But many economic forecasters say a brief slide off the fiscal cliff might not be catastrophic. The cliff is more like a slope, those experts say, and the most damaging effects won't be felt immediately—though they would be felt quickly. The slope only gets steeper as the early days of 2013 tick away with no deal in sight.
Few expect the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's worst-case scenario—a plunge over the cliff that leaves its provisions intact for all of 2013—will come to pass. In that situation, the CBO warned that the country would return to recession in the first half of the year and that unemployment would rise to 9.1 percent by year-end.
More likely is that a deal to sidestep the full impact of the cliff's sharp tax hikes and spending cuts is reached early next year. How early matters a lot. The slope "can really start to get steep if you don't take action," said Chad Stone, chief economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. What follows are the economic milestones the U.S. doesn't want to hit in the New Year, the points where the slope starts looking a whole lot more like a precipice. The longer Congress goes without a deal, the more likely each of the below events become.
1. Tax season uncertainty hits spending. The alternative minimum tax, which hits wealthy and, increasingly, middle-class Americans, is usually "patched" every year or two to exempt large swaths of people from paying it. It wasn't patched in 2012, however, and with tax filing season getting under way in early 2013, the longer Congress goes without patching it, the more uncertainty and harm it will inflict on the economy. The AMT is unique in this regard; other tax provisions that make up the cliff don't kick in until the 2013 tax filing season.
The IRS has warned that up to 100 million Americans could wind up filing their 2012 taxes late if no AMT patch is passed. "It's a big mess, because you don't know the tax policy for the year in which you're filing taxes," said Chris Lafakis, senior economist at Moody's Analytics. The IRS may need to rewrite its software and forms to accommodate a deal. People who filed their taxes early might have to resubmit their returns. And late filing means late spending of tax refunds, starting the year on a weaker note.
As uncertainty over the fate of the AMT mounts, so will the economic damage. "If you are maybe an upper-income household, or even a middle-class household, and you are uncertain as to how the AMT is going to affect you, and all of a sudden you have the prospect of having to pay out a lot more money to the federal government when you file taxes this year, then you might not spend as much of your money as you otherwise would," said Lafakis. Reduced sales could lead to reduced business investment and production and fewer workers.
2. A debt limit showdown. The Treasury Department says the U.S. will once again reach its borrowing limit on Dec. 31. Then, Treasury will begin taking "extraordinary measures" to delay the day when the country can no longer meet its obligations. It's unclear exactly when those measures will be exhausted, but most expect the debt ceiling will need to be raised no later than February.
If the debt limit isn't raised as part of a fiscal cliff deal before the February deadline is reached, things could get ugly. "In a worst-case scenario, Republicans could block (or significantly delay) a debt ceiling increase in retaliation for a lack of compromise from the Democrats regarding tax rate increases," economists at Deutsche Bank wrote in a research note last week. Confidence could take a hit. Another showdown over the debt limit would be a bad outcome for the economy. Failure to raise it would be even worse. The country could see another credit rating downgrade, a government shutdown, and delayed payments of government contracts, wages, and social benefits, the Deutsche economists warned.
3. U.S. credit rating downgraded ... again. You don't need a debt ceiling standoff to get a credit rating downgrade; deadlocked fiscal cliff negotiations could lead to such an outcome. "We might see further downgrades by the ratings agencies that are just saying that this government is not functioning, therefore we have no confidence in their ability to, you know, to get the deficit under control," said Nigel Gault, chief U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight. "I'm not sure how long their patience will last. It's their judgment on whether they see something emerging or whether it's just complete gridlock," he said.
4. Markets think there's no possibility of a deal. Markets have been volatile as the Dec. 31 deadline approaches. But they haven't tanked--yet. A sharp drop is likely to come when progress on a deal appears to hit a standstill. Ironically, that could be the impetus to get a deal. "I sort of wonder whether it may take the markets to simply give up on a deal before they actually drop sufficiently to put enough pressure on the politicians to make them do a deal," said Gault.It's not clear how far past the end-of-year deadline that moment would come; it would likely depend more on the mood than the timeline.
Another perspective: A short-term dive would inflict immediate pain on the economy. Some economists warn against even the briefest of cliff dives. "I don't buy the idea that a short-term descent off the fiscal cliff would be not costly. I think it would be costly and, in fact, we're already seeing costs," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said at the central bank's most recent press conference. Indeed, business investment has dropped and consumer confidence fell in December, developments widely attributed to concerns over the cliff.
But with days to go before the end-of-year deadline, a dive of some duration seems increasingly likely.