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- 1 pound asparagus
- 1 1/2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup lightly packed mesclun
- 1/2 cup lightly packed mint leaves
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 4 ounces aged goat cheese, rind removed, cheese shaved
- 1 Hass avocado—halved, pitted and thinly sliced
- Four split 6-inch lengths of baguette, toasted (optional)
Preheat the oven to 400°. On a baking sheet, toss half of the asparagus with 2 teaspoons of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 10 to 12 minutes, until tender and charred in spots. Let the asparagus cool.
Meanwhile, using a vegetable peeler, shave the remaining asparagus into long, thin strips. In a medium bowl, toss the shaved asparagus with the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. In another medium bowl, toss the mesclun and mint with the red wine vinegar and the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
Mound the roasted asparagus, goat cheese, shaved asparagus, mesclun mix and avocado on the baguettes and serve the sandwiches right away.


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Bacon's Rebellion 'hastened end of executive tyranny'
By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor 09/26/11
It would be another century before the English colonies erupted into war with the Motherland. But in the mid-1670s, Virginia was already seething with restlessness and discontent.
Thanks to declining tobacco prices and growing competition from Maryland and the Carolinas, Virginia's one-crop economy – already slammed by a series of hailstorms, floods, droughts and hurricanes – was foundering. Colonists were resentful over what they perceived to be excessive taxes, and displeased with trade restrictions under England's Navigation Acts.
"It was a complex chain of oppression in Virginia," writes Howard Zinn in A People's History of the United States. "The Indians were plundered by white frontiersmen, who were taxed and controlled by the Jamestown elite. And the whole colony was being exploited by England, which bought the colonists' tobacco at prices it dictated and made 100,000 pounds a year for the King."
Native Americans, free and enslaved blacks, and colonists (many of them indentured servants) had long been struggling to coexist; but in the uncertain economic climate, tensions were approaching the boiling point.
In 1675, skirmishes between frontier settlers and Indians in the Potomac River valley escalated into violence and led to widespread fear of organized Indian raids. But Virginia governor Sir William Berkeley – who presided over what historian Virginius Dabney called "a virtual dictatorship" in the colony – continued to plead for restraint and a peaceful resolution.
Accused of protecting the fur trade with which he was personally involved, Berkeley advocated for a containment policy and proposed to erect forts at strategic points along the frontier. The settlers regarded his plan as both ineffective and expensive– nothing but a flimsy excuse to raise tax rates.
By the spring of 1676, nearly 500 settlers had been killed, and a group of citizens approached the governor for permission to march against the Indians. When the governor refused, the citizens turned to a 28-year-old Henrico planter and recent immigrant named Nathaniel Bacon for leadership.
What began as an external conflict and a dispute over Indian policy was soon to ignite into a civil war, pitting anti-Indian settlers (including many servants and slaves) against the governor and his conciliatory policies. At its height, the rebellion so threatened the governor that he was forced to flee the burning capital city of Jamestown, prompting the King to dispatch soldiers across the Atlantic.
As the first uprising against English authority in the North American colonies, Bacon's Rebellion is considered a precursor to the American Revolution, and ranks No. 7 on the Henrico Citizen's list of the most significant events in Henrico's 400-year history.
'Commission or no commission!'
Born into a wealthy and prominent family in England, Nathaniel Bacon (a cousin of Francis Bacon) had been in the colony only a few months when the governor – no doubt influenced by Bacon's powerful connections – had appointed him to the Virginia Council of State.
Described as "young, bold,active, of an inviting Aspect, and powerful Elocution," Bacon was not only well-connected but well-educated, eloquent and intelligent. His critics, however, considered him unpleasantly arrogant; one sneered at him as "an indulged only son."
But after Bacon's defiance of the unpopular governor – who announced that anyone who proceeded against the Indians without authorization would be hanged as a rebel – he became a hero.
"If the redskins meddle with me," said Bacon – who had lost the overseer of his Curles Neck property to an Indian raid – "damn my blood but I'll harry them, commission or no commission!'
Raising his own militia, Bacon led a force that incited attack against some local, relatively friendly Indians. Berkeley denounced Bacon and his men as traitors, and expelled Bacon from the Council.
Bacon's followers responded by unanimously electing him to the House of Burgesses from Henrico County, and on June 5, the assembly gathered for what is historically refereed to as Bacon's Assembly. But when Bacon attempted to take his seat, Berkeley had him arrested.
After Bacon apologized for his offenses, Berkeley pardoned him and reinstated him on the council. He later changed his mind, but by now Bacon's supporters controlled much of the colony. In Henrico County, the Baconians even prevented the sheriff from reading the governor's proclamation of condemnation.
Laws and declarations
Later that month, Bacon returned to the statehouse in Jamestown with 500 men and arms drawn, demanding that the governor commission him as a general to lead the settlers against the Indians. An ugly standoff ensued in which Berkeley famously responded by baring his chest and daring Bacon to shoot him; but the governor eventually yielded to
Bacon's demands and retreated to the Eastern Shore.
In the final three days of the legislative session, the colonial assembly enacted several statutes known as "Bacon's Laws," limiting the powers of the governor and restoring suffrage rights to all freemen whether they owned land or not.
In late July, Bacon issued the first in a series of declarations of grievance and complaint against Berkeley. In his "Declaration of the People" he accused Berkeley of raising unjust taxes, elevating his cronies to high office, monopolizing the beaver trade and interfering with his campaigns against the Indians. He signed the declaration,
"General, by the consent of the people," and followed the announcement by marching to the lower Rappahannock River to attack the Pamunkey Indians.
While Bacon was fighting the Pamunkeys, Berkeley temporarily regained control of Jamestown. But Bacon's forces returned, and on September 19, after Berkeley abandoned the capitol, Bacon's men occupied and torched Jamestown, burning it to the ground.
Word of the uprising reached King Charles II of England in late October, and he signed a proclamation to put down the rebellion -- unaware that Nathaniel Bacon had died suddenly the day before of dysentery. Although Bacon's burial site is unknown, some speculate that his body ended up in the York River, since he died near its banks.
Without its leader, the rebellion collapsed. Governor Berkeley briefly returned to power, until the king relieved him of his
governorship and recalled him to England.
Spiritual heritage
Bacon's rebellion remains one of the more controversial events in Virginia history, and even now, scholars continue to debate its causes and significance.
For years, historians considered the 1676 event to represent the first stirring of the revolutionary sentiment that would culminate in the American Revolution. In later decades, however, some historians viewed Bacon's Rebellion as more of a power struggle between two stubborn personalities, rather than as a fight against tyranny.
In A New Look at the Old Dominion, Marshall Fishwick noted at least 17 novels had been written about the rebellion and that early writers tended to glorify Bacon's memory, portraying him as a reformer and Berkley as an oppressor. "In them," wrote Fishwick, "Bacon appears as a Virginia Robin Hood, defending the weak against the strong and
the poor against the rich."
But other sources contradict that view, casting Bacon's men as "highhanded with Indian affairs." In addition, said Fishwick, "The notion that the Rebellion was an attempt at political reform cannot be documented. . . The only laws in which [Bacon's followers] were interested were those authorizing attacks on the redmen who blocked their expansion."
Nevertheless, the rebellion led to significant changes in Virginia.
While the farmers did not succeed in their goal of driving Native Americans from Virginia, they did succeed in wiping out several of the remaining tribes. As for the surviving rebels, many of them headed for the frontier, thus boosting the wave of westward expansion.
Seeing black and white indentured servants joining the rebellion alarmed the ruling class, and some historians have argued that it prompted tobacco planters to replace servants with African slaves – thus hastening the colonists' embrace of an economy based on slave labor.
In his history of Virginia, Virginius Dabney points out that while Bacon's Laws were repealed a few months after his death, some of them were then partially reenacted. What's more, Bacon's "Declaration of the People" was the first expression of popular sovereignty in the English colonies.
"The revolt," said Dabney, "also had the salutary effect of warning the British Crown against future excesses." Bacon's Rebellion was the first – and, until the American Revolution, the largest -- of what would be 18 popular uprisings aimed at overthrowing colonial governments.
In addition to the rebellion's impact on political and social conditions in the colony, Dabney notes that it was also the subject of what has been called the first notable poem written in America.
Presumably penned by Virginia planter John Cotton, "Bacon's Epitaph, Made By His Man" centers around the refrain:
"While none shall dare his obsequies to sing
In deserved measure, until time shall bring
Truth crowned with freedom, and from danger free,
To sound his praises to posterity."
As Matthew Page Andrews writes in Virginia, the Old Dominion, "[Bacon's] rebellion did not, indeed, become a revolution.
Physically, it failed, but its principles, its cause and its memories constituted a spiritual heritage.
"It hastened the end of an era of executive tyranny, and future generations were to profit by its lessons."
HCPS wins national honor for overhaul of Code of Student Conduct, supports
Citizen Staff Reports 03/28/2017 Education
Henrico County Public Schools recently was recognized by the National School Boards Association for a sweeping overhaul of the school division's approach to student supports. HCPS was one of five large U.S. school systems recognized with a first-place honor in the 2017 Magna Awards, presented Saturday in Denver at the organization's annual conference. The awards recognize school divisions and leaders "for taking bold and innovative steps to improve the lives of students and their communities," according to the group.
The award recognizes Henrico Schools' efforts of the past several years, from re-examining its policies to implementing more support systems. After a two-year conversation with the community through public hearings and other feedback, HCPS adopted a revised Code of Student Conduct for the 2015-16 school year. > Read more.
Environmentalists say budget hurts efforts to protect bay
By Julie Rothey, Capital News Service 03/28/2017 Government
Environmental groups are outraged at the Trump administration's proposed funding cuts for Chesapeake Bay cleanup programs.
President Donald Trump's budget plan, released last week, reduces the budget for the federal Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent. That includes a $427 million in funding to address regional pollution, such as the Chesapeake Bay protection efforts. The proposed budget would eliminate funding for the EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program, which received $73 million from the federal government in 2016. > Read more.
President Donald Trump's budget plan, released last week, reduces the budget for the federal Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent. That includes a $427 million in funding to address regional pollution, such as the Chesapeake Bay protection efforts. The proposed budget would eliminate funding for the EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program, which received $73 million from the federal government in 2016. > Read more.
Glen Allen ES principal receives REB Award
Citizen Staff Reports 03/28/2017 Education
Melissa Halquist-Pruden, principal of Henrico County's Glen Allen Elementary School, earned the 2016-17 REB Award for Distinguished Educational Leadership. The Community Foundation presents the award to four principals annually – one each from the school systems of Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover counties and one from the city of Richmond schools.
The award recognizes principals who go beyond the day-to-day demands of their jobs to create an exceptional educational environment. The award stresses management and communication skills, and the ability to inspire, encourage and advocate for the school. > Read more.
Grant to help Hermitage H.S. upgrade CTE program equipment
Citizen Staff Reports 03/27/2017 Education
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced recently that Henrico County's Hermitage H.S. will be among 16 high schools and technical centers statewide to receive a grant to upgrade equipment for career and technical education (CTE) programs.
The program gives priority to challenged schools, Governor's STEM Academies and Governor's Health Science Academies. Each school or center will receive $37,500 to purchase new equipment and make other necessary improvements. At Hermitage, the funds will be used for precision machining equipment. > Read more.
Virginia raises a toast to George Washington's whiskey
By Megan Corsano, Capital News Service 03/27/2017 General AssemblyGeneral Assembly 2017
George Washington is recognized as the father of our country, but with a bill signed into law by Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Washington also will be recognized under another title – distiller of Virginia's official liquor.
SB 1261, sponsored by Sen. Adam Ebbin of Alexandria, adds a "state spirit" to the list of the commonwealth's official emblems and designations and crowns George Washington's rye whiskey with the title.
The bill, which McAuliffe signed last week, highlights George Washington's contributions to the culture of Virginia as "a native son of Virginia born on February 22, 1732, in Pope's Creek"; "the first American president, commander of the Continental Army, and president of the Constitutional Convention"; and "a model statesman ... universally acknowledged as the father of our nation." > Read more.
Villa's Flagler Housing wins national NAEH award
St. Joseph's Villa's Flagler Housing & Homeless Services was one of three entities to earn the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Champion of Change Award. The awards were presented Nov. 17 during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
NAEH annually recognizes proven programs and significant achievements in ending child and family homelessness.
Flagler completed its transition from an on-campus shelter to the community-based model of rapid rehousing in 2013, and it was one of the nation's first rapid re-housing service providers to be certified by NAEH. > Read more.
RIR's Christmas tree lighting rescheduled for Dec. 12
Richmond International Raceway's 13th annual Community Christmas tree lighting has been rescheduled from Dec. 6 to Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m., due to inclement weather expected on the original date.
Entertainment Dec. 12 will be provided by the Laburnum Elementary School choir and the Henrico High School Mighty Marching Warriors band. Tree decorations crafted by students from Laburnum Elementary School and L. Douglas Wilder Middle School will be on display. Hot chocolate and cookies will be supplied by the Henrico High School football boosters. > Read more.
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I have to say that most people here are late with shit. I saw this a while back but didn't report it cos I didn't think it was news worthy yet. I don't think filming has begun as such, maybe some second unit material but thats it.
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Charles Saatchi is on a mission to stage a publicity coup. But don't ask him about it. He won't talk, and he certainly won't show up. The art collector and onetime adman is flogging a new book and a reality TV show–in his own curious way–in absentia. He figures, correctly, that because the press abhors an information vacuum, it will supply the fodder. (He declined to meet with FORBES unless we guaranteed a cover story and put our queries in writing. We declined, too.) Indeed, there are plenty of scraps from which to make a quilt, thanks, in part, to My Name Is Charles Saatchi and I Am an Artoholic ($10, Phaidon), a 175-page catechism of questions and answers he poses to himself, released this fall. At once candid and evasive, the book is full of lines like "I would do more interviews, but I think I am too sensitive." Translation: "I'm too vain, touchy and controlling."
A master of image manipulation, Saatchi, 66, has long cultivated the power of absence. As an advertising mogul in the 1970s, this Baghdad-born son of Iraqi Jewish immigrants built Saatchi & Saatchi, together with younger brother Maurice, into the world's largest agency. While Maurice worked as the front man, dealing with clients and running the business, Charles was its behind-the-scenes creative force, says former Wall Street Journal advertising writer Kevin Goldman, author of a 1996 book on the rise and fall of the agency. Unlike creative directors at competing agencies, Charles refused to meet with clients. Reclusiveness worked to his advantage. "It added cachet," says Goldman.
Among Saatchi & Saatchi's successes: the 1978 "Labour Isn't Working" campaign, which helped elect Margaret Thatcher; a pro-contraception poster for the Health Education Council depicting a pregnant man; and the simple but eloquent British Airways campaign, "The World's Favourite Airline." Charles either wrote the winning lines or championed the ideas.
"Charles' style was clever, witty and very elegant," says Goldman. That style was reflected in the holding company's beautiful offices in London's Berkeley Square. The agency designed both antismoking ads ("You can't wash your lungs clean") and slick campaigns for Silk Cut cigarettes. "How sweet of you to think advertising copy is written from the heart," Charles said when asked whether his ads reflected his personal ideology.
Saatchi & Saatchi grew like bamboo, buying up 80 or so companies, 13 of them in 1985. Revenue in 1989 was $3.2 billion. But the brothers had expanded too quickly, and by the 1990s the firm was trembling on a mountain of debt, its share price sliding. At the end of 1994 the board ousted Maurice. Charles quit shortly thereafter. Maurice started a new agency, M&C Saatchi; Charles is involved in name only. Publicis bought Saatchi & Saatchi in 2000.
Starting in the 1980s Charles pulled back from the agency's work, shifting his attention to art. A collector by nature, he favored Superman comics as a child, then nudist magazines (he is said to wander naked around the $12 million Belgravia mansion where he lives with third wife, British cooking doyenne Nigella Lawson) and, later, jukeboxes. His first wife, Doris Lockhart, an American-born art writer, encouraged him to focus on art.
From the start Saatchi did things differently from other collectors. If he liked an artist's work, he bought a lot of it, and he was intent on showing it to the public–sometimes, apparently, for its shock value. "I buy art that I like," he says concisely. "I buy it to show it off in exhibitions. Then, if I feel like it, I sell it and buy more art."
Showing off is a good way to inflate either an ego or the value of a collection. French tycoon François Pinault has two museums in Venice, the Ukrainian Victor Pinchuk has one in Kiev, and Eli Broad has a museum within a museum in Los Angeles. Saatchi got there two decades before the current crop of exhibitionists.
In 1985 Saatchi opened his first public venue, in a spare, white gallery in the leafy London neighborhood of St. John's Wood, which quickly became a destination for art lovers. Saatchi's chief contribution: displaying a long list of pop artists and minimalists who had yet to get much of an audience in the U.K. That included works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, spare monochromes by Brice Marden, wood and concrete sculptures by Donald Judd and basketballs floating in Plexiglas tanks by Jeff Koons.
As he did at the agency, Saatchi remained behind the scenes, never attending his splashy openings. "I don't go to other people's openings, so I extend the same courtesy to my own," he says in his book. (All statements by Saatchi in this article are from that book.)
In the 1990s Saatchi started to sell his American collection and buy contemporary work from Britain. Among his first purchases: a glass container holding a cow's rotting head, with maggots and flies, by a recent art school graduate named Damien Hirst. Saatchi also acquired "Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995," by Tracey Emin, a tent appliquéd with names of the artist's sex partners, her relatives and her two aborted children, reportedly paying $60,000. Saatchi started making the rounds of young artists' studios, showing up in his green
The Saatchi art grabbed gallery visitors by the throat and shook them. Among his favorite artists: brothers Jake and Dinos Chapman, who make pornographic and anatomically grotesque sculptures. Asked if he collects this sort of work for its shock value, Saatchi says, "Some people like the art, some people like being shocked by it. Everyone's happy."
At least everyone got the message. "He likes digestible ideas, in the form of art that can appeal to a mass audience–just like advertising," observes Manhattan dealer Robert Goff, who has sold Saatchi the work of Iraqi-born artist Ahmed Alsoudani, 35. "Because he's private, he can move quickly, he can take risks, he doesn't care what the back draft is," adds Goff.
Eventually his shows started to have more of an impact on the museum scene and on the careers of previously obscure artists like Hirst, Emin and the Chapmans. In 1993 paintings by a struggling, little-known 22-year-old, Jenny Saville, caught Saatchi's eye, and he set her up in a studio, paying her to work for a year making art for his gallery. Saville's oversize oils of heavyset women now fetch as much as $1.1 million. Saatchi included works by these artists in a headline-snatching 1997 exhibition of a part of his collection, at London's Royal Academy of Art. Called "Sensation," the show caused a stir when it moved to the Brooklyn Museum and then-New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani threatened to pull funding because of a piece by Chris Ofili, a British artist of Nigerian descent, that showed a black Virgin Mary on a canvas adorned with elephant dung.
Price has never stood between Saatchi and a piece of art he wanted. (His net worth has been reported at $165 million.) Many times he has gotten in early and turned a handsome profit when he later sold. In 1991 he bought a frozen sculpture of Marc Quinn's head filled with 9 pints of the artist's blood, for $22,000, then sold it in 2005 for $2.7 million, according to the Guardian. If other press accounts are accurate, in 1992 he bought a formaldehyde-encased shark by Damien Hirst for $84,000 and in 2005 sold it to hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen for $13 million. "I never think too much about the market," Saatchi says about speculating in art. "I don't mind paying three or four times the market value of a work that I really want."
Saatchi also has no compunction about getting rid of work when he tires of it, which can send art values plummeting. Sean Scully, an Irish-born painter who does large geometric abstract oils that look a little like checkerboards, has complained that Saatchi pumped and then dumped his work in the 1980s. "It's incorrect to call it a collection," he has said of Saatchi's art inventory. "It is correct to call it a stock." Saatchi counters Scully's charge: "As his paintings now sell for $800,000-plus at auction, I don't think it sounds like I've destroyed his market completely."
It's hard keeping up with the shifts of infatuation and abhorrence. His second wife, Kay Hartenstein, once described him as "a man of crushes: cars, clothes, artists." Saatchi doesn't deny this. "If you do what I do you are going to end up making people sometimes happy and sometimes unhappy," he says. "I like to keep my collecting fresh."
And available to the masses, too. In 2003 Saatchi moved his gallery to a spot on the Thames but got into a tussle with landlords and exited the place two years later. In October 2008 he reopened in a grand, 70,000-square-foot Chelsea location. Built in 1803 and fronted by Doric columns, the structure was originally designed to house military orphans. It extends over four floors of spacious, high-ceilinged rooms.
On the top floor auction house Phillips de Pury occupies two rooms. In exchange it supplies enough revenue to subsidize free admission to the gallery. Saatchi has a loose arrangement to sell work through Phillips, though he also trafficks with many other channels, including
With some 2,500 works in his collection, Saatchi warehouses the bulk of his art. A 2004 fire in an East London storage space owned by Momart destroyed 100 pieces in his inventory.
Along with the gallery, Saatchi runs an art Web site packed with reviews, museum and gallery listings, blogs, links to schools and grants, and a huge populist online marketplace where any artist can hawk his wares. Saatchi doesn't curate the sales site or take a cut of online revenues.
Shows at the new gallery have included contemporary Chinese and Middle Eastern art and American abstract painting and sculpture. At the end of January Saatchi will open "The Empire Strikes Back," an exhibition of contemporary Indian art.
Is the Saatchi cult up to date? He came to Chinese art in 2008 only after prices had rocketed. The American abstract show has garnered tepid reviews. "The whole Saatchi thing has deteriorated," laments one longtime Manhattan dealer, who declines to be named because he does business with Saatchi. "He was, in his day, the leading collector of contemporary art, without any comparison. He was so sharp with his curatorial edge." By contrast the current show, says this dealer, has "a lot of second-rate work. It's a shadow of what the Saatchi collection once was."
Of course, Saatchi had an answer for scolding pundits: "I certainly was more dynamic once, building my advertising business and my art collection with ferocious energy. Now that I have fizzled out, I still enjoy putting on art that I like and introducing new artists to our visitors, so I hope it makes it worthwhile to plod on."
As fizzled-out collectors go, he's getting a lot of attention. School of Saatchi is a slickly produced reality show that started airing on BBC2 in late November. In the first-ever Apprentice-style program about art, aired over four one-hour episodes, a panel of four judges winnows a field of thousands down to a group of six, who then get put through reality-show-like challenges, including life drawing and creating a work of public art at the British seaside. The winner gets to put a piece in a show Saatchi is currently staging in St. Petersburg, Russia called "Newspeak: British Art Now." The victor also gets a Saatchi-funded London studio for three years.
Saatchi, the ultimate arbiter, never appears onscreen, except as a still photograph in the opening credits, as the narrator pronounces him "one of the most influential and enigmatic figures in the world of modern art." The BBC is paying Saatchi nothing for his participation in the show, and he has agreed not to buy the work of the winning artist until at least a year after the show concludes, so that he does not benefit financially from getting in early. He's covering his bets–psychologically. "If the program is a dull flop, I'll pretend it was intended to educate," Saatchi says. "But obviously it would be nicer if it were entertaining enough to draw people to contemporary art."
The first two episodes drew 700,000 viewers, a respectable showing considering they aired opposite I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, on iTV. The book, says Phaidon, is selling briskly.
Saatchi's elusiveness–a form of performance art–still works wonders. "He's kind of like Howard Hughes meets Donald Trump," observes New York art advisor Neal Meltzer. "He wants to share his art with the public, but he doesn't want to deal with the public. It's brilliant."


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" Class has a sense of humor. It knows that a good laugh is the best lubricant for oiling the machinery of human relations. Class never makes excuses. It takes its lumps and learns from past mistakes. Class bespeaks an aristocracy unrelated to ancestors or money. Some extremely wealthy people have no class at all, while others who are struggling to make ends meet are loaded with it. Class is real. You can't fake it. Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not attempt to look better by making others look worse. Everyone is comfortable with the person who has class because he is comfortable with himself. If you have class, you've got it made. If you don't have class, no matter what else you have, it won't make up for it.
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text: Bender Vs. Alien — the epic battle, made out of sand!Charlie Jane Anders7/26/10 3:00pmFiled to: Alien vs. bender: resurrectionFuturamaAlienAliensSand sculpturesscience fiction artscifi artArtThis is awesomeAwesomeness33EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkYes, that's really an Xenomorph from Ridley Scott's Alien attacking Futurama's Bender. And yes, it's really a sand sculpture. This past weekend, the town of Port Angeles, WA had a science-fiction-themed sand sculpture contest. Bender won, natch. Advertisement According to the Peninsula Daily News:[Carl] Jara's sculpture depicts the creature from the "Alien" movies hunting the character Bender from the cartoon "Futurama," in keeping with the theme, "Legends of Science Fiction." The other winners are: Sue McGrew, second place for "Luke & Leia." McGrew, of Tacoma, will receive $1,250; and Damon Farmer, third place, for "Radio Visions." Farmer, of Versailles, Ky., will receive $950. Sculptor Jeff Strong received an honorable mention for "I. Asimov."Also on display are "Planet of da Apes," by Fred Dobbs of Victoria; "I'll be Back," by H. Firat Uysal of Erdine, Turkey; and "The Three Laws," by Damon Langlois of Victoria.Images by Hutchos07 on Flickr. More, and bigger versions, at the link. Reply33 repliesLeave a reply


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Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery in Treating Children With Wilm's Tumor
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving combination chemotherapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so it can be removed during surgery. Giving more chemotherapy after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells. It is not yet known which chemotherapy regimen after surgery is most effective in treating Wilm's tumor.
PURPOSE: Phase III trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy before and after surgery in treating children who have Wilm's tumor.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Kidney Cancer |
Biological: dactinomycin Drug: carboplatin Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride Drug: etoposide Drug: vincristine sulfate Procedure: adjuvant therapy Procedure: conventional surgery Procedure: neoadjuvant therapy Radiation: radiation therapy |
Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Nephroblastoma (Wilms Tumour) Clinical Trial And Study |
- Event-free survival
- Treatment failure, in terms of disease recurrence or death
Estimated Enrollment: | 350 |
Study Start Date: | January 2001 |
Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 18 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Diagnosis of one of the following:
Localized disease
- Unilateral tumor
- Histologically confirmed Wilms' tumor OR
- Clinical and ultrasonic characteristics of nephroblastoma
- No metastasis
- Age 6 months to 17 years at diagnosis
- No prior anticancer therapy
Metastatic disease
- Unilateral tumor
- Histologically confirmed Wilms' tumor OR
- Clinical and ultrasonic characteristics of nephroblastoma
- Age 18 and under
- No prior anticancer therapy
Simultaneous bilateral tumors
- No metastases
- No recurrent disease
- No other renal tumors
- See Disease Characteristics
- 18 and under
Performance status
- Not specified
Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Not specified
- Not specified
- Not specified
- No social or geographical reasons that would preclude study
- No other associated pathology that would preclude study
Biologic therapy
- Not specified
- No prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
- No prior radiotherapy
- No prior surgery
- No requirement for emergency or immediate surgery for any reason
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00047138
France | |
Institut Gustave Roussy | Recruiting |
Villejuif, France, 94805 CEDEX | |
Contact: Francois Pein, MD 33-1-4211-4339 firstname.lastname@example.com | |
Germany | |
Universitaetsklinikum des Saarlandes | Recruiting |
Homburg, Germany, 66421 | |
Contact: Norbert Graf 49-6841-162-4000 | |
Netherlands | |
Academisch Medisch Centrum at University of Amsterdam | Recruiting |
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1100 DE | |
Contact: Jan DeKraker, MD 31-20-566-9111 firstname.lastname@example.com | |
United Kingdom | |
Royal Marsden - Surrey | Recruiting |
Sutton, England, United Kingdom, SM2 5PT | |
Contact: Kathy Pritchard-Jones, MD 44-20-8661-3452 ext 3498 |
Study Chair: | Jan DeKraker, MD | Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) |
Study Chair: | Francois Pein, MD | Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris |
Study Chair: | Kathy Pritchard-Jones, MD | Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
Study Chair: | Norbert Graf | Universitaetsklinikum des Saarlandes |
Responsible Party: | University of Leicester |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00047138 History of Changes |
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Study First Received: | October 3, 2002 |
Last Updated: | June 23, 2014 |
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
blastema predominant Wilms tumor epithelial predominant Wilms tumor mixed cell type Wilms tumor stage I Wilms tumor stage II Wilms tumor |
stage III Wilms tumor stage IV Wilms tumor stage V Wilms tumor stromal predominant Wilms tumor |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Neoplasms Wilms Tumor Urologic Neoplasms Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Kidney Diseases Urologic Diseases Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary Genetic Diseases, Inborn Cyclophosphamide Liposomal doxorubicin Carboplatin |
Etoposide Vincristine Doxorubicin Dactinomycin Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antirheumatic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Myeloablative Agonists Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Topoisomerase II Inhibitors |
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In "Mobile Search in BRIC: Tips and Tricks" we looked at the different strategies required to effectively take advantage of the possibilities offered by search marketing for web-enabled mobile phone handsets, which have already outstripped desktop, laptop, and tablet computers in the emerging BRIC economies.
Now let's break down the BRIC mobile markets country by country.
An eMarketer report estimates that there will be more than 200 million mobile subscribers in Brazil by 2014.
Brazil has one of the largest populations of mobile phone users in the world, and mobile Internet access is on the increase as the necessary infrastructure is put in place and prices drop for both phones and services.
With only a quarter of Brazilian households hooked up to fixed broadband, mobile Internet seems poised to connect many more to the net. Google has already reported a 500 percent increase in mobile search traffic in Brazil over the past couple of years.
The majority of users have pre-paid Internet services and most of the current growth is from WAP phones as opposed to smartphones, although these are also on the increase.
The most popular online community by a landslide 80 percent market share is Google's Orkut, while last year Brazilians had the highest rates of Twitter participation in the world. Suffice to say that any marketing campaign for Brazil would do well to target Orkut and Twitter.
Brazilian app developers are already taking advantage of mobile advertising, and seeing great returns on their efforts.
Like Brazil, Russia is estimated to reach over 200 million mobile subscribers by 2014, but unlike Brazil, Google (surprisingly) isn't the dominant search provider. Local search engine Yandex has a 62 percent market share, largely because they handle the complicated Russian language better.
Smartphones are proliferating in Russia, with predictions that they'll command 50 percent of the mobile market in the not too distant future. In addition, mobile manufacturer HTC recently launched a new smartphone for the Russian market with built-in Yandex search.
Yandex reports that roughly 10 percent of its general search volume now comes from mobile devices, and this percentage is growing monthly. Meanwhile, click rates on PPC ads accessed via mobile devices are nearly 40 percent higher than click rates from desktop devices — perhaps due to the smaller screens, meaning users are less likely to scroll down before clicking through.
Web access isn't evenly distributed across the Russian population, however. While Moscow shows 97 percent of the 18-24 age group is connected, that's only 20 percent for over 55s, and accessibility drops dramatically outside the big cities.
Only 7 percent of Indians are connected to the Internet (compared to 44 percent in Russia) and fewer than 1 percent access the net on their phones. However, we're talking about a staggering population of 1.21 billion people, and eMarketer anticipates 853 million mobile subscribers in India by 2014.
A recent study by McKinsey&Company asks if India can lead the mobile Internet revolution. McKinsey certainly seems to believe so, with predictions that India's 81 million web users will increase more than fivefold to reach 450 million by 2015, and that three out of four users will be connected through mobile Internet. That's potentially 340 million mobile Internet users by 2015.
Indian consumers already use a lot of digital content through offline channels, so at the right price mobile Internet seems ready to take off on the Indian consumer market. And smartphones are expected to drop in price. In addition, innovative rate plans are being developed to make payments easier and more culturally appropriate.
Furthermore, McKinsey predicts that total digital content consumption will double to as much as $9.5 billion. Including access charges, revenues from total digital consumption could rise fourfold, to $20 billion, which is twice the expected growth rate of China.
In China, mobile subscribers are expected to reach 1.3 billion by 2014, including 957 million mobile Internet users. Consider that there were more people accessing the web on mobiles in China in 2010 than there were people in total in the U.S. — this should go some way to convincing you that it's a market worth targeting.
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JAMES CONEY: Banks are playing fast and loose with their interpretation of fraud rules
Changing guise: Bank robbers are a very different breed today than they were even a decade ago
Bank robbers are a very different breed today than they were even a decade ago.
Largely gone are the ski masks, sawn-off shotguns, and getaway drivers.
Instead, when a bank has millions of pounds pinched it is being done by computer geeks. They are largely anonymous.
Often they get nowhere near an actual branch — instead hijacking your cash from afar via a computer programme.
Alternatively, your account can be raided by any number of fake firms which acquire personal details over the internet, or through an advert.
Fraud such as this costs banks £2 billion a year. In 2011 there were just 48 armed bank robberies.
It is only by sharing details of the types of scam being operated that the banks will be able to fight these criminals.
But in the battle to cut their losses, their own customers are being branded crooks.
It's one thing, as Money Mail revealed last month, for banks to tighten up the rules over the steps they expect account-holders to take when protecting their personal details.
Customers may find the restrictions cumbersome and impractical — but at least they are transparent.
It's another thing altogether to shut an innocent person out of their account and effectively leave them in the financial wilderness. They then have to fight to clear their name, often having to deal with disdain from branch staff.
The fraud rules are a mess. From the evidence of the letters and emails we receive, banks are playing fast and loose with their interpretation of them.
In theory it should be pretty clear: unless the bank has clear evidence against you then any cash you have lost to criminals should be returned.
Likewise, it shouldn't leave you shut out of your account or put your name on a register of potential criminals.
This does seem pretty odd, but it was a problem of the bank's own making since it was done on the recommendation of a bank adviser — who presumably would have got bonus points for every account opened.
Banks seem to be routinely flouting the rules and relying on legal jargon to cover up their own mistakes. In some of the cases we have seen it is only when we have got involved that a proper investigation has been launched — even though the customer has already been assured their case has been treated fairly.
The banks have created a system where they are judge and jury. But in their court you never get to hear the evidence against you, or get a chance to explain what happened.
Instead you are damned as a outcast — with no bank or building society willing to touch you with a bargepole.
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Tinkering: Chancellor George Osborne must get to grips with what he wants to do with higher-rate income tax relief on pension contributions
I dream of the day that the Chancellor of the Exchequer finally stops fiddling with pensions and savings.
It's not that the changes are not morally justifiable, it's the message it sends out. This Government, more than any before, wants people to stop relying on the State. That was part of the reason why it changed the rules on income drawdown pensions in the first place.
And it's why it is going to enrol everyone automatically into a company pension.
But how can anyone plan for their retirement when there is incessant tinkering?
With no clear strategy on several key policies, the incentive to save has been fundamentally undermined.
So, for starters, by the time of the next Budget in March the Chancellor needs to get to grips urgently with what he wants to do with higher-rate income tax relief on pension contributions.
This is a valuable tax break for everyone, but for middle-class savers it is a vital way of preparing for retirement.
Other political parties think the perk is unfair and should be cut. It's already hard enough to encourage people to save for their retirement and this constant speculation does not help.
The Chancellor must also stop paying lip service to Isa savers. He may think raising the allowance by 2.1 per cent is generous, but it is worth a pathetic £1.05 a year in extra interest.
When we launched our Get Britain Saving campaign three months ago, we called for one Isa allowance for cash and shares. Savers should be allowed to move money between the two as and when they like.
And a final valuable incentive would be to allow parents to transfer child trust funds in to Junior Isas.
That really would send a message to future generations that there will be some reward for prudence and common sense.
The pocket money child trap
Starting early: Piggy banks will be part of James Coney's strategy to teach his eldest son the value of money (picture posed by model)
I'll admit this is parenting theory — and, of course, that means it's all liable to change at any moment.
My eldest son is only two-and-a-half.
The poor lad doesn't know it yet, but I've already got some ideas about
how I'm going to teach him the value of money.
Piggy banks, strict pocket money limits, and savings accounts are all part of the strategy.
What I can guarantee, though, is that I won't, at any point, get him a pre-paid card with sky-high fees when he is eight years old.
That is precisely what a company called PKTMNY (yes, I know, it's a ludicrous name) thinks we should be doing.
It has launched a Visa card which costs £1 a month, has a £5 one-off charge, and even costs money to top up. Now there is a valuable financial lesson: you're never too old to be taken for a ride.
Parents can put restrictions on the card to stop children spending on anything they shouldn't.
But really, the only ban that is needed is on companies who try to profit by marketing cards like this.
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I left Italy the 19th of september. Before I left, I didn't accomplish much. Mostly I hung around Perugia. I've met some nice people there through Zach. Mostly I felt a bit like an interloper--watching and being friendly, but not really part of anything. I realized I had started to look ahead to what comes next (what DOES come next) without really enjoying where I was. This is my constant struggle. I'm in Italy for godsakes--I've been dreaming about this for so long--and I'm determined this time to really take in the moments.
At the airport, i bought a magazine dedicated to the life of Orianna Fallacci, the italian journalist who just died. I really admired her. the corriere della sera has been having little news bits about her recently. in rome and florence, the governments want to name a via or piazza after her, but the socialists are protesting against it (she was a very controversial figure). i also read about muslim riots against pope benedict's words criticising islam. the corriere della sera writes of the 'piazza musulmane'--an italian version of the 'muslim street'. another headline: l'accusa di khamenei: bush dietro al papa. this translates to khomeni accuses bush of being behind the pope. i think it's only obvious that the pope is just another rove-bot. i love the news.
in athens, the travel agency i worked with picked me up from the airport and took me to my hotel. my friends, THAT is the way to travel. my hotel room at the central hotel was fabulous and pretty. it is right near the plaka. i immediately put my stuff down and went right back out to walk around. athens is a bad bad place for me because there are many gold jewelry stores. i did a little damage. just a little. see the picture.
the next day i went on a half day tour of athens. i'm not used to doing these tours--i feel like a sheep sometimes, but really, it was pretty good. the parthanon really was the best. it was so busy, and i tried to imagine what it would be like if it were busy with pilgrims instead of tourists. it's hard.
i don't have much to say about the sites. i feel like i should, but it's hard to take it in. i've been reading about this stuff for so long, so i expected to get really excited to finally SEE it right in front of me. but i find myself a little confused as to how i'm supposed to really feel.
the next day i got on a bus for a 'classical tour' of the pelopponese. i saw the corinth canal, epidauros (!!), um, olympia, delphi, ah, other places too. it was great. the guide was a very sweet young greek woman who, it turns out, is passionate about herodotus and all things archaic and classical. she told great stories from homer and herodotus and others along the way. i was just about the only young person on the trip, but i got along great with some of the other people. they were all mostly my parent's age, and were very sweet to me.
zorba fact: anthony quinn (who played zorba) was born antonio reina, in mexico. reina is spanish for queen. queen-quinn.
one of the really great things about travelling alone--something that has surprised me--has been sharing meals with other solo travelers. i don't, as a general rule, eat with strangers when i'm home. why would i? but here (on the road, i mean), there is a sort of friendly ethic of sharing meals, or seeing sites together, and then saying goodbye, its been a pleasure. so far i've had dinner with an englishman, a belgian, a french-canadian, a few aussies, some kiwis, a greek, and a whole bunch of italians. they have been young and old, men and women. i've learned SO MUCH already from them.
i really feel like a different person.
remember at the beginning of this post when i said i wasn't living in the moment? now i am. completely. it feels great.


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Costs of ammo, great stopping power, and harder recoil aside, how good of an idea is it to use real (i.e., not underpowered) 10mm for hd/sd? I'm particularly concerned about overpenetration, since I'm in a highly-populated urban area. I think the caliber is great for hiking/hunting type situations, but not sure how I feel about hd/sd. Thanks for advice and thoughts...
Shoot what ever feel right to you. So if you want to get a 10mm do it. If you want to carry a baseball bat do it. Is over penetration an issue ? Who really knows. No one can tell you that if you hit "x" with a 9mm its going to stop but if you hit "x" with a 10mm its going to keep going. molan labe
heavily populated area? 18 inch barreled shotgun with #4 buckshot. Or some sort of carbine that shoots 5.56. Edit - sorry didn't see the SD part. If you're out and about, even hiking in most situations I'd still fear 2 legged critters more than some monstrosity of an animal attacking me unprovoked. Just me though, so I'd go with my standard G19. ymmv
One problem is premium SD ammo is much rarer with 10mm. The old Silvertips are still about the best you can do, unless you want to go with boutique ammo like Underwood or Buffalo Bore or Double Tap, and I believe the latter ones are better for hunting than for human predators.
Ammo is generally more $$, but you can order online (for now) and you can also get rounds that are not loaded to the redline for HD/SD. I always thought the Winchester Silvertip 175 grain load was a keeper. But unless you hunt, or also use it for a woods carry gun, I'd just stay with the 45 auto. My G21sf goes from 45 auto to 45 Super in about one minute with a barrel and recoil guide rod spring switch. Now 45 Super is mostly a handload affair, or specialty buy from Buffalo Bore, so it's more expensive, generally, than 10mm... but I like the fact that I can use the 21sf for HD with the stock barrel/recoil spring and my Federal 230 grain HST's, and then swtich it out to 45 Super handloads with a 265 grain WFNGC slug for a hike in the woods or a fishing trip up the Clackamas river.
Over penetration was something the anti gunners started bringing up in the late 60's. It was mostly so their pimp lawyers could charge someone from defending himself against intruders. Unfortunately it will stay with us for a long time.
I have a Glock 20 that is sometimes my defense gun. The primary magazine and the one in the chamber is only slightly hotter than a 40 S&W (Critical Defense 165 grain). The second magazine contains hot Buffalo Bore hollow points. My thought is that if the first 16 rounds were not enough, the next 15 should have more bite.
I wonder if mixing loads (stronger and weaker) might create reliability issues in operation of the weapon? I'm talking ejection and double-feed issues (especially, if you are not swapping the recoil spring) and differences in felt recoil. What was your experience with these issues?
Because of the shortage of good SD ammo & guns, the 10mm would probably not be my 1st choice. I would certainly have no issue carry my Delta but the same gun in 45acp is just as good for SD/HD, easier to shoot & a lot ofammo choices. If I patroled the woods as a LEO, then the 10mm makes a lot of sense. Of course then you don't have to worry about ammo cost or selection. IMO, over penetration should not be dismissed, but more important is can you deliver ALL your shots w/o a miss. A miss will be far more dangerous than overpenetration.
True, but just as with the last great "Panic" the lesser known/used cals. always seem to available in the gun shops. While nary a 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP or 5.56 can be found I see tons of .357 SIG & 10mm ammo. I was in a store the other day that had enough 10mm to nuke a small country.
I love my 10mm m20sf. I won't leave home without it during hunting season. People I carry 40 or 45, but when bears or boars enter in the picture I go 10 and either my loads or double tap.
If you are concerned about over penetration you could buy some of those watered down Hornady Critical Defense rounds that are sold exclusively at Cabelas. I am not a fan of the Critical Defense and it is expensive but for what you want to do it would work ok for. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoo...=SBC;MMcat104792580;cat104691780;cat104372280
Look man, get the 10mm and stoke it with the hot stuff from underwood. Almost all the stuff I've read and gelatin tests on utube show that hot 10mm generally penetrate less than a 40 because most 10mm loads are really shooting bullets for 40 speeds. You would think higher vel = more Penetration but its not. Extra vel normally over expands bullet causing less pen. Unless the pedals brake off. Check out the vid on utube where the guy shoots a cow heart in gel with a 135gr 10mm. Huge hole. Looked like a rifle shot. And if 10mm gets hard to find put 40 in it.
Generally I would advise passing on the 10mm, not because it's overkill, but because you're going to be stuck with something you don't shoot much and costs a lot to feed. I would however recommend something like a Glock 21 or any of the .40 cal models, as I don't think you would see any real advantage using the 10mm.
The 135 grain in 10 mm should be an excellent man stopper. The early use of 135 grain in 40 S&W was getting one shot stops. The problem was the bullet would fragment upon impact. The newer loads from Underwood has a Gold Dot in 155 grain that I would use for personal protection.
I have two g20s. If I do carry one I have a 10 round magazine for carry. If I can't get out of trouble with 10 + 1 I don't think 16 + 1 would help. I think 10 round magazine would be easier to explain in court. I am not sure how easy the 10mm would be to explain. I could be thought of as an aggressor caliber, someone looking for a fight. I personally stick to the 38 special 120gr +p. it makes sense to a defense attorney and a prosecuting attorney. If you are going to carry you should thank about both sides of defense. Rusty


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Game Quotes: Cavaliers vs. Lakers
Cavaliers Head Coach Byron Scott
(On the game tonight): "Defensively tonight, we were great. For 48 minutes we played some of the best defense. As I told the guys after the game, that's how we have to play. We have to be aggressive, be physical, and if we play that way, we can be a pretty good basketball team."
(On Kyrie Irving returning to the lineup): "It was good to have Kyrie back. I thought he played great but we had so many other good contributions from so many guys. Tristan rebounding the ball and defending, Andy being Andy, and C.J. really starting to step up his game and playing extremely well. Even though Kobe scored 42, I thought Alonzo did a terrific job of challenging every shot. It really doesn't matter who you put on that guy. He's just that good."
(On Kyrie's play late in the game): "He just loves to play basketball. He loves the competition. He likes being put in the position of having to deliver. Again, he's just a special young man… I think from a confidence standpoint, our guys feel pretty good. Guys were excited to see Kyrie back on the floor. You saw that from practice on Monday and it carried over into tonight's game. We'll see how it goes from this point on. I didn't think I was going to play him 37, 38 minutes tonight. I was just going with the flow of the game. Tomorrow is the biggest test. It's his first back-to-back in a month. We'll see how he deals with that."
(On putting C.J. Miles in the starting lineup): "I started him because he was playing really well the last three or four games, and I thought his confidence was coming back. The second thing was that he's been taking good shots, not trying to do too much, and letting the game come to him. He's been doing a really good job in practice of setting people up, making hard cuts and taking shots when they're given to him. When he plays that type of role, he can be really effective for us."
(On how he felt on the floor tonight): "I felt good. I thought we competed on both ends of the floor. Obviously, Kobe (Bryant) will do what he does, but we dug deep for a full 48 minutes."
(On if his finger affected his play at all): "I felt that I rushed my shots a little bit, especially in the second half when they started shadowing me on the ball. My teammates did a great job of slowing me down. We were really together tonight and that's why we got the win."
(On if he waited for this particular game to come back): "No, I was just waiting for the doctors to clear me. I'm thankful they did and I got to get back out there tonight."
(On his passing tonight): "I was just staying aggressive the entire game and finding my teammates. I worked with the bigs in practice yesterday and told them what spots to be at and that I'd find them."
(On the impact Kyrie made tonight): "He comes out there and he makes plays for himself and others. There's a lot more space for the guys off the ball because he requires so much attention. He made some big shots and helped set the tempo well. He did what we needed him to do and he was who we thought he was."
(On his confidence level): "I'm just playing hard and am going out there and staying within the system. My teammates have been the biggest supporters of me; setting screens and giving me open looks. I can't do anything without them."
(On why he was shooting so well tonight): "I got a lot of good looks, especially in the beginning of the game. I would catch the ball and guys would be three steps away instead of one, and that's the easiest shot you can get. I had more time to square myself, which made it easy."
Lakers Head Coach Mike D'Antoni
(On Kyrie Irving's impact on the game): "He's tough. When you get him in dire straits he will hit shots you can't guard. Irving is good. He hits a couple of very hard shots and guess what? You lose the game."
(On Lakers' recent struggles): "We play at a slow-pace and we struggle. It may be a mindset. We've got to search hard for some heart and play harder."
(On Cavaliers building an early lead): "We lost that game in the first half because we didn't defend with the energy we had in the second half. In the state that we are in, that's inexcusable."
Antawn Jamison
(On the loss tonight): "It seems like Groundhog's Day. It's the same thing over and over as far as giving a team life. This team (Cavaliers) has been struggling without a lot of their guys and they came out and made eight out of ten (shots). It's gut-check time. We have to look in the mirror and fix some things."
(On improved play in second half): "We're a good enough team that we should be doing this for a full 48 minutes. We have yet to put together a good effort for a full 48-minute game."
- The Cavs have won seven of the last eight games against the Lakers at The Q.
- Cleveland shot .407 (11-27) from beyond the arc, marking the seventh game this season with at least 10 triples made.
- Three players scored at least 20 points: Kyrie Irving (28), CJ Miles (28) and Anderson Varejao (20). The last time the Cavaliers had three players score at least 20 points was on November 30, 2012 against Atlanta: Jeremy Pargo (22), Dion Waiters (21) and Anderson Varejao (20).
- Kyrie Irving recorded 28 points, including 4-6 (.667) from the three-point line, six rebounds and a season-high 11 assists in 38 minutes. In two career games against the Lakers, Irving is averaging 24.5 points on .514 shooting from the field, 7.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 33.0 minutes per game. Irving also notched his eighth 20-point game in 11 contests this season.
- In his first start of the season, CJ Miles tallied a season-high 28 points, including 5-10 (.550) from behind the arc, a season-high tying five rebounds and one block in 37 minutes. The last time Miles made five or more threes in a single game was on March 16, 2011, when he made six against Minnesota. In his last four games, Miles is averaging 16.5 points in 22.8 minutes per game. Miles is also shooting .450 (9-20) from deep over that stretch.
- Anderson Varejao recorded 20 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting from the field, nine rebounds, five assists and a game-high three steals in 35 minutes of action. With three steals tonight, Varejao (425) passed Brad Daugherty (422) for ninth place on the Cavaliers all-time leaders list.
- Alonzo Gee finished with 17 points, five rebounds and three assists in 40 minutes. In his last three games, Gee is averaging 15.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in 36.3 minutes per game.
- Tristan Thompson pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds in 34 minutes and is averaging 7.6 rebounds in 30.0 minutes per game this season.


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On April 26, The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with guitarist Danny Marino of Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted melodic death metallers THE AGONIST in Tempe, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below.
THE AGONIST's third album, "Prisoners", debuted at No. 19 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200. "Prisoners", was released on June 4, 2012 in Europe and June 5, 2012 in North America via Century Media Records. The CD was produced by Christian Donaldson (CRYPTOPSY) and mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SUICIDE SILENCE) and it "picks right up where 2009's 'Lullabies For The Dormant Mind' left off, with soaring melodies over complex metal passages that fans of thinking-man's metal can appreciate," according to a press release. In regards to the album artwork, singer Alissa White-Gluz stated: "We wanted to really include a chaotic visual to reflect the chaotic sound of the band, but we also wanted to show that the lyrics on this album are a lot more introverted…The human face was left non-descript on purpose — it doesn't belong to any particular person, but we could call him the Lonely Solipsist."THE AGONIST Guitarist Interviewed In Tempe (Video)
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By Edith Orenstein, FEI Financial Reporting Blog - Two big news items today (Feb. 26): the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), parent of the FASB, announced the FAF Trustees voted to reduce the size of the FASB board from seven members to five, effective July 1, 2008, and approved other changes to the FAF, FASB and GASB's structure and governance. Separately, the PCAOB voted to release a proposed auditing standard for Engagement Quality Review (EQR) – also called concurring or second partner review – which will tighten the current standards for EQR. Further details, including a comparison of FAF's vote vs. its earlier proposal, and highlights from discussion at PCAOB's open board meeting discussing the EQR proposal, can be found here.
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Pic gives the seminal early '90s hip-hop group as stylish and intimate a treatment as fans could hope for.
A music docu that mostly dodges "Behind the Music"-style tall tales or breathless evangelism, Michael Rapaport's "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest" gives the seminal early '90s hip-hop group as stylish and intimate a treatment as fans could hope for, paying as much attention to the music in question as it does to the characters who made it. Evergreen interest in the group should provide very healthy ancillary, and a theatrical excursion is certainly a possible scenario.
First-time filmmaker Rapaport manages to gain quite close access to his subjects — two band members cry on camera, quite an unusual concession for musicians in this genre — and makes some very smart choices in shaping the footage. Personal revelations are rarely presented for their own sake, but rather to reveal the import that the band members' complicated relationships have on their music, and the film avoids the de rigueur enumerations of superstar excesses that often plague music docs of this type. The Queens group always had highly-developed onstage personae, and it's refreshing to learn that these are clearly outgrowths of their actual personalities: Q-Tip is the artiste, both flamboyant and unknowable; Phife Dawg his garrulous, diabetic sidekick; Ali Shaheed Mohammed the stoic behind the turntables; and Jarobi the friendly cypher. Proceeding through each of the group's five albums, the film allows Tribe and a murderer's row of contemporaries like De La Soul, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Busta Rhymes and the Beastie Boys to make unusually specific commentary on particular pieces. Of particular interest is a scene inside Q-Tip's home studio, where he produces an obscure Lonnie Smith LP from which he unearthed a key drum sample ("I nearly wet my pants (when I heard it)," he recalls), while group discussion of a particularly rewind-worthy rhyme of Phife's from "Electric Relaxation" generates hilarity. Things turn uncomfortable in the later going, as the group breaks up, then reunites, with festering antagonism between Q-Tip and Phife reaching ugly levels. There's some startling 2008 footage of a backstage blow-up between the two that nearly turns violent, followed by rather vicious post-mortem commentary. Shortly thereafter, Phife's health takes a bad turn, requiring a kidney donation from his wife. Rapaport attempts to put a happier face on things at the end, as the group reunites for a handful of shows, but it feels a bit disingenuous, as tensions clearly still remain. The film also pays somewhat scant attention to the group's final two albums, which is strange as the penultimate one provides the film with its title. All in all, however, "Beats, Rhymes & Life" is a remarkably thorough examination of the band, and its hopeful end title revelation that Tribe is still on the contractual hook to produce one more record reveals the filmmaker's clear love for the band. Archival footage is extensive, with music expertly stitched together by bold-name beat-makers Madlib and Peanut Butter Wolf. Interstitial and opening credits animation sequences are eye-popping.Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
A Rival Pictures and State Street Films presentation in association with Om Films. Produced by Edward Parks, Frank Mele, Michael Rapaport, Eric Matthies, Robert Benavides, Debra Koffler, ATCQ, Robert Teitel. Co-producers, Justin Alvarado Brown, Erika Williams. Directed, written by Michael Rapaport.
Camera (color, DV), Robert Benavides; editors, Lenny Mesina, AJ Schnack; music, Madlib; music supervisor, Peanut Butter Wolf; animation, James Blagden, Phillip Niemeyer; associate producers, Rachel Ward, Qiana Wallace, Monica Talavera. Reviewed at Sundance Film Festival (competing), Jan. 22, 2011. Running time: 97 MIN.
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Shrewsbury's Parks and Recreation Department is hosting "Flying High Frisbee Dogs'' on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Oak Middle School, 45 Oak St. The presentation features trainer Mike Piazza, who has more than 15 years of experience performing with his dogs; they have appeared on Animal Planet, ESPN, and NESN, and have performed at professional sporting events. The free show will last 30 to 40 minutes.


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Since stumbling upon the support of esteemed Dutch peer and label mate Afrojack back in 2010, sisterly duo Nervo have certainly given their genre a womanly touch of superior measures. In a familiar dose of their quirky Progressive stylings, Liv and Mim pick up where 'We're All No One' left off and dive straight back into their ongoing quest to perfect the melodic vocal anthem. Showing steady signs of hitting the equation perfectly, this solid lead based outing of sound transitional qualities and their signature top line shenanigans, Electronic Dance Music's leading ladies are well and truly out to shape 2012 as the year they take their well-rounded club stylings to the masses. Set to take the stage alongside David Guetta on his sold out UK tour and with further global exploits set throughout the summer, their quest for global domination may not be all that impossible after all.
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and the higher lead stabs sound like Avicii's. who care ? it's dope !
Sounds like crap. Just because you're copying the mainstream style doesn't mean your music sounds good or inovative…
the sound is shit, and also the music
sounds like afrojack? mhm let me see, oh they actually wrote songs for afrojack! thats why
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this one will work..
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Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of Amazon.com, told "60 Minutes" Sunday that small drones — unmanned remote-control flying vehicles — could make deliveries to homes and businesses in five years, assuming the Federal Aviation Administration gets on board.
Mr. Bezos said the mini aircraft would deliver packages weighing up to 5 pounds within a 10-mile radius of Amazon warehouses. From the moment an order is made to the time it touches down on someone's front porch, the whole transaction could take as little as 30 minutes. The only thing that could be faster, comedian Stephen Colbert pointed out, was walking into a bookstore and buying the book.
The Amazon scenario depends on FAA compliance with a congressional mandate to develop rules to integrate unmanned aerial craft into the nation's airspace in 2015. You can then multiply Amazon's thousands of delivery drones by competing retailers, private investigators, corporate snoopers and law enforcement agencies that will seek to use similar technology and crowd the nation's lower airspace — not to mention, in some cases, compromise personal privacy.
Even if the FAA meets the deadline for writing new rules to cope with this technology, the tens of thousands of drones in the air could make enforcement impossible. Crashes would be inevitable, and some of the accidents would result in death, injury or property damage on the ground.
But there also could be benevolent uses for drones, beginning with the enhancement of information needed by police and firefighters to respond to emergencies and the improved ability of news organizations to cover an event. So, like many cutting-edge technologies, this one can cut both ways.
Ready or not, an innovation with untold applications is taking flight. With a major corporate enterprise like Amazon eager to give them a try, the brave new world of drones is practically here.


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A registered nurse who spent years caring for an elderly Toledo man was sentenced to community control yesterday for taking money from the now-deceased man.
Patricia Wardrop, 60, of 4859 South Crestridge Rd. was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $200,000 to the estate of Norbert Clendenin.
She pleaded no contest Dec. 17 to one count of theft from the elderly or disabled.
Authorities said Wardrop was a caregiver for Mr. Clendenin and that over time acquired money and gifts from him.
Family members initiated the investigation into Wardrop in 2005.
Judge James Bates acknowledged that there was a dispute as to how much money was taken from Mr. Clendenin.
He noted that the family had filed a civil lawsuit and that Wardrop faced the possibility of an additional judgment.
Wardrop faces a hearing before the Ohio Board of Nursing, which could revoke her license.