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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Pete Emslie finally Found his article
Blogger Pete Emslie said...
All right! I'm just honoured to find myself in the same camp as ol' Fontanelli, that rascal! Though I'm just not sure I understand your "conservative vs. liberal" distinction here either. I consider myself a liberal, yet I'm only slightly to the left and actually a bit more to the right on some issues. In regard to music, however, I would have assumed that my love of Sinatra, Dino, Bobby Darin, Peggy Lee, and Nat King Cole, etc. would have qualified me as having conservative tastes. I always figured those who like rap are more on the extreme left, not the extreme right.
What I find particularly interesting these days is that, by today's standards, I'm really more of a "non-conformist" than any of the rap-lovin' kids. They seem to like all of the so-called music today that has such a sameness to it that it sounds like it was all created from the same basic template. I swear that every rapper sounds exactly the same, as does every contemporary rock band, as does every girl pop/rock singer. Whereas the glorious music of the 1940s through early 1960s is so incredibly diverse and unique in terms of melody, rhythm, instrumentation and vocal quality.
Incidentally, I agree with you John in regard to dancing as well. I've been into social ballroom dancing for about twenty years now, and there is a real skill in learning to dance to the various smooth and latin rhythms of the glorious past. Anybody can just get up and move around mindlessly to today's idiot music in the clubs, but there is a real discipline to learning how to waltz, foxtrot, rumba, samba or jive, etc. Ah, if only I could go back in time! Instead, I'll just skulk away quietly back into my Cartoon Cave...
Blogger JohnK said...
Hi Pete,
I'm not talking about being a liberal or conservative in today's political sense.
I mean in the literal senses of the words.
Very imaginative people who don't rely on dogma and formula are liberal thinkers.
People who are afraid to tamper with tradition are conservative thinkers.
The difference between Bob Clampett and Friz.
It was a much more liberal thinking age in the 1st half of the 20th century. - The age of progress - when everyone believed in the future. As you said, things changed fast and there was much more invention and variety and much higher standards for everything.
For the last 30 years we have stagnated and worse-slid backwards, because we are in a conservative age - like the Dark Ages in Europe, when time slowed down and forward change and knowledge was considered the work of the Devil.
A real song with real rhyme, great lyrics and meter and a virtuoso performer with extreme feeling
25 comments:
- Elana Pritchard said...
Really I think instead of fighting each other (which as I predicted earlier is getting everyone NOWHERE) we should try concentrating on the beautiful creative things that ARE happening. (and the are beautiful, intelligent, creative people in the world right now too) I think the real enemy we should be fighting is corporate America, which has been brainwashing people since Edward Bernaise discovered that he could use Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis to manipulate and control the American public around the beginning of the twentieth century. By fighting right now, everyone is being COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, and therefore might as well be supporting all the things that are making our country so terrible today.
If you don't like the way things are- change them! (and try working together for chrissake)
- Aaron Borst said...
In my opinion the political liberal mindset of political correctness has caused much of the conservatism in creativity. I also see how a lot of cartoons now days are thought of as a way to teach lessons that are touted bu liberal extremists such as the environment or some other hot topic. I am not saying that the message is bad or good, but its one of the reasons cartoons are ruind.
- Kali Fontecchio said...
I think you meant "virtuoso"
- Kali Fontecchio said...
Boy Bobby Darin is smoooooth, and Jack benny is watching, how cool!!
- A.M.Bush said...
What do you think of Manheim Steamroller or the Trans Siberian Orchestra?
Also, I think that a lot of today's manga and super hero stuff display more technical skill than they did 50 years ago. Not that I like the stuff.
Golly, Judy Garland knew how to use vibrato.
- Fred Osmond said...
Great video up top! Nobody can sing like Billie Holiday and nobody can make the baritone sax sing like Jerry Mulligan.
Thank you for this.
- Ian Andersen said...
Love Billie and Ben Webster on that sax, what a master.
- Niki said...
Pete Emslie do not fret! With TV shows that glorify dancing and actual singing, hopefully the world will build itself into greatness again! We should take it upon ourselves to learn and teach what comes to us more naturally than others. Since this feels like such an opportune time to ask, is the a guitar teaching equivalent to the ASIFA archive? Like some learn classic guitar archive so I don't become a smo!
- Raff said...
Jumping back to the extreme conservatism thing - to the rant about TV I say HELLL YESSSS!!!!! I'm younger than the curmudgeons here and I still complain louder out where I am. And music too!
A good singing robot.
A bad singing robot.
A singing robot imported from Barbados
After all, this is the future, and they predicted singing robots, right? No shortage of that, or lethargic moany bands with jangly guitars and mushy drums.
On the other hand, here's
Great rap technique and style, and a creative video.
As for Pasty Cline...naw.
Here's an amazing singer.
- Pete Emslie said...
Niki - Sorry, but I don't think that "the world will build itself into greatness again" through such dreck as "American Idol". Personally, I feel that we could use another "Ed Sullivan Show", where tuxedos and evening gowns were the order of the day and everyone knew how to really sing in a style all of their own.
John - Thanks for the clip of Bobby. Back then, singers could deliver both the swinging, uptempo numbers that Bobby was famous for, but also, as Mr. Darin demonstrates on another of those linked YouTube clips, could sell a poignant, hauntingly beautiful song like "Once Upon a Time". Contemporary rockers and rappers wouldn't have the foggiest idea how to sing a tender love ballad like that. And that's the problem I see with today's "music": it's so limited in its scope compared to the range of material singers used to perform.
Yeah, give me the days of yore when the music world was ruled by Italian American baritones like Frank, Bobby, Dino, Tony Bennett, Vic Damone, and one of my faves still working today, Al Martino!
- david gemmill said...
i'd rather listen to a singer who has actual soul than a rigid one with good "enunciation"
magic sam's voice to me is more appealing than bobby darin's.
it's one of the reasons why i hate the beatles. their voices are whiny, white and annoying. they wrote some good songs, but i only enjoy beatles songs when they are covered by other people.
- Oscar Baechler said...
John, You need to do even more follow-up posts to this topic, because most blogs don't have your readership size or funky weirdness factor.
Here's why you should do this:
John K(even if he doesn't think this): "98% of banjo music is garbage."
Response: Audience, via rebuttal: "That's not true!" and keys John into some excellent banjo acts, to share with us.
John (even if he doesn't think this): "98% of techno music is garbage."
Response: Audience, via rebuttal: "That's not true!" and keys John into some excellent techno acts.
Aside from my love of good music via trolling for suggestions...
I think this is the ultimate "Nature vs. Nurture" debate of all creative mediums. Do you have talent, or do you have something meaningful to say and contribute? It's talent (measurable) versus message (marketable/inspirational)
Like the nature vs. nurture debate, it strikes me as the same answer: Why worry? Do both, damnit!
Learn your anatomy, learn motion principles, learn established principles of composition, study the people who came before you, and draw every day, and if you can't do that, shame on you for saying "I draw as a hobby."
That being said, if you do have something unique and interesting to say for your medium, and you ARE drawing/making music every day, then you've got Monday through Saturday to rigorously study anatomy, construction, motion and smarter artists than yourself, and you've got Sunday to be wild and crazy and be yourself within your sketchbook.
There's some philosophy quote along the lines of "students, perplexed and suspicious, pour over Kant and Kierkegaard, forgetting that when Kant and Kierkegaard were their age they were pouring over Bentham and Paine."
(Bentham and Paine are not accurate to this quote, but in terms of Skill and against-the-grain Originality, they're coming to mind first.)
- Brendon Neumar said...
If somebody hasn't listened to too much blues and a friend tells them "Oh, the blues is great" and then that person says "ok. I'll give it a try" and then they sit down and listen to some blues, they will start to get bored quickly and begin to pine for their own favorite music, and yet the blues went on to change popular music entirely, via rock and roll. So, that's what's goin on with rap. These aren't musicians who are saying, "hm, I see where music is heading, here's my idea." that's what us white folks do, we find something sincere and then we know how to pinpoint and market and organize and so forth, but the rappers aren't doing that, their just rapping cuz that's what they enjoy doing, and then it gets organized and classified and whatever, but mostly these rappers are trying to make their voices heard, they're talking about themselves and their money and their hoes and they're mostly bragging, but they're also contributing to the evolution of language and they're creating very nice specimens for the examination of the criminal mindset. These are just guys that wanna rap for fun and to be cool, but they have to say something and they have to use words and they have to try to be a litttle creative, but mostly they want their attitude to come across. Rap is so much like the blues it isn't funny. It's easy to look at the blues and say, the form is so repetitive, but then if you keep listening and become accustomed to the patterns and traditions you start to hear something different.
Another thing with rap music/culture is that it isn't trying to sissify the world. John, I think this might be an element you can appreciate. They may be talkin about packin heat and violence, but what it comes down to is they're saying "a man's gotta do" while the other half of popular music is saying, "relationships are weird. I don't know how I feel about my feelings."
- Brendon Neumar said...
And here's something else to think about. With a jazz standard, the rules are you sing the same song a bunch of people already sang, and you sing it your own way. I'd like to suggest that there's a standard out there a very popular one, and sure the artists change the title, but maybe if we were to name it right here once and for all it could be called, "I have a lot of money and women and people don't wanna mess with me." It's a very popular rap standard and it celebrates strength and confidence and many rappers out there are riffing on it and having a good time.
- Ebbe said...
Can we please get back to cartoons? If I hear another dunce put quotation marks around music if it follows the words rap and hiphop, I will have seventeen simultanious strokes from the sheer arrogance.
Goddamn people, there's no checklist when it comes to music! If rhythm can't stand on its own, is African tribal music not music? Should they be looked down on for dancing to it because it doesn't have melody? And should we hate them for dancing without structure or disciplin?
If you were true gentlemen, like myself, you'd be able to appreciate quality in whatever shape and form the music comes in. Instead you have ridiculous assumtions about what a "real song" should contain. Its utterly maddening arrogance.
Please, end this insufferable idiocy and make a post about Bugs Bunny.
Believe it or not, I actually wrote about Bobby Darin and Billie Holiday in that comment I accidentally deleted yesterday. Other good singers in this style of music I love are Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby (!!!!!!!!!!!!!), Dean Martin, Don Cherry, Jo Stafford, The Andres Sisters, Louis Armstrong, Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennett, and Vaughn Monroe, to name a few.
I think as long as you listen to good music from the 30s to the 60s, you're not an idiot.
I agree with David about the Beatles... I finally figured out precisely why I don't like them: their nasally British voices! That's why I prefer rocks singer with either a country twang, like Carl Perkins, or a black bluesy shouty or raspy quality, like Chuck Berry or Little Richard (and, yeah, I know he influenced Paul's voice.)
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only swing dancer who visits this blog, Pete. I know John tap dances... but does anyone hear lindy hop?
- Jeffrey said...
I don't know, John. I think what you've been posting is part of the 98% crap for the era.
Give me Gene Vincent, Ronnie Dawson, Peanuts Wilson, Dick Dale, The Ventures, Danny Dell, or Buddy Holly any day over any of those crooners. Rockabilly and surf music was the "underground" music of the 50's that didn't get the recognition or respect for it's time. The rockabilly musical talent is abysmal compared to straight rock or blues or country players at the time, but there's so much heart and feeling in their lack of talent.
(a side note: it's always funny to me that there are people who can appreciate two chord rockabilly and then turn around and spit venom at three chord punk rock.)
- Niki said...
I remembered "Rapper's delight," it's long but it's nice.
- MToolen said...
I'm as hungry for a cartoon post as any, but as a music major this is close to my heart. Oscar Baechler challenged artists to do technical and history studies as a majority of their preparation. I urge musicians to do the same! There's so much good music from way back when. Even further than Billie Holliday. Think Gabriel Fauré. Puccini. Henry Purcell. There's a reason their stuff is sung even today. This is also skimming over centuries of development in music theory that, unfortunately, gets boiled down mostly to the same I-IV-V-I chord progression nowadays. As usual, things like art and music (with rare exception) are better with experience and preparation.
- PeteyX said...
I dunno, kids, it seems to me that 98% of ANYTHING is crap. You can apply that statement to cartoons, books, music, whatever. Maybe that's curmudgeonly, but I don't really care. I guess I can appreciate examples of most if not all genres of music, but think it's all poo otherwise. I mean, for all the Gene Vincents there's dozens of Tony Sheridans. For the Outkasts there are a ton of Mickey Avalons.
And so it goes.
- stiff said...
Modern super-ultra-liberal musicians that oooooze talent. (They even made up the language they sing in).
- pappy d said...
Eddie Bernays invented the focus group. Use this spelling if you want to google him.
- Niki said...
Sorry to still linger on this post, but I just saw an amazing rap artist. The difference about him is that the beat of the music flowed, it was played on the violin, so the human element would change to beat at some points. The rap was also clear, although it was in Spanish, you could go along with it! Problem is it was played on a comedy special, and I don't know how new or old it is, also I can't read to title.
- Bwanasonic said...
"(They even made up the language they sing in)."
I thought they were singing in Kobaïan?
Something tells me John K is not a fan of prog rock, even in it's wacky Japanese incarnation.
In the context of this discussion, I guess the Avant-Garde is *extreme liberals*?

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Cantor's defeat was at least a reminder that the Republican right remains a force in the party. Though the tea party was crushed in key May primaries, it rebounded last week in Mississippi's Republican Senate primary, where State Sen. Chris McDaniel forced a runoff with veteran Sen. Thad Cochran.
In the Virginia district, Brat protested that Cantor had gone establishment, helping end last October's shutdown of the federal government and agreeing to raise the government's debt ceiling. Perhaps most notably, Brat charged that Cantor was willing to sign onto an overhaul of the nation's immigration system.
On the conservative Brietbart News Sunday two days ago, Brat charged Cantor was "bobbing and weaving" on immigration and was "100 percent all-in" on amnesty for children of illegal immigrants. "This is the last chance [to stop amnesty]," Brat said.
Cantor's defeat illustrated how even inching toward the middle can backfire.
While he criticized Obama and Senate-supported packages for a comprehensive overhaul that included a path to citizenship for the nation's 11 million undocumented immigrants, he supported a more limited legalization avenue for those brought as children. He was working with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., on a bill that would give legal status to young undocumented immigrants. The move riled staunch opponents of illegal immigration.
Though he was not considered threatened, there were some warning signs that Cantor faced primary trouble. Last month, for example, he was booed when he spoke to a Republican gathering in Richmond.
The immigration issue drove Brat's victory, said Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund chairman.
"Dave Brat won tonight in Virginia because he effectively harnessed the outrage at Washington over the policies that have not been representative of the people including the prospect of amnesty for illegal immigrants," she said.
Brat also may have been helped by Democrats, who could vote in the primary. His campaign had reached out to democrats to "get rid of Eric Cantor," according to Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
Brat also got help from the more conservative wing of the Virginia Republican Party, which for years has been split between more establishment Republicans and tea party activists.
Cantor thought he could overcome Brat by boasting of his clout in Washington--and by advertising and organizing. Cantor reportedly raised more than $5 million, while Brat took in barely more than $200,000.
Cantor's defeat upends a career that had vaulted him to power quickly.
He moved ahead of several more senior House members to become the chief deputy to then-House Whip Roy Blunt. He also became an ally of Majority Leader Tom DeLay when DeLay faced ethical trouble. In November 2008, Cantor became the number two House Republican, and along with two other up and coming stars, Reps. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Kevin McCarthy of California, founded the "Young Guns" program. It has become an important vehicle for recruiting and training young Republican candidates.
After Republicans gained control of the House in 2010, thanks in large part to candidates with support from the tea party, Cantor was seen as the leader of the younger brigade. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, was regarded as tied to the party establishment, and there was tension between the two.
Cantor, though, softened his approach in recent months, and conflicts with Boehner seemed to disappear.
"Eric Cantor and I have been through a lot together," Boehner said in a statement Tuesday evening. "He's a good friend and a great leader, and someone I've come to rely upon on a daily basis as we make the tough choices that come with governing. My thoughts are with him and Diana and their kids tonight."
Franco Ordonez of the McClatchy Washington Bureau contributed


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All About Eyewear For Cycling
Cycling eyewear is about a lot more than fashion! Good glasses protect your peepers, improve your vision, reduce fatique and help shield your face from the sun. Here's how to pick a pair:
Why Wear Sunglasses?
Sight is an amazingly complicated sense. Your eyes continually move and adjust, receiving a constant flow of information. Normally, all this activity happens routinely and without noticeable strain. When cycling, however, you are affected by glare and the sun's ultraviolet radiation. Glare is annoying and discomforting causing your eyes to work harder, contracting your pupils, narrowing your eyelids and causing muscle fatigue. It also reflects off roads, traffic, water, snow, concrete and the glass in buildings.
Tips on Selecting Cycling Eyewear
The lens color affects how you see also. That's why some models come with one or more different color lens so you can swap to fine-tune your glasses to the conditions. It's also possible with most eyewear to replace the lens with a different color. Here's a rundown of what the different colors are best for.
Choosing a Lens Color
Brown and amber: These are the best lens colors for high glare. They allow excellent contrast and their dark color minimizes eye strain. They're effective for absorbing most blue light waves, which sharpens visual acuity, improving depth perception and contrast in variable light conditions. Amber is popular for cycling, skiing and general use. On the down side, amber distorts colors, making greens greener and causing neons to fade.
Gray: This is a neutral color that provides natural contrast and gives true color perception. It's a good, general-purpose color.
Green: A good all-purpose lens color, green provides a fair amount of contrast in low-light conditions and reduces eye strain in bright conditions.
Yellow: A long-time standard for skiing, yellow provides excellent depth perception and contrast in low light.
Vermillon or rose: This is a general-purpose tint that heightens visual acuity, enhances color while improving contrast. It is also ideal for flat light conditions. Many people consider rose soothing and comfortable over a long period of time.
Other Considerations
Like regular sunglasses, you'll find cycling eyewear in a wide range of styles and prices. There are even models that accommodate prescription lenses. When shopping, keep in mind that a quality pair of cycling glasses can last for many years. So, come on in and let us help you select a pair that's right for you and your eyes. You'll be glad you did!


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Five Georgia communities, including Pembroke, have been selected to begin a three-year program to assist them in addressing their housing needs by the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GIGH).
The Georgia Initiative for Community Housing is a collaboration of the Housing and
Demographics Research Center and the Office of the Vice President for Public Service
and Outreach at the University of Georgia, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and the Georgia Municipal Association.
During the three-year program, each community housing team receives facilitation, instruction, and technical assistance as they design and implement a housing program to improve both the quality of life of its citizens and the communities' economic conditions.
"This is our first step in providing improved housing opportunities in our city," said Mayor Mary Warnell. "Our team is committed to fulfilling the program requirements in an effort to meet our citizens' housing needs as well as improving the economic conditions in Pembroke. On behalf of the City Council, I wish to thank the sponsors for selecting Pembroke as a recipient of this program."
The centerpiece of the initiative is a series of retreats, where each housing team will work separately with a facilitator/housing professional, as well as engage in cross-community sharing and collaboration. Each community has access to technical assistance and receives continuous feedback throughout the three-year program.
Tiffany Walraven, City Council Member and Chair of the Downtown Development Authority stated, "We are honored to be chosen as one of five cities in the state of Georgia to participate in the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing. Our team worked very hard to prepare for the site visit by the selection team. As we prepared our application and site visit information, our housing team began to focus on the needs of our city. With a diverse group of housing team members, the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing will help us develop a program that will help us identify target issues that we can focus on in the years to come."
Any city, county, or public housing authority in Georgia was eligible to apply, on behalf of a community housing team. The teams typically consist of about 12 members and include representatives from local government, business, nonprofit housing organizations and the public housing authority.
Other groups may include faith-based organizations, churches, development authorities, chamber of commerce, school system, major employers, and law enforcement.
After applications to participate in the program were received, site visits were completed and the five communities selected based on need and the ability to benefit from the program.
The program is partially funded by the Georgia Power Company, and additional in-kind services are provided by the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, the University of Georgia's Archway Partnership, and the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
Each year, at least five communities are selected to participate in the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing. Other cities chosen were Dalton, Greensboro, Lithonia and Roswell.


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A noble endeavor
Chef Gail Cunningham embraces ever-changing culinary terrain.
"I've always had a passion for food and embrace the ever-changing culinary terrain," says chef Gail Cunningham.
Responsible for concept development and implementation of culinary programs for foodservice and national account segments at Springfield, Mo.-based Noble & Associates, a pre-eminent advertising and food marketing firm, the soft-spoken Cunningham has an enthusiasm for her life's work that is contagious.
"It's an exciting time to be a chef. We have access to global foods previously not available, patrons with more sophisticated palates and a better knowledge of food, and new ethnic influences. Chefs have more opportunities than ever before to explore new techniques, new flavors and new forms that fit our mobile society," says Cunningham, who also is a member of the Research Chefs Association (RCA).
Cunningham's title -- culinary creative director/corporate development chef -- is quite a mouthful, but with more than 25 years experience in foodservice -- 12 them with Noble's Culinary Group -- she wears many hats and is charged with many duties. She heads up national account menu analysis; strategy and positioning; product placement and new menu development; concept and recipe development for foodservice and home meal replacement (HMR) programs; and new product development for foodservice and retail. She also was instrumental in the creation and maintenance of Noble's Greenhouse Market, a HMR operation that includes an on-premise cafe; grab-and-go prepared meals; chef's case-prepared food; a drive-thru menu; a catering program and holiday-bundled HMR programs.
Cunningham is a gem in the crown of Noble, which is ranked as one of the Top 100 agencies in the U.S. by Adweek and one of the Top 15 by PROMO. Noble represents many of the nation's leading companies and brands, including Basic American Foods, Campbell's, DuPont Packaging, Iams Pet Foods, Krispy Kreme, Reckitt Benckiser, Smucker's, Tyson and Uncle Ben's.
A multi-disciplinary approach
"We take a multi-disciplinary team approach to any type of product development, whether the food is a menu item on the foodservice side or a retail packaged good on the consumer side," explains Cunningham. "The key is to stay focused on the customer. That sounds so cliche, but it's imperative in product development."
Coming up with new products is always a challenge for Cunningham and her team, which describes her as very dedicated, industrious, even-tempered and smart. And she has a great sense of humor. "Staying in touch with consumer trends is the basis for all that we do," she explains. "We're constantly reviewing newspapers, business journals, epicurean magazines, teen magazines, trade journals, and Webs sites to assimilate all of the information we can about the needs and desires that drive purchase behavior among consumers. Our culinary team also regularly meets with a host of consumer and food-trend experts at Noble, including the editor of Noble's Food Channel Trendwire; the director of consumer insights; our food technologists and scientists; our team of professional chefs; and our corporate research professionals. By continually staying on top of trends, we can better formulate new products that meet a specific need."
To keep up on food trends and consumer behavior, her team also consults with a network of top culinary professionals across the U.S., and samples retail and foodservice venues in key food "hot spots" such as Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and New Orleans.
Just as important are the countless hours her team spends in real-world food environments, both on the retail and foodservice side, Cunningham says. "Noble has extensive culinary facilities, including an aseptic test kitchen for nutritional testing, simulated home kitchens and a full-service restaurant facility used exclusively for test product concepts."
Since Noble is involved in nutritional testing, we asked if clients are more concerned about nutrition today and if she has changed her approach to menu development.
"For many decades, a sizeable segment of society has been concerned with nutrition in one way or another -- calories, sodium, sugar, fats and so forth," Cunningham replies. "As research on food and its link to overall health has become more reported in the past decade, clients have become more concerned with nutritional issues. As it is for the consumer, so it must be for the manufacturer. Otherwise, products lack relevance. Then again, there is another sizeable segment of society that really doesn't focus on nutrition at all. We saw this indulgent sector coming on strong four to five years ago and it remains a viable market today. Ultimately, it boils down to understanding your target audience."
The process of new product development hasn't so much changed as become more refined over the years, she observes. "We've always known it was important to understand all the issues impacting consumers as a way of understanding food trends. Our methodology has changed over the years based on what consumers need and want. We develop products that meet changing consumer needs, but the way we go about it has been a winning formula for Noble for several years."
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Attorney General Announces Execution Date For Timothy Don Carr
Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker offers the following information in the case against Timothy Don Carr, who is currently scheduled to be executed at 7:00 p.m. on January 25, 2005.
Scheduled Execution
Timothy Don Carr has completed all his post-conviction proceedings in both state and federal courts. Therefore, on January 6, 2005, the Superior Court of Monroe County filed an order, setting the seven-day window in which the execution of Timothy Don Carr may occur to begin at 7:00 p.m., January 25, 2005, and end seven days later at 7:00 p.m. on February 1, 2005. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections has set the specific date and time for the execution as 7:00 p.m., January 25, 2005, pursuant to the discretion given the Commissioner under state law.
Carr's Crimes
The Supreme Court of Georgia summarized the facts of the case as follows:
Carr, his girl friend Melissa Burgeson, and the 17-year-old victim attended a party on the evening of the crimes, where they all consumed alcohol and used drugs. Carr and Burgeson discussed robbing the victim at the party. In the early hours of the following day, Burgeson took the victim's car keys and talked him into letting her drive him home. Burgeson drove the victim, Carr, and two juveniles to a remote area of south Monroe County in the victim's car. During the ride, Carr showed one of the juveniles a large knife and whispered that he intended to kill the victim. Burgeson stopped the car on a dirt road, and when the victim opened the trunk to look for more drugs, Burgeson motioned to Carr to kill him. Carr grabbed the victim's hair, pulled his head back and slashed his throat. At Burgeson's urging, Carr stabbed the victim repeatedly and then beat him in the head with a baseball bat. After Burgeson took the victim's money, Carr and one of the juveniles dragged the victim's body to the roadside, leaving him to die from his injuries. Carr and Burgeson fled to Tennessee in the victim's car and were arrested following a high speed chase. After receiving medical treatment at a local hospital, they were placed in the back of a police car in which police had activated a hidden tape recorder. Their recorded conversation, in which Carr admitted killing the victim, was introduced into evidence at Carr's trial. The jury was also authorized to find from the evidence that the knife used to stab the victim was discovered in Burgeson's purse.
Carr v. State, 267 Ga. 547, 548, 480 S.E.2d 583 (1997).
The Original Trial (1992-1995)
The Monroe County Grand Jury indicted Carr for the murder of Keith Patrick Young during the November Term, 1992. Carr was tried on April 18 through April 27, 1994, and found guilty in the Superior Court of Monroe County, Georgia on April 27, 1994. District Attorney Tommy Floyd, prior to the splitting of the Flint Circuit, tried the case. On April 28, 1994, Carr was sentenced to death for the murder. Carr's motion for new trial was denied on October 24, 1995.
The Direct Appeal Proceeding (1997)
Carr was represented by Harold E. Martin and Michael A. Dillon. The Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously affirmed Carr's conviction and sentence on February 3, 1997 in Carr v. State, 267 Ga. 547, 480 S.E.2d 583 (1997). Carr's petition for a writ of certiorari was denied by the United States Supreme Court on October 14, 1997. Carr v. Georgia, 522 U.S. 921 (1997).
State Habeas Corpus Petition (1998-2001)
Carr, represented by Nila Jean Robinson and Brian S. Kammer, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Superior Court of Butts County, Georgia, on February 13, 1998. An evidentiary hearing was held on September 23-24, 1999. On June 23, 2000, the state habeas corpus court granted Carr state habeas corpus relief on the claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in the preparation and presentation of Carr's case, but denied all other claims. The State appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court which unanimously reversed the habeas corpus court's order and reinstated Carr's sentence on March 19, 2001. Head v. Carr, 273 Ga. 613, 533 S.E.2d 409 (2001). Carr's petition for a writ of certiorari was denied by the United States Supreme Court on October 1, 2001. Carr v. Head, 534 U.S. 905 (2001).
Federal Habeas Corpus Petition (2001-2002)
Carr, represented by Thomas H. Dunn, Brian S. Kammer and Nila Jean Robinson, filed a federal habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court on July 2, 2001, which was denied on January 31, 2002. After the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied Carr review on two separate occasions. On July 8, 2002, the trial court ordered Carr's execution set for the week of July 18, 2002 through July 25, 2002. Carr then filed a "Petition for Rehearing En Banc and/or Application to the Court En Banc for a Certificate of Appealability" on July 11, 2002, a Motion to Vacate the Order Setting Execution and three supplements to the Motion to Vacate.
Appeal to the Eleventh Circuit (2002-2004)
On July 18, 2002, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its June 27, 2002 denial of a certificate of appealability and granted a certificate of appealability. Oral argument was held on March 11, 2003. On March 31, 2004, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion which denied relief. Carr v. Schofield, 364 F.3d 1246 (2004). Carr filed a petition for panel rehearing on April 21, 2004, which was denied on June 3, 2004.
Denial of Certiorari review by U.S. Supreme Court (2004)
Carr filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court on November 1, 2004. The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari on December 13, 2004.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Difficult doesn't begin to describe how tough it is to win a national championship in any sport at any level. Coker wrestler Charlie Huff will be looking put those odds aside and bring home a national championship in the Cobra wrestling program's inaugural season. The 133-pound Huff might have the recipe to turn his dream of a national championship into reality.
"I know it's cliché, but I just have to go out and wrestle like it's any other match," said Huff. "If you look at it like one big 'thing,' you are going to fold."
No athlete becomes a national champion overnight, and although Huff brought home a title earlier in the season at the Pembroke Classic, it was a loss that really opened his eyes to how good he could be.
"I saw the breakthrough in a 7-6 loss to Anderson's Zach Hale," said head coach Cy Wainwright. "That guy fell short of being an All-American last season and Huff almost took him down for the win."
Huff was quick to agree that the match against Hale was a humbling wake-up call. After the narrow loss to a potential All-American, he realized that he could compete against the best in the nation.
His journey through regionals was anything but a walk in the park. In the first round, Huff found himself sparring against an opponent who he had already lost to three times during the season. After dropping the opening match, he would win the next three straight to advance to the final of the wrestle-back bracket. The final match was nothing more than sweet redemption. Huff would take on Hale, this time, the fate of the season coming down to a seven-minute showdown.
Ultimately, Huff would seal his national championship berth with a tightly contested 4-2 overtime victory.
"It was exciting to say the least," said Huff. "After losing in the first round, I got my head on straight and ended up winning four in a row to qualify for nationals."
Huff, a junior, spent his first two years competing at the junior college level where he did big things as well. But that does not compare to the stage he will set foot on later on this week.
But while Huff may lack experience on the national stage, he can rely on coaches Wainwright and Jeremy Bommarito to show him the way.
Wainwright has experience at the national level both as a coach and as a wrestler. While wrestling at Newberry College, he was a two-time All-American, a national champion in his weight class and a runner-up for wrestler of the year in 2009. Bommarito was a national qualifier at the junior college level, as well as an All-American at Limestone College.
"Both of them have competed at the highest level of competition," said Huff. "I want to use their experience to aid and lead me to success."
In the 133-pound division there are 16 wrestlers including Huff, and although he is not sure of his seeding, the bracket has been set. He will open up against Daniel DeShazer of Nebraska-Kearney on Friday, March 14.
"Although I know who I will take on in the first round, I just have to go out and wrestle," said Huff. "I have to look at each match as another seven-minute showdown, and if I wrestle to my ability, I can hopefully become the first national champion in Coker College history."
Fans can watch Huff live in action online at NCAA.com beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday.
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Twenty six homes in Azusa were under mandatory evacuations as the second of two winter storms pummeled Southern California.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department and Azusa Police Department ordered all residents and media to evacuate Ridge View Drive about 4:30 p.m. Friday. Officials said the order was due to "unstable ground" as storms headed toward the neighborhood.
Anyone in the area was instructed to keep roadways clear for emergency personnel and to completely avoid the area.
"Anytime you have a mandatory evacuation, stress and anxiety does come into play. And so we understand that and we appreciate that. It's not something we look forward to," Glendora City Manager Chris Jeffers said.
Some residents on Ridge View Drive, however, refused to leave.
"The worry is that the rocks and pebbles and stuff might come down like the Malibu Rock slide, but I don't think it'll come down. I think it'll just be a lot of debris and water," resident Daniel Poblet said.
Aerial video showed the backyard of a home flooded with muddy water.
An unidentified journalist was briefly stuck in the mud in Azusa Friday.
"He couldn't get out of the mud, got stuck. He had to have five people help him out," homeowner Dennis Sanderson said. Sanderson had also opted not to evacuated as of Friday night. "We'll probably leave. But um, taking it hour by hour."
Earlier Friday afternoon, police and fire officials urged residents below the fire-scarred hillsides above Glendora and Azusa to prepare for mudslides that swept the area's streets.
A thousand homes in Glendora were under evacuation orders. As of Friday night, two homes in Glendora had been slightly damaged by mud flow, according to an NBC4 report.
Evacuations were also issued for the foothill community of Monrovia as a strong storm brought flooding concerns to the area.
The storm also knocked out power to tens of thousands of people across Southern California.


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One Man Gang Shoot Interview DVD-R
We asked him about everything from his start in wrestling to his last days in ECW. We talked about his start in ICW, Memphis, Mid South, UWF, Florida, World Class, WWF, NWA, WCW, ECW and so much more.
You will hear what Randy Savage was like back in the early days of ICW. What it was like breaking into the Mid South era, How was Bill Watts as a boss. Going to the WWF and working the huge shows with Hulk Hogan, Loosing the OMG gimmick and becoming Akeem, working with Kevin Sullivan in Florida, Dusty Rhodes as a booker, Feuds with Jim Duggan, Drugs in the World Class promotion, Bruiser Brody in Japan, Paul Heyman, Teaming with Big Bossman, Eric Bishoff and why he did not like him, ECW and problems with some of the guys, and a whole lot more. This interview was over 2 hours and 30 minutes long. Here is the full list of what topics we talked about and it was an amazing shoot interview!!!! Order now on DVD/VHS in the new release section
How old were you when you started
How did you get started
What were youd oing before you got in the business
Were you a fan
What was the hardest part of training
You have made a lot of money in wrestling, how do you feel about some schools and programs like Tough Enough or the Power Plant that put guys through outrageous physical exercises and calistetics and produce a lot of guys that dont make money as compared to yourself
Who was Darren Westbrooks and what was the most important thing he taught you
How did you wind up working for the Poffos
What was Angelo Poffo like
What was Randy like? (paranoia)
What was Elizabeth like
Memories of early matches with Ron Garvin
Was there heat on Ron Garvin for exposing guys like Randy Savage's shoplifting
What was the atmosphere like betweeen the Jarretts and the Poffos
Who were your favorite opponents in ICW
How much of your angle with Savage and Garvin was copied from an angle from
Southeastern where Boris Malenko held Crusher Blackwells contract
Memories of matches with Ernie Ladd
Memories of working with the Sheik
Memories of working with Savage
Did you enjoy being a babyface more or a heel
Memories of Bob Orton Jr.
Any good road stories from this place
Who did you learn the most from
Thoughts on Willie Monroe
Is it true that Pez Whatley and The Great Tio hit on Willies wife backstage
Memories working in Central States
Memories of your first run with Mid South Wrestling
How did you wind up changing your name to the One Man Gang and when did you change your entire gimmick (mowhawk, new tights, etc)
Thoughts on Bill Watts
Memories of working with Ted Dibiase
Memories of your match teaming with Harley race and working Andre and Dick
Murdoch at the Superdome
Thoughts/memories of Harley
How did Andre treat you? Some guys say he didnt like to work with other big guys for fear of exposing his size.
Thoughts/memories on JYD
Thoughts/Memories of Paul Orndorff
Memories working with Steve Williams
Why did you wind up leaving the area
Memories working for All Japan
Thoughts on Baba
How did you wind up in the Mid Atlantic
Thoughts on Jim Crockett
Thoughts/memories working with Jimmy Valiant
Memories teaming with Kelly Kiniski
Memories of Rick Steamboat
Memories of your program with Brutus Beefcake in Mid Atlantic
How come your run in Mid Atlantic was rather short
How did you wind up in Florida
Thoughts on Eddie Graham
Thoughts on Dusty and memories of your brawls and angles with him
Memories/thoughts on ur program Blackjack Mulligan
Early memories of Ric Flair
Memories of Barry Windham and did you think hed go on to be as good as he did
Road stories from this territory
Did Vince Sr ever try and get you to come to NY early on
Memories of workin with Jerry Lawler
Whatd you think of Sullivans gimmick
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Commentator Celia Brewer returned to western Kentucky eight years ago. But in another, completely different way, she has also gone back to her roots.
In an episode of the 50s sitcom The Honeymooners, Ralph Kramden comes home to find his wife Alice chatting with her friend Trixie. Ralph, never one for the delicate touch, tries to compliment Trixie on her recent trip to the beauty parlor. "Your hairdo looks nice," he says, "and the color is almost natural."
"Natural" is sort of an elusive concept these days, especially on food labels. Regarding human hair, there are dozens of dyes on the market that mimic its many hues. There are also lots of colors NOT found in nature. My first weeks of teaching at Murray State have reminded me that young people, girls especially, like to experiment with outrageous colors on their crowning glory. More power to them! Later on in life, it will be difficult to carry this off.
No, what gets me is the pressure on us baby boomers to mask our gray hair, to present a front to the world that is—well—a pretense. The hair color companies count on this. In the myriad of boxes on supermarket shelves, Clairol and L'Oreal supply what is in great demand. Hair stylists do, too, catering to clients who prefer a professional job, at much greater cost.
I do understand the desire that many people have to stay young-looking, especially among women. The job market in particular and our culture in general are hard on older people, unlike other cultures where the elderly are respected and often revered for their wisdom. Try to imagine a stoic 75-year-old Japanese woman with, say, fuchsia hair.
As I watched Diane Sawyer covering the Democratic National Convention, I was struck by how blonde her hair continues to be. This is unusual for any woman born in 1945, even in Glasgow, Kentucky. Yes, I know the pressure to look young is greater for women on TV. Just picture commentator James Carville, whose hair color is no longer even an issue. He is completely bald!
This double standard applies to us common folk as well. Here in western Kentucky, for many couples in my generation, the man's hair has turned gray—for those who still have hair—but time has stopped for their wives. These women in their 60s and 70s have not a single wisp of it. Brunettes, blondes and even redheads they remain. And it's too late in life to claim that "only their hairdresser knows for sure."
In the interest of full disclosure, I confess that for a while I too colored my hair. It started after church one day in New Orleans, when a friend of mine touched the gray strands on my temples, among the dark auburn brown of my thick head of hair. "Why not get rid of these?" she suggested. Thus began a period where I either dyed my own hair, or had it done professionally. The battle of the roots had begun. Oh, the embarrassment when those gray shoots started sprouting, the compulsion to trade reality in for illusion—once again.
Finally, I decided that I had had enough—enough hassle, enough sham, not to mention the expense. It was actually a relief to embrace my total grayness, to go back to my feminist—uh—roots. No more vigilance in front of the bathroom mirror, worrying, "Is it time to color again?" Then "do I dye it myself, or pay the colorist to make it look fabulous?" Fabulous, yes, and fake.
Paul McCartney is on wife #3 now. His children by first wife Linda are in their 40s. Yet the tabloids show pictures of the former Beatle frolicking on some tropical beach, a 70-year-old man in a 70-year-old body—topped off by what is clearly a head of hair dyed brown. You would think this talented tunesmith, his lordship, would be proud of the long and winding road of his life's journey—and would embrace his grayness. Memo to Sir Paul: Take a cue from Emmylou Harris. Her hair is silver-white, and she looks fabulous!
Celia Brewer is a writer who lives in Mayfield. She has been a big fan of Emmylou Harris for years.


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Aren't those young, wealthy homeowners who own their fancy digs mortgage-free the envy of us all?
The real estate website Zillow.com found that about 34.5% of American homeowners aged 20 to 24 owned those properties outright. Real estate agents, in interviews, said these youthful buyers are most likely young millionaires, those with trust funds or those who received help from their parents.
Zillow found that about a third of all American homeowners owned their properties outright.
Out of the nation's largest metro regions, the Los Angeles metro—which includes Los Angeles and Orange counties—had the 10th-highest percentage of young, free-and-clear homeowners, with 43.2% of those homeowners living mortgage free.
The New York metro area had the highest percentage of young, free-and-clear homeowners, with 84.0% of those homeowners owning their properties with no mortgage, according to the Zillow data. The Detroit region had the second-highest percentage of young mortgage-free owners: 53.9%.


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The trend toward larger capacity machines with tower heights approaching 100 metres is expected to continue, with all established turbine manufacturers in Canada now offering models in the 3MW range. This will enable developers to obtain a better return on investment and harness more wind power in areas that would otherwise be unable to meet performance requirements.
There are five tower-manufacturing facilities in four provinces, blade factories in three provinces and a variety of companies producing turbine sub-components, from nacelle covers and frames to power electronics and specialised machining services from firms that have seized the opportunity to diversify into wind.
Turbine makers will continue to rely on global supply chains to source many major components. One obvious piece of the puzzle missing from the Canadian supply chain is nacelle assembly. There is still room for plenty of growth here and more turbine and major component suppliers may enter the market in the short term.
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The good news is that most of the manpower required to construct wind farms comes from the Canadian labour pool and often from quite close to the projects.
A case study of Brookfield Renewable Power's 51MW Gosfield wind farm in the town of Kingsville, Ontario, found that the contractor selected to build the plant, Mortenson Construction, invested over C$20 million (US$20.4 million) in Ontario, with more than 90% of expenditure within a 75-kilometre radius of the site. The majority of equipment rental, permanent materials, professional services, subcontractors and 99% of the labour needed to build the wind farm came from less than one hour's drive away, resulting in a substantial boost to the local economy during construction.
The operations-and-maintenance sector is also taking shape. A recent study of the Ontario market by ClearSky Advisors on behalf of Canadian Wind Energy Association (CANWEA) predicts that demand for permanent workers to operate and maintain wind farms in 2016 will exceed 1,350, with another 1,200 spin-off jobs created. Colleges in each of the major markets now offer specialist programmes that give students a comprehensive education in wind-turbine technology. And as concentrations of wind farms grow, the same local construction firms building wind farms today can leverage their expertise to service them.
Job boom in Quebec
The supply industry in eastern Canada is expanding in step with market growth. US manufacturer GE is working to complete the contract it won in 2003 to supply a total of 1GW to eight wind farms in Quebec by 2012, while German makers Enercon and Repower are beginning to ramp up production to meet similar-sized contracts with Hydro Quebec, signed in 2005.
Quebec's component industry, largely concentrated ?in the Gaspé region, is the most developed in the country, with blade, steel and concrete tower, turbine electronics and some nacelle component production capacity in place. There are currently close to 5,000 people working in the wind-energy sector in the province, according to a 2010 study, commissioned by CANWEA, on the economic benefits of wind energy in Quebec. More than 37,000 construction-phase jobs are predicted to be created between 2005 and 2015 in order to install 4GW, driving investment of C$10 billion.
Nova Scotia is leading the supply chain in the Maritime provinces, through its partnership with Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, to form blade and tower manufacturing facility DSTN — in which the province holds a 49% stake.
Election jitters hold back expansion
The Ontario market offers both the greatest opportunities and the greatest risk to the supply chain in the short term. According to the ClearSky report, the market could grow to more than 7.1GW by 2018 under the province's current long-term energy plan, outlined in its Green Energy Act — an expansion of more than 5.6GW from 2010 installed capacity.
Investments in new major component plants since the advent of the act are linked to power purchase agreements for 870MW signed by Pattern Energy Group and Korean partner Samsung Renewable Energy with the Ontario Power Authority. German manufacturer Siemens is set to start blade production in the province and Korean CS Wind is preparing to roll out its first towers made with Ontario steel this autumn. US tower provider DMI Industries, an early mover into the Ontario market, celebrated its fifth anniversary in June.
However, uncertainty triggered by the October provincial election may have slowed the flow of new supply-chain investments in Ontario. This could create problems when domestic-content requirements double from 25% to 50%, from January 2012.
A significant number of feed-in tariff (FIT) contract holders with FIT and commercial operation dates scheduled for this year are expected to accept the Ontario Power Authority's one-year extension offer — with no change to domestic-content requirements — to relieve pressure on the government's permitting resources. The backlog will keep some manufacturers occupied, although other FIT contract holders with 2012 operating dates could be left with fewer vendor choices if manufacturers cannot offer a firm 50% domestic content and still be competitive on price and delivery.
Many original equipment manufacturers still rely on out-of-province suppliers, particularly when it comes to blades, and expanding their operations in Ontario could ease supply-chain bottlenecks.
West to supply labour and services
Alberta looks to be the centre of most development west of Ontario for the next few years, as the Alberta Electricity System Operator moves forward with its wind plans. Its recent draft, long-term transmission plan includes provisions to allow integration of up to 3.2GW wind, although market conditions may limit growth to about 1.6GW over the next five years.
Manitoba and Saskatchewan will likely see modest growth, while British Columbia's electricity utility, BC Hydro, plans to release its integrated resource development plan before the end of 2012, with wind expected to play an important role.
Most supply-chain opportunities in the west will come in the form of construction, supply of local products and services and, over the long term, operations and maintenance. Turbines and major components are likely to come from the east and south.
In the short term, Canada's wind sector will be active. But, to ensure it reaches its full potential and becomes a strong economic player over the long term, key developments are necessary.
A stable policy framework with longer time scales is needed, as well as acceptance of wind power's role in all major provincial markets by all political parties. Removal of inter-provincial and cross-border trade barriers would help turbine manufacturers and major suppliers build a case for choosing Canada for new production facilities. And companies need to be able to make decisions without excessive interference from policy makers. Governments' desire to ensure there is a return on public investment is understandable, but too many diktats is counterproductive.
Finally, innovation by Canadian businesses will be crucial in ensuring that the industry thrives after the current wave of development ends. Businesses that design and manufacture turbines and components with more cost-effective and sustainable processes, delivering better return on investment for developers, will be the true anchors for a sustainable Canadian wind industry for decades to come.
Stephen Rach is former supply chain manager, Canadian Wind Energy Association


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Trainer Barry Abrams will send out four leading contenders in the $1.3-million California Gold Rush program at Hollywood Park Saturday, but no matter where they finish, the day will be a good one for the 55-year-old conditioner.
Abrams learned last week he is cancer-free after a four-year battle with the disease. "Basically, all the scans showed that I'm cancer-free," said Abrams from the stable kitchen porch overlooking the backstretch Wednesday.
"Dr. Yee in Arcadia said I don't need a scan for another 12 months, and then it will be five years, and it is likely it won't come back," said Abrams of his new lease on life.
"I live one day at a time anyway, but after what I went through, I have a different perspective on life," said the slimmed-down Abrams. "Until you get a serious illness, you realize money doesn't mean anything. Nobody is happier than I am to get up in the morning."
Abrams said he was diagnosed with cancer in March, 2005, after a squamous cell carcinoma on a tonsil spread to form a golf-ball-sized tumor in his throat.
Chemotherapy and radiation treatments have rid Abrams of cancer although he is unable to taste food and carries a bottle of water for dry mouth because he is unable to produce saliva. He also has to guard against infection.
Abrams said his horses helped motivate him during a difficult time. "I just live life," said Abrams, married and the father of two daughters. "I'm happy, and the horses make me happy. They kept me pepped up. Unusual Heat has been a strong sire and given me more incentive to keep going."
Unusual Heat, a horse he campaigned and co-owns, has developed into the top stallion in California. He is the sire of all four Abrams-trained entrants in the Gold Rush: Bel Air Sizzle in the $150,000 Fran's Valentine Stakes, Medzendeekron in the $150,000 Khaled, Golden Doc A in the $150,000 B. Thoughtful, and Pretty Unusual in the $200,000 Melair.
Abrams won two of the races last year in the program restricted to California-breds with Spenditallbaby in the B. Thoughtful and Bel Air Sizzle in the Melair, the latter via disqualification.
"I'll take the same winners again," said Abrams with a chuckle.
"All four of them should be among the top three betting choices in each race," said Abrams, who has engaged national earnings leader Garrett Gomez to ride three, and Southern California king Rafael Bejarano to ride Pretty Unusual. "Gomez wouldn't jump in there if they weren't one of the favorites."
Golden Doc A, winner of the Grade I Las Virgenes Stakes last year, was named after two doctors involved in Abrams' cancer treatment. Abrams hopes she wins in her first start since November but realizes there are more important issues to be thoughtful about.
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A field of at least six is probable: Madeo, Smith, 119; Awesome Gem, Tyler Baze, 117; U S Ranger, Joel Rosario, 116; Becrux, Rafael Bejarano, 115; Silent Soul, Iggy Puglisi, 115, and Medjool, Michael Baze, 114.
Shirreffs said he was not sure what direction to go with Madeo beyond the Inglewood.
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Shirreffs also has a decision to make soon for the 2009 debut of female champion Zenyatta, unbeaten in 10 starts. "She worked six furlongs here Sunday and is nominated to the Louisville Distaff at Churchill Downs the Friday before the Derby," said Shirreffs. "She could run there or I could wait until the Milady (Handicap here May 23)."
Shirreffs added that Life Is Sweet, who won three stakes including the Santa Margarita Handicap at Santa Anita, is definite for the Milady, a $150,000, Grade II test at 1 1/16 miles on Cushion Track.
Shirreffs also said Tiago worked a half mile and that although he did not have a crystal ball for future plans, he would like to see him ready for the $700,000 Hollywood Gold Cup July 11.
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