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Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hutz Coming To Sebastopol!
People at Gogol Bordello's typically frenetic and crazy show at the Warfield Theater last week might have been too caught up in the mayhem to notice, but amidst the gypsy-punk rollicking and flailing bodies, singer Eugene Hutz announced to the crowd that he was going to be part of some sort of Gypsy festival in Sebastopol. With his Eastern European background, surely, he must have meant Sevastopol, the Ukranian city on the Crimea peninsula. Right?
Sonoma County, get out your herring and borscht: confirmed by Voice of Roma—the group who puts on the yearly festival—Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello will appear as a guest DJ at this year's 12th Annual Herdejezi Festival at the Sebastopol Veterans Building on Friday, May 2nd. Also on the bill for the rest of the weekend's festivities are Yuri Yunakov, Vadim Kopalkov, Petra Safarova, Reyhan Tuzsuz, and Brass Menazeri. Crowd-surfing on top of a marching bass drum is optional.
For those who don't know, Gogol Bordello is one of the most mind-blowing live bands in the world right now, recalling the raucousness of the Pogues, the passion of the Clash, and the endurance of a young Bruce Springsteen. Hutz, the band's enigmatic frontman, also has a show-stealing role in the wonderfully off-kilter film Everything is Illuminated.
Thanks to Caitlin for the heads up.
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Tip: You can do Scenarios while in queue for Looking For Raid/Dungeon.
It's not well publicized, and the UI doesn't really explain this, but the scenario queue and LFR/LFD queues are concurrent. If you queue for both as dps, your scenario will pop up almost immediately When you're done, you'll be 15 min further into the LFD/LFR queue. Sometimes that's enough to put you at the head of the line, putting you in LFD/LFR immediately.
Basically, you can spend the time waiting in queue for LFR/LFD by doing scenarios instead of dailies (or trolling trade chat, etc.) if you prefer.
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- Anonymous10:15 PM, January 27, 2013
You can also queue for LFD and LFR and bgs at the same time.ReplyDelete
Interesting. I thought they didn't like to let you queue for multiple forms of content at the same time for fear that you'd leave a group high and dry when the thing you really wanted popped. Are they just counting on astronomically high DPS queue times to keep that from happening?ReplyDelete
The LFR/LFD queue won't actually pop while you are inside the scenario. It's more like you "re-enter" the LFR queue, but are inserted in the front (or wherever you should be according to time spent) when you exit the scenario.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:31 PM, January 29, 2013
You can queue for a scenario, and LFD, and LFR, all three at the same time.ReplyDelete
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by Reginald Hall Jr
As Jennifer Schelter, 44, prepares for the re-opening of her critically acclaimed one-woman performance piece at the InterAct Theatre, "Love Lessons from Abu Ghraib," she recalls that a few years ago she could not possibly have predicted the course of events that would dramatically change her life.
In 2006, Schelter — a Chestnut Hill native, Germantown Friends School alumna and owner of the Yoga Schelter studio in East Falls — was offered the Lierman Trust for Humanitarian Law's invitation to join lawyer Susan Burke in Istanbul, Turkey. The pair were interviewing Iraqis who had been tortured by U.S. Army personnel at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison. In 2004, the prison was a topic of international controversy after details emerged proving several U.S. Army members had intentionally abused the prisoners.
The U.S Senate Armed Services Committee, headed by Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) and ranking Republican Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), released a bi-partisan report in 2008 following two years of investigation, concluding that U.S Secretary of Defense Donald H Rumsfield had authorized such techniques as those used in the 2004 Abu Ghraib prison scandal, where Iraqi prisoners were subject to punishments that were undoubtedly cruel and unusual.
"I had no idea 99.9% of the population of prisoners were just random," Schelter said last week. "There was very little reason why they should have been tortured. I was so naïve. I thought the U.S. gave up torture a long time ago. Am I flaming liberal? Absolutely not, and I'm not trying to preach. There just have to be other ways of getting information."
The primary reason Schelter was asked to go to Istanbul was to teach former Iraqi detainees how to heal and also serve as a reminder that many Americans did not condone the Army's torture techniques. As a 500-hour Yoga Alliance-certified, experienced yoga teacher and a teacher training facilitator, Schelter knew she could use her skills to help others.
"My eyes were wide open, but I did not know where this was going to go," Schelter said. "I just knew that in a world that's as chaotic and violent and finger-pointing — just insanity — I thought it was a time for me to test out my sense of limitation."
Slowly, as the former prisoners became emotionally unguarded, Schelter realized some methods designed to establish healing worked better than others. Genuinely welcoming the prisoners and acknowledging their courage to speak about their experiences were two critical components towards establishing trust. With the presence of mutual trust, Schelter realized she was in unique company.
"I was lucky the prisoners never told me to leave the room," Schelter said." They didn't come from a culture of therapeutics. Being able to release their stories and share the burden of those stories was important. Most prisoners actually said, 'I'm terribly sorry to burden you with this; thank you for listening.'"
Although Schelter initially journeyed to Istanbul with the intent of giving, she surprisingly received something — a new perspective on the human capacity to love. Following her return to Philadelphia, Schelter created the play, "Love Lessons from Abu Ghraib," as a way to express her experience and also help others. The play originally was performed during 2007's Philadelphia Fringe Festive to critical acclaim.
Now, Schelter is preparing to perform the play again, Jan. 29 through Feb. 13, at the InterAct Theatre Company. The performance explores the themes of love, forgiveness, fearlessness and transformation. As an actress who shared in receiving a Tony Award at the Denver Center Theatre Company and a member of Actors' Equity and the Screen Actors Guild, Schelter brings experience along with her passion.
"To me, it's like eating a big courage sandwich," Schelter said. "It's all about overcoming fear and depression and transcending through personal and universal faith to find out what's possible. Everyone makes a difference; witnessing other people makes a huge difference. Not passing judgment makes a huge difference. "
For a play approaching serious themes, Love Lessons from Abu Ghraib surprisingly presents them with a sense of humor. Using life's hilarity to teach represents one of Schelter's core values. In addition to play writing, acting and teaching yoga, Schelter also offers workshops to those interested in healing, health and wellness, and creativity. Humor provides an excellent starting point to connect with her students and offers a sense of fun with potentially dreary themes.
Schelter and "Yoga Unites" provide a free panel discussion on "The Importance of Creativity for Healing and Empowerment" following the Sunday, Feb. 6, performance of "Love Lessons." Ultimately, Schelter hopes "Love Lessons," despite its subject of torture, leaves viewers with something positive.
"I want people to believe in themselves in a new way," Schelter explained. "That they are inspired to take things on. They can say, 'Oh my God,' but they can also say to themselves, 'I can invoke my creativity and my happiness. I can go for it.' Whatever 'it' is. And I hope it inspires people to write, to do yoga and meditation, and inspire people to take care of themselves. I hope people are inspired to do whatever they need to do to feel great about themselves."
(One could say the apple does not fall far from the tree. Jennifer's mother, Kitsie Converse, 69, is currently serving as a volunteer teacher and unofficial social worker in the remote village of Bududa in Uganda, East Africa.)
"Love Lessons from Abu Ghraib" runs at InterAct Theatre, 2030 Sansom St., for six performances on Saturdays and Sundays, Jan. 29 to Feb. 13. Tickets are $25. For more information about Jennifer Schelter, visit www.YogaSchelter.com. For more information about "Love Lessons," visit www.interacttheatre.org or call 215-568-8079.
(On InterAct's main stage, also playing until Feb. 13, is "Lidless," a new play about a retired Guantánamo Bay interrogator who is confronted by a former detainee who asks for part of her liver as compensation for his suffering, blurring the lines between revenge and redemption.)


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Yes, England were outclassed on the pitch. But off it, not so much. Joachim Low thought he might get away with a quick "pick your nose and eat it", but, well, he didn't.
Those big metal monsters around the pitch — they're cameras, Joachim.
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As soon as the Rugby World Cup schedule was announced eyes were immediately drawn to the meeting of two of the sport's heavyweights - France and New Zealand.
The two sides have a long and storied history but two key matches on the World Cup stage - in 1999 and 2007 - dominate recent memory with France cheekily marking those notable successes in the design of their latest kit.
New Zealand hold the all-time advantage having won 36 of their 49 Test clashes since 1906 but France are the current holders of the Dave Gallaher Trophy, contested since 2000, thanks to their aggregate win over a two-Test series in 2009. Rainbow Warrior, a try from the end of the world and a lacerated testicle; it's all here in this week's Scrum Sevens as we look back at some classic encounters between these two sides.
The 1906 clash was a match of firsts. It was France's inaugural international Test while it was also on this tour that the Kiwis first donned their now traditional all-black kit and performed the now world-famous haka. The New Zealand team which travelled to the to Europe from Aotearoa was labelled the 'Originals' as they wer seen as rugby pioneersand the tour has since taken on legendary status with the All Blacks losing just one of their 35 matches and scoring an astounding 976 points and conceding just 59.
The match against France took place on New Year's Day in Paris at the Parc des Princes. The aforementioned Gallaher captained the Kiwis with Henri Amand skippering the French. The Kiwis were in imperious form scoring ten tries and winning 38-8. But it was not all one-way traffice with the two tries France scored and their eight point total the most the New Zealanders conceded whilst on tour.
While on tour Gallaher and Billy Stead wrote 'The Complete History of the Rugby Footballer' and commented on France saying: "We are strongly of the opinion that the game will spread in their country and that in the course of time they will put a team in the field which will command the utmost respect of any other."
France entered this clash on the back of a 19-7 the previous week in Toulouse and not many gave them a chance of repeating the feat against an All Blacks side set on revenge. For Buck Shelford - in just his second Test for the Kiwis - the match holds painful memories in more ways than one.
Finding himself on the bottom of a ruck in the 20th minute, a stray boot found Shelford's groin and the result was a lacerated testicle. Despite the eye-watering infliction, Shelford played on and finished the match with several less teeth and concussion the icing on the cake - a feat honoured by a video tribute to the Kiwi great. France took the game 16-3 - not that Shelford cares to remember the match labelling it as a "faux pas."
"I was knocked out cold, lost a few teeth and had a few stitches down below," Shelford said when recalling the match. "It's a game I still can't remember - I have no memory of it whatsoever. I had to watch a video to realise what the game was actually like. I don't even remember what the score was, I don't really want to either. It was one of the toughest Test matches I have ever played."
1987 - Surely the first World Cup of many…
It was the perfect setting. The World Cup Final at Eden Park. New Zealand were determined to exact revenge for the loss in Nantes the year before and eventually claimed a 29-9 win that helped Shelford bury some painful memories. "We wanted to play them in the final because we wanted revenge," he said and that is what they got. John Kirwan crossed the line - shattering the corner flag in the process - along with Michael Jones and captain David Kirk.
Despite the clear importance of the win for New Zealand rugby, the game also helped improve diplomatic relations off the field following the controversial Rainbow Warrior affair back in 1985.
1994 - Nightmare in the Garden of Eden
France journeyed to New Zealand in late June 1994 having been turned over in their previous five meetings. France took the opening clash at Lancaster Park in Christchurch against the odds with a 22-8 victory to celebrate winger Phillipe Sella's 100th cap.
In the second Test at Eden Park, France were four points 20-16 down with three minutes left on the clock but produced one of the greatest ever tries to turn the game. The ball passed through nine different players before Jean-Luc Sadourny dotted it down. France captain Philippe Saint-Andre labelled it the "counter-attack from the end of the world" but this soon turned into 'L'essai du bout du Monde'. The result is even more notable due to the fact that the All Blacks have not lost at Eden Park ever since.
1999 - The greatest ever game?
France were hammered 54-7 by the All Blacks in June 1999 and so were given little chance of victory ahead of their World Cup semi-final showdown at Twickenham just a few short months later.
The All Blacks were firmly in control leading 24-10 early in the second-half but they had little answer to a sensational spell of rugby from the French that produced 26 points in the next 30 minutes. Fly-half Christophe Lamaison ended the game with a full-house - a penalty, drop-goal, try and a conversion - to leave the Kiwis disgruntled and wondering what might have been. Describing the game will not do it justice - so instead have a look at the highlights.
All Blacks coach John Hart found it difficult to forget the loss. Upon arriving back in New Zealand, he went to Addington to see his horse run in the New Zealand Trotting Cup. The reaction to his presence was not well received by the Kiwi public. "They spat at me and threw cans of beer at my horse," Hart said. "That was one of the worst decisions I've made, it was a sad day. That affected me for a long while. We absolutely lost our way and turned in on ourselves."
The only time the two sides have played out a draw was in Paris in November 2002. It was a heated affair with New Zealand having three players yellow carded during the course of the game - Christian Cullen, Mark Robinson and Kees Meeuws all fell foul of the referee's pocket - leading Taine Randell to say: "If I was American and I was asked about the referee, I would claim the fifth amendment."
In all fairness, France should have taken the game and would have if Francois Gelez had brought his kicking boots. Gelez had a kick in front of the posts 40 metres out in the dying embers of the match. The wind blew the ball over and Gelez picked it up to replace it on the tee only to knock the ball on. His confidence shattered, Gelez also missed a penalty with the last kick of the game. Despite France squandering the chance to take the win, the then France coach Bernard Laporte summed up the game saying: "Fate decreed that the Tri-Nations winners and the Six Nations champions should leave the field on equal terms."
The All Blacks were odds on favourites to win the World Cup in 2007 - it was theirs to lose. But a familiar foe stood in their way in the quarter-finals in the form of the French at the Millennium Stadium. France had received an absolute hammering the previous summer although Sebastien Chabal had left his mark on Ali Williams in Wellington.
But as we now know - the All Blacks 'choked' once again with referee Wayne Barnes taking much of the flack for missing a forward pass in the build-up to Yannick Jauzion's crucial try. The match finished with France having made an astonishing 269 tackles compared to New Zealand's 57. Despite the Kiwis' dominance and the controversial decision by Barnes, Graham Henry refused to blame the English official saying: "France had an astute game plan. They defended superbly, with huge passion, unlike many French sides of recent years. Credit to France. That's sport, isn't it?"
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard pulled to within one goal late to the second half before falling to No. 7 Dartmouth, 11-9, Wednesday afternoon at Harvard Stadium. Freshman Micaela Cyr had two goals, an assist and won five draw controls for the Crimson.
Cyr was one of four Crimson players to find the back of the net twice in the game as classmates Danielle Tetreault and Jennifer VanderMeulen and sophomore Melanie Baskind each had a pair of goals. Second-year Tyler Petropulos also scored for the Crimson, while senior co-captain Sara Flood contributed an assist.
After the Big Green (10-2, 5-1 Ivy) got on the board first, Harvard (6-7, 2-4 Ivy) scored two straight tallies to take an early 2-1 lead. A Baskind score seven minutes into the contest put the Crimson up 3-2 before Parks, who had a hat trick for Dartmouth, tied it up. Harvard went ahead by as many as two on goals from Petropulos and Cyr but a four straight Big Green tallies gave the visiting team a 7-5 advantage. Cyr found the back of the net on a free position shot with 15 seconds left in the first half to pull the Crimson to within one at the half.
Dartmouth pulled away in the second scoring the first four goals of the half. The Crimson put together three straight to make it 10-9. Dartmouth scored with 2:40 on the clock and held the ball to preserve the win.
Senior Katherine Martino made three saves in the cage. Freshman Mariel Jenkins caused two turnovers and senior co-captain Delia Pais picked up five ground balls.
Harvard closes out its Ivy League season Saturday at Columbia. The first draw is slated for 1 p.m.


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The term sex addiction has been bandied about by the media, but in reality, medical science does not recognize it as a disease or clinical condition. There is no scientific definition of sex addiction. Nor does medical science recognize porn addiction. These are made up terms by those with an anti-sex agenda that have been taken advantage of by sex-phobic and unscrupulous "therapists", many of whom are not doctors or trained psychologists. The media has accepted these terms at face value, so they are repeated endlessly. The truth is, they are terms without an specific meaning.
The problem with these "therapies", besides not being medically recognized, is that they are often modeled after treatment for addictions. In many cases, people may have compulsive behaviors or impulse control issues that do need treatment, but the methods used to treat addictions are entirely inappropriate to treating what are technically very different issues.
Sometimes the treatments are modeled on things not even remotely recognized as scientific, such as Dr. Tom Reltney's use of Wilhelm Reich's long discredited orgone energy theories. It is hard to separate the fraud from the quackery.
The treatments can also can be quite expensive. Since there is also no definition of sex addiction, how can anyone know you have it, and how can they know when you are cured? When an illness has no definition, there can be no specific treatment, and that opens the door to con artists, quacks, and those on the borderline of sanity. Remember, you don't have to have a medical degree or be licensed to run a "sex addiction" treatment program.
How do you know if you are a sex addict? Numerous sex addiction sites offer a simple test. Some of these online tests are ludicrous, turning ordinary behavior into a sickness. Here is a set of 12 questions (with my comments after each one) from the Sex Addicts Anonymous page. Answering yes to any one of them may mean, according to them, that you have a sexual addiction problem.
1. Do you keep secrets about your sexual or romantic activities from those important to you? Do you lead a double life?
Most people keep aspects of their sex life private from most people. Many gays would have to answer yes to this one. So would most swingers, those interested in BDSM, and anything else not completely mainstream.
2. Have your needs driven you to have sex in places or situations or with people you would not normally choose?
Sometimes you have to take sex where you can get it. Some people would normally choose a supermodel, but they are driven to have sex with those who are actually available. Most teenagers have had sex in the car, not because it was their choice, but it was the only place available at the time.
3. Do you find yourself looking for sexually arousing articles or scenes in newspapers, magazines, or other media?
This one leads us to the question, "Are these people insane?" I am not making these questions up, nor are they that atypical of these types of self tests. This one makes virtually everyone a sex addict.
4. Do you find that romantic or sexual fantasies interfere with your relationships or are preventing you from facing problems?
Hasn't this happened to everyone? Especially to young people who eventually learn to be more realistic?
5. Do you frequently want to get away from a sex partner after having sex? Do you frequently feel remorse, shame, or guilt after a sexual encounter?
Unlearning the negative messages you have been given about sex all your life will help. Going to a sex addiction therapist will probably reinforce your negativity, and you'll learn not to feel so bad after having sex by not having sex. One of the first things they do is make you go cold turkey and stop having sex, something that is really bad for marriages. Its like saying that overweight people have a food addiction and should stop eating.
6. Do you feel shame about your body or your sexuality, such that you avoid touching your body or engaging in sexual relationships? Do you fear that you have no sexual feelings, that you are asexual?
How the hell is this sex addiction? This is more like the sex phobia foisted upon us by these same self-serving anti-sex lunatics. It also covers all bases- too much sex, no sex- you are a sex addict.
7. Does each new relationship continue to have the same destructive patterns which prompted you to leave the last relationship?
This deals with patterns of behavior often modeled in childhood. I am unclear, though, what this has to do with sex. A real therapist could help you- a so called sex-addiction therapist would probably be useless.
8. Is it taking more variety and frequency of sexual and romantic activities than previously to bring the same levels of excitement and relief?
Ask this of any long term married couple. The frequency goes down, then you realize that you need more variety in your sex life, and once you have that then you want more frequency, and all of a sudden, you are a sex addict.
9. Have you ever been arrested or are you in danger of being arrested because of your practices of voyeurism, exhibitionism, prostitution, sex with minors, indecent phone calls, etc.?
This sort of makes sense, as getting arrested is bad, but this badness is all over the map. Voyeurism and exhibitionism are pretty normal, but the DSM (the diagnostic bible) does recognize them as disorders only under specific circumstances. They are not, however, related to sex addiction. Sex with minors, unless you are one, is really bad. With prepubescent children it is called pedophilia- a very different thing from sex addiction. Prostitution is pretty universal and it is hard to justify our laws against it. Making indecent phone calls- not sex addiction. It is actually a medically recognized form of paraphilia called scatologia.
10. Does your pursuit of sex or romantic relationships interfere with your spiritual beliefs or development?
What does this mean? Are you not developing properly as a Christian because you enjoy sex in groups of three or more? Maybe your spiritual development needs to go in a different direction.
11. Do your sexual activities include the risk, threat, or reality of disease, pregnancy, coercion, or violence?
Pretty much all sexual encounters run the risk of pregnancy or disease, even though the risk may be small. They don't really quantify it here, and throw it in with violence and coercion which are entirely different things.
12. Has your sexual or romantic behavior ever left you feeling hopeless, alienated from others, or suicidal?
I admit that these are signs that you may need therapy. If you really want help, though, go to a real therapist and deal with the real issues, which may well have nothing to do with sex.
Everyone from trained therapists to con artists are making money off of this. Anyone with any sexual issues suddenly becomes a sex addict and needs expensive and lengthy treatment. It has become a really big business. And a really big con.
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There are some companies that specialise in providing travel insurance for people with pre-existing conditions. They are more likely to provide insurance that covers problems related to the cancer. But sometimes, general travel insurance companies may also offer you a good deal, for example if you had cancer many years ago.
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Last week, a Pakistani doctor was sentenced by his government to three decades in prison for actions that helped the United States kill Osama bin Laden. Meanwhile, in far-off Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a state of emergency in its decades-long battle to eradicate polio. That these two events are intimately connected speaks volumes about new challenges -- political ones -- that threaten to undermine extraordinary global health achievements.
A tribal court in Peshawar sentenced Dr. Shakil Afridi to 33 years' imprisonment for treason -- a penalty considered mild given that the nontribal Pakistani government courts would have ordered death by hanging for the same alleged crime. Afridi collaborated with the CIA's efforts to determine if the secretive family residing behind high compound walls in Abbottabad in 2011 was the bin Laden clan, as U.S. officials suspected. His role was to use a fake hepatitis-B vaccination campaign to gain access to the children in the compound, administer immunization, and retain the needles for use by CIA lab scientists to identify the youngsters's DNA.
Bin Laden was indeed inside the compound, which was raided by U.S. Navy Seals on May 2, 2011, resulting in the death of the al Qaeda leader. U.S. officials later told the New York Times that Afridi had failed to obtain the desired DNA samples, but the physician has publicly admitted to collaborating with the CIA in the vaccine ruse. A chorus of U.S. politicians and Obama administration officials have denounced Afridi's conviction, arguing that the doctor had not acted in betrayal of his country, but in opposition to al Qaeda. This week, tribal court documents were released showing that the doctor's ultimate "crime" was an alleged association with the militant Pakistani insurgent Mangal Bagh, a claim widely dismissed by human rights observers as false.


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Last month, I talked about some of the current industry trends and how we might take fuller advantage of the tools available to us and do a better job exchanging ideas with one another. It has been a bumpy ride for many of us, but if you look closely at the technologies that are converging to revolutionize vending, it really is a great time to be in this industry. This was evident by the turnout and positive energy at the fall trade shows.
Vending Times has been reporting on some of these trends for the past two decades, and it has been fascinating to watch them develop and converge over time. In the spirit of the New Year and the new beginnings that it symbolizes I thought it useful to list some of these advances all in one place. If you've been following our editorials and reading the articles in Vending Times, then consider this a "year in review" of the top technology trends of 2012. We think they bear repeating -- and pursuing.
1. PAYMENT SYSTEMS. New payment systems, including mobile options, let patrons make purchases with whatever is in their pockets. Credit and debit cards, and bill "recyclers" that allow patrons to pay with larger-denomination bankÂÂnotes and receive banknotes in change, also make it practical to offer multiple-purchase options at promotional prices. And the functionality to change prices remotely exists right now.
2. SOCIAL MEDIA. Consumers -- especially young adults -- crave opportunities to express themselves, and they find interactive experiences entertaining and engaging. Social media allow sellers to communicate directly with buyers, and to receive feedback from them. A customer can make a purchase with a credit card or smartphone and then participate in sharing experiences online.
3. TOUCHSCREENS. Networked machines and cost-effective consumer-responsive displays enhance interactivity and make practical a variety of useful programs such as consumer surveys, contests and other personalized opportunities for engagement. In vending, touchscreens enable customers to interact with product "virtually" by manipulating 3D images to bring up and read ingredient and nutritional labels. Revenue also can be earned from advertising on the venders' video displays.
4. REMOTE MONITORING. TeleÂmetry enables urgent information like mechanical malfunctions and out-of stock alerts to be transmitted instantly to the business office and/or field service personnel. Telemetry solutions can also deliver detailed data on the business performance of individual units, including daily (or more frequent) sales reports and other transaction updates. These metrics can give operators a much clearer picture of the daily -- even hourly -- financial performance of their assets, and help provide the foundation for a smooth and efficient operation.
5. MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. Today's management information systems can provide timely and accurate line-item information on each stock-keeping unit sold through a vending machine, and allow for prepacking ("prekitting") route orders in the warehouse by predicting the depletion rate for each SKU in each machine. The software also can work seamlessly with telemetry systems sending sales and audit information from machines in the field, offering even greater forecasting accuracy. This makes drivers much more productive, allows for the use of smaller vehicles and tightens inventory control.
6. WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION. This is the second essential component in using detailed, timely information to improve route productivity. Warehouse automation systems speed and simplify the task of picking merchandise to make up those pre-kitted route orders.
7. MICROMARKETS. The micromarket might be thought of as a miniature convenience store, but it also is a combo vending machine with much wider tolerance for odd package sizes and shapes, and it offers patrons the ability to interact with those packages in three-dimensional space. Operators running micromarkets typically merchandise a larger number of SKUs through them. A micromarket offers all the advantages of a conventional vending machine in securing trial of new products at low cost to the marketer, with even greater ease than a conventional vending machine.
8. THE "MOBILE" PUBLIC. An on-the-go population increasingly pressed for time has been demanding greater convenience for more than half a century, and vending has met that demand. Now that public is carrying smart communication devices that create extraordinary new opportunities for this industry.
There you have it; the top trends that are all part of a continuing development that have allowed us to better compete with other convenience and entertainment channels. Now it's up to us. We look forward to an exciting new year. Best wishes to all!
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Zandt and Guy Clark, Steve Earle quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, The Pretenders, Joan Baez and countless others. 1986 saw the release of his debut record, Guitar Town, which shot to number one on the country charts and immediately established the term "New Country." What followed was an extremely exciting and varied array of releases including the biting hard rock of Copperhead Road (1988), the minimalist beauty of Train A Comin' (1995) the politically charged masterpiece, Jerusalem (2002) and the Grammy Award Winning albums The Revolution Starts…Now (2004), Washington Square Serenade (2007) and Townes (2009). I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive is Steve Earle's 14th Studio Album and features the song "This City" which has garnered both Emmy and Grammy Award nominations.
The new album has been met with overwhelming critical acclaim including a 3 ½ out of 4 Star review in the Los Angeles Times while the New York Post stated that the album was "American roots music at its best" in their 3 ½ out of 4 star review.
I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive was released alongside his debut novel of the same name (published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). The novel imagines the troubled life of Doc Ebersole as he is haunted by the ghost of his former patient and friend, Hank Williams. Patti Smith stated, "Steve Earle brings to his prose the same authenticity, poetic spirit and cinematic energy he projects in his music. I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive is like a dream you can't shake, offering beauty and remorse, redemption in spades." Recognized as an actor from the overwhelmingly acclaimed series The Wire, Steve Earle is also a cast member on HBO's acclaimed series Treme, currently in its second season. Additionally he has appeared as an actor on Law and Order and the feature film Leaves of Grass, starring Edward Norton, Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss, and Keri Russell. Steve Earle lives in New York City with his wife, the critically acclaimed singer songwriter, Allison Moorer, and their one year old son, John Henry. He will be touring in support of I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive with his live band The Dukes (and Duchesses) featuring Allison Moorer throughout 2011.


text: On last night's episode, 17-year-old Cleondra was the second of her siblings to become pregnant as a teenager. In a rare moment for this show, Cleondra has a discussion with her mother about how she initially seriously considered abortion as an option, but was discouraged by Mississippi laws requiring either parental consent or a judicial bypass, that require her to go in front of the judge. As she puts it in this clip, that was "too crucial," whatever that means. Her mother—who is already supporting one grandchild—said she was "all for" Cleondra having the abortion, so Cleondra's explanation doesn't really make much sense. In the After Show on MTV.com, she gives a different, strictly pro-life, explanation about her decision.


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It's still a work in progress, but Seth Willingham's young Howard team is quickly learning how to win.
In the first round of their own holiday tournament Friday evening, the Lions prevailed in overtime against Chopticon, 57-52. It was Howard's second win in a row by five points or less and it has the team riding its first winning streak of the season.
"This group is still learning what it takes to win games like this because in the past they've struggled in situations like that. But they're definitely improving and these last two games were definitely big for confidence," said Willingham, who is in his first season as the Lions head coach. "We're still figuring things out, although I think we're moving in the right direction and with a young team that's always a positive."
Howard trailed early, falling behind by four points in the first seven minutes, before regrouping to take control of things in the second quarter. A 12-2 run on the back of strong play from sophomores Bryce Shuart (career-high 18 points) and Patrick O'Malley (13) put the Lions up by eight points and come halftime the lead was still seven, 29-22.
Howard's lead swelled to as many as 13 points in the third quarter following a foul shot by Michaud Reyna (9 points). It was just as the Lions appeared poised to put the game away, though, that Chopticon found life.
The Braves closed the third quarter on a 13-2 run to get within two points and then tied the game on the first possession of the fourth. Its lead may have been gone, but Howard did manage to keep from falling behind at any point down the stretch. By the time the horn sounded at the end of regulation, the game was tied at 49.
In overtime, Howard scored the first four points and then following Chopticon's only basket of the extra period — a 3-pointer by Austin Raines — Shuart closed things out with four straight free throws.
For Shuart, the 18 points were not only a career-high but shattered his previous high of five points against Hammond earlier this winter.
"Bryce stepped up big tonight, made some big shots and helped us in the scoring column," Willingham said. "It's a confidence thing for him I think, being just a 10th grader, and we needed that kind of game from him and from some of the other guys like Deondre Robinson, who was big off the bench."
Howard advances into the championship game at 7 p.m. on Saturday against Gaithersburg, which defeated Francis Scott Key, 64-45, in its first-round game.
Bowie 72, Oakland Mills 71
After trailing by as many as 18 points in the third quarter, Oakland Mills battled all the way back to make a game of it down the stretch before ultimately falling one-point short.
The Scorpions had the ball with seven seconds left, but turned the ball over on the inbounds pass and never regained possession.
"We played only a half of basketball tonight and it cost us," Oakland Mills coach Jon Browne said. "Valiant effort on the fight, but we should have never been in that position. We need to come out of the gates ready to play."
Bowie's Dejuan Smith (34 points) and Jared Gray (23) paced the Bulldogs in the victory. A pair of foul shots by Smith right before halftime made it 38-24 in favor of Bowie heading into the break — the first time Oakland Mills had trailed at halftime this season.
"Halftime was simple, we were playing with no effort, not guarding anybody and until we wanted to play defense we were going to be blown out in our own gym," Browne said. "We got punched in the face and didn't respond, so there was definitely a little bit of yelling going on at halftime. But when it was put up or shut up time, we finally woke up and started making a game of it again."
Bowie pushed its lead up to 18, 45-27, before Oakland Mills stepped things into gear. The Scorpions, which got a team-high 21 points from Mamadou Ndiaye, closed the third quarter on a 17-8 run to get within six points heading into the final eight minutes.
Then, after Bowie went back up by 12 with four minutes left, Oakland Mills made a final surge to close its deficit to one point, 72-71, with 30 seconds remaining following a 3-pointer by Marvin Williams (13 points).
A defensive stop got the team the ball just behind midcourt, but Bowie stole the ball following a timeout and then dribbled out the clock.
The loss was the Scorpions first of the winter and means they will play in the consolation game on Saturday against Edgewood. While disappointed in the loss, Browne said it was a good lesson to learn.
"I hate to lose, but it's probably the best thing for us. It's a taste of reality," Browne said. "Having coached two undefeated regular season teams that fell short in the playoffs, sometimes you have to go through this. It's a wake up call that if you don't play your best, you can lose on any given night.
Long Reach 49, Bethesda Chevy Chase 48
The Lightning won back-to-back games for the first time all season and captured the championship trophy at the Paint Branch tournament along the way. Shane Barr, who scored 13 points to go with 4 assists and 5 rebounds, was named MVP. Ron Carter, who scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, was named to the all-tournament team as well for Long Reach.
"It was a nail biter right to the end, but we got the championship plaque, a little bit of hardware and definitely a confidence boost going into the new year," Long Reach coach Al Moraz Jr. said.
Box scores:
Howard 57, Chopticon 52 OT
Ho (3-4): Shuart 18, O'Malley 13, Reyna 9, Noble 8, Robinson 5, Dargan 2, Perry 2.
Ch: Mitchell 12, Gagnon 12, Berry 9, Buckler 7, Raines 3, Mills 3, Ford 2, Aeschillman 2, Smith 2.
Half: 29-22 Ho.
Bowie 72, Oakland Mills 71
B (5-2): Smith 34, Gray 23, Washington 6, Bryant 3, Chambers 2, Monroe 2, Anthony 2.
OM (6-1): Ndiaye 21, Williams 13, Willis 11, Kiely 10, Bradley 10, Tapscott 6.
Half: 38-24 B.
Long Reach 49, B-CC 48
LR (4-5): Barr 13, Broadnex 2, Carter 11, Duckett 9, Lamar 12, Paul 2.
B-CC: Holston 4, Baore 2, Witts 16, Stewart 13, Brine 2, Carter 5, Schaengold 4.
Half: 24-24.
Centennial 78, Friendly 66
C: White 23, Brown 17, Conley 8, Fletcher 5, Strothers 11, Clemens 6, Wilkin 2, Geist 2, An 2, Benavides 2.
F: Edmonds 11, West 9, Johnson 2, Holston 15, Kertley 8, Moore 18, Allen 3.
Half: 39-35 C.
Eleanor Roosevelt 71, Atholton 69
ER (6-1): Fox 26, Butler 13, Winstead 11, Best 9, McCan 6, Jabbie 4, Boyd 2.
A (7-2): Ballmer 19, Willis 16, Bernetti 10, Martin 10, Mendelsohn 6, Mason 6, Purdue 2.
Half: 32-26 ER,
McKinley Tech 52, Reservoir 42
MT: Carthen 15, Thornton 14, Lutete 13, Moorer 4, Perry 3, Jenkins 2, Williams 1.
Re (4-3): Henry 10, Reilly 7, Kearney 7, McDonald 7, Parker 4, Reynolds 3, O'Hagan 2, Hedgren 2.
Half: 24-18 MT.
Old Mill 85, River Hill 82
RH (6-2): Titus 27, Thomas 26, Sandler 17, Richardson 5, Patterson 4, Konda 3.
Half: 32-31 RH.
Mt. Hebron 69, Northeast 47
MH (6-2): Herlihy 20, M. Smith 12, Andreas 9, Maloney 6, Trapuzzano 6, A. Smith 6.
Glenelg Country 60, Annandale 43
The Dragons advance into the championship game of the George Long Tournament, where they will play host Wakefield at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. Chancellor Barnard led the way for Glenelg Country against Annandale with a game-high 24 points, while Darryl Willaims (15 points) and Boris Rajovic (10) had strong games as well.
GC: Barnard 22, Williams 17, Rajovic 10, Wilson 7, Bernetti 4.
A: Hall 20, Tran 7, Johnson 6, Alston 5, Elnour 4, Fox 1.
Half: 30-22 GC.
Chapelgate 86, Atlantic Christian 77
Ch (8-5): Frierson 27, M. Grandy 12, C. Grandy 28, Morant 12, Hardin 4, Rivera 1, Fitzgerald 2.
AC: Davis 22, Mercadante 5, Chisolm 15, Heath 5, Stoimenov 15, Rassman 15.
Half: 45-44 Ch.
Lackey 40, Marriotts Ridge 37
Wilde Lake 57, KASA 41
Glenelg 77, McDonough 60
The Gladiators hit 11 3-pointers on the game, with Dom Napolitano going for a career-high 24 points. Other standouts for Glenelg were Matt Hammert (14 points), Brent Richardson (11 points), Nick Oates (9 points, 8 assists) and Russell Jarboe (8 points).
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Qaqqilutuk, 2006
wool, cotton, 9/10
108 x 148 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Acquired with funds from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Naylor, funds administered through The Winnipeg Foundation
This tapestry, commissioned by the WAG in 2006, was woven by Kawtysie Kakee, who joined the Pangnirtung Tapestry Studio in 1975. She has designed over 60 tapestries and woven many others, and she created this tapestry from a drawing by the respected graphic artist Malaya Akulukjuk. The last drawings executed by Akulukjuk were landscapes made in 1993. Two years later, as a tribute to the artist, the weave studio created the 1995 Malaya Akulukjuk Special Collection of four large landscape tapestries. This included Qaqqilutuk, which is the name of a specific campsite near Bon Accord where Malaya Akulukjuk's family spent every summer. Subtle blends of blues, mauves, and greys in the background give an atmospheric quality of infinite space and soft light.
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A bright orange shortraker rockfish caught off the coast of southern Alaska is estimated to have lived for two centuries.
The Daily Sitka Sentinel recently reported that Henry Liebman, an insurance adjustor from Seattle, captured the giant fish with bulging eyes about 10 miles off the coast of Sitka, Alaska – breaking the state record for the largest shortraker rockfish reeled in with sport-fishing gear at 104 centimeters (nearly 41 inches) and 39.08 pounds.
Liebman's catch might also set the record for the oldest shortraker. "I knew it was abnormally big (but I) didn't know it was a record until on the way back we looked in the Alaska guide book that was on the boat," Liebman told the newspaper.
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While its age is currently being determined in a lab in Juneau, the state capital, a fishery expert told the Sentinel that it might be around 200 years old and may have already been swimming in the chilly waters during the days of Aleksandr Baranov – the first Russian governor of Alaska from 1799 to 1818 – before the state became part of the United States in 1867. "Researchers are able to determine the age of a shortraker by the number of growth rings along its ear bone," Yahoo News reports.
Troy Tydingco, Sitka area manager for the state Department of Fish and Game, believes the Liebman's fish will likely be older because the previous record-holding fish, which was 175 years old, "was quite a bit smaller".
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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's website, the shortraker rockfish is "believed to be one of the longest-lived of all fish in the northeast Pacific, and some individuals may reach a maximum age of >120 years." The fish can be found at a depth of 84 feet to up to 4,000 feet, according to the Daily Sikta Sentinel. Liebman was fishing in water about 900-feet deep.
The delighted Liebman plans to have the fish mounted when he gets home, but some Twitter users were not amused by the conquest:
Apart from being an impressive trophy, the rockfish is also known for its succulent fillet. The website for purveyer Seattle Seafoods praises the rockfish as "one of the best eating fish in the world" with its "firm, white and meaty, yet oily" flesh.
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Blade Runner is a classic, sure. Most of what I'd say are the best examples of sci-fi on film are from that era.
Epic use of a Chris-chan picture. *bows*
Haha! Hate to say it, but I'm not a fan of Metroid! I don't dislike the series, I just haven't played any of the games! I have no clue why Nintendo seems to be ignoring it's anniversary. You're certainly not the first to make that observation. Perhaps, Mario and Zelda just rake in more dough for the Big N? Maybe they'll do something for it's 20th or 25th anniversary? I do know they are releasing two beautiful figures this year: http://www.siliconera.com/2011/12/31...l-coming-2012/ ..8D..
Am I a prophet or what? Chris is now a Captain. Just like Steve Rogers.
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Wallumbilla is situated five hours travel from Brisbane, just east of Roma and has a population of approximately 320 residents.
If you stop for freshly baked scones with jam and cream at Wallumbilla's Calico Cottage and Visitor Information Centre, you're sure to meet a local who will happily give you the rundown on what to see and do in town. 'Wallum', as the locals call it, is known for its friendly hospitality and its relaxed pace. Make sure you take your time to savour a good coffee and browse the Cottage's local produce, art and craft before you set off exploring.
Wallumbilla's Heritage Centre offers interesting interpretative displays, historic memorabilia and many old photographs of the early days. At Wallumbilla Railway Station rail buffs can learn about the district's tragic rail disaster of 1956, a collision between the Westlander and the Western Mail.
Just eight kilometres west of Wallumbilla at Pickanjinnie you will find a monument to an Aboriginal legend, you can't miss it!
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"WRATH OF THE FIRST LANTERN" epilogue!
In the aftermath of their battle against the First Lantern and the Guardians, it's up to Guy Gardner, John Stewart and the other survivors to try to put the Corps back together, or decide if there should even BE a Corps anymore. Join Peter Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin for the epic conclusion of their run!
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Cloud computing is a big theme for us this year at OSCON. Our Cloud Summit on Tuesday will bring together leaders and participants from among the cloud computing world to discuss and advance the place of open source in cloud technology. Keynotes from Marten Mickos of Eucalyptus and Lew Moorman of Rackspace will continue the theme, as well as a whole host of cloud computing sessions.
To get the week start with cloud topics, Dave Nielsen will be holding an evening CloudCamp on Monday night. The session starts at 7pm in room E145/146, and will comprise a round of lightning talks from open source cloud projects, a panel discussion and a round of "unconference"-style presentations.
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December 5, 2012
It's been said that a dog is man's best friend, but for one Wetzel County girl, her dog is much more. It could perhaps even be said that this special dog, very much a best friend, is also a lifesaver....
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BRADENTON, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- A Florida man said he killed a family dog to retrieve the pinky finger it bit off his son's hand, though doctors were unable to reattach the digit.
Luis Brignoni, 41, told the Bradenton (Fla.) Herald his son, Fernando Brignoni, was in the backyard petting the family's Malamute-wolf mix named Sassy through a cage Friday when the dog grabbed onto his hand.
Fernando's brother, Luis, 13, hit the dog to get it to let go, but the dog had bitten off Fernando's pinky finger.
The boys' father said he knew what he had to do.
"I said, 'I've got to go find the finger,' " Brignoni said. "I got my gun and I popped [the dog]."
The elder Luis Brignoni was cutting open the dog to retrieve the finger when a sheriff's deputy arrived at the family's home, the Herald reported Monday.
The finger was sent along with Fernando in a helicopter to St. Petersburg Hospital in Tampa where doctors decided there was too much nerve damage for successful reattachment.
Doctors performed emergency surgery to correct damage done to Fernando's finger, the newspaper said.
"You don't know what you will do for your child," Brignoni said of the incident. "You don't know where you get the strength from."


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Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables are a collection of moral tales by Aesop, who is some old, dead, Greek guy.
These fables use interesting stories, which feature English-speaking animals as the character base, to get across a moral. They were written to be relevant and meaningful to children who could relate to the various stereotypes the animals symbolized. Aesop wrote his stories in this manner because he was inarticulate and couldn't just get to the point. I had a collection of fables when I was younger, and you know what it taught me? Not a goddamn thing!
- 1 Some of Aesop's Fables
- 1.1 The Tortoise and the Hare
- 1.2 The Ant and the Grasshopper
- 1.3 The Boy who Cried Wolf
- 1.4 The Fox and the Grapes
- 1.5 The Punch Line that could
- 1.6 The Scorpion and the Frog
- 1.7 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- 1.8 The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
- 1.9 The Dog and the Ghost
- 1.10 The Horse and the Bartender
- 1.11 The Horse and the Bartender, Whom Was Also a Horse
- 1.12 The Horse and the Bartender, Who Was Also a Grammar Nazi
- 1.13 The Grammar Nazi And The Horse
- 1.14 The Lion and the Mouse
- 1.15 The Crow and the Pitcher
- 1.16 The Dog and the Hare
- 1.17 The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
- 1.18 The Bull and the Frogs
- 1.19 The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion
- 1.20 The Tree and the Reed
- 1.21 The Democrat, the Republican, and the High School Student
- 1.22 The Two Men in the Round Room
- 1.23 The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons
- 1.24 The Nurse and the Wolf
- 1.25 The Tax Collector and the Pharisee
- 1.26 The Greek, the Macedonian and the Persian
- 1.27 The Other Greek, Macedonian and Persian
- 1.28 The Rabbi, the Priest, and the flaming visage of Frank Lloyd Wright
- 1.29 The Geisha, the Monk, and the Jew
- 1.30 The Ass, The Cock, and The Bitch
- 1.31 The Fable Above
- 1.32 The Grasshopper and the Octopus
- 1.33 The Lonely Senator
- 1.34 The Two Muffins
- 1.35 The Importance of Being Earnest
- 1.36 The Fox and Apollo... and Mercury
- 1.37 The Fox and the Crow
- 1.38 The Hare, the Duck and the Hunter
Some of Aesop's Fables[edit]
The Tortoise and the Hare[edit]
A tortoise and a hare agreed to race. The hare took off at a tremendous pace, but lay down to sleep on the way. The slow but steady tortoise thus emerged victorious.
Moral: Tortoises frequently carry rohypnol. Never leave your drink unattended when tortoises are about.
The Ant and the Grasshopper[edit]
All through the summer, the busy ant collected grain for the winter. Meanwhile, the feckless grasshopper did nothing but sing and dance. When winter came, the ant retired to his hole to install storm windows and reorganise his mortgage payments. The grasshopper had died a month earlier when he crashed his Harley into an oncoming semi-trailer during a two week bourbon and cocaine binge. Teenagers still kept pictures of the grasshopper on their walls, years after the ant had died of complications arising from surgery to remove a kidney stone.
Moral: Live fast and die young.
The Boy who Cried Wolf[edit]
Once, there was a boy whose job it was to guard the village sheep. Unfortunately, he got a little too 'attached' to one of his charges, if you know what I mean. After the Humane Society reported him to the authorities, the cops came to arrest him. Cunningly, the boy cried 'WOLF!' very loudly, and then escaped in the ensuing panic.
Moral: Always have a contingency plan; you don't want to go to prison as a sheep molester, for God's sake.
The Fox and the Grapes[edit]
Once a fox saw some black grapes hanging from a vine. He tried every means at his disposal to get to them, but he could not. 'The grapes are sour' he declared, and stomped off indignantly. About a day later, the grape withdrawals really started to take hold, and so ended up having to fellate a grape-pusher in Athens.
Moral: Where are my goddamn grapes! Don't hold out on me, man!
The Punch Line that could[edit]
One day a little boy named Jesus kept on making the same joke again and again. Whenever one of his friends would use a verb in conversation, he would take that verb and insert it into the empty space in his formula joke that was metaphoricaly relevant to his life and was evidently symbolic of somthing. The joke went like this; "Your mother *verb used* the *noun used*" or something of equal stupidity. At first he got a few laughs but overall everyone agreed he was a bit of a fag and nailed him to wooden planks to shut him the fuck up once and for all.
Moral: Your mother is the lord and saviour!
The Scorpion and the Frog[edit]
One day a scorpion came to the bank of the river. Unable to cross, he asked a frog for a lift. The frog agreed. Four hours later, the frog deposited the scorpion on the bank.
'Did we have to go via those rapids?' asked the scorpion. 'Wouldn't it have been quicker just to go straight across?'
'Nah, mate, this was a shortcut,' replied the frog. 'That'll be $67.50.'
Moral: Cabbies are bastards
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe[edit]
Story unavailable at present time due to impending court case concerning blatant copyright infringement.
Moral: Cheaters never prosper
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse[edit]
A town mouse came to see his cousin in the country, and dined at his house. The country mouse spent the evening angrily denouncing the teaching of evolution in public schools. A month later, the country mouse went to the city to return the visit, and was brutally mugged at an ATM. It was six months before he could leave the hospital.
Moral: There's many a mickle as makes a muckle.
The Dog and the Ghost[edit]
A Ghost took to terrorising the people who lived in the area surrounding an abandoned amusement park. A team of Children and their Dog came to investigate. The Ghost attempted to chase the Children out of his abode while the Dog made a sandwich. The Ghost was caught and the Children removed his mask to reveal his true indentity.
Moral: Never underestimate the tenacity of meddling kids... and their dog, too
The Horse and the Bartender[edit]
A horse walked into a bar, so the bartender said 'Why the long face?'
Moral: Hypocritical speeches are easily seen through.
The Horse and the Bartender, Whom Was Also a Horse[edit]
A horse walks into a bar, so the bartender says, "Why the long face?"
Moral: Get the punch line right the first time, douche.
The Horse and the Bartender, Who Was Also a Grammar Nazi[edit]
A horse walks into a bar, so the bartender says, "The word "whom" is for direct objects and the verb "to be" takes a predicate nominative in the subjective case, not a direct object."
Moral: I am a douche.
The Grammar Nazi And The Horse[edit]
A horse walks into a bar, so the bartender says, "Sprechen Sie nur Deutsch! Tod zu den Juden! Das Reich steigt vor allen Nationen!"
Moral: You lost the war, go home.
The Lion and the Mouse[edit]
Once a lion was awakened from his sleep by a mouse. The lion raised his paw to crush the mouse, but the mouse begged for mercy. 'If you let me live,' he said, 'I will one day repay your kindness.' The lion scoffed at the idea that a humble mouse could ever help a mighty lion, but nonetheless he let the mouse go. The mouse promptly sued the lion for an estimated five hundred thousand dollars, citing assault and mental anguish. The lion took to the bottle, and died a penniless wino.
Moral: No good deed ever goes unpunished.
The Crow and the Pitcher[edit]
Once a thirsty crow landed on the table of a beer garden. He noticed that on the table was a pitcher half filled with cheap American beer. The crow tried and tried to dip its head into the pitcher to get the "beer", but was unsuccessful. He noticed pebbles lying on the pat, and one by one he carried them to the pitcher and dropped them in. Slowly, the level of the beer began to rise, until, at last, the crow could drink. Unfortunately, he drank so much that he became intoxicated and flew into the windshield of an oncoming bus.
Moral: Crows like cheap beer
no... wait...
Moral: Crows like their drinks "on the rocks"
The Dog and the Hare[edit]
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Moral: Book now to avoid disappointment.
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing[edit]
Once a wolf decided to get closer to the flock, so he disguised himself as a sheep. He walked amongst the flock, deceiving sheep and shepherd alike. That night, as he was about to devour one of the sheep, he was repeatedly sexually molested by the Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Moral: Even the cleverest of schemes can be ruined by a running gag.
The Bull and the Frogs[edit]
Once there were a couple of frogs standing next to a bull. One of the frogs said to the other: "I bet you can't inflate yourself to become as big as this bull". The frog felt offended and went to see her psychoanalyst. The next day she returned and answered: "No, I can't become as big as the bull but I'm OK with that".
Then the bull trampled on both frogs.
Moral: Bulls don't give a shit about frogs.
The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion[edit]
An ass and a cock where playing around in a straw-yard. Jimmy "the Lion" Badger, the local sheriff, arrested their owners and threw them in prison. Then the centrist judge sentenced them to nine years in a state penitentiary for sodomy.
Moral: NOT IN THIS COUNTRY!
The Tree and the Reed[edit]
"Well, little one," said a Tree to a Reed that was growing at its foot, "why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head boldly in the air as I do?"
"I am contented with my lot," said the Reed. "I may not be so grand, but I think I am safer."
"OMG n00b." said the tree. Then a Mexican landscaper came and weed-whacked the reed. "¡Adios Señor Flexibilidad!"
Moral: You're in America now. Speak English.
The Democrat, the Republican, and the High School Student[edit]
The high school student would not go two minutes without a poorly thought out George W. Bush joke or reference. After two hours of it the Democrat and the Republican were both sick to death of the high school student's poorly thought out and generally unfunny quips. So they put aside their differences and beat the holy hell out of the teenager. Then they went back to disagreeing with each other about the current administration, albeit in a much less annoying environment.
Moral: If a guy's not funny, beat him up and laugh at him.
The Two Men in the Round Room[edit]
One day a man, thinking himself clever, decided to trick another man. He invited him to a completely round room, and asked him to pee in the corner after he left. A few minutes later when he returned, he found the man had peed all over the walls, the floor, the furniture, and the ceiling. When he asked him what the hell he was doing, he stabbed him, hid his body in the round basement, and fled.
Moral: If you have any information that can help lead to the capture of this man, please call 1-800-AmericasMostWanted
The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons[edit]
The pigeons, terrified by the appearance of a Kite (Bird Of Prey with Large Nasty Talons), called upon the HMO Hawk to insure them. He immediately ran a background check on the pigeons and agreed to insure them for a flat rate of $250(US) a month. When they let him into their shelter for a final inspection, they found that he made more havoc and slew more pigeons in one day than the Kite could pounce upon in a whole year.
Moral: Only acquire insurance from a reputable agent. Trust Life. Trust Geico.
The Nurse and the Wolf[edit]
The Wolf, still smarting from his encounter with the Boy who cried Wolf, ran to the nearest hospital whereupon he was tended to by an attractive Nurse wearing a PVC outfit with a low neckline. The Wolf's eyes turned to love-hearts on stalks and his tongue rolled out across the floor. The Nurse turned into a Bunny and gave the Wolf a stick of dynamite. The Wolf's fur was blown off in the explosion, and a nearby Pig said "Th-Th-Th-That's All Folks".
Moral: Believe everything you see in cartoons
The Tax Collector and the Pharisee[edit]
The Tax Collector, always eager to collect taxes and such, was hard at work stealing money from the poor. The Pharisee, on the other hand, was content to remain an uprtight self-righteous prick. Eventually, they both died, although the Tax Collector had more money at the time.
Moral: Not everything has a moral, moron
The Greek, the Macedonian and the Persian[edit]
A Greek, a Macedonian and a Persian decided to rob the Ephesus Central Bank together. They succeeded and ran away with some 5,000,000 drachmas. The Civilian Guard, however, was soon after them. The three robbers decided to hide in trees. Each climbed up a separate tree. The Civilian Guard was soon under the trees, wondering if there was something up there. The Greek had done some fast thinking and said 'tweet'. "Ah, it's just a sparrow" said one of the guards. The Macedonian then said 'cuckoo, cuckoo'. "Ah, it's just a cuckoo" said the guards. After this, the Persian shouted: "Moo!"
Moral: The Persians are stupid (apparently Aesop was a bit of a racist)
The Other Greek, Macedonian and Persian[edit]
Shortly after the shannanigans of the previous Greek, Macedonian and Persian at the bank, a second trio attempted to reenact the event at the Second Ephesus Central Bank. They escaped with an undisclosed amount of drachmas but were befuddled to find the Civilian Guard after them. Again. However, these robbers decided to hide in an old abandoned shed. As the Civilian Guard stormed around outside the shed, the robbers hid inside old, unused sacks. One of the guards walked into the shed, and noticing the sacks, began to kick at the sacks. The quick witted Greek quickly let out a muffled "Meow Meow". "Ah, it's just a cat" the Guard announced. The second Macedonian, not all too original but still sharp, let out a "Woof Woof". "Ah, it's just a dog" said the Guard. As he approached the Persian's sack, the Persian shouted "Potatoes Potatoes!"
Moral: Persians aren't the sharpest spoons in the shed. Also: since the potato was first introduced to Europe during the 16th century, the Persian shows some monumentally bad thinking when shouting the name of a plant no one knows.
The Rabbi, the Priest, and the flaming visage of Frank Lloyd Wright[edit]
Moral: Hmmm....
The Geisha, the Monk, and the Jew[edit]
A geisha, a monk, and a Jew were out fishing on a lake. The geisha was hungry, so she got out, walked on the water, and went to the nearby sushi bar. Thirty minutes later the monk was feeling horny, so he got out, walked on the water, and went to the nearby gay sex club. Minutes later, the Jew decided to find the others, so he got out, tried to walk on the water, but drowned. The monk turned to the geisha and said "I guess we should have told him where the rocks were."
Moral: Hitler was right. Also, geisha win at everything!
The Ass, The Cock, and The Bitch[edit]
Once upon a time, there was this guy who was an ass. He also was a bitch. And a cock.
Moral: After writing this fable, Aesop realized that he was the ass/cock/bitch that he had talked about in his story. He promptly took out a gun and shot himself.
The Fable Above[edit]
Once upon a time, there was an author who was uninspired. The author wanted to take part in the clever genius of his peers in writing short stories with ironic and humorous morals. In the end though, he fell short due to the fact the author was just imitating their peers rather than developing inner creativity. LOLZZz AM I RIT7E GUYZ?!?!?!
Moral: Please read the Beginner's Guide, and please be funny and not just stupid.
The Grasshopper and the Octopus[edit]
All year long, the grasshopper kept burying acorns for the winter, while the octopus mooched off his girlfriend and watched TV. Then the winter came and the grasshopper died, and the octopus ate all of his acorns. And also, he got a race-car.
Moral: Don't bother being original. Just rip off Futurama.
The Lonely Senator[edit]
A senator get's lonely in Washington DC. So he tried prostitutes, and he wasn't happy, he tried gay sex and he wasn't happy he then got himself a dog and was happy.
Moral: If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.
The Two Muffins[edit]
Two muffins were sitting in an oven. One muffin said, "Boy it's hot in here." The other muffin said, "Holy crap, a talking muffin!"
Moral: Dude - you need to lay off the brownies.
The Importance of Being Earnest[edit]
"No, you stupid bastard. That was me"
The Fox and Apollo... and Mercury[edit]
A crow caught in a snare prayed to Apollo to release him, making a vow to offer some frankincense at his shrine. But when rescued from his danger, he spaced on his promise. Shortly afterwards, again caught in a snare, he passed by Apollo and made the same promise to offer frankincense to Mercury. Mercury soon appeared and said to him, "O thou most base fellow? What use could one such as I have for stupid frankincense?"
"Dude," replied the fox, "I've got a great source for weed - only $6 a G!"
"Deal." answered Mercury.
Moral: Frankincense is a f-ing lame gift.
The Fox and the Crow[edit]
A crow had a cheese in the beak. Meanwhile, a fox appeared and thought the cheese was very yummy, but he couldn't reach it, so he played a dirty trick.
"Oh, magnificient bird, you look so pretty. And your flight apparatus...it's so gorgeous! Could you come over here please?"
The crow then landed, "pretty" as he was. But then the fox stole the cheese, and ate it. The crow was now very sad
Moral: Don't give your food to foxes
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The Hare, the Duck and the Hunter[edit]
A hunter was out looking for his nightly meal. He was very, very quiet and soon had both a Hare and a Duck cornered. He was unsure of which to take for his stew pot at home.
The Hare told the hunter it was duck season. The Duck maintained it was rabbit season. The Hunter found himself in quite a quandry.
Meanwhile, a sneaky, slant-eyed Jap with buck-teeth began wringing his hands together and laughing evilly. The Hunter, Hare and Duck put aside their differences and united against their common enemy. Through cleverness, strength and good old-fashioned American know-how, they poked the Jap in the butt with a bayonet.
Moral: Buy War Bonds.
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Mixtape Recipes: Craig McManus' Best of 2011By Craig McManus. Posted in Electronic, Experimental, Funk, Hip Hop, Mixtape Recipes, Pop, Rap, Rock | No Comments »
Every December I put together a mixtape of what I find to be some of the best tracks of the preceding year. I say 'some of the best tracks' because in addition to including great songs I have two main goals: 1) For the mix to actually be a mix of sounds and styles; and 2) for the parts to make up a coherent whole.
As I noted in my best albums of 2011 post, I found the year somewhat weak when it came to top shelf albums. When I sat down to put together my favorite tracks that was not an issue, though, and I had to do some serious cutting. So while this list gives me a chance to recognize a number of bands that do not appear on the album list, tracks like Bon Iver's "Holocene" (ridiculously good despite my indifference to the rest of that album), Tom Waits' "New Year's Eve", Low's "Witches", and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's "Heart in Your Heartbreak" ended up being elbowed out.
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