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ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — An eight-member panel helping steer the massive Mayo Clinic expansion project in Rochester is meeting for the first time.
The Destination Medical Center Corporate Board was gathering Friday in another step toward moving the multibillion-dollar build-out from the drawing board into reality.
The board of the nonprofit corporation will eventually adopt the development plan of an expansion aided by a public subsidy. The public dollars are offsetting some of the infrastructure projects deemed necessary to make the clinic's growth possible.
By law, Gov. Mark Dayton is required to convene the initial meeting. One of his four appointees to the board will become chairman.
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Douglas Marland: May 5, 1935 – March 6, 1993
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As part of our celebration of Douglas Marland's work, we want to share the thoughts and memories of some of the actors and actresses who performed his work day in and day out. We're posting these remembrances here to share with you, along with a brief outline of their "Marland Moments" — the stories that Doug wrote for these talented performers to play.
MARLAND MOMENT: Dolan played Maureen Reardon when Doug was head writer of Guiding Light, and came to As The World Turns in 1989 to play cop Margo Hughes. Dolan played two of Doug's most dramatic storylines — a euthanasia story, in which Margo pulled the plug on her dying father-in-law, and the intense rape storyline, in which an HIV-positive criminal raped Margo, who had come across a robbery in progress.
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So it turns out that eveveryone and their brother are touting some new "hyperinflation" hedge fund as a followup to their "black swan" funds. Yesterday management company 36 South got some press attention for their new fund, and today The Journal wrote, again, about a Nassim Taleb protege who's going from black swan trading to hyperinflation trading.
All this stuff makes for great marketing copy, and since recent events would seem to vindicate the Taleb crowd, they're all jumping on the hot new trade that everyone's talking about: Inflation! Hyperinflation, even.
Besides glomming onto the hot buzz, these guys also claim to have a pretty good track record. In reality, that's far from clear. Two separate readers emailed us this document, showing the track record of Taleb's Empirica Kurtosis in the early part of this decade. Remember, during this time we saw a bubble, a world-changing terrorist attack and a severe recession. As you can see, they returns are pretty meh. The funded ended up winding down several months after this.
Taleb defenders will probably say that "numbers" and "results" and "returns" aren't the best way to judge him. And to some extent that's fair, since there's a side of him that's just purely a philosopher. But as someone who either manages money, or lends his imprimatur to hedge funds this is reasonable. Besides, he has no problem discussing his returns when they make them look favorable.
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Ground floor: studio apartment with double bed, small kitchen area with hob and fridge. Bathroom with shower. Each apartment has private outside sitting areas.
Note: Some photo's in the gallery are not specific to this apartment, but show a representative view of the standard of apartments at Ca Licozzo.
In the grounds of the property there is a large garden with barbecue, gazebo and swimming pool for spending peaceful days in the open countryside. Guests can also take advantage of the walks along paths and mule tracks, as well as gather mushrooms and truffles in the surrounding area. Swimming pool 10m x 5m. Depth of pool 1.4m with steps ot ladders for entryexit.
Ca' Licozzo is located in the typical Umbro-Marchigiana countryside, surrounded by green woods and meadows. This Farm Holiday Residence is an integral part of the Catani Sonia Farm which directly manages a biological farming industry of approximately 60 hectares of woods, meadows, pastures and land planted with fodder and grain for feeding the livestock raised on the farm. The structure was completely reconstructed in the 1950s from the ruins of an old house it offers the visitor a splendid panorama that opens over the majestic Monte Nerone massif and extends over a good part of the Appenine mountain range.
The country house is situated in a quiet picturesque area close to Piobbico, 30km from the stunning town of Urbino and just 40km from some of the marvellous sandy beaches that adorn the Adriatic coastline. Piobbico, a typical town of the hinterland, is easily reached here you can visit the Brancaleoni Palace, XIII century, take part in folklore festivals and events Polenta fete, Corncob Palio, Mushroom exhibition, Wine Cellar Festival, etc.. Urbania, the ancient Casteldurante is 15 km away and Urbino, the birthplace of Raphael is 30 km away, Gubbio is 35 km away and the Romagnola Riviera is 65 km away.
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What are your Link Building Strategies? Do you have any? If you do have any, are you following them? Do you have a link building checklist to follow?
These are some questions that you must ask yourself if you want to build quality and quantity links to a website or webpage. With Google using around 200 data points to size up your website, we all know that links are one of the most important aspects of search engine optimization. The problem lies in the actual taking action to gather links.
If you are not willing to spend some labor intensive time link building, then I suggest you outsource this part of your search engine optimization to a reputable SEO firm that specializes in getting links. It just might be worth the investment. If you do decide to go down this road by yourself, then make sure you dot your I's and cross your T's. I suggest you find a consultant or firm that has experience. Be specific about the results you expect.
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1. What is the purpose? Decide what your link building is for (choose one) –
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- Is there a date that the work should be finished?
- Who reports to whom? Is there a reporting process?
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- What web pages are the links directed to (in importance)?
- What keywords (anchor text) will be used in each webpage?
- What types of content/websites will be targeted to get links?
- How will the content/websites to get links be found?
- How to approach the content/websites to gather links?
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- Friends
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5. Follow the ACT system. Using the list above it is now time to ACT. Start networking, exploring, and researching and take action today.
- Ask – be bold and simply ask for links!
- Content – create valuable relative content. "Modern SEO is all about crafting content so compelling that other people want to make note of it by linking back to you, thereby increasing your trust and authority and attracting links to the pages you want to rank well for certain keywords." – SEO Copywriting 2.0 by Brian Clark
- Timing – plan and build a process that works for you.
Whatever your link building strategies, you need to have a plan and a checklist. If you don't you will either never begin or you just might get off course. Link building is about determination not necessarily knowledge or creativity (although they help). Focus on the strategies but spend most of your time implementing the plan you have set forth.
Garrett Pierson is Founder and President of New Generation Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in search engine optimization, social media, website conversion, and success. He is the creator of Building Social Equity 2.0 a "SEO Meets Social Media" training course. Garrett can be followed on Twitter @garrettpierson


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The economic news continues to worsen. One half million jobs were lost in November. The three largest car manufacturers are on the verge of bankruptcy. It's official-we're now in a recession. However, the signs of the season are still strong though: holiday lights in the neighborhood; a slew of advertisements for sales and many holiday parties and gatherings. Because of the economy, many will be scaling back on the celebration of Christmas. But wait a minute, let's stop and take a good look at what we are doing for the season.
Gift-giving: who are we buying for? Most of us plan to give gifts to immediate family, relatives and close friends. Do you ever feel frustrated shopping, not because you're fighting traffic on the streets and crowds in the stores but because you're trying to figure out what to get the person who has everything. I mean come on, don't most of us and most everyone we know, have just about everything we need? When shopping for ourselves or others, we're often just getting a new gadget to make our life more convenient or a better version of something we've already got.
Our Lord Jesus Christ was born in a cave, laid in a manger, surrounded by barnyard animals-a very humble beginning but in it God is calling our attention to the lowly. Let's look for and find people who need basic stuff: food, clothing, housing and the like. Let's stop spending money on ourselves and others who don't need it and practice almsgiving. The wisemen brought gifts to a poor family they did even know. We don't have to look far to do the same since we have Adopt-a-Family right her in own parish. Apparently, we still need people to sign-up to fulfill our commitment to these families-in-need.
How many of us have numerous invitations to holiday socials, dinners and parties, some on the same day? Some will make difficult choices about who they want to spend their time with and others will try to run around to every event. These gatherings will have plenty of food and all kinds of it, plenty to drink including beer, wine and alcohol. We certainly will be tempted to indulge and some may over-do-it.
Whether we realize it or not, all this running around, all these choices put before us and this constant consumption and celebration creates tension, stress and angst within. Is it any wonder that some people get more grinchy and scroogy during the holidays? It's probably because we are acting against our created nature. The Church and the Saints know this. That's why we have a 40 day fast before the Nativity of Christ. This time of Advent should be one of preparation and anticipation. How would Christmas feel if we opened all our presents two weeks beforehand? It would be anti-climatic. With all the busyness and craziness in the weeks leading up to December 25th, we do so much pre-celebrating that when that day actually comes most of the energy, joy and gratefulness is already sapped-out.
The fasting, and it's never too late to start preparing the correct way, should be accompanied by increased and intensified prayer. Yesterday, with the Liturgy of St. Nicholas and the subsequent youth mini-retreat including a discussion and cleaning the temple, we had a perfect opportunity to prepare ourselves and our house of worship for the coming of Christ. While a nice handful of people attended liturgy, many of us opted-out and thus there was no retreat and cleaning because we only had one young person and three adults in attendance.
Where is our heart? What are the priorities in our life?
The Church canons set forth the ideal and implicit necessity of regular weekly timely worship at the Sunday Divine Liturgy accompanied by frequent reception of the Holy Eucharist. Unfortunately, too many of us are slipping into old, bad habits thinking that attending liturgy once or twice a month (or even less) is perfectly acceptable while most of us come late at various points during the liturgy. As I said before, it's never too late to repent and start preparing the right way. We have many more opportunities to confess, pray and worship.
For some, the holidays are a time of sadness, depression and despair. Why? Perhaps they recently lost a loved one to illness and death. It's the first holiday without their parent, spouse, child, or grandparent. Perhaps, they are elderly or infirm and have outgrown most of their family and friends or have become cut-off from them through estrangement or because they live far-away. Perhaps they are reminded of painful memories of the past that stand in stark contrast to the joy of the season. Perhaps, whether they realize it or not, they have no tangible belief in a Savior, a God who loves them and cares for them. Their hope is in material things, the stuff of this world, not in heaven above and the promise of eternal life. Thus, their life is ultimately lacking in purpose and meaning that causes and existential crisis.
We need to reach-out to these people and I'm not talking about delegating it to a committee to take care of it. Each one of us should take it as a personal responsibility to seek-out and visit those who are alone, those who are sick, those who are elderly and infirm, those who are just feeling down. Simply by spending time with them, your caring will be evident. You will give them hope. Give them your faith too. Talk about God and the fact that Christ's Incarnation, His taking on human flesh, renews our flesh and spirit and raises it up. The Nativity of our Savior demonstrates God's immense love for His creation and each one of us. Let's share that love in a meaningful way. Amen.
Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews is the pastor of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fr. Andrews is the past president of Minnesota Eastern Orthodox Christian Clergy Association (MEOCCA), and a volunteer chaplain with the St. Paul Police Department.


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You have to feel for the guy. Willis, who is trying to make his latest comeback to the Majors with the Cubs, made his debut today. He walked the first batter he faced, threw seven pitches and then called the trainer out to the mound. Dodgers TV showed D-Train in the dugout during the pitching change and the concern seemed to be focused on his throwing shoulder, ugh. I say ugh not because I think he would be an integral part of the Cubs 2013 team or future, but because I feel for the guy. Tremendous success followed by humbling, and crippling injuries that have derailed his Major League career. Hopefully it's precautionary, I think that was his last pitch as a Cub, maybe as a ballplayer, hope not. Once more information becomes available I'll pass it along, I just can't help but thing this is not going to end good, and that's too bad.
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As reported earlier, "Ballroom With A Twist" is currently receiving some fantastic reviews and here's yet another from LA Weekly.
One of Dancing With The Stars' professional dancers, Louis Van Amstel, stages his own show after an illustrious 20-year career as a performer and competitive dancer. His fluidly staged, marvelously high-caliber entertainment (with a couple of also-ran American Idol singers (Gina Glocksen and David Hernandez) thrown into the mix, moves seamlessly from fast numbers to slow ballads, from dance to song and back again. Athletic bodies draped with Randall Designs' gorgeous costumes cavort through Van Amstel's well-orchestrated spectacle, which also celebrates diversity with its casting of various races and body shapes. Van Amstel hosts the evening, assisted by hilarious comedienne Niecy Nash (his partner from the most recent season of DWTS). She brings welcome humor when not tearing up the dance floor. The costumes are figure-hugging sexy, flowing and dazzling (with rhinestones) as well as casual and relaxed for some of the modern dance numbers. Van Amstel's exceptional choreography feels liberated from the constraints and repetition of competitive ballroom regulations. Salsa, Paso Doble, Jitterbug, Quickstep, Waltz and Argentine Tango – Van Amstel name-checks every dance style, yet pairs each number with everything from slow ballad duets to clubby dance mixes of classic and contemporary tunes — something for everyone.
Mitsy Gaynor hosted the show on January 20th. She posted some fun photos of the night at her facebook account which you can see one photo below. Be sure to see more at the link.
Anna and Jonathan were interviewed by Ballroom Fantasy on "Ballroom With A Twist" and all of their past, current, and future projects (including personally). This is a great interview. They are so cute! I can't embed the video. So be sure to see it >>>HERE.
I'm loving the costumes. Randall Christensen has done a good job for this show and I like his work on Dancing With The Stars for the most part too. Rachael Ray has been really critical of his work on her show. So much so, Randall sent her a letter and she apologized which you can see in the video below.
In other Ballroom news, next weekend the first Superstars of Ballroom Dance Camp will take place at the Burbank Marriott Hotel and Convention Center on Feb. 4-6th. You can take classes with your favorite pros from Dancing With The Stars. Details below with pricing and more information at Dancing and Romancing.
On Friday, the dance scene will be hot and sexy with salsa classes with Paul Barris, cha cha with Dmitry Chaplin or Elena Grinenko and rumba witih Tony Dovolani. That will get you prepared for the salsa part that evening with Angel Lebron y su Sabor Latino.
Saturday, there will be more Latin dances (samba with Dmitry Chaplin, rumba with Corky Ballas, paso doble with Tony Dovolani and tango with Elena Grinenko). Chelsie Hightower will be giving waltz lessons, and Nick Kosovich will be teaching foxtrot and Vienesse waltz. For those who want something daring, there is a lift class and a spin, dip and variation class.
Saturday evening, there will be a dinner show and party with Dovolani, Hightower, Chaplin and Cheryl Burke performing. On Sunday, it's West Coast swing, Cuban motion, Argentine tango, Lindy hop, jive (with Kym Johnson), Bolero and East Coast swing. As you can imagine, Sunday night is a swing party! As we reported earlier, private dance lessons with Tony Dovolani and Cheryl Burke have already sold out. Corky Ballas, who trained Derek Hough, Mark Ballas and Julianne Hough has one slot left!


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A couple years ago I went on a trip with my friend Laura and Mike to the Juntura area in Oregon. Juntura is about 130 miles west of Boise. The first half of the trip is not that exciting but the second half has great scenery. The area has many rockhounding opportunities. Petrified wood can be found between Juntura and the Warm Lake Reservoir. Many agate varieties can be found around that reservoir. Fish gill fossils can be found around Beulah reservoir. When we went we found another area that had agate and jasper. The material we found was fantastic and we wanted to return soon. Jump ahead two years and finally we are getting back there.
When we arrived we turned on the road leading to Beulah Reservoir where we had collected the time before. Last time we crossed the damn and collected at the bottom of a hill so we decided that we would go to the top of the same hill this time. We did find some jasper and agate but not the quality that was found before. We didn't have time to return to the lower part of the hill so I am hoping that can be part of the next trip to this area.
After exploring the top we decided to leave using a different route than the one we drove in on. This gave us the opportunity to survey more locations. One location we found had an interesting opal in a road cut. I managed to get a half bucket of the material.
The ride home was even nicer that the ride there. The different variety of clouds that had moved into the area that afternoon made for some fantastic photos.
After doing two trips back to back I was ready for a relaxing weekend but that wasn't going to happen. Instead, Saturday morning Jason, Andy and I were heading to Mountain Home, Idaho where we were going to meeting up with Carol and Nola from Twin Falls. From there we were going to check out the Bruneau woodpile.
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Despite enthusiasm, the checks are unlikely to shift perceptions in a major way.
For many insured Americans, the first tangible benefit of President Obama's signature health care law recently landed in their inbox: a check from their insurance company.
Some commentators this summer predicted the mailing of the checks could be a turning point for the controversial health law and perhaps give a political boost to Obama in his reelection bid.
"There are a variety of incremental ways that people are learning that the Affordable Care Act will be helpful to them," said Ron Pollack, the president of Families USA, a liberal health care advocacy group. "The rebate checks will be a part of that."
Still, despite that enthusiasm, the arrival of the rebates is unlikely to shift public perceptions in a major way. The policy has affected only a small percentage of Americans, not everyone is getting a direct payment, and the average size of the rebates is modest.
The health reform law limits how much of their customers' premiums they can pocket for overhead and profits. Under the law, insurers must pay either 80 or 85 cents of every dollar on medical care. The insurers who fail to meet this target—called a medical loss ratio—are required to give their customers a refund for the difference and send them a letter specifying that the rebate is thanks to the health reform law.
Nationwide, the total rebates sound large. The Health and Human Services Department says that insurers owe Americans a total of $1.1 billion. But that number gets smaller once it's spread out. Just under 13 million policy holders got rebates, about 5 percent of the U.S. population, or 10 percent of all households. The average refund was $151, but many Americans who get insurance through their employer received only a fraction of the total refund amount. (Washington, D.C., residents were more likely than most to get a rebate. Seventy-eight percent of employees working for large businesses were eligible.)
Many individual beneficiaries were delighted to get a refund. "It was like, finally, I'm not asked to shell out more money for health insurance," said Morgan Theriot, 43, a self-employed human resources consultant from Silver Spring, Md., who got a $260 rebate check last month. "Finally, something is due back to me."
But not everyone who got a check is now singing the praises of the health care law. Theriot said she had a client who was opposed to the law and got a $300 check. That woman said she'd be making a $300 donation to the Republican Party.
Not everyone is getting a check, either. People who buy their own policies, a small fraction of the market, will get a rebate directly from their insurer. But insurers will send rebates to employers who provide coverage for their workers. By law, employers are required to use the money to benefit their employees, but they have used a variety of strategies to do so, according to Tracy Watts, a partner at the employee benefits consultancy Mercer.
"In terms of employers' actions, it is a mixed bag," Watts said. "Some have actually cut checks and sent them to employees. Some have given a premium credit. And some have given employees extra money in their paycheck. I'm aware of one employer who put the money into a wellness fund that benefits employees."
Watts said that many employers passing rebates along to their workers are not handing over the full amount. Since employees, on average, pay about a quarter of their insurance premiums, employers are tending to refund a prorated amount, a fraction of the average $151 amount.
Polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that some combination of news reports and letters in the mail has raised awareness of the law's provision. In its August Health Tracking Poll, 42 percent of those asked knew about the refund provision, up from 35 percent in March. Sixty-two percent had a favorable view of the rebate provision.
Cynthia Cox, a policy analyst at Kaiser who has studied the issue, said this evidence suggests that the word is getting out about a popular provision. "More people may be aware of it than actually got the rebate," she said.
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Is High Speed Rail Coming to a City Near You? A Guide to Obama's Plans
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It's one of Obama's greenest ideas--even though it may be underfunded--but news broke today that a massive high speed rail is officially on the way. The president's announcement included an outline of 10 corridors around the US that will each likely see rail begin construction. So buckle up. Obama's serious about getting our transportation system up to the cutting edge—here's a guide to his plan, and a breakdown of the cities slated for a high speed transit future.
Where the Rail Will Go
With only $8 billion specifically allotted to getting the project off the ground, and an additional $1 billion a year for five years, he's going to have to be cautious of where he builds rail. And he seems to have acknowledged this in his planning—instead of an ambitious plan to lay rail from coast to coast, Obama is suggesting 10 corridors of 100-600 miles each around the country.
Check out Obama's vision for high speed rail in America for yourself below--the grey lines are where future lines will hopefully go. Blue is where high speed rail already exists (yup, it's that single, solitary line in the Northeast—we're way behind Japan and Europe here).
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The Ten Rail Corridors
And here's a complete list of the proposed corridors and the cities that would get high speed rail access.
-California Corridor - (Bay Area, Sacramento, LA, San Diego)
- Pacific Northwest Corridor - (Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC)
- South Central Corridor - (Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock)
- Gulf Coast Corridor – (Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham, Atlanta)
- Chicago Hub Network – (Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville)
- Florida Corridor - (Orlando, Tampa, Miami)
- Southeast Corridor – (Washington Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Macon, Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville)
- Keystone Corridor – (Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh)
- Empire Corridor – (New York, Albany, Buffalo)
- Northern New England Corridor – (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany)
How the High Speed Rail Will Be BuiltObama's goals will (hopefully) be realized through a combination of constructing brand new corridors that will be entirely dedicated to high speed rail and the incremental upgrading of existing rail. And in addition to the $8 billion in stimulus funds, money will be made available as grants for states with rail projects that are "ready to go." Rail projects like these are expected to create a slew of jobs as well.
Both Express and Regional High Speed Rail lines are planned. From the plans:
HSR – Express. Frequent, express service between major population centers 200–600 miles apart, with few intermediate stops. Top speeds of at least 150 mph on completely grade-separated, dedicated rights-of-way (with the possible exception of some shared track in terminal areas). Intended to relieve air and high-way capacity constraints.
HSR – Regional. Relatively frequent service between major and moderate population centers 100–500 miles apart, with some intermediate stops. Top speeds of 110–150 mph, grade-separated, with some dedicated and some shared track (using positive train control technology). Intended to relieve highway and, to some extent, air capacity constraints.
Green Benefits of High Speed Rail
Besides the obvious benefits of having a more effective mass transit system—less car travel, fewer flights, less congestion, less incentive for the creation of urban sprawl—Obama's plan notes a specific green figure:
"According to one recent study, implementation of pending plans for the federally designated HSR corridors could result in an annual reduction of 6 billion pounds of CO2
So all in all, the plan looks like a solid first step--and it could very well mean that we finally see a high speed rail system emerge in the US in coming years.
More on High Speed Rail:
CA High - Speed Rail Initiative - "If We Don't Pass This, We Will ...
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Car companies that are new to the world, or new to a particular market tend to offer sweet deals of surprising features and affordable prices. But there can be a drawback, as one Jalopnik reader found.
In today's Morning Shift klurejr recounted the time he bought a Daewoo right after the brand first came to the US and held onto it as Daewoo USA went under. It was far from a perfect ownership experience.
I made the mistake of buying a Daewoo when they first came to the states. I was young and knew very little about cars at that point in my life. My wife loved the car, and was great for her needs (it was wagon, only saving grace) until one day it started smelling of burnt oil. Right about the time is started this Daewoo USA went under, and the dealership we bought it from claimed it was an oil pan gasket (I was sure that was not the issue because there was oil further up the engine), it took nearly a month to get the Gasket, and once done the car still smelled like burning oil. At this point the dealer refused to honor the warranty any further because they claimed daewoo would not honor it anymore.
We took a big loss and traded that thing in for a S-10 Chevy Blazer at a different dealer.
To sum up, do not buy a new brand until they have been established for well over 10 years in the US.
I've never bought a car from a young company, so I can't exactly verify if klurejr's experience was typical or not. Have you ever bought a car from a company new to the world or new you your market? How did it go?
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text: Steve's Outdoor Adventures Partners with Delorme SOA and DeLorme join forces for 2013 season after groundbreaking launch of inReach satellite communicator during recent Alaskan hunt Steve's Outdoor Adventures Partners with Delorme LA GRANDE, OR - (June 12, 2013) -- Steve West, host of the top-rated Outdoor Channel series Steve's Outdoor Adventures (stevesoutdooradventures.com), and DeLorme (inreachdelorme.com), maker of the award-winning inReach satellite communicator, have announced a television partnership for the 2013 season. The announcement came after a highly successful test of inReach during West's recent month-long Alaskan bear hunt, in which the device enabled him to stay in touch with his fans on a daily basis, even in the most remote parts of the wilderness."Simply put, the DeLorme inReach product is game changer in this industry," said West. "Never before have I had access to not only post my whereabouts during an intense hunt, but the safety aspect of the inReach is incomparable. This is a must-have product for any hunter or huntress whose travels take them out of reach."Thanks to the inReach satellite communicator, an innovative, consumer-affordable solution from DeLorme, fans of Steve's Outdoor Adventures can experience the hunt like they never have before, a unique benefit for fans and followers of West.This week, West headed back to Alaska and will be using the new inReach SE model, which includes a color screen and virtual predictive keyboard. West will be posting his daily movements and activities on the Outdoor Channel website and the Steve's Outdoor Adventures Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SOAonline). "The hunting industry is a very important market for DeLorme," said Kim Stiver, DeLorme's vice president of marketing. "With inReach, both hunters and those they love can have peace of mind knowing that they can be tracked, reached and rescued no matter where the game takes them. Partnering with such an accomplished, well respected hunter and TV personality like Steve West is a natural fit for us. We are very excited about this partnership and Steve's ability to introduce us to a whole new segment of the hunting community." Both models of the DeLorme inReach two-way satellite communicator pair via Bluetooth with popular smartphones and tablets and allows users to send and receive text messages when outside of cell phone range -- anywhere in the world with the Iridium satellite network. With 90 percent of the world's surface lacking cell phone coverage, inReach has received enthusiastic interest from hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts such as backpackers, mountaineers, hunters, anglers, sailors, pilots, snowmobilers and other outdoors enthusiasts. Friends and family can share in the adventure with the Follow-Me/Find-Me Tracking and Locating feature, which provides GPS position updates. Followers can log into the user's MapShare page and follow a detailed breadcrumb trail and read updated messages and trip details.In the event of an emergency, the inReach's SOS capability provides peace of mind by automatically triggering a remote tracking service and, when paired, allows users to describe and update their situation so proper resources can be deployed.When used in conjunction with DeLorme's Earthmate app and Explore website, the seamless inReach experience provides worry-free navigation with unlimited access to downloadable topographic maps, journey tracking and wirelessly turns a smartphone or tablet into a two-way text-messaging global communications device.For more information about inReach, visit http://www.inreachdelorme.com/To view an informative video, visit: http://tinyurl.com/inReachSEvideoAbout DeLormeDeLorme is the innovation leader in personal satellite tracking, messaging and navigation technology. The company's flagship product, inReach, has won numerous awards for its groundbreaking integration of GPS and satellite technologies. With 90% of the world's surface lacking cellular coverage, inReach helps people stay safe and connected anywhere in the world with the ability to send and receive text messages when outside of cell phone range, trigger an interactive SOS, and 100% global coverage through the Iridium satellite network. When paired with a mobile device, the seamless inReach experience provides worry-free navigation with unlimited, free downloadable topographic maps and NOAA charts, and journey tracking/sharing with family and friends. Founded in 1976 and recognized as a pioneer in mapping products, DeLorme is headquartered in Yarmouth, Maine, and is home to Eartha, the world's largest revolving globe.About Steve's Outdoor AdventuresSteve's Outdoor Adventures is a high adrenaline big game hunting program featuring western big game hunting at its finest. No tree-stand whitetail hunts, turkey hunts or bass fishing on this show. Each weekly episode, West hunts the most exciting destinations across North America showcasing true adventure hunts for moose, grizzly and brown bear, caribou, muskox, trophy mule deer, elk and more. As the face of the Burris Eliminator Laser Scope, West showcases amazing hunts with his Bergara Custom Rifle while he also pursues a super slam of North America with his CVA muzzleloader.The show airs Saturdays at 8:30 pm, Thursdays at 2:00 pm, and Tuesdays at 1:30 am EST on Outdoor Channel. To learn more, visit stevesoutdooradventures.com.Steve's Outdoor Adventures Show Page GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Sunday, June 13, 2010
Bird Bath!
24 comments:
Awesome as always! Let's keep Ollie in that box :)ReplyDelete
/ Swedish Mets fan
I still love your depictions of Jerry, they are so good!ReplyDelete
The Ollie box, love it!
Seriously, if the Mets win the World Series or even the Division, you could sell a book consisting of all the game's drawings.ReplyDelete
I would buy it for sure, it would remind fans of all the ups and downs and great moments of the season.
I'll say it, because I've been thinking it - an amazing way to chronicle a season! Could you double-padlock that Ollie box please???ReplyDelete
Awesome job! I love your work. You can plug up the air holes in Ollie's outhouse as well. We won't mind.ReplyDelete
So, I guess the "Ollie box" has become a favorite?ReplyDelete
LoL Love the "That's Entertainment" reference Joe. Definitely dating yourself with that one. ;-)ReplyDelete
Other ideas Joe had for Pelfrey and the Mets' win today:ReplyDelete
Last Licks, Snorioles, Camden Farce, Boredimore...
The Ollie Box can now be purchased on eBay for $49.99 + shipping and handling.
Good job as always, Joe!
- AnonymousJune 14, 2010 at 1:59 AM
I love the lollie box!ReplyDelete
I agree with Moses123. I would def buy if the mets win the division or WSReplyDelete
You should put a camera behind you as you draw one of these, speed it up a bit and put it up on YouTube. I'm sure everyone would enjoy seeing how you go about putting these together. Great work.ReplyDelete
Poor Ollie.ReplyDelete
At least he has the eye-holes to see whats going on.
Thirded on buying this. Actually...even if they don't win the Series or division, I'd buy it.ReplyDelete
Good Idea Greg I may try that!ReplyDelete
Joe, to second all of the other Mets fan your daily drawings are HI-larious! I think the idea of creating a YouTube video of you creating one of your pages would be "amazin!" I would LOVE to get a copy of a finished coffee table book if you sell one!ReplyDelete
I think there may be a screw loose on that Ollie Box.ReplyDelete
actually, i think there may be a screw loose on that Ollie.ReplyDelete
joe as a fellow artist,i love your drawings they are ridiculously creative and smart...i'd love to purchase like the rest of your followers...keep up the tremendous work!!!!!!ReplyDelete
I'd love a copy of the complete season. This would be a great flip-book to keep on the coffee table or in the bathroom... especially if the Amazin's can make the playoffs and dare I say pull off a miracle.ReplyDelete
Actually, what I'd love... is if I could have the background on my computer change every day to be the art you made of the previous nights game. I don't know how that would be accomplished, but one can dream, can't he.
If you click on the picture you can get a pretty good rez sized copy that you can add a color to. Then you can make it a background.ReplyDelete
How do I subscribe to your blog so I can see each day's picture?ReplyDelete
I think you just hit the Follow button. or at the bottom it says subscribe by email.ReplyDelete


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My Dad passed away in February and this is one of many items he had at his house. Every collectible or antique he had was a treasure to him. And...there are hundreds. He had this Nesbitt's Cooler, which takes dimes. Does anyone have any idea what it is worth? I can't seem to find one like it on line. Any information would be helpful.


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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces rounded up dozens of people around Hama on Wednesday, a day after shooting dead 22 people, activists said, and Amnesty International said Syria may have committed crimes against humanity in an earlier crackdown.
Tanks were still stationed outside Hama, which has seen some of the biggest protests against President Bashar al-Assad and was the site of a bloody crackdown against Islamist insurgents nearly 30 years ago.
But some of the tanks were redeployed away from the city and a resident said security forces were concentrated around the headquarters of the ruling Baath Party, the police headquarters and a state security compound. Most arrests took place in the outskirts of the city.
Ammar Qurabi, Cairo-based head of the Syrian National Human Rights Organization, said the death toll from Tuesday, when gunmen loyal to Assad swept through the city, had risen to 22.
He said hundreds of people had been arrested.
Rami Adbelrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 23 people had died in Hama in the last 24 hours, and that an opposition figure in the city had reported water and electricity supplies were cut to the city on Wednesday morning.
State news agency SANA said one policeman had been killed in a clash with armed groups who opened fire on security forces and threw petrol and nail bombs at them. It made no mention of civilian deaths but said some "armed men" were injured.
Syria has prevented most independent media from operating inside the country, making it difficult to verify accounts from activists and authorities.
Hama was emptied of security forces for nearly a month after at least 60 protesters were shot dead on June 3, but the security vacuum emboldened demonstrators and on Friday activists said at least 150,000 people rallied to demand Assad's downfall.
The next day Assad sacked the provincial governor and sent tanks and troops to surround the city, signaling a military assault similar to those carried out in other protest centers.
In a report released on Wednesday, Amnesty International said the crackdown two months ago against one of those protest centers — the town of Tel Kelakh near the border with Lebanon — may have constituted a crime against humanity.
Urging the United Nations to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court, it said nine people died in custody after being captured during the operation in the town, close to the Lebanese border.
Describing a "devastating security operation", it said scores of men were rounded up, and most of them were tortured.
Some detainees told Amnesty they were beaten and tied by the wrists to a bar high enough off the ground to force them to stand on the tip of their toes for long periods — known as the shabah, meaning ghost, position.
A 22-year-old man told Amnesty he was tied up in the shabah position had electric shocks applied to his body and testicles during five days of detention in the provincial capital Homs.
"Amnesty International considers that crimes committed in Tel Kelakh amount to crimes against humanity as they appear to be part of a widespread, as well as systematic, attack against the civilian population," it said.
Syrian activists say security forces have killed more than 1,300 civilians since the unrest erupted 14 weeks ago. Authorities say 500 soldiers and police have been killed by armed gangs who they also blame for most of the civilian deaths.
Assad has responded to the protests with a mixture of repression and concessions, promising a political dialogue with the opposition. Preliminary talks on the dialogue are due to be held on Sunday.
But opposition figures refuse to sit down and talk while the killings and arrests continue, and diplomats say events in Hama will be a litmus test for whether Assad chooses to focus on a political or a military solution to the unrest.
Some residents sought to halt any military advance earlier this week by blocking roads between neighborhoods with rubbish containers, burning tyres, wood and metal.
The New York-based group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said it had been told by an official at Hama's Hourani hospital that security forces surrounded the hospital on Tuesday, although they did not enter it, as it received the bodies of four people and treated 60 others with gunshot wounds.
"Security forces have responded to protest with the brutality that's become familiar over the past several months." said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW's Middle East director.
Assad's father, Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria for 30 years until his death in 2000, sent troops into Hama in 1982 to crush an Islamist-led uprising in the city where the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood made its last stand.
That attack killed many thousands, possibly up to 30,000, and one slogan shouted by Hama protesters in recent weeks was "Damn your soul, Hafez".
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Congrats to the 2012 James Beard Journalism Award Winners
Congrats to our colleagues in the food media who took home awards at the 2012 James Beard Book, Broadcast, and Journalism Awards tonight! Here are the winners.
Cookbook Awards
Cookbook Hall of Fame
"Home Cooking" and "More Home Cooking" by Laurie Cowin
Cookbook of the Year
"Modernist Cuisine" by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
American Cooking
"A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen" by Hugh Acheson
Baking and Dessert
"Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home" by Jeni Britton Bauer
"Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, & Formulas" by Brad Thomas Parsons
Cooking from a Professional Point of View
"Modernist Cuisine" by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
General Cooking
"Ruhlman's Twenty" by Michael Ruhlman
Focus on Health
"Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen" by Heidi Swanson
"The Food of Morocco" by Paula Wolfert
"Notes from a Kitchen: A Journey Inside Culinary Obsession" by Jeff Scott and Blake Beshore
Reference and Scholarship
"Turning the Tables: Restaurants and the Rise of the American Middle Class, 1880-1920" by Andrew P. Haley
Single Subject
"All About Roasting" by Molly Stevens
Writing and Literature
"Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef" by Gabrielle Hamilton
Journalism Awards
Publications of the Year
Amanda Hesser (Food52) and Darra Goldstein (Gastronomica)
Cooking, Recipes, or Instruction
Anna Thomas, EatingWell magazine, "The Soup for Life"
Environment, Food Politics and Policy
Ben Paynter, Fast Company, "The Sweet Science"
Food Coverage in a Food-Focused Publication
Saveur, James Oseland
Food Coverage in a General-interest Publication
Los Angeles, "Chinese Food in L.A.," ''It's Time for Breakfast in L.A," ''Food Lovers Guide"
Food Culture and Travel
Fuchsia Dunlop, The Financial Times, "Global Menu: Kicking Up a Stink"
Food-Related Columns
Lettie Teague, The Wall Street Journal, On Wine: Lettie Teague: "Drink, Memory: How to Remember that Wine;" ''In Praise of the One-Cabernet Lunch;" ''May I recommend: Lessons of Great Sommeliers"
Group Food Blog
The Salt: NPR's Food Blog, Maria Godoy, npr.org/blogs/thesalt
Health and Wellbeing
Maureen O'Hagan, The Seattle Times, "Feeling the Weight: The Emotional Battle to Control Kids' Diet"
Brett Martin, GQ, "The Hangover Part III"
Individual Food Blog
Poor Man's Feast, Elissa Altman, Poormansfeast.com, "Craving the Food of Depravity"
Personal Essay
Cal Fussman, Esquire.com, "Drinking at 1,300 Ft: A 9/11 Story About Wine and Wisdom"
Susan Choi, Food & Wine, "The Spice Wizardry of Lior Lev Sercarz"
Visual Storytelling
Landon Nordeman, Saveur, "Soul of Sicily," ''BBQ Nation," ''Heart of the Valley"
Wine, Spirits and Other Beverages
Sarah Karnasiewicz, Imbibe, "Fizzy Business"
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award
Alan Richman, GQ, "The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris," ''I Heart SF," ''Diner for Schmucks"
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
John T. Edge, Saveur, "BBQ Nation"
Broadcast Journalism Awards
Radio Show/Audio Webcast
"Fear of Frying: Culinary Nightmares"
Host: Nina Barrett
Area: WBEZ
Producer: Jason Marck
Special/Documentary (Television or Video Webcast)
A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt
Network: HBO
Producers: Sally Rowe, Rachel Mills, and Alan Oxman
Television Program, In-studio or Fixed Location
Host: Ted Allen
Network: Food Network
Producers: Linda Lea, Dave Noll and Vivian Sorenson
Television Program, On-location
"Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern"
Host: Andrew Zimmern
Network: Travel Channel
Producer: Andrew Zimmern
Television Segment
Host: Martha Teichner
Network: CBS
Producers: Lauren Barnello, Jon Carras, Edward Forgotson, Patrick Lee and David Small
Video Webcast
Host: Jamie Tiampo
Producers: Suzanne Glickstein, Jimmy McCoy and Jamie Tiampo
Media Personality/Host (Television or Video Webcast)
Host: Ted Allen
Show: "Chopped"
Network: Food Network
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MIDLOTHIAN, Texas - The man killed alongside a former Navy SEAL sniper at a Texas shooting range was helping his friend work with a troubled war veteran, and the outing was intended to be a "therapeutic situation," his relatives said Friday following his funeral.
Hundreds of people attended the service for Chad Littlefield, who along with his friend, "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle, was fatally shot last weekend. Authorities have said the former Marine they were trying to help suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and turned on the two men.
Littlefield's father-in-law, Tom Montgomery, defended the notion of helping troubled war veterans through target practice. He said Kyle regularly took veterans to the shooting range, and that Littlefield often assisted in efforts to help veterans.
"As a gesture of friendship, that's the only way I can describe it, he was asked to help Chris in this endeavor," Montgomery said. "I think this was a form of relaxation, a form of therapy."
Police say the suspect, 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh, shot Littlefield and Kyle multiple times on Feb. 2 before fleeing. He later told his sister and brother-in-law that the men "were out shooting target practice and he couldn't trust them so he killed them before they could kill him," according to a search warrant. Routh is jailed on $3 million bond.
The men could not have anticipated Routh's actions, Montgomery said, adding that Littlefield enjoyed assisting Kyle with his nonprofit, which provided in-home fitness equipment to physically and emotionally wounded veterans.
Kyle, 38, established the nonprofit after leaving the Navy in 2009 following four tours of duty in Iraq, where he earned a reputation as one of the military's most lethal snipers. His wartime account, "American Sniper," was a best-seller.
"I have to believe that Chris Kyle with all his military background and specialized training was quite capable of reading people," Montgomery said.
Hundreds turned out Friday to honor Littlefield at First Baptist Church in Midlothian, near Dallas. Although Littlefield wasn't a member of the military, Patriot Guard Riders led the procession as a tribute to his efforts on behalf of veterans and formed a ring around the parking lot and church entrance. Hundreds of other people lined local streets to watch the procession pass.
Littlefield, who had a 7-year-old daughter with his wife Leanne, was remembered for his bedrock character.
"He was a man of deep commitment and character," the Rev. Kenny Lowman said during the service.
Montgomery said Littlefield and Kyle bonded a few years ago as soccer dads watching their children play, and that their families occasionally vacationed together.
"People develop these ethics over a lifetime," he said. "I think Chad was the type of person who developed them and did what was right, even when no one was looking."
A memorial service for Kyle is planned for Monday at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.


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Paul L. Posner, who died July 5, 2017, was director of the public-administration program at George Mason University. He also was a former president of the American Society for Public Administration.
Posner served for many years with the U.S. Government Accountability Office, where he was managing director for federal budget and intergovernmental relations, leading GAO's work on the long-term federal budget outlook and emerging challenges for public-sector finances at all levels of government.
Posner was the author of "The Politics of Unfunded Mandates,", published in 1998, and was the winner of the 2008 Martha Derthick Best Book Award given by the Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Management of the American Political Science Association. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University.


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Asia's benchmark stock index fell the past five days to its biggest two-week loss since June, as Chinese shares traded in Hong Kong entered a bear market and the US Federal Reserve gave a timetable for raising interest rates.
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd (統一企業中國控股) slumped 16 percent in Hong Kong, leading the weekly drop on Asia's regional gauge, after the instant-noodle maker's profit last year missed analyst projections. Newcrest Mining Ltd, Australia's No. 1 gold producer, plunged 13 percent after bullion dropped this week for the first time since January.
In Taipei, the TAIEX closed 1.3 percent lower at 8,577.17 this week amid concern over protests against a service trade agreement with China.
Stocks opened higher on Friday, but selling emerged quickly, pushing the index down into negative territory as investors rushed to lock in gains amid fears of further losses as protesters continued to occupy the Legislative Yuan to oppose the trade pact.
"Many investors were afraid that if protests against the trade agreement with China are prolonged, the local bourse's downturn could be extended. For the moment, they are just trying to keep as much cash as possible," President Securities Corp (統一證券) analyst Vickie Hsieh (謝雯霞) said.
On Tuesday night, protesters stormed the legislature and began occupying the legislative chamber, demanding that lawmakers review the trade agreement with China item by item before voting on it, and calling for direct dialogue with President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九).
The occupation was continuing at press time.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 1.2 percent this week to 132.77, bringing its two-week drop to 4.6 percent. Information technology shares and utilities led declines. Data this week showed Japan's trade deficit exceeded estimates last month and growth in China's new-home prices slowed last month.
The regional measure's 6.1 percent decline this year pushed valuations on the gauge to 12.5 times estimated earnings. That compares with a multiple of about 15.9 for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and 14.4 for the STOXX Europe 600 Index.
"China's latest figures have been disappointing, people are worried about the interest-rate hike in the US, and they are also revising their outlook on Abenomics in Japan," said Benjamin Tam, a Hong Kong-based portfolio manager at IG Investment Ltd. "Markets will remain weak in the near term."
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index of mainland stocks traded in Hong Kong entered a so-called bear market on Thursday, after slipping 20 percent from its Dec. 2 high, amid deepening concern the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.
The measure rebounded on Friday to post a 1.4 percent gain for the week, while Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index slid 0.5 percent. China's Shanghai Composite Index added 2.2 percent.
Japan's TOPIX slid 1.6 percent for the week, which was shortened by a holiday on Friday. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average retreated 0.7 percent, with Tokyo Electric Power Co and Denso Corp leading declines, falling 8.5 percent and 7.9 percent respectively.
South Korea's KOSPI fell 2.8 percent, while New Zealand's NZX 50 Index added 0.9 percent. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index advanced 0.2 percent and Singapore's Straits Times Index rose 0.3 percent.
US Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the US central bank's stimulus program may end this fall, with benchmark interest rates rising six months later. The Fed said on Wednesday its key rate, currently near zero, would be 1 percent by the end of next year and 2.25 percent a year later.


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Artificial heart technology has been around a while, but this new invention by European scientists is so convincing in its emulation of a real heart's action that if you plot its output blood flow and show "the graphs to a cardiac surgeon, he will say it's a human heart" apparently. It also beats previous designs in that it shouldn't need external wiring connectors and its biosynthetic "skin" means it won't develop clots that pose a stroke risk to patients.
Instead, wearers will use some kind of trans-dermal technique to recharge its battery—which otherwise lasts 5 to 16 hours—such as an external transformer. It's also smart enough to react to the demands of the body, and the internal motors, compressors and valves that emulate a real heart's action step up their pace, upping blood throughput after its sensor detects the body beginning to do something strenuous,
Developed by Frances leading cardiac surgeon and a team of engineers from the companies that also make Airbusses, the heart's already been tested in calves and sheep. But don't go on a heart-destroying burger binge just yet, since its first human trials are a few years away, and routine use in operating rooms would be a while beyond that. [TheTimes]


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I met Deni Gauthier a few days back during a visit with fellow blogger Michael Krahn. Deni's a funny and very personable guy who isn't afraid to share a few embarrassing stories (I, however, will leave those for him to share sometime :)).
He's also an extremely talented musician who has spent the last several years touring the world and has just released a new EP, Man About Town.
I've spent the last couple days listening to the record and I really enjoy it.
(This might come as a shock to some of my friends—I don't listen to a lot of music these days.)
Deni's new record is a really solid set of folk pop/rock songs. Thoughtful and unpretentious lyrics along with music that reminds me of some of the best elements of Derek Webb (particularly his Mockingbird record) and Wilco.
So, I've got a favor to ask you all. Give the video above a watch. If you like what you hear, share it with your friends on Facebook or Twitter. You can also buy Man About Town on Deni's website or at iTunes and follow Deni on Facebook or Twitter.
I hope you like the record!
Who are you listening to that you'd recommend?