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The Real Message Behind All The Tea Parties
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- 2009 Apr 13
According to some estimates, there could be as many as two thousand grassroots tea parties nationwide over the next week. I have already spoken for one of the parties and I am scheduled to speak at another one later this week. But as I listen to the media coverage and read some of the promotional material, I find myself wondering if everyone really understands the real message behind the tea parties.
The message isn't really about taxes even though the thought of all the accumulated taxes I will pay in the coming years is frightening. When I think about taxes I agree with Will Rogers who said, "The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets." I guess Will Rogers had never heard of the "death tax" which can actually make death worse if you happen to die with a significant amount of wealth.
No…taxes are certainly going up which means the value of the dollar in my pocket is going down but I am not pouring time and energy into the tea parties because of taxes. Nor am I inclined to protest over government spending. While it is true total government spending for the 2009-2010 budget year will eclipse the total amount of money earned by every single wage earner during the same time period, it isn't government spending that has inspired this impressive grass roots movement. For years, the federal government has been giving drunken sailors a bad name when it comes to spending so we have become accustomed government spending.
The reason for all the tea parties is the same reason that inspired the first tea party in 1773. It's freedom…freedom from the tyranny of a government that uses taxation, spending, and now bailouts in order to exert control over its citizens. A passion for freedom is what led just over 200 colonialists to disguise themselves as Indians (for the politically correct that would "native Americans") and storm three British ships on Boston harbor, throwing case after case of British tea into the water. It was the Townsend Acts, a series of unfair taxes placed on the colonies by the British Parliament, which eventually led to the Boston Tea Party. At first, the British appeared to cave in to the demands of the patriots who refused to be taxed without representation. They lifted most of the taxes leaving only a greatly reduced tax on tea.
You would think the colonialists would have been happy to have most of their taxes revoked and grateful to be getting such a great deal on the tea. But they understood that if they accepted the tea tax they would be acknowledging Parliaments' right to exercise control over them. They rejected the tax because they understood the underlying principle was the loss of their freedom to manage their own affairs. They were now willing to "pledge their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor" to defend the dream of liberty.
During the debate over whether or not they were willing to go to war with the most powerful nation on earth Benjamin Franklin reminded his fellow patriots, "As we must account for every idle word, we must account for every idle silence." Silence in the face of the loss of liberty was not an option then and it cannot be an option now. We must agree with Thomas Jefferson who said, "Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society."
The loss of freedom rarely comes as a result of war or some other cataclysmic event. It usually comes rather quietly over time as the foundation of freedom is replaced by centralized control. For example, Hitler knew in order to complete his takeover of Germany he had to neutralize the church. Jonah Goldberg, in his book Liberal Fascism, quotes a representative of the German Social Democratic Party who developed the strategy for replacing the church in Germany with what he called the counter church:
"The counter church was being built like a new railway bridge. When you build a new bridge, you can't just tear down the old one willy-nilly. Traffic and commerce will be snarled. The public will protest. Instead, you need to slowly but surely replace the bridge over time. Swap out an old bolt for a new one. Quietly switch the ancient beams for fresh ones, and one day you will have a completely different structure and barley anyone will have noticed."
The same is true for a free society. If you try to take away freedom all at once you will cause a riot and you will be unsuccessful. But if you move slowly, and gradually replace Capitalism with Socialism, most people won't notice until it is too late.
Several weeks ago, the Red River in Fargo, North Dakota threatened to flood the entire town. Citizens poured out of their homes and began working together to fill the thousands upon thousands of sand bags that would be necessary to protect the town from being literally swept away by the rising tide. The people placed the sand bags along the river because they understood that the river was the problem. They didn't stack the bags around the courthouse or the town square. They went to the source to protect their homes, their land, and yes, even their lives.
There is a flood flowing out of Washington, D.C. But the rising tide we face as a nation is not taxes but tyranny as an out of control government seeks to gain control over our lives through oppressive taxation and opulent spending. We have a chance to stack the sandbags of freedom against the tide if we come out of our complacency and demand, through the ballot box, that our government returns to fiscal responsibility.
So, please pass the tea…and lets take back our liberty!
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New T. natans caresheet (need feedback)
some months ago I decided to compile a caresheet for this specie since I found a paper with information I couldn't find in any other caresheet. Only today I decided to finish it and post it here.
I need to say that I don't own any of these animals, so any feedback of someone who has them or anyone who has different references with information to add would be appreciated.
If someone could also double check the information here with the references that would be great too.
Caresheet of Typhlonectes natans
Compiled by André Limede
Gymnophiona is probably the least studied order of tetrapods (Superclass Tetrapoda), due to the secretive nature of these creatures in conjunction with their apparent disinteresting appearance. However these creatures have distinct features, not found on other groups. All species of caecilians have a chemo-sensorial organ, known as tentacle that incorporates elements of the eye and the vomeronasal organ. This sense can be described as a hybrid between vision and olfaction; scientists aren't yet sure how these systems work together, in part because caecilians are almost blind (skin covered eyes), but it aids the caecilian forage for food. Caecilians are the only order of amphibians that have internal fertilization, being the male equipped with an organ, called phallodeum.
T. natans, it's one of the most well studied species of caecilians, in part due to their full aquatic lifestyle, which makes them easier to be identified and caught. As a result, this is also the most common specie of caecilian in the pet trade (however, this doesn't imply that this specie is readily available or is easy to find). Currently, T. natans has a status of LC (Least Concern) given by the IUCN back in 2004; this means that the wild population of this specie is stable or that there aren't any apparent threats that may cause the decline of the population in the near future.
Adult size: 40-60cm (16-23'') The females are larger than males.
Diameter: 3cm (1,2'') Pregnant females may reach 6cm (2,4'')
Life span: 10+ years
Distribution: Colombia, on the Cauca and Magdalena rivers; and in Venezuela in the Lake Maracaibo Basin
Diet: Dead invertebrates, thawed fish (saltwater fish preferably, to avoid cross contamination; however, it shouldn't be offered regularly, since it has been linked to hypovitaminosis B), crustaceans, mollusks, beef heart, amphibian pellets and bloodworms.
Toxicity: There is good evidence that this specie has at least some degree of toxicity; however they can be housed with other fish, with no repercussions. Some authors suggest that for the toxin to be released into the water, the animal needs to be agitated (e.g.: being agitated by a fish trying to eat it).
Sexual dimorphism: Diameter of the cloacal disc of the males is larger while it has a more elongated and slit appearance on females.
Suitable temperature range: 27-30ºC (80-86ºF); as low as 23ºC (74ºF) it's also endured, but keep in mind that these animals are tropical.
pH: 6-7 Even though people suspect that this parameter doesn't need to be precise. These were the values obtained in measurements made in their natural habitat.
dGH: 3,9-5,9 (<8,4 may cause skin lesions)
Since this specie can reach a reasonable size, the least recommended volume it's of 60L (16 gallons US) per individual.
In nature, they were found associated with flowing water, and the river bed is usually composed of big boulders, gravel and sand. Apparently, this specie also likes to hang out in roots of floating plants. Your tank should also have several hiding spots.
Taking these facts into consideration, your tank could have sand as substrate (T. natans may burrow occasionally), with large boulders stacked in a way to create various crevices. Pottery, PVC pipes and driftwood can also be used as additional hiding spots. In one tank end, you could use a water pump to make the water flow (don't place it near the surface), and in the other end you can have a cluster of floating plants, if the tank is big enough, the water flow of the pump shouldn't affect the floating plants too much.
Some author's advice the use of a floating platform, it might not get much use, but just in case, your tank should have one as well. A heater guard should also be used, since caecilians might wrap around it, and possibly get burned. Alternatively you can make your own in line heater, like this video explains:
In addition to what the video mentions, I would recommend the use of some type of fine mesh in your in line heater, so that you can be sure that any sneaky caecilian won't get in. This is a very efficient way of heating your tank.
The use of a powerful external filter is essential since caecilians are messy feeders and shed quite frequently. The recommended filter it's one that filters at least 3 times the volume of your tank in an hour.
Plants that have been found in the habitats of this specie consist of:
-Pistia stratiotes
-Eichornia sp.
-Colocasia spp. (Potentially toxic)
Fish species that have been found in the habitats of this specie consist in:
-Caquetaia kraussii
-Hoplias malabaricus (Predator)
-Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma (Possibly)
-Hyphessobrycon columbianus (Possibly)
-Poecilia caucana
-Pimelodus blochii
If you pretend to keep any fish species alongside your caecilians, add the fishes a few months after the caecilians, or after the caecilians are used to the food you are giving them, so they don't associate the fishes as food.
Caecilians are well known for being extremely capable of escaping tanks, so you shouldn't overlook this fact, and a secure and heavy lid should be provided. The air inside the tank shouldn't have any currents, and should be warmer than the water itself; as some authors say this will prevent health issues related to respiratory functions.
These animals need a environmental trigger to start breeding. In nature, this occurs when the dry season starts and the basins where these animals live, shrink to shallow pools (September to October). Due to this fact, a good strategy to trigger reproduction in captivity it's to lower the water level of the tank, lower the pH below 5 and to rise the organic content of the water, especially nitrates (this last point can be accomplished by delaying water changes).
When this setup is established the animals are expected to breed soon after. The copulation may last some hours and at some point it might even appear that the animals have drowned. The animals might copulate more than once in period of time of approximately one week.
After the animals have finished copulating the tanks conditions were restored back to normal. Since these animals are viviparous, the females are expected to give birth to live young between 10 and 11 months after the copulation period finished, litters of 6 aren't uncommon and rarely 11 young will be delivered. The babies measure between 10 and 15cm (4-6'') and are born with external gills that are discarded some days after the delivery.
Since these animals are smaller and weaker, it is recommended to either change them to a aquarium with lower water level or to lower the water level of the main tank, making it easier for them to get air from the surface. Animals will reach sexual maturity when they are 5 to 6 years old.
Due to the long pregnancy it is recommended to let the female rest at least one year after giving birth, before she copulates again; not doing so might put the animals health at risk. In contrast males might be able to reproduce annually.
Parkinson, R.W., 2004. Caecillian care and breeding. Herpetological Bulletin, (March).
Pasmans, F., Janssen, H. & Sparreboom, M., 2014. Salamanders, keeping and breeding
Tapley, B., 2009. WAZA Husbandry Guidelines for aquatic typhlonectid caecilians ( Typhlonectes sp .). Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, pp.1–18.
Tapley, B. & Acosta-Galvis, A.R., 2010. Distribution of T. natans in Colombia, environmental parameters and implications for captive husbandry. Herpetological Bulletin, 39(113), pp.33–39.
PDF version of these documents can be downloaded here: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/11p...sv79/T._natans
A PDF version of this caresheet can be downloaded here:Caresheet of Typhlonectes natans
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You should add that a very secure fitting and heavy lid is required as well. These guys will take any and every opportunity to escape, even through the smallest of holes. I personally lost one to an aquatic escape. I have also heard that the air above the water should be warmer and draft-free to prevent respiratory problems.
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Hi methos5K,
I say briefly that they will escape if they have the chance.
Also, regarding the high air temperatures and air drafts, do you have personal experience with that? Can you find the paper where you read that? If so that would be great.
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I am sorry I originally missed that, it was very early and I had not had my coffee yet . The emphasis on how they can escape through the smallest of openings or by brute force cannot be understated IMO. Only Octopi are better escape artists.
Here is the book I read about respiratory problems.
Pasmans, Frank, et al. Salamanders: Keeping and Breeding. Munster: Nat und Tier - Verlag GmbH, 2014. pp 242-243. ISBN 978-3-86659-265-0.
I once had a 90 gallon with several of these fascinating creatures. Loved your article!
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Thanks man, I apreciate that.
I'm actualy expecting that exact book to arrive this week, so I'll add that after I read it myself
Do you have any pictures of the tank? Also, what food items would you give them the most?
Anything you can add from your experience would be awesome.
Later this week I should have this updated.
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The caecilian lives with a few tetra and a heap of cherry shrimp. If I feed the fish some frozen bloodworm he'll eat what doesn't get eaten, and he goes absolutely insane for the dried turtle shrimp mix stuff. (don't worry, no turtles in the tank!)
Interestingly, he will only eat so much before he goes off to scrape himself against the tank contents to shed his skin. If he's still hungry he'll go back for more, but he won't just keep eating until all the food is gone. The shrimp take care of any leftover pellets but I have to keep a good eye on the tank for any leftover worms.
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Chopped nightcrawlers and whole earthworms were always the main staple, but live bloodworms were fed sometimes when I had them. Any pictures of my tanks have long been lost to time, I had to give up my aquarium interests when I moved to college.
My caecilian tank was a 90 gallon long, rather sparsely planted tank. They burrowed in the fine gravel frequently, tearing up the place! I kept them with a shoal of Metynnis argenteus. There were a few clay flower pots that I modified a bit for hiding spots, they liked to 'ball-up' together in them. A large Magnum canister filter proved a small amount of current.
I haven't seen these for sale for many years. They were quite common in my local fish shops in the late 80's and early 90's; but they seem to be rarely imported now.
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I know what you mean about them tearing up the place. I've never seen mine so purposeful as when I've had a nice tidy up in the tank.
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Main post edited with some of the information in the book "Salamanders, keeping and breeding".
(thanks to otterwoman!)
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I have kept these wonderful creatures for the last 20 years. About 8 years ago I was able to get 6 of them with the idea of breeding them. Now I have over 100, which is far more than I planned on. The babies do fine as long as any other fish in the aquarium is not a predator which is why I keep them with small tetras now. Larger fish are easier for them to catch when the fish is resting on the bottom. They do well on sinking carnivore pellets.
Even after all these years working with secure covers I still found one the other day that had escaped.
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Outstanding! Thank you for posting. It's great to hear from a fellow caecilian nut. I enjoy and cherish my terrestrial Gaboon caecilians very much; when they let me see them If you would ever be open to selling one of your extras or looking for a newt; please keep me in mind. I'd love to care for one again. But if not; it is great to see that they are still out there in the US. Take care and worm on!
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I know this thread is a little old but I was curious what people had posted in caecilian section since not many people have worked with them! I get to work with T. natans at an aquarium, they are truly fascinating creatures. Only anecdotal things I can add from our experiences is we cycle water temperatures in our Amazon exhibit from 77 F to 84 F, we do not drop water depths. Our amazon water has a pH in the range of 6.5-6.8 and low conductivity below 220-230. We see births year round, we just had some 7 years old females give birth recently (single offspring to each) so that fits with sexual maturity around 6 years old. We start our babies on blood worm/brine shrimp mix.
You could also mention some of the medical concerns. Medically, there is a great recent chapter on them in the textbook Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Volume 8. We keep heaters in the sumps to prevent chances of contact/thermal burns. We use caution when handling as their mucus/slime coat is very important to prevent secondary infections. Primary and secondary bacterial or fungal infections are the most common infectious diseases we see, Saprolegnia is most common water mold. We treat cutaneous lesions with salt immersions, 2-3 parts per thousand salt. Diagnosis is via skin scrapes and microscopic cytologic review. Caecilians can get chytrid fungus and nematode parasites can be problematic in wild caught individuals. Other issues include cloacal prolapse and colitis/GI tract infections. Geriatric issues I've seen include mostly kidney disease.
So much more to learn about this fascinating species, thanks for compiling this.
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Thanks to everyone chiming in the thread to give any input so far and making it better.
I'm currently downloading the book you speak of mroconno, and thanks for the input about medical concerns, don't worry about posting even if the thread is old.
I'm also commenting because the links are dead on the OP, so here's a link to download the PDF version of it:
Let me know if it works. Down the road everyone that keeps these should work together to compile something more complete.Join the Caecilian Keepers International facebook group too.
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Hi Limede and Folks,
May i know if it is possible to keep Typhlonectes natans at temperature range of 20-26C?
My temperature cannot be constant at 26C as it fluctuate through out the day.
i read keeping at too :Low Temps" will caused fungus infection. not too sure....
can i keep 2 in a 10 gallon tank ?
what is the average life span in captivity? i read it was only 5 years.
Thanks and cheers!
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Hi otofrog,
Thanks for advice on the temperature range.
i read from the care sheet link above from Limede.
it says lowest temperature is 23C as these Typhlonectes natans are tropical.animals
i also google on lifespan of Typhlonectes natans with contradicting results most says about 4-5 years only so i am a little confused.
i hope to research more information on Typhlonectes natans before i keep them.
thanks and have a nice day
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FRIDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- Hospital teams can take six steps to help heart failure patients avoid another hospital stay within the month after they leave, a new study finds.
Each step alone reduces the risk, but following all six recommendations could lower readmissions by as much as 2 percent. That could have a huge impact on the health system, according to the lead author of the study appearing July 16 in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
In heart failure, the heart can't pump well enough to keep up with its workload, and the body gets too little blood and oxygen to meet its needs.
"A million people are hospitalized with heart failure each year and about 250,000 will be back in the hospital within a month," Elizabeth Bradley, a professor of public health and faculty director of the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute at Yale University, said in a journal news release. "If we could keep even 2 percent of them from coming back to the hospital, that could equal a savings of more than $100 million a year."
She and her colleagues analyzed nearly 600 U.S. hospital surveys that were conducted between November 2010 and May 2011 for two nationwide programs meant to reduce hospital readmissions for heart failure patients.
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- Creating systems to forward discharge information to patients' primary care doctors
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Less than one-third of the hospitals followed most of the steps, and only 7 percent used all six, according to the study.
"Our findings highlight the importance of the full system of care and the value of coordination among providers for addressing readmissions," Bradley said. "Hospitals and their patients would benefit from considering these six strategies and starting to implement them."
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Kallas Remarks by Steve Kallas – It's a little early to write off the "bright" future of the New York Knicks before it has barely started. But what Miami has done in these playoffs, irrespective of whether they win an NBA title, doesn't bode well for the future of the New York Knicks as a championship organization.
Sure, Miami has the "Big Three" and they have been the key to this potential championship run (here's a vote for the Dallas Mavericks to win it all based on the hunger factor (and window-closing factor) for superstar Dirk, Jason Terry, Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion, all looking for their first title)). But Miami has a little more than the "Big Three" and that is what has propelled them to the top in the Eastern Conference.
You're still not sure who is going to take the last shot for Miami and, more importantly, who is going to make it. But that hasn't been much of a problem in these playoffs (unlike the regular season). While Miami exposed the Bulls for what many thought they were – offensively, a one-man show –Miami showed it's completeness as a team throughout the playoffs.
A polarizing figure, especially in New York, the great Pat Riley (as a coach) changed the way that basketball was played in the NBA, going from the Showtime Lakers of Kareem, Magic and James Worthy to the rugby-scrum Knicks of Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason and John Starks. After undercutting Stan Van Gundy and winning another championship in Miami with the Wade-Shaq Heat of 2006 (beating Dallas, by the way), Riley eventually moved upstairs, apparently never to return.
While he deserves to be Executive of the Year for somehow getting Wade to stay and Lebron and Chris Bosh to come to South Beach (maybe it was Bosh's refusal to go to Cleveland that really sealed the deal), Riley's additional skill was filling in the blanks of a roster to complement the "Big Three."
He thought he had his big man in Udonis Haslem, but Haslem was hurt virtually the whole season. He thought he had a valuable swingman in Mike Miller, but Miller also was hurt for a long time and just wasn't the shooter he was supposed to be – until the Bulls series. These two were incredibly valuable against the Bulls (more on that later).
In deep trouble, that's where. Whatever you think of Amar'e and Carmelo, they can't defend anywhere near Lebron and Wade. In fact, no Knick got a vote for NBA All-Defensive team this season while Lebron was first-team and Wade just missed second-team. You are also seeing what defense does in these playoffs. What Lebron did in shutting down the NBA MVP (Rose) in the Chicago series the last two games is just not something you see very often and was the turning point of the series.
It looks like the Knick championship future ended when they couldn't get Lebron James to come to New York last summer. The power in the East (and, arguably, in the NBA) shifted so dramatically to Miami after Riley worked his magic (no pun intended) that it may result in a championship in Year One, a scary thought for the rest of the league and for the future.
All of this is bad for the Knicks. Assume (a big assumption) they get their third star (you pick the point guard: Chris Paul, Deron Williams). What does that mean against the Heat (or the Bulls or the Celtics for that matter)?
Answer: very little.
The only hope left for the Knicks or just about anyone else is Dwight Howard. A defensive beast and an improving offensive player (no matter what you hear from the "experts"), Howard holds the key to NBA power for another team.
Will Dwight Howard leave Orlando? Well, the Laker rumors have been out there for some time. Orlando blew up their team mid-season to bring in Jason Richardson and Gilbert Arenas and to bring back Hedo Turkoglu. But it didn't work as they lost a four/five matchup to the up-and-down Atlanta Hawks. And even though Howard stated yesterday that, maybe, he wants to stay in Miami ("But I can't do it alone"), it will be extremely hard for him to win a title in Orlando.
If the Lakers get Howard, they become instant title contenders again, after being made to look old and slow by the getting old and not really athletic Mavericks in an unlikely sweep (that's not to knock the Mavericks; they are just not as athletic (or young) as the Heat or Oklahoma City). Kobe gears up for another title run or two, Gasol corrects his girlfriend (or whatever) problem he had (if not traded with Bynum for Howard) and Lamar Odom returns to tough match-up, star level.
Can the Knicks get Howard? Very unlikely, but you can't give up hope if you are a Knick fan. Howard did make a negative comment about the cold weather in New York. But, more important, if he wants to win a title, he's looking to L.A., not New York, unless, somehow, Orlando can bring in a superstar to complement him (again, see his comments from yesterday). Even Chicago, seeing their offensive deficiencies once Rose was limited down the stretch in big games, is now rumored to be thinking about taking a run at Howard.
So all of this looks bad for the Knicks. While all Knick fans will be happy to see a pretty good (rather than terrible) Knick team on the floor, it's all about winning championships, especially after the putrid run the Knicks have had this century. They went out with a whimper, not a bang, against a going-the-wrong-way Celtic team (even coach Doc Rivers said the Celtics made a mistake by trading Perkins to Oklahoma City – that trade only hastened their demise (this season) and will hurt them long-term unless Jeff Green becomes a star).
The reason Miami is winning now as opposed to the regular season is not because they have a sure shot to win or tie games down two or three very late. Frankly, they have rarely been in that position in the playoffs. As we have discussed in the past, Lebron James is the greatest player today if he's hitting his outside shot (and, frankly, he's not the greatest player today if he's not hitting his outside shot). Still not a great three-point shooter (nor is Wade or Bosh for that matter), James has taken over a few games late both offensively and defensively, especially against the Bulls.
But it's the return of the two injured, non-"Big Three" players (Haslem and Miller) who really contributed to changing the Bulls series. Haslem, out virtually all year, came out of nowhere to score 13 (with two monster dunks) with five rebounds, two assists and a block to turn the tide in Game 2 (on the road) against the Bulls. He then had eight points and four rebounds in Game 3, shooting a collective 9-17 in Games 2 and 3.
Mike Miller, for his part, seemed unable to shoot well virtually the whole season after missing time with a (shooting-hand) wrist injury. But he was huge in Game 4 with 12 points and nine rebounds (Haslem also had nine rebounds) and in Game 5 with seven points and six rebounds, shooting a collective 8-15 in Games 4 and 5.
That's what the Riley-constructed Heat were missing all year. And that is, in this writer's opinion, what put the Heat over the top against the Chicago Bulls.
Well, it's going to be very hard. That's why intelligent basketball people, including, of course, Knicks GM Donnie Walsh, thought it was a bad idea to give up so much for Carmelo Anthony. Many of the holes, to some extent, were already plugged. And that's why Walsh did not want to give up Timofey Mozgov. While you couldn't hold off of the Carmelo deal to keep Mozgov, he is either going to be a starting NBA center or, at least, a solid 15-20 minute back-up. As the saying goes, you can't coach seven feet – and there are less and less of those guys all the time.
So, to lose Raymond Felton, a good NBA point guard, Danilo Gallinari, a tough match-up improving all the time, Wilson Chandler, a very good NBA player already AND Mozgov, arguably the most valuable down the road to the Knicks because of his size, was a lot to give up (the question, of course, will always be whether Walsh could have traded less for Anthony had there been no owner interference; probably yes, but we will never know for sure).
The Knicks, despite a fantastic job by Donnie Walsh (pathetic the way he's been treated by the organization), are still far, very far, away from an NBA title. And absent injuries to the Heat and the Bulls and whatever team Dwight Howard winds up with, it doesn't look like an NBA championship is anywhere on the horizon for the New York Knicks for the next few years.
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NASA scientists working at a San Francisco sewage treatment plant in Hunter's Point believe they've developed a way to use wastewater to make biofuels.
The two-year NASA sponsored project -- called Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae (OMEGA) -- is nearing completion at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant, which processes about 85 million gallons of the city's sewage every day.
The main motivation for NASA's OMEGA project is to rapidly develop a feasible alternative to fossil fuels for jet propellants, project scientist Jonathan Trent said.
"It is absolutely crucial that we move away from fossil fuels," he said.
The production of biofuels through the processing of algae -- which are the fastest growing plants on earth -- has been acknowledged as a viable alternative, Trent said.
Trent and his team have developed a method of growing algae in floating plastic bags filled with wastewater that lay horizontally in saltwater. The temperature inside the plastic containers -- called photobioreactors -- is kept cool and consistent by being submerged in the ocean or saltwater bays.
The algae grows on a steady diet of wastewater until it can be harvested and refined into biofuels, which in turn can be used for anything from animal feed to fertilizer to jet fuel, Trent said.
The entire process further cleanses the wastewater, which is gradually released into the ocean through the membranes of the photobioreactors.
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- Most also contain herbal ingredients that allow them to be sold as dietary supplements.
- There are a number of steps that can be taken to protect consumers.
The energy drink business is booming. Sales in the U.S. have hit more than $10 billion, eclipsing categories such as iced tea or sports drinks. About 6 billion energy drinks were consumed nationwide in 2010, and it's estimated that 31% of teenagers drink them regularly.
But the popularity of energy drinks is leading to serious health consequences. A recent government survey estimated that the number of emergency room visits related to consuming energy drinks doubled nationally in the past four years.
It's no secret how energy drinks work: caffeine. Consider that just 2 ounces of a popular brand contains 207 mg of caffeine, which is almost as much as six cans of Coca-Cola. It is more than double the recommended amount of daily caffeine intake for teenagers, who are often targeted in advertising campaigns. Roland Griffiths, a researcher at Johns Hopkins University, rightly calls them "caffeine delivery systems."
Dietary supplements?
Most energy drinks also contain herbal ingredients such as ginkgo, taurine or milk thistle. Although scientific studies show that these additives have little value, their presence allows energy drinks to be sold as dietary supplements rather than drugs.
It's an important distinction. Supplements don't have to disclose the amounts of caffeine they contain, while over-the-counter drugs that contain similar doses of caffeine do. So in the majority of cases, those who consume energy drinks don't know how much caffeine they're ingesting.
Energy drinks can lead to serious health problems, including palpitations, rapid heart rates, dehydration, elevated blood pressures, or even heart attacks. Their high caffeine content, along with "natural" additives, can interact with prescription drugs. Worse, 56% of college students report mixing energy drinks with alcohol, which studies show increase the risk of committing or experiencing a sexual assault, riding with a drunk driver, or becoming involved in an alcohol-related car accident.
Deaths also reported
According to the recent survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, there were more than 20,000 emergency room visits involving energy drinks in 2011, double the number from 2007. Last year, the Food and Drug Administration received reports of 18 deaths and over 150 injuries that might have been associated with the drinks.
These safety concerns require energy drinks to be more closely scrutinized. Beverage manufacturers should clearly label the caffeine content. Adults should limit their caffeine intake to about 500 mg per day (or about two tall cups of Starbucks brewed coffee), less for teens and older patients and those with heart or liver problems. Doctors need to do a better job screening for and counseling those who consume high amounts of energy drinks. Finally, we should consider the approach taken by our neighboring countries.
Canada will soon cap energy drink caffeine content to 180 mg per can or bottle, which, if instituted in the U.S., would require reformulation of a substantial number of drinks. Mexico is seeking to ban the sales of energy drinks to those younger than 18.
Perhaps most effective would be to stop seeing energy drinks as beverages, and instead view them as liquid stimulant drugs. Because that's what they really are.
Kevin Pho, a primary care physician in Nashua, N.H., blogs at MedPage Today'sKevinMD.com and is a member of USA TODAY's Board of Contributors.
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Finally, walk over to the USCGC Taney on Pier 5. This ship was instrumental in the Vietnam War and is one of the few ships that managed to survive the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Traverse across the bright white decks together and get beautiful shots overlooking the calm inner harbor waters or stage some fun pictures in the open rooms below deck. From the ships Naval enthusiasts, historians, and anyone that's fond of life out on the open sea will love looking back on this entertaining Baltimore engagement photography session.
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At other times it might be a wintry salad of pears, rocket, a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and honey and a healthy amount of a beautiful blue cheese like Benleigh crumbled in.
Normally, though, I go for something Asian – one of the salads or 'yam' in Thai, either served hot or with enough chillies to put some fire in your belly and drive off the coldest weather.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 8 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
I currently have a design made on my website. I would like a new website layout design for the homepage, as well as the inner pages of the website.
This website is made for users to come and watch live entertainment. I would like the website to, let people visiting for the first time to know what we are all about. But also be friendly for the reoccurring users.
As you can see on the site, there is a lot going around on the homepage. I would like to keep a spot for the countdown clock, since it lets visitors know when the show will begin. The ad spaces take away from the site, but I would still like to keep some.
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Excerpt: "Warning: (1) This Device May Not Cause Harmful Interference" Except for that ridiculously sloppy (and funny!) typo, and the missing Apple glyph, the counterfeit my father received from eBay is really authentic-looking. The counterfeiters … 1. Deceptively make the power supply look like the original (minus the Apple logo). 2. Use the same model number (A1172) to further mislead and allow sellers to mislead consumers. 3. Even more frighteningly, it does not put out the proper voltage according to my trusty multi-meter — at least not the same voltage as the OEM Apple part! Other differences include the fact that it's slightly thicker, the circular ring…


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The Prophet Micah gives us the prophecy that the Savior will be born in Bethlehem. We who live now know that the birth of Jesus is placed in Bethlehem to fulfill the prophecy - pointing out that Jesus, the Son of Mary, is the Savior for us. Yet at times we lack any longing for a religious Savior but want more a Savior who will change our world and keep us safe. Is this also a true longing for the Lord?
The Letter to the Hebrews today tells us that Jesus comes to do the will of the Father. What is that will? Salvation for all and the invitation to share in the divine life. Can we really believe that? Are we not in illusion thinking that we share in some divine reality while our world is on the verge of complete destruction with wars and conflicts on all sides. Does Jesus touch my life today? Does he touch the world in which I live?
The Gospel of Luke today is the story of the Visitation. Mary goes to visit Elizabeth and in that visit we are given the words that we need to hear: Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.
Faith is about listening to the Word of the Lord and believing that the Word of God is active in our world and transforming our world, even when from all outward appearances, nothing seems to be happening at all.
First, for us who follow the Lord, we must allow the Lord to transform us so that we live our lives from His Word. We must strive to have peace and tranquility and live in mercy at all times. This can only happen if we allow the Word to have effect in us. That can only happen if we read the Word and ponder it and allow it go deep within us.
Second, as we are transformed, we begin to see that the world is always in crisis and that God does not remake our world because God respects our freedom as humans to do what we want to do. The brokenness of our world comes from broken people. The only way to change the world is for us to convert. And so we have all of the apparitions of Mary, calling for the world to do penance and to convert. The Mother of God is simply repeating what Jesus preached in His lifetime: turn away from evil and do God. Seek the kingdom!
Third, in order to celebrate Christmas, the birth of our Savior, we can prepare ourselves in these final days by listening to the Word and asking for our personal conversion. We can also pray for the conversion of the world, but if we are not converted, then it is no use to pray for the conversion of others. May Christ be born in us and in our world so that divine transformation will be our experience now and always.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a disability discrimination lawsuit against global retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a deaf employee at Wal-Mart Store #2258 in Alexandria, Va.
According to the EEOC litigation, Wal-Mart violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing provide an accommodation to former employee Stephanie Holmes, from around November 2002 until December 2006. Holmes, who is deaf and communicates primarily using American Sign Language (ASL), worked as a stocker. The EEOC charged that in order to perform her job, Holmes needed an ASL interpreter and/or comprehensive written notes at various times throughout her employment to effectively communicate with her managers, co-workers and, occasionally, with customers. However, Wal-Mart refused to provide the accommodation, despite Holmes' verbal and written requests in accordance with the ADA.
The EEOC further alleges that because of Wal-Mart's failure to provide Holmes with a reasonable accommodation, she was denied equal access to the benefits and privileges of employment that other Wal-Mart employees enjoyed. For example, the suit alleges that Holmes was routinely denied access to information provided to other employees by Wal-Mart because she could not hear and/or understand the information, including information disseminated at staff meetings.
The ADA makes it unlawful for an employer to refuse to provide a reasonable accommodation unless doing so would pose an undue hardship on the employer. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Civil Action No.1:10-cv-00075), after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement out of court. The suit seeks compensatory damages and punitive damages for Holmes, as well as injunctive and other non-monetary relief.
"Employers must recognize that they have an obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities," said EEOC Regional Attorney Lynette A. Barnes of the agency's Charlotte District, which includes Virginia. "It's unfortunate that twenty years after the enactment of the ADA, some employers still haven't gotten the message that disability discrimination is unlawful and will not be tolerated. This suit should remind employers that the EEOC will not waiver in enforcing the ADA."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. Further information about the Commission is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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GENEVA — The tragedies that struck the Asia and Pacific region this month underscore that urgent action must be taken to better protect hospitals from natural disasters. Large-scale human suffering is exacerbated when the very services that are most needed to save lives – hospitals, clinics and other health facilities – are counted among the casualties.
Today, the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) dedicates its annual International Day for Disaster Reduction to the urgent need to make hospitals safe from disasters. Dozens of hospitals and heath facilities each year are themselves impacted by floods, hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes and other natural hazards because safety measures were not integrated in their design, location or construction.
Campaign ensures access to health facilities after natural hazards
The Hospitals safe from disasters theme was also used for the 2008-09 World Disaster Reduction campaign that culminates today. This two-year campaign has been a joint initiative of ISDR, WHO and the World Bank aimed at ensuring people's access to functioning health facilities during and after natural hazards. The ISDR is using today's event to highlight the gains made during the campaign and the work that still needs to be done in making hospitals safer from disasters.
International Day for Disaster Reduction 2009
"Since the beginning of the campaign, much has been achieved to make hospitals safer but more investments are still needed to improve the functionality of hospital when disasters occur," says Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction. According to a recent WHO survey, only 50% of all country's heath sectors have a budget allocation for risk reduction and emergency preparedness.
Hospitals and heath facilities are in the frontline when floods, hurricanes, cyclones, and earthquakes strike and many are adversely impacted because safety measures were not integrated in their design, construction and functionality. There are at least 90 000 hospitals and other health facilities in the world's 49 least-developed countries, many of which are vulnerable to disasters, including those related to the harmful effects of climate change.
Safety of health facilities must be ensured
"No new hospital should be built unless it can withstand the impact of natural hazards," Ms Wahlström adds. "Existing health facilities should also be assessed for their safety and action take to improve their safety and the level of their preparedness."
Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have already assessed the safety of their health facilities and set priorities for making improvements. Mexico has demonstrated that it is possible to make hospitals safer by applying a hospital safety index to more than 1000 of its high-risk facilities. The hospital safety index measures 145 crucial spots in hospitals that will allow their safety classification according to three main levels.
The hospital safety index has now been applied to many facilities in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru and in countries elsewhere in the world, such as Oman, Sudan and Tajikistan. Dubai, within the United Arab Emirates has also committed to assessing half of its hospitals by 2010 and the reminder by the end of 2011. Hundreds of health professionals worldwide have been trained in emergency preparedness.
WHO will continue working with governments to achieve the objectives of the campaign and assure that they remain a priority for governments together with financial institutions, private and non-government organizations, professional bodies, health institutions and workforce, and international agencies.
Preparedness reduces risk
The campaign has also led to today's launch in London, hosted by the UK Health Protection Agency, of an international thematic platform on disaster risk reduction for health, which will facilitate action from international and national partners on reducing deaths, injuries and illness from emergencies, disasters and other crises.
"Preparedness and risk reduction is the way ahead in health and humanitarian action. By working together, countries and communities can deal with these risks, particularly by reducing vulnerabilities and building capacities to mitigate and respond to all emergencies they may face," said Dr Eric Laroche, WHO's Assistant Director-General for Health Action in Crises.
The last global platform for disaster risk reduction held in Geneva proposed that by 2011 national assessments of the safety of existing health facilities should be undertaken, and that by 2015 concrete action plans for safer hospitals should be developed and implemented in all disaster prone countries. Hospital safety will remain one of the main elements of the new UNISDR campaign on cities at risk that will be launched next year.
The Hospital Safety Index was developed through a lengthy process of dialogue, testing and revision, over a period of two years, initially by the Pan American Health Organization's Disaster Mitigation Advisory Group (DiMAG) and later with input from other specialists in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services RC0 introduced a new SQL Server Profiler event class, DAX Query Plan, under the Query Processing event category. This is an advanced and rich new event class, but there has been no official document yet. Nonetheless, it has already attracted the attention of some users who are pushing us to release more information as soon as possible. While waiting for an official document to come out, I'll try to find some spare time to temporarily fill the gap by providing some background information on this event class in a series of blog posts. As always, my goal is to provide accurate information with sufficient technical details. There are plenty of other BI professionals who are eager to help average users to learn this feature through intuitive, practical examples. I'll be using the tabular model AdventureWorks for SQL Server 2012 RC0 when I need to demonstrate different aspects of DAX query plans through examples.
The DAX Query Plan event class has four event subclasses:
- DAX VertiPaq Logical Plan
- DAX VertiPaq Physical Plan
- DAX DirectQuery Algebrizer Tree
- DAX DirectQuery Logical Plan
Trace events of subclasses 1 and 2 are fired when a tabular database is in VertiPaq mode. Trace events of subclasses 3 and 4 are fired when a database is in DirectQuery mode. Since most tabular databases are likely to run in VertiPaq mode, I'll focus my discussions on the first two types of events.
Logical Plans and Physical Plans
DAX Formula Engine evaluates a DAX expression in multiple stages and generates several tree data structures along the way, see Figure 1. The new trace event outputs two of the trees to help users investigate logic or performance issues. This is a great leap forward from the dark days of debugging MDX expressions. Logical plan trees show the primitive operations that make up the higher level user functions. The powerful yet sometimes mysterious automatic cross-table filtering becomes explicit in logical plan trees. Properties related to the sparsity of a scalar subtree tell you why DAX Formula Engine chooses one execution plan over another. If poor performance is caused by the Formula Engine, physical plan trees can help you locate the expensive sub-expressions that caused the problem.
Format of the Query Plans
Let's first study the general structure and format common to both types of plan trees. Send the following DAX query to the tabular AdventureWorks database:
define measure 'Internet Sales'[Total Sales Amount] = Sum([Sales Amount]) evaluate filter( addcolumns( crossjoin( values('Date'[Calendar Year]), values('Product Category'[Product Category Name]) ), "Total Sales Amount", [Total Sales Amount] ), not isblank([Total Sales Amount]) )
When you execute this query, the logical plan tree and the physical plan tree are shown in Figures 2 and 3 respectively.
As you can see, each plan tree is output as a multi-line text. Each line represents a single operator node in the tree. The hierarchical structure of a tree is maintained by indentation. Child nodes show up indented below their parent nodes. Sibling nodes have the same level of indentation under their parent. Each line begins with the name of the operator followed by a colon and properties of the operator starting with the operator type.
Types of Operators
There are two types of logical plan nodes and two types of physical plan nodes as shown in the table below. We'll spend a lot more time in future posts drilling into the details of various operators and their properties.
Plan Type
Operator Type
Logical Plan
Scalar Logical Operator
Outputs a scalar value of type numeric, string, Boolean, etc.
Relational Logical Operator
Outputs a table of columns and rows.
Physical Plan
Lookup Physical Operator
Given a current row as input, calculates and returns a scalar value.
Iterator Physical Operator
Given a current row as an optional input, returns a sequence of rows.
Number of Trace Events per Query
Each time the DAX Formula Engine is called to evaluate a DAX expression, a pair of DAX Query Plan events are generated. Therefore, a DAX query (Evaluate statement) triggers exactly two events: a logical plan event and a physical plan event. But an MDX query may produce any number of pairs of events depending on how many times the MDX Formula Engine has to call into the DAX Formula Engine. At the time of this writing, DAX Formula Engine cannot call back into MDX Formula Engine, although this may change in the future.
Event Trigger Points
Ideally, the DAX Formula Engine should generate both the logical plan and the physical plan before any query execution happens so users can capture the plans without being blocked by potentially long-running operations. But this is not the case in the current implementation. Logical plans are built in two stages. The first stage is quick and light-weight, but the second stage may need to execute a portion of the tree therefore potentially expensive. Unfortunately the logical plan event is fired after the second stage is completed, so sometimes users may have to wait for certain time-consuming operations to finish before they can capture the logical plan event. But in most cases, constructing and simplifying a logical plan is a quick process. On the other hand, building a physical plan can often involve expensive operations. Although currently the trace event only shows two types of physical plan nodes: lookup and iterator, there is actually a third type of plan node: spool. A spool plan is when an operator materializes its result in memory by executing its entire subtree. A physical plan tree may contain many nodes built from spools, each of which requires partial execution of a subtree before the entire physical plan tree is fully constructed. In particular, all leaf level nodes which require fetching data from the VertiPaq Engine currently always build spools to store VertiPaq results, therefore, users can see the physical plan event only after all VertiPaq queries have completed.
The new DAX Query Plan trace event can assist you in writing efficient DAX expressions and troubleshooting problematic DAX behavior. How you use them is up to you, but first you need to understand the information contained within the plans and how to interpret it. Today we have gone over the basics such as types of plans, format of text, types of plan nodes, and when and how frequently the events are fired. Next time we are going one step further to examine the various properties of plan nodes.


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There are only so many home photos and descriptions that you can view online. Eventually, you'll want to go out to see some properties in person. Open houses are a fun way to check out a variety of homes, while getting an up-close look at neighborhoods. When you go to an open house, pick up the property-information sheet and take notes on what you like and dislike. After seeing several homes, those notes will help you remember specific property details. And don't be afraid to take pictures, but ask the hosting real estate agent first if it's okay.
It's standard procedure at an open house to sign in with some basic contact information. However, if you wish not to be contacted by the agent, be sure to indicate that next to your name. Also, if you already have an agent who sends you to an open house unaccompanied by him, then you should tell this to the open house host and add your agent's name next to yours on the sign-in sheet.
Some agents like to hover over you as you tour a house or speak to you about all its features and benefits. However, if you prefer to be left alone, tell the agent that you would like to take your time and look around at your leisure. It's perfectly fine to open closets and cabinets, but respect the owner's personal property.
Ask the right questions
Feel free to inquire about local schools or the community, but don't ask about the profile of the neighborhood's residents or if the area is safe. These types of questions are discriminatory, and if an agent responds to them in earnest, he or she could be violating The Fair Housing Act. If you need crime statistics, look them up online or visit the local police station.
If you're looking at condominiums, ask the host agent if there are any proposed special assessments for capital improvements, such as a new roof. Don't forget to inquire about the association's 'reserve fund,' rainy-day money for unexpected repairs and maintenance. Another good question is whether the building or association allows condo owners to rent units. If so, what is the percentage allowed to be leased? If you're a pet lover, verify that the building you're interested in allows cats and dogs, and if there is a limit on the number of pets and their weight.
When viewing single-family homes, ask about recent improvements, such as insulation, new plumbing or other upgrades that you can't see. If the home has a basement, look for water seepage or flooding, which often evident at the bottom of basement walls. Ask if there is a Residential Real Property Disclosure that you can see. Most states require home sellers to disclose in writing any known material defects, such as cracked foundation walls or leaky roofs. Is the roof old? Look for curled shingles. If the roof looks good, ask the agent how old it is. Don't overlook the age of the windows -- if you end up replacing them, it will cost you plenty.
Keep in mind that the majority of home sellers and their agents try to put the best face on their property for an open house. While fresh flowers, home-baked cookies, and today's cutting-edge paint and decor can say 'Wow!' be sure to look past the staging and focus on the home's mechanical and structural systems.


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Azealia Banks Turns Down Opportunity to Tour With Nicki Minaj, Starts Twitter Beef
Duty calls for Azealia Banks. The up and coming rapper had to turn down the opportunity to tour with Nicki Minaj on the European leg of the latter's Pink Friday arena tour. WTF? Is she cray cray? Nah, turns out she is still working on her debut platter, 'Broke With Expensive Taste.' While it has to sting to pass up to the chance to tour with Minaj, Banks needs to get the record done.
Bum to the out, though. Still, Banks has to focus and get her album finished, so she can get on the road and properly promote the record when it's finished and for sale. There will be other tours and if Minaj wanted her now, chances are, she'll want her again! These two femcees belong on a tour together, that's for sure.
In other Banks news, she dropped a new fashion vid for Alexander Wang's T line, of which she is the face. See, there are lots of things happening in Banks' world. One thing at a time, girl. It was nice of her to adopt a full disclosure policy with her fans, and reveal that she had to say no and why.
Minaj, on the other hand, will finish the North American leg of the tour on Aug. 12 in Vancouver.
Below is Banks' tweet breaking the news that she has to sit out Pink Friday.
I got invited to tour with Nicki Minaj in Europe but I cant go because I have to finish my album during that time.
— ♥ AZEALIA BANKS ♥ (@AZEALIABANKS) July 30, 2012
Minaj wasn't so quick to support Banks' touring claims, however. She responded with what most Barbz read as a "subtweet," writing, "#ManTheseB—-esDelirious." Alright then! That didn't sit well with the notoriously sassy tweeter that is Banks, who replied thusly:
— ♥ YUNG RAPUNXEL ♥ (@AZEALIABANKS) July 31, 2012
In a tweet that's since been deleted (but was retweeted and thus lives on), Banks also noted, "I could be really unprofessional and post emails between ur manager and my booking agent but I won't." Well, alright then!
Your move, Minaj.
Watch Azealia Banks' Alexander Wang Video