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Wow, if you ever want to waste an hour or two, go down the Google Image Search rabbit hole that is "21 Jump Street." So. Much. Denim. Anyway, Believe it or not, one of the more ridiculous shows Stephen J. Cannell ever created (which is saying something), which launched the careers of Johnny Depp… and, uh… Richard Grieco, Peter Deluise*, and Dustin Nguyen… is coming to the big screen, via a comedic take courtesy of Jonah Hill. It doesn't take much to turn a show about undercover high school detectives into a comedy, which is good because Jonah Hill gets winded walking up stairs. (Fat joke, get it? I know, super clever.)
Yadda yadda yadda, now it looks like America's mumbliest wigger Channing Tatum is going to be in it.
I'm told that Tatum will soon be in negotiations to star alongside Jonah Hill. Production will begin in the spring. […] The movie was scripted by Michael Bacall [Scott Pilgrim] based on a story he hatched with Hill. The film will be directed by Cloudy with the Chance of Meatballs helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. [Deadline]
Wow, "soon be in negotiations", that's a new level of speculation, even for showbiz news. In any case, I love this idea. People forget now that he's become a respected actor and huge star, but back in the late 80s, Johnny Depp's career was looking very C-Tates. It remains to be seen whether Tatum can use his early success like Depp did and reinvent himself, or whether he'll wind up hosting the state fair's do-rag summit with Richard Grieco and Dan Cortese.
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IF the FIA World Council disgraced itself in the eyes of the world over its punishment of Michael Schumacher, at least it made the right decision over the ridiculous charges leveled against Williams and McLaren of race-rigging. "It is quite clear that the result of the race was not fixed," said Max Mosley. "There was no arrangement between McLaren and Williams that MikaĘHakkinen was going to win. They were able to demonstrate very clearly that was not the case. On the conversation between Villeneuve and his engineer Jock Clear, it is a fact that Jacques is a fairly willful person who pursues his own course of action and Williams was very worried that as it was on the very last lap, he would fight for his win. It was described as near panic in the pit, as there they were, within a hair's breadth of the World Championship, that he might in fighting the McLarens have an accident and lose the championship. They were desperately saying to him, "don't get involved, let them pass." That was the sense in which they said "don't let me down." I think in that situation, Villeneuve would have let everyone pass, until it got to the point where he would have lost sixth place. Then I am sure he would have fought to the end. That would have been the correct thing to do as the championship matters enormously."
What was not explained was why the FIA chose to take the allegations seriously in the first place as clearly there was no evidence to back up the story published in The Times newspaper. The suspicion remains, therefore, that the entire process was simply a smokescreen to disguise the weak judgment against Schumacher.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. Michael Phelps set another world record, punched the air several times and pointed to his head, an unusual show of emotion from the 18-year-old Baltimore native.
Was he celebrating the end of a phenomenal season? No, he was simply thrilled to win a bet with his coach, who now has to get his head shaved.
Phelps swam the 200-meter individual medley in 1 minute, 55.94 seconds Saturday night at the U.S. championships, cutting one-tenth of a second off the mark he set at the world championships at Barcelona on July 25.
It was also better than the 1:56 time involved in his bet with coach Bob Bowman. Phelps' first words to his coach after the race were: ''It's gone. It's gone.''
''That was a big motivator going into tonight,'' Phelps said. ''I have the little things that really push me. ... One of my teammates pulled out a set of clippers, a razor and some shaving cream, so we're ready.''
Bowen said he didn't expect Phelps to beat the time, but he'll carry through with the bet.
''I was hoping it would be 56.01 or something,'' Bowen said.
It was the fourth time Phelps has set the world record in the event this year. Since late June, he has progressively lowered by more than 2 seconds a mark that had stood since 1994.
Phelps had warned before the race not to expect another record because he would be tired from a grueling schedule of 23 races in 19 days, including five world records at the world championships.
''I think I shocked myself tonight, for sure,'' he said.
With the victory, Phelps became the first man to win five individual events at a national championships. He also won the 100, 200 and 400 freestyle races as well as the 200 backstroke at the weeklong event. He set a personal best in all five events and set American records in the 400 freestyle and the 200 backstroke.
Tracy Caulkins (1978) and Natalie Coughlin (2002) are the only other Americans to win five individual races at the nationals. Phelps shared the men's record of four with Johnny Weismuller, Mark Spitz and Tom Dolan.
Phelps' performance in his final race was just as stunning, even though it was a losing cause. He made up a huge deficit in the butterfly leg of the 400 medley relay and handed off a 2-second lead, but his North Baltimore team finished third when the anchor couldn't hold off the field.
The big winner in the women's events was Kaitlin Sandeno, who won the 200 individual medley in a championships-record 2:12.97, her third title of the week.
Buoyed by the crowd and by his bet, Phelps started faster than usual in the 200 meter individual and led the field by a full length after a butterfly leg of 25.15 seconds, a change from his usual strategy of even pacing throughout the race.
''There are certain times and places for this,'' Phelps said. ''Right now, being at the end of this season, that's a pretty good strategy. But if I had done that at the worlds, it would have come back and haunted me.''
Phelps now gets a well-deserved break from racing, with his next competitive meet scheduled for November in Australia.
That doesn't mean he'll take a break from swimming, though. He said he'll take maybe four or five days off before resuming his preparations for Athens.
''I guess I'm kind of antsy when I spend too much time out of the water,'' he said.
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Multi-LoveUnknown Mortal Orchestra Multi-Love Jagjaguwar Ruban Nielson's one-man-band for-the-studio/turned-trio-live project Unknown Mortal Orchestra has had an enviable career, release-wise; each one perfectly building on the previous – the first album the surprise re-contextualisation of Nielson's talents for anyone who knew his skills and place in creating the music of The Mint Chicks, and then sequel […]
November 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Blue RecordUnknown Mortal Orchestra Blue Record Jagjaguwar For this new EP Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Ruban Nielson decides to revisit three songs from the fantastic II album, and also offers covers of songs by Dirty Projectors (Swing Lo Magellan) and Beck (Puttin' It Down). The idea for the EP comes from Neilson's recent foray into using the […]
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Here's Your March 27th Pin Sheet: ESPN.com's expert picks for the Shell Houston Open. PGATOUR.com's expert picks for the Shell Houston Open. Golf Channel's Will Gray's Fact Pack. GolfWeek's Fantasy Tip Sheet. In a development that should surprise no one, the team named after New York's capital wins the Tavistock Cup. You're welcome, Team Albany. #Excelsior. If you haven't seen it yet, here's the extended version of the Tiger-Arnie ass-kicking (with Lee Trevino cameo): ESPN.com's Farrell Evans on Rory's quest to regain #1, two long days since he lost the top spot: "McIlroy always said that he wanted to compete against Tiger at his best. He's only seen on TV the player who was practically invincible, winning four consecutive major championships in the early 2000s. Now he may be able to see something of the legend in person, and test the greatest with his own formidable will to conquer golf's biggest stages." Tiger has a succint message for Rory: "Woods responded by telling McIlroy to get going -- he put it a bit more crudely than that -- and win this week's Shell Houston Open. A victory would put McIlroy back at No. 1, a spot he held for 32 weeks before Woods' latest win." PGATOUR.com's Larry Dorman wants to know who's going to challenge Tiger at Augusta: "Rather than wondering if the 37-year-old Woods is ready to win at Augusta, maybe the real question is whether any of his fellow competitors are ready to step up and stop him. Because by now it should be pretty clear that the guy who cruised to his eighth Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard -- tying the PGA TOUR record for most wins at one event set by Sam Snead back in 1965 -- is honed, healthy and hitting it (and putting it) with the old authority." Meanwhile, the NY Post (and others) are not happy with Eldrick's latest NIKE spot (h/t Dawn): "Its message was as clear as a 9-iron to the face of a cheating spouse on Thanksgiving night: Tiger can do anything he wants so long as he wins. And if he wins, then nothing else really matters." CBSSports.com's Kyle Porter says we need to pay attention to Keegan Bradley: "Everyone is always trying to find the next great in a given sport. The next Michael Jordan, the next Wayne Gretzky, the next Tiger Woods. Keegan Bradley is not the next Tiger Woods, but of all the great young American golfers out there, he is most like the 77-time PGA Tour winner." Kids -- well, all golfers, really -- don't try this at home. Or at the range. Or on the course. Or anywhere else. Gonzalez Fernarndez-Costano earns Special Temporary Member status. Funny story from PGA.com about some good-natured ribbing between the folks at Callaway and TaylorMade in Houston. SouthWest becomes the official airline of golf. Not the PGA TOUR, the whole sport. I didn't know you could do that. Can I be the official blogger of golf? What? Jason Sobel already has that title?
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- Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to 'standstill' (Reuters)
- Russia Raises Stakes in Syria (WSJ) - as reported here yesterday
- Japan buys into US shale gas boom (FT)
- Bill Gates Retakes World's Richest Title From Carlos Slim (BBG) - so he can afford a Tesla now?
- China Wages Rose Sharply in 2012 (WSJ)
- Regulators Target Exchanges As They Ready Record Fine (WSJ)
- Citi Takes Some Traders Off Bloomberg Chat Tool (WSJ)
- After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence (Reuters)
- Apple CEO Cook to Propose Tax Reform for Offshore Cash (BBG)
- French, German politicians to pressure Google on tax (Reuters)
- Gold Bears Revived as Rout Resumes After Coin Rush (BBG)
- A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers (Reuters)
Overnight Media Digest
* Financial regulators are taking a harder line on exchanges amid concerns over their ability to police the markets they operate, as the SEC prepares to hit one with a record penalty. The deeper scrutiny has prompted some exchange officials to push back against a new regulatory stance that they say leaves them more vulnerable to potential penalties and sanctions.
* A so-so first quarter earnings season hasn't dented investors' enthusiasm for stocks. Profit at large U.S. companies modestly exceeded Wall Street analysts' expectations, while revenue was weak and many companies ratcheted down growth projections. However stock prices have been rising, with the Dow Jones industrial average up 16 percent for the year and 4.2 percent since earnings season began April 8.
* The booming market for commercial-mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) is on the verge of passing a dubious milestone - losses on a class of bonds that have been popular with investors for the big returns they promised.
The securities, dubbed "AJ" have found favor with investors because they combine high payouts, or yield, and greater relative protection against losses than some other high-yielding securities. But now, the potential sale of a troubled Atlantic City luxury mall, named the Pier Shops at Caesars, could saddle investors with the first losses on AJ securities created during the U.S. housing boom. The property is on the block after an earlier sale fell through.
* The ousted chief executive of Tuesday Morning Corp , Kathleen Mason, is suing her former employer, alleging she was discriminated against after developing breast cancer.
* Eight members of Congress on Thursday asked Google Inc Chief Executive Larry Page to give assurances about privacy safeguards for the company's high-profile Google Glass wearable-computing device.
The demands come as Google holds its annual developer conference in San Francisco, where it is coaching hundreds of developers on how to write programs for the device.
* Foreign-exchange traders at Citigroup Inc will soon move from Bloomberg LP's chat tool to their own internal system, as part of a push to reduce data costs and migrate more people onto its own proprietary technology, people familiar with the bank's plans said.
George Osborne's attempts to cut public spending by 11.5 billion pounds in election year has caused tensions in the cabinet as some ministers failed to provide the list of 10 percent departmental cuts he had ordered and another said he was "asking too much".
Alternative asset manager Blackstone Group LP, is readying to launch a "super" hedge-fund, which will invite the numerous third-party hedge funds it invests with to submit their best trades in return for a fee.
Newly merged commodities group Glencore Xtrata Plc ousted its chairman on Thursday, replacing him with Tony Howard, the former BP Plc chief executive who was once known as the United States' most hated man for his role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Dell Inc, which has been the subject of a takeover war between its founder Michael Dell and activist investor Carl Ichan, reported a 79 percent slide in first-quarter profit on Thursday, well below Wall Street expectations.
Citigroup Inc has stopped its foreign exchange traders from using chat rooms on their Bloomberg terminals but said that the decision was not related to the recent complaints regarding the access of private data by Bloomberg's journalists.
ANA Holdings Inc, the world's biggest operator of Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner, reported a problem with one of its test flights involving damage to an electrical distribution panel but said that it was not related to the newly modified battery system.
* Fred Eckert was once a star at Goldman Sachs, with a mansion and a collection of vintage cars; but by 2011, he was bankrupt, divorced and had spent two months in a coma. Today, he is planning a return to the arena.
* Google announced seven new apps for its Internet connected glasses, including ones from Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, CNN, Elle and Evernote.
* Vast databases of patient and doctor information being used by drug makers let them know which medications physicians are prescribing and how they compare to colleagues.
* Two separate groups sent letters to Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and Gap, urging them to sign on to the factory safety plan that over 30 European retailers embraced this week.
* Foxconn Technology has made progress toward better safety conditions, but employees are still working longer than Chinese law allows.
* J C Penney's former Chief Executive Myron Ullman, who is now its new chief executive, is reinstating old pricing and promotion policies to lure alienated customers back through its doors.
* The Bayonne Medical Center charged Medicare the highest amounts for about a quarter of the most common treatments, a Times analysis of 2011 data shows.
* Paul Godfrey has been ousted as chairman of Ontario's lottery corporation, leaving his vision for a downtown Toronto casino in tatters and plans to overhaul the province's gambling operations in disarray. The entire board of directors at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp resigned in protest on Thursday evening, with six of them penning a letter to the Finance Minister saying they are shocked by Godfrey's dismissal.
* Senator Mike Duffy is stepping down from the Conservative caucus, saying the ongoing controversy over his expenses has become a significant distraction to his colleagues and the government. Just days after being praised by the Conservative government for his "leadership" in paying back more than C$90,000 ($88,600) in expenses, Duffy will now sit as an independent as he faces various potential ethics probes.
Reports in the business section:
* Telus Corp's C$380 million ($374.07 million)agreement to buy faltering carrier Mobilicity presents the federal government with a stark choice - admit failure in its years-long push to create more competition in the wireless business or try to salvage the goal of having at least four players in every regional market.
* It is said that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and Parti Québécois Premier Pauline Marois is hoping the same holds true for a nation. The polls have relegated her party's dream of independence to the distant future, but that did not stop Marois from making a unilateral declaration of "food sovereignty" on Thursday. Fulfilling a promise from last summer's election campaign, she announced a government policy aimed at achieving a 50 percent increase in the amount of locally produced food Quebecers eat.
* The fallout from Quebec's corruption scandals has reached the epicentre of Canada's Parliament, with the federal Opposition leader revealing on Thursday he once spoke to police about someone trying to pass him a suspicious-looking envelope. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said he spoke to investigators two years ago about a 1994 meeting with the then mayor of Laval, Quebec, who has since resigned in scandal and been slapped with criminal charges.
* Prime Minister Stephen Harper is seeking to counter opposition to TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL pipeline, a project crucial for boosting Canada's economy and Harper's plans to make the country an energy superpower to rival Saudi Arabia. Harper, at an event on Thursday moderated by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin for the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, said there is a strong case for the U.S. government to approve the pipeline, citing the prospects for job creation and North American energy independence.
-- New loans by China's Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co Ltd are expected to hit 190 billion yuan ($30.90 billion), while bad loans will remain above 0.75 percent in 2013, said Liu Xinyi, vice president of the bank.
-- China's government has allocated 58 billion yuan ($9.43 billion) for public rental housing projects in 2013.
-- China will remove or reduce requirements for official approval for 117 "items", according to a list published by the State Council on Thursday. The official China Daily added that 16 further items are pending decision. The items range from foreigners touring in their own vehicles to companies investing in large oil and gas fields.
-- Shanghai authorities are considering reopening some of the city's live poultry markets next month, after they were shut down in April and thousands of birds culled due to an outbreak of a bird flu virus. The move suggests that fears over the deadly outbreak are waning in China.
-- Gold demand in China rose 20 percent in the first quarter of 2013 from a year ago to 294.3 tonnes, according to a report from the World Gold Council.
-- Sales of consumer goods in China will grow 13 percent in 2013, slower than previous years, according to a report released on Thursday by a department of China's Ministry of Commerce. Zhao Ping, deputy director of the department, said the slowdown was linked to private spending rather than public funds becoming the main driver of consumption.
-- Thirty-three people have died and 12 are missing after storms battered southern China, the country's civil affairs and disaster reduction authorities said on Thursday. Official news agency Xinhua also reported late Thursday night that some areas of Guangdong province had suffered the worst flooding in a century with close to 3,000 homes destroyed and 650,000 people affected in the region.
Corporate Finance
* Dish Network Corp has lined up four banks to finance its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, escalating the bidding war against Japanese telecom company SoftBank Corp, according to two people familiar with the matter.
* RP Martin Holdings Ltd, the British interdealer broker that became involved in the Libor fixing investigation when two of its employees were arrested in December, suspended its chief executive and a director on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
* The consortium of investors seeking to take over Severn Trent Plc offered just under 20 pounds per share for the British water company, valuing it at around 4.7 billion pounds ($7.16 billion), a source told Reuters on Wednesday.
* The Portuguese government and JPMorgan Chase & Co are attempting to resolve a tussle over potentially costly derivative contracts sold by the U.S. investment bank to state-owned companies, a source familiar with the situation said.
* Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is exploring a sale of its blood glucose meters business, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as the industry grapples with increased competition and reimbursement pressure.
* Macquarie Group Ltd -backed Asian Pay Television Trust has priced its Singapore initial public offering at S$0.97 per unit, at the bottom of a narrowed marketing range, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday, raising $1.14 billion.
* Before Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc even put itself up for sale earlier this year, Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc offered to buy the antibiotic maker for $20 per share, or nearly $1 billion, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
* Bain Capital LLC has emerged as the last party standing in the race for Yankee Candle Co Inc, three people familiar with the matter said, making it likely that the largest scented candle maker in the United States will stay in private equity hands.
* Singapore's Changi Airport Group has sold its 8.36 percent stake in Italy's Generale Mobiliare Interessenze Azionarie SpA at 1.43 euros per share, a source close to the situation said on Wednesday.
* British tour operator Thomas Cook Group Plc will announce plans to raise about 400 million pounds ($609.02 million) through a placing and rights issue on Thursday, according to two travel industry sources.
* Austin Brown, a portfolio manager with a focus on metals at Caxton Associates, has left the London office of the $6 billion U.S. hedge fund, according to a source at the company.
* Publishing company Mecom Group Plc is set to appoint veteran investment banker Rory Macnamara as its chairman as it continues to restructure its business, the Financial Times reported, citing people close to the company
Fly On The Wall 7:00 AM Market Snapshot
Capella Education (CPLA) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at William Blair
Ctrip.com (CTRP) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Citigroup
General Motors (GM) upgraded to Buy from Underperform at CLSA
Ruckus Wireless (RKUS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
Standard Pacific (SPF) upgraded to Buy from Fair Value at CRT Capital
Tetra Technologies (TTI) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
U.S. Silica (SLCA) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
Actuant (ATU) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at SunTrust
Aruba Networks (ARUN) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
Aruba Networks (ARUN) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo
Aruba Networks (ARUN) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Janney Capital
Aruba Networks (ARUN) downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer
CAE (CAE) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
City Holding (CHCO) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette
Deere (DE) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
Disney (DIS) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Atlantic Equities
HSBC (HBC) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Exane BNP Paribas
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Manning & Napier (MN) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at BofA/Merrill
MeadWestvaco (MWV) downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
National Grid (NGG) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Exane BNP Paribas
Savient (SVNT) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair
Stryker (SYK) downgraded to Reduce from Neutral at SunTrust
TRW Automotive (TRW) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank
Universal Health (UHS) downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna
Williams-Sonoma (WSM) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill
Zimmer (ZMH) downgraded to Reduce from Neutral at SunTrust
Ambac Financial (AMBC) initiated with a Buy at BTIG
Cempra (CEMP) initiated with a Buy at Jefferies
Globus Medical (GMED) initiated with a Buy at WallachBeth
Infoblox (BLOX) initiated with a Buy at Needham
McCormick (MKC) initiated with a Neutral at Citigroup
NuVasive (NUVA) initiated with a Buy at WallachBeth
T-Mobile USA (TMUS) initiated with an Equal Weight at Barclays
Northrop Grumman (NOC) announced additional $4B share repurchase authorization
Caterpillar (CAT), Mining Machinery resolved all outstanding issues
Dell (DELL) continues to expect "relatively weak" demand in end-user PC business
ING Groep (ING) to sell part of its direct stake in SulAmerica to International Finance Corp.
Yum! Brands (YUM) Taco Bell CEO sees doubling revenue to $14B in 10 years
Yahoo! (YHOO) granted favorable ruling in Mexico City superior court
Vascular Solutions (VASC) filed patent infringement complaint against Boston Scientific (BSX)
Companies that beat consensus earnings expectations last night and today include:
SINA (SINA), Bona Film (BONA), ViaSat (VSAT), Xueda Education (XUE), Brocade (BRCD), Envestnet (ENV)
Companies that missed consensus earnings expectations include:
Stage Stores (SSI), J.C. Penney (JCP), SMART Technologies (SMT), 21Vianet (VNET), Nordstrom (JWN), Aruba Networks (ARUN), Autodesk (ADSK), Cosi (COSI), Dell (DELL)
- JPMorgan Chase (JPM), in a last-ditch effort to beat back activist investors, sent a letter to shareholders who have yet to vote on the nonbinding proposal ahead of the May 21 annual meeting, urging them to reject a proposal to split the chairman and CEO roles held by James Dimon, the Wall Street Journal reports
- Amazon.com (AMZN) will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the U.K. justify its low corporate income tax bill, Reuters reports
- J.C. Penney (JCP) CEO Ullman says that the department store chain is emerging from what he called an abyss but warned he needs time to fix the issues of the retailer, Reuters reports
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The Blues caretaker boss revealed Allan was sacrificed for tactical reasons at half-time at Coventry on Saturday.
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Allan's loan spell at Fratton Park came to a close after the 1-1 draw at the Ricoh Arena.
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The first part of the book is a discussion of the nature of intellectual curiosity with summaries of the contributions of people who have exemplified that trait. Gade argues that curiosity is highly correlated with a romantic sensibility. He is of the opinion that very few people, even scholars, exhibit a high level of intellectual curiosity and regards Carl Sauer (and Gade himself) as exemplars. Sauer's animating spirit of inquiry is discussed as is the work of his scholarly descendants (his former graduate students). The final section of the book is devoted to Gade's intellectual autobiography and discusses why questions occurred to him, how he went about seeking answers, and why there were some he questions he abandoned. He also revisits an earlier project (on citrus growing in Lake Garda, Italy) to explore how his perspectives changed.
This reviewer is entering her eighth decade and so appreciated Gade's prefacing remark that at age 70 one has "accumulated a capital of savoir-faire that is appropriate to communicate" (p. xv). However, we seem to have accumulated rather different capital. All fourteen of Gade's exemplars of the inquisitive spirit are male. Thirty seven men and no women wrote doctoral dissertations under Carl Sauer's direction. Gade's wife is acknowledged for having served as sounding board, travel companion, map maker and copyeditor as well as "providing a congenial home setting." I suspect she also took the photo of Gade with a statue of Humboldt, though various photos taken by Gade himself are labeled as such. Gade's curiosity-driven heroes are different from mine. Hartshorne's book on the nature of geography is referred to as "that turgid book," and he is later dismissed as a utilitarian philosopher. An accusation that Berry manipulated facts to construct his own reality is repeated. The quantifiers of the 1960s, the subsequent Marxists, feminists, and critical theorists are dismissed as lacking imagination. Gilbert White (who was on my own doctoral committee) practiced "geobureaucracy." Harvey is cited, but only for his article on the curious Humboldt. [End Page 199]
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Breaking Into the Energy Drink BusinessBy
I have an idea for a healthy energy drink and the rough ingredients for it. I need help to create a proper formula, but I don't have a big budget, and I don't want to divulge all the information, as there are no energy drinks currently using my main ingredient. What steps should be taken to get the product to market? —R.J.V., England
Like you, many entrepreneurs getting started worry a lot about someone stealing their ideas. But if you work with established professionals and have everyone along the way sign confidentiality documents (called nondisclosure agreements in both the U.S. and the U.K.; here's the U.K. Intellectual Property Office's introductory guide to them) before you divulge any trade secrets, you should not run into problems—and you will have legal recourse if you do.
Rather than worry about piracy, it's probably better to focus your efforts on raising funds. Unlike a service business, which can operate from home with average startup costs of less than $10,000, starting a product company is costly, particularly in the highly complex, highly regulated food and beverage industry. Experts say it's difficult to launch a new product successfully in the U.S. for less than $100,000. And once you do, the competition for shelf space and customers will be fierce.
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If you prefer to go it alone, you can work directly with a co-packer, which is an independent food manufacturer that often has a research and development team for new products, says Rachel Kruse, founder and president of Organicville Foods in Milwaukee. Most co-packers are more interested in shipping finished product than they are in working with entrepreneurs, so you'll need to do some research to find a facility that puts a premium on new product development and is willing to run small test batches for you, Kruse says. You don't want to end up with 1,000 cases of a drink you can't sell.
While you are working on formulating your energy drink, make sure you file for intellectual property protection, write a business plan, develop a name and a brand identity, reserve a website, and form a legal entity for your company. Many books walk entrepreneurs through starting a food business; Kruse recommends "From Kitchen to Market" (Dearborn Financial Publishing) as a good introduction.
She also recommends talking to successful people already in the industry, something she did early on. "The food and beverage industry is very open to helping startups," Kruse says. "I talked to as many company owners as I could, and the ones who felt secure enough to give me advice became my mentors."
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Adult male - 8.5-10 ins (22-cm) with tail plumes
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A widespread endemic in Jamaica, but absent from the extreme east, where the Black-billed Streamertail (T. scitulus) is found.
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The lovely weather continues into the weekend, making it the perfect time to do something outdoorsy. But if you are heading out, make sure you know what to expect on the roads and rails this weekend and beyond.
The Capital Weather Gang forecast calls for pleasant conditions with a chance of rain on Friday night, followed by lovely weather the rest of the weekend.
It's a weekend, which means there will be Metro track work and related delays. The Bruce Springsteen show at Nationals Park on Friday night is sure to create heavy delays on the Metro and around the ballpark. And festivals and other events could create traffic problems. (See a full listing of weekend events in the Going Out Guide.)
Springsteen at Nats Park
The big event on Friday night is the sold-out Bruce Springsteen concert at Nationals Park. There have only been two major concerts at Nationals Park, so it will be the first such trip for many fans.
Take Metro if you can help it. It is possible to park near the stadium, but it will be very pricey, to say nothing about the time you'll spend trying to hunt down a free space. The ballpark is near the Navy Yard stop on the Green Line. Don't forget that this station has two entrances (one on Half Street and another on New Jersey Avenue and M Street).
Expect massive crowds heading to and from the game. Springsteen fans from all over the region will be swarming trains and transfer stations, so make sure you leave plenty of time to get to the ballpark.
Metro weekend delays
Track work continues on Metro this weekend, with delays looming for four of the five lines on the rail system. (Yellow Line riders, you're off the hook.)
All work begins on Friday at 10 p.m. and lasts through the system's closing on Sunday night.
Red Line: Trains will single track between Van Ness and Friendship Heights (for rail and fastener maintenance) and between NoMa-Gallaudet U (for platform rehabilitation, structural repairs and bridge work). Trains will run between Shady Grove and Glenmont every 20 minutes. Add at least 15 minutes to your trip.
Orange Line: Trains will single track between Vienna and West Falls Church for track maintenance and tie and insulator renewal. Trains will run between Vienna and New Carrollton every 20 minutes. Add at least 10 minutes to your trip.
Blue Line: Trains will single track between Stadium-Armory and Morgan Boulevard for repairs to the floating concrete slabs beneath the rails. Trains will run between Franconia-Springfield and Largo Town Center every 24 minutes. Add at least 15 minutes to your trip.
Green Line: Buses will replace trains at Greenbelt so crews can replace ties and work on track conditions. Trains will operate normally between College Park and Branch Avenue, but riders going to or from Greenbelt should add at least 20 minutes to trips to account for shuttle bus service.
Metro opening early on Sunday for marathon
On Sunday, Metro is opening at 6 a.m. — an hour early — for the Navy-Air Force Half Marathon and Navy Five Miler. The closest station to the beginning of the race is the Smithsonian stop.
Here's a map of the marathon and five miler, so you know what roads to avoid on Sunday morning. The half-marathon is called for 7:20 and 7:30 a.m., while the five-miler will begin at 8 and 8:10 a.m.
Additionally, Arlington Memorial Bridge will close on Sunday from 6 to 11 a.m. for the marathon and half-miler. The Memorial Circle will remain open.
Street closures for H Street Festival
Multiple roads will close in Northeast Washington on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. due to the H Street Festival.
— H Street NE will close between 8th and 14th streets NE.
— I Street NE southbound will have no traffic at the following intersections: 9th through 13th streets NE.
— G Street at 10th through 13th streets NE
— No traffic north on 13th Street NE and no southbound traffic at Wylie Street NE.
New York Avenue bridge
Drivers will be able to use only single lanes in each direction at the New York Avenue bridge between Florida Avenue and Penn Street NE on Saturday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is to allow work as part of the bridge's rehabilitation project.
Sporting events
The Terrapins host the University of Connecticut in College Park on Saturday at 12:30 p.m., so expect increased congestion around that area.
The Washington Nationals are away all week. They don't return home until the Dodgers come to town on Tuesday, Sept. 18. While the Redskins have started their season, they don't host any games at FedEx field until Sunday, Sept. 23.
Telegraph Road/Beltway interchange ramp and road closures
We covered this earlier in the week, but it's worth remembering before you make weekend plans: The Wilson Bridge Project continues ramp and road closures at the Telegraph Road/Capital Beltway interchange this week and into the weekend.
Here are the lingering ones that have already occurred this week and continue on Friday:
Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.: The right shoulder of the Outer Loop Local will be closed between Eisenhower Avenue Connector and Telegraph Road.
Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Mill Road will be closed between Stovall and Telegraph Road for roadway construction.
Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: The right lane of Mill Road East will be closed between Eisenhower Avenue and Telegraph Road
Friday night from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning:
— The exit ramps from the Outer Loop to Telegraph Road North and Eisenhower Avenue will be closed (Detour: If you're going to Telegraph Road North/the Eisenhower Valley, take U.S. Route 1 North to left on Duke Street to left on Holland Lane to the traffic circle to Eisenhower Avenue West)
— The ramp from Telegraph Road to N. Kings Highway East will be closed (Detour: Take the Huntington Avenue ramp to Huntington Avenue East to U.S. Route 1 South to N. Kings Highway)
— The ramp from Telegraph Road to Huntington Avenue east will be closed (Detour: Take the ramp to N. Kings Highway to U.S. Route 1 North to left on Huntington Avenue. Also, this ramp will remain open if the N. Kings Highway ramp mentioned before is closed and vice versa).
Friday night from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning: The access ramp from Telegraph Road South to the Outer Loop will be closed (Detour: Take the ramp to Huntington Ave. East to Route 1 North to I-95 North); the access ramp from Telegraph Road North to the Outer Loop will be closed (Detour: Take Huntington Ave. East to Route 1 North to I-95).
And there are additional closures coming over the weekend:
Friday at 8 p.m. through Sunday at 5 a.m.: The exit ramp from the Outer Loop to Telegraph Road South will be closed (Detour: Continue on the Outer Loop to U.S. Route 1 South to Huntington Ave West to Telegraph Road)
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: The right lane of the Inner Loop LOCAL will be closed between Telegraph Road and Eisenhower Connector.
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: The access ramp from Telegraph Road South to the Outer Loop will be closed (Detour: Take the ramp to Huntington Ave. East to Route 1 North to I-95 North); the access ramp from Telegraph Road North to the Outer Loop will be closed (Detour: Take Huntington Ave. East to Route 1 North to I-95).
Bay Bridge lane closures
Two lanes of the westbound span will be closed on Saturday from 11 p.m. until 7 a.m. on Sunday morning for maintenance work.
MARC Brunswick Line track work
CSX will begin track work this week on the MARC Brunswick Line between Germantown and Brunswick. The work, which begins on Monday, will last two weeks. Crews will replace the wooden crossties that secure steel rails to the ground, according to the Maryland Transit Administration.
Crews will work between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m each day. Riders could encounter delays of five to 10 minutes due to speed restrictions being put into place once the work is finished. Riders who take afternoon departures from Union Station (trains 873 and 891, which leave at 3:30 and 3:45 p.m., respectively) could also encounter additional delays.
Circulator forum this week
The District Department of Transportation will host a public forum this week for Circulator riders. The forum will let riders offer feedback on how the system runs and also provide information about future plans for the system. It will be held at Union Station's Columbus club (50 Massachusetts Ave. NE) on Tuesday, Sept. 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.