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Having already apparently given up on his dream of making Dwight Freeney money, Dwight Freeney is about to hit the road in search of Osi Umenyiora money.
According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the former Colts defensive end is expected to start taking visits next week, with four or five teams interested.
The Buccaneers apparently have no interest, but the Titans probably do, among others.
The 33-year-old Freeney should generate interest, even though he's taken a step back in recent seasons.
After posting double-digit sack seasons in seven of his first nine, he has just 13.5 sacks the last two years. It's reasonable to give him a bit of a pass on last season, as he was asked to stand up in a 3-4 for the first time, but he's still not finding the market he expected.
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WARNING: THE DEVELOPMENT IS MOVED TO GITHUB. PLEASE USE https://github.com/kmike/django-webtest.
django-webtest is an app for instant integration of Ian Bicking's WebTest (http://webtest.pythonpaste.org/) with django's testing framework.
$ pip install webtest $ pip install django-webtest
from django_webtest import WebTest class MyTestCase(WebTest): # optional: we want some initial data to be able to login fixtures = ['users', 'blog_posts'] # optional: default extra_environ for this TestCase extra_environ = {'HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE': 'ru'} def testBlog(self): # pretend to be logged in as user `kmike` and go to the index page index = self.app.get('/', user='kmike') # All the webtest API is available. For example, we click # on a Blog link, check that it # works (result page doesn't raise exceptions and returns 200 http # code) and test if result page have 'My Article' text in # it's body. assert 'My Article' in index.click('Blog')
django-webtest provides django.test.TestCase subclass (django_webtest.WebTest) that creates webtest.TestApp around django wsgi interface and makes it available in tests as self.app.
It also features optional user argument for self.app.get and self.app.post methods to help making authorized requests. This argument should be django.contrib.auth.models.User instance or a string with user's username for user who is supposed to be logged in.
For 500 errors original traceback is shown instead of usual html result from handler500.
You also get the response.templates and response.context goodness that is usually only available if you use django's native test client. These attributes contain a list of templates that were used to render the response and the context used to render these templates. All django's native asserts ( assertFormError, assertTemplateUsed, assertTemplateNotUsed, assertContains, assertNotContains, assertRedirects) are also supported for WebTest responses.
The session dictionary is available via self.app.session, and has the content as django's native test client.
Unlike django's native test client CSRF checks are not suppressed by default so missing CSRF tokens will cause test fails (and that's good).
If forms are submitted via WebTest forms API then all form fields (including CSRF token) are submitted automagically:
class AuthTest(WebTest): fixtures = ['users.json'] def test_login(self) form = self.app.get(reverse('auth_login')).form form['username'] = 'foo' form['password'] = 'bar' response = form.submit().follow() self.assertEqual(response.context['user'].username, 'foo')
However if forms are submitted via raw POST requests using app.post then csrf tokens become hard to construct. CSRF checks can be disabled by setting csrf_checks attribute to False in this case:
class MyTestCase(WebTest): csrf_checks = False def test_post(self) self.app.post('/')
When a subclass of django's TransactionTestCase is desired, use django_webtest.TransactionWebTest.
All of these features can be easily set up manually (thanks to WebTest architecture) and they are even not neccessary for using WebTest with django but it is nice to have some sort of integration instantly.
See http://webtest.pythonpaste.org/ for API help. Webtest can follow links, submit forms, parse html, xml and json responses with different parsing libraries, upload files and more.
While django.test.client.Client is fine for it's purposes, it is not well-suited for functional or integration testing. From django's test client docstring:
This is not intended as a replacement for Twill/Selenium or the like - it is here to allow testing against the contexts and templates produced by a view, rather than the HTML rendered to the end-user.
WebTest plays on the same field as twill. WebTest has nice API, is fast, small, talk to django application via WSGI instead of HTTP and is an easy way to write functional/integration/acceptance tests.
Twill is also a great tool and it also can be easily integrated with django (see django-test-utils package) and I also enjoy it much. But I prefer WebTest over twill because twill is old (last release is in 2007), communicate via HTTP instead of WSGI (though there is workaround for that), lacks support for unicode and have a much larger codebase to hack on. django-webtest also is able to provide access to the names of rendered templates and template context just like native django TestClient. Twill however understands HTML better and is more mature so consider it if WebTest doesn't fit for some reason.
Development happens at github and bitbucket:
The issue tracker is at bitbucket.
Feel free to submit ideas, bugs, pull requests (git or hg) or regular patches.
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Societe Generale's Russian unit Rosbank will cut costs and prioritize improving margins while lending at least 13 percent more in 2013 as it emerges from years of costly restructuring as a viable player in the state-dominated market.
SocGen has struggled to curb costs in Russia and integrate acquisitions made at high valuations during the boom years before the 2008 global crash - pressures that have caused other Western players to pull out of Russia.
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Chief Executive Vladimir Golubkov told Reuters in an interview that Russia's No.9 bank by assets was sure of its French parent's long-term backing as it draws up a three-year strategy aimed at driving up profitability.
"Rosbank has good growth potential," Golubkov, Rosbank's CEO since 2008, said. "Russia is Societe Generale's second most important market and a priority development target."
His comments were cleared for publication on Tuesday, after SocGen, France's second-largest bank, reported a 50-percent decline in first-quarter profits and announced a further round of cost cuts.
Rosbank lost market share last year, with its loan book growing by 4 percent compared to broader market growth of 26 percent.
Its cost-to-income ratio, a key measure of operational efficiency, stood at 65.7 percent, above a sector average of 51 percent, according to Natalia Berezina, an analyst with Uralsib.
State-controlled market leader Sberbank enjoys a return on equity of over 20 percent - more than double the target of 10 percent that Rosbank hopes to reach by 2015 under its proposed recovery strategy.
Golubkov said the Rosbank turnaround was on track.
"We had three tough years when we couldn't have shown high results due to our reorganization process but now we can fully concentrate on increasing business efficiency," he said.
SocGen has yet to deliver on the billions spent building up an 82 percent stake in Rosbank since 2006, integrating its back-office and technology platforms, shaking up management teams and cutting more than 2,500 jobs.
Despite a rise in interest income, Rosbank's earnings fell last year by 4 percent to 8.2 billion roubles ($264 million) due to higher provision charges for loan impairment.
Rosbank's retail loan book grew by almost 13 percent to 404 billion roubles ($13 billion), with lending to companies and banks - where margins are much tighter - down 12 percent to 215 billion roubles.
"Forecasting is a thankless task, but we would like to grow in retail lending not less than last year," Golubkov said. In 2012, Rosbank's retail portfolio was mostly boosted by car loans and mortgage lending.
Rosbank has not expanded corporate lending much in recent years, but Golubkov said it wanted to expand credit to business this year at the same pace as retail lending.
Further cooperation with SocGen's investment divisions, such as arranging syndication loans or Eurobonds for Russian corporate names, along with increasing loans to small and medium size business would help Rosbank to boost margins, he said.
"All these (measures) will allow us to increase margins no less than in retail lending. We don't have a target to increase our loan book but he have a target to raise revenue," he said.
"We plan to increase profit thanks to increase in margins both in retail and corporate business, including boosting volumes." Golubkov did not give specific numbers.
Rosbank managed to lower cost-to-income ratio by 7 percentage points last year thanks to its headcount reductions, and plans to reduce the ratio further.
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Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, eBay, and others recently released diversity reports, and the revelations weren't exactly shocking: The tech industry is dominated by white males. These reports have spurred discussions and recriminations.
Adding fuel to the fire is the issue of pay inequality for women and men working in IT. According to the InformationWeek 2014 US IT Salary Survey, the median total compensation for a female IT staffer is $81,000. For male counterparts it's $94,000, a difference of $13,000. That's a significant gap. And it's echoed in compensation for managers, with median total compensation for men at $122,000, versus $110,000 for women.
Even so, according to a 2011 report from the US Department of Commerce, women with STEM jobs earned 33% more than comparable women in non-STEM jobs -- considerably higher than the STEM premium for men. That means the gender wage gap is smaller in STEM jobs than in non-STEM jobs.
Other findings from the report were grim:
As educators, government officials, technology executives, and women's groups discuss these issues, a growing number of grassroots organizations are looking to encourage young women to pursue STEM so they can be part of the next generation of tech workers. Here we highlight 12 of these organizations. If you're a tech executive looking to do something about the gender gap, one of these groups could present an opportunity to volunteer your time to help educate and mentor young women and girls. If you'd like to encourage your own daughter to explore STEM opportunities, these organizations can help.
Let us know what you think. Are these organizations on the right track? Are there other groups you wish we'd included? What are your ideas for how to bridge the technology gender gap?


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As humans we are able to recognize allergies almost immediately. From a sneeze to a scratchy throat to watery eyes, our symptoms manifest themselves in very obvious ways. However, that is not the case for our four-legged friends.
Dogs and cats have seasonal allergies similar to us, yet most of their caretakers are not even aware that their playful pooch or frisky feline is suffering. The problem lies with the human assumption of how an allergen affects a human.
"It's because of a lack of information," Says Dr. Kate Ball, DVM. "[Our pets] just do not exhibit what most of us think of when we hear 'seasonal allergies.' Some [caretakers] think it's fleas or dry skin when they see constant itching, but allergies are not always the first to come to mind."
With dogs and cats, allergens are absorbed through the skin, usually the exposed areas like the paws and belly, and stimulate histamine production, which in turn causes inflammation.
According to Veterinary Pet Insurance statistics, one in seven dogs suffers reactions to these allergens, up from less than 10 percent in recent years. Of course some breeds are more susceptible, so guardians with Retrievers, Terriers, and Dalmatians should be mindful and pay closer attention to their dog. Most cats, however, suffer from food allergies and are less affected by airborne allergens such as pollen, mold, or dust mites.
The most common reaction to look for when determining if your dog or cat has allergies is the amount of scratching. Some dogs scratch just because they like it, others because they are bored, nervous, or stressed. However, as a guardian, if you should notice your dog is scratching more often throughout the day, for longer amounts of time and more intensely, he or she may be having an allergic reaction.
"There are varying degrees, of course," says Dr. Ball. "[The effects] can range from constant and debilitating to a minor annoyance."
Some of those effects involve pets chewing at and licking parts of their body, especially the paws, which may lead to raw skin, raised welts, hair loss, open sores, and infections. Guardians should check their pets' ears for redness, inflammation, or a distinct odor—all of which are signs of an allergic reaction.
Watch for sleeplessness, too. Most dogs sleep anywhere between 14 and 16 hours a day, and if they are constantly uncomfortable from itching, that lack of sleep may result in lethargy and a decrease in immune response.
Luckily, there are a wide variety of ways to alleviate and avoid these allergies.
First, speak with your veterinarian—the most important step before you begin any medical regimen. Your vet may have a particular medicine or may recommend over-the-counter anti-histamines such as Benadryl.
You can also try anti-itch shampoos, topical treatments, and diet changes and supplements.
Little things like turning the air conditioning on during hot days, closing off the basement, and keeping your pet indoors when the lawn is being mowed will likely make a noticeable difference. Avoiding fields and using dehumidifiers will help, too. –Brendan Quealy


text: For Dance Moms' Cathy, it's not really that she's trying to live vicariously through her 6-year-old daughter Vivi-Anne's dancing. Rather, it's like she's creepily trying to program a sad robot into being a chipper, enthusiastic solo dancer, right down to the way that she enunciates her words so that they sound...happier. Mostly, Cathy is trying to make her young daughter be more like her — an perky, eternally smiling psycho whose scenes feature scary music.


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But this software company said, "No, we can't give you a new registration for your old software. You need to upgrade to our latest version, and the upgrade will cost you [several thousand dollars]."
It turned out that the company that had sold the original software had been bought out by a larger software company that had substantially rewritten the program and didn't want to support old versions at all, not even with emergency re-registrations for existing customers. Nope, they said, you must upgrade to our new version. That is your only choice. Take it or leave it.
While the financial blackmail aspect of this attitude angered Stan -- and angered his boss even more -- their biggest worry was that they might have trouble integrating the new software with the rest of their accounting and inventory control system. Note that for a company that makes most of its sales over the Internet or by phone, with credit cards as the most popular means of payment, any interruption in the ability to process those credit cards is costly, and if it goes on for long can easily become catastrophic. So the obvious, sensible, conservative path for Stan to take was to reinstall the software he already had, and that he knew worked correctly, then experiment very carefully with a new version.
Stan's next move was to make a bit-for-bit copy of the dying hard drive in hopes that the new copy would run correctly. As those of you who have tried this move know all too well, sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn't. And as you also know, if you're dealing with many gigabytes of data, this can be an all-night job that requires all-night babysitting. It is something no sysadmin or IT manager looks forward to. But Stan did it, and, lo and behold! It worked.
The alternative short-term plan, if the bit-by-bit copy hadn't worked, was to process credit cards manually, using a terminal like the ones you see in almost every restaurant or retail store.
The long-term plan obviously does not include a costly upgrade to the current card-processing software. And Stan, being a Linux user and open source advocate, used this situation to show his boss that open source is often not only better and less costly, but safer than proprietary software.
The question, though, is whether there's an open source credit card processing program that will integrate properly with the company's proprietary accounting and inventory control software. If not, Stan's company might decide to help underwrite the creation of one that would do what they need. It's also possible that they will carefully and slowly start looking for an open source accounting and inventory control package to replace their current proprietary one, although this would be a huge move for them; one that might take several years to make if, indeed, they make it at all.
But the real point here is that an entire medium-sized company's executive staff has learned a hard lesson about the dangers of proprietary software, and members of that staff who previously resisted open source are now ready to consider it -- and for business continuity reasons rather than as a money-saving measure, no less.


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Did you know that Davenport spends over $1,000,000 annually on printing? As a university that strives to be a good steward of natural resources, it is our goal to help reduce printing though smart decisions. Some of those decisions include changing how you print, using the Copy Center, or coming up with IT related solutions to make some workflows paperless. If you have an idea for how to reduce printing in your department through an IT solution, let us know!
We will use this site to keep you updated on our efforts, to let you know about solutions we work on for various departments, and provide tips for helping in the paper reduction effort.


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Buenos Aires: Alejandro Parra is conducting an accredited free course: Psicología Paranormal: Cómo orientar a personas con experiencias paranormales [Paranormal Psychology: How to counsel people who have had paranormal experiences] during the first semester at the Universidad Abierta Interamericana, . The main focus of the course is to deal with disturbing psi, spiritual or anomalous experiences and to explore their emotional and intellectual processing involving humanistic group therapy. The course can be effective for professionals, priests, nurses, counselors, and psychoterapists who deal with people who have distressing experiences, such those involving paranormal phenomena, and so may be an appropriate method for the further parapsychological exploration of many paranormal experiences.
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The answer depends a lot on the age of your baby/ies, how many of them there are, where you're going, how long you'll be there, and what you'll be doing.
For everyday outings, though, to the store and whatnot, you need the following, minimum, no matter what the age:
- Diapers
- Wipes
- Drinks
- Distractions
With two kids in them, I tote around a lot of diapers. A lot. The best rule of thumb I've found is to take 2 diapers for every 4 hours you plan to be gone (minimum number of diapers per kid = 2). I use a gallon sized Ziplock bag to keep them from getting all bunched up in the bottom of my bag. I can also squeeze out the air, so they take up less space.
I always take too many diapers for overnight trips. When you take a full package, they're nice and compact and squashed together, and you don't have to worry about running out.
You can never have too many wipes. They're not just for butts. (That should totally be their slogan - "Pampers Wipes! Not just for butts!") They are handy for wiping hands and faces, cleaning up spills, cooling off a hot kid, cooling off a hot mama, and about ten zillion other things. Trouble is that pre-moistened wipes get heavy. A brick of wipes weighs as much as, well, as much as a brick.
I carry a "diaper bag sized" hard case in my bag, with 10 - 20 wipes crammed in it (I refill mine) and then I keep a full sized box of wipes in the car, because you never know... You just never know.
I don't know what it's like where you are, but it's hot and muggy in Indiana. Maybe it's just my kids, but nothing gets them fussy faster than being thirsty. If we stopped at McDonald's for a chocolate milk or a pop every time my kids get thirsty, we would rapidly go broke. I don't leave home without sippy cups. It's cheaper. It's environmentally friendlier. It keeps my kids from losing their tiny minds. I will take a quick trip without diapers, say to the pharmacy when they've just been changed, but I never go anywhere without sippy cups. I even keep extras (those thin plastic take and toss ones are a good choice for this) in the car, because it's cheaper to buy one big drink and divide it than it is to buy a bunch of little drinks. And Claire hasn't quite mastered the cup and straw.
Kids have very little patience for waiting in line, running errands, and grocery shopping. That's why every good diaper bag has a few distractions in it. Crayons are good. I keep a bunch of Happy Meal toys (espeically those with wheels) in mine - they're small, they're light, and no one is going to need therapy if we lose them. My kids also love Tic Tacs, so I've been keeping those in the bag lately (I'm aware that they're a choking hazard, but if it buys Mommy 3 minutes of peace before Claire starts saying, "Mo! Mo!!" then it's all good). Mommy's iPod is also a good distraction. One of my Tweets today was that the kids' song to Mommy's song ratio on my iPod is about 7:1. That makes me feel so old. It's good to rotate your distractions regularly, because no kid is going to be entertained by the same Hot Wheels Happy Meal toy for 3 days in a row.
Snacks are also a good distraction. Keep it healthy with the individual boxes of raisins. We also like the fruit snacks that come in packages of 10, even though they're not fruit. 100 calorie packs are the big thing, lately, and they're just about right for a kid-sized snack, too.
"It can't be that simple!" I hear you say. "This bag I bought has 10,000 compartments - I can't just need four things!"
Well, of course, if you're bottle feeding, you'll need the bottle stuff. If you're going to be gone during a meal, you'll need food and/or utensils. Maybe a bib.
And some of the pockets can be for your stuff, eliminating the need to carry a baby, a diaper bag, and a separate purse.
But I promise, that's all you really need, if you have a car.
I keep everything, and I do mean everything, in big plastic totes in my car. I have extra toys, books, a first aid kit, infant and child formula medications, bungee cords, sun screen, emergency food, a small fire extinguisher, and about 10,000 other miscellaneous things. I would rather trek back to the car to grab something I need, occasionally, than become a hunchback from carrying everything I could possibly ever need all the time.
That said, there are things that I've found that are handy to have on hand, if you still have room in your bag (or car):
- "Feminine products" (I stick mine in the Ziplock with the diapers)
- Handy Sacks - you can find these at Walmart in the check out lane, they're blue, it's a little bag, about the size of a graham cracker, that has plastic bags inside it. These are really handy for stinky diapers
- Hand sanitizer
- A small tube of sunscreen (or buy a big one and get a refillable travel sized container, save money, less waste, cheaper)
- Off makes insect repellant wipes. Those have come in handy.
- A small notebook or Post-It Notes and pen to combat Mommy-brain
- Kleenex
- A baby nail trimmer (because sometimes they fall asleep in the car seat, and you can get 'em while they're unconscious and avoid all the screaming)
- Orajel, or whatever you use for teething pain
- A nail file (no MacGyver use, here, I just always seem to need one)
- A nasal aspirator (or nose-sucker), if your baby is small and/or stuffy (we got caught without one of these, once, and while I'm not going to tell you what I did to fix the situation, I can pretty much guarantee that you don't want to kiss me on the mouth ever again
- An umbrella
- A sling (oh, I loved my slings, and I am so sad that Claire has outgrown them. They were so easy and so handy and so cozy)
- A camera (I traded in my DSLR for a pocket-sized point and shoot so that I can have it with me all the time)
- Cell phone (is there anyone left who doesn't have a cell phone? Certainly none of the parents I know!)
- Wallet
- Keys
- Spare keys because kids love to play with keys but you don't want them to play with your real keys because they tend to drop them down sewers so give them all those anonymous keys that every junk drawer has, on a pretty keychain, and just calmly wave bye-bye if they go down the hole
- Address book/PDA/etc. our phone company puts out a small yellow-pages-only phone book that is so handy - it lives in my car
- List of emergency numbers (if you don't have an address book/PDA, at least write down all the important numbers in your life and carry it with you, so that if something happens, you don't have to rely on your memory when you're under stress)
- Medical info. Mary Grace is allergic to amoxicillin, for example. That's pretty easy to remember, even with Mommy brain, but if you have more than one allergy to remember, maybe you should write them down. You know. Just in case. Check these out for the emergency numbers/medical info. I think they're so cute, and you can make your own.
"But Amy," you cry, "I live in the big city! I walk everywhere! I don't have a car to use as a giant diaper bag!!"
Well, ok, you're hosed. You're just going to have to suck it up and carry the industrial sized duffel bag diaper bag. Maybe you should make like a flight attendant and get one of those wheely suitcases. At the very least, you want to get a good stroller that has a bin underneath for carrying stuff, otherwise you're going to break your back. I take the stroller along all the time, but the kids are rarely in it. I use it like a grocery cart, to haul all our crap. I'd rather carry my kids than my junk, right? And if we have a stroller with us, I always know where everything is. And it has cup holders. I have the Graco Travel System thing (with the infant bucket and the stroller) and it has served me well through two kids, and I love it.
The good thing about being in the city is that there is always a drug store or something nearby, so you don't necessarily have to have everything on hand that you would need for a walk through the desert or something.
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Quail Bell is a print 'zine and online magazine of real and unreal stories. Run by editor Christine Stoddard and art director Kristen Rebelo, Quail Bell features creative and journalistic submissions from all over the world.
Quail Bell is published in the U.S.A. Previously Quail Bell has been featured in Time Out New York, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Community Access Television, Ravishly.com, and elsewhere. Quail Bell's 'zines, books, prints, documentaries, and related projects have been tabled and screened at the Brooklyn 'Zine Festival, the Philly Feminist 'Zine Festival, the D.C. 'Zine Festival, the Richmond 'Zine Festival, the Baltimore DIY Fest, the Virginia Festival of the Book, the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, etc. Quail Bell 'zines have been carried by St. Mark's Bookshop, Bluestockings Books & Activist Center, and Chop Suey Books, among others. Quail Bell's first books—The Nest: An Anthology of The Unreal and Airborne: An Anthology of The Real—were released by Belle Isle Books, an imprint of Brandylane Publishers, in 2014. Available on BarnesAndNoble.com and Amazon.com, the books are distributed by Ingram and also available in select brick and mortar stores. The books' cover art by Kristen Rebelo won a "distinguished merit" award in 3x3 Magazine's International Picture Book Show that same year.
Christine Stoddard was honored as one of Style Weekly's 2011 "Top 40 Under 40" in Richmond, Virginia for founding the magazine as a college blog. Many of Quail Bell's earliest contributors were Christine's friends and classmates at Virginia Commonwealth University, which houses one of the top art schools in the country, as well as respected creative writing and journalism programs. One such early contributor was Josephine Stone, who was struck and killed by a valet driver in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Her portrait, drawn by Kristen Rebelo, now hangs in Penny Lane Pub. Other early Quail Bell contributors included artists and writers who discovered the magazine via Craigslist, Duotrope, and other sources.
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List of South Dakota Lakes with Mercury Issues Grows in 2012
RAPID CITY - The list of South Dakota lakes with worrisome levels of mercury in fish grew again in 2012. But state environmental specialists say that doesn't mean people should stop eating fish.
The Rapid City Journal reports three lakes were added to the existing list of 12 where the state recommends limiting consumption of certain fish species. They are Elm Lake in Brown County, for walleyes 22 inches and longer; and lakes Minnewasta and Middle Lynn in Day County, for walleyes 18 inches and longer.
An existing mercury advisory for walleyes 18 inches and longer at Island Lake in Minnehaha and McCook counties also was extended to include smallmouth bass 18 inches and longer.
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Katy Perry's breasts -- and song -- have been yanked from "Sesame Street" ... after the show began receiving complaints like, "DUDE MY SON SAW THIS AND GOT A BONER WTTTTTTTTTF."
Katy shot a segment for the show -- which was supposed to air on New Year's Eve -- in which she sings a cleaned-up version of her song, "Hot N Cold" with Elmo.
The song made its way to YouTube Monday and racked up nearly a million views. But some parents started complaining her cleavage was too front and center. We've learned producers have decided not to air the song on the show.
Among the parental comments:
-- "You can practically see her t*ts. That's some wonderful children's programming."
-- "they're gonna have to rename it cleavage avenue"
-- "my kid wants milk now"
Fact is ... what looks like Katy's bare chest is actually covered in flesh-colored mesh that goes all the way to her neck.
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Identity theft has become a growing problem in the U.S., and tax season is prime season for Americans to have their information and finances compromised.
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During the first nine months of 2012, the IRS identified 641,690 incidents of tax-related identity theft, a significant increase from the 47,730 reported claims in 2008. There are two basic ways that tax fraud occurs: scammers use your personal information to redirect your tax return to them, or they use your Social Security number to get jobs or loans.
Someone can commit either of these crimes just knowing a Social Security number, says Joe Reynolds, identity fraud product manager at Travelers. Scammers get their hands on personal data through a variety of ways, including breaking and entering a home or car and stealing mail or a W2 form. "The biggest way you can become a victim of fraud is by not protecting your physical info," says Reynolds.
Consumers need to be weary of providing your personal information to any third parties, particularly your Social Security number," says Trey Loughra, president of Equifax Personal Information Solutions. "Someone can't commit tax fraud on you without your Social Security number."
Here's what experts suggest tips on what you can do to prevent tax fraud this filing season.
File early. "People should file their tax returns as soon as possible," says Reynolds. The sooner you file your return, the less opportunity someone else has to file a return in your name. After you file that return, opt for direct deposit so criminals can't have it redirected to their address or steal it from your mailbox. If someone fraudulently files your claims before you, the IRS will send you a letter that you've already filed which will alert you that there's a problem.
They can put a fictitious company and address and the check gets mailed to them. The W-2s don't get sent to the IRS until the end of January and then the IRS matches them to the returns," says certified public accountant Ernest Almonte.
Research all third-party providers. A little due diligence goes a long way when it comes to using online tools. "There are a lot of benefits to using electronic filing provided you're comfortable with the website and the tax preparer," says Reynolds. Before using any online filing application, review the privacy policies, how long your documents and information is stored and how it's destroyed.
"Be picky about who you have doing your taxes because identity fraud rings might front as a tax preparing company," says Reynolds. Before hiring someone to do your taxes, he suggests verifying their status with the Better Business Bureau and the Internal Revenue Service's Office of Professional Responsibility.
Don't respond to unsolicited emails. "The IRS will never initiate a contact with you through email," says Almonte. If you receive an email claiming to be the IRS, call the agency directly.
Encrypt information in emails. Whenever possible, experts suggest physically handing your information to your tax preparer instead of through email. If you have to email it, always encrypt your files and only send this information to someone you trust.
"Don't ever put your Social Security numbers and account numbers in a document in your email," warns Almonte. If you include this information in an email, encrypt it and call the email recipient to tell them the password to open the files.
Loughra suggests also making sure your tax preparer receives your information—no matter the delivery method. "A tax fraudster would love to get that information to file a fake return and to use it for other purposes to compromise your identity, like opening up credit card accounts," he adds.
Don't sign blank forms. "Never sign a blank or incomplete tax return or one that your tax preparer has failed to sign," says Reynolds. Since someone can use the blank form that's signed to commit fraud, have the tax return completed first and then sign it only after you've reviewed it with your tax preparer.
Protect your mail and your information. "It's not about the high-tech espionage stuff—it's really about protecting your mail," says Reynolds.
Keep this information along with other tax documents in a secure location like a safe or deposit box and don't carry your Social Security card in your wallet. "If it's on your computer, make sure the file's password protected or encrypted."
Double check your tax forms. When you receive your forms, make sure the income is really your income and not someone else's, says Reynolds. "People who have a difficult time getting lawful employment will use your information to get lawful employment. They'll defer their tax liability until the end of the year and pass that onto the victim."
Also, your Social Security Statement identifies the income of people working in the U.S. under your number, says Reynolds. "This will allow you to know if someone is using your Social Security number to work so make sure the numbers look right."
Review your credit report annually. "Under federal law, you're allowed to check your credit report once a year for free," says Loughra. If someone has compromised your taxes, they may have also used your identity for other purposes and this will show up in your credit report.
What do you do if your Identity has been stolen?
Contact the IRS at 1-800-908-4490, complete an IRS Identity Theft Affidavit (Form 14039) and call the credit bureaus and your credit card companies, says Almonte. The IRS will issue a temporary number.


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NaviSite scored with a deal with Courion and CHR Solutions notched one with Kalona Cooperative Telephone.
Meanwhile, venture capitalists are standing by, ready to fund the right cloud business model. If you doubt it, just ask SingleHop.
And the cloud innovation march to create new technologies and products continued, with Vyatta and Avanade stepping up.
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Star-Studded Field Coming Together for Betfair.com Haskell
By Dean Keppler
It's official! The big horse, his trainer Doug O'Neill, and owners Paul and Zillah Reddham are coming to New Jersey! "We're headed to New Jersey," said O'Neill. "He very much impressed us this morning with his work. Mario Gutierrez was aboard and he looked really solid. We're pumped up and can't wait to get to New Jersey."
O'Neill isn't the only one energized about the colt's appearance at Monmouth Park for this year' s edition of the $1 million dollar Haskell Invitational sponsored by Betfair.com. Once the connections of Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist decided to make his next stop official in the Grade 1 Betfair.com Haskell, Monmouth Park's premier summer 3-year-old showdown got the shot in the arm it was hoping for to help solidify its all-star lineup. As of this writing, there appears to be a handful of major 3-year-old contenders looking to take aim at the Eclipse award/Kentucky Derby winning colt as he makes his first start since being defeated by Exaggerator in the May 21 Preakness.
One such colt is the rapidly improving, lightly-raced 3-year-old American Freedom trained by Bob Baffert and owned by Mary and Gary West. American Freedom (a 2014 $500K Keeneland purchase) has won 3 of 4 career starts and is hoping to use his recent 4 ¾-length victory in the Grade 3 Iowa Derby at Prairie Downs on July 1 as a stepping stone to the Betfair.com Haskell winner's circle. The colt's recent eye-catching 5-furlong drill out at Del Mar last Thursday morning stamped his future arrival to the Jersey Shore. Baffert, winner of the Betfair,com Haskell a record eight times, had this to say recently in the Asbury Park Press regarding his talented colt's chances against Nyquist. "He's ready for him now,'' said Baffert as he prepared for Friday's opening day at Del Mar. "He was behind. Nyquist was an early developer. This horse was just a slow developer, and then they start catching up. It's a nice group of 3-year-olds out there and you're going to start to see a lot of movement, a lot of changes, different winners.'' If Baffert's assumption is correct, things could get extremely interesting for the battle for top 3-year-old as the racing calendar comes to an end in a few months.
The probable second or third choice in the wagering in the Betfair.com Haskell will be the Steve Asmussen-trained Winchell Thoroughbred-owned Gun Runner-- the recent 5 ¼-length winner of the Grade 3 Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs. Gun Runner, the son of Candy Ride, took both the Grade 2 Risen Star and Louisiana Derby earlier in the year, while finishing a strong third in this year's Kentucky Derby. His recent works at Saratoga indicate he's on his toes, and deserves a long look as a major threat to upset the Kentucky Derby winner and grab his first Grade 1 victory. After the Betfair.com Haskell, Asmussen is planning on shipping his top 3-year-old back up to Saratoga to hopefully join Belmont Stakes winner Creator as both start pre-race preparations for the Grade 1 Travers on August 27. A win by Gun Runner in the Grade 1 Betfair.com Haskell would certainly tighten up the 3-year-old divisional honor championship race.
Others on the fringe of a potential start include Mo Tom (By Uncle Mo) trained by Tom Amoss. This colt won the Ohio Derby at Thistledown three weeks ago on June 25 and according to the Daily Racing Form his connections are still undecided on whether to run in the Grade 1 Betfair.com Haskell or Grade 2 Jim Dandy the day before. Since Tom has a strong late kick, he may not be suited for Monmouth's premier race if there's not enough early zip to facilitate his late run. "A lot regarding our decision where to run will be dependent on what we feel the pace scenario will be in both races," said Amoss. "It's no secret our horse comes from behind, and we want to find the race that gives us the proper setup for our horse."
Some additional entrants may include recent Long Branch stakes winner No Distortion trained by Larry Jones. The son of Distorted Humor finally put it all together in winning his first stakes race with jockey Gabriel Saez. Shadwell Stable's striking gray colt Mohaymen, the fourth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, and winner of the Grade 2 Nashua, Remsen, Holy Bull and Fountain of Youth Stakes is pointing to either the Grade 2 Jim Dandy at Saratoga on July 30 or the Betfair.com Grade 1 Haskell according to his trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. Trainer Dale Roman's entered his colt Cherry Wine in Saturday's Grade 2 $500,000 Indiana Derby where he was installed as the 5/2 morning line favorite, but has decided to take his other colt multiple Grade 1 winner Brody's Cause to the Betfair.com Haskell to add even more intrigue to the race. This son of Giant's Causeway won the Toyota Grade 1 Bluegrass at Keeneland on April 9, and then finished seventh in the Kentucky Derby and sixth in the Belmont Stakes.
And finally, another colt now being reconsidered for the race is recent Betfair.com Pegasus Stakes winner Donegal Moon trained by Todd Pletcher. The 3-time winning Malibu Moon colt failed to meet his reserve by only $100,000 after a final $1.6 million dollar bid at the Fasig-Tipton July sale. He could very well return to the track and train up to the race.
By next week's blog entry, we should have a good handle on the probable race starters. I'll start dissecting the possible race flow and throw some early handicapping thoughts and trends out to the readers. It's shaping up to be a tremendous race!
In less than 2 weeks New Jersey residents will be making history as being the first legalized state in America to be permitted to wager on the Betfair.com Haskell on the exchange. Exchange wagering was launched on May 10. For those looking to take a stand against the likely heavy favorite Nyquist, they'll be able to load up on the "Bet Against" option and create value where it might not ordinarily exist.
For more information on New Jersey exchange wagering, go to: https://exchange.us.betfair.com/#/ or follow https://twitter.com/BetfairUSA
About Dean KepplerDean Keppler has been handicapping Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds for over 30 years, and is the former Director of DRF Press for Daily Racing Form. He's authored two handicapping books for DRF titled: "Trainer Angles" and "Betting the Kentucky Derby," and has published several handicapping articles for Horseplayer Magazine. Keppler is an NHC qualifier, and his work has appeared in Forbes Magazine, Paulick Report, New York Times, The Saratoga Special, and several other prolific publications.
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Ground prep begins at McDonald's site
When summer 2014 rolls around people will see the new McDonald's on the hill behind the AmericInn in Moose Lake. Many will say, "Wow, that went up fast!"
They will be wrong.
Amidst the heavy equipment and utility trucks crawling over the site last week, a small group formed to meet with Brian Weidendorf, president of the Land & Lease Development Company who was overseeing the day's activities.
Members of the group included Moose Lake City Administrator, Pat Oman, Mayor Ted Shaw, and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Veronica Fenice.
"This is site prep work," Weidendorf explained to the people atop the hill. "Right now we're getting the parking lot and the building pad ready. We'll have all the utilities in this fall.
"There will be two driveways to get in through the drive through. Then it will go around the building and back out. You're standing in the parking lot right here."
It was necessary to tell the group they were standing in the parking lot because it didn't look like a parking lot. It looked like a mess of dirt and grass. The important factor is that Weidendorf could see the parking lot. He is a man of vision.
"I'm a preferred developer for McDonald's," said Weidendorf, "so I go around and find possible sites, then develop them. I own the land and McDonald's leases it."
How did Moose Lake come to be considered by the land developer? That answer is goes back yet another year in the past.
Former Carlton County Commissioner Ted Phileman contacted Weidendorf to suggest Moose Lake as a possible building site. Phileman then introduced the developer to Pat Oman who was also with Carlton County at the time.
"I wouldn't be here without Pat," said Weidendorf. "He did everything to get us here. I started talking to Pat long before he was the head honcho here in Moose Lake, but then one thing lead to another. He was just easy to work with, fun to work with and he didn't let up. That was great. "
When Weidendorf became confident in the Moose Lake site, he spoke with the regional offices of acquisitions and development for McDonalds.
"We typically go down a path together for about a year and a half before we actually put a shovel in the ground, where they say, yes, this site is it," said Weidendorf. "McDonald's is real comfortable with Moose Lake. They're very excited about it."
By his own admission, Weidendorf doesn't know a thing about flipping burgers.
"I'm a developer," said Weidendorf. "I actually get it all put together. McDonald's occupies it and runs it."
The person who will operate the Moose Lake McDonald's is yet to be determined. "Typically it's someone who is already running them in the area," said Weidendorf. "They'll put out the opportunity north or south of here. We'll just have to see who gets it."
Breaking more ground for building construction will happen in the spring.
"We'll have a really big splash," said Weidendorf. "We'll have everybody here with shovels for the ground breaking ceremony in the spring."
The small, informal group on the hill last week encouraged the developer.
"I love to see this activity," said Shaw, "everything being moved and cleared and prepared for building. Hopefully this will stir some other interest in this area that has been sitting, ready for development for probably twenty years."
At this point, the site only has to sit over one more winter before the golden arches will show themselves at the entrance of the city. At least that is the hope of Land & Lease Development's, Brian Weidendorf.


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ECHL Game Night 1/24: Chiefs at Titans
An incredible comeback from 3 goals down.
Ryan Munce struggled a bit in his first start for the Chiefs allowing 4 goals on 17 shots in two periods of work before being relieved by Morgan Cey. Cey went on to stop 7 of 7 shots faced in the third period and overtime and then stopped 7 of 9 penalty shots for the shootout win. Jean Desrochers led the way offensively with 3 assists while Dimitri Tarabrin lit the lamp twice. Andrew Martens had 1 goal and 1 assist and Doug Andress netted the other Chiefs goals. Individual helpers belonged to Ben Wallace, Geoff Waugh and John Adams. Adam Henrich, John Adams and PJ Atherton had the winning goals in the shootout. Atherton and Tarabrin were named first and second stars of the game.
First Period
TREN Henkel, (10) (Riddle, Haggett), 11:04
Second Period
TREN Johnson, (12) (Bertoli, Ruggeri), 3:58 (PP)
TREN Manley, (2) (Leblond, Pisellini), 8:41
JHN Martens, (3) (Wallace, Desrochers), 16:40
TREN Riddle, (13) (Henkel, Haggett), 17:23
JHN Tarabrin, (5) (Desrochers, Waugh), 19:18
Third Period
JHN Andress, (10) (Desrochers), 4:04
JHN Tarabrin, (6) (Adams, Martens), 7:41
JHN- Henrich, Adams, Atherton
TREN- Haggett, Pandolfo
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Navy veteran, 92, finally gets military medals
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A 92-year-old military veteran has gotten long-overdue medals he earned for serving in the Navy during World War II.
Rhode Island's U.S. Sen. Jack Reed presented Frank Poli with several awards Tuesday in the military lounge at T.F. Green Airport. The awards include the Navy Good Conduct Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the American Campaign Medal.
Poli was honored for his "exemplary conduct, efficiency and fidelity" while on active duty.
Reed is a former Army Ranger. He says it's important to remind veterans their sacrifices haven't been forgotten.
Poli lives in Providence. He was 21 years old when he enlisted in 1942.
A spokesman for Reed says delays aren't uncommon because veterans often returned from war and didn't seek recognition, or the paperwork was lost.
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All but three Senate Democrats united this week to defeat legislation authored by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) that would address the lack of religious freedom protections for many faith-based organizations under the 2010 health care overhaul. However, it is more likely...Posted on March 2, 2012
The U.S. House of Representatives united across partisan lines to condemn Iran for "its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani...Posted on March 2, 2012
Senators have recently weighed in on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposal that television broadcasters' public files, including their "political file," be posted...Posted on March 2, 2012
Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) called for more focused U.S. attention on the deteriorating situation in Sudan. The government in Khartoum, led by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, is carrying out a bombing...Posted on March 2, 2012
Rev. William Richard Skelton, 74, of Cordova, TN, beloved past Chairman of the NRB Board and CEO of Love Worth Finding Ministries, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 16, 2012. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Faith Baptist Church, 3755 North...Posted on February 29, 2012
Nick Vujicic, president of the international non-profit ministry Life Without Limbs, has announced a two-minute daily radio feature beginning Monday, March 5, 2012. Applicable to listeners of all ages, this Monday through Friday program is titled, "Life Without Limbs," and features stories, Scripture...Posted on February 29, 2012
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Skylar Clarisse Call is Embry Call's sister. She's lives with their Aunt Meg, she's visiting him for the Summer, and she just so happens to be keeping a few secrets.
Jacob Black is one of Embry's best friends. He's going through a rough time; girl problems and dealing with bloodsuckers, that is.
She's visiting for the Summer, that's it.
He's there, dealing with it all.
What happens when they cross paths?
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-Embry_Is_Da_Man: Hanging with the guys, and hbu butt-munch?
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Hanging with Violet && Addisyn. Hey guess what?!
-Embry_Is_Da_Man: . . . What? . . .
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Aunt Megan is MAKING, emphasis on making, me visit you for the summer. XD
-Embry_Is_Da_Man: EPIC! When are you being shipped over here?
-SkylarLuvsU<3: I'm being 'shipped' in the AM. I should arrive in La Push at about 12 :)
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-SkylarLuvsU<3: Em, please stop saying epic. It is cool, but you are not. I mean I luv ya an all, but sometimes, even you can make something seem uncool.
-Embry_Is_Da_Man: Ouch, that hurt.
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Mmk. Well I gotta pack kay loser-face?
-Embry_Is_Da_Man: Aiiight, butt-munch.
SkylarLuvsU<3 has changed Away Status to: Packing so that I can visit Embry in La Push tomorrow. (&& For the rest of the summer). Anyways, like I said, gotta pack. Ask for the diqqits? :]
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-Lyric*Music&&Love<3*: Supp??
-SkylarLuvsU<3: NM, chilling with Vi && Addi, n u?
-Lyric*Music&&Love<3*: Wicked. So u coming up 2 La Push 2morrow I hear.
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Yes ma'am. Hey Ima finish talking to sir talks-a-lot && pack, k?
-Lyric*Music&&Love<3*: K chicka, u have the digits. :]
SkylarLuvsU<3 has changed Away Status to: Packing so that I can visit Embry in La Push tomorrow. (&& For the rest of the summer). Anyways, like I said, gotta pack. Ask for the diqqits? :]
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-Peace, Love, and Nicki: Captain Obvious speaking, how may I help you?
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Um, yes, I would like you to pass on a message to my friend Nicole in La Push, that I will see her tomorrow at about Noon if she wishes to meet me at the airport. [:
-Peace, Love, and Nicki: OMG, no way!!! Why you gonna be in La Push Sky?
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Haha, Nicki, Ima be in La Push because my Aunt Megan is FORCING me to spend the -summer with Embry.
-Peace, Love, and Nicki: Haha, sweet. Why is your Aunt FORCING you to go?
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Because she thinks I don't spend enough time with my lovely brother.
-Peace, Love, and Nicki: Well have you told Embry about . . . ya know?
-SkylarLuvsU<3: No, and I fear his reaction once he finds out.
-Peace, Love, and Nicki: Yeah, because once he finds out, he'll be more over protective than ever.
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Yeah no kidding. I fear the day when he finds out that I travel overseas just to get to my school.
-Peace, Love, and Nicki: Oh dear Jesus, help us all on that day. How's that going by the way?
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Pretty good I guess. I'll be starting my Sixth year this fall, as will Vi & Addi.
-Peace, Love, and Nicki: Epic. Are there any other friends that I should be expecting a visit from this summer?
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Well, Ima invite Vi & Addi towards the end of the summer. But I'm going to invite my friend Hermione within the next few weeks because she usually takes a trip to Rome or someplace like that then ends the summer at the Weasleys'.
-Peace, Love, and Nicki: OMG I forgot to tell you!
-SkylarLuvsU<3: What???
-Peace, Love, and Nicki: I'm attending Hogwarts next year! & I gotta go, we are leaving for dinner :]
-SkylarLuvsU<3: Awesome, and okay chicka, text ya tomorrow?
-Peace, Love, and Nicki: Most certainly.
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Québec Government Office in Houston > Québec and the United States: Prospering together
Québec and the U.S. have a deep historical and mutually beneficial relationship. This relation is one of the reasons why one of the world's most competitive economic zones has been established in North America.
Our prosperity depends directly on maintaining strong economic ties. Let's work together to make it even stronger!
Bilateral trade
$66 billion
Québec is the United States'
10th trading partner
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Spent each year by
Quebeckers traveling to the U. S.
Québec's presence
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More than 12,000 Québec
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Job Creation
255k U. S. jobs
Over 250 000 Americans
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Québec is a strong supporter of free trade and believes that North American economic integration must not only be maintained, but also strengthened.
Since CUSMA came into force, the value of bilateral trade in goods between Canada and the United States doubled while creating jobs on both sides of the border.
32 U.S. states
have Canada as their #1 customer
9 M U.S. jobs
depend on trade and investment
from Canada
CUSMA is a $19 trillion regional market with 470 million consumers
We believe CUSMA can be improved and modernized in a way that benefits us all.
It is in the interest of both Québec and the United States to seize all opportunities to solidify our partnership and strengthen our competitiveness on the continent and around the world.
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Thanks to President Barack Obama, January-February 2009 has been a great time for American popular music. It's well known he's got big ears. But Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen and Herbie Hancock at the Lincoln Memorial, Aretha Franklin singing at the Inauguration, Paul Simon and Esperanza Spaulding among those paying tribute to Stevie Wonder, winner of the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize -- who himself tore it up on "Superstition" and "Signed, Sealed and Delivered" -- at the White House!?! What other U.S. leader has so valued and spotlit … [Read more...]
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vanessa simpkins needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 12 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
My name is Vanessa Simpkins, I am a Full Power Growth Coach & Law of Attraction Expert.
My project called "Transform your Passion to Profit" Expert Interview Series is a new information product and my intention is for people to learn how to get tapped in, tuned in and tuned on to thier passion and purpose, increase thier confidence, gain a sense of real freedom to create the life they want, increase thier cash flow and have more fun by sharing thier unique message with the world!
My target audience are mostly women 30-60 years old, job slaves, people wanting more fulfillent out of life, wanting to earn more money doing something they LOVE and coming from a place of real authenticity. Spiritual minded people, into energy psychology, Law of attraction, success and personal development field and are desperatly wanting to connect with their passion and purpose!
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I am creating an information package that is downlaodable and also arrives in physical form as a binder with cd's.
I want something stunning, captivating and feels bright and happy because it is promising fulfillment, connecting to passion and purpose. I also want a graphic of money on there very important.
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Got this at Lowes for $20 or so in December 2012. Couldnt help myself as it is a palm that I dont have.
Planted it in the front where it will get a fair deal of sunshine, but close into the hedge as I dont want to loose too much space there, however that means that it has to struggle to break free from the hedge vertically which in theory shouldnt be a problem but its going to be a challenge in the first few years.
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Miami Marlins' late rally spoiled by Reds in 10th inning loss
On the eve of Heath Bell's return to South Florida, the pitcher who took the place of the much-reviled closer in the Marlins bullpen brought back memories of his predecessor.
Steve Cishek coughed it up Thursday in a 5-3 loss to Cincinnati.
Just after the Marlins rallied in the ninth to tie the score and send it into extra innings, the Reds erupted for three runs off Cishek, whose record fell to 1-4 with the loss in the 10th.
"He's not getting consistent reps," said manager Mike Redmond of Cishek, who has had few opportunities to pitch to his role, with a lead in the ninth. "He's not getting to pitch that much. Tonight we got him in there because he needed to pitch."
If fans were planning to boo Bell upon his arrival Friday with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cishek provided them with reason to work their vocal chords into shape with Thursday's rough outing.
After the Reds loaded the bases off Cishek, Brandon Phillips put Cincinnati in front with a sacrifice fly and Jay Bruce drove in two more runs with a double to bring out the boo birds in the crowd of 16,680.
And so the Marlins were swept in a three-game series for the fifth time this season and have lost eight of their past nine games. If they lose the series opener to Arizona on Friday, their record will fall to 11-31 and match the franchise-worst start of the 2006 Marlins.
Cishek would have never been put in a position to fail had the Marlins not discovered a bit of offensive life in the ninth, when Adeiny Hechavarria tripled off Reds starter Mat Latos and Marcell Ozuna delivered a game-tying triple off closer Aroldis Chapman.
It was Chapman's first blown save of the season. But the "Cuban Missile" was gifted with the win when the Reds bounced back in the 10th to defeat the Marlins for the sixth time in seven meetings this season.
As usual, it was another dull night at the plate for the Marlins.
Juan Pierre surprised with a leadoff home run to start the game, smiling and pumping his fist over his rare deed. It was only his 18th home run in more than 7,300 career at-bats.
"It's about the only time you'll see me smiling on the baseball field," Pierre said.
But Latos all but turned off the tap after that, holding the Marlins scoreless with only three more hits until the ninth.
Marlins rookie Jose Fernandez was nearly his equal.
Fernandez went seven innings and totaled a career-high 99 pitches, exceeding his previous high of 86. For the most part, they were seven solid innings for the 20-year-old, too.
He didn't relinquish his first hit until Shin-Soo Choo bunted his way on with two outs in the third, and Fernandez removed the Reds' on-base machine from the picture with a successful pickoff throw to first.
But the Reds came up with a pair of big two-out hits off Fernandez that ended up costing him.
The first came in the fourth when Jay Bruce lined a single to left, scoring Joey Votto from second. The second came in the sixth when Phillips put Fernandez's first pitch to him in the Clevelander club beyond the right-field wall, giving the Reds a 2-1 lead.
"I wanted to surprise him inside," Fernandez said of the pitch to Phillips. "It was in the strike zone."
In the end, it was just another loss for the Marlins.
"I know it's tough, looks ugly," Pierre said. "It's the stuff that makes you stronger for the rest of your career. Nobody believes in you, but you keep fighting. You remember these times."


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MFNW show previews: Tuesday-Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday-Sunday
MFNW profiles: Joey Bada$$, Baroness, Shuggie Otis, Animal Collective, Neko Case, Ian Rubbish, Brian Posehn
MFNW features: MFNW Survival Guide, Where to Eat and Drink Near Venues
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[MUTANT DISCO] Emerging in the late '90s from Sacramento of all places, and playing music rooted equally in the jagged funk of post-punk and the rubbery rhythms of actual funk, !!!—whose name is most commonly pronounced "chk chk chk"—felt like it was doing something radical, if not downright revolutionary. With fifth album Thr!!!er, the group has finally achieved its ultimate goal: to transcend "dance punk" and become, simply, a great dance band. (MPS) Branx, 11 pm.
[ELECTRO-GOTH] Austra employs ice-cold vocals and pulsing synths to create a ghostly world of its own, one that feels both modern and retro in tandem. Feel It Break rightfully landed on the top of many best-of lists in 2011 thanks to the Toronto group's careful marriage of retro bass plunks, panoramic sine-wave swells and the haunting melodies of singer-keyboardist Katie Stelmanis. Follow-up Olympia follows suit with a chilly, beat-heavy tunefulness that will satisfy fans of Björk, the Knife and Eurythmics in equal measure. (PC) Star Theater, 11 pm.
[BEACH POP] With Ride Your Heart, Bleached's Jennifer and Jessica Clavin have just about mastered the California pop-punk formula. Hazy girl-group melodies, strummy guitars and wounded-heart lyrics are the soundtrack to a punk-rock beach party, which actually happens in the 7-Eleven parking lot across the street. (MPS) Dante's, 11 pm.
Bob Mould
[FUZZY PUNK] Bob Mould looks like your grandpa, because he kind of is your grandpa. From the legendary Hüsker Dü in the '80s to Sugar in the '90s to his current return-to-form solo album, The Descent, his personal brand of noisy, splintery pop punk counts its change to the penny, and it never tells a lie. (MK) Doug Fir Lounge, 11 pm.
Bonnie Prince Billy
[FOLK] If Will Oldham cared in any obvious way about money, he'd be a whore. He is treated as saintly in some circles, of course. His song "I See a Darkness" [though not jaunty cover version of his own song below] reverberates through funerals, "New Partner" through the ends of relationships. Oldham's quavering voice, over his 20-year career, has been considered the kindhearted carrier of some deep essence of country and folk and indie Southern America. The fact that he's looked essentially the same since the age of 23—just as bald, just as sad-eyed, both jester and ascetic at once—speaks to the endurance of this America.
He doesn't want to be America, though. He wants to fuck America. When he said he'd fuck that mountain on the Palace Music album Viva Lost Blues, goddamn if he didn't mean it. His voice turns up on everybody's albums, from Björk to Papa M to Johnny freaking Cash.
Oldham's albums, whether Bonnie, Palace or otherwise, are perplexing and funny and dirty as all hell, often blazingly inconsistent and often some of the most soulful and beautiful music we have. MATTHEW KORFHAGE. Aladdin Theater, 10 pm.
[PUNK ROCK] With grungy fast-paced vigor, Oklahoma's Broncho calls on the youthful aggression of classic punk on its 2013 debut, Can't Get Past the Lips, 10 quick tracks of crunchy guitar, pulsing bass and scrappy vocals that, in the typical punk form, blaze past in less than 20 minutes. (EB) Dante's, 9 pm.
[WITCHSTEP] Bruxa is the most appropriate choice to lead occultish electronic music away from the contrived witch-house genre that blew up in 2010. The music's just as creepy, but easier to dance to. Most tracks on 2012's Victimeyez are bona fide dubstep, but some find influence from IDM and hip-hop. All would work well in a strobe-lit warehouse. (ML) Holocene, 9 pm.
[SHOEGAZE] Indie trio Diana, formed at the University of Toronto, released its self-titled debut only a few weeks ago, but that hasn't stopped the band from gaining a considerable amount of attention this past summer playing its shoegaze-tastic sounds at music festivals throughout Canada. In a genre in which every band risks sounding identical, Diana distinguishes itself through the sugary lead vocals of Carmen Elle. (JD) Star Theater, 10 pm.
[WORLD PARTY] When M.I.A. first heard Diplo in a London club, she thought his sound was "homeless." Appropriate for a producer who slurps up exploding dance beats from Brazilian favelas, reggaeton clubs and practically the entire Internet, and who's now worked with everyone from Justin Bieber to South African candy-rappers Die Antwoord. (ML) Wonder Ballroom, midnight.
Fred Armisen
[COMEDY] See interview here. Crystal Ballroom, 9 pm.
[DANCE ROCK] Having freshly released Synesthesia through powerhouse PDX label Kill Rock Stars, Hands is destined for firm footing in the arena of danceable rock. Like fellow L.A. compatriots White Arrows, the quartet injects searing guitars and electronic bleeps with heightened pop sensibility, making for a brand of music that is both cascading and catchy. (MAS) Mississippi Studios, 11 pm.
[POST-HARDCORE] The late '90s were simpler times for post-hardcore. Back then, you had vans full of dudes flitting across the country, engaging in minor-chord bloodletting in any basement or bar that would have them. Portland's Hausu inhabits the same world as Hot Water Music and Title Fight, a place where gruff vocals and jagged guitars supersede the aesthetic choices of "post-hardcore" bands associated with the Warped Tour. These guys are ready to let their anthemic revivalist punk do the talking. (PC) Dante's, 10 pm.
[PSYCHEDELIC DREAMLAND] One of HOTT MT's most notable forays involved a pilgrimage to Oklahoma City to lay its musical soul bare at the feet of the Flaming Lips' frontman, Wayne Coyne, which scored the group a collaboration with the reigning king of freak rock, the bouncy, breathy single "Never Hate Again." The L.A.-based collective's debut full-length, I Made This, hit sizzling psychedelic brainpans in May, reaffirming the group's Coyne-esque space-indie style. (GS) Mississippi Studios, 9 pm.
[SUNSHINE BLUES] Ride Out the Dark, the debut album from Portland quintet Houndstooth, couldn't have a more apt title: Katie Bernstein's crooning vocals, layered over guitarist John Gnorski's twangy surf-rock riffs, are a suitable soundtrack for Oregon's three glorious months of summer sun. Bernstein sings with a slight drawl, likening her to the '60s pinup archetype crystallized by Zooey Deschanel in She & Him, but Houndstooth avoids road-trip indie homogeneity through distorted guitar reminiscent of Wilco's more experimental songs. (GS) Bunk Bar, 11 pm.
John Vanderslice
[PO-MO POP ROCK] On 2011 epic White Wilderness, prolific indie figure John Vanderslice teamed with the Magik*Magik Orchestra for a three-day live recording session, a departure for the founder of San Francisco's Tiny Telephone studio. The result was a lush, uniquely experimental effort informed as much by its classical instrumentation as by J.V.'s smart post-modern songcraft. This summer's Dagger Beach continues his evolution, with a piercingly organic work that's all delicate loveliness and heartbreak. (AS) Doug Fir Lounge, 10 pm.
The Joy Formidable
[HEAVY ART POP] Taking the bombastic sound that marked its staggering and surprising debut, The Big Roar, and ratcheting up the musicianship and explosiveness, Welsh trio the Joy Formidable's sophomore release, Wolf's Law, sets a new bar. Here, double-bass pedals hammer down like thunder over wailing guitar hooks guided home by Ritzy Bryan's ethereal vocals. The trio proves there's no limit to the amount of sound a sparse outfit can emit, veering into Zeppelin territory even when grounded in sure-footed art pop. (APK) Roseland Theater, 11 pm.
Kris Orlowski
[FOLK POP] Singer-songwriter Kris Orlowski must've felt vulnerable enough before having his band's touring equipment stolen for the third time. The Seattle musician's latest five-song EP and collaboration with composer Andrew Joslyn, Pieces We Are, draws breath from lush orchestral arrangements and Orlowski's sweetly affable croon. It's as intimate as an open mic, clad in a sea of waving strings and shaken lyrics about love and longing. Now, if he can only learn how to keep his stuff secure. (BW) Doug Fir Lounge, 9 pm.
Like A Villain
[EXPERIMENTAL MUSICAL THEATER] Since 2010, under the name Like a Villain, Portland multi-instrumentalist Holland Andrews has been using her jazzy clarinet, looping pedals and musical theater-trained voice—along with a musical theater-cultivated flair for the dramatic—to make experimental music that revels in the dichotomy between pretty and provocative. Her recordings don't come close to capturing Andrews' sprawling live pieces—to say nothing of her bright-eyed, steady-handed stage presence. (JF) The Old Church, 8:30 pm.
Lost Lander
[SPRAWLING POP] Matt Sheehy and company engineered one of the best Northwest records of 2012 with DRRT. The Brent Knopf-produced project is free-range rock at its finest, ebbing with choirlike simplicity and flowing with the highly percussive and piano-driven explosiveness of Menomena. It's going to be tough to outdo a record that includes a build-your-own planetarium, but I like Sheehy's chances. (MAS) Roseland Theater, 9 pm.
The Love Language
[ANTHEMIC INDIE POP] Spearheaded by multi-instrumentalist Stuart McLamb, the Love Language is a project originally sparked from a breakup. What started as emotional, holed-up demos written for an ex-girlfriend has, over the course of three albums, evolved into a more spacious, anthemic sound, composed of big drums, bouncy synthesizers and lo-fi energy. McLamb's third album, Ruby Red, is his most expansive and production-heavy record yet. (EB) Bunk Bar, midnight.
Magic Fades
[R&BLOG] Musically, Magic Fades can be geo-located somewhere in the bloggy, foggy Bermuda Triangle between "new alternative" dreamy R&B and the emerging microgenre referred to as "vaporwave." Lyrically, its songs ooze with romance, swagger and sex. Although currently relegated to opening slots in Portland, the duo of Mike Grabarek and Jeremy Scott has made a lot of fans on the Web: A few months ago, the group performed on the live video-streaming site Tinychat, and attracted so many viewers that the site crashed. (ML) Holocene, 11 pm.
The Men
[BACKWOODS PUNK] When you transplant a punk band from New York City into the Catskills, something's gotta give. For Brooklyn quartet the Men, what gave was the piercing hard rock of which we've grown accustomed. Newest record New Moon shows the band dabbling in alt-country, Americana and even Southern rock elements without completely forfeiting the bracing musical persona that's brought the group success. (MAS) Dante's, midnight.
[DISCO POP] Keyboard-centric on the verge of smooth-jazz territory, the sound of Portland-via-Missouri transplant Minden is a polished glass stiletto, clean and towering. On 2012's Exotic Cakes and recent EP What's More Than Appropriate, frontman Casey Burge's near-whispered vocals wind in and around crystalline keys and round melodies. And while Minden occasionally strays down more experimental paths, it always boomerangs back to its sugarcoated pop core. (MAS) Branx, 9 pm.
Mt. Eerie
[COUNTRY DARKNESS] Mount Eerie's 2009 effort, Wind's Poem, attracted songwriter and sole static member Phil Elverum a new level of attention. Inspired by black metal and the coastal Washington landscape, it raised expectations for Elverum's follow-up. In many ways, last year's Clear Moon (the first part of a two-album set, the second of which, Pre-Human Ideas, drops in the fall) exceeds those expectations: It's a gentle, masterfully constructed album that is mesmerizing where it's not downright trance-inducing. (CJ) Aladdin Theater, 9 pm.
On An On
[DREAM POP] On An On comprises three-fifths of the former band Scattered Trees, and despite popping up seemingly overnight and out of thin air last year, the group is making quite an impression, through a pleasing combination of electro-beats, synth-pop hooks and rock bravado. Diverse debut Give In is a moody, ethereal treat. (BP) Roseland Theater, 10 pm.
Pacific Air
[NEW AGE ELECTRO-POP] Brothers Ryan and Taylor Lawhon aren't ashamed to admit in interviews that their musical taste comes from their mother, who must be a big fan of Enya and Deep Forest. Mixing the ambient synth textures of New Age with smooth vocals and driving percussion, the band's sound is as entrancing as it is catchy. (EB) Pioneer Courthouse Square, 5:30 pm.
[DANCE] You might think someone slipped something in your drink at Portia's show. Latin-influenced cumbia beats are sped up to dizzying, though still danceable, speeds, with eerie giggles emerging from the sonic whirlwind. It might be a good idea to wear comfortable clothing and have your address pinned to your collar, just in case. (ML) Holocene, 10 pm.
Prism Tats
[LAB ROCK] Already a candidate for most memorable performance at MusicfestNW before the festival even happens, Seattle's G Vandercrimp concocts a mean mix of howling vocals, ripping electric guitar and negative space as Prism Tats. The former member of garage-rockers Koko and the Sweetmeats has an affinity for post-punk and careful minimalism. He manages to come off as a rough-cut, avant-garde take on the Beach Boys, which is somewhat miraculous. (MAS) Bunk Bar, 10 pm.
Ra Ra Riot
[INDIE ROCK] Ra Ra Riot, the Syracuse, N.Y., band known for infusing its indie pop with heavy strings, has lightened up on the baroque, in favor of synthesizers, on its latest album, Beta Love. Since the departure of cellist Alexandra Lawn, the band has strayed from its roots, with lead vocalist Wes Miles now crooning his sci-fi inspired lyrics in a smooth falsetto over electronic beats, but the group still delivers an energetic show, more danceable than before. (HM) Mississippi Studios, midnight.
RL Grime
[TRAP] Twenty-two-year-old producer Henry Steinway became an EDM and hip-hop star last year with ubiquitous club anthem "Trap on Acid," and his remixes of Kanye's "Mercy" and Benny Benassi's "Satisfaction." The Los Angeles DJ's new High Beams EP keeps the beats thick, trippy and expectedly crunkified, enlisting much-hyped rapper Problem for auto-tuned earworm "Secondary." Grime's dense, dark soundscapes can turn straight-up odd, but fans will dance to it until the drugs wear off, regardless. (AS) Wonder Ballroom, 10:30 pm.
Royal Canoe
[ART POP] Counting two drummers, two keyboards, four vocalists and genres beyond number to drift among with a noble grandeur, Royal Canoe recently released its debut, Today We're Believers—unconnected with The Believer magazine, though the troupe first made waves via an elaboration of Beck's sheet music for the McSweeney's empire—and continues to paddle in unison along a direction very much its own. (JH) Branx, 10 pm.
Royal Thunder
[HEAVY ROCK] Miny Parsonz belts it out while wielding a mean bass guitar. Her Atlanta-based power trio rocks so hard its albums get shelved in the metal section, but Royal Thunder is that rare modern band that remains connected to pure Delta blues. Sometimes metal is more attitude than sound—even if that sound is pure rock 'n' roll. (NC) Hawthorne Theatre, 9 pm.
Sun Angle
[PROG PUNK] Sun Angle's live shows are a full-frontal assault, as much rockslide as rock music. Drummer Papi Fimbres plays nearly untrackable polyrhythms, blazing cumbia patterns at the breakneck tempos of punk. Meanwhile, Charlie Salas-Humara lacquers layers of delay-pedaled, psych-prog guitar over the top. It's an experiment in chaos and control, the control being Marius Libman's fast, circular basslines. On record, though, they're somehow even better: Diamond Junk, the band's debut, is one the best damn rock albums I expect to hear this year. (MK) Mississippi Studios, 10 pm.
[DEMENTED DANCE] The music of Pennsylvania psych freaks Black Moth Super Rainbow is invariably described as "acid-fried," but on his own, principal songwriter Thomas "Tobacco" Fec prefers the harder stuff. Making severely warped analog dance music that sounds like chillwave being burned alive, the often creepily bemasked beatmaker orchestrates raves for the angel-dust set, replacing the glowsticks and pretty lights with some truly disturbing video projections. Come for the bowel-displacing bass, stay for the E.T. porn! (MPS) Holocene, midnight.
[ORCHESTRAL POP] See profile here. The Old Church, 9:30 pm.
Vice Device
[DARK SYNTHS] When Bobby Eagleson and Andrea K met around 2007, the two found themselves geeking out over then-obscure punk offshoots, like minimal synth music, German New Wave and coldwave. On the material they've released so far as Vice Device, the band deftly treads the line between New Wave pop and no-wave experimentalism, melding danceable rhythms with dissonant synths, noisy effects and at least one squalling sax solo. (JF) Star Theater, 9 pm.
Young The Giant
[INDIE ARENA ROCK] Video may have killed the radio stars of the early 1980s, but the radio stars of the new millennium have proven remarkably impervious to the rise of the blogosphere.
Take Young the Giant. A group of resolutely nice guys from Orange County, Calif., playing indie-ish rock big and earnest enough to fill stadiums, the band has never received much help from online kingmakers like Pitchfork and Stereogum. But that hasn't stopped them from scaling the Billboard charts, performing at the MTV Video Music Awards and winning the affections of Morrissey, who doesn't seem to like anything except Oscar Wilde and cattle. No one, aside from its record company, perhaps, was trying to make Young the Giant happen. Instead, it came by fame the increasingly old-fashioned way: Get a song on the radio, and let the public decide if they deserve it.
While the group borrows from the language of contemporary indie rock—lightly distorted guitar hooks, dreamy keyboard atmospherics, quiet-loud-quiet arrangements—it makes no bones about its arena-sized ambitions. These guys have visions of U2-style grandeur in their eyes, and no gesture is too sweeping. Every generation needs its tambourine-banging, lighter-swinging, heart-bleeding emotional juggernaut, and Coldplay is getting old. There are certainly worse options to fill that niche than a bunch of—again—nice dudes who all seem perfectly humble. And, well, geez, at least none of them plays the banjo. MATTHEW SINGER. Pioneer Courthouse Square, 8 pm.
Youth Lagoon
[PSYCHEDELIC ROCK] Wondrous Bughouse, the latest release from Trevor Powers, aka Youth Lagoon, is a kooky mindjob. Half the tracks sound sprung from a bad acid trip, while the rest seem born of a collaboration of Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka and Thom Yorke at his craziest. Throughout, Powers contemplates the great mysteries of the universe and what really constitutes good and evil via a melting pot of rock, pop, synths and random sonic flourishes. (BP) Pioneer Courthouse Square, 6:30 pm.
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