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So read the flyer Seth Edlavitch posted on his Facebook page one night in late November 2008. Seth, at the time a Facebook newbie with only 40 friends, had heard of the social-networking site's viral effect, and decided it certainly couldn't hurt. After five years of trying to conceive, the loss of twins at five months after successful in vitro fertilization (and then countless more rounds of in vitro after that), Seth and his wife, Melissa Segal, were ready to adopt and wanted to spread the word. "We had already sent out the flyer in a mass e-mail to our family and friends, and started a blog where we uploaded it along with our pictures and a toll-free number. For Facebook, I converted the document into a PDF so I could post it on my wall," says Seth.
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Once Lisa chose Melissa and Seth to adopt her baby, lawyers were brought in to begin the legal adoption process. Within a few weeks, Melissa and Seth were in the delivery room by Lisa and her husband's side. That's when they met their son, Noah Benjamin.
"Using Facebook to find Noah was a miracle," says Seth. It's one the couple hopes to replicate, as they've turned to the networking site again as part of an overall strategy to adopt a second child. "We know the power of social media, and we hope it will help connect us with another baby in need of a family," says Melissa. As for Noah, his little face currently fills every pixel of Melissa's profile picture.
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The Bible is not the only ancient record of Creation and the Flood. Well-known in antiquity is the Atra-Hasis Epic. Atra-Hasis, meaning "exceeding wise," is the name of the story's principal character. Dating from the 17th century BC... Continue reading
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This article was first published in the Winter 2004 issue of Bible and Spade. The Bible is not the only ancient record of Creation and the Flood. Well-known in antiquity is the Atra-Hasis Epic. Atra-Hasis, meaning "exceeding wise," is the name of the story's principal character. Dating from the 17th century BC, fragmentary copies of the Epic have been excavated from numerous Mesopotamian sites. Originally about 1,245 cuneiform lines on three clay tablets, we have only pieces today. The Epic offers many details similar to the Bible's Creation and Flood accounts. It speaks of the gods ruling the heavens and earth, making man from the clay (mixed with blood) to tend the land, and men multiplying on the earth. When they became too noisy, a flood was sent to destroy mankind. Atra-Hasis, given advanced warning, built a boat and loaded it with food, animals and birds. They were saved while the rest of the world perished.
The Atra Hasis Epic Similarities with the Biblical account of Creation and the Flood are obvious. The Bible and the Atra-Hasis Epic are recorded from different cultures of the same even. But the Biblical account is not just the Hebrews' account of events—it is also God's! For additional information on the Atra-Hasis Epic:
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which was written first genesis or the atrahasis epic ? i really do want to know is the bible just a re hash of Sumerian tales or inspired by god or both
patrick verrico - 9/23/2008 11:11:14 AM
Dear Patrick (re: 9/22/08 post),
Thanks for your good question about the authorship of Genesis and the Atra Hasis Epic.
The issue of the authorship of Genesis has been the subject of dispute for at least 200 years. Although we cannot be exhaustive here, i will outline some basic thoughts for your consideration.
1. We reject the widely accepted notion that Genesis was written by multiple authors during the Babylonian exile, 6th century B.C. There are many reasons to reject this outdated and erroneous thesis. Events contained in Genesis refer to many specific practices and customs that are unique to that time period. No one in the 6th century B.C. could possibly have known about them and put them in their proper historical context. A good article on this subject was published in Bible and Spade , "The Wealth and Power of the Biblical Patriarchs", published in the Winter 2006 issue, and available in our bookstore here: www.biblearchaeology.org/.../product.aspx?id=3
2. Our theory is that Moses was the editor and compiler of Genesis, as the events contained therein obviously predate his life. This means, that while Moses lived long after the Flood and after the Atra Hasis epic was written, Genesis actually PREDATES the Atra Hasis Epic. Current scholarship accepts the notion that the Biblical Flood story was borrowed from other Mesopotamian Flood stories, such as Atra Hasis or the Gilgamesh Epic. We reject this thesis. After the Flood, the story was passed down through Noah's descendants, and obviously many elements were changed over time. The Atra Hasis epic is one such version of the original, correct and God-breathed version recorded in Genesis. We published a series of 4 more technical articles about this subject, found here: www.biblearchaeology.org/.../...uction-Part-I.aspx
3. ABR Founder, David Livingston published an article about the authorship of Genesis, which can be found here on our website:
4. We want to encourage you that the Bible is not a rehash of Sumerian tales, but inspired by God Himself, and the vehicle of His Revelation to all mankind. I have found the following statements helpful, taken from the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy:
a. God, who is Himself Truth and speaks truth only, has inspired Holy Scripture in order thereby to reveal Himself to lost mankind through Jesus Christ as Creator and Lord, Redeemer and Judge. Holy Scripture is God's witness to Himself.
b. Holy Scripture, being God's own Word, written by men prepared and superintended by His Spirit, is of infallible divine authority in all matters upon which it touches: it is to be believed, as God's instruction, in all that it affirms: obeyed, as God's command, in all that it requires; embraced, as God's pledge, in all that it promises.
c. Being wholly and verbally God-given, Scripture is without error or fault in all its teaching, no less in what it states about God's acts in creation, about the events of world history, and about its own literary origins under God, than in its witness to God's saving grace in individual lives.
d. WE AFFIRM that inspiration, though not conferring omniscience, guaranteed true and trustworthy utterance on all matters of which the Biblical authors were moved to speak and write.
I hope you find this answer helpful in your study and understanding of God's Holy Word.
Blessings---Henry Smith, ABR
hsmith - 9/25/2008 6:16:07 AM
thank you i really appreciate you help,i have been a believer in the bible all my life,so when i read that the atrahasis epic pre dated the book of genesis which as you say was written by moses ,it worried me .i will archive your letter so that i have it on hand to study
thank you once again .
Patric verrico
patrick verrico - 9/25/2008 10:27:59 AM
I have recently heard that not only biblical history but secular history as well was being "realigned" concerning ancient history, and that this "re-alignment" was bringing biblical dates and timelines into almost exact correspondence with the dates of these written narratives.
My question, then, would be if you have any information about this at all, and if so, would you have any links to provide me with? I am most interested in this matter. Thank you for your time and patience.
Jonathan R - 11/23/2008 1:13:06 PM
I have a few theories on all this religious malarkey. I believe that the sumerian literature is the first written texts and they tell all the stories of gods, plagues and floods. I also believe that in the 18th dynasty when Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) was pharoah and decided to take away the powers of the priests by saying that Aten was the only god and not Amun or Ra. Aten, Amun and Ra are all basically the same sun god. Akhenaten decided to build a new capital Amarna to the god Aten. Around that time there was a plague that was probably caused through bad hygene and this affected Amarna. Akhenaten and his new "cult" fell out of favour partly because of this and the priest wrested power back and the previous order was restored. Akhenaten's loyal followers were exiled and Moses (a follower) led them out and wrote the Torah which became the Jewish bible. Many gods were worshipped at this time and Akhenaten was the first to have a monotheistic belief.
I understand that religious people will belittle my theories but at the end of the day it is all about power and greed, which is what humans ( and most other animals (pecking order)) are.
I utterly detest religion in any form because of this, in fact I believe that religion is only good for culling the numbers of humans as nearly all wars are about " my god is, your's isnt" Get rid of God and you get rid of the Devil as you can't have one without the other.
Humans are incredibly conceited creatures who want to deify themselves to elevate their position further. I cannot believe in this day and age of scientific knowledge of cells, amino acids, atoms etc that people still believe in gods.
What was the big bang? What went bang? Where did it come from? No one today knows the answer definitely but to think that there was some supreme being that made the whole lot just to populate one tiny little planet out of the whole lot is ludicrous.
Sorry, just my opinion. We are humans all together and should live by one ethos. The ten commandments, which have nothing to do with religion, are the only rules we should follow and they can all be narrowed down to one...do not steal. Do not steal; life, possessions, well being etc. This is just commen sense and even tribes in south America etc who only worship the seasons etc live by this edict.
There's the rub though. It is because we are human; greedy and lusting power, that we have all this rubbish, just another excuse to steal from and kill each other. For all our intelligence, we are so incredibly stupid.
David B - 2/25/2010 7:24:52 PM
Dear David B (re: 2/25/10 post),
Thanks for your comments on our website. I would like to provide a response, although it will be somewhat brief and I cannot deal thoroughly with all of your erroneous arguments.
1. The theory that Israelite monotheism began with Akhenaten is old-hat. There is no proof of this whatsoever. The Patriarchs worshipped Yahweh long before the time of Moses, for whom there is ample evidence:
2. You wrote: "What was the big bang? What went bang? Where did it come from? No one today knows the answer definitely but to think that there was some supreme being that made the whole lot just to populate one tiny little planet out of the whole lot is ludicrous. Sorry, just my opinion."
Let's examine the incoherence of your argument: you claim that no one knows where the so-called 'big bang' came from. No one knows...except YOU know it CANNOT be God. Do you see the contradiction in your argument. You are in effect saying: we don't know much, but we KNOW you Christians CANNOT be right. Then, you say at the end its just your opinion. Ok, its your opinion, but why is your opinion more valid than anyone else's? Besides, our claims on this website are not our opinions, they are proclamations about what God has revealed in the Bible and in His Son, Jesus.
The size of the universe vs. man's domain on earth does not disprove God. His purpose in creating a universe of such great size is, in part, to display his majesty and glory to man. It is a reflection of His immensity and eternality. The argument is erroneous. See here: creation.com/did-god-create-life-on-other-planets
3. YOU WROTE: "We are humans all together and should live by one ethos. The ten commandments, which have nothing to do with religion, are the only rules we should follow and they can all be narrowed down to one...do not steal. Do not steal; life, possessions, well being etc. This is just commen sense and even tribes in south America etc who only worship the seasons etc live by this edict."
You cannot justify your claims in the context of your own atheistic philosophy. If the universe is only a random collection of atoms, how can an impersonal structure create obligation? What is common sense in your atheistic universe? Why should we abide by common sense and how do we know we should abide by it? I quote my own work from another article:
"As an atheist prior to his conversion, C.S. Lewis' biggest gripe against the idea of God was that the universe seemed so unjust to him. Lewis, along with many other atheists, reacted violently against the state of affairs in the universe. Indeed, he was making a moral judgment about the condition of the world around him. But if God did not exist, and Lewis was just another collection of random particles in the long chain of mindless cause and effect, "…why did I…find myself in such violent reaction against it?"
If Naturalism/evolution were indeed true, then the condition of the world would be perfectly normal. Lewis would simply be one minute link in a long chain of causes and effects, and therefore he should accept the universe as it is. In fact, it would be the only choice possible.
G.K. Chesterton's anecdote is a blistering indictment on atheistic evolution:
"A cosmos one day being rebuked by a pessimist replied, 'How can you who revile me consent to speak by my machinery? Permit me to reduce you to nothingness and then we will discuss the matter.' Moral. You should not look a gift universe in the mouth."
Moral assertions by those who reject God are inconsistent with their unbelieving philosophy."
There is no philosophical justification for your moral argument. An impersonal universe cannot create moral obligation. You are borrowing from the Christian system of belief and importing it into your unbelieving framework. Solution: give up your atheistic system. It is incoherent.
4. If we are all "so stupid", what makes you smart enough to know that atheism is fact? And why is: "being greedy and lusting for power" a bad thing if the universe is an accidental explosion of matter? Again, HOW DOES AN IMPERSONAL STRUCTURE CREATE OBLIGATION?
5. I agree with your general assertion that mankind is a mess, but for entirely different reasons. The reason man is a mess is because he has rebelled against God, and is in a sinful state from which he desperately needs rescue. And only the Son of God can rescue him. I encourage you to accept Jesus Christ by faith, that he was raised from the dead to deliver men from sin, and to repent of your sins and trust Him for eternal life.
I know that this requires a complete and utter turning from your present place, but it will be well worth the pain. The alternative of remaining in unbelief is eternally worse. Do not wait...for tomorrow may never come at all.
Henry Smith
Thank you for the insightful pointers. I am studying the Atrahasis at Uni at the momment and the lecturer is completely running along the lines that the ancient Jews plagiarised the story from the Babylonians. I was actually curious myself as to what the religious had to say about the matter, I'm actually a Muslim myself but the story of Noah and Moses and the flood is also present and very similarly told in the Qur'an. I found your points quite interesting and logical, so thank you.
s.s - 3/10/2010 10:46:12 AM
Thankyou for the response Henry.
I shall not get into a tit for tat on our differing beliefs. I like the the zen and tao bhuddist philosophy of life, that is life is what you make it and to fit in with life. I know bhuddism is not a religion, just a way of life but I like that aspect.
As for obligation, many ( all?) animals feel ( think). Some animals we can prove are sentient and even self aware, many fit into heirarchal structures and many know when the cross the line of acceptable group structure. I think it is rather pompous to presume that we are better or more important than these beings. One of the sumerian myths is that the three gods created the black headed people to look after the animals and the land for the gods, so in that case I would think that we are less important than them. Evolution is proven and humaoids have been walking on this planet for over 2 million years and in that time different strains have evolved into different species, some that have died out and some that have evolved, apes and men included.
Animals, as far as we know, do not deify things but does that make them any less. Is intelligence (?) a pre-requisite for having a soul? Ah, the soul, wishful thinking or an energy that is released after we die to either, a; go to heaven or whatever, or b; to become part of the whole energy that is whatever it is. Magnetism seems to be a good energy form in that case as virtually everything works on the exchange of charged particles but that is too impersonal for some ( most ) people. Heave sounds much more comforting and eternal, rather than just dead. One of the reasons, and a big one for most people I would think, that religion has such a hold over people. You can just imagine it in the old days........ unless you come and worship and bow down to the house of god you will be dead ( burn in hell forever sounds even better, so come on in and live forever..... Only £15 a month, credit card accepted. Maybe not the last bit as they didn't have credit cards then!! My wife's grandmother came fro catholic southern ireland and the catholic priests would call weekly for alms ( money and food) yet she didn't have any shoes until she married. Yet the wealth of the church makes me think of abuse of power through fear.
I am sorry but I will never believe in mumbo jumbo. You are right, I have no idea what went bang but then neither do you, you are just blindly following some dressed up myth and restricting your brain from expanding to a different level.
Yes I do think greed and lust for power is a bad thing and so should you.
Ah, context you say. Exactly!!! Just like horoscopes and chinese whispers, the story can be adapted ( abused) for what ever purpose the teller wants to convey.
I have nothing against people who need religion as a comfort, whatever the religion is but then I come back to bhuddism again and think they would be just as happy if they learnt to accept life as it is and to be happy with that life or to change their life to make it fit and become happy on that path. Bhuddists call it enlightenment. There is no need for fear and brimstone and gods and devils and scary things like that.
There is only ONE definite known fact that we all know and that is we die and we are no longer me and you as we are now. You would like to think that you live on in some form forever in heaven whatever that is. I hope to live on through my son and then hopefully his children by gene descendancy but I as me will be long gone.
There is another theory that life is the universe and our planet is actually living as in the gaia theory. Interesting and no more improbable than any other creation myth. In that case we are nothing more than a bad virus or cancer to our planet, humans that is.
No, no one knows. I can no more prove god doesn't exist than you can that e does. All we can do is to live courteously with our fellow planet dwellers and enjoy it. Be good!!
David B - 3/13/2010 11:35:17 PM
Quoting David B. "No, no one knows. I can no more prove god doesn't exist than you can that e does. All we can do is to live courteously with our fellow planet dwellers and enjoy it. Be good!!"Van Til destroys this erroneous and philosophically incoherent claim: "Agnosticism is epistemologically self-contradictory on its own assumptions because its claim to make no assertion about ultimate reality rests upon a most comprehensive assertion about ultimate reality."
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A day after the government posted data showing virtually no economic growth for the first three months of 2014, new indicators Thursday gave reason to think that the economy is in better shape than the growth numbers suggested.
The most heartening new indicator was the Commerce Department's measure of personal income, which the agency reported rose by 0.5 percent over the prior month and personal spending increased 0.9 percent over March numbers.
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"Personal income growth was strong, while spending growth was even stronger, sending the saving rate lower," said Chris Christopher, U.S. economist for forecaster IHS Global Insight, adding the growth in income will wash across the economy. "Spending was significantly robust in most major categories. It's clear that many Americans headed out to the shopping mall and automobile dealerships in March after staying home and cranking up the heat for the first two months of the year."
He added, "Looking ahead, we expect consumer spending, income, and confidence to be significantly stronger in 2014 than in 2013."
The strong income and spending data comes on the heels of another Commerce Department report on Wednesday that showed the economy grew at an annual rate of just 0.1 percent from January through March. Many economists think that number will be revised upwards on May 29 because other economic indicators showed a flurry of activity in March as the brutal winter loosened its grip on many parts of the nation.
Another good sign for the economy came Thursday came with release of the Institute for Supply Management's purchasing managers' index. It showed a steep monthly rise, driven up in part by new manufacturing employment. That's a good sign for Friday's release of employment data by the Labor Department.
The monthly jobs report for April is expected to show continued healing in labor markets. A private-sector gauge of payroll employment_ the ADP National Employment Report_ showed strong gains Wednesday for April hiring. But the weekly Thursday report from the Labor Department on first-time claims for unemployment jumped unexpectedly by 14,000 for the week ending April 19th.
On another down note, the Associated General Contractors of America, in an analysis of new monthly data from the Census Bureau, warned Thursday that wrangling in Congress over funding for federal highways threatens to depress an already struggling construction market.
"Total construction spending remained in a holding pattern in March as strong gains in apartment construction and modest growth in home building and private nonresidential activity offset falling public outlays," the group said in a statement.


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Matthew Dowd, a Republican strategist with an excellent track record, has produced a memorandum in which he argues, based on polling data, that Americans support a "comprehensive solution" to the problem of illegal immigration that includes reform on three fronts: strengthening enforcement at the border, creating a temporary worker program, and providing a way for illegals who are here now to obtain legal status. Dowd concludes that "Republican candidates succeed when they support taking [comprehensive] action on immigration." He supports this conclusion by noting that, according to the poll, just 25 percent of voters are "more likely" to support a candidate who advocates only sealing the border, stopping illegal immigrants from entering, and imposing criminal penalties on immigrants. By contrast, 71 percent are "more likely" to support a candidte who wants to beef up border security, enforce laws against companies that hire illegals, and create a temporary worker program with safeguards against abuse.
Does this mean that conservatives should stop worrying and support the broad reform package proposed by the Senate and/or President Bush, and are doomed if they don't? I don't think so.
First, and obviously, one should not support a bad immigration reform plan regardless of its popularity. The poll results don't speak to the merits of the Senate plan or the Bush plan.
Second, the poll results don't persuade me that Republican candidates for Congress are doomeed unless they accede to the Senate's plan or something similar. Candidates should easily be able to distinguish between the euphemistic "comprehensive reform" posited in the poll questions and the reality of the Senate's Christmas tree bill. They should also be able to show the inadequacies of that bill's enforcement provisions. Moreover, they need not embrace the punitive views expressed in the cartoonish alternative to Dowd's favored position.
Third, the poll highlights why, even as a purely political matter, the administration's position is so disappointing to conservatives. Look again at the postion that was found to be make 71 percent of voters more likely to support a candidate. It says nothing about a path to citizenship — rather it encompasses only enforcement and a restrictive temporary worker program. That is the perfect center-right position. But that's not the president's position. By adding a path to legalization, Bush has moved either to the dead center or (I would argue) to the center-left. And the poll does not purport to find that adding this element increases the percentage of voters who are more likely to support Dowd's hypothetical candidate.
Given the dynamics of our politics, an administration can formulate popular positions either by staking out a position in the center-left or in the center-right. On this one, the administration chose the center-left. In doing so, it has made life difficult for conservative candidates. If the poll results are as unequivocal when it comes to this fall's election as the administration hopes Republicans will believe them to be, many Republican House candidates likely will change course. As I said, though, the results don't persuade me that candidates should or need to change course. Let's see what House Republicans think.
JOHN adds: I doubt very much that the Republicans who actually have to face the voters in November are buying it. I think a typical response, as noted in this post, is: "They must not be polling anyone in [my] District."


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Beyond the usual seasonal stoke, we're excited because we've introduced what we believe are a couple of bar-setting/category-defining products this season, the Meastrale and the Gea, which is the women's counterpart to the Meastrale. What's so cool, you ask?
Well, if you will indulge … these are the lightest (3 lbs, 6 ozs. and 2 lbs. 15 ounces per boot respectively), stiffest, four-buckle alpine-touring boots currently on the market. Add to that an astounding 39 degrees of cuff range and 24 degree backward from vertical (measured off the ankle pivot point, for you techies out there, and we do know you're out there), and you've got some boots that rule for going uphill. But, what's even more notable is they pack a pretty amazing amount of punch for going down. They'll drive a pretty big ski … which is good since skis keep getting bigger.
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In search of a fun way to display my photography, I recently came across Octo Lights, a US based company with an online portal for the distribution and production of affordable fluorescent light covers.
?You may have seen fluorescent light covers at nails spas, schools, or doctors offices. I first noticed these types of backlit prints while sitting in my dentist's chair. As I was leaning back, I looked right at a tropical beach scene covering the light fixture above me. I must admit that the image did have a calming effect, and distracted me from the long dreaded checkup. The actual image however, was not an image I would want to purchase myself, but it got my thinking about the light covers and their possibilities.
Octo Lights offers a wide variety of high-resolution images to choose from including waterfalls, astronomy, tree collections, and much more. But the important part here is that you can create custom ones with your own images or logos on it. The fluorescent light covers come in a standard 2 x 4 ft. size and cost $29.99, which makes it easy for photographers to get their own work printed on high quality backlit film without breaking the bank. Being a photographer, I of course chose to have one of my own images printed.
The colors of my image are vibrant, and the high-res image appears to be very sharp and slightly dims the cold, harsh, fluorescent light in my office, which is a welcomed side effect. If you prefer your room to be very bright, then I would suggest going with a high-key image, or one with mostly light colors (such as clouds).
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With the publication of Mick Foley's Have a Nice Day in 2000, the publishing world finally realized that not only do wrestling fans read but there is in fact a fertile market for wrestling books. And wrestling fans have been the beneficiaries ever since as the floodgates have opened to the point where we can now look at each new release with a discerning eye.
The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams, the newest book from Greg Oliver (The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians) and Steven Johnson, takes it place amongst the upper echelon of wrestling books. The reasons for this are many.
Chapter organization is a vital yet often overlooked part of any book. The chapters in The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams are organized so that everything is easy to find and maneuver around within. A brief look at the origins of tag team wrestling leads into a numerical ranking of the top 20 tag teams of all time. And just as you are wondering how Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens were unable to crack the that list, they appear in the next chapter entitled The Next Five.
From there the chapters are broken down into helpful headings such as The Golden Era ('50s-mid '60s), Brothers, Territorial Era, Evil Foreigners, and The National Era (mid-'80s-present). If there is a tag team worthy of mentioning, they will be in this book and you will be able to find them with relative ease.
This book has something for wrestling fans of every era. But the real meat and potatoes lies with the old school wrestlers who give their opinions on their own tag teams, other tag teams, not to mention anecdotes and stories that will have you glued to every page.
This is thanks to the impeccable and tireless research Johnson and Oliver have put into this book. The passion for their subject matter shines through on every page. They've also enlisted the additional help of a veritable who's who of modern wrestling historians and also make great use
of additional books, newsletters, and magazine resources. What puts the book over the top are the words of the wrestlers themselves. It's a riveting oral history lesson on professional wrestling.
Wrestlers writing their autobiographies usually have some great anecdotes and stories, but they also have an agenda or an ax to grind that you need to sift through to get to the good stuff. If you like to listen to wrestlers, especially the old-timers, tell stories and talk about the business all night long, that's the feel of this book.
When it comes to tag teams I'm always curious about what makes the good ones click. How did they get along in and out of the ring while spending so much time together? Those questions are answered here. You have the tag teams who got along great from day one -- The Kentuckians, Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson -- and those who remained virtual strangers despite spending years on the road together -- Art & Stan Neilson.
A couple of other questions I always have is who particular wrestlers were trained by and how they broke into the business and that is covered here, too. In addition there are the endless stories and anecdotes about some of the most outrageous characters in a business filled with them -- Buddy Roberts (one in particular about Buddy stepping off an airplane in Israel), Don Fargo & Dr. Jerry Graham (who both merit separate books of their own), the list goes on and on.
There are many poignant moments, too, such as Hartford Love of the The Love Brothers talking about how he quit the business in 1988 shortly after the tragic car crash that took the lives of Adrian Adonis, Pat Kelly, and "Bearman" Dave McKigney in Newfoundland. "All these guys were good guys," he said, and it made him not want to be on the road anymore.
Special mention needs to be made of the excellent photos throughout the book including many vintage publicity and action shots which add to the overall package.
The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams is a wrestling fans delight and one great read.
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Mike Pelfrey struggled against the Atlanta Braves in his days with the New York Mets. Pelfrey hopes a change in scenery will initiate progress against his former NL East foes.
Pelfrey is in his first season with the Minnesota Twins and gets the nod Tuesday in the second meeting of three against the Braves. In 16 career matchups (15 starts) with the Braves, Pelfrey is only 4-9 with a 5.65 earned run average.
The right-handed Pelfrey hasn't had much success with the Twins, going 3-4 with a 6.57 ERA in eight starts, and was dealt the loss on Wednesday in a 9-4 score versus the Chicago White Sox. Pelfrey was reached for five runs and eight hits in a season-low four innings of work.
Minnesota is 1-4 the last five times Pelfrey has taken the hill.
The Twins didn't do much for Monday's starter Kevin Correia, who was roughed up for five runs and eight hits in four innings during a 5-1 loss. Correia's night was ruined in the first inning, when Braves infielder Dan Uggla clubbed a three-run homer for a 4-0 cushion.
"I made a real bad pitch to Uggla," Correia said. "I didn't have real good command of pretty much anything."
Josh Willingham hit a solo homer and Justin Morneau added two of the Twins' six hits in defeat. Joe Mauer went 0-for-4 for a second straight game for the Twins, who have lost a season-high six in a row and opened a nine-game road trip on a sour note.
Atlanta has won four straight and padded its lead atop the NL East by 3 1/2 games over the Washington Nationals.
The Braves improved to 13-5 at Turner Field thanks to hurler Julio Teheran, who handled the Twins to the tune of 8 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Luis Avilan and Cory Gearrin each got an out in the ninth with Gearrin notching his first save in the process.
"I was excited to see him go out there for the ninth," Gearrin said of teammate Teheran. "It's just a sign of things to come."
Uggla's homer highlighted the Atlanta offense, while Andrelton Simmons and Freddie Freeman had an RBI apiece in the win.
In other team news for the Braves, reliever Eric O'Flaherty will undergo Tommy John surgery Tuesday on his left elbow and his season is over. Noted sports surgeon Dr. James Andrews will perform the surgery.
It has been a rough the last two outings for Braves hurler Tim Hudson, who gets the call Tuesday versus the Twins. Hudson is 0-2 with an 11.42 earned run average in that time, spanning just 8 2/3 innings. He lasted 3 2/3 innings and allowed six runs in an 8-2 loss at San Francisco on May 10.
Hudson then surrendered five runs in five innings of a 5-3 loss at Arizona on Wednesday and fell to 4-3 in nine starts to go with a 5.12 ERA. Hudson was 4-1 in his first seven starts, with Atlanta going 5-2 in that time.
The veteran right-hander and member of the 200-win club has pitched well in 14 career starts against Minnesota as evidenced by his 6-3 record and 2.13 ERA. In four home starts this season, Hudson is 3-0.
The Braves and Twins are meeting for the first time since Atlanta won two of three in the Twin Cities back in 2010. The last time the Twins played a regular season game or a playoff game in Atlanta was during the 1991 World Series. Minnesota won the series in seven games.


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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index held steady in December at 50.6, matching November's seven-month high, as growth in new orders was unchanged and the pace of output softened marginally.
With the main index above 50 for three straight months, the survey indicates that China's vast factory sector is expanding. The official PMI was released a day after a similar survey by HSBC suggested manufacturing activity at its strongest since May 2011.
Together the surveys support a growing consensus that economic activity in China revved up during October to December, after GDP growth had slowed for seven consecutive quarters to 7.4 percent in the third quarter. That provides a welcome sign for a global economy where both the euro area and Japan are in recession and the United States is struggling for significant growth.
"Output has stayed above the 50-mark, showing that the manufacturing industry appears to maintain growth expectations, but the rate of growth has weakened," the National Bureau of Statistics, which released the data, said in a note.
The official PMI reading was slightly below expectations in a poll of economists by Reuters last week that predicted a rise in the PMI to 51.0.
The survey showed output in oil processing, quarrying and tobacco industries slipped while food processing, auto manufacturing, textiles, steel and electronics all expanded, the bureau said.
A new export orders sub-index fell to 50 from 50.2 in November. A PMI reading below 50 suggests growth slowed, while a number above 50 indicates accelerating growth.
HSBC said its China PMI, which gathers more data from smaller, privately held firms with a strong export focus, rose in December to 51.5, its highest since May 2011.
The HSBC survey showed strong output despite a retreat in a sub-index tracking new export orders. China's export sector, a major source of growth for the economy, must combat slowing demand in its biggest markets and rising wages and costs at home.
China's official PMI generally paints a rosier picture of the factory sector than the HSBC PMI because it focuses on big, state-owned firms. The HSBC PMI targets smaller, private firms. There are also differing approaches to seasonal adjustment between the two surveys.
Some analysts caution that the pickup in economic activity in recent months may reflect renewed investment spending, rather than the consumer activity that policymakers acknowledge is needed to rebalance the economy.
"It's pretty clear that it's more driven by infrastructure and increasingly housing, that's driving heavy industry," said Zhang Zhiwei of Nomura International, speaking on Monday.
Rising land prices have prompted widespread expectations that the real estate market will be revived by an investment-driven recovery that would offset weak export markets, even though the central government had pledged to maintain investment and purchasing restrictions to try to control prices.
Railway spending delayed from earlier in 2012 was being rushed out before the end of the year, and rising prices for land purchased by state-owned developers could point to a relaxation in property market curbs that has yet to be made official, Zhang argued.
Steel futures recently hit a five-month high, after a dismal year in which lackluster demand contributed to overcapacity at debt-ridden mills and traders.
China was expected to achieve economic growth of 7.7 percent in 2012, forecasts in a benchmark Reuters poll show. That would mark the slowest full-year expansion since 1999.
While that is way above the world's other major economies, it is below the roughly 10 percent annual growth in China seen for most of the last 30 years.
The government has relied on fine-tuning its policy settings to try to combat the worst downturn China has faced since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, studiously avoiding any hint of repeating a 4 trillion yuan ($640 billion) stimulus package it launched back then, which led to a debt-fuelled spending binge by local governments.
Measures to boost growth included reducing bank reserve levels and interest rates. More lately, they included injecting liquidity into the financial system through money market operations and accelerating approval of infrastructure projects.
The head of the influential Development Research Centre called for appropriate base money growth in 2013, including more cuts in banks' reserve requirement ratios (RRR), and a wider floating range for the yuan to make it more flexible, in comments published on Monday.
The central bank reiterated on Monday that China would stick with a prudent monetary policy in 2013, the latest sign that Beijing will not change policy direction when the new government takes over this year.
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I have mentioned a few times during the last couple of weeks that I have a WindPaddle Cruiser sail to review. These have been mentioned a few times on the site and always the discussion seems to home in on one point, the cost. Like others this is what has kept me from getting one before now However, I suddenly found myself looking at this from a different angle and it made a big difference on my views.
So I asked for one to try for review and have used it now enough to give my views and also to decide whether I want to actually buy one for keeps.
The review will be in three parts. First the technical bits and links to the makers site etc. Then my thoughts about the sail in use with pictures etc and finally my thoughts on the price. Inevitably there is going to be some overlap in the sections but that is probably no bad thing
The web site is http://www.windpaddle.co.uk/ They produce three models. The Adventure, The Scout and the Cruiser. The Adventure and Scout are both the same size, smaller models, aimed more at kayaks. The Cruiser is the larger and the one most likely to be of use to canoeists. The spec for it is
The WindPaddle Cruiser Sail Data:
Deployed diameter - 56" (142.24 cm.) Coiled/folded diameter - 20" (50 cm.)
Sail area - 17.1 sq. ft. (1.589 m²)
Weight - 22 oz. (0.6237 kg.)
The review sail was provided by Nick from Advanced Elements who is the primary UK retailer http://www.advancedelementskayaks.co.../windpaddle-cr
In Use
Now lets get something straight right at the start. I am no sailor. My knowledge of sailing is such that I know you can sail side on to the wind and even into the wind but the practicalities of this are beyond me. Prior to the WindPaddle I had used one of the canoe pole sails a little and managed downwind and slightly across wind on occasions but with no real predictability. Given this I am going to accept the claims I see enough evidence for regarding the more advanced sailing options but will say what I have done and what I believe can be done.
So the specs above are one thing but what does the sail look like size wise in a canoe? Well like this.
And when you are sitting in the canoe like this (Note for later how calm the loch is but yet the sail is there just in case).
So unobtrusive. It attaches with a couple of clips. I have clipped it to the lacing of my canoe but it would be as easy to clip it to a seat, thwart or even the carry handle.
Deploying the sail really is as simple as they say on the web site. Just pull the tab to release and you have a sail.
The sail has a cord attached in a loop for you to hold. I found this a little short for where I wanted to be positioned so I attached a length of cord with a prussic knot. The prussic allowed me to slide the knot to where I wanted it on the loop to trim the sail side to side to suit the wind direction. The other end of the cord I tied to the seat with a quick release knot.
Below you can see a slightly better picture of the way the sail is clipped in. In the middle there is a method of adjusting the tension on the cord to the clips. This lets you set how much the sail can swing or twist in the wind. I suspect this is of more use to those more advanced sailors sailing across wind than the likes of myself for whom sails are more of a downwind aid.
I was not very taken with the cord lock for adjusting the cord to the clips. It did not lock very well and was a bit of a faff to use. This is one of the few pieces of the sail I would like to see updated/improved.
So you pop the sail up, tie off or hold the cord, now what? Well you scoot off in whatever direction the wind is taking you. This is the real joy of the WindPaddle there really is nothing to it. Yes you can rudder a bit to alter your course to not be directly downwind. I also found that altering your trim, sitting lower in the canoe or having the sail positioned differently in the canoe all effected the direction you were taken in or could go in.
For these reasons and having watched video clips and read other reviews I have no real doubts that the WindPaddle can perform the more advanced sailing operations claimed. I do think that you would either need a bit of a sailing background or have to spend a fair bit of time to be able to realise these abilities. In my experience this is also true for the other sails.
I also think you need to consider what you want from the sail. If you want an advanced sail to allow you to make progress into the wind and to eliminate the need for paddling when their is any sort of wind then this is not the sail for you, nor are any of the less advanced sails.
However, if you want a sail to give you a free ride when the wind is at your back the WindPaddle is the way to go. I have had my other sailing rig for a few years at least now but am pretty sure I have used the windpaddle more in the last few weeks than the other sail has seen in the last few years. It is just so simple to deploy and install. With my other rig I had to either have installed the seat clamp before I left or have it with me all the time. I did not have it installed all the time as it was often in the way. With the WindPaddle you throw your stuff in the canoe and clip it in wherever takes your fancy.
Even when it is flat calm I have chucked the WindPaddle in the canoe and on a few of these times enough wind has built up that it has been worth pulling the tab and getting a free ride with the wind. There is no way I would have bothered to have the other sail with me let alone the clamp I need.
Of course if you have a sailing thwart and a mast foot installed in your canoe then the setting up of your sail will have been easier than me with the clamp. For you the only advantage of the WindPaddle would be the sheer speed of deployment and not being tied to the one position.
Dropping the sail is either a case of letting it drop forward or pulling it back so it falls toward you (the dog is optional)
For speed and in a panic dropping it forward is easier but it tends to go over the front and get partly into the water where it acts like a drogue. I would also be worried about the forces of the water on it damaging the sail.
Folding the sail away takes a little getting used to but after a little practise it becomes pretty straight forward. I was worried that when in the canoe it would be way harder than it is on land but in truth it was actually easier because of it being held by the clips at the bottom.
As I have only had the sail for a short time I cannot comment in detail about how long it will last or how much abuse it will stand up to. Certainly all the construction I can see is sturdy and well made with no flaws on my example. The worry for many will be the band round the edge. WindPaddle say this is virtually unbreakable. Certainly similar bands are used in photography reflectors and the like and these seem to last and last. For me this is one point where time will just need to tell.
Another selling point WindPaddle make about their sails is the lower centre of gravity. This is true and in higher winds I did feel a lot safer and less at risk of the sail taking the canoe over.
So in summary the WindPaddle is easy to use, simple to install, can be positioned anywhere and performs well. Given that, the only reason for not buying one would be price, so lets look at that.
I'll cut straight to the chase with this. I do not think the problem for people is the cost of the WindPaddle, I think it is the perception that they could make a sail very similar for much much less and that they are being ripped off. However, I have yet to see a home made version of this type of sail. Maybe there are some out there but I suspect in the vast majority of cases the thought that they could make one cheaper is enough to stop the purchase but not enough to try making one.
So could you make one cheaper? Maybe. One option that is often quoted is an umbrella. While this can be used as sail I do not think this can be compared for convenience, ease of use (how do you clip it in?). Plus with regular use you are going to have the umbrella blowing inside out. There will come a point when the buying of replacement umbrellas will be more than the cost of a WindPaddle.
As to making a clone the materials cost may be less but if you have a value on your time I do not see you getting this done under budget. Not the first time at least. I found the cut and shape of the WindPaddle was such that when it was filled by the wind it helped to hold it open. Now you might hit on the right shape on your first go or you might have numerous almost right sails before you get it sussed.
I think the best evidence that these sails are not so easy to replicate cheaply is the lack of cheap knock offs on ebay and a dearth of home made examples showing up on the forum. It is like Einstein's reasoning that time travel is impossible. Where are the tourists from the future?
Value for Money
Here we have the second part of the cost argument. "£170 for a sail, that's not worth it". This is either used on its own on the basis that no sail in a canoe is worth this amount of money or with the addition of "I can get XXX sail for much cheaper".
The more I have looked at it and thought about it the more I am convinced people are getting these argument entirely the wrong way round. For my money and my use I have no doubt that the WindPaddle is the cheapest option.
So lets take the first statement. I think people are still thinking about the cost as being for a bit of material and some string. Other sails have poles and stuff so seem worth more. Forget what it is made of. What you are buying is a wind powered engine that weighs almost nothing, packs so small that there will always be room for it, which can be used at a moments notice, both when solo or tandem and in any canoe or even kayak you own. It costs nothing to run, needs no maintenance and requires no fuel and yet only costs £170.
Divide that £170 into the miles sailed with this and the cost suddenly becomes so much more reasonable. If you saw this two years ago and thought it was too expensive and did not make an alternative, how many miles have you missed out on sailing? For what it does I think this is clearly worth the money. I think the hang up about what it is made of is a distraction.
So the second argument is the alternatives are cheaper. Well again this is not so straight forward. The closest sail to this for speed and ease of deployment is the Pacific Action Sail. The 1.5m2 version of this gives the same sail area as the WindPaddle Cruiser and costs £250 currently. So £80 or nearly 50% more expensive. I have not tried the Pacific Action Sail but from what I have seen it is still not as easy to use.
The next alternative is the standard canoe sail that uses a canoe pole. You can currently get these as a kit with a sailing thwart and mast foot for £75. You will have the time and tools installing the mast foot and thwart but these are one time operations so not really an issue. You will need a canoe pole and this will cost you about £60. However you will have a canoe pole already, if you don't the buy one anyway you will not regret it.
So since I really really think you should have a pole anyway lets just say the cost of the standard sail is £75 so how can I argue that the WindPaddle is better value for money at more than twice that cost? Easy it is the versatility and coming back to to cost per mile sailed that I mentioned earlier. The WindPaddle is £95 more so lets look at some maths and examples.
Set up sail for solo canoeing
WindPaddle £170; Standard Paddle £75
Move sail to suit Tandem Paddling
WindPaddle no extra cost: Standard Paddle another mast foot and thwart £40
Move sail to suit trim and load for expedition
WindPaddle no extra cost; Standard sail, no room for more thwarts so don't sail
Use sail in my other canoe
WindPaddle no extra cost; Standard sail, another mast foot and thwart £40
Want to sail my other canoe tandem
you get the idea..............
So using the above examples that are not unusual you will have two or three extra mast foots and thwarts clogging up your canoe and still not be able to sail as often as if you had a WindPaddle. Once you have more than one canoe the maths really starts to tip in favour of the WindPaddle. Do the calculation for which would be cheaper for Tenboats
Of course there are alternatives to the extra mast foot and sailing thwart. You can, as I used to, use a clamp. This restricts you to only sailing when solo and also makes setting up the sail a fair bit of hassle which reduces the amount of time you spend sailing. This is where I come back to the cost per mile sailed. As I have said I have already sailed further in the last couple of weeks with the WindPaddle than I have in the last couple of years with my standard sail set up. Given this the WindPaddle could be ten times the price and still offer better value as a sail.
The only place where the maths can go against me is if the WindPaddle does not last. As I have said that is something I can only tell with time but I am convinced enough to be putting my money where my mouth is and am buying the sample I was sent for review.
I can remember in the early days on the forum when I had not tried sailing a canoe I was saying it seemed like cheating, as I was a canoeist out to canoe not a sailor. Someone replied that it was like being a cyclist, you had to work hard peddling up hill so it was only fair you got to free wheel down the same hill.
This statement struck a cord with me and made sailing into the balancing half of all that time paddling into the wind, however, before the WindPaddle this has not been anything like a fair split. Putting up a sail or even having one available has just been too much hassle most of the time. Now with the WindPaddle I expect a much fairer split between battling into the wind and the joy of being blown effortlessly to my destination.


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I hold to my original contention, that it's better to drive motorcycles into/over all the obnoxious runners rather than permit these few (possibly) drunk, boorish fans to ruin the reputation of those who would run elegantly and respectfully alongside their heroes (or villains), w/o invading their personal space or screaming unintelligibly into the riders' ears.
Here's an example of how to properly spectate in the mountains:
(No comment on the stationary (??) and senile old man on the left side of the road today who allegedly had a hand - or foot - in bringing down Sammy Sanchez and ruining his Tour and his Olympic title defense...)
See old guy in chair w/ a Basque upon him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a575kuPAIHU
Quoting Cyclingnews: "The crash took place in the 60th kilometre of racing on stage eight on a short uphill section, and initial reports say it was apparently caused by a elderly male spectator sitting at a table too far out in the road. Team-mate Jorge Azanza - who was mainly responsible for protecting Sánchez in the pack - tried to avoid the spectator, who was moving out of the way at speed, but instead ended up colliding with him, with Valverde slamming into Azanza and Sánchez crashing into the two Spaniards, and somersaulting into the tarmac. Valverde was able to continue, but Sánchez injuries were too serious for the 34-year-old to follow suit, and he abandoned in tears."


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JonRud wrote:Moffit is such a goofball. He must have been frat king in college.
Eamon696 wrote:I especially liked the scene with Robinson's son and Russell Wilson. That was great.
MANUNITED23 wrote:Wow, what's going on with RB's?
HansGruber wrote:I love these. This series is the best NFL-related series I've ever seen. Minimal editing means you get a real idea of the locker room chemistry, and what the team is actually like.
Some of these guys are intense, some are dudes you just wanna share a beer with (Moffitt). And I love how Turbin is taking on Lynch's intensity. We got bullies back there at RB, those dudes don't mess around! And I love how Browner is just a badass, even when he's not playing, you can tell he wants to hit someone. And Clemons... holy cow. That dude is intense, no minced words, definitely not a dude to eff with - you can tell that even MRob is a bit intimidated, he cuts the ribbing way down. "You boys from Virginia got a way of saying things..." had me laughing and kinda nervous at the same time.
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A group of 100 citizens in Millington Tuesday, Nov. 12, had a lot of questions and angst about the coming of a Millington municipal school system.
Education consultant and former Tennessee Education Commissioner Wayne Qualls moderated the first Millington town hall meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12, on the future of the city's municipal school district that featured the seven Millington school board members-elect.
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The town hall meeting was the first gathering of the seven Millington school board members elected Nov. 7. They won't take office until next month, so a lot of the questions at the Millington Civic Center Tuesday evening from a room that was mostly teachers and other educators were about decisions the board hasn't started making yet.
They also got a brief glimpse at the negotiations underway on two levels – between the city of Millington and Shelby County Schools, and between the city of Millington and the Shelby County Commission.
The negotiations with Shelby County Schools leaders involve the consolidated school system's plan to keep Lucy Elementary School in Millington for its plans to educate children in the unincorporated part of the county.
Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland, who lives in the area and whose district includes Millington, said he and other city leaders are committed to try to include Lucy Elementary in the new municipal school system and educate children in Shelby Forest and Waverly Plantation who now attend the schools within Millington.
When a teacher asked about Northaven, Roland said, "They won't give us Northaven."
He also said Millington leaders are talking to Shelby County Schools leaders about possibly including E.E. Jeeter Elementary School, which is in unincorporated Shelby County, in the Millington school system.
The group also heard about the school board's first order of business in December, which will be to hire a superintendent, or in Millington's case, a director of schools.
Wayne Qualls, the education consultant hired by the city of Millington, described a process of posting a job description, which the city of Millington did last month on the city's website.
Qualls is a former Tennessee commissioner of education and former superintendent of the Hickman County public school system.
Applications are being taken for the director position, with Qualls at a still-undetermined deadline narrowing that field to four or five candidates. The school board would then do a second round of interviews before two to three finalists are presented for selection.
"You guys have been a little fish in a big pond. You are about to have your own pond," Qualls told the teachers in the audience who were asking if their jobs in Millington schools would be guaranteed in the new system.
Several board members said they favor retaining as many of the existing teachers as possible in the new system.
Their responses began with school board member-elect Louise Kennon saying she believed that under state law the current teachers in the Millington schools had "the first right of refusal." Then she said the teachers should be "reasonably secure" in their jobs.
And still later, she and other board members-elect said the teachers would have to apply for their jobs since the school district is a new entity.
"We want a seamless transition," said school board member-elect Cody Childress. "We want the same teachers. We want the same students next year that we have this year."
Mark Neal, the principal of Millington Central High School, asked if the board would hire a superintendent who would let principals run their schools, or a superintendent who would "micromanage" principals.
The questions continued about issues like how much control principals would have over hiring faculties and whether teachers would be evaluated by classroom observations and student achievement test results or by experience.
"If that teacher has 120 years of experience or two years of experience, we want the best teacher," said school board member-elect Donald Holsinger.
Childress, meanwhile, said he believed in retaining those who had "paid their dues."
"We will do the best job we can with the money we have," Kennon said. "But we are not going to throw you under the bus. The state is going to control a lot of what we do."
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Listen and don't dance, go on, try it.
Ok, so Pitchfork got him first but ours is more interesting. Read about Wise Blood below and find out why his aura/vibe is white.
The forthebeat/Transparent/ABC News Amplified showcase for CMJ was last week at Public Assembly and we couldn't have asked for a better pump-up-the crowd than opener, Wise Blood.
Chris Laufman's debut EP has brought him some well deserved attention we're certain will only increase, especially with his next album, which he's working on now. Read one of our favorite ftb interviews below and buy his 5 track EP on his Bandcamp Page (one of the most fun 5 consecutive tracks we've heard all year)
1. Hows Pittsburgh? Do you find it inspirational for your music development?
Pittsburgh is a dark, wonderful place sort of like what Washington state looks like in the Twilight series, but creepier.
2. How was CMJ (thank you for playing our show!) Were there any bands either you performed with or saw that interested you?
CMJ was great, had a fun time, especially at your showcase. Wish I had been able to watch myself perform live, heard it was awesome.
3. I know your band's name is based after the novel by Flannery O'Connor, do you think you will draw any future references to this novel – like song titles or lyrics? Possibly, but you'll really have to be looking for it.
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5. What song off your EP do you like performing live best?
I think i actually like performing HERE COMES THE SUN the best
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It took local storeowners and detectives less than three weeks to recover an item worth more than $5,800 that had been stolen in mid-February from George T. Hobe Fine Art, 8407 Germantown Ave., according to store owner George Hobe.
The suspected perpetrator has since been arrested and charged with theft and related crimes, according to a source in the Northwest Detective Division. (A detective would not disclose the suspect's name, and the man has had so many different addresses, the detective couldn't say where he was from.) The value of the stolen item makes the charge a felony.
The suspect appeared to have two female accomplices, but the level of their involvement was still undetermined when this interview was conducted, according to the detective.
According to Hobe, the day after Valentine's Day, a couple came into his store, perused the merchandise and asked a lot of questions. Hobe said the couple's behavior prompted him to ask what they did for a living.
"Little did I realize this was their first pass through," he said last week during a telephone interview.
Two days later, on Friday, Feb. 17, 15 minutes before the shop's 6 p.m. closing time, two girls who appeared to be in their mid-20s came into the store.
They were in the store for 10 minutes and asked a number of questions, apparently serving as a diversion. The girls then formed a human shield between Hobe and the $5,850 bronze erotica piece from the 1920s by the noted Hungarian sculptor Bruno Zach.
"Before I knew what happened, the door closed, they were out the door, and the piece was gone," said Hobe, a Wyndmoor resident. "I was freaking out. I'm thinking – I owe someone $3,000."
Hobe, 49, said the finely detailed bronze piece, about 12" long by 6" deep and 5" high, was too awkward to fit under a coat. The piece was consigned to his shop one year ago.
The next day, when Hobe had a cooler head, he called Jerry Schultz, owner of The Antique Gallery, 8523 Germantown Ave. Hobe knew Schultz' store had a number of surveillance cameras. He told Shultz he'd been robbed and asked Schultz if he could review his cameras and see if he could isolate an image of the perpetrators.
Hobe asked Schultz to look for a black couple, probably in their late 40s with a deep brown complexion. The man was tall with short hair and wore thin black-rimmed glasses. The woman was about 5'6'' and wore a green hooded sweatshirt.
An employee of Schultz's was able to identify the couple on the video, freeze the frame and print a picture. The video also revealed that the couple had stolen a silver-plated serving tray from Schultz.
Hobe in turn circulated a number of 8" by 10" photos to local galleries. Meanwhile, police had initially inaccurately recorded in their report the value of the stolen Zach piece to be $50. When Hobe contacted them and corrected the amount to be more than $5,000, detectives at the Northwest Division became more interested, he said.
But before police had to do much detective work, Hobe ran into an antiques dealer on the Avenue. Hobe showed the man the photo of the perpetrators, and the dealer recognized the man in the photo. That dealer, in turn, did research of his own. He discovered that the couple was from Philadelphia, and that the man's mother participated in antique markets in Adamstown, in Lancaster County.
On the first weekend in March, Detective John Schell, given the above leads orchestrated by local antique dealers, drove to Lancaster County. There, he found the stolen piece. He returned it to Hobe's store on Monday morning, March 7.
"A lot of times crimes are committed with only one or two degrees of separation from the victim," said Detective Schell last week during a telephone interview. "With things like art and antiques, it usually takes someone who knows the business a little bit to be able to unload the merchandise."
Schell said the dealers in Lancaster County willingly cooperated.
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AMD Verdetrol 1GHz Prescription Pills Arrive at PC Perspective
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Graphics Cards | February 9, 2012 - 08:48 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: amd, radeon, southern islands
Working from home comes with a host of stereotypes and assumptions that the rest of world places on people like myself. I am often accused of working in my underwear, not showering through day-long stretches, not working and instead playing games all day and of course, being a drug dealer. And NOTHING perpetuates that vision from the outside world like an overnight UPS package arriving with the sound of rattling pills inside. This is what greeted me after my delivering smirked away:
In preparation for an upcoming graphics launch AMD thought up a pretty interesting marketing campaign geared around a "Verdetrol 1GHz" drug that will apparently help the reviewing community "enhance performance". Hmph.
Actually contained within are 28 jelly beans (get it, 28nm???) of a flavor I can't quite detect though I am guessing they are somehow related to this. And of course, these pills are for "external use only" - a healthy warning.
The telephone number is listed as 905-555-7770 so you can probably guess what the hubbub is all about.
And while the directions state to take one tablet daily by fan intake, we were never one to conform.
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AMD Radeon 7800 series launch? waiting for the 7850 to be available.
Hah, I thought AMD fired their marketing team? This is actually kinda cool in a silly over the top kind of way.
Now about that Lightingbolt name, and calling low-end Bulldozer chips Phenom IIs…..
haha love AMD, Rx 1337-2012? xD
PR-spin does not impress. Where's the substance? Is there any? More PR BS more I suspect there's something seriously lacking in the actual substance department.


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The Browns won't have their best defensive player today against the Cowboys.
Although cornerback Joe Haden made the trip to Dallas, he was ruled out after pregame warmups today.
Haden suffered an oblique injury during practice on Wednesday, and the Browns said they'd wait until game time to decide if he could go. As it turned out, he can't.
That means Sheldon Brown and Buster Skrine will start at cornerback for the Browns, and that means Tony Romo, Miles Austin and Dez Bryant should all have big games.