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Saturday, December 4, 2010
ESPN, the magazine: Best Advice Ever Received
My editor, Carmen Renee Thompson at ESPN, the magazine, had me and a dozen other reporters conduct over 300 interviews with a diverse group of athletes about the best advice they ever received from someone. Only about 15 made the cut for the tight space in the magazine. Here are a few compelling ones that didn't make it:
Boxer Bernard Hopkins:
"Society has been tricked and told that credit is better than cash. I was always told by mom and my grandmother the opposite. They had mortgages. My first 85,000K house in Philadelphia I had a 30-year mortgage. I paid it off in 5 years. The bank wasn't happy. Then I got another one in Delaware. Paid that off in six years. I saw my mom scuffle for years and years and years, for a house she paid for 30 times over.
The most people told me about finances was to be a risk taker. I did the opposite. I never wanted to play in the stock market. I couldn't get a lot of big returns.
I took the old school thinking, remembering when we didn't have. I took care of my sisters, got them all houses they could afford. I didn't want them to have mortgages. I am blessed to be in the position to give tough love. I bring my nephews to my crib. At the end of the day I want my nieces and nephews to see what 17 acres look like. I want them to see where the Vice President lives in Delaware. I want them to see what old money looks like. Any of these players throwing punches or dribbling a ball, think they got it. Let's talk 20 years from now. Old money takes time to become old. I will be the first one in my family to start a trend. It starts with me to start that trend, so my kids can have something set aside as a trust. We don't think that it doesn't end, we don't think about the heirs, about a dynasty trust, we think about the right now, let me get the rolls Royce, the Bentley, I'll get all the bling and it stops with us. That's why we don't have that dynasty. If you do, your name will never be forgotten.
My mother was the disciplinarian, she was always the one that kicked our butt. We had to get the biggest switch off the tree. She told us to stand up for what you believe in and never let anyone take anything from you. Those were the rules in any inner city in the US where black people lived. Detroit, Chicago, that was probably said to 90 percent of black young people in the hood. Keep your lunch money in your pocket. There was a lot of that going on in Philadelphia. My mother always told me to go back out there and fight. I always fought bigger guys. I always fought guys that were a couple of years older than me. Not by choice, they might have tried to take something from me. I remembered that and it carried me through today, always fight for what you believe in and never give up. I strayed from that. And when I strayed from not letting people take advantage of me I became a part of that industry on the street. I started not following my dreams.
But I got two educations—one in life and one in prison. A guy who has never been in a bad neighborhood will get swallowed up if he goes to that neighborhood. A guy from a bad neighborhood who never crosses out of the neighborhood will get swallowed up by corporate America. I have both. One was very painful. If you're not educated corporate America will swallow you up and spit you out and won't even kiss you before they screw you. In the other world you know what will happen--it's in your face. That's why I'm a problem to some and a breath of fresh air to most, cause when you have that type of individual that can deal with both sides--I can put the suit on and still be me and not try to be other people and still get mad respect and still get that same respect on the other side. I can be comfortable in any setting. Whether I fail or I succeed I can look in the mirror and say it was my call.
See highlights from Hopkins:
Legendary Hoya coach John Thompson:
Click here for highlight of 1985 Georgetown Hoyas vs. Villanova game
My mother told me, "You can do anything you think you can, it's all in the way you view it, young man. It's all in the start you make. You must feel you're going to do it." Anytime I got depressed or discouraged about the team it came back to me. It wasn't just what she said, it was the fact that she said it. I believed everything she said. I had a lot of difficulty in school when I was young--trouble learning, I repeated sixth grade and her words helped me come through it. I would hear her voice in my mind eye's whenever I would come off a loss. I remember when I first started out at Georgetown. I inherited a program that was 3-22 and I had been a high school coach. Everybody was telling me I shouldn't have come to college. You tend to look at yourself and question your decision. But my recall would come back and I would think about what my mother told me. The other person who gave me the best advice was Bill Russell. He told me, "If you don't accept the praise, you don't have to accept the criticism." In other words, "Don't believe the good shit people say and you won't have to believe the bad stuff people say about you. Don't believe the hype and you won't have to believe the criticism." You can get caught up in your own hype, but if you believe that, you have to believe the criticism too. But his advice wasn't more important than my mother's. I was a mama's boy. When mama went left, I went left. When mama went right, I went right. [Laughs].
Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins:
Click here for Wilkins Top Ten Dunks
When I was 12, a guy basically showed me and taught me how to play basketball in the streets of Baltimore, MD. He said if I listened and learned I would be great one day and he said, "You will owe me and you will owe me big, but not in the sense you think. The only thing I want from you is for you to give to someone else what I'm giving to you." In other words, give them the same advice that he'd given to me. The advice was from Skip Wise, a playground legend and former NBA player for the Baltimore Claws and briefly with the San Antonio Spurs. I wonder if Skip Wise even remembers that. That's the best advice I was ever given.
He was considered one of the greatest of all time, but drug addiction and an eventual prison sentence derailed his career.
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard:
Click here to see the left-hander hitter's triple deck grand slam
Stay on an even keel, don't get too high or too low--Jim Thome told me that. And the other one is you're only as good as your next at bat and that was my old high summer ball coach, Deron Spink. When Jim Thome told me that I was just trying to break into the league, this game can be up and down, you have the good and the bad. You can be up and at the drop of a dime you can forget how to hit. He was just saying make sure you stay on an even plane. You'll have that day where you go 5 for 5 and hit for the cycle the next day you may go 0 for 4 with four strike outs. That's just the law of averages in this game. He's a Midwest guy and I'm a Midwest guy, we were both the same in our beliefs. He's a humble guy as well.
My man D. Spink was just saying try to stay in the moment. Don't dwell on your previous AB whether you made an out or what not, but just stay in the present. You're only as good as your last at bat.
My dad and my older brother kind of prepared me for the fame, they prepared me before I got there. My older brother was in sports, so he told me things to look out for. I was always careful and watching myself and try not to put myself in compromising situations. My brother told me about being careful as far as girls are concerned. Being smart. Watching your environment when you're in clubs or whatever.
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard:
See highlights from Leonard vs. Hagler
The best advice that I ever received was from my father. He said to me one day "I'd rather be a man who has nothing but has it all, rather than a man who has it all, but has nothing. At the time, I did not understand his obscure words of wisdom. However, as I got older, I cherished his words. I began to understand what he truly meant. It is not the man with all of the materialistic amenities that has a fulfilling life, rather the man with the simplistic things that finds the most joy in life. I have found my most cherished moments to be when the only things surrounding me are my family and friends. It is only then that my heart is filled with joy and happiness that builds the memories that last a lifetime.
As I look back on my boxing career, I realized that my most cherished memories came from looking out into the audience and seeing the love and admiration on the faces of my family and not the endorsements that came with winning the title, which I can barely remember.
Boxer Kelly Pavlik:
See Pavlik's greatest hits:
Advice from Bernard Hopkins: It is something that's always said, but when it comes from a fighter you just fought, it means something. After I fought Hopkins, he said, "Every great fighter loses, some lose once, some lose twice, but you have to bounce back." He told me that after the fight in the corner. When it comes from a fighter that will be a Hall of a Famer it really hits you when its someone who has been in this situation.
From Ray Boom Boom Mancini: "If you had the opportunity make the most of it." Its a common saying. All those years coming up as a pro I was fighting on big cards, undercards, De La Hoya, big promotional companies. It was still a long process, so a lot of times you get frustrated--you know it's been five years and I haven't had a title shot and I am signed with the biggest promotional company. But then you think, well I'm signed with Top Rank, they're not just gonna sign me to not do anything, they sign the best fighters. I am getting a chance to fight in Vegas on the biggest cards you could possibly think of you gotta make the most of it because that window could close at any time.
I got good advice from Jim Brown--"Once you get to the top, its a hard road to get to the top, but it's even harder to stay at the top." A lot of is not just physically by being an athlete. Anything you do you're in the public eye--people are there to support you 190% and a lot of people seem to support you but really they want to see you down. One thing with this layoff over the summer and most of '09 you have a lot of the fan support. It helped me. It let me know I am not the only one going through that.
Miami Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis:
See Vontae Davis's rookie year:
My grandmother has also been a big inspiration in my life. There is nothing I do that I don't talk to her about. She has always told me to believe in myself and trust in God. If I do that, I can't go wrong. She has always been supportive of the decisions I make as long as they are the right ones. She would tell me, "No matter what your friends are doing, you continue to be their friends. Just because they do something wrong, doesn't mean you have to do it either. One day they may grow out of this phase in their life and you will need them or you should set a positive example for them. You never know how your life will affect someone else's."
Dallas Maverick's Caron Butler:
See Caron's Buzzer Beater when he was with the Wizards:
I think the best advice I ever got from a professional athlete was from Pat Riley, telling me to keep my disposition as a player, my aggressiveness on both ends of the floor the same, and to never shy away from who you are. I think that was great because me being a rookie coming into the game, I was really shy of being who I was in a man's league. I was trying to feel my way around and find out what's my niche and he was like, "Just be you. Don't shy away from your identity." That was the best advice. That's why I am successful today. When I originally came to the Heat and was trying to fit in, I wasn't fitting in. I wasn't being the guy they had drafted--being aggressive on both ends of the court--just having an edge. Once he told me that, I played with that edge for the rest of my career.
My most inspirational advice has to come from my mother and my grandmother. That's where I got the three D's from, determination, dedication, and discipline. That's what I base my foundation on. They taught me about never giving up, about sacrificing and always giving back to my community. Those are values I live by.
A lot of people helped me in my teens when I was getting in trouble. I had strong support. There was a guy named Jamil Aguirre that ran a recreational center, he served as a mentor to me. He was always in my ear preaching positive messages and just trying to guide me to do positive things in life and never deter back to the wrong path. He used to tell me just to stay humble because your gifts could easily be taken away from you. I always look at it like that, that's why I like giving back and serving my community because I look at where I came from. I remember where I came from and thinking, "If I made it out, I would do this..." So many guys that made it out never came back--not that they were obligated, but it was just the right thing to do.
For more quotes, see the July 28, 2010 issue of ESPN, the magazine with Ron Artest on the cover
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Etta James vs. Beyonce
Last month, in the Kimmel Center on Broad Street in Philadelphia, a petite and raucous 72-year-old Sugar Pie DeSanto came onstage dressed seductively in a spaghetti strapped dress, heels, and a long gray ponytail hidden under a silver sequined beret. The 4'11"vocal powerhouse, who toured with James Brown's revue and sang with childhood friend Etta James, belted out her 1960 hit, "I Want to Know," with a gravelly voice and a cheeky smile.
Sugar Pie and Etta, "In the Basement"
There was sashaying, pelvic thrusts, kicking off of the heels, writhing across the stage, and---what in the world!---a backwards tumble! It wasn't quite Shawn Johnson's Olympic feat, but it was a tumble. The men, women, and the children screamed. She likely picked up a few internal injuries, but she also picked up a lot of respect from the younger fans in the crowd.
Sugar Pie doing her thing at R&B Foundation:
The venue was the R&B Foundation Pioneer Awards, brought to the City of Brotherly Love by hit maker Kenny Gamble. The Foundation, created to provide a financial cushion to aging R&B singers down on their luck (many who unwittingly signed shady deals in the days before artists started their own labels), helped DeSanto pay her rent for six months after an apartment fire left her homeless two years ago. Her husband, Jesse Davis, (who was her third and fourth husband) died while trying to put out a fire started in their Oakland apartment. DeSanto had called out to him to follow her as she ran out the door. By the time she got outside she realized he wasn't behind her.
DeSanto is a Chess Records alum, like legends Fontella Bass, Moms Mabley, Muddy Waters, and Etta James. It's not certain whether she will be featured in the upcoming December film, Cadillac Records, by writer/director Darnell Martin (I Like It Like That, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Prison Song), detailing the story of the record label. But her childhood pal, Etta, is being played by none other than Mrs. Shawn Carter. Beyonce is also serving as the executive producer of the film.
Howlin' Wolf's panty dropping Smokestack Lightning:
While no one puts on a show quite like Beyonce--with her man crushing thighs, abs of steel, universal beauty, and acrobatic dance moves--often performed in heels--red high heels---I have to wonder--Etta James? For real? Besides the obvious physical inconsistencies (they're both thick, but Etta's just a tad bit thicker) where is Beyonce going to go emotionally to get that?
True, when B turns into her alter ego Sasha Fierce onstage, anything is possible. From 20-foot high swings, to tight white T's, short denim shorts, and singing chops for days, she gives an all out, sex drenched performance. There's no hint of the safety and security of a Matthew Knowles boot camp or the stiff prestige of training at a Performing Arts High School in Houston. She becomes somebody you'd want to go to the club with and not just cause she's the designated driver.
She has the spirit of independence like Etta, rebellious, unaffected by what people think. And she's mesmerizing to watch.
But then the clock strikes midnight and Sasha turns back into Beyonce, a sweet, accomplished model, fashion designer, wife, singer, and dancer. The wild girl is gone. It took Etta more than a click of the clock to calm down. It took almost sixty years for her to just sit still.
Etta's mother, Dorothy, a beautiful girl who was pregnant with her at fourteen, was a tornado of restless energy, who danced in and out of her life. Sometimes kidnapping her, they would travel on a bus for a weekend of adventure until being kicked off when running out of cash.
Staying in rooming houses and motels, her cocaine stash close by her, Dorothy was always ready for a party. So desperate to keep her around, Etta would tie a string around her diamond ring and hold the other end of the string, so if she fell asleep and Dorothy tried to slip out to a party, she would wake up.
There were other times when she took Etta to smoky clubs, lounges, ballrooms, allowing her to meet all the big names in the business. When Etta became a mother, Dorothy repeated history by kidnapping her grandson. Etta went her entire life wondering who her real father was and came closest to an answer in pool-shark Minnesota Fats.
She was raised by an aunt who died when she was twelve. She ran with a gang with her childhood pal and one of the finest girls in their neighborhood, Sugar Pie DeSanto. She bounced from school to school, stole, lost her virginity by fourteen, and by fifteen had dropped out of school, was on the road, and had begun her professional recording career.
Etta James, "I'd Rather Go Blind"
She sang gospel, blues, R&B, rock-n-roll, and jazz. She snorted coke, freebased, and mainlined heroin. Became a Muslim. Hung out with Ike and Tina, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Mick Jagger, Marvin Gaye, Minnie Ripperton, and Bob Dylan. Fought with James Brown. Hung out with drag queens. Was kindred souls with Aretha. Was adored by some men. Was beaten within an inch of her life by others. Was a party girl and a devoted wife. Had Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X knocking on her door to hang out. Got high with Miles Davis. Pulled guns on promoters who tried to cheat her out of her cash. Walked through a revolving door to rehab for most of her life. Shot heroin in her hands when she ran out of veins. Contracted tetanus from a dirty needle. Had an outside kid. Did jail time. And could count Elizabeth Taylor as one of her fans.
In Etta's biography, Rage to Survive, by David Ritz, she details an exchange between her and her idol, the Queen, Dinah Washington. When she saw her walk into a club where she was performing, she decided to sing one of her hits, "Unforgettable."
Dinah Washington's "Unforgettable" and she is:
In the middle of the song, she heard a crash. The Queen had swept the glasses off of a table.
"Girl! She screamed, pointing at my head, "Don't you ever sing the Queen's songs!"
She later told her in private:
"Don't you ever pull shit like that, not when I'm around."The Queen gave her a hug and the next day they hung out.
Etta has said in interviews that she doesn't mind Beyonce playing her, though they don't look much alike. She is fond of music by younger artists--Keith Sweat, Aaron Hall, Mary J. Blige--and doesn't believe in the notion that younger singers can't carry the musical torch.
Don't get me wrong, I like Beyonce. I like her music. I just don't want to look at the screen and see Beyonce playing Etta James. I just wanna see Etta.
And it seems like she has so many other things to do. She has an album dropping in November and is starring in a thriller. She models, she fashion designs, she sings, she wifes. Now she executive produces. Can somebody else have a job?
Beyonce: Check on It:
I understand we are in times of convergence, where one person has to be able to perform multiple tasks, but I'm a bit skeptical. Maybe I'm old fashioned. I like my hairdresser, but I wouldn't want her performing my pap smear after she juiced up my jheri curl.
What if Stevie Wonder had decided to put out a fragrance, maybe call it Rocket Love? And got an endorsement deal from Nike? At the height of his career in the '80s, signed on to executive produce Beat Street AND starred as the breakdancer Lee? Would we have had Innervisions? Songs in the Key of Life?
Stevie's Rocket Love:
Lee, in all his glory, in Beat Street:
I'm not knocking the business savvy of artists today. There's a reason the R&B Foundation is necessary. But I have a revolutionary idea. Why don't we let trained actresses act in the movies?
Can't we find a big-boned, supremely talented actress to play Etta? Someone who looks and feels the part? The casting director in Martin's last film, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," the film adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's book, already hurt my feelings by having Halle Berry play the character Janie and Michael Ealy play the character Teacake (wasn't Teacake dark-skinned in the book? Are Ealy's eyes blue?).
But then, B is full of surprises. She pulled off giving up Popeye's chicken and biscuits. I don't know anyone else who has accomplished that. Maybe she will come through for me.
Seventy-year-old Etta James is still dazzling. In 2006, she released an album, "All the Way," and I'm willing to bet, like DeSanto, she's still shaking her hips. If we're gonna do this convergence thing let's get Etta James in the movies and maybe even her own fragrance. In the movie, she could play a take-no-prisoners, bad ass singer, no housecoat having, blues girl gone wild.
She could play, well, Etta James.
Originally published on blackpower.com
Review: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan will premiere tonight on BET. It follows the Wu from their beginnings in Staten ("Shaolin") Island through their groundbreaking business practices- inside and outside the record industry, to their eventual break-up. Following the staid format of traditional documentaries-narration, interviews with childhood friends, quick cuts to neighborhoods--the Staten Island ferry, city landscapes-it simplifies the world's most influential hip hop group to an hour and 30 minutes.
But it's not entirely the fault of childhood friend Gerald K. Barclay, director and executive producer. It should have been told in parts-like their albums-one group story, separate solo in-depth examinations of each member, then coming back to the clan again. Wu-Tang Story I, II, III, until all of its told.
It fails to show their eclectic influences of Five Percent ideology, Inspector Clusoe, The Bible, a medley of drugs, the Qur'an, Taoism, the Iliad, Marvel comics, to every kung fu flick shown in a seedy 42nd Street movie house.
It just grazes the tip of their ballet on the microphone, their resurrection of the Wallabees with a new multi-colored flavor, and futuristic musical styles from their beats to their rhymes to their musical influences ranging from kung fu soundtracks to the Original Savannah Band.
Chez Chez La Ghost
Incarcerated Scarfaces--Raekwon:
What '70s girl group is sampled in this? What's the title?
The most poignant moments come with the formulaic, "Behind the Music" approach. Childhood friends come up with the brilliant idea to form a music group, the group becomes wildly successful, they're each lured away by the temptation of having more, being more, and then it all implodes. Competitiveness becomes compulsion and the group breaks up. It usually ends with a breakout star who goes on to a successful solo career, drug addiction, or Melba Moore-like acting in the Chitlin' circuit theater. In this case, the foreshadowing of destruction is Ol' Dirty bastard and his warring personal demons.
Midway through, Ol' Dirty is chubby-faced, recently released from prison, and seemingly having won the war of his addictions. Then vultures pull at him from all angles. Damon Dash signs him to a $1 million deal. His mother brags to the cameras that they have a book deal, a record deal, and a successful clothing line.
Members of the Clan are concerned for his health and urging him to lay low. It's when Ol' Dirty tells Mitchell "Divine" Diggs, CEO of the Wu, "I'm waiting to die, cause when I do, you mf's are gonna wake up," that empathy rules out over the Behind-the-Music irony. It's the moment where you see that Ol' Dirty, dubbed a free spirit by some, out of control by others, needs the Wu, the spotlight, needs to rap and to showcase his talents to stay sane in a newly sober world. He's on fast forward as he realizes his window to say no to the devil is very short.
The Wu story shows rare footage of the group performing in Hawaii, overseas, and in hole in the wall clubs, all in front of breathless, crying fans. It hints at their success in fashion, comic book lines, kung fu videos, all while continuing to sell millions of records.
This is where BET succeeds--in telling the young black youth about the innovation of what the clan did--a community of MC's that were able to step out from the pack, shine, and come back and be a family again. It shows RZA, the genius behind their making, who bargains for less money up front for their deal with Loud Records, in order to have the freedom to sign individual crew members to solo deals.
And it shows how he brought nine MC's from the warring Stapleton and Park Hill projects together in a basement to record Protect Ya Neck, where they were forced to come correct to prove a point. It gives us a slice, albeit a small one, of nine men that in 1993 emerged from the forgotten borough to form one of the most successful rap groups of all time.
Wu-The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan, premieres on BET tonight at 8pm. The soundtrack, due out Nov. 18th , features Wu's biggest hits as well as classics from several of their solo endeavors.
Originally published on blackpower.com. How fast can you name all nine members?
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Review: Raphael Saadiq at Ram's Head Live
On a nostalgic night at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, when raucous gospel church stomping is mixed with Temptations-styled spins, slides, shuffles, and crooning, it's difficult to distinguish the old from the new. Raphael Saadiq's new album, "The Way I See It," a new downtown sound that's an ode to Motown-Stax-Philly International eras, when R&B, was, well, R&B, is the crux of the show, but it's when Saadiq sings his hits from the Tony! Toni! Tone! and Lucy Pearl days that the crowd sings along with the most fervor.
Lay Your Head on My Pillow
On a black and white inspired set, Raphael Saadiq stands out in a mustard-colored suit, (is that a zoot suit?!)-- black-framed glasses and a skinny black tie. Ram's Head is intimate, standing room only-more after-work happy hour than concert setting, with a few tables for couples-- giving the audience members a feeling that they are part of the show as they reach out to give Saadiq a pound whenever they feel like it and rest their drinks right on stage.
100-Yard Dash
After a 15-minute set from neo-soul/punk Southern California group, Tha Boogie, it seems like this is primarily the classy casual two-stepping crowd, more than the at-least-one-Colt-45-per-night getting down crowd. But as anticipation builds for Saadiq, the two-stepping gets a little more thunderous and the folks with the pink furry boots start to show up. By 8:45, the lights dim, the band comes out, and you hear: "Aii-Yi-Yi-Yi-Yi-Yi!!!" from the previously calm crowd. Purses are dropped, bird calls ensue, and Saadiq runs out playing the bass guitar. There's stomping, tambourines-and suddenly the two-step has morphed into a gospel stomp. He dives right into "Keep Marchin,'" an infectious and inspirational Temptations-meets-Marvin Gaye ditty that evokes images of fire hoses and barking German shepherds. He slows down the tempo, bringing in the holy rollers, double-clappers, and club heads, stretching it out for 5 minutes, before bringing it back up tempo, sending the crowd into a guttural roar.
Then he brings them down to a romantic purr when he steps into "Love That Girl," a song reminiscent of a Sam Cooke kind of innocent ecstasy, as he launches into 5-6-7-8dance routines with his two dancers complete with hand rolling, high knee kicking, and double-clapping. By the time he gets to "100 Yard Dash," he screams out, "I know y'all got some soul in Baltimore!! If you don't move to the back! There's leg room up in the front!" And all of a sudden, it's more juke joint, than high school disco. Then he launches into the Lucy Pearl hit, "Dance Tonight," and the crowd is giving him pounds, singing, stomping, and clothes are coming off.
He slows it down with "Just One Kiss," and then with a Jackson Five-like falsetto on "Oh Girl," a Joss Stone duet, and he and his two dancers are back to dance routines that end with freeze poses. Then he launches into a medley of his old school hits: "Lay Your Head on My Pillow," "It Never Rains in Southern California," "Anniversary," "Ask of You," "Just Me and You." By now the crowd has lost all inhibition and there's back rolling and grinding in between high pitched screams, "take your times," and lip poking.
He switches it again (mind you he hasn't broken a sweat yet) to "Be Here," his song with D'Angelo (no, D's not there. C'mon there's only so much a crowd can take). The crowd is rocking it out, arms pumping, and the scene now resembles a mosh pit. Then he gets naughty, throwing off his tiny tie to the audience, opening his shirt, and telling the ladies, "This place is crowded, don't know 'bout you, but I need some sex, some sex with you!" and launches into "Take a Walk," then moves into "Sure Hope You Mean It," and a gruff baritone voice in the back of the crowd screams out, "C'mon now!!" He stretches the song out for 10 more minutes, before he shuts it down.
"The show was fabulous," says 52-year-old Baltimore city worker, Deborah Hamilton, who is there with her girlfriend. "He puts on a classy show. It was old school and new school. I think I'm in love!!"
But, wait, it ain't over.
He comes back out with the bass guitar and people start boxing each other out for their positions back in front of the stage.
He finishes it up with "Never Give You Up," with Stevie Wonder on the harmonica, (No, he ain't there. C'mon people!) and raps it all up with his tribute to Katrina, "Big Easy," complete with the trumpeting sounds of a New Orleans brass band (The Infamous Young Spoodie and the ReBirth Brass Band).
Big Easy
As he finally ends it after a two hour church-meets-juke-joint-meets-teeny-bopper-concert, the drawers-down-to-the-back-of-their-knees thug set, the classy-casual set, the old-school set, and the healthy-eaters set, are all equally at ease and satisfied.
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MILAN - Maicon and Samuel Eto'o scored in the second half as Inter reclaimed the Serie A top spot ahead of Sunday's Rome derby.
The Brazil full-back broke the deadlock with a sweet strike on 75 minutes and the Cameroon striker finished off a text-book move in injury time to give José Mourinho's side a two-point lead over the Giallorossi.
It was the perfect result for Mourinho on his 100th match in charge of Inter, and for captain Javier Zanetti who made his 100th appearance in Serie A.
Juventus made a fast start at the Giuseppe Meazza but were delivered a blow in the 37th minute when Sissoko was dismissed for a second yellow card.
The Bianconeri were first to threaten, their captain Del Piero forcing a terrific diving save from Julio Cesar in the second minute. But Inter gave as good as they got and Thiago Motta tested Buffon with a crisp strike from 25 yards.
It seemed plain sailing after the dismissal of Sissoko but time was needed to break the Bianconeri down after near-range misses by Eto'o and Milito, and Buffon's tipped save from Stankovic.
Maicon produced the opener with fifteen minutes remaining. Juventus failed to clear Sneijder's corner and the Brazilian juggled the ball past Amauri before crashing a right-footed volley past Buffon from 20 yards.
The woodwork stopped Balotelli from doubling Inter's lead on 80 minutes - the Italian's superb free kick bouncing back off the crossbar.
Julio Cesar made a brilliant save from Diego's curling free kick to deny the Bianconeri a late equaliser, but Inter weren't done and Eto'o made sure of the points in the second minute of injury time.
Milito played wide to the unmarked Muntari on the left and the Ghanaian swung in a low cross for Eto'o to slot home.
Inter 2-0 Juventus (HT: 0-0)
Scorers: Maicon 75, Eto'o 90+2.
Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 6 Lucio, 25 Samuel, 4 Zanetti; 8 Thiago Motta (5 Stankovic 46), 19 Cambiasso; 27 Pandev (45 Balotelli 55), 10 Sneijder (11 Muntari 89), 9 Eto'o; 22 Milito.
Subs not used: 21 Orlandoni, 2 Cordoba, 23 Materazzi, 89 Arnautovic.
Coach: José Mourinho.
Juventus: 1 Buffon; 15 Zebina, 5 Cannavaro, 3 Chiellini, 6 Grosso; 8 Marchisio (7 Salihamidzic 78), 4 Felipe Melo, 22 Sissoko; 28 Diego; 10 Del Piero (18 Poulsen 42), 9 Iaquinta (11 Amauri 72).
Subs not used: 13 Manninger, 16 Camoranesi, 29 De Ceglie, 33 Legrottaglie.
Coach: Alberto Zaccheroni.
Referee: Antonio Damato (Barletta).
Booked: Samuel 18, Iaquinta 18, Felipe Melo 20, Thiago Motta 21, Sissoko 21, 37, Chiellini 74, Eto'o, 45+2, Balotelli 45+2.
Sent off: Sissoko 37.
Att.: 46,164.


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For those of you who don't know Lauren Taylor, she's the sewing maven that runs the blog Lladybird. She sews, she knits, she has way more patience than I ever will. I kind-of-sorta-not-really met Lauren at the blogger meet-up that I mentioned a while back and this weekend, I spent part of my Saturday afternoon taking photos of her Super Sweet Sewing Studio (1o pts for alliteration!).
Lauren from Old Red Boots was also there and so the whole experience was very fun as the chit chat and chatter was nonstop and entertaining. I always feel kind of weird complimenting people I don't know very well, but I'll go ahead and say that both Laurens were very cool and very nice and I mean that in the sincerest way possible. They would talk to you at a party even though they're way cooler than you and they would offer you the last cupcake before taking it.
I was nervous going into the whole thing because I kept thinking that maybe I wouldn't have anything to say and it would be awful (I should mention that I was on day two of my "get off caffeine" thing so my brain was a little duuuuhh that day), but I had a great time and I used my fancy camera and I'm excited about how the pictures turned out!
Lauren's sewing room is neat and organized and jam packed with awesome things ranging from an Elvis impersonator figurine to a gorgeous Japanese watercolor of cats.Check out the photos after the jump and go over to Lauren's blog to "Lurk her Closet" and see all the beautiful things she's made!
*3 bottom images in the cover photo of this post are via the Lladybird blog
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AmberTrain's first female graduate.
Posted: 5th of January 2017 by Anonymous
Shauna O'Reilly, graduated from AmberTrain's Tyseley site on 25th April 2014. We had the pleasure of catching up with Shauna recently to find out her classroom experience and how far she has come since completing our programme.
[Shauna] My rail story so far:
As soon as my successful application letter came through the post I must confess I jumped for joy!
As I walked in to the class room in Tyseley and met my tutor Chas, I instantly felt that this was the beginning of my new life. I remember it like it was yesterday - I headed off to meet my new class mates and there we all were, new minds waiting to learn about what this business has to offer us and what we could bring to the rail industry.
The paperwork was my weakest talent (as I have Dyslexia) but Chas helped and supported me every step of the way - our group was lucky to have him!
The projects that we were to accomplish during the programme seemed like a lot of hard work at first but by lunch time on the first day we made that connection as a team and formed a great bond that flourished as the weeks went by. We learnt a lot in our time at AmberTrain but one thing that always stood out was safety and how important it is in a career within the rail industry.
I remember my first shift on the infrastructure like it was yesterday! I was so excited to go out and prove myself but I was scared and felt like I wouldn't be able to succeed. I was in the middle of trying to talk myself out of the shift when I recalled my tutor's motto: "You only do what you are trained and competent to do". I instantly felt more confident to push on with the day ahead. This was the first and only time I felt scared and since then my confidence has grown so much.
I love going to work and learning new skills and tricks of the trade. I feel like the rail industry is one big family and if you want to be part of it follow the rules, pull your weight, always respect your surroundings and always respect your peers because it's life or death out there if you don't.
Training with AmberTrain will give you the knowledge and skills to progress your career and open doors to potential employment with some fantastic organisations across the nation. We pride ourselves in helping our trainees achieve maximum potential in the railway industry.


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National Tea Month
January 30, 2013
January is National Tea Month!
What better month to celebrate all of teas' glory than in the beginning of the year. If your New Year's Resolution is like half of America, weight loss and healthier living starts with what you put in your mouth. So why not start with a cup of tea! Green, rooibos, herbal teas… it doesn't matter. Any cup will do.
Happy New Year and Here's to a great 2013!


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SPRINGFIELD—Auditor General William G. Holland won appointment to a third straight, decade-long term today, winning praise for standing up to the administration of Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The Senate's 57-0 vote represented the final step necessary for Holland, 60, to be re-appointed to the job, which requires approval of both legislative chambers. The Illinois House previously approved him.
Sen. William Haine, an Alton Democrat and former state's attorney, hailed Holland for delivering the "most powerful testimony" in the Senate's Blagojevich trial, which concluded with a vote to throw him out of office.
While the FBI tapes of Blagojevich talking about dirty deals drew the heaviest attention, Holland's ability to explain how Blagojevich had spent millions of dollars without authorization represented the "meat of the evidence."
"His testimony was crucial," Haine said.
The House impeached Blagojevich following his December 2008 arrest. The Senate then tossed Blagojevich from office. He was convicted in federal court of wide-ranging corruption and began a 14-year sentence in prison earlier this year.
Sen. Chris Lauzen, R-Aurora, said the Legislative Audit Commission which he co-chairs received numerous letters of application from states like Texas and New York and countries as far flung as India and Saudi Arabia, but Holland was the "best qualified candidate."
Lauzen noted that Holland was questioned how he renews himself and stays fresh on the job, explaining that Holland quickly responded he loves the job and his staff and that he added: "This is who I am."


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Originally published January 12, 2012 on Twitter, as part of my background image, not a tweet. I am @KentPitman there if you'd like to follow me.
The title, added later, is a pun. The haiku is both a comment on Twitter, and a celebration of my arrival on Twitter.
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For the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, which kicks off Jan. 17, organizers have tapped fashion and interior designer Todd Oldham to create a line of limited-edition merchandise including apparel, accessories and and an art book.
Oldham, who won the CFDA's Perry Ellis Award for emerging talent in 1991 and has worked with an impressive list of brands in the decades since, including the likes of Escada, Old Navy, Target and La-Z-Boy, is apparently a longtime festival fan, telling the Inside Sundance Institute magazine that he used to attend it, with his mother, as a kind of "art holiday." (And although Oldham has worked with the organization in the past, he's never collaborated on a full-blown merchandise program like the current one.
The Todd Oldham for the Sundance Film Festival collection includes zippered pouches, pencil cases, messenger bags, iPad cases and wallets crafted from last year's black-and-yellow vinyl street banners and notebooks upcycled from last year's festival guides.
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It was only last week Sat that I was in the apple store in Cambridge (UK) city centre with my son whose nickname is 'FunkyGeek'. He'll be 10 next month. He wanted everything from the store. All the Apple ultimate toys for boys(and men too).
He was testing, trying, playing, listening, touchscreening as happy as larry that day. I literally had to prise him out of the store and he wasn't a happy bunny.
And it is so alright to have been a geek and am so glad my son is one too.
Image courtesy of androidcommunity.com
I always tell him that nothing is impossible and he should always strive to do his very best. You were a living example of this.
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Mr Steve Jobs you have had an impact on the whole world across all generations. It's been mindblowing.
You will be missed so badly. May you rest in eternal peace. Amen.
Funky Geek's Mum


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And Feast Week is upon us; the biggest weekend of food, beverage and super flossy afterparties of the year.
Sadly, I started Feast Week yesterday sick in bed with food poisoning and living on a diet of vegetable broth and ginger tea…which I guess you could call an inadvertent Pre-Feast cleanse of sorts. Because of that, you can imagine I'll be taking EXTRA precautions with my health prior to Feast's commencement on Thursday so that I could make the most out of these next few crazy days.
For those of you attending Feast, I've created three miniature guides below for how to help yourself feel stellar before, during and after the epic Munch and Guzzle Fest:
- Get at least eight hours of REM sleep. Both nights.
- Do not consume any alcohol because it interrupts your sleep patterns, dehydrates you and you already have plenty of it in your future this week so just say no and have some Pellegrino with lemon instead.
- Eat 5-8 mini meals per day. to prep your body and metabolism to be grazing on a lot of food over the course of a lot of hours. Don't eat too much and don't eat too little.
- Make those mini meals CLEAN. Try to avoid fried, fatty, greasy, overly saccharine meals and instead focus on broth-based soups, salads, lean proteins and all those cliches that health magazines are always telling you to eat.
- Get in some exercise. I'm a hypocrite on this one because the only exercise I'll be getting is walking in high heels to and from meetings; but because I have your best interest at heart- it's probably wise to do a Barre3 class, go to yoga or go on a pre-work jog tomorrow.
- Remember to wash your face and wipe off all your makeup before bed because obviously you want to look all luminescent and alive when you run into all your Celebrity Chef Crushes!
During Feast:
- Take naps on the days you don't have to go back to work between events. Naps will be your best friend; if you live far then find a friend who doesn't and pay them with access to the after parties to let you nap on their couch between events.
- Avoid overdoing the day turn-up. Yes it is tempting to try ALL THE WINES at the Oregon Bounty Tastings but wine makes you sleepy and you don't want to be sluggish at Night Market, Smoked or Lord forbid, the after parties. Keep it to a sample here and there and alternate each glass of wine with both 8oz of water and a few sips of Stumptown Coffee. Moderation is key.
- Remember that you don't have to sample everything. Feast has more eating options than anyone can imagine and just because it is there it doesn't mean you have to consume it. Be choosy and opt to splitting samples with a friend so that you still get to have a taste.
- Dress fashionably but comfortably and definitely DO NOT wear high heels to the Night Market or you will hate your life and try to pay other people for their shoes. High heels really only work at the after parties, so go ahead and wear your Birkenstocks for all the earlier events and save the #glamlife for the after after party. For clothes; stick to dark colors and think along the lines of leggings, A-line skirts, oversize sweaters and statement jewelry.
- Carry advil, water, your prescription medications, your phone charger, deodorant, chapstick, mouthwash and dental floss at all times.
- Utilize legal appetite stimulants in the privacy of your home…but only if they don't have the potential to make you sleepy and a couch potato.
After Feast:
You should probably ask for Monday, the 21st off and spend the day Netflixing and Chilling with a six pack of Gatorade and low sodium soup.
See you there!


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Dormitory Nautilusweg A, 9020 Klagenfurt, Nautilusweg 11
The university is just across the street. On the other side of the dormitory is the Europa Park with lots of opportunities to do sports or just relax. If you get too hot, then all you have to do is take a quick dip in Lake Wörther. But to get back to Nautilusweg, enjoy the modern interior and design of the building complex.
9-month-dormitory (01.10. - 30.09.)
Communal kitchens with fridges, washing machine and dryer, bicycle storage, roof-top terrace and garage. Right near the building you can find a bank with an ATM machine, a snack bar, a café and a drug store.
Bed, cabinet, desk, chair, shelf, shower/WC, house intercom, internet connection, cable TV connection, every room with Flat-TV
Nearby universities
University of Klagenfurt
We show you, what's close to your dormitory (supermarkets, pharmacies etc.). You can download your surroundings map here.
We offer barrier-free accessible rooms on request.
Rooms and prices
133 spots in total
(41 single/72 double)
Single room
€ 340,-
Single room with balcony
€ 346,-
Double room
€ 269,-
prices per bed per month
Garage (Dormitory occupant)
€ 21,-
Parking space (Dormitory occupant)
€ 10,-
Parking space (external)
€ 41,-
current prices per space per month
Birgit Schiffrer
Tel: +43 (0)676 898 448 514
Dormitory administrator
Oliver Kraxner
Consultation-hours, check-in and check-out:
Mon, Wed and Fri from 10am to 11am
(check-in and check-out at a different time only with a fixed appointment!)
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Via a good friend, this post confirms that many of us are in the same situation: corporate IT people force users to stay in IE6 which forces, in turn, all of us developers to suffer by having to support it. The post, written from an inside Digg perspective doesn't tell the whole story so I'd like to add one dimension. Many corporate environments are in this unfortunate cycle based on the inability to project abstract costs, that is to say that often (always?) software is rushed through and "finished" in an agile, YAGNI kind of way, and after the fact managers1 have a hard time capturing the costs it takes to support legacy browsers because of "finished" software. The two development efforts are seen as separate, so the extra time in new development doesn't factor into the decision to keep what is old.
Cheers for Virtual PC and the ability to test things out without having it installed locally but nevertheless I'd like to force everyone to upgrade and forget that browser ever existed.
Side note, if you are fortunate enough to force an upgrade, here is some help.
1I'm sure special kinds of managers are able to guess this in and make good decisions but they are a rare breed and the elixir they drink is hard to find.


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Developers are being invited to submit apps for a European version of the Amazon App Store, which is scheduled to open this summer.
The portal will support the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain " with plans for further global expansion in the near future". Developers will be free to choose which countries they do and do not wish to release their products in.
Amazon's US App Store has been a hit offering "tens of thousands" of apps and app demoing, as well as functions such as in-app purchases.


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Barcelona: Sahara Force India wrapped up its winter test programme with Nico Hulkenberg covering 101 laps in the VJM05 on the final day as the team finalised its preparations for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Hulkenberg`s fastest lap came at 1:22.312 while covering a distance of 470kms.
"We managed to fit a lot and hopefully when we have been through all the data we will have learned a lot, too. The race weekend simulation was useful, but unfortunately my race distance was cut short, so we will rely more on the data from Paul`s run yesterday."
"We were also busy trying all the tyre compounds to learn more about tyre management and how to get the most from them. You always want more time in the car, but I think we can be pleased with how our three tests have gone. We still need to find some more performance because the whole grid looks very close and competitive, and I expect the grid in Melbourne to be extremely tight," the German driver said.
Chief Engineer Jakob Andreasen said, "We started the day by addressing some of the issues we spotted during yesterday's running and experimented with a few set-up solutions to try and ensure we develop a car that performs consistently across a wide operating window. The race distance we had planned for the afternoon was interrupted by red flags, so we didn`t hit our mileage targets, but it did give Nico a chance to do some extended running."
The opening race of the 2012 season will be held on March 18 in Melbourne.


text: Millennial Leopard June 9, 2018 Rilee Jefferson It's Millennial Leopard season ladies and gentlemen and I am on board! I have been searching for a new trend to latch on to and nothing has really seemed to catch my eye but when Realisation Par came out with the silk leopard midi skirt, I knew that was it! Leopard is seductive but classy and can be worn in so many different print styles! It can be the statement piece or the peekaboo skirt that gives the outfit an edge. This ensemble was one of my favorites because nothing was necessarily new but it all seemed to work. I didn't need to have the latest skirt on Zara or the new heeled sandal and I went back to my old style mixed with a little new!


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A top Catholic cleric in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, Rev. Charles Nyameh, has urged the House of Assembly and the State Executive Council (Exco) to tell the world the truth about the state of health of Governor Danbaba Suntai.
In a statement at the weekend, the cleric accused politicians in the state of spreading lies about the health of the governor.
He said: Ït is time the truth is known so that the state can move forward.
"I strongly call and urge, in the name of God, the Taraba State Executive Council and Taraba State House of Assembly to do what is necessary and within their constitutional powers to make Taraba State have a substantive governor. We cannot continue in this situation indefinitely. We should tell ourselves the truth and do what is necessary for the state to move forward.
"If it is in our position or power to make the governor well and bring him back to continue his work, we would have done it since. We have prayed and are still praying, but it is not our decision to make.
"We have to come to terms eventually with certain realities, which are not in our power to determine. It is a common factor in Nigeria that we often don't want to say the truth, if it affects our interests, which are often selfish. But we have to face the reality as it is. If we don't speak because we think we might be at a disadvantaged position, when a similar incident occurs when we might be in an advantaged position, we must be prepared to also remain silent."
The cleric noted that the governor would be remembered for several positive things he did, adding: "Taraba State existed before the administration of Danbaba Suntai and will continue to exist after his administration, adding that there are limits to what an acting governor can do.
"We have played so much politics with the issues of the governor's health and have created so much divide in the camps of those who are either for or against him. We pray God to heal him to come back and continue his life, but the governance of the state must continue according to the tenets of our sovereign national constitution," he said.
The cleric, who hailed the Assembly for its conduct so far, also affirmed that "the truth must be said, even if a price has to be paid for it".
"It is an honour to be identified with the truth in life or in death," he added.


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- Second Circuit Affirms KeySpan Dismissal of Federal Antitrust Class Action Alleging Electricity Overcharges
- September 27, 2012 | Authors: Tara S. Emory; John N. Estes; John K. Lyons; Clifford M. Naeve
- Law Firms: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Washington Office ; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Chicago Office ; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Washington Office
On September 20, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed KeySpan's victory in Simon v. KeySpan, holding for the first time that the filed rate doctrine can bar private claims related to market-based rates that arise from regulated auctions. While the Court stopped short of holding that all challenges to such market-based rates should be barred by the filed rate doctrine, it held that the doctrine applied in Simon given FERC's active supervision of the challenged rate.
The putative consumer class in Simon challenged a fixed-for-floating financial swap agreement between KeySpan and co-defendant Morgan Stanley Capital Group (MSCG) relating to New York City's capacity market for electric power generation. The complaint alleged that the swap was anticompetitive because it caused KeySpan to continue an existing practice of bidding its tariff-approved price cap into federally regulated capacity auctions. Plaintiffs claimed approximately $360 million in treble damages for violations of the federal Sherman Antitrust Act, as well as violations of New York's General Business Law and common law. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)'s Enforcement Staff had already investigated the swap and found no violation of its rule against market manipulation by KeySpan or MSCG.
In 2011, KeySpan successfully moved to dismiss the putative consumer class action based on the plaintiffs' lack of standing and the filed rate doctrine.1 The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's holdings on both grounds.
Ruling on an issue of first impression in the Second Circuit, the Court held that the plaintiffs' claims were barred by the filed rate doctrine, which precludes private parties from seeking damages based on rates that have been approved by federal regulators, because the market-based rate "process established by the FERC in this case was sufficiently safeguarded." Specifically, the Court noted that FERC exercised "tight control" by setting price caps and had found the swap did not violate its rule against market manipulation. Under these circumstances, it would be improper for the Court to "intrude into FERC's carefully constructed system." However, the Court acknowledged that the filed rate doctrine might not apply to market-based rates where the regulator's only involvement is creating the process through which prices are formed. Simon aligns the Second Circuit with the First, Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits, which have held that the filed rate doctrine applies to market-based rates.
The Second Circuit also held that the putative class members were indirect purchasers of electric generation capacity and therefore lacked antitrust standing. The Court relied on the Supreme Court's decision in Kansas v. Utilicorp United, Inc., 497 U.S. 199 (1990), which held that customers of public utilities lack standing to assert antitrust claims against electricity wholesalers, even if the utility passed 100 percent of its costs on to its customers.2
In April, Skadden successfully represented KeySpan in Perez v. KeySpan before the New York Appellate Division, First Department, in seeking dismissal of a related class action that alleged claims under New York state statutory and common law. Holding that the filed rate doctrine precluded the plaintiffs' state law claims, the First Department panel unanimously reversed the decision of the Bronx Supreme Court, which had denied the defendants' motion to dismiss.3
Skadden also represented KeySpan in a related DOJ investigation and consent decree proceeding, and in other related private litigation.4
1 No. 10 Civ. 5437 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 22, 2011).
2 In cases that do not involve public utilities, complete pass-through may result in a "cost plus" exception to the bar on indirect purchaser standing under Ill. Brick Co. v. Illinois, 431 U.S. 720 (1977).
3 County Index No. 302208-2010 (Apr. 10, 2010). Moreover, in August, the New York Court of Appeals declined to hear the plaintiffs' appeal of the First Department's decision.
4 The DOJ commenced an investigation of KeySpan's conduct with respect to the swap in late 2006. That investigation was resolved by a consent decree filed in federal court for the Southern District of New York in February 2010, which was approved in 2011. See 10 Civ. 1415 (S.D.N.Y. 2011). In addition, a separate case based on claims similar to Simon is also currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Case No. 1:12-cv-00017 (Complaint filed Jan. 6, 2012).


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The update course is a celebration of what is best in clinical general practice learning and in an era of electronic clinical education offerings, it continues to be a mainstay in practising GPs' educational calendars. It also provides an opportunity for GPs to network with their colleagues. The course is named in honour of Professor John Murtagh and his extraordinary contribution to Family Medicine. The 2015 Annual Update course is proudly convened by the Department of General Practice, Monash University, and will be held this year at the Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne, 3000. Full program details will be available from Easter 2015. This will be the 37th year that the course has been offered.
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Welcome to another edition of (Almost) Wordless Wednesday! It's a brand-new year, and there are lots of changes coming around here. One of them is with this weekly feature.
I'm going to be perfectly honest right now – often my Wordless Wednesday posts are an afterthought. They percolate in the back of my mind each week – they are never far from my mind. But actually getting the photos? That's a whole 'nother story.
One of my intentions this week is to be more intentional, particularly in this space. I have a great deal of plans for what I want to do and how I want the site to evolve. I also want to get better at my photography practice. I want to improve and move my photography in a different direction. One of the ways that I'm doing that is to take part in the Dogwood Photography 52 Week Challenge. The challenge revolves around three distinct types of photography – portraiture, landscape, and Artistic Impression. I'm excited to play around with different kinds of photography and more than that, I'm looking forward to the sharing of my photos and growing via the pressure of commentary and critique.
The challenge for Week One is Self Portraiture. There was a great post in the FB group for the Challenge about the difference between Self Portraiture and a Selfie. I was going to link to it, but it's a closed group. I really liked these two paragraphs from Hector Campbell:
The purpose of a Selfie is to doument a moment in your life. Normally some of the persons environment may be included to provide context. A shot of yourself on a beach, or in font of a fancy meal, or with someone you find important or interesting. It is meant show what you are doing or what you look like at a given moment.
A Portrait on the other hand is not about capturing what someone is doing or what they look like. A portrait is meant to tell you who the person is. It should capture the essence of what motivates a person, what drives them, it tells the story of a lifelifetime, not a moment.
Because I took this with my iPhone 6, my first inclination is to say that this is a selfie. (I took a few photos with my Big Girl Camera but I couldn't create something I was happy with. While the photo is meant to convey a moment in time – Teacher, First Day Back with Students – but it's a bit more than that. On the other hand, though, this is an often accurate representation of who I am – the light of the laptop reflecting on to my face, the dark circles under my eyes, the graying hair – a teacher.
I don't have a problem with selfies. I don't think they are inherently narcissistic, and I believe that self portraiture can lead to great healing.
I have been using my phone to take photos of myself. Every once in awhile.
This was taken Christmas Eve. I don't have a ton of pictures of me – I'm one of the women who don't particularly like to be in front of the camera (the whole Get In the Picture movement). But I'm also not entirely uncomfortable with being in front of the camera, and lately I've been thinking about how to look better in photos. I'm not quite there yet, but I'm OK with the progress I'm making.
I'm looking forward to using the BGC to try this again. I've seen a lot of amazing photos in the FB group that I would love to try to emulate.
Are you a selfie person? Have you worked through who you are by using the camera to capture images of yourself? Does being in front of the camera make you nervous? Talk to me about in the comments!


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