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Knockout Machine Kovalev Faces Challenge in Chilemba/
By Nat Gottlieb
Like the fierce middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev is one of those fighters nobody seems to want to step into the ring with. Not only does Kovalev possess a thunderous right hand that hits like an anvil, he can also be one of the meanest fighters in boxing if you cross him.
Give major kudos then to Isaac Chilemba, who not only has the guts to fight the unbeaten Russian, but will do so in a city just 144 miles from Kovalev's hometown of Kopeysk. This light heavyweight title bout will take place in DIVS Arena in Ekaterinburg on July 11 and will be shown on HBO World Championship Boxing at 10:15 PM ET/PT.
In Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs), Chilemba will be facing a world champion who has knocked out 12 of his last 13 opponents in brutal fashion. The only boxer in that nearly five-year span who was able to survive 12 rounds with him was the notoriously iron-chinned Bernard Hopkins, who has never been knocked out in 64 fights and barely made out of that one.
Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs) is a slick and at times awkward boxer, who fights very much like Hopkins. His style is also similar to the undefeated Andre Ward, which is one of the main reasons Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events, is putting on this fight. Both Kovalev and Ward have already signed an agreement to meet for a major showdown if both get by preliminary opponents.
"One thing that sticks out to me when comparing the styles of Chilemba and Ward is their defense," says Duva, who promotes Kovalev and Chilemba. "Both fighters are incredibly difficult to hit, and they both show great patience in the ring."
Duva compares the 33-year-old Russian, who will be making his 8th title defense, with the undefeated knockout machine, Golovkin. "I think that both Kovalev and Golovkin have done a tremendous job of letting their fists do the talking," she says. "The fans love knockouts and that is exactly what the two of them deliver almost every time they step into the ring."
While Chilemba is an excellent boxer with a strong chin, Kovalev is more of plodder. "Kovalev's style is simple," Duva says. "He comes forward and does everything he can to finish his opponent. Other than his power, I think his biggest strength is his obsession with being the best fighter in the world."
That obsession is one of the reasons Kovalev bypassed taking an easy fight to prepare for Ward and agreed to fight Chilemba, who has never been knocked out and is a top-10 light heavyweight.
"He does not want easy fights," Duva says. "He is well aware that Isaac is a dangerous fight for anyone and he welcomed the challenge with open arms. Many fighters in his position would have opted for an easy tune-up fight but Sergey doesn't know the meaning of the word."
Chilemba is a hard-luck boxer who's been on the wrong end of controversial decisions. In his last fight against top contender Eleider Alvarez, Chilemba lost a debatable majority decision on Alvarez's home turf in Canada. Still, the Malawi native who fights out of South Africa seems unfazed by the tough challenge Kovalev presents.
"I thank Sergey and his team for putting their titles on the line to face me," Chilemba says. "All I want to say to them is they are in for a surprise. They gave the wrong guy an opportunity. He has never fought someone like me."
In their press conference for this bout, either by design or just by his nature, Chilemba showed proper respect for Kovalev, which was a smart thing to do. Go ask Jean Pascal, who didn't. In a rematch with Kovalev in January, Pascal retired on his stool in the 7th round after being battered and bloodied by the Russian, whom he had apparently upset before the fight.
"I don't like rematches," Kovalev said after inflicting the beat-down. "But this was a personal fight because Pascal was a special person. I mean he's not polite with anybody and doesn't respect fighters."
Kovalev showed his mean streak when he said, "I would fight more rounds and make him more pain and punish him more," clearly implying he could've knocked out Pascal earlier but was having too much fun clobbering him.
Chilemba hasn't aroused Kovalev's ire, but the Russian understands the stylistic problems his opponent presents and is confident he can overcome them. "Chilemba is like a spoiler," says Kovalev, who has earned the nickname is "Krusher" due to his destructive power. "It's not an easy fight. He's not fighting you directly. He's more of a defensive boxer who moves and does his wrestling moves. His style is uncomfortable for anybody and he's never been stopped. It's going to be my goal to solve this problem and stop him early."
It won't be so easy, Duva says. "I think Sergey has never faced an opponent with the patience of Chilemba. Isaac is always thinking and waiting for his opponent to make a mistake he can capitalize on."
One thing's for sure, with just 10 knockouts in his 24 victories, Chilemba's not likely to put the Russian down on the canvas. Asked what Chilemba has to do to beat Kovalev, Duva says, "That is a formula no one in the division has managed to figure out yet. However, I believe to be successful, Isaac needs to stick to his game plan. He's a very intelligent fighter and has the ability to give Sergey a run for his money."
One possible wrinkle in the fight for Kovalev is this homecoming has a haunting aspect to it. In 2011 Kovalev knocked out Roman Simakov in the same ring where he will fight Chilemba. Simakov was taken to a hospital where he lapsed into a coma and died three days later.
The Russian has been reluctant to talk about that fight, and while historically some boxers are never the same after an opponent has died, Kovalev has given no indication it has affected him. Since the Simakov tragedy, Kovalev has knocked out 11 of his 12 opponents, won a trio of world title belts, and defended his titles seven straight times.


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Evil Dead Tops B-Movie List
EVIL DEAD 2 has topped a new U.S. magazine poll to find the Greatest B-Movie of All Time.
The cult zombie film claimed 31 per cent of the Paste reader vote to beat Plan 9 From Outer Space and Killer Klowns From Outer Space.
Other classics in the top 10 included Troll 2, Leprechaun, Zardoz and Witchboard.
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While global uncertainty prevails as we head into 2017, there are some positive upshots for the corporate market From favourable hotel rates, to the marketing race between hotels and online travel agencies, the new year is the perfect time to strike the balance between cost and traveller comfort, safety and productivity.
Implications of current developments
Major events
While the global corporate sector remains cautious about the world economy and conditions for business, recent major events will have some positive implications for business travel in the short term at least.
Brexit - the current economic instability, weakening British Pound and oversupply in the London hotel market are likely to assist corporate travel budgets where the UK is a key destination. According to a PwC report, occupancy rates in London are expected to drop to 80%, the lowest level in nine years, with RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) set to decline by 2.8% in 2016 and a further 0.5% in 2017.
US election - with the current 'unknowns' around future policy directions, the US hotel sector is expecting subdued growth. Chains including Hyatt, Hilton and Marriott are anticipating only a minor to moderate increase in corporate hotel demand, supply and rates, which will be good news for companies and their travel budgets.
Major hotel mergers - while Marriott plans to keep its collective 30 hotel brands for now, corporate travellers will benefit from greater choice, through the reciprocal benefits of the Starwood and Marriott member loyalty programs and the reclassification of existing luxury brands to 'classic' (traditional) and 'distinctive' (modern and boutique). And with Millennials dominating the hotel space over the past few years, Marriott is putting luxury back on the agenda with the creation of the Luxury Brand Group. This dedicated selection of hotels will target the loyal and more lucrative, Seasoned Executive.
Commodities, occupancies and rates - movement in key commodities in 2017 will influence hotel occupancy levels and rates in the relevant regions and cities. Australia's mining sector is showing early signs of a resurgence among mid-tier mining companies which will help renew broader business confidence, investment and travel activity. This confidence could potentially push hotel demand and rates upwards. However, in key oil-driven markets such as Calgary, Houston, Lagos, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, hotel data provider STR has found a correlation between declining oil prices and lower occupancies, with rates in those cities likely to remain stagnant.
Direct vs online booking channels
The Independent Lodging Market Report by Phocuswright and h2c predicts that by 2017, 44% of all hotel bookings in the US and 39% of bookings in Europe will be made online, representing increases of 2% and 5% respectively on current online booking levels
Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) will continue to raise the stakes against hotels in the race for traveller bookings, having now established their place in the market for companies on tighter budgets. Companies booking through OTAs need to be aware that with cheaper rates and fares come tighter travel restrictions, less flexibility for booking changes and limited loyalty program benefits.
Hotel industry reaction
In response to these growing online trends and flat economic growth, hotels are expected to use more aggressive marketing strategies, including dedicated member loyalty rates, to secure bookings directly from their customers and regain some share from OTAs.
Innovative alternate strategies are challenging tradition, with AccorHotels introducing its own online booking platform called Accor.com Marketplace. Some 200 independently-owned hotels across North America will be added to Accor's system, giving these smaller hotels an inexpensive channel to reach a wide range of customers.
Corporate travellers will be the ultimate winners in this industry revolution, benefiting from more competitive rates, complimentary extras and tailored services than they have previously experienced.
Movements in ground transport
The rise of Uber has fuelled greater corporate interest in ground transport, with increasing uptake of pre-booked transfer services, limousines and car hire. Transfer and limousine services are benefiting travellers with improved comfort and productivity, while car rental is proving more viable for travellers needing to travel further distances.
Next gen mobile technologies
Mobile technologies and apps will continue to be key influencers in the way travel suppliers interact with their corporate clients. Research shows more than 50% of travellers plan to use travel apps even more in the year ahead as their reliance on real-time travel information and gratification intensifies. In addition, statistics provided by Phocuswright and SiteMinder show that while only 8% of bookings are currently made on mobile devices, this figure will soar to 35% by 2018.
In 2017 the industry's response to this demand, particularly that of the 18 to 35-year-old Millennials, will be unparalleled. Innovators in the hotel and travel management sectors will adopt chatbots - computer programs that replicate human interaction by using artificial intelligence techniques - to digitally transform the way they engage with customers at every touchpoint. Guests can use chatbots to message or text the hotel for whatever they need, providing a fun and personalised way for hotel guests to enhance their stay and engage with hotels.
All things authentic
Despite the rise of mobile technology, feedback from corporate travellers shows they are increasingly looking for personal and 'human' service from friendly and helpful staff. Travellers are appreciating genuine relationships and interaction where they stay, and local authenticity in everything from their hotel meals to the decor and artwork. 'Celebrity chef restaurants will continue to emerge in key hotels, to offer more locally contextual dining experiences with seasonal produce from neighbouring areas. As a product of mobile technology, travellers can also expect hotel staff to have a full understanding of their needs and preferences and be proactive and attentive in meeting these.
Hotels and travel management companies alike will need to take a more 'business to consumer' focus in their marketing, in which they offer a more complete and trusted solution specific to each customer's needs. This will include a more extensive and relevant selection of inventory, flexible product options and rates, duty of care services and greater value adds that are available from one source and genuinely give the customer everything they require.
Tips for the new year
Armed with the above insights, how can companies better manage their travel portfolios in 2017?
Ensure you regularly review your corporate travel policies and patterns, so you can quickly adapt your behaviours and suppliers to reduce cost if needed.
As part of your review process it is essential that you revisit your suppliers, check how their rates compare with those offered by other providers, and identify whether it's time to reevaluate and renegotiate.
FCM Travel Solution's One Land Solution will give you the most extensive choice and best value in corporate hotels and car hire available globally.
"One Land gives us a vast selection of hotels for our customised hotel program, as well as a wide choice of regional properties. It saves us substantial time and lowers our travel costs with more competitive rates."
Fiona, Australian Infrastructure Company
Our One Land Solution includes the FCM SmartSTAY and FCM SmartDRIVE programs, which provide unprecedented value-adds with every hotel and car booking, at no extra cost. These programs benefit companies of all sizes, whether bringing value to larger companies when negotiated hotel rates are unavailable in a specific destination, or providing value-added hotel services to smaller travel budgets. For all corporate travellers, FCM SmartSTAY and FCM SmartDRIVE enhance comfort, safety and productivity.
Help your employees further improve their travel experiences and productivity. Aim to give your travellers the flexibility of choice in accommodation and car rental providers available within your corporate policy, as well as the flexibility to make their own compliant bookings using an online booking tool.
Ensure your booking processes and online booking tool can help avoid, and alert you to any non-compliant bookings, which can add as much as 30% to your overall travel costs. Out-of-policy bookings also have the potential to put your traveller safety and duty of care at risk.
As we settle into 2017 with an eye on the changes it will undoubtedly bring, remember to focus on choice, flexibility and value in your hotel travel program. With these elements combined, your business can achieve the optimum balance between traveller productivity and safety, and corporate travel that remains efficient and cost effective as the global environment continues to evolve.


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It's official. Nitzan Haroz, the Philadelphia Orchestra's principal trombonist, has taken the same position with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Here's his statement:
"I have accepted the position of principal trombone of the LA Philharmonic and will start in August of 2012. I feel fortunate that the Philadelphia Orchestra is granting me a year's leave of absence as I move through the tenure process in LA. This is for me the best and most prudent way to approach the opportunity with the LA Philharmonic."
The Israeli-born Haroz, who joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1995, played at the highest levels during his tenure, and has been a solidifying force in the brass section. He has been an active teacher at the Curtis Institute of Music and Temple University. Internally, his reputation is that of a supportive colleague. I think it's safe to say many listeners have followed his work closely, and will consider this a great loss.


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Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis
Volume 2008, Article ID 905721, 13 pages
On the Survival Time of a Duplex System: A Sokhotski-Plemelj Problem
Department of Decision Sciences, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria 0003, South Africa
Received 9 June 2008; Accepted 1 September 2008
Academic Editor: Karl Sigman
Copyright © 2008 Edmond J. Vanderperre. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
We analyze the survival time of a renewable duplex system characterized by warm standby and subjected to a priority rule. In order to obtain the Laplace transform of the survival function, we employ a stochastic process endowed with time-dependent transition measures satisfying coupled partial differential equations. The solution procedure is based on the theory of sectionally holomorphic functions combined with the notion of dual transforms. Finally, we introduce a security interval related to a prescribed security level and a suitable risk criterion based on the survival function of the system. As an example, we consider the particular case of deterministic repair. A computer-plotted graph displays the survival function together with the security interval corresponding to a security level of 90%.


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American fashion photographer Terry Richardson is one of the most prolific and acclaimed photographers of today. His trademark snapshot aesthetic and excessively sexual style has brought an appealing edge to mainstream advertising.
Terry Richardson came from a highly artistic family background. His father, Bob Richardson, was a fashion photographer and his mother was the one who introduced him to photographer Tony Kent, who took Terry on as an assistant. The rest is history.
In the past decade, Terry Richardson has shot some of the most memorable ad campaigns for Tom Ford, Sisley, Gucci, Levi's, Miu Miu and Jimmy Choo to name a few. His editorial work has appeared in all the fashion bibles.
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Moulvi Iftikhar Ansari passes away: Thousands attend funeral amid sobs and wails
Rising Kashmir News –Srinagar, Sep 30: Prominent Shia cleric and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Moulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari passed away Tuesday morning after a prolonged spell of illness.
He was 74.
Ansari, a four-time MLA from Pattan area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district and two-time cabinet minister, died after battling liver cirrhosis for more than a year.
A veteran politician and an influential Shia cleric, Ansari is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
Thousands of people participated in his funeral. Men and women were seen sobbing and wailing as Ansari's body was taken in a procession from his Qamarwari residence to the family's ancestral graveyard at Baba Mazaar, Zadibal.
Politicians cutting across party lines expressed condolences over his death.
In their separate messages, Governor Narendra Nath Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed condolences over Ansari's death.
The chief minister visited Ansari's residence where he expressed solidarity with the bereaved family, offered Fateh and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul.
Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, Tanvir Sadiq, who was accompanying Omar also expressed solidarity with the bereaved family and with the followers of the Shia cleric.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and former chief minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad said Ansari was one of the rare political stalwarts who stood by people of the State in all the vicissitudes and endeavoured to serve, guide and lead them with determination.
PDP Patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti termed Ansari's death as a great loss to the society.
"Molvi Sahib was a versatile personality who will be always remembered for his impeccability and praise worthy services to the society," they said.
The PDP leaders said Ansari was not only a religious and spiritual leader of great repute but an outstanding political statesman as well.
"With the demise of Molvi Sahab, the State has lost a seasoned politician, outstanding Islamic scholar, wonderful orator and an outspoken advocate of unity," they said.
Recalling his long association with the deceased, Mufti said: "He had been a lifelong friend and associate who would be missed always."
Sayeed, his wife, and daughter Mehbooba Mufti, members of parliament, Muzzafar Hussain Baig and Tariq Hameed Karra, other PDP legislators and senior leaders rushed to Ansari's residence to share the grief of the family and Ansari's followers.
Sayeed and PDP leadership also attended Ansari's funeral.
Meanwhile, many Shia dominated areas of Kashmir observed a shutdown as a mark of respect for the deceased leader.
Influential Shia cleric, politician and businessman, Moulana Iftikhar Hussain Ansari was born to Molvi Muhammad Jawad Hussain Ansari and Nissa Begum at Srinagar on April 26, 1940.
Iftikhar came from a distinguished family of religious scholars and spiritual personalities, Moulvi Haider Ali being his grandfather. He studied Islamic theology in Syria and Iraq. He received early education in Persian and Arabic from Lukhnow and pursued higher studies in Bukhara.
Iftikhar came to prominence when Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah convened the All Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Convention in 1968.
He took over from his father, Molvi Jawad as president of All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association after the latter's death in 1957.
Iftikhar started his political career as a Congress leader in early 1960s and became a Member of Legislative Council in 1973. However, he switched over to Janata Party in 1977 and contested against Begum Akbar Jehan, wife of Sheikh Abdullah.
Following these elections, NC allegedly victimized the Shia community for Iftikhar's decision of contesting against the wife of the party's founder.
He returned to Congress in 1980s and was elected to the State assembly in 1983.
Iftikhar was chosen as leader of the Congress Legislature Party in the State Assembly and held the post between 1983 and 1987.
He was again elected in 1996, re-elected in 2002. Iftikhar quit Congress to join NC.
Being in NC, during which he was also a minister in Farooq Abdullah-led government, Iftikhar quit the party in 2006 to join PDP.
The Shia cleric won the election in 2008 on the PDP ticket and was nominated as the party candidate for Pattan assembly constituency for the forthcoming assembly elections. He was PDP's senior vice-president.
An extraordinary orator, Iftikhar was a noted businessman with interest in car dealerships, Business Process Outsourcing, and telecommunications. He had a proficiency in several languages Kashmiri, Arabic, Persian, Urdu and English. He was fond of collecting books and was known to be a philanthropist in social life.
Iftikhar was also a founder member of Peoples Conference.
He was cousin of the Chairman of ittehad-ul-Muslimeen, Moulvi Muhammad Abbas Ansari.
Iftikhar survived three assassination bids on his life. In June 2000, Iftikhar barely escaped a landmine explosion while addressing a congregation at Gund Khwaja Qasim.
The blast killed 12 of his followers. On September 1, 2000, Iftikhar was injured in an IED explosion that killed two policemen and a driver.
Iftikhar died at his Dar-ul-Jawad residence in Qamarwari area of Srinagar on Tuesday (September 30) morning after a prolonged spell of illness due to liver cirrhosis.
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It's true: I'm the worst mother in the world.
While all the cool kids are wearing fancy label clothes and shopping unsupervised with their friends, our poor children are at home wearing hand me downs playing with each other and if they want to go shopping it will be with a chaperone. We don't give our children an allowance for doing nothing, if they want money then they have to busk to you know – learn how to work like the grown ups? They're even taught how to take something they love and turn it in to a business. Isn't that awful!
Our children aren't even allowed their own laptops or devices, instead they have to use a shared family laptop to do things like their school work, but that gets put away when they're done and sadly, they're not allowed to spend all their time googling Kardashians or downloading the latest mp3's so they can stay in their own little world and listen to music all day… No, interaction and the building of social skills is a requirement in our home and we have an expectation that they learn how to communicate and get along. Tough huh? And when they start arguing about who gets to play mine craft on the iPad you guessed it, the iPad is removed and nobody gets to play.
It must be torturous living in our home…
We have rules, but the children helped to construct those rules. They also chose the consequences and since that awareness of boundaries has been set I can tell you that only once have apology "i love you because…" letters have been written.
Ours is not a home where the kids rule the roost, and the kids do not come before my spouse and vice versa. Why? Because our children need to see their parents work together and because it works for us. We run our home as a team the way that we think is best because that is what works for us. And whatever that means is not the business of critics or famous do-gooders who like to satellite-parent our children through the use of the media. In fact, media in any way shape or form is monitored closely by myself and my husband because we do not want our children to learn things like the Anaconda Dance when we're not looking, or how shooting up your school glorifies you and makes you an overnight celebrity. We choose the values our family upholds, not society.
I'm sure that just like you, we care about our children: we want them to be level headed communicators who can accept constructive criticisms gracefully and whose behavior isn't affected by what is deemed "socially acceptable". We want for them to be kind, respectful and well mannered, strong, and loving. We want them to be the kinds of people who can apologize, show empathy and admit when they are wrong. But most of all, we want our children to grow up to have the stomach to be true to themselves and the divine nature that is within them, not what the world tells them they should be.
Ours is to teach them correct principals and let them govern themselves.
Sadly, our children will have to continue to struggle laughing and playing with each other. It will be tough but we will try not to force them to build loving relationships and skills that will see them through to well beyond their adult years.
Perhaps they may even turn out to be happy. Oh no, how frightful would that be?
Realistically though I love my children and regardless of how awkward they might feel I tell them as often as I can. If the world says I am an awful mother because I give half a damn about my children enough to provide for them a safe and secure home with boundaries and routine where they can bloom and grow, then the world can take a giant leap.


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how can we afford to send $1 Billion in aid to Ukraine when veterans are still waiting for benefits?
Jesse Ventura, host of "Off the Grid" on Ora.tv, makes a good case for American outrage. While Iraq & Afghanistan vets still wait for benefits, Congress writes checks for foreign aid around the world.
Jesse pours it on in this video filled with great points, and especially that: how can we afford to send $1 Billion in aid to Ukraine when veterans are still waiting for benefits? At one point he says that since veterans can't get their benefits from the last two war follies, that the next time they are ordered to go to war, they should just conveniently say they don't remember where they put their weapons.
And it's the damn truth. We have an absolutely outrageous national debt, and they STILL continue to spend us into oblivion. $1 Billion of our tax money into Ukraine? That's BS. I mean where are the brakes? Who is going to stop these people? Will it take Russia and China to finally just nuke us and get it over with? Apparently so. Cause there seems to be no end in sight to the utter lunacy.
Jesse makes the point also that a kid born today is already $50K in the hole before they ever get out of the womb. Seriously folks, someone better do something.
All I wanted to do was play my fricken drums. But we can't leave politics up to the politicians anymore. Cause they screw it up over and over and over again. That's MY money your messing with, you retards. Get out. Just go.
... to make it even more simple they are co-signing on a loan for Ukraine.
The US is providing a billion collar loan guarantee, to make it even more simple they are co-signing on a loan for Ukraine.
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Obama paid Ukraine to disarm, promised to protect them, and now is using Taxpayer's money to re-arm them.
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Yeah, lets have this traitorous scumbag of a president give aid and comfort to everyone else on our dollar
He deserves to be in prison or worse
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I wasn't aware Congress or Obama was the first and only president and his cabinet to do this?


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Meng Zhao came to the Harvard Ceramics Program studio as an Artist in Residence in 2005, where he has taught classes in traditional Chinese brush painting and clay surface design. Inspired by ancient Chinese rocks and water forms, and by Chinese philosophy, Zhao's work has brought him wide recognition and several prizes, including the Gold Medal at the 53rd International Ceramic Art Competition in Faenza, Italy, 2003.
Zhao's current work reflects his process of bridging the two distinct cultures of ancient East and modern West. His sculptural pieces explore the ancient paradigms of Chinese art to test the boundaries of form and balance, surface and texture, made possible with clay and glazes. Zhao prefers clay for the qualities of flexibility and suppleness of the material. Philosophically he is attracted by the combination of elements in the ceramics process, earth and water, fire and air, complementing each other rather than competing with each other.
Rocks in China have long been admired as an essential feature in gardens, representing a miniaturization of mountains and inviting meditation and contemplation. Prized by collectors, scholar's rocks are a natural sculptural form, found and refined, and can be viewed as a major three-dimensional tradition of Chinese art. Non-traditional colors, textures, and shapes have emerged in the rock and water pieces Zhao has created at the Harvard Ceramics Program. Zhao creates his scholar's rocks with an eye to his Asian past and with a hand in contemporary clay sculpture. Similarly, Zhao creates clay images of water and waves that have a visual reference to the calligraphic line in Chinese brush painting. Following the teachings of the Tao Te Ching as a source of inspiration, Zhao uses the philosophy of vacuity or emptiness, "form is emptiness, emptiness is form", as a common theme in his work.
We put thirty spokes together and call it a wheel; But it is on the space where there is nothing that the usefulness of the wheel depends. We turn clay to make a vessel; But it is on the space where there is nothing that the usefulness of the vessel depends. We pierce doors and windows to make a house; And it is on these spaces where there is nothing that the usefulness of the house depends. Therefore just as we take advantage of what is, we should recognize the usefulness of what is not.
Chapter 11 of the Tao Te Ching (translated by Waley)
–Maria Luisa Mansfield, excerpted from vol. 1, number 1 Summer 2008 of Sgraffito, the Harvard Ceramics Program newsletter


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With the newly updated Google Maps app for iOS out, Google has announced its plans to shut down the Google+ Local app for iOS on August 7th.
There's been no official announcement that I'm aware of yet, but both 9to5 Mac and Mark Traphagen posted a Google email detailing the shut down plan and the reasons for it. Here's the full text of that email:
We're emailing to announce that the Google+ Local app for iOS will be retired on August 7th, 2013.
The good news is that all features in the Google+ Local app are now available in Google Maps for Mobile on iOS devices:
- Search by categories of places, like "restaurants" or "coffee shops"
- Read place information, including written reviews, average price, address and Street View (where available)
- See what people in your Google+ circles have to say about their favorite places around the world
- Rate and review places you've been to
- Share places, locations and businesses you find
Learn more about Google Maps for iOS.
This means that after August 7th, you'll no longer be able to access the Google+ Local app through your iOS device. Any reviews and ratings that you created will be available on your Google+ profile and in the Google Maps iOS app.
Thank you for using Google+ Local for iOS.
The Google Maps Team
Google hasn't yet replied to our emails asking for confirmation of this email.
Postscript: Google has now confirmed that the email above is legitimate and accurate.
Google launched the Google+ Local app in July 2012 as a replacement for what was called the Google Places app. This was back in the days when there was no formal Google Maps app on the iPhone, and Apple had announced plans for its own mapping service to power the default Maps app. Google never issued a separate Google+ Local app on Android devices since it was able to roll the same features into the Google Maps app on that platform.


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The beleaguered travel industry is finally starting to pump some money back into advertising, reaching out to business travelers with new ad campaigns as the economy slowly recovers.
Most travel companies, including airlines and hospitality providers, pulled or drastically cut back on their advertising in the aftermath of 9/11 as they weighed the impact of the terrorist attacks on their business. The recession and cutbacks in corporate travel budgets only worsened their situation. But now, as businesses recover and travel is starting to pick up, marketers are looking to stimulate business.
American Airlines, British Airways and Radisson Hotels & Resorts are just a few of the travel and hospitality companies that have launched major ad campaigns in the last month aimed squarely at business travelers.
"We have seen an increasing number of promotions this year aimed specifically at business travelers," said Jared Blank, travel analyst for Jupiter Research. "The consensus seems to be [business travel] has bottomed out, and we are seeing the first signs of improvement."
However, Blank added, "Itâs still a long way from where the airlines and hotels need it to be."
First ads since mid-1990s
American Airlines debuted its "I Fly" integrated campaign on Sept. 15. It marked the first time since the mid-1990s that the carrier has launched a major campaign for business travelers, said Rob Britton, director of advertising for American Airlines.
"We have been advertising pretty substantially about more room throughout coach for a few years, but this is the first time we have spoken to business travelers for a number of years," Britton said.
The campaign, developed by Temerlin McClain, Dallas, includes TV and print ads that show the benefits of flying American for business, including the carrierâs extensive network and large number of flights.
TV ads are running on cable channels including CNN, ESPN and A&E, and print ads are running in publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune and BusinessWeek.
"Our budget was reduced rather substantially after 9/11, and the trend has been downward since then," said Britton, who declined to disclose the airlineâs overall ad budget or the campaign budget. "Weâre about as down as we can get."
British Airwaysâ flat beds
Last month, British Airways launched a campaign for its Club World flat bed service, with a tagline of "Sleep better in business class." TV and print ads were developed by M&C Saatchi, and online ads were created by itraffic, a subsidiary of Agency.com. The campaign is aimed at international business travelers.
British Airways has been promoting its Club World service for the past three years, but, like other airlines, its advertising was significantly affected by 9/11 and the economic slump.
"We were in a cash-poor environment, and we had to be prudent," said Amy OâKane, manager of marketing services for British Airways North America.
She said British Airways pulled all its advertising after 9/11 but returned with ads targeting leisure travelers about six weeks later.
"We felt it was important to keep a presence," OâKane said.
British Airwaysâ ad budget is up this year over last year, she said, but she declined to disclose details of the overall budget or the budget for the latest campaign.
"We feel itâs critically important to stimulate travel with our business customers," OâKane said. To do that, the airline is focusing on the benefits of a comfortable sleep and illustrating business travelers riding in comfort. Previous ads focused more on the product than on the passenger.
OâKane said the use of online ads has been an important part of the companyâs strategy, since research found 95% of its customer base is online every day.
"It is incredibly important to allow us to expand our reach and find people at work," OâKane said.
British Airways print ads are running in Forbes, Fortune, The Economist and The Wall Street Journal. Online ads are running on theeconomist.com, The Wall Street Journal Online and ft.com.
Radissonâs âown wayâ
Radisson Hotels & Resorts, a division of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, also launched a campaign last month targeting business travelers. The $5.3 million effort was developed by Bolin Marketing, Minneapolis, and has a tagline of "Stay your own way." The campaign is aimed at frequent business travelers who want to control their hotel experience.
Print ads are running in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Fortune, Forbes and BusinessWeek. TV ads are running on national broadcast and cable networks, as well as the CNN Airport Network. It is the first time in three years that Radisson has used TV ads.
"That was mainly a budget issue, with the whole economy being down," said Carla Bormes, director of brand strategy at Carlson Hotels Worldwide. She added that 9/11 had a significant impact on the hotel groupâs advertising to business travelers. "Because business travelers were so affected, it certainly impacted the amount of advertising and the way we advertised," she said.
However, she said, "Now we see early indications of business travel starting to rebound. Weâre putting more funds toward this very important audience," and she confirmed that Radissonâs ad budget has increased this year over last year.
Other hotels in the Carlson group, including Country Inns & Suites, Park Plaza, Park Inn and Regent International, are continuing to advertise in USA Today and regional print publications.


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Album: Exodus
Artist: Bob Marley and the Wailers
Year: 1977
Genre: Reggae
- Natural Mystic
- So Much Things to Say
- Guiltiness
- The Heathen
- Exodus
- Jamming
- Waiting in Vain
- Turn Your Lights Down Low
- Three Little Birds
- One Love/People Get Ready
Exodus is another step towards my attempts to work out why I don't like Reggae. I've given up trying to establish some kind of love for it. I've listened to quite a bit and still can't see the point, I've given up trying to revive the body, it's definitely dead, I'm now conducting the autopsy.
Is it Marley himself? Do I hate the music because the creator annoys me? Not at all. I've got nothing but respect for Bob as a person and I like his soulful voice. He was a big fan of cricket. How can you not love a guy who likes cricket?
Is it the lyrics? No, no problem there. Marley's lyrics are a bit hard to get into if you're not on his wavelength but they're not offensive, irritating or confronting.
Is it the instrumentation? Don't think so. Guitars, bass, drums, pretty standard stuff. No synthesizers, annoying pedal steel guitars or piano accordions.
The production then? Getting close. The opening track features Marley's voice in the middle of the mix, a guitar in the background as if it's being played by someone in another building, and the beat up close and centre. Too much reggae beat.
So.... it's looking like the beat then? Yes I think it probably is. The famous reggae beat just does nothing for me. It's too languid. It plods along and gets annoying really quickly. I've recently heard covers of Three Little Birds and Exodus and really enjoyed them both. The focused on the melody and not the rhythm and the great songs they are came through for me.
Reggae- if you have the rhythm it's great, if not it feels a like a great party going on next door that you can hear but you're not invited to.
Highlight: Three little birds
Lowlight: Waiting in Vain
Influenced by: An attempt on Marley's life
Influenced: Reggae and beyond
Favourite Amazon Customer Review Quote: "Didnt like any of the songs. But, what do I know. I'm not Jamaican."
-I'm not Jamaican either but I think this release has a fanbase that extends beyond the Caribbean.
So does this mark your exit from Reggae music or are you happy to stick around? Let me know below.


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BASEBALL American League * Boston Red Sox -- Signed Steve Lyons (infielder) to a one-year contract. Placed Randy Kutcher (outfielder) on waivers.
BASKETBALL (NBA) * Washington Bullets -- Placed Charles Jones (center) on the injured list. Signed Larry Robinson (guard).
FOOTBALL (NFL) * New Orleans Saints -- Announced the retirement of Brad Edelman (guard).


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Just one correction on the story above. Effie Anderson Smith was born in 1869 in Arkansas, but moved with her family to New Mexico in 1892, and then to Arizona where she married at Bisbee in 1895. She spend most of her adult life in Pearce (1896-1941), in Douglas (1941-51) and Prescott (1951-55).
If you missed opportunity to see her Impressionist paintings in Pearce over Thanksgiving, be sure to join us for the larger retrospective exhibit of her finest work during the Arizona Centennial celebrations in Douglas - when the Douglas Art Association hosts their centennial exhibit entitled "Effie Anderson Smith: Pioneer Painter", at their Gallery during the entire month of February 2012.


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Patrick M'boma, former two time CAF Africa player of the year, has admitted that there's still some bad blood between him and his former teammate Pierre Wome.
M'boma, a celebrated Cameroon international who guided his country to win gold in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, is alleged to have defrauded Wome of approximately 600,000 Euros to help set up a microfinance business.
He was eventually arrested at Yaounde International Airport on his way to France by Cameroon Authorities in April 2013.
M'boma was speaking in Nairobi, Kenya, where he is expected to grace the country's most prestigious sports awards ceremony – SOYA Awards.
When asked about his relationship with his once Indomitable Lions teammate, a clearly upset M'boma admitted that he harbours no good memories of the former Cameroon defender, Wome.
"Our relationship is bad but I don't think that should be mentioned here," said M'boma.
"This is an awards ceremony. I don't see why you should be talking about my personal relationship with Wome. Our relationship is very bad," he added.
He however hinted of taking up a coaching role some day while dining with Kenya's sports media but he did not spare Cameroon's FA for the dwindling standards of football in the once Africa's football powerhouse.


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This one started out ok but got rough towards the end.
5.1 Complete, no issues
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5.3 Complete, no issues
5.4 Ok, this task is just plan annoying. I hope the real lab doesn't require quite so many assumptions. I'm referring to the "Redistribute where necessary to advertise these prefixes". On top of redistribution, vrf's need to be assigned to interfaces not specified and bgp adjacencies need to be created that aren't specified. I hate when the lab does this. How am I supposed to know that we're allowed to create a bgp adjacency yet not a whole new vrf? Is this really a case of doing whatever I want that doesn't violate the lab requirements? I guess I'd just have to harrass the proctor on lab day...
5.5 Complete, no issues
5.6 I did this one all wrong. I knew it violated requirements but I went ahead an used a static route, simply because that's the way I've always done internet access before. I didn't even think about creating a new vrf and establishing the bgp session inside of it. I'll definitely have to commit that to memory.
5.7 I couldn't get nat working at all. It turns out that I needed to create a new loopback which reflects the nat pool. Something else I'll have to commit to memory, I guess. Another tidbit I should have realized--debug ip packet doesn't show MPLS traffic!!! Duh--MPLS is NOT IP. To track mpls, use debug mpls packets. But it doesn't show a whole lot, other than the labels. I wish there was a way to slow the router down and do deep inspection of mpls packets for debug purposes...
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Compare cheap flights from Singapore to Launceston
When is the cheapest time to fly to Launceston?
Launceston: Small is Beautiful
Tasmania's compact second city is small enough to take in and scenic enough (with good coffee just a stone's throw away) to want stay for a while.
Pull up a chair, lean back with your favourite book and enjoy the complete absence of rush hour (under-rated!) Take a leisurely drive to the beautiful Cataract Gorge where, if you're lucky, you'll see rock climbers scale its sheer cliff walls. Visit and art gallery, enjoy a dinner on the refurbished waterfront and breathe in the clean crisp air. That's Tasmania!
Skiddoo your way to Launceston - book a cheap flght and save your money for the sightseeing!
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The Duplin County total property tax value for 2017 is $3,687,770,290. The number of Duplin County taxable (non-exempt) parcels are 37,943.
The county tax rate for 2017 is .695 cents per $100.
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The county solid waste fee for 2017 is $90.00 per household.
The listing period for all taxes, real and personal, is January 1st through January 31st each year. There is a 10% penalty for not listing personal property before January 31st. Personal property includes unlicensed motor vehicles, airplanes, boats & motors, mobile homes, motor homes, etc.
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Personal property value appeals must be made before 30 days from the date of the tax bill.
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The county tax office is still responsible for the value and situs that is placed on the vehicles. Once the invitation to renew is received from DMV, you are encouraged to review the tax situs and value that is placed on the vehicle. If the situs or value appears to be incorrect, please contact the tax office prior to paying the bill with DMV. Adjustments can be made after a bill is paid, but the refunds with the new system may take up to 8 weeks to process.
Vehicles and trailers that have pernament or multi-year tags are required to be listed at the tax office with the regular personal property listing every year in the month of January.
Interest on property taxes is 2% the first month and .75% each month after until paid in full. Property taxes become delinquent on January 6th of the year following the tax.


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'Throat' the Bums Out
Hero or not, Mark Felt did America a great service.
This is an open memo to those on the right who've spent the past week chastising their counterparts on the left for calling Mark Felt, a k a "Deep Throat," a hero. It's true that the recently outed Watergate supersource might have acted for his own interests, and that real heroes pay the price for their heroism instead of hiding in the shadows of a parking garage. It is therefore difficult to laud his personal character or portray him as someone young people should emulate.
But if Mr. Felt isn't...


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There really is no reason an AC Milan striker should become the subject of interest during a Champions League tie between Juventus and Man City .
Not until you remember that Mario Balotelli is an AC Milan striker. Liverpool's greatest signing (*sarcasm*) has an uncanny habit of getting involved with things that seemingly have nothing to do with him - often through no fault of his own.
Take the video you can see above, which shows Man City and Juventus fans 'interacting' during Juve's 1-0 win in Turin. For some reason, City fans decide to throw a Balotelli shirt at the Juventus fans… and the Juventus fans throw it straight back.
The City fans then throw it back to their Italian counterparts… who then hurl it back to the City supporters… and on and on it goes.
Basically, it seems no-one wants a Mario Balotelli shirt - not even the fans of the club where he won a Premier League title. Just as well there weren't any Liverpool fans around, eh Mario?


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Songwriters reveal the inspiration behind this year's Oscar front-runners
EmptyBolt (Disney)
"Barking at the Moon," written and performed by Jenny Lewis
Lewis: "Given my experience growing up here in Hollywood, when it was explained to me that Bolt was a child-actor dog who had a difficult time distinguishing between Hollywood and reality, I could immediately relate to that. When I saw the sequence, I knew exactly what to do and (the filmmakers let) me run with it. It was actually easy for me -- I connected immediately to the characters and was so inspired that I wrote the song that very night."
"I Thought I Lost You," written by Jeffrey Steele and Miley Cyrus, performed by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta
Steele: "I've known Miley forever -- she and her parents are fans of mine. She recently cut a song on her breakout record that I wrote called 'Simple Song.' Miley knew she wanted to contribute a song to the film and had spoken to Disney about wanting me to write it with her. Disney flew out to show me the movie in Nashville. Toward the end of the movie John's character and Miley's character find each other, and the first thing out of Miley's mouth is, 'I thought I lost you.' I said, 'That's the song right there.' That's the point in the movie where everything gets good. She totally got it and understood that this song needed to be about this friendship between a girl and a dog. Next thing we know we were hammering it out like two old songwriters."
Dark Streets (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
"It Ain't Right," written by Tim Langhorne Brown, performed by Etta James
Brown: " 'It Ain't Right' is about two characters -- Crystal and Chaz -- and the mismatch between their expectations. Crystal feels ignored and underappreciated by Chaz, though she loves him; so the song tells her story. Chaz feels the same about his father -- there's a failure to really connect; so it tells his story too. A traditional modern electric blues band was used, but if you know your blues, you will know that there is a lot more to it than just 12-bar patterns."
"Too Much Juice," written by Tony De Meur, performed by Chaka Khan
De Meur: "Alcohol is a central issue in the movie, and the protagonist seeks out drink in order to assuage the downhill slide of his life. 'Too Much Juice' is integral to the film in that it is written from the woman's point of view -- her frustration that her man is always drunk and cannot satisfy her, in all ways."
Next: "High School Musical 3," "Quantum of Solace," "WALL-E" and more.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney)
"I Want It All," written by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, performed by Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel
Gerrard: "It's a pivotal moment in the film, and it gave creative license to (director) Kenny Ortega to go crazy with the production of this number. There are so many (location) changes that occur within this one song. For example, at points they're in New York in a cab, so musically we actually fed off of that and had soundscapes that sounded like you were in bustling New York."
Nevil: "We wanted to do something commercial with it and make it something really accessible and radio-friendly. But at the same time, it's key that every single lyric weave the whole story line together."
"A Night to Remember," written by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, performed by the cast
Gerrard: "We nicknamed 'A Night to Remember' the 'Prom Song' because it focused on what this event meant to (the characters) as high school students, especially the boys. The girls are what you might expect, but if you look at the boys, and you look at their (character arc) in the song, they are quite funny."
"Can I Have This Dance," written by Adam Anders and Nikki Hassman, performed by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens
Anders: "All the songs are inspired by the script, but the script is very much formed around the songs. I think the biggest challenge for us was to overcome our second-guessing. We had this piece of music almost immediately, and then we started tearing it apart. It was really hard to settle on what it needed to be. 'Can I Have This Dance' could seem kind of old, so our challenge was to make sure it was still cool and accessible to the younger audience. It was risky to go with that title, but we went for it and it worked out. It is a waltz with a pop sensibility."
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (DreamWorks/Paramount)
"The Traveling Song," written by Hans Zimmer and will.i.am, performed by will.i.am
Will.i.am: "This is not a typical song for me. I really wanted to push myself to compose a song that was outside my comfort zone. This was a chance for me to go beyond a beat or a rap. Not saying that I can compete with Lalo Schifrin or Henry Mancini, although these guys are my favorite composers, but I saw this as an opportunity to start training myself. Hans Zimmer wrote an amazing piece of music for the film that plays into 'The Traveling Song' that I wanted to complement melodically. (Lyrically) the song really captured the zeitgeist of the whole film: 'I've been traveling forever and now that I'm home it feels like heaven.' The film's meaning really lends itself to the melody. The song reprises several times throughout the film at key moments."
Next: "Quantum of Solace," "Slumdog Millionaire," "WALL-E" and more.
Quantum of Solace (Sony)
"Another Way to Die," written by Jack White, performed by Alicia Keys and Jack White
White: "When we got together in Nashville, it wasn't planned. It was similar to when I did a duet with Loretta Lynn. I'm really not a singer, I'm a vocalist. Alicia's a singer. The soul she put into the song really inspired me. At one point she started scatting and I asked her to do that with the guitars. We recorded on a reel-to-reel tape, which is probably not the typical approach towards recording film music. (By using a reel-to-reel) you get a whole different feel to a song, a certain soulfulness that doesn't feel so pieced together."
Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight)
"O Saya," Written and performed by A.R. Rahman and M.I.A.
Rahman: " 'O Saya' functions like a wake-up call. It's like it says, 'This is not a Bollywood film, this is a Danny Boyle film.' When you see where the song plays out, you can see and feel the energy. The kids are screaming at a plane as it flies overhead, almost like they are at a rock concert. It then leads you through a (montage) of the (slums of Mumbai). This song gives wings to the characters. M.I.A. and I sat together for a couple days and discussed how to deal with it, and we both decided 'O Saya' should be a track that says, 'What the hell is this?' I had a rhythm that sounded like a flight taking off, which is exactly what is happening in the scene where the song first appears. I wanted to include vocals of mine that would make you feel liberated."
"Jai Ho," written by A.R. Rahman, performed by the cast
Rahman: "The film culminates with 'Jai Ho,' which plays over a fairly artistic (dance number). 'Jai Ho' means 'celebrating life.' There is a saying in India, which is probably the national motto: 'truth wins.' The film does go into dark areas, but immediately brings you back to excitement, so the balance is perfect. It makes you feel good when you've gone through that whole experience. Because the song is celebrating life I used a collage of instruments: Japanese taiko, Indian mandolins and country guitars. It's not formulaic and is not a traditional Bollywood dance number."
WALL-E (Disney/Pixar)
"Down to Earth," written by Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel, performed by Peter Gabriel
Gabriel: "I was particularly attracted to 'WALL-E' because (director Andrew Stanton) was approaching it in a very bold way, with very little dialogue, and some of the sci-fi films that were the inspiration for him were important films for me too. When the brain is not engaged in interpreting the dialogue, there is an opportunity to respond to the sound and image more viscerally. It has been a wonderful experience working with the Pixar team, who still have a very different mentality and approach toward work than much of Hollywood. I also had very much enjoyed Thomas Newman's work, particularly 'American Beauty' and the theme music for 'Six Feet Under' -- the best TV show in my opinion -- and I thought it could be an interesting collaboration."
The Wrestler (Fox Searchlight)
"The Wrestler," written and performed by Bruce Springsteen
Mickey Rourke: "I wrote Bruce a letter, because we've known each other over 20 years, and he knows what I used to be, or whatever. Where I went, what I'd been reduced to. I told him how I felt lucky now and didn't have to end up being this guy, being Randy (his character from 'The Wrestler'). A while later, I got a call in the middle of the night: He said he'd written a little song, for nothing. It's fucking beautiful, right? I was honored he took the time, because he's a busy cat. I mean, I'm so goddamn proud of this magical movie and to have Bruce's input. Ain't nobody in Hollywood with all their millions can just ring the man and he'll do a song, y'know?"


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Gonzalo Higuain has been an absolute monster in front of goal this season.
The Napoli forward nabbed 36 goals in 35 Serie A games and proved every bit the eye candy for a host of Premier League clubs.
And the video above looks as though he's taken that hot streak of form with him on International duty.
In Argentina 's pre-Copa America friendly against Honduras, the former won 1-0. And can you guess who scored the only goal? Higuain, of course.
But, wow, what a goal it is.
Initially on the break, a decent ball in front of the defence would have put Higuain clean through. As it happens, Rojo's ball fell behind him, which might lead you to think this particular chance is dead in the water.
But Napoli's star man has other ideas.
Controlling the ball nicely, he literally turns the defender inside out with something that can only be described with moving images.
And then with sheer class, he dinks the ball over the 'keeper into the far corner.


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This is a weekly summary of selected prime contracts recently awarded by the federal government to companies and other vendors in Maryland.
Maryland contracts
Westinghouse Electric Corp. in Baltimore won a $5,249,870 contract from the Air Force to provide for engineering changes on the F-16 AN/APG-168 Fire-Control Radar Program.
Fairchild Defense in Germantown won an $895,595 contract from the Air Force to provide cable assemblies.
Defense research contracts
Universities Space Research Association in Columbia won a $958,723 contract from NASA to provide environmental research studies for aerospace systems development.


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The Autumn Enjoyable Trot, as we all know, was a resounding success. The kids had fun, we adults got to socialize, and no one was accidentally shot by hunters like last year. So why muddy the whole experience by forcing me to give a public apology for getting drunk and calling everyone in the town "sucky"?
I mean, it could have been much worse. I could have called everyone in the town terrorists, or communists, or racists, or feminists, or mexicans, or a bunch of other horrible thoughts that ran through my head at the time, so we should all be happy that I said what I said instead of those other things.
I will also not apologize for dumping the bobbing for apples barrel on top of Mayor Chuck while chanting "We're number 1! We're number 1!" I did it in a celebratory spirit showing my pride in Byron City, and there was no malice behind my intentions.
I will also not apologize for hitting on Stephanie Banks-Dickson after mistaking her for my wife. The two look similar after a few drinks (no really, they do!), and had I simply grabbed my OWN wife's buttcheeks while making honking noises, there would have been no need to call the police.
I will also not apologize for drooling on my wife's expensive couch pillows. She should have thought of that before she made me sleep there. She should apologize to ME for also taking away the Xbox when I could have used it during my banishment from the bedroom.
I WILL apologize, however, to the other partners and associates at my law firm for the spanking my fantasy football team gave them all this past weekend. Looks like the $1000 pool is going to be all mine again this year. Booya!
Rashad Stevens


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First up is this sculpts, which although a little to cartoonish for my liking might be what some of you want for your Avatar Lilith mini. Just google Anima for this one.
Then there is this rather awesome goldilocks sculpt that I can't help thinking would make a great Candy. I think this is a coolminiornot sculpt.


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Shawn Parsons has been going to Ravens games since the team first arrived in Baltimore, putting on his favorite purple jersey, tailgating with friends and cheering on the home team in customary ways. Now the local artist is set to combine his professional talents with his passion for his hometown team.
Parsons is not trying to change the color scheme at M&T Bank Stadium for home games, but the 42-year-old illustrator and graphic designer from Fallston does hope to darken the mood — at least when it comes to creating a more intimidating home field advantage.
In conjunction with a charitable foundation run by Ravens tailback Willis McGahee, Parsons has recently begun selling a new line of black towels that he expects to see fans wave, as well as T-shirts and tank tops for them to wear to games, beginning with Sunday's home opener against the Cleveland Browns.


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.30 Caliber/7.62mm (.308) 168 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK)
Sierra has enhanced a segment of the MatchKing line by adding the acetal resin tip, thus crowning the Tipped MatchKing (TMK) bullet line. The major advantage of adding a tip to the bullet is the reduction of drag, producing a more favorable ballistic coefficient.
Due to the decades of dominance of our 168 grain MatchKing (#2200) in our .30 caliber bullet line, including it in the new Tipped MatchKing (TMK) bullet line was a natural choice.
The 168 grain Tipped MatchKing (TMK) bullet is an excellent choice for F-Class (F Open) matches, as well as 3-Gun and various other competitions. Due to the ballistic advantage that the tip provides, the 168 Tipped MatchKing (TMK) will stay supersonic at 1,000 yards at normal .308 Winchester velocities, unlike its untipped counterpart.
While they are recognized around the world for record-setting accuracy, MatchKing® and Tipped MatchKing® bullets are not recommended for most hunting applications. Although MatchKing® and Tipped MatchKing® bullets are commonly used for varmint hunting, their design will not provide the same reliable explosive expansion at equivalent velocities in varmints compared to their lightly jacketed Hornet, Blitz or Varminter counterparts.
The #7768 was introduced in January 2015.
|Dia. (inches)
|Weight (grains)
|Sectional Density
|Ballistic Coefficients and Velocity Ranges
.535 @ 2050 fps and above
.521 between 2050 fps and 1650 fps
.480 @ 1650 fps and below
100 bullets
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|Lee S of Friendsville, Tennessee
|February 20, 2018
|Love em, I run h335 40 grains, lapua brass,federal match king primers, get 2550 fps
|Jay K of Goldsboro , North Carolina
|September 23, 2017
|Youth day in North Carolina, my 12 year old shot a doe that went down like lightning hit her. Out of a 308 win with IMR-4064, crazy accurate also. Great bullet!
|Sandy H of Wetumpka,, Alabama
|August 24, 2017
|I recently had a chance to shoot these bullets from my 308 at 1000 yards. Splatter marks on steel indicated they did not tumble, even with a less than hyped 2700 ft/sec muzzle velocity from a VS varmint configuration 12-twist Rem 700. Out to a grand, these bullets will get it done!
|TT2 T of Woodland, California
|August 6, 2017
|Switched to 168gr TMK and was able to greatly extend my .308 rifle range while maintaining supersonic bullet velocities. Very happy with these bullets. Am using Lapua brass, CCI 200 primers, 42gr IMR8208, bullets seated to 2.995" overall length, getting about 2560fps muzzle.
|Steve H of Manchester, New Hampshire
|November 22, 2016
|I am getting .245 groups with my Remy Long Range in 30-06 my seating depth is just off the lands 55.5 of IMR 4350.
|Dom D of Syracuse , New York
|July 17, 2016
|Great accuracy. Totally satisfied. Great group at 300 yards.
|Tony H of Gillette, Wyoming
|December 6, 2015
|could not get them to shoot better than 1 1/2" groups out of my armalite ar-10 i tried different seating depths.going to try them in 30-06 and see what they do. i like the 168 gr smk in the ar-10 .5 inch groups and under all day long
|Frank S of Chestertown, Maryland
|November 3, 2015
|I am really pleased with how these bullets performed. My rifle was shooting one hole groups with the 168 SMK's. It took a lot of playing around with the seating depth (these do not like to be jumped) but was able to get the same results as the SMK's. Start about 5 thous off the lands. They will not fit in my AI magazine when doing this.
|Hal W of Northern Virginia, Virginia
|May 10, 2015
|I am astounded by the accuracy that these bullets achieved in two of my .308 bolt actions. One rifle shot them 32% better on average than the # 9377 168 grain SMKs. The second rifle shot the TMKs 53% better, I tried them at 2.785 and 2.845 with one rifle with a short chamber and got great results. I also tried them at 2.800 and 2.900 with the second rifle and got even better results at the longer seating. The # 7168s are longer than the # 9377 SMKs but the TMK ogives are about the same distance from the bullet base as the SMKs.so they really need to be seated to an OAL that is about a 0.1 longer than the SMKs. Luckily, my magazines are deep enough to allow me to seat them out where they need to be.
|Patrick M of Sikeston, Missouri
|February 28, 2015
|I couldn't have been more happy with with accuracy. I got five shot groups avg. little under .750. I also used RL 15 but 43.4 loaded to coal 2.800
|Joel H of Fountain, Colorado
|February 20, 2015
|Wow, i could not wait to get the new 168TMK in to load and shoot, here is what i used, 42 to 42.5 gr. RL-15, new LC M118LR 08 cases, LC primers, 168TMK bullets, seated to max length for the M14 mag, and max length for magpul P mags. in 308 for my LMT308, and my custom built M14 with Kreiger barrel. i cant get the bullets to shoot better than 2 min. of angle at 300 yd. i shot these loads in three high end rifles that shoot 1/2 to 3/4 min. when loaded to shoot from mag. length these bullets dont shoot, i am NRA classified High Master, earned with a service rifle so i dont think it is me or my loading technique.


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I recently purchased Quad rotor components from Aero Engineering Works,Chennai.
Here is their website link
The prices are cheap and the service is too good.
Lots of varieties are there in the Batteries section.
They also have silicon wires which is very difficult to find before i get to know about them.
Hats off to them


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Did You Used to be R.D. Laing? (Full Documentary)
Video (EN, 1 h 32 min)
Did You Used to be R.D. Laing? (1989)
Full documentary portrait of Ronald David Laing (1927-1989) filmed in Vancouver by Kirk Tougas and Tom Shandel during the last two years of Laing's life.
Released on Channel Four (UK) in October 1989.
Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=86t5GWB5qRY
Film introduction:
"Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing gained a reputation in the late 1960′s for his radical objection to conventional psychiatry.
His early books "The Divided Self" and "The Politics of Experience" questioned the right of society to proclaim itself sane and others mad.
Protesting the "outrageous violence" inflicted on patients by drastic therapies like electric shock, he generated controversy with his willingness to try psychedelic drugs, meditation, and other unconventional techniques in search of a healing common ground between doctor and patient.
Now in his early 60′s, after some 35 years of professional practice, he agreed to be videotaped in public lectures and private conversations, giving this portrait of Ronald David Laing, psychiatrist."
DVD Description:
"Drawing on stories from Laing's own life and from his patients' experiences, and following him through a series of lectures and workshops, the film presents a portrait of the radical psychiatrist as an engaging, witty and irreverent character.
Laing shares his insights into the art of therapy, the lies we tell each other in the name of love, the recurring patterns of behavior that sometimes can be traced to birth, and the regrettable human instinct to suppress any behavior and thought that is strange or disturbing.
The film reveals its subject as a thinker of great originality and genius whose compelling charisma and gusto made him an equally effective storyteller and prankster."
"The film itself is a fine example of the subtle directness and simplicity that Laing asks for, being at once convivial and co-present." — The Guardian
"Fascinating profile of the radical psychiatrist, the viewing surprise of the week." — The Sunday Times
"Laing is pure pleasure to watch, a huge spirit, genuinely loving and completely honest. This portrait of him is completely inspiring." — The Vancouver Sun
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