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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Lindsey Graham To Place Hold On National Security Nominees Over Benghazi Attacks — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is threatening to place a hold on key administration national security nominations unless President Obama explains how the White House reacted to the Benghazi attacks and who …
Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Israel Matzav, NewsHounds blog and Crooks and Liars
Little Green Footballs: Lindsey Graham Threatens to Hold National Security Nominees Hostage Over Benghazi Fake Outrage
Ellen / NewsHounds blog: Sean Hannity Airs Deceptively Edited Video Of Leon Panetta's Benghazi Testimony
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Lindsey Graham: 'No confirmation without information' — Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Sunday he'll block President Barack Obama's nominees for Defense secretary and CIA director if the White House isn't more forthcoming about its response to the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Graham vows to block nominations unless White House more forthcoming — Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama's nominees for secretary of defense and CIA director could be held up by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham unless the White House provides more information about its response …
Discussion: Politico and The PJ Tatler
John Bresnahan / Politico: McCain: Syria policy 'disgraceful'
Carlo Muñoz / The Hill:
Sens. Feinstein, Leahy push for court oversight of armed drone strikes
Sens. Feinstein, Leahy push for court oversight of armed drone strikes
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Sen. Grassley: 'The irony is thick' in Lew's Cayman Islands investment fund
Sen. Grassley: 'The irony is thick' in Lew's Cayman Islands investment fund
Discussion: Ricochet Conversations Feed, Hot Air, Ed Driscoll and NBCNews.com
Pejman Yousefzadeh / Ricochet Conversations Feed: If Mitt Romney Can Be Criticized for This, So Can Jack Lew
Erika Johnsen / Hot Air: Grassley on Lew's Cayman Islands holdings: "The irony is thick."
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Pelosi: 'Almost a false argument' to say US has spending problem — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that the looming sequestration is "a bad idea all around" and called for a balance of spending cuts and closing tax loopholes in order to avoid it.
Kevin Liptak / CNN: 'We've had plenty of spending cuts,' says Pelosi
John Bresnahan / Politico: Pelosi: 'We've had plenty of spending cuts'
Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin: Constitutional scholar Nancy Pelosi: We avow your First Amendment right to own a gun
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Unreal... Nancy Pelosi: It's Almost a False Argument to Say US Has a Spending Problem
Associated Press:
Cheney blasts "second-rate" Obama nominees — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Saturday night that President Barack Obama has jeopardized U.S. national security by nominating substandard candidates for key cabinet posts and by degrading the U.S. military.
Discussion: The Hill, The Moderate Voice, National Confidential, "The Lid", Hot Air, alan.com, Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill: Report: Cheney slams Obama nominees as 'second-rate people'
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice: Cheney Strikes Again: Cheney Says Obama Risking National Security by Nominating "Second-Rate" Cabinet Members
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Cheney: Obama appointing second-raters to nat-sec positions
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
After ignoring unemployment, Obama seeks to convince Americans it's his top priority … White House spinners are working furiously in the final 72 hours before President Obama's State of the Union speech. Their job: convince the recession-scarred American public that economic recovery …
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Power Line, The Lonely Conservative and New York Times
Scott Johnson / Power Line: Long day's journey, cont'd
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
In State of the Union, Obama to return to jobs and the economy
In State of the Union, Obama to return to jobs and the economy
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, The Hill and The Reaction
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
CNN Panel: Was Doctor's Conservative Speech In Front Of Obama 'Offensive,' 'Inappropriate'? — Dr. Benjamin Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, raised a number of political eyebrows in Washington this week when he took to a stage he shared with President Barack Obama …
Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Sense of Events
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Dr. Benjamin Carson, Sr., has them mostly silent
Donald Sensing / Sense of Events: The Left goes racist
Brent Baker / NewsBusters blogs:
Parody or Does She Believe It? CNN Anchor Blames Asteroid on Global Warming — CNN anchor Deb Feyerick asked Saturday afternoon if an approaching asteroid, which will pass by Earth on February 15, "is an example of, perhaps, global warming?" — Moments earlier, before an ad break …
Discussion: Mediaite, Power Line, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler and The Other McCain
Noah Rothman / Mediaite: CNN Anchor Asks Bill Nye If Global Warming Had Anything To Do With A Near-Earth Asteroid
John Hinderaker / Power Line: Global Warming: It Causes Everything!
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: CNN Anchor Deb Feyerick Apparently Thinks Global Warming Causes Asteroids
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. John McCain on avoiding automatic spending cuts — Special Guests: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. John McCain — The following is a rush transcript of the February 10, 2013, edition of "Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace." This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Discussion: Althouse and Washington Examiner
Ann Althouse / Althouse: Congressman Cotton was excellent on drones and Benghazi on "Fox News Sunday."
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner: Pelosi: We don't have a spending problem
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Many 2011 federal budget cuts had little real-world effect — Video: You've heard the word "sequester" mentioned by politicians a lot lately. The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe explains what the term means, and why it matters. — Late on the night of April 8, 2011, Washington's leaders announced …
Discussion: Free exchange and Booman Tribune
Nick Bilton / New York Times:
Bits Blog: Disruptions: Apple Is Said to Be Developing a Curved-Glass Smart Watch — Dick Tracy and James Bond had watches that served as computers. Tim Cook of Apple wears a Nike FuelBand, which tracks his physical activity. — Dick Tracy had one. As did Inspector Gadget and James Bond.
Discussion: Mashable! and Business Insider
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Mashable!: Could an Apple Smart Watch Be In the Works?
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
California Democrats Propose Strictest Gun Regulations In The Nation — Thursday afternoon, a group of California Senate Democrats rolled out a legislative package that would create what would likely be the tightest gun regulation system in the nation, ranging from sweeping prohibitions …
Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Prairie Weather
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Near complete gun bans by a thousand regulations


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At Mount Vernon, we have reached our final day (sad face) of an 8 week internship program devoted to different aspects of the Archaeological Collections Online initiative. Our interns came from prestigious universities around the country to take on individual research projects pertaining to the material and social worlds of planter elites like George Washington and the enslaved community upon whose labor these genteel lifestyles were based.
Here's what our interns have to say about their work!
Katie Barca: Today I am in the process of entering decorated or marked pipes from the South Grove Midden as Objects in the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS). In the future, images of these pipes will be posted on the Mount Vernon's Midden website.
Joe Downer: Today I am transcribing store accounts from an 18th century Virginia merchant, Alexander Henderson. By transcribing Henderson's ledgers, researchers are better able to understand what colonists were purchasing in Northern Virginia before the Revolution, and have a greater insight into pre-revolutionary material culture.
James Bland: I'm also transcribing the Henderson store accounts, but for Alexandria instead of Colchester. Henderson worked for John Glassford and Company, who together were the Scottish Tobacco Kings of the Chesapeake region. Their records show an emerging class of non-elite consumers that didn't exist in the early colonial period.
Leah Thomas: I am currently writing the report for my summer project, which involves research on 18th century dining objects as represented in museum collections. I am also looking into the possibility of a connection between dining vessel and utensil form variety and the Rococo art movement in the American colonies.
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Julia Kennedy: Squirrels and Bamboo and Grapes, oh my! I'm working on drawing a small rodent decoration that appears on Washington's (George's or perhaps his elder half-brother Lawrence's) Chinese export porcelain plates. Each plate was hand-painted, therefore making each curious critter unique.
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Common people do like Trump, I agree.
I know that you know that I didn't mean that at all.Won't they be ever so disappointed in him if he wins though. There's nothing common about him.
Although I'd wager there's more than one ABC Veteran who's suffering buyer's regret seeing as they were gulled by false promise.
Surely the point is that the UK now has the authority to reallocate those funds as it sees fit.... and that could include a new hospital, or any other application foreign or domestic. But that money will be controlled by Westminster and not Brussels.
One thing is certain. The EU is going to play hardball right up until the final divorce papers are signed and acted upon. They will make it as noticeably difficult as possible to discourage other would-be exiters.
The game of Rugby has an interesting history.
Oh, and this whole scenario isn't tragic / magnificent enough (perspective dependent), you had to bring up rugby.....after Canada's boring 20-18 defeat by Italy yesterday.... *****!
... on the subject of campaign statements - there are statements and there are statements and there are interpretations of statements."We can move money to health care." "We will move money to health care." "They said they would move money to health care."Equally:"The universe will end." "A black hole will ensue." "Your pensions will disappear." "Nobody will trade with us ever again."And let us not get into the subject of domestic Canadian politicians and campaign statements.It is permissible to point out worst case scenarios during debate. Equally it is permissible to point out best case scenarios. Both scenarios are equally unlikely.
The point is that leaders on the leave side are backing away from statements they made prior to the referendum. And yes they can allocate funds any way they want, the problem is that those sectors who were assured that those funds would still go to them are being told that now, that might not happen.
And really, who needs to be told you can only buy two bananas at a time and they have to be straight, not curved, or other such nonsense.
So just like the Trudeau Liberals then.
>Brexit broken promisesGiven the evolution of the Lisbon Treaty, claims about misrepresentations by those opposed to EUnification need not be taken seriously.I doubt many EU members are going to go to the wall to satisfy the desire of EUrocrats to punish Britain. Spain, for example, needs tourist dollars. I can't imagine why the average Spaniard would accept any fraction of hardship to satisfy fat technocrats in Brussels.The harder Brussels squeezes, the more likely it becomes that additional EU members will slip the grasp.
Plus Spain has it's own separatist issue to deal with and won't be keen on accepting an independent Scotland.
Brexit prompts a push to end English in the European Union...With the impending British exit from the European Union, the polyglot Babel that has 24 official languages may soon strike English off the list, according to officials here, who note the change with a mixture of sadness and glee....if Britain pulls out, the European Union will lose the only nation that has designated English as its official language inside E.U. institutions. Each country is allowed to pick one tongue, and Ireland and Malta — the other two E.U. nations that are predominantly English-speaking — chose Gaelic and Maltese, respectively. But they are tiny compared with the juggernauts of France and Germany, which supply the other two "unofficial" working languages of the European Union...https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/28/brexit-prompts-a-push-to-end-english-in-the-european-union/?wpisrc=nl_wv&wpmm=1


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Brady not sure if he broke his nose
Brady hurt in second quarter of Pats-Titans game
A botched spike after a touchdown catch and a possible broken nose for Tom Brady.
Those glitches aside, the New England Patriots got off to their customary start to the season and even showed signs of having a ground game thanks to Stevan Ridley.
Brady threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and Ridley ran for a career-high 125 and a TD as the defending AFC champion Patriots opened the season the way they usually do, with a victory, beating the Tennessee Titans 34-13 on Sunday for their league-high ninth straight season-opening win.
"You always want to start out with a win," said Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who had the ball slip on him when he tried to spike in celebration. "That's always a great way to start, and the Tennessee Titans are a good team. It was a good, hard-fought battle out there."
The Titans at least led in this game at 3-0 unlike the last time these teams met in October 2009 when the Patriots won in a 59-0 rout.
This time, Brady tossed a 23-yard TD pass to Aaron Hernandez in the first quarter to put the Patriots ahead to stay, and his 2-yard TD pass to Gronkowski late in the first half capped 21 straight points. The first TD pass was Brady's 301st in his career, passing John Elway for fifth in TD passes in NFL history. It also marked his 33rd straight game with a TD pass.
Brady said after the game he wasn't sure if his nose was broken, an injury he's never had before. His nose was freshly bandaged, and Brady said he needs "more scars." Plus, he was pretty happy with how New England's revised offensive line protected him with the exception of Kamerion Wimbley's sack in the second quarter.
"That was the only good one I really took, so I think the offensive line played really well," Brady said.
The Patriots tried to boost the defense through the draft, and early signs are they did just that. Top draft pick Chandler Jones sacked Jake Locker and knocked the ball loose, and fellow rookie Dont'a Hightower picked it up and ran it in for a 6-yard TD between Brady's touchdown passes. Rookie Tavon Wilson, a second-rounder, picked off a Locker pass too.
"That is why they are here," Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich said.
The Titans had a "Code Blue" promotion for the opener and their 137th sellout. Even former Tennessee Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt was on hand, raising the 12th Titan flag to help kick off a season in which the Titans expect so much after going 9-7 in coach Mike Munchak's first season.
Instead, they wound up keeping Locker on the sideline after he hurt his left, non-throwing shoulder in the fourth quarter on a play the replacement officials should have whistled as an incomplete pass rather than allowing Patriots safety Patrick Chung to pick up a loose ball and run for the end zone. Chris Johnson, coming off his worst season as a pro, finished with only 4 yards on 11 carries.
The Titans weren't happy at the failure of the replacement officials on three different passes into the end zone they thought deserved flags for pass interference, two of those non-calls forcing them to settle for field goals. Munchak said there always will be calls they believe are missed by officials.
"Disappointing?" Munchak said. "Definitely. Do you want to play better, especially at home? Yes we do. Were there parts that we looked like we were doing some good things? Yes, there's a lot of good things in this football game, but not enough."
Both Munchak and Locker expect the second-year quarterback to be ready for the Titans' visit to San Diego next week. Locker also won't shy away if he sees someone running at him with the ball.
"I'm not going to let a guy run into the end zone," Locker said.
The Titans had spent plenty of time prepping for the Patriots, who protected Brady with an offensive line featuring a new left tackle in Nate Solder, new center in Dan Connolly and right guard in Donald Thomas. He didn't have the game he had in 2009 when he threw five of his TDs in one quarter, but he didn't have to in a game where Tennessee wound up hitting him only four times.
Now the Patriots get ready for their home opener against Arizona. Coach Bill Belichick said if his Patriots can play like this, they'll be all right.
"It's nice to get off to a good start, but we have a long way to go," Belichick said.


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- 1 tablespoon fat from the cracklings
- 2 cups fresh corn, scrapped from 3-4 corn cobs, blanched
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cracklings
- 1/2 cup chow chow sauce
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
- Preheat the oven 375 degrees. Grease a 12 cup muffin tin. In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs with the buttermilk and crackling fat. Stir in the fresh corn. Stir in the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. Mix the batter until incorporated. Fold in the cracklings. Pour the batter into the prepared tin. Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and cool slightly. Slice the muffins in half and place in a shallow bowl. Ladle the stewed peas and ham hock over the muffins. Top with the chow chow. Garnish with parsley.
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Heavy snow hits Devon
Posted on: 18 January 2013
Devon County Council teams are working round the clock to keep traffic moving following heavy snowfall in some parts of the county overnight.
Most major routes are passable with care but conditions are hazardous, particularly off the main salting network, and there is some disruption on routes around Devon.
Snow is drifting on the A361 North Devon Link Road and it has re-opened after it was closed earlier at Bonners Bridge, Mullacott Cross to Lynton Cross. Devon County Council gritters have been leading a convoy of vehicles behind them to get traffic moving. Gritters and ploughs are currently working on the A361.
The A380 Telegraph Hill is down to one lane in each direction as a tree has fallen on the highway.
The A375 between Honiton and Putts Corner has been closed as it is impassable.
A number of roads are closed in the Exmoor area. The A399 is closed at Friendship Cross due to drifts of up to 5 foot of snow, the B3223 and B3358 are also closed and snow blowers and JCBs are to be deployed to Exmoor.
The Highways Agency has reported that the A303 has re-opened after an earlier two vehicle accident at Marsh, and the A35 between Honiton and Axminster has now re-opened after it was closed in both directions earlier because of a jack-knifed lorry.
The County Council is advising people to take extreme care if they are travelling today and to expect problems on higher ground, although conditions should be easing during the day.
Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation, said: "County Council teams have been working hard throughout the night gritting and ploughing main roads on our precautionary salting network. The conditions are challenging this morning and most major routes are passable with care, but we are dealing with extremely hazardous conditions on some roads such as the A361, and we would ask people to bear with us. Please do not make unnecessary journeys if it is not essential, but do take extreme care if you are travelling and where you can please keep to the main A and B roads and off of the minor roads."
A number of schools have reported that they are closed today. They include:
All Saints Church of England Primary in Axminster, Awliscombe Church Of England Primary, Bampton Church Of England Primary, Bishops Nympton Primary, Culmstock Primary, East Anstey Primary near Tiverton, Hawkchurch Church of England School, Haytor View Community Primary in Newton Abbot, Hennock Community Primary in Newton Abbot, Honiton Community College, Ilsington Primary, Kentisbeare Church Of England Primary, Kilmington Primary, Marwood School in Barnstaple, Moretonhampstead Primary, North Molton School, Offwell Church Of England Primary, Pathfield School in Barnstaple, Rackenford Church Of England Primary, St Andrew's Primary in Chardstock, Shaugh Prior Primary School, Uplowman Church Of England Primary.
For more information visit www.devonschoolclosures.info
Information and advice to help motorists be prepared for winter, and up-to-date information on road conditions on England's motorways and trunk roads is available on the Highways Agency website at www.highways.gov.uk/traffic or by calling the Highways Agency Information Line at 0300 123 5000.
Traffic information is also available on Twitter on @winterhighways and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/winterhighways).
For more information and travel advice from Devon County Council visit: www.devon.gov.uk/winter_travel or for updates on Twitter follow @HughHOCC and @Devonroads
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Spike TV will air a "UFC Prelims" special in conjunction with July's UFC 132 show.
Sources close to the event today confirmed the plans with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
The fights haven't been chosen for the July 2 broadcast, which precedes the night's pay-per-view broadcast. But Melvin Guillard (27-8-2 MMA, 9-3 UFC) vs. Shane Roller (10-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Rafael dos Anjos (14-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. George Sotiropoulos (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) appear the leading candidates.
UFC 132 takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber headline the event.
The UFC 132 "UFC Prelims" special will be Spike TV's sixth of 12 scheduled for 2011 (UFC 126, UFC 128, UFC 129, UFC 130 and UFC 131 also got/gets them). ION Television also has aired specials when Spike TV hasn't, such as with UFC 127.
The UFC first offered a PPV teaser broadcast for UFC 103 in 2009, when the UFC went head-to-head with a boxing PPV broadcast featuring Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez. The specials proved effective enough at generating last-minute PPV buys that officials from the UFC and the organization's longtime cable partner decided to make them a regular offering. In addition to prelims on Spike TV, ION Television and Facebook recently joined the mix, as well.
The latest UFC 132 card now includes:
- Champ Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber (for bantamweight title)
- Wanderlei Silva vs. Chris Leben
- Dennis Siver vs. Matt Wiman
- Ryan Bader vs. Tito Ortiz
- Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
- Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller
- Rafael dos Anjos vs. George Sotiropoulos
- Brian Bowles and Takeya Mizugaki
- Jason "Mayhem" Miller vs. Aaron Simpson
- Anthony Njokuani vs. Andre Winner
- Erik Koch vs. Cub Swanson
For more on UFC 132, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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by Jon Shishko
It happens every Sunday. The sermon is over. The benediction has been received. The doxology has been sung. The doors at the back of the auditorium are opened. People begin to flow into the lobby. Lively conversation and the aroma of good cake and even better coffee fill the air.
Children zigzag around adult legs to make it to the snacks and back to their festive kid's table. They catch up with one another, discussing another week gone by. Their parents and the other adults have no time to sit. They duck in and out, jumping from one conversation to the next, engaging one another with smiles, handshakes, and hugs. It's joyful, delightful, and wonderful, and it happens every Sunday. Read more
Outreach—Where Church and Community Intersect
by John S. Shaw
"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man," says John Piper.
Human beings were created and designed for worship. More accurately, human beings were created and designed to worship the Creator. Unfortunately, men and women embrace sin and choose to worship created things rather than the one and only Creator (Rom. 1:21–23). That basic fact about the human race calls the church to a lifetime of missions, outreach, and evangelism. "Missions exists because worship doesn't," says Piper. He goes on to say, "So worship is the fuel and goal of missions" (Let the Nations Be Glad! 3rd ed., p. 32). Read more
Solid Comfort from a Familiar Verse
by F. Allan Story, Jr.
Many pastors have heard, even frequently, "Pastor, we don't need all this theology. Just tell us what to do." I have a standard answer: "Sure. Rejoice always. In everything give thanks."
These are biblical commands, but the point is that you can't really do these things without theology. These commands, like many others, cannot simply stand by themselves. A pasted-on smile is fake, not really rejoicing at all, and not obedience. And these commands don't mean that we should rejoice about happy things and give thanks for happy things in spite of bad things that may be happening too. That's a pretend game that tries to ignore real pain. Rather, Christians are taught realistic rejoicing and giving thanks while fully acknowledged pain and sorrow. Only a sound doctrinal understanding enables someone to obey commands like this. Theology is eminently important and practical. Read more
by Thomas E. Tyson
According to Webster, a retreat (in our sense of the word) is "a period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, study, and instruction." The Machen Retreat and Conference Center exists to be just that.
It is the only center owned and operated by the OPC that is dedicated to achieving that purpose. So both the property and the schedule of its use are ours! Read more
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Spain, France bust people trafficking gang
Spain's government says a joint investigation by Spanish and French police has busted a gang that allegedly was smuggling Chinese citizens into Europe and the United States.
The Interior Ministry said Saturday that 75 people have been arrested, 51 in Spain and 24 in France, including the two Barcelona-based suspected heads of the organization in Europe.
The gang allegedly charged up to 50,000 euros ($66,700) to transport Chinese nationals to the U.S., Britain, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Turkey.
Some of the people trafficked ended up in the sex trade, the ministry says.
The gang's main European hub was Barcelona airport. It allegedly used the northeastern city as a stopping-off point for Chinese while false documents were prepared.


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BY OGOVA ONDEGO. NAIROBI, KENYA (CINEMA MINIMA) — The sixth edition of the annual Lola Kenya Screen — audiovisual media festival, skill-development mentorship programme and market for children and youth in eastern Africa — has wound up in Nairobi, with the best children's film and best youth films going to Belgium and Madagascar, respectively.
Though all the 11 competitors for the Golden Mboni Award for the best children's film were well-crafted, creative films, Belgium's LE MAILLOT DE CRISTIANO | CRISTIANO RONALDO'S SHIRT by Vincent Bruno took away the prize in a tightly contested battle.
Italy and Spain had two entries each in contest that also had three entries from Kenya, and one each from Belgium, Palestine, and USA.
Presented for the third time since its inauguration in 2009, the best youth film prize — the 14-Plus Award — went to Madagascar's DZAOMALAZA ET LE SAPHIR BLEU|DZAOMALAZA AND THE BLUE STONE by Andriamanisa Radoniaina and Mamihasina Raminosoa; the second and third prizes in the category went to LA PLAYA DE BERLIN|CANNON BEACH by Manuel Calvo and MI OTRA MITAD|MY OTHER HALF by Beatriz Sanchis, both of Spain, in that order.
The full list of the awards announced in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, are:
- Golden Mboni for the best children's film: LE MAILLOT DE CRISTIANO|CRISTANO RONALDO'S SHIRT, Vincent Bruno, Belgium.
- Silver Mboni for the second best children's film: PIZZANGRILLO|LIGHTHEARTED BOY, Marco Gianfreda, Italy.
- Bronze Mboni for the third best children's film: VOLTERETA|SOMERSAULT, Alex Morants, Spain.
- 14-Plus Award for the best youth film: Dzaomalaza et LE SAPHIR BLEU|DZAOMALAZA AND THE BLUE STONE, Mamihasina Raminosoa and Andriamanisa Radoniaina, Madagascar.
- 14-Plus Award for the second best youth film: LA PLAYA DE BERLIN|CANNON BEACH, Manuel Calvo, Spain.
- 14-Plus Award for the third best youth film: MI OTRA MITAD|MY OTHER HALF, Beatriz Sanchis, Spain.
- 14-Plus Award Special Commendation: BIZZAIRE, Martin Ndichu, Kenya.
- Special Youth Prize: OMBETJA YEHINGA ORGANISATION, Philippe Talavera, Namibia.
- Best Student Film: JUTRO|TOMORROW, Bartosz Kruhlik, Poland.
- Most Experimental Film: VOLTERETA|SOMERSAULT, Alex Morante, Spain.
- Best Documentary: PARADISO, Alessandro Negrini, Northern Ireland.
- Best Documentary Special Commendation: MBAMBU AND THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON, Lucian and Natasa Muntean, Serbia.
- Best Animation: GAMBA TRISTA|LOSER LEG, Francesco Filippi, Italy.
- Best Kenyan Film: ZEBU AND THE PHOTOFISH, Zipporah Nyaruri, Kenya.
- Best Children's Rights Film: MUTE, Muayad Alayan, Palestine.
- 5th Kids for Kids Festival Africa Prizes: MONSTERS OF THE NEW AGE, Brian Saruni, Kenya; VANESSA'S DREAM, Adede Hawi and Daki Mohammed, Kenya; PASSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, Mueni Muthama, Kenya.
Out of the more than 300 films from 102 countries sent to Nairobi for festival consideration, 44 were selected for the Golden Mboni Award for the best children's film and 14-Plus Award for the best youth film competition.
In all, the selected films were screened in 10 categories: Golden Mboni Award for the best children's film Competition , 14-Plus Award for the best youth film Competition, Best Student Film Competition, Kids for Kids Festival Africa competition, Best Documentary Film Competition, Films by Children for Children, Eastern Africa Prism, Wold Panorama, Special Focus (Busan International Kids' Festival productions, and The Documentary Center, George Washington University).
Held August 8-13, 2011 on the theme "Films for Enjoyment, Learning and Participation in the 21st Century," the 6th Lola Kenya Screen was supported by ComMattersKenya and ArtMatters.Info. It ended in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 13, 2011.
Detailed information on Lola Kenya Screen — including still photos and video clips — is available online:


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Most British Columbians have heard of the 78-kilometre West Coast Trail, but when I told friends and colleagues I was setting out for a hike along the 180-kilometre Sunshine Coast Trail (which runs from Desolation Sound to Saltery Bay), I was surprised that hardly anyone had heard of it — even though both trails are the same travel time from Vancouver, about five hours by car and ferry.
The trail's story began in 1992 when Sunshine Coast resident Eagle Walz, an author, elementary school teacher, father and avid outdoorsman, came across a cut block.
Along with a small group of friends he founded the Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society (PRPAWS) and, as its president, has spent the last 20 years overseeing the creation of a trail that links a variety of landscapes from pristine lakes and gurgling creeks to coastal shorelines and mountain peaks, and lobbying for the creation of protected areas along and around the trail including Malaspina Provincial Park, Inland Lake Provincial Park, and Duck Lake Protected Area.
The trail's many access points give hikers flexibility for planning day trips, weekend jaunts, multi-day excursions, or to complete the whole trail in 11 days or less, encouraging locals and visitors alike to experience it for themselves, and be inspired to take an interest in its safekeeping.
"The best way to protect the trail is for people to use it," declares the new Sunshine Coast Trail website, "so please do, and be sure to sign any guest books you come across so that we can keep track of trail usage."
Many of those guest books are located in huts along the trail, which were the brainchild of founding PRPAWS member Scott Glaspey and his wife Margot, who got the idea after hiking the Milford Track in New Zealand, a 54-kilometre trail with huts spaced one day's hike apart.
This year will see the completion of nine huts along the trail so you can nearly hike from end to end without a tent — and where the trail passes near residential and commercial areas, hikers have the option of overnighting at a bed and breakfast, guest house, hotel or resort.
My husband Aaron, my dog Charlie and I arrived at the seaside Historic Lund Hotel on a sunny Friday afternoon, with provisions for three days. Aaron would hike with us for the first day and night before heading back to work, and then Charlie and I would carry on for another two days for a total of 50 kilometres.
The next morning we met Christine Hollmann, a superb environmental educator and owner of TerraCentric Coastal Adventures, for our zodiac charter to the start of the trail at Sarah Point in Desolation Sound — a dramatic arrival to the Sunshine Coast Trail.
Our first day on the trail was spectacular. The weather was perfect, the smell of pine needles toasting in the sun divine, and the undulating climbs and descents were more challenging than anticipated but so were the rewards.
At the 12-kilometre mark, we came upon a bench on a rocky outcrop above Wednesday Lake, liberated ourselves from our clothes, and jumped into the cool, unspoiled water.
We dried off while eating cold cans of chili and then set off for the four-kilometre slog up to the Manzanita Bluffs hut, a two-level structure with counter space and a picnic table for preparing and eating food on the first floor, and a large sleeping loft on the second floor.
All of the huts, bridges and benches along the Sunshine Coast Trail were built by PRPAWS and other volunteers, including the indefatigable BOMB Squad (Bloody Old Men's Brigade), a group of outdoor enthusiasts who have been building and maintaining trails in the area for over 20 years.
The next morning, trail pioneer Walz, who is extraordinarily gracious in helping people experience the trail, met us around the 26 kilometre mark at Southview Road to pick up Aaron and drive him back to our Jeep in Lund.
I marched on towards Rieveley's Pond, where Charlie and I would stay in a hut next to the water, serenaded by a symphony of frogs. Before climbing the last hill to the hut, I stopped at a small creek to pump water for dinner and breakfast the next morning.
Locating, pumping and packing my own water gave me a new perspective on the importance of having access to clean resources and how blessed I am in my regular life not to give my next glass of water much thought.
Before getting off the trail and arriving at Footprint Nature Exploration's guest house the next night, I passed by numerous sources of fresh water including the magnificent cascading waterfalls at Appleton Creek.
My wonderful hosts, Footprint owners John Hermsen and Christy Krebber, moved to Powell River from Holland because of the area's unspoiled waters and wild backcountry, and started their sea kayaking and hiking tour company so they could share their love of the outdoors with others.
They bridge one of the gaps between huts. Towards the opposite end of the trail, Herondell Bed and Breakfast, a sprawling property on nearly 43 acres, bridges the other gap between huts and is the final destination for a three-day hike starting from Saltery Bay.
I eagerly anticipate completing this section of the trail next — with Mount Troubridge's 4297-foot summit being one of the highlights — and then plan to tackle the lengthy, challenging middle section, which passes by Confederation Lake and Fiddlehead Landing, and scales 4000-foot Tin Hat Mountain.


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I have self-diagnosed myself with Reverse SAD. It's basically seasonal affected disorder, but instead of getting all stabby in the winter due to lack of sunlight, people with the summer blues get stabby during the gawdawful summer months of heat and outdoor water parks and despair. Here is a really good article about THIS VERY REAL MENTAL ILLNESS SO DO NOT MOCK ME OR I SHALL STAB THEE WITH MY FLABBY ELBOW.
Which is why I made another one of 'Gentle Warning to My Children' Samplers.
|if you wake me up, i will wrap you in deli meats
and throw you into a tank of horny man-eating porcupines.
I am super unloveable in the summer. But this giant candy bar my husband brought home from England has made me slightly more lovable. I put a crayon next to it to show scale.
The best thing about this chocolate? Is that all of the nutrition values are in British Poppycock, so I have no idea what they actually are, which means of course that they are 0 Calories, 0 fat grams, and 0 carbs.


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"America's Next Top Model" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)
"Diane Von Furstenberg" (CONTENT RATING TBD)
FAHION DESIGNER DIANE VON FURSTENBERG IS THE GUEST JUDGE; TEEN STAR DEMI LOVATO VISITS THE GIRLS - Demi Lovato ("Sonny with a Chance," "Camp Rock") drops by the set of this week's photo shoot to surprise the girls for a conversation about teen bullying. During the photo shoot with photographer Deborah Anderson, the girls' bodies are painted with a word that describes the type of bullying they have experienced. Legendary fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg joins Tyra Banks, Andre Leon Talley and Nigel Barker on the judges panel (1502).


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The king of demons is here.
What comes around, goes around. What comes around, goes around. What comes around, goes around.
My Growtopian username is DiamondX
Check out my Guides!
i dont care what u guys say about me but im really a kind guy.... if i cant be the good guy ill have to be the badboy...... and i dont say im good..... ppl who tick me off then i challenge like some ppl bacon... and others
My very own clothing guide!
Thanks to CoolDrew for this cool sig! Click my eggs please?
Live your dream, its cool.~CarloRay
This is kinda similar to how I think mods are chosen in growtopia, except you forgot to mention about the sacred growtopia winds blowing out the candles as Seth mentioned!
Wow! Cool thread...I can now see why some people aren't mods...
The king of demons is here.
the drop rates are bs broke 50 porticullis, got 1 seed out of it ._.this world is full of obstacles.death,theft and more,but this world has a bright side too,this balances light and dark good and bad.THIS IS LIFE!
carnival is bs. all i want is the ultimate item firenado thing, i has many carnival pipes
Oh god that was longer then a Harry potter book
King of the Skulls


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DGS Publications
|Publication Date
|OFR51 Groundwater Monitoring Procedures Part 1: Equipment and Procedures for Manual and Automated Field Measurement of Groundwater Levels in Dedicated Monitoring Wells
|Andres, A.S., He, C., McKenna, T.E.
|B21C Groundwater Quality and Monitoring of Rapid Infiltration Basin Systems (RIBS), Theory and Field Experiments at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware
|Andres, A.S., Walther, E.F., Türkmen, M., He, C., Chirnside, A.E.M., Ritter, W.F.
|B21A Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment Options Used in Rapid Infiltration Basin Systems (RIBS)
|Türkmen, M., Walther, E.F., Andres, A.S., Chirnside, A.E.M., Ritter, W.F.
|OFR47 Digital Watershed and Bay Boundaries for Rehoboth Bay, Indian River Bay, and Indian River
|McKenna, T.E., Andres, A.S., Lepp, K.P.


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Thought is a beginning of any guarantee made to anybody, when a man makes a guarantee to another he does as such in regard of determining some advantage or return for his guarantee which another is able to presenting on him. This is called thought. It is a piece of the agreement law just trade of one thing of significant worth for something else. In the agreement law, thought is being considered so noteworthy for the legitimacy of an assention that the nonappearance of thought make the agreement invalid. Thought is one of the six components of agreement which is required in the event of a legitimate contract. The tenet of thought has been produced by the custom-based law.
Thought must be as esteem which a man provides for someone else. Be that as it may, there are additionally restrictive thought gather the lawfully esteems. For instance, a military officer can't request a reward for the catch of any psychological oppressor since he is as of now on an obligation to perform for the state. There are numerous judgments accessible in the books of law with a view to clarify the thought, one of them as takes after; in which the team individuals couldn't got the additional cash which is guaranteed by the chief of the ship in return of cruising the ship to back home since they were at that point doing their activity.
Consideration must move starting with one gathering then onto the next gathering. There are points of reference accessible in the books of law. There is a case in which the subcontractor got the claim as he was guaranteed to get additional cash on the off chance that he assembles a square of level for the gathering. For this situation subcontractor stuck into fiscally emergency and the gathering guaranteed to pay some additional cash if subcontractor finishes the undertaking yet after culmination the venture the gathering declined to pay additional cash asserting that anticipated got late however court offered request to pay additional cash pronounced that the promisor influenced useful to profit.
A significant thought might be as right, intrigue, benefit and advantage. It is additionally as obligation or through endeavor or monetary qualities. There is another case accessible in the books of law in which a dad guaranteed to pay his child if his child quit smoking and drink and medications. After that dad declined to pay yet court condemned in the support of child as it was a significant thought and offered judgment to pay his child guaranteed cash. The most imperative motivation behind thought is to restricting a record in the lawful convention.
A decent thought might be as present, past and future. A thought given before the date of present guarantee is said to be a past thought. In English law the thought must be available and future and past thought isn't subject to be considered. In any case, in some provincial law the past thought must be esteemed as great thought. A decent thought does not need to be equivalent or adequate.
A substantial thought must be against the guarantee between both the gatherings. It is likewise as installment of cash however there are different occasions speaking to the substantial thought. A reimbursement understanding in which guarantee surety will be given is additionally an example of legitimate thought.
A decent thought not should be adequate and journalist to the guarantee. While making an agreement there might be a shot of undue impact or intimidation which drives the thought into the deficiency. Thought ought to be sure and genuine and equipped and not to be fanciful or ambiguous. In the event that a man guarantees to another that on the off chance that you do my work I will find a fortune for you, it's anything but a specific thought despite the fact that it might contain a feeling of uncertainty. These sorts of thought are not thinking about a decent thought. The principle question of the thought ought not be precluded by the law. On the off chance that the execution of a demonstration is illegal the assention would be known as a void understanding. Offer of alcohol without enrollment is an open case of void understanding.
On the off chance that a thought is incorporating into the damage of a man or harm of anybody property then it is additionally called unlawful thought. This sort of contemplations has no lawful limit in any official courtroom and isn't claimable. At the point when a man keeps a guarantee to do anything that incorporates the harming the property of some other against a trade then this sort of claim isn't substantial.
A decent thought ought not be shameless and harming the social qualities and conduct of any living society, in spite of the fact that it ought to contribute the positive vibes in the general public along these lines serves to building a decent connection between the authentic gatherings. Corrupt thought incorporates letting a house to a man having infamous notoriety in the general public which can make unsettling influence to neighborhood.
Thought ought not be against general society strategy or any law winning in the district. A man can't make any guarantee along these lines against general society strategy or harming the privilege in regard of open on the loose. Meddling in the organization of equity is clear case of infringement in the general population approach. A decent thought ought not include any goal which makes an understanding against the general population arrangement.
At the point when any gathering or any individual need to influence an assention between them there is a thought to exist and without thought both the gatherings can't make an agreement or any understanding. It is a decide of law that with a substantial thought an assention can't exist and a decent thought makes an understanding into real contract. So thought is a basic component in any agreement made between the gatherings and without thought an agreement can't be think about a legitimate contract. The nonappearance of thought renders the contact invalid yet it ought to be noticed that deficiency of the thought in not a ground for shortcoming of the understanding. An understanding can be invalid on different grounds. A thought transforms an agreement into a honest to goodness record which is likewise permissible in the official courtroom of any locale on the planet.


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Café Tacuba
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba performing on October 12, 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
|Background information
|Mexico City, Mexico
|Alternative rock, Latin Alternative, Latin rock, Latin hip-hop
|Years active
|Warner Music Mexico (1992–1999)
Universal Music Mexico (2003–present)
|Associated acts
Julieta Venegas
|Rubén Albarrán
Emmanuel del Real
Enrique Rangel
Joselo Rangel
Café Tacuba (stylized Café Tacvba) is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s.[1] They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Emmanuel del Real Díaz (keyboards, piano, programming, rhythm guitar, melodica, vocals), José Alfredo "Joselo" Rangel Arroyo (lead guitar, vocals), and Enrique "Quique" Rangel Arroyo: (bass guitar, electric upright bass, vocals), their friend Roberto Silva played the keyboards for a short period of time. Mexican folk music player Alejandro Flores was for a time considered the 5th tacubo, as he played the violin in almost every Café Tacvba concert for many years. Since the Cuatro Caminos World Tour, Luis "El Children" Ledezma has played the drums in every concert but is not considered an official member of the band.
Formation (1989–90)[edit]
Previously known as "Alicia ya no vive aquí" (a tribute to Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore), the band took its final name from a coffee shop (el Café de Tacuba) located in downtown Mexico City. The cafe, which opened in 1912 and had its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s, was representative of the Pachuco scene at the time, something the band would later acknowledge as an influence. The Café de Tacuba is still in operation as a coffee shop and restaurant on Tacuba Street, in Mexico City's Historic Center. The band changed its name to Café Tacvba (changing the u for a v) in order to avoid legal issues with the coffee shop.
Singer Rubén Albarran and guitarist José Alfredo Rangel met while studying graphic design at Metropolitan Autonomous University in Mexico City.[2][3] Rangel's brother, Enrique, completed the band's lineup in 1989.[2] The group began playing music in the garage of a house in their neighborhood, Satélite, an upper-middle-class suburban area in the Naucalpan municipality, in the northern region of the Mexico City metropolitan area. Café Tacvba was principally influenced by alternative rock bands of the 1980s such as The Cure, The Clash, The Smiths, and Violent Femmes. Despite their English-language influences, the band members wanted to represent their native culture, so they incorporated Mexican influences into their music. The group began singing primarily in Spanish and changed their name to Café Tacvba.[1]
Café Tacvba went from being a garage band to a concert act in 1989, when they joined the scene surrounding El Hijo del Cuervo, a cultural club in Coyoacán featuring writers and musicians. As they performed in various venues around Mexico City, they were discovered by Argentinian music producer Gustavo Santaolalla, who at the time was producing albums for leading bands of the burgeoning Rock en Español movement of the time.[1] Santaolalla arranged a contract for the band with Warner Music Latina (WEA), with plans to produce its debut album himself. Café Tacvba in turn proceeded to record their first song for commercial release, "Tamales de Iguanita," which WEA released as part of a Christmas-themed rock en español compilation, Diciembre 25, in 1990.
Early success (1991–96)[edit]
The group's debut album, Café Tacvba, was released in 1992 and was extremely popular in Mexico. The group experimented with many different musical styles, from punk and ska, to electronica and hip hop, to regional Mexican varieties such norteño, bolero, and ranchera.[1] However, the band was taken aback by the stark difference between the sound on the album and group's "rawer" live sound, likening the recording to "a pasteurized version of ourselves".[4] Café Tacvba released five singles from the album – "Maria," "Rarotonga", "Las Persianas", "La Chica Banda" and "Las Batallas" – with a music video filmed for each, with the exception of the latter.[1] "María", directed by Gustavo Garzón, was nominated for Video of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1993.[5]
Two years later, the band released a follow-up album, Re, in 1994. The singles "La Ingrata" (which had a music video directed by Fernando De Garay), "Las Flores" (which had a music video directed by Carlos Somonte) and "El Ciclón" were also commercially successful. On the album, collaborators included Luis Conte and Alejandra Flores, while unconventional rock instrumentation such as jarana, guitarrón, melodeon, and drum machines were employed. The album's mixture of genres such as alternative rock, punk, and metal with traditional Latin American styles helped the group develop a dedicated cult following.[2] During the promotion of the album, the band's attendance at the 1995 New Music Seminar in New York helped garner some media attention in the United States.[1]
In 1996, Café Tacvba released Avalancha de Éxitos, meaning "Avalanche of Hits", a covers album in which the band performed songs by other Spanish-speaking artists. The tracks were recorded while the band was in the studio working on Re and grew tired of recording new material.[2] Avalancha de Éxitos marked Café Tacvba's first appearance on Billboard's album charts (number 12 on the Latin Pop chart, 28 on Top Latin Albums), and the band commenced an international tour to promote the album.[1] In 1996, the band also contributed to the AIDS benefit album Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin produced by the Red Hot Organization performing along with David Byrne.[1] The music video for the single "Como Te Extraño" was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award.[6]
Revés/Yo Soy (1997–99)[edit]
In the wake of the group's international tour, Café Tacvba withdrew from music for a while. When they returned to work, they gathered in their own studio and spent roughly a half-year working on experimental music that encompassed ambient electronica and musique concrète, as well as collaborative work with the Kronos Quartet, an American string quartet.[1] Santaolalla liked the resulting music and deemed it ready for release. WEA, however, did not like the idea releasing an entirely instrumental album of experimental music, after the group had gained success with their more accessible style of music. In the end, WEA and Café Tacvba reached a compromise: if the band would record a second album of more conventional material, the label would release both as a double-disc package and sell it for the cost of a standard single-disc album.[1]
As promised, the group returned to the studio to record an album of previously written material, and released Revés/Yo Soy in 1999. The album was a double-disc set, featuring both the band's instrumental music and the newly recorded album. The album is notable for its unconventional packaging style, designed by vocalist Rubén Isaac Albarrán. In addition, the album titles Revés (which translates to "reverse") and Yo Soy (a palindrome), exemplify the band's eccentricity. The album also featured two popular singles, "La Locomotora" and "La Muerte Chiquita," and a music video for "Revés," directed by Adolfo Dávila. The album won a Latin Grammy for Best Rock Album.[1]
Hiatus and signing with MCA (2000–02)[edit]
After Revés/Yo Soy, the group would not release another album for four years. In the meantime, Café Tacvba contributed recordings to various projects such as the Amores Perros (2000) and Y Tu Mamá También (2002) soundtracks as well as the tribute album El Mas Grande Homenaje a Los Tigres del Norte (2001), which included a cover of "Futurismo y Tradición." In addition, guitarists Emmanuel del Real Díaz and Joselo Rangel produced a couple songs for Julieta Venegas: "Me Van a Matar" and "Disco Eterno".[1] Rangel also began work on a solo album, Oso, in 2003, which was produced by Albarrán.
While Café Tacvba pursued these various projects, they were looking for a new recording contract; the WEA relationship had come to an end after a trio of compilations released in 2001: Tiempo transcurrido: The Best of Café Tacvba; a videos collection of the same name; and Lo Esencial de Café Tacvba, a triple-disc package containing the band's first three albums. Maverick Records, Madonna's label, reportedly attempted to sign Café Tacvba during this time; however, the band decided ultimately to sign with MCA Records in 2002.[1]
Cuatro Caminos (2003–06)[edit]
When Café Tacvba began work on Cuatro Caminos, the band took a different approach than in the past. They decided to work with a live drummer, and recruited Victor Indrizzo and Joey Waronker. Secondly, they wanted to work with a couple choice producers besides Santaolalla and Kerpel; they recruited Dave Friedman and Andrew Weiss. Released in June 2003, Cuatro Caminos was met with commercial and critical success. The album won a Grammys for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album as well as two Latin Grammys for Best Alternative Album and Best Rock Song ("Eres").
The group toured extensively after the release of Cuatro Caminos, and released a live album of a performance in front of 20,000 people in Mexico City at El Palacio de los Deportes in October 2004. The album was called Un Viaje, and was a double-disc set. After the release of the album, the group took a three-year break from releasing music.
Sino (2007–2010)[edit]
In 2007 Café Tacvba returned with a new studio album, Sino. The album has been compared to classic rock groups such as The Who and the Beach Boys, a departure from their previous techno and funk-influenced sound.[7] The band also performed on the main stage at Lollapalooza that summer. On September 10, 2008, Café Tacvba became the leading nominee at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 with a total of six nominations: Album of the Year and Alternative Music Album, for Sino. The lead single "Volver a Comenzar" was shortlisted for Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song, the second single "Esta Vez" received nominations for Best Rock Song and Song of the Year. The band took the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night. The inclusion of the song "Volver a Comenzar" in LittleBigPlanet projected the band internationally.
In 2008, the band collaborated with Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 on the song "No Hay Nadie Como Tú". The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs[8] and number 15 on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay.[9]
Formerly graphic design students, Rubén, Joselo and Quique design their own album covers.[10]
El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco (2012–2015)[edit]
Emmanuel stated in March 2012 that a new album was planned for release before the end of 2012.[11] El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco was released on October 22, 2012. The album was recorded in front of live audiences in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and the United States. The first single was "De Este Lado del Camino".
Jei Beibi (2016–present)[edit]
Café Tacvba released the single "Un Par de Lugares" in October 2016. On January 1, 2017 they released the single "Futuro", and on March 10, released another single called "Disolviéndonos" and the next week, the single "Que No" on March 24. With the release came the announcement of a new album, called "Jei Beibi" teased for release on May 5. It was released with the company ONErpm.
Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega[edit]
Vocalist and guitar player. Previously, until 2001, he played in an alternative band called Villa Jardín. In 2006 he announced his solo debut, Bienvenido al sueño (Welcome to the Dream), it consists of electronic instruments with Buddhist influences and Prehispanic Mexican which he describes as "música protónica por no limitarlo o estereotiparlo" (protonic music so as not to limit or stereotype it).
He is also known as "Juan", "Cosme", "Masiosare", "Anónimo" (Anonymous), "Nrü" (pronunciation given as "Dshiu" in Spanish; perhaps intended to be [dʒy]), "Amparo Tonto Medardo In Lak'ech" or "At Medardo ILK", "G3", "Gallo Gasss" (Gasss Rooster), "Élfego Buendía", "Rita Cantalagua", "Sizu Yantra", "Ixaya Mazatzin Tleyótl", "Ixxi Xoo" and now "Cone Cahuitl". He lived the first four years of his life in Monterrey. Studied at UAM (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana) where he received a bachelor's degree in Design and Graphic Communication. Rubén, or however he is now known, has always pushed gender norms through provocative lyrics, and the occasional skirt worn on stage at concerts.
In the shows prior to the release of their first album, people would yell "Juan!" (the name of one of the band's first underground hits) to Rubén, so he kept the name for the release of the first album. Two years later he got bored and changed it to "Cosme" for the release of "Re". Since then, he has changed his name for every album and world tour.
In 2010, while on break from Café Tacvba, Rubén Albarrán formed a side project called HopPo![12] In the Dakota language, "Hoppo" means "Lets Go!"[13] Albarrán briefly toured during the fall of 2010 in South and North America with HopPo![14]
Hoppo's self-titled debut album consists of Latin American folk cover songs, and no original material. This particular type of folk music, also known as Nueva Canción, was originally written in the 1960s and 1970s during a social movement of protest and anti-establishment sentiment by South American singer-songwriters and social activists. The album contains three songs written by Violeta Parra, including "Gracias a la Vida".[15]
Emmanuel Del Real[edit]
Emmanuel "Meme" del Real has been in the band from the moment they took the name Café Tacvba. Since the beginning he has been in charge of the keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano, music programming, vocals, melodeon, and melodica.
For a long time he only sang backup, but since the release of Re in 1992, he began singing lead on songs like El Borrego (The Lamb) or Pez (Fish), he also began playing the guitar more than before.
On the covers album Avalancha de Éxitos he plays guitar on No Controles (Don't Control). Since then he's also been known to play the jarana. Del Real has written some of the band's biggest hits such as La Ingrata (The Ingrate), Las Flores (The Flowers), Aviéntame (Throw Me) and Eres (You Are).
He is known in the Mexican electronica scene as "DJ Angustias"; is part of the Noiselab collective; and released a solo album in late 2005. Del Real has also produced songs for many Mexican artists like Julieta Venegas, Natalia Lafourcade, Ely Guerra, and Liquits, among others.
José Alfredo Rangel Arroyo[edit]
José "Joselo" Alfredo Rangel, spent the first 9 years of his life in Minatitlán, Veracruz, until his family moved to Mexico DF where he studied industrial design in the UAM.
During his youth he had various hobbies like comic books and design even though he decided music was his major passion. While in college he met a person with a peculiar voice and extravagant ideas: Albarrán. They became best friends and with his brother, Enrique "Quique" Rangel and they formed a band called Alicia Ya No Vive Aquí.
Later on he started working on a new project called "Cafe Tacuba" with Ruben Albarran on the vocals, Enrique "Quique" Rangel on the bass (contrabajo) and Roberto Silva on the keyboards. Emmanuel del Real took the place of Roberto when he left before the band became famous.
After 13 years with the band Rangel decided to launch a solo side project. He has released two albums: the first, 2001's "Oso" (Bear), named after Joselo's childhood nickname; the second, titled "Lejos" (Far) in 2005.
He wrote four books, CRockónicas Marcianas (a compilation of chronicles, 2011), the collection od stories One hit wonder (2015), the novel Los desesperados (2018) and Cuba Stone (2016), a review about The Rolling Stones' concert in Cuba, in collaboration with Javier Sinay and Jeremías Gamboa.
Enrique Rangel Arroyo[edit]
[16] Enrique "Quique" Rangel Arroyo was a designer whose interest in music was influenced by his brother Joselo. He was introduced to Albarrán by Joselo and together, along with Beto Silva, formed "Cafe Tacuba". He abandoned his career as a designer when he brought the band De Real in the late 80s and they changed their name to Café Tacvba.
He designs album art for other bands and, like De Real, composes melodies for other groups. He is also a member of a side project called Los Odio.
Alejandro Flores[edit]
Folk musician Alejandro Flores plays violin and is considered the fifth Tacubo. He has played with the band since 1994. He has also participated on two LPs by San Pascualito Rey.
Luis Ledezma[edit]
Also known as "El Children", Ledezma is the band's live drummer but is not considered an official band member.
Their musical style covers a wide variety of genres, though it is most commonly labeled as Latin Alternative/Rock en Español. Their music has been heavily influenced by Mexico's indigenous population and folk music traditions, but also by punk and electronic music and other bands on the Mexico City scene. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of their music is Albarrán's nasal voice, which, combined with his impressive lung capacity (as demonstrated on "La Ingrata", a homage of norteño music), makes for a very distinctive sound. They sing entirely in Spanish but have a significant Anglophone following regardless.
The song "Chilanga Banda" has a hip-hop beat under a stream of Mexico City slang originally written by Jaime López, "María" is a 'bolero' ballad about a ghost, "El Fin de la Infancia" a brass-heavy 'banda ranchera' sound that reflects the influence of 'banda sinaloense', "Desperté" has a tango-driven melody while "El Borrego" mocks speed metal.
Every studio album released by the band so far has been produced by Gustavo Santaolalla except for Cuatro Caminos which was produced by Santaloalla, Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Weezer) and Andrew Weiss (Ween). Cuatro Caminos was featured on several Top Albums of 2003 charts, including Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Blender Magazine and won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.
Studio albums[edit]
- Café Tacuba (July 1992),
- Re (July 1994),
- Avalancha de Éxitos (November 1996),
- Revés/Yo Soy (July 1999),(actually a two-album vocal/instrumental collection, winner of a Grammy for Best Latin Rock Album of 1999).
- Cuatro Caminos ("Four Paths", (July 2003) Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album ).
- Sino (winner of two 2008 Latin Grammy's, one for best rock song and the second one for the best alternative song of the year), October 2007.
- El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco (The Object Formerly Known as Record) (October 2012)
- Jei Beibi (May 5, 2017)
Other albums[edit]
- MTV Unplugged (1995)
- Tiempo Transcurrido (2001) – best-of album with DVD included
- Vale Callampa (EP) (2002) – tribute album to Chilean band Los Tres
- Un Viaje (2005) – 15th anniversary concert (RIAA: Platinum[17])
- Un Segundo MTV Unplugged (2019)
- Emmanuel del Real and Chetes wrote and produced 16 De Febrero (February 16), the title song for the film Fuera del cielo (Beyond The Sky).[18]
- The song "Eo" from Cuatro Caminos is featured on Electronic Arts FIFA Football 2004 video game.
- The song "Futurismo y Tradicion" is featured on Electronic Arts' FIFA Street 2 video game.
- The song "Volver a Comenzar" is featured in Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet video game.
- The band played at The Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago, IL on August 5, 2007 and were greeted by an enthusiastic audience. Following their 45:00 set, they were brought back for three encores.
- On July 17, 2007, Cafe Tacvba unveiled a new song entitled "El Outsider" on a taping for Mun2's television show Vivo.
- They have contributed to movie soundtracks like Amores Perros, Y Tu Mamá También, Piedras Verdes and Vivir Mata as well as tribute albums to José José and Los Tigres del Norte. Café Tacvba also collaborated with different artists such as Plastilina Mosh, Kronos Quartet, David Byrne, Celso Piña, Maldita Vecindad, Sekta Core, Calle 13, Enanitos Verdes, Los Lobos and Control Machete. They have played live with Beck, Incubus, Los Lobos and Los Tres.
- Performed at 2013's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Birchmeier, Jason. "Cafe Tacvba Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Lechner, Ernesto (July 18, 1999). "Their Destiny Awaits". Los Angeles Times. Eddy Hartenstein. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ Lechner, Ernesto (July 7, 2005). "¿Niño A?". Houston Press. Village Voice Media. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ Lopetegui, Enrique (December 9, 2000). "The Coming of Age for Cafe Tacuba". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ^ Lannert, John (March 30, 1993). "Secada Lead Latin Noms Following Grammy Win". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 105 (10): 10. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ "Premios a Lo Mejor De La Música Latina". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Casa Editorial El Tiempo S.A. April 8, 1997. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ Wald, Elijah (December 3, 2007). "Cafe Tacuba crashes, thrashes and rocks". Los Angeles Times. Eddy Hartenstein. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ Calle 13, Chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved December 7, 2008
- ^ No Hay Nadie Como Tu – Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay Chart Listing – Billboard – Retrieved October 23, 2008
- ^ Cafe Tacuba @ Rockero.com | Music Videos, Pictures, Biography and Everything else Cafe Tacuba Archived October 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. Rockero.com. Retrieved on 2012-11-07.
- ^ Café Tacvba alista álbum en colaboración con Gustavo Santaolalla. Emol.com (2012-03-20). Retrieved on 2012-11-07.
- ^ Contreras, Felix. "Cafe Tacuba Lead Singer Launches New Band", National Public Radio (NPR), October 23, 2010.
- ^ Contreras, Felix. "Cafe Tacuba Lead Singer Launches New Band", National Public Radio (NPR), October 23, 2010.
- ^ "Rubén Albarrán of Cafe Tacuba On Solo Tour", The Scenestar, October 30, 2010.
- ^ Autobombo. "Hoppo!, la nueva banda del cantante de Café Tacuba", Zona Indie, October 12, 2010. (Spanish)
- ^ (in Spanish) Enrique Rangel Arroyo – Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre. Es.wikipedia.org. Retrieved on 2013-05-31.
- ^ Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – November 07, 2012 Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. RIAA. Retrieved on 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Fuera del cielo (2006) – Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn't, halting Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plans — at least temporarily — to cut most public workers' pay and strip them of most of their union rights.
Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi issued a declaration stating in no uncertain terms that the collective bargaining law that led to weeks of large protests at the state Capitol had not taken effect, contradicting Republican arguments that it had because a state office published it online. Hours later, Walker said his administration would comply, despite misgivings about the order.
"In my mind it's not a matter of if the law goes back (into effect), it's just a matter of when," Walker said.
Democrats and union leaders said Sumi's declaration showed the arrogance that Walker and his allies, including top aide, Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch, have shown in trying to push through the polarizing law.
"Mr. Walker and Mr. Huebsch chose to ignore her warning that they were jeopardizing the finances and stability of state government, apparently believing they are above the law. This morning with her added order she has taken away their last excuse," Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca said.
Republicans had bulldozed through every attempt to stop the law, including the ear-splitting protests, the Senate Democrats' attempt to prevent a vote by fleeing the state, and an earlier order from Sumi meant to stop its implementation while she considered a challenge to its legitimacy. But Sumi's declaration on Thursday put Walker and his legislative allies on the defensive, leaving them to decide between waiting for the legal challenge to be resolved and trying to pass the measure again.
The Republican leaders of the Senate and Assembly have said they don't plan to try passing the bill again after the Legislature resumes its session on Tuesday, but in a saga that has already included several strange twists, a change of heart wouldn't be surprising.
Re-introducing the measure would almost certainly lead to more demonstrations and Democratic filibusters.
Andrew Welhouse, a spokesman for Senate Republican Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, said in a statement Thursday that the Republicans believe the bill was properly passed and that it did take effect after it was published online. He echoed Fitzgerald's claim earlier this week that Sumi is improperly interfering with state lawmakers' business.
Both sides expect that the law will ultimately end up before the conservative-leaning state Supreme Court, where Republicans are confident they will prevail.
The law would require almost all public sector workers to contribute more to their pensions and health care, changes that amount to an average 8 percent pay cut. It would also eliminate their ability to collectively bargain almost all their work conditions, from hours to vacations. They would still be allowed to negotiate on wages.
Walker has said the bill is needed to help shore up a $137 million shortfall in the state's current budget and, down the road, give local governments the flexibility to deal with their workers while absorbing deep cuts in state aid.
Democrats, though, see the attack on collective bargaining as a political attempt to severely weaken the unions, which have traditionally backed their party.
There are three pending lawsuits challenging the statute, including the one before Sumi that was brought by Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne. He contends that Republican legislative leaders violated the state's open meetings law in the run-up to a vote on the plan.
Sumi issued an order blocking Secretary of State Doug La Follette from publishing the law, typically the last step before it can take effect, while she considered the case.
But Republicans persuaded the Legislative Reference Bureau to post the law online last Friday. They argued the law took effect as a result and began preparations to start deducting money from state workers' salaries, beginning with their April 21 paychecks.
Sumi is expected to take more testimony during a hearing in Ozanne's lawsuit on Friday.
A delay in the law's implementation could cost the public workers a bit more. The law requires the state save about $30 million by July 1 through increased pension and health care contributions. If enactment is delayed, the deductions from state workers would have to increase in order to get those savings by then.
Associated Press writer Dinesh Ramde in Milwaukee contributed to this report.


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I'm not just talking about apartments or houses (although that is also totally over my head), but the neighborhood, the community, the city. How do you decide that one place will be better for your family than another? I have no idea. If you do, please tell me.
We're in the interview stage. Bryan's applied to optometry schools and we've narrowed it down to three. Three interviews. Three totally different places. All of them brand new to us.
And all of them a plane ride away. The big O and I are for sure going with him to one of the schools for the interview, but we're undecided on whether we should go with him for the other two interviews. Mostly because it's expensive. We'd love to save money and drive, but it's not an option. Between his current classes and the interview schedules, it's just not possible. Any insight? Any advice? For those of you who have been through this, do you think it was beneficial for both you and your husband to go check things out? Or do you think that would be a waste of money? I have no idea.
Now, back to housing. How totally overwhelming to find good, safe, affordable housing in a place you've never been before! Luckily we have good friends (and even some family!) in each of the three places we're looking at. If that weren't the case I don't know what we'd do. We've already looked around on PadMapper (a site that combines housing listings on Craigslist with Google Maps) a little bit, but I honestly just don't even know how to tell if any given place is going to be a good one.
In one of the areas we were looking at we found an area that got us really excited. At least a handful of cute houses to rent. And all the listings kept mentioning the zip code so we took it as a sign that the area must be a good place to live. And the houses were cheaper than what we pay on our cinder block apartment rent now. With yards. And washing machines. Ahhh. I started dreaming of hanging my wash out on a clothes line. I started getting motivated to decorate. I started seeing red accent on pillows and the big O and me hanging out in the back yard.
Then I talked to my cousin who lives there. And she told me that we were looking at a super sketchy neighborhood. Gah! How would we have even known that without going there ourselves? So frustrating.
So how do you do it? I know we're not the first ones in this boat. So, to those of you who have been there and done that, I ask for your experiences, your advice.
What do you look for in a community?
What do you look for in an apartment/house to rent?
What do you look for in a neighborhood?
How can you (or is it even possible to) tell if a neighborhood is safe just by visiting it once in the middle of the day?
Also, can I just say this? Rental car companies really should change their policy. Bryan and I are both responsible, respectful, trustworthy adults with perfect driving records. We are married. We have a child. We have a car of our own. We have good credit. So why is it that we have to pay an additional $27 per day just because we're not 25 yet? Gah. Sometimes it's frustrating to be the same age as your spouse. Sometimes it would be convenient if one of us were older. Or at least if one of us were as mature as a 25 year old. Because, clearly, we're nowhere near that.
Anyway, this wasn't meant to be a whiner post. Because it's not that I'm angry or pouty. I'm really not. (Well, maybe except about rental cars.) I'm just really feeling like I don't even know where to begin on trying to make some of these decisions. I'm really interested to hear from you about your experiences. Thanks so much in advance for sharing. I really appreciate it.
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The Party
There was double reason to celebrate at this year's Miami City Ballet gala. In addition to commemorating its spectacular 28th season, the company also feted the inaugural year of Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez, who took over the creative reins of the acclaimed troupe in 2013.
The Crowd
Can you say philanthropic? The Valentine's night soiree at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts drew most of the MCB's benefactors as well as plenty of fans. Among the patrons making the rounds were gala chairs Mike and Margaret Eidson, honorary gala chairs Toby Lerner Ansin and Sheila Wohl, and various members of the Codina family, who were this year's gala honorees.
The Highlights
The evening began with a cocktail hour featuring splashes of red everywhere—many ladies took Cupid's day to heart and opted for vibrant red gowns for the occasion. Afterward, guests headed into the Ziff Opera House for a suite of West Side Story, one of the ballet's most acclaimed shows of the season. Prior to the Shiraz Events-catered dinner on the actual stage of the Ziff, actor George Chakiris (a 1962 Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for the film version of WSS) addressed the crowd and shared what playing the role of Bernardo in the movie meant to his life and career. –Photography by World Red Eye
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NCsoft is spreading Aion's wings into one of its other popular MMO titles, with a special promotion that will make the pretty people of Guild Wars that much prettier.
Players who purchase copies of the Aion Collector's Edition or a first run Aion Steelbook Edition will be treated to a code that unlocks a special Aion wings emote in the free-to-play massively multiplayer game Guild Wars. The wing emote will be bonded to the player's Guild Wars account, meaning that any GW character on said account will be able to break out a pair of wings that Aion players will have to struggle weeks if not months to acquire.
The promotion will only last as long as the first run of the Steelbook Edition of Aion, so if you're interested you might want to get that preorder in now. Aion will be released on September 23rd in North America.


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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Pantops condo: Living 'round the bend
ADDRESS: 320 Riverbend Drive #18
NEIGHBORHOOD: Pantops
COUNTY ASSESSMENT: coming in spring 2007
SIZE: 1,180 fin. sq. ft.
LAND: n/a
CURB APPEAL: 7 out of 10
LISTED BY: Carrie Slaughter of Real Estate III, 434-977-3033
Pantops may never make it onto the A-list of housing hotspots. Seeming ever more like Northern Virginia with its sprawling proximity to downtown Charlottesville, most of what one sees is asphalt. The sites of 50s-era motels have transmogrified into car dealerships, and the juke joints and dive bars have been quashed in favor of [insert favorite fast food eatery here]. Maybe all that needs to happen, but why did Ski Land have to go? (Was it Ski Land? In the early seventies, outdoor trendsetters could take a date to Pantops, anytime of the year, to slide down a slope of plastic in a winter wonderland simulation.) Ah, progress.
But lurking around some of those cement bends lies some pretty interesting real estate. The Rivanna River borders the 110-acre Darden Towe Memorial Park on one side of Free Bridge and snakes slowly past this condominium complex on the other. As development up there continues to obliterate pieces of the past, the river remains a welcome reminder of the glory days of greenery and fresh air. And what better way to view it than from your own balcony?
Riverbend Condominiums hug the back the Pantops shopping center. While that may conjure images of loading docks and dumpsters, in reality, it's a lovely spot. Situated on the river and across from Riverview Cemetery, the views are all green. And the fact that of 125 units, only 49 have sold lends an added air of quietude. Nevertheless, preparing to tour a ground-floor, two-bedroom condominium did not register high on the excite-o-meter. But the unadorned stairwells and doors belie the grandeur of the spaces within.
In this beautifully decorated unit, we immediately felt like kicking off our shoes, heading for the built-in wine rack, and settling in for the evening. A wide entrance allows for easy movement with a spacious closet to one side and a laundry room on the other (housing a full-sized washer and dryer that convey with all condos).
Two hallways off the foyer each lead to a master suite. One of the perceived drawbacks of condo living may involve the lack of space necessary for communing. Here, each of the bedrooms has a kind of separate entrance section with two doors to fully insulate residents for privacy. Walk-in closets, twin vanities, and garden bathtubs make the privacy even more palpable.
The open living room seems ample for comfort with a requisite built-in computer nook. The larger-than-average dining area has a huge table set up for 10, and the fully serviceable kitchen with bar has enough room to prepare a feast for all those guests.
A small covered patio and storage room add the outdoor element and, depending on the floor, seem like the best way to view the greenery. From the ground level, though, one might choose to add some potted plants for a little screening.
The benefits of this particular condominium do rest, however, in the great beyond. As it's situated right next to the Clubhouse, amenities abound. State-of the-art (whatever that means!) fitness room, business center, and conference capabilities are no more than a hop, skip, and jump away. For the more leisurely inclined, a huge second floor deck could be the ideal spot to unwind with friends, a novel, or a drink while enjoying the panoramic majesty of the Rivanna. The swimming pool, positioned behind big trees, might be the biggest boon of all.
From the parking lot, one can step onto the Rivanna trail, a 20-mile urban trek that connects six city parks as it encircles Charlottesville. One can also walk to the grocery store, pick up dry cleaning, and go out to dinner without ever putting the key in the ignition.
Even though having to navigate several stop lights, an auto supply store, the shopping center, and all those hideous asphalt car corrals might strike some as unpleasant, Riverbend Condominiums embody much of what puts Charlottesville on must-do lists. Where else can you get this much green space, a swimming pool, and spacious living quarters so close to town?
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Manchester City are at the top of the English Premier League but also on the brink of an early Champions League exit.
For the second straight season, Manchester City face elimination from the group stage of the Champions League unless players who have failed to live up to their price tags can find a way to beat Real Madrid.
The underperforming English champions are last in Group D with only two points from four matches after opening the campaign with a 3-2 loss at Madrid.
"It is very difficult, because probably we did some mistakes in the first game," City manager Roberto Mancini said on Tuesday.
Mancini will make a late decision on whether striker Mario Balotelli's back has recovered in time for him to face Madrid.
"Yesterday he trained with the physio and tomorrow and today he will train with the team and we will see if he can play," Mancini said.
The pressure on Mancini has been lifted slightly by City rising to the top of the Premier League on Saturday for the first time in their title defence.
But it's in Europe where the top teams are judged, and for some City players the last two Group D matches could now only be a matter of pride.
"Unlikely as it is that we will go through, we want to win our remaining two games and give ourselves at least half a chance," City winger James Milner said.
"And if that's not good enough, at least we can finish with our heads held high."
On the attack
Madrid are second in Group D, one point behind Borussia Dortmund and three ahead of Ajax.
But Madrid have stumbled in their last two matches, losing at Dortmund and then being held by the German champions at home two week ago.
"We have a good chance of winning in Manchester if we impose our attacking strength," Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira said.
"The quality of this team is incredibly high and… we definitely have to concentrate on trying to play our own way there, not letting ourselves to be influenced by the opponent's style"
Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira
"The quality of this team is incredibly high and… we definitely have to concentrate on trying to play our own way there, not letting ourselves to be influenced by the opponent's style."
Madrid's passage to the knockout phase would be guaranteed with a game spare with a win in Manchester, where Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing for the first time since leaving United in 2009.
"Tomorrow he should have more attention on him, not only the other players… because he's a player that can change the game alone," Mancini said.
Winger Denis Cheryshev has been called into the Madrid squad, with midfielder Michael Essien and forward Alvaro Morata sidelined.
Dortmund are the only unbeaten team in Group D and to advance only need a draw at Ajax, who have never been beaten at home by German opposition.
"I have a lot of respect for Ajax," Dortmund defender Neven Subotic said.
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When Californian Joy Womack arrived at Moscow's elite Bolshoi Ballet Academy at 15, she spoke limited Russian and was one a number of foreigners allowed to train at the school. Now, she stands poised to become the first American to graduate from the academy this spring.
Womack's Russian has improved greatly since her arrival at the school, formerly known as the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. She's spent the last two-plus years practicing from 12 to 14 hours per day, 6 days per week alongside her fellow students and has danced the lead in La Fille Mal Gardee.
Academy director Marina Leonova says that there's no "secret" to the school's success— it's just good old fashioned ankle breaking tear inducing hard work.


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Bell awards bill writers
Since he's been in the House of Delegates, Rob Bell is known for carrying a lot of bills initiated by citizens, whether constituents or not. Every year he recognizes these citizen lawmakers, who have numbered from 15 to one. On July 1, the day the laws go into effect, Bell describes this year's crop of people who see not just a problem, but a solution.
Kristine Hall of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Alliance picked up her third framed bill for what some will think of as the Yeardley Love bill, even though it was in the works before Love's May 2010 death. HB 2063 expands who can get a protective order to include victims or would-be victims of dating violence, stalking, or any conduct that creates fear of death, a civil option that wasn't available before.
Culpeper prosecutor David Barredo's bill makes it illegal to text threats and targets cyber bullying. Fluvanna attorney Mason Byrd saw a need to give latitude to magistrates to go beyond a judge's order for bail if a defendant looks ready to flee.
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