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Skylight presents intimate take on 'Porgy & Bess'
In the summer of 1926, George Gershwin returned home from rehearsals for a new musical. Wired and needing to clear his head, he picked up a recent bestselling novel as bedtime reading. He didn't put it down until he had finished it the following morning. The novel was DuBose Heyward's "Porgy."
In "The Life and Times of Porgy and Bess: The Story of an American Classic," Hollis Alpert describes what happened next: Gershwin was so excited "by the story and its author's apparent musical sensitivity" that he immediately wrote Heyward and suggested they collaborate on an opera. Nine years later, it made a now-legendary Broadway debut as "Porgy and Bess." »Read Full Article(1)
Rhinehart's high-energy drumming was always in the groove
When Vodie Rhinehart first hooked up with the Leroy Airmaster blues band, some of its members wondered whether he really understood the blues.
That was until band leader Steve Cohen schooled the then-twentysomething jazz fusion drummer with a tape by legendary Chicago harmonica man Sonny Boy Williamson II. »Read Full Article
CD Reviews: Lana Del Rey; Jennifer Lopez; Willie Nelson; Sam Smith; Danny Gokey; the Felice Brothers
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Peet's Coffee & Tea expected to open in two former Caribou Coffee shops
The closings of the last two Caribou Coffee shops in the Milwaukee area apparently are providing Peet's Coffee & Tea entry into Wisconsin.
The closed Caribou shops are at 418 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa, and 1890 Meadow Lane, Waukesha. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Wilco's Tweedy mesmerizes Pabst audience with new material
Concertgoers aren't always keen to hear new material and, once they fail to recognize whatever's being played, tend to reserve their enthusiasm for the opportunity to visit bathroom and bar.
Monday night at the Pabst Theater, however, Jeff Tweedy's fans weren't keen to budge from their spots while he and his band led with a great deal of new material. »Read Full Article(3)
On Tap Today: Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers at Shank Hall
Considering Summerfest is NEXT WEEK, there's a surprising number of really good music options in town every day this week. Yesterday there was Jeff Tweedy at the Pabst Theater (check back at jsonline.com/music later for a review). Tomorrow there's emerging country artist Nikki Lane at Cactus Club. Thursday is Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion at Turner Hall Ballroom, featuring the former Cream drummer. And on Friday it's Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' first headlining show in Milwaukee ever, at the Milwaukee Theatre.


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An original blend of modern music and magic in a contemporary urban setting, Emma Bull's novel is exceptional in its portrayal of a faerie world that exists alongside our own. It's even more extraordinary for the way it manages to find magic in everyday life. Musician Eddi McCandry has reached a crossroads in her life. She just broke up with her boyfriend and has decided to quit the band she plays for. Things could be worse -- her boyfriend was a creep, and the band was mostly out of work -- but they could be better, too. Eddi's money is running low, and the idea of a regular job repels her. She seeks options, wondering whether it would better to abandon her hopes and dreams or risk it all for one last chance at stardom.
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A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of ReligionWhat if religions are neither all true nor all nonsense? The long-running and often boring debate between fundamentalist believers and non-believers is finally moved forward by Alain de Botton's inspiring new book, which boldly argues that the supernatural claims of religion are entirely false—but that it still has some very important things to teach the secular world. Religion for Atheists
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Duck Bolognese
Porcini Mushrooms & Whole Wheat Rigatoni
In my home we always make Bolognese sauce the day before we enjoy it. The extra time in the refrigerator really helps marry the flavors. If you're not a duck fan or you have trouble finding some, feel free to substitute beef, veal or lamb. Porcini mushroom have a very short season in the autumn; if unavailable in your area try substituting Portobello mushrooms.
Serves 6 / Total Time:
Make the Sauce
- Heat a large sauce pot over high heat and add oil to coat the bottom. Add ground duck meat. Cook, stirring occasionally as moisture seeps out of meat, liquid boils away and the duck begins to brown. Continue cooking until the meat sears into a dark golden brown color. After color is achieved, pour off any excess duck fat.
- Add chopped garlic and sauté until golden brown. Add onions, carrots, celery, sage leaves, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger and bay leaves. Stir constantly while mixture cooks for an additional 5 minutes.
- Add the Cabernet Sauvignon and let boil until almost dry. Add the crushed tomatoes and water. Turn the heat to medium and let simmer for at least two hours. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Make the Pasta
- In a large sauté pan over high heat add the olive oil. Add the porcini mushrooms and let sear until golden brown. Flip mushrooms over to sear the other side. Once all sides have been seared turn the heat to low.
- Add shallots and thyme and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rigatoni and cook until tender. Strain the pasta out of the pot leaving ½ cup of the pasta water in the bottom.
- Add the pasta back to the pot, return to heat and add the porcini mushrooms. Once boiling, stir in the lemon juice, zest, and grated parmesan. Stir well and pour onto a platter.
- To serve, check the seasoning of the duck Bolognese and pour over the rigatoni. Sprinkle more Parmesan on top and serve immediately. Buon Appetito!
Chef's Note:
The secret to a great Bolognese is searing your meat to a dark crispy-brown color. While ground meat cooks fairly quickly to a grayish brown color, you must continue cooking it until it gets a crispy crunchy texture. This is proper browning and results in a much richer and more complex flavor for your Bolognese.
Hint: Reserve the duck fat from this recipe, and the next time a recipe calls for butter or shortening use the duck fat instead. Try using duck fat in your next pie crust...mmmmmmmm good!


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A crowd of about 75 people turned out at the National Constitution Center this morning as the owner of The Inquirer and its sister publications signed a ceremonial document marking his donation of the news organizations to a new media institute.
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Now-famous Alabama Shakes return with confidence, polish
So much has happened to Alabama Shakes in the past nine months that the band that sold out the Riverside Theater on Friday is in a sense different from the one that sold out the Pabst Theater in March.
Back in March, the Southern rock band anchored by Brittany Howard's bountiful voice had never headlined a show for so many people before. (Credit $10 tickets, frequent RadioMilwaukee airplay and strong endorsements from Adele and trendsetting music writers for the sellout.) Given the size of the crowd of approximately 1,300 people (and the volume of their chatter), the band initially appeared stiff; perhaps the Shakes' nerves were shaky. But when hundreds sang "Hold On" along with Howard, the frontwoman flashed a stunned smile. Clearly it was a sound she hadn't heard before, not on that level. »Read Full Article(3)
Dishcrawl debuts March 6 with four-restaurant event
A company new to Milwaukee is applying the pub-crawl concept to restaurants. Dishcrawl's inaugural outing will take place March 6 downtown.
Dishcrawl will stop in at four restaurants — kept secret until the first is revealed to participants 48 hours before the event — to sample the food and meet either the chefs or the owners. The restaurants will be within walking distance. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Present Music gets up close with audience
The term chamber music means music that is written for a small ensemble. Back in the day, this usually meant few enough players to fit inside the private theater or salon in the home of a wealthy patron.
Present Music combined its long-standing mission of playing new music with the traditional idea of chamber music on Friday morning's "In the Chamber" program, performing contemporary chamber pieces in the sunny salon of a Terrace Ave. mansion. »Read Full Article
Checking into 'Fawlty Towers' a comic treat
That's the oft-repeated question asked by Manuel, the Barcelona native and frequently lost waiter in John Cleese and Connie Booth's "Fawlty Towers," one of television's great comedies. It was also my initial reaction when I heard that Carte Blanche would be staging three "Fawlty" episodes. »Read Full Article(2)
Reopened North Avenue Grill is doing up diner food
Bring on the burgers, breakfasts and fish fries: North Avenue Grill, 7225 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa, has reopened under its new owner with a more diner-oriented menu.
Mike Topolovich bought the business from Jon Anne Willow and Patti Wenzel about six weeks ago. It closed for a couple of weeks for the changeover (adding a deep-fryer to the kitchen, writing a new menu). »Read Full Blog Post
Han Solo to return in 'Star Wars VII'?
My heart beats just a little faster every time another nugget about the new "Star Wars VII" leaks. First it was the very word of a new film series. Then that J.J. Abrams would direct.
Then rumors about content - a series of stand-alone single-character films featuring young versions of Han Solo, Boba Fett or Yoda - began to swirl. »Read Full Blog Post(5)
Gordon Lightfoot to play Pabst Theater May 3
Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot marks 50 years in music with a show at the Pabst Theater at 8 p.m. May 3.
The Canadian icon, whose catalog of hits includes "If You Could Read My Mind,""Carefree Highway,""Sundown" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," is promising hits plus some deep cuts for longtime fans on the tour. »Read Full Article
Review: Making Fictions with Claire Stigliani
Claire Stigliani gives herself permission to love the things she shouldn't, the gratuitous pleasures of beauty, sex and girl-dom offered up by trashy TV and angsty Fiona Apple songs, among lots of other things.
Charlie Sheen pays for therapy dog for girl hurt in Dells amusement park accident
A Florida teenager who plummeted 100 feet from a Wisconsin Dells amusement park ride in 2010 is getting some help from actor Charlie Sheen.
Teagan Marti suffered brain, spine, pelvis and internal injuries when nets and air bags that were supposed to catch riders on the free-fall ride were not raised at Extreme World in Wisconsin Dells. She was paralyzed initially but through physical therapy is now able to walk with a walker. »Read Full Article(12)
Gary Allan on new songs, vocal surgery
When I talked to Gary Allan earlier this week, we covered more ground than was able to fit in the full feature that appears here on Tap Milwaukee. Here is more of the conversation we shared as he waited to make a Monday night appearance on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." (Click here to watch his spot on the show.)
As Allan prepares to visit The Rave tonight, he discussed why he thought "Tough Goodbye," the lead song (co-written by Cedarburg native Josh Thompson) from his Billboard chart-topping new album, "Set You Free," would be the first single. He also talked about how a vocal cord operation that he underwent just before recording the album has made him feel like a whole new singer, and his approach to Nashville after spending his early years (starting at 12 years old) playing honky tonks and clubs in California's Bakersfield-inspired country music scene. »Read Full Blog Post
Beer dinner with top chefs on Feb. 25 will raise funds for veteran
The Best of Milwaukee Beer Dinners series -- which pairs food from top Milwaukee chefs with craft beer -- is back this month and raising funds for a badly injured veteran.
The veteran is a friend since childhood of Wolf Peach chef Daniel Jacobs. Sgt. Ed Matayka was severely injured in an IED blast in Afghanistan in 2010, which required the amputation of both legs. He also suffered a stroke as a result of the injuries. His rehabilitation continues, and he and his wife now are expecting twins. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Batter up
Fish fry peak is upon us, and Wisconsinites-- of all people-- know their fish fries. So we asked readers to name their fave fries, and in Weekend Cue Dining Critic Carol Deptolla rounds up the suggestions. Our roster of area church fish fries provides more options than you can shake a bread stick at. Find our Fish Fry Fest here, along with a map to help you discover the batter of your dreams.
Would you like a movie with that haddock? We review the very different types of romance in "Safe Haven" and "Beautiful Creatures." We give you more movie coverage here. »Read Full Blog Post


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My 360 just bricked. I got 3 flashing red lights and I have to send it off to get repaired. Anybody else got this problem?
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Eeep.Posted: May 30, 2010 12:00AM PST by tomorrowtoday
>.o This is strange, me and my other half were just discussing the bricking rates of 360's. Is yours an original release model or one of the newer ones?
>.oPosted: May 31, 2010 12:00AM PST by tomorrowtoday
Awh damn that sucks :( My friend had an original release one as well that just kept bricking itself over a period of six months, then one day it just wouldn't turn on anymore, so he had to get a new one.


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McVEYTOWN - John R. Casner, 63, of Ferguson Valley Road, McVeytown, died at 8:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at Geisinger Medical Center, in Danville.
Born April 21, 1949, in Lewistown, he was a son of the late Russell L. and Helen M. (Miller) Casner. His wife, Kathryn I. (Sechrist) Casner, whom he married April 4, 1970, survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Dixie K. Heidler and companion, David W. Freet, of Mifflin, and a grandson, John M. Heidler.
He was preceded in death by a stillborn daughter, Denise Marie Casner, and a brother, Robert R. Casner.
He was employed as a roller operator for Eastern Industries, retiring 2011.
He was a member of the National Rifle Association.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at Mattawana Cemetery, in McVeytown, with Mr. Bradley Kauffman officiating.
Harshbarger Funeral Home, McVeytown, is in charge of arrangements.


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The 7 Best Garden Tools to Buy This Growing Season
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Of 238 Berkeley schoolkids tracked, the ones who learned how to garden were more likely to eat their spinach.By Jay Barmann
Cleveland lures its star player with promises of free booze, while a private investigator is considered for the missing woman arrested for not paying a bill at Geoffrey's.
Silver Lake Farms offers affordable, comprehensive classes for home gardeners.By Hadley Tomicki
Caitlin Flanagan takes aim at the Edible Schoolyard program, saying it doesn't work and has an unsavory agenda.By Helen Rosner
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Lester Holt's Big Lie About the Commission on Presidential Debates Is a Problem in U.S. Politics
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Robocalls are illegal in Indiana, so John McCain and friends paid to have a local call center phone voters. The campaign's script was upsetting to some of the center's workers, who decided to miss out on a paycheck rather than read it, so they got up and left.
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OK, people, this has gone on long enough. It's time to settle this campaign once and for all, MTV straight-to-video style. Update: video fixed (for now).
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The old assumptions and paradigms about capitalism and free markets are dead. A new, virulent populism, still inchoate, is slowly and painfully rising to take their place. This populism will determine the future of the country. It is as likely to be right-wing as left-wing.
Florida provides the appropriate closing metaphor for the 2008 campaign. If John McCain were on a clear path to victory, there would be no campaign here at all.
The actors from arguably the most annoying commercial ever have reprised their roles for a more constructive purpose than selling beer. Now if only the Verizon guy would come out against warrantless wiretapping.
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The McCain campaign is definitely counting on an upset in Pennsylvania. With the clock running out, the GOP nominee and his running mate will spend much of their remaining campaign days in the Keystone State. McCain said Sunday that the polls are inflating his rival's lead.
In response to former Secretary of State Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama last week, John McCain boasted on "Meet the Press" of the five former secretaries of state who have thrown their support behind his own candidacy. Yet braggadocio ran into bungle when McCain tried to name all five, twice getting only to four,and looking a bit shaky in the process.
Award-winning journalist and Truthdig contributor Chris Hedges does his part to give third-party candidates Ralph Nader and Chuck Baldwin a (televised) forum to debate each other and to describe what they stand for and what they believe would constitute "change" for the country.
A story that Matt Drudge seized upon Thursday, about a 20-year-old McCain campaign volunteer who claimed she was assaulted near a Pittsburgh ATM by a large African-American man who took $60 from her and carved a "B" into her face after noticing a McCain sticker on her car, was fabricated by the alleged victim, according to police. Updated
While the McCain campaign is doing everything it can to distance itself from the presidency of George W. Bush, "SNL" still managed to imagine how an endorsement from the commander in chief would go, and how gosh-darn down-home a Bush/Palin administration might really have been.
If the hierarchy of staff salaries in the McCain/Palin campaign has anything to say about what Republicans really care about this election, then voters will likely be unsurprised that the McCain camp's highest paid individual these past couple weeks is none other than Sarah Palin's traveling makeup artist, Amy Strozzi.
Is John McCain stupid, or does he believe we are? That's the question as he criticizes Barack Obama for allegedly trying to "redistribute the wealth" with a plan to lower taxes on the middle class and raise them on the super-rich.
A candidate is supposed to rally the base during the primaries and reach out to the middle at election time. John McCain got it backward, and it's hurting him.
Opinion surveys, voter registration totals and cable television ratings indicate that Americans have been engrossed by the marathon presidential campaign. In a week and a half, it'll be over. What will we do to fill the void in our lives?
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Fresh off a trip to small-town Ohio, Truthdig's political reporter weighs in on the week's news, from the Colin Powell endorsement to the battle for Pennsylvania.
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A group of top American communication professors have crafted and signed a statement calling on the McCain campaign, primarily, to stop its negative campaigning. "The purposeful dissemination of messages that a communicator knows to be false and inflammatory is unethical. It is that simple," the statement says.
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Jon Stewart found plenty of, er, material for Wednesday night's "Daily Show" episode as the Sarah Palin Wardrobegate scandal, um, unfolded.
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The Democratic nominee embraced his running mate's gaffe on Wednesday, saying that the next president, regardless of who wins, will be tested after the election.
Wherever John McCain appears on the stump in these waning days of the presidential campaign, he is always accompanied by his imaginary friend "Joe the Plumber," but it is the specter of Karl Marx that lurks just offstage.
After the eye-popping fundraising revelations of the past couple of days, the need that's far more pronounced is the imperative of acting quickly after November's election to restore some common sense to the presidential campaign finance system—before we don't have any system at all.
John McCain and his running mate respond to Colin Powell's endorsement of the other ticket, which the general said was motivated in part by McCain's choice of Sarah Palin.
The candidates' coffers are swelling with larger and larger bundles of cash, but don't hold your breath waiting for the extended television discussions of this, because it's the broadcasters who profit the most.
Some polls show Barack Obama with a double-digit lead while others have John McCain even or ahead. Take Pennsylvania, where Obama and McCain are waging much tougher campaigns than one would expect in light of an 11-point average margin. That's because their internal polls show a much closer race. So how do you make sense of it all? The short answer is: You can't.
The ghoulish comic "Tales From the Crypt" is taking a spooky look at the possibility of a Sarah Palin presidency. An editorial by Gathy Gaines Mifsud, daughter of publisher William Gaines—a target of a ghastly 1950s Senate investigation on censorship—rails against Palin and her reported McCarthy-esque book-banning stunts while mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
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Real Clear Politics has Barack Obama leading in Pennsylvania by an average of 11 points, so why is John McCain betting on an upset there, of all swing states? It seems that Gov. Ed Rendell is among the Democrats who are nervous: He has asked the Obama campaign to send its big guns back to the Keystone State.
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Truthdig asked Demitrious C. Sinor, an inspirational educator, to sound off on the state of our schools. He warns that unless the No Child Left Behind regime ends soon, America's classrooms could unravel. It's a reality that neither presidential candidate seems to fully understand, but one he sees every day, from where he sits.
The renowned linguist and political philosopher tells The Real News that there is indeed a difference between the two major parties and their candidates, if only a narrow one. While they both serve elites, Chomsky says, the Democrats, over time, help people.
Colin Powell demonstrated his eponymous "Powell Doctrine" of overwhelming force on Sunday when he endorsed Barack Obama on "Meet the Press." The general covered all lines of retreat and took no prisoners.
Catholics, who are quintessential swing voters and gave narrow but crucial support to President Bush in 2004, are drifting toward Barack Obama. And this time, some church leaders are suggesting that single-issue voting—such as on abortion—is by no means a Catholic commandment.
Conservatives fear a "period of unchecked left-wing ascendancy" should Barack Obama and the Democrats sweep in November, but the voters care more about competent government than ideology.
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Colin Powell said Sarah Palin was one of the many reasons he decided to endorse Barack Obama. According to an ABC News-Washington Post poll, he has plenty of company. Fifty-two percent of likely voters question John McCain's judgment because of his running mate choice.
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Our oligarchic class is incompetent at governing, managing the economy, coping with natural disasters, educating our young, handling foreign affairs, providing basic services like health care and safeguarding individual rights. They have no concept, thanks to the educations they have received, of the common good.
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John McCain's robocalls, which are bombarding swing-state voters with the message that Barack Obama "worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers," are reportedly scaring children who make the mistake of answering their phones. Sarah Palin, who may or may not realize she's on a sinking ship, says she disapproves of the robocalls.
The former secretary of state and Joint Chiefs chairman revealed on Sunday whom he is voting for and why. Powell explained that it was not easy to disappoint his friend, John McCain, but that Barack Obama is the "transformational figure" America needs at this moment.
John McCain's debate performance almost certainly did him good among those whose votes he already has: very conservative Republicans who share Joe the Plumber's view that Obama is some kind of socialist.
Grouchiness, twitchiness and haughtiness didn't help John McCain in Wednesday's debate, but what he said hurt him more than how he said it.
The 2008 presidential election may see the highest participation in U.S. history. Voter-registration organizations and local election boards have been overwhelmed by enthusiastic people eager to vote. But not everyone is happy about this blossoming of democracy.
During Wednesday night's debate, Barack Obama told John McCain that the McCain campaign's intense focus on Obama's ties to former Weatherman Bill Ayers "says more about your campaign than it does about me." Updated
John McCain has accused the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now of trying to commit "one of the greatest frauds in voter history" by submitting fraudulent voter registration forms, but ACORN says it was required by law to submit the forms. The Center for Investigative Reporting explains.
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Things really aren't going well for John McCain, but then he has only himself to blame. Take Joe the Plumber, whom McCain mentioned more than 20 times in Wednesday's debate. For the record, Joe's name is Sam, and he's not a plumber.
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Although the pundits were impressed with John McCain's debate performance, the polls showed another win for Barack Obama, who once again kept his cool against an angry, negative opponent.
The last thing we need is another "economic stimulus" package. What we need is a jobs package. And we ought to start calling it that.
For anyone who followed the story of how and why Sarah Palin fired her state's public safety commissioner, last week's release of a legislative investigation that found she had violated state ethics statutes was anticlimactic.
Conservatives are on the march against the community organization ACORN, but what exactly is it and who pays for it? Actually, it's many, many things, and it's funded by a mix of labor union money, government grants (which really drive conservatives crazy) and charitable contributions from large foundations.
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It's hard to get cell reception in an out-of-the-way place like Sedona, Ariz., but it helps if you sit on the Senate committee that oversees the telecommunications industry. The Washington Post has learned that AT&T and Verizon, both of which have lobbying ties to the McCain campaign, provided cell towers for the McCains' ranch at no charge to the couple.
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Sometimes you can't help but drool over a gadget with as many awesome features as the Cowon iAudio A2. When we heard about this product we thought it had a hard task ahead of it when compared to the Zen Vision from Creative. Even though the Zen earned one of our highest levels of adoration, the iAudio A2 surpassed that and then some. It has a long list of features and almost no flaws, making it the very best multimedia player on the market.
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The screen on the iAudio is a thing of beauty. It handles anything you throw at is without any loss in quality and is very bright with a consistent and high contrast ratio. The screen can only be faulted in that it is not trans-reflective and so has a little trouble when being viewed in harsh sunlight.
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The audio playback is also top notch with support for MP3, OGG, WMA, WAV (with 5 band EQ), BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround. The sound is delivered in high quality with superior fidelity without any loss of information or background noise.
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The A2 can also view images in JPG, PNG and BMP formats but does have a restriction on the resolution. JPEG files must be less than four megapixels to be compatible while PNG files need to be less than three megapixels. BMP has various limitations based on the bit rate of the image ranging between four megapixels for 24bit through to 12 megapixels at 8bit. Whatever format is used, the image is displayed in perfect quality with the only detail loss resulting from the compression in size, which can't be helped. In addition to image viewing the A2 can also view six different text file standards with various viewing options including bookmarking.**
The iAudio A2 records audio in Mp3 format up to 44.1KHz and 192Kbps from various sources including the radio, line-in or voice recording. Provided you have the levels set correctly from the source device, the quality of the audio is top notch with no discernable imperfections. The radio recording works very well and the microphone on the voice recorder picks up sound quite well with very little background interference.
The most impressive feature of the iAudio that helps it stand out from the competition is the ability to record any AV source via the provided RCA cables. This means you can plug in your DVD player or television into the player and record live TV or copy a DVD for future playback. The video is recorded in ASF format using MPEG4 and Mp3 with unblemished results. The only complaint with this technology is that it doesn't record in native PAL resolution but it is really just a minor quibble considering the overall excellence of the video.
Even with all our love for the iAudio we do have one complaint. The unit has no stop button. At first this was very frustrating as pausing the playback wasn't sufficient and our natural instinct had us attempting to stop playback time and time again. That being said, after using the unit for the past two weeks, we have grown accustomed to it and it no longer serves as a problem. However, we feel that we are obligated to at least mention it as it may annoy some consumers to no end.**
There are plenty of multimedia players on the market and with the recent addition of iPod Video the competition for the A2 is growing strong. However, we feel the A2 has a better screen than the iPod Video and more format support. It has more storage space than the PSP could ever dream of and its video recording mode makes it superior to the Zen Vision. The Archos AV700 could possible beat out the A2 with its 100GB storage and ability to play games but it weighs almost twice as much and is not as portable. The iAudio A2 reigns supreme as the best multimedia player on the market and is a must-have item.
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Defensive end: Michael Johnson was signed to a big contract to spice up the pass rush. He'll start opposite Adrian Clayborn.
Defensive tackle: Gerald McCoy is an All-Pro and should thrive in coach Lovie Smith's scheme. Free-agent pickup Clinton McDonald could end up starting next to McCoy.
Linebackers: Lavonte David is a certainty on the weak side. Beyond that, there are question marks. Mason Foster has been the starter in the middle the past couple years, but the Bucs signed free agent Dane Fletcher to provide some competition. Jonathan Casillas is the best bet on the strong side, but the Bucs might not be done with that position just yet.
Cornerbacks: Alterraun Verner instantly became the No. 1 cornerback when he was signed as a free agent. That leaves Johnthan Banks and Mike Jenkins to compete for the other starting job, with the loser taking over as the nickel back.
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The Alaska Maternal Infant Mortality Review - Child Death Review (MIMR-CDR) program will hold its second annual review and recommendations meeting on September 29, 2016. The purpose of this meeting is to review recent Alaskan maternal, infant, and child deaths in order to create and/or modify recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths from occurring. At this meeting we will review selected fatalities in a topic-specific manner, allowing for detailed analyses of factors associated with particular causes of death. These reviews are restricted to professionals who have expertise in medicine, child welfare, law enforcement, pathology, behavioral health, education, juvenile justice, public health, first responders, and others as needed and identified by the MIMR-CDR program.
The MIMR-CDR annual meeting is an exciting opportunity for professionals to craft prevention strategies and priorities aimed at reducing mortality in Alaska. This multi-disciplinary process draws on the expertise of a wide range of specialties, and is an amazing opportunity to join together to help protect children and prevent untimely death. If you possess relevant experience and are interested in participating in this meeting, please contact Sam Hyde-Rolland (contact information below).
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MIMR-CDR committee members serve on a voluntary basis and are approved by the DHSS Commissioner and Alaska Medical Board. Committee membership includes medical providers such as pediatricians, neonatologists, obstetricians, and nurses, as well as social workers, epidemiologists, tribal representatives, and children's justice advocates. Efforts to expand membership are ongoing to ensure a broad spectrum of professionals and perspectives are represented at each review.
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Monthly reviews focus on cause-specific mortality (e.g. out-of-hospital infant deaths occurring in the sleep environment) with a goal of being extremely timely to allow for "real-time" prevention recommendations. Monthly reviews typically cover only a few cases with a subset of committee members present. The focus of annual review meetings is broader, allowing for more comprehensive agency/partner representation. The Annual Review consists of a two-day meeting during which multi-disciplinary teams review cases.
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Here are a few highlights from the San Juan Unified Board of Education's most recent regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
San Juan Unified's athletic director Ron Barney recently had the opportunity to instruct athletic coaches at AT&T Park in San Francisco as a part of the Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) program's 19th annual Strike Out Violence Day.
San Juan Unified's 2017 teachers of the year, Nichole Harshbarger and Bradley Ward, were among 16 teachers recently recognized at an awards program hosted by the Sacramento County Office of Education.
The Family and Community Engagement team will be hosting the Keys to College workshops this October.
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Homecoming Dance, 8-11 pm, Small Gym
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Cheerleading Clinic
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This product is easy to use every night. I have used it for approximately 1 1/2 years. Even though I have not seen any increased hair growth it appears that this product is at least helping me keep the hair I have. This product may work better for you if you begin early when hair first begins to thin.
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I used minoxildil for over a year and didn't get very good results so I followed a friend's example and started using the NuHair system about five weeks ago. I had no high expectations other than I hoped that it would stop my receding hairline. To my surprise I've regrown hair along my hairline. I hope that the regrowth continues.One thing that I've also noticed, and is a con in my opinion, is that it affects all hair. I'm not extremely over my body but more than I'd ever want and this seems to increase the growth rate of that hair, too. Shouldn't be surprised by this, can't have it all I guess.
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Compared to other sci-fi hair growth products I've used (including Skin Actives' Follicle Growth Factor + Coconut Seed Endosperm Oil, Biotin infusion) this one is the easiest to apply, fun to use, gives me a chance to give myself tiny scalp massages (I squeeze the applicator against my scalp all over where-ever I can see my scalp when I part my hair), and I have seen less hair-fall-out since I started using this.I'll keep using it and see what happens!I'm a girl so I don't know if it will work for men.
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Notice how it dropped like a rock with the US market (steeper, actually; it outpaced even some financial stocks) and rose based strictly on a socialist US bailout rumor?Truly strong stocks dropped less, if at all, during the turmoil. Look at how some of the biotechs and established stocks like IBM have held up. Why do you think Nintendo is so volatile compared to them, when the macro worries have nothing to do with their core business?NTDOY blows with the wind and has no strength of its own. It has no driving events in the future, being solidly in the middle of cycles for both portable and console. It has nothing to push it upward and won't for years to come.
Guys, this is obvious: this man (or woman) is trying to short sell the stock with negative influence. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PERSON'S OPINION, EVER.
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Atlas: Pacquiao Has a Tougher Fight Than Mayweather
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Trainer Teddy Atlas sat down with BoxingScene.com to discuss two of the biggest fights in 2011. Floyd Mayweather Jr. returns after a 16 month layoff to challenge Victor Ortiz for the WBC welterweight title on September 17th, and Manny Pacquiao will finally settle his rivalry with Juan Manuel Marquez when they meet for a third time on November 12. Both fights take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
- Floyd Mayweather fights Victor Ortiz, and Manny Pacquiao battles Juan Manuel Marquez to end a beautiful trilogy. Give us your insight of these fights, give us your predictions.
- I think the tougher fight will be for Pacquiao. I think Mayweather will handle Ortiz. If Andre Berto could have him on the floor, than Mayweather will have a good chance to get him out with his speed, with his intelligence, with his counterpunching ability. His inactivity, you know, he was inactive for quite a time, and that makes you worry a bit. But that aside, I like Mayweather to handle Ortiz, to be smarter than Ortiz, to be better in all areas, making this fight.
The perception of the Pacquiao fight is different to me. Maybe, Marquez is getting old after all this tear-and-wear, maybe he is starting to get too slow, maybe he gets caught too easy. But one thing is no "maybe" – how he's gonna act. And he's gonna act like a damn warrior, like a champion, like a fighter. I think no matter what, he is forty years old or he is in ninety years old, in the middle of the winter or in the middle of the summer, Marquez will always give Pacquiao a tough fight. His style, his talent will make it a tough, a very tough fight for Pacquiao.
jmm will beats pac... floyd beats ortiz... floyd - jmm II @ 144 comes may 2012... :la:Comment by WESS on 08-27-2011
[QUOTE=jrosales13;11043545]And, that has absolutely nothing, I mean nothing to do with what I was replying to.[/QUOTE] .......so?:cool2:Comment by Gino Ros on 08-27-2011
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Teddy Atlas is on crack!! Ortiz may be greener but his also in his prime, hungry and in a more natural weight for himself. Marquez is 39, in a weight which he has proven he can't handle and against a…Comment by ThePunchingBag on 08-27-2011
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Adobe will offer its Adobe Creative Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Document Cloud hosted on Microsoft's Azure, the company said today, as part of a deal with Microsoft. ZDNet adds: Some of Adobe's subscription services for creative professionals currently are hosted on Amazon's AWS. It's not clear from Microsoft's announcement of its new Adobe deal whether Adobe's Creative Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Document Cloud will run on any other cloud backbones, with Azure as a secondary option or choice. I've asked Microsoft, and heard back from a spokesperson that today's deal is not exclusive, but that's all I know at this point. Work is underway to move these services to the Azure cloud, a spokesperson confirmed, with more information on this coming in the next few months.


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Last week I published an article about the greatest examples of squandered potential in the short history of the UFC. From reading the comments posted, I realized that I had missed a few guys who many of you felt also deserved to be on this list.
So I decided to go and make a sequel to my previous list and add a few more guys who didn't get the unfortunate credit that they are due. Please remember, though, that this list is not as much about the potential that a fighter had with the skills that they possessed, but rather the potential that was put upon them by the media and/or the UFC fans after a single or couple of moments of infamy.
For those who missed the first list, here is the link for you.


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March 10, 2011By: Mary Winston Nicklin
Hot New Hotels: Travel Agent Magazine's Picks for the Year
The savvy editors at Travel Agent Magazine have published their annual list of Hot New Hotels (and it has us drooling). "While boutique hotels continue to be all the rage in the U.S. and Europe," says the mag, "mega resorts dominated the Asian market in 2010." Below find a selection of some of these gorgeous properties. For the full global list, check out the article.
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Eventi, a Kimpton Hotel, New York City
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail
Hotel Le Germain, Maple Leaf Square, Toronto
The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Arizona
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