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Video: Slight Problem with the Cypriot Banking System Explained
The Australian humorists Clarke & Dawe offer a brief summary of the "slight" problem in the Cypriot banking system. The European Union's response has not yet fixed the problem, though it has resulted in a massive exodus of deposits held by foreigners. (Note to kleptocrats everywhere: if you put an entire nation's banking system on a bank holiday, it's best to make sure that bank holiday applies to the nation's foreign bank branches, too!) As of today, Cypriots are allowed to withdraw up to €300 a day of their own money.
Related articles
- Pensions delayed amid Cypriot chaos (standard.co.uk)
- Cypriot banks see first ripples of bailout tsunami (legalinsurrection.com)
- Cyprus: Last-Minute Bailout Doesn't Address Eurozone's Underlying Systemic Issues (heritage.org)
Posted under: Contributors, Economics and Economy, International
In the Fight: Episode 68
Episode 68 of In The Fight produced by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System. Here's their description of this half-hour show:
On this episode, service members head home after their final deployment to Afghanistan, a new Afghan…
Posted under: Contributors, International, Military and Veterans
Can You Trust Barack Obama for 4 More Years?
Barack Obama came to office promising to heal the planet (I didn't know it was sick), lower the waters, and end war as we knew it "whilst waking on water squirting wine out his ass," to borrow William S. Burroughs's anti-Christian blasphemy in Naked Lunch. (Funny. I don't recall reading about Christians blowing up embassies [...]
Posted under: Contributors, International
Internet Freedom: We Can All Agree on This
Back when Congressman Akin and I served in the Missouri State House together, he was not known for being the biggest tech guy, but he definitely is a lover of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights specifically, even teaching in depth seminars on Amer…
Posted under: Contributors, International, Missouri, White House
In the Fight: Episode 64
The Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System produced Episode 63 of In The Fight. Here's their description of this half-hour show:
On this episode, we see what it takes to execute a combat operation in Afghanistan, Soldiers are put through …
Posted under: Contributors, International, Military and Veterans
Economic indicator for state inches lower
While still in growth territory, the economy across the state may be slowing down a touch.
Posted under: Contributors, International, Missouri
The Serfdom of Iceland
Financial Post: Iceland needs our loonie:
In a globalized world, it is difficult to uphold international living standards when you are cut off from the rest of the globe. This is the situation facing Iceland following the collapse of the krona in 2008…
Posted under: Contributors, Economics and Economy, International
Exports from Missouri increase 9.5 percent
The state boosted international exports by $1.2 billion dollars between 2010 and 2011.
Posted under: Contributors, International, Missouri
In the Fight: Episode 59
The Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System produced Episode 59 of In The Fight. Here's their description of this half-hour show:
On this episode, a personal security detachment team transports high level personnel throughout Afghanistan, Afghan forces prepare for a transition of authority on the Afghan/Pakistan border, troops continue to help improve the lives of Afghan families, Airmen deliver more than just supplies to troops outside the wire, and sports returns to Libya in time for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Related articles
- In the Fight: Episode 58 (rebootcongress.blogspot.com)
- Afghan in army uniform kills NATO service member (stltoday.com)
- Panetta Announces Combat Forces to Leave Afghanistan Next Year (theblaze.com)
- Afghan attacks on U.S. troops often personal (cbsnews.com)
- Mission shifts from fighting (stltoday.com)
- UN: Afghan civilian deaths in war hit 5-year high (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
Posted under: Contributors, International, Military and Veterans
The China Hub is back
Repackaged as the "Freight Forwarders Incentive Act," HB 1476 is the reincarnation of the failed China Hub bill that cost the 24th State hundreds of thousands of dollars in a protracted and futile special session last year. This year's "Freight F…
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Pete Townshend walked off the stage during the encore at a Who show in Sunrise, Florida, yesterday, WPTV reports. The guitarist left during "You Better You Bet" without letting his bandmates know. The show kicked off the Who's first tour in four years.
Before leaving, Townshend appeared to be unhappy with the sound monitors onstage, yelling they were "too loud" before walking off. The 67-year-old has dealt with hearing problems over the past two decades. The band continued into "Baba O' Riley" before ending the show. Townshend didn't reappear.
Townshend's brother Simon said on Twitter, "Pete walked off tonight because it was too loud. Was a good show but had some technical problems."
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1. Holiday bazaar
Stop by the annual bazaar at EPOCH of Norton this weekend and get all of your holiday shopping done. The event will take place Friday at the Senior Healthcare community and on Saturday at the Assisted Living community. In addition to a home-made baked goods table and a raffle both days, this fair will feature women's clothing, jewelry, Mary Kay merchandise, seasonal wreaths, hand-crafted kitchen knick knacks, holiday blankets, decorations, purses, cigar boxes, Christmas trees and more. For more information call 508-285-7745.
2. Silk Road performance
Enjoy the sweet sounds of Silk Road at McMahon's Countryside Grille, 336 Old Colony Road, Norton. This free show starts at 9 p.m.
3. Beer tasting
Landry Liquors, 134 Central Ave., Seekonk, is holding a free beer tasting and pairing at 4 p.m. All are welcome.
4. Cancer facts and tips to reduce the risk
More than an estimated 160,000 people in the United States will die from lung cancer this year, making it the country's leading cause of cancer death. According to the National Cancer Institute, it surpassed breast cancer as the number one killer in women back in 1987. It causes more deaths than colon, breast and prostate cancer combined, according to the American Lung Association. Bruce Johnson, MD, the director of the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, sorts out the facts about lung cancer and offers simple ways to reduce risk.
- Lung cancer targets more than just smokers
- Know the warning signs- Persistent coughing, shortness of breath, back and shoulder pain and coughing up blood.
- CT screenings can save lives
- New therapies show promise
- It's never too late to quit smoking- For those who are looking to quit smoking, here are some tips:
-Recruit friends and family for support.
-Avoid triggers (get rid of cigarettes and ashtrays).
-Exercise to reduce cravings.
-Follow the Four D's – Deep breaths, Drink lots of water, Do something to avoid cravings, Delay reaching for a cigarette, the urge will pass.
For more information log onto: www.dana-farber.org/thoraciccancer/
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The Gateway (Obituary Hit Parade Edition)
posted by Gatemouth
Sat, 12/29/2012 - 4:51pm
I was having such a good time at Lori Knipel's holiday party, to which virtually every candidate for City wide office had made a pilgrimage (I'd seen three mayoral candidate by the time I left, and there was still more than an hour to go), but, against my better judgment, I left to make the trek to Italian Williamsburg's Society of Our Lady of the Snow to check out Vito Lopez's annual bash, to which I'd been personally invited by my old antagonist, El Jefe himself.
Why was I leaving an opulent bash full of friends and interesting gossip to go to a pasta party held in a social club hosted by a man who had loudly expressed his contempt for me in front of others and treated me as a pariah?
I showed, a third out of curiosity, a third out of respect (for unlike so many pretenders in NYC politics, this was a man who could drive you around his realm [and that is what it is] and proudly point, again and again and say, "Behold what I have built") and one third because showing was contrary to what "respectable opinion" would think proper (which delights both my contemptuous attitude towards "respectable opinion" and my general contrary nature).
Why he wanted me to show is a different matter. In the old days, one could be with Lopez 99.44% of the time and still not be found to be pure; any deviation would put one on the receiving end of his considerable fury.
I've been a pretty harsh Lopez critic, and I think more effective than most, precisely because my philosophy has always been, to paraphrase Bill Clinton's eulogy of Richard Nixon, "may the day of judging Vito Lopez on anything less than his entire life and career come to a close."
Over time, I've always done nothing more and nothing less, as one could see, for instance, in my first posting after Lopez's fall began, which was extremely harsh, but still fair.
I think that, in his hours of darkness, Lopez has come to appreciate what he once despised. I should note that a similar observation was made to me by a former Lopez friend turned adversary, who had the occasion to point out to someone that Lopez was not all bad and was greeted with more thanks from Vito than he'd ever gotten for all his efforts on Lopez's behalf.
I arrived at about 9:20, with forty minutes left to go, but El Jefe and his entourage had already left, leaving me in the company of several hundred senior citizens of Latino origin dancing the Macarena.
When I arrived home, this email awaited me:
"Vito asked me to report to you on his Holiday Party.
There were 300-400 people. Almost all were Hispanics from the neighborhoods. Vito named all the big housing developments and folks cheered when their's was named.
Number of judges & some Leaders from other areas were there. Elected officials attending were...both Dilans & Espinal. Rabbi Niederman & Dennis Quirk were also there. I'm checking to see if Levin attended."
Levin did not attend; his Facebook page indicates he is in Omaha meeting his girlfriend's family.
The other electeds named comprise the rest of Vito's local allies. I deleted the name of one candidate for higher office, even though I'm sure Lopez would prefer it remain, because I admire the guy for having the balls to come and have no desire to inflect punishment upon him. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/-article-1.1228657
Second Amendment advocates complain about First Amendment excesses, and not without cause.
Evan Thies manages to contradict himself within the course of four paragraphs:
"The Democratic Party has been taking a dive on gun control for some time now — beginning, perhaps, with current Chicago mayor and former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel recruiting anti-gun control Democrats when he served as the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2006.
The strategy was to take the issue off the table in those races and nationwide, thus depriving Republicans of a potentially potent political weapon in swing states and districts where constituents opposed pretty much any controls whatsoever.
Emanuel's ploy worked: Democrats won the House. But it was a Faustian deal that ran counter to a generation of Democratic principle and — make no mistake — left children unprotected on a still December morning in Connecticut.
What should be even more troubling for Democratic voters is that gun control is just one of several issues where the party made a tactical decision in recent years to abandon winnable fights and core beliefs."
If Emanuel's ploy worked, that means that but for the ploy, the GOP would have controlled the House, and a fight on gun control would have been unwinnable. Further, since the ploy worked, and Democrats controlled the House by a margin made up of gun control opponents, the fight was unwinnable even after they won.
Perhaps now, courtesy of intervening events, the fight is winnable, but it wasn't then and Thies' putting the blame on the Dems for Sandy Hook ("But the compromise of Democratic leaders on guns has given us Tucson, Aurora and, most recently, Newtown. It is a stain on the soul of our party") is almost literally a blood libel.
To compound this idiocy, Thies criticizes the Dems for shelving climate change, when, in actuality, the House did pass Cap and Trade when the Dems controlled the House only to have it founder in the Senate (meaning the fight wasn't winnable then, but may now benefit from intervening events).
In his final idiocy, Thies disses Dems for betraying their principles by supporting education reform, when in actuality, such proposals are supported by many principled liberals, including Jon Chait, Cory Booker, The New Republic and Washington Monthly.
Further, Education Reform was an issue where Dems in 2008 were given a clear choice and chose Obama, who articulated exactly the same ideas he is supporting now, over the more old style, Teacher's Union friendly, Hilary Clinton.
Ironically, in his Council race, Thies was supported by New Kings Democrats, a club explicitly made up of 2008 Obama supporters, so if he and his friends don't like the sort of education Democrat the President turned out to be (not that Obama didn't warn them) they have only themselves to blame http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/democrats-cowardice-guns-article-1.1228457
Friedman: If ever Israel needed a U.S. defense secretary who was committed to Israel's survival, as Hagel has repeatedly stated — but who was convinced that ensuring that survival didn't mean having America go along with Israel's self-destructive drift into settling the West Bank and obviating a two-state solution — it is now.
I agree that this is the time for just such a Defense Secretary (to go along with our similar Secretary of State); the problem is that being such a Defense Secretary is difficult enough when one hasn't publicly expressed an inability to tell Jews (who aren't all Zionists, and are certainly not all Likudniks) from Zionists (who aren't all Jews). In fact, appointing a Defense Secretary incapable of making such subtle distinctions will almost certainly make the task before him nearly impossible. I have a few other policy qualms about Hagel, but frankly, that alone makes this an incredibly ill-advised appointment. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/opinion/friedman-give-chuck-a-chance.html?_r=1&
Buchanan says Hagel is not an Anti-Semite (and he's an expert in the field).
Which is another reason why this nomination would be a mistake. http://gestetnerupdates.com/2012/12/28/anti-semitic-commentator-pat-buchanan-says-hagel-is-not-an-anti-semite/
I know Christmas Eve is a slow news day, but is it really news that Alan Flacks is a schnorrer? http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/24/a-political-insider-who-knows-his-way-around-the-holiday-buffet-table/
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Hey all,
So I'm building my first hifi stereo system and was wondering what people think of vintage vs modern gear for someone with a lack of audio knowledge. I'm 19 and unfortunately my parents have nothing in regards to anything from the 70's or 80's...both knowledge and gear.
The idea that I could potentially grab a vintage turntable, stereo receiver, and a amplifier (all in good condition) for less than like $700 (am I right?) is pretty sweet.
I'm leaning more towards vintage gear because it seems a lot more straight forward in regards to it's purpose...which is to simply
play music. I'm not looking for fancy features like surround sound, multi-room listening, internet radio, wifi capability, watching
movies...etc. All I wanna do is spin vinyl and crank some CD's on a really nice system. I just feel like a lot of modern gear offers way much more than I really need.
I just need some help with my vintage setup. This is what I have so far...
Stereo Reciever: Pioneer SX-780
Amplifer: Not sure yet.
Turntable: A 70's Pioneer model..still researching (A local dude is selling a Pioneer PL-12D in excellent condition for $100)
Speakers: Not sure yet. I was thinking making this the only non vintage aspect....was thinking a pair of Polk RTiA3's
Budget: $1000
Room Size: It would be for my bedroom or living room. Average size room nonetheless.
I've been researching for a long time and will continue doing so, but if any one has some input It would be much appreciated. They should have taught this **** in High School!
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Date: February 21, 2008
WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College sophomore forward Adam Choice (St. Georges School/Newport, R.I.) was honored as one of five players to make the D3hoops.com National Men's Basketball Team of the Week for the week ending February 17.
Choice earned New England Small College Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors earlier in the week after averaging 22.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks, shooting 62 percent (16-for-26) from the field, and 86 percent (12-for-14) from the foul line in a 2-0 week for Colby.
Choice's play helped the Mules take home wins over Bates College (68-65) and Tufts University (71-68) to secure a NESCAC playoff spot. Colby is the eighth seed and will play at top-ranked Amherst College in a league quarterfinal game Saturday at 4 p.m. The game can be heard on-line at the following link: http://wamh.amherst.edu/
Choice was named to the D3 squad along with Mike Smelkinson of St. Mary's (Md.), Tyler Nadig of Washington University; Andrew Zimmer of Wabash, and Anthony Pettaway of Defiance.
Choice had 18 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks in the win against Bates. His blocked shot with 21 seconds left and Colby up 66-65 helped the Mules hold on for the victory. Choice followed that game with 27 points and six rebounds in the victory over Tufts.
In the latest NESCAC statistics, Choice is second in the conference in scoring (17.8), fourth in blocked shots (33 total, 1.38 per game), seventh in rebounding (7.7), and eighth in free throw shooting (.795, 136-171). Choice has 663 points, 338 rebounds, 48 blocked shots, and 73 steals in his two-year career with the Mules.
Choice and the Mules (13-11) gave Amherst (22-2) all it could handle in a 72-66 road game loss on February 1. Mark Gaudet, who is second in scoring at 13.8 points per game, had 24 points on 7-for-11 shooting. Choice chipped in 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Artie Cutrone had 15 points. Curtrone is third on the Mules in scoring at 13.7 points a game.
Amherst, top-ranked in the D3hoops.com national poll, is seeded first in the tourney and has won 15 straight games. Andrew Olson, who had 10 points and eight assists in the first meeting between the teams, is one of the top point guards in the country. Fletcher Waters leads the Lord Jeffs in scoring at 13.9 points a game.
2008 NESCAC Men's Basketball Championship Seeding
Quarterfinals Saturday, February 23 at higher seeds
No. 8 Colby at No. 1 Amherst 4:00 p.m.
No. 7 Connecticut College at No. 2 Trinity 3:00 p.m.
No. 6 Williams at No. 3 Middlebury 3:00 p.m.
No. 5 Bates at No. 4 Bowdoin 4:00 p.m.
Semifinals Saturday, March 1 at highest remaining seed
(2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m.)
Highest remaining seed vs. Lowest remaining seed
Remaining quarterfinal winners
Championship Sunday, March 2 at 12:00 p.m.
Semifinal winners
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By Joseph Hamrick
The Commerce Journal
Students enrolled at Commerce Independent School District will soon have access to one of the most comprehensive drug prevention, testing and intervention programs in the area.
After conducting research and holding meetings with members of Texas A&M University-Commerce, the CISD School Board of Trustees passed a new drug testing program for the Commerce Middle and High Schools for the fall semester.
The new random drug testing program is for students enrolled in extracurricular activities or who drive their cars to school.
The district will be working alongside Dr. Lavelle Hendricks, assistant professor of Psychology, Counseling and Special Education at Texas A&M University-Commerce, on the comprehensive program that will include a monthly prevention and treatment seminar at the schools.
Hendricks is bringing with him alumni and counseling students from A&M-Commerce who will volunteer their time for the various programs and events, and serve as case workers for students who want more information on drug prevention and counseling services for those affected by drugs.
Hendricks said this is fully supported by both the district and university.
"This is embraced and supported by Dr. Jones," he said.
According to CISD Superintendent Blake Cooper, the program is multi-faceted in its benefits in giving resources to students.
"We wanted to make sure we had the counseling in place because we feel that is very important," he said. "We want to have things in place for our students not to fall into the trap of drugs. I'm excited about this part of it."
Henricks said the workers are specialized in drug prevention, testing and intervention, and can also test for K2 and Bath Salts — synthesized forms of marijuana and cocaine — which can have devastating effects, including paranoia, seizures and heart attacks.
The team will hold drug and alcohol awareness fairs at the school and have other preventive measures to give students the information on the ill-effects of these drugs.
"We are about being at the forefront of the students," Hendricks said. "Before it starts or the thoughts of experimentation with it. We are trying to prevent it before the thought process is in."
Hendricks said he appreciates Cooper in working with him and the university to develop an intervention and therapy program for students who test positive for drugs.
"Instead of being dismissed from school, we have a solution-focused therapy program that asks 'What can we do to get the student off the drug?'" he said, adding that the program will have both individual and group counseling for students.
The counselors will also implement a cognitive restructure therapy designed to get students to realize that wanting to use and abuse substances is an irrational way of thinking.
"As long as the person is thinking irrationally, they will behave irrationally," he said. "We hope to help them think the right way."
Hendricks said the program can be altered to fit each student's needs.
"The intervention and prevention teams will implement a plan to help the individual student," he said. "The bottom line is we want to save our kids and tell them there is hope after dope."


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Biggest Oscar Gaffes Ever!
Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty
Melissa Leo Drops the F-Bomb, 2011
"Yeah, I am kind of speechless," the Best Supporting Actress winner (for The Fighter) said at the podium. "When I watched Kate [Winslet] two years ago, it looked so f***ing easy." (The expletive was cussed out by the censors.)
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WI Futsal Academy, with players from Cedarburg club North Shore United and Kenosha's United FC, is a national champion once again.
The Under-15 boys team beat Sporting Kansas City White 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Youth Futsal National Championships on Monday at the New Century (Kan.) Fieldhouse.
A Wisconsin team will play for a youth national championship in futsal – again.
The WI Futsal Academy, a team made up of players from Cedarburg club North Shore United and Kenosha's United FC, won the boys Under-15/16 title at the U.S. Youth Futsal Midwest Regional last weekend in St. Louis.
At this point, the chances that child will turn out to be a phenomenal goal scorer are pretty damn decent, since there are two currently rocking different variations of the sport. Of course Falcao the futsal player is an icon, the one name from futsal many football fans know, while Radamel Falcao shows no signs of stopping his ascent to that level just below Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
This is going to be floating around the internets for a very, very long time, and 360,000 hits
or so is but a fraction of its full potential.
There is no indication where this actually took place, if the comments hint toward Russia
because the YouTube comment section is where you want to go for facts but you can likely find out
with enough time and access to the world's police logs.
While the Milwaukee Wave play indoor soccer, they have many connections to another indoor version of the sport: futsal.
Wave coach Keith Tozer has been the U.S. Futsal national team coach for the past 16 years and uses futsal as part of the Wave's training program. Most Milwaukee players have futsal experience: Joe Hammes (Cedarburg), Nick Vorberg and Nick Perera have played for the U.
Kraig Chiles' 33rd-minute goal snapped a tie and the U.S. Futsal national team
held off Canada 3-2 on Tuesday night at the CONCACAF Futsal Championships in Guatemala City.
The U.S. team, under the direction of Milwaukee Wave coach Keith Tozer and with
the Wave's Matt Stewart wearing the captain's armband, bounced back after a 5-2
loss to Panama in its Group A opener.
Milwaukee Wave midfielder Matt Stewart was named to the 14-player U.S. roster for the
CONCACAF Futsal Championship, which is July 2 to 8 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
The U.S. plays Panama on July 2, Canada or El Salvador on July 3 and Guatemala on July 4. The
top finishers in the eight-team qualifier earn berths in the FIFA Futsal World Cup from Nov.
Milwaukee Wave forward Nick Perera and midfielder Matt Stewart are among 18
players called into a U.S. Futsal National Team camp that starts Sunday in Torrance, Calif.
U.S. coach Keith Tozer, who led Milwaukee to its second consecutive Major Indoor Soccer
League title earlier this month, also invited a familiar face in Wichita Wings midfielder Angel
Rivillo – he previously played with the Wave and the Milwaukee Rampage.
I don't know about you, but for me last night was not pretty. Striving for more football to
sustain my Euro 2012 fix, I resorted to Beach Football, followed by futsal. Obviously, it just
wasn't the same. Actually, it got ugly.
England have announced a new sponsorship deal with leading sports giant
Nike, who will feature on the first England Nike design in spring
of next year, ending the associations partnership with Umbro.
Nike will become just the third shirt designers for the England national team having also wore
Admiral shirts in the past.
English kits to bear the Nike Swoosh - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Nike and The Football Association have announced a new partnership that will see the world's
leading sports company design and create the kits for men and women's England teams at every
The first England kits to bear the Nike Swoosh will be launched in Spring 2013.
By Caleb Cousens
By Caleb Cousens
"Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and
more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art." – Frederic
Throughout the history of this beautiful game we have seen the rise and fall of many magnificent
and effective playing styles.
2011 Year of the Neymar is a post from: Just Football
He struts with the cocksure swagger of a born star and not only that, he can play a bit too.
2011 can be seen as the year Neymar truly broke through on the world stage.
Just Football's man in Brazil Paulo Freitas looks back at the year of the mohawked
Neymar has been hyped since he was a youth player, but he finally established himself as
Brazil's new big star in the 2011 season, shining in most competitions.
This funny well rehearsed free-kick had it's desired effect as Argentine Futsal side Club de Agosto scored a last minute equalizer to tie their game with America del Sud at 9-9.
Springfield MO Soccer -
Springfield, MO Springfield Demize, Total Soccer Club and Magic Soccer are once again hosting the 6th annual Total Shriner Futsal Classic. Over 39 teams are competing over this weekend in various age brackets at the Springfield Shrine Mosque.
The are 5divisions in this futsal classic:Youth,Intermediate,Classic, Men's Open and Collegiate Women's Division.
With over 18,000 registered players, football has become the largest outdoor sport in
the ACT and surrounding region. Combine those numbers with participation in Futsal, and you have a
powerhouse of action and potential.
None of these men are Jose P, amateur futbal sala player (futsal) and member of the Penya Sang
Cule (FC Barcelona supporters group), prior to a huge piece of wood getting stuck in his thigh.
Rather, we went with a random photo found whilst Googling "futsal" in order to spare those readers
of ours who are of faint heart or body from seeing what's next.
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FORT MILL — Three Fort Mill school construction projects worth more than $7 million have been delayed after the company hired to manage the work stopped paying contractors, district officials say.
The school district hired Indian Land general contracting firm Farley Associates last year to manage three projects:
• Building a new multipurpose room at Nation Ford High School and adding erosion control measures to the property ($1,141,000)
• Building a new shop for the transportation and facilities maintenance departments ($3,976,000)
• Renovating and upgrading the office building where the districts central office operations moved ($2,654,000)
The projects were advertised separately. In each case, Farley offered to do the work for a lower cost than seven or eight competing firms, Fort Mill schools assistant superintendent Tommy Schmolze said.
State law requires school districts to hold a bidding process and award contracts to firms that can meet their needs for the best price.
There was nothing that showed there was a problem with their company, school board Chairman Patrick White said.
Farley has been involved in several area construction projects, including York Technical Colleges Chester Center, Winthrop Universitys track and soccer complex and Rawlinson Road Middle School.
The company hired subcontractors for Fort Mill schools and work began last year.
Subcontractors stopped work in September because Farley had not paid them, Fort Mill school officials said.
Its not clear why Farley stopped paying workers.
Company president Trey Farley couldnt be reached for comment.
At least one other government agency has had a similar issue.
City leaders in Winston-Salem, N.C., fired Farley Associates last month because the company had not paid subcontractors for work on a $2.2 million fire station, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
Fort Mill district officials are most concerned about finishing Nation Ford Highs multipurpose room, Schmolze said.
The parents are driving by going, Is anybody going to work on this? he said. Thats an eyesore. We have plans for that campus for beautification. This has hindered that.
Work could soon begin again.
Hartford Insurance, which the district hired to insure the projects, has evaluated the work and hired a new firm to manage it. District leaders expect Hartford to set a date soon for construction to restart.
Although Hartford has started to pay some subcontractors for work they already finished, school officials say the insurance company hasnt been moving fast enough.
The district is frustrated with the process that delays payments to vendors who have completed their work, Superintendent Chuck Epps said. Any significant delay hurts small businesses who depend on timely cash flows in order to remain solvent.
Hartford Insurance officials couldnt be reached for comment.
(Editor's note: An earlier version of this story included an incorrect date for when work stopped on Fort Mill school district construction)
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From babies to middle-schoolers, children love to listen to a good book read aloud. And Walter Renzi, a "grandparent volunteer" at the , has been reading to kids every week for the last 12 years.
Renzi, who is known as "Grandpa Walter" to the kids, says you need interest and time to do this work and since retiring from his career as a deputy probation officer working with juvenile offenders, he's had plenty of both.
I first met Renzi several years ago at the library when I took my own kids there to choose books. Arriving with two, and then three children under the age of 5, it was always a tremendous relief to have a smiling adult there who wanted to read to my kids. Sometimes one of them would read with Walter, while I read or chose books with another. Sometimes they would all listen to him read while I went and chose books for them.
Renzi has a tremendous ability to relate to children and he encourages them to share his love for books. He went through a training course to become a volunteer, a process that took four Saturday sessions, and a background check. In the training, Renzi explained the volunteers learn the intricacies of reading aloud, the importance of pre-reading (so that they can anticipate the story), reading with enthusiasm, using their voices in different ways to make the story entertaining and asking questions during and after the story to help the child comprehend better.
Some of Renzi's favorite read-aloud books are the "You Read to Me and I'll Read to You" series, which he can even enlist middle-school kids to do with him. He also likes "Peek-A-Boo" books for the youngest children, and classics with rich language like Dr. Seuss and Jack Prelutsky.
"I've read many of these books thousands of times. I'm as enthusiastic now about this as I was 12 years ago," Renzi says with a laugh.
Renzi sees children from many different backgrounds at the library and takes great satisfaction in inspiring them with his own love of books. He also enjoys getting to know the children who return week after week and even year after year.
He recalls one occasion when he was reading a picture book to a little girl while her mother looked on. The mother began to tear up as he read and when he finished he asked her what was wrong. The mother said her own mother had died recently and that she had imagined her mother reading with her daughter, and that watching Renzi read to her made her miss her own mother terribly.
One little girl, Wendy, whom Renzi fondly recalls, used to come to the library with several of her younger cousins. Renzi says he remembers reading to her until all of a sudden she was reading to the younger cousins with all the expression and energy he used himself. Now a senior at Venice High School, Wendy's a library assistant herself and is planning a career as a teacher.
Renzi says many parents leave their children to read with him while they go and use the library's computers and reference materials to look for work or improve their own skills and knowledge.
He was relieved and pleased that (the recent ballot measure that increased the Los Angeles Public Libraries' guaranteed funding) passed last month, because it will restore hours that had been cut and give people back the valuable time they need at the library.
I'm profoundly grateful that Renzi and the other library volunteers are willing to give their time to children and their harried parents from all walks of life who come to the library looking for a good story.
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Tennessee comes from a victory at home against Troy with a score of 55-48 and bets on the Trojans covered the point spread as underdogs at +18.5 while the game went over the betting line of 68.5 points.
QB Tyler Bray passed for 530 yards with 5 touchdowns and Marlin Lane Jr. rushed for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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The Tigers lost on the road against Florida 7-14 on the scoreboard and bets on Missouri covered the spread as underdogs at +17.5 points. The combined score went under the line of 41 points.
QB James Franklin threw for 236 yards with 4 interceptions and Kendial Lawrence rushed for 34 yards and 1 touchdown.
Missouri is currently fifth in the SEC East with an overall of 4-5 (1-5 conf) together with an ATS record of 4-4.
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Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers – NCAA Football Week 11
When: Saturday, November 10, 2012
Where: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
Game Time: 12:21 PM ET
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Point Spread: Tennessee -3
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Applications are available in School District 196 to apply for kids to receive free or reduced-price lunches during the 2012-13 school year. Free and reduced-price lunches are available to those families that meet federal income guidelines.
New this year is the option to apply online; the online application is accessible here.
Paper applications also are available. Call the district's Food & Nutrition Services at 651-683-6958 to have a paper application mailed to you.
The income guidelines for the free and reduced-lunch program are available here.
Regular meal prices for the 2012-13 school year are:
- (grades Pre-K through 5): $1.40 for breakfast, $2.20 for lunch
- Middle school (grades 6-8): $1.45 for breakfast, $2.25 for lunch
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Pella — The Corps of Engineers is planning to raise Lake Red Rock's elevation from 742.5 mean sea level to 744.5 mean sea level for the fall waterfowl migration. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources requested the lake raise, which is allowed by Corps regulation. The raise will start on October 13; however, it is unclear how long it will take to reach the higher elevation - it is contingent upon precipitation and river flows. The intent of the raise is to put water into cover and food resources for waterfowl. The pool raise will be maintained until December 15.
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Any suggestions on a restaurant that might still actually have availability for 6-8 people for a Saturday night in 2 weeks for a 30th birthday dinner?
Looking for something upscale casual (no jackets or ties, but not a place you'd wear shorts). I particularly enjoy not too complicated, but well prepared and local food (think Blue Hill, Grammercy Tavern, but maybe a step down in fanciness). I was thinking Craftbar, but I've been there many times and would like to try something new. Does not need to be American food either. I'm open.
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Try opentable.com I checked and there were a fair number of good options epically if you are flexible with the time. There is a place called The House that has rezzies. I first heard of it in another recent post. It looks really cute. http://www.thehousenyc.com/


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This is some crazy shit here for sure. I know this has been circulating around the internet for sometime, but yikes. I have to wonder if this crazy video is for real…
This is some crazy shit here for sure. I know this has been circulating around the internet for sometime, but yikes. I have to wonder if this crazy video is for real…
From the Lancaster county sheriffs department we get this crazy crash, not crazy because it happened, but rather what the driver did afterwards with a deer mounted in his grill.
It seems the Driver, Drove down to the bar with the deer still mounted on the grill. Called the Sheriff's who came down and pulled the deer out. You know the dude needed a drink after this, so why not wait for help at the bar if you can.
Here is another "deadly for the deer" crash, you cant see the deer in the pic, but you may be able to see what the animal had for lunch.
The deer went through the windshield, basically disecting itself, all over the interior of the car and the occupants.
This makes me sick.
This crazy crash looks intense from the police dashboard cam. Unsafe police chase? maybe?
The chased driver hits the van, which smashes into the truck next to it. The van really does look crushed.
I get so angry when I see these types of police chases. There is zero reason to get motorists killed over having to chase some dumb fool who just bought some weed or whatever. It's even worse when they do it over a DUI (DWI)… the fool is already drunk, so lets chase him and get him going even faster.
What is so hard about following in a helicopter or getting the plate and arresting them later? Maybe cops gotta have fun too and the chase gives them a rush? too bad 100's of people die every year due to their need for excitement.
my 2 cents.
Insane sick street racing accident The headlines said 8 dead but if you count up the bodies of 7 died at the scene and 1 died in the hospital. This happened Saturday in Accokeek, MD at 3:40 AM
This story below really makes me say WTF? I have so many issues with these people who insist on putting unsusspecting drivers at risk just to race in the streets. People at 4AM may be driving home from work, but they should not be driving to their own executions.
Another question is about the people there, one of the witnesses states that her father died because she only had time to grab her child and move out of the way and not her father… again.. WTF!
It is 3:40 AM, why are you idiots having a family picnic in the middle of the freeway with your entire family, kids included. Why would any parent have a child standing in the middle of a freeway at 4 AM?
I have watche Brittney Spears get railroaded for minor offences regarding her children. It makes me sick that no body is even asking why kids are playing in the middle of a highway at 4AM. These people are not victims, they caused the deadly crash by partying in the freeway. I hear about street racing accidents weekly and unfortunately, many times the unknowing driver is the one who dies.
What makes me even sicker, is that these fools are trying to pin the blame on the driver who had no idea people were standing in the freeway or there was street racing going on… again.. WTF?
When will these fools ever learn that racing is done at a track for a reason. I think the police should arrest everyone of the surviving fools and charge them with manslaughter because without the giant "family" crowds at 3:40 AM, there would be no street drag racing.
ACCOKEEK, Md. – A car plowed into a crowd that had gathered to watch a drag race on a suburban road early Saturday, killing eight people and injuring at least five, police said.
Police said the white sedan was not involved in the street race but accidentally drove into the crowd of about 50 people that had spilled onto the highway to watch two racing cars speed off.
"There were just bodies everywhere; it was horrible," said Crystal Gaines, 27, whose father was among the dead.
Gaines said she grabbed her child but could not help her father, William Gaines Sr., 61.
"He wasn't breathing, he wasn't moving," she said. "His body was in pieces." Gaines said the car did not have its lights on, but police could not confirm that.
The white sedan hit people standing on the side of Route 210 around 3:40 a.m., Prince George's County Police Cpl. Clinton Copeland said. A tractor-trailer that came by shortly afterward may also have struck someone on the road as it tried to avoid the crash, he said.
"It's probably one of the worst scenes I've seen," Copeland said. "This is a situation that could have been avoided, and it's a very tragic situation."
The victims ranged in age from their 20s to 60s, police said. Seven people were pronounced dead at the scene, and an eighth died later at a hospital.
Hours after the accident on the divided highway in Accokeek, bodies covered in white sheets were scattered along what police were calling a 200-yard crime scene. Some were in the road, while others were on the shoulder.
The sedan came to a rest on an embankment about 150 feet from where the crowd had been. It had a crumpled front and hood, and the roof had partially collapsed.
The driver of the white sedan had been interviewed and did not appear to be seriously hurt, Police Capt. Donald Frick said. Police said a body found in the car was one of the spectators and not a passenger as they had previously reported.
The crowd then moved into the road to watch the cars drive away. The combination of the smoke and the dark morning likely meant the driver of the approaching white sedan could not see the crowd. No charges were pending.
The pictures below are stunt cars that are made to catch fire for a show. Thats a serious ball of flames in the air over the crazy car crash.
Here's another pick of this crazy stunt.
Two cars collide in the air in a blaze of fire.
Another burning stunt
This next picture is not a stunt car, its a car on fire on the side of the freeway
more cars on fire
Wow, there is all sorts of interest in these Moose VS. Car accidents, so here is another. This guy had a video of the aftermath. The Moose hit the car, went through it and ended up with his or her head out the back window. The Moose was still alive and had to be removed with what looks like a small crane.
Here is a video I found on a search for sick shit. Its a compilation of some hardcore wrecks, crazy crashes and just plain out stupid behavior. This comp has everything from racing crashes to train accidents to hardcore falls.
My favorite part of the entire video clip… Its gotta be the man in the office cubicle getting pissed at his computer and smashing the screen with his keyboard. That boy may need some anger management sessions.
Here are some more crazy crashes and insane wrecks from this YouTube compilation video. This is a great compilation of insane looking racing wrecks. Lots of car roll-overs and racing in the dirt… also there is a clip of a race car flying 30 feet or so into the air… check it out… Crazy Crashes part 2.
Maybe these people should have minded the signs, written on posts by humans, or circulating in the ait by mother nature herself. Either way, the cars, them, and the car wrecks they got in all had one thing in common… They were all wet.
Yes, the following pictures of crazy crashes all crashed into a body of water, lake, River, Storm Drain…
This car crash went on a swim for sure


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The Federal Reserve has sharply cut its forecast for U.S. growth this year, reflecting a shrinking economy last quarter caused mostly by harsh weather.
Porsche Takes Top Spot In New Car Quality SurveyJune 19, 2014 10:05 am | by Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Auto Writer
Porsche, Jaguar and Lexus were the best-performing brands in this year's survey. The worst performers were Fiat, Jeep and Mitsubishi.
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Lockheed Martin has landed a $35.7 million contract with the Pentagon to produce mobile, ground-based radar.
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Surrounded by an array of gadgets and high tech equipment, President Barack Obama pledged to boost American manufacturing and to give entrepreneurs greater access to production tools that would help bring their ideas to fruition.
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Nonconformities among draft Boone UDO changes
by Anna Oakes
Recommended changes to procedures for nonconforming uses and structures drew the most interest at the first of three public workshops on revisions to Boone's Unified Development Ordinance on Thursday.
The town of Boone's planning staff, attorney, Town Council and Planning Commission have worked to revise the UDO and its Table of Permissible Uses since October 2010. The town will hold public workshops and a public hearing before the council adopts the revised document later in the spring.
Under Title II and Article 7 of the UDO draft prepared by planning staff are proposed provisions related to nonconformities that occur when uses, lots, signs, structures and other aspects of development that came into existence lawfully no longer conform to one or more requirements of the UDO.
The proposed draft strikes through more than eight pages of language related to nonconformities in the current UDO and replaces it with new language and proposed procedures, including a new tiered system for bringing nonconforming structures into compliance.
Under the current UDO, major repairs or renovations of nonconforming structures estimated to cost more than 50 percent of the appraised value of the structure are required to come into compliance with the UDO.
The proposed revision to this section establishes four tiers of compliance requirements that are triggered by the cost of the proposed new development. Under this new language, the cost of alterations are compared to the value of the development, which includes not only the value of the structure but also the land on which it sits.
James Milner, a commercial real estate broker, said he felt this was a "radical change."
"Land is so often the driving force of value, even if it's the tax value," Milner said.
Bailey said the result of this is that alterations that triggered full UDO compliance in the past now may only require compliance with a few UDO requirements.
"The overall impact is you're doing less work," he said.
Tier 1, as proposed, dictates that alterations in which the cost is certified to exceed 10 percent of the value of the development shall require compliance with requirements for bicycle parking, color, lighting and landscape standards.
Tier 2, as proposed, mandates that alterations exceeding 25 percent of the development value must comply with with Tier 1 and with solid waste, recycling and sign requirements.
Tier 3, as proposed, requires alterations exceeding 50 percent of the development value to comply with Tier 1 and 2 and also requirements for drainage and stormwater facilities, pedestrian circulation and sidewalks, parking, community appearance and floodway and special flood hazard.
Tier 4, as proposed, requires alterations exceeding 75 percent of the development value to comply with all UDO requirements unless compliance is impossible.
"We hope the concepts are right, but the numbers can be modified," said town attorney Sam Furgiuele.
The draft makes an exception for alterations or new structures that repair or replace nonconforming structures damaged by fire, flood, wind or other "act of God." These structures may be restore to their original condition as long as a building permit is issued within 12 months of the damage date and the structure is not located in a floodway or special flood hazard area.
Procedures for nonconforming structures differ from those for nonconforming uses. The drafted text provides that a nonconforming use may continue indefinitely unless the use ceases operations for a period of 180 days within any 12-month time period. A nonconforming use would not be permitted to increase in volume, frequency or intensity, and a change of use could only be to a permissible use in the zoning district, which is the same in the current UDO.
The Boone Town Council voted at the meeting to move the date of the second public workshop on UDO revisions from March 6 to Monday, March 25. Planning staff requested more time to prepare the second section of the draft UDO. The workshop will take place from 5 to 8 p.m.


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Archive for May, 2012
BW&BK Interview: SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA – Band For Life
by carl on May.31, 2012, under The Interviews
By Carl Begai
Not quite a year has passed since the release of her second official solo album, The Corruption Of Mercy, yet former Cradle Of Filth backing vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva is back with new music. Short but not exactly sweet, the three-song Malediction EP will be embraced by the diehard fans as a rousing stand-alone success. It's also guaranteed to attract the attention of folks that normally wouldn't have given Sarah and her bandmates the time of day, perhaps convincing them to stick around future escapades
Sarah makes it clear up front that Malediction isn't the result of too many leftovers from the Corruption Of Mercy sessions. Nor is it a shot at trying to obliterate said album from memory as she did to her 2010 solo debut A Sign Of Sublime – which she considers a disappointment – with her previous outing.
"We didn't have these songs lying about or anything like that," she begins. "We never planned on doing this EP up until four or five months ago, and it was actually three things that led to making Malediction. We had a UK tour coming up, and the UK doesn't give a shit about us. I suppose if I was a size 0 and had fake boobs to sell magazines they'd give a shit about me, but because we had the tour coming up we needed something to promote it so that people know we exist. The other part of it was loyalty to the record company (Listenable Records). We've suffered a lot because of illegal downloading and our physical sales are minimal, but the label has been so supportive since signing Angtoria (in 2006) that I felt I owed them something. And we did this for the fans. It's a cheap buy so it's not going to break the bank, and we're not expecting to make any money off it. We want our fans to know we give a shit and they'll be able to spread the word about the band. We absolutely love it and we hope that everyone sees what we see in it."
"The internet is such a powerful tool, and we want or fans to be able to see us. We get so many requests from all over the world, and the chances of us playing the US or Canada or South America are really low without people knowing who we are."
Sarah is adamant about pushing the new EP as a band effort rather than a solo project, stepping up the claim of working in a unit that was established with The Corruption Of Mercy. She and guitarist/producer Dan Abela are the creative heart of the band, and their collective brainstorm of ideas for Malediction resulted in a few outstanding surprises for fans and naysayers alike.
"Me and Dan do everything together – and to elaborate on that, we don't sleep together and we don't use the same toothbrush – which means that whatever I do for this band I clear with him, and vice versa. It's not because we're the bosses, it's because we do most of the songwriting. We believe, and from my past experience, if you don't communicate in a band it goes tits up very quickly. We have this understanding that we tell each other everything so that nobody can be accused of anything and there won't be any problems." (continue reading…)
BW&BK Interview: FIREWIND – After The Scream…
by carl on May.29, 2012, under The Interviews
By Carl Begai
You have to respect Firewind guitarist Gus G. for remaining true to his original vision for the band even though he's won a career-altering jackpot as Ozzy Osbourne's right hand man. Granted, he launched the band in 1998 as a project and spearheaded the writing and recording of seven albums since then, but Gus wouldn't be the first artist to abandon long term goals for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
To his credit, Gus isn't stupid either. Having been a member of the Osbourne camp since 2009 and having recorded and toured for Ozzy's 2010 album, Scream, that notoriety led to the decision to book Firewind's first ever North American headlining tour for Fall 2011 in support of the Days Of Defiance record.
"It was an experience," Gus laughs. "Times are tough everywhere, let's face it, so I didn't really expect to have sold out arenas or anything. We did small clubs, we did it on the back on an album that was a year old, but the reason we chose to do it at that time was to capitalize on the hype that I got and re-introduce the band. We wanted to go out there and see who our fans are and what was actually happening with Firewind in the US. I've got to tell you, things look positive. For a first headline tour we did really well and I think it can only grow from here."
"Of course there were better shows than others as far as attendance, but that depends on the places you hit and the days that you hit them. And Canada was awesome; you guys love your heavy metal. We didn't play Toronto, but we played Ottawa, which was one of the best shows of the tour. It was like a festival in a club with two floors and some local bands playing. It was fucking amazing. Montreal was great, and that's always a good place for us. We even went out west and played Kelowna, British Columbia (laughs). That day was funny, and it was one of the misfortunes of the tour. We had some weird promoter that moved the show around a few times, and we ended up playing a bowling alley. But hey, what are you gonna do? (laughs)" (continue reading…)
CRASHSCENE – Hits And Pieces
by carl on May.27, 2012, under The Interviews
By Carl Begai
Anyone who became a fan of Canadian bashers Neurosonic during their short but volatile run between 2006 and 2009 will agree the band should have been much bigger than they were. From a commercial standpoint their debut (and only) album, Drama Queen, had plenty of radio potential that was never tapped, and on the live front Neurosonic was known for delivering the same face-melting show for 2,000 or 20 people on any given night. Sadly, frontman/founder Jason Darr unexpectedly pulled the plug on April 1st, 2009 based on his growing discontent with the music industry. One of the most original almost-mainstream bands to come out of Canada in years had been silenced.
Fast forward to March 2012 and the rise of Crashscene, an outfit that is essentially Neurosonic minus Darr with a few new twists thrown into the mix. Bassist Jacen Ekstrom is now up front as lead throat backed by guitarist Troy Healy and drummer Shane Smith, with new faces Ean "E" Scream filling Ekstrom's old boots and guitarist Josh Volkov. The band's debut album, I Fall Apart, is a welcome picking up of Neurosonic's pieces worthy of serious attention.
"Darr and I are in contact a lot, but he doesn't want to be in a band anymore because it's a lot of hard work without a lot of the rewards you're hoping for," says Troy Healy of choosing to move forward with Crashscene. "Jacen and I are lifers; we couldn't run from this if we wanted to (laughs). It's a blessing and a curse." (continue reading…)
BW&BK Interview: HUNTRESS – Eat This!
by carl on May.19, 2012, under The Interviews
By Carl Begai
With the world being linked up, down, and ten ways to Sunday thanks to the internet, it's hard to fathom that a metal band can rise seemingly out of nowhere, secure a deal with a respected record label, and find its way onto two high profile North American tours almost immediately thereafter. California-based Huntress did just that, signing with Austria-based Napalm Records in November 2011 and confirming an early 2012 release a short time later for their official full length debut, Spell Eater. It's particularly disconcerting for someone like Yours Truly, who effectively lives on two continents simultaneously and supposedly has a finger on the metal scene's international pulse. The jury is still out on whether this slip was a case of jaded journalistic ignorance, particularly given that Spell Eater is a meat-and-potatoes wallop of old school thrash-and-burn metal.
"No, you're not at all ignorant; we did just appear, quite magically" says vocalist Jill Janus graciously. "Huntress was birthed in the underground metal scene, but I clawed my way through the roots and dirt rapidly. I have been visualizing this moment for a long time. I finally met four people at my level of musicianship who share the same vision. It's simply our time now. I could have appeared sooner fronting some false trend metal band, but my integrity is sacred. We don't compromise on our art." (continue reading…)
Only In Canada, Eh! – May 2012: DANKO JONES, SOUTHERN CROSS, THE ORDER OF CHAOS, And HAIL THE VILLAIN Vocalist Bryan Crouch Returns With SIX SIDE DIE
by carl on May.19, 2012, under Administrivia
Your semi-regular update on Maple metal and associated rock continues…
Toronto rocker Danko Jones is gearing up for the release of a new DVD entitled Bring On The Mountain. The package features a documentary on the band spanning the early years all the way up to the present day, 14 live performances, and a whopping 19 (!!) official video clips. This one's a keeper for the diehard fans, and for the diehard fans that pre-order (shipping date is June 13th) a free 10 minute preview is available online. Go to the band's official website here for pre-order details and DVD formats. A three-minute documentary trailer can be found here.
French Canadian unsigned progsters Southern Cross are currently one of the featured artists on the BW&BK website, in support of their new album From Tragedy. I recently had the pleasure of speaking with frontman David Lizotte – story can be found here – an assignment I took on because I actually enjoy the new record. Song-oriented prog-metal is hard to come by, and it's rarer still to find a band of this kind penning songs of the foot-stomping kind (see 'Tightrope'). Fans of Ayreon, Pain Of Salvation and Parallells-era Fates Warning would do well to check them out.
My review of From Tragedy can be found here. (continue reading…)
BW&BK Interview: MOONSPELL – Into The Arena
by carl on May.07, 2012, under The Interviews
By Carl Begai
Folks on this side of the music industry desk will tell you that the vast majority of press releases and band biographies are loaded with hollow bullshit. Many of these essays are too bloated with adjectives, mixed metaphors and blatant flavor-of-the-month ass-kissing to be taken seriously, often peppered with keywords and band names popular at the time and space in question, or yanked from a Wikipedia heavy metal page. These things raced through my head while scanning the bio for Moonspell's newest outing, Alpha Noir, wondering out loud more than once if the newbie dweeb hired to write it had ever heard of the band before. Dropping names like Bathory and King Diamond as influences to describe an act hailed as one of the few and true remaining old school goth metal bands was absurd to the point of insulting.
Give Alpha Noir a spin and you'll discover the description is dead on.
"I'll let you in on a little secret," frontman Fernando Ribeiro grins. "I tend to write those things myself. It's not that I don't trust someone else to do it, but I like to write and I think that sometimes the people at the record labels kind of miss the point. A lot of labels have many bands, and sometimes the people that write the press releases have to do it in a rush. I'd rather make things a bit more personal by doing it myself, so I'm glad you found everything in the press release to be true (laughs). With all the metaphors and poetry and personal notes that we put into the press releases, it's good to know that people check out the new songs and realize that we're not just blabbering and self-praising. We really tried to give people a clear view of what's going on with Alpha Noir." (continue reading…)
SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA – Malediction
by carl on May.02, 2012, under Reviews
I was recently given an advance listen to vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva's new three-track Malediction EP, due to be released via Listenable Records on May 28th. Following is a rundown of what the digital-only shot in the head has to offer…
Back when vinyl was king, it was common for bands to release 12" EPs featuring exclusive material to tide fans over while waiting for the artist's next full length album. More often than not this material was top notch stuff rather than the uninspired cut / paste filler "bonus tracks" that often get tacked onto the end of present day releases. That said, it's something of a pity that vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva's new Malediction EP is a digital-only affair, because the three songs featured reflect that era; quality music created in the interest of giving the fans something special.
Malediction is short, sweet, and to the bloody point, boasting material as good as if not better than that featured on Sarah's previous solo outing, The Corruption Of Mercy. Lead track 'Lies Define Us' is a gorgeous and memorable hook-laden piece standing head and shoulders above typical goth metal fluff, featuring Soilwork frontman Björn "Speed" Strid singing clean harmonies against Sarah's leads and clocking in under four minutes for maximum impact. In contrast, 'When "It" Catches Up With You' is about the Sarah Jezebel Deva band as a whole rather than being a vocal showcase, officially smacking Angtoria off its pedestal as being the strongest band-oriented work Ms. Deva has ever done thanks to riff-heavy guitars, monster drums, with everyone involved getting a chance to shine.
The icing on the cake, however – or the thorn in the eye as he'd probably dub it himself – is Cradle Of Filth frontman Dani trading lead vocals with his former backing singer on 'This Is My Curse'. And it's a performance guaranteed to please any fan of the Nyphetamine and Thornography albums. (continue reading…)
HALESTORM – Here Comes The Reign…
by carl on May.01, 2012, under The Interviews
By Carl Begai
It's rare that a commercially successful rock band is good for a surprise. The vast majority would much rather stick to a proven formula – and understandably so – than throw their fanbase a curve. Pennsylvania-based rockers Halestorm, on the other hand, took the plunge with only one official full length album under their belt. Two years after the band's self-titled debut touched down and started a buzz, the quartet issued the six song ReAniMate covers EP, which gave the people that thought they had Halestorm nailed down something to choke on. Covers of the Skid Row classic 'Slave To The Grind' – now a fan favourite in the band's nightly set – and Guns N' Roses' 'Out Ta Get Me' left many a naysayer's jaw on the floor, Yours Truly included, largely due to the explosive delivery by vocalist/guitarist Lzzy Hale. The EP set the stage and reined in a new batch of fans for Halestorm's second record The Strange Case Of…, which rocks harder and heavier than what folks expect of a so-called "average" mainstream band.
"We chose the six songs on ReAniMate for all sorts of reasons," says Lzzy, agreeing that it was one of the building blocks going in to make The Strange Case Of… "The cover of The Beatles' 'She's So Heavy' was the first song the guys and I ever jammed to as a band. The Heart cover of 'All I Wanna Do…' used to be my go-to karaoke song; the guys would sign me up in hopes of getting free beer from people who liked the way I sang. 'Slave To The Grind' and 'Out Ta Get Me' were some of my influences, growing up on my parents' music, and they had tempos that we've never experimented with before. In turn, they directly inspired our fastest original song to date, 'Love Bites (So Do I)'. 'Hunger Strike' was a nod to one of Joe's (Hottinger / guitars) influences, and the Lady Gaga cover ('Bad Romance') was the #1 most requested song in a poll we put up for our fans to determine what our final pick for the EP was. It's a great mix."
Considering that Halestorm gained notoriety with radio-safe hits like 'I Get Off' and the Twilight-fuelled 'Familiar Taste Of Poison', choosing 'Love Bites (So Do I)' as the first single off The Strange Case Of… was a ballsy move. Folks that respect the band as a live act but have no use for the debut album have embraced the track, which is Halestorm's take on 'Slave To The Grind' at its heart.
"'Love Bites' is a great 're-introduction' song. It was a reflection of what people saw at our live shows while touring on our last album cycle. We wanted to give people a first single that was a step up from our last recording, but was familiar to the energy they get from us live." (continue reading…)


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When we first heard Britney Spears' featured vocals on Will.i.am's latest track 'Scream & Shout', we had a few reservations.
It turns out Tulisa had intially recorded the track. Copyright [Vevo/Wenn]
The biggest one being: Why on earth is Britney Spears putting on a faux British accent?
After a few more listens, we accepted the bizarre vocal and simply enjoyed the song.
However, it has now come to light why Britney could have decided to do her best Dick Van Dyke impersonation on the track.
She was trying to show that she had 'urban roots'.
It turns out that X Factor judge Tulisa had in fact co-written the song, originally called 'I Don't Give a F***' with Will.i.am's best mate Jean Baptiste for her debut album.
[Related Story: Tulisa nervously takes to the X Factor stage, gets slated by viewers]
[Related Story: Britney Spears puts on bizarre British accent in Will.i.am's new single]
However, after hearing the track Will decided he wanted it, getting Britney to re-record the parts Tulisa had laid down.
That's a tad harsh.
But perhaps Britney's plummy british accent was in fact a homage to Tulisa.
Tulisa was going to release the song as her third single. Copyright [Rex]
Homage or not, Tulisa is apparently not particularly happy about the situation with a source telling the Sun: "The song was due to be Tulisa's third single from her album until Will told his protégé Jean that he wanted the beat for him and Britney.
"Tulisa's team thought it was a surefire hit but, after losing the battle for the rights, they were forced to release Sight Of You which only got to No 18.
"She now has to watch on as the song goes Top 5 around the world."
Talk about bad luck.