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Judicial Nominee Wendy Vitter Gets Tough Questions On Birth Control And Abortion
Wendy Vitter. It's possible that some of you recognize that last name. She is the wife of former Senator David Vitter of Louisiana, who was implicated in the D.C. Madam sex scandal in 2007. Mrs. Vitter stuck by her husband when that scandal became public. Now President Trump has nominated her to a federal trial judgeship. And at her Senate confirmation hearing today, she's expected to face some difficult questions about her statements on abortion and birth control. Here's NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg.
NINA TOTENBERG, BYLINE: Wendy Vitter joined the New Orleans district attorney's office after law school, serving there for eight years including three as chief of trials. Shortly thereafter, she left the practice of law for 19 years, instead, helping to run her husband's political campaigns. In 2012, she returned to the law, becoming general counsel for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. Vitter's confirmation problem is that she failed to disclose a number of her public speeches and panel appearances, appearances in which she made highly controversial statements. Among the appearances Vitter failed to disclose was a panel she led in 2013 at which she endorsed a brochure that made a variety of unsubstantiated claims linking birth control pills to breast cancer, cervical and liver cancers, and to, quote, "violent death." All of these claims have been debunked by leading medical and scientific organizations, including the American Cancer Society. But Vitter urged the women at the conference to get their doctors to distribute the brochure.
WENDY VITTER: Go to Dr. Angela's website, Breast Cancer Prevention Institute. Download it, and at your next physical, you walk into your pro-life doctor and say, have you thought about putting these facts or this brochure in your waiting room? Each one of you can be the pro-life advocate to take that next step.
TOTENBERG: At the same conference, Vitter spoke admiringly about laws adopted in Texas regulating abortion, laws that were then being challenged in the courts. At the time, Texas argued that the laws were enacted to protect women's health. But Vitter appeared to understand the real purpose of the Texas laws that were later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
VITTER: They are making great strides in making it very difficult to get abortions in Texas, and we're going to be right there.
TOTENBERG: These and other controversial statements were omitted from Vitter's Senate questionnaire and were instead turned up by Democrats on the committee and women's health groups. As Democrats note, Republicans had a zero-tolerance policy for such admissions during the Obama years. When Professor Goodwin Liu, a prolific speaker and writer, left out dozens of his often repetitious speeches, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee were so outraged that they blocked his nomination. Indeed, then-senator now Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested Liu's omissions could be a felony.
JEFF SESSIONS: Title 18 section 1001 makes it a criminal offense to make a false statement to the government. Two years in jail. A felon.
TOTENBERG: Vitter's omissions, though fewer in number are, in the eyes of her critics, more serious. They see them not only as an attempt to hide her most controversial statements, but some of those statements go to the heart of what a trial judge is supposed to do, evaluate evidence. The American Bar Association gave Vitter's nomination its lowest qualified rating, with a minority of those reviewing her record rating her unqualified. But with the filibuster rule now abolished for all judicial nominees, Vitter needs only 51 votes to win confirmation, and Republicans so far have not bucked the president on any judicial nomination that's come to a vote. Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington.
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Big plays from wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul propelled the Giants to a 27-13 win over the Browns on Sunday in an ugly game that the visitorsseemed ready to give away several times.
With the win, the Giants are now 8-3 and have won six in a row. This game was the first time during this win streak that the Giants have won by more than a touchdown. The now 0-12 Browns, however, put up quite a fight.
The Giants took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter via a 13-yard connection between quarterback Eli Manning and wide receiver Dwayne Harris. The Giants would then make it 14-3 late in the second quarter, with Manning finding Beckham over the middle for a 33-yard catch and run into the end zone.
Beckham finished with six receptions for 96 yards and two touchdowns, including a big 41-yard catch in the fourth quarter that was followed by a touchdown grab just a couple of plays later.
Despite their winless record, the Browns did manage to move the ball effectively at times but their penchant for untimely penalties and inability to protect the quarterback led to stalled drives and squandered points.
With 10:58 left in the game and the Giants up 14-6, Pierre-Paul -who had been in the backfield all day -had a Josh McCown pass fall into his hand. McCown's arm was hit during his throw, and the ball fell right to Pierre-Paul who was rushing off the edge.
The Giants' defensive end rumbled 43 yards to put the Giants up by a decisive 20-6 score line. He had three sacks on the day, one of five times the Giants dropped the Cleveland quarterback. He also had a forced fumble.
1. Pryor shines
That revamped Giants secondary got picked on like a nerdy kid digging for treasure in his nose with Terrelle Pryor lighting up the unit. Pryor, once a quarterback, finished with six catches for 131 yards -torching the Giants back-end. Rookie cornerback Eli Apple struggled against his fellow Ohio State alum. Pryor's emergence on a bad team has been one of the very few bright spots for Cleveland this year.
2. Bending, not breaking
Before halftime, the Browns pieced together a long, somewhat plodding drive that included a fourth down conversion. Inside the red zone, just four yards away from a touchdown that would level the game at 7-7, the Giants' defense held on three straight downs and held the Browns to a field goal.
The Giants would respond with a quick and efficient four play, 69-yard drive that concluded with a 33-yard touchdown pass between Manning and Beckham. The Browns went from nearly tying the game to down 14-6 at halftime (the Browns would get another field goal on the final play of the first half). It was a momentum killer.
3. Wing anda prayer
The Giants were forced to punt on their first possession of the second half, this after a frustrating series where they went three-and-out. Punter Brad Wing hit a low, line-drive punt that looked like a mis-hit. It was cringe-worthy.
Instead of being a dud, though, it kept rolling and rolling and rolling, all the way past Browns returner Duke Johnson.Johnston was forced topick it up on a hop before he was tackled at the 12-yard line. It was a 58-yard punt for Wing, who is piecing together a very solid season for the Giants and his effort significantly changed field position.
Also noticeable for Wing was his five kicks inside the 20-yard line on Sunday.

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EJ has always enjoyed pretending hospital so when the opportunity to do some real doctoring presented itself she was quick to jump into the role. A piece of glass had lodged itself in her little brother's foot and when I was unable to retrieve it she gave it a go.
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SAFETY FIRST: Frenzal Rhomb have promised to issue protective headgear to all photographers at Thrashville.ANYONE who has ever logged onto Frenzal Rhomb's social media accounts knows the punk stalwartsoften champion the next crop of n bands coming through the scene.
Many of those young acts like the colourfully-namedMental Cavity and Semen and Garfuckel have benefited from sharing Frenzal Rhomb's stage.
Yet frontman Jay Whalley cheekily admits they don't mind partaking in the age-old music industry practice of exploitation.
"There's always loads of really good bands starting up and coming out in different places," Whalley said.
"If we see bands we like we give them a little run and exploit them by paying them $100 and a six-pack and force them to put up posters around town.
"They're probably the most exploited group in the entire music industry actually, the support band. As much as we like to outwardly say we're championing the cause of young bands, we're actually just taking them for a ride."
However, the odd poster drop seemsmuch easier than what Frenzal Rhomb endured during their formative years in the '90s before they broke out with their 1996 single Punch In The Face.
"We were more exploited actually," Whalley said."When we first started there was a culture of support bands having to load in a whole PA, like unload asemi-trailer.
"At some point during our early years we stopped doing that because it was terrible. We did find there were a few shows when we started and we played first on a four or five-band bill, none of the road crew would know we were playing.
Frenzal Rhomb – Punch In The Face"That made us think if we turned up early enough we could play at any show and just turn up."
The days of Frenzal performing first on the bill are long over. The potty-mouthed four-piece will headline the second Thrashville music festival at Lower Belford as part of their regional Hi-Vis High Tea tour.
Whalley is also promising to issue photographers at Thrashvillewith protective headgear.
The headgear has become part of Frenzal's shows in the past month after Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Hommekickeda female photographer in the face during a recent concert.Homme later apologised and claimed he was in a "state of being lost in performance."
Frenzal Rhomb guitarist Lindsay McDougall criticised Homme for his weak excuse and called him a "bully". McDougall and Whalley infamously had an spat with Homme in 2011while interviewing the US rock star for triple J.
"We encourage all photographers to bring their own [headgear], but we will be providing some in case we decide to fly off the handle at any point," Whalley said.
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Thu, 26 November 2015
Thanksgiving Day is a time to show gratitude. This episode released on Thankgiving 2015 and Thom Singer shares a list of what he is grateful for.
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Michael Hodson began his career in politics and then became a lawyer. But after ten years he left that behind to travel the world. Now he is the founder and CEO of Only in VR. His company specializes in 360-degree virtual reality video content in the travel vertical, music industry and for special events.
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An entrepreneur from an early age, JV Crum III is an author, coach, podcaster and person who makes things happen. At the age of five he announced he wanted to become a millionaire, but once he got there he discovered that the money alone was not enough.
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In 2009 Greg Barth looked in the mirror and decided to stop being mediocre. Not fat, but not fit, he committed to changing his body, and this lead him to changing his whole life.
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Thu, 12 November 2015
In this episode Thom Singer talks about all the areas of business that a solopreneur must take into account. Working for yourself is hard, but when every aspect of your business lands on your desk you must be prepared to handle them or outsource the key tasks.
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"It is not about what you can or cannot do, it is about what you are good or not good at", says Carlos Hidalgo, CEO of Annuitas. His company, which he co-founded ten years ago, is a leader in demand generation strategy. He has helped lead this company to great success, and on this episode of Cool Things he shares his experience and advice for those who want to be entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs.
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Jeffrey Shaw has always worked for himself. After going to school to learn photography he became a celebrated portrait photographer with a successful business and strong reputation. But he had the entrepreneurial desire to help more people and create deeper impact than the could taking pictures.
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You do not have to be an entrepreneur to be entrepreneurial. Ken Sien has worked for the same company, Experient, for nearly 25 years. In that time he has grown his career by treating his job as if it was his own business.
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Normally, people do not enjoy being forced to do something. People also do not enjoy the guilt that comes with doing something that is bad for them. Surprisingly, these two wrongs seem to make a right: when people are compelled to engage in vices, they feel better than when they freely choose the vice for themselves. According to a new paper in the Journal of Consumer Research, persuading a friend to share a dessert removes the burden of choice from them, reducing their feelings of guilt and making them less conflicted about the decision.
Vices—junk food, movie marathons, celebrity gossip news, procrastination—have adverse consequences. Choosing them is 'bad' and results in guilt that we don't get from virtuous activities such as exercise, working on a passion project, or reading high-quality media. "It has long been believed that yielding to vices…is bad," write the researchers. "While not disagreeing with this picture, the current research presents the observation that a negative view of vices does not quite tell the full story."
The researchers suggest that the guilt of choosing vices weighs us down, reducing our sense of 'subjective vitality.' Vitality, a term used to describe the feeling of being energized, has been linked to mental and physical wellbeing, improved task performance, tenacity, and self-control. It is not quite the same thing as happiness, which is a related but conceptually different experience.
Get ordered to eat a brownie, and you'll feel good about it – Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica (25 October 2014)
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I can't believe it has been a while since I posted. I've been sick for about a month, not the swine flu but two bacterial infections probably caused by my IV infusions to lower my immune system. Well that worked. Thanks but no thanks. I was looking at doing some tutorials and a video on watercolor techniques. I have all sorts of projects piling up in my studio, just not feeling well enough yet.
I'll post as soon as I'm up again. I have a roll away bed in the middle of my studio because my husband and I were coughing so much we were keeping each other up at night. So, we took turns sleeping on the roll away. Fun times! I'll be feeling better soon, as I haven't had another IV. I'm not sure the Dr. will keep giving them to me at this point since I got so sick. Keep an eye open for blog candy coming. Everyone stay well.
Friday, October 23, 2009
4 comments:
- Chrisd said...
Take care of yourself and know we will be waiting for your return... Hugs from Michigan
- October 23, 2009 at 9:15 PM
- happyhome43 said...
I am so sorry to hear you are still not feeling well. I will keep you in my prayers and daily thoughts. I am looking forward to your speedy return!
- October 23, 2009 at 9:30 PM
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Take care of yourself and feel better soon.
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So sorry Sarah...didn't know you were sick...hang in there!
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U.S. | 22 Nov 2019 Don't Worry About the Uptick in Jobless Claims, Unless it Persists
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We spend a great deal inside our homes. In fact, an Environmental Protection Agency survey learned Americans spend about 90 percent of their lives in buildings.
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After weeks of uncertainty in which PSV narrowed the margin, Ajax grabbed the national title on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over NAC Breda in the Amsterdam ArenA. It was the 29th Dutch championship for Ajax.
NAC were visibly impressed by the electric atmosphere in the Amsterdam ArenA. Ajax had lost both earlier encounters with the team from Breda, but this time the home side were superior, even without the suspended Tomás Galásek who was ably replaced by Man of the Match Anthony Obodai. Wesley Sneijder made it 1-0 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic doubled the margin shortly before halftime.
In the second half not much happened. Ajax were just waiting for the 90 minutes to be up so they could celebrate the championship and NAC did not have the power to make it Ajax any more difficult. When the final whistle came, the Ajax players were overjoyed and started celebrating with the fans.
Ajax then received the championship shield from legendary former coach Rinus Michels. Vice-captain Tomás Galásek and captain Rafael van der Vaart accepted the shield and another trophy from league sponsor Holland Casino Eredivisie.
Maxwell was voted best player of the season by the supporters and he received the Rinus Michels trophy. The Marco van Basten trophy for best young talent went to Romanian winger Nicolae Mitea.
Then it was off to downtown Amsterdam, where the team celebrated their title with tens of thousands of fans on the 'Leidseplein'. The players were visibly moved by the fantastic reception they got from the crowd. Rafael van der Vaart showed the shield to the fans. None of the players had ever had the chance to share this moment with so many supporters right in the middle of the city and they enjoyed it thoroughly.
For Johnny Heitinga, it was a dream come true. ,,Last year I was doing rehab for my injured knee and now I'm here. This is fantastic.'' Zlatan Ibrahimovic was equally pleased. ,,I have never experienced anything like this. It looks as if I will be staying with Ajax next season.'' ,,I am so happy'', said Maxwell. ,,Hopefully we will be here next year as well.''


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No one customer is the same, so how do you know what each want? Customers vary in age, gender, personality, job, and overall, what they want from your business. Knowing how to deal with each customer and how to gauge or how to approach them is an art form, and something that takes time to perfect. Customer service and hospitality can be one of the most challenging, but it can also be the most rewarding when you win that customer over.
Market research tells you, in general terms, what your customer wants, but customer feedback tells you whether you are supplying what they want. Customer feedback and listening to each customer and what they want is important. Never assume what your customer wants and needs. You can achieve a good relationship with a customer based on offering sound product knowledge, listening to what they have to say, identify hidden customer needs, empathising with the customer and sell the customer the product that they want and need – not what you want to sell. It is all about creating a relationship with the customer based on honesty, integrity and trust.
If you try and force a customer to purchase a product, they most likely will become uncomfortable and try and retreat from the situation. Customers do not like being 'sold' or forced to purchase a product, they consider it to be rude and inconsiderate. If you do this, you will not only lose a sale but also a customer.
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Open-ended questions: An open-ended question is designed to allow the customer to provide more than a 'yes' or 'no' answer, they have to go into more detail to provide you with an answer. They can also be used to keep the conversation going. An example, "What are you planning to buy today?"
Close-ended questions: These sorts of questions are meant to get a clear and concise answer, usually a 'yes' or a 'no'. They are usually used to obtain specific information which was not mentioned in the open-ended question. For example: "Were you looking for a carrot?"
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I'm an ex-pat who grew up in Zimbabwe and now lives in Hong Kong.
I have a few other blogs which are mostly business focused, but this one is purely personal, so it's not really focused on anything.
It goes back to what blogs originally started out as before we all started using them for business and professional purposes: Web logs. Or online diaries.
When I was a kid growing up on a farm in Africa I spent a lot of my time on horse-back.
I took up a game called polocrosse (Lacrosse on horse-back) and actually became quite good at it. I played for my province and was a National Championship winner in 1975.
I also learnt to drive at the age of 8 – it's easy to do when you're living on a farm in the middle of nowhere. I still love driving today.
When I was 25 I moved to the UK and took up Go-Karting. As much as I loved that, I didn't do a heck of a lot. But I did it whenever I could, both there and for while when I was working in Dallas, Texas, in 1995.
The last time I drove a serious Kart, though, was in 2001 at Macau. That was when I broke my right ankle in a crash and, since then, I've just driven social (public) Karts.
Today I do my racing vicariously – by following Formula 1.
I've lived here in Hong Kong since January 1995 and love it. Hong Kong has its frustrations, as everywhere does, but I don't see my self leaving. Not at this stage, anyway.
Although I've spent a lot of my working life in the corporate environment my future is self employment.
In the past couple of months I've set up two new businesses: the first is my web services business, in which I'm focused on providing online marketing and web design services to small businesses (lawyers, accountants, pubs, restaurants etc).
The second, which I've set up in partnership with a friend in Australia, is a business operating short-term (day, week) flat rents by owners for people who own flats in Hong Kong but live elsewhere.
In the unlikely event you're interested in my work background you'll get most of that here. The 'about' page there is much more worky focused 🙂
Finally, the photos page has a gallery of pictures from both Zimbabwe and Hong Kong.
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I have been out of work now for six month, the first few weeks I have to admit were nice, time with my family, got to do the things I didn't have time to do because of work, then it was time to get back into work.
The first thing I did was get on line and re register on all the employment web sites that are available, I uploaded my updated CV and started applying for work. To start with I was applying for jobs that I wanted to do or could do, you know, Customer services, Office admin that kind of thing, I applied for an average of three to four jobs a week, more if they were there.
Six month later I am still doing the same. The only difference now is that I am applying for anything. Even Sales jobs which is something I said I would never do. I am registered with about five employment agencies and have had my CV redone by a professional company to make it look and sound better.
Yet every two weeks I have to go to the job centre and justify why I am still signing on as unemployed, its not bad enough that I have to go to a place where the people and staff regard me as someone who does not want to work when I do. I have to try and explain to kids half my age that there is no work out there to apply for.
Then there is the expectations when you find a job you can do and want to do, you apply for the job and wait, and wait, and wait only to get no reply from the company you have applied for. If I can take the time and effort to research a company and send an email or letter to them with my CV enclosed or attached then the least they can do is to reply to me, even if it is a template saying "Thank you but ... No, we dont want you".
I have over seven years worth of Customer services experience, two years of Office admin, document management and processing experience I can and will work in a stuffy office or outside in the wind and rain, can handle a computer with ease as well as a shovel and a pile of cow shite, so where is the problem?


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Winter Park Resort plans upgrade to Sunnyside Lift in Mary Jane Territory
Resort plans installation of $6 million high-speed six-passenger lift in Jane Territory
Winter Park Resort's ongoing efforts to upgrade the resort's lift infrastructure will continue this summer with an upgrade to the popular Sunnyside Lift that services the resort's Mary Jane Territory.
Resort officials announced the planned upgrade work Monday morning.
"The iconic Sunnyside Lift within the Mary Jane Territory at Winter Park Resort is getting a much-needed upgrade with the addition of a new high-speed six-passenger chairlift for the 2019-20 season," resort officials stated.
The upgrade work on the Sunnyside Lift is part of a larger $16 million investment that the resort will see for next ski season. The existing Sunnyside Lift is a three-person fix-grip lift that was originally installed in 1989. It is one of three lifts that provide access to the top of the Mary Jane Territory.
The Sunnyside Lift upgrade will see the installation of a new $6 million Leitner-Poma detachable high-speed six-pack lift. According to resort officials the upgrade will increase uphill capacity for the Sunnyside Lift by 800 people her hour. The increased uphill capacity should reduce lift and should decrease the lift ride time from its current timeframe of roughly eight minutes down to just under four minutes.
"This increased efficiency will also greatly reduce lift lines at the bottom of Parsenn Bowl and facilitate ingress/egress through the Lunch Rock area," resort officials stated.
Along with plans to upgrade the Sunnyside Lift Winter Park Resort is planning several other changes this year. The resort plans to invest over $1 million in "summer operations" as part of Winter Park's efforts to "revitalize" the resort's summer offerings.
"Two new base-area rope courses will be added for this summer, along with an indoor/outdoor climbing wall, and landscaping improvements that integrate with the new village and gondola plazas to create more areas for guests to simply relax and enjoy Colorado's incredible summer days," resort officials stated. "Winter Park will also undergo significant enhancements to its hiking trails, furthering the resort's commitment to on-mountain hiking, while also investing an additional $250,000 in bike trail improvements at Trestle Bike Park."
Additionally Winter Park Resort is planning to spend $7 million in maintenance projects, lift service improvements, slope-maintenance and food and beverage offerings. According to officials from Winter Park Resort this year's planned investments will add onto $50 million in investments that have been put into the resort over the last two seasons including the resort's new gondola and village plaza projects.
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Women's History Month
Theme for Women's History Month 2020: Valiant Women of the Vote
March is Women's History Month when we commemorate the many accomplishments and contributions made by women throughout history. The beginnings of Women's History Month date back to 1978 in Sonoma, California, when the Sonoma school district organized a weeklong celebration honoring women's contributions to culture, history, and society. The idea caught on in many communities across the country, which led women's groups to successfully lobby for national recognition. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter made the first presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8th as Women's History Week.
The following year, in 1981, the U.S. Congress and President Ronald Reagan passed further resolution to establish Women's History Week as a national celebration. It wasn't until 1987 that the National Women's History Project successfully petitioned Congress to expand the celebration to a month.
Women's History Month coincides with International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8th. This day has been sponsored by the United Nations since 1975.
The year 2020 marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. In recognition of that, the theme for this year celebrates the women from the original suffrage movement who fought for the right to vote in the United States, as well as 20th and 21st century women who have continued the struggle (fighting against poll taxes, literacy tests, voter roll purges, and other more contemporary forms of voter suppression) to ensure voting rights for all.
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Seattle, October 20, 2010 — Windstar Cruises, which operates a three-ship fleet of luxury yachts that explore the hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world's most treasured destinations, launches its online store, Windstar Apparel, featuring a unique collection of stylish apparel and gear for guests to wear onboard or ashore.
Hand selected by Windstar's online store partner, New Headings, Windstar Apparel is sourced from the best brands in the industry including Patagonia, Columbia Sportswear, Tilley Endurables, Smith Optics and TEVA. Items include outerwear, shirts, shorts, pants, hats, watersports gear and travel accessories which are comfortable, sun-protective, easy to pack, wind and water resistant.
Apparel items can be embroidered complimentarily with a choice of a Windstar logo, icon or ship name. Perfect for guests who are looking for travel apparel or to commemorate their Windstar experience.
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In relation to creating a company or promoting an organization, good quality logo design is extraordinarily vital. Our websites are designed to tailor the consumer, inventive or skilled we've the talents to target your needs. Get a one-of-a-type brand crafted completely for your corporation from our experienced Brand Design Crew. Formed in 2002, Flo Web Design Ltd is considered one of Eire longest established design studio offering net design and net improvement companies, branding, graphic design and print.
We take the time to understand what you are promoting, your goals and goal market, in an effort to ship a website tailored to your requirements in a creative method. Click on the Start My Brand button, choose an icon, add your small business name, change colours and also you're achieved! Working with Finest Logo Designers in the Business, We create Immaculate Emblem Design that talk for themselves.
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Our STEM/STEAM clubs were created for those students with an interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). Our mission is to engage our members in project based learning in order to provoke their intellectual capabilities and curiosities in STEM and STEAM.
5th Grade Robotics Club
Hosted by Ms. Payne & Ms. Anderson
The robotics club is for fourth and fifth grade students, who want to learn real-world engineering by building and programming a LEGO-based robot to complete tasks in order to compete in the First Lego League. You can find out more about this league at www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll. In order to compete in the First Lego League this team can only consist of 10 students so you may want to consider a second choice STEM club.
3rd Grade Principles of Engineering
Hosted by Ms. Gage
Members of this STEM Club will be given opportunities to explore the work engineers do in a variety of fields (electrical, mechanical, structural, chemical, computer…) and how they do it, with problem based learning tasks. They will work with simple and motorized machines using LEGO kits, build simple circuits, build structures, and engage in the engineering design cycle through participation in various club competitions. This STEM Club is open to third grade students with a positive learning attitude.
2nd Grade Coding/Robotic Models
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Members in this club learn and use coding skills as they build and robotic models with LEGO WeDo kits and curriculum. Students use gears, pulleys, motors, and different types of sensors to construct models.


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2015 Chevrolet Malibu vs. 2015 Honda Accord
Before You Buy a 2015 Chevy Malibu in West Michigan…
Drivers in the West Michigan area looking for that perfect new sedan have a long road ahead of them, though there's a good chance that the 2015 Chevy Malibu will make it past the first round of shopping. Amenities like the Chevy MyLink infotainment system, a rearview camera, OnStar, and more make the Malibu a bit more appealing at the higher trim levels, but the basic Malibu LS trim is limited to power accessories, air conditioning, cruise control, and just one modern feature: Bluetooth connectivity for phone only (no audio). When compared to the competition, the Malibu just doesn't quite stand up.
The one place where the Chevy Malibu can almost compete against the 2015 Honda Accord LX is fuel economy, though Honda's Accord with CVT is rated at an EPA-estimated 36 highway and 27 city mpg** to the 36 highway and 25 city mpg of the Malibu. The differences only get more noticeable once you look more closely at the two sedans. The 2015 Accord comes with standard features including Bluetooth HandsFreeLink for phone and audio streaming, SMS texting, Pandora internet radio, a rearview camera, an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system, and more. And to wrap things up, the 2015 Honda Accord was just named to Car and Driver's 10Best list* for a record 29th time.
To see a more thorough comparison between these two sedans, just scroll down to our chart below. Then stop by a West Michigan Honda Dealer to take a test drive of a 2015 Honda Accord.
*Car and Driver, January 2015. *Based on 2015 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle.


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General Group Booking Terms
By making a group reservation through Hostelworld.com you agree to the following terms and conditions as set by Hostelworld.com and as set by the hostel in question.
- In order to make a group reservation on Hostelworld.com it is necessary to pay a deposit. The balance is due directly to the hostel according to their payment conditions.
- The booking deposit is non-refundable.
- Please note that any cancellations must be notified directly to the hostel at least 24 hours in advance of your scheduled arrival date, unless otherwise stated in the hostel's conditions.
- Hostelworld.com are not responsible for changes or amendments to your reservation once it has been processed. All correspondence with regard to changes to your booking need to be dealt with directly with the hostel.
- Cancellations for reservations must be made directly with the hostel and must conform with the individual hostels cancellation policy (see below)
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The remainder of the amount due will be charged to your credit card ???? Should numbers or room selection change, the per person deposit times the number of people who actually travelled will be deducted from the total accommodation charge levvied by the hostel.
The following group types are not accepted by this hostel: Holiday with Friends, Junior / Primary School, High / Secondary School, College / University, Business Trip, Stag/Hen/Bachelor Party, Sports Group, Cultural Group If you have misrepresented the type of group you are booking for, your booking may be cancelled by the hostel."
Any cancellations resulting from agreement to these terms and conditions under false pretences will result in loss of deposit.
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The Location of this beautiful apartment is perfect for people that like the sea, everything that is needed for a relaxing holiday is nearby, shops, restaurants, attractions. Staying at the Paros apartment means having a very good situated, comfortable and beautiful place to be in Eilat!
The whole apartment offers two bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen and a terrace that invites you to sit down and enjoy life! The terrace invites you to sit down, have a glass of wine maybe fire up the grill and enjoy! The location is absolutely perfect for people that don't want to use a car to get around and want to be close to the water, the promenade and the nightlife!
Paros Apartment's Policies & Conditions:
Cancellation policy: 72 hours before arrival.
Payment upon arrival by cash, credit cards (Visa, Mastercard). This property may pre-authorise your card before arrival.
Check in from 14:00 to 22:00 .
Check out before 12:00 .
In order for us to know when you arrive please call us.
Taxes included.
Breakfast not included.
No curfew.
We only accept guests of 25 years or older.
Pet friendly.
Child friendly. One child under 2 years stays free of charge in a crib.
The maximum number of cribs in a room is 1.
For all questions please feel free to call us or write an email.
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Matthew Palmer used to pimp out his outfit while at school at Ricksmanworth over a decade ago, layering two shirts on top of his blazer while sporting the required uniform. Self admittedly, Matthews coyly says his classmates would leave him at the running butt of a joke as a result. Fast forward to today, where the Palmer Harding brand won the BFC Fashion Fund Vogue Award in April with £100,000 and mentoring from experts at Burberry and Google. With Michelle Obama sporting the brand at the summit for Partnership for America event earlier this month, it illustrates how times have changed.
The newly established powerhouse duo of Levi Palmer and Matthew Harding met each other in London during their schooling at the world renowned Central Saint Martins. Unlike most designers which offer a plethora of ranges of styles and collection, Palmer Harding has decided to focus and hone their craft to the mastery of one garment, the shirt-- as well as perfect it. Birthed in 2011, British label Palmer//Harding is celebrated in particular for its signature lines of directional shirt designs. Curiously striking in silhouette and crisply tailored, Palmer Harding clothing offers up a progressive rework of modern classics to execute a mature, tasteful, stylized and unique collection. Highly structural as well as stylized, Palmer Harding clothing illustrates potential in the mundane.
Superfluous functional detail as ornament has become a widespread idiom in womenswear—for example, sweaters with extra sleeves tied in pretty knots, shirts with upside-down extra collars, that type of thing—but what Palmer Harding do so well is add those details in ways that make them not just attractive but useful too. Key among this archetype include a black trench with unbuttonable sections allowing you to build your own lapel. A mishmash shirt in a blue and white Bengal stripe overlaid with a wider navy and ochre stripe featured a removable panel for meaningful baring of the shoulder blade, while a shirt-cloak hybrid in pink cotton Oxford—so very Brooks Brothers, but also totally not—was three garments in one depending on your mood and your handiness with the buttons. Attractive quirk that actually works? It's a compelling combination.


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Pennsylvania man guilty of killing wife with hunting rifle
A northwestern Pennsylvania man has been convicted of first-degree murder for shooting his wife in the head with a hunting rifle before calling 911 to report the crime.
The defense attorney for 50-year-old Jeffrey Goodman Sr. tried to get a Venango County jury to find his client guilty of third-degree murder. That's a killing with malice but no premeditation that carries up to 40 years in prison.
But The (Oil City) Derrick reports the jury rejected that and took just 45 minutes Wednesday to find Goodman guilty of first-degree - or premeditated - murder in the death of 49-year-old Cathy Goodman. That carries a mandatory life sentence.
Oil City police Chief Robert Wenner says Goodman cooperated with officers and "discussed a three-year, up-and-down domestic situation" that allegedly fueled the incident on Feb. 7, 2015.


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Make A Change... Kill Yourself Albums
About Make A Change... Kill Yourself: Make a Change... Kill Yourself is a depressive black metal project started in 2004 by a Danish musician known as Ynleborgaz. He's also known to have been involved into several other projects and bands including Angantyr, Profezia, Tågefolket, Zahrim, Vardlokkur (live only), Holmgang, and Illuminous. Discography: - Make a Change... Kill Yourself (LP, Total Holocaust Records, 2005) - II (LP, Black Hate Productions, 2007) Facebook page: www.facebook.com


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A new alert goes out for Worthingtons Property Consultants with alleged address in Centro Comercial Local 10, Cabopino, 29600 Marbella Spain.
Their contact details are email@example.com and telephone 0845 564 7285
This apparent professional property consultant is cold calling consumers and offers a resale service without any costs upfront! They even send a nice document with company history and a picture of the team!
So far so good…
But once they have contacted the consumer, another player joins the game. Greenfield Solicitors, with alleged address in Oficina 44a, C/Alamandra, 29688, Estepona, Spain
Tel: 08708 758 471 Fax: 0871 520 4834 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
They contact the timeshare owner with the great news a buyer has been found, not in the UK..no..better, in Munich, Germany a keen buyer who is going to pay a substantial amount for the timeshare is waiting for the papers and in the meantime has already deposited 50% of the sales price in an escrow account.
In the letter Greenfield sends to the timeshare owner they state:
"As you are aware, legal and deed transfer fees are payable by the seller in advance. "
Hold on! What happened to the no costs upfront?? What do you mean I am aware? No…
These 2 companies obviously are one, and they haven't even bothered to set up a website. So many years in business but no website.
The letter is signed by Jenny Summers, solicitor. Maybe Ms. Summers has heard from the Timeshare Directive and not taking any fees upfront? Maybe Ms. Summers also knows that Spanish law does not allow Spanish Law Firms to market their services, so nobody working for Spanish Law Firms is allowed to cold call timeshare owners. Or did they get around that one, calling in the first instance as Worthingtons Property Consultants? Very clever!
They do state in their terms and conditions the following: "ADVANCED FEES: We are so convinced that every sale we make carries on through to completion that, if for some reason or another it fails to complete we guarantee to return 100% of your legal and deed transfer fees."
Anybody prepared to take the risk seen the above?
Have you been called by Worthingtons Property Consultants on 08455647285 or maybe by Greenfield Solicitors on 08708758471?
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Try out Active US sessions for free during Refreshers Week
To kickstart the new term, make sure you try all the activities you may have missed the first time around!
For Refreshers Week, we'll be hosting a very special Trial It Week of free activity on and off campus.
Most of our Active US sessions will be completely free between Monday 27 January - Sunday 2 February. There's no need to book and you don't need to have a sports membership to attend - just turn up with your student card and jump right in!
The sessions will be led by our student activators, and will either be held at the Sport Centre or the Falmer Sports Complex on campus. Check out the Active US timetable on Facebook and Instagram for more information.
Choose from a range of activities, including:
- Wheelchair Basketball
- Cheerleading
- US Girls Can Football, Basketball and Cricket
- Badminton
- Squash
- Men's Football
- Futsal
- Running (beginners & experienced)
- 02 Touch Rugby
- Dog walking
- Volleyball
- Tennis
- Dodgeball
- Netball
- Basketball
We'll also be running some exciting one-off events like UV Badminton, UV Spin and an Inner Warrior Women's Rugby session. Find out more by checking the events on the Active US Facebook page.
In addition to our free Active US sessions, the University's martial arts clubs are offering their first session free for newcomers, so why not try Shaolin Kung Fu, IMA or Kickboxing at the Sport Centre?
And swimming at select pools in Brighton & Hove is also free during Refreshers Week, as part of our Trial It tasters. Find out more about our free swim week and year-round discounted swim offer for students on our webpages.
If you can't make it to Trial It Week, fear not! Our Active US timetable runs all week during term time and we'll also be running an all new Dance Week next month! From Monday 3 February - Friday 7 February you'll have the opportunity to dust off your dancing shoes and tap your toe to Zumba, Musical Theatre, Cheer and many more!
Visit the Active US Facebook page for more information and to check out our weekly timetable and special events.


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Biographie via Oxford Music Online:
Harding, James [ Harden, Jeames ] ( b c 1550 ; bur. Isleworth , Jan 28, 1626 ). English flautist and composer of French extraction . He was appointed flautist at the English court on 22 May 1575 , holding the post until his death. His son Edward was also a court musician. In the 1590s the family moved from Holy Trinity Minories (where James was at one time churchwarden) to Isleworth. The few compositions by Harding that survive show him to have been a competent composer. Two sturdy fantasias for keyboard (ed. in MB xlv, 1979–88 ; lv, 1989
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At Betten Volvo Cars, we revel in being able to provide new Volvo customers from throughout the Grand Rapids area, including Wyoming MI, Rockford MI, Kentwood, and Grandville with a huge selection of luxurious new Volvo models and new vehicle specials. We count among our greatest pleasures our ability to impress our customers with competitive rates on financingfor all new, used, and certified pre-ownedVolvo models as well. And of course, our service center is more than happy to help get your new or used Volvo into tip-top shape. But all of this starts with our selection of new Volvo cars and SUVs.
Our Selection of New Volvo Models
We stock all the newest and most popular Volvo models at all times here at Betten Volvo Cars. Among our new inventory, you'll find several examples of the new Volvo XC90 luxury SUV. If that's too large or pricey for your taste, then you'll want to check out our selection of XC60 SUVs.
More of a Volvo purist? Check out the Volvo V60 Cross Country and V90 Cross Country inventory here at our Grand Rapids Volvo dealership.
If neither a wagon nor an SUV is your idea of luxurious motoring, then you'll still be happy shopping with us here at Betten Volvo Cars, thanks to our generous selection of Volvo S60 and S90 cars.
In summation, no matter which new Volvo model appeals to you most, you can find one to suit your taste here at Betten Volvo Cars, along with a friendly and knowledgeable staff who is ready, willing, and able to attend to your every automotive need.
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[I didn't even know Max had made an appearance there.]
In this segment, Max talks about the kakistocracy, and how they've co-opted us and our exercise of natural law. With the current 5G and AI tech coming online, the kakistocracy will subvert the crypto space and turn our best intentions against us.
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We've compiled a list of the most commonly asked questions to help answer any additional questions you may have about joining our Signature Leadership program.
Applications for the 2019-2020 program year will open on March 18, 2019. Thank you for your interest! Our application window for the next program year will be open until June 30, 2019;If you would like to be notified when the application window opens please contact Executive Director Olivia Critchlow via email or phone (574.314.9090).
All Leadership program participants are encouraged to take advantage of their exposure to community contacts to maximize their awareness and participation in community events. Participation in assigned task groups is an essential step in this process. Participants can expect to invest a few hours per month beyond their normal program days to become an effective leader and contributor.
Program participants are strongly encouraged to attend all program sessions. Participants who miss more than two program days will not graduate from the Leadership program. The Signature Program retreat is mandatory.
Transportation varies, but in most cases is provided. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to/from the initial gathering location. Once assembled, the participants are bussed or car pool, if necessary, to destinations. Lunches are provided by Leadership at the program sites.
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Following its joint venture with Ooredoo, which aimed to standardise tower tops for cellular sites, CommScope has announced a new solution to wireless operators for enabling fibre-to-the-antenna (FTTA) site deployments.
The FTTA Turnkey Solution forms part of the Andrew portfolio of wireless solutions. It seeks to standardise remote radio unit (RRU) installation.
"The top of an antenna tower is one of the more challenging places to work, especially when you are adding active components while protecting existing systems," said Stan Catey, senior vice president and general manager, Cable Products, CommScope.
"With the FTTA Turnkey Solution, CommScope will supply decades of wireless network expertise, extensive partner relationships and unique tower equipment solutions that seamlessly integrate with RRU technology."
Operators currently deploy next-generation technology RRUs at the top of cellular towers closer to the antennas, reducing loss and improving system performance. While this implementation approach offers new performance advantages, it requires installing fibre-optic cabling and power at the top of the tower.
CommScope's FTTA Turnkey Solution is aimed at "relieving uncertainty about successful RRU deployment while increasing visibility into installation, maintenance and operating costs".
The solution is designed to allow wireless operators to create and maintain a future-ready wireless network that can be implemented with any major radio technology. According to CommScope it is capable of supporting multiple RF technologies and frequencies while boosting network capacity.
The solution includes an option for an Andrew SiteRise tower solution, which is believed to be "the world's first pre-assembled tower top for RRU site architectures". First deployed by Qatari operator Ooredoo, Andrew SiteRise provides pre-assembly and pre-testing of all RF equipment prior to hoisting up the tower.
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Oil falls as U.S. gasoline supplies rise by most since January
Oil fell to the lowest level in nearly a week as U.S. crude and fuel inventories increased.
Futures in New York declined 0.8% Wednesday. American gasoline supplies jumped the most since January last week as demand hit a three-year low, according to the the Energy Information Administration. Crude stockpiles rose by 822,000 barrels.
"The build in products was really fast, and it was a pretty big build," said Bill O'Grady, chief market strategist at Confluence Investment Management LLC in St. Louis. "This is the holiday season, so you do get some driving. This build means the economy is not as strong as it looks."
EARLIER: Oil holds at 12-week high amid stockpile drop, trade anxiety
The gasoline build topped estimates by the industry-funded American Petroleum Institute, with every part of the country seeing an inventory boost. The fifth weekly gain in supply has now pushed fuel inventories to seasonally the highest in five years. The EIA also reported a 5.4 million-barrel increase in Gulf Coast crude supplies, a signal that refiners there are consuming less than usual.
West Texas Intermediate for January delivery settled 48 cents lower to $58.76 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract ended Tuesday at $59.24, the highest settlement since Sept. 17.
Brent for February settlement fell 62 cents to close at $63.72 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe Exchange. The global benchmark crude traded at a $5.07 premium to WTI for the same month.
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Crude had been hovering around the highest levels since mid-September after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies surprised the market on Friday by announcing deeper-than-forecast production cuts for next year. A report from the group on Wednesday showed that it will have to implement the agreed curbs in full -- including compliance from laggards like Iraq and Nigeria -- to balance markets in early 2020.
"After a big run on the OPEC news last week, which was positive, I am not quite surprised to see lower prices on the back of EIA data," said Rebecca Babin, senior equity trader at CIBC Private Wealth Management. "The market is in consolidation after the OPEC-led rally."
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Some officials and supporters of the ruling All People's Congress ( APC ) Government have told COCORIOKO that President Ernest Koroma's main focus at the moment is continuing the development projects under the Agenda For Prosperity , designed to improve the welfare of the Sierra Leonean people.
Many of them have said that they are actually not bothered by what people say or sing about the government. According to them, that is part of life and in a democratic society like ours' in Sierra Leone , it should be expected of journalists and musicians to express their views in art, song, article and whatever form they desire.
The officials and supporters made the remarks in response to questions asked by this newspaper about posts in the social media about a new song by musician, Emerson Bockarie , of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party ( SLPP ). People who have listened to the song claimed that Mr. Bockarie made scathing insinuations about the government.
Most of the officials disclosed that they were so busy with their jobs that they had not heard any song yet from Emerson. However, they said that they were not concerned if it was true that Emerson had attacked the ruling APC once again in a song.
As a matter of fact, this government relishes the fact that it is the most democratic to have ruled Sierra Leone. The degree of freedom of expression is unprecedented in the annals of the country . Therefore , people are free to express their views about events , whether in song or article and the government has no problems with that, according to the officials.
The officials further said that another thing they know is that every Sierra Leonean relishes the fact that whatever anybody says about this Government , the fact remains that President Ernest Koroma has done far more than any other President has ever accomplished for the country–and many of them said they were very proud about that achievement . President Koroma has carried development projects as far afield as even the strongholds of the opposition SLPP —Emerson's backyard.
When the APC came to power in 2007, Sierra Leone was the most backward and the poorest country in the world by the standards of the UN Development index. There was no electricity and Sierra Leone was the darkest country in the world .Yet , through the inspiring leadership of President Koroma , Sierra Leone is far better today in the area of availability of electricity supply than it was during the opposition SLPP era.
When the APC won democratic elections in 2007 and handled the reins of this country, Sierra Leone had very bad and dangerous roads and antidulivian architecture , for which foreigners mocked us as a stone age country. But in only eight years, President Koroma has transformed the whole country with beautiful roads and impressive architecture.
The President has been busy improving the quality of life of the Sierra Leone an people by providing solar lights for towns and villages and building schools, hospitals and clinics. The Government has also been working strenuously to make Sierra Leone self-sufficient in food production .
Sierra Leone had one of the fastest growing economies in the world , according to the World Bank and the IMF, before Ebola struck the country , two years ago.
The officials and party stalwarts therefore said that they were very proud of the achievements of President Ernest Bai Koroma and will continue to concentrate on how best the government will continue its development agenda to improve the welfare of the people.
APC officials and stalwarts are also convinced that given the momentum of the government's development drive, the APC will always win elections in Sierra Leone because the people now know that it is only when the APC is in power in Sierra Leone that they see socio-economic and political progress .
In 2012, Emerson released a song , YESTERDAY BETTEH PASS TIDAY , before crucial Presidential and Legislative Elections, but the APC still went on to win the elections by a landslide. "All people want to see is development in the country. Once that is done, they know what to do during elections," one official remarked.
The officials admitted that there were still daunting challenges in Sierra Leone but the good thing is that the government is not resting on its oars and is doing everything within its power and resources to address these challenges.
The fact that people buy newspapers and songs about government does not necessarily mean they will listen to them when elections come. During the 2012 elections, satiric songs were released against the Government but the APC still triumphed . And the party is certain to win again in 2018 because they know that only the APC has the capacity to develop Sierra Leone.
About claims that about 1,000 people have already bought the song, one official quipped : "Of course, people will buy satiric songs. Don't we all love seeing a naked, mad man dancing in the market place ? ", the official asked ."We in the APC are more concerned about development , not buying and listening to songs like the SLPP. We are too busy working for the people. "


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If I had a time machine, I would dial in the late 60s Fillmore East: Jimi Hendrix, early Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa and the Mothers, Miles Davis, early Allman Brothers and The Who with Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey and nutcase extraordinaire Pete Townshend, the true Godfather of Punk; decked out in his boiler suit, big boots and slinging a cherry red Gibson SG. While The Who was never my favorite band and I did see them in the 80s, in the late 60s/early 70s, with Keith Moon still alive, they were easily one of the most kinetic and explosive concert acts in the world. Youtube clips from the 1970 "Tanglewood" show have the band at the top of their game:
When I say the band was never my favorite, it's mostly because I always found a lot of their songs really hard to relate to, especially growing up. The early single hits were easy enough and the band always rocked, but some of their best moments were really off the wall. Take A Quick One, the mini opera that completely kills at The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. The performance is so good that they completely own the Stones, but the whole thing is just so weird to listen to that it's hard to imagine a testosterone-charged teen looking to rock would want to throw it on when the urge struck. But the clip shows what The Who always had — smart arrangements and writing and an absolutely blistering live execution of their material…and they are funny. You can't watch a clip with Keith Moon in it and not be entertained…that is flat-out impossible. This isn't the best visual quality clip, but get The Kids are Alright or The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus DVD to enjoy a spectacular performance.
Keith Richards once said about Keith Moon…that (paraphrase) "he didn't know a tin pot from a paradiddle, but he could play with Townshend." This fact appears in many places in rock literature — Keith Moon was the Chico Marx of rock drumming; an amazingly instinctive player who never practiced, didn't know what he was doing half the time, and played in a manner with certain techniques (like his double-kick) that defy convention and common sense. As the band evolved it's interesting to wonder what kind of effect Moon had on Pete's guitar style, because it's not like you could be in a group with a guy like Moon and not be affected.
If you compare Townshend to Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page with the extreme left representing the player's rhythm to lead ratio and the extreme right representing the player's lead to rhythm ratio, Pete and Jimi are squarely in the middle. Both players integrated chords and fills into their playing much more than Page, who played more single-string riffs and long solos, or Richards (at the opposite end) who played more chord based riffs. This isn't to suggest that Richards never played lead or Page never played rhythm — Page began using more chord-based riffs as Led Zeppelin's career progressed and Hendrix started to change his style as his "songs" developed into "jams" later in his career. But Townshend's style as we know it, is a complete integration of lead and rhythm guitar; he segues from a chord, to a few notes, to some more chords, to a feedback squeal to a loud BOMM on the low E string all in a few measures. He became the master of the rhythm slash and power chord, augmented and accentuated by these "bits" of counter-melodies or noise played on the high strings or single strings. One reason why Pete (and Jimi to a certain extent) differ is that he didn't come from a blues-based approach growing up, but loved the RnB style of Booker T and the MGs and guitarist Steve Cropper. (Before he hit it big Hendrix put in a fair amount of time on America's Chittlin' Circuit playing in RnB bands). In the early days, The Who were known for their MAXIMUM RnB, which meant less solos and more fills, but Towshend's highly charged, aggressive live approach to guitar and having Moon as the drummer put all of the dance rhythms of RnB on steroids. This is the main reason I think he is the Godfather of Punk as a lot of players in that genre were obviously heavily influenced by him and by the band's approach to a group sound that minimized individual soloing. This is Keith Richard's point in the quote above — Townshend and Moon were perfectly suited to playing with each other just as Hendrix/Mitchell, Page/Bonham, Richards/Watts were good combinations. Try to imagine changing those dual combos around and whether that would even work.Townshend/Watts? Richards/Bonham? Kind of hard to imagine. Then factor in how John Entwistle's bass lines worked within what Townshend and Moon were doing. Together they produced a very busy and explosive sound and that sound defines The Who, at least through the late 1970s.
While some of Pete's aggression can be written off to his style and personality, part of his artistic background included being influenced by Gustav Metzger, artist and political activist who "pioneered" the concept of creative destruction and auto-destruction in the early 1960s. Metzger would influence other artists and musicians including Cream and Yoko Ono. In the early days The Who were very Pop Art and Townshend certainly was conscious of all of the various things happening in the art world at the time. Yoko Ono has taken a lot of heat over the years as a "singer", but if one considers what she is doing or some of what she is doing in the same vein, the whole point is not to sing in the standard or beautiful way. Here, let's look at the following equation:
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See how it all begins to make sense? At the (Yoko) link above Townshend describes being aware of Ono because of his association with Metzger, and describes what she was doing as "insane" but in an admiring way, so I'm not just trying to be funny with the above equation. Townshend was never just a ROCK AND ROLL DUDE!! kind of guy and he didn't just break things. He was using feedback before Jimi Hendrix came on the scene, combined slashing chords, single note runs, picked arpeggios and extreme volume to bring the sound of violence and destruction to the musical form. Of course, for the actual violence he had a very willing partner in Keith Moon, who absolutely loved breaking things and blowing them up. While some of this was showbiz and some of it was lunacy, the ideas behind it descended from a bona-fide and controversial art movement in the same way that Jim Morrison (and later Iggy Pop (perhaps)) used influences like New York City's The Living Theater to perform in a way that shocked and moved an audience out of its complacency. It has long been alleged that this is what Morrison (who had been incorporating similar ideas in his performance from the beginning) was trying to pull of in Miami 1969 when he was arrested for indecent exposure and inciting a riot. Below is the entire clip from The Smothers Brothers Show in 1967 when The Who brought auto-destruct to prime-time television. Unbeknownst to anyone else Moon had loaded his bass drum with serious pyrotechnics. Townshend has long maintained his problems with Tinnitus began in the wake of this explosion.
Pete expanded on A Quick One in 1969 with the first full-blown rock opera, Tommy, which was quite an ambitious undertaking at the time. While it has attained legendary status over the years, it certainly wasn't embraced by everyone when it was first released. Given the nature of the story and some of the themes that appear (infidelity, murder, child abuse, sexual abuse) it really isn't any wonder that some found it excessively vulgar, exploitative, and casual in its approach to such heavy subjects (boy gets sexually abused by his uncle, plays pinball). But Townshend had a history of bringing taboo subjects into the popular music form (I'm a Boy, Pictures of Lily, My Generation, A Quick One) all done with a British style of humor and eccentricity and Tommy represented a supreme coalescing statement of everything the band had done up to that point and certainly qualifies as a real artistic achievement. What really makes it work is how much of opera revolves around Townshend's guitar work in a very rhythmic sense. There was no departure from what he and the band were already doing and many of the songs (Pinball Wizard, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Acid Queen, Christmas, We're Not Gonna Take It and I'm Free) stand on their own as great guitar-driven rock songs. This period of the band, which included performances at Woodstock and Isle of Wight saw them getting the solid recognition they had been working for throughout the 60s and this ranks as my favorite period of their career. Their rave up of Young Man's Blues from Isle of Wight is as good as rock and roll gets and illustrates perfectly everything I've tried to describe about Pete's guitar style.
While The Who started to lose me a bit around the Quadrophenia years, there were still some good songs on the record and throughout the rest of the 70s, at least until Keith Moon passed away. After that they were a completely different band in the same way that LED ZEPPELIN ended with John Bonham's death. Pete has had a pretty successful solo career in addition to continuing on with Who projects over the years and he is one of the most influential guitarists in rock music. His use of acoustic guitars over the years has really piqued my interest lately — he definitely uses acoustics like Richards/Page to 1) layer nice textures onto a track, 2) provide nice contrasting parts within the song, 3) fill out what is an otherwise "electric" song with an acoustic mixed low to beef up the sound and, 4) in some cases using all acoustics to give the song a really huge, percussive sound. A really close listen of Tommy demonstrates all four of these methods and Pete (like Jimmy Page and Keith Richards) was always a master writer/producer as much as he was a great guitar player. With this in mind I'll end this with a great solo version of Drowned from The Secret Policeman's Ball in 1979. Notice that Pete's technique is the same whether he is playing acoustic or electric. Like many other great guitar players (Django, Stevie Ray, Jimi etc, etc) he has always played guitar as if his very existence depends on it and that is an attitude and mental state every guitarist should aim for every time the instrument is picked up. The real beauty with all of these players, Pete included, is how they are able to channel the energy, need to play and aggression into something that is stylish and ultimately…artistic!
The Kids are Alright, Isle of Wight and The Rock and Roll Circus are all really great. 4 stars! They are must-have's in any serious rocker or guitarist library!