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25 Years Of New Detroit's Finest! CBT Salutes RoboCop!
By DocBBanner on Sep 16, 2012 with Comments 0
Hey Readers! Yet again, another memorable classic of scifi culture is celebrating a big year. This time, we take the stroll down memory lane and hit year 1987…A future police action movie with one traditonal, says-it-all slogan: Half man, half machine, ALL COP. Superior strength, the mind of a computer, and a dedicated command for Law and Order. It's been now a whole quarter century since New Detroit's part flesh, bone, and steel guardian first patrolled his way into theaters nationwide and into the minds and imaginations of scifi action fans everywhere.
A beloved cyber dispenser of justice against crime in the big city…Comic Book Therapy salutes 25 years for RoboCop! On July 17, 1987…
Justice went cyborg as new filmmaking sensation Dutch director Paul Veerhoeven brought us a cyberpunk world where a city and its basic civic functions and ameninties were privatized and incorporated. The corporation, Omni Consumer Products, OCP, takes a special investment in law enforcement and public safety. As crime becomes somewhat over-prevalent in the reputed advanced city of New Detroit, OCP takes on several suggestions for tougher machine-based defenders of the peace. After a failed incident with prototype enforcer ED-209, OCP takes a chance on a new development in the battle against crime, RoboCop. The only thing is that needs a suitable guinea pig of sorts… That, in the tragic, untimely, but convenient, kill-death of dedicated officer Alex Murphy.
Reborn into his new life as a cyborg supercop, he deals out his patrols in a no holds barred, take-the-bad-guy-out-quick fashion that makes him a formidable threat to the criminal world in New and Old Detroit. But, all is not well in the matter that RoboCop still has lingering memories of his past and the wrongful death/disruption of his former life that was dealt to him as Murphy. But even elsewhere in the city and within OCP itself, lie corrupt and diabolical criminal forces that have big plans to take over the city, OCP, and end RoboCop for good. Can RoboCop prevail? Of course! He's…uh…ROBOCOP?
My first view of New Detroit's Man of Steel…
Actually, I missed the boat on this one getting to see it in theaters back in 1987. Though I heard much press on the TV, and on the then famous entertainment hour TV mag show ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. I eventually caught the film as most usually do after it skips out the box office the following year, renting it on…what else? VHS!! I was treated to what I was looking to expect as a traditional cop taken out in the line of duty and brought back ala the Six Million Dollar Man style adventure. What I ended up getting was a true taste of Paul Verrhoeven's unique vicseral style… In seeing Peter Weller as Officer Murphy take the immense brutal beating from Kurtwood Smith's Villain Clarence Bodicker and his clowny thugs, I was first left in all kinds of traumatic shock as one would get with watching a graphically violent movie.
Moving on to the rescue and attempt to revive Murphy and seeing him pass on was pretty sad. The rebuilding sequences were interesting, moving through into the whole idea of seeing the world through his new vision and RoboCop's memories of his former life as Office Murphy made me feel sorry for him. Those moments also reminded me of those sad dramas and comedy-dramas of where the hero or heroine dies, goes to Heaven, somehow gets reborn again, but has to begin a life anew or struggle regaining what was left behind in their formerly set life, never quite being the same person they once were. What took the edge off that though, were satirical bits on media, entertainment, and futuristic commercial advertising that were hilarious and shocking at the same time in some instances. But I would say, for the rest of the film, it was a scifi action and adventure with a fresh albeit overly violent concept in cyborg law enforcement as never done before. A cybercop who does the job by the book(and sometimes NOT), takes no crap from his perps, and a dedicated sense of justice, no matter what turns around on him.
RoboCop Original Trailer (1987)
DocBBanner's take on RoboCop's influence:
RoboCop's influence sets itself as not only an innovator on how not-too-far-off futuristic law enforcement technology is done in action film, but also as a strong force in showing the satirical sides of media and society, tale-telling the everyday situations of the world, politically, socially, civically, economically, and the rest. This also helped in RoboCop keeping its memorable humor, both amusing and some with a black comedy touch at times. Lots of memorable tough guy catch phrases, and silly one liners were made in this film such as "Your move, creep", and " I'll buy that for a dollar" to typical police-friendly warnings and courtesy phrases amusingly delivered such as "Thank You for your cooperation" and "Stay out of trouble", added real hilarity to what is still considered one of the bloodiest sci fi cop action films ever. The influence of this film in its first year alone, gave new fuel itself in several TV comedies and specials that parodied the cyber-lawman such as Jay Leno's parody RoboPop skit on NBC TV many years back, not to mention references interweaving throughout modern and present day cop shows on Television the same. To this day, RoboCop continues to interweave the social structure of geek and mainstream popular culture. From publications of RoboCop in comics, to video games to parody, particularly in instances where stories of tough crime-fighting take or have taken place in our society that ended in big victories for law enforcement, his name remained a catch-phrase. Way to go Robo!!
Japanese Chicken Dinner commercial (with RoboCop)
Commentary with Mike Moran: "Ahhh Robocop. I remember seeing the trailer on TV. My Dad agreed to take my brother and I to go see it. We loved action Sci-Fi and growing up in 80′s it was standard fare. That Saturday was the day we went to see it. I want to say it was a late afternoon showing. We got our tickets and popcorn. I was 10 years old at the time. I remember it starts a bit slow(when you are 10) and then Murphy gets shot up. That part was really graphic to me and it made me feel woozy. I closed my eyes for a bit at that point. Then he becomes Robocop. This movie was another one that if you are not of a certain age the genius of it won't be appreciated. At the level I was at it was just a gory Sci-Fi Action movie. Much later in my teens I would come to appreciate the satire and commentary on society that the film really is. As far as contribution to pop culture from this movie there are many. It was one of the first to be both action and satire with a whole inside joke on society. The movie is really dark when you get past the surface and predicts the level of corporate and selfish greed that society has taken recently. The 6000 SUX itself speaks volumes on the lack of conservation that Detroit wanted to make in fuel economy and had not the economy itself fallen so low they still would have. At the time it was a modern day Frankenstein but at its core it is about who is the monster? The poor man reborn without a choice as a machine or the society that made it happen…."
RoboCop: Dead or alive, you are coming with me. (AGAIN, BADASS!!)
Commentary with Henry Barajas: "Robocop is one of those movies where you had to be there. When I say you had to be there I mean, at that point in your life you love cinema so much that you can appreciate something great. I remember seeing a how a man was brutally murdered and was given a second chance. It's a tragedy that hits all the human sensors. Nothing is cooler than a half man/half machine bad ass killing everything in sight and don't ask any questions because you broke the law. It opened my eyes as a kid and made me question the righteous super hero. Why doesn't Superman just crush Luthor? Why doesn't Batman just drop Joker from the top of Wayne tower? Robocop goes in and puts bullets in all the bad guys and in the name of the law. And it's perfectly legal! I showed it to my girlfriend for the first time and she kept just asking questions like, "Why doesn't he arrest anyone?" And shit like, "What was that bag that fell out of that dudes neck?" She isn't in that stage in her life to enjoy the beauty of Robocop. So if you haven't seen it, go and buy it but wait until Christmas. Watch it and enjoy this Rated R movie with your family, like how it's meant to be seen."
Robo taking in Clarence Boddicker alive rather than dead (almost it seems) (BADASS!!)
Commentary with Christian Vilaire:
"1987 I don't remember much from when I was a kid except maybe some traumatic events like the time my grandma used my He-Man sword to deliver her brand of justice to my a$$ or when my sister and I reenacted the Karate Kid showdown and she crane kicked me in the face….but there is also the good trauma. I remember that day going to the movies with my dad. He carried me down the aisle to our seats and I wasn't even sure what we were watching. (I had very cool parents in the fact they did not prohibit what I watched.) The lights went down and the movie started… that movie was RoboCop . BUHBUMPBUH DUM BUH BUMP BUH DUH! That theme still rings into my head to this very day every time I eat baby food. I mean my little dumb eyes were breathless because they don't have lungs but the movie was just a bunch of extreme action being tossed at me and I was forever changed. I left the movie excited and couldn't stop talking to my dad about this amazing film…I asked him, "Do you think there will ever be a real RoboCop in the future?" He said, "I hope so" and I said, "Radical!" because I was also into Ninja Turtles at the same time. As the weeks followed my fascination got worse and worse. My mom and dad got me all the action figures and vehicles from RoboCop that Kenner toys had produced. These toys were so cool; they had a cap firing feature. I would use this feature a lot, to get that smell of the cap fire and get 5 year old high. My RoboCop universe was chaotic and more violent then the film. I mean I had some really horrible bad guys for Robo to fight like Shredder, Cobra Commander and Darth Vader; in the end of my stories Robo always got the girl, primarily the Scarlett and biker chick from my GI Joe action figures. ROBOTHREEWAY! As I grew up I learned more about film and all the meanings that RoboCop was trying to illustrate, all those things flew over my head as a child, since I was just innocently enjoying a movie. All that political nonsense you learn as you get older and you realize in some way that maybe RoboCop was warning us about the future. I work for a corporation that acts a lot like OCP and see people jumping out of buildings, back stabbing, and the sadness when people are laid off. Alex Murphy/Robocop was the perfect model of a family man and his sacrifice for doing his job is to become reborn as a machine owned by a corporation…I mean technically was he ever free? He worked for a police department that was owned by OCP who controls everything in Delta City. Are we free as a society when we let a corporation control our lives? These are the many valuable questions that RoboCop still makes you think about to this day… thinking man's sci-fi, we don't get much of that lately. RoboCop expanded my mind and made me the visual story teller I am today; it may not be for everyone, but it'll definitely influence someone."
RoboCop original movie poster image
As we move into Robo's 25th year and on…there will be nostalgia…LOTs of it. Even more so as we exit this year. RoboCop is to receive a remake in 2013, cast with stars the likes Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, and Samuel L. Jackson. This is sure to be exciting as release time nears…
Robocop Remake Omnicorp Product Line Viral Trailer
That is all for this feature, catch our next lookback at another 1987 cult classic, the fantasy fairy tale romance comedy delight, THE PRINCESS BRIDE.
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May 22Initiative designed to facilitate community dialogue
Program advocates for and creates a space to facilitiate public conversations on tough community issues
May 20JMU students earn scholarships to study critical languages abroad
A pair of JMU students each earned $20,000 scholarships while two others
May 16Latest Faculty Accomplishments
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May 6Modified Summer Schedule
The university has adopted modified operating hours for the summer months
May 4Reflections on Commencement 2013
Members of the JMU community reflect on the 2013 commencement weekend
May 3Dukes from day one, alumni for life
JMU's Senior Convocation took place Thursday night of graduation week. The students' purple cap-and-gown attire was their ticket into the event presided over by President Jonathan R. Alger.
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Students in Dr. Alex Bannigan's Bio 426 class obviously have talents beyond working with microscopes
Apr 24Ceremonies celebrate JMU's newest graduates
JMU's Class of 2013, families and friends anticipate their special day
Apr 22JMU environmental stewardship efforts earn more praise
JMU's university-wide commitment to environmental stewardship continues to gain recognition
Apr 19Undergraduate researchers represent JMU at pair of conferences
James Madison University sent 20 student researchers to a pair of undergraduate research conferences
Apr 18Chemistry student to present research on Capitol Hill
Courtney Wardwell became a fan of the TV drama CSI in high school. Little did she know
Apr 17Student project offers guidance on controversial natural gas drilling
A tool to assist decision-makers in weighing the pros and cons of a controversial natural gas drilling process
Apr 12Student-designed testing system to aid hearing research
How would your life be different if you could hear out of just one ear?
Apr 11Russian historian is Harvard bound
JMU history professor prepares for writing fellowship at Harvard
Apr 11Prominent whistleblowers share experience with students, faculty
Rick Piltz and Thomas Tamm do not consider themselves heroes, but they feel justified
Apr 5Board of Visitors Summary of Discussion and Actions
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Mar 22Professor's film to air this month on PBS
'Dangerous Edge' is the first American-produced documentary on British author Graham Greene
Mar 22Accessing your disability
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Mar 21Community service honor roll cites JMU
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Mar 20Dukes Advance to NCAA Second Round With 68-55 Win Over LIU-Brooklyn
The James Madison men's basketball earned its first NCAA Tournament win in over 30 years
Mar 19Students delve into scenarios to ask 'what is ethical?'
Students consider Ethical Reasoning in Action at a Saturday workshop
Mar 19University statement on the passing of Harriet Cobb
JMU is deeply saddened by the loss of graduate psychology professor Dr. Harriet Cobb
Mar 16Alger calls for 'return to Madison'
President Jon Alger called for a return to Madisonian ideals and pledged to strengthen JMU's relationship with Montpelier
Mar 15Madison inaugurates sixth president, Jonathan R. Alger
New leader outlines his goals for making JMU the national model for the engaged university
Mar 15Ceremonial Walk
President Alger makes a Ceremonial Walk to Harrisonburg Court Square
Mar 14Mattern dispels the chill of Madison
Madison portrays Father of the Constitution as funny, affectionate and compassionate
Mar 14Deep, critical thinking at the heart of campuswide initiative
JMU's Quality Enhancement Plan prepares enlightened citizen to apply ethical reasoning to all aspects of their life
Mar 14SRI chief: Opportunities to spark American innovation abound
SRI chief says the state of innovation is bleak but the future is paved with opportunities
Mar 13President Alger makes executive assistant appointment
Residence Life Director Maggie Burkhart Evans has been named executive assistant to the president
Mar 13Speaker: Dolley Madison created role of first lady
Dolley Madison's charm, support for her husband defined the role of the first lady
Mar 11Alumni association gift supports vision fund in honor of new president
The JMU Alumni Association will invest up to $100,000 in the president's Vision Fund
Mar 5Virginia Nursing Student of the Year focused on saving lives
Marlee Flynt faced a tragedy in her past that helped shape the compassionate nursing student she is today
Feb 27Learning to serve
Three hundred JMU students are spending their spring break serving others. They have signed up for JMU's award-winning Alternative Spring Break March 2-9.
Feb 26General Assembly Update From President Alger
As many of you know, the General Assembly has concluded its session and provided an approved budget to Gov. McDonnell
Feb 26Latest Faculty Accomplishments
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Feb 19Madison launches ethical reasoning initiative
The Madison Collaborative is a bold new effort to teach ethical reasoning skills to the entire student body
Feb 18Chi Sigma Iota chapter recognized for suicide awareness walk
"Out of the Darkness" event in 2012 included over 300 participants and raised more than $16,000 for suicide prevention efforts.
Feb 15JMU researchers awarded $45,650 in 4-VA grants
Researchers from JMU received more than $45,000 in 4-VA grants Friday, Feb. 15
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The Spring Career, Internship and Service Fair highlights opportunities for JMU students to meet prospective employers and learn about internship opportunities.
Feb 8Research alliance welcomes JMU
JMU is the only comprehensive institution in a new alliance
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CoB students embrace the value of diversity through opportunities
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The Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a candidate forum at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 at the American Legion Post #116 on Johnson Pond Road.
"This is one of the important ways that a Chamber of Commerce can help inform, educate, and involve local residents," said Chamber Director Tommy Broadwell. "Our system of government, even at the local level, is only successful when the electorate is given opportunities to get to know the men and women running for election. We aim to do that through the use of this forum."
The forum, being held at the American Legion building at 6400 Johnson Pond Road, is the only public forum in Fuquay-Varina prior to the November elections. The format will involve a combination of pre-determined questions selected by the Chamber's Governmental Affairs Committee and questions from the audience that night. Each candidate will get a chance to make an introductory statement prior to answering questions. All county commissioner candidates and NC house and senate candidates have been invited to participate in this event. Dr. Steven Scott from Wake Tech will also be on hand to present information on the bond referendum regarding the expansion of Wake Tech, which will also be on the ballot in November.
The Chamber is soliciting candidate questions from the public. Any resident who has a question they would like the candidates to answer may submit it to the Chamber via email (firstname.lastname@example.com), regular mail (121 N. Main Street, Fuquay-Varina, 27526) or by dropping it off at the Chamber office during regular business hours. Chamber staff will select questions from the pool of those submitted.


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There are many record series in the National Archives which are of relevance to genealogy and visitors intending to research their family trees will find the following sources of interest and assistance. The selected series descriptions are just a sample of the most frequently consulted genealogy sources and for a more comprehensive list of our records, please consult Archives held in the National Archives in the Research section.
- Census returns - 1901 and 1911 censuses online
- Tithe Applotment Books – Tithe Applotment Books online – and the Primary (Griffith) Valuation
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Parma Golosa have run food tours in the province of Parma for over a decade now and do find out more about visiting producers of parmigiano reggiano cheese, traditional balsamic vinegar and Parma ham below. But the company can also help you enjoy to the full a stay in the city of Parma. The Classi...
Country Villa Ca' De Magni is a wonderfully green country setting for a wedding, special occasion or event. Located in the comune of Castello di Serravalle, 25km south west of Bologna, this is the zone of aceto balsimico vinegar, and its capital Spilamberto is just 10km away on the road to Modena. ...
This new culatello tour by Parma Golosa can be done as a single stand alone tour or in combination with other classic tours offered by the company based in Parma. We suggest you combine it with a visit to a producer of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese or, if you have time and you don't mind to drive, als...
Relais Villa Roncuzzi is charming 4 star accommodation near the famous city of Ravenna in Romagna, close to the Adriatic coast. Precisely, it is located near the hamlet of San Pancrazio not far from Russi. The relaxed and elegant surroundings are ideal for a romantic short break in Italy or as a co...
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Italian Days are a series of one day wine tours and Italian food tours in Bologna. They are the brainchild of Alessandro Martini who is based just outside the city in the small town of Savigno. In the words of Alessandro 'a culinary expedition on the trace of taste and typical products of Emilia R...
The gourmet food tours organised by Parma Golosa consist of guided visits to the production sites of some of Italy's most famous DOP food products such as Prosciutto di Parma ham, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese as well as Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Modena. You will have the opportunity of admiri...
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The ABC Bologna is a bed and breakfast near the main train station and a short walk to the famous portico lined Bologna city center. The B&B offers 3 large, comfortable rooms and a friendly welcome from the owner, who also runs the Bologna Cooking School on the premises. The rooms are not ...
The region of Emilia Romagna is actually two separate territories, Emilia and Romagna, and includes the cities of Bologna, Modena, Forlì Cesena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Ferrara, Rimini and Ravenna.
No prizes for guessing, but it is important to bear this in mind when your hurtling down the Via Emilia from Piacenza.
Romagna always retained continuity with its Roman past. By contrast, the 8th region of Augusto became known as Longobardia or Reggio di Lombardia following the Lombard invasion, until eventually being baptised Emilia upon the unification of Italy.
In short for today's tourist, Emilia means ham, parmigiano reggiano cheese, balsamic vinegar and Ferrari; Romagna means Sangiovese, cycling, Adriatic coast relaxation and the River Po Delta. Bologna swings both ways.
Almost 50% of Emilia Romagna is flat and do follow the many fine wine roads either side of the Po Valley. The River has also left the region with some of the country's most fertile land and cooperatives.
The territory was always strategically important for trade and the balance of power and many solid fortresses can be visited. The Republic of San Marino is a historic anomaly from those times and conveniently so for a host of reasons.
Consult our Emilia Romagna travel articles below, or access them all from the links above right divided by recipes, food, wine, itineraries, tours and trip suggestions
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Published in Emilia Romagna HandicraftsThe month of October is dedicated to 'Piatti della Bilancia' in Campogalliano, province of Modena. It is subtitled 'una rassegna culinaria nel segno dell'equilibrio tra sapori' or 'a culinary exhibition to remember the balance of flavours.' Or the important role the humble scale has had in Italian regional cuisine. Campogalliano is the only town in Italy which has a museum dedicated to scales.
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Emilia Romagna Recipes
• roasted capon • cappelletti pasta recipe 1 • cappelletti pasta recipe 2 • risotto with grilled vegetables • pie fritta • erbazzone • rabbit bean pork recipe • suckling pig recipes • passatelli al formaggio di fossa • potato croquettes emiliane • filling for bolognese tortellini • bustrengo recipe • bolognese ragu recipe • ciccioli pork recipe • tortelloni pasta • egg pasta recipe with squid • mimosa cake for womens day
Emilia Romagna Food and Wine
• parma ham festival • albareto porcini mushroom fair • home food association • pizza olympics • comacchio eel festival • lost flavors of emilia romagna • top sangiovese and lambrusco wines • traditional balsamic vinegar of modena • lambrusco mio • may food festivals near ravenna • voghiera garlic festival • nutella festival • wine areas of emilia romagna • cherry pies and balsamic vinegar near modena • parmigiano reggiano cheese • museum of parmigiano reggiano cheese • rare reggiana cow breed • tortellini pasta from bologna • mortadella of bologna • the versatile piadina • coppa del cardinale • celts pigs and ham • adriatic coast gastronomy • fried gnocco dough • sorgentedelvino live • espresso coffee makers museum
Emilia Romagna Itineraries
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Just curious? Do you understand that the goal of most who are fortunate enough to race a graded stakes winner, or BC winner, is to cash in on the now increased breeding value of the horse? His stud deal was done a month after the 2010 BC to stand in AU....so now that he is not physically able to race at high level this year, he has been retired for the upcoming SH season. It's not that complicated. Maybe you can write Barry Irwin and Vinery and tell them they should rescind the deal and you'd like them to give you Pluck as a riding horse?
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Bloodshot's "Murder the World" and The Georgian Skull's "Mother Armageddon, Healing Apocalypse" to be Released March 2011
Friday, December 24th, 2010Italian Metal Powerhouse Scarlet Records has announced their second set of releases in the North American Market. They are Bloodshot's Murder the World" and The Georgian Skull's Mother Armageddon, Healing Apocalypse. Both releases are scheduled for release on March 8, 2011. This is the first time that both albums have been available in North America.
Following the critically acclaimed album Ultimate Hatred, released by Scarlet Records in 2006, and having already shared the stage with renowned acts such as Six Feet Under, Born From Pain, Gojira, Stamping Ground, Heaven Shall Burn, Caliban, Sworn Enemy, Cataract and many more, Belgian hardcore-metal masters Bloodshot are finally ready to release their third full length effort, Murder The World.
Bloodshot's new effort, which will once again be released by Scarlet Records, is more vicious and aggressive than ever before, redefining brutality and combining the best elements of metal and hardcore to a perfect war machine crushing everything on its path. Bands like Full Blown Chaos, Sworn Enemy, Hatebreed, Cataract and HateSphere come to mind but yet Bloodshot experiences no difficulties in creating their own well distinctive sound, giving them an original touch in the metalcore scene nowadays. Murder The World will be once again dealing with the acts of another serial killer, Richard Ramirez! Recording sessions took place at Jonathas studio and DeStudio, with Dirk Miers (Do Or Die, Born From Pain) handling the mixing duties. Mastering took place at West West Side Music in New York City.
Bloodshot are ready to take their ambitions to the next level, playing and touring as much as possible, promoting the new CD's in the most professional way, spreading the Bloodshot madness on the crowds all over the world!!
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We all save an overabundance of mementos from the past — whether it is a favorite blanket from grandma, a box full of baseball cards (unfortunately, not a Tug McGraw or Ted Williams rookie card in the mix), or 20-year-old report cards. While it may be comforting to know that we can always find a particular item; in reality, is that box of baseball cards valuable enough to keep around? We, as a department, have long suffered from the same need to be comforted by storing an overabundance of data. However, the value of that data is not understood, and the data itself is not treated well. Like our crammed attics, the department's data is not organized: there is duplicate data in different places and some data are really just mementos from the past.
We must not lose sight of the fact that our data is a vital asset that enables the DON to accurately and quickly respond to any situation. In a recent article published on the DON CIO website, "Message From the DON CIO: Keeping PII and PHI Secure", I wrote about the vital need to handle personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) appropriately to protect the rights of department personnel. However, non-PII and -PHI data are just as important, since the inappropriate or inefficient handling of such data can seriously limit the DON's effectiveness.
Our data strategy must be all encompassing. Our people, including data owners, senior leaders, data analysts and data architects, and processes and technologies must be aligned to enable the DON to leverage data as an enterprise asset and to mitigate risks. As an enterprise, we must ensure data is authoritative, accurate, accessible and auditable. To effectively manage data as a strategic enabler, the many components of the DON must align processes and standards. Without alignment surrounding what I call the "four A's" of data-driven decision capabilities, the data will prove a roadblock that will hinder DON operations. The four A's are:
Authoritative: Data must reside within the organizations that have a mission requirement to use it. Each of these organizations must be responsible for ensuring that the data is up-to-date and fits within the common data definitions. When a requirement for the data exists, it should be pulled from the authoritative data source. For instance, N1, the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education) would be the data owner for all personnel information and the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery would own all medical data.
Accurate: As mentioned, DON data must be accurate. Without accurate data we have nothing but junk to work from. Accurate data is a strategic advantage to our business and warfighting decisionmaking. The less time required to verify accuracy, the faster a decision can be made, and the more effective and efficient the department will be.
Accessible: For data to be useful it must be immediately relevant, safe and accessible. This occurs as a result of meaningful definitions, readiness of source data and the ability to use data despite impediments such as natural or man-made disasters and hardware failures.
Auditable: All of our financial data must be "audit ready" — meaning there must be full transparency and accountability for all the money coming into and leaving the department. This will require sustained effort and commitment at the department and component levels to address weaknesses and produce financial management information that is timely, reliable and useful for all department managers. See the CHIPS article in this issue "Audit Readiness: The Challenge" for more on making the DON audit ready.
Effective data governance helps the DON to achieve cost savings by eliminating excess and inadvertent actions; and enabling greater credibility of information used in decision making and more timely information sharing.
If DON enterprise data can be aggregated to enable quick retrieval of accurate data from authoritative databases, then as a department, we will be able to make fact-driven decisions that will strategically focus our efforts to meet the future DON warfighting and business requirements.
Maximizing the full value of our data requires a strategic approach to choosing the right processes, technologies and resources. Department personnel must use data that is authoritative, accurate, accessible and auditable to make data-driven decisions that will guide the future. Once this is achieved, we will be able to truly trust the data and have confidence that it will serve as the glue that binds our business and warfighting strategies.
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A township on the outskirts of Melbourne in the forested Central Highlands region. Once the home of wealthy retirees and people who choose an alternative lifestyle. It is now overrun by crass 'westies' and tattooed rednecks.
Probably the most over-policed township in Australia. An example of how far it has fallen is evidenced by the fact the Post Office is located in the Pub; one has to walk over vomit puddles to check ones mail. I sure hope this beautiful township of Maldon doesn't turn into another piece of shit like Blackwood!
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The art of inserting one's own penis into your own asshole "as I sat home blackwooding, my 4th wife with the mustache came home and gave me a blumpkin
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1. a narcissist.
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noun. An old and outdated individual who suffers from an inferiority complex as a result of not receiving enough attention as a small child. As a result, this person suffers from an all-pervasive need for attention and often exploits people, particularly women, for personal gain. Blackwood sandwich: decent portion of over-processed meat. very cheap, but leaves you empty anyway see also: urban sausage 40 year old emo douche |
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1) A creative, unique, individual.
2) To think ouside of the box, an innovator 3) To be successful That extraordinary painting was done in the style of Blackwood.
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Popular convention in the game of Bridge to determine if the side has enough controls to play in a slam. Generally a bid of 4NT asks partner to respond with an artificial bid dependent on the number of aces he holds. The most popular variation is Key-Card which counts the king of the implied trump suit as a key-card. Other variations allow for more than one key suit in which they king counts as a key card. 1S - 2H - 4NT
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Families taking foreign holidays face ticket price hikes in the wake of the most hard-hitting Budget package for almost 30 years.
Airport departure levies will go up from November - increasing the tax bill for a family of four on a long-haul flight to £300.
And after that date, a new 'per plane' levy, which could raise costs still higher, will be implemented.
The shift to an 'environmentally friendly' duty, meaning that airlines will be taxed for each flight rather than for passengers, is expected to be signalled in Chancellor George Osborne's emergency Budget on Tuesday.
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* Savage cuts to Labour's child tax credits, costing two million families as much as £545 a year.
* A doubling in tax on household insurance premiums to 10 per cent.
The initial assessment of the new independent economic watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility, has set the scene for a 'painful' Budget.
The Chancellor is expected to announce more than £30billion in combined tax increases and public spending cuts. He will stick as closely as he can to an 80:20 split between public spending cuts and tax rises.
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Activision screws PS3 with Overwatch, Black Box and 2 spec ops missions.
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Seriously Activision, why do we get Overwatch on March 29th? It's just complete bullshit! That's 37 days later! Why not March 22th! 30 days after Xbox and possible. And let's not talk about Xbox non-premium members getting Black Box and the 2 shitty Spec Ops missions 1 month before PS3 premium, while Beachhead stated before MW3 that PS3 premium members would get all the DLC before Xbox non-premium members. Activision just tries to screw over ps3 again and again and again. Xbox premium members will get Black Box and the 2 Spec Ops mission on March 13 (which is 16 days before PS3 premium gets it's 3rd map). Let me guess, PS3 premium members will get this April 24th.
Now about IW. Why do all the new maps look and feel like MW2 maps? Liberation is just like Wasteland, Piazza plays like Favela, Overwatch has the same gameplay as Highrise, and Black Box looks like an Afghan re-skin.
So Activision and Beachhead are messing with PS3, and IW with the whole community.
You just compared Piazza to Favela...just stop now. Don't degrade Favela like that.
The maps, size wise, are like MW2 maps. I can promise you they don't play like them.
I 100% agree. This is a total joke and slap in the face to ps3 customers
Maybe but it won't change. It's a contract or binding agreement. I play on PS3 too but I accept it because I can't do anything about it. You could go out and buy an xbox which does come with a roap for your soap if you get me drift.
just because "that's the way it is" doesn't mean we shouldn't voice our opinion against it. ya know?
I think zevers is trying to say is bassically "thats just the way it is, somethings will never change. just when any of you are on the same pedestal as them dont look down on us as they have." that is also the meaning of the song 'that's just the way it is' by bruce hornsbey
He isn't mad because we get it a month late, he's mad because were getting it 7 days after the 30 day limit. This is just ridiculous! The Call of Duty series could be amazing, but the people who "work" to make it better, listen to the community, and do their job, are just hiring hookers, buying drugs, and sitting on their ass, getting payed hundreds of thousands of dollars just to lie to the community for 3 days. (Robert Bowling)
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Seriously Activision, why the **** do we get Overwatch on March 29th? It's just complete bullshit! That's 37 days later! Why not March 22th! 30 days after Xbox and possible. And let's not talk about Xbox non-premium members getting Black Box and the 2 shitty Spec Ops missions 1 month before PS3 premium, while Beachhead stated before MW3 that PS3 premium members would get all the DLC before Xbox non-premium members. Activision just tries to screw over ps3 again and again and again. Xbox premium members will get Black Box and the 2 Spec Ops mission on March 13 (which is 16 days before PS3 premium gets it's 3rd map). Let me guess, PS3 premium members will get this April 24th.
Now about IW. Why do all the new maps look and feel like MW2 maps? Liberation is just like Wasteland, Piazza plays like Favela, Overwatch has the same gameplay as Highrise, and Black Box looks like an Afghan re-skin.
I don't think they are trying to screw us, they probly just don't care. Why should they? People still buy the game\dlc...just like gas. And why are you complaining about maps feeling like other maps when those "other" maps are some of the more poular ones that people have said would like to be in this game.
402 had tweeted that its a deal between MS and Activision,that will be over soon.you might want to email , call PS to work out a deal before MS does it again and you all keep gettin screwed.
MS is probably working out a renew on the deal lol.
Glad I own a 360
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402 had tweeted that its a deal between MS and Activision,that will be over soon.you might want to email , call PS to work out a deal before MS does it again and you all keep gettin screwed.
Problem is is that you don't have to pay for PSN so they can't work out deals like MS did with Activision. The cost for something like that is just a small percentage of MS subscription fee where as Sony would be forking out money from there own pocket to make such a deal.
It's all about business strategy. You market that you have it first and more people are likely to go and do business there.
How is this a joke to PS3 people? You premium guys for ps3 get the maps earlier compared to the regular guys
Its a joke because we pay the exact same as premium xbox users, yet get the maps later than them.
Fine, theres a contract, maybe Activision should have thought about either having a contract or making one of the most money hungry, overpriced attempts at grabbing money, that is, Elite.
Maybe it would've been better if PS3 Elite got the maps before normal Xbox, but now that thats been changed its just a huge joke. I absolutely hate IW for making a frankly broken game, Beachead for not getting their crap together with Elite, and Activision for simply only caring about their money and not their fan base (which is almost non-existent I hope for the sake of humanity).
I swear I can't wait till the masses move onto a better game, I would love to play other games, as I do, but I find all of my real life friends have such a slavery to COD that I'm forced to play it too to play with them.
Xbox 360 regular non-premium members get the maap before ps3 hillairus They just want to pisss us off
As a huge call of duty fan i try to look at the bright side at least premium ps3 members get them i little earlier
yea the first two and regular get it before we do. i agree its bull **** **** the contract, give me my ******* maps
All of you who said this is a "joke". The DLC is always going to come to Xbox 360 users first regardless of ELITE Premium or not.
Activision has a deal with Microsoft since 2010. That deal ends on Dec 31st 2012.
ELITE was NEVER going to "override" this deal.
If you check the official Content Calendar they have now outlined the PS3 Content Season. We get DLC before the general PS3 and PC public.
No we were NEVER screwed over. We get the same content just at a different time.
Now DLC will come to use approxemetly 34 days after Xbox LIVE Elite Premium.
I play PS3 too. I payed $50 for ELITE. And I always knew about MS/ATVI deal.
You can keep complaining but DLC release dates are never going to change.
The deal is clearly explained here- http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=479305
You make lot of good points but you neglected one thing.
Why gives us the first two maps and then revert to XBOX first. That combined with the false statements or lack of statements sends the wrong message to PS3 premium users.
In addition to this they seem less enthusiastic to provide PS3 users with their DLC release details as opposed to the XBOX DLC fanfare we have to endure.
It's really shady
I remember when mw3 was first coming out and people were asking if they would still get the maps later even with the elite membership, and no one seemed to have a good answer for them. When bowling was asked, he said idk ask beachhead. If they knew all along that they wern't giving the maps sooner why not tell people? They clearly waited til after the holiday season to tell people. Which is messed up!
the deal isn't "clearly defined" in that press release. it just acknowledges a deal is in place. nothing is outlined, actually.
its the fact it was played that all users elite will get it first but with mw2 maps it was stated will be first on xbl same with black ops.
but when asked it was said elite users will receive dlc first, there was no mention that it will coming to xbl elite users first it was a deliberate miss sell. any dlc they say coming to xbl first but elite there was nothing.
It was never a missell, anyone who has been playing call of duty since the MS/Activision deal knows xbox gets the maps first. They told you premium members would get the maps before non premium members. It only takes common sense to know that it applys to your console and not to the whole gaming community. Which has been cleary shown here to be not very common.
it is messed up and also be messed up if IW extends the contract with microsoft
I play on Xbox and I agree with you, I have never been a fan of the exclusive deals of "this first on PS3 or this ONLY on Xbox" If the console makers think this will convert players they are wrong.
Exclusive deals only piss off the fan base, I am not going to go out and buy a PS3 for God of War, and you should not have to buy an Xbox to get the maps for COD in a timely fashion.
I like Xbox, you guys like PS3 so be it, to each their own! The studios need to treat all gamers equally.
Microsoft had a contract through the start of 2012 and since the game came out at the end of 2011 the contract still includes mw3 hopefully they wont be dumb enough to do this to us again
the contract was until the END of 2012.
Ok. Activision has made a few things official- Here we go-
Overwatch comes for PS3 Elite Premium on March 29th.
Black Box, Negotiator, & Black Ice comes for PS3 Elite Premium on April 12ish (ish because the announcement stated "on or aroound 4/12".
Im fine with xbox getting the maps a month earlier, I understand that they have a contract with MS. If PS3 Premium doesnt get Black Box and others til April 12, then non-premium shouldnt get them til after that, even if its the 13th. You cant do anything with clans, Elite doesnt track stats accurately(making competitions pointless too). Early access is all I had left and now not even that.
Hi all, I think there is even a bigger flaw with the D.L.C. content, besides the fact it is late. What is with the elite only area, i think this is a rubbish idea. I am a team deathmatch player, I went onto the the elite area to find you have to play kill confirmed, domination and team deathmatch on a rotation cycle with only 2 maps to play is boring also a bit repetative.
So I thought I will wait and see if they let the maps loose after a week, but no still elite only.
This makes me feel why did I bother to spend £90 on elite and founder status when it is a load of ****.... I think Piazza is a good map and quite fun, but if i am being honest Liberation is probably the worst map i have ever played, kill confimed is a complete waste of time on it, domination is not much better.
On the whole though no one cares less about us the gamers as long as they get there money thats it, what a sorry state of affairs.
I dont know anyone who cares for the Elite playlists. I can understand making a playlist for Elite members but all you really get is moshpit or hc moshpit. I kinda like being able to choose what I play. I do like groundwar but its for the 9vs9, which you cant have on the new maps.


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Because most patients in acute care hospitals receiving physical therapy are discharged to the post-acute care environment (eg, home health, rehabilitation facility, skilled nursing facility, or outpatient services), physical therapists must work collaboratively within the profession to ensure the continuum of care for patients in a variety of settings throughout an episode of care.
APTA provides several resources for members aimed at supporting many of the elements of Vision 2020 in the acute care setting. These resources include a toolkit to help incorporate physical therapist (PT) practice in the emergency department, a video and accompanying handout that illustrates how early physical therapy in intensive care units can help reduce health care costs and improve patient care, and audio conferences, available at APTA's Learning Center, highlighting the role of the PT in preventing hospital readmissions and direct access in a facility-based outpatient clinic.
Hear more about the resources in this prerecorded podcast by APTA's Clinical Practice Department.
A new study published in Spine shows that early treatment by a physical therapist for low back pain (LBP) was associated with less risk of subsequent health care utilization and lower overall health care costs than delayed treatment.
Using a national database of employer-sponsored health plans, researchers examined a sample of 32,070 patients who were newly consulting a primary care physician for low back pain. Patients were identified and categorized based on their use of physical therapist services within 90 days of the consultation. Those who were referred to a physical therapist early (within 14 days of the consultation) showed a reduced risk of subsequent health care utilization and experienced lower overall health care costs than did those patients with delayed treatment by a physical therapist (within 15-90 days of consultation).
During an 18-month follow-up period, researchers found that early treatment by a physical therapist was associated with reduced risk of subsequent surgery, injections, physician visits, opioid use, and advanced imaging, along with a corresponding reduction in overall LBP-related medical costs relative to delayed treatment by a physical therapist. Total health care costs for patients receiving early care from a physical therapist were an average of $2,736.23 lower.
The study found that patients using a PPO plan were more likely to receive early treatment from a physical therapist (53.4%) than those using an HMO plan (44.7%). Also, the highest rates of physical therapist utilization were found in the Northeast and West. Patients in the Midwest were more likely to seek early treatment from a physical therapist (58.7%).
Read more about this study, including comments from lead author and APTA member Julie M. Fritz, PT, PhD, ATC, and an April 20 article in Spine that also supports the benefits of early physical therapy for low back pain, in APTA's press release.
The toll of multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan on soldiers' bodies and how physical therapy can help them keep "doing their job, living their lives with as little pain as possible," is highlighted in a New York Times article featuring APTA member CPT Rachel Odom, PT.
Odom is the only physical therapist (PT) assigned to the 3,500 men and women of the Fourth Brigade Combat Team of the 25th Infantry Division serving in Afghanistan. Odom manages the soldiers for "twisted knees, back pains, or shoulder strains," injuries associated with elaborate body armor that can add "at least 35 pounds to a soldier's load," and concussions sustained by roadside bombs.
Army Ranger units were the first to include PTs, rather than have them stay back at the hospital or in separate medical units. But now with their success, PTs have spread into mainstream combat units. Odom is the first PT assigned to her brigade, says the Times.
A new website recently launched by the Department of Health and Human Services offers information and resources about Alzheimer disease and related dementias. Users can find links to authoritative, up-to-date information from agencies and organizations with expertise in these areas and comprehensive information from federal, state, and private organizations on a range of topics. Visitors to www.alzheimers.gov/ will find tools to identify local resources that can help with the challenges of daily living, emotional needs, and financial issues related to dementia. Video interviews with real family caregivers explain why such information is essential to successful caregiving.
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Perhaps the dandiest of hats is the slightly textured coke (or bowler or derby) hard hat in a shade of brown. Originally intended to protect men on horseback and once considered "the hat that won the west" by no less of an authority than Lucius Beebe, we see few cokes today and those are usually the black ones. The textured version for less formal pursuits is the rarest of the rare, despite its utility as head protection. Of course, this may have something to do with the frequency with which men today ride horses.
Those of a technical bent will be interested to know that, according to Art Fawcett at VS Custom Hats, the structure of a coke is achieved with paper-mâché. Once the paper is dry, the hatmaker applies lacquer and blows felt onto the surface. The texture is achieved when the pre-colored felt is brushed out.
Model for today's hat is the flâneur Richard Merkin. Sometimes described as Rhode Island's most famous New York artist, Merkin was a Professor (now emeritus) of Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design for nearly forty years beginning in the 1960's while somehow managing to be one of New York's most visible men about town during the same period. Merkin's work is in the permanent collections of this and that museum and he has been a contributor of both illustration and writing to several magazines but, perhaps most relevant to this essay, he's also distinguished for his appearance on the cover of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album (back row, right of center).
Mr. Merkin combines his undoubtedly bespoke hat with a white collared pink shirt, a gray and white checked necktie, and a tan Donegal tweed jacket with turnback cuffs. One expects that he knew that, according to the Victorian era's language of flowers, his yellow carnation states "You have disappointed me." A suitable attitude for a man wearing a coke, no?
Thursday, August 28, 2008
The Dandiest Hat
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- The People's Business said...
Superb photo. I especially appreciate the rounded collar on this shirt. Interestingly, the spread is a little wider than I've seen on shirts with rounded collars. Usually, they look like they could be pinned. So much to learn by studying this shot.
-DC Lawyer - August 28, 2008 at 7:36:00 AM PDT
- Cimarron Bill said...
A brilliant dandy. One small note, however, is that the pinky ring was traditionally on the left hand, as the right was to be free for fencing, unencumbered. Furthermore, it avoids injury from a firm handshake of the right hand. - August 28, 2008 at 8:22:00 AM PDT
- NF12 said...
Wow. Great picture of Mr.Merkin. Where did you find it? I have been looking all over for pictures of him.
- August 29, 2008 at 7:14:00 AM PDT
- rip said...
I notice, approvingly, that he has eschewed the pocket square in favor of the flower. Together, they would have been just a touch too much
- August 29, 2008 at 3:39:00 PM PDT
- Simon Crompton said...
Will, I notice Mr Merkin has an unusual, vertical tie pin. Do you know anything about this and where one could get one?
Simon - August 31, 2008 at 7:40:00 AM PDT
- Bruce said...
I would be curious to know how old that photo of Richard Merkin is. I was a student at RISD in the mid 70's (fall '73 to spring '75 - then I woke up), and remember Richard in his flaneur mode - impeccable, even when teaching a painting class (not the nicest place to wear nice clothes).
I live not far from his digs (present, or not so far in the past), and do occasionally see him in the neighborhood, but from my more recent sightings, it would seem that he has given up his flaneurial role for togs much more pedestrian. (He's also much heavier, which may account for the abdication from sartorial splendour.) - September 4, 2008 at 1:45:00 PM PDT


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National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2008 National Winner of Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation ContestUnited States Virgin Islands Champion Shawntay Henry wins in national poetry competition April 30, 2008
Washington, DC -- With a fan club including family, friends, her English teacher, poetry coach, and members of the Virgin Islands Council on the Arts, 16-year-old Shawntay A. Henry of the United States Virgin Islands captured the audience with her poetry recitations and received the title of 2008 Poetry Out Loud National Champion. Along with her title, Henry receives a $20,000 scholarship prize and her high school, Charlotte Amalie High School will receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. The Poetry Out Loud National Finals were held last night at the George Washington University Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC. Henry was among 12 finalists and 52 state champions from around the country who participated in the third national poetry recitation contest, sponsored by the National Arts Endowment and the Poetry Foundation. "Poetry was never something I thought I'd get involved with, but I realized I had a hidden talent," said Henry, a 10th grader from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Henry capped her performance with a thoughtful recitation of "Frederick Douglass" by Robert E. Hayden. This was the first year that the U.S. Virgin Islands participated in the Poetry Out Loud program. Henry advanced to National Champion from a field of competition that involved more than 1,500 high schools and 200,000 high school students across the country. The second-place winner was Sophia Elena Soberon of Brookings-Harbor High School in Brookings, Oregon, who received a $10,000 scholarship prize. The Utah State Champion, Madison Niermeyer, of Skyline High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, received the third place prize and a $5,000 scholarship. In addition, each of the top 12 finalists received a $1,000 scholarship prize. The twelve finalists' schools received $500 each for the purchase of poetry books. The other 12 finalists include Elijah P. Orengo of Georgia; Sequoia J. Jelks of Indiana; Gabrielle C. Guarracino of Massachusetts; Charles White of Michigan; Allison Strong of New Jersey; Hannah JoBeth Roark of Oklahoma; Elsa Vande Vegte of South Dakota; BreAnna Jones of Washington State; and Carolyn Rose Garcia of West Virginia. Special guest judges presided over the competition, including Garrison Keillor, host of the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion;" Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey, novelist and journalist Leslie Schwartz, Poetry Daily editor Don Selby, 2007 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Amanda Fernandez, and memoirist, activist, and poet Luis Rodriguez. Scott Simon, host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition, served as master of ceremonies. On April 28, 52 high school students – Poetry Out Loud champions from every state, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands – competed in three semifinal rounds based on geographic region. Twelve students advanced to compete in the National Finals on April 29. Judges evaluated student performances on criteria including physical presence, articulation, evidence of understanding, level of difficulty, and accuracy. Students performed poems from the Poetry Out Loud print and online anthologies (www.poetryoutloud.org). The event was the culmination of a pyramid-structure competition that began last September among schools across the country. The National Finals are the result of efforts by many partners. The NEA and the Poetry Foundation have contributed support for administration of the program, educational materials, and prizes for both the state and National Finals. Each State Arts Agency implemented the program in high schools in each state, often in collaboration with local arts organizations. The Poetry Out Loud National Finals was administered by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. Poetry Out Loud seeks to foster the next generation of literary readers by building on the resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry movement and the popularity of rap music among youth. Through Poetry Out Loud, students can master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. Now in its third year of national competition, Poetry Out Loud has inspired thousands of high school students to discover classic and contemporary poetry. To find out how to get involved in the 2009 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, visit www.poetryoutloud.org. About Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation About the Poetry Foundation About the National Endowment for the Arts
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The Fuquay Varina Town Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year at a town hall meeting on June 4.
Town Manager John Barlow presented the budget in a public hearing during the meeting. It contained no increase in the property tax, or ad valorem, rate, which stands at 38.5 per $100. This is the 11th straight year without a property tax increase for Fuquay Varina residents.
Water and sewer rates also remained flat.
Mayor John Byrne praised the town's economic condition and its ability to keep taxes steady while "at least five" other Wake County towns plan to raise theirs.
"We are able to borrow money at the very best rates for a town our size," Byrne said.
Total expenditures in the budget amounted to more than $18 million. Expenditures go towards paying for inspections, as well as wages for police officers, firefighters and other public workers.
Additionally, the budget called for a 2.3 percent pay increase for full-time town employees hired before July 1, 2011.
Barlow said that plans for a new cultural arts center in town were not included in next year's budget but were in the town's five-year plan.
Commissioner Cindy Sheldon proposed two line-item additions to the budget before approval. One was for $75 million out of the fund balance to pay for a streetscape in Varina similar to the one in Fuquay. The other was to give the mayor a $250 "expense stipend" to pay for travel or other work-related expenses. Both additions were put into motion and carried by the board.
Commissioner William Harris said the budget was "good" and that it "reflects our economic times."
Byrne thanked the approximately 40 members of the public for attending the meeting.
"What really helps us do our job is citizen input," Byrne said.
Another matter the board addressed at the meeting was the rezoning of 25 acres of land near 2054 Herbert Akins Road from Residential 20 to Residential 10 on the zoning chart. The land currently houses a pump station which runs down Stewart Street.
Sheldon said she was "confident that the transition is well taken care of," and the board approved the rezoning unanimously.


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Episodes: 1: Krusty Gets Busted The Telltale Head 2: Bart Gets an F The War of the Simpsons 3: Homer at the Bat Separate Vocations 4: Marge vs. the Monorail Krusty Gets Kancelled 5: Cape Feare $pringfield 6: Homer Badman Lisa on Ice 7: King-Size Homer Lisa the Iconoclast 8: Simpsoncalifragilisticexpialad'ohcious The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase 9: Girly Edition The Trouble with Trillions 10: Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" 11: Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder 12: HOMЯ Tennis the Menace 13: Tales from the Public Domain She of Little Faith 14: The Dad Who Knew Too Little Helter Shelter 15: The Ziff Who Came to Dinner Bart-Mangled Banner 16: Don't Fear the Roofer She Used to Be My Girl 17: My Fair Laddy The Italian Bob 18: The Haw-Hawed Couple You Kent Always Say What You Want 19: Funeral for a Fiend All About Lisa 20: Gone Maggie Gone Four Great Women and a Manicure 21: The Bob Next Door The Color Yellow 22: Homer Scissorhands How Munched is That Birdie in the Window? 23: The Falcon and the D'ohman A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again 24: Hardly Kirk-ing What Animated Women Want
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SHD: It's sunny!
SMD: Alphabetizing my Blu-ray collection... Horrifically large Blu-ray collection...
SHD: Just ate 3 hot dogs for lunch. I like hot dogs.
SMD: My knee's been acting up and it's painful to walk.
Favourite/least favourite by seasons that I own (somewhat stolen from Financial Panther):
3 - Dog of Death/When Flanders Failed 4 - Lisa's First Word/So it's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show 5 - Secrets of a Successful Marriage/Bart's Inner Child 6 - And Maggie Makes Three/Another Simpsons Clip Show 7 - Marge Be Not Proud/Bart the Fink 8 - Homer's Phobia/The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase 9 - King of the Hill/Trash of the Titans 10 - Wild Barts Can't Be Broken/Maximum Homerdrive
LMD: Drama continues...
SHD: Met my strike rate at work on a particular project for the first time.
SMD: My left eye's itchy...it seems to have a bad reaction to computer monitors.
SHD: It's 12:59pm on a Tuesday and I'm pissed off my asshole, I'm watching season five and I don't have class until Thursday (student life).
SMD: It took eight minutes to write and edit this post.
Simpsons Tapped Out ID: Knightboat89
SHD: Working out made me feel a little better.
SMD: Valerie Adams was beaten by a very butch Belarus woman in shotput today
[SIZE=1] Check out my South Park episode ideas in my user notes (Note: It's the fifth and last note): http://www.nohomers.net/usernote.php...ewuser&u=41294
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Led Zeppelin IV > Houses of the Holy > Physical Graffiti > Led Zeppelin II > Led Zeppelin I > Led Zeppelin III > Presence > In Through the Out Door > Coda
SMD - It's 3:20 AM and I can't make noise because I'm sleeping at one of my friend house...
My Simpsons Season 24 Ratings/Reviews:
Moonshine River (2,25/5) / Treehouse Of Horror XXIII (3,5/5) / Adventures in Baby-Getting (3,25/5) / Gone Abie Gone (3,5/5) / Penny Wise-Guys (3/5) / A Tree Grows in Springfield (1,75/5) / The Day The Earth Stood Cool (3,75/5) / To Cur with Love (4/5) / Homer Goes to Prep School (3/5) / A Test Before Trying (3,5/5) / The Changing of the Guardian (1,25/5) / Love is a Many-Splintered Thing (2,75/5) / Hardly Kirk-ing (3,25/5) / Gorgeous Grampa (2,25/5) / Black-Eyed, Please (3,75/5) / Dark Knight Court (3/5) / Pulpit Friction (3,25/5)
Futurama - Season 7 :
The Bots and the Bees : 3,75/5 / A Farewell to Arms : 4/5 / Decision 3012 : 3,5/5 / The Thief of Baghead : 3,25/5 / Zapp Dingbat : 2/5 / The Butterjunk Effect : 2,5/5 / The Six Million Dollar Mon : 4/5 / Fun On A Bun : 3,75/5 / Free Will Hunting : 2,25/5 / Near-Death Wish : 3,75/5 / 31st Century Fox : 3,5/5 / Viva Mars Vegas : 4/5 / Naturama : 2,5/5
SMD- I need to pay my iPhone bill; I have no idea how much money it's worth, and I have like 20 bucks on my card. People owe me money, and I get paid Thursday, but probably half of that or so is going to my phone. I may just wait till next pay day and pay then. I can go a week or so without my phone; I don't text or call much anyway. It just sucks in general though.
SHD- Lost, s3. nuff said
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SHD: Reached targets at work again today.
SMD: Might have conjunctivitis.
Thank you for using the term "conjunctivitis" and not "pink eye"!
SHD: Had an amazing day out doing amazing things with an amazing girl.
SMD: We're just friends.
Sorry for you @YellowFever I really understand your situation...
SHD- Two amazing days at one of my friend house
SHD- I'll see her friday and I'll finally know if she loves me...
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Thanks @AlexandreLeblanc we've been best friends for a while so it's complicated at the moment but hopefully one day it wont be
I also love my best friend and I don't know if she loves me so I esaily understand your situation @YellowFever
by: YellowFever
SHD: I stumbled across a gem of a video game!
SHD: I'm in a better mood today.
SMD: I'm too lazy to work out.
SHD: Finally conquered SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie's video game.
SMD: I just realized that that feels like an accomplishment to me, and I realized how low my expectations for myself are.
@AlexandreLeblanc Seems like we have a lot in common! Hope it works out for you!
SHD: My fantasy football team looks pretty good!
by: YellowFever
SHD- I'm going to try to post more again starting either today or tomorrow (probably tomorrow since I work soon)
SMD- I work soon and I'm tired from picking up that shift yesterday
SMD- I didn't sleep so much the past threes days so I'm tired...
SMD: A nasty lie has spread like wildfire through my social circle about me.
SHD: I had an amazing dream that has wholly changed my outlook on life for the better.
SHD: I took a huge dump that could have sunk the Titanic and it made that really satisfying "Plooop" noise when it hit the water that indicates you've gotten a big one out.
SMD: My asshole was burning afterwards and I had too sit on the toilet for another 5 minutes to let it cool off.
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Shandeh wrote:Another dancer! I always wanted to learn to dance, but my parents probably couldn't afford it back then. Oh well.....the few times I've tried to follow dance instructions, I've completely failed, so it's probably a blessing in disguise!
I didn't learn until I went to college as part of my theatre major. And my husband just started last year taking swing dance lessons with me. So, I say never too late!


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