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Guidelines to Changing Your Enabling Behaviors
It is very difficult to understand why what we think of as helping an addict or alcoholic, is actually harming them (and the entire family). The role as the family enabler is hard to unlearn, but it can be done!
An alcoholic or addict is enabled to continue drinking or drugging when significant people carry out certain behaviors. Enablers are sometimes seen as co-dependent. That is they appear to be co-dependent on the alcoholic or addict for their self-worth.
- Helping is when you come to the aid of a person when they aren't able to do something for themselves.
- Enabling is when you do things for a person when they can and should do it for themselves.
Here are a few general rules for changing your enabling behavior towards the addict:
- Don't loan someone struggling with addiction any money or continue to pay bills they may be responsible for
- Don't get put up bail for jail or continue to provide legal help
- Don't jump in to bail them out of any negative consequences from their behavior that is controlled by the alcohol or drug abuse, such as calling in sick for an their work shift
- Be prepared for the anger of the addict or alcoholic as you change your behavior
- Don't do their chores, or take over any of their responsibilities
- Don't believe the addict's promises of changing, unless they back it up by entering drug rehab treatment
- Consider a family or professional intervention
- Get help for yourself, to help you understand why you enable, and improve your own physical and emotional health
- Be honest with the addict in what you say and do: you are no longer going to support their addictive behavior in any way
- Remember to talk to the addict or alcoholic when they are sober, and to give them specific facts about their behavior
You can't directly change the behavior of an individual struggling with addiction by telling them what and how they should stop. Shaming and threatening an addicted loved one usually only pushes them further into addiction;
but by changing your own behavior, you can turn enabling into helping your addicted loved one.


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2013 MLB Predictions: National League East Preview
By Chris Schad ,
Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals will look to repeat as NL East Champions in 2013.
The National League East has the chance to become one of the most exciting chases in all of baseball heading into the 2013 Major League Baseball season.
At the top are two teams that will have gigantic expectations in the Atlanta Braves and the defending NL East champion Washington Nationals.
Both teams were able to add key pieces over the offseason and have young talent that will only get better as time moves forward.
The NL East also has the veteran team battling father time in the Philadelphia Phillies and two rebuilding teams in the New York Mets and Miami Marlins.
The divisional games will be entertaining, and that will make for a great race to watch in 2013. Here's a look at who can come out on top in the NL East.
Giancarlo Stanton
2012 Record: 69-93 (5th in NL East)
Key Additions (courtesy of Baseball Prospectus): LHP Justin Nicolino, OF Juan Pierre, C Jeff Mathis, RHP John Maine, 3B Placido Polanco, RHP Chad Qualls, RHP Jon Rauch, 3B Chone Figgins, 1B Casey Kotchman, 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff
Key Departures: SS Jose Reyes, RHP Heath Bell, RHP Carlos Zambrano, 2B Emilio Bonifacio, RHP Josh Johnson, C John Buck, LHP Mark Buehrle
Outlook: One year ago, the expectations for the Marlins were high after doubling their payroll and opening the beautiful $634 million Marlins Park in Downtown Miami.
Long known for being one of the cheapest teams in the league, the Marlins were poised to take off and capture a playoff berth.
But then things got weird.
They decided to paint the walls at Marlins Park lime green. They put a giant statue in center field that looked like it was pulled out of a 1970s album by The Beatles. Ozzie Guillen praised Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. The free agents didn't play up to their salaries and then the Marlins decided to start from scratch.
All of the free-agent acquisitions from a year ago are gone (mainly in a highly criticized trade with the Toronto Blue Jays), and there are few recognizable names remaining on the roster.
The good news is that one of those names is slugger Giancarlo Stanton.
Stanton was the Marlins' best hitter in 2012 according to Baseball Prospectus and has the power to flirt with 40 (or possibly 50) home runs in 2013. Alas, Stanton can't do it by himself.
The Marlins will be one of the worst teams in baseball while they try to figure things out and wait for super prospects Christian Yelich (ranked 15th in Baseball America's top 100 prospects) and Jose Fernandez (ranked fifth) to develop.
David Wright
2012 Record: 74-88 (4th in NL East)
Key Additions (courtesy of Baseball Prospectus): RHP Noah Syndergaard, C John Buck, C Travis D'Arnaud, RHP Shaun Marcum, RHP LaTroy Hawkins, OF Marlon Byrd, RHP Brandon Lyon
Key Departures: OF Scott Hairston, RHP Chris Young, C Kelly Shoppach, RHP Jon Rauch, OF Jason Bay, OF Andres Torres, RHP Mike Pelfrey, RHP R.A. Dickey
Outlook: While the standings will not reflect it in 2013, the Mets are on the right track for building a long-term contender.
General manager Sandy Alderson had to make some tough moves over the winter, and the most notable was sending reigning National League Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays for prospects.
The haul was impressive considering that the Mets landed catcher Travis D'Arnaud (ranked 23rd by Baseball America) and pitcher Noah Syndergaard (ranked 53rd by Baseball America) to add to several young players such as fellow prospect Zach Wheeler (ranked 11th) and Matt Harvey.
The young players are nice, but the Mets have issues on the major league roster that will prevent them from competing in 2013.
The biggest issue at the moment is David Wright's intercostal strain that knocked him out of the World Baseball Classic.
Current reports such as the one by Yahoo Sports!' Mark Townsend have Wright out of the Mets' lineup Opening Day, and it's something that could linger as the season drags on.
Wright was the best offensive player in terms of WAR according to Baseball Prospectus, so if Wright misses a big chunk of time it will be panic time in Queens.
There are signs that the Mets are going in the right direction, but it's an approach that favors the patient meaning that 2013 will be a long year.
Cole Hamels
2012 Record: 81-81 (3rd NL East)
Key Additions (Courtesy of Baseball Prospectus): C Humberto Quintero, OF Ben Revere, 3B Michael Young, LHP Mike Adams, OF Delmon Young
Key Departures: RHP Jose Contreras, 1B Ty Wigginton, 3B Placido Polanco, OF Juan Pierre, RHP Vance Worley, RHP Trevor May
Outlook: If there is a wild card team in this division, it's the Phillies.
As mentioned in the opening, the Phillies are battling father time as Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Roy Halladay are another year past the prime of their careers while dominating the division during the 2000s.
If there is a weakness on this team, it has to be the team's offense which was deadly during that span.
After trading Hunter Pence last July, the Phillies were left with glaring holes in the outfield and have attempted to fill them with speedster Ben Revere and Delmon Young (who may start the season on the disabled list after offseason surgery).
They also tried to fill the gap at third base by acquiring a professional hitter from the Texas Rangers in Michael Young. Unfortunately, this move also gives the Phillies another aging position player as well.
The strength of this team will be their pitching as Halladay and Cliff Lee will look to have bounce back years to complement ace Cole Hamels.
The bullpen remains solid too as Jonathan Papelbon will return in the closer role and give the Phillies a chance to regain their top spot.
If the offense can perform at an adequate level, the Phillies experience may defeat father time and the rest of the division.
Justin Upton
2012 Record: 94-68 (2nd in NL East; lost to St. Louis Cardinals in Wild Card Game)
Key Additions (Courtesy of Baseball Prospectus): OF Justin Upton, OF B.J. Upton, C Gerald Laird, RHP Jordan Walden, 3B Chris Johnson
Key Departures: 3B Chipper Jones, OF Michael Bourne, 3B Martin Prado, RHP Randall Delgado, RHP Ben Sheets, C David Ross, RHP Chad Durbin, RHP Tommy Hanson
Outlook: The Braves may have been a bizarre infield fly rule away from setting up a showdown with the Nationals last October, but they have made plenty of moves to try to make it back.
The biggest one is the addition of both Upton brothers to play next to Jason Heyward.
B.J. will replace Michael Bourne in the outfield and will give them the same amount of speed that the Braves had at the top of their lineup. His offensive consistency is something that will need to be improved, but he's a good fit overall.
As for Justin, he will become a MVP candidate in Atlanta. His final season with the Arizona Diamondbacks was a confusing one, but his line of .280 with 17 home runs and 67 runs batted in wasn't terrible.
Playing alongside his brother, he will be motivated and will put up monster numbers in the process.
The Braves have the pitching to go along with their impressive lineup with Kris Medlen coming off a terrific season at 10-1 with a 1.59 earned run average and closer Craig Kimbrel who was 42 for 45 in save opportunities in 2012.
The Nationals will be tough to take down, but what the Braves have assembled is going to give them enough firepower to have a chance.
Stephen Strasburg
2012 Record: 98-64 (1st in NL East; lost in five games to St. Louis Cardinals in NLDS)
Key Additions (Courtesy of Baseball Prospectus): OF Denard Span, RHP Rafael Soriano, RHP Dan Haren
Key Departures: LHP Michael Gonzalez, RHP Edwin Jackson, RHP Alex Meyer, LHP John Lannan, 1B/OF Michael Morse
Outlook: Stephen Strasburg's innings limit was the biggest storyline for the Nationals in 2012.
The former No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft was in his first full season after having Tommy John surgery late in 2010 but didn't show any ill effects going 15-6 with a 3.16 earned run average.
Still, the Nats stuck to their proposed innings limit, and his shutdown may be the reason the team lost in the NLDS instead of making a long playoff run.
So what makes the Nationals scarier this time around? There will be no shutting down Strasburg.
He will lead a talented rotation that includes Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmerman and Dan Haren and might be the best in major league baseball.
The offense also got better even after the departure of Michael Morse.
The Nats traded top pitching prospect Alex Meyer to acquire Denard Span to give them the leadoff bat they've been needing and moved Bryce Harper to left field.
Span's inclusion makes the lineup downright scary as Danny Espinosa and Ian Desmond are one of the game's best power-hitting middle infields to go with Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche.
The Nationals are a team that's loaded across the board. Depth like this means that a World Series championship is not out of the equation.


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iPod Shuffle Winner: As selected by Random.org, commenter #2, Rebecca Hines! I will be in touch to get your information, Rebecca! Congratulations!
One night last month while I lay in bed "visiting" walls on Facebook (you can't tell me you don't go around "visiting" your friends' walls late at night. Sure, [you] might call it "stalking" but I call it "visiting"—whatevs!) I went to one of my social media "boards" (I call them "boards", but that's because I'm an old school bulletin boarder. Sure, they might be "groups", but I'm calling them "boards" and you can't stop me, but I digress.) That's when I saw a post from Stacie asking who was local to Atlanta and liked Moe's (as in Moe's Southwest Grill).
Ok, first thing's first, you have to know how much my family loves Moe's. We're in there, at least, one time a week. Some weeks we are in there more. We love our Moe's crew, we love how relaxed we can be in there, and we love the food.
So, back to me in bed, iPad in hand, Stacie's post on my Facebook "board"….
I didn't even bother to answer the post, I went right to my message box and sent this:
"For serious, the Moe's thing,.. I'm dying to know more!"
And, with that I was in. I was to become part of the official Moe's Blogger Advisory Council.
That weekend [we] were invited to go down to Moe's where we met the head chef and all the executives. It was amazing. I already knew how awesome Moe's was, but to really learn ( just. how. awesome.) all the good stuff they believe in and do was the icing on the cake (or should I say the queso on the chip?)
Seriously, did you know that Moe's has a Food Mission which reads, "Moe's Food Mission is to bring the highest quality ingredients to every guest, every day, everywhere. We're always focused on the best possible option – from vegetarian to low calorie ingredients to a variety of ingredients without rBGH, steroids, added preservatives or MSG."
Now do you see why we eat there as much as we do?
It started with the new black dress that I got for $20.00. I drove down to the Westin Perimter and met all the bloggers involved. We had some cocktails (which for me was just club soda with lime since I was just coming back to life after having the bubonic plague), talked about ourselves a bit, and then we headed down to Moe's where a special night was planned out just for us. When we walked in were were greeted by the spectacular Moe's executives including the CEO and their head chef. Waiting for us was a chef jacket with our names on them. We were all so seriously jazzed about them that it didn't take long for each of us to put ours on as we prepared to be dazzled by the planned event. We mingled, ate chips, salsa, queso, and guacamole, played with the Coke Freestyle machine, had a little friendly salsa competition (my team, aptly named 'The Salsa Superstars', totally won, yo!), and then we tried out some new items that Moe's will be unveiling soon. With our bellies happy and full of good stuff we each gave the burrito assembly line a roll (pun intended!) So. Much. Fun.
I didn't want the night to end, but I knew that I had to get home, digest all the food I had eaten, and get some sleep. The next morning Mikey and I would set off to Atlanta to meet our group for breakfast before heading to the World of Coca Cola, but I will have to tell you about that in my next post.
For now, I wanted to share some swag! Moe's gave me a 2 GB iPod Shuffle. In our house we all have iDevices, so I wanted to share this with one of my lucky readers. All you have to do to be entered to win is tell me what you order when you go to Moe's! And, don't worry if you don't have a Moe's. If you don't, all you have to do is visit their Food Menu online, and tell me what you would order if you could!
The giveaway will end on Cinqo De Mayo!
Disclosure: Moe's provided my travel expenses and hooked me up with some swag for participating in this event. The opinions expressed are purely my own, and even if I didn't become part of the Moe's Blogger Advisory Council, I'd still go to my local Moe's on a weekly basis! It's all in the, "WELCOME TO MOE'S!"
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Customer service and people from the counter at the airport do not agree with the information given (LUGGAGE WISE). Be aware the high charges for checked luggages and they do not let you take more than one piece. The person at the counter was nastily unpolite.
Besides all of this they changed the schedule of the flight as they please.
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Posted by Anonymous on 2009-11-28:
Nothing that you've mentioned is kept hidden from you before booking. Almost all airlines charge for checked baggage now. Also, you agreed to their terms which reserves their right to change flight times at any time.
Posted by PepperElf on 2009-11-28:
just - exactly.
it's old news that extra luggage costs you more
the extra luggage adds to the weight of the plane and means they have to use more gas to move.
best that everyone learns how to pack lightly and put priorities on what they really need to bring
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-11-28:
I don't think baggage fees are linked to fuel. This is part of the drive to cut costs. No meals, cutting staff, charging for exit row seats, even the right to select seats, is all to offset the low fares being offered. The thing is you shouldn't complain if you know the facts when you buy the ticket. But when it comes to changing schedules, airlines must inform the passengers beforehand of departure time changes so as to avoid their having to wait in the airport. If they change the time when the passenger is already in the airport that is a "delay" and I think the passenger must be given vouchers for meals and hotels.
Posted by Ytropious on 2009-11-28:
Informing you of company policy is not rude or nasty OP.
Posted by jktshff1 on 2009-11-28:
I don't see how anyone, based on the information provided, can make an assumption either way.
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-11-29:
In the end, baggage fees or all ancillary fees are linked to fuel. The airline darling of the stock market (LUV) WN has had a couple bad quarters primarily because of expired fuel hedges. When you burn as much fuel as it takes to fill up a SUV in a minute of idling its all about the stuff in the tanks.
Posted by Ben There on 2009-11-29:
James236 - good luck getting a meal voucher from Spirit for a delay. With some of their cheaper fares costing less than a meal at an airport... You get what you pay for.
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-11-29:
For my part I would just pay for my meal without a fuss if the airline didn't see fit to give vouchers. But when airlines give these promotional fares of a few dollars, they have to treat all customers equally. Two years ago I travelled in a group on EasyJet from London Luton to Amsterdam. Some in the group booked at different times and our fares for the same flight varied from the equivalent of about $20 to about $300. At Luton there was a 4 1/2 hour delay before take off and the airline gave us all vouchers to get a snack. They didn't distinguish between who paid what when handing out the vouchers.
Posted by Ben There on 2009-11-29:
The EU has different laws than in the US when it comes to customer compensation. Easyjet did not give you vouchers because they wanted to, they did it because they had to.
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-11-29:
Yes Ben, that's quite true. I was making the point that what you get from the airline shouldn't depend on the fare. I heard about Spirit's $9 fares, but I expect it's only a few passengers will get that fare and the rest may be paying two or three hundred dollars for the same flight. Once you're on the flight you get the same treatment. If there is a delay of several hours, I think they should offer meal vouchers and not be deterred by the fact that a few of the passengers paid fares less than the cost of the meal voucher, because they are making their money on the higher fares.
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Kirov-class battlecruiser
Kirov-class battlecruiser Frunze |
Class overview | |
Builders: | Baltic Shipyard, Leningrad |
Operators: | Soviet Navy Russian Navy |
Built: | 1974–1998 |
In service: | From 1980 |
Planned: | 5 |
Completed: | 4 |
Cancelled: | 1 |
Active: | 1 (1 undergoing modernization, 2 in reserve) |
Retired: | 0 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser |
Displacement: | 24,300 tons standard, 28,000 (full load) |
Length: | 252 m (827 ft) |
Beam: | 28.5 m (94 ft) |
Draft: | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
Propulsion: | 2-shaft CONAS, 2× KN-3 nuclear propulsion with 2× GT3A-688 steam turbines 140,000 shp[1] |
Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
Range: | 1,000 nautical miles (2,000 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h) (combined propulsion), unlimited at 20 knots (37 km/h) on nuclear power |
Complement: | 710 |
Sensors and processing systems: |
Radars: (NATO reporting name): |
Electronic warfare & decoys: |
2 x PK-2 Decoy dispensers (400 rockets) |
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Missiles: |
Armour: | 76 mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection |
Aircraft carried: | 3 helicopters |
Aviation facilities: | Below-deck hangar |
The Kirov-class battlecruiser is a class of nuclear-powered warship of the Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships (i.e. not an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship) currently in active operation in the world. Among modern warships, they are second in size only to large aircraft carriers, and of similar size to a World War I-era battleship. The official designation of the ship-type is "heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser", but because of their size and general appearance, the ships are often referred to as battlecruisers by western defense commentators.[3]
Originally built for the Soviet Navy, the class is named for the first of a series of 4 ships to be constructed, the Kirov, which was renamed Admiral Ushakov in 1992. Original plans called for the construction of 5 ships, however the last was cancelled. In Russia this class of ship is usually referred to by the designation Project 1144 Orlan (sea eagle). Only the Pyotr Velikiy is still operational, but Russia plans to reactivate the remaining three vessels by 2020.[2][4]
The appearance of the Kirov class played a key role in the recommissioning of the Iowa-class battleships by the United States Navy in the 1980s.[5][6][7]
The Kirov hull design also was used for the nuclear-powered SSV-33 command ship Ural.
The Kirov class's main weapons are 20 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) missiles mounted in deck, designed to engage large surface targets. Air defense is provided by twelve octuple S-300F launchers with 96 missiles and a pair of Osa-MA batteries with 20 missiles each. Pyotr Velikiy carries some S-300FM missiles and is the only ship in the Russian Navy capable of ballistic missile defence.[2] The ships had some differences in sensor and weapons suites: Kirov came with SS-N-14 ASW missiles, while on subsequent ships these were replaced with 9K331 Tor SAM systems. The Tor installation is in fact mounted further forward of the old SS-N-14 mounting, in the structure directly behind the blast shield for the bow mounted RBU ASW rocket launcher. Kirov and Frunze had eight 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630 close-in weapon systems, which were supplanted with the Kashtan air-defence system on later ships.
Other weapons are the automatic 130 mm (5.1 in) AK-130 gun system (except in Kirov which had two single 100 mm (3.9 in) guns instead), 10 21-inch (533-mm) torpedo/missile tubes (capable of firing SS-N-15 ASW missiles on later ships) and Udav-1 with 40 anti-submarine rockets and two sextuple RBU-1000 launchers.
Fire control[edit]
- 2 × Top Dome for SA-N-6 fire control (the forward Top Dome is replaced with Tomb Stone in Pyotr Veliky)
- 4 × Bass Tilt for AK-360 CIWS System fire control (not in Nakhimov or Pyotr Veliky)
- 2 × Eye Bowl for SA-N-4 fire control (Also for SS-N-14 in Ushakov)
- 2 × Hot Flash/Hot Spot for SA-N-11 Grisom (CADS-N-1 units only)
- 1 × Kite Screech for AK-100 or AK-130
- 2 × Cross Sword for SA-N-9 (Gauntlet-equipped units only)
The lead ship, Kirov (renamed Admiral Ushakov in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union) was laid down in June 1973 at Leningrad's Baltiysky Naval Shipyard, launched on December 27, 1977 and commissioned on December 30, 1980. When she appeared for the first time in 1981, NATO observers called her BALCOM I (Baltic Combatant I).
Kirov suffered a reactor accident in 1990 while serving in the Mediterranean Sea. Repairs were never carried out, due to lack of funds and the changing political situation in the Soviet Union.
In 1983, a command and control ship, the SSV-33 command ship Ural was launched, although the ship would not be officially commissioned until 1989. It utilized the basic hull design of the Kirov-class vessels, but with a modified superstructure, different armament, and was intended for a different role within the Soviet Navy. The Ural was decommissioned and laid up in 2001, due to high operating costs.
Frunze, the second vessel in the class, was commissioned in 1984. She was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. In 1992, she was renamed Admiral Lazarev. The ship became inactive in 1994 and was decommissioned four years later. The ship is currently held in reserve. On 19 September 2009, General Popovkin, Deputy MOD for Armaments, said that the MOD is looking into bringing Lazarev back into service.[8]
Kalinin, now Admiral Nakhimov, was the third ship to enter service, in 1988. She was also assigned to the Northern Fleet. Renamed Admiral Nakhimov, she was mothballed in 1999 and reactivated in 2005. She is in overhaul at Severodvinsk Shipyard.
Construction of the fourth ship, Yuriy Andropov, encountered many delays; her construction was started in 1986 but was not commissioned until 1998. She was renamed Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) in 1992.[9] The ship currently serves as the flagship of the Russian Northern Fleet.
On March 23, 2004, English language press reported that the Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief, Fleet Admiral Vladimir Kuroedov said Pyotr Veliky's reactor was in an extremely bad condition and could explode "at any moment". Russian language reporting actually said that the condition of the propulsion plant was such that it could get worse at any moment. This statement was later withdrawn and Russian sensationalist press speculated it may have been the result of internal politics within the Russian Navy, alleging that Admiral Igor Kasatonov was the uncle of Pyotr Veliky's commanding officer, Vladimir Kasatonov, who was testifying in the court hearings on the losses of K-159 and Kursk.[10]
The ship was sent to port for a month, and the crew lost one-third of their pay. Examinations found no problems with the ship's reactor.[citation needed]
A fifth Kirov-class cruiser was planned; originally named Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov or alternatively reported as Dzerzhinsky, the ship was never laid down.[9] The name was later changed to Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya (October Revolution),[11] and then just Kuznetsov;[12] finally, on 4 October 1990, the project for a fifth ship was scrapped.[9]
Original Ship Name | Renamed | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
Kirov | Admiral Ushakov | March 26, 1974 | December 27, 1977 | December 30, 1980 | In Autumn 2012, Dmitry Rogozin, vice-premier of Russian Government in charge of defense industry, replied to an inquiry about the fate of the ship. "Cruiser Kirov, now Admiral Ushakov, is returned to the Navy. Modernization project for the ship is in planning stages.[13] It is planned to overhaul and refit all ships of this class. Modernization will begin soon.[14][15] |
Frunze | Admiral Lazarev | July 26, 1978 | May 26, 1981 | October 31, 1984 | Modernization of this ship will start soon. Scheduled to be back in service by 2020. [15] |
Kalinin | Admiral Nakhimov | July 21, 1983 | March 4, 1986 | December 30, 1988 | Undergoing modernization at Sevmash shipyard, Severodvinsk, on the White Sea. Scheduled to be back in service in 2018 and rejoin the Northern Fleet or Pacific Fleet.[16] |
Yuri Andropov | Pyotr Velikiy | March 11, 1986 | April 29, 1989 | April 9, 1998 | Active.[17] Flagship of the Northern Fleet. |
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov or Dzerzhinsky | Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya later Kuznetsov | Never laid down | N/A | N/A | Cancelled October 4, 1990 |
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- ^ a b c d e "Russian Warship Tests Missile Defense Capability". RIA Novosti. 20 September 2012.
- ^ Armi da guerra, De Agostini, Novara, 1985.
- ^ "Upgraded Nuclear Cruiser to Rejoin Russian Navy in 2018 | Defense". RIA Novosti. 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ Middleton, Drew (1981-03-13). "Pentagon likes budget proposal, but questions specifics". The New York Times. p. A14.
- ^ Bishop, p. 80.
- ^ Miller and Miller, p. 114.
- ^ Agentsvo Natsionalnykh Novostey (Russian) 19 September 2009
- ^ a b c Ударные корабли, Том 11, часть 1, Ю.В. Апалков, Галея Принт, Санкт-Петербург, 2003
- ^ "Kuroyedov declares 'Peter the Great' could explode 'at any moment'". Bellona. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ^ John Pike (2012-03-19). "Kirov Class - Project 1144.2". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ John Pike. "Kirov Class - Project 1144.2". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "Нрберш Мю Охяэлю | Хмрепмер-Опх╦Лмюъ Д.Н.Пнцнгхмю". Oborona.gov.ru. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "Russia to refit nuclear missile cruisers - media | Defense". RIA Novosti. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ a b "Russia to refit nuclear missile cruisers - media | Defense | RIA Novosti". En.ria.ru. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ Upgraded Nuclear Cruiser to Rejoin Russian Navy in 2018, RIA Novosti, June 6, 2013
- ^ "1144 (.2) Kirov class | Russian Military Analysis". Warfare.ru. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- Bishop, Chris (1988). The Encyclopedia of World Sea Power. New York: Crescent Books. ISBN 0-517-65342-7. OCLC 18199237.
- Miller, David; Chris Miller (1986). Modern Naval Combat. London: Salamander Books. ISBN 0-86101-231-3. OCLC 17397400.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Kirov class battlecruiser at Wikimedia Commons
- Globalsecurity.org page on Kirov class
- Kirov class photos from Mark Meredith
- (Russian) Encyclopedia of ships
- (Russian) Military Reform Support Fund
- (Russian) Forum discussion of ships' armament
- FAS.org article
- (English) All Kirov Class Battlecruisers - Complete Ship List
- (English) Article about the Kirov class battlecruisers.


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Now we're going to take a moment to remember the writer Gore Vidal. He died yesterday at age 86. Vidal was a prominent novelist, essayist and screenwriter, famous not only for his literary talent, but for his feuds with other writers. He was also famous for his depictions of gay men. He became an inspiration for a generation of younger gay writers, including Christopher Bram, author of the novel "Gods and Monsters." Here are Bram's memories.
CHRISTOPHER BRAM: Gore Vidal was famous for his hates - academia, presidents, whole portions of the American public - and most notably, Truman Capote. Yet he could be incredibly generous to other writer friends. He wrote beautiful, appreciative essays about Tennessee Williams and Dawn Powell. He was a man of endless contradictions.
His first notoriety came in 1948 - when he was only 22 - and he published his third novel, "The City and the Pillar." It was the fullest portrait of gay American life at that time. The book wasn't autobiographical, but anyone reading it could safely assume its author knew this world firsthand. Homosexuality was still illegal throughout the country. The book was a best seller, but both book and author were viciously attacked. Vidal later claimed he had expected this response, but how many 22-year-olds can anticipate public humiliation?
He backed away from the topic afterwards, and wrote first for TV and then for the movies. But he still wanted to write fiction, and he was too honest not to want to explore his sexuality. He hit upon an ingenious strategy, arguing that the word "homosexual" was an adjective, not a noun. There was no such thing as a homosexual person, only homosexual acts. In 1968, he published "Myra Breckenridge," where transsexuality leaves the gay-straight question in the dust.
Later that year, he got into a battle with William F. Buckley, which began with Buckley calling him a queer - on national television during the Democratic convention. It ended with the two fighting it out in the pages of "Esquire" and later, the law courts. More important than sex to Vidal, was politics and history. He wrote several best-selling novels about the two. My own favorites are "Julian" and "Burr." But his best writing were his essays. He hated hearing this, but his essays are witty, informed, surprising; covering a broad range of topics: sexuality, of course, politics and history, but also literature and the movies.
As a teenager, I first knew him as a TV personality, then as an essayist and only later as a novelist. His public persona had such authority, I once dreamed we spoke. He told me the novel I was working on was a mess; I should put it aside and start a new one. I woke up in a cold sweat, thinking no, no, I can fix it; I can make it work - before I remembered I didn't know Gore Vidal, and it was only a bad dream. Incidentally, he was right: I never was able to publish that novel.
Vidal did not want to be known as a gay writer, but he was also the godfather of gay literature in spite of himself. Gay men of my generation and older used him as an example, even a role model. If this cool, witty, outrageous man can succeed with American readers, maybe we could too.
CORNISH: That's commentator Christopher Bram, author most recently of "Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America." He was speaking about Gore Vidal, who died yesterday.
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Notification to Parents/Guardians
At the beginning of each school year, all parents/guardians shall be notified as to the categories of directory information the school or district plans to release and the recipients of the information. The notification shall also inform parents/guardians of their right to refuse to let the district designate any or all types of information as directory information and the period of time within which a parent/guardian must notify the district in writing that he/she does not want a certain category of information designated as directory information. (34 CFR 99.37; Education Code 49063, 49073)
(cf. 5125 - Student Records)
(cf. 5145.6 - Parental Notifications)
The Superintendent or designee shall notify parents/guardians that they may request that the district not release the name, address, and telephone number of their child to military recruiters, employers, or institutions of higher education without prior written consent. (20 USC 7908)
Parent/Guardian Consent
Directory information shall not be released regarding any student whose parent/guardian notifies the district in writing that such information not be disclosed without the parent/guardian's prior consent. (20 USC 1232g, 7908; Education Code 49073)
For a former student, the district shall continue to honor any valid request to opt out of the disclosure of directory information made while the student was in attendance at the district, unless the opt-out request has been rescinded. (34 CFR 99.37)
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Diario de Charlie Knuth
A tough year
Escrito el Apr 21, 2013 9:31pm
I know it's been a long time...I haven't updated Charlie's condition because as ridiculous as it sounds......I don;t want to jinx anything. One year ago today, Charlie was enjoying life to it's fullest. His skin looked amazing, he felt amazing, and he was just starting the taper of the anti rejection drug that kept his immune system susceptible to infection. We had just began the planning and preparation for the following school year in hopes that Charlie could join his fellow classmates at Sunrise School. The weather was sunny, warm, and Charlie was enjoying time outdoors, riding his battery operated four wheeler, and swinging on the big swing that hung from our tree in the back yard. I could not have imagined at that time what complications and pain Charlie would have in store. After the taper of CSA (cyclosporin), Charlie engraftment numbers began to decline. When our family came down with a virus, little did we know that Charlie's own cells would attack each-other in response, and leave him with a non-functioning immune system. To describe to you what this means or what this "looks like" on a little boy with EB is beyond what most people could imagine. To move forward, Charlie needed another transplant or he would die. He teetered on the "ICU respirator" line for a long time. After his transplant......it was waiting, hospitalization, and pain. More pain than I care to remember, or talk about. After the horrendous wounds on Charlie's knees, neck, and armpits began to ease....the pain in his knees and femur bones lingered. The recovery from this second transplant can not be compared to the first. It has been much harder, longer, and scarier. Why? Because the chemo, infection, and the major catastrophic events that destroyed his bone marrow, have taken a toll on him. He did not walk for a very long time. Even standing would cause Charlie to tremble and shake. He did not give up and we did not give up on him. His wheelchair never came out....He would not use his walker. Even through his pain, the desire to play with his brothers and sister outweighed the comfort of a chair. In the past few months Charlie has had his ups and downs. But, he is in far less pain. We took him to see the Grand Canyon. We took him to Colorado and watched him swim in a "natural hot spring" for two hours. He has NEVER swam. He loved it and didn't want to get out. Charlie is catching up in school. No one ever could have imagined how quickly Charlie would absorb reading, writing, numbers,ect. He has made amazing progress that no one was prepared to see. He just needed to feel good. That's all. He has two days of school at home, and two days "at school" in his own little class room. He wears a mask in the hall, but he is able to feel like he is part of something. I do not think the fear of germs will ever leave me. I do not think that I will ever be able to just move on and forget what has happened in this past year. It has been both emotionally and physically exhausting on our family. I have stepped back. Taken a break from it all. I know I have "with drawn" myself from much of the world. When a person is isolated for so long, it begins to feel normal. This weather isn't helping either...So, after two years of isolation and winter....I have had enough. I am ready for sunshine, fresh air, and people. I miss my girl friends. I miss nights out, and I miss community events. I do not know if there will ever be a "right time." to break free without risking Charlie's health. Just waiting for a sign.. -
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I have been dreading this. I have been tossing emotions around in my head all day. OK, all year. Many days I completely force myself to pretend it never happened. I do that sometimes, when things are just too painful. I simply will not let myself analyze them. But tonight, as I sit typing this, in the room that was supposed to be Seth's bedroom, I will spill it.One year ago today, I sat in a room alone, on the other side of the US. I was in disbelief. I simply could not believe that I just watched the little boy we planned to make ours...die. Many people have said to me that "all things happen for a reason." I still do not see the reason for this. I am angry. I have been for a long time. I wonder how many children go without adoptive families because of the ridiculous "process" it involves. Children who have gone years in neglectful households and have been unsupervised by the agencies meant to protect them....all of a sudden become the property of the state and any well-meaning, loving, adoptive parent becomes the suspicious person with some ulterior motive. I have so many questions of "why"?I want to know "why" it had to take so damn long. I want to know "why" I could not take any pictures with Seth. I want to know "why" every moment we had together had to be "supervised" by "a person in charge." I want to know "why" there were SO MANY people in charge. Tell me "why" the workers at the group home made me feel so unwelcome. Why did they try so hard to sabotage what was good, loving, and best for Seth? I want to know "why" the social workers who were supposed to be working for Seth's best interest were more interested in playing "the referree" for all the "people in charge" instead of focusing on this little boy. I want to know "why" no one wanted to hear any knowledge of EB I had to offer. You can not imagine what it was like for me to have to watch that little boy suffer at the hands of the unknowing and NOT BE ALLOWED TO HELP OR ADVISE. I proved myself. Our family, our neighbors, complete strangers from the community, we PROVED OURSELVES and still.....all of our words and messages to Seth were erased off of his obituary page. The candle our family lit in remembrance of Seth was blown out. BLOWN OUT! Really?It has been a year. This has affected me. I have not let it go. I will not let it go. How many other children in this world go without loving families because of the policies, procedures, red tape, people in charge, bickering amongst all the "hands in the pot", and who has more "say"? How many children have to wait only for it to be "too late"? Loving, adoptive families, who just want to give children a home should not be treated this way. After an experience such as this, most would simply walk away and not put themselves through such trauma again.I may have not spent a year and a half with Seth working shifts at his group home. I do not doubt for one second that his caregivers loved him and gave him the best life they could, BUT the day our family decided to adopt Seth, I became his mother. In my mind I was his mother. No one else can say that. No one else even offered. Darboy became his neighborhood, Alex, Hunter, Chloe, and Charlie became his siblings, and Kevin became his daddy. We will never forget this little boy. We will never forget what the people in our community did for him. If he was here, you would love him. Immediately. You would love him.... -
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Charlie's life here on earth changes drastically each and every moment. One day he is spunky, playful, happy, full of energy and the next day he is unable to walk, suffering with painful non-healing wounds, and unwilling to get off the couch. Can't say I blame him...Optimism, hopelessness, relief, worry, calmness, anxiety, happiness, sadness, acceptance, anger....day in and day out, this is how it goes. I am not complaining. I am explaining. I know that life has no guarantees for anyone. I know I can not "control" each and every hurdle. I just want Charlie to have a chance. He deserves it. It is hard to see what his future holds when there are so few to compare him to. When I see symptoms show up which mimic his graft loss I instantly go in to panic mode. Panic for Charlie, myself, and my family. I may be selfish, but, I do not want to watch Charlie suffer that way again. I do not want to live in a hospital anymore. I do not want to have to tell Charlie he can't be at home with his family. These thoughts scare me on a daily basis. I am sure that his upcoming procedure in MN this Monday is triggering much of this uneasiness.Charlie had his labs drawn on Monday. Results came back for his White Blood Count, Platelets, and Red Blood Count.They were perfect. ????????????????????????


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- This is my history and guide to my home city - Bristol. I hope you enjoy it as Bristol is one of the best cities in the world.
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- Ivan has an international reputation for his research on British and European culinary history. As well as a scholar, broadcaster and writer, he is also a gifted professional cook and confectioner. He is noted particularly for his re-creations of meals and table settings. His work has been exhibited in many museums, including the Paul Getty Research Institute, Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of London, Fairfax House, the Bowes Museum and the Rothschild Collection.
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The Lucet has made cords for over one thousand years and is what ties doublet and hose in the middle ages, bodice ties for the Elizabethans, ornamental frogging in the 18th century, right up to the Victorians who made neck chains and watch fobs from silk.
It is the birthplace of bag ties, glasses cords, shoelaces...the list is endless.
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- We LIVE history. We sell quality antiques fresh from our local area in New England. We are historical reenactors and public speakers among other things. Our website is a slice of our lives. We live in a small 18thc. cape that was a mess when purchased. We have lovingly restored it for years while collecting the antiques we love along the way. We are great believers in 'buy what finds you, and buy what you love'. Being of modest means, our collecting is an ongoing labor of love involving some luck, sacrifice, and patience. We hope you enjoy visiting us often. Too many people in our opinion, who collect antiques create a 'LOOK' . We are creating a HOME.
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- Thimble Fingers was created by Julie Macdonald in 2000, at a time when she was living in Singapore and the opportunity arose for her to pass on her embroidery skills by teaching embroidery in Asia. In 2001 she returned to Australia and hasnt looked back since. Thimble Fingers is a home based mail order business, operating out of a small home studio in Julies garden at Meadow Springs, Mandurah in Western Australia.
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- Please click the above link which takes you through to our Trinity Antiques channel on YouTube. Here you will be able to view a video of many of our items.
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- My particular areas of interest are (in no particular order): Charles II and the Restoration of the Monarchy, The English Civil War, Renaissance Italy, the Borgia family, Medieval England, The Crusades and the Mistresses of Charles II - although I will read pretty much anything historical!
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- We are a home-based business specializing in research, illustrated presentations, and products in heraldry and genealogy, with a sideline in reviews of movies
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- Bringing a little individuality to your gift wrapping.Luxury gift wrapping at bargain prices.
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- Stout Brothers is excited to now offer an online resource for your home. Gather ideas and gain inspiration as we explore all areas of interior design. Life is busy, here we will take the hottest trends and topics and break them down into easy to read articles. With categories spanning the design world, we are showcasing everything from well-made to hand-made.
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- Welcome to The Sampler Guild. With hundreds of members based here in the UK and throughout the world, the aim of The Sampler Guild (TSG) is to offer a forum furthering the research of sampler history, provide the next step-up from Cross Stitch, promote the preservation of antique samplers, continue the art of sampler making and most importantly, have lots of FUN!
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- Bowes Museum
- The Bowes Museum, England. The Bowes Museum is a hidden treasure, a jewel in the heart of beautiful Teesdale. The magnificent building stands proud in the historic market town of Barnard Castle housing internationally significant collections of fine and decorative arts.
Purpose built in the 19th century by John and Joséphine Bowes, the Museum has a wonderful story to tell.
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- The portal for UK Antique Dealers and related sites featuring antiques dealers and antique fair listings
- Diane's Dolls
- Antique and collectable dolls.
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- This page is for people who are interested in various things Mortlock. There are Mortlocks all over the world, especially in the UK, USA, Australia and South Africa. It seems that among other things, they have been Tinkers, Tailors, Soldiers, Sailors, Bankers and Convicts. There have been china retailers in London bearing the Mortlock name.
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- Antiques with inventive repairs (also known as "make-do" repairs) are unique examples of necessity and thrift, made during a time before Krazy Glue was invented. Unlike today where we discard anything chipped or cracked, broken household items were repaired at home or taken to a metalsmith to be brought back to life, often with whimsical results. Once regarded merely as damaged goods by antiques dealers and collectors alike, antiques with inventive repairs are justly receiving the respect they deserve.
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- I have been buying and selling vintage jewellery, vintage costume jewellery and vintage accessories in London and the U.K. for about 30 years. I started selling vintage jewellery and accessories in markets such as Covent Garden and Camden Passage, and antiques fairs such as Alexander Palace, Greenwich Art Deco, Battersea Art Deco and Kensington Decorative Arts.
- Thistle Threads
- The goal of Thistle Threads is to bring back techniques from the past in a manner that appeals to the embroiderer of today. We strive to provide you with a quality experience and search the world for fabulous materials to enhance the time you spend on your creatio
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Whitework is a modern term for most embroidery on white linen (or cotton) worked with a white thread (linen, cotton, silk). There are many forms of whitework, but the form we are concentrating on in this survey is pulled work.
Pulled work is the distortion of the warp and weft threads to form patterns. The threads are literally pulled out of alignment and bound into groups to create patterns. Pulled work is also used to create a background for other embroidery.
- Simone Handbag Museum
- A historical collection of international significance.
- Bone Up On Bobbins
- Bone up on Bobbins : the craft of lace bobbin making.Bobbin or pillow lace was never more than a cottage industry but according to a petition of 1698 more than 10,000 people in England were employed in the trade.
- My Old Historic House
- I am semi retired living in my home town, Clarksville, Mo. I have this old historic house that I have restored, and have opened for tours and rentals. The 1845 Historic Elgin / Cottrell House museum.I have a little gift shop. Richard's Great Stuff,down the street from the house. My best thing in life is my little beagle girl, Sissy. I enjoy blogs about decoarting.
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Also been over a year now (was Oct. 17, 2012) since my mom's bone marrow transplant, and she's doing relatively good- stayed outta the hospital, avoided too many adverse side effects, grown a full head of hair. She's really lucky, and I'm really glad she's doing as well as she has. That said, it's still a damn hard thing to go through and even when it's "easy", it's never easy. Still doing as much as we can to help her get through it.
Alright, 'nuffa that. Go get free candy from pagan gods or sacrifice animals to suburban houses or whatever people do today.


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We apply every 2 hours initially about 30 minutes before we go out in the sun. I am partial to the sprays but, I also have a stick for the face when needed.
Us too. We use aveeno (I think that is what it is called.)
Quoting Rushn311:
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Throwback heavy metal specialists Trouble prove that they are still as relevant in the new millennium as they were back in the 1980s by staging an earth-shaking live performance live in Stockholm. Original band members Eric Wagner, Rick Wartell, Bruce Franklin, and Jeff Olsen are joined onstage by newcomer Chuck Robinson for a performance that's sure to have fans flicking their bics. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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It's coming out in Europe first? Guess I'll have to import a copy.
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@Maitimo said:
Do you appreciate that by connecting these two unrelated things in your headline and having that throw-away remark in the lead paragraph, you are pushing a specific narrative that feeds into the kind of bizarre console tribalism you wrote a piece on a while back?
Edit: To expand, I suppose: the 3DS lack of success arises from the interaction of a lot of complex factors and cannot be reduced to simply "well, Apple", which while maybe a factor is not the exclusive reason for what's happened nor necessarily the biggest. It's disingenuous to present this story (really two stories) this way, particularly as Apple's results are not fully explainable by their share of the games business.
Agreed. Correlation does not equal causation.
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Should have just called it the Tub.
Yes, they should have, or ♪ ♩ ♬ "Tubs Club"♪ ♫ ♩ ♬
Everyone who signs up in the first month gets a free copy of Tub Thumpin'.
@Juno500: Exactly. This effects absolutely nothing.
The music is pretty awesome.
Neat, but I have no intention of re-buying the PSP games I own just so I can play them upscaled on my TV.
I picked this up yesterday, I've been enjoying it so far.
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Why are some of you so eager to talk about the gayness of this video? I bet yer all closet queers too.
you could clearly see his mouth aiming for the peniss of the shirtless boy.
i couldn't think any more break staff members could come out of the closet.....i was wrong again
I don't understand why if it fell over the first time... why he had to do it a second time, but 10 times slow?
I love underwear boys rippling muscles as he saves the homo who just came out of the closet from being crushed
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Review : Julia Nunes - I Think You Know
Having recently completed the most dynamic and revolutionary decade the music business has ever seen, it's truly a mixed bag as to what's in store in the coming months. One thing is for certain, the rise of YouTube-inspired artists will probably only increase. Take for example, upstate New York's Julia Nunes. Posting choice covers and a few rare originals under the name Jaaaaaaaaaaa, Nunes became an overnight sensation. Her sudden fame found her opening select dates with Ben Folds and others. To date, she's released two full-length albums and is currently touring in support of her new EP I Think You Know.Using her tride-and-true ukelele as her main weapon, the disc opens with "I Think You Know," a sly, cheeky kiss-off not unlike Erin McKeown or Lily Allen. Its playful, sarcastic and quite biting. Showing a softer side, she tackles sentimentality and inner-reflection in "Grown a Pair," a ditty which presents lines like, "I wish that I was taller, like when I go to shows, in truth I wish that I was smaller."...full text
Julia Nunes has been making music since she was 13 years old, now in her early twenties she already has two full length albums under her belt. On February 2nd the musician releases her new EP, I Think You Know.The ukulele playing Nunes proves she has a pop ear on the opener "August", a track that has a Dar Williams-like elegance in its vocal harmonies.
Those vocal harmonies don't last long, as they all but disappear from the remainder of the album. On songs like "Comatose", her deep vocals are hopelessly drowned in the mix. When they can be heard, they come across as harsh, in a style of Ani Difranco, completely unsuited to the music.
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Can you scream at people while wielding a hefty ukulele? It's hard but, yes, it can be done. Julia Nunes, a 20 year old singer-songwriter from Rochester, NY, has assembled five songs for her new I Think You Know EP. With the lo-fi backing her lyrics are brought to the center stage, ap plece where they feel quite at ease. Halfway between Kristin Hersh and Carole King, she has already toured with Ben Folds.With this EP Julia Nunes will convince the indie folk circuit that there is new name they should to invite to play in their clubs.
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'The Office' Final Season: 'Parks and Recreation' Spinoff Connection Revealed
With 'The Office' winding down toward its May 16 series finale, reflections upon the nine-season NBC comedy have revealed some intriguing "what if" scenarios and castings that could have seen our favorite Dunder Mifflin characters leading very different lives. Among the 'Office' trivia known is that 'Parks and Recreation' had originally been envisioned as a spinoff, but how would Scranton and Pawnee have been tied together? Find out the surprising 'Office'/'Parks and Recreation' connection inside!


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The New Issue Of Classic Rock Is Out Today!
Don't dare miss the March edition of Classic Rock – with Guns N' Roses on the cover!
It's our fourth annual 'Lost' themed issue – so as well as the usual goodies expect a misbegotten selection of articles on bands from the dustblown vaults of obscurity!
There's also a FREE 'Lost' CD featuring 15 tracks from the likes of UFO, Jerusalem, 13th Floor Elevators, Rogue Male, Luv Machine and more – including Thin Lizzy's Massacre, a 'Lost' live version from 1977!
Elsewhere inside issue No.129 of Classic Rock:
GUNS N' ROSES: Izzy Stradlin says Alan Niven was "the sixth silent member of GN'R". The band's former manager speaks out.
THIN LIZZY: The live and really dangerous days. Scott Gorham and Brian Downey look back at Lizzy in their 1970s prime.
DEF LEPPARD: Life with the late Steve Clark, by the Leppard guitarist's former girlfriend.
GREEN RIVER: They spawned Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone and Pearl Jam… but they were a band out of their time.
STRAY DOG: They influenced Queen, Van Halen, Steve Vai and were poised to be the next big power trio. So what went wrong?
BARNEY BUBBLES: He developed light shows for Hawkwind, and designed sleeves for Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, The Adverts and other iconic 80s new-wavers.
ZAKK WYLDE: Lewd tales from the life and times of the Black Label Society mainman and Ozzy's guitarist.
MARILLION: The lost-loves story behind their biggest hit single, Kayleigh.
CHRIS CORNELL: Is his latest album evidence that the former Soundgarden frontman has turned his back on rock?
THE CLASH: It's June 1981. The Clash play a fortnight-long residency in New York instead of touring the US. Mick Farren kept control…
All this and more in the latest issue of Classic Rock, on sale now!
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