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TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee has approved beginning public consultations on sources of funding for public transit, including several taxes and levies.
The committee reviewed reports by city manager Joe Pennachetti and Toronto chief financial officer Cam Weldon which outline 10 sources of funding, including a one per cent sales tax, increased income taxes, and highway tolls.
The funds would go towards Metrolinx's $50 billion regional transportation plan to expand transit in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton — including four approved light rail transit lines in Toronto.
The city must provide $4 billion in funding annually, $2 billion above what it currently pays towards Metrolinx projects.
The province has committed to provide $13 billion for the first phase of Metrolinx's Big Move project. Metrolinx must secure the rest of the funding and present its investment strategy to the city of Toronto in June 2013.
The seven other suggestions include a property tax hike, payroll and land transfer taxes, a fuel tax, vehicle tax, parking levy and development charges.
Pennachetti said he didn't believe any one or two methods of raising funds would be sufficient to cover the costs.
"We believe it will take probably multiple revenues," he said.
Toronto Rob Ford, right, gestures to Councillor Paul Ainslee in the council chamber as councillors look to pass motions to limit his powers in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Blasting what he called a "coup d'etat," Ford said voters should be able to pass judgment on him, not his fellow councillors.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (centre) dances with participants ahead of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival in Toronto on Saturday July 30, 2011.
Toronto City Mayor Rob Ford, left, celebrates after defeating wrestler Hulk Hogan in an arm-wrestling match to promote Fan Expo in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 .
Twenty-two month-old Micah MacMilan reacts as he is picked up by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford while Ford was signing bobblehead dolls in his likeness at City Hall in Toronto on Tuesday November 12, 2013.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford holds up a replica Grey Cup as he attends the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL Eastern Conference final football game in Toronto on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford laughs with fans as he attends the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL Eastern Conference final football game in Toronto on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Ford showed up at Sunday's Canadian Football League playoff game, despite a request by the league's commissioner that he stay away.
Canadian recording artist Drake, left, and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford laugh at a news conference announcing that Toronto will host the 2016 NBA All-Star game, in Toronto, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford displays a milk moustache as he takes part in voting with city council members in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford watches from the sidelines near the Argos bench during a CFL football game between the Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders in Calgary on Saturday, August 18, 2012.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford poses for photographs inside a giant shark mouth while attending the grand opening of the Ripley's Aquarium of Canada in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. After two years of construction, delays and (Canadian) $130 million in costs, Ripley's Aquarium of Canada opened to the public Wednesday.
City of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford poses for a photo opportunity with other dignitaries in a shark's jaws at the opening of Ripley's Aquarium of Canada in Toronto on Wednesday, October 16, 2013.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is hoisted into the air by his Don Bosco Eagles team after winning the Metro Bowl quarter-final at Birchmount Park in Toronto, Thursday Nov. 15, 2012. A civil trial hearing in which the mayor is accused of libel against a restaurant owner went on without him.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (center) smiles as he officially opens the refurbished Sunnydale rink with Toronto Maple Leafs' coach Ron Wilson (right) and other dignitaries who were on hand as well as the Toronto Maple Leafs who practiced on the outdoor rink in Toronto on Wednesday, January 4, 2012.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford grabs the Grey Cup by the handles during a parade celebrating the Toronto Argonauts victory in the Grey Cup final in Toronto on Tuesday November 27, 2012 .
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford comes face to face with a butter sculpture of himself at the Canadian National Exhibition.
Butter Rob Ford
As part of an exhibition at the CNE, Toronto-based artist Olenka Kleban has made a butter sculpture of Toronto's mayor.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford hoists the Grey Cup on stage with Toronto Argonauts players while celebrating the team's Grey Cup victory in downtown Toronto on Tuesday, Nov.27, 2012.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stands at the door to his office as he waits for an elevator in Toronto on Thursday November 14, 2013.
Mayor Rob Ford speaks at city council in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013.
Nov. 13 2013. Toronto mayor Rob Ford during the afternoon session as councillors continued to debate a motion asking mayor Rob Ford to apologize to Torontonians for misleading therm about his use of crack cocaine.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford speaks to his Don Bosco Eagles team during the Metro Bowl quarter-final at Birchmount Park in Toronto, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012.
In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 file photo, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford holds a bobblehead doll depicting him at Toronto City Hall. An electoral map of the 2010 mayoral election shows that Ford's voter base resides mainly in a more conservative constituency than the downtown electorate.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (left) and city councillor Michelle Berardinetti (right) smile on stage during a performance of the Nutcracker in Toronto on Saturday, December 10, 2011. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit)
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford jumps on stage dressed as a Cannon Doll during a performance of the Nutcracker in Toronto on Saturday, December 10, 2011. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit)
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford acts on stage dressed as a Cannon Doll during a performance of the Nutcracker in Toronto on Saturday, December 10, 2011. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit)
City of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford addresses the media outside office in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, after the release of a video. A new video surfaced showing Ford in a rage, using threatening words including "kill" and "murder."
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford emerges from his office holding slices of a birthday cake to offer to members of the media at city hall in Toronto on Tuesday May 28, 2013.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford arrives at City Hall in Toronto amid allegations of crack cocaine use on Friday May 17, 2013, in Toronto. Published reports say a video appears to show Ford smoking crack cocaine. Ford called the allegations ridiculous.
Toronto City Mayor Rob Ford watches players from Don Bosco Eagles, the High School team he coaches, warm up before they compete against the Huron Heights Warriors in the Metro Cup in Toronto on Tuesday November 27, 2012 Those whose antics threaten to besmirch the party name normally don't get a second chance with Canada's federal Conservatives. Not so, it would seem, for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford carries the Pan American games flag in Omnilife Stadium during the closing ceremonies of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. Toronto will host the games in 2015.
Toronto City Mayor Rob Ford reacts after Don Bosco Eagles, the High School team he coaches, lost 28-14 to Huron Heights Warriors in the Metro Cup in Toronto on Tuesday November 27, 2012.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford talks to a staff member at city hall in Toronto on Wednesday November 6, 2013.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford addresses reporters at City Hall in Toronto on Tuesday November 27, 2012.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford briefly takes the stage to greet the crowd as part of the New Years Eve celebrations at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on Monday, December 31, 2012.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sits on the back of Chicago's First Lady as he takes in an architectural boat tour on the Chicago River Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Ford was visiting the city on a Toronto-Chicago Business Mission.
Rob Ford was at an event to promote the Grey Cup when he fell while hamming it up for the press. A GIF of the fall went viral on the Internet.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, makes a light hearted comment as Toronto Mayor Rob Ford laughs during the signing of a new "sister cities" declaration Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Chicago.
Toronto Mayor-elect Rob Ford, centre, raises his arms with his wife Renata, right, and mother Diane, left, as he speaks to supporters in Toronto on Monday, October 25, 2010.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, top right, waves to photographers during a boat tour with members of the Toronto-Chicago Business Mission on the Chicago River waterfront Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Chicago.
Dave Chappelle And Rob Ford
Comedian Dave Chappelle met briefly with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012
Rob Ford is seen reading while driving in this photo from Twitter.
Rob Ford meets with comedic actors Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.


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UPDATE: Man arrested in connection with the theft of historic weapons from castle and museum (From Braintree and Witham Times)
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UPDATE: Man arrested in connection with the theft of historic weapons from castle and museum
Updated 5:37pm Wednesday 19th March 2014 in News
A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of historic weapons and armour from a museum and castle.
Two replica English Civil War helmets, a chain mail hood and a Napoleonic axe dating from 1709 were taken from Maldon Combined Services Museum between 2pm and 4.30pm on Thursday.
On Saturday night the armoury at Mountfitchet Castle was burgled and a chain mail shirt, steel riveted coif, two Norman two-handed swords, a mace, a double-handed Norman axe, a jousting helmet, two Saxon metal helmets, a Norman longbow and 10 arrows were stolen.
A man, who is 32 and from the Takeley area, was arrested last night on suspicion of theft when he attended the police station at Stansted Airport.
Police later carried out a search of a property in the area and recovered a large number of items.
He has been released on police bail until April 19 pending further enquiries.
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I dunno - ask one of the 56 blokes in the States walking about with a coupla tallywackers and see what they say!
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A new bill at the state Capitol calls for a change in Georgia's "boating under the influence law. The measure would lower the intoxication limit for boaters.This past summer two brothers died on Lake Lanier when their boat was struck in an accident that allegedly involved boating under the influence. That crash and other serious incidents have led to a newly-introduced bill by state Sen. Butch Miller (R-Gainesville). "Of all boating accidents, over 50 percent of them each year, they involve alcohol," Miller said.His measure would lower the intoxication level for boating under the influence from .10 to .08 -- the same level for driving under the influence. "It's just the right time. The momentum is right, the feeling is right. The general public wants to be able to go out and enjoy boating without own endangering their families," Miller said. The state senator says Georgia is one of only eight states allowing a higher alcohol limit for boaters.Hall County Solicitor Stephanie Woodard, who handles some of the BUI prosecutions on Lake Lanier, said the difference between the limits is "substantial" for a non-heavy drinker."It's made absolutely no sense that they can operate a high-powered vessel on the water at a higher rate of alcohol than they can load their boat up and drive back to their hometown," Woodard said. The move to tighten boating laws has the backing of Gov. Nathan Deal.The state Senate bill would hike the penalties for boating under the influence.
Firefighters are calling a man a hero after he helped save a family from a burning home in DeKalb County.
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The Tetons' problem? Alpine beauty + short approaches = busy trails. Solution: Paddle away from the crowds on this 30-miler. Start at Lizard Creek Campground on Jackson Lake's east shore. (Rent canoes at Colter Bay Village Marina: 800-628-9988.) Paddle .75 mile west across the lake to Wilcox Point. (No boat? Reach the trailhead via a 7.5-mile hike south along the Glade Creek Trail.) Hike 10 miles up the Webb Canyon Trail, over Moose Creek Divide. Place your tent at the head of Owl Creek and enjoy stunning views of the Teton Crest's awesome spires. Return to Wilcox Point via the Berry Creek Trail. --Steve Howe, howephoto.us
PERMIT: Required. nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/feesandreservations.htm
CONTACT: Grand Teton National Park; (307) 739-3300; nps.gov/grte
This is a great hike precisely for the reason given: nobody is on this trail. I did this hike with a friend years ago and did it all in one day (kinda crazy. couldn't walk that good the next day...). Having spent a few summers in the Tetons I loved doing this hike because it was different and out-of-the-way, and remote. It was unlike any of the other hikes I've done there (and I've done most of them). So check it out.


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By Sheryl Flatow
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In his first two major roles on Broadway, Kingsley Leggs has developed a reputation as the villain you love to hate. He originated the role of the dastardly Mister in The Color Purple, and created the part of the gangster Curtis Jackson in Sister Act, a role he continues to play on tour.
"I feel that Curtis is a lot more than just a gun wielder," he says. "I think the bad side plays itself, so I try to find the humanity in him and address that. I try to remember that underneath everything, he's a complete person like everyone else. When I was playing Mister, I could feel the silent hatred from the audience. I could feel all the women hating me and cringing. But I could also feel them going, 'Hey, you know, maybe I could be the one to change that guy.' That's the tightrope you walk."
The show, Leggs says, brings him unadulterated joy. "It's a fun show to do and it makes people feel good. It's very rewarding as an artist to look out at the end of the night and know that you have really touched people. To see them dancing and smiling and clapping gives meaning to what we do."Continued...


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Although Junichi Tazawa isn't even the most well-known reliever in his team's bullpen, he's one of the best relievers in the game.
Koji Uehara talks with BaltimoreSportsReport.com after his rehab start in Bowie.
Nice FanGraphs.com write-up about our young stud pitchers. Glad to see the national stage taking notice of our great pitching depth.
The Orioles finished their homestand today by dropping their third straight game in a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. By and large, Koji Uehara pitched a very good game, going 6.1...
Daily Brewer news and a newly reignited hot stove.
The Mets could greatly improve their chances in '09 by following through on reported interest in a few Japanese free agents.
Daily Brewer notes and hot stove mumbo jumbo.
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The Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre, which the architects tell us 'can be understood as two folds into the landscape. One folds upwards revealing the building and the second folds down to form the carpark' is featured in the current issue of Architecture Ireland, complete with a review by Stephen Best.
In keeping with RIAI tradition, the review gives the Heneghan-Peng designed Visitor Centre a pretty emphatic approval rating without the unnecessary unpleasantness of registering any reservations.
A couple of times, like a hapless Jerry guard thinking for a moment he hears a resourceful Tommy scrambling out of a nearby escape tunnel only to shake his head in relief at the appearance of a convenient rabbit, Best almost picks up some of the apparent inconsistencies in the Visitor Centre's design concept.
First of all; the non-apparent entrance. This is supposed to be, he tells us, a '. . . building as a gateway, a triumphal pause on the journey rather than the destination in itself.' That's fair enough, but if you want the building to be a gateway, why conceal the entrance? 'To enter . . . [ he goes on ] . . . you must slip between the honed black columns. The front door, a large glass revolving drum, is found not by indication but by discovery.'
Why is the entrance concealed? Best provides the answer; because 'From the outside, all the normal architectural devices, the ones that define our idea of a building, doors, windows, and roof are completely suppressed from view.'
All that is except the incongruous parapet railings that completely undermine any Zumpthoresque aspirations to scalelessness or timelessness.
Again, just for a moment, Best questions the seemingly trendy angularity of the plan which he concedes is a devise that '. . . is too often a contrivance', but then he shakes off his doubts by suddenly remembering that the Pyramids in Egypt [wonder what brought that to mind] abstracted geometry from the site to generate their building form! And you thought that the eccentric gentlemen who make programmes for the Discovery Channel had uncovered every conceivable daft notion about the Pyramids!
Having stated at the outset that the Causeway Visitor Centre 'has the capacity to challenge our received notions of how to build in sensitive locations' and 'that it embraces notions of modesty and deference that eschew the desire to create a building as monumental icon.' Best goes on to describe the building's façade as; 'a tapered black wall of trapezoidal columns that rise vertically from the ground to form a 6m high wedge' . . . . as opposed to anything monumental!
The fact that this linear, alternating thick & thin, solid & void, binary façade treatment takes a ten year old prevailing trend in bar-code fenestration to its logical conclusion is oddly not mentioned.
The architects, in their contribution, talk of the 'inherent properties of the locally sourced basalt stone', which on the face of it would appear to include an almost man-made regularity of profile and the fundamentally characteristic hexagonal section, neither of which properties are allowed to feature in what is essentially an exercise in façade cladding.
No undulations, in either plane, were permitted to soften the machined monumentality of these basalt clad facades as they cut their incisions in the landscape, presumably because this would have softened the edgyness and weakened the prospects of winning the architectural competition. Nothing resembling a humble tree is permitted to intrude into this '. . . . carefully sculpted intervention into this landscape . . .' again to take a quote from the architect's description. The term 'Landscape' here is probably not to to be understood in any natural sense but rather through the cold prism of the international architect's eye. In reality, the Causeway Road is nothing like a pristine landscape, it is a landscape littered with 19th and 20th century buildings, clusters of hotels and B+Bs, all in their own way serving visitors to the Causeway coast and all competing for custom and attention in their own modest way.
Internally, the photographs depict an eerily empty and slightly menacing space, with possible viral laboratory undertones, not helped by the dark grey concrete slab ceiling that hasn't apparently fully cured bright white yet. Maybe so, but I'd place a small wager we'll not be seeing that ceiling 'bright white' until it gets two coats of emulsion. The café, which looks slightly grim on plan and which isn't illustrated in the photographs, allegedly has a 'long view to the coastline' according to the architects, although its short view [through the basalt cladding columns] is clearly over the adjacent Causeway Hotel car park.
Summing up his review, Best concedes that 'Buried buildings in places of outstanding natural beauty, or adjacent to prehistoric monuments, are not new. They are the default solution in many cases . . . yet too often . . . . the designers are tempted by the locale and display too much architecture.'
No, it was just a rabbit shrugs Best as he concludes 'Not here', this is 'not an architecture fixated with object making . . .'
Yeah right!
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I started listening to Tool when I heard "Stinkfist" on the radio about 3 years ago. I remember thinking that this song was unlike any I had ever heard and decided to buy Aemina, not knowing there were other Tool albums out there. Within a few days, I was listening to nothing else. I decided to get educated about Tool and bought their other two albums. All 3 are simply an incredible array of fantastic music, complex lyrics, and outright catharsis. Undertow contains some of their best work such as Crawl Away, Prison Sex, Swamp Song, and 4 Degrees. Maynard James Keenan may well be the most dominating figure in 90's rock/metal (sorry Ed Vedder, you don't cut it anymore). Do yourself a huge favor and start listening to this wholly original and powerful band. Everything else sounds pathetic in comparison. Tool is an anomaly that lives up to the hype while inspiring those who listen to free their minds to new perspectives. This, in my view, is what music is supposed to do.
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No Description AvailableTrack: 10: Disgustipated,Track: 1: Intolerance,Track: 2: Prison Sex,Track: 3: Sober,Track: 4: Bottom,Track: 5: Crawl Away,Track: 6: Swamp Song,Track: 7: Undertow,Track: 8: 4 Degrees,Track: 9: FloodMedia Type: CDArtist: TOOLTitle: UNDERTOWStreet Release Date: 09/17/1996<Domestic or Import: DomesticGenre: HEAVY METALArguably their finest album, this follow-up to Opiate showcases Tool at their best, assisted by clean, crisp production, without the muddiness of Aenima. Edgy guitar riffs are complemented by spitting, heavy bass, especially on "Sober" and "Crawl Away". Lyrically, Tool are at their vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy ("Intolerance," "Sober"; always a popular theme), the loss of innocence and its consequences ("Prison Sex"), and deliberate ignorance ("Swamp Song"). Henry Rollins makes a guest appearance on "Bottom," which, along with "4 Degrees," deals with questions of identity. Undertow is also Tool's most musically adventurous album, lacking the occasionally numbing sameness of Aenima, and with considerably more sophistication than their previous work. Very highly recommended. –Genevieve Williams
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There is no common opinion on what is the best Tool album. Some will say they got better with each release, while some others think their first two releases, Opiate and Undertow, are better and more musical. Without getting into this debate, I'll kindly suggest, if you've never heard Tool before, start right here, with their first full-length release, Undertow (their debut Opiate is an EP).
The songs on Undertow are all significantly more simple and direct than their work on Aenima and Lateralus; it could be argued that the band hadn't matured fully while they were writing these songs yet, but still, for a 1993 release, Undertow is one of the most innovative discs ever, given how the scene was littered with a million grunge bands at the time. This is not to say Tool has no alternative elements in their music though. The second track of the album actually sees vocalist Maynard Keenan opting for a slightly grunge-styled delivery with great results. However, aside from that, "Prison Sex" is an ultimately adventurous piece and easily transcends the boundaries of grunge. Pairing a gritty bass motif with immensely powerful drum fills, the song also contains a dynamic guitar theme that soars above this combination, climaxing at the final second, suggesting there is not a single overplayed note on it.
Actually, Undertow, as every other Tool album, immediately impacts the listener with its solid rhythmic angle, the amazing Danny Carey on drums and Paul D'Amour on bass (now replaced by Justin Chancellor). Carey's drumming style is absolutely mind-blowing and his tone is to die for, while D'Amour on bass really defines the character of the album, be it with his fat bass lines on "Intolerance" (with killer guitar effects at the end) or his meticulous grooves on "Bottom", a song with a phenomenal atmospheric undercurrent that emphasizes tranquil passages filled with whispered spoken words, sporadic bass throbs, and glistening cymbal work. Guitarist Adam Jones is equally important to this album. His minimalistic yet effective guitar expressions are in a league all their own. You won't hear a million flying solos on this album (or any other for that matter). If that's what you're looking for in music, you'll have to look elsewhere. Tool simply rocks in a different kind of way. Sure, their music is riff-based, marked by plenty of visceral rock nuances, and amidst all these complex passages, it is Jones himself who chooses when and where to insert those riffs, each one having a point and purpose. The guitar work of Tool is simply one of a kind. Adam Jones' guitar lines bleed atmosphere through and through, in a very unique way. "Sober", my personal favourite off of this album, is not only a relentless attack on religious hypocrisy, but it also displays what an amazing lyricist and singer Maynard Keenan is. Just listening to this song, I can already hear how all those new bands, such as Dead Soul Tribe, have been influenced by the genius of Tool's songwriting. The chorus of "Sober" is so well-written and infectious that it won't let go days after you stop listening to it. And I really, really love Keenan's haunting lyrics. He conveys his thoughts with zero pretense, which, in my opinion, is a big plus.
I wish I could describe each track in great detail, but it would be impossible to do so without missing vital moments. Though, at face value, Undertow may seem rather simplistic and concise, repeat listens expose great details. You may be as surprised as me when you start enjoying the numbing guitar drills on the bleak "Crawl Away" or effect-laden guitars paired with oppressive instrumental interludes on "Swamp Song". The title track, besides going back to the band's grunge-infused themes, is also one of the vocal-based cuts, where you hear so many changing chord progressions your head spins; while the Eastern influence on "4 Degrees" (complete with terrific percussion) make you believe they further explored this on their following releases.
"Flood" is arguably the most brooding number on Undertow. Its slowly-picked bass guitar, Keenan's vocals echoing distantly in the background, and dense atmospherics build on through its eventless yet languid first half before venturing into a hard-hitting rock number with philosophy-infused lyrics. The last song "Disgustapated", starting at track 10 and ending at track 69, is a trippy piece of over 15 minutes, littered with odd sound effects, tribal percussion work, spoken lyrics about abuse and intolerance, and a static hammer sound that goes on and on. I'm not even going to go into the pictures in the booklet, which are equally 'different' and 'unusual', for lack of a better term.
It was incredibly difficult for me to crack Tool's music. However, once I did, I never looked back. It may take months or even years, but if you're a music fan with an open mind and enjoy innovation and musical depth as much as I do, give Tool a listen. If you heard them before and thought they were obtuse, maybe you should go back and give their album(s) a new spin. You may be grateful you did.
As a long-time fan of the band, I've chosen to spotlight this album in an Amazon review. I've seen Tool seven times live, once at Lollapalooza, once at Ozzfest and the rest at their own shows. Undertow is undoubtedly the most powerful, thought-provoking album these guys have assembled, but I would also prescribe any other of their masterpieces. Maynard's voice is an instrument, a vehicle, that takes the listener to dark places. He is the tragic king of his own world, and he makes you feel like he's been through something the rest of us only have nightmares about. The lyrics make you dig into yourself, introspect, realize what's there and what isn't and should be. Danny Carey's percussion lines provide powerful punctuation to Adam Jones' amazing guitar riffs and Paul D'amour's (now replaced by Justin Chancellor's) bass beats. The bass, in this album and Aenima particularly, is the engine of the music. The pure genius of Adam Jones, the brain child of this band, is recognizeable in any of their videos or songs. Rarely does one find a band that speaks to listeners like Tool. One of their most powerful messages is that through introspection, you realize your true potential in what you do and who you are– so don't be a sheep. Don't follow the crowd, or take things for granted. No one told you to come. This is necessary; life feeds on life. If you can't get the messages, can't appreciate the music for what it is, don't get this album or any of their others. If you are open-minded and you can read between the lines, listen to Tool.
Tool is amazing. They write complex, emotional music, never sound corny, and they can flat-out run a chill down your spine. This particular album is more of a straight rock approach to their brand of music, as opposed to the heavy distortion of Ænima. It's tough to comapre the two albums because of this difference, but one thing I can pick out is that I like the bass better on Undertow. It is used to great effect; one example of this is on "Intolerence", where the bass keeps the flow of the song together, allowing the guitar to play more complicated and varied riffs. The vocals by Keenan are simply astounding : he can sing soft and beautifully, and conversely go all out and yell. During all of the yelling, however, he never sounds untalented; he is able to keep the high quality of his voice. That's very rare to find these days. And last but certainly not least, Danny Carey's heart-pounding drums are able to pick a song up from a slow melody to all out rage and then slow it back down again. If they continue on the path that Undertow and Ænima have beaten out for them, their new album (which is rumored to have been in production since October '99) will be something special indeed.
As a progressive rock fan who entered Tool's world with Lateralus, I've been collecting their albums in reverse order. It's pretty strange going from Lateralus (their most progressive) to Opiate (their "simplest"). It must have been very interesting for fans who started at the beginning and watched this remarkable band grow into the powerhouses they are now.At face value, Undertow seems simple and heavy, pulled down because of a muddy mix that never seems to raise the guitars above a buzz or Maynard James Keenan's voice to the heights where it should soar. It's more song-oriented than the multifaceted epics of Lateralus and even ::whoa!:: catchy at times. I love the rapid, quick-fingered picking of the infectious main riff for "Bottom". Heavy stuff can have hooks too, right?At face value…Undertow, however, is a pretty rich heavy metal album. Only traces of the alternative/grunge sound hover around Undertow's edges — mainly the production style and some of the riffs. But in most respects, this is very much a metal record. Intellectually, however, Tool steps well beyond most metal bands with innovative musical intricacies and astute lyrics. Keenan is one of the most powerful vocalists in rock/metal, and his delivery is perfectly dramatic on songs like "Sober" (with its powerful ending) and "Crawl Away", where he whispers and roars. Adam Jones is a very unique guitarist, not playing conventional solos, and usually basing his playing on just a few chords per song. However, Tool is more about band interplay than individual playing: Danny Carey's exact and meticulous drumming; Paul d'Amour's gritty, growling bass; Jones' scratching guitar sounds, silent nuance, or earsplitting power chords. The title track is the most dynamic musically, with clever riffs and awesome vocals. "4 Degrees" shows the band's interest in Middle Eastern influences (which would inform parts of Lateralus). I recommend getting the lyrics from Tool's site and following along as you listen. It really gives the songs more impact.And, of course, we expect a Tool album to have something weird on it. The trippy 16-minute "Disgustipated" finishes off the album, starting on track 10 and ending on track 69. Tracks 10-68 are just blank, 1-second bits. Then, on track 69, things start to happen. There's some dialogue, some sounds, some singing, and a *bit* of music. Listen closely to the words and think about it…interesting stuff. It's amusingly weird and cool.Explore one of the best bands out there.


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Newly minted sovrn moves HQ to Boulder
Last Updated: 16:14 January 28, 2014
Former Lijit Networks Inc. chief operating officer Walter Knapp, who became chief operating officer of Federated Media, has been appointed chief executive of sovrn.
What remains, the company's online advertising and publisher platform business, is being rebranded as sovrn Holdings Inc., and moving its headquarters to Boulder.
Federated Media had built the advertising and publisher platform side of its business through the 2011 acquisition of Boulder-based Lijit Networks Inc. Former Lijit chief operating officer Walter Knapp, who had since become chief operating officer of Federated Media, has been appointed chief executive of sovrn. Former Federated Media chief executive John Battelle remains with sovrn as executive chairman.
The content marketing side of the business, under the name Federated Media, now becomes a portfolio company of Austin, Texas-based LIN Digital Media, a subsidiary of LIN Media (NYSE: LIN).
Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Sovrn will retain offices in Boulder, San Francisco and New York. But with about 70 of the company's 100 employees, including Knapp, based at its Twenty Ninth Street mall digs in Boulder, the new CEO said in a phone interview Tuesday that it made sense for the new headquarters to be here. Sovrn has 30 job openings, from engineering to publisher development to demand operations.
"It is exciting to have one of the world's fastest-growing advertising technology businesses based in Boulder," Knapp said.
In a press release from sovrn, the company said the deal will be mutually-beneficial, allowing both of Federated Media Publishing's former divisions to thrive independently and grow more quickly.
"As an independent entity, sovrn can now fully pursue the dream of building a publisher-facing programmatic platform that leverages all the data and insights we've gained over the past few years," Battelle said in the release.
Knapp likens Sovrn's platform to a stock exchange of sorts. The company works with online publishers - newspapers, magazines, bloggers, etc. - to sell their unsold advertising inventory to major ad agencies that purchase the ad spaces through real-time auctions run by sovrn. In one day last week, Knapp said sovrn served 1 billion ads that reached 100 million unique readers.
Knapp declined to divulge sovrn revenue figures, saying only that the company, under Federated Media, had enjoyed 93 percent growth from 2012 to 2013. But he said the company has nearly 20,000 publishers in its network representing more than 2 million websites. He said sovrn pays out about $2 million per week in advertising fees to those publishers, of which sovrn then takes a percentage cut.
"As the new CEO of sovrn, it's my mission to make sure that we are insanely focused on providing the tools, resources and services that enable independent and influential publishers to succeed," Knapp said in the press release. "The proceeds from this sale will allow us to lean heavily into our platform-based programmatic ad services and to roll out an expanded set of offerings to engage audiences and drive monetization."
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Pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Keighley have produced a film.
The Capsule was being screened yesterday at the town's Picture House cinema, with a red carpet laid down for the children.
The Capsule was written, filmed and edited by year five pupils with the help of adults in the school's media club.
It was created over six weeks, starting with the crash landing of the capsule and the subsequent investigation by pupils.
The film was developed as part of the creative curriculum to provide students with a wide range of writing and other skills.
Head Sue Long said: "They have risen to the challenge of writing and producing a film to be shown at the Keighley Picture House cinema.
"The children have shown amazing talent and commitment and had fun in the process."
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New Mitchell Park library slips further behind
Original post made on Jan 25, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, January 25, 2013, 9:41 AM
on Jan 25, 2013 at 10:14 am
Considering that the city doesn't complete ANY constructions projects on time, it's premature to blame the contractors.
on Jan 25, 2013 at 10:19 am
This is warp speed compared to Alma Plaza. I think that was under development for about 20 years.
on Jan 25, 2013 at 10:30 am
The city should learn to put incentives in its contracts for on-time completion.
Aside from that, Is there anyone in the city keeping tabs on this project on a day-by-day or even weekly basis? Living nearby, I could see that most days very little was happening at this site. The same is true for the Fairmeadow Elementary project. I have a feeling nobody from city hall gets over to South Palo Alto to see what's going on.


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By Mark E. Vogler, John Toole and Mike LaBella
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Whiteout conditions late Friday night prompted Methuen Department of Public Works Director Ray DiFiore to take a 90-minute break so he wouldn't lose any men or equipment in the blinding snow.
"At 11 o'clock, we had to pull all the equipment in," DiFiore recalled of the scariest moment of the storm that dropped more than two feet of snow on Methuen and several other communities in the Merrimack Valley and southern New Hampshire before winding down yesterday.
"The visibility was so bad. We had trucks running in tandem on the main thoroughfares and they ran the risk of running into each other," he said.
DiFiore, a former DPW director in Lawrence before taking over the Methuen job, ranked the blizzard as the second worst he's confronted during his four decade career.
" '78 was No. 1 one. This is probably No. 2 because of the visibility, not being able to continue to plow because it was so bad, the wind and obviously the 28 inches we got. That's a lot of snow in a short period of time," DiFiore said.
"For me, the storm of '78 was a little more difficult than this one. In '78, you're dealing with other factors, cars and the roads. It took us a little longer to clean up. I remember not coming home for at least four days," he said.
Still, this blizzard will go down in the weather books as historic for the northeast, particularly for the area. By the time it ended early yesterday afternoon, it had dropped 28 inches in Haverhill and Salem, N.H., according to Ryan Breton of AtkinsonWeather.com.
Snowfall totals for other communities provided by Breton included: Andover, 23 inches; Lawrence, 24 inches; Atkinson, 25 inches; Plaistow, 26 inches; Pelham, 24 inches; Derry, 21 inches; Londonderry, 22 inches; Hampstead 19 inches; and Sandown, 23 inches.
Despite high, gusting winds that generated huge drifts in parts, electric power for area communities remained mostly unaffected by the storm. As of 1:15 p.m. yesterday, there were 17 homes and businesses in Boxford still without power, as well as a handful throughout the rest of the area.
At least in the case of Methuen, DiFiore said he believes the lack of power outages in the city was influenced greatly by aggressive tree trimming conducted by National Grid and the city during the summer and fall months.
DiFiore said he also believes the entire region was also blessed by the timing of the storm and Gov. Deval Patrick's travel ban that went into effect 4 p.m. Friday and was finally lifted at 4 p.m. yesterday.
"We had some very good luck," DiFiore said. "This storm, as difficult as it was, fell on a very good time — Friday afternoon. It gave us the entire evening and into the morning and Saturday to clean it up. And we still have Sunday to continue the cleanup."
Yesterday many public works crews were on the job and anticipating a long night ahead.
"We got everything pushed back and cleaned up," Salem Public Works Director Rick Russell said. "We need more room."
"Main roads are good," was Russell's assessment early yesterday afternoon. "We kept up with it to a point, but there's just so much you can do."
Russell said Salem had 28 inches of snow but drifts up to 5 feet in places such as Lawrence Road, Brady Avenue and North Policy Street.
Pelham did just fine, Selectmen Chairman William McDevitt said. "We appeared to have made it through successfully," McDevitt said. "I hunkered down."
Windham also made it through without major difficulties, according to Selectman Kathleen DiFruscia.
"No lost power and the streets are getting plowed," she said.
DiFruscia said it looked like 2.5 to 3 feet of snow in the yard, with drifts of 4 or 5 feet around the patios overlooking Cobbetts Pond.
Colleen Kowalczyk echoed the comments of many as she walked around downtown Derry yesterday, "I'm not afraid of this," Kowalczyk said. "This is New England. It comes every year. This is no big surprise."
Kingston police Chief Donald Briggs Jr. said his department was prepared for the worst, but reported no storm-related problems, including accidents.
The department deployed two of its four Humvees for use as patrol vehicles and had its two 5-ton carriers, obtained as military surplus, ready to make it through the deep snow. A wrecker was also available to pull vehicles out, he said.
But the wrecker didn't get much use, Briggs said.
"People weren't on the roads," he said. "People were prepared for this storm and they stayed home."
Police in neighboring Newton also didn't report any problems.
"We have escaped relatively well," Officer Chris Maguire said.
Haverhill Mayor James Fiorentini said about 40 homes lost power in Haverhill at various points during the storm. As of 1:17 p.m. on Saturday, National Grid reported no outages in Haverhill.
Fiorentini said an overwhelming number of residents complied with his request not to park on city streets, which helped in snow plowing operations.
"In most areas, there was nearly 100 percent compliance with almost no cars on the street," Fiorentini said. "Where we had problems were areas where people don't have telephone land lines and didn't get my call, or don't have parking."
The mayor is asking residents not to shovel their snow onto the streets as it creates problems.
"Sidewalk plows are out and are working in tandem with plows," he said.
In Methuen, the DPW collaborated with the police and fire departments on emergency calls and also to make sure that nurses and other medical staff who lived in town had a way to get to their jobs at Holy Family Hospital and Lawrence General Hospital, according DPW Director DiFiore.
"We assigned a plow and a front end loader to go on medical calls," DiFiore said.
"In order to get nurses to their shifts at Holy Family or Lawrence General, we either brought them up there or made sure their streets were plowed out. This was a great effort between the police, fire and DPW," he said.
Reporters Doug Ireland, and Brian Messenger contributed to this report.


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Illegal levels of pollution in London
Are Londoners dying needlessly because the government is breaking the law on air pollution?
The Supreme Court has ruled today that the government is failing in its legal duty to protect people from the harmful effects of pollution.
Experts have claimed that poor air quality causes 4,000 early deaths among Londoners each year. This report is from Martin Stew.


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The following people, with name, age, address, charge and arresting agency, were booked into the Boone County Jail; charges are preliminary and may be changed subject to review by the Boone County Prosecutor's Office.
Friday, Dec. 28
2:03 p.m. — Jody W. Rickard, 37, Indianapolis, probation violation, Jail Corrections Officer.
9:28 a.m. — John A. Judy, 44, probation violation, Indiana State Police.
7:58 a.m. — Karen Colbert, 44, Lebanon, failure to appear, Jail Corrections Officer.
2:28 a.m. — David J. Navratil, 24, Wheaton, Ill., operating while intoxicated, Boone County Sheriff's Office.
2:16 a.m. — Zlatko Gardasevic, 54, Schererville, driving while suspended, BCSO.
12:56 a.m. — Bradley McCauley, 30, Carmel, operating while intoxicated and public intoxicated, ISP.
Thursday, Dec. 27
11:23 p.m. — Chazaray Moore, 30, Indianapolis, possession of marijuana/hash/hash oil, driving while suspended, BCSO.
9:09 p.m. — Eric A. Window, 23, Zionsville, possession of marijuana/hash/hash oil, possession of paraphernalia, Zionsville Police Department.
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Giants sign OG Boothe; line returns for '13
The Giants on Monday announced that OLG Kevin Boothe has re-signed after spending time on the free-agent market.
New York Giants: 2013 team needs
We highlight the top three needs on offense and defense for the New York Giants, and take a look back at their 2012 draft class.
Giants re-sign OT Beatty
The Giants signed OT Will Beatty to a five-year deal, the team announced Wednesday.
Giants owner's nephew arrested in Conn.
The nephew of Giants owner John Mara has been charged with felony assault in Connecticut.
Reese: Giants' Tuck wants to regain form
Giants GM Jerry Reese has spoken to DE Justin Tuck about him regaining his form of two seasons ago.
Lattimore hopes to inspire during incredible comeback
South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore isn't letting a gruesome knee injury slow him down en route to his path to the NFL.
Giants re-sign DT Rogers
The Giants re-signed DT Shaun Rogers on Thursday, the team announced.
Giants release RB Bradshaw, DT Canty
The Giants released RB Ahmad Bradshaw and DT Chris Canty on Wednesday, the team confirmed.
Giants release LB Boley
The Giants released LB Michael Boley on Tuesday, the team announced.
Is Canty a cap concern for Giants?
DT Chris Canty carries a high salary-cap figure and a balky knee. Is that enough for the Giants to cut him?
Eli Manning added to NFC Pro Bowl roster
Giants QB Eli Manning will replace Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers on the NFC roster for the Pro Bowl.
Giants could seek more pass-rush help
The Giants' pass rush fell way off this season, which could lead them to seek more DE help from the draft.
Panthers name Gettleman general manager
The Panthers announced Wednesday that Dave Gettleman has been hired as general manager.
Expanding the playoffs a bad idea
Expanded playoffs? Bad idea if the wild-card games were a clue. Plus, how Leslie Frazier and Mike Shanahan handled QB decisions.
NFC East Spin cycle: Redskins claim first division title since 1999
The Redskins are in the playoffs and everyone else is home for the rest of the holidays. Surprised? So are we.
One of the constants on the New York Giants offensive line over the last seven-plus seasons may be missing when they face the Bengals (3-5) in Cincinnati. Snee practiced for the first time this week on Friday and his status for Sunday's game has been listed as questionable.||||||| The son-in-law of coach Tom Coughlin, Snee has missed starting only one game at right guard since 2005. That was last year when he was sidelined by a concussion. Snee had an ankle rolled in the first quarter of this past weekend's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Snee is out against Buffalo due to a concussion.||||||| Snee suffered the injury in a 36-25 loss to Seattle. The Giants' running game has been abysmal, and Snee's absence should further weaken what was once a major strength of the team. Snee had a streak of 101 consecutive starts snapped.
Snee will miss the New York Giants' preseason opener against the New York Jets.||||||| Snee, the right guard who has played in consecutive Pro Bowls, has been bothered by swelling in his leg.
Snee and tackle David Diehl of the New York Giants have been added to the NFC Pro Bowl team.||||||| The Giants announced Monday that Snee and Diehl will replace Jahari Evans and Jonathan Stinchcomb of New Orleans, who will not play in the game because the Saints advanced to the Super Bowl.
The New York Giants guaranteed that their offensive line will stay together for the foreseeable future, signing Snee on Wednesday to a six-year, $43.5 million contract extension.||||||| A former second-round draft pick, Snee has started all 59 regular-season and six postseason games that he has played for the Giants. The former Boston College product has started 48 consecutive regular-season games. He missed the final five games of his rookie season because of an inflamed gland under his jaw.


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The Trinity Health Rockers program kicked off this afternoon. It's a new initiative to let trained volunteers soothe hospitalized infants and children. Research shows rocking hospitalized babies has positive health benefits.
"It's a shorter hospital stay. So, there's a lot of good qualities that come out of this program. So, I'm excited to get it going," says nurse manager Jamie Hammer.
The volunteers have been trained by nursing staff, and they're excited to start rocking.
"I thought this would be really something I can do, volunteer. I can't be on my feet a lot to do something, and I thought it would be really fun to rock babies," says volunteer Beth Chapman.
Six rocking chairs have been donating by I. Keating Furniture World. Hammer says the program will put some of the parents of these babies at ease.
"Sometimes, they have other children they still have to take care of at home as well, so we just want them to feel secure. So, when they're gone, we have someone that's here to spend their time with them and have that one on one time," says Hammer.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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British Neighborhood, Batten Cottage , Rosario , Argentina
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El barrio Batten Cottage está ubicado en el distrito norte, en el área que rodea a las construcciones de la empresa NCA y al Parque Scalabrini Ortiz.
Construido por los obreros del ferrocarril mantiene un estilo inglés puro. A pesar de su falta de mantenimiento, el Batten Cottage es uno de los barrios más históricos y representativos de Rosario.
El barrio Batten Cottage está ubicado en el distrito norte, en el área que rodea a las construcciones...
Enclavado en lo que ahora es un lugar estratégico de Rosario, donde nace la avenida Alberdi, el barri...
se puede ver el Parque Scalabrino Ortiz, las Torres Dolfines y en frente una villa miseria
Panorama tomado durante el Worldwide Photowalk 2012 , en Rosario, Argentina. Torres Nordlink.
dos pedazos de edificios en medio de un hermoso parque, algo totalmente desencajado
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Parque Scalabrini Ortiz en Rosario
Torres Dolfines Guarani y Nordink, ubicadas por la Avenida Estanislao Lopez, sobre la ribera del Río...
Argentina didn't get to be the second-largest country in South America overnight. Archaeological remains found here date to some 9,000 years BC, left by the ancient Mesoamerican civilization. Early inhabitants were nomads and hunters who followed prehistoric horses and llamas. By the year 1480 AD the Incan empire had stretched to reach northern Argentina and the stage was set for contact.
The Europeans came in 1516 with Spanish explorer Juan Diaz do Solis, who claimed the area for Spain and tried to export a river of silver back to Europe. Wealth grew along with the cattle industry and after Napoleon conquered Spain, Argentina declared its independence and set up their own government. That was 1810 AD.
Argentina stayed neutral in WWI and for most of WWII, declaring war on the Axis powers only in 1945. Following the war, the country entered into a long chain of military dictatorships with only brief forays into constitutional government. The current president is Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who's been in office since December 2007.
Argentina is known for many things but the top of the list belongs to only two -- steak and the tango. Cattle graze on the abundant grasslands and produce some of the best beef in the world. The climate is well-suited for vineyards as well, and Argentina's wines make a fine companion to their steak.
As for the tango, it has recently exploded to become a world famous dance with hotspots in every major city on the planet. It started in Buenos Aires in the middle of the nineteenth century, as the city was filling up with a mixture of European immigrants and porteños, people who were born in the port city. They melded their cultures of rhythm and harmony and came up with the tango, which has been described as the ultimate evolution of partnered dancing. And it's a great way to burn off your steak stupor. Food coma begone!
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Alabama RB Mark Ingram Jr.'s collegiate accomplishments demand respect.
He burst onto the scene in Tuscaloosa, scoring a team-high 12 touchdowns his freshman season before his record-setting 2009 campaign; in which he took home the university's first Heisman Trophy and proceeded to lead Alabama to its eighth national title since 1960.
At the age of 21, Ingram Jr. already has done things normally reserved for video games and, in what was likely no coincidence, recently added the title of "cover athlete" for the upcoming version of "NCAA Football 12" to his impressive résumé.
Now, with the NFL draft just days away, Ingram Jr. is preparing to enter the next stage of his athletic career.
His three years of experience and 3,261 rushing yards in Alabama's pro-style offense have helped Ingram Jr. solidify his standing as a projected first-round pick and as the type of player who his head coach, Nick Saban, thinks will succeed at the next level.
"I think Mark is a complete player," Saban told PFW. "I think he can play on every down, which is what people in the NFL are always looking for. He runs hard, has good vision, he catches the ball well and has really good hands, he's tough and he's a good blocker."
Saban would know, having coached at both levels, as would Pro Football Weekly draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki who projects Ingram Jr. as a mid-to-late first-round pick. In PFW's 2011 Draft Preview book, Nawrocki says Ingram is "a well-built, motivated, productive workhorse who was slowed by injury as a junior. Does not have the flash, speed or suddenness of elite playmakers, but is a steady, solid bellcow with the type of hard-nosed, competitive mentality to handle 20 carries per game at the next level and consistently move the chains."
Even though the Flint, Mich., native is expected to be the first running back to come off the board, he didn't truly make the decision to forgo his senior year until he discussed it with his family, including his dad, former NFL WR Mark Ingram Sr.
Although he has served multiple stints in prison, Ingram Sr. — who spent 10 seasons in the NFL from 1987-96 and was part of the Giants' Super Bowl championship team following the '90 season — always has been a strong presence in his son's life.
He introduced Ingram Jr. to the game as a young child. As his son got older, Ingram Sr. began bringing him to Dolphins workouts, where the youngster had the chance to run drills and learn techniques from the likes of CB Troy Vincent and SS Louis Oliver.
"I always told him to do his best at whatever he put his energy toward," Ingram Sr. told PFW from FCI Beaumont Low prison in Beaumont, Texas, where he is in the midst of a nearly 10-year prison sentence following a money laundering and bank fraud conviction in 2005. "He's always practiced and prepared, and he has had the passion to be the best at whatever he set his sights on, from golf, to football, basketball and the classroom."
There's no doubt that Ingram Jr.'s passion has helped him plenty along the way. It helped him achieve his goal of becoming an All-State performer after switching high schools before his senior year and, at the collegiate level, it has given him an edge that has helped him become one of the NCAA's most productive backs.
Although, growing up with a father that played in the NFL didn't hurt.
"I had a dad that played pro football, so what he taught me was a little bit advanced as opposed to what other kids were learning just because my dad had been there before and played on another level," Ingram Jr. explained. "He definitely helped me in my developmental stages. Just playing football and knowing how to work hard. Other kids, back in the summer, they'd be at the pool and I'd be up running, doing drills and running bleachers. He instilled that in me."
It also didn't hurt that Ingram Sr. had developed a relationship with Saban, who was a defensive coach at Michigan State when the elder Ingram played at the university. While their friendship might have helped secure Ingram Jr.'s opportunity to play at Alabama, he deserves all of the credit for what he has been able to accomplish.
Ingram Jr. made an immediate impact upon his arrival in Tuscaloosa in '08. He rushed for 96 yards in his first collegiate game and was a freshman All-SEC selection by league coaches after rushing for 728 yards and 12 touchdowns on 143 carries.
His first collegiate loss came in SEC championship loss to Florida, but for the Ingram family, that game had a greater meaning.
That game ultimately would become the last collegiate game Ingram Sr. would see his son play. Because of his '05 conviction, Ingram Sr. was scheduled to begin his prison sentence in December of '08. Free on bail, he failed to surrender after his request for the sentence to begin after Alabama's Sugar Bowl game was denied. He was arrested in a Michigan motel on Jan. 2, 2009, hours before the Crimson Tide lost to Utah, 31-17.
Ingram Sr.'s decision not to surrender ultimately added 27 months to his sentence, but it was a choice the former NFL star said he would make again.
"With the sentence that was imposed I knew that this would be the last time I would have the chance to see Mark play as a collegiate player, and that it would be (a) long time before I would have the opportunity to see him play again," he said. "So, yes, without hesitation I would make the same decision."
What Ingram Sr. missed the following season turned out to be legendary.
Ingram Jr. got the starting nod in the Crimson Tide's season opener in '09, the first start of his collegiate career, and never looked back. He cruised through the regular season, rushing for 140 yards or more in six of 13 games His finished the season with 1,658 rushing yards and 20 total touchdowns, eventually edging out Stanford RB Toby Gerhart by 28 votes for the Heisman Trophy. It was the closest Heisman vote in the award's long history.
"I think everybody wants to win the Heisman," Ingram Jr. said. "Any player that has ever played football has a dream of winning the Heisman. Did I think it would happen like it did? No not necessarily. I was just putting together good game after good game. The whole team was playing well."
He would go on to be named Offensive MVP in Alabama's BCS championship game victory over Texas, rushing for 116 yards and two scores in a 37-21 win.
Ingram Sr. was unable to take part in the hype and festivities that went along with his son's historic season. But he kept in touch with Ingram Jr., through it all, helping as much as he could along the way.
"I've always been Mark's life coach," Ingram Sr. said. "Everything from success to failure I've shared with Mark and have expressed to him that success is a journey, not a one-time deal, and with success comes failure, and from those failures we should learn from them to make us better players and better people."
That advice came into play the following year.
Just days before the start of the '10 season, Ingram Jr. suffered a left knee injury following a horse-collar tackle in practice. It would require arthroscopic surgery, keeping him off the field for the first two games.
"It was frustrating," Ingram Jr. said. "I was probably looking the best I've ever looked and to suffer an injury before the game was unfortunate. But it's football. Things like that happen."
Ingram Jr. returned in Week Three, recording 308 combined rushing yards in his first two games back, but saw only 14 carries per contest the rest of the way and never again rushed for more than 100 yards in a game.
Sophomore RB Trent Richardson had impressed, earning a substantial amount of carries the rest of the campaign. Ingram Jr. said he had no problem splitting carries and, in a sign of his true character, discussed his willingness to teach and encourage his replacement-to-be.
Richardson praised Ingram Jr. not only for the advice he offered on the field, but for helping him become a better all-around person. He said Ingram Jr. was like an uncle to his kids [figuratively] and displayed a work ethic rarely seen at the collegiate level.
"He has always been a hard worker," Richardson said. "Day in and day out, he's always going to be the best at what he's doing. He's a very competitive person. He's never going to let anybody outdo him."
Following a disappointing season that saw Ingram Jr. play at less than 100 percent for the first half of the slate and his team suffer three losses, he declared for the NFL draft in early January.
Questions concerning the lasting impact of the knee injury could hurt Ingram Jr.'s draft stock, although both he and his trainer, Wyatt Harris, have said that the knee is a nonissue. There has been speculation that teams such as the Patriots, who might wish to draft Ingram Jr., could be feeding false information to the media in hopes of having him fall into their laps.
As for Ingram, all he can do is wait. He continues to work out with Harris at Sonic Boom Speed Conditioning and Strength Training Academy in New Orleans and has said he is eagerly awaiting Draft Day.
"You hear a lot of things but nobody really knows until the day of," Ingram Jr. said "I hear a lot of different things from a lot of different teams. Nobody really knows what's the truth and what's not."
So, as Ingram Jr. waits, so will his father, who said he continues to speak with his son about four times per week.
"I told (him) not to lose focus of the goal," Ingram Sr. said. "Playing professional football is an honor, and should be respected. I told him that no matter where he is drafted he should be honored and give that team and that city the best Mark Ingram (he) can give them.
"I truly believe that if Mark stays healthy his best football is still in front of him. I'm not surprised by his success. However, I am really and truly proud of what he has accomplished."
Having grown up idolizing a father that played professional football, Ingram Jr. is now just days away from achieving his dream.
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Volleyball at CCAC Boyce Campus has come a long way over the years. By their third season and without a gymnasium or home court, the Boyce Campus Volleyball Team won its first conference and state championship in 1987. Since then, the Lady Saints have won numerous conference and state championships. And, our team has a beautiful facility on campus to proudly call their home!
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January 19, 2010 - Jennifer Brookens
Granted, I'm a day late with this, but the recent Martin Luther King Jr. holiday along with my mid-life crossroads have made me reflect on how I'm doing so far in this crazy game called life.
So in order to inspire myself and others, here are quotes from MLK to perhaps steer or keep us on the correct path.
"Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness."
"Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see."
"A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan."
"Nothing pains some people more than having to think."
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward."
"It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important."
"Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul."
"Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal."
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?"
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
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Jury selection is scheduled to start in two weeks in the capital murder trial of an Oxnard man accused of killing a businessman outside a bank.
Jeffrey Aguilar is charged with shooting and robbing Gurmohinder "Doc" Singh, 55, of Oxnard, on April 16, 2008. He could get the death penalty if he is convicted.
On Monday, Aguilar's attorneys, Steven Powell and Phil Gunnels, and prosecutor Andrea Tischler met with Ventura County Superior Court Judge Vincent O'Neill to finish a questionnaire for potential jurors, whose selection will start July 10.
Aguilar, dressed in blue jail garb and shackled, also attended the short hearing.
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Though no decision was made, different scenarios were discussed. At the judge's request, Tischler will look into case law that might allow Aguilar to waive his right to go on the tour.
Tischler said the tour was important for the jury to take to perceive what happened.
Singh was shot several times in the chest after leaving a U.S. Bank branch in Oxnard. He died at the scene. Aguilar fled with $100,000 and dropped $6,000 as he ran, according to court testimony.
Aguilar was arrested in Carpinteria after eluding Oxnard police during a vehicle stop on Aug. 23, 2008.
Last year, Maria Lissette Bucio, an Oxnard businesswoman and Aguilar's aunt, who came up with the plan to rob Singh, was convicted of first-degree murder and second-degree robbery. She was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
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A volunteer police officer is behind bars, accused of beating a 4-year-old boy badly enough to cause a severe brain injury.
Michael Abo, 34, was arrested Saturday at his house in Sheridan. Police said the victim was found at the home on New Year's Eve with severe injuries and was taken to Oregon Health & Science University.
Hospital workers said he was in critical condition Monday night.
"It just break my heart, a part of me has been stripped away, I'm just so so angry," said the boy's grandfather Steve Sengezer.
"When I saw him News Year's night, I fell to the floor. I could not believe that was my Grandson in the hospital bed, with stitches all over his head, and his golden locks shaved away."
Sengezer tells FOX 12 his grandson survived the unthinkable, but doctors have told him because of his injuries, he will likely never walk, or talk again.
"Every time I go in to see him, it just kills me, it rips me apart. He's never going to be the boy that we know running around and playing, and saying hi to everyone. He will never be able to ride a bike, or even fall in love," said Sengezer.
"No child should have to be going through what my Grandson went through, he went through holy hell, and it breaks my heart."
Abo pleaded not guilty.
According to court documents, investigators said Abo tried to hide the bruises and injuries from the child's mother, who is his girlfriend, for weeks.
Abo's girlfriend and her son moved in with him in December, according to police records. She works in Vancouver, so Abo has been taking care of the boy during the day and into the evening.
Police said Abo claimed the boy fell from a stairwell and that's how he got hurt.
According to court records, the child suffered seven broken ribs, a torn intestine and a severe brain injury. Doctors told police the boy also had bruising on his left eye, forehead, both legs, left arm, stomach and pelvic area.
Doctors ruled the injuries were from blunt force trauma.
Doctors said the brain injury would not be consistent with a fall from a stairwell, according to reports connected to the investigation.
When police questioned the boy's mother, she said Abo would not allow her to bathe or clothe the boy recently, so she never saw the bruises, according to a probable cause document.
The one bruise she did see, according to court documents, was a bruise on his arm. She said Abo told her that it was from teaching the boy how to wrestle.
She also told investigators that her son began to exhibit behavioral changes when they moved into Abo's home.
Abo is a reserve officer with the Yamhill Police Department, but Chief Greg Graven issued a statement saying he hasn't put in any hours since August because of a private, personnel issue.
Abo became a volunteer reserve officer with the department in January of 2013 and logged a total of 124 hours.
Abo was formerly a deputy with the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office. He was honored in April of 2012, according to Fox 12 records, and credited with saving a woman's life on a Sheridan bridge while he was on duty.
Because of his positions in law enforcement in Yamhill County, police said he's being held at the Washington County Jail for his own safety.
Abo is due back in court Wednesday.
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Words: Captain Lim Khoy Hing
Heritage Hideaway
If you travel as frequently as I do, the hotels you call your temporary home sometimes run the risk of becoming indistinguishable. While some travellers have no objections to a standard template hotel room, I tend to like one with character, something the newly-opened The Hermitage, Jakarta's sole Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) property, has in spades.
Words: Chitra Santhinathan
Morning Bell, Evening Drum
Xi'an rises and rests to the ancient peal of bells and the hypnotic beat of drums.
Words & Photography: Wang Yuanchang
Full of Surprises
I hadn't been to Jakarta in over six years, but a trip there recently saw the city welcoming me with a two-hour long macet (traffic jam)! Well, it was a Friday evening and the InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza hotel I was heading for was located along busy Jl. Sudirman in the CBD.
Words: R. Rajendra


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Albi Combination Rasps
These are stitched on both sides with one "safe edge".
The rasp is thinner close to its tip to allow ease of entry into your workpiece. For flat and convex work only.
As normal, the longer the rasp, the coarser it is. We offer 2 sizes. The Combo rasps are new from Auriou and represent an excellent investment for general work. The size shown are the rasp dimensions without the handle.
The 10" (250mm) long combo rasp is "stitched" grain 5 & 9 (coarse/medium) whilst the 8" (200mm) is stitched 11 & 14 (fine & extra fine).
Available in left or right handed models.
10" Flat Combo Rasp
Product ID : 2-ACFR-5g-9g
Price: $100.00
8" Flat Combo Rasp
Product ID : 2-ACFR-11g-14g
Price: $90.00


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