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By Richard Gaines
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---- — Mayor Carolyn Kirk has proposed using the city's free cash reserve to lower the ceiling on the user fees charged to students and their families to participate in Gloucester schools' athletic programs.
The state has certified that the city had $4.8 million in free cash after the reconciliation of the fiscal 2012 books.
The ayor's user fee proposal calling for $33,080 is a part of a $1,721,762 distribution that she detailed and sent to the City Council. All expenditures must be appropriated by the council.
Kirk's athletic fee proposal asks the City Council to provide the School Committee with the $33,080 that she says would cut the ceiling for athletic team fees per family from $2,000 to $1,000.
Under the existing system, according to Superintendent Richard Safier, student-athletes with the teams of Gloucester High School and O'Maley Middle School, which also includes competitive sports programs, are charged a user fee for each sport that range up to $380 per student for football, hockey, field hockey, baseball, basketball and other programs.
The fees are lower for other sports, such as track and cross country, and reduced fees are available for students based on family income, but — while school and teams' officials say that no one is denied the chance to play — many observers have said they they believe the fees have discouraged a number of athletes and families from participating.
The Gloucester Fishermen's Athletic Association – the prime driving force behind the Newell Stadium "renewal" reconstruction project — was launched with an eye toward providing assistance to students needing help in covering the city's user fees, and the JJ Nicastro Foundation also provides scholarships for student-athletes to offset the cost to playes and their parents.
The city's cash under the mayor's proposal would not go to any of the athletes or families, but is based on Safier's estimate as to what reducing the family cap to $1,000 would cost the school district, which does not directly fund any school sports programs.
"It is rare that a family hits the $2,000 family cap," Safier said in an written exchange with Kirk, who sits on the School Committee, has a son who plays in the Gloucester High hockey program, and is active in the GHS hockey parents' booster club. "If the cap were, however, reduced to $1,000," Safier said, "it would have cost the district $33,080 on total fees of $146,484 collected last year."
Safier explained that, under the current system, for a three-sport athlete, with each sport participation fee at $380, the family would be charged $1,140.
"If the cap is $1,000," he said, "we would have collected $140 less," he wrote.
The mayor also asked in an email exchange with Safier how much subsidy would be required to lower user fees by 25 percent or 59 percent and still keep the budget whole for all of the next fiscal year.
"Based on the 2011/2012 fees collected," Safier replied, "to lower athletic fees buy 25 percent would require a subsidy of $36,621. To lower the fee by 50 percent would require a $73,242 subsidy."
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2006-07 Softball
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Senior - Eagles' top hitter returns for final season...On pace to set and break nearly every career hitting statistic.
Junior - Named All-ICAA Division II Player of the year...All-South Region First Team...Eagles' Offensive Player of the Year...Rank nationally in Division II: No. 15 in homeruns per game with .31, No. 24 in RBI per game with 1.12, and No. 13 in slugging percentage with .844%...Set Eagles' single season records for most doubles (16), homeruns (18), RBI (66) and walks (33)...Led the team in: hitting (.393), doubles, homers, RBI, slugging percentage, walks, on-base percentage (.483), and sacrifice flies (4)...Stole six bases and recorded a .906 fielding percentage in left field.
Sophomore - Played in 56 games with 52 starts…hit .262 and lead the team with six triples…had a fielding percentage of .929
Freshman - Played in 49 games with 24 starts...hit .200 on the year with six doubles and one triple while batting in six runs… had 50 assist and 27 putouts with a fielding percentage of .856
Prep - Four-year player for coach Bob Fleming at Stanton Prepatory in Jacksonville.
Achievements - 2006 All-Independents Collegiate Athletic Association First Team and Player of the Year honors...2006 All-South Region First Team...2006 Eagles Offensive Player of the Year.
Personal - Jessica Rouse is majoring in Criminal Forensics...Favorite sports movie is Coach Carter...Favorite sports moment was beating UNF 8-7 in 8 innings...Favorite sport to watch is college softball or volleyball...If stranded on an island Jessica would like to have food with her...PLace she would most like to visit is Italy...Her career aspiration is to become a homicide detective...She is most thankful for life...The daughter of Allen and Shelli Rouse.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - Fans of the "Star Wars" movie have flocked to the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock over the last two days for voice auditions.
The classic 1977 film that launched a science fiction empire and revealed the force within a farm boy who battles evil has been dubbed in Japanese, French, Spanish and about a dozen other languages. Now, Navajo is being added to the list.
Saturday is the last day for the auditions.
Teroy Teler showed up Friday. He told Albuquerque television station KOB-TV that he thought it was his chance to be a part of something iconic. Teller auditioned for the part of Luke Skywalker.
The Navajo version of "Star Wars" will be premiering at the July 4 fair in Window Rock.
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To this day-and this is after having had-and loving 'Innuendo' for almost twelve years now-this album still blows me away for many reasons. One? The songs. (&) Two? The collective brilliance of how Brian May,Roger Taylor,John Deacon-and most stupefyingly-Freddie Mercury defied the odds and crafted such a stirring swan song as 'Innuendo'. How Is It that one man can sing better than he ever had (oh,did he…) and be thisclose to succumbing to terminal illness? My Lord: "Innuendo","The Show Must Go On","Headlong","I'm Going Slightly Mad","Delilah","All God's People","These Are The Days Of Our Lives"….It's been said that upon learning his time was very limited here on earth,Freddie insisted he and Queen return to the studio pronto and do as much work as God would give them time-wise… As Brian May has said in interviews following Freddie's passing in autumn 1991,Freddie was typically only physically able to sing what he did an hour or two at a time each recording session until he was unfortunately spent by the rigors of his illness.. Only to try again until he just couldn't do anymore that day by propping himself up against the console and having a crack at it all again: Never Giving In. Let THAT be a lesson to ANYONE about it not being how much time you put into something you do,but How Much The Time Vested COUNTS. Freddie could sing in an hour's time in a studio what ten vocalists couldn't in a week's time… Need a better picture of what I mean here? Then hear 'Innuendo' front to back: from the amazing opener "Innuendo" through to the more-apt-than-apt album closer "The Show Must Go On"(which features some of Freddie's most…unreal yet very real….singing ever heard).Amazing,AMAZING stuff. Let there be no mistake though: as fine as everyone's performances are on 'Innuendo',Freddie basically steals the show here with 'Innuendo' as being as super-human a vocalist and spirit as he so certainly does on 'Innuendo'. Don't be swayed by all of these 5 star reviews and have a cynical tongue in that cheek there: Freddie never sang this amazingly; his range even got more broader and intense than at any other time in Queen's history… But moreover,'Innuendo' contains some of THE Very Best Queen material ever released. Period. (And,no,I'm not being too sentimental in light of how the band ended with Freddie's death. This Record-By Itself-Is Brilliant. Period. ) Every element that ever characterized Queen up until 'Innuendo' with all sorts of facets that seal the deal in how 'Innuendo' is as timeless and solid a Queen album as even 'A Night At The Opera','Sheer Heart Attack','The Game' or 'Queen II'. Perhaps moreso 'Innuendo' than the other albums for it's overall scope of content and it's true from-the-gut intensity. I can't say enough words that hit the mark enough to give this album justice. I can only hope any one of you reading a review like this here can find out for yourself by buying and listening to 'Innuendo' for yourselves… I'm still blown away by what Freddie had pulled out of his soul for 'Innuendo'(he and all of Queen),and the heartwarming fact that all four members bandied together as productively as they had and brewed up such a potent,potent album that has all of their whimsy,humor and good spirits served up with a fitting,superbly-poignant overall-dose of grasping one's own mortality-staring in the face of it as if to say "I dare ya to take me when I've got THIS to do yet!" -and THEN creating said album. (If you should find yourself into 'Innuendo',the posthumously-released 'Made In Heaven' record from 1995 is worthy of mention; for it contains the very last studio sessions of what began with 'Innuendo'.. Fine album in itself..) Above ALL else: one of the best pop/rock star personalities ever; one of the most naturally-charismatic frontmen of any genre of music (And Queen is many genres; as 'Innuendo' but one example attests…) and above any tragedy or any sexuality,Freddie Mercury was,is and remains one of the most gifted vocalists,musicians and songwriters ever. But Mostly,after knowing him through the music and times of Queen,he stands tallest as being as truly beautiful a person as he was. Period. Ask any self-respecting singer in just about any band or outfit and I'm sure they'll be quick to give Freddie his due props in admiration,affection,respect and awe for the vocal chops and command Freddie Mercury most certainly had (and has; as records=immortality). God Bless You Always: Freddie and the surviving members of Queen. 'Innuendo' is as good as it gets in serving up an unfortunately-premature salvo to such a legendary career. Yep; 'Innuendo' is one of the most solid,all-around brilliant records Queen has EVER made. ANd imagine that it was the last one made and released while Freddie Mercury was alive…Who better than them to lay claim to that? After all,they've created so many timeless and incredible songs and albums since 1973.. It's so beautiful that they captured every element of joy and duress as they have with 'Innuendo' and with Freddie hanging on as brilliantly as he did while having the grace to accept his fate as he did.Brilliant album overall. Do yourself a favor and check it out/buy it.Thank You,Tim GoyerUSA
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You will know I love many eclectic styles of music when I say that my current CD changer is occupied by Astrud Gilberto, Hank Williams, Louis Prima, Brothers Johnson, Johnny Cash, and Queen. And while these may seem to be hopelessly disconnected, I realized with a start today that the Cash and Queen CDs actually did share one bittersweet connection: both are sad but stirring farewells from artists of unparalelled excellence.
Of course, the particular Queen CD occupying my CD changer at this time is INNUENDO, and it has ranked as my favorite Queen CD during the past 15 years. Though it may not be as consistent as, say, NIGHT AT THE OPERA, it does hit several high points that continue to be deeply moving and revelatory in their brilliance.
This CD does really hold together strongly thematically, as Freddie Mercury ponders the most profound issues of life and death, and does so with a determined–even hopeful–gleam in his eye. The Zepplin-esque leadoff title track is as epic and powerful as anything the band has ever done, Mercury's vocals soaring on waves of sonic blasts courtesy of Brian May's guitar symphonics and guest guitarist Steve Howe's Spanish-style picking.
"I'm Going Slightly Mad" is somewhat chilling in light of reality, but Mercury infuses it with his usual tongue-in-cheek defiant humor, and "Headlong" is a pleasingly crunchy rocker highlighted by Queen's groovy rhythm section of Taylor and Deacon. Other highlights include the exhilirating "Ride the Wild Wind" and the beautifully lilting "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (one of the band's finest ballads, and one that is not maudlin in any way).
As brilliant as all of the above are, the coup de grace is "The Show Must Go On," where Mercury faces his fate "with a grin," and sings "on with the show" with such conviction, passion, and pathos that it both breaks your heart and causes the hair on your arm to rise. The lush instrumentation here is incredibly powerful–only a voice like Mercury's could keep up with, and even transcend it.
Absolutely, I give this my highest recommendation for a symphonic rock album–it's a classic of the genre and still holds up brilliantly today. Great music, regardless of style, is both timely and timeless. INNUENDO is a moving document of the passing of one of music's finest vocalists, the incomparable Freddie Mercury, and for that reason alone, makes this album indespensible. But beyond that, it is a stellar collection of songs, masterfully performed, by a powerful band at the top of their game.
It's hard to believe that this is the last album Queen released as a foursome. Released in 1991, not too long before Freddie's death, this truly shows Queen at their finest. It's one of those albums you can listen to all the way through. Starting with the six-minute epic "Innuendo", and ending with the powerful "The Show Must Go On," this album is a must have for any Queen fan, or any rock fan for that matter.
1. Innuendo (10/10)
2. I'm Going slightly Mad (10/10)
3. Headlong (8/10)
4. I Can't Live with You (7.5/10)
5. Don't Try So Hard (9/10)
6. Ride the Wild Wind (8/10)
7. All God's People (7.5/10)
8. These Are the Days of Our Lives (10/10)
9. Delilah (8/10)
10. The Hitman (8.5/10)
11. Bijou (9.5/10)
12. The Show Must Go On (10+)
The last song on the CD is, in my opinion, one of the best Queen songs ever. As you listen to Freddie sing, it's not apparent in any way he was ill. His voice was still as beautiful as ever, and he went out at the top. It pains me to listen to the song, because it seems like a song Freddie wrote about his battle with his illness. "The Days of our Lives" seems like Freddie's farewell song. When he says at the end, "I still love you," I tear up. Freddie Mercury was the best songwriter/singer/performer that I have ever known, and I will remember him forever!
Forget everything you know about Queen and Freddie Mercury. Buy this CD for the brilliant music alone…
This is simply rock music at the highest level – a great band probably playing at its peak. Every song is a masterpiece, pure and simple.
And then remember Queen and Freddie Mercury. They knew this CD would probably be their last as Queen. And they, as a group, gave it their all. Music, lyrics, performance -its all here.
Listen to the CD again. And then you can cry for what we have lost.
There is no word in the English dictionary that accurately describes this work of genius. It is absolutely amazing, unbelieveable, incredible. I have almost every Queen album, this was the first one I purchased aside from the greatest hits, and it still reigns supreme over all the other Queen albums. "Innuendo" (the song) is my favorite Queen song, it is amazing. It opens with a drum roll which makes you jump upon first listen. Freddie Mercury sounds better than ever before. The highlight of the track is the "wandering minstrel" guitar interlude beginning at 3:16, it starts out in 5/4 time, then goes into 6/4 after a couple of choruses. Absolutely amazing. "I'm Going Slightly Mad" is a humorous track, which is somewhat Noel Coward-ish. "Headlong" is an excellent rocker, will please metalheads everywhere with its heavily distorted guitar riffs and excellent solos. "I Can't Live With You" is a fantastic song, with great lyrics and instrumentation. "Don't Try So Hard" features one of Freddie Mercury's ultimate vocal performances, absolutely beautiful, will bring tears to some eyes, no joke. Roger Taylor must have been the primary force behind "Ride The Wild Wind," as his drums really stand out on this fast, heart-pumping track. "All God's People" is classic Freddie Mercury, with its complex, multilayered vocals ala "Somebody To Love" or "Bohemian Rhapsody." Next is the haunting track "These Are The Days Of Our Lives," a song about looking back on childhood and enjoying life as an adult. This song was also the last music video filmed by Queen as a foursome with Freddie. "Delilah" is a cute, little ditty about Freddie's favorite cat of the same name. Then in charges "The Hitman," which rocks and reels us all like just like the album's earlier track "Headlong." Next is "Bijou," an instrumental with a brief lyric from Freddie. This track features incredible guitar work by virtuoso Brian May himself, beautiful.Finally, the all-out finale "The Show Must Go On" closes the album. This song is most likely the track that defines the Innuendo album. As most of you know, this was the last album Queen released before Freddie Mercury died. He said to his bandmates that he wanted to keep on making records until he was no longer alive to record more music. This song speaks of his attitude toward his state. Freddie was extremely ill with AIDS at the time of recording this album, and was determined to give it his all. "Inside my heart is breaking, my makeup may be flaking but my smile still stays on." This lyric speaks of his exact feeling, sometimes it got so bad he had to prop himself up on the desk and sing. It means that AIDS is taking over him, but he will ignore it and keep going, "I'll face it with a grin, I'm never giving in, on with the show…."Innuendo was released on February 5, 1991. On November 24th of that same year, Freddie Mercury was dead. He left this world after he and his bandmates released an album of the most incredible music they could ever do. They knew they were on borrowed time, so they pushed themselves to the limits, and by doing so, they did it better than they ever could have done, with one simple thought of determination, "the show must go on." They continued right up until Freddie was to ill to work. Now and forever, the show will go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on………..


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Updating a previous item, Paul Pierce (ankle) does not believe that his ankle injury is serious.
The Wolves will receive a trade exception worth $4 million along with Thaddeus Young, Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett in the Kevin Love three-team deal expected to be completed on Saturday.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski said he is planning Derrick Rose to be healthy enough to play in the FIBA World Cup in Spain.
Derrick Rose will practice with Team USA on Thursday after sitting out Wednesday's exhibition game against the Dominican Republic due to fatigue.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are unlikely to reach a deal on an extension with Reggie Jackson before the October 31 deadline, according to NewsOK.com
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that it remains up to NBA stars to make a personal decision on whether to play for their country.
Gordon Hayward could be the next Team USA cut, according to Chris Sheridan of SheridanHoops.com.
Derrick Rose said he will play in Team USA's exhibition game against Puerto Rico on Friday.
Coach Tom Thibodeau said he expects Derrick Rose (soreness) to practice on Thursday and play on Friday vs. Puerto Rico.
Kyrie Irving looked phenomenal vs. the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, making all five of his field goal attempts for 12 points with five assists and two 3-pointers.
Julius Randle will "get plenty of chances to play a lot of minutes," according to coach Byron Scott.
The Suns are now discussing trade possibilities for restricted free agent Eric Bledsoe, according to Jude LaCava of FOX Phoenix.


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Take away a couple of throwaway tracks hastily pasted together and you have a classic leppard record – one that takes us from on of their earliest songs "Ride into the Sun" to the contemporary radio friendly "Two Steps Behind".This album rocks and like "Slang", without the sometimes overwhelming presence of Mutt Lange, the Lepps rock out without a care – sounding as raw and passionate as they did with their earliest cuts.I think "Desert Song" is a hidden classic. Why this did'nt make it to either Hysteria or Adrenalize, I will never know… a track of tremendous passion and power with not one but two killer solos by Phil and Steve, this is in my book one of the Top 5 Def Leppard Songs. Another standout is "After Dark" which is probably a first for the Lepps – a song without a defining chorus… by all the same it's a captivating track with some great vibes by Vivian Campbell.I was pleasantly surprised by "From the Inside", a genuinely good song with some marvellous playing by the boys and their friends from Hothouse Flowers.All in all a great record and a must buy. It actually rates 4.5 stars in my book, but being a Lepp addict, I will make it 5 stars.
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Japanese-only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this classic 1993 compilation album from the Rock legends. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound. You won't believe it's the same CD! Universal. 2008.
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Retro active, Def Leppard's compilation album of B-sides totally rocks, the songs are really heavy and the ballads are perfect, Desert song is an awesome opening song with an amazing guitar solo by Steve Clark and cool chorus, the song mostly tells a story about a person trapped in the desert. Fracured love the second song starts off soft but then gets really heavy, really cool song. Action is a song by a band called Sweet and leppard did a cover version and the song really stands out. Two Steps Behind is a really nice acoustic ballad that makes you want to sing along with the chorus. She's Too Tough is another song the band covered and is a fast rocker. Miss u In a Heartbeat is another really nice piano ballad and there is 3 versions of it on the album, GOD WHY SO MUCH!. Only After Dark is another cover song the band did, originally recorded by Mick Ronson it is a catchy melodic song. Ride into the Sun is a epic tune on the album, it was the first song the band ever committed to vinyl on their first ep, all they did was change some of the lyrics,but a really hard driving rock song. From the inside is a folky ballad telling about the pitfalls of herione use, probably the softest song on the album. Ring of fire is a cool heavy rock song with a really awesome guitar riff, (I wonder if the band got the title from Johny Cash?) I Wanna Be Your Hero is a ballad and a rock song mixed in one, alot like Too Late For Love. The last two songs on the album are electric versions of Two Steps Behind and Miss u in a heartbeat,both sound great. Listen for the piano only version of Miss U In a Heartbeat stuck at the very end.
Surprisingly, this is truly a great album, even though it is regarded as a unreleased/b-sides collection, the material on here is worthy of being called top-notch album quality. If you took all the great songs from all rest of Def Leps 1990's albums, you still couldn't accumulate enough to surpass this one. Only 2 good songs are on Adrenalize, maybe 2 on Slang, and 6 on Euphoria, you still can't touch Retro Active's 11 song that are all excellent. Most of the material on here is from the Hysteria sessions, and the rest come from Adrenalize sessions, being cover songs and canned material. There is 1 or 2 songs on here that were recorded for this CD. Steve Clark,R.I.P., appears on a handful of tracks, and newcomer Vivian is on a few as well. This CD has a ton of rockers like Desert Song, Fractured Love, Action, She's Too Tough, and Ring Of Fire, among others. But the standouts are the two ballads, Two Steps Behind and Miss You In A Heartbeat, both presented in electric and acoustic versions. All-in-all a superb album, that should be considered a regular album, and by far the best one since Hysteria.
Wow! I am completely blown away by this album. How I ever missed is it till now I'll never know. It is really, really good. It's one of those albums you put in and right away you know you've got a classic. If your a fan of the Pre-Hysteria Def Leppard you will be thanking yourself for picking this up.
A half a dozen of the tracks rock as hard as any of the music they have ever released. Don't miss it!
Not too long ago, Def Leppard was one of the most exciting bands in rock; they were popular AND talented, a dynamite combination of one part brain, one part heart, and one part libido, that mixed up one of the best formulas around. Unfortunately, critics started blaming them for just that – "The Formula." Then, in recent years, as they've been trying to fight their way out of "The Formula" label, fewer people have been noticing/caring, and critics that DO notice make sure to slam them for trying to be something they are not. Alas, in the case of Def Leppard, I DO agree with that unfortunate claim.Regardless of what type of person you are, Leppard Hater, Leppard Lover, Leppard "They [stunk] since Hysteria" -er, Leppard "I stumbled on this page by accident" -er, or other – er -, if you, like me, wish the real Def Leppard would please stand up, buy Retro Active and prepare to get more of your 15 bucks worth than you have in awhile. It's been a decade since this last great Def Leppard Album, but a decade isn't as much as one might think, given it would take another quick decade after this to go back to their Pyromania days. And the bottom line is that, not so long ago, they really were on a role, musically speaking. I can't believe how much I almost forgot how much I loved this band till I threw this on the stereo a few weeks ago – and subsequently haven't been able to stop listening to it. "X" really is a bad album, so bad, it brainwashed me into temporarily losing too much respect for the band. It's hard for me to tell if they really have always been a little too money hungry, but regardless, if you like good music, let's put everything aside and proclaim the wonderful evolutionary direction the band was going in the early 90's, with the wonderful succession of Pyromania to Hysteria to Adrenalize to ironically, a "retro" album.Without giving it all away, here's a quick runthrough of the wonderfully long (did I mention you get your money's worth) and successfully diverse (keyword – SUCCESSFULLY) song roster. "Desert Song" took awhile to grow on me, but once it did, I woke up to the AMAZING guitar solos — they were showing signs of prog with their choices of scale usages and rhythmic motives! And they STILL managed to be catchy. I wish they would have taken that idea and made all of their subsequent music with that in mind. "Fractured Love" has highly effective percussive elements while still keeping a shoutalong chorus (think the next logical step after "Rocket"). The way they covered "Action" really blows me away, as I wish their own writing was as experimental yet quality filled as those that influenced them. There are the hits "Two Steps Behind" and "Miss You in a Heartbeat", both with acoustic and electric versions. The latter has a piano/vocal version also.Personally, the electric version of "Two Steps Behind" is one of their best all time moments, it just takes me to another world. Fans of the "Leppard Layering technique" – with guitars upon guitars and vocals upon vocals – will not be disappointed. Joe Elliot plays some cool (albeit inexcusably short) boogie woogie piano as the intro to a revision of one of their earliest songs ("Ride into the Sun"), and REALLY hits the jackpot with the gutwrenchingly highly artistic collaboration with the Hothouse Flowers ("From the Inside"). The marriage of music to lyrics here is supreme. The driving d minor riff to "Ring of Fire" will have you hypnotized into playing it yourself for hours on end, and "I wanna be your hero" and "She's Too Tough" are way too strong to merely exist as B Sides.I could go on forever, but I believe my point is made. Who REALLY is Def Leppard? It's always controversial to answer a question like that with one particular album, released, years ago, and ESPECIALLY when the answer isn't "Hysteria." And in fact, it's not that it's not "Hysteria". Again, "Retro Active" is a collection of all sorts of various material, much of which was originally given birth along with that landmark album from 1987.Bottom line: THIS is why today's rock music is inexcusable. It (including Leppard) has only gotten worse since then, and with an album like this, there really is something here for everyone. Why aren't today's bands feeling more of a kick in the [rear]? It's because not even the record companies think that music is in a lot of trouble.If you feel the same way, email me.


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Piano teacher gathers pupils for Christmas concert (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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Piano teacher gathers pupils for Christmas concert
12:56pm Thursday 20th December 2012 in News
A PIANO teacher has gathered her pupils together for a Christmas carol concert and to give them a chance to perform for an audience for the first time.
Amanda Taylor, 25, has more than 20 pupils who she visits at their homes around Darlington after her day job as a teaching assistant at a primary school in Middlesbrough.
Fourteen of her pupils, ranging from a six-year-old to adults, performed Christmas carols and songs at a special recital at The Forum, in Borough Road, Darlington, in front of their family and friends.
Ms Taylor said: "I remember my first time performing in front of an audience when I was about six and Iwas really nervous. I thought it would be nice if everyone was in the same boat, performing for their families, and in time for Christmas.
"We had a lovely turnout of about 50 people and a sing song at the end."
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MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. —
By 9 a.m. Sunday, many of the shooters and most of the spectators have packed up their gear and headed home. There's still fire in the hole, and the wind slaps at the flying red flag. With only a few shooters, it's not nearly as loud.
Bits and pieces of the fish monster are scattered in the wash, and I realize I missed seeing it explode.
John Ulicki lingers at his campsite, breakfasting on cheese and eggs. I sit down at his table, having redeemed myself somewhat in his eyes by shooting the M16. He absolutely believes that there is a concerted backdoor effort to disarm Americans, and it's called gun control, and the press in general is sympathetic to gun control.
Newtown deeply saddens him, and he can't imagine the grief the parents feel. But it's wrong, he says, to "take away the rights of one group because of the emotions of others."
Before he packs up, he asks me if I want to shoot a 1940 anti-tank Swiss .50-caliber machine gun.
This is the diaphragm-rattling, eardrum-splitting machine gun I've avoided all weekend. But after shooting Edwards' funky World War II Browning and the nefarious M16, I figure I can shoot anything.
The Swiss monster is an enormous black gun anchored to a sandbagged tripod. The cartridges are as long as my hand.
To shoot and sight the gun, I have to lie on my belly in the dirt. I sight the cross hairs on what's left of a target barrel after 19 hours of machine gun shooting, and tighten it.
I pull at the massive trigger, but my fingers aren't strong enough to budge it.
I've still got the gun sighted, so Ulicki leans over, put his big hand over mine and pulls the trigger.


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A managerial job seemed to be in his future when at 17 Scott Lipps managed his band. After breaking his arm, he started on a long and successful career as a model manager.
Today, Lipps manages several of the world's most popular and highest paid fashion models in the world. He is the founder and president of One Management Company.
"You want to make sure everyone is on time and is professional. It's a lot of work. There is very little sleep and very little downtime. You can't put your phone away and relax," said Lipps.
His upcoming book, Pop Lips, delves into the modeling industry and music.
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- A Marana woman could face prison time after pleading guilty to charges that she whipped and used handcuffs to lock her 14-year-old stepson to a chair.
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Reviews by 4thoseabout2bock:
4.1/5 rDev -0.7%
The Stable Bar is, well, a converted stable. Awesome wood beams, split timber rafters, exposed stone walls, barrel top tables, amazing place.
We were there for lunch and a lot of natural light comes in the side wall with large plate glass windows where the hayloft used to be.
The tap selection was impressive. We were travelers looking for a selection of local micros, and this was a good effort. Bitter Woman, Lake Louie Scotch and Cream, Oscar's Chocolate Oatmeal Stout, Gray's Honey, Capital Oktoberfest and Island Wheat, Spotted Cow, Fauerbach Amber.
The food was even more impressive. We split a sandwich of thinly sliced pork loin with Swiss, cherry kraut and somekind of cranberry sauce. Pork was moist and toppings were flavorful. The smashed potatoes were indulgent (a cross between german potato salad and mashed potatoes -- partly smashed red potatoes with garlic and sour cream).
Very nice place that you could take your Mom to. A great selection of beer, some great food and a nice stop on the beer route between Monroe, New Glarus, and Madison.
10-08-2006 22:17:43 | More by 4thoseabout2bock
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08-23-2014 22:19:33 | More by bigred89
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06-17-2014 21:30:04 | More by Gotti311
4.18/5 rDev +1.2%
Stop #3 on the Madison weekend beer binge extravaganza™.
Quivey's Grove was our lunch destination and it didn't disappoint. Very unique atmosphere, rugged barn-to-restaurant conversion with rough hewn wood beams in the Stable Tap side, even the edge of the bar was a well worn wooden beam. Crowd was older, a few families in for lunch, relaxed and laid back atmosphere. There was natural light streaming through a window that looked to be a former hayloft. An ancient stone wall separated the bar room from the dining room. In one corner there was an old cork dartboard, framed by a large panel comprised of wine corks. Historical framed photos were hung sparsely, and there were two old portrait serving trays of former presidents hung above the bar. One was William Jennings Bryan, who was a prohibitionist, oddly enough.
The bartender was friendly and swapped bar stories with us, all while providing timely service. He even offered unsolicited samples of Oscar's chocolate stout "for dessert" which was a nice touch.
Selection was focused on local craft, taps included Lake Louie Tommy's Porter and Warped Speed, Oscar's, Ale Asylum Nut Brown, Tyranena Bitter Woman, super fresh Moon Man, Cabin Fever, Bells Amber, and a couple others. In bottles the highlights were Matacabras, Chief Blackhawk, and Black Bavarian. Short but sweet list.
Food was tasty, we tried the whitefish and corned beef special, which came with a great mushroom soup. Overall a great experience, and i'd definitely return.
Thanks to nchrist13 for recommending Quivey's awhile back, finally made it!
05-02-2011 15:09:04 | More by emerge077
4.22/5 rDev +2.2%
The atmosphere here cannot be beat. The Stable Bar is just that, and old stable converted into a gorgeous bar of heavy, weathered wood and beams secured with thick leather straps. If I lived in madison, I would drink here once a week, just because the room is so great.
The bartender was very friendly and the manager came out and apologized for the fact that they still listed the lamb burger on their website even though they dropped it due to lack of interest (which doesn't say much for the taste of the regulars, but to each his own). Instead we got the pork loin sandwich with cranberry kraut and a side of their garlic smashed potatoes. The sandwich was great and the potatoes were like crack.
For beers we got the Bitter Woman, and Louie's Scotch. I heard them talking about putting on a keg of the Louie Kiss of the Lips.
If you need another reason to make the trek out there, its right down the street from what seems to be an amazing Bavarian Sausage Shop (see
10-15-2006 02:33:55 | More by Tbone
4.22/5 rDev +2.2%
Went to this place for lunch with Blackie during his visit
The atmosphere is spectacular. The building was constructed in 1855 but was added over time before the restaurant opened 25-30 years ago. I believe it is split into 2 restaurants, a more upscale restaurant and the Stable Grill where we ate lunch. Building resembles an old barn and most of the interior bears the same style. Great woody aroma inside. I am going to take off .5 for it being way out on the west side and being an older crowd.
Quality is great....10-14 taps by my estimation highlighted by the glorious NG Belgian Red on tap, only place I recall seeing Tyranena Bitter Woman on draft, LL Warped Speed, a few other local micros, sprecher round out the list. Mostly quality and a few selections that are tough to find elsewhere (bitter woman, belgian red)
Grant it, we were there for lunch and it wasnt very busy, but the service was exceptional. Our bartender/waitress was very polite, prompt, and all around pleasant. Her tip reflected that.
Food. The food out here is fantastic. We split a sausage and gouda wheel that wasnt life changing but it was good traditional food at a very reasonable price. I had a Wisconsin grilled cheese with a few local cheeses, peppers/mushroom/onion/tomato on a great toasted dark rye bread. Good experience all around. The friday fish fry is supposed to be great too.
All around great place, except for the location, at least for us young downtowners
08-27-2006 00:26:30 | More by dirtylou
4.22/5 rDev +2.2%
atmosphere: I love the construction of this place, from the outside it looks kinda like a barn. All original wood or wood salvaged from buildings of the same era makes up the interior, from the hardwood floors to the great hand hewn rafters. The place has a rustic, woody smell to it, which makes sense as it is full of antique wood. There are two dining rooms, and in one of the two rooms is a wooden bar area, and behind that the kitchen. There were some stairs leading upwards that I never checked out.
quality: The Belgian Red was of great quality and was served in an appropriate glass.
service: Attentive, friendly service and nice staff. The waitress knew enough to warn us about the Belgian Red when we ordered one for dessert.
selection: About 10 taps of various Wisconsin and Midwest micros, including Lake Louie Warped Speed, Tyranena Bitter Woman, and New Glarus Belgian Red. Not too big of a selection, but pretty quality.
food: The pork sandwich I ate was awesome, though I don't recall the specific name. The cherry sauerkraut was the best I've ever had and the smashed potatoes were very tasty.
08-18-2006 22:17:44 | More by blackie
3.15/5 rDev -23.7%
We went to this farmhouse eatery with a group of 12 and we were given the banquet treatment. We were supposed to eat in the loft of the barn but when we got there we spent about 20 minutes standing by the bar in the barn. They had some nice local taps and I was pretty excited about beer but I had also heard you can get some good local fare aswell.
They didn't have the loft available so we were sent to the farmhouse which smelled like my old grandma's farmhouse and the second floor had a small bedroom where we ate. Because we were a group of 12 we had a fixed menu of 3 items and the farmhouse only has bottles of beer. They still had some good choices.
I had the chicken stuffed with Gouda and duck on a giant mound of wild rice. Service was very slow even though the house was empty. I got the feeling they space out the courses to make them feel more elegant.
They do have a nice stone tunnel that leads to the barn bar and an amazing population of bats in what looks like the old outhouses.
07-02-2006 02:53:15 | More by rhoadsrage
3.55/5 rDev -14%
11 taps included NG cow and road slush, Bitter Woman, LL Scotch, Cap Mai Bock, Spaten, 4 other local crafts and miller light. A short bottle list includes at least one offering from NG, LL, South Shore, Cap, and Tyranea. Unfortunately, most of these bottles are repeats of the choices on tap, so selection really isnt that good. Quiveys also makes an interesting, intensely mesquite/smoky Bloody Mary that includes a shot of porto. I dont care for it but I can see why some people just love it. Its very unique.
Service is friendly and prompt in both the bar and restaurant. The atmosphere is great. Quiveys consists of a rehabbed stable house (bar and informal eating area) and an old stone house (more formal dining area) that I am less familiar with. Large hand-hewed timbers with only a minimal amount of unnecessary modern steal hold up the frame in an interesting (swiss style I think) timber frame. Well constructed additions used period materials and kept the theme consistent. The restaurant is efficiently set up, especially for an old building, aiding the staff greatly during the busy Friday night fish fry. The stables are very family friendly. The food menu ranges from a 7 dollar burger to a 20 dollar steak. The entres are mediocre but the potatoes are to die for. The sausage and gouda appetizer is a steal as well. Quiveys has a nice yard with tables where you can enjoy a beer while waiting for your table.
Not a bad place at all but not really for me. I recomend this place for two gourps of beer drinkers:
1. Those with a bunch of kids.
2. Out of towners looking for a good selection of South-central Wisconsin craft brews on tap.
04-17-2006 18:51:55 | More by DaPeculierDane
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Quivey's group is a great place to eat and drink beer. I came for lunch and ate at the bar in the Stable House. 11 taps. 1 Miller Light, and the rest quality local beers. I think the taps always include 1 Lake Louie beer, 1 New Glarus, and 1 Capital. I enjoyed a Capital Winter Skal and a Tyranena IPA.
The food was amazing. I had the Fried chicked and mashed potatoes, and both were great. Prices were higher than average, but nothing too high, and the food was worth it. Great service too.
I really enjoy the look of this place. Lots of wood everywhere. A cool looking bar. It's a good place to sit and enjoy some tasty beers in the winter while you watch the snow come down. A great little place. If I had to come up with one complaint, it would be that the beer is served very cold. Other than that, this is a great place to eat and have a pint.
12-03-2005 21:10:42 | More by beveragecaptain
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February 1st: David Wojahn is the author of eight collections of poetry. which include Icehouse Lights (1982); Glassworks (1987); Mystery Train (1990); Late Empire (1994); The Falling Hour (1997) and Spirit Cabinet (2002); Interrogation Palace: New and Selected Poems 1982-2004 (2006), His collection World Tree (2011) was the recipient of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets.
He is also the author of a collection of essays on contemporary poetry, Strange Good Fortune (2001), editor of A Profile of 20th Century American Poetry (1991), and editor of two posthumous collections of his wife, Lynda Hull, poetry, The Only World (1995) and Collected Poems (2006).
He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, the Illinois Arts Council, and the Indiana Arts Commission.
He was educated at the University of Minnesota ad the University of Arizona.
He is presently Professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University and also teaches in the MFA in Writing Program of the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
March 29th: Carrie Jerrell's debut collection, After the Revival, received the 2008 Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize and is published by Waywiser Press. A graduate of the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and Texas Tech University, she is an assistant professor at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, coordinator of Undergraduate Creative Writing and Associate Director of the MFA Program. She also serves as the poetry editor for Iron Horse Literary Review. During her summers, she can be found in Tennessee, working as the Coordinator for the Sewanee Young Writers' Conference and on the staff of the Sewanee Writers' Conference.
April 12th: Eavan Boland is author of over 23 collections of poetry, including New Collected Poems (2008), Domestic Violence (2007), Against Love Poems, issued as Code in the UK (2001), The Lost Land (1998), An Origin Like Water: Collected Poems 1967-1987 (1996), In a Time of Violence (1994), A Dozen Lips (1994), Outside History: Selected Poems 1980-1990 (1990), The Journey and Other Poems (1986), Night Feed (1982), In Her Own Image (1980) and The War Horse (1975).
In addition to her poetry, she is also the author of A Journey with Two Maps: Becoming a Woman Poet (2011), Object Lessons: The Life of the Woman and the Poet in Our Time (1995), a volume of prose, After Every War (Princeton, 2004), an anthology of German women poets, and she co-edited The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms (2000).
Her awards include a Lannan Foundation Award in Poetry and an American Ireland Fund Literary Award.
She has taught at Trinity College, University College, Bowdoin College, and she was a member of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. She is also a regular reviewer for the Irish Times.
She is currently a professor of English at Stanford University where she directs the creative writing program.
Lectures will be held over three Saturdays. Each session will include lecture plus Q&A. Sessions run from 9:30 – 11:30 on February 1st, March 29th , and April 12th. The total fee is $75. We anticipate a huge demand for these sessions. Space is limited, so send in your registration soon.
All lectures will be held in Cohen Hall, situated on the Peabody side of campus. Ample, nearby parking is available in the lot behind Cohen adjacent 21st Avenue South. Cohen Hall is easily accessible from this parking lot.
For more information, contact Martin Rapisarda,
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— Darrell and Bernetta Rolinitis of Westville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a lunch with family and friends.
Darrell Rolinitis and Bernetta Pintar were married Aug. 31, 1963, at St. Mary's Church in Westville with the Rev. David Roach officiating.
Darrell retired from working with and training on Hyster lift-trucks for 41 years. He served in U.S. Army for three years (1966-1969) with one year in Vietnam (1966-1967) and was discharged from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Bernetta owned and operated a beauty shop for more than 50 years.
The couple has three sons, D.L. (Stacey Sexton) of Danville, Mike (Missie Hooks) of Mokena and Steve (Laurie Barnes) of Morton.
They have seven grandchildren, Mikayla, Mariah, Dalton (D.L.); Arwen (Mike); Bryce, Tyler and Kylie (Steve).


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In bed with Faith Nelson exposed!
Faith Nelson has quite the following amongst British big-boob fans which isn't surprising when you consider that the hot blonde babe has 32GG tits! Yeah, natural but huge boobies! The naughty blonde has had an official site at In Bed With Faith for quite a few years now and it really is the go-to site if you want to see hundreds of quality nude pictures of this busty babe but what you might not know is that another site devoted to Faith Nelson is also in existence but this one is a lot harder – The story goes that she did quite a bit of hardcore with her ex-boyfriend which was only ever intended to be for personal use but as usual, an acrimonious spit mean that the ex did the dirty and sold the films which went on to a site called Faith Exposed! Bad for Faith but great news for all of us who have been waiting years to see Faith Nelson get REALLY dirty!


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Who Won't Have an API?
That's what we struggled to find out in our recent survey of enterprises. While we failed to canvass the North Koreans, it would seem the vast majority of enterprises in the developed world plan to implement an API program in one form or another. This probably helps – at least in part – to explain the surfeit of acquisition and funding-related news coverage the API Management sector has recently experienced
But what was perhaps most revelatory about Layer 7's API survey and its accompanying infographic was that that it did not reveal any one leading driver for API publishing programs or any one implementation preference for API Management solutions.
Enterprises are using APIs for mobility, cloud, integration and developer programs. They are also deploying APIs from their datacenters, from the cloud and from hybrid environments. What that tells me is that flexibility should be the critical consideration for anyone evaluating the API Management alternatives.
(Full disclosure: Layer 7 offers the most flexible API delivery, management and security solution in the marketplace.)


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Town Square
New $34-million elementary school being considered in Pleasanton
Original post made on Nov 29, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, November 29, 2012, 7:41 AM
on Nov 29, 2012 at 8:36 am
"Bowser noted that the predicted influx of students isn't happening yet.
"We have time to plan," he said. "The growth is going to happen over time."
Yes, as soon as the promised low income housing is built, we'll need additional space to warehouse those anchor babies and welfare offspring, so let's plan now for that inevitability.
on Nov 29, 2012 at 8:43 am
If Pleasanton taxpayer do not challenge this we are Chumps!
"You have to spend money to make money." That is what Board members said at their Oct 2011 meeting to justify spending $256,000 on consultants for this Facilities report. It was clear that it was the motivation to vote to spend over a quarter of a million from general fund dollars for a facilities plan. They are coming after the taxpayers for a Bond as well as a PT and they will use this plan to justify it.
I advocated more facilities for 15 years, ROCA proved that there was more than enough money at the time. PUSD squandered ALL of the facilities money leaving a 27M capital debt that they can not pay. The suggestion of a new elementary does not address the increased overcrowding at the high schools and middle schools. PUSD is willing to support growth that is bad for Pleasanton to justify another facilities bond to cover their unfunded debt.
The 2011 "School Fee Justification Report" states that PUSD was 113% over capacity accross the district, 1,847 currently unhoused students!. Gee I wish someone could have seen that coming.... we did! They know there will not be enough developer fees to cover the COPS and new growth so they need to come after the existing residents/taxpayers again. They will not tell the city that they can not accommodate more students because they need a funding source for the COPs debt.
Pleasanton residents must tell both the School Board and City Council that existing residents have paid for their impacts and new growth must pay for theirs or stop the building. Current residents should not be expected to pay for new growth through more bonds and parcel taxes.
There will be thousands of additional housing units on the Eastside of town (not yet approved) that will add to the burden of existing residents if current residents do not demand full mitigation.
on Nov 29, 2012 at 9:09 am
Well said Julie!! I was amazed that they would want to house K thru 8 at Hart. The traffic is so congested after school. Even with staggered times it would be difficult. The amount of begging for money at Hart and Donlon is embarrasing, especially after the PUSD mishandling of funds.


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PARIS (AP) -- While Paris Saint-Germain's attempt to buy glory by signing big names has failed so far, Lyon has surged to the top of the French league despite spending hardly any money and by keeping faith in a novice coach.
PSG may boast Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is among the world's best strikers, and Carlo Ancelotti, a highly experienced coach with trophy success in Italy and England, but the team is five points behind Lyon.
This weekend, the leaders travel to local rival Saint-Etienne and PSG hosts struggling Evian.
"Every night when I go to sleep I dream of the title, and I hope my players do the same," Lyon coach Remi Garde, who started his playing career as a center half with Lyon 25 years ago, told sports daily L'Equipe on Thursday. "Normally, PSG should be way out in front."
Garde's best signing -- midfielder Steed Malbranque -- cost nothing and the club's best decision was not selling Bafetimbi Gomis to Fenerbahce, even though the Turkish club was offering €13 million ($17 million) during the offseason.
Gomis has scored 14 goals in all competitions this season -- one less than Ibrahimovic -- and his goals have helped Lyon move three points clear of second-place Marseille, which hosts Lorient on Sunday.
While PSG has spent more than €160 million ($209 million) in the offseason on new players -- Brazil center half Thiago Silva and Ibrahimovic both joined from AC Milan -- Lyon's smart move was giving more opportunity to young players like midfielder Clement Grenier and striker Alexandre Lacazette, and taking a chance on Malbranque, the former Fulham and Tottenham midielder.
It was Malbranque himself who approached the club where he started out his career after terminating his Saint-Etienne contract and initially retiring. Lyon gave Malbranque a trial -- at the age of 32 -- and he is now playing some of the best football of his career, creating goals for Gomis and Lisandro Lopez and winning the admiration of teammates and fans.
Lyon's unity, its development of youth players and willingness to take a chance on older ones like Malbranque, is the polar opposite of the ruthless, money-driven drive for success at PSG.
"There's been a good team spirit since the start the season," Grenier said.
That's far from being the case at PSG.
Although Ibrahimovic has been an undoubted success in terms of goals, an increasing number of reports in the past two weeks have told of other players becoming exasperated with his tendency to constantly demand the ball and hog the limelight. Even the fans are starting to get on his back, and he was jeered during the match against FC Porto on Tuesday for trying an extravagant shot rather than passing to the unmarked Jeremy Menez.
Reports of rifts between French players and the Italians in the squad added further fuel to the growing tensions at PSG this week.
"It's a new dressing room, there are no problems in particular," Ancelotti said. "I think that when you are trying to build a team with new players, you have to take the necessary time to build good relations."
While Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas took a gamble on promoting Garde from the youth team last season, PSG fired Antoine Kombouare just before last year's winter break -- even though he was at the top of the league -- and recruited the highly-regarded Ancelotti to oversee the hoped-for transformation into a European powerhouse.
This has fallen rather flat, with PSG in fourth place after losing three of its past five league games, and reports surfacing on Monday that Ancelotti was close to losing his job.
The 2-1 win over Porto ensured PSG finished first in its group, and took some of the pressure off Ancelotti. He said that the players will find their form again in the league, starting with a win against Evian, which is just above the relegation zone.
"Maybe the players were more focused on the Champions League, but we will have to change that," Ancelotti said. "We have time to focus on the league now. We're five points behind Lyon and that's not good, but we have time to catch up."
A trip to Lyon used to hold fear for Saint-Etienne, but after winning 2-1 at PSG in the league a month ago and knocking PSG out of the League Cup last week, coach Christophe Galtier is ready to challenge Lyon.
"We will play the derby to win. We will attack," Galtier said. "The squad is more competitive (than before)."
Also Saturday, it's: Montpellier vs. Ajaccio; Nancy vs. Valenciennes; Rennes vs. Brest; Sochaux vs. Lille; and Troyes vs. Nice.
Reims faces Bordeaux in Sunday's other game, while Toulouse faces Bastia in Friday's match.


text: Mother's Day Gifts Editors' Wish List What POPSUGAR Moms Want For Mother's Day by Katharine Stahl 5/09/13 1 Reactions 0 Shares Print 0 0 0 0 0 We enlisted the help of some of our favorite moms — our POPSUGAR editors — to reveal what they're hoping for this Mother's Day. Summer getaways seem to be on the brain for many of us, with weekend bags and cover-ups making our lists, but the perennial favorites of rest and relaxation (and, of course, jewelry) are also high on all of our wish lists. Keep clicking to see what our editors really want this Mother's Day — and to check out some pics of our impossibly cute kids (if we do say so ourselves!). A New Baby! What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "I'm hoping baby No. 3 will come join us. I'm 37 weeks pregnant and ready to meet her. I can't think of a better gift than a newborn, but if she isn't ready quite yet, then just hanging out with my two girls and my husband at home getting the room ready and having a lovely dinner would be fabulous. And, of course, everyone going to sleep really easily that night for mommy would be a perfect present!" — Lisa Sugar, POPSUGAR editor in chief; mom to Katie, 7, and Juliet, 3 1 / 12 A Fab Camera Bag What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "I have thousands of photos on my iPhone, but I'm the worst at remembering to take our nice camera to picture-worthy events. I bet this amazing Rebecca Minkoff Craig Berry camera bag would help jog my memory!" — Kate Stahl, POPSUGAR Moms; mom to Mae, 2 2 / 12 A Relaxing Day What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Above all, I want a relaxing day with my husband and baby boy. A brunch at our favorite neighborhood spot, or even at home on our patio, would be lovely — so long as I don't have to cook!" — Lisa Horten, POPSUGAR Moms; mom to Brooks, 10 months 3 / 12 Bauble For Brooks What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "There's certainly not anything that I need or expect, but if they insisted on a gift, I love Jennifer Meyer's initial necklaces (hint, hint!)." — Lisa Horten, POPSUGAR Moms; mom to Brooks, 10 months 4 / 12 A Day in Central Park What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "For Mother's Day, I would love nothing more than to spend the entire day in Central Park with my boys! We'd race boats in the Conservatory Water, spend time at Bethesda Fountain, and have a picnic near the Alice in Wonderland sculpture." — Rebecca Gruber, POPSUGAR Moms; mom to Noah, 7, and Zachary, 3 6 / 12 Beach Gear What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "One of my greatest joys is spending our Summer weekends at the beach. With two kids in tow, there isn't much sunbathing that goes on, though, so I've had my eye on J.Crew's Embroidered Rope Tunic and Melissa Odabash's cover-ups and straw hats so I can chase my boys through the dunes comfortably!" — Rebecca Gruber, POPSUGAR Moms; mom to Noah, 7, and Zachary, 3 6 / 12 Rifle Paper Co. iPhone Case What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "I'm in love with Rifle Paper Co.'s iPhone Cases. I just can't decide whether I like the botanicals, stripes, or leopard the best, but after I choose, I think one makes the perfect 'to me, from me' Mother's Day gift." — Kate Stahl, POPSUGAR Moms; mom to Mae, 2 7 / 12 Photo-Finish Family Day What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "What I want most for Mother's Day is to spend the day with my husband, daughter, and son. We'll enjoy a homemade brunch at home (owl-shaped pancakes, of course), take a trip to Shelburne Farms to pet the baby lambs, and then have a family photo taken. I'm usually the one behind the camera, so we don't have one of all four of us!" — Jenny Sugar, POPSUGAR Fitness; mom to Sadie, 2, and Devon, 8 months 8 / 12 New-Mom Loungewear What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "With just two months left in my pregnancy, I'm looking ahead to the first few weeks home after my baby is born and planning on plenty of loungewear! I would love a colorful robe, like Anthropologie's Blushed Rosebud robe, that I can throw on to brighten up my busy days (and tired face!)." — Lauren Turner, POPSUGAR Entertainment; mom-to-be 9 / 12 Mommy-Daughter Photo Shoot What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "I have so many great pics of my 2-year-old daughter, but only a few good ones of us together. I would really like to book a shoot for the two of us with my photographer friend Maria Ponce." — Kate Stahl, POPSUGAR Moms; mom to Mae, 2 11 / 12 Mom-to-Be Pampering What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "My baby is arriving sometime in June, but we're still celebrating my first Mother's Day! I would love nothing more than a relaxing day with my husband and my bundle of joy at one of my favorite brunch places followed by 'me' time with a pedicure and foot massage!" — Stacia Firestone, POPSUGAR member services director; mom-to-be Source: Thinkstock / Gubcio 11 / 12 Weekender Bag What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "So what I really want is a monogrammed Louis Vuitton Neverfull bag, but at about 20 percent of the price, I'd also be thrilled with a Custom Weekender Bag from Saturday, the new line from Kate Spade." — Kate Stahl, POPSUGAR Moms; mom to Mae, 2 12 / 12 0 0 0 0 0 Back to Homepage Comments Read More Mom ShoppingKid ShoppingGift GuidesMother's Day Mother's Day 85 Stars Being Sweet With Their Moms 3 weeks ago Sweeten Your Day With 100-Calorie Mini Mousse Cups 5/26 The Sweetest Candid Celebrity Mom Snaps 5/16 Angelina Jolie Received the Cutest Homemade Mother's Day Gifts 5/15 Go Inside Gwyneth's, Kim's, and Gisele's Mother's Day Celebrations! 5/12 Celeb Moms Share the Cutest Photos of Their Mother's Day Celebrations 5/12 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Reactions Link Love Mom forced to stop feeding baby homemade formula — BabyCenter Blog The easiest ways to save on organic food — The Stir A look inside Fergie's second baby shower — Celebrity Baby Scoop Danielle Jonas debuts her baby bump — People Moms & Babies 7 light and fresh recipes to take you through Summer — FitPregnancy Does where you live affect your risk for PPD? — The Bump Where to find the best deals on school supplies — Real Simple Now this is how you announce a pregnancy! — HuffPost Parents


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10 best new features of Windows Server 8
With Windows Server 8, Microsoft has outdone itself, from a revamped UI to hundreds of new features, including vastly improved virtualization managementFollow @infoworld
Advanced virtual networking. If you've chafed against the lack of promiscuous mode in the Hyper-V virtual switch or pined for the virtual networking capabilities in VMware, you'll be happy to know that Microsoft has dived in with both feet in Windows Server 8. Microsoft seems to have matched the VMware vSwitch feature for feature -- port ACLs, private VLANs, per-vNIC bandwidth reservations, QoS, metering, OpenFlow support, VN-Tag support, network introspection -- all without requiring expensive network devices. The switch will support third-party extensions for inspecting, filtering, modifying, sampling, and inserting packets, with management of the extensions integrated into Hyper-V.
Hyper-V Replica. One of the best features of virtualization is easy disaster recovery, but this isn't as simple as it could be in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V. The clumsy process for setting up virtual machine replication in R2 gives way to a simple wizard in Windows Server 8. After you choose the virtual disks to replicate and the location for the replicas, you have the option of syncing immediately, scheduling the sync, or writing the replica to a local disk -- if you want to bring up the replica on a big USB drive and ship it to the other end for the initial load. The result is an asynchronous, application-consistent snapshot that's no more than five minutes behind the primary VM. You can even specify the IP settings for the failover environment within the replica, and failback is supported.
SMB for server apps. Windows Server 8 gives a big boost to small businesses and branch offices by extending support for Hyper-V virtual hard disks and SQL Server database files to SMB2 file shares. Translation: You can run your virtual machines and SQL database from a commodity file server, no special storage system required. To protect your Hyper-V and SQL workloads, you can create "continuously available" SMB file server clusters that provide transparent failover. That's high availability made very cheap and very easy.
VDI for the rest of us. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure will change the world -- but not until it becomes a whole lot simpler to do. Setting up and managing virtual desktops on Windows Server 2008 R2 pales miserably to Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, for example, and implementing Citrix is no walk in the park. Windows Server 8 takes a big step forward toward reducing the complexity and costs of a VDI deployment.
RemoteFX no longer requires a hardware GPU, and remote connections appear to be much lighter-weight than in R2 (about 10 percent of R2 bandwidth in Microsoft's demo). Admins have per-user control over RDSH (aka Terminal Server) resource allocations. They have a single admin tool for full deployment, as well as a single unified way to deploy RDSH sessions, pooled (stateless) virtual desktops, and personalized (stateful) virtual desktops.
The virtual hard disks -- a new format called vhdx -- are specifically designed to store the changes and customizations users might want to make to the "gold image" that IT provides them. Although you can still store the virtual hard disk files on just about any SMB share, Microsoft is promising considerably better performance than the previous methods of storing roaming profiles that have given this technology a black eye. Bravo, and let the VDI wars begin ... again.
This article, "10 best new features of Windows Server 8," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Follow the latest developments on Microsoft Windows at InfoWorld.com. For the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.
Doug Dineley is executive editor of the InfoWorld Test Center.


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SEO Keyword: What are SEO keywords?
Your SEO keywords are the key words and phrases in your web content that make it possible for people to find your site via search engines. A website that is well optimized for search engines "speaks the same language" as its potential visitor base with keywords for SEO that help connect searchers to your site. In other words, you need to know how people are looking for the products, services or information that you offer, in order to make it easy for them to find you—otherwise, they'll land on one of the many other results in the SERPs [2]. Implementing keyword seo will help your site rank above your competitors.
This is why developing a list of keywords is one of the first and most important steps in any search engine optimization [3] initiative. Keywords and SEO are directly connected when it comes to running a winning search marketing campaign. Because keywords are foundational for all your other SEO efforts, it's well worth the time and investment to ensure your SEO keywords are highly relevant to your audience and effectively organized for action.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of misconceptions about the "right" way to do keyword research for SEO. Read on to learn some basic best practices for SEO keyword research [4] and management.
How To Find Keywords for SEO
Most beginning search marketers make the same mistakes when it comes to SEO keyword research. These mistakes include:
- Only doing SEO keyword research once, and neglecting to update and expand your SEO keyword list
- Overreliance on third-party keyword suggestion tools [5] that offer the same data to everyone
- Targeting highly competitive head terms that reveal no intent
Many SEO marketers don't realize that it's crucial to diversify your keyword sources. If you use the same free web tools as your competitors, you'll have no way of standing out. Your private website data (from web analytics and search query reports) is another great, personalized source of keyword suggestions. In addition, marketers should grow their lists and, subsequently, traffic streams by incorporating as many long-tail keywords as possible. Conducting keyword research for SEO is imperative for developing a successful search marketing campaign.
SEO Keyword Tools: Best SEO Keyword Analysis
WordStream's free Keyword Research Suite [6] is a set of SEO keyword tools that help you find your best, most relevant keywords—keywords that will drive ongoing web traffic [7] and conversions on your site.
Benefits of using the Keyword Research Suite [6] for better SEO include:
- Exclusive Keyword Research - The Keyword Research Suite gives you deep access to WordStream's industry-leading, trillion-keyword database.
- Keyword Data You Can Act On - Instead of just a list of keywords, our tools give your structured, actionable data, ready to use in search marketing campaigns. You'll be able to organize and put into action insights surrounding your keywords [8] and search queries.
- Keywords When You Need Them - The Keyword Research Suite is a robust toolset designed for full-time search marketers and business owners, and offers virtually unlimited access to our huge keyword database, giving you unprecedented accuracy and depth of data.
Our SEO tools deliver more long-tail keywords [9] than other keyword research tools, so you can target highly qualified and specific segments of your website audience. It's the best SEO keyword tool on the web, aiding you in developing a list of key words to help SEO.
Now That I've Got My Keywords, What Do I Do With Them?
Obviously, simply creating a list of keyword opportunities [10] isn't enough. Now you need to actually do something with them to get SEO results—search-driven traffic and conversions, that is.
SEO [11] best practices dictate that you include relevant keywords in a number of prominent areas on your site, from the titles and body text of your pages to your URLs to your meta tags to your image file names. However, successfully optimized websites tend to have thousands or even millions of keywords. You can't very well craft a single, unique page for every one of your keywords; at the same time, you can't try to cram everything onto a handful of pages with keyword stuffing and expect to rank [12] for every individual keyword. It just doesn't work that way!
So how does it work? The answer is keyword grouping and organization [13]. By dividing your keywords into small, manageable groups of related keywords, you cut your workload significantly, while still enabling the creation of targeted, specific pages.
For example, an online pet store might create one group for all its dog-related products. The next step would be to segment that group into smaller subgroups for each product (dog collars, dog beds, dog cages, etc.) and then even smaller groups for each type of product (leather dog collars, studded dog collars, personalized dog collars and so on). Now, the pet store can create a single page optimized for each small keyword group.
Manual keyword grouping can be very time-consuming, but we offer seo keyword tools to help!
- Our Keyword Niche Finder [14] works just like a regular seo keyword tool, but returns you suggestions pre-grouped into relevant clusters.
- If you already have a list of keywords for SEO, drop it into our Keyword Grouper [15] and get the grouped for you, automatically!
A marketer attempting to optimize a web page for the "leather dog collars" keyword group should consider doing most if not all of the following:
- Using the keyword in the title of the page
- Using the keyword in the URL (e.g., www.online-petstore.com/dog-collars/leather [16])
- Using the keyword, and variations (e.g., "leather collars for dogs"), throughout the page copy
- Using the keyword in the meta tags, especially the meta description [17]
- Using the keyword in any image file paths and in the images' alt text
- Using the keyword as the anchor text in links back to the page from elsewhere on the site
When optimizing your web pages, keep in mind that keyword relevance [18] is more important than keyword density [19] in seo.
SEO is a complex undertaking and there are many other considerations for full optimization, but these are some of the basic keyword-related tasks.
Need help finding SEO keywords?
Learn more about SEO and keywords with our collection of search marketing E-Books [20] and Google SEO Guidebook [21]. Or, you can always import your most profitable PPC keywords into your SEO. Find out what your most profitable Google PPC [22] keywords are with our AdWords Performance Grader.


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Thank you one and all for the birthday wishes.
We had a family dinner with my Mom over.
Grilled Ribeyes, fresh dug potatoes with parsley & butter, soybeans, and a garden salad. For dessert my Mom baked my favorite applesause spice cake.
Hope to enjoy many,many more.
...getting used to the idea that I'm beginning my 54th year.