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DJ Khaled Songs
DJ Khaled ft. Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future & Jeremih - Hold You Down
DJ Khaled never puts just one rapper on a track when he can place four, and the same apparently holds true for his R&B endeavors. His latest effort, Hold You Down, features sweet vocal somethings from a who's-who of...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Jay Z, Meek Mill, Rick Ross & French Montana - They Don't Love You No More
Later this year, DJ Khaled will release his eight studio album, I Changed Alot. Insane, huh? Since his 2006 debut, Listennn… the Album, the We The Best Music Group bossman has released a full-length yearly, save for...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, Akon, John Legend & Anthony Hamilton - Never Surrender
As the title of the We the Best capo's next solo set attests, DJ Khaled's journey to the top hasn't been easy, but his never-say-die attitude saw him through the difficult times. On freshly-minted promo...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Rick Ross, Meek Mill, T.I., Swizz Beatz & Diddy - I Feel Like Pac, I Feel Like Biggie
In today's hip-hop game, few can plausibly claim to have the sheer lyrical prowess of a Christopher Wallace or a Tupac Shakur. Implausible claims, on the other hand, are abound. Refreshingly, DJ Khaled's latest...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Future, Nicki Minaj & Rick Ross - I Wanna Be With You
Last week, DJ Khaled set a new standard for ostentatious proposals by asking for Nicki Minaj's hand in marriage in front of MTV viewers nationwide. The stunt was so endearingly awkward that I'm somewhat sad to...Read More
Ace Hood ft. Wiz Khalifa, T.I., Meek Mill, French Montana, 2 Chainz & Future - Bugatti (Remix)
On hit street single Bugatti, released to positive Booth reviews back in January, Ace Hood described the exhilarating feeling of waking up behind the wheel of one of the most coveted vehicles in the world. Since first hearing...Read More
French Montana ft. DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Mavado, Wale, Nicki Minaj - Freaks (Remix)
Summer is fast approaching and, well, that means a few things as the temperature begins to heat up. First, drinking an ice cold beer (or seven) after you get off of work is perfectly normal and acceptable. Second, songs we...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Lil Wayne & Rick Ross - No New Friends (SFTB Remix)
When you hit it big, you'll find people who never previously gave you the time of day lining up around the block to be a part of your life. Flattering as all that attention undoubtedly is, opportunistic hangers-on tend...Read More
Vado ft. Ace Hood, Meek Mill, French Montana & DJ Khaled - Don't Make Me Do It
Those who prefer the underground scene might see the laundry list of heavy-hitters on this cut and think to themselves, Don't Make Me Do It. They would be remiss, however, because while Vado's latest single has some...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Mavado, French Montana & Ace Hood - Suicidal Thoughts (Remix)
On Kiss the Ring inclusion So Suicidal, featured back in late August, Mavado admitted that, while he's proud to call himself a "gangster for life," that title often feels less like a laurel wreath than a noose just...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Ace Hood & Jadakiss - I Did It For My Dawgz
I'll be honest, "What makes DJ Khaled tick?" isn't a question that crossed my mind before today. I assumed dude simply enjoyed shouting "We the Best!" over 808 beats and getting paid for it—who...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Lil Wayne, T.I., Ace Hood & Future - B*tches & Bottles
Late last month, Miami's own DJ Khaled dropped his Kiss The Ring album and like most projects from the well-known DJ, the release is filled with ballerific, swagtastic, rapper-heavy cuts that all seem very suitable for...Read More
Trae The Truth ft. T.I., Rico Love & DJ Khaled - I Do This
With the song releases leading up to his Black Print street album, Trae Tha Truth has taken it upon himself to emphasize some of the basic, well, truths that make him who he is. Choppa Talk found the Southern emcee assuring...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T. & Kendrick Lamar - They Ready
If you don't think J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T. and Kendrick Lamar are prepared to annihilate anything and everything standing between them and hip-hop legendhood, then you haven't been paying attention. Those slow on...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Scarface, Nas & DJ Premier - Hip Hop
I won't front, I've haven't exactly been easy on DJ Khaled over the years, but the man might have just bought himself a lifetime pass from hip-hop heads for this new Hip-Hop joint. Featuring more...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Kanye West & Rick Ross - I Wish You Would
This is going to shock you, but DJ Khaled just dropped a new banger featuring two of his famous rap friends and Khaled talking on the intro. I know, I'll give you a minute to recover from the shock. But if it...Read More
R. Kelly ft. DJ Khaled & Ace Hood - Its On
Damn. When I heard that R. Kelly had a new video out I was hoping it'd be the next installment of the Trapped in the Closet series that he swears is coming. But while it may not be the video of my dreams, new single It's...Read More
Kanye West ft. DJ Khaled & DJ Pharris - Cold
A year ago Kris Humphries was on top of the world, but as if a divorce from Kim Kardashian wasn't bad enough, now Kanye West turned him into a cuckold on his new record. Someone must have let Ye get in his zone. There are...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne - Take It To The Head
You know what they say, if it ain't broke don't fix it. So if you're DJ Khaled and you drop a star-studded banger that blows up the charts, and then you do it again, and it blows up the charts again, why would you stop?...Read More
Ace Hood ft. Rick Ross, Wale, Chris Brown & DJ Khaled - Body to Body (Remix)
Florida native and up and coming emcee Ace Hood released his latest album Blood, Sweat & Tears in August and is now looking to give the project a second life with the release of the official remix to lead single, Body 2...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Waka Flocka & Ace Hood - Im Thuggin
One thing about DJ Khaled, his presence is unmistakable. That being said, it's been pretty quiet without him lately. His new single I'm Thuggin' with Waka Flocka and Ace Hood reminds us what it means to make...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Chris Brown, Keyshia Cole & Ne-Yo - Legendary
Making a sharp turn from his usual club-ready sound (i.e. I'm on One), DJ Khaled enlists a few R&B power players for his newest single, Legendary. Keyshia Cole, Chris Brown, and Ne-Yo balance each other effortlessly on...Read More
Bow Wow ft. Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz & DJ Khaled - Ima Stunt
It's been nearly a year since Bow Wow stepped into the Booth with his last headlining feature, Ain't Thinkin' About You. Despite the extended absenced, the Universal Republic/Cash Money signee is back like...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Young Jeezy & Ludacris - Money
With the arrival of his latest full-length just around the corner, DJ Khaled takes the opportunity to whet fans' appetites with one more leak off the project. On standout cut Money, Ludacris and Jeezy address—what...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Mary J. Blige, Jadakiss & Fabolous - It Aint Over Til Its Over
Best known as a creator (and shouter-over) of raucous, star-studded street bangers, DJ Khaled recently branched out with I'm on One—a joint with a relatively understated vibe and, shockingly, minimal yelling....Read More
Game ft. DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Fabolous & Rick Ross - Bottles and Rockin J's
DJ Khaled Game has officially released the latest single off the forever-forthcoming R.E.D. Album dropping…well, supposedly August 23. Featuring Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Fabolous, and anyone else you've...Read More
Raekwon ft. DJ Khaled, Game, Pharrell Williams & Busta Rhymes - Rock 'N Roll (Remix)
Originally featured back in February, Raekwon's Rock 'N Roll makes its triumphant return to our pages in officially remixed form. On this version of the Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang single, DJ Khaled, Game, Pharrell...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - I'm on One
We the Best head honcho DJ Khaled is following up the boisterous, street-certified Welcome to My Hood (and its successful remix) with something a little more club-focused. I'm on One finds Young Money megastar Drake...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Various Artists - Welcome to My Hood (Remix)
I don't know about you guys, but I count myself lucky not to live in DJ Khaled's 'hood. Inner-city crime and pollution I can handle, but trying to sleep while the We the Best general is screaming ad-libs and...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Rick Ross, Plies, T-Pain & Lil Wayne - Welcome to My Hood
In his mind, DJ Khaled is batting a clean 1.000 with a couple of World Series rings, though many would point to his fair share of strikeouts. We've long moved past the fact that he doesn't rap, and automatically starts...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Various Artists - All I Do Is Win (Remix)
Still riding the success of the second single off his latest album Victory, today DJ Khaled brings us an extra five minutes of All I Do is Win in the form of an official remix. Unsurprisingly, Khaled uses the same "more is...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg - All I Do Is Win
According to DJ Khaled's new single All I Do Is Win, but that title feels ironic considering his last two offerings, Put Your Hands Up and Fed Up, were relative losers in the DJBooth rating department. Still, whatever your...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & Plies - Put Your Hands Up
Judging by Booth feedback, DJ Khaled's last single couldn't have been more aptly named; many were indeed Fed Up with the We the Best head honcho's constant yelling and formulaic ensemble cuts....Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Usher, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & Drake - Fed Up
Exasperation seems to be a popular mood in the Booth today; Dre-Ski's latest feature, It's Getting Old, found the emcee venting his frustration with the endless grind, and now, on the lead single off DJ...Read More
Bali ft. Kevin Cossom & DJ Khaled - Hold Me Down
If The Runners' recent work can be filed under one category, it would be 'motivational music' (see Ace Hood's Overtime and Champion, Fabolous' It's My Time). The production duo's...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain, Kanye West & Jay-Z - Go Hard (Remix)
Everyone who's ever heard of DJ Khaled knows of his tendency to round up almost every big name in the music industry for his megahits, and for his latest release he's snagged his biggest guest feature yet – on...Read More
Busta Rhymes ft. T-Pain & DJ Khaled - Blown
Discussing artists' rapping styles, Chamillionaire offered the following insight during the first portion of his new two-part interview feature at the Booth: "[if] you put a beat in front of me, and you told me [the]...Read More
T-Pain ft. DJ Khaled - Karaoke
Last week, T-Pain replaced comedian Katt Williams as the host of the BET Hip-Hop Awards. During the show, Pain performed various comedic stand-up segments, most of which revolved around his uncanny ability to make hit...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Nas - I'm On
Critics of Miami's DJ Khaled typically all express similar gripes, chief among them his piling of at least three guest artists on each record, and his frequent ad-libs. Apparently taking note of these complaints,...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain & Kanye West - Go Hard
DJ Khaled singles feature an average of five guest artists. How did we come to that conclusion? Well, it's very simple, my friends. Add up Holla At Me (5), Born and Raised (3), We Takin' Ova (6), I'm...Read More
Lloyd ft. Various Artists - Girls Around the World (Remix)
When producers Jasper and Big Reese chopped up an old Biz Markie sample and created Lloyd's current single, Girls Around the World, it was only a matter of time before the industry's best and brightest hopped...Read More
Trae ft. DJ Khaled - So Hot
Trae tells it like it is. He's too hot, too fly, and you're not. If his guttural voice is any indication of how intimidating he is in real life, you had better not disagree. His new single, Too Hot, finds him in typical...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Plies, Trick Daddy, Lil Boosie & Ace - Out Here Grindin'
When DJ Khaled recruits his industry colleagues to record a song for one of his albums, the man does not mess around. Due to the mega-success of his first two Koch-distributed projects, which featured damn near every...Read More
Bloodsport ft. DJ Khaled & Rick Ross - Put Ya Paper On It
For as long as DJBooth has featured hot new music, there have plenty of atypical "Unsigned Hype ft. National Heavyweight(s)" features. Usually, the unsigned hype uses their big named guests to assist them...Read More
Shawty Lo ft. Jim Jones, Baby, Rick Ross & DJ Khaled - Foolish (Remix)
Credited with creating snap music in '06, rapper Shawty Lo has strayed from the once-popular musical fad since his solo career began to flourish earlier this year. The 27 year-old Atlanta emcee released Units in The...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Trick Daddy, Lil Boosie, Lil' Wayne & Ace - Out Here Grindin'
In the summer of '06, he got the whole nation to Listennn! The following year, he boldly declared We The Best and then backed that up with two Top 25 Billboard hits. Now, for the third and final album off of...Read More
Yo Gotti ft. Rick Ross & DJ Khaled - Miami
If you've never traveled to Miami, but you do listen to plenty of rap music, chances are good that your image of the popular Florida city is a bit skewed. Though the MIA has had to deal with drug trafficking...Read More
Bow Wow ft. DJ Khaled, Lil' Wayne & Titi Boi - Stunt (Remix)
When an artist starts their career as a pre-teen, they naturally deliver content appropriate for that age group. Then, as that MC grows into an adult, we start hearing more adult-content come out of their once squeaky...Read More
Bedo ft. DJ Khaled - Money 2 Tha Ceiling
Representing the Orlando/Kissimmee region of Florida (a state that has flooded DJBooth!), rapper Bedo is hoping he can break free from a pack of Sunshine State rappers all looking to go major. When listeners look at the...Read More
Ace Hood ft. Rick Ross, T-Pain & DJ Khaled - Cash Flow
Rapper Ace Hood feels pretty good about the hand he was just dealt. Grinding to gain exposure and notoriety from the age of 16, the Deerfield Beach, Florida emcee recently landed a distribution deal with Def Jam (by way...Read More
Rick Ross ft. Various Artists - Speedin' (Remix)
The newest (and biggest) trend in hip-hop, used to extend the popularity of a current single, is to cram as many features as humanly possible on the remix (i.e. Khaled's I'm So Hood and Chamillionaire's Won't Let You...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain, Jeezy, Luda, Busta, Big Boi, Weezy, Fat Joe, Baby & Rick Ross - I'm So Hood
DJ Khaled claims that he makes 'hit records'. He is right, he does make hit records; depending on what the definition of the word 'make' is. For the remix to the street single, I'm So Hood, T-Pain and...Read More
Birdman ft. Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil' Wayne & Dre - Hundred Million
When talk of money began in rap music, it was usually associated with a hustle to obtain it. Artists didn't flaunt their wealth because the truth was, they didn't have any. Twenty-five years later it seems as...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Plies - I'm So Hood
After the massive success of We Takin' Over and the underground popularity of Brown Paper Bag, Florida's premier DJ/hypeman, DJ Khaled, pulls out a third single from We The Best. I'm So Hood features...Read More
Sean P ft. DJ Khaled - Everywhere We Go
Sean P of the YoungBloodZ finally drops the actual first single, Very Necessary, from his upcoming solo album, Watch Me Do My Thang. With some Dade County flavor on board, DJ Khaled hypes up the beginning, only to allow...Read More
Yung Berg ft. Junior, Jim Jones & Rich Boy - Sexy Lady (Remix)
Emerging artist Yung Berg is about to hit the airwaves with his debut album, Look What You Made Me, due for release at the end of this summer. This remix of his first single, Sexy Lady, features Jim Jones and Rich Boy, and is...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Young Jeezy, Juelz Santana, Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne & Fat Joe - Brown Paper Bag
DJ Khaled has concocted yet another all-star line-up, made of primarily the same heavy hitters, for the single Brown Paper Bag off his upcoming album, We The Best. Not just including artists from Khaled's home...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Akon, T-Pain, R. Kelly, Young Jeezy & Lil' Kim- We Takin' Ova (Remix)
After getting T.I., Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne, Baby, and Fat Joe for the original version of We Takin' Ova, DJ Khaled would be hard pressed to turn it up a notch for a remix. With this in mind you might want to...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Ja Rule, Jadakiss & Fat Joe - New York Is Back
Miami radio personality and Terror Squad member DJ Khaled is set to release his second solo album, We The Best. And the name doesn't lie – this sophomore effort from Khaled boasts work from an impressive assortment of...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne, Baby & Fat Joe - We Takin' Over
Like Marley Marl in a "Symphony" scenario Miami's own DJ Khaled plays host to today's hottest artists on his new club-banger, We Takin' Over. This is one of those songs that before you even press play you just...Read More
Kanye West ft. Consequence & John Legend - Grammy Family
Kanye West, Consequence, and John Legend collide on a new single off of DJ Khaled's recently released album, Listennn. Kanye and Cons each come with a verse, while Legend provides background vocals. Overall...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. Beanie Sigel & Jadakiss - It's A Problem
Miami DJ and producer DJ Khaled got together with a whole ganga artists for his new album dropping June 6th, entitled LISSTTEENNN!!! After getting everyone's feet wet with the smash single, "Holla At Me...Read More


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Heavy traffic after three-car crash in Tolworth
9:30am Thursday 13th December 2012 in News By Ross Logan, Chief Reporter
Traffic is backing up along the A3 at Tolworth this morning, after a crash involving three cars.
The accident happened on the southbound carriageway of the Tolworth By Pass, at around 8.30am.
Two lanes are currently closed, causing long tailbacks.
It is understood no one was injured in the crash.

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This is a quick update – I'm busy getting ready for tomorrow's Thanksgiving feast. However, a quick pause is in order to give a little more color to a whisky I recommended in the Haphazard Whiskey Holiday Gift Guide. I've gotten a bunch of questions about the $130 sherried Caol Ila I mentioned in the import section.
It's true, this is a really fun whisky and I'm kind of stunned it's still available. I perhaps overstated the sherry influence; it's there but it just adds dimension that might otherwise be lacking. The nose on it has a light smoke influence, nice orchard aromas with ripe Fuji apples, some denser red fruity notes, a little prune, some waxiness and some buttery richness.
The palate is light initially but gets that familiar oily, weighty Caol Ila presence. Some light, dry smokiness is balanced with waxy apples and gentle wood. Light, gentle peppery spice is there as is some pleasing lightly tart apple flavor.
The finish is the best part of this one. A little smokiness, slightly drying, and some nice rich fruitiness. Apple cider and some pepper zip give this heat and it's got a lightly medicinal presence too.
It's an immensely drinkable Caol Ila, a great show of age and a decent price.
Now, for the Dusty Bourbons. LAWS recently had a great bourbon meeting featuring all kinds of mostly dusty (really) old bourbons. Sku is covering this periodically for Dusty Thursdays and providing some more color on them. I don't have a lot of insight to add to this one but thought I'd give general impressions. Full tasting notes on this are up at LAWS and you can compare the different opinions, which is what makes meetings like that fun.
Old Grand Dad reminded me of modern Four Roses – spicy, nicely woody but with a hint of that vanilla creaminess. Fairfax County seemed a bit marred by green woody notes. Very Old Fitzgerald – I've detailed a VVOF from the '70s here. This was the weirdest SW I've had. A good deal darker in flavor, a little more nuance. Very interesting. As Adam says, I think Stitzel Weller dusties are a touch overrated but it was a lot of fun.
For me, the highlight was the President's Choice, the first Brown Forman I've loved. I'm coming to peace with my love for easy-drinking 90 proof bourbons and this was right up that alley. Eagle Rare 101 from '79 followed, and it was modern in profile by comparison, but just a bit dry.
Kentucky Vintage was an oddball wreck and I thought it was overoaked. It had so much wood on it that it started to almost seem peated at times – exceedingly weird. I've discussed Jefferson's Ocean Aged earlier here.
There's not much more to add; it was a fun night and worth sharing.
Update: Apparently there is something to add. David OG from K&L posted his recap of the night at the K&L Spirits Journal today.
At a glance:
Caol Ila 1984 27y (Distilled 1-1984, Bottled 6-2011) 52.4% ABV
TheWhiskyBarrel.com Exclusive (Bottled by Douglas Laing)
Nose: Light influence of smoke, a nice orchard aroma with ripe Fuji apples, a little bit of denser red fruity notes, a touch of prune, lightly waxy and a touch buttery.
Palate: Light initially but gaining some oily weight. Light dry smokiness balances with some waxy apple notes, a gentle wood influence. Light gentle peppery spice. Some pleasing light apple tartness as well.
Comment: Immensely drinkable, a great aged Caol Ila. The finish is really enjoyable. I wasn't initially blown away by it, but the lighter cider notes just killed me and made me keep wanting more. That said, just a touch short of my personal A-range.
Rating: B+


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Hunt for hoodies after garage raid
CCTV of three men wearing hoodies have been released after a raid on a garage on the Isle of Wight. The till and a laptop were taken from Mill Street Garage on the Riverway Estate in Newport during the early hours.
PC Kirsty Dunn said: "We would like to hear from anyone who can help us identify the people shown. We would also like to try and trace the owner of the white Rover 200 series, which can be seen in the stills, in the hope they may have seen something that could help with our investigation."


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Ex Cumbrian NHS boss loses appeal
A former chief executive who was made redundant from a Cumbrian health trust has lost an appeal for compensation.
Nigel Woodcock claimed he'd been unfairly dismissed from the North Cumbria Primary Care Trust.
He had claimed nearly £700,000 in compensation.
At an employment tribunal he'd said he was made redundant just weeks before his 50th birthday so he would not have to be paid a £500,000 pension windfall.
That tribunal in 2009 ruled against him, a decision which has now been upheld at the Court of Appeal.


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Gerardo Martino, Paraguay's coach, has made his first move of the match, bringing in Nelson Valdez for Edgar Benítez.
Benítez was a surprise starter in place of Valdez, but with the Borussia Dortmund attacker coming on, Martino maintains his three striker formation with one attacker who can play wide left.
The move was made in the 60th minute.
Paraguay and Japan remain scoreless after 75 minutes.


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Use of Card Sorting for Online Course Site Organization Within an Integrated Science Curriculum
Journal of Usability Studies, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2013, pp. 41 - 54
Article Contents
Discussion and Conclusions
The results of the Cohort A open card sort were somewhat surprising to the curriculum planning committee. Anecdotal evidence suggested that both students and faculty members preferred to organize material by discipline, by topic, or by medium. In fact, prior to the first card sort, the planning committee suggested that sites should be organized by discipline within each didactic topic and then by medium because this seemed to make the most sense to faculty members, based on prior experience with Blackboard course sites. However, the Cohort A open card sort revealed that they, almost universally, wanted material organized based on frequency of access.
While it may come as no surprise that students think primarily in terms of their weekly schedule, it was interesting that faculty (at least anecdotally) did not consistently share this perspective. In fact, the pre-conceived notions of the planning committee (that students would prefer organizing content by discipline and then by medium) were, essentially, debunked by the data obtained from student participants. This may simply reflect the differences in overall schedules between faculty and students, or it may reflect a difference in the mental models of novices (content users) and experts (content producers).
These unexpected results, as well as the verbal feedback (complaints) from Cohort B students during their first year in the new curriculum, encouraged the second card sort. The planning committee became increasingly concerned that, even though students provided the data from the initial open card sort, the lack of experience with an integrated curriculum might have led to an inability in Cohort A participants to reliably predict logical information architecture for the new curriculum. Although Cohort B students were able to use the initial course sites throughout their first year in the new curriculum, the second card sort allowed the curriculum planning committee to make modifications to the template site before several years of sites were built.
It is possible that differences in organization identified between the two cohorts reflect the differences in curricula experienced by these two participant pools (traditional vs. integrated). For example, the Cohort B participants, exposed to an integrated curriculum with a focus on case/scenario-based learning, were much more accepting of supplemental resources and tended to integrate materials according to case/scenario rather than by discipline. This last point is conjecture at present; a larger study with an experimental design would be necessary to determine whether exposure to different curricula impact the process of organizing content. A larger, experimental study would also be required in order to determine whether the actions of consuming or producing content (differences between students and faculty, for example) impact content organization, as well. Although this case study cannot address these more broadly reaching questions, the results presented here do reveal that experience with the new, integrated curriculum encouraged Cohort B students to request additional modifications in organization of sites. As the Cohort B participants more accurately reflect actual site users, the Cohort B semi-closed card sort results provided valuable insight into a logical navigation for this population. The Cohort A open card sort and usability test provided an excellent starting point and enabled us to put together an initial template site that could lend consistency across all the first year biomedical sciences course sites. The Cohort B semi-closed card sort and usability test allowed us to refine that template and make numerous modifications. This second step was essential to ensure that the course sites reflect the integrated structure of the new curriculum as much as possible and to provide an information architecture that is consistent with the expectations of the primary site users.
While the most recent cohort of students in the program, the cohort following Cohort B, appear to be experiencing minimal difficulties interacting with the modified course sites, it is important that we continue to monitor the performance of the sites for incoming students.


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Cheap valuation (close to book value), focus on secured retail lending (especially home loans) and sharp improvement in earnings over the last three years, were the reason for the turnaround in the stock. The stock lost more than 90 per cent of its value from the 2008 peak to 2009 trough and is currently trading at a far lower price.
IBFS has assets under management in excess of Rs 27,000 crore as of June. The company transformed itself by shifting focus from unsecured corporate lending to secured mortgage loans and vehicle loans in the last four years. This has led to improved earnings which crashed to Rs 105 crore in 2008-09 from Rs 580 crore in the preceding year. In the last three years the earnings have grown by 112 per cent compounded annually.
While the rising interest rates put pressure on the cost of funds and thereby margins, the asset quality of the company continued to improve largely due to the exposure to mortgage and also due to lower loan-to-value.
Even as this book has grown aggressively, the non-performing asset ratio is low (0.8 per cent as of June 2012). The stock is currently trading at 1.43 times its June-end book value.


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|LAFD Recruitment
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles Fire Department is gearing up for its first recruitment effort since 2009 after a recent wave of retirements.
About 350 positions are expected to be available over the next couple of years, said department spokesman Matt Spence
The selection process will be competitive, said Spence, who notes that 17,000 people expressed interest in becoming city firefighters three years ago. With the job market tight and recruitment infrequent, at least that many are expected to make a push for department jobs this time around, he said.
"A good candidate for the fire service would be an individual of high character, morals and values; one that has a sense of wanting to serve others,'' said Battalion Chief Steve Hissong, who is in charge of the LAFD's Recruit Services Unit. "That doesn't necessarily always have to be the individual that's pursued their fire service degree.''
The Los Angeles City Council has given the department approval to get the hiring process rolling, Spence said. The department has established a new website dedicated to recruitment and hiring: www.joinlafd.org .
Prospective candidates must pass the Candidate Physical Ability Test, which includes climbing stairs, making forcible entry, dragging a hose, and raising and extending a ladder.
Applicants must be 18 and have a high school diploma, General Education Development or California High School Proficiency Examination certificate. A valid California driver's license and Emergency Medical Technician certificate are required prior to appointment.
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Buster Nut Brown Ale - Ska Brewing Co.
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3.55/5 rDev +3.2%
It pours a bit too light and clear for my standard of a brown. Toasted nuts and grains in the aroma. I'm having to reach to smell it. The body and flavor are a little richer than I expected after the lackluster aroma. As it warms up caramel malts and an undefined nuttiness bring forth a charming quality and a gentle hoppiness can be found in a dryish finish. Probably more of an intro brown in my book.
08-13-2010 01:40:08 | More by brownbeer
North Carolina
3.93/5 rDev +14.2%
Served on-tap at Tyler's Taproom in Apex, NC in a Ska Brewing pint glass.
Arrived to the table dark brown, seemed a bit hazy but hard to tell in the light, with about 2 fingers of light brown head. Good retention that gave way to some fine lacing all the way down the glass.
That happy nutty woody malty nut-brown smell was present at first sniff but really let loose a little with a bit of a swirl. Nice sense of caramel comes about on the nose, albeit light.
Mellow and modest, a solid flavored nutty malt is the first to arrive as the senses as you begin to take this in. As it glides around the mouth, you start to notice the complexities a little bit more, like some light hop bittering without the hard hop taste, some light chocolate tones, and some relatively light carbonation that helps provide for a relatively creamy texture. The finish is a little bit more of that chocolate, but it's sort of bitter chocolate that sort of just fades away.
This is some decent brown! It goes down easy, just short of creamy, and is just so mellow that it seems like it would go with so many things. I can see this as a good session brew. If your into browns, check this one out. Pretty good.
07-14-2008 23:55:06 | More by SIRIUS2
3.48/5 rDev +1.2%
The Buster Nut poured a dark reddish brown, with a smallish fizzy head that quickly went down to a small top. It has a very nice roasted malt aroma with chocolate and coffee mixed in - almost like a porter. The taste was kind of bland - malty and acidic up front with a sweetish malty finish. As it warms, more malty nuttiness comes out. It had a kind of watery mouthfeel. Overall, a decent drinking brown, but nothing special.
12-12-2003 06:09:23 | More by Beaver13
3.65/5 rDev +6.1%
Appearance: leather brown in color, minimal head and carbonation, clear
Smell: toasted malt and nuts
Taste: toasted malt and nuts with a bit of a honey aftertaste
Mouthfeel: prickly, high carbonation, medium light body, semi-sweet
Drinkability: A very drinkable nut brown that I would have again. The nut is not too overpowering. A bit on the sweet side.
10-30-2009 12:59:55 | More by tigg924
3.53/5 rDev +2.6%
On tap at the Flying Saucer in Fort Worth.
The beer pours a brown color with a small tan head. The aroma is full of toffee and caramel with a little bit of nuttyness mixed in. Straight forward but enjoyable. The flavor is more of the same. There is a little bit of brown sugar to go along with the hazelnut, toffee and caramel notes. There is a little bit of grass from the hops but it is hidden well behind the malt. Medium mouthfeel and low carbonation.
10-13-2011 03:09:19 | More by Mora2000
United Kingdom (England)
3.51/5 rDev +2%
A 355ml bottle with a BB of Oct 2012, so it's rather out of date. Acquired a little while back from Trembling Madness in York. Curse the distributors of US beer in the UK - I had no idea that the date was so short. I'll cross my fingers that it's still in decent condition. The label is cool, but faintly alarming.
Poured into a tulip pint glass. A rich reddish-brown hue with low carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy beige foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding to a surface layer. Some lacing. Aroma of sweet, nutty malt with hints of chocolate, caramel, mild brown sugar, faint vanilla and earthy yeast. Quite enticing.
Tastes of sweet chocolate malt with a dry finish. Notes of roasted malt, caramel, nutty grain, mild chocolate, a hint of brown sugar, earthy yeast and faint stewed hops. Possesses a vague fruitiness and a twinge of acidity. Quite dry, with a delicate bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and lightly tingly, with decent body. The carbonation is lacking; could be more effervescent. Mildly astringent, with an aftertaste of sweet malt, caramel and stewed hops.
Not bad, a brown ale that slides down nicely. Despite being a tad old it seems alright. The aroma and flavour are dominated by sweet chocolate and caramel notes, which make for easy drinking. Somewhat undercarbonated, but otherwise OK. Worth sampling if you come across it.
04-12-2013 22:22:10 | More by jazzyjeff13
4.13/5 rDev +20.1%
Poured into a pint glass
A-The name says it all. A beautiful deep brown that is clear, but darkly opaque.
S-Very enjoyable toasted malt.
T-Slow to build, but long lasting roasted nutty finish. Strangely clean and refreshing for a beer as dark as it appears. Could use a bit more depth of taste but a small point in the grand scheme.
M-Very good. Doesn't kill your palate and leaves you wanting more.
08-14-2011 04:20:35 | More by centbeerfest
West Virginia
3.25/5 rDev -5.5%
03-16-2013 03:19:00 | More by williamjbauer
South Carolina
3.5/5 rDev +1.7%
12 oz bottle, undated despite coding bar on label, served in a pint glass.
Pours a dark red-mahogany, clear with a smallish tan head that is short-lived.
Aroma - medium and dark malt; a trace of spicy hops, a bit smoky. Rather understated.
T - moderately malty, nicely nutty, with a medium- and well-roasted grain flavor and hints of banana, coffee and dark fruits.
M- medium-light body; a bit light for style. Good carbonation. Slightly dry finish
O - a fairly well-crafted if rather unremarkable English Brown. No real strong points or weaknesses.
{Revised with bottle consumed in June 2013).
09-17-2011 01:37:36 | More by chinchill
3.5/5 rDev +1.7%
Picked this up at Bruisin' Ales in Asheville.
Pours a hazy brown color with a two-finger off-white head. The head dissipates fairly quickly into a thin pancake on top leaving very light lacing.
Smells of lightly toasted malts with a good amount of nuttiness, however neither aromas are as robust as I'd like.
Tastes lighter than it smells. Toasted malts start things off, followed by fruit sweetness in which the fruits can't be pinned down - it's certainly not fruity, just the sweetness with a fruit twang. There's a mildly bitter ending.
Mouthfeel is alright. It's a bit on the thin side with good carbonation.
Drinkability is good. I had no problem finishing one, but I'm not sure I'd be excited about another.
Overall this was a good beer, but one that I probably won't revisit again.
03-08-2009 23:13:44 | More by glid02
3.95/5 rDev +14.8%
(Served in an American pint glass)
A- This beer pours a dark warm brown crystal clear body with a big carbonation of tiny bubbles. That is fuel for a huge creamy light tan head.
S- Even during the pour the smell of nutty sweet malt filled the air. Hints of crystal malt and some Munich malts with a faint hint of biscuit.
T- The taste of brown malt and some crystal malt have some sweet and some dry qualities with a slight tangy taste. The taste is very fresh like the powder from grinding grain. The finish is a dry carbonic bite with no hops noticed.
M- This beer has a medium-light mouthfeel with a fizz texture.
D- I'm not a fan of Brown Ales because they are usually bland and shallow. This one has good grain qualities and complexity that give it lots of depth in the flavor. I would like to see a little hops or other grain in the finish but it was very nice to drink.
01-03-2006 03:09:53 | More by rhoadsrage
3.5/5 rDev +1.7%
11-26-2012 06:16:51 | More by robthepenguin
New Mexico
3.25/5 rDev -5.5%
12-11-2013 02:02:34 | More by LXIXME
4.1/5 rDev +19.2%
A heavy pour down the middle resulted in a tan, 1 ½" finely bubbled head lasting a couple or three minutes diminishing to frothy peaks before going to almost nothing. Very good lacing wafting across the glass. Smell is of dark chocolate, with a hint vanilla. Dark chocolate is the predominate flavor, a little sweetness, creamy mouthfeel and very good drinkability.
Comes across almost like chilled coco, an interesting and fun beer, should work great for breakfast.
02-22-2008 02:24:50 | More by scottblaze
3/5 rDev -12.8%
01-11-2012 03:19:07 | More by jALEson
3.5/5 rDev +1.7%
06-11-2012 14:12:20 | More by syntheticwings
3.38/5 rDev -1.7%
A - This one has a crazy-expanding-marshmallow of a head, that has a whipped appearance and a curly cue on top like an ice cream sunday. Lacing is foamy and abundant, and the brew iself is a clear wood-varnish hue with some purplish aspects.
S - Walnuts in the shell, dry grasses, and some solid hops. Tree bark, and the way the woods smell after a rain.
T - Caramel malts, sweet molasses and brown sugar, and a hint of hops to balance it out. Still very much on the sweet side though.
M - Medium bodied, sweet, and just a tad syrupy. Fairly well balanced with a more than gentle nod to the sweet side. Finishes woody and caramel-y. WAY overcarbonated IMO.
D - This is an excellent, if not exactly outstanding, brown ale. I like the sweet caramel and maple syrup notes, and the hops and woody notes are enough to keep it from being overly saccharine.
01-12-2010 05:45:42 | More by pmcadamis
3.95/5 rDev +14.8%
#4 on Christmas is the Buster Nut Brown from SKA. The colors is a nice brownish clear amber with thin slightly off-white head that is lacing!!! The scent includes malt, maple sugar, and some nuttyness. The taste includes a good push of sweet molasis type malt with hints of peanut butter. The mouthfeel is ok, lighter in body good carbonation. Overall it is a decent beer....I think I would prefer a little more body.
12-25-2011 22:27:58 | More by WoodBrew
3.48/5 rDev +1.2%
A: Brown with a light amber tint; small quickly dissipating head; lacing is pretty good
S: Very nutty; caramel and vanilla too but mostly loads of roasted nuts; almost a rum like aroma here; really sweet but rich maltiness shines through too
T: Roasted malts and barley come through the most; fairly watery; some graininess on back end; lots of nuts with a touch of caramel and raisins but it is just doesn't come together very well in the end
F: Decent but fairly thin
D: Really easy drinking; this isn't always my favorite style but Ska does a decent enough job with it; I like the nutty flavor but it does become a tad wearing after a while
01-02-2011 18:09:27 | More by dbossman
New York
3.5/5 rDev +1.7%
09-02-2014 17:27:14 | More by chrishiker1409
3.8/5 rDev +10.5%
Poors brown to charcoal in color, with a decent head tan to brown in color that retianed well all the way down.
Smell: Malty,fruity nose that me think of english Christmas pudding.
Taste: Malts dominate with subtle tastes of cashew and hazel nut and hoppy bitterness on the front of the tounge & back of the throat.
Mouthfeel: Wish the body was thicker, kind of detracted from the overall taste.
Found this very drinkable, but made thirstier for something heavier...
09-14-2005 04:05:08 | More by russpowell
3.35/5 rDev -2.6%
12oz bottle into a pint glass.
Pours a murky brown with a finger width of light tan head that left adequate lacing. Not much coming through on the aroma. Maybe just some light tones of sweet biscuits and nuttiness.
The taste profile is similar to aroma. Fairly sweet with notes of toasted malt, nuts, some chocolate or coffee as well. I'm picking up some citrus as well in the background. The mouthfeel is unfortunately the one big lowlight of this beer. Just way more thin and watery than the taste would suggest.
Some more chewiness would have gone a long way to improve this beer for me. Not terrible but in the end, I was defintley expecting a little more.
01-11-2008 17:54:35 | More by Kegatron
3.08/5 rDev -10.5%
A: a very pleasing pour of coffee hues w/ a thin off-white / egg-shell head.. light but decent lacing
S: not much going on here.. a standard ale smell with a hint of light coffee and slight molasses... smells like a heavily watered down stout
T: hits immediately on the front and sides of my tongue with malty sweetness, light coffee flavoring, syrup like after taste... barely noticeable caramels...
Mf: too light and watery for me tastes but just a tad short for the style
D: a decent offering from a company just now available in the midwest but would still prefer a modus hoperandi any day
02-02-2010 03:57:50 | More by seedsofchaos
3/5 rDev -12.8%
11-28-2012 21:44:43 | More by ironwill54
2.83/5 rDev -17.7%
Poured very much like a cola in appearance. Dark clear brown with a white fizzy head that was quickly gone.
Smell has a great bit of toasted malts and nuts.
Taste is big let down from the nice smell, flavor is very thin and watery with just a bit of nutty flavor with a little toasted grains and a mild earthy quality.
Mouthfeel is thin and watery.
Overall a pretty thin and boring nut brown.
07-04-2006 02:32:55 | More by bashiba
Buster Nut Brown Ale from Ska Brewing Co.
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At least 7 children were taken to the hospital Tuesday after sharing a marijuana-laced brownie at Pomona Elementary School in Costa Mesa, authorities say.
Costa Mesa Deputy Fire Chief Fred Sequin said firefighters were called just after noon when the seven children ended up in the nurse's office complaining of difficulty breathing, nausea and vomiting.
A student brought the marijuana-laced brownie to school and had the other children take a bite of it without telling them what was in it, he said. They learned about the pot when one of the students said the brownie tasted funny and asked what was in it, Sequin added.
The students taken to Hoag Hospital were all released Tuesday evening.


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Metro Last Light is the apocalypse seen through Russian eyes: this is what survival horror should be
Metro 2033 remains one of my favorite first-person shooters of the past few years. The game is dark and oppressive, with an air of mystery and hints of supernatural elements that are barely explained. There is nothing like it on the market, and the combination of toxic environment with underpowered weapons, which are explained inside the game's world: gunpowder is scarce, and these guns were created by hand. Survival is hard. The problem was the shooting itself was terrible, and many people failed to get past the sub-par mechanics to see the quality of the setting and atmosphere of the game. It's a shame, but I don't blame them; I suffered through many parts of the game as well. Mark Madsen, the global brand manager for Metro Last Light, the upcoming sequel to Metro 2033, assured me that this would be a game that delivered the hopelessness and feeling of the first game, with drastically improved gunplay and action elements. "We showed the code at last year's E3, and that was a vote of confidence for the Metro 2033 fan. We showed that there were some things we could improve upon looking back at Metro 2033 and we're doing just that, mainly the core combat." I asked if he was tired of answering questions about the first game's poor shooting."Yes, to be honest," he said. "But it's a first-person shooter at its core, so we understand the concerns. It's a labor of love for us, and we've been focused on that." The trick is to make the shooting feel better, without sacrificing the idea of weapons that have been hobbled together, in a world where you're supposed to feel powerless. "We're still going to have the two types of ammo, the military and regular grade, and those will have different damage upon your enemy," Madsen explained. "We're adding new weapons into the game, so everything looks slightly out of this world but still familiar. We're going to be incorporating a lot more of that into the game. The shooting is going to feel tight relative to the gun you're using." In other words, don't expect to feel like a killing machine, but expect to wield weapons that feel "right" in the universe. I was shown a lengthy game play video, and the sense of fear and lurking dread remained from the first game. You have to find gas masks with working filters to venture into the open air above Moscow's subways, and your watch will let you know how much breathable air you have left. You can hear the sound of your character breathing in and out in your ears; you're always aware of that mask. It's terrifying, and even in wide open environments you feel trapped by the world. In the first game, I sometimes won fights against enemy forces, only to realize my mask had been cracked. Sometimes I died, gasping, before I could find the next one. Every time you pull the trigger you have to weigh the immediate danger of the situation against the very limited amount of ammo in your collection. This is what real survival horror feels like: The stakes of even mundane actions are incredibly high. The first game mixed the reality of what survival among a ruined society might feel like, with supernatural elements and scenes. That walk among the "ghosts" was easily one of the most impressive things in a shooter in… a decade? More? If you don't know what I'm talking about, give the game a shot. Metro 2033 presented a world that felt like it was slipping in and out of our reality, and that aspect of the game reminded me strongly of Stephen King's Dark Tower series of books. The world had moved on. There is no firm grasp of what is real and what isn't. I was told that some aspects of the supernatural part of this would be explained, and that's almost disappointing; the mystery is always more interesting than the explanation. Still, no other game matches Metro's sense of time and place. "We call it 'claustrophobic atmosphere'. There is tension in every step. There will be moments where you're given respite from that; you'll be able to explore city stations and look at how society has evolved and carved out its niche in the past twenty years," Madsen said. "But you're right, it's not for the faint of heart. It's not a happy-go-lucky story. It may not be necessarily at the end, but you'll have moments of redeeming qualities. It is claustrophobic, it is depressing, but we can afford to be different."


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Annotations for OSGi Declarative Services
Recently I took a deeper look at OSGi Declarative Services (DS), Spring Dynamic Modules, iPOJO and Peaberry. I have to admit that I like DS a lot (and even more in the upcoming OSGi 4.2 spec). But one thing I particularly liked about iPOJO was the possibility to either use XML or Java annotations. So, just for fun, I wrote a little Java 6 annotation processor for DS. The benefits I see are:
- Easier to use: Most Java programmers are familiar using annotations but probably don't want to deal with XML
- Better refactoring support: The annotation processor takes care of it, like the renaming of bind/unbind methods
- Annotations know about the attributes of a class/method etc. and can make assumptions about the intention of the developer
I would like to give you an example. Let's consider a simple use case: We have a Java POJO (TestComponent) that wants to be a DS Service component, provides two service interfaces (ITestServer, ITestService2) and depends on another service (ITestReference). The corresponding Java class looks like this:
The corresponding XML for DS looks like this:
If you use Eclipse 3.5M5 you could easily edit this file using the new Service Component Editor, but with annotations you could create it automatically from a Java source. In my prototype I have created annotations for components and bindings. The annotated source code looks like this:
Using this file as input, my annotation processor generates exactly the above XML file. Let's explain the above code a bit. The annotation processor knows about the class and the interfaces the class implements. From the fully qualified class name, both the component name and the implementation class are derived. Another convenience is: if no services interfaces are stated explicitly, the processor assumes that all implemented interfaces are supposed to be services this component want to provide. I took this idea from iPOJO since I like it a lot and I guess this is a very common scenario. The bind annotation interprets the method's parameter to be a service reference. In my prototype I just put the cardinality "1..1″ and the policy "dynamic" as default values for the corresponding attributes of the annotation.
To use my annotation processor in Eclipse, I just had to extend the extension point org.eclipse.jdt.apt.core.annotationProcessorFactory and deploy my plug-in to the dropins folder of my current Eclipse IDE. If I want to use these annotations in a Java 6 project, I just have to enable the Java Compiler/Annotation Processing properties of that project and add my processor. Now, after every save of any Java file in that project, the annotations are processed and the XML files for DS are generated.
Before I continue the put more effort in this I would appreciate feedback from the community. So, please let me know if you would find this useful (and let me also know if you find this completely stupid )
If someone would be interested in seeing the sources for the annotation processor, I could publish them shortly after a bit cleanup.
Have Fun!
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Slim Ouertani replied on Thu, 2009/02/19 - 3:46am
Good article,
I 'am interested to get source code, please let me know when available. In addintion, I 'am spring DM fun :) . current release allow the get reference by annotation but not the register a service. http://static.springframework.org/osgi/docs/1.2.0-m2/reference/html/appendix-extensions.html#appendix-extensions:annotations
Neil Ellis replied on Thu, 2009/02/19 - 7:41am
Evan Cowden replied on Fri, 2009/02/20 - 11:11am
Very cool - I developed a project exactly like this a while ago and published it over at java.net. Since our annotations are the same, I'm curious if you used or were influenced by the project.
And for the record, if you did use any of that code, I'm fine with it; I open-sourced it for a reason. The Apache license is very flexible.- Evan


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CATEGORIES MoviesRobert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, and Jerry Lewis all walk into a room together. There's no real punch line to follow that, just Lewis's brand of slapstick yucks, which had the sold-out crowd at the closing night of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in hysterics.
The three legends were on-hand to screen a digitally restored version of "The King of Comedy." The dark comedy classic -- about wannabe stand-up comic Rupert Pupkin (De Niro), who harasses celebrated talk-show host Jerry Langford (Lewis) for a shot at glory -- was a box-office failure when it first hit theaters in 1983. Since then, it has developed a cult following and is now considered one of Scorsese and De Niro's most underrated collaborations.
"I haven't seen 'The King of Comedy' in twenty-five years," De Niro said, before the film began. "I'm very curious to see it. If I am not too embarrassed, I will stay here after." Of course, judging by the reaction from the crowd, there was nothing to be embarrassed about, as the movie's twisted take on celebrity culture produced plenty of laughs.
Granted, the real entertainment began after the screening, when the two stars and Scorsese got up to talk about the movie and its legacy -- at least that's what was supposed to happen; when Jerry Lewis is involved, all bets are off. Once the comedy legend joined Scorsese and De Niro on stage, he joked about everything from parrot sex to birth control to stalkers. Not that anyone minded, as the audience, rapt, looked on with wide-eyed amusement, watching the titan of comedy cracking jokes and having a good time while Scorsese and De Niro listened.
That said, there was at least some time for reflection on the movie, one that Scorsese seemed to have a lot of fun shooting. "I had so many asthma attacks on the picture from laughing," he said, later admitting that Lewis developed a penchant for tossing rubber chickens during production. "In one scene...[Jerry] goes around the corner and I am holding the camera, and all of a sudden a rubber chicken hits the camera. The timing was perfect."
Lewis confirmed Scorsese's fits of laughter: "We heard you sitting behind the camera, hysterical. I said, 'Are you going to continue laughing or are you going to cut this godd*mn scene?'"
"It brings back so many memories of that time," De Niro added. "I think Jerry was terrific. That was reinforced with me watching it tonight. Finally, I can watch a movie twenty-five, thirty years after I do it; I can get a little objectivity."
Sadly absent from the discussion was the film's other star, Sanrda Bernhard. "The King of Comedy" was the actress's breakout role, with her starring as Langford's stalker, Masha. But just because Bernhard couldn't make it out to the screening didn't mean she was going to miss out on all the fun; she taped a pre-recorded message full of barbs.
"Marty! Bobby! It seems like it was just yesterday that we took over New York City in the summer of 1981. The day you discovered me was the day everything fell apart. Look at where I am now. Nowhere. Thanks a lot you sons of b*tches. Hey, remember when Jerry Lewis called me fish lips? That was a great moment on the set. The next day he brought me a handwritten apology letter. I coveted that letter. But by the end of the day it was missing. I figured he probably stole it back so no one could accuse him of ever apologizing to anybody."
Despite Bernhard's cracks, Lewis got the last laugh, joking afterward that his one-time co-star was "the reason for birth control."
As for the film's lasting legacy, "The King of Comedy" basically foreshadowed our current celebrity-obsessed culture. But that was by accident. As Scorsese revealed, the movie was only commenting on the culture at the time -- he never saw it blowing up into what it is now. Bernhard alluded to that, too, adding, "Look at the world we're living in. It's a sh*tshow. Whatever we predicted in 'The King of Comedy' went so far beyond our wildest expectations that it seems almost homespun."
Coincidentally, that culture was in full effect last night, as audience members repeatedly ignored the no-photo rule. After all, when you have Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Jerry Lewis (who, at one point, was wearing a clown nose) sitting next to each other, you want to do everything you can to capture the moment.


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The bill, named for 4-year-old Kilah Davenport, means that convicted child abusers in North Carolina will now see tougher penalties.
Kilah Davenport was just 3 years old when, in 2012, she received injuries that forced doctors to remove a part of her skull and left the young girl with brain damage.
"If it does happen again, people are going to pay a much harsher penalty and it will always be on their record. They won't be able to hide from it," McCrory said.
Kilah's stepfather, 22-year-old Joshua Houser, was arrested and charged with felony child abuse. Her family, with support from lawmakers and the community, have been pushing for the bill ever since.
"We're not going to let this tragedy like I've said all along be a tragedy. It's become something amazing," said Kilah's mother Kirbi Davenport.
It will increase the maximum penalty for the most serious abuse charges from roughly 15 years to 33 years. A judge would also make clear on the offender's record that the victim was a child.
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MILLBURN – Cliffside Park had history and momentum on its side late.
Newton? Not so much.
But history was altered Wednesday night. And it was the Braves doing the altering.
After scoring two goals nine minutes apart early in the second half, Newton held on for a 2-1 victory in the Group 2 boys state soccer semifinals Wednesday night.
Newton earned its first-ever trip to the group finalafter failing on five attempts. The Braves also became the first team from Sussex County to reach a group final in boys or girls soccer. But Cliffside Park made them earn it.
The Red Raiders were behind by two with less than 17 minutes left when junior midfielder Orlando Neto pulled them back within striking distance on a brilliant individual effort. He slipped between two defenders with a dribble at the top of the box and fired his shot into the far side of the net as he fell down.
The goal energized Cliffside Park (16-4-1) and gave the Red Raiders the extra boost they needed to push hard for the equalizer in the frantic closing minutes. They had five good possessions deep in the Braves' defensive third, including two free kicks and two shots on goal. But Newton goalie Kyle Morel proved up to the task.
The Red Raiders came into the game on a nine-game winning streak during which they averaged nearly three goals per game and conceded two only once. They were trying to reach the Group 2 final for the fourth time in the past five years, after winning it in 2010 and sharing the title in '08.
But this year proved to be out of the cards.
Chris Guth opened the scoring five minutes after halftime, slamming home a loose ball in the box off a 50-yard free kick from Brett Conrads.
Cliffside Park freshman goalie Edgar Argueta, who was brilliant throughout, got a hand on the shot after getting screened. But the ball rolled slowly into the left corner of the net,
Leo Recalde doubled the lead for Newton a bit more than eight minutes later when he broke free on a breakaway – set up by a header from Ryan Cronin – and hit his shot around a sliding Argueta.
Cliffside Park has a bright future despite the loss. It returns all of its starters, including leading goal scorer Neto, who had 16 goals in 16 games.
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Can a family with an income of $100,000 or more really have a hard time getting ahead? FreeMoneyFinance's recent post on that question has prompted quite a discussion among commenters at his site. FMF launched the debate by remarking on a family mentioned in one of a package of MSN Money stories about the "squeeze on the middle class."
The couple make six figures, but are unable to save. "We struggle to stay afloat with the rising costs of car insurance, gas, utilities, food and other necessities," one of the family members said. FMF's assessment: "They're simply spending too much. They have no control on expenses." He also guesses that they live in an expensive area, noting that "$100,000 per year is a lot, but it's more in Omaha than it is in Los Angeles."
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You don't need to have a crazy interest-only or adjustable-rate mortgage to feel the pain of the housing slump. A reader who posted a question at Free Money Finance wisely put 20% down and got a fixed-rate mortgage in Las Vegas when that housing market was sizzling hot. Now it's not, and he's upside down -- he owes more on the house than it's worth because of dropping values.
His problem is that he wants to move.
"Free Money Finance" wrote: "This is a tough situation. He's played by the rules, been faithful, and is now left paying on an asset that's worth less than what he owes on it. And, to make matters worse, he needs to move (or at least I think that's what he's saying.) So he has to sell at a loss."
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To some, 60 minutes may be a TV show, but to Kris at Cheap Healthy Good, it's the time she takes each week to implement her personal system for saving major money on groceries. With the rising price of food, this is something we all need to read about.
Before you try her system, she advocates three steps. First: Junk any food on hand "that A) you can't identify, B) is in an advanced state of decay or mummification, and/or C) is old enough to be carbon-dated."
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After reading "Filling up on freebies: Where to score free food," at AzCentral.com, we thought: Writer Scott Craven wasn't craven -- in fact, he was brazen -- as he scoured the Phoenix area for free food.
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Many need to look at their own financial actions instead of making excuses, blogger says.
Some people are financially sidelined by circumstances beyond their control, while others just poor-mouth -- making excuses for their circumstances with phrases like "The poor man just can't get ahead" or "We struggle just to make ends meet" or "I work hard so I deserve it."
"Frugal Dad" calls these folks the "perpetual poor" and explains how you can identify them in this biting and humorous post. For instance, he writes, those who use the "poor man" rant referenced above "can recite the last five winners of American Idle (that's not a typo) from memory, haven't picked up a book since high school," and "never stretched to learn a new skill at work, but complain about being passed over for promotions."
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It's probably a bit late to batten down the hatches, since the perfect storm has already made landfall.
On the other hand, I hadn't planned on being laid off, and that still looks like a possibility. My beloved employer, the Great Desert University, did not announce the predicted layoffs that were to have included everyone in my job classification. But with the economy still riding the down elevator, it's likely GDU will have to make more cuts.
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