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Archive for November 2010
Quick run to the grocery store
I have had absolutely no energy lately, and I do recall my doctor at one time telling me that my iron was quite low, so perhaps that's it again. I had a beef steak yesterday and also bought some heavy artillery: beef liver. That should fix it up. And just in case it doesn't, I picked up a bottle of iron pills at Whole Foods, along with another piece of beef and more usual fare. Oysters will be the next thing to try.
I will call the doctor on Monday and arrange to see him to determine whether iron will really solve anything. But it did seem to me that my diet in recent months might have been a tad low in iron.
Eclipse again
US breaks Soviet record! (In Afghanistan)
Even for the humble among us who try to avoid jingoistic outbursts,some national achievements are so grand that they merit a moment of pride and celebration:
US presence in Afghanistan as long as Soviet slog
The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days.
On Friday, the U.S.-led coalition will have been fighting in this South Asian country for as long as the Soviets did in their humbling attempt to build up a socialist state.
It seems clear that a similar — or even grander — prize awaits us as the one with which the Soviets were rewarded. I hope nobody thinks that just because we can't identify who the Taliban leaders are after almost a decade over there that this somehow calls into doubt our ability to magically re-make that nation. Even if it did, it's vital that we stop the threat of Terrorism, and nothing helps to do that like spending a full decade — and counting — invading, occupying, and bombing Muslim countries.
The good news — beyond our shattering this record and thus showing that we can still kick those Soviets around even after they no longer exist — is that this decade of utter futility hasn't at all diminished the Government's appetite for endless war in the Muslim world. By all accounts, the administration its actively debating whether to accelerate its already escalated intervention in Yemen. We've dramatically increased our covert actions in countless countries across the Muslim world. And today, former Bush State Department legal adviser John Bellinger III (one of the "moderates" from that era) argues in The Washington Post for a re-writing of the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) — not in order to rescind it after nine years of endless war-fighting, but rather to expand it, on the ground that it . . .
Continue reading. And note this update at the end:
In a New York Times article today on the possibility that many newly elected Tea Party candidates will dare to include military spending in demanded budget cuts and will be similarly hostile to foreign aid — including, most alarmingly for some, to Israel — the following passage appears (h/t Matt Duss):
"One of the first things Congressman Cantor can do is to make sure that his colleagues vote for aid to Israel," said Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, who also met with Mr. Netanyahu.
In the face of all these economic difficulties, austerity measures, and calls for Endless War, it's comforting that at least some of America's representatives in Congress — such as the Good Democrat Chuck Schumer — have their priorities straight.
Wikileaks continues to inform people of what their governments are doing
The governments are VERY eager to shut Wikileaks down for the very obvious reason that governments do NOT want their citizens to know what the government is up to. Why? Because what the governments are doing is very very bad. Reuters reports:
The United States has briefed Britain, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Israel ahead of the expected new release of classified U.S. documents, WikiLeaks said on Thursday, citing local press reports.
The whistle-blowing website said by Twitter that American diplomats briefed government officials of its six allies in advance of the release expected in the next few days.
The next release is expected to include thousands of diplomatic cables reporting corruption allegations against politicians in Russia, Afghanistan and other Central Asian nations, sources familiar with the State Department cables held by WikiLeaks told Reuters on Wednesday.
The allegations are major enough to cause serious embarrassment for foreign governments, the sources said.
Some governments appear to be bracing for the impact of the revelations.
According to the London-based daily al-Hayat, the WikiLeaks release includes documents that show Turkey has helped al-Qaeda in Iraq — and that the United States has supported the PKK, a Kurdish rebel organization that has been waging a separatist war against Turkey since 1984, the Washington Post reported.
The U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv warned the Israeli foreign ministry that some of the cables could concern U.S.-Israel relations, the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz reported, citing a senior Israeli official: http://r.reuters.com/cek37q
WikiLeaks said on its Twitter feed earlier this week that its new release would be seven times larger than the nearly 400,000 Pentagon documents related to the Iraq war which it made public in October…
Pfizer and the Big Pharma felons
Trusting Big Business—what a laugh! Take a look:
Source: United States Department of Justice, November 22, 2010
The U. S. Department of Justice recovered $3 billion for American taxpayers as a result of civil lawsuits brought after whistleblowers came forward to report on pharmaceutical companies' illegal activities.
The payout is the largest health fraud settlement in U.S. history.
Drug maker Pfizer pled guilty to felony violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and was fined $2.3 billion (that's "billion" with a "b") for aggressively marketing its painkiller Bextra far beyond uses approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Bextra was pulled from the market in 2005 due to safety risks.
AstraZeneca paid $302 million for cajoling doctors into writing prescriptions for unapproved uses of its anti-psychotic drug Seroquel, including urging doctors to use it for treatment of insomnia, anger management and post-traumatic stress disorder.
AstraZeneca also paid kickbacks to doctors as part of the illegal scheme to market the Seroquel for unapproved uses.
The government also recouped $192 million from Novartis and $108 million from the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and its former member-hospital, The Christ Hospital, for misconduct under the health care Anti-Kickback Statute.
Gerson tries (ineptly) to defend GOP against charge of sabotage
Here's the original post, written by Steve Benen.
Here's Gerson's response in the Washington Post.
Here's Steve Benen's evisceration of Gerson's response.
Gerson is supposed to be a smart guy, but there's certainly no sign of that in his column. Benen is not brutal, but he does point out the facts, and those are brutal to Gerson (and to the GOP).
George Packer reviews the memoirs of George W. Bush
He did as good a job writing as he did as president, apparently. Packer's review in the New Yorker begins:
President George W. Bush prepared for writing his memoirs by reading "Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant." "The book captures his distinctive voice," the ex-President writes, in his less distinctive voice. "He uses anecdotes to re-create his experience during the Civil War. I could see why his work had endured." Grant's work has endured because, as Matthew Arnold observed, it has "the high merit of saying clearly in the fewest possible words what had to be said, and saying it, frequently, with shrewd and unexpected turns of expression." Grant marches across the terrain of his life (stopping short of his corrupt failure of a Presidency) with the same relentless and unflinching realism with which he pursued Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. On several occasions, he even accuses himself of "moral cowardice." Grant never intended to write his memoirs, but in 1884, swindled by his financial partner, broke, and with a death sentence of throat cancer hanging over him, he set out to earn enough money to provide for his future widow. He completed the work a year later, just days before his death, and Julia Dent Grant lived out her life in comfort.
Modern ex-Presidents tend to write memoirs for reasons less heroic than Grant's. Richard Nixon couldn't stop producing his, in one form or another, in a quest to revise history's devastating verdict. Bill Clinton needed the world's undying attention. Why did George W. Bush write "Decision Points" (Crown; $35)? He tells us on the first page. He wanted to make a contribution to the study of American history, but he also wanted to join the section of advice books featuring leadership tips from successful executives: "I write to give readers a perspective on decision making in a complex environment. Many of the decisions that reach the president's desk are tough calls, with strong arguments on both sides. Throughout the book, I describe the options I weighed and the principles I followed. I hope this will give you a better sense of why I made the decisions I did. Perhaps it will even prove useful as you make choices in your own life."
Here is a prediction: "Decision Points" will not endure. Its prose aims for tough-minded simplicity but keeps landing on simpleminded sententiousness. Though Bush credits no collaborator, his memoirs read as if they were written by an admiring sidekick who is familiar with every story Bush ever told but never got to know the President well enough to convey his inner life. Very few of its four hundred and ninety-three pages are not self-serving. Bush, honing his executive skills as part owner of the Texas Rangers, decides to fire his underperforming manager, Bobby Valentine: "I tried to deliver the news in a thoughtful way, and Bobby handled it like a professional. I was grateful when, years later, I heard him say, 'I voted for George W. Bush, even though he fired me.' " At the dramatic height of the book, on the morning of September 11th, "I called Condi from the secure phone in the limo. She told me there had been a third plane crash, this one into the Pentagon. I sat back in my seat and absorbed her words. My thoughts clarified: The first plane could have been an accident. The second was definitely an attack. The third was a declaration of war. My blood was boiling. We were going to find out who did this, and kick their ass."
The rare moments of candor come at other people's expense. . .
Eclipse Red Ring
That's an example of the famous Eclipse Red Ring razor; lots more info at the link, including better photos. It's a loaner, so I'll shave frequently with it for a while.
I did a good prep, enjoying once more the fragrance of Sweet Gale, worked into a fine lather with the Omega Lucretia Borgia artificial badger.
Three passes, very smooth, of the Eclipse with a new Swedish Gillette blade: a fine, close shave with no nicks. And the tiny magnet in the base of the handle does indeed pick up razor blades a treat, very handy.
A splash Klar Seifen Klassik and I'm (finally) good to go.
Florida Woman Dies After Medicaid Program Outsourced To Private Insurers Denies Her Liver Transplant
One of the most destructive practices of private health insurance companies is the practice of denying care to customers for frivolous reasons. Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services started including denial rates on its information section about health insurance companies on HealthCare.gov, in an effort to inform the public about this practice by the industry.
It was this practice of frivolous denials that ended up costing Jacksonville, Florida woman Alisa Wilson her life. For months, Wilson, her family, and the surrounding community had been pleading with her HMO to approve coverage for a liver transplant. Although Wilson was enrolled in the state's Medicaid program, she was not guaranteed care because she was "forced to join a private plan as part of a Gov. Jeb Bush-era experimental overhaul of the program," meaning she had to deal with a private, for-profit insurance company to get her care, not a government agency accountable to the public.
Bush's overhaul made "Florida the first state to allow private companies, not the state, to decide the scope and extent of services to the elderly, the disabled and the poor, half of them children," the New York Times reported in 2005, as the move was being considered. "[N]o one is proposing changes as far-reaching and fundamental as" Bush, the Times noted.
After "scores of e-mails and…the help of a Florida state legislator," the HMO, Sunshine State Health, finally gave in and approved coverage for Wilson two weeks ago. Yet her health was too severe for surgery by then. On Friday evening, Wilson passed away:
Alisa Wilson, 37, died Friday at 8:50 p.m. after a lengthy battle with an undisclosed liver disease, said her father, Eric Wilson. "Her liver was gone," Wilson said. "There was no more left. She needed that transplant two weeks ago."
About a week and a half ago, attorneys working on Wilson's behalf said the insurance obstacles had been worked out. By then, however, her health was too shaky to risk going under the knife. "If they did it months ago, my daughter would be alive now," her father said.
Representatives for Sunshine State and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, which manages Florida's Medicaid program, said they couldn't speak to the specifics of the case, citing privacy laws.
Unfortunately, it has become increasingly common for states to outsource their Medicaid programs to be administered by private health insurance companies that have little accountability to the public compared to public programs like Medicare. A 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation report found that "All states except Alaska and Wyoming have some portion of their Medicaid population enrolled in managed care" — where Medicaid pays out to private organizations like Managed Care Organizations that contract with HMO's — and "managed care is the dominant care delivery system in most state Medicaid programs. Forty-six states and DC have more than half their enrollees in managed care; in 20 of these states, over 80% of the Medicaid population is enrolled in some form of managed care."
While the recently passed health care law is doing much to curb some of the worst abuses of the health insurance industry, one of the best ways to help people avoid these practices of the private health insurers is to offer them an alternative like a Medicare-style public health insurance option. As a part of her deficit reduction plan, Rep. Jan Schawkowsky (D-IL) proposed a robust public health insurance plan that would be offered to Americans. Not only would it operate cheaper and not commit the same abuses as the private insurance industry, it could cut the deficit by as much as $10 billion during its first year of implementation alone.
California's message
Good post at Transform:
Campaigners are confident that it is now when, not if, marijuana is legalised in the US, with several states likely to vote on legalisation initiatives in 2012, and a Presidential election year that increases turn out of liberal voters likely to vote "yes" in California. Where the largest US state leads, others follow, but the ramifications would be global. Mexican and Colombian politicians have said their countries would follow suit, with a snowball effect all but inevitable.
Colombia's President Santos has said:
"How does one explain to indigenous people that they are not to grow marijuana at the risk of being thrown into jail, but that in the richest state of the United States, they have legalized its production, sale, and consumption?"
If the architect of the War on Drugs acted in direct contravention of the UN Conventions underpinning prohibition, the unraveling of the current approach to all drugs could be rapid.
But why is legal regulation of marijuana in the California now on the cards, and are the circumstances the same in the UK?
Partly it is the bloody reality of the Drug War's failure arriving uniquely on America's Mexican doorstep. Partly it is a generational shift as older voters are replaced by younger ones who lean towards reform – which is also happening in the UK.
But the most important trigger is probably economic. As public spending is slashed to reduce California's budget deficit, the State Board of Equalisation estimates that legalising and taxing cannabis could raise $1.4 billion dollars, with huge additional savings in reduced enforcement costs. Others have disputed this figure on and the precise number will clearly depend on price controls tax levels and other variables. Regardless, this is an argument that is not going away soon – in the UK as much as the US.
As dust from the Comprehensive Spending Review settles, ministers claim no area of public spending will escape scrutiny. Exploring non criminal justice responses to drug users, or more ambitiously, legally regulated drug production and availability, could dramatically improve outcomes for society, make substantial cost savings, and generate tax revenues. Currently, enforcement aimed at reducing supply costs us £380 million per year, but the Home Office estimates the additional cost of 'dealing with drug related crime' is £1.7 billion a year, rising to over £4 billion a year, if costs across the criminal justice system (prisons etc.) are included.
Yet despite these billions, the Government's own analysis shows we are further than ever from the promised 'drug free world'. Drugs are cheaper than ever before, use of the most harmful is at record highs, and massive levels of drug motivated crime is fuelling a crisis in the criminal justice system – at a time when the Government plans to reduce prisoner numbers.
Despite this staggering cost ineffectiveness, drug enforcement spending remains protected from public scrutiny within a political bubble of law and order populism. This year alone, reports from the National Audit Office, The Public Accounts Committee and Home Affairs Select Committee have blasted the Home Office for having no meaningful evaluation of the impact of the money spent. In terms of major public spending initiatives, drug policy is unique in this regard. But with widespread concern about public spending cuts, the blank cheque for the drug war may soon be a thing of the past.
Crucially, it is now widely accepted that . . .
A realistic approach to security
Good interview with Brian Jenkins by Patt Morrison in the LA Times:
Back when Brian Michael Jenkins first turned his attention to the topic of terrorism, the term of art was "urban guerrillas." Radicals of the right and the left, and those who imported foreign quarrels to these shores, were setting off dozens of bombs each year in this country, with far more domestic casualties than the nation has seen since 9/11. Now terrorism has a different profile, and Jenkins has an even higher one than he had in those decades past. The former Fulbright scholar and Army Green Beret captain is senior advisor to the president of Rand Corp. and a go-to guy for both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue and beyond, where intelligence — and intelligent analysis — are always at a premium.
You've been studying terrorism for decades — and it's morphed.
In 1972, had I outlined [what] actually occurred in the following 40 years, it would have been dismissed as science fiction.
Now we argue over terminology: Is it a war?
Right after 9/11, I said that we did have to think of this in terms of war. This was an extraordinary attack and the business-as-usual response was not going to be adequate. I also thought that the term "war" was appropriate in that it was going to require a national effort to mobilize the resources and the political will. I had one further reason for arguing that it be war: my own experience in Vietnam. If we were going to send young men and women into battle, we had better [show] national support.
[So] it didn't disturb me to call it a war until [it] became a much more ambitious undertaking. I was in Washington about a year after 9/11 listening to a State Department official saying "We're going to take down Hezbollah, Hamas; we're going to take them all down," and I thought, whoa, we're signing on to decades of effort here. I think it became conflated with concerns about weapons of mass destruction; it became a framework for the invasion of Iraq, which in my view had very little to do with the campaign against Al Qaeda. But the idea that we were going to battle with an irregular foe worldwide was not inappropriate.
What part of the rhetoric would you tone down now? . . .
Megs catching some zzzs
1904 Classic
Lessons from my weight-loss effort
I listed two in an earlier post, though now I've updated them:
a. At least 100 minutes aerobic exercise is required each week. When I do it and I am losing weight, I tend to think that I have discovered the secret and experiment with not exercising. For another week I will continue to lose, but then it stalls and reverses. There is no escape. Exercise is required. 15 minutes a day will do it (105 minutes a week), but 20 minutes a day seems better and allows for occasionally skipping a day. The goal, though, is daily.
b. At least 20 minutes of resistance training twice a week. The Pilates work currently satisfies this—also, kettlebells, mat exercises, et al. are available.
c. Do not celebrate anything with a big meal. This lesson seems fairly obvious, but I have to learn it over and over because I seem willing to make a fool of myself for food.
d. Eat a mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack. The snack is, of course, journaled. The idea is to keep food in your stomach so the body never gets the idea that food is scarce. A piece of fruit is a good snack.
e. No food goes in the mouth except at meals and the two snacks. If it's not a meal or a journaled snack, it will not go into my mouth. Exception: my unsweetened white tea.
Guilty, guilty, guilty! Tom DeLay officially a crook.
Another thing for which to be thankful tomorrow. James C. McKinley Jr. reports in the NY Times:
A Texas jury Wednesday found Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader and architect of the Republican Party's 1994 takeover of Congress, guilty in a money-laundering trial involving contributions to political campaigns.
Jurors deliberated for 19 hours before they came back with guilty verdicts against Mr. DeLay on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The verdict was the latest chapter in a long legal battle that forced Mr. DeLay to step down. The trial also opened a window on the world of campaign financing in Washington, as jurors heard testimony about large contributions flowing to Mr. DeLay from corporations seeking to influence him and junkets to posh resorts where the congressman would rub shoulders with lobbyists in return for donations.
Mr. DeLay faces up to life in prison on the money laundering charge.
During the three-week trial, the prosecution presented more than 30 witnesses in an effort to prove Mr. DeLay conspired with two associates in 2002 to circumvent a state law against corporate contributions to political campaigns. Since 1903, Texas law has prohibited corporations from giving to candidates directly or indirectly.
Mr. Delay was initially charged with breaking campaign finance law, but prosecutors later switched strategies because it was impossible under the law at the time to accuse someone of conspiring to break campaign finance rules.
Instead, prosecutors used a novel legal theory never before tried in Texas: they argued Mr. DeLay and two of political operatives — John Colyandro and Jim Ellis — had violated the criminal money-laundering law. They were charged with conspiring to funnel $190,000 in corporate donations to state candidates through the Republican National Committee.
The main facts of the case were never in dispute. . .
Wikipedia is great
From time to time I hear people bad-mouth Wikipedia, almost always in a completely uninformed way. They do grasp that anyone can edit/enter an article—but I wonder whether they've ever done it.
What they fail to grasp is that (a) many eyes mean many editors—all of whom can make corrections, and (b) the links included with the articles provide external references and (c) it's absolutely invaluable for casual use.
Example: I was just emailing a guy abroad who's shipping me a razor, and he mentioned that there's a 2-day postal strike there, but the package was ready to go. I responded that I couldn't recall that the US had ever had a postal strike—and then, being a cautious guy, I clicked open Wikipedia, did a search on "US postal strike" and found this article. The article is exactly what I wanted to know and the cost of inaccurate information in the article (if any, which I doubt), so far as I'm concerned, is absolutely zero. Weigh risks, benefits, and use your mind.
Maybe your undergraduate major is not all that important?
Maybe those four years of undergraduate study are really not to master the fundamental minutia of some subject area but instead to master certain essential intellectual skills … oops, almost segued into my director of admissions pitch for the St. John's program. But, really, the broad liberal arts major, focusing on skills acquisition (reading, writing, talking, listening, thinking, asking questions, answering questions, and so on) seems as good as any and better than most.
Examples at 9 Brilliant Business Minds and Their Totally Irrelevant College Majors:
If you think you're going to have to shell out thousands more dollars for an MBA just to get your brilliant business idea off the ground, you're wrong. As the men and women on this list prove, what you study in college — as an undergraduate or graduate student — may have little to do with your actual career, especially if you're ambitious enough to go after what you really want and believe in. From Classics and Liberal Arts majors going on to influence media and entertainment companies to engineers ending up in finance, here are 9 brilliant business minds and their totally irrelevant college majors.
- Ted Turner, Classics: TV emperor Ted Turner has been in the business since he was just 24, when he took over his father's billboard business after he committed suicide. Turner's dad expressed disapproval of his son's college education, and wrote him a scathing letter while he was studying at Brown. He wrote, "I am appalled, even horrified, that you have adopted Classics as a major. As a matter of fact, I almost puked on my way home today. I am a practical man, and for the life of me I cannot possibly understand why you should wish to speak Greek," Minnesota Public Radio reported. While Turner may not have ended up translating Greek for a living, he did start the first 24-hour news channel, resurrected many dying TV channels, started Turner Network Television, Turner Classic Movies, and now has a hand in film production, philanthropy, and has even done a little acting.
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Why will Obama not issue presidential pardons?
Strange how Obama refuses to show any mercy or compassion in this area. I do not believe that all sentences are just nor that all criminals are equally guilty. George Lardner Jr. writes in the NY Times:
Last February, after long delays, the Justice Department sent President Obama hundreds of recommendations on requested pardons, each one carefully selected for a quick decision under standards for clemency that presidents have followed for decades.
Under these standards, no pardon can be recommended unless a petitioner has been out of prison and law-abiding for at least five years.
Most of the recommendations President Obama received called for a no, but some, according to people who recently left the administration, strongly favored a pardon. Nevertheless, Mr. Obama has yet to judge a single person worthy of his grace.
If by tomorrow he pardons no one but turkeys, President Obama will have the most sluggish record in this area of any American president except George W. Bush. He'll have outdone George Washington, who granted a pardon after 669 days. And he will also have outlasted Bill Clinton, who took three days longer than Washington to grant his first pardons. If Mr. Obama waits until Christmas Eve, he will make even his immediate predecessor, who waited until Dec. 23, 2002, seem more generous.
Last month, President Obama turned down 605 requests for commutations — from prisoners who wanted their sentences shortened — and 71 for pardons.
It's difficult to understand why the president has been so unwilling to grant any clemency. As someone who has taught constitutional law, he knows . . .


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February 24, 2006from the Georgia Department of Human Resources
ALBANY, Ga., -- Jacqueline H. Grant, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A., District Health Director for the Southwest Health District today announced that Aukena M. Parker, D.D.S., has been appointed District Dental Director for the Southwest Health District.
Parker is filling a position that has been vacant for more than a year. Parker, who is based in Albany at the District Two Health Office, is responsible for managing the oral health programs for the 14-county health district.
As district dental director, she will provide direction for the Seal in A Smile Dental Prevention Program and the Fluoride Mouth Rinse Program, both of which are school-based initiatives, and the Dougherty County Dental Clinic.
In addition, Parker will supervise a dental team, which includes a program associate, an expanded duty dental assistant, and a registered dental hygienist.
Parker came to the Southwest Health District from Parker Dental Center in New Orleans Louisiana, where she had been the Associate Dentist since August 2001. In that position, she provided oral health services, which included prophylactic procedures such as cleanings and sealants, surgical and non-surgical extractions, restorations, veneers, root canals, and, crowns and bridges.
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Parker is a 2001 graduate of Meharry Medical College (Nashville, Tennessee) In 1996, she received a Bachelor of Science degree from Howard University in Washington D.C.
The Southwest Health District is dedicated to providing comprehensive, quality education and services throughout Southwest Georgia to promote and preserve the health and well being of its citizens and communities.
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Posted: November 25, 2008
OH-15: Stivers leads by 594 votes
Steve Stivers now leads Mary Jo Kilroy by 594 votes since Madison Couty finalized its vote count. Stivers gained more votes that Kilroy among provisional and absentee ballots there. The race will be decided by the roughly 27,000 provisional ballots cast in Franklin County and perhaps by the small portion of them being challenged in State ex rel. Skaggs v. Brunner. That case will be decided next week by the Ohio Supreme Court. See the most recent Columbus Dispatch report here.


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Row over whether town road is really a car park
Posted: January 09, 2014|
By Leslie Jackson
CONFUSION and controversy has arisen on whether a road which leads to the rear of a market building, private businesses and toilets is a car park or highway.
The question has arisen after retired architect Tony Busfield, aged 76, of Longsdon, was issued with a penalty notice for parking his car opposite the Silk Street toilet, on December 18.
Mr Busfield, who had his Blue Badge on show, challenged the decision as badge holders can park on yellow lines.
In his appeal letter to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Mr Busfield, who represents the Georgian Society on Leek Conservation Panel, said: "I have discussed the matter with your senior staff who informed me that the issuing of the 'ticket' is incorrect.
"I have also discussed the matter with a retired senior police officer who said that since this is a public highway, and I was displaying my badge pass correctly, your warden was acting outside his remit, and in spite of my advice to him previously and agreement with his superiors he is acting illegally and alienating visitors by his actions."
However, a reply from the council's parking officer stated that, after looking into the penalty charge, it was issued correctly and rejected Mr Busfield's appeal.
The letter said: "While the civil enforcement officer has noted that a Blue Badge was on display in the vehicle, the badge cannot be used to park on double yellow lines situated in car parks.
"The regulations of all off-street car parks state that all vehicles should be parked within a marked bay.
"The exemption for disabled drivers to park on yellow lines only refers to those located in on street locations. As such the penalty has been issued correctly on this occasion.
"The council will accept the discounted payment of £35 if the sum is received within 14 days. If it is not paid within this time then the full amount of £70 will be required."
However UK Road Maps, Olde Maps, Google Maps and Street Map on the internet all refer to the entrance from Market Street to the entrance of the trestle market as Silk Street, which gives all drivers the indication that the road is a highway.
In a statement to the Post & Times a spokesman for Staffordshire Moorlands District Council said: "We can confirm that the space where Mr Busfield parked is in the car park on Silk Street.
"The double yellow lines indicate the start of the car park and signs also welcome drivers to this car park.
"Further signs are posted on the side of the toilets to inform drivers that they are in a car park. The Blue Badge Scheme booklet clearly states that holders are not entitled to park on yellow lines in off-street car parks."


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Zaucer of Zilk Archives - Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
What I bought – 14 November 2012
"You can't be a pure nation anymore, like the French and Germans used to be. At the stage of technology we have reached, nations work only if they float in the larger world. And what you have in this part of the world are fossilized nations, dead societies that have yet to revive. There are a group of young reformers in our parliament, educated in the West. But Georgians only want heroes. These reformers have never killed, they don't drink two liters of wine every evening, they don't fight, they have no mustaches or daggers, so they can't be heroes!" (Robert Kaplan, from Eastward to Tartary)
What I bought – 17 October 2012
Aliye's death, and its echoes, had been stilled by the greater horror of this mother's death, which burned inside him like a smothered coal in the silence there. But Aliye had started dying from the moment his mother told him that they were not to marry, in spite of the bey's gracious visit, in spite of the fine carpet, in spite of the words he has whispered to Aliye and which he had thought were true words. He knew then how it must end for her, though his mother said it would be otherwise. He wished that there were one fixed thing in the world that would never change, or disappoint him, or leave him, but he did not know what that might be, unless it was the idea of God, which was a certitude without delight or consolation. (Starling Lawrence, from Montenegro)


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Dispatch from the Nantucket Film Festival: An Interview with Destin Daniel Cretton
July 10, 2013
by Susan Sandler
Winner of the Best Feature Screenplay and the Tony Cox Award at the Nantucket Film Festival, Destin Daniel Cretton's Short Term 12 continues to collect festival honors as it nears its August 23 release. It won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at SXSW, as well as a bouquet of reviews that would have any writer-director dizzy with joy. Click here to read Part 1 of the interview.


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Ian Harkes, one of D.C. United icon John Harkes' kin and U-18 Academy standout for United, was profiled by the Fairfax County Times yesterday. Below is an excerpt with the Black-and-Red Academy mention:
Now Ian is gearing up for a final stint with the D.C. United Academy U18 team, which begins its season in March.
"It's really nice to see him develop from a 13-year-old that wasn't all that athletic all the way to being one of the top recruits in the country and certainly one of the top players in the MLS academy," said Tom Torres, the D.C. United Academy's U16 coach who coached Ian's U14 Herndon Real Juniors team. "He's got a lot of ability and a lot of intelligence. That's one of the things that everybody always talks about is that he's got an intelligent soccer brain. You couple that with his abilities and his tactical awareness, and it makes for a very fine soccer player."
Next for the 2012 D.C. Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year is Wake Forest University, where he will play collegiately for the Demon Deacons.
Recently, MLS partnered with an international soccer-art collective called the Futbol Artists Network (FAN), to create a series of club-inspired art as part of a project called #TrueColors. The project asked FAN artists to use the club's colors, marks, and jersey as inspiration for their pieces.
As part of the #TrueColors project, we're holding a one-of-a kind contest that gives you the opportunity to express yourself, and your passion for your club, through art.
There's a sweet prize at the end for the winner, too. One person will be randomly selected to win the official 2013 jersey of his/her choice courtesy of MLSGear.com, and the winning tweet will be featured on MLSsoccer.com.
It's simple to participate. Between Feb. 14-19, send a tweet that includes the following four elements:
- The link to an original photo of your artwork, available on public domain (ex: Instagram, Photobucket, Flickr, etc.)
- A brief description of how your artwork is connected to your favorite MLS Club
- The hashtags: #TrueColors and the @handle of your club
- Lastly, make sure your account is following @MLS
The winner will be notified on Twitter by direct message from @MLS on Feb. 22, and announced online thereafter.
Official contest rules: http://www.mlssoccer.com/fans/social-media-giveaway-rules
While Santino Quaranta hung up his D.C. United boots in 2011, he is back in the local soccer scene. As vice president of Pipeline Soccer Club, Quaranta saw his club overcome a three-goal deficit in the Rowland Cup – Maryland's U.S. Open Cup qualifying tournament – yesterday to defeat Spartan FC 5-4.
"It was one of the greatest comebacks I've ever been a part of as a player or coach," Pipeline manager Bill George told thecup.us. "It shows a lot of the character of our team."
While Quaranta did not suit up for this game, he may make an appearance in a Pipeline jersey before the end of the qualifying campaign. The club is one of three teams left that hope to compete in the USASA Region I Finals as the Maryland state representative. All MLS and NASL teams will earn berths into the third and second rounds, respectively, of the tournament, and smaller sides like Pipeline must play a series of games to qualify.
Quaranta, who featured for the Black-and-Red from 2001-06 and 2008-11, played in 159 games for United, notching 24 goals and 29 assists. At the time of his signing with DC, Quaranta was the youngest player in MLS history, at 16 years and four months. The Baltimore, Md., native made 15 senior U.S. Men's National Team appearances and netted one goal, tallying against Honduras in a 2-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup win at RFK Stadium.
United captain Dwayne De Rosario takes on French icon Thierry Henry (NY) in FIFA 13.
Playing against Thierry in @fifa13 @xbox game on ... I'm terrible lol twitter.com/dwaynederosari…
— Dwayne De Rosario (@dwaynederosario) February 11, 2013
KICKTV documents legend vs. legend in FIFA 13.
Former teammates, current rivals.It's Thierry Henry vs Dwayne DeRosario in a #FIFA13 "friendly". instagr.am/p/VmeaNSRJ_I/
— KICKTV (@KICKTV) February 11, 2013
Red Bulls beat writer Dan Dickinson is curious who was victorious in the FIFA showdown.
Very curious who won this. RT @kicktv: It's Thierry Henry vs Dwayne DeRosario in a #FIFA13 "friendly". instagr.am/p/VmeaNSRJ_I/
— Dan Dickinson (@GothamistDan) February 11, 2013
Meanwhile, Chris Pontius took on Tim Cahill (NY).
Cahill as NYRB 3, Pontius as DCU 0: twitter.com/BrianStraus/st…
— Brian Straus (@BrianStraus) February 11, 2013
And Cahill is happy to own the bragging rights.
Massive day today for the @mls photoshoot and media @espnpresspass @cnnfc etc and just finished beating @chrispontius13 on #fifa13 #RBvsDC
— Tim Cahill (@Tim_Cahill) February 11, 2013
City of Angels rivals Robbie Keane (LA) and Dan Kennedy (CHV) throwdown on FIFA, too.
. @lagalaxy's Robbie Keane laying the smackdown on @cdchivasusa's Dan Kennedy in #FIFA13 SuperClasico twitter.com/KICKTV/status/…
— KICKTV (@KICKTV) February 11, 2013
MLS Insider gives the lowdown of the first day of the media tour's events.
All day at RBA today. There will be a few players coming through, too. Guys you might know. #MarchToSoccer twitter.com/MLS_Insider/st…
— MLS Insider (@MLS_Insider) February 11, 2013
MLS EVP of Communications Dan Courtemanche gives his endorsement on who to follow.
23 @mls players in NY/NJ & 5 more in Miami for marketing & media initiatives today. Follow @kicktv & @mlsgabor for a behind-the-scenes look.
— Dan Courtemanche (@courtemancheMLS) February 11, 2013
Ozzy Alonso (SEA), Oscar Boniek García (HOU), Edgar Mejía (CHV) and Álvaro Saborio (HOU) were some players down in Miami.
PIC- MLS stars at @espndeportes @espn_jorgeramos- @al_saborio @chore_mejia Boniek Garcia & Ozzy Alonso @mls_insider twitter.com/MLSGabor/statu…
— Gabriel Gabor (@MLSGabor) February 11, 2013
Another behind-the-scenes look at the Miami media tour.
PIC- "MLS This is Soccer" - #MLS on set at @espn_jorgeramos @espn in Miami twitter.com/MLSGabor/statu…
— Gabriel Gabor (@MLSGabor) February 11, 2013
DeRo caps off a fun media day at Jay-Z's spot with Robbie Keane (LA) and Tim Cahill (NY).
40/40 club @malsherlock in jayz lounge with @tim_cahill & #Robbykeane instagr.am/p/VnWp-jADgu/
— Dwayne De Rosario (@dwaynederosario) February 12, 2013
United captain Dwayne De Rosario takes the positives from the 4-0 rout.
Great play from the boys tnite. Still got work to do as we prepare for season but nice to be back with the guys playing! @dcunited
— Dwayne De Rosario (@dwaynederosario) February 10, 2013
Defender Ethan White marvels at former Maryland teammate Taylor Kemp's finishing skills.
Well done from the boys tonight. Didn't know @tkemp02 knew what to do in front of goal. One to the next one. #dcu #tchub
— Ethan White (@EthanWhite15) February 10, 2013
Kemp sets him straight.
@ethanwhite15 Probably haven't been that close to an opposing team's goal since '92, but it's like riding a bike
— Taylor Kemp (@Tkemp02) February 10, 2013
Kemp and MLSsoccer.com's Jason Saghini go back and forth on Kemp's two goals.
@jasonsaghini lets just say my thought running up to the first one was "if I miss this I might as well hang up the boots for good"
— Taylor Kemp (@Tkemp02) February 10, 2013
16-year-old Homegrown product Michael Seaton thinks he should have scored, but likes the result.
Great win #DCU4-0 ,should of scored but oh well we still won and that's all that matters
— Jamaican (@MichaelSeatonn) February 10, 2013
Goalkeeper Bill Hamid keeps it short and sweet.
— Bill Hamid (@BillHamid28) February 10, 2013
White still loves Hamid's catchphrase.
Typing "TCHUB" in my phone still cracks me up. Haha @billhamid28
— Ethan White (@EthanWhite15) February 10, 2013
Homegrown player Conor Shanosky, who went on loan to the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers last year, likes defeating a familiar foe.
Good to beat tampa bay rowdies again @flight_19 @ftlstrikers
— Conor Shanosky (@ConorShanosky17) February 10, 2013
Last month D.C. United received a very special email from a family in Florida. The family, and particularly their youngest daughter Brooke, are diehard D.C. United fans, despite living almost 1000 miles from Washington DC. When they heard the news that the Black-and-Red would be playing in the Disney Pro Soccer Classic, they made plans to travel to Orlando for the first match versus the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Following the match, D.C. United midfielder Perry Kitchen surprised Brooke with a quick visit at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The young fan told Kitchen that he shared the same number as her, and was therefore her favorite player on the team.
Thank you to Brooke and all of the D.C. United supporters who made it out to Orlando for the match!
Canada Soccer has selected D.C. United defender Dejan Jakovic as Canada's Men's Soccer Player of the Month for January after a pair of solid 90-minute performances in friendlies against Denmark and the U.S. The 27-year-old was named Man of the Match in Canada's 0-0 tie with the U.S. on January 29. Black-and-Red teammate Dwayne De Rosario also featured in both matches, logging 70 minutes against Denmark and 81 minutes against the U.S.
In total, Jakovic has appeared in 14 games for Canada since 2008.
Captain Dwayne De Rosario is ready for the eight-team pre-season tournament.
Just arrived into Orlando for #disney showcase tournament starting Sat. @dcunited
— Dwayne De Rosario (@dwaynederosario) February 7, 2013
Midfielder Marcelo Saragosa takes a selfie from the plane, with a photobomb by fellow Brazilian Raphael Augusto.
Eu e o Mlkii rphaugusto...#Florida# #Orlando# Here we go Again# #PreSeason# @ Ronald Reagan Washington… instagr.am/p/Vbm_1xvsVk/
—M.Saragosa (@MarceloSaragosa) February 7, 2013
First round SuperDraft pick and Colorado native Taylor Kemp is excited to escape to warmer climates.
Back to florida tomorrow, can't say I'm upset to hit the warm weather again #lifeisgood
— Taylor Kemp (@Tkemp02) February 7, 2013
Goalkeeper Bill Hamid made it safe and sound.
Landed in Orlando
— Bill Hamid (@BillHamid28) February 7, 2013
Defender Daniel Woolard is ready to train down south.
Back in FL for the last trip of preseason.
— Daniel Woolard (@Woolard21) February 7, 2013
Defender Ethan White spent time with family before departing again.
Dinner date my momma before I depart for preseason trip number 2 to Orlando.
— Ethan White (@EthanWhite15) February 7, 2013
Trialist Henry Kalungi is excited for his opportunity in Orlando.
Just landed in Orlando for preseason with Dc United:)
— Henry Kalungi (@HenryKalungi) February 7, 2013
United captain Dwayne De Rosario is catching both fútbol and football today.
Got my tele on @futbol @mancity vs @liverpool & got to squeeze in @fcbarcelonafl then @superbowlsunday couch potato today and not moving!
— Dwayne De Rosario (@dwaynederosario) February 3, 2013
DeRo also wonders where all the Baltimore fans are in his feed.
Damn a lot of #49ers fans! We're all my #Ravens peeps at...
— Dwayne De Rosario (@dwaynederosario) February 3, 2013
Midfielder Perry Kitchen is taking predictions.
SuperSunday! Who ya got?? #SuperBowlSunday
— Perry Kitchen (@PerryKitchen23) February 3, 2013
Defender Brandon McDonald's loyalties are split.
Win win for me today! 9rs all day long, but to see Ray Lewis go out on top, wouldn't mind that either!! #PureBeast #LivingLegend #BayArea
— Brandon McDonald (@BMcDonald4) February 3, 2013
Defender Ethan White hopes to make it back to D.C. in time.
A lot to do today before the Super Bowl and heading back to DC tonight. Starting off with brunch.
— Ethan White (@EthanWhite15) February 3, 2013
Chris Pontius is happy to return to the District.
Felt good to step on the field again today. It's been real Florida, but I'm ready to get back to DC instagr.am/p/VM3q_3OelK/
— Chris Pontius (@ChrisPontius13) February 1, 2013
United's captain hopes to bring back some warmth to D.C.
On the road again! Off to #DC for a few days. Hope I can bring some of this sun to DC...
— Dwayne De Rosario (@dwaynederosario) February 1, 2013
Defender Ethan White takes advantage of a free weekend to travel.
Got this weekend off from preseason. Why not head up to NYC? #SPGI @bmcdonald4
— Ethan White (@EthanWhite15) February 2, 2013
2013 SuperDraft selection Taylor Kemp wishes it wasn't so cold in the nation's capital.
First Florida camp done, excited to head back to dc for a little, but come on does it really have to be freezing when we land?
— Taylor Kemp (@Tkemp02) February 1, 2013
Midfielder Nick DeLeon enjoyed his second go-around at pre-season.
Been a long trip, have one more game today vs malmo fc. Then finally back to dc.
— Nick DeLeon(@NickDeLeon7) February 1, 2013
Midfielder Perry Kitchen valued his time in Bradenton.
Team Dinner. Match in the AM then back to DC. Been a great trip so far
— Perry Kitchen (@PerryKitchen23) January 31, 2013
16-year-old Homegrown signing Michael Seaton is happy to be home.
I'm home ..
BMac comes home to discover a likely high utilities bill for January.
Ummmmm coming home after a LONG pre season trip to find out your heater was on 90degrees THE WHOLE TIME!


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Paramount's Upcoming Noah Movie Faces Rough Commercial Seas
New Survey: 98% of Faith Driven Consumers unsatisfied with Bible-themed movie which strays from Biblical message
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The first such offering, Paramount's film about Noah, could face commercial challenges with Faith Driven Consumers according to a new online survey released today -- 98% of faith driven consumers indicate their entertainment needs are not satisfied by
, a Bible-themed movie in which the biblical theme is reportedly replaced with one of Hollywood's creation.
"Faith Driven Consumers are eager to channel their formidable purchasing power toward entertainment choices that resonate with their values, and are keenly interested in the Bible-themed films that Hollywood studios are offering this year. As such, moviemakers are positioned to realize large profits if they are successful in connecting with Faith Driven Consumers," said Chris Stone, Founder of Faith Driven Consumer and a Certified Brand Strategist. "However, our online survey finds that Paramount's upcoming Noah film -- widely reported to stray significantly from the core biblical message of the actual story – is going to face serious challenges resonating with Faith Driven Consumers, which could hurt the film's bottom line. In order to increase its commercial viability, Paramount would be wise to take another look."
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'Bernie Madoff of Beverly Hills' Gets Seven Years
By Adam Popescu, 10/20/2011
Ezri Namvar Scammed Hundreds of Investors
On Tuesday Oct. 11, Ezri Namvar, the man known as the Bernie Madoff of Beverly Hills, was sentenced in Downtown L.A. Federal Court to 7 years in prison, 3 years of supervised release, and $21 million in restitution after his conviction for four counts of wire fraud.
Once a well-respected local civic leader, Namvar, 60, used his power and influence to defraud, con and betray a slew of Westside Iranian immigrants, said A. David Youssefyeh, an attorney representing numerous defrauded investors.
Namvar's downfall and resulting conviction has rocked the close-knit Persian-Jewish community. Outspoken in their contempt, investors with claims against Namco Capital Group, Namvar's real estate company, claim he actually stole more than $500 million in connection to what many have labeled a Ponzi scheme: a $2.5 billion real estate portfolio before it collapsed in the 2008 market crash.
Under the umbrella of Namco, Namvar took in investments from many who invested their life savings, funneling that money into acquiring properties like the J.W. Marriott in downtown Los Angeles, hotels in Nevada and Niagara Falls. Many of these properties failed to generate enough cash flow to cover the interest that Namvar had promised to his investors. In 2008, the investments turned sour and in December 2008, Namvar was forced into involuntary bankruptcy and accused by investors of creating the aforementioned $500 million ponzi scheme. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against Namvar, his company Namco, and other entities owned by him and family members, alleging breach of contract and contractual fraud in a case that attorneys estimate involves hundreds of creditors.
On May 19, the trial of Namvar and co-defendant Hamid Tabatabai concluded after only 3 hours of deliberation by the jury. The pair were found guilty on four counts of wire fraud in the theft of $21 million. While victims' monies were to be held in escrow until a transaction could be executed on new property purchase, Namvar and Tabatabai instead used that money to pay off creditors and investors of Namco Capital Group, Inc.
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It's kinda interesting because CPJ's just doing what we all knew back when NCAA 2003 came out - the QB dive is unstoppable when you need 1 yard or need to get out of the shadow of your own goal post. I tried to break the chart down as close to 10 yards per division as possible. The key fact in this first chart is that CPJ uses his A backs and B backs to get down the field and then uses Nesbitt's legs once the offense is in the red zone. Less pitches, sweeps, and hand offs versus more midline and QB keepers.
The next chart breaks down the play call for specific players by down. And since CPJ has shown a likin' to Nesbitt, Dwyer, Roddy, and AA they all get their own color in the graph while everyone else is lumped into "Others":
For me, this graph is fairly interesting. The amount of data for 4th down isn't that great so keep that in mind. I'm factoring 241 carries on first down versus only 11 run attempts on fourth down. Dwyer's importance is definitely noticeable in the first down carries. Despite his apparent "drop-off," he is still the guy we go to on 1st down. The guy we expect to consistently gain yardage in order to set up easier 2nd and 3rd downs.
The final graph for the rushing analysis is a comparison of the same group of primary running backs. This is related to distance to achieve a first down or touchdown since play calling is typically predicated by distance to achieve said end result. The chart:
I'm glad to see that we don't get cute too often. It's either Dwyer or Nesbitt with 1-2 yards to go 80% of the time. Edge plays are more prevalent further away from the goal line. Dwyer basically gets the ball around 20% of the time no matter the distance we have to gain, which is totally cool with me. Let me know your thoughts.


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The science behind the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics was 50 years in the making�and is partly attributable to Ohio State physicists who devoted their professional lives to finding a mysterious subatomic particle.
When this year�s Nobelists, Peter Higgs and Fran�ois Englert, first proposed the existence of the Higgs boson with now deceased colleague Robert Brout in 1964, their notions of an unseen particle became central to modern physics. Scientists speculated for decades that the theory would earn a Nobel. But the speculation grew much louder when a particle matching the Higgs� description was discovered at CERN�s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012.
Eight Ohio State physicists were among thousands worldwide who labored to design, build and run experiments that would render the Higgs visible. Over that time, scores of Ohio State students earned their degrees hunting for the particle, developing and testing new technology that would ultimately become part of the LHC.
Buckeyes designed and built the electronics that detected the Higgs, crafted the computer algorithms that identified it and rigorously analyzed the data until the announcement could be made last summer that the particle had indeed been found.
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Death Cab For Cutie Biography
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Source: by: Marvin Lin
Ben Gibbard .: vocals | guitar | organ | piano | and drums on We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
Chris Walla .: guitar | organ | electric piano | "things"
Nicholas Harmer .: bass
Michael Schorr .: drums (The Photo Album)
Nathan Good .: ex-drummer (Something About Airplanes, We Have the Facts, Forbidden Love EP)
1967 was a great time for music. There were many mediocre releases such as The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Jimi Hendrix' Are You Experienced?, The Doors' self-titled album, and The Velvet Underground's debut release. But underneath the creative din, lied a comedic masterpiece by a band dubbed the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. At the heart of their debut album, Gorilla, appeared a song called "Death Cab for Cutie." 30 years later, four men from Bellingham, WA were there to capitalize. (Hey, it could've been worse; other song titles on the album were "Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold!" and "The Equestrian Statue.")
Originally created as a solo project, Ben Gibbard (who formerly recorded under the moniker All-Time Quarterback) recorded You Can Play These Songs' Chords with his friend/guitarist/keyboardist Chris Walla. Soon after, Gibbard recruited bassist Nick Harmer and drummer Nathan Good to round out a full-time band. From then on, Death Cab for Cutie has been anything but stagnant.
In 1999, Elsinor and Barsuk Records co-released Death Cab's first full-length album, Something About Airplanes. This album marked a departure from the pop ditties that used to grace Gibbard's songwriting; the songs were intricate and more somber than before. This album set the standard for all future Death Cab releases.
In 2000, the highly lauded We Have the Facts And We're Voting Yes was released on Barsuk. Death Cab once again placed themselves on a higher pedestal with a more engaging yet minimalist approach to songwriting, raising comparisons to Bedhead and Built to Spill. Just prior to the release of We Have the Facts, Good left the band and was soon replaced by Michael Schorr. The Forbidden Love EP was released later that year.
With two full-lengths and a solid EP under their collective belts, Death Cab had gained a bigger and stronger fan base; and their constant touring in support of these albums only strengthened their status in the indie-pop domain. 2001 saw the release of their third full-length, The Photo Album (Barsuk). With more focused songwriting and dynamic drumming, Death Cab take full advantage of the pop medium, never relying on studio tricks and experimental wankery to bring their message across.
When it comes down to it, Death Cab for Cutie is a pop band. But what separates them from the rest of the sheep is the pure emotion and genuine sincerity of each note. Their music awakens an emotional beast and evokes a feeling that only heartfelt songwriting coupled with amazing talent can produce.
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A Band of Genii | Reviewer: Adhit Sutresna | 1/28/10
Who knew that pop music could help with school? I first got into Death Cab when I had a project which had a theme entirely up to me - I chose to compose an EP. While searching for inspiration, I was reminded by a cover version of a song made by the band who also made "I Will Possess Your Heart". The cover was of "I Will Follow You Into the Dark", which I mistook for "I Will Possess Your Heart". 'Wait, this isn't the same song,' I thought. However, I was captivated by the sound and decided to give them a shot. And so the obsession begins.
The first song I fell for was "Title and Registration". I first heard it 5 months ago and is still my favourite. I then started exploring the rest of their extensive repertoire, especially their pre-Atlantic work. They are the first band that I found helped me in English class (I had practice by trying to comprehend their songs). This band is nothing short of awesome.
Epitome of Relationships | Reviewer: Kaiyla | 12/2/09
Well, I had heard about them a couple of times, but the name of the band sort of pushed me away. I was not aware of how mellow most their music was, so I discarded any interest. Then my boyfriend brought them up and I began growing curious. One night he quoted I Will Follow You Into the Dark- "the time for sleep is now, it's nothing to cry about, 'cause we'll hold eachother soon." This was one of many he quoted and I started to think, man I really need to listen to this band. Well one day I finally did, and I heard I Will Follow You Into The Dark and the intro chords really set the mood. I don't want to say that they are a depressing band to listen to, because I have become addicted. It's just that I hear them and feel sadness, but very happy at the same time because of the associations I have with them and my boyfriend as well as just the way their lyrics make you think about what they're really trying to say.
I have bought Narrow Stairs and hope to find Plans. This band is amazing.
Sorry, sleep deprivation makes you ramble :b | Reviewer: Sam | 7/19/09
Sorry, sleep deprivation makes you ramble. :b (at least it makes me...)
I haven't heard ALL Death Cab's music, but I plan on finding a way to listen as soon as I get out of this madhouse and get back home... Anyway, though, I've heard most of it, here's what I've got to say.
The first song I heard was Soul Meets Body. I remember this very well for some reason, a few years back when Plans came out, my mom got the CD and kept playing the song over and over and over and over and over... and over... so on... Not that I minded. Back then my mom had a good taste in music still, somewhat. Lol. Anyway this isn't about my mom's bad taste in music... uhh...
So, every once and awhile, Soul Meets Body would play, and then Summer Skin would. I remembered I liked it, but I woudn't hear it again for years. After about a year, mom stopped listening to the song (Soul Meets Body) so much. I didn't even know the name of this song, or the artist, but still remembered the chorus and the tune. So one time I asked her about it, and she told me the song title, the band's name. Another year or two after this, I got my iPod. I looked through my stepdad's (well he wasn't my stepdad yet, then, but whatever he was still living with us) iTunes library. (Dude, the guy has like 100GBs worth of just music.) Anyway, I was pleased to find Plans on there. I just put on Soul Meets Body, because apparently, I'm an idiot. And I was going through a little girly phase then I suppose... I mean it wasn't THAT bad, but... well...
Anyway, later that year, or maybe the next year, i had to get a new iPod for some reason or other. (I'm horrible at dropping things... though this I dropped rarest out of anything. I'm surprised my phone still works at ALL lol.) So later I had to put all the music back on the new one.
When I was going through all these many GBs of music, Death Cab caught my eye. Transatlanticism was on there, so I put it on my iPod. Again, though, I only put Soul Meets Body from Plans on there, because, again, idiot. I then ignored it for awhile, but when I got to listening to it, there were some songs I really liked. So I got The Facts after I fell in love with No Joy in Mudville, and then got Narrow Stairs after I was shown I Will Possess Your Heart by a few people I didn't even know knew DCFC existed. A song I wasn't even aware I'd heard by them was This Temporary Life. It's on the album Future Soundtrack for America, but the album isn't by them, it's a compilation of stuff. One of my... I guess you could call him a friend bought this CD, and they accidentally shipped him two, or so the story goes, so he gave one of the copies to my mom. And it just so happened there was a Death Cab song on it. After all this, I finally started listening to them more, and now it's one of my favorite bands.
Now, whenever I write, or just feel like lying there listening to music, or feel like staring out at the city at midnight, there's always a perfect song by Death Cab For Cutie to go with that moment.
Taking Back my Death Cab | Reviewer: Nathan | 12/19/08
I first got into the postal service in 2004, my freshman year of college, and loved it so much that I used it as a tool to get to know a girl. Figured if she wanted to get to know me she should know what kind of music I liked. Even earlier, a friend had given me a copy of Transatlanticism, but I ignored it because the electronic sounds of The Postal Service better caught my attention.
Well, when Plans came out in 2005, I picked it up and I have to say, it didn't strike me as amazing right off the bat, but it was good. Pretty soon, my girlfriend and I were listening to Plans everywhere we went and we discovered that Death Cab was our favorite band together, (really strange given these songs are not at all romantic).
After we broke up I got rid of everything, (and I do mean everything), that reminded me or her. At the top of this list was Plans and everything death cab related. We had gone to see two shows on the plans tour together, and it was just too hard to listen to them any more.
But something changed, and I realized that this band was too good to give up over a girl. Ben is a song-writing genius, Nick is a funk master, Jason is my favorite drummer of all time and Chris crafts a unique and awesome sound. They are the perfect storm of talent all wrapped up into one band.
I started playing my death cab albums over and over and discovered that they were even more useful as break-up soundtracks than they are for love. What a relief! Now I've expanded my library to include their early stuff and any of their side-projects or solo work.
Girls are easy to get over but I don't think I'll ever get over how much Death Cab for Cutie rocks.
more love to give | Reviewer: Julie | 6/29/08
My friend suggested i listen to soul meets body. i loved it. then i downloaded a few more, photobooth and transatlaticism. loved them. then i bought plans. never have i ever liked every song on a cd before. they are my favorite band of all time and im not sure any other will come even close. i saw them on thier narrow stairs tour. Ben has an incredible voice. My friend thought he was lipsynching. and i said no way. Ben wouldn't do that.
May is too far away . . . | Reviewer: Lynlee Brooke | 3/23/08
I first got into DCFC when Plans came out and quickly bought the whole back catalogue of albums. they became one of my favorites instantly. every song is so complex that with each listen you discover something new that had before been lurking below the surface . . . . .
I was driving when I first heard "I will possess your heart," the new track from "Narrow Stairs," on XM (Ethel-47 of course, one of the few good stations) & was blown away! they have promised another amazing album in May, and after hearing this epic (over 8 minutes long & worth every second!) ballad, I know we won't be dissapointed!
yaaay | Reviewer: Kelsey | 1/25/08
kay so, i was at friends house, after a night of partying, and she were laying in the bed, and she turned this music on. man i was so suprised how amused it made me, even tho its really soft music, with a really nice low beat. i was so impressed with it,
honestly, this is is like my favourite bedtime music.
Death Cab for Cutie | Reviewer: Ian | 1/2/08
A friend got me into Death Cab by secretly putting their album "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes" on my iPod. I at first thought, "Hm. Wonder how this got on here. I don't like Death Cab for Cutie.". Well one night I got extremely bored with the music I had and remembered that that album was still on my player. I played through the songs and was immediately sold. I had a new favorite band.
After that I bought all their albums one after another, as well as the "John Byrd EP" which is an amazing live album. I am nothing short of amazed by these guys. If you haven't listened to them I would recommend picking up "Something About Airplanes" first just so you can begin with their basics (commonly unknown fact is that this is the band's first real album. "You Can Play These Songs With Chords" is actually just Ben Gibbard.).
With their most recent album "Plans" still popular among many music listeners and their other albums immensely influential among their indie-rock fanbase, I doubt we will see this band go away any time soon.
favorite band | Reviewer: laura | 12/11/07
death cab has been my favorite band for years now, a few summers ago i heard "crooked teeth", and i just wanted to hear more. After listening to "title and registration" i fell even more in love with the band. Now i listen to them, and postal service, along with Ben's solo works...he is amazing, and so are the others. wow
Get the old stuff | Reviewer: George | 12/8/07
I know almost everyone is familiar with Plans and Transalanticism, but you really need to check out their early stuff. You Can Play These Songs with Chords has a rawness to it that is great, and you get to hear where they started and how they have changed, there are some awesome songs on that album, like Line of Best Fit and This Charming Man. The other early album I recommend is We Have the Facts and we are Voting Yes, check the title track and For What Reason. They have an ipressive back catalog of songs for discovery by anyone who is just getting into their music. Please check it out.
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Summer transitions into Fall. We exchange Garden Trowels for Rakes. Swimsuits for Sweaters. Popsicles for Pies. But there is one summer treat we don't have to give up even when we are deep into the Autumn season.
Ice cream can be enjoyed year round, and what better way to combine this summer favorite with the tastes of autumn, than Pumpkin Pecan Ice Cream.
And finishing it off with Bourbon Sauce, as a nod to the great state of Kentucky, is the proverbial icing on the cake. Or, should I say the topping on the ice cream!
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We had gone to bed in summer and we awoke in autumn; for summer passes into autumn in some imaginable point of time, like the turning of a leaf. ~Henry David Thoreau
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This recipe really looks tasty. Thank you for posting it for us. It is a treat I have never tried, but surely would love to
It is very tasty Danice! It makes a nice fall dessert, it's light, after some of the heavy meals we have in the winter, but still has the fall tastes we love! Heather
Two questions:
1. Is it approved as a breakfast food?
2. Do you have any left?
Yes?! I'll be right over. YUM!
Ice cream as breakfast. You are a woman after my own heart. genius!
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oooh! pumpkin ice cream! i got an ice cream maker this summer and made lots of frozen yogurt – i may just have to give this a try!
Thanks for the recipe,
A perfect excuse to keep your ice cream maker out year round. This is a nice custard based ice cream which is really creamy and good, If you like pumpkin pie, you'll like this one!
Yes, shout it from the rooftops – ice cream is a year round indulgence – no matter how cold outside! The bourbon will warm me up!
lol…in all reality a little bourbon on anything, will make it delicious!
Oh my yum! This looks amazing! Pinning it for many future references.
This looks absolutely amazing! I'm definitely going to try it. I haven't had success with ice cream yet but I'm crossing my fingers.. I always mess up when tempering the eggs.
*sigh* I love pumpkins and I truly heart icecream…..does life get any better!
Beautiful post….so wonderfully written!
ice cream blessings,
Thank you for this recipe! Sounds wonderful! The only thing I will be doing differently is to freeze the cream/milk and make this in my vitamix…and use Grade B maple syrup instead of processed sugar. I seriously cannot wait to make this!!!!!
That sounds fabulous! let me know how it turns out Cindy. Someone could also use sugar in the raw to avoid the refined sugar.
That sounds like the perfect ending to a Thanksgiving feast…now if only I could enjoy it with my sister…that would make it true perfection!
Love, your sister Vanessa
If I could enjoy this Pumpkin Ice Cream on Thanksgiving Day with BOTH of my daughters, Heather and Vanessa, I would be very thankful. Maybe next year! Love you, Mom
Oh my word. This sounds absolutely scrumptious.
Kentucky has a wonderful claim to fame in bourbon, doesn't it? I dated a boy from Bourbon County once. Alas, he was a teetotaler. His loss!
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
I have NEVER made ice-cream before, but you had me at pumpkin. I'm rethinking all this! I think I visit to the kitchen to make something special is in order… this looks and sounds incredible! Donna
Thank you for now adding another mile to my walk! LOL. This looks fabulously sinful, Heather! John would LOVE to see this appear on his plate for Thanksgiving … just might have to try! xo
I have a slight intolerance to dairy, so can I just drink the Bourbon sauce please? That looks and sounds absolutely wonderful. I love anything pumpkin!
It looks amazing Heather, I can't wait to try it!
We love making ice cream at our house so your recipe gives us a new option. I usually make bourbon sauce for pumpkin pie so I'm sure we'll like it on the ice cream.
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