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Precious Metals: 'I Can Get It For You Wholesale'
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- An anomaly in bullion supply?
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Despite the recent swoon in precious metals prices, it seems there's still a dearth of physical gold and silver available for retail investors. Those lucky enough to actually acquire bullion or coins in their local markets complain about paying inflated premiums. Meanwhile, warehouse stocks of gold and silver seem plentiful.
A lot of theories abound for this seeming anomaly. But let's be realistic. There's always been a difference between the retail and wholesale markets for metal. Most of the world's bullion supply is in commercial-sized bars, after all. It's called a wholesale market for a reason. Goods are sold in whole lots, not in bite-sized retail dollops. There are natural economies of scale when you deal in commercial trade. Anybody who's gone grocery shopping should know this: Smaller size equals higher costs per unit.
If you're a coin lover, you should also know that the U.S. Mint can't turn on a, um, dime, to produce Gold Eagles. A 100-ounce bar of gold bullion, while highly refined, is crude in comparison with a highly manufactured bullion coin. Coin production runs are, of necessity, limited. U.S. gold coins are only minted in one location after long lead times in which dies are cut and vendors contracted to produce alloyed blanks to tight specifications.
Commercial dealings in bullion often involve just the shuffling of certificates or movement of bars from one vault shelf to another.
So, is there a way to obtain the efficiencies of the wholesale market while acquiring retail-sized lots of precious metals?
Well, yes. It's called the futures market.
Most futures contracts call for the physical delivery of the underlying commodity through exchange-approved warehouses. Purchasers of these contracts undertake obligations to take the goods if they hold their positions into the delivery month.
Understand that deliveries are not commonly made through futures, though. Historically, only 2% to 3% of futures contracts are settled this way. Commercials, by and large, close out futures by offset and make or take delivery through the cash market. Nonetheless, the mechanism for exchanging futures for physicals is well-established and well-regulated. You only need look at an exchange's rulebook to get a sense of that.
If you're considering futures for delivery of precious metals, you're probably thinking about the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange (now part of CME Group, the parent of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade). COMEX contracts, however, are hardly retail-sized. Gold is traded in lots of 100 troy ounces, which, at current prices, would mean a capital commitment of $75,000 or so. You'd have to shell out about $44,000 to take delivery of a COMEX 5,000-ounce silver contract now. Those allocations could clearly overwhelm many portfolios. There's an alternative, though, that can shave the cost of metals exposure considerably.
Welcome to the NYSE Liffe.
Mini Futures
In the process of transforming itself into a multiplatform trading bourse, the venerable gray lady of Broad and Wall Streets acquired the metals futures business from the Chicago Board of Trade.
For our purposes, the key acquisitions were the "mini" contracts that call for delivery of a kilo (33.2 troy ounces) of gold and 1,000 ounces of silver. These small contracts allow you to take delivery of gold in $24,000 lots now, while silver can be delivered for less than $9,000.
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A cheese shop filled with fabulous smells; it's here that you can sample some of the aged Goudas that the Dutch wisely keep for themselves. The older the cheese, the sharper the flavour: some of the very old Goudas have a Parmesan-like texture and a rich, smoky taste. With a little mustard smeared on, a hunk is great with beer.

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Here we are, in week three of the season, with the Chiefs facing the San Diego Chargers. As per usual, the system is located here. Each week during the season, I will sit down and watch each play in detail and tabulate the scores. Obviously, I will be limited to the feed that the standard fan is privy, so please, keep your complaints about "game tape" to yourself.
- 42.6% of the time, the Chiefs were lined up in a 3-4 defense.
- 14.8% of the time, the Chiefs removed a lineman for a nickel defense.
- 42.6% of the time, the Chiefs removed a lineman and a linebacker for a dime defense.
- 19.1% of the time, the Chiefs blitzed an extra man or more.
- Defensive play #1 of the game, the Chiefs are lined up in a nickel formation. The down linemen are Gordon (strong side) and Dorsey (weak side). Tamba and Sheffield are the outside linebackers and Belcher and DJ are inside.
- Right off the bat, Dorsey grabs a good double team and Tamba holds the edge. DJ steps into the gap to meet the fullback and the running back gets stopped for a short gain. Good execution.
- The "new standard" 3-4 lineup on the field on 2nd and long: Tyson, Gregg, Dorsey, Tamba, Houston, DJ, and Belcher.
- A resulting 1st and 10 has the 3-4 defense on the field again. Gregg lets a free man through to DJ. Tyson, however, grabs a double team, drives them behind the line of scrimmage, then releases when the running back gets to the edge to make the stop for little gain. That's a stellar job all around by TJax.
- Belcher allows his man to get free on a crossing route the next play for a gain of seven. He was spending too much time watching the backfield and not enough time watching the tight end. Houston was glued to the running back on the play, though.
- Same drive, another running play towards the strong side of the defense. Tyson once again grabs a double team, moves well laterally, Tamba sets the edge, and DJ and Tyson bring the back down for no gain. No success over the strong side early on for San Diego.
- Gilberry and Bailey come in as the down linemen in the dime formation. Belcher out, and the rest of the linebackers stay the same as the nickel formation.
- Stellar coverage by Houston on a 2nd and 8 call. He stuck with the running back off the line and was glued to him. Houston didn't get his head around, but was still able to time the breakup.
- Confusing scheme #1: 3rd and 2, and the Chiefs line up in the dime defense. San Diego calls a pass play, and all 6 defensive backs are at least 5 yards beyond the first down marker. An easy short pass in the flat is completed by the slot receiver with nobody close.
- Great job by Bailey to get his hands up and bat a ball down at the line of scrimmage on the next play.
- Flowers is just getting beat by Jackson early on. Decent coverage, but Jackson is hauling everything in with Flowers on his side.
- 1st and 10, and the Chargers run to the weak side. Gregg grabs a double team, and this allows DJ to get through the line into the backfield. Houston also shakes his man and is ready to make the stop. They both miss tackles, and a 3 yard loss turns into a 7 yard gain.
- Tamba with back to back QB pressures from opposite sides of the field. I like mixing him up and having him terrorize both tackles.
- Immediately afterwards, Tamba dropped into coverage. It resulted in a 10 yard gain in a predictable result.
- Gilberry with a strip-sack! Wallace came RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE (he was held, too) with speed and didn't lay a big hit on the quarterback, but he got enough of him to make the ball hit the deck. Should've been a Chief recovery, but SD retained the ball.
- Confusing scheme #2: 2nd and goal from the 3 yard line, with plenty of time for substitutions, the Chiefs leave the dime formation on the field. That's 5 guys in the box, with 6 DB's dropped into coverage. Piscatelli cheats forward, so now there are 6 players in the box. Gilberry grabs a double, and Sheffield eats a blocker into the pile to form a wall. Piscatelli comes over the weak side and whiffs on the tackle, leaving Lewis versus the running back on the goal line. Touchdown, San Diego. Why is this team in the dime formation on the goal line?!?!?
- Interesting formation on a 1st and 10. The Chiefs are in a nickel formation with Bailey out wide, covering a receiver. Bailey then blitzes from the outside, with Tamba, Dorsey, and Gilberry already rushing.
- First complete failure by the line on the next play. Tyson gets a double team, but gets folded over while trying to move laterally and gets pancaked. Dorsey lets a free man through. The play is stopped by DJ with an ankle tackle.
- The next drive, the Chiefs open in the nickel formation with Houston at outside linebacker and a Gordon/Tyson tandem on the line. Houston comes in late with some pressure, and Rivers throws too deep for a Flowers interception.
- Gregg with a great play on the next drive. 2nd down, the Chargers try to run up the middle, and Gregg has formed a wall with his double team. After some hesitation, Gregg reaches out and brings down the running back for a short gain.
- Houston with a badly blown coverage on 3rd and 3. The running back ran out into the flat and he was stuck watching the quarterback's decision. He allowed the back to get into open field for a big gain.
- Confusing scheme #3: 3rd and 1 just before halftime, the Chiefs are once again in the dime formation. 2 wide receivers, and a fullback alongside the running back. Six defensive backs do no good in this situation. The offensive line blow a hole in the weak middle of the formation and the play goes for six yards. Frustrating.
- Sheffield with a nice play near the end of the first half. As the running back was coming out of the backfield, Sheffield got a nice chip on him to throw the timing of the play off and allow DJ to come over for the coverage. Sheffield then rushed the passer and forced a bad throw to the aforementioned running back. Strong play by the linebacker.
- And that's the end of the first half...with 42 defensive plays. DJ and Tamba have taken all of them, and the dime formation occupies over half of the snaps. That is WAY too many.
- First play of the second half, the Chiefs are in the nickel formation. Gordon grabs a double team and Dorsey beats his man off the line. The run play goes to that side of the field and Dorsey wraps up the ballcarrier for a loss of 3 yards. That's a great play by Dorsey.
- The very next play, the Chiefs are in the 3-4 formation and Belcher comes on the blitz. The running back is forced to play Jovan, leaving Tamba without a chipping blocker. Tamba comes up with a sack as the pocket collapses all around the quarterback.
- 3rd and long, and the Chiefs are in the dime formation (THIS is the time to utilize it). Bailey gets a double team, and Gilberry lets a man through. Wallace gets his hands on the back at the line of scrimmage, but a weak arm tackle is broken and a 10+ yard gain is given up. It was still short of the first down, but if this team is going to spend as much time in the dime as they are, routine tackles are even more crucial.
- The next drive, 1st and 10, and the Chiefs are in the nickel formation. Belcher is blitzed, and DJ is hanging around about 2-3 yards from the line of scrimmage. The tight end runs a route through the center of the field, and actually gets a couple yards deeper than DJ. This leaves a 10-15 yard gap between the linebackers and the defensive backs, and the tight end picks up a HUGE chunk of yardage. Not good coverage.
- The next play, DJ makes up for it with great zone coverage but DROPS the easy INT.
- Next play, the Chiefs are in the dime formation, and the Chargers run it up the gut. Gilberry gets absolutely pancaked right off the snap, and DJ shoots the wrong gap. Gain of 9 on a 2nd and 10.
- 3rd and 1, the Chiefs are in the 3-4 defense, with Gordon spelling Gregg at nose tackle. The quarterback gives a hard count and Gordon jumps offside, giving the offense a free first down.
- First and 10, and the Chiefs are in the 3-4 again. Somehow, Houston ends up as the coverage man against Vincent Jackson. Predictable result, there: big gain and a San Diego first down.
- As the Chargers get the ball back in the 4th quarter, the defense looks a little bit revitalized. A LONG drive by the offense really helped the defense get their legs back under them a bit. Chiefs line up in the nickel formation with Demorrio spelling Belcher. Demorrio does a good job of sniffing out a screen play for a short gain.
- 2nd and 6, Gordon gets thrown to the ground and smushed by a single lineman. Huge hole that allows the running back to pick up the first down.
- San Diego is abusing the dime formation with slant routes. DJ is forced into helping with tight end coverage (usually Piscatelli's man) and that leaves the center of the field wide open for a receiver on a slant route. The cornerbacks don't stand a chance on those routes.
- Zero room to run over the strong side of the offense with the 3-4 defense on the field. Tyson Jackson has created a wall, for the most part, and Belcher is able to shoot the gap at will for the stops.
- The next play, Tyson shifts his formation, causes the offensive tackle to jump, and Tyson gets out of his stance quickly to make sure the call is made. San Diego is having trouble with him.
- Belcher gets into the gap AGAIN, following yet another double team by Tyson and a double team by Gregg.
- Final drive for San Diego, it's 2nd and long and the Chiefs are in a dime defense with Tyson and Dorsey on the field as down linemen. Tyson goes up high as the pass is released and bats the ball into the air. Guy is EVERYWHERE. Good pocket collapse by Dorsey and Tyson, too. I liked that setup.
- After those two stops, the Chiefs blitz with the usual dime personnel, and Piscatelli blows the coverage for a big gain. Ugh.
- The resulting 1st and 10 is manhandled by Gregg and Dorsey as the running back is stopped for no gain. Both players were able to get by their men and hit the back head on. Good tag team effort.
- 4th and 1 in a pivotal moment, the Chiefs are lined up in a modified goal line defense. Houston, Tyson, Gregg, Gordon, Dorsey, and Studebaker are playing with their hands in the dirt, and DJ, Belcher, and Demorrio are standing a yard behind the line. Gregg gets very low on the double team, forcing his blockers to bend over at the waist, and Belcher jumps in to make sure the quarterback does not pick up the first down. Phenomenal stand by the defense.
|Tyson Jackson
|Kelly Gregg
|Glenn Dorsey
|Wallace Gilberry
|Allen Bailey
|Amon Gordon
|Jovan Belcher
|Tamba Hali
|Cameron Sheffield
|Derrick Johnson
|Andy Studebaker
|Demorrio Williams
|Justin Houston
|Tyson Jackson
|Kelly Gregg
|Wallace Gilberry
|Glenn Dorsey
|Allen Bailey
|Amon Gordon
|Jovan Belcher
|Cameron Sheffield
|Tamba Hali
|Derrick Johnson
|Andy Studebaker
|Demorrio Williams
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Red Bull's Christian Horner 'shocked' by OBE honour
Red Bull racing team principal Christian Horner said he was "shocked but very honoured" to receive an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Horner, 39, has been recognised for services to motor sport, including leading Red Bull to a hat-trick of Formula One world titles over the past three years.
He said: "It's all a bit unexpected. Incredible really. I'm naturally shocked, but I just feel very honoured and privileged to receive it.
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After watching, no, make that suffering tonight's miserable loss against the Orioles, I found myself asking that seemingly unanswerable question: What is wrong with this team? There have been several attempts over the past couple of weeks to pinpoint the answer. Is Mike Scioscia Derelict? Is Juan Rivera Worthless? Is Anaheim Minor League? These and countless posts about trades and line-ups litter this blog site, but without producing any satisfying answer to this all-consuming question: What is wrong with this team?
Patience, dear reader, is all that is required now, as I believe I have hit upon the answer! After the abysmal performance by our favorite team, I flicked the remote until I found the Discovery Channel- Shark Week! That's not the answer. While watching divers bait and evade great whites, a commercial came on. I don't know what product was being hawked, but the music that filled my livingroom hit me upside the head like a giant hammerhead going in for the kill. And here it is:
Why do you build me up (Build me up)
Buttercup baby just to
let me down (Let me down)
And mess me around
And then worst of all (Worst of all)
You never call baby
When you say you will (Say you will)
But I love you still
I need you (I need you)
More than anyone darlin'
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (Build me up)
Don't break my heart
I'll be over at ten
You tell me time and again
But you're late
I wait around and then
I went to the door
I can't take any more
It's not you
You let me down again
Baby Baby
Try to find a little time
And I'll make you happy
I'll be home
I'll be waiting beside the phone
Waiting for you.
Why do you build me up....
To you I'm a toy
But I could be the boy
You adore
If you'd just let me know
Although you're untrue
I'm attracted to you
All the more
Why do I need you so Baby Baby.....
ooh ooh ooh
Why would any team have its fans sing a song during the game about being built up just to be let down? About being "messed around"? The song concludes with "Although you're untrue I'm attracted to you all the more". Has Arte been playing us for suckers all along?
I say we as fans DEMAND that Arte stop this nonsense, and eliminate this song from our recently added trAdition- it's plan bad luck! I have a vague memory (please help me, HH members if any of you has any details of this) of Don Sutton getting rid of a guy that use to show up at the stadium dressed in an ape costume because he said it brought bad luck. If Don Sutton can get rid of the ape, we can lobby to get rid of this gawd awful song. Who's with me?!


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57Is Kristen Stewart Racist?
Kristen Stewart is known for being boring as hell, but can we add casual racist to her list of unappealing qualities? I'm not buying what Blind Gossip is selling, but let's take a look:
A small group of people was gathered for a private party. When a song by a popular black artist (now deceased) came on, [Stewart] went on a rant.
"OMG! Seriously? Seriously?! What the f*ck is this? I don't want to listen to this disgusting ghetto music! Change it now!"
This event occurred in a hotel room. Someone put on a song by the late Tupac Shakur, and Kristen made the unfortunate "ghetto" comment. There were a few people in the room who weren't as pale as Kristen (is anyone?), and they found the remark offensive. Nobody challenged her on it. They just changed the music and commented on it when she left the room.
It sounds to me like she's an idiot who is unfamiliar with the sounds of Tupac. She probably only knows him as a hologram. However, Blind Gossip isn't letting it go there. They're pressing their "Kristen Stewart Is Racist" theory:
That comment might just be a footnote if it wasn't for another recent event that touches on the same topic.
Kristen Stewart recently dropped out as the lead on a film when the male lead was changed from Ben Affleck to Will Smith. From Vulture:
Ben Affleck got too busy to do the con artist romance Focus with Kristen Stewart. Now Will Smith is assuming the Affleck role, but "Stewart fell off with the feeling that the age difference between the two would be too large a gap," Variety reports. (Smith is 44; Affleck is 40. Stewart is 23.)
By the way, Rupert Sanders, the director with whom Stewart had an affair, is 42. So, yes, the age excuse sounded flimsy. Perhaps is was just a chemistry thing, or she changed her mind about the role.
In any case, Stewart needs to tread carefully if she wants to avoid even the appearance of insensitivity to minorities in the future. In fact, if the chatter on this one doesn't die down soon, you can expect that she will be pushed into a project with a black costar.
I agree with the "age excuse is flimsy" part. It's like when Bradley Cooper said he wouldn't date Jennifer Lawrence because she's young enough to be his daughter, and then goes and dates someone who can't legally drink in America. Something's going on there, but maybe she just thinks Will Smith is a douche. Making a stupid comment about rap and not wanting to work with Will Smith isn't enough to brand someone racist.
If this story became a big thing though, it certainly wouldn't help her, as she's already very much hated.
May 6, 2013 at 4:30 am by Catherine St. Ives
57 Responses to "Is Kristen Stewart Racist?"
She's an ugly turd inside and out. Her clothes are ugly too!
Rap should be called crap! Anyone can scream real fast into a mic and call it music. And a lot of probably fat ugly women on here are very jealous if Kristen Stewart.
There's a bunch of rap that isn't crap. Don't be a stupid asshole.
Actually that would be your heavy metal sweetheart . Your right any moron can scream into a mic and call it music. And when I say scram I literally mean SCREAMING .
Rap should be called crap! Anyone can scream real fast into a mic and call it music. And a lot of probably fat ugly women on here are very jealous of
Kristen Stewart.
Let's send her some black dildos!
So despising rap makes you racist? Then I'm the biggest racist ever, lol. Me, the only white guy in 3 bands. She is right, it is ghetto "music", and I'm using the term music VERY lightly. Notice how you say ANYTHING about someone who isn't white you're racist, but if someone says anything about a white person they're fucking celebrated?
Luke her not liking rap music isn't the problem, it's how she stated it and probably her tone. She could have just said I don't like this type of music; she didn't have to throw ghetto into it. She's a racist turd.
Anonymous is a typical racist BLACK AFRICAN American who's never even been to AFRICA.
@Air Force: You sound like a closet white nationalist. As a multiracial libertarian-conservative I'm surprised to find you on a liberal pop culture site. Don't guys like you usually hang out at American Renaissance or V-Dare or Taki's Magazine? It's OK if you are; I'm way past caring. All I can say is that the GOP is gonna split anyway and the Dems will be winning every election for the rest of my life (I'll just move to a no income tax state, there's 8 of them) because of people like you (and that goes for yeaaaaaah, Billybob, Davie Jones, and Henry McFuck, as well…by the way Mr. McFuck, Stewart looks like a methed-out trailer lizard trying hard to look heroin chic…and she's got the body of a 13-year-old boy, no breasts, no ass; so stop it with the Celtic princess nonsense). As for Stewart's talent, she blew everybody away at 14 in her 4th film, "Speak" in '04. She played a repressed high school girl who had been raped over the summer and arrives at school voluntarily mute. People thought her acting–done mostly with facial expressions & body language–was brilliant, and she was on her way to stardom. Since then we've all figured out that the uptight, uncomfortable-in-her-own skin, shy, awkward character she played in "Speak" wasn't acting–that's the sum total and extent of both her personality and her so-called 'talent.' She's no Reese Witherspoon ("Man in the Moon" at 14) or certainly not a Scarlett Johansson (voluptuous beauty). I predict she'll just fade away like Lindsay L. & Alicia S. & Amanda B. & Rose M. Then again, with a net worth of $70 million (http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/actors/kristn-stewart-net-worth/) she won't be wanting for anything. As for her alleged 'racism,' I think she's just a generally blah, self-centered, insensitive person who probably feels like I do about rap (from casual indifference to active dislike) and who probably didn't think she'd play well opposite Mr. Smith (I, for one, don't see the chemistry). Maybe she likes old school soul music or reaggae, and maybe she'll star opposite the up & coming (and closer to her age) Michael B. Jordan in a future endeavor, or even better yet: Corbin Bleu (now there would be chemistry!).
Luke then you are just as racistas Kristen but it's easy to admit that when you're hiding behind a computer isn't it. Why don't you express your racist thoughts to people of color to their face.
Ummm, I dont know much about Tupac but didnt he and most all rap or hip-hop etc. express in their music about coming from the hood and what the ghetto life is like. Basically competing with eachother for 'cred'. I cant stand to listen to the whiny b****es myself, I cant fault her for it. Since when can you detirmine whether someones a racist because they freak out from loud noise? What you think Beyonce would do in a room of blaring heavy metal?! yeah thats what i thought
Using the term "ghetto" when describing black people or "black music" IS racist, you dumb fuck.
you and your lame band will stay in the garage.
Sorry to burst your bubble you dumb twat, but I have headlined death metal festivals from mass to Puerto Rico
Whoa….. Headlined death metal fests in Puerto Rico, thats kinda like havin the hottest Polka band in Sheboygan, right?
I am not sure if she is racist, but I can definitely say Luke is very ignorant of racial issues, history, and lack of empathy to others plyt. I can't not remember through the racist history of America, when a white man or woman was forcefully removed from their land, taken to another land across an ocean, savagely beat, mutilated, and systematically removed as a member of the human race and enslaved as an "animal" to serve their superior masters.
Now does it make an angry, uninformed, un-empathetic,self-serving,overly hostile white person as yourself racist; no. It could just mean you were molested by a close family friend or uncle and neglected by your parents to the point where you could not form any accredited abstract thought; in relation to the harm, alienation, fear, that is placed on an enslaved population. Just to make sure you are following me Luke (that would be black people you insensibly refer to being celebrated for pointing out racist white people). Now before you start your insensitive predictable parrott-like argument, that most subconscious unreflected racist use, let me refute this before you begin.
Black people can adopt racist views and in that they do become racist. But what you and most unaware racist people (you see Luke we can adopt subconscious racist views and not even know it, such as secretly thinking black people are not fully human or inherently lazy because this is what we are subconsciously taught through mass communication, well this is probably a little more than you have the compassion to understand, so I will leave it at that. This parentheses stops this sidebar in case your mind started wandering>) are describing is a view by an enslaved population of being very proactive and suspicious of real or perceived racist behavior. Through a very violent and traumatic history of 400 years of accepted forced (Slavery), hidden (Jim Crow laws, Segregation), and now the period we are in subconscious (unconscious thoughts and perceptions even from well intentioned people of values; good and bad, given to different races) racism. So you see, Luke, this argument is a little more complicated than your shallow subconscious racist rant seems to cover. (another sidebar my unintelligent Luke, I said subconscious, so you see you are being racist and might not even know it.) Since you are white, your subconscious mind set will obviously be directed at the slave owner mentality and being black, well I am sure you can figure out the rest.
See black people are not trying to be racist, usually, they are using a protective mechanism, of obtaining justice even if at the surface it looks racist, by reflecting racist views at the group who enslaved them. An excellent example would be the O.J. trial. Most white people knew he was guilty and judged the trial through facts and were able to dismiss the racial issues as peripheral and unimportant, which led them to believe he was guilty, and yes I believe he also was guilty. Black people came to another subconscious believe that he was guilty, because the racial issue were important and real. So, justice, by black people, was to see reasonable doubt, because racial issue, no matter how small or on the surface insignificant, carry more weight to them (rightfully so). This led them to ignore the facts and find him guilty, although they could not say this or might not even had realized this consciously. This is where the reflection of past injustices of enslavement resurface. They found O.J. innocent even though he was guilty, just like trials of all white juries did to black men in the South during our hidin' racial years. As rev. Al Sharpton said at Johnny Cochran's funeral, "With all due respect to you brother Simpson, we didn't clap when the acquittal of Simpson came for O.J., we were clapping for Johnnie," the Rev. Al Sharpton said in his eulogy. "We were clapping because for decades our brothers, our cousins, our uncles had to stand in the well with no one to stand up for them. And finally a black man came and said, if it don't fit – you must acquit."
I hope I have showed you a more intelligent and sophisticated way to look at race and racism. Racism is simple and easier to digest when It is looked at through only one perception. Another thing that will blow your mind…………..I am a 46 year old white man. See racism isn't as simple as you thought.
John Doolittle
Very true Luke,p/c is a crock of s–t but USA has lost
control of their country.Just one reason I've moved to
Amsterdam,Nl. much more freedom in Europe.
Luke hit it on the nail..
She may be an asshole but not liking rap or backing out of a movie does not make one a card carrying member of the Klan.
Would they make such a big deal if she were to say she hates country and western? She may have used a poor description of the music but aren't we allowed to dislike any kind of music without being called a racist.
If she was to call country and western music hill billy and redneck music. Yes it would make her a racist. Ghetto is a word that is negative towards Black just as rednecks is a word that is racist towards most southerners. If it walks and quacks like a duck it's a duck. That was a racist remark no matter how you try to justify it.
The word "ghetto" is not specific to any racial group, and if anything (and I'm really reaching here) it would be a slur towards economically disadvantaged people.
Everyone needs to cool their jets!
"hill billies and rednecks" are not races you inbred hateful douchebag
Ha, 'Changes' came up on my playlist while I was reading this (a damn good song, thankyouverymuch). In any case, my stance will always be, "she was in 'Twilight', therefore her opinions are meaningless!"
I don't think that was racist.
How does not liking a particular artist or style of music make anyone a racist? That's a very poor claim IF it's even true because most blind items are complete bs to begin with. Sorry, not buying this crap bs story at all.
If that's exactly what she said it doesn't make her a racist. Having said that, were I in that room, I would have said the same thing, and also asked, "Why on earth are not the Macc Lads playing out of that there stereo?"
The problem with this is that its really not about racism, its about finding things that you could possibly spin so that Kristen Stewart looks bad. i dont like her because she doesnt come across as a nice person, she cheated on her bf (with a married man which children she knew) and isnt talented. but this is ridiculous. dont use a word like racism lightly and certainly dont use the sorrow many people have to endure due to racism just to paint someone you dont like in a bad light.
there is enough to criticise about her already.
Disliking some music styles doesn't make anyone racist. Didn't gangsta rap start in the ghetto?
I don't like acid rock, hillbilly, heavy metal, rap, wagnerian opera, polka, sitar, accordion, or gregorian chant. Am I racist? It isn't possible to tell based on my musical preferences.
Then why couldn't she have just said I don't like rap music; why did she have to say that ghetto music is disgusting. Also it wasn't her party who is she to tell the DJ what to play. She's a piece of crap and I'm White.
I actually love TuPac's music, the guy was so talented, his voice was beautiful and some of his lyrics were just brilliant. But seriously, go and re-watch some of his old interviews. The guy was bad news. He made a turf war "cool" and encouraged actual gang warfare – partially because it helped his image. Even my ex, who near worships him, reluctantly admitted that he caused a lot of his own issues by his own actions after watching a documentary on him with lots of interview footage with me sitting there pointing out how dangerous a lot of his "hype" was. Actual people, including in the end Tupac himself, died as a result of this crap. So saying his music is "ghetto" could be referring to his gang ties and influence on gang culture. It is not necessarily a racist slur.
Roy Cohen was more careful about calling people "communist" than you are about labeling people racist. Look in the mirror buddy. I know fair, well reasoned stories about celebs is not as profitable but your story is disgusting.
I love being racist… proud of it indeed… why not, they are… the monkees and spics, jews and chinks… arabs and indians… all are most definitely racist toward whites.. I'm white and proud of it… I dont blame her for turning down the interracial gig… mainstream media and hollywood are shoving too much of that crap down our throats.. gays too.. everywhere you look, fags or colored folks pawing our white girls… friggin disgusting…
Get fucked.
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I'm white too and you're a dumb fuck.
Go back to your parents and ask them to raise you again because it seems like they failed at it the first time.
"Racism", the modern day witch hunt. Why not just burn all the "racists" at the stake? God forbid people have their own opinions on something, and *gasp* not every person likes rap! That obviously makes them racist and evil! Do you people hear yourselves, or are you too hepped up on feelings of superiority and righteousness? This kind of thing is no different than crazy religious people condemning others to hell, killing and persecuting in the name of their beliefs but you just don't see that, do you? Sure, we aren't killing people yet because they're "racists' but how long til we start? All this proves is that people will always look for something to act smugly superior about, so maybe you need to stop condemning others and look at yourselves…but that will never happen so I know I'm wasting my breath. It's much more satisfying to act smugly superior and get your Two Minutes Hate on over shit that just doesn't matter. Making windows into people's souls was deemed a bad idea in Elizabethan times but here we are, still doing it. So much for "progress".
I'm sure if this is even posted I will get nothing but snotty insults, called a K Stew fantard, etc. I don't care about this chick AT ALL but this crap needs to stop. And don't bother to call me a racist, I am one and don't consider it an insult to be open about something that absolutely every single person on the face of the planet does. Get over yourselves, seriously.
I agree with you
If you complain more about people calling others out on racism than ACTUAL racism… well that says more about you than anyone else. No one is killing anyone for being racist, but hey guess what! Plenty of people have been killed for not being white. So really just a really inappropriate hypothetical, especially if you're not even going to acknowledge that truth.
It's just a fact, a white person will never know what it means to be 'of colour' and a person of colour will never know what it means to be white. But whiteness is waaaaay more accepted and mainstream, so people of colour have more of an insight into race issues and are pressured to fit into this. The point is to listen, and be empathetic. The fact that most people here arguing against this don't even seem to acknowledge the systematic, institutionalised racism that does exist is just indicative of our society at large in my opinion.
Also, I'd bet large amounts of money on the fact that everyone here who is saying 'oh, dont be so sensitive, just get over it, its life' is not a person of colour. Maybe because as a white person in western society it really is that simple. For a person of colour it is not.
never liked her..at least tupac is a legend. nobody will be talking about lame old Twilight 10-20 years from now.
I would never expect someone who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and just given opportunities and never really had to work to appreciate or relate to any of Tupac's music so she could just suck it with her monotone and blank personality.
see the problem in the world today is that you cant say anything with out it being a problem, what the hell who cares what someone said its their life their opinion and I could care less what the hell she said, Im going to keep living my life. My problem is people need to just move on stop crying about everything, you get one life , why waste it on this crap.
It's really nice to see that most of your readers have waken up to this ridiculous politically correct crap. Every time that you turn around some liberal is calling someone a racist. You can't open your mouth without saying something without in some way offending someone. Is this country turning into a country full of pansies who aren't strong enough to turn the other cheek when someone says something a little off color (I hope that that didn't offend anyone…)? Stand up people and be strong. Your Americans for crying out loud. Be proud of yourselves and don't let someone hurt your delicate little feelings.
She is entitled to dislike anyone she does not want to be affiliated with. Just so long as she does not make any real attempt to harm anybody.I have NEVER heard her say the "N" word, which is only used in reference to males of black race. She should not be so pushy on people.
Whites are from ghettos as well blacks do not have ownership-and accusing people of being racist is stupidity. A l Capone was a definite gangster-yet many blacks get offended, wah, wah, if you describe something as 'gangster' I think that is hype sensitivity, immature and double racist on their part. No-one is required to 'like' anyone, white, black, gay, fat, thin, blonde, so what?
Who the fuck cares? At least she didn't say nigger. And regardless, mainstream media aggravates these situations to the point that they're just stupid.
All the rapp music, from black or white singers is mere noise with racist intones and is definitely ghetto music.
Kristen Stewart is a drop dead gorgeous white anglo saxon celtic princess. Black and brown women look like turds compared to her beauty. So eat your hearts out all you wanna be white (people with brown and black eyes) mexicans, portuguese, Spaniards, Chinamen-women and blacks.
If you can speak words, again I said speak words not sing, and throw some music in the back ground, your a rap star.
Back in the era of the Gong Show, I don't think to many Rap stars would of lasted very long on stage before they were gonged off the stage.
Lets face it! Have you seen what's happened to MTV?
Back in the eighty's it was one rock video after another. And they were all fantastic bands. Now all MTV is, Is a bunch of reality shows. I always have said Rock died when the ninety's rolled in, and it's gone down hill ever since!
People are not allowed to loath certain kinds of music without being branded 'racist'?
If I was her, I would just shrug at these 'accusations' and say "yeah whatever".
Its obvious she is a bitch and a hypocrite she wont act in a movie with WSmith but the bitch has the nerve to have an affair with RSaunders. New Flash bitch their like only two years apart so get over yourself you racist hag.
In today's culture everyone tends to hype the most trivial of things way out of proportion. This vastly overblown actress does seem to have some issues – lacking serious depth and quality seem to be two of the biggest.
Will Smith has no idea how lucky he is. Kristen Stewart is a lousy, chicken-legged actress. I'd pay her to stop wearing skirts so we wouldn't have to stare at her ugly legs.
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The Initial Search for Natalee
Natalee's mom, Beth Twitty, got a call on her cell phone from Aruba around 11:00 a.m. It was from one of the seven adult chaperones escorting the rambunctious teens on their senior trip.
Natalee was missing.
Beth Twitty didn't even consider the possibility that Natalee was just late and had missed the rendezvous with her classmates.
"I knew immediately that my daughter had been kidnapped in Aruba," Beth Twitty later told Vanity Fair magazine. "Natalee has never been late in her life."
Eleven hours later, Beth and her husband, Natalee's stepfather, George "Jug" Twitty, landed in Aruba aboard a private jet. Jug had brought a couple of friends along.
When the Americans landed they recruited some local help and then commenced to tear through the sleepy Dutch island like an assault force of U.S. Marines.
At first, the Twittys' in-your-face, direct approach got results. Within hours of landing on Aruba they had the name and address of one of the three young men with whom Natalee's friends had last seen her. Led by a sympathetic islander, Beth and her husband confronted 17-year-old Joran van der Sloot in the driveway of his parents' home. With Joran was his father, Paulus van der Sloot, a member of the Aruban judiciary, and 21-year-old Deepak Kalpoe, one of the other young men who had left Carlos 'N Charlie's with Natalee.
Holding a picture of Natalee in her hand, Beth walked straight up to Joran, whose image she had seen on a hotel casino surveillance tape earlier that night, and said to him, "Tell me where my daughter is!"
At first the tall, pimply-faced Dutch teenager claimed not to even know whom the Americans were talking about.
However, with the help of another sympathetic local, who served as a translator, the Twittys continued to question Joran and eventually got some answers. Joran admitted that he had been with Natalee late the previous night. They met, Joran said, at the casino at the Holiday Inn and again later at Carlos 'N Charlie's. Natalee wanted to leave with Joran and his friends. She wanted to go to the beach to see sharks. Joran said he and Deepak, along with Deepak's younger brother, 18-year-old Satish, had driven Natalee around the island in Deepak's car.
Joran said he and Natalee had been alone in the back seat. He claimed Natalee had been very drunk and had performed oral sex on him. Later, they dropped her off at her hotel and that was the last they saw of her.
The Twittys' aggressive attitude eventually drove Joran's father to end the early morning interview. The Americans then returned to the Holiday Inn.
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AP Reporter's Flat-Out False Claim: 'Home Construction' (Really Down 25%-32%) 'Is Near a Three-year High'
I just about knew it when I heard a top-of-hour radio report this morning. When the announcer intoned that there was a 3% increase in "home construction" in April, I said to myself: "There's the Associated Press again, up to its old tricks." That was indeed the case. When I went to the related AP reports, I found that they were, like the economic data coming out during the Obama administration, much worse than expected.
In this morning's coverage of the still bottom-feeding situation in new home construction, the AP's Christopher Rugaber indeed wrote that a 3% seasonally adjusted April increase in housing starts from an annualized 699,000 to 717,000 represented an improvement in "the rate of construction." But he was just warming up. In an afternoon report which can only be characterized both in tone and in detail as an attempt to blow smoke up the public's posterior, he falsely claimed that "Home construction is near a three-year high." I would call that assertion "horse manure," but that would be unfair to equine excrement.
Sorry, Chris -- and Derek Kravitz, Marty Crutsinger, Paul Wiseman, and the rest of those at the alleged and self-described "Essential Global News Network." The statistic known as "housing starts" is not the same thing as "home construction." Never has been. Never will be. In this case, as will be shown, pretending that they are the same has massively deceived readers, listeners and viewers of AP-generated content.
It is insultingly obvious that for "home construction" to be near a three-year high, builders at the very least must be working on almost as many homes now as they were three years ago. But they aren't, and it's not even close. The charts the Census Bureau updates every month in its housing release in the category known as (of all things) "Housing Units Under Construction" (total; single-family) -- items reporters at outfits like the Associated Press should be looking at before they hit the "send" key on their dispatches -- say so:
In fact, comparing the red April 2012 boxes to the green April 2009 boxes, the number of seasonally adjusted total units under construction is down over 32% (a 220,000-unit drop divided by 677,000). Seasonally adjusted single-family units under construction are down 25% (a 83,000-unit drop divided by 327,000). The drop in the not seasonally adjusted results in each case are virtually identical to their seasonally adjusted counterparts. In the past three years, the number of multi-unit dwellings under construction, the difference between the total and single family figures, has fallen 40% on a seasonally adjusted basis, while the raw number is down by 37%.
Allso note that the number of single-family units under construction has actually fallen in the past 12 months. The entire overall increase of 10% in the overall seasonally adjusted number during that time (from 416,000 to 457,000) is due to a 27% increase in the number of multi-unit dwellings in process.
No one can possibly look at the above data and really believe that "home construction is at a three-year high." Overall, the number of units being built is barely above its all-time low. Single-family units are still stuck there.
Readers will also search in vain in the seasonally adjusted figures for a figure supporting Rugaber's other claim that April saw a 3% increase in the "rate of construction" compared to March.
The three-year time frame above represents a pretty good metric by which to measure the Obama administration's performance. After all, its early-2009 home assistance measures and the vaunted stimulus plan enacted in February of that year were supposed to help the housing industry recover and jump start the economy, respectively. Uh, not exactly.
Rugaber used his contrived three-year high as part of the basis for a theorizing in his later report that "Maybe the U.S. economy's strength this winter wasn't just weather-related after all." Spare us, Chris.
Rugaber's reports are the kind you would expect a news organization seeing the above data to withdraw. Readers here know that's not going to happen. After all, we're dealing with the Administration's Press.
Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.
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They reported this on
Submitted by bkeyser on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 7:19pm.
Special Report tonight. Sad that the AP is just taken at face value.
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Interesting. Isn't this also
Submitted by trak65 on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 8:56pm.
Interesting. Isn't this also a stock measure as opposed to a flow -- more like a balance sheet figure at a given point in time? If so, it seems that you could have the same units "under construction" indefinitely to pad the numbers. Starts or completions (if measured) would better indicate which way things are moving.
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Maybe I'm missing something, but...
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 9:22pm.
Here is how the Census Bureau officially defines "New Residential Construction":
– The category of statistics called "New Residential Construction" consists of data on the five phases of a residential construction project: (1) housing units authorized to be built by a building or zoning permit; (2) housing units authorized to be built, but not yet started; (3) housing units started; (4) housing units under construction; and (5) housing units completed.
New residential construction statistics exclude group quarters (such as dormitories and rooming houses), transient accommodations (such as transient hotels, motels, and tourist courts), "HUD-code" manufactured (mobile) homes, moved or relocated buildings, and housing units created in an existing residential or nonresidential structure.
In a new building combining residential and nonresidential floor areas, every effort is made to include the residential units in these statistics, even if the primary function of the entire building is for nonresidential purposes.
These statistics only include privately-owned buildings. Publicly-owned housing units are excluded from the statistics. Units in structures built by private developers with partial public subsidies or which are for sale upon completion to local public housing authorities under the HUD "Turnkey" program are all classified as private housing.
Fox Business News reported the relevant April numbers via Dow Jones wire services excerpted as follows:
U.S. home building grew in April, the latest sign that the recovery may be strengthening in the long-struggling market.
Home construction increased 2.6% from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 717,000, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Year-over-year, starts were up nearly 30%....
Construction of single-family homes, which made up 69% of housing starts last month, grew 2.3% in April and was up 18.8% from a year ago. Meanwhile, multifamily homes with at least two units increased by 3.2% in April....
This year's home construction figures, while up from a low of 478,000 in April 2009, are still well below the historical average. Builders have started construction on about 1.5 million new homes per year since 1959.
The number of new housing permits, an indication of future construction, fell by 7.0% to annualized level of 715,000 in April after reaching 769,000 the prior month, the highest rate since September 2008. Economists had forecast permits to drop to 730,000.
Still, builders' confidence in the market is growing. The National Association of Home Builders' May housing market index, released Tuesday, reached the highest level in five years as more potential buyers appeared confident that the housing market has hit bottom.
And AP as well placed the data in context:
Even with the gains, the rate of construction and the level of permits requested remain roughly half the pace considered healthy...
Both articles appear to be reasonably consistent with the applicable Census Bureau definition of terms and statistical parameters.
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"The housing market has hit bottom." Hurra!
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:23pm.
So, Jer, the same report that says that "the housing market has hit bottom" is what you use to justify the AP's claim that home construction is at a three year high? That's like saying that "the ocean tide is at it's lowest level" justifies claiming that "the ocean has rising to nearly its highest mark in three years." It's NONSENSICAL!
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Today's lineup, via @TheRealMariners:
Ichiro, RF
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Lopez, 3B
Carp, 1B
Wilson, SS
Johnson, C
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Figgins, 2B
The big changes: Mike Carp slides into the middle of the order, replacing Casey Kotchman, while Milton Bradley jumps up to #2 and Chone Figgins drops all the way down to #9.
Much has been and will continue to be made of how this order looks. Why punish Figgins for his .331 OBP and recent success, and then give more at bats to Bradley's .284 OBP and recent struggles? Why put Carp in the center? What's the method, here?
But, gun to my head, I'd wager this isn't about optimizing the lineup as much as it is about seeing whether some changes get different players going. Wak isn't saying Carp is better than Kotchman. He's giving Carp a chance to show what he can do. And Wak isn't saying Bradley deserves to bat higher than Figgins. He's seeing whether batting at the top behind Ichiro (and, most of the time, Figgins) gets Bradley to see different pitches and maybe put less pressure on himself. Bradley's struggles have been no secret, and even though we can say that he'll eventually regress to his career averages, sometimes a player needs a little push. Wak, I'm guessing, is trying to see whether this could be that push.
Ultimately, this probably won't change very much. This may not even last more than one day. It's just an experiment, and we're at the point now where a little experimentation really couldn't hurt.
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Public safety concerns are on the rise this after negotiations between the Saginaw police officers union and city management come to a screeching halt.
The Police Officers Association of Michigan says it tried to bring ideas to save money to the table, with the goal of preventing officer layoffs.
Union President Doug Wortley says the two sides have been going back and forth over an offer from the union for a two-year contract extension along with an agreement that the city won't drop the department below 60 officers.
Wortley says, "We were told by the city that they will not agree to extend our contract, we will not agree to any of this, and they basically told us, see you in six months when we open up contract negotiations."
Right now, the department stands at 59 officers.
In return, the union says it would give up overtime pay after they've worked 80 hours as well as rescind an arbitration set to come up next week.
But the city said no, and Wortley says he was told it will discuss contract negotiations in six months.
WNEM talked to one city council member who says it appears city management and the union have passed the point of being able to reach a meeting of the minds.
Saginaw City Councilman Andrew Wendt asked, "Do you think that there are some personal vendettas that have gotten in the way of these negotiations? I believe there is a lot of bad blood between both of them, and once again, that's we should probably go into mediation because we're at this passing point."
The Police officers Association of Michigan says it recently discovered the city has about 200-thousand dollars that was set aside for unemployment benefits.
Wortley says when union leadership asked city officials about using those funds to prevent layoffs, the city responded by saying that money has been earmarked for something else.
Layoffs for the department go into effect next month.
This comes after the fire union agreed to concessions. The Saginaw City Council approved a tentative agreement with the union. The union membership still has to vote on the proposal.
Under the agreement, nine positions would be saved. An additional position is expected to be saved due to a retirement.
The proposed concession includes a longer work week for the same pay. Firefighters will increase their work week from 54 to 56 hours. They could also be required to pay more into the pension and benefit system.
The measure will allow three of the city's four fire stations to remain open.
"Well, I think it says a lot about their concern, and I think it says a lot about their commitment to the community," said Saginaw City Manager Darnell Earley.
The city planned to lay off a total of 15 firefighters as part of budget cuts. Those cuts were set to take effect July 1.
Several firefighter jobs are saved thanks to a $2.3 million federal grant.
The grant will save all firefighting positions for at least the next two years.
It's not clear what the grant means for plans to close one or more fire stations in the city.
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News: Kris Humphries Gets Sneaky, Serves Kanye West W/ Nordstorm Box?
Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012 4:39PM
Brooklyn Nets star Kris Humphries reportedly tried to use a sly tactic on estranged wife Kim Kardashian's current boyfriend/rapper Kanye West by serving him legal papers in a Nordstorm box.
According to reports, Humphries' legal team tried to get the subpoena to Yeezy by sending it to Kardashian's home.
Kris Humphries' lawyer engineered a sneak attack by trying to serve a subpoena on Kanye West by putting it in a Nordstrom box and sending it to Kim Kardashian's house. Kim's lawyer, disso queen Laura Wasser, told the judge in the divorce case about the ploy during a hearing that is still going on. Wasser groused to the judge ... Kim has already racked up $250,000 in attorney's fees, yet it's unclear exactly what Kris wants out of this. Wasser said she's heard the reports that Kris and his lawyers want to put reality TV on trial, and there seems to be evidence to back that up. Wasser noted that Kris has served Kris Jenner with a subpoena and NBC Universal and Bunim/Murray, which produces the Kardashian reality shows. (TMZ)
Kardashian and Humphries' legal teams began the legal war Wednesday (August 15).
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries? They got divorced months ago, didn't they? Uh, no. Technically, on paper, that marriage remains valid. Which is why, as noted in today's morning mix , a status hearing in their divorce case was scheduled to take place today in L.A. Superior Court. That hearing took place a short time ago. (Washington Post)
In June, reports surfaced online and suggested the NBA player would target Ye's ex-girlfriend Amber Rose for the case.
Kris Humphries is going to subpoena Kanye West's ex-girlfriend, Amber Rose, because she has previously claimed that the hip hop superstar and reality TV star hooked up several years ago and not recently as Kim has claimed; meanwhile, the NBA star's deposition is taking place right now in Minnesota, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. Kris legal team "will absolutely be issuing a subpoena for Amber Rose to be deposed because she has very relevant information and could contradict Kim's timeline about when she and Kanye West became romantically involved. Kris' team hasn't spoken to Amber yet, but they are hopeful that she will be a cooperative witness. If Kris' lawyers determine she will be a hostile witness, they will still depose her because they just want to get to the truth," a source close to the situation tells us. (Radar Online)
Earlier in the year, Rose claimed Kardashian and Ye had a secret romance during their time together.
"I know there has been a lot of rumors circulating the internet today. After being asked the same questions over and over in every interview for so long i had to be honest and get this off my chest ... I don't lie, i don't embellish I'm not trying to hurt anyone just setting the record straight. #FAME is a Crazy thing But I'm so thankful I have a AMAZING husband that Loves and supports me to the fullest he's my Angel and soulmate. Thank u Rosebuds and Rosestuds for understanding me Muva loves y'all so much" (Who Say)


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Petitioners have taken their fight against Heathrow Airtrack to Downing Street.
More than 300 residents have expressed their concern over plans to build a train depot on the site of the former marshalling yards in Feltham.
Campaigners have said the conservation area, adjacent to Cygnet Avenue, Durham Road and Hereford Road, would become a polluting eyesore and neighbouring households would be disrupted by noise.
It led to them presenting a petition to Downing Street last week, which has been gaining support since October last year.
Alan Keen, MP for Feltham and Heston, said: "The residents who live around the area proposed to be used for the Airtrack trains and also additional trains from the existing South West Trains service have expressed their opposition to the plans.
"I support the residents wholeheartedly and will use any influence I have as their Member of Parliament to oppose the scheme.
"The residents of Feltham already have to cope with aircraft noise and they deserve much better than to have to suffer further environmental damage.
"It is important that South West Trains and Airtrack look for sidings well away from Feltham. We all understand the economic benefits of Heathrow but the disadvantages must be shared more equitably."
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PUPILS were treated to an afternoon of tries, tap-tackles and turnovers when World Cup-winning rugby player Martin Johnson popped by for a visit.
The ex- England captain was joined by former Exeter lock Peter Short to coach children at Pilgrims School in Winchester – a prize won by the dad of one pupil at a charity auction.
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John Lithgow and Annette Bening star in King Lear in this summer's Shakespeare in the Park. Currently I am sitting in line waiting for my tickets. 9:05: We arrived at 6:40. I planned to get here around 6:30, but we got turned around in the park so we were later than intended. The line is surprisingly short given that people…
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Keeping track of gratitudes helps keep me positive and appreciative. The only rule is people can't be on the list because there are too many to name. Focusing on the small things keeps me mindful. Here's my gratitudes for today.
This morning I read off a litany of complaints to anyone who would listen. I realized it is time to list some gratitudes instead.
1. Lebanese Iced Tea, a lovely concoction served in middle eastern restaurants in Louisiana. I read that it was invented in NOLA. It is mostly lemonade and rosewater. Quite delicious.
2. The new red chef hats worn by the employees at the middle eastern restaurant where I drank Lebanese Iced Tea for lunch today. Bright and happy.
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Robin Kelly looks likely to cruise to an easy victory in today's special election in Illinois to fill former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s vacant seat. But despite a notable lack of competition from her GOP opponent, recent campaign filings show that Kelly has continued to scoop up large campaign contributions.
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I need to pick up a defensive player in this league. I forgot to draft one. So Im left with this dilemma. Which guy should I drop?
Nate Washington or Santonio Holmes. Both are top targets on QB iffy teams.
That's a tough call. With Kenny Britt coming back for Tennessee, Nate will go back to being a WR2. Team also seems high on their rookie Kendall Wright.
I can't imagine Sanchez remaining on fire like he was last week. Jets also have a lot of weapons.
If it were me, I'd drop Nate but he's no slouch.
I'm probably a bit late but I think Holmes was a slightly better drop. I have never been a huge Holmes fan. Hill will eat into whatever is left of his redzone targets.
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Tonight, about 70 million Americans are expected to celebrate Valentine's at a restaurant. And that's why one group supporting restaurant workers chose today to release a disturbing study that may make you feel uneasy about the filet mignon and crème brûlée you order.
Romance among the under-paid dishwashers, cooks, and bus boys and girls isn't so sweet; and it's even worse when you think about how many of these workers have no paid sick days and will end up clocking in today when they're sick. Yes, they may be sneezing on your romance-laden entrees.
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First of all, I don't really like writing my opinion down as I can be horribly fickle-minded, but I'm going to do it anyway as I don't think I could hurt anyone by posting this. (I'm on my phone so I can't do a read more, terribly sorry) I know the fandom is now experiencing mixed feelings regarding the new series of Downton and I completely understand. On one hand, we all want our lovely, wonderful show and its characters back, see them well and happy (and alive) and, well, just have more nice episodes we can enjoy and fangirl over. On the other hand, we're all frightfully scared of Julian Fellowes and his need to finish off some of our favourite characters. Because of the way Sybil's death has deeply scarred us all we obviously don't want anyone else to share her fate and, seeing as the show has gradually become more and more dramatic (and homicidal), we fear for our loved ones.
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It may not be Bourbon Street but Dickinson is already getting into the Mardi Gras spirit.
This year marks Trinity High School's 50th Mardi Gras Celebration.
The midway in the school is set up like a carnival filled with games for the whole family.
There's also bingo, lots of food, entertainment, and a raffle car giveaway.
The event runs from January 24th through the 26th.
It first began 50 years ago as a small, one day event, and now it's grown into something the community looks forward to every year.
"It's just nice seeing familiar faces and just all the community getting together. It's a major fundraiser for Dickinson Catholic Schools but the community's been so supportive of us. It's just nice seeing everybody come together and have a wonderful weekend together with family," says Scott Kreitinger, General Chair, Trinity HS Mardi Gras.
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The Savannah Sand Gnats played the Augusta GreenJackets in front of 2,742 fans Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium. Fans saw great pitching from both teams. Savannah won 3-1.
Augusta scored their run in the first inning. DH Shayne Houck singled, advanced to third on a single by shortstop Matt Duffy, and scored on a sacrifice fly.
Savannah scored two runs in the 4th inning. Second baseman Yucary De La Cruz led off the inning with a double and reached third on a single by center fielder Eudy Piña. Both runners scored on a double by Jayce Boyd. Boyd was 2-for-4 with 2RBI's and is now hitting .342.
The Sand Gnats scored their third run in the 8th inning. Shortstop Phillip Evans led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Evans scored on a ground ball hit to the shortstop who was charged with a throwing error to first base.
Savannah starter, Robert Gsellman (2-1) was stellar, pitching seven innings and allowed just one run off three hits. He struck out three and walked one. Paul Sewald pitched the eighth inning without any issues. Closer Bret Mitchell allowed a hit in the 9th and struck out one to earn save number nine on the season.
Game two of the four game series starts at 7:05 pm Friday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Key Stats
Jayce Boyd: 2-for-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Kevin Plawecki: 1-for-4, 1 2B
Yucary De La Cruz: 1-for-3, 1 2B, 1 R
Robert Gsellman: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 ER, 3 K
Paul Sewald: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB
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The 55th annual Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo brings in an estimated 300,000 people to Rapid City over its 10-day run.
Organizers say it's the cattle shows and sales that are the heart of the event.
And both sellers and buyers say while it's the cattle that bring them here, they also enjoy other events while in town.
Steve Eichacker has been coming to sell cattle for the better part of 30 years.
"I used to come out when I was in high school and now I'm out here with my high school sons," said Eichacker, a Cattle Rancher
While Eichacker and his family come to the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo for the cattle; they use their down time to attend one of the many events.
"While we have the livestock here we're pretty busy, just taking care of business and things that have to be attended too. But when we get all done, we got tickets to the rodeo Saturday night too. So we look forward to that," said Eichacker.
That kind of shift between work and play is exactly what organizers say they like to see.
"We want to provide a business atmosphere for them, but we also want to provide an entertainment atmosphere for all of our patrons at the stock show," said Kadee Hande, the Livestock Coordinator for the Stock Show.
A business atmosphere for producers to showcase their cattle. But also entertainment in the form of trade shows, rodeos, and more.
"When you get all those things coming together and taking place at one time, it really becomes a destination vacation for people to come out," said Ron Jefferies, Central States Fair General Manager.
A destination driven by the livestock.
"When you look at the stock at the stock show, we are that driving force," said Hande.
"That is the glue; it's the cattle that bring everything together," said Jefferies.
Eichacker says while sellers and buyers come for the business, it's also a chance to through a little fun into the mix.
"It's a big family event. When you visit with them a lot of them are in town for 2-3 days and it's kind of their winter getaways just before calving time," said Eichacker.
Jefferies says the success of the Stock Show relies on the cattle.
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Theme: "Today's Ideas for Tomorrow's World"
Istanbul, Turkey
October 9th, 2013
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About this event
OzU International Club welcomes you to the first official TEDx event in the history of Ozyegin University. TEDxOZU brings together intellectuals and researchers who are challenged to give an engaging and enlightening talk.
Our speakers:
- Dr. Zeynep Aksehirli - Assistant Professor, Management
- Dr. Bora Isildak - Assistant Professor, Physics
- Dr. Emre Soyer - Assistant Professor, Judgement and Decision Making
- Music performance "Ipek HAZ"
- Mr. Osman Dogan Yirmibesoglu - Electronic and Mechanical Engineering Student
- Mr. Kemal Apaydin - Arti Innovation Founder
- The Band "The Groovers"
Do not miss this great opportunity to experience a LIVE TEDx event.
Date: October 09 , 2013
Time : 17.30-21.30
Venue: Reşat Aytaç Auditorium
Confirmed Speakers
Zeynep Aksehirli
Dr. Akşehirli received her BS (1995) and MS (1997) in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University. She obtained her PhD in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior (2002) from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles. She worked as an Assistant Professor of Management at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College before joining Özyeğin University. Dr. Akşehirli is primarily interested in understanding how communication within an organization shapes common norms and values, and affects people's behavior even in the absence of formal rules. Dr. Akşehirli teaches courses on organizational culture and change, social capital, organizational behavior, and leadership.
Bora Isildak
Dr. Bora Isildak obtained his B. Sc. from Bogazici University, Department of Physics in 2006. He got his Ph. D. in High Energy Experimental Particle Physics from Bogazici University, in 2011. In the last two years of his doctoral studies, he carried on his work at CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research) in CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) Experiment. Since 2009, he has continued his researches on QCD jet measurements and the search for exotic particles.
Emre Soyer
Dr. Soyer is a behavioral scientist, whose research focuses on experience, decision making and statistics. He is interested in creating tools and mechanisms that aid individuals in making better decisions and improve their learning.
Ipek Aktar
Project HAZ consists of original Turkish songs. At her TEDx performance Ipek sings them as one piece to tell her story, starting from Sonsuz (Eternal) and ending with Son (The End). Ipek also performs jazz standards and bossa nova with her quintet.
Osman Dogan Yirmibesoglu
Mr. Yirmibesoglu is a double major (EE, ME) undergraduate student at Ozyegin University. He is specializing in robotics and since 2006 he has created nine different robots. His ultimate goal is to reach the number of robots that equals to his age. Also, he is the founder of Technology & Robotics Club at OzU.
Kemal Apaydin
Kemal Apaydın is a founder of ABLE Technology. He is interested in renewable energy, innovation and entrepreneurship. In the last 5 years, he worked in USA, Germany and South Korea on projects which are related with nuclear, wind and solar energy. During the university years, he founded 3 websites and in his senior year he gathered a group of people from different backgrounds to produce an innovative product. Their product ranked 1st among other projects in the university, and received awards from different competitions in Turkey. In July 2013, he graduated as an industrial engineer. Now he is continuing his projects within his company.
The Groovers
Guitar - Dogukan Altin Cello - Cagkan Genc Performing Jazz covers.
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Özyeğin University, Çekmeköy Campus Nişantepe District, Orman Street, 34794 Çekmeköy - İSTANBUL
Istanbul, 34794
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Abdulvakhkhobi Muminjoniyon
Istanbul, Turkey
Khawaja Saad Salim
Istanbul, Turkey
- Boran Birsan
- Co-Organizer