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MONROE, La., (KNOE 8 News) - In addition to adding a 3D animation course, the $27,000 grant to assistant professor of communication John Rodriguez will help to provide better facilities and equipment.
Rodriguez says, "The grant will help us expand the digital media course offerings, add more seats in the classrooms, and provide new equipment like eight new, high-end Mac computers, new camera equipment to help produce content and make upgrades to existing video production software and equipment. The grant also provides the department the ability to offer new experiences for students. In fall 2013, a new 3D animation course—a first for ULM—will be offered as a digital media elective and will be available for any ULM student to take. I've heard from students in many different programs expressing interest in this course. I want the 3D Animation course to be for all students, especially general studies majors or those freshmen who may be undeclared.
The course will serve as an entry level offering that would be a feeder course to other digital media courses, while supporting other concentrations as well. Rodriguez adds, "By the end of the semester, students will have a good understanding of 3D animation and modeling animation. They will be able to do a lot of the basic things like character modeling, logo modeling, and animation."
During the course, students will also learn about the growing movie industry in Louisiana. The class will offer insights into movie production in relation to 3D animation and how it is used in commercials and television broadcasts.
"The digital media tax break in the state is bringing a lot of businesses into the area," said Rodriguez. "The movie industry is booming in Louisiana, and there is a shortage of skilled graduates. This course gives students an idea of what is expected."
Rodriguez said he created the course with the community and the job market in mind.
"This course shows the university and the surrounding community that we are trying to keep up to date with the current needs of employers throughout the state," he said. "The studios that are popping up around the state are employing young graduates with these skills. We are showing potential students, community members, and businesses that we're providing students with the skills to become critical thinkers and the skills that are needed for success in business. Our focus is to show employers that when they get a graduate from ULM, they are getting a valuable employee."
Rodriguez, who has taught at ULM for four years, earned a B.F.A in graphic design from Louisiana Tech University and an M.F.A in computer arts/digital media from Memphis College of Art.


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Babe Matteri was a pro baseball player. He even got his nickname from Babe Ruth. But maybe just as important, was the relationship he had with his grandson. "Babe Matteri was Joseph Matteri on my mother's side and my grandfather was probably the most important male figure in my life."
For Carlos Vasquez, and his wife Terri, that influence meant Carlos could do anything he wanted in life. And opening a restaurant in honor of his grandfather was one of them. "The concept here is great Italian food at night, some place where you can bring your family, bring your kids, and the Saturday and Sunday we're open for all 3 meals. So I wanted something that would convert easily to a more traditional breakfast and lunch and then convert back to a higher end Italian restaurant at night."
Town Square, in the heart of Somersett, is where Carlos chose to open up shop. And while he believes this location is ideal - in fact, he lives right down the street - he also believes he's brought together the perfect team to make it. Like Chef Massimo Riggio. The Eldorado brought him over from La Scala, a famous restaurant in Milan, to work at La Strada. Massimo also spent 10 years at Ramanza inside the Peppermill. And now, he's bringing his authentic creations to Babe Matteri's.
"We have a stuffed polenta with Italian sausage, roasted red peppers and mozzarella served in a bath of roasted tomato and those tomatoes are totally imported from Italy. They are really good, the are sweet," Chef Massimo showed us.
They have spaghetti and gigantic meatballs, chicken marsala and for those with a lighter appetite, a little taste of Italy on a cutting board. "And then we have a beautiful antipasto misto. We have all kinds of meats and cheeses. So you can come by if you like and come into the bar and have a nice bottle of wine and a little bit of Italy."
And soon, a gambling room off to the side will offer guests up to 15 machines as well. It's a unique concept that may soon spread to other markets in Northern Nevada.
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NTU urges all Representatives to vote "No" on H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
June 18, 2013
NTU urges all Representatives to vote "No" on H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. Despite some positive reforms such as the elimination of direct payments, the "Farm Bill" would be a horrible deal for taxpayers.
Among the biggest handouts to a sector with well-above-average incomes are three new, unnecessary "shallow loss" crop insurance programs. Purported to be a "safety net," these schemes lock in returns on commodities at record-high prices, hedging against most potential revenue losses due to economic fluctuations. According to the USDA, farms are already well-insulated against the risks associated with their industry. Thus, it is hard to see why taxpayers should be on the hook for upwards of $7.4 billion if commodities were to return to 15-year price averages. This is yet another example of the agribusiness industry employing taxpayer funds to lock in guaranteed profits while continuing to hurt our trading partners and distort markets.


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Finding peace of mind
GETTING fit for most people often means spending countless hours at the gym sweating on machines or lifting weights. But as crucial as physical fitness is for the sustenance of life and general well-being, having peace of mind is the best way to guarantee emotional fitness.
Having peace of mind means finding ways to minimise stress.
"Stress can be brought on by a variety of reasons, especially when you have set resolutions/goals and you are not achieving them, for example, you started losing weight but now you are gaining weight and gaining more than you lost; your financial planning is not working out; or your time management is now non-existent," said business and life coach Christine Morris.
"Sometimes stress is caused because you are not clear about what you want in your life or you are clear but don't know what to do to achieve it," she said.
Emotional fitness allows you to have optimum mental health by helping you to better cope with stress, anxiety and just about whatever life throws at you. In the same way you schedule time for the gym, it is always crucial that you allot time during your day for personal relaxation. Here are some other tips for eliminating stress and achieving emotional fitness.
1. Be grateful for what you have. Being content with your blessings is a great way to achieve general peace of mind. Sure you have not accomplished all you wanted in life, but do not allow this to weigh you down to the point where you can't appreciate small mercies, like having life, for example.
2. Surround yourself with positive people. Negative people can really put a damper on life. So surround yourself with people who make you feel good about yourself and life. If you can't find such persons, then try and tune in to music that lifts your spirit or watch nature come to life by tending to your garden or taking a trip to the country.
3. Learn to forgive. It takes a lot of effort and strength to hate someone. So instead of holding grudges, let go of past hurts and make a conscious effort to move forward with your life. This could mean stepping into a new relationship where you can feel loved and cherished, instead of clinging to the feeling of shame and distrust your ex left you with in the past.
4. Love, play and have fun. Take time out to enjoy life. Schedule more time to hang out with your friends and family and laugh more. Try and reserve time in your day to have fun with your children and significant other to strengthen emotional bonds. Remember life is what you make it.
5. Splurge every once in a while. You don't necessarily have to be a millionaire to enjoy life. Splurge every once in a while on yourself without feeling guilty for doing so. A slice of cheesecake, a nice cup of hot chocolate, a warm bath or a luxury getaway if you can afford one, will go a long way in easing the mind from the stresses of life.
6. Get physically active. One of the keys to having a sound mind is to exercise. This can be done anywhere and at any time. Climb the stairs, run around your community, or dance away your worries. Whatever you do, it is still considered exercise. Just moving your body 20 to 30 minutes per day is a great way to strengthen your muscles and increase your heart rate for a longer life.
7. Do something nice. Forget your worries by focusing on the less fortunate around you. No matter what you are experiencing in life, there is always someone who is worse off than you. Take time out to volunteer your services at a social club or take some time on the weekend to feed the poor or visit the indigent.
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Dean Search - University of Maine School of Law
Maine Law invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Dean. The desired appointment date is July 1, 2015.
Portland Press Herald features Maine Law student, Danylle Carson
The Portland Press Herald recently published a story about Danylle Carson, a student at the University of Maine School of Law, and her work with Maine's Court Appointed Special Advocate Program.
Orientation for the Class of 2017
August 27, 28, & 29
University of Maine School of Law
2014 Multi-Year Reunion Reception
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Student Profile
Carson Phillips-Spotts
Class of 2016
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Undergraduate Institution: Colby College
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Segerstrom Center Hosts Kids' Night on Broadway During THE WIZARD OF OZ Tonight
Kids' Night on Broadway will be held during The Wizard Of Oz's run at the Segerstrom Center For The Arts, tonight and tomorrow, February 12 & 13, 2014.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts in partnership with The Broadway League, the national trade association of the Broadway industry, welcomes the next generation of theater- goers by presenting KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY (KNOB) during two performances of THE WIZARD OF OZ. KNOB is an audience development initiative that involves both touring shows and NYC productions to introduce young people to the magic of Live Theatre and make Broadway accessible to all families.
For each full-priced adult ticket purchased, a child's admission will be free. This offer is valid for young people ages 5 - 18 during the February 12 and 13 performances of THE WIZARD OF OZ. The promo code is: KNOB. Tickets start at $29 and are available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787.
Starring Danielle Wade as Dorothy, who was chosen by the Canadian public through CBC TV's reality show Over The Rainbow, the tour of THE WIZARD OF OZ is an enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic. Developed from the ever-popular MGM screenplay, this new production contains all the beloved Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg songs from the Oscar®-winning movie score, all of the favorite characters and iconic moments, plus a few surprises along the way, including new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.


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Like his master, Nagash, Arkhan the Black is one of the oldest characters in Warhammer, having fought alongside Nagash in life, death and Undeath. It's been a very long time since he had a miniature, though – roughly 4474 years by my reckoning. He was almost certainly made of lead in his previous incarnation. Now, Arkhan is back, reborn as the Mortarch of Sacrament, a new plastic kit available to pre-order now.
The Mortarch kit enables you to build three different Mortarch models – Mannfred von Carstein, Neferata and, of course, Arkhan the Black. They each ride a Dread Abyssal, a monstrous spirit dredged from the underworld and bound to a skeletal body wrought by Nagash himself. Their monstrous forms are filled with ethereal skulls, the physical manifestation of the souls consumed by the Dread Abyssals in the underworld. They are both a symbol of Nagash's mastery over the Undead and a reward for his servants' hard work. As gifts go, they're certainly unusual. Better than a novelty tie, though.


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Breaking: For this next effort, Tim Burton has already assembled a staggeringly top notch cast with Johnny Depp, Jackie Earle Haley, Eva Green, Bella Heathcote, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter all set to star in the big screen adaptation of the cult '60s television show "Dark Shadows." And if everything pans out, another very big name will joining Burton's grand tale.
The Playlist has confirmed with sources close to the production that Michael Sheen is in early discussions for a supporting role in the film, though it's not yet clear just who he'll been playing. We're told there's definite mutual interest going on between the actor and director (Sheen voiced the White Rabbit in "Alice in Wonderland"), and while these talks have not turned into negotiations yet, they very well could soon. Sheen will likely be reading Seth Grahame-Smith's already well-liked latest draft revision this weekend and deal points could commence shortly thereafter if everyone is on the same page.
The "Dark Shadows" story centers on Barnabas Collins (Depp), a vampire who is in search of his lost love, Josette. In a recent interview Eva Green revealed to The Playlist that she plays Angelique Bouchard, a witch who is obsessively in love with Barnabus. Pfeiffer will play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the matriarch of her brood who has not left her mansion in the decade following the disappearance of her husband; Bonham Carter is Hoffman, a specialist in psychology and rare blood disorders; Haley as the con artist Loomis who is a slave to Barnabas; and Heathcote as Victoria Winters, the governess of the Collins estate.
Word should be firmed up soon on the casting as it's set to roll in front of cameras next month. No release date has been named just yet, but a 2012 bow is expected.
Stabyc | March 28, 2011 12:35 PM
First time I have seen this, so it is an exclusive to me! Can't wait to see this one!
Really? | March 26, 2011 1:38 AM
How is this an exclusive? It's been on like 10 different sites this week.
Bettybmusing | March 25, 2011 12:36 PM
No Way! Dark Shadows :)....I loved this series...I'm really forward to this:)


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Its no mistake, I was seeking a small staffie when I bought her and it took me a while to find a small one. I saw many pups, most with standard size parents, large heads, potential to really grow big.
When I saw Jintas mother I thought she was a pup!! she was so slim, and petite, I found the right mother, the father was a full size standard staffie, so there was a risk, I had no idea if Jinta was going to be big or small, but I prayed she stayed little. she did! shes almost 2 now so I think shes going to stop growing??


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Just downstream from the other routes. Look for the makeshift bridge and platform. The wall is literally right above the stream, and makes for a pretty sweet setting.
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From the airport (El Prat): get the Aerobus to Placa Catalunya. Walk down the Ramblas until you pass Liceu Metro stop. Turn left onto C/. Ferran. Walk along it and turn right onto C/. Avinyo. The 5th street on your left is C/. D'en Gignas. If coming from Estacio Sants central railway station, same directions but first get the metro to Liceu L3 (Green Line).
Arriving at Estacio Nord (main bus terminal) from Girona Airport, get the metro Arc Triomf (L1) and get off at Jaume 1 (L4). Walk down along Via Laietana towards the port and turn right onto C / D'Angel Baixers (behind post office) which will change to C/ Gignas.


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The Massachusetts Office of Information Technology (MassIT) provides a reliable and centrally managed bulk electronic messaging delivery service called ListServ. A list server is a device that operates mailing lists and distributes new messages, newsletters, or other postings from list members or list administrators to the entire list of subscribers.
This service includes:
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As part of the Consolidation effort, and taking into consideration the needs of MassIT to continue to offer the best service possible, MassIT has combined this service into a new Unified Communications core. In the future, this core group will be able to provide Unified Communications to participating agencies and organizations throughout the Commonwealth.
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Porter-Gaud 63 West Ashley 48 - KJ James scored 28 points and grabbed 8 rebounds leading the Cyclones to an upset win in Rotary Bracket. Michael Preddy added 14 points and 9 boards for Porter-Gaud who will face the winner of Mt. St. Joseph and Stratford on Friday. Kevin Sobiesuo led the Wildcats with 16 points. Porter-Gaud moves to 7-1 on the year while West Ashley falls to 11-2
Wando 72 North Charleston 37 - Eleven different players scored for the Warriors led by Eric Wagenlander's 13. Wando moves on in the Community In Schools bracket and they'll face the winner of Thomas Jefferson and Goose Creek on Friday. Josh Gantt led the Cougars with 15 points. Wando improves to 9-2 while North Charleston falls to 2-7
Northwood Temple 62 Charleston Collegiate 51 - The Sun Devils fall to 9-4 on the season with the loss to Northwood Temple from North Carolina. Khalil Davis led Charleston Collegiate with 20 points. They'll face the loser of Charlotte Christian and Pinewood on Friday.
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For quite some time now, I feel like I've been preaching to the choir. There are plenty of other Palin blogs around which do a fine job of getting the governor's message out to Palinistas. I'm a contributor and editor at one of them - US for Palin, where I will continue on as an occasional contributor.
Update: I'll also be blogging at LoneStar Conservative.But Sarah Palin's message needs to go out to a much wider audience, and that's what the new project is all about. It's a more broadly-based website which will focus on news, opinion and culture with a right of center perspective. Gov. Palin and the late Andrew Breitbart have emphasized that we conservatives must become more engaged in the culture, and that's what I intend to do with the new site. I've named it The Pipeline, and the theme is "News, Politics and Culture from the Conservative Current."
My business partner in the new venture is an old college chum who now lives in Oz, and some day we hope to have an Australian edition of The Pipeline to complement the U.S. site. There's a conservative revival of sorts going on in Oz right now, so the timing may be just right for a launch there soon. Much like what has happened stateside, the left got in power in Australia, predictably overreached, and the people recoiled in disgust. We will see evidence of that recoil here, I believe, in the results of the 2014 mid term elections.
In closing, I want to express heartfelt thanks to those who supported this blog over the years in its various incarnations. Your generous donations got this editor through some very lean times, and I very much appreciate you. Look for the "Regarding Sarah" series of posts to continue at a new home -- US for Palin -- along with my other contributions there. And look for the launch of The Pipeline soon!


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Resources for The Searchable Site
Webglimpse Home: webglimpse.net
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vs. SWISH-E?
I had been implementing something for our intranet using SWISH-E, am I to understand that WebGlimpse uses more sophisticated analysis?
Not trying to troll or anything, just looking to see what's being done out there in the real world...
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Hello Dave
SWISH-e is indeed a pretty cool program, Webglimpse just offers a few different features - like integrating SQL queries into the full text search results, or using link popularity as an available variable in your customizable ranking algorithm, or generating search results as static pages at good URLs for external search engines to find. So it just depends on your application, what your needs are. Webglimpse itself doesn't do much analysis of the text, just a straight word index.
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7.15pm ThinkTankCentral: ExxonMobil funds climate change sceptics
4pm ToryDiary: Cameron defines his Big Society "passion"
2pm Lee Rotherham on CentreRight: Estonia's government are rushing headlong into the fire, charging into the Eurozone with unparalleled and unfathomable zealotry
1pm Tim Yeo MP on Platform: The Coalition should introduce Personal Carbon Trading
12.45pm Alex Deane on CentreRight: Why France, and Philip Hollobone, are wrong on the Burka Ban
11am Paul Goodman's Memo to Ed Miliband on LeftWatch: Don't make Balls your Shadow Chancellor
10.45am Charlie Elphicke MP on CentreRight: Big Society could be really... Big
ToryDiary: Five tests for Cameron on delivering real social justice
Tony Lodge on Platform: How developing countries can help themselves and boost UK energy security
Roger Helmer MEP on CentreRight: Why France, and Philip Hollobone, are right on the Burka Ban
Steve Baker MP on CentreRight: Much needed health reforms will positively challenge private hospitals and trade unions
ThinkTankCentral: Volume of hate legislation is threatening freedom of speech, warns Civitas
WATCH: Abbott promises to stop taxes and "stop the boats" in first election broadcast of the Auistralian election campaign
Damian Green confirms Coalition's ambition to cut net immigration to tens of thousands
"Today sees the introduction of the first ever limit on immigration into the UK. It is a small but historic step forward towards reducing the tensions surrounding immigration policy. For too long we had a Government in denial about the effects of unlimited immigration. The current Government is taking a more balanced approach, recognising the benefits of immigration but ensuring that the levels of immigration do not place a strain on our public services or the ability of individual communities to cope with change." - Damian Green in The Telegraph
David Cameron will seek to forge a "realistic, sensible and practical" relationship with President Obama
"The Prime Minister will aim to recast the special relationship away from what he regards as the "needy" approach of the Blair-Brown years into one focused more on results." - Times (£)
Freeing Megrahi 'wrong', Cameron will tell Obama - Independent
The Daily Mail calls on Cameron to fight for Gary McKinnon in his talks with Obama.
Cameron's two-day US visit also includes meetings with Joe Biden, John McCain and Nancy Pelosi - Guardian
Ministers turn their attention to cutting old and superfluous quangos - Times (£)
Caroline Spelman under fire for making feminist case for the burqa
"I don't, living in this country as a woman, want to be told what I can and can't wear. I've been out to Afghanistan and I think I understand much better as a result of actually visiting why a lot of Muslim women want to wear the burka. It is part of their culture, it is part of understanding that they choose to go out in the burka and I think those that live in this country, if they choose to wear a burka, should be free to do so. We are a free country, we attach importance to people being free and for a woman it is empowering to be able to choose each morning when you wake up what you wear." - Caroline Spelman in the Daily Mail
"Caroline Spelman described being able to chose to wear the burka as "empowering". For many Muslim women, forced to cover themselves on some spurious religio-cultural grounds, this is the one thing it isn't. Some choose to do so; many others are required to. That is not empowerment." - Telegraph leader
Britain trails China in dash to 'Green Gold' economy, warns Tim Yeo MP
says in an interview it is a great mistake to assume China is
"completely off the page" on climate change. "They are using this
period furiously, while their economy is growing, to invest in
low-carbon technology. They are rolling out a high-speed rail network
in very short order, so that will cut the demand for domestic flights
in China; they are investing quite heavily in renewable energy; they
have got quite demanding vehicle standards; they have a quite
impressive tree planting programme." - Guardian
Green Gold: the case for raising our game on climate change - Tim Yeo in The Telegraph
Jeremy Hunt is Number 9 in The Guardian's list of 100 powerful mediacrats
"A passionate advocate of local city television, Hunt appointed Lazard banker Nicholas Shott to oversee a review of local broadcasting. He ruled out privatising Channel 4 and reluctantly backed controversial anti-piracy measures passed as part of the Digital Economy Act, saying to block them would cause too much damage to the creative industries." - Guardian
Mail Editor Paul Dacre is Number 13 in The Guardian's list: "A longtime admirer of Gordon Brown – even though he stood for many of the things that Mail readers hate – Dacre spared the former prime minister the sort of personal attacks that he was subjected to in the Sun. If it took a while for Dacre to warm to the Tories under Cameron, whom he was said to "dislike viscerally", then its attitude to Clegg remains ice-cold."
Downing Street Communications Head, Andy Coulson, is Number 32: "The last time Andy Coulson appeared on this list we said he had made the Conservative party electable again. Well, we were almost right. Despite failing to win an outright majority David Cameron made it to No 10 and Coulson followed him as Downing Street's new director of communications, earning more than Cameron's deputy, Nick Clegg." - Guardian
Save Aunty Beeb from Jeremy the Philistine - Janet Street Porter in The Daily Mail
The real issue for Mr Hunt in 2012 is not the level of the licence fee, but its survivability - David Elstein in The Times (£)
> Saturday's ToryDiary: Jeremy Hunt puts the BBC on notice that it should expect the licence fee to be cut next yearWhitehall 'unhappy' at Eric Pickles' policy on household waste
"Mr Pickles annoyed officials in Defra, the environment department, within weeks of arriving in his post at the Department of Communities and Local Government by announcing an end to "bin taxes" and fortnightly recycling." - FT (£)
Grant Shapps saves £15m by axeing local government 'opinion surveys' - Telegraph
Gove rushes Academies Bill past MPs - Press Association
Millions more to wait to 68 for pension as government speeds up plans to raise retirement age - Daily Mail'Betsy told me it was cancer; her words took my breath away'
Iain Duncan Smith talks for the first time about his wife's illness in an interview for The Daily Mail.
Vince Cable accuses banks of "ripping off" customers on unauthorised overdrafts - Express
Ed Miliband raised £8,000 in low value contributions in 24 hour online fundraiser - Telegraph
The Commons is being revitalised under the Coalition and John Bercow - Julian Glover in The GuardianAnd finally... Can bald people succeed in politics?
"Forget about race and gender: baldness is the real victim of prejudice today, the last taboo, if you will. And now that politics is such a televisual event, I'm afraid baldies have no chance – something Silvio Berlusconi knows, he of the possible hair transplant and of the definite combover. The man might be rich enough to buy the country, but even he knew there is not enough money in the world to buy off the baldism of the people." - Hadley Freeman in The Guardian
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10.45pm: Dominic Raab MP on CentreRight: Our Supreme Court should have the final say on human rights - not abdicate to Strasbourg
6.45pm ToryDiary: Liam Fox reaffirms why British troops remain in Afghanistan and explains that their return is dependent on national security needs
6pm Alex Deane on CentreRight: Britain loses appeal in European Court - good
5.30pm ToryDiary update: Michael Howard says he is "not convinced" by Ken Clarke's prisons policy
5.15pm ToryDiary: Downing Street rubbishes claim that Cameron is "considering backing electoral reform"
4.45pm WATCH: Sky News' Joey Jones analyses the key exchanges from today's PMQs
3.30pm Should the burqa be banned?
1pm WATCH: Justice Secretary Ken Clarke summarises why he wants to reform the justice system
12.45pm Andrew Lilico on CentreRight: On engaging with the serious debate
12.30pm ToryDiary: Cameron and Harman clash over future (un)employment levels at PMQs
11.30am Parliament: "Child of Thatcher" Chris Kelly and Enoch Powell's Sikh successor Paul Uppal make their maiden speeches
10.30am Parliament: Banning the burqa and introducing daylight saving time are among the measures proposed in Tory MPs' Private Member's Bills
ToryDiary: Ken Clarke's challenge to Michael Howard's legacy
International: Ten reasons why Republicans can look forward to substantial gains in November's mid-term elections
Anatole Pang on Platform: The 55% rule is right - not least because the public want fewer, not more, elections
LeftWatch: Bob Crow calls for civil disobedience and mass strikes in protest at the Government's "fiscal fascism"
Parliament: The voice of the anti-EU Tory Right will be heard on the influential new Backbench Business Committee
Local Government: Witch hunt begins for the planning officer whistleblower
WATCH: Sky News reports on the reopening of the Chilcot Inquiry after a break for the general election
Police plans anger Tory backbenchers
"When senior Tories were handed the top positions at the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, the party's MPs assumed its dominion over "law and order" was safely enshrined within the new coalition government. But since then the actions of Theresa May, the home secretary, and Ken Clarke, the justice secretary, have left anxious Tory backbenchers suspecting the Lib Dem wing has somehow acquired the upper hand." - FT
"Home Secretary Theresa May last night abolished the remnants of Labour's police targets regime. Mrs May scrapped the final target as she pledged to lift the burden of red tape from forces and preserve the front line." - Daily Mail
"If police budgets are to be cut, there are many savings that can be made before a single bobby is taken off the beat – and certainly before the unnecessary restructuring of police forces that some have demanded." - Daily Telegraph editorial
Boris wins control of the Met as police targets are scrapped - City AM
> Yesterday's ToryDiary: Fewer police officers + fewer local police stations + fewer offenders going to jail = political trouble
> WATCH: Theresa May scraps Labour's police targets and calls for more visible policing
Actress Brooke Kinsella gets job as Government 'knife tsar' two years after brother Ben's death - Daily Mail
Cuts "will cost 1.3 million jobs"
"George Osborne's austerity budget will result in the loss of up to 1.3m jobs across the economy over the next five years according to a private Treasury assessment of the planned spending cuts, the Guardian has learned. Unpublished estimates of the impact of the biggest squeeze on public spending since the second world war show that the government is expecting between 500,000 and 600,000 jobs to go in the public sector and between 600,000 and 700,000 to disappear in the private sector by 2015." - The Guardian
Coalition scraps "bloated regional quangos"
"The government said on Tuesday it was allocating £1 billion over two years to a regional growth fund, less than half amount spent now on nine local development agencies the coalition has pledged to scrap." - Reuters
> Matt Sinclair on CentreRight yesterday: Why we don't need the RDAs, and we don't need regions
Was yesterday's Cabinet trip to Yorkshire worth it?
"Two years ago, the Tories poured deep scorn on Labour's PR gimmick of holding cabinet meetings in provincial cities. Taking a 'day trip' wouldn't solve any of the country's problems, they said. The Daily Mail has huge respect for the people of Yorkshire. But was it really necessary for David Cameron to squander £100,000 on yesterday's cabinet away day in Bradford?" - Daily Mail editorial
> WATCH: David Cameron takes Cabinet to Bradford to launch regional growth initiative
Ken Clarke first off the blocks with departmental cuts
"Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary, is expected to play a key role in deciding where spending cuts will fall in other government departments after impressing the Treasury with his own cost-cutting plans... The Chancellor, George Osborne, will offer ministers who agree their budgets a place in the Cabinet "star chamber" to resolve disputes over the average 25 per cent cuts demanded of all departments except health and international development." - The Independent
Clarke to overhaul judicial appointments system - The Times (£)
Cameron: Lib Dems are not being taken for a ride
"Prime Minister David Cameron has rode to the defence of his deputy Nick Clegg, denying that the Liberal Democrat leader had "sold out" to join the coalition Government... "This is a partnership Government," he said in an interview with Real Radio in Yorkshire. "I want people who voted Liberal Democrat to know, not that they are being taken for a ride in some way - they are absolutely not. I don't take steps without consulting with Nick, we work very, very closely together." - Press Association
"We cannot be certain that the Liberal Democrats' left wing will eventually kill off the coalition but we do know that Conservative MPs — however nutty — would never vote against their government in a motion of confidence. So Mr Cameron has been forced to trade the security of a full Parliament in office for the short-term convenience of being able to ignore his backbench awkward squad." - Tim Montgomerie in The Times (£)
> Last night's ToryDiary: "David Cameron's good fortune was not to have won the election"
David Cameron agrees terms to UK torture inquiry
"David Cameron and the foreign secretary, William Hague, are understood to have agreed the terms of a judge-led inquiry into claims that British security services were complicit in torture of terrorism suspects." - The Guardian
Royal Mail will be sold off
"Postmen are to be given stakes in Royal Mail under radical Government plans to sell it off this year. Ministers plan to transform the ailing firm into a John Lewis-style trust, like the department store whose employees are 'partners', owning shares and receiving annual dividends based on its profits. The offer will dramatically undermine attempts by militant trade union leaders to persuade staff to oppose the privatisation, which is expected to be the biggest in Britain for two decades." - Daily Mail
David Cameron will back down in fight with EU, say officials
"David Cameron will break his promise not to transfer powers to Brussels by yielding to plans for an EU "economic government" and City regulation, senior European officials have predicted." - Daily Telegraph
Boris Johnson defeats Parliament Square peace camp
"A High Court judge has ruled that peace protesters camping in Parliament Square must be evicted by 1600 BST on Friday... Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who brought the action, said the camp caused "considerable damage" and added that he was "pleased" with the ruling." - BBC
Michael Gove pledges continued support for Holocaust Educational Trust's school trips to Auschwitz - Daily Mirror
Lord Ashcroft tells Parliament he no longer heads Belize bank - Daily Telegraph
Cameron to visit India at end of July - Times of India
Strike threat as BBC moves to cut pension bill by a third - The Times (£)
Ex-MPs in court over expenses want to be tried by Parliament, not the courts - The Guardian
How Defra spent £51,000 on promotional goodies - The Sun
And finally... Tory Minister reportedly calls Speaker Bercow a "sanctimonious dwarf"
"Health Minister Simon Burns allegedly made the comment during Health Questions. The minister had made the mistake of addressing his answers during the session directly to a backbencher, instead of addressing the Chair, as is custom. The Speaker intervened and warned Mr Burns that he should always address his remarks through him and not to turn his back on the Chair... Mr Burns was then heard by other MPs in the chamber to heckle Mr Bercow, prompting a complaint from Ian Paisley Junior about his behaviour." - Sky News
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10.30pm ToryDiary: "David Cameron's good fortune was not to have won the election"
7.30pm Martin Sewell on CentreRight: The BBC's regressive licence fee should not survive these indebted times
7.15pm WATCH: Theresa May scraps Labour's police targets and calls for more visible policing
4.45pm WATCH: Nick Clegg lists the ways in which the Coalition plans to spread wealth, growth and jobs across whole of UK
3.15pm Matt Sinclair on CentreRight: Why we don't need the RDAs, and we don't need regions
2.30pm ToryDiary: Fewer police officers + fewer local police stations + fewer offenders going to jail = political trouble
1.15pm WATCH: David Cameron takes Cabinet to Bradford to launch regional growth initiative
Noon Mark Wallace on CentreRight: The "Industry Awards" scam
10am ToryDiary: What do you think of the Budget? What are the Coalition's best achievements so far? Who is performing well in the Cabinet?
ToryDiary: Migrant workers must have private medical insurance, insists Theresa May
ToryDiary: George Osborne, the gambler let loose in the Treasury
David Cowan on Platform: How to get credit flowing into Britain's deprived areas
Local government: Whistleblower account of life in a Council's Planning Department
Martin Parsons on CentreRight: Defending coastal areas against erosion and flooding
Cameron takes Cabinet to Yorkshire for meeting on regional growth - BBCClegg to replace Regional Development Agencies and Cable to scrap aid to motor industry
"Nick Clegg will announce tomorrow that the London Development Agency and the eight regional development agencies, which, together, cost the taxpayer more than £1.5 billion, will be replaced by "local enterprise partnerships". - Times (£)
"Vince Cable, business secretary, said on Monday the car industry was no longer in an "emergency" situation, warning manufacturers that they could no longer count on direct government support." - FTDavid Cameron: The world doesn't owe us a living
"Bringing down the deficit, making work pay and becoming a magnet for investment will 'help Britain earn its living in the decades to come' and ensure the country's place at the 'top table', [Cameron] said." - Metro
Keynesianism is out of fashion in London; 'Good' says Rupert Darwell in the Wall Street Journal
Nuclear power, low taxation and ruthless cuts top CEOs' wishlist - Times (£)Cameron seeks low-budget G8
"After being unimpressed by the expensive 'circus' in Canada [Cameron] suggested the [G8] gathering is held in tandem with another event - such as a Nato or UN summit - to save cash... The weekend gathering of world leaders in Muskoka and Toronto has cost Canada £645million. The G8 is held annually and is attended by eight of the world's most powerful heads of government - those of the UK, U.S., Russia, Japan, France, Germany, Italy and Canada." - Daily Mail
Police chief warns of big cuts in beat police officers if Home Office budget is slashed
"Sir Hugh [Orde], president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, will say that "critical duties" may be threatened by cuts of up to a third in the Home Office budget. The warning – originally given in private notes inadvertently sent to The Daily Telegraph – is the first time a senior officer has suggested in such a bald way that traditional "bobbies on the beat" are under threat from the unprecedented cut in public services." - Telegraph
Nick Herbert admits 'substantial cuts' in police funding - PoliticsHome
"A former Canadian Prime Minister cast doubt yesterday on the British Government's plans to protect favoured departments from its deficit cutting plan, by revealing that the secret of a successful austerity programme was to have no exemptions." - Times (£)
Budget passes after only two Liberal Democrats rebel
"The coalition faced its first rebellion last night when two Liberal Democrat MPs voted against a budget proposal to increase VAT to 20%. Bob Russell and Mike Hancock voted with Labour to oppose the increase, which has alarmed many Lib Dems who warned during the election of a Tory VAT "bombshell". To shouts of "shame" from the Labour benches, the 2.5% increase in VAT from January was backed by 346 to 270, majority 76. " - Guardian
> Yesterday's ToryDiary: How last week's Budget could have been a lot more radical
The Liberal Democrats slip 5% in new poll - Independent | Yesterday's ToryDiaryGeoffrey Wheatcroft: The Liberal Democrats will always be condemned to coalitions?
"If Lib Dems don't like Osborne's cuts, would they have been happier supporting Blair's wars? No, as Disraeli's contemporary Bismarck more truly said, politics is the art of the possible." - Geoffrey Wheatcroft in The GuardianMelanie Phillips attacks Cameron's lack of commitment to Afghanistan
"Cameron's remark that he wanted British troops out of Afghanistan by 2015 was a shockingly stupid and irresponsible statement which has yet again undermined the coalition's troops in Afghanistan, just as Obama did by announcing America would start withdrawing next year. As anyone with even a passing knowledge of warfare or just an iota of common sense knows, to announce your departure date is to signal to the enemy that you are halfway out the door and all they have to do is sit it out until you have left -- because what you have just announced you are not going to is to fight until they are defeated." - Melanie Phillips, Spectator
Up to £10 million to be spent on schools Olympics - Reuters
"Let's bury forever the idea that losing a sports competition is an assault on children's self-esteem. Low self-esteem does not come from losing; it comes from not being emotionally equipped to deal with disappointments and setbacks. The point of competitive sport is to help provide that emotional ballast. To allow young people to experience competition in a structured, rules-based environment, and learn how to treat Kipling's "two imposters" – triumph and disaster – "just the same."" - Jeremy Hunt's speech at launch of initiative (PDF)
> Yesterday's ToryDiary: Gove and Hunt plan 'Schools Olympics' in bid to revive UK sport
David Cameron under pressure to review Labour's interrogation guidelines - Guardian
Shirking fathers should lose their benefits, says Frank Field - Guardian
Two leading articles analyse Coalition moves on welfare reform: The Telegraph identifies "coherence" in government plans but the FT warns against "balancing the books on the backs of vulnerable Britons".
Tories offer SNP seat on the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee - Herald
Tony Blair hopes Cameron government will hold off-the-record discussions with former Labour ministers to learn what had worked and what didn't - Guardian
Iraq inquiry resumes after election break - BBCRachel Sylvester: The unions are nudging Labour towards the Left
"There are already signs that the potentially critical role of the unions is distorting the policy debate in the Labour leadership contest. There has been a slow but sure tack to the left. Most dangerously, Labour seems to be stuck in a time warp on the economy. None of the leadership contenders has put forward a serious programme for deficit reduction or acknowledged the need for greater spending cuts." - Rachel Sylvester in The Times (£)
More than 150 peers have been claiming a £174 tax-free overnight allowance for staying in London, despite owning a property there - BBC
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10pm ToryDiary: Another poll confirms that the Budget hurt the Liberal Democrats
6pm WATCH: Jeremy Hunt apologises after connecting football hooliganism with the Hillsborough tragedy
3pm ToryDiary: Last week's Budget could have been a lot more radical
1.15pm ToryDiary: Does Francis Maude still plan to appoint BP's Lord Browne as a Whitehall chief?
1.15pm Mark Wallace on CentreRight: The Bully State is alive and well
11.15am WATCH: Theresa May tells Sky News about Coalition plans for an immigration cap
ToryDiary: "New kid on the block" - David Cameron - enjoys a perfect start on the international stage
Also on ToryDiary: Gove and Hunt plan 'Schools Olympics' in bid to revive UK sport
Nigel Jones on Platform: How long will the Coalition last? History suggests that a Liberal split is likely
Bring Council staff contracts into the open says Mark Wallace on Local government blog.
Also in Local government: DCLG's £72,614 tranquility rooms
Chris Grayling will take claimants off higher rate of benefits if tests reveal they are fit to do some work - Guardian
"Incapacity benefit, which is worth between £68.95 and £91.40 a week, is paid to individuals under retirement age who are judged to be too ill to work. The length of time claimants have been too ill to work determines their level of benefit." - Times (£)
"Chris Grayling and Lord Freud, the employment and welfare reform ministers, are to launch a charm offensive in the City to get big financial institutions to invest hundreds of millions in the government's welfare-to-work programme." - FT
Daily Mail: Moving the jobless from unemployment blackspots is a smart move
"Iain Duncan Smith's proposal to give unemployed workers help to resettle, and perhaps ensure they are put at the top of the council housing list in their new location, should be applauded by all as a common sense approach to a delicate problem." - Daily Mail leader
> Yesterday's ToryDiary: Iain Duncan Smith wants to help council tenants escape jobless citiesTheresa May to unveil migrant cap today after concessions to Vince Cable
"The clampdown is said to have been watered down in heated Cabinet debates led by the Lib Dem's Business Secretary Vince Cable. Home Secretary Theresa May has denied this and will today announce that only 24,100 workers from outside the EU will be allowed into the UK in the next nine months." - Express
"Clamping down on workers is illogical. They provide the most unambiguous economic benefit to the UK. The cap threatens to deprive global industries of the skills they need, undermining the idea that the UK is "open for business". It also fits poorly with the coalition's foreign policy aims – of establishing closer relationships with rising powers such as Brazil and India." - FT leader
Lord Lawson leads calls to end ringfencing of NHS budget - Daily Mail
"Care on the NHS is already being affected by redundancies, recruitment freezes and service cutbacks despite the Government's pledge to protect frontline healthcare from severe curbs on spending, new research suggests. Many hospitals are planning job cuts, while access to some treatments is being restricted in an attempt to save money, according to a survey by the British Medical Association of local staff organisations." - Times (£)
Tories will veto EU scheme to stop sale of eggs by the dozen - Daily Mail
Four Liberal Democrat MPs protest against VAT hike to 20% - Guardian
Cable rejects call from Lib Dems to rethink VAT plans - Independent
> A YouGov poll found that 52% of voters opposed the VAT increase, 38% supported it
Crime Prevention Minister James Brokenshire will fast-track bans on new 'woof woof' drugs - The Sun
Paul Maynard: Protect special schools
"Britain's first MP with cerebral palsy has made an impassioned plea to the Government not to close special schools in its overhaul of the education system. Paul Maynard, the Conservative MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, said he hopes to inspire other people with disabilities to pursue a career in politics. Mr Maynard believes he is the first MP to spend time in a special school, where he received speech therapy for two years and physiotherapy to help him walk. In an interview with The Independent, he said he had faced ignorance about his condition from a young age, but had been determined to rise above the taunts. "There will always be people who will use it against you and you have to learn to deal with that," he said."
Salmond delays plans to hold referendum on Scottish independence until next year - Times (£)Kevin Rudd's demise is a warning to Labour's leadership candidates who threaten taxes on 'the rich' - Times leader (£)
The unhappy existence of an ex-Prime Minister - Julian Glover in The GuardianThe majority of violent inner-city crime is committed by black men, against black men
"One black politician said the black community needed to face up to major challenges. Shaun Bailey, a Tory election candidate in London and charity worker, said: 'The community has to look at itself and say that, at the end of the day, these figures suggest we are heavily - not casually - involved in violent crime. We are also involved in crime against ourselves - and we regularly attack each other.'" - Daily MailWolfgang Münchau: Only a closer union can save the eurozone
"The eurozone will need to commit itself to a full-blown fiscal union and proper political institutions that give binding macroeconomic instructions to member states for budgetary policy, financial policy and structural policies. The public and private sector imbalances are so immense that they are not self-correcting. And you have to be very naive to think that peer pressure is going to resolve anything." - Wolfgang Münchau in the FTAnd finally... Merkel apologises for disallowed goal
"The German chancellor watched the second half of the World Cup game with the prime minister while attending the G20 summit in Toronto, Canada. 'Angela Merkel conceded that the second goal was definitely in and said sorry,' said a source close to the prime minister." - Metro
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This is a much more mature album but maintains the full on rock influences of their eponymous effort plus a little bit of adventurousness.
The opener 'California Queen' is followed by 'New Moon Rising' and it's not hard to see why both these tracks have been released as singles. From this great opening pair Wolfmother continue the hard rocking with 'Sundial' offering some Hendrixesque guitar. 'In The Morning' slows things down but only for a moment. Hardly time to catch your breath before '10.000 Feet' and the title track have one scratching their head for another influence superbly executed. Think of Budgie circa 1972 and it is very difficult not to draw the conclusion that Stockdale & Co have been exposed to this brilliantly neglected British band.
'Far Away' brings a temporary halt to the sonic barrage with a beautifully crafted song leaving the feeling that you've heard this before but can't remember where or when. 'In The Castle' opens with an almost prog keyboard intro and psychedelic feel before Stockdale hits his strapes again. The concluding track 'Violence of the Sun' is the most surprising with the band sounding really comfortable with one another playing a mix of jazz and r'n'b with 'wall of sound' drumming. This is a new improved Wolfmother which will please old fans and probably gain some new ones.
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2013 Mystery Boxes, 1914 Preview Sets & Updates:
It has been a tumultuous and very busy year for all those involved with Cult Stuff. We have released more sets this year than ever before, and made a massive (and still incomplete) move into a new and much larger premises that offers more than three times the space and lot of other practical advantages. This has coincided with a home move for the full time staff as well, which has of course added to the workload! We are pleased to say we have met 99% of our obligations in relation to orders, however we do have 5 customers with missing or incorrect orders, these mostly relate to our Summer Sale Boxes. For some reason a small number of our US customers failed to receive these however I can say now that replacements for missing orders/items have shipped to everyone affected! Our internet connection was only fully restored yesterday but we are making up for lost time!
Over the last year we managed to release more products than ever before, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Art of Burlesque, Vintage Erotica, War of the Worlds Book 1, Civil War Chronicles Vol. 1, the new Summer Sale Box, and Beyond Stokers Dracula. I know it's late in the year but we have two left and they start shipping from this week! We will of course be doing our end of year Mystery Boxes! Limited to just 70 these will be very sought after, as they include some fantastic content. We had to delay the release of our second Sherlock Holmes set until January 2014, so we decided to focus a little more on the great detective for our end of year special, and we are pleased to announce that you will find a Sherlock sketch in every Mystery box, along with some other Holmes related goodies! Of course thats not all, as with every year we will be adding in a product from our archive, and a host of other goodies, including some of the exclusive show & limited edition promos/sets and variants that appeared this year, along with some new items. These will be shipping in the next few days but they are very very limited. Check the product information page for more details.
1914 Preview Sets:
This limited edition preview set will show you what we have in store for 2014 and the centenary of WWI. This is our most ambitious history product yet, we will be aiming to detail aspects of WWI in a number of sets over the coming years. Next year will see the first of these to mark the beginning of what H.G. Wells idealistically referred to as "The War That Will End War".
In advance of this we have a 9 card preview set, along with an exclusive P1 promo card (while stocks last) shipping next week. Many of the sets will include a premium insert (more than 50%) including fold outs, artifacts and more than 150 sketch cards from illustrators including Patrick Hamill, Laura Inglis, Marcya Dye, Scott Fellows, Dan Gorman, Eric Van Elslande, Terry Pavlet, and Reid Fisher. Check out the product information page for more details!
This fantastic follow up set to last years sell out is about to be released and it's full of brilliant art. We have cut the production numbers to just 50 cases and to give extra value we are putting two sketch cards in every pack! The art is outstanding and you can see some samples (with more to follow) on the Product Page. Every case will have at least 21 sketch cards (yes the case cards are also sketches) from some of the best illustrators in the business. We waited until the last moment to put up the information on this set as we wanted to make sure we could make the shipping deadline, and we can say now this set is shipping in the next 2 weeks!
It's official, we are moving premises again, and this is a massive upheaval as not only will Cult Stuff be moving locations the staff behind the scenes are moving to. This means we have to pack up the office, warehouse and homes while still running and managing 10+ active projects and collaborating 150+ freelance and contract illustrators! For this reason we have put a delay on Civil War of roughly 2 weeks, which is the time we anticipate it will take to get organised. We do not want to be moving halfway through final packing on the set. This should be the only delayed project as we will for some time be running two active locations. For those who have preordered the product (both retail and Wholesale) we will be producing an additional bonus card for you as compensation for the delay. This will be available for any and all orders up to the 7th of Sept.
Right now we need to make room, so we have to clear out the offices and our loss if your gain. We are packing in products and cards from the archives and even some new items along with unreleased stuff into sale boxes! These are limited and shipping from next Monday. Check out the product page and grab a real bargain!
Wholesale information for dealers is released tomorrow, a very limited amount has been placed on preorder. Shipping at the end of this month, this will be one of the largest basic sets we have produced. You will find more information on the product page and sketch scans coming soon!
First some updates: We are in the process of completing a Checklist for War of the Worlds, the first part is up and detailed the non-sketch premium inserts available in the product! This set has proven to be successful and we have had more interest in it than in almost any other product so far. Remember dealers have lots of stock on this, but it may not last long so check out what the resellers have and of course talk to artists about commissioning, because they should all have Proof cards on the way.
We are moving, again. But for the last time we hope! We will be relocating to a Victorian Pub conversion by the end of this year, the good news is that it will not effect our release scheduled. All the sets in in progress, and in a few hours you will see the first information on our new Civil War Chronicles set. This will be very limited, (100 cases) and is shipping at the end if this month. Work on Beyond Stokers Dracula is progressing at a good pace and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes will be out in November, among the other projects!
The Art of Burlesque
This is one of our limited releases, if we can make it successful you will of course see more in this style next year. We are only producing 60 Hobby cases and the majority of those are now sold. We of course always hold back a limited number for our retail customers and so I am pleased to announce the presale on this product is live and can be found on the Burlesque product page.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a great success and is now sold out, please if you want these cards check online as I know several retailers still have limited amounts in stock. I think our US distributor (Tom Breyer) may also have limited wholesale stock available. If your don't have his details then get in touch and we will point you in the right direction.
Thank you to everyone who made this our first sell out of 2013. Our last three products have been sold out and I just want to take a moment to thank all our customers, dealers and distributors for the support they have shown us over the last few years.
As you may have noticed the site has not been updated as often as it should be, we have a vast number of ongoing projects and a limited amount of time. Rather than posting we have been working to get the products out as quickly as we can, while maintaining the highest quality. I am very aware however that we need to improve the volume of site content and add to it. This is something that is happening and you will see changing throughout 2013. One of the first major changes will be dedicated Checklist section. This will detail the cards released with our sets, and where possible it will give the numbers printed/released of each insert.
We will start with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and then start trying to fill in the back catalogue as often as we can. You will also find more contributors writing on the site this year. We have a number of other announcements pending but as ever we can't say what just yet. Of course we are gearing up for War of the Worlds which is immanent and later in the year Civil War Chronicles.
Look out for us at the NEC for the March Memorabilia and Comic Con show. We are in section Y, and you will find a lot of the illustrators we work with attending as well. A full list and update will be on the facebook page this week.
More Soon!
This is our first release of a busy 2013 and will be shipping in January. This is one of our most anticipated products of the last 12 months, and the one we have had the most questions and information requests about. The set looks fantastic and it's full of new art from some top creators. The set will cover the first 12 short stories and it will act as a companion to the book. For this release we decided to change things around a little, and we are reverting back to a 3 pack set. Each pack will be labelled A, B or C. Collecting one of each will ensure you complete the basic cards while all chase and premium inserts remain random. This is what we did with our first Sherlock release 2 years ago and it seemed like a good time to try it again!
This set has our widest variety of inserts to date. Of course you will find sketch cards and autographs (including cut signatures from Rathbone and Brett). Additionally we have artefact cards and first edition cards. These cards contain real fragments of the first ever published editions of the stories, along with images and identifiable passages. Rescued from damaged and partially destroyed vintage 1890's copies of "The Strand" we have come up with a way to present and save parts of these fantastic stories first published more than a century ago. This will allow collectors to own an identifiable part of a real first edition. This includes passages from the first ever published short story "A Scandal in Bohemia" and many others. These are really very very cool cards.
You will find one premium insert in every pack with 1/3 of the basic set and a selection of chase cards! This set is obviously very limited and of course we will have an early order bonus card again. Check out the product page for more details!


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PITTSBURGH -- Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen has been named a preliminary winner of the Heart and Hustle Award, which is handed out by Major League Baseball's Players Alumni Association. Since 2005, the award is annually presented to an active player who demonstrates a passion for the game of baseball and best embodies the values, spirit and traditions of the game.
McCutchen was recognized as his team's recipient prior to Tuesday's game against the Reds.
There are 30 preliminary winners, one from each club, for the award. An overall winner will be determined through votes from active players and alumni and will be announced at the Legends for Youth Dinner on Nov. 5 in New York.
The 2009 Heart and Hustle Award was given to St. Louis' Albert Pujols. David Eckstein (2005), Craig Biggio (2006 and 2007) and Grady Sizemore (2008) round out the list of past winners.
Pearce happy about repairing bum knee
PITTSBURGH -- Pirates first baseman Steve Pearce is ready to move on, even if that means undergoing season-ending surgery to do so.
On Wednesday, Pearce will have an arthroscopic procedure to repair the patella tendon in his left knee. Yet, less than 24 hours before surgery, Pearce spoke not so much about the frustrations of a season cut short, but of the relief of eliminating the discomfort in his knee for good.
"I'm not actually worried about the effects," Pearce said over the phone. "Actually, I think this can be a great thing for my career. I can't be the player I want to be with this bum knee. I think I can really benefit by getting this taken care of."
Pearce revealed on Tuesday that his knee first began bothering him early in the 2009 season. He dealt with pain on and off throughout the year, and wasn't able to do any lower body exercises during the winter because of continued discomfort.
The knee gave Pearce more problems this season, though it wasn't until early July -- while Pearce was finishing up a rehab assignment for a sprained ankle -- that it forced him to finally shut down.
When Pearce's knee began stiffening to the point that it was uncomfortable for him to sleep, he tried to alleviate the pain with a plasma rich platelet injection. That helped lessen the discomfort some, but not enough to satisfy Pearce. Knowing the limitations that the knee had given him for more than a year, he didn't hesitate to elect for surgery.
"When I come back after this, I'm going to be a whole new player, a better player," Pearce said. "Especially with this new approach that I've had this year to be more patient, now I'll also be able to explode on balls like I have in the past.
"I will be 100 percent in Spring Training and ready to fight for a job."
It's not guaranteed that Pearce will be ready at the start of Spring Training, though that is obviously his goal. He will rest his knee for about three-to-four months before beginning the rehab process.
Pearce appeared in just 15 games for the Pirates this season, as his time was cut short by the ankle injury.
McDonald is drawing high praise
PITTSBURGH -- Pirates manager John Russell raved about James McDonald's potential on Monday, and that assessment was backed up by Andy LaRoche one day later.
LaRoche is familiar as anyone with McDonald, as the two were teammates at both the Double-A and Triple-A level while in the Dodgers' farm system. Both have since been dealt to Pittsburgh on Trade Deadline day, LaRoche in 2008 and McDonald this past Saturday.
"I think to come to a park like this with the stuff that he's got, let's wait and see the results, but I think he's got a good chance here," LaRoche said, offering his own personal scouting report. "He's got good stuff. He's throws firm. He's got a great curveball. He locates well. I always knew that he had good stuff and would be a big league player."
McDonald gets the chance to make his first impression with the Pirates on Thursday when he starts against the Rockies. He threw a side session shortly after joining the club on Monday, and will take a 4.63 career ERA against Colorado into the outing.
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In his first two rehab games with Triple-A Indianapolis, catcher Ryan Doumit went 0-for-8 with two strikeouts. He served as the club's designated hitter on Monday before playing right field on Tuesday. Doumit did not have a play in the field. He is scheduled to be in the outfield again on Thursday, after which Doumit will be reevaluated to determine if he can return to the Pirates on Friday. ... Outfielder John Bowker and right-hander Joseph Martinez, both of whom were acquired from San Francisco on Saturday, made their organizational debuts with Indianapolis on Tuesday. Bowker finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Martinez allowed three hits and struck out two in three scoreless innings. ... Outfielder Matt Curry, the Pirates' 16th-round pick this season, ranks fourth in the New York-Penn League in batting average (.343) and on-base percentage (.429). ... Andrew Lambo, who was traded to the organization from the Dodgers as part of the Octavio Dotel deal, has joined Double-A Altoona. In order to make room on the roster for the outfielder, catcher/infielder James Skelton was sent to Class A Bradenton.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Jack-In-the-Box Mini Sirloin Burgers ad has become almost an unofficial HH cheer around here, so I figured that some folks might be interested to learn that ranchers are in fact switching to smaller Herefords, which produce meat more efficiently.
Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali and Kenny Petersen were like two Gullivers on a Lilliputian roundup.
The half-sized cows barely reached Kenny's waist. The ranch's border collie stared eye-to-eye with wandering calves.
"Aren't they sweet?" asked Ali, 52, shooing Half-Pint, Buttercup and a dozen other cattle across a holding pen. "They're my babies, every little one of them."
The Petersens once raised normal-sized bovines on this stretch of Nebraska's rolling eastern grasslands, but with skyrocketing feed costs, the couple decided to downsize.
They bought minicows -- compact cattle with stocky bodies, smaller frames and relatively tiny appetites.
Their miniature Herefords consume about half that of a full-sized cow yet produce 50% to 75% of the rib-eyes and fillets, according to researchers and budget-conscious farmers.
"We get more sirloin and less soup bone," Ali said. "People used to look at them and laugh. Now, they want to own them."


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3.2/5 rDev -3.6%
It came to me a very bright and clear gold, carbonated and sporting a finger of tight white head. Fluffy lacing padded the inside of the glass.
The aroma was quite sweet, the malt carrying berry fruit at the front, but dominated by a notable corn presence. A slight peppery tang of hops came through, but flitted away rapidly.
Upon tasting, the grain sweetness was prevalent, with a general fruitiness again clearly bested by a tongue-lashing of corn adjunct. The hops dried the grain out completely by the close, with the finish a brief remnant of grain followed by a tinny, grassy bitterness. It was neither disappointing or memorable, but rather, it just was.
Close to medium bodied, the sweet grain character was reasonably slick and coating, with the hops a lightly glowing reminder.
Well, I had no expectations, and in this case, that's just as well, because I was not impressed. I know, they're going for a theme here, a specific style, but for my palate, the result was just barely worth finishing. The slightly bumped-up ABV didn't seem to be a factor, nor would it become one, because one is all the flavor is going to allow. Sure, it's crisp and clean, but neither is a big accomplishment, considering what it had to sweep away.
07-20-2006 19:19:09 | More by Foxman
3.4/5 rDev +2.4%
Finally, a malt liquor from a small brewery that I like!!!
Sly Fox's Chester County Lightning pours a clear golden body beneath a huge dollop of creamy white foam that holds really well and leaves some nice lace about the glass.
The nose is quite basic, as it should be, with a clean, generic "beer" aroma.
The flavor expresses light malt (there's obviously some adjunct in use here) with a bit of fruitiness (grape) and a very delicate note of alcohol.
It's crisp in the mouth with a dextrinous medium body.
Overall it's surprisingly similar to a macro-produced malt-liquor, except that it doesn't have the flaws that many of them have. Basic, but good.
05-22-2006 00:50:04 | More by NeroFiddled
3.35/5 rDev +0.9%
Chester Co. Lightning is offered with a bright clear straw hued offering topped with an pillowy ivory head cap leaving some drippy lace.
Aroma is light and, at best, clean and slightly dusty and leafy.
First swigs: Dry pilsner-esque followed with a macro touch of corn chip and rice cake with a dry light hoppy finish. Fairly standard macro here, folks. Move along!
Sturdy feel with plenty of agressive zest.
Last swigs: Freshness from the brewpub (Royersford) gave this a life to an otherwise haggard style. A smile crossed my face when I thought about how Brian O'Reilly was using his talents to make a macro knockoff. If all Big3 Macros had this zest under their uniform coats, football stadiums would not be so beer drab. Brewed as a one-off for a Michael Jackson dinner. Don't worry, FeloniousMonk for this will not be a growler that you receive.
Beer is good. Happy wanna be macro beering.
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Police have reported a trouble free Birmingham Pride party over the Bank Holiday weekend.
The annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender festival was celebrated by almost 50,000 people.
– West Midlands Police Inspector Stuart Bill
"Our aim was to ensure a peaceful, enjoyable event for everyone at the festival and we believe that this was achieved."
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