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An oft repeated mantra on Rumblings is that the team is better in terms of talent, if not record. The Bills haven't managed to exceed the win totals of Jauron's worst season--you know, the one he didn't even get to finish because he was fired for being ineffective. With Nix's first terrible coaching pick gone before getting a crack at a fourth year of futility, the won-loss records go by the boards. Marrone is a new head coach, both to Buffalo and the NFL. While some didn't like the hire we are all hoping that Marrone will lead the Bills to their first winning record in a decade.
Let's focus instead on the positions of need in 2010 and how those positions look now.
Quarterback: Nix started off his tenure with Edwards, Fitzpatrick, Brohm and Levi Brown, the lone QB chosen in the three drafts so far. (I believe Brown, a late round flyer, was last seen failing in the CFL.). Three years later, the Bills have Tarvaris Jackson and some guy (Aaron Corp) none of us even knew was on the roster until Fitzpatrick was dumped. Nix cut Edwards after a very brief starting run (2 games?) in which Edwards played pretty much as he had before Nix took over as GM. Nix then approved an ill advised contract extension for Fitzpatrick, one that made him the unquestioned starter. Luminaries such as Tyler Thigpen (likely a Gailey call) and Vince Young were brought in as designated backups and were each terrible when given chances to play. It seems clear that the Bills will be taking a QB at some point in the first 3 rounds. That guy could be the franchise QB or he could continue the line of Nix's other QB choices (Edwards, Fitzpatrick).
Judgement: Heading into his 4th draft as a GM, Nix has not improved the QB position. And good god the bar was set low.
Running Back: Nix started off with Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson. That was a pretty stacked position to which he added CJ Spiller. Nix converted Lynch, a former first rounder, into some mid round draft picks. Lynch's bruising style of running has been missed but Spiller has higher upside in terms of scoring from any position on the field. (I believe that Lynch's longest TD in Buffalo was about a 50 yard run that featured him breaking an inordinate number of would-be tackles against the Bengals.) Several irrelevant 3rd backs have been on the roster over the past three seasons.
Judgement: Nix has upgraded the talent at this position. While Jackson appears to have lost a step - and has set himself up for suspension by all but saying that he's going to keep sticking his helmet into defenders - Spiller is an elite level talent.
Offensive Line: Nix started out with two real building blocks, Wood and Levitre. Bell manned LT in a relatively solid, though not at all spectacular fashion. Hangartner was okay, and the right side of the line was a revolving door of ineffectiveness. Since 2010 Nix has added Urbik, a starting caliber guard, drafted Hairston - currently manning RT- and spent a 2nd round pick on Glenn, who had a decent 2013.
Judgement: LT, RG and RT have improved. C is the same (except that Wood's injury history is longer and durability even more questionable) and LG is worse. Nix improved a net 2 offensive line positions (3-1=2), an upgrade even if not as clear as RB.
Tight End: Nix had scrubs at tight end when he took over the team. Derek Fine was a good blocking TE but not a downfield threat. Shawn Nelson had loads of potential but never panned out. Since then the team has made due with Scott Chandler, the first TE to put up decent yardage since, um, damn. Lee Smith is a blocking TE, a one trick pony like Fine. Caussin and Sawyer are nonfactors.
Judgement: Chandler is the only thing that keeps this from being an absolute push. The question that I have is whether Chandler is a good TE or just one who has put up yards due to being a checkdown option. I'd say his hands are good enough to list this area as being mildly upgraded.
Wide Receiver: Nix started with Evans, Hardy, Steve Johnson, TO, Parrish, Josh Reed and Jenkins. TO, Hardy, Reed and Jenkins were quickly shown the door, leaving Evans, Johnson and Parrish. Nix added Easley, who still hasn't caught a pass, and less than stellar talent like Donald Jones, David Nelson, Paul Hubbard, Naaman Roosevelt...you get the idea. Evans, like Lynch, was converted into mid round picks, and Parrish was allowed to leave in free agency. Graham was added and didn't do a whole lot in his rookie campaign. He and Johnson are all the team has at WR right now.
Judgement: This is a push. The team had one proven WR when Nix took over and, 3 full seasons later, has one proven WR.
Defensive End: Nix took over a until that included Schobel, Maybin, Kelsay, Chris Ellis, and Denney. Schobel called it a career rather than play OLB. Kelsay hung on as a terrible OLB due to the gobs of money Nix inexplicably threw at him. (Even Kelsay was openly amazed at his good fortune.) Maybin was a bust at OLB just like he'd been at DE and was soon off the roster. The so-so Spencer Johnson and Marcus Stroud moved from DT to DE as did John McCargo. Carrington was added in the draft, Dwan Edwards came over in free agency. Then Nix junked the 3-4 and went back to the 4-3. Kyle Moore was brought in (currently a free agent) and the Bills added the highly coveted Mario Williams as well as Mark Anderson in free agency. Kelsay retired, Merriman turned the lights out, and most of the ho-hum guys that have cycled through the roster (both before and during Nix's tenure) are gone. Right now the Bills have Mario (who might be grumpy if actually turned into an OLB), Anderson and Carrington at DE.
Judgement: The quality of this unit hit bottom so hard it bounced. From Maybin to Mario is a clear upgrade.
Defensive Tackle: The Bills ended the 2009 year with Spencer Johnson, McCargo, Stroud and Kyle Williams at DT. Nix added Troup, who has played about 4 snaps in his injury plagued career, and then Marcell Dareus. The bb.com roster currently lists 7 DTs, several of whom you've never heard of.
Judgement: Marcell vs McCargo? Really? Williams kept this unit from being a total joke and he's still here. I believe that Nix extended him, though I could be mistaken. The DT unit has improved.
LB: Nix took over a unit headlined by Posluszny. Bryan Scott is about the only other familiar name. Poz was serviceable but not elite. Nix has brought in several free agents and draft picks. Sheppard has been a disappointment. Bradham and Moats are familiar names but neither have been more than reserve guys thrust into starting (at times) roles. Lawson has been brought over in free agency. Bryan Scott remains.
Judgement: 3-4, 4-3, hybrid....the LB unit is widely seen as bad, which is where it was when Nix took over.
DB: Nix started with a depressingly bad set of DBs. Move any sharp objects away from your immediate vicinity and check out this list: McGee, McKelvin, Youboty, Lankster, Florence, Corner, Cary Harris, Sargeant, Whitner, Wilson, Wendling, Todd Johnson and, finally a saving grace, the recently franchised Jairus Byrd. Of that list only the recently overpaid McKelvin and Byrd remain. Nix added the miscast (at best) Aaron Williams, Brooks, Butler, Rogers, Silva, a couple of guys most of us are unaware exist and, lastly, first round selection Gilmore. Nix doesn't get credit for Byrd unless you're feeling generous-he didn't pick him and hasn't re-signed him. Nix now is directly responsible for McKelvin as he made the decision to re-sign him. Nix did have McGee before he was McGimpy but even at his best Gilmore has to get at least a slight edge.
Judgement: You can make the case that the DBs are somewhat better than at the end of the 2009 season. Or you might be so appalled that McKelvin is apparently being given another starting opportunity that you can't see straight and think it's a push.
To recap:
QB: Not improved
RB: Improved
OL: Improved
TE: Slightly improved
WR: Not improved
DL: Improved
LB: Not improved
DB: Slightly improved
So, a little over 3 years into Nix's tenure, he's clearly improved 3 units (RB, OL, DL), made some improvement in 2 units (TE, DB) and not improve 3 units (QB, WR, LB). Do you think that the roster is all that much better now than when Nix took over? Having walked through this I can see that it is somewhat better. I can't see that it is dramatically better, so much so that quite a few people take up the mantra that Nix has really made the team better.
Nix took over a team with little talent; I think almost everyone would agree with that assessment. With such a low bar, shouldn't the talent level be higher pretty much across the board if he's going to be given credit for making a vast improvement? I'll conclude with a poll question.


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If you haven't yet signed up for Nas and Damian Marley's African tour, there's no need to worry; even though their recent Booth features As We Enter and Strong Will Continue have caught fire, the tour is just beginning, so take your seat. Approaching us on your left is Africa Must Wake Up, a brilliant album cut that has Nas and Damian teaming up with K'Naan to deliver nearly seven minutes of inspiration…please, no pictures – it's known for its timid nature. As you can see on our right, Mr. Marley's passionate vocals on the hook and simplistic drum foundation, soft strings and guitar on the production compliments Africa nicely. Straight ahead of us (if you stay quiet) you can hear K'Naan singing a verse in his native tongue – the beautiful arrangement has been said by villagers in these parts to have the power to calm, ease tension, and even heal those who listen to it. Be sure to pick up a copy of Nas & Damian's collaborative project Distant Relatives at the end of this tour…uh…I mean when it drops May 18.
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Horror movie fans should have their bloodlust slaked for the rest of this month, as two major macabre film festivals are hitting the City of Fallen Angels.
The (lucky?) 13th edition of Screamfest runs from Tuesday through Oct. 17 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 in North Hollywood, while the inaugural Beyond Fest commences a day later and plays out until Halloween night at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and the Aero in Santa Monica.
Screamfest, which concentrates on new independent chillers from around the world, seeks to hook up directors, writers and talent with distributors, agents and producers. Beyond Fest debuts horror, sci-fi, fantasy and what it calls badass movies from established talents worldwide, presents classic and cult films in intriguing ways and showcases the music that gives horror pics their extra tingle.
In its first venture north of the Hollywood Hills, Screamfest should go a long way toward turning the San Fernando into Death Valley.
"We want to try different areas and mix it up for fans," said founder and director Rachel Belofsky. "We were at the Chinese for a while, at L.A. Live last year and, for our second and third years, at the Fairfax. It's really great to bring the festival to the Valley. There are tons of horror fans here."
Family-owned arthouse chain Laemmle is equally pleased to host Screamfest at its two-year-old state-of-the-art venue. "It's particularly gratifying to see how Screamfest has grown over the years, so that L.A. has a quality festival to represent this genre. And how can you not have a horror film festival just a stone's throw from Universal?" said company president Greg Laemmle, whose relative Carl Laemmle founded the studio known for "Frankenstein," "Dracula" and other classic frightfests.
While Screamfest will showcase scary stuff from India, Iceland and even the first-ever Israeli zombie and serial killer movies, its location this year is especially appreciated by locals.
"Most of the horror people I know are thrilled that it's in the Valley," said Jace Anderson, the Studio City-based co-writer and - producer of "Schism," which plays Oct. 12. "There's a thriving little horror-film community here in the Valley, so we're really excited."
"Schism" director (and Anderson's husband) Adam Gierasch, who describes his new feature as off-kilter horror art-noir, concurs. "The Laemmle NoHo 7 is a perfect location - right in the middle of the arts district, there are a lot of good restaurants and bars. And most of the horror filmmakers I know live really close by."
Screamfest is probably most famous for discovering Oren Peli, creator of the "Paranormal Activity" found-footage franchise. A new thing this year will be Matador Pictures choosing one of the shorts filmmakers to direct a feature. There's also a genre writing panel on Oct. 15.
"The reason why we do the festival is to get genre filmmakers a leg up for their careers," Belofsky said. "We want these movies to sell during the festival."
Beyond Fest is made by and for genre fans. Co-produced by the Cinematheque and a collective of big-screen enthusiasts called Amity, its slate will incorporate special presentations by the likes of fanboy web operation Nerdist and Italian prog-rock band Goblin.
"We used to have an annual horror festival (at the Cinematheque), but it kind of ran dry, so this is a rethinking of it," said Grant Moninger, Cinematheque programmer and festival co-producer. "This has a lot more music and a totally different, hipper vibe."
The program will be wide and varied, including three nights of Goblin concerts followed by a Dario Argento Italian horror classic; director Richard Donner presenting his rarely screened 1976 hit "The Omen"; a double bill of hot new British fantasies, Ben Wheatley's "A Field in England" and Elliot Goldner's "The Borderlands"; and a Monster's Ball hosted by horror writer and director Clive Barker - come in costume.
"The repertory screenings are either films that don't get screened very often, or if it's something you've seen, like 'The Mummy,' we're applying a completely different spin on it by partnering with really great people," said Christian Parkes, an Amity principal and fest co-producer. "We wanted a blend of the old and new. The repertory films bring in a certain audience, but we wanted to expose that audience to some great new titles out there that might not otherwise be screened in Los Angeles."
While both camps are well aware of the other's existence, each is sanguine about the competition.
"It's fine," Belofsky said. "We do what we do, and the Cinematheque is great. What distinguishes us is that we really get behind the new independent horror."
"With the amount of people in Los Angeles, there's more than enough for us both to be successful," Parkes reckoned. "We want the city to be on the world stage from the genre standpoint, so we're all for it."
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Raspberry Fool Recipe
A close rendition to the classic English recipe, this light and airy, berry dessert comes from Margaret Minnich of Columbus, Ohio.
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 2 to 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon lime juice
- 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- In a small bowl, mash the raspberries; stir in 1-2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and lime juice. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
- In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add remaining sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into raspberry mixture. Spoon into dessert dishes. Yield: 2 servings.
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Yummy+quick+easy. Great potential for using up small amounts of fresh fruit. Perfect for anyone who ever squirted Reddi-whip from can to mouth, which has to be almost any male in America!
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3/5 rDev -18.5%
08-23-2014 01:14:53 | More by ejimhof
4/5 rDev +8.7%
08-06-2014 17:28:39 | More by Tuck_leepulin
New Jersey
3/5 rDev -18.5%
04-20-2014 17:26:32 | More by markgugs
3.5/5 rDev -4.9%
04-15-2014 03:40:34 | More by crowsnest
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
04-11-2014 13:37:38 | More by millertime5125
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
02-19-2014 03:04:32 | More by SamEaton2
New York
3.5/5 rDev -4.9%
01-12-2014 03:02:43 | More by pretext
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
05-09-2013 02:14:41 | More by pcsnyder
3.5/5 rDev -4.9%
09-08-2012 05:00:36 | More by Analog_kid
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
04-15-2012 21:38:15 | More by TheMultiYeast
4/5 rDev +8.7%
01-15-2012 00:43:19 | More by carin380
3.48/5 rDev -5.4%
Had at the brewpub. Served in a pint glass.
Appearance – A rusty orange color which formed a nice billowy head. The head slowly faded leaving a it of foam lacing on the cap of the beer throughout the drinking experience.
Smell - Some malty aromas with a little bit of dried fruit perhaps. The smallest aroma of citrus and pine as well.
Taste –A malty and grainy brew. Can pick up a faint hint of hops at the end of the drink, not much; appropriate for the style.
Mouthfeel – A good level of carbonation and a good heartiness in body for a lager. A pretty nice mouthfeel.
Overall – A good beer, not what I would have origanlly expected but a nice surprise.
01-06-2012 01:29:56 | More by Darkmagus82
4.4/5 rDev +19.6%
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Served On: 12/29/2011
Glassware: Tumbler Pint
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This was from a growler I had filled during our last visit to the brewpub a few days ago.
Look: Poured a clear amberish copper color with a solid 2 fingers of off-white froth for the head. Appearance could remind you of a Sam Adams Boston Lager (not a bad thing). Carbonation was at a medium level.
Smell: Notes of a woody sweetness with pronounced hops and some nice spice came through. Again, I thought I had a Boston Lager here - but minus the sour notes I can sometimes get with Boston.
Taste: Mouth feel was surprisingly creamy with this one. Front of the palate was a nice earthy spice mixed with some sweet malts. A hop bitterness hit more towards the end with a finish of sweet bready cereal malts. The bitter hops seemed to last into the aftertaste.
This is a very solid Vienna Lager from Otto's. It was very impressive on how close they came to cloning Samuel Adams Boston Lager. Well done!
12-30-2011 15:53:29 | More by CraftBeerTastic
Rhode Island
3/5 rDev -18.5%
On tap at the brewpub - Dec 14, 2007. Aroma is a pale glow of lemony sugars and dusty grains. Pours a clear amber, with a thin rim of off-white. Flavor is a middle dense sugar, with edges of caramel, tanginess and palpable grain husk bitterness. Esters and astringency. I appreciate the malt body, but it gets cut by off bitterness, a curt dry note, and not really any balancing hops. Floorlike. Not digging this.
11-23-2011 18:21:00 | More by CharlesDarwin
4/5 rDev +8.7%
11-14-2011 08:56:35 | More by russwbeck
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
A pint glass at the new brewpub. A wonderful place, much roomier than the old location.
A: The Vienna lager is a caramel copper color, miles away from the Spruce Creek that came alongside it. Despite the rich amber tone, it remains translucent. A white head, nearly a half a finger, came with the glass but didn't last long.
S: The nose is sweet, plenty of grains that verge on fruits. The sweetness is rich, much more in-your-face than I was expecting, more syrupy than bready.
T: Malty rich, the lager is a mouthful. Sweet with toasted grains and a fruity sweetness. The beer is thick enough to be chewy without the alcohol heft to back it up. Hops are very mild, more balancing than anything else. The fruitiness of the malts, the thickness that they create, is the lasting memory of the beer.
M: The mouthfeel is a little sweet, had me worried about old beer at first. No fears though, the lager is quite good.
O: A good Vienna-style lager, chewy and thick.
03-19-2011 22:46:15 | More by akorsak
4/5 rDev +8.7%
On tap at Otto's
A - Arrived a dark copper color with about half an inch of white head. Laces nicely.
S - Bready and cereal malt aromas. Lots of fruity esters; banana and a little bubble gum.
T&M - Crisp and refreshing, medium bodied. Bready malts and a nice balancing herbal and citrus hops. Very clean flavors with a slight bitterness in the finish.
D - A nicely balanced, easy drinking offering.
07-21-2010 00:47:08 | More by ZeroSignal
3.85/5 rDev +4.6%
16oz serving on draft presented in a nonic pint.
A - Ruddy chestnut amber color with a thin white lace of head that sticks around and coats the glass.
S - Toffee, bread, earthy and spicy hop aromas.
T - Biscuity, toasty malt with plenty of spicy, herbal hop flavor and moderate to high levels of bitterness for the style. The finish is slightly bitter and of reasonable length.
M - Tactile, well-carbonated, light body.
D - Light, flavorful, sessionable.
12-27-2008 16:40:49 | More by trbergman
3.88/5 rDev +5.4%
Pours a medium-dark brownish copper with a small, off-white, creamy head that diminishes to a tenacious film. Excellent sticky lacing. The smell is smooth, mild and malty with a touch of perfumey hops. The taste starts with a hefty wallop of malt flavors (bread, caramel, grain and cereal), then opens up to let other flavors through towards and on the finish, including some herbal hops and a light touch of citrus. It has a medium body, starts out sweet and finishes dry, and it has a soft carbonation. This is an pleasant beer that it took me a long time to get around to trying again, since I only get to stop in every once in a while anymore and usually gravitate toward the bigger, seasonal beers. This one is much meatier than their perennial Helles, but still easy drinking. Reminds me of something I would drink after a hard, sweaty day of spring skiing not sure why.
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The lost-at-sea, Christian extremist Gastonguay family hates gays, abortions, taxes, and immigrants so much they're planning a second voyage to Kiribati.Read more ›
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The feds are opposing a retired Michigan Supreme Court justice's bid for early release from her one-year sentence for bank fraud.
Prosecutors say Diane Hathaway hasn't met legal requirements for re-sentencing, which call for a showing of clear error or illegality, the Detroit News reports.
However, Hathaway, 59, points to her good behavior in prison. She says she is being denied equal protection, claiming she was told she can't be released to a halfway house like other prisoners because the chance is too high that she would encounter someone there whose sentencing she was involved in. (In addition to serving on the supreme court, she also was a trial-level judge in Wayne County Circuit Court for over a decade.)
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---- — SALEM – Saving dinner at Tuscan Kitchen is no excuse for speeding, a judge ruled yesterday.
Leonard Thomas Jr. of Methuen told Judge Robert Stephen, presiding in 10th Circuit Court yesterday, he got the ticket while rushing to provide a part for a malfunctioning freezer on Easter Sunday.
The judge acknowledged while saving the restaurant food was "a noble purpose," it did not meet the emergency test under New Hampshire law.
"The situation is not an emergency under statute," Stephen said.
Salem Officer Nick Turner testified his radar clocked Thomas traveling between 62 mph and 67 mph on Route 28, where the speed limit is 30 mph.
"I don't know how fast I was going. I was moving with traffic," Thomas testified in appealing to the court for leniency.
Thomas told the judge he was trying to avoid losing his license and was willing to take a safe driving course instead.
Turner was asked the reason Thomas gave for speeding.
"He claimed his shoelace was caught in the accelerator," the officer said.
A conviction for speeding at 62 mph in that zone could have resulted in a fine of as much as $1,000 and potential loss of license for 30 days.
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Stephen did not like what he saw: speeding tickets from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Florida.
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Stephen ruled loss of license was appropriate in this situation and ordered it for 30 days, effective 5 p.m. yesterday.


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NICOSIA - APOEL boss Ivan Jovanovic will be hoping to finally "sleep easy" on Saturday night with his side needing to beat AEK Larnaca to clinch this season's league title.
The Nicosia club defeated the Larnaca 1-0 last weekend to move eight points clear of second place Anorthosis and Jovanovic knows his side would put the title race to bed with another win in what is expected to be a full house on Saturday at the GSP Stadium.
Sunday will Omonia take on Anorthosis in Nicosia. Last weekend, both sides battled out a 0-0 draw in Larnaca.
"Until we have mathematically secured the league title, I will not sleep easy", the 50-year-old coach told reporters. "These are not just words; this is the reality of the situation. My players deserve to cap off the season as champions. We have worked really hard and this has always been our number one priority. Winning the league title has been my only thought 24 hours per day."
Victory will hand Jovanovic his fourth league title in his combined seven seasons at the club whilst at the same time present the club its 22nd league title success.
But the Greek-Serbian boss is not looking too far ahead arguing that beating their opponents should be only thing on his players' minds.
"If we are to achieve our target, we have to play well and we have to beat AEK. We have 90 minutes of very hard work in front of us."
APOEL defender Christos Karipidis was also calling for fans to put the Champaign on ice arguing that nothing is over in terms of the title race. "This is not a fiesta. Nothing is over. We need to remain grounded and determined. We need to be ready for a fierce battle if we want to clinch the three points against AEK."
Jovanovic has been credited with turning around APOEL's fortunes this season after a stumbling start that saw them fall off the pace in the league title race and suffer shock exits in the Europa League playoffs and the Cyprus Coca-Cola Cup third round at the hands of Neftchi Baku and AEL respectively.
The criticism came in thick and fast, even from the club's own fans, but things have now swung in the Nicosia club's favour although the big question over whether Jovanovic will leave the club in the summer remains a big question.
Media reports suggest that negotiations over his contract extension have gone cold in light of across-the-board pay cuts at the club. Jovanovic once again dodged questions over his future instead preferring to focus on his commitment to the club he led to the quarterfinals of the Champions League last season.
"APOEL is a large and beautiful part of my life. It's difficult for me to be involved in this term purely on a professional level."
Should APOEL clinch the league title as expected, they will enter the Champions League third qualifying round instead of the usual second round start as was the case in previous years.
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Drugs, Sex, and Murder in 1920s Tinseltown
Mabel and Mack
The friendship of famous film comedian Mabel Normand and William Desmond Taylor, noted director, was an intriguing element in the case. A glamorous killer is always more interesting than a valet.
Normand was a drug addict. It was well known that Taylor attempted to cure her of her drug dependence. It was further known that Taylor was protective of Mabel and was trying to separate her from her drug suppliers.
Most of all, Mabel Normand was the last person known to have seen Taylor alive. Those who were close to the victim in both relationship and time were inevitably suspected.
What was the relationship between this beautiful suspect and the victim? Taylor was 20 years older than Normand and could have been her lover. More likely, they were friends, with Taylor assuming the roles of confidante, escort, and mentor. Mabel was vivacious, pretty, and certainly a good companion. Beyond that, one can only speculate, and speculation would only carry investigators so far. For one thing, Normand had a solid alibi.
A fourth suspect was Normand's lover, the highly successful comedy director Mack Sennett. The two — Mack and Mabel, immortalized in a Broadway musical of the 1960s — had motives, so the speculation went. Mabel was jealous of Taylor's involvement with other women, and, unable to rekindle his interest in her, killed him. Or Sennett was jealous of Taylor, because he was still very much in love with Normand. But because he was estranged from her, he killed Taylor in a fit of jealousy. It seems that the soap-opera environment of 1920s Hollywood fostered such theories.
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TOWSON, Md. – Sophomore second baseman Pat Fitzgerald lined a one-out single to left field with one out in the bottom of the tenth inning as the Tigers (26-29, 15-15) came from behind to earn a berth in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament with a 5-4 CAA victory over James Madison University (16-35-2, 10-20) in the final regular season game of the season for both teams at John B. Schuerholz Park on Saturday afternoon.
Fitzgerald's clutch hit ended a drama-filled afternoon as the Tigers came into the final game of the season needing a win to earn a berth in the CAA Tournament for the first time since 2008.
The Tigers went into the bottom of the ninth inning trailing by 4-3. With one out, junior Kurtis Voytell (below) came into the game as a pinch hitter for sophomore shortstop Hunter Bennett. On a one-strike pitch from freshman righthander Chris Huffman, Voytell blasted a home run over the left centerfield fence to tie the game.
After junior righthander Michael Trionfo, appearing in his third inning of relief, retired the Dukes in the tenth inning, sophomore leftfielder Kurt Wertz led off the bottom of the tenth with a single to right. With one out, sophomore Dominic Fratantuono broke out of an 0-for-13 slump with a single to right that enabled Wertz to reach third base. When the Dukes walked junior catcher Andrew Parker, the Tigers had the bases loaded with one out.
On a 1-0 pitch from Huffman, Fitzgerald lined a single over the head of third baseman Johnny Bladel as Wertz scored the winning run.
"We were hoping that Fitz could get something that he could elevate and hit over the infield," said Coach Mike Gottlieb. "Fortunately, he was able to do that.
"I am very proud of this team," he added. "We really had our backs to the wall this weekend and a lot of guys came through for us. It's great to be going back to the CAA Tournament."
The Tigers will join top-seeded UNC Wilmington, Hofstra, Delaware, George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth at the CAA Tournament next week. The tournament will be played at Veterans' Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Va.
Trionfo, who pitched eight innings in an 8-3 win over the Dukes on Thursday, threw 2.1 innings of scoreless relief in the season finale. He earned his tenth win of the season as he broke the Towson single season record for victories. Trionfo leads the CAA with a 10-3 record.
After the Tigers honored their four seniors, Sean Adkins, Tyler Austin, Sean Thompson and Ben Winter, in pre-game ceremonies, freshman righthander Paul Beers took the mound for Towson.
After Beers pitched his way out of a first inning jam, the Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
Sophomore designated hitter Brandon Gonnella led off the bottom of the first inning by drawing a walk. With junior third baseman Zach Fisher at bat, Gonnella stole second base. After Fisher lined out to left field, Wertz blasted a two-run homer over the left centerfield fence, giving the Tigers a lead. The Tigers had a chance to add to their lead when freshman first baseman Brendan Butler doubled. But, freshman righthander Ben Garner retired Fratantuono on a fly ball to right before Parker grounded out.
In the second inning, the Dukes had two runners on base with two outs but Beers retired senior centerfielder Ian Haynes on a ground ball to second base. Beers also flirted with danger in the third inning when the Dukes loaded the bases with two outs. But he got junior catcher Bradley Shaban to ground out and end the inning.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Tigers missed out on a chance to extend their lead. With one out, Fisher singled to rightfield. Then, Wertz made a strong bid for his second home run when he lined a shot off the rightfield fence that went for a double. However, Garner struck out Butler on a 1-2 pitch before Haynes made a fine running catch on Fratantuono's bid for an extra base hit in right centerfield.
In the fourth inning, the Dukes threatened again. Once again, Beers worked his way out of the jam. Junior second baseman Casey Goss opened the inning with a single and went to second on an infield out. Haynes reached on a bunt single as Goss reached third base. When Bladel was hit by a pitch, the Dukes had the bases loaded. But, Beers got out of the jam. Junior rightfielder Cole McInturff hit a ground ball to Butler at first base. He fielded the ball and threw home to get the force play on Goss. Senior designated hitter Evan Scott popped to shortstop, ending the threat.
In the fifth inning, the Dukes finally broke through and scored a run. McInturff opened the inning with a double to leftfield. When Carroll followed with a single to left, McInturff advanced to third base. At that point, Beers was relieved by Austin.
Making his 31st appearance of the season and his third of the series, Austin retired Shaban on a sacrifice fly to right as McInturff scored to cut the deficit to 2-1. After retiring Goss on a fly ball, Austin escaped the inning when Parker threw out Carroll trying to steal second base.
After Austin retired the Dukes in order in the sixth inning, JMU rallied in the seventh. McFarland led off with a single through the right side. Then, on a 3-2 pitch, Scott launched his seventh home run of the season over the left centerfield fence to give the Dukes a 3-2 lead. McInturff kept the inning going when he doubled down the left field line. A single by Carroll put runners on the corners with no outs. A safety squeeze bunt by Shaban drove in McInturff to up the lead to 4-2. When Carroll tried to steal third base, Parker threw him out for the second out. Austin pitched out of the inning when junior Colby Roberts grounded out to third.
In the bottom of the seventh, Winter led off with a double to rightcenter field. Sophomore shortstop Hunter Bennett singled to centerfield, putting runners at the corners. Freshman lefthander Aaron Hoover came out of the bullpen to relieve Garner. After retiring Gonnella on a fly ball to right, Hoover gave up an infield single to Fisher that drove in Winter to make it a 4-3 lead. When Hoover hit Wertz with a pitch, the Tigers had the bases loaded with one out.
But, Huffman came out of the bullpen and escaped the inning by getting Butler to hit into an inning-ending double play. Huffman also set the Tigers down in order in the eighth inning.
Trionfo, who was making his first relief appearance after 13 starts this season, came on in the eighth inning with two outs and two runners on base and pitched out of the inning. He also retired the Dukes in the ninth inning.
With one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Voytell kept the Tigers' season alive when he launched a solo home run over the left centerfield fence. It was his first home run as a Tiger.
"Mike Trionfo is such a competitor," says Gottlieb. "A lot of guys think they are competitors but Mike really is. He wants the ball whenever you want to give it to him."
The Dukes, who were the defending CAA champions, outhit the Tigers by a 14-12 margin. McInturff and Goss led the Dukes with three hits each. Scott added two hits and drove in two runs while Shaban also had a pair of RBI's.
Wertz, who batted .538 in the weekend series, led the Tigers with three hits, two runs scored and two RBI's. Fisher added two hits for the Tigers.
Trionfo pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief to earn his tenth win of the year. He allowed one hit and walked two with one strikeout.
The Tigers will be making their fourth appearance in the CAA Tournament.


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Iowa fans,
Wanted to stop by and say thanks for such a great time last weekend!
We had a blast in Iowa City and posted our photos and reviews! The 4 hour road trip and $100 tickets were well worth it to see Iowa stay undefeated and witness a beautiful city!
Check out our recap at: http://www.thebig10tour.com/iowa.html
We'll see you in Columbus on 11/14 and who knows...maybe at the Rose Bowl?
Thanks again!
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Danica Patrick has already started second-guessing her decision to not pull out to the bottom line during the final lap of the Daytona 500 but is overall satisfied with her eighth place day. She spent most of the day riding on the high line and never did pull to the bottom. As a result, she doesn't think she got a lot of drafting practice but is content having finished the race.
"We had a real steady day," Patrick said. "We got off to a nice start. I wish I had led at the start and thought I was but it was nice to lead later on - to lead laps. It was a real steady and smart day, running half-throttle. I just didn't think it was very wise to drop down, I would have just fallen to the back."
After several seasons running partial Cup Series schedules and the full Nationwide Series schedule in 2012, Patrick will run the complete 2013 campaign this season. And despite her top-10 run at Daytona, Patrick says she's not prepared to expect that kind of performance on a weekly basis.
"It's really unwise to say that a top-10 is where we need to be every week," Patrick said. "The Cup Series is really tough. The teams are really good and the drivers are smart enough to do right things at the right time. We'll go to (next week's race at) Phoenix and see where we are after five weeks.
"We're basing our performance off last year's stuff. And that could change after five weeks. We could be better or we could be worse."
Her former Nationwide Series team owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. thinks she's already better in her Cup Series starts than she has been in the Nationwide Series, and thinks she could make a lot more headlines for her on-track performance the rest of the week.
"I think she's done some of her best work in the Cup car," Earnhardt Jr. said. "She's done a really good job in the high-pressure and hectic situations. I think today proved that she makes really good decisions and I'm looking forward to racing against her all year long."
While Patrick would like to have won, she spoke at length during Speedweeks about earning the respect of her fellow Cup Series drivers. One race into the season, she's accomplished that but winning the race in addition to earning respect would have been her ideal scenario.
"I imagine everyone is kicking themselves over what they should have done to win," Patrick said. "During the race, I was thinking to myself, 'how am I going to do this?' Maybe choosing not to go to the bottom was inexperience and I was a little uncertain."
The indecision only cost her five positions and she'll leave Daytona with an top-10 points position. Danica entered the season hoping to just break into the top-20 first and then set her sights on the top-10 and a possible Chase berth. It's just one race out of 36 but she's given herself the best start possible.


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So, I've been married to a guy who has always had this geek factor about him. He was never particularly style-y when we used to date back in '06. He had super long hair (not like a mane or anything, but just those extra inches which you really don't need), commonly found in India. Bad jeans, brown skivvy. That sort of aesthetic.
I think I was going for his shoulders. Don't ask.
But these days, he's full of surprises.
He'll spot a cool cafe from a mile away. Pause outside a beautiful furniture store. Won't flinch an eyebrow when I ask him if we can get a Tuberose candle for $40 (it smelt like the real thing, I swear).
So thanks to V, we ended up at Two:Bob.
Pale pastel blues and cream woody colours. Simple, smart interiors and cool details. I'm getting shy when I take pictures these days, I rush them and take time on the food ones. (Apologies in advance).
We had fresh oj, sandwiches and a salad. Their salad blew my brains out. Seriously, it was amazing.
Can you see the arrow guiding you on the wall? It was wrapped in map paper. Adore. And all the staff had matching aprons.
Like they say, god is in the details.
I'm not usually big on sandwiches, but this was had a great combo. Beet & carrots = amaze.
I'm really getting into my salads this year thanks to my darling Mum who has bought me two salad recipe books. (Yes, I'm still one of those girls who fires friends who only order salads).
Cupcakes and dashes of blue.
Two:Bob is highly recommended as far as I'm concerned. I only wish I lived closer.
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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a secessionist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. Over a span of more than five decades, the economy has achieved steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $46,400. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "two-tier labor market" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March-April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened inflation and unemployment, as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about two-thirds of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable trade and budget deficits, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $450 billion in 2009. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations. In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President Barack OBAMA signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover. Approximately two-thirds of these funds will have been injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President OBAMA signed a health insurance reform bill into law that will extend coverage to an additional 32 million American citizens by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished.
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 309 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest both by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2009 GDP of $14.3 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
Indigenous peoples of Asian origin have inhabited what is now the mainland United States for many thousands of years. This Native American population was greatly reduced by disease and warfare after European contact. The United States was founded by thirteen British colonies located along the Atlantic seaboard. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their right to self-determination and their establishment of a cooperative union. The rebellious states defeated the British Empire in the American Revolution, the first successful colonial war of independence. The current United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787; its ratification the following year made the states part of a single republic with a strong central government. The Bill of Rights, comprising ten constitutional amendments guaranteeing many fundamental civil rights and freedoms, was ratified in 1791.
In the 19th century, the United States acquired land from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Russia, and annexed the Republic of Texas and the Republic of Hawaii. Disputes between the agrarian South and industrial North over states' rights and the expansion of the institution of slavery provoked the American Civil War of the 1860s. The North's victory prevented a permanent split of the country and led to the end of legal slavery in the United States. By the 1870s, the national economy was the world's largest. The SpanishAmerican War and World War I confirmed the country's status as a military power. It emerged from World War II as the first country with nuclear weapons and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union left the United States as the sole superpower. The country accounts for two-fifths of global military spending and is a leading economic, political, and cultural force in the world.
It comprises 48 conterminous states occupying the mid-continent, Alaska at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii in the mid-Pacific Ocean. Area, including the U.S. share of the Great Lakes: 3,676,486 sq mi (9,522,055 sq km). Population (2009 est.): 307,226,000. Capital: Washington, D.C. The population includes people of European and Middle Eastern ancestry, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians (Native Americans), and Alaska Natives. Languages: English (predominant), Spanish. Religions: Christianity (Protestant, Roman Catholic, other Christians, Eastern Orthodox); also Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism. Currency: U.S. dollar. The country encompasses mountains, plains, lowlands, and deserts. Mountain ranges include the Appalachians, Ozarks, Rockies, Cascades, and Sierra Nevada. The lowest point is Death Valley, Calif. The highest point is Alaskas Mount McKinley; within the conterminous states it is Mount Whitney, Calif. Chief rivers are the Mississippi system, the Colorado, the Columbia, and the Rio Grande. The Great Lakes, the Great Salt Lake, Iliamna Lake, and Lake Okeechobee are the largest lakes. The U.S. is among the worlds leading producers of several minerals, including copper, silver, zinc, gold, coal, petroleum, and natural gas; it is the chief exporter of food. Its manufactures include iron and steel, chemicals, electronic equipment, and textiles. Other important industries are tourism, dairying, livestock raising, fishing, and lumbering. The U.S. is a federal republic with two legislative houses; its head of state and government is the president.
The territory was originally inhabited for several thousand years by numerous American Indian peoples who had probably migrated from Asia. European exploration and settlement from the 16th century began displacement of the Indians. The first permanent European settlement, by the Spanish, was at Saint Augustine, Fla., in 1565. The English settled Jamestown, Va. (1607); Plymouth, Mass. (1620); Maryland (1634); and Pennsylvania (1681). The English took New York, New Jersey, and Delaware from the Dutch in 1664, a year after English noblemen had begun to colonize the Carolinas. The British defeat of the French in 1763 (see French and Indian War) assured Britain political control over its 13 colonies. Political unrest caused by British colonial policy culminated in the American Revolution (177583) and the Declaration of Independence (1776). The U.S. was first organized under the Articles of Confederation (1781), then finally under the Constitution (1787) as a federal republic. Boundaries extended west to the Mississippi River, excluding Spanish Florida. Land acquired from France by the Louisiana Purchase (1803) nearly doubled the countrys territory. The U.S. fought the War of 1812 against the British and acquired Florida from Spain in 1819. In 1830 it legalized the removal of American Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River. Settlement expanded into the Far West in the mid-19th century, especially after the discovery of gold in California in 1848 (see gold rush). Victory in the Mexican War (184648) brought the territory of seven more future states (including California and Texas) into U.S. hands. The northwestern boundary was established by treaty with Britain in 1846. The U.S. acquired southern Arizona by the Gadsden Purchase (1853). It suffered disunity during the conflict between the slavery-based plantation economy in the South and the industrial and agricultural economy in the North, culminating in the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery under the 13th Amendment. After Reconstruction (186577) the U.S. experienced rapid growth, urbanization, industrial development, and European immigration. In 1887 it authorized allotment of American Indian reservation land to individual tribesmen, resulting in widespread loss of land to whites. Victory in the Spanish-American War brought the U.S. the overseas territories of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. By the end of the 19th century, it had further developed foreign trade and acquired other outlying territories, including Alaska, Midway Island, the Hawaiian Islands, Wake Island, American Samoa, and the Panama Canal Zone.
The U.S. participated in World War I in 191718. It granted suffrage to women in 1920 and citizenship to American Indians in 1924. The stock market crash of 1929 led to the Great Depression, which New Deal legislation combated by increasing the federal governments role in the economy. The U.S. entered World War II after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor (Dec. 7, 1941). The explosion by the U.S. of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima (Aug. 6, 1945) and another on Nagasaki (Aug. 9, 1945), Japan, brought about Japans surrender. Thereafter the U.S. was the military and economic leader of the Western world. In the first decade after the war, it aided the reconstruction of Europe and Japan and became embroiled in a rivalry with the Soviet Union known as the Cold War. It participated in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. In 1952 it granted autonomous commonwealth status to Puerto Rico. Racial segregation in schools was declared unconstitutional in 1954. Alaska and Hawaii were made states in 1959. In 1964 Congress passed the Civil Rights Act and authorized U.S. entry into the Vietnam War. The mid- to late 1960s were marked by widespread civil disorder, including race riots and antiwar demonstrations. The U.S. accomplished the first manned lunar landing in 1969. All U.S. troops were withdrawn from Vietnam in 1973. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. assumed the status of sole world superpower. The U.S. led a coalition of forces against Iraq in the Persian Gulf War (199091). Administration of the Panama Canal was turned over to Panama in 1999. After the September 11 attacks on the U.S. in 2001 destroyed the World Trade Center and part of the Pentagon, the U.S. attacked Afghanistans Taliban government for harbouring and refusing to extradite the mastermind of the terrorism, Osama bin Laden. In 2003 the U.S. attacked Iraq, with British support, and overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein.
Besides the 48 contiguous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The coterminous states are bounded on the north by Canada, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The United States is the fourth largest country in the world in area (after Russia, Canada, and China). The national capital is Washington, which is coextensive with the District of Columbia, the federal capital region created in 1790.
The major characteristic of the United States is probably its great variety. Its physical environment ranges from the Arctic to the subtropical, from the moist rain forest to the arid desert, from the rugged mountain peak to the flat prairie. Although the total population of the United States is large by world standards, its overall population density is relatively low; the country embraces some of the worlds largest urban concentrations as well as some of the most extensive areas that are almost devoid of habitation.
The United States contains a highly diverse population; but, unlike a country such as China that largely incorporated indigenous peoples, its diversity has to a great degree come from an immense and sustained global immigration. Probably no other country has a wider range of racial, ethnic, and cultural types than does the United States. In addition to the presence of surviving native Americans (including American Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimo) and the descendants of Africans taken as slaves to America, the national character has been enriched, tested, and constantly redefined by the tens of millions of immigrants who by and large have gone to America hoping for greater social, political, and economic opportunities than they had in the places they left.
The United States is the worlds greatest economic power, measured in terms of gross national product (GNP). The nations wealth is partly a reflection of its rich natural resources and its enormous agricultural output, but it owes more to the countrys highly developed industry. Despite its relative economic self-sufficiency in many areas, the United States is the most important single factor in world trade by virtue of the sheer size of its economy. Its exports and imports represent major proportions of the world total. The United States also impinges on the global economy as a source of and as a destination for investment capital. The country continues to sustain an economic life that is more diversified than any other on Earth, providing the majority of its people with one of the worlds highest standards of living.
The United States is relatively young by world standards, being barely more than 200 years old; it achieved its current size only in the mid-20th century. America was the first of the European colonies to separate successfully from its motherland, and it was the first nation to be established on the premise that sovereignty rests with its citizens and not with the government. In its first century and a half, the country was mainly preoccupied with its own territorial expansion and economic growth and with social debates that ultimately led to civil war and a healing period that is still not complete. In the 20th century the United States emerged as a world power, and since World War II it has been one of the preeminent powers. It has not accepted this mantle easily nor always carried it willingly; the principles and ideals of its founders have been tested by the pressures and exigencies of its dominant status. Although the United States still offers its residents opportunities for unparalleled personal advancement and wealth, the depletion of its resources, contamination of its environment, and continuing social and economic inequality that perpetuates areas of poverty and blight all threaten the fabric of the country.
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News: Drake Caught Covering Up Common Subliminal Response
Sunday, Dec 25, 2011 11:03PM
Young Money star Drake reportedly hit rap veteran Common with a subliminal diss over the weekend and then tried to cover it up based on a screen shot of his Twitter page.
In Drizzy's now-deleted tweet, he taunted Common's album-selling ability.
Since Drake is "not a p*ssy" he figured he'd go ahead and respond, kinda. Just in case you can't read it, Drake subtweeted Common by saying "Platinum. Now THAT's Sweet!" Of course he's referring the song name and bragging on how many records he's sold in comparison to Common. Fair right? But then for some reason, Drake elected to take down the tweet. But that didn't stop the rest of twitter from weighing in on this supposed "beef" between two of the most non-threatening rappers the world has ever seen. (Loop 21)
Last week, Common confirmed speculation suggesting his new "Sweet" record is actually targeted toward artists like Drake.
"Hey, he opened his mouth and said some things. So if he wants it, that's what he wants, all that subliminal, you can do that too. But you might want to say that now," he said. "I mean, the verse is about me, but when you hear some stuff on the chorus, it's like you can't help but think about dude, and that's what he felt. So at the end of the day, he fit in that category. He already embraced it, so wear it." ("Sway in the Morning")
Prior to the confirmation, Drizzy gave his reaction to Common's "Sweet" record during a Las Vegas show.
In a recent performance in Las Vegas, Drake reportedly increased tensions by addressing Common on stage. "I might sing, but I ain't no b*tch." said the Toronto rapper. "If Common got something to say, say it to my face." Will Drizzy have to catch a body like that? A ridiculous situation indeed. (The Silver Tongue Online)
Common's new solo album is projected to sell up to 65,000 copies in its opening week.
Windy City hip-hop icon Common's Think Common/Warner Bros. bow, The Dreamer/The Believer, looks headed for first-week sales of between 55-65k. His last album, 2008's Universal Mind Control, on G.O.O.D./Geffen, debuted with 82k. (HITS Daily Double)
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- Read through the personal Progress Book and become familiar with Young Women's Values, Standards of Personal Worthiness, and Value Experiences.
- At least once a month (maybe Fast Sunday) sit down with your daughter and review her Personal Progress Book.
- Encourage your daughter to find a special place to store her book.
- At Family Home Evening, ask if there is any area she could be assisted in. Family involvement can be fun and rewarding.
- Focus yourself upon developing a personal relationship with Christ, so that you can better help your daughter spiritually.
- Sign her value experiences before she takes it to her young women leaders.
- Show her you value her progress by coming to Young Women Recognition Nights to recognize and support her and other young women receive awards.
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- Attend New Beginnings, Young Women in Excellence, and other parent/child activities with your daughter.
- Encourage her to attend Young Women activities and Sunday lessons. Help her to adjust her schedule to fit in time for her spiritual growth.
Remember: If it is important to you, it will be important to her!
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