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Increase your intake of fish oil, empty your bladder regularly, breathe slowly, and get a good regular sleep pattern. You now have 36 hours to practice such routines before the single greatest event in all of sports takes place on Thursday night: Game 7. After the most entertaining and exhilarating NBA basketball game in recent memory, Miami survived to force Game 7 Thursday night in Miami. Lebron James took over in the fourth quarter, as we all knew he needed to, without his headband I might add, and Ray Allen made his paycheck in one miraculous shot with under 6 seconds left in the 4th quarter. While the story was the Ray Allen 3-pointer, which sent the game to overtime and the fact that the world had waited 5-plus games for an "NBA Classic", there are several key factors that led Miami to come back in the waning seconds of regulation in Game 6 to force a winner-take all game Thursday night.
For the San Antonio Spurs, the game came down to fundamentals. The "Big Fundamental", Tim Duncan, carried San Antonio through much of the game with 30 points and 17 rebounds. He started the game on fire, shooting 7-7, and kept the tempo up for the Spurs. With Tony Parker having a rough shooting night (6-23), it seemed almost as though Duncan was having his "marquee" game that Parker, Ginobli, and Green had in San Antonio's previous 3 wins, respectively. Duncan worked the offense from the post and San Antonio's previous success shooting in the series forced Miami to defend Duncan with only one defender. Advantage Duncan. Despite Duncan pulling the weight for San Antonio for much of the first three quarters, with some help from Kawhi Leonard, the rest of the Spurs were unable to close out Miami late in the 4th quarter with the Larry O' Brian trophy just beyond arm's reach, literally. The post-game staffers were on the sidelines prepared to rope off the stage, David Stern had all but left his seat for the trophy presentation, and perhaps the most significant insignificant fundamental in the sport of basketball took it all away from San Antonio: free throws. San Antonio's inability to make free throws with the game on the line is the sole reason that this column isn't titled "2013 NBA Finals Wrap Up." Free throws gave life back to Miami when fans began to leave the arena. Free throws are the reason that the Larry O' Brian trophy remains finely polished and untouched for 48 more hours. In the final 30 seconds of regulation, San Antonio missed two critical free throws, one by Manu Ginobli and the other by Kawhi Leonard, to deliver the final knockout blow to this resilient and battle-tested Miami Heat team. With 19 seconds in regulation and Kawhi Leonard at the line, Miami's chances at a comeback were resting in his hands. You could sense the anxiety and agony in the building leading up to that first free throw with San Antonio already ahead 94-92. Miss. A collective cheer/exhale/defibrillating moment ensued from the Miami crowd as there was life in the American Airlines Arena. With Leonard making the 2nd free throw, the lead was stretched to a reasonable 3-points and Ray Allen did the rest with an unbelievable corner three to tie it up with 5.2 seconds remaining. The San Antonio Spurs pride themselves on being that "team's team", but their inability to focus on the moment and remain cool under pressure, 30 seconds away from the franchise's fifth NBA title, gave Miami life and all the momentum leading up to Game 7 tomorrow night.
On Miami's end, it seemed that everything went right when it needed to, subsequently went downhill at the last minute, only to somehow go right again when the clock read 00:00. We were all waiting for "that moment" from Miami to push the tempo and play with the desperation of knowing that their season was coming to an end unless they did something to stop it. At the beginning of the 2nd half, we didn't see it. As the third quarter was coming to a close, we were still waiting. Fourth quarter begins: game on Miami. The Heat started the 4th quarter shooting 4-4 from the field and showed San Antonio and the world that this was not going to be a championship countdown as it was for Miami in the 4th quarter of Game 5 in the 2012 Finals. San Antonio fought hard and aggressive throughout the game but the iconic image from Game 5 occurred on a seemingly irrelevant aspect of the game. Lebron James went up for a dunk in the low post and in an attempt to block the shot, Tim Duncan ripped off his headband. Due to several mysterious reasons including feeling relieved that the tight headband was finally off of his head, no longer showing a lack of insecurity about his receding hairline, or a multitude of other headband-related reasons, Lebron James turned it on and refused to watch the San Antonio Spurs hoist the Larry O' Brian trophy on his home court. Lebron entered the 4th quarter with 13 points shooting an abysmal 3-10, but finished the night posting up his fourth triple-double in the playoffs with an impressive 32points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. Lebron proved to the world that he is no longer "too small" for any moment and that all that matters today is putting ring #2 on his finger.
With a quick turnaround of under 48 hours total between Games 6 and 7, San Antonio needs to focus on resting after playing a grueling Game 6. Game plan and strategy are not nearly as important leading up to tomorrow night as every team has shown its true colors at some point in this series. San Antonio needs to focus on getting past the devastation of losing Game 6 with the championship in their sights, and rest their stars for one final, winner-take-all, last hoorah for these San Antonio Spurs tomorrow night in what is to be a great follow up to a classic NBA Finals Game 6.


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Austin assistant police chief Raul Munguia says Sixth Street the first night after Texas Relays was pretty quiet.
"No major incidents. We did have one arrest for fighting which is ...you know it's not unexpected. Overall, it was a very easy going evening," Munguia said.
He says they have put out more officers and even water barricades to prevent stampeding, which he says is a problem in Austin.
But you have to have people shoulder to shoulder for a stampede to happen and it wasn't like that last night.
But tonight is the night when police expect the crowd to get that big again.
"We start getting a lot of kids that are coming into town just to partake in the festivities at night and that crowd that shows up on Sixth Street, it grows even bigger than what we see at the Relays," he said.
Rainey Sternes and Vins Miller from Desoto were in town for the Relays to cheer on Rainey's little brother.
He says you won't see Desoto students getting into trouble.
"We have a strict program. If you come down here to run, you're gonna be at the hotel room whenever you're not running and whenever you're done running. That's one thing about Desoto that's different from all of these other schools. The athletes go out there and get in trouble, not Desoto," Sternes said.
Interestingly enough, many of the kids that go to Sixth Street after the Relays are too young to drink.
Jey Ditta, owner of "Bat Bar" says many of the bars just close down for the weekend.
"What hurts the street the most is that people don't go into the clubs. They just mainly stay out in the middle streets and party and socialize out there," he said.
Ditta says Friday night went pretty smoothly.
"A couple of random fights but unforunately with that many people it's hard to say but all we can do is provide the best security that we can do," Ditta said.
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For a minute I thought Ross sent me this by mistake, which I thought was hilarious. On second thought, I'm guessing he chose it because of the amazing music selection.


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Guest Post by Chris Campbell, CEO of Review Trackers, a leading online review monitoring platform for local businesses.
If you're a business owner, Yelp can be a scary thing.
The user-generated reviews site isn't just some harmless go-to reference for consumers who want to make more informed decisions. In reality, it's a wildly unpredictable sounding board for anyone with an opinion about your business.
The opinions can be good or bad. The ratings can be high or low. The reviews can be glowing or fuming. Either way, they're all out of your control.
Or are they?
In fact, on Yelp (and other similar review sites), there are a number of aspects over which you can be very much in control. It's just a matter of tuning in and identifying the opportunities that not a lot of Yelp-fearing business owners are able to see and seize.
So let's explore how you may be able to craft a winning Yelp strategy that will protect—instead of destroy—your business' online reputation.
Be vigilant against fake reviews.
According to Gartner, as much as 15 percent of all online reviews will be either fake or paid by the year 2014. And that's despite all the consumer alerts, review filters, and other measures that Yelp is taking to shoo away content manipulators and rule-breakers.
That's why you have to monitor online reviews more vigilantly than ever; otherwise, you won't be alerted in cases when questionable review content is tarnishing your reputation. If you suspect a competitor or an ex-employee posing on Yelp as your harshest critic, contact Yelp ASAP.
Optimize for Siri.
Yelp is becoming more deeply integrated with Siri, Apple iPhone's voice-operated personal search assistant. When people ask Siri for recommendations—where to get good sushi for dinner, say, or where the nearest chiropractor is located—Siri delivers results (and reviews) from Yelp's business listings.
So how can you get some Siri love? First of all, make sure that your Yelp listing is up-to-date with the correct address, phone number, contact information, and business category. Also, when you write out your company description on Yelp, be sure to add category keywords ("sushi," "Japanese food," "Japanese restaurant") that Siri users are likely to use whenever they make a search query.
Don't sue.
Late last year, housing contractor Dietz Development sued a Virginia-based Yelper for $750,000 after she wrote a scathing review of the company. The whole thing generated a lot of publicity. Unfortunately for Dietz Development, it wasn't good publicity.
That's because legal threats against bad reviews can lead to what Mashable calls "the Streisand effect," wherein the threat has the unintended consequence of drawing more attention to the problem. In this housing contractor's case, draw attention it did: its Yelp page is down to a single-star rating, with an astounding 75 reviews since removed by Yelp for violating the site's content guidelines and terms of service.
Build your own Yelp.
People don't always have to go to Yelp or some third-party review site to find reviews of your business. In fact, wouldn't it be better if you had your own reviews page, with content that you can control and great customer comments that you can show off? Besides, you might as well add your own stuff out there for people and search engine robots to see.
Here's how you can get started. Aggregate all your online reviews (the best ones, of course) and put them all in one page. Add this page to your website. You can add source URL, reviewer name, star rating, review date, etc. But you have to make sure that the URL of this page contains the word "reviews"—as in, "www.BusinessName.com/reviews". Why? Because if potential customers want to find out what existing customers think of your business, they're likely to type something like "your local business name + reviews" on Google.
Stop soliciting.
Don't worry too much about how to get five-star Yelp reviews. Just focus on what you do best—that is, running your business—and the praises will come unsolicited.
What you can do to raise awareness is download Yelp stickers from the designated Flickr photostream, print them, and place them in prominent spots in your business location: entrance, check-in counter, menu, bathroom door, business card, etc.
Also, be sure to sustain a high level of engagement with your community of happy customers. Create Yelp Deals and Gift Certificates, send messages to your most loyal patrons, say "thank you" privately or publicly to positive reviews: anything to let them know that you value their feedback and are committed to serving them as brilliantly as possible.
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Farewell Mungolina…
They say that to lose your pet feels as if you've lost your best friend... well for us last week the sadness of that happened.
Our darling and beautiful Mungolina was found to have cancer and she was in terrific pain, for thankfully only a really, really short time before it was found. So the impossibly hard yet necessary decision to help her to sleep and go to heaven was made.
Although she was an old lady it really was so hard to believe as she still behaved like a puppy with mad bunks up and down the garden and she looked like a dog half her age as she was in such great shape - just that little grey muzzle (like her Daddy's) that gave away her 14 and a half years!
Telling Tom, Joe and Maddie was so hard and we cried and cried together for "our girl". Maddie and Joe disappeared and came back with all the pictures of her from around the house and proceeded to make a little area, like a shrine I guess on the rug.
They filled her bowl with food and water and found her teddy. She always suckled on a soft toy throughout her entire life, I spent many hours retrieving the children's special teddies from Mungo's, washing them and returning them before it was noticed teddy had a flattened and soggy paw!
However, it was Tom who surprised us all. He has totally adored his "Mungolina best dog" as he called her and she has been the subject of his school projects and show-and-tells over the years - how we managed to stop him literally taking her in for the show-and-tell I don't know!
His reaction was amazing. Tom went off and came back with a loo roll and proceeded to entirely cover all the area his brother and sister had created for Mungo with the entire loo roll - he was saying as he did it, "That's enough crying, it's a happy place, stop now, it's happy place".
I think that was his way of interpreting my telling him that Mungo isn't in pain now so we must be happy that she isn't hurting any more. I think he made Heaven. It's heartbreaking though as each morning the same question..."Where's Mungo?" begins our day, I wonder for how long?
We looked back through the photos and remembered how when Dan's Mum, sister and I went to choose her. I painted one of her claws with blue nail varnish as I was so worried the breeder may muddle her up and she'd go to someone else by accident! Polly Paranoid or what!
As I remember double and triple checking all my babies had their wrist tags on after they'd been born for the same reason, though I did refrain from my nail varnish identification system though! Just!
We laughed and cried reliving the moment she was "opened" as Dan's surprise present, yes she was in a box... but a huge one and for only a millisecond.
Dan's face was a picture and we were all so happy for him. She was our first 'baby' and we showed the children the Mungo we had known and adored even before they were even born!
The Mungo who had the nicest and most gentle temperament, putting up with all the extra loving from three teeny babies even when she was eating and sleeping........ truly a "best dog" to quote Tom!
So this weekend, my wonderful mother in law, who was Mungo's other Mummy as she has loved and looked after her with us all her life; Katherine and Jes (my sis and brother in law) their 'girls' beautiful black labs Molly and Bess; Dan's sister and her dogs, Mowgli and Spike; Barney, my mother-in-law's huge black lab who's missing Mungo terribly and all of us, we will walk around the woods Mungo loved so much, thinking of her in 'happy land' and 'sprinkle' as we go...
Lots of love to you all, and especially to all your four-legged friends,
Claire x


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Brothers Dressler twin craftsmen, Jason and Lars Dressler, building furniture and other objects with a respect for material, process and craftsmanship in Toronto, Canada.
Their line is made from repurposed and upcycle salvaged objects as well as lumber from responsible forestry practices. Wasting material is taboo for them, repurposed even scraps into useful and beautiful objects.
Dressler lighting incorporates obsolete bicycle rims gathered from local bike kitchens, cycle shops and trash bins. The spokes hold the fixture, which is outfitted with a dimmable compact fluorescent bulb.
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I've talked about it for long enough about it and it's finally complete ... Flicky's University Quilt
It all started way back in July last year when Flicky chose a Kaufman Essex Linen fabric 'La Femme Deco Vines' on a trip to Purl Soho and it took me until September to find a backing fabric that I loved to put with it - a Betsey Johnson cashmere plaid - and you can read all about the bargain I grabbed at Mood here:
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There's been mention of the quilt throughout the year but not much action:
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Here's an Instagram pic of Tatty helping me to hand sew the binding - boy I look serious!
And here's the finished quilt
Here's the back of the quilt - that cashmere is so soft and snug and silky.
The binding is Kona Solid - Robin Egg and it really makes the blue line running through the cashmere plaid pop.
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Today in History, May 19, 2013
Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2013. There are 226 days left in the year.
Today's Highlights in History:
On May 19, 1943, in his second wartime address to the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledged his country's full support in the fight against Japan.
On this date:
In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery.
In 1780, a mysterious darkness enveloped much of New England and part of Canada in the early afternoon.
In 1921, Congress passed, and President Warren G. Harding signed, the Emergency Quota Act, which established national quotas for immigrants.
In 1935, T.E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died in Dorset, England, six days after being injured in a motorcycle crash.
In 1964, the State Department disclosed that 40 hidden microphones had been found in the U.S. embassy in Moscow.
In 1981, five British soldiers were killed by an Irish Republican Army landmine in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
In 1993, the Clinton White House set off a political storm by abruptly firing the entire staff of its travel office; five of the seven staffers were later reinstated and assigned to other duties.
In 1994, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York at age 64.
In 2003, WorldCom Inc. agreed to pay investors $500 million to settle civil fraud charges.
Today's Birthdays: PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 79. TV personality David Hartman is 78. Actor James Fox is 74. Actress Nancy Kwan is 74. Actor Peter Mayhew is 69. Rock singer-composer Pete Townshend (The Who) is 68. Concert pianist David Helfgott is 66. Rock singer-musician Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) is 64. Singer-actress Grace Jones is 61. Rock musician Phil Rudd (AC-DC) is 59. Actor Steven Ford is 57. Rock musician Iain Harvie (Del Amitri) is 51. Actress Polly Walker is 47. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford is 43. Rock singer Jenny Berggren (Ace of Base) is 41. Country/rock singer Shooter Jennings is 34. Actor Drew Fuller is 33. Christian rock musician Tim McTague is 30. Rock musician James Richardson (MGMT) is 30. Actor Eric Lloyd is 27.
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Melissa just relaunched her website and it looks amazing! She does destination weddings all over the world and her work is AMAZING. She's also giving away a bunch of free stuff to celebrate — an iPad, a photo shoot, and a spa day in your town! Check it out: http://bit.ly/13xBs60


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With the Monday deadline looming to cut the rosters down to 75 players, the Green Bay Packers released defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove on Friday, according to USA Today's Howard Balzer.
Hargrove signed with the Packers on March 29, but was suspended for the first eight games of the 2012 season by the NFL for his involvement in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal during his time with the Saints in the 2009 NFL season.
In the official press release from the NFL regarding the suspensions, the league claimed that "Hargrove submitted a signed declaration to the league that established not only the existence of the program at the Saints, but also that he knew about and participated in it."
Hargrove was a third-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams in the 2004 NFL Draft and stayed with the team for two full seasons before being traded during the 2006 season. He then spent time with the Bills, Saints, Eagles and Seahawks before signing with the Packers.
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A change has been made to the SPORTSMAN rules. Under item #6, we have eliminated the words "Any fronts", this is in regards to tires. We also want to make race teams aware that we plan to strictly enforce dirt … Continue reading
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2/26/13 (updated 3/2/13): ALL WEEKLY DIVISIONS effective immediately. All drivers must have either a 2013 DIRTCar license or a 2013 Albany-Saratoga license in order to race. Please note this does not apply to 4-cylinder cars, this is weekly divisions only.
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It appears fans will have to be satiated with grainy cell phone photos, and random eyewitness accounts today as a private workout organized by Jordan Gross and Travelle Wharton begins at Charlotte Christian High School, and will last for the next 8 days. These workouts are private, and the entrance to the school is being guarded by a Police officer. According to Joe Person he estimates approximately 20 players are in attendance.
Based on their Twitter activity/reports we know the following players are participating:
- Cam Newton
- Jordan Gross
- Travelle Wharton
I'm sure we'll get a better idea of the full compliment of the participants.
More after the jump
It's more than a little disappointing the players decided to have this workout be 100% private. On the one hand, I understand not wanting distractions- but fans are allowed at training camp, and that doesn't really derail the work being done there. It would have been a really good opportunity to reach out to the fanbase and get people excited about the 2011 season. Furthermore, it would have been nice to get some information on how Cam is looking after his time at IMG etc. Alas, we'll need to wait.
That being said, there are so many potential controversies I see why the players wouldn't want to open that can of worms. Clausen and Newton, Steve Smith, DeAngelo Williams... the list goes on.
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Weekly Flashback!: iOS and OS X Becoming One?!
Gaming News
- Borderlands 2 has been announced!
- Bethesda is suing Mojang (creators of Minecraft) over the word "Scrolls" for trademark infringment.
- HBO GO is coming to consoles so prepare yourself to watch some of the greatest TV shows of all time from your consoles.
- Id Software's RAGE gives the press a chance to play through the first 3 hours of the game.
- Diablo 3 is going to require a constant internet connection to play. Uncool. Also, there is going to be a real money auction house.
- Nintendo's company president, Satoru Iwata has taken personal responsibility for the floundering 3DS handheld.
- EA figures that 3D gaming isn't worth it's time.
Apple News
- Rumor has it that Apple may end up merging iOS and Mac OS X into a single platform in 2012-13
- Apple and Samsung are in a legal battle about patent infringements and Apple wins the early round.
- If you were so inclined to boot up Windows on your computer, Boot Camp 4 now requires Windows 7 or later.
- iPhone apps are starting to be approved by Apple for iOS 5 compatibility.
- Apple is cracking down on non-developer devices running iOS 5. They've tracked down devs who have sold their account device slots and closed their accounts.
- Apple is getting closer and closer to claiming the "World's Most Valuable Company" title.
- It's a total victory for games now that the iPad and iPhones are considered consoles to some extent.


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Robyn taught a foundations course called Diversity in Schooling in the Teacher Education Program at Southern Illinois University. She currently teaches Women, Images, and Realities in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.
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Robyn's teaching interests center power, privilege and difference at the intersections of identity specifically in the context of pedagogy and education. Her teaching interests also include feminist and anti-oppressive pedagogies, women and gender in higher education, pedagogy and performance, and intercultural communications.
Awards, Honors & Recognition
Dissertation Research Award Fellowship, 2012-2013, Southern Illinois University
Raymond Foster Award, 2009, Southern Illinois University
Yakaboski, T., Sheridan, R. and Dade, K. (2013). Is higher education a form of dowry:? Indian students' migration and intentions. Journal of Studies in International Education, doi: 10.1177/102831531349706
Sheridan, R. and Donahoo, S. (2012). Review of Fallon, Moira, & Brown, Susan (Eds.) (2010) Teaching Inclusively in Higher Education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. In The Education Review, February 2012.


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Modern working in #Barcelona. (at Torre Agbar)
Arribada dels Reis Mags. Barcelona. Xavier Miserachs, 1962.
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Actor and movie director José Corbacho presenting his stand up show "Corbacho 3G" in Barcelona. In full monochrome here.
Lone Star - Adelante (1975)
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Joan Colom, Barcelona 1958-1960.
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Extreme bromptoning at @FCBarcelona stadium. (at Camp Nou)
1842 engraving of the first photography (dagerreotype) taken in Barcelona in 1839 by Ramon Alabern i Casas. The dagerreotype is lost.
Feliç revetlla de Sant Joan des de l'Exposició Universal de Barcelona de 1.888.
via @mhistoriacat
Blue on blue and two dimensional building. (at Museu Blau)
Valentí Sanjuan. Hipster or homeless?
Mantenga limpia Barcelona. Gracias. (Keep Barcelona tidy. Thank you). Original drawing by painter John Morrison ca. 1965.
I had the pleasure of visiting John Morrison's studio today where he showed me some of his early drawings sketched in the streets of Barcelona in the 1960s, when he arrived in Catalonia.
Kept in a folder he had some twenty or so drawings that capture the atmosphere from the Barcelona of the time. Cars, cable cars, people, policemen, tube stations, street signs and posters tell not only the story of the city but that of a young artist discovering it.
This is a snap I took from a drawing I particularly loved but I guess it would be great to scan the whole set and put it up online for other people to enjoy.
The Dubai Sistaz air scratch from Barcelona.
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Lightolier was founded in 1904 in the early days of electric lighting. By the 1920's, the company published their first catalog. Lightolier introduced track lighting in the 1960's and continues to push new innovation with their designer LED portable lamps including both LED desk and floor lamps. Lightolier also specializes in recessed lighting and downlighting reflector technology. Their selection includes trim of every type, eyeball directionals, wet location rated versions, wall washers, and adjustable elbow designs.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS/AP) - President Obama spoke at Michigan State University's McPhail Center, where he also signed the Agriculture Act of 2014.
Around 500 guests and members of the media listened to the president tout his achievements and explain why this bill passed with bipartisan support. The farm bill carries a heavy price tag, over $950 billion, but the president explained it's impact is far reaching, bolstering rural communities and continuing investments in the food stamp program.
"Investing in communities that grow our food, helping hard working Americans put food on the table, that's what this farm bill does. All while reducing our deficit through smart reforms," said Obama.
Some of those reforms come in the way farmers will receive federal dollars, eliminating certain subsidies and replacing them with crop insurance, which farmers can use in the event of price changes and natural disasters.
The bill cuts the deficit by $23 billion and some of that money comes out of the food stamp program. Still, the president re-iterated he's committed to struggling families.
The bill will spread benefits to farmers in every region of the country while trimming the food stamp program; the cuts inspired a two-year battle over the legislation.
Obama told an audience at Michigan State University on Friday that the legislation boosts research at the East Lansing campus and other schools. Agriculture is Michigan's second largest industry behind manufacturing, which Obama says is "roaring again" after hard times and bankruptcies.
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Billie Holiday was a force in the 1950s with songs that are still known today. "All of Me", "The Way You Look Tonight" and "I'll Be Seeing You".
Tony and Grammy award winner Dee Dee Bridgewater, who plays Billie Holiday on stage in Lady Day, the Billie Holiday Musical appears on Good Day New York.
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Mayonnaise ¼ cup
Parsley 1 tsp
Lemon Juice 1 tsp
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Pickled Jalapenos 12 ea
Bacon Slices 12 ea
Salt pinch
Pepper pinch
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Reviews for Taxi Driver LyricsPerformed by Gym Class Heroes
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Wow. Thanks. | Reviewer: Kristen | 11/27/2007
Yay. I knew that the point of the song was to throw a bunch of band names together, but I wasn't sure about all of them. :) I knew about Fueled By Ramen and about most of those bands, but I didn't know about some of them. Glad I stumbled upon this! :)
More names and correction about record label | Reviewer: Steve | 10/15/2007
Actually, only two of the bands mentioned worked with Fueled by Ramen: Fall Out Boy and Jimmy Eat World. But that is the record label that the Gym Class Heroes is on.
Also mentioned: Cursive, Deathcab for Cutie, Dashboard Confessional, Bright Eyes, Sunny Day Real Estate, Spill Her Guts, , Hey Mercedes, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Story of the Year, The Postal Service, The Get Up Kids, The Early November, You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead..., Scraps and Heart Attacks, Popcorn, and Hot Water Music
More than just the names | Reviewer: Raven | 9/17/2007
Uhh those bands are just the obvious, it has thursday, thrice, jets to brazil, brand new, at the drive in, midtown,and also lends accredidation to the record label ramen which at one time i believe worked with all of the songs mentioned artists
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"have you noticed that in this song heaps of band names appear- see my chemical romance, fall out boy and even coheed and cambria.
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that's on purpose, not a coincidende. duh.
Band Names | Reviewer: Bianca | 9/10/2007
have you noticed that in this song heaps of band names appear- see my chemical romance, fall out boy and even coheed and cambria.
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Faculty and Staff
Lu Yuan, PhD, Academic Director
After receiving her BA in Chinese literature and journalism from People's University, Beijing, Lu Yuan worked for seven years as a journalist with Xinhua, the official news agency of China, and as editor of the publication Chinese Journalist. From 1989 to 1990, she was a Parvin Fellow on a journalism training program sponsored by the East-West Center at the University of Hawai'i. She taught Chinese at Banaras Hindu University in north India as part of her MA degree work in Chinese language teaching from SIT Graduate Institute. She received her PhD from the University of Technology, Sydney. Her thesis examined the political environment for NGO development in Yunnan, China.
In addition to her visits to Tibet and the minority regions of Mongolia, Ningxia, and Yunnan, Yuan spent three years in Kathmandu, Nepal, while her husband Sam was co-director of the SIT Nepal program.
She has served as the academic director for the Community Health and Traditional Chinese Medicine program since 2004. In addition to giving lectures, advising students, and coordinating academic seminars, Yuan also plans the program's educational excursions and works to ensure that students' academic needs are fully met. Yuan has overseen the SIT semester program China: Language, Cultures, and Ethnic Minorities since its inception in the fall of 1994.
Dr. Wen Zengzhe, Program Coordinator
Dr. Wen has worked for the SIT China: Community Health and Traditional Chinese Medicine summer program as program coordinator since 2004. He was born in Beijing and graduated from Kunming Medical College in 1983, where he was trained in Western medicine with a specialization in anesthesiology. He completed his Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) training at the Yunnan Traditional Medical College in 1989. Dr. Wen has been practicing TCM for over twenty years. He worked as an anesthesiologist at the Yunnan Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from 1983 until 1994. From 1994 until 2003, he was the director of the anesthesia department. From 2003 until the present, he has been an associate professor at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Yunnan and is currently the director of the C-Bridge Consultancy Co. Ltd. of Kunming, which promotes cross-cultural exchange on medical issues and development between China, other countries, and NGOs.
Mr. Zhao Jie, Language Instructor and Program Assistant
Zhao Jie was born in Shanghai and raised in Kunming. He received a Bachelor of Science from Yunnan University in 2003 and a Master of Science from Yunnan University in 2006. Fluent in both Chinese and English, Zhao Jie has a particular interest in paleontology and has conducted research and published extensively in this area of study. He has been in charge of international affairs on projects with both the University of Leicester (UK) and the Natural History Museum of Sweden. He has been teaching at Yunnan Normal University and Yunnan Nationalities University as a Chinese language teacher since 2001 and has worked as a language teacher and program assistant for the SIT China/Yunnan program since 2002.
Ms. Zhou Yan, Student Affairs Coordinator
Of Yi nationality, Zhou Yan was born in Yun County, Yunnan Province. She received a bachelor's degree in English from the Xian Foreign Languages Institute, one of the most well-known schools in China, in 2008. Following graduation, she returned to her home province and joined SIT as a staff member. She has served as the student affairs coordinator since the spring of 2008.
Ms. Luo Xiaolei, Language Program Coordinator
Born and raised in Kunming, Luo Xiaolei received a bachelor's degree in English from Yunnan University in 1989. She worked as office staff and as a translator for the Foreign Affairs Office of Yunnan University and for companies in Zhuhai and Hong Kong from 1989 to 1997. She has been teaching Chinese to foreigners at Yunnan University, Yunnan Normal University, and Yunnan Nationalities University since 2002 and has been teaching SIT students since 2003. Ms. Luo has served as SIT language program coordinator since the fall of 2007.
Dr. Duo Lin, HIV/AIDS Expert
Duo Lin has earned medical degrees in Kunming and London. Since 2002, he has been involved with research, public health, and health education related to HIV/AIDS, intravenous drug use, and sexual transmission of disease in Yunnan including among ethnic minorities and in those areas bordering Southeast Asian countries. He is currently the manager of the Yunnan Province HIV/AIDS Asia Regional Project, sponsored by the Australian government, and has participated in and managed other local and regional projects concerning the spread and control of HIV/AIDS. He has contributed to numerous publications and has served as a consultant and participant in national and international conferences on the subject. Since 2006, Duo Lin has been a senior lecturer and ISP advisor for the SIT China semester program and a senior lecturer with the SIT China summer program.
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TALLAHASSEE -- With Florida State (6-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) fresh off a 51-14 demolition of then-No. 3 Clemson on the road at Death Valley last Saturday — and with archrival No. 7 Miami unbeaten and headed to Tallahassee on Nov. 2 — Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher was asked Wednesday if he viewed this Saturday's game against North Carolina State (3-3, 0-3) as a trap game.
"I think all games are trap games if you don't prepare for them," Fisher said. "I mean, if you say it's a trap game — because what the kids hear, it's this game and this game you worry about. Well, if you're a mature team you don't allow those things to happen.
"But, yes, there's things that you have to look at, but it has nothing to do with N.C. State's ability, it just has the national media's focus that the other two teams are more highly ranked.
"But, hopefully, we'll be mature enough to look past that and be able to prepare because we know N.C. State will definitely be ready to play and bringing their 'A' game."


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Limited Data Loss After Server Crash
Unfortunately, there were some issues with the server. That is why the site was down at the beginning of this week.
The server crash happened to cause some data loss, which combined with an earlier problem with the backup system forced us to use a backup that reverts the site to the state of July this year.
However, thanks to our annual summer break, there is not much info lost.
The site is fully back now, issues (hopefully) resolved and the backup system working again.
Date and Price Determined
After numerous intense discussions, negotiations and evaluations we finally got a result.
To make things short, here is the final info:
- ▪ DATE: 6. - 8. September 2013
- ▪ DURATION: 3 days, Fri - Sun (you can join later or leave earlier)
- ▪ PLACE: Wuppertal, Germany (center west of the country)
- ▪ PRICE: 15€ (per person)
More information on how and when to officially register will follow soon.
UTvolution Meeting: Date and Destination
For those who haven't followed our related discussions on IRC or our Twitter page I shall repeat the note: We found a destination for our first UTvolution meeting! And it's not just decent, but awesome! More information about and images of it will be presented in this article. But first the most important part:
- ▪ DATE: September 2013 (within the first 2 weeks)
- ▪ DURATION: 3 days, Fri - Sun (you can join later or leave earlier)
- ▪ PLACE: Wuppertal, Germany (center west of the country)
- ▪ ACTIVITIES: LAN gaming, BBQ, billiard and much more
We Need Your Help and We Got Something for You
Ever since we opened to the public there were offers to donate for UTvolution. We, however, have been postponing to take those offers, because the site was not finished and we did not want to collect donations for something incomplete. We also wanted to see how this project evolves first.
Now that the site is completed and your help welcome, we hope there are still people willing to help keeping this place up.
We currently have yearly expenses of a bit more than 500€ to keep UTvolution running. These do not count in the sponsored servers though.
You can support us on our DONATIONS PAGE
(paypal, but you do NOT need a paypal account)
The biggest part is taken by the web server. It needs to be powerful enough to meet the requirements coming with our future plans for UTvolution. And it must at the same time ensure smooth browsing, of course.
EDIT: Donors receive a badge on this site that is shown with their posts. If you want one, mention your nick in the comment box of the donation page please.
Read inside to learn about our future concepts, what is being worked on and what is planned.
The "Getting Logged-Out Bug" is Finally Fixed!
Those who were affected by this bug probably already know what is meant. "This" bug, was in fact three bugs with the same effect: They logged users out right after they had logged in and got directed back to the site from which they logged in.
Most important part you need to know about it though is that they are ALL fixed now.
After a while of relentless pursuing with the help of CaDiaN who had the issue, as well (until the end it never happened to myself), we finally were at the point to say: "Objective destroyed!" - bug was beaten - "Congratulations, you are the winner!"
Changes Concerning Our Servers
Several changes were applied to our servers list. We unfortunately lost a few, but also got some new ones. Hence we should be set for future pugs and Quick Cups that are to come soon.
The former DE and UK PUG servers are not available anymore. Thanks to Predator and JaSs for sponsoring those while they were up.
Update your favourites. Here are the new IP's:
FFA 184.108.40.206:7777 - (Password: fun , Admin: Predator)
PUG 220.127.116.11:7777 - (Admin: Mithrandir)
PUG 188.8.131.52:1337 - (Admin: Volcanic)
PUG 22.214.171.124:7777 - (Admin: Eagle)
The servers are still being updated. All changes should be done by tomorrow (Sunday) night. The FAQ page will be updated as well.
The GALLERY is up!
Some of you will remember Smoelenbook, the place to browse real life photos of UT players has been taken down long ago. Most will remember asserfors, its successor that additionally to browsing also allowed adding comments.
Latter has been down for quite some time now as well.
Hence it's time to open the gates to one of the most anticipated UTvolution features.
The UTvolution Gallery includes more than just portraits of members and teams. You can also finally share your screenshots in a convenient way.
As an additional goodie there is also a third section that allows you to browse and share your dream cars. Even more sections will be added later.
A search will be available on the gallery as well once it starts getting filled. It will allow you to find particular images quickly.
The Gallery Search will use the info you add to your uploaded pictures, hence please enter at least a Title! The more info you add the better for those who will view or search for you images.
Power iDM QC results, awards and links
The first Quick cup on UTvolution has ended and was a success. Atmosphere was as oldskool as it can get and the schedule was more than met. In fact we finished hours earlier than expected, despite of one server causing some delay.
Congratulations to the winners:
All results, screenshots and a link to the final stream video can be viewed on the cup page. You can also add comments directly on it now.
Since the templates are done now, the pages of future cups will be updated a lot faster (mostly during the cup). That can be tested with the next Quick Cup that is already in sight and will be announced soon.
Quick Cup No.1 ends the summer break
Our annual summer break is coming to an end. The first players start dropping into the channel checking for pugs and most of last week's days where cloudy (well at least here).
In other words: time to get back into action. This is a good timing for our first Quick Cup! We will start with Power iDM, to give everyone a chance to polish their aim and oil their movements.
Sign-ups are open since last night and the cup will commence next
Check inside to learn more about Power iDM and what is coming next.
We recruited polite addresses
If you let your eyes walk around the browser window all along until they reach the address bar you will probably recognize there is something missing.
The cryptic page address that ended with a number was replaced by a name that actually describes the current page.
Being there you will realize why these kind of URI's are also called "user friendly addresses".
Another common name would be "SEO friendly URLs". That one lets you know that Google likes them too. Either way, they are not just nifty but also handy.
Read on to find out what's so cool about them.
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. " Final Information about the upcoming UTvolution LAN / Meeting 2013. " .
- UTvolution Meeting: Date and Des… «
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. " Information about the upcoming UTvolution LAN / Meeting 2013. " .
- We Need Your Help and We Got Som… «
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- The "Getting Logged-Out Bug" is … «
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. " The cause for the notorious bug that made some users getting logged out right after they had logged in, was finally spotted and fixed. " .
- Changes Concerning Our Servers «
Sat - Nov 17, 2012 - 20:03
. " Several changes concerning our servers. Some are discontinued, some a are new. " .
- The GALLERY is up! «
Tue - Nov 13, 2012 - 21:00
. " The UTvolution Gallery has finally opened its gates. It includes pictures of members and teams, screenshots and more. " .
- Power iDM QC results, awards and… «
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. " The first Quick Cup (Power iDM) has finished, the results are up, along with awards and related links. " .
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. " Summer break 2012 is ending, the first UTvolution Quick Cup is on the way. Registrations are open for one week. " .
- We recruited polite addresses «
Fri - Aug 31, 2012 - 1:39
. " Switching URI's used for this website to user and SEO friendly addresses. " .
- UTvolution goes social «
Mon - Aug 06, 2012 - 20:54
. " UTvolution enters the world of social networking. We can now also be found on facebook, Google+, tumblr and Twitter. " .
- The concept of UTvolution compet… «
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. " Timing, schedules and layout of UTvolution cups and leagues. " .
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- New buttons baby! «
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. " New buttons, styled to fit UTvolution and to look the same on all browsers. " .
- UTvolution's cup section opened! «
Fri - Mar 30, 2012 - 22:33
. " Opening of the UTvolution cup section including the competition page, an overview of all cups and leagues on UTvolution. " .
- More details on the first OldSko… «
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. " Additional information concerning the upcoming UTvolution 5on5 iCTF OldSkool Cup. " .
- Server updates and Tutorial mania «
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. " Updates and changes concerning the UTvolution servers and related to those. " .
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- Baruch, Ralph M. Chairman National Academy of Cable Programming
- Brugger, David J. President and CEO National Association of Public Television Stations
- Effros, Steven R. President Community Antenna Television Association
- Fritts, Edward President and CEO National Association of Broadcasters
- Malone, John President and CEO TCI
- Padden, Preston President Association of Independent TV Stations
- Strange, William Jr. Chairman Beta Communications, Inc
- Turner, Ted President and CEO Turner Broadcasting System
- Valenti, Jack President and CEO Motion Picture Association of America
- Bryant, John W. U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Coats, Dan U.S. Representative [R] Indiana
- Cooper, James "Jim" Hayes Shofner U.S. Representative [D] Tennessee
- Eckart, Dennis E. U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
- Fields, Jack M. U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Hall, Ralph M. U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Lent, Norman F. U.S. Representative [R] New York
- Markey, Edward J. U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
- Moorhead, Carlos J. U.S. Representative [R] California
- Nielson, Howard Curtis U.S. Representative [R] Utah
- Oxley, Michael Garver U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
- Rinaldo, Matthew U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
- Ritter, Donald "Don" Lawrence U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
- Swift, Al U.S. Representative [D] Washington
- Synar, Michael "Mike" Lynn U.S. Representative [D] Oklahoma
- Tauzin, W. "Billy" J. II U.S. Representative [D] Louisiana
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Yakisoba noodles with ancho-chile chicken, spinach-ricotta manicotti, and posole with chicken subbing for pork sound like the backbones of a a pretty decent menu, right? Well, this year, these items and more can be found on the cafeteria trays at Los Angeles Unified School District campuses thanks to the efforts of Mark Baida, the district's executive chef, and his team. Where are the corn dogs and pizza? They're gone. (Yeah, we have mixed feelings, too.) So are soft drinks and flavored milk. So, who is the man taxed with trying to please kids' picky palates as well as demanding parents? Before starting with LAUSD in 2006, Baida honed his skills as USC's executive chef as well as behind the stoves at a number of area restaurants. He and his colleagues are responsible for feeding more than 650,000 school-age squirts daily between breakfast, lunch, and snacks. We sat down with Baida at the Newman Center, one of the district's main culinary facilities, to discuss what kids will eat, what they won't, and why "you can't be scared of it—it's only food."What have been the biggest changes in the last few years with school food? It's an evolving change. Where I've seen the greatest change is when members of our team say, "At home I buy whole wheat bread. I never did that before. I saw you guys doing it for the kids so I figured it's good, it's the right thing to do." Also, now, I introduce a chicken posole with vegetables to the kids, and it's amazing how we talk about the details and forget that they're eating a bowl of hominy with vegetables and chicken. We're talking about the Indian curry and I'm asking the kids, "Do you want it more lemony? Do you want it more this or that?" We've already gotten past that they are eating a plate of vegetables with a sauce from India. And when somebody comes in now and wants to point the finger, which is OK, it's interesting that we're not talking about chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, and pizza anymore. At least we're not having the same conversations that we had five and 10 years ago.What were those conversations?"Why do you have this? This isn't good. Pizza is not a food." Chicken nuggets, ketchup—all these things that were in the K-12 segment people bad-mouthed. You can't have those same conversations. We should be talking about the fact that we change the lives of people every single day and people don't even realize it. With 660,000 meals a day, 80 percent are free and reduced in price. If that number keeps going up we're a bad city. We need to change. That number should be dropping. Without our meals, these kids won't eat. That's a fact. And every parent or guardian has the golden, free opportunity to package their own lunch for their own child. I'm not stopping it. You can do it. I don't see it, though. What has surprised you most about the eating habits of L.A. kids? The parents. Kids are willing to taste anything. Kids are not the block in the road. I could put 50 kids in a room and we could talk about food and travel and they're willing to taste. It's when adults get in the room that things get tricky, because they're the ones who set up the roadblock. Because of media, because of the demographics of our schools, kids are willing to try many different things. The adult is more surprised than the kid. What are the biggest challenges of introducing food like this to kids? I think kids like consistency; kids like structure. As an example, they could watch a movie 10 times and you'd be bored after the second showing. There is a structure to it that entices them and involves them and they enjoy it. If they've been eating the same thing all the time and get it at home all the time, do they know any better? They don't until somebody communicates, educates them and talks about it. We just want food to be in the forefront. We want food to be education. Lunch needs to be part of the education day. Unfortunately, it's not. How big is your staff district-wide? We have 5,000 employees in food service. Each kitchen could have anywhere from four to 12 people per kitchen. But research and development is all myself with the canvas of my customers. I'm kind of a one-man show. I must think, "Can I do it a million times and do it right?" Have you ever tried out any dishes that were complete bombs? Oh yeah. Of course; it's food. Children's palates are different. It's not about what I like. It's up to them what they like and what they want. Something that is sweet to me, they want it to be spicy. If you say, "Do you like this, or do you like this?" they're going to tell you. They will tell you it sucks. And that is fine. That is what I want because they eat it everyday.Where do you eat when you're not eating kids' food? I'm a very international person. My tastes are like my travels. They are always different. And I always want the opportunity to learn. I have three passions in life: cuisine, people, and culture. And I think that speaks for the food. I can go from eating with a couple buddies outside a handroll truck to eating on the finest white tablecloth in the world. Food is food. I'm always open to listen.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman makes a stop in North Dakota today.
Senator Heidi Heitkamp introduced FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg to community bankers in the state.
Gruenberg heard first hand views and concerns community bankers have.
Senator Heitkamp says because of federal regulations half of North Dakota small community banks are getting out of home lending which isn't a good trend and needs to be addressed.
"A lot of them didn't do a lot of mortgage lending, but they did want to do it because they're in relationships with their customers, so for them the scale doesn't work well, which is how do we build capacity to meet compliance on these regulations when we may only do ten of them a year and is that cost beneficial for our time," Senator Heidi Heitkamp said.
Heitkamp says the chairman did a good job offering assistance to the banks to better understand the regulations.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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Pell City —
John O'Rear sits in his recliner, a CD player on the edge of the faded sofa next to him.
With a set of headphones pressed to his ears, John listens, the rhythmic sounds of bluegrass consuming him as he gazes at photographs of grandchildren that cover the living room wall.
"I put on the headphones and listen when Mama is watching TV," John says. "I could listen to his music all day long." John follows along, tapping his foot to the fast-paced beat of his grandson's Dobro guitar.
Brent Burke, a Pell City native raised by his grandparents, John and Doris O'Rear, picked up his first guitar at age five.
"His feet didn't touch the floor," John said. "We put the strap of the guitar on the chair and tightened it around him so he wouldn't fall off." John raised the strings and tuned up a standard guitar like a Dobro for Brent and pulled a socket wrench from his toolbox to use for a bar.
Now the first person in the country to graduate with a bachelor's degree in Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music from East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Brent makes history, setting a new precedent for aspiring bluegrass and country music musicians.
Brent learned to play music by ear as a child, listening to cassette tapes of Josh Graves. He received no professional training, only lessons taught by his grandfather.
"Once he started, he didn't want to do anything else but play music," John said.
John played guitar most of his life and shared his passion for music with his grandchildren.
"I started playing country music, but when the kids got old enough to play, I couldn't take them to perform at the bars, so I had to move to bluegrass. It was too fast for me, but the kids took right to it."
Brent and his three siblings grew up playing music together in a family band, the Bluegrass Special Band, traveling around the Alabama region with their grandparents.
Brent says he developed musical skills by jamming with the family band. "I'd get someone to show me something here and there, and over time I just kind of fell in love with it. Now it's a passion."
"They were all interested in music," Doris said. "You didn't have to make them practice. They made you practice."
The family sold CDs of their music and put the money into savings accounts for all of the grandchildren.
Born with a natural talent ahead of his time, Brent amazed audiences as they traveled. Bernard Pope recognized Brent's musical gift. Pope owned a Dobro but said he didn't know how to play. Pope only picked up the instrument once or twice. After watching Brent play, Pope offered the Dobro to Brent, knowing the child musician would get more use out of it.
"The Dobro was something new, and people couldn't understand how a young kid could play so well," John said.
Brent began his studies at ETSU in the fall of 2007.
Daniel Boner, director of ETSU's Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies program, said Brent showed up out of nowhere. "When you hold auditions at the beginning of the year, you never know what to expect. The crowd's response to Brent's performance was amazing," Boner said. "Everyone was very interested in his musical talent."
ETSU's program began more than 30 years ago as an extracurricular activity. Notable country music celebrities received training through the program including members of Alison Krauss' band, and Kenney Chesney toured with bluegrass musician Jack Tottle during his time in the program.
The program developed as a minor in the early 1980s. In 2006 ETSU started expanding the minor, then offered it as a major in 2010. Brent declared the major in the spring of that year.
Brent says the program gave him the opportunity to learn about music theory, the history of bluegrass, participate in workshops and play a variety of musical instruments.
"Brent developed his skills quite a bit when he got here," Boner said, "And he was very determined to finish his degree."
To complete his degree, the program's curriculum required Brent to create a four-song demo project.
Boner described Brent's music as very complex and fast-paced. "He was always a great showman. He does his talking with his instrument."
Outside of the classroom, Brent played in the band, Next Best Thing.
"I learned as much playing on the road with the band as I did inside the classroom," Brent said. "I learned a lot about professionalism and enjoyed getting to travel with the group."
One week before graduating, Brent realized his childhood dream. At 22 he stood on stage in the historical Ryman Auditorium picking the strings of his Dobro, knowing the moment would forever remain locked in his memory. On Dec. 10, 2011, Brent performed at the Grand Ole Opry for the first time.
"I couldn't help but soak it all up when I was on stage," Brent said. "It was unforgettable. As a musician you're always striving to do better, but I'd never thought I'd be where I am at 23."
Brent's grandparents gave him the gift of music decades ago. To express his appreciation for the love John devoted to his success, Brent surprised him with a unique keepsake for Christmas. Locked inside a wooden framed shadow box, Brent preserved memorabilia from his first Grand Ole Opry performance.
"He took the strings off the Dobro he played during his first performance and gave them to me," John said. "I told Brent he couldn't have given me a better gift. It's perfect." Brent included a photo of his performance and programs of the show's lineup in the shadow box.
After graduation Brent began touring with Rhonda Vincent's band, The Rage. Brent hopes to start his own band in the future but says he is content with where he is in his career.
Brent Burke: From humble beginnings to the Grand Ole Opry
Pell City —
John O'Rear sits in his recliner, a CD player on the edge of the faded sofa next to him.
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