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The official title of this story arc is "Enemy of the State". I think what would have been more appropriate would be to name it "Wolverine: Agent of Hydra" since obviously this is what this story arc has been about: Wolverine having been captured and turned into an agent of Hydra. This is confirmed not only from S.H.I.E.L.D's own intelligence, but the appearance of Baron Stucker, who is the leader of Hydra.
In this issue, we see that Wolverine does have a two-way communication going on with Hydra thanks in part to implants that they had placed in him to enable him to communicate with Hydra's home base. With Hydra's aid, Wolverine was able to get what he came for from the Fantastic Four's base: it wasn't capturing the superheroes, as what we were led to initially believe, but to steal Reed Richard's technology and turn them over to Hydra, who in turn would develop the technology to make it a weapon of their liking.
So far, this has been a fast-paced story arc with Wolverine facing off against one main superhero after another. The previous issue had him against Elektra in a fight to escape. This issue had him infiltrating the Fantastic Four's own homebase to steal technology. It appears that the next issue will have him face off against Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) and the heart of the American Banking Industry. I'm left with the impression, however, that all these events that Wolverine is involved with almost appears too easy. He's able to escape a top-notch S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft carrier, infiltrate the headquarters of one of the world's most famous superheroes with relative ease, and escape nearly undetected. Either Wolverine is getting a lot of help from Hydra, or he's just one extremely talented fighter. Of course, I'd support the latter of the two, because after all, he is the best at what he does!
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"Enemy of the State: Part 3"
Deep within the confinds of Baxter Building, homebase for the Fantastic Four, Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch) was working on his car while Ben Grimm (aka Thing) sought out his assistance to help apply some ointment on his back. Little did they know, however, that Wolverine was watching them from above.
Elsewhere, at the Hydra's home base, Hydra members, including their leader, Baron von Strucker, and The Gorgon were looking thru Wolverine's eyes the situation before them. As they watched, Wolverine infiltrates deeper into their compound. Part of Wolverine's subconscious tries to talk him out of accomplishing his mission, knowing that Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic) was a friend. He has flashbacks of what Hydra had did to him: killing him, then resurrecting him as a Hydra assassin. Though his subconscious knew that this was wrong, another part of his conscious (the brainwashed portion) tells him to continue on with his mission.
Meanwhile, in another part of the Baxter Building, Reed was in his think tank as his wife, Sue tells him that he was needed to read his son, Franklin, a bedtime story. Reed, in reality, had disconnected himself from his body and was in a secret area of non-space with two of his colleagues, Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) and Dr. Henry Pym discussing the latest of his inventions: a Terraformer. This device would be able to terraform an entire region, such as Africa, and turn the land into a life-supporting environment. Despite Tony Stark's concern about what Reed had created, they believe that they could develop something that would help the world prior to them using it on other planet.
Just then, a security alert was heard, and they immediately disconnected themselves from non-space. Sue warns Ben and Johnny that she had picked up Wolverine's gene-signature in a room next door. Ben lifts the car that Johnny was working on and throws it through the next room, catching Wolverine by surprise. Johnny grabs Logan by the hands and pins him against a wall, his heat burning into Logan's arms. Logan overrides the building's security codes and unleashes fire retardant towards Johnny, momentarily taking him out. As he grabs him and is about to use his claws, the Thing bursts in, and breaks the floor that they stood on, hurling all three down to the next floor. The Thing and Wolverine proceeds to fight it out. As they do, Wolverine's subconscious tries to talk him into giving up so that the Fantasitc Four could help him out, restore him to what he once was before Hydra had brainwashed him. Wolverine though was able to take down the Thing with a wound to the Thing's shoulder. Soon, Mr. Fantastic stretches himself over Wolverine and encloses him around his stretching flesh. Wolverine gets a space-shift jump assistance from Hydra's homebase, teleporting him out of Mr. Fantastic's enclosure to another room.
In that other room, as Wolverine fights more of the building's security robots, he suddenly finds his lungs freezing on him. The Invisible Woman had appeared and had placed small force-fields inside his lungs. On top of that, she made his optic nerves invisible, causing him to blind. In his mind, Wolverines calls for a pick-up. At that instance, a Hydra aircraft bursts into the building, taking down Sue and freeing Logan from the Fantastic Four's building. As the Human Torch gives chase, Wolverine tosses a data disk to the driver of the aircraft, and jumps off towards Johnny, knowing that Hydra had got what they had come for. He grabs a hold of the Human Torch in flight, and the two of them hurl towards a gas station below, causing a huge explosion to occur.
Moments later, the paramedics had carted off whom they thought was an injured Human Torch into their ambulance. Little did they know that it was Wolverine that they had carted off. Only after the Reed, Sue, and Ben had talked with the firemen did they realize that the paramedics had carted off the wrong person since Johnny appears from the rubble that was left behind. Unfortunately, it was too late as Wolverine had killed the paramedics and made his escape.
Back at Hydra's headquarters, Baron Strucker was giving orders to use the information that Wolverine had stolen from the Fantastic Four and develop weapons from the information. He wanted the Hand to ramp up their effort in capturing more superheroes and turn them into their new super agents, while bringing Wolverine back to their location so that Wolverine could be re-tooled for his next assignment: an assault on Tony Stark and the heart of the American Banking Industry. He wanted to make sure that everything was ready before their secret bankroller was to arrive the next night as to not disappoint her.


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The Germans certainly like their pork, and Cologne was no exception to this rule, the weekend being a pork-fest from start to finish. Wiener Schnitzel, Sausage and Pork Knuckle being the staple of the beer halls and restaurants and it almost seems impossible that there are enough pigs in existence to cope with this voracious appetite for porcine flesh.
Considering I love beer and pork, a German beer hall is pretty much a match made in heaven for me. The portions are not insignificant either, so it's just as well I've only averaged a visit a year for the last few years, as it would have a serious impact on my already bulging middle.
The pork knuckle is, I believe, boiled for a while before being roasted, to keep the flesh exceptionally succulent whilst having crispy crackling on the outside. The sausages are pretty much of one variety, being closest to the Lincolnshire sausage in taste and size, but being served a half-metre or a metre at a time! The ubiquitous sauerkraut and potato (of one form or another, but generally mash or fried) are worth a mention and are a worthy accompaniment to any of the above dishes.
The only complaint I would have about Cologne, is the insistence of most of the beer houses to serve their Kolsch (local Cologne beer) in 200ml glasses. These feel like thimbles compared to a pint glass and whilst I can sympathise with those whose beer warms up because of the size of a pint (drink faster!), a 200ml glass of beer only lasts about 2 sips. In addition to that, you drink so many of them it's difficult to gauge how much you've actually drunk, especially when you've consumed half a pig to soak up the booze. It's a small price to pay, though, for hearty food and high quality lager.
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Of these stressors only depleted reserves, unused space and shrinking staff are directly under the control of the district, Pastel said.
In order to develop strategies to address this problem, the district has planned a several-month-long process to get community feedback.
"We've got a problem and the only unacceptable course, which is an action, is to absolutely do nothing. I don't know what we're going to do. You're going to give input to help the board, so we have solutions that we can study and look at, but we can't ignore it," Pastel said.
The process will start with a meeting at 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 12 in Waterman school open to all residents of the school district. More information about the meeting can be found here.
The plan for the evening is to have everyone meet in the auditorium for an initial presentation and then split into smaller groups that will discuss and propose ideas for actions that the district could take. These plans could include moving grades into new buildings or any other changes that people think may work.
The district will then create study groups that will include parents, teachers, administrators and community members without children in the district. These groups will evaluate the ideas from the Nov. 12 meeting and report back over the course of the next few months. The board will also discuss the progress of the process and hold additional meetings to get input form the general public. Pastel said that the process will take until March, or possibly longer, to complete, though the district needs to start looking at long-term strategies to address its impending financial problems.
When given a chance to address the board at the end of the meeting, several people spoke to ask that facts and figures about enrollment and the district's finances be made available to them prior to the meeting. Pastel agreed that this was a good idea and said they would work to post what they could to the district website.
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Enjoy this video courtesy of Tony Miguel who captures many of Pacific Network's green stories. Tony's an environmentalist. His carbon footprint is nearly non existent. He rides a bicycle, catches the bus when he needs to get to distant film shoots, and now he's living in a TiPi for the next 30 days. We asked him to document part of the process. Mahalo Tony. Life is Good, www.pacificnetwork.tv
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Hello. I am still here. Poor Too Askew is getting a little neglected in its old age. I'm doing a bit of blogging over at Pretty Paper Things and my own brand spanking new site krissybradfield.com (for my writerly pursuits).
Spring has definitely sprung. Its currently 29C. Nice and warm. After months and months of cold I'm starting to remember what warm weather feels like. Of course it will be stifling hot in no time and I will be dreaming of the bitter cold of winter. For now, I am enjoying spring.
Things that have happened recently:
- Sweet Jasper passed away on August 2nd. I miss her every day.
- I caught hand, foot and mouth disease. It was awful.
- I had food poisoning last weekend which was just atrocious.
- I'm sick of being sick.
- I caught up on a whole season of Grey's Anatomy over the last few weeks. Can't believe I didn't watch last season as it happened. Speaking of TV shows, how awesome is Bunheads! It's like watching a dancier version of the Gilmore Girls. Well kinda.
- We're planning a few days away down south. This can't come soon enough.
- Mum had bilateral knee replacement a month ago. She's already up and walking without crutches. Amazing, right?
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Firefighters believe burning trash is behind a barn and house fire in Clare County.
The fire chief says the man who lives in the home was burning debris in Frost Township this morning when some of it got loose.
The barn was gone by the time crews got there and the house was still on fire.
The man suffers from breathing problems. He collapsed after running to get a hose and was pulled to safety.
Family members say the man had oxygen tanks in the part of the house that burned. It is not clear if any of those ignited.
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Alumni - Ryan Kelly
Ryan Kelly graduated from the University of Maine in 2011 with a B.S. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences and a concentration in Wetlands and Aquatic Sciences.
He began his academic career at UMaine as an active duty Naval Officer and returned to the Fleet after graduation. An avid outdoorsman from an early age, Ryan chose EES because he wanted a scientific degree that would offer a wide range of career opportunities. "I can continue to take classes while on active duty to pursue a Master's degree, I can enroll in the Navy's oceanography program, or I can retire from the Navy in 10 years and begin a new career where I can utilize my training while still young," explains Ryan.
Ryan particularly enjoyed his field-based courses. "Maine offers a unique landscape; the glacial history of Maine and the vast forested landscape provide a great place to study many aspects of environmental science," he recalls. During his first semester he enrolled in BIO 205: Field Natural History of Maine which included a research project and field trips to Baxter State Park and Acadia National Park. WLE 423: Wetland Ecology and Conservation was one of his favorite courses for its focus on field learning methods and field experiments which could be applied to actual work in the field.
While Ryan admits he was "unmotivated" in high school, he flourished at UMaine, and found that the courses and instructors motivated him to excel. Ryan was the 2011 recipient of the Boyle Prize, an annual award given to the top student in EES.


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The Next Stop for the Prostate Cancer Pony Express Charity Motorcycle Ride is Memphis Tennessee
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) May 9, 2012 -- Last week the 2012 Prostate Cancer Pony Express visited the State Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas. Riders delivered a letter to the office of Governor Beebe. The next stop for the riders will be Memphis, Tennessee. The Prostate Cancer Pony Express is the first ever 50-state charity motorcycle relay rally to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer.
The relay ride began Saturday, March 17th, 2012 in Daytona, Florida. A series of relay riders will carry the PCAP Memorial Journal through all 50 states, delivering it to Congress on September 12, 2012 -- 82 legs over 6 months - covering 25,608 miles for prostate cancer awareness.
The Prostate Cancer Pony Express riders are delivering a joint letter from the Prostate Cancer Awareness Project and the member organizations of the Prostate Cancer Roundtable to each Governor, requesting increased attention on prostate cancer and support for the Roundtable's agenda.
Prostate Cancer Memorial Journal
The riders are carrying a memorial journal containing the names of prostate cancer victims and prostate cancer survivors. Anyone can submit a victim or survivor name to be entered into the memorial journal.
To add a name, just visit the Memorial Journal signup page at
and provide the name and state of residence.
You can show your support by following the Prostate Cancer Pony Express riders live on the Internet at
. The riders are posting their experiences daily on Facebook at
Why Prostate Cancer Awareness Matters
Prostate cancer strikes one of every six men. According to the National Cancer Society, there are over 240,000 new cases of prostate cancer diagnosed in 2011, and nearly 34,000 men died from the disease in 2011.
Prostate cancer is a "silent killer," since there generally are few symptoms until the disease is advanced. "Prostate cancer is highly treatable if caught prior to metastasis, but detection and diagnosis are critical," Hess said.
About the Prostate Cancer Awareness Project
The Prostate Cancer Awareness Project (PCAP) is a registered 501 (c)(3) nonprofit entity, FEIN 20-4509127. Robert Hess, founder, formed the PCAP as a result of his accidental prostate cancer diagnosis in 2003. The PCAP's focus is on early disease detection and prevention.
About the Prostate Conditions Education Council
The Prostate Conditions Education Council (PCEC), a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization founded in 1989, is dedicated to saving lives through awareness of prostate health. As the nation's leading resource for information about prostate cancer, the PCEC educates men and their loved ones, as well as the medical community, about this disease and other men's health issues.
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A Raleigh man is charged with leading police and state troopers on a high-speed chase late Thursday night.
The incident began around 11 p.m. Thursday. Police say David Banks, 21, fled from authorities on Western Boulevard before getting on the beltline and eventually crashing his motorcycle on Wade Ave.
Banks was taken to the hospital and released. Banks is being held in the Wake County Jail on a $15,000 bond.
Banks is charged with speeding, reckless driving, fleeing to elude arrest and failure to reduce speed. He is expected in court in court at 2 p.m. Friday.
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It is the policy of the North Kansas City School District to inform the public of School Board
meetings in accordance with law.
The Board secretary has the responsibility to post notice of Board meetings, subject to direction by
the superintendent. Each individual Board member may request the Board president to include
specific agenda items to be included on the Board meeting agenda. Any item with the support of two
(2) or more Board members will be included on the agenda so that the item may be included in the
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In addition to the criteria listed below, notice of all Board meetings shall be given at least 24 hours
in advance of the meeting, exclusive of weekends and holidays when school is closed, unless for
good cause such notice is impossible or impractical, in which case as much notice as is reasonably
possible shall be given. The nature of the good cause must be stated in the minutes.
The notice shall be posted on a bulletin board or other easily accessible public place clearly
designated for that purpose at the principal office of the Board or, if no such office exists, at the
building where the meeting will be held.
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upon request, of all meetings of the Board of Education. To be notified of these meetings, a news
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the public may observe and attend the meeting, if open. If the meeting will be conducted by Internet
chat, Internet message board or other computer link, the district shall post a notice of the meeting
on its website, in addition to other postings, and shall notify the public how to access that meeting,
if open.
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Scam artists call at all hours of the day and night. They pose as
telemarketers, and will pull any trick in the book to convince you to send them
money for a chance at a new car, cash, or a dream vacation. In the end, their
victims are left with nothing but empty promises.
One man told us it started with junk
mail. Then, phone calls. Before he knew it, in just three short months,
his bank account was drained to nothing.
"I take people at their word. If
they tell me something, I have the tendency to believe them," he said.
That trusting nature has put the
man in a big bind. He got unbelievable offers and prizes on the phone and in
the mail he hoped would help him in his retirement years.
"There were a few of them looked
pretty good. So, I sent a few of them in and it grew from there," he said.
He said he got his checkbook out
and started writing.
"They say if I send one more
payment, they are going to do this and do that," he said.
According to his bank statements,
between the three month period of July 1 to September 30, 2011 he sent off
almost $13,500 to contest entries. That's when his son said he got a call from
a concerned friend who works at the bank. He noticed the unusual activity. He
said his father was also billed over $5,000 in reverse telephone charges.
"First I was angry and then I
wanted answers why, and what was going on," his son said.
The shock still has not worn off.
But he said he had to come to grips that his father was duped out of thousands
and thousands of dollars, and convince him the deals were no good.
"I tried speaking to him. We had
words. I just couldn't understand why my father was believing these people," he
We called one of the numbers he
said he found on his father's phone bill. We asked her if she represented one
of the companies the man identified as those that cheated him out of
money. She said she was.
When we started asking specific
questions about the company, the woman referred us to her attorney.
"Even after his money was gone,
he still wanted to believe they had something for him," the man's son said.
The man's son said he called
local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, but got nowhere.
"They just told me they couldn't
help me and good luck," he said.
Lisha Landry, a consumer
specialist for the Louisiana Attorney General's Office said telemarketing scams
top the state office's list of complaints.
"We get at least five calls a day
from consumers who are actually victims of telemarketing scams," Landry said.
Landry said most of the scam
artists operate outside of the United States. Oftentimes, even when the U.S.
Postal Inspector, Federal Bureau of Investigation or Federal Trade Commission
get involved, the cases are extremely hard to crack. She said the swindlers
have gotten creative using a technique known as "spoofing," which
makes is it nearly impossible for investigators to trace their calls.
"They actually back into someone
else's phone line and contact a consumer and a legitimate company's phone
number will appear on the consumer's caller ID," Landry said.
Landry said you have to do your
part when you get a call from a telemarketer. She suggests you hang up, and the
sooner, the better.
"The longer you're on the phone
with them, the more personal information they'll get out of you," Landry said.
If you or someone you know is the
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For fans of the Maserati GranTurismo, Maserati has just taken the wraps off the Maserati GranCabrio MC, which is inspired by the GranTurismo MC Stradale. The Maserati GranCabrio MC four-seater convertible combines the aggressive exterior and high performance from the MC Stradale with the style and charm of Maserati's four seater convertible.
The Maserati GranCabrio MC is 48 millimeters longer than the GranCabrio and GranCabrio Sport, is characterised by a front end which is inspired directly by the MC Stradale. The rear is characterized by the large spoiler, that gives the convertible greater negative lift at high speeds. Maserati has yet to release the official specs for the GranCabrio MC, but it's expected to borrow its 4.7L V8 from the MC coupe. In the coupe the V8 is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission and generates 444 horsepower and 376 pound-feet of torque.
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5 Star Setai Resort-70% Off What the Hotel Charges! in Miami Beach
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- baths 1½
- sleeps 5
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- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
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$ 16,500 - $ 21,000 / month
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Come enjoy the experience.. Welcome to our elegant oceanfront condo...
Located in the heart of South Beach, The Setai has the elegance and sophistication that one expects from the people that brought you the Aman Resorts of Asia. This privately-owned, custom designed, one-bedroom suite, has breathtaking views of the beautiful white sand beach just steps from your condo.
Non-Negotiable RATES - We would love to have you as our guest and we truly respect your time. Due to these Luxury Condo's being very upscale in a very prime location in South Beach, on the water with absolutely stunning views, we are unable to negotiate our rates any lower. Some rates are 60% off what the resort would charge for the same Condo. We ask that each guest review our rates for the time periods you would like to visit before submitting a request for more information. Rates are as follows:
$499 and up per night - December 1 - April 30
$499 and up per night - May 1 to June 14
$699 and up per night - June 15 to October 25
$699 and up per night - Oct 26 to Nov 30
13% tax is additional
*In-room Laundry/dry cleaning
*Rain showers
*24 hour in room dining
*Select Comfort # Bed
*Housekeeping/Every other day beginning on the 3rd Day then every other day until you depart
*Teak wood floors
*In-room Jacuzzi tub
*24 hour concierge
*In room-Safe
*Complimentary espresso, coffee & tea in room
*3 Flat-screen plasma TVs, including over the tub
*In room spa/massage services available
*DVD/CD players in Living room/Master bath
*Bose surround-sound including Balcony and master bath areas
*WiFi High speed Internet service
*In-room I-Pod docking station
Staying at the Setai is truly an experience you will remember for years to come. You will experience the same superb services, amenities, and access to the entire Setai resort.
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Visiting South Beach, it's sometimes easy to lose sight of all this beautiful city has to offer. When you need a vacation, don't forget that South Beach. People travel from all over the world to visit the clear blue waters and unique art deco landscape here's how to make the most of your vacation in South Beach.
Your best bet for your first night after checking into your condo is dinner and people-watching on Lincoln Road. Full of stores, boutiques, art galleries, and museums, seven blocks of this ten-block mall have been closed to auto traffic. The unique atmosphere lends to some interesting people showing up, and you never know who you may see!
Most restaurants offer outdoor seating so you can enjoy the ambience and beautiful weather. Whether you feel like Italian (TiramesU Restaurant, Da Leo Trattoria), Cuban (Yuca Restaurant), New World (Pacific Time), or a blues cafe (Van Dyke Cafe), you can find it here on Lincoln Road! Spend the rest of the evening here so you can be refreshed for a full day on the beach tomorrow.
You'll want to wake up early to make the most of your day. The Setai offers full breakfasts, or you can make your way to Ocean Drive to one of the many restaurants open for breakfast. The News Cafe (800 Ocean Drive) is a popular early-morning hangout. Breakfast is served 24 hours a day, making it also a very popular place for late-night munchies! Get a paper, magazine or book from the store and enjoy your meal outside.
If you're interested in art deco, be sure to visit the Miami Design Preservation League's Art Deco Welcome Center early this morning. Art deco tours guided by native historians leave from here at 10:30 am each Saturday morning ($10 fee, free to members of the MDPL). If you'd rather take it at your own pace, self-guided audio tours are also available 7 days a week from 10 am-4 pm ($10 rental fee, free to members of the MDPL).
Of course, you came to South Beach for the white sand beaches and crystal blue waters, so what are you waiting for? Hit the miles of beach and enjoy this little piece of heaven for the day. The Setai offers umbrella, lounge chairs and towels included as a "resort fee" in the cost of the room, so by all means take advantage of it. They also offer beverage service to your lounge chair, so lay back, sip a frozen margarita, and enjoy the view.
You can enjoy lunch and dinner at any one of the great restaurants you'll find up and down Ocean Drive. If you want to dress it up a little, many of Miami's Top 10 Restaurants are right here on South Beach. If you're vacationing during stone crab season (October 15 - May 15), you must visit Joe's Stone Crab (11 Washington Avenue) for one meal. One of the oldest restaurants on South Beach, it has pleased visitors for 91 years and is still going strong.
Saturday night on Ocean Drive is something to see- Will Smith, Madonna, and Gloria Estefan are just a few of the 'regulars' to this part of town. Although spring break can be crazy, most of the year it's more glamorous. With famous clubs like The Clevelander (1020 Ocean Drive), Club Deep (Dance on water! 621 Washington Ave) and Nikki Beach Club (a beachfront dance club, 1 Ocean Drive), there's no shortage of places to hang out. There are bars, clubs and coffee bars for every taste. Viva Miami! Party the night away and sleep in tomorrow....
It's a quiet time to stroll the beach, so take a trek up to 23rd Street where there's a boardwalk to amble. If you missed the self-guided audio art deco tour yesterday, you can do that today after 10 am. Lincoln Mall Road opens its street to a farmer's market on Sunday mornings (9 am-6 pm) featuring fresh produce, homemade bread, jam and juice, and fresh flowers. This is where the locals can be found.
On you way out of town, it's worth a short drive up to Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House (17190 Collins Avenue) for lunch. Said to be a favorite hangout of Al Capone's, this diner/deli/bakery has sandwiches and desserts to die for. If it's in season, be prepared for a wait of about 20 minutes; otherwise, walk right up to the counter and enjoy a corned beef on rye and a piece of pie.
As you can see, there is plenty to do in South Beach. Some other activities you might enjoy are fishing, SCUBA diving, sailing, roller blading and much more - you name it! Don't take this beautiful vacation spot for granted, make the most of what South Beach has to offer.
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Naughton, Thomas
Thomas J. Naughton, holder of an engineering degree from Princeton and a former magazine editor, is now a free-lance writer living in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
Neal, Avon
Avon Neal and his wife, Ann Parker, tend fruitful vineyards of Americana at their home in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. Their article on ephemeral folk figures appeared in our April, 1970, number, and their gravestone rubbings have been widely hailed and exhibited. A limited edition of one of their original rubbings (not shown here) is available, fr
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Nevins, Allan
Allan Nevins (1890-1971) was an American historian and journalist, and Chairman of the American Heritage Advisory Board. He was known for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as President Grover Cleveland, Hamilton Fish, Henry Ford, and John D. Rockefeller. Nevins was also chairman of the history department at Columbia University, and President
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Wellington Newcomb is a practicing attorney in New York City. From 1954 to 1956 he was Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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Niemeyer, Glenn A.
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Nisbet, Ada
Ada Nisbet was a professor of English at UCLA who wrote several studies of nineteenth-century Anglo-American relations. She published Dickens and Ellen Ternan (1952) and edited Dickens Centennial Essays.
Noel, Mary
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Olson, Lynne
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Ostendorf, Lloyd
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Ostrander, Oilman M.
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O'connor, Richard
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Phillips, John A.
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Pierce, Robert
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Eventually you start to think that AT&T executives should just stop thinking before they hurt someone or themselves. If AT&T put half as much energy into running a top-flight network with quality support as they did cooking up hare-brained troll toll schemes — they might just stop coming in last place in all major customer satisfaction studies.


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- Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
- Production year: 2012
- Country: USA
- Cert (UK): U
- Runtime: 92 mins
- Directors: Mike Thurmeier, Steve Martino
- Cast: Denis Leary, Heather Morris, Jennifer Lopez, John Leguizamo, Peter Dinklage, Queen Latifah, Ray Romano, Seann William Scott
With the fourth film, the Ice Age family animation franchise is looking almost extinct. The only interesting thing is the wacky "Scrat" character, a hungry, pop-eyed, acorn-obsessed rat, who has another great cameo. The rest of the time, we're stuck with the tired old characters: Manny the Mammoth (Ray Romano) and his pals; Manny is now a family guy with a rebellious teen daughter. It really does feel exhausted. However, there is a very nice short film going out with this – The Simpsons: the Longest Daycare, featuring the further adventures of Maggie Simpson at the Ayn Rand School for Tots.


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Just a few minutes ago, according to the Washington Post's Barry Svrluga, a spokeswoman for the Florida Highway Patrol said of Tiger Woods' condition, "There were definite injuries. This was not a bump or a bruise."
That's an assessment that's in stark contrast to what we've heard from Tiger's camp, which has so far downplayed the severity of the injuries. In an incident that's so far been shrouded in mystery, the contrasting reports only add to the intrigue. Why do Tiger's people want to pretend that it was no big deal? Or, if it was no big deal, why do Florida officials keep stressing that he was in bad shape? It's all pretty bizarre.


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This season, bass-baritone Christian Van Horn makes his debuts at the San Francisco Opera as the King in Aida, the Portland Opera as Timur in Turandot, and the Boston Lyric Opera as Claudio in Agrippina, and returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper as Colline in La Bohème.
Other opera engagements have included his debuts in Stuttgart as the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro, the Salzburg Festival as the Duke of Verona in Romeo et Juliette, and the Bayerische Staatsoper as Colline; Oroveso in Norma and the Bonze in Madama Butterfly at the Bayerische Staatsoper; performances of Tosca, Don Carlo, and Tannhäuser at the Munich Festival; Tan Dun's Tea: A Mirror of the Soul at the Santa Fe Opera, Colline at the Los Angeles Opera, Figaro at the Arizona Opera and Chicago Opera Theatre, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Virginia Opera, Timur at the Ft. Worth Opera, Karenin in Anna Karenin (world premiere) and Masetto in Don Giovanni at the Florida Grand Opera; and Karenin, Angelotti in Tosca and the Immigration Officer in the American premiere of Jonathan Dove's Flight at the Opera Theater of Saint Louis.
A graduate of the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists, Mr. Van Horn has also appeared in Lyric Opera of Chicago's productions of La Damnation de Faust, The Pearl Fishers, Carmen, Der Rosenkavalier, and Aida.
Mr. Van Horn's recent concert engagements have included his debuts at the Salzburg Festival Easter Festival in a concert with the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle, and at Carnegie Hall in a concert programmed by the Emerson String Quartet as part of their Perspective Series. Other notable concert appearances have included Tippet's Child of Our Time with the Chicago Symphony (with Sir Andrew Davis), Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with the Pacific Symphony, and the opening concerts of the Bard Music Festival.


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Circadian control of a behavioral output
Principal Investigator: John Ewer
Affiliation: Cornell University
Country: USA
Abstract: Circadian (biological) clocks impose daily periodicities to many behaviors and physiological processes in a wide variety of organisms. In humans, the activity of circadian clocks impinges directly on many biological, medical, and societal aspects of life. These include sleep/wake cycles, alertness, jet lag, sensitivity to drugs and hormones, etc. In all systems examined so far, the expression of a rhythmic phenotype is due to the activity of cells with circadian pacemaker activity. Currently much is known about the molecular mechanism that produces circadian rhythmicity within these pacemaker cells. By contrast, comparatively less is known about how the activity of circadian pacemakers causes the behavioral and physiological outputs to be rhythmic. The aim of this exploratory proposal is to investigate the mechanism whereby the circadian clock imposes circadian rhythmicity to a behavioral output using Drosophila melanogaster as model system. In Drosophila, the circadian clock restricts the time of emergence of the adult to the early part of the (subjective) day. The circadian regulation of the time of emergence depends on the actions of, and interactions between, a central and a peripheral pacemaker. The emergence of the adult is the culmination of the process of metamorphosis, which is under direct control of the molting hormone that is produced by the peripheral pacemaker. However, this pacemaker is likely to be controlled by the central pacemaker, which may also regulate the timing of emergence directly. We will use direct measurements as well as genetic approaches to determine the contribution of each pacemaker to the timing of adult emergence. For this we will investigate the relationship between the timing of the completion of metamorphosis, the time course of molting hormone titers, the activity of the central and peripheral circadian pacemakers, and the timing of emergence behavior. The circadian timing of adult emergence is an ideal system for discovering the principles by which clocks produce rhythms of behavior and physiology because much is known about the Drosophila clock as well as about the endocrine mechanism that controls adult emergence behavior. Thus it offers a unique opportunity to elucidate how the activity of the clock is coupled to the mechanism that controls a behavioral output.
Funding Period: 2006-05-15 - 2010-04-30
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Murder, Inc.
Divine Retribution
Kid Twist Reles probably would have gotten a kick out of testifying in Lepke Buchalter's trial. After all, it was front page news and Reles would have been a star witness, if he had been around. It would have been the kind of coverage he would have loved. But before Lepke went to trial, Kid Twist was dead.
Conspiracy theorists had a field day with how Reles died. He was in a hotel in Coney Island, surrounded by five, maybe six cops who never left his side, but he still managed to take a dive out a sixth story window. Two bedsheets were found tied together and lashed to a heating register with a piece of wire. Even Assistant D.A. Burton Turkus believed that Reles had somehow been murdered while he was under police protection.
In his book, Murder, Inc., Turkus discounts several of the leading theories, including suicide, accidental death due to an escape attempt and accidental death in the course of a prank.
However, sometime after Kid Twist's plummet from his sixth story hideout, the FBI analyzed the wire found on the radiator in his room and compared it to the wire next to his body. The break in the wire was due to stress, the FBI ruled. It was capable of holding 130 pounds and at the time of his death, Kid Twist weighed more than 160 pounds which was sufficient to cause the stress break.
It appears unlikely that anyone was able to penetrate the protective gauntlet that shielded Kid Twist and Reles probably died trying to climb down the makeshift rope to the room below. For what reason we will never know; divine retribution is as good a reason as any.
A big gangster doesn't go down without a fight, and at the time there was no one bigger than Lepke Buchalter. Louis might have been safely behind bars, but if he had his way, he would never see the inside of Sing Sing's death chamber. Lepke had connections, and more importantly, he had knowledge that could make a lot of people uncomfortable. And not just gangsters; Lepke was well-connected in political circles, too. Judges, prosecutors, even Senators were beholden to the Brooklyn crime lord. In the fight of his life, Lepke would pull out all of the stops to cheat justice one more time.
Lepke was convicted of murder in December 1941, but it would take another three years before justice would be meted out. New York's judicial system requires that the NY State Court of Appeals hear and review any murder case involving the death penalty, and Lepke's was no exception. The court upheld the conviction in October 1942. Lepke was in federal custody at the time, serving out his racketeering conviction and New York demanded that he be turned over to the state for execution. Not surprisingly, Lepke opposed the transfer and put up a valiant fight. He called in most of his markers with his federal friends in the Justice Department and the court system and managed to stay out of New York's hands until January 1944.
The Sing Sing executioner was ordered to report for work at 11 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, 1944 to carry out the executions of Louis Capone, Mendy Weiss and Lepke Buchalter. That night, the men all ordered the same meals: steak, french fries, salad and pie for lunch, roast chicken, shoestring potatoes and salad for dinner. The trio were shaved, dressed in typical execution garb — slippers, black slacks with a slit on the left leg to make it easier to attach the electrodes and white socks. Then they were moved to "the Dance Hall," the pre-execution cells just 25 feet away from the chair.
Mendy was tight-lipped and silent, Capone, who had a weak heart, appeared nervous, but Lepke was confident.
"Something is gonna happen," he told his friends. "I can feel it."
By 9:40 p.m., nothing had happened. Lepke's wife came in and spent a tearful few moments with her husband, then left to go back to the city.
When she arrived back in New York, the bulldog editions of the newspapers were trumpeting the news that Governor Thomas E. Dewey — the man whose probe had helped put Lepke in the chair — had offered a 48-hour reprieve while the state's highest court looked over the case one more time.
At least that was the reason the newspapers gave for the delay.
Eventually, word leaked out that Lepke had information that could rock the U.S. political system. What Lepke knew could help Dewey, who was running against Roosevelt for president, become an unbeatable candidate. Facts would be revealed that Lepke had enough information to make "a noted public official of New York City" face a conspiracy charge, could tie a "nationally prominent labor leader" in with a murder, and show that "a close relative of a very high public officeholder" was a front for two mobsters who ran national rackets. In return for what he knew, Lepke wanted to live.
"Whether Lepke's revelations would have altered the course of history will, of course, never be known," Turkus wrote. "However, to aspire to the presidency and be handed information of such national implication that it might swing the tide was as great a temptation as a man ever had. To the credit of Dewey, he did resist and he did reject. He would not do business with Lepke, even with the greatest prize on Earth at stake — the Presidency of the United States!"
On Saturday, as the final hours of the stay ticked away, the men were moved back to the Dance Hall. Once again they ordered their last meals and said their goodbyes. The open line to the governor's mansion was checked once again, but this time there would be no stay. Lepke had run out of luck.
Louis Capone was the first to go. He said nothing as they strapped him into the chair. At 11:05 it was over. Mendy Weiss came next. He sat down in the chair and as the attendants made the preparations, Mendy once again protested his innocence. He asked the warden to pass along his love to his family and was silent. Three minutes later, Mendy was taken out on a gurney.
Lepke was last, as befits a gang leader. His eyes were hard as he surveyed the assembled witnesses and he acknowledged the ones he knew. The last thing he saw was the attendant lowering the hood over his eyes. The 2,200 volts of current pushed his body against the eight restraints on the chair. After the current ceased and the doctor declared him dead, the hood was lifted from his face. Perspiration covered his brow, drool appeared at the sides of his mouth and Lepke's face was discolored. Louis "Lepke" Buchalter was dead.
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A major factor in the campaign against General Huerta were the two key peasant leaders--Emiliano Zapata in the south and Francisco (Pancho) Villa in the north. They are the two induividuals who most vividly come to the popular mind in association with the Mexican Revolution. These two men played a major role in the defeat of General Huerta, but they did not have the education or governing skills to form a government. And they were two very different people with widely different goals. While Zapata was fairly consistent in supporting the Plan de Ayala and land reform, Villa was much less committed to comprehensive social reform. This was in part because Villa turned large estates over to his generals and not the peasants who worked them. Instead, they were used to finance his operations. The cowboys who rode with Villa were not committed to land reform like the peasants who backed Zapata. Both men were defeated and did not play a major role in the Revolution after the defeat of General Huerta. Even so, Zapata's Plan de Ayala, resonated throughout the Revolutionary period and influenced the Land Reform of the PRI Government which followed it. Villa on the other hand left no permanent influence on Mexico except for his image in the popular imagination of confronting the United States.
Emiliano Zapata is perhaps the figure modern Mexicans most think of as aymbol of the Revolution. (Americans tend to think more of Villa because Villa operated in the north and conducted a campaign against Americans.) Zapata was born in San Miguel Anencuilco in the southern state of Morelos (1879). His father was a farmer. Zapata was an intitove leader and he spoke Náhuatl, the local Native American languae. (In fact it was the language of the Aztecs and related tribes.) He was elected leader of his village (1909). He proceeded to organize an army to challenge Díaz before Madero launched his rebellion against Díaz.
Zapata was disapointed with the palid reforms promoted by Madero. Instead he issued his pronouncement--the Plan de Ayala (November 1911). Zapata joined the Constinuionalist cause after Huerta killed Madero and attempted to restanlish a new Porfiriato. After Huerta's defeat, Zapata and radical even ararchist elements dominated the Convention in Aguascalientes which was to decide the future of Mexico. There the Zapatistas demanded 'tierra y libertad' - land and freedom. - for their people. This was not the vision of of Mexico that the more conservative Constitutioinalists (Carranza and Obregón) held. Zapata was strongly supported by the pesantry of Morelos in their mountaneous stronghold. The peasant soldiers of the Army of the South was, however, unwilling to venture far out of their bastion. They were defeated by the more moderate Constituionlists led by Carranza and Obrgón. Actually destroying Zapata in his Morelos stronghold proved much more difficult. Zapata continued to resist the Caranza Government. Eventually he was trecherously led in to an ambush (1919). Thus Zapata's reforms (especially land reform) were not achieved during the Revolution itself. They came during the presidency of Lázaro Cárdenas (1930s).
Francisco (Pancho) Villa is certainly the most controversial Revolutionary figure. Villa was born Doroteo Arango, probably in San Juan del Río, Durango (1877). He reportedly at yhe age of 16 years killed an hacendado for attacking his younger sister. He changed his name to Francisco Villa to evade the Rurales. He became a bandit amd muleteer, becoming widely known in Chihuahua. He made money by rusteling cattle and selling them across the border in the United states. He tried mining with little success, but eventially began robbing banks. It is at this time that he developed his Robin Hood reputation. Giving to the poor does not seem to have been a major objective. His resistance to the landowners and repressive Rurales probably had more to do with this reputation.
He joined the Madero revolution to oust President Díaz (1910). The transition from
bandido to revolucionario hrlped him recruit a sunstantial army--the División del Norte. It included some Americans.
When Orozco rebelled against the Madero, Government, Villa again supported Madero. And after Huerta betrayed MNadero, Villa joined the opposition to Huerta. The División del Norte became a major assett in fighting Huerta's Federales. aCoahuila's Venustiano Carranza and Sonora's Alvaro Obregón were major figures leading the Constitutionalist forces, both of whom distrusted Villa,
It was Villa's decisive victory at Zacatecas that sealed Huerta's fate (1914). The anti-Huerta forces split at the Aguascalientes Conerence. Superficial descriptions of Villa describe him as proponent of land reform. While this is true of Zapata, there is no evidence that Villa supported land reform. Hanciendas he overan were parcelled out to his commanders, not the landless compesinos. Villa did however suppot the radical faction at Aguascalientes. He and supported drove the Constitutionalists out of Mexico City and met with Zapata. Obregón retook the capital and then decisely defeated Villa's calvalry at Calaya (1915). This ended Zapata's national role. When the U.S. recognized the Carranza Government, Villa was outrahed. He retaliated by raiding Columbus, New Mexico on the border (1916). Much of Villa's popularity in Mexico today comes from his conflict with the United States, especially the failedc punative incursions. The Mexican government eventually accepted his surrender and retired Villa on a general's salary to Canutillo, Durango. He was assassinated while returning from bank business in Parral, Chihuahua (1923).
Hall, Linda Biesele. Alvaro Obregon : Power and Revolution in Mexico, 1911-1920
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Obregón, Alvaro. Autobiography.
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Both the Netherlands and Belgium are going with very young and very attacking lineups for their Wednesday friendly. Holland's lineup looks like a 4-3-3, but who knows how it'll actually play in practice. Probably a lot of guys running around and swapping positions in a fluid attacking front five. Total football returns! Belgium is playing Jan Verthongen out of position at left back and has smallish, usually wide forward Kevin Mirallas at center forward. He played more striker last year in Olympiakos and led the Greek league in scoring.
Netherlands lineup (4-3-3): Stekelenburg; Willems, Heitinga, Mathijsen, van Rhijn ; De Jong, van der Vaart Sneijder; Robben, Huntelaar, Narsingh
Belgium Lineup (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Verthongen, van Buyten, Vermaelen, Gillet; Defour, Witsel; Hazard, Chadli, Benteke; Mirallas
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I grew up in Dayton, Ohio and attended Catholic elementary school, high school, and college. I have always liked mathematics and was completely hooked when I was shown a one-sided Mobius strip in the second grade. After graduating from the University of Dayton, I went to Ann Arbor, Michigan to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Michigan (although I remained a Buckeye fan). After a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Oklahoma (still a Buckeye fan), I moved to Erie to join the Mathematics Department at Gannon.
I am married and have four children. My wife also graduated from the University of Dayton and earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Michigan. She has now chosen to devote her life to a full-time career raising and home-schooling our children.
My research interests lie in the field of commutative algebra, specifically tight closure theory, characteristic p methods, and big Cohen-Macaulay algebras and modules.
I study generalized number systems (called "rings") that behave like the integers or real numbers in many ways but can also behave quite differently. Such systems arise when one studies solutions to systems of equations. I am particularly interested in rings where a fixed number (usually prime) is set equal to 0. (Imagine how 24 = 0 in a 24-hour clock.) Rings also possess geometric information, just as the solutions to y=x^2 can be thought of as a parabola in the plane. Moving back and forth between the algebra and geometry involved can often help one understand both areas better.
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Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the country, and there are many different ways crooks can get a hold of your personal information.In our Target 2 Consumer Alert, we have some advice from someone who found out first hand what it's like to be a victim of identity theft.
"The thieves knew my personal information, contacted my credit card company and pretended to be me," said Chris Hagler, fraud victim.
Identity thieves got credit cards in Hagler's name-along with 19 other victims-and then went shopping.
"They went to a jewelry store. They selected a nice-looking gold Rolex for the price tag of $29,000," said Hagler. "I was furious. I was also in a bit of disbelief about how cold such a thing happen, especially when I am very cautious about security."
To avoid having your credit card information end up in the hands of thieves, Hagler has someadvice.
"Make sure you're not using your mother's maiden name, or any family, genealogical information in your passwords."
That's because a lot of that information is on the web, and thieves know how to find it.
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If one were to ask what Black Sabbath's golden era was, most ivory-tower music historians and co-called "experts" would probably say it was the band's first four albums. If you were to ask anyone (critic, or fan) what was Sabbath's best offering, "Paranoid," (1970) or perhaps the self-titled debut, (1970) or even "Master of Reality" (1971) would be your answer. For this fan, however, I'm going to have to go with the band's fifth album "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (1974) as being my personal favorite album by the legendary British metal band.
In terms of creativity, musicianship, and songwriting, the iron was still hot by the time Sabbath recorded "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath." Key elements that so defined the band's first four albums are still in place; blues-based, sluggish riffs, a gloomy outlook, and gothic trappings abound, but this time the band try to expand their sound by introducing synthesizers and orchestration into their formula (courtesy of Rick Wakeman of YES). Like any of the band's first six albums, Sabbath is as focused and tight as ever.
In all honesty, the first six albums are all classics, all flawless; you could really argue any of the first six releases as being the band's best album. I tend to give the nod to "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" because I think it showcases Iommi's best riffs and the added synths work really well encompassed into the band's bluesy/sluggish signature sound.
On "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath," like any classic Sabbath or early Ozzy solo work, we see Ozzy in his prime. Long before Ozzy Osbourne became a parody of himself, being known to most as an oafish buffoon on a reality show as opposed to an icon, he really was genuinely chilling. Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward's (drums) bone-crunching rhythm section are as intimidating and intense as ever.
The opening title track "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" stands as one of the band's greatest songs. From the second the needle hits the groove of the record, or you press play on your CD player, your senses are almost overwhelmed by a riff that is simultaneously intense, gripping and infectious. As the song grinds along, it goes from angry, lean and mean, to a melodic, almost bittersweet, to a full-throttle attack. After the overwhelming "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath," the listener is offered a reprieve with the laid-back yet fully captivating "A National Acrobat." The beautiful melancholy acoustic "Fluff" is perhaps Iommi's all-time greatest instrumental and serves as a sharp contrast to the rest of the album. The band's experimentation makes itself known with the hard-hitting "Sabbra Cadabra," as synthesizers and piano come out of left-field, throwing the listener a welcome curveball. One of the band's bleakest songs, "Killing Yourself" is kind of like a heavy-metal version of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero." The gloomy-as-could-be synth-heavy "Who are you" enters prog-rock country. The album offers another surprise with the pop-savvy "Looking for Today," and the epic closing "Spiral Architect," the latter adding orchestration. The orchestration works well in combination with Iommi's killer solos.
When a band tries to expand their sound with experimentation it doesn't always work. This isn't the case at all, however, with "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath." This album is the perfect example of a band experimenting, growing, and maturing, without loosing its teeth or letting its ambitions run wild. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" stands as not only one of the band's best albums (or best) but is also one of the best rock albums from the 1970s.


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Says the main Central Texas food bank is delivering 50 percent more food to the poor than three years ago.
Rick Perry "has never lost an election and remains the only person to have won the Texas governorship three times in landslide elections."
Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
The Texas Constitution "still contains Jim Crow provisions about the poll tax and restrictions on women having the right to vote."
On possibly raising the Social Security retirement age.
"When Washington liberals wanted to take away our guns, Chet said no."
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Seems Like Old Times: GGP Taps 5 CMBS Shops
General Growth Properties has awarded $1.1 billion of fixed-rate mall mortgages to five securitization shops.
The move is reminiscent of pre-crash days, when General Growth, the nation's second-biggest owner and operator of malls, was a mainstay borrower in the commercial MBS market. The Chicago REIT obtained 99 CMBS loans totaling more than $9 billion from 2004 to 2007, according to Realpoint.
The new assignments were won by UBS, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Deutsche Bank. Separately, General Growth is close to awarding a mortgage of about $250 million on a Texas mall to an insurance company.
Market players said General Growth likely chose to divvy up the assignments among so many lenders, instead of awarding them to one or two, to help rebuild good working relationships with multiple active lenders — a strategy the REIT used in earlier days to good effect. "General Growth always chose to spread the money around," said one observer. "It gives them added clout in the market."
The REIT, which emerged from bankruptcy late last year, began to hunt for the mortgages in recent weeks. It will use the proceeds to refinance existing debt on six malls scattered from California to Rhode Island. All six were leveraged up with CMBS debt before the downturn. Lenders said the amount of some of the assignments may change because lenders had proposed varying options on size, rate and other terms to General Growth.
The five securitization assignments went to:
UBS, which will provide a $375 million loan on the 1.3 million-square-foot Providence Place mall in Providence, R.I.
Goldman, which will write a $200 million loan on the 1 million-sf Park Place Mall in Tucson, Ariz.
Morgan Stanley, which will originate a $200 million mortgage on the 1.2 million-sf Deerbrook Mall in Humble, Texas.
Wells, which will supply a $180 million mortgage on the 1.4 million-sf Northridge Fashion Center in Northridge, Calif.
Deutsche, which will lend about $175 million on the 1.5 million-sf Willowbrook Mall in Houston.
General Growth is also close to awarding a loan of about $250 million on the 1.3 million-sf Woodlands Mall in The Woodlands, Texas. General Growth wants a 12-year loan on that property, making it the assignment more suitable for an insurance company. The buzz is that the REIT is close to finalizing a commitment.
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North Carolina is changing the way vehicle taxes are billed and collected.
Currently, when registering a vehicle with the NC Division of Motor Vehicles, the vehicle is inspected, and the state renewal fee is paid upfront. Then, a bill comes from the county about three months later.
Beginning in mid-2013, the State will collect vehicle tax at the same time vehicle owners renew their license tag.
It's called "Tag & Tax Together" and it means annual registration fees and vehicle property taxes will be paid to the NCDMV either in person at a local tag office, online at the NCDMV website, or by mail.
The new system will be phased-in with the vehicle registration renewals that are due in mid-2013.
By mid-2014, all North Carolina vehicles that are registered with the DMV will be incorporated into the methodology for billing and collecting local vehicle taxes.
During the change, there will be an overlap resulting in some vehicle owners receiving a tax bill from the County and then one from the State fewer than 12-months later on the same vehicle.
This overlap will occur because vehicle owners will be paying taxes in advance rather than in arrears.
The State will disburse taxes collected to the County, which will then disburse the appropriation portion to municipalities.
Annual inspection fees are still paid to the inspection station. Vehicle owners will not be able to renew their motor vehicle's registration unless the total taxes and registration fees on the vehicle are paid at the same time.
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