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News: Andre 3000's 'Back To Back' Verse Is Terrible, Says Amy Winehouse's Dad
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 10:45PM
Days after late singer Amy Winehouse's father put Beyoncé on blast for covering his daughter's "Back to Black" record on the Great Gatsby soundtrack, he has now shot a few words toward OutKast's Andre 3000.
Mr. Winehouse took to Twitter to put his feelings on Three Stacks' contribution out over the weekend.
"I just heard the Andre part of Back to Black. Terrible. He should have let Beyonce do it all. Mitch," he tweeted April 27th. (Mitch Winehouse's Twitter)
A few days ago, he took aim at Bey's contribution to Winehouse's memorable hit.
After a snipper Beyoncé and Andre 3K's Amy Winehouse remix for the upcoming flick The Great Gatsby hit the 'net, the late singer's father Mitch Winehouse was not impressed. Amy's pops wasn't particularly pleased when he heard that Beyonce would be covering one of his daughter's standout hits "Back to Black." "I don't think she brings anything to it," he told the Daily Mail. "I wasn't asked for my permission if they could record it." He eventually accepted the track's use. The slowed-down and warped Andre 3000-assisted cover is part of the official soundtrack to the film, which is being co-scored by none other than hubby Jay-Z. (VIBE)
Despite his issues with the cover, its original producer Mark Ronson has stood behind the newest rendition.
Mark Ronson, who produced and co-wrote the song with Amy Winehouse, praised the new version as he debuted it on his EastVillageRadio show on Friday night. "It's a wonderful sort of take on our song," Ronson said. "I'm flattered and honoured. I know Amy would be too." The cover was recorded for the Jay-Z-produced soundtrack to The Great Gatsby. The album comes out on May 7th. (Rolling Stone)
Prior to the full-length version leaking, the "Back to Black" teaser surfaced.
Beyoncé and André 3000 duet on their highly-anticipated remake of Amy Winehouse's 2007 song "Back to Black." A snippet of their dark and haunting collaboration, which appears on The Great Gatsby soundtrack, has surfaced. The OutKast legend takes his time rapping his verse, while Queen B burns slow with her seductive vocals. Due May 7, the soundtrack also includes contributions from Jay-Z, will.i.am, Fergie, Q-Tip, Lana Del Rey, Gotye, Florence + The Machine, The xx, and Emeli Sandé. (Rap-Up)
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It is an honor to be asked to lead the ACPA Credentialing Implementation Team. For those of you who don't know me, let me briefly introduce myself.
I have been in the field for 34 years. For 23 years I was a practitioner, including 14 years as Vice President for Student Affairs at two Catholic colleges. In 2002, I moved to the faculty when I came to Canisius College in Buffalo, NY to head the master's program in College Student Personnel Administration. Canisius is a theory-to-practice based program, and many of you know that we bring all of our students to the ACPA Convention each year. I am confident that the experience I have gained in my long career on "both sides of the house" will help me to contribute to the process ACPA begun.
ACPA President Keith Humphrey has sent me a lot of material to read, and I had a long conversation with my predecessor, Steve Tyrell. It was after my meeting with Steve that I agreed to accept this responsibility for our profession. I invite all ACPA members to continue to post their thoughts to this blog, as well as to contact any member of the Credentialing Implementation Team with any ideas. My hope is that we create an initiative that helps advance our profession by being reflective of the input of our members.
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Patriots trade down, get two picks from Texans
The Patriots traded their third second-round pick, the 60th pick overall, to the Texans for Houston's third- (73rd) and fifth-round (138th) picks.
Patriots No. 3 pick scouting report: RB Shane Vereen, California
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Patriots No. 2 pick scouting report: CB Ras-I Dowling
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Patriots WR Wes Welker misfires with comments on the lockout.
Reaction to Patriots' 2011 schedule
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Parcells on coaching: 'I'm done'
Bill Parcells told reporters on Monday that his career as an NFL head coach is over.
Bledsoe, Parcells nominated for Patriots Hall of Fame
Bill Parcells and Drew Bledsoe join Houston Antwine as the 2011 Patriots Hall of Fame finalists. It's the first year Parcells and Bledsoe are eligible, and Antwine's a three-time finalist.
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Ballard tore his left anterior cruciate ligament during the second half of Super Bowl, the team announced on Tuesday.||||||| An MRI discovered Ballard's injury, and with the help of crutches, he was able to participate in Tuesday's parade and ceremonies in New York and New Jersey. Ballard, an undrafted free agent, had 38 catches for 604 yards and four touchdowns this regular season. In the four playoff games, he had five catches for 43 yards. He had two receptions in the Giants' 21-17 win over New England on Sunday.
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The rivalry between firefighters and police officers in Fort Wayne is a friendly one. But it's definitely a rivalry.
So when the fire department beat the police department 3-1 in a soccer match Sunday afternoon, Detective Fred Ray was dismayed.
"I wish we would have won," he said, cracking a smile. "I don't know what happened."
The competition on the field aside, the players and spectators had come out for the common goal of raising money for two firefighters facing health problems. Nate Mills has a dangerous form of skin cancer, and Bryan Heckman is recovering from heart surgery.
Fire Chief Amy Biggs said Mills was diagnosed with the most progressed stage of melanoma. The cancer is inoperable, but he's been seeking experimental treatments. After taking some time off, he was able to return to "full active status" as a firefighter, Biggs said.
"It makes him happy that he's able to do his job," she said. "That's all he's ever wanted to do."
Firefighter Becky Freds, one of Heckman's crewmates, brought her two daughters to watch the game. They were rooting for the fire department's team, but Freds had no grudge against the police officers.
"We make runs with each other all the time, and we see each other, and we help each other out," she said. "People pull together any time there's a need."
Freds said Heckman's heart problem, a defect from birth, was caught during an annual physical this year. In August, he underwent surgery to have a valve replaced, she said.
"He's recovering pretty well," Freds said. "He's still on full restriction. I don't even think he can lift a gallon of milk, yet."
Biggs said both men are 39 years old. Mills has served as a firefighter for six years, and Heckman has done the job for almost 12 years.
"Hopefully, they both make as whole and complete recoveries as necessary," the chief said.
When The Journal Gazette stopped by the game held at the Fort Wayne Sport Club on Ardmore Avenue, Heckman and Mills were not there. Also absent were many of the officers expected to move the ball for the police department's team.
Ray, who helped organize the game, said his team was short 10 players because of injuries and SWAT team training. To fill the void, firefighters, family members and ringers were recruited.
Last year, the two departments squared off on the soccer pitch to collect money for the Fallen Hero Fund, a local charity that helps families of injured police officers and firefighters. That game also went to the fire department 3-1, he said.
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GCSE English grade problems due to 'avoidable errors'
A report by MPs into last summer's GCSE English grading problems has blamed the controversy on poorly designed qualifications and a "series of avoidable errors".
It has been claimed that tens of thousands of teenagers received lower results than expected after grade boundaries were moved mid-year.
The Commons education select committee said that a "series of avoidable errors" were made under the previous government when the new courses were being developed.
The report said: "Several of the problems with GCSE English can be traced to the qualifications development phase".
"This underlines the vital importance of getting decisions right during qualifications design. Exam board experts raised concerns at the time, but these were not acted upon by the regulator.
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Since 1999, Abacus has represented the quintessence of creative dining injected with a good dose of common sense. Now, after a complete overhaul of the dining room and the addition of the Bar at Abacus, a transformation fueled by modern chic, lighter hues and rich textural finishes of wood, stone and frosted glasses animated with an Asian timbre to highlight its minimalism, chef Kent Rathbun returns with his energetically innovative global cuisine. Each global corner takes a bow from within his food, from the ancho honey-glazed quail with a jack cheese tamale and Shiner Bock barbecue, to the soy-glazed wild salmon with stir-fried Brussels sprouts, to the braised Kobe short rib with a shiitake mushroom sticky rice cake, your senses will be invigorated into sublimity, plate after plate.
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While Arizona dropped last night's contest against Cliff Lee and the Phillies, they were not without a few highlights of their own, including a real nice catch by Collin Cowgill right in front of the wall in left.
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Tonight I'll be your naughty girl. I'm callin' all my girls. See you look me up and down, and I came to party.
— Beyoncé, "Naughty Girl"
Peace And Harmony
From sad-cannibal-noises, this is for anyone who wants everyone who fights oppressive power structures to "just get along":
Offensive things aren't offensive merely because they hurt feelings - they're offensive because they contribute to the societal harm of marginalized groups. The end goal isn't to get everyone to love each other, it's to destroy power imbalances.
This is a dom in Greater Boston who refused to accept my no and tried to gaslight me. I told him that his advances would not be welcome but he still approached me. I said that I don't have to justify the no but he said that I was reading too much into what he said. He wanted to reframe the conversation: It's not a man who can't take no but a woman who's too hostile to take an innocent inquiry. This is gaslighting. This man gaslights women.
Some snooping reveals that he is also active in Providence. I wish I knew his FetLife profile, so I can alert people to who he is there, too.
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I'm very tempted but I'd like to keep the record here. My OKCupid profile links to the ever-growing thread of harassment, and I like letting people know that their behavior is not going unnoticed. Many guys back off once they realize that people will see what they say. I've even had someone say that he didn't send me that gross racist message because his account was hacked, and asked me if I could remove the post. (I didn't.)
Some people just can't be mocked.
Finally got Plague Inc: Evolved to satiate my desire to eliminate all of humanity. I named the disease "misogyny", which produced hilarious in-game status messages.
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ME: "Where are you from" happens more downtown and on weekends but most days it's just a waiting game.
HE: Waiting for racism, waiting for Godot, or waiting for your prince to come?
ME: Waiting for my white savior. Then we can explore my exotic culture together, but at a safe distance, like at Whole Foods.


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After rumors in May of Suns ZFS filesystem being included in the kernel, kernel developer Alan Cox has now refuted the claims pointing to Sun's licensing policy.more »
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The kernel developers plan to integrate the GSPCA driver with kernel 2.6.27 to add support for a large number of webcams.more »
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Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
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Many people are looking for job these days, especially that we are suffering fro economic downturn where many are being affected by mass layoffs. If you think job searching is the easiest proposition, well you might be wrong. Job boards aren't exactly exploding. The unemployment rate is the highest it's been in over 20 years, and there isn't a lot of ways for a person to get the fast cash they need, or a steady paycheck. Online job searching has become prevalent over the last decade. Most unemployed people are turning to online job ads, most without much success. But persistence will pay off, even if you need to get low interest loans or cash advances, you just have to keep job searching. http://personalmoneystore.com/moneybl...June 15, 2009 at 2:59 a.m.
Rusty if your employer told you that the reduction in the work force is only 9.4% (U-3). And they fail to inform you counting the people forced to work part-time or on contract the reduction is actually 16.4% (U-9).June 10, 2009 at 8:57 p.m.
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ALTON: Is there something we've missed about the U-3, U-6, U-9?June 10, 2009 at 12:27 a.m.
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Some local children have not even had their first day of school yet. That's because many parents don't enroll them until after Labor Day.
Montgomery Public School administrators say the delay causes headaches for children and schools.
Every year school principals and administrators brace for another "back to school" surge.
"It could be anywhere from 50-100 kids to show up within that time span, that week after Labor Day," says Cheryl Fountain, the Principal at Jefferson Davis High School.
She's used to seeing kids walk through the doors for the first time--two weeks after school has officially started.
"We then have to rearrange our schedule. We have to shift students. Students have built a bond with the teacher that has been with them since the first day of school. We have to rearrange classrooms," adds Fountain.
"It's a little unsettling. We would like to have a smooth transition," says Veverly Arrington, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources.
MPS officials say if a student doesn't register until long after the first day of school it automatically puts them at a disadvantage when they get to class.
"Each child needs to benefit from every day possible of any instruction in the school setting. So if you keep a child out until Labor Day, your child has missed one to two weeks of instruction," adds Arrington.
It's why administrators urge parents to make school a priority.
"So that our planning is more accurate. And so that we don't have to upset an apple cart--upset students by having to move them," says Arrington.
MPS officials say late registrations aren't unique to Montgomery. They admit it is a nationwide concern.
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Maria @maria1225 ?active 3 years, 6 months ago
Thank you for this! How refreshing! I am Catholic and it was in the Catholic Church that I learned my great respect for all people (grew up, indeed, knowing many out gay Catholics). People outside of the church assume that its 1 billion members are all the same; of course this isn't the case. Most Catholics that I know support same-sex marriage, the female priesthood, etc. And the members of the body, as you know, are the church just as surely as the pope is. With the help of the (gay, out) priest who married me, I am helping two sets of lesbian friends plan their Catholic weddings (both word services, not full masses, one at a Unitarian Church, one outdoors, both presided at by Catholic lay people). The Catholic Church does teach—which, however small, is something—that one is born gay, not (like many other churches and Abrahamic faiths) that it is a choice. Have you seen Fr. James Martin's "It Gets Better" Video? That, like your faith, was a gift of the Spirit. God keep you. P.S. Do you read Commonweal Magazine? It's excellent and paints a fuller portrait of the "investigation" of the nuns.In reply to - Courtney wrote a new blog post: Faith & Feminism: Can the master's tools dismantle the master's house? This beautiful guest post from John Freml, who incidentally, studied with our last guest blogger, Caryn D. Riswold, continues our Faith & Feminism series. See John's full bio after the jump, and be in touch with Courtney_at_feministing.com if you'd like to [...] · View


text: Samsung Galaxy Fit review Mobile Phone Reviews 04 October 11 by Dave Oliver Tweet Samsung 6/10 Wired rating Wired Stylish look, good quality 5MP camera Tired Poor screen, slow processor, old version of Android Price £170 The Galaxy Fit might sound like one of those rugged, fitness-first phones, but it's actually a low-end smartphone with an old version of the Android operating system, a low resolution screen and a middling processor. Then again, it goes some way to make up for these failings with a low-ish price, decent build quality and a surprisingly good five-megapixel camera.Looking a little like the Galaxy Mini that came out earlier this year, the Fit measures 110x61x13mm, weighs 108g and has a glossy black plastic front with a classy looking chrome trim running around its curved edges. Beneath the screen are back and menu buttons surrounding what looks like a multi-position D-pad, but is actually the home button.The sides feature volume buttons, a microSD memory card slot beneath a plastic grommet and a power/sleep button. At the top is a microUSB power/sync slot beneath a plastic slide, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The 84mm (3.3-inch) capacitive touchscreen offers a shade more real estate than the Mini's 79mm (3.1-inch) but tries to make do with the same pixel count of 240x320, so it actually looks a little worse than the one on the smaller phone -- a case of giving with one hand and taking away with the other.The operating system is Android's 2.2 Froyo, which seems a little old hat when Samsung's higher-end phones have long been on 2.3 Gingerbread. Even if Gingerbread features such as video calling or NFC (Near Field Communication) for mobile-based payments aren't essential for you, it's certainly useful to have the various bug fixes and useful built-in apps like "Connect to PC" in the settings menu, which you don't get with the older version.The 600MHz processor is quite a long way behind the 1GHz versions that are appearing in the more expensive Samsung handsets and it shows. There's a significant amount of lag when switching between apps and it struggles all too soon when multi-tasking or using processing intensive apps like the fancier games available on the Android Market.The web browser also shows signs of cut corners, for while it's decent enough in itself, with fast connection via 3G or Wi-Fi, and pinch-to-zoom functionality, there's no Flash video streaming capability, even though Android can support it.So far, so so-so, but the Fit's camera may well be its saving grace. Its five-megapixel spec is distinctly midrange, but the quality of its pictures puts it ahead of the cameras on many more expensive phones. It has autofocus, continuous shot (you can get up to nine in quick succession by holding down the shutter button), panorama shot, smile shot and macro close-up mode.You can record video at a maximum of 320x240 (QVGA) pixels at 15 frames per second, which is a long way from HD, but still good enough for YouTube.Watching films on that low-res screen is disappointing, however, especially since there's no option to expand films to fit the display. The Fit does better with music, using Android's more-than-capable standard player, which is easy to use and sounds pretty good too. There is a basic FM radio too, which comes with a range of presets.Extra software includes QuickOffice, which allows you to view and edit, but not create, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. You can also view PDFs and Samsung has included its Social Hub feature, which pulls together your social networking apps into one area, though you'll need to open up Facebook, Twitter etc individually to use them.There's 160MB of memory on-board backed up by a 2GB microSD card, which isn't bad, and you can expand this to 32GB with your own card. With its underpowered screen and processor you might think the Fit would offer extended battery life, but it doesn't really -- the 1,350mAh model delivered a little over a day of steady use, which is pretty much par for the smart phone course.Conclusion There's no getting around the fact that the Samsung Galaxy Fit is an entry-level smart phone with a slow processor, outdated OS and a low-res screen that lacks the definition of many of its rivals. It does however have a better camera than you might expect and is available for a reasonable price. As an introduction to the Android universe, you might be better off with the HTC Wildfire, which offers more for the same sort of cost -- but if you need a decent camera, the Galaxy Fit's worth considering. Specifications Software Android 2.2 Froyo Processor 600MHz Memory slot microSD Display 3.3in 240x320 pixels multitouch Connectivity HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1,A-GPS Ports Micro USB, 3.5mm headphones Camera 5 megapixel with autofocus, geo-tagging Video QVGA @ 15fps Video playback MPEG4, H.263, H.264 Audio playback MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ Radio Yes Battery Li-ion 1350 mAh Size 110x61x13mm Weight 108g Edited by Nate Lanxon Comments I purchased a Galaxy fit which came with phone & U S B cable. No disk or software incl. I can not transfer photos on to computer. Is there an answer ???? 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Applying and Studying God's Word
Do you have a Bible reading plan? Do you have a set time of day that you read your Bible? If not, what's holding you back? Choose a Bible Study that is something you desire to have victory in. Do a word study. Read through the Bible, or the New Testament. But come up with a plan if you don't already have one.
In January, I started the "What Do I Know About My God?" study that Mardi Collier talked about at the Ladies Conference. This study has been such a blessing to me, primarily because I like to write things down, and visually see progress. When I start with a blank piece of paper for a particular characteristic of God, and I come across a verse that goes with that characteristic, it's so exciting to be able to write that verse down! I was so encouraged when Mardi showed her notebook in the Saturday morning session, and she showed "My God is in Control". She had a couple pages of verses!!! I only have 1 verse for that characteristic so far!!! To think that someday I will have come across more and more verses, just in that one category alone…it fuels me to keep going!!
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Drapes specialists J&C Joel supplied 5.5 miles of special cotton muslin decorative panels and borders for Crufts 2006, the largest dog show in the world with more than 130,000 attendees and 24,000 canines. The show took place March 9-12 at Halls 1-5 of the NEC, Birmingham and was televised. J&C Joel's dressing improved the look of the exhibition for TV camera and wide angled shots.
J&C Joel dyed the muslin fabric creamy ecru and moss green. The fabric was used to aesthetically enhance the cavernous roof spaces throughout all halls. For variation, the fabric in some of the arenas featured scalloped edges, including the void areas above the Winner's Enclosure.
The project was coordinated for J&C Joel by Josie Royle, who worked closely with her colleagues in the manufacturing department of their headquarters at Sowerby Bridge, in Yorkshire.
J&C Joel's biggest challenge was completing the project in the timeframe given, as the exact requirements were confirmed just three weeks before the show opened. "The pressure was on" says Royle, "everyone worked round the clock to ensure the client's deadlines were met."
As each fabric bail arrived on large wooden pallets at the headquarters, they were cut and sewn into 300m long x 3m deep sections. Each alternate section was manufactured with scalloped edges along the entire width by 10 of J&C Joel's machinists.
Working alongside Rob O'Donnell from the NEC's technical department, two J&C Joel personnel rigged the material in all five halls within the NEC's tight installation window. This was a fine achievement, considering the sheer amount of fabric.
This is the fifth time that J&C Joel has completed this contract for Crufts; the drapes are now an essential visual element of the "The Greatest Dog Show on Earth."
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Kelly Owensby; Project Director: Kelly grew up in Asheville, NC and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2004 with a B.A. in Cultural Studies. She gained extensive hands-on agricultural experience by working with eight wonderful farms in the Piedmont of N.C. In 2009, she began working with community gardens and gardening after-school programs through The Orange Co. Partnership for Young Children's community gardens.
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Eh Tha Pwee; Cultural Liaison and Translator: Mr. Pwee is the Transplanting Traditions Translator and Cultural Liaison and a refugee from Burma. He works with the project because he is happy to help refugees get access to healthy vegetables and fruits, both those that they already grew in Burma, and also those typical in the United States. He is glad to support refugees getting a better place to grow food, which leads to fresh, healthy vegetables and better nutrients.
Mr. Pwee is also the organizer of Karen Community of North Carolina (KCNC), a nonprofit, refugee managed organization. The mission of KCNC is to strengthen the Karen community in North Carolina and to improve the quality of life of Karen people living in North Carolina. The objectives are to a) preserve the Karen culture, language and history; b) to provide services to the Karen community in promoting literacy, education, health and social welfare; c) to assist Karen refugees arriving in North Carolina with access to services and integration into North Carolina while retaining Karen culture and d) to collaborate with other organizations to better serve the Karen community.
Vera Fabian, Assistant Farm Manager: Vera grew up in an apartment, right here in Chapel Hill, and always wished for a garden of her own. Her mom grew up on a farm and she spent summers on the farm exploring cornfields and old barns. In 2007, she graduated from UNC-CH with a degree in Anthropology and International Studies.
For five years Vera worked as a Garden Educator, first at The Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, CA and then as a founding member of the Edible Schoolyard NYC team. At PS 216 in Brooklyn, along with 500 elementary schoolers, she helped build a half-acre school garden and cooking program. In 2012, Vera left the city to learn to farm. At Green String Farm in CA, head farmer, Bob Cannard, taught her natural process growing techniques including the use of crushed rock and weeds as nature's cover crop. At Eliot Coleman's Four Season Farm in ME, Vera gained experience in season extension and greenhouse management for intensive, year-round vegetable production.
After all these adventures, Vera and her fiance have moved back to NC, where she hopes to put her love for farming and teaching to work for a thriving and equitable local food system. She still hopes for a garden (or farm) of her own someday, but in the meantime, is thrilled to be a part of a project that gives so many people a farming home and the chance to grow their own food.
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She's a familiar face in Greenville, and now a familiar face on national TV as well.
Greenville native Tara Simon is a competitor on season two of the X Factor, a reality TV music vocal competition that airs on FOX Carolina.
Life on reality TV has been a roller coaster for Simon. Last week she
was chastised for her choice of revealing outfit by the show's creator,
Simon Cowell.
But there's more to the woman some have called the show's resident "bad girl" than meets the eye.
She's a seasoned vocal coach in Greenville and Atlanta and she says what we see on TV isn't always reality.
"Students will call me up and say, 'We know your character, we don't
even have to know what happened on the show, we know that's not who you
are,'" said Simon.
Simon said she started singing in church when she was 3 years old,
and singing in that venue feels like home to her. While in Greenville,
Simon made a stop at Thrive Church in downtown Greenville to give a
special performance.
"Greenville has been so supportive, they've been behind me 100 percent and super excited for me, that means a lot," said Simon.
The vocal coach has been teaching lessons in Greenville for years,
and while it's helped prepare her for the show, she said the competition
is grueling.
"You feel like you are going to war and fighting for you life," said
Simon. "Even though it's simply a vocal competition, they make you feel
like you are going to die if you don't make it through."
While this season continues, Simon has got a lot of fans here in Greenville, backing her up.
"I've always enjoyed competition shows, and knowing someone in it
makes that much more exciting to see where it takes her," said Steven
X Factor airs Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. on FOX
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I'm sure we all had a collective chuckle when Rick Carlisle suggested that Dirk Nowitzki was one of the top 10 players of all time.
He's soft, plays no defense ... and he's German. BUT he does have a highly effective (unstoppable) shot AND he knows how to get to the free throw line. Plus ... he's really tall.
Any "Top Ten" list is so skewed by an endless amount of variables and opinions that no list would be conclusive. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, another way to put it would be ... Are there ten NBA players (past or present) that you'd rather have on your roster than Dirk? If not, then he's a top 10 player.
Are there ten players that I would put on a roster ahead of him? For simplicity sake, I didn't include any of the deserving players who were paving the way before I was born (Chamberlin, Russell, Robertson, etc) and only selected the more recent ones. Here's my list (assuming they were all in their prime):
1. Michael Jordan (duh!)
2. Tim Duncan (even if his game is boring)
3. Shaq (imagine if he actually worked on his game)
4. Kobe Bryant (although I'm not happy about it)
5. Magic Johnson (had some great teammates though)
6. Lebron James (give it some time ... you'll love him again)
7. Hakeem Olajuwon (really miss watching him play)
8. David Robinson (even though he got "owned" by Hakeem)
9. Sir Charles (just for the entertainment value alone)
10. Dwight Howard (although Dirk's free throws would look pretty good)
I think Dirk might fall into the next 10, along with Ewing, Drexler, Wade and Babbitt (kidding). Like I said though, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
So who did I miss? Who would make it into your Top Ten? Would Dirk?
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Doshia joined Samford University in 2005as Secretary to the Director of Davis Library. In 2006 she joined the Brock School of Business as Secretary/Receptionist to the Dean of the Business School. In 2012 she joined the Academic Programs Office as the Program Assistant. In her new role her responsibilities include entering all Brock School of Business classes in Banner, running ARGOS reports,R25, managing Undergraduate and Graduate spreadsheets, processing various student forms, requisitions/reimbursements, along with managing calendars for the Academic Programs Office. She also assists with all Academic Program Office events during the year including, Welcome Back, Rite of Passage and Commencement.
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Sharon den Adel is not with nor has been with Nightwish, rather she is lead singer of Within Temptation. Delain seems to be an outgrowth from Within Temptation's former keyboard player, Martijn Westerholt. While this is a well laid out and executed cd with very good vocals from primarily Charolette Wessels; it is a step below Within Temptation in range, power, diversity and composition to me. That being said there is a lot to praise about the Symphonic Metal being produced over the last 20 years in the Netherlands. I am impressed by the amount of musician co-operation between bands in the Netherlands.
I agree with the reviewer of "Lucidity" (a different Delain cd) that if you are tired of female, mezzo-soprano lead orchestra metal bands then Delain is a refreshing vocal change. Personally I would purchase Delain only after completing my Within Temptation and The Gathering (those with Anneke van Giersbergen).


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One of the JSF 2+ nice features presented in Java enterprise edition JavaEE 6+, is that you can pass parameters to any action components action method like commandButton or commandLink components.
Based on that you can minimize the number of methods inside your managed bean.
In addition, to minimize many parameters to set inside the bean to be used by action to decide navigation logic, which reduce memory consumption if your beans in scopes greater than request scope.
How it works:
- Open your favorite IDE, I am going to use Netbeans 7.4.1. (Use any IDE that supports JavaEE 6 or 7).
- Create web project.
File –> New Project –> Java Web (left pan) –> Web Application (right pan) –> Next.
- Name it whatever you like (JSFeatures for me)–> Next –> Server Glassfish4 –> Java EE 7 Web profile –> Context path "/JSFeatures" –> Next.
- From frameworks chose "Java Server Faces" –> Finish.
- You should have project structure like this:
- Right click on the JSFeatures project –> new "JSF Managed Bean". and its name and config like this:
- With the bean opened in the editor page, copy and paste the following code after package statement:
import javax.faces.bean.ManagedBean; import javax.faces.bean.RequestScoped; /** * @author mohamed_taman */ @ManagedBean(name = "jSFeatBean") @RequestScoped public class JSFeatursBean { private String result; public String getResult() { return result; } public void setResult(String result) { this.result = result; } public JSFeatursBean() { } public Object addNumbers(int num1,int num2) { setResult("Hi there I am an action method to add numbers."); return null; } }
- Open the index.xhtml which is generated by default, and copy the following code and past it in your file:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:h="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/html"> <h:head> <title>Facelet Title</title> </h:head> <h:body> Hello from Facelets <h:form> <p> <h:outputText value="#{jSFeatBean.result}"/> </p> <h:commandButton type="submit" value="Submit" action="#{jSFeatBean.addNumbers}"/> </h:form> </h:body> </html>
- Right click on the index.xhtml then –> Run; you should see something like this:
- Click submit button and watch h:outputText value, its value should be "Hi there I am an action method."
- Now everything is working fine. Let us do the actual work I need to demonstrate.
- Change addNumbers() method signature to the following (without restarting the application server):
- Bean method:
public Object addNumbers(int num1) { int res = 0; res = num1; if (res == 0) { setResult("Hi there I am an action method to add numbers."); } else { setResult("Final result is: " + res); } return null; }
- Then your button call to:
<h:commandButton type="submit" value="Submit" action="#{jSFeatBean.addNumbers(1)}"/>
- Press the button and output text value should be:
Final result is: 1
- Bean method:
- Do it one more time:
- Bean method:
public Object addNumbers(int num1, int num2) { int res = 0; res = num1 + num2; if (res == 0) { setResult("Hi there I am an action method to add numbers."); } else { setResult("Final result is: " + res); } return null; }
- Then your button call to:
<h:commandButton type="submit" value="Submit" action="#{jSFeatBean.addNumbers(1,2)}"/>
- Press the button and output text value should be:
Final result is: 3
- Bean method:
Note: the parameter could be with different parameters type not expected to be the same type, also method could return a value for navigation to other pages, in this example it returns null to be on the same page.
I liked this feature too much enjoy it, very helpful and handy, and happy coding.
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In Belgium, Novozymes' CEO says that Europe risks falling behind China, Brazil and the US in growing a market for advanced biofuels. Success in the US's first generation biofuels market came from a good policy framework while in Europe poor policy decisions have led to lagging investment, he said.
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Emi Avora was born in Greece in 1978 and currently lives and works in London, England. Avora's paintings depict imagined ornate interiors of public spaces designed for cultural communion: theatre lobbies, opera houses, balconies and ballrooms. Avora's images – which are partly inspired by contemporary lifestyle magazines as well as the artist's sojourns to European castles and churches - are loosely but lovingly rendered in glazed oils and become pictures of invented history and hallowed and disintegrating beauty. Her work has been included in exhibitions at the Whitechapel Gallery in London and the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens.
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You cannot be in the United States for long without running into the word "freedom." In fact, the concept of "freedom" extends far beyond the literal and specific (i.e. democracy) into a glorious and mythical abstraction.
The sentence:
We are free.
is wildly incomplete. Sure, compared to some (if not many) countries, our citizens enjoy many liberties, but to claim Freedom Absolute feels a bit excessive.
It's as if our patriotism commandeered the word directly from the Christian religion, where freedom is comparable to enlightenment–a glory-to-God kind of freedom.
Galatians 5:1 reads: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (The yoke of bondage being sin and/or the law, depending on which Bible version you prefer.) At some point every abstraction runs into this same, ambiguous muddle. Outside of a context, what is it exactly? (i.e. how can you measure it? know it? define it?)
I like the concept of freedom, and, in a way, I feel like most of us pursue it.
And though most of us can agree that freedom is desirable, we all seem to look for it in different places and in different ways.
To one, freedom may mean lack of relationship (the old ball and chain variety). To another, the lack of financial obligation. Freedom could mean mental health (e.g. lack of addiction) or a breaking from the past. In fact, it seems the easiest way to understand the word is by what it is not: Enslaved. Contained. Controlled.
Jonathan Franzen recently (semi-recently) published an extensive and vigorous novel that encircles this word (and concept) again and again. The book's named Freedom and its at times hysterical, at times despairing, love story crawled so low to the ground–so real with human grit (and lack of sentiment), it was often difficult to read.
My dad hated the book. He found its realism distasteful.
"Why would I want to read about ordinary people making bad choices?" He couldn't finish it, he said. He saw nothing in those pages to strive for, no inspiration to take away.
My sister nodded. "Exactly. And if you would have finished the novel you would have seen that it's a book about forgiveness. That's what you take away. I thought it was beautiful."
As she said this, I sat up straighter in my chair. Could this be it? Is this true freedom–Forgiveness in some shape or form, whether it be forgiving or forgiven.
I'm sure I don't have to elaborate on the role forgiveness plays in the Christian paradigm. But, the Christian faith is not alone in this. Forgiveness plays an integral role in many religions.
Buddhism, Sikhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Jainism, the list goes on. I found this particularly lovely quote on the Forgiveness Wiki page (Yes, I used Wikipedia. I'm busy, these days. My research has got to be quick.)
"Love the creatures for the sake of God and not for themselves. You will never become angry or impatient if you love them for the sake of God. Humanity is not perfect. There are imperfections in every human being, and you will always become unhappy if you look toward the people themselves. But if you look toward God, you will love them and be kind to them, for the world of God is the world of perfection and complete mercy. Therefore, do not look at the shortcomings of anybody; see with the sight of forgiveness."
— `Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 92
Forgive each other, the weather, fate. Forgive the moment, the shoulds, the should nots. Forgive the past, debts and imbalances, the times when there was never enough.
Forgive and forget. This way of thinking leads me to consider, perhaps the least-free character in modern literature: Funes the Memorious. Jorge Luis Borges describes the character as unable to forget anything, and I mean anything–down to the tiniest detail. The short tale begins and ends with the man sitting in a dark room, every sensual undertaking (visual, aural, tactile) painful to him.
We, in a glance, perceive three wine glasses on the table; Funes saw all the shoots, clusters, and grapes of the vine. He remembered the shapes of the clouds in the south at dawn on the 30th of April of 1882, and he could compare them in his recollection with the marbled grain in the design of a leather-bound book which he had seen only once, and with the lines in the spray which an oar raised in the Rio Negro on the eve of the battle of the Quebracho. These recollections were not simple; each visual image was linked to muscular sensations, thermal sensations, etc. He could reconstruct all his dreams, all his fancies. Two or three times he had reconstructed an entire day. He told me: I have more memories in myself alone than all men have had since the world was a world. And again: My dreams are like your vigils. And again, toward dawn: My memory, sir, is like a garbage disposal.
. . . Swift writes that the emperor of Lilliput could discern the movement of the minute hand; Funes could continuously make out the tranquil advances of corruption, of caries, of fatigue. He noted the progress of death, of moisture. He was the solitary and lucid spectator of a multiform world which was instantaneously and almost intolerably exact. Babylon, London, and New York have overawed the imagination of men with their ferocious splendour; no one, in those populous towers or upon those surging avenues, has felt the heat and pressure of a reality as indefatigable as that which day and night converged upon the unfortunate Ireneo in his humble South American farmhouse. It was very difficult for him to sleep. To sleep is to be abstracted from the world; Funes, on his back in his cot, in the shadows, imagined every crevice and every moulding of the various houses which surrounded him. (I repeat, the least important of his recollections was more minutely precise and more lively than our perception of a physical pleasure or a physical torment.) Toward the east, in a section which was not yet cut into blocks of homes, there were some new unknown houses. Funes imagined them black, compact, made of a single obscurity; he would turn his face in this direction in order to sleep.
So we aren't bad off as all that, and while I think Freedom Proper will prove elusive to most of us–at least in a permanent sense, I imagine we can acheive it in small momments. In those small moments of grace, when we forgive the world everything and simply exist. Those moments are enough to keep us hungry for more, I suppose.
Forgive and forget and be free. One of many paths, I'm sure, but one I'm happy to have found.


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October 15, 2007, Meeting Minutes
Hoover State Office Building
Present: Mark Schuling, Dave Casey, Jim Henter, Jay Turner, and Steve Roberts. Representative Christopher Rants, Kristi Magill, and Ross Larson joined the meeting via conference call. Jim Miller from the Attorney General's Office and Jeff Aten, Darwin Clupper and Larry Paxton from the Department were in attendance.
I. Welcome, Introductions & Opening Comments
Mark Schuling opened the meeting at 10:05 a.m. by welcoming everyone.
II. National Meetings in Kansas City , KS (Sept. 18-20, 2007)
A. BAC – Kristi reported there were multiple meetings throughout the week for the Business Advisory Council trying to develop alternative proposals for the sourcing issue. The BAC came up with an approach with two rates per state; a delivery rate and an over-the-counter rate. The type of transaction would dictate which rate to charge.
Some states felt this wouldn't resolve their problem and it could cause a rate increase in some cases.
Meanwhile, the task force continues to meet frequently.
IDR takes the position that the project needs to move forward and hopes are that if the task force can come up with a resolution; Iowa would support it. Other states don't feel that way. They are taking the hard-line approach that if they had to go through it; then other states should have to go through it. The BAC approach is an option for other states that can't get past the sourcing issue. Representative Rants doesn't see the Iowa legislature opening up this issue. He's okay with the BAC's proposal in order to move forward. The task force continues to review proposals. It was noted that it was a disappointment that Ohio hasn't been participating in these meetings.
Digital Goods issue was resolved in Kansas City. This was a major issue that had been discussed for a long period of time.
B. SLAC/Governing Board
The Governing Board ended up by deferring the sourcing issue.
The Governing Board accepted Arkansas and Wyoming as new full members, effective January 1, 2008. Washington will be the 18th state as a full member, effective July 1, 2008. The Governing Board deferred action on Nevada's petition for membership until December and Tennessee was accepted as an Associate Member State.
Utah and Ohio still have destination sourcing issues.
States will need to annually update the certificate of compliance. The 2007 Annual Report is out on the Streamlined Web site.
Changes to delivery charges – Michigan submitted a proposal to toggle on or off. This was approved, but will not have any impact for Iowa.
Digital Goods – Listed definitions was a major item. Finally through!
III. Direct Mail
The Governing Board never got to this issue in Kansas City. Progress has been made in the meantime. The BAC disagrees with several key issues in the SLAC road map. The BAC approved its own version of a road map to address direct mail issues. Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming sponsored direct mail delivery charge amendments.
IV. Digital Goods
The Governing Board approved definitions of certain specified digital products. This was a major accomplishment.
Dave added that Iowa currently does not tax these items; the Department may make a proposal to the Legislature to tax as separate imposition for these digital products.
V. Update on Legislation & Rules
At this point, it appears there isn't a need for 2008 legislation. Darwin is drafting rules and Dave will be reviewing.
VI. Update on Registration & Revenue Tracking
Larry Paxton provided an update. There are 1,050 sellers registered. Of those, 100 are model 1's; 57 are model 2's of which 30 have signed up with a provider. Those signed up without a provider will be checked for accuracy. The remaining 900 are model 4's. IDR is checking list of top 500 retailers for companies that should be registered under Streamlined.
The amount collected in FY 2007 was $9,099,000. The Department is projecting $12 million in FY 2008.
VII. Analysis Required by Iowa State Legislature Regarding Impact on Iowa Businesses
The paper the Council put together is still valid. Kristi indicated we'll see what happens in December with the Governing Board, then the Council will readdress.
Representative Rants agreed with Kristi and noted the Council needs to educate the Legislature and get them prepared for this legislation in 2009.
We will continue to put this item on the agenda so we don't lose sight of it. Jim Henter expressed concern about the time this could take. It was delayed until after the Kansas City meeting and now it's delayed again until the December meeting. He mentioned it goes back to 2004 regarding destination basis compensating retailers who have already spent their money. It will be kept as a top priority on the future agendas. If nothing happens at the December meeting, then the Council will try to figure out how to proceed.
VIII. Future Streamlined Sales Tax National Meetings.
A. Dallas, TX (December 10-12, 2007)
Registration information for the Dallas meeting is now available. Registration fees are $365 for SLAC/GB and $75 for BAC.
Following is a breakdown of meetings:
- Monday AM – Sourcing Taskforce
- Monday PM – SLAC with the main topic being sourcing
- Tuesday AM – BAC/SLAC
- Tuesday PM & Wednesday – Governing Board
Meeting information should be on the national Streamlined Web site. Dave Casey will forward the information he has to Representative Rants and Steve Roberts.
B. No Dates Set for 2008
IX. Set Next Advisory Council Meeting
Diane will poll the Council regarding availability for a December 17th meeting.
There's a possibly of only meeting three times per year.
X. Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 11:05 AM.


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