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One good thing about Halloween falling on a Thursday is that we get two weekends of celebrity costumes to dissect. Heidi Klum always pulls out the stops for Halloween, hosting a major bash every year. And her costumes are always over-the-top. This year is no different, though Heidi wasn't dressed in a crazy cyborg suit or a scary Kali goddess getup — Ms. Project Runway was unrecognizable as an old ass lady! There's a 15 percent chance this is actually just Heidi Klum after a week with no Botox, green juice or airbrush artists. There are essentially three categories in which Halloween costumes fall: "sexy" costumes, offensive costumes and pop culture costumes. As Julianne Hough proved with her Orange Is the New Black-face ensemble, it's typical for costume categories to overlap. Here are my fave star costumes of the year, which happen to all be celebs dressed as other celebs. #meta Miley as Lil' Kim Honey Boo Boo family as the Kardashian Klan Ellen as Nicki Minaj Jenny McCarthy as Miley's moufSo apparently "funeral selfies" are a goddam thing – Bust, The Atlantic, Jezebel and others are all talking about the trend this week. Some people argue that kids of the digital age don't know how to express their feelings except by documenting every passing moment — no matter how somber — on social media. This is just the modern way of grieving! Which actually make sense because, come to think of it, when I went to a funeral as a young teen, all the kids would snap self-portraits in church with disposable cameras, run to Walgreen's afterward and then scan them to our LiveJournal pages — hashtags just weren't invented yet! Oh wait, none of that actually happened because that's fucking strange behavior no matter your generation. Guy Fieri né FERRY is all over the news this week. The intolerable TV "chef" got into a recorded altercation with his drunk hairdresser who had just gotten sloshed on a plane (taking them to Flavortown, I presume). Fighting is never the answer, children, but who wouldn't want to beat down the person responsible for basing a real hairstyle......off of a hat primarily given as a gag gift: Pictured: "Flaming Flair Hair Visor," not the actual scalped head of Guy Fieri Two days after the cat fight, the King of Donkey Sauce found himself in court testifying against the man who allegedly stole his neon yellow Lamborghini (which is equally as obnoxious as Guy himself), resulting in one of the best trial sketches of all time. From one example of tragically iconic headwear to another, Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst is working on a CW show about his life. The only way this could possibly come to fruition is if the CW audience of 12-19-year-olds watch out of ignorance ("What's a limp biscuit?"). If you ever want to make a ridiculous childhood dream come true, you should probably move to China, where all weirdly wonderful things happen. Latest example: Shanghai's Kerry Hotel recently installed the world's largest ball pit — an empty swimming pool full of ONE MILLION brightly colored plastic balls. While the child in me is ready to cannon ball into this vast abyss of happiness, my realistic adult side can only assume there are exponentially more snakes, dead rats and petrified diapers at the bottom than regular ball pits… Everyone wants to be like the "cool kids." It's the reason many people pick up smoking, get tattoos or experience really bad spray tans — to emulate some super hip senior in school. So it goes without saying that Harrison Ford is a perpetual cool kid. When Ford appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to chat about Ender's Game, Fallon was captivated by Ford's cool grandpa pierced ear. So captivated, in fact, that he allowed Ford to pierce his own. In front of a live audience. FOR REAL. From Ford's piercing procedure to his choice of jewelry, the result was TV gold. Da Ali G is back! Sacha Baron Cohen is reviving his original character for the new network FXX. The channel will air old episodes with new material (intros to skits — not full new episodes, though) in February 2014. Respek. This week in Craigslist Perfection: Local Edition — Are you a tall, handsome man who works at or frequents the Northside Tavern? Your great-great granddaughter has traveled from the future to meet you. Details here.
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At the risk of inducing widespread PTSD flashbacks, I invite everyone to recall 2011's Internet Public Enemy No. 1, Rebecca Black. The teen, who is probably a decent human undeserving of worldwide hatred, assaulted eardrums on a massive scale with her music video gone viral, "Friday." The worst realization to come out of Friday-gate wasn't the sorry state of the music industry or even the online bullying Black faced, but the fact that, apparently, rich people will throw a few thousand dollars at a greedy producer to create a shitty song and music video for their marginally talented child. Record producer and songwriter Patrice Wilson was one of the driving forces behind "Friday" and if you wanted to give his work another chance, you're in luck. He worked with Nicole Westbrook to record a song not about one day of the week (that's so 2011), but one day of the year. Ladies and gentlemen, it's Thanksgiving. Kraft Mac-n-Cheese – AY! Stove Top stuffing – AY! We one-percenters should have better food than this. While we're on the topic of social phenomena ripe for mockery, it's fitting to recognize Food Network's Guy Fieri (Real Name: Guy Ferry. Yeah, douchebag status: confirmed) who recently opened a new restaurant in New York City. It seems most people either love or hate Guy. He co-owns five California restaurants and hosts the popular Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, on which he travels the country highlighting off-the-beaten-path chow-down spots — so, clearly he's got some fans out there. Others are a bit turned off by his labored "Rock-N-Roll" façade, his annoying catchphrases and his penchant for bowling shirts. I can't trust a man who purposefully styles his hair like a goofy visor hat from Cappel's, and apparently New York Times' Pete Wells isn't a fan either. In his Nov. 13 take-down piece on the new Guy's American Kitchen & Bar in Times Square, Wells completely ripped the joint apart limb from tribal tattooed limb. While any attempt to seriously review what sounds like a black hole for overweight tourists would probably prove futile, I feel Wells could have been a bit more creative in his blasting of Fieri. Guy's an easy target, so why go with the cliched "Dear Guy," letter format, punctuated by a series of overly sarcastic questions? At this point I'm waiting for a cynical review of Wells' review (please tweet any findings to @jackern), but I have to hand it to the reviewer for this service assessment that made me choke on my morning coffee: "The well-meaning staff seems to realize that this is not a real restaurant." Find the full story here. Fans got a first look at Brad Pitt zombie action flick World War Z last week. The film, based on Max Brooks' 2006 novel of the same name, may stray farther from the text than fans have hoped, judging by the trailer. (Though it's important to note how deceiving these first looks can be). The book reflects on a worldwide war on zombies after the fact, using interviews with survivors to paint the terrifying picture, whereas the film appears to be a straight-up zombie movie. However it turns out, zombie purists beware: These may be the quickest and most agile undead yet. After last week's election, gay marriage is now legal nine states. It's a great feat for equality, but we've got a long way to go. In fact, gays across America have given straight, conservative men an ultimatum: Vote to legalize same-sex marriage, or they will marry the crap out of your girlfriends. Portlandia, the hilarious sketch comedy spoofing counter-culture trends, returns to IFC Jan. 4. The show stars SNL's Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney/Wild Flag guitarist-singer Carrie Brownstein — quite possibly my favorite non-romantic duo — in a series of timely skits about the hipster sect of popular culture. All the good little boys and girls of Oregon and beyond can get an early sampling of the two with the "Winter in Portlandia" holiday special on Dec. 14. Fans will see Peter and Nance go low-carb to stave off winter blubber and meet Candace's son as he swings by Women and Women First during his holiday visit. Here's the first skit from the upcoming third season:
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Well, this probably belongs on my film blog but nobody reads that.
I've got a new instant-favorite TV show on FX called Justified (Tuesdays, 10pm EST/9pm CDT). Based on an Elmore Leonard character (from the short story Fire In The Hole), Timothy Olyphant (from my beloved Deadwood) plays US Marshal Raylan Givens who gets reassigned to his home turf in Eastern Kentucky to deal with some old acquaintances. The first episode pretty much follows the plot of the original short story so I'm pretty stoked to see where the series goes from here.
It's already a big hit among critics, which would indicate that the first few episodes are very solid. Basically, this show is right up my alley - Elmore Leonard, Timothy Olyphant, Kentucky. My wife half-joked that if they wore Stormtrooper helmets, it would be pretty much custom tailored to my tastes.
I only heard about it a week ago, and I'm usually up to speed on such things. Hopefully the word gets out about this show, and it will become my other favorite TV show alongside FX's Sons Of Anarchy.
UPDATE: I almost forgot -- the pilot episode is free for download over at iTunes.
UPDATE II: Per Jon's comment below, the song featured in the middle of the first episode is Justin Townes Earle's "Someday I'll Be Forgiven For This" from his 2009 release Midnight At The Movies. Always a good sign when a TV show exhibits good taste in music.
UPDATE III: If you're looking for a particular song from an episode, you might check out the episode guide over at the FX site. Looks pretty extensive to me, and you might be able to track down some songs you like from the show. I just happened to recognize the JT Earle song, as I really dig that album.

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Federico Viticci of MacStories and his dissertation on Sparrow for iPhone:
I have been using Sparrow as my new email client on the iPhone for the past months, and I haven't looked back to Apple's Mail. The way Sparrow puts the focus on quickly archiving and replying to messages, its search capabilities, the design, the photo attachments — these are all features that have contributed to my decision of replacing the app I used for more than four years to manage email on my phone. Sparrow works for me. It makes me faster and more efficient at managing email. But not everyone is going to like Sparrow.
This is the most comprehensive review of Sparrow for iPhone I have seen. It takes roughly sixteen paragraphs before Federico even begins breaking down Sparrow for iPhone, but once he does his in-depth analysis is highly insightful. If you are on the fence, or even mildly curious, about Sparrow for iPhone then this is a must read.
I already snatched up Sparrow from the AppStore and have been playing with it for the past couple hours. My overall impression is that it is very well done app which will only get better. It sure beats the hell out of the so-called Google Gmail app and even gives Mail.app a run for its money.
I am still gathering my thoughts on Sparrow for iPhone, but here are a few quick things to think about: no push notifications, inability to select multiple labels at once, some minor polishing of the UI is needed, and the lack of certain configuration options are detractors but not deal killers. The UI is very comforting and seemingly easy to navigate. I did not run into any problems I could not overcome. The additional "hidden" features are quite nice too, and well worth their addition. I especially like the ability to quickly see an entire conversation thread – it's a nice touch.
Most folks, I suspect, are going to complain about the lack of push notification support. A quick perusal of the AppStore reviews and you can see the vitriol already. This is completely understandable and something the developers are absolutely aware of. They even setup a page explaining the whole push notification omission issue, something done at Apple's behest because the feature was present in the beta releases.
While it would be nice to be able to see badge icons or have integration with the Notification Center, they certainly are not absolute necessities. If you really need push notifications then Boxcar can fulfill that need in the interim, or you could continue to use Mail.app solely for its notifications. I fully expect to see many of these issues addressed in forthcoming updates, especially if Apple relents and allows Sparrow to use the necessary API endpoints to facilitate this feature.
Sparrow for iPhone is well worth the $2.99, especially if you live and die by Gmail. Even if you don't, it is an app well worth purchasing and one destined to live on the cutting edge of AppStore policies.


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Lightolier, manufacturer of interior decorative lighting fixtures and dimming control systems, has developed an online lighting education program for those new to the lighting industry. Titled "Lessons in Lighting," the course allows people to develop their knowledge when it's convenient, without long periods of time away from their jobs.
The self-administered program is being made available without charge to the lighting industry, and will include tests to determine the student's grasp of the material. "Lessons in Lighting" begins with lighting fundamentals, and continues on to specific applications of different light sources, luminaires, ballasts, and lighting controls, as well as the lighting design process. The program is available now, with advanced lessons to be added by mid-summer.
The course can be accessed through Lightolier's website, www.lightolier.com, by clicking on "Lessons in Lighting On-Line." Each lesson has been designed to be completed in 20-25 minutes, including a download time of less than five minutes with a 28.8kbps modem. The company has registered with both the ALA for CLS accreditation and the AIA for CES accreditation for those who successfully complete the training.


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Goodness galoshes. Showers and thunderstorms are going to be the norm throughout the day as a broad upper level disturbance moves slowly across the area. While not likely to cause severe weather - some big rainfall totals are possible as an inch or better ma fall over the course of the next 24 hours as moisture streams into the region.
It looks like things will dry slightly for Tuesday into Wednesday as this system moves off of our coast – however some of the weather forecast models point to that broad area of low pressure, allowing it to organize off of our coastline bringing shower and bring thunderstorm chances to the are again through the latter part of the week.
With the added cloud cover our temperatures will continue to run a few degrees below normal for the remainder of the week.
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Nov. 1: The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team dropped
the final two matches of pool play and despite making the
eight-team single elimination tournament fell to the overall
three seed in the quarterfinal round Saturday evening. The
Roos conclude their season with a 28-9 record.
In its opening match of the day SUNY Canton took on
Rochester. The Warriors got out to a 9-5 start in the
opening set. Down 12-8, the Roos got within 19-18, but the
Warriors pulled away late for the 25-19 first set victory.
SUNY Canton errors hurt the team in the second set as
Rochester had match point at 24-15. The Roos rattled off
five consecutive points to get within 24-20 but the Warriors
were able to clinch the match with a 25-20 win.
Jessica Reynolds (Oakville, ON) and
Kelsy Cornish (Honeoye, NY) led the hosts with five and
four kills, respectively.
Mackenzie Mynter (Churchville, NY) dished out 13 assists
Emily Thomas (Horseheads, NY) added five digs.
The Roos were in a back-and-forth battle in its second match
of the day. SUNY Canton took a lead in the first set but
Florida College battled back to tie it at 19 all. The
Falcons scored six unanswered points to claim the first set
victory, 25-19. SUNY Canton opened up a
9-3 lead in the second set after back-to-back service aces
Lindsay Bryer (Wilson, NY). The Falcons used a 7-3 spurt
to trail by just two at 12-10 midway through the frame.
Florida would eventually take a 19-8 lead and scored six of
the final eight points to claim the match, 25-20.
Cornish and Bills (Walworth, NY) led the Roo attack with
five and four kills, respectively. Mynter assisted 14 kills
in the match, but the team hit just .092 overall.
SUNY Canton struggled to get in a groove after advancing to
the elimination round as it fell in straight sets, 3-0
(25-13, 25-14, 25-20) to the three seed Daemen College.
Bills floored a team-high six kills, while
Robyn Carroll (Bowmanville, ON) tallied 13 digs. Bryer
and Cornish each supplied five kills, while
Caitlin Grimshaw (Adams, NY) added four put downs.
This caps off a tremendous season for the 2013 SUNY Canton
women's volleyball team.
Oct. 31: The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team split a pair of matches on the opening day of the 2013 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Championships. The Roos (28-6) fell to a pesky Lindenwood University-Belleville squad, 2-1 (25-15, 20-25, 12-15), before defeating Johnson and Wales University (NC), 2-0 (25-16, 25-22). Day one of the tournament consisted of best of three pool play matches as the 10 teams were split into two different five-team brackets. Pool play will resume Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. as eight more matches are scheduled for tomorrow. After pool play concludes the top four teams in each pool will be reseeded based on record and a eight team single elimination tournament will begin at approximately 4:00 p.m. The quarterfinal round will take place at 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. with the winners advancing to the semifinal round on Saturday. In its opening match of the day the Roos got out to a quick start dominating a 25-15 first set against the Lynx. SUNY Canton opened the second set with a 5-0 lead behind the service game of Kelsy Cornish (Honeoye, NY), however, Lindenwood-Belleville would respond with a 13-8 run to tie it at 13 all. Down the stretch the Lynx proved strong as they prevailed 25-20. The third set was back-and-forth early as Lindenwood-Belleville took a slim 8-7 lead at the changeover. Once again the Lynx were able to separate down the stretch for the 15-12 victory. Lindsay Bryer (Wilson, NY) and Morgan Bills (Walworth, NY) paced the Roos with eight kills apiece, while Cornish added seven kills and eight digs. Robyn Carroll (Bowmanville, ON) dug up nine balls while Mackenzie Mynter (Churchville, NY) assisted a match-best 21 kills. SUNY Canton hit .254 as a team in the match. In its second tilt of the day the Roos came out sharper and used a stronger service game to get by Johnson and Wales in two sets. Jessica Reynolds (Oakville, ON) finished with a match-best eight kills, while Mynter tallied a match-high 23 assists to go with her team-best six digs. Cornish put down six kills and Bills and Bryer each recorded four kills apiece. The women's volleyball team is back in action Friday when it plays its final two pool play matches. The fourth seeded Roos square off with sixth seeded Rochester College at 10:00 a.m. before a 2:30 p.m. battle with second seeded Florida College. Both matches will be back in the friendly confines of the Roos House where SUNY Canton is a perfect 9-0 this season.


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Henry Clay: The Essential American
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Born into a middle class Virginia family during the tumultuous years of the American Revolution, young Henry Clay moved to Lexington, Kentucky, where he practiced law, married into a prominent family, and established himself as an important member of the community. He began his political career in the Kentucky legislature but soon was bound for the national stage when he entered the United States Senate in 1806. On the eve of the War of 1812, he became the youngest man elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. While transforming that post into a powerful force in American government, he guided the legislature through storms of war at the head of the War Hawk faction. President James Madison tapped Clay to join American commissioners in Ghent to negotiate the end of the conflict, and Clay distinguished himself as an unswerving champion of American interests during the war's darkest hours.
Despite these signal accomplishments, Clay's unsuccessful quest for the presidency became a repeated facet of his political career. He was an active candidate in 1824, 1832, and 1844, and sought his party's nomination in 1840 and 1848, but his contemporaries would admiringly recall his famous declaration, "I would rather be right than be President." Although he fell short of the White House, he wielded a level of influence comparable to the presidents of his time. He was the most influential Speaker of the pre-Civil War era and as Senator fashioned several compromises that calmed sectional strife and the slavery controversy that imperiled the Union.
Preserving the Union, in fact, became the paramount object of his life. As the founder of the Whig Party, Clay fashioned policies to advance what was dubbed his American System. He firmly believed that a strong central bank, tariffs to stimulate American industry, and internal improvements to facilitate interstate commerce would tie the nation together to make disunion not just improbable but unthinkable. His efforts inspired a new generation of politicians that included Abraham Lincoln, who followed Clay in seeking a solution to growing divisions over slavery. Extremists on both sides of the slavery debate alarmed Clay, and from 1833 to the end of his life, he labored to avert a crisis he was certain would destroy the country. Ever the Great Compromiser and Great Pacificator, he died hoping that men of good will could arrive at a solution. That they could not was in part a consequence of his passing.
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"Henry Clay's 49-year political career bridged the America of Alexander Hamilton and the America of Abraham Lincoln. Like them, he labored to strengthen and preserve the Union, and to secure its economic development through an enlightened alliance between private enterprise and public authority. Beautifully written, richly detailed, and wonderfully informative, David and Jeanne Heidler's account of Clay's life is deeply sympathetic, yet not uncritical. It should appeal to both academic and general audiences. These two accomplished historians have accorded a great statesman the biography he deserves." --Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848
"Although Henry Clay ran three times for president and lost each time, he nevertheless dominated the American political scene during the first half of the nineteenth century. His unparalleled combination of skill, charisma, and energy are on display in this biography by David and Jeanne Heidler, which offers new information and insights on the man whom Abraham Lincoln described as "my beau ideal of a statesman." --James M. McPherson, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
"In this engaging biography of an important American lawmaker, David and Jeanne Heidler paint a revealing portrait of Henry Clay, a man who was critical to the life of the nation in the tumultuous 19th century. Never president but always in the arena, Clay is a remarkable architect of the Union, and we owe the Heidlers a debt for bringing him to life in these pages." --Jon Meacham, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of American Lion
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(Note: I'm taking over the power rankings from Alex for the week because he doesn't have time to complete them. My version will not include fancy charts or much analysis outside of snarky jokes and cheap shots at Michigan's rivals.)
1. Nebraska - The Huskers just took back to back games from Michigan teams and have settled into a comfortable lead for the Legends division. A win against Penn State next week is pretty much all Nebraska needs barring a meltdown (known in 2012 as: a loss to Iowa).
2. Ohio State - Sorry Ohio State, you don't stay in the top spot when you let Illinois score 22 points.
3. Michigan - Michigan rebounds from a crushing loss in Lincoln and looks to have hope at quarterback if/when Robinson leaves.
4. Penn State - Penn State continues to take care of business against the lesser Big Ten opponents. A win vs. Nebraska could be huge for the Nittany Lions, as the one signature win of the season. Also, GET MICHIGAN TO THE BTCG!
5. Wisconsin - The Badgers got a bye week to prepare for the Indiana game that inexplicably means something as far as the division race.
6. Northwestern - The Wildcats also get a bye week before a two week barnstorming tour of southern Michigan.
7. Indiana - Could win the Big Ten. That is all.
8. Michigan State - The Spartans go from an overtime win against Wisconsin to giving up 500 yards to Nebraska and losing at the last second. So much for turning the season around. Now the goal is simply to make a bowl game and look to next year.
9. Minnesota - If they called the game in the first quarter Minnesota would have climbed a lot higher here. Unfortunately for the Gophers, they had to play a full four.
10. Iowa - Remember when everyone laughed when Iowa hired Greg Davis? Games like this are why.
11. Purdue - Would be the worst team in the conference if not for....
100,000,000. Illinois - Yep, still terrible.


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By Jim Wallace - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) –Albany Police take aim and open fire to see who's the best shooting cop.
The "Top Gun" competition was held Friday morning at the gun range. The top ten shooting officers were pitted in a combat shooting style timed test.
Using their 40 caliber service pistols, the officers went through an obstacle course, using different objects for cover as they shot 15 targets.
Each missed shot cost them seconds.
APD has not held this Top Gun competition for several years, so the officers were eager to resume the competition.
Albany Police Sgt. Greg Elder said "I am glad to see us bring it back to the police department. It builds on our camaraderie as it's a very challenging course."
This shooting test is designed with elements that an officer on the street may face.
Seven of the ten competitors shot Friday, but the final three could not get away from duties today and will shoot tomorrow.
The winner of the Albany Police Top Gun competition will be announced Monday.
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After retiring from full-time service at the end of 2010 as director of Student Affairs and Registrar, Marc Galvin now serves part-time as law facilities coordinator. In this capacity he is the liaison between the law school and UGA offices including the Physical Plant, Security and Emergency Preparedness, Telephone Services, University Architects, and UGA Police. He also works with architects, designers and contractors on the ongoing renovations of law facilities. Galvin chaired the University Council Facilities Committee in 2011-12 and has served for a few years on the UGA Major Repair and Renovation Committee. He has been affiliated with UGA since 1979.
Galvin is a member of the Northeast Georgia Civil War Roundtable, is president of the Friends of Scull Shoals, is active in his church and participates in other community activities. He also is an adjunct instructor of history at Piedmont College-Athens.
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ALBANY, GA (WALB) – A 28-year old Albany man is sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for his part in two violent home invasion robberies in May.
After an 8-day trial, a Dougherty County jury took only 30 minutes to deliberate before reaching their guilty verdict Wednesday night.
Kelvin Sloan was found guilty of nearly 20 counts of armed robbery and aggravated assault in the two robberies.
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WARNING: Do not look down the pipe, like I do all the
time! Someday I'm going to catch a fireball in the face.
4a. Depending on the length and width of your
barrel, you'll want to adjust the amount of flash
cotton and flash paper used. Remember to
unplug the alligator clip from the glo-plug
before loading.
4b. Wad a pea-sized bit of flash cotton into a loose
ball, tamping it down the barrel with a pencil or
screwdriver until it barely touches the glo-plug.
4c. Fold a small square of flash paper into a missile.
Remember: The flash cotton is your accelerant,
while the flash paper forms the fireball itself. You'll
want the paper tight enough to fly a few feet, but
loose enough to ignite before it leaves the tube.
4d. Replace the alligator clip.
4e. Yell some grammatically questionable Latin
and fire!
Improvement Ideas
Commercially available flash guns sometimes have
2 barrels and 2 separate triggers. If you make the
first Orpheus Six-Shooter, please send me video
(and I'll send you a soothing hand salve in return).
My body design is simple, made from parts you
hopefully have around the house, but the professional flash guns use a metal body that holds the
battery and barrel both, making them much more
easily concealed. Pro shooters also use a press-on
clip instead of an alligator clip to attach power to the
glo-plug. Either improvement could be rigged easily
by a maker more clever than me.
The Orpheus Shooter is just begging to be integrated into a leather glove or cane, as well.
My next project for the Shooter: wiring it into a
Hobby Tron R/C Apache helicopter for remote firing. Why bang on your ceiling to quiet the upstairs
neighbors when you can fly a chopper into their
window and set them aflame?
Joel Johnson is a technology writer living in Brooklyn, N. Y.
He writes a monthly how-to column for Popular Mechanics
and spends his days blogging at gadgets.boingboing.net.
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- Preparation time: 15 minutes or less
- Deliciously creamy pasta dish using left over BBQ chicken. This can be prepared in the time it takes to cook the pasta.
500 g shell pasta
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, finely chopped
1 cup shredded, cooked chicken
1 clove garlic, crushed
½ cup chicken stock
¾ cup cream
1 cup chopped spinach
¼ cup pinenuts, toasted
- Cook and drain pasta.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large frying pan over moderate heat.
- Add the onion, chicken and garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the stock and cream, cooking for 3 minutes over high heat.
- Stir in the spinach and pasta.
- Mix well and sprinkle the pinenuts over the top.
- Serve immediately.
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Some of you may know that I'm a Blazers fan having lived in Portland for a few years and am going to go to grad school there come August, eventually making it my home. But I grew up in Philly, and with the news of the team possibly being sold, it prompted me to come over and see how things are around these parts. Turns out you all seem to be completely wrapped up in getting rid of Andre Igoudala, but at the same time no one likes the options that are out there. As an outsider, here's my take on your situation:
I honestly think you have to take one or the other between Kaman or Ellis as those are pretty much the opitomy of your best options. That is to take a salary dump or try and fix a piece that isn't working in their current situation. It seems this board is hung up on Ellis's points per 100 possesions stat. I tend think that he was playing Nellie ball, and played over 90% of every game he was in during the season, save the last 2 games against teams who were locked into thier playoff spots and thus playing only thier scrubs. Honestly that stat means f*all to me due to the fact that the context of that comparison is so warped. I mean a guard shooting 47% for his career is really good, and as an outsider looking in, the sixers could use someone who fills up the bucket while the emphasis on defense is not quite as high due to Holiday and Turner's ability in those ares. But, if Ellis doesn't make you happy (which I don't give a crap if it does or not) then you have to take a salary dump because no one is giving up a solid building block for a guy who doesn't even fit with your team anymore.
The ideal would be a decent big in return, but they don't grow on trees. If a team has a big that they are paying $12M a year for and it's working out, they aren't going to let go of him. Let's face it, There are plenty of decent 3 spots out there that can be had. If someone is so inclined they could make a play for Wallace (Batum is behind him, which is kind of like a lesser version of your Iggy-Turner dilema) or even make a play at Batum if they want to go younger. You want Aldridge? Good luck with that offer. You'd pretty much have to thown in Holiday just to make the Blazers even listen to you. The Wolves would part with thier #2 pick for the right price, who will most likely be Derrick Williams, ANOTHER SMALL FORWARD. All of those options are more affordable than Iggy. I'm sure there are more that I'm missing (I heard Gay could be had as well, but I honestly don't know how much truth is in that either). Iggy is the lowest hanging fruit at this point, but not by very much. There just aren't many teams who are overloaded with game changers at the 4 or 5. I do think AI2 is a good player, but at some point you have to either roll the dice someone with some warts or take an expiring and try and gamble in the free agent market.
Personally I think Ellis would be a good fit. You would get someone who has to be accounted for on the offensive end. If Collins pulled the trigger I would have to believe he could think he has a chance of reigning the guy in a little and making him play within the system. I do think he would be likely to leave in 2013 as $11M isn't quite what he could get in the market that will be out there, where everyone is opening up thier books for Howard, Paul and Williams. Teams that miss will gladly shell out some buck to save face and Ellis could be taughted as a "next best thing" type of deal. If it's not him then, Captain Ka(ve)man would represent an ideal expiring contract for the Sixers. He fills an immediate need and comes off the books next summer. If you could get thier 2012 1st then that might be something to talk about, but with the age of that team I'm not sure they are going to give up thier first rounder 2 years in a row.
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The Etowah County Coroner's Office has confirmed the identity of a child's
body police found on a Gadsden road Tuesday night.
The coroner's office says the body discovered in a wooded area on Plainview
Street is that of 20-month-old Maliyah Lindsay. She was reported missing by her
mother on Monday.
The child's body was found shortly after the arrest of her father, Stephon
Lindsay, who investigators say was arrested in connection to the reported
disappearance of his daughter Maliyah. Stephon Lindsay is currently in custody
of the Etowah County Jail being held on no bond.
Gadsden Police said Maliyah's mother, 19-year-old Tasmine Thomas, called them
Monday around 7:10 p.m. to report her 20-month-old
daughter missing.
She said her daughter had not been seen since March 5 when Stephon Lindsay
said he took the child to his sister's house for a few days. According to
investigators, Tasmine said she was asleep when Stephon took the child, and Stephon
was back home the next morning when she woke up. Police said Tasmine lives in
the Emma Sansom public housing community in Gadsden.
Investigators said Tasmine told Stephon a week later she wanted to see the
child. He said he would go with her, and then left to get gas for his car and
pick up the child. A short time later, Tasmine said she called Stephon's sister
who said she had not seen Stephon nor the baby in several weeks. Tasmine then
called police.
Gadsden Police Detective Wayne Hammonds located and arrested Stephon Lindsay
Tuesday night. Investigators said they found the body of a child on Plainview Street after Lindsay's arrest.
The area where the body was found has
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televisions and tires.
Gadsden police returned to the crime scene on Plainview Street around 3 a.m.
Wednesday to look for any possible murder weapons. Captain Bobby Jackson said
they were specifically searching for any large knives or possibly a sword.
Captain Jackson described the crime scene as "gruesome."
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SPECTRUM and GREAT WEDDINGS belong together.
R&B recording artist and vocal impersonator George Jamison, American Idol sweetheart Jenni Schick, and the NYC Latin sensation Ramon Delacruz – make up SPECTRUM's dream-team front line. They dazzle and interact with your guests throughout your party and always deliver amazing performances. Bandleader Ben Kaufman jams on the keyboard and bass guitar while making sure your celebration runs flawlessly. The band's young gun Scott Rosendall shreds the Les Paul guitar while top-notch musicians Matt Shea and John Thomas jam on multiple instruments. Drummer Ron Byrd, Jr. rounds out the back line to make sure you feel the music as well as you hear it.
SPECTRUM is well known and highly respected wedding band throughout the tri-state area.
A band is only as good as its ingredients!
SPECTRUM's talent is rivaled, but unmatched. They are among the elite bands leading the area's music industry. SPECTRUM remains at the top of their game and like a good wine, only getting better with time. For your wedding, be sure to choose Spectrum – they will have your friends and family on the dance floor all night!
See and/or download their song list at the bottom of this page!
Come see Spectrum at their monthly LIVE showcase!
Sorry this is so late but I just wanted to thank you and Spectrum for the awesome experience we had. Chioke and I are so glad we booked with you for such a special day. I don't know how you guys did it, but the band was so in tune with our guests and kept the party going!
Thanks so much again for allowing my Dad to sing – it was such a great memory to have. Also, for helping my sister, Erika, surprise us with the BEST Maid of Honor speech ever!!!
Spectrum is not only an amazing group of professionals, but it really felt like you personalized our wedding reception to fit our needs and make it a night to remember. Chioke and I (as with most of our guests) were grinning from ear to ear after such a fun night.
Thanks so much for your help! Best Wishes- Anna
We hired SPECTRUM for our wedding band and could not have been more excited about our decision! Getting a wedding band is an investment for sure, but these guys were worth every single penny. They were super organized from beginning to end, George even double checked with us before the wedding party was announced that he had all the name pronunciations correct, and he made sure that everybody was lined up in order. They learned our first dance song, and exceeded our expectations on the performance. The dance floor was PACKED all night, and nobody wanted the reception to end! Guests have been telling us that they are the best wedding band they've ever heard, and it was the most fun reception they had ever attended. If you want a fun and memorable wedding reception, hire SPECTRUM - you will not be disappointed!!! (no, they did not pay me to write this!)
SPECTRUM is an absolutely fantastic band. The dance floor at our wedding was packed from the beginning until the end of the wedding, largely due to SPECTRUM. Several of our guests had comments to the effect of "this was the best music I've heard at a wedding." Much of SPECTRUM's effectiveness comes from the diversity in what they are able to play well. I was blown away that Spectrum could play Prince, AC/DC, Puff Daddy, The Temptations, and Rhianna, all at a high level.
We were also pleased by the professionalism of the band. They were a pleasure to deal with leading up to the wedding and were able to incorporate our input in putting together their set list for our wedding.
SPECTRUM Band was amazing and I saw many people dancing who I had never seen dance before! SPECTRUM was energetic and fun to watch . . . I couldn't imagine any other band being as good as they were. Thank you so much Spectrum!
June 7, 2013
Hi Ben –
Michelle and I wanted to thank for making our wedding reception exactly what we envisioned. You brought so much energy to the dance floor that it felt more like a rock concert than a wedding. Our friends have been telling us how much fun they had at our wedding and have mentioned without fail how great the music was. We could not agree more.
For that, we are grateful.
Please pass along our gratitude to Ramon, George, Jenni and the rest of the band.
This was Michelle's favorite part of the wedding, no joke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIMo4R5ZVFg
Thanks again, Arden/Michelle
Hi Ben, Thanks for an AMAZING performance! I can't tell you how many people have complimented us on the awesome band and asked for your information. Hopefully, you will get a lot more business from our referrals! The night was absolutely perfect and we had such a great time dancing it up with your band. Every song you played was just fantastic and the song selections were superb!
That is very cool that you are adding Sympathy for the Devil to your list because of us. You all did such a good job with that and as you saw everyone, especially those DKE Frat Boys enjoyed it. Hands down you are the BEST band we have seen at any wedding and are so glad we got to have you all perform at our event.
Hopefully we can work together again sometime down the road!
Sincerely, Michelle
My wife and I used Philly Event Group and for our wedding in June. They provided musicians for our ceremony and cocktail hour and the band Spectrum for our reception. PEG was great to work with and all the musicians were true professionals which absolutely made our wedding. Spectrum is an incredible band and we highly recommend them.
We had seen another PEG band, Black Tie, play at a wedding and contacted them about playing at ours. They were unfortunately already booked on our wedding date so we worked with Strickland Bonner from PEG to find another band. He came out to our house one evening with DVDs of all of the WTA's bands so we could see and get a feel for each of them and narrow down the selection. This was probably the most helpful step in the selection process. After selecting the band Spectrum and deciding to use ceremony and cocktail hour musicians from PEG as well we negotiated the final contract through Strickland.
As the wedding approached we were put in direct contact with Ben from the band who handled all of the "day of" logistics such as timing, songs to learn, and play and do not play lists. He was also in contact with our event coordinator to run through the details as well.
We hired a keyboardist to play our ceremony music which sounded great and went smoothly. We also hired a pianist for our cocktail hour, which we didn't get to hear because we were away taking photos, but were told by our guests was excellent.
Spectrum was absolutely amazing at our reception. One of the bands signers, George, acted as the MC and directed the evening. We had our first dance first and they learned our song for us which sounded great. During dinner they played softer ballads and jazz standards which really set a classy mood. After dinner George made an announcement that he wanted to see some people on the dance floor and I couldn't believe how many people rushed up there. From that point on the dance floor was crowded all night. Spectrum was interactive with our guest, singing and dancing with them throughout the night. Spectrum played all genres of music from all time periods and did so in a manner which appealed to all of our guests.
Every one of our guests we have seen since our wedding has complimented us on Spectrum. They truly made our reception. My wife and I both wish that we had another event to plan just so that we could hire them again. I can't say enough about Spectrum and the Philly Event Group and highly recommend them, they will not disappoint.
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This band "SPECTRUM" was absolutely amazing! They were nothing but accomodating. We were able to change songs and the order of the reception
throughout the week approaching the wedding. They learned all of our special songs and sang them live for us, which was a much more personal touch as
compared to a recorded version. I would recommend them for any gathering that people would need entertainment. The three lead singers are the most personable
people we've ever met. Their attention and interaction with the crowd was one of the most enjoyable parts of the evening. They allowed the groom and groomsmen
got to sing a song to everyone, more directed at the bride, and the bride and bridesmaids also got up on stage and sang to everyone. This was a surprising and
unique touch. We were extremely happy with everything overall.
Spectrum performed at our wedding and they were AMAZING. They are talented, professional, and fun! They kept the dance floor packed with their energy and
charisma, and also served as a classy MC for announcements and schedule flow. We could feel that they were happy to celebrate our wedding with us and it created
such a special, positive vibe — cheesy but true! Countless guests commented on how wonderful the band was, and many were in disbelief that it was a band and
not a CD of the actual artist playing because the quality was so superb! This is the first review I've ever posted on WeddingWire — that's how good they are.
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I cannot recommend the band Spectrum enough. I was a bride who strongly considered a dj because I wanted very current music at my reception, in addition
to all the classics. Spectrum learned no fewer than 6 new songs at my specific request and performed them BETTER than the original acts. The band was lively,
engaged, talented, professional, and hit all the right notes (pun intended). You will not be disappointed.
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As event professionals for more than 2o years, when we wanted to re-write the how-to-wedding book, we went to SPECTRUM to help write
our story. They played us into our ceremony, aced our first dance and even wrote us a custom song that we will treasure forever. To Ben, George, Meredith, Chet
and Jonathan, there are simply no words to express our sincere appreciation for making our wedding night the greatest ever!
It is with great pleasure that I am writing this letter to praise Spectrum on their performance at our wedding in Altoona, PA on July 14th. My wife and I
searched for a band that would best reflect our personality. We looked at bands from Philadelphia, Baltimore , Pittsburgh , Harrisburg and Washington, D.C. -
Spectrum was a perfect match. The band's innate ability to gauge the audience while still holding true to the predetermined playlist was incredible. Spectrum
took control of the party as soon as they began, seemingly placing the wedding on auto-pilot. The band's experience was appreciated as they partnered with the venue to provide smooth transitions from speeches to special dances.
Chet Fortune took control of the event from the moment the band arrived. He certainly provided the reassurance my wife and I needed as the
reception began. We know now why he is nicknamed Mr. Entertainment, the man surely did not disappoint.
George left it all on stage that night. His ability to sound exactly like the original artist baffled us. We thought John Legend was in the
room with us! We later found out George performed with a dislocated hip that night. We were truly appreciative of his efforts as no one noticed while he was
performing. His dedication to the band was extremely heroic. Although it has been a year, we still receive compliments from our family and
friends on how our wedding was the best party they ever attended with the best band ever. We will recommend (and have recommended) Spectrum and Washington Talent and the Philly Event Group to any and all of our friends and hope to work together with you again in the future!
Thanks again for helping create the best night of our lives!
Robert and Sandra Weitzman


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Hyderabad, Oct. 23 Satyam Computer today announced the acquisition of UK-based IT infrastructure management consulting provider Nitor Global Solutions Ltd, in a cash deal worth $5.5 million (about £2.76 million ).
Alongside this, the company disclosed the signing up of a multi-year deal with Fujitsu to provide IT services to Reuters, which is part of a 10-year $1-billion internal information transformation programme.
The Chairman, Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, said that the acquisition, second for the company in Europe, would enable Satyam to offer services in the infrastructure management space.
Funded in 2002, Nitor posted revenues of $3 million and plays a role in consulting for infrastructure management services. Together with Satyam, the company expects to play a role in management services. Post this acquisition, Nitor is to be merged with Satyam's Infrastructure Management Services Group.
The multi-year Fujitsu deal is expected to deepen Satyam's relationship with Reuters as it extends range of services the company currently offers.
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As a part of the deal, these services would be offered to 17,500 Reuters employees based in over 100 countries. Under the deal, Satyam would provide services to Reuters through Fujitsu. The services would be delivered from its Reuters offshore delivery centre in Hyderabad as well as a new centre in Chennai.
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Youngsters at the school have spent the summer term working hard towards putting on the festival, the Suckley Chill, which will take place on Friday, July 18.
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But the children have done their fair share by contacting suppliers, bands and stall holders to take part in the festival.
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During the event, which will run from 5pm until 9pm, children will be performing poetry reading, story telling and Horrible History plays.
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Bogess Elementary School received a letter on Tuesday morning.
School officials reportedly received an unidentified envelope on campus, but officials did not open the letter.
Reports of similar packages delivered to schools in Texas and three other states on Monday prompted school officials to follow important procedures. The envelope was placed in a sealed bag and stored in an area away from students until the Murphy Police and Fire Departments arrived.
Test showed nothing harmful was in the sealed envelope and posed no threat to students.
The FBI is conducting an investigation.
Parents will receive a letter today informing them of the letter containing white powder.
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Group Life Insurance
This University-paid benefit provides life insurance coverage for all Faculty, Professional and Scientific, Merit Supervisory Exempt, Merit Confidential, Merit, and House Staff.
Mandatory Participation
Participation in the University's group term life insurance program is a condition of employment for regular University faculty and staff members who hold a 50% time or greater appointment; coverage is required.
No Statement of Health or physical exam is required for this program.
Merit Staff and House staff are automatically covered by Group Life Insurance at a set coverage level as a function of their employment.
Faculty, Professional and Scientific, and Merit Supervisory Exempt staff have multiple Group Life coverage options.
Schedule of Life Insurance
Your Annual Benefits Salary determines the amount of insurance available under this program. If your salary is not an even thousand dollars, it is rounded to the next highest thousand dollars, and then multiplied by the coverage desired.
Employee salary = $29,750 annually.
The salary is rounded to $30,000 and then multiplied by the appropriate level of coverage.
The University pays the premium for 2 times the rounded salary for all benefits-eligible employees. How the premium is paid differs with your employment classification.
If the staff member in the example above was Merit Staff, the University would multiply the $30,000 by 2, and provide the staff member with $60,000 in insurance.
Faculty, Professional and Scientific, Merit Supervisory Exempt, and Merit Confidential staff have multiple coverage options
Faculty, Professional and Scientific, Merit Supervisory/Exempt, Merit Confidential staff options
This plan allows you to select from four levels of life insurance coverage. This coverage is for yourself only. The University provides you with two times your salary in coverage. If you select additional coverage, there will be an additional charge. These choices provide coverage of a flat $50,000, 2 times salary, 2-1/2 times salary, or 3 times salary. You must choose either $50,000 in coverage or two times your salary.
If you select 50,000 in coverage and your salary is at least $25,000 annually, you will not see a charge on your electronic enrollment, and you will be eligible for a Shared Savings Credit.
If you select two times your salary in coverage, you will see a charge and an equal credit for the University contribution on your electronic enrollment.
You still have the option of purchasing 2 1/2 or 3 times your salary in Group Life Insurance if you so desire. If you choose this option, you will see the full cost of the 2 1/2 or 3 times your salary in Group Life coverage on your electronic enrollment, and you will see the University contribution for 2 times your salary in coverage. Your cost will be the difference between the two.
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|You will receive
|Your actual cost will be
|$50,000 in coverage and your salary is at least $25K annually
|$40 Shared Savings Credit (if eligible)
|No cost and you receive a $40.00 Shared Savings credit if you're eligible
|2x your salary in coverage
|Full cost for 2X your salary in coverage
|University contribution for 2x your salary in coverage
|No cost.
|2.5x your salary in coverage
|Full cost for 2.5X your salary in coverage
|University contribution for 2x your salary in coverage
|Cost for .5 times your salary in coverage
|3x your salary in coverage
|Full cost for 3X your salary in coverage
|University contribution for 2x your salary in coverage
|Cost for 1 time your salary in coverage
Cost and Maximum Coverage Limits
Cost is $0.43 per thousand of coverage per month.
The maximum amount of obtainable group life insurance is $400,000.
Taxable Life Insurance
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined that if an employer allows employees access to life insurance in excess of $50,000, the amount in excess of $50,000 has a value to the employee. This value must be added to the individual's taxable salary when reporting income earned on the annual W 2. This income is based upon the following IRS table:
|Rate per $1,000 of Excess
Life Insurance Per Year
|Under 25
|70 and older
Salary: $50,000
3 times life insurance selected: $150,000
Age: 46
150,000 minus 50,000 = 100,000
100,000 divided by 1,000 = 100
100 times 1.80 = $180.00
$180.00 is added to W2 as taxable income.
In determining the amount of life insurance in excess of $50,000, the employer must total all life insurance programs in which the employee participates. For The University of Iowa, this would include the basic group program and the supplemental life insurance program. If you have any questions concerning this calculation and the possible effect on your taxable income, please contact the University Benefits Office.
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This make look like trolling and to many it will be no matter what I say.
Kazushi Sakuraba is the legend that any fighter should aspire to become, despite him never winning a major title.
He has wins over 4 Gracie's, Royce, Ryan, Renzo, and Royler. Including the 90 minute battle with Royce in PRIDE.
He has wins over Vitor Belfort, Quentin Jackson, Carlos Newton, Guy Mezger, Kevin Randleman, Masakatsu Funaki, Ken Shamrock and has been in wars with everyone from heavyweights Mirko Filipovic, Kimo Leopoldo, Igor Vovchanchyn. He fought Wanderlei Silva 3 times, Ricardo Arona, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Little Nogueira.
He was willing to fight anyone, anywhere and he was easily among the most skilled catch wrestlers of all time.
He doesn't have the greatest record, but considering he fought well above his natural weight most of his career I won't knock him.
26-16-1 (2 No Contests) with 19 submission wins. He was the UFC Japan Tournament winner and was a 2000 PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix semifinalist.
He's only 5-6 in his last 11 fights and is on a 4 fight losing streak, but seeing as he's lost to Ralek Gracie (3-0) by decision, Jason Miller (24-8 1 No Contest), Current DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis (16-6 1 No Contest), and Yan Cabral (10-0) he's not fighting cans like a lot of fighters fighting past their primes.
If there was ever a man to enter the hypothetical MMA Hall of Fame; Sakuraba would be the first man inducted or at the very least in the first class.
Now I haven't stated why I think Sakuraba would submit George St. Pierre have I. Sakuraba who would commonly fight around 183lbs-192lbs, usually in PRIDE Middleweight matches where the weight limit was 203lbs. If he was in his prime he would probably be fighting at welterweight or middleweight and would cause a lot of problems.
He was never a the most technical striker, but it became passable for a time. He actually had some pretty decent leg kicks and a decent left hand. GSP would no doubt hold the edge there, but when the fight hit the mat I would give the edge to Sakuraba.
His excellent amateur wrestling combined with his catch-wrestling made him a nasty match up for anyone on the ground, and it's been said(by many) that he once had one of the best single leg take downs in MMA. And if he got your arm or your leg he was going for the submission, and he very often got one.
I think that if Sakuraba ever fought him, a prime Sakuraba in his early 30's would beat GSP in a long, technical grappling match. Late, like 18-23 minutes into the fight (assuming it's a five round fight)
You may not agree with me at all, and I'm sure many of you will. So feel free to state your opinions on how full of shit I am. :)
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Posted on Jun 09, 2010 by admin in Blame Game, Transportation Politics
As I said over at The Consumer Trap, in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, there is an uncontrolled gusher of conventional "everybody's to blame" dogma parading around passing itself off as serious social criticism.
This phony, knee-jerk analysis is merely the flip-side of the capitalist dogma insisting that demand for products arises exclusively from spontaneous popular wishes and unsullied technological innovations only, no corporate manipulation involved. It's an excuse and a denial, in other words.
What we need now is realistic descriptions of and remedies for the institutionalized, class-based decisions that continue to impose petro-intensive living on human societies. Swallowing the familiar trope that the main problem resides in your looking glass is a step away from, not toward, such realism.
Meanwhile, this new DbC page is dedicated to collecting examples of the mental virus that denies the existence of an overclass and blames "us" all instead. Please feel free to send in cases you encounter.
DbC Hall of Mirrors Inductees:
Chris Clugston: With zero evidence to back his assertions, Clugston claims "Americans 'just don't get it' regarding the unsustainable nature of our American way of life," and that anger at BP is a "self-righteous" distraction from the deeper fact that we have met the enemy and it is us.
Peter Fowler: "If BP Is Evil Then So Are We All,…because we demand the oil they are forced to take these sorts of risks to get." So, in Fowler's telling, coerced acceptance equals policy origination.
Joanna Weiss: Weiss frets, "I couldn't help but wonder how much I should hate myself." She talks of "our oil-drenched lifestyles" as if we all asked for them and would refuse to consider alternatives, if given a choice. Joanna thinks cars-first transportation comes from a "culture of expansion," not corporate capitalist dictatorship. Evidence for any of these claims? None, and none needed. They are merely true by statement, since they replicate conventional business-society tropes.
Posted on Mar 02, 2010 by admin in Automobilization, Inequality, Transportation Politics
From the beginning, corporations and allied planners and politicians have promoted the automobile with large doses of syrupy propaganda about its overwhelming wonders and benignity. This wave of dogma routinely includes paeans to the automobile's allegedly democratic and egalitarian nature. According to Rutgers University transportation engineer James A. Dunn, for example, not only does "the auto provide a kind of individualist equality that is particularly well suited to American values," but owning and driving cars "unites [Americans] across class, racial, ethnic, and religious lines as few other aspects of our society can."
Alas, Dunn seems not to have examined the most basic data on the distribution of automobiles in the United States, to say nothing of the world. If he had bothered to do so, he might have discovered that, contrary to long-running industry intimations and intellectual pre-suppositions, cars are, in fact, one of the most unequally distributed product categories in the United States.
Here is a table I just assembled from the most recent Consumer Expenditure Survey:
As you can see, the rich are savers/investors, but they also dominate spending. New vehicle spending in particular.
That sucking sound you hear? A century's worth of cars = freedom + democracy incantation going into the flushbowl, where it belongs.
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Concerned Convergys employees notified KCBD NewsChannel 11 that employees who tested positive for TB were sent back to work.
After one case of tuberculosis was confirmed at the local call center earlier this month, the Texas State Health Department stepped in to provide free, voluntary testing for employees.
According to the Health Department, there is still only one confirmed case of tuberculosis being investigated from a Convergys employee in Lubbock.
Spokesman for the Texas Department of State Health Services Chris Van Deusen said they expect to see positive tests, since employees were exposed to the disease; however, 90% of the time a positive test result means someone has a "latent" tuberculosis infection. If proven to not be active, this means the disease cannot spread and they can go back to work immediately. They are still prescribed antibiotics and must stay on them for the course of 9 months.
To ensure the disease is not active after testing positive, a chest x-ray is taken. If it is, liquid would be present in the lungs and a combination of antibiotics would be prescribed for several weeks. They would have be tested again and show that the disease is no longer active in order to go back to work.
Convergys spokeswoman Amy Williams says employees have been given proper education through the Health Department about tuberculosis. Free, voluntary on-site testing ends today.
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News » Street Food – Greasy to Gourmet
Street Food – Greasy to Gourmet
February 2, 2012 - Posted by: Vikki
What do you associate with street food? – grabbing a greasy burger at a football game, risking your life with a kebab after an evening in the pub?
Well you can't be blamed for thinking about those kinds of foods in conjunction with street food, especially in Britain where street food for years has been rather lacking in nutrition and quality.
However, times are a changing - speed and ease no longer means that we have to suffer in quality. The burger boys behind the hugely successful 'Meatwagon' have proved that street food can be sold through the window of a burger van and still be delicious.
Here at designfront we are constantly working with our clients to ensure that we are on top of emerging food trends – breaking free of convention and using creativity to create unique and fashionable spaces. We aim to ensure that the design and mood of the spaces we create - compliment and work alongside the current foodie fashions.
It can't be denied that the worlds outlook on street food has changed drastically as it becomes a trendy phenomenal that's taking the world by storm – thefoodpeople released some interesting stats this week that suggest we are having what they are calling a 'street food revolution'. Take a look –
- 'Street food is consumed by an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide each day.'
- The most popular street food is the Mexican Tacos
- There are 20,000 street food vendors in Bangkok – providing city residents with a staggering 40% of their overall energy intake.
- There are 5,738 books available on Amazon about street food
- On average the search term street food has 2.5k social mention each month
- In the last 12 months the search term 'Street Food Asia' has increased by 120%
- Street Food Vendor Evolution started with Traditional food carts and has progressed to Modern Food Trucks
If your company is looking to embrace the emerging food trends that are out there at the moment and are looking for a design agency to help work alongside them – then designfront will be able to help. Please contact us at hello [at] designfront [dot] co [dot] uk


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Vint Cerf, a co-designer of the Internet's TCP/IP protocols and considered a father of the Internet itself, emphasized the need for data portability standards for cloud computing during an appearance on Thursday evening.
There are different clouds from companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, IBM and Google, but a lack of interoperability between them, Cerf explained at a session of the Churchill Club business and technology organization in Menlo Park, Calif.
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"At some point, it makes sense for somebody to say, 'I want to move my data from cloud A to cloud B,' " but the different clouds do not know each other, he said.
"We don't have any inter-cloud standards," Cerf said. The current cloud situation is similar to the lack of communication and familiarity among computer networks in 1973, said Cerf, who is vice president and chief Internet evangelist at Google.
"People are going to want to move data around, they're going to want to ask clouds to do things for them," said Cerf. They might even want to have multiple clouds interact with each other in order to take advantage of the computing power offered through such combinations, he said.
"There's a whole raft of research work still to be done and protocols to be designed and standards to be adopted that will allow people to manage assets" in clouds, Cerf said. Google, for its part, is resonant with this notion, he said. But right now, users can get data out of the Google cloud but perhaps not send it to another cloud.
He also stressed cloud security. "Strong authentication will be a critical element in the securing of clouds," said Cerf. The Obama Administration, for its part, has expressed a desire to use cloud-based computing techniques to make government more efficient and for inter-agency communication, he said.
Commenting on other topics, Cerf predicted a growing role for mobile devices in everyday life and connections of more appliances, including home appliances and office equipment, to the Internet. "Once you do that, the mobile [device] is potentially the remote controller for all of these things," he said.
"The mobile now replaces all those little remotes that are sitting on the table in front of you," said Cerf.
He endorsed the notion of opening access to "white spaces" -- unused broadcasting spectrum serving as a buffer between TV channels -- as a way to expand broadcast access. Google would like to see the white spaces unlicensed and said technology today exists to enable use of the white spaces.


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We had spicy tofu bento bowl for dinner tonight. Recipe is adapted from Vegetarian times magazine.
(Serves 2 people)
For Spicy Tofu
Tofu – 12 oz. pkg, drained and cut into 1" pieces
Soy sauce – ¼ cup
Chili sauce – 3tbsp
Sesame oil – 2 tsp
For the Salad:
Brown Rice – 1 cup, cooked
Mixed Salad greens – 1 cup
Avocado – 1, sliced thinly
Soy sauce – ¼ cup
Ginger – 1" piece, grated
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
- Whisk soy sauce, chili sauce and sesame oil in a bowl.
- Heat 2tsp oil in a large sauté pan. Dip tofu in the chili mixture and fry in the hot pan for 8-10 minutes, tossing to make sure that all sides are browned evenly. Remove and keep aside.
- To assemble the salad: Whisk soy sauce, ginger, lemon juice in a small bowl. Mound half the rice in a serving bowl, top with the mixed greens, avocado and tofu. Serve with the sauce.


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---- — METHUEN — Police are looking for the public's help in solving yesterday's armed robbery of the TD Bank at 228 Haverhill St.
A man with a goatee robbed the bank of an unknown amount of cash at 12:15 p.m. He passed a note to the teller, saying he had a knife and demanding "all your hundreds and fifties." But the suspect showed no weapon, according to police.
The suspect, who is about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, was wearing dark pants and a dark, hoodie-style sweatshirt, with a baseball cap and sun glasses, according to description released by police.
A K-9 unit was called in, but was unable to track the suspect. It's not clear whether he fled on foot or by car.
The bank was closed after the robbery so police could investigate.
Every officer on duty along with state troopers working in the area responded to the bank after the robbery was reported.
"It appears he slipped through," Lt. Michael Pappalardo said, noting officers are "pursuing several leads."
Police released a photo of the suspect obtained from the bank's security camera.
People who recognize the suspect or have any information related to the robbery are asked to call Detective Thomas McMenamon Jr. at 978-983-8758.


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Despite talk that an American Airlines and US Airways merger could be announced this week, it's unclear if the possible merger will happen at all.
The Wall Street Journal reported the two carriers are working out the last major details of the deal. American would not comment on the rumors, which have been circling for more than a year.
AMR, American's parent company, has been in bankruptcy since late 2011. The Fort Worth-based company has said it wants to emerge from bankruptcy a standalone company. Mark Drusch, a former airline executive that went through the bankruptcy process with Continental Airlines, said a merger would benefit both airlines.
"A merged American, US Airways would be a much stronger competitor, healthier and therefore able to expand, to grow, to invest in product," Drusch said. "Things they weren't able to do in the past because they were not healthy, they were not making money."
All of American's unions are on board with the idea. They believe US Airways CEO Doug Parker would head the merged airline, although that has not officially been decided. It's unclear if American's CEO Tom Horton would join the merged airline, but the Journal reports he would most likely not stay on the management team.
As for ticket prices, they will likely go up because of rising fuel costs. Plus, a merger means there will be one less airline to compete with. No word yet on what exactly will happen with the airlines' frequent flyer programs.
Regardless, a merged carrier would have a positive impact in North Texas, since it would reportedly be based in Fort Worth.
"That helps all of us as travelers and people who work in Dallas, because the fact is a strong airline brings a lot of economic development, creates jobs obviously," Drusch said, "and just makes our lives easier when we want to travel wherever we need to travel."
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Powell police say a man was injured after he crashed his vehicle into a
utility pole in Powell Tuesday afternoon.
The crash occurred in the area of North Liberty Street and Liberty Ridge
Avenue shortly before 3 p.m.
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Blast at Mexico Oil Co. Kills 32; Hurts 121
Rescuers searched for survivors Friday and authorities promised a thorough investigation after an office building blast killed 32 people and injured 121 at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company
Shortly before the explosion, Operations Director Carlos Murrieta reported via Twitter that the company had reduced its accident rate in recent years. Most Pemex accidents have occurred at pipeline and refinery installations.
A fire at a pipeline metering center in northeast Mexico near the Texas border killed 30 workers in September, the largest-single toll in at least a decade for the company.
Associated Press writers Adriana Gomez Licon and Katherine Corcoran contributed to this report.
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Woman bow hunters always seem to catch my attention. I guess I'm fascinated by bowhunters in general, top that off with a woman hunting and even more so with a bow you've captured my interest. This brings me to a polar bear bow hunt by a woman I just watched. It's the first woman to achieve this difficult hunt with bow and arrow. I bought and watched the video DVD made by Michele Leqve of her polar bear hunt. It is narrated by Michele and filmed by her husband and it done very professionally. The adventure starts well before the hunt and like most hunts they live on through time and memory only this one is on DVD. Amazingly to me are some of the facts surrounding this hunt and of polar bears in general. After watching it I'd recommend watching this for the knowledge shared by Michele on "Hunting Nanuq". Oh yea dress warm for it or watch it on very warm day.
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Everything is 50 percent off and it all must go.
"For the last few years we've been running at a $50,000-$60,000 deficit," said Major Thomas Riggs.
That's why the Salvation Army is closing its doors on Saturday.
"So instead of spending $50,000-$60,000 to operate the thrift store we're now going to have that money to use to help people meet other physical needs such as rent, utilities, food assistance," said Riggs.
The Salvation Army owns the building on 900 North Cliff and will be turning it into a social services center, but for the people who frequent the thrift store aisles, Saturday will be a sad day.
"We're going to miss this place, and we hope there's another place where we can do our shopping and get good deals like we've always got here," said Craig Sperlich who shops at the thrift store.
Added Holly Kiser, "It's a good store to come to. We like coming here. We've gotten some really good deals here. It will be missed."
Unfortunately for the shop, there just weren't enough supporters to keep it open.
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