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Brit Awards
The BRIT Awards | |
2014 BRIT Awards | |
Awarded for | Excellence in music |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | British Phonographic Industry |
First awarded | 1977 |
Official website | www |
The Brit Awards (sometimes stylised as the BRIT Awards; often simply called the Brits) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards, and the British equivalent of the American Grammy Awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain" or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored by Britannia Music Club), but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trusts Show.[1] In addition, an equivalent awards ceremony for classical music, called the Classic Brit Awards, is held each May. Robbie Williams holds the record for the most Brit Awards, 12 as a solo artist and another five as part of Take That.
The awards began in 1977 as part of the commemoration of the Queen's Silver Jubilee[2] and as an annual event in 1982 under the auspices of the British record industry's trade association, the BPI. The last BPI Awards show was the first of the ceremonies to be broadcast on television, by the BBC, and in 1989 they were renamed the Brit Awards.[3] MasterCard has been the long-time sponsor of the event.[4]
The Brit Awards were broadcast live until 1989, when Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood hosted a widely criticised show in which little went as rehearsed.[5] In subsequent years, the event was recorded and broadcast the following night. From 2007, the Brit Awards reverted to a live broadcast on British television, on 14 February on ITV.[5] In that year, comedian Russell Brand was presenter and three awards were dropped from the ceremony: Best British Rock Act, Best British Urban Act and Best Pop Act.[5] On 18 February 2009, the venue for the BRITs was once again the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London. The Brit Awards were held at The O2 Arena in London for the first time in 2011.[6]
- 1 Ceremonies
- 2 Notable moments
- 2.1 Electricians' strike (1987)
- 2.2 Rick Astley and The Who (1988)
- 2.3 Bananarama (1988)
- 2.4 Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood (1989)
- 2.5 Freddie Mercury (1990)
- 2.6 The KLF (1992)
- 2.7 Suede (1993)
- 2.8 Blur (1995)
- 2.9 Michael Jackson and Jarvis Cocker (1996)
- 2.10 Oasis and Blur (1996)
- 2.11 Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress (1997)
- 2.12 Melanie C and Liam Gallagher (1997)
- 2.13 Chumbawamba and John Prescott (1998)
- 2.14 Belle and Sebastian (1999)
- 2.15 Robbie Williams and Liam Gallagher (2000)
- 2.16 Ronnie Wood and Brandon Block (2000)
- 2.17 Geri Halliwell Vs. The Spice Girls (2000)
- 2.18 Noel Gallagher and A1 (2001)
- 2.19 Russell Brand (2007)
- 2.20 Vic Reeves and Sharon Osbourne (2008)
- 2.21 Arctic Monkeys (2008)
- 2.22 Girls Aloud (2009)
- 2.23 Mick Kluczynski (2009)
- 2.24 Liam Gallagher and Peter Kay (2010)
- 2.25 Adele's performance of "Someone like You" (2011)
- 2.26 James Corden, Justin Bieber and Plan B (2011)
- 2.27 Adele and Blur (2012)
- 2.28 Adele (2013)
- 2.29 Alex Turner (2014)
- 3 Categories
- 4 Most successful acts
- 5 Viewing figures
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
The first awards ceremony was in 1977, as "The BRITish Record Industry BRITannia Awards", to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee and was televised by Thames Television. There have been 34 editions to date (with no ceremonies held between 1978 and 1981).[7] The 2015 BRIT Awards will be held on 25 February 2015.
The 1988 BPI Awards was the first of the ceremonies to be broadcast on live television. The BBC had previously broadcast the ceremony from 1985, with the shows from 1982 to 1984 not broadcast on television.[8] BBC continued to broadcast the renamed BRIT Awards, live in 1989 and pre-recorded from 1990 to 1992.
ITV have broadcast the awards since 1993, pre-recorded until 2006 and live from 2007 onwards.[5] BBC Radio 1 has provided backstage radio coverage since 2008.
Table summary[edit]
^ these awards were to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee and were for the previous 25 years of her reign.
Notable moments[edit]
Electricians' strike (1987)[edit]
In 1987 the BPI Awards ceremony was held in the Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel. At the time there was a BBC electricians' strike in effect, and the organisers decided to use a non-TV events production company, called Upfront, to manage the show. Despite the show being picketed, the event was transmitted as intended. For a while the outdoor broadcast scanner was rocked on its wheels by the protesters and they managed to shut off the power to one of the big GE video screen projectors. Upfront was then asked to organise the following year and persuaded the BPI to move the event to a larger venue, starting the trend that continues to this day, albeit at Earls Court, and with a different production company (MJK Productions).
Rick Astley and The Who (1988)[edit]
1988 was the first year that the show moved to the Royal Albert Hall. A major coup at the time was to get The Who to perform, which was intended to be the first appearance of their much awaited comeback. The show was running late because the amount of time needed for the winners to get to stage to collect their awards had been underestimated. Rick Astley was the final winner of the day, and was seated in a box rather than at a table. With 9:00 pm and the news broadcast fast approaching, the decision was made to let The Who on and Astley was halfway to the stage when the band started playing. Even with this change, The Who's performance was still going to overrun, and the BBC took the decision to delay the 9:00 pm news by over a minute.
Bananarama (1988)[edit]
1988 saw the final performance of all three original members, until 2000, performing their single Love in the First Degree with fourteen partially clothed male dancers.[10]
Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood (1989)[edit]
In 1989, the ceremony was broadcast live and presented by Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood and singer Samantha Fox. The inexperience of the hosts, an ineffective autocue and little preparation combined to create an unprofessional show that was poorly received. The hosts continually got their lines mixed up, a pre-recorded message from Michael Jackson was never transmitted and several star guests arrived late on-stage or at the wrong time, such as Boy George in place of The Four Tops.
Freddie Mercury (1990)[edit]
The 1990 awards ceremony saw the last public appearance of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.[11] Queen appeared at the ceremony to receive the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.[11][12] Mercury (who had been suffering from AIDS since 1987 but had not disclosed it to the public) did not make a speech, as Brian May did the talking on behalf of the other members, but his gaunt appearance was noticeable.
The KLF (1992)[edit]
In 1992, dance/art band The KLF were awarded Best British Group (shared with Simply Red) and were booked to open the show. In an attempt to hijack the event, the duo collaborated with grindcore metal band Extreme Noise Terror to perform a death metal version of the dance song "3 a.m. Eternal" that prompted conductor Sir Georg Solti to walk out in disgust.[13] The performance ended with Bill Drummond firing blanks from a vintage machine gun over the audience and KLF publicist/announcer Scott Piering stating, "Ladies and gentlemen, The KLF have now left the music business." Producers of the show then refused to let a motorcycle courier collect the award on behalf of the band. Later, guests arriving for an after show party witnessed the band dump a dead sheep outside the venue with the message "I died for ewe – bon appetit" tied around its waist.
Suede (1993)[edit]
In previous years the Awards were primarily aimed as a tribute to already legendary status stars such as Annie Lennox, Phil Collins and Rod Stewart. However before the ceremony, publication The NME had criticised the Awards show for not representing new exciting music.
In 1993, Suede were an up-and-coming indie band who already had a sizeable following. As a result of NME 's criticism and the release of new single "Metal Mickey", Suede earned a last-minute invitation to play at that year's Brit Awards ceremony where they performed their third single, "Animal Nitrate". Impressed by the band's charged sexuality, in particular the androgyny and energy of singer Brett Anderson, Suede's debut album shocked audiences and critics alike and earned them the Mercury Prize, and "Animal Nitrate" rose into the UK top ten. Looking back on the performance Anderson has said, "I've never felt more out of place than that time we played at the Brits, it was so ridiculously corporate."
Blur (1995)[edit]
In 1995, British band Blur won 4 Brit Awards (Best Album for Parklife, Best Single and Best British Video for the single with same name as the album "Parklife" and Best Band) in only one night, something unheard in the history of the awards' show.
Michael Jackson and Jarvis Cocker (1996)[edit]
In 1996, the pop singer Michael Jackson was given a special Artist of a Generation award. At the ceremony he accompanied his single "Earth Song" with a stage show, culminating with Jackson as a 'Christ-like figure' surrounded by children. Jarvis Cocker, of the band Pulp, mounted the stage in what he would later claim as protest at this portion of the performance. Cocker ran across the stage, lifting his shirt and pointing his (clothed) bottom in Jackson's direction. Cocker was subsequently questioned by the police on suspicion of causing injury towards three of the children in Jackson's performance, who were now on stage. No criminal proceedings followed.[citation needed]
Oasis and Blur (1996)[edit]
1996 saw the height of a well-documented feud between Oasis and fellow Britpop band Blur. The differing styles of the bands, coupled with their prominence within the Britpop movement, led the British media to seize upon the rivalry between the bands. Both factions played along, with the Gallaghers taunting Blur at the 1996 BRIT Awards by singing a rendition of "Parklife" when they collected their "Best British Band" award (with Liam changing the lyrics to "Shite-life").
Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress (1997)[edit]
Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, wore a Union Jack dress.[14][15] Spicemania was at its height in the UK and the Spice Girls had just cracked the US as well, reaching number 1 with their debut single and album. Halliwell was originally going to wear an all-black dress, but she thought it was too boring so her sister sewed on a Union Jack tea-towel, with a 'peace' sign on the back, so as to not offend anyone. It was worn during the Spice Girls' performance of their number one song "Who Do You Think You Are". Later on she sold her dress in a charity auction to Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas for a record £41,320, giving Halliwell the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of pop star clothing ever sold.[16] The performance won Most Memorable Performance of 30 Years at the Brit Awards in 2010.
Melanie C and Liam Gallagher (1997)[edit]
Prior to the ceremony in 1997, Liam Gallagher stated in the British media that he "wasn't going to the Brit Awards because if he bumped into the Spice Girls, he would smack them". In response to this, as the Spice Girls received the award for Best British Single, during their acceptance speech, Sporty Spice, Melanie C, challenged Gallagher by saying "Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough".
Chumbawamba and John Prescott (1998)[edit]
In 1998, Danbert Nobacon of politically active band Chumbawamba threw a bucket of iced water over Labour cabinet minister John Prescott. Despite apologies on behalf of the band from EMI Europe, Chumbawamba were unrepentant, claiming "If John Prescott has the nerve to turn up at events like the Brit Awards in a vain attempt to make Labour seem cool and trendy, then he deserves all we can throw at him."
Belle and Sebastian (1999)[edit]
In 1999, indie band Belle & Sebastian were nominated for Best British Newcomers, despite having released three albums before the 1999 Awards. The award was sponsored by Radio One and voted for online by their listeners. At the time, Steps were arguably Britain's biggest boy/girl pop band and were also nominated. Despite this, the award was won by Belle & Sebastian. On the Saturday after the awards, a story appeared in the press alleging that the group had rigged the vote in their favour, encouraging students from two universities to vote online. However, fans argued that the band had a predominantly large student following, that band member Isobel Campbell had attended one of the universities in question, and in particular, the award ought to be given on artistic merit as opposed to popularity or CD sales.
Robbie Williams and Liam Gallagher (2000)[edit]
Around the time of his departure from Take That, Robbie Williams had begun a friendship with the Gallagher brothers from Oasis at the Glastonbury Festival. However, it was short-lived and the two parties regularly traded insults in the press with Noel Gallagher referring to Williams as "the fat dancer from Take That". Having won Best British Single and Best Video for "She's the One", Williams challenged Liam Gallagher to a televised fight, saying: "So, anybody like to see me fight Liam? Would you pay to come and see it? Liam, a hundred grand of your money and a hundred grand of my money. We'll get in a ring and we'll have a fight and you can all watch it on TV, what d'you think about that?". Liam Gallagher was not in the country at the time.
Ronnie Wood and Brandon Block (2000)[edit]
Dance DJ Brandon Block was told by his friends that he had won an award and had been summoned to the stage to collect it. Because of his advanced state of intoxication he believed them and walked on to the stage, eventually ending up next to a bemused Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and actress Thora Birch, who were about to present the award for Best Soundtrack Album. After Block was removed from the stage by security, Wood aimed an insult in his direction. A series of insults were then traded between the two, both of which were audible through the stage microphone, causing claims that the whole event may have been staged. Wood then threw his drink into Block's face, and the DJ was ejected from the event. Some time after the incident, Block claimed that he had subsequently apologised to Wood for his behaviour, and Wood had merely brushed it off.
Geri Halliwell Vs. The Spice Girls (2000)[edit]
The Spice Girls were set to receive the Outstanding Contribution award at the 2000 Brit awards, reportedly to mark their dominance of the music scene in the past decade. There was much media speculation before and even during the event as to whether or not former Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell would accept the award with the four remaining members of the group.[17] On the night, however, Halliwell declined to join her former band mates and instead ensured front page coverage the following day by performing her solo number 1 single "Bag It Up" straddling a pole between a pair of giant inflatable legs.
Noel Gallagher and A1 (2001)[edit]
During the night, British pop rock/boyband group A1 picked up an award for 'Best Newcomer'. At the end of the night, Noel Gallagher walked onto stage to present the night's Outstanding Contribution winners, U2, their award. As Gallagher took the microphone at the start of his presenting speech, he said "This award ceremony over the years has been accused of not having a sense of humour, but when you see A1 winning best newcomer, you know that someone's taking the piss somewhere". Apparently, A1 were offended, and in April 2001 they performed a cover version of the Oasis song "Don't Look Back in Anger" in a mocking way, live using instruments, and not a backing track, as Gallagher had also called the band "manufactured".[18]
Russell Brand (2007)[edit]
Some controversy was caused by the host of the 2007 Awards ceremony, comedian Russell Brand, who made several quips relating to news stories of the time including singer Robbie Williams' entering rehab for addiction to prescription drugs, the Queen's 'naughty bits' and a fatal friendly fire incident involving a British soldier killed by American armed forces in Iraq. ITV received over 300 complaint calls from viewers.[19] He would again instigate controversy the following year at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
Vic Reeves and Sharon Osbourne (2008)[edit]
After Vic Reeves appeared to forget which award he was presenting, Sharon Osbourne attempted to wrestle the microphone from him, insisted he was drunk and called him a "pissed bastard". She proceeded to make the full announcement herself. The next day it was reported that Reeves was not intoxicated and was hurt by Osbourne's behaviour.[20] The incident has since been ascribed to an autocue malfunction, but Reeves said in his defence that he was trying to read the autocue screen, but he couldn't read it because Osbourne was pushing him out of the way.
Arctic Monkeys (2008)[edit]
When the Arctic Monkeys took to the stage to collect their award for 'Best British Album', the band were dressed up in traditional English country and hunting outfits, and even took a plastic duck to the stage with them. During the acceptance speech, they made a rude tirade about the BRITs School, which forced the television producers to pull it from the television broadcast.[21]
Girls Aloud (2009)[edit]
British reality band, Girls Aloud, marked their first ever performance at the 2009 ceremony, by performing their single "The Promise". The performance saw the band members, including Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding and Kimberley Walsh appear as though they were naked, with their modesty being covered by pink feathers. This performance was nominated in the 2010 ceremony for the "BRITs Hits 30 – Best Live Performance at the BRIT Awards", alongside Oasis and The Who, which the Spice Girls eventually went on to win. The Promise won best British single, their first BRIT award.
Mick Kluczynski (2009)[edit]
Ten days before the 2009 Brits, Mick Kluczynski, the production manager for the Brits since 1995 who assisted with the transition from the Fleetwood/Fox debacle to the scale of the current ceremony, died. Despite this setback the team he put in place ensured that everything went as planned, and the show was dedicated to him.[22]
Liam Gallagher and Peter Kay (2010)[edit]
At the 2010 Brits, Liam Gallagher made a surprise appearance to accept his award for Best Brits album of the past 30 years. After thanking all of his former bandmates (apart from brother Noel) and declaring his fans "the best fans in the fucking world", he gave his award to a fan and hurled his microphone into the audience; a search for the microphone caused a 10 minute delay. After walking off stage, comedian Peter Kay, who hosted the awards, commented "what a knobhead".[23]
Adele's performance of "Someone like You" (2011)[edit]
Adele performed her song "Someone like You" at the 2011 Brits with only a piano accompanying her. Her emotional performance was received with a standing ovation at the O2 Arena and the video received 450 million views on YouTube. The performance launched "Someone Like You" 46 spots up the UK charts to number one, and in the process, made Adele the first artist in the UK since The Beatles to have two top five singles and two top five albums at the same time. The performance had all lights down and focused Adele and her piano.
James Corden, Justin Bieber and Plan B (2011)[edit]
James Corden, the host of the 2011 ceremony (as well as the 2012, 2013 and 2014 ceremonies, and co-host for the 2009 event), made jokes which drew criticism on Twitter. An example was talking to acts in between awards when he came across Justin Bieber. Corden said to Bieber "You smell amazing! How old are you?". A bemused Bieber replied "thanks".[24] Similarly, after Plan B's performance of his hit "Prayin'" finished with a man on fire, Corden described it as a really violent episode of Porridge and remarked "is Justin Bieber OK? The amount of hair products that boy uses. He could have gone up in flames." As the man on fire took to the stage during Plan B's performance, some of the crowd showed their disapproval and booed.[25]
Adele and Blur (2012)[edit]
Adele won the award for 'British Album of the Year', widely regarded as the most important award. Less than half a minute into her acceptance speech, host James Corden was forced to cut Adele off[26] in order to introduce Blur who were due to perform an eleven minute set as they had won the 'Outstanding Contribution to Music' award and the ceremony was over-running.[27] Adele was visibly annoyed and proceeded to raise her middle finger[28] and the producers of the show came under fire on Twitter for the decision.[29] Following the incident Adele said "I got cut off during my speech for Best Album and I flung the middle finger. But that finger was to the suits at the BRIT Awards, not to my fans".[30] Adele received an apology from the show's organisers, who stated; "We send our deepest apologies to Adele that her big moment was cut short. We don't want this to undermine her incredible achievement in winning our night's biggest award. It tops off what's been an incredible year for her."[31] Due to the tight schedule, only three of the five songs Blur played were broadcast on ITV.
Adele (2013)[edit]
At the end of her speech for Best British Single which was broadcast from Los Angeles via satellite, Adele stated, "I won't keep you too long as I wouldn't want to interrupt the Best Album speech at the end of the night". By saying this Adele was clearly referring to the incident at the 2012 Brit Awards when she was cut off. Her remark was taken lightly as intended, with the audience laughing and applauding and host James Corden making a joke when she was finished saying, "Is she definitely done? Check the tape!"
Alex Turner (2014)[edit]
In the Arctic Monkeys acceptance speech for British Album of the Year, lead singer Alex Turner gave a defence of rock music that divided opinion, stating; "That rock'n'roll, eh? That rock'n'roll, it just won't go away. It might hibernate from time to time and sink back into the swamp. But it's always waiting there, just around the corner, ready to make its way back through the sludge, and smash through the glass ceiling, looking better than ever," before purposely dropping the microphone on stage saying "you can invoice me for the microphone if you need to".[32]
- British Female Solo Artist
- British Male Solo Artist
- British Breakthrough Act
- British Group
- BRITs Global Success
- Critics' Choice
- British Producer of the Year
- Best Live Act
- British Single of the Year
- British Album of the Year
- International Male Solo Artist
- International Female Solo Artist
- International Group
Most successful acts[edit]
There have been numerous acts, both groups and individuals, that have won multiple awards. The table below shows those that have won four or more awards.[33][34][35]
British acts | Number of awards |
Robbie Williams (5 with Take That) | 17 |
Take That | 8 |
Annie Lennox | |
Coldplay | |
Arctic Monkeys | 7 |
Oasis | 6 |
Spice Girls | 5 |
Blur | |
Phil Collins | |
George Michael (3 with Wham!) | |
Freddie Mercury (3 with Queen; 2 posthumous) | |
Elton John | 4 |
The Beatles | |
Dido | |
Manic Street Preachers | |
Paul Weller | |
Adele | |
One Direction |
International acts | Number of awards |
Michael Jackson | 6 |
Prince | 5 |
Björk | 4 |
Eminem | |
Scissor Sisters | |
Lady Gaga | |
Kylie Minogue | |
Justin Timberlake | |
Kanye West |
Viewing figures[edit]
Year | Air date | Official ratings[36] (in millions) |
Weekly rank[36] |
1999 | 16 February | 9.86 | 19 |
2000 | 4 March | 9.61 | 17 |
2001 | 27 February | 8.62 | 24 |
2002 | 21 February | 7.83 | 21 |
2003 | 20 February | 7.64 | 23 |
2004 | 17 February | 6.18 | 30 |
2005 | 10 February | 6.32 | 27 |
2006 | 16 February | 4.70 | 41 |
2007 | 14 February | 5.43 | 35 |
2008 | 20 February | 6.35 | 24 |
2009 | 18 February | 5.49 | 32 |
2010 | 16 February | 6.52 | 24 |
2011 | 15 February | 4.79 | 40 |
2012 | 21 February | 5.59 | 30 |
2013 | 20 February | 5.91 | 23 |
2014 | 19 February | 3.84 | 18 |
See also[edit]
- General
- "BFI Film & TV Database Search results for 'Brit Awards'". British Film Institute. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- "Brit Awards: Did you know...?". BBC News. 16 January 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- Specific
- ^ BRITs Duo On Track To Reach Dizzee-ing Heights in UK Charts British Recorded Music Industry Retrieved 28 April 2011
- ^ Martin, George (with Jeremy Hornsby) (1979). All You Need Is Ears. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-312-02043-0.
- ^ "British Pop's Big Party". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2012
- ^ "MasterCard Renews Sponsorship of The BRIT Awards". BPI. Retrieved 23 November 2012
- ^ a b c d "2007 Brits to be broadcast live". BBC. Retrieved 23 November 2012
- ^ "The BRIT Awards 2011 with MasterCard unveils new location". BPI. Retrieved 23 November 2012
- ^ "The Brit Awards". BFI. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ http://britschool.web7.devwebsite.co.uk/page/?title=The+BRIT+Awards%2C+Classics+%26+MITS+relationship&pid=589
- ^ "The BRITs 1977". Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ YouTube – Broadcast Yourself[dead link]
- ^ a b The Highs and Lows of the Brit Awards BBC News Retrieved 28 April 2011
- ^ Queen, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Brian May, BRITS 1990 BRIT Awards.co.uk Retrieved 28 April 2011
- ^ "4. The KLF's art terrorism at the Brits 1992". NME. Archived from the original on 17 April 2006.
- ^ "Iconic Union Jack dress". The Sun (UK). 15 December 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ Spice Girls form The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2012
- ^ "Pop World Records, Music World Records, Record Breaking Achievements". Philbrodieband.com.
- ^ Gibbons, Fiachra (4 March 2010). "Spice whirl casts shadow over Brit awards". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "A1 TAKE ON NOEL". NME. 22 April 2001.
- ^ "Viewers complain over Brits jokes". BBC News. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ^ "Reeves upset by Osbourne Brits rant". Digital Spy. 21 February 2008.
- ^ Evans, Natalie (22 February 2012). "The top 10 controversial Brits moments: Wardrobe malfunctions, stage invasions and a bucket of iced water – Mirror Online". Daily Mirror.
- ^ "TRIBUTE: Mick Kluczynski".
- ^ Johnson, Chris; Mcconnell, Donna; Cable, Simon (18 February 2010). "'Let's go and take Class A drugs' – How foul-mouthed Liam Gallagher proved he's still a yob at heart at the Brits". Daily Mail (DMG Media). Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Lee, Ann (16 February 2011). "Brit Awards 2011: James Corden slammed on Twitter for 'hitting on' Justin Bieber". Metro.co.uk.
- ^ Lee, Ann (16 February 2011). "Brit Awards 2011: Plan B booed for 'setting dancer on fire'". Metro.co.uk.
- ^ "OK! Magazine: First For Celebrity News :: Latest Celebrity News :: BRITs 2012: Adele gives the finger after James Corden cuts off her acceptance speech". Ok.co.uk. 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Blur to play for record time at Brits 2012, says James Corden". Digital Spy. 20 February 2012.
- ^ Ellie (19 June 2012). "BRITs 2012: Adele wins Best Album, gets cut off mid-speech. Ouch. | 110% pop". Yahoo!.
- ^ Tarley, Rachel. "Adele apologises to fans after flicking middle finger following Brits speech snub". Metro.co.uk.
- ^ "News – General – Adele gives the finger at BRIT Awards". 4Music. 21 February 2012.
- ^ Adele Receives Apology From BRIT Awards for Acceptance-Speech Interruption The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 February 2012
- ^ "Alex Turner's Brits speech – what it all meant". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Brit Awards 2014". The Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2014
- ^ "Brit Awards: Did you know...?". BBC News. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Brit Awards – History". Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2014
- ^ a b "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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We Love Ryan Braun
milwaukee brewers May 1st, 2012
Heading into last night's game Ryan Braun was hitting .263/.322/.500 with four homeruns and three steals. Not exactly MVP numbers, but if your entire team is hitting like that you are probably leading the league in offense. He's been good, but he hasn't been great which is to say he hasn't been Ryan Braun. Much like the Brewers record he has been merely okay. Last night he changed that. Last night Ryan Braun did for the Brewers what the Aliens did for Woody and the gang at the end of Toy Story 3, he picked them up and he carried them away from the incinerator.
It was one of "those games" that only a special player like Ryan Braun can have. He hits the first one and you're glad, but you're not surprised. Ryan Braun was the MVP last season, he hits homeruns. Then he hits the second one and you're like "jesus maybe he is on steroids" "I have never seen a ball hit that far in my entire life, that was amazing." The next time he steps up to bat you are excited. You WANT something to happen, but you don't expect it. You think he's done enough, but you want him to do it again. Wouldn't that be cool? You know he can and all you can think of is how awesome it would be if he did. AND THEN HE DOES and it's more awesome than you think. Ryan Braun is trending worldwide. You celebrate. You pump your fist. You shotgun a beer. You wave your hands in the air like you just don't care. Read the rest of this entry »


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Bears vs. Packers: Who's to blame? Who's not to blame?
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Bears running back Matt Forte is gang tackled in the first quarter of the Chicago Bears 21-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers Sunday December 16, 2012 . | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times
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It's not often a coach is asked about accountability this late in a season, but there was Lovie Smith on Monday.
It happens when your best player demands it like Brandon Marshall did of the offense after losing 21-13 to the Green Bay Packers.
"I would like to think all throughout the season we've stressed being accountable with every position — coaches, players and all of us," Smith said. "I don't think anything has changed from that."
As the scrutiny grows for Bears' coaches, Marshall was talking about the players. Jay Cutler, on his weekly show on WMVP-AM (1000), confirmed that and agreed with him.
A look at the film shows several culprits Sunday. Rating their accountability with 0 being the least and 5 being the most, here's a look:
The quarterback
The good: Cutler started well and resiliently played through injuries. A sack in the third quarter irritated his neck injury. He later banged his right hand off guard James Brown's helmet.
The bad: Casey Hayward's interception late in the first half really hurt. With decent protection, Cutler double-pumped and threw way behind receiver Devin Hester, who had gotten open.
Cutler actually had decent pass protection throughout but struggled to locate open receivers. When the Bears had the ball on the Packers' 16 after the botched trick play on a punt return, Cutler threw to Alshon Jeffery in the end zone and was nearly intercepted by Sam Shields, while fullback Evan Rodriguez was open in the flat.
Accountability rating: 4.5
The running backs
The good: Matt Forte (51 snaps) had runs of 14, eight and nine yards on the opening drive. Forte later made Shields miss on a 22-yard run in the second quarter. Armando Allen (three snaps) had good burst on a 15-yard screen pass. Rodriguez (23 snaps) made some strong blocks early.
The bad: Forte failed three times to get in the end zone when the Bears were inside the Packers' 5. Despite a strong block by Rodriguez on his final attempt, Forte hesitated with openings to the outside and inside — Cutler actually raised his arms for a touchdown — and it cost him.
Forte was a bigger factor in the passing game, but in the first quarter, he didn't finish his go route and was unable to take advantage of single coverage with a linebacker.
Accountability rating: 2
The receivers
The good: The stiff arm Brandon Marshall (51 snaps) unloaded on Hayward on his 15-yard touchdown catch was special. He received a nice block from Hester, too.
The bad: Marshall, who was bracketed by double coverage in the second half, was the only receiver with a reception. Hester (21 snaps) was targeted only once. Although they were debatable, the three pass-interference penalties on Jeffery (43 snaps) were momentum-killers. Jeffery (four targets) was able to get man-to-man coverage often.
Accountability rating: 4.5
The tight ends
The good: Kelvin Davis (39 snaps) and Matt Spaeth (17 snaps) helped spring Forte's 22-yard run with blocks up front. Davis, in particular, did well run-blocking. Kyle Adams (14 snaps) was used late when the Bears used more spread formations.
The bad: The tight ends weren't targeted once by Cutler.
Accountability rating: 1
The linemen
The good: Despite constant changes up front, the line provided Cutler with time on numerous dropbacks, especially on play-action. Gabe Carimi (29 snaps) had good moments in the run game. Left tackle J'Marcus Webb (54 snaps) handled most one-on-one matchups.
The bad: Brown (41 snaps) and Webb struggled with stunts. Clay Matthews had two sacks on stunts, going past Brown. He also allowed a sack to Mike Neal after Cutler was pressured by Dezman Moses, who beat right tackle Jonathan Scott (41 snaps).
Roberto Garza's snap infraction on the first drive stalled the Bears' early momentum. Scott suffered his right hamstring injury when chasing down Hayward on his interception.
Packers wide-body B.J. Raji dominated at times, splitting Webb and Brown to get Forte and barreling through reserve Chris Spencer (38 snaps) to hit Cutler in the head.
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Catwoman actresses through the years
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4 Favorite Tours While Visiting Hawaii
By Leo Malagon on August 27, 2014
4 Favorite Tours While Visiting HawaiiIf you're visiting Hawaii, you'll likely want to take some tours. Hawaii has so many sights to see, it's difficult to fit them all in on your own. Take a tour or two or three or four! And you'll be able to see more in the comfort of a mini coach with someone else doing all the navigating. Here are four tours that are the best in the state.Pearl Harbor memorial tours are very popular and very worthwhile. Seeing the site of the attack on Pearl Harbor is moving and the memorial is beautiful. But if you want to get
Growing Premium Kona Coffee in Hawaii
By Contributor on August 26, 2014
Growing Premium Kona Coffee in HawaiiCoffee is one of the most popular beverages in America, but there is only one of the 50 states where it is grown commercially. Kona Coffee is a delicious and distinctive product of Hawaii. Our travel specialists at Discover Hawaii Tours can take you behind the scenes of the local coffee industry. We will help you put together the coffee tour of your dreams.The Coffee Industry in HawaiiEver since coffee was first imported to the Kona district on the Big Island in 1828, the plant has been part of Hawaii agriculture. Although sugar was considered more profitable for many years,
3 Reasons to Take Your Kids to Pearl Harbor
By Leo Malagon on August 26, 2014
3 Reasons to Take Your Kids to Pearl HarborTaking a family vacation to Hawaii is a wonderful adventure. Likely you're excited about relaxing on the beach, swimming with dolphins and seeing all the rainforests and volcanoes of Hawaii. But one place you shouldn't overlook is Pearl Harbor. It's an important historical site and a great place to visit with your family; here's why?The history of Pearl Harbor is incredible. The Japanese attack on this naval base is the reason the US entered World War II. How different history would be if that attack had never happened. Not only that, 1,177 men lost their lives in the attack. By
5 Things You Didn't Know About Pearl Harbor
By Leo Malagon on August 25, 2014
5 Things You Didn't Know About Pearl HarborVisiting Hawaii is a great way to spend a family vacation. No matter who you travel with and what your motives—sun, golf, food, eco adventures—you're sure to have a good time. Hawaii has a lot to offer visitors and this state's economy relies heavily on tourism. The result: Hawaii knows how to treat vacationers!If you're planning your family vacation to Hawaii, you should consider seeing the Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Memorial. This memorial is moving and beautiful too. To see the site of the USS Arizona's sinking in person is incredible and an important part of this country's history. But
Go Cliff Jumping at Hawaii's Famous Kapena Falls
By Contributor on August 25, 2014
Go Cliff Jumping at Hawaii's Famous Kapena FallsCliff jumping at Kapena Falls can be an unforgettable adventure during your Hawaiian vacation with Discover Hawaii Tours. When you jump off the ledge into a beautiful tropical pool, you'll make outdoor memories that last a lifetime. For the most adventurous members of your family, there's a 35-foot cliff jump from the very top. There are also ledges 10 to 15 feet high for kids or more cautious jumpers. If you have a taste for adrenaline, let us help you discover this gem of hidden Hawaii.How Do You Get There?Kapena Falls isn't hard to get to. It's located directly next
Top 3 Tips for Visiting Pearl Harbor Oahu (Part 2)
By Leo Malagon on August 25, 2014
Top 3 Tips for Visiting Pearl Harbor Oahu (Part 2)Hello and welcome to Part 2 of the Pearl Harbor tips tour guide. In the last segment we briefly went over a few of the most important tips to keep in mind when touring Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Those tips included selecting appropriate apparel, bringing along the right accessories, and purchasing the best tour package based on your interests. This next segment will focus on three different, but equally important tips for squeezing the very most out of your tours of Pearl Harbor. Let's get started:Following Instructions: This may seem like a simple tip, but it couldn't be more important to
Top 3 Tips for visiting Pearl Harbor Oahu (Part 1)
By Leo Malagon on August 24, 2014
Top 3 Tips for visiting Pearl Harbor Oahu (Part 1)Oahu is an intricate wonderland, filled to the brim with history and adventure. Guests from all over the planet choose Pearl Harbor Oahu every year for their vacation destination. Tours through Pearl Harbor are exceptionally popular, but there are a handful of things you should keep in mind during these fantastic Hawaiian tours. Discover Hawaii Tours wants to make sure that you obtain the most out of your next Hawaiian journey, and have compiled a list of crucial Oahu vacation tips.Wearing The Right Apparel: Hawaii's environmental temperatures barely ever rise above 90°F, and rarely fall below 65°F. You should most
The Top 3 Attractions at Pearl Harbor Hawaii (Part 3)
By Leo Malagon on August 24, 2014
The Top 3 Attractions at Pearl Harbor Hawaii (Part 3)Aloha, and welcome to the third segment in the top attractions of Oahu Pearl Harbor. In the first and second installments many great locations were covered, including: The USS Arizona Memorial, The USS Oklahoma Memorial, The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, The USS Missouri, The USS Bowfin, and even The Pacific Aviation Museum. This third and final article will focus on the stops you should make while visiting Pearl Harbor that are unrelated to World War II. There are so many great things to see, let's delve into a few of them:Historic Honolulu City Tour - Downtown Honolulu is a sprawling tropical
The Top 3 Attractions at Pearl Harbor Hawaii (Part 2)
By Leo Malagon on August 23, 2014
The Top 3 Attractions at Pearl Harbor Hawaii (Part 2)Welcome to part two of the top Oahu Pearl Harbor attractions guide! In the first segment three amazing Hawaiian attractions were covered: The Pearl Harbor Arizona Memorial, The USS Oklahoma Memorial, as well as the legendary Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. In this segment, three more fantastic tourist attractions hosted by Discover Hawaii Tours will be detailed. If visiting Pearl Harbor is on your to do list, then you won't want to skip over these fabulous tourist locations! Let's get started:The USS Missouri- The USS Missouri, also known as "Mighty Mo" is one of the most well-known battleships in United States
The Hawaii State Fish: Humuhumumunukunukuapua'a
By Contributor on August 22, 2014
The Hawaii State Fish: Humuhumumunukunukuapua'aMany people go on vacation to enjoy the local marine life—whale watching, trout fishing, or looking for starfish on the beach. When you visit Hawaii, you can discover a sea creature with a much more unusual name. The Humuhumumunukunukuapua'a is a tropical reef fish native to Hawaii. In fact, it's the official Hawaii state fish. Discover Hawaii Tours can help you discover more about its amazing name, its characteristics, and where you can see it.What Is This Mysterious Fish?The name Humuhumumunukunukuapua'a is a Hawaiian word meaning "triggerfish with a pig-like snout." The triggerfish is a common tropical fish living in


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This CG-animated series for younger viewers follows a group of fun-loving animals on wheels as they explore a unique jungle.
The fast-paced adventure series emphasizes an appreciation of the environment while highlighting pre-literacy skills through the use of road signs and symbols. Part animal, part vehicle, the inhabitants of Jungle Junction, also known as "Wheelers," include Zooter, an energetic pink pig scooter who is the town messenger; her best friend Ellyvan, a cross between an elephant and a van who serves as the jungle delivery service, and the Beetlebugs; the playful kids of the jungle who are always eager to learn.
Each episode follows one of the key characters as they overcome a problem by working with their friends. Much care and consideration is needed to ensure the survival of the jungle, which is a core theme of the show. Jungle Junction is designed to encourage preschoolers to think about their impact on the natural world. Storylines promote positive environmental messages with characters that have an understanding of the fragile nature of their surroundings.
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You need to use social media marketing if you want your business to be seen these days. Florizel Media specialises in showcasing your business through Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and a range of other social media sites.
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How did Gwyneth Paltrow cope this first weekend of Martin Lawrence? G's letting her friends do her talking. Jessica Seinfeld posted a photo on Instagram yesterday with the caption: "I have never met anyone with more true and loyal best friends than this baby girl 👶👸. Full Story
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Jennifer Lawrence: NY Easter
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Jennifer Lawrence spent part of Easter Sunday with friends in Soho yesterday. X-Men: Days Of Future Past comes out in a month. And since she's among the most famous/celebrated/popular members of the cast, they'll want to see a lot of her in the press. If you check the movie on IMDB Full Story
Superheroes and wind machines
A final trailer for X-Men: Days Of Future Past has just been released. The movie opens May 23. I love this preview. Let me get to it: So Wolverine is tasked with bringing the mutants together. The dude who has to break Magneto Michael Fassbender out of his prison? HOT. Nicholas Hoult's Beast as the comic relief? Adorable. Full Story
Jennifer Lawrence's fingers and hands
Jennifer Lawrence had an Oscar in her hand once, at the Oscars proper, when she gave the finger to a room full of reporters. You remember that? Like, if you have to give the finger, you might as well give it there, non? And then every other finger seems kind of underwhelming. Full Story
Nicholas at Sundance
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From gawky schoolboy to A-lister's love - but how long can About A Boy star Nicholas Hoult hold on to Hollywood's hottest property, Jennifer Lawrence? The f-cking Daily Mail, of course. Nicholas Hoult was at Sundance for Young Ones, directed by Jake Paltrow. Full Story
Kristen Stewart's Equals
You can read the title of this post any way you want. Check out a very pretty Kristen Stewart on the weekend hitting the library and then a magazine stand. I had to google Stewart for content and the first article that popped up, dated today, was this one Full Story
Jennifer Lawrence: award season with Nicholas Hoult
Thank you so much for your emails and tweets yesterday. It was a 10,000 word day and Duana and I worked overnight. So to receive your messages, shouting at us, cussing our asses, disagreeing and agreeing and sharing your thoughts, it kept us going and motivated. We love award season as much as you do. Full Story
Jennifer Lawrence rides with Nicholas Hoult in NYC
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Nicholas Hoult was with Jennifer Lawrence leaving The Daily Show yesterday. So there's your status update. There's MY status update. It's still on. Good! I didn't know if I had access to this photo earlier when I wrote about her and her passport which is why I've separated the two posts. Full Story
Jennifer Lawrence Catching Fire with Nicholas Hoult
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Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult got back together while they were working on the new X-Men movie in Montreal this summer. That's not the hard part. Staying close when your job keeps you close, inside a bubble, is easy. You see each other every day. There's no effort required. It's like playing house. Full Story


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Lies, that doesn't even show up when I molest someone else's post. I'm like some kind of stealth rapist.
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Falling off the wagon since WoD release...
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Re: Times never change...
Mishdorf wrote:http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=102937917&sid=1
I was digging around and I found this old post on the official forums by Lore.
It is an interesting point of reference for two things - to see how much times have changed and how little times have changed.
Things that are fixed (to some extent):
Fear Ward
Things that are not yet fixed:
Dispellable Righteous Fury
Silences/Mana Drains
We take more damage
Of Lore's suggestions things that have been implemented:
Fear issues
Bloated tree (WOTLK only)
Things that haven't...
Dispellable RF
No way to deal with silence
Spell Damage based mitigation... well sort of
I'm pretty happy overall with the shape of the class and where it has come from. Given that silences and mana burns will not be directed at tanks any more, it appears that the only real differences between paladins and the rest will be threat and mitigation. To me this is ok, because these are just numbers which can be tweaked. Hopefully sooner rather than later, but as long as they eventually get fixed I'll be happy.
Huh. Lore's on my server.
Or I guess, I'm on Lore's server.
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Lore wrote:Yeah I kinda co-GM the #1 Horde guild on Eredar >.>
We were #1 overall until a couple weeks ago when SoD finally killed M'uru. No one Horde side's got him yet.
Also we haven't raided in 3 months.
Yeah. I'm on Eredar Horde side, currently in Guild of Assassins, and they have pretty much fallen apart.
But we all know of Months Behind. I'm possibly switching over to Flipside Kings, but I'm not sure with expansion around the corner.
Anyways, small world.
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I'm not sure that's true. You become immune while the bubble is up, but things seem to snap back to me once the big purple shell fades. I suppose you're technically no longer on the floor at that point, though your corpse IS tanking.Lore wrote:Unfortunately I'm pretty sure you lose aggro when that happens
About 80% of the time everyone's dead before I get back up, but that 20% it eats me before the last man huddling in the corner and screaming for mercy gets flattened.
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255 characters is not enough to fit my alts' armories in.
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Spending down Black Friday thanks to Thanksgiving creep: expert
BY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Staff Reporter firstname.lastname@example.com November 24, 2012 7:16PM
Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Updated: December 26, 2012 9:46AM
More shoppers walked into malls and stores on Black Friday this year compared to last, but they didn't spend as much, according a report released Saturday by ShopperTrak.
Compared to Black Friday last year, retail foot traffic rose 3.5 percent, to more than 300 million store visits.
"We think that's an indication that the housing market is a little better, the job market is a little better – consumer confidence is up," said Bill Martin, the founder of the Chicago-based retail-foot traffic counter. Last year foot traffic was up 4.7 percent from 2010.
Retail sales this year on Black Friday, however, were down 1.8 percent from last year, the data showed. And shoppers spent $11.2 billion this year compared to last year's $11.4 billion, but that only counts Friday's shoppers and with an abundance of Thanksgiving Day deals, this years combined totals are likely higher, according to ShopperTrak, which gathers data from more than 40,000 U.S. stores and shopping centers.
Big-box stores such as Walmart and Toys R Us led the Black Friday creep into Thanksgiving by opening at 8 p.m. Thursday.
And there's little doubt, Martin said, that Thursday's sales diminished Friday's take.
"The likelihood is it did leach some of the sales from Friday," he said, noting that only a few of the stores opened Thanksgiving evening last year.
"It's very likely that sales that normally fall on to Friday, fell on to Thursday," he said.
Add both day's sales together and it would certainly exceed last year's total, Martin said.
"We know that the sales for [Thursday], if combined with Friday would exceed the $11.4 billion we were anticipating."
Martin, though, said it's unclear what will happen as the holiday shopping season continues into December.
"We have to remember it's a good foundation, but it's still just a single day in a 60-day cycle," he said of the day after Thanksgiving. "Did the consumers spend all their money and they're going to be out of steam or will the improvements in foot traffic be momentum for the holiday season? You've got to wait and see. We don't quite know what the consumers will do."
The National Retail Federation has said up to 147 million people plan to shop this holiday weekend, a 3.3 percent decrease from 152 million who planned to do so last year. The federation is scheduled to release its results Sunday.


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SAN FRANCISCO — The city of San Francisco in August approved an improvement plan that will ultimately mean nearly 40% more space for the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market.
"We feel very fortunate that we have tenant-merchants here that are very positive about the future and the demand for space," said Michael Janis, market manager.
The expansion and renovation plan has been six years in the works.
When completed, the three-phase plan will add 200,000 square feet to the market's existing 300,000-square-foot footprint.
That doesn't take into account two-story buildings that have additional square footage, Janis said.
As part of the plan, a newly created governing group signed a 60-year lease with the city to provide the long-term commitment needed for development, he said.
The current 50-year lease was set to expire in 2013.
"It really provides a strong foundation to continue the market and to make improvements to meet the needs of the industry," Janis said.
The market, in existence for 137 years, moved to its current location near the Port of San Francisco in 1963.
A building housing Whole Foods and Earl's Organic Produce was constructed about 10 years ago.
Under the plan, the governing group will use about $5 million put aside from rents for initial construction.
The group will borrow the remainder, using rent revenue to repay the loan.
The three-phase plan calls for rerouting two blocks of the main road that cuts through the middle of the market.
It also involves constructing a building on a city-owned lot adjacent to the market. Construction is expected to start in 2013, Janis said.
Renovation of existing buildings will be guided by the governing group's board of directors of tenant merchants and outsiders, Janis said. Among those will be a brand manager to help publicize the market and experts on design, logistics and food systems.
"As we make the improvements, we make the ones that make sense at the time and looking forward," he said.
"We'll work with the merchants closely to bring on what makes sense."
The expansion can't come soon enough for Greenleaf Produce, the market's largest tenant, said Dale Van Matre, director of purchasing and managing partner.
The firm currently operates two warehouses, one onsite for mainly produce and one offsite for dry goods, specialty cheeses and other items.
Together they comprise about 75,000 square feet.
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I like just about anything with a motor and at least 2 wheels. Not into Tuners or Drifters but respect the work and expertise involved.
My first car
1928 Olds 4-door sedan, 3 speed, double clutch, straight six, wooden spoked wheels. $250.00 in 1962. Drove in for 2 years without my folk's knowledge.
Car I wish I still had
1968 Corolla (wife bought it new). It would be a drag car by now.
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1967 Lamborghini Muira. Yellow with black chrome.
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Peter's defence. (1-18) The success of the gospel at Antioch. (19-24) The disciples named Christians, Relief sent to Judea. (25-30)
Verses 1-18 The imperfect state of human nature strongly appears, when godly persons are displeased even to hear that the word of God has been received, because their own system has not been attended to. And we are too apt to despair of doing good to those who yet, when tried, prove very teachable. It is the bane and damage of the church, to shut out those from it, and from the benefit of the means of grace, who are not in every thing as we are. Peter stated the whole affair. We should at all times bear with the infirmities of our brethren; and instead of taking offence, or answering with warmth, we should explain our motives, and show the nature of our proceedings. That preaching is certainly right, with which the Holy Ghost is given. While men are very zealous for their own regulations, they should take care that they do not withstand God; and those who love the Lord will glorify him, when made sure that he has given repentance to life to any fellow-sinners. Repentance is God's gift; not only his free grace accepts it, but his mighty grace works it in us, grace takes away the heart of stone, and gives us a heart of flesh. The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit.
Verses 19-24 The first preachers of the gospel at Antioch, were dispersed from Jerusalem by persecution; thus what was meant to hurt the church, was made to work for its good. The wrath of man is made to praise God. What should the ministers of Christ preach, but Christ? Christ, and him crucified? Christ, and him glorified? And their preaching was accompanied with the Divine power. The hand of the Lord was with them, to bring that home to the hearts and consciences of men, which they could but speak to the outward ear. They believed; they were convinced of the truth of the gospel. They turned from a careless, carnal way of living, to live a holy, heavenly, spiritual life. They turned from worshipping God in show and ceremony, to worship him in the Spirit and in truth. They turned to the Lord Jesus, and he became all in all with them. This was the work of conversion wrought upon them, and it must be wrought upon every one of us. It was the fruit of their faith; all who sincerely believe, will turn to the Lord, When the Lord Jesus is preached in simplicity, and according to the Scriptures, he will give success; and when sinners are thus brought to the Lord, really good men, who are full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, will admire and rejoice in the grace of God bestowed on them. Barnabas was full of faith; full of the grace of faith, and full of the fruits of the faith that works by love.
Verses 25-30 Hitherto the followers of Christ were called disciples, that is, learners, scholars; but from that time they were called Christians. The proper meaning of this name is, a follower of Christ; it denotes one who, from serious thought, embraces the religion of Christ, believes his promises, and makes it his chief care to shape his life by Christ's precepts and example. Hence it is plain that multitudes take the name of Christian to whom it does not rightly belong. But the name without the reality will only add to our guilt. While the bare profession will bestow neither profit nor delight, the possession of it will give both the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. Grant, Lord, that Christians may forget other names and distinctions, and love one another as the followers of Christ ought to do. True Christians will feel for their brethren under afflictions. Thus will fruit be brought forth to the praise and glory of God. If all mankind were true Christians, how cheerfully would they help one another! The whole earth would be like one large family, every member of which would strive to be dutiful and kind.
Acts 11:1-18 . PETER VINDICATES HIMSELF BEFORE THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM FOR HIS PROCEDURE TOWARDS THE GENTILES.
1-11. the apostles and brethren . . . in Judea--rather, "throughout Judea."
2. they . . . of the circumcision--not the Jewish Christians generally, for here there were no other, but such as, from their jealousy for "the middle wall of partition" which circumcision raised between Jew and Gentile, were afterwards known as "they of the circumcision." They doubtless embraced apostles as well as others.
3, 4. Thou wentest in . . . But Peter rehearsed the matter, &c.--These objectors scruple not to demand from Peter, though the first among the apostles, an explanation of his conduct; nor is there any insinuation on Peter's part of disrespect towards his authority in that demand--a manifest proof that such authority was unknown both to the complainers and to himself.
12-18. we entered the man's house--No mention of Cornelius' name, much less of his high position, as if that affected the question. To the charge, "Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised," he simply speaks of the uncircumcised "man" to whom he had been divinely sent.
13. seen an angel--literally, "the angel," for the rumor took that definite shape.
14. Who shall tell thee words whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved--The historian makes the angel express this much more generally ( Acts 10:6 ). So also the subsequent report of it by the deputies and by Cornelius himself to Peter ( Acts 10:22 Acts 10:32 ). But as Peter tarried with Cornelius certain days, and they doubtless talked over the wonderful scene together, perhaps this fuller and richer form of what the angel said was given to Peter; or the apostle himself may have expressed what the angel certainly designed by directing them to send for him. Observe, "salvation" is here made to hang upon "words," that is, the Gospel message concerning Christ. But on the "salvation" of Cornelius, On that of his "house,"
16, 17. Then remembered I the word . . . John . . . baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. Forasmuch then, &c.--that is, "Since God Himself has put them on a level with ourselves, by bestowing on them what the Lord Jesus pronounced the higher baptism of the Holy Ghost, would it not have been to withstand God if I had withheld from them the lower baptism of water, and kept aloof from them as still 'unclean?'"
18. held their peace and glorified God--Well had it been if, when Paul afterwards adduced equally resistless evidence in justification of the same line of procedure, this Jewish party had shown the same reverential and glad submission!
Then hath God also granted to the Gentiles, &c.--rather, "granted to the Gentiles also." (See a similar misplacement of "also" in Hebrews 12:1 ). To "grant repentance unto life"--that is, "such as issues in life" (compare 2 Corinthians 7:10 , "repentance unto salvation")--is more than to be willing to pardon upon repentance [GROTIUS]. The case of Cornelius is so manifestly one of grace reigning in every stage of his religious history, that we can hardly. doubt that this was just the feature of it which they meant here to express. And this is the grace that reigns in every conversion.
Acts 11:19-24 . THE GOSPEL BEING PREACHED TO GENTILES AT ANTIOCH ALSO BARNABAS IS SENT THITHER FROM JERUSALEM, WHO HAILS THEIR ACCESSION AND LABORS AMONG THEM.
19. they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen--and who "went everywhere preaching the word" ( Acts 8:4 ).
travelled as far as Phenice--that part of the Mediterranean coast which, commencing a little north of Cæsarea, stretches northwards for upwards of one hundred miles, halfway to Antioch. intercourse subsisted between Phenice and Cyprus.
and Antioch--near the head of the northeast coast of the Mediterranean, on the river Orontes, and containing a large colony of Jews, to whose religion there were there numerous proselytes. "It was almost an Oriental Rome, in which all the forms of the civilized life of the empire found some representative; and through the two first centuries of the Christian era it was what Constantinople became afterwards, 'the Gate of the East'" [HOWSON].
20. some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene--(See on Lu 23:26 ); as Lucius, mentioned in Acts 13:1 .
spake unto the Grecians--rather, "the Greeks," that is, uncircumcised Gentiles (as the true reading beyond doubt is). The Gospel had, from the first, been preached to "the Grecians" or Greek-speaking Jews, and these "men of Cyprus and Cyrene" were themselves "Grecians." How, then, can we suppose that the historian would note, as something new and singular ( Acts 11:22 ), that some of the dispersed Christians preached to them?
21. a great number believed--Thus the accession of Cornelius and his party was not the first admission of uncircumcised Gentiles into the the accession of Cornelius and his house had on the further progress of the Gospel among the Gentiles; whereas there here open upon us operations upon the Gentiles from quite a different quarter, and attended with ever growing success. The only great object served by the case of Cornelius was the formal recognition of the principles which that case afterwards secured.
22. sent . . . Barnabas . . . as far as Antioch--implying that even on the way to Antioch he found churches to visit [OLSHAUSEN]. It was in the first instance, no doubt, a mission of inquiry; and no one could be more suitable to inquire into the proceedings of those Cyprians and Cyrenians than one who was himself a "Grecian" of Cyprus ( Acts 4:36 ), and "a son of consolation."
23. when he . . . had seen the grace of God--in the new converts.
was glad--owned and rejoiced in it at once as divine, though they were uncircumcised.
exhorted them all that with purpose of heart--as opposed to a hasty and fickle discipleship.
they would cleave unto the Lord--the Lord Jesus.
24. For he was a good man--The sense of "good" here is plainly "large-hearted," "liberal-minded," rising above narrow Jewish sectarianism, and that because, as the historian adds, he was "full of the Holy Ghost and of faith."
and much people were added unto the Lord--This proceeding of Barnabas, so full of wisdom, love, and zeal, was blessed to the great increase of the Christian community in that important city.
Acts 11:25, 26 Acts 26 . BARNABAS, FINDING THE WORK IN ANTIOCH TOO MUCH FOR HIM, GOES TO TARSUS FOR SAUL--THEY LABOR THERE TOGETHER FOR A WHOLE YEAR WITH MUCH SUCCESS, AND ANTIOCH BECOMES THE HONORED BIRTHPLACE OF THE TERM CHRISTIAN.
25. Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus for to seek Saul--Of course, this was after the hasty despatch of Saul to Tarsus, no doubt by Barnabas himself among others, to escape the fury of the Jews at Jerusalem. And as Barnabas was the first to take the converted persecutor by the hand and procure his recognition as a disciple by the brethren at Jerusalem ( Acts 9:27 ), so he alone seems at that early period to have discerned in him those peculiar endowments by virtue of which he was afterwards to eclipse all others. Accordingly, instead of returning to Jerusalem, to which, no doubt, he sent accounts of his proceedings from time to time, finding that the mine in Antioch was rich in promise and required an additional and powerful hand to work, he leaves it for a time, takes a journey to Tarsus, "finds Saul" (seemingly implying--not that he lay hid [BENGEL], but that he was engaged at the time in some preaching with him to Antioch. Nor were his hopes disappointed. As co-pastors, for the time being, of the Church there, they so labored that the Gospel, even in that great and many-sided community, achieved for itself a name which will live and be gloried in as long as this world lasts, as the symbol of all that is most precious to the fallen family of man:--"The disciples were called CHRISTIANS first in Antioch." This name originated not within, but without, the Church; not with their Jewish enemies, by whom they were styled "Nazarenes" ( Acts 24:5 ), but with the heathen in Antioch, and (as the form of the word shows) with the Romans, not the Greeks there [OLSHAUSEN]. It was not at first used in a good sense (as Acts 26:28 , 1 Peter 4:16 show), though hardly framed out of contempt (as DE WETTE, BAUMGARTEN, &c.); but as it was a noble testimony to the light in which the Church regarded Christ--honoring Him as their only Lord and Saviour, dwelling continually on His name, and glorying in it--so it was felt to be too apposite and beautiful to be allowed to die.
Acts 11:27-30 . BY OCCASION OF A FAMINE BARNABAS AND SAUL RETURN TO JERUSALEM WITH A CONTRIBUTION FOR THE RELIEF OF THEIR SUFFERING BRETHREN.
27. came prophets from Jerusalem--inspired teachers, a class we shall afterwards frequently meet with, who sometimes, but not necessarily, foretold future events. They are classed next to apostles ( 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 12:29 , Ephesians 4:11 ).
28. that there should be great dearth throughout all the world--the whole Roman empire.
which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar--Four famines occurred during his reign. This one in Judea and the adjacent countries took place, A.D. 41 [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 20.2,5]. An important date for tracing out the chronology of the Acts. (But this subject is too difficult and extensive to admit of being handled here).
29. Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief, &c.--This was the pure prompting of Christian love, which shone so bright in those earliest days of the Gospel.
30. sent it to the elders--an office well known to be borrowed from the synagogue; after the model of which, and not at all of the temple, the Christian Churches were constituted by the apostles.
by the hands of Barnabas and Saul--This was Saul's SECOND VISIT TO JERUSALEM after his conversion.


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What baseball player is most likely to have his name mispronounced by a redneck?
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What baseball player is most likely to have his name mispronounced by a redneck?
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Outspoken has-beens playing on bad teams generally don't work out well. He'd be a nightmare with the NYC media and a poor example for the youngsters in the clubhouse. I could envision Wright punching him out in the dugout by May.
Do it, he's brings solid defense and seems like a cool dude. I think Morgan would play well for Terry, and he'd give this team some grit.
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Wasn't he the guy that when he was with the Nationals was playing CF so deep at Citi Field that Keith Hernandez said "If he played any deeper he could collect tolls on the Grand Central"????
At least I think it was him.
no way
"Mr. Martin Tanner, Baritone, of Dayton, Ohio made his Town Hall debut last night. He came well prepared, but unfortunately his presentation was not up to contemporary professional standards. His voice lacks the range of tonal color necessary to make it consistently interesting. Full time consideration of another endeavor might be in order."
I might be in the minority here, but I say why not to Nyger Morgan.
I don't think he is as bad a teammate as people make him out to be.
Is he bat **** crazy? Yes.
But, he is a decent ballplayer when he is playing well (he is a very streaky player), and if the cost is very cheap, then I say why not.
If he can duplicate his 2011 and 2009 seasons, he will be worth the crazy that he brings to the club house.
If he duplicates his 2012 and 2010 seasons, he will not be worth it, but it will be a low risk financially and I'd have to imagine it would only be a one year deal anyway.
So yeah...I am in favor of signing him to a very cheap, one year deal.
Last edited by Wrigheyes4MVP; 12-21-2012 at 08:06 PM.
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